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En español l You're familiar with blood pressure tests, cholesterol screenings and blood workups to analyze your health. But did you know there are lesser-known, noninvasive tests that often detect signs of an underlying disease? The five modified tests that follow may pick up warning signs of dementia, Parkinson's, even premature death. Try them, and if you perform poorly, bring your concerns to your doctor.
1. Name That Famous Face
What it detects: Dementia
How it works: Do you find yourself blanking out on names of famous celebrities or close friends? Researchers at Northwestern University recently published a study that found that the inability to recognize or name famous faces in midlife was associated with an increased risk for a form of dementia known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The rare disease usually affects adults ages 40 through 65, says the study's lead author, Tamar Gefen. PPA, marked by a loss of tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain (the language centers), is characterized by a gradual deterioration in the ability to communicate with others.
What to do: While the test used in the study involved 20 faces, you can do this simplified version at home. Pick up a magazine and see if you can name the celebrities — like, above, Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama. You get two points for first and last names, one point for one or the other, and zero points if you draw a blank. If you miss a few, no big deal. If you find yourself struggling (PPA patients scored lower than 50 percent), ask your doctor or a neurologist for a cognitive evaluation.
2. Assess Your Sleep Quality
What it detects: Parkinson's disease
How it works: Many people equate Parkinson's disease with tremors, but more subtle symptoms may provide earlier clues. In a new German study, patients from a special clinic for early Parkinson's were given questionnaires to evaluate pain, sleep and gastrointestinal symptoms, and their olfactory function was assessed. Compared with a control group, the Parkinson's patients were more likely to suffer abnormal REM sleep (the dreaming stage), a loss of smell, and constipation.
What to do: Ask yourself these questions.
1. Do you act out your dreams through talking or fighting (a sign of a REM sleep disorder)?
2. Are you having problems with smell (especially pungent foods, such as garlic)?
3. Have you been dealing with constipation for a month or longer?
If you answered yes to all of these, you may want to see your doctor. While there are no lab tests to diagnose Parkinson's, your physician may want to conduct neurological and physical exams. Early diagnosis can mean better treatment.
Next page: Detecting Alzheimer's disease. »


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- Kashaf Mamoon
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Money or Life ??
From childhood it is said too have life you have to earn money but while earning all these we always think we have money but we can enjoy the life why it is so why people make them so busy in earning money so that they can enjoy their life is it necessary to focus that much on money and dont able to get a bit of enjoyment from the life ???
Oct 4 2012: Kashaf, Why must there be one or the other. I see people who use their money wisely and some foolishly. What is important to one is a want not a need to another. If I have a cell phonhe that allows me to send and recieve calls do I really need to update to a cell phone that does everything but give birth .... no. In the states we call that peer pressure or keeping up with the Jones'. I can buy jeans from Levi for $20 or Gucci for $200. Both will cover my backside well so why blow $180.
It does not cost much to read, play, and interact with your children. Nor to take your wife on a "date" out to eat or something that you both enjoy.
The real issue here it me is .... are these WANTS ... or are they NEEDS.
I work to support my family and my lifestyle. (actually I'm retired). If either is lacking then you (and the wife if married) need to reassess your job or your lifestyle.
Poor families go to the park for picnics .... rich families go to the islands for the weekend. Happiness does not depend on where you are or where you go ... but what you do with the time you have there.
All the best. Bob.Oct 2 2012: Good things are only good when they are pursued without selfishness and pride. When good things are pursued by the wrong methods, or in the wrong ways, or too much, the individual pursuing the things becomes bad.
We need money to buy a few neccessities and to afford a few luxuries. But our life is like a body with many parts. If we only focus on getting more money we could hurt people by cheating them, or hurt family members by not showing our care, or we could endanger our health by our obsessive thoughts of money.
We are born into a family, and a community, we belong to a society, and a nation.
We should give every aspect of life and living its due attention; and not just focus on a part at the expense of the other.
Money can not buy love and happiness; and these two make living worthwhile.
Oct 4 2012: Sir,
what you told is absolutely right but the thing is that in general the people doesn't understand these things so ..........
Life is like body i really appreciate because no one wants to know how we should manage our life so that we can enjoy our life happily
Barry Palmer
Oct 15 2012: Some intellectuals view the middle class with contempt. The popularity of the middle class is a sign of human wisdom.
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A middle class life is a balance between activities that produce money and activities that spend money to provide comfort and enjoyment. Many middle class folks could make more money for themselves if they chose to do so, simply by getting a second job or working more hours. Most middle class people would like to have more money, so they can spend it and enjoy themselves. But they actually choose a balance.
Of course, this option is not available to everyone because it requires a level of productivity that some people cannot attain.Oct 9 2012: no money no life, no life without mony, so we must be equal to how get mony and be happyines ourself ,we shoulden't work all time with neglect recriation...
W. Ying
Oct 7 2012: I think:
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(1) Money is for life.
(2) Life is for keeping our DNA alive.
(3) Enjoying life (VALID happiness) consists of many "a-step-better"s for keeping DNA alive rather than money.
"VALID happiness is the short time feeling of things being a-step-better for keeping one's own DNA alive."
Oct 8 2012: valid reason may be short time but our life is also short to enjoy the life we should be able to take out few time from our busy scheduled ..... if we will not enjoy our life then how can you expect that our upcoming generation will enjoy the life and they will not bother about money ......
if the future come the usage of money will increase and the future generation guys will more focus on the money not in the life
its my thought but i respect you views
and thanks for you precious views on thisOct 6 2012: If you don't have a plan, be sure you are in somebody else's plan.
