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The Day the Mikveh Went Dry
When a drought left Omaha's ritual bath empty, refilling it required some imagination—and a ton of ice
Climate change has been blamed for a host of devastating events, from Hurricane Sandy to the evaporation of Greenland's glaciers. But earlier this year, a dramatic weather event had a small but important impact on the Jewish community: In July, as a drought brought the effects of global warming to the Midwest, the only mikveh in Omaha, Neb., went dry.
The mikveh, a ritual bath, is an essential part of any Orthodox Jewish community, so when one goes dry, it's a serious issue—especially in Omaha, where the next nearest mikveh is a state away. "The mikveh is one of the most basic institutions of any Jewish community," explained Jonathan Gross, the rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue, Omaha's Orthodox congregation. "How are you supposed to have young families if you don't have a mikveh?"
Refilling a mikveh isn't a simple matter of turning on a faucet; there are rules about what kind of water can and cannot be used. The community in Omaha prayed for rain—one of the approved methods for replenishing the water in a mikveh—and their prayers were eventually answered. But by the time those rains came, another solution was already in place, a solution that involved one ton of ice.
Mikvehs typically serve multiple purposes. The first and most important is as a place for women to purify themselves after completing their menstrual cycles; immersion in a mikveh is a critical part of the laws of Taharot HaMishpacha, family purity, and without immersion a woman is forbidden to have sex with her husband. New vessels, like pots and pans, must be immersed before they can be considered kosher and thus usable. And converts need to immerse to conclude their conversions. Customarily, men also dunk, before holidays and before their wedding day, although this isn't mandated by modern Jewish law.
Like many mikvehs, the Omaha Community Mikvah is composed of two below-ground pools. The first pool fills with rainwater through a hole in the roof, and the second, larger pool is used for the actual bathing. To be considered halachically valid, a mikveh is required to have at least 40 se'ah of natural water. A se'ah, a unit of halachic measurement, corresponds to roughly five gallons of water, according to one stringent opinion—meaning that 200 gallons of natural water are required for a kosher mikveh. The water must fill the mikveh through naturally occurring sources, either by rain or through a connection to a spring or river. Water that is transported to the mikveh through direct human means—in buckets, for instance—is called she'uvim, drawn water, and cannot be used to fill a mikveh. Tap water is also forbidden, though this wasn't always the case—and tap water can be added to the mikveh once the required 200 gallons of natural water are present.
In July, Omaha's mikveh was accidentally emptied when a maintenance crewmember thought that cleaning the mikveh meant emptying it completely. In most circumstances, a mikveh can be refilled relatively easily through rain or snow, but this summer's drought made that impossible. "Had this happened in January with all the snow we would have been filled up in a week!" Gross lamented on his blog.
The mikveh was out of service for almost two months. Women traveled to the next closest mikveh in Des Moines, Iowa, or Kansas City, Kan., each more than two hours away. Dishes went unpurified. The receptionist at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, where Omaha's mikveh is located, received calls every time it rained an inch, asking if the pool had somehow miraculously filled. As the weeks passed, different ideas were thrown around: The supervising rabbi of the mikveh suggested the community pray for rain. They did. Another rabbi tried to open up a larger hole in the roof to allow more water, but that didn't work. Some scientific-minded congregants suggested lighting giant Bunsen burners, evaporating water and then allowing it to condense over the mikveh; this was deemed impractical and was never tried.
The town finally turned to Rabbi Yaakov Weiss, 34, the pastoral service coordinator of the Blumkin Home and one of the supervisors of the mikveh. Another rabbi brought up the idea of using ice to fill the mikveh, and Weiss began looking into it. Using ice was a sort of loophole or leniency: Since the ice was solid and not liquid, if it was moved into the mikveh while still in its frozen state, when it melted it would be considered non-she'uvim water, and the mikveh would be kosher. This procedure, while not common, is almost universally accepted.
"I know it had been done in Nova Scotia once, but I had never heard much about it prior or since," Weiss said.
Weiss called Rabbi Hershel Schachter and Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, two important legal minds at Yeshiva University in New York. They referred him to a mikveh expert, Rabbi Yirmiya Katz, who went through the exact requirements of filling the mikveh with ice.
Weiss' first thoughts were to use the large ice machines in the Blumkin Home, but that plan was quickly vetoed since the ice would have melted too much by the time they put it in the mikveh. Weiss, with Katz's help, figured out that he'd need a lot of very frozen ice put in the mikveh very fast.
Weiss called every ice company in Omaha ("Did you know that while there are many ice companies—Arctic Ice, Omaha Ice, Glacier Ice—they are all actually the very same place?" he wrote on Gross' blog) and finally found one that could deliver the required amount: 250 10-pound blocks of ice. The ice was paid for by the Jewish Federation of Omaha, on whose campus the Blumkin Home is located.
On Friday, Aug. 24, Weiss and a group of volunteers wearing special gloves that wouldn't melt the ice amassed outside the mikveh at 8:15 in the morning. But the truck showed up an hour late, and by the time Weiss opened the first package, the ice melted in his hands.
"Apparently this was their version of solid blocks of ice: It was a block of crushed ice pushed together in a brick," explained Weiss. "It doesn't stay as cold as a real block of ice."
Weiss went back to the drawing board where he found Muzzy Ice, an ice company that makes blocks of ice for ice sculptures. He had found them earlier but decided against using them given the large size of their ice blocks. "I didn't want to risk damaging our mikveh," Weiss said, but he relented once he realized that was the only option.
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Everyday in our production center, we see a myriad of colorful dyes working together to produce something new on a previously blank canvas. This blending of several components is an accurate representation of just how brightlytwisted thrives. This company is made up of many pieces of different sizes, each with a unique purpose, creating an exceptional product. From the dyers to the office manager, the photographer to the processors, each person adds their own color to the canvas.
In the last five years brightlytwisted has grown tremendously, and the need for a new set of hands quickly became more apparent- only it wasn't in the dye room. Soon enough, a different kind of artist came into the picture: Graphic Designer and Illustrator Lauren Paulauskas. After she graduated from Michigan State University with a BFA in Apparel and Textile Design in 2011, Lauren was introduced by BT designer Zack McKeever to Velda Kirby, brightlytwisted's seamstress. Lauren soon began working as an apparel production intern under Velda, gaining, as Lauren states it, "the rare opportunity to observe and learn the apparel production process from start to finish."
