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With Jeffrey Hamelman's wonderful "[easyazon-link asin="1118132718″ locale="us"]Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes[/easyazon-link]" now completed, the Mellow Bakers have chosen to set their collective sights on Dan Lepard's highly praised book, The Handmade Loaf [easyazon-link asin="1845333896″ locale="uk"]available from Amazon UK here[/easyazon-link]. Elsewhere, it is available as "[easyazon-link asin="1845333128″ locale="us"]The Art of Handmade Bread[/easyazon-link]" and in Spain, a translated version titled "[easyazon-link asin="8493808105″ locale="es"]Hecho a Mano[/easyazon-link]".
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With over 80 bread recipes in this book, we are looking forward to a great variety of new challenges each month as we proceed through The Handmade Loaf, baking as many loaves as each member feels is warranted for their personal situation. Bake as many – or as few – of each month's selected breads as you think makes sense for your household. The group name "Mellow Bakers" is not accidental. We strive to keep the group baking process as user-friendly as possible, so there really are no expectations or requirements to join in. All you need is the book, a desire to make a variety of bread and sharing the results with your fellow Mellow Bakers. Having a blog to show off your baking results is a bonus but not required, the forum platform lets you post and, if you have them, upload your own photos.
The main goal is to build up our skills as we attempt breads we might not otherwise have given a try to and to share our baking experiences with fellow bread heads. No matter where you feel you are on the bread baking path, we welcome everyone old-time bread heads and brand new novices. If you're just starting out, this is a fine way to get a lot of bread experience under your belt in a supportive, friendly atmosphere. Old hands will appreciate the variety and challenge of making loaves they might have otherwise passed over.
Dan Lepard, author of The Handmade Loaf, is an accomplished photographer and award-winning baker and writer who has worked for great chefs all over the world. His latest book is [easyazon-link asin="0007391439″ locale="us"]Short and Sweet[/easyazon-link], a compilation of over 200 various recipes. He is also the writer of a regular column, "How to Bake" in the UK's The Guardian newspaper. He also has a popular website, DanLepard.com with recipes, reviews, a blog and an active forum.
If you'd like to join us as we bake our way through The Handmade Loaf, hop on over to MellowBakers.com and check us out! Jump in (and out) at any point, too – we aren't limiting this group to only those who start baking from the beginning or agree to do the entire book; that just wouldn't be Mellow!
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CRS: Drug Crop Eradication and Alternative Development in the Andes, November 18, 2005
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Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service
Title: Drug Crop Eradication and Alternative Development in the Andes
CRS report number: RL33163
Author(s): Connie Veillette and Carolina Navarrette-Frias, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Date: November 18, 2005
- Abstract
- The United States has supported drug crop eradication and alternative development programs in the Andes for decades. Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru collectively produce nearly the entire global supply of cocaine. In addition, Colombia has become a producer of high quality heroin, most of it destined for the United States and Europe. The United States provides counternarcotics assistance through the Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI). The program supports a number of missions, including interdiction of drug trafficking, illicit crop eradication, alternative development, and rule of law and democracy promotion. From FY2000 through FY2005, the United States has provided a total of about $4.3 billion in ACI funds. Since 2001, coca cultivation in the Andes has been reduced by 22%, with the largest decrease occurring in Colombia, according to the State Department. Opium poppy crops, grown mainly in Colombia and from which heroin is made, have been reduced by 67%. However, the region was still capable of producing 640 metric tons of cocaine, and 3.8 metric tons of heroin in 2004, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Congress has expressed a number of concerns with regard to eradication, especially the health and environmental effects of aerial spraying, its sustainability and social consequences, and the reliability of drug crop estimates. With regard to alternative development, Congress has expressed interest in its effectiveness, its relationship to eradication, and the long-term sustainability of programs once they are started.
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"Currency War" is the latest hot title. It's now on the front pages, triggered by the policy change in Japan. In only two months the Japanese yen has weakened about 15% against the US dollar.
Let's reflect on this important development.
First, a simple case study. Suppose there were just two countries and just two currencies. Suppose country A decided to try to weaken its currency so it could sell more stuff at cheaper prices to country B, thus undercutting B's domestic producers. B could resist by raising a tariff on the incoming stuff that A was trying to sell. Or it could retaliate by cheapening its own currency to counter the price differential. The first form of retaliation is a trade war; the second is a classic currency war. The economic history of the 1930s is replete with examples of each and combinations of both. History shows us that the results were disastrous for the global economy and led to a world war.
But is there a third alternative? What about the role of interest rates?
Suppose A announced that it wanted to weaken its currency by 5% against the currency of B. Furthermore, suppose A said it would do so over the course of one year. Then A proceeded to print more currency and use it to buy B's currency, changing the exchange rate between A and B. Now let's assume that B knew from earlier experience that retaliation would only lead to war, so B decided to do nothing. B also knew that in the longer term its citizens would benefit from a stronger currency, and B was confident enough and self-sufficient enough to allow A to cheapen itself for short-run gain. By doing nothing, B allowed the markets to make an adjustment. Suppose, also, that interest rates were not influenced by central banks' actions. The markets would quickly price a 5% spread in the interest rate. At the one-year target maturity, the interest rate on debt denominated in currency A would be 5% higher than the rate on equivalent debt denominated in currency B. In a normal, clearing market, that is the way the adjustment occurs.
Japan is the leading candidate for the role of country A, given the policy changes announced and those still to come. The rest of the world is trying to figure out how to be a country B while being savvy enough to avoid deterioration into a trade war or currency war.
In our modern world there are more than two currencies. Four of them make up the bulk of the world's reserves. The US does not hold much reserve in foreign currency; instead, the US dollar is the dominant reserve choice of the others. US dollars amount to about 60% of the world's reserves and the euro about 25%. The yen and the pound are each about 4%. Add in a little gold, and you have tallied most of the world's reserves. The rest of the countries are nice places to visit, but their currencies are bit players in terms of global impact.
Since November, one of the major (G4) currencies, Japan, has dramatically changed policy. Furthermore, Japan has directed its change in a way that causes another G4 currency, the euro, to strengthen. This action and ensuing reaction has triggered energetic discussion of a possible currency war.
Will we see one? Maybe. Are the currency moves we are seeing volatile and abrupt enough to ignite one? Yes.
The reason we're on the brink of a currency war is that the central banks of the G4 have taken their policy interest rates to near zero. By doing so, they have collectively reduced the ability of market forces to adjust interest rates in response to the policy changes.
Let's go back to our two-country example to see how this works. In our simplified model, interest rates were the adjusting mechanism. They were permitted to work when B decided not to engage in a policy change in response to A.
But what would have happened if the central banks of both A and B had taken their interest rates down to the near-zero boundary? And if, furthermore, A and B had committed to this policy because their respective economies were now attempting to recover from serious recessionary or deflationary damage? In this situation, interest-rate changes could no longer offset the exchange-rate mechanism. That is the outcome when the interest rates are managed by central banks. The normal market clearing forces cease to work. Instead, we get currency exchange-rate moves that deliver jolts to economies – bumps in a road that must be driven without shock absorbers. That is what happens when the mitigating effects of interest-rate changes are removed from the equation.
The world now finds itself in this position in response to the Japanese policy change. Here is a quick inventory of the G4.
Japan is committed to a weaker currency and to further central bank balance-sheet expansion. It is trying to get its economy to grow, and it is targeting an increase in inflation to 2%. Some forecasts expect the yen to reach 110 to 115 against the dollar within a year.
Meanwhile, the UK is trying to avoid a triple-dip recession. Expectations are that it, too, will engage in another round of monetary easing. We shall learn more as its new central bank governor gets established. With certainty, the UK will not tighten any time soon. Its short-term interest rate will hover at the near-zero boundary. And no one knows where the pound will trade as this next round of policy moves unfolds.
The US is likewise following its announced central bank balance-sheet expansion. The Federal Reserve affirmed that policy only a few days ago. Fed Vice-chair Janet Yellen reaffirmed it today. The Fed's target for unemployment is 6.5%. (Currently the unemployment rate is 7.9%.) We have several more years before the Fed's target rate will be reached. The Fed's inflation target is 2.5%, and the US is operating at a lower inflation rate. Thus US policy is predictable for a while. US policymakers ignore the exchange value of the US dollar in making their decisions. They may talk about it, but FX is not the driver of decisions. As long as the US dollar maintains its current status as the dominant reserve choice, our nation will continue a practice of benign neglect with regard to our currency exchange rate.
