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CANSA Limpopo Care Home is situated in Polokwane and offers home-from-home accommodation to carers and cancer patients undergoing treatment at oncology clinics far from their homes.
Established in 1991, CANSA Limpopo Care Home ensures a warm and welcome stay for our patients and their care-givers in well equipped, comfortable bedrooms and they have access to a secure garden setting or can relax in our lounge.
Clinic Services
- Our Clinic offers cancer screening: PSA testing (early detection prostate cancer), Pap smears (early detection cervical cancer) and Clinical Breast Examinations (early detection breast cancer).
- Medical equipment including beds, crutches, walking rings and wheel chairs may also be hired.
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The joke about New Years resolutions are that no one keeps them and that they're a waste of time. As someone that has made them for years, I can attest to the accuracy of that for the most part (although I generally achieve at least close to a quarter of mine). But as with everything […]... Read More

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Phantom ~ Behind the mask!
Very few know who the Phantom is. Every year he leaves his mark on the McLaren Vale region through a unique blend – a blend of both wine, and character. A master of disguise, he remains anonymous, letting the wine he puts forward speak on his behalf. He spends his days watching over the region undetected, sourcing the next secret blend recipe
Phantom Red Blend is a wine that illuminates the 'winemaker-as-artist'; the small batches of grapes are but colours on Mike's palette, the means to create his vision.
The story of Phantom Red Blend has always been one of distinctive quality. The varietal mix changes from vintage to vintage, determined by the combination of quality parcels of fruit at Mike's disposal, The unique packaging reflects the bespoke, one-off nature of the wine. The concept is a result of months of brainstorming with our amazing designers at Draw.
If you look closely at the 2011 label you will see Mike, 'The Phantom', mysteriously painted into the old Tatachilla winery. And yes, as you can see in the behind-the-scenes photo shoot, we did actually paint him and we will continue to paint him in a different location for every vintage! Our 2012 vintage is already in the making. So stay tuned to see where 'The Phantom' pops up next!


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Tuesday, 16 June 2009
cute cups and other words
These are the cutest cups I've seen in a while! Bird in the Bush Stackable Cups by Dutch designer Chris Koens, available in the online shop Dutch by Design.
I saw the cups in the current issue of Norwegian Elle Interiør - my favorite of the Norwegian interior design magazines. In this issue there is also a feature on design blogging, including interviews with Emma of Emmas designblogg (she blogged about it here), Irene of Bloesem (she blogged about it here) and Siw (from Bergen) of Design Shimmer (she blogged about it here). It was so great seeing these familiar names and faces in my favorite decor mag!
If that wasn't enough, the editor also picked Pia's lovely book - Paris: Made By Hand - as one of her favorite finds of the month (as seen here). I only recently discovered Pia's work and blog (via Design For Mankind Dialogue) and I very glad I did. I love her style! I'm off to order her book right after I finish writing this. We are planning a trip to Paris in the autumn, so I need to do a little research. (Here are my Paris photos from our first visit in December 2007.)
Happy Tuesday peeps!
PS: I love these cups too:
Recycled Coffee Beaker by Dutch designer Rob Brandt, also available at Dutch by Design.
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Jeg har de nederste koppene, og de er toppen:) Akkurat store nok til en stor kaffe eller chai, og så er de jo litt morsomme også:)ReplyDelete
Fine kopper! Fint innlegg, bra med mye info og linker, det liker jeg. Jeg har også en krøllete kopp :DReplyDelete
- Anonymous17 June 2009 at 20:11
They make me want to drink something fun.ReplyDelete
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Finance Insider is Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.
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The tech IPO market is primed for a resurgence in September after a historically sluggish start to the year.
At least three software companies that have filed for initial public offerings confidentially could make their intentions public later this month, with plans to debut in September.
Elsewhere on Wall Street, investment banks are asking for five more years to comply with an important piece of post-crisis regulation. And Citi is beefing up its team in one of the most important M&A markets.
On Thursday, the stock market did something it hadn't done since December 31, 1999.
In earnings news, someone on the restaurant Ruby Tuesday's earnings call pretended to be Bud Fox from the movie 'Wall Street' and asked about Harambe, the Cincinnati Zoo gorilla that was shot and killed in May.
Lastly, meet the billionaire CEO who cares about his employees more than shareholders. His company's stock is up 457% since the crisis nonetheless.
Here are the top Wall Street headlines at midday:
Hong Kong's 'frothy' housing market could become a major problem— Hong Kong's latest rebound could end up being just a blip.
Airbnb says people are flocking to London— The UK may have voted to leave the European Union, but Mayor Sadiq Khan of London is doing everything he can to ensure that London remains a global city.
11 of Wall Street's top analysts reveal their favorite stock picks— Once in a while, it's good to step back and take stock of things.
These are the 30 blue collar jobs with the biggest gender pay gaps— The gender wage gap is a tricky issue to untangle.
6 signs a country can survive a military coup— A new note from Macquarie Research examines the potential benefits of coups — the role they play in altering a country's national trajectory, and what makes one "successful."
Donald Trump has debuted a new 'world of charts,' so we looked at how honest they are— Donald Trump's rallies have featured many things: dance troupes, crying babies, and some occasional violence. Now the Republican presidential candidate has added something else: charts.