As Lauren brainstormed possible garment ideas for the company, she would sketch out her thoughts and give them to Velda. When Tammy learned of Lauren's eye for design, she asked if Lauren could begin doing illustration and graphic design work for brightlytwisted. She started designing line sheets for the company, and quickly moved on to gift cards, labels, and apparel. Lauren says, "My work for brightlytwisted is very similar to my personal aesthetic, and it is a blessing that I get to do work for them that I personally think is beautiful. Tammy and I collaborated to match her dreams with my ideas and abilities, and I think the work I've done so far has displayed that to it's fullest." The rest of the brightlytwisted team couldn't agree more.
Since her early days as an intern, Lauren has become an important part of brightlytwisted's success. Of Lauren's style Tammy states, "Lauren's illustrations have a whimsical, trendy edge, and her style reinforces that what we create is an art form. [brightlytwisted is] Artists working in the fashion industry." It was with much ease that Lauren's artistic designs became a key element in brightlytwisted's line. Lauren's work became irreplaceable to brightlytwisted, so when she decided to follow her dreams and move to Brooklyn, NY in the spring of 2012,keeping her on as a freelance artist was a no-brainer.
Lauren's passion for her art emanates through the work she does for the company, and as a result, the feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive. Speaking of her time spent with the company Lauren says, "To work for brightlytwisted is a one-of-a-kind experience. The work is drop dead gorgeous- really something you believe in, want to stand behind, and want to spread the word about. They are unique in the fact that they act as a tight-knit family, yet have the ability to maintain a level of professionalism not seen by many companies so young. Also, they ensure that the workplace atmosphere is one where any member of the team can jump in and really let their ideas and inputs be heard and thoughtfully considered. It truly is a group effort fostered by some really brave people. It's the kind of hands-on experience you would never get at a big corporation, and is one that I find much more rewarding for it." We couldn't have said it better ourselves.

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--Futures rise as forecasts show cold temperatures in six-to-10 day forecasts
--Forecasters see cold weather for eastern U.S.
--Nymex natural gas recently 9.9c higher at $3.390/MMBtu
By Jerry A. DiColo
NEW YORK--Natural gas futures rose Monday as weather forecasts released over the weekend showed sharply colder temperatures descending over the eastern half of the U.S. over the next week.
Natural gas for March delivery gained 9.9 cents, or 3.1%, to recently trade at $3.390 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange after earlier trading above $3.40 for the first time since early February.
The National Weather Service Sunday predicted cold weather will hit the U.S. over the next six-to-10 days, with below-normal temperatures extending from as far west as Texas to southern New England.
Private weather forecaster Commodity Weather Group said its own forecasts pointed to a "cold start to March."
Roughly half of the homes in the U.S. are heated by natural gas, and many more use electric heat generated at gas-fired utilities. When temperatures fall, gas usage typically rises.
"The bump is just pure weather-based trading," said Aaron Calder, a market analyst at Gelber & Associates in Houston. He added that the gains, which began during the weekend, likely triggered automated programs to start buying as they crossed above $3.35/MMBtu, a level that hasn't been breached for two weeks.
Monday's gains pushed gas futures to their highest level since Feb. 7, and marked a turnaround from prices close to $3.20/MMBtu just last week. For most of the past month, gas prices have been under pressure as colder-than-normal weather didn't result in sizeable declines in domestic natural-gas stockpiles, raising concerns about the amount of gas in U.S. inventories.
Natural-gas stockpiles stood at 2.4 trillion cubic feet last week, 18% above average for this time of year.
Natural gas for next-day delivery at the benchmark Henry Hub in Louisiana recently traded at $3.42/MMBtu, according to IntercontinentalExchange, compared with Friday's average of $3.2708/MMBtu.
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NASA Satellite Shows a Mean Irene's Fury
After pounding North Carolina and Virginia on Aug. 27, Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Little Egg Inlet, N.J., early Sunday morning, Aug. 28, still as a category one hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kilometers per hour). It then weakened slightly before making a third landfall over Coney Island, N.Y. as a 65-mph (100-kilometer-per-hour) tropical storm. Irene's heavy rains, winds and storm surge are causing widespread problems throughout the U.S. mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
This infrared image of Irene was taken by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft at 2:47 a.m. EDT on Aug. 27, a few hours before the storm's second landfall in New Jersey.
The AIRS data create an accurate 3-D map of atmospheric temperature, water vapor and clouds, data that are useful to forecasters. The image shows the temperature of Irene's cloud tops or the surface of Earth in cloud-free regions. The coldest cloud-top temperatures appear in purple, indicating towering cold clouds and heavy precipitation. The infrared signal of AIRS does not penetrate through clouds. Where there are no clouds, AIRS reads the infrared signal from the surface of the ocean waters, revealing warmer temperatures in orange and red.<
About AIRS
More information about AIRS can be found at http://airs.jpl.nasa.gov.More on NASA's hurricane research and Irene is online at NASA's hurricanes/tropical cyclones website http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html and the JPL TC-IDEAS hurricane website http://hurricanes.jpl.nasa.gov.
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World 2's been taking far longer than I expected, and since everyone's still asking me where it is, I figured I should release a 2 level demo to show that the project's not dead. It's just the second world of the Fancy Pants Adventure, but there's still a good deal of added features. You can wall jump from the beginning, slide into enemies by pressing down, and grab on to ledges, to name a few. I'll be reading through the comments, so any feedback you have for the final World 2, go for it.
Rated 5 / 5 stars April 21, 2007
Kickin' Rad.
I love it. Can't wait for the full release. I noticed though that the climbing anim. doesn't have hair. Not a big problem, but easy to fix.
Rated 5 / 5 stars April 17, 2007
Brilliant controls
This feels awesome to play. You get a real sense of inertia, and the new moves are great.
One thing: I LOVE being able to slide towards the edge of a ledge, and hold DOWN to drop over the side but still hold on. It would be great to have a move that allows you to slingshot yourself in the other direction after doing this move, so you never stop running.
Either way - this should be on Xbox Live Arcade!
