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I do part time work for a caterer. I always bring home scrap veggies from salad and cole slaw and any bread or rolls that get stale for the animals (chickens and goats). I keep the good stuff for myself ;)
My uncle is a hay farmer currently growing oat hay and in the summer he grows a large garden to sell produce. When he is finished cutting hay in the fall and finished harvesting, I go and collect the corn stalks, any veggies and melons left on the vines or that bugs got to and leftover oats from the hay. A lot of that goes to the goats, but the chickens like it too.


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"WE GROW our own strawberries, so our table usually features an abundance of this fruit. We gather other favorite fruits at the store and blend them with our berries for a refreshing, colorful breakfast salad. I serve the dressing on the side, so people can take as much as they want."
15 Make-Ahead Salad Recipes
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, halved
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 to 3 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
- 2 bananas, sliced
- 2 cups seedless grapes, halved
- 1 cup (8 ounces) plain yogurt or vanilla yogurt
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a large salad bowl, combine strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, bananas and grapes.
- In a small bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, sugar and vanilla. Serve with fruit. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Originally published as Fresh Fruit Salad in Reminisce
May/June 1994, p51
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"This is a nice fruit salad recipe, and I was eager to try the yogurt dip. It has quite a tang to it prepared as above - I increased the sugar to about 4 teaspoons to make it sweeter. I also added an additional 1/4 cup of yogurt to make the dip a little thicker. The dip was a nice addition and my family loved it!"
Reviewed May. 31, 2014
"Love this salad, it was easy to put together! The only thing i did different was leaving out the kiwi and i put in blackberries in instead."
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2011
"Light and refreshing. I didn't have any bananas and so substituted a can of mandarin oranges which worked well."
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2011
"So yummy & refreshing!
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"Could you add watermelon to this?"

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HA HA ! it's been so hot here I got a winter project done setting in the shop setting in front of the AC!It is a 1/64 scale 1938 John Deere DI with a V-plow.I made everything on it out of brass.In the 1st pic the green one is what I started with.Thanks for looking!
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Affluent Lifestyle Guide
Jessica Simpson shows off her curvy pregnancy body in this new Twitter photo, wearing no makeup and minimal coverage over her left breast.
Seriously. That thing is not small or concealed.
This is either a wardrobe malfunction or a strange, deliberate tease. Either way, it's one of the most memorable Jessica Simpson bikini photos to date.
The singer just confirmed her second pregnancy on Christmas Day. Now she's flaunting the even more enormous assets that accompany this condition.
We can only hope for another Jessica Simpson nude Elle cover.
The 32-year-old, her fiance Eric Johnson, daughter Maxwell, sister Ashlee and mom Tina are all on vacation in Hawaii, the site of this amazing Twitter pic.
Jessica released her new Weight Watchers ad this week, despite saying she won't be staying on the diet plan while she's knocked up with baby #2.
Pregnant women aren't supposed to be on WW, of course. Luckily for Jess, she looks happy and healthy - and simply terrific in that red bikini and top.
It will be forever ingrained in our mammary.


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EVGA GTX 780 Ti Classified | Intel i7-4790K | MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Motherboard | Razer Naga | Razer BlackWidow Ultimate
I do Monk things.
Lol why didn't i notice that am3 is amd socket intel cant fit in it lol
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You want to put a good chunk of cash on the video card, a stock 580 now is probably cheap due to all the 580 models involved in a price war.
Evga stock 580 model vs the Classified model is a huge difference, the Classified is a 1k watt card. The benchmarks are through the roof.
I would assume a stock model 580 from its first release would be dirt cheap now.
And there is that pcie 3.0 to think about too.
Saving money for after that is your best bet imo.
Fixed that, sorry. Looking for INTEL.
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I'd love to but it's really out of my price range. I'm most likely going to pick up the motherboard Taek had suggested to me that was PCI e 3.0 ready so I'm thinking by the time I have to upgrade again I should be set.
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'Fed Up' Campaign Highlights Gross School Lunches
Do Something is an organization all about engaging youth in activism. With Fed Up, they hope to empower kids to organize around school lunch reform. The site gives kids a platform to post pictures of their cafeteria lunches and vote whether they "Eat It" or "Toss It." This system reveals how many school lunches are routinely thrown. The project resulted in the collection of over 7,000 pictures of lunches and engaged over 25,000 students. They will soon be releasing a report on school lunch, with the intention of calling attention to the poor-quality food being served across the country.
Scientists Use Trophic Level to Measure Meat Consumption
Remember learning about trophic levels in high school biology? Yeah, me neither. But now, scientists are using our place in the food chain to figure out how humanity's meat consumption has changed over time. The trophic scale ranges from 1 (plants) to 5.5 (carnivores), and at last measurement we rank around a 2.21. Doesn't seem so meat intensive—unless you consider that our ranking has risen about .06, or 3%, since 2009. China and India continue to eat more and more meat, as the U.S., Australia, and parts of Europe have decreased meat consumption in the last few years.
'Foodopoly' Project Reveals Lack of Consumer Choice at Grocery Store
Food & Water Watch recently launched their 'Foodopoly' website, which teaches users about corporate consolidation in the food system. The quiz (which is hard—I only got 6 out of 10!) reveals that for many food products, one corporation controls 40% or more of the options on grocery store shelves. This lack of consumer choice results in lower prices paid to farmers, greater corporate control (which translates into political power), and often poorer labor conditions for those producing the food, not to mention environmental degradation associated with growing the crops for highly processed products. The site promotes the book Foodopoly, which we reviewed back in March.
New Tool Helps You Check Your Legislators' Records on Food Issues
Food Policy Action keeps track of how all American legislators vote on food-related issues, and ranks their voting records according to their dedication to keeping food "safe, healthy, and affordable." On their interactive map, you can click on your state and see how your senators and representatives voted on issues like the recent Farm Bill proposals, food stamp cuts, food safety amendments, crop insurance reform, and more. FPA has a progressive bias, but regardless of your political leanings, this tool is helpful to see what food issues are coming before Congress these days and how (and whether) your Congresspeople are representing your position.
About the Author: Leah Douglas loves learning about, talking about, reading about, and consuming food. Her other work can be found at her website, and you can follow her on Twitter @leahjdouglas.


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My baby orchid is in full bloom on my desk! For the first time I have the space and adequate daylight in my living room to let things bloom! I'm also really enjoying eating in season, and it just so happens that my favorite produce appears in summer.
The farmers market I love is huge! I try to head over before work as it's difficult to navigate on Saturdays when families with strollers swarm in by 10a.m. I fill bags with my favorites – tomatoes (that I can eat until my mouth is sore), berries, squash and peaches. Yummmm! With the sweltering heat we've had in West Michigan this summer I've been reaching for easy meals that let me leave the stove for cooler nights. Besides, I don't mind an excuse to eat buckets of fruits and cold salads!
Lovely marigolds!
(a) My baby basil before it was set outside and chewed on by Japanese beetles! It has since bounced back after some TLC and beetle smashing. (b) Berries for days!
(a) Walking in Grand Haven, the only time I think I've been to the beach so far this summer! (b) Anyone who knows me knows how much I love waffles. This is a Belgian waffle from Westsider Cafe, one of our favorite breakfast spots!
Glasses! Mine are props from a photo shoot, his were a gift from me (from J.Crew).


