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The Privacy Act of 1974 protects information about individuals, such as patients and practitioners, held by or collected by the federal government that can be retrieved by personal identifiers such as name, social security number, or other identifying number or symbol. The Privacy Act authorizes a federal agency to release individually identifiable information to identified persons or to their designees with written consent or pursuant to one of twelve exemptions for disclosure.1 These exemptions include disclosure to federal agency employees, the Census Bureau, the National Archives and Records Administration, other government entities for civil and criminal law enforcement purposes, the Comptroller General, Congress or its committees, and a consumer reporting agency.2 Additional exemptions include disclosures for statistical research, disclosures required by FOIA, disclosures in response to emergency circumstances, and disclosures pursuant to a court order.
The broadest of the twelve exemptions, the "Routine Use" disclosure, authorizes federal agencies to release individually identifiable information pursuant to a System of Records (SOR) and Routine Uses.3 A SOR is a group of any records under the control of a federal agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by a particular identifier. When a federal agency establishes or substantially revises an SOR that contains individually identifiable information, the Privacy Act of 1974 requires the agency to publish a notice of a system of records (SORN or "notice") in the Federal Register, and to submit a report about the new or amended system to OMB and Congress for approval.
The Privacy Act also governs how a federal agency collects, maintains, and uses individually identifiable information. For example, federal agencies must keep an accurate accounting of all records disclosed without an individual's written consent except for disclosures made to agency employees and disclosures required by the Privacy Act. The agency must note the name and address of the person or agency to whom the disclosure is made, and the date, nature and purpose of each disclosure.4 In addition, agencies may collect only that information needed to accomplish the purpose for its collection.5 They must also collect information directly from the individual whenever practicable and maintain all records containing such information accurately and completely.6 Finally, when an agency creates a SOR for collected data, it must publish a notice in the Federal Register that explains its system of records and the acceptable routine uses as described above.
Penalties for violations of the Privacy Act include both civil and criminal penalties. On the civil side, an individual may sue a federal agency whenever the agency: fails to amend an individual's record as requested or to properly review such a request; refuses to comply with a request to access an individual's record; fails to maintain an individual's records adequately, resulting in an adverse determination against the individual; or fails to comply with any other provision of the Privacy Act in a way that adversely affects an individual.7 If a court finds that an agency has violated the Privacy Act, it may order the agency to take corrective action or pay reasonable litigation costs.8 Additionally, if a court finds that the agency intentionally or willfully violated the statute, it can impose a fine of up to $1,000.9 Criminal penalties may be assessed against an agency employee if an agency employee is guilty of a misdemeanor with fines up to $5,000 if the employee willfully discloses individually identifiable information to any person not entitled to receive it, knowing that the disclosure of such information is prohibited or maintains a system of records that fails to meet the Act's notice and comment requirements.10 In addition, criminal penalties may be assessed against any person who is guilty of a misdemeanor, including fines up to $5,000 if the person willfully and knowingly requests or obtains an individual's record from an agency under false pretenses.11
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- 1. Privacy Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-579, § 3, 88 Stat. 1896, 1896 (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C. § 552a (2006)).
- 2. Id. at 5 U.S.C. §552a(b).
- 3. Id.
- 4. 5 U.S.C. § 522a(c).
- 5. Id. at § 522a(e)(1).
- 6. Id. at § 522a(e)(2), (5).
- 7. Id. at § 522a(g)(1).
- 8. Id. at § 522a(g)(2)-(4).
- 9. Id. at § 522a(g)(5).
- 10. Id. at § 522a(i)(1).
- 11. Id.


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Riga 2014 – Cultural Capital of Europe
On the 17th of January Riga began its role as the Cultural capital of Europe 2014, Riga is making its mark with plenty of events and activities throughout the year.
The past weekend saw Riga come alive with fire shows, musical performances and cultural activities throughout the city. Including on the 18th a human book chain! You may ask 'What on earth is a human book chain?' And you would have all the right to do so! Well, Riga has built a new national library and to move a selection of the books from the old building to the new one a human chain was formed in minus degrees in order to get the books on the move! Below is a video report on the subject!
Within the Central market there was a number of events taking place. With music, song dance and street performance going on. Of course many of the Regular visitors to the market were rather taken back by what was going on as they went about daily life buying their food from one of Europe's largest market spaces. Even a flash mob choir appeared in the fish pavilion… very strange!
There will be much on offer so if you are planning to visit Riga, this is the year to do so. Just remember that Riga is much more than Old City… There is so much out there to explore and enjoy. Hopefully we can help you to discover this great city. One last video to give you a taste of whats to come! Thanks and Enjoy
Keep an eye open for whats on throughout the coming months by visiting the website for Riga 2014 – www.riga2014.org

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Whitney Is Not Particularly Good, But Director Angela Bassett Knows What She's Doing
Actress Angela Bassett's directorial debut.
