text:
Recommend a cookbook for a VERY novice cook?
Hey all,
I'm looking for a cookbook (recipe book? instructor book?) for a friend as a gift. This person has not been around the kitchen much, and although likes cooking, is prone to following the instruction to the dot (in both a good way and the bad -- she once burnt chili because i told her to stir about once every 5-10 minutes, and she timed herself for 7.5, and as the liquid reduced...)
Anyway. I want her to expand her repetoire of recipes, something fun, easy, simple (we're both college students), and a good introduction to cooking.
I would recommend the Sunset cookbook "Easy Basics for Good Cooking". Not sure if it is still in print, but I've found older copies at Amazon...good luck!
My favourite is Julie Van Rosendaal's "Starting Out: The Essential Guide to Cooking On Your Own." I think it fits what you're looking for to a T. Besides (really good) recipes that usually also have "what else to do with it" and "what to do with leftovers" segments, it has a section on how to choose fruits & vegetables and one on damage control, defines cooking terms in plain language, gives you "mom tips" (eg. how to chop an onion without crying) and has menu suggestions. It's available at Amazon here: www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-Essential...
Also pretty good, and with tips, are "Cooking Outside the Pizza Box" by Jean Patterson and Danae Campbell and Company Coming's "The Rookie Cook by Jean Paré.
oh-oh... this is a great question. the flip side is that you may get too many suggestions as everyone throws in 2.5¢ (me too)... anyway, America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook would be a great gift. FC has over a thousand basic (read this as traditional/classic) American recipes (or good mods to other cooking styles) with easy to read text and color photos. This is an ideal book for someone starting to cook or for someone who's been cooking since the... well, a long time.
List price is about $35 but it's often on sale at Amazon, the ATK/Cook's Illustrated website, or other booksellers.
It's a ring bound book so you can take out a page if you wish. Most recipes are very straightforward and do not require any special skills or exotic or unusual ingredients. FC recipes include cooking (from apps to desserts) and baking (breads, cookies, cakes, pies). There's also an excellent menu planning section with suggested menus for full up meals as well as a real index.
If someone follows the recipes exactly (sounds like your friend), the dishes will come out as advertised. If you've seen the ATK shows on PBS, you know how they test each recipe a <large number here> times. Now, people may agree or not whether something turns out awesomely good or just so-so (or not even that) but that's a separate issue. As noted, the focus is pretty American classic/traditional.
My experience has been consistently positive. I've had more than a few requests for a "how'dja make that".
This is also a good book for someone on a budget since the authors seem alert to good outcomes at modest costs.
re: c oliver
I would second Best Recipes. It is so reliable and reads essentially like lab notes so it not only tells you the how but the why. Very useful for the novice!
re: jcr1
I have one of the America's Test Kitchen cookbooks. I'm beyond the novice cook stage (in years if not in skills) and I find my ATK cookbook invaluable when making many classic recipes. Any cookbook that expends two pages telling you how to make potato salad (including half a page about the best way to hard boil eggs) is pretty thorough.
James Beard's "Theory & Practice of Good Cooking".
Each chapter is devoted to explaining a method of cooking (Frying, Roasting, Braising, Baking, etc.) and then has recipes using that technique. It was my "Cooking 101". Amazon has copies.
timing is everything. no recipes per se, but how long it takes to cook everything. an invaluable aid to breaking out of just using recipes to learning techniques.
I'm with monku. Give your friend "The Joy of Cooking."
I was given that book at age 16 and I still refer to it over 30 years later.
Sure, there are some extremely complex recipes in there. But there are also instructions for boiling an egg, making tea, frying a hamburger, etc. They give delightfully thorough instructions for blanching, peeling and seeding tomatoes -- all sorts of good stuff like that. And I don't know if the current editions include the recipe, but my old "Joy" has complete instructions for preparing squirrel, muskrat and groundhog.
"Joy" is a cookbook with "about" ingredients sections that're actually a good read. Your friend will cherish this book for many years to come if she's a blossoming foodie right now.
re: shaogo
I still have my mother's from the early 40s. How to pluck a chicken.
re: c oliver
If I recall correctly, the older editions have complete instructions for dealing with a hedgehog's quills.
re: shaogo
And skinning a squirrel. Love it!
re: eight_inch_pestle
Ditto here. Gave Bittman's tome to a couple of people over the years and they've constantly referred back to it.
Another vote for "Joy of Cooking". Remember when I realized I had no idea what temp and how long it took for a baked potato - good old Joy came through. Many many moons ago lol!!!
re: LikestoEatout
I find some of the older books do the 'so many minutes a pound' instruction rather than internal temp for meats. Can be SO off as to ruin something.
The New Fannie Farmer, by Marion Cunningham. Comprehensive, easy to follow, not going to blindside with hard to find ingredients, great explanation of techniques. I'll also add a plug for "The Way to Cook", an outstanding teaching book; the videos of the same name are now out on DVD.
bittman's how to cook everything, deborah madison's vegetarian cooking for everyone.
if the person wouldn't feel weird receiving it (picturing college students giggling) i'd get them one of the illustrated good housekeeping cookbooks. check these out. they have step by step pix to guide the novice cook, and the recipes are solid, well-tested, and simple-- which equals success and increased confidence for a beginning cook.
I second The Joy of Cooking, especially if you can find an older edition. I've been cooking out of the 70's edition since high school, and I find it indispensable. My other suggestion is the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. I also had that one in high school and those two books taught me how to cook.
re: northside food
Hereinabove I advocated Joy of Cooking. I stand by that recommendation.
However, Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook (I have my mother's ring-binder from the 1960's) also includes great pictorial instructions. It also has a great recipe for baked macaroni and cheese -- I've never seen anyting similar.
It is "Martha Stewart's Cooking School".
This is not a "BIBLE" but an excellent beginner cookbook to whom being overwhelmed by cookbooks without beautiful photoes.
A full of photoes and step by step explanations. Good resource for new ingrediences to beginners.
There are not so many recipes but few good basic recipes to make a first step on. This book is a one of the finalist for 2009 James Beard Cookbook Award - general reference.
You can find a copy at your local TJ-max and Homegoods. Less than the Amazon price.
Julia Child's "How to Cook" would be my first choice, although there are some great contenders here. What did you decide on?
I also like Juila Child's "The Way To Cook". It has always been one of my favorites.
That said, Bittman's book as well as any of the Cook's Illustrated tomes are good as well.
I would give a nod to the Cook's Illustrated books as they are always good at explaining how they came about their recipes.
I think I'll no longer recommend a logical or prudent choice-- just find a cookbook with excellent PICTURES of what she likes best (ask her), and that should get her started on her own.
"How to cook without a book" by Pam Anderson
"The new Best Recipe" by Cook's Illustrated
I would also recommend a subscription to cook's Illustrated on line.
Make a shortcut on your computer to Food network.com
Set your Netflix queue to send you Jacques Pepin's basic techniques dvd's. There are two.
Set your Netflix queue to send you America's Test Kitchen DVDs. There are lots.
Set your Netflix queue to send you Cook like a chef Season 1 dvd 1 & 2.
Start watching Food network on tv. I highly recommend "good eats" with Alton Brown, "30 minute meals" with Rachel Ray even though I hate gigglers, "Semi-Homemade" with Sandra lee, "Tyler's Ultimate" with Tyler Florence, "Paula's home cooking" with Paula Dean and "Barefoot Contessa" with Ina Garten.
I really like The New Basics cookbook. It breaks down the ingredients into sections and tells a little bit about them, how to prepare them alone in various ways. It also has a bunch of handy lists and diagrams (like a drawing of a cow showing where the various cuts come from or a list of cheese/fruit pairings). The recipes go from novice to difficult (extending its usefulness), and there aren't any glossy pictures, but I still refer to it quite a bit, and it's interesting to browse even if you're not looking for any recipe in particular.


text:
"July 2012"
Please try using the search box
Or try one of the following options
Price $19.95
Sale Price: $9.98
Price $39.95
Sale Price: $19.95
Price $30.95
Sale Price: $30.95
Price $50.95
Sale Price: $50.95
Price $3.95
Sale Price: $3.95
Price $26.95
Sale Price: $26.95
Price $12.95
Sale Price: $12.95
Price $7.95
Sale Price: $7.95
Price $25.95
Sale Price: $25.95
Better Chinese is a publisher of Chinese language learning materials for students of the preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and college levels. Explore our curriculum, online learning system and new iPad app for learning Chinese.
Visit our other websites: China Hong KongAustralia
Copyright c 1997-2013 Better Chinese, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
View Site Map Read our Privacy Policy and Terms of use
Designed by Dtwice.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Champaign - A new home for women in crisis will begin to build their new facility in Champaign.
The project has raised
half of the money needed to begin the project. Organizers will break ground
Sunday on Merci's Refuge, on Wilbur Avenue in Champaign.
Merci's Refuge will
offer a residential program for pregnant women keeping their children. Also a
place for women in crisis, such as abusive relationships.
The building will have
counseling, classes, mentoring and other resources to help women get their life
back on track. For more information go to http://www.mercisrefuge.org/
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
904 South Side Drive
Decatur, IL 62521
Primary Phone: 217-424-2500
Primary Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014, WorldNow and WAND. All
Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms


text:
Dacor Preference SGM304 30 in. Gas Hobs (Gas and Electric)
- Cooktop Type: Fixed
Similar in Kitchen Ovens and CooktopsMore suggestions in Kitchen Ovens and Cooktops »
- Overview
- Compare Prices
Consumer Reviews
Showing 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
How long do you think it should last?
When spending a lot for a high end Dacor appliance, would you expect it to last more than 10 years? We thought so. Imagine our surprise when we accidently broke the piece of glass behind the controls of our cooktop, and called Dacor, only to find out 10 years is the expected life, and that... Read full review »
Best cook top I ever purchased
Easy to use, great heat distribution, good selection of burner BTU size. My wife and I enjoy our cooking venture on this great functioning cook top. Read full review »
Dacor Stinks Stainless Rusts...
We have written to Dacor ..up to the President..they admit the stovetop rusts..they tell us it was not stainless but brushed something else..and they know it rusts..solution for them is to have us buy a new stovetop for $800.oo Read full review »
Now you're cooking with gas!
I've used my Dacor cooktop for eight years, and I love it. That doesn't mean I love everything about it, but I do love it.
What I love first. I love the evenly distributed heat you get with gas cooking, especially when using a heavy cookware, such as Calphalon or Le Creuset. When you cook... Read full review »
See Related Products
Most Popular In Kitchen Ovens and Cooktops
Prices are provided by the merchants. We assume no responsibility for accuracy of price information provided by merchants. Please alert us to any pricing discrepancies and we will alert the merchant. Sales taxes are estimated at the zip code level. Shipping costs are estimates. Please check store for exact shipping costs. To learn more about why certain stores are listed on the site, click here
Product specifications are obtained from third parties, and while we make every effort to assure the accuracy of product information, we do not assume any liability for inaccuracies. Store ratings and product reviews are written and submitted by online shoppers to assist you as you shop. They do not reflect our opinions. We take no responsibility for the content of ratings and reviews submitted by users.
Copyright © 2000-2014 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved


