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All of us have heard the statement that "Children are the future," but studies have shown that this mantra rings true, especially in terms of long-term economic success. Childhood development is one of the most important aspects of having a good economy. Children are the future and long-term economic success depends on how well we prepare them.
In a study conducted by the federal reserve bank of Minneapolis, investing in quality preschool programs yielded a 12 percent return after inflation. This large return is due to the fact that when these children become adults they commit fewer crimes, are more likely to own a home, and have more buying power due to higher-paying jobs.
To help increase Whatcom County's economic vitality, United Way is partnering with agencies that focus on childhood development. We're putting your donations toward programs with measurable results that will create a stronger community for us all.
Early learning and childcare are becoming increasingly important, and employee absences from the lack of childcare are costing businesses $3 billion annually. United Way supports several childhood development childcare programs, including the Bellingham Childcare and Learning Center, homeless childcare through the Opportunity Council and YMCA Childcare.
Jamie Proctor, program director at the Whatcom Family YMCA said childhood development is more than just daycare and teaching the basics of math, writing and reading. Children need to have exercise, art and character development, she explained.
"Our early childhood programs balance the importance of play and exploration in childhood," Proctor said. "We have age-appropriate development of skills and character building, as well as early literacy, language and number skills."
The program serves about 200 kids per day, with ages ranging from infants to preschoolers.
Programs like this play their part in helping Whatcom County's economy. A study conducted in a low-income area in Michigan showed that investing in early-learning has a clear link to economic growth. Their study showed that for every dollar invested into childhood development programs, there is between a $7 and $8 return.
Proctor said the positive effects of the YMCA's program on the community are twofold.
"There's the initial, immediate benefit, where parents are able to work and go to school," Proctor said. "Also, if kids have a positive experience when they are young, they have better elementary school experiences and they turn into positive adults. Kids who don't get any early learning experiences, or have negative early learning experiences are less likely to be productive members of society later on."
United Way of Whatcom County also supports many more programs that focus on childhood development. The Whatcom Center for Early Learning focuses on helping developmentally disabled children become ready for school, Catholic Community Services has a supervised visitation program which lets parents and children interact and rebuild their relationships, Brigid Collins focuses on parenting and family management, and Lydia Place provides transitional housing and training for homeless families.
From these programs alone, more than 3,000 children are being served in Whatcom County, and they are more important than ever.
These programs are crucial to the health of our community because they create children that become productive members of our society. Many of the programs pay for themselves in reduced crime costs and government assistance later in life. A donation to United Way is not only an investment in children's potential, but in the community as a whole – a way to truly live united.


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This morning I jumped on Steepster and was so moved by Cwyn's review of 2012 White2tea Giant Steps that I did the unthinkable. I reached way in the back of my tea cabinet and pulled out my beloved Golden Tips that I was saving. It has a 3 year shelf life and I have a number of boxes of samples yet to be reviewed. Getting through all of them will take a long time. I don't care. I am going to drink that which was too valuable to open.
As I opened the bag it was heaven – cocoa, sweet potato, malt. I used a healthy pinch of leaf, then reached in and got more. No scrimping. No saving. Not today. I am going to enjoy my tea. I used my clear glass teapot. I've never used it before with a black tea. I was rewarded with one of the most spectacular ballets I have had the pleasure of watching in ages.
When I went to pour, things took a nasty turn. I wasn't paying attention. The lid slipped off the pot (normally I have a finger on it) and smacked the spout knocking it cleanly off. As upset as I am that my favorite teapot is broke, I am more concerned about the cup I was about to enjoy and the leaf that is in the bottom of the pot that would resteep the rest of the day. But you know what, I have more and I'm not afraid to use it!
I am now looking for a replacement clear glass teapot. I had this one http://www.enjoyingtea.com/caseafiglte.html Previously I accidentally bumped it while cleaning and it had a hairline crack along the top of the spout. Today's mishap broke cleanly across the spout in the other direction, so the two are unrelated. Much as I loved this one I am thinking I might try one with more of a kettle spout.
Now go grab something you are saving and drink it! Just keep your finger on the lid.

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Diversifying Michigan for Trial Lawyers
Even when Gov. Jennifer Granholm picks winners and losers, the winners get knifed in the back.
In her State of the State address Wednesday night, the governor divined six business sectors she says will "transition us to a new economy that's only beginning to emerge." One of those sectors is biotech, which the governor has targeted with state subsidies that, she says, will give Michigan a "competitive advantage" by "diversifying our economy." And she crowed about "33 new life sciences companies" in Kalamazoo created with state assistance.
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But what the governor didn't tell her audience is that her budget draws a big fat target on these very pharmaceutical firms by repealing state immunity for drug companies whose products have already been approved by the FDA.
The 1996 drug law was written precisely to help diversify Michigan's economy. That's right - the current administration wasn't the first to understand that autos may not drive Michigan forever. So the FDA pre-emption law was intended to give Michigan a comparative advantage and attract biotech jobs.
"One of the things we foresaw at the time was the need to diversify Michigan's economy," Dick Posthumus, Senate majority leader when the law passed, told Michigan Forward magazine in 2006. "We saw coming what eventually happened, that is the globalization of the auto industry. What we wanted to do was encourage the expansion of the life sciences industry (and to) ensure that a pharmaceutical company working on a life-saving drug wouldn't have to worry about frivolous lawsuits."
The legislation worked. Biotech companies have since invested $355 million and created 12,000 jobs in Michigan with an average yearly wage of more than $60,000. This is precisely the kind of economic diversification Granholm claims she supports - yet she has thrown it overboard to Democrat-friendly trial lawyers.
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NOTE: This is an awful picture, I admit it. This is the beginning of my food blogging journey. My photos have come a long way. Don't let the underexposed photo deter you from trying this recipe. It really is a good one! Someday, I will re-shoot the photo. I really need to.
For some reason, I've been on an Asian kick. It's a phase, that should turn into a craving for Italian or Mexican food. But, for now, I'm focusing on Thai and other Asian food. I made rice just two days ago. I wanted to think of a way to use leftover rice. I love rice pudding, but that's one of the few things my husband doesn't like-- so that wasn't an option.
Today, I'm home trying to get better. I have bronchitis, and I can't talk beyond a very hoarse (and sometimes squeaky) whisper. I wanted something quick for dinner-- fried rice! The only time I've made this was with the assistance of a packet mix. There once was a time when I relied on packaged mixes, but that has changed. I'm always on a quest to learn how to make things from scratch. So, I googled "how to make fried rice". Since I was home, sick (and bored), I watched a few videos. There are a lot of variations and techniques, so I decided to try my own version based on what sounded good. One thing I know, for certain, is to NOT use freshly cooked rice. There's too much moisture in it, and you'll end up with mush. Trust me. I also read that it's best to cook a lot of the ingredients, separately, to distinguish the flavors. One recipe used garlic and ginger, which I usually keep on hand. So, I went to my pantry and got started. Dinner was ready in less than 15 minutes.
I bought a wok years ago-- a non-stick version by Circulon. So far, it's worked great. Maybe, someday, I'll buy an authentic steel wok, but I didn't measure, so I'm going to give "approximate measures". It was a fast and delicious meal. It's all gone, too.
Sesame Oil (I used toasted sesame oil from Trader Joe's)
Vegetable oil (for the wok)
4 cups of cooked rice (I used Jasmine rice, 2 days old)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1-2 tsp fresh minced garlic (optional)
1 Tbsp. Oyster Sauce
1 Tbsp. Fish sauce
Dash low-sodium soy sauce (optional)
1/2 lb. cooked shrimp (you can use anything-- pork, chicken, beef, tofu)
2-3 Scallions, diced on the bias
Frozen peas, thawed (about 1/2- 1 cup)
Shredded carrots (about 1/2 cup)
2 eggs, beaten
You want to heat the wok at hot as you can get it and have all of your ingredients prepped and ready to go. You also want to break up any clumps in the rice with your hands.
Using about 2 tsp of sesame oil, cook the meat for 1-2 minutes. Empty onto a plate and set aside. Add some vegetable oil (I don't want to overdo the sesame oil) and add vegetables, garlicr. Stir and cook for about a minute, being careful not to burn the garlic. Remove and set aside and wipe the wok.
Add a little more oil (about 1 tsp) and cook the eggs until just cooked but not dry.
Add the rice and stir for about a minute.
Add the oyster sauce*, fish sauce** and soy (if desired)
Return shrimp and vegetables to the rice.
Add the thawed peas.
Stir and serve. Yields about 4 servings.
Oyster Sauce and fish sauce horrify a lot of people (as it did me, in the beginning). I can assure you that these ingredients give so much authentic and good flavor in Asian cooking. Please, try it! If you can't handle the thought of either ingredient (and you'll miss out) then use soy sauce all by itself.


