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There's more cooking at Westwood Unique Furnishings & Antiques than meets the eye. Wander past the antique chests and art deco lamps to the back of the shop, and customers might be surprised to see a large kitchen fully stocked with pots and pans and plenty of spatulas for serving hearty meals. And that's exactly what the kitchen is used for.
For the past three years, Westwood's owner, Ingrid Melber, has turned over her shop's large back kitchen to her friend and personal chef, Alba Johnson, on Friday nights for Mediterranean cooking classes.
Mostly self-trained, Johnson specializes in the country cooking of Italy, where she was born, and North Africa, where she was raised.
The more rustic the recipe the better. That's why cooking classes in an antique shop are practically perfect.
"This is more like being welcomed into someone's house. It's kind of like having a dinner party, really," says Johnson, who came to the United States as a teenager. She's standing in front of the granite-topped island, washing vegetables as she prepares an antipasto plate of sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and thin slices of mortadella and Genoa salami.
She's expecting eight "guests" for class on this particular evening. People start to trickle in and settle in on the stools around a long table. They won't be seated for long, despite the bread and olives on the table, and frosty pitchers of water with lemon and orange slices bobbing among the ice cubes. Johnson teaches a real cooking class, which means guests take turns slicing the onions and browning the pancetta for one of the night's dishes, a Tuscan meat sauce. She plans to demonstrate three sauces with accompanying pasta, plus make a salad and a dessert.
Her helper students are Dustin and Kimberly Musser, who have begun to make their own pasta and want to learn new sauce recipes. Suki Lee, manager of Howard County Library's East Columbia branch, and her friend Sue Hoyson, from Highland, join the activity. Lee confesses to being a takeout kind of woman, but "I've just started to learn how to cook," she admits.
Hoyson rarely eats out.
"I'm probably the only woman in Columbia who cooks every night," she says. "So I'm always looking for new recipes."
Elaine Parsons, a longtime friend of Melber's, who also helped to get the classes started three years ago, won't escape orders from Johnson. She gets a lesson in just how to small-dice a few Chinese eggplants.
"I always use the Chinese kind," says Johnson. "They don't have the bitterness of the large ones."
Another lesson. The night is full of these little culinary gems, and they slide into the conversation as easily as pasta off a fork.
Questions are encouraged: "How do you know if you have really good olive oil?" one participant asked.
According to Johnson, "Look for unfiltered first, then extra-virgin. Anything after that, don't buy it, because they don't have the omegas that you need from it."
Then she does something that startles a few seasoned cooks in the room. She pours a generous amount of pinot grigio into a bowl of ground beef and pork. After it marinates, someone will brown the mixture in a large skillet on a back burner.
"Don't over-stir the meat while it's cooking," warns Johnson. "Otherwise you're just warming it. The meat or the fish will tell you when you need to turn it."
So that's been the problem all along.
Another question: How do you tell when the oil is warm? "When it starts to look like the ocean," says the chef.
"Technique is what makes the difference between a great dish and a mediocre dish," says Johnson.
There's even a technique to how she drains her pasta, which Dustin Musser perfects during the class.

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DIY: Magnet Tins & Containers
Source: domesticfashionista.com via Karboojeh on Pinterest
Creative Ideas for DIY Magnets. When I saw this pic (up), I thought it was brilliant, it brings together two things I love: Magnets & Britain's iconic bus & phone booth.
The one's above are using tin containers as is, no decoupage, no embellishment… just stick a magnet at the back & voila!
Source: aprettycoollife.com via Karboojeh on Pinterest
The same goes for this one here: Vintage tins, turned into fridge magnets.
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Local knitters got together at a local hospital Thursday for a good cause.
Randall Children's Hospital hosted a community knit-in for the "Click for Babies" purple hat drive.
The hats are part of an education campaign to teach people about shaken baby syndrome.
Experts say frustration over a crying baby can often trigger infant abuse.
Parents need to understand the normal developmental phase that all babies experience from two weeks to four months of age, characterized by long periods of crying lasting up to five hours a day.
In November and December, the newly knitted purple hats will be given to parents of newborns all over the state.
For more information about the campaign, including how you can get a pattern or share a pattern for a newborn's hat, go to clickforbabies.com.
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Exclusive In an unprecedented effort to crack down on self-serving edits, the Wikipedia supreme court has banned contributions from all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates.
Closing out the longest-running court case in Wikiland history, the site's Arbitration Committee voted 10 to 0 (with one abstention) in favor of the move, which takes effect immediately.
