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The Goddess of death, necromancy and the underworld, Hel. Wife of Sakyrja.
The Goddess of death, necromancy and the underworld, Hel. Wife of Sakyrja.
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First Universal Church of Explosions
Folowers of the first national church of explosions or the FUnCE (pronounced "funky") believe it is their sacred duty to smite all in their path. This is the most common religion of the Brikwars universe, as all minifigs abhor peace.
The Cult of BrikThulhu
Brain Separator The overriding goal of the BrikThulhu cult is the reversal of the natural order. As such, they violently oppose any form of standardized organization, except when they embrace
BrikThulhu Instructions it in order to violate the rule of violently opposing any form of standard organization. It's impossible to predict the behavior, tactics, or motivations of any one cultic group as compared to another.
Independent BrikThulhu-affiliated minifig cults operate under a variety of symbols.
The Oktopustika represents the ultimate antithesis of all that is good, natural, and true.
The BrikThulhu Pyramid is composed of 09 rows of 37 bricks, 0937 being a holy number to BrikThulhu's cult.
The image embossed on the 37-eyed Seal of BrikThulhu is of the Brain Separator, the iconic tool of BrikThulhu cultists.
The Necronobrikon is the legendary tome of Brikthulhu, and sacred to his cultists.
Dice Worship and the Cult of the Player
The mathematically-impossible Dodekube is the icon of the dice-worshippers, who believe that logic is an illusion and that the universe is built up of nothing more than the cosmic dice rolls of disinterested gods. The belief arises from the fact that even the most sober and rational minifigs sometimes find themselves able to "see the dice."
Followers of dice worship are allways looking for cover as they believe life is entirely random and that at anytime a few chunks af ABS could smack them to the ground. Although this does sometimes happen, it is a very rare occurance.
The Humanati worship humans directly, and are believed to be an offshoot of the Cult of the Player. They are still very new, but they domake sacrifices all the time in order to get the gods to notice them. They are expanding, so more of them should appear, but they will most likely remain mediocore when compared to the Brikthulu and Great Mason worshippers.
BrickMasons and The Great Builder
The Cthu-Lhuminati infiltrate all significant institutions in the BrikWars universe through their fraternal front organization, the BrickMasons, seeking the forbidden technology and occult knowledge that will one day allow the minifigs to rise up and disassemble Humans in a terrifying Octopocalypse.
Although a seemingly innocuous fraternal organization at the lower levels, the upper BrickMason echelons practice occult rituals based on belief in a supernatural Human known as the Great Builder. The Great Builder is who hath created all the planets, and all the MOCs within them. Mid-level BrickMasons are his followers, who attempt to follow in his footsteps. Being pacifists, worshippers of the Great Builder have many rescources to spend on erecting magnificent cities and MOCs wherever they are found.
Upper-Level BrickMasons are actually members of the Cthu-Lhuminati, and they seek to discover the nature of an Even Greater Builder who constructed Humans, so they might learn his secrets and disassemble the Great Builder. To do this, they spend a great deal of time and resources organizing conspiracies to destroy all the varied and glorious creations of mid-level BrickMasons in the most spectacular fashion, to maintain their control of society and to learn the secrets that can be gained from fantastic acts of gratuitous destruction.
Dungan Shrines
The tripartite Troika symbolizes Construction, Disassembly, and "Mu" - Mu being an expression of the falsehood of the other two categories. The more one studies the three parts, the more the meanings reverse, until an infinite regression of self-contradiction leaves the viewer freed of the burden of conscious knowledge. It is often associated with the regenerative powers of the Dungan Jaw-Jaws.
Dungan worshippers believe that by becoming more like the Dungans, they can gain the foul creatures' regenerative powers, allowing them to heal injuries or perform regenerative magic upon such things as broken castles or sports cars. Their primary goal is to bring themselves to a transcendental state of consciousness through various means of deliberate self-infection with Dungan venom or other bodily fluids, or through the worship and consumption of sewage.
Dimmy Meditation and Mystical Juniorism
Minifig Dimmies, uniformed in the T-shirts and baseball caps of the human fratboys they seek to emulate, destroy quality construction wherever they find it; gradually turning the Lego world into an endless waste of shoddily-assembled piles of random elements. This is viewed as the ultimate escape from the materialism, desire, standards, and expectations of minifig society. This Mystical Juniorism is sometimes seen as an attractive option by minifigs who have become depressed by Critical Failure during a crucial opportunity for righteous destruction.
See Geometric Cult of Doom for details
Reference: http://www.mikerayhawk.com/brikthulhu.htm
Volse gods
Volse Gods are the pantheon worshiped by the Vol there are nine gods in the pantheon;
And The all-father, and god of military service and marriage. Husband of Jimelya.
Tuefish The Volse god of war and keeper of Volhall, the hall of the glorious slain, and where every Vol soldier strives to spend eternity.
Samn The god of fire and cunning, he is a brilliant tactician, but is also a troublemaker, causing almost as many problems as he solves.
Sakyrja The god of deception, music and skaldic poetry. Husband of Aljs.
Jo The god of summer, crops and inventions, he taught the Vol to make and use their heavy armor, he was killed by Samn, who dared him to make a suit of armor with no weak points, then used plasma to melt the suit into a solid piece, suffocating Jo.
Tesli The god of science and energy, Tesli gave the Vol vehicles and taught them how to harvest energy from the core of a star. Husband of Ada.
Ada The goddess of technology, mathematics, writing and computers, she carved runes into Tesli's machines, which brought them to life and told them how to behave. Wife of Tesli.
Jimelya The Goddess of celebration and mead. Wife of And.
Aljs The Goddess of death, necromancy and the underworld, Hel. Wife of Sakyrja.


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The Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation, the charitable arm of the LA Galaxy, is competing with charities nationwide for donations ranging from $20,000 to $250,000 through the Chase Community Giving program. Fans have 21 days remaining to help ensure the Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation's success by simply voting through the Chase Community Giving program running on Facebook.
Through the utilization of the social media networks, the Chase Community Giving program has already directed more than $5 million dollars toward charities nationwide, putting the power to bring positive change across the nation into the hands of those who need it most. Due to enthusiasm, the program is being continued into this summer - giving 200 additional charities, including the Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation, the opportunity to win grants to further their mission.
"The Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation is dedicated to supporting the community in which we live and work, and receiving a grant through the Chase Community Giving program would allow us to continue to strengthen our charitable initiatives," said Gloria King, Director of the Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation.
The current round of the Chase Community Giving program is designed to benefit smaller and local charities. The eligible charity with the most votes receives $250,000; the top 4 runners-up receive $100,000 each; and the remaining charities in the Top 200 will each receive $20,000. With the support of the Galaxy fans, the Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation has the opportunity to receive much needed resources.
Fans can vote for the Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation and give them the chance to win the grand prize of $250,000 by visiting the Chase Community Giving program at: http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/954770699-los-angeles-galaxy-foundation and clicking the green "Get Started to Vote" button. One vote can be cast for each charity in the competition until 8:59 p.m. (PT) on Monday, July 12.
About the Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation
The Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting and creating educational, health, and recreational activities and programs for children, with a specific focus on assisting underserved and at-risk youth. The Galaxy Foundation is committed to encouraging, educating, and empowering the children in the community.
About Chase Community Giving
Chase Community Giving is grant program inspiring a new way of corporate philanthropy by letting participants vote to help determine which small and local non profits will receive donations from Chase's philanthropy funds. The program is giving away over $5 million in grants to charities nationwide, with focuses ranging from primary or secondary education, youth development healthcare, housing, community development, environmental issues, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services, and animal welfare.