text:
|Date added
|Set size
|Set Title
|Model name
|Most Discussed
Hardcore » Asian Porn Movies Sets by model name
Arousing Teen Shunka Ayami gets hard pounded by horny stud in wild session of deep penetration sex. She enjoys having her cunt deep licked and those fine tits rubbed hard, feeling her hard nipples getting pinched while getting penetrated by a huge dick.
- 50%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 41:39
Yuuki Fuwari´s shaved MILF pussy is soaking wet even before this guy pulls her panties off and starts to play with it, getting it ready to be fingered, licked and fucked. She swallows his cock while he´s licking her in a 69, and she´s prepared to take his dick balls deep inside of her petite body. He shoots cum from her pussy up to..
- 50%
- Movie size : 2 Gb
- Movie length : 51:48
It doesn´t take long for Yuki Fuwari´s gorgeous teen body to become exposed here, because she´s been dying to get off, and her man is going to make her shaved pussy cum with his hands, tongue and his cock here. She licks the pre-cum off of his cock before spreading her legs and having him bang her, as this hot teen milks him with h..
- 0%
- Movie size : 2 Gb
- Movie length : 51:48
If you don´t know who this nice teen Sayaka Kazuki is in school uniform, you definitely will after seeing this babe in hot white lingerie right here as she as hot as a woman could ever get and extremely busty. Here you will see this hot busty babe receiving a lot of nice tit squeezing while kissing and you will see this hot hairy pussy babe getti..
- 50%
- Movie size : 524 Mb
- Movie length : 34:14
Yui Akane went for a home visit that ended up being so much better than having a tea! That babe proved to be mad flexible and eager to try out new and crazy positions! See as she takes a cock in while sitting, standing, bending over, with one leg high up in the air it´s fucking incredible what that chick does for a dick!
Incredible fucking with flexible Yui Akane in amazing posi..
- 50%
- Movie size : 666 Mb
- Movie length : 43:31
Starting the fun with a folded girl is always a great turn on, but the absolute awesomness of this clip with Yui Akane is the pants fuck! Don´t bother undressing babe, I just need a hole in the right place. If that alone isn´t enough, then how about screwing the chick to the point of orgasmic screaming? Yeah, that should do it.
Fucked through a hole in her pants Yui Akane screams her p..
- 50%
- Movie size : 409 Mb
- Movie length : 26:45
Tight swimsuit on a busty chick is a sure ticket to hardcore action. Sayaka Kaziki will get it all today, cause that dreamy body of hers is a sure boner bringer! Huge boobs and awesome ass get the action going and her tight pussy takes the cock as deep as possible right there on the shower floor, till she screams in pleasure.
Horny and busty teen Sayaka Kaziki takes a good care of a ..
- 50%
- Movie size : 543 Mb
- Movie length : 35:49
Julia has got to be the wildest hot mature babe out there with the nicest huge boobs that will fucking tize you! Here you will see that this hottie isn´t just about looks, she is as horny as a could ever get and she would do anything at all to make a man cum all over her tits and that includes ass licking too. Watch this hottie sucking dick li..
- 50%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 29:50
Julia is a really fine looking amateur babe with the nicest pair of huge boobs that will make any man wanna cum all over them and that is exactly what you will be seeing this guy doing to her. You will see some seriously hot cock sucking from this hottie as she gobbles this hard dick like there is no tomorrow and you will see her showing why she ..
- 0%
- Movie size : 2 Gb
- Movie length : 27:13
You will be tized with those huge boobs of this hottie Julia, they are fucking sensational and you see this guy making very good use out of them with a lot of hot ti licking that gets her really off that he tries to make her cum before even fucker her with a lot of hot fucking fingering. You will see her repaying this guy back after some pussy l..
- 50%
- Movie size : 2 Gb
- Movie length : 27:55
Have a look at this nice ass babe Kaede Fuyutsuki, she has everything that a man could ever want from a woman and here you will see this sexy panty hose girl going fucking wild giving a really hot footjob while she is wearing some really sexy ripped pantyhose where you will see her sucking cock like a wild woman as she receives a lot of hot finge..
- 50%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 28:39
I have never seen such a nice teen than Miku Kohinata and this busty babe is looking at hot as ever here in her pink lingerie. Here you will see this sweet sensation really getting off after letting this guy tit squeezing her nipples like crazy and you will see this nice ass babe receiving a lot of pussy licking pleasures where she ends up gettin..
- 0%
- Movie size : 1 Gb
- Movie length : 36:23
@ Idols69.com we collected complete Japanese Pornstars database 4 you...


text:
It's On Again! It's time for YOU to vote for your March Biker Dude and Biker Babe of the Month! The nominees were submitted and selected, so now it's time to get the show on road! (continue reading)
Name (required)
E-mail (required, but will not display)
Notify me of follow-up comments


text:
Definitely not one of the better hotels to stay at. It's budget friendly, the rooms were clean with a glass door leading out to a small strip of beach. The road leading down to the hotel felt a little unsafe but its actually a rafting area. There is no formal parking if you have a car. You are outside the... More
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Priceline and Otel so you can book your Crystal Ripple Beach Lodge reservations with confidence. We help millions of travelers each month to find the perfect hotel for both vacation and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.
- Also Known As:
- Crystal Ripple Beach Hotel Ocho Rios
- Crystal Ripple Beach Lodge Jamaica/Ocho Rios


text:
How Do I Scale a Recipe Down to Serve Two?
Good Questions
Q: I am single and often look for ways to successfully and reliably scale down recipes I want to try to serve 2. I was so happy to to see the cooking for two cookbook by America's Test Kitchen and I quickly purchased it. So far, I love it.
However, my burning question is: for the rest of the recipes I want to try from other sites and magazines or cookbooks, how can I scale down the recipe to work for me? Is there a formula or rules of thumb I can go by to take any recipe I find and make it taste just as great for two people? I asked them and they basically said there is no reliable way.
Sent by Jenise
Editor: Scaling down recipes starts with math and may also require a mixture of intuition and cooking experience to make it work. Think about reducing the cookware size and always err on checking on the food earlier, as cook times may go down. If you can, taste as you go so that seasonings can be adjusted as needed.
Readers, what tips do you have when scaling down a recipe?
Next question?
(Image credits: Nealey Dozier)
13 Comments
I cook for 1 also. I will normally follow a recipe and then freeze half right away for later. That normally leaves me with 2 servings: 1 for dinner; 1 for leftovers lunch.
Most recipes are fairly easy to halve, which will usually give you 2 servings. I agree with the original post that you may want to change cookware but for almost all stovetop cooking it's pretty easy. I do this all the time at home and have rarely ever had any problems. It's very easy to over-think this but that won't serve you well. Don't worry about it too much, use your intuition and have fun!
I normally cook for 2, but usually make at least 4 servings so that we have leftovers for later in the week when I may not have time to make something from scratch.
Anything larger than that, I'll have to freeze some portions because we like some variety. As my husband will tell you about my lasagna: "The good thing is that it'll feed you for 4 days! The bad thing is that it'll feed you for 4 days.
Some ingredients do not scale down well:
1) Your 2tbs of oil to saute with are going to remain 2tbs, or you probably can't coat the bottom of the pan
2) If there's a marinade step, you probably can't halve it, because the surface area of a 1/2lb chicken breast is not going to be 1/2 of 1lb chicken breasts of the same thickness. Try 2/3.
3) A lot of stir-fry recipes I will keep the full amount of sauce, just because we like it saucy, and because I will often add a veg not in the original recipe, rather than serving it on the side.
Glad to hear about the Test Kitchen cookbook. I'll look for it. I also cook for one and I don't mind a recipe for 2, but all recipes do not freeze well and I sometimes just get tired of seeing something that looks good but serves 4 or 8 or 12. :-(
allrecipes.com has an option to scale down recipes and I use that fairly often. I also discovered ziplist.com through this site and that gives you the option to search for recipes by number of servings.
Even the processed food industry has finally recognized that single servings in the freezer section are desirable. High time the cookbook market takes us into consideration, too.
I'm cooking for 2 also. In my experience cooking is not a precise science like baking so most the time you can scale the recipe down propotionally. I always like increase the amount of vegetable especially in stew or stir-fried dishes. Sauce is a little more tricky because the propotion between fat (butter, oil, grease), flour (wheat, cornstarch) and liquid (broth, milk, water) you just have to try to find the right amount. See, smell and taste are the best "tools" to cook well. Have fun and use your intuition.
Scaling down is mostly a matter of simply math division. Problems arise when the recipe for 4 servings calls for only one egg. Do you waste it or try to halve it? My recommendation is to just waste it.
As stated in above posts, don't get to fanatical about trying to halve every quantity on the recipe ingredients list. Quite a few, like the cooking oil are barf recommendations at best before you even start to think of changing the number of servings and depend on the pan you use. 1 Tbsp is meaningless for shallow frying, two cups of oil for deep frying is meaningless; you need to use ENOUGH and a little extra doesn't hurt a thing.
My recommendation is to freeze ingredients if forced to buy too much, not the entire, cooked dish.
In my supermarket, a half pound of ground beef is not an option. Buy the pound and freeze half of it raw; don't freeze the made up dish
Yeah I just vote, don't scale them down. If it's anything that puts a lot of effort in you might as well make the whole batch and have leftovers for lunch or freeze some for a busy night.
I'm usually just cooking for myself, but I generally make the recipe as indicated the first time around and then have leftovers. I like to follow recipes fairly closely the first time around and then mess with them once I've gotten the basics down. Plus, leftovers mean that you spend less total time cooking while still enjoying homemade meals. I don't understand why some people seem scared of them.
As a 2-person household, soon to be three with a family member moving in, we opt for the 4-6 servings usually. Leftovers are nice so we don't constantly cook and then clean up every single day. Extras do get portioned and frozen for later microwave or instant meals. Soups, extra proteins, etc. Those extra proteins get chopped into 1-2 cup amounts and labelled and frozen. Ham for soup, chicken for casserole, turkey, for whatever seem more like a deli items after freezing and then thawing.
If I didn't have a freezer, I might think differently. However we both enjoy not having cook and clean duty 7 days a week.
One of my BILs was career military. They grow used to new meals every single day- no leftovers. No need to cope with leftovers. No idea how to cope with leftovers.
Was a rude shock after retirement learning about leftovers and eating the same meal across 2 days and then freezing the remaining leftovers for a future returning pair of meals.
The extra cost of new foods every day + cost of fuel to buy and cook foods daily, and toll on cook to cook and cleanup daily finally clarified things for him.
If folks are not used to cooking for themselves or had bad childhood experiences with leftovers, perhaps those are further explanations.
I just made 4 portions of chicken pot pie for my husband and me. Froze 2.
Didn't brush the egg on the pie dough on those.
Too much work to make for just one meal.
As for cutting down recipes to portions for 2, that's easy and as someone else said, don't overthink it. Everything will come out all right.
One thing to watch in halving or doubling recipes is the seasoning. salt in particular. Taste if you possibly can. It is always a good idea to be conservative with salt because it is easy to add at the table. In doubling, I never use more than the amount in a single batch.
As you practice, it will become easier and easier to cook without recipes and use just enough for two.