The eighth most popular site on the web, Wikipedia bills itself as "the free encyclopedia anyone can edit." Administrators frequently ban individual Wikifiddlers for their individual Wikisins. And the site's UK press officer/resident goth once silenced an entire Utah mountain in a bizarre attempt to protect a sockpuppeting ex-BusinessWeek reporter. But according to multiple administrators speaking with The Reg, the muzzling of Scientology IPs marks the first time Wikipedia has officially barred edits from such a high-profile organization for allegedly pushing its own agenda on the site.
The Church of Scientology has not responded to our request for comment.
Officially, Wikipedia frowns on those who edit "in order to promote their own interests." The site sees itself as an encyclopedia with a "neutral point of view" - whatever that is. "Use of the encyclopedia to advance personal agendas – such as advocacy or propaganda and philosophical, ideological or religious dispute – or to publish or promote original research is prohibited," say the Wikipowersthatbe.
Admins may ban a Wikifiddler who betrays an extreme conflict of interest, and since fiddlers often hide their identity behind open proxies, such IPs may be banned as a preventative measure. After today's ruling from the Arbitration Committee - known in Orwellian fashion as the ArbCom - Scientology IPs are "to be blocked as if they were open proxies" (though individual editors can request an exemption).
According to evidence turned up by admins in this long-running Wikiland court case, multiple editors have been "openly editing [Scientology-related articles] from Church of Scientology equipment and apparently coordinating their activities." Leaning on the famed WikiScanner, countless news stories have discussed the editing of Scientology articles from Scientology IPs, and some site admins are concerned this is "damaging Wikipedia's reputation for neutrality."
One admin tells The Reg that policing edits from Scientology machines has been particularly difficult because myriad editors sit behind a small number of IPs and, for some reason, the address of each editor is constantly changing. This prevents admins from determining whether a single editor is using multiple Wikipedia accounts to game the system. In Wikiland, such sockpuppeting is not allowed.
The Wikicourt considered banning edits from Scientology IPs only on Scientology-related articles. But this would require admins to "checkuser" editors - i.e. determine their IP - every time an edit is made. And even then they may not know who's who.
"Our alternatives are to block them entirely, or checkuser every 'pro-Scientology' editor on this topic. I find the latter unacceptable," wrote one ArbComer. "It is quite broad, but it seems that they're funneling a lot of editing traffic through a few IPs, which make socks impossible to track."
And it may be a moot point. Most the editors in question edit nothing but Scientology-related articles. In Wikiparlance, they're "single purpose accounts."
Some have argued that those editing from Scientology IPs may be doing so without instruction from the Church hierarchy. But a former member of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs - a department officially responsible "for directing and coordinating all legal matters affecting the Church" - says the Office has organized massive efforts to remove Scientology-related materials and criticism from the web.
"The guys I worked with posted every day all day," Tory Christman tells The Reg. "It was like a machine. I worked with someone who used five separate computers, five separate anonymous identities...to refute any facts from the internet about the Church of Scientology."
Christman left the Church in 2000, before Wikipedia was created.
This is the fourth Scientology-related Wikicourtcase in as many years, and in addition to an outright ban on Scientology IPs, the court has barred a host of anti-Scientology editors from editing topics related to the Church.
Many Wikifiddlers have vehemently criticized this sweeping crackdown. Historically, the site's cult-like inner circle has aspired to some sort of Web 2.0 utopia in which everyone has an unfettered voice. An organization editing Wikipedia articles where it has a conflict of interest is hardly unusual, and in the past such behavior typically went unpunished.
But clearly, Wikipedia is changing. In recent months, the site's ruling body seems far more interested in quashing at least the most obvious examples of propaganda pushing.
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With Valentine's Day comes every movie websites lists of Best Movies About Love, Most Romantic Movies Ever, Best Movies To Watch On Valentine's, and then of course the accompanying lists to balance all this out, like Best Movies For Singles On Valentine's Day and the like. Mostly though, we get to read and hear about the same movies year after year.
And it's sweet, and these movies are fun enough and awaken certain emotions that are expressed in a healthy way so long as we recognize the artifice of the thing that's arousing them. And sometimes we'll get a few movies earning mention that are legitimately and wholly lovely and romantic and heartwarming.
But there are some movies that garner this label of "romantic" when if you think about them after the warm feelings wear off, they're kind of really depressing. It's not just for their promotion of co-dependency, or their unrealistic portrayals of love and romance that could potentially lead to hopeless expectations for people in their real lives, although these are genuine sources of skepticism towards romantic movies. No, it's usually because the stories themselves are a little disconcerting, sometimes downright offensive and romanticizing abuse or other unhealthy actions toward purported loved ones.
A lot of this is in jest, with full realization of the surface intentions of these movies, which are sweet and ultimately harmless in all honesty. But I'm still going to go through with a brief list of rants. Here are 7 movies that may have seemed romantic at first but, upon further reflection, are actually real downers.
