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For many years, Locksmith Professionals have utilized several methods and tools to bypass pin and tumbler locks for legal purposes. One such technique is called "bumping." Lock bumping, also referred to as key bumping is an attack technique using specially cut keys, known as bump keys, that can defeat conventional pin and tumbler door locks.
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Another innovative feature of SmartKey technology is that it gives you the ability to re-key your lock in less than 30 seconds while still providing superior key bumping security. Now, with SmartKey technology, if you are concerned about a lost or unauthorized duplication of your key, you can simply replace the key and not the door lock.
Lock Bumping uses the basic principles of physics by inserting a specially cut "bump-key" (also referred to as a 999 key) into the lock, then by using any type of object the key is then struck or "bumped". The energy transferred from the impact forces the pins within the lock up above the shear line for a fraction of a second enabling the lock to be opened. For more information on lock bumping please view the video above.
According to statistics provided by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and the Department of Justice, nearly 2/3 of all break-ins occur with no sign of forced entry. Since there is no way to determine the actual method, it would be impossible to know for sure how many break-ins were a result of lock bumping. However, there are steps you can follow to help protect yourself, family and property. Door locks are just one form of security for your home. Consumers can also protect their homes by lighting the entry and perimeter areas, using alarm systems, motion detectors and even the family pet as deterrents to those that would attempt to enter your home.
State and federal laws prohibit the distribution of "locksmithing devices" to anyone other than lock manufacturers or others with a recognized legal purpose. Kwikset is working closely with the industry trade association, Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association ("BHMA"), to minimize the risk that such devices can be obtained by individuals for improper purposes. In addition Kwikset offers SmartKey technology and the patented bump-guard feature all designed with high-security in mind.


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We're sorry, world. As you know, countless travelers from around the globe got shafted this week when U.S. elected officials, unable to compromise on a budget, closed down more than 400 national park system sites (and much of the federal government).
But just because our intransigent officials have locked you out of Yellowstone and Yosemite — and left legions of Americans without needed income or services — that doesn't mean you have to sit in your hostel in your black socks and sandals, cursing your luck and our leaders.
Here are seven alternative destinations — deeply American places, within a day's drive of one or more national parks. Most of these places are beautiful and have roots older than Congress or the presidency. All are instructive. You'll remember them. And on the way there, you'll still have time to debate what's gone wrong in Washington.
Locked out of Yosemite? Drive 27 miles south on California 41 to the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, which is one among some 470 Native American casinos nationwide that take advantage of federal laws allowing tribal sovereignty. No shutdown problems there. (America: Come for the wide open spaces, stay for the loose slots.) Or keep on the road and drive another 185 miles southwest to the ersatz European splendor and spectacular views at Hearst Castle — which is a state park, so it's still open. Then head about 60 miles up Pacific Coast Highway to Big Sur, which is full of state beaches and campgrounds.
Why is Big Sur not a national park? Good question.
Locked out of the Grand Canyon? Or Arches and Bryce and Canyonlands and Zion national parks in southern Utah? Look to the state border. Monument Valley — home to some of the most emblematic scenery in the West — is a tribal park run by the Navajo, right on the Utah-Arizona border. The valley is about180 driving miles northeast of Grand Canyon Village, about 150 driving miles south of Canyonlands National Park. Many Navajo live without plumbing or electricity, but still their leaders manage to keep the park open.
Locked out of Mount Rushmore? It's just 16 miles west and south to the epic (yet unfinished) Crazy Horse Memorial, a rock-carving project of even greater scale that celebrates a Lakota warrior. Also handy: handsome downtown Rapid City, whose street corners feature sculptures of American patriotic figures; and Custer State Park, which is full of needle-shaped rock formations, roaming bison and mountain lakes .


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The findings suggest the combination of 107 compressions per minute and a depth of 4.7 cm (about 2 inches) in the first five minutes of CPR can be associated with significantly improved outcomes when Emergency Medical Services (EMS) rescuers are treating cardiac arrest outside the hospital.
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Dennis O'Keeffe on the secret history of 'Waltzing Matilda'
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Dennis O'Keeffe joins us in conversation with Tom Keneally to reveal the secret history of Australia's favourite song, Waltzing Matilda.
Australians know Waltzing Matilda, written by our most popular poet Banjo Paterson, as our most loved song and unofficial national anthem.
What Australians don't know is that the song is embroiled in a web of secrecy, violence and a triangular love affair.
Dennis O'Keeffe exposes two cover-ups: one the death of a swagman by a billabong; the other, a torrid affair between Banjo Paterson and his fiancee's best friend, and how the two events come together in Australia's best-loved national song. This is the story of Waltzing Matilda
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Based on the cities known and the preview's list of countries, this looks likely to be our route:S: Melbourne1: Lombok, Indonesia2: Vung Tau, Vietnam3: Hue, Vietnam4: Macau, China (via Hong Kong)5: Garden Route, South Africa6: Cape Town, South Africa7: Unknown city in the Netherlands (via Frankfurt, Germany) [PLEASE let it be Rotterdam!]8: Prague, Czech Republic9: Krakow, Poland10: Tel Aviv/Dead Sea, Israel11: Unknown city in Sri Lanka12: Perth, Australia (via Singapore)If we've got 13 episodes instead, I'd bet on Singapore and Perth being two separate episodes as opposed to any of the other options (it's definitely not Hong Kong, and it seems to be a deliberate recurring joke to sidestep Frankfurt -- TAR9 to Stuttgart, TAR16 to Hamburg, TARA2 to Prague). The complete lack of spoilers between the flight to Frankfurt and departing Israel means the route is speculative, but I can't see any reason why you would go from Germany to the eastern European pair before backtracking to the Netherlands and ducking down to Israel... unless the "fly to Israel" clue is a morbid tie-in to The Diary of Anne Frank or something, and even then Auschwitz is just as appropriate, perhaps even more so.
Vietnam just being one leg would also give us the extra room we need for Singapore, since Grant confirmed in the intro that there are 12 legs:1. Lombok, Indonesia2. Hue, Vietnam3. Macau, China (via Hong Kong)4. Garden Route, South Africa5. Cape Town, South Africa6. ??, Netherlands (via Frankfurt, Germany)7. Prague, Czech Republic8. Krakow, Poland9. Masada, Israel10. Colombo, Sri Lanka (I see it being more likely they give us this excellent leg instead of the subpar Galle leg)11. Singapore12. Perth, Australia
The result is a divergent list of destinations that includes two countries previously not visited by the US mother ship. Israel, Indonesia and Egypt are among the locations visited by the Australian show.
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U.S. Equal Employment
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Federal Agency Charges Arkansas Facility Fired Four Employees in Connection With Complaints About Discriminatory Practices
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Delta Family Health and Fitness Center for Children, Inc. in Hamburg, Ark., violated federal law by firing four employees who were involved in the filing of several discrimination complaints, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit, two employees were terminated after one of them made a complaint of sexual harassment and named the other employee as a witness to the harassment. Two other employees were fired after they claimed they were paid less because of their race and/or gender and after they filed charges of discrimination with the Commission. Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating against employees for complaining of alleged discriminatory practices in the workplace or because they filed a charge with the EEOC.