text:
- Ethics Home Page
- About the Center
- Focus Areas
- Publications
- Events
- Contact Us
- Site Index
On occasion I ask students in my undergraduate ethics course at Santa Clara University to relate their first ethical memory--what was their first choice about right or wrong, good or bad? Most of them relate a story about a six or seven-year-old confronting a choice between honesty and desire--the ill-gotten piece of sweet, juicy bubble gum; the quickly denied detour on the way home from school to "the forbidden playground"; the resounding claim of ignorance when asked who had been using the house as a backstop just prior to the crackle and sparkle of shattered plate glass. Indeed, these are all fine examples of ethical dilemmas, those decisions between what we want to do and what we ought to do that we have been making all our lives.
All of our lives, we've been struggling with just how it is that we ought to decide. Are there lists to be made--columns of "good results" and "bad results" to be conceived, compared and contrasted? Are there rules to follow--do this; don't do that? Are there good ways to be--be patient; don't lose your temper? We struggle not only with what in fact we ought to do, but also with how in the world we are to decide whether it is right to lie just this once.
We all tend to approach decisions about right and wrong in one of three ways. First, there are those folks who think that the results make all the difference. Why won't you lie? It will hurt people; the results are bad. Second, there are those people who follow the rules. Why won't you lie? There's a rule that says to always tell the truth, "to do unto others as you would have them do unto you." And, thirdly, there are those individuals who aren't much interested in either results or rules. They are interested in the kind of person you are--a person of compassion or courage. Why won't you lie? Because I'm an honest person, a truthful person; that's just the kind of person I am. Results; rules; character traits--all are important parts of how we decide.
Part of what makes decisions about right and wrong so difficult for us is that we don't all go about it in the same way. That is just fine, really. Such diversity in how we decide reflects the rich tapestry of resources we each bring to our decision-making. Although some may argue for good results and others for following the rules, one thing is certain--ethics is always more than just what we might like or dislike, always more than rash opinion. My choice never to eat spinach is not an ethical choice; it merely has to do with the chemistry of my taste buds and a particular leafy green vegetable. I don't like spinach! What ethics requires of us is making judgments that we can explain, making judgments that rely not on opinion or our taste buds, but on results or rules or good habits. We need to remember that how we decide is just as important as what we decide.
A version of this article appeared in the Winter 1996 edition of
the O'Connor Health News, a publication of O'Connor Hospital, San
Jose, California.
Margaret R. McLean is the director of The Applied Ethics Center at O'Connor Hospital and director of Health Care Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
Click here for ethics related articles.
New Materials
- The "Gig Economy"
Is it fair to workers?
- The Right to Be Forgotten
What Google may hear about implementation
- Open Meetings
Case study on California's Brown Act
Center News
- What is Compassion?
Philosophy Prof William Prior kicks off this year's theme
- Conscience in Catholicism
Conference explores rights, responsibilities, and institutional policies
- Be a Social Media Ambassador
A contest for students in the Center's online business ethics courses
- More News »


text:
PORTSThe Port of Aqaba is situated in southern Jordan on the north shore of the Gulf of Aqaba. It can accommodate ships handling a wide variety of cargos, including dry bulk vessels of 75,000 DWT, and container vessels of Panamax size. The port also has a separate passenger terminal, which services cruise and passenger ships. The Aqaba port has the capacity to handle up to 23ships of different sizes and types, in addition to 8 ships in anchorage.The major shipping lines that use
the Aqaba Port are Maersk- Sealand, PIL, M,SC, Evergreen, P&O Nedloyd, HUAL, COSCO, UASC, SETH, NYK, APL, CMA, Gearbulk, Messina, Wan Hai Line and Wallinus.The shipping agents that deal with cruise liners include: Amin Kawar & Sons, AB Maritime & Gharghour.


text:
Beaux Arts Galleria :: Vases :: Japanese Porcelain Vase by Gold Imari
* We offer free shipping on this item in the 48 contiguous states of the USA. We are happy to help our customers arrange international shipping or shipping to other states or territories in the USA. Contact our sales team for details.


text:
My fault for not researching light.overpriced and not Leupold quality.Don't think 2 stage switch works, shipping too high too. Feel not as advertised. Will keep but buyer beware. Stan,Oregon.
Leupold® MXC 521 Led Flashlight
Item # E405E-292575
- Google+
This item cannot ship via any of our Next Day or Second Day Express delivery methods.
- Details & Specs
Leupold® MXC LED Flashlights. Compact, dazzling power, built to military specs!
Top quality in an unassuming package! These Leupold® MXCs fit almost anywhere. Yet you can be confident not a lumen of performance was sacrificed for their flexibility. Built for extreme environments, including full immersion! Ready to deploy in your hunting kit, coat pocket or survival bag! Legendary Leupold dependability here for an amazingly low price!See the whole picture:
- Regulated by advanced drive electronics
- Total Internal Reflection lens
- True White LEDs for a warm and natural hue
- Scratch-resistant sapphire window
- Anodized aluminum exceeds military standards
- Reversible belt clip
- Model 421 has a threaded, removable glass-breaker
- Models 321, 521 and 621 have removable tubes to convert each into a super-compact 1-battery flashlight. Model 621 also has blue and red screw-in color filters. Each approx. 4 3/4"l., 3 ozs.
- Model (MXC): 521
- Settings: Low, High
- Lumens: 10/120
- Battery Life (hrs.): 33/2
It's a bright idea. Order ONLINE Now!
- Reviews
Customer Reviews
Don't Forget
Powercell® Alkaline Batteries, 48-Pk.Buyer's Club $10.79 Non-Members $11.99
12-Pk. of Rayovac® 3V CR123A Lithium BatteriesBuyer's Club $26.99 Non-Members $29.99
You May Also Like
Leupold® MXC 221 Led FlashlightBuyer's Club $62.99 Non-Members $69.99
Surefire® 6PX Defender 320 Lumen FlashlightNon-Members $95.99
SureFire® 200-lumen EB1 Backup® Flashlight, BlackNon-Members $198.99


text:
2014 Primary Election Information
Related Documents
Voter Registration
To vote in the Primary Election, residents must be registered with Maricopa County Elections by July 28, 2014.
Voter registration forms are available at the following Town locations:
- Gilbert Municipal Center, 50 East Civic Center Drive, Gilbert, Arizona
- Southeast Regional Library, 775 North Greenfield Road, Gilbert, Arizona
Forms may also be obtained from Maricopa County Recorder at: http://recorder.maricopa.gov/web/elections.aspx.
Early Voting, By Mail
Registered voters may request a ballot by mail, by phone, or by linking to the Maricopa County Elections website.
Phone requests for ballots may be made by contacting the Town Clerk's Office (480) 503-6871 or Maricopa County Elections at (602) 506-1511. Persons requesting a ballot over the phone need to provide their name and address, date of birth, and voter identification number (if available).
Electronic requests may be made through the Maricopa County Recorder at. http://recorder.maricopa.gov/web/elections.aspx.
Early Voting, In Person
Persons who wish to cast an early ballot may do so at the Gilbert Municipal Center, 50 East Civic Center Drive, Gilbert, Arizona, beginning July 31, 2014 and ending August 21, 2014. Early ballots may be cast Monday through Thursday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Election Day Information
Polls will be open on Election Day, August 26, 2014 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Persons in line at 7:00 p.m. will be permitted to cast a ballot. Polling locations will be printed on your sample ballot.
If you are unable to determine your polling location, contact the Clerk's Office at (480) 503-6871, or call Maricopa County Elections at (602) 506-1511.
Other Election Information
If you have other questions regarding the upcoming election, please contact:
Clerk's Office
Town of Gilbert
50 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, Arizona 85296
(480) 503-6871 Voice
Important Primary Election Dates
July 28, 2014 Last day to register for Primary Election
July 31, 2014 Early voting begins at the Gilbert Municipal Center, 50 East Civic Center Drive, Gilbert
August 21, 2014 Early voting ends at the Gilbert Municipal Center, 50 East Civic Center Drive, Gilbert
August 26, 2014 Primary Election Day


