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Mindboard is a consulting and development firm specializing in modernization projects for commercial, state & local, and federal clients. From organizational strategy, to gap/risk analysis, to embracing the development challenges in this increasingly connected world, Mindboard aims to assist our clients push forward, while giving them the voice and space to better engage their audiences with clear and focused solutions.
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Established in 2011, Mindboard is an enterprise modernization firm specializing in assisting clients to improve their operations across corporate functional areas. Mindboard's technology strategy streamlines implementation through strategic assessments, risk analysis, engaging best practices in user experience, and leveraging focused technology product lines for the best outcomes.
Our project teams are made up implementation specialists, which includes experienced analysts and developers, certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), industry-leading user experience professionals, and a track record of development teams for continued success long after a project has completed.
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Since its inception in 2011, Mindboard has partners across several industries and service verticals. Through these partnerships, Mindboard has been able to improve the effectiveness of business processes, improve the ROI for developed and acquired software solutions, and increase the capacity for individuals and teams to meet the challenges presented in their evolving workspaces.
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Mindboard is able to solve modernization challenges for a variety of industries and verticals because of our commitment to great people and proven practices. Areas our services have been utilized include:
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A public listing of 600 of Lloyds' retail branches looks almost certain after hopes waned of selling to a private buyer at an acceptable price.
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds is holding talks with the UK Listing Authority, part of the Financial Services Authority, after senior executives at the bank were unhappy with the valuation placed on the Project Verde Business.
Lloyds declined to comment but is expected to reach a decision on the branch network's future by the end of the year. At that point it is likely to concede that it was unable to achieve a sufficiently high offer for the business.
NBNK has been the sole bidder so far and valued the Verde business at less than half its book value, or about £1.5bn.
The Government's sale of nationalised lender Northern Rock is also proving problematic with JC Flowers, the private equity firm, expected to withdraw from the bidding process.
Both NBNK and Virgin Money are expected to make a firm bid for Northern Rock by Wednesday's deadline.
However, offers in the region of £600m are considered likely, while reprivatisation was initially expected to value the lender at £1bn.
Potential buyers of both institutions are deterred by the current debt crisis in the eurozone and fears that a default could trigger widespread failures in the European banking system.
Referring to the Government's sale of parts of Britain's nationalised banks, Chris Leslie, Labour's Shadow Treasury Minister, said that if potential suitors were starting to fall by the wayside, the Government should "step back" and examine what would be in the best interests of both UK consumers and the financial services industry.
"They need to think a bit more creatively," he said. "I worry that political expediency will start to cloud judgment on this.
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Lacoste has never been shy to put a popular face on the forefront of their ad campaigns. With the rise of Ardrien Brody's acting career, it was destiny that he too would be the new face of the popular brand.
Black and white photos always make the simplistic things dramatic.
I wonder does anyone remember when "alligator shirts" use to be sold in Walmart when we were kids? *raises hand* At the time I'm not sure if the name was Lacoste, or if the brand was still under the name Izod (I wasn't as designer savvy in my preteens as I am now) but I remember going school shopping at Walmart and my mom snagging me a couple of polos. I wish I'd known they would have grown so popular.
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McAllen and the
Valley are becoming quite the international hub. Of course the rest
of the states don�t know it quite yet, but it is so. We have
communities of non-Americans such as Taiwanese, Filipinos,
Canadians, Koreans, Indians and Japanese.
Junko Terada,
Japanese mother of two American born children, is active in the
Japanese community in McAllen. Taking the circuitous route in
getting here, Junko started out in a little town in Japan called
Kanazawa. Meeting her husband while she was living with an American
family and attending high school in Connecticut, he was a Japanese
in the states as an American Field Exchange Student.
Moving around the
U.S. for 23 years, including five years in Monterrey, Mexico, Junko
and her family lived from California � where her two children were
born � to Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan and now Texas.
�It hasn�t been
easy, but it�s been fun,� Junko said, jovially.
Though she has
been learning about life in America � discovering a love for
quilting � one of the Japanese traditions she has kept near to her
heart is the art of Origami.
�It�s a
traditional craft, good for concentration. When you do the Origami
from the early age you learn so much. Meeting the points, making a
crease, opening the pieces � you have to follow the stages and you
have to use your brain to do that,� Junko said. �We learn from the
early years you have to be so precise about everything in Origami.
For the first Palmfest we had an Origami booth. We love to share
our culture with the local people.�
At first they had
one small table, but it was such a hit that when the next Palmfest
came around they requested two tables.
�People came and
wanted to learn how to do it, so we taught them,� she
The local Japanese
community is not large.
�The biggest
community would be the Japanese Supplementary School of McAllen,
which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Parents pay
tuition and it is supported by the Japanese government,� said
Junko. �The main purpose of the school is to educate the Japanese
in Japanese so they can be Japanese.�
Teaching Japanese
math and the Japanese language keeps the students up to date with
their fellow students back home in Japan.
�The students go
to their regular school throughout the week and attend Japanese
school on Saturday mornings. Parents don�t want their children to
be left out when they return home,� she said. �They want to keep
the Japanese and math levels in Japanese up to the standards of
Teaching the
combined classes of fourth and fifth Japanese and sixth and seventh
math class, Junko watches how it affects the students.
�I think it�s the
only time they get to see other Japanese children since they go to
different schools,� said Junko. �Many of them go to public schools
and live in different areas of town, so I think they pretty much
have fun meeting each other in the Japanese school.�
With around 20
children from first to ninth grade, it helps them keep their
language alive.
�We need to have
the school because the language is so different,� she said. �The
language has 50 Japanese letters plus almost 5,000 Chinese
characters. In order to read newspapers and live normally in Japan
you have to know around 3,000 Chinese characters. Once you learn
Japanese with the Chinese characters, at a glance at a Website or
newspaper you can observe a lot of information. It�s
Junko also teaches
and plays the Koto, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument.
Down to one student, Junko misses the 20-member club in Chicago she
was able to play with. Local performances have included playing for
UTPA International Week and for McAllen�s Centennial.
Education was
drummed into Junko from an early age.
�Half a century
ago, my dad was a Fulbright student from Japan at UT Austin,� Junko
said with pride. �He took a ship to America and then a train to
Austin to study. He became an English professor at a medical
university in Japan So, my environment was different. I was always
wanted by Americans and people from all over because my mom spoke
good enough English and my father was a teacher.�
Today, her son is
following in his grandfather�s footsteps, attending UT
The local Japanese
community gathers occasionally for bowling or golfing days. But
every day the Terada family use many traditional Japanese
A half curtain
called a Noren curtain, normally hung across a restaurant or shop
doorway in Japan meaning �open,� brings warm memories as it hangs
across a doorway in her home. Kutani porcelain, chopsticks to eat
with and cook with, rice cookers and Wajima lacquerware all bring
home memories of life on the island so far away.
Entering their
home the shoes are removed and set neatly by the door. Watching
Japanese TV on her computer and reading Japanese newspapers online
help her keep the language alive for her when she goes home to
visit her parents.
Always enjoying
the American way of life, Junko does her best to keep her family�s
heritage an important part of their life by meeting with friends
and family and sharing Japanese food and fellowship.