Rated 5 / 5 stars March 14, 2007
I have a ton of respect for your programming. My platformer won't be anywhere near as cool in terms of physics. I liked the graphics too. It seems like you're about done with this world anyway. I can't wait for the sveet boss fight!!
Rated 5 / 5 stars April 19, 2007
One of the most fluid games I have ever played on NG. Animations were amazing, keep up the good work, its really addictive already, when the demo was over, I was really disappointed.
Good Luck with the rest of it!
Rated 5 / 5 stars July 26, 2013
its a verry cool game


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Sequential approaches for learning datum-wise sparse representations
Gabriel Dulac-Arnold a, 1Ludovic Denoyer c, 1Philippe Preux b, 2Patrick Gallinari c, 1
Machine Learning 89, 1-2 (2012) 87-122
Résumé : In supervised classification, data representation is usually considered at the dataset level: one looks for the "best" representation of data assuming it to be the same for all the data in the data space. We propose a different approach where the representations used for classification are tailored to each datum in the data space. One immediate goal is to obtain sparse datum-wise representations: our approach learns to build a representation specific to each datum that contains only a small subset of the features, thus allowing classification to be fast and efficient. This representation is obtained by way of a sequential decision process that sequentially chooses which features to acquire before classifying a particular point; this process is learned through algorithms based on Reinforcement Learning. The proposed method performs well on an ensemble of medium-sized sparse classification problems. It offers an alternative to global sparsity approaches, and is a natural framework for sequential classification problems. The method extends easily to a whole family of sparsity-related problem which would otherwise require developing specific solutions. This is the case in particular for cost-sensitive and limited-budget classification, where feature acquisition is costly and is often performed sequentially. Finally, our approach can handle non-differentiable loss functions or combinatorial optimization encountered in more complex feature selection problems.
- a – Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6
- b – Université Charles de Gaulle - Lille III
- c – Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI
- 1 : Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6 (LIP6)
- CNRS : UMR7606 – Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Paris VI
- 2 : SEQUEL (INRIA Lille - Nord Europe)
- INRIA – CNRS : UMR8146 – Université Lille I - Sciences et technologies – Université Lille III - Sciences humaines et sociales – Ecole Centrale de Lille
- Domaine : Informatique/Apprentissage
- Mots-clés : supervised classification – reinforcement learning – data representation
- hal-00747724, version 1
- http://hal.inria.fr/hal-00747724
- oai:hal.inria.fr:hal-00747724
- Contributeur : Preux Philippe
- Soumis le : Jeudi 8 Novembre 2012, 15:25:43
- Dernière modification le : Jeudi 8 Novembre 2012, 15:39:43
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Walker, in a rare moment of candor, stated to reporters that he would not use the criminal defense fund to pay for the legal defenses of his aides, who have been charged with crimes ranging from child enticement, to theft from veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, to misuse of taxpayer resources to illegally campaign for Scott Walker, and would instead use the funds for himself or his campaign. Wisconsin law is very clear: an elected official can only establish a legal defense fund if they, or their agent, are under investigation for, charged with, or convicted of violations of Wisconsin's campaign finance and election laws. Nothing provides for an elected official creating a legal defense fund for the sole purpose of campaign compliance, assisting the prosecution or aiding an investigation, as Scott Walker claims he is doing. Since he is not paying for the defense of an agent acting on his behalf, it is now clear that Scott Walker is under investigation. – Wisconsin Politics
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Ah, s'mores. They seem to inspire the craft community regularly, because there are a ton of s'more recipes out there! because I'm craving chocolate and haven't featured a recipe today, here is a roundup of my favourite s'more recipes!
Warning: will induce chocolately cravings
S'mores Cake In A Jar | How Sweet It Is
I'm scared about cooking glass in an oven, but this amazing recipe is well worth the fear. Mmm. Eat with a long spoon and a friend!
S'mores Pops | The Decorated Cookie
For those who need their s'mores on the go, here are s'mores pops! Quick to make and quick to eat. Delicious and fun.
S'mores Whoopie Pies | Smashed Peas & Carrots
There's something about cakey biscuits filled with lashings of creamy icing that make me want to bake! These look so good - good enough to convince any dieter to break their vow!
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DAYTON, Ohio – The University at Albany men's basketball team won their first game of the NCAA Tournament Tuesday.
Most teams pray they're not one of the eight forced to play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but UAlbany embraced the opportunity for a few reasons. The Danes got the unique chance to tip-off the Big Dance, and they also went up against a fellow 16-seed team, Mount St. Mary's College.
The team had a realistic shot of winning the program's first ever NCAA Tournament game, and they got it done.
The game was a wild one as the two teams differing playing styles came to a head. The Mount plays an up-tempo game shooting a ton of threes, and UAlbany plays a more deliberate and physical down low game.
The Great Danes stormed out to a 21-2 lead, but the Mount responded with an 18-0 run to make it a game, and it stayed tight until the end.
DJ Evans and Peter Hooley combined for a total 42 points as UAlbany beat Mount St. Mary's 71-64.
It was the Great Danes fourth NCAA Tournament appearance, but their first win. The team earned the America East Conference an extra $1.5 million with the win.
UAlbany will now take on the University of Florida Gators on their home court in Orlando, Fla. The Gators are on a 25-game winning streak having lost just two games all season.
