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CYBERJAYA, Feb 13 — Mobile cellular penetration in Malaysia has reached 131.8 per cent while smartphone penetration stood at 70 per cent in the third quarter of last year (3Q17).
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Chairman Tan Sri Dr Halim Shafie said Malaysia's broadband had been keeping up with the demand from customers, with broadband penetration currently at 84.5 per cent, as stated in the "3Q 2017 Communications & Multimedia: Facts & Figure" report.
"MCMC has been working tirelessly towards achieving broadband ubiquity and high-level smart phone penetration," he said prior to a press conference on the Malaysia FinTech Expo 2018 here today.
The text of his speech was read by MCMC Network Security, New Media Monitoring, Compliance and Advocacy Sector Chief Officer Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek.
Halim said e-payment would be one of the key factors in ensuring the success of Malaysia's vision for the digital economy, adding that the outlook for e-payments was very encouraging.
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had said recently that the volume of individual Internet banking transactions had grown more than three-fold, from 141.3 million transactions in 2011 to 435.4 million in 2016.
"This positive growth can be attributed to pricing and market incentive framework implemented by BNM, as well as the continuous awareness programme by the central bank and the banking industry to enhance confidence in the use of internet banking," he said.
Halim added that banking fraud losses sustained by individuals in Malaysia remained very low at 0.0004 per cent of total transaction volume and 0.0017 per cent of total transaction value in 2016.
"This shows that confidence in e-payments is currently on the rise and more citizens found it to be a safe, secure and convenient way to transact," Halim said.
The Malaysia FinTech Expo, from Mar 5-6, will feature an exhibition, forums, meet and pitch sessions, pocket talks and an award ceremony. — Bernama
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Arnetta - posted on 11/06/2011 ( 3 moms have responded )
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Amy - posted on 11/06/2011
Have you tried giving her choices, for instance if it's time to get dressed offer a choice of two outfits that way she feels like she has a say. At 3 it's all about independence so if you give her choices it might be enough to curb some of the tantrums. Otherwise when my son was younger if he was going to throw a fit I placed him in a safe area and ignored the behavior. If she's getting any sort of reaction positive or negative it reinforces the behavior, so let her cry and carry on as long as she's safe once she sees no one is going to pay attention other whenshe acts like that she more then likely will eventually stop the behavior.
If the behavior happens out in public just pick her up and leave. Again if this happens a couple of times and she no longer gets the desired outcome she's going to eventually stop.
Wendy - posted on 11/06/2011
good advice Amy....may i add when changing what your doing eg: playing in the sandbox to walking home for lunch give her a warning or 2 ....for instance we are going home for lunch in 10 min make sure she hears you again at 5 min and then when your going now....its helps them transition from doing one thing to the other
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Thanks Amy, that sounds like a good idea
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HOUSTON - A coalition of East Coast environmental and anti-nuclear groups filed a petition with U.S. regulators on Thursday to suspend all pending relicensing efforts by nuclear reactors in the United States.
A coalition called Stop the Relicensing of Oyster Creek joined with Riverkeeper to petition the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend the license renewal process "until objective and independent analysis" is used, the groups said in a release.
The coalition, six environmental and citizen's groups, initially joined together to oppose a 20-year extension of Exelon Corp's Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey. Without a license extension, Exelon would have to shut Oyster Creek, the oldest operating reactor in the nation, in 2009.
The petition filed on Thursday expanded the group's opposition to all pending relicensing efforts nationwide.
Pilgrim Watch and the New England Coalition joined in the filing which criticized the NRC for copying sections of safety documentation supplied by nuclear operators, citing a September audit report from the NRC's Office of Inspector General. The petition contends that NRC staff should write separate evaluations.
The inspector's report "makes it clear that the current NRC license renewal process is a failure and must be completely reevaluated before another plant is relicensed," said Phillip Musegaas, a lawyer with Riverkeeper.
The groups called for an end to pending license renewal proceedings until an independent investigation occurs and the NRC process is revised to ensure consistency and staff review of safety documentation, according to a release.
NRC spokesman Scott Burnell said the commission's legal staff would review the petition "to determine if there is any basis for action by the agency."
Burnell disputed the filing's characterization of the inspector's report. "The staff does independent, objective review and does come to its own conclusions on whether these applications meet our specifications," Burnell said.
The NRC is reviewing the inspector's audit "to see what the staff can improve," in such areas as speaking with its own voice, Burnell said.
Exelon spokesman Craig Nesbit disagreed with the coalition's contention. "The licensing renewal process is extensive, years long, involves thousands of pages of data. It's extremely comprehensive," Nesbit said.
The coalition, Stop the Relicensing of Oyster Creek, includes the New Jersey Environmental Federation, Nuclear Information & Resource Service, New Jersey Sierra Club, NJ Public Interest Research Group, Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch and Grandmothers, Mothers, and More for Energy Safety.
Earlier Thursday, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said Exelon's coastal management plan for Oyster Creek was consistent with a state plan, an Oyster Creek spokeswoman said.
The decision by the state was the last step needed before the NRC decides whether to relicense the 619-megawatt reactor.
The agency has said it could make a decision this month.
Reporting by Eileen O'Grady; Editing by David Gregorio.
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Freight Action Plan for Kent Public Consultation
16 January – 12 March 2017
Kent County Council is currently updating its Freight Action Plan for the county. Since the first Plan was adopted in 2012 Kent County Council have implemented a number of measures to reduce the negative impacts of road freight on residents and visitors in Kent. The latest version of the Freight Action Plan outlines what we have already done and what we plan to do next to mitigate these negative impacts, whilst still recognising the positive benefits to our economy. This consultation is an opportunity for people and organisations within Kent to express their views, including the extent to which they agree with our actions and approach to freight issues.
The Plan outlines five major actions which are:
1. To tackle the problem of overnight lorry parking in Kent
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3. To effectively manage the routeing of HGV traffic to ensure that such movements remain on the strategic road network for as much of its journey as possible
4. To take steps to address the problems caused by freight traffic to communities
5. To ensure that KCC continues to make effective use of planning and development control powers to reduce the impact of freight traffic
The consultation has launched on 16 January 2017 and will run for eight weeks until the 12th March 2017.
We would be grateful if you could take this opportunity to read our Freight Action Plan for Kent and complete the online questionnaire, both of which can be found on our website www.kent.gov.uk/freightactionplan.
Alternatively you can send a written response to the consultation to email@example.com or write to:
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Drinks at the Portside
Summer will return, one of these days...
I'll be teaching a one day workshop at the Portsmouth Arts Guild on April 9 called "Painting a small still life". It's an all day thing, 9AM- 4PM. There's still room if you'd like to attend. If painting outside is your thing, in July I'm planning to teach an outdoor painting class in the town of Bristol. We'll be painting buildings and street scenes. This will be a 3 hr./wk class for 4 weeks. Stay tuned for details!
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- Linda said...
Love the way you capture the light in this painting. A good reminder that we will all enjoy warmer weather soon!
- February 27, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Kathleen Weber said...
Thanks Linda!
