text:
Have you, like millions of your fellow Americans, expressed outrage over the trillions of dollars being poured into the unending series of government bailouts?
Are you concerned about the escalating violence in Mexico and upset over the refusal of our government to secure our border and stop the continuing deluge of illegal aliens entering our country?
Do you support the Second Amendment and oppose the prohibition, restriction, and confiscation of privately owned firearms and ammunition?
Do you criticize and/or oppose the United Nations?
Does your automobile sport any politically incorrect bumper stickers?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, you already may have been singled out as an "antigovernment" terrorist suspect. A report issued on February 20 by the Missouri Information and Analysis Center (MIAC), a branch of the state's Highway Patrol, tells law-enforcement personnel that these indicators are characteristic of "right-wing extremists" and "militia members" whose "mindset" poses a "threat to law enforcement."
The eight-page MIAC report entitled "The Modern Militia Movement" is very dangerous; it erroneously conflates law-abiding citizens and their principled concerns with violent racists and terrorists. As a result, citizens may be harassed, have their rights violated, and even have their lives endangered because law-enforcement officers have been wrongly advised that these innocent actions and expressions are actually marks of dangerous and aggressive individuals.
There is good reason to believe that reports similar to the MIAC report will be surfacing in other states as well. The Missouri Information and Analysis Center is what is known as a "fusion center"; it assimilates and disseminates information to state and local agencies. This is what the federal Department of Homeland Security's Web page entitled "State and Local Fusion Centers" has to say on the subject:
Many states and larger cities have created state and local fusion centers to share information and intelligence within their jurisdictions as well as with the federal government….
As of February 2009, there were 58 fusion centers around the country. The Department has deployed 31 officers as of December 2008 and plans to have 70 professionals deployed by the end of 2009.
It goes on to report that DHS "has deployed intelligence officers to state fusion centers in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin."
What is most disturbing about the confusion being sown in the MIAC report is that it appears to draw heavily from the intentionally deceptive reports produced by Morris Dees and the left-wing extremists at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Dees and the SPLC are notorious for demonizing Christians, political conservatives, patriots, pro-lifers, libertarians, gun owners, and constitutionalists as violence-prone white supremacists. Over the past couple decades the SPLC has wormed its way into the federal Department of Justice and today injects its political venom into police departments through the training it provides via the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).
The SPLC sees no enemies on the left; it does not warn law-enforcement officers of dangers from the many Maoist, Marxist, Leninist, Stalinist, Trotskyite, Castroite, or Islamic jihadist terrorist suspects and their support and affinity groups operating within the United States. Instead, it works assiduously to convince law enforcement that they should keep their guns cocked and pointed at the political right. The MIAC report states:
You are the Enemy: The militia subscribes to an antigovernment and NWO [New World Order] mind set, which creates a threat to law enforcement officers. They view the military, National Guard, and law enforcement as a force that will confiscate their firearms and place them in FEMA concentration camps. [Bold emphasis in original.]
The MIAC report then states: "Militia members most commonly associate with 3rd party political groups. It is not uncommon for militia members to display Constitutional Party, Campaign for Liberty, or Libertarian material. These members are usually supporters of former Presidential Candidate [sic]: Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, and Bob Barr."
Thanks to a strong public outcry, the Missouri Highway Patrol this week retracted the controversial report and will change how future reports are reviewed before being distributed to law enforcement agencies. James Keathley, superintendent of the Highway Patrol, also pledged to open an investigation into the origin of the report. This followed demands by Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and Chuck Baldwin for a retraction, as well as calls by angry Republican legislators for an investigation and urging by Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder that Department of Public Safety Director John Britt be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of the report.
Under escalating heat and pressure, the newly installed Governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, distanced himself from the report, pointing out that it was his predecessor, Republican Gov. Matt Blunt, who created the MIAC:
Nixon noted the Missouri Information Analysis Center was "formed under my predecessor." "I was not governor, I did not hire any of the people there and nobody in my administration — the director of public safety — saw this stuff before it went out," Nixon told reporters gathered in his office after signing his first law as governor.
Gov. Nixon has a point, one that this magazine has underscored repeatedly since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: Republicans who abandon constitutional principles in support of calls by their party leaders for unchecked police powers in the name of fighting terrorism will find those same powers turned against them.
If you do not fancy being profiled as a domestic terrorist, you would do well to contact your state and federal representatives and urge them to investigate the proliferation and politicization of these "fusion centers" in your state, and to find out if reports similar to the MIAC report have been issued or are being prepared.
Photo: AP Images
Related articles from The New American:
Profiling and Criminalizing Political Dissent
The Militia: In History and Today
Related article from the John Birch Society:
Missouri Information Analysis Center report demonstrates need for local control of police departments


text:
The Delaware County Medical Examiner has completed an autopsy on an 18-year-old Villanova University student found dead in a dorm room.
Kinara Patel, a sophomore business student from North Jersey, was discovered around 10 a.m. Thursday morning inside Sullivan Hall on the university's main campus in Radnor Township, Pa., according to officials.
The medical examiner's office says the autopsy was completed Friday, but the results are pending as they await other testing like toxicology to come back from the lab. Authorities are investigating whether alcohol played a role in Patel's death.
Radnor Township Police Lt. Andy Block says investigators believe Patel died overnight after spending a night out with friends in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Her body was discovered by a friend.
"You're done with a class. You see people everyday. Then all of a sudden something like this happens," said Tim Leyden, a friend and classmate of Patel.
When asked if police believed the teen was drinking in a bar Wednesday night, Lt. Block said that was one possibility police were looking into.
There were no signs of foul play, indications of suicide or any underlying health problems that could have contributed to the teen's death, police said.
In an email message to the Villanova University community, Vice President for Student Life Fr. John Stack called Patel's death "tragic."
"All of us here at Villanova are saddened to learn of this tragedy and extend our deepest sympathy and prayers to family and friends of this student," Fr. Stack said in the short message.
Nearly 100 people gathered at St. Thomas of Villanova Church Thursday night to pray for Patel and her family.
Patel's death comes just three days after undergraduate classes for the Fall 2013 semester began.
U.S. & World
Stories that affect your life across the U.S. and around the world.
Sullivan Hall is a residence building reserved for 400 sophomore students on the school's Quad section, according to the university's website. The dorm is co-ed and sexes are split by floors.
Founded in 1842, Villanova University is a Catholic university with an undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 10,000 students.
Its campus stretches into two townships -- Lower Merion and Radnor -- in both Montgomery and Delaware Counties, respectively.
Contact Vince Lattanzio at 610.668.5532, firstname.lastname@example.com or follow @VinceLattanzio on Twitter.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
12 LESSONS from An Event Apart San Francisco – ? 4: Jason Grigsby was the 10th speaker at An Event Apart San Francisco last week. Jason's session, Adapting to Input, presented designers and developers with a conundrum many of us hadn't yet considered when designing for our new spectrum of web-capable devices.
Responsive web design forced us to accept that we don't know the size of our canvas, and we've learned to embrace the squishiness of the web. Well, input, it turns out, is every bit as challenging as screen size! We have tablets with keyboards, laptops that become tablets, laptops with touch screens, phones with physical keyboards, and even phones that become desktop computers. What's a design mother to do?
During his session, Jason guided us through the input landscape, showing us new forms of input (such as sensors and voice control) and sharing new lessons about old input standbys. We learned the design principles needed to build websites that respond and adapt to whichever inputs people choose to use.
Four truths about web inputs
Jason began by sharing four truths about input in 2016:
- Input is exploding — The last decade has seen everything from accelerometers to GPS to 3D touch.
- Input is a continuum — Phones have keyboards and cursors; desktop computers have touchscreens.
- Input is undetectable — Browser detection of touch' and nearly every other input type, is unreliable.
- Input is transient — Knowing what input someone uses one moment tells you little about what will be used next.
A Golden Rule of Inputs
Just as many of us screwed up our early approach to multi-device design by consigning the "mobile web" to a non-existent "mobile context," we now risk making a similar blunder by believing that certain tasks are "only for the keyboard"—forgetting that by choice or of necessity, the people who engage with our websites use a variety of devices, and our work must be available to them all.
One of my principal takeaways from Jason's presentation was that every desktop design must go "finger-friendly." Or, as Josh Clark put it back in 2012, "When any desktop machine could have a touch interface, we have to proceed as if they all do."
Learn More
For more illuminations on input, read Jason Grigsby's "Adapting to Input" in A List Apart, and check out these amazing demos and articles:
- Hololens Gestures
- Leap Motion Oculus Rift tour
- Microsoft Research Pre-Touch Sensing for Mobile Interaction
- You cannot reliably detect a touch screen
- Interactive touch laptop experiments
- New Rule: Every Desktop Design Has To Go Finger-Friendly
- jQuery Pointer Events Polyfill
- Pointing the Way Forward
- Compass.js
- Warby Parker Gyroscope Example
- Lightsaber Escape Gyroscope Example
- Generic Sensor API Draft
- requestAutocomplete
- Autofill: What web devs should know, but don't
- Payment Request API
- Web Cam Toy
- HTML Media Capture and getUserMedia
- Web Speech API Demonstration
- Web Speech API Translation Demonstration
- Web Bluetooth
- Physical Web
- One amazing video that shows the potential of the physical web
- Open Device Labs
- Four Truths About Input
Tomorrow I'll be back with another top takeaway from another AEA San Francisco 2016 speaker. The next AEA event, An Event Apart St. Louis, takes place January 30-February 1, 2017 in the shadow of Mr Sarrinenen's fabulous arch. See you there!