"Workers need to be free to alert their managers or the EEOC about discrimination they experience or witness in the workplace," said EEOC Acting Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru. "When an employer 'punishes the messenger' by firing an employee who speaks up about discrimination, the employer is violating federal law. The EEOC is here to root out and rectify this kind of illegal retaliation."
The lawsuit against Delta was filed by the EEOC in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-01058) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement. The suit seeks monetary relief in the form of back pay and compensatory and punitive damages, reinstatement and an injunction against future discrimination.
"The EEOC is especially concerned when employees are terminated simply for complaining about what they believe to be discriminatory employment practices," said Katharine W. Kores, district director of the EEOC's Memphis District Office, which has jurisdiction over Arkansas and Tennessee and 17 counties in Northern Mississippi. "Employees must be able to voice their concerns about employment without the fear, justified in this case, that they will be terminated for that concern."
Delta operates a psychiatric residential treatment center for adolescents in Hamburg, Ark. The facility opened in September of 2007.
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MARYVILLE, Mo. - Shrinking demand for disposable batteries is the main reason Energizer decided to shutter its northwest Missouri plant next year, company officials said, leaving about 300 workers out of a job.
The company announced earlier this month it was closing its Maryville plant as part of a restructuring plan made necessary by a global trend toward rechargeable batteries. The St. Joseph News-Press reported the plant makes disposable AA, AAA, C and 9-volt batteries.
"Volumes for primary batteries have been declining for the last few years, and we are estimating that the softness will continue, with battery category unit volumes estimated to decline in the low single digits in 2013," said Jacqueline Burwitz, Energizer's vice president for investor relations.
Adam Moore, who organized The Battery Show last week in Detroit, said disposable batteries such as those manufactured by Energizer and other household items are fading in popularity because of the trend toward reusable, cost-effective products.
"Power tools or personal electronics that previously took primary batteries are being replaced by more efficient battery packs, leading to growing companies and job creation for this rapidly expanding market," Moore said.
He said the Maryville plant could be retooled by a related company to retain its importance in the field. He said the lack of proper recycling facilities for disposable batteries, especially in undeveloped nations, is a detriment compared with environmentally sensitive rechargeable alternatives.
"The battery industry in general is still looking at exceptional growth next year, particularly considering the current economic climate, and the decline in the primary battery market demonstrates just one change in this rapidly evolving industry," Moore said.
In the meantime, a resource team consisting of the Missouri Career Center, Maryville's chamber of commerce and Northwest Missouri State University, is working on plans to assist laid-off Energizer employees.
Kim Mildward, director for the Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Work Program at the career center, said plant employees can come to the center to start determining their skills for the marketplace.
Those workers can pursue a National Career Readiness Certificate to establish their competence in math, reading and other skills in their fields.
She said the certification can be a key in retraining displaced employees.
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It's less than two weeks to the election and with three presidential debates and a VP throwdown behind us, it's time to check in with our scary indicator to see who's ahead — Halloween masks.
Both Spirit Halloween and BuyCostumes.com say they have correctly predicted the winner of the past few presidential elections using sales of the candidates' masks for Halloween as a gauge.
When we last checked in at the end of September, both stores had Obama-Biden ahead of Romney-Ryan by 64 percent to 36 percent.


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Author: Janet N. Abramovitz
Publication Date: Oct. 2001
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In the 1990s, natural catastrophes like hurricanes, floods, and fires caused over $608 billion in economic losses worldwide, an amount greater than during the previous four decades combined. But a growing share of this devastation is not 'natural' at all: the effects of a disaster are magnified by ecologically destructive practices, like degrading forests, engineering rivers, filling in wetlands, and destabilizing the climate. And at the same time, continuing human migration to cities and coastal areas is putting more and more people and infrastructure at risk. The projected effects of climate change and sea level rise can only heighten coastal risks.
Over 2 billion people were affected by disasters in the last decade. More people are now displaced by disasters than by conflict. And the economic losses are especially devastating to poor countries, where the losses often represent a large share of the national economy. Losses there are often uninsured.
Disaster mitigation is a very attractive investment; on average every $1 invested in disaster preparedness saves $7 in disaster recovery costs. But investing in mitigation requires governments and communities to give up politically expedient short-term thinking and plan for the long term.
In this Worldwatch Paper, Janet Abramovitz lays out detailed recommendations for changing the way we manage disasters and ourselves. To the extent possible, people and structures should be located out of harm's way, such as avoiding construction on river floodplains. When hazards are unavoidable, buildings can be made to withstand them. Healthy ecosystems should be maintained or restored so they can provide natural disaster protection
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I flew to Denver and Las Vegas last week. And I had the girls with me on two legs of the trip. Going through security on one of those legs, I was told that I had to remove the baby from her Ergo baby carrier. They later clarified that I could have walked through security while holding her in her carrier but I would have been subjected to one of those pat downs we've been hearing so much about.
On an earlier flight, that's exactly what happened. I joked that in some cultures I would be married to my screener by now. But it wasn't funny. It was incredibly intimate and it actually made me uncomfortable. I felt intimidated by the fact that the screeners have so much authority over your freedom to move about the country. I even thought about how I should respond as a Christian. (I will admit to liking a friend's suggestion that people moan and make embarrassing noises while receiving their pat down.) That made me wonder why there haven't been any news stories about whether these new screens violate any religious values. After all, the new policies basically say that if you're uncomfortable with the government taking naked images of you, you will be caressed or groped by strangers.
In related news, three national Sikh advocacy and civil rights groups are questioning a Transportation Security Administration policy of always searching turbans at airports, even after use of those naked-body imaging scanners some people walk through. On a related note, I saw three pilots refuse to walk through these radiation machines, explaining that they couldn't possibly walk through them every day without having adverse health effects.
OK, on to the actual news story, which ran in The New York Times:
Officials from the Sikh Coalition, United Sikhs and the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund went public on Friday about their meeting several weeks ago with representatives of the Department of Homeland Security and the T.S.A.
"All of us jointly feel there are definitely some elements of racial profiling here," said Jasjit Singh, associate director of the legal defense fund, a civil rights group in Washington.
Hansdeep Singh, a senior staff lawyer for United Sikhs, based in New York, said the meeting in Washington was arranged to hear about how new "advanced imaging technology" scanners would affect Sikhs, who had hoped the devices would eliminate the need for extra screening that they say they are subjected to at airports.
"We went in there with high hopes," Mr. Singh said.
But the Sikhs said they were told that the turbans will be treated "as a per se anomaly," Mr. Singh said. That will give security officers the discretion they already have -- to conduct additional screening of the turbans, which they usually do already, according to the Sikhs.
The story focuses mostly on the technical details, such as whether these scanners can see through the many layers of the turban, or the racial profiling. The story quotes one of the activists noting that Sikh Americans are responsible for precisely no incidents of terrorism in this country. (Incidentally -- here's a nice Associated Press story about the first Sikh to enlist in the Army in 30 years. And here's a Washington Post "On Faith" essay about Sikhs being confused with Muslims.)
But check out how the story ends:
Sikhs and T.S.A. officials previously worked out a protocol for removing turbans in private.