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The Squeeze juice opens its first shop—and it's in Brooklyn
With a slogan like "simply RAWnchy" and hot pink everywhere, we wouldn't exactly expect The Squeeze to open its first brick-and-mortar store next to Oscar de la Renta on the Upper East Side. Brooklyn feels just right.
The juice, smoothie, and raw foods brand, which first parked its truck on 17th and Broadway nearly two years ago (and has introduced various pop-ups and food carts around the city since then), just opened its first stand-alone shop in Bushwick.
While Williamsburg has had its fair share of wellness-centric openings lately (think SoulCycle, Pure Barre, and Juice Generation), Bushwick is starting to follow suit, thanks to the oft-debated forces of gentrification. The Squeeze is the first stand-alone cold-pressed juice shop in the neighborhood (unless you count Grass Roots Juicery, just a few blocks north in "East Williamsburg"). Good Yoga opened a studio nearby just last year. (For more trendsetting context, Zosia Mamet, Shoshanna on Girls, recently purchased a townhouse 12 blocks away.)
"I felt it [was] important to be on the ground level of NYC's most burgeoning neighborhood, Bushwick. Without anything at all like it there, it made all the sense in the world," says The Squeeze's founder, Karliin Brooks.
Inside the store, you'll find The Squeeze's juices, with cheeky names like "I Have A Heart-On" and "Get Your Juices Flowing," salads, and snacks, all featuring new, splashy pink packaging. Let's just hope it doesn't have to move to Bed-Stuy when the rent goes up next year.—Molly Gallagher
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It is an event that is gradual in terms of maturity in a human's lifespan. It is really a conscious state for most people to suffer such ordeal. They tend to take means in combating this dreaded factor by way of medical means. Prolonging youthfulness and maintaining it is of the utmost deal to most people.
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The skin around the eyes is delicate and normally the first place to show signs of age. This skin is very thin and contains fewer oil glands making it vulnerable to dryness and wrinkles. With age, the skin loses much of its collagen and elastin. These substances maintain the skin's firmness and elasticity and give it a youthful look. Mainly, age is what causes under eye wrinkles, but there are other contributing factors as well.
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Cigarette smoke is harmful and leads to the formation of free radicals in the body. These are damaging to the skin and a major cause of under eye wrinkles. Stopping smoking and avoiding second hand smoke helps to keep the skin healthy. A diet rich in colourful fruits and vegetables helps to fight free radicals in the body.
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Lord, thank You that Your favor is upon me
Thank you Lord for answering prayers; Today is another day of blessing You, Father. All my life I knew of You, but I didn't know You, yet You knew my wounds. A little over a year ago, I commence a relationship with You. What a beautiful feeling. Ever since then You've shown me and healed me of deep wounds, wounds that were destroying a relationship between my brother's and I.
This morning you gave me a word;
Hebrews 13:20-21
Benediction and Final Greetings
20 Now may the God of peace,(A) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(B) brought back from the dead(C) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(D) 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will,(E) and may he work in us(F) what is pleasing to him,(G) through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.(H)
After that I came across a prayer; Lord God, I need You. I ask that You would release more of Your power into my life and ministry. God of peace, equip me with everything good to do Your will. Help me to have compassion, integrity and wise leadership. Work in me and change me so I can be more effective in serving. Let You'r name be glorified and honored in all of my ministry activities.
Father, as You well know, my husband and I were on our way to church looking forward to being in Your presence and our thanksgiving lunch; when I received a phone call. The call was from my youngest brother. My brother's and I have been carriers of wounds since childhood, those same wounds destroyed our love and our relationship.
Today's phone call was planned by You and All Glory and Honor to You, as I listened my brother spoke of past wounds and knowing you, from what he said; a close friend of his past and his death re-kindled his friend's word's about life and the choices we make, he was so touched that he started seeing his life and the life of his wife and family in a different light (Your light). As I listened, I cried out of joy. We shared comments on the wounds we've carried and how those same wounds were tearing us apart, asked each other for forgiveness, and told each other what love we have for one another. Father, continue to bless him and his family, cover them with Your blood, protect them from all evil, change their hearts and re-new their minds and please always provide them with traveling mercies as he is an over the road truck driver. That You'r will be done Father. Amen………
What an awesome blessing Father, thank You-All honor, praise and glory to You. Thank you for blessing me with a wonderful family-guide me to be You'r humble servant, to minister to other's, that You be Glorified Father.
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On February 23rd (Wednesday), the world famous Dr. Eli Brookner of Raytheon will present a seminar entitled, "Never Ending Saga of Phased Array Breakthroughs" at 6pm. See the abstract below for more information. We are elated to be apart of this joint meeting with AES, GRSS, MTT, and SPS
This seminar will be located at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory A-Cafe, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA. For directions please see: http://www.ll.mit.edu/about/map.html.
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We encourage you to bring friends and colleagues to this events. Can't wait to see you there.
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Dr. Eli Brookner Abstract
AESAs (Active Electronically Steered Arrays) with digital beamforming at element; 5X power of GaAs in same footprint using GaN; Extreme MMIC of 4 X-band T/Rs on SiGe chip, <$10/TR; ; 20 million element and T/R module X-band AESA in ISIS aeroship; Low cost S and X-band AESA programs around the world; Ultra low cost 77GHz radar on chip; Metamaterials: 1. Focus 6X diffraction limit at 0.38 μm, 40X at 375 MHz, 2. Used in cell phones providing antennas 5X smaller which simultaneously serve GPS, Blue Tooth, Wi Max and WiFi; low cost 240GHz 4.2x3.2x0.15 cm2, 5 gm frequency scan radar for bird inspired robots and crawler robots; Lincoln Lab using 2W chip increases spurious free dynamic range of receiver plus A/D by 20 dB; JPL's SweepSAR provides wide swath SAR from space with 1/6th power required by ScanSAR; 3, 4, 6 face "Aegis" systems developed by China, Japan, Australia, Netherlands, USA; High resolution ISAR imaging of tank moving over rough terrain using Geometric Invariant Technique (GIT), Principal Components method and S-method; Iridium/GPS (IGPS) Positioning Navigation and Timing (PNT) system able to locate objects to within 1 cm in minute; potential for terahertz clock speeds using grapheme transistors and use of electron spin for memory.
Dr. Eli Brookner received his BEE from The City College of the City of New York, '53, MEE and DrSc from Columbia University '55 and '62.
He has been at the Raytheon Company since 1962, where he is a Principal Engineering Fellow. There he has worked on the ASDE-X airport radar, ASTOR Air Surveillance Radar, RADARSAT II, Affordable Ground Based Radar (AGBR), major Space Based Radar programs, NAVSPASUR S-Band upgrade, CJR, COBRA DANE, PAVE PAWS, MSR, COBRA JUDY, THAAD, Brazilian SIVAM, SPY-3, Patriot, BMEWS, UEWR, Surveillance Radar Program (SRP), Pathfinder marine radar, Long Range Radar and COBRA DANE Upgrade. Prior to Raytheon he worked on radar at Columbia University Electronics Research Lab. [now RRI], Nicolet and Rome AF Lab.