Whitney is a Whitney Houston biopic airing tonight on Lifetime. That description pretty much loads the viewer up with preconceived notions, and it would be silly to pretend that this TV movie entirely neutralizes them. Shem Bitterman's script is filled with expository clunkers ("What about that Whitney, huh? Who'd've thought she'd become a movie star?"). You've seen the rise-and-fall-and-partial-redemption narrative done in Lifetime style: the fights, the tears, the reconciliation. And there's nothing onscreen that can't be learned or understood from reading a book or magazine article about Houston. Why, then, is this relatively short movie so strangely powerful?
A lot of it comes from the way actress Angela Bassett, making her directorial debut, approaches the material. As an artist, she doesn't lean on TV movie formulas. She knows this is basically a melodrama, so she places the tumultuous relationship between lovers-turned-spouses Whitney Houston (Yaya DaCosta) and Bobby Brown (Arlen Escarpeta), two high-strung, egotistical, driven, and addiction-prone people, front and center; but she also approaches every scene with a great deal of precision and a fair amount of emotional distance, never judging anyone or taking sides, always scrutinizing Whitney and Bobby as if through transparent walls.
Whitney Houston's sister-in-law, Pat Houston, has already condemned the film, which was done without the cooperation of Houston's family and which uses Deborah Cox to dub Houston's voice; she and others close to Houston were alarmed by reports that the movie contains frank sex and explicit drug use and generally doesn't shy away from showing how the singer's addiction led her to degrade herself and make poor choices. But it's not fair to look at this movie and conclude that it wallows in misery or exploits a dead celebrity by enacting our worst visions of her lowest moments. It's not so much fantasizing about Houston and Brown's relationship — and their problems with addiction — as imagining them, with the empathetic but cool detachment of a social worker or therapist.
Bassett knows this terrain very well from having acted in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It? — and probably from having been a celebrity for more than 20 years and getting to know other stars, including Houston, with whom she appeared with in Waiting to Exhale. This movie has its problems, including the casting: The stars are very likable but simply not powerful enough to make you forget the real-life, heavily covered people they're playing. But the movie's precision and empathy can't be denied. The short answer to why Houston and Brown stayed together until 2006, despite all of the often-unpleasant drama, is because there was a deep connection between then, and despite its limited means, this movie makes you feel the connection in all sorts of moments: Houston and Brown trading "I've got a secret" grins as they exchange wedding vows; a postcoital moment where Brown exhales pot into Houston's mouth (a literally intoxicating kiss). Its portrait of addiction feels lived-in as well, particularly in scenes where one or both spouses casually discuss professional or familial business while drinking or cutting up coke on a dressing-room table.
There's something pure and insightful about how Bassett's camera looks at this couple as they flirt, rut, marry, fight, talk about their careers, and experience wild ups and downs, including moments of professional resentment or jealousy. Bassett seems to have approached every scene with an eye toward showcasing her actors without losing the context of their world. The movie doesn't cut unless it needs to, letting key scenes play out in what are, for TV, quite long takes. There's very little music unless Houston or Brown are performing onstage. There are points where Whitney feels a little bit like George Cukor's 1950s version of A Star Is Born, a film whose domestic conversations and confrontations have a bracing chill because the camera keeps its distance and the moments aren't excessively hyped with background music. I can't stress enough that this is not a great movie, and that at times it's not even that good a movie; but I also hope you'll watch what it's doing visually and in terms of tone, so that you aren't surprised when Bassett emerges as a major filmmaker.


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How To Be A Good Role-Player: Dos and Don'ts Of Being A Hero
September 16, 2015 by brennon
As I've managed to wax lyrical about the ways that I've found to be a good Dungeon Master/Storyteller I've also had my fair share of time as a player in many role-plays and thought I'd share my thoughts about what I think makes a good hero…
DO Respect The Dungeon/Games Master Or Storyteller
It might seem like a simple request but there are many times where I've known players not to respect their Storyteller. They have put a lot of effort into their campaign, working on the story, encounters, plot points, NPCs and more.
If they've done a lot of work and you start tearing down their 'world' as they try and explain it to you then you're not exactly helping.
Sometimes they will get rules wrong and it's fine to bring them up on that but if that Orc acts in a particularly different way than you'd imagined then don't get all antsy with them and stop the session in it's tracks.
A lot of these other points feed into this one but it makes sense to deal with it at the beginning. Show some respect and you'll get it in return.
DON'T Hog The Limelight
It can be hard sometimes to not try and make your character the hero of every situation you get dropped into. It's natural that you'd want him/her to do well and have something to say but other players probably won't take to it well.
Try and include the other players in your antics, especially if you're a stronger role-player than others in the group. It should be on you to make them feel like part of a wider story not just yours, sitting on the sidelines.
This responsibility will also land on the Storyteller but if you know the Cleric, who is a bit quiet, has an ability that's helpful in a certain situation tell them and make a big deal out of how awesome it can be.
DO Know When To Reign In The Comedy
Inevitably there will be occasions where funny stuff happens and you'll find yourself bent over laughing at someone's misinformed attempts to persuade another character for example but don't let it break the flow of a session.