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) (aka Osler Weber-Rendu (OWR) syndrome) (>84% of cases): autosomal dominant
Cavopulmonary Shunt/Atriopulmonary Shunt: shunt from SVC to pulmonary arteries
Role of hepatic metabolism: probably plays significant role in modulating the pulmonary vascular bed (supported by observation of intrapulmonary shunting occurring in hepatopulmonary syndrome and case reports that demonstrate AVM's occurring when hepatic veins are unintentionally surgically routed past the pulmonary circulation)
After Glenn Anastomosis: by angiogram, 31% develop pulmonary AVM within 6.8 year f/u
- Presence of pulmonary HTN in contralateral lung may increase risk of developing AVM
Microscopic pulmonary AVM (detected only by bubble Echo, not by pulmonary angiogram) may demonstrate pulmonary AVM within 2 hrs of the shunt
After birectional cavopulmonary anastomosis (BCPA), 99mTc-MAA studies detect shunts (due to AVM) ranging from 11-64% of cardiac output (vs 3-8% of cardiac output in controls)
Trauma (<0.5% of cases):
- Sporadic Pulmonary AVM: usually single
- Anatomic shunt from pulmonary to systemic circulation
-Shunt of material in venous system: results in systemic embolization
-Shunt of unoxgenated blood: results in hypoxemia
-Effect of exercise: increased pulmonary blood flow (probably due to a greater than normal decrease in PVR, caused by less resistance to flow through the AVM) and decreased SVR (possibly due to underlying HHT or hypoxemic vasodilation)
-Orthodeoxia (decreased pO2 when going from supine -> erect position): occurs due to increased flow in lower lobes with erect posture -> increased shunt (assuming lower lobe AVM)
-Resting Hypoxemia: due to shunt (arterial pO2 is inversely related to the size of the shunt fraction)
-Due to shape of oxygen dissociation curve, changes in arterial pO2 is more sensitive at detecting shunt than changes in SAO2
-Orthodeoxia (decreased pO2 when going from supine -> erect position, as vascular diltations are basilar-predominant): for shunts of >20%, SAO2 decreases about 6% (as compared to 0.3% for normals)
-Exercise Decrease in pO2: variable (pO2 decreases 6% for shunts >30% and decreases 1-2% for shunts <12%)
100% FIO2 Shunt Study: assess pO2 on 100% FIO2 to assess degree of shunt
-Actually measures "physiologic shunt", which is equal to alveolar shunt (caused by V/Q mismatch) + anatomic shunt (caused by AVM)
-Measure arterial pO2 and hemoglobin after breathing 100% FIO2 x 15-20 min (deep breaths periodically to wash out nitrogen)
-Normal: 5% of cardiac output
-Calculate shunt as % of cardiac output (assuming O2 content of 5 mL per 100 mL): this calculation may underestimate the % shunt
-At threshold <535 mm Hg: 62% sensitivity/98% specificity
-Supine and Upright A-a Gradient on 100% FIO2: only 68% sensitive in detecting a shunt from an AVM
Exercise Study: high ventilatory drive during exercise (similar to patients with congential heart disease and right-to-left shunts) with preserved work capacity
Swan: PVR is usually normal (with no pulmonary HTN)
-FEV1: normal
-VC: usually normal (but may be decreased in some patients with large shunt)
-DLCO: moderately decreased (71-78% pred) with large shunt (especially in those with widespread, small AVM's), but usually normal
-DLCO/VA: usually better preserved
CXR/Chest CT Pattern: CXR is abnormal in 60-90% of cases (but AVM may be subtle)
-Shape: round or oval, slightly lobulated, well-defined nodule (range from 1 to several cm)
-Number (most AVM's are multiple): single AVM's may be due to sporadic etiology/multiple AVM's are usually due to HHT
–72% of cases have AVM's in both lungs
-Location: lower-lobe predilection
-Calcification: occasional (probably due to phleboliths)
-Cavitation: none
-Maneuvers: AVM may change in size with Valsalva or Mueller maneuvers
-Growth: AVM may increase in size during puberty, pregnancy, or in presence of pulmonary venous hypertension (due to mitral stenosis or LV dysfunction)
Helical CT: useful to demonstrate AVM
-Contrast is usually not required
Chest MRI: less sensitive than CT or pulmonary angio, as small AVM's with rapid flow are not visualized
Q Scan/Shunt Study: uses 99mTc-MAA and lung/right kidney imaging to evaluate % of shunt fraction (actually measures "anatomic shunt" only), as macroaggregated albumin will escape into systemic circulation if shunt exists
-AVM may produce shunt fraction of up to 60% of cardiac output
-Shunt fraction increases with standing (probably because most AVM are in lower lobes and gravity increases lower lobe flow with standing)
-Shunt fraction increases with exercise in patients with smaller AVM's and increases with exercise in patients with larger AVM's (due to fact that larger AVM's do not enlarge further with exercise and smaller AVM's are more compliant)
-At threshold of >5%: false-positive rate is 28% (with sensitivity of only 68%)
Pulmonary Angiogram: may demonstrate macroscopic, microscopic, or smaller diffuse AVM's
-Allows identification of feeder vessels and assessment of rest of lungs prior to surgery
Transthoracic Echo with Bubble Study: best screening test for shunt from an AVM
-Immediate appearance of bubbles in left side: indicates intracardiac shunt (such as PFO, etc.)
-Delayed appearance of bubble in left side (after at least 4 cardiac cycles): indicates intrapulmonary shunt
-Sensitivity: 93-100% (negative predictive value: 97%)
-Specificity: 21-67% (lower specificity since 27% of normals have a PFO and intrapulmonary shunting may occasionally be seen in 5% of normals)
-Negative TTE + Negative CXR: excludes AVM in 100% cases
-Positive TTE with Bubble Study + Negative Spiral CT: suggests that the AVM is below the detection limit for the spiral CT -> should screen these cases with spiral CT every 1- years to periodically assess for AVM's with >3 mm feeder vessels
Transesophageal Echo (TEE) with Bubble Study: more sensitive to exclude intracardiac shunt
-Immediate appearance of bubbles in left side: indicates intracardiac shunt (such as PFO, etc.)
-Delayed appearance of bubble in left side (after at least 4 cardiac cycles): indicates intrapulmonary shunt
Brain MRI: indicated to screen for brain AVM's (even in the absence of pulmonary AVM's)
CBC: polycythemia
Clinical Presentation of AVM:
1) Asymptomatic (50% of cases):
2) Respiratory Symptoms:
a) Dyspnea (48% of cases):
b) Platypnea: hypoxemia with upright position (as vascular diltations are basilar-predominant)
c) Pulmonary Bruit (49% of cases):
d) Clubbing (32% of cases):
e) Cyanosis (30% of cases):
f) Chest Pain (14% of cases):
g) Hemoptysis (11% of cases): due to endobronchial telangiectasia
-Increased risk during pregnancy
h) Hemothorax (<1% of cases): due to pleural telangiectasia
3) Embolic Phenomomena: serious neurologic events occur in 30-40% of AVM's with feeder vessels >3 mm
a) Embolic CVA or TIA (27% of cases):
b) Brain Abscess (10% of cases):
4) Other Symptoms:
a) Anemia:
b) High-Output CHF: due to intrapulmonary shunt
c) Endocarditis:
d) Migraine:
e) Seizures:
Mortality Rate: 4-22% in untreated symptomatic cases
Spontaneous Regression of Pulmonary AVM: reported in some rare cases
1) AVM Embolization: especially indicated for AVM's with feeder vessels >3 mm
-Safe in second/third trimester of pregnancy (with acceptable levels of radiation exposure)
-pO2 on 100% FIO2: useful to follow up after embolization
-Q Scan/Shunt Study: useful to follow up after embolization
2) AVM Resection: indicated for complex or large AVM's, where embolization might not be effective


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10) Derek in the lift in Season 2 when he cried and Bailey stopped the lift for him, to get himself together.
