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For the next couple of weeks, the Buford Highway Farmers Market (BHFM) is offering "Cultural Cuisines" cooking classes starting this evening with Chef Joe Truex of Watershed restaurant. (Watershed shuttered its Decatur location last year, but will be reopening in a new Buckhead venue sometime this spring.)
Tonight, February 21 at 7 p.m., Truex will be demonstrating how to make dishes from his native Louisiana such as stuffed eggplant with smoked sausage and shrimp, and red snapper en papillote (in parchment).
This Cajun-inspired class is $45 per person and should be reserved by contacting Bill Schroeder at email@example.com, or call 678-873-7447. The class fee includes the lesson, a $10 gift card for the farmers market and of course, samples prepared during the lesson.
Truex will also return to the market this Saturday, February 25, to demonstrate global culinary techniques with dishes like curried winter squash soup and a soufflé cheesecake with exotic fruit compote. (Class fee is $45.)
BHFM teaching regular, Sean Higashida, will offer a health-centric class this Thursday, February 23 from noon to 2 p.m., using Japanese techniques and ingredients.
Higashida will prepare a Harusame salad with noodles, shiitake mushrooms and a creamy, sesame dressing, as well as a dish made with shirataki (yam) noodles that Higashida calls "vegetarian idol." (Class fee is $20.)
Next Tuesday, February 28 at 7 p.m., Chef Tim Dondero, of Dondero's Kitchen in Athens, will demonstrate how to prepare Mediterranean meze (small dishes).
Among a few other dishes, Dondero plans to make hummus bi tahini (chickpeas with sesame paste) with pickled radish, apricot-stuffed meatballs, roasted cauliflower with tahini lemon sauce and Greek salad. (Class fee is $35.)
If you are interested in learning more about India's street food culture, Gulshan Singh will be at the market next Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m., to demonstrate how to make samosas, pani puri, and two types of chaat (snacks) — papadi ("crispies") and fruit. (Class fee is $30.)
All classes include a $10 BHFM gift card. Contact Bill Schroeder at firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 678-873-7447 to reserve a class spot. Reservations take in order of receipt. For other upcoming classes, please inquire with the market.
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What a great idea, and very reasonable prices for the classes, I think. I'm especially interested in Dondero's class.
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Definitely sounds like fun! Will have to keep an eye out for additional classes.


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Let's consider this: Responsibility + Positive Focus = Progress.
Responsibility: Respect your financial situation, respect your money. In a flush economy, money is free flowing and often spent without thorough consideration. Times like this are a great opportunity to revisit how we spend money. Do we respect the outflow? How much do we spend on dry cleaning, maid service, a pair of jeans? Do we have enough in savings to weather these types of storms? Where is our money invested, is it invested properly? With so many auto pay options – are you keeping track? I am the last person to offer advice on budgeting, but it is a wise practice, for us all, to look a little closer at whether we respect our hard earned cash.
Positive Focus: Why perpetuate the media's trend toward negativity when clearly there are positive strides being made nationwide. If everyone adopted an attitude of recovery, wouldn't we then recover? The old cliché "Perception is Reality" does have a foundation of truth to it after all. So buy a new car, if you are capitalizing on a great deal and have the financial stability to merit the cost, but don't refinance your mortgage hoping the government will bail you out. If you are flush in this economy, consider the real estate opportunities, buy those bargain stocks (buy low sell high?!), and invest in the upswing. Most importantly – share the positive shifts.
We have seen more activity in business this week than we have all year, the sales are increasing, the hiring resuming…despite the DOW, the right now reality is, we're on our way back….and until we arrive more fully ensconced, I say the best way to encourage the strength of our economy, is to act as if we have already regained that strength.

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Happiness Study Says Library Trips Are As Good As A Pay Raise
Going to the library gives people the same kick as getting a raise does — a £1,359 ($ 2,282) raise, to be exact — according to a study commissioned by the U.K.'s Department for Culture, Media & Sport. The study, which looks at the ways "cultural engagement" affects overall wellbeing, concluded that a significant association was found between frequent library use and reported wellbeing. The same was true of dancing, swimming and going to plays. The study notes that "causal direction needs to be considered further" — that is, it's hard to tell whether happy people go to the library, or going to the library makes people happy. But either way, the immortal words of Arthur the Aardvark ring true: "Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!"


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I LOVED this. It's quick, easy and delicious! I've been looking for a good gazpacho and I've finally found it. I made a few modifications - substituted yellow onion for red and cilantro for the parsley. I cut the recipe in half because it was only me I was cooking for. I ended up eating it all!
Andalusian-Style Gazpacho
Yield: Makes 6 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 102
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 3g
- Carbohydrate: 17g
- Fiber: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 222mg
- Calcium: 92mg
- 6 (3/4-inch thick) baguette slices
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup diced baguette
- 1 pound heirloom tomatoes
- 3/4 cup peeled, diced cucumber
- 3 tablespoons diced yellow bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons diced red onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 lemon
- Peeled and diced cucumber
- Diced yellow bell pepper
- Diced red onion
- Chopped Italian parsley
- Preheat grill to medium-high. Brush baguette slices with 1 teaspoon olive oil; grill for 30 seconds on each side. Cut 1 garlic clove in half; rub bread with it. Combine water, red wine vinegar, sea salt, and black pepper. Add diced baguette to liquid mixture; soak 2-3 minutes. In a blender, combine tomatoes, 3/4 cup peeled, diced cucumber, 3 tablespoons diced yellow bell pepper, 3 tablespoons diced red onion, 1 garlic clove, 3 teaspoons olive oil, and bread mixture until smooth; chill. Add juice from lemon. Pour 1/2 cup soup into 6 bowls. Top with 1 slice grilled baguette, peeled and diced cucumber, diced yellow bell pepper, diced red onion, and chopped Italian parsley.
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What happened?
Seriously. Diapers? Didnt NASA put you through rigorous psychological evaluations prior to you becoming a full-fledged astro-nut? Excuse me, astronaut. Its just that all the other witty journalists have come up with these clever little puns about you being crazy while simultaneously being part of the space program. I mean, clearly your now-obvious mental instability slipped under NASAs radar during a routine evaluation, because its not like sending a human being into outer space would really have any effect on their mental health, right? Now thats nuts.
So, how did you, Lisa, a crazy person from birth, become a national hero in the first place? I mean, being insane and a woman. Only people like Condoleezza Rice can utilize those characteristics to gain public attention. Well, I guess Britney Spears has kind of made that work for her as well. Oh, and Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. And Mary-Kate Olsen, Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Madonna and the Dixie Chicks who just won a slew of Grammys on Feb. 11. (Oh, come on. Like anyone who sings about killing an abusive husband named Earl and dumping his body in a lake isnt a little crazy. Yeah, I get it. Theyre such advocates of worldwide peace and anti-violence that they encourage a little tongue-in-cheek murder.)
Apparently, controversy wins accolades.