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These remarks were first prepared by the author for the inauguration of the Marion Elizabeth Blue Endowed Professorship in Children and Families at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. They were delivered on October 5, 1999, and originally appeared as a monograph published by the University of Michigan School of Social Work in December 1999. They are reprinted here by permission.
Recommended Citation
Meezan, William
"Translating Rhetoric to Reality: The Future of Family and Children's Services,"
Journal of Family Strengths: Vol. 5
, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/jfs/vol5/iss1/4


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Who: Maya Rodgers*, 31, a regional production planning manager in the food industry
Annual Income: $78,900, plus a 10% bonus
What Maya says about her budget
"I'm a retirement super saver — a skill my parents have encouraged me to cultivate over the years. Honestly, I think they're afraid I'll be single forever, so I will have to generate enough cash to take care of myself down the line.
Thankfully, being based in Chicago has been great for me financially, since the cost of living is lower than in other major cities. As a result, I've been able to buy my condo, as well as focus my saving efforts on retirement.
In addition to putting 15% of my paycheck into my 401(k) — and taking advantage of my company's 5% match — I also put $5,000 into a traditional IRA each year, plus another $5,000 into a Roth IRA. In total, I have about $65,000 saved in the three accounts.
One area where I struggle, however, is my emergency savings. I'd like to have at least $10,000 in that fund, which would allow me to avoid charging unexpected expenses on my credit card. But I'm only halfway there, and not currently contributing to it.
My goal is to figure out where I can free up some cash to beef up this account. I could probably cut back on impulse spending — I can never get out of Target for less than $50 — and perhaps call up my cable company to lower my bill.
There is one detail that could threaten my progress. I'm looking for a new job, and if I find one, my food bills could increase. At my current gig there's a cafeteria that offers lots of great breakfast and lunch options — for free. Not that it's a reason to stay at this job, but it's definitely a perk that saves me a couple hundred bucks a month."
RELATED: 6 Ingenious Work Perks That Save Employees Serious Cash
What Matt Shapiro, a CFP® with LearnVest Planning Services, thinks:
"Overall, Maya's doing really well. Her housing costs come to less than a third of her monthly take-home pay, which is a healthy percentage.
As for retirement, I commend Maya's commitment to saving, but there is an issue she needs to address quickly. The total contribution you're allowed to make to traditional and Roth IRAs each year is $5,500 — yet she's stashing away $10,000!
Eventually, the IRS will get in touch with her, and she'll have to pay taxes and penalties on the excess contributions. I'd recommend that she talk to an accountant immediately to remedy this situation.
Once that's squared away, she can funnel the leftover $4,500 — or $375 a month — to her emergency fund. Right now her $10,000 goal is reasonable, but ideally she'd keep saving until she hits $20,000, which is six months' worth of take-home pay.
After she meets that goal, she can consider putting the $4,500 into a brokerage account. That way, if she wants to earmark it for retirement, she can. But if another big financial goal pops up in the meantime — say, she gets married, or needs a new car — there's no withdrawal penalty."
RELATED: 6 Common Retirement Savings Mistakes to Avoid
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This post was excerpted from " 4 People, 1 City: How I Spend, Save and Splurge in Chicago," originally published on LearnVest.
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N'Keesia Vaughn is a Paralegal Case Manager for Caputo & Mariotti, P.C. She has over two decades of paralegal practice in both New York and Pennsylvania, and has assisted attorneys in various areas of practice including: personal injury, family law, landlord/tenant and debt collection.
At Caputo & Mariotti, N'Keesia's responsibilities include managing the firm's personal injury cases. She organizes the firm's electronic files, inputs essential data into the firm's legal software program, drafts pleadings, discovery, as well as other various legal documents and serves as liaison between the attorneys, clients and insurance carriers.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies, 1995, Stenotype Academy
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In late August 2004, NBC TV is reportedly going to air a short (6-8 hour) dramatic series on the endtimes battle between God and Satan. The two key people behind this project are writer David Seltzer ("The Omen," "Dragonfly", "My Giant," "Shining Through," "The Other Side of the Mountain," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") and producer Gavin Polone ("Panic Room," "8MM", "Stir of Echoes"). The story is reportedly a mystery-thriller set just before the start of Armageddon. It revolves around two main characters (a physicist and a nun) who are trying to avert the end of the world. There may also be an Antichrist character. Variety's Josef Adalian quotes the producer as saying,
"What the Book of Revelation predicted is at hand. Nuclear brinkmanship, worldwide terrorism, collapsing economies and environmental atrocities make it clear that the critical mass of injury to this planet is sufficient to bring down the wrath of God and put the biblical prophecies into play. What is not written in the Bible is whether man can do anything about it. This is where our story begins."
[For endtimes evidences, see: "Countdown to Eternity"]
Mr. Polone believes that if they create a series that is both original and respectful to the Bible, they could get the highest ratings on television. The network has decided that he may be right, for it is increasingly obvious that there is a large untapped audience for television dramas with spiritual themes.


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to iron is shown by means of an armed loadstone
and a polished cylinder of iron.
f a cylinder be lying on a level surface, of too great a weight for an unarmed loadstone to lift, and (a piece of paper being interposed) if the pole of an armed loadstone be joined to the middle of it; if the cylinder were drawn from there by the loadstone, it would follow rolling; but if no medium were interposed, the cylinder would be drawn along firmly united with the armed loadstone, and in no wise rolling. But if the same loadstone be unarmed, it will draw the cylinder rolling with the same speed as the armed loadstone with the paper between or when it was wrapped in paper.
Armed loadstones of diverse weights, of the same ore vigour * and form, cling and hang to pieces of iron of a convenient size and proportionate figure with an equal proportion of strength. The same is apparent in the case of unarmed stones. A suitable piece * of iron being applied to the lower part of a loadstone, which is * hanging from a magnetick body, excites its vigour, so that the loadstone hangs on more firmly. For a pendent loadstone clings more firmly to a magnetick body joined to it above with a hanging piece of iron added to it, than when lead or any other non-magnetick body is hung on.
A loadstone, whether armed or unarmed, * joined by its proper pole to the pole of another loadstone, armed or unarmed, makes the loadstone raise a greater weight by the opposite end[177]. A piece of iron also applied to the pole of a magnet produces the same result, namely, that the other pole will carry a greater weight of iron; just as a loadstone with a piece of iron superposed on it (as in this figure) holds up a piece of iron below, which it cannot hold, if the upper one be removed. * Magneticks in conjunction make one magnetick. Wherefore as the mass increases, the magnetick vigour is also augmented.
An armed loadstone, as well as an unarmed * one, runs more readily to a larger piece of iron and combines more firmly with a larger piece than with a lesser one.
The page and line references given in these notes are in all cases first to the Latin edition of 1600, and secondly to the English edition of 1900.
177 ^ Page 90, line 9. Page 90, line 9. nempè vt alter polus maius pondus arripiat.—This acute observation is even now not as well known as it ought to be. Only so recently as 1861 Siemens patented the device of fastening a mass of iron to one end of an electromagnet in order to increase the power of the other end. The fact, so far as it relates to permanent magnets was known to Servington Savery. See Philos. Transactions, 1729, p. 295.


