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Then in 2011 there was a national event in Stirling University organised by the DClinPsy academics to encourage the involvement of experts by experience in their university training courses. Or at least that's what I thought it was about. Looking back it was probably a tick box exercise, recruiting folk for their research. I put my name down for the Edinburgh group but eventually got letters inviting me to attend both. So I went along to both, the only person to do so for about 3 years.
In February 2012 my son was subject to psychiatric abuse in the locked seclusion room of the Stratheden Hospital IPCU and so began a long campaign for justice, whistleblowing about the dehumanising treatment and taking a complaint to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, upheld in September 2014. But there was no justice. NHS Fife got £4.4million to build a new locked ward and we got nothing, apart from a one line grudging apology from their interim CEO.
Therefore as I was campaigning for justice, writing on Mad in America (chrysmuirheadonmadinamerica.blogspot.co.uk) and on my own blogs about psychiatric abuse, I was also attending the DClinPsy user/carer groups at Edinburgh and Glasgow universities. It wasn't easy for any of us. And eventually I was bullied off the Glasgow group by other members after a discussion about children getting ECT. It was time for me to go. We weren't on the same page. The group will function better without my involvement. Although more boring and uneventful. Guid luck tae them.
The Edinburgh DClinPsy group was eventually dominated by the Autism contingent, parents speaking out. There was an attempt made to involve me in a psychosis teaching session but the process wasn't inclusive. I felt like a performing monkey, telling my story. I wasn't an equal and didn't like the after-effects. There were difficulties with getting financial reimbursement so I didn't bother trying to claim it, the process was difficult and I was out of pocket again. Par for the course. Being made to feel "less than".
I just wasn't prepared to be a cog in their wheel or a guinea pig for their research. And it felt like the clinical psychology academics did not know how to treat me as an equal. There was a barrier which I was not able to break down. I think it has to be something in their training which has caused the clinical gaze. Them and us. I never got to see their training materials or I might have discovered what the problem was. Likely biological psychiatry. The mantra of mental illness. Scapegoating a few to benefit the many.
Clinical psychology has not learned how to play the game of psychiatry despite having doctorates and professors. They either believe their own press and think they have insight when they don't or have given up trying to shift the paradigm and are coasting. I'm not impressed with either. It isn't helping.
In Fife we have found engaging with clinical psychology, over 10 years, to be unproductive and on occasion damaging. They did not demonstrate person-centred working or listening skills. In 2012 we could not get CBT from the clinical psychologist who was based at Stratheden Hospital. [I knew the man in other mental health settings over a number of years] He was determined to deliver mindfulness and therefore I had to do the work with my son, helping him through the flashbacks from the psychiatric abuse. That CP is now retired.
The Edinburgh DClinPsy academics kept saying to me at the meetings in the Medical Quad building that they could not influence what went on in the localities, in other words Fife. But I didn't accept that apologetic. Mindfulness in the face of psychiatric abuse is just not good enough, in my opinion. It's like standing by and holding the coats. Clinical psychology training has to meaningfully involve psychiatric survivors as well as mental health service users. We should be given our place and paid appropriate wages according to our qualifications. [are you listening NHS Education for Scotland?]
I want to see a transformation of clinical psychology practice and training so that they can stand on their own two feet as professionals and not be handmaidens to psychiatry. Psychiatric survivors can help bring about the change. People like me who have resisted the mental illness labels and recovered from coercive psychiatric drug treatment. Who have proved the limitations of biological psychiatry and the biomedical model of mental illness. Get us on board as equals. Get some gumption. Stop being so feart. Why should I have to do your job for nothing?
Further reading:
Mindfulness is all very well – but don't give up your right to get angry' by Tracey Thorn, in New Statesman, 27 August 2015
26 August 2015: stigma and scapegoating
22 February 2015: the great divide - them and us - the clinical gaze or gauze
NHS Education for Scotland correspondence:
19 January 2016: NES commissioned review of EbE in DClinPsy training - updatefrom Director of Training Psychology Services
17 January 2016: NES commissioned review of EbE in DClinPsy training - is there any update? no information in last 6 months
19 January 2016: NES commissioned review of EbE in DClinPsy training - updatefrom Director of Training Psychology Services
17 January 2016: NES commissioned review of EbE in DClinPsy training - is there any update? no information in last 6 months
13 June 2015: continuing dialogue by Email with the Director of Training for Psychology Services at NES
25 May 2015: NES Training Director Psychology Services response re EbE involvement: nothing to report; I'm looking for ACTION
18 May 2015: Letter to NES Director of Training for Psychology Services: what's happening re EbE involvement in DClinPsy training Scotland?
6 March 2015: "I was a founding member of both the CUSP and APEX groups": DClinPsy dialogue with NES Director


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Dvořák Piano Quartet #2 in Eb major, Op. 87 (1889) and Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67 (1931)
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) was a Czech composer, born in Nelahozeves, the first of nine children. He came to know music early, at his father's inn, and became an accomplished violinist and violist as a youngster. He was first Bohemian composer to achieve worldwide recognition, noted for turning folk material into the language of 19th-century Romantic music. The Piano Quartet #2 is a prime example of the composer's absolute maturity and one of the most conclusive testimonies of Dvorak's exceptional ability to introduce innovation and originality into the Classical form.
Joaquín Turina (1882 -1949) was a Spanish composer. Born in Seville, he studied in Seville as well as in Madrid. He lived in Paris from 1905 to 1914 where he took composition lessons from Vincent d'Indy at his Schola Cantorum de Paris. Like his countryman and friend, Manuel de Falla, while there he got to know the impressionist composers Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. Along with de Falla, he returned to Madrid in 1914, working as a composer, teacher and critic. In 1931 he was made professor of composition at the Madrid Royal Conservatory. He died in Madrid. His works include the operas Margot (1914) and Jardín de oriente (1923), the Danzas fantásticas (1919), La oración del torero, chamber music, piano works, guitar pieces and songs. Much of his work shows the influence of traditional Andalusian music. His music often conveys a feeling of rapture or exaltation.
Mark Carlson's lyrical, emotionally powerful, and stylistically unique music has earned him the admiration of audiences and musicians throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. A versatile composer, his approximately 100 works include art songs, chamber music, choral music, concertos and other large ensemble works, and songs for musical theater. He is currently working on an opera on The Scarlet Letter with librettist Bruce Olstad. Carlson is a member of the music theory and composition faculty at UCLA for many years and has also taught for fifteen years at Santa Monica College. The Founder and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles chamber music ensemble Pacific Serenades, and he recently retired as a flutist, after a lifetime of performing primarily chamber music, much of which was written for him. He was born in 1952 in Ft. Lewis, Washington, and grew up in California.

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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Posted by: Shivansh Verma // tweetShivansh | Thursday, February 25, 2016 | Labels: Blogger Tips
We all love bookmarking our favourite websites and pages and videos using the most suitable option, Bookmarks Manager. These days, people use bookmarks as the memo app or evernote app in Android. They use it to save the URLs they would like to visit often or later (in Bookmark manager). Bookmarking is now a common thing with Bloggers. Especially, Bloggers; because we (I'm also a Blogger) just browse, browse and browse and we always like to save the websites and web pages which are worthy or can give an excellent and creative idea to us while we write something related to that web page.
So today, I am going to write and inform you about some very must-have bookmarks which are actually required and needy and useful for Bloggers like you and me (I hope you are a Blogger. If not, then there's something for you too here!). Let's move to the first bookmarklet!
Just drag the following button into your bookmarks bar:
So today, I am going to write and inform you about some very must-have bookmarks which are actually required and needy and useful for Bloggers like you and me (I hope you are a Blogger. If not, then there's something for you too here!). Let's move to the first bookmarklet!
1. Live Editing - Minimal Tool
At one time, this bookmark what one of the most famous thing about computer and JavaScript. But, as time passed, people put it down and lost their interest in it; but this day also, many people (almost 70-80%) do not know about this fantastic tool which actually works as a bookmark and is made up of simple JavaScript!
Have you ever felt the need of editing a Paragraph in a page only? I mean, editing a page or the text in it, live. While browsing it. It could be very useful if you are re-writing a page in your own words, you can write below a particular paragraph to reduce tab-changes! [I mean, when you re-write, you look at a page, then change the tab and write (only if you are writing online) and then again change the tab and then see or read one line and then write].