"In our faith, it's the equivalent to being forced to be naked, effectively," Mr. Singh said.
I really would have appreciated this quote being higher up, considering how mandated removal of the turban is the whole point of the story, and explained in much more detail.
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Did you know you can create your own set of personalized tags to organize and sort all of your posts? This is especially useful for regular activities or projects that you want to be able to easily access as the year or semester progresses. For example, if your students posted their "science project" to the entire group, you can tag each post with the term "science project". Later in the year, if you want to recall all of those posts, simply select the "science project" tag from your list. You can also share your tags so that students can filter group posts as well.
How tagging works:
To tag a post, click on the "tag" link below the post. This will call up a drop-down box where you can create a new tag, or select from the tags you've already created.
Once your posts have been tagged, you can sort them by going to your Edmodo homepage or selecting the "latest post" filter. Your list of tags will be located on the right panel. Select any tag to call up the posts associated with that tag.
Tags can also be shared. By marking a tag "shared", that tag will be visible to your students, allowing them to sort group posts the same way you do. To share a tag, select the "manage" link from your tag list. You will be taken to the manage screen, where you can edit the name of a tag, delete a tag or select "share" to make that tag visible to your students.
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Is it possible to get the tags to appear when you click on a specific group and not just when you are viewing your homepage?
No, tags are only listed on the homepage as they are not specific to each group.
what can i do to log in if i happen to forget my user name yet i still remember the password?
If you forgot your username, you can use your email address to login instead.
yes, all in all i found this advice to be very helpful in my school activities.
How can students choose my tags to put on their posts? I thought they would be able to start a tag and my shared tags would pop up for an "auto-fill" option. Also, they can't seem to see tags from their home page, only their profile page.
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PHILADELPHIA - Pinch-hitter Jim Thome hit a home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Saturday after Jonathan Papelbon blew his first save in 18 chances this season.
Juan Pierre and Jimmy Rollins also homered for the Phillies, helping manager Charlie Manuel earn his 900th career win.
Thome connected off Jake McGee (2-2) for home run No. 609, tying Sammy Sosa for seventh place on baseball's career list.
In the first meeting at Citizens Bank Park between this teams since Philadelphia won the 2008 World Series, the Phillies rallied from a 3-0 deficit against James Shields with homers from their Nos. 1-2 hitters. But Papelbon couldn't hold the lead.
Thome then came through to lead the five-time defending NL East champions out of last place for the first time since May 4. He hit a high drive to left field, circled the bases to a rousing ovation and got a cream pie in the face afterward on the field.
Tampa Bay's Jeff Keppinger was 5 for 5 with three RBIs in his first game after he missed 29 because of a broken toe.
Papelbon (2-2) allowed his first earned runs in a save situation this season. He walked Jose Lobaton with two outs to extend the game. Keppinger followed with an RBI single. Then, Brooks Conrad ripped a run-scoring single to right to tie it. Conrad was 3 for 41 before that hit.
Shields, who beat the Phillies in Game 2 of the '08 Series for Tampa Bay's only win, allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings. Since starting 5-0, Shields is 2-4 with a 4.69 ERA.
Tampa Bay has lost three straight.
Shields fanned the first two batters in the fourth before getting in trouble. Pinch-hitter Mike Fontenot and Rollins hit consecutive singles. That brought up Pierre, who hadn't gone deep in 366 at-bats, dating to Aug. 16 with the Chicago White Sox. Pierre lined career homer No. 17 over the right-field fence, and strutted down the line with a finger pointed in the air.
Pierre reached on a two-base error, hustling his way to second base in the seventh. Carlos Ruiz looped an RBI single to right off Brandon Gomes to make it 6-3.
The Rays loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth against Antonio Bastardo, but only got one run on an RBI single by Sean Rodriguez.
Kendrick got Philadelphia started in the third with a leadoff walk. Rollins followed with a drive that hooked inside the right-field foul line to cut the deficit to 3-2. The Phillies had runners on first and third with one out, but couldn't push across the tying run. Ty Wigginton struck out and Placido Polanco flied out.
Kendrick allowed three runs and six hits in four innings, striking out six. He is 1-3 with a 7.36 ERA in five starts since shutting out St. Louis on May 26.
Kendrick retired the first four batters before unraveling with one out in the second. He allowed a single to Ben Zobrist and walked Lobaton. Keppinger followed with a two-run double down the left-field line.
He advanced to third on a throwing error by second baseman Michael Martinez and scored on Shields' groundout for a 3-0 Rays lead.
Notes: Pierre was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, two runs and two stolen bases. He also made a sliding catch in left field. ... Phillies RHP Mike Stutes will have arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday. Dr. Lewis Yocum will perform the operation. ... Rays RHP Todd Farnsworth (right elbow strain) is scheduled to make his first back-to-back rehab appearances on Sunday and Monday. ... Shields struck out seven. ... Ruiz was hit by a pitch for the major league-leading 12th time. ... The Phillies had their 255th straight sellout, including postseason play. ... The Phillies will send Cole Hamels (10-3, 3.25) and Cliff Lee (0-3, 3.48) to the mound in their day/night doubleheader Sunday. Alex Cobb (3-3, 3.82) and David Price (9-4, 3.08) will pitch for Tampa Bay.
Thome's homer lifts Phillies over Rays 7-6
PHILADELPHIA - Pinch-hitter Jim Thome hit a home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Saturday after Jonathan Papelbon blew his first save in 18 chances this season.


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If the presidential race didn't convince you that Barack Obama and his Chicago associates know how to run a successful campaign, take a peek at the current Olympic bid.
The president's heel dragging and the will-he, won't-he melodrama that's been swirling over the last month about potential visit to Copenhagen smacks of a well-orchestrated PR push. Don't think for a second that the president wasn't going: the "surprise" announcement has probably been planned for months.
"As we've been counseled by almost every (IOC) member we meet with, work until the last hour of the last minute because you just never know," Chicago's Bob Ctvrtlik said. "The final presentation is very important on those swing votes. That's where we'll try to make our final presentation much more emotional, as opposed to technical.
Most of the reports emanating from bid prognosticators have said that Rio, "the emotional favorite," has the momentum. Gamesbid.com even has the Brazilian megalopolis leading Chicago by nearly 2 percentage points as a favorite.
But the International Olympic Committee will throw all that emotional baggage out the window if they get a chance to fawn over the most popular man in the world.
As a matter of fact, ever since the president began dipping his toe in the Copenhagen water, no one seems to be talking about Rio.
The Chicago bid team knows all too well that the Olympic bids come down to Madrid, Tokyo, Rio and Obama and they're using their media savvy president for all he's worth.


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CHICAGO – Snacking, especially beverage consumption outside of a regular meal, continues to increase among Americans, accounting for more than 25 percent of calorie intake each day, according to research presented at the 2011 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo®
Between 1977 and 2006, snacking in the American diet has grown to constitute "a full eating event," or a fourth meal, averaging about 580 calories each day, said Richard D. Mattes, Ph.D., professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University.