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1) The Notebook
Let's start with one nearly unanimous pick for The Most Romantic Movie Of All Time™, The Notebook. Here we have a story of two elderly folks in a nursing home, a man reading from his notebook to a lady friend. It's a lovely tale of a romantic summer, which plays out before our eyes, in which a bumpkin steals away a poor little rich girl. But of course her parents forbid her from seeing him and they're separated and she takes up with some new guy even though bumpkin guy is all like "I wrote-cha ever' day fer a yeer!" but her mom keeps the letters from her so she thinks he's full of it.
But then they reunite and new guy gives her an ultimatum and obviously she picks bumpkin because she wants to get in on the Ryan Gosling train before everyone else wants a piece like they do now. Meanwhile, the old man in the nursing home is reading this to the old lady and she remembers that this is their story and she is cured of her dementia for a moment but then it comes back and she's unresponsive again, so there's nothing left to do but die in each other's arms.
This doesn't seem a little crazy to anyone else? Yes it's sweet, and my keyboard is currently short-circuiting from my spontaneous weeping but is this really the pinnacle of a romantic relationship? That you die in each other's arms? Or rather, that one of you dies, and the other commits suicide via heartbreak? This old man surely could have had some productive years left in him. He could have made his way around the nursing home and gotten with some reasonably doable ladies. He could have perhaps written his own memoirs, as these one were apparently written by his partner. Shouldn't he get to have his say? I guess his identity is purely dependent on their relationship. So without her, he's nothing.
To me, that doesn't scream adorable, it points to some pretty severe dependency, and perhaps some mommy issues. Ryan Gosling in Drive is way more romantic.
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2) P.S. I Love You
Full disclosure: I have not seen this movie. It creeps me out. Everything about it is creepy. The poster, the premise, the performers. Here's what I know about it based on what I gathered from its promotional campaign around the time of its release, and the Wikipedia summary which I have read out of some sick curiosity several times.
It's about this girl, whose husband dies. Drag. She's getting on well enough until years letter she starts getting little notes from the dead husband, telling her to do things. That sounds messed up, but then his ghost notes convince her to go to Ireland, his home country, where she meets a guy who reminds her of dead husband probably because they're both Irish, and she hooks up with him only to find out later that husband and new Irish guy were friends. She then starts designing shoes and all is well.
Maybe people who have seen the movie can correct me, but does this not all sound awful? For so many reasons? I know it sucks that she lost her husband; on the plus side, she didn't heartbreak herself to death like in The Notebook so get busy living, girl! And what's with the dead husband insisting on haunting her? He was apparently so possessive of her in life that he had to continue to bother her after death. Let her move on, dude. None of this sounds romantic to me, but just kind of offensive.
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3) Titanic
Ok, I love Titanic, but man is it a downer. I guess that's sort of the point. I don't know if I necessarily see it as romantic, though, but rather more of just a lovely little story about two hot youngsters who were able to bang it out before their ship sank. Kind of like a weird version of The Sessions or The Cake Eaters in which the protagonist with a death sentence of sorts just wants to get laid before they leave this earth. For Titanic's Jack, this is how this story turns out.
At the same time, maybe he didn't have to die. I know, easy for us to say from our cushy seats. And I'm not convinced by these theories that he could have fit on the same raft as Rose—even if they could fit in terms of surface area, I haven't seen anything that says both their weight could have been sustained. But come on man, grab something else! There's crap floating all around you! It's a similar issue to the one I have with Bates in Downton Abbey. I have little patience for the sad sack romantic who insists on playing the martyr. That doesn't seem selfless to me; it seems self-aggrandizing. You know how you can show Rose you really love her? By living. Try harder, bro.
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4) Romeo and Juliet
Take your pick of which version of the story you want to focus on, the Romeo and Juliet of 1968, the Romeo + Juliet of 1996, or any incarnation before, since or in between those two staples. Some of their plots differ slightly but they're fundamentally the same: two ridiculously young teenagers who have barely experienced life fall in lust love even though their families are enemies, Juliet fakes her own death and Romeo misses the memo so thinks she actually died so he kills himself and she learns he killed himself so she kills herself, as I'm sure anyone would do in a similar situation.
I can't sum up all that's wrong with this better than my Sassy Gay Friend does, but I'll try anyway. It's a perfectly fine story, but only if we take it as a warning about how stupid teenage emotions can be. It's honest about how strongly pubescent boys and girls are driven by hormonal impulses, but this shouldn't be celebrated, it should be guarded against and in the case of insanity like Romeo and Juliet, mourned. I suspect this is the intended message of Shakespeare's original work, but in the cultural conversation around it, it's taken just as a romantic love story, and that's stupid.