Here is, what you may do with this bookmark:
So, let me introduce with the features (which are few but nice) of this bookmark.
- Allows you to live edit a website;
Let's add it now!
Are you able to see this button (below)? Just drag it to your bookmark bar and whenever you think that you need to do editing, then do click on the bookmark. It would start working in no time (try on this page!)
[button icon='arrow-circle-o-up' href="javascript:document.body.contentEditable = 'true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0"]Edit This Website[/button]
Revert the effect
After editing, if you think that you need to revert the effect, then you can use the button (below). Just drag it on your bookmarks bar and when you think you are ready to make the page uneditable, just do click on the button.
[button icon='arrow-circle-o-up' href='javascript:document.body.contentEditable%20=%20'false';%20document.designMode='off';%20void%200']Done Editing[/button]
2. Prevent Gmail From Hiding You Signatures!
I think, only Bloggers are the persons (or web developer, web designers) who use Gmail or any other Email platform very frequently. As we know that most of the people use Gmail as their primary Email service and most of the professionals, use "Signature" option in Gmail. This option automatically adds some words (with customization option available) at the end of every email we send. But, it's a very unusual thing that sometimes, the signature becomes hidden because of misunderstanding by the Gmail automatic programs. So, let us prevent Gmail from hiding it.
This Bookmark merely adds a text in grey color which prevents the signatures from being hidden. It signifies not to hide the signature. This tool was made by one of the most popular Blogger of India, Amit Agrawal (labnol).
Now, the thing you have to do is, just drag the following button into your bookmarks bar and do click it whenever you are going to send an email (this won't work if you are on HTML Gmail (Aka. Basic Gmail).
3. Image To Data URI Converter
Image to data URI converter can reduce some HTTP requests. It changes images into URI which no more requires internet to load or display. This is helpful only if you are converting small images. If you would try it on big and heavy images, the size of image would increase which would increase the load time of your page. You can know more about Image to data URI converting using Google (search for "Image to Data URI").
This bookmark is not a JavaScript tool at all. This is simply, a webpage's URL and the web page is of an image to data URI converter. Using the tool on this web page, you can quickly convert it into Data URI. But, be sure to convert only small and light images; otherwise, it could hurt your blog's, or webpage's load speed which I don't think you would like.
Just drag the following button into your bookmarks bar:
[button icon='arrow-circle-o-up' rel='nofollow' href='websemantics.co.uk/online_tools/image_to_data_uri_convertor/']Image To URI Converter[/button]
4. HTML Email Sender
It is again a tool by Labnol which helps me a lot. This is my favourite tool for sending emails because using this tool, I can send customized emails (using CSS) for totally free and there is no limit of how much you can use it.
The best thing about this tool is, we can use CSS & HTML, we can stylify our emails and create tables and make the email more readable or in a word, we can professionalize any email. It is also very secure. But, there are some limitations. For example, you can't forward an email to another person, you can't send an email to more than one person (e.g., no option of CC & BCC). That's the worst thing in this tool, but after all, it is handy and fast loading and have more cons and pros, so, you can put it into your bookmarks bar to send emails fastly with professionalism.
Drag this button to your bookmarks bar to add it to it:
The best thing about this tool is, we can use CSS & HTML, we can stylify our emails and create tables and make the email more readable or in a word, we can professionalize any email. It is also very secure. But, there are some limitations. For example, you can't forward an email to another person, you can't send an email to more than one person (e.g., no option of CC & BCC). That's the worst thing in this tool, but after all, it is handy and fast loading and have more cons and pros, so, you can put it into your bookmarks bar to send emails fastly with professionalism.
Drag this button to your bookmarks bar to add it to it:
[button icon='arrow-circle-o-up' rel='nofollow' href='http://ctrlq.org/html-mail/']Send HTML Email[/button]
5. Adsense Direct Sign In
Well, you may be very familiar with Adsense. It is an advertisement publishing platform which was created and is owned by a well-known company and search engine of US, Google. Almost all Bloggers use Adsense.
So, to save time, you can instead save the sign in web page URL of Adsense. By this, you can directly sign in into your account without going into the homepage and wait and waste your time.
Drag this button to your bookmarks bar and click on it whenever you think that you need to sign into your Adsense account:
[button icon='arrow-circle-o-up' rel='nofollow' href='https://www.google.com/adsense/?hl=en&sourceid=aso&marketing=true&noaccount=false']Sign Into Adsense[/button]
6. WordCounter
There are millions of word counters available in net. But, the options they provide are limited. As you know, being a Blogger, writing posts more than 500 words is necessary and is considered as good practice for SEO (search engine optimization). Blogger's default post editor does not appear to have a built-in word counter that's why Bloggers, who have blogs hosted on Blogger, are required to use third-party word counters.
We have found a WordCounter, which you can call, All-In-One WordCounter. It is very popular in the blogosphere, and you can give it space your bookmarks bar to permit it to save your time.
By the bookmark, you can find the following things in your post:
- Words
- Unique Words
- Characters
- Characters (no spaces)
- Sentences
- Avg. Sentence (words)
- Avg. Sentence (chars)
- Avg. Word Length
- Paragraphs
- Pages
- Syllables
- Lines
- Words (Publisher)
- Reading Level College Student
- Reading Time
- Speaking Time
- Keywords Density
So, aren't you going to bookmark this useful WordCounter?
[button icon='arrow-circle-o-up' rel='nofollow' href='http://wordcounter.net']WordCounter[/button]
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I hope you have found this post valuable and interesting. You can share this post with your favourite friends to let them know about these handy bookmarks and tools. If you know any other useful tool which can be a bookmark and a time saver, then be kind and share with us in comments. Thanks!


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bust – 36 Inch
armhole – 10 Inch
waist – 28 Inch
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Gardening for lizards in the lower North Island brochure (PDF, 1367K)
Some lizards happily alongside us without our knowing, others are declining due to loss and fragmentation of habitat, and predation by cats, birds and mammals. Every gardener can make a difference by creating habitats for lizards to flourish.
Common; around much of the Wellington region.
Gardening for the common skink (PDF, 373K)
Scattered throughout Wellington from Johnsonville to Karori and south to Island Bay. Not abundant.
Ornate skink
A handful of records exist for Wellington, Hutt Valley and east of the harbour.
There are few records in Wellington but they are known to be locally abundant in some areas including from a line across central Wellington to Karori north, and through most suburbs to Johnsonville (south of State Highway 1).
Gardening for the ornate skink (PDF, 569K)
Widespread; scattered along the southern coast including inland on the old coastal scarps.
Gardening for the common gecko (PDF, 491K)
A coastal species, similar in appearance to common geckos. Only recently identified and found between Houghton Bay and Sinclair Head.
Previously found near Percy's Reserve, Korokoro, Wainuiomata Coast, to Turakirae Head. It is not clear whether any of these populations still exist.
Little is known about its distribution but especially found in the forested hill country throughout Wellington
Southern North Island forest gecko (PDF, 472K)
Found in most suburbs of Wellington city, Petone, Lower and Upper Hutt, especially in forested areas. A few records from Tawa, Haywards, Whitby and Judgeford.
Gardening for the Wellington green gecko (PDF, 444K)
Shrubby tororaro
Small-leaved pohuehue, scrub pohuehue (Muehlenbeckia complexa); shrubby tororaro (Muehlenbeckia astonii); thick-leaved mahoe (Melicytus crassifolius)
Matagouri (Discaria toumatou); speargrass (Aciphylla squarrosa); shrubby tororaro (Muehlenbeckia astonii)
New Zealand clematis (Clematis foetida, C. paniculata, C. forsteri) Kaihua, New Zealand jasmine (Parsonsia capsularis, P. heterophylla) Climbing rātā (Metrosideros perforata, M. fulgens)
Ferns (Asplenium, Blechnum, Adiantum, Doodia species), tussock grasses and sedges (Carex, Chionochloa, Poa, Festuca species), rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum) pinatoro, New Zealand daphne (Pimelia prostrata, P. arenaria) Shore spurge (Euphorbia glauca), fuchsia (Fuchsia perscandens)
Flax (Phormium tenax or P. cookianum), cabbage tree (Cordyline australis), pukio or swamp sedge (Carex virgata), astelia (Astelia fragrans, A. grandis, A. solandri)
Nectar: Rātā species (Metrosideros robusta, M. fulgens), flax (Phormium tenax, P. cookianum), mänuka (Leptospermum scoparium), koromiko (Hebe stricta var. atkinsonii)
Fruit: Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum), coprosma species (e.g., Coprosma repens, C. propinqua), porcupine shrub (Melicytus crassifolius), small-leaved pohuehue, (Muehlenbeckia complexa), nikau (Rhopalostylis sapida) (pollen)
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Review the lizard action plan for the Poneke
Area of DOC's Wellington Conservancy for 2009 to 2014.