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"We all came to these monitors from different paths — writing, mixing, and mastering, which I think is testament to their versatility as a range."
– Stephen Barton, 2014 (Composer, Titanfall)
Today Barton works out of his own well-stocked studio setup in a leased room within Lurssen Mastering, a full-service mastering studio on the famous Hollywood Center Studio lot, a location steeped in over 80 years of entertainment history, which, of course, is precisely where the Titanfall composition success story began, skilfully and sympathetically mocked up on an all-singing, all-dancing DAW. Here he hears exactly what he needs to, thanks to a revealing pair of ATC SCM50ASL Pro three-way active monitors. "The ATCs are nothing short of phenomenal," Barton begins, before continuing: "There's nothing out there that equals them to my mind in terms of clarity, lack of fatigue over long-term listening, and truthfulness, which is the most important quality of any studio monitor. I've been using them for nearly seven years now, so, when I started working out of Lurssen Mastering a few years ago, the fact that Gavin Lurssen was using the bigger brothers to those in my setup was actually a big influence, and a great indication that we were like-minded in our listening approach."
Sited within that historic Hollywood building — formerly used to fashion movie sets, Lurssen's listening environment is naturally second to none with larger ATC SCM150ASL Pro three-way active and smaller ATC SCM25A Pro three-way compact active monitors at its heart: "The way that I ended up with ATC was that I was working at another mastering facility and a client came in with a pair of ATCs so that they could complete a project. Within seconds of hearing them I knew that something magical was happening and also knew that when the time came to open my own place then that's where I'd turn to. So when that happened eight years ago their US distributor hooked me up with the 150s and I've used them ever since. There's no doubt in my mind that they're the only thing that I can use to create my audio balances. They're smooth and not fatiguing, and, somehow, make digital sound like analogue. I can sit in a room all day long and not burn out."
Outside the mastering and compositional confines of the Titanfall soundtrack-
Coincidence or otherwise, in this case, there's no doubting the benefits of an all-ATC reference monitoring experience in Barton's finely-tuned musical mind: "The translation across the entire range made the entire workflow incredibly smooth. On mix down there were maybe two or three cues out of 30 or 40 for the IMC (Interstellar Mining Corporation) — one of the two factions in the game — that needed small tweaks. The majority of them were perfect straight out of the gate. Obviously a major part of this is down to awesome mix talent, but I think the fact that we weren't adjusting to an entirely new monitoring approach meant that it was a much more cohesive process without any of those 'I didn't think that sounded like that' moments. That's especially true in important aspects of the frequency spectrum for a game like this, which is generally in the low end. Crucially, the translation to the game is superb. We did a direct shootout between the 25s and 150s whilst mastering Titanfall and it was stunning how consistent the sound was. All of these monitors simply tell you what's there, and that's a rare quality that's vital, whether composing, mixing, or mastering."
The SCM25A Pro three-way compact active monitors carry a UK RRP of £5,963.00 GBP (plus VAT) per pair; the SCM50ASL Pro three-way active monitors carry a UK RRP of £8,891.00 GBP (plus VAT) per pair; and the SCM150ASL Pro three-way active monitors carry a UK RRP of £11,577.00 GBP (plus VAT) per pair. All are available worldwide from any authorised ATC stockist.


text: Performed by Harrison School for the Arts. The production features 55 student performers from various departments, 35 orchestra students, over 30 students from the technical theatre department all under the guidance of Joe Sniegocki, director, Kris Ridgley, Susan Olson, choreographer, and Bill Kimble, Production Manager. The set is designed by Robbin Watts, a professional designer associated with the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre and the costumes are designed by local artist Ceci Ingram.


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As promised, here are the swatches of the products I purchased from the MAC Fabulous Felines Collection.
I didn't get any of the eyeshadow quads nor did I get any of the new Superslick Liquid Eyeliners but I will definitely be ordering a few of those with my next MAC purchase.
Cunning, Aristo-cat, Of Royalty, Kittenish
Lap of Luxury, Spree
Antique Green, Bloodline, Old Gold
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Background: The Nazis attempted a transformation of German music
by driving out not only Jewish performers and conductors, but also any
music written by Jews, or music the Nazis thought inconsistent with their
worldview. This is an interesting list dating, it looks, to 1939. The
text at the top translates: "Following the regulation to protect
musical cultural works of 29 March 1939 (German Legal Reporter #77 of
31 March 1939, Völkischer Beobachter, Full edition Nr. 84
of 4 April 1939), the Reich Music Examination Office has declared the
following musical works as undesired and harmful. Publishing, distributing
or performing these works is forbidden in the German Reich." It's
an interesting list.
The Source: This comes from a scan of the original provided to me by a friend of the site.


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Cardiff and Vale health board apology ordered after treatment 'failures'
A health board has apologised and been told pay £5,000 to the widow of a stroke victim who died following "systematic failures" in his treatment.
A watchdog said mistakes were also made diagnosing the man, who has not been named.
A report said Cardiff and Vale health board did not act in accordance with national guidelines for the treatment of strokes.
The board has admitted it did not meet "the high standard of care" expected.
The man's widow said her husband might otherwise have survived.
The stroke victim - referred to as Mr T in the report by the acting Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Prof Margaret Griffiths - was admitted to hospital in April 2011 but died a month later.
Prof Griffiths said it was not possible to say definitely that Mr T would have lived but his "chances of survival were significantly reduced as a result of serious shortcomings in his care".
She said the health board should review its arrangements for patients who may have had an acute stoke.
Prof Griffiths added: "From the information I have seen, the successful treatment of a stroke is reliant upon two key factors - speed and specialist treatment.
"In order to improve the chances of survival and the reduction of life-changing consequences for the patient, it is critical that prompt investigation, diagnosis and treatment by appropriately trained specialists are delivered. I have found that Mr T's care was wanting in each of these respects.
Acute stroke
"Whilst there are examples of good care to be found - for example, in respect of the initial treatment of Mr T's presenting symptoms and his care on the stroke rehabilitation unit - there is overwhelming evidence of an abject failure to treat the serious development represented by Mr T's stroke with the requisite urgency and specialist skill."
She said patients who may have had an acute stroke should have a scan within an hour and be admitted immediately to a specialist unit.
Prof Griffiths said the health board should also examine its complaints investigation process.
She ordered the £5,000 payment to Mrs T for the "time and trouble to which she has been put in pursuing this complaint and in recognition of the additional distress caused" to her and her family.
Prof Griffiths said it was clear that the widow and her family had been deeply affected.
Dr Richard Evans, clinical board director for medicine at Cardiff and Vale health board, said: "We would like to offer again our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and our unreserved apologies for not having met the high standard of care we aim to provide to all patients.
"The health board has worked with the ombudsman and has accepted the recommendations, a number of which have already been acted upon.
"Work is under way on those that remain and we are also publishing our action plan online to clearly set out what we are doing to improve care in relation to his recommendations."