Thus the sudden acclamation of you, Lisa, as a national hero-gone-wrong. I mean, no one even knew who you were two weeks ago. But wow! Look at you now! News sure travels fast when you toss a little pepper spray, some rubber tubing and a knife in the car and head to Florida. But I really do think it was the diaper that made people stand up and realize that, yes, the U.S. space program is still operating. And man, oh man. Weve sure been neglecting our cadets. Lisa, you single-handedly brought the heroism of NASA back to the American spotlight. And just in the nick of time!
Interestingly, of late Id been wondering who my future daughters will be able to look up to (besides their future mother). Of course, Anna Nicole Smith, the obvious choice role model, is now deceased (may she rest in peace), so it really must have been written in the stars for events like you, Lisa, driving from Houston to Florida to kidnap your mans other lover to coincide with TrimSpa killing Anna Nicole. Or whatever happened to her I think the jury is still out on that one.
So with all of our insane powerhouse females wasting away or getting nose-jobs (Ashlee Simpson), it sure is a good thing you snagged national media attention when you did. I was starting to think the only news I was going to see on the tube would start to be dominated by all kinds of trivial stuff, like those Invisible Children or those wars in Iraq...or is it Iran? Whatever. I mean, God forbid we turn on the TV to hear about actual news. How depressing!
Well, Lisa. I guess what began as an inquiry into how you got so crazy has become something of an ode to your insanity. Lisa, you not only reminded us that there are things going on in this world besides all that celebrity gossip, but you proved to us that astronauts still are worthy of being called heroes. For astronauts are real people with real feelings who live perfectly normal lives just like the rest of us. Well, except you get NASA to pay for your diapers. Lucky.
Sincerely, Shayna Melgaard
Contributing Writer Shayna Melgaard is a senior from Bismarck, N.D. She majors in American studies with a media studies concentration.


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10 years Later
Emerald Lea Lahote
Emerald is your typical girl. She is thirty three and has two children, Jason and Emily.
Before she had Emily, Emerald was with her parents and Jason. Her best friend Eric had abandoned her when he found out she was pregnant.
So Emerald lived, had her son and stayed with her parents, still hurting from losing her best friend.
But when Emerald goes shopping for groceries she runs into Eric and he imprints on her. Since then she has been through a lot, with how Eric treated her, how her dad handled it, and how she lives through it.
Emerald is now married to Eric, and that's when her second child came along, and all in her life is going well, that is until Embry comes along and imprints on Emily, Emerald and Eric's daughter.
Emerald has a full life, and not one day goes by where something big, be it bad or good, happens.
Emerald loves her life and wouldn't trade it for anyone.
Emerald | Thirty three | Married to Eric | Five Kids | Taken By Rebekah
Eric is the son of San and Emily, and the biological father of Emily, step fathering Jason.
His parents raised him to think that having kids before marriage is a sin, let alone getting pregnant.
So when Emerald gets pregnant with Jason, Eric abandons her, and lets her do it alone with no help, when Jason's dad want's nothing to do with him.
He was alone, dating Macie, now a wolf, having a good life, but part of him still misses Emerald.
When he runs into Emerald, while going grocery shopping, he finds out that he will miss Emerald a whole lot more if he's away for to long. He imprinted.
So now he has his own child and is married to Emerald, seeing Jason as his own son, and has a daughter. What else could he ask, until his parents start bugging to see Emily, and not Emerald or Jason.
Eric keeps trying to tell his parents that Emerald and Jason are part of his family also, and if they want to see Emily so much, they will see Emerald and Jason also.
He know's the only reason that his parents want to see Emily so much is that she is blood, and Jason isn't.
Things aren't going his way lately, especially when Embry imprints on Emily.
Eric | Thirty Seven | Married to Emerald | Five Kids | Taken By Skylar
Jason Kyle Lahote
Jason is currently in his second year of grade twelve from a misunderstanding of his time table. So it said he was two credits short, so he is taking only one more semester of grade twelve to catch up, so he can graduate.
He has met his birth father only once since he came to his mom, demanding to get to know him. Jason, not knowing it was his father stood up for his mom since Eric was not there and it scared his father away, since his father thought it was someone who his mom was dating. Jason still does not know that that man was his birth father since his mom chose not to tell him for his safety.
He is protective of Emily and Jessica since he is the big brother, and even though his dad, Embry and Seth are there, Jason seems to think he needs to be there to protect his sisters also, so they don't get hurt.
Jason | Nineteen | None yet | One Parent | Taken By Skylar
Emily is still sweet but has the attitude of a teenage girl since she is one. She does well in all her classes except grade ten History which is what she was in. Being in grade ten, she has past all her grade nine courses and passing the ones she is in right now. But failing History. Her parents don't know her mark, and she fears telling them, fear of getting grounded.
Her and Danny, her on/off boyfriend since kindergarten are not dating at the moment, and she can tell that Embry is happy they aren't. Embry is the reason her and Danny cant work it out, since Danny has always had trust issues, he doesn't like her hanging out with Embry much. Emily still does, since Embry is her closest friend she has, and won't drop him like Danny does all the time. No one in her family agrees with her when she gets back together with Danny.
Emily | Sixteen | |Embry's Imprint| |Two Parents | Taken By Rebekah
Paul, the hothead of La Push, s proud husband, father and grandfather.
Most of the time with Jason, Paul didn't think he would get another grandchild, then Emily came.
Paul is very protective of his daughter and grandchildren, and no one will want to hurt them, since, like mentioned before, Paul is the hothead
Paul is also a loyal kind hearted guy, if he likes you.
Paul | Fifty Eight | Married To Rachel | One Kid | Taken by Skylar
Rachel is the wife, mother and grandmother in here, and still looking quite young.
She, in ways, can be much worse than Paul, when it comes to attitude, but that's because she cares about her family.
Paul learns many times how she can be when she's angry, and she often finds many ways to get mad.
She's a kind woman, and reasonable, if she likes you.
Rachel | Fifty Seven | Married To Paul | One Kid | Taken by Rebekah
Embry Kyle Call
Embry has watched Emily grow, and is impressed with how not only how she has grown physically, but mentally with the typical teenage girl attitude. The attitude is mainly directed at him and Eric and Emerald.
He had just gotten trusted enough to babysit her when Eric and Emerald go out, to having to be supervised again, not even six months after. Eric's reasons, Emily is a teenage girl now and being a teenage girl comes hormones, which Embry might not be able to stop if they are aimed at him. So Eric has it where Embry needs someone in the house when he is over. He is trusted enough to pick her up from school and bring her to the mall since in society's eyes it is not legal for them to romantically date. So he is seen as her driver in public.
Embry | Fourty Two | Imprints On Emily | No Kids | Taken By Skylar
Jessica Ashley Lahote-Uley
Jessica is one of the twins-with her twin brother Jordan. She was born two minutes after Jordan, and is always bossed around by him. It doesn't work.
She is a daddy's girl and it is obvious to everyone how much she has her dad wrapped around her finger. Not that her dad minds.
Her and Jordan don't get along fully with Emily or Jason, but when they do, it's something you wanna see, since it is so rare.
Jessica | Twelve | Seth's Imprint | No Kids | Taken By Rebekah
Jordan is one of the twins-with his twin brother Jessica.