text:
- New 22 oz. PVC coated vinyl outer shell
- Heavy gauge welded "D" and "O" rings
- Includes powder coated steel chain and swivel
- Double end tie down design
- Specially blended fiber fill
- Hydraulically filled for even weight distribution
- Commercial grade zipper and closure
- Reinforced webbing
Tweet Now!
Your discount code: Y92IC12E1NF1


text:
E-commerce and digitally-based financial transactions have consistently been one of the biggest and most lucrative areas of the tech world, and today a commerce startup out of Canada is laying down its claim to be among the significant players in the field.
Lightspeed POS, which provides point of sale, accounting, inventory management, purchasing analytics, and other related services to brick-and-mortar retailers, restaurants and online businesses competing with the likes of Square and Shopify, has raised $166 million in funding, a Series D that it will use to expand its business deeper into payments and new geographies. Lightspeed claims this is the largest venture round ever raised by a Canadian tech startup.
Dax Dasilva, Lightspeed's CEO and founder, told TechCrunch that he expects this to be the last round of funding before the company goes public, which he expects to happen in about 18-20 months.
"We are hoping to be IPO-ready by mid-2019," he said, noting that one of the big areas Lightspeed will put this latest investment towards is building its own payment processing infrastructure, as today it works with Vantiv and Cayan to provide these services. "We want to monetise that area, and that will be a huge story for Lightspeed going forward."
This latest round of funding is led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, one of Canada's largest investors, managing investments for some of the country's largest pension and insurance funds. It put in $136 million of this investment, with iNovia Capital and Silicon Valley Bank providing the remainder. It brings the total raised to $292 million.
La Caisse is a repeat investor in the company. "Two years ago, when we first invested in Lightspeed, the company was already considered a Canadian leader in its field. Today, its solutions are used in more than 100 countries and Lightspeed is the world's largest company in its sector. This success is due to the impressive innovations that it implemented and the strategic vision of its experienced management team," said Christian Dubé, EVP, Québec at la Caisse in a statement. "This investment is part of our commitment to provide long-term support to Québec's new-economy companies as they grow internationally."
No valuation is being disclosed, but Dasilva said it was "higher than previously" and that the company remains short of the so-called "unicorn" mark of $1 billion. "That is our ambition for when we are IPO-ready," he said, and so, too, is reaching breakeven, which Lightspeed also has not done yet while it remains in growth and reinvesting mode, he added. (We are still digging to see if we can find a valuation and will update this as and if we learn more.)
Asked about the size and timing of this round, Dasilva said that it came after several companies approached Lightspeed to acquire it. "We had a lot of inbound interest in companies buying us, strategic companies in related industries. That's been a decision that we had to evaluate with the board and stake holders," and the end result was to stay on its own and continue to build, hence the investment now.
To date, Lightspeed has had a strong track record that makes this a sound move. When we wrote about the company's last round of funding two years ago (a $61 million investment), the company had $10 billion of transaction volume going through its platform from 100 countries. Today, that figure is up to $15 billion annually (with the same number of countries in its footprint).
Notably, Lightspeed's per-customer transaction volume appears to have gone down a bit as it has grown: in 2015 it had 25,000 businesses as customers; today that number has doubled to 50,000.
That is where the company's growth investment will be kicking in. Today Lightspeed makes revenues from a monthly plan (typical pricing is $99/month for the retailer solution and $69 for the restaurant solution), which includes basic hardware (the "register" based on an iPad, for example), reporting, support, cloud backup and access for 5 employees. It also sells supplementary hardware and enhanced levels of service for additional fees.
Customers today include Todd Snyder, Want Les Essentiels, DASH, Draper James, Rocket Fizz, Malin+Goetz, Mike's Bikes in California, and the Montréal Canadiens, Eataly, La Marina NYC, Nobu Malibu, Lutze Biergarten, Zoku Amsterdam Hotel, Hummus Bros, Crêpeaffaire, and Detroit Foundation Hotel.
In the future, Dasilva said the next step is to do more with payments and other financial services, both to pick up a larger percentage from the processing of those transactions, and also to create even deeper analytics and services around them.
"We are the operating system for these businesses, and that is why we have such low churn," he said. One way that financial services might look, he said, could be in the area of providing financing to businesses around a particular need to scale quickly in a specific area. "With better analytics, we can, for example, identify when a product is turning very quickly, and that the company should quickly invest more capital into that area. If a company could get an advance warning on volume, that would be somewhere that we could add value."
It's an interesting inversion on a lot of other POS players, when you think about it. The likes of Square and iZettle first laid out their place in the market around controlling the basic transactions a business needs to make. Once they secured that, to create more customer loyalty and better margins for themselves, they have moved into a range of other services. Lightspeed has taken the inverse route.
Its clarity on that strategy came to it in an unlikely way that sheds some light on how M&A negotiations can work, and what targets might take away from them.
"It's interesting when you get inbound acquisition interest," Dasilva said. "You see what other people see as your potential in reference to what they do. We learned a great deal about our strategic value. At the end of the day, we decided that we still have so much to do that it doesn't make sense to be taken over."


text:
Dear Friends,
Click the link to view the image/access the links.
Be Well.
Astronomers Find First Evidence Of Other Universes
Our cosmos was "bruised" in collisions with other universes. Now astronomers have found the first evidence of these impacts in the cosmic microwave background
kfc 12/13/2010
- 3 Comments
There's something exciting afoot in the world of cosmology. Last month, Roger Penrose at the University of Oxford and Vahe Gurzadyan at Yerevan State University in Armenia announced that they had found patterns of concentric circles in the cosmic microwave background, the echo of the Big Bang.
This, they say, is exactly what you'd expect if the universe were eternally cyclical. By that, they mean that each cycle ends with a big bang that starts the next cycle. In this model, the universe is a kind of cosmic Russian Doll, with all previous universes contained within the current one.
That's an extraordinary discovery: evidence of something that occurred before the (conventional) Big Bang.
Today, another group says they've found something else in the echo of the Big Bang. These guys start with a different model of the universe called eternal inflation. In this way of thinking, the universe we see is merely a bubble in a much larger cosmos. This cosmos is filled with other bubbles, all of which are other universes where the laws of physics may be dramatically different to ours.
These bubbles probably had a violent past, jostling together and leaving "cosmic bruises" where they touched. If so, these bruises ought to be visible today in the cosmic microwave background.
Now Stephen Feeney at University College London and a few pals say they've found tentative evidence of this bruising in the form of circular patterns in cosmic microwave background. In fact, they've found four bruises, implying that our universe must have smashed into other bubbles at least four times in the past.
Again, this is an extraordinary result: the first evidence of universes beyond our own.
So, what to make of these discoveries. First, these effects could easily be a trick of the eye. As Feeney and co acknowledge: "it is rather easy to fifind all sorts of statistically unlikely properties in a large dataset like the CMB." That's for sure!
There are precautions statisticians can take to guard against this, which both Feeney and Penrose bring to bear in various ways.
But these are unlikely to settle the argument. In the last few weeks, several groups have confirmed Pernose's finding while others have found no evidence for it. Expect a similar pattern for Feeney's result.
The only way to settle this will be to confirm or refute the findings with better data. As luck would have it, new data is forthcoming thanks to the Planck spacecraft that is currently peering into the cosmic microwave background with more resolution and greater sensitivity than ever.
Cosmologists should have a decent data set to play with in a couple of years or so. When they get it, these circles should either spring into clear view or disappear into noise (rather like the mysterious Mars face that appeared in pictures of the red planet taken by Viking 1 and then disappeared in the higher resolution shots from the Mars Global Surveyor).
Planck should settle the matter; or, with any luck, introduce an even better mystery. In the meantime, there's going to be some fascinating discussion about this data and what it implies about the nature of the Universe. We'll be watching.
http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.1995: First Observational Tests of Eternal Inflation
http://arxiv.org/abs/1011.3706: Concentric Circles In WMAP Data May Provide Evidence Of Violent Pre-Big-Bang Activity


text:
Via the Right Scoop, one last goodie from Holder's huddle with the House this morning. To properly enjoy it, though, first you need to read this short but valuable primer from Ken White of Popehat published last August on the Holder memo that Gowdy's describing. The Supreme Court ruled last year that if a federal prosecutor wants to slap a defendant with a mandatory minimum sentence, he needs to take care to include every fact that would trigger that sentence under federal law in the charging document. If you omit even a single relevant fact — such as, say, the amount of drugs that the defendant was caught with — then the judge is no longer bound by the mandatory minimum and can sentence the defendant to less time. That gives the prosecutor more discretion than he used to have. If, in his opinion, the defendant deserves some punishment but not as much as the mandatory minimum would require, he can simply omit the detail about the amount of drugs and thus empower the judge to hand down something more lenient. That's what Holder's memo is all about, instructing U.S. Attorneys not to specify the amount under certain circumstances (e.g., the defendant is nonviolent, not a member of a cartel, etc) so that the judge can ignore the mandatory minimum.
What makes this trickier than Obama's usual invocations of executive power is that the DOJ does, in fact, have loads of discretion in deciding whom to charge and what to charge. All prosecutors do; Gowdy, a former prosecutor himself, happily concedes the point. This isn't an example, a la the employer mandate, of O ignoring a statute in every instance simply because it's politically inconvenient to him. It's a determination that a particular class of defendants warrants a lighter sentence than federal guidelines require because of the unique circumstances of their cases. The U.S. Attorney could, in fact, refuse to charge those defendants at all even if there's no doubt that they're guilty. Gowdy's fine with all that in principle. His problem is that federal law already allows for a few exceptions to mandatory minimum sentences (again, see Ken's post) but Holder's memo goes beyond it, essentially expanding the law unilaterally. The memo also specifically advocates withholding information from the court (the amount of drugs the defendant was caught with) in the name of securing a more just sentence. The core of this debate, then, is how much leeway a prosecutor should have in relaxing a democratically enacted criminal statute, even if his intentions are good and he's trying to show mercy towards the defendant. Should he follow the law to the letter if it produces an unjust result or should he look the other way at it to obtain a more just one? Pick a side, because given the attention that mandatory minimums have gotten on both the left and the right lately, with Rand Paul and George Will emerging to criticize "sledgehammer justice," the issue will only get hotter before 2016.