He received the IEEE 2006 Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technology & Application "For Pioneering Contributions to Phased Array Radar System Designs, to Radar Signal Processing Designs, and to Continuing Education Programs for Radar Engineers"; IEEE '03 Warren White Award; Journal of the Franklin Institute Premium Award for best paper award for 1966; IEEE Wheeler Prize for Best Applications Paper for 1998. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, AIAA, and MSS.
He has published four books: Tracking and Kalman Filtering Made Easy, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1998; Practical Phased Array Antenna Systems (1991), Aspects of Modern Radar (1988), and Radar Technology (1977), Artech House. He gives courses on Radar, Phased Arrays and Tracking around the world (25 countries). Over 10,000 have attended these courses. He was banquet speaker and keynote speaker nine times. He has over 110 papers, talks and correspondences to his credit. In addition, he has over 80 invited talks and papers.%---------------------------%
March 22, 2011, 6pm at MIT/LL main cafe.
A AP-S & AES joint meeting with Duane J. Matthiesen from Technia
Consulting, who will present to us his thoughts on, Efficient Beam
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Abstract — Recently-developed unique and innovative concepts for
efficient radar search and detection are reviewed. These results
provide answers to the two fundamental search questions: (1) Where
should the radar beam point during the next increment of search effort
(energy and time)? (2) How much radar effort should be expended
during the next increment of search effort? These results provide the
most efficient allocation of radar search effort in both space and
time which maximizes target detection performance and minimizes radar
search energy and time. Typical savings of several dB of radar
power-aperture product and/or expected (average) detection time are
obtained. These new techniques are practical and can be used in the
next generation of radars with agile beams and variable-energy search
waveforms. Furthermore, the problem formulation and solution are
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I love Amazon, both as a customer and as an investor (I own a little bit). Obviously, its pricing is usually fantastic, and Prime is well worth the $79/year for me (and getting better with more instant videos available for free streaming). The downside of Amazon's dominance is that it has been killing off local stores, ranging from small used bookstores to even once-mighty chains like Borders.
But what's sometimes overlooked in the reasons for Amazon's success is its customer service. Amazon's shipping is reliable. I think in my long history as a customer, there's only been one instance when it wasn't able to fulfill an order that it accepted, and it was fairly diligent about letting me know within a reasonable amount of time.
Let's contrast that with my recent (ongoing) very negative experience with Sears. I ordered my wife's birthday present a full 10 days in advance. The item showed as "not available from warehouse but will ship directly from one of our stores," with a promised delivery date the day before her birthday. Okay . . . nine days seems like an awfully long time to fulfill the order, but whatever, there was an extra day just in case.
My credit card was charged immediately. (Amazon, on the other hand, does not charge my card until the items actually ship.)
I received an order confirmation email and then . . . silence. Now, I probably should have followed up on the absence of a shipping confirmation email, but when I checked my order status online, it showed as "SHIPPED" -- though oddly, with no tracking number. [Deceptive practice? As you'll see, it had NOT shipped at that time, or perhaps even now.]
The day that the present was supposed to arrive, it did not. I checked the order status online again, and it still showed the same information (and lack of tracking number). I opened up a live webchat window, and the Sears representative, clearly having been taught some rudimentary tricks about dealing with customers ("make sure you repeat their concerns to show that you are listening"), looked into the problem. He was unable to tell me when I would receive the package. He promised to send this matter to the research department to see what happened, and told me that I would receive a response within 15 days.
15 days? This after repeating that he understood how disappointing it was not to have my wife's present delivered on time.
Not long after, I received an email from Sears, reading in relevant part:
Dear Tung,
Thank you for shopping at Sears.com!
We are still in the process of researching your order, however wanted to follow up so you know we are still working on it. We sincerely apologize for the delay. Please allow 5-7 business days for a response. We regret any inconvenience and appreciate your continued patience.
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I replied:
Thank you for researching this. I appreciate your efforts, but I must say, this is a fairly disappointing experience. I placed the order 10 days ago, which I thought would be plenty of time to arrive before my wife's birthday tomorrow. Nevertheless, I can understand that sometimes unavoidable delays occur. However, the absence of a tracking number, or even the ability to determine quickly where the [item] is or if it has even shipped is shocking.
I suppose I will convert this to a Mother's Day present and have to scramble tomorrow to find a birthday present locally.
The next morning, I received the following response:
Good Morning Tung,
Thank you for contacting Sears regarding your order number XXXX. I am sorry to hear that you have not received the order.
We are currently working on the issue. You should expect to receive a response from us by 5/15/2013. The feedback that you have provided today regarding shopping experience will be taken into consideration as we continue to enhance our services to meet the needs of our customers going forward.
Tired of getting emails that simply repeated the same lack of content, I decided to call. My purpose was to see if the item had even shipped, and if it had not, to cancel the order.
The customer service agent was apparently better at researching the order than the webchat or emailers were, as she determined that it was "preparing to be shipped." I asked to cancel the order since it hadn't shipped yet.
She said that she couldn't cancel the order because it was already prepared to be shipped. I pointed out that they had already missed the delivery date, and my card was charged 11 days earlier. Why weren't they able to cancel it? She repeated that she was unable to do so.
She then told me she would pass the matter along to a supervisor, who would respond to me within 24-48 hours. Well . . . at least the timeframe for response is getting shorter.
Finally, she saked if I wanted to order anything else(!). I said, "Honestly, this experience has been so negative . . . no, I do not want to order anything else."
Instead, I was tempted to go buy a few more shares of Amazon stock. I hope Amazon eats Sears for lunch.


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Nov 15 (Reuters) - Pensare Acquisition Corp:
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Decor Your Hotel
Joanna has just bought a new hotel so she asked you to help her decorate the place. Since you are a designer this should not be a problem to you. Use your decorating skills and decorate these hotel rooms. Make them look comfy and elegant because this is what customers are looking for. Enjoy!
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Break Out of Boring
Welcome to theMART, where great minds, creative thinkers and fortuitous encounters break the norm of the traditional office environment.
TheMART has innovation in its DNA and the same can be said for the companies who choose to call it home. In addition to Chicago's most notable incubator, 1871, theMART houses industry-leading companies of all shapes and sizes.


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Would your child like to review books?
LOCALLY based www.writersweb.com.au, connecting emerging Australian writers direct with readers, is looking for children aged from around three up to 17 years to read and review books for children and teenagers.
Why not have adults review books written for children? Well, they're not the target reader.
There's no hiding from the true thoughts of a child reader.
They are straight shooters not influenced by political correctness, trends or peer pressure. But they know a good story when they hear or read one.
Just like adults do with their chosen genre.
The breakdown of age groups used is picture books (ages 1 to 6), emerging readers (5 to 7), confident readers (7 to 9), independent readers (10 to 12) and teens (13 to 17) and readers get to select which of these age brackets suit them. As they get older, these are easily changed.
So, how does it work?
Imagine a parent sits down with their child and reads a book together.
The child then answers four questions about the book and the adult transcribes the answers online. Viola! A book review.
What's also happened is an enjoyable, shared and interactive cross-generational experience where words and ideas are the key focus up for discussion (as opposed to passive entertainment in a screen shape).
And because an email address is necessary to register as a reviewer on writers' web, that's where the passionate adults come into it - to assist the children not old enough to have their own email account to set up their reviewer profile.