No body has imprinted on him yet, and he doesn't care. When he gets older though, he will have the werewolf gene like his dad and grandfather did.
He is the older twin, and tries to use it against Jessica all the time by bossing her around and what not. It doesn't work, and he often gets in trouble for it. Being a twelve year old boy, that doesn't stop him.
Jordan | Twelve | None | No Kids | Taken By Skylar
Seth is still around, protecting and caring for Jessica.
He imprinted on Jessica when she was a toddler, and now he's more like a brother friend to her. He makes sure she is okay and well protected.
He still struggles with the rules, that have applied with Embry and Emily for many years now, and he wonders when the rules will be lifted.
He does all in his power to make sure Jessica is happy, and protected. He puts Jessica before everyone else.
He doesn't visit as much, since he is still made to patrol and his sister still has to control him, telling him when he can and can't leave and what not.
His main focus is and always will be Jessica.
Seth | Twenty-Nine | Imprints on Jessica | No Kids | Taken By Skylar
Blair Mackenzie Smith
Childhood friend of the la push kids till she moved away. Move back on her own after her parents disown her for no reason. She is a good singer and cosplayer.
Blair | Eighteen | Single | No Kids | Taken By Roman Cullen
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Bio:She is the cousin to Embry Call. Shes lived in New York since she ran away from LaPush at 16. She is doing her last year of high school. She skipped 8th grade because she was so smart. She was in her math class when she saw Jason. She knew right away that she imprinted on him
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Emily was frowning. "Because I'm not, and you cant make me."
Cassie smiled.
Danny-"Come on baby."
Jason-I kept eating
Emily frowned. "No."
cassie smiles.
sorry to jump in, Katerina please reply on rps
Danny-"IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE NOW I WILL DRAG YOU HERE MYSELF!!!!"
Embry-I looked at her and took the phone from her to fuss him out.
Jason-I smiled, and took her hand in mine.
Cassie smiled at him.
Emily frowned. "Embry, dont."
Embry-"Listen, if you even DARE TO TOUCH HER I WILL COME RIP YOUR THROAT OUT!! DO YOU HEAR ME!! I WILL SNAP YOU LIKE A TWIG!! AND IF YOU EVEN TRY TO COME OVER HERE YOU BEST BELIEVE I WILL HURT YOU!!! I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU DANNY AND YOU WILL NEVER TOUCH HER AGAIN!" I hung up and looked at her.
Danny-I got even more pissed when she handed him the phone to fuss me out
Jason-"I love you." I whispered
Emily looked at him, and grabbed her phone back. "You swore you would stay out of it. You SWORE to let me decide for myself, I have it on paper, with your signature on it." She says, frowning. "I dont know why I ever believed you. This is proof, that your word, written or not, means nothing." She then left the room.
Cassie smiled. "I love you too."
Embry-I followed her, "Emily. I was doing that for you. You know he would have hurt you again if I didn't say anything." I looked at her, grabbing her arm lightly. "I can't see you get hurt by him again."
Jason-I kissed her
Emily looked at him. "I dont believe you."
Cassie kissed him back.
Embry-"What's hard to believe?"
Jason-I smiled against her lips
Emily looked at him. "You went against your word. I dont believe you. I wont believe you. I dont want to believe you."She says, tears in her eyes. "Now I have to go clear things up with Danny. Because of what you just said to him, he can go for full custody over Isaac, how do I know he didn't record that conversation." She says.
Cassie smiled aswell.
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It's that time of year again.
I keep seeing claims that people are shaming women for wearing sexy costumes for Halloween. The people making these claims seem to be missing the point, so I made a graphic for them.
Fed up with the lack of diversity in Halloween costumes? An awesome alternative to buying one is DIYing one! You can find some of SPARK's suggestions from last year here!
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The Hurtful Text Message
August 11, 2013
I was with my dear friend Nix inside a little milk tea shop that I didn't get to see the name of, and we are talking about random stuff. She got up her chair and told me she'll order us milk tea, but she needed to get money from the ATM first so she went outside.
Another person walked in at the milk tea shop and I recognized her — it was Nix's older sister, Dee. She was wearing a sleeveless denim vest and her hair was cut in short layers, above her shoulder. "Dee! How are you?" I asked. She smiled back but she didn't respond. Soon Nix got back to the shop and went straight to the counter to buy milk tea. I wanted to ask Dee if she's okay, but suddenly the scene changed.
I'm in a cozy bed room, and I'm wearing my pajamas, and I see myself having just got up in bed. In front of me was a bowl of cereal ready to eat. As I grab the spoon and start eating, Dee suddenly came into view, the room got a little bit gloomy and darker now. Dee was wearing a fitted black jacket and her hair was really long, the length up to her navel I think. She had a different aura, she has this glow that makes her face look really flawless and very pretty that I just stared while holding my bowl of cereal. She doesn't look okay, though. I can tell from her eyes that she was sad. Very, sad. But when she spoke, her voice was full of anger and hatred that I got uneasy and wasn't sure how to respond.
"Why did we cancel the Elbi trip again?" I can see myself looking very confused, and yes I'm still holding my bowl of cereal. She looked at me with eyes full of sadness and said "Because, Migs and I are having an LQ because of what he said in his text message earlier," and Dee fetched her phone from her pocket and flicked through the screen looking for the text message. I can tell that she's about to cry. The scene went back to the milk tea shop and we are now drinking our milk teas — Nix, Dee, and I. That moment I was looking at Dee and when she looked at me, I suddenly read her mind that she just told me "It doesn't matter now."


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Fantastic Marketing Manager opportunity to be part of a transformational team aimed at turning around a fantastic portfolio of snack brands.
Managing a team of 3 and working on a high profile category, you will be responsible for the full mix including brand strategy development and ATL as well as developing the 3-5 year NPD pipeline.
You will also be exposed to full business management, so strong commercial skills and an understanding of the UK trade is key. This is an exciting place to work right now - the team is passionate and the investment is there.
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When it comes to charity, most people have good hearts, but many don't use their heads.
This post comes from Brandon Ballenger at partner site Money Talks News.
Americans are known for their charity. According to the Giving USA Foundation, Americans gave close to $300 billion last year, and the Charities Aid Foundation ranks the U.S. in the top five of global givers.
But although we're a giving nation, we could help even more if we used our heads as much as our hearts. Unfortunately, a lot of charities aren't what they claim to be.
Hunting, fishing and raising chickens are intriguing to this urban-dweller.
This post comes from Jim Wang at partner blog Bargaineering.
One of the really fascinating parts of the recession is the effect it has had on news stories.
During the boom, mainstream media focused heavily on the excesses of those who had money. You had stories about the most expensive wine or the most expensive dessert. There were stories about luxury cars and of fantastic mansions on enormous estates.
Nowadays, the stories are focused on more pedestrian subjects. They're focused on people who grow gardens on their deck or raise chickens in the city. I find those stories infinitely more interesting because it shows our creativity and our resourcefulness, not our ability to write a check or swipe a card.