text:
According to a post on the Zune Forums, owners of the Zune Pass are having a bit of trouble accessing the music they're paying for with their subscription, as first reported by Engadget. In less than two weeks, the thread in question has passed 50 replies as users complain and list what they can no longer access: specific songs, entire albums, or even everything produced by an artist.
The sixth reply in the thread is thankfully one from a Microsoft representative. "Hey all—we're hearing you! We are investigating your reported missing albums indicated in this post—and will come back to you as soon as we understand why they're missing," Michelle A. of the Zune Product Team writes. "It is extremely helpful that you advise the album title and artist names to us, so that we can include them into our investigation." As a result, the rest of the thread is filled with lists of missing tracks. Apart from the initial response, Microsoft has not posted an explanation of what has gone wrong or how it plans to fix the issue. Customers affected are confused and annoyed as they are constantly seeing errors when trying to play parts of their music collection.
The only way users can still access missing songs is if they previously saved them (Zune Pass subscribers get to choose 10 songs each month to keep). Microsoft's customer service is pointing to record labels pulling music, but the reports from users suggests there's no pattern in the content that is being pulled. We will let you know when Microsoft has an explanation and/or a solution to this issue.
Source: ars technica


text:
Seven months after a judge sentenced her attacker to 160 years in prison, the young girl whose mother's boyfriend impregnated her when she was 10 is getting ready to start a new life.
We are using the name Sophie to help protect the identity of the little girl.
According to Sophie's grandmother, the Georgia girl is now out of the mental health facility she was checked into in Indiana late last year for exhibiting suicidal behavior.
Prosecutors say Sophie was repeatedly sexually assaulted by Nicholas Thrash, her mother's live-in boyfriend.
► RELATED | Sophie's Nightmare: How a Georgia mother allowed her boyfriend to impregnate her 10-year-old
Authorities say the 35-year-old started the abuse in Georgia when Sophie was as young as 8 years old and it continued for years until she became pregnant while living in Indiana with her mom and the attacker.
During a criminal investigation into suspected molestation of the child in Georgia, Sophie's mother agreed to a so-called "safety plan" which was supposed to prevent Thrash from having future contact with Sophie.
However, the woman admitted in court that she moved to Indiana with Thrash and continued to live with him along with the child.
Thrash was arrested by police in Indiana in May 2017, after authorities discovered the girl was pregnant. She was just 10 at the time.
Her mother was also arrested in connection to the crimes. Prosecutors say she knew the abuse was happening but did nothing to protect her child or remove her from the situation.
► Hear from Sophie Wednesday, Nov. 13 on Up Late at 11 p.m. on 11Alive (You can watch it on our news app as well. Click here for a free download!)
Sophie and her child were placed in foster care after the arrests.
She was separated from her newborn when she was sent to the mental health facility late last year, shortly after both her mother and Thrash were sentenced.
According to Sophie's grandmother, the now-13-year-old mom is doing emotionally well. She said Sophie's "in good spirits" and is no longer suicidal. She calls and talks to her relatives in Georgia every day, and is looking forward to eventually getting a job and being able to provide for her child.
The grandmother said Sophie is anticipating reuniting with her son in the coming weeks, where they will be placed in a life-skills program together so she can learn to be a mom and learn basic life skills.
Meanwhile, her attacker, who is now serving a 160-year prison sentence, has filed an appeal to the Indiana State Supreme Court challenging his conviction.
In his brief to the court, Thrash says, he's appealing on multiple grounds. He believes the length of his sentence is not appropriate, the trial court improperly admitted evidence showing Sophie and the newborn baby at the hospital, and he was improperly removed from the courtroom following several outbursts alleging the child he impregnated was promiscuous during his trial.
The Indiana Attorney General has responded to the brief, arguing that everything was done according to the law in Thrash's case and his sentence should be affirmed by the appeals court.
No date has been set for a hearing.
Meanwhile, Sophie's mother continues to serve her 20-year sentence.
She pleaded guilty to charges of neglect, aiding child molestation and assisting a criminal in exchange for a reduced sentence.
The Reveal is an investigative show exposing inequality, injustice, and ineptitude created by people in power throughout Georgia and across the country. It airs Sunday nights at 6 on 11Alive.


text:
We're always looking for a new take on the superhero and this looks interesting. "THE VICTORIES" is a new release announced by Dark Horse Comics at last weekend's Emerald City Comicon. Press release follows:
APRIL 2, SEATTLE, WA–As proclaimed at the Powered by Creators panel at Emerald City Comicon, Dark Horse Comics is set to publish The Victories, a very adult superhero adventure written and drawn by Eisner Award winner Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, Takio, Rapture).
"The Victories sucked me in by taking the postmodern 'mature readers' superhero story to a brand-new place, which only a serious superhero fan like Mike could deliver, but which will appeal to people like me who thought the genre didn't have much left to offer," said editor Scott Allie. "Every few years a book comes along to push superheroes into a new place—Watchmen did it, and Powers did it. The Victories does it in a way that'll make people uncomfortable. Not for the faint of heart."
Not long from now, all that will stand between you and evil are the Victories: Six heroes sworn to protect us from crime, corruption, and the dark. As one member cracks down on the violence, he discovers himself touched by a painful past through the physical powers of LINK. Will this trauma cause him to self-destruct or continue the fight?
Advance praise for The Victories:
"Mike Oeming is one of the great people and comic artists on the planet Earth. I've been dying for Mike to write and draw his own book for years. And here it is! If you like Powers, you will love The Victories!"—Brian Michael Bendis
The Victories #1 is on sale August 14, 2012!
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, Will Eisner, and best-selling prose author Janet Evanovich, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and the Occultist. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan the Barbarian, Mass Effect, Serenity, and Domo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the United States and is recognized as both an innovator in the cause of creator rights and the comics industry's leading publisher of licensed material.


text:
This Blackberry Cheesecake with Blackberry Compote is so creamy and rich, and it takes advantage of all of the goodness of my favorite summer berry, the blackberry.
This post and recipe was created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.
This blackberry cheesecake, with a sugar cookie crust and a blackberry compote, captures the flavors of your favorite summer berry in a rich and decadent dessert. While I made this cheesecake with blackberries, you could substitute strawberries, raspberries, or a combination of all three berries.
Tips for Successfully Making Cheesecakes:
- Use room temperature ingredients. Bring the cream cheese and eggs to room temperature. This will ensure that the ingredients will mix thoroughly without lumps.
- Be sure to thoroughly mix the ingredients with your paddle attachment of your stand mixer. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl regularly as you mix the ingredients.
- Be sure to add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each one is added.
- Bake your cheesecake in a water bath. Wrap the pan in heavy duty foil and place it in a larger pan filled with hot water. I use an extra large cake pan for the water bath.
- Your cheesecake is done when it jiggles in the center. The cheesecake will continue to bake when you remove it from the oven and firms up as it cools.
- Let the cheesecake cool in the pan for a long time at room temperature. Don't be tempted to remove it from the pan too early.
Shopping list for this blackberry cheesecake:
- 4 packages of full fat cream cheese
- Sugar cookies
- Sour cream
- 2 cups blackberries
- Springform Pan
Pantry Items:
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Sugar
This cheesecake freezes well. Just be sure that it is fully cold before freezing.
Blackberry Cheesecake with Blackberry Compote
Blackberry Cheesecake with a Blackberry Compote
- 1 1/4 cups (170 grams) sugar cookie crumbs
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 - 8 ounce packages full fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 2 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries, cut into halves or quarters, depending on their size
- 1 1/2 cups blackberries
- 2 tablespoons port wine
How to cook Blackberry Cheesecake with a Blackberry Compote
- Mix the cookie crumbs and the melted butter in a bowl and press to the bottom of a 9 inch by 3 inch springform pan.
- Place the pan in the freezer.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, and sugar on medium-high for three minutes.
- Add the eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Add the flour, lemon juice, and vanilla, and mix.
- Fold in the 1 1/2 cups of berries with a rubber spatula.
- Pour the mixture into the pan and smooth the top. Wrap the sides and bottom of the pan with heavy duty foil to prevent the water bath from leaking into the pan.
- Place the pan in a larger pan in the oven and pour hot water into the larger pan so that the water is about 1 to 1 1/2 inches high.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, until the top is lightly golden and the center is slightly jiggly.
- Remove the pan from the water and cool the cheesecake on a wire rack for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours.
- When ready to serve, combine the rest of the berries with the port and serve with the cheesecake.
Check out the amazing #SummerDessertWeek recipes from our bloggers today!
Ice Cream Recipes:
- Circus Animal Cookie Ice Cream from Fake Ginger
- No Churn Banana Pudding Ice Cream from Nik Snacks
- Butterscotch Ice Cream from Pastry Chef Online
- Individual Mermaid Ice Cream Treats from Family Around the Table
- Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream Bon Bons from Cooking With Carlee
- Creamy Peach Pie Delight from Who Needs A Cape?
- Key Lime Coconut Pie from Doughmesstic
- Frozen Strawberry Yogurt Pie from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
- Mini Fresh Strawberry Pies from Cheese Curds in Paradise
- Cherry Limeade Icebox Pie from Sweet Beginnings
- Coconut Custard Almond Cake from The Food Hunter's Guide to Cuisine
- Strawberry Ice Cream Cake from The Beard and The Baker
- Fiesta Lime Cupcakes from My Baking Heart
- Nana's Strawberry Shortcake Cake from Daily Dish Recipes
- Ice Cream Cone Drip Cake from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Summer Berries Pavlova Cake from Home Sweet Homestead
- Buttermilk Chocolate Cake from Back To My Southern Roots
- Peanut Butter and Chocolate Charlotte A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Mermaid Layer Cake from Love and Confections
- Vanilla Icebox Cake from Books n' Cooks
- Peach-Basil Coffee Cake from The Spiffy Cookie
- Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes from Cookaholic Wife
- The Perfect Vanilla Cupcake from Our Good Life
- No Bake Lemon Chiffon Dessert from Miss in the Kitchen
- No Bake Berry Cheesecake from Desserts Required
- Pineapple Pretzel Fluff Salad from 4 Sons R Us
- Easy Raspberry Cream Cheese Dessert from Blogghetti
- No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake from Everyday Eileen
- Strawberry Pretzel Salad Dessert from Creative Southern Home
- Sea Shell Beach Cakesicles from Big Bear's Wife
- Mermaid Splash Cookies from The Domestic Kitchen
- Blueberry Crumble Cheesecake from A Blender Mom
- Cruise Ship Strawberry Crepes from Southern From Scratch
- Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake from Eat Move Make
- Caramel Sticky Pudding Cake from Shockingly Delicious
- Blackberry Roly Poly from Nancie's Table
- Strawberry Monkey Bread from The Bitter Side of Sweet
- Raspberry Custard Bars with Almond from My Sweet Zepol
- Caramel Corn Cheesecake from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Blackberry Cheesecake with Blackberry Compote from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Sunflower Cookies from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
- Orange Creamsicle Chip Cookies from Palatable Pastime
- Viennese Whirls from Kudos Kitchen by Renee
- Mason Jar Caramel Banana Pudding from For the Love of Food
a Rafflecopter giveaway Giveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsors to winners, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from July 7th - July 14th at 12AMEST. Winners will be selected soon afterward and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 5 (five) prizes and therefore we will have a total of 5 (five) winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #SummerDessertWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam's Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop and Anolon ! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #SummerDessertWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.


