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Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wish these milk and cookies were more portable!". Well I can think of one person who probably has. Santa! Think of all the time it takes to sit down and eat all those cookies. The dunking, the chewing, the drinking…that time could be better spent delivering presents! 😉
Even if you aren't Santa, these milk and cookie cups are a fun alternative way to drink your milk! Or whatever else you like to drink with your cookies – eggnog, chocolate milk, espresso, Schnapps (there's no judgement here).
Cookie cups are actually pretty easy if you have a cookie cup pan. I picked mine up from Michael's, but I imagine you can find it anywhere. And if you don't have a cookie cup pan, I have also made the same cookies in a popover pan.
I made my cookie cups chocolate chip cookie cups, but the dough isn't your typical chocolate chip cookie dough. Its much drier and has a similar consistency to pie dough. Classic chocolate chip cookie dough would puff up too much, distorting the shape of the cup. This dough only puffs up a bit, but still retails the cup shape that I want.
And instead of chocolate chips, I used very finely chopped chocolate so that it wouldn't make the dough lumpy and hard to fit into the pan. It ended up working perfectly because the chocolate melted perfectly.
To the fill the pan, I took a big of hunk of dough and pressed it into the cavity, then I pressed the cup mold into the dough and cut off the extra with the knife.
If I were making these in a popover pan, I would press the dough up against the wall of pan and use a shot glass to form the cup cavity.
Once out of the oven, I painted the inside of the cup with some melted white chocolate. This is to that the milk, or other liquid, poured into the cup won't make the cup a soggy mess.
All that's left is to pour in the milk and put them out for Santa!
These milk and cookie cups are not just a great treat for Santa, but they would be great for kids! Or even adults (maybe if you add a spiked beverage inside). I have also seem something similar filled with espresso. How fun would that be for a holiday brunch? And you don't even have to limit yourself to liquids. You could fill it with pudding, ice cream or whatever you like.
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, melted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly mix the flour mixture into the sugar mixture. Fold in chocolate.
- Form a medium sized ball of dough and press it into the cookie cup pan. Press the insert all the way into the dough until the dough comes up all the way up the side of the cavity. Us a knife to cut out any excess.
- Bake the cups for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Remove and continue cooling on a wire rack.
- Once completely cooled, use a spoon or brush to paint the melted white chocolate onto the inside of the cups. Allow to dry completely before pouring anything inside.

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10 Tips to a Professional-Grade Websiteproweb365mn Feb 29, 2012 11:03 AM
By Phong T. Nguyen
Internet is the most widely-used medium for research and communication in the world. When you decide to take your business marketing campaign onto the Internet, you should turn to the professional web designers and Internet marketers. Below are 10 Tips to a Professional-Grade Website for you to keep in mind.
1. Custom Web Design – Customize your website's layout & themes to match your type of business and organization. Most important of all, position your website's graphics & contents on the landing-page strategically so that within the first 60 seconds, the viewers should be able to understand the products/services that you are providing; it is similar to the well-known "Elevator's 60 seconds Speech". In addition, thoughtfully customize your site's navigation menu to make it easy for the viewers to navigate around your website.
2. Easy to Contact – Always leave contact information on your website, especially on the Contact Us or About Us page. It can be a phone number, an email address, and/or an office address. If you are a business that provides services, you may want to place your direct contact information in highly visible locations, without it being too interruptive. You want to make it very easy for the customers to get in touch with you.
3. Clean Code – Use clean-coding approach to develop your website for friendly access by search engines and Internet browsers, (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari).
4. Browser Compatibility – In the web development process, make sure the website is compatible with the five main internet browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari. This enables your website to display consistently on different web browsers.
5. Comprehensive Site Optimization – Optimize the website's graphics, pictures, and codes to make sure the website is loading fast on all web browsers.
6. Search Engines Submissions – Register your website's domain(s) with search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo, for better indexing when called upon.
7. Website Updates – Once your website is set up and launched, it is very important to maintain your website on a regular basis. Your website's contents and images should say what you intend them to say. In other words, stay current with your website information.
8. Dedicated email address — This kind of email address is unique in a way that it carries your domain name to help the recipient(s) know that the email is coming from your organization. For example: If your name is John Thomas and your website's domain is www.MyWebsite.com, then your dedicated email should be firstname.lastname@example.com. Dedicated email helps make your contact information appear professional online and on paper as well.
9. Google Analytic – Set up a Google Analytic account and then use its analytic-code to embed onto your site. The Google analytic tool enables you to generate comprehensive reports on your web traffic. It is most useful when you are running a certain marketing campaign, especially online.
10. Website Database Backup – Back up your website's database weekly or monthly (depending on the kind of website you have), so in case your website is hacked or crashed for some reason, you can use your most recent backup files to re-configure your website quickly to bring it back online.
About the Author
Phong T. Nguyen – Strategic Internet Marketer & Web Designer
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October 18, 2016 09:00 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 18, 2016) -
Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MLN) ("Marlin" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an operating update from its wholly owned La Trinidad mine in Sinaloa, Mexico ("La Trinidad"). Since hitting a vertical projection of the high grade HS Zone in May 2016, Marlin has mined through seven complete six-meter benches and has been consistently mining high grade since September 15, 2016.
Since September 15th, we have placed over 5,890 ounces of gold onto the leach pad with approximately 4,400 ounces coming in October alone. Grades sampled at the crusher are up over 270% from earlier this year at approximately 2.61 grams per tonne compared to approximately 0.70 grams per tonne. Going forward we will crush on average one tonne of mineralized material for each three tonnes of waste mined.
This year's rainy season was similar to last year where 1,507 millimeters of rain fell from June through September compared to 1,386 millimeters for the same period in 2015. Fortunately, we did not sustain any property damage; however access to the mineralized zone at the bottom of the pit was frequently impeded. There has been virtually no rainfall since October 4th, and we are hopeful that the worst of the rainy season is behind us.
The negative 8 level bench is currently being mined around exploration hole 15TRD05 which hit 8.59 grams per tonne over 23 meters (please see the news release on July 30, 2015 for important technical disclosures about hole 15TRD05). Mined grades around this hole are confirming these grades.
Akiba Leisman, Chairman and Interim CEO of Marlin states, "consistently mining high grade material at
La Trinidad is transforming the Company. We went through another tough rainy season, which slowed production, but we couldn't be more pleased with how the mine is performing now. To put this in perspective, October is a record month for placing gold onto the leach pad- a record we broke just 12 days into the month."
In addition, total costs at La Trinidad have trended down since May as highlighted in the table below.
Expectations are that costs will track between USD2.25-2.5 million per month going forward.
About Marlin Gold
Marlin is a publicly-traded gold and silver mining company with properties located in Sinaloa, Mexico and Arizona, USA. Marlin's priority is to advance its properties toward commercial production and enhance shareholder value through the growth of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sailfish Royalty Corp. The La Trinidad property in Sinaloa, Mexico, declared commercial production on November 1, 2014. A NI 43- 101 mineral resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment for the La Trinidad mine and Commonwealth project can be found at www.sedar.com or at www.marlingold.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as the term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary statement regarding forward‐looking information
This news release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by words such as the following: expects, plans, anticipates, believes, intends, estimates, projects, assumes, potential and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements also include reference to events or conditions that will, would, may, could or should occur, including, without limitation, the intended use of proceeds. These forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while based on management's expectations and considered reasonable at the time they are made, are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: the risk that the anticipated effects of the equity financing may not result in the outcomes predicted by management, uncertainties related to raising sufficient financing to fund planned work in a timely manner and on acceptable terms; changes in planned work resulting from logistical, technical or other factors; the possibility that results of work will not fulfill projections/expectations and realize the perceived potential of the Company's projects; uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drilling results and other tests and the estimation of gold resources; risk of accidents, equipment breakdowns and labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; the possibility of environmental issues at the Company's projects; the possibility of cost overruns or unanticipated expenses in work programs; the need to obtain permits and comply with environmental laws and regulations and other government requirements; fluctuations in the price of gold and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's current Annual Information Form filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this release. Unless required by law, Marlin has no intention to and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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REDUCED Great 230-acre farm for sale in Martin County NC with tremendous long-term value. The 230-acre has 105-acres of farmland and 125-acres of timberland. This NC property has great access off of Hwy. 64, that makes an easy drive from Raleigh or the beach. The property is loaded with deer, bear, turkeys and all sorts of small game and could be...230 Acres : $485,000
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Summer Internship
Nissan is looking for students that are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs for their summer internship program.
Requirements and Benefits:
- Must be currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program. Students become ineligible upon graduation.
- Internships last for 12 weeks during the summer, primarily May – August.
- Extensions may be granted for up to 2 weeks
- If longer, intern must be converted to co-op and demonstration vehicle must be returned
- Interns receive a demonstration car (paid by business).
- Relocation assistance is available on a case-by-case basis (paid by business).
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Work on a major landslip next to the B6344 in Rothbury continues but progress has been hampered by heavy snowfall in the area.
Repairs to the three areas of subsidence, on a 300-metre stretch of the road at Cragend, remain top priority for the county council's highways team.
Specialists have been appointed to conduct essential geotechnical, ecological and land surveys and drilling investigation work will begin in the near future.
Northumberland County Council will submit an application for the recently announced Government pinch-point funding from the Department for Transport to help to pay for repairs to the embankment, road and surrounding area.
Barry Rowland, corporate director of local services at the county council, said: "Repairs to this important route into Rothbury are a priority for the council.
"The ground in this area was already very wet due to heavy rain when the incident first happened.
"Recent heavy snowfall has added to this problem but we are working on solutions to make the area safe and rectify the problem."
The bid has been backed by local county councillor Steven Bridgett, who said: "This bid will need the support of the local community but crucially, local business and tourism will help form a key part of the economic case.
"I will be contacting the National Trust at Cragside, which is right on the periphery of the major slip, along with the National Park and our local shows such as Alwinton, Harbottle, Thropton and Rothbury Street and Food Fairs.
MP Sir Alan Beith, who visited the site of the landslide during Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander's visit to Rothbury earlier this month, has also given his backing to the bid.
"I strongly support this bid and welcome the county council's commitment to the people of Coquetdale in putting it forward," he said.
"This road is absolutely essential for Rothbury and the whole valley."