On the other side of the Atlantic, the euro is strengthening in spite of all the difficulties in Europe. It is the G4 default choice because of the Japanese initiative and because the US and UK are in easing mode, while the European Central Bank has just reduced its excess reserves with a policy-changing transaction. Now ECB President Mario Draghi is worrying about his action being too much, too soon. We may see the euro trade up in strength against the others in the G4. That will compound Europe's economic slowdown.
Note that in all cases interest rates remain very low, and the tendency of the central banks is to continue and to enlarge quantitative easing. We track that trend weekly at www.cumber.com . Also note that the economies we have discussed are not growing with any robustness, subjected as they are, in most cases, to higher taxes and anti-growth policies.
We believe that fears of a huge sovereign debt collapse are in error and misplaced. While they may eventually be realized, they do not loom in the near future. Meanwhile, currency volatility is likely to rise.
Our bond portfolios are slowly adjusting duration. We are using some strategic hedging of interest rates where that fits within the account objectives.
The central banks have the power to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period. They also have the power to influence the currency exchange rate. They do not have the power to do both at the same time unless it is a coincidental policy. It is going to be an interesting decade.
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PYthon Piedmont Triad User Group meeting
Come join PYPTUG at out next meeting (January 27th 2014) to learn more about the Python programming language, modules and tools. Python is the perfect language to learn if you've never programmed before, and at the other end, it is also the perfect tool that no expert would do without.
WhatMeeting will start at 5:30pm.
We will open on an Intro to PYPTUG and on how to get started with Python, PYPTUG activities and members projects, then on to News from the community. After that, on to our main talk.
Main talk: Get to know Djangoby Brandon Taylor
Brandon had been a professional web developer for about 16 years, currently an Enterprise UX Architect at Inmar and owner of bTaylor Web, he's also worked at Dell, The Texas Tribune and Razorfish.
- What is Django? Similarities and differences to other frameworks.
- Overview of Models, Forms, Urls, Views and Templates
- A quick "To do" app writing actual code.
Django admin
Secondary talk: Analytics and Visualizationby Francois Dion
Francois is a Python developer at Inmar and owner of Dion Research.
You know the usual suspects: SAS, R, Matlab. We'll see how Python is transforming that space. We'll review training material. We'll talk pandas (no, not the cute animals) and integration, and finally, we'll draw pretty pictures (no pandas harmed in the process).
Lightning talks!
WhenMonday, January 27th 2014
Meeting starts at 5:30PM
WhereWe continue to have the meetings at Wake Forest University, close to Polo Rd and University Parkway:
Manchester HallWake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
room: Manchester 241
room: Manchester 241
See also this campus map (PDF) and also the Parking Map (PDF) (Manchester hall is #20A on the parking map)
And speaking of parking: Parking after 5pm is on a first-come, first-serve basis. The official parking policy is:
"Visitors can park in any general parking lot on campus. Visitors should avoid reserved spaces, faculty/staff lots, fire lanes or other restricted area on campus. Frequent visitors should contact Parking and Transportation to register for a parking permit."
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A1C is a lab test that shows the average level of blood sugar (glucose) over the previous 3 months. It shows how well you are controlling your diabetes.
Alternative Names
HbA1C test; Glycated hemoglobin test; Glycohemoglobin test; Hemoglobin A1C; Diabetes - A1C; Diabetic - A1C
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed. Two methods are available:
- Blood drawn from a vein. This is done at a lab.
- Finger stick. This can be done in your health care provider's office. Or, you may be prescribed a kit that you can use at home. In general, this test is less accurate than the other methods.
How to Prepare for the Test
No special preparation is needed. The food you have recently eaten does not affect the A1C test, so you do not need to fast to prepare for this blood test.
How the Test will Feel
With a finger stick, you may feel slight pain.
With blood drawn from a vein, you may feel a slight pinch or some stinging when the needle is inserted. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or a slight bruise. This soon goes away.
Why the Test is Performed
Your provider may order this test if you have
The test may also be used to screen for diabetes.
Ask your provider how often you should have your A1C level tested. Usually, testing every 3 or 6 months is recommended.
Normal Results
The following are the results when A1C is being used to diagnose diabetes:
- Normal (no diabetes): Less than 5.7%
- Pre-diabetes: 5.7% to 6.4%
- Diabetes: 6.5% or higher
If you have diabetes, you and your provider will discuss the correct range for you. For many people, the goal is to keep the level below 7%.
The test result may be incorrect in people with anemia, kidney disease, or certain blood disorders (
The examples above are common measurements for results of these tests. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your provider about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
An abnormal result means that you have had a high blood sugar level over a period of weeks to months.
If your A1C is above 6.5% and you do not already have diabetes, you may be diagnosed with diabetes.
If your level is above 7% and you have diabetes, it often means that your blood sugar is not well controlled. You and your provider should determine your target A1C.
The higher your A1C, the higher the risk that you will develop problems such as:
Eye disease
- Heart disease
Kidney disease Nerve damage
- Stroke
If your A1C stays high, talk to your provider about
There is little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one person to another and from one side of the body to the other. Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks of having blood drawn are slight, but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Multiple punctures to locate veins
- Fainting or feeling lightheaded
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
American Diabetes Association. 6. Glycemic targets: standards of medical care in diabetes – 2018. Diabetes Care. 2018;41(Suppl 1):S55-S64. PMID: 29222377
Chernecky CC, Berger BJ. Glycosylated hemoglobin (GHb, glycohemoglobin, glycated hemoglobin, HbA1a, HbA1b, HbA1c) - blood. In: Chernecky CC, Berger BJ, eds. Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures. 6th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2013:596-597.
Review Date: 17/05/2018
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Monday, January 31, 2011
love is in the air
At wood& wool stool you can order your words on wood
(wood & word signs).
With valentine's day around the corner I got Elsker Deg for Mister Kay
( I wonder if he knows what it means ).
This morning I got some of my friends to model the sign for me..which was fun .
Have a look at Ingrids shop and cool blog .
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
winter walk
I always loved the idea of a winter picnic... walking through the snow, nice hot cup of hot chocolat and delicious cake & snacks. However, I tried it and I must admit it wasn't half as romantic as it may seem... it was freezing.
Still looking for a green fifties coat. Got my Red Riding Hood coat from Dahlia Found
Friday, January 28, 2011
pudding club
Let me tell you about my friday night pudding club.
After my neighbour's husband passed away last spring I started to invited her for dinner. Now she is coming every friday night for dinner & dessert. For desert we always have pudding from Mona (a dutch pudding company). You can see I also recycle the packaging. It looks so pretty in my pear tree...
enjoy your weekend
ps: At the moment I have no idea what to cook tonight but I got pudding already, lol
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thinking about things we used to do
and things we still have have to do
Before Christmas I made a little book for Mister kay
I worked from home all week .My etsy shop was really busy,lots of trips to the post office.
Soon there will be time to go hunting for some new vintage .
Really enjoying the new cd from Adele and the cookies from Isabelle
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
itsy bitsy spider
Itsy bitsy spider pin from 1950, last summer in Kent I started
a small collection of 1950 pins, my fav are the creepy ( cute)
animal pins.
My brother told me about Vivian Maier this morning.
Amazing woman ,just love her photos
The Lovers also a great print for Mister kay
my blog of the week On My Way (french blog talking about daily live in Paris)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Little monster got the flu , that means no school for the next couple of days. So we take it easy today, watching some movies & drinking tea.
This week I should really book our trip to the UK in May, hope to go for 2 weeks. There are some great car boot sales in May, will tell you more about it soon.
Need to find a small Valentines gift for Mister Kay, any ideas??
Love the Love print from Helen
Just a pich great place if you like baking&co
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Mister Kay got me a cool electic clock for our living room , made in the fifties by the dutch company Nufa.
Great new. This weekend our home is featuared on Etsy. We love Etsy, I got most of my art from there. So that made my day.
Having a good weekend?
Friday, January 21, 2011
spring bulbs ( a bit too early)
Yesterday I had the feeling that the winter was over. But last night we had some frost again, guess we all need some sun in the moment to feel good.
I planted some of the springbulbs (Dwarf Iris) in my coffee cup from the Hema
Love the work of Miroslav Sasek
have a great weekend
Thursday, January 20, 2011
orange Pelican (funny bird)
Ceramic Pelican from Pan (Gobel) made in the 70s. They told me it is a peanut dish.
