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My daughters favorite color was always purple too. Her bedroom was all purple and viloet when she was little. Now she has different colors in her home but her powder room is purple:):) Love what your daughter chose too. XO, pinkyReplyDelete
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WBU junior answers the call
PLAINVIEW - A fall Friday night in Texas means football. The stands are packed with the band blaring away at the fight song; teens and adults stand side-by-side yelling for their favorite team. Cheerleaders are cheering. Young boys are behind the stands playing their own version of the Friday night game.
Among the crowd, several people take the time to pass out religious tracts and share the good news - Jesus loves you! But their efforts are met with varying degrees of indifference.
"So many times, people, teenagers, would pick those tracts up and just flat out mock Him," said Jennifer Brigman, who has seen her fair share of doors slammed in her face. "Or they will get it and ask, 'Jesus who?' and just throw it on the ground.
"There was a dad walking with his little son. We were asking, 'Would you like some good news?' The little boy was looking up and was about to take one, but the dad said 'You don't need that,' and just steered his son away from the word. It's really sad. It just breaks my heart."
Discouraging? Yes. But it is something Brigman believes in as she strives to build her personal ministry.
A junior at Wayland Baptist University, Brigman splits her time between two campus jobs, a part-time position at a local restaurant, the track team and classes where she works toward a double major in business and physical education. She plans one day to own a gym and work as a personal trainer using her business as a ministry. It is a busy schedule for the 20-year-old, but she still finds time to further her personal walk with God and share the gospel by going door-to-door, placing her faith on the line as she witnesses to anyone who needs a little good news.
Brigman quietly goes about her business. She doesn't do it for recognition or prestige. She doesn't do it as part of a church group or college program. But she believes in what she is doing and is genuinely concerned about her community and the people she meets. For her, knocking on doors is a personal calling from God.
"In Philemon 1:6 it says, 'Be active and share your faith so that you may have a full understanding of everything in Christ Jesus.' Go and preach the word and make disciples of all men," Brigman said. "He gives us those instructions. That's His rule for our lives."
It's a command Brigman seriously takes to heart.
As a high school student in Eula, Texas, Brigman met Jose Munoz who started a group called Jesus Crew. Under his leadership, she began reaching out, witnessing and passing out tracts at clubs or football games or whenever she had the opportunity.
Munoz's ministry has grown as he has started Jesus Crews in Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, San Antonio and "all the way out to L.A."
"He just really had an impact on my life," Brigman said. "I started going out in Abilene. We would go out to clubs and just hand out tracts. We would go on different trips, like to Austin and Sixth Street."
Munoz related a story to Brigman, saying that one day he and his wife were out driving when they came to a red light. The light turned green, but Munoz didn't move. As his wife urged him to move on and not back up the traffic, Munoz asked a simple question, "Should I go?"
"As Christians we just sit there," Brigman said. "God is telling us, 'Go, the light is green,' but we sit there and ask, 'Should I go?' We are asking other people, 'Is this the will of God? Is this what the Lord wants me to do?' And the whole time He is saying, 'Yes. Go.' But we are still sitting there and while we are sitting there, we are backing up all these other Christians and impacting their lives in the wrong direction when they could be going forward, too. We are making them stand still."
Brigman continues to walk the streets and witness in her hometown every time she returns from college. But it wasn't until this semester, as a junior, that she decided to expand and begin her ministry in Plainview.
"I realized that if I want to be what God wants me to be and who he called me to be, I can't just sit here and ask 'What do you want me to do?' when He has already given me the instructions," she said. "I just have to go."
Still, it's not an easy task.
"Obviously it is scary going up to people you don't know and presenting the gospel," Brigman said. "It's really dying to yourself. The first time I went out (in Plainview), I put on my t-shirt. I put on my tennis shoes. I loaded my bag with the tracts, and I just sat there saying, 'OK, Lord. I'm going.' And I just sat there."
Brigman's strategy is simple. She approaches the people and asks if they would like some good news. After telling them that Jesus loves them, she asks if they have a personal relationship with God. If they don't, she shares a tract or the plan of salvation with them. If they confess to be a Christian, she asks if they have any prayer requests which she logs into a prayer database.
"One lady, her mother was going to have surgery the next day," Brigman said. "She said, 'This is amazing. The Lord sent you to me. I have been trying to get hold of my family all day, but I can't get anybody. I have been going crazy not knowing what to do. Please come and pray for me.'"
At another house, Brigman ran into a man she had only briefly encountered once before, but he remembered her. As part of Wayland's orientation weekend for freshmen, upperclassmen attend a retreat with the new students in order to help them meet other students and familiarize them with the university. This man had driven the bus that Brigman rode to the retreat. The man invited her in to pray for him and his family.
"The spirit of the Lord just filled that room," Brigman said. "There have been countless numbers of times when people just give their lives to the Lord and just confess things to you. You can just begin to see the Lord work in their lives. It is awesome."
Brigman said despite the doors being slammed and people turning away, not wanting to hear about God, those people who are blessed or receive salvation make every step worthwhile.
"There is a verse that Jose, my mentor, shared that really affected my life," she said. "Proverbs 11:25 says, 'A generous man prospers and he who refreshes others will be refreshed.'
"No matter where you are in your Christian walk, you need to be out there refreshing others. That is how your spirit is going to be refreshed. If you are out there sharing the Word, that is how your soul is going to be watered."