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Adult Sabbath School teachers, you may pick up next quarters Sabbath School lesson quarterly for your class at the lower level Welcome Center beginning today. If you are a member of PMC and not a member of a Sabbath School class, you may pick up no more than two quarterlies. Please complete the sign-out sheet if you are not a class member.
God and Mister Rogers
Won't You Be My Neighbor? - Part 5
SpeakerSharon Terrell
Sharon Terrell has served on the pastoral staff at Pioneer Memorial Church for more than 12 years as the associate pastor for stewardship and finance. She has an undergraduate degree from Andrews University and a Masters in Pastoral Ministry from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
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Start the New Year right! Come and enjoy PMC's 10 Days of Prayer from January 1-10 in the Youngberg home, 4731 Greenfield Drive in Berrien Springs, MI. This is the 29th consecutive year. Each session begins at 6:00 PM. We will be praying for your requests and for an abundant outpouring of the Latter Rain. There will be special handouts for attendees each session. Bring your Bible.
The topics are:
- Jan. 1 "For Such a Time as This"
- Jan. 2 "My Sheep Hear My Voice"
- Jan. 3 "Faith is the Victory"
- Jan. 4 "His Name Shall Be Called WONDERFUL"
- Jan. 5 "Toning up my Flabby Spiritual Muscles"
- Jan. 6 "Snacking on Spiritual Food or Enjoying a Full Course Meal?"
- Jan. 7 "Exceedingly Abundantly Above All that We ASK or Think"
- Jan. 8 "And the Earth Was Illuminated with His Glory"
- Jan. 9 "These Follow the Lamb Wherever He Goes"
- Jan. 10 "You Are My Hiding Place"
January 1-10, 6:00 PM
Location: 4731 Greenfield Drive, Berrien Springs, MI
On behalf of the thirteen churches in southwestern Michigan, we're delighted to host Pavel Goia, editor Ministry magazine and international prayer conference speaker, on Sabbath, January 5, 2019. Pastor Goia was featured significantly in Ron Clouzet's Adventism's Greatest Need because of a resurrection he and his wife sought and received from God. A man of bold prayer and intercession, Pastor Pavel is the right preacher to lead us into an uncertain New Year globally, nationally and even locally. He will preach in both the 9:00 AM and 11:45 AM services at Pioneer, and in between will preach in the Berrien Springs Spanish Church (10:30 AM). An afternoon district-wide prayer conference will follow here at Pioneer (3:00 PM). Mark your calendar, and let us discover how to make collective prayer our high priority in 2019.
January 5, 9:00 AM & 11:45 AM
Location: Pioneer Memorial Church
Please join us at the Howard Performing Arts Center for our annual Christmas programs. The Vocal Christmas program is 7:00 PM on December 18 and the Instrumental program is at 7:00 PM on December 19.
December 18 & 19
Location: Howard Performing Arts Center
On Sunday, December 2, 2018 Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor at Pioneer Memorial Church, took the pastoral team and their families on a Christmas excursion. Following a delightful meal, they headed to a nearby ice skating rink. The team is thankful for the time together!
Seasons cheer was in the crisp, cool air as the pastor's kids and the rest of the team circled around the rink. A few huddled on the sidelines while laughing, taking pictures, and waving through the merry gang of PMC skaters. Almost an hour after getting on the ice, Pastor Nelson incurred an injury to his right hip and right shoulder. Everyone is thankful that he did not hit his head on the ice.
The staff from the arena responded professionally, assessing the situation and calling for the paramedics. They even responded warmly to the suggestion from one of the other pastors. That suggestion was that along with the paramedics, they include a local marching band to escort him to a local hospital where he would get x-rays taken. (unfortunately, they were not available). On arriving at the hospital, they were received and attended with great care. Thank you to all who work in medical services for the professionalism and attentiveness you offer your patients.
As of December 3, Pastor Dwight went through his first successful surgery for his hip, and on December 5 he is scheduled to go into surgery again to attend to his shoulder. During this season we are reminded of many things, but today we are thankful that even through the disruptions this life brings God is watching over us. He is the Lead Physician and the Loving Shepherd.
We welcome your prayers and cards. We have set up a CaringBridge site (www.caringbridge.org/visit/dwightnelson) to read updates as they are made available and for you to leave your words of encouragement (we are not setting up a donation portal through CaringBridge). At the present time, we are asking for no-one to visit so that Pastor Dwight can have the necessary rest and recovery important in these early days post surgery. If you have care packages or cards, please feel free to deliver them to the church office. The pastoral staff will ensure they are delivered.
The funeral dinner team needs additional helpers to bring food and/or work in the kitchen. If you would like to assist in this way, please contact Pat Erhard at (260) 471-7366 or the church office at (269) 471-6565.
Brighten someone's holiday and bring smiles to struggling individuals. This is a great opportunity to show someone in need that we as a church care. Please stop by the Christmas Angel Tree located at the Welcome Center. Choose an angel from the tree, you can either give a donation (money, gift card, food, toys, etc.) or buy a gift for them. Then bring the gift wrapped with the angel attached to it to PMC by December 17 (Monday).
November 17 - December 17
Contact: Lailane Legoh - (269) 471-3543
Dear Member,
Thank you for your ongoing financial support which makes ministry happen at Pioneer! Many of you have been utilizing our SecureGive portal for giving recurring and one-time gifts, both online and via the SecureGive App.
In August, 2018, Adventist Giving Online (AGO) announced the launch of their own mobile apps for both iPhone and Android devices. You can download the Adventist Giving App on the App Store for your iPhone or Google Play for Android.
With the Adventist Giving App now available, Pioneer Memorial Church will discontinue the use of SecureGive as of January 1, 2019. Please move your recurring transactions to Adventist Giving Online as soon as possible by creating an account at https://www.adventistgiving.org/?OrgID=ANFFDG or search "Berrien Springs - Pioneer" in the AGO app.
Once again thank you for your commitment to Pioneer Memorial Church. If you need assistance with moving your recurring gifts please call JoAnn at 269.471.7656 or Richard at 269.471.3246.
PMC Finance Team
Additional Details: https://nadadventist.org/news/adventist-giving-announces-launch-mobile-app
On December 13 our PMC Youth Missions team leaves for Honduras where they will be serving at the Hogar de Niños and conducting a day camp for about 125 children. A great team is in place but we still need a couple of Spanish translators. We seek your prayer support and contributions should be labelled PMC Youth Missions Honduras. For more information contact Glenn Russell by email: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Golden State Warriors (25 - 45) @ Milwaukee Bucks (27 - 43)
Start time - 5:00 PM PST @ The Bradley Center
Probable starters for the Golden State Warriors
PG - Baron Davis
SG - Jason Richardson
SF - Mike Dunleavy
PF - Troy Murphy
C - Adonal Foyle
Probable starters for the Milwaukee Bucks
PG - Maurice Williams
SG - Michael Redd
SF - Desmond Mason
PF - Joe Smith
C - Dan Gadzuric
Team leaders
PPG - J. Richardson (22.5) | M. Redd (23.1)
RPG - T. Murphy (10.9) | D. Gadzuric (7.9)
APG - B. Davis (7.0) | M. Williams (6.1)
Last matchup
March 25 - Milwaukee Bucks (117) @ Golden State Warriors (118)
Golden State Warriors @ Milwaukee Bucks - 03-30-05
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its only 2pm and im already chompin at the bit of the possibility of another W. I hope J-Rich can get on track, we need him to help us finish the season strong!
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Pietrus is going to have a big game, because hes going to get alot of minutes against Redd
cladden wrote:I think Murph is proving a lot of us wrong here.
He is. He got some distance on the first missed dunk. Then did a somewhat double clutch dunk, then a few layups with the FT. Hopefully he keeps it up.
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omigosh! That Richardson Block-Save-Alley-oop Dunk sequence was classic!!
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haha. what a great way to end the game.. running around... so funny
semaru_baka wrote:omigosh! That Richardson Block-Save-Alley-oop Dunk sequence was classic!!
Yeah it was awesome.
Great game by everyone, especially by Pietrus. This guy is the best bench player we got, performing as a starter these past few games. Murphy has been getting the double doubles, and driving to the hoop successfully. BD got a double double as well with 15 assists. And the ending sequence was awesome, and they tie the NBA record for least TO's. Good ****.
Also, WTH was up with Foyle and that jumper in the last minute?!?! Godamn, BRING IT DOWN MAN.
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WM6004, Reviewed October 1993
Editor's noteThe Missouri Poison Center, formerly Regional Poison Control Center, name and phone number were updated on 1/23/15.
Almost every home contains hazardous products. They are used in cleaning, home improvement projects, automobile maintenance, lawn and garden care, and a variety of other tasks. In order to protect our health and environment, we must know how to properly use, store and dispose of these products.
Look in any storage cabinet in your home. Do you see products such as paint, paint thinner, pesticides, fertilizers, gasoline, windshield wiper fluid, antifreeze, motor oil, brake fluid, adhesives, batteries, furniture polish, drain opener, and oven cleaner? These products are all hazardous because they contain chemicals that are
Though usually safe when used according to label directions, these products can become dangerous when people are unaware, or forget, that they are handling hazardous products.
Each year, thousands of people are injured by products in their homes. Accidental poisoning can happen if a product is left within reach of a small child. It can also occur when food, drink, or cigarettes are used while handling hazardous products. Many products have fumes or vapors that can irritate lungs. Hazardous products have caused severe burns, illness, blindness, and even death.
When hazardous household products are no longer usable or wanted, they become household hazardous wastes. Household hazardous wastes make up only a small percentage of household waste, but they are a serious problem.
When disposed of improperly, they pose a threat to sanitation workers and the environment. Household hazardous wastes discarded in the trash may ignite or explode in the collection truck. Trash haulers have been injured from fumes and splashing chemicals. In the landfill, these wastes can leach into surface water and groundwater — the sources for our drinking water.
Disposal of household hazardous wastes down the drain can also pollute drinking water.
In septic systems, hazardous wastes can kill the organisms that make the system work. This may cause untreated wastes to drain into the soil and eventually seep into the groundwater.
Sewage treatment plants have been damaged by household hazardous wastes, resulting in the release of raw sewage and chemicals into streams. Storm drains, which are often used improperly for dumping, are a direct route to nearby waterways. Anything that is poured on the ground may spread or runoff the next time it rains.
Because of the dangers they pose, household hazardous products require special handling and disposal. Our health and environment are at stake, so it is important that each of us take responsibility for the products we use.
Household hazardous waste collection programs will become more available in Missouri as the Missouri Solid Waste Management Law goes into effect.
The law allows the formation of solid waste districts across the state. Each district must prepare a solid waste management plan. One component of the plan is to minimize and separate household hazardous wastes from the solid waste stream.
The Missouri Hazardous Waste Law also prohibits small quantities of hazardous wastes from sanitary landfills after Jan. 1, 1994. Contact your local elected officials to find out what type of household hazardous waste management program is being planned for your area.
This chart contains disposal recommendations for many common household hazardous products. Always remember, the best disposal option for most hazardous products is not to dispose of them at all! Avoid buying hazardous products. If you must use them, use the products up, share them with a friend or neighbor, or find a business or organization that can use the products.
NoteAmong the items that should not he shared are banned or restricted pesticides, prescription medicines, syringes, and products that are not in original containers or whose labels are not readable.
This chart should be used only as a guideline. Contact your local officials to determine what disposal options exist in your area.
Hazardous properties may vary depending on the product's ingredients. Refer to the product label for specific product hazards.
Products are considered hazardous if they contain chemicals with one or more of the following properties:
Reuse means to use the product again. Household solvents, such as paint thinner and paint brush cleaner, can be used over and over. Let the used solvent sit undisturbed in a sealed container until the paint particles settle to the bottom. Carefully pour off the clean solvent and use it again.
WarningSince these solvents are flammable, this activity should be done outdoors or with plenty of fresh air and adequate ventilation, and away from sources of heat, spark, or flame.
The sludge that remains after pouring off the clean solvent should be kept in the sealed container and saved for a household hazardous waste collection, or may be able to go to the landfill if it is completely dry (check with your local solid waste officials).
Triple-rinse container is the prescribed treatment method for empty pesticide containers. To triple-rinse, fill the container 1/4 full with water (or the solvent recommended on the product label), close it tightly, and shake or invert so the rinse reaches all inside surfaces. Repeat this procedure two more times. Rinse water should be used to make up the pesticide mixture or applied to the area you are treating following the same precautions used with the full-strength pesticide. Plastic containers should be punctured to prevent reuse. Discard the rinsed container with your trash, or see if the local recycling center will accept triple-rinsed glass or plastic containers.
WarningDo not triple-rinse pesticide containers in a household sink, or outside near drinking water wellheads. If you cannot reuse the rinse water, save unrinsed containers for a household hazardous waste collection.
Recycle is the preferred option for any household hazardous product that can be recycled. Contact your local solid waste officials for recycling locations in your area. Try contacting jewelers or hearing aid service stores to see if they will accept button batteries for recycling. Automotive service centers may accept used motor oil, auto batteries, antifreeze, kerosene, and transmission fluid. Theater and art groups, or housing "fix-up" organizations may be happy to receive leftover paint.
Save for collection indicates those products that should be saved for a household hazardous waste collection. Contact your local solid waste officials to find out when a collection may be held in your area. If you must wait for a collection, store products safely in their original containers with the labels intact.
Flush down drain indicates that a product can be poured down the drain with plenty of water. Contact your wastewater officials before pouring to determine if this recommendation is suitable in your area. If you have a septic tank, additional caution should be taken. Read the product label to determine whether the product might damage your plumbing or your septic system. If you are uncertain, see if the local wastewater plant will accept the product, or save it for a household hazardous waste collection. Never mix wastes while pouring them down the drain. Always pour small amounts at a time to avoid splashing, and flush with plenty of water.
Put in trash indicates that a product is suitable for landfill disposal. Generally speaking, empty containers can be thrown away. Liquids should never be disposed of in the trash. Some products are acceptable for landfill disposal if they are hardened or dried up. Contact your local solid waste officials before throwing any hazardous product away.
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Dry Rubbed Hanger Steak with Bean Salad
Serve your customers juicy, grilled BBQ-rubbed steak served on top of a spicy mound of great northern, kidney, pinto and black bean salad.
Serving Size: 6 oz meat / 1/2 cup bean salad
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes
12 x 6-oz - Hanger or strip steaks
Olive oil - As needed
Spicy Bean Salad (Yields 1-1/2 qt)
3 cups - Bush's Beans, mixture (Cannellini or Great Northern,Black, Kidney, Pinto), drained and rinsed
2 cups - Peppers, bell, yellow and red, diced
1-1/2 cups - Onions, red, minced
1/2 cup - Cilantro, fresh, chopped
2 Tbsp - BBQ Dry Rub
1/3 cup - Lemon and lime juice, fresh, plus zest
1/3 cup - Canola oil
1/4 cup - Olive oil
BBQ Dry Rub (Yields 2/3 cup)
1/4 cup - Chili powder
2 Tbsp - Smoked paprika
1 Tbsp - Kosher salt
1 Tbsp - Ground cumin
1 tsp - Garlic powder
1 tsp - Oregano leaves
1 tsp - Pepper, black, ground
1. Brush steaks with oil. Sprinkle each generously with BBQ Dry Rub. Reserve at least 2 Tbsp BBQ Dry Rub for Spicy Bean Salad. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
To serve: Grill steak 2–3 minutes per side or to desired doneness. Let rest 5 minutes. Slice and lay over top of 1/2 cup Spicy Bean Salad.
To make Spicy Bean Salad:
1. In large bowl, combine beans, peppers, onions and cilantro. Mix well.
2. In small bowl, combine lemon/lime juice, zest and 2 Tbsp reserved BBQ Dry Rub. Whisk in oils. Pour over beans and toss gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours. Reserve chilled for service.
To make BBQ Dry Rub:
1. Combine all spices, mix well. Cover. Store in cool, dry place. Use as directed above.