Six books over a 12 month period is not a big ask with many of the books in eBook format.
There is also a template to help guide the book review for the child and the assisting adult.
Who knows, this could be the step that tips your child into the 54% who don't have functional illiteracy so they can read a recipe and understand the instructions on a medicine bottle.
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Children can become reviewers by joining up at http://writersweb.com.au/readers/.


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Patients' experiences with care for lung cancer and colorectal cancer: findings from the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium
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Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
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Adult; African Americans; Aged; Asian Americans; Colorectal Neoplasms; Communication; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Care Surveys; Health Services Research; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Language; Linear Models; Logistic Models; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Patient Care Team; Patient Satisfaction; Patients; Physician-Patient Relations; Quality of Health Care; Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome; United States; Young Adult
Bioinformatics | Biostatistics | Epidemiology | Health Services Research
PURPOSE: To assess patients' experiences with cancer care, ratings of their quality of care, and correlates of these assessments.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: For 4,093 patients with lung cancer and 3,685 patients with colorectal cancer in multiple US regions and health care delivery systems, we conducted telephone surveys of patients or their surrogates in English, Spanish, or Chinese at 4 to 7 months after diagnosis. The surveys assessed ratings of the overall quality of cancer care and experiences with three domains of interpersonal care (physician communication, nursing care, and coordination and responsiveness of care).
RESULTS: English-speaking Asian/Pacific Islander patients and Chinese-speaking patients and those in worse health reported significantly worse adjusted experiences with all three domains of interpersonal care, whereas white, black, and Hispanic patients reported generally similar experiences with interpersonal care. The overall quality of cancer care was rated as excellent by 44.4% of patients with lung cancer and 53.0% of patients with colorectal cancer, and these ratings were most strongly correlated with positive experiences with coordination and responsiveness of care (Spearman rank coefficients of 0.49 and 0.42 for lung and colorectal cancer, respectively). After multivariate adjustment, excellent ratings were less common for each cancer among black patients, English-speaking Asian/Pacific Islander patients, Chinese-speaking patients, and patients reporting worse health status (all P
CONCLUSION: Patients' reports and ratings of care differed significantly by race, language, and health status. Efforts to improve patients' experiences with cancer care should focus on problems affecting Asian and Pacific Islander patients and those in worse health.
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EBU and FISA renew partnership
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Lausanne, 29 September 2016
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the World Rowing Federation (FISA), have agreed on a four-year renewal of all European media rights from 2017-2020 for rowing's premier world and European events.
This agreement includes the World Rowing Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the annual World Rowing Cup series and the European Rowing Championships. The 2019 World Rowing Championships will serve as qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The opening event of the renewed agreement will be the first regatta of the 2017 World Rowing Cup series from 5–7 May in Belgrade, Serbia.
"Our relationship with the EBU started in the early 1980s and it has been a long and increasingly successful one," says FISA President Jean-Christophe Rolland. "We have all seen and experienced the fast-moving developments that are influencing the televising and distribution of sports events, and I remain confident that by staying with public service network broadcasters, our sport is in excellent and professional hands. The coverage and promotion of rowing has continued to build through the EBU membership and its various platforms. I look forward to a highly collaborative and productive relationship with the EBU and its members through to 2020."
"Rowing is one of the few sports to have been part of the Olympic Games since the start and thanks to FISA it has evolved to bring its excitement to viewers worldwide," says Julien Ternisien, Head of Sports Rights - Summer Sports. "That FISA has once again entrusted the EBU and its members with giving rowing's marquee events the free-to-air exposure they deserve tells of a thriving partnership that will continue to grow in strength."
About FISA
FISA, "Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron" in French, or the English equivalent, the World Rowing Federation, is the governing body of the sport of rowing. It is empowered by its 150 member National Rowing Federations, the National Olympic Committees and the International Olympic Committee to develop, promote, present and govern the sport of rowing worldwide.
FISA sets the rules and regulations for the practice of the sport, in all its forms (including elite, indoor, para, coastal, university and masters), and organises sanctioned World Rowing events. It also provides advice and expertise for the organisation of rowing regattas, on coaching education and other matters relating to the sport and its development.
More on: http://www.worldrowing.com, @WorldRowing
About the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world's foremost alliance of public service media (PSM). Our mission is to make PSM indispensable. We have 73 Members in 56 countries in Europe, and an additional 33 Associates in Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Our Members operate nearly 2,000 television and radio channels together with numerous online platforms. Together, they reach audiences of more than one billion people around the world, broadcasting in more than 120 languages.
The EBU's Sports Rights portfolio is extensively working with more than 25 international sports federations and handling more than 30 contracts. This represents around 150 events including approximately 680 competition days which they may also produce and distribute.
In 2015, the Eurovision worldwide network distributed more than 90,000 hours of footage; 75.000 hours of it were sports
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Table of ContentsDefinition / general | Terminology | Epidemiology | Sites | Etiology | Clinical features | Prognostic factors | Case reports | Treatment | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Negative stains | Differential diagnosis
Cite this page: Hamodat, M. Transient acantholytic dermatosis (Grover disease). PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skinnontumorGrover.html. Accessed December 12th, 2018.