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Growing parishes are the ones that nourish their members through good liturgy, faith formation, and service. They're also parishes that accept the reality that people inevitably will leave, so there had better be good systems in place for attracting and welcoming newcomers.
St. Dominic, a head-turning Gothic revival church across the freeway from downtown Denver, employs the simple system of welcoming visitors at the beginning of Sunday Mass. "If there are any visitors, we'd ask that you stand and be acknowledged," a lay announcer says. Almost always, an individual or a group or two stands, abashed but grinning, as the greeter brings them a holy card with a prayer to St. Dominic on it.
"Usually if someone stands up I'll go and ask them where they're from after Mass," says parishioner Susan Corrigan. "Then if I see them the next Sunday, I try to say hello again."
Corrigan exemplifies why the welcome works at St. Dominic. The congregation—a mix of older people from the gentrifying neighborhood, its longtime population of Latino families, and newcomers, often young professionals—are quick to welcome people around them in the pews. There are also greeters at every door.
Easy enough—what Corrigan does sounds like everyone's good intentions, but Corrigan actually does it, as do many other St. Dominic parishioners. Practice, Corrigan says, makes it easier.
Dominican Father Ed Ruane, St. Dominic's pastor, and his fellow Dominicans, dressed in their white robes, are also part of the welcome, both to longtime parishioners and newcomers. The Dominicans move up and down the aisles before Mass, saying hello to people. "It's a chance to see how people are doing, so that's part of the welcome we try to provide as well," Ruane says.
Another key element of welcoming at St. Dominic is the gentle but insistent push towards getting parishioners involved. Invitations go out all year, and stewardship Sunday in September offers tables for signing up with parish ministry's after Masses. All this builds a reputation for welcoming that means a parish will attract new members and grow.
This is a web-only sidebar that accompanies "Five habits for highly effective parishes" that appeared in the March 2014 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 79, No. 3, pages 12-17).
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The 20-year-old striker scored the opening goal at Villa Park with a clinical first-time finish after 68 minutes and was only denied in the first period by a fine reaction save from Brad Guzan.
The Belgian comfortably outperformed compatriot Christian Benteke, who missed a seventh-minute penalty on his return to the Villa side, and now has five goals in as many Barclays Premier League appearances for the Toffees.
There are many who feel Chelsea would benefit from that kind of output but Everton boss Martinez is convinced all parties are benefiting from his year at Goodison Park.
"We want him to fulfil his potential and he has got a terrific potential to fulfil. That's what the parent club want too - for him to play every minute, to experiment and to get himself to the next stage of his career," said the Spaniard, who has now overseen five wins in six league outings.
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"He's as good as he wants to be and that's the truth. He's powerful, strong, good in the air, his link up play is impressive, so is his awareness and the positions he picks."
That the game was still goalless when Lukaku struck was hard to believe.
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Benteke saw a powerful penalty well saved by Tim Howard in the seventh minute and the American denied him again with a well-hit effort across goal.
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With his relentless drive conquering the mud of Churchill Downs and the demands of going a mile and a quarter for the first time, Orb's fifth consecutive victory placed him on top of the nation's 3-year-olds.
Orb is owned by the Phipps Stable and Stuart S. Janney III, who also bred the winner of the 139th Kentucky Derby. The two families have given, and given, and given to thoroughbred racing, with names like Ruffian, Buckpasser, Personal Ensign, Bold Ruler and Easy Goer on a decades-long list of great horses that have graced American racing.
But they, and trainer Shug McGaughey, had never taken home the trophy from America's greatest single race.
Phipps and Janney have never forced the issue with their horses, always preferring to rely on the judgment of great horsemen such as McGaughey, and men who went before him -- like Frank Whiteley, the trainer of Ruffian; and Eddie Neloy and Bill Winfrey, the trainers of Buckpasser. McGaughey, in fact, worked for Whiteley as a groom in the mid-1970s.
Speaking of Ruffian, she is in the pedigree of Orb, as she is the daughter of his fifth dam, Shenanigans.
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For the first time in a decade, teen pregnancy is on the rise.
A Guttmacher Institute report found that pregnancy rates among 15-to-19-year-olds rose by 3 percent between 2005 and 2006, after a steep decline in the 1990s. It instantly sparked claims that the abstinence-only sex education programs of the past 10 years are ineffective. But just a few days after the Guttmacher report, another study—this one from the University of Pennsylvania—showed adolescents who took abstinence-only sex education classes were more likely to delay having sex.
So what really works?
As the debate among educators, policymakers, and parents rages on like a teenager's hormones, NEA Today talked to some students to hear what they think.
Emma Waitzman lobbied for comprehensive sex education at Utah's State Capitol.
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Emma Waitzman, a high school senior from Salt Lake City, Utah, has long considered herself an activist, but when she heard a state legislator claim that "teaching sex ed is like giving a child a loaded gun," she knew she had to take on the comprehensive sex education cause.
"I knew it was important that someone set the strange analogies straight," she says. So on Teen Lobby Day, she went to the capitol and personally told the legislator that teaching sex ed is actually like teaching a child safety precautions in case he ever came across a loaded gun.
"There are 12 unwanted teen pregnancies every day in Utah," says Waitzman. "This number is way too big for me to ignore. Frankly, I think any number of unwanted pregnancies is too many."
In Utah, teachers are allowed to teach comprehensive sex education, including the use of condoms, but they aren't allowed to advocate for their use. Waitzman says the emphasis is on abstinence and the curriculum uses scare tactics to make the point.
She says teens are told about the failure rates of contraceptives instead of their importance in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. The approach ignores the possibility that many teens who want to be sexually active are eventually going to have sex. And, according to Waitzman, if they're told that condoms rarely work, they'll figure, why bother using them?
She adds that some of the curriculum's scare tactics even include shaming. "Female adolescents are told that if they have sex before marriage they will feel used and guilty," Waitzman says. "In one video we watched, a couple is getting married. The man gives the woman a brand new pair of sneakers, but the woman gives the man a used pair. He says, 'It looks like you let the whole football team run in these.' She replies, 'Well, I made them all wear socks.'"
Waitzman and her fellow student activists are working with Planned Parenthood to change one line of the curriculum that instructs Utah teachers to advocate for abstinence and not for contraception.
"I've heard of students using plastic wrap as contraception, and the sex myths don't stop there," Waitzman says. "But teachers are instructed to ignore questions about sex. Honesty shows students respect, and we feel more compelled to believe what a teacher says as a result."
On the other hand, if it were up to Corpus Christi, Texas, high school senior Corinne Kelly, teachers wouldn't answer questions about sex at all.
"I think parents should educate their children on the subject," she says. "I don't think the school should be doing it."
Kelly is fully aware that Texas leads the nation in teen pregnancies (23 percent of the state's teen births are repeat pregnancies). It's why she's founder and president of the Revolution Abstinence Club—she didn't think teens were getting the message.
"At first I didn't want to start the club, but I kept seeing girls taking birth control pills in the bathroom. I saw condom packages dropped on the floor in the hallways. I heard guys talking about whether or not they should tell their parents about an STD they thought they had," Kelly says. "I felt guilty seeing all that evidence, so I started the club."
Despite winning the Texas Abstinence Summit's slogan contest—"Don't Hate Cuz We Wait"—the club had a bit of a slow start. Only about six or seven members attended the Thursday meetings during the first year.
"Oh my gosh, we were the biggest joke on campus," Kelly says. "Students would come in for the free donuts, but run screaming the minute they realized it was the abstinence club."
A year later, the club is catching on. Now they have about 40 members attending the weekly meetings, where they drink coffee and eat Shipley's donuts while talking about ways to resist peer pressure, how to respect themselves and their bodies, and how love doesn't necessarily lead to sex.
"We just want teens to know they're special people and need to take care of themselves," Kelly says. "We want to support them so they can make the best decisions for the best life they can ever have."
The Revolution Abstinence Club (Andrew Longoria, bottom left, and Corrinne Kelly, bottom right) with their winning slogan, "Don't Hate Cuz We Wait."
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Andrew Longoria is the Revolution Abstinence Club vice president. Longoria knows something about unwanted pregnancies—his mother got pregnant when she was 15 and gave the baby up for adoption.
"My big brother is out there somewhere and he doesn't even know I exist," says Longoria.
Longoria said he helped found the abstinence club because Corpus Christi continues to have a problem with unwanted teen pregnancies. "It's sad because they're going to grow up to be adults way too soon and not have a childhood," he says. "Once you have a baby, you can't be a teenager anymore, you can't be a kid. I just want to tell teens everywhere—don't have sex because it will ruin your life."
Gabrielle Garcia, 17, agrees that sex can ruin your life, and maybe even end it. She's a senior in Miami, Florida, where AIDS cases are on the rise. The city leads the nation in the number of new AIDS and pediatric cases, often among babies born to teenage mothers.
Even though Garcia is a proponent of abstinence, she doesn't think sex should be discussed only at home. She thinks it's the job of the school to get the word out that no sex is the safest sex. For her community, it can be a matter of life or death.
Garcia is a member of "Sisters on a Mission," a group of more than 30 freshman to senior girls who perform a series of monologues at Florida high schools about why abstinence is the best policy. Each girl has her own speaking part, but the one they share, and the one they agree sums up their message is, "We are known for our education, not our reputation."
Sisters on a Mission perform monologues about abstinence at high schools across south Florida.
Photo by Elise Garst
Garcia first encountered Sisters on a Mission as a 10th grader, when she saw them perform at an abstinence rally.
"I was amazed, and knew that I should participate in the cause," she says. "AIDS is taking over the new generation and something has to be done to create a change."
Garcia believes that educators should emphasize abstinence, but that the curriculum should also include information about STDs like AIDS. She thinks it's important not only to inform students, but to invite guest speakers who've had experiences with AIDS into the school to share their stories.
"Sex education is a very delicate subject, but it definitely needs to be brought to our attention," she says. "I think teachers should talk about STDs, their effects on health, and the cost of treatment. You should persuade students, because they may be hard to convince."
Dan Jubelirer, a junior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, agrees that teens are hard to convince, and that's why they need to be given as much information as possible. He thinks it's vital that teens who are going to be sexually active are prepared to talk about birth control and condoms before they become intimate.
"It's extremely difficult to talk honestly with a partner about sex," he says. "Too many people don't think about it, and then the sex 'just happens' without proper thought going into protection."
He thinks that if students can have open discussions with peers and teachers at school, it can help teens prepare for those uncomfortable talks about protection with a girlfriend or boyfriend, and to avoid those even more uncomfortable talks with their parents. "Lets face it," he says. "Thinking about parents and sex at the same time is kind of awful."
But even though these teens have differing ideas about whether sex education should be provided in school or by parents at home, by peers in performances or in abstinence clubs, they all agree on one thing: Teenagers need to learn how to respect themselves and to make healthy decisions that don't lead to unwanted pregnancies or sexually transmitted disease.
"If we don't," says Garcia, "imagine what the future would be like."
For NEA's position on sex education, visit www.nea.org/handbook, and click on Resolutions to find B-51. For information on preventing teen pregnancy, visit The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy at http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/.