text:
This section contains 5,785 words
(approx. 20 pages at 300 words per page)
Critical Essay by Philip K. Bock
SOURCE: "'Neither Two Nor One': Dual Unity in 'The Phoenix and Turtle,'" in The Undiscover'd Country: New Essays on Psychoanalysis and Shakespeare, edited by B. J. Sokol, Free Association Books, 1993, pp. 39-56.
In the essay that follows, Bock contends that The Phoenix and Turtle, like Hamlet, explores a form of unity within which each element retains its identity.
Written at about the same time as Hamlet, Shakespeare's brief poem, The Phoenix and Turtle, bears little superficial resemblance to his longest play.1 Yet condensed into its 67 lines one finds a number of dynamic elements that may have been displaced from the author's awareness while he was writing the tragedy. The Phoenix and Turtle depicts a paradoxical dual unity that, I shall argue, can best be understood as representing the...
This section contains 5,785 words
(approx. 20 pages at 300 words per page)


text:
bisexual escort girlsCentral London Escorts agency represents its special online selection of bisexual escorts
. Bi-sexual call-girls render elite escort services in London, in lots of ...Oct 10, 2012 ... Posts about Bisexual written by escortdiary. .
.. Bare in mind, many escorts are willing to do girl-on-girl for the money, but I cannot tell you how ...Girls at totally any taste, but each most appetite, are gathered at this famous .... Independent Doha Escort New Sexy Girl now in Doha ! call now for booking !Sunny - Independent Bangkok escort,independent Thailand bisexual female
... not your type if you looking for skinny girl my body got curve and I love my body.Escort, Paris, Escort Paris, Escort Girl, Escort Girl Paris, OutCall Escort, Blonde, Blonde Escort Paris, Elite Companion, Call Girl, High Class Escort, Escort ...Sabina is a brunette Czech escort in Prague from Bohemia Escorts agency. VIP Bisexual Escort for couples in Prague, Czech companion avaliable for travel .
..Apr 9, 2013 ... Kissy Lesbian Lover is a lesbian and bisexual escort service in Bangkok where you can get real girls who are willing to do what the other girls ...For bisexual and duo London escorts, visit our galmorous girls .
..0, 01/15/09 06:01:58, 01/15/09 06:01:58, 01/15/09. Visitors Now, Visitors Today, Most Visits, Total Visits. 0, 0, 0 03/15/13, 0. Send Supporter Gift. Music I listen to ...Ashley, hot bi-sexual Atlanta escort girl & stripper/dancer Location : Atlanta, Georgia, United States I am available as an : Accommodating.


text:
No rating
GreatSchools Rating
I called to inquire about this school and the lady from admissions was very...
Great academics that include Spanish, a science lab, and an amazing middle...
St. Rita School provides a Christ based, nurturing environment for kids to...
If you are looking for a school that has high academic standards, Multiple...
St. Rita is a wonderful school on all levels. The parent body is actively...
In the know: Get our expert advice on schools
322 North Baldwin Avenue
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Phone: (626) 355-6114
To start a new list, click OK. Otherwise click Cancel.
Thank you! You will begin to receive newsletters from us shortly.
Great work! Only one more step. Now we just need you to verify your email address. Please click on the link in the email we just sent you to complete your registration.
Great work! Only one more step. Now we just need you to verify your email address. Please click on the link in the email we just sent you to submit your review.
Please click on the link in the verification email we just sent you to complete your change of email address.
Whoops! It looks like we still need to verify your email. To do so, please click on the link in the email we sent you. Can't find the e-mail? Click the button below and we'll send you a new one.
Thanks for registering. Welcome to GreatSchools, the largest online community committed to improving educational outcomes through parental involvement.
Thanks for verifying your updated email address.
Oops! You haven't verified your email address yet. To do so, please click on the link in the email we sent you. Can't find the email? Click the button below to receive a new one.
Oops! That email verification link has expired. Please click the button below to receive a new one.
Create an account to submit your answers.
Sign in with an existing GreatSchools account or using Facebook:
Your review has been posted to GreatSchools.
Share with friends! Post your opinion of St. Rita Catholic School on Facebook.
Welcome to GreatSchools!
For principals and school officials, we offer a special Enhanced School Profile (ESP) which allows you to update and add information about your school, as well as respond to reviews. If you are a school official, click Continue to start.
Please note that it can take up to 48 hours for your comment to be posted to our site. While you're here, we'd like to invite you to fill out a survey on your school's programs, activities, and extracurriculars. It only takes a few minutes and will help parents get a full picture of your school.
Continue to compare the schools you have already selected or Edit schools to change your selection.
Get started now! You have successfully registered and can now start updating your Official School Profile. The information you provide is extremely valuable in helping parents and students learn more about your school, so thanks for taking the time!
Thank you for registering as a school leader. We just need to verify your email address. We've sent you an email - please click on the link in that message to get started editing your school's information!
Thanks! We just sent you an email – please click on the link in the email to post your answers.
Get timely updates for St. Rita Catholic School, including performance data and recently posted user reviews.


text: Reported in tv zone issue #269 "Phil Tippett, the Oscar-winning animatior and special effects creator whose work has graced such outstanding Science Fiction films are The Empire Strikes Back, Robocop and Starship Troopers, it to make his directorial debut with a feature-film adaption of Larry Niven's Ringworld. Based on Niven's first book in his series, the film details the discovery of an ancient, million-miles-wide habitable ring-like structure constructed by aliens and which surronds Earth's entrie solar system. Tippett told the Holywood Reporter, "we are going to pull out all the stops. using CGI to create a roller-coaster ride of thrills, adventure and fun. We are going to take moviegoers to a place never before seen or imagined." " Intersting.. but around Earth? um... there is not meant to be any planets are there?


text:
Why They're Unique
"Delivering honest and respectful service while exceeding the customer's expectations"
- Never an overtime charge
- Clean professional technicians
- Flexible financial options
- On call 24/7
Founded: 2007
Led by: Anna Stewart
Expert Landscaping Tips
- Increase home value by 25% with a manicured lawn
- Only cut your grass 1/3 inch to avoid shock & brown spots
- Consult your lawn care specialist when deciding on the type of fertilizer perfect for your lawn
- Remove thatch build up, which is the layer of dead & living stems between the grass & soil which prevents sunlight.
- Oxygen & moisture from reaching the soil.
- During those hot Louisiana summer days, remember to water
Meet The Expert
Jeremie Branton has been in the business for numerous years. Along with Grounds Guys he is also the owner of Freedom Power, LLC-a large solar company in the Shreveport-Bossier area.
Why They're Unique
"We show that we care buy putting the needs of our Customers first by always having a positive Attitude, and by treating everyone and everything Respectfully. By living our code of values we Enjoy life in the process."
- Each foreperson is First A
Common Questions
Why are there brown spots in my yard?
How short should I cut my yard?
What is the best fertilizer for my yard?
How do I get rid of all of the bugs in my yard?
Landscaping Video Tip
Watch the following video for a brief history and overview of the services The Grounds Guys Landscape Management provide.
Expert Tips
Always refrigerate meats as soon as possible.
Heating Times: 30 min.-1 hr.-Chicken, duck, stuffed meats. 10 min. per pound-Turkey, Turkey breast, Smoked ham, Boneless ham. 15-20 min. per pound-Brisket 30-45 min.- Ribs 20 min.- Pork loin T
Meet The Expert
The Chamberlain family founded the Down Home Meats, Inc. in 1982 with its home located in Stonewall, Louisiana. The idea was to produce an old fashion hickory smoked sausage. Using "top quality" pure pork and the freshest ingredients, the hardwood hickory, slow smoked, old fashion, fully cooked, ready-to-eat sausage (with no fillers) was developed
Common Questions
How do I know when the meat is fully cooked?
What side items taste the best to compliment the flavor of the meat?
How long is the process of making the sausage?
Why They're Unique
"We pride ourselves in making the very best old fashioned hickory smoked sausage using on the finest ingredients."
They only use the freshest ingredients, no fillers. They stuff and hang their sausage by hand,
Common Questions
Why They're Unique
As an established Bossier City, LA, window contractor with over 34 years of experience, All Seasons is here to handle all your window replacement and installation needs. We handle storm door installation, as well as historical and custom win


text:
Remember Me
Current subscribers: please omit "myargus" when entering your user name.
First bird in Waushara County tests positive for the West Nile Virus
The Waushara County Health Department reports a dead crow found in Waushara County on Aug. 2 has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird that tested positive in Waushara County since surveillance for the mosquito-transmitted virus began May 1.
You have no permissions for posting commments.


text:
Brush with Power White7 for whiter teeth in just 1 week:
- See a beautifully whiter smile after brushing twice a day for only 1 week
- Clinically proven to whiten 2X more than the leading brand
- Contains active peroxide for powerful whitening results
- Includes therapeutic-grade essential oils for whole mouth health
- Guaranteed to be sulfate-free (SLS free)
- Enamel-safe formula with fluoride
Adults and children 12 years of age and older: For the best results brush teeth thoroughly, preferably after each meal or at least twice a day, or as directed by a dentist or doctor. Do not swallow. Product is not recommended for use by children under 12 years of age.
ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Sodium Fluoride 0.24% (w/w). INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Glycerin, Silica, PEG-12, Propylene Glycol, Urea Peroxide, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Lauryl Laurate, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch Octenylsuccinate, Hydrated Silica, Flavor, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Metabisulfite, Cellulose Gum, Menthol, Carbomer, Potassium Acesulfame
Keep out of reach of children under 12. If more than amount used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Avoid contact of the product with the eye. If irritation (such as redness, swelling, soreness) of the gums or the mouth occurs, discontinue use and consult a dentist.
Power White is available at these retailers:
Click here to submit your review.
Dentovations Customer Service, 27 Drydock Ave. Boston, MA, 02210 USA
email@example.com • 1-800-823-5272


text:
In this episode of The Brown Girl Hour T & KC are all laughs responding to listener feedback!
Listen in as KC and the family chat about whether or not chivalry is dead in Los Angeles.
Check out this week's THROWBACK episode! Sit back and listen as KC and the fam discuss having platonic relationships wit ...
Check out our first (of many to come) listener feedback podcast!
Is an educated Black women short on options when it comes to dating Black men?
Is it possible to have a healthy "friends with benefits" relationship?
Is interracial dating the ONLY option for Black girls in college?
Check out a special podcast episode, featuring Rod and Karen from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast!
Do these rules apply to new millennium dating?