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5) Casablanca
There's a danger with older movies to perceive them purely as existing in their own time, forgiving them for perspectives that were prevalent in the period and couldn't be helped by their authors. To an extent I am swayed by this position, but that doesn't mean we can't still judge them for their faults, even if they shouldn't be expected to be so exceptional as to be as liberal-minded as our movies tend to be today, relatively anyway. I also think movies should be held accountable for establishing or perpetuating tropes that still plague movies and television to this day.
Which brings me to Casablanca. Billed often as the most romantic movie of all time, at least pre-2004, it is in ever-so-classy black and white and so has a certain quaintness to it, a term I use in the most condescending manner possible. It comes from an era in which manliness amounted to being so guarded against showing any feeling that you literally held your feelings inside no matter what prompts you may face, such as the love of your life leaving you behind. This isn't The Notebook where the girl ends up with the protagonist. This is Casablanca, where he watches her fly away on a plane with her douchey (probably) husband because of, again, this manly sense of martyrdom, a tough guy identity that chooses a weird kind of duty and stoicism over happiness. Whatever dude, do what you want. Just don't bitch to me about it later over beers, please.
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6) Love Actually
I'm not going to pick a fight with Love Actually, partially because its fans are more rabid than I'd care to deal with, and partly because I like it for the most part. I like the idea of finding love in unexpected places, the sweetness of airports, hope, optimism, all that jazz. The stuff with the kid is really sweet. Liam Neeson and Alan Rickman can do no wrong. I could watch Bill Nighy dance for hours, and the surprise twist to his story was a nice touch. The ensemble structure was decently handled, the stories complementing each other reasonably enough, even though it did inspire dreck like Valentine's Day. We'll forgive it for giving us a Martin Freeman sex scene.
I have two minor beefs with it though, aspects that are supposed to be romantic and I find horribly unsatisfying, in different ways for different reasons. The first is the bit with Rick from The Walking Dead stealing a kiss from Keira Knightley and just being satisfied with that. Come on, man! Now that you've had a taste, how can you not be spurned on to go for the grand prize? By that of course I mean her hand in marriage. Ovary up, bro.
Then there's the Colin Firth plot with the Portuguese housemaid. This is supposed to be cutesy and it is, but I can't help thinking that their impending marriage could potentially be a trainwreck since they know nothing about one another, having not spoken a comprehensible word to each other by the time he proposes. What if they're not actually compatible, sexually or otherwise? Take the time to learn this stuff before rushing into things. It's just good sense.
Other than that, good show, chaps.
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7) Twilight
This isn't a popular opinion in most circles, but I don't hate the Twilight series like most people I know do. First of all, I think Kristen Stewart, based on her other work obviously, is a genuine talent and is going to do amazing De Niro-like work in the future, and I don't care what you might think about that because it's just a fact. She makes Twilight more interesting than it deserves to be. Second, the story is campy and dumb, but there is genuine emotional expression behind the stiffness of the acting, and real excitement and well-crafted sequences, especially in the concluding movie.
Having said that, the fact that most of Bella's identity is developed through her romantic engagement with Edward is not what we expect from our heroines anymore. And there's opportunity for focusing less on the love story and more on Bella's transformation into adulthood and becoming a woman who can lead the Cullen charge against the tyrannical vampire council guys. The later movies try to do this, and that's a credit to them. But too much of it is occupied with the pale romance, not nearly as satisfying as a girl's coming of age would be. We're starting to see the girl's story catching up to the boy's coming of age story lately. Twilight could have been better if it aligned with this angle a bit more. Bella can stand on her own without Eyebrows McWhiteface.
Please, share your thoughts on these or other romantic movies in the comments section below, but as Calvin Candie would insist, let's "keep it funny."Previous


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Hometown: Camarillo, Cali.
Current Residence: Louisville, Ky.
Born: 1989
Joined National Team: 2007
Position: Striker
Number: 11
Caps: 68
Since the summer of 1996, Holt has dreamt of playing in the Olympic Games. He was immediately attracted to field hockey's fast pace and high intensity in 2000 when he attended a two-week physical education course held at his elementary school. Hockey has taken Will around the world, including Auckland, New Zealand, where he received his first international cap with Team USA. With two World Leagues and three Pan American appearances added to his National Team experience, Holt continues to make strives in turning his goal of standing on the Olympic podium into a reality.
- 2013: World League Round 2 (5th, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- 2012: World League Round 1 (1st, Chula Vista, Cali.)