9)When Georges' dad dies, and the family sit around him with the interns all waiting outside.
8)When the little girl Jessica dies, and her dad said they were going to Mexico.
7)Bonnie dying was really sad, and she whispered 'Do you believe in heaven?' into the guys ear..
6) Not many have mentioned this, but in the episode where Meredith 'dies' and meets Denny, i have a tear in my eye when Izzie and Denny stop because they are standing together but don't know it.
5) The season 5 finale, when Alex is in tears as Izzie flatlines.
4)Percy dying, even though we didn't really see his character, for me was completely moving, when he said to tell people he was brave even if he cries for his mother was heartbraking.
3)Alex's vows to Izzie.
2) This is just after Denny dies when Alex lifts Izzie off Denny and carries her away she just clings onto him.
1) My saddest moment is Alex's breakdown in the finale of 4. I never expected this and was so caught of guard as Alex was joking back the tears about everything that has happened to him in his life, ava/rebecca and looking after his mom .Unbelievably heartbraking...and yes i am a major alex fan as you can tell by my top 5 moments:-)
When Denny Dies, that was so sad!
I cried at Georges death so much
Suprisingly when Percy died in the final and when derek got shock / mer in the OR and losing the baby.
When Wallace died in invest in love, when burke leaves cristina too.
And the truth is, i'm not even a big cryer There is probably more but i can't think of them at the moment - there are so many sad but brilliant scenes!
@elizabeth of course its fake, all TV shows are as are films! Its just when you get involved in a show so much, its a marker of a good show imo - its called suspending disbelief!
No I didn't cry in season 2 at all, that season pissed off instead. Derek crying in the elevator made hate him, because that episode was the episode that he choose Adddison, he was kind of a SOB and thought that he didn't get to cry. Bonnie dying it was sad but I didn't cry. Dylan dying I didn't cry because I didn't know him, and he was kind of mean. Denny dying it was to be expected because I knew he was going to died. Like say I watched season 2 on DVD while I was watching season 3. So I sort of knew everything that happened in season 2 before I watched it.


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- Switch off the phone. Enter fastboot mode. For that, boot into the bootloader mode first by holding the Volume Down button and then pressing power key. Then, select fastboot mode from there using the volume buttons to navigate and power button to select. Then connect your phone to the computer once you are in fastboot mode.
- Open Command Prompt on your computer from Start » All Programs » Accessories.
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- Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Scroll to the ROM file on the SD card and select it.
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|Steven Horsford
|U.S. House, Nevada, District 4
|In office
|January 3, 2013-present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2015
|Years in position
|Majority Floor Leader, Nevada State Senate
|2009 - 2013
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|Cost per vote
|$14.16 in 2012
|First elected
|November 6, 2012
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|Nevada State Senate, Clark 4
|University of Nevada, Reno, 1997
|Place of birth
|Las Vegas, NV
|Executive Director
|Net worth
|Office website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Issues
- 4.1 Legislative actions
- 4.1.1 113th Congress
- 4.1.2 National security
- 4.1.3 Economy
- 4.1.4 Immigration
- 4.1.5 Healthcare
- 4.1.6 Social issues
- 4.2 Controversies
- 4.1 Legislative actions
- 5 Elections
- 6 Polls
- 7 Campaign donors
- 8 Analysis
- 9 Scorecards
- 10 Personal
- 11 Recent news
- 12 External links
- 13 References
Horsford is running for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He is seeking the Democratic nomination in the primary election. The general election takes place November 4, 2014.
He previously served in the Nevada State Senate, representing the Clark 4 District from 2004-2013. He was Senate Majority Floor Leader.
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Horsford is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.
Horsford was born in Las Vegas. He then received his Bachelor's in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1997. Following his graduation, he struggled and defaulted on loans, and failed to appear in court. He attributed much of this to a car accident and has since settled all of his debts.[2]
Below is an abbreviated outline of Horsford's academic, professional and political career:[2]
- 2004-2012:Nevada State Senate
- 2001-Present:Executive Director, Culinary Training Academy of Las Vegas
Committee assignments
U.S. House
Horsford serves on the following committees:[3]
- United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs
- Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements
- United States House Committee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
- United States House Committee on Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
Nevada Senate
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Horsford served on these committees:
- Finance, Chair
- Legislative Operations and Elections
- Revenue Committee, Vice Chair
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Horsford served on these committees:
Legislative actions
113th Congress
The 113th Congress has had 55 out of 5,401 introduced bills enacted into law (1 percent) as of November 30, 2013. Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 1.14 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session.[4] For more information pertaining to Horsford's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[5]
National security
American intervention in Syria
- See also: United States involvement in Syria
Horsford released the following statement on September 11, 2013: "I commend President Obama for continuing to pursue a dialogue about the situation in Syria that is transparent and open. His decision to engage Congress has resulted in a comprehensive discussion of choices facing our country.
"To start, there were no good options regarding Syria. I have repeatedly voiced concern over the use of military force without a multinational coalition of partners, the costs of a potential strike, and the long-term ramifications of any action.