text:
Credits & Info
- Uploaded
- Aug 9, 2012 | 10:06 PM EDT
Related Stuff
If you liked this, check these out!
Author Comments
The theme was Elements, and at the last minute this second version of a loop for the month was uploaded and accepted. And technically, that was a motorboat playing as a ferry.
Rated 5 / 5 stars November 24, 2012
minimal animation, but stylized and good choice in sound effects.
Rated 3 / 5 stars August 9, 2012
love the screaming but you should do something like little boat but dont copy it and this kind of thing would be good just dont like loops but 3/5
mrcontesty responds:
It wasn't a copy of Little Boat. I came up with the idea myself.
Rated 1 / 5 stars August 9, 2012
Animation is good, but a 5 second loop does not deserve a spot here


text:
View Large Image
More Images
Angel's Touch for Violin and Piano
Item Number: #
A modern work commissioned by the Ukrainian Institute of America to celebrate the 25th anniversary concert season of Music at the Institute (MATI) in New York City. Advanced.
Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Pub.
Composer: Stankovych, Yevhen
- Violin and Piano
This item is available. This item is backordered.
You must be logged into your account to save items to your wishlist.


text:
Welcome to A2B Taxis
All of our customers benefit from one of the largest fleets of private hire vehicles in Worthing. We provide a 24 hours a day service every day of the year. From doctors appointments to airport transfers, shopping trips to nights at the theatre, A2B have the perfect car for you.
We are an award winning company, picking up a business of the year award in 2010 and an award for being voted the 4th Best Taxi Company in the UK in 2012. We take pride in everything we do as a company from your first point of contact, in our call centre, to our helpful drivers who will assist you every step of the way.


text:
Whether you are at the lake or at a mission at sea, this Waterproof Diving Flashlight is the perfect light for you. The yellow underwater flashlight is made with a waterproof plastic body with stainless steel head that is good to go down to a diving depth of 50 meters. Measuring under 7 inches long and less than 2 inches in diameter, this LED flashlight is easy to carry, even when you are diving. For super bright light in the darkest areas, this waterproof flashlight has a long life LED bulb that will give you up to 100,000 hours of light. The waterproof diving light runs on 4 AA batteries and can provide you with up to 120 continious light! At maximum output you get 120 lumens, perfect for dark underwater areas. Get the Waterproof Diving Flashlight today and don't be caught in the dark on the land or in the sea!
Harry's Army Surplus: Serving Dearborn and Metropolitan Detroit with army navy surplus, uniform gear, boots, army surplus and work clothing since 1950.


text:
A considerable part of e-casinos assortments is made up by games of cards. These gambling kinds are popular in both real and virtual worlds. They are preferred by those gamblers, who have properly developed analytical abilities. In comparison with games of fortune, where players do not have any key factors to influence their winning odds, card players may apply some betting strategies. These help prudent bettors to decrease the probability of making wrong steps and to use consistently their valuable observations. In particular, this applies to poker players, who continually have to consider a great deal of possible play situations. Moreover, there are several poker kinds, which imply observing their particular rules. Naturally, their admirers have to develop and to apply appropriate strategies.
In comparison with their traditional counterparts, online poker players have much greater opportunities to learn and to progress. First, it is due to the fact that contemporary bettors are not forced to spend their free times to get to gambling establishments. Second, they have a nice opportunity to train for free. Given that this play mode does not imply risking their money, attendees of no charge recreational services can concentrate completely on their training. Third, there are a lot of different learning materials on the Internet, destined to aid keen amateurs to better understand poker laws. These encompass diversified practical info: from detached hints to complete books. The former will be interesting to those surfers, who like to look through encountered facts, expecting to find some original approaches. And those people, who prefer to deal with ordered info, are surely recommended to review accessible online books. Somehow, when learning material is given by portions, in a consistent manner, it gets easier assimilated.
If an amateur wants to approach a level of famous poker players as quick as possible, then he/she is advised to enrich his/her individual experience with somebody else's observations. In doing so, he/she will considerably shorten the time, necessary to gain commendable skills. In their turn, today's prominent players paid attention to accessible poker tips, when they were inexperienced learners. By the way, those remote users, who intend to take part in a poker players championship in the future, are strongly recommended to prefect their skills by playing against people. This betting mode differs from betting against game machines. Actually, differences are about necessities to follow a given game pace and to unravel opponents' elaborate tricks. These traits are not typical of play programs, where a game pace is set by an individual bettor and a range of possible turns is limited by a certain game level.
If a player is going to try his/her luck in an online poker tournament, then he/she should first follow some formal rules. These are designed to coordinate actions of numerous participants. Thus, each potential tournament member should download specialized software to connect to a remote play server. Then, he/she should keep to a tournament schedule and to get registered in advance, to help the organizers to form initial play teams.


text:
What could be better than pumpkin pie? Pumpkin pie dipped in chocolate. Which is why I decided that I needed to make chocolate pumpkin pie cups. When it came to Halloween candy as a kid, I always went for the chocolate, spilling my candy stash out onto the floor and sorting it, giving all of the non chocolate items away (I have never been a fruity candy person). So when I thought about making my own candy this year for me and my family and friends to enjoy, it was all going to be chocolate.
I decided to make something new, not inspired by an existing candy, but something my own. pumpkin pie and autumn go hand in hand so I thought something pumpkin filled would be wonderful! I was simply going to make pumpkin chocolate cups, but pumpkin pie sounded even more fabulous with the crunchy crust on the bottom for texture.
They were decadent, wonderful and delicious! Like a mini pumpkin pie enrobed in rich dark chocolate goodness. I know I will probably make something with peanut butter or caramel and chocolate too, but these are a pretty awesome change of pace from the usual.
Raw Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Cups
Makes 12
1/4 cup soft medjool dates, pitted (if not soft, soak them for 30 minutes in filtered water and drain well)
1/2 cup finely shredded dried coconut
2 Tbsp raw sprouted dehydrated buckwheat flour1/8 tsp sea salt
2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
1/4 tsp cinnamonPumpkin Filling:
1 cup shredded carrots*
1/2 cup coconut butter
3 Tbsp raw coconut nectar
1 tsp fresh ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
a pinch sea salt
Raw chocolate:
1/2 cup raw coconut oil, warmed to liquid
3/4 cup raw cacao powder
1/4 cup raw coconut nectar, maple syrup or raw honey
a pinch sea salt
To make the crust, combine all the ingredients in the food processor and process until finely ground and holding together when squeezed. Place on a parchment lined counter, and roll out to 1/4 inch thick with a rolling pin. Cut into 12 circles small enough to fit into small foil cups, place into the bottom of the cups and place in the freezer to chill on a plate or sheet pan.
To make the filling, combine all ingredients in a high speed blender and puree until smooth. Spoon about 2 tsp onto each crust round, and place in the freezer to harder, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, to make the chocolate, whisk together all ingredients until smooth. Once the pumpkin filling is hard, pour chocolate over each one to fill the cups. Place back into the freezer until set, about 15 minutes. Store in the fridge.
*I use carrot in place of pumpkin in these because it is sweeter and easier to work with and you will never know the difference. If you wish however you can use pumpkin or winter squash but you may need to sweeten a little more.


text:
Charlestown, MAUSA 02129
May 17, 2012
im just a junior web developer, trying to get better! :)
PHP Beginner JQuery Beginner+ HTML5 Proficient+
Internet Search
Welcome to Web Start Women, Diana! :-)
Meetup members, Log in
By clicking "Sign up" or "Sign up using Facebook", you confirm that you accept our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy


text:
Yesterday I found myself in Brooklyn and came across this really crowded bookstore, it was completely indie, and books were absolutely everywhere, in shelves, on the floor, stacked up, in every nook and cranny of the place. Amazingly enough, they also had new books, and the owner knew where everything was. There were sections, and then there were stacks that had things that kind of looked like they belonged in that section. I felt like I could look for hours.
I did some research and it is rumored that the owner of the store owns the building, and that he doesn't even need to keep the place open, he just does. He also had this big notebook full of receipts and slips, all chaotic but somehow organized.
I don't know how else to describe this place except that it's amazing and I know that if one were to look, there are some serious treasures.
This picture does no justice to how many books there are!


text:
Wait what? Ike's Place is already back in SF? »
It seems like only just yesterday that I was walking down 16th, wondering what THE HELL I was going to get for lunch today now that the local sandwich-hating Brownshirts have run Ike's out of town. And if it seems like it was yesterday, it's because it was. Literally yesterday.
So this morning (and by morning I mean noon, and waking up at noon doesn't mean you're lazy, it just means you work all night, so don't judge) I woke up to news that Ike's found a new temporary home, on Market Street in the Castro, inside Lime, as if the invisible hand of the free market teamed up with The Secret to give me exactly what I wanted for lunch (read: breakfast) today. There's no Ike's signage at the moment, and they're taking phone orders only, but there's also no line so sandwiches are coming out in 10 to 20 minutes. Get on that before everyone finds out. (And what I am doing blogging this? Part of the problem, right here.)
Ike is expecting to stay as Lime's roommate for at least three months. He also said that there's a second location in the works (no details yet) and that SF can and will support two locations. Truth. Also in the works: online ordering, iPhone and Android apps, and improved in-person ordering to cut down the wait times.
Everyone wins! Except for Ike's old neighbors, who have to live out the remainder of their lives hating city life yet hating themselves too much to move. They don't win. Still, part of me wishes I could cheer them up somehow. I was going to send flowers with a "Hey, let's be friends" note, but now I'm thinking sexy fireman kissogram?? I don't know, etiquette is exhausting.
∞ posted at 14:38 by stevesimitzis


text:
The Google Code Blog announced that Google has "re-released" the Tesseract OCR software to the open source community. OCR, optical character recognition, is the technology for converting text on a physical paper into computer based text. So if you have a ton of papers you typed up in your college days and you want them stored in digital format, you can use OCR to translate those documents for you.
Tesseract was originally developed by HP between the years of 1985 and 1995. In 2005 HP and University of Nevada in Las Vegas opened it to the community. Google claims that Tesseract OCR is "far more accurate than any other Open Source OCR package out there." Some more detail at Computing.co.uk.
The Original Search Marketing Event is Back!
SES Denver (Oct 16) offers an intense day of learning all the critical aspects of search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search advertising (PPC). The mission of SES remains the same as it did from the start - to help you master being found on search engines. Register today!