Get a degree, get a job, earn money , be a player ! Maybe you even don't want to be a player ?
To have your own plan you need courage .
eric rodgers
Oct 4 2012: It can be frustrating to see people living their lives like that when you feel that their lives could be lived in a more meaningful way. Chasing money, jobs, promotions, girlfriends, etc...and these desires can never be satiated.
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ON THE SURFACE: it would be interesting to ask folks what their foundation for living is and how often do they ask themselves or remind themselves of it? Instead of blindly going after the next paycheck, the next raise, etc. We fail to realize it is all about experiencing the journey.
ON A DEEPER LEVEL: we help others live more meaningful lives by 'being the change', by living more meaningful lives ourselves.Oct 2 2012: I believe its called 'filling the void'.
People are brought up to believe that money is the 'be all and end all' of life and existence, so people devote their lives to pursue it. Unfortunately because of this the aspects of the character that makes them *THEM* disappears to a large extent
-Can't have a hobby - have to work
-Can't have time to yourself - have to study
-Can't do what you want - have obligations
-Can't enjoy life - need to earn money
So to fill the ever-growing void people try and fill the lost part of themselves with materialism (shiny objects, big houses etc etc) anything that can help re-define the parts of them that they've lost, all of which costs money...so they work more..
Thats my theory.
Oct 4 2012: ye sir you told right thingOct 25 2012: Balance.
Easy to say, right?
chen xin
Oct 25 2012: life first ,money second
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Oct 25 2012: Money allows You to live enriching experiences too. Maybe those two things are not exclusive one another :)Oct 20 2012: ı think both of them is essential for our life but we must create a balance between money and life.For instance the middle class always evaluates money is everything and people who have much money are the luckiest people in the world according to the middle class people ....As a result of people don't have to prefer one from them the significant is balanceOct 19 2012: get rid of both ..... and just liveOct 5 2012: Money is definitely a means for enjoying Life but not an END in itself. Today lot of Politicians, Power brokers, Big Industrialists have made lot of Money and kept in tax haven countries other than their Swiss Accounts. However, I believe that their Life is not enjoyable as much as a person who finds solace in what he / she is having.
One of my friend told me... IF ONE RUNS BEHIND MONEY, MONEY RUNS FASTER...
In such a race, one will meet an end in one's Life without enjoying Life.
Oct 8 2012: yes i totally agree with your friends saying "IF ONE RUNS BEHIND MONEY, MONEY RUNS FASTER..."Oct 4 2012: I prefer both.
looking at money: it had got two sides. (no mater in which country)
One side reads: LOOSE IT!
other side reads: USE IT!
There is two way you can see it:
1. you loose your time to work for it (money) - you loose your life, your time, and maybe your money too.
2. you use your time to use it (money) - you make sure that your money works for you.
"Do what you love" is a great saying but the question no one asks, is "Do what you love for who?"
for you ? or for someone else?
you go to school / university, and then look for a job. (JOB stands for Just Over Broke)
you drop out of university and start to work for yourself (enough times passes by, the guys with degree will work for you)
look at the History of Entrepreneurs, Hardly 5 % has got university degree.
and the 95 % who does the right job - looks for the ones who has got degree so they can do the job right.
now, I want both, to live the life to the fullest and I want money to helps other to do so
These talks my come handy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XRPbFIN4lk&feature=relmfuOct 4 2012: The answer to your question is largely based on where your circumstances.
Our society generally require us to make money, as money is the medium that allow us to trade for things we want in life.
Taking a model into the explaination, I will reference my case to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
The first level of needs is Physiological, which means survival essentials - shelters, food, clothings.
Do we need money for all these items, what we deemed as for "survival?" Yes.
As you can see, money, whether we like it or not, becomes a large pie in our needs. And the society is partially the cause of the social behaviour.
Say for instance, I like arts and designs. But in where I am, there is no place for appreciation for arts. hence, even with the passion, the chances of me succeeding and actually "surviving" with it is slim (and by no means impossible).Oct 3 2012: without money it's not possible to enjoy your live ! I think
Oct 4 2012: My question is not that if we dont have money we can live
but the point is in while earning money we used to forgot that we have our own life also where we can share emotion, love, care many more thing which helps us to live our life happily but the people become a machine which can generate money and nothing else.Oct 4 2012: How do you know it?
have you tried it already?
Oct 18 2012: yes i have seen in my society and different families which is near by our side ....Oct 3 2012: It isn't typically one or the other.
You are right that some people focus on earning money while ignoring other activities of great importance, just as other people focus too much on study, too much on eating, or too much on recreation.
I see you are a computer engineering student. You could make a point, then, of trying to lead a balanced life that includes productive work, attention to your health and loved ones, continuing study, service, and adventures.
If you love computer engineering and are able to get an interesting job in that field, you will find that your work is not just about earning money but offers its own non-monetary reward.
Hopefully throughout your life you will find many ways of sharing what you are and what you have earned through your work.Oct 2 2012: Yes please.Oct 2 2012: Good things are only good when they are pursued without selfishness and pride. When good things are pursued by the wrong methods, or in the wrong ways, or too much, the individual pursuing the things becomes bad.
We need money to buy a few neccessities and to afford a few luxuries. But our life is like a body with many parts. If we only focus on getting more money we could hurt people by cheating them, or hurt family members by not showing our care, or we could endanger our health by our obsessive thoughts of money.
We are born into a family, and a community, we belong to a society, and a nation.
We should give every aspect of life and living its due attention; and not just focus on a part at the expense of the other.
Money can not buy love and happiness; and these two make living worthwhile.