"Now there appears to be an opening for a potential diplomatic solution, working with the Russians and the international community, to secure Syrian chemical weapons. I support negotiations to the extent they help achieve that end. Pressure from the United States will likely prove to be the linchpin of any final agreement, and I support the President in his efforts to divest the Assad regime of its chemical weapons through international means."[6]
Horsford supported HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[7]
DHS Appropriations
Horsford voted in opposition of HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[7]
Keystone Pipeline Amendment
Horsford voted in favor of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[7]
Horsford supported HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[8] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[7]
Farm Bill
- See also: United States Farm Bill 2013
Horsford did not vote on the Farm Bill on July 11, 2013. The bill passed in a 216-208 vote.[9] The bill passed included farm policy, but did not include food stamps.[10]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[11] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[12] Horsford voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[13]
The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[14] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Horsford voted for HR 2775.[15]
Morton Memos Prohibition
Horsford voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[16] The vote largely followed party lines.[17]
Repealing Obamacare
Horsford has voted against several attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[18]
Social issues
Horsford voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[19]
"Pay to play" donations
In August 2010, Horsford sent an email to potential contributors to Democratic candidates in 2010, offering access to himself and Senate leadership in exchange for cash donations. State Republican Party Chairman Mark Amodei criticized the email that appeared to imply regular legislators would not be allowed meetings with legislators unless they "paid to play." According to the email:
- "Organizations or individuals that contribute $25,000 or more will receive a private dinner with the Senate majority leader and chairs of all the standing committees," the email solicitation says. "The dinner will permit up to 10 invited guests to accompany the Victory Leadership Circle Member.[20]
Horsford is running for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He is seeking the Democratic nomination in the primary election. The general election takes place November 4, 2014.
Horsford ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 4th District. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2012.[21] Dan Schwartz, Kenneth Wegner, Barbara Cegavske, and Danny Tarkanian faced one another in the June 12, 2012 Republican primary.
The Las Vegas Sun reported that in early October, the FDIC began seizing property in Nevada belonging to the Tarkanian family. The land was collateral for a real estate investment in California that fell through during the economic crisis. Since the land had greater value in 2007 than it did in 2012, the Tarkanians owed some 17 million dollars on the deal. Candidate Danny Tarkanian insisted that the family would settle this matter in court, and that they would not need to file bankruptcy.[22]
The Tarkanian debt became an issue in Steven Horsford's campaign against Danny Tarkanian in the new 4th Congressional District. The Sun reported that after the debt development,Tarkanian attacked Horsford's personal financial record, claiming that he repeatedly failed to pay his bills as a young man. Tarkanian insisted that his family's struggles are a direct result of the huge financial downturn of 2008.[23]
|U.S. House, Nevada District 4 General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Steven Horsford
|Danny Tarkanian
|Joseph P. Silvestri
|Independent American Party of Nevada
|Floyd Fitzgibbons
|Total Votes
|Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results"
Redistricting process
Horsford announced in October 2011 that he would not recuse himself from the map-drawing process should the legislature be called into special session. His campaign could have potentially been impacted by the ultimate makeup of the districts.[24]
On November 4, 2008, Horsford won re-election to the Clark 4 Senatorial District Seat in the Nevada State Senate, defeating opponents Sharon Gobel and Stan Vaughan.[25]
|Nevada State Senate, Clark 4 District (2008)
|Steven Horsford (D)
|Sharon Gobel
|Stan Vaughan
On November 2, 2004, Horsford won election to the Clark 4 Senatorial District Seat in the Nevada State Senate, defeating Florence Lucier.[26]
|Nevada State Senate, Clark 4 District (2004)
|Steven Horsford (D)
|Florence Lucier
|Danny Tarkanian vs. Steven Horsford
|Danny Tarkanian
|Steven Horsford
|Margin of Error
|Sample Size
(September 20, 2012)
|Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to email@example.com.
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Horsford is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Horsford raised a total of $1,718,991 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 18, 2013.[27]
|Steven Horsford's Campaign Contribution History
|US House (Nevada, District 4)
|Grand Total Raised
Candidates for Congress are required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Horsford's reports.[28]
|Steven Horsford (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[29]
|April 15, 2013
|July Quarterly[30]
|July 15, 2013
|October Quarterly[31]
|October 15, 2013
|Year-End Quarterly[32]
|December 31, 2013
|April Quarterly[33]
|April 15, 2014
|Running totals
Horsford won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Horsford's campaign committee raised a total of $1,718,991 and spent $1,705,209.[34]
Cost per vote
Horsford spent $14.16 per vote received in 2012.
|U.S. House, Nevada District 4, 2012 - Steven Horsford Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Election Runner-up
|Total Spent by Election Runner-up
|Top contributors to Steven Horsford's campaign committee
|MGM Resorts International
|Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
|Boyd Gaming
|University of Nevada
|Arcata Assoc
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Leadership PACs
|Public Sector Unions
|Health Professionals
In 2008, Horsford collected $417,250 in donations.[35]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
|Nevada State Education Association
|Nevada Democratic Party
|Clark County Education Association
|Lamar Advertising
|Nevada Heart and Vascular Center LLP
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The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[36]
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Voting with party
Steven Horsford voted with the Democratic Party 94% of the time, which ranked 123rd among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.[37]
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Horsford missed 1 of 92 roll call votes from January 2013 to April 2013. This amounts to 1.1%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[38]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Horsford's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $29,015 and $260,000. That averages to $144,507.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic representatives in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Horsford ranked as the 367th most wealthy representative in 2012.[39]
|Steven Horsford Yearly Net Worth
|Avg. Net Worth
|% Difference from previous year
Nevada Policy Research Institute
The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a Nevada-based conservative-libertarian think tank, releases a "Legislative Report Card" evaluating members of the Nevada State Legislature on "each lawmaker's voting record on legislation impacting the degree of economic freedom and education reform." Bills determined by the Institute to be of greater significance are weighted accordingly. According to the Institute, "a legislator with a score above 50 is considered to be an ally of economic liberty".[40]
Horsford received a score of 35.55% in the 2011 report card, ranking 27th out of all 63 Nevada State Legislature members.[40]
Horsford and his wife, Sonya, have three children.