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It's always advisable to backup Aamra We L4 Firmware after purchasing it. You are definitely going to need your Aamra We L4 stock rom someday. You are going to need it for the following reasons.
Downgrade or Upgrade Aamra We L4.
You can use Aamra We L4 Stock rom to downgrade your smartphone or upgrade Aamra We L4 to Android KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat, Oreo or later. It depends on the release of the firmware or your choice if the option is available.
Unbrick Aamra We L4.
Aamra We L4 Stock Rom can also be used to unbrick any Aamra We L4. Smartphones can be bricked in the process of rooting or flashing a custom firmware or rom or recovery.
Unroot Aamra We L4.
You can also use Aamra We L4 stock firmware to completely unroot any Aamra We L4 smartphone. You also can regain your warranty by properly flashing the official Aamra We L4 stock firmware. It can be done by reverting back to the official stock firmware of Aamra We L4 if your smartphone has tampered.
Fix Issues on Aamra We L4.
Your Aamra We L4 might develop issue which might be unknown to it you, if it a software related issue, you can restore and fix it by flashing the stock firmware for Aamra We L4. Today, we are presenting all the Official Firmware, both Official releases and updates following it. You can download all of Aamra We L4 Firmware here. If you experience any problem with any of the files, don't hesitate to tell us.
Requirements to flash Aamra We L4 Firmware
- A working detectable USB Cord.
- A Windows PC.
- A Good Battery Backup
- MTK USB Driver VCOM Drivers SP Flash Tool Firmware
Note that flashing a Aamra We L4 firmware to your phone erases everything in your phone including contents in internal storage. It is always very advisable to backup your contents to an external storage or a PC. If your phone is bricked and can't be accessed, I guess there is nothing you can do.
Follow this procedure below if you wish to flash Aamra We L4 Stock Rom.
Flash Aamra We L4 Firmware using SP Flash tool.
- Download SP Flash Tool to your PC.
- Download Aamra We L4 firmware file.
- Extract Both SP Flash Tool and Aamra We L4 stock rom to a folder you can locate.
- Install all the required drivers for easy phone detection.
- Launch SP Flash Tool.
- Click on Scatter file.
- Locate the scatter that comes with the Aamra We L4 Flash File.
- Select the scatter file.
- Make sure to untick preloader before flashing.
- Power off your phone and do not power it on.
- Click Download on Smartphone Flash Tool.
- Plugin on your phone with a detectable USB Cord.
- Wait for it to finish Flashing.
- Done, Reboot your phone.
Take Note.
We are not responsible for any harm that might come to your phone. Please, make sure you are flashing the right firmare, stock rom, or flash file to Aamra We L4.
Before flashing firmware or files, YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point Your finger at us, we will laugh at you. [KIDDING.]
First of all, Please, Remember to uncheck preloader option before flashing a stock firmware or stock rom on your phone.
It always bricks some phone and you don't need that.
If the Smartphone Flash Tool didn't detect your Aamra We L4, you might need to press the volume down or up button but do not power your phone.
If you don't install all the necessary drivers, you may experience issues detecting your phone with the PC.
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Independent Run For Mayor
We consulted with some legal representation and it was related to us that write-in votes for SCC would result in disqualified ballots as SCC is not a real person. Someone else said that write-in candidates have to be registered with the Board of Elections to have their votes counted. We really have no idea where write-in votes might go in this instance, but in the interest of having votes count toward an actual living and breathing person, we are supporting the following candidate:
Click on the poster and print out copies. If we can't get this guy 1,000 votes minimum, we don't deserve to be his campaign manager.


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M&R's new i-Screen computer-to-screen system uses specially formulated i-Pak water-based, UV-blocking ink and inkjet technology to generate opaque images on emulsion-coated screens. It includes computer, monitor, and M&R's i-Block RIP software. The software allows users to print individual channels or full composites at resolutions from 360-2880 dpi, and it provides full image scaling and positioning. The i-Screen system is designed to hold screens vertically, and it accepts most static and retensionable frames in sizes up to 31 x 43 in. (787 x 1092 mm) and supports image areas up to 25 x 36.5 in. (635 x 927 mm).It is fully compatible with M&R's Tri-Loc and Double Tri-Loc Rapid Registration Systems. M&R, 1 N. 372 Main St., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, 630-858-6101, fax: 630-858-6134, Web: www.mrprint.com.