There are many different types of lizards in the world. In New Zealand we only have geckos and skinks.


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Is The Aaa Pest Control A Trustable Company?
So I Think There'S Ants In My Basement And I Searched Online And I Found This Company So Will They Get Rid Of My Pest And If There Is Anyone Who Actually Know This Company And Have Experience Please Give Me Some Details?
Good news and bad news.
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The bad news -
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The Bed Bug Exterminator Told Us It Would Be $1300 To Remove Them??!?
Ok So We Live In A Four Bedroom House And In Each Of The Rooms We Have Found Two Bed Bugs And 5 In One Of The Bedrooms. We Called An Exterminator And He Said It Would Cost $1300 For Him To Do The Removal. I Feel Like He Tried To Scam Us Though Because We Aren'T Like Infested Bad We Just Found A Couple Of Bed Bugs In Each Of The Bedrooms. I Don'T Know, Is This A Reasonable Price???? I Thought It Would Cost No More Than $250.
Oh And He Said He Would Use Steam, Sprays, And Dusting
You can always get a quote from a different pest professional if that would make you feel more comfortable. I'm not sure where you live but that actually isn't a bad price at all if your exterminator has experience with bed bugs and knows what he is doing. The fact that he mentioned using steam, sprays and dusting tells me he does.
Even though you only found a few bed bugs doesn't meant that those are the only bed bugs you have. Bed bugs are very good at hiding. Have you checked the frame of your bed? Have you checked inside your box spring (behind the mesh)? Have you checked behind the outlet covers on your walls, checked picture frames, lamps and furniture near the bed? Not only are bed bugs small themselves, their eggs are positively tiny. Female bed bugs may lay the eggs in the most random spots. This makes them even harder to detect. If the extermination is not thorough, bed bugs will come back.
Washing, vacuuming and spraying on your own will only provide some control of your bed bugs situation. You can do the above and buy mattress and box spring encasements. It will help control any biting but it won't address the underlying bed bug infestation.
Should I Get An Exterminator For Flea Problem?
First, I Have A 6 Month Old Baby.
I Have 3 Cats Who Got Fleas So I Put Advantage On Them And Used Flea Spray In The House 3 Weeks Ago. It Seemed To Go Away For But Then Today Found A Live Flea Ad Flea Dirt On The Couch, Like They Came Back!
So Should I Get An Exterminator? I Hate To Do That Because Of The Baby But They Seem To Be Living Despite My Efforts.
you probably need to bomb the house, the fleas that were alive before died, the flea medication can kill the fleas in every stage except one. During that stage nothing helps, until they hatch...then you see them again. you probably notice they are small...usually some kind of stimulation causes them to hatch....and they are found mostly where the cats tend to sleep the most. They can stay dormate for several months up to a year...but mostly you will be able to rid them within 2-3 weeks completely.
I had a problem last year. I had to bath the cats, bomb the house, once a week ( total of 2 times) sprayed with flea spray everyday in the areas i noticed them jumping.....This took about 3 weeks......then they were gone.
continue with the advantage, it will take care of any future ones. Good Luck, and as far as the baby goes, you can open up the windows and doors after bombing and spraying....but you must get rid of them or they will continue.
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Do I Need A Professional Pest Control Service For My Not-So-Old Townhouse?
Hello.. I Live In A 5 Year Old Townhouse(Toll Brothers) . Away From Water, Away From Big Trees. Very Small Yard On The Back. I Got This Visit From A Local Pest Control Guy ( Moxie ) And I Fell For His Talk And Signed Up For An Annual Contract.. But Now I Am Wondering.. I Don'T Have Any Visible Pest Problems - Other Than The Occasional Ants I See In The Kitchen. Do I Really Need A Professional Pest Control Service? Are There Any Invisible Pests Lurking Behind My Walls?
The answer really depends on your goals for protecting your house. Pest control companies are businesses and they do of course want a promise that you will be a regular for a long time and that is where the contracts come in.
There are pests in your walls, that is a guarantee. It only takes a crack about 1/8th of an inch for most insects to get in. Your home is usually nicer than the outside world and bugs are lured into your home by the promise of warmth in the winter and cool in the summer. Once they're in they need to eat and this is when you might notice them in the main part of your home.
Regular service is good for preventing infestations like roaches, ants, and termites. One time services are ok once you have the problem but as a professional I prefer to make the job easy and go for preventative maintenance. Emergency services are also quite a bit more expensive.
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I received the most gorgeous grey leather mini tote bag from the Betty Jackson Black range which is part of the Designers at Debenhams collection. The bag is made from buttery soft leather with a coordinating floral lining. It has one compartment with a internal zipper pocket and two internal pouches which are perfect for keeping your phone and keys in. How is it no matter how small your bag is you still have to rummage around trying to find your phone?!
So what are my essentials? I really have stripped it right back - my wallet, keys, sunglasses and a few bits of top up make up. I tend to carry the make up around with me just in case but hardly ever actually use it but can't quite bring myself to lose the comfort blanket. Since I got an iPhone 6 I have been able to ditch the rechargeable phone charger as the battery lasts all day! Woooooo!! I also have my phone with me always but it's not pictured as I am using it to take the photos. My week has been a success, I haven't missed lugging my tote bag around and haven't needed any of the things I like to carry in it. Are you too a fan of the mini bag trend?


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Secondary Network running VM ware, No Internet Access
I have been looking for a long time, but have found little to nothing to help resolve this. I am hoping someone here can help me.
My primary network, connecting this machine to the internet as well as my media server is running like a champ and always had.
One day I wake up and get on one of my VM's inside this machine and, low and behold it's connected no more. I have been racking my brain ever since to try and figure this out.
The seconday network has always said unidentified network, but I had access to the net. Something changed this, haven't found out what.
I have found a bunch of info about Adobe, but I have been unable to find anything in regards to Bonjour in my system. Note: I do have AIR, Flash Player 10 ActiveX, Flash Player 10 Plugin, ReaderX 10.0.1, and Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.
I have even gone into the Local Security Policy editor and found nothing to help me get my secondary Network back online. I know it has nothing to do with the VM's, as I have redownloaded and reinstalled all my subsystems since with no help.
Basically, I'm just lost here. I know it's simple, but I'm just not seeing it. Any help would be a huge help. Thanks in advance. If you want any additional information, I'll be glad to offer it.
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|21 Mar 2011
Under the Network Settings of your VMware... for the Virtual Drive.. can you do a screen capture. That will let us know how the VM ware is setting up your network... bridging, NAT, ect.
Another thing you can do for us is go into the VM ware ... so the network connection is active and do a "IP Config /all" and screen capture everything for us.
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|21 Mar 2011
First I want to say, I have to confide something. Several months ago, due to lack of finances I was unable to pay for schooling and while wanting to obtain entry level IT cert's, I turned my desktop and network into a lab. Basically, so I would understand the computer world better. Go ahead and shake your head now. I'll wait. As for everything else within my network, everything is running smooth, except this. I just wanted to say that, so you understand.
I have compiled several screen shots for you guys to look over. If you feel you would like something else let me know.
Another thing I failed to mention, which you will see in the attached screen shots, is my DHCP is not enabled on all subsystems. Also my IPv6 is not enabled as well. I'm not a complete idiot, but if you can explain how to put those back online...It would be appreciated.
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|22 Mar 2011
@acurasd: I love the net, and when you do something bone headed, no one knows who you are, and your embarrassment is saved somewhat...