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Group Seeds Set For World Cup Draw
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- 2014 World Cup
Go ahead and mark December 6 as an important day on the calendar. Not only will be around the time of this year's MLS Cup but it will mark the day that we learn which countries go in the eight World Cup groups for next year's tournament in Brazil.
We know pot 1 already as the top seeds are set. The October edition of the FIFA World Rankings were released on Thursday and the top seven teams on the list will be joining Brazil in Pot 1 when the World Cup draw takes place on December 6 in Bahia.
Spain (No. 1), Germany (No. 2), Argentina (No. 3), Colombia (No. 4), Belgium (No. 5), Uruguay (No. 6) and Switzerland (No. 7) are the other seven nations that will join the hosts as top seeds.
But there's one catch. If Uruguay do not advance to the 2014 World Cup after their intercontinental playoff against Jordan (ranked No. 70) in November, the Netherlands (No. 8) would take their spot.
As much as I want to see the best teams in the tournament, I think we would all be fine if Jordan claimed that massive upset over Uruguay.
The three CONCACAF teams and the four Asian teams will likely be in a pot together again. Since Mexico and New Zealand play one another in the playoff next month, the winner will most likely be placed in that group. If anything we could see the US get a nice group or another group of death.


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April 20, 2017, Toronto, Ontario - Subway has filed a defamation lawsuit against the CBC over reports the sandwich chain alleges have caused it to suffer significant sales losses.
In a statement of claim filed with a Toronto court earlier this month, Subway takes issue with television and online reports as well as tweets published by the broadcaster, which it alleges were meant to discredit the company and its products.
Subway alleges the CBC acted ''recklessly and maliciously'' in airing a ''Marketplace'' report in February that said DNA tests suggested some chicken products served by the chain could contain only 50 per cent chicken or less.
The company further alleges the tests conducted on the chicken ''lacked scientific rigour,'' were conducted without appropriate methods by people without proper training and then interpreted by people who also lacked training.
''These false statements ... were published and republished, maliciously and without just cause or excuse, to a global audience, which has resulted in pecuniary loss to the plaintiffs,'' the company says in the document.
Subway is seeking $210 million in damages, saying its reputation and brand have taken a hit as a result of the CBC reports. It is also seeking recovery of out-of-pocket expenses it says were incurred as part of efforts to mitigate its losses.
None of the allegations have been proven in court and the CBC says it will defend itself against the lawsuit, which also names as defendants the reporter and two producers who worked on the program.
CBC ''Marketplace'' reported that DNA test results showed high levels of soy DNA in Subway's chicken products, suggesting potentially high levels of soy content in Subway's chicken products.
The TV report was followed by an online story and several tweets that included similar content.
Subway reacted angrily after the report aired, calling it false and misleading. The company said at the time its own analysis found only trace amounts of soy in its chicken.
The CBC has said it stands by its reports, noting the DNA tests were done by independent and credible experts.
The lawsuit alleges the reports unfairly painted Subway as resorting to misleading business practices and cheap ingredients at the expense of Canadian consumers.
Subway files defamation suit against CBC over poultry reports
Company alleges tests conducted for CBC on its chicken 'lacked scientific rigour'.
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Cecil, we want to express our gratitude not only for your services but for going above and beyond to support us! Thank you for all your medical advise, responding to all my emails, requesting information from your forum, and of course your emotional empathy and support. We are so grateful to have people like you as part of our support network.


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CHICAGO – The recent limited series "The Red Line" on CBS-TV was notable for a couple elements – it was set in Chicago and it featured Chicago actors in major roles. Creators Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss (from here), cast their Chi-town colleague Elizabeth Laidlaw, who portrayed police officer "Vic" Renna.
Film Review: Brutal 'The Woman' Shocks With Bloody Satire
Rating: 3.5/5.0
CHICAGO – When Lucky McKee's "The Woman" played at Sundance earlier this year it caused quite a stir, mostly thanks to the reports of an altercation that happened shortly after the screening in which someone questioned how something so extreme even got to Park City. While some midnight screenings at the fest have pushed boundaries before ("Saw," "Haute Tension"), there is something so brutally in your face about the repulsive acts on display that it's easy to see why buttons were pushed. This is daring, dark material that approaches satire in its exploration of the hideous underbelly of America. It's "American Beauty" meets "Hostel"…and I mean that as a compliment.
Co-written and conceived by the legendary author Jack Ketchum ("The Girl Next Door"), "The Woman" is about a seemingly normal family. There's a patriarch named Chris (Sean Bridgers), who has that sleazy used-car salesman vibe that would make anyone uncomfortable. There's a matriarch named Belle (McKee regular Angela Bettis), a woman who seems constantly startled, as most abuse victims do. And there are two teenage children, Peg (Lauren Ashley Carter) and Brian (Zach Ran), along with a still-innocent young one (Shyla Molhusen).
|Read Brian Tallerico's full review of "The Woman" in our reviews section.
While Chris is hunting in the woods he stumbles upon a feral, filthy, half-naked woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) who he shoots, brings home, and chains up in a shed in his backyard. As if this is completely normal, expected behavior, the family goes along with dear old dad's plan, even after the woman bites off one of his fingers and eats it. The idea seems to be that the family is planning to domesticate and "save" this nature girl (although their actual motivations are too thinly-defined) but things naturally go haywire very quickly. Before long, dad is raping the woman and their only son is mutilating her naked body with pliers. And I won't even begin to explain what happens to a sweet teacher who dares to investigate why Peg has become so withdrawn at school.
The question one has to ask when assessing "The Woman" is a simple one – is this misogyny or an examination of misogyny? Watching all of the female characters be brutalized in various ways by a horrendous human being (and the offspring he's training in his footsteps) can be hard to take, especially for female viewers. Of course, the tables are eventually turned on this monster, but is it too little too late? I don't believe so. I think McKee & Ketchum are tapping into something ABOUT misogyny in a daring, dark, in-your-face manner more than being misogynistic through their writing.
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Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) has become one of the most interesting individuals in modern politics. He not only brought previously untouched issues to the forefront of mainstream discourse, but also assembled a new force of political activists who are likely to remain influential for years to come. While his 2008 presidential campaign concluded with little success, it helped spawn a movement that transitioned into the Campaign For Liberty. The 2012 presidential campaign was a different story, as a delegate-focused strategy led to most state conventions being showdowns between the grassroots and establishment, ending with the Republican National Convention being a tense battleground. While Congressman Paul never became President, he has become a figure who will not be forgotten and his supporters will carry on this torch through the future of American politics.
The Paul grassroots have another plan in mind: Paul winning the Nobel Peace Prize. An Internet movement is slowly building to urge consideration with hopes of their hero being honored for his service to the cause of peace.
One of the issues that Paul has become known for is foreign policy, which drew as much controversy as it did praise. The Constitution, which is the framework of our system of government pursuant to Article 6, requires Congress to issue a Declaration of War before the Commander-In-Chief can deploy troops. The only exceptions to this rule are to repel an invasion or suppress rebellion. Despite the fact we have been involved in multiple conflicts from Korea to Libya, Congress has not formally declared war since World War 2. Paul often correctly observes that these conflicts we involve ourselves in are undeclared, and thus illegal. He is known among his supporters as the leading defender of the Constitution in politics for this and other stances.
Paul has frequently called for a reduction in military bases globally. The United States occupies over one hundred countries abroad, including places like Saudi Arabia, which breeds hostile opposition from militant groups like extremist Islamists. It has been cited by Osama bin Laden as a reason for attacking the United States. Thus, our constant presence abroad is creating more aggression against us. This position is also backed up by various foreign policy experts such as twenty-two year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency and former Bin Laden Unit chief Michael Scheuer.
An opponent of the present occupations, Paul has also frequently called for the return of the soldiers from overseas. If our presence overseas is causing others to loathe us, then the deployment of our soldiers will only put honorable Americans in harms way and for what gain? In the last decade, we overthrew Saddam Hussein, which opened the door for an insurgent uprising in Iraq. We assassinated bin Laden, but spent years fighting in the wrong countries. Our seemingly endless war without end against broadly-defined terrorism has produced rising debt, significant casualty numbers and civilian deaths, as well as record-breaking numbers of troop suicides.
Ron Paul has been a leader for freedom in America and peace abroad. He embodies the principles the founding fathers gave to America, by believing we should lead by example and not force. The use of arms to accomplish the goals of liberty does not produce liberty, but rather tyranny, even when executed with good intentions. By standing in opposition of war, resisting the propaganda that comes leads to it, and showing a willingness to work with individuals across the aisle to accomplish his goals, Paul has proved himself as a leader for common sense and humanity. He is a true American and a sincere human being, certainly an individual deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize.