Definition / general
- Transient edematous papules and vesicles on chest and back, possibly due to heat and sweating
- Initially characterized by Grover in 1970 (Arch Dermatol 1970;101:426)
- Also called Grover's or Grover disease
- Proposed term is persistent and recurrent acantholytic dermatosis, since often is not transient (Hautarzt 2000;51:244)
- Incidence of 0.1%; 70% male, mean age 61 years
- Usually begins on anterior chest, upper back or lower chest
- May become disseminated, but scalp, palms and soles are spared
- Unknown
- Often associated with heat, sweating or sunlight exposure (Mayo Clin Proc 1999;74:229, Dermatology 1999;198:410), although many patients present in winter (J Am Acad Dermatol 2006;55:263)
- Associated with atopic dermatitis or asteatotic eczema
Clinical features
- Benign, but often persistent and difficult to manage
- High index of suspicion needed to make the diagnosis
- All patients have some pruritis, may be severe; amount of itching does not correlate with amount of lesions
- Lesions are red-brown, discrete papules that usually do not coalesce
- 8% have coexisting hematologic malignancies (J Clin Oncol 1994;12:1703)
- No systemic symptoms
Prognostic factors
- Most cases resolve within months, but often persists for years
Case reports
- 14 year old girl with bullous variant (Eur J Dermatol 2005;15:288)
- 60 year old man with pruritic papules on the chest and back (Am Fam Physician 2006;74:641)
- 71 year old man with Grover's disease induced by cetuximab (Dermatology 2006;213:37)
- Topical corticosteroids for inflammation and itching
- Menthol or pramoxine lotions for itching
- Retinoids (Vitamin A, 50,000 Units 3 / day x 2 weeks, then daily x 12 weeks, OR isotretinoid 40 mg/day x 2 - 12 weeks)
- For severely resistant cases, oral corticosteroids, UV-B, PUVA, methotrexate or grenz radiation may be effective (eMedicine)
- Possibly triple antibiotics (Cutis 2007;80:72)
- Avoid excess heat or sweating
Clinical images
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Spongiosis and focal acantholysis
- Usually superficial dermal, perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes and histiocytes; eosinophils in 25%
- May have other coexisting dermatologic disorders (Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009;133:1490)
- Patterns:
- Pemphigus vulgaris–like (47%): predominantly limited to suprabasal acantholysis, with basal keratinocytes attached to basement membrane forming a characteristic tombstone appearance
- Darier-like (18%): suprabasal acantholysis of keratinocytes with scattered apoptotic or dyskeratotic cells within various levels of the epidermis
- Spongiotic (9%): edema within epidermis, causing separation of keratinocytes and prominent intracellular bridges
- Pemphigus foliaceous–like (9%)
- Mixed (9%)
- Hailey-Hailey–like (8%): suprabasal acantholysis of all levels of the epidermis without significant dyskeratosis ("dilapidated brick wall" appearance)
Microscopic (histologic) images
Negative stains
- No specific pattern for direct immunofluorescence
Differential diagnosis
- Pathology:
- Darier's disease: virtually identical; greater tendency to involve follicles; no eosinophilic infiltrate; clinical correlation essential
- Pemphigus vulgaris: broad zones of suprabasilar acantholysis; mucosal involvement; involvement of adnexal structures; often abundant eosinophils; fishnet pattern of IgG and C3 on direct immunofluoresence
- Pemphigus foliaceus: broad zone of subcorneal and subgranular acantholysis; involvement of adnexal structures; often eosinophils; fishnet pattern of IgG and C3 on direct immunofluoresence
- Primary spongiotic dermatitis: involvement of entire epidermis; psoriasiform hyperplasia
- Clinical:
- Dermatitis herpetiformis: severe pruritis, vesicles on extensor surface
- Drug eruption: morbilliform papules on face, trunk, and extremities
- Folliculitis: erythematous papules on trunk, head, and neck
- Galli-Galli disease: acantholytic variant of Dowling-Degos disease; presents in similar manner, but has a focal reticulated pattern, affects hands, groin and lower extremities; histology shows elongation of rete ridges but no acantholysis (J Am Acad Dermatol 2008;58:299)
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Farming in Unlikely Places
This week, to beat the February blues, we're going to look at some inspiring city farming projects from across the globe. Vacant Lot In England, What if:, an architecture practice based in Hackney, focuses on inner city areas to develop strategies for more sustainable urban environments. "Vacant Lot" is a city farming project in inner city London. It provides over 700 new allotment plots in twenty new food-growing gardens, creating over two acres of new community growing space. The three-year project, funded by the Big Lottery's Local Food programme, provides a creative solution to growing fresh food in urban social housing settings where there is a limited amount of available green space. Visit them on Facebook or, for a more detailed account, on the architect's website . Biodynamic SPIN-Farming Sierra Leonne Biodynamic SPIN-Farming, now established in Matindi Town, Sierra Leone, is looking to expand into four other towns. These five communities will work together to tackle multiple issues through the simple, but incredible act of growing food. Locals will be educated on small plot commercial farming, they will learn how to produce food for themselves, their families, and their communities, and they will experience the benefits of their labours. The project will benefit about 400 youth within the five communities. To help get this project growing, visit their fundraising page . Green Potato "Green Potato" is a rooftop sweet potato farm initiated in 2008 in Tokyo. Launched by subsidiaries of a telecommunications giant, NTT Corp., this rooftop farm aims to reduce the urban heat island effect, create new jobs, and increase urban food security. Sweet potatoes are an excellent match to rooftops: their wide leaves cover a lot of surface and they are efficient at transpiration, which has a cooling effect, plus they can handle the extreme conditions of sun and wind. To read more about this, and Pasona O2, another rooftop farm in Tokyo, visit City Farmer . O'Hare Urban Garden A little closer to home, Chicago's O'Hare Airport has taken up city farming too! Set in Terminal G, a mezzanine space has been transformed into a high-tech urban garden. This vertical garden is growing a variety of herbs, lettuces, and edible flowers, even a few tomato plants. Though small, this little oasis is a fine example of how adaptable city farming is to context. Click here to find out where you can eat O'Hare Urban Garden produce! Have a great week, Abra General Manager, Fresh City Farms
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Rapper The Game has been giving a public welcome to the Young Money/Cash Money gang by new label mate Tyga.
The Compton rapper had signed with Cash Money after 8 years with Interscope.
At Saturday night's (October 12th) "How The West Was Won" concert in Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California, Tyga cemented the new signee's status with some jewelry.
During Game's performance, Tyga made a surprise appearance to perform his song "Faded". After his performance, Tyga presented the new signee with his very own Young Money/Cash Money chain straight off of his own neck.
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Created by Anthony Barbary
(The price is comparable to a medium home safe.)
This product will solve one of the biggest problems people have today, saving money.You can lock it with six pre-programmed set times. When the time has expired, it unlocks automatically. Whatever amount you inserted in the slot on that time period is what you have saved! (You can still make deposits while it is still locked.) This can be useful for children and adults of all ages, gender and races. The potential customers are those who have problems saving money which means we have tens of millions of prospects in the U.S.A. alone. I am working on another process to make it affordable for the average consumer as well. It has a special feature in which I won't discuss for now and it's officially U.S Patent approved!. I currently have an agent who's assisting me in finding a license agreement but I really want to market my product through social media and the internet so I am not interested in selling but I will work with an investor who can assist me in marketing my product and become a partner. I believe I have a multi-million dollar product. For investors who are interested I have a virtual DVD version to show how the product works as well that can be mailed to serious inquiries only.
If your interested in being an investor contact me direct at:
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Personal Home Number: (312) 912-7221
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After 44 years in sales off and on I have learned what people will buy and what they won't. I owned a retail clothing and general merchandise store (The Feel Effect Shop) for 15 years and 2 years door to door sales. So the experience in retail sales is there. Millions need and want this product. It will be beneficial for millions across the country who have an issue with saving money. The only ones who don't see the visions are the "savers" who represent only about 25% of our population. If you see the vision as well, contact me and let's finish taking it to the next level. On a final note, their are an estimated 204,600,000 prospects who need our product int he U.S.A.alone of all ages, race and gender. Many investors have said to take a percentage of your money and put it away in a portable safe and last year, safe and piggy bank sales increases dramatically. This product will revolutionize the ability to save money for all. Invention Power Points
1.-The story behind the invention. How it was created.
> It was created as a result of millions having problems with saving money and they needed a solution.
2.- What my product is?
>A portable safe that that locks through a simple programmed L.E.D. timer and it is released as soon as the timer has expired. You can deposit money through the slot for deposit only.
3.- How is it going to benefit others.
> The main benefit is it teaches one how to save money over time and helps start a new habit that's beneficial for their well being and it's a great tool to teach children how to save as well.
4.- What segment of the population can use the product.
>70% of the population in the USA and around the world. This is not a niche product. It will sell for years to come and it has a 20 year Utilities U.S. Patent starting in July 2014.
5.-How will it benefit them.
>Assist in saving money for long term projects as well as emergencies.
6.-What type of investment are you looking for?