- 2011: Pan American Games (5th, Guadalajara, Mexico)... Champions Challenge II (7th, Lille, France)
- 2009: Pan American Cup (2nd, Santiago, Chile)
- 2008: Pan American Junior Championship (3rd, Port of Spain, Trinidad)
Nickname: Will
Twitter: @boomholt
High School: Rio Mesa High School (Oxnard, Cali.)
Club: Camarillo Cougars
College: University of Louiville
Major: B.S. in Health and Human Performance (Exercise Science)
Names of parents/guardians: Andrew and Luzmary Holt
Names of sibling(s): Samantha
Year you began playing field hockey: 2000
Favorite sports quote: "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you can be successful." - Eric Thomas
Best words of advice: "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Woode


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Young Friends Valentine Event
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The Young Friends of the Penn Museum invite you to their annual Valentine's Day event. This year, Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge, Penn Museum Mediterranean Section, and Dr. Jennifer Wegner, Associate Curator, Penn Museum Egyptian Section, will explore artifacts depicting racy and sexually explicit material in the Museum's permanent collection. Cash bar to follow. Admission: $10, general public; $5, Museum members. For additional information, call 215.898.5093 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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What should I know about anthrax? Anthrax is a serious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that forms spores. A bacterium is a very small organism made up of one cell. Many bacteria can cause disease. A spore is a cell that is dormant (asleep) but may come to life with the right conditions.
What are the symptoms of anthrax? The symptoms(warning signs) of anthrax are different depending on the type of the disease:
Caution: Do not assume that just because a person has cold or flu symptoms that they have inhalation anthrax.
What should I know about botulism? Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by a toxin made by a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. There are three main kinds of botulism:
What are the symptoms of botulism? The classic symptoms of botulism include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, and muscle weakness. Infants with botulism appear lethargic, feed poorly, are constipated, and have a weak cry and poor muscle tone. These are all symptoms of the muscle paralysis caused by the bacterial toxin. If untreated, these symptoms may progress to cause paralysis of the arms, legs, trunk and respiratory muscles. In foodborne botulism, symptoms generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating a contaminated food, but they can occur as early as 6 hours or as late as 10 days.
With foodborne botulism, symptoms begin within 6 hours to 2 weeks (most commonly between 12 and 36 hours) after eating food that contains the toxin. Symptoms of botulism include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, and muscle weakness that moves down the body, always affecting the shoulderskeep descends first, then the upper arms, lower arms, thighs, calves, etc. Paralysis of breathing muscles can cause a person to stop breathing and die, unless assistance with breathing (mechanical ventilation) is provided. Botulism is not spread from one person to another. Foodborne botulism can occur in all age groups.
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What should I know about smallpox? Smallpox is an acute, contagious, and sometimes fatal disease caused by the variola virus (an orthopoxvirus), and marked by fever and a distinctive progressive skin rash.
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Tularemia. Tularemia is a potentially serious illness that occurs naturally in the United States. It is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis found in animals (especially rodents, rabbits, and hares).
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Within a few hours of inhaling significant amounts of ricin, the likely symptoms would be respiratory distress (difficulty breathing), fever, cough, nausea, and tightness in the chest. Heavy sweating may follow as well as fluid building up in the lungs (pulmonary edema). This would make breathing even more difficult, and the skin might turn blue. Excess fluid in the lungs would be diagnosed by x-ray or by listening to the chest with a stethoscope. Finally, low blood pressure and respiratory failure may occur, leading to death. In cases of known exposure to ricin, people having respiratory symptoms that started within 12 hours of inhaling ricin should seek medical care.
If someone swallows a significant amount of ricin, he or she would develop vomiting and diarrhea that may become bloody. Severe dehydration may be the result, followed by low blood pressure. Other signs or symptoms may include hallucinations, seizures, and blood in the urine. Within several days, the person's liver, spleen, and kidneys might stop working, and the person could die.
Skin and eye exposure: Ricin in the powder or mist form can cause redness and pain of the skin and the eyes. Death from ricin poisoning could take place within 36 to 72 hours of exposure, depending on the route of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, or injection) and the dose received. If death has not occurred in 3 to 5 days, the victim usually recovers. Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to ricin.