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FEC chairwoman warns of super PAC corruption [1]
Proliferation of candidate-specific committees worrisome, Ellen Weintraub says
SALEM, Ore. — Do candidate-specific super PACs pose a greater threat of corruption to democracy than multi-candidate super PACs, Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub asked Friday at a Willamette Law School symposium [3] on political money and influence.
The answer, Weintraub said in response to her own question, "could be yes."
"I would probably define corruption a little more broadly than the Supreme Court does," Weintraub added.
Ahead of last year's elections, candidate-specific super PACs proliferated.
President Barack Obama's allies, for instance, created Priorities USA Action [4], while GOP operatives launched Restore Our Future [5] to support the presidential ambitions of Republican Mitt Romney.
In fact, every candidate during the Republican presidential primary was aided by at least one super PAC active on his or her behalf. Many times, one wealthy donor, or a small group of wealthy funders, provided the bulk of the money these groups raised.
Dozens of single-candidate-focused super PACs are currently registered with the FEC, and Weintraub, a Democrat, told the crowd at the Willamette Law School that these days candidates are asking, "Who are we going to get to start our super PACs?"
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson [6] and his wife, Miriam, notably combined to provide $20 million of the $23.9 million that the super PAC Winning Our Future [7] raised through March. Other relatives of Adelson were responsible for an additional $1.5 million to Winning Our Future.
That group helped keep afloat the candidacy of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who personally thanked the Adelsons for their financial support when he dropped out of the race.
Meanwhile, former Sen. Rick Santorum's cash-poor campaign was also substantially aided a super PAC called the Red, White and Blue Fund [8]. Wyoming businessman Foster Friess [9] was one of the largest bankrollers of the operation, and Friess himself traveled with Santorum on the campaign trail.
Weintraub noted that these super PACs kept the candidacies of Gingrich and Santorum alive "long past the time" that they could have sustained themselves on limited contributions alone.
Presidential candidates in 2012 could accept no more than $2,500 per individual donors, while contributions to super PACs, which are not allowed to coordinate their spending with candidates, are not limited.
At the symposium, Weintraub also defended her frequently criticized [10] agency, saying its membership of three Democratic commissioners and three Republican commissioners was designed to find compromise. Nevertheless, she joked [11] that when you Google the FEC, the most frequent result is the word "dysfunctional."
Additionally, Weintraub noted that the FEC received more complaints during the 2012 election cycle than ever before, and she encouraged making new rules about political spending by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies, an issue that arose in 2012 when a company wholly owned by a Canadian firm donated $1 million [12] to Restore Our Future.
"It's an area that we really ought to do a rulemaking on," she said.


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Thinner 13" Retina MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with Dual Mics Expected at WWDC
The KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, recently released a new research last week highlighting his expectations for changes to Apples notebook lineup at next weeks Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). With Intel preparing to launch its latest Haswell processors this week, Apple will be able to make significant upgrades to at least part of its notebook lineup but additional changes seem to be in store as well. Among the interesting predictions from Kuo is that the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro will see a slightly slimmer design as well as an improved camera. He said the following about the matter:
We expect the 13 Retina MacBook Pro will have a slightly slimmer form factor for increasing its portability. Also, we think the camera spec will be upgraded from HD to full HD. This will improve Facetime and video conference quality in the high resolution Retina display.
When it comes to the MacBook Air, Kuo believes that the line will see a shift to dual built-in microphones, as was introduced on the Retina MacBook Pro last year. Kuo said the following regarding the matter:
We forecast that this years new MacBook Air model will also have dual built-in microphones as a result of positive feedback on this feature in Retina MacBook Pro, which delivers clear voice quality on Facetime and VoIP service.
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They could make it slightly thinner. The bottom it slightly rounded, so they could make it flat and remove the slight bulge. But I agree, the edges can't be much thinner at all.


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As the U.S. Congress begins to consider how to follow-through on President Obama's call to create a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas emissions, it ought to begin by looking at the European experience with cap and trade.
The European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which first went into effect in 2005, is the first significant attempt at establishing a wide-scale cap-and-trade system to limit the emission of carbon dioxide.
Like any significant new policy program, it had to work out some kinks in its early days, and the United States would do well to heed the lessons learned from the European experiment.


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Russell E. Train
Russell E. Train, founder and chairman emeritus of World Wildlife Fund, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2012.
Train was one of the most influential and well-known leaders in American conservation. Over the past half century, under his guidance and visionary leadership, World Wildlife Fund-US grew from a small primarily grant-making organization into a global conservation force with over one million members in the U.S. Train was a pioneer not only at WWF, but for the entire conservation movement.
Read the WWF statement on the passing of Russell E. Train.
Read the statement from Carter Roberts, President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund, on the passing of Russell E. Train.
View tributes in honor and remembrance of Russell E. Train from people around the world whose lives have been impacted by him and his work in conservation. We invite you to contribute and share your own thoughts too.
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Enjoy an exclusive culinary experience! On April 23rd, the American Liver Foundation will hold their annual "Flavors of Philadelphia" fund-raiser. Chefs from Philadelphia's top restaurants will be preparing meals table side personally for you. Each signature three course dinner will be complete with wine pairings. All proceeds will help fund the research and education efforts of the American Liver Foundation.
For tickets, visit liverfoundation.org/flavorsphilly
Where: Loews Hotel
1200 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA
When: April 23, 2013
Contact: 215-425-6642
Published at 4:37 PM EDT on Mar 14, 2013 | Updated at 6:33 PM EDT on Apr 2, 2013