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By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil's Minister for National Integration Fernando Bezerra Coelho has become the latest in a string of President Dilma Rousseff's ministers to have come under fire following allegations of corruption. The minister is facing accusations of favoritism towards his home state, the northeast state of Pernambuco, and of nepotism in allocating federal funds to projects pertaining to his son – a federal deputy.
Bezerra tried to set the record straight at a press conference and later at a meeting with the president at the Palácio do Planalto (Presidential Palace), during which he was meant to update her on the progress of operations aimed at combating the floods currently wreaking havoc in a number of states throughout Brazil.
He is expected to face further questioning this week, but has said the accusations against him and his family associates have been stirred up repeatedly by opposition in his home town of Recife – capital of Pernambuco state, which he has represented as both federal and state deputy.
Some media sources said he had been channeling some 90 percent of his ministry's emergency aid budget to his home state – which has not suffered from flooding to the extent that some other states have, such as Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states, which are said to have been lacking supplies.
But most scrutiny and accusations are centered around allegations of nepotism regarding the allocation of funds for parliamentary amendments, and the fact that those brought by his son, federal deputy Fernando Coelho, were said to have been favored after all of the younger Coelho's projects were approved for funding, totaling some R$9.1 million, according to Folha de São Paulo newspaper.
The newspaper alleges Coelho's son was alone in having the full funding requested allocated to his projects, and the fact that one of the projects is alleged to have links to a company led by the minister's brother only went to add more fuel to the fire.
A third allegation accused the minister of illegally purchasing land in Petrolina, where he has previously served as mayor, for landfill – land which had already been acquired twice by the city. Fernando Bezerra Coelho says he was misled and that a special commission would be set up to investigate.
Whether he resigns or not, some are saying that the minister was already planning on leaving his post in the upcoming reshuffle of President Rousseff's cabinet in order to run for mayor of Recife.
The case is under intense scrutiny after a string of scandals leading to seven ministers leaving their posts during President Rousseff's first year in office in 2011.
The seventh and one of the most high profile cabinet members to leave their post was Labor Minister Carlos Lupi, who resigned in December, attributing his departure to "political and personal persecution."
Despite the scandals, President Rousseff remains popular, buoyed by her no-nonsense approach to corruption, record low levels of unemployment and improvements to the standard of living for many Brazilians, boosted by a booming economy.
Correction: January 17, 2012
The article was first published indicating Fernando Bezerra Coelho had previously served as mayor of Recife, and not Petrolina.


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August 23, 1864
Action on the Dinwiddie Road, near Ream's Station, VA, as the Union 5th Army Corps begins to dismantle the Weldon Railroad, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
Skirmish at Kearneysville, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign.
Note: All "Today In The Petersburg Campaign" blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco's Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.
Copyright © 1993, 1994 by Ronald A. Mosocco
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- 150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: August 23, 1864
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- DI: August 1864 John D. Vautier (88th PA) Diary Entries
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Prerequisite: Prior completion of the Basic Standards Course, October 2011 or later. The ACA Standards Update Course is a review for the camp director or staff member who has been actively involved in an ACA accreditation visit in the recent past. A person completing the course on behalf of a camp must actively assist in preparation for the accreditation visit, be on site a significant amount of time during the camp season, and participate fully in the on-site accreditation visit. A camp representative must complete a basic standards course or standards update course (if appropriate), October 2014 or later, before a 2018 accreditation visit . There is no charge for this course, and ACA membership is not required. Any participant from a currently accredited camp should bring the camp's updated copy of the Accreditation Process Guide, 2012 Edition, or download a copy of the standards as a report from My Accreditation. Meals and lodging are not provided as part of this course. Those attending the ACA, Northland Fall Conference after the Basic Standards Course must register separately for that event and lodging if needed.
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Max Lucado:
Traveling Light 6-DVD Set
The Promise of Psalm 23
Max Lucado's bestselling book comes to life in Traveling Light - The Promise of Psalm 23. In this 18 Part series, Max Lucado unpacks the 23rd Psalm to help viewers get rid of excess baggage. This multi-format program features poignant teaching, real life stories, and laugh-out-loud funny interviews with life's tiniest travelers - children! It's time to start Traveling Light.
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• Format: Color, Widescreen, 6 DVDs
• Running Time: Approx. 485 minutes
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Popular routes to campus Popular routes to campus
One in four UEA commuter journeys are undertaken by bus so we work closely with local transport companies to improve the quality and reliability of services for staff and students.
Did you know?
UEA staff and students can get a 66% discount on an annual First bus pass. This amazing deal is one of the lowest priced annual season ticket available to any university in the UK!
Prices From 1 June 2018
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|UEA Trio ticket (18th Sept - 24th June)
|Norwich Full year ticket
|One-term ticket - the "Solo"
|Network Annual
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Includes unlimited travel throughout zones 1-5 in Norwich and beyond!
Full year tickets including unlimited travel across first Eastern bus area can be purchased for £385. Great for commuting from places such as Great Yarmouth or for exploring the local and coastal area.
Visit First Bus to purchase your bus pass and for full details on bus routes and even more great discounts!
Full time UEA staff have the option of paying for their bus pass monthly which comes to just over £18 a month! Please call the First bus ticket team for more information on 0345 340 90 23.
10 Trip Tickets
Season tickets don't suit everyone's needs but you can still save on fares with a 10 trip ticket at a cost of £18.00, valid for 28 days.
Other Services
Please see details of all bus services to campus
Train commute discounts
The University all works in partnership with Abellio Greater Anglia to provide discounts for staff and students who regularly travel by train whether it is to commute to University or to explore the area. Please see the guide to discounts including how to apply for a ticket.
Additional services Additional services
Coach services
National Express provide coach services to London (service 490) and all major airports (service 727) with a pick up/set down point located in the lay-by outside the ZICER building. Visit the National Express website for further information.
The campus is also served by Megabus.com. who operate low cost inter city travel from UEA to London, Cambridge, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and on to Europe. Tickets start from £1.00 one-way and you can book on-line from the megabus website.