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Research stories via Precinct
Visit Precinct for news and stories about the exciting range of research activities and outcomes at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music.
Research at the Victorian College of the Arts is characterised by a spirit of enquiry, collaboration, and a willingness to cross disciplinary boundaries. The VCA's practice-led research and creative outputs explore the tension between traditional and experimental approaches to research.
An exciting range of research programs are offered at the VCA, part of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne. Our graduate research covers diverse areas such as aesthetic and philosophical enquiry in the visual arts, the translation of specialist knowledge about the body in dance and voice, technical innovation in areas such as animation and production design, choreography and theatre practice, experimental practices in contemporary cultural production, and the exploration of innovative digital media and mediating technologies in the context of new art forms.
The Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music are two historically distinguished Melbourne arts institutions that have been brought together to form a vital and dynamic research Faculty at the University of Melbourne.
The Creative Arts Therapies Research Unit (CATRU) aims to support the further development of creative arts therapy disciplines in Melbourne and wider Australia through research and research training.
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RAD Studio VCL Reference
Responds to notifications that components are being created or destroyed.
procedure Notification(AComponent: TComponent; Operation: TOperation); override;
virtual __fastcall Notification(TComponent * AComponent, TOperation Operation);
Notification allows TControl to update its PopupMenu property when the pop-up menu it refers to is destroyed.
Override the Notification method to respond to notifications that other components are about to be destroyed or have just been created. Use the Notification method to update controls that rely on other objects. Remove references to objects that are going away so that the control does not refer to objects that have been destroyed. For example, data-aware objects override the Notification method to update themselves when their data source is removed. Some objects respond to notifications that other objects of a specific type are being created. For example, the session component sets the Session property of new data-aware controls to itself when the AutoSessionName property is true.
By default, components pass along the notification to their owned components, if any.
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The Flagstaff Classic Super Lite 8528IKWS fifth wheel by Forest River features triple slides and a kitchen island.
As you enter the fifth wheel, to the left there is a slide with a corner entertainment center, an optional fireplace below and a free-standing dinette. Along the rear wall you will find two recliners or optional Lazy Boy chairs and two end tables. The other slide has a hide-a-bed sofa, a pantry, an overhead cabinet, a refrigerator, and three burner range with an overhead microwave. You will also find a large pantry and microwave. The kitchen island provides extra counter space, bar stools, as well as a large sink which makes clean up a breeze.
As you step up the stairs, the bathroom is on the left. Inside the bath you will find a linen cabinet, a corner shower, a sink, a medicine cabinet, and a toilet.
The front bedroom has a queen bed, nightstand, shirt closet, and slide out with a wardrobe and continuing into the bathroom the slide has a linen cabinet. In the corner, there is even an optional TV.
You will find plenty of overhead cabinets throughout the fifth wheel as well as an exterior pass thru storage area. You can even choose an optional gas grill and more!
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Sass is a ruby project intended to increase productivity when working with CSS style sheets. It is described by its home page:
Sass is a meta-language on top of CSS that's used to describe the style of a document cleanly and structurally, with more power than flat CSS allows. Sass both provides a simpler, more elegant syntax for CSS and implements various features that are useful for creating manageable stylesheets. - Sass Homepage
While much could be said for and against Sass, my intention here is to give a demonstration of how sass can be implemented in a Django project. Sass can help improve productivity for authoring css by providing some nice features such as variables, mixins, nesting and functions (to name a few). Borrowing some examples from the sass tutorial.
#navbar {
width: 80%;
height: 23px;
ul { list-style-type: none; }
li {
float: left;
a { font-weight: bold; }
Compiles to this:
#navbar {
width: 80%;
height: 23px; }
#navbar ul {
list-style-type: none; }
#navbar li {
float: left; }
#navbar li a {
font-weight: bold; }
And this:
$main-color: #ce4dd6;
$style: solid;
#navbar {
border-bottom: {
color: $main-color;
style: $style;
a {
color: $main-color;
&:hover { border-bottom: $style 1px; }
Compiles to this:
#navbar {
border-bottom-color: #ce4dd6;
border-bottom-style: solid; }
a {
color: #ce4dd6; }
a:hover {
border-bottom: solid 1px; }
If you want to see more of what sass can do, go checkout the sass tutorial which has some nice side by side comparisons. Note: there are 2 sass dialects. Scss and sass. Scss, the newer and preferred syntax, feels more like css syntax with some added power. Sass is whitespace delimited and so feels more foreign coming from css. I prefer scss so all the examples here will use it.
Light Touch
When using sass with django, there is really nothing that needs to be integrated. There exists out there some projects to integrate sass into django (like django-sass). However I believe these to be unnecessary as they effectively add more dependencies without much benefit. At its core sass is used to compile css files. The generated css is clean and easy to edit without sass (though compiling would overwrite your changes), the worst case scenario is you decide you don't like it and just stop generating from sass and edit the css directly. This means there is very little risk adding sass to a project. Additionally you can use the included utility sass-convert to convert existing css files to sass.
Installing Sass
While the development process is simple, getting sass up and running requires a small bit of ruby ecosystem knowledge that most python/django programmers do not have.
To use sass you will need to install the following:
- ruby: Obviously needed to run ruby programs. Instructions
- rvm: The ruby equivalent of pythons virtualenv. Helps keep ruby versions and libraries from cluttering up your file system. Instructions
- rubygems: Package manager for ruby. Think of it as Pip for ruby. Instructions
I am not going to attempt instructions for installing all of these components on every environment. Their respective instructions do a fine job and deal with different operating systems etc. Just follow the instruction links.
With the above installed you are ready to setup sass itself to work with your project. I recommend running sass from its own rvm gemset for each django project. This will keep versions of sass isolated between projects and make life better down the road. To do this run the command:
$ rvm gemset create myproject
'myproject' gemset created (/Users/jwebb/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180@myproject).
You now need to tell rvm to use the new gemset:
$ rvm gemset use myproject
Now using gemset 'myproject'
It is now safe to install the sass gem:
$ gem install sass
Fetching: sass-3.1.1.gem (100%)
Successfully installed sass-3.1.1
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for sass-3.1.1...
Installing RDoc documentation for sass-3.1.1...
Test that the install was a success by running the
sass -v command.
$ sass -v
Sass 3.1.1 (Brainy Betty)
If not go check the sass documentation or ask google to see what you (or I) did wrong.
Sass Basics
The process of using sass is:
- Create and edit a sass file.
- Compile the sass file to a css file.
- Rinse and repeat as needed.
Let's make a small example. Open a django project (you can download the sample project that
I made from github) and create a new file called
site.scss in your
templates folder (or wherever you would like). In this file put the text:
$content_width: 500px;
$background: #FFFFFF;
.content {
background-color: darken($background, 3%);
width: $content_width;
To compile this file to css open a terminal window, activate the gemset you created above, and in your projects root folder run the following command (adjust for your project path):
$ sass templates/site.scss:static/site.css
You should now have a file named
site.css in your
static folder. Open it and you should see something like this:
.content {
background-color: #f7f7f7;
width: 500px; }
That is all there is to it. Link your templates to the new css file(s) and you are set to go. There is nothing to integrate with django and nothing more than the css file that will need to be deployed to your production environment.
For more information about the power of sass look read the tutorial and documentation. You can also look at the sample file I made at github here for a longer example that uses nesting, variables and mixins.
Extra: Automating Sass Development
There are a couple things you can do to streamline your sass development experience.
sass --watch
Sass has a handy watch option that can be used to watch a file or even an entire directory. You use it like this:
$ sass --watch templates/:static/
>>> Sass is watching for changes. Press Ctrl-C to stop.
This will run the sass compiler in watch mode so you can just save, and the changes will automatically be compiled to your css file.
You can save a little more typing by putting this command in a bash script. Mine is simple and looks like this:
sass --watch templates/:static/
rvmrc file
RVM has a great feature to setup a specific folder to use a certain ruby version
and gemset. To do this you create a file named
.rvmrc in your project root. Put
the following in the file (adjusted for your environment/project):
rvm 1.9.2@myproject
Now when you switch to your project folder from the console, the gemset with your projects sass version will automatically be activated. Very handy.
Sass is a powerful and handy abstraction on css that can increase your productivity. Using it with your django project (or any other web framework for that matter) is easy and lightweight, creating no new production dependencies. I am still pretty new to sass but so far I have been surprised at how pleasant it is to work with. I freely admit that my css skills are dirt poor. But using sass even I can get a decent looking design going in not much time. Give it a try and let me know how your experience with it goes.


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Non-solicitor and barrister advocates who insinuate they are lawyers and are permitted to appear in the Employment Court are of great concern and must be reined in, say several lawyers
A new bill will allow a person to be tried and convicted of a criminal offence without seeing all the information relied on by the Crown and without the right to be present, the NZ Law Society says.
What the QC says about corporate commercial crises is also applicable to personal, professional and small business commercial crises. Particularly, in career burn out: the last people to give good assistance and advice are lawyers and the Law Society. There are exceptions but these are indeed very small in number.


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Jocelyn Filley Photography
This week's photo comes from Jocelyn Filley of Martha's Vineyard and New York-based Jocelyn Filley Photography . She snapped this picture of Hillary and Dwight just after their early summer wedding at the Bridge Hampton Tennis & Surf Club in Bridgehampton, NY. "The day had turned cloudy and overcast, it was way too windy to go down to the beach as we had planned," explains Filley. "So I took Hillary and Dwight out on one of the porches overlooking the beach to at least get the feel of it. At first we were fighting the wind trying to contain her veil, but then we just let it go and it totally made the picture. Cold, windy and overcast aren't usually a recipe for great photos, but in this case it was just perfect.—Leigh Crandall, managing editor, Brides Boston


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Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
Share seven random and/or weird book facts about yourself.
Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog
- I think hardcovers are prettier but I prefer reading a paperback most of the time.
- I spent most of my time in middle school volunteering in the school library but I hardly ever even went inside my high school library!
- Despite the fact that I own over 200 books that I have never read (some I've had for years), I still continue to not only buy new ones but also pick up two or more a week from the library.
- I love reading a book and then watching the movie based on it. I even created an online book group called Books Into Movies. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble keeping up with both my blogs and my group so the group isn't doing so well anymore.
- I enjoy re-reading books I remember liking after about 5-10 years (sometimes sooner but rarely less than 2 years) because I forget things so easily. Also if I read the book when I was somewhat younger (like all Stephen King's books and some classics like The Secret Garden, Wind in the Willows, etc.), I'll discover things that I couldn't quite grasp before.
- I treat my books like they're made of glass most of the time. Even if I bought the book second (or third)-handed and it's in terrible shape, it will usually look the same years later because I treat them just as good as I do the brand new ones I bought.
- Non-fiction rarely intrigued me for years and then I realized that books I had avoided like biographies are essentially just books of trivia (I love trivia) and with the internet, I can look up what they're talking about (like when I read that Dolly Parton biography, the author would talk about a certain song and why she wrote it etc. and then I'd go listen to it online). I've also found that I enjoy doing this with books about animation or animated films like Michael Barrier's book Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in its Golden Age. I think it took me three months to read that one since I can read a little and put it down to read something else (not to mention all that looking stuff up stuff takes time) unlike regular fiction. Right now I'm reading Shirley Temple's autobiography which I've had ever since I was about 10 years old. I've never managed to finish it though so this will be a first for me. I'm enjoying looking up and watching her films while she's talking about them (and giving behind-the-scenes trivia).