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Spent all your money during the holiday season, but you want to get out? No problem; these museums are offering free admission.
Art Institute of Chicago: Weekdays for Illinois residents Monday through Feb. 13 at 111 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-443-3600, artinstituteofchicago.org
DuSable Museum of African American History: Sundays at 740 E. 56th Place; 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian: First Friday of the month at 3001 Central St., Evanston; 847-475-1030, mitchellmuseum.org
Swedish American Museum: Second Tuesday of the month at 5211 N. Clark St.; 773-728-8111, swedishamericanmuseum.org


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15 Posts on Personal and Home Health Concerns
Personal and home health concerns cover a wide range of topics from BPA getting in our food to indoor air quality causing mold. Here are a sample of posts that all touch on health in the home.
• 1 Upcycled Wooden Pallets: Green Resource or Toxic Trend?
• 2 Common House Plants that are Toxic to Pets
• 3 Food For Thought: BPA in Canned Thanksgiving Staples
• 4 Glass Straws: Squeaky Clean, Long-Lasting & BPA Free!
• 5 New Study: BPA Isn't The Only Chemical of Concern
• 6 Perkins + Will's 'Precautionary List' For Building Materials
• 7 10 Highly Toxic Old Household Products
• 8 The Best No-VOC and Non-Toxic Interior Paints
• 9 Is There a Non-Toxic Stain-Resistant Fabric Protector?
• 10 Organic, Free-Range & Conventional: The Truth About Eggs
• 11 Can't Go 100% Local? Eat Meat-Free Once a Week
• 12 Four SLS and Paraben Free Shampoos
• 13 VOC and Solvent-Free Bamboo Bowls from Bibol
• 14 Insulating vs. Humidity: Where to Start
• 15 Ideal and Healthy Humidity Levels for Sleeping
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Heat Generation in a Vibrating Structure
Application ID: 2205
When a structure is subjected to high frequency vibrations, a significant amount of heat can be generated due to mechanical (viscoelastic) losses in the material. A second mechanism contributing to the slow temperature rise in a vibrating structure is called thermoelastic damping, and represents the energy conversion between mechanical and thermal energy.
In this example, a fully coupled thermoelastic response for a vibrating beam-like structure is computed by combining the stress-strain analysis with the linearized heat-transport equation. The analysis is performed in the frequency domain.
The temperature rise in the beam is then modeled as a transient heat-transfer problem, where the corresponding heat-transfer equation contains two source terms computed using the results of the frequency response analysis. These terms represent the heat generation due to mechanical losses in the material and nonlinear effects related to the thermoelastic damping.
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Accused Ross Township shooter Rockne Newell was arraigned this morning by District Judge Colleen Mancuso.
He was charged with three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
Newell entered the room at the Monroe County Correctional Facility for the video arraignment.
His hair was cut short but he still had facial hair. He was limping.
"I can't see very well," he said. "My glasses are gone."
He then sat on the chair.
Answering the judge's questions, he said he couldn't afford a lawyer.
He said he gets $600 to $700 a month on SSD or SSI, he's not sure which. He said he has no work income. He said he was headed to work when an ambulance hit him long ago, which is how he got disabled.
When asked if he owns any real estate, he said, "They stole it from me. That's what started all this."
When asked if he had any other questions, he asked: "Will I get medical attention?"
When told the jail will look at him and determine what he needs, he said, "I got a .44 slug on my leg. Hospital says its still in there. They gave me no pain medication and sent me on my way. I'm bleeding all over the place."
The judge told him he should be able to get any help he needs.
Accused Ross Township shooter Rockne Newell arraigned this morning
Accused Ross Township shooter Rockne Newell was arraigned this morning by District Judge Colleen Mancuso.