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Intern pay is often required
It's getting harder to land a job after college without experience, so it's not surprising that so many students and recent grads are willing to work in unpaid internships.
Some students are so desperate they are paying $6,500 or more to companies like University of Dreams to find them an unpaid internship. The Los Gatos company says most of the money goes to provide room and board and weekend excursions for interns.
What many students and employers do not realize is that federal and state labor laws require for-profit employers to pay interns at least minimum wage unless the job meets specific requirements.
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For a position to be exempt from California wage and hour laws, the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement requires that "the training be an essential part of an established course of an accredited school or of an institution approved by a public agency to provide training for licensure or to qualify for a skilled vocation or profession. The program may not be for the benefit of any one employer, a regular employee may not be displaced by the trainee, and the training must be supervised by the school or a disinterested agency," according to a 1996 opinion letter from the department.
In certain cases, California employees with no relevant experience who are deemed "learners" can be paid 85 percent of the state minimum wage during their first 160 hours on the job.
Under federal law, for-profit employers must pay workers unless the position meets six criteria. One says the employer "derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the trainees or students." Many employers assume that if a student earns academic credit, an unpaid internship will comply with federal laws. But "academic credit alone does not guarantee that the employer is in compliance with the six criteria of the Fair Labor Standards Act," says Deanne Amaden, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Labor.
The federal law is somewhat less restrictive than California's because it does not require a school's involvement.
"We're a little more taut about it being for the benefit of the student. To ensure it is not some kind of subterfuge, we require that it be part of a licensing requirement or an educational requirement," says Anne Stevason, staff counsel in the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
In general, employers must comply with all federal labor laws and with state laws that are more restrictive or require higher pay, says Amaden.
The same laws do not apply to most nonprofit and government agencies, which generally can hire unpaid interns as volunteers.
Students who work in unpaid private-sector internships that should have been paid can file a federal or state wage claim and could receive back wages, even if they had agreed to work for free.
Neither the federal nor state federal labor departments could tell me if they had processed wage claims from unpaid interns. Students might be reluctant to file such claims because it would hurt their chance of getting a reference.
The laws governing unpaid internships are open to interpretation and not easy to find. Many employers, especially small ones without human resource or legal professionals, hire unpaid interns without checking the laws.
Desmond Davis, a marketing consultant for DealsPl.us, a comparative shopping site, says he was not aware of the labor laws when he advertised on Bay Area Craigslist for an unpaid marketing/public relations intern.
The intern, he says, would be "involved in confirming ad copy and helping promote some aspects of what we do."
Asked if this is the same type of work a paid employee would do, he said, "Without a doubt, it's the kind of work they would be doing if they were paid a full salary."
Then why not pay the intern?
"In this hiring market, you want to do a try before you buy," he said.
Ben Allen, senior vice president of innovation with Sterling Brands in San Francisco, said he posted an ad on Craigslist for an unpaid intern "more by necessity than anything else. I couldn't finagle a paid internship."
He said did not check the labor laws first and was not sure if the position would meet them.
Later that day, Kathleen Harrell, head of human resources for Sterling Brands, called to say the ad had been pulled.
Given the soaring cost of college, you'd think that most students would need a paid summer job. But the demand for unpaid internships is robust.
Elaine Olshanetsky of Memocast says she advertised on Craigslist for unpaid interns who were fluent in Russian and was surprised to get 14 responses. The positions "are volunteer or for school credit," the ad says.
Students are willing to work for free because, "They are grateful for the experience," she says.
Eric Lochtefeld, chief executive of University of Dreams, says his company will place "close to 1,000" students and recent grads in internships this year and "about 80 percent are unpaid."
It charges students $6,500 to $9,000. They get guaranteed placement in the industry of their choice; room and board, usually in a college dorm; most meals; transportation to and from work; weekend excursions; resume and interview coaching; and one unit of academic credit from Menlo College in Atherton. The company awards some scholarships.
Most of the jobs are in big cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London.
Lochtefeld says "it's up to the compliance department at each company to determine" if the internships meet wage and hour laws. "The reason we have course credit is that we know that 90 percent of the companies we work with will ask for that. The reason cited is the minimum wage law."
Mary Robins, director of career services with Menlo College, says her school partnered with University of Dreams because "a lot of universities don't offer academic credit for internships."
Robins says the company pays her school but would not say how much. It normally charges $250 per unit.
Menlo College does not check with employers to see what students are doing. "We leave that up to University of Dreams," she says.
Students are required to write two papers. "I take a look at those," she says, but the program is credit/no credit.
Robins said some schools will accept the internship credit and some won't. "We have very few students who transfer that unit to their home school. I couldn't even tell you (the number) because it is so low."
Stevason of the state's Labor Standards Enforcement division says she's not sure whether University of Dreams internships comply with state labor laws. "It's very troubling for them to have a program where somebody is working 40 hours a week for a private employer and having to pay for the privilege," she says.
"We would have to look into it further to determine whether these are true educational opportunities for the students or whether they are displacing employees. I have referred it (for investigation) to our Bureau of Field Enforcement," Stevason says.
Katie Reininger of Palo Alto got two concurrent part-time internships through University of Dreams last summer. Both were in Los Angeles, one with an event-planning company and one with a company that manages gift lounges at awards shows.
She had seen the gift-lounge company on VH1. "I told my placement agent about it. He really helped out. He called the company over and over again" until she got an interview, she says.
Reininger, who is majoring in corporate communications at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, lived with about 100 other interns in the UCLA dorms.
"It was a really fun time. We went to San Diego and Las Vegas" on the weekend, she says. "They had seminars. CEOs would come in and talk about how to get a job."
Reininger, who will be a senior in autumn, was not able to transfer the credit to SMU because she didn't have enough units last summer to qualify for an internship. Nevertheless, "It was a great experience, I'm glad I did it," she says.
Many former interns say an unpaid job can be a valuable experience or a waste of time.
"Last summer, I interned for a small community newspaper in Oakland as well as at City Lights Publishers," says Luisa Montes of Hayward, who just graduated from the University of Southern California.
"At both organizations, I was touched by the generosity and appreciation I encountered from the small staffs. At the newspaper, I was fortunate enough to do actual reporting instead of making copies and getting coffee, and at City Lights, I dove right into the publishing industry by reading submissions and sending rejection letters. I found both to be valuable learning experiences," she says.
However, "I had one more internship during my senior year and felt comparatively underappreciated. At this luxury magazine (in Los Angeles), the staff was larger, which made things more interesting, but overall I felt like a source of cheap labor."
Evan Goldin, who just graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a history degree, had paid internships with the city of Palo Alto (his hometown) and an unpaid internship in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Washington office.
The latter job "gave me valuable exposure to Washington and politics," he says, but "a few things are obvious about the difference between paid and unpaid internships. When you're paid, there will always be work to do. A company rarely hires an intern for the hell of it, so when you're being paid, your managers will make sure they are getting their money's worth."
Goldin says potential employers are looking for internships. "If someone asks you what you did over the summer and you say waiting tables, it will raise a few eyebrows," he says.
But, he adds, "Unpaid internships are something mostly only available to wealthier students. Some of my friends in college couldn't afford to do unpaid internships. So while they are forced to take any job that pays, their more well-off classmates are gaining more marketable skills or resume lines that will put them further ahead in the future."
Goldin has friends who have paid to get unpaid internships. "If you're having trouble finding one, it's the easy way out," he says. "But you are missing out on a valuable part of the experience," which is landing the job.
What the law says
Employers must comply with federal labor laws and with state laws that are more restrictive. These are the general laws that apply to for-profit employers who want to hire unpaid trainees or interns:
California law
"Students working as interns or trainees to fulfill licensing requirements, or to qualify for a skilled vocation or profession, are not employees under the (Department of Labor Standards Enforcement) guidelines (and thus exempt from wage and hour laws) if the training is academically oriented and designed primarily for the benefit of the student.
"The DLSE requires that the training be an essential part of an established course at an accredited school, or of an institution approved by a public agency to provide training for licensure. The program may not be for the benefit of any one employer, a regular employee may not be displaced by the trainee, and the training must be supervised by the school or a disinterested agency.
"By contrast, the DLSE considers a student receiving on-the-job training with a specific employer to be an employee" and thus covered by state wage-and-hour laws.
"Ordinarily, an employer may not avoid its obligations under the wage and hour laws merely by labeling an employee a 'trainee.' Under certain circumstances, however, an employee may be paid a subminimum wage as a 'learner' during the first 160 hours of employment in occupations in which the learner has no previous or similar or related experience."
Source: "California Employment Law," Volume 1, published by Matthew Bender. Section 1.04(1)(e-f)
Federal Law
The U.S. Department of Labor, citing a Supreme Court decision, says that for a student or trainee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, these six criteria must be met:
-- The training, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to that which would be given in a vocational school.
-- The training is for the benefit of the trainees or students.
-- The trainees or students do not displace regular employees, but work under their close observation.
-- The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the trainees or students; and on occasion his operations may actually be impeded.
-- The trainees or students are not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the training period.
-- The employer and trainees understand that the trainees or students are not entitled to wages for the time in the training.
(See www.dol.gov/esa/whd/opinion/FLSA/2002/2002_09_05_8_FLSA.htm.)
However, an attorney for the National Association of Colleges and Employers says there "is a split among the Circuit Court of Appeals on how the six-part test for determining employee status should be applied." The Fifth Circuit "held that all six criteria must be met." However the 10th Circuit "held that the six factor test for determining whether trainees are employees is a 'totality of the circumstances' test, and does not require satisfaction of all six factors."