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To remove bumper scuffs, remove the bumper, identify the type of plastic it is made from, then buy the appropriate chemical fillers and tools. You need a large space to work in with adequate ventilation.Continue Reading
Each make and model of car has specific tabs and screws that hold the bumper in place. Carefully undo any fastener attaching the bumper, then slide it out of the tabs before removing the bumper from the car.
Look on the back of the bumper for a stamp or label containing information about the bumper and its material.
Once you know the type of plastic you're working with, go to a local auto shop to purchase the appropriate filler, cleaning supplies, prepping solvent, and sandpaper.
Slightly scuff the damaged area, then thoroughly clean the bumper with a surface cleaner. Rinse the bumper, and let it dry. Once dry, wipe the damaged area with prep solvent.
Mix the hardener and repair adhesive on a piece of cardboard or paper. Smooth the damaged area with 24 or 80 grit sandpaper, depending on the type of plastic the bumper is. Form a "V" groove on the front and back of the damage.
Carefully fill in the repair site with the filler. If the damage is extensive, use masking tape or fiberglass repair tape to hold the bumper in place as you apply filler. Once the material has hardened, sand it with 80 grit sandpaper. Refill any spots that are now low. After it has rehardened, sand with 80 grit then 120 grit sandpaper. Fill the damaged area with repair material to restore the contour of the bumper, and finish by sanding again with 400 grit sandpaper.


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FORDS — Yesterday, second graders at Our Lady of Peace School in Fords celebrated author Marc Brown's birthday. Brown is the author of the "Arthur" series, which is a favorite in the second grade classroom. To celebrate the day, teacher Mrs. Olenchak bought in cupcakes and all of the students drew "Happy Birthday" cards. They also read a few Arthur stories in class. (Photo courtesy of Our Lady of Peace School)
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Goldsboro native receives Freedom Award
By From staff reports
Published in News on January 9, 2011 1:50 AM
Goldsboro native Dorothy Cotton recently received the National Freedom Award in Memphis, Tenn.
The Ithaca, N.Y., resident, now 80, was honored for her work in civil rights and social change.
She was the education director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1960 to 1968, working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders to direct the citizenship education program. In this position, Ms. Cotton was one of the highest-ranking women with the SCLC.
She accompanied Dr. King when he received the Nobel Prize in Norway and was at the Lorraine Motel April 4, 1968, next door to Dr. King's room the day of his assassination.
Ms. Cotton also served as vice president for field operations for the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Ga., and southeastern regional director of ACTION from 1978 to 1981, the federal government's agency for volunteer programs.
She was director of student activities at Cornell University from 1982 to 1991.


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5 Delightful web dramas that will eliminate your post-Noona's Day blues
Fight the post-Noona Day blues with cute K-drama boys! Today, I'll bet you're missing all the attention your cute dongsaeng gave you over the weekend. You would do anything to see that unforgettable aegyo just one more time! The joy of Noona's Day doesn't have to end, because there are plenty of dramas to hold you over until next year. If your schedule is too hectic to commit to a full length drama, then these adorable short shows (starring cute young guys) should help get you started.
Besides wowing the entire school, volleyball goddess Kang Se Ra has stolen the hearts of student athletes Hwang Jae Woong and Baek Woo Jin. She may be coaching them about the game of volleyball, but the guys may just teach her about innocent young love.
Thumping Spike
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We all loved Astro in their To Be Continued short series, and they didn't disappoint us in this hilarious behind-the-scenes look at their idol life this year. Astro OK Ready is a lighthearted series featuring games and plenty of aeygo for noona's viewing pleasure.
Astro OK Ready!
Starring Cha Eun Woo and Moon BinAdd to Queue Remove from Queue Watch Now
3. Choco Bank
Actress Park Eun Bin is two years older than Kai in real life. The idol and actor turned out to be a true sweetheart in this sugary series about running a chocolate store. Their initial rocky relationship became heartwarming after he started caring for his noona.
Choco Bank
Starring Kim Jong In (Kai) and Park Eun BinAdd to Queue Remove from Queue Watch Now
Neoz School's Juho, Rowoon, Chani and Dawon made AOA's Minah swoon with their unique displays of love. What is a girl to do when four guys are vying for her attention? I'll bet I'm not the only one who developed a noona crush on Rowoon.
Click Your Heart
Starring Kwon Min Ah (Min A) and Baek Ju HoAdd to Queue Remove from Queue Watch Now
5. Dream Knight
We all fantasize about the day we get to hang out with our favorite idol group. In this series, the members of GOT7 not only hang out with their fangirl, but they move in and protect her. A noona fan's dream come true!
Dream Knight
Starring Song Ha Yoon and Jackson WangAdd to Queue Remove from Queue Watch Now
BONUS: Bong Soon - a Cyborg in Love
Starring Super Junior's Cho Kyu Hyun and Yoon So Hee, this brand new web drama explores a future where the line between humans and robots becomes blurred and people must ask themselves what exactly defines the human heart. What happens when a scientist falls in love with a cyborg, but she's programed to shut down if she experiences romantic feelings in return?
Bong Soon - a Cyborg in Love
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Which delightful short series will you start watching first?
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Detection of gravitational waves marks new era in astronomy: Bob McDonald
Discovery could be as important as Galileo's first use of the telescope
The announcement this week that elusive gravitational waves have been detected by the LIGO experiment heralds a new era in astronomy that could be as important as Galileo's first use of the telescope.
The ultra-sensitive LIGO experiment discovered ripples in space-time, caused by the merger of two black holes — an effect that was predicted by Einstein's Theory of General Relativity 100 years ago.
Einstein's remarkable vision of space and time as a flexible continuum that can be warped and shaken by gravity, like the surface of a trampoline with kids jumping on it, has been proven true.
- Gravitational waves detected for 1st time, 'opens a brand new window on the universe'
- Alberta scientists involved in discovery of gravitational waves
- Gravitational waves: Why they're such a big deal
The fact that these ripples in space-time exist also means that theories about the formation of black holes, neutron stars, and even the birth and expansion of the universe itself are correct as well.
When he pointed an optical telescope at the heavens, he saw celestial objects such as the moon or Jupiter — which had been viewed as gods by the ancients — transformed into real worlds with mountains, valleys, clouds and weather.
That led to the giant telescopes we see today on mountaintops and in space, which peer out to the very edge of the universe and can track events back to the beginning of time.
In 1931, another window opened when Carl Jansky, a technician with Bell Laboratories, discovered radio waves coming from space. They're invisible to our eyes, but when caught by radio telescopes, reveal things that don't show up in optical telescopes.
It also discovered bizarre objects, such as pulsars, which are rapidly spinning super-dense stars that send out radio beacons like celestial lighthouses. Even the afterglow of the Big Bang itself has been seen beyond the most distant galaxies — thanks to radio astronomy.
Since then, telescopes have been developed to detect X-rays and Gamma Rays coming from space, with all of these branches of astronomy seeing the universe in a different way and all of them complementing each other.
Now, gravitational waves could herald another revolution in space science, as they become the latest opening to the endlessly fascinating universe.
The waves carry information the same way light and radio waves do, with the advantage that they are not affected by dust in space or clouds that obscure optical instruments.
That means they travel across the universe unchanged, providing pure information about the objects that created them. And the information they carry is about the strangest objects known: black holes, neutron stars, supernovae and other extreme cosmic events.
Having a new medium to explore the unknown is like discovering you have a sense of hearing when all you've been doing is using your eyes.
In fact, the frequency of gravitational waves is the same as the audio range, so we can listen to the collision of black holes. Who knows what we'll discover out there, if we really listen carefully.
(To find out more about gravitational waves and this week's exciting announcement, tune into Quirks & Quarks on Saturday on CBC Radio One, or download the audio on our website).
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Congratulations to Kevin Welch: 2014 Transit Advocate of the Year
Kevin Welch has developed and expanded Paratransit's Travel Training program in the Sacramento region since 1986. Travel Training is a program sponsored by Paratransit, Inc., promoting the use of Sacramento Regional Transit's public fixed route bus and rail system. It also promotes public transit use by citizens of adjacent counties, including Yolo, Yuba, Placer and San Joaquin.
Kevin has personally trained and overseen the training of thousands of people on how to safely ride and navigate our region by using Sacramento Regional Transit District's two primary transit modes, bus a rail. His trainees are people with disabilities, seniors, people with low-income status, and people whose ability to speak and understand English is limited. Kevin has also trained many people to become expert travel trainers. His graduates are successful at navigating RT through the innovative teaching techniques he has developed.
Kevin's public transit advocacy is aimed at community groups and individuals with unmet transit needs. He participates in public forums within our region, armed to the hilt with "all things RT" about the value of learning to use public transit, recruiting new trainees, distributing public transit materials, and encouraging people who can no longer drive to explore public transit options.
Kevin helped produce a VIDEO demonstrating the life-changing value of public transit geared to Sacramento's mobility challenged community. The result of his work adds to RT's ridership and helps maintain loyal RT riders in the months and years following training. Or, as Kevin sometimes irreverently puts it, "putting butts on the bus."
Contact the Mobility Training team HERE.
Paratransit, Inc., joins our community to thank Kevin Welch for his ongoing work.