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Sunday, November 7, 2010
A Handmade Christmas: Day 7 with Keeping It Simple
9 comments:
- Very Verdant said...
This is a great idea...thanks for sharing!
- November 7, 2010 at 3:34 AM
I've seen this before somewhere...and love it. Would make a great Christmas or wedding gift. Thanks for all the steps!
- November 7, 2010 at 5:13 AM
- Kelly said...
I LOVE THIS IDEA!! Here is another fun tip - TJMAXX and Ross have those kind of glass items for super good deals.
I know what some of my friends are getting for Christmas this year!
- November 7, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- Chris said...
Something I've always wanted to tackle...hmmm gotta find some etching cream!
- November 7, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- susies1955 said...
So awesome.
Just found you and am following.
- November 8, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- Renee said...
Where do you find the etching creme? My Michaels store does not carry it. I might have to order it online. Oh, and I just found your sight and I am going to start following.
- November 8, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- Kaysi said...
I got mine from Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon. But you can also get it from Walmart.com.
Keeping it Simple
- November 8, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- Mandy Coffey said...
is the etched glass oven safe?
- November 11, 2010 at 7:01 AM
- Kelly said...
Tasha - Thank you again for hosting this great tutorial! I made a dish for one of my friends at work - she loved it!
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CHICAGO, May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ajinomoto North America, Inc. announced today that Advantame, an innovative new sweetener, has successfully completed the food additive petition process for general use in foods and beverages according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Advantame has a sweet, clean sugar-like taste. Because it is much sweeter than most low and non-calorie sweeteners currently available, it is anticipated to be a top candidate for food and beverage formulations. Heightened attention to the importance of healthy body weight has significantly increased demand for ingredients that deliver a good, sweet taste without adding extra calories.
"We are all very excited about Advantame. The clean sugar-like taste means that it blends very well with sugar and other caloric sweeteners, providing food and beverage companies with an alternative that has meaningful nutritional advantages," saidBrendan Naulty, Senior Vice President of Ajinomoto North America, Inc. "Using less caloric sweetener to deliver good-tasting foods and beverages is a real plus in today's marketplace."
The U.S. follows Australia and New Zealand in its approval of Advantame as a general purpose sweetener. Final approvals in the European Union and Japan are pending.
Advantame is made from vanillin and aspartame. Because of its sweetness, it will be needed only at very low levels in foods and beverages. The sweetener has very good stability under normal storage and handling conditions. Its general use approval means it will be allowed in foods and mixes ranging from table top sweeteners, powered soft drinks, carbonated drinks, and desserts to chewing gums. Taste panel work shows that in some beverages, sweetness from caloric sweeteners may be reduced up to 30% with no difference in perceived flavor and sweetness with the addition of Advantame.
Information about FDA's approval may be found at http://1.usa.gov/1lBEclW (Federal Register Notice) andhttp://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm397711.htm (FDA's consumer site).
About Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a global manufacturer of high-quality seasonings, processed foods, beverages, amino acids, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. For many decades Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has contributed to food culture and human health through wide-ranging application of amino acid technologies. Today, the company is becoming increasingly involved with solutions for improved food resources, human health and global sustainability.


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Walkable cities and neighborhoods improve people's health, support greater property values, and improve economic growth, recent data shows.
Walking is an effective way to combat obesity, according to a Harvard study of 7,740 women and 4,564 men says.
"In our study, a brisk one-hour daily walk reduced the genetic influence towards obesity, measured by differences in BMI by half," said study author and post-doctorate research fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health in BostonQibin Qi, Ph.D. "On the other hand, a sedentary lifestyle marked by watching television four hours a day increased the genetic influence by 50 per cent."
According to the company Walk Score, which analyzes cities for walkability, the average resident of a walkable neighborhood weighs six to 10 pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood. Walking also offers benefits against diabetes, cancer, arthritis, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
By definition, a walkable city or neighborhood is one where most daily functions take place within a quarter-mile of a person's home. According to Walk Score's web site, "For each address, Walk Score analyzes hundreds of walking routes to nearby amenities. Points are awarded based on the distance to amenities in each category. Amenities within a 5 minute walk (.25 miles) are given maximum points." Each neighborhood and city is then given a "Walk Score" of 0–100.
A Walk Score of 0–49 translates into few destinations within comfortable walking range. Between 50–69 it's moderately walkable, but a car or public transportation is still needed at times. A score above 70 indicates that it's possible to get by without a car, and a score of 90 and higher is called a "Walker's Paradise." Neighborhoods within a city can differ sharply from the overall score of the city.
2014 Rankings:
- New York City: 88
- San Francisco: 84
- Boston: 80
- Philadelphia: 77
- Miami: 76
- Chicago: 75
- Washington, DC: 74
- Seattle: 71
- Oakland: 69
- Baltimore: 66
- Greenwich Village in New York City scores a perfect 100 points.
- Vancouver: 78
- Toronto: 71
- Montreal: 70
- Mississauga: 59
- Ottawa: 54
- Winnipeg: 53
- Edmonton: 51
- Hamilton: 51
- Brampton: 48
- Calgary: 48
- Sydney: 63
- Melbourne: 57
- Adelaide: 54
- Brisbane: 51
- Perth: 50
- Newcastle: 49
- Wollongong: 48
- Gold Coast: 48
- Central Coast: 41
- Canberra: 40
- Canberra's Walk Score is 40, though neighborhoods such as Barton and Kingston earn scores of 82 and 83, respectively.
Higher walkability also appears to lead to higher home values. According to Christopher Leinberger of The Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis at The George Washington University, a study in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area indicates "per-square-foot values in walkable places are 71% higher than the average of all other places. By itself, Walk Score is found to explain 67% of the increase in economic performance of walkable areas."
A 2009 report by Joe Cortright for CEOs for Cities also links higher walkability with higher home values.
"One point increase in Walk Score was associated with between a $700 and $3,000 increase in home values," the report states.
In the commercial real estate market, Leinberger's research in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area found average office rents of $37 per square foot in walkable areas, compared to $21 per square foot in "drivable sub-urban areas."
Another study, Walk this Way: The Economic Promise of Walkable Places in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. by Leinberger and Mariela Alfonzo, states that each jump in walkability score "adds $9 per square foot to annual office rents, $7 per square foot to retail rents, more than $300 per month to apartment rents and nearly $82 per square foot to home values."