A good Storyteller will always leave room for laughs and a bit of comic relief but as a player it's your responsibility to know when enough is enough and you can move on.
If you keep going back to the joke it could end up side-lining the main story and have the rest of the group completely dropping the ball and a Storyteller losing their way.
DON'T Play Around On Your Phone!
I know it's really tempting to check your Facebook or Twitter during a session but nothing is more annoying for a Storyteller than your players constantly looking down at their phones instead of listening. THEN, they say they didn't hear what you said and need it repeating!
The world isn't going to fall apart while you're in the middle of your session. Leave the phone in your pocket and check it during downtime instead.
DO Know When To Help The Story Along
Sometimes a Storyteller will be interested in moving the story along and pushing things in a certain direction and if you can't think of a reason to hinder it, just let it happen - it's usually for a good reason.
If you think you REALLY need to be in that small village for another four days then come up with a good reason otherwise you'll end up stagnating the campaign.
If possible make sure to help along the story with a bit of cooperative storytelling. Think about why your character might want to pursue a certain option presented to you instead of being against the Storyteller on everything.
DON'T Get Caught Up In The Little Details
This ties in somewhat to the idea of helping the story along. If you have to go and grab some potions from the local market then don't drag it out into an hour long shopping trip.
Nothing is more boring than being the Fighter and watching the Wizard go off on a shopping trip constantly asking to find more and more items to sell and/or buy.
This might seem like something a Storyteller should be dealing with but as players you can also take some of the weight off them by not getting too obsessed with things like eating, toilet breaks (in-game...and trust me, it happens) or what time it is. You generally don't need to know half of these things.
DO Be On The Same Team!
Once again this might sound like a silly one but remember that you're part of a group. If someone is doing something don't try and counteract what they're doing with something of your own.
This could be interjecting in a conversation they are having with an NPC or just some cool idea they are trying out. Sometimes they will welcome suggestions but only do so if they ask for it.
Also, if something happens and the players get out of a sticky situation don't then back track and put ideas in the Storyteller's mind!
It might seem like a silly addition but you should also NEVER steal from your own party members unleash there is something story driven behind your thinking. Just randomly stealing from your group doesn't really make for a cohesive experience.
This ties into...
DON'T Be A Rules Lawyer
If the Storyteller has genuinely forgotten a rule then be there to help if you know what should happen. If they are breaking the rules to do something fun then let it happen and don't call them up on every little +2 and dice roll they might be making.
Sometimes the Rule Of Cool breaks any rule set up by the books. They are guidelines after all. Rules should never get in the way of fun so just let go with the flow sometimes rather than being such a stickler.
DO Think About Your Turn Ahead Of Time!
In combat things can be frenetic but if you haven't thought about what you might want to do, or at least an option open to you, and then spend five minutes working out what you want to do then you'll drag combat out.
Think ahead, plan for different eventualities. It can save a lot of time if you have a rough guess as to your next step.
DON'T Not Turn Up For A Session*
This can probably be one of the most infuriating things for a Storyteller. If you've said that you're going to come to a session then make sure you are there, maybe a little earlier than you need to be, to help set things up and get settled.
If you're not going to be able to make a session then let the Storyteller know a little while in advance so they can plan accordingly.
*There are exceptions to this of course - everyone has emergencies!
What Are Your Dos & Don'ts?
This is just some of my Dos & Don'ts that I've seen pop up during sessions and it is by no means a complete list but it should give you some guidelines.
Here are some smaller ones that you might want to expand on...
- DON'T Forget Your Dice!
- DO Help Add To The Snack Fund (food is important!)
- DON'T Forget To Wash (you're together in a tight space for hours - please don't smell!)
- DO Make A Note Of NPCs (if your Storyteller has to keep reminding you it's going to be a long session...)
I'd be interested to see if you've picked up on some things that players do that aggravates you!
Pop them in the comments below...
Let me know your thoughts!
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Priyanka Chopra was absolutely GLOWING with her perfect highlight at the Marc Jacobs fashion show in NYC on Feb. 16. Get her look by Beyonce's go-to makeup artist below!
Sir John is a very famous and talented makeup artist that works often with Queen Bey. He did Beyonce's makeup for the Grammys, where she looked like a golden goddess.
He translated Bey's glowing look into the perfect highlight on Quantico star Priyanka Chopra on February 16 for New York Fashion Week.
Her skin looked absolutely amazing, accentuated with that highlighter on her cheekbones. Sir John is a L'Oréal Paris Celebrity Makeup Artist. He frequently uses the True Match Liquid Lumi Illuminator for a golden glow on his clients, and it's only $12.99! Apply it high on the cheekbones to get this look. Blend with your fingers.
Her lips were matte and full, her brows were filled in and gorgeous, and her eyes were sexy and dramatic — heavily lined with long lashes. Just perfection!
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Her hair was up in a high, textured ponytail, styled by Jennifer Johnson. Jennifer works as a stylist on Quantico as well! Priyanka is a Pantene brand ambassador, so you can get look with their very affordable shampoo and conditioner from the drugstore!