text:
Yahoo Kills GeoCities Today
R.I.P. GeoCities.
It's the end of an era. The free online web page hosting service GeoCities has officially been demolished.
Yahoo! announced back in June that it was shutting down GeoCities, after having acquired it for billions of dollars in January of 1999. Today, October 26 was the date named for shutting it all down.
"On October 26, 2009, your GeoCities site will no longer appear on the Web, and you will no longer be able to access your GeoCities account and file," Yahoo! wrote in a notice to GeoCities users, adding that users could port their sites to Yahoo!'s web hosting service. The Yahoo! service would cost users $4.95 per month for the first year and $9.95 per month after that.
Hopefully those of you who had GeoCities accounts that still had content that you wanted to keep have done all the necessary steps required to save your files.
Help us pay tribute to this important piece of web history by telling us what you used your GeoCities account for.
Create a new thread in the News comments forum about this subject
8doomtomb , October 26, 2009 6:11 PMi used my geocities for p0rn
8JasonAkkerman , October 26, 2009 6:16 PMwww.xkcd.com did a tribute to GeoCities on their main page today.
-9frostfire626 , October 26, 2009 6:18 PMWhat an epic first post.
5deathblooms2k1 , October 26, 2009 6:19 PMJasonAkkermanwww.xkcd.com did a tribute to GeoCities on their main page today.
Oh man, got a kick out of that. xkcd is great.
1masterasia , October 26, 2009 6:22 PMGeocities was my very first homepage back in like 1996-97. It was kinda like social networking. Sad to see it go. I wonder if my old page is still up. I haven't checked it about 10 years.
2Anonymous , October 26, 2009 6:40 PMGood bye useless results in google
now just need to get rid of the fake search page result lol
like one of those
http://www.filehipp.com/ (instead of www.filehippo.com)
3cybrcatter , October 26, 2009 7:01 PMWhat a great example of an overpriced .com bubble purchase that was.
gg Yahoo
1h83r , October 26, 2009 7:02 PMshed a tear for the reason many of us got into web design
1hellwig , October 26, 2009 7:02 PMUsed mine to post meaningless stories about absolutely nothing, whatever was on my mind that day. I guess you could say I used to blog, facebook, or tweet before those terms became popular. Of course, I had the mandatory overly-busy repeating backgrounds, poorly-written javascript, and after a few months, all the other webpages I linked to went down (so many other free hosts fell by the wayside).
I also uploaded my latest C++ projects as I completed them in high-school. I don't think anyone ever saw my site, I set my own counter to 1-million hits, and I think it had 1-million and 10 before I stopped updating it a year later.
2megamanx00 , October 26, 2009 7:15 PMOnce upon a time I used it for, um, emulation files .
0kingnoth , October 26, 2009 7:29 PMI had made a site for my high school rock band...
0Anonymous , October 26, 2009 7:33 PMWow, geocities (gee-yaw-sitties)
SilliconValley/5222 .. was it case sensitive then?
i experimenteed with page design early on, i got pretty into it (then i never really learned css layout till recently. i hate web design now)
my clean quake3d configuration with menu system for types of game and basically just facilitated f***ing people up. no go to rocketjump alias i dont htink, i was snobby like that, haha.
info on kali. ipxspx over tcpip emulator. warcraft2. was great.
blizzard scratched a winning lotto ticket sorta.
my xdhtmlblehhh will never be good.
i used frames. shamelessly. at least i made the borders invisible and
the backgrounds didnt slide against each other.
my jpegs were awful. i had no concept of how fucked my hig res texturized whatever was going to get demolished when saved to size.
i used and too much.
funny how a space limit makes you produce so much mor
0alexmx , October 26, 2009 7:48 PMWow, I used it to upload my school homeworks, mostly web pages for the multimedia class... ahhh good times
0Dave_69 , October 26, 2009 7:54 PMI used mine for a class in html markup. That was 1998. I haven't touched it since. I can't even remember the address.
2precariousgray , October 26, 2009 8:11 PMMan, I sure do miss my old page at geocities.com/oh/42/52/72/9177/9/grotto/alley/trashbin/cerealbox/marshmallow/mold/home.htm
0ssalim , October 26, 2009 9:11 PMlol. Used it once. Never cared since. Bye bye.
-1Mysteic , October 26, 2009 9:14 PMPersonally I was banned from Geocities in 2001 for illegal distribution and hosting of unlicensed image properties.
Geocities, the first place to ban me for committing a crime.
0FoShizzleDizzle , October 26, 2009 9:22 PMCrazy, I always thought Yahoo had a pretty abundant amount of space for pointless stuff like GeoCities sites. I have a Yahoo e-mail account with over 40,000 unread messages. Sorry GeoCities, when push comes to shove, Yahoo has to make room for my e-mails I don't read.
1dilbert , October 26, 2009 9:42 PM
I did all my GeoCities pages with the powerful Notepad! Full HTML code. Ah, those times...
Last updated on 1996.


text:
Written by:
A muttered song through
the winds at moonlight,
draws me closer to your
castle by candle-light.
in a twinkling of an eye,
like a blink of eternity,
I stumbled into the streams
of solemn sanity.
Paint my past with pardon,
thy fragrance
into our future and trim
our today into a trance;
and I will forever wait here
in the stars at dawn,
till the skies hear your
lulaby and never yawn.


text:
We know about the Buddha's life chiefly through legends, written down several centuries after he lived. Born Siddhartha Gautama in present-day Nepal, he was a prince who lived an opulent life, shielded by his father, King Suddhodana, from the world's travails. Read more
Archive for the 'Enlightenment' Category
Let your Soul Sing: Enlightenment is for Everyone a New Book about TM
I'll never forget my first meditation. I felt so still and peaceful, yet I felt a heightened alertness as well. It was probably the longest I had ever sat still—quiet and settled—in my whole life; it was only 20 minutes! Afterwards, I felt a huge weight had been lifted from me. Read more
"We are laid asleep in body, and become a living soul" – William Wordsworth
ON A FRESH MORNING IN EARLY JULY, a 28-year-old man sets out on foot from his home on the southwest coast of England. A writer, he loves walking, traversing the countryside for days at a time. On this excursion, he and his sister are heading up the scenic Wye River Valley, just across the border in Wales, with its many low, forest-blanketed hills. Read more
Emily Dickinson: "The Soul's Superior instants"
Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson traveled outside her home village only a few times, outside of Massachusetts but once. After the age of 42, she rarely left her house and yard. She never married. She deliberately chose a life of Read more
Thousands of Buddhist Monks in Asia Learn Transcendental Meditation
More than 3,000 Buddhist monks in 100 monasteries throughout Southeast Asia have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique, as a result of the work by a revered Japanese Buddhist monk, Reverend Koji Oshima, who is a longtime TM practitioner and certified TM teacher. According to Rev. Oshima, the Buddhist monks appreciate the… Read more
"Speak Well of Others" – Maharishi
In the early 1970s, Maharishi held several month-long summer courses in the Science of Creative Intelligence on U.S. university campuses, which were attended by thousands of meditating participants. A highlight of the courses was the question-and-answer sessions… Read more
Albert Einstein – "There is Neither Evolution nor Destiny; Only Being."
Albert Einstein is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. The totality of his work converges into one supreme goal: to understand the unity underlying nature's diversity. Read more
"Why don't you try wandering with me to the Palace of Not-Even-Anything" – Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi, also known as Chuang Tzu, is esteemed alongside Laozi as one of the founders of Daoism in China. His writings also influenced the growth of Chinese Buddhism. Read more
Rumi – "I have passed beyond all thoughts"
Rumi has been described as "the most popular poet in America" — a Muslim teacher and scholar who lived 800 years ago in a far corner of the world. Jalál al-dín Mahammud Rúmí is considered the greatest poet in the Persian language and one of the greatest in world literature. Read more
Plato – "And this state of the soul is called wisdom"
Plato was his nickname. His real name was Aristocles. He was reportedly called Plato, which means broad, by his wrestling coach, due to his broad shoulders or possibly his wrestling style.
Plato was born to an aristocratic family, with his father's lineage stretching back to the early kings of Athens. He was about 19 when he met Socrates and become his devoted student. Read more
"The kingdom of God is within you"
Jesus was once asked when the kingdom of God would come. The kingdom of God, he replied, is not something people will be able to see and point to. Then came these striking words: "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:21) Read more
Henry David Thoreau – "We become like a still lake of purest crystal"
Henry David Thoreau was 28 when he went to Walden Pond, seek¬ing spiritual regeneration through harmony with nature. He lived there for two years and two months, in a cabin he built himself, reading, writing, and studying the surrounding woodland life. Read more
Ralph Waldo Emerson – "Within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal beauty"
In 1836, an essay entitled Nature was published anonymously. It created a great stir, especially among college students, who formed clubs to discuss it. The essay marked the beginning of a movement that came to be called American Transcendentalism and influenced the entire nation — an influence we continue to feel today. Read more
The yoga sutra and deep meditation
While yoga is generally understood in America to be a diverse array of bending and stretching exercises that originated in India, the word yoga has a much wider connotation, and includes sitting with the eyes closed in silent, deep meditation. In India, yoga is a state of mind, not just an exercise for the body. Read more
Walt Whitman – "The luminousness of real vision"
Walt Whitman left school at eleven and worked at a variety of trades — he was a printer, a teacher, a newspaper writer and editor, a stationer, and a real estate speculator. One never would have guessed he was destined to become America's seer. Read more
Alfred, Lord Tennyson – "A state of transcendent wonder"
If 19th-century England had anything resembling a rock star, it was Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He was one of the most popular and exciting poets of his era, with a riveting stage presence. He remains one of the English language's most popular poets to this day. Read more
Helen Keller – "I feel the flame of eternity in my soul"
Though blind and deaf from the age of two, Helen Keller graduated with honors from Radcliffe College — the first blind and deaf person to earn a college degree. She devoted her life, through lecturing and writing books, to social reform. Read more
Laozi – "His mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky"
The wise seer Laozi lived in the capital city and served as the keeper of the archives at the royal court. As a man of great wisdom, he attracted many people, who gathered around him and considered him their teacher. But he was not pleased by the moral decay of the city and the kingdom. So he decided to leave. Read more
Maharishi: A rare glimpse into the message of meditation from 40 years ago
There are literally tens of thousands of hours of audiotape and videotape footage of Maharishi speaking: on the unbounded nature of human consciousness, on the wide-ranging benefits and subtle mechanics of the Transcendental Meditation technique, on the unity of life that underlies within both man and nature. Read more