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Pathways is a non-traditional school where students are engaged in learning using an assisted/independent learning approach. Grade levels are 3 through 12.
Course work is on-line using the A+LS Program. It is expected that students do a minimum of 20 hours per week on their course. Teachers are assigned to each student and are to provide support and instruction. Pathways is a highly structured environment, with a rigorous academic regime. Students who want to be successful in the school must be independently motivated, goal oriented, and organized.
Highly qualified instructors are in each classroom to provide assistance to students. Students academic progress is monitored by staff and parents. Students are responsible for their progress. If a student does not complete at least one class every 3 weeks he/she could be exited for the program.
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For many of us, Thanksgiving is a holiday about tradition, and a substantial component of that tradition is the food. Year after year we look forward to that unforgettable roast turkey or that nostalgic first bite of pumpkin pie. We always do our best to emulate Grandma's cranberry sauce, or spend tireless hours in the kitchen baking a buttery piecrust to rival Marie Callender's.
But in a modern age of health-conscious eating and complicated diets, how does one keep their principles without having to pass on the classic plates of their childhood?
Click here to see the slideshow How to Have a Paleo Thanksgiving
The paleo diet is a nutritional plan designed to optimize health by mimicking the diet of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. The goal: Eat nothing that can't be caught or foraged.
Proponents of this diet claim that by minimizing intake of carbohydrates and maximizing the amounts of proteins and fibers in the modern diet, we can return to a dietary balance earlier civilizations had right the first time.
But what does this mean for your Thanksgiving plans if you or one of your guests is a follower of the increasingly popular paleo diet? Don't plan to serve anything that needs to be cultivated. This includes grains, potatoes, legumes, and most dairy. And certainly nix any refined or processed food products that might have made it onto your menu.
So what can you do to keep your Thanksgiving table looking festive and full despite all these restrictions? Most fruits and vegetables are safe to serve, as well as any kind of meat, as long as it's grass-fed and pasture raised. Sweeten your desserts with maple syrup or a small amount of honey to avoid using refined, white sugar.
If you're interested in creating a delicious paleo Thanksgiving to make our ancestors proud, or just looking to find out a little more information, check out these six, easy substitutions for traditional Thanksgiving recipes that will make them paleo-friendly. You'll be thankful that you did.


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Congressional investigators said today that the Pentagon broke the law when it swapped Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders.
From the AP:
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office said the Defense Department failed to notify the relevant congressional committees at least 30 days in advance of the exchange — a clear violation of the law — and used $988,400 of a wartime account to make the transfer. The GAO also said the Pentagon's use of funds that hadn't been expressly appropriated violated the Anti-Deficiency Act.
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"In our view, the meaning of the (law) is clear and unambiguous," the GAO wrote to nine Republican senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and various committees. "Section 8111 prohibits the use of 'funds appropriated or otherwise made available' in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, to transfer any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay to the custody or control of a foreign entity' except in accordance" with the law.
Both Republican and Democrat lawmakers were furious with Obama over the May 31 swap. Even Sen. Dianne Feinstein was upset over the trade and expressed concern that Bergdahl was a deserter – a claim that some of the people who served with Bergdahl say is true.
The administration defended the swap and its decision to keep Congress in the dark, saying concern about Bergdahl's health and safety required speedy action.
Oh, and remember – the White House apologized for the lack of notification of the swap, and called it "an oversight."
As we reported in June, we aren't sure how the failure to notify Congress could have been some kind of "oversight" when Obama himself signed the 30 day advance notice into law just last year:
The administration is required to give Congress 30 days advance notice of any plans to release a prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, per section 1033 of the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act.
Also, Congress had previous discussions about what a prisoner exchange would involve:
More damning evidence that the "oversight" was anything but comes from House Speaker John Boehner. In a statement, he said that serious questions about the possibility of a prisoner exchange were raised in talks with Congress in 2011 and 2012. CNN reports:
"Unfortunately, the questions and concerns we had were never satisfactorily answered, and they remain today," he said.
Boehner said the administration "provided assurances" in late 2011, early 2012 and again in 2013 that talks with Congress over an exchange would resume if the possibility became credible again.
"There was every expectation that the administration would re-engage with Congress, as it did before, and the only reason it did not is because the administration knew it faced serious and sober bipartisan concern and opposition," he argued.
After the swap, Judge Napolitano stated that because the released Taliban officials may return to terror, Obama could be guilty of helping terrorists:
"That's why I say the president may well have committed a federal crime," said Napolitano, "by giving material assistance to a terrorist organization. He knows — ought to have known — that that's what these guys will do."
"The president should be impeached for this," he said. "In my view, it's a very, very valid argument that people are going to start talking about."
The five senior Taliban were released from detention at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo in exchange for Bergdahl are to remain in Qatar for a year. However, lawmakers have cited intelligence that suggests those Taliban officials could return to the battlefield in Afghanistan.
From CNN:
An Army fact-finding investigation conducted in the months after his disappearance concluded he left his outpost deliberately and of his own free will, according to an official who was briefed on the report.
There has been no definitive conclusion Bergdahl was a deserter. He met for two days earlier this month with an Army investigating officer who has been reviewing his case.
Unless he requests an extension, the investigating officer has until mid-August to complete the probe. A report would typically be issued about a month later.
Bergdahl is doing administrative duties at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio while that investigation continues.Facebook, Google Plus, & Twitter. You can also get Freedom Outpost delivered to your Amazon Kindle device here.