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Bake The Book: Bouchon Bakery Marshmallow Eggs
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Even though it's January, a sign of spring is always welcome. And these pretty little lighter-than-air eggs give us something to look forward to. Nothing more complex than marshmallows and decorating sugar, but they're worlds better than anything store-bought. They're a bit of a project, but they're a tradition, according to the Bouchon Bakery cookbook. Try them for yourself and see.
Tips: Making the eggs, from start to finish, is a two-day affair. Once made, the icing sugar needs to sit overnight, and once assembled, the eggs need to sit overnight. But making the sugar only takes a few minutes, and assembling the eggs is fairly simple. For the sugar, be sure not to use liquid food coloring. It won't take. Powdered food coloring and citric acid can both be found at specialty food shops, or online. Also, for the eggs themselves, buy the sturdier plastic ones. The flimsier versions don't hold up too well to warm marshmallow mixture.
Tweaks: Just as with the last recipe, if you don't have a pastry bag/piping tip, approximate one with a ziploc bag with its corner cut. Shake a bit of cornstarch into the bag to line it so the marshmallow won't stick.
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Payment delays are expected to increase.
- Slower, but still robust growth
- Payment delays are expected to increase
- Stable profit margins
Until 2014, China's retail industry has recorded substantial growth rates for a couple of years, due to rising disposable incomes and booming urbanisation. Consumer durables sales in China continued to grow in 2015, but at a slower pace than in the previous year, as government rebates on household appliances for rural families were withdrawn in 2014. In addition, the slowdown in property transactions due to the downturn in the real estate market in 2014/2015 affected consumers' desire for new purchases of consumer appliances, especially major appliances.
A further slowdown of retail growth is expected in 2016, in line with slower economic growth and private consumption. However, gross margins in the consumer durables sector range from 20%-30%, and are expected to remain stable over the coming six months.
Some larger domestic players remain in the leading position, due to wide product portfolios in both major and small appliances, extensive distribution networks across the country, high penetration in lower tier cities and rural areas, and well-known brand reputation among local consumers. Price competition is high, especially between online and offline retail channels.
While larger retailers benefit from stable financing channels, smaller, local-focused businesses face more challenges, with many relying on non-official lending channels, even 'shadow banking'. Many online retailers finance themselves via venture capital or private equity. Those businesses try to take advantage of a low-price strategy in order to grow quickly, and with it to attract additional investment.
On average, payments in the consumer durables retail industry take 60 days, and we expect payment delays to increase in the coming months. The consumer durables retail sector's default/insolvency rate is relatively low compared to other Chinese industries, and we do not expect this to change. However, we need to closely monitor private-owned consumer durables retailers whose gearing is above 50%, given the concern about potential failure of loan renewal.
As e-commerce continues its rapid development in China, we also need to monitor those businesses with small-scale sales and equity but large investment in their online platforms. This could lead to significant funding pressure and, in the worst cases, to insolvency if no timely and effective action is taken.
Our underwriting stance remains generally open for the household appliances segment, as we expect sales to increase further, mainly driven by replacement demand and product upgrades. With technological upgrades to consumer appliances, products are increasingly equipped with advanced functions and therefore commanding higher prices, which will underpin value growth in coming years. While being neutral in the furniture segment, we are restrictive in the textile retail subsector due to overcapacity.


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Marybeth Sciolino went 3-for-4 on Saturday at Presbyterian College
Liberty held off Presbyterian in the seventh, and scored twice in the final frame to earn a 6-4, eight-inning victory during the nightcap on Saturday at PC Softball Complex. With the win, Liberty improves to 9-44, including 3-20 in Big South play, while PC is now 25-23, 10-12 in conference action after the two teams split Saturday's doubleheader. The Blue Hose won game one, 8-5. The Lady Flames tied a program record with eight stolen bases, as the record was set on April 5, 1997 versus UMBC. Liberty's Katie Zavodny went 3-for-4, tying a career high with three stolen bases to give her 30 steals on the season. Marybeth Sciolino went 3-for-4 with a career-high three steals, while Kelby Allen batted 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs. Hanna Nichols went 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Hope Rogers went 2-for-4 for PC, doubling while posting one run and one RBI. Jill McLean batted 1-for-4 with two runs scored, while Shelby Petik and Kersten Legacki both doubled. Annah Jo Brittingham (4-20) gained the win for the Lady Flames, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks in six total innings pitched. Alyssa DiMartino yielded two runs, one earned on two hits in two innings. Sydney Seigler (11-11) drew the loss, giving up six runs (five earned) on 11 hits, while striking out five and walking two in 7 1/3 innings of work. Kensley Loudermelk pitched the final 2/3 inning, yielding one hit. The Lady Flames' first two batters, Zavodny and Megan Robinson, opened the game with consecutive singles. Allen popped out, and then Zavodny was erased on the base paths. Seigler fanned Nichols to get out of the jam. Consecutive doubles by Rogers and Petik with two outs during the first inning staked the Blue Hose to a 1-0 lead. Brittingham got Taylor to pop out to close the frame. Liberty tied the game thanks to speedy base running. Blair Lawrence drew a walk and stole second. A bunt base hit by Sciolino put runners at the corners, and then Lawrence scored on a double steal play. A groundout and strikeout ended Liberty's second at bat. The guests went ahead during the top of the third. Zavodny led off with a single and stole second. Allen later hit a one-out, two-run homer to right center for a 3-1 Liberty lead. PC scored an unearned run in the third stanza, pulling to within one. With runners on the corners and two outs, Petik reached on a dropped popup, with Erin Ruff crossing the plate. Erin Taylor lined out to left center, as Lawrence made a running catch for the final out. Sciolino singled and stole second to start the fourth inning. Seigler retired the next three Lady Flames. The Blue Hose stranded a pair of runners during the bottom of the fourth, with Allen and Lawton hitting back-to-back singles. Liberty's Allen picked off Abby Allen, and Brittingham got Legacki and Ruff on a popout and lineout. The Lady Flames added a fifth-inning tally, as Allen and Nichols hit consecutive singles with one out. Han then drove a sacrifice fly to deep center, scoring Allen for a 4-2 edge. Lawrence ended the rally with a lineout. DiMartino entered the circle for the Lady Flames in the fifth. She hit McLean, and a wild pitch sent McLean to second. Rogers hit an RBI single, for a 4-3 score. Rogers made it third with one out, but DiMartino got the final two batters out in a row to maintain the lead. After a scoreless sixth inning, Liberty threatened to push a runner across in the seventh. Zavodny hit a leadoff single, and stole both second and third. Robinson then popped out, and Zavodny was thrown out at home after Allen flied out to left. The first two PC batters reached in the bottom of the seventh. Brittingham then re-entered the circle, getting a flyout. McLean scored the tying run on an error, and a two-out walk loaded the bases. After an extended battle, Brittingham struck out Ashley looking, sending the game to extra innings. Nichols untied the game with a leadoff homer in the top of the eighth. An error put Han on first. A Lawrence groundout sent Han to second, and Sciolino singled to put runners on the corners. With two outs, Nordan hit an RBI single up the middle, and Sciolino was thrown out, ending Liberty's eighth at bat with a 6-4 Lady Flames lead. Brittingham made quick work of the Blue Hose during the eighth inning, with a pair of strikeouts to secure the 6-4, extra-innings win. The Lady Flames and Blue Hose will wrap up the series with a single game, tomorrow at 1 p.m. at PC Softball Complex, in Liberty's last regular-season contest of 2014.


text: Adventure games have always been my favourite genre. Yeah, yeah, I start almost any adventure games review this way. But what can I do if it is true? Sadly I was too late for the Interactive Fiction era. When I entered the conscious gaming stage of my life at about 6 (I was an avid gamer even before that but have few memories about that) I fell smack in the dawn of the point-and-click games with such legendary games as King's Quest 1, other Sierra series, The Secret of Monkey Island and others. The casual pace of the games and the devious puzzles that make the grey matter really earn it's keep always appealed to me. For a long time I have shunned first-person adventure games for various reasons and have only grown to appreciate them on the iDevice which is simply perfect for them.