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PocketMac, the original creators of the first BlackBerry-to-Mac sync product, is at it again and trying to make you switch to the iPhone. They've released a new app called BerryMover, which looks to seamlessly transfer your BlackBerry data to an iPhone. Here's how the developer describes the app:
Reclaim all the data stuck on your old BlackBerry and move it quickly and easily over to your iPhone with BerryMover. BerryMover moves all your data with just a few clicks. Simply upload your most current and complete BlackBerry backup file to your iPhone. Then run BerryMover. It will grab every contact, calendar, task, note, text message and anything else you need on your iPhone. Without BerryMover, there would be no way to pull the data from your BlackBerry and your valuable info would be stuck there forever."
BerryMover will set ya back $9.99, that is if you're going to switch to the competing fruit. This is one of the first apps that aims in making it "easy" for BlackBerry users to cross over to the Apple side. If you can't pass up the temptation, you can check out more info here.


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Why Mary? January 5, 2009
Sometimes I get a question from people, like this:
- Why do Collyridians worship Mary, she is just a human.
- Why don't you just worship Goddess?
- What is wrong with inclusive-language scriptures and liturgies?
My short answer to all of the above:
When we worship the Holy, our faith and devotion must be stronger than mere manipulation of words or intellectual assent to any doctrine. After all, it does little good if all what one is doing is reciting a creed or a prayer that she does not think is "right." As the epistle of James states, one cannot have a wavering mind when one prays.
While it is certainly valid and correct to pray to a "gender-neutral" deity of an inclusive liturgy, or simply to a non-specific Goddess, there is an element that cannot be neglected: one's subconscious — the part of us that is beyond the rational mind, but that which belongs to the heart.
For many of us, the iconology of the Virgin Mary has a very powerful imprint on our consciousness. It is no wonder that there are more apparitions of Mary than that of Jesus, Moses, or any saint, and how such apparitions draw thousands and millions of followers with a deep, heart-felt faith. At the very least, for those with an average exposure to the Western culture, the very image and name of Mary evoke something beyond and above the intellectual reasoning, pseudo-religious experimentations, or anything that is on the level that could ever be considered "artificial."
The authors of Mother-God.com website explain this point more fully:
In Christianity, however, the patriarchal doctrine was carefully sealed. There was no room doctrinally for the Creatrix and officially, the importance of the Blessed Virgin Mary was simply that she was the physical vehicle of Christ's incarnation.
However, both Her titles and Her iconography told a different story. Despite the official theology, the image of the Supreme Mother was returning to the West.
She was called Mother of God – an extraordinary title which logically implies that She is antecedent to, and the Cause of, any other Divinity.
The ancient titles of the Supreme Creatrix were bestowed on Her – Queen of Heaven; Star of the Sea; Rose of the World. She was pictured "clothed in the Sun" like the Solar Mother, with the moon at her feet. She was depicted crushing the head of the serpent just like Eurynome, the Mother-Creatrix of ancient European religion.
Even theologically, the Divinity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was hard to suppress. The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception means that She was conceived without sin. Now, according to Christian doctrine, all humans are conceived in original sin, and only Christ can redeem that sin. But the Blessed Virgin Mary, before the incarnation of Christ, was sinless, unlike any human being, and made the redemption possible.
Within the strict patriarchal economy of Christianity, the Blessed Virgin Mary cannot be recognised as God; but in Her iconography, her titles and Her devotional cultus (none of which have a great deal to do with the biblical and historical Mary), She is clearly God the Mother.
Western devotees of Our Mother God look upon the statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary with love and devotion: easily and naturally recognising Her as Our Lady. The question that then arises is: "Can we, and should we, take these beautiful images back? Or, since they are made within a patriarchal tradition that denies Her Divinity, would that be wrong?"
When we adore and devote ourselves to Mary, we are not merely speaking of a certain Jewish woman who lived at the turn of the first century, but of the Lady of All Things that is revealed through the icons and mythos of the Virgin Mary.
Likewise, as Collyridians we continue in the sacramental traditions of the Church through which many of the ancient worship of the Lady was preserved even as it was thoroughly theologized and reconstructed away in the centuries of patriarchal Christianity. This is also the reason why we find values in preserving many traditional practices of the Church, including the seven sacraments and the apostolic succession; we believe that they, like the icons of Mary, are symbolic and mystical vehicles through which the tradion is carried to this age.


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Bylaws related to Administration
The Administration Bylaw No. 2003-69 was established to promote the good administration of the City to ensure consistent and quality service is provided to our residents.
- This bylaw defines the powers, duties, accountabilities and functions of certain City officials and employees.
- City officials include the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Solicitor.
- This bylaw establishes policies and practices for the administration of certain financial, acquisition, investment, assessments and taxation functions.
- Certain fees and charges shall apply to taxation services and assessment related services.
- This bylaw allows for delegation of authority and requires adoption of certain policies for the administration of the City.
- Investment policy shall be used as the guidelines for the investment of City funds.
- Purchasing policy shall be followed for the acquisition of goods, equipment and services by the City.
This page is an overview of these regulations. Refer to the bylaw for detailed information. The Office of the City Clerk keeps the latest version of each bylaw on file and will provide a copy upon request.


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Getting your chocolate fix just got more expensive
The prices on the ingredients responsible for the hike have gone up between 20% and 45% since the beginning of 2008, says a company representative. That is huge. Imagine running a business and having your cost to produce your good or service increase that dramatically, almost overnight!
The good news in all of this? You just might be tempted to avoid that candy bar based up on the price. Maybe you'll even decide to have a healthier snack in its place. Although based upon increase in food prices across the board, you probably won't find much health food at cheap pricees in the grocery store. Maybe you should take your money, go buy some seeds, and plant a garden instead!
Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, MBA, CFE performs fraud examinations and financial investigations for her company Sequence Inc. Forensic Accounting, and is the author of Essentials of Corporate Fraud.


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Announcing FlexRAID Standards™http://forum.flexraid.com/index.php/topic,4070.0.html
For the first build, only a select few users have been granted access so that the initial testing phase can be a little more focused.
only a select few users have been granted access
How do you find out if you have been one of the selected few or not?
There is a special forum section.If you can see it, you've been granted access.
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There is currently a seat available on the Library Board of Trustees for a term set to expire on June 2014. Please return the Citizen Service application to City Hall for consideration. Thank you.
- Submission Deadline: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
- Citizen Service Application
- Ordinance No. C-853
If you have any questions regarding this posting please contact the Clerk's Office: 732.826.0290


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Cobblers are a favorite family dessert in most areas of the South. Damon Lee Fowler, in "Classical Southern Cooking," traces the first printed Southern recipe of the dish to Lettice Bryan's "The Kentucky Housewife" of 1839. The cobbler-like deep dish pie recipe was called "cut and come again." After the 1860s, "cobbler" was the word used for the dessert and recipes for it became commonplace.
Not considered a fancy dessert, the cobbler usually has a thick biscuit-like crust with a filling of fruit. Some versions are enclosed in the crust, while others have a drop-biscuit or crumb topping. Fruit can be fresh, frozen, or canned, and be sure to serve your warm or cold fruit cobbler with whipped topping or whipped cream, heavy cream, or ice cream.
Here are some recipes for cobblers, including some favorite peach cobblers, berry cobblers, apple cobblers, and more. Also links to other fruit desserts, including crisps, crunches, buckles, and more.
Featured Recipes
- Shortcut Peach Cobbler
- Down Home Fresh Peach Cobbler
- Fresh Peach Cobbler with Cream Pastry Crust
- Any-Season Peach Cobbler With Biscuit Crust
- Fresh Cherry Cobbler
- Southern Sweet Potato Cobbler
- Easy Rhubarb Cobbler With Biscuit Topping
- Blueberry Cobbler With Biscuit-Like Topping
- Blackberry and Apple Cobbler
- Cherry Cobbler with Crumb Topping
- Homemade Cherry Cobbler With Cake Batter Topping
- Quick and Easy Peach Cobbler
- Peach Cobbler with Crumble Topping
- Easy Fruit Cobbler
- Classic Apple Cobbler
- Skillet Blackberry Cobbler
- Peach Dumplings Dessert
- Fresh Mango Cobbler
- Country Peach Cobbler
- Easy Individual Cherry Cobblers
- Joan's Easy Peach Cobbler