I ordered some 1940s Ladies Swing Trousers from Shona at Heyday. I got them yesterday, they are wonderful. Now we just have to wait for spring. That will give me some time to look for
a nice vintage top...
Did anybody here watch the movie Black Swan? Any good?
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
I wanted some more color for the house...
so I got some spring flowers and Hyacinth bulbs
Vintage German teacups decorated with 24k gold leaf.
Cone shaped cup on a pedestal, from around the 50s.
My week started well:
- nice lunch with a friend
- started to exercise together with a friend (it's hard to let a friend down if you feel like skipping a class)
- finally got my Lunar Phase Calender
- blog of the week the seventy tree
- looking for a holiday cottage in Brighton
Tell me about your week
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
sometimes on a sunday morning
sometimes on a early, cold and dark sunday morning
( around 6:30),
our little monster wants company ...
I just wish I could sleep for hours...hours and hours
I also wish there would be coffee waiting for me
in the dark & cold living room,
made with love by
Mister kay (dream on Mrs kay)
now I can just hope for a long walk on the beach in the afternoon
Tell me about your SUNDAY morning
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Friday, January 14, 2011
The weather
Our snow is gone, this week we had some rainy & grey days.
Guess you all did hear about the floods in Queensland,Australia.
this weekend....
good coffee,radio on...small slice of cake
and I need to catch up with some reading .
a cozy &lazy weekend
Love the work from Jenny
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
my little friend
I take my Fuji S5000 everywhere, I also got more then one just in case my little friend will break.
I tell you she has been a good friend for years.
Love to know what kind of camera you got.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Marks & Spencers
If you like tins , you should always checkout
Marks & Spencer , they had some wonderful
cookie tins designed by Sanne Annukka at christmas time,
guess you can call them future vintage.
I got this very fifties looking Biscuit tin
which I got from Marks&Spencer, I love it.
-really want to see The kings''s speech
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
lucky day
I got a nice gift from my girlfriend,
vintage dishes from Société Céramique,
a pottery in Maastricht in the South of Holland.
Not sure yet what I will do with it!!
-really cool blog from Sweden Kafferepet ,living in the fifties
enjoy your weekend and Happy Birthday Elvis
Friday, January 7, 2011
My muffin love is back. This week I tried a couple of
different muffins in cafes.
Now I wonder what is your fav muffin recipe?
Send me a mail and I start baking
enjoy your weekend
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
I love postcards,
here are some of my fav cards.
My grandmother did collected postcards
& my mum also has a small collection
- I love to try this Green Energy Shake
- twice a week you can find me at body balance
it makes me feel good &calm .
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
new week
This morning in town. You still see some pretty christmas decorations in the shops.
Three years ago I went to the Muesum to see the Russian Legends. It was so pretty.
I did not buy the book but it was on my wishlist. So I was lucky to find it in a bookstore couple of days ago.
I still got my christmas tree but I started to put some of the smaller christmas decoration away.
We are back to normal life... started with the gym, work and school run this morning .
My idea for 2010 is to buy less and to swap more... lets see how that goes.
Really want to see the new movie Somewhere, the new movie from Sofia Coppola.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
happy days
lazy days
vintage Pala vase by Helena Tynell 1964,
for me the perfect vase for roses
my fav corner of the house at the moment
cozy beach walk this afternoon, guess lots of
people had the same idea
I did enjoy our family holiday at home, one more day to go
and then we are back to daily life..will miss our lazy days
my fav blog of the week
Krims Krams vintage & daily live in Norway
Saturday, January 1, 2011
welcome 2011
2010 was not my best year but I did meet some wonderful new people and made some great new friends and..and.. and.....
Welcome 2011..we have a lot of ideas ,plans ,hope and love for you.
wishing you a sparkling and healthy 2011
ps: last night with the neigbours..we tried to make the number 2011 ,which was lot''so fun.
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Hand Made Bagels-Really-Recipe update
Those of you who have been following the forum have noticed the frequent posts on Bagels of all kinds. I have been experimenting with toppings and flavoring myself. Lumos has her beautiful WW bagels displayed on the front page. There has been much written about how firm/dense bagel dough is and warnings about not over heating our mixers by too large of loads or repeated batches. I decided to try Mike Avery's Sourdough Bagel recipe as written in his book "Back to Bagels" but instead of using a Kitchen Aid or my DLX mixers, I would do the entire mixing and kneading development process by hand. Mikes basic recipe includes a small amount of olive oil which makes the crumb softer and easier to chew. Of all the bread theme books I own, Back to Bagels is the very best value at $5 for the PDF form and I would say the most comprehensive book on the subject. I highly recommend the book for new and old timers alike. Mike details 8 different bagel flavors and how to prepare them. If you like blueberry bagels, spring for the $5. book and try the sourdough version. Utterly delicious!
Let me say I didn't expect to be able to easily develop the dough to a nice window pane condition, using only my hands. With all we have all learned about how time will do what we used to beat into the dough, I doubted a 56% hydration dough would stretch and fold well enough to do the job.--I was wrong. Here are the photos in evidence.
I apologize for the lengthy number of images. The idea of hand mixing and kneading bagel dough is so novel I thought some of you might like to try it. Since it is almost entirely a matter of technique, I thought the photos would answer most questions and encourage people to try this simple and gratifying process.
I'll post the recipe for these as soon as I hear back from Mike. Enjoy! Recipe now added courtesy of Mike Avery. This is just the recipe. The mixing and shaping techniques are described in detail in the book. There is a selection of other bagel recipes, each one delicious. Here is a link to the entire Bagel section which goes into much more detail about the process. It's a good read for anyone just learning about sourdough and bagels.
Sourdough Plain Bagels
These are a simple bagel, the same bagel that I featured in section 4, but with a larger batch size. This bagel is the basis for all of our bagel recipes.
6 bagels 12 bagels Ingredient
230 grams 460 grams Water
8 grams 16 grams Light Olive Oil
45 grams 90 grams Sourdough Starter
450 grams 900 grams High Protein Bread Flour
10 grams 20 grams Salt
15 grams 30 grams Malt Powder
Mix the ingredients, and allow to rise about 2 hours, or until they are ready. Cut into 6 or 12, 120 gram pieces, round or roll into cigars, cover and let rest 30 minutes. Do final bagel shaping, put them on a baking sheet covered with parchment or Silpat, oil, cover, give them an hour of
floor time, and then refrigerate them for 12 to 24 hours. Boil in malted water, seed if desired, and then bake at 500F for about 15 minutes.
Mise en Place
All in the bowl, ready for the spoon.
Started with a spoon and switched to the plastic spatula to incorporate this dry dough.
After a minute of scraping and turning , still some dry flour at the bottom.
This is where you could be tempted to add additional water. Fear NOT. It will eventually be fine.
It took a mere 2 minutes to get to this point. All flour is incorporated and the dough is one mass.
I hand kneaded just long enough to be sure there were no lumps of dry dough. You can see the mass is lumpy and not smooth at all.
Dough is now resting for 20 minutes covered with an expensive shopping bag.
Now rested, on to the first stretch and fold. There were 3 S&F's in 20 minute increments.
The second stretch. It teases out easily and letter folds nicely. Now getting smooth.
This is after the 3rd S&F. Dough is smooth and silky if firm. Quite impressive for a firm hand mixed dough.
I was able to tease out a nice window pane. It doesn't show well in this photo but I could see my finger through the membrane. The time since first mixing the dough is now 1 hour and 20 minutes.
All the dough is spread out on the counter ready to be divided into squares this size and shape.
Each 125g piece is flattened into a square/rectangle and tightly rolled into a log as a pre shape.
Ready to rest and roll.
Resting under plastic.
Rolled log, about to be wrapped around 3 of my fingers. Hand for scale.
Notice blunt ends are overlapped. When you roll the joint on the counter, it spreads out and becomes even or the same thickness all around the ring. (at least that's the idea)
Stretch the inside out gently or it will close up later. I usually go back and open the ring again before the fridge.
This is a half batch. Just the right amount for a small family for a couple days.
The recipe calls for 1 hour bench time after shaping and before refrigerating. The one hour is allowing the dough to warm to room temp and begin to wake the yeast. Depending on your starter, the room temp and how much gas was produced during the ferment yesterday, your bagels may or may not float test at this point. Try floating one in cool water. If it floats go ahead to the next step of boiling. If not wait another 15 to 30 minutes and try again.