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Q: I really liked the instructor I had last session. Can I get the same instructor again?
A. All of our swim instructors at Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre are top notch! Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate instructor requests for group lessons. You may, however, request a specific instructor for private lessons. We cannot guarantee an instructor's availability from one session to the next, though we will do our best to match each participant with their requested instructor, or someone with a similar teaching style.
Q: Can your program accommodate individuals with special needs?
A. The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre is committed to inclusion, and our Aquatics department strives to make swimming lessons safe and accessible to everyone. We offer both integrated group lessons and private lessons for individuals of all abilities. Please contact the Aquatics department to determine which option would be the best for your needs.
If you or your child has special needs, please notify the Aquatics department ahead of the session. If you are the parent or guardian of a child with special needs or a medical condition, we ask that you remain in the pool area for the duration of their lesson.
Q: What if I miss a few classes or I have to cancel my lessons all together? Will I get a refund or a credit for future lessons or programs? Can the fees be prorated for missed classes?
A. The Aquatics department recognizes that your schedule might change for an unforeseen reason. Private lesson participants who register for seven or more lessons are eligible for one make-up lesson per session. Participants who register for six private lessons or fewer are not entitled to a make-up lesson. Unfortunately, it is not possible to offer make-up lessons for group lesson participants. The MNjcc is not responsible for classes missed due to illness or personal emergencies.
Refunds are only possible up to one week prior to the start of classes. A $25 cancellation fee is applied to all cancellations. Refunds are not provided once the session begins. The MNjcc cannot retroactively refund the difference between member and non-member prices.
Fees will be prorated only for late registration. Fees cannot be prorated for planned absences.
Q: Can I register for more than one session at the same time?
A. Registration for swim lessons runs seasonally, four times a year: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Check for upcoming program registration dates. Due to differences in the schedule from one session to the next, and recognizing that your schedule and child's level are likely to change throughout the year, we only register for one session at a time.
Q: Can I book private lessons in shorter sessions?
A. The Aquatics department offers two mini sessions of private lessons per year: pre fall regular session and post winter regular session. Depending on the dates of holidays, 3-6 private lessons can be booked, either in addition to regular sessions or as standalone lessons. Fewer private lessons may be booked during a regular session, depending on pool space and instructor availability.
Q: Can I take photographs or video recordings?
A. The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre respects the privacy of our patrons and staff, and strives to ensure that our facility is a safe and comfortable place to learn to swim. As such, our facility does not allow photography or videography.
Q: Does Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre offer first aid training?
A. The Aquatics department offers first aid training for individuals who are pursuing lifeguard programming only. Emergency First Aid with CPR-B is offered in conjunction with Bronze Medallion. Standard First Aid with CPR-C is offered as part of the Bronze Cross course.


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text: Low volume breather on LMCA but one of these should make a move to catch the other at some point. Lets hope LMCA makes the move up. They *usually* end the day close from a % basis. I have noticed that once in a while they hedge 1 against the other on quick moves.........SIRI goes up quick and LMCA drops a bit or vice versa. Intraday BS that usually corrects itself by days end.


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Here's our Winner and Top choices, you are making it very hard for us to choose just 3 Top choices.
First our Winner of Challenge #58 is.... 5. Rosina's Scrapcards: kerstkaart week 43
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The anti-Semitic "tradition" of blaming Jews for the world's problems mostly took a temporary back seat in light of the indiscriminate rocket attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas.
Major newspaper editorials condemned Hamas, but their condemnation was hedged by calls for "restraint" on "both sides" and "proportionality" in Israel's response to the attacks. There is little or no mention of Hamas' directive to ignore Israel's warning to leave homes in areas where the rockets have been placed among civilians. The Hamas strategy is to parade the bodies of the dead before TV cameras to demonstrate Israel's "cruelty" and uncaring attitude toward innocent lives.
Still, there was room for the predictable screeds against Israel. The New York Times gave space on its op-ed page to Nathan Thrall, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group covering Gaza, Israel, Jordan and the West Bank. Thrall writes, "Israel and much of the international community placed a prohibitive set of obstacles in the way of the Palestinian 'national consensus' government that was formed in early June."
The Times of Israel reported on a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin -- yes, Berlin -- during which crowds reportedly chanted "Jew, Jew, cowardly pig, come on out and fight." They might as well have chanted "Sieg heil."
Hamas is a designated terrorist organization that is religiously and politically committed to the eradication of Israel. That it formed a coalition with the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its supposedly "moderate" leader, Mahmoud Abbas, doesn't make Hamas more moderate; it underscores the true ideology of the PA.
The Guardian newspaper printed a column by associate editor Seumas Milne, the gist of which was, "The idea that Israel is defending itself from unprovoked attacks from outside its borders is an absurdity." Occupied people, like the Palestinians of Gaza, Milne writes, "...have the right to resist, by force if they choose."
Yes, Gaza is occupied, but by Hamas, not Israel, which withdrew in 2005 and created a vacuum Hamas predictably filled.
Writing in The Jerusalem Post, Caroline Glick notes the objectives of Hamas, which has vowed never to make peace with Israel: "In the midst of Operation Protective Edge, Hamas released a music video in Hebrew calling for the Palestinians to bomb Israel and kill all Israelis. 'Raze it (Israel) to the ground, exterminate the cockroaches' nest, and banish all the Zionists,' the lyrics read."
While the United States has limited options in the region, it does have one that could help undermine Hamas and free Gaza from its real occupiers. The U.S. should eliminate financial aid to the Palestinian Authority, which has been provided in the false hope that "moderation" would prevail over terrorism. According to the Congressional Research Service, "Since the establishment of limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the mid-1990s, the U.S. government has committed approximately $5 billion in bilateral assistance to the Palestinians, who are among the largest per capita recipients of international foreign aid." What have we gotten for it?
A bill sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) would prohibit any direct U.S. assistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to the PA so long as it is affiliated with Hamas. The bill is currently tied up in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It should be voted out and debated by the full Senate.
Last year Edwin Black, writing in The Times of Israel, reported that "Each year, American aid and financial programs fungibly fund terrorist salaries paid by the Palestinian Authority. This astonishing financial dynamic is known to most Israeli leaders and Western journalists in Israel. ... But it is still a shock to most in Congress, who are unaware that U.S. money going to the Palestinian Authority is regularly diverted to a program that systematically rewards terrorists with generous salaries."
Now that the Palestinian Authority has formally aligned with Hamas and its murderous objectives, which in reality are little different from theirs, despite its outward claim that Israel has a right to exist (how tolerant of them), ending U.S. aid might get their attention.
There is no moral equivalency between Israel and those who wish to destroy the Jewish state. None. Stopping aid to terrorists would be the best policy option.


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Wholesale Marine carries marine electrical supplies from top brands in the boating industry. Typical electrical repairs include replacing worn battery terminals or cables, upgrading electrical panels, fuses, and wire connections. From shore power equipment, wire connectors and terminals, to marine batteries, we have the electrical supplies and wiring components to charge your boat's electrical system.


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The wonderful world of makeup is always evolving, giving ladies who love to try new trends plenty to work with. Lauren Conrad recently spilled the beans on one fresh style to try on her blog, The Beauty Department. The "doll lash" look may not be for everyone, but those daring enough to give it this eye makeup a go are sure to be impressed.
For this fab look you'll need black liquid liner, light blue (or another fun color) liquid liner and pointed Q-tips. When you have all of the necessary items, start by drawing a thin black line on your bottom lids very close to the lash line. Make sure to have it flair out slightly instead of going straight down.
Next, draw little lines diagonally down from the black line across you just made, creating extra eyelashes of sorts. Make sure to leave room in between each vertical line for the fun, bright liner. When the lines are perfect, grab the colored liner and make similarly sized lines in between the black ones so that it creates a pattern of black, color, black, color all the way to the outer corners. Use the Q-tips to clean up any problem spots along the way.
Since the additional lashes on bottom are meant to be the star of the show, simply add a thin layer of black liner on your top lids and apply a few coats of mascara on your lashes to totally stand out.