text:
Ready for a fall full of fright? Studios love to release their scariest movies in the fall, especially around Halloween. Here's a trick-or-treat bag full of cinematic sneak peeks for those who love to be scared.
'The Thing' warms up
The cold weather is about to creep in for most of us, and the icy setting is what helps make "The Thing" (Oct. 14) look so eerie. Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars in what's being called a prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 classic. Scientists in the Antarctic find a giant creature frozen in the ice and things just go downhill from there. The trailer's full of dread and scares and a lot of snow and ice. Even if you've never been to Antarctica, you'd think you'd know things like trust the animals' intuition — when they freak out, there's a reason. And maybe it's not such a good idea to dig a strange creature out of the ice and leave it alone to thaw. But it's hard to beat the tagline: "In a place where there is nothing, they found something."
'Paranormal Activity 3' goes back in time
Oh, come on, makers of the "Paranormal Activity" series! You made us terrified of things that go bump in the night in the first film. And even fans may have resisted the second movie since the trailer clearly revealed it involved a dog and a baby in danger -- that's dirty pool, "Paranormal." Now for "Paranormal Activity 3" (opens Oct. 21), you go back in time to 1988, when cursed sisters Katie and Kristi were kids and are first confronted by the demon. It's even hard to sit through the trailer, where the kids play that famous "Bloody Mary" game where they chant the legendary ghost's name three times in front of a dark mirror. You know someone's going to show up, and sure enough. Third time's the charm? Or the curse?
'Skin I Live In' creeps us out in Spanish
A mad plastic surgeon with a tragic past? Elements of "The Skin I Live In" sound like campy 1950s horror-sploitation, but add in acclaimed director Pedro Almodovar and star Antonio Banderas and things start to get interesting. Almodovar describes this Spanish-language film as "a horror story without screams or frights," but based on the plot summary (burned wife, surgeon experimenting to create a super-skin, forced medical experimentation), screams seem almost a given. We've seen various release dates for this film, including Oct. 14.
'Dream House' is really a nightmare
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, real-life spouses, play a couple who move into a "Dream House" where a father apparently murdered his family. But when Craig tries to find out about the killings, he realizes that he himself may have been the murderer. Or was he? The trailer flip-flops so many times it's tough to keep track. But Craig's steely James Bond aura serves him well as a father who seems genuine, but may have as much to fear from himself as from anyone else. Premieres Sept. 30.
'Tucker & Dale' mixes horror and humor
"Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" (Sept. 30) subscribes to the "Shaun of the Dead" school of thought — meaning horror can be hilarious. Tucker and Dale are two genial hillbillies just trying to have a nice weekend in the woods. It's not their fault that a bunch of college kids happen to stumble upon them and wrongly think the two doofuses are trying to horribly murder them. And then start killing themselves in stupid ways, like falling (diving?) into a woodchipper. This film could prove a refreshing light balance to the more serious horror offerings coming to theaters this fall.
'Red State' mixes politics and scares
There's usually not a lot of party affiliation or political leanings in horror movies. Freddy Krueger and the shark from "Jaws" don't stop to ask which way their victims vote before chopping them to bits. Leave it to "Clerks" director Kevin Smith to mix the topics in his new independent horror film "Red State." The film, which seems to be inspired by infamous pastor Fred Phelps, will be running in theaters for one night only — Sept. 25 — before moving to Video On Demand and DVD.
'Piranha 3DD' has bite
If you loved last month's "Shark Night 3D," you may adore "Piranha 3DD," which opens Nov. 23 It's certainly one of the best-named sequels of all time. Ving Rhames and Christopher Lloyd — yes, really! — star in the horror comedy and it appears the toothy fish find themselves an all-you-can-eat buffet at a town waterpark. Can we start engraving the Oscar now?
What's the scariest movie you ever saw? Tell us on Facebook.
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper is TODAY.com's movies editor.


text:
All About Aquaphobia, the Fear of Water, & How To Overcome it with CBT, Therapy & Counselling in Wolverhampton & West Midlands
What is Aquaphobia?
Aquaphobia is the Fear of Water and may encompass fears about swimming, travelling in boats or sometimes washing or bathing – Ablutophobia.
For many people, aquaphobia is associated with early traumatic experiences picked up in childhood, usually with regards to swimming lessons or other water-related negative experiences.
All phobias, regardless of what the feared object or circumstances are, cause Anxiety and Stress for the sufferer.
Whilst the feared object or situation may seem, to other people, to be ridiculous or silly, the person who suffers from the phobia knows only too well that the Anxiety that they experience is real enough.
We completely understand this and will treat you and your Aquaphobia seriously.
For many years Psychologists have been aware that our minds are more than capable of producing a real biological reaction to any given situation and so as long as the phobic person "believes" that the object or situation they fear represents danger to them, then they will experience real fear.
Mostpeople who suffer with Aquaphobia understand that their fear is "irrational" but continue to experience it regardless of this knowledge. This is why simply being told to "snap out of it" rarely produces a solution!
Symptoms of Aquaphobia
The symptoms of Aquaphobia are very similar to other specific phobias and will often include:
- Anger problems
- Generalised Anxiety
- Social anxiety
- Control issues
- Feelings of depression
- Insomnia & sleeping problems
- Low Self-Esteem
- Low Self-Confidence
- Panic attacks
- Overthinking things
- Paranoia
- Stress
- Avoidance and safety behaviours
Aquaphobia Symptoms are generally automatic and uncontrollable and can seem to take over a person's thoughts which frequently leads to extreme measures being taken to avoid the feared object or situation, what are known as "Safety" or "Avoidance" behaviours.
Unfortunately, for the sufferer, these safety behaviours have a paradoxical effect and actually reinforce the phobia rather than solve it!
Aquaphobia may be the result of negative emotional experiences that can be either directly or indirectly linked to the object or situational fear.
Over time, the symptoms often become "normalised" and "accepted" as a limiting belief in that person's life – "I've learnt to live with it."
In just as many cases, Aquaphobia may have become worse over time as more and more sophisticated safety behaviours and routines are developed.
The good news is that the vast majority of people who suffer from Aquaphobia will find a course of Psychotherapy helps enormously.
Almost every phobia responds well to psychological interventions.
Therapy & Counselling for Aquaphobia
Tranceform Psychology can offer a range of different psychotherapy solutions for Aquaphobia which you can read about below.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Aquaphobia
If you're committed to overcoming your Aquaphobia problems then we highly recommend following our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy programme.
The Tranceformental CBT programme is a highly successful & pragmatic psychological therapy course, run over 10 sessions, that will teach you everything you need to know to understand your problems.
It will also help you to identify how unhelpful thinking and limiting beliefs might be reinforcing the issues, and then show you how to make any changes to your unhelpful thinking styles or maladaptive safety behaviours that you may have developed as part of your coping strategies.
Our Tranceformental CBT programme is an empirically supported approach used by mental health practitioners around the World.
Alternative Therapies for Aquaphobia
Although our preferred form of psychological therapy for Aquaphobia is Tranceformental CBT we also offer alternative psychotherapies for those who might prefer a different approach.
These include:
Psychodynamic therapy which focuses more on emotional problems and relies on the Therapeutic Relationship to bring about change. Available with Paul.
General Counselling which is less structured but still provides a safe and non-judgmental environment to discuss issues which is therapeutic in its own right.
Hypnotherapy is an alternative form of therapy that can be applied to a very wide range of problems and is available with Joan.
Free Initial Consultations for Aquaphobia
We offer all prospective clients a FREE initial consultation to discuss your Aquaphobia prior to commencing any treatment plans.
The consultation is free and lasts around 50 minutes.
During this consultation we will discuss the various psychological therapy options that are available to you and make a considered recommendation based on your individual personal circumstances.
Initial consultations are also available as part of our online therapy service.
At Tranceform Psychology we recognise the importance of the therapeutic relationship in helping people to bring about effective change, so its important to be able to 'meet' to discuss any therapy treatments BEFORE proceeding.
Our policy is to help people make a fully balanced & considered decision about undertaking work with us, including both the financial and personal implications.
Overcome Your Problems with our CBT Course
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is clinically proven to be effective across a range of different mental health problems.
Using our online learning platform, it is available with 2, 5 or 10 sessions of clinical support either face-to-face in the Wombourne offices, or using Zoom video facilities.
It can also be taken as a self help CBT course that will teach you the fundamental tools and techniques used throughout the mental health profession.
Buy Your CBT Course Here
You can purchase your course of CBT in our shop by clicking on any of the links below.
Course + 2 Clinical Sessions - £299
Course + 5 Clinical Sessions - £499
Areas We Serve
We offer mental health services, therapy & counselling for people living in:
- Wolverhampton
- West Midlands
- Wombourne
- South Staffordshire
- Telford
- Shrewsbury
- Shropshire
For those living further afield, we also offer Online Therapy Services using Zoom.
You can also read more about psychological therapy for Aquaphobia, the Fear of Water on the Lee Psychology website.
During 2024 the Tranceform Psychology website will be transitioned over to Lee Psychology as part of our re-branding process.