Here are my first 3 bagels sitting on the bottom. They had not proofed long enough. The next 3 did float. You can see in the crumb photo that the crumb is dense and not as open as I would like. The float test will prevent this happening.
This image is out of order. I am holding a cold dough ring about to drop it into the boiling malted water.
Out of the hot and into the ice water. Still not floaters.
One seeded and two plain on the board, ready for baking.
Done baking. They are a little blotchy to my eye. i was trying to cook them more blond this time.
A better close up I think.
The crumb is just barely done and slightly dense. Never the less quite delicious. Next time I'll add 1 minute to the 15 minute baking time.
My breakfast this morning, plus a cup of strong, black coffee.


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LAS VEGAS -- A 23-year-old poker pro from Michigan won the World Series of Poker main event late Tuesday, claiming the $8.4 million title after pushing past his last opponent in a brief, dramatic match.
Ryan Riess started out behind Tuesday but used cleverly varied play to seize and maintain a lead amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold 'em.
On the last hand, 29-year-old Las Vegas club promoter Jay Farber went all-in with a queen-five. Riess, dealt an ace-king, suspected his opponent wasn't holding much and called instantly.
Riess backed into the stands to watch the cards turn and won the championship with his girlfriend's arms around his shoulders.
Moments later, he kissed the diamond-encrusted championship bracelet he has been chasing since he was 14 years old. After tearfully thanking his friends and family, he told reporters, "I just think I'm the best player in the world."
Riess came out sparring as the night began at the 1,600-seat theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino off the Las Vegas Strip. Rubber-banded stacks of hundred dollar bills representing the grand prize sat on the table like a third player.
Farber started 19 million chips ahead with 105 million, but Riess soon brought the score virtually even. The tide turned definitively about two hours in, when Riess took a $58.5 million pot with pocket jacks.
Riess then brought out a more aggressive style he hadn't yet shown at the final table, forcing Farber to fight -- too often with the weaker hand.
"I just decided to turn the pace up and drive him down," Riess said.
His fans, a collection of clean-cut men in white "Riess the beast" T-shirts, chanted and stomped each time the boyish player with a mop of strawberry-blond hair used his chip advantage to go after Farber.
Riess spent most of the night hunched over his chips, tracing small circles on the green felt and giving Farber occasional wan smiles.
Had the event been a trash-talking contest, Farber's side would have won hands down. His fans -- stylish club kids with tight T-shirts and slick hair under fuzzy panda hats -- taunted Riess about his gangly height, his need for a haircut, the poor fortunes of Detroit and the performance of Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, whose jersey Riess wore during both days of play. Riess' side's only retort was that pandas are delicious.
Both sides watched with fists pressed to light lips as Farber's fortunes plummeted.
With just 14 million in chips to Riess' 176 million, Farber made his stand with a queen and five of spades. He went all-in before any community cards were revealed, only to run into Riess' ace and king of hearts when the younger player called.
It didn't look promising, but Farber still had a chance -- that is until the first three community cards came four-jack-10. That meant a queen would now make a straight for Riess, so only one of the three remaining fives in the deck could boost Farber. Neither the fourth nor the fifth community card brought any help, and Riess was champion.
Riess said he knew Farber was bluffing because he repeated a gesture from earlier in the night, when Farber took a huge pot holding nothing but six-high.
"I was picking up on his body language and facial tells. When everybody was screaming then, he did the exact same thing," Riess said.
Farber said the championship was a great experience, but he plans to keep his day job as a club promoter despite taking home $5.2 million, more than an average American makes in a lifetime. The publicity will be good for business, he said.
An amateur with no bankroll, Farber sold stakes in his championship bid. His investors stand to win a half-million dollars for every thousand they put in.
The tournament began in July with 6,352 entrants and was whittled to nine over seven days of play. Those finalists played for nine hours Monday night until only two remained.
Riess seemed like an underdog at times, despite his chip advantage, as commentators and Twitter pundits gushed about his opponent's unconventional back story and possible ability to usher in a new golden age of poker.
They began calling Farber the second coming of Chris Moneymaker, referring to the amateur who famously won poker's richest tournament in 2003, catapulting the championship into the mainstream and convincing every computer nerd with a pair of mirrored sunglasses that he could take on the pros.
Riess is the sixth consecutive professional to win the title. But he also sees his victory as a win for the Moneymaker legacy.
"Ever since I saw Chris Moneymaker win this event in 2003, I knew it was something I wanted to experience, too," he said. "I'm surprised it came so quickly."


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"Two weeks ago I interviewed April Rovero, Vice President of the San Ramon Soroptimists, about her organization. I had heard of Soroptimists but didn't know much about the organization. From the name I thought it was the female auxiliary of the Optimists. Actually Soroptimists is a separate organization, founded in Oakland, CA in 1921. Even though membership is predominantly female, it isn't restricted only to women. Women tend to be attracted to join, because the organization focuses on women's issues and needs."
At that time April was Project Manager of "Strides for Awareness," a walk to raise money for breast cancer research. The walk was held on June 7, 2003 and was a big success. I found that April is very efficient and effective in taking charge of large-scale projects.
Two years ago April and her family experienced a tragedy when her college-age son, Joey, died from an overdose of the prescription drug, Oxycontin. This sad incident spurred April to form an organization to keep other families from facing the same loss.
April has been trying to get the word out about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. The organization she formed, National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA) is holding an event at the San Ramon Golf Club this Monday evening, March 26, 2012. I posted an announcement about it in the About Town section of the San Ramon Express on March 20th, but I doubt many people saw it. So here it is again:
March 26 5:00 pm-8:30 PM
Wedgewood Wedding and Banquet Center
San Ramon Golf Club
9430 Fircrest Lane
San Ramon, CA 94583
Registration is $20 plus $2.09 fee. Click here to register online for the Overdose America event.
The Wedgewood Banquet Center holds 300 people, so there will be plenty of room left to pay at the door. If you can't come early, come for the Keynote address or the Panel discussion, but please come and support this cause.
I hope to see a big turnout there for this important event about a timely topic to every parent in San Ramon.
Here's a schedule of the event taken from the flyer.
5:00 pm Natural Healing Options Relaxation and movement therapy Addiction treatment and recovery services Drug testing info Book signings by Gwen Olsen and Dr. Richard Gracer
6:30 pm-7:15 pm Keynote Speaker, Gwen Olsen, Author of "Confessions of an RX Drug Pusher"
7:15 pm 8:30 pm Panel
Moderator: Carolyn Johnson, ABC 7 News Co-Anchor
Presenters: Dr. Richard Gracer, Dr. Jeff Johnson, Dr. Michael Shpak, Contra Costa District Attorney Mark Peterson, Jill Daniels
Presented by the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA).


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Theoretical analysis of the foil bearings dynamic characteristics.
(Politechnika Łódzka. Wydział Mechaniczny. Katedra Automatyki, Biomechaniki i Mechatroniki., 2015)
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(AP) – The price of oil jumped Thursday as an insurgency in Iraq raised the risk of disruptions to supplies at a time when other major oil-producing countries are already pumping near capacity.
The al-Qaida-inspired group that captured two key cities in Iraq earlier this week vowed Thursday to march on to Baghdad.
One of those two cities, Mosul, lies in an area that is a major gateway for Iraqi oil. While the loss of the city has no immediate effect on oil exports, now at over 3 million barrels a day, it adds to concerns over security and the country's plans to expand oil production.
West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark U.S. oil, rose $2.13, or 2 percent, to close at $106.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, rose more sharply, gaining $3.07, or 2.8 percent, to $113.02 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
Analysts say the uncertainty of the situation in Iraq raises the chance of further increases in oil prices.
"Because we view a quick resolution to the Iraqi turmoil as highly unlikely with the situation more apt toward deterioration than improvement, we expect additional price gains, with WTI pushing up into the $110-112 zone while Brent potentially advances to as high as $117-$119," wrote Jim Ritterbusch, president of energy consultancy Ritterbusch and Associates, in a note to clients.
Before the news of the insurgency in Iraq, oil prices were already pressing higher after OPEC countries agreed this week to keep their output target unchanged at 30 million barrels a day. Traders interpreted the decision as recognition within OPEC that most members would not be able to substantially increase output in the short-term even if the world's demand for crude increases.
Only Saudi Arabia would be able to substantially increase production, something that may soon be required if the situation in Iraq continues to push oil prices higher, analysts said.