Problem solved:
It was the network proxy settings, I must have screwed with it before I knew what I was doing. Failed to catalog it, and completely forgot about it. LOL Those of you familiar with VM ware, I had the proxy settings as "windows proxy," instead of "No proxy."
If you don't push buttons, you don't learn. Thanks for your help. You reminded me of my shortsightedness with the screen captures of the network settings.
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|22 Mar 2011
Welcome and thanks for the insight of the fix....
Yes you are very true about that. I guess that is why people are more confident on the internet than they are in real life... lack of embarrassment.
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If you are buying a car privately you should conduct a search of the PPSR to check that there is no money owing on the car.
If your search shows there is debt registered on the PPSR for the car you are buying and you then choose to buy or lease the vehicle, if the seller stops making payments, there is a very real chance the finance company listed on the PPSR can turn up on your doorstep and take the car away.
What protection does a PPSR search provide?
If your search shows that no debt is registered on the PPSR for the vehicle you are buying and you then choose to buy or lease the vehicle on the day of the search or the next day, you usually take the vehicle free of encumbrances or debt. For more information and exceptions see searching and buyer protections
When should I search the PPSR?
You should complete your search the day or the day before you purchase your car to ensure you receive the protection that a search of the PPSR can provide. For more information see searching and buyer protections
How can I check a search provided to me is correct?
If someone else has conducted a search and provides you with a copy of the certificate you can verify the details online.
Retrieving a search has no cost and will provide the details as per the initial search. If you require an up-to-date version of the search results you will need to complete a new search.
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What else may be returned in my search?
A PPSR search may also return other useful vehicle information from NEVDIS. This may include details about the cars description, registration (plate) information, and stolen and written off status.
How do I know if the car is currently road registered?
View the State vehicle registered and Registration expiry fields to locate details of the cars registration.
View a copy of the current registration papers to confirm the current registered owner of the car, or even ask the owner for proof of purchase.
By viewing the registration certificate you can also cross check details with your search certificate, including the registration plate number, VIN, engine or chassis number, to ensure they match.
TIP: 'Current' refers to the registration state searched against in the PPSR. The search is looking for current PPSR registrations against the serial number. It does not refer to whether or not the car is registered for the road.
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It was quite the ordeal getting back here though. It was suppose to take 13 hours but ended up taking 25 hrs!
Here's what happened:
- dead battery when we we ready to leave
- headlight out and had to replace it
- blew a tire at 1:30-2:00am in Nashville which ended up taking till 5:30am to get fixed
- all lanes northbound closed for an hour outside of Louisville due to an accident
We ended up leaving out trailer(which is staying in Florida for right now) at 3pm on Monday Nov. 30th. Our original plan was to leave around 8pm and drive through the night. So Hubby stayed up till 6am Sunday night/Monday morning. He planned on sleeping till 3-4pm. Unfortunately he was up at about 11:30 am-and felt like crap.
So we decided to just leave as soon as possible before he crashed.
The back of the van had been emptied the day before(bikes,wood,tent,waste tote, Jimmy Hoffa, etc) and loaded a bunch of things. In case you were wondering what things we packed, just imagine everything in our trailer in the back of our van. Seriously.
We also had added tasks like making sure any perishable food items were taken with us or thrown away, cleaning the pantry of yummy morsels that critters might like, cleaning the fridge since our electric would be off, etc. We put out ant and fly traps and some rat poison too. Don't want any unexpected visitors when we come back.
Once everything was packed up we put all the stuff that was sitting in the grass(bikes, wood, etc) into the trailer, unhooked the electric and water and pulled the slides in.
Then the van wouldn't start, not even with a jump. So we got a new battery and were on our way!
We stopped to have a late lunch and about an hour later noticed a headlight was out. After stopping at an Advanced Auto Parts we got it switched out and a half an hour later we were on the road again.
Now, my SIL Amanda was in Alabama doing training for her work and it just so happened we would be going right through the city she was staying at so we stopped in and had some pizza with her. We spent 1 1/2-2 hours there.
It was 10-10:30pm(central time) by then.
Baby Girl was doing great and we hadn't had to make any extra stops to feed her. *thumbs up*
It started raining pretty good and just as we were passing through Nashville we felt the all too familiar vibration of a blown tire.
It was 1:30/-2:00am and pouring rain.
We called insurance and they sent someone out who spent a whole of 10 minutes trying ot change our tire and gave up saying he couldn't get it and to call a tow truck.
This part is a really, really long story. I will try my best to give you the Cliff Notes version.
3 tow trucks and another roadside emergency guy ended up coming out to us. 2 of the tow trucks wouldn't work because our rear tire was blown and the 2nd guy who tried to change our tire ended up getting into it with the cop who was sitting behind us( so we wouldn't get hit) and suddenly packed up his tools and left! Later on that guy's boss called us to say he had been fired and had dome something similar to somebody before.
The 3rd tow truck was a flat bad and said he could tow us to the shop he worked for but they didn't open for another 2 hours(7am) and they might not even be able to change it anyhow. Awesome.
In the end they towed us to a gas station and the cops, who were so annoyed that it took so long to get a tire changed, called up the flat bed drivers boss and made him get out of bed to come change our tire.
The police officers were so apologetic to us and we sure appreciated their help. Bubba, Sissy, Princess and Snuggle Bug rode in the back of the cop car and Hubby,Little Miss, Baby Girl, and me rode in the cab of the tow truck.
So at 5:30am we were on the road again and stopped to have breakfast. Only another 7 and 1`/2 hours ahead of us( if we didn't stop again). Yay.
8am Tuesday morning came and Hubby said he had to sleep so we pulled over to get gas and switch. He had taken 2- 5 Hour Energy's and was now crashing.
I do not like to drive on multi lane roads but as long as I didn't have to merge or get off at an exit I was ok. I had dosed a little bit but decided to park at the gas station for a half an hour to rest up a little more.
When 8:30am came around, Hubby said he actually felt good after his power nap. So he ended up driving the rest of the trip.
We made a couple more stops before getting home- potty breaks, fed Baby Girl and grabbed some lunch.
Before we left for our trip home, the kids were so excited to eat out. We would be eating out for lunch, dinner and breakfast. They all said how we never eat out that much on a trip. But by the time we were getting eating out for the 4th time in 24 hours they were all complaining about stomach trouble and asking for something more 'clean'. I got some secret enjoyment out of that ;)
Just as we were crossing into Indiana there was an accident and we were at a stand still for about 45 minutes to an hour.
It was my mom's turn 1st to be
We went back to the van to wait and we thought we saw her pull into her drive so we we jumped out and stealthily went down the road towards her place again. But it wasn't her. So we turned around to head back to the van...just as her headlights illuminated us!
We darted toward the cover of some nearby trees hoping she didn't see us!
I called her and was chatting with her on the phone while we went over to her door. I knocked while still chatting and when she opened the door she was quite shocked to see all of us standing there!
We visited for a couple hours and then headed to Hubby's parents about 45-50 minutes away.
Our plan was to to video chat with them right outside their house but they didn't pick up so we just called and did the same thing we had done with my mom.
What an ordeal!! We will definitely get a cheap hotel room when we go back down and stop at the halfway point.
It's surreal being back home but we are enjoying seeing everyone of course.
I am also enjoying having reliable internet!! I have several posts in the works so keep checking in here or you can subscribe to this blog to the right of the page and receive a notification in your email whenever I post anything new.
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In the aftermath of Monday's Boston Marathon tragedy, the U.S. television media have done an excellent job — at selling fear.
At providing value for news junkies and concerned citizens? Not so much.
It isn't easy to fill hour after hour with new, scintillating coverage of a major event like this one. But don't feel sorry for the cable news networks. This is the 24/7 world they have created largely because the executives at these companies saw an opportunity to make more money by selling advertisements.
Like many of you, I have had my eyes glued to my television set as the horror unfolded at the finish line of the great race. Like all of you, I couldn't fathom how someone could be so evil as to take the life of an eight-year-old child at the scene and cause untold misery and suffering to so many other people. I turned to the television news outlets to inform me and supply trenchant analysis of this unspeakable event.