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The Social Assimilation of Immigrants
AbstractPolicy makers in migrant-receiving countries must often strike a delicate balance between economic needs, that would dictate a substantial increase in the number of foreign workers, and political and electoral imperatives, that typically result in highly restrictive immigration policies. Promoting integration of migrants into the host country would go a long way in alleviating the trade off between economic and political considerations. While there is a large literature on the economic assimilation of immigrants, somewhat less attention has been devoted to other - and equally crucial - dimensions of migrants' integration, namely the process of social assimilation. The aim of this paper is to take a close look at migrants social integration into the host country. We rely on the European Community Household panel (ECHP), which devotes a full module to the role and relevance of social relations for both migrants and natives. An innovative feature of this analysis is that it relies on migrants perceptions about their integration rather than - as is typically the case in most opinion surveys - on natives attitudes toward migrants. The main results of the paper can be summarized as follows. First, migrants - particularly from non EU origins - are at a disadvantage in the fields of social relations. Even after controlling for their individual characteristics, such as age, education, family size, and employment status, they tend to socialize less than natives. Second, migrants tend to converge, albeit quite slowly, to the standard of natives. This finding highlights the risks of short term migration, where migrants tend to be constantly marginalized. Third, education has a significant impact on the type of social activities that individuals undertake. More educated people tend to relate somewhat less with their close neighbourhood, but quite intensively with the broader community. The implication for policy makers concerned about the creation of ethnic enclaves is to promote education among immigrants' community.
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Dr. Kemkaran is an extreme example of an inadequate doctor. I seen him for over two years not out of satisfaction in his performance but out of necessity as there were no doctors taking new patients in my area. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and tumours by specialists prior to me having to find a general practitioner. Dr. Kemkaran was the only one taking new patients so I went to see him. The initial meeting seemed positive: he was friendly and seemed knowledgeable. It all went downhill from there. Each and every scheduled appointment involved: a two to three hour wait, him talking incessantly about his life, test results were never fully disclosed unless I asked about them, he failed to accurately read those test results which resulted in a situation in which I was dangerously low in certain nutrients which further exacerbated my disorder, he suggested treatment for a disorder that I did not have. Not a doctor if you require informed, consistent, quality care.
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IT IS OK FOR PROFESSIONALS TO TEACH BY PERSONAL EXAMPLES OR STORIES. HE IS A PERSON. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING PERSONAL AND WOULD NOT CARE. HE IS WORTH THE WAIT ASKS THE RIGHT QUESTIONS HAD SPOT ON THOROUGH TESTS DIAGNOSIS in 5 mins more than two hours with emergency VIA ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. THEREFORE HE IS THE BEST FRIEND A PATIENT COULD HAVE WHO WILL DIAGNOSE OR CATCH CANCER IN TIME BESIDES A DOCTOR LIKE THAT. HE IS THE BEST DOCTOR I EVER HAD more than a gp and will refer you to the best docs in the city. too bad you cannot please everyone. who cares if he wore sweatpants. i never noticed what or if he did. he is a doctor not a model. if he falls behind it is because each patient will get the treatment and time they need or deserve. if that isnt worth the wait or the proper preventative care what is. CUT THIS GREAT PROFESSIONAL SOME SLACK HE IS AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. THE STAFF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WAITS. anyone with some sense would appreciate his professional expertise.
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I would gladly pay to see anyone besides this doctor. He put me on medication and then SCREAMS at me when I need more. He is the worst doctor I have ever been to which explains why he has had to move 5 times in as many years. He is a slob, dresses like a bum, is totally incapable of managing his time - he spends half an hour screaming at you because he has had a bad day and then says "your time is up" before he can check any real medical problems you may have. He would never survive in a city without a severe doctor shortage. He is a loser and a bully. Routinely one to two hours late for every appointment. He is condescending, uncaring and a general threat to the public. The 1st time I saw him he put his private parts on my knee. Don't see this doctor!!!! Is this what socialized medicine is? Total idiots for doctors??
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Always at least an hour late.His excuses range from sleeping in to having to care for his mother and kids. Had to hear about his side business interests and how his sister doesn't help with their mother. I have heard at least 3 times about his racketball injuries and his divorce issues. Can not complain about anything to his staff, they don't want to hear it. They tell you to call ahead to find out the waiting time and then when you do come in, they still have 5 people ahead of you. Very rude receptionists on the phone. There are at least 3-4 of them in there and it seems like they haven't a clue of what they are doing. Can't understand them on the phone and when you tell them so, they get angry and rude. They love putting people on hold repeatedly and getting another one to answer so that you have to repeat your call to the next one, which is very frustrating. When you voice this, they get angry again and write nasty notes in your file. Not going back to this clinic.
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personable and takes the time to get to know patients so i can see why so many people think he is great. Spends too much time talking about his own personal issues or counselling on weight loss and diet but lacks credibility as he clearly does not walk the talk. VERY disrespectiful of the patient's I have tried booking at all different times and days. Nothing works. cancels short notice. ALWAYS 2-3+ hours behind. even when i book the first appt of the day he is more than an hour late. sweat pants and a t-shirt were common dress. If i did not know better i would NEVER think he was a Dr if i saw him on the street. Overall grossly unprofessional and down right disgusting. a discredit to the PROFESSION. The only thing in his favour is his wonderful staff ... i can't figure why they stay with him given all the abuse they take for his tardiness. Dr K ... you are Fired!!