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Yeah, and on top of that, the 1st game isn't on till 4:30 on Saturday. What the hell am I supposed to do? Watch cheesy edited movies till 4:30? Guess I'll have to stay up till dawn and sleep till 3 or something. I refuse to be constructive on the weekend. Except for washing my car. It's my prized possesion.:cool:
What kind of car Jay?
Oh crap, this is turning into a lounge subject...damn the luck. lol
A 93 Toyota MR-2 modified to a '95model with air-intake and a racing suspension. Here's a shot
Yeah, I was wondering why the hell couldn't they have the Bucs/Eagles game at 1pm EST, and move the Jets/Raiders game to 1pm PST.Originally posted by Jaydog57
Yeah, and on top of that, the 1st game isn't on till 4:30 on Saturday......
Just doesn't make sense to me.
Laces OUT Dan!!!!
Proudly Canadian!
It is kind of nice,though,to be the last game.At least we will know all of the scenarios before the game starts.It absolutely irritates me when we play first, and then you have to wait till later to figure out who you will be playing.Plus, I have to work Saturday,so it works out much better for me on Sunday.
Alright Jaydog, how about you drive that car down here and drop it off for me? LOL... just kiddin... I got my car. Its a Nissan 240sx se.
Speaking, I just got it back from the body shop... I got it painted and put on some nice headlights (the factory ones were turning yellowish). I have a few more things to do to it... but I just have to wait for my money tree to grow some more in the backyard... lol
So now I can post questions on the board about car modifications... lol...
Looks like a nice car you have there. Only thing about my MR-2 is that it's hard to replace some stuff. It's been upgraded to a 95 with so much stuff and they only imported 400 95 model MR-2's into the U.S., so it's definitely a rarity. But then, that's why I like it.:cool:
even though it is on tv. get that live atmosphere!
i go to a sports bar quite often, since the fins are in florida and i'm in california. the fans get just about as rowdy there as they do at the games, thats why the last time i was in florida, i bought a hard hat. once saw a raider fan, hit a brown fan on the head with a beer pitcher.:yell: :p


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|Chewing Through Vermont
Here's a fun way to see some of the most popular parts of Vermont and get fed at the same time: just drive the "food trail" from Ben & Jerrys to Stowe
Ben & Jerrys ice cream factory ( www.benjerry.com ), Vermonts number one tourist attraction, is located in Waterbury, in the north central part of the state, a few minutes northwest of the capital of Montpelier, and about halfway between the year-around resorts of Stowe and Sugarbush (both a little over 12 miles away). Burlington and Lake Champlain are about 25 miles northwest.
To get there, take exit 10 from Interstate 89 and go north on Route 100 toward Stowe. Ben & Jerry's will be less than a mile up the road, on the left. This factory was Ben & Jerrys first big operation. Its open 363 days a year and features a humorous half hour factory tour which concludes with free samples. There is also a scoop shop with all their flavors, plus a souvenir shop if are looking for something for the folks back home. Dont forget to ask where the Flavor Graveyard is. Its the final resting place of flavors that did not sell well enough to survive. There are clever epitaphs on the gravestones.
From Ben & Jerrys, turn left onto Route 100 and go a few miles to the Cabot Cheese outlet store ( Cabot Creamery ). More free samples here too! When you walk into the store you cant miss it just look for a crowd of people around a table munching on the cheese samples. Also in the same facility is Lake Champlain Chocolates, some of the best chocolate in the country according to the NY Times ( Lake Champlain Chocolates ).
If you can break away from the food for a few minutes, the world famous Vermont Teddy Bear Company ( Vermont Teddy Bear ) has its Waterbury Bear Shop here with the companys full line of bears, clothing, and gifts.
Next stop: a cider mill. Turn left from the Cabot Cheese store and follow Route 100 north a few minutes to Cold Hollow Cider Mill ( Cold Hollow ). Its a working mill where you can watch apples being squeezed. A local favorite are the fresh cider doughnuts. There is also a large store with tons of Vermont food products such as jams, jellies, mustards, and maple butter you can sample.
By now, youre only a few minutes from the village of Stowe so keep heading north on Route 100. This area made its reputation on skiing but it is now a year around resort with plenty of summer activities such as golf, tennis, hiking, swimming, horseback riding, and more. We're mentioning it in this food article because Stowe has 58 good quality restaurants - second only to Boston in the New England area for the number of two and three star restaurants. However, you probably don't need to know that if you really ate your way here.
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Burton and Brewer finish first at 2011 Mountaineer Open
Sunday, January 23, 2011
BOONE, N.C. (Jan. 22, 2010) - The ETSU track and field team had a good showing at the 2011 Mountaineer Open in Boone, N.C. Saturday, as the Bucs saw 13 athletes post top five finishes.
"We had a very good meet at App State, and it was very encouraging to see how the team responded after last week's meet," said assistant coach Eli Sunquist. "Jarrod, Tim, and Ifrish did a great job on the men's side, and Jasmine and Lexie helped to lead the women. We did rest a few of our sprinters and jumpers this weekend, so we are really looking forward to sending a full squad to Liberty next weekend to continue the success that we had today."
Jarrod Burton (Bastian, Va.) finished first in the men's shot put with a throw of 54-10, while junior Cornell Sneed (Miami, Fla.) came in fifth with a personal best mark of 48-0. Burton also had a good day in the weight throw placing second with a mark of 58-10.
In the men's 3000m, freshman Christian Brewer (Knoxville, Tenn.) outlasted Georgia State's Chris Harper to finish first with a time of 9:05.29.