text:
The hotel is quite interesting. Upon arrival we had welcome drinks. The choice of furniture and style is quite arty. The rooms are furbished with antique furniture (which sometimes gives an "old furniture odor"). The lux rooms are a bit small and the beds are not huge. We were impressed with the breakfast - everything was excellent and you get... More
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, Priceline, Travelocity, Splendia, Tingo, Odigeo and Otel so you can book your Hotel Boutique Quinta das Videiras reservations with confidence. We help millions of travelers each month to find the perfect hotel for both vacation and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.
- Also Known As:
- Hotel Boutique Quinta Das Videiras Florianopolis, Brazil


text:
This was tasty and very easy to make. It makes A LOT, so either serve it for a crowd or plan on freezing some. I think if I were to make it again I would use a can of diced tomatoes in place of the barbecue sauce. The barbecue sauce gave it a bit of a sweet flavor that I wasn't crazy about. I added just a splash of cider vinegar to offset the sweetness I was getting. Followed the other reviewers and served it with cornbread--perfect choice.
White Bean-and-Collard Soup
ShannonP Posted: 03/28/11
LynneP56 Posted: 09/28/10
Easy to make, fabulous taste and very filling! Served with Tex-Mex cornbread, great meal. Note: did not drain liquid from navy beans and added only 3 cups of water; this made plenty of soup. When making again, will add a couple more cans of navy beans.
TerryB1 Posted: 10/14/10
A great, hearty soup!! Used Great Northern Beans. Omitted the Thyme and added the collards with the water to cook longer but otherwise stayed true to recipe. Use larger than six quart pot. I made 3 of the 4 soups in October issue and this was our fav. Didn't try the Basil Tomato Soup. This would be great with corn muffins.
greatcook68 Posted: 01/09/11
I made this soup, and it was HORRIBLE! I almost gagged when I took the first bite. I followed the recipe exactly as it was written. I had to throw away the entire pot of soup. What a waste of ingredients!
reverin Posted: 01/20/11
excellent. not too difficult to make. i added a little bourbon for the cooking; serve with sour cream and corn bread.
antiquechick Posted: 01/09/11
Absolutely delicious!! What a great soup for one of these cold days down South. I did add another can of beans and probably could have added another. Otherwise, followed the recipe. Cornbread is a must for this one!
BJGeorge Posted: 01/19/11
This recipe was a big hit even with my sometimes picky husband. I did make a few changes since I'm a celiac. I used organic chicken broth in place of bouillon and water, replaced barbecue sauce with organic tomato sauce, and omitted the ham. We also did not add bacon to soup since we rarely eat meat. I was not sure the collards would cook thoroughly in 10 minutes so I put them in at the beginning. Served the soup with a green salad and a dish of mixed fruit and cornbread. It will definitely go in the favorites file.
LouiesMom Posted: 01/10/11
This soup is flavorful, hearty and delicious. I substituted turkey ham but otherwise stayed true to the recipe. I think the collard greens really make this soup. I served with cornbread, and it was a wonderful soup for a cold winter night. If you are open to something different that is not the same old boring same old give this a try.
Redforever Posted: 01/04/12
This soup is excellent. I only made a few changes. I used my own homemade honey chipotle barbecue sauce...that really enhanced the flavors as chipotle pepper is also called for as one of the ingredients. I used a small can of tomato sauce and 2 Tbsp tomato paste instead of all tomato paste (I find tomato sauce on its own too bitter). I added 3 medium chopped carrots and 2 bay leaves and only used 3 cans of beans. I served the soup sprinkled with grated cheese and bacon. It does make a lot as others have said but it freezes well too.


text:
Start learning with our library of video tutorials taught by experts. Get started
Combines the use of Adobe InDesign and Digital Publishing Suite to add an interactive web experience to your digital magazine.
Integrate video into an EPUB destined for the Apple iBookstore or a web site.
Develop HTML5 applications for the two mobile operating systems supported in Dreamweaver, iOS and Android, and generate a native app for each OS.
"IThis is a wonderful resource for me which I use almost daily in my personal education." —Virginia M.
more from our members »


text:
Engineered for swimming in cooler water temperatures, the TYR Solid Thermal
Swimsuit for boys provides enhanced buoyancy and added protection from the
elements. Showcasing a short sleeve and mid-thigh design, the Solid Thermal
Swimsuit allows for a full range of motion for swim and play and features a full
zipper front for easy-on / easy-off action. Comfortable and lightweight, the
Boy's Thermal Swim Suit provides SPF / UV 50+ Protection from the sun to keep
young swimmers protected throughout the day, making it an ideal choice for both
the pool and beach.
UV/SPF 50+ Protection
All TYR Performance Swim Suits offer UV/SPF 50+ Protection.
Fabrication - 80%
Neoprene / 15% Nylon / 5% Spandex


text:
Suited Royals
An exciting optional proposition wager in Blackjack whereby players can wager that their first two cards will be of the same suit. For example, if you receive a 9 of Spades and Jack of Spades – you win! Additional bonuses are won if your suited cards are specific combinations of face cards as depicted in the paytable below. Suited Royals does not affect Blackjack basic strategy.
Learn To Play!


text:
Museum Membership
The C.N. Gorman Museum was founded in 1973 by the UC Davis Department of Native American Studies and named in honor of retired faculty member, Carl Nelson Gorman, Navajo artist, WWII code-talker, cultural historian, and advocate for Native peoples. As a founding faculty member of Native American Studies, Gorman was the first faculty member to teach Native American art at UC Davis in 1969.
For fourty years, the C.N. Gorman Museum has been dedicated to the creative expressions of Native American artists and artists of diverse cultures and histories. The Museum's reputation of artistic excellence is proven by its company of exhibiting artists, including some of the most established Native American artists as well as the next generation of emerging Indigenous artists. The C.N. Gorman Museum is unique for its commitment to exhibiting contemporary artworks in a wide range of media by artists from throughout the Americas and globally.
Or download the membership form here and mail it in directly.
For further information, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Phoenix is the most improved city in the nation when it comes to ensuring equal treatment of members of the gay and lesbian community, according to a new report by the Human Rights Campaign.
The city earned a perfect score of 100 in the latest municipal equality index, which was released Tuesday in Washington, DC.
[Related: Click to read the full report (PDF)]
It is one of only 25 cities in the country to earn a top score and one of only eight cities to notch a perfect score without a supportive state anti-discrimination law in place, the mayor's office said.
Phoenix earned a score of 70 in 2012.
In February, the Phoenix City Council passed a sweeping anti-discrimination ordinance that made it unlawful to discriminate against someone based on sexual orientation, gender identity or disability for the purposes of employment, public accommodations, housing and government contracts.
Leaders from the Human Rights Campaign will travel to the Valley for an event and press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Copyright 2013 CBS 5 (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved.


text:
|Extended Stay Deluxe Jessup hotels are provided below. Search for cheap and discount Extended Stay Deluxe hotel rooms in Jessup, MD for your group or personal travels. We list the best Extended Stay Deluxe Jessup hotels/motels so you can review the Jessup Extended Stay Deluxe hotel list below to find the perfect place.
Our service will also list discounted Jessup, MD hotels/properties that have similar star quality of Extended Stay Deluxe.
Staying for long time? Get long term quotes from hotels in Jessup MD
All Extended Stay Deluxe in or near Jessup
Hotels like Extended Stay Deluxe
Next: Show All Available Comparable Hotels with Pricing >


text:
You must be logged into Kidspot Social to join this group
Not yet a member ? Join Now
Brrrrr it's a cold morning here......well for Sydney it's cold! My little ones have all been bundled off to school looking like Eskimos with lunchboxes full of fuel.
I have a meeting this morning and no time to strike up the slow cooker and nothing in the fridge at the moment. When I get home it will be a nice quick soup with some Fettucine Bosciola for the main tonight.
What's cooking at your place?
Quick gravy recipe for those without meat juices or roasting pan.
2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp of plain flour, 1 cup of liquid (ie water, stock)
Melt the butter in a pan and sprinkle the flour into the pan. Mix with a wooden spoon until the mix browns. Then slowly whisk in the liquid until you have a gravy consistency. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. If you have no meat juices or stock just use stock powder or stock cubes. You can fry some onion in the butter for onion gravy or replace some of the liquid with wine. You can also add a little crushed garlic or herbs for flavour.
This recipe makes 1 cup.
I was supposed to cook chicken casserole tonight but realized that there are a few ingredients I don't have so I'll do that tomorrow. We'll just have theItalian Pot pie that I have in the freezer(made double batch 2 weeks ago)
Lamb and rosemary pie from the butchers with mashed pots and peas.
Not really the right spot here, but does anyone have a good gravy recipe for if you need gravy but havent made a roast so dont have meat juices? I would welcome any suggestions/ideas/recipes!