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The noise originates out here somewhere...
Almost every night since we moved to the Azores, I have heard a bizzarre sound coming from the undeveloped land near our home. It occurs about an hour after nightfall. It goes on and on for a few hours and then dies down in the middle of the night. The sound is too hard to explain. I thought maybe it was a strange frog making the noise, but it didn't sound like any frog I had ever heard. One of my neighbors who just moved in as well thought it was someone playing with DJ equiment.
Finally, another neighboor got the bright idea of just asking the locals about it. She lives on the other corner of the undeveloped land and hears them every night as well. The locals immediately knew what she was asking about, and they said it was the Cagarro (ka-GAR-oh). I had never heard that name before, so I did a quick google search. To us English speakers, the Cagarro is known as the Cory's Shearwater. It was a bird!
The Azorean Cagarro... a.k.a. Cory's Shearwater
The Shearwaters are medium-sized seabirds closely related to petrels and albatrosses. They feed on fish and molluscs and can dive up to 50 feet (15 meters)! They are said to be silent at sea and raucous at night in their breeding colonies, which is apparently what we have right next door. I've tried to find the colony once, but the land is covered with thorny brambles and low growing, dense shrubs... a pretty darn safe place for a breeding colony.
So here is a great video that lets you hear what I hear every night. Imagine drifting off to sleep with this!
The crazy night call of the Cory's Shearwater


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Friday, July 31, 2009
Random Internet Discovery of the Week
Okay, this is a little creepy. Are you absolutely desperate to talk to a real person, you absolutely can't stand going through automated menus, even if it means having to talk in Spanish? This list is for you! If there are people so desperate that this list is useful to them, it makes me wonder why ANYone would have an automated menu...
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After patrolling the Quileutte border, I decided I wanted to spend more time with Kim. I called her cell phone and waited. She answered after four rings.
"Hey Jarebear," she said cheerfully. I smiled at the wonderful sound of her voice.
"Hello Kim," I replied happily. "I was wondering if you wanted to come over." That way, I wouldn't have to play Gamecube with my sister Katie all night.
"Sure. I'll be right over."
"I'll be waiting," I promised. "I love you, Kim."
"I love you too," she said. "Bye."
"Bye," I replied, then hung up.
I had to hurry home to wait for Kim, since I knew she hated when she had to wait for me at my own house, no matter how cute she thought my little sister was.
I quickly phased back into a wolf and took off running towards my house. Being a wolf isn't something you just get used to. Every time you start running, you get this amazing feeling and don't want to stop. It is absolutely thrilling.
Jared! Jacob thought. We ran into Victoria! Help us catch her!
Where do you need me? I asked in my thoughts.
Head towards the beach, Sam instructed. Block her path. We can't let her go again.
I turned and ran west, forcing myself to run faster. I could be a hero. They would be proud that I killed that stupid leech.
Don't try to kill her on your own, Sam warned.
Dang it! I would have to be more careful with my thoughts.
In a few minutes, I had reached the beach. I could smell that leech, but couldn't see her.
Jared! Paul thought. Turn around!
I turned around to see Victoria about 25 yards away, on the periphery of the woods. Behind her and on both sides, members of the pack were sneaking up.
Suddenly, she ran. My reflexes kicked in, but I was too late. I snapped at her right after she passed, my jaws only met air. Victoria ran straight into the water and started swimming away quickly.
Leave her, Sam commanded. She's heading away from Forks. She might loop around the reservation, so Jacob and I will try to follow her scent as soon as she gets out of the water. Jared and Paul, go get some rest.
I want to come! Paul thought angrily. Sam ignored him.
Thanks, I thought gratefully and ran in the general direction of my home. I tried to shut out the rest of the pack's thoughts, though I heard an occasional obscenity from the angered Paul.
In the woods outside of my house, I phased back to my human form and got dressed. When I finally reached my house, I noticed an extra car in the driveway. Kim! I hurried inside, only to be greeted by my mom.
"Jarebear! Where were you?" she cried in a very mom-like way, "I was worried sick! I didn't know if you would ever make it home! Kim has been waiting!"
"Mom," I complained. "Victoria came back! We almost caught her!"
"It's okay Jarebear," She said, trying to comfort me. It only annoyed me more.
"Don't call me that!" I shouted, "It's embarrassing!"
"Am I allowed to call you Jarebear?" Kim asked, joining us in the small kitchen.
"You can call me that," I told her. "But my mom can't." I cast a meaningful glance in her direction, and then returned my gaze to Kim. She smiled.
"Let's go," I said, wrapping my arm around her and leading her to my bedroom. She sat down on my unmade bed and gazed at me with her beautiful eyes. Right as I sat down, my sister came running into my room. I jumped up in surprise.
"Carebear, I'm bored!" Katie whined.
"Go play with your Barbie dolls or something," I told her angrily. "And don't call me Carebear. My name is Jared." I could never be alone, thanks to her.
"I'm thirteen," she informed me, glaring. "Girls stop playing with Barbie dolls after like second grade!"
"Katie," I said calmly, then raised me voice. "Get out!"
Kim got off of my bed, stood between us, and placed a hand on my chest. Only then did I realize I was quivering, on the verge of phasing. Katie left my room, fuming under her breath as Kim led me to my bed.
"Sit," she commanded. I obeyed.
"Breathe," she reminded me. I focused on calming down and keeping my breathing even. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. I stared at her lovely face as I calmed down. She was staring at me anxiously, knowing the dangers of me losing control.
I heard a knock on my door and went to open it. On the floor was a box of Frosted Flakes. A sticky note on the front read To Carebear, From Katie.
"Katie," I called down the hall. "These are cornflakes. I'm allergic to corn, remember?"
"Yeah," came a muffled response from her room. "That's why I gave them to you."
I rolled my eyes and turned around, running into Kim. She gently held my face in her hands and kissed me. All of the day's annoyances went away. I forgot about Victoria, Katie, and my mom, only thinking about my true love.
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Back on track
Well everything seems to be slowly getting a bit better and starting to return to normal. After this week goes by then my bank card will be with me, a replacement birth certificate and a new phone. I'd like to say thank you to everyone that has been concerned with my recent mugging and with their offers of help.
It feels like owning a big company that just suddenly got firebombed or something similar and then now its slowly getting back to normal


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Nativity Paintings by Famous Artists
This Christmas season has been a busy one over on The Famous Artists. While I am still building the catalog of artist biographies, I have added 8 new pictures of The Holy Family, The Nativity and The Adoration of the Magi over the past few days.
Did you know that the first creche or Nativity scene was organized by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223? He was visiting the mountain town of Grecio, Italy to celebrate Christmas. The chapel at the Franciscan hermitage he was visiting was too small for everyone to attend Midnight Mass. He decided to hold the Christmas Mass outside, near the town square in an alcove of rock. With the blessing of Pope Honorius III, Assisi used hay, an ox, an ass and villagers to create the first living Nativity scene.
St. Bonaventure, in his biography of St. Francis of Assisi, said that Assisi gave the Mass "bathed in tears and radiant with joy." Assisi was so moved his by love of Christ and the scene before him that he was unable to utter His name and instead called the infant sleeping in the manger the Babe of Bethlehem.
The Nativity painting shown here is by the famous Italian artist of the early Renaissance – Giotto. It depicts the Basilique Assise, the Legend of St. Francis and the Institution of the Crib at Greccio. He has captured that moment when Assisi holds the village child portraying the infant Jesus. Giotto lived between 1267 and 1337. This work is undated.
On The Famous Artists I have been working on building a collection of Nativity paintings by the famous artists profiled on the site. There are two beautiful additional works by Giotto along with Nativity paintings by Paolo Uccello, Arthur Hughes, Pietro Cavallini and Bernardo Daddi.
I think my favorite among the Nativity paintings that I've included so far is Birth of Christ by Paolo Uccello. Uccello was a 15th Century Italian painter who was fascinated by animals and placed the ox and ass in the center of the work next to Jesus.
It is a bit different from the other works on the site in that it is a picture of a stained glass piece. I think the dark background and the illuminated glass make it a truly stunning representation of the Nativity and the Holy Birth. Wouldn't it would make a beautiful image to use with a Christmas card or other holiday project. (Follow the link to the picture to see a larger version of this work.)
As we get closer to Christmas, I hope to continue adding more paintings of the Nativity by famous artists to my site. It is my sincere wish that you enjoy these beautiful pieces as much as I do and have a truly blessed Christmas.
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Oooh, so pretty. Will definitely be using the piece by Uccello for something. So dramatic. Love it. Thank you for sharing.