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- ↑ Politico "2012 House Race Results"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Journal "Nevada, 4th House District: Steven Horsford (D)," November 7, 2012
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ House.gov, "Horsford Press Release on Syria", accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Project Vote Smart, "Representative Steven Horsford's Voting Records on National Security," accessed September 29, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.R.624 CISPA (2013) (Referred in Senate - RFS)," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Horsford on agriculture", accessed September 29, 2013
- ↑ New York Times, "House Republicans Push Through Farm Bill, Without Food Stamps", accessed September 17, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.AMDT.136," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Steven Horsford's Voting Records on Immigration," accessed September 29, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Steven Horsford's Voting Records on Issue: Health and Health Care," accessed September 29, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Horsford on abortion," accessed September 29, 2013
- ↑ Nevada News Bureau "Nevada Senate Democrats Offer Access In Exchange For PAC Contributions, GOP Criticizes 'Pay To Play'," Accessed June 19, 2013
- ↑ Pahrump Valley Times "Schwartz, Wegner join four-way GOP race for Congress" Accessed February 4, 2012
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun "FDIC sets out to seize Tarkanian family's Nevada assets" Accessed October 18, 2012
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun "Horsford-Tarkanian bout for Congress dominated by debt issues " Accessed October 18, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Appeal "Horsford won't recuse himself from redistricting," October 14, 2011
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State - 2008 General Election Results
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State - 2004 General Election Results
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Steven Horsford," Accessed April 18, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Horsford 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Steven Horsford April Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Steven Horsford July Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Steven Horsford October Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Steven Horsford Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "Steven Horsford April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Open Secrets "Steven Horsford 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed June 19, 2013
- ↑ 2008 contributions to Steven Horsford
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Steven Horsford," Accessed August 6, 2013
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Horsford," Accessed April 10, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org,"Steven Horsford (D-NV), 2012"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Nevada Policy Research Institute, "The 2011 Nevada Legislative Session Review & Report Card," accessed May 5, 2014
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- Calories: 324
- Fat: 8.9g
- Saturated fat: 1.5g
- Protein: 13.5g
- Carbohydrate: 50.2g
- Cholesterol: 2mg
- Iron: 3.2mg
- Sodium: 676mg
- Calories from fat: 24%
- Fiber: 3.7g
- Calcium: 84mg
- 1 (1-ounce) slice whole-grain bread
- 1 (8-ounce) package uncooked fettuccine
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 3 small zucchini, cut into thin strips (about 3/4 pound)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Place bread in a food processor; pulse 5 times or until crumbly. Sprinkle crumbs on a baking sheet; bake at 350° for 5 minutes or until golden.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
- While pasta is cooking, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Stir in breadcrumbs; cook 3 minutes. Remove from pan, and stir in walnuts, parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.
- Add 1 teaspoon oil to pan and place over medium heat. Stir in zucchini; sauté 4 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; keep warm.
- Combine pasta, remaining 1 teaspoon oil, zucchini, and breadcrumb mixture; toss gently. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
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- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
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Slow-Cooked Beef Brisket
Beef brisket is a light menu option when you trim and skim. Trim the brisket before popping it in the slow cooker, and skim fat from the tasty onion-tomato sauce before spooning it over the meat.
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- 1 (3.5-pound) flat-cut beef brisket, trimmed and cut in half
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- 2 large onions, sliced (about 3 cups)
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
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- 1. Sprinkle beef evenly with soup mix, and place in a 5-quart electric slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Top beef with onion, tomatoes, and garlic. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW, and cook 6 hours or until tender.
- 2. Transfer beef to a serving platter; keep warm. Let onion-tomato sauce stand 30 minutes. Skim fat from surface of onion-tomato sauce, and serve over beef.
- Note: This brisket can easily be made the day ahead and reheated on the stovetop for a quick meal. Chilling the onion mixture will cause the fat to solidify, allowing you to skim it from the surface with more efficiency.
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Consumers United for Rail Equity (CURE), a national coalition of rail shippers, issued a statement hailing the bill's introduction.
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"The bipartisan legislation was introduced at the same time the Surface Transportation Board [STB] is investigating an array of rail competition reforms to address a troubling trend in the nation's freight rail system as rates have soared to the highest level in 20 years," they said. "Outdated exemptions from antitrust laws provide railroads with unique government protections that help shield them from free markets and competition."
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29th Sunday in Ordinary TimeCycle C Readings: Exodus 17:8-13;
Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14, 4:2; Luke 18:1-8 Author: Fr.
Patrick Butler, LCTHEME OF THE READINGS Prayer is efficacious -
in fact the most effective activity. Therefore, prayer that is
constant and persevering is a guarantee of success. The Reading
from the Book of Exodus and from the Gospel confirm
this truth by showing Israel´s victory occurring when Moses had
his hands raised in prayer and through Jesus´ story of
the insistent widow and the unjust judge. In the Second
Reading, St Paul passionately urges us to know scripture because
it is the foundation of our knowledge of Christ and
the means to accomplish all God asks of us. He
exhorts us to persevere in the faith we have received
and transmit it faithfully, fulfilling our Christian vocation whether easy
of difficult.DOCTRINAL MESSAGE Time and time again in the Old
Testament, God´s people are saved by their confidence in the
Lord. Their insignificant actions are disproportionate to the results. Their
salvation, in fact, comes directly from the Lord. This is
the case in the plagues that obtain Israel´s liberation from
slavery in Egypt, the destruction of the Egyptian army when
they try to overtake Israel in the crossing of the
Red Sea, the defeat of the Amalekites that we witness
in today´s Reading, the defeat of the great city of
Jericho when the walls come tumbling down, and so many
other instances. On the contrary, when Israel became more rationalistic
and relied on treaties with powerful nations instead of God´s
promises, their defeat was imminent. Jesus is conscious of the
tendency of believers to pray just a minimum, soon giving
up if there are no immediate results. Thus, he employs
his imagination, as he does so marvelously on many occasions,
to come up with a parable that teaches the lesson
"about the need to pray continually and never lose heart."