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Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
If Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence were a live-action sequel, there would be a lot of gossip about star histrionics, creative conflicts, and so forth. Since the original Ghost in the Shell, first released nearly ten years ago, made an anime icon out of its star, the frequently nude female android Major Motoko Kusanagi (Atsuko Tanaka) -- long since immortalized in numerous action figures, posters, and clothing items -- one would think she'd be the star of the second installment, but no. Instead, Innocence focuses on her cyborg ex-partner Batou (Akio Otsuka), a ponytailed cop with robot eyes and right arm, along with the personality of Robocop. Trading in a hot naked chick (however mechanical) for a partially mechanized man with attitude doesn't seem like a shrewd marketing decision, but since the story is animated, and this movie was five years in the making, you know it has to be more or less what writer-director Mamoru Oshii intended.
The first thing to know about Innocence is that it ain't a movie for anime neophytes. Embodying the best and worst stereotypes of the genre, it's amazingly beautiful to look at and often utterly incomprehensible. A second viewing rewards patient souls, but there are still apparent plot holes -- more on that later. And while the first Ghost in the Shell was perhaps the most blatant inspiration for the Matrix trilogy, Innocence (which makes an explicit reference to The Matrix) at times feels like a retread of Blade Runner.
The incident that sets the plot in motion will be familiar to fans of both I, Robot and The Animatrix. A new series of prototype robots are killing their owners and then self-destructing, in blatant violation of Asimov's Three Laws, which appear to be in effect in this universe. Because these "gynoids" are sex robots, none of the victims' families are willing to risk a public spectacle, and all settle out of court. But yakuza involvement is suspected, which brings in Section 9, employers of Batou and his mullet-headed partner, Togusa (Koichi Yamadera).
Initially, the investigation proceeds in a linear fashion, but at a certain point, Batou makes a leap of logic that leads him to a suspicious computer programmer named Kim (Naoto Takenaka). Many anime films contain deliberately complex plot turns designed to be understood only upon a second viewing, but I've watched the film twice and can't figure out how Batou comes to this conclusion, or why he didn't come to it earlier and save us all a lot of time. Kim is clearly the right guy, though, and his secluded mansion is also a wonder to look at -- imagine Blade Runner toymaker J.F. Sebastian with an unlimited budget. Holographic displays of a family dinner in flames are remarkable; a CG aviary makes sly allusions to John Woo before dazzling on its own terms; and the numerous reflective surfaces project double and triple echoes of images that blow away most any other computer-enhanced sci-fi efforts. The movie took five years to craft, and it shows.
Would that the script showed as much crafting as the visuals. Those who long for their big-budget actioners to contain more plot may backtrack after seeing this one -- there's too much "plot" here. The film-noir mystery tale is fine, at least up until the aforementioned plot leap, but the action pauses at numerous points so that Batou and Togusa may exchange literary quotes from the Bible, Asimov, Descartes, the Brothers Grimm, and more. They also discuss the nature of artificial intelligence and whether it has a soul, but if you've seen Blade Runner, A.I. , or even the episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation centered on Data, you've heard all this before, and more eloquently too (it's possible that the dialogue comes off slightly better in the original Japanese, but most of us will have only the subtitles to go on).
Motoko Kusanagi does make an inevitable appearance, but not exactly in the same form we saw her last. That's okay, though -- she has so much more personality than Batou (whose face and voice remain pretty much expressionless throughout) that we'll take what we can get. It's in the small moments that Innocence really shines, anyway -- you've never seen such painstaking and loving care go into the creation of a convenience store before, and the shootout that ensues there easily tops a similar scene in the Cowboy Bebop movie. Elaborate throwaway visuals vary from the snazzy (a pet toy containing a realistically rendered 3-D fish hologram) to the nonsensical (a robot smoking cigarettes ... why, exactly?), and it's a shame the guy with a giant can opener for an arm is dispatched so quickly and confusingly. There's a lot of imagination at work here; too bad just a little bit of it couldn't have been channeled into the creation of a better narrative.
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Are you ready for an Indian jungle adventure? Pack your bags for an outing in the thick forests with wild animals and birds. Adventure Palace will make you giddy with excitement as you play this 5 reel, 9 payline slot game that Microgaming has dug up. Play with pleasure as you pick your way through thick foliage to win big prizes.
Prowling the reels…
Pick your way through the Adventure Palace carefully as there are wild animals and birds roaming them. The majestic Elephant, tiger, dancing peacocks, snakes and jumping monkeys keep pace with the card symbols. Instead of pouncing on you, they pay out generous wins as they form a winning combination.
Among the plethora of jungle themed slot games, Adventure Palace is a non progressive slot game from Microgaming. The brisk pace of the game sets it apart from others. Played in both the regular and expert mode, it offers 5 coins to start the game with.
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For some reason, the beach at Golden Palm Tree Resort is known as Smiley Beach. The first thing I asked myself was why is it called the Smiley Beach?
Perhaps, there are a lot of laughter and fun to be had there and hence the name or it could be the tire tracks left by trucks that forms smiling patterns on the sandy beach.
Whatever it may be, I know that there were definitely a lot of excitement that day. To even make the day even better, Golden Palm Tree was gracious enough to allow us to try out all the activities at the beach for one hour. Awesome!!
Pamela opted for wind surfing while some the other bloggers went kayaking and sailing.
It was a great deal of enjoyment as the bloggers tried to paddle their way into the sea with the waves hitting back at them.
Andi even got cheeky by standing on the kayak and ended up soaking in the water as he couldn't maintain his balance. His antics certainly got the rest of us laughing.
Here are some of the other candid pictures taken…
The excitement didn't stop thereas a group of bloggers got down and dirty on the sand by playing beach volley ball.
There were certainly a lot of interactions among the bloggers as they worked hand in hand to gain points for their team.
But in the end, it is not so much on which who actually won but rather the fun that everyone had in enjoying the game.
After getting ourselves soaked under the sun (not to mentioned getting wet in the sea), it was time to take a well deserved rest.
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Dear Miss Manners,
Earlier this month, a group of local politicians voted to expend a significant amount of public funds to save my million-dollar home, which as I write remains neatly perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and will likely not, thanks to their efforts, slide into the same.
On Tuesday they will authorize sending a letter of appreciation to the lead agency involved in shoring up the bluff, and it occurred to me that I had not yet thanked the politicians themselves for rushing to assist my neighbors and me in our hour of need.
I should note, however, that these same politicians—rural county supervisors, all of them, really the worst kind of petty bureaucrats—are refusing to support my vision on a variety of other important matters.
In fact, despite my clear opposition, they have proposed making a major highway navigable, and have done nothing to halt improvements that would reduce the number of persons who die on another section of the same road.
As if this weren't enough, they have on an ongoing basis provided for the filling of potholes in this and other roads, an activity which surely hastens the end of time.
So I write to you in need of a particular kind of thank-you note, one that strikes just the right balance between gratitude and contempt.
The note should reflect my propensity for misrepresentation of basic facts and my own peculiar brand of pseudo-scientific bullshit. It should be divisive, uninformed, apocalyptic and—if I don't stop myself in time—just plain laugh-out-loud moronic.
Further, it should incorporate words like "boondoggle" and "blunderbuss," although I clearly don't know the meaning of either. Hell, I don't even know what "widening" means, but I sure do want people to think it's happening all over the place and that we could all fucking die from it.
Your advice would be greatly appreciated, although not nearly enough for me to thank or even acknowledge you, and in fact I will probably behave like a petulant buffoon toward you forever, no matter how much of my expensive real estate you save or sound advice you provide.
So just fuck you and then some,
With thanks,
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The announcement of the next generation of iPad may be garnering all the limelight, but Apple's range of premium laptops the MacBook Pro(s) are also due for an update. Now, a seemingly unpopular blog fscklog.com have managed to get their hands on a leaked document which contains the specs of the upcoming 13MacBook Pro.
According to the leaked document, the 13MacBook Pro will feature the latest Sandy Bridge Core i5 processor from Intel running at 2.3GHz. The Nvidia discrete graphics card currently found in the 13MacBook Pro has been replaced with the Intel HD Graphics 3000 IGP with 384MB of dedicated memory.
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Intel's Light Peak port is capable of connecting to multiple devices and provide a staggering bandwidth of up to 10Gbps. The Thunderbolt I/O' port should make its way to other higher spec'd MacBook Pros as well.