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The trailer for Lisa Vanderpump's spin-off is here. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star will carry her own show, Vanderpump Rules, that follows the goings on in her West Hollywood restaurant, SUR.
I'm a Lisa fan just like any other warm-blooded creature out there -- how could you not love someone so fabulous? How could you not die for someone who showed up to Kyle's daugther's birthday party in a green shirt dress, green aviators, and hot pink pumps?
But this spin-off, guys, it's kinda weird. It's not so much "Lisa" as it is "20-somethings with drinking problems." Check it out.
It's Hell's Kitchen mixed with The Hills with a twist of Melrose and a dash of the Real Housewives ... and I don't think it tastes that good.
First of all, it's clear that whatever staff she cast hired at SUR are all wannabe actors. They're actors trying to play real people on a reality show, and it's painful.
Lisa's role in the show is not entirely clear -- is she a motherly matriarch to her staff of slutty fuck-ups? Is she the tough-love boss who makes the occasional appearance in the kitchen to make sure her countertops aren't gleaming with gonorrhea? Is she the group's crazy older aunt who's ready to party at a moment's notice and doesn't give a damn about pesky business things like "gross margins" and "the health board"?
The only thing that's clear from this trailer is that there's not enough Lisa in the show. I have no idea why it's called Vanderpump Rules. It should be called the Fake Waiters of Beverly Hills, or Skanky Shirtless Servers on Sunset, or something along those lines that tells more of the story.
Point being, if Lisa's not going to be around that much, neither am I.
We'll get our first glimpse of Vanderpump Rules on January 7 during a two-hour-long episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
What did you think of the trailer?
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Chance and geography conspired early in the history of New England to lay a foundation for both industrialization and the rise of organized labor.
The Labor Collection includes miscellaneous manuscripts relating to organized labor, such as by-laws, reports, and agreements of Massachusetts locals of IUE, IBEW, Cigarmakers International, Bricklayers, and Retail Clerks among others.
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Japanese cultural exchange student Minami Tajima remembers one of her first visits to an American restaurant. She and about two dozen other students from Japan visited Anne Arundel County last year, and after she befriended Arundel High School student Taylor Niemetz, the two went to a steakhouse in the Waugh Chapel area.
"So this is a Japanese restaurant," Niemetz said.
"They're Chinese,'" Tajima replied, referring to the cooks.
Talk about cultural awareness. Still, Tajima, a student from Sagami Ono High School in a city near Tokyo, said she enjoys American food. She has made a return visit this year as part of a group of more than three dozen students and educators from Sagami Ono who visited Arundel High in Gambrills on Wednesday for the start of a one-week cultural exchange with Arundel's Community Development and Global Citizenship program.
In June, about a dozen students and teachers from Arundel High will pay a 10-day visit to Sagamihara, Japan, as part of the exchange.
This week, the Arundel students were teaching their visitors how to make Maryland crab cakes while the Japanese students showed the Americans how to do calligraphy, according to Sherri Billheimer, facilitator for Community Development and Global Citizenship, Arundel's signature program.
Signature programs are based on themes chosen by schools and their surrounding communities; the goal is to bolster students' classroom instruction with real-world experience before they enter the workforce.
Niemetz was Tajima's host last year and is again this year. "It's been life-changing," Niemetz said, "just having a new view on other cultures and countries."
"The signature program is meant to make learning more relevant in our 21st-century, globalized society," said Barbara Dziedzic, lead teacher for Arundel's signature program. "Our community is one of the most rapidly growing areas in Anne Arundel County. Because we have an increasingly diverse community, community development deals with that local component, while global citizenship deals with the global realities."
Dziedzic said that Arundel's implementation of the cultural exchange with Sagami Ono began as an offshoot from a similar program at Broadneck High School. She said there have been successes but also challenges to the program.
"This is a very popular program; it has gotten a lot of support from colleges in the area," Dziedzic said. "There has been a big push at the university level to globalize education and curriculum. Through those connections, we've been able to bring in representatives from Singapore, South Africa and, obviously, the Japanese students. The students really get excited about engaging with people from around the world.
"Some of the challenges have been that even though the program itself is very progressive, we're still operating in a public education reality that is slow to change and evolve," Dziedzic said. "You have policies in place where you have ways of doing things that aren't moving as quickly as this innovative program. We're essentially effecting policy changes as we're breaking new ground."
Hiroyuki Hayashida, cultural coordinator from Sagami Ono High School, said that before coming to the U.S., the students knew only their own cultures. "After they came they learned that there is another culture, another value. It is the biggest benefit from this exchange program," Hayashida said.
Last year, a group of 23 students arrived shortly after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake, which struck the east coast of the island about 230 miles from Tokyo on March 11, had a magnitude of 9.0.
Hayashida said the earthquake and resulting tsunami killed nearly 68,000 people and that more than 3,000 people are still missing. The area is also still coping with massive amounts of debris and concerns about radiation from damaged nuclear power plants. "Many people are still required to be evacuated from the nuclear power plant area," Hayashida said.
Tajima said that last year, she and other students learned a lot about the earthquake after they arrived in the U.S.
"We knew that the earthquake occurred, but we didn't know the details about it," Tajima said. But she added that despite being far from home in the aftermath of the earthquake, she still enjoyed the exchange. "It was a great time," Tajima said.
Hayashida said that the students reside in an area that wasn't affected much by the earthquake and that in their area the biggest concern has been power shortages.
Still, Hayashida said, "Watching what happened, what was caused by [the] tsunami, on TV, was and still is very shocking, and I'm sure they feel so scared [watching] the video of tsunami and earthquake. The mental shock is still going on. But it is not only for students but all Japanese people."
Hayashida told an assembly of Arundel students, teachers and staff that despite Japan's prolonged and difficult recovery from the earthquake and tsunami, "Through these terrible experiences, we have learned one thing: We are not alone. So many people all over the world have supported and encouraged us. We will never forget people's kindness. Now we can say that one of the most precious things in life is relationships with people."


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Just when you thought the Amiga world was finally getting its act together, finally making things a little less obtuse for outsiders, this happens. So, we have the AmigaOne X1000 coming up, a brand-new PowerPC computer, running the real deal - AmigaOS 4. In the meantime, Commodore USA - the one with the sketchy website - has apparently secured rights to the Amiga hardware brand, and is planning to release Amiga-branded computers running AROS. In the meantime, Hyperion, the Belgium company behind AmigaOS, who is working with A-eon on the AmigaOne X1000, claims this is a clear violation of the settlement between them and Amiga Inc., and has notified its US lawyers.