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This is all new to me........the whole blogging thing. I have been reading a friend of mine's blog on a daily basis for over a year and it just took me until today to see the little 'start a blog' button for me to click on. I have been thinking of doing a blog just for the same reasons as most: to keep family and friends informed on how we are. We have a lot of family (and friends)that live far away and this way we can put our daily lives up front for them to see! I'm excited! Aren't you?
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Here we go..............
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Construction has commenced on the 223,000 sq m Chaoyang Park Plaza development designed by MAD Architects. Set in the Beijing Central Business District, the project will have a marked effect on the city's skyline as its pair of high rise towers soar 120m into the sky. These two towers are connected by a generous courtyard lobby with ceilings reaching 17m in height.
The development is dedicated to commercial, office and residential units and has been designed to optimise views for all users. Situated at the edge of Chaoyang Park, the project draws inspiration from natural sources, with MAD Architects attempting to strike a balance 'between high urban density and natural landscape'.
The team explains: "Like the tall mountain cliffs and river landscapes of China, a pair of asymmetrical towers creates a dramatic skyline in front of the park. Ridges and valleys define the shape of the exterior glass façade, as if the natural forces of erosion wore down the tower into a few thin lines. Flowing down the façade, the lines emphasise the smoothness of the towers and its verticality."
An additional benefit of this fluid design approach is that the ridges draw a natural breeze indoors, providing an energy efficient cooling system for building users. The development has received LEED Gold certification for its employment of natural lighting and air purification systems, as well as intelligent building design.
This perception of the elements eroding natural forms is continued to the four smaller buildings found south of the two main towers. These office blocks have been shaped to resemble river stones, washed smooth and rounded over a long period of time.
Architecture: MAD Architects
Directors in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Core Design Team: Zhao Wei, Kin Li, Liu Huiying, Lin Guomin, Bennet Hu Po-Kang, Julian Sattler, Nathan Kiatkulpiboone, Li Guangchong, Fu Changrui, Yang Jie, Zhu Jinglu, Younjin Park, Gustaaf Alfred Van Staveren
Client: Junhao Real Estate Beijing Jingfa Properties Co., Limited
Construction Engineers: China Construction Design International Group Co., Ltd
Facade Design & Optimize Consultant: RFR and Meinhardt Facade Technologies
Landscape Design Consultant: Greentown Akin
Lighting Design Consultant: GD Lighting Design Co., Ltd


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Among all the techniques poets use to help themselves write better, Hugo argues that the most important asset that a poet has is how he thinks and what he believes about himself. Fear of failure and the pressure of success are two things poets handle badly. Hugo explains this is because these poets either feel badly about themselves because they can't write up to the standard they expect or they can't achieve a level they had achieved in the past.
Hugo explains that all poets can be divided into two different classes or groupings. He names these poets either Krebs poets or Snopes poets, depending on the way they feel about themselves. Krebs poets accept themselves as insiders. They know how things work. Poets of this type include Ezra Pound and e.e.cummings. Snopes poets, however...
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Huawei Honor 7 smartphone is what is now official in India. The smartphone is another mid ranger device from Huawei. It is featuring the fingerprint scanner too just like Huawei Nexus 6P on the back panel just below the primary rear facing camera.
The smartphone is full of beat hardware specifications and features that will make you fall in love with the smartphone and you will find yourself eager to grab one as soon as you read out the detailed specification and pricing detail of the device.
Full Specifications –
The device is having the 5.2 – inch of IPS Neo LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 424 ppi of pixels density that provides the 1920 x 1080 pixels of screen resolutions with Emotion v3.1 user interface.
Huawei Honor 7 specifications includes the 3 GB of RAM and is having the 16 GB and 32 GB variants of internal in – built memory that is having the microSD card slot for the further expansion up to 128 GB for both variants.
The camera unit of smaller device is having the 20 MP of rear facing primary camera with the 5152 x 3888 camera resolutions with the features like; geo – tagging, HDR, touch – focus, auto – focus and LED Flash light.
Also there is an 8 MP of snapper front facing camera with LED Flash for the selfie purpose and both the cameras are capable of HD video recording. Beside this there is also fingerprint scanner just below the primary camera.
The smaller device is having the 2.2 GHz Octa – Core processor with HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset and the smartphone is having the pre – loaded Android v5.1 – Lollipop operating system out of the box.
The smaller one is having the 3100 mAh of Li – Po Non – Removable battery and the smartphones are available with Black, White and Gold three different colors.
Price –
The Huawei Honor 7 specifications are the perfect one with the range at which the price of Huawei Honor 7 is placed.
There is not a great deal that one should think of not going for this smartphone as this is one of the best smartphones in the mobile industry in the mid budget range sector.
Price in USA is 370
Price in Europe is 340€
Price in Britain (UK) is 250£
Price in India is 22,999 India Rupees
Price in Canada is 410 Canadian Dollars
Price in Australia is 430 Australian Dollars
Price in Malaysia is 1190 Malaysian Ringgits
Price in Sri Lanka is 43,499 Sri Lankan Rupees
Price in Pakistan is 32,990 Pakistani Rupees
So this is the detailed information about the Huawei Honor 7 specifications and price do you think that this new smartphone is just having that x – factor that it will lead the smartphone industry in this price range.


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Blue Earth, MN – Republican First District congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn released the following statement concerning President Obama's announcement of a nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran:
"The Obama administration has penned a nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which remains a deceitful state-sponsor of terrorism and mortal enemy of the United States, Israel and world peace for 36 years, and counting.
President Obama's deal represents an exclamation point to Jimmy Carter's disastrous abandonment of the Shah; in 1979 Carter enabled the rise to power of Iran's Islamic dictatorship and now Obama is reestablishing the rogue regime's supremacy.
I oppose the Iran agreement because it: 1) creates a pathway for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon and long-range ballistic missiles; 2) enhances Iran's status as the military and ideological power-broker of the Middle East and North Africa; 3) leads to the removal of international sanctions and delivers up to $150 billion in immediate capital to the regime; 4) locks-in the dominance of Iran's dictatorship over the freedom-seeking Iranian people; and 5) fails to secure the release of Americans held captive by Iran's Mullahs.
Congress should reject President Obama's deal with Iran.
Going forward, I believe the United States must reinstate President Reagan's military and foreign policy of 'Peace through Strength.' As it applies to Iran, such a strategy would maintain severe economic sanctions, block Iran from acquiring new weaponry, create a Radio & Internet Free Iran and aid Iranian freedom fighters.
After 36 years of radical Islamic servitude, the Iranian people are hungry for freedom and ready to resist tyranny. Iranians, along with U.S. citizens, deserve bold and courageous American statesmanship based upon the enduring causes of liberty and lasting-peace.
My Reaganesque vision for the people of Iran includes broad human rights - freedom for Iranian women to study, drive cars, wear makeup and live truly independent lives; freedom for Iranian religious minorities to worship openly and without reprisal; freedom for Iranians to travel abroad, engage in the global economy and live free of the brutal retribution of Sharia Law.
The free world yearns for a secular Iran governed by leaders who protect basic human rights, maintain societal and regional stability, fight militant Islamists and maintain the free-flow of oil. Is the concept of a westernized Iran far-fetched? Hardly. Such was the state of Iran's society until the 1979 fall of the Shah of Iran and the rise of Iran's Islamic dictatorship.
Think how much more stable, free, prosperous and peaceful the Middle East and world will be when the U.S. and other western governments are once again allied with a secular Iran. We must elect a new president and other forward-looking national leaders who understand that a free and peaceful Iran must be a key component of our nation's foreign policy."


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World 'off-track' in effort to limit warming, report saysPublication: NBC News Date: June 10, 2013 View Article
Global emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide notched up 1.4 percent to 31.6 gigatonnes in 2012, a move in the opposite direction of an international climate goal to limit global warming, the International Energy Agency said in a report released Monday.
Instead of limiting warming to a long-term rise of no more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius), the report said the world is currently on a path toward a rise of as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5.3 degree Celsius) above pre-industrial levels.
Such a rise would come "with potentially disastrous implications in terms of extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and the huge economic and social costs that these can bring," Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, said at the report's launch.
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I'm using Inform as a tool to help my advanced undergraduate students in Medieval Studies to develop alternative teaching tools for lower-level college and upper-level high school students; the secret benefit of this process, of course, is that any student who composes such a game learns a WHOLE lot about the material he or she is trying to impart to the players of that game. You can find a nice, concise, and helpful press release of the whole shebang here.
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Hello everyone, and Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are all spending the day with your families, eating until you can't eat anymore.. I know I will be. :) Since today is Thanksgiving, I thought it would be fun to share a list of the things that I am most thankful for..
I'm thankful for:
-My husband, Micheal.
-My beautiful daughters, Abby and Lauren.
-Family and friends who are there when we need them.
-A roof over our heads and clothes on our backs!
-Being blessed enough to have not just one, but two delicious Thanksgiving meals.
-The jobs that Micheal and I have.
-Florida weather!! How many places do you know where it is almost 80 degrees in November? :)
-Being able to see my Sister, Nieces and Nephew next week!! Maybe seeing snow!?
-Technology (Seriously.. How did people live without it?).
-My blog (and blog readers).
I have so much more than that to be thankful for, but I won't keep you all day. ;)
HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg!
I will be back tomorrow to share a yummy recipe with you!