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Criminal Minds, episode 2.2September 29th, 2006 by Michael Moncur in TV
The second episode of Season 2 of Criminal Minds aired Wednesday. As usual, here's a recap of quotations mentioned in the episode. Unusually, there was only one this time:
I hope this doesn't indicate that they're phasing out the quotations, as I've enjoyed them. If they do continue, stay tuned each week for our reports.


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Miami VA Healthcare System
Pharmacy Practice Residency Program
The Miami VA Healthcare System Pharmacy Practice Residency is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and spans one year providing a minimum of 2,000 hours of orientation, instruction and experience in adult clinical pharmacy practice. The program emphasizes training in various aspects of pharmacotherapy within the acute, chronic and ambulatory care settings. During each rotation, and under the guidance of their preceptors, the resident will function as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with all associated responsibilities. Residency preceptors, in concert with the Program Director, will evaluate the resident's progress and identify areas of competence and deficiency.
Purpose Statement for Pharmacy Residents
Pharmacists completing this residency will be:
- Competent and confident clinicians in providing optimal medication therapy outcomes in patients.
- Accountable and responsible for assuring the appropriate, safe, and economic use of medications through the application of knowledge, and specialized skills, and functions in direct patient care.
- Proficient to participate in educating other health care practitioners on medication related topics.
- Exhibiting professional maturity and leadership skills by strengthening their professional values and attitudes, monitoring their own performance, and demonstrating commitment to the pharmacy profession.
Resident Qualifications
All candidates must possess a Pharm.D. degree from an American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) accredited college or school of pharmacy. Applicants must be United States citizens and possess a valid license to practice pharmacy or become licensed in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia before August 1st of residency year. Applicants must be a member of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists.
Candidates will be evaluated on the following basis: professional competence, ability to communicate, ability to work cooperatively in a team setting, expressed understanding of the profession, extracurricular activities, and scholastic achievement. Residency candidates must participate in and adhere to the rules of the Residency Matching Program process.
Pharmacy Practice Residency Structure
- Hospital Orientation
- Pharmacy Services Orientation
- Residency/RLS Orientation
- Inpatient/Ambulatory Skill Verification
- Hospital Computer Program Orientation
- Internal Medicine I & II
- Ambulatory Care
- Critical Care
- Home Based Primary Care Geriatrics
- Drug Policy/Drug Information
- Ambulatory Care
- Projects/Journal Club
- Hospital Pharmacy, Staffing
- Practice Management
- ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Regional Residency Conference
- FSHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Dade County Residency Forum
- South Florida Residency Symposium
Employee Benefits
Stipend: Estimated $40,000
Annual Leave
As a full time employee, the resident earns annual leave at four hours per pay period, or 13 days per year. Five days will be accrued after 6 months. This allotment includes leave time granted for interviewing for positions. Request for leave must be initiated four weeks prior to departure. The resident will discuss the request with the Program Director and rotational preceptor to ensure that rotation objectives will be met.
Sick Leave
As a full time employee, the resident earns sick leave at four hours per pay period, or 13 days per year. When the resident is unable to work, as a result of illness, either on their rotation or staffing assignment, he or she should contact the Program Director as soon as possible.
Service Commitment
Residents represent Pharmacy Service as Clinical Pharmacy Specialists, functioning throughout the Medical Center and interacting with a variety of staff from different professional and organizational levels, as well as patients. In addition, residents function as staff pharmacists in the intravenous and sterile products section on their assigned weekends.
Recruitment and Selection of Residents
- The Pharmacy Service will participate in the National Matching Program for Pharmacy Residents of the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP).
- The Pharmacy Service will participate in the Residency Program Showcase at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting for the purpose of recruiting qualified applicants and providing onsite interaction with prospective residents.
- At the ASHP Midyear Clinical meeting, the Program Director, current residents and preceptors in attendance will participate in the recruitment of candidates for the residency program.
- Residency candidates may apply through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PHORCAS). The online application must include a CV, a personal statement about the applicant's professional goals and objectives, college transcripts, and three online recommendations.
- Application submissions should be completed prior to Jan. 10. The matriculation date is July 1. For more information, please contact Dr. Carmela Jean at 305-575-7000, ext. 6088, or email@example.com or write to the Miami VA Healthcare System, Pharmacy Service (119), 1201 N.W. 16th St., Miami, FL 33125 (Attention: Director, Pharmacy Practice Residency Program).
- Resident candidates will be invited for an on-site interview. The one-day interview will include meeting with the Chief of Pharmacy Service, Program Director, Residency Preceptors, and the current group of residents. Applicants will be notified by February 5th if no interview is to be scheduled.
- After the interview process is completed, the interview groups will meet to discuss and evaluate each candidate. A single ordinary rank list of all candidates will be generated by the Program Director.
- The Chief of Pharmacy Service will review and approve the resident ranking.
- The Program Director will submit the final rank list to the Resident Matching Program
Residency Assessment
Once the resident starts the residency, he/she will complete the Resident Self-Evaluation and Planning Form and return it to the Program Director. The purpose of this assessment is to identify the resident's areas of strength and deficiency. The information will be used to plan for the resident's rotations and individualize the resident's program year.
The performance of the resident is based upon the use of predetermined goals and objectives based on the ASHP Residency Learning System Goals and Objectives. The preceptors practicing in a particular rotation select specific objectives to be evaluated during their rotation. The resident and preceptor will meet periodically to evaluate the resident's progress on their rotation as well as review criteria-based checklists performed during the rotation. After completing the rotation, the preceptor will evaluate the performance of the resident using the "Summative Evaluation" form. The evaluation form will be reviewed and signed by the resident and preceptor then forwarded to the Program Director for concurrence. The resident will complete the "Preceptor and Learning Experience Evaluation" form, which shall be discussed with the preceptor and Program Director.
Quarterly evaluation sessions with the resident, preceptors, and Program Director will be scheduled to review and assess the resident's progress towards meeting program requirements using the residency evaluation tracking tool and resident quarterly evaluation form.
Residents will be asked to evaluate the program at the end of the residency year, but are encouraged to address program issues with the Program Director at any time during the year.
Residency Program Certificate
Upon successful completion of all program requirements and compliance with all conditions of the residency program, the resident will be awarded a certificate indicating successful completion of the Residency in Pharmacy Practice.
Residents who fail to complete program requirements and do not comply with all conditions of the residency program will not be awarded a certificate of completion of the residency program.
Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy with focus in Mental Health PACT
Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Mental Health PACT
Accreditation Status:
PGY1 with focus in Mental Health PACT accredited
PGY2 (NEW) pending accreditation
Program Purpose
The Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Psychiatry Residency Program at the Miami VA Healthcare System is designed to transition the PGY1 resident graduates from general practice to specialty practice focusing on the care of patients with psychiatric disorders. It is a one-year program of full-time education and training that includes extensive experience in providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care within the specialty areas of psychiatry and primary care in the veteran population. This residency position expands learning experiences beyond traditional acute inpatient and outpatient psychiatry clinics, and substance abuse, to include a psychiatric pharmacy resident in the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) clinics.
The inter-professional mental health team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and pharmacists. This group works collaboratively and offers assessment, patient education, didactics and journal club reviews. The resident spends about 40-50% of their time in outpatient clinics including referrals from Mental Health in Primary Care PACT teams and Smoking Cessation Clinics.
Graduates of the PGY2 Psychiatry Pharmacy residency should be well prepared to initiate and establish a successful clinical pharmacy service in diverse healthcare settings and provide exemplary patient-centered medication therapy. A resident who successfully completes this accredited PGY2 Psychiatric clinical residency should have the necessary knowledge base to become a psychiatric clinical specialist or clinical faculty member and obtain board certification in Psychiatry through BCPP certification.
This program is designed to lead the resident through a variety of monthly and longitudinal practice experiences. By the end of the program, the resident should feel competent practicing in inpatient and outpatient settings involving psychiatric pharmacotherapy with added experience in geriatric psychiatry. The residency includes core and longitudinal rotations that are chosen to establish a strong base in psychiatric disorders and to master each of the disease states established within the ASHP Practice Standards for a Specialized Residency in Psychiatry.
Core Rotations
Longitudinal Experience
Elective Rotations
- Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
- Crisis/Emergency Medicine
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Home Based Primary Care
- Homeless PACT Psychiatry
- Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM)
- Neurology
- Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment (OSAC)
- Pain Management
- PTSD Clinic
Residency Information
Residency Program Director: Carmela Jean, firstname.lastname@example.com
Duration/Type: 12 mo/residency
Start Date: July 1
Number of positions: one (1) PGY1 position and one (1) PGY2 position
Estimated Stipend: $40,000 / 47,000
Fringe Benefits: Two weeks of vacation per year, 10 paid holidays, travel allowances for selected meetings and seminars.
Recruitment and Selection of Residents
Applications accepted through the pharmacy online residency centralized application service (PHORCAS) by submitting a CV, a letter of intent (a personal statement about the applicants professional goals and objectives), college transcripts, and 3 completed recommendation forms (no letter required).
Interview Required: Yes
Application Deadline: January 10th
Special Requirements for Acceptance: the applicant must possess a Pharm.D. degree and be a United States citizen eligible for licensure in any one of the 50 states of Puerto Rico.
Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) Health System Pharmacy Administration
Accreditation Status:
PGY 2 (NEW) pending accreditation
This specialty residency is designed to enable the resident to develop the professional skills necessary to serve in a pharmacy clinical or operational leadership role. It includes exposure to national, regional, and local activities that are directed to support team management, regulatory compliance, performance measure monitoring and compliance, and resource management. Upon completion of the program, the graduate shall be able to develop, implement, and manage clinical and operational pharmacy services while employing newly developed skills in personnel management and development, communication, resource management, fiscal management, regulatory compliance, and program development.
Residency Information
Residency Program Director: Mara Z. Carrasquillo, firstname.lastname@example.com
Duration/Type: 12 mo/residency
Start Date: July 1
Number of positions: One (1) PGY2 position
Estimated Stipend: $47,000
Fringe Benefits: Two weeks of vacation per year, 10 paid holidays, travel allowances for selected meetings and seminars.
Core Rotations
Longitudinal Experience
Recruitment and Selection of Residents
Applications accepted through the pharmacy online residency centralized application service (PHORCAS) by submitting a CV, a letter of intent (a personal statement about the applicants professional goals and objectives), college transcripts, and 3 letters of recommendation (1 must be from current PGY-1 Residency Program Director).
Interview Required: Yes
Application Deadline: Jan. 10
Special Requirements for Acceptance: The applicant must possess a Pharm.D. degree, pharmacist licensure in any one of the 50 states or Puerto Rico, complete an ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program, and be a United States citizen.