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July 28, 2009
I never got the leadership thing. Leadership is the number one issue in most manager surveys. It is the most prominently featured section in managerial magazines. Leadership professors engage adoring HR fans in parsing out the differences between leadership and management. It is the star program in every executive education program. The parables of leadership – particularly those involving polar bears or movable cheese – take on messianic virtue. But none of this stuff ever does anything for me. I clearly suffer from leadership impairment, and it feels pretty lonely out there.
Until yesterday that is. At the end of the day, I ran across an article in the latest Harvard Business Review by Henry Mintzberg, the ever-young professor of strategy and organization at McGill University.
Suddenly, I have a Sherpa, someone who describes the world I live in. Mintzberg's thesis: leadership sucks. O.K., I may be editorializing a little, but it's the idea. To him, the US model of leadership, with its top-down, hero-at-the-helm iconography bears no resemblance to the way successful organizations actually work. His view: good managers foster the building of communities inside their organization and engage their employees in a collective process that starts with single innovative projects, and eventually shapes the enterprise as a whole. In the end, it is about communities doing meaningful things together, not fungible individuals who transact with their leader in the accomplishment of tasks. He suggests substituting "communityship" for "leadership." (Henry, give me a call, I think I can help you a tad with your conceptual marketing.)
The use of the concept of community as it applies to organizational dynamics inside the organization is the new story here. We have long argued that co-creation with communities applies both outside the company – the more traditional marketing-oriented definition of community – and inside the organization – the way Mintzberg describes it. These are two sides of the same coin, an uncomfortable reality for marketing and HR people who think of themselves as having wildly different expertise (knowing "markets" vs. knowing "people," but failing to realize that markets involve people too). Management is about communities, and there is no essential difference between building a customer community or an employee community.
There's something annoying about Canadians like Mintzberg. On one end, they're very much American, er, North American, that is. On the other, they have that "I'm looking at your menagerie from outside the cage" quality, with its vaguely socialistic, French-influenced hauteur. The only problem is they're often right.
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My video is on the Canadian Residential school system. I focused on the impacts of the schools. Something I found shocking was that before I did this project I had no idea that this had even happened.
The most interesting thing I have learned is how long-lasting the impacts of residential schools have been, because aside from ruining the childhood of the people who attended them, residential schools affected generations of Aboriginal people.
I've learned the impacts of residential schools and how terrible they were. I've learned how many people were involved in residential schools and that many Canadians were oblivious to the negative effects of residential schools.
The lives of former residential school students were and are heavily impacted for the worse. My education is much better than the education they received and they were taken away from their parents at a young age whilst I can rely on my parents to care for me.
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Emily from BC says:
What was your favourite part of this video?: I really loved the clip at the beginning, on the swing set. It was very compelling, and make me really want to watch the rest of your video. Great idea! Also, interviewing the residential school survivor was a nice touch to the video. Her story was really touching and made the problem of residential schools feel more real.
What do you think this Young Citizen did really well?: I could really tell how much thought and effort you put in to planning your video; it seemed like you had a real passion for learning more about residential schools in order to spread more awareness about them. You also had a great balance between pictures, videos of you talking, and videos of the interviewee talking.
What did you learn from the video?: I was actually going to do my video on residential schools too, until the Vancouver coordinator told me that you had already picked that topic. For that reason, I already know a bit about the schools. What I didn't know, though, was the sheer amount of children who died.
Any other comments you'd like to share with this Young Citizen?: Have you heard about Project of Heart? Our school is participating in it, and each student gets to decorate one wooden tile with a message for the Aboriginal residential school survivors. If you haven't heard about it, here is a link to learn more: http://poh.jungle.ca
Gabe from NS says:
What was your favourite part of this video?: In this video I really appreciate all the pictures she had. I know I had a difficult time with pictures but she did very well.
What do you think this Young Citizen did really well?: This video really had me captivated and I learned something the whole way through. I think she did a great job.
What did you learn from the video?: I learned that the parents couldn't even visit, leaving the children on their own. I never knew that residential schools caused such a separation between the family.
Any other comments you'd like to share with this Young Citizen?: You did a really good job. I thought the start up was really cool
Erin from MB says:
What was your favourite part of this video?: I liked the very vivid photos she had.
What do you think this Young Citizen did really well?: I liked her pictures and information.
What did you learn from the video?: That there were cemeteries built next to the schools.


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Lucky me, I'm on vacation right now! In sunny Thailand, where it's warm weather, wonderful food, great beaches and lovely things all around.
Pocket Carnival is closed until I get back to Melbourne (in one week-ish) but until then please pop over to Oh My Green, where I've been blogging all my favourite eco-friendly design tips, interviews with amazing businesses and creative people, and sustainable and fair trade products.
And just to make you jealous, a picture of me going to get my breakfast from a fruit seller on the beach.


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Another busy weekend for our family! Couldn't have asked for a better one though- family, friends, new adventures and lots of time with my little loves!
Thursday Audrey, Leo and I went to a Momstown class and did some art. It's always interesting trying to get a 14 month old to sit still long enough to get his foot/handprint without sticking his other body parts into the paint! I'm amazed I wasn't completely covered by the time we were done!
While the Moms attempted to craft, the kids played with the balls and tunnel. Good call on keeping the children entertained!
In the afternoon, we snuck in a run before dinner. Leo wasn't super happy about being stuck in the Chariot but we got it done! Leo is loving the slides and the swings at the park so they put up with being pushed around (rough life) if it means ending up at the park!
Leo almost gave me a heart attack when he started climbing in one of the play structures and slipped out of my reach! I had to climb up and grab him before he fell. Of course he thought it was a game and he has no fear. He was not impressed when I wouldn't let him back up!
Friday we had a nice lunch date at the Market with Leigh and Alison and their girls. Sadly, I did not take any photos! Audrey and Delainey were being so cute together too! Thanks to Alison for chasing those two around while they explored everything.
After Leo's nap, we went looking for a dance outfit for Audrey. I had picked up one but it had Hello Kitty on it and I just couldn't do it... So we found one that I love and Audrey will wear it!
I didn't end up going to yoga on Friday since hubby and I decided to have a quiet night in together.
I also had a good hair day and the sun was shining so I had to document that!
When hubby got home from work, I told him he was taking us for ice cream after dinner. We checked out the new Tutti Frutti close to our house. Like Alison said, it's not as good as Menchies- mostly the toppings selection, but it's a great option close to home! The kids didn't complain!
Saturday morning Audrey had her 2nd dance class. This time I took her and took pictures!;) She was shy at first but quickly forgot about me so I could sneak away. The little girls looked so cute dancing away!!
The class is only 45 minutes long so I snuck over to Starbucks for a coffee. I seriously can't remember the last time I've been to a coffee shop by myself!