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- Humor writer Bunmi Laditan: Expectations of new moms to bounce back are farcical
- Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian have displayed svelte physiques soon after pregnancy
- Laditan: In a 'Hunger Games'-style competition, new moms would need to get fit quickly
Move over, baseball, we have a new American pastime: analyzing the pregnant and postpartum bodies of women. To entertain the "post-baby body" headline hungry masses, we've standardized the sport of maternal shape evaluation into a fun competition called The Pregnancy Hunger Games!
This ongoing pageant will encourage expecting and new mothers to not compromise when it comes to their sexiness. Good news, baby carriers: The biological process of making people does not have to lower your general hotness.
The rules for Pregnancy Hunger Games are simple:
1. You do not have permission to show for the first three months. Let's throw out the phrase "Eating for two" and replace it with the more accurate, "Benefiting from lean proteins, for two."
2. Do not gain weight in your face.
3. Do not gain weight in your arms.
4. After the first three months, you are permitted to rock a small honeydew melon-sized bump. How cute are you? This is not a rhetorical question or compliment. How cute you are is something you need to think about before leaving the house. Fitted empire dresses will help people realize that you're pregnant, not spiraling.
5. After the first six months you may upgrade to a medium sized, conservative, aesthetically respectful, perfectly round watermelon tummy. Wow, you're getting big....
6. At seven months, please go into hiding, as you are making everyone uncomfortable.
7. After baby is born you must post an Instagram selfie featuring a makeup-free (ie. foundation, matte powder, earth-toned eyeliner and tinted lip gloss with a touch of blush) you and your new baby. A little cleavage never hurt anyone. Those newly banzoongaed mammaries aren't just for the baby -- they can easily take you from an 8.5 to a 9.25.
8. Emerge five weeks later with no signs of having given birth in single-digit-sized skinny jeans.
9. Burn your maternity clothes in the kitchen sink with an accelerant like nail polish remover to remove the temptation to backslide.
The leader of the Pregnancy Hunger Games pack is currently Kate Middleton. The photos of her "oopsie my shirt" moment while playing volleyball shot her up to first place. We like Duchess Kate for being stylish, friendly, and down-to-earth but we love her for looking fabulous despite being a mother. In second place we have Maria Kang, the 32-year-old mom and fitness personality whose Facebook post recently sent the Internet into a frenzy.
"What's your excuse?" she bravely asks mothers to consider. She's right. Think about it: Beyonce was back onstage wearing a sequined onesie just a few months after birthing Blue Ivy. Nobody was ready for that jelly, but we sure gobbled it up! More advice: stop eating jelly. Sugar.
Model, mom, and reality show participant Kim Kardashian is raring for third place with her recent Instagram booty pictorial, but you regular moms have a chance at unseating her with your own smoldering bods if you're willing to put in the effort.
Contestants: Once your baby has arrived, please take the necessary steps to preserve your sexiness to be considered for a trophy.
Was your labor complicated? The good news is that C-sections heal! Ask your doctor whether or not the blade cut through your abdominal muscles. Relay this information to your trainer so that they can put together an accurate, gentle but also aggressive exercise plan.
If you had a vaginal delivery, we expect more from you. Even if you experienced tearing, those down-there tissues should have healed within a few weeks. If they're taking longer, focus on your arms! Lift 5-pound weights to get ready for the evening-wear portion of the pageant.
Being a good mother and loving partner is interesting, but we'll be evaluating how your shirt falls across your midsection, so avoid carbohydrates during your "babymoon." Hungry? Whether you're standing in front of the fridge or about to order in a restaurant ask yourself: WWGD (What Would Gwyneth Do?). Make the right choice. The right choice is lettuce and vinegar in case you're still confused.
Breastfeeding is a fantastic way to nourish your young and passively burn calories. If you're having trouble, hire a lactation consultant. She can help you find the ideal latch to optimize the rate at which your baby sucks the fat out.
Late-night feedings are also a wonderful time to bond with your baby and do some squats in the moonlight. Each time you get out of bed, engage your core.
Now, juggling your little blessing along with a new diet and workout routine will be hard. It's OK if you feel like you're failing as long as those feelings don't affect your 24-karat smile, oh yeah CREST WHITESTRIPS, EVERYONE.
Contestants, please report to your local weigh-in and submit your most recent notarized FULL-BODY* Facebook profile photo. During the elimination round we'll take your Body Mass Index to keep the judging scientific. Childcare will be provided.
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Before & After
These pictures are of our living room/mantle/bookcase area. The dark cave like picture is the BEFORE. The one that looks like an Easter Egg threw up is my AFTER.
This week is around the 3rd anniversary of when we found our current (and final if Nathan has his way) house. Which also means that it is around the 3rd Wedding Anniversary of Tracy and Adam (congrats my friends!) and it will be the 3rd anniversary soon for my other good friends Julie and Scott (congrats to you too!!) I am happy to report in this day and age that both couples are still married, and are doing married things like buying houses and having babies.
And we are still living in our new (I guess it's not new anymore huh?) house, and doing house things - like planning for additions and re-arranging furniture.
The reason I remember all of this is not because of the dates - no that's what normal people use to remember important occasions - I on the other hand remember because of the weather.
The weather today is just as it was the day I found this house. Overcast, slightly breezy, but not a cool due to all the lovely Arkansas humidity. The light in the sky cast a shadow that makes it seem as if a storm is going to roll through any moment, but it never does.
The weather was just this shade of weird the day I drove past this house, the day we looked inside, the day we got the keys.... It seems as if for 2 weeks everything stood at attention waiting for the storm.
At the time we told people we wanted to buy a bigger house (moving up from 960 sq feet to 1750) because we were thinking of having more kids. The real truth was I wanted a bigger, older house in a nicer, older neighborhood. I didn't want a bigger house just to have kids in, I wanted a bigger house to throw PARTIES in.
So we sold our old 1950's house, found a great house, built in 1939(?) on Skyline Drive in Park Hill (a fab old neighborhood, somewhat in our price range if we clipped coupons and gave up cable.) So we put in an offer and then hopped on a plane to Alaska, for Adam and Tracy's Wedding Week of Fun. In the Seattle airport, about to board our plane for Juneau, we got a call from our agent. "The Skyline house fell through - seller doesn't want to sell anymore. The End." She said.
So there in Seattle airport I died. My heart sank, I went into shock. I was a million miles from home about to go on a great kid-free vacation with my sweetie, and when I was technically homeless. (NOTE: For a professional nester like me this is not the best way to get me to relax and have fun. )
But somehow, after only one serious sob-fest where I mourned our old house and my lack of control over our future for the next 8 days, I did relax (mostly) and it was fun - lots & lots of fun in fact.
But then we came home. And again I was a zombie. I even went to a memorial service for the father of a close relative and left my cell phone on. AND IT RANG. I was a walking talking shell of a gal.
We had a week to pack and move out. I was too busy to be emotional, but as we left our little Mid-century house I cried because I hadn't time to cry.
We put our stuff in storage and moved in with my parents (who live an hour away) while we looked for a new house. One day, on a hopeless search, combing the streets of Park Hill I passed this house on Ridge Road - barely on the market a day. Pretty cute on the outside I thought. I called Pam, our agent - "I HAVE TO SEE THIS HOUSE NOW!"
It was a dump on the inside. But I could see the potential. It has almost everything on my list, and a great backyard (the only thing on Nathan's List besides "Jerusalem Likes It") The above picture is the only one that wouldn't make you want to give back your lunch. The renter living here had left it in the most Animal House trashed condition. Garbage, open cat food tins, beer bottles, dirty clothes were everywhere. Windows had been left open, a stray cat was roaming around. It was awful. Disgusting. Depressing. "But I can work with good bones" I thought. "And he'll clean it up" we thought. Nope. The day we took possesion it was even worse.
We called our agent. She called the seller's agent. The seller lived in W Virginia and had no idea. We sent pictures, halted the closing, demanded it be cleaned up... I was convinced I was never going to get a house. I was going to live with my parents forever.
Somewhere in the middle of all that I left for Dallas to help with Julie's wedding. I remember having to fax paper work to our agent from Dallas or somewhere. It was crazy - my head was spinning. But at that time I had only had one kid, so I still had some brain cells left to play with. The trip to Dallas was great, and hard and fraught with the stress of old friends in tight quarters and wedding details, but it was wonderful to be with those same old friends and it was especially wonderful to see Julie so happy.
Eventually I came home, the house got cleaned up, and we started painting, replacing flooring, & scrubbing every surface. The Amy's saved our bacon on many occasions, as did Dan, Judea and Mom. Everyone pitched in to get it done. Nathan, Wylie and I slept on 3 mattress on the floor in Wylie's room until we got all the walls painted and the floors done. Somewhere in there Wylie had a birthday & my little cousin Sam was born. Life kept moving on.
And then in November, when some of the dust had settled, and the parties had started, and all the boxes where not yet unpacked, we received news that another kid was coming. Turns out we bought the house just in time...
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Monday, July 24, 2006
Miles Simon Cash Greer is 2
We did have a small party this weekend - but this was his breakfast cake on his actual birthday.
Birthdays are a great time to spoil 'em don't ya think?
Thursday, July 13, 2006
18 hours Around the World
Our B'Cation 2006
First we were chased by Pirates
So then we had to cross the Mississippi River to Escape...
But we were so hot and tired that we couldn't resist a quick swim ...
But the Pirates kept chasing us so we had to go to Alaska and see the Polar Bears...
And that still wasn't far enough, so then we had to go to China and hide in the wild with the Panda's...
But by then we were so tired that we went home to sleep with the Lions..
The End.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
If you are lucky enough to find yourself living in a town large enough, or quaint enough, that people want to visit it, then you get to reap the rewards of all the things the town does to entertain those who come in search of a good time. We live in one of those towns, and like most people who live here, we haven't done half the things in 7 years, that most tourist do in 7 days. This week we marked "Ride Trolley" off of our list. It was delightful - a good time had by all.
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Dr. Shidham is an Assistant Professor of Nephrology at The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio. His clinical interests include kidney stones, continuous renal replacement therapy and Hemodialysis. Dr. Shidham's has conducted research on medical education, Nephrolithiasis and clinical trials and has published articles in journals like Nephrology and Modern Pathology to name a couple. He graduated with a MD from Nagpur University in India.
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The Horse Forum
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reconquering old fears My horse, a 17 year old Quarab has recently become scared of things that she wasn't in the past. It began a couple of days ago when we were cantering past a pool and she heard the buzz of the motor. She started spooking and almost threw me off so I dismounted and walked her around it both directions, while talking to her. I then got back on and rode her around it. After the pool she noticed a tarp on the ground. I walked her around it both directions and let her mouth it and eat some grass around it. I'm going to be placing one in the arena to get her reaquainted with it. Now she has been acting spacy around this fifteen foot stretch of the arena that she normally does well on. The first day I dismounted and lunged her instead, but she has done it again and I don't know what to do with her. She gets very ansy, and I'm stern with her. I also fly spray her before we ride and hose her down when we're finished. Any help is much appreciated. ASQ |
Could she be having a problem with her eyes? Horses that start to have vision issues can become very insecure, depending on their personality. Can you see any unusual colors/cloudiness in the eyes anywhere? Discharge or squinting in the sunlight? Hold the head to one side? There are progressive eye disorders that will sort of come and go and get worse each time, leading to blindness. Cataracts and glaucoma can affect horses, or there can be cornea scarring from scratching her head on things. Or, it could just be an off day and she's spazoid for no apparent reason to humans. But keep an eye on her ..um..eyes.. Pun not intended! |
Hahaha I will definately check her eyes...they appear normal but I do a more thorough check later. Also could the sun be bothering her? |
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My horse acts like this in spring however its now summer in the land of oz and he his doing the same thing to me.I am begining to wonder with my horse if his sight is going as he is 23.Have you been extra anxious or upset before riding.Could he be picking up on you nerves ect? |