Priyanka was wearing a white and gold button up shirt from Marc Jacobs. A bow at the neck made the look girly and flirty. She draped a blue fur coat over her shoulders — AMAZING.
We loved this entire look, head to toe!
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Day 130 – May 10, 2018
Rebel – DWP
Framing Life
Rebel – DWP
Appreciation of Life as Story
Do You Know Yourself?
"What should I do about the wild and the tame? The wild heart that wants to be free, and the tame heart that wants to come home... I want to keep a place among the rocks where no one can find me. I want to be with you." ― Jeanette Winterson
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With winter heating bills coming through the letter box and after the cost of Christmas, January is always a tough month for millions of families and pensioners.
But at the moment too many people find the squeeze lasts for all 12 months of the year.
Latest figures show that working people are on average almost £1,600 a year worse off since the Tories came to power.
That is the cost of Cameron's policies, which saw our economy flatline for three years while people earning over £150,000 got a huge tax cut.
So when David Cameron and George Osborne now try to claim their plan is working, it's no wonder most people reply: "It's not working for us."
Because even though it's good news that the economy is finally growing again, business investment is still weak and prices continue rising faster than wages for most people.
And throughout 2014 my colleagues and I will be highlighting Labour's plan to earn our way to higher living standards for all and tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
We'll back small firms by cutting business rates and setting up a British Investment Bank.
To help young people get on the ladder and deliver a recovery that's built to last, we will get at least 200,000 new homes built a year by 2020.
We will freeze energy bills until 2017 while we make long-term changes to stop customers being ripped off.
To make work pay, we will expand free childcare for working parents – paid for by asking the banks to pay a bit more in tax – and cap rail fare rises.
And we will expand apprenticeships and introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee for young people and the long-term unemployed.
We will not duck difficult decisions on spending cuts.
But we will get the deficit down in a fairer way – and not give tax cuts to millionaires.
With so many struggling to make ends meet, we are determined to ease the squeeze, change our economy and ensure that living standards rise for the many – not just for a few at the top.
The bedroom tax has been described as cruel by many people and this was highlighted by the story of Stephanie Bottrill, who killed herself when faced with a bill for £20 a week for the spare rooms in the family home, where she had brought up her family for nearly 20 years. It now turns out that she was probably exempt from the bedroom tax after all.
In fact, thousands of people up and down the country may well have been charged this extra amount incorrectly and remember that people paying the bedroom tax are some of the poorest people both in work and out of work and include 420,000 disabled people.
In the House of Commons, Labour held a vote calling for the bedroom tax to be scrapped. We lost the vote as Conservative and Lib Dem MPs, including our local Lib Dem MPs, voted to keep this appalling tax.
I sincerely hope that they think again now we can see just what the true effects of the bedroom tax are on ordinary people like Stephanie Bottrill.


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Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until puffed up and golden. Serve warm.
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Bring a small pot of water to a boil over high heat; prepare a bowl of ice water. Gently add the 2 whole eggs (in their shells) to the boiling water and cook for 8 minutes. Drain and transfer to the bowl of ice water immediately. When cool enough to handle, peel, slice and set aside.
Fill the same small pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the bacon and boil until some of the fat has rendered, about 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bring another small pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the ramen noodles and cook for 30 seconds. Immediately drain the ramen and combine with the beaten egg in a medium bowl.
Brush the inside of large cast-iron skillet all over with the oil. Mound the ramen in the center of the skillet. Place a smaller skillet, around 6 inches in diameter, on top of the mound and press down firmly. Let sit for 5 minutes. Remove the smaller skillet and transfer the cast-iron skillet with the ramen onto a burner over medium heat. Cook, shaking the skillet occasionally to avoid sticking, until the ramen bottom is golden and crispy, about 5 minutes.
Flip the ramen with a spatula. Remove the skillet from the heat and top the ramen with the mayonnaise, tonkatsu sauce and hot sauce. Top the sauces with the cabbage, radish, bean sprouts and scallions.
Bake until the toppings are warmed through, about 5 minutes. Transfer the pizza out of the cast-iron skillet onto a cutting board. Top with the seaweed snacks, togarashi, soft-boiled eggs, pickled ginger, bacon and finger chile. Cut into wedges and serve immediately.
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Natural Orifice Surgery Introduced to Relieve Acid Reflux
Dec 13, 2010, 11:12 EST
Montefiore Performs Incisionless Surgery Through the Mouth
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center has introduced a natural orifice surgery through the mouth, to relieve gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), most commonly known as acid reflux. Since this natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) does not require any incisions, recovery is faster and it is essentially scarless.
"This procedure represents the next step in the evolution of surgery, which can greatly enhance the quality of life for people who suffer from acid reflux," said Diego Camacho, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery at Montefiore and one of only a small number of surgeons performing this surgery in the U.S. since it was approved by the FDA. "The procedure through the mouth can be an option for patients who otherwise would be on reflux medication their entire lives and it is less invasive than past surgical options and results in reduced pain and discomfort."