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Lavar Ball On Tump Helping Get His Son Return Home "Who?"
Ok, unless you've been under a rock for the last two weeks, you know that LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA players, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were detained in China for shoplifting in the Louis Vuitton store next to their hotel while visiting the country for an exhibition game against Georgia Tech.
The players were not allowed to leave the country and had to stay behind after their teammates returned home. And the three UCLA students were looking at a 10 year prison sentence if convicted.
They were finally allowed to return home and arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday evening after President Trump asked China's President Xi Jinping to intervene. Now we all know President Trump likes to be praised no matter if he deserves it or not. But in this case he is absolutely owed a gesture of gratitude.
When Lavar Ball was asked by ESPN about President Trump's involvement in helping his son and the other players return home his response was "Who?"
"What was he over there for? Don't tell me nothing. Everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out." He told ESPN on Friday.
Now look, Trump irritates our soul, but it if it wasn't for him your child would still be in China right now. You don't have to agree with the man but you definitely need to show some respect. This type of behavior is why your son who is well over 6ft tall thinks he can walk his giraffe a** in the Louis Vuitton store and steal like no one will notice. The PAC 12 didn't manage to get your child released and UCLA didn't either.
So, YES, Lavar Ball, President Donald Trump did help you out and you and your entire family should show some gratitude. People wonder why the rest of the world looks at us like we're lazy and entitled because you don't even have enough humility to say thank you when it's the right thing to do.
Y'all all need a good Shannon Sharpe swift kick in the a**.
President Trump Helps In UCLA Players Release
Although President Trump is not our favorite person by any stretch of the imagination, he has taken steps to help the UCLA players with their shoplifting arrest. UCLA and the PAC-12 didn't manage to get them released. #sorrynotsorry
The UCLA 3 LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley have boarded a flight and are scheduled to land in Los Angeles around 5 pm today due to the efforts of President Trump. There will be a press conference tomorrow at 11 am.
An unexpected ally, President Donald Trump has reached out to the Chinese President Xi Jinping to help resolve the issue in the case of three UCLA men's basketball players that were arrested in Hangzhou, China on suspicion of shoplifting on November 7th.
LiAngelo Ball, younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie, Lonzo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill have been accused of stealing sunglasses from the Louis Vuitton store while abroad for an exhibition tournament against Georgia Tech.
Trump arrived in Beijing the day after the arrest for a two-day state visit. During his trip President Trump personally asked Chinese President, Xi Jinping to look into this matter. XI promised to ensure the players are being treated fairly and expeditiously.
Trump told reporters " They're working on it right now"…" Hopefully everything is going to work out" he also added that he hoped the players could be on their way home soon.
We will continue to follow this story as more things develop.
LiAngelo Ball Could Be Facing 10 Years In Prison
REALLY!!! WTH!!! Where is Charlamagne with the Donkey of the Day because this is ridiculous!
LiAngelo Ball, the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and two of his UCLA teammates were apprehended by officials in China for allegedly shoplifting from the Louis Vuitton store in Hangzhou, China. The arrest comes just days before Friday's season-opening game against Georgia Tech which will be held in Shanghai.
According to ESPN the players (LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill) have been accused of stealing from the Louis Vuitton store next their hotel. It was reported that 20 police officials arrived to question both Georgia Tech & UCLA players whom were placed in a room for hours and not allowed to speak with their coaches.
Of course, LaVar Ball never dodges a confrontation. The Big Baller Brand head told ESPN "I'm going to wait until I get more intel on what's going on. He'll be fine. Everyone is making it a big deal. It ain't that big a deal"
Well, it kinda is a big deal. China takes theft every seriously. Ball and his teammates could be facing 3-10 years in prison for shoplifting if proven guilty. The Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott believes it's a big deal too, issuing a statement saying "We are very disappointed by any situation that detracts from the positive student-athlete educational and cultural experience that this week is about. Whether in the United States or abroad; we expect our student-athletes to uphold the highest standards."
The Bruins have also released a statement saying
"We are aware of the situation involving UCLA student-athletes in Hangzhou, China. The University is cooperating fully with local authorities on this matter"
Georgia Tech made sure to followed up with a statement of their own clearing the air stating, "During the questioning, it was determined that Georgia Tech student-athletes were not involved in the activities being investigated. They have resumed their scheduled activities in advance of Saturday's season opener versus UCLA in Shanghai"
We will be watching closely to see how this all plays out. Somebody needs an old school whooping. This makes no sense.


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Elvira Termini
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Obituary of Elvira Termini
Elvira Termini passed away on Monday, December 4th, 2017 at her home surrounded by loved ones.
Born in New York, NY, she resided in Englishtown. She worked as a Lunch Aid at Old Bridge High School for 40 years.
Elvira was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Termini, who passed away in 1997.
She is survived by her beloved children; Felix Termini, Josephine Termini, Lynn Reynolds, and Maryann Hoegler, her sister Yolanda Guerriera, 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 6th, from 4-7pm at Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick.
A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, December 7th at 10:30am at St. Thomas More Church, 186 Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan. Burial will follow at Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville.
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Vocabulary Word
Word: hostility
Definition: unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
Definition: unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile
Sentences Containing 'hostility'
And this time the tone and manner in which the command was given, betokened such growing hostility that the two young men perceived, for the first time, that the mandate was addressed to them.
In the case of a war, the very first act of hostility on the part of the debtor nation might be the forfeiture of the funds of its credit.
Even then, her hostility had little to do with religion: she was angered when the dowager Queen married Thomas Seymour so soon after Henry's death.
Such idea was met in hostility in the government and Foreign Minister Yacob Khan and Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto were the ones who objected and opposed to this idea.
However, their conversion did not protect them from ecclesiastical hostility after the Spanish Inquisition came into full effect; persecution and expulsion were common.
But Napoleon, in order to restore the prestige of the Empire before the newly awakened hostility of public opinion, tried to gain from the Left the support which he had lost from the Right.
The rapid influx of blacks disturbed the racial balance within cities, exacerbating hostility from both black and white Northerners.
These stereotypes can serve to dehumanize Asian-Americans and catalyze hostility and violence.
gone is the ambivalence or outright hostility toward government involvement in little beyond basic science."
Apart from their shared hostility to the Cumann na nGaedheal government, the party's member's had little in common.
Sargon II, who came to the throne in 722 BC, continued the Assyrian hostility against Urartu.
However, Russian hostility barred the restoration of Alexander, who abdicated on 8 September.
After establishing Granville Town, disease and hostility from the indigenous people eliminated the first group of colonists and destroyed their settlement.
The hostility of the King made this a short lived ministry.
The first recorded mention of it is in a work by the 6th-century John of Ephesus, who decries its hostility to Monophysite missionaries traveling to Alodia.
Parliamentary hostility meant there was no question of any Act of Uniformity as in England.
Wang observes that Hsia's literary history was controversial in Mainland China due to its perceived hostility to leftist literature.
From 1846 he renewed his policy of hostility to the British and allied himself with the Sikhs.
According to C. Howard Wheeldon, who was present at the meeting where Powell gave the speech, "it is fascinating to note what little hostility emerged from the audience.
Wimpy, for his part, seems to largely ignore Geezil's hostility—although he has often subtly retaliated by flustering and confusing Geezil.
They show hostility towards Inder and conflicts arise within the households and the couple decides to elope, but afterward realize they miss their families.
Kelly faces overt hostility from his fellow students and confusion over his place in the school from the faculty.
Its debut in the Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes was welcomed by the theater-going public, but was met with hostility by the Mexican government.
A psychiatrist said Glover had built up hostility and aggression since his childhood against his mother and then against his mother-in-law, who was said to "trigger" him.
Canada had participated in the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, and in general mirrored the hostility towards the Soviet Union demonstrated from London.
Due to the extensive hostility to any hint of foreign influence, the American branch of Save the Children was distributing funding anonymously in the region as of July 2007.
The mutilation of Coloradas' body increased the hostility of the Apache toward the United States.
On May 24, 1570, after disputes and hostility erupted between the two groups.
This was criticized as being "gimmicky" and reminiscent of the disastrous Magna budget as well as demonstrating a hostility to Toronto.
This hostility may have been shared by some of the Jansenists in Parlement who were embarrassed by the convulsions and repudiated any connection to them (see below).
Anti-Western sentiment refers to broad opposition or hostility to the people, policies, or governments in the western world.
In many cases the United States, and the United Kingdom are the subject of discussion or hostility.
Such was the hostility directed against Velikovsky from some quarters (particularly the original campaign led by Harlow Shapley), that some commentators have made an analysis of the conflict itself.
However, crossing arms can be interpreted as a sign of hostility.
Typically, sexism is thought of as hostility toward women, perpetrated by men.
Traditional conceptualizations of sexism focused almost entirely on overt hostility toward women.
While he was at Cambridge, his hostility to fascism was awakened by the Spanish Civil War (although he admitted he had little idea about what was going on).
The U.S. considered it "a center of hostility and above all a threat to the security of their slaves."
The design was met with such public hostility that it was withdrawn.
In the 1890s there was widespread hostility towards foreigners in Britain, mainly directed against eastern European Jews but also including Germans.
Hollingsworth's original idea for the concert was to help overcome western hostility towards Japan caused by the highly successful Japanese economy.
Leicester's administration of the lordship aroused violent hostility from the residents.
Ali certainly behaved like a man who suspected hostility towards himself, for he soon entered Basra with a professional army of twenty thousand.
The strike was illegal. Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis sided strongly with the companies, largely due to his hostility to all forms of socialism.
All of these were turned down, with increasing levels of hostility from his commanders, one of whom was reported to have told him to "Go to hell!
Driven out by their enemy's hostility, Cadvan and Maerad flee.
The MCC were thereby convinced of the speed and hostility of Tyson's bowling and decided to take him to Australia.
In 418 BC, however, hostility between Sparta and the Athenian ally Argos led to a resumption of fighting.
The Anti-religious propaganda played a critical role in the persecutions, because they were used to develop attitudes of hostility against believers which could then lead to justifying their mistreatment.
Mennonite communities left the USSR in large numbers as a result of the hostility against them; 13000 fled in 1928.