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David Banner's latest cut off his upcoming The Make Believe Album, "Do Work," was apparently supposed to drop tomorrow. But he surprised fans last night when he uploaded the hectic track to his YouTube account. It's an interesting turn from previous single "Swag," though the message appears to be in the same vein. Basically, the Jackson, Miss. native is looking to instill meaningful, socially poignant messages without sounding preachy. That being said, "Do Work" is way too frantic and all over the place. And it leaves the listener more confused than anything else as the underlying message gets lost in its sirens-laden beat. Stream it below.
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- U.S. News and World Report Best Children's Hospital - Penn State Children's Hospital has been ranked in five specialties in U.S. News & World Report's 2016-17 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.
- Magnet - the Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations that demonstrate excellence in nursing practice and adherence to national standards for the organization and delivery of nursing services. It is the highest level of recognition the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) affords to organized nursing services in the national and international health care communities.
- Best Doctors® in America - founded in 1989 by doctors affiliated with the renowned Harvard University School of Medicine, Best Doctors is the leader in helping people get the best medical care. View the list of Penn State Health physicians recognized by Best Doctors.
- 100 Great Places to Work - Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review have published their 2013 list, "100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare." The hospitals, health systems, ambulatory surgery centers and physician groups included in this list, offer robust benefit packages, positive work environments, excellent employee recognition programs and opportunities for professional development and continuing education. The Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review editorial teams accepted nominations for the 2013 list and selected recipients based on nominations and thorough editorial research. The full-length list can be read here: 100 Great Places to Work
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. (CCML) is a nationally-recognized company dedicated to helping consumers find the best healthcare available. To that end, CCML publishes America 's Top Doctors , an annual guide to the best doctors in the nation. View the list of Penn State Health physicians recognized by America's Top Doctors.
- Highmark Blue Distinction Centers - Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is designated as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care and Knee and Hip Replacement, and as a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery, Complex and Rare Cancers (Pancreatic; Esophageal, Gastric; Head and Neck; Acute Leukemia - Inpatient, non-surgical; Bone - Primary; Bladder; Rectal; Thyroid - medullary and/or anaplastic), Transplants (Adult Liver Deceased Donor; Adult Heart), and Spine Surgery. Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. Blue Distinction Centers+ (BDC+) also met cost measures that address consumers' needs for affordable healthcare. Individual outcomes may vary. National criteria is displayed on www.bcbs.com . A Local Blue Plan may require additional criteria for facilities in its own service area. For details on Local Blue Plan Criteria, a provider's in-network status, or your own policy's coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan. Each hospital's Cost Index is calculated with data for its Local Blue Plan. Hospitals in CA, ID, NY, PA and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans' areas, resulting in two Cost Index figures; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both Cost Index figures must meet BDC+ national criteria. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association not any Blue Plans are responsible for damages or non-covered charges resulting from Blue Distinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other provider.
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- The Joint Commission - an independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards. In May, 2008, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute became one of only a handful of programs nationwide and the only program in central Pennsylvania to earn the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for implanting ventricular assist devices (VADs) as destination therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. In 2009, the Heart and Vascular Institute was awarded another Gold Seal of Approval™ for their heart failure program. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is the first hospital in the Capital Region to earn the Gold Seal of Approval™ for stroke care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) awarded the Medical Center Primary Stroke Center Certification following its on-site review of the hospital in September 2006.
- NRC Consumer Choice Award - only 14 hospitals in Pennsylvania, including Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, received this honor for 2011-12. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has now earned the Consumer Choice Award for the Harrisburg market for 13 consecutive years.
- College of Medicine Named One of the Best Places to Work in Academia - the Scientist magazine's readers ranked Penn State College of Medicine as a Top 40 Best Places to Work in U.S. Academia, with job satisfaction and tenure listed as strengths. The sixth annual worldwide survey results, published in the November issue, also include Penn State University at University Park.
- Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) - the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance the nation's health and well-being through vigorous leadership of the nation's academic health centers.
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) - the AAMC and the medical schools, teaching hospitals, academic and professional societies, faculty, residents, and students represented commit to improving the nation's health through medical education, research, and high-quality patient care. Members are dedicated to the communities they serve, committed to advancing the public good, and steadfast in their desire to earn and keep the public's trust for the role they are privileged to play in our society.
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"O God, I could be bounded in a nut shell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams." - Hamlet Act II scene ii
5 June 2011
There's an intruder in my garden back in Sheffield. She has been planting vegetables and ensuring that my little patch of prepared earth doesn't lie fallow this summer. I have been giving her long distance advice. The English spring has apparently been most wonderful weatherwise and there has been much watering to do. In comparison, jobs like ironing, changing bed linen, washing clothes, drying them, vacuuming, dusting and bleaching the toilet bowls are of course dead easy - woman's work. Now my little scarecrow is discovering what man's work is all about. Hard! Bloody hard!
Through the wonders of modern technology, yesterday our Frances snapped this picture on her phone, uploaded it and then emailed it to me in Thailand and now I am displaying it - sideways on* - to the entire world! Well to Jenny in Wrexham, John in Trelawnyd, Ian in south Manchester and a handful of other readers who drop in to this rambling blog from time to time. The wife:-
* The wonders of modern technology! I cannot re-orientate it no matter how I try! So bend your head!
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Shirley looks remarkably care free doesn't she? Are you just a little bit worried that she is managing so well without you YP?
From what we saw the season seems to have gone into overdrive over there and spring moved into summer very fast. Hope all the vegies don't bolt away to seed.
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Human Capital in Transitional Russia
This paper applies parametric and nonparametric techniques to the most recent data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) 1992- 2000 and shows the returns to schooling increased over the course of transition, overall and for attainment cohorts neither at the top nor bottom of the schooling ladder. The collapse in earnings is focused on people with graduate degrees. Returns to schooling are higher for women; but this gain is more than offset by the large gender wage gap. The gender wage differential increased over the years especially for younger women and women without higher education; there is evidence of increased discrimination. Return to experience increased and remained higher for women than for men. The age-earnings profile for men became more compressed, favoring the young with respect to the old; whereas the opposite took place for women, whose earnings peak became steeper at the middle age. Comparing to the estimates from the U.S. Current Population Survey 1992-2000, the returns to schooling are still lower in Russia; while the returns to experience are higher, especially for women, and the gender wage differential is now more than twice as large in Russia than in the U.S.
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March 8th, 2013, 9:20 pm by By RICH HAMMONDUSC's baseball team picked up its first victory of the season against a ranked team, as Adam Landecker drove in four runs to lead the Trojans to a 5-3 victory over No. 17 Oklahoma on Friday night at Dedeaux Field.
The Trojans (7-6) had lost their two previous games by a combined margin of 25-7, but they broke through against an Oklahoma team that entered with an 11-2 record and started its top pitcher, Dillon Overton, who had been 4-0 with a 2.86 ERA.
Overton threw a complete game, but the Trojans totaled 13 hits and were led by Landecker, who went 3 for 4 after he missed the previous three games with a hamstring injury.
USC starter Bobby Wheatley (Orange Lutheran High) pitched well again and improved to 2-1. Wheatley went 6 1/3 innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on seven hits, walked three and struck out three. In his last three starts, Wheatley has allowed only one earned run in 19 1/3 innings.
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold Wednesday where the last dispatches from a veteran American war correspondent chronicled the suffering of civilians caught in the relentless shelling. An intense morning barrage claimed her life as well as that of a French photographer.
In all, more than 70 people were killed nationwide as President Bashar Assad's regime also escalated attacks on rebel bases elsewhere, with helicopter gunships strafing areas in the northwest, activists said.
Marie Colvin, who was working for Britain's Sunday Times, and photojournalist Remi Ochlik were among a group of journalists who had sneaked into the country and were sharing accommodations with activists in the embattled city of Homs, raising speculation that Syrian forces targeted the makeshift media center although opposition groups had previously described the shelling as indiscriminate.
The weeks of siege-style attacks on Homs -- that have killed hundreds-- has come to symbolize the desperation and defiance of the more than 11-month uprising against Assad's rule. Protesters
"I watched a little baby die today," Colvin told the BBC on Tuesday from Homs.
"Absolutely horrific, a 2-year old child had been hit," she said. "They stripped it and found the shrapnel had gone into the left chest and the doctor said, 'I can't do anything.' His little tummy just kept heaving until he died."
The Syrian military appears to stepping up assaults to block the opposition for gaining further ground and political credibility with Western and Arab allies. On Wednesday, helicopter gunships reportedly strafed mountain villages that shelter the rebel Free Syrian Army, and soldiers staged door-to-door raids in Damascus, among other attacks.
But the bloodshed and crackdowns brought some of the most galvanizing calls for the end to Assad's rule as the Syrian opposition increasingly raises its international profile.
The U.S. and other countries have begun to cautiously examine the possibility of military aid to the rebels, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was traveling to Tunisia for a meeting Friday of more than 70 nations to look at ways to assist Assad's opponents, which now include hundreds of military officers and soldiers who defected.
"That's enough now. The regime must go," French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after his government confirmed the deaths of Colvin, 56, and Ochlik, 28. At least two other Western journalists were injured in the shelling -- French reporter Edith Bouvier of Le Figaro and British photographer Paul Conroy of the Sunday Times.
A statement by Syria's Minister of Information, Adnan Mahmoud, said there was "no information" about Colvin, Ochlik and other foreign journalists in Syria who entered without official permission, the state-run news agency SANA reported. It warned all foreign journalists to come forward to "regularize their status."
In Saudi Arabia, the state news agency described King Abdullah scolding Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev -- one of Assad's few remaining allies -- for joining China in vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution earlier this month that would have condemned the violence in Syria.
But even Moscow said the ongoing bloodshed adds urgency for a cease-fire to allow talks between his regime and opponents.
Washington had strongly opposed arming anti-Assad forces, fearing it could bring Syria into a full-scale civil war. Yet the mounting civilian death tolls -- at least 74 in total across Syria on Wednesday, activists said -- has brought small but potentially significant shifts in U.S. strategies. It remains unclear, however, what kind of direct assistance the U.S. would be willing to provide.
The toppling of Assad also could mark a major blow to Iran, which depends on Damascus as its main Arab ally and a pathway to aid Iran's proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.