He presents the worst case scenario of an unjust judge,
from whom a poor, helpless widow needs to obtain a
favor. Being unjust, the judge is the least-likely person to
grant justice to the woman. Being a widow the
most vulnerable category of persons in society together with orphans
with no lawyer to represent her, the woman has
little to no chance of obtaining what she desires. However,
because of her unremitting petitions, and not because of the
content of her plea, she obtains justice. If this works
in the case of the parable, how much more should
it work in the "best case" scenario, in which it
is God, our Father, responding to the prayers of his
chosen ones. Jesus poses the question at the end
of the Gospel, "When the Son of Man comes will
he find any faith on earth?" St. Paul, in the
Second Reading, speaks of perseverance in proclaiming the message of
Jesus Christ, when it is welcomed by the hearers and
when it is unwelcome. The duty of the pastor is
to sow the message of salvation patiently, with faith
that it will bear fruit.PASTORAL APPLICATIONS In a world that
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and useless to take time to pray. What does
it accomplish, after all? It is better to take advantage
of our time to get things done. It´s not
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today´s Gospel, "When the Son of Man comes will he
find any faith on earth?"The truth is that there is
little faith in the power of prayer to bring about
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what results we are seeking. f we are only trying
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concerns. As Christ declares, "Seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well"
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- Calories: 372
- Protein: 14g
- Carbohydrate: 41g
- Sugars: 3g
- Fiber: 5g
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated fat: 3g
- Sodium: 722mg
- Cholesterol: 29mg
- 2 14- to 19-ounce cans chicken noodle soup
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- In a medium saucepan, bring the soup to a simmer. Add the corn and hot sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, just until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle into bowls and serve with tortilla chips and avocado.
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Llanilar is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, about 4 kilometres southeast of Aberystwyth. Its name (in Welsh meaning "Church of Hilary") refers to Saint Hilary of Poitiers.
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The village was built along the southern side of the scenic River Ystwyth and contains a parish church, Nonconformist chapel, primary school, GP Surgery and garage. Unfortunately the village post office is now closed but a mobile van visits several times during the week.
The parish church is dedicated to St Hilary and has a large square tower, chancel, nave and porch. In the porch is a hollowed stone for holding holy water, and above the door an ancient beam with carved heads and animals, inscribed with the words: J.S. W.W.A. Church Wardens, 1683. [1] It is a grade II* listed building. [2]
Llanilar railway station on the line from Carmarthen to Abserystwyth opened in 1867 and closed in 1964 following severe flooding in the Llanilar area.
There is also a Roman site just on the east border of the village.
Notable people[edit]
- Dai Jones - the Welsh broadcaster lives and farms in Llanilar
- ^ Meyrick, Samuel Rush. (1907) The History of Cardiganshire. Stephen Collard. pg. 284.
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beyerdynamic DTX 101 iE Earphones
" In short: + Stylish looks + Comfortable + Powerful bass reproduction, flat but present mids, rolled off yet detailed and even sparkly highs, usually good separation + EQ-able +- "Dark" sound signature, tends to favor the bass and lower mids. Not perfectly analytical nor overly musical +- Best for pop and pop/rock - Lack of sub-bass detail, bass can be boomy - Impact not consistently..." --Shonen84
Beyer Dynamic DTX 80 SW Premium in Ear Buds (Black)
" The price point for the DTX 80 at the time I bought them, was in Denmark, roughly USD 80, making it a competitor to certain Sennheiser CX- and MX-series, Klipsch Image S4, and the cheaper Sony XBA-series. Tested on: - iPhone 4 & iPhone 5 - LA DAC 100 - M-Audio Firewire Solo Accessories supplied in the box: 3x buds (S, M, L) and simple carrying..." --jakobdam
Beyerdynamic XP1
" This is suitable for people who demands bass in IEM, and beyer has done right by using flat cable, tangle free " --noobandroid
beyerdynamic DTX 71 iE Earphones
" Neutral sound, decent price, a combination you don't find very much in portables. Not the most comfortable after a while, but I don't think any in ear headphones ever are. If you are looking for mid priced headphones that sound excellent, these are it. " --Crazy*Carl
Beyer Dynamic DTX 100 SW Premium in Ear Buds (Black)
" Beyerdynamic's dtx100 is their top of the line dynamic driver iem. It has a bass driven sound very similar to the 60/80 which is a signature I like. Bass heads may be left wanting as will detail freaks but they are fun with a punchy attack and very user friendly. They exhibit marginally less bass than the 80's but extension is, if anything, better, as is clarity. Because of this bass..." --Marcus_C
Beyer Dynamic DTX 60 SW Premium in Ear Buds (Black)
"Beyerdynamic's dtx60 is a dynamic driver iem sitting below the dtx80/100 in the range. It has a bass focussed sound which may be fine for some people but I don't enjoy massive bass when there is little definition which is what this earphone is lacking in that department. Mids and vocals are fairly well presented however and come across as good for the price. Highs to me seem harsh rather than..." --Marcus_C
Chinabuye Cosonic CT-770
Features: * Comfortable simulation leather for ear,perfect acoustic * Super sensitive microphone for clearly chating online, playing game, listening the music * Plug Diameter: 3.5mm * Cable Length: ≥2m * Color: Black / Blue Package includes: 1 x Wired Headphone http://www.chinabuye.com/cosonic-ct-770-wired-game-headphone-w-microphone-for-pc
Chinabuye Feinier FE-151
Features: * With stretchable design * High definition audio system, music is more pure * Soft cushion earcup, soft and comfortable * With microphone, very convenient * Collapsible design, fashion and convenient * Durable use Specifications: * Headphone: ** Frequency range: 20-20,000Hz ** Sensitivity: 106dB ** Impedance: 32Ohm * Microphone: ** Response: 75-16,000Hz ** Directivity:...
Chinabuye FE-169 Super Bass Hi-Fi
Features: - 100% Brand New - Multiplayer online games, music, video conference - Stereo headphone - Extention cable for PC, notebook with online voice chatting - Lightweight frame for listening comfort - Ergonomic design Headphone specification: - Speaker diameter: Φ40mm - Frequency: 20HZ - 20000Hz - Sensitivity: 108 dB - Impedance: 32 ohm - Connector: 3.5 mm - Microphone: 9.7*6.7mm-54dB...
Features: * Speaker: 40mm * Sensitivity: 104dB * Frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz * Impedance: 32 ohms * Cable Length: 1.5m * Sensitivity: -42±3dB * Plug type: 3.5mm * Color: white&blue, white&orange, black&red Package includes: 1* Headphone http://www.chinabuye.com/kanen-mc-780-earphone-computer-headset-mp3-headphone-3-colors