Drivers will be watching gas station signs to see if the latest gyrations in oil prices impacts what they pay. On Thursday, the U.S. average for a gallon of gasoline was $3.65, down 1 cent from a week ago and up 2 cents from this time last year.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
• Wholesale gasoline rose 8 cents to $3.08 a gallon.
• Natural gas gained 25 cents to $4.76 per 1,000 cubic feet.
• Heating oil added 9 cents to $2.99 a gallon.


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A recent review of the literature into endometriosis has found 'overwhelming evidence' of a role for immunological factors.
While there are likely to be many factors in the development of endometriosis, evidence compiled at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City shows that women with endometriosis often have high levels of cytokines – proteins released during an immune response. In particular, they found that the cytokine tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha was very common in women with endometriosis.
The research is still in its infancy, but the researchers note that disturbed levels of other cytokines, cell apoptosis, and T- and B-cell abnormalities are also common, all consistent with an autoimmune disease (Fertil Steril, 2001; 76: 223-31).


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So yesterday, BuzzFeed's editors, in a super duper blatant breach of the tenets of their Editorial Standards And Ethics Guide, deleted a post in which staff writer Arabelle Sicardi criticized toiletries brand Dove for its sleazy, exploitative advertising. Dove, you see, is owned by Unilever—the multinational consumer goods behemoth last seen being an oversensitive penis over the definition of mayonnaise—which happens to be one of BuzzFeed's major advertising partners.
Later, BuzzFeed Life's editors sent an email explaining that, actually, the post wasn't deleted for offending a BuzzFeed advertiser, but because paid writers using their voices to express actual honest thought and critical reasoning "isn't in line with BuzzFeed Life's tone and editorial mission." As you might guess, this has touched off a lively internet discussion about such issues as journalism ethics, the traditional walled-off church-and-state relationship between editorial and advertising operations in the media, and how if BuzzFeed's constitutional cynicism were a body of water you could drop the fucking Burj Khalifa into it and be a breeze of dust motes on the far side of the universe before it hit bottom. Which is all cool and good, except, I mean, let's talk about the real issue here, which is that Dove soap is bad.
True story: When I was a shitty teen, I used to get patches of dry, red, flaky skin on either side of my mouth and in the little annoying spots on either side of my nose where my nostrils meet the rest of my face. No amount of washing seemed to fix these sometimes very painful splotches, probably because I was washing with the harsh-ass antibacterial hand-soap we kept around. Eventually, I worked up the nerve to mention this to a doctor during a routine high-school sports physical; she observed the obvious point that my skin was too dry and recommended that I switch to a less harsh soap for face-washing.
"Like what kind?" I mumbled, teenly.
"Try Dove," she said. "It will moisturize your skin."
And moisturize my skin it did! Within ten days those dry red blights were gone, replaced by disgusting greasy acne, the first I'd ever had. This is because Dove soap is a hunk of congealed moisturizer lotion, and does not wash things.
Of course the folks at Dove are very careful not to label their portable bathing unguent loaf "soap," for the precise reason that this might lead a reasonable consumer to deploy this soap-sized, soap-shaped, soap-scented thing for the soap-like purpose of washing. In the specific terms of its branding, the Dove product is a "beauty cream bar." Presumably you are meant to wash your face with some variety of actual soap, for the purpose of rendering it clean, and then you are meant to rub it down with the lather of the Dove loaf, for the purpose of rendering it moist.
Many things are moist. Motor oil. Braised pork belly. A bog. Bangladesh. Some of them are even beautiful, in their way. Probably you would not think to beautify your face by rubbing these things on it just after you have cleaned it with soap. Probably, if a multinational consumer goods firm tried to tell you that you could acquire beauty by rubbing a palm-sized wad of Bangladesh on your face, you would not be all, "Cool, I'll do that."
People buy Dove bars because Dove bars look like soap. This is not an accident: Dove bars are made to look like soap, so that soap shoppers will purchase them. Ooh, I like this soap, this is the luxury soap that beautifies my skin is the precise thought that is meant to lead to the purchase of Dove bars. It is a damn lie.
Soap is a surfactant: when you lather it up and rub it on yourself, it slides between your skin and the filthy, oily residue accumulated on top of your skin, and lowers the surface tension between them, and then when the warm water comes along the skin stays and the filth goes. Dove, by contrast, is a log of coagulated grease with some perfume in it. When you lather it up and rub it on yourself, you are coating yourself with grease. Gross. Fuck's wrong with you. You are not an engine part.
Dove soap is garbage. It does not wash things, but paints them with filth, and then the advertisements tell you that this filth is self-esteem and makes you beautiful. But nah. Do not use this garbage product. There are many fine soaps which will clean your face, which is quite lovely and luminous when not smeared with grease, which is what Dove soap is.
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By Judy Reed
The Cedar Springs Area Chamber of Commerce has given the city's annual holiday tree lighting a new twist. Not only does it feature some new events, but a new name as well. And it's been registered with the state of Michigan.
According to the Chamber's president, Shawn Kiphart, the committee for the event, which will now feature activities all day, decided that the name of the event should tell people where it is. So they called it "A Red Flannel Town Christmas, Come Mingle with Kris Kringle."
"We could have named it "Family Hometown Christmas" but that doesn't tell me where it is," explained Kiphart. "We knew that it would be in Cedar Springs, and that Santa would be there. We live in Red Flannel Town, and always have, so decided that's what we would call it."
However, the Red Flannel Festival has taken exception to the title "Red Flannel Town."
"Michele Andres (Red Flannel Festival president) called me a few days after I put up the event page and said that we couldn't use it, that it was too similar," said Kiphart. "She said I would need to send an email to the board to ask for permission."
Kiphart said he called the state of Michigan to find out if that was indeed the case. "The state told me it didn't look like anyone was using it, but to fill out an application and they would check it out. So that's what we did, and they approved it," he explained.
He also registered two other taglines, which were both approved: A Red Flannel Town Christmas, and The Original Red Flannel Town, USA, Cedar Springs, MI.
But Andres said that the Chamber could be infringing, even though the state approved it. "We think it's important to emphasize that the Red Flannel Festival owns a number of its own marks which identify Festival branding as the source of various goods and services. For example, the RFF holds three variations of trademark registrations for THE RED FLANNEL TOWN. It's the RFF board's position that consumers would be confused between the two marks as the mark THE RED FLANNEL TOWN is, and has been, so closely associated with the RFF.
"The City recognized this last year when deciding on how to use the mark on city property. It seems clear that members of the public will think that the Red Flannel Town Christmas, etc. is in some way associated with the RFF."
Andres would like to have the Chamber ask them if they can use the logo. She told the Post that they were ready to sign an agreement with an incoming business who asked to use their logo on its product, and they were going to do it at no charge.
"Certainly the Red Flannel Board agrees both organizations can work together to promote Cedar Springs as 'The Red Flannel Town' as long as the Chamber approaches the Board and asks its permission to use its property in a manner consistent with Board policy. To date, they have been unwilling to do that. The Board is merely policing its rights in order to maintain the strength of its brand and trademarks. We would think the Chamber would respect these rights and the Red Flannel brand and go about this in the right way so the entire Cedar Springs community can benefit," she said.
Kiphart said that he has already gotten a phone call from the Festival's lawyer about it. He said he assured him he would only be using the words and phrases he registered, not any Red Flannel logos.
Kiphart said he is a huge supporter of the Red Flannel Festival and has no beef with them. But he argues that Cedar Springs was known as Red Flannel Town before the Festival came into being, and that "Red Flannel Town" belongs to the community to use. "I registered it as a name, not as a brand," he said. "It's the town's. I registered it to make sure the community could use it. Red Flannel Town is where I live, and most of the community thinks that, too, so I'm going to honor that."


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Linssen Yachts, Cruise-Ireland and Linssen Boating Holidays® are joining forces!
Cruise-Ireland is the largest and most experienced yacht charter company in Ireland. For more than forty years, they have been offering sailing holidays on the popular Irish inland waterways, which are almost 500 km in length. Cruise-Ireland is a combination of two of the oldest yacht charter companies in Ireland: Carrickcraft and Waveline Cruisers.
"We were looking for a third brand within Cruise-Ireland. In addition to Carrickcraft and Waveline Cruisers, we were keen to add a line of luxury yachts to our fleet. At Linssen Yachts, we not only found the right type of luxury yacht, but also the Linssen Boating Holidays® international charter network, which immediately gives us international exposure for 'our Linssens'", says John Morton of Cruise-Ireland.