"We don't want to take actions that would contribute to the further militarization of Syria because that could take the country down a dangerous path," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters. "But we don't rule out additional measures if the international community should wait too long and not take the kind of action that needs to be taken."
The U.N. estimated in January that 5,400 people have been killed in repression by the regime of President Bashar Assad against a popular uprising that began 11 months ago. Syrian activists, however, put the death toll at more than 7,300.
An opposition group, the Local Coordination Committees, said at least 74 people were killed around the country, including 29 in Idlib, 20 in Homs, 13 in Hama and others scattered elsewhere. The overall figures could not be independently confirmed as Syrian authorities keep tight control on the media.
Homs -- with its force of breakaway soldiers -- has emerged as a major center of resistance that has drawn comparisons to the Libyan city of Misrata, which withstood withering attacks by government troops during last year's uprising that led to the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.
In one tragic image, a man with a bandaged head is shown cradling the face of his son, who was purportedly killed by Syrian government shelling in Homs on Saturday. The video image was released by activists Wednesday and the details could not be confirmed.
Colvin described seeing a 2-year-old child killed Tuesday and it did not appear to be related to the video image.
"It is a city of the cold and hungry, echoing to exploding shells and burst of gunfire," wrote Colvin in a newspaper story published on Sunday. "There are no telephones and the electricity has been cut off. Few homes have diesel for the tin stoves they rely on for heat in the coldest winter that anyone can remember."
Amateur video posted online shows the two injured journalists in a makeshift clinic, lying on two separate beds. The French journalist, Bouvier had her left leg tied from the thigh down in a cast. A doctor in the video explains that she needs emergency medical care. Conroy appears in the video and doctors say he has deep gashes in his left leg.
A Homs-based activist, Omar Shaker, said the journalists were killed when several rockets hit a garden of a house used by activists and journalists in the besieged neighborhood of Baba Amr. Shaker said tanks and artillery began intensely shelling at 6:30 a.m. and was continuing hours later. He said the room used by journalists was hit around 10 a.m.
An amateur video posted online by activist showed what they claimed were bodies of the two journalists in the middle of a heavily damaged house. One of the dead was wearing what appeared to be a flak jacket.
The intense violence in parts of Homs -- with blasts occurring sometimes just a few seconds apart -- has appeared to be have had no clear pattern over the past week, hitting homes and streets randomly. Some suggested, however, that the house used by the journalists and activists was pinpointed by Syrian gunners, perhaps by following the signals from satellite phones and other communications equipment.
French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand claimed the journalists were "pursued" as they tried to find cover, but did not elaborate. A campaigner for online global activist group Avaaz, Alice Jay, claimed the group was "directly targeted."
Another Avaaz activist, Alex Renton, claimed seven Syrians trying to reach Baba Amr with medical supplies and a respirator were found with their hands tied behind their backs and shot dead. Two other activists, including a foreign paramedic, traveling with the seven are missing, he added. The claims could not be immediately confirmed.
Many foreign journalists have been sneaking into Syria illegally in the past months with the help of smugglers from Lebanon and Turkey. Although the Syrian government has allowed some journalists into the country their movement is tightly controlled by Information Ministry minders.
Colvin, from East Norwich, New York, was a veteran foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times for the past two decades. She was instantly recognizable for an eye patch worn after being injured covering conflicts in Sri Lanka in 2001.
Ochlik, who had set up a photo agency IP3 Press, won first prize in the general news category of the prestigious 2012 World Press Photo contest for his 12-photograph series titled "Battle For Libya."
"I just arrived in Homs, it's dark," Ochlik wrote to Paris Match correspondent Alfred de Montesquiou on Tuesday. "The situation seems very tense and desperate. The Syrian army is sending in reinforcements now and the situation is going to get worse -- from what the rebels tell us."
"Tomorrow, I'm going to start doing pictures," he added.
Elsewhere, the military intensified attacks.
In the northwestern province of Idlib, a main base of the rebel Free Syrian Army, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that Syrian military helicopters fitted with machine guns strafed the village of Ifis. Syrian combat helicopters are primarily Russian-made, though they also have a number of French choppers.
The Local Coordination Committees said troops conducted raids in the Damascus district of Mazzeh district and the suburb Jobar, where dozens of people were detained. In Jobar, the group said troops broke down doors of homes and shops and set up checkpoints.
The group also said troops backed by tanks stormed the southern village of Hirak and conducted a wave of arrests.
On Jan. 11, award-winning French TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was killed in Homs. The 43-year-old correspondent for France-2 Television was the first Western journalist to die since the uprising began in March. Syrian authorities have said he was killed in a grenade attack carried out by opposition forces -- a claim questioned by the French government, human rights groups and the Syrian opposition.
Last week, New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid died of an apparent asthma attack in Syria after he sneaked in to cover the conflict.
Associated Press writers Danica Kirka in London, Frank Jordans in Geneva, Sylvie Corbet in Paris and Matthew Lee who was traveling with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to London contributed to this report.
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Web-based email is free and easy -- but are they safe enough for government communications? The jury is out, but there could be shortcomings in the free email services that increase vulnerability to hackers or spammers, especially when used for official communications.
Research In Motion, the company behind the popular BlackBerry services used for corporate email, has built itself a fortune around encryption services and proprietary servers (network computers).
Officially, Indian government employees are supposed to use similar encrypted email services provided by the the National Informatics Centre (NIC), but often prefer to use free private emails such as Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail for their ease of use. You don't have to go to a network administrator or seek special permissions to start Web mail accounts.
Free email providers say their services are safe but experts say vulnerabilities may lie in the way users access them.
For example an easy password, such as one's own name or spouse's name could increase risks. Another is the clicking of links to websites that come over spam (unwanted) messages.
"A lot of passwords by users are actually not clever," Ronald Turner, director of TrustSphere, a Singapore-based data services firm.
"Clicking on direct links provided in spam messages are a direct invitation for malware (malicious software) into one's computer," Jagannath Patnaik, channel sales head South Asia for computer security firm Kaspersky Lab told HT. "Around 70% people who receive such mails actually click on these links."
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Last June, during his country's failed bid to win the 2012 Olympics, French president Jacques Chirac insulted rival Britain by saying: "The only thing they've ever done for European agriculture is mad cow." And he continued: "We can't trust people who have such bad food. After Finland, it's the country with the worst food."
In the end, Britain got the last laugh by winning the vote. Almost as important was the number of people around the world who immediately leapt to the defense of her cooking. As any sophisticated traveler knows, today the U.K. is home to some of the world's finest restaurants. The days when British food was synonymous with ghastliness are long gone.
And, true, while global gourmands praise the food of such top U.K.-based chefs as Gordon Ramsay, Fergus Henderson and Pierre Gagnaire, they also realize that they had better be prepared to dig deep to pay for the experience, because not only has British food become world-class, it has also become unbelievably expensive. A single meal with only a glass of wine averages £101 (around $176) at Gagnaire's wildly inventive Sketch — The Lecture Room and Library near London's Oxford Circus. With a decent bottle of claret, not to mention tip and tax, dinner for two can easily sprint north of £400.
Of course, it's not just in London but all over the world that restaurant prices are shooting up. Gone are the days when gourmet meals were still moderately affordable in Paris. And while cities such as Istanbul and New Delhi still seem like relative bargains, even they are becoming pricier as well. And, at the top end, Tokyo hasn't been a bargain in decades, and is, today, home to the most expensive restaurant on our list, Aragawa, where the average meal for one runs about ¥1,672 (approximately $277).
From Athens to Zurich, the combination of higher rents and energy costs, uneven exchange rates and increased demand is routinely putting the cost of a first-class meal, with wine, beyond the reach of all but the very rich, the very self-indulgent or the very fortunate with large expense accounts.
"The average international consumer is eating more expensively," says David McMillan, CEO of Paris-based International Hotels & Restaurants Association. "With really good restaurants appearing at the higher end of the average price range, but still within reach, we're seeing that people are eating out more frequently as well."
Over half of European diners surveyed said they spent more per meal in 2005 than they did in 2004, and ate out an average of 85 times per year (or about once every four days), according to the New York-based Zagat Survey's 2006 Europe's Top Restaurants Guide, which will be released this fall. Although Zagat Survey-takers are frequently self-selecting foodies, the trend of spending more money at more restaurants more often holds up across Europe–and beyond.
"The eating-out market is growing internationally," says Jon Lake, Director of Corporate Finance and specialist in restaurant industry mergers and acquisitions at the London office of Deloitte & Touche. "The U.S. and London markets are mature, but Australia, China and South Africa are all poised for significant growth. In South Africa and Australia in particular, people like the idea of eating out, but the supply side hasn't caught up. As the rest of the world starts to impact these markets, there will be a huge explosion of demand."
Currently, industry experts estimate that the international restaurant industry generates between $1.5 and $2 trillion in sales a year. The United States accounts for about $500 billion of that. That leaves hundreds of billions of dollars of revenue being spent at fantastic restaurants in China, Japan and India, and all across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We decided to find out where the best, and most expensive, of these restaurants are.
First, we identified 25 capital or major cities outside the U.S. Then, as with last week's list of the Most Expensive Restaurants in the U.S., we partnered with the Zagat Survey to identify the most expensive restaurant in each city. If one restaurant was tied with another in terms of price, we chose the one with the higher food rating. For cities not included in the Zagat Survey, like Dubai, Rio de Janeiro or Moscow, we investigated the recommendations of hotel concierges at nearby five-star hotels, who routinely pull strings and call in personal connections to get their guests dinner reservations in the city's finest restaurants. Dollar amounts represent the estimated price of dinner, with one drink and tip, per person, or the cost of a prix fixe dinner (where indicated).
And what are people eating, once they get inside these culinary chapels, where dinner for two can easily run into the thousands of pounds, dollars or euros? Although French menus are standard in a lot of places, "Japanese cuisine is rising in popularity," says Tim Zagat, creator and publisher with his wife Nina of the Zagat Survey. "The cuisine focuses entirely on the ingredients, and Japanese chefs spend a lot of time figuring out where to get the best of what they are serving," be it a tomato or slice of Kobe beef. "Also, Japanese chefs are moving around the world very easily compared to Chinese chefs," Zagat explains. "Chinese food is stalled internationally because it's much harder for great chefs to get out of China."
But as economic growth takes hold in the farthest corners of the world, Lake predicts that regions like China and Southeast Asia will be the very ones targeted by restaurant operators hoping to penetrate international markets. And Moscow, which has a thriving restaurant scene, has the potential to add many more operators once the risk posed by organized crime abates and foreign investors feel safe investing capital.
For now, however, markets such as London and New York are centers of world cuisine partly, according to Zagat, because there is a lot of investment banking, and a lot of splurge spending–especially around bonus time. After all, to those who are passionate about great food, splashing out on special meals is no different from collecting art, owning a sailboat or buying season tickets.
"A lot of people buy floor seats for the basketball season and pay $2,000 each without batting an eye," says Zagat. "People spend money to get a great seat at Yankee Stadium, the World Series, or the opera. People who spend that kind of money at restaurants instead are restaurant enthusiasts, and they are willing to pay whatever to get whatever they want."
But $2,000 for a single meal? At these 25 restaurants, it would be easy.