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Wheat for March delivery fell 5.50 cents to $7.56 a bushel; March corn fell 11.75 cents to $7.1075 a bushel; March oats rose 3.75 cents to $3.8150 a bushel; while March soybeans fell 0.75 cent to $14.8675 a bushel.
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I ran across this YouTube video: A Vision of Students Today (found via It's All Good). It came out of an intro anthropology class at Kansas State University. I'm not sure what we're supposed to learn from it. Based on a collaborative semi-survey, students hold up signs talking about their lives, with the overall point (I think) that university education isn't "relevant" to their lives. Students have been chanting that mantra since at least the 1960s, but now the education is irrelevant in different ways.
It seems to me that one of the biggest criticisms is of the large lecture format, and I couldn't agree more. One student holds up a sign saying her average class size is 115 students, and another that 18% of her teachers knows her name. It's no wonder that students get discouraged in this environment. I've never taught a lecture class, but I did used to TA for one on early British literature, and it was deadly (except for my discussion sections, which of course were delightful). Right now I teach 12 students, and know all of their names, but I know that even here some of the students have very large lectures and grow bored in them. The large lecture format should probably die, but there never seem to be enough teachers and money to teach everyone in small seminars.
Some of the other criticisms seem more like whining and less like constructive criticism. One student sign reads "I complete 49% of the readings assigned to me." What are we to make of this? Lots of students don't read course materials. Lots of students also don't make good grades. How is that the fault of anyone but the student? Or is she saying that the professors assign readings irrelevant to the subject? That could be a problem. But she then follows that sign with another saying "only 26% are relevant to my life." To which I would want to respond, so what? Is a university there to teach only classes relevant to the lives of late teens, or there to broaden the knowledge and understanding of those teens by trying to educate them?
Another students signs that she "will read 8 books this year, 2300 web pages & 1281 Facebook profiles." Does that mean that professors should no longer assign books, but instead teach the content of Facebook?
Another signs that she will "write 42 pages for class this semester but over 500 pages of email." I teach writing, but don't see the relevance. Those 500 pages of email have no obligation to be clear, thoughtful, and coherent. They don't necessarily teach you to order your thoughts about a complex subject and make a compelling argument. I don't know what kind of writing there is for this course, but writing 40 pages of argumentative prose is very different from writing a lot of emails, unless you write long emails arguing difficult questions with lots of citations and careful analysis and use of evidence.
Several students hold up signs saying how much time they spend on various activities each day: 2 hours on the phone, 1.5 hours watching TV, 2 hours eating, 3 hours listening to music, 3.5 hours online, 7 hours sleeping, etc. It adds up to 26.5 hours, and there's not even any mention of drinking or hooking up. Another sign reads, "I'm a multitasker," then "I have to be." But one doesn't have to talk on the phone for 2 hours or watch TV at all, and I'm not sure listening to music while surfing the web should count as multi-tasking anyway. Still, I agree that educational methods that encourage students to sit in a lecture hall while IMing and listening to music are problematic. The solution is smaller classes that engage students in the content of the course, but also students who want to learn. (Based on my experience, I don't think online classes are any answer. I had to take one in library school because no one on campus would teach gov docs. The fact that I could eat my dinner, play my guitar, and still participate in class didn't impress me with the format much.)
Another signs about having a job after graduation that probably won't exist today, leading another student to hold up what I think is a Scantron sheet with writing on the back saying, "Filling out this won't help me get there." In some ways I sympathize with the student. Filling out bubbles on a test sheet won't get the student a job. I would be more concerned, though, that it won't help the student get an education. I balk at the notion that the goal of a university is strictly to get people jobs. That seems to be a common factor with many students, but the failure isn't that of the education, but of their understanding of the purpose of that education. The students frustrated that not all the readings are relevant to their lives and not all the classes will help them get jobs might be more happy with vocational training. No wonder they're bored out of their minds in these classes. Colleges need to engage students more, but students need to want to learn. Both are necessary for the best college experience.
If they're so bored, and if so much is so irrelevant to their concerns, then why are they there? Why don't they quit and do something else? I know why they don't, because they believe that a college degree is necessary to get a job that will allow them to almost have a decent middle class lifestyle these days. I think they're right, but it's not the presence of the degree that will fit them for challenging and constantly changing knowledge economy, but the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind that come with learning.


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I still have a plan. And it might work out. Here's where things stand:
I'm in talks with the owners of some cave space near midtown. Right now, they seem amicable, but I don't have any solid word on if we can use their cave as part of our route. We may all have to sign waivers. I'm cool with that if it means I get to ride through some caves!
There are about 10-15 people showing interest in this alternative ride and only 6 or 7 definites. I'd like more.
Right now, this looks to be a FREE event, except for the cost of food at the end. You'll have to pay for that. I don't think we'll have to pay to ride through the caves.
The route will be 15 miles or so, maybe closer to 20 by the time we include a stop by Denny's or IHOP at the end of the route (near the start/finish point)
I'll keep you posted. We will ride at midnight. Mark my words. I just hope we have caves to go through!
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Update: The Midnight Ride alternative
I still have a plan. And it might work out. Here's where things stand:
2 comments:
- Darius said...
What is the date?
- May 07, 2009 10:34 AM
- Gabe said...
Noah, JR told me about this, it sounds like fun. When are you doing this? I want in on this ride.
Do you have more details?
- May 11, 2009 12:49 PM
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problem in cloning - (Apr/25/2013 )
I tried to over-express GST-tagged protein in PET41a(+) in BL-21 strain,but couldn't get the protein. The cloning and overexpression was done by other person -the gene is cloned in pGEMT VECTOR ,gel eluted in large scale and ligated to the PET41a(+), he got the sequencing results and overexpressed the protein, he didn't keep the plasmid alone instead in the BL-21 STRAIN ,THIS IS IN THE -80 FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. I have used this for the overexpression -but didn't work to give protein. To ligate , i got the cloned pGEMTplasmid in DH5 alpha and did restriction -got the gene; but while doing PCR no amplification.please throw some light to get start with my doctorate ......,
Re-sequence the plasmid to make sure that the gene is there. Once that is done, assuming the plasmid is fine - try re-transforming the DNA into the BL21 and see how that goes. Some plasmids don't store well in the expression strains.
I have heard (but not personally experienced) that there is a problem with storing BL21(DE3) strains that have a plasmid, and that you should retransform the strain rather than using a frozen stock. This never made sense to me, but perhaps it is true.