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The greatest number of historical reports and collected specimens of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers are from Florida, perhaps owing to Florida's accessibility to northeastern ornithologists. Within Florida, Ivory-billed Woodpeckers are known to have existed throughout the state from the Panhandle to the Everglades. However, records from extreme southern Florida are controversial.
Ivory-billed Woodpeckers were probably most numerous in three regions: 1) riparian systems, or areas located near rivers and streams, and associated pine woods in northern Florida; 2) the Big Cypress swamp in southwest Florida; and 3) swamp forests associated with several rivers in central peninsular Florida. Riparian systems in northern Florida historically had the most Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, particularly the Chipola and Apalachicola river swamps in the Panhandle, the Wacissa and Aucilla river swamps in the Big Bend region, and the lower Suwannee River and adjacent California swamp. Although relative abundance is difficult to detect from historical reports, some reports suggest that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers may have been more abundant in the lower Suwannee River watershed than in any other region in the state.
Ivory-billed Woodpeckers declined continuously since the arrival of Europeans, with accelerated declines during the last decades of the 1800s and first decades of the 1900s. By 1900, Ivory-bills were gone from most parts of northern Florida. Collecting was undoubtedly an important factor in the decline of the species in Florida. Timber cutting and habitat loss also were very important factors in the continued decline of the species in Florida. As the twentieth century progressed, only small groups persisted mainly in southern and central Florida. A series of credible sightings occurred in northern Florida during the 1950s along the Chipola River and in Taylor, Jefferson and Wakulla counties but were never conclusively verified.
Former Cornell University scientist James Tanner once suggested that "all Ivory-bill records have been located in or very near swamps or Florida hammocks." However, most of Tanner's intensive field studies were done in bottomland forests and this may have influenced his perception of an ideal Ivory-billed Woodpecker habitat. The salient feature of Ivory-billed Woodpecker habitat appears to be old-growth forest. Most historical Ivory-billed Woodpecker habitat in Florida can be characterized as river swamp, although still water swamps, particularly cypress swamps and cypress strands, were a significant component.
The Apalachicola and Chipola swamps, the Aucilla and Wacissa rivers, and the lower Suwannee River watershed may be the three most significant areas of potential Ivory-billed Woodpecker habitat remaining in Florida because of the extensive tracts of bottomland forest that remain there.
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This July is Paranormal Cozy Mystery Month or ParaCozyMysMo at The Qwillery. We're going to celebrate Magical and/or Paranormal Cozy Mysteries with guest posts from and interviews with fantastic authors!
We are planning a giveaway for each stop on the tour and an awesome Grand Prize too! Watch this page for further announcements.
Charmed Pie Shoppe
Pies and Prejudice will be published on July 3, 2012.
July 5 - Allison Kingsley
Raven's Nest Bookstore
Raven's Nest Bookstore
A Sinister Sense will be published on July 3, 2012
July 6 - Juliet Blackwell
Haunted Home Renovation
Haunted Home Renovation
Murder on the House will be published on December 4, 2012.
In a Witch's Wardrobe will be published on July 3, 2012.
Vampire Chef
Beaufort & Company
Magical Cats
Magical Dressmaking
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Trouble in the Tarot coming March 2013.
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The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller coming in late 2012.
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Bruja Brouhaha will be published on August 7, 2012.
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Are Pollution and Pesticides a concern in Oriental Teas?
I have read much concerning pollution levels in the orient these days; particularly China. Are there inspections performed, or regulations followed to insure safety?
As for pesticides, that's why I go organic.
… I've read of a danish test of pesticides in different wellknown teabrands.
Most pesticides was found in cheap tea from 2§ shops and so forth.
Just make sure of knowing what you get – if your tea lack info on what it contains, where it's from and how old it is… then don't buy it. I you are worried about it, do like Cofftea, look after the "I-am-organic"thingy.
Going for organic certified teas is only part of the solution. If you're buying "organic," find out who does the certification. You just never know; each country has it's own classification schemes and quality standards for "organic" products.
Also remember that there are plenty of Taiwanese high mountain tea producers that do NOT use pesticides simply because their primary consumers/buyers wouldn't stand for it, but most of these family run tea plantations are also not certified organic. The refined palate can taste the bitterness that pesticides produce on the tongue and for some Taiwanese, it also negatively impacts the natural "chi" or energy of the tea. Consequently, if you're purchasing a Taiwan Oolong, white or green tea from the high mountains, AND your paying a fair bit for it (though this is not always true, watch out for the scams selling pesticide ridden cheaper Chinese oolong teas as Taiwan oolongs) you're probably safe in assuming they're pesticide free. I know this is a little convoluted, but if you're looking to buy Chinese fresh teas, stick with the Taiwan type from a trusted vendor/merchant who can answer your questions to your satisfaction.


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But lasbi.modeu, thanks so much for clarifying that for us! and so nicely too! I will let you handle it from here x 1000000
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An additional thought is that at 8 months your LO could get by very well for 8 to 10 hours without any breast milk. My daughter never really accepted a bottle well. At 4 months she often took less than 3oz total during the 12 hours I was away. She was still too young for solids, but actually dealt with it well and grew fine. I pumped at work mainly to keep myself comfortable and maintain my supply for when we were together. She made up for the lack of nursing during the day by reverse cycling. We ended up co-sleeping as a survival mechanism to cope with her all-night-nursing. To the OP, as much as pumping is a PITA you may find you will still need to for your own comfort. Also, limiting your LO to two nursing sessions a day may prove to be much more difficult and involve more crying than you may think. When you get home from work, after that separation, your baby may be very focused on re-connecting with mommy.
You've gotten good advice here. I think teaching is one of the WORST professions for pumping. It sucks, I'm sorry.
I do think you'll be pushing it trying to keep breastfeeding with only 2 feedings a day, but if there is any way to add a few more feedings (during the evening, night, and morning, perhaps) that would increase your chances of success. Pumping once a day or on the way to work, etc., would also be helpful for maintaining your supply (although I can understand not wanting to pump - most of us get that, pumping is not super fun!). Basically, it's possible that it could work with only two feedings a day, but I think most women would see their supply decrease dramatically breastfeeding only twice a day at eight months. Hope this helps!
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Mom to baby boy Joe, born 5/4/09 and breastfed for more than two and a half years, and baby girl Maggie, born 7/9/12.
Is there a reason why you can only do two feedings a day? I understand that as a teacher, you can probably only pump once during your day (on your lunch) if at all. And if you just don't want to pump, that's okay. But you could nurse as soon as you get home, throughout the entire evening, then before bed and once in the morning before work. If you get home around 4, it could look like this: nurse at 4, nurse at 6, nurse at bedtime, nurse at night if baby wakes, then nurse in the morning before leaving for work. It would be very easy to get in at least four feedings that way, I would think. You'd have a better chance of maintaining a decent milk supply that way than limiting nursing to only twice a day.
With my second child, I had planned to pump during the day (I am lucky enough to be at a job where it is really easy), but she never took to a bottle, and was doing fine with solids at 8 months. So I never ended up pumping with her, and we just nursed on demand when I was home in the evenings and weekends. We never needed to supplement - she got enough milk from the nursing she got while I was home. If I were in your shoes and just couldn't make pumping work, I would just try to nurse as much as I could while home. Kudos to you for making it this far in a demanding situation.
I haven't pumped at my internship since DS was 4 months old. I pump at home before I pick him up and usually get between 7 - 10 oz, which is enough combined with solids for the day while I am gone. That might work for you.