According to Dr. Camacho, a rod-like instrument enters the esophagus transorally (through the mouth) rather than through an abdominal incision and is advanced into the esophagus under visualization of a video camera inserted down the central shaft of the device. The device then forms and fastens several tissue folds to reconstruct the anti-reflux valve, which creates a durable anti-reflux barrier. "This procedure reconstructs the antireflux valve and restores the body's natural protection against reflux," said Dr. Camacho. "It provides a solution that treats the cause of acid reflux by restoring the body's natural protection against reflux and stops further deterioration to the esophagus."
The procedure takes 45-60 minutes and the patient normally goes home the next day without taking pain medications.
Montefiore Medical Center encompasses 126 years of outstanding patient care, innovative medical "firsts," pioneering clinical research, dedicated community service and ground-breaking social activism. A full-service, integrated delivery system caring for patients in the New York metropolitan region and beyond, Montefiore is a 1,491-bed medical center that includes: four hospitals -- the Henry and Lucy Moses Division, the Jack D. Weiler Division, the North Division and The Children's Hospital at Montefiore; a large home healthcare agency; the largest school health program in the U.S.; a 22-site medical group practice integrated throughout the Bronx and Westchester; and, a care management organization providing services to 179,000 health plan members.
Montefiore has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the top 50 hospitals in the country in Geriatrics, Diabetes and Endocrinology, and Neurology and Neurosurgery. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore has been consistently ranked in the magazine's Best Children's Hospitals editions, and in 2010-2011, ranked among the top 10 in the nation in Kidney Disorders and among the top 25 in the nation in Neurology and Neurosurgery.
The Leapfrog Group lists Montefiore among the top one percent of all U.S. hospitals based on its strategic investments in sophisticated and integrated healthcare technology.
Montefiore is committed to meeting the healthcare needs of the future through medical education and manages one of the largest residency programs in the country. Montefiore is The University Hospital and Academic Medical Center for Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has an affiliation with New York Medical College for residency programs at the North Division.
Distinguished centers of excellence at Montefiore include cardiology and cardiac surgery, cancer care, tissue and organ transplantation, children's health, women's health, surgery and the surgical subspecialties. Montefiore is a national leader in the research and treatment of diabetes, headaches, obesity, cough and sleep disorders, geriatrics and geriatric psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery, adolescent and family medicine, HIV/AIDS and social and environmental medicine, among many other specialties. For more information, please visit www.montefiore.org or www.montekids.org.
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Modern relish trays have come along way from the simple glass platter your Grandmother served before family dinners however, the concept that you are serving items that tend to be on the lighter side still holds true.
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For most trays you will only serve one dip so the flavors should be special but not overpowering. A Creamy Tofu + Lemon Herb Dip is the perfect compliment to a platter filled with organic multicolored carrots, fresh sliced fennel, pickled radishes and a variety of interesting crackers.
I recently co-hosted an Lustrous Entertaining Event {full post link coming soon!} at West Elm and tried out the new recipe for the guests. The response was wonderful – especially to the secret ingredient, tofu! I have to admit, I have never made a dip from tofu but the texture was great – I used firm tofu so I needed to add every bit of the lemon juice, so if you select to use silkened the quantity may differ.
My more than able assistant {of course I pull up a health coach to help… she stole the show! Just kidding Natalia. Loved having you there!} whipped it up in no time flat and even messaged me later to get the recipe to make it for her family! Again positive response and that is coming from a 10 year old. Guests also enjoyed a Raspberry Mocktail Punch along with the Tofu + Lemon Herb Dip, so many great flavors!
- 1-14 ounce package of tofu, firm
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, skinned, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh Thyme, chopped
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- Place all ingredients in a food processor. Process until smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
- If possible, cover and refrigerate the dip for at least an hour to let the flavors combine.
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Advisors significantly underestimate how many of their wealthy clients contribute regularly to charities and how much they give. This gap represents a missed opportunity not only for advisors but also their clients whose charitable contributions would go much further if they were better integrated into their overall financial planning.
That's the crux of Fidelity Charitable's 2012 Advice & Giving study, which compares the findings of two separate surveys: one with 146 financial advisors with clients averaging at least $1 million in investable assets and the other with 183 individuals who use a financial advisor and have at least $100,000 in household income and a minimum of $1 million in investable assets.
Advisors estimate that less than half of their wealthy clients (48%) makes charitable giving an annual activity or financial goal. In the survey of wealthy individuals, however, more than nine in 10 (93%) said they did.
Advisors also underestimate how much their wealthy clients give to charity. Advisors estimate that 54% of their wealthy clients gave $2,500 or more to charity in the past 12 month. In reality, they gave many times more than that. Half of the clients reported that they give between $5,000 and $100,000 or more to charity each year.
Wealth management has evolved along with charitable planning, Amy Danforth, senior vice president of Fidelity Charitable, said in a telephone interview. Wealthy clients might be more inclined to raise their charitable giving with their accountants and estate planning attorneys and not view their wealth managers as helpful in this conversation, a misperception that needs to be addressed, Danforth said.