PC Magazine's 'top 100 websites of 2010' includes some with a money slant you may not have run across before.
What are the coolest personal-finance websites you've never seen? We found some gems among PC Magazine's "The top 100 websites of 2010."
A tip o' the hat to NPR for mentioning this terrific compilation of "classic" and "undiscovered" sites, covering topics like fun, food, news, social, shopping, travel, and tech (of course). Oh, and they're free.
Foreclosure rescue scams, noncharitable charities and phony debt collectors top the list.
This post comes from Mark Huffman at partner site ConsumerAffairs.com.
This year was marked by a continued slow recovery from a devastating recession, a still-sinking housing market, skyrocketing gold prices and a proliferation of charities that were less than charitable.
It all plays into our annual list of the top 10 scams of 2010.
Amazon has patented a system to 'return' gifts before they're shipped. It would save Amazon money, but is it tacky?
Here's a radical way to cut down on gift returns: Reject inappropriate gifts before they're even sent. The giver doesn't have to know.
Amazon has patented a system that will let you do just that: Pre-empt a bad gift before it arrives, surreptitiously exchanging it for something you'd like better.
Judging from the diagram from the patent reproduced at TechFlash, you could set up gift rules the same way you set up rules in your Outlook e-mail program. For example, you could tell Amazon to convert all gifts from a specific sender to gift certificates, verify sizes, convert VHS films to DVD or reject any clothing gift that includes wool.
As an aunt who nearly always sends educational gifts, I'm not sure I like this. I'd hate to see my gift of "How to Go to College Almost For Free" converted to "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
The protagonist is careful with her money and is a shrewd horse trader to boot.
I've been reading and rereading this wonderful Charles Portis novel since I was a teenager. Mattie Ross, the narrator of "True Grit," is a hell of a protagonist. She's strong, determined, relentless and, above all, frugal.
Here are 10 things you could learn from her story, courtesy of Mr. Portis and the Coen brothers. And without a single song by Glen Campbell!
Follow these 10 rules, or even just three or four of them, to insulate yourself from con artists.
This post comes from Stacy Johnson at partner site Money Talks News.
If you've ever fallen victim to a scam -- and who hasn't -- you'd probably like to avoid repeating the experience. Well, follow these 10 golden rules of scam prevention -- or even just three or four of them -- and you likely won't be foolishly parted from your money again.
1. Testimonials are a testament only to how gullible people are. There's only one kind of testimonial worth believing -- the kind that comes from people you both personally know and totally trust. Testimonials from strangers you see on TV or online may very well be lies. I've met more than one infomercial actor whose told me they simply read a script without ever seeing the product.
Which financial benchmarks and milestones help you determine if you're on the right track?
This post comes from J.D. Roth at partner blog Get Rich Slowly.
In a recent link roundup, I pointed to an article over at Gen Y Wealth in which RJ has listed 20 financial milestones you should reach in your 20s. "I like this list," I wrote, "and I'd actually love to see similar lists for different age ranges. People could use it as a sort of road map to where they ought to be."
What sorts of milestones were on the list? Things like:
- Pay off your student loans.
- Build an emergency fund.
- Learn to negotiate.
- Set a target retirement date.
- Learn to give.
Like me, a lot of GRS readers found RJ's list of financial milestones useful. Often, there's no real way to know if you're doing things "right." How much should you be saving for retirement? How much should you have in your savings account? How soon should you buy a home? Get married? Have children?
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Level: Upper primary (ages 10-12) | Content Strand: Measurement and Geometry
Getting started
Learning focus
Locate and reference coordinate cells in a table.
ICT skills
Plot co-ordinate cells with a Letter and Number reference.
Use the Borders tools within the Formatting Toolbar to create lines.
As a class, run through the Borders tutorial. Ask students for suggestions for the troubleshooting questions. One way to solve this is to make sure they have the right coordinates to begin with. Students can undertake this independently prior to commecing the activity.
Prior knowledge
Ability to locate coordinate points using number/pair references or number/letter references. Ability to locate positions on a map.
Printable activity
Student should complete the activity sheet with little difficulty. Provide additional graph paper for fast finishers to create their own puzzles for other students to solve.
Lead-in activity:
For an interactive whiteboard, or with an OHP transparency, make a map of the school and local area including the number and letter coordinates. Present it to the class and identify the position of the school. Invite students to describe the location of the school in relation to other places on the map (streets, parks, intersections). Ask: Can you think of another way to identify the location of the school on the map? If students do not suggest the number and letter coordinates and grid lines, bring this to their attention. Note the coordinate reference for the school on the board.
Ask students to suggest other places on the map with their matching grid references and write these on the board.
At the computer:
Download the activity to the relevant shared work folder. Explain that this Word document will be useful in identifying and plotting coordinates, because each cell on the table has a unique row and column coordinate reference.
Activity 1 & 2: Read the text, identifying the definition of a coordinate. Identify the intersection of a letter and number reference on the table after clicking on a cell.
Activity 3: Read the instructions in rows 3 and 4 and explain to the students that they will apply the skills and understandings from the first two activities to create a mystery image for others to plot. Students can work in pairs or small groups to solve each other's coordinate puzzles.
Before students begin working on the document at their own computer, make sure that they have opened the activity, re-named it and saved it to their personal folders on the school's network/server.
TIP: Students could colour print their work from Activity 3 for a classroom display.
Class reflection
Gather the class around one computer, (or use an interactive whiteboard or data projector) to display and solve several activities designed by students of the class. Discuss the strategies used to create the pictures and reference the coordinates.
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© January/February 2007
Case in Point: EMPLOYEE EMBEZZLEMENT
Trusted employee gnaws away profits at termite control firm
By William R. Kauppila, CFE, CPA
From the January/February 2007 issue of
Fraud Magazine
The author, a university instructor, reads a newspaper account of an embezzler, interviews the firm's owner, and shares the results with his class. Here warnings to business owners and lessons for fraud examiners.
That morning at breakfast, I read in the local newspaper about Joanne Rodrigues, 54, the former office manager at Aloha Termite and Pest Control, who had embezzled nearly $900,000 from the company. She had been sentenced to one year in prison, placed on five years of probation, and ordered to pay restitution for the money she had stolen in 3 1/2 years.
I decided that I would take the article to a fraud class I would begin teaching that evening in the MBA program at Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii, because it included some embezzlement basics but also raised some questions.
Following her indictment, Rodrigues claimed she had a gambling problem. However, the deputy city prosecutor said the problem was "purely greed.†The article said Rodrigues wrote checks to purchase chemicals for the business but then cashed the checks herself. Company owner Shawn Murray said he considered Rodrigues a dear friend; she was godmother to his firstborn child. "She would always show me the numbers, and they looked OK. She was paying the bills, and she assured me not to worry, that we would get through these tough [economic] times, and we would get through them together. All the while, she was pocketing every penny she could.â€1
As I read the article, I couldn't help thinking about how much in common this embezzlement case had with so many other cases with which I was familiar:
As the class and I studied the case that night, we were left with two important, unanswered questions: How was Rodrigues caught? How was she able to keep up the embezzlement for 3 1/2 years without being caught?