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I did a quick alteration of our favorite muffin recipe, and popped them in the oven this morning. My dad likes them, and the Monkey says they taste a bit like zucchini bread with a hint of eggnog. Mom thinks they maybe need nuts or more spice. I will take it for this first recipe of 2015.
Eggnog ParsnipMuffins
Makes 2 dozen
3 eggs
3/4 C coconut oil, melted
2 C parsnips, peeled and grated
2 C eggnog
1 C coconut sugar
1 teaspoon Chinese five spice
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/4 C sorghum flour
1 1/4 C brown rice flour
1 C sweet rice flour
1/4 C tapioca starch
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat together eggs and oil. Mix in sugar and parsnips. Alternately add eggnog and flour mixture until combined. Scoop into muffin cups and bake for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.


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Derbyshire Police dealt with 441 hoax calls last year - spending a total of 796 hours dealing with the false accusation.
The force said it cost around £12,000 to deal with the calls.
Inspector Kam Bria said: "Every time someone misuses 999 they are potentially putting other people's lives at risk as it could impact on how quickly other emergency calls are answered."


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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday announced a financial assistance of Rs.30 lakh for the family of Col Munindra Nath Rai who was killed in a gun battle with militants in Jammu and Kashmir.
Col Rai was killed in a gunfight with Hizbul Mujahideen guerrillas in Handoora forest area near Tral town of Pulwama district. He belonged to Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh.
In a condolence message, Yadav paid rich tributes to Col. Rai and said the exemplary courage and supreme sacrifice of the army officer would never be forgotten.
The chief minister said the government was with the army officer`s family in their hour of grief.
Col Rai was awarded a Yudh Seva Medal on Republic Day.


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Spanish police have arrested a 28-year-old man and charged him with creating and distributing malware that infected an estimated 115,000 mobile phones, the French AFP news service has reported.
The unidentified defendant, who was arrested in Valencia after a seven-month investigation, allegedly created more than 20 variants of the Cabir and Commwarrior worms, which target mobile phones running the Symbian operating system and infect nearby devices via Bluetooth.
According to Sophos, the man embedded his fiance's name - Leslie - in the worms' source code. Rival security company F-Secure had previously pegged Cabir's creator as a member of the '29a' hacker crew, and said his handle was 'ValleZ'. Commwarrior's author, however, was thought to be a Russian who went by the nickname 'Eldod0r'.
Ron O'Brien, a senior security analyst at Sophos, classified the worm as "proof-of-concept, if you will. They're out to prove that cell phones are not secure, that Bluetooth isn't secure." Neither does more than propagate.
"They're malicious only in the eye of the beholder," said O'Brien.
Commwarrior spreads via MMS (multimedia messaging service) by sending a message to other devices within Bluetooth range. If the recipient accepts the incoming message - which poses as a new game, ring tone, driver, or even Symbian update - his or her phone is infected.
Although most security vendors have predicted an increase in mobile malware, those forecasts have not panned out. "There isn't a common operating system," said O'Brien in explaining the low threat level posed by cell phone viruses and worms. "Phones are not like PCs in that they don't have a universal operating system. That makes [mobile] worms a much harder sell to hackers."


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Nonverbal Communication with Our Pets
12 December, 2012
Guest Blog by Marie Amsterdam
Sometimes it's what we don't say that is heard the loudest. When you share your life with a dog, cat, or other pet, your actions can speak louder than your words. Animals are so perceptive that your body language, tone of voice, and inner feelings can be a form of communication. Here are some ways we speak to our pets without even saying a word.
Dogs can actually smell your fear
If you are scared of a situation or fearful of dogs, they know. When afraid, your body produces adrenaline which, to a dog, has a distinct odor. When dogs smell this scent, they immediately know that you are afraid. While this can be helpful by silently communicating to your pup that you are in danger and in need of protection, it can also act as a signal to an aggressive dog that you are weak.
Never stare directly into a dog's eyes
In the canine world, eye contact is an act of dominance. Staring directly into a dog's eyes immediately communicates to them that you are in charge and an alpha dog may react aggressively. When meeting a new dog, to avoid any miscommunication, it's best to avoid his or her eyes.
A smile gone wrong
Greet someone with a smile and it will be viewed as a friendly gesture. Smile at a dog and you may be greeted with a growl. Why? A toothy grin can be misinterpreted to be a bearing of teeth which is an aggressive gesture to a dog. When meeting a dog for the first time, a simple smile works best.
A cat on their back
A purring kitty, stretched out on their back with paws in the air, is communicating that they are happy and comfortable in their environment. However, approaching a cat in this position should be done with care. Since this position allows them full use of all four feet to easily grab their enemy, cats will also go in this position when ready to fight. Unless you know the kitty well, attempting a belly rub may not be the best idea. Belly rubs could be viewed as an attack and a kitty's response may not be a positive one.
Birds can react to what you wear
Birds see in color and their reaction to certain colors can vary. When living with birds, you will begin to notice that they may respond differently depending on the color of clothes you are wearing. Wearing the wrong color could get a negative response from your feathered friends. Therefore, you can test different colors to see if that specific color elicits a reaction.
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Contact: Kris Fister, 907-683-9583
The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing sport hunting guide services in the Denali National Preserve, located in the western corners of Denali National Park and Preserve. The contract for the Yenta guide area in the southwest portion of the Preserve was offered to Wayne Kubat of Wasilla, Alaska. A second contract for the adjacent Kichatna guide area was offered to Don Kann from Homer, Alaska. Both contracts are for a term of 10 years, beginning January 1, 2008.
"We are pleased with the results of the competitive selection process, and feel that we have the best and most experienced guides providing services to sport hunters in the preserve," said Superintendent Paul Anderson.
The NPS received five proposals from experienced Alaska big game guides for the Yenta area and three for the Kichatna area. Mr. Kubat and Mr. Kann are the incumbent concessioners, and both had provided satisfactory service during the term of their prior contracts. The solicitation and selection process resulted in improvements to standards for food storage in bear country, client orientation and hunter safety, fuel storage, and required training for emergency medical service.
Additional information on the contracts may be obtained by contacting Donna Sisson, Chief of Concessions, at (907) 683-9553 or e-mail us.
Last updated: April 14, 2015