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Rangers lose opener at playoff-bound Oakland, must wait another day to try for AL West crown
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Texas Rangers are already in the playoffs, and they like their chances to win the AL West.
Two games left, one win needed against Oakland.
"We're upbeat in here. We're not worried about anything," catcher Mike Napoli said. "They made the playoffs, hats off to them. We're worried about winning the division and see what happens."
Coco Crisp's latest big hit helped put the Athletics in the playoffs for the first time in six years, and they remained in contention for a division crown by beating the first-place Rangers 4-3 on Monday night.
Oakland's victory clinched a trip to the postseason and eliminated the Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays from playoff contention.
Crisp had a go-ahead double in the fifth inning as the A's (92-68) pulled within one game of Texas (93-67) in the division race with two to go and moved into a tie with Baltimore for the American League's top wild card.
Michael Young and Mike Napoli homered against rookie Jarrod Parker (13-8), who was otherwise solid in beating the Rangers for the third time in three chances.
"We have to win a ballgame," Young said. "Every game has been important for a long time now. We'll come out tomorrow ready to play."
Pinch-hitter Brandon Moss delivered a sacrifice fly for insurance and Josh Reddick added an RBI single for the resurgent A's, who must sweep this season-ending series against the two-time reigning AL champions to capture the West title.
"Absolutely amazing," said manager Bob Melvin, who took a whipped cream pie in the face from Reddick. "We don't get this done unless everybody believes in everybody and everybody plays selflessly."
Crisp followed the double by stealing his 39th base, then scored on Moss' fly ball to shallow center. Center fielder Josh Hamilton hesitated ever so slightly before making the throw home, just enough for Crisp to slide in safely.
"We're just a bunch of young guys having fun," Crisp said, standing in water wearing soggy socks. "You wouldn't think all these rookies would be doing things like this."
Playing to chants of "Let's go Oakland!" from the crowd of 21,162, the gutsy A's won their fourth straight game and sixth in seven. Fans were on their feet chanting as closer Grant Balfour finished it out by striking out the side.
Moments later, players brought bottles of bubbly onto the field and began spraying them into the stands. Outside the aging Coliseum, car horns honked as this blue-collar city enjoyed its big moment on the baseball stage.
"Awesome! Unbelievable," Balfour said mid-celebration. "I want to keep doing it."
Parker pitched the A's back to the postseason for the first time since they were swept by Detroit in the 2006 AL championship series. He matched teammate Tommy Milone for the Oakland rookie record of 13 wins.
Oakland moved a season-high 24 games over .500 for its best mark since ending that '06 season at 93-69.
"They play with no conscious. They're not afraid of nobody right now," said Rangers manager Ron Washington, Oakland's longtime third-base coach before leaving to manage Texas. "I'm never surprised what happens over in that clubhouse with the Oakland A's. They've always got pitching, and when you've got pitching, you never know what can happen."
This one sure had the feel of a fall October playoff game despite the unseasonably warm 82-degree temperature at first pitch.
The Rangers now must wait at least one more day as they try to clinch their third straight division title. Texas won the second game of Sunday's doubleheader at home against the Angels to secure a third straight playoff appearance for the first time in franchise history and sixth overall.
"I'm not sending any message. My team knows what needs to be done," Washington said. "The message was sent yesterday."
Then, the Rangers landed at the Oakland airport about 1:30 a.m. Monday and arrived at their hotel after 2 a.m. Washington said he finally got to bed around 3 a.m. local time.
The AL playoff lineup became a little more clear Monday, with two teams clinching spots. Detroit won earlier in the night at Kansas City to wrap up the AL Central crown.
Parker was done after allowing Napoli's leadoff homer in the seventh. Sean Doolittle retired the next three batters in order and Ryan Cook worked a 1-2-3 eighth through the heart of the Rangers' order. Balfour then earned his 23rd save.
Parker improved to 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA against Texas in his fourth straight winning decision and sixth in seven since a loss Aug. 14 at Kansas City.
Texas starter Martin Perez (1-4), facing the A's for the third time in his six major league starts, allowed back-to-back singles by Crisp and Jonny Gomes in the first before receiving a mound visit from pitching coach Mike Maddux. Perez then got Yoenis Cespedes to ground into a double play before walking Chris Carter ahead of Reddick's single.
The left-hander also was called for a balk with the bases loaded to bring home Oakland's second run. Perez lost his second straight start to the A's after a 9-3 defeat his last time out in Texas.
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was the designated hitter a day after coming out in the seventh inning when he aggravated his strained left shoulder while leaping for a ball with his arm fully extended. Washington said Beltre could play third base Tuesday night.
NOTES: Texas' Nos. 3-5 hitters went 1 for 12 with five strikeouts. ... The A's are 5-2 vs. Texas at home this year and lead the season series 9-8. ... Perez beat the A's for his first major league win June 30. ... Washington gave Melvin his vote for Manager of the Year. "To take that group where they are right now, wow, you've got to admire him," Washington said. "They play like they belong."


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The Desert Speaks "People and Their Prickly Plants" Enjoy a slice of the cactus-collecting life with a look into the ways people collect and enjoy some of the oddest plants in the world, then head to Scottsdale, Arizona to see the largest private collection of desert-area plants in the world. Also on the itinerary are visits to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and an amazing collection at Bach's Nursery in Tucson, Arizona, where they have a better success rate with their individually raised saguaro cacti than Mother Nature herself. Finally, travel on Interstate 10 to Los Angeles for North America's largest cactus and succulent show - the Olympics of cactus cultivation. D
8:30 am
Ciao Italia "Roast Pork, Tuscan Style/Arista!" Mary Ann travels to Tuscany to host a group of eager students who want to experience terrific Tuscan-style cooking. They team up to create Tuscan Black Cabbage Soup -Ribollita, Roast Pork, Tuscan-style, called Arista, Sauteed Mushrooms, a delicate Zucchini Tart, and for dessert, what else but Tuscany's most famous cookie, Biscotti di Prato. D
9:00 am
Cooking Odyssey "Chania" Eva visits a monastery with a special link to the Greek revolution, and a historical village that was restored after the discovery of an old olive press. D
9:30 am
Pati's Mexican Table "School Lunch with a Mexican Twist" The same foods that parents pack into a hearty school lunch in Mexico are perfect for school lunchtime in America. These dishes are so tasty and filling, even grownups will want to take them to work! Street-Style Cut-Up Fruits and Vegetables; Ham and Cheese Torta Sandwiches; Juju's Birthday Cake (with a Brownie Twist). D
10:00 am
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Rise and Shine Breakfast" Host Christopher Kimball discusses the science behind scrambled eggs with science expert Guy Crosby. Then, test cook Becky Hays uncovers the secrets to perfect Scrambled Eggs. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews the best toaster ovens in the Equipment Corner. D
10:30 am
GardenSMART Part 2 of the landscape makeover of an historic 1920's era home. From choosing the plants, locating them in the garden, and digging them in, you will love the process and the results. Don't miss this GardenSMART. D
11:00 am
Bluegrass Underground "Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver" Singer/mandolinist Doyle Lawson is yet another deserving winner of a National Heritage Fellowship (2006). Lawson's band is known as the School of Bluegrass for its many high-profile alumni. This latest batch of hot young pickers lives up to that legacy, as Lawson leads them through state-of-the-art traditional and progressive bluegrass, as well as some of the most compelling a cappella Gospel harmonizing seen or heard anywhere. D
11:30 am
Music Voyager "From D.C. to Cajun Country" Music Voyager host Jacob Edgar continues his Road to a GRAMMY journey by meeting up with GRAMMY winner India. Arie in Washington D.C. Dobet Gnahore, a stunning singer from west Africa, who shares a GRAMMY nomination with India. D
12:00 pm
Sesame Street "Hat Contest" Today on Sesame Street it's Who Can Wear the Most Hats on Their Head Day! Elmo and Zoe are play against each other, while Chris and Alan help add more and more hats. The Hat Check Girl is also there to help count the total number of hats on each of Elmo and Zoe's heads. Elmo and Zoe are tied at the end of every round! They also have to complete challenges while wearing the hats on their heads such as saying the alphabet while standing on one leg and estimating the amount of hats they have. D
1:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "Triassic Turtle/Tank's Baby Brother" Triassic Turtle - Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can pull into his shell. The Pteranodon family travels to the Triassic and meets Pauline Proganochelys, another kind of turtle who shares her own methods of defending herself. Tank's Baby Brother - Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on, making Tank feel left out. D
1:30 pm
Super Why! "Thumbelina" Where is Pig's beloved stuffed hippo? He's looked high and low but Henry Hippo is nowhere to be found! The Super Readers shrink down to the size of ants and join teeny tiny Thumbelina on her GREAT BIG adventure to find her missing brother. They assist Thumbelina in her mission and Pig gets a helping hand along the way. Educational Objectives: To learn that you don't have to do things alone, explore the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story. D
2:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "A Long Winter's Nap/The Tree Doctor" A Long Winter's Nap - Sally and Nick are so excited to go ice skating tomorrow, that they can't fall asleep! Cat's friend Boris the bear can help! Off they go to the Gleep-sneep Woods to learn how Boris gets ready to take his long winter's nap. Back at home, Nick and Sally follow Boris' advice, and follow their own bedtime routine to get ready for bed. With the help of a bedtime story from Cat, they quickly fall asleep. D
2:30 pm
Wild Kratts "The Blue and the Gray" Martin and Chris are absorbed in a hilarious competition to discover who is the best acorn planter, blue jays or gray squirrels, when a strange Creature Power Suit malfunction transforms Martin into an acorn and grows him into an Oak tree! Chris activates the squirrel powers of his Creature Power Suit, but gets waylaid by a bobcat and goshawk, and the Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy can't find them. It'll take some animal-loving Wild Kratts kids to get them out of this mess. D
3:00 pm
Wyland's Art Studio "Big Surf Wave" Learn Wyland's techniques for painting one of nature's most difficult scenes to recreate.G
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NOVA "Doomsday Volcanoes" The eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajkull volcano in 2010 turned much of the northern hemisphere into an ash-strewn no-fly zone. But Eyjafjallajkull may be just the start. Katla, an Icelandic volcano 10 times bigger, has begun to swell and grumble.G
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CARSON, Calif. – The goal is to avoid the play-in game, but after taking just a point from their last two games, that's where the LA Galaxy appear to be headed. They're five points behind second-place Real Salt Lake with two games to go, and Seattle are two points ahead with a game in hand.
Last weekend's home game against Real Salt Lake was must-win, or at least must-tie, and the 2-1 defeat has the Galaxy (15-12-5) looking for perfection – and a little help – as they close the campaign Oct. 21 at Western Conference winners San Jose and Oct. 28 at home against the Sounders.
"These are always going to be hard games," LA captain Landon Donovan said following Saturday's loss. "This was a disappointing one because we were playing a team that was within reach. And so now they built a little bit of a gap. We've known all along this would be a battle at the end. Ideally, we don't play in the fourth/fifth game, but we're a team that can overcome that.
"The goal is to be at least third. If you're fourth, obviously there's a disadvantage in playing an extra game. We're a deep team, and if we have to do that, we have to do it."
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To avoid that, the Galaxy need to sweep its remaining matches and see Seattle (14-7-10) get no more than four points from their games Oct. 17 against Real Salt Lake and Oct. 21 against FC Dallas. They can catch RSL (17-11-4), too, if the Utahns claim just one point from the Seattle showdown and their Oct. 27 finale at home against Vancouver.
"We certainly don't want the play-in game," center back Omar Gonzalez said. "I think right now we're just trying to get in second or third, and it's looking right now like it's kind of tough to be second, so we're fighting for that third spot. I think Seattle plays Salt Lake next, so, hopefully, they can help us out there. But we've just got to win out."
The difference between second or third might be negligible. There's no universal agreement that playing at home in the second game of an aggregate series is an advantage over playing at home in the opener.
"I think if you're playing home and away, it doesn't matter, to be honest with you," head coach Bruce Arena said. "That extra 30 minutes [if aggregate is even after 180 minutes] maybe never comes into play. Who knows? ... I think as long as it's home and home, no one really has an advantage."
READ: Donovan, Shea ruled out for upcoming US WC qualifiers
And while his players seem to have all the scenarios covered, Arena claims he's not paying attention to the order of things.
"I haven't really looked at the standings. I don't really care," he said. "We go out the next game, and we play to win. ... It's going to be like that [with teams exchanging places] right down to the final game."