The men's team also had strong performances from Ifrish Alberg and Tim O'Dell (Palm Coast, Fla.) in the sprints. Alberg placed second in 55m with a personal best time of 6.33 and them came back to finish fifth in the 200m after posting another lifetime best of 22.12. O'Dell was the top collegiate finisher in the 400m as he placed second edging out Zacharias Giles of Claflin with a personal record time of 49.47.
In the men's 800m, Desmond Pierce (Morristown, Tenn.) came in fourth with a personal best time of 1:56.26, while freshman Sean Duffy (Jonesboro, Tenn.) came in fifth in the men's 5000m after posting a time of 16:37.87. Landon Milhorn (The Woodlands, Texas) also had a top 5 finish as he finished fourth in the men's mile with a time of 4:29.56
On the women's side, Jasmine Ingram (Fredrick, Md.) lead the way as she placed second in 400m after running a time of 55.96.
Lexie Burley finished fourth in the women's triple after her jump of 37-7 �, and Chelsea Clark (Fairmont, W.V.) had a fifth place finish in the women's mile with a time of 5:23.14.
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Game Changer: Sports' Shifting Attitudes Toward LGBTs
NBA center Jason Collins recently made headlines and history when he became the first openly gay athlete currently playing for one of sports' Big Four professional leagues. While Collins' declaration is undoubtedly a game changer, several athletes and organizations, both past and present, have contributed significantly to an increased presence of LGBTs in professional, semi-professional and amateur sports.
On May 31, New Jersey-based Minor League Baseball team, the Lakewood Blue Claws, will host an LGBT Night at Energy Park. The Blue Claws, who are affiliated with Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, join the ranks of countless minor and major league sports organizations that sponsor an LGBT Night. These themed events, which also include Irish Heritage Night and Faith Night, are designed to attract and welcome fans from a wide arc of backgrounds to live sporting events.
Cyd Zeigler, Jr., award-winning journalist and co-founder of Outsports.com, spoke candidly to EDGE and noted that "teams with these nights are not interested in making a big political statement, but there could be an occasional executive who does have that in the back of his mind. Baseball has 81 home games every year that they have to sell out during the course of the season. Gay Night or LGBT Night just happens to be one of those ways that they make money. In a lot of ways, that's great that we're treated, in the eyes of major league baseball, like every other niche group."
Skeptics may attribute sports' push to be more inclusive of LGBT persons to "pink money," a slang term that refers to the purchasing power of the gay community. A 2011 article in the Philadelphia Business Journal predicted that disposable income held by LGBT individuals would exceed $835 billion.
Zeigler put the theory to rest, saying that everyone's money is green.
"Sports teams don't care if it's pink dollars, purple dollars, yellow dollars, or red dollars," said Zeigler. "They just want the dollars."
Zeigler, who has collaborated with MLB's New York Mets and the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers to produce several LGBT Nights, mentioned that "some teams will go the extra mile because they do recognize that there is some importance behind this particular night given the state of homophobia in sports."
NBA's Jason Collins Gives a Voice to Gays in Sports
The issue of homophobia in sports reached an uncomfortable boiling point earlier this year when cornerback Chris Culliver of the San Francisco 49ers made homophobic remarks in an interview with Artie Lange.
"No, we don't got no gay people on the team. They gotta get up out of here if they do. Can't be with that sweet stuff," said Culliver. When prodded further, Culliver intimated that that, even hypothetically, he could not share a locker room with a gay teammate, saying, "You gotta come out ten years later."
Culliver later apologized for his remarks, but that rarely spoken sentiment likely contributed to why it has taken so long for a professional sports team to have its first, active, openly gay male athlete emerge.
That changed on Apr. 29 when seven-foot tall, 34-year-old NBA center Jason Collins gave a face and a voice to others who want to "just try to live an honest and genuine life."
Collins' announcement, which came in the form of a Sports Illustrated article he co-authored with writer Franz Lidz, by no means diminishes the courage and contributions of athletes like former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova or the WNBA's first overall 2013 draft pick, Brittney Griner.
As perhaps the most high-profile, currently-active lesbian athlete of her generation, Griner shares the spotlight with other openly-gay female athletes including professional soccer players/philanthropists Joanne Lohman and Lianne Sanderson, as well as MMA fighter Liz Carmouche -- all of whom were named to the Advocate's Top 40 Under 40 list of public LGBT figures.
Yet, until now, a double standard seemed to exist for lesbian athletes as opposed to openly gay male sports figures.
"Women are simply more willing to share their emotions and personal life than men are, but I also think that money makes a huge difference," said Zeigler, who noted that when comparing the salaries of female professional athletes to those of their male counterparts, women make considerably less. The average salary for a WNBA player in 2012 was $72,000, which stands in stark contrast to the $5.15 million average for an NBA player.
"When you're making a quarter-million dollars a year playing your sport, it's a lot easier to make life decisions separate from money than when you're making $20 million a year," said Zeigler. "The amount of money put at risk goes up for men because male athletes are simply making more money."
Although they hail from different ends of the sports spectrum and are divided by several decades, both Navratilova and Griner chose to declare their sexual orientation while active in their careers.
Prior to Jason Collins' announcement, the decision for male athletes to come out was typically delayed until after that athlete had retired from professional sports. Former NBA basketball center John Amaechi and former NFL players Esera Tualolo, Don Kopay, and Wade Davis all came out after their respective retirements.


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TORONTO, ON — A new disclosure document Canadian financial
regulators require for mutual and segregated funds fails to take advantage of
new technologies such as smartphones and tablets and provide little value to
consumers making financial decisions, concludes a new report released today by
the Fraser Institute, Canada's leading public policy think-tank.