text: Pictures from Abruzzo are taken since the autumn of 2007 when I first came to this area. The pictures are from the different national parcs Gran Sasso, Sirente Velino and La Maiella. I organize workshops in this wonderful area at least once a year. Please find the workshop schedule in the menu.Read More


text:
Friday, January 15, 2010
Sperry x Band Of Outsiders Reconstructed Penny Boat Shoe
This collaborative penny boat shoe seems like a nice way to put the period at the end of the sentence that was the two previous posts. Lots of you seemed to really dig the penny boat shoe too so I figured I might as well throw this one up. For those of you not bold enough to rock the red version there is also a gray model and for a $200 shoe on sale for $75 I think this is a great bargain. Past "reconstructed" models have the shoe tongue inside out, which I think is silly, but for whatever reason this model does without that frivolous detail (possible misnomer on the website). This is a pretty good alternative to shelling out multiple bills on some newer Sperry x Band Of Outsider kicks and the colored suede against the white sole and penny design make for a fresh boat shoe.
Labels: Band of Outsiders, Sales, Sperry
3 comments:
Great choice. I've owned them in the brown now for about a year and they are my go to for the warmer days. Those Quoddy's are still fire though so keep posting them :)ReplyDelete
I bought the inside out slip ons from the first band/sperry collection and as much as i like the look the quality was awful.ReplyDelete
Fell apart on me within a month of wear. I heard the same from a friend.
Maybe worth the >100 price point but at the original price i bought them i was severely disapointed
Couldn't work that inside out malarky.ReplyDelete
'Made in China'
(...reading Ben's post perhaps it was a warning)
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Memory probably begins during the prenatal period, but little is known about the exact timing or for how long memory lasts. Now in a new study from the Netherlands, scientists have found fetal short-term memory in fetuses at 30 weeks.
The study provides insights into fetal development and may help address and prevent abnormalities. Published in the July/August 2009 issue of the journal Child Development, it was conducted by researchers at Maastricht University Medical Centre and the University Medical Centre St. Radboud.
The scientists studied about 100 healthy pregnant Dutch women and their fetuses, measuring changes in how the fetus responds to repeated stimulation. After receiving a number of stimuli, the fetus no longer responds to the stimulus as observed by ultrasonography and the stimulus is then accepted as "safe." This change in response is called "habituation." In a second session, the fetus "remembers" the stimulus and the number of stimuli needed for the fetus to habituate is then much smaller.
Based on their research, the scientists found the presence of fetal short-term memory of 10 minutes at 30 weeks. They determined this because a significantly lower number of stimuli was needed to reach habituation in a second session, which was performed 10 minutes after the first session. They also found that 34-week-old fetuses can store information and retrieve it four weeks later. Fetuses were tested at 30, 32, 34, and 36 weeks, and again at 38 weeks. The 34- and 36-week-old fetuses habituated much faster than the 38-week-old fetuses that had not been tested before. This implies that these fetuses have a memory of at least 4 weeks—the interval between the test at 34 weeks and that at 38 weeks.
"A better understanding of the normal development of the fetal central nervous system will lead to more insight into abnormalities, allowing prevention or extra care in the first years of life and, as a consequence, fewer problems in later life," according to the study's authors.
Story Source:
Materials provided by Society for Research in Child Development. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.
Journal Reference:
Cite This Page:


text:
Scooping Up Beaten Down Stocks
With Sandy still not a memory for many, it's tough to focus on the market right now. As someone who's suffered through both multi-day power outages and home damage, I feel for anyone who was in the hurricane's path.
With that said, I'd be remiss if I didn't take a peek at both the market and some beaten-down stocks I'd buy.
Let's first start with the market, and as I said last week, I think it continues to trend up, no matter who wins. In fact, you can see below that the uptrend is still intact.
As for individual stocks, I run an algorithm that looks at pullbacks vs. the volatility of the stock. I'm trying to compare apples to apples, so that a 30% pullback in Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is similar to a 7% pullback in Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), due to their different volatilities.
Given that, I think two stocks are ripe to start buying. Notice, I said START buying as these selloffs may continue. If so, I'd look to buy MORE Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), for example, if it drops another 15% from where it is now.
If you're looking for energy plays, I've traded Blackrock Energy (NYSE:BGR) a lot in the past few months. Worth picking up now.
Okay, we'll be back post-election next Friday. Hope your man wins.


text:
Nothing happens in This Is Martin Bonner, and that's the best thing about it. In truth, that's not quite fair: Chad Hartigan's second feature, while not exactly packed with incident, has its share of decisive and revealing moments; it's just that it's left open what decisions have been made, and what's been revealed.
In spite of his star billing, Martin Bonner's protagonist, played by Paul Eenhoorn, is almost pathologically even-tempered, and possessed of a fluid mixture of wry self-deprecation and midlife depression. He's a recent transplant to Nevada—filmed by Hartigan and cinematographer Sean McElwee as an endless flat landscape shadowed by a gravid sky—having relocated after a divorce cost him the life he knew and his church-affiliated job. Now he's helping recently released prison inmates, including shy, sturdy Richmond Arquette, find their way back into society, while still very much unsure of his own place.
Hartigan's minimalism, which pairs wide-open frames with Keegan DeWitt's Bedhead-style burble, leaves large stretches of story untold. What, for example, is the Australian Eenhoorn doing in the U.S., and how did a member of a psychedelic rock band called Kopyrite end up working for the Lord? He admits he no longer believes in sacrificing himself to a greater good—one morning, he says, "I woke up selfish and it hasn't gone away"—but faith, like life, is a habit he can't seem to break. (Incidentally, the scene where a tipsy Eenhoorn plays air guitar to Kopyrite's "Guinevere" is dually poignant considering that was a real band, and Eenhoorn wrote and played on the song.)
As Eenhoorn plays him, Martin is a man who's just beginning to begin again, no farther along than the teenage girls whose soccer games he referees on weekends. Arquette, by contrast, desperately wants another shot, especially at connecting with the child he hasn't seen in 12 years, but he doesn't know how to start. When he and his daughter (Sam Buchanan) finally do meet for an awkward chain-restaurant lunch, he starts by asking her about childhood friends without acknowledging the time that's passed. "I don't even know her on Facebook," his daughter replies to one such query, which just confuses him further. "Oh, you mean like on the Internet," he says.
This Is Martin Bonner is carried out with such understated precision that small details have profound resonances: Arquette's father-daughter reunion is painful to watch, but there's a germ of hope in the unremarked coincidence that both order their sandwiches without mayo. Martin's relationships with his children follow a similar course; we never see or even hear his estranged son, but the tone of Eenhoorn's straight-to-voicemail calls carves a subtle arc. It's a brief wisp of a movie, but one that's not easy to shake.


text:
My Memories Suite
Plus get the 1st Month Free to the Design Club!
Easy to Use.
Fast fill your photos in pre-designed templates.
Design and customize every part of your pages and layouts.
Quick and simple ways to add photos, embellishments, shapes, and more.
Creative Tools.
Simple editing features with size, rotate, rip, fade, recolor, filters, cropping, and more.
Sharing for Everyone.
Print at home, or order prints online to preserve your memories.
Perfect for digitally sharing with family and friends as jpg, png, or pdf.
Upload your designs as a custom blog or facebook graphic.