"Advisors who take time to talk about this important financial subject are tapping an opportunity to better understand their clients and their immediate and long-term goals. It's also an opportunity that can ultimately result in bringing in more assets for the advisors to manage," Sarah Libbey, president of Fidelity Charitable, said in a press release.
Advisors and clients alike see the benefit of charitable planning, according to the study. Clients report that integrating charitable planning into an overall financial plan facilitates tax planning (76%) and enables them to give more money to charity (47%). Not surprisingly, the majority of advisors with wealthy clients (72%) report that offering financial strategies for charitable giving is a relationship builder with 57% saying it helps position them as a broad financial expert. In addition, 37% said such discussions lead to a multi-generational relationship with their clients and also can be a referral source (35%).
Clients consulting their advisors on charitable giving were found to make considerably better gift-giving decisions. For example, they were more likely to fund donations with appreciated securities rather than with cash, which "may be the least tax-advantaged way to give," according to Fidelity Charitable.
Advisors are also off the mark in their estimate of how many of their wealthy clients own complex assets, such as private C-corp and S-corp stock, limited partnership interests, real estate and other assets, as part of their overall wealth portfolio. Advisors believe that less than one in four of their wealthy clients (24%) own these types of assets. In reality, more than one in three wealthy clients (34%) report owning complex assets.
This miscalculation is important because complex assets, much like appreciated securities, can present a strategic, tax-advantaged way to maximize giving, according to Fidelity Charitable.
"With such a high percentage of Americans' – and especially baby boomers'—wealth tied up in privately held business interests, the opportunity is huge for both clients and advisors as this group seeks help monetizing these assets for key life goals," Libbey said in a statement.
The study was conducted by Market Probe, an independent global market research firm. The surveys were conducted in March.
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Actually it is, as they are the same, its the pistons/cranck/rods/camshafts that make the engine what it is. Sooo a 325/328/330 head casting will be the same for all models...no matter what...With the exception of the 320, that is specific. Do some research with the parts numbers, you would be surprised how much you can find out!
I know all of that and some more, no need for research . But thank you anyway.
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Men's Golf Starts Spring at Inland Collegiate
Feb. 20, 2003
PULLMAN, Wash. - What's Happening This Week: WSU men's golf will travel to Lewiston, Idaho Feb. 19 to face five Palouse region teams at the 2003 Inland Collegiate Challenge...University of Idaho will host the event at the Lewiston Country Club Golf Course....WSU is four-time defending champion.
Field: The 5-team field will consist of Walla Walla, Idaho, Lewis-Clark, Gonzaga and Washington State.
Head Coach Walt Williams On The Inland Collegiate: 'The men can really make a name for themselves this year and have a tremendous impact at this tournament and every other one. Chad Carlson has stepped it up for this spring and we expect him to continue to improve. Dustin White shot every qualifying round in the 60s, and the whole team really played well.'
Cougars Fierce in the Fall: White capped off the fall season with a final round 67 and his second career collegiate victory at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate in Hawaii...White finished the fall leading the team with a 71.2 scoring average, the lowest of his career.... Ryan Camp fired a school record tying 7-under par 65 in the second round of the Badger Invitational...Camp followed that up with a ninth place finish at the Vandal Classic. Woods used a second round 69 to finish in 11th at the Vandal...Camp and Isaac Woods also finished out the fall on a high note with each recording a Top 25 finish at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate.
Clubs in the Bag: After impressive rounds of qualifying, Woods, White, Camp, Ryan Ressa, and Chad Carlson will play for the team point totals. Paul Knue, Alex Dunlop, Andy Barnes, and Ben Bryson will compete as individuals.
Marking the Scorecard: WSU ranks 78th as a team according to the first Golfweek/Sagarin performance index of the fall...Cougars are ranked 75th in the Div. I head-to-head rankings on Golfstat.com
White Hot: Dustin White ranks 123rd in the nation according to the Golfweek/Sagarin performance index...White is ranked 84th towards the Golfstat Cup, an award given to the best male golf performers by golfstat.com...White has been selected as one of the Top 50 male players to watch during the 2002-03 season byGolfWorld magazine in its Sept. 6 issue...White is ranked 9th in subpar strokes per round at 4.39, and 9th in greens in regulation percentage at .747, according to golfstat.com.
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Sorry for the delay in posts the past 2 months. There has been a lot and nothing happening at the same time. Here's a quick list of the highlights.
- I am 17 weeks pregnant today. The baby is due in November.
- I developed a crazy bad sudden allergy to rapeseed during this pregnancy. Rapeseed is grown abundantly in our region in Germany, unfortunately. I thought I had a bad sinus infection for 3 weeks before I finally got an allergy test. As the flowers disappeared on the fields my symptoms have been decreasing and I finally feel better. Between the first trimester pregnancy exhaustion and the allergy I was literally sitting on the sofa for 3 weeks and did basically nothing. Thank goodness LOML was working from home and was able to help so much.