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Katharine McPhee might want to start checking to make sure she's not booked on late night shows on the same night as Russell Brand in the future. On "Late Night," Brand was the guest before the "Smash" star, but when McPhee came out he refused to move to the couch. Instead, he forced her to sit on his lap. And when he finally gave up his seat, things actually got even more uncomfortable.
"I'll just be over here with my sexual charisma," he teased.
"Oh my Gosh. This is just too much for the first 30 seconds," McPhee said.
"I thought of things that I'd like to exchange with her," Brand said, acting as if he was oblivious to Jimmy Fallon or the entire show happening around him. "Genetic info, data."
It all came to an abrupt end when McPhee told him she was married. With that, Brand simply walked off the stage.
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Toronto Maple Leafs reject Mikhail Grabovski tops a thin group of remaining UFA centres
The lack of organizational depth at centre was a major weakness of the 2013 Edmonton Oilers. The squad started the season with exactly four NHL-proven centres, and when injuries hit early in the season trouble ensued. Among them, Shawn Horcoff, Eric Belanger, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins missed 47 games, basically one entire man-season. That meant that most nights the Oil had to ice at least one pivot who wasn't part of the initial plan — Anton Lander, Chris VandeVelde, Jerred Smithson, Mark Arcobello, an out-of-position Ryan Smyth. On far too many nights centre, especially 4C, was a position of weakness.
Three months after season's end the depth chart at centre is looking thinner than ever. The offseason has seen much more subtraction than addition at the pivot position, with Horcoff traded, Belanger bought out, Smithson and Chris VandeVelde not renewed. There was no pivot picked up at the draft, either through a high pick or via trade.
Key UFA signing Boyd Gordon adequately fills one of the holes in the bottom six, but what about 4C? Unproven Anton Lander currently occupies that spot on the depth chart, more or less by default, with minor-leaguers Mark Arcobello and Will Acton and their combined 1 GP of NHL experience next in line. Another less than ideal alternative waits in the "wings" in the form of Smyth.
When you consider the messy contractual status of Sam Gagner — who for the second year in a row has filed for arbitration, and this time holds the hammer — and the uncertain return date of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins from shoulder surgery, it's a worrisome situation for Oilers fans.
Who's out there on the free agent market? Slim Pickens and his brother None, that's who. The essential CapGeek.com currently lists just four UFA pivots who reached double-digit points last season, none of whom even made it to 20. Read it and weep:
It's single digits all the way down from there, with the remaining twelve names studded with ex-Oilers Belanger, Smithson, VandeVelde, Marty Reasoner, and (arguably) Matt Lombardi. One or two remotely interesting names, but for today let's narrow the focus to just the four guys in the 15-18 point range, all of them proven NHLers.
The list includes two members of the Winnipeg Jets, a club beset with contract problems; no fewer than five Jets, including three core players, have filed for arbitration, leaving GM Kevin Cheveldayoff with bigger headaches than the renewals of Antropov and Wellwood. The other two, Gomez and Grabovski, have both been the subject of high-profile buyouts in recent months, as they left their previous employers wanting more than they delivered.
Just for fun, let's look at the quartet in the more global sense, then briefly consider each in turn.
Numbers expressed are career averages per 82 games, with the GP column reflecting the number of 82-game units played by each player. All four have been productive offensive players over the course of their careers, with Gomez easily topping the list. Unfortunately, he is also the furthest removed from his prime, with his points totals having cratered for the past three seasons running after long being a consistent 60-point man. Somewhat surprisingly, Gomez has historically generated a far higher shots rate than the other three, but his conversion rate, always poor, has plummeted to terrible in recent years — under 5% three straight years, and a rotten 3.4% in each of the past two.
The other three members of this UFA group have all maintained good shooting percentages throughout their careers, even as their shots rates have been middling. Both Grabovski and Antropov have a history of solid offensive production, especially at even strength. At the bottom of the list Wellwood stands out for his more limited opportunity (under 14 minutes a game), heavier reliance on the powerplay (37% of his points), low shots rates and minimal penalties.
Each of these four guys has warts, or he wouldn't still be hanging around unsigned — in two cases still being paid by former teams not to play for them. A few observations about each player, and where he might possibly fit in the hypothetical case he was signed by the Oilers.
Let's start with the role each assumed in the season just past. Rob Vollman's Player Usage Charts (explanation here for the uninitiated) provide some background as to how they were deployed in 2013, which is to say, in four very different ways.
Scott Gomez landed in San Jose after being bought out by the Habs, and faced weak competition in a strictly fourth-line role. By shots metrics he fared OK, but his percentages were miserable at both ends of the ice (PDO of .964) so he wound up with an ugly -10 on his docket. Mind you, when a dude shoots 3.4% himself that's apt to bleed out into team percentages to some degree, and it would be a cop-out to blame it all on bad luck. As a fourth-liner Gomez was outscored badly. Then in the playoffs, he and his compatriots at the bottom of the roster got smoked. While a relative bargain at $700k prorated to the shortened season (much less than the Habs were paying him), it's debatable how much of a bargain was Gomez. He didn't kill penalties at all, and landed just 4 hits all year. Not at all sure that's what Craig MacTavish is looking for on his fourth line.
The other 33-year-old, Nik Antropov, had nearly opposite results: poor shots outcomes (brown circle) but a decent +6 traditional, this while facing above-average competition with favourable zone starts. Antropov's primary appeal is the mammoth 6'6, 245-lb frame that packages a reasonable skill set, and would satisfy those screaming for some size down the middle. While not as prolific a powerplay scorer as Gomez or Wellwood, he is rather better suited to filling a specific void on the Oilers PP, the down-low forward. On the debit side of the ledger is Antropov's lousy record in the faceoff circle, under 50% every single year of his career and an ugly 43% overall. This is a player used to living high off the hog, with a cap hit north of $4 MM and an actual salary approaching $5 MM. His new price point will be substantially lower, one would think; it'll be interesting to see how hard the new cap paradigm slaps a veteran like Antropov, who may yet be KHL-bound.
His Jets teammate Kyle Wellwood produced decent outcomes with assignments of average difficulty in 2013. While he couldn't quite keep up the pace of his breakout 2011-12 campaign (47 points), he held his own at even strength but inexplicably had his powerplay time slashed by Claude Noel despite his history of success on that unit. Wellwood is a highly-skilled player who flies under the radar to some degree, and is underrated by many. The things that he does do, he tends to do well — case in point being a career face-off rate north of 55%. But that's offset by things he doesn't do at all, like kill penalties or play aggressively (just 10 hits and 2 PiM all season). But if you want skilled depth, he's not a bad option. He's 30, and cost "just" $1.6 MM last season.
I've saved the most interesting case for last. Of the four, Mikhail Grabovski is the youngest at 29 and surely carries the greatest upside. His track record is pretty good and his poor season in 2013 can to some extent filed under "mitigating circumstances". For starters he had by far the most difficult assignments, facing tough competition and starting out in his own zone the lion's share of the time. Judging by his poor results — just 16 points, and a raw on-ice Corsi of -12.8 shot attempts per 60 minutes — he may have been miscast in the role, even as the Leafs as a team succeeded with "Grabbo" soaking up a lot of tough minutes.
Pretty clear that he and Carlyle didn't see eye-to-eye, given Grabovski's expletive-laden rant after being bought out just one lockout-shortened season into his five-year, $27.5 MM pact. Here's a section of it, expurgated at source by thestar.com:
"I play in the (expletive) KHL, I make lots of ( expletive) points and what's going to happen. . . . He [Carlyle] makes me (expletive) play on the fourth line and he put me in the playoffs on the fourth line and third line again. Yeah, I don't score goals. I need to work more about that. I know that. But if you feel support from your coach . . . I don't feel any support from this (expletive) idiot."
Alrighty then, Mikhail, why don't you tell us how you really feel?
While at one level his honesty and passion are admirable traits, at another that type of outburst is not going to help him find a new job. This is a player who already carries plenty of baggage, notably a bizarre blood feud with his fellow Belarusians and former Montreal Canadiens teammates, Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn. Then there was the admitted biting of another Hab, Max Pacioretty, this past season. Pretty easy to connect those dots and conclude the guy is something of a loose cannon. That's not necessarily all bad in the bizarroworld that is professional hockey, but to a new employer it might well represent a potential distraction he'd just as soon do without.
One thing's for sure, Grabovski isn't looking to fill a hole on some team's fourth line. Indeed, he's likely the only one of the UFA pivots who can be considered top six material at this stage of his career, despite his off-season in 2013. He'd have to expect a haircut on the $5.5 MM cap hit Toronto just bailed on, but with the Leafs paying him an annuity of $1.8 MM per for the next eight (!) years, he can afford to be choosy.
Besides the concerns already mentioned, Grabovski has a couple of other limitations in that he doesn't kill penalties and he's a little undersized at 5'11, 183 lbs. Here in Edmonton, he alone among the UFA group projects as a possible Gagner replacement. Seems more likely the Oilers will either sign Sam, or trade him for another pivot if the contract situation goes south. (Besides, it's my devout wish that Grabbo signs with a "Division C" team, where he could play frequently against both of his ex-teams. Ottawa would be perfect!)
Bottom line, none of these guys is an ideal fit in Edmonton — for starters, none has been a regular penalty killer of late. Still, there's a solid case that one or more of them would be an upgrade on Anton Lander in the projected top 12. So, dear reader, put yourself in Craig MacTavish's shoes: which option would you pursue?
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There are many would-be parents today who are unable to conceive and/or carry a child naturally. Unlike many years ago, however, today there are some very viable options available to such couples and individuals for still being able to have the child that they so much want and deserve.
The process of surrogacy entails the use of one woman's uterus to implant and carry the embryo of a child – as well as to deliver the baby – for another individual or couple. The woman who carries the child is referred to as a surrogate mother.
There are two primary types of surrogacy. These are traditional and gestational. Each works in a somewhat different fashion:
Prior to being approved to become a surrogate mother, a woman must undergo medical and psychological testing in order to ensure that she is healthy enough to proceed. This typically entails a thorough evaluation that is oftentimes performed by the staff at a surrogacy institution.
Once the woman has been approved and accepted into the surrogacy program at an institution, the agency will begin to suggest her services to potential individuals or couples with whom she may make a good fit.
When a potentially compatible match has been determined, both the surrogate mother and the biological parent or parents of the child will meet in person. This will help move the process along in terms of determining an appropriate comfort level for moving forward.
In addition to the medical and emotional issues that are associated with surrogacy, there are also many legal considerations that must be addressed. This may involve putting in writing all of the legal requirements that are related to the surrogacy arrangement.
Particular issues can include the needs of both the surrogate mother as well as the biological parent or parents. This may also entail the writing of a financial related contract that outlines how the medical and other related expenses of the surrogate mother will be reimbursed. Once all of these issues have been addressed and put in writing, the process of impregnating the surrogate mother can begin.