text:
Hi, this is your friend Sid. I'm writing this from my home office, which sits at the top of a hill. Every once in a while when I'm here at my desk, I hear an old car or truck chugging violently and moving ever so slowly up that hill.
Having owned a clunker a time or two in my lifetime, I imagine the owner is just hoping it doesn't break down before reaching the top of the hill – as if the problems that are creating the chugging are not going to still be there when it gets to level ground.
This is similar to what I see happening with small businesses during these "uphill" times. Many business engines are in need of an overhaul, yet the owners are hoping to chug along long enough to make it to a better economy where more sales will once again mask the under-the-hood problems.
Most of these businesses have been held together over the years with baling wire and bubble gum. After priming, pulling and yet another jump-start, they sputter to life, possibly for the last spring. They're kept from squeaking with the equivalent of WD-40 – one more good sale or a supplier that gives them terms.
Prep For An Overhaul
In the past owners have taken pride in what they built from scratch with guts, grit, determination, elbow grease and no debt to a fault. But the tune has changed recently as everyone searches for answers for the same questions. It's time for that tune-up or rebuild. Take a look at these questions and see if yours are similar. Then take a look at my answers and think about what you should do about them.
Q: How can we get more people through the doors?
A: This is the wrong focus. The question that should be asked first is, "How do we keep our customers coming back?" Every one that doesn't come back has to be replaced by a new one before any growth can occur.
So, why aren't customers coming back? I've found two answers to this question. The first is that the weather was bad the past three springs in the majority of areas. The "fair-weather" friends just didn't come out. The business is made up of a lot of those.
Second, the reason new customers don't come is often because the marketing message (not the media) is not attracting them. Low prices, discounts, and coupons do not and will not convince people of the value of buying what they have not already decided to buy.
Q: Will young new homeowners shop anywhere but in chain and box stores they grew up with?
A: They won't if garden centers don't learn how to communicate with them in new ways to help them see real value in plants and gardening. Younger people have different media habits than older people do. This is not new. It's called the Generation Gap. Admit it. Get over it.
Word of mouth, direct mail and signs were all the media that existed in the world for a long time. Then televisions and radios came along and marketers learned how to use those media (although it took longer than anyone still in business now remembers).
Now there are new forms of media. Anyone who ignores social media is systematically cutting off a growing percentage of the population they are not communicating with. The new media are not the same as broadcast media and must be used in new ways. As it becomes increasingly more effective for others, laggards and the ignorant will suffer. They'll be missing communication with a growing share of the market that others will already be connected to and engaged with.
Q: Is this healthy-eating, veggie, organic trend a fad or a long-term trend?
A: It doesn't matter. You don't get to choose, so ride this and every other wave as long and hard as you can. You'll get good at it and make it a part of your DNA, or it will end and you'll get out.
Q: Will any bank be willing to refinance my operating line of credit?
A: Figure out how to operate without an operating loan. That means subscribing to and following the Merchant Advantage Mantra: Don't buy what you can't sell before you have to pay for it.
Q: Should I change my product mix to offer products such as food and ready-to-go containers?
A: If you want to sell the same stuff to the same people the same way, and you can't sell enough to make ends meet given your present obligations to debt and staffing, something will have to change. You must figure out how to stay in business with a downsized sales volume or find new things to sell to your old customers.
Q: Should I just walk away from the business and start over?
A: It depends on the severity of your situation and what options you have. Many businesses I encounter have dwindling working capital and have depleted their equity. Their one option remaining is to get help to run their business correctly based on knowledge of sound principles and solid plans of action.
But too many people have too much pride and won't seek help even if it's the last choice before walking away. Walking away from financial and employment obligations would be embarrassing and the last thing you'd ever do. But not doing so may just delay the inevitable and inflict even more pain and suffering on yourself and others. The cost of ignorance is greater than the cost of good help.
These questions and answers are far from inspiring if you're chugging along with a clunker, but they are real questions. The "get real" answers may be coming at you. Are you ready for them?


text:
2012 Global CSR Awards
P&G Asia gains top recognition at the 2012 Global CSR Awards.
2011 Global CSR Awards
P&G won 3 trophies in the 2011 Global CSR awards, Asia's Most Prestigious recognition awards program for Corporate Social Responsibility.
2011 Asia Shared Services Outsourcing Network (SSON) Awards
P&G Manila Service Center (MSC) was awarded the 2011 Excellence in People and Communications.
2010 Singapore Human Capital Summit Awards
P&G was conferred the Asian Human Capital Award at the 2010 Singapore Human Capital Summit.
Best Mature Shared Services Organization in Asia
Manila Service Center was awarded the 2006 Best Mature Shared Services Organization in Asia and 2008 Asia Shared Services Employer of the Year.
#2 Best Employer in the Philippines
P&G was named as the #2 Best Employer in the Philippines in 2003 by the Hewitt Group and Asia Business Week.
P&G Earns #15 Spot on FORTUNE's Most Admired List
P&G has once again earned a top spot on FORTUNE's list of Most Admired Companies. P&G ranked #2 in our industry and #15 overall on the 2012 list.
P&G Earns Top Spot on Chief Executive's 'Top Companies for Leaders' List
Chief Executive Magazine has named P&G the best overall company for leadership development in its list of the "40 Best Companies for Leaders," a feature in its January/February 2013 issue.
BPInoy 2011 awardees
P&G's Filipina Baby Care GM couldn't take no for an answer. Hers is an inspiring story of hope shared by people who had given it to her at the time she needed it most.
More Awards
Click here to visit our global career site for more P&G news and awards.


text:
I don't want to be a model. I don't care if I never end up in a magazine. I don't care if I'm not perfect. I just want to look at myself in the mirror and feel okay. I don't care about fitting into your clothes, I just want to fit into mine. I want to be content. I want to change. I want to be skinny, or at least average. I don't want to settle. That food looks good, but I look better.
No pain, no gain. No food, no gain. You win some, you lose some. You diet some, you lose some.
Next »


text:
Bailey Hicks is a general assignment reporter at WECT. She joined the news team is July of 2012. Bailey loves meeting people, and telling their stories, so if there is anything going on in your neighborhood, feel free to shoot her an email at email@example.com.
Bailey comes from Charlottesville,Virginia. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2010 (go Wahoos!), with a double major in English Literature and Art History.
After graduation, Bailey worked as a producer and reporter at WINA NEWSRADIO 1070, then as a producer and a reporter at WCAV, the CBS affiliate in Charlottesville.
She also worked for UVa's newspaper, the Cavalier Daily. While in Charlottesville, Bailey covered the murder of Yeardley Love, and George Huguely Murder Trial, the ousting of UVa President Teresa Sullivan, and the August '11 earthquake.
When she's not at work, Bailey loves to run, cook and go to the beach.
322 Shipyard Boulevard
Contact Us
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 Worldnow and WECT. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


text:
Level pack for the popular tower defense game Cursed Treasure. Take on the role as the evil overlord of the orcs, demons and the undead and protect you gems from being stolen by the righteous heroes.
354 Users Played
Try to annihilate the enemies before they grab a gem, but even if they do, you'll have a chance to stop them on their way back and save your gem.
Use your mouse. Hold SHIFT to build multiple towers or cast multiple spells.
You can also use hotkeys.
See in-game hints and tutorial for more info!
Tagged under:
tower defense gem Skill towerdefense towerdefense cursed treasure en
Add to site:
Log-in to add a comment


text:
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
I've never really understood roleplaying in WoW. I don't deride people for it, and I won't try to ruin anyone's fun, but WoW just seems like the least friendly vehicle to creative storytelling; the whole game is based around doing and redoing scripted encounters and grinding mindless enemies. There's very little character customization, no way to really define your look as you progress, and it's got to be hard to roleplay through an encounter with a named when he respawns before you can get out of sight of him.
It seems like the roleplaying that's done is better suited to even a forum than WoW itself. Playing WoW you have to ignore a lot of what's going on to make roleplaying viable, but in a forum you can actually create events.
I guess what I'm saying is that, aside from players attacking your fun, the game itself seems contrary to RPing.
To a certain extent I agree.. But. Every event (albeit scripted) still has a narrative and it requires interaction from your character. In my opinion, that is the basis of WoW: the interaction. Not the repetition.
I must admit that I haven't played on a RP server or have I really role-played myself. However, I can say with some degree of confidence that role-players (at least the serious multitude that there seems to be) have it a little tougher compared to non-rpers when they raid the same instance week after week. How can that be explained in a world where things never really change (without a patch)? ;)
What it boils down to I guess, is the fact that this game has many different facets and many different people take many different things from it.


text:
This renovated guest ranch is Tucson's oldest resort and one of its most popular. Outdoor activities abound at the upscale property, which offers three saline pools, horseback riding and hiking trails, volleyball, basketball, and eight tennis courts -- but no golf course. Big rooms and two highly regarded restaurants overlook the serene mountains and city lights.
The upscale Arizona Inn is one of the swankiest and most beloved boutique resorts in town. It is a historic property that retains its 1930s charm -- highlighted by antique-laden casitas and the elegant Dining Room -- while offering modern amenities such as flat-screen TVs and iPod docks. The hotel is centrally located in midtown Tucson, yet beautifully manicured grounds with tennis courts and a pool create a feeling of peaceful seclusion. The Hacienda Del Sol offers similar amenities at a slightly lower price point.
The Loews Ventana Canyon Resort is located right at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains, and the views are terrific. Wildlife sightings are common, and there's even a waterfall at the end of a nature trail. Additional highlights include two Tom Fazio-designed golf courses, outdoor tennis courts with nighttime lighting, and a large, free-form pool -- all offer spectacular vistas of the surrounding landscape. This upscale hotel does not have a resort fee, but some guests feel nickel-and-dimed by charges for in-room Wi-Fi, parking, and use of the fitness center and tennis courts.
This upscale resort offers a beautiful and serene setting in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, with just 50 units situated on 600 acres. Golf and tennis are the main attractions here, with two 18-hole courses that are considered among the best in Tucson, and 11 tennis courts. All units are large suites, and some offer stunning views of the nearby mountain range. Nightly resort fees, however, make some guests feel as though they are being nickel-and-dimed.
The 4-pearl Omni Tucson National Resort has a beautiful, 650-acre desert setting west of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Golf is a major focus here, and one of the two 18-hole courses served as a PGA tournament course for over 40 years. The resort offers extensive amenities aside from golf, however, including a big pool, a 13,000-square-foot spa, three restaurants, and tennis. Mountain Vista Rooms have upscale southwestern decor, while the Haciendas are larger but farther from the lobby and in need of an update.
Big, luxurious, and loaded with activities, the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa is a family- and business-friendly hotel located on the outskirts of west Tucson. It's surrounded by striking desert landscapes, with good views all around. There's golf, tennis, numerous pools and water features, shopping, restaurants, a massive lobby, hiking, and the big Hashani Spa. About the only things not available here are free in-room Wi-Fi and free parking, both of which can be had at the more affordable Westward Look Resort.
Canyon Ranch is a health spa and all-inclusive resort in north Tucson near the Santa Catalina Mountains. Here the focus is on wellness, nutrition, and fitness. Daily fitness classes along with informational lectures and a menu packed with healthy, low-calorie food help guests to jumpstart (or maintain) a healthy lifestyle. The color palette of the southwest inspired the decor of the rooms, which come complete with flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and iPod docks. Immaculate, peaceful grounds and focused spa treatments all provide an incredibly relaxing environment. While many guests report feeling renewed after a visit -- especially after spending time in the 80,000-square-foot spa complex -- there is a hefty nightly resort fee and a four-night minimum stay.
You will be signed out of Oyster and Facebook