I wanted to answer those questions and get more information about the case, so I called Murray. He willingly accepted my request for an interview and we met at his office a few days later. I learned several details.
Murray started the termite and pest control company in Honolulu six years earlier, after working for other companies in the extermination industry for 25 years. Shortly after he started the business, Murray hired Rodrigues (we'll call her JR) as his sole bookkeeper and office manager. He had met her at another company where they both had worked. Murray didn't perform background checks on her before hiring her and gave her complete authority over the finances of the company. He paid her well and promised to make her an owner in the company.
JR began embezzling her first month. She started first with small amounts and eventually increased her takings. After three years, she embezzled $78,000 in just one month. In 3 1/2 years, JR had embezzled approximately $1.2 million. The Honolulu Police Department documented the loss at $900,000, but the company showed an additional $300,000 in missing funds.
JR embezzled the money by writing checks to herself and friends, to vendors for personal expenses, and to petty cash. She also made unauthorized draws on the company credit card. The funds were deposited into her and a friend's personal bank accounts and coded to "purchases of materials†on the company's books.
During this time, the company was struggling financially. It was cutting expenses, laying off employees and borrowing money to stay in business. Murray and his outside CPA concentrated on reviewing financial statements prepared by JR, but they never considered looking at any underlying documents. Murray was seriously considering selling the company or declaring bankruptcy.
JR had maintained complete control over all accounting records and didn't want other employees to have anything to do with them. But a 23-year-old office employee found the fraud when he thought to review some cancelled company checks.
Murray immediately terminated JR and brought in the Honolulu Police Department. After an investigation, indictment, and prosecution, JR was convicted of theft in the first degree, forgery, and money laundering.
Murray spoke to her three previous employers and found that that JR had embezzled in each job. (Of course, her employers hadn't done any background checks on her before hiring her.) He hasn't recovered any of the $1,200,000 yet. However, he doesn't hold out much hope because JR really does have a gambling problem, spent all the money she embezzled, and her only asset was a used car.
Murray is slowly paying his debts – incurred from the embezzlement – and trying to restore the confidence of his creditors and customers.
The ordeal emotionally stressed Murray and his family. They operate their company as a family business, so it greatly hurt them when a trusted family member took advantage of their trust. Murray began drinking and he and his wife separated for a time. They told me they will never be able to completely get over this incident.
Though Murray harbors some resentment toward JR, he and his wife feel sorry for her because of the mess she has made of her life. However, they both believe that she will embezzle again if she has the opportunity.
The embezzlement has taught Murray some valuable lessons. He's attempting to establish some internal controls that might deter future embezzlements in his company. We discussed various areas in which the opportunity for fraud is possible such as employers using truck credit cards for their personal vehicles and using company equipment and supplies to perform work as independent contractors. Murray acknowledged that opportunities for embezzlement are still possible in his company and he needs to be constantly alert.
My last question to him was, "Why are you willing to talk to me?†He said that, as bad as the embezzlement has been to him personally, the company, and his family, he hopes that others will learn from it. Here are a few simple lessons that Murray hopes others like him will learn:
Embezzlement is defined as the wrongful taking or conversion of the property of another for the wrongdoer's benefit. (Misapplication, which is the wrongful taking or conversion of another's property for the benefit of someone else, often accompanies embezzlement but is a separate and distinct offense.)
Here's a summary of the more common schemes.
False accounting entries
Unauthorized withdrawals
Unauthorized disbursement of funds to outsiders
Paying personal expenses from bank funds
Theft of physical property
Moving money from customers' dormant or inactive accounts
The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance defines an inactive account as "an account with a bank, which shows a stationary or declining balance and against which both deposits and withdrawals are infrequent; or an account with a broker, which shows few transactions, either purchases or sales.†If the bank can't establish contact with the account holder, then the account would qualify as a dormant account as defined above. However, if there's a risk of misuse on the account, such as an account holder who's quite elderly or incapacitated, then the account should be qualified as an inactive account.
Unauthorized, unrecorded cash payments
Theft or other unauthorized use of collateral
Source: ACFE's Fraud Examiners Manual ©2007
William R. Kauppila, CFE, CPA, has spent 38 years in public and forensic accounting. As a professor at Seattle (Washington) Pacific University and as an adjunct professor at Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii, he initiated the first fraud classes at both universities. His e-mail address is: email@example.com.
1 "Woman in Embezzling Case Sentenced to Year.†The Honolulu Advertiser. Jan. 11, 2005.
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Hi. I'm wondering why my legs haven't felt sore after working out. I've only been doing Cathe for about two weeks...BodyMax, IMAX, MIS, MIC, and PS Leg&Abs so far. Prior to using these tapes, I was walking, using my Stairmaster, and doing some TaeBo. I don't know how tall my step is, but it has two risers. I also don't know how much weight I'm using (stupid, I know), but it's just a barbell with no additional weights. BY the end of the workouts, my legs do feel tired and tight. And for BodyMax and MIS, I can finish the reps with the weight I'm using, but probably wouldn't be able to if I increased. Any suggestions? Should I increase the weights anyway? Maybe I shouldn't worry about being sore, although I love that feeling. :) My goal is to just tone up, gain a little definition but not a lot of mass, and to increase my endurance. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thanks!!!
FYI, someone else a month or so asked this in "ASK CATHE"
I believe Cathe mentioned soreness is not always an indicator.
I personally have found if I am not sore, I am maintaining muscle but not building. IE, the first few weeks after I switch to a new exercise I am sore, but no longer.
You were already pretty athletic prior to adding these tapes, so I am not surprised you aren't sore. But since you do feel it afterwards, I wouldn't be too concerned. You may want to switch to a heavy weight set if you aren't feeling challenged. It makes a BIG difference.
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Printable Gemstone Bookmark | Design*Sponge
If you lose your bookmark all the time, then these super bright bookmarks are going to be right up your alley! Print them on heavy paper or even better, laminate them for extra strength.
Floral Cup Wraps | A Subtle Revelry
My birthday is coming up and I'm thinking of having a breakfast/brunch celebration. I was kind of umming and ahhing about it but then I saw this free download and thought 'well I'm going to have to do it now, just so I can use these!'. Now just to work out the rest… like what to eat, where to have it, what time, who to invite…
Love Story Printable | Elli Blog
This is a really simple but sweet gift to give for Valentine's Day. Wrap in some coordinating kraft paper and white ribbon and give it to someone you love!
Free Sewing Room Organization Printables | See Kate Sew
My sewing box is a terrible, disorganised mess right now, so it seemed to be a touch of kismet to come across these free printable labels! Grab yourself some mason jars and glue and get organised yourself. And if you're feeling brave, you could even attach the lids of the jars to the underside of a shelf so you can screw on/off your jars and keep all your other crafty stuff above! Hmm, I just inspired myself…
Christmas Advent Calendar | Mr Printables
We have a rule in our house - as soon as the Christmas Pageant has been, we're allowed to put up our Christmas tree! So I am in full on Christmas mode right now. I love this free printable advent calendar from Mr Printables, especially because you can put whatever you want into the boxes - chocolates, small toys, stickers, stationery items. It's a bit more work to create than your normal store bought calendars, but much more fun and creative!