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All of us are familiar with Halloween and the tradition of kids going door-to-door and yelling "trick or treat" in hopes of getting candy. If they do not receive any candy, there is always the possibility they could pull some kind of prank on the solicited household. Livestock genetics and Halloween have much in common; both can offer surprises, sometimes tricks, sometimes treats. While I am by no means a geneticist, one thing I enjoy about raising goats is trying to improve the overall quality of my herd by utilizing bloodlines or genetics having a known history for producing quality animals. During my previous six years of raising goats, I have been able to make overall improvements in the quality of my herd; but last year and this year, I have experienced a setback in the quality of my herd offspring. Using the same herd sire each year and knowing the track record for my does, my demise can be attributed to the herd sire. This experience has been a major disappointment.
Keep in mind there are two basic concepts in reproduction: genetics which are considered potential for improvement or problems; and heredity which is "what you see is what you get," or the result of genetics. Too many times I have seen goat producers put stock in genetics or registration papers with total disregard to taking a close look at the buck/buckling or doe/doeling they intend to buy and their parents, siblings or offspring. Or, they buy based on a farm name with total disregard to quality or lack of.
Two years ago, I decided it was time to switch herd sires. In my case, I bought a herd sire whose top side (buck bloodlines) had a proven history on several farms and in the showring. I used him on half my does last year and had a high mortality rate (40%) and low birth weights (7-8 lbs). I wrote that off as him being young and a first-time breeder. On the other half of my does, I used an older buck I had been using for three years. He always gave me strong, healthy kids and satisfactory birth weights (8-10+ lbs). However, I decided to sell the older buck and keep the young one – a decision I would regret many times over several years. This year was even worse. That same young buck, now three years old and the sole herd sire for this year, gave me the same high mortality rate (40%) and low birth weights that ranged from five to seven pounds; a major concern. Needless to say, he no longer resides on my farm.
Looking back on things, I made two mistakes: (1) keeping and using that buck for a second year and (2) not looking closer at his registration papers. While he had a strong top side (many bucks I have personally seen and admired), all brood stock on the bottom side were unknowns, which is where I suspect my genetic variables came into play, and the offspring became a hereditary disappointment. But then again, all of us are familiar with the old adage "hindsight is better than foresight."
Oops, There Goes Profits
My other sharing point is something some may have experienced—losing money when selling a goat. I recently made arrangements to sell half a goat to someone; it was an older doe, so I had her processed into ground meat.
By the time the sale was completed the final product broke down to four dollars per pound for the ground meat and $4.50 per pound for the ribs, a price I was very proud of until I did the math. The live weight of the doe was about 150 pounds, the hanging weight was 75 pounds, and the total weight of the finished products was 30+ pounds (20+ pounds of ground goat and two nice big slabs or ribs, or ten pounds of ribs). By the time everything was sold I had about ten pounds of ground meat left in my freezer.
Initially someone might say $4 per pound for ground meat and $4.50 per pound for ribs is a darn good price. Take a look at the table and see what you think.
The value placed on the doe is based on her value as brood stock; market value as an older meat animal might be $.75 per pound if lucky. I had her for three years and she gave me two kids (not good). We won't go into health care and feed costs; it was time to cut my losses. Keep in mind all figures are approximations, but as you can see the $9 return per animal is probably not worth quitting one's day job. Also, the extreme travel distance to find a custom processor is typical when trying to have a goat or sheep processed.
These two stories are typical situations, learn from my mistakes and avoid duplicating them. It is a good thing I like raising goats, and don't mind losing money. My accountant once told me, "You don't want to make money farming; profitability would result in paying more taxes."
Robert Spencer is a contributing writer from Florence.