text:
about mnu
Mission, Vision, & Values
More Information
contact mnu
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Main Campus
2030 East College Way
Olathe, KS 66062-1899
Santa Fe Commons Site
13563 South Mur-Len Rd.
Olathe, KS 66062-1899
Santa Fe Commons Site
13563 South Mur-Len Rd.
Olathe, KS 66062-1899
Office Hours
Most University offices are open from Mon. – Fri. 8:00am – 5:00pm
Our Christian Faith
As a Christian, evangelical university we believe Jesus Christ is Lord and the final authority for our faith and our lives. Thus every aspect of university activity, from instruction to student life to business practices, flow from this truth.
All students, whether traditional, professional and graduate, commuter or online, are encouraged to find spiritual growth and fulfillment at 电竞竞猜平台. While 电竞竞猜平台 is one of 11 Nazarene institutions of higher education in North America, our community is diverse and represents 44 denominations and six different religions. Our courses, activities and services are designed to support a culture that promotes Christ-centered love to one another, our community and our world.
Our Mission
A transformative university that nurtures Christlike community, pursues academic excellence, and cultivates a passion to serve.
Our Vision
To impact the world for Jesus Christ through servant leaders recognized for their excellence, integrity, and spiritual vitality.
Our Beliefs
We believe in the Lord God Almighty, the Creator, and that in Him is perfect love, forgiveness and justice. Jesus Christ is His Son and in coming to earth provided for salvation and demonstrated the qualities of moral perfection for all humanity. The Holy Spirit reveals the truth of Christ's redemptive work, leads and directs in all our patterns of living, purifies our hearts, and empowers us for service.
Individuals are of infinite worth because they are creations of God. They are integrated and complex spiritual, physiological, psychological, and social beings. Their highest sense of achievement and satisfaction arises from a personal relationship to God and a comprehensive stewardship of life.
The Bible is God's inspired Word and provides the final authority for instruction and guidance in Christian living. Christ taught us to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. Our concept of service to God and humanity is based on this belief. We further believe in the doctrine of entire sanctification and the dynamic life of perfect love as reflected in Wesleyan theology.
We believe that people function in a society and that laws are needed for the society to operate efficiently. The form of government and the laws developed in the society are important to the individual and the church. We believe that the American form of democratic government is the finest yet achieved, and fully support its ideals. The importance of the individual, the right of all persons to achieve, and the belief in guaranteed civil liberties are central to American heritage, and are in line with the teachings of the Bible.
We believe Christian education provides a foundation for leadership based on a sound philosophy of life, a personal relationship with God and responsible citizenship. We accept the importance of personal inspiration in the educative process and believe that models based on Christ as the master teacher are important in Christian education.
Everything we do at MidAmerica Nazarene University is designed to harmonize with this statement of belief.


text: / Precision Measuring Tools / Precision Hand Tools / Bore Gages / Mechanical Bore Micrometers / 78XTZ-1 * Not actual product image 78XTZ-1 Bore Gage 68134 78, 78M Inside Micrometers, Extended Travel with Setting Rings and Cases Inside Bore Gage Micrometer, 3/4-1", .00025" The Starrett 78XT Series Internal Micrometer features extended travel, reducing the need to exchange anvils. The ground contact points seat the internal micrometer faster and more accurately than the spherical contacts found in other gages. The rugged and accurate internal micrometer is available individually or in economical sets from .040-12" (1-300mm). 3/4-1"-¥ Range, w/3 Point Carbide Contact. Features Specifications Downloads Product Testimonials California Prop 65 Other similar products 78MXTZ-10 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-100 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-12.5 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-125 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-150 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-16 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-175 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-2.5 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-20 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-200 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-225 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-25 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-250 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-275 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-3 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-300 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-35 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-4 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-5 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-50 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-6 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-65 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-8 Bore Gage 78MXTZ-80 Bore Gage 78XTZ-1 Bore Gage 78XTZ-10 Bore Gage 78XTZ-100 Bore Gage 78XTZ-11 Bore Gage 78XTZ-12 Bore Gage 78XTZ-120 Bore Gage 78XTZ-138 Bore Gage 78XTZ-160 Bore Gage 78XTZ-2 Bore Gage 78XTZ-200 Bore Gage 78XTZ-250 Bore Gage 78XTZ-258 Bore Gage 78XTZ-312 Bore Gage 78XTZ-314 Bore Gage 78XTZ-375 Bore Gage 78XTZ-4 Bore Gage 78XTZ-5 Bore Gage 78XTZ-500 Bore Gage 78XTZ-6 Bore Gage 78XTZ-625 Bore Gage 78XTZ-7 Bore Gage 78XTZ-750 Bore Gage 78XTZ-8 Bore Gage 78XTZ-9 Bore Gage Contact Starrett Features Wide measurement range without changing anvils Tungsten carbide measuring faces on all 3-point heads above 1/2" (12.5mm) Ratchet stop ensures consistent measurements Self-centering contacts for true readings Blind bore measuring capability above 1/2" (12.5mm) diameter Extensions available up to 6" (150mm) for deep hole measuring Setting rings included Depth stop/collar also available for .080"-.250" (1-6mm) range Each micrometer bore gage is furnished in a case, complete with setting ring, contacts, wrenches, and instructions Specifications Made in America: No Range (in): 3/4 to 1" Graduations (in): .00025" Approximate Measuring Depth (in): 2-5/8" Downloads Catalog 33 - Section 6 - Bore Gages Our line of bore gages is extensive, with products available for a broad range of applications. Some are available with interchangeable measuring heads for different diameters or extensions for depth. They can have electronic displays (some with output), micrometer-type vernier scales or a dial (similar to an indicator). Precision Hand Tools (Catalog 33) 612 page catalog featuring precision hand tool, force measurement, vison systems, optical comparators, laser measurement, and flat stock. Product Testimonials Write a product review Write a product review Comments* First Name* Last Name* Email* Occupation The information you provide will be used in accordance with the terms of our privacy policy. I agree to the privacy policy. Please provide the required information. Thank you for submitting a product testimonial on www.starrett.com. By submitting information to Starrett, you acknowledge and give express permission for the L.S. Starrett Company to use and share your statements. Submit Cancel California Proposition 65 Warning WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to: www.P65Warnings.ca.gov


text:
Andy Secor, Principal
Cedar View welcomed over 250 people to "Family Fitness Fun" on Thursday night! This is our second year of holding family nights and we are building off our great success with "Math Night" in the fall. We had a certified instructor doing kickboxing in the gym, a zumba instructor in the cafeteria, and boot camp with Mr. Secor in the media center. I have attached a handful of pictures (see more on twitter @secorsig).
The YMCA brought a taste-tester with healthy food. Jennifer Willette, Lana Kamer, our high school Red Hawk athletes, and our PTO helped to secure and organize healthy snack bags for students and parents. A huge thank you goes out to the PTO, the Cedar View "family night" committee, and all Cedar View staff who attended, advertised, or helped with set-up. Thank you to parents who brought their students out and got a great work-out in! Just another reminder of the strong bond between school and community here in Cedar Springs! This is truly a special place. Look for family night #3 coming this spring!


text:
LONDON/BRUSSELS (REUTERS) - A number of EU politicians plan to vote against a deal to exempt long-haul flights from paying for carbon emissions until the end of 2016 in an attempt to prevent the European Union from bowing to international pressure.
The European Parliament's 71-member Environment Committee will vote on March 19 on a deal brokered by EU diplomats earlier in March to extend a so-called "stop the clock" measure exempting intercontinental flights from regulation under its Emissions Trading System (ETS).
Next week's vote of the cross-party committee would be a preliminary indication of whether the proposal can win enough support in the full 766-strong EU Parliament, a step required before it can become law.
Failure to get final agreement on the compromise before the end of April would be likely to reignite tensions with Europe's major trading partners, such as China and the United States, and risk a trade war.
But for environmentalists, it would be a triumph because it would mean that an existing law that requires all aviation to pay for emissions would automatically apply.
Under the "stop-the-clock" proposal, only internal EU flights are charged for emissions.
Mr Matthias Groote, environment committee chairman in the European Parliament, said by phone there was still no majority either way in the committee on the issue.
The centre-right European People's Party (EPP), the biggest grouping in the parliament, is broadly in favour of the extension, but liberal ALDE member Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy said by phone he was encouraging his members to vote against the deal.
Mr Groote said there was still opposition to the deal among some members of his Socialist Party, while the Greens, the European Parliament's fourth-biggest group, have already said they would oppose the proposal.
The European Union in 2012 started charging all airlines that use EU airports for all of their emissions.
But after fierce opposition from China and the United States, it suspended the law to give the UN's global aviation body, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), more time to craft a global measure to regulate airlines' rising output of heat-trapping gases.
Last October, the roughly 190 nations at ICAO agreed to design a global scheme by 2016, which would not take effect until 2020, and rejected letting Europe apply its own plan to foreign carriers in the meantime.
Mr Gerbrandy said he was seeking a compromise that would mean international airlines would have to pay for their emissions once they entered European airspace, in line with a proposal put forward by the Commission.
"For me this (law) goes much further than aviation and the climate. It is about the position of the EU in the world," he said.
Environmental campaigners also say the parliament should hold out for an airspace approach.
"The International Civil Aviation Organisation recognises that regulating emissions in states' airspace is legal," Bill Hemmings, aviation manager at campaign group Transport & Environment, said. "This is what the parliament should ensure happens now."


text:
Advanced Search
advanced search
Project type:
- (-) Remove National Projects filter National Projects
Filter by wmo strategic priority:
Filter by regions:
- (-) Remove Region II: Asia filter Region II: Asia
1 contents match your search.
Bhutan is a landlocked country located in the Eastern Himalayas, with altitudes ranging from 150 to 7500 metres above sea level (msl). It has three distinct climate zones: the southern...