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Schmidt spoke at Google's Mobile Revolution conference in Tokyo as a keynote speaker, Among addressing several other issues, he also responded to questions about the legal actions undertaken by companies like Apple and Microsoft. Schmidt stated that the patent lawsuits, or "legal fun" as he calls it, are the result of Apple and Microsoft being unable to compete on merit.
"We have seen an explosion of Android devices entering the market and, because of our successes, competitors are responding with lawsuits as they cannot respond through innovations," Schmidt responded to questions, "I'm not too worried about this."
Furthermore, when asked if Google would pay HTC's legal bill should the Taiwanese phone maker lose the court case, he noted that "[Google] will make sure they don't lose, then". He pledged to support HTC through all this, but how, exactly, he didn't say.
This is a relatively harsh response - the part about not being able to compete on merit - which is unusual since Schmidt and Google continued praising Apple as if the relationship hadn't soured up until now. My position on this matter is clear - this is clearly not about copying or stealing ideas, but all about Android posing a major threat to Apple (and Microsoft). If it truly was about stealing and copying ideas - where are the court cases about the PlayBook or other similarly not-so-successful devices?
I don't know what Schmidt and Google are cooking up behind the scenes, but I hope any counterattack they're planning will be swift and decisive. Apple's patent trolling and Microsoft's protection money schemes must be stopped, because they pose a major threat to innovation and competition - quite possibly the biggest threat the technology industry has ever faced. The paralysing effect of this patent trolling could be enormous.


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Event: Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar stunned at Zee Rishtey Awards 2011 with her glamorous avatar. The award function also saw Gracy Singh and Sayali Bhagat and many telly actors such as Roshni Chopra, Sulagna Panigrahi, Kashmira Shah etc.
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Renovation Inspiration: 10 Kitchen Designers to Bookmark
When you're planning a renovation, who better to look to for inspiration than professional architects and designers? Even if you're planning to do the job yourself, you can find countless good ideas just by clicking through portfolios online.
- The Brooklyn Home Company: This design/build/development company is one of our go-to bookmarks for what we call the "white and wood look" — photos of light, airy, modern kitchens that might include a generously sized reclaimed wood dining table or a live edge counter with tree trunk stools.
- Wrightson Stewart: This Australian interior design firm recently changed its name from Phorm Interiors. Their kitchens tend to be clean-lined and minimal, but a burst of color or pattern makes its way into almost every space, whether it's a banquette upholstered in bright geometric fabric, large-scale artwork in the kitchen, or a countertop covered in hexagonal tiles.
- Tilev Design: Husband and wife team Heather and Todd Tilev bring together her background in architecture with his in fine arts. Their collaborative projects show the clean lines and pared-down approach of an architect, energized by an artist's attention to color and pattern.
- Den Architecture: Headquartered in Miami, this firm has a clean-lined, modern aesthetic. The project shown above is a condo they designed for a young couple using a combination of vintage furniture and big box sources.
- SchappacherWhite Ltd.: Steve Schappacher & Rhea White of SchappacherWhite renovated their own fisherman's cottage on Shelter Island. The kitchen is a gorgeous black and white space that combines traditional country-cottage elements (like beadboard) with contemporary details (like chalkboard paint and Asian-style stools).
- Berg Design Architects: John Berg is a A LEED Accredited Professional based in New York. The Kitchn toured his home, a light and airy space with a modern aesthetic, solar orientation, geo-thermal HVAC, and other green features.
- Derk Garlick Architects: This New Jersey architect specializes in residential planning, design and construction management. The kitchen shown above comes from a family home in Hoboken, where the large windows frame a view of the Hudson River.
- Platt Dana Architects: New York-based architects Hope Dana and Kate Platt understand the beauty of the built-in. Their residential work -- which includes an impressive series of East Coast apartments, town houses, and country homes -- balances classical symmetry with modernist utilitarianism, and the results are rational and beautiful.
- Cary Bernstein: Based in San Francisco, Cary Bernstein is a residential and commercial architect who renovated the bright, airy cottage shown above. Designed to make the most of the amazing garden views outside, the kitchen features large windows with a wraparound banquette.
- Joanne Hudson Basics: Located in Philadelphia, this kitchen and bath design house carries everything from tile to appliances to glassware. In addition to their design service, they have a store that carries high-quality cookware and servingware.
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Mitt Romney turned sharply on Wednesday to refocus his campaign on jobs and the economy after days' worth of focus on the war in Afghanistan and the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death.
Romney described the economy as "still bumping along the bottom" in a speech in Northern Virginia directed especially toward women voters, a core general election constituency, among whom he trails President Obama.
At a campaign messaging event in Chantilly, Va., Romney surrounded himself with female business leaders, and opened his remarks by praising them, and the small businesses they run as being "what helps the economy come out of a doldrum."
The presumptive GOP nominee, who trails Obama by double digits among female voters according to polls, also brought along his most effective surrogate with women -- his wife Ann, who cheerfully told the crowd, "We know what women can do, and how wonderful is the world, and how women actually do make the world go round."
In Romney's roughly 20 minutes of remarks, he did not mention Afghanistan or the president's remarks last night there on the anniversary of the killing of bin Laden. Instead, the former Massachusetts governor's speech revolved around the president's economic policies, which he argued were lethal to small business development and expansion.
"It was the most anti-small business administration I've seen probably since Carter," Romney said of the Obama administration. "Who would've guessed we'd look back at the Carter years as the good 'ol days, you know? And you just go through the president's agenda over the last, uh, the last several years and ask yourself, did this help small business or did it hurt small business?"
Romney, who supports right-to-work legislation resembling the law on the books here in Virginia, also slammed the president's support of so-called "card check" legislation as another attack on small business.
"The attempt to change the playing field between management and labor is particularly frightening to a small business," Romney said. "If you're told that the government is going to now set the wages of the people that are working for you through mandatory arbitration, because they've been unionized in a way that the people themselves didn't want, why you scare away entrepreneurs from starting businesses."
The Obama re-election campaign quickly fired back:
"Mitt Romney continues to double down on his familiar economic scheme: more budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthy and letting Wall Street write its own rules -- the same formula that benefited a few, but crashed our economy and punished the middle class," Obama campaign spokesperson Lis Smith said in a statement.
Underscoring the importance of this battleground state and its 13 electoral votes, Romney will spend two consecutive days campaigning here, appearing Thursday at a marine construction company in Portsmouth, Virginia with Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, an early Romney endorser and frequently mentioned possibility on Romney's vice-presidential short list.
The two will also appear together tonight at a fundraising event in Arlington, the first Romney fundraiser at which press coverage will be allowed.
This weekend, President Obama will hold one of his first two official campaign rallies in Richmond.
Garrett Haake is an NBC News Campaign Embed Reporter. Read the national edition of First Read featuring Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro on msnbc.com.