>I am looking for a partner to invest 12.5% increments up to 50% ownership or a long term investor at 50% return in 2-3 years. (Whichever comes first.) Each increment would be $30,000 that will be given in company ownership of 10% of Barbary International Marketing Concepts (BIMC), which will market the B.A.N.K. worldwide. This is subject to negotiations.
7.Problem vs. Solution. Does this solve a problem that's has troubled millions for many years?
>Yes, this solves a problem that has plagued millions over decades. A great product comes as a result of solving a problem that had no solution. People who can save area a minority and they don't see the value in this product, so they have to think out of the box because millions who have this shortcoming see the value in the safe for themselves. Bonus: I will show you how to save over $1,400 in the fist year just by starting with $1 the first week.
Thank you,
Anthony Barbary
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Based in York, England, Superbreak specialises in booking 2-5star hotel accommodation throughout Britain for the leisuretraveller. Superbreak hold allocations of rooms at all hotelsand we can book up to and including the day of departure.
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Chevy's Super Bowl Commercial Picked a Fight GM Can't Win
by John Coyle
Everyone has seen the Chevy Super Bowl spot where a group of Silverado drivers meet up amid some awesome post-apocalyptic rubble. The punchline is that "Dave" is absent, because "Dave didn't drive the longest-lasting, most dependable truck on the road… Dave drove a Ford." Of course, there were some good responses on the Forum. These are just a few of them:
"I thought it was a stupid commercial, and Ford was even MORE stupid for acknowledging it. GM is getting a ton of free publicity just from Ford arguing a stupid point."
"I liked the commercial. But it is funny that the only things left after the apocalypse were two bankrupt companies and maybe cockroaches."
"If Chevy trucks are all that's around, it truly might as well be the end of the world."
The Blue Oval didn't do itself any favors when it petitioned to have NBC pull the ad""nobody likes a whiner""but the big loser here is General Motors. First, the stats cited in the fine print say far more Fords than Chevys with north of 250K on the clock are still running. There's also the fact that the opening sequence was ripped from the headlines (the video is posted at the bottom of the page), but the truck was actually a Ford.
Of course, there are plenty of other reasons to call BS on this spot""like, you know, that whole bailout thing. But there's also the fact that there are no girls in the commercial. So you've got four dudes, a dog, and the end of the world. No way that could get weird. Nope.
Plus with the absent Dave, GM has set up itself up a hilarious retaliatory spot from Ford, where Dave made it to somewhere considerably more comfortable""someplace where he's also outnumbered by total babes. And the man who'll be heading up any response? That's Marketing VP Jim Farley, the guy who famously said "F–k GM. I'm going to beat Chevrolet on the head with bat, and I'm going to enjoy it." This isn't the guy I'd want gunning for me.
So what do you think? Are we going to see a response from Ford? Head over to the Forum and sound off!


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Fredon school students recently learned what a service project is during their health classes. Students in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade then created Holiday Cards that will be sent to military troops that are serving overseas through the Holidays! We wanted to send some Holiday cheer as well as thank them for their service to our Country. Students enjoyed the opportunity to give up some of their time to bring happiness to others. Pictured are Ryan Alviani and Aiden VanWingerden creating their holiday cards.
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Winter feeding season is right around the corner. There are many products available at your local Quality Co-op to supplement your hay and improve cattle performance during this period. The product spotlight this month focuses on AFC thermo-cured protein tubs.
These 200-pound tubs are made using the Scotland process, in which the product is never in a liquid state. Dry ingredients are blended together and liquid molasses is added before the final product enters the tub. This makes our thermo-cured tubs 20-30 percent lower in moisture than traditional poured tubs. Because there is less water, there is more room for feed ingredients in the formula. This increased nutrient density results in higher total digestible nutrients.
A unique feature of thermo-cured tubs is slow-release urea. Urea is a nitrogen source that feeds the microbes in the rumen. AFC tubs encapsulate the urea so it is released slowly into the rumen over an eight hour period. This leads to better protein utilization and improved animal safety. No other tub offers this benefit!
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H1N1 resources
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The latest on H1N1 flu virus
May 8: H1N1 virus confirmed in ISU student
The probable case of H1N1 virus in a Marshalltown student has been confirmed, Story County health officials informed the university overnight. The student left campus May 4.
May 5, 4 p.m.: 29 probable cases in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 29 probable H1N1 cases in the state; 1 confirmed. DPH report (PDF).
May 5: ISU student has probable case of H1N1 virus
An ISU freshman from Marshalltown is being tested for Story County's first probable case of novel influenza A, or the H1N1 virus. Results back today from the state hygienic laboratory confirmed the virus is non-specified type A. The probable H1N1 case has been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing. More.
May 4: Student from Marshalltown diagnosed with Type A flu, testing under way
An ISU freshman from Marshalltown has tested positive for Influenza Type A. The 18-year-old female recuperated at home over the weekend and has returned to campus. A rapid flu test determined the student had Influenza Type A, which could be either common, seasonal flu, or the more rare novel influenza A (H1N1). The sample was forwarded to the state hygienic laboratory as a matter of standard procedure. More.
May 4: About finals exams
If you have been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus or are ill with flu-like symptoms, please follow the universal precautions, listed on this page, and do not attend final exams. If illness prevents your attending an exam, please do the following:
Our primary concern is for your individual health as well as the health of everyone in the Iowa State community. If your condition warrants medical treatment, please contact the Student Health Center, http://www.health.iastate.edu or call 294-5801.
Best wishes for a healthy end to spring semester and a wonderful summer.
May 2: First case of H1N1 in Iowa confirmed
The first Iowa case of H1N1 has been confirmed, prompting Gov. Chet Culver to declare a health emergency. News from KCRG-TV.
Protect yourself from the flu
The Centers for Disease Control recommends people take these everyday actions to stay healthy:
Watch for symptoms
The symptoms of H1N1 flu are similar to regular influenza, and may include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with H1N1 flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with H1N1 flu infection in people. As with seasonal flu, H1N1 may worsen underlying chronic medical conditions.
If you are feeling ill or have questions about your health, call the Thielen Student Health Center at (515) 294-5801, Mary Greeley Medical Center at (515) 239-2011, or your preferred healthcare provider.
The Iowa Department of Public Health has established a toll-free, 24-hour hotline to answer questions about H1N1 flu: 1-800-447-1985.
Government travel recommendations
The U.S. State Department has recommended caution on any travel to Mexico, and the Centers for Disease Control has recommended against non-essential travel to Mexico. Iowa State University officials urge all students, faculty and staff to defer travel to Mexico.
Iowa State University's Study Abroad Center has canceled study-abroad trips to Mexico in May. Students who were scheduled to leave will have the opportunity to study in other countries, according to Trevor Nelson, Study Abroad Center director.
It's safe to eat pork
People cannot get H1N1 flu from consuming pork. It is safe to eat properly cooked pork and pork products.
The virus is spreading by human-to-human contact. According to a National Pork Board statement, the CDC has said it has not found any evidence to indicate that any of the illnesses resulted from contact with pigs.
FOR THE MEDIA: Iowa State University experts
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Dyfed-Powys Police officers warned over 'sex on duty' allegations
Two police officers have been given final written warnings after being caught allegedly having sex while working the night shift.