Printable Gemstone Tags | Love Vs Design
Each year I have a different Christmas theme, and this year it's going to be 'All Things Sweet & Sparkly'. I've ordered some of these and these, and I plan on making some glittery reindeer. And all my presents are going to have these awesome gemstone tags! I can't wait for Christmas!
Oh Precious Heart Printable | Oh My Handmade
My team at work always put a quote up on our wall to look at to inspire us. Sometimes when you're feeling down and you've taken yet another call from someone upset you need a bit of a pick me up. I just love this quote and the colour too. Perfect.
Free Printable Recipe Cards | Design Eat Repeat
I'm starting to think I should carry recipe cards around in my handbag. In the last couple of weeks I have had three recipes given to me - one on my iPhone, one hurridley scribbled on a piece of scrap paper and the other photocopied. It would be nice to have them all written down somewhere a bit neater! These would also make a great gift for the cook in your life - add your own fave recipe, tie with some pretty bakers twine and you're done!
Chalkboard Love Quote Print | The Elli Blog
Isn't this quote sweet? This would be perfect for a one year wedding anniversary (which is paper!) or really any wedding anniversary… or even a wedding gift!
Weight Conversions For Baking Ingredients | Sweetopia
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Free Download: Cards For Every Occasion | Caravan
Caravan has some gorgeous stationery, and even better they have some gorgeous free stationery! My favourites are the chalk board style ones, though the pencil card would be great for a teacher. Go and check them out!
Liquid Measure Equivalents | Sweetopia
Print out this pretty little equivalent chart and keep it in your kitchen for those times you are stuck trying to work out how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon when you can't find that one spoon… which seems to happen to me a lot!
Set The Table Printable | Armommy
I know these are meant to be a printable guide for a child, but how fun would these be as real table mats?! Print the design onto tshirt fabric, iron it onto some fabric and you'll always know which side your fork is meant to go on!
Instant Art: Botanical Fruit | The Graphics Fairy
I went to a furniture store on the weekend and saw a gorgeous set of botanical prints. Each one was $100 each! Then I spied these free fruit downloads via the Graphics Fairy - with three frames I can have them all for less than half price of one. They're not exactly the same, but I think I like these more. Make sure you look at the rest of The Graphics Fairy, she has lots of vintage prints from fruit and flowers to fairies and fashion.
Spring Printable Envelope Liners | Ellinee
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Dietitian Mom Shares Tips for Feeding Finicky Children
Maggie Baumann, MA: Several posts ago, I wrote about whether or not there was a link between finicky eating early on and the development of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. My overall message was, "Yes, children who have certain food-avoidant issues have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder later on in life."
A couple of readers wanted to know what to do when you have a child who is a finicky eater. So I interviewed Michele Manarino, MS, RD, a registered dietitian and mom of a 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Sierra. Michele has a private practice and sees adolescents and adults with a variety of nutritional issues, including eating disorders. She also teaches nutrition at several colleges in Orange County, California. As a mom, she "walks the talk": Her toddler is "a healthy, normal eater," she says, "and that makes me a happy mom!"
Here's Michele's advice as to what moms can do if they're struggling with a child who is a finicky eater:
Maggie Baumann: Is picky eating hereditary?
Michele Manarino: I do not have any research to back that up. But what I do know is if parents are picky eaters, kids pick up on that and will often follow what is modeled to them. For instance, if mom never eats broccoli, but puts broccoli on her child's plate, the child will probably not want to eat it. Children model parents' behaviors as to how and what they eat.
MB: I know moms who try to get their kids to eat a variety of foods, but whenever a new food is introduced, the child pushes it away and won't eat it. Then mom gives up. What's your advice?
MM: What I've learned from the parents I've worked with is, they give up too soon. I suggest this rule: Practice exposure. You need to expose your child to new foods more than once before you give up. In fact, I stress to parents to expose the child up to 20 times before giving up on a certain type of food. Kids learn to eat what's familiar. If the food is brand new to them, picky eaters will push it away. The trick is to try to get the child a little more interested in the food each time you prepare it for them. For example, maybe the third time you expose your child to a new food, you ask the child to smell it, but don't demand that he/she eats it. Maybe the sixth time, you ask the child to put his or her tongue on the food. Maybe the eighth time, you ask the child to help you prepare the food. Also, let the child see you eating it. Again, the modeling behavior is important. Eventually, most children will take a bite -- and hopefully like what they are tasting. Obviously, there will be certain foods kids won't like, and you never want to push them to eat it if they truly dislike the taste.
MB: What is "normal" eating for a child?
MM: Well, there really isn't a "normal." Kids eat all different kinds of ways. They have their own distinct tastes they prefer. Some kids will go through food phases wherein they want to eat the same food over and over again. This is normal and nothing to worry about. Eventually, they will switch to other foods as a natural course of action. Sometimes kids go through a phase where they are so hungry, they eat everything and want more. And some kids may go through a phase of not being that hungry and not wanting to eat much. All these phases are normal.
Our children are born being natural, intuitive eaters. They know how much to eat, and they stop when they are full -- that is what intuitiveness is. Look at breastfed babies: We really don't know exactly how much breast milk they are ingesting, but they will cry when they are hungry and push the breast away when they are full. And they develop and grow on target.
MB: "Intuitive eating" is a common phrase today -- and most adults who diet are not intuitive eaters. They're following a program that takes them away from their natural hunger and fullness cues. As children age, do they lose their natural tendencies to eat intuitively?
MM: They don't have to, but many kids will if they're exposed to dieting at an early age, or if they reach their teens and start to experiment with different eating patterns or diets in a quest to lose weight or change their body size. It's a sad statement on our culture that our children are exposed to the unhealthful eating and dieting patterns that are splashed across many of the popular women's magazines today.
The good news is that, no matter what age you are, if you've lost your ability to be an intuitive eater, you can get it back. It means trusting that your body will eat what it needs and that it will stop when it's full. And it means no more dieting. I help many patients, from adolescents to adults, learn how to regain their intuitive eating patterns. This is one way to avoid the development of eating disorders -- most people who develop eating disorders usually start the process by going on a diet to lose a few pounds.
MB: What do you do if your kid only eats snacks all day?
MM: It's the parent's job to offer a selection of foods at structured times in the day. Offering three meals and three snacks to your kids at specific times will keep them on track. And if the child chooses not to eat a meal, you can let them make that choice. The consequence is that the child will need to wait to eat until the next structured time, be it a snack or another meal. If you get into the groove of giving your kid snacks all day, you are going to end up putting yourself at risk for living with a fussy eater.
MB: What are your thoughts on desserts and sweets?
MM: All foods are equal, and we should relay that message to our kids. When we say that chocolate cake is bad or that an apple is good, we set up a system where kids see foods in a nonintuitive way. Desserts and sweets are part of the foods available to us, and in moderation, they are healthy to eat -- just like a bowl of carrots. The message to the children should be "balance and eating intuitively." I promise you they will be nourished and healthy kids. Restricting certain foods sets up the feeling of deprivation, and all dieters know what that feels like. When you feel deprived, all you want is the food you won't allow yourself. It's the same for kids.