The amount of secondary eating and drinking – consumption while engaged in another activity – has also increased. Between 2006 and 2008, time spent eating primary meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner – remained consistent at 70 minutes. However, secondary eating doubled from 15 minutes each day in 2006 to nearly 30 minutes in 2008, and secondary drinking jumped nearly 90 percent from 45 to 85 minutes.
While snacking has increased in general, "there has been a significant increase in the amount of calories consumed through beverages," said Mattes. Today, beverages account for 50 percent the calories consumed through snacking.
As many Americans don't equate beverages as readily with calorie intake, they are less likely to offset or take into account these calories, said Mattes.
In general, however, snacking is not linked with weight gain, according to G. Harvey Anderson, Ph.D., Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. "The literature does not support the intuitive notion that increased consumption of snack foods is an independent cause of obesity," said Anderson. In fact for some age groups - young children and older adults, for example – "foods consumed outside a meal are important sources of nutrients as well as energy."
To further assess the impact of snacking on the American diet and health, a definitive definition of what constitutes a snack, as well as more information on what motivates individuals to snack, is desperately needed, said Nancy Auestad, Ph.D., of the Dairy Research Institute.
Nearly 100 percent of Americans in all age groups eat a snack each day, yet no standard definition exists on what constitutes a snack or what motivates individuals to snack, said Auestad. Without a clear definition, consumers are "self-defining" snacks and snacking, "and the line between snacks and meals are blurred."
Snacking can be part of a balanced and healthy diet, said Auestad. "Good tasting snacks that provide dietary fiber, vitamin D, calcium and potassium can help consumers meet recommended intakes."
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Ladies and gentlemen I give you: Novalee - Issue 4/ The Rad and the Restless.
I can finally tell you what I've been working on for the last couple of months with the incredible Lula Berthelette... drum roll... Novalee an online magazine, dedicated to the world of children- cool kids might I add.
I am their newest crew member and artistic director. I am so excited to be part of the team and the future that lies in front of us. So it would be awesome if you could check it out.
Here is a little sneak peek...
You will find cool products on the pages of Hustle + Flow.
Amazing editorial shoots by talented photographers.
Cute kids, great styling and awesome clothing.
Lots of inspiring art.
And even a DIY/ tutorial.
But wait, there is sooooo much more! So check it out: novaleemagazine.com
I would love to know what you think. Do you have some suggestions, ideas or anything you'd like to share? I'd love to hear all about it.
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Clerking for a judge is a unique legal experience. It offers an insider's view of the judicial process, including how judges make decisions and interpret the law. Clerks read briefs, hear arguments, write memoranda, and make recommendations about how issues and cases ought to be resolved. In the process, they gain invaluable experience with legal substance and procedure. Clerks are part of small, productive legal teams where collaboration and exchange are valued; work on challenging and topical legal issues; and benefit from the supervision of an experienced jurist. Employers appreciate the clerkship experience precisely because of the insights, skills, and attributes they afford our graduates. Some public interest fellowship programs and government employers give special consideration to clerks, and private law firms often credit former clerks with seniority commensurate with the years spent clerking and may even pay a clerkship bonus.
Duke Law is deeply committed to supporting its students and graduates who wish to clerk. This commitment—from the Dean to the faculty to the tremendously effective Clerkship Office—has consistently yielded extraordinary results at all levels.
- Duke Law ranks 4th among all law schools in the percentage of 2017 graduates who went on to federal clerkships upon graduation, according to data collected by the American Bar Association.
- Duke Law graduates have clerked on courts in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, including all 13 circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
- In the last eight years, nine Duke Law graduates have been awarded U.S. Supreme Court Clerkships.
The clerkship hiring schedule largely depends on the court and the judge. Most federal judges and courts tend to hire earlier in the year than most state court judges, and some entire federal circuits hire earlier than other federal circuits.
The Law School's clerkship application process is designed to be flexible and effective for our students and graduates. As such, it reflects and responds to the judges' and courts' own hiring schedules, which vary widely. For example, some judges begin hiring in October, others begin in January, and still others wait until summer. The Law School works with all students to identify clerkships in which they are interested and for which they are competitive, and processes applications accordingly. The result is that each student develops an application schedule tailored to his or her interests and qualifications.
Judges do not consider students until after their first year is complete and some judges require at least three semesters of grades. Because of this, the Law School's clerkship process is focused on students who have completed their first year. At the same time, what students do in their first year is critical to their prospects going forward. The Law School strongly recommends that 1L students who are interested in clerking focus on their work and grades, develop relationships with their faculty who could eventually recommend their candidacies, and attend the Career Center's general information sessions on clerkships.
Students in their second and third years who are interested in clerking must attend the Career Center's general information sessions, let the Director of Clerkships Programs know of their interest, and follow the clerkship application process described in the next tab.
Finally, Duke Law also supports its alumni who are interested in clerking. Interested alumni should contact the Director of Clerkship Programs and follow the clerkship application process set out below.
The clerkship application process is explained in detail in the Career Center's general information sessions. These sessions take place in the fall and spring semesters and are open to all Duke Law students. Visit the Career Center's program schedule.
The process requires interested students to follow these steps:
- Attend the Career Center's general clerkship information sessions.
- After you have received your 1L grades, notify the Director of Clerkship Programs of your interest in clerking.
- Identify and meet with professors who might be willing to provide you with a clerkship recommendation letter. You will need three recommendation letters.
- Establish an account on Symplicity, the Law School's internal clerkship system. Complete Symplicity's requirements for information and documents.
- Establish an account on OSCAR, the federal courts' external clerkship application system. Complete OSCAR's requirements for information and documents.
- Keep in touch with the Director of Clerkship Programs about the progress of your applications.
Because the application process is a team effort which includes the student or graduate, his or her faculty, and the Director of Clerkship Programs, throughout the process students are advised to continue to work and consult with their faculty mentors and recommenders who themselves will be working closely with the Director of Clerkship Programs.
Additional Resources
The Clerkship Office has created a list of resources to utilize during the application process. Duke Law students can view these resources on the Career Center Toolkit. You will need an active NetID and password to access these resources.


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Doesn't help anyone now. Just need to show that I can still catch something.
I got an half day break while the nurse was there. I was gooooone.
Picked these guys on on Crabs. About 1/2 dime size.
Tried plastics and only got one small bump. And I had to manage my time, so I went back and picked up a couple more. I only found maybe 3 or 4 crabs over a dime size.
I will also look into this rotation thing ASAP
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Microsoft has never been shy about supporting Apple users with their software and that is especially true with Windows Phone 8. For instance, Microsoft announced that importing iTunes DRM-free music will be much easier on PC now, not requiring a conversion/import process.
Tonight, Microsoft has released 'Windows Phone' for OSX. The software, previously known as 'Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac', has undergone a substantial rebranding and has received numerous new features. The naming may seem odd—Windows Phone—but it matches the Windows 8 sync app's name and it actually makes sense. When you look at your PC or Mac and see the icon, it says Windows Phone because it is your Windows Phone. Microsoft has simplified syncing by making it very minimalist and barebones: just drag and drop whatever media you want...