text:
West Custer County Library District Goes Live on Bibliovation 4.14 in the CLiC AspenCat Union Catalog
North Bethesda, MD, February 26, 2014- West Custer County Library District, located in Westcliffe, CO, is now live in the AspenCat Bibliovation Union Catalog for all collection and patron management services.
The West Custer County Library District staff worked with LibLime Project Managment to migrate bibliographic, item, and patron data from their legacy ILS system to the Bibliovation application. With the addition of the West Custer County Library District, there are now over 762,000 items and nearly 468,000 bibliographic records in the CLiC AspenCat Union Catalog.
This occasion marks the 50th library to go live in the CLiC AspenCat Union Catalog and is the 1st library to go live under the guidance of new CLiC Executive Director Jim Duncan.
About West Custer County Library District
The West Custer County Library District, situated in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, reaches out to the broader world through an expanding network of advanced technology to accomplish its goals, to meet the growing needs of the public at large, and to enhance the quality of life for those in Custer County. West Custer is able to accomplish this through its philosophy of encouraging life-long learning and providing resources to help people of all ages in their quest for knowledge, leisure, and problem solving.
About the CLiC Consortium
CLiC, headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, serves over 450 libraries throughout the state. 35 of these libraries are part of the AspenCat Bibliovation union catalog. Currently the database includes over 700,000 items. Resource sharing is one of the key components of the system with libraries requesting over 1,200 items from each other every month. Requests are growing as more patrons discover how easy it is to request an item not held at his or her home library. CLiC is committed to maintaining AspenCat as a fully featured, patron-focused system. In partnership with the Colorado State Library, AspenCat offers integration with external databases using EZproxy, integration through the State Library's Plinkit-based web site hosting service, and interconnectivity with SWIFT, the statewide ILL system. AspenCat also currently offers a cooperative purchase for downloadable audio books from Recorded Books and ebooks from the 3M Library Cloud system. For more information, please contact Shannon O'Grady at 303-422-1150 or [email protected].
About LibLime
LibLime, a division of PTFS, is the global leader in providing support for open development Library Service Platforms (LSP). Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, LibLime educates libraries about the benefits of open development, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. LibLime then facilitates deployment of the LSP in libraries by providing outstanding consulting, development, implementation, and support/hosting services. PTFS is also the developer of the world's leading content management software, Knowvation, and specializes in meeting library personnel staffing requirements, digitization and metadata keying services. For more information, see https://liblime.com or https://ptfs.com.


text:
by Rud Istvan
Fossil fuel availability affects how much CO2 will be emitted, which might or might not affect climate much. Hubbert's 1956 insight suggests total peak oil is near (around 2020), and that gas and coal will peak by midcentury.
The most recent comprehensive analysis is Maggio and Cacciola, When will oil, natural gas, and coal peak? There are many other studies and books (including mine) with similar estimates within ±10 years.
This issue is as vehemently disputed as CAGW. IPCC AR4 (WG3 section 4.3.1) says there is no peak in any fossil fuel production by 2100. This may prove as wrong as the AR4 equilibrium climate sensitivity estimates and extreme weather predictions deconstructed in my recent book, The Arts of Truth.
IPCC's AR4 view is supported by Harvard's 2012 Maugeri paper "Oil, The Next Revolution". Maugeri says additional 2020 oil capacity will be at least 17.6mbpd above the present 93, with 'no peak in sight' and prices falling.
This paper is another hockey stick. It is so fundamentally flawed in so many ways that, to quote physicist Wolfgang Pauli, "It is not even wrong". Nevertheless, it has gotten wide mainstream media publicity.
Creaming curves, Hubbert linearizations, and probit transforms all say about 75% of all potential petroleum reserves have been discovered. So does the USGS.[1] Most of what remains to be discovered is unconventional oil.
Conventional oil has already peaked despite improving recovery factors from enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques like water flood, steam flood, MRC strippers, and CO2 injection. [2] Maugeri says this is not so even by 2020 (except in Norway and Mexico). For example, he says (p. 31) that 2020 capacity in Saudi Arabia will increase to 13.2mbpd. Simmons' Twilight in the Desert (2005) explained why that is geophysically impossible. In 2011 wikileaked diplomatic cables proved Simmons correct, and Maugeri's analysis just wrong.[3] Ghawar peaked in 1981 at 5.7 mbpd. In 2010, Aramco announced that Ghawar had 71 Bbbl of remaining reserves after reworking the Haradh section's EOR, and would last another 38 years with future reductions from 4.8 mbpd (to limit rising water cut). Ghawar is (4.8/9.5) 50% of present Saudi production, and 6% of the world production. In 2011, Saudi Aramco drilled 161 exploratory wells with only one oil discovery, Wedyan-1, flowing 2.3kbpd. Aramco's 2011 well average was 5.9 kbpd. Even Saudi Arabia will be hard pressed to maintain capacity to 2020.
Existing conventional global production is now declining 5.1% annually.[4] Conventional discoveries replaced half of produced reserves over the last decade.[5] The other half was unconventional oil: tar (Athabasca bitumen), extra heavy oil (Orinoco <10 API), and fracked tight oil.
Peak oil timing depends on the rate at which this unconventional capacity replaces declining conventional existing production. It does not depend on the amount of technically recoverable reserves (TRR, at any price). As oil's price inevitably continues to increase, additional marginal capacity will become viable. But not at extraction rates commensurate with conventional oil's decline.
(1) Canada estimates Athabasca bitumen TRR is at most 20% of resource in place for both geological and chemical reasons. That is about 340 Bbbl, just 40% of OPEC's present true reserves (which include Venezuelan unconventional extra heavy oil). OPEC's true near 900 Bbbl reserves did not prevent peak conventional oil production half a decade ago. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) says ultimate economically recoverable syncrude UER (at about $100/bbl using new SAGD technology) is 175 Bbbl. This is less than remaining conventional Saudi reserves. CAPP estimated in 2012 that 3.2 mbpd could be produced by 2020 if oil prices hold or rise. That would be just a third of present Saudi capacity. Maugeri (p. 36) says it will be 4.3 mbpd with oil prices falling. It is doubtful Harvard knows more than CAPP about the $112 billion it is investing for 2020 capacity.
(2) Venezuelan production peaked around 2000 despite its unconventional Orinoco extra heavy oil reserves, the world's second largest unconventional reserve (PDVSA estimates 235 Bbbl TRR). Venezuela now has the largest OPEC UER reserves. Saudi Arabia is second. Chavez depends on this income to support his regime. Arguments about Saddam Hussein like incompetence at PDVSA are implausible; it is considered the equal of Aramco. Maugeri's (p. 28) estimate that Venezuelan 2020 production increases 1.2 mpbd defies the geophysics of low API oil's slow extraction rates using steam flood.
(3) Tight oil shales are all the rage in US mainstream media (and now Australia's with the Arckaringa discovery), as well as in Maugeri's analysis. The five major US tight oil shale (not kerogen 'oil shale') formations are well known.[6] The largest is Bakken. In 2008 the USGS revised its technically recoverable Bakken estimate up to 3-4.3 billion barrels. In 2011 USGS re-estimated the second largest, Eagle Ford, up to ≤3.35 Bbbl. These estimates say less than (4.3+[4*3.35]) 17.7Bbbl is recoverable (at any price) from all five main formations based on present information. Maugeri says the 2008 USGS Bakken estimate is wrong because it only used production information through 2007. It would have been very difficult to do otherwise. (And in 2011 the EIA commissioned an independent TRR estimate of all US tight oil and gas. Bakken was placed at 3.6Bbbl TRR.) Maugeri bases his 42B bbl estimate (p. 47) on an unpublished USGS paper from 1999 written 6 years before any fracked horizontal Bakken wells existed! There are 6 'sweet spot' fields within the US Bakken (at $100/bbl). These cover about 15% of the formation and were found by…drilling.
In 2011 DoE convened an expert advisory panel chaired by an oil major (Shell) and two smaller tight oil/gas development leaders (Anadarko, Chesapeake Energy). Their conclusion was that the US might reach 2-3mpbd by 2035 (at over $100/bbl) IF environmental restrictions were eased (e.g. the frack ban imposed by New York), and IF necessary infrastructure was permitted (e.g. the Keystone XL pipeline Obama deferred in 2012). Maugeri (p. 51) estimates 4.2mbpd by 2020 with prices declining, a stunning Mann-like hockey stick. Harvard knows more about this than the oil companies doing the producing?
Maugeri extrapolated to the US from the Bakken. His egregious error (p. 50) was assuming Bakken wells decline 15% over their first 5 years of production, and 7% per year thereafter, like conventional wells. Bakken wells decline by 80% in just two years, and exhaust to strippers in 5. Rather than 85% of well capacity remaining after 5 years, there is essentially none. The 2012 information for North Dakota's Bakken is available from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources.
Drilling more wells is not the long-term solution. North Dakota says there is only room to drill 11,000 more wells on top of the 6000 that already exist in its 5 named 'sweet spot' fields. An EIA 2012 map shows that these are over near the Montana border, adjacent to Montana's field. More discoveries are needed.
Maugeri has literally fabricated another hockey stick by hiding the decline in conventional oil, and by exaggerating unconventional oil capacity increases.
[1] One 'official' global creaming curve is the following. USGS' 2012 estimate of remaining 'to be discovered' TRR is 565Bbbl, or (565/2300) 25%.
[2] Between 2006 and 2008. IEA World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2010 page 125. WEO 2012 confirms this remains so. And mean recovery of 27% is below the median of 34%, as poorer quality reserves are brought into the reserve pool. Hubbert called this peak within 5 years in 1971. [Scientific American, Energy and Power at page 39] That is a stronger confirmation of peak oil than 16 years absence of warming falsifies GCMs.
[3] BP Energy Outlook 2012 gives remaining Saudi technically recoverable reserves (all economic) at 265 Bbbl based on OPEC. These are exaggerated because of the 'quota wars'. Wikileaked diplomatic cables show the Saudis told the US their overstatement is about 40%, and that 'official' capacity of 12.6mbpd is actually about 10. Guardian.co.uk. This is not news, although the 'secret' 'official confirmation is.
Remaining Saudi reserves are probably (265/1.4) 190Bbbl. Present Saudi production is about 9.5mbpd; they have little spare capacity. Since 2000 the Saudis have discovered substantial natural gas, but little additional oil.
[6] Mainly oil. Other formations, like Fayetteville and Marcellus, are mainly gas.
JC comment: This is a guest post, comments will be moderated for relevance and civility.