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Turin Sample
The nonsense of Olympic doping rules.
On the first day of the Winter Olympics, Japanese ski jumper Masahiko Harada was disqualified before he could get out of the gate. The official reason was that his skis were too long for his weight. The real reason was that he had lost too much weight for his skis. Seven ounces too much, to be exact. That's the life of an Olympic athlete. Your most crucial piece of equipment, the one you hone for four years, is your body. It has to be perfect. If possible, better than perfect.
Every athlete knows how to exceed perfection. A steroid here, a hormone there, and you've got the speed, power, or stamina to get the gold. The International Olympic Committee knows it, too; hence the 1,200 drug tests being conducted at the Turin Games. Thanks to pharmacological data on the Internet and a blossoming generation of chemical hackers, athletes are finding new ways every day to alter their bodies for advantage. It's a multiplying mess of techniques and designer drugs, with varying degrees of risk, artificiality, and manipulation. And the dope cops have done a lousy job of sorting it out.
The bible of Olympic drug testing is the World Anti-Doping Code, written and enforced by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The code bans a substance or procedure if it meets any two of these criteria: 1) it endangers the athlete's health; 2) it "enhances sport performance"; or 3) it "violates the spirit of sport." Things that pose clear health risks—very high hemoglobin levels, for instance—are easy calls. But what about things that don't? If all enhancements were forbidden, the code points out, we'd have to ban training, red meat, and carbohydrate loading. That would be preposterous. But in the next breath, the code says enhancement through gene transfer "should be prohibited as contrary to the spirit of sport even if it is not harmful."
How, exactly, does the spirit of sport forbid gene transfer but not carbo-loading? The code doesn't say. It defines the spirit of sport as "ethics," "fair play," "character," and a bunch of other words that clarify nothing. In fact, the definition includes "courage" and "dedication." Doesn't it take more courage and dedication to alter your genes than to snarf a potato? Human-growth hormone appears on WADA's "Prohibited List" of substances and methods, even though the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists have vouched, to varying degrees, for its safety. Evidently growth hormone violates the spirit of sport, but stuffing yourself with steaks doesn't.
That's just the beginning of the confusion. The "Prohibited List" tolerates performance-enhancing substances in your body if they're "endogenous" rather than "exogenous." Endogenous, according to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, means "caused by factors within the body." Exogenous means "not synthesized within the organism." That seems clear enough: You can use what's yours, not what's artificial. But four pages later, the list bans the use of "autologous" blood, which means blood "derived from the same individual." You can use what's yours, except when you can't.
What counts as artificial? Training at high altitude boosts your red-blood-cell count; the code says it would be absurd to ban this practice just because it enhances performance. Yet the IOC bars athletes in Turin's Olympic Village from using hypobaric tents, which simulate high-altitude air, and WADA is debating whether to ban them worldwide. Athletes from flat countries say they need the tents to match the conditioning of athletes from mountainous countries. You'd think that WADA chairman Richard Pound, who vows on his Web page to "level the playing field," would appreciate that rationale. If Mohammed can't go to the mountain, why shouldn't the mountain come to Mohammed? Instead, Pound rejects the tents as "artificial" and "tacky." He neglects to explain how putting thin air indoors makes it artificial.
Manipulation is another ill-defined target of doping regulators. The Prohibited List says you mustn't build up hemoglobin or other helpful substances through "chemical and physical manipulation." But if your hemoglobin count gets too high, you're allowed, even expected, to knock it back down through chemical and physical manipulation. Athletes who busted the hemoglobin limit on their first drug test in Turin have been interviewed while guzzling water to lower their counts for the next test. If water doesn't do the job, doctors point out, you can always bleed yourself; the rules don't seem to preclude it. Between tests, Canadian skier Sean Crooks of Canada corrected his hemoglobin level by relocating from the ski-training venue in the Alps to the Olympic Village, where he could get low-altitude air. Good thing he didn't do it in a tent. That would have been cheating.
The IOC's doping rules for Turin say that WADA's Prohibited List is "final and shall not be subject to challenge" by athletes. But every year, with little or no explanation, the list changes. Adrenaline and intravenous injections are prohibited; caffeine is now OK. A week ago, American sledder Zach Lund was bounced from Turin for failing to notice that Line 3 of Section 5 on Page 3 of last year's changes to the Prohibited List—"Alpha-reductase inhibitors (finasteride, dutasteride) have been added as masking agents"—made the baldness pills he'd taken and disclosed for six years suddenly verboten. Even the selective applications change. Last year, substances previously banned "in men only" became illegal for both sexes, while two hormones previously banned in both sexes became illegal only for men.
The list, which also applies to leagues outside the Olympics, differs nonsensically from sport to sport. In billiards, you're allowed two-tenths of a gram of alcohol per liter of blood. In power-boating, you're allowed three-tenths. At a quarter of a gram per liter, you're sober enough to operate a flying death machine but not a cue stick. Often, the limits change for no stated reason. Last year, keeping your alcohol level below a tenth of a gram per liter would get you into skiing but not motorcycling. This year, you can get into motorcycling with the same alcohol level, and you can ski plastered.
I understand the doping cops' predicament. Performance enhancement is mutating so fast, they're just trying to ban what they can and make sense of the rules later. But as we've seen in figure skating and other aesthetic competitions, judges' irrational decisions can discredit the entire Olympics. Maybe that's the nature of art. Science should do better.