The report, Financial Regulatory Disclosure: Embracing New Communications Channels,
finds that the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) version of the new
disclosure document, Fund Facts, is overly prescriptive and designed to
be viewed as a paper-based document rather than viewed on mobile devices such
as smartphones or tablets. Financial regulators introduced Fund Facts to provide basic
information after they realized Canadians have trouble finding and
understanding the information buried in complex documents like mutual fund
"Securities regulators are talking more
and more about how regulation should be more principles-based but Fund Facts
shows that in practice they are finding it difficult to shake old habits when
it comes to prescriptiveness," said Neil Mohindra, Fraser Institute director of
financial policy studies and author of Financial Regulatory Disclosure:
Embracing New Communications Channels.
The report notes that Fund Facts is
designed for letter-size paper and the CSA has mandated detailed instructions
for how the document is presented to Canadians purchasing mutual or segregated
funds. Unfortunately, the layout and PDF digital format are not easily viewed
on the smartphones and tablet computers that many Canadians prefer to use.
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originated several years ago but in the meantime, communications technology and
the methods used by Canadians to get information have changed," Mohindra said.
The CSA is proposing that Fund Facts
documents be delivered to consumers before or when they are being sold an
investment product and that the documents must be in paper format or an
identical digital version that only displays properly on a desktop computer.
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mandatory disclosure information to Canadians to create the conditions in which
technology and market forces will move the industry standard towards this
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flexibility is that it would allow for the integration of financial literacy
into mandated disclosure. For example, an individual reading Fund Facts
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1 (9 inch)
deep dish pie crust
1 1/2 cups
white sugar
1/4 cup
all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
eggs, beaten
4 cups
chopped rhubarb
This is almost identical to my grandmother's recipe, but hers calls for 3 cups rhubarb, only 3 T. flour and two eggs. This might eliminate the spill-over encountered by another reviewer. It shouldn't be runny; be sure to cool completely before cutting. This is, in my opinion, the ONLY rhubarb pie to make, ever!!!!
This is an old recipe -- I know my grandma used to make it. However, when I make it EVERY TIME it is RUNNY! So soupy you can't really even cut it but have to "scoop it out." It's still delish though.
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What a wonderful pie! In fact, my fiance cannot have enough of it! ;)... The only thing negative about this pie (except the fact that it disappears too fast!) is that the "custard" almost always goes over the plate during cooking, even with a deep-dish one!! I think the trick to overcome this difficulty is to put the rhubarb in a conic shape, so there is more room for the custard. Once cooked, it is all "leveled". I also tried to put 2 eggs instead of 3, it worked fine, but you still have to do the conic shape.
I changed this recipe just a little and it turned out great. Instead of 4 cups of rhubarb, I used 2 cups rhubarb and 2 cups sliced strawberries. After 50 minutes the pie was nice and brown and looked done so I took it out of the oven and cooled for 1 hour and 20 minutes. When I cut into it, it was still liquid inside. I had no choice but to throw it back into the oven to try and salvage it. I baked it for 30 more minutes and much to my surprise it was still wonderful. Next time I will bake it for at least 60 minutes no matter how brown it looks. Also, this fit perfectly into a deep dish 9" pan, although it came right to the top.
I used frozen rhubarb, so I pre-cooked the fruit, flour and all splenda in micro at High for about 9 minutes, stirring at 3 min. intervals. I added 2 TBLS cream to the eggs and stirred that into the filling. Microwaved on 70% power for a few min. and baked for about 45 min in oven. Lovely! and Yummy too.
This pie is so good. I made it for my dad because he requested it, not knowing there really was such a thing as rhubarb cream pie. The hardest part of making the pie is the crust. The best part of the pie is the "cream". Delicious!
My mother-in-law has been using this same recipe since she was in college! I just made it for the first time yesterday. I made two! It took under five minutes (once the rhubarb was chopped) and was a snap! My husband was thrilled, as this is his all-time favorite dessert. I'm intimidated by pies, so I put off getting the recipe. I will probably make this at least once a week all summer!
I just went to a family reunion-lots of farm wives with rhubarb recipes that are "just in their heads" They wont share. Now I've found one that will hold up to theirs. Fantastic!!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Rhubarb Cream Pie
Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 317
Calories from Fat: 86
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Time and Eternity: A Christological Perspective
The Incarnation reveals an intelligible world in which the scientist can be at home, a world where concepts like goodness, truth, beauty, justice, and love have real and abiding meaning.
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For Augustine, the literal sense of scripture is not a scientific narrative of physical reality, but a liturgical and poetic narrative of God's awesome power at the dawn of history. This is a vital thread in the story of how to read Genesis.
Christ is the reason the natural sciences work: he is the source of the laws of nature, and he contains and underpins the natural sciences. Christ is the pattern for all created things, while the Spirit – his presence in the created world – breathes the divine fire into the equations.
We must press beyond the various creation narratives in the Hebrew Bible, including the final chapters of Job, to the picture of God revealed in the New Testament—the Creator who does not rationally explain away the scandal of suffering but who instead enters into it.
We now take for granted an understanding of the Christian story that was largely worked out by Paul and later theologians. Even though the Gospels were composed after Paul's letters, they were concerned to tell the story itself in all its strangeness as it had been preserved by the first generation of Christians. And what we find in the stories themselves is the shock and wonder and surprise that the resurrection caused.
Four Views on the Historical Adam shows that evangelical Christians are far from agreeing on the particulars of Adam and Eve. But this book also makes clear that there is strong agreement among evangelical Christians on the fundamentals of the Christian faith. We agree that all Scripture is inspired by God and authoritative, even while disagreeing on the interpretation of some passages.