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In contemporary snackology circles, no theory is as hotly contested as Descartes "Lizard King Postulate", which argues that any snack is exponentially more enjoyable when shaped like a dinosaur.
Time and time again the theory has come under scrutiny by top names in the snack business, with results inconclusive at best. Dinosaur-shaped cakes? Mostly better. Dinosaur gummies? It's too close to tell.
There is one snack avenue, however, where that borderline-insane postulate rings true every time. In the land of molded, breaded meat slurry the t-rex is king.
According to the National Association of Dramatic Imaginary Facts, the chicken nugget is the ultimate fate of nearly a billion farm-raised poultry per year. Ask any child in North America to draw you a picture of a chicken, and nine times out of ten the resulting picture will be of a tiny golden brown disc with large googly eyes and a mouth open in a never-ending agonized scream. Long before video games taught our children to kill, chicken nuggets taught them to want to kill.
These bite-sized treats are the purest form of evil available in your grocer's freezer. They're also incredibly tasty.
I may have overstated the whole evil bit.
The chicken nugget was created by Cornell University food science professor Robert C. Baker in 1950 as a way to stress the importance of patenting your brilliant ideas so you don't die without anyone knowing what you've done until Paul and Storm roll into town.
McDonald's put the chicken nugget on the map with its Chicken McNugget, the formula for which was developed under contract by Tyson Foods in 1979. That means that for the first seven years of my life there were no Chicken McNuggets, which is probably why I used to set things on fire.
Here's how the modern chicken nugget is created. First they remove any piece of the chicken that might house a soul. The leavings are ground into a paste and then fed into molds that look absolutely nothing at all like anything that's ever come out of a chicken. Then they bread it, cook it, and place it in colorful plastic bags at Wal-Mart.
Incidentally, the nuggets I am reviewing here are Tyson's fully-cooked Fun Nuggets. As it turns out, "Fun" is just a serving suggestion.
I must admit I was hoping for more shapes. I don't believe that was an unrealistic expectation.
Paleontologists have, as of this writing, identified more than 1,000 different species of dinosaur, and that's not counting the avian and aquatic varieties; it's not like I was looking for wings and flippers here. Would it have killed the Tyson folks to include more than two? We've got the tyrannosaurus rex, of course, and the stegosaurus. That's it. And really the t-rex is the default dinosaur configuration, so it barely counts.
One serving of Tyson's Fun Nuggets is five pieces. Triceratops, brontosaurus and velociraptor. Any five-year-old that's watched an episode of Dinosaur Train could have done that. I have a hypothesis, Tyson: you don't apply yourselves.
And what lies beneath that welcoming golden-brown crust?
When I was a child I used to have this nightmare where my teeth would break open and I'd find they were filled with a slightly-pink spongy coral.
You're welcome.
As I said earlier, the "fun" in Fun Nuggets is a serving suggestion. Having dinosaur-shaped food is nothing if you just sit there sadly in the dark, chewing dejectedly them with your sponge-filled chompers. We spend the early portions of our life being told not to play with our food. This is because adults are horrible people that only want to see us cry.
In terms of gameplay, the unique form of Tyson's dinosaur-shaped Fun Nuggets opens up a world of possibilities. Attack your action figures. Set the Stegosaurus free in your side salad. Dip it in ketchup and let the t-rex lord over it triumphantly before tearing out its inner solidified chicken goop with its razor-sharp fans, tiny ineffectual arms pinwheeling in delight.
Silence those triumphant roars by removing the large, tiny-brained skull with your own mandibles, growling as you chew the strangely juicy snacks. Cooking them on a baking sheet retains the liquid that would have been replaced with grease during the deep-frying process. It's a very pleasant bite, as long as you don't think about the term "chicken juice". Don't worry, whatever it is you're eating ceased to be chicken long ago.
They do taste like chicken, in that same vague way almost everything else does.
The Verdict
The "Lizard King Postulate" puts forth that any snack is exponentially more enjoyable when shaped like a dinosaur. I repeat that theory in this final section not just because that's how my high school English teacher taught me to do it, but because in the case of Tyson's fully-cooked Fun Nuggets it holds quite true.
The problem with snackology, however, is that there are no exacts. My experience was more enjoyable, certainly; it's not often I get to mix LEGO products and food products. But I realize that not everyone has access to the LEGO Avengers.
Indeed, not everyone has access to the reserves of childish joy necessary to fully enjoy these tasty reminders that, at any moment, a giant meteor could wipe us off the face of the Earth, and one day whatever insectoid creatures that evolve to take our place will dine on human-shaped cat nuggets.
Luckily chicken nuggets come in all forms, from animal to metaphysical; If there isn't a bag of ennui-shaped processed poultry lumps at your local grocery store then surely it's only a matter of time.
Snacktaku is Kotaku's take on the wild and wonderful world of eating things, but not eating meals. Eating meals is for those with too much time on their hands. Past critiques can be found at the Snacktaku review archive.


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Pot lounges among marijuana issues lawmakers asked to considerPUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
OLYMPIA â As legislators worked this week to blend the state's recreational and medical marijuana laws, Spokane Valley officials asked them to consider one more wrinkle in the rapidly changing marketplace: pot lounges. The Members
Clark County crested $2 million in February pot salesPUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
Clark County's pot shops sold more than $2 million worth of marijuana in February. New Vansterdam and Main Street Marijuana remain two of the top three stores in the state for sales and were responsible
Daily Dabs: Redefining Weed, Cannabis & Melanoma, Depression & Endocannabinoids, Cops Giving Weed Back, and Hilarious Pranksters.PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
**Image is not mine, follow @nwalchemy, they're a mmj collective up in Seattle. Pic is of some Dr. Who Shatter.** A Scientific Approach: Redefining Weed – An interesting post from High Times where Dr. John
Columbia River Gorge town gets into pot businessPUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
With the world's second-largest monolith nearby and some of the best windsurfing conditions in the country, North Bonneville has long been a popular playground for outdoor enthusiasts. Just west of the Bridge of the Gods,
Main Street's marijuana traffic packs the parkingPUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Main Street Marijuana has drawn more visitors â and more traffic â to Uptown Village. Some businesses say they're happy to see the pot shop's success,
Washington House readies its version of pot market overhaulPUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
SEATTLE â With the state Senate passing a bill to regulate medical marijuana, Washington's House of Representatives is preparing its version of a pot-market overhaul. A bill sponsored by Rep. Reuven Carlyle aims to make
Young girl's affliction may lead Idaho to approve marijuana oilPUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
BOISE, Idaho â Ten-year-old Alexis Carey has a rare but intractable form of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome. The genetic disease causes severe and multiple seizures, which often leave parents guessing if the terror of watching their
Senator: Share marijuana money to fight crimePUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
Republican Sen. Ann Rivers of La Center is earning a reputation in Olympia as the lawmaker determined to tame the state's great weed experiment she's dubbed the "wild, wild West" of pot. One of her
Merging recreational, medical pot has backers, opponentsPUBLISHED: May 24th 2017
If medical marijuana joins the recreational sector, Clark County stores say they're more than willing to expand their operations to accommodate that market. But doing that will require some changes, and also will also add


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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says applications are being accepted for grants to help low- and very-low-income rural residents repair their homes. These funds help limited-income rural homeowners improve their living conditions. He says the costs associated with maintaining a home are a challenge for many rural homeowners and the funding will be used by awardees to help low and very-low-income residents in rural areas maintain and repair their homes.
The grants can be used to weatherize and repair existing structures, install or improve plumbing or provide access to people with disabilities. Housing Preservation Grants are provided to intermediaries such as town or county governments, public agencies, federally recognized Indian Tribes and non-profit and faith-based organizations. The grants are then distributed to qualified homeowners or owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings who rent to low- and very-low-income residents.
USDA may award up to $9.8 million in competitive grants through the Housing preservation Grant program. Applications are due on August 22.
The Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers as authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill provides payments to offset costs of transporting ag inputs and products over long distances. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week that USDA has begun issuing nearly $2.6 million in fiscal year 2010 payments through RTCP. Vilsack says the program will partially compensate U.S. farmers and ranchers outside the contiguous continental U.S. who are at a competitive disadvantage when they move their products to market.
RTCP benefits are calculated based on costs incurred by the producer for transporting ag commodity or inputs in a fiscal year, subject to an $8,000 per producer cap. RTCP sign-ups for the coming fiscal year begin on July 25 and end Sept. 9. Applicants must file their application with their local Farm Service Agency county office by the deadline.
For more information check out www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport.