The Linssen Grand Sturdy 35.0 AC (10.70 x 3.40 m) is a splendid asset for the Cruise-Ireland fleet. The comfortable saloon and galley are on the same level. Both the fore and aft cabins have a double bed, their own toilets and separate showers. The external helmsman's position on the aft deck provides excellent all-round vision to enjoy the Irish landscape.
The high-quality finishing and sailing characteristics of a Linssen steel water displacement yacht guarantee a marvellous experience in Ireland.
Linssen Yachts has been constructing steel motor yachts in the Netherlands since 1949 and has become the market leader in building steel yachts between 8 and 15 metres, thanks to continuous product and process innovation. Linssen Yachts has also been active for many years in the yacht charter business. Various yachts have been developed for the charter market and the trends in this market are followed closely.
"We are very proud of the fact that Cruise-Ireland has selected our yachts to extend their 115 yacht fleet. Our experience in developing sustainable charter yachts is likely to have played a part", says Yvonne Linssen of Linssen Yachts.
The popular sailing regions, which includes the rivers Shannon and Erne that wind through the splendid Irish countryside, are perfectly suited to experiencing the relaxed lifestyle that is part and parcel of rural Ireland. The many towns and villages along the banks offer plenty of typical Irish traditions and culture.
"When it came to finding a suitable partner who was willing to work with us, Ireland had been on our wish list for some time. We were therefore delighted to hear that Cruise-Ireland was happy to join our network. We can now meet the increasing demand to charter a Linssen in Ireland too", says Wendy Linssen of Linssen Boating Holidays®.
You can charter a Linssen Grand Sturdy 35.0 AC at Cruise-Ireland from the start of the 2017 season. Book your sailing holiday at one of the LBH partners during the Linssen Yachts Boat Show (19-21 November) and receive a 10% anniversary discount.


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Features four different layouts in two different colors, a total of eight comps!
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TvNewsLIES.org's Jesse Richard discusses his recent article "Election Fraud is NOT the Real Problem - The Entire System is Corrupt!", among other things with One Radio Network's Patrick Timpone.
From One Radio Network:
Here's an engaging conversation with Jesse Richards, founder and manager of tvnewslies.org. Mr. Richards is a former AP employee who spends his time researching, writing and commenting on the media, politics, the world and news that never makes to our home. How and who chooses Presidential candidates and Presidents? What are the goals of the power pulling the strings? Are secret societies real? Does the media in fact control public perception? Who is behind Senator Obama? And lots more here to sink your teeth into. Or not.


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For the purpose of establishing a national program to provide supplemental security income to individuals who have attained age 65 or are blind or disabled, there are authorized to be appropriated sums sufficient to carry out this subchapter.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1381, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVI, §1601, as added July 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87-543, title I, §141(a), 76 Stat. 197, authorized appropriations for grants to States for aid to aged, blind, or disabled, and for medical assistance for aged, prior to the general amendment of title XVI of the Social Security Act by Pub. L. 92-603, §301, but is set out as a note below in view of its continued applicability to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 92-603, title III, §301, Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1465, provided that this section is effective Jan. 1, 1974.
CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN EXPERIMENTAL, PILOT, OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS APPROVED BEFORE OCTOBER 1973, FOR PERIOD ON-AND-AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1973, WITHOUT DENIAL OR REDUCTION ON ACCOUNT OF SUBCHAPTER XVI PROVISIONS; WAIVER OF SUBCHAPTER XVI RESTRICTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS; FEDERAL PAYMENTS OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE AS SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTSSubchapter provisions without effect on Federal Financial Participation in Experimental, Pilot or Demonstration Projects approved before Oct. 1, 1973, for period on-and-after Dec. 31, 1973, see section 11 of Pub. L. 93-233, Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 958, set out as a note under section 1315 of this title.
APPLICATION TO NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS For applicability of this section to the Northern Mariana Islands, see section 502(a)(1) of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America and Proc. No. 4534, Oct. 24, 1977, 42 F.R. 6593, set out as notes under section 1801 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AND VIRGIN ISLANDS Enactment of section 1601 of the Social Security Act by Pub. L. 92-603 eff. Jan. 1, 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 ), was not applicable to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. See section 303(b) of Pub. L. 92-603 set out as a note under section 301 of this title. Therefore, as to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, section 1601 of the Social Security Act as it existed prior to reenactment by Pub. L. 92-603 (former 42 U.S.C. 1381 ), and as amended, continues to apply and reads as follows:
§1381. Authorization of appropriationsFor the purpose of enabling each State, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to furnish financial assistance to needy individuals who are 65 years of age or over, are blind, or are 18 years of age or over and permanently and totally disabled, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The sums made available under this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Commissioner of Social Security, State plans for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVI, §1601, as added July 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87-543, title I, §141(a), 76 Stat. 197; amended Oct. 17, 1979, Pub. L. 96-88, title V, §509(b), 93 Stat. 695; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97-35, title XXI, §2184(d)(3), title XXIII, §2353(m)(1), 95 Stat. 817, 873; Aug. 15, 1994, Pub. L. 103-296, title I, §107(a)(1), 108 Stat. 1477.)[Amendment by section 107(a)(1) of Pub. L. 103-296 effective Mar. 31, 1995, see section 110(a) of Pub. L. 103-296 set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under section 401 of this title.]
PAYMENTS UNDER CHAPTER PROVISIONS IN EFFECT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1974, FOR: ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1973, UNDER STATE PLANS APPROVED UNDER SUBCHAPTER I, X, XIV, OR XVI PROVISIONS; AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES AFTER JANUARY 1, 1974, CLOSING OUT SUCH ACTIVITIESPub. L. 93-233, §19(b), Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 974, provided that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 [enacting this subchapter], the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services] shall make payments to the 50 States and the District of Columbia after December 31, 1973, in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] as in effect prior to January 1, 1974, for (1) activities carried out through the close of December 31, 1973, under State plans approved under title I, X, XIV, or XVI, of such Act [ 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 1201 et seq., 1351 et seq., 1381 et seq.], and (2) administrative activities carried out after December 31, 1973, which such Secretary determines are necessary to bring to a close activities carried out under such State plans."
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- The term "United States" means (but only for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph) the fifty States and the District of Columbia.
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means-(A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,


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Combat Training
In the past, Call of Duty opened with a tutorial level. World at War cuts right to the chase, leaving you to figure out everything yourself. Luckily, you've got us to send some advice your way. A lot of this applies to the single player experience, so keep that in mind.
Learning the Essentials
Look, Move, Combat, Interact
These are the four configuration sub-menus, located under "Controls." If you didn't visit them prior to starting your game, do so immediately upon starting it. It's important to spend some time with these menus, and -- following that -- to familiarize yourself with the controls in-game. Unless you've never played a FPS before, you're already used to things like primary fire and grenades, so we'll focus on the features that aren't as common. You will learn a lot of thr guns from the history.
Toggle Crouch, Toggle Prone
Since Call of Duty doesn't cater to the run-and-gun types, you should quickly befriend the Crouch and Prone commands. You can use them in various ways, but the Toggle method is perhaps the most natural. Assign each function to a key you can easily strike, then test them out in-game. Crouch will lower your profile and let you duck behind cover, while Prone lowers you further still and lets you crawl quietly. It's also good to go Prone near a great hiding spot when you're severely wounded, and need time to recover.
Aim Down Sight (ADS)
With Crouch or Prone, you'll set yourself up to dole out the kills, but your accuracy won't be that great until you use Aim Down Sight. The best combatants are capable of using ADS while running around too, and you want to be the best you can be, don't you? Better start practicing, then! Use ADS as often as possible, but apply common sense to the situation, too. As aforementioned, it increases your accuracy by letting you aim with sights, but it also slows you down. Thus, there are some situations where spraying with lower accuracy is better.
Lean Left and Right
Occasionally, you'll find a spot to hide in, but won't be able to see your enemies from it. When this happens, it's much better to lean than it is to simply move away from your cover. Too many soldiers don't use this functionality, and everyone should. Be careful, though; a quick sniper can pop your skull if you lean out for too long. As in ADS, don't be afraid to use this, but do so with discretion.