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Old-Fashioned Rice Custard
Total TimePrep: 50 min. Bake: 50 min.
Makes6-8 servings
- 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 4 cups 2% milk, divided
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- In a large saucepan, bring rice and 2 cups milk to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir in butter. Cool slightly
- In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt and remaining milk; stir into the rice mixture.
- Pour into a lightly greased 2-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts1 cup: 256 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 95mg cholesterol, 209mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 0 fiber), 7g protein.
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Replaced 2% milk with unsweetened coconut milk. Just a hit of coconut in the taste. Easy recipe, delicious results!
May 26, 2019
Added cinnamon. A very creamy recipe loved it.
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Nov 3, 2012
I made this tonight and it turned out wonderfully. I used jasmine rice and added a half teaspoon of cinnamon, beaten in with the milk and eggs, and used half as much nutmeg.I love this recipe and will definitely make it again.
May 8, 2012
I loved the nutmeg in this dessert. I wasn't completely happy with the texture, but it might have been an issue with the type of rice I used or the stone bakeware. I'm definitely going to try it again. My recipe analyzer (using 2% milk) was 337 calories, 6 servings. I used Goya Jasmine Rice.
Feb 2, 2012
Absolutely fantastic! Easy, creamy, and oh so yummy! I have a LARGE family so I doubled the recipe but the cooking time was not affected. I also added a dash of nutmeg and cinnamon to the rice while cooking on stove top and added maple flavoring to the final mix before putting in the oven. If you love custard, you are going to love this dish!
Jun 28, 2011
This custard was great! Reminded me of my Grandmothers. I think next time I will use cinnamon. I wasn't too crazy about the nutmeg.
Jun 14, 2010
It is delicious, even being made with fat free milk. I was surprised at the number of calories that are listed in the nutrition info. I did some figuring by adding up all ingredients and came up with 250 per serving , using 6 servings for the math. This was with fat -free milk.
Sep 1, 2009
Nutrition Facts* One serving:* (1 cup)* Calories:* 998* Fat:* 99 gIs this correct? O.O
Aug 28, 2009
Recheck the amount of rice. I will make a pudding that serves 8 with 1/2c rice every day.


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Jurors in the trial of veteran celebrity agent Max Clifford have begun a fifth day of deliberations.
A panel of 10 people - six men and four women - is considering verdicts in the case at London's Southwark Crown Court after two jurors were separately discharged from the case.
Clifford, 71, is accused of 11 counts of indecent assault on seven alleged victims, all of which he denies.
During the six-week trial, prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC said Clifford was a "master in the art of intimidation", using his celebrity connections to "bully and manipulate" girls and young women into sex acts over a period of nearly 20 years.
The PR consultant treated his office as his own "sexual fiefdom" and "playground", taking "what he wanted when he wanted", she said.
Clifford, from Hersham in Surrey, told the jury that the allegations against him were "a load of lies" as he accused the alleged victims of being "fantasists and opportunists".
The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1966 and 1984 - before Clifford found widespread fame with his links to tabloid stories including The Sun's Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster front page, the court heard.
The alleged assaults are said to have happened in cars and at his New Bond Street offices in central London, jurors have been told.
On some occasions, Clifford told the girls to take off their clothes. On others, he made them perform sex acts on him, and in some cases, he forced himself on them, it is alleged.
The women - who do not know each other - came forward to police in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, the court heard.
A number of other witnesses - not complainants in the case - also made allegations against Clifford, including one woman who claimed she was just 12 when she was assaulted by the publicist while in a jacuzzi in Spain.
The alleged incident, said to have happened in 1983, could not be included in the charges as it took place abroad, the jury heard.
The court has heard claims that Clifford has a "micro-penis" measuring two-and-a-half inches when erect, while one woman told the court the publicist's penis was "enormous".
A doctor measured Clifford's penis at an "average" five-and-a-quarter inches long when flaccid, the jury has been told.
Judge Leonard has warned jurors to ignore other recent high-profile sex assault cases, which he told them are irrelevant to their considerations.


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The student population of FHSD continues to become more diverse, and the percentage of minority students in the District has doubled over the past decade to almost 20 percent. As the demographics of the student population continue to change, so does the professional learning for FHSD employees.
This semester, FHSD has worked with noted inclusion and equity expert John Krownapple to create training for District and building administrators. Krownapple is the author of "Guiding Teams to Excellence with Equity," which provides guidance for organizations seeking to sustain transformative change. The book outlines a seven-step process to guide facilitation of cultural proficiency. Director of Adult Learning Dr. Connie Buckman says the training will benefit the entire District. "Krownapple did an excellent job providing foundational learning to our administrators. Some principals are now at a point in which they are starting to share their learning with groups of teacher leaders. Some of our secondary sites are even starting to pull in student leadership groups to be part of the process."
"This work helps us view our own procedures and practices through a new lens," said Central Elementary Principal Stacey King. "It isn't easy; you must be open to challenging yourself and learning from new points of view. This work is timely and important."
Krownapple was in the District for three days of training in September, focusing on foundational concepts and in-depth learning for administrators from every school in the District. This professional learning process helped participants develop as culturally proficient facilitators, and equipped them with the skills, tools, and techniques necessary to help bring about systemic equity transformations. "You have to understand and recognize the need for this training as our jobs are evolving," said Independence Elementary Principal Emily Pavia. "It helps people to really see all students as individuals and accept them where they are in their lives."
The overall learning outcomes include:
Participants also learned how to facilitate a group's journey from awareness to commitment to action in support of inclusion and equity. Administrators learned foundational knowledge of Cultural Proficiency as an approach to excellence with equity in education, and developed "shared language" to frame planning for and responding to issues that emerge from diversity.
FHSD staff members who took part in the training will also have the opportunity to participate in two different follow-up webinars. The District will continue its efforts to create a learning environment that is safe, nurturing, and inclusive for all students and staff.


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The eighth edition of @SEA, the Poetic Research Bureau's monthly live magazine, concludes its spring season with a calling down of the theme of curses: bad luck, bad lots, hexes and misfortune; low speech, profanities, brought down trouble and malediction. A quartet of ensorcellement at 951 Chung King Rd in Chinatown!
Sunday, June 5, 2016 – Doors open at 1pm
- SCREENING: Devil's Gate, a film by Laura Kraning
- TALK: "Ensorcellment and Hex in Robert Duncan's Poetics" by Laura Moriarty
- READING: Jessica Sequeira, fiction and recent translations of Liliana Colanzi (Bolivia) and Sara Gallardo (Argentina)
- PERFORMANCE: Ben White presents the performance ritual *Take Away Their Victory*
Jessica Sequeira, originally from California, attended Harvard and Cambridge, and now lives in Buenos Aires. She has published essays, stories and translations in The Boston Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Modern Poetry in Translation, Berfrois, Litro Magazine, Palabras Errantes, The Missing Slate, Ventana Latina and other publications. Her version of the Bolivian writer Liliana Colanzi's short stories will be published by Dalkey Archive Press later this year, and her collection of Bolivian poetry is out with Smokestack Books in 2017.