Version 3.0 of Windows Phone for OSX has made the app even more relevant for the few who use Apple PCs but prefer Windows Phone. Here is the changelog:
- Support for Windows Phone 8
- Drag and drop files between Windows Phone and your Mac desktop
- Drag and drop files from Finder to your Windows Phone 8 devices
- Support for iPhoto 9.3.2 and Aperture 3.3.2
- Support for battery charge state (Windows Phone 8 devices)
- Enhanced capability support for ringtone files (Windows Phone 8 devices)
- Support for Retina display Macs
Like we said, that's a substantial update for software that presumably not too many may even be using. But hey, if Microsoft wants to "convert" anyone they sure need to make their phones accessible and we think Windows Phone for OSX goes a long way in doing just that.
If you have an OSX PC, head over to the App Store and search for 'Windows Phone' to get v3.0 of the app.


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The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center is a 36-bed facility that is one of the few in the nation that is American Burn Association verified for adult and pediatric care. The center had more than 1600 acute admissions in 2016 and consistently operated above capacity. We have continued to reduce our mortality rate from 6% to its current level of 2% in 2016. All levels of staff in the burn center work hard to reduce all types of infections. Our main priority is to provide the utmost ultimate care to the burn patient and at all times keep their pain level at a minimum.
Since its opening February 23, 1981, at the North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center has saved hundreds of lives and restored thousands of people, both children and adults, to lives of health and productivity. At the same time, the Burn Center has advanced the scientific knowledge of burn care and rehabilitation. Through its education and outreach programs, the Burn Center has greatly improved upon the quality of emergency burn treatment across the state and has been instrumental in preventing untold numbers of burn injuries.
During a recent re-certification process in 2016, it was stated that the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center is one of largest and best comprehensive burn centers in the world.
Our unit features:
- 36 inpatient beds
- adult and pediatric care in one unit
- state of the art capabilities for resuscitation and intensive burn care
- occupational and physical therapy
- pastoral support
- recreational therapy
- rehabilitation
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- newly renovated Duke Energy family room
- laser treatment of burn scars
- Aftercare Programs
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Byron Burger Charing Cross Road
Byron Charing Cross Rd serves proper hamburgers, the way they should be. Properly sourced British beef, ground fresh into 6oz patties and cooked medium so it's pink and juicy and served in a squishy bun with a pickle on the side. Fries, sides, extra-thick milkshakes and craft beers round things off. A Mini Byron menu for kids plus vegetarian options ensure there's something for everyone.
|Average main course
|£10.00 per diner
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Byron Burger Charing Cross Road
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A package arrived in the mail all the way from Belgium filled with cool paper treasures both handmade and vintage. Thanks Annelies and Chris!
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Londis, Walton on thames
Pop down today to Londis, Walton on thames, your local Londis convenience store at Walton on thames for a wide range of everyday essentials including confectionery, beers, wines and spirits, top up grocery items, fresh produce and food to go. With flexible opening hours, friendly independent Retailers and great deals on big brand products in Walton on thames, we have everything you need conveniently on your doorstep.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Monday's lineup
Firstly, Houses & Bicycles in lots of colourways:
Houses & Bicycles in Teal on cream
Houses & Bicycles in Robins Egg Blue on cream
Houses & Bicycles in Oranges on cream
Houses & Bicycles in Chocolate on seed
And some old favourites:
Birch Forest in Robins Egg Blue on cream
Birch Forest in Gold on cream
in Robins Egg Blue on cream
Riverside Adventures in Gold on cream
I'll be popping this lot up into the shop at about 10:00am Monday 23rd. It's a very whimsy themed update I reckon.
Oh - quick question! The houses print is available full width for once! Do you want it available in both full and half width?
21 comments:
- cindy said...
They are loveerrrrly. You have had a visual feast the last few days. Much appreciated. I would think full length as the houses look a large scale.
- 7:17 pm
- sia said...
Monday 32rd? Wow. ;-)
Just kidding, the prints and colourways are lovely as always.
Full width, I'd say...
- 8:46 pm
- Lara said...
Haha, oops!! I totally didn't see that. Fixed now - thanks Sia :D
- 9:13 pm
- Cicada Studio said...
The Houses all look wonderful. I can't even decide if I have a favorite. The wide makes it great for doing bigger jobs (like backing a quilt.. or upholstery) but I can see people wanting both for different reasons. It's nice to have the option!
- 9:28 pm
- Michelle said...
Ooh, full length! Yes!
- 9:41 pm
- Michelle said...
Erk! I meant width!
- 9:48 pm
- ::{J}:: said...
I love the new ones but the older fabrics are wonderful too!
- 2:08 am
- Heather said...
full please!
- 3:06 am
- ShiriMe! said...
full width would be nice.
- 3:57 am
- Amy Nieto said...
i wish i could live in a house like that!
- 5:36 am
- sparklygreenknickers said...
I also think it's nice to have the option of full or half width - although it doesn't really matter for the project I have in mind :)
- 9:58 am
- pollyhaw said...
your birch forest is very lovely, and your gingkos...reminds me of home...my mother and grandmother...and possums...
- 1:41 pm
- bamakko said...
ohhhh, totally unrelated to your post - but the other night, for the first time, i noticed the dog-food smell lingering in the North Melbourne air that you've mentioned before...
- 12:26 pm
- bamakko said...
(fabrics look really cool by the way) :)
- 12:26 pm
- Nikki said...
'Twas great to meet you today, Lara - thanks for dropping in! I'm in LOVE my new fabrics!! (Leah asked me what I was going to make out of them...I wonder if that was rhetorical?). I'll blog any new purses I make with them and make surew I let you know!
- 8:58 pm
- steph said...
those fabrics are truly amazing. i think you just blew my mind.
- 7:36 am
- Karin said...
Wow, so many great fabrics! Almost impossible to pick a favorite, but the Birch Forest in Robins Egg is absolutely amazing! Love your work.
- 7:19 am
- Marie blablog said...
nice ! i love thoses patterns !
- 10:30 pm
love the top one!
- 9:06 pm
- Jessica said...
Stunning fabric. I think your work looks fantastic. Congratulations!!
- 3:29 am
- Dana Komjaty said...
Those trees are so wonderfull, but the houses aswell. Actually all of them are great!!
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The Rio police began 'pacifying' the Vidigal favela on 18th January last year. The Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora (UPP) programme is currently cleaning up 30 favelas - shanty towns or slums - in line with an initiative set up in 2008 by Rio de Janeiro's embattled governor Sérgio Cabral Filho. Organised crime is a huge problem in Rio, and with the football World Cup rolling into town in 2014 and the next Olympics following in 2016, the gloves are off.
Photography: Darren Heath
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9-year-old killed by alleged drunk driver in NW Harris County
A 9-year-old girl was killed by an alleged drunk driver who ran a stop sign Saturday night in northwest Harris County, authorities said.
The driver, a 24-year-old man, has been jailed on a charge of intoxicated manslaughter, Precinct 4 Constable Lt. Stan Jolly said.
Jolly would not release any names of those involved in the incident.
According to investigators, the man was driving a truck Saturday night when he barrelled through at the intersection of Cypresswood and Sciaaca and broadsided a car the young girl was riding in.