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It was a frigid day in March when I learned that pipes had frozen in our vacation home on Lake Louise Marie. Water cascaded throughout the main floor and down into the basement. Carpets, underlayment, walls, cabinets, all ruined. The house looked like a war zone, literally frozen in time.
When I asked the insurance company for a referral for remediation, they recommended Fresh Start. I was put in touch with Benny Quarterone of Fresh Start, who immediately got the ball rolling on drying out the house, removing damaged walls, fixtures, and flooring, and, perhaps most critical, giving me the peace of mind that our home was in good hands.
I was so impressed with Benny and the Fresh Start crew that, unfamiliar with local contractors and residing nearly 3 hours away (and not wanting to be the general contractor, chasing after various plumbers, carpenters, and tradesmen), I asked Benny if he could oversee the entire restoration project, from start to finish.
Boy, was I glad I did! Benny had at his disposal the very best (and most reasonable, I might add) plumbers, electricians, craftsman and painters, and guided me through the reconstruction process. Whatever our needs, from flooring to fixtures to cabinets, Benny hooked us up with the right people and saw that the job got done correctly.
Knowing that our house would once again become our home away from home, under Benny's watchful eye, trusted guidance, and skilled hands, turned what began as a nightmare into a most pleasant experience.
"Thank you, Benny! We wouldn't have ever have felt at home again without you!"
Seth Bykofsky


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Crowhurst Park Cricket Club's disappointing start to the league season continued on Saturday with a heavy eight-wicket defeat away to leaders Worthing.
Park were outplayed by a very strong Worthing side which would appear to have aspirations of returning to the Sussex Premier League and have now lost their opening four league games.
After heavy rain the previous day, it was no surprise that Park were put in to bat. Unable to replicate the previous week's solid opening partnership, both openers fell to the excellent Jamie Piper within five overs and it got worse with Park in deep trouble at 11-4 off 10 overs.
Brad Payne (30), who has been solid with the bat all season, led a mini-recovery by grinding out a partnership with Cam Flanagan (10), taking Park to 53-4 before Flanagan became the first of three LBWs for Martin Swift.
Any signs of that recovery were blown away by Swift and Park were soon 78-9. It was then left to skipper Paul Brookes and young wicketkeeper Fox Parker to try and give the team a target to defend.
They lasted 12 overs and put on an excellent 35 in the context of the innings before opener Piper returned to bowl Parker, who made a very useful 11.
Brookes, batting at 10, was unbeaten on 26 as Park were all out for 113 - seven runs short of the first batting points. Pick of Worthing's bowlers were Piper (3-13) and Swift (4-9).
Defending a low target, Park needed early wickets and a bit of luck, but neither were present as Worthing survived a couple of chances early on before racing to 68 off 11 overs.
Payne earned a well-deserved wicket by removing the dangerous Matt Green for 36 and followed this up by bowling the other opener, Josh Wood, for 34 to at least secure a solitary point before Worthing reached Park's total in just 17 overs.
Park must pick themselves up for another tough match this coming Saturday at home to Pagham, who have made an excellent start to their first season in Division Two and beat Park's local rivals Hastings Priory on Saturday to move up to second in the table.
The curse of the British weather yet again struck Park on Sunday as they were unable to play Mayfield in the East Sussex semi-final of the national Davidstow Village Cup.
For the second time in this season's competition, Park must give up home advantage and travel to a Mayfield side which will be looking to reverse the outcome from when Park beat them in the regional final two seasons ago. The rearranged match is scheduled for this coming Sunday.
Standings (all played four matches): 1 Worthing 100pts, 2 Pagham 98, 3 Findon 95, 4 Three Bridges 81, 5 HASTINGS PRIORY 79, 6 Lindfield 70, 7 St James's Montefiore 67, 8 Ifield 63, 9 Ansty 46, 10 CROWHURST PARK 20.
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Get your race day nutrition ready
FUTURELIFE® is proud to be the official nutritional supplier for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon 2018 (OMTOM), for a third year running. This is their advice to keep you fuelled on race day.
What it takes to run is a good diet, providing the nutrients required to sustain your active lifestyle, with an extra emphasis on carbohydrate-rich foods in the days leading up to the race. You also need to get your race day nutrition right, both to fuel and recover from the run.
Your final pre-run main meal should be consumed 2 - 4 hours before, while additional snacks may be added in the two hours leading up to the race. This is the time when it's vital to ensure that your body has enough fuel to be at its strongest during the session. The ideal pre-race meal is high in low gIycaemic index (GI) carbohydrates, moderate in protein and low in fat. If you are prone to tummy issues during exercise it is also advisable to lower the fibre content. Remember to start your run properly hydrated.
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Exercise lasting more than 60 - 90 minutes will require you to top up your carbohydrate (energy) stores to prevent glycogen depletion and "hitting the wall". Planned fluid intake is also essential for long runs. See more about the ins and outs of fluid intake during exercise here.
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We participate in the Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP). By following their requirements, we are able to get some reimbursement for the costs of snacks.
This fall, there are quite a few changes taking place that affect what we can serve:
Flavored milks must be fat free.
We have been serving all fat free milk for several years now.
Grains that we serve must be "Whole Grain Rich"
- over 50% of the grain must be whole grain, and other major grains must also be whole grain or enriched. This is affecting us quite a bit. Although many snacks are changing to be whole grain rich, there are several items that we can no longer serve. I am particularly concerned about the gluten-free snacks we have been using.
No dessert-type snacks
. This also affects us, though we do not serve many dessert type snacks. Some sites were serving cookies to celebrate that month's birthdays, and we can continue serving smaller cookies as an extra.
Cereals must be low in sugar
. Our supplier doesn't have many of the allowed cereals as of yet, but hopefully they will make them available soon. We can serve any of the cereals on the Minnesota WIC Program product list.
So, your children may be complaining a bit about the duplication of snacks, but hopefully we will find more and more acceptable snacks as time goes by. Overall, though, I think this is a good change for the wholesomeness of our snacks!
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Migration gains: Lessons for language and education
Usually migrants are perceived as problems by the nation-state into which they come. Education is often the domain in which these alleged problems come to a head. Adult migrants enroll in courses for "second language" study with educators who usually have had some preparation to help them use the new language to live and work. The ethos of these programs is to help the adults survive. Their children, however, often attend schools where educators see their lack of facility with the "second language" as a problem to be remediated. The realization by the educators is that these migrants will become adults in this new society, and thus, their expectation is that they need to use the new language as "native" speakers, and especially to be able to use "academic language."
This presentation inverts the relationship with which we have viewed the language education of migrants, especially migrant children. Rather than highlighting what they lack, and what we need as language educators to help them succeed, we highlight here what they have, and what we need as language educators to help us succeed. In other words, we focus in this presentation on what we call "migrant gains." What is it that we gain by focusing on what migrants have, what they add to our understandings? How are migrants capable of transforming our epistemologies about language and education? By focusing on migrant gains, we, as scholars and educators, gain. We transform our epistemologies about language, about bilingualism, about language education.
In this presentation, we use testimonios from U.S. Latinx migrants and their teachers to show how a lens of "migrant gains" is capable of inverting the power relationship in which we hold natives and migrants, first language speakers and second language speakers. By doing so, we reveal how much we, as educators and scholars, need to remediate our own understandings of migrant students and their languaging. It is not the migrants, but us and the field of language education, that need remediation.
Ofelia García is Professor of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages, Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She has been Professor of Bilingual Education at Columbia University's Teachers College, Dean of the School of Education at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University, and Professor of Education at The City College of New York. García's extensive publication record on bilingualism and the education of bilinguals is grounded in her life experience living in New York City after leaving Cuba at the age of 11, teaching language minority students bilingually, educating bilingual and ESL teachers, and working with doctoral students researching these topics. Her publications include Bilingual Education in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective, Translanguaging: Language, Bilingualism and Education (with Li Wei), Educating Emergent Bilinguals (with J. Kleifgen), Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity (with J. Fishman), Negotiating Language Policies in Schools: Educators as Policymakers (with K. Menken), Imagining Multilingual Schools (with T. Skutnabb-Kangas and M. Torres-Guzmán), and A Reader in Bilingual Education (with C. Baker). García is the General Editor of the International Journal of the Sociology of Language and the co-editor of Language Policy (with H. Kelly-Holmes). She was co-principal investigator of CUNY-NYSIEB (www.cuny-nysieb.org) from its inception in 2011 until 2016.