Throwing Enemy Grenades
When they realize where you're hiding, your enemies might lob a grenade into your area. If it lands close by, you may have an opportunity to pick it up and throw it back. This requires lightning-quick reflexes, but can be incredibly useful. It basically grants you the destructive power of an extra grenade for free, and also saves your bacon. If you can't get the timing down, there's only one other option: run for cover!
Melee Attack
If your aggressive foes don't have any grenades, they may try to run into your hidey-hole and blow your face off. When they're up close and personal, you can use a Melee Attack against them and conserve your bullets. In situations like these, it's kill or be killed, so this is another function you should be plenty familiar with.
In the lower left corner, you have a radar-like compass. This will tell you where friendlies are, among other things. You'll see a star-decorated emblem on-screen, and that's showing you where your next objective is, which is what you should be headed toward.
Stocking Ammunition
If you're carrying a gun that eats ammo like there's no tomorrow, you shouldn't wastefully spray its bullets. Target with your sights whenever possible and kill with a minimal amount of shots. This will help you hone your aiming skills, and it'll lead to less frustration.
When it comes to collecting ammunition or obtaining new guns, never be afraid of backtracking. Your objectives are rarely timed, and guns don't disappear, even if you've died. Additionally, you should replace your handgun with a larger gun as soon as possible. To do this, simply switch weapons, pick up something fancy, and you're done.
One more tip: reload your gun before you search for more bullets. If your gun isn't fully loaded but your reserve capacity is maxed, you won't be able to pick up more. However, as soon as you reload, you'll be able to replenish your stock.


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19-year-old dead at Horah and Institute streets
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, September 17, 2013
SALISBURY — Police have arrested one suspect and are searching for another in the Monday afternoon shooting death of a Salisbury 19-year-old.
Dead is Abraham Iman Jenkins of 916 W. Horah St., the city's fourth homicide victim this year.
Andre Rynell Bognuda, 22, of 319 E. Fisher St., was arrested Monday and charged with murder.
Neighbors said they saw two men chasing Jenkins at the intersection of West Horah and Institute streets about 2:50 p.m. They said they heard one shot, followed by four or five more shots.
Jenkins died on the sidewalk in front of a home at 1001 Institute St.
The gunmen fled on foot.
Bognuda was first taken into custody after a traffic stop on Knox Street, charged with resist and obstruct and delay. Authorities then served him with a murder warrant and placed him in the Rowan County Detention Center under no bond.
Salisbury Police are still looking for a second suspect, described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s, with dark skin and short dreadlocks.
Joyce Smyre, who lives across the street from the boarding house where Jenkins lived, said she didn't know much about him, but often saw him leaving early in the morning for work. She said he also regularly attended church on Sundays.
Jenkins was a "nice young man," she said, who didn't bother anyone and kept to himself. He lived with his cousin, she said.
She was saddened to hear the news of Jenkins' death and recalled seeing him about 10 to 20 minutes before he was killed. As she left home to go to the grocery store, she saw Jenkins on the corner, waved at him and drove away. She said upon her return she did not immediately know Jenkins had been shot.
She often cooked too much to eat and would take Jenkins a plate of food, she said. He also helped Smyre with her groceries from time-to-time, carrying them into her home.
One resident of the boarding house confirmed Jenkins was a native of Detroit. The resident, who did not want to be named, said she believed Abraham Jenkins' father also lived in Rowan County.
Another neighbor who did not want to be named said she was on the phone when she heard the gunshots. She ran to her door, looked outside and saw two men running behind Jenkins. She thought all three were running from someone else. When it was all over, she realized Jenkins was running from the other two men.
Police have not confirmed how many times Jenkins was shot, but the neighbor said she believed Jenkins was struck in the chest, back and leg.
"It doesn't make sense," she said shaking her head.
She said she's lived in the neighborhood for 58 years.
The shooting prompted a lockdown at nearby Livingstone College and Salisbury High School. Entrances and exits were shut at Livingstone, whose students, staff and employees stayed in their buildings and dormitories for about an hour. The college lifted the lockdown at 4:15 p.m.
Livingstone spokesman State Alexander said students were notified of the lockdown via an email and telephone alert system. He said as soon as college officials heard about the shooting, they decided on the restrictions as a precaution.
"We tried to be prudent in our decision-making," Alexander said.
Police don't believe Jenkins was a student, and a spokesman with the college confirmed they had no information that indicated otherwise.
Rowan-Salisbury School System spokeswoman Rita Foil said the incident occurred after Salisbury High School students had been dismissed, but the school was placed in lockdown as a precautionary measure. Salisbury Police released the lockdown once the scene was secured, she said.
The shooting caused panic in some homes.
Lakeesha Skipper does not live in the neighborhood but received a frantic call from her daughter, who lives at the corner where the shooting occurred. Skipper, who lives on Fulton Street, ran to her daughter's house.
"I hung up, grabbed my keys and ran up Monroe Street," she said.
Skipper said she cut through the back of Livingstone's campus and was stopped by campus police. She explained to them she was not a student and was trying to get to her daughter's house near the shooting.
Skipper said she was in a panic because she has three grandchildren at her daughter's house.
Another neighbor, who declined to provide his name, said he was arriving home from work when he saw two men running after the victim. One assailant had on a white T-shirt and the other had dreadlocks.
Neighbors said minutes felt like forever while waiting for help to arrive for Jenkins. Police said Rowan EMS tried to resuscitate Jenkins, but could not.
Jenkins' death is the fourth murder in Salisbury this year. The most recent fatal shooting occurred in July at Clancy Hills Apartments, after which Kevin Rashee Toomer was charged with the murder of Eric Maurice Feamster.
Police continue to investigate the March death of 68-year-old William "Billy" Henderson, robbed and stabbed at his West Bank Street home. In May of this year, Tasha West was stabbed at the Calhoun Street apartment of her ex-boyfriend, Tony Lamont Luther. He was charged in her death.
Anyone with information regarding Jenkins' shooting is encouraged to call the Salisbury Police Department at 704-638-5333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-JAIL(5245). These calls can be made anonymously.
Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253. Twitter: www.twitter.com/salpostpotts Facebook: www.facebook.com/Shavonne.SalisburyPost.


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This article is a reprint of Wise Bread's contribution to OPEN Forum from American Express -- where small business owners can get advice from experts and share tips with each other.
You don't have to cut profit margins just to make the sale. Discounts can be a great tool, but they're also expensive. Worse, if your customers start to wait for you to discount, they're counter-productive. Fortunately, there are lots of other tools in the sales toolbag. Here are 30 of them.
1. Future-use coupons: Use wording such as "For every $50 you spend tonight, you get $10 off your next purchase of $50 or more." Your customers have an incentive to spend at least $50, and you'll get an additional $50 in purchases when they apply their future-use coupon.
2. Product packages: Package a selection of products according to a theme (color, season, gift idea, topic, whatever) and sell as a special package.
3. Seasonal specials: For restaurants, this translates into promoting food that is in season. For others, use whatever major holiday is approaching. Promote the products or services – or create new ones – that somehow connect with the season, and put them front and center.
4. Free meal night: One day or night of the week, pick a random customer who gets an entire meal for free. People will come for the chance at a free meal, and for the cost of one free meal, you increase sales on a slow night.
5. Live music: entertainment not only draws people in, it makes them want to linger, have another cup of wine, maybe some dessert, coffee...
6. Contests: Any kind of contest can draw people in, but smart contests also make them want to purchase. Feature a new sandwich, at regular price, and hold a "Name that Sandwich" contest. The winner gets a free sandwich, but everyone else pays.
7. Bring-Your-Own night: For delis or cafes that don't serve alcohol, have a BYOB night. Extend your hours and provide glasses.
8. Family entertainment: Hire a clown, a magician, some dude who makes balloon animals. Let him wander the restaurant, or rope off a small area for "the stage." Publicize the whole thing as family night and have your staff promote kid-friendly selections from the menu.
9. Upsell: Have you trained your staff in the power of suggestion? Many restaurants do, but you might have overlooked it. Wait staff or counter staff should always have an upsell suggestion at the ready. "Would you like fries with that?" is only the beginning.
10. Offer samples: Customers who are afraid to try something new will try a free sample, then, often, purchase a full order.
11. Offer a take-home option: Sit-down restaurants could easily increase sales by promoting take-home packages. Put together a "take-home lunch" offer. It could include an entree, side, and dessert, be packaged for travel, and include heating/serving instructions. You're saving customers the trouble of figuring out lunch the next day. Try a "take-home dinner" option, too.