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The idea that the story we know is only the very beginning raises a new question in place of Feynman's objection that Christianity is provincial. Is it presumptuous to claim that in such a grand universe, possibly with intelligent life arising in many places, the redemption and transformation of the entire cosmos starts here, on our pale blue dot?
Critics of Christianity look to evolution to show how the emergence of human life on earth demanded enormous ruin and ravage, billions of years of apparent waste and futility, species extermination and organism road kill. Not only was the massive dying off rampant, it's mandatory too.
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The NFL officially kicks off the 2015 regular season.
The 3rd Annual Raiders Back to Football 5k and Kids Run will take place on September 12, 2015, at 9 a.m. at O.co Coliseum.
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Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) is a cooperative Federal-State safety program developed to reduce commercial vehicle accidents. PRISM utilizes the commercial vehicle registration process of the States to improve motor carrier safety in two ways:
What is PRISM?
Within the State commercial vehicle registration process, the International Registration Plan (IRP) provides the framework for the PRISM program by facilitating two vital functions. First, it establishes a system of accountability by ensuring that no vehicle is registered without identifying the responsible carrier for vehicle safety during the registration year. Second, the use of registration sanctions provides a powerful incentive for unsafe carriers to improve their safety performance.
The vehicle registration process ensures that all carriers engaged in interstate commerce are identified through a unique USDOT Number during vehicle registration. The safety fitness of each carrier can then be audited prior to issuing registration credentials. Those motor carriers that have been prohibited from operating in interstate commerce by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may be denied registration by the State.
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Process (MCSIP) is a data-driven process that systematically uses current safety event information such as accidents, inspections, driver violations, compliance review data and other information to assess and monitor motor carrier safety performance. Safety events are assigned to the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the vehicle and are weighted according to severity, frequency and time since the occurrence.
MCSIP is designed to improve the safety performance of motor carriers through accurate identification, performance monitoring and treatment. Once the carrier exceeds the bounds of the established safety threshold, the motor carrier enters MCSIP. MCSIP provides opportunities for carriers to improve operations and return to a safe condition. Within MCSIP, carriers with potential safety problems are identified and prioritized for an on-site review using the Motor Carrier Safety Status (SafeStat) system developed for the PRISM program. If there is no improvement in the carrier's safety fitness record, a Federal operations out-of-service order and concurrent State registration suspension and/or revocation is the ultimate penalty.
How does PRISM affect roadside inspections?Motor carriers in the PRISM MCSIP process are recommended for roadside inspection. Once a motor carrier sufficiently improves its safety status to exit the MCSIP, they will no longer be recommended for inspection.
How does PRISM affect IRP registration?As noted earlier, the IRP serves as the framework for the PRISM program and is affected through USDOT registration and MCS-150 updates.
The motor carrier responsible for the safety of every vehicle and the registrant must identify their USDOT Number during the registration process.
An updated MCS-150 form must be submitted for each registrant and carrier responsible for safety on an IRP account unless the carrier and the registrant have each submitted a form within 12 months prior to the first day of the renewal period, or the motor carrier and the registrant have updated the information directly on the FMCSA web page (http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov).
For many IRP accounts, the registrant that maintains the IRP account and the carrier that is responsible for safety are the same entity. Table A outlines USDOT Number and MCS-150 update requirements associated with PRISM and IRP registration in these instances.
In some cases, the IRP account registrant and the carrier responsible for the safety of individual vehicles on the account may be different. The following examples, in addition to the information in Table B, outline USDOT Number and MCS-150 update requirements associated with PRISM and IRP registration in common instances.
Rental/leasing companies that register in their own name must provide the USDOT Numbers and copies of updated MCS-150 forms to the registration office for their company and for all lessees that are responsible for vehicle safety. The USDOT number for the rental/leasing company should be recorded in the registrant section of the IRP Schedule A and the USDOT Number of the motor carrier responsible for safety should be recorded in the appropriate column of the individual vehicle section.
Rental/leasing companies registering in their own name
Owner/operators who register in their own names must obtain a USDOT Number for themselves. This number is for registration purposes only and does not provide the owner/operator with his/her own operating authority. In addition, the owner/operator must provide the USDOT Number for the company to whom he/she leases. Updated copies of the MCS-150 must be submitted for the owner/operator and all companies responsible for safety (the lessees). The companies must complete the MCS-150 forms. The owner/operator must record his/her USDOT Number in the registrant section of the IRP Schedule A. The USDOT Number of the motor carrier responsible for safety should be entered in the appropriate column at the individual vehicle level of the Schedule A.
Owner/operators registering in their own name, but leasing to motor carriers
Companies who use all leased vehicles registered in the name of the lessors (rental/leasing or owner/operators) must provide the lessor with an updated copy of the MCS-150. The lessor will submit the MCS-150 to the state registration office in order to have the vehicle's registration renewed.
Companies using only leased vehicles registered in the name of the lessors
PRISM demonstrates the following safety, economic and productivity benefits:
Accountability is achieved by accurately linking safety events (e.g. inspection, accident, driver moving violations) affecting a PRISM registered vehicle to the responsible carrier.
Carriers are identified, treated and released from a safety improvement program based upon a demonstrated improvement in highway performance after safety treatments have been completed.
SafeStat is a data-driven, performance-based tool used to identify potentially high-risk carriers for inclusion in the PRISM motor carrier safety improvement process (MCSIP). Under SafeStat, a carrier's safety performance is assessed based on all available data from roadside inspection, compliance reviews (CRs), accidents, enforcement history, etc. New safety information is added to this data source on a continuous basis, and SafeStat uses this information to provide current safety indicators for all carriers for which there is sufficient data.