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Baron School of Music
Founded in 2006, Baron School of Music's aim is to advocate for popular music education and to nourish music talents to foster the development of the music industry in Hong Kong and neighboring regions. Throughout the years, the school has been providing professional pop and classical music trainings for students of all ages.
Course of Study
The school is subdivided into the school of music performance, the school of music production, and the Junior Music Academy, which offer courses such as:
- Music Production and Technology
- Recording and Mixing
- Lyric Writing
- Vocal Techniques and Performance
- Music Marketing and Management
- Instrumental Performance Studies (Pop and Classical)
- DJ Performance
- Beatbox and Rap
Four major courses at Baron are certified for the Hong Kong government's Continuing Education Fund (CEF).
The Continuing Education Fund subsidizes adults with learning aspirations to pursue continuing education and training courses. The government will reimburse eligible students for a part of their tuition fee. The four major courses include:
- Diploma in Music Composition and Production
- Advanced Certificate in Modern Audio Production
- Certificate in Lyric Writing
- Advanced Certificate in Vocal Techniques for the Performing Vocalist
Overseas Liaison and Cooperation
Since 2008, Baron School of Music has cooperated with local and overseas universities to provide diploma and degree programs in music. Baron also works closely with local music production and publishing companies, entertainment companies, major record labels, media, charity organizations, malls, etc., providing students with platforms and opportunities to gain professional knowledge and real-world experience.
Through master classes, workshops, and seminars, professionals in different roles in the music industry are invited to share their experiences in the field, their particular skills in music production, or their performance techniques. Other events, such as competitions, student recitals, music gatherings, showcases, etc., are organized on a regular basis. Students can apply their skills and broaden their musical horizons by participating in these events.
Baron School of Music
Tung Chiu Commercial Centre
193-197 Lockhart Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Phone: 852 2980-3668
Fax: 852 2877-0780
Email: email@example.com


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Place of Birth: West Palm Beach, Forida
Date of Birth: January 3, 1985
Ethnicity: African-American, Afro-Caribbean
Nicole Beharie is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films American Violet, the drama Shame, and the bio sports drama 42. Since September 2013, she has starred in the Fox fantasy series Sleepy Hollow.
Nicole's mother's family is from the Caribbean (West Indian).
Photo by Prphotos


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Capistrano 2, Multistage, and Mongrel Clusters
Recently I have been configuring Mongrel and Capistrano for a few apps that I have been working on. I use FastCGI on shared hosts, but if I have a bit more control on a VPS or a dedicated server I prefer to use Mongrel since it is easier to install and configure and it is also more stable. Here is what I do to get a Mongrel cluster up and running using Capistrano and the extension that Jamis Buck also wrote named Multistage.
Make sure you have ruby, rails, capistrano, capistrano-ext, mongrel, palmtree and mongrel_cluster gems installed on your system.
To generate your cluster files you can run the following commands with your specific details of course. 😉
~ $ cd rails_app ~/rails_app $ mongrel_rails cluster::configure -e development -c "/home/www/apps/web2.0app.com" -p 8000 -N 4 -C config/mongrel_development.yaml ~/rails_app $ mongrel_rails cluster::configure -e staging -c "/home/www/apps/web2.0app.com" -p 8010 -N 4 -C config/mongrel_staging.yaml ~/rails_app $ mongrel_rails cluster::configure -e production -c "/home/www/apps/web2.0app.com" -p 8020 -N 4 -C config/mongrel_production.yaml
Now all you need to do is configure Capistrano config/deploy.rb file to make use of these cluster files and the Multistage extension for Capistrano. If you don't how to setup Multistage, you can do a search for it or read my other post in it.
require 'palmtree/recipes/mongrel_cluster' set :stages, %w(staging production development) set :default_stage, "development" require 'capistrano/ext/multistage' ... set(:mongrel_conf) { "#{current_path}/config/mongrel_cluster.yml" } ... deploy.task :after_update_code, :roles => [:web] do desc "Copying the right mongrel cluster config for the current stage environment." run "cp -f #{release_path}/config/mongrel_#{stage}.yml #{release_path}/config/mongrel_cluster.yml" end
In order for the correct mongrel cluster to start you will need to have a recipe in your deploy that ensures that the correct cluster file is renamed to the config/mongrel_cluster.yml and then it is used by Capistranos' mongrel:cluster:restart task.
Admittedly there are many more things that need to be done before and after this little tip, but I thought that this may help someone who may need to bridge their understanding of how easy it is to solve the Mongrel cluster on different stages problem.
Active Merchent Support for the Verifi Payment Gateway
A few months ago I was working on a project that required me to setup credit card processing. My client already had a merchant account using the Verifi gateway and instead of talking my client into using a different gateway or doing something from scratch, i figured i would just add support for Verifi for the Active Merchant Rails plug-in and then give back the code to the plug-in project. So if you are using the Verifi payment gateway you have a great rails plug-in with support for it.


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Gwen is The Random Knitter and a friend of mine. She's Spaceinvaders on Ravelry.
Yesterday she celebrated the one year anniversary from her podcast and she invited some of her friends around to help celebrate. Gwen loves knitting, Bram, black and bunnies.
She made a wonderful party with excellent homebaked goods and teas:
Bunnies were there too, meet Axl and Ozzy:
Axl has a paprika and a personal playground blanket on the floos, Ozzy is too smart to be let out of the cage when there's a knitters' party. Ozzy got paprika too.
There were lots of WIP bags present!
Gwen has hers on permanent display:
We brought our own. Several:
You, of course, recognise a few Bird House Bags by FiberRachel and a hand felted bag by Wolbeest.
I brought a bag too, as a present for Gwen. While traveling it was a glamorous Sorting Hat:
But the end result was more…. poo emoji:
She laughed 😂😂😂
Gwen is also famous! Here she is in the current edition of Handwerken zonder Grenzen, a magazine about handcrafts:
A celebrity! I know a celebrity!
She hasn't changed one bit since she became famous.
There was an other celebrity present. "Somebody" was sampling one of her beautiful handprinted sock blanks! An eco printed one!
Such great colours. And the way it knits up! Yes, it's a sneak preview of what's to come from Wolop.
All in all we had a lovely party and RandomGwen made a new podcast to celebrate one year of vlogging about knitting and yarn. Go check it out here:


text: Tried last night to play a game with a friend. We created a room and played but we were just 2 players. So i went and played a regional game and he tried to join and it seemed to work but he joined another game instead of the game i'm playing in. I then tried to join his game and it seemed to work but i joined another game in which he was'nt there. Is this normal?