The girl died en route to Memorial Hermann Hospital, while her parents were taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not life threatening.
The driver of the truck was not injured and taken to jail, Jolly said.


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Beach volleyball moves forward in Guyana
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 30, 2013 – A beach volleyball course under the Volleyball Cooperation Programme which was conducted from June 25 to 29 projecting a bright future for the sport in Guyana.
The course is a milestone as it is the first ever for beach volleyball to be conducted in the country. The FIVB has also been running a project with the Guyana Volleyball Federation for Volleyball at School Development which is supported by the FIVB Development Fund for the last two years.
The VCP course for beach volleyball is a fresh start and great indication of beach volleyball development in Guyana. This breakthrough greatly contributes to the society in terms of attracting young people to participate in sporting activities.
Guyana Volleyball Federation gathered 20 participants comprising of 15 men and five women to initially take the course. Most of the attendees are new to beach volleyball but they do not lack the enthusiasm and interest to learn about the sport.
"Guyana has not been practicing beach volleyball," FIVB beach volleyball instructor Mauro Hernández said. "However, they have shown interest to learn and that is important. During the course, I think they are enjoying it and they are learning from it."
The course covers theoretical and practical sessions on the technical and organizational aspects of the sport, but most importantly, on how to set up a plan to develop sport in the country.
"There is human material (in Guyana) to be powerful in beach volleyball," Hernández explained. "But there are serious economic problems that hinder the development of volleyball and beach volleyball in the country. Guyana needs to help to develop beach volleyball and I hope this course is a starting point for them to make medium and long term plans that can develop beach volleyball in school, conduct local tournaments, and participate in international competitions in the future."


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With news out today that the NAACP intends to " file a complaint on Thursday over the admissions test at New York City's specialized high schools, among the nation's most elite public schools, citing effective discrimination against black and Latino students," education experts Checker Finn and Jessica Hockett are poised to offer key insight into the "messy matter" of exam-based admissions at selective schools in New York City.
Finn and Hockett conducted the first-ever study of selective public high schools, the so-called "exam schools" and their findings are essential background for anyone interested in learning more about the NAACP complaint.
Here we present several key excerpts from their book Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools as well as some info graphics comparing the demographics at public high schools and selective public high schools across the nation and for New York City.
Graphic: The Demographics of Public and Selective Public High Schools
Excerpt 1: The Messy Matter of "Screened" High Schools in New York City
New York's high school landscape presented a unique challenge for our list. The city uses a complex application-and-placement system for all of its 600+ high school programs, and hundreds of those programs (and entire schools) are "screened," meaning that those running them set various criteria or preconditions for admission to them. Sometimes those criteria involve prior academic accomplishment, but such prerequisites are set at various levels. About 75 such programs technically meet all six of our criteria, but in many cases their academic bar is set low. To make sure that our list was not overwhelmed by the largest city in the country—and to make sure that we identified within that city the schools that are its most academically selective—we included only those screened schools that require applicants to have minimum scores of 85 percent on the state assessments. This yielded fifteen "screened" high schools, in addition to the city's eight specialized high schools that base their admission entirely on scores on their own separate test.
Excerpt 2: The Admissions Maze
Despite tight quarters in a city where space is always hard to come by, Townsend Harris High School [in Queens, for example], is flooded with eager applicants (about 5,000 for 270 9th-grade openings), of whom many (around 1,200) meet it's very demanding threshold requirements for admission. THHS does not, however, control its own admissions—though it wields considerable influence over who ends up enrolling.
Since 2004, New York City's method for matching 8th graders with places in the system's 650-odd high school programs in almost 400 buildings has been, in its way, rational and generally fair, but it's also seriously complicated. It's intended to foster school choice on a citywide basis and to minimize "gaming" and influence peddling en route into Gotham's competitive-admission schools and programs.
Unless they want to attend one of the city's twenty-some charter high schools or its myriad private and parochial schools, every 8th grader in New York must pass through a centralized placement system before landing somewhere for 9th grade. There's no longer an automatic de- fault into a "zoned" or neighborhood high school.
Modeled on the medical field's "match" procedure for placing newly minted doctors in residency programs in specialties of their choice, the New York system asks every 8th grader to list twelve high school pro- grams in order of preference. Many of these are open to all comers and listing one of them as top choice pretty much guarantees entry into it. But hundreds of programs and schools (including Townsend Harris) are "screened," meaning that those running such a school or program establish its admission prerequisites and then rank their (eligible) applicants in order of the school's preference, based on its own distinctive criteria. The school doesn't know where the applicant ranked it, and the applicant doesn't know where the "screened" school to which he/ she applied ranked him/her. Then the "big computer in the sky" seeks to match students with programs in order of each's preference for the other. After all this, the student receives a single placement.
This works pretty well for most kids. City data indicate that some 83 percent of applicants (for 2011–12 high school entry) got one of their top five choices and another 9 percent got one of their other choices. But, for a host of reasons, almost one-tenth of 8th graders fail to "match" anywhere during the main selection cycle and must present themselves in person to arrange individual placements—rarely into desirable screened programs—by the Education Department's Office of Student Enrollment.
High-demand academic schools face a different problem—and complicating wrinkle—namely, that the city also operates what amounts to a parallel admissions process for nine of its most competitive high schools, including the illustrious original big three: Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech. These plus five newer academic high schools have their admissions determined strictly by student scores on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), which some 28,000 youngsters take each year and for which many eager families spend serious money to "prep" their children, as if for the SAT. These Specialized High Schools have statutory protection—indeed, a legislative mandate— to admit pupils solely on the basis of [this] special test (though LaGuardia also requires auditions). The relevant amendment to the New York State Education Code dates to 1971, when there were demands to do away with these "elitist" institutions and their "culturally biased" entrance exam. Two Bronx legislators managed to get enacted a bill that says "Admission to [these schools] shall be solely and exclusively by taking a competitive, objective and scholastic achievement examination…. No candidate may be admitted to a special high school unless he [sic] has successfully achieved a score above the cut- off score for the openings in the school for which he has taken the examination." The political trade- off was creation of a "Discovery Program" to assist disadvantaged and minority youngsters to prepare for the competitive exam, although that program seems to have fallen by the wayside. [Still] this separate admissions system enables students to apply to both the test-based schools and the regular 600+ high school programs, and it's possible to end up being matched with one of each.
That's what happens to many THHS applicants, which is why this school's "yield"—those who actually enroll there—is about half of the 600 or so kids who are matched to it. The other half wind up attending one of the "exam" schools or a private school. The reason, of course, is that Townsend Harris's applicant pool contains many of the same kids who are applying, and often getting admitted, to Stuyvesant and the other "exam" schools.
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Nina, the prima ballerina doll is ready to perform with grace and beauty in
practice tights or a pretty tutu. This set includes a magnetic wooden
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This is quite simple: between two things, pick one. Then give another two things. EX: Peas or carrots?Peas. White or black, etc. I shall start: lilacs or daisies?
Daisies. Honey or Jam
Jam. Pickles or Onions?
Onions. Football or Soccer.
SoccerCats or dogs?
Cats. Grilled or Fried?
Grilled. Japan or China.