Instead, I got very little of value. I could have flicked across the Internet and read the headlines, of the mounting numbers of those who had been seriously injured and hospitalized. The networks didn't tell me much more than I already knew. It was a rather shameful exhibition of staying on a big story.
And it doesn't matter whether I am referring to CNN, Fox News or MSNBC, in particular. I don't intend to single out one or the other. This is not a matter of dumping on your enemies because you don't like the politics of their broadcasts or the voting habits of their viewers. This is a case when politics don't matter.
They all dropped the ball. The networks, by replaying footage of the awful event, succeeded in selling fear. In a way, they made a bad situation even worse because they failed to help us understand what had happened and how it could have taken place in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
When we needed light, they instead brought us heat.
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The Veterans Club at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) held a flag-raising ceremony on campus November 10 in recognition of Veterans Day. After the ceremony, several veterans and others gathered in the CMCC Hall of Flags to mark an exhibit of materials on the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of Union Army veterans of the Civil War. The documents are from holdings of the Androscoggin Historical Society in Auburn.
The GAR was formed in 1866 by Union Army veterans for the "defense of the late soldiery of the United States, morally, socially, and politically." Nationwide membership reached a peak of more than 400,000 in 1890, with over 7,000 posts. The GAR held regular local meetings as well as regional and national "encampments." Like later veterans organizations, GAR posts served as a venue for social gatherings.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Maine had up to 100 GAR posts, usually named after Union Army generals. Lewiston had the George Armstrong Custer Post (No. 7, formed in 1877) and Auburn the Ambrose Burnside Post (No. 47, organized in 1881), each of which once had over 500 members. Because the group focused just on Civil War veterans, its membership inevitably declined, to the point where by the 1930s, it had few active members and most posts were disbanded.
The exhibit was organized by Chris Beam, CMCC adjunct instructor in history, adviser to the Veterans Club, and a member of the Androscoggin Historical Society Board. He is a veteran of the Marine Corps who served in Vietnam in 1968-69.
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When: 12 p.m. ET
Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
All-Time Series: Purdue leads 46-36-3
Last Meeting: Iowa 24-10, in 2014
Line: Iowa -18
The black and gold bowl was a protected crossover rivalry in the Legends and Leaders era of the Big Ten. While the games have been pretty lopsided in Iowa's favor during the Hayden Fry and Kirk Ferentz eras, these two teams are close historically. Will that be the case this weekend, where Purdue plays spoiler to Senior Day and Iowa's potential division championship celebration?
Let's count to 5 and see whether the Hawkeyes will finalize those tickets to Indianapolis for the B1G Championship Game a week early.
1 Burning Question: Will the pressures of 10-0 and Senior Day get to the Hawkeyes?
Although the line listed above was correct at the early-middle of the week when our staff picks below were made for this game, money has been heavy on Iowa in this game and the line has dramatically shifted to Iowa -23! The Hawkeyes have not beaten any team other than North Texas and Northwestern by that type of margin this season, so excuse the Hawkeyes if this looks like a sleepy walkthrough between rivalry games against Minnesota last week and Nebraska this week.
Plus, the pageantry of emotion of Senior Day can sometimes lull the veterans into a strange zone, outside the normal game day comfort zone. Add all this up, and Purdue may have a chance to punch Iowa in the mouth, so to speak, and hang around while the pressure builds to maintain the perfect season.
If Iowa loses this game, the trap game factor and those strange circumstances and pressures will likely be partially to blame. Purdue can certainly hope so!
2 Key Stats:
— 211.7 and 209.6. That's Iowa's rushing offense average (2nd in B1G), and Purdue's rushing defense average (last in B1G), respectively. Make no mistake about it, this is a game where Kirk Ferentz and his coaching staff would prefer to lean heavily on the stable of running backs and not so much on C.J. Beathard. Keeping the key quarterback healthy heading into a short week before Black Friday is crucial, and the good news is Purdue has struggled to contain good running backs all season long. Expect some season-high workloads for everyone except Jordan Canzeri, who of course had some ridiculous numbers for carries early in Big Ten season. Also note that Purdue's rushing offense ranks last in the Big Ten (128.9 yards per game) while Iowa's defense ranks third (104.6 yards per game), which indicates only one team should be able to grind time of possession in this contest.
— 13 (Iowa) and 12 (Purdue). That's the interception totals on the season. These teams stand at the top of the pack in the Big Ten when it comes to generating turnovers with pass coverage. With talented players like Iowa's Desmond King looking to set new program records in this department, look for both teams to try and capitalize on any mistakes David Blough and C.J. Beathard may make. Indeed, if this number and turnovers in general slant in Purdue's favor, then that is one path to a potential program-enhancing victory for the Boilermakers.
3 Key Players:
Markell Jones, Purdue RB – In a season filled with fresh faces (again) and some struggles on offense, one bright spot that has emerged is Jones, who is running for 69 yards per game. Jones has also had 9 touchdowns over his 10 games played, which ranks 7th in the Big Ten in that category. As noted above, the Hawkeyes appear to have a huge advantage in the comparable rushing attacks, which means Jones will need to have a breakout day to help Purdue keep up with the Iowa stable of running backs. Likewise, Jones doing well may take pressure off David Blough, which is critical when facing defensive backs like…
Desmond King, Iowa KR/DB – There are a lot of unsung heroes on the Hawkeye football team, but King is not one of them. In addition to already tying the program record at Iowa with 8 interceptions, he has contributed 7 pass break-ups and he ranks in the top 3 in the conference at kick return and punt return average. This is the most dangerous big-play weapon on the field for the Hawkeyes, and he doesn't even play offense! Purdue will always have to cover kicks and punts well to avoid the biggest threat King provides.
Josey Jewell, Iowa LB – It's also time to give some love to the "other guys" on the Iowa defense. Jewell is coming off a great game against Indiana a couple weeks ago where it felt like he made 20+ tackles and was always involved in sniffing out the play. He has rocketed up the conference charts to 5th in tackles with 90 already on the season, which of course also leads the team as well. Purdue will likely test the mid-range passing and run defenses of Iowa to try and generate offensive productivity, which leaves Jewell and his fellow linebackers as the most important line of defense this week against Purdue's schemes. Look for another huge game for Jewell against an Indiana football team.
4 Bold Prognostications:
C.J. Beathard doesn't play the second half – Despite all the potential for a trap game or a slow start alluded to above, I think Iowa will take care of business in the first half and hold a comfortable lead, at least by their standards. When that occurs, there will be no reason to further jeopardize the groin or any other aching part of the most important player to the Hawkeyes' offense. Whoever the backup quarterback is, he better be ready to play on Saturday afternoon.
David Blough throws two interceptions, one to King to break the Iowa record – This is Iowa's final home game and it would be incredible to see how this fan base cheers or reacts to a very old record finally falling. Blough has been prone to mistakes this year, especially when pressured, and I expect the Iowa defensive line to generate good pressure in this contest. Thus, King breaks the interception record with his ninth and provides yet another big play to push Iowa towards another program record, 11-0.
Leshun Daniels has the most carries for Iowa – The Hawkeyes will spread the opportunities around with the likes of Jordan Canzeri, Akrum Wadley, and Derrick Mitchell to go along with Daniels, but this is a game where Daniels skill set should shine against the Purdue defense. Canzeri and maybe Wadley could end up with one or two explosive plays that end up in a bigger yardage output, Daniels should be the workhorse than Iowa rides to long touchdown drives.
Purdue converts three fourth downs – One stat that looks better for Purdue is fourth-down efficiency, where the Boilermakers convert 51.5% of the time. Iowa is one of the worst teams in the conference at defending such plays, giving up 53% conversions on fourth down. With Purdue potentially reaching desperate times in this one, I expect a number of fourth down attempts as Darrell Hazell has nothing to lose and everything to gain in this game. If that happens, the numbers say Purdue will pick up multiple fourth-down conversions, which will stand out in the final stat line.