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Smartphones have reached an amazing amount of adoption and efficiency status and everyone has to agree, it is mostly because of the applications that developers cook up for the users, especially iOS app developers. There is no doubt that their hard work should be paid for, but not everyone can go through with the payment even though need is there. And as a solution, software like AppCake and Installous(well, now it is dead) come into picture. They provide paid apps for free, thanks to counter-programmers(in simple words, crackers) and all this phenomena is fueled by the existence of jailbreaking techniques and tools. Recently, Apple's latest and greatest mobile operating system, iOS 6, could not avoid its fate and its untethered jailbreak went public. But there is one issue with the way these apps install(paid apps installed for free), that they sometimes don't get listed in the Apple App Store Updates section and while, installous was able to show its own Updates section, the feature isn't present in AppCake. But here come the solution, a Cydia app named as Updatr.
So, lets see how this god-sent app can be installed on your dear iDevice to relieve it of the duties of keeping track of updates of cracked applications.
Step 1: You need a jailbroken iDevice because this piece of software is only available through Cydia. If you don't have one, you can click here(for iOS 5 and below users) or here(for iOS 6 users) to know about it.
Step 2: While this step is not a compulsion, as Updatr works with non-cracked apps as well, but it will be moot to install it if you don't have any software to get you paid apps for free, like AppCake. So, you need to install it, which you can know about by clicking here.
Step 3: Now, you need to click on our dear friend, Cydia, and let it download and load its resources.
Step 4: Now go to Manage tab and then to the click on Sources.
Step 5: Now, click on Edit, that can be seen in the top right corner, and then click on Add which now comes up at the top left corner.
Step 6: When you click Add in the top left corner, a URL box appears so that you can add a repository, that hosts the file you want, to Cydia's list of sources. When this box appears, type http://sinfuliphonerepo.com in it and click on Add Source button and when it shows a warning about the addition of repository, click on Add Anyway. Now let Cydia download and load the files it needs to add this as a repository. When the process completes and Return to Cydia button appears, click on it. The repository has been added.
Step 7: Now, go to the search box and type updatr in it. Click on the first icon you see and let it completely load. Then click on Install and then click on Confirm that appears at the very same place. Now, let Updatr download and install on your iDevice. Now, after the installation when Return to Cydia appears on screen, click on it.
Step 8: Now, when you go back to springboard to open Updatr, similar to AppCake, you will see a white icon with no design and if you try to open it, it is going to crash.
To get it up and running, you need to restart your iDevice. After the reboot, now when you look at it, it has an iTunes updater like icon.
Now, the application works really well and looks quite simple to use as well. Although it would have been nice to have this feature baked right into AppCake, like it was in Installous, as well, but Updatr does not let you miss the fun much.


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Betty Crocker - Super Moist French Vanilla Cake Mix 432g
There's pudding in the mix!
INGREDIENTS: enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, corn syrup, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium aluminium phosphate). Contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, corn starch, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, propylene glycol mono and diesters of fatty acids, salt, distilled monoglycerides, dicalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavour, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xantham gum, cellulose gum, non-fat milk.
Nutriton Facts per 1/10 package (43g)
Energy 280
Fats g 1.5
Carbohydrates g 35
Protein g 1
Sodium mg 310
While every care has been taken to ensure product information is correct, food products are always being updated, so you should always read the product label before use.


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Traditional Greek moussaka is off limits in the kosher kitchen, as the recipe combines beef and eggplant with a cheese and a rich, milk and butter-based béchamel sauce.
But with creative use of non-dairy substitutes like soy milk, cookbook author Susie Fishbein devised this delicious kosher take on the company-friendly casserole.
This kosher moussaka id definitely company-worthy and can be served for special occasions. It takes a little effort but it's worth it because your guests will remember dining with you in your home.
Edited by Miri Rotkovitz
What You'll Need
- 1 large eggplant (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled or unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch round slices
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons red wine
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons margarine
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose or Wondra flour
- 2 cups soy milk
- 3 large eggs, whisked
- 2 beefsteak tomatoes, evenly cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/8 cup breadcrumbs
How to Make It
- Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a 9x9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Place the eggplant slices on a piece of paper towel. Sprinkle with salt. Top with a piece of paper towel. Place a pan or other weight on top. Leave for 20 minutes. This salting will draw out the bitterness of the eggplant and the salt will be drawn out with it.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the chopped onion. Saute for 4 to 5 minutes until beginning to soften. Add the ground beef, breaking it up with a fork. Sauté for 15 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste, wine, tomato sauce, parsley, oregano, cinnamon, and garlic powder. Simmer for 15 minutes, until the mixture is almost dry. Season with salt and pepper.
- Lay half of the eggplant slices in the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour the meat mixture over the eggplant. Top with remaining eggplant slices. Press down to compact.
- In a small pot, over medium-low heat, melt the margarine. Add the flour, whisking for 1 minute. Add in the soy milk, whisking until smooth. Simmer for 2 minutes, whisking constantly.
- Mix a small amount of the hot liquid into the eggs to temper them so they don't scramble. Add the egg mixture to the pot and bring to a low boil whisking constantly. As soon as you see small bubbles, remove custard from heat.
- Pour over the moussaka. Arrange the tomato slices over the top. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
- Cover loosely with foil and bake 1 hour. Uncover and cook for 10 minutes longer until golden brown and bubbling around the edges.
Source: Kosher by Design: Entertains by Susie Fishbein (Mesorah Publications).
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|Total Fat
|18 g
|Saturated Fat
|5 g
|Unsaturated Fat
|8 g
|164 mg
|389 mg
|27 g
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This past weekend, I had no time to write or read. I was with my best friend from Thursday until Sunday. With that being said, I did not have any reviews to write. I could not continue to not blog though so I decided to share some of my favorite quotes at the moment.
- "We don't ever leave that old world behind. We just create a new one."-Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
- "It hurts to look at the clouds, but it also helps, like most things that cause pain."-The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
- "I've made books my life because they let me escape this world of cruelty and savagery."-The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
- "Part of being healthy is being able to hold and remember who people actually are instead of who we wish they were. It's a daily struggle against a brain that tends to want to cling to fairy-tale hope, but it's also the only way to guarantee a life surrounded by those who build rather than destroy. In the end, the loss is about letting go of what I never had in the first place."-The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter
- "Because just like all the other times I've drowned in my life, I'm determined to keep paddling forward, to believe that none of it has affected me at all."-The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter
- "That's the weirdest thing about being cut off from life. Everything gets washed out or muted or recedes into the background except for other people's laughter. Other people's laughter gets very loud and jarring. It penetrates. It is a reminder that other people live."-The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter


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Crud attaching to mouse pointer
Setup: Win 7 Home premium 64 bit
This is an odd problem. I periodically get some kind of crud that seems to attach to the mouse pointer. It looks something like the kind of `v' you might make to quickly draw as a representation of a flying bird.
But there 7 or 8, maybe more, stacked vertically. I'm not sure what makes it go away but it does after a while. (usually)
It appears to have something to do with the right bottom corner area of my screen where I have the clock just to the left of icons of the system tray. And finally a sort of patch or rectangular square that will make the desktop appear.
I just found today that if I rub the mouse around in that area, the crud gets many more vertical stacks of `vee', until finally its a little block about the size of a postage stamp, just a little shorter and square, and looks something like a speckled sheet or one with many bits of herringbone pattern.
The block has only happened after passing the mouse there many times. Usually it's just a single column of the these stacked `vees'
It appears I may need a restart or such this time, since the darn thing is not going away and is quite annoying.
Anyone have a guess what might be going on?
I didn't much feel like trying get a screen grab but I can if necessary, to get it figured out.
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Remove your video drivers then reinstall them - that usually fixes this problem.
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Check to see if you have Display pointer trails enabled in the Pointer Options tab of Mouse Properties.
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A quick video tutorial of the disassembly and re-assembly of a cheap airbrush, and how to lube it for correct future use.
It's Important to note that the 3 in 1 machine oil lube used in this video is absolutely not ideal for use in automotive applications as it is oil (perhaps silicone) based and may tend to ruin a spray job when it comes into contact with the top coats.
The best option is to use an oil-free lubricant such as those supplied by Iwata in their kits, known as 'Superlube'.