Japan. Golf clubs or Baseball bats?
Baseball bats. Anime or Live-action.
Anime. Fansub or Dub?
Fansub Utena or Sailor Moon
Utena. Porn or Hentai?
Hentai. (Though it was tempting) Karate or Kung-fu.
Kung-Fu. Penguins or Mudkips?
Penguins. Punches or Kicks?
Punches. Bubblewrap or Bubblegum?
Bubblewrap. In or Out?
Out. Seme or Uke?
Seme. Cock or Pussy.
Pussy. Teriyaki or Black Bean?
Teriyaki. Pancakes or Waffles.
Pancakes. Russian Roulette or African Roulette?
Russian Roulette. Dice or Spinner?
Dice. Silk or Cotton?(I would have vhosen African Roulette myself)
Silk. Anthy's Curry or Anthy's Shaved Ice?
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Update on Lady's Scratching
9th December 2005, 12:24 PM
Ok so the drops for her ears havent worked. Im going back to the vet next week. Is there anything else I should get checked apart from her ears as i am there?
9th December 2005, 12:46 PM
Have you flea'd her on the neck at all she may be allergic to the treatment?
9th December 2005, 01:22 PM
I would take in the Syringomyelia info sheets from Karlin's other site: www.sm.cavaliertalk.com
From Dr. Clare Rusbridge: http://www.sm.cavaliertalk.com/Syringomyelia%20made%20simple%20update.pdf
Scratching at the ears/head/neck is *the* most classic sign of SM, unfortunately.
9th December 2005, 02:10 PM
Our Bulldog has had occasional ear problems and sometimes it takes an antibiotic in addition to "drops" to clear him up. Did the vet think she had a yeast problem or infection in her ears?
9th December 2005, 02:17 PM
Also - check out PSOM on Karlin's SM site.
9th December 2005, 11:05 PM
Also ask him to do a skin scrape or see if he thinks it should be done. Jaspar had rabbit mites and that made him scratch like mad for a while.
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I was looking at a popular yoga site/forum and I noticed that someone asked a question about Crowley's yoga. The people there were generally negative about Crowley's views on yoga. The OP says "Reading his instructions on Yoga for instance his tone is typically maniacal and oppressive, taking the hardline on everything -the practice of Asana as he describes it involves choosing one posture and staying in it for hours at a time until it is completely "conquered
and , though the same tone prevails throughout with Mantrayoga and Pranayama)
Their query is about Crowley's apparent overly severe and harsh approach to yogic teaching;
How is it for instance that in AYP and many other approaches, the practice of Asana means going through many different postures holding each for a short time while 'keeping comfort well in hand', but then there's this other method of holding just one posture until the nervous system passes through 'hell' with it and comes out the other side in comfort?
The responses advise that such severity is not "the middle way" and is unwise. Buddha would never do this and so on.
Someone says that they find Crowley's approach "somewhat oppressive sounding." They even question Crowley's interpretation of Patanjali as being wrong i.e. he got it wrong about Asana as something like
"the yogic technique of holding one posture for long periods of time every day" and it differs greatly to what goes on in most ordinary Yoga classes.
Someone cites the Buddhist tradition called "surrender sitting" which seems to back up Crowley's methods but then we get the usual cr.ap about Crowley was a black magician and liked to oppress people and this was reflected in his yoga lectures.
Then we get "The will IS quite powerful, and magical things can be done, been there, but I think it doesn't lead to enlightenment directly. It can teach you a lot about the illusiveness of reality, but the will is bound so tightly with the ego that it leads you astray. This path is important for a lot of us to teach us that when yoga says God, it has nothing to do with what many western religions say.
and someone says about Crowley' "He's definitely *not* the guy to learn anything related to yoga from, though (unless you feel a super-strong inner draw to do so ... but it doesn't sound like you do).
He simply didn't have enough immersion in yogic systems to be an authority; it was tough for a European to, in those days, unless he or she lived in India, which I don't think Crowley did.
And, much of the time, it's hard to tell if he's joking, high on drugs, or both ... or being serious ........... and he did all of the above intentionally. Kind of a Zen Crazy approach ... one with very limited appeal to, or benefit for, most people.
So Crowley's yoga lectures, where they part of a sadistic prank? Is such pain and discomfort necessary?
This is my answer: (from Crowley's Eight Lectures)
18. The irritations develop into extreme agony. Any attempt to alleviate this simply destroys the value of the practice. I must particularly warn the aspirant against rationalising (I have known people who were so hopelessly bat-witted that they rationalised). They thought: 'Ah, well, this position is not suitable for me, as I thought it was. I have made a mess of the Ibis position; now I'll have a go at the Dragon position.' But the Ibis has kept his job, and attained his divinity, by standing on one leg throughout the centuries. If you go to the Dragon he will devour you.
19. It is through the perversity of human nature that the most acute agony seems to occur when you are within a finger's breadth of full success. Remember Gallipoli! I am inclined to think that it may be a sort of symptom that one is near the critical point when the anguish becomes intolerable.
You will probably ask what 'intolerable' means. I rudely answer: 'Find out!' But it may give you some idea of what is, after all, not too bad, when I say that in the last months of my own work it often used to take me ten minutes (at the conclusion of the practice) to straighten my left leg. I took the ankle in both hands, and eased it out a fraction of a millimetre at a time.
20. At this point the band begins to play. Quite suddenly the pain stops. An ineffable sense of relief sweeps over the Yogi-notice that I no longer call him 'student' or 'aspirant'-and he becomes aware of a very strange fact. Not only was that position giving him pain, but all other bodily sensations that he has ever experienced are in the nature of pain, and were only borne by him by the expedient of constant flitting from one to another.
He is at ease; because, for the first time in his life, he has become really unconscious of the body. Life has been one endless suffering; and now, so far as this particular Asana is concerned, the plague is abated.
I feel that I have failed to convey the full meaning of this.
The fact is that words are entirely unsuitable. The complete and joyous awakening from the lifelong and unbroken nightmare of physical discomfort is impossible to describe.
21. The results and mastery of Asana are of use not only in the course of attainment of Yoga, but in the most ordinary affairs of life. At any time when fatigued, you have only to assume your Asana, and you are completely rested. It is as if the attainment of the mastery has worn down all those possibilities of physical pain which are inherent in that particular position. The teachings of physiology are not contradictory to this hypothesis.
The conquest of Asana makes for endurance. If you keep in constant practice, you ought to find that about ten minutes in the posture will rest you as much as a good night's sleep


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American Crossroads ad takes aim at Ashley Judd
The conservative Super PAC American Crossroads released an advertisement Wednesday on YouTube that mocks the political stances of actress Ashley Judd, who is considering a run for U.S. Senate next year in Kentucky.
In the video, a narrator labels Judd an "Obama-following, radical, Hollywood liberal who's right at home here in Tennessee ... uh, I mean Kentucky."
Karl Rove, a former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, is a co-founder of the group attacking Judd, who has been coy when asked about possibly challenging Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in 2014.
"Ashley thanks Senator McConnell, Karl Rove and their negative allies for all the attention as she considers her future political plans, although a decision hasn't been made yet," a spokesperson for Judd said Wednesday in an email.