5 Staff Predictions:
Andy: Iowa 41-10 (78-20 overall; 46-51 ATS)
Dave: Iowa 34-14 (81-17 overall; 51-45 ATS)
Greg: Iowa 45-13 (74-26 overall; 54-42 ATS)
Matt: Iowa 37-21 (78-20 overall; 56-40 ATS)
Phil: Iowa 31-10 (33-12 overall; 15-27 ATS) *joined in Week 5


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Cape Town, Garden Route, Safari and Mauritius Holiday
Take a road trip through some of the Cape's most impressive scenery. Combine fascinating sight seeing in Cape Town, culinary treats and wine tasting in the Winelands, wind your way along the Garden Route to the pretty lagoon side town of Knysna and finish with an exciting safari in the Eastern Cape before jetting off to your luxury beach side hotel in Mauritius.
- Lower Budget from $3,600 Per Person
- Tailor-made Itinerary from $4,770 Per Person
- Higher Budget from $6,610 Per Person
- Cape Town
- Cape Town
- Cape Town
- 3 nights at The Clarendon Fresnaye
- 3 nights at Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront
- 3 nights at One & Only Cape Town
Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport you will make your way to the car hire desk to collect your hire car. From here you will drive yourself to Cape Town.
- Winelands
- Winelands
- Winelands
- 2 nights at Hawksmoor House
- 2 nights at Grand Dedale
- 2 nights at La Residence
Today you will take the drive to the Winelands.
- Knysna
- Knysna
- Knysna
- 3 nights at Hideaway Guest House
- 3 nights at Kanonkop House
- 3 nights at Conrad Pezula Resort Hotel and Spa
Today you will take the drive to the Knysna on the Cape Garden Route.
- Amakhala Game Reserve
- Amakhala Game Reserve
- Kwandwe Private Game Reserve
- 3 nights at Amakhala Leeuwenbosch Country House
- 3 nights at Amakhala Bush Lodge
- 3 nights at Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge
Today you will take the drive from Knysna to your lodge in Amakhala Game Reserve.
- 7 nights at Merville Beach
- 7 nights at LUX* Le Morne
- 7 nights at The Oberoi Mauritius
This morning you will drive to Port Elizabeth Airport where you drop off your hire car and connect with your flight to Mauritius Airport, via Johannesburg. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel on the island.
Onward Transfer to Mauritius Airport
Today you will be met by your private driver who will transfer you by road to Mauritius Airport where you will connect with your onward flight home.
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- Arrival Airport: Cape Town International
The Clarendon Fresnaye
Nights: 3
Hawksmoor House
Nights: 2
Hideaway Guest House
Nights: 3
Amakhala Leeuwenbosch Country House
Nights: 3
Merville Beach
Nights: 7
- Return Airport: Mauritius
- Arrival Airport: Cape Town International
Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront
Nights: 3
Grand Dedale
Nights: 2
Kanonkop House
Nights: 3
Amakhala Bush Lodge
Nights: 3
LUX* Le Morne
Nights: 7
- Return Airport: Mauritius
- Arrival Airport: Cape Town International
One & Only Cape Town
Nights: 3
La Residence
Nights: 2
Conrad Pezula Resort Hotel and Spa
Nights: 3
Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge
Nights: 3
The Oberoi Mauritius
Nights: 7
- Return Airport: Mauritius
- International flights from JFK
- Accommodation as specified
- Meals as specified
- Car hire, group B car (Opel Corsa or similar) including full cover, unlimited km and taxes
- Road transfers as detailed in the itinerary
- National Parks and conservation entry fees
- Gratuities
- Personal travel insurance
- Any additional activities not offered as scheduled by the camps or lodges
- Visas and visa fees where relevant
- Petrol
- Beverages with the exception of all inclusive hotels
- Outward Flight:
- Overnight from JFK to Cape Town International
- Return Flight:
- Overnight from Mauritius to JFK
Suggested Itineraries
You might be also be interested in these alternate tailor-made itineraries:
- Culture, Wine and Watersports Holiday in South Africa and Mauritius, 15 days from $6,660 pp
- Cape Town, KwaZulu Natal and Mauritius Holiday, 19 days from $8,190 pp
- Classic Cape Town, Kruger and Mauritius Holiday, 17 days from $10,800 pp
- Cape Town, Winelands, Kruger Safari and Mauritius Holiday, 19 days from $6,030 pp
- Cape Town and Mauritius Sightseeing and Sunshine Holiday, 13 days from $3,370 pp
- Limpopo Province Safari and Mauritius Beach Holiday, 13 days from $5,800 pp
- Culture, Wine and Watersports Holiday in South Africa and Mauritius, 15 days from $6,660 pp
- Cape Town, KwaZulu Natal and Mauritius Holiday, 19 days from $8,190 pp
The prices in our itineraries are intended to guide you towards a potential budget for your holiday.
The cost of your tailored holiday will be dependent on what accommodation and airline class you select, the season you travel in, the airline used, any discounts applied or additional private extras you require.
Our journey specialists understand that you will be searching for a quality holiday at the best price and as we are always looking to establish loyalty to Mahlatini, we will be happy to compare any cheaper options you may have obtained. Do be aware, however, of any hidden extras and that you are indeed comparing like for like whilst also receiving the same quality service and financial protection.
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A major programme of parkland and heathland restoration is underway throughout Trentham North Park.
The Trentham Estate has been honoured with the designation of a Diamond Wood. The Estate's North Park has been selected as one of just 60 Diamond Woods across the country in The Woodland Trust's Jubilee Woods project, which marks HM The Queen's 60 years as monarch.
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Parkland and heathland restoration has revealed both the hidden 18th Century parkland landscape designed by Capability Brown, whose tercentenary is being celebrated throughout 2016.
The first phase of this 5 year scheme, commenced in February 2012, and included the removal of the commercial Pine Tree Forest, so that this area could be restored and planted with native Sessile Oak Trees. Planting commenced in November 2012, and completed at the end of March 2013, where over 10,000 new Oak saplings were planted.
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Friday, April 18, 2014 - 21:21
We are proud to announce our affiliation with The Mitzvah Bowl!
Mitzvah means a good deed, a charitable act, a worthy cause. The Mitzvah Bowl is a website resource for young adults and service organizations to access for seeking local organizations that have needs. It provides an easy guide of service (mitzvah) project ideas and encourages people to get involved in their community in meaningful ways.
Palooza was invited to join the Mitzvah Bowl as one of their many mitzvah projects! Please check out the link below to learn more about this volunteer resource organization. You can support The Mitzvah Bowl by sharing it with others! It can be a great resource for you and your family to find a project that interests you!
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My Mexican Breakfast Frittata is the perfect way to start your day!
There's no better way to start your day than with this zesty Mexican style breakfast frittata. Packed with delicious southwest vegetables and seasoned with Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, you are in for a treat! With everything prepared in just one skillet, clean up is a breeze as well. This frittata makes great leftovers and tastes great with your favorite hot sauce drizzled on top.
It's always a pleasure partnering with Old El Paso to bring you new family favorite Mexican dishes. We love making breakfast and brunch type recipes so this frittata was so much fun to put together. I used some of my favorite Old El Paso products, their Taco Seasoning Mix and Chopped Green Chilies that brought great flavor to this breakfast recipe.
You'll just need some simple ingredients to put this recipe together. Quick and easy.
Place your eggs in a large mixing bowl and add the chopped green chilies.
Season with one teaspoon of Old El Paso Taco Seasoning.
Whisk to combine.
Saute your bell peppers in a hot skillet.
Add the white onions. Saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
Carefully pour in your egg mixture.
Let cook for a few minutes like this to start setting up.
Start pulling in slightly cooked egg edges to center.
When partially set, top evenly with shredded cheddar cheese.
Top with some chopped fresh parsley.
Bake under oven's broiler just until centers are set. Be sure to watch carefully.
Sprinkle tops with a light dusting of additional taco seasoning.
Cut into wedges and serve! Enjoy.
Mexican Breakfast Frittata
Prep time: 10 min | Cook time: 10 min | Total time: 20 min
- 8 large eggs
- 4 ounces Old El Paso Chopped Green Chilies
- 1 teaspoon Old El Paso Original Taco Seasoning
- 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper (yellow, orange, red)
- 1/4 cup chopped white onion
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Place eggs into a large mixing bowl and add chopped green chilies and taco seasoning. Whisk to combine.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and saute bell peppers and onion until slightly softened. Reduce heat slightly and cook eggs until about 1/2 cooked through, pulling in sided towards center. Top with cheese and parsley. Bake under oven's broiler for 3-6 minutes, until centers are set.