text:
Portraits of New Orleans: Color
These two galleries, 'Portraits of New Orleans: Color' and the similarly themed 'Portraits of New Orleans: Black and White' are a celebration of the city of New Orleans from second line parades to candid street shots to Mardi Gras--and everything else possible in this city of endless possibilities. I will be adding to the galleries when i can. The photos in each gallery are identical except for their worlds of color...or black and white.Read More


text:
The Humane Society of the United States has released some damning footage of egg farms, but farmers' organizations are firing back, claiming the group wants "to remove meat from our dinner tables [...] and eventually — pets from our families."
According to the video above (shot undercover at Iowa farms, and extremely difficult to watch), many chickens suffer gruesome injuries when being moved from cage to cage, or get stuck in the wires of large battery cages and are trampled to death. P.J. Huffstutter of the LA Times writes that in addition to releasing the footage, the Humane Society is reaching out to kids in 4-H to teach them humane farming practices. The group has also bought stock in food companies to influence them to make more animal-friendly decisions, convincing Wendy's, IHOP, and Wal-Mart to switch to cage-free eggs. But farmers aren't happy that the interference, and they accuse the Humane Society of far more nefarious goals. Kansas Farm Bureau President Steve Baccus writes, "HSUS seeks to remove meat from our dinner tables, leather goods from our closets, animals from zoos and circuses and eventually — pets from our families." He also says the group is "a powerful, well-funded activist organization pursuing what most reasonable observers would consider an extreme anti-animal agenda."
But Baccus's words seem alarmist, given that the Humane Society's position is basically pretty moderate. The organization's president Wayne Pacelle said Wednesday, "We're not asking for an end to the confinements of animals in buildings. We're asking they not be crammed into cages and crates barely larger than their bodies." The Humane Society isn't PETA — they don't run billboards of naked women, or ask that we all go vegan. And, perhaps as a result of their more modest approach, they've had major successes — Huffstutter mentions California's Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act (Prop. 2), which will ban restrictive cages for calves, hens, and sows. So farmers may be right to fear the Humane Society, insofar as changing their practices might make things difficult for them for a while. But far from being "anti-animal," these changes will be good for livestock, and for humans who care about treating them well.
Egg-Farm Video Is Latest Salvo In Humane Society's Animal-Rights Campaign [LAT]
Shocking Egg-Farm Film Reignites Animal Debate [Newser]


text:
Tennessee Maritime Lawyers
Find Tennessee Maritime Attorneys by City
Michael Keith Pence
(615) 470-2222
Nashville School of LawWestern Kentucky UniversityTennesseeSuperlawyers and The National Trial LawyersNAOPIA and Americas Top 100 AttorneysTennessee State Lawmaker Will Propose Legislation Making Talking On Cell Phones While Driving Illegal
The LII Lawyer Directory contains lawyers who have claimed their profiles and are actively seeking clients. Find more Tennessee Maritime Lawyers in the Justia Legal Services and Lawyers Directory which includes profiles of more than one million lawyers licensed to practice in the United States, in addition to profiles of legal aid, pro bono and legal service organizations.
Researching Attorney Discipline


text:
It Doesn't Hurt to Look Your Best!
The days of unpleasant and painful dental treatments are a thing of the past. Bangor Maine Dentist, Dr. Sevey has over 30 years of experience in providing dentistry to patients in a kind and gentle manner. Don't let the fear of dentistry stop you from getting the smile of your dreams. At Creative Dental Solutions in Bangor, we can offer you the option of anxiety-free dentistry with oral sedation to allow you to get the dental treatment that you want and need.
Creative Dental Solutions
Creative Dental Solutions is more than a name. It is an approach to discovering the dental solutions that are right for you. Everybody has different circumstances and desires for their dental health. Our doctors and experienced staff will thoroughly assess your unique situation and make every attempt to provide you with the dental care that makes sense to you.
Delivering Beautiful Smiles!
Creative Dental Solutions is a full-service, state-of-the art general dental practice. We offer the latest technologies in preventive, restorative and cosmetic dentistry. Using a combination of exceptional dental care and experienced staff, we partner with our patients to provide the healthiest, most beautiful smiles modern dentistry can offer. We offer:
Comfortable, Convenient Care
Our Bangor Maine dental team is completely dedicated to providing excellent dental care in a warm and friendly environment. From the moment you step into our practice until the moment you complete treatment, we want you to be comfortable and relaxed. We will help you review your options and design a treatment plan that adjusts to your needs and budget.
Remember, your smile speaks before you even say a word!


text:
What is CALCITONIN-SALMON?
(CALCITONIN-SALMON) This medication is used to treat brittle bone disease (osteoporosis) in women who are at least 5 years past "the change of life" (menopause). Calcitonin works by slowing bone loss to help maintain strong bones and reduce your risk of fractures. This product has been withdrawn from the Canadian market due to safety problems.
How should I use CALCITONIN-SALMON?
Read the patient and product information sheets if available from your pharmacist before you start using calcitonin and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. This medication is for use in the nose as directed, usually one spray in one nostril each day, alternating nostrils daily. It is recommended to use this medication at the lowest effective dosage and for the shortest possible duration to treat your condition. Patients treated long-term with this medication have shown a rare risk of developing cancer. Discuss the benefits and risks of long term treatment with this medication. Remove a new bottle from the refrigerator and allow it to reach room temperature. Follow the instructions on how to prime the pump the first time you use a new bottle. Once the pump is primed, it does not have to be reprimed if the bottle is properly stored in an upright position. Consult your pharmacist if you have any questions. To use the nasal spray, remove the protective cap, keep your head upright and insert the tip into a nostril. Press down firmly on the pump to deliver the medication. Replace the protective cap. Use the other nostril the next day. Use this medication regularly in order to get the most benefit from it. Remember to use it at the same time each day.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take CALCITONIN-SALMON?
Before taking calcitonin, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: low level of calcium in the blood. This medication is used mainly in women after menopause. It is unlikely to be used during pregnancy or breast-feeding. Consult your doctor if you have any questions about this product.
What may interact with CALCITONIN-SALMON?
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval. A product that may interact with this drug is: lithium.
What if I miss a dose of CALCITONIN-SALMON?
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose. Use your next dose at the regular time. Do not double the dose to catch up.
What side effects may I notice from receiving CALCITONIN-SALMON?
(See also How to Use section). Runny nose, nose bleeds, nasal irritation, dry nose with crusting, headache, dizziness, nausea, flushing of the face, or back pain may occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly. Remember that this medication has been prescribed because your doctor has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects. Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: nasal sores, muscle cramps/spasms, numbness/tingling of the arms/legs. Get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including: seizures. A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing. This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist. In the US - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch. In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Where should I keep CALCITONIN-SALMON?
Store unopened bottles in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. Once the bottle is opened and the pump is primed, store at room temperature in an upright position away from light and moisture. Discard the unused portion after the number of days/doses noted on the package. If you are unsure when to discard your brand, ask your pharmacist. Keep all medications away from children and pets. Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.


text:
Here's a little information from Hero Arts about Color Layering and today's hop:
I started out by stamping the flowers and leaves with the colors in the Kelly's Flowers ink cube pack. I also added a white pigment ink for the third layer on my flower. It doesn't show up in the photo very well, but it adds another color dimension to the flower. I recently purchased a Mini Misti and it is a game changer...especially with these Color Layering Stamps!
I white heat embossed the message on a vellum panel and adhered the leaves and flowers. The black and white striped washi tape adds a fun element and was a great place for me to hide some adhesive on the vellum.
I created a subtle background using white embossing paste and the Criss Cross Stencil. And a scattering of some black sequins and pearls helped tie the card all together.
Here's a list of all talented participants in the hop today:
Lucy Abrams
Lydia Fiedler
Mariana Grigsby
Tami Hartley
Libby Hickson
Nichol Magouirk
Jayne Nelson
Clare Prezzia
Kathy Racoosin
Kelly Rasmussen
Yana Smakula
Amy Tsuruta
Thanks for stopping by today!


text:
Resource | Forms
FNS-674: User Access Request Form
Form FNS-674 is used to request access to the USDA Food Program Reporting System (FPRS).
Resource | Forms
FNS-101: Participation in Food Programs - by Race
Form FNS-101: Participation in Food Programs - by Race
Resource | Forms
FNS-667: Report of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs
Form FNS-667 is used by state agencies to report use of TEFAP administrative funds.
Resource | Forms
FNS-57: Report of Shipment Received Over, Short and/or Damaged
Form FNS-57 is used by consignees to report overages and shortages in a shipment and commodities damaged in transit.
Resource | Forms
FSA-21: Public Voucher - Commodity Programs
State agencies apply for reimbursement using Form FSA-21, submitted to the appropriate FNS regional office for approval.