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Unfortunate: Craigslist Continues To Be A Walled Garden
from the share-a-little,-guys dept
Late last week, it went down this same path yet again, but this time it picked on a service that's really really popular (more so than most of the others it targets): PadMapper. PadMapper is a pretty neat tool if you're looking for a place to live. It builds on a few different listings sites -- including Craigslist -- to provide much more value to the listing itself, such as by including an embedded map. It sends all the traffic to the original site, so it's not taking away any traffic. It's enhancing Craigslist's value. When others increase your value, you should applaud. But, here, as in the past, Craigslist sent a legal cease-and-desist.
Craigslist has regularly defended these takedowns, by claiming that it just wants people to come directly to its site, and that's part of its view of the "community." But, again, PadMapper was driving more people to the site and making it even more useful to them.
What's interesting this time, however, is that given how popular PadMapper is, and the fact that the guy behind PadMapper is asking people to (politely) suggest to Craig and Jim that they rethink this policy, I wonder if the company will finally change its mind. It's been getting a lot of attention in the tech/startup community. Even though Craigslist has done this before many times, this is the first I can remember doing it to a site that is so popular.
As I've said in the past, I think Craigslist is making a big mistake in blocking these kinds of things. I recognize their reasoning, but at this point, it's just silly. The rationale for blocking these other sites just doesn't add up. There's simply no reason to not be "neighborly" and allow others to drive more traffic to them. It's definitely disappointing to see the company keep this policy up for so long.


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Smart Growth sustainable development, supported by the Provincial and Federal governments as a vision for fostering and managing growth, is based on building strong communities, a strong economy and a clean, healthy environment.
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Based on the principles of new urbanism and Smart Growth, Markham Centre will provide a central focus and gathering place for Markham residents and businesses for generations to come.
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Q. I want to do a home automation system but want to be able to modify it myself. Who are some of the better manufacturers that allow you to modify the system as opposed to always having a dealer come out?
A. There are plenty of DIY products for home automation, and there are ways to make your own changes to several of the higher-end custom products.
You can find a full list of solutions in our Ultimate Guide to Home Automation. The guide indicates which products are suitable for DIYers.
For the richest DIY products, I suggest:
Charmed Quark
Promixis Girder
JDS Technologies
All of these vendors also have a pretty good database of professional installers for their products. It's easiest for a pro to get it set up, and then you can make the changes. Otherwise, you have to learn the systems from scratch, which can be a fair investment in time.
There are numerous systems (listed in the Ultimate Guide) that are much simpler to install but may not be as flexible as those listed above.
If you're a Mac user, check out Perceptive Automation.
These DIY products are discussed in more depth in the January issue of Electronic House.
As for the pro-only systems:
Control4 (moderately priced) must be installed and programmed by a pro, but they have a nice consumer-programming tool, called Composer Home Edition, that lets you make quite a few changes after the original installation.
Crestron and AMX (high end) do not have a program like Composer Home; however, several third-party developers — like Cinetouch — offer software that can be "overlayed" onto an already-installed system, so you can make changes on your end.


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Asus ROG Maximus III Formula P55 Preview
As the launch of Intel's Core i5 and 800 series Core i7 processors creeps ever closer, the hardware for this next generation is quickly starting to see the light of day. All the major manufacturers have pulled out the stops to see who has the biggest and baddest board on the block. Gigabyte is claiming a 24 phase power circuit for its top end UD6 version of the company's P55 board while ASUS is taking a different tack with the use of an intelligent design strategy called Extreme Design. Realizing that just one feature does not the motherboard make, it takes a whole package to be successful. With that said, the ROG Maximus III Formula gets a load of features that are aimed squarely at the gamer and hardcore enthusiast. Let's take a quick jaunt around this board and see what it has to offer before it goes under the gun.
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The ASUS ROG Maximus III is the ROG (Republic of Gamers) rendition of the P55 based motherboards from ASUS. This series is built with the gamer in mind and includes features that set it apart from the P7P55D series. First, the color scheme used is black and red. This is a proven color scheme that just says performance. When you look at high performance cars that people drive, what two colors say "yes, it is fast?" Black and red! The Maximus III board includes features you won't find on even the top of the non ROG line P7P55D Deluxe such as ROG Connect, Game First and the Go button. Stack Cool construction is used on the Maximus using a 2oz copper layer for better electrical conductivity and heat distribution. On the back side of the board you can see the 1156 socket backplate as well as the fact that the heatsinks are bolted on and not attached with push pins.
The I/O panel has some unique features. Sure, you have the standard stuff like the PS/2 connection, but most gamers have gone to USB based mice and keyboards. In this respect the Maximus does not disappoint with a total of nine USB 2.0 ports. One of these is used exclusively for the ROG Connect feature that allows you to monitor and tweak the BIOS via software installed on your notebook or netbook. Additionally, there is only one LAN port, a clear CMOS button for when you get a little aggressive on the overclock settings, a single eSATA port and a single IEEE 1394 port to round out the I/O connectivity. When you move down the board you get to the expansion slots. There a total of three x16x PCI-E slots on the Maximus III Formula. Electrically, the top slot runs at x16 in single card mode then goes to an x8 x x8 configuration with multiple cards. Crossfire and SLI are supported. The third slot is a x1 electrically. There are two more PCI-E x1 slots and two PCI slots for use on this board. The uppermost x1 slot will be used by the included SupremeFX X-Fi audio card.
Along the bottom of the Maximus III Formula you have the rest of the USB and Firewire connectivity along with onboard Start and Reset buttons. These are clearly marked and making starting up your system much easier if you are using a tech bench or just aren't inclined to hook up the front panel connections for your chassis. Although I don't see why not with the ease of use of the Q-connectors that ASUS has been shipping with just about all of its boards that I have looked at in the past couple years. In between the 1394 header and the fan header you have the Thermal Sensor probe header. On the right side you have two more USB 2.0 ports to bring total USB connectivity to thirteen ports. The red SATA ports next to the front panel header are the Speed HDD ports that run in a dual channel design to increase the throughput. These are controlled via a JMicron controller. Last, but not least, along the bottom you have the front panel header.
Spinning around to the right side you have six more SATA 3.0Gb/s ports. Things get really interesting as you move up this side of the board. Once you reach the 24-pin ATX power supply connection you will notice some small LEDs and voltage checkpoints to allow you to find out exactly where the voltages are running. The LEDs are part of the Q LED system that can help with diagnostics. Voltage measurement points are available in an easy to use location and include check points for the CPU pll volts, PCH volts, the CPU Vcore, Dram and the IMC volts. Just before you get to the 24-pin connector is the Mem Ok button. This little button allows you to make sure the memory will not hold up a POST by running a series of tests, first reducing the latencies of the memory then adjusting the voltage in an attempt to get the memory stable enough to boot the system. A pretty cool tool that I can't wait to try out.
There are a total of four memory slots so that the memory can be run in a dual channel configuration. A departure from what was done on the X58 chipset with its Tri Channel memory solution. If you look closely, the memory retention method is a bit different from what has been used in the past. On one end the locking mechanism pushes straight down rather than rotating into place. By using this mechanism you don't run into space issues when using some of the massive video cards on the market.
By the time you get around to the top section of the board, there is not that much left to look at. Along this edge you have a few fan headers and the EATX 12v power connection. The heatsink along the top is for part of the power supply circuit for the CPU. Behind the I/O connections there is a chip that is of interest; if you are not really a hardcore clocker but want this board for all of the performance enhancements and the stunning looks then the EPU6 processor can help you with your energy concerns when you are not busy fragging folks.
Moving inboard, the 1156 pin socket is right in the midst of a huge amount of hardware. Around the socket is the 16+3 phase power circuit with a mass of solid caps polished to a chrome like finish for the extra bling factor. The heatsinks on the chipset and the MOSFETs are all interconnected via a single heatpipe arrangement. The 1156 pin socket is a bit different from previous generations and uses a three point lockdown system.
The heasink over the PCH is massive and dominates the real estate on the bottom side of the ROG Maximus III Formula. The VRM heatsinks look small by comparison to what is used on some of the current X58 and older hardware. This may well be ASUS's Extreme Design concept in action. More equal loading of the power phases reduces hot spots by spreading the load so a smaller heatsink may well do the job. The heatsink in the middle lights up when the board is powered up.
What you have with the ROG Maximus III Formula is a board that looks ready to carry the ROG nameplate into the next generation. If past performance is any indication, the Maximus III will be a board that performs as good as it looks. Stay tuned for the full review!