12. Free info products: Digital information products like ebooks and white papers can be distributed without additional cost. Make them a bonus for purchasers.
13. Shipping: Offer free shipping or faster shipping for purchases made within a certain time or over a certain dollar amount.
14. Bulk order rewards: Customers who buy in bulk get a reward of some kind, such as a free customer club membership or a free t-shirt or other promotional item.
15. Features: Highlight a particular item and put it front and center. Sales will increase just because it is "the featured item" even though it isn't discounted.
16. Customer reviews: Gather positive customer reviews and put them beside the product or service being offered. Testimonials are powerful.
17. Cross-promotion: For B2B businesses, offer a cross-promotion opportunity, such as a directory listing or advertising spot for customers who purchase within X hours or over X dollar amount.
18. Freebie night: "Every Monday, our 117th customer gets a free t-shirt!" Or a free coffee mug, or a free gift of your choosing.
19. Trade-in night: "Bring in your old ____ and get $X.00 off the purchase of a new ____." Or, "Bring in your old _________ and we'll dispose of it/recycle it for you for free."
20. Charity donations: "For every $50 you spend tonight, we'll donate 5 percent to ABC Charity." Or give them a few charities to choose from. Or make it based on the total sales for the day or night.
21. Personal shopper service: Take your staff through some training on assisting customers in making their shopping decisions, and then allow customers to make appointments with these newly trained personal shoppers.
22. Club membership: Create a customer club with particular benefits (newsletter, coupons, special events, extended hours) and offer free membership with any purchase over a set dollar amount. Otherwise, membership should cost something.
23. Free gift with purchase: This promotion alone nets those beauty product companies thousands of dollars.
24. Express check-out: have a dedicated check-out line for purchases over a fixed dollar amount.
25. Give a guarantee: Make it risk-free for your customers. "Buy today, and we'll give you a 90-day money-back guarantee." Risk prevents people from buying. Remove the risk and you increase the sales.
26. Partner up: Find a related, complementary business and put together packages that include your service and their products.
27. Make it convenient: Working people often find it difficult to get things done during "business hours" because they're working, too. So offer an "at your convenience" option for those customers. For an additional fee, you'll extend your hours or make special arrangements for weekends, nights, or holidays.
28. Free consultation: This is the service provider version of the free "personal shopper service" that retailers might offer.
29. Add-ons: Have a list of add-ons for every service purchase, and make them quick and easy. "For only $10 more, you can add on XYZ service. Would you like to do that?"
30. Rewards and levels: Offer rewards, but tie them to dollar amounts or commitment levels. The greater purchase or commitment garners the greater reward.
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How to Back Up Your Gmail
Google's popular Gmail service provides free email accounts with plentiful storage, fast searching, and access from any Web browser. But keeping all your correspondence in Google's cloud is risky: a network outage anywhere between your Mac and Google's servers could make your email temporarily inaccessible, while a server malfunction or user error could wipe out years of your saved messages. You can minimize your chances of losing email by backing up the contents of your Gmail account.
Both of the backup techniques I cover here require access to your Gmail account via IMAP, which is disabled by default. So your first step is to log in to your Gmail account, click the gear-shaped icon in the upper right corner, and choose Mail Settings from the pop-up menu. Then click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP link and make sure Enable IMAP is selected. If not, select it and click Save Changes.
Back up Locally
The least expensive and most secure way to back up your Gmail is to download all your messages using an IMAP client such as Apple Mail (), Microsoft Outlook (), or Mozilla Thunderbird. If you use such a client as opposed to a Web browser, or a browser-based application such as Mailplane, () to access your Gmail account, then assuming your settings are correct (as I explain in a moment), you automatically store a local copy of every message.
If you already use an IMAP client for other accounts, you can add your Gmail account just as you would any other IMAP account. Google has a Web page with detailed setup instructions for most common IMAP clients (and I provide even better instructions for Apple Mail in this TidBits article). But in addition to setting up your account as described there, be sure your client is set to synchronize all messages, as follows:
- In Apple Mail, choose Mail -> Preferences, click Accounts, and select your Gmail account in the list on the left. Click Advanced, and from the Keep Copies Of Messages For Offline Viewing pop-up menu, choose All Messages And Their Attachments.
- In Outlook 2011, choose Outlook -> Preferences, click Accounts, and select your Gmail account in the list on the left. Click Advanced, and then click Server; check Always Download Complete Message Bodies is checked and uncheck In Inbox Only. Click OK, and the close the Preferences window.
- In Thunderbird, choose Tools -> Account Settings. In the list on the left, under your Gmail account, select Synchronization & Storage. Make sure Keep Messages for This Account On This Computer is checked, select Synchronize All Messages Locally Regardless of Age, and uncheck Don't Download Messages Larger Than __ KB. In addition, click Advanced and make sure all the Gmail folders you want to back up have a check in the Download column. Click OK to dismiss each dialog.
With your client set up correctly, all you need do is remember to launch it and check your Gmail account (or allow it to check automatically) once a day. Be sure to leave it running long enough to download all your messages before quitting.
Make sure IMAP support is enabled in Gmail before using any backup technique.
Once your messages have been downloaded to an IMAP client, you have two copies of each—one on your Mac and one on Google's servers. But because IMAP keeps your email program and Gmail in sync, deleting a message in either place (even if inadvertently) also makes it disappear from the other. So for added security, be sure to use Time Machine or another backup program of your choice to keep your local files—including downloaded email—backed up.
Back Up to the Cloud
If you don't want the bother of setting up a local email client, or prefer to avoid the clutter of extra files on your disk, you can back up Gmail's messages to another cloud-based service for a modest fee. You can then view or restore backed up messages in any Web browser. Here are a couple of examples of such services:
is an all-purpose cloud-to-cloud backup service that, in addition to Gmail, can back up other Google Apps, your Facebook profile information, your tweets from Twitter, your photo collection on Flickr, photos and videos you store on Picasa, Google Calendar data, and more. The free 2GB Personal plan covers 5 accounts (though not Gmail accounts using custom domains); the Pro 100 plan costs $5 per month for 20GB of storage from up to 25 accounts from five users (including custom Gmail domains); and the Pro 500 account, at $20 per month, backs up unlimited accounts, with unlimited storage, for ten users. A service like Backupify can backup your Gmail as well as your important data from most social media sites.
from BackupMy charges $20 per year for 1GB of storage for Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, or Hotmail/Windows Live accounts; higher-capacity plans are expected to be available in the future. (The company offers separate services for backing up your blog, Twitter account, and online photos.)
But note that although both services encrypt your login credentials, security may not be a guarantee. A representative from Backupify told me that the contents of all email messages are stored using AES 256-bit encryption—and that the only people with access to the encryption key are the CEO and the VP of Security. Meanwhile, BackupMyMail doesn't explicitly state whether, or how, they protect the contents of your email at all. So you'll have to consider each provider's privacy policy and judge for yourself whether you feel comfortable.
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The above article was originally published by MacWorld and can be seen here.


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Well, forgetting the trouble with Married With Children Season 5 on DVD, what do I find here?
My favourite episode, Season 8's (1993) "Luck of the Bundys", is now on youtube.com. Hot damn. "You know whats worse than a Bundy having good luck?...A Bundy admitting he's having good luck because that's when the bad luck starts!"
Hey, don't forget to sign up for my baseball pool! Spaces filling up fast.


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Paco the Crime-Fighting Chihuahua Chases Off Robbers [VIDEO]
It's like having a guard rat!!
When Eric Knight adopted his Chihuahua, Paco, from a shelter five years ago, he had no idea the pint-sized canine led a double-life as a superhero.
Two armed robbers who recently tried to shake down Knight's cigar store in Altadena, California found out the hard way. They got far enough in the heist that the store owner was stuffing cash into a backpack — and that's when Paco emerged, full of aggression and ear-piercing barks.
So rattled were the thieves by all the commotion that they grabbed the backpack and fled, the little dog in hot pursuit. Paco proudly returned a short time later, tail wagging. No one was hurt and the men only got away with about $200.
In an interview with local news station ABC 7, neighbor Cecil Griffin said, "I was shocked, because normally he's just really laid back. He's just sitting back, taking it easy. So I finally told his owner he finally earned his keep. We've been feeding him all this time. Now look, he's not going to let anyone mess up his home."
Knight added, "I'm going to put a cape on him I think."
[via Huffington Post]