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Strawberries and Cream Victoria Sponge Cake
Happy Father's Day! Today I'm making a banana cream pie, as requested for dessert, but wanted to post something because it's been a long time. Last month I went to a British Baking class at Sur la table. We learned to make meat pies, scones, and this cake. It's a basic yellow sponge cake with a strawberry and whipped cream filling. I made it last week for my in-laws and it was just as yummy as I remembered! What's interesting is that you use a food processor to mix the cake, which I had never done before. When I made it at home I used my KitchenAid and it worked just as well. They also had us whip the cream by hand, which I recommend for children if you have lots of bored kids at home in the summer like me. ;) I'd like to try it with a different filling like peach, or raspberry. I also love that the only decorating you have to do is sprinkle powdered sugar on the top!
Strawberries and Cream Victoria Sponge Cake
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8 ounce unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
4 large eggs
1 cup self-rising flour
1 tsp baking powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ cup whole milk
½ cup strawberry jam
3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 TBSP sugar
1 TBSP powdered sugar, for dusting cake
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and position the rack in the center. Lightly butter the bottoms and sides of 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Dust pans with flour and shake out the excess (or use baking spray with flour).
2. To prepare the cake: Place all the ingredients except the milk in the food processor and process into a thick batter. Add milk and pulse until the batter is smooth. Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake for 20 minutes, or until the cakes are springy to the touch and a cake tester comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool for 10 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely.
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WASHINGTON -- The Navy said Thursday that the retirement of Rear Adm. Lawrence Rice has been deferred pending the conclusion of an investigation into raunchy videos produced by Capt. Owen Honors on board the USS Enterprise.
Rice was the ship's commanding officer when the videos produced in 2006 and 2007 by Honors went viral last week. Rice had planned to retire on Feb. 1.
Images produced and broadcast by Honors on board while he was the ship's executive officer showed simulated masturbation, suggestive shower scenes with partially nude women and the gratuitous use of gay slurs.
Navy spokesman Rear Adm. Dennis Moynihan said "deferment was a necessary step."
However, the Navy would not explain why deferment is necessary. But by keeping him in the service, the Navy will have the opportunity to formally reprimand Rice if deemed necessary.
One military official told Fox News that if he's punished it would most likely be some type of administrative action, such as a letter of reprimand. It's also possible that if the investigation concludes Rice was somehow implicated in the production or the videos or somehow negligent by failing to halt their production, the Navy's justice system could decide to punish Rice by forcing him to retire at a lower rank.
Rice will remain at U.S. Fleet Forces Command while the investigation continues.
Meanwhile the USS Enterprise, the Navy's oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, deployed to the Middle East region Thursday without Honors. Honors was permanently relieved of his command last week by the head of U.S. Fleet Forces for showing a "profound lack of good judgment and professionalism." He was replaced by Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne.
While the media repeatedly broadcast clips of the video and expressed outrage, a support group for Honors emerged on Facebook. Thousands of people joined the support page, many of them service members who had worked under Honors. His supporters argued the videos provided comedic relief during a stressful seven-month deployment and for the most part served as useful general safety and procedure announcements.
Navy investigators announced last week that they would question higher-ups to learn who among the senior Navy leadership knew about the videos when they were shown repeatedly to thousands of crew members aboard the Enterprise.
Rear Adm. Lawrence Rice commanded the Enterprise from December 2004 to May 2007. Others who are potentially facing questioning include Rear Adm. Ron Horton, who commanded the ship from mid-May 2007 to May 2010. Rear Adm. Raymond Spicer, who commanded the Enterprise carrier strike group from August 2005 to February 2007 and Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, who commanded the strike group from February 2007 to August 2008.


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I am so happy. So darned happy.
Happiness is not joy, but sometimes choosing joy will lead to a strange realization: hey, I'm happy. It's a splendid thing.
A friend of mine whose family is going through a very difficult time right now told me a story about how they had been praying God would answer several prayers - several big prayers - and were feeling rather neglected. Then one day, they left a really expensive, really sentimental clock on an airplane. Sounds like a random sidenote, but losing that clock sort of put them over the edge. We all get there: that place where things seemed, moments before, to have descended as far as they could possibly go, and then... you lose the clock. Frantic, they called the airline, they made every effort to track it down, but ultimately - nothing. Something prompted them to utter a prayer - God, help us find that stupid thing - and then, back to reality. Back to bigger problems.
A few weeks later, still no "major" prayers answered, a phone call; it's the airline, and, "ma'am, we have your clock". What did my friend's mother say to God that day? "About time, Lord"? No. She simply said, "Well, it's not financial stability or perfect health, but Lord, I'll take it. Thank You." I'll take it. Sometimes it's the downward spiral that forces our eyes upward.
I loved that story. Every day, God wants us to "open our mouths so He can fill them" (Psalm 81:10). Sometimes we get so concerned with what He's going to give us, we just plain forget to open up. He may not give us exactly what we were hoping for - but He'll give us what we need. And sometimes what we need is just to know He's still interested, He's still around, He still cares about the little things. Oh, the little things! How often they are the ones that deserve our attention, when for all the world we're convinced we'll be left behind, or left poor or sick or friendless, if we shift our allegiance from worry to wonder! This is the God who gives us fireflies, the God of summer breezes and waterfalls and daffodils and snowflakes and the crunch of autumn leaves beneath our feet! Would we all remember to breathe it in and whisper gratefully to the sky, "Father, I'll take it"...
"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."
Colossians 3:14
Today, what is your 'clock'?
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The hard thing about NASCAR Sprint Cup racing is that in every race, just one driver wins, while the other 42 don't win and therefore go home with various levels of frustration.
And there's no one who had more reason to be frustrated in Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway than Denny Hamlin, who finished second behind Kasey Kahne.
Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota clearly was the class of the field at New Hampshire, leading 150 of the first 235 laps. In fact, he and teammate Kyle Busch led 222 of those first 235 laps. But pit mistakes cost Hamlin what seemed like a sure victory and Busch a legitimate shot at a win, too.
After dominating the middle stages of the race,
Hamlin pitted from the lead under caution on Lap 235, and as he came down pit road, Hamlin told crew chief Darian Grubb that all needed was tires during the stop. The problem is, Hamlin meant two tires, while what Grubb heard was four tires.
The miscommunication proved to be disastrous: Hamlin came in leading and left pit road 13th, the 12 cars ahead of him all having taken just two tires each. The track went green on Lap 240, leaving Hamlin only 62 laps to get back to the front. And he almost got there.
On Lap 248, Hamlin overtook Jeff Gordon for eighth place. Ten laps later, he passed Greg Biffle for fifth. On Lap 263, he got past Kevin Harvick for fourth and on Lap 273, he went under Dale Earnhardt Jr. for third place.
Hamlin dispatched Clint Bowyer for second place on Lap 278, leaving him 24 laps to try to catch and pass Kahne. On Lap 280, Kahne's lead was 3.052 seconds, but Hamlin quickly and forcefully cut into it.
The margin was down to 1.852 seconds on Lap 292 and all the way down to 0.938 seconds three laps later.
Alas, it was not to be. Hamlin made a heroic charge as lapped traffic briefly held Kahne up, but his challenge ended when Hamlin overdrove his car into Turn 3 on the race's penultimate lap and slowed dramatically, finishing 2.738 seconds behind Kahne.
Still, it was a tremendous display of driving by Hamlin and speed in the car, with Hamlin moving up two places to fifth in points. For most drivers, that would have made for a great day. But when you have the best car and don't win, not so much.
And at least Hamlin could feel consoled about his fifth top-two finish of the season.
Not so for teammate Kyle Busch.
After leading the first 66 laps of the race, Busch's crew had a terrible pit stop, which he compounded by getting a pit-road speeding penalty. After that, he had another bad pit stop and ended the race 17th. Busch now holds the second wild-card spot, just nine points ahead of Ryan Newman.
"We tried to play catch-up all race long and when you play catch-up, you gamble," said Busch's crew chief, Dave Rogers.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.


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Whether you are a first time mom, have multiple children, follow a 'system', have read lots of books, demand feed, co-sleep, think that the word 'schedule' should not be used in the same sentence as 'baby' or have no preference for any of the above, you have one thing in common with everyone else who has visited this website. You are looking for information on sleep or feeding routines for your little one.
Lots of people tend to use the word schedule, and while I have used it in this site because it is what a lot of people are looking for, I prefer to use the word routine. A dictionary will tell you that a routine is a regular course of procedures, which means a consistent and regular set of events for you and your baby.
It is important to remember that there is no right or wrong routine for your baby. Some parents crave structure and want a clock driven schedule, some prefer no schedule or routine whatsoever. Some babies will naturally fall into a routine all by themselves, and some will seem to feed and sleep at random times and resist any kind of routine or schedule. Almost all child rearing experts will agree however that most (not all) babies and children prefer to be and are more content on a routine.