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How can one handle complex issues surrounding medicine and health care when an appointment schedule is beyond your abilities. Unacceptable wait, and when I questioned it, I feel I was met with arrogance. I feel this guy thinks he's above everyone else and displays a bad attitude towards people. I feel this is only about the money, not care. Why would one put their care in a person who's abilities are less than required to handle a basic daytimer?
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Dr. Kemkaren is NEVER on time!!! I have never waited less than 2.5 hours for a scheduled appt. Completely unacceptable!
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This is a doctor who should NOT be practicing! Never mind the fact that he is always 3 plus hours behind...he prescribes pills without monitoring the pt. His specialty is prescriptions! He simply wants to move you out the door as quickly as he can but NOT until after you've heard about his divorce, his child custody battle AND his workout regimen at the gym. I am personally going to be writing the the college of physicians and surgeons about this totally unprofessional and uncaring "doctor".
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This School is Very good. But it has downsides. 1 being that the classrooms are smashed together. Also, being a resident of Hawaii i know we don't have air conditioning. But This is a school I think it should need to have something in the budget for air conditioning in the other rooms besides the office.
This is a great school. Three of my four boys went here and they loved it. The teachers are very caring and will communicate with you constantly. I still keep in touch with some of them now even though we no longer live in Hawaii. I wish all teachers wanted to see kids succeed in life like these teachers do.
I have 4 kids my oldest child went to this school since grade k till the 6th grade but now in intermediate. He still often goes by to visit his teachers. My other 3 kids are still attending this school and they love it!! I myself has attended this school since 1st grade.The teachers here treat each student equally. They focus on your childs weak points and help them out 1 on 1. During the furloughs Makalapa has started a program with permission and choice from parents with an afterschool program where students stay in an extra hour or so of learning since fridays have no school. I was shocked that the teachers involved in this program was doing it from their own time and not because they were required to do it. Which I appreciate deeply! Thats how dedicated the teachers are in this school. Even without the program before the program even started teachers would stay after with students who needed help with work or with students who needed to catch up with work. Which i really love! With great teachers the school is a clean enviroment.The principal,teachers,office and cafeteria staffs,including the janitors are VERY friendly!Overall the best school for your child or children.
Great school. Well rounded curriculum. Nice facilities. Friendly staff. Only issue is that parents need to be more involved in their children's education- it shouldn't just be left up to the school.
Teachers have been so very helpful in promoting important life learning academic skills & a rewarding approach to promote positive learning for my two boys.
Best school with the best teachers. My daughter went there K-6 and every teacher was very caring and was always there for my child. I highly recommend it.
I love this school! The teachers are great with the kids, and the administration is so helpful. The campus is beautifully kept. My daughter is having a great time and I couldn't be happier.
Makalapa is a very good school, so long as you as a parent are very involved with your childs education.
Parents beware! I moved to get out of sending my kids to another year of school here! There is horrible racial issues here. Their aren't separate classrooms, you have like 4 different classes in the same large room only separated by bookshelves. The teachers are horrible also. Don't send your kids here!
I have 3 children currently attending this school. They all seem to be happy with there teachers. I especially enjoy how the teachers try and focus on my childrens strong points and push them to do their best. On the other hand the classroom setup is a total negative. How can the children concentrate when there are 3 other classrooms right around them.
Every child's success in school depends on parental involvement. Whenever I approach the principal or staff for help, they have been cooperative and quick to respond favorably. I've noticed an increase in parental involvement this school year.
My family experience with Makalapa was a totally nightmare. I would never recommend this school. I home school now and it is great. I am a long time resident of Hawaii and am stunned with our public school system. A big waste of taxpayers dollars. No encouragement for parents to get envolved.
My daughter has been in Makalapa since Kinder and now for these school year she will be 6th Grade and never I had a problem that the staff of Makalapa had not solve I am always been satisfied over all with Makalapa from the principal down to the maintenance staff. my hands are for them.
My son is in 3rd grade and he does not read well , I told the school he need more help so his teacher tell's him ' just write each word 5 time each ' when I asked my son what the word's are he said ' I don't know , I just have to write them ' I'm sorry , but I think it would help if they new what they where doing . He couldn't even tell me one of his spelling words . When my son was getting hit every day from some boy , the principal did nothing for 2 months . I would give them an F.