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Career Ambassadors 2018/19 -
At Career and Employability Services we're here to help our students and graduates through every stage of their career journey, with help and advice on part-time jobs, internships, further study, graduate jobs and much more.
We want to make sure everyone knows about what we offer, and this is where you come in – we're looking for a team of Volunteer Career Ambassadors to help spread the word about our services.
So what would you do as a Career Ambassador?
- Tell your friends and classmates about careers – through shout outs in lectures and sharing info via social media.
- Help out at events on campus, including careers fairs and 'careers on location'.
- Be our student voice and help us improve our services through focus groups and feedback activities.
What does it involve?
- Attending monthly meetings for briefings, review and support
- Helping out at events when you're available – you can get involved as much as you like
- Keeping a record of what you have done so that we can give you university accreditation
What are the benefits?
- Get an insight into the Careers service and how it can help you!
- Improve your confidence and communication skills and interact with students and staff throughout the university
- And, Career Ambassadors are one of the University-endorsed activities for HEAR, your personalised record of achievement throughout your student life which can help you prove that you are more than just your degree.
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Email us at email@example.com with your name, course, year and UB number with the subject 'Career Ambassadors 2018/19' and we'll let you know how you can get involved.


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Windows Defender is a security program that protects against spyware and other malware in Windows XP, Vista and 7. XP users must intentionally download the application, but it comes as part and parcel of the Vista and 7 operating systems. Because of this, you can easily and completely remove it from an XP computer, but it is safest to simply disable the program from startup in Vista and Windows 7. Learn how to uninstall Windows Defender using Windows XP or disable it in Windows Vista or Windows 7.
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Windows XP
It is usually quite easy to uninstall Windows Defender in Windows XP. In fact, you can typically do so just the way you would uninstall any other program from Windows XP. Click Start and select Control Panel. Go to Add or Remove Programs and wait for the list of currently installed programs to be populated. Find and select Windows Defender. Click Remove and follow the prompts to uninstall Windows Defender.
However, if you are not able to uninstall Windows Defender, it is likely due to a corrupted DLL library. When this occurs there are a couple of solutions that may help. The first solution to try is to download and run the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility. This utility does not actually remove Windows Defender from your computer. Rather, it removes installation files. After running this utility, go back to Add or Remove Programs and uninstall Windows Defender.
Finally, you can uninstall Windows Defender by running the uninstall command from Run. Click the Start button and select Run. Enter
msiexec /uninstall windowsdefender.msi /quiet /log uninstall.log into the Open box and click OK.
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Windows Vista or Windows 7
While you cannot so easily uninstall Windows Defender from Windows Vista or Windows 7, disabling the program is quite simple. Click the Start button and type Services into the Instant Search box at the bottom of the Start menu. Select Services under Programs in the list of results. The Services window will open.
Scroll down the list of names until you find Windows Defender and select it. Go to the Actions menu and select Properties. The Windows Defender Properties dialog box will open.
Make sure that you are on the General tab of the dialog box. Click the drop-down list next to Startup Type and select Disabled. This will disable Windows Defender at startup. Click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box. Close the Services window and restart your computer. Windows Defender will no longer start up with your system.
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Change Your Mind supporters gathered at Belfast's Lagan Lookout last Friday to hear inspiring testimonies from our speakers about the legacy of mental health stigma.
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May 21, 2014, Boise – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) joined the court battle against so-called "ag-gag" laws, which punish undercover investigations and whistleblowing inside of animal agriculture facilities. CCR filed an amicus brief in the case Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Otter, urging a federal court to strike down Idaho's ag-gag law as a violation of the First Amendment. The law was enacted in February, despite strong public opposition and the failure of over 20 ag-gag bills in more than a dozen states in the past year. A coalition of animal activists, journalists, workers' rights organizations, environmental groups, and civil liberties defenders filed the lawsuit in March.
The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change.