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That Redheaded cheerleader - Adriene B. - looks fantastic out on the sideline. The Ravens have upgraded bigtime this year!
Now the bad - who noticed the cheerleader performance at the end of the third quarter in the west endzone? The male cheerleaders all got together toward the back and were throwing other male cheerleaders into the air Someone has got to fix that.


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Validity of ICD-9-CM Coding for Identifying Incident Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections: Is MRSA Infection Coded as a Chronic Disease?
Marin L. Schweizer PhD, Michael R. Eber BSE, Ramanan Laxminarayan PhD MPH, Jon P. Furuno PhD, Kyle J. Popovich MD, Bala Hota MD, Michael A. Rubin MD PhD and Eli N. Perencevich MD MS
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Background and objective. Investigators and medical decision makers frequently rely on administrative databases to assess methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates and outcomes. The validity of this approach remains unclear. We sought to assess the validity of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code for infection with drug-resistant microorganisms (V09) for identifying culture-proven MRSA infection.Design. Retrospective cohort study.Methods. All adults admitted to 3 geographically distinct hospitals between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2007, were assessed for presence of incident MRSA infection, defined as an MRSA-positive clinical culture obtained during the index hospitalization, and presence of the V09 ICD-9-CM code. The κ statistic was calculated to measure the agreement between presence of MRSA infection and assignment of the V09 code. Sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values, and negative predictive values were calculated.Results. There were 466,819 patients discharged during the study period. Of the 4,506 discharged patients (1.0%) who had the V09 code assigned, 31% had an incident MRSA infection, 20% had prior history of MRSA colonization or infection but did not have an incident MRSA infection, and 49% had no record of MRSA infection during the index hospitalization or the previous hospitalization. The V09 code identified MRSA infection with a sensitivity of 24% (range, 21%–34%) and positive predictive value of 31% (range, 22%–53%). The agreement between assignment of the V09 code and presence of MRSA infection had a κ coefficient of 0.26 (95% confidence interval, 0.25–0.27).Conclusions. In its current state, the ICD-9-CM code V09 is not an accurate predictor of MRSA infection and should not be used to measure rates of MRSA infection.
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It is pretty common to see some sort of dark spot in the center hotspot of XP-G lights with smooth reflectors. In some cases, this can look like a dot right in the center, or a slight dark ring near the center (fancifully referred to as a "nipple" by some here). I didn't comment on it in the review, but my EC2 has a slight dark ring (and my EA2 has slight center dot).
But in both cases, you have to really look for it on a white wall (note for example that I can't see it in the white wall beamshots). Since my samples are no worse than other lights, I didn't bother mentioning it before.
As for the reflector, only my two EC1 samples and original EA1 has noticeable evidence of rings at the base (i.e. "hybrid") - my EA2 and EC2 both seem quite smooth (as does my replacement EA1). Since all lights have the same size head, I suspect this just some variation in reflector manufacture. But I agree, the more "hybrid" pattern is probably better.
Thanks for sharing. That would suggest the abnormally high "Micro" mode is not just limited to my EC1 sample (i.e., it probably a sign of variability more generally across line, affect various samples). My EC2 and EA2 definitely have comparable micro output (as did my EC1 engineering sample - it is just my EC1 shipping sample that was higher).Also your EC2 and EA2 have about the same micro mode output ~1.8 lumens but my EC2 is closer the to the low mode of the EA2 I'd say about 10-15 lumens. Now my EA2 seems to be about equal with yours at the ~1.8 lumen count.
I hope they are able to lock that down better, as I personally prefer as low as possible for the lowest level (i.e. I would rather take my EC2 with me back into a rainforest, than my shipping EC1 for this reason).
Yes, it could well be my lumen estimates are off in that range - I had few samples in the ~300-450 lumen range to compare to in my original analysis. But in comparing the few lights >~300 lumens lights that I jad in common with BigChelis, MrGman and TiForce, this lumen esitmate conversion came in pretty consistent to their readings. For example, my 4Sevens G5s (both pre-release and shipping), clocked in at ~290 lumens on Turbo in my lightbox using this method (which is very consistent to what others reported at that time for the initial release). And my EC2 is quite a bit brighter overall.Comparing to different light's I have that I know for sure are around ~300-320 lumens then I'd say my EC2 on max is around the 320 mark.
Now that I have a NIST-certified lightmeter, I may start experimenting with building a better integrating sphere and redoing the comparisons that the conversion is based on. No promises, but I'll see if I can spend some time later this summer playing around with it.