Det Insp Diane Davies and PC Tommy Swales were suspended from police duty last year as part of an internal investigation by Dyfed-Powys Police.
The pair had been based in Powys and will recommence their duties soon.
An independent panel chaired by an officer from another force issued the written warnings.
"Dyfed-Powys Police can confirm that two officers who were suspended from duty pending an internal misconduct investigation have been issued with a final written warning," a spokesperson said.
"The decision was made by an independent panel chaired by a chief officer from another police force. The officers will recommence their duties in due course."


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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Day 86!
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Go Eagles!!
Carter is almost 3.25 years old, and he's growing into such a sweet little man right before our eyes. Here are some fun facts about him!
Carter, at 3 year old you:
Carter is almost 3.25 years old, and he's growing into such a sweet little man right before our eyes. Here are some fun facts about him!
Carter, at 3 year old you:
- Love Star Wars, and ALL Super heros
- Are great at picking on your sister, but you have loads of love for her at the same time =)
- Can count to 13 (from there, you go to 17..so we are working on that!)
- Still take a nap, pretty much everyday..even though, you think you don't need to!
- LOVE to go to the park, and ride your bikes
- Are getting used to preschool, and have met many new friends!
- Still call a lawn mower, a mow rower!
- Love to snuggle, and read books
- are the sweetest, busiest little boy ever..and we LOVE you to death!!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Day 83!
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Day 82!
I am a little late doing this post, but Happy 9 Months to my sweet baby girl!! Seriously, where has time gone?
Sadie, at 9 months you-
Sadie, at 9 months you-
- are 19 lbs 8oz
- are a little ball of FIRE (you have a big temper!)
- are crawling, and pulling up on everything
- still only have two teeth
- had your first ear infection =(
- got your ears pierced!
- bite everything, and anything when you get angry (including trying to bite your tubby water. It didn't work out too well for you!)
- discovered the dog food, and water
- say Momma, Dadda, and Nana
- shake your head "no"...all...the...time...
- LOVE to eat
- are currently waking in the middle of the night. Can we please go back to your twelve hour sleep stretch??
- are a sweet, lovable, fun little girl with a spunk. We love you SO much!
Day 81, Some extras...
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Day 80!
All these pictures were taken a street over from ours. Luckily, we only got 4 inches in our basement.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Day 77!
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Stout Auctions specializes in Lionel, American Flyer, Ives, MTH, and other scale and toy trains. The auction house's website, StoutAuctions.com, provides a list of upcoming auctions. Collectors can download catalogs of trains available at specific auctions.
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The St. Peter's Holy Name men's association in Jefferson City sponsored a breakfast held on October 30, 2016 leading up to Vocation Awareness Week (November 6-12). The Holy Name association of St. Peter's generously donated $1,075 to the Vocation Office. This … Continued
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If you're new to the kitchen — or if you just need a refresher course — here are some "cooking basics" every chef should know.
1. Get a thermometer. Everyone overcooks meats. Everyone. Your mom, your friend, the pope—everyone overcooks meat. This results in that super dry chicken you've had at every friend's house. Your meat and food being cooked to the correct temperature will ensure correctly juicy and yummy food and foodborne illnesses will be killed. Here's a handy table for what temperature to cook foods to and how long to hold them at that temperature for them to be safe.
|Fish; seafood; veal; lamb; mutton; pork; pork roasts; cured pork; raw shelled eggs. (Exceptions are any meat and fish in the below boxes.)
|145° F for fifteen seconds.
|Ground beef; ostrich & emu (ratites); injected meats; ground fish or ground meat; raw eggs not prepared for immediate service; inspected game animals.
|155° F for 15 seconds.
|Poultry; wild game; stuffed fish; stuffed meat; stuffed pasta; stuffed poultry; stuffed ratites; any stuffing containing fish, meat, poultry, or ratites; any dish containing previously cooked foods.
|165° F for 15 seconds.
|All raw animal foods cooked in a microwave.
|165° F. Rotate or stir food midway through cooking process, cover to retain moisture, and let stand covered for two minutes following cooking to allow post-cooking heat to rise.
|Whole beef roasts, pork roasts, and ham.
|Any of the following combos of time and temperature: 135° F for 36 minutes. (Low and slow cooking will do this.) 140° F for 12 minutes. 145° F for 4 minutes.
2. Don't make yourself sick. Adhere to the four-hour rule and remember the danger zone. The food danger zone is 41° F to 135° F, so keep your food out of this window as much as possible. After you have cooked your food, the resting temperature will fall into the food danger zone; this is fine for a period, of course. But do not let food remain in the danger zone for more than four hours. That means if you're having a big holiday dinner, make a note to store leftovers before it hits that fourth hour so your leftovers aren't in danger of foodborne illness!
Other related tips:
- Keep your workplace clean and sanitized.
- Clean anything raw chicken touches.
- When you are working with food, you can use hand sanitizer for quickness and ease, but every fourth time you use sanitizer the next time do a full hand wash!
- Clean as you go.
- Handle foods as little as possible.
- Thaw your frozen meats in the refrigerator.
3. Familiarize with basic cooking techniques:
- Simmer – to cook gently in water or other liquid that is hot but barely bubbling. (Use this technique for making broths.)
- Blanch – to cook partially by boiling. (Generally used with vegetables like asparagus and broccoli so they retain their bright color.)
- Braise – to cook covered in a small amount of liquid after first browning the item.
- Sauté – to cook quickly, uncovered, in a small amount of fat.
- Deep fry – to cook submerged in fat.
- Broil – to cook with high heat from above.
- Pan-broil – to cook in skillet, uncovered, without added fat.
- Roast – to cook (generally large cuts of meat/poultry) something by surrounding them with hot, dry air.
- Steam – to cook with direct contact with steam.
- Pan-fry – to cook in a moderate amount of fat in an uncovered skillet.
- Sear – the reaction that results from browning the surface of meat in a pan. (Generally done before moving on to the next step in the process of making a roast.)
4. Learn a basic breading station. (To be used for deep frying or the like.) Use tongs to make it easier to flip and dunk the product.
Here's what you'll need to make it happen:
- Beginning point, pan holding the product to be breaded, like chicken breasts.
- Flour with some salt added.
- Egg wash. (A few eggs beat with a bit of milk or water.)
- Bread crumbs, can be plain or seasoned.
- Pan to hold the breaded product.
5. Keep your knives sharp. If your knives are dull you will cut yourself. When your knives are dull you have to apply more pressure and you won't hold your knife properly. Hone your knives before every use, via honing steel. Sharpen with a proper sharpener every month (you can find decent ones on Amazon for $20-30 dollars).
6. Season your product at every level. Use salt. Do not be afraid. Salt your pasta water. Salt your uncooked meats before you sear them. A well-seasoned finished product will always be better than a non-seasoned item. You don't need to be heavy-handed with the salt but it does need to be used. Perfect the pinch!
7. Make it easier for yourself when possible. If you are constantly dicing vegetables to make stocks with because soup is your favorite food then you should invest in a food processor. If you are constantly beating cake batter by hand and baking cookies, invest in a stand mixer. If you are constantly craving bread, look at bread makers. You don't need every kitchen appliance but knowing what you/your family likes and will use should guide your purchases!