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Layered Southwestern Chicken Salad
This beautiful salad is pretty enough to be a centerpiece, and it comes together in a snap. But don't tell your guests, they'll think you spent hours on it! —Marci Dietrich of Fairfax Station, Virginia
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 package (10 ounces) hearts of romaine salad mix
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 2 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use Southwestern chicken strips
- 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1 can (11 ounces) Mexicorn, drained
- 1 can (6 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 2 cups coarsely crushed tortilla chips
- Additional fresh cilantro leaves
- 1. For dressing, in a blender, combine the first six ingredients; cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Transfer to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until serving.
- 2. In a 4-qt. glass salad bowl, layer the remaining ingredients in the order listed. Serve with dressing.
Nutrition Facts
1-1/2 cups: 511 calories, 32g fat (11g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 1127mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 6g fiber), 22g protein.
Mar 15, 2011
This is one of the most amazing recipes I've ever made. The dressing totally makes it. People rave about it everywhere I take it. I've already made it several times and will continue. Delicious.
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Time to get your ferment on!
I'm going to be doing Fermentation Friday a little different from now on. Rather than just posting a recipe, Friday's post is going to be more of a link love post. I've found a few wonderful fellow bloggers who have a love for fermentation equal to my own. I'll be posting links to either recipes or informative posts about fermentation. Don't worry, I'll still be posting a weekly ferment but it will be on Thursdays instead of Fridays.
#1 To get things started, Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama presented Fermentation Facts Series – Installment #1. This post covers some of the basics about anaerobic fermentation and answers several basic questions from readers. This is a must read for newbie fermenters!
#2 Jessica at Delicious Obsessions shared her recipe review of my Indian Spiced Cauliflower recipe. Jessica adapted the recipe for the Pickl-It and added her own personal touch on this amazing fermented recipe. According to Jessica, it's one the best ferments she's ever tasted! You can see the original recipe here Indian Spice Cauliflower.
#3 KerryAnn at Cooking Traditional Foods shares more information about the problems known with both BPA-free and BPA-containing plastics and how she's removing plastic from her ferments in order to avoid those problems.
#4 Jessica from naturallivingsocal.blogspot.com has this great simple recipe for Cultured Green Beans. This is a favorite in our house!
#5 And if you missed it earlier this week, I posted a couple ferments. First is my go-to pickle recipe for Hot Pickles (just omit the chilies if you don't like hot) and yesterday I posted this delicious recipe for Summer Squash Relish. Do not let the boringness of the title deceive you. The Summer Squash Relish is amazing! Actually, I'm going to go dish up a bowl for myself right now.
**This post may contain affiliate links. Purchasing from these links helps support Pickle Me Too, allowing me to post and store all of my free recipes. Thank you!**


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Become a volunteer and support your community
CAMAD is the volunteer centre for the Dyfi Valley. Give a little of your time and get a lot back. Develop your skills and add to your CV, or just make friends and have fun.
Volunteering offers so much. It's a great way to socialise, it's of great benefit to the community and you can learn new skills. Opportunities are far broader than you may imagine. From Conservation and Gardening to Meals-On-Wheels and Befriending, we like to feel we can cater for most interests.
Try something new! You may feel like a real change. And remember you commit the time you want to. As much or as little as suits your availability.


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Care Not Cure: Dialogues at the Transition
Care of the patient with cancer is a series of communication events. One of the most difficult tasks is talking with patients and families when all available and appropriate anti-cancer treatments fail to cure or control the disease, and the hope shifts toward more realistic goals that focus on quality of life not longevity.
This workshop alternates brief didactic presentations with increasingly interactive exercises and discussions based on video cases. The didactics draw on specific skills drawn from the cancer communication literature, and a conceptual model that parallels the tasks of patient care:
- RELATE (elicit concerns and preferences for information and decision-making)
- REVIEW (achieve a shared understanding of data and its meaning)
- REVISE (re-define and expand the goals and methods of care)
- REFLECT (pause to consider how this transition affects your roles and relationships with patients and families, and where you find your resources and rewards)
The focus is on learning from colleagues and on transferring skills into the practice setting.
This half-day program can be given in divided segments as necessary. It draws on the cancer communication literature but works well for clinicians in other specialties and for interdisciplinary teams. The workshop materials include a workbook with the text of the slides and cases, an extensive annotated bibliography, and follow-up exercises.
- Duration 1/2 Day, 1 Day
- Accreditation Approved for CE
- Available To Clinicians


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Giraffe's long neck linked to its genetic profile
Influences on embryonic development may explain unusual height, strength of heart
D. Cavener
Giraffes' genes tell a not-so-tall tale about growing necks to great lengths.
Tweaks to genes important for development may account for both the giraffe's stature and turbocharged cardiovascular system, researchers report May 17 in Nature Communications.
Researchers compiled the genetic instruction book, or genome, for both the giraffe and the okapi, its short-necked closest living relative. Those two species' most recent common ancestor lived about 11.5 million years ago, says Douglas Cavener, a geneticist at Penn State University. Overall, giraffes and okapis still have very similar genes, with 19.4 percent that are identical.
The researchers compared giraffe, okapi and cattle genomes to see what sets giraffes and okapis apart from other ungulates. About 400 genes differ between those species and cattle.


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Best of 2012 Spotify Playlist: Big year for Disclosure, Frank Ocean, Grimes, Hiatus Kaiyote, Kendrick Lamar & Stubborn Heart
Here's to 2012, an incredible year of music that brought us new and inspiring music from some much loved and up and coming artists like Disclosure and Hiatus Kaiyote to name just a few. Hoping you're going to enjoy the latest addition to meltingbutter.com – Music! For a few years now, I've been pulling together … Continue reading


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February 12, 2014
30th Anniversary (1984-2014)
We begin our 30th year in business since the birth of a small town lawn and tree care company that since has seemed to have gone big-time. I don't say this to be boasting or bragging, only that we must have done something right that has struck a cord with the public. Since our humble beginnings in Northern Nebraska we have served Nebraska, Montana and Wyoming. Currently we serve 30% of Wyoming with a branch in Worland, Wyoming and our Corporate headquarters in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This year we continue to grow with the times and have opened another branch office in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
What's the secret of our continued success? We have always been a company founded on free lawn and tree evaluations, high quality products for an awesome value. We may have to apologize for our prices from time to time, but we will never have to apologize for our quality. High Quality products and the high quality service we provide has always taken care of us. You get one shot each year to have your own Garden of Eden and poor quality that comes along with cheep prices sets your landscape to be average at best. The Green grass will always be on the Green Turf side of the fence.
With social media what it is today; Websites, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and now a Blog, all these different medias will feed off each other to tell the story of the daily and future directions of Green Turf Lawnscapes, relying on our 30 years of history, experience and wisdom.
My Mom & Dad, Laverne & Joyce Graus, taught me the lesson of long hours and work ethic. It's faster to do the job the right way the first time and to clean up my messes and leave a job site cleaner than I found it. We take the time to teach our staff members, that don't have my experience of growing up with parents that lived through the Great Depression, to care for the lawns and trees as if they are the last ones on the planet and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It is better to have a set program in place to care for the trees and turf, preventing problems rather than always being reactive. All the different social medias that we will use, will help inform you to the environment around you that will untimely affect your little piece of paradise.
Welcome to "Grow'n with the Times", my 30 year old newsletter that has now gone digital in the form of a blog.
May God Bless you all and Welcome to our journey.
Todd & Holly Graus