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Both Mori's father and grandfather had been mayor of Neagari. He received a degree in commerce from Waseda University, Tokyo, in 1959. He became secretary to a member of the Diet (parliament) in 1962, and in 1969 he was elected as an independent to the House of Representatives, after which he joined the Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP). He held a number of powerful positions in the government and the party. In 1983–84 he served as minister of education and ... (100 of 270 words)


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We're going to have a national debate about government, right? Both parties told us during their conventions that we must make a choice, didn't they?
Yes, they did, but my fear is this debate may miss the mark about the proper role and size of government.
We have one side pressing for a more activist government and another whose most vocal supporters demonize government. Those of us caught between them are getting served a false choice between bigger or minimalist — yet what we really want is right-size government.
Since the Democrats just wrapped up their convention, let's start with the center-left point of view:
Bill Clinton delivered a humorous line about Republicans doubling down on trickle-down. You could turn that around and say Barack Obama is doubling down on government and class warfare.
The president sees government as a way to give the middle class and poor a shot at a better tomorrow, whether through taxing the rich as a way to pay for programs, protecting the safety net or creating better schools.
Yes, there is a role for government to lift up those who have little chance for mobility. The extreme right may not think so, but limited-government apostles understand the role it plays, starting with good schools.
But believing in government-when-necessary differs from the government-first approach that Obama seems to emphasize. Note he didn't cite Clinton's famous observation that the era of big government is over. Rather, he spoke favorably about FDR. The tone suggested that he's not backing down from being a modern liberal Democrat.
FDR was a consequential president, but here's the problem with applying his approach now: A far worse economic crisis is heading our way unless we control the $16 trillion federal debt. There's little quarrel among economists about that reality. Somehow, we must rein in our government so we can avoid a fiscal Katrina.
The president mentioned his $4 trillion debt-reduction idea. Fine, although in the nontax part of that $4 trillion, much of the savings comes from the Pentagon and interest on the debt. And there's little about modernizing Medicare and Social Security.
At the same time he mentions the debt, he outlines ways to expand government. How can we do that if we know this crisis is brewing?
It's hard to see how a center-left approach allows us to steer past that storm, which will limit the economy's ability to grow. Instead, we need to double down on reducing the debt. Obama didn't speak persuasively about that overarching priority, and that's a problem.
Now, the Republican side:
The GOP must decide whether it will be a party of limited government or one that hates government. The former camp can speak to middle-road voters, but the latter one probably will scare them off with such a negative view of government.
George W. Bush used to talk about government if necessary, but not necessarily government. That captures the view of limited-government Republicans.
They believe that the marketplace can best distribute resources and that markets need freedom to spread opportunity. They extol the personal way that mediating institutions such as churches and nonprofits help those who are down and out.
But they don't embrace an Ayn Rand libertarianism. They believe a preventive government can stave off problems before they arise. Whether that's opening community health clinics in poor neighborhoods, spreading vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa or using tax dollars to provide water supplies, they know acting now curtails troubles later.
The GOP's fire-breathers, such as Texas senatorial candidate Ted Cruz, love railing against government. My favorite example is hearing some of them in the Texas Legislature talk about public schools as "government schools." The word "government," by the way, is not used with a positive inflection.
They have the juice, though, and they are driving the GOP.
Their antigovernment view and Obama's expansive-government ideas leave folks in the middle wondering who will talk about restraining government but also preserving its central functions. Paul Ryan has taken a stab at it with his ideas for modernizing but saving Medicare. Otherwise, right-sizing has not been the center of the discussion.