This school is absolutely a dreadful dump. I am very unhappy with the quality of the teachers, resources and overall curriculum. This is a terrible place for children. Many concerns for health and safety. It takes screaming to get minimal tasks to be initiated. Parking/Pick-up is a total nightmare and paying for bus services for public schools is a total joke. Children are behind on normal education levels. Holidays for Asian beliefs are taught and neglect normal events for AMERICAN Children. Worst of all, I don't think it's better at any other school on the island. Teachers and staff are hard to understand and do not teach proper english. Extremely fusterating to have conversations with ANY staff I've met. I can only imagine how students feel. I'd suggest to anyone who can homeschool, they truly should!
My son's teacher seems to not like her job and was not open to give him help when he needed. Very little communication between class and home.His 6th grade teacher was much better at making a conection with my son.
I attend Makalapa Elementry it is a very nice learning enviorment. It is my first year there and I've learned so much already. I highly reccomend this school.
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PIERCE v. SOCIETY OF SISTERS
- 1901-1939
The Compulsory Education Act of 1922 required parents or guardians to send children between the ages of eight and sixteen to public school in the district where the children resided. The Society of Sisters was an Oregon corporation which facilitated care for orphans, educated youths, and established and maintained academies or schools. This case was decided together with Pierce v. Hill Military Academy.
Did the Act violate the liberty of parents to direct the education of their children?
Yes. The unanimous Court held that "the fundamental liberty upon which all governments in this Union repose excludes any general power of the State to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only."


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Summary: The first time I heard it, I laughed. Oh, come on, I thought. He didn't just say that. We were at a restaurant in southern Ohio, where a hundred or so Democrats and a handful of young campaign workers had gathered to hear my husband, Sherrod Brown, announce for the seventh time in two days why he was running for the United States Senate. The party chairman of the county stood up at the lectern and in a loud, booming voice, introduced "Congressman Sherrod Brown-and his lovely wife." By Week 40 of the campaign, I had been introduced that way nearly a hundred times. I stopped counting once we hit the 50 marker. I knew I was not the point at these gatherings, and I was so proud of the man who was. Also, I realized I was getting cranky about something I could not change. If I couldn't rely on a sense of humor, I was in for one long year on the campaign trail. Writing with her trademark warmth, wit, and common sense, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Connie Schultz reveals the rigors, adrenaline joys, and absolute madness of a new marriage at midlife and campaigning with her husband, now the junior senator from Ohio. She describes the chain of events leading up to Sherrod's decision to campaign for Senate (he would not run without his wife's unequivocal support) in a state where no Democrat had won statewide office for twelve years. She writes about the moment her friends in the press became not so friendly; the constant campaign demands on her marriage and family life; a personal tragedy that came out of the blue. She gives us a candid behind-the-scenes look at the often ludicrous trials and tribulations of being an opinionated columnist, a political wife, and a newly married woman in her forties, and the rigors of political life: audacious bloggers, ruthless adversaries, campaign fatigue, political divas, the no-small-planes agreement, and staffers young enough to be her children suddenly directing her and her husband's every move. Filled with eye-opening revelations about the election process, . . .and His Lovely Wifeilluminates through one woman's story a marriage, our political system, our working lives, and our nation. Connie Schultz is outspoken, passionate, and very public about her opinions-in other words, every political consultant's nightmare, and every reader's dream.
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Garcia Hotspur finds himself traveling to the City of the Damned to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from the evil viles. Luckily, his Johnson accompanies him.
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When a robot that looks and acts like a human is illegally created, Dan Marshal is sent in to investigate the situation and quickly finds himself pitted against the Japanese government.
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GameZone takes a look at Centipede Infestation, which looks to be a much needed update to a classic game.
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After a short E3 break, GameZone kicks off the League of Legends Kill of the Day with a failed TF tower ult. Morgana makes quick waste of Kog'Maw and follows it up with a sick stun leaving you saying "TF Who!?"
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Makes 2 servings (can be doubled)
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- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 4 thin boneless pork chops or 2 thick bone-in pork chops
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 large celery stalk, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 1/2 cups apple cider
Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet and sauté until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Using tongs, transfer pork to plate. Add onions, celery and bay leaf to skillet. Sauté until onions are golden, about 6 minutes. Mix in curry powder. Add cider and boil until sauce is slightly reduced, about 6 minutes. Return pork and any accumulated juices to skillet. Simmer just until cooked through, about 3 minutes for boneless chops and 5 minutes for bone-in chops. Season with salt and pepper.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (2 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories918
- Carbohydrates39 g (13%)
- Fat45 g (70%)
- Protein85 g (170%)
- Saturated Fat18 g (88%)
- Sodium261 mg (11%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat5 g
- Fiber5 g (19%)
- Monounsaturated Fat17 g
- Cholesterol298 mg (99%)
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