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Hello dear friends in blog land. I hope your Wednesday finds you well and happy. Its been very warm and sunny here in England today. Although my mood this week is not matching the weather, its more suited to a dull, grey miserable day. But, that's another story….lets get to the good bits…..
This lovely dress from Eve's Temptation fits like a charm, both sexy and elegant it comes in fits for Eve, Slink Hourglass and Physique, TMP, Tonic Curvy and Fine, Belleza and Maitreya, plus the usually standard sizes so lots of options. The dress comes with some lovely shoes but you cant see them on the main picture (sorry!) but I am wearing them and you can see them HERE. The shoes come in fits for Belleza, Maitreya and Slink. The Olivia outfit is available at the current round of Addicted To Black (link in credits below).
The beautiful jewelry I'm wearing comes from Tantalum, it has rings for both right and left hands and a necklace. It really is beautiful, you can see the necklace in the picture above and if you click HERE you can see a close up of the ring. resize and texture change huds for both metal and gems lets you customize this set to any outfit. The Mila Necklace and Rings can be found at Revamped (link in credits below.)
Also at Revamped are my awesome nails from Vengeful Threads. One of three designs at the event, these are called Glamour Puss. They come in appliers for Omega and Slink. You can see them close up HERE. They really are very glamorous!
Again at Revamped my eyeshadow and liner from Kodaijin Makeup is a FREE, yes FREE gift at the event. It comes in 4 colours, I'm wearing black, but there also is dark blue, dark brown and dark green. Simple but effective and dramatic, it comes in tattoo layers for classic avi's plus appliers for Omega, Visage and Lelutka, Thank you Kodaijin! A wonderful gift!
Last but certainly not least my eyes from Mesange. I am very late blogging these so my apologies. As always from Mesange another beautiful creation. You can get them now from Designer Circle until Sept 3rd so HURRY!
Below the details on where to get it all….
Outfit – Eva's Temptation Olivia Outfit. for Addicted To Black round 4
(Dress and Shoes)
Jewelry – ~Tantalum~ Mila Necklace & Rings for Revamped
Eye Makeup – Kodaijin Makeup – Free Gift for Revamped
Nails – Vengeful Threads Glamour Puss for Revamped
Eyes – MESANGE Kelpie Eyes 10 for Designer Circle round 137
(till Sept 3rd)
Hair – AD Analog Dog – evolve – black
Pose – :LW: Poses – Finding someone – single female pose
My Body & Bits
Head – CATWA Helena V4.9
Body – Maitreya Lara V3.5
Hands – Slink Casual V2.3
Feet – Slink High V2.1
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On last night's episode of Mad Men, "To Have and to Hold," fans of the show saw the main female characters in three very different states of dress--all purposeful, thought-out decisions made by costume designer Janie Bryant. Megan's pink brocade sleeveless dress used fashion to impress while Joan's vintage floral dress used style to show her new authoritative role as a women who goes from office day to night on the town. "That dress is reminiscent of silhouettes from past seasons, and stands in contrast to the power suits she's been wearing," Bryant told InStyle.com. "It's a little bit more old-fashioned, and I felt it was important to harken back to the past." Click the photo above to find out more about the costume choices, including that scandalous French maid outfit Megan wore.
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Prop. 71 a risky experiment in squandering public monies
In a few weeks, Californians will be voting on Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. If enacted, this measure would drain $3 billion over 10 years from the general fund to finance stem cell research and biotech companies in California. But the citizens of California should vote "no" for reasons that go beyond fiscal responsibility. I'm even talking about citizens who are pro-choice Democrats and frustrated by President Bush's restrictive stem cell research policy.
The $3 billion would be awarded and overseen by the so-called Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee (ICOC) -- a 29-member group composed of representatives of California universities, nonprofit research institutions, private life science companies and disease advocacy organizations. The ICOC would have broad new powers to define the trajectory of human cloning technology (somatic cell nuclear transfer) over the next two decades. It would also rewrite ethical guidelines for human-subjects research and for allocating patents to the private sector.
This structure of governance is a recipe for trouble. When we mix big money, big science and new biotechnologies with the state, stronger mechanisms for public accountability are required.
Contrary to what its name suggests, the ICOC is neither "independent" of interest-group politics nor does it include any "citizen" members. Hard- driving university scientists, disease group advocates and private industry executives who will make up the ICOC all have vested interests in how the money is to be used. Scientists want to cure disease, but they may be focused on building institutes and generating papers. Companies want to make money, and charge the public high prices for therapies. Advocates for research on particular diseases, although they deserve to be at the table, do not represent the collective public interest when they battle to make their diseases the highest priority for the public.
Instead, a truly independent citizen's oversight committee is needed. The public should be directly represented when the stakes are so high -- when there is so much money to allocate across public versus private research ventures; when new ethical rules for the conduct of research, such as rules for the donation of human eggs, are being written; when the goals of curing disease, protecting egg donors, and economic growth need to be balanced. Such value-based decisions should not be left to an ICOC composed of special interests. At best, important citizen groups will be left out. At worst, the goal of improving health for all may be abandoned, and the social controls over foundational new biotechnologies relinquished.
Advocates of the measure claim that annual public reports and meetings provide transparency and accountability. But Prop. 71 provides for only limited public input, and fails to meet existing standards for public participation in Big Science spending decisions. Even the National Institutes of Health, which have been roundly criticized for the institutional opacity of funding decisions, has a Council of Public Representatives and Public Liaison Offices that formalize a decision-making role for the public. The Institute of Medicine has emphasized in a recent report that such public oversight and accountability must be reinforced if the trust between biomedical sciences and society is to be preserved and nurtured.
Public accountability is especially important with regard to the research institutions proposed by Prop. 71. The initiative enshrines new stem cell institutions within the California Constitution itself, making changes extremely difficult. The proposition creates a permanence and inflexibility that can frustrate future attempts to build in more accountability. In areas of contested values like human therapeutic cloning, more, not less, public participation is needed to diffuse future controversies that may hinder research.
Instead of funding Prop. 71, we need to create socially robust institutions to guide stem cell research and ensure that it is conducted responsibly and for the public good. A useful model in this regard can be found in the United Kingdom, where a governmental agency -- the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority -- was created in 1991 to regulate stem cell research through a permitting process. Its policy has been deliberate and transparent. As a result, the research is moving forward with public support.
Large biotechnology interests have backed television ad campaigns on behalf of the proposition, setting out the terms of debate as "Finding Cures" versus "Religious Prejudice." As many scientists have warned, these framings mislead the public about the immediacy of stem cell therapies. They also push the public conversation away from important questions of institutional governance. If California is serious about its dual goals of finding stem cell cures and generating private sector growth, it should develop better institutional structures to bring public accountability to such a complex mission.
A "no" vote on Prop. 71 is not a vote against stem cell research. Rather, it represents a thoughtful position that we, the people of California, want more discussion and more accountability. The legislative process is a better alternative for stem cell research funding.


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Alice Bradley, aka Finslippy, is a mom and a blogger, yet she falls far outside the realm of the typical mommy blogger. With a new book coming out called Let's Panic About Babies!, a monthly column in Redbookmagazine, and a regular video series on Momversations, its easy to see that she's a mom who marches to the beat of her own drum.Finslippy.com, her home online, has been hailed as "the greatest of the mommy blogs" by National Review Online, but she still claims she's figuring it all out as she goes along.
How did you get started as a blogger?
One day my sister said, "you should write one of those 'blogs' everyone's been talking about," and I was all, "Huh." And then I did. That is the greatest Blog Creation story ever told. I'm sending it to the New Yorker!
You seem to take a humorous, non-traditional approach to both blogging and motherhood...where does that come from?
I think I'm actually pretty traditional in both respects. I don't think I'm pushing any serious boundaries when it comes to either blogging or parenting. As for the humorous part, I have no idea how else to be. It's terribly sad. I try to be serious, and people laugh at me. Stop laughing! (p.s. Don't stop laughing.)
Why does Squarespace work for you?
Squarespace allowed me, someone who doesn't know Javascript from shinola, to create the exact site I wanted, one that I could maintain and adapt to suit my needs.
Favorite Squarespace feature?
Don't make me choose! I love the whole package, really. It's just such an elegant platform.
You've been blogging for a lot longer than most, what are some of the best lessons you've learned throughout the years?
Two things: don't be a jerk, and keep going. When people criticize or get nasty, it's tempting to lash out. But trust me, you will always be glad in the end that you took the high road. Always. And about not giving up: forces will conspire to drive you away from your blog, and I've almost abandoned mine more times than I can count, but I'm really glad I stuck with it. And I plan to continue sticking with it, in whatever forms it takes, well into the future.
What's next for you?
I wrote a book! Let's Panic About Babies!, written with Eden Kennedy of www.fussy.org, is coming out March 2011. Everyone should own a copy. Even if they hate babies. Especially if they hate babies.


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As is the custom, the three front galleries at the Shanks Center for the Arts will be changed out for October.
Two- and three-dimensional original works may be submitted for possible exhibit between 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Sept. 29-30.
Two galleries will be open-themed.
One will have a challenge focus of "Ghosts and Ghouls," which befits the surprise Veronica Faye Wright found in this original photograph. She thought she'd captured an ordinary photo of an old house and overgrown yard until she noticed the ghostly image in the upper window (image has been cropped for effect).
The Shanks Center, 140 N. Main St. in Crossville, Tenn., is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m each Wednesday through Saturday (all times are CDT).
For submission guidelines, visit www.cumberlandart.com.