- Remove and let cool for 10 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve warm./li>
Makes 4 Servings
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I think I will sprinkle cilantro instead of parsley!
I want to wake up to this tasty frittata!
What a simple and delicious frittata!
Looks great for breakfast or dinner for that matter!
This is my kind of breakfast!
This looks so delicious Jenny!
[…] Monday: Breakfast for dinner with my Mexican Breakfast Frittata […]
seriously, though…. this will be breakfast so often in our house! looks so delicious!


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What Is It Wednesday #111
Here's last Wednesday's picture:
And this is what it was cropped from:
Here's a better look:
None of you got it exact, but most of you said it was something wooden, and *shrugs* it sure was that! Becky was the closest: "It's dry wood- like a fence post top which has weathered- been there a long time!"
Shirley was the first of a few to say what I thought it looked like: "Looks like an stone ampitheatre with verrrrry cosy seating."
My blogless cousin Mel had the coolest answer: "It's a magic maze. You can see where the center is. Along the way you have to be prepared to meet fire breathing Dragons or ghosts or Vampires and if you are lucky enough to enter the center, your true love awaits!!!!"!
So, this week…
What is it?
(please comment right here, don't email me your guesses, thanks!)
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Councils and OzHarvest to the Food Rescue in Australian First
In an Australian first, Mayors from the Northern Beaches and North Shore today proudly launched a new OzHarvest van which will collect surplus food from local businesses to give to charities.
OzHarvest works with local restaurants and cafes to reduce the amount of food being thrown away and help feed those in need. A win – win for the community, business and the environment.
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Hurricane Sandy has killed more than 100 people in the U.S. and the Caribbean, and caused billions of dollars in damage. The scene around my Connecticut home is not pretty, with downed trees and power lines everywhere. It's a serious time, and a time for some serious questions. Why did this happen? And from a business (or any) perspective, does it matter whether this megastorm was caused by climate change? I'd say no... and yes.
First, the "no" part...
Regardless of the cause, the cost to society of extreme weather has been rising for decades. The insurance giant Munich Re recently released a new report on the rapid increase in weather-related losses. In North America, the number of severe events has quintupled over the last 30 years. And while the report does indeed make the climate change connection directly, on some level it doesn't really matter for business. The problems and costs of extreme weather are the same either way.
Take the example of one of my clients, a Fortune 200 consumer products company. As the VP of global risk management told me, the most expensive events in company history in every weather category (flood, earthquake, hail, wind, etc.) occurred in the last few years. After making $50 million in insurance claims in 2011 alone, the company's insurance rates will certainly rise. But that's a side issue; the real problem is the constant threat to business continuity. At one of its large manufacturing plants in Asia, a drought stopped production for three weeks.
This kind of disruption is only going to grow. In the Thailand floods of November 2011, both the hard-drive industry and the automotive sector experienced serious supply chain problems. As Edmunds reported, car production dropped by 600,000 units and, in particular, "only a few critical Thai-built parts laid Honda low."
In a deeply unpredictable world, the challenge for multinational businesses is how to build resilient, flexible enterprises that rely on natural resources a great deal less than today (meaning fewer fossil fuels, less water, reduced waste, closed loops on key resources, and so on).
Smart companies will be examining supply chains and operations very closely for risks associated with water shortages, floods, storms, and resource constraints. Risk assessment is going to get much sexier and much more important to global organizations. Their leaders will also seize the opportunity to offer products and services that help other companies and society deal with a world of weird weather. Think drought-resistant crops, new insurance products, distributed energy systems (so homeowners won't care if the power goes out), and perhaps boats for getting around Wall Street.
OK, now on to the "yes" part of the discussion.
First, the necessary disclaimer: Scientists say that no single storm can be tied to something as large-scale and long-term as climate change (see the active debate going on here). But in the words of NASA scientist James Hansen, we're "loading the dice" and increasing the odds of extreme events by heating the oceans and putting more moisture into the atmosphere. The devastation around New York City is exactly what was predicted to happen more frequently.
But let's get real about business impacts. If you're going to really assess risk to your operations now and in the future, you have to understand how climate change will increase the likelihood of severe events and what it will mean for your value chain. Not doing so would be costly, stupid, and irresponsible to your shareholders.
Companies are waking up to the immediate impacts. The most recent report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), compiled with the help of PwC (full disclosure: my consulting firm has a partnership with the U.S. arm of PwC), shows that most global companies acknowledge climate-driven risks. Fully 37 percent of those reporting to the CDP -- most of the world's largest companies -- say that climate change is already creating business risk (up from 10 percent in just two years). Another 43 percent see risk to the business within the next 10 years.
So as companies wake up to this challenge, they are starting to talk about adaptation and the expense of getting ready for a hotter, dryer or wetter (depending on the location), more resource-constrained world. But adapting is just not good enough.
We really have to stop kidding ourselves that we can ride this out. We have to adapt, of course, but we also need to get going on a low-carbon agenda very quickly to mitigate the risk as much as possible. If you really listen to the scientists, the "business as usual" emissions path we're facing over the coming decades could seriously destabilize the planet, which -- I hate to state the obvious -- supports our economy and way of life. The normal curve of expected possible outcomes is starting to include real risk to our species.
If you bring this level of threat down to the industry or company level, it causes you to rethink your business. As one tech executive said to me recently, "Nobody's really going to care what operating system they have if they don't have food." Meaning, we better reduce the odds of disaster or our businesses won't matter much.
To those of you who fear that the cost of going low carbon will be too high, I have to ask: How expensive are storms like Sandy to business and society? In reality, tackling climate change is not an expense, but a very smart investment. It's a multi-trillion-dollar business opportunity, or what Richard Branson calls "the greatest wealth-generating opportunity of our generation."
In short, this debate is about direction and speed. In terms of what direction your company should head to prepare for a riskier future of extreme weather, it doesn't really matter whether Sandy was caused by climate change or not. But how do we determine how fast we need to move in that direction? To answer that question, climate change does truly matter. It matters a lot.
This post first appeared at Harvard Business Online.


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Export to Word Plugin for dotCMS allow users to export online content into Word Processing document using Aspose.Words for Java. It dynamically exports the content of the Web page to a Word Processing document and then automatically downloads the file to the disk location selected by the user in just couple of seconds. The generated Word processing document can then be opened using any Word Processing Application such as Microsoft Word or Apache OpenOffice etc.
This dotCMS osgi plugin provides a github flavored markdown (gfm) compatible markdown parser (for the most part). It is built off of the txtmark project by René Jeschke. It provides a viewtool that can be used in dotCMS to parse text/content for gfm.
This osgi bundle provides a plugin that will automatically unlock content that has been locked for X amount of time.
An osgi plugin that provides a viewtool that allows a web developer to detect the user's browser, device and operating system. The plugin uses the "User Agent Utils" library by Harold Walker.
This plugin overrides the internal dotcms caching infrastructure (Guava) and replaces it with Redis, an external caching server that can be independently networked and scaled.
This plugin for dotCMS 3.0 exposes native elasticsearch content queries via a viewtool, a java api, a portlet and as a restful service. It allows you access to geolocation queries, facets, suggestions ("Did you mean?") and other standard functionality provided by Elasticsearch.
This is an osgi plugin that provides single sign-on using OAuth2. This intended to be a drop in replacement for the standard dotcms login, both for front end users and for backend users and effectivly disables the out of the box authentication.
This OSGI plugin provides a workflow actionlet that can send an arbitrary email that can be customized, personalized and formatted by the workflow admin. It is different from the standard notification in that the workflow admin has full control of all fields (velocity)in the email, including the subject, body and recipients. The actionlet also provides a "condition" that if it prints false, the email sending will be skipped.
This plugin overrides the internal dotcms caching infrastructure (Guava) and replaces it with memcached, an external caching server that can be indepently networked and scaled.
This plugin turns the Spam-Me-Not Java Version by Björn Bergenheim into a viewtool for dotCMS This is the OSGI Version


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4 Art Shows From 2014 That I Can't Forget
The last round-up of the year's best.