The PRISM program has proven to be an effective means of getting motor carriers to improve their compliance and performance deficiencies. Motor carriers must improve their safety deficiencies or face progressively more stringent penalties up to a Federal out-of-service order and concurrent State registration sanctions.
PRISM has increased the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal and State safety efforts through:
The PRISM program has shown that an improvement in the accuracy and timeliness of data will result in better resource allocation and heightened efficiencies in the administration of major Federal and State safety data improvement initiatives as listed below.


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Other Butters: There are options for children with peanut allergies. Peanut allergies don't always translate to other nuts, so some children can try almond butter. "This is a really nutritious option that allows kids to have a similar alternative," said Dr. Keith Ayoob, the director of the nutrition clinic at the Rose R. Kennedy Center in New York City.
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why does the Libyan revolution look as a failure?
The Arab waves of revolution carried away Kadhafi's rule. However, according to some analysts, this country was doomed to further divisions once the common ennemy was no longer there. This week, the Eastern part of Libya declared itself independent. And it wants to be able to decide over its own destiny. In all this move, the NTC in Tripoli accused foreign forces to be behind such a separation. Can we say that we need another revolution to unite Libya or is it good the way it is with the East separated from the West? Can we say that the common front that was fought to topple down Kadhafi is soon forgotten? Or really there is foreign powers who want to use the old way 'divide-to-rule' so that they can exploit the wealth hidden in the East? What is the way forward now?
Mar 11 2012: Because the US and NATO kicked over the hornet's nest... and left. If you think about it, this is the central argument behind nation-building. After you destroy a country, Should you stay and help them reform into something more peaceful and (in many cases) try to help them into the 21st century? Obviously leftwing pressure forced Bush to sign the withdrawal date as early as he did. We may still be leaving to early... but Iraq had our protection while it got its act together; so they stayed intact. (Notice, though, that Kurdistan is breaking away because Baghdad is still mired in factional politics.) Afghanistan had a lot of freedom and purple fingers under our protection... but to be honest, the best thing that happened to Afghanistan was Iraq - it drew most of the fighting there.
I'm not a warmonger by any means; but I do not suffer dictators lightly. I think the Axis of Evil was well-named, and there are countries who's citizens would probably be better off if they were invaded, despite the tolls in human life. Is ending the misery in North Korea worth it? And you have to admit, Iraq is not threatening any of its neighbors anymore and, despite its problems, was left pretty much untouched by the arab spring - meaning, its people are generally hopeful.
I guess a good way to look at it is that you shouldn't go toppling other people's governments; but if you do... you're obligated to nurture them until they can stand again. And if you don't, they will continue to break down into smaller and smaller groups until the fighting stops. It's chaos theory and entropy at work.
Mar 11 2012: The question referrs to the current situation in Libya!
Mar 16 2012: Well, yes.... the question is why does the "Libyan revolution look like a failure". I'll just put it like this: Libya looks like a failure because we DIDN'T do the dirty work of nation-building. So Iraq vs Libya can be seen as a contrast of the two methods of dictator removal... with or without nation building. Libya is failing for precisely the reasons Iraq didn't - but may yet still, because we may have left too early. Iraq may fail because we've essentially taken the Libyan approach to it.
Rhona Pavis
Mar 11 2012: The most efficient way forward for Libya is for the male population to acknowledge their equality to women and to make sure that women participate on an equal basis throughout Libya. The design, planning, administration, religious and secular insitutions must reflect a 50% input from women and 50% input from men for that nation to function in a way that will bring health, prosperity and happiness for all Libyan people. It's really that simple. Libyans need to let go of their ancestral brainwashing and re-program themselves. I wonder why men do not realize the importance of admitting they are equal to women and encouraging women of all ages to participate actively in society.
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What is the fear, Iankovsky? The utter failure of male domination is obvious. Isn't it? Truth is powerful. Let's see more of that. Earth does not need even one more war to demonstrate the failure of male domination. MALES EQUAL FEMALES. Shout that throughout the world. Let's change the world today. Thank you.
Mar 11 2012: wow, misandry is back in style.
The only thing worse than male power is female power bitc#ing about male power. This myth that females are somehow less violent or less powerful is just that - a myth. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,
Try rewriting your post, but swap all the genders... I'm betting it will then appear as misandric as it really is.
Mar 11 2012: Seeking equality and justice is not seeking to disempower men.
Women didn't get the vote in the UK until men were ready to relinquish their 100% stranglehold on political power. The support of men was vital since parliament had to vote in the change of law. Some of the most effective advocates of female emancipation have been, and still are, men. Men who have enjoyed loving and nurturing relationships with their mothers, sisters and daughters are going to wish to see them flourish. Many well adjusted and intelligent men, as well as women, are frustrated with the way women are treated in many parts of the world - its not bitching and moaning - nor is it man-hating - its speaking truth to power. And remember "Manners Maketh Man"
Mar 16 2012: Ms., White, please see my comment to Rhona below... its addressed to both of you.Mar 12 2012: John, I guess you did not read what I wrote. EQUAL POWER. Males and Females need to share power equally. I do not think either should dominate. The domination thing has proven to be a failure. Truth is needed. With domination, the dominated cannot be honest with the dominator. That is a fundamental flaw in the system that is based upon domination. Lies cause inefficiency and unwanted results. Sorry, if you have had problems with women. Hope things get better for you. Truth, Love, Joy. Males=Females. Get it?
Mar 16 2012: With all due respect, Ms White and Ms Pavis, you're missing the point. I have no problem with equality of men and women. I just have a problem with people that seek solutions to problems based on the even distribution of genitalia. Those solutions rarely seem to work, and usually carry baggage of their own. People who think that more vaginas are the answer, generally see more penises as the problem... and those people in my experience seem to have a hatred of penises as well. (Notice it was your first diagnosis, and your first solution - we HAVE to do something about all the penises in here.)