MB: When should a mom worry about a finicky eater?
MM: If a child is not getting enough nutrients to grow and develop at the rate he or she should be, you should consult your doctor. Luckily, most kids are seen by their pediatricians at set intervals, so the doctors can monitor the growth and development and catch anything that's medically or emotionally off-balance quickly.
MB: Any last tips?
MM: When you present your child with a balanced meal that you are also eating, don't succumb to the child's whining or fussiness about eating the food. If, to avoid the complaints, you end up making a new dinner you know they will eat, yes, it might be faster and less confrontational, but in the long run, your kids will know they have the power to use their fussiness to be picky eaters.
Another good tip: Get the kids involved in the cooking process -- when they are, the likelihood of them wanting to eat the food they helped cook is much higher. Of course, you'll need to give age-appropriate cooking duties that match the child's ability and safety. A 2-year-old can certainly stir a bowl of eggs with your supervision. At my house, my husband and toddler took time together to grow a garden of different kinds of foods. Sierra takes pride in harvesting the vegetables, and now she is a lover of tomatoes -- and I am not sure she would have been had she not been so invested in growing and watering the plants.
So, in summary, moms and dads: Model healthy eating, expose your child to all kinds of foods, don't give up too early if they seem not to like a certain food and involve them in the cooking process as much as possible. Happy eating!
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Fibroids can grow very large, ranging from the size of a peanut to a fruit. Their sizes are varied because of the nourishment they get from the blood vessels in the uterus. The size is normally said to be dependent on the level of estrogen secreted. Fibroids hence do not have a consistent size. They fluctuate, and these changes are affected by the menstrual cycle. When the fibroid attains a full-grown stage and there is no space or chance to grow further then it is likely to cause some adverse effects. Fibroids degenerate on their own after their maximum size has been reached. Below are factors that may cause fibroid degeneration.
When does fibroid degeneration occur?
Fibroid degeneration can occur only when the fibroid grows to a certain limit, at which it cannot grow further. At this stage, the fibroid can no longer get further nourishment. Fibroids get oxygen from the blood vessels to which they are connected. If the oxygen supply to the fibroids is blocked, the only thing that can happen is a cessation of growth. When there is a lack of oxygen, the fibroids fail to thrive, and this causes intense pain to the affected woman.
As fibroid cells die, they are substituted with collagen – that substance found on the tip of the nose, the ears, and the joints. This is known as hyaline degeneration, and the pain that accompanies this process lasts 2 to 4 weeks.
What are the symptoms experienced?
Fibroid degeneration is said to cause intense pain. This pain in the region of the pelvis becomes unbearable and surely needs some kind of cure to get relief from it. Degeneration of the fibroids can cause several effects. Pain, pressure, vaginal bleeding, and heavy menstrual periods are the familiar symptoms experienced during the degenerative phase of fibroids. Vaginal bleeding can be extremely dangerous during pregnancy. The patient should immediately consult her obstetrician-gynecologist about this problem.
Fibroid degeneration during pregnancy:
Degeneration of the fibroids during pregnancy, aside from causing severe pain, may also cause complications of childbirth. Ultrasound examinations can be utilized to show the condition of the fibroids. It takes a pelvic examination to uncover the presence of a degenerating fibroid.
This condition of having fibroids during pregnancy is called necrobiosis. The pain caused by degenerating fibroids can last up to two weeks. These dying fibroids may affect the white blood cells, causing fever.
Treatment for degenerating fibroids:
Treatment for degenerating fibroids is essential when it causes severe pain. For sudden-onset pain, it is usually self-limiting, and can be managed with anti-inflammatory medication. However, pain that lasts longer has to be treated differently.
The most commonly done treatments against degenerating fibroids are surgery and hysterectomy. These treatments are considered to be invasive and so they cannot be prescribed when a woman is pregnant. Myomectomy is what most doctors prescribe for the removal of degenerating fibroids but they too do not guarantee the absence of side effects. In summary, it can be said that treatment for degenerating fibroids is not possible during pregnancy. It is better to take care of this problem during the early stages.


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The lake is apparently 30km from the road-head (near Mandi in Himachal) and though vehicles ply, we will of course like to trek. Only, I don't think I can walk 30km in one day. But I am sure we will find a way around all this. So, I sincerely hope, sometime in May I will be there.
After looking at the picture can you blame me for being smitten?
PS. When I asked Yah Raj can I use his picture at my blog, this is what he said "yes its not a question to ask to fix any of my pic into ur webpage or into da blog…these pics anybody can use coz himachal is not only mine …"
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On Tour 2014, Metal Church comes to Fife
Northwest Entertainment presents On Tour 2014, Metal Church, a lineup of bands set to play at 7 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Louie G's, 5219 Pacific Highway E., Fife.
The lineup includes Malfunkshun, Sin Circus, Harder You Fall, Moms Rocket and Metal Church.
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A key focus of the BVSc course is to provide students with real veterinary industry experience. Placements are conducted at a range of sites and opportunities are available starting in the third year.
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While most kids are sporting hand-me-downs, our favourite mini-fashionista is running around town with a child-sized Ferragamo handbag worth more than what we spend on a month's rent. Only the best for Tom and Katie's baby girl, who's wardrobe consists of $25,000 tiaras, $750 Armani gowns and a $6,000 princess Halloween costume.
Unbelievable!!! Excessive?? Doesn't begin to cut it!! What a bunch of ridiculous people. If you have that kind of money do something constructive with it....like geez donate a LOT of money to starving people, the homeless and schools. It's a terribly sad commentary on our society when we pay celebrities such ridiculous amounts of money... for what???
I do not envy these kids ....they will turn into the Paris Hiltons, Lindsay Lohans, and Kim Kardashians of this world....pretty but completely useless. What an awful shame!!
I come from a working class family; my parents went without so that my siblings and I ha****od education and have a more comfortable life. It took me ages to be approved for a student loan and now like most graduated I'm battling to find a job. Yes, I do get miffed when I read articles about these people who are so ridiculously over paid they have to resort to spending large amounts of money on frivolous things they don't really need, and rubbing it in the regular hard working Joes face. Yes I do wish I was so lucky that I didn't have to loose sleep over how I will ever manage to pay off my loan, make my parents finally want for nothing, afford a house one day etc… but I comfort myself in the fact that I am liked for what I am not for my moneys worth. I am glad that there aren't any photographers waiting at the ready to splash my private heart aches and disappointments for all the world to see. Have a look through every celeb magazine and you'll see boredom and unhappiness behind all the bling, for sure money cant buy happiness.
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Crunchy malted milk balls line the bottom of this creamy chocolate malt ice cream pie and a layer of dark chocolate frosting tops it off, along with a pouf of whipped cream and more malted milk balls. Overkill or pure summer joy? You be the judge.