- We threw a big birthday party for Big Ive a couple weeks after her 4th birthday. We invited a bunch of her little German friends from the Kindergarten. The puzzle themed party was a big success, even if it was a bit on the chaotic side with so many kids. :)
- My mom came for a 4 week visit as a birthday surprise for me. LOML worked it out and paid for her ticket over. It's been great having her here.
- LOML's parents were also here for 2 weeks and we had a blast.
- We took a 5 day trip to Belgium with my mom and LOML's parents and all 4 of us — Brussels, Oostende (stumbled upon a sail boat festival!), Brugges (went to an organ concert in the Our Lady cathedral for the dedication of their brand new organ), and just about the best zoo I've been in in the world called Paira Daiza. Fantastic little road trip.
- The Schwimmbad opened in our village and we've been swimming 2 times in a week. The girls seem to be ok with the frigid water temperature. As someone who grew up in the desert, I don't like to swim until the water is about 80F. The Germans think that is far too warm.
- The girls and I will be visiting the States for 2 months starting tomorrow. My brother is getting married and we'll be spending a week with LOML's family and lots of other things planned. It's a little too long to be gone from home, but it'll be good to have enough time to spend with family and friends. LOML will be there for part of the time, but he has to return for work for some of the 2 months we'll be gone.
- LOML and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary the beginning of June. It's crazy to think we've been married 9 years.
- I celebrated my 30th birthday. We had a great day of German breakfast at the bakery, time playing in a local castle ruin, and then LOML surprised me with my German band who played a little birthday serenade in the town square. It was the best birthday and one I will remember forever.
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In 2003 my philosopher-geek nephew Zack Rosen took a vacation from college to do open source software development for the Howard Dean campaign.
After that he founded Civic Space Labs in San Francisco— a "continuation of the DeanSpace project. We are veterans of the Dean campaign web-effort and are now building the tool-set of our dreams. We are busily completing work on CivicSpace, a grassroots organizing platform that empowers collective action inside communities and cohesively connects remote groups of supporters."
I asked him for his ideas on what the Greensboro News & Record should do (background is here and here.) This what he wrote. It's also up at Zacker.org, his blog.
Special to PressThink
My advice for the News & Record
By Zack Rosen
My Uncle Jay gave me a writing assignment last Thursday:
I want 400 words from you on what you think the News & Record and the bloggers of Greensboro should do…
I've been enjoying my nearly two year school work hiatus but there was no getting out of this one.
The News & Record
A pretty normal seeming Greensboro North Carolina newspaper, the News & Record, is taking a plunge into the world of blogging and web-community.
We have been planning major upgrades to our online capability for some time but haven't been able to make them due to software limitations. We have addressed those limitations and are preparing a major relaunch of News-Record.com and several other of our websites. With the new online publishing system, readers should be able to comment on any story, view photos that made it into the paper and those that haven't, participate in forums and blogs, etc. The new system is light-years ahead of where we stand currently and we look forward to debuting it to the public. I won't fall into the trap of promising a launch date, but please stay tuned. It's coming. (continued)
Cheers to them. That is one hell of a leap.
But the catch is they don't really know what they are doing…..
I believe the newspaper's web presence should be open and inclusive, should include lots of voices and commentary and news, should feature so many blogs on so many topics that everyone wants to be a part of the community and, better yet, everyone wants to visit here, should generate revenue that we can plow into the site to make it better, should be dynamic so that it takes its lead from the market, and should engender the civic-oriented discussion of ideas that makes Greensboro such an interesting place.
I just haven't figured out how to do it. Yet. (continued)
So they asked us. Which means (to me) that they know exactly what they are doing.
So here is my advice:
You are already following my best piece of advice.
I was going to tell you to "be human." But you already are. You're striking the perfect tenor on your blog; open, fun, conversational. If you are going to throw open your doors to whomever shows up you might as well throw a party when they do. Keep asking them for help and advice. Reward them for participating. Kos is your exemplar. He does a better job of this than anyone else I've seen. He has little tricks— he puts up a couple open threads a night that he is known to participate in. He is constantly pulling up and responding to users' personal diary entries. He is the conductor of his community. Watch how he does it.
You are building a web-community not just a web-log.
A web-log can make you famous but it takes a web-community to create an institution.
Again look to Kos. He has a real community. 10,000+ active particpants regularly participate in his space. They converse, peer-moderate, scheme, and organize day in and day out on his site. They come up with incredible ideas, rally their fellow "kossacks" around them, and galvanize them into action. Countless numbers of bloggers started off as lurkers on his site and quickly worked their way up the food chain from commentors, to diary owners, to full-blown bloggers before spinning off to form their own spaces.
On a geeky level: MT or other straight up blogging software simply won't cut it. It sounds like you've already chosen your toolset— but I would take a long look at tools like Scoop or Drupal (which is what CivicSpace is built on top of). Both platforms go well beyond simple blogging in terms of what they empower community members to do.
You are all alone but not without a map
Check out what Lawrence Journal-World in Kansas is doing.
And of course you should spend due time looking in South Korea's citizen-journalism looking glass OhMyNews. They have been doing what we've dreamed about for years. And it worked.