8. Keep everything its place. "Mise en place" is a French term for "everything put in place will help in your kitchen endeavors." Gather ingredients first, clean up, prep them, clean up, and begin cooking. When you are making a big meal determine which steps can be done in advance (like chopping the vegetables for your roast a day before). Determine how long each stage of cooking will take. After a recipe is done, reevaluate to see where you can improve being efficient and quality.
9. Always cut your vegetables the same size so they will be done at the same time.
|Measurements and type
|Large Dice
|¾ inch square
|Medium Dice
|½ inch square
|Small Dice
|¼ inch square
|1/8 inch square
|Fine Brunoise
|1/16 inch square
|¼ inch x ¼ inch x 2 inch (matchstick)
|1/8 inch x 1/8 inch x 2 inch (match stick)
|Fine Julienne
|1/16 inch x 1/16 inch x 2 inch (match stick)
|Circular Paysanne
|½ inch round, 1/8 inch thick
|Triangular Paysanne
|½ inch triangle, 1/8 inch thick
|(Extra fancy) Football shaped cut: ¾ inch diameter x 2 inches, 7 even sides, with flat ends.
10. Learn conversions.
- 16 tablespoons = 1 cup
- 12 tablespoons = ¾ cup
- 8 tablespoons = ½ cup
- 4 tablespoons = ¼ cup
- 2 cups = 1 pint
- 2 pints = 1 quart
- 8 ounces = 1 cup
- 4 quarts = 1 gallon
- 16 ounces = 2 cups
- 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoon
- ½ ounce = 14 grams
11. Build up your kitchen tool basics to start. This includes:
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Metal tongs, rubber spatulas, pasta spoon, slotted spoon, ladle
- Large stock or sauce pot
- 1 or two saucepans
- 1 or two sauté pans
- 9×13 pan, two 8 in round cake pans, 8×8 square casserole
- Roasting pan
- 1 or 2 nonstick cookie sheets (use these for cooking fries and chicken tenders too!)
- Instant read thermometer
- Whisk
- Vegetable peeler
- A small but good knife set, at the least it should include chef's knife, boning knife, paring knife, serrated slicer, and a few steak knives. (Remember the honing steel!)
- Colander
- Fine mesh strainer
- Bonuses:
- Box grater
- Food mill
- Mandolin
- Zester
- Pastry brush
- Off-set spatula
- Bench scraper
- Portion scale
- Ice cream scoop
12. Start with small tips and build upon your knowledge. Gather whatever cooking advice you can and keep that in your arsenal. You never know when you'll need to use it! Here are a few tips to get you started:
- Chill onions and set up a fan that blows air away from you so you can avoid crying while cutting them.
- Fry bacon on low. Turning the heat up won't get the bacon done more quickly, but it will get you bacon that catches on fire.
- Do not boil stocks. When beginning a stock with or without bones you'll want to bring to a boil to bring the heat up then IMMEDIATELY drop the heat to a simmer. Boiling a stock is going to give you a cloudy, scummy finished product that's pretty gross.
- Wear gloves while cutting peppers, especially jalapeños or hotter. Clean your cutting board and knife after chopping them, dispose of gloves, and wash your hands. (I've ignored this before and the next three days my hands wear burning with fiery evilness.)


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I always swore I would never scrapbook it was just to foo foo. I also swore I would never marry, and have children. Well, I got married and yes, I have a beautiful daughter and an amazing son who came as a package deal with my wonderful husband. I did not get into scrapbooking until my daughters 8th grade of middle school. I had heard from past room moms she would have to do a major family history. So I started sorting pictures in 5th grade. Thats when the scraping bug bit. I did not have to help her with her bio scrapbook. But I did try to make one my own. They are nothing to brag about but they are made with love for my family. I made my father one about his WWII POW experience and he loved it. My father is the scrap booker in my family he has over 14 books. He passed away 2-9-09 at 89 years of age I am so happy to know that scrapping bought us closer.
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As summer winds down, Denver will be alive and kicking this weekend with a convergence of big events.
Football, baseball and cycling fans will descend on downtown Denver over the next three days to take in the Broncos, Rockies and USA Pro Challenge cycling race.
Tens of thousands of fans will flock to Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Saturday night, when the Broncos play the Houston Texans in the last home preseason game. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., which is less than an hour after the first pitch of the Rockies' game against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field.
About 100,000 sports fans combined are expected to attend the two games Saturday night.
"This is the kind of activity the Downtown Denver Partnership loves seeing occur in the center of the city," said Jenny Starkey, spokeswoman with the nonprofit civic booster. "A positive thing about having such a confluence of events downtown is it opens up so many doors for people to experience other things as well, things they may run into on their way to or from."
Saturday is also the start of the inaugural Summer Denver Restaurant Week and the final day of the High Plains Comedy Festival, with shows at the McNichols Building at Civic Center park.
And while construction projects this summer have slowed weekend drivers around Denver, there are a couple of spots that could frustrate travelers this weekend.
A construction project will close U.S. 6 at Federal Boulevard on Friday and Sunday nights, starting at 10 p.m. each night and going until 5 a.m. the next morning. The road will be open Saturday night to accommodate the Broncos' traffic.
Construction at the Denver International Airport main terminal will cause about 30-minute delays. There are lane closures planned on Level 6 on the east side of Jeppesen Terminal starting at 10 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Sunday.
Sunday, the Rockies end the three-game series against the Marlins. That game is scheduled for a 2:10 p.m. start, which is right when the peloton for the USA Pro Challenge will be rolling into Denver along Speer Boulevard.
More than 100 professional cyclists will compete in the final stage. Stage 7 starts in Boulder at 12:30 p.m., heads to Golden for a climbing loop up Lookout Mountain and then heads to Denver for 3½ loops around downtown.
With Boulder, Golden and Denver seeing some of the biggest crowds in the race's three-year history, thousands of fans are expected along the 78-mile route.
The Denver portion of the race incorporates parts of Colfax and 17th avenues between City Park and Civic Center. Road closures will start Saturday around Civic Center, but most of the closures in Denver will be from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
However, no parking is allowed along the route starting at 6 a.m. Sunday, and cars will be towed after that.
The race is expected to end about 3:30 p.m. at the finish line just west of the state Capitol on Lincoln Street. The Pro Challenge has finished at the state Capitol every year.
Sporting events, especially unique competitions like the bike race, draw fans downtown who form "a new bond with the city, that keeps them coming back for more," Starkey said.
For all those who have a grand time downtown this weekend, as well as those who couldn't make it, a Taste of Colorado-Festival of Mountain and Plain fires up Friday for a four-day run in Civic Center.
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United States Of America et al v. Lookout Mountain Mining and Milling Company et al
Plaintiff: United States of America and Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Defendant: Lookout Mountain Mining and Milling Company and Silver Bowl, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2011cv00029
Filed: January 25, 2011
Court: Idaho District Court
Office: CDA - Northern Office
County: Shoshone - Northern
Presiding Judge: B. Lynn Winmill
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901
Jury Demanded By: None
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