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Alright, after reporting it a few times, I've figured out the problem.... But first, my setup.
I'm running Hentges 3.5.3 with the new OZ kernel update on an SL5000. At home I'm running OSX (10.4) with QtopiaDesktop, and at work, I'm using Ubuntu Linux, also with Qtopia Desktop (1.7 for both). The problem is that the datebook shows different times in the Zaurus calendar app compared to the desktop. In fact, it's always off by exactly 3 hours (the zaurus being 3 hours forward). Looking into the xml file, it appears that both the Mac and Zaurus are actually displaying the correct time. The xml file lists the start date as +3 hours from when I book the datebook entry in Qtopia on Linux. If I make an appointment on the Z and sync back, the linux desktop shows the appointment as being 3 hours earlier then it is. The interesting bit is that the desktop's xml file is *IDENTICAL!* to the zaurus', meaning QtopiaDesktop on the desktop is simply off by three hours. Both the desktops and zaurus have their timezones set to Montreal, so that's not it. It appears that qtopia is the issue. I'm only posting it here since it seems to affect the calendar on OZ, but not the Sharp rom. While OZ is clearly doing the right thing, Qtopia isn't. Any ideas? Has anyone else run into this problem? --c |
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Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joseph Pica from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3's Timor-Leste Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) tests the water purity at the Ahisaun Disability Foundation's home for disabled youth. Three Seabees from the Timor-Leste CCAD repaired the home's degraded water filtration system, providing the 23 residents with clean water for cooking and drinking. The CCAD's mission is to execute engineering civic assistance projects, conduct formal training with the host nation and perform community relations events to help enhance shared capabilities and improve the country's social welfare. One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3's legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments, simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions. For this deployment, NMCB 3 has split into 9 details to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste, Tonga, Cambodia and the Philippines. The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Okinawa, Japan; Chinhae, Republic of Korea and China Lake, Calif. The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. Maritime Strategy. They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Steelworker 3rd Class Calvin Johnson/RELEASED).
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Over the past decade emerging nations, such as Abu Dhabi and Singapore have woken up to the promotional power of F1. They have all beaten a path to F1's door to occupy a slot on its calendar alongside wealthy developed nations like the United States, Britain and Monaco.
Governments of many emerging nations are prepared to bankroll the hosting fees for the races and this has fuelled a Grand Prix arms race between them. In turn this has driven up hosting fees by $15.7 million per race since 2003. The fees now rise to more than $60 million annually and this has priced many countries out of the running. It is a particular problem in F1's traditional heartland of Europe where tourism is already strong enough in most countries so F1 is not needed to boost it. In many of these countries governments have refused to bankroll the hosting fees so races have been lost in markets like France and Turkey.
Making matters harder for them, most of F1's key contracts contain clauses which increase the hosting fee by up to 10% annually. This goes a long way to explain why F1 is one of few companies in any industry which has had consistently rising revenue over the past five years. CVC has made the most of it.
Over the past two years CVC cut its F1 stake by around half. Soon after its acquisition of F1 in 2006 it got back its $965.6 million loan courtesy of a $2.9 billion debt refinancing. However, the biggest gains have come over the past two years.
CVC got 2012 off to a bang when Waddell & Reed paid $1.1 billion in January for a 13.9% stake in Delta Topco. There was more good news in May 2012 when Delta Topco paid out an $850 million dividend with $420.8 million going to CVC in line with its shareholding which was 49.5% at the time. More acquisitions came later in May when US money manager BlackRock paid $196 million for a 2.94% stake followed by the sale of 4.5% for $300 million to Norges, the investment division of Norway's central bank.
In June 2012 CVC announced that Waddell & Reed had invested a further $500 million which took its stake to 20.9%. Capping off a bumper year, in December 2012 Delta Topco paid out another dividend which this time came to $1.2 billion and was fuelled with income from another debt refinancing. CVC took home $421.1 million in line with its shareholding which had fallen to 35.1% following the stake sales.
Since then CVC has struck gold again as a $332 million dividend was paid out for 2013 and CVC took $116.2 million from this as it now has a 35% stake in Delta Topco. It brings CVC's total payout from F1 to $4 billion but it doesn't stop there as there is still tremendous value left in its shareholding.
Over the past few years CVC has been planning to exit through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of F1 on the Singapore stock exchange. In 2013, a source close to CVC told British newspaper The Guardian that it was targeting a $12 billion market capitalisation for F1 which puts a value of around $4.2 billion on its 35% stake. It would give CVC a total of $8.2bn in cash out and remaining value which comes to a return of 751.3%. It is a far cry from F1's value when CVC took over the wheel.
When CVC bought into F1 the teams were in the process of staging a revolt because they wanted more prize money. Mr Ecclestone and CVC had to take an unfamiliar route to head them off.
Private equity firms are not renowned for building up businesses but this is exactly what has happened since CVC took over F1. To ease the gridlock with the teams CVC brought all of F1's key companies under one roof. Flush with the initial debt from RBS and the loan from CVC's Fund IV, F1 bought the company which was running its trackside advertising and corporate hospitality divisions. It then acquired the junior series GP2 and set up GP3, an entry level series where average annual team budgets come to around $2 million compared to $211 million in F1.
By bringing all of F1's divisions under one umbrella Mr Ecclestone was able to cut a deal with the teams which gave them a share of all of the revenue sources for the first time. He handed them 47.5% of F1's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) and this tempted them to stay in F1. It immediately doubled the teams' F1 income but the payment to them also became F1's biggest single cost. It came to $751.8 million in 2012 and has increased by 44.3% in the previous five years alone.
In fact, since CVC acquired F1 the teams have been paid a total of $3.7 billion in prize money which is nearly as much as the $4 billion that CVC has received from dividends and the sale of stakes in F1. If the dividends and share sales of the teams over the same period was included in their total along with the prize money there is no doubt that their haul would come to far more than CVC has made from F1. The teams really are the biggest winners.


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By Jane Walsh
Do you need ten reasons to visit when there are views like this over Lough Corrib, County Galway?
Galway city may not be the biggest city in Ireland but it definitely has the biggest heart. From narrow streets alive with activity and Irish culture to amazing landscapes and seascapes – Galway has it all.
Here's our list of top ten interesting facts about Galway:
Galway is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht. According to the 2011 census, the population of Galway is 75,414.
The park at the center of Galway City is officially called John F. Kennedy Park. However, it is still known by most Irish people as Eyre Square. It was renamed John F. Kennedy Park in the 1970s after the visit of Ireland's favorite US President (sorry, Obama!). The square is home to the old city gates and its defending cannon.
Galway is nicknamed "The City of Tribes" ("Cathair na dTreabh") after the fourteen merchant families
The city is known for its vibrant lifestyle and numerous festivals, celebrations and events including the summer's Galway Arts Festival which is known for its famous Macnas, arts group's, parade.
There are many symbols associated with Galway. These include the Claddagh Ring, Galway's own symbol of love and friendship, worn the world over; the Aran Sweater, an emblem, not only of the Aran Islands, but of Ireland itself; and the Galway Hookers, ships that distinguish themselves as Galway's signature upon the water.
In 2007, Galway was named one of the top eight "sexiest cities" in the world and in 2008, it was ranked the 42nd best tourist destination in the world and 14th in Europe.
There are 6,870 Irish speakers in Galway city, which is nearly ten percent of the population. Galway is often referred to as the "Cultural Heart of Ireland" as it is most associated with the Irish language, music, song and dance traditions. Galway City is on the doorstep of Galway's Gaeltacht (an area where Irish is spoken).
The Aran Islands, probably Ireland's most famous islands, are located just off the coast of Galway. The three islands – Inishmore, Inishmaan and Inisheer – are the perfect place to visit to see Ireland at its best.
The most famous person born in Galway is the great Hollywood actor Peter O'Toole. Peter Seamus Lorcan O'Toole was born in Connemara in 1932.
Most famous for his role in the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia", poor O'Toole holds the world record for Oscar nominations without actually winning. He was nominated a incredible eight times without bringing home a golden statue. -
The longest place name in Ireland is Muckanaghederdauhaulia, a townland in the civil parish of Kilcummin, County Galway. In Irish, its name is Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile, meaning "piggery between two briny places".