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- 3 1/2 cups malted milk balls, divided
- Cookie Crust, using chocolate wafers and a 9-in. cheesecake pan with removable sides
- 1 3/4 qts. vanilla ice cream, softened until easily spoonable
- 3 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups malted milk powder*
- 1 cup whipping cream, divided
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
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- 1. Arrange a tight layer of malted milk balls (3 cups) over crust. Stir ice cream with cocoa powder and malted milk powder until smooth. Spoon into crust, set on a plate, and freeze 5 hours.
- 2. Heat 1/2 cup cream meanwhile until simmering. Put chocolate in a small metal bowl, pour in cream, and let sit until chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let cool completely.
- 3. Smooth chocolate ganache over top of pie and freeze until set, about 15 minutes.
- 4. Whip remaining 1/2 cup cream and swirl onto pie. Chop some malted milk balls and drop onto pie; add a few whole balls. Remove rim and serve immediately.
- *Malted milk powder is made from milk, barley malt, and wheat; don't confuse it with Ovaltine, which has other ingredients added. Find it next to the chocolate milk powder in well-stocked grocery stores.
- More pie tips:
- Let the pie soften for 5 minutes at room temp to make slicing easier.
- If you're having trouble freeing your pie from its pan, set it over a bowl of hot water for a couple of minutes and then slide a thin knife between the pan edge and the crust. It should pop right out.
- Make ahead: Once the pie is fully frozen through step 3, it keeps for up to 4 days, double-wrapped in plastic wrap. Top it just before serving.
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Nutritional Information
- Calories: 742
- Calories from fat: 48%
- Protein: 13g
- Fat: 39g
- Saturated fat: 23g
- Carbohydrate: 91g
- Fiber: 3.1g
- Sodium: 414mg
- Cholesterol: 85mg


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I'm about to get all crafty up in here. It's been a while, but there's something about the beginning of fall that makes me want to burn my finger off with a glue gun. (Seriously, typing this is painful.)
I may have completed the ultimate DIY this summer – growing a baby – but I was itching to make me a festive wreath last weekend to mark the (hopeful) end of Satan's fiery reign over Texas summer weather.
Now, before you go calling me super mom for crafting with a 7 week old in the house, please know that all the supplies I'm about to show you are still strewn about my kitchen.
1 styrofoam wreath (this was a 14″)
1 spool of black ribbon (or really just a few yards)
4 marabou feather boas
2 wooden dowels (found in the cake baking supplies)
jewelry wire (gauge and color choice up to you, I used one roll)
black felt (just scraps or a couple sheets)
pink felt (scraps or one sheet)
wire cutters
Optional- if you want your wreath to have eyeballs:
2 small styrofoam balls (look for the smooth styrofoam)
green paint and paint brush
black sharpie
(Option for the option- glow in the dark glitter glue or glow in the dark green paint)
Start by securing your ribbon to the wreath with a dot of hot glue, then wrap the ribbon all the way around the wreath. It's helpful if you have a five year old nearby to point out all the white spots you missed. And by "helpful" I mean super annoying, but that's what you get for crafting with kids.
Now secure one feather boa to the wreath with hot glue, and wrap that around the wreath, keeping in mind it will have to cover 1/4 of it before gluing the other end down. Do this with all 4 boas until the wreath is completely covered in feathers, much like your floor at this point.
(Note: These boas are not cheap. Mine were about $5/each. Don't let your toddler run off with one in an attempt to turn it into a statement piece in her fall wardrobe.)
Poof! You now have a furry wreath. Go ahead and pet it. It won't bite.
Very not-so-carefully-because-this-doesn't-need-to-be-perfect cut out 4 black triangles. It helps if you cut 2 out at a time, since you'll be gluing 2 together to create each ear. Then cut out 2 smaller pink triangles for the insides of the ears.
Cut your wooden dowels to about 4 inch pieces (you can do this with the wire cutters, it doesn't have to be pretty).
Use one piece of dowel to create holes in the wreath where you want the ears to be. You can use scissors to snip a hole through the ribbon if you need to.
Glue the top two edges of the black triangles together, then glue the pink triangle on top. Stick one dowel inside each ear, then glue it down and glue the bottom of the ears shut, making sure to leave 2-3 inches of dowel sticking out of the ear.
Then shove each one in the holes you created.
Using your wire cutters, cut whiskers for your cat by cutting 4 equal-ish length pieces. They can be as long as you want. Lay them over your wreath to gauge that. Keep in mind you can always trim them with the wire cutters if they're too long, but you can't do anything but buy more wire if they're too short.
Employ the help of your partner to twist them in the middle. Or just do it yourself if you're patient like that.
Place them over the wreath where you'd like them, then hot glue each one where it comes in contact with the wreath.
Burn your fingers, drop 50 f-bombs, dip your hand in ice.
KIDDING! (But maybe have that bowl of ice out just in case.)
Cut a cute kitteh nose out of pink felt. I chose to cut out several layers to make the nose a little thicker. Then I glued these on top of each other. Then glued them to the center of the whiskers.
Now, you can stop here. I like the eye-less cat. It seems more grown-up to me. But, since grown-ups are officially outnumbered in this house, the kids won the vote for the cat with crazy eyes.
So now, the crazy eye option.
Paint at least half of your styrofoam balls green. I just used some green fabric paint I had laying around. I also went over that with a few coats of glow in the dark glitter glue for fun. It's not super effective, but you can see them glow a little at night.
Once that's dry, draw your eyes on with a Sharpie. I have no real pattern for this. I just winged it. Obviously.
Using small pieces of dowel, insert 2 where you want the eyes to be. Then stick your eyes onto the dowels.
If you get these smooth styrofoam balls, they have perfectly sized holes already in the back.
To hang, just glue a little scrap of ribbon to the back.
Meow! That's all there is to it.
I have to say, the wrapping the boa bit is WAY easier than tying a bunch of tulle on to it, like my tulle wreaths, BUT you could easily create this as a tulle wreath with black tulle. Just add all the finishing details to my original tutu tulle wreath.
Are cats not your thing? Perhaps you should make a monster, instead. Click on through to check out last year's Halloween wreath DIY.


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PLAYERS: Jimmy Howard, Jonas Gustavsson, Mike Babcock, Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, Kyle Singler, Jason Terry
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It is the free agency time of year for the Detroit Pistons and Red Wings but both squads have made moves already. For the Red Wings, they have a signed a goalie to back up Jimmy Howard. Jonas Gustavsson, who is 27, has agreed to a two contract with the Red Wings. Gustavsson has been in the NHL for three years, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Last season, he won 17 games and had a 2.92 goals against average. Also signed by the Red Wings was Swiss forward Damien Brunner. Here is what head coach Mike Babcock had to say about him, according to the Detroit Free Press. "Brunner flat out flies," Babcock told the Free Press. "He can skate and he can score and he's got high-end skill. He loves to score." I believe the Wings made two decent signings. Gustavsson has three years of experience in the league and has proved he can provide solid goaltending. As for Brunner, it seems like he can give you a 20 goal season and everyone would be happy. I feel the Red Wings have started off free agen...
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