(Plus... I've never heard a man walk into a problem and declare that the issue was "too many women".)
The biggest part of my point you're missing is the obvious misandry in your opening paragraph. Swap some genders and read this:
"The most efficient way forward for Labia is for the female population to acknowledge their equality to men and to make sure that men participate on an equal basis throughout Labia. The design, planning, administration, religious and secular insitutions must reflect a 50% input from men and 50% input from women for that nation to function in a way that will bring health, prosperity and happiness for all Labian people. It's really that simple. Labians need to let go of their ancestral brainwashing and re-program themselves. I wonder why women do not realize the importance of admitting they are equal to men and encouraging men of all ages to participate actively in society. What is the fear, Iankovsky? The utter failure of female domination is obvious. Isn't it?"
Now when you do that... it starts to sound a little different to your ears, doesn't it? That's because, now it's misogynist. Before that, it was misandric.
You wish for "equality"; but don't realize the inequality in your own house.Mar 12 2012: Hi Rhona, something closer to equality of the sexes in Libya and the middle east would be great.
Alll for human rights. Don't necessarily think equal rights and forcing 50% of institutions to have women leaders is going to fix centuries of backwardness, and the ingrown hatreds from decades of one sided dictatorship. And Doubt this a practical suggestion for any time in the next decade or 2.
Mar 12 2012: Anything positive is possible. This is the age of the internet and fast computers. I don't think we need to be patient anymore. I want all of my positive goals achieved by the time I wake up tomorrow morning (which is usually quite early.) Happy Today.Mar 11 2012: Maybe it is a natural split. A lot of nation states have arbitrary boundaries.
Mar 11 2012: GM, what about all those lines on the maps drawn by the power and control freaks who wanted to dominate and exploit people? Earth is one. Humanity is one. Males equal Females. Truth is powerful. In how many societies on earth are people free to express the truths they behold? When women and men share power equally, we shall all live happily, healthfully, prosperously ever after. Seems worth a try.
Mar 12 2012: You raise some interesting issues. Agree we are all one species. Suggest we are also a very tribal species.
It would be nice if we were less tribal, if different ethnicities learnt to live together peacefully. Some societies do this better than others.
Sometimes borders based on ethnicity may make sense. It would be nice if we could all live together peacefully but it isn't always the case. Also, perhaps the desire for self determination should also be considered.
Additionally, some elements of government need to be local. A global world government is not going to decide what parking fines to charge. Similarly a local council is not the best scale for deciding trade policy etc.
Taking these issues into account, perhaps the borders we have today do not always reflect the ideal optimised solution. Any solution is a compromise.
Suggest the Kurdish region of Iraq is a positive example of self determination. It may be reasonable in the Libyan situation to follow this example. I'm not an expert on the country.
In other places, the separation was a disaster e.g. Palestine/Israel. If Palestine had been an independent nation in 1900 when Jews made up only 10% of the population things would have worked out differently.
I'm not suggesting every place with ethnic or religious issues separates, but sometimes it may make sense.
Agree there are issues with the dominating group giving up land, power etc. In many cases the nations we have reflect one group defeating another through war, colonisation etc.
Most lands have a history of different groups being in charge. But it is reasonable to look at what makes sense now.
Agree with the man/women sentiments and freedom of expression. I'd throw in freedom of religion and from religion and an end to discrimination based on race, sexual orientation etc. I live in a society that is 70% there and hope it does not go backwards.
Rhona Pavis
Mar 12 2012: A 3-way split of Iraq seems to make sense. If the different ethnic groups in Libya occupy separate spaces as they do in Iraq, then I agree self-determination and separation makes sense, if that is the will of those people. I still believe that equalizing power between men and women is the shortest route to all people living happily ever after. Instead of pushing the power around among different power and control freaks or puppets of the power and control freaks, let's approach the essence of the problem and solve that. The despots are interchangeable. Getting rid of one or another does not free the people to live their own lives in dignity Authentic (honest) democratic elections, equality between men and women throughout all systems and other basic changes are what we should be spending our energies on, if we want to catapult our world into the positive place our good hearts, heads, guts and spirits yearn for.Mar 18 2012: It could well break apart and become something different for awhile then reform as a solid entity under another name.The libyan (or if one could call themselves libyan anymore) revolution might just be the catalyst for change.in the last 200 years,how many empires and countries have collapsed and reformed into exactly what it was?Mar 17 2012: This is response to john robinson:
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Your response to Heather and me seems pathetic and in itself displays the very problem. You protest too much. I am even more convinced, thanks to your response, that the world's probllems are caused by people like you who are terrified of acknowledging your equality to women and doing somehing about it. Maybe someday you will have the courage to recognize the equality between men and women and work to correct the disparity of power throughout society that is the cause of humanity's ills and unhappiness. Best wishes for increasing honesty and awareness. MALES=FEMALES. Try it. It will emancipate you in many ways.Mar 16 2012: the way forward now ? is asking were dose the world want to go and how will we get their without wars?Mar 12 2012: An Arab Spring revolution that is internally inspired to over through those in entrenched power does not guarantee peace once this aim has been achieved. A tipping point was reached whereby frustration overcame fear and revolution resulted. Libya and Egypt may well descend into civil war as factions demand their piece of power. I hope not, however, if factions are unable to resolve matters through dialogue, then certainly partition, if it is feasible, is preferable to genocide. Otherwise we are left in a long term UN peacekeeping mission.