I know. We've all had it up to here with top-tens and end-of-year listicles. Even writing them is like running at 100 mph in first gear. Corrosive. Maybe it's too late to add another to the pile. But four shows have been gnawing at me since I left them off my earlier list. Here they are, reviewed or recalled in three sentences. Two I left off my first list because I was skittish about writing them; two because I forgot about them. And one mad non-art/art performance that encapsulated a change in time.
Jordan Wolfson, David Zwirner Gallery
Fetishistic, Bronzino levels of weird realism and a fear of going against the group mind and being branded "sexist" (again) for feeling turned on by Jordan Wolfson's creepy/beguiling, pole-dancing, animatronic Female Figure transformed my inner critic into a staring mongoose unable to share his reactions. Female Figure is sure to seem out of date and cheesy as soon as the next technological iteration comes along; this figure looks at us in a mirror, her eyes following us wherever we walk, gyrating, music blaring, intermittently uttering inanities or profundities, like, "My mother is dead, my father is dead, I'm gay, I would like to be a poet, this is my house" — Wolfson somehow crept in and turned the inside of my head into his house. Being sexist, sleazy, and brash and having more money than God to realize one's artistic dream isn't anything special, but the animalistic drive and quasi-pornographic and surveillance aspects of all this made me feel desirous, oppressed, confused, and reduced to acknowledging that this artist had zapped me.
Sam Moyer, Rachel Uffner Gallery
In May, walloped with a perfect lesson in giving in to art that we don't think we like but then getting blown away, I instantly realized that Sam Moyer's breathtaking, gallery-filling floor installation proved that I was wrong in thinking that this artist's tie-dyed and bleached-allover abstractions were just more atavistic Zombie Formalism. Instead, I beheld something more powerful than a Richard Serra — a massive slab of white-veined marble on the floor beneath an enormous painting suspended from the ceiling — like a flat, artificial cloud over something enormously heavy. A crack of synesthetic thunder sounded inside me as I felt the cold, hard marble through my shoes, grasped the lightness of the canvas by comparison, and came to terms with an artist bypassing Serra's fearsome weight and brawny power; finding essences between painting and sculpture, perception and experience, I crossed a delicate line between something I'd never seen before and something I already feared I'd never see again.
Austin Lee, Postmasters Gallery
Had Laura Hoptman's "Forever Now" show at MoMA simply been titled "Seventeen Painters," to the museum's PR department's horror, I'm sure, the show might have been better received in the art world than it has been, seen as a simple, subjective, even arbitrary snapshot of the medium from one curator's point of view — not to say it isn't gutsy that Hoptman takes a stand at a museum generally averse to contemporary painting from any place other than Germany. Personally, had Austin Lee been in the 17-person show (as well as Sam Moyer, above, and a number of others I've mentioned elsewhere), I think that Hoptman's show would have had more elements that felt outright by-the-seat-of-its-pants, less knowing, more keyed-up in terms of color, open to wild-style, maybe ugly, passages. That sums up Lee's brilliant debut, anyway, and what I hope we see a little more of from curators in general — a willingness to let a little more in and appreciate technical achievements that look like failures but that are totally successful in their own right.
Ernest Cole, Grey Art Gallery
Waves of pain, rage, sorrow, and pity gripped me at the sight of Ernest Cole's stark black-and-white photographs of the hell on Earth that was apartheid South Africa in the 1950s and 1960s. Pictures of black miners, household help coming from and going to jobs in white homes, children being children in the wreckage of this askew society, segregated crowds, protesters, police, and great historical events happening in everyday life give us the work of a photographer who, more than anyone else, captured this nightmare as surely as Goya depicted Napoleonic soldiers going about their mad business. It's silly to use one kind of work to shake a stick at another — and I love beautiful contemporary pictures of carefree youth and riveting pictures of the life of global commerce — yet this show made me long to see more artists like Cole (photographers like Zoe Strauss and LaToya Ruby Frazier who today give us images of worlds gone wrong) getting close to situations that need to be gotten close to and pictured in ways that with no text whatsoever bring tears to one's eyes without a hint of spectacle.
Bonus: Luis Suarez at the World Cup
When I saw Uruguayan soccer star Luis Suarez bite an Italian opponent and then, when called out on it, immediately point to his own jaw as if he'd been the one fouled, it seemed a perfect metaphor for the change from one time to another. In 2006, Zinedine Zidane was famously sent off the pitch for head-butting his Italian opponent; Zidane's was a pathos-filled reaction to simmering racism, an action that had something of forlorn tragedy about it, a person of the third world confronting someone from the first. Eight years later, by comparison, Suarez's mad act seemed more about the raging self-interest, ferocious excess, and mindless appetite that marks our moment in the global sun.


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Federal Judge Allows Tennessee Mosque To Open, Against Anti-Muslim Opposition
Submitted by Cheston Catalano
Attempts to prevent a Murfreesboro, TN mosque from opening have failed.
The Justice Department is accusing Rutherford County of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 by holding the mosque to a different standard than other religious institutions built in the county. The Islamic Center argued that it was being unconstitutionally blocked "merely because local anti-Islamic protests have made the mosque controversial."Click here for reuse options!
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The staff of the Owen County Adult Learning Center hosted an open house on Feb. 12 to celebrate their new location.
The learning center is now located at 103 West Perry. The hours are Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to noon; Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. with night classes offered at the library on Tuesday and Thursday night 4:30 until 7:30 p.m.
Director Veronica Gayle said the open house was a great success.
The USDA Farm Service Agency's Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program provides financial assistance similar to crop insurance to eligible producers affected by natural disasters. The upcoming deadlines to file an application for natural disaster protection under the NAP are March 1 and March 15.
The crops for March1 deadline are alfalfa, clover, grass, millet, mixing., teff
The week began with a close win and then ended with a close defeat but in between, the Owen County High School boys basketball team was part of a meaningful blowout.
The Runnin' Rebels began last week with a pair of home games. The first was an NCKC contest with Williamstown High School on Senior Night.
The second was a district showdown with the top seed in the upcoming 31st District tournament on the line.
Before warming up for the Feb. 18 contest with the Demons, Owen County fans had a chance to say thank you to five Rebel seniors.
• The tournament began Monday night when Carroll County High School took on Eminence in the opening round game. The winner will play Owen County tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. at Carroll County.
• The championship game will be on Friday night in Carrollton at 7 p.m.
• Owen County is the two-time defending champion and has won three of the last five titles.
• Gallatin County is the last team to win three-straight district titles between 2006 and 2008.
• Owen County opened the tournament Monday night as they took on Eminence. The winner played Gallatin County Tuesday night.
• The championship game will be played on Thursday night at 7 p.m.
• Gallatin County is the defending champion. They knocked off Owen County 43-36 in last year's championship game.
• Before last year, Owen County had won five-straight district titles.
The regular season wrapped up for the Owen County Lady Rebels. The team played three games last week to prepare for the 31st District Tournament.
The girls began the week by hitting the road to taken on Walton-Verona High School on Feb. 17.
The Lady Bearcats raced out to an 18-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back as they cruised to the 65-20 win.
A.J. Gravely led the Lady Rebels by scoring 9 points. Kaylee Miller tossed in 4; Molly Gamble, 3; and Debbie Farrar and Kendrah Ashby each finished with 2 points.
Owen County High School held its annual Senior Night Friday. The seniors who participate in the OCHS athletics programs were honored.
Top: David Lyons, center, the president of First Farmers Bank, presents a check for $500 to Owen County High School Lady Rebels Head Coach Robert Osborne, left, and Amy Klein Wesselman, right, the girls JV head coach and assistant varsity coach. The donation is part this year's Three-Point Challenge and will be used to help Owen County schools' athletics programs.
Owenton Police Narcotics Investigator Steve Miller said a widespread trend could be coming to Owen County after two people recently walked out of a local grocery store with over a dozen bottles of Tide laundry detergent.
Miller said the incident took place at approximately 3:30 p.m., Feb. 5, at Meadowview Shopwise.
"They bypassed the checkout and pushed the cart right out of the store," Miller said.
The two suspects, Christopher Holt of Cincinnati, Ohio and Jenna Smith of Owenton, allegedly stole 18 bottles of Tide.
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