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Okta, Auth0, & the Goblet of Identity
I've been exploring a couple of different options when it comes to serverless authentication providers, and I was both pleased and surprised to find how little …
Mastering Modular JavaScript
My latest book, Mastering Modular JavaScript, just went into Early Release and is available now on Safari Books Online. It's a part of my "Modular JavaScript" effort. It covers module thinking, patterns & principles.
Make All Images on Your Website Responsive in 3 Easy Steps
Images are crucial to website performance, but most sites still don't implement responsive images. Cloudinary provides an alternative to
srcset and
sizes when implementing responsive images.
Null Propagation Operator in JavaScript
There's a proposal in stage 1 for the Null Propagation operator. In this article we'll take a look at the proposal, which offers an alternative to null …
TC39, ECMAScript, and the Future of JavaScript
Last week, I gave a presentation at Tencent Frontend Conference in Shenzhen, China. For this article, I've adapted its transcript.27m 10
Regular Expressions in a post-ES6 world
In this article we'll take a look at regular expressions improvements in and after ES6. We'll discuss the
/u, and
/sflags, named capture groups, unicode property escapes, lookbehind assertions, and
String#matchAll.23m 7
Mixing Generators Into Iterators
As it turns out, iterators can be written using generators. This can lead to some interesting use cases.5m 6
Observables Proposal for ECMAScript!
There's an ECMAScript proposal for Observables in the works. In this article we explore the proposal, the API, and look at a few use cases.
Observables in …6m 11
Variables declared using
constare not immutable
constonly means that the variable will always have a reference to the same object or primitive value, because that reference can't change.2m 5
Content-Security-Policyin Express apps
Content-Security-Policyheader is a bit frightening — will I break my website if I suddenly start blocking requests for external resources? In this article we go over a gradual approach to adopting CSP.16m 3
Setting up an Angular 2 Development Environment
Angular 2 is the rave of the moment. It is a modern JavaScript framework that is supercharged with awesome features. In fact, Angular 2 is now more than a framework, it …25m 8
The JavaScript Standard
JavaScript has gone from being a marketing ploy to gain a tactical advantage, to becoming the core programming experience in the world's most widely used application runtime platform. Where to, next?11m 3
Let's use
const! Here's why.
When reading a piece of code, others can take cues from these signals in order to better understand what we did. ES6 offers
constas new flavors of variable declaration, are they better signals than
var?10m 21
How Terrible Code Gets Written by Perfectly Sane People
Help your team avoid some bad habits that can drive good teams to write terrible code.8m 5
Fourth Year in Review
Another year, another review of how Pony Foo did in its latest twelve months online!6m 1
Thousands of Color-coded Visualizations in React
For the past few days I've been working on a data visualization that displays Elasticsearch node distribution across different cloud instances and zones.19m 2
Making Time for Side Projects: A Daily Habit
With so many other commitments to deal with, it can be hard to find time to work on side projects. In this article, I discuss the need for carving out a chunk of time to …2m 5
Announcing Practical Modern JavaScript
— and the Modular JavaScript Book Series!
Practical Modern JavaScript is the first book in a series I'm dubbing Modular JavaScript, which aims to be a comprehensive, freely available, and open set of books with the mission of improving our collective understanding of modular JavaScript.19m 2
Modular JavaScript launches in a week!
Modular JavaScript is an open effort to improve our collective understanding of writing robust, well-tested & modular applications. It is launching very soon.6m 0
Fixing an XSS vulnerability in
Earlier this year my team at Snyk added an interesting Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability to our database, in the popular marked package. The vulnerability is …8m 4
JavaScript Asynchronous Iteration Proposal
There's a proposal in the works to simplify asynchronous iteration even further.
The Asynchronous Iteration proposal is already in stage 2 and being heavily worked …4m 9
How I Got Into Programming
Roughly half of this story first appeared on the preface to my first book, JavaScript Application Design, but I've always felt that the story also belonged on …11m 16
Template Literals are Strictly Better Strings
This article explores how template literals are strictly better than strings, and how they too should become the new default of a post-ES6 era – over single and double quoted strings.14m 34
What Does a Sound Look Like? Web Audio Art!
The Web Audio API is a very powerful feature available in modern browsers today, boasting a rich set of functionality. In this exploration, we'll be looking at …14m 2
Binding Methods to Class Instance Objects
There's a number of different ways we can ensure class methods have access to
this. After some controversy on Twitter last week, we quickly go over the most …5m 11
JSON Web Tokens vs. Session Cookies: In Practice
Quite a few challenges have been found with using server-side sessions in modern-day applications. In this post, we'll identify those challenges and explain how JWT and sessions work in practice.9m 14
Two-way Synchronization for a Web App and Git
This article explains the challenges I went through and how I ended up implementing a two-way synchronization between the web application and a git repository for the articles.12m 2
The Art of a Pull Request
Writing a great Pull Request takes time. It can be a scary proposition going in. Did I implement something relevant? Will they like my changes? Will the PR meet their expectations? How much scrutiny can I expect?12m 4
ServiceWorker: A Basic Guide to BackgroundSync
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How Pony Foo is ridiculously over-engineered
— and why that is awesome
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The Double-Edged Sword of the Web
A couple of weeks ago I had some time in my hands and decided to fix cross-browser rendering issues for Pony Foo. The ensuing bug hunt was a good reminder of just how obnoxious web development can get.16m 13
An Elastic Stack Primer
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elasticsearchindex I've set up for search in an earlier post.25m 0


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Easy to fit and maintenance free, it's easy to see why the Screen Seal is the best way to replace your bath screen seal.
Easy to Install
The Screen Seal is the easy way to replace the seal on your solid glass bath screen with a 1 to 8mm gap at the bottom. There is a complete kit which contains everything you need to fit the seal, no special tools or experience is required. It will just take 10 minutes to professional fit on this 1 meter seal and profile. So easy anyone can do it, and since it's maintenance free and resistant to all normal bathroom cleaning products you don't have to do any thing else.
Attractive Seal
This special patented screen door seal profile will look good while it prevents leaks from your bath screen. It's one meter of translucent or white long lasting silicone profile. With the anti fungal sealant inhibiting black mould forming, this seal, on straight or curved screens, will look great for a long time to come.
Prevent annoying and dangerous leaks with the Screen Seal. Buy it today from SplashDirect.


text: This will be my only post this week. I haven't been feeling all that well lately and need to take a break. I've experienced a few mild episodes of vertigo and my biggest fear is that it might escalate to what I had last year which led to a state of incapacitation. I'm hoping to avoid all that again by resting and taking better care of myself. I have to limit my computer time so I probably won't be able to visit/comment on your blogs for awhile but I'll try to drop by and say hello when I can.


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(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson has a special relationship with the Farmers Insurance Open which is played in his native San Diego but he was considering withdrawing from the event after nursing a troublesome back in Thursday's opening round.
The American repeatedly winced at the top of his backswing as he carded a three-under-par 69 on the North Course at Torrey Pines and said his ultimate decision on whether to pull out would depend on how he responded to treatment.
"I'll work on it tonight and tomorrow and we'll see how it goes," left-hander Mickelson, a three-times winner of the PGA Tour event, told reporters after mixing four birdies with a lone bogey to end the round five strokes off the pace.
"It's the start of the season so I don't want to do anything stupid here. I don't think it's anything serious, I just couldn't go after it today. If I can get it to feel better for tomorrow, I can go and maybe shoot a good round.
"Hopefully it will work out. If not, it's not the end of the world and I'll take a few days off and rest it up, but either way we'll see how it goes."
Asked whether he had considered pulling out of the event on Thursday, Mickelson replied: "Never thought about not starting, but around the turn I thought about maybe taking this week off and seeing if I could get it a little bit better.
"I've never had any back problems. It's more of a muscular thing. It's just locking up when I try to start on the downswing. I don't know. I'll get some treatment and see if it will go away. It might take a few days' rest. We'll see."
Mickelson, who tied for second at the European Tour's Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday in his first tournament of the year, was thankful to play his opening round at Torrey Pines on the easier North Course, one of two layouts hosting the event.
"I was fortunate I was on the North course so that I could manage around and kind of half-swing it around it and get up and down and make some pars," the 43-year-old added.
"But it wasn't the best day for me. I'll have to get it better for tomorrow because (on) the South Course you can't get away with that kind of effort."
The brutal South Course played almost four strokes harder than the North in Thursday's opening round and Mickelson is well aware of the challenge facing him if he tees off in Friday's second round.
"I'm hopeful I can play, but I don't want to do anything stupid here the first week of the year, or second week for me of the year," he said.
"I want to make sure that I'm healthy and I that don't get into bad swing habits just because I've having a bit of tightening.
"(Today) I had to kind of ease into everything so that it wouldn't lock up. I could do that on the North, I can't do that on the South."
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by John O'Brien)


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