Judd, 44, spent much of her childhood in Kentucky and is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. She is an avid UK sports fan and usually attends several basketball games each season. Her mother and her half-sister, Naomi and Wynonna Judd, are country music stars who are both natives of Ashland.
Ashley Judd spoke for the Tennessee delegation at the Democratic National Convention in September. She has a home outside Nashville and would have to re-establish residency in Kentucky in order to seek office in 2014, when McConnell faces re-election.
Judd and champion race car driver Dario Franchitti announced last month that they are ending their marriage after more than 11 years.
The American Crossroads ad makes no mention of the divorce, but it does note that Judd's grandmother, Polly Judd, told the Associated Press in November that her granddaughter was "a Hollywood liberal."
Political consultants disagreed Wednesday about the implications and motivations behind the ad.
Kentucky Democratic consultant Dale Emmons said the ad is "not about Ashley Judd," but rather a ploy to discourage legitimate candidates from challenging McConnell.
"Unfortunately, Judd is the tool Mitch needed to get his guys engaged to raise money and flex their muscle to intimidate Democrats," Emmons said.
But state Republican consultant Mike Karem said the ad shows "McConnell is worried about the race, that he's in trouble at this stage of the game."
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Judd announces separation from Franchitti
Rand Paul: Ashley Judd is 'way damn too liberal for our country and our state'
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So, I know this one's a little late for us Minnesotans, as it's already snowed 8 inches.
But I asked our resident King of the Barbecue, Stu Glock — who represents Holland Grill and the Big Green Egg — what to do with my gas grill over the winter.
Once he got past the initial shock that I wouldn't be grilling in the snow (Stu will be grilling his Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas dinner, for sure), he shared these grill storage tips with me.
- Partially dismantle grill to access all areas of grill
- Clean all parts with warm soapy water and rinse thoroughly
- Note any damaged or worn parts that need replacing – now is a good time to fix
- Use hi-temp paint to touch up any worn areas
- Reassemble grill, light it and run to ensure it is thoroughly dry.
- Disconnect tank and store tank in a well-ventilated area – NOT GARAGE – protected from weather
- Store grill with cover on it.
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Krugman lunches with Obama
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman attended a private lunch with President Barack Obama on Wednesday.
Krugman was among a handful of economists who were invited to the White House to discuss "ways to accelerate economic growth, expand opportunity and improve the competitiveness of the American economy," according to a White House pool report.
Others in attendance: Anat Admati of Stanford University, Alan Blinder of Princeton University, Erik Brynjolfsson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Roland Fryer and Claudia Goldin of Harvard University.
Krugman is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. He will transfer to the City University of New York next year.


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Athletes have long been role models for all of us. As a sports enthusiast, I grew up watching sports and admiring athletes for their grit, discipline and skill.
It is a shame that over the years so many athletes have fallen from the pedestal we placed them on. When people say the higher you climb, the harder the fall may be, they are correct.
Lance Armstrong's fall from grace was most disappointing. I took it personal.
I had been a huge follower of his and tracked his Tour de France wins each and every year. The story of Lance Armstrong battling cancer, beating it and at the same time winning these arduous cycling events, was motivating.
I am not naive. I heard and read all the reports about the then "alleged" doping by Armstrong. I didn't believe them at first. I stood by my man - if you will.
I read a book about Armstrong and his struggles growing up. I learned a lot about the guy over the years. I donated to Livestrong in memory of my dad who died at the young age of 60 from cancer.
When Armstrong was dating and engaged to Sheryl Crow I figured he had it all figured out and would live happily ever after. And then they broke up because he apparently didn't want or could not father any more children.
Crow wrote a few songs that probably were motivated by Armstrong and his broken promises to her. We can all relate to those songs now.
While I am disappointed by one of the sports role models I followed over the years, I have not given up. You can't give up. You have to keep thinking that there is a reason for what people do. And they have to live with bad choices they make.
Armstrong's story about why he cheated and lied about it for years is not that compelling. But I guess it shouldn't be.
The worst part about the entire situation is the future of the Livestrong Foundation and all the great work that it did in its fight to find a cure for cancer. That name will be tarnished because of Amrstrong.
I officially removed from my wrist the yellow Livestrong bracelet that I had worn for more than a decade. It was sad in a way, but it was time.
Not all athletes fall from grace. Some go on after storied careers to mentor and work in communities that really need their help and support. The national tennis community is one that I respect for this reason.
I grew up watching Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and others in that peer group. And today they are contributing and making a difference.
Athletes are role models whether they like it or not. We just have to keep hoping that they act like role models and don't continue to disappoint us.
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Coffee Production Near Record Levels, Sustainable Share Rising
New Worldwatch Institute analysis examines global trends in coffee production, practices, and prices.
|Michael Renner is Senior Researcher at the Worldwatch Institute.
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|BY MICHAEL RENNER | August 5, 2014
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Although fluctuating from year to year, coffee production has been on an overall steady upward trend, writes Worldwatch Institute Senior Researcher Michael Renner. World coffee production during the 2013/14 crop year was just slightly over 9 million tons, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The vast majority of coffee production—more than 3 tons for every 4 tons grown—is exported, flowing from developing countries (like Brazil, Vietnam, and Colombia) principally to industrial ones. The largest consumers in 2013/14 are the European Union (consuming nearly a third of the world's total), the United States, and Brazil.
Coffee experiences tremendous price volatility. World market prices are set in New York and London, far from the places where coffee is grown. Because a number of developing countries depend heavily on commodities like coffee for the bulk of their export earnings, extreme price fluctuations have destabilizing impacts on their economies.
"Extreme price volatility also threatens the livelihoods of many small producers," writes Renner. "An estimated 25 million people worldwide cultivate this labor-intensive crop, but many are small-scale producers who derive limited economic benefit compared with the traders, roasters, distributors, retailers, and investors."
The social and environmental conditions under which coffee is produced differ widely among countries. Concerns are far-ranging, including workers' rights and child labor, as well as the use of agrochemicals, deforestation, and impacts on biodiversity.
Co-operatives play an important role in empowering rural communities—improving their access to knowledge, inputs, and finance, as well as providing fair market access. In Ethiopia, the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union provides important educational and health benefits for its members and has a bank providing pre-harvest financing and insurance against crop loss. In Costa Rica and India, co-operatives have become leaders in the production of carbon-neutral coffee.
Multiple initiatives have emerged that seek to define and implement more sustainable practices. The key standards are fair trade (guaranteeing a minimum price for smallholders), organic (replacing inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides with organic ones, and often requiring coffee to be shade-grown), Utz Certified (incorporating a set of social and environmental criteria), and Rainforest Alliance (based on integrated pest management principles and including provisions for worker welfare).
In 2009, it was estimated that coffees certified as sustainable under these various initiatives represented 8% of worldwide coffee exports. Certified coffee is growing rapidly, however, and at recent growth rates could reach 20–25% of global coffee trade by 2015.
Growers will need to pay increasing attention to climate change. Rising temperatures, altered rainfall patterns, and rising pest incidence will increasingly affect future coffee production, requiring adaptation measures.
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