All this stuff is in its infancy
None of us really knows what is going to happen. The 'blog-osphere' is operating at nowhere near full capacity for change. Help us figure it out. The onus is not on you to do the hard work. All you have to do is be willing to innovate and empower your community do the hard work. (End.)
UPDATE, Dec. 28. Dave Winer, boss of Scripting News, writes in from a truckstop in Santa Rosa, NM:
Zack proposes a centralized system, had Jay asked me I would advise as decentralized a system as possible. Think of the newspaper's job as facilitating the flow of information among the citizens of Greensboro. The more they try to organize, the more the citizens will look to them for direction. It should go the other way around if it were to work. This is the model I've used for Scripting News with great success. We've started so many weblogs, and they in turn have started so many, although many of them have no idea how the virus that got them going got its start. That's how the new newspaper and political movements will work, in my opinion.
He also pointed me to a 2001 piece from Dave Net: "Get a lot of people writing for your site, nurture them, teach them, find the best, and grow grow grow. Editorial people become talent scouts. Instead of employing writers, employ facilitators and teachers." And:
So if the vendors won't come, what's to stop the users from becoming vendors? Further, if journalists won't write from a users' perspective, what's to stop the users from becoming journalists?
See comments for more…
See PressThink's Top Ten Ideas of '04: Open Source Journalism, Or "My Readers Know More Than I Do." (Dec. 28)
Ed Cone: "Meanwhile, TheShu raises a question we're already on the verge of dealing with here: what happens when there is too much local online content to read on a regular basis? My answer goes back to the various portals I see arising, which will filter content into a manageable torrent. The N&R might be one such hub, along with general and targeted local aggregators and central sites that will continue to emerge, and (as I guessed in my first N&R column about blogging way back in 2002) popular blogs themselves will be portals into the web."
Jim Capo, Greensboro blogger: "I understand the desire of the N&R to maintain its position as the organ of record. But I suspect the more principled of our local alternative media will remain independent and take a pass on any N&R blog schematic being laid out."
Philly Future: A very interesting local aggregator:
Philly Future is a compendium of all online writers, narrators, blogs, and commentators in the greater Philadelphia area.
Think of this as Philadelphia's very own Slashdot, or Metafilter, except with blog headlines from around our local web flowing thru.
Essentially, Philly Future aspires to be glue that pulls together our local blogging community. (Link.)
Where's the love? Steve Yelvington at New Media Tidbits: Who's Measuring Love of Newspapers? On Craigslist costing newspapers big money in ad dollars because it has developed a more loyal following.
Just for Fun: 2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist. "Search patterns, trends, and surprise."
Susan Sontag dies at 71. She was a big influence on me— her books were, that is. I recommend the Steve Wasserman obit from the LA Times, which includes this from Sontag: "In my view, the only intelligence worth defending is critical, dialectical, skeptical, desimplifying." Note that unusual adjective, "desimplifying"— something good journalism often has to be.


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The Chargers played a varsity boys' tennis matchup Friday against Oxnard under quite warm and summery conditions, a stark contrast to Thursday's "cool" match at Buena.
Dos Pueblos came away with a 16-2 win, but the singles players felt the heat as some had long sets.
In singles, we snagged seven sets from the Yellow Jackets. Miles Baldwin swept, losing only two games. In addition, Patrick Corpuz took two more sets, dropping no games, and Quinn Hensley took two sets, one of which lasted well more than an hour and finished in a set tiebreaker (7-4 in Quinn's favor).
In doubles, we swept. Mason Casady and Joshua Wang dropped no games in their three sets. The other two pairs of Andrew Tufenkian and Ankush Khemani plus Sanad Shabbar and Noah Gluschankoff only dropped three games between them.
I have known Coach Tom "Nice" McGuirk for many years. The sportsmanship between the two teams was outstanding. We also appreciated the crowds that came to watch. Again, I am proud of the team's focus throughout the match.
DP improves to 6-0. Way to go, Chargers!
The Chargers will host San Marcos at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Dos Pueblos Singles
» Patrick Corpuz 2-0
» Miles Baldwin 3-0
» Quinn Hensley 2-1
» Dylan Zapata 0-1
Dos Pueblos Doubles
» Mason Casady/Joshua Wang 3-0
» Andrew Tufenkian/Ankush Khemani 3-0
» Sanad Shabbar/Noah Gluschankoff 3-0
Oxnard Singles
» Joe Perez 1-2
» Dalton Willey 1-2
» Andrew Landeros 0-3
Oxnard Doubles
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» Kevin Rubow/Steve Maurique 0-3
» Mike Villalabos/Phi Nguyen 0-3
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Tue, 31 December 2013
States are leading the pushback across the board and especially on gun control,We SC rubes have a disorganized militia-Oh My!,What to expect after a defensive gun use,5 reasons that we cannot allow guns to be banned,Bostons Mayor Elect shoots down BPD plan to gear up with AR15s,4 Concealed carry compromises to avoid, An hour long chat with Chris Costa.
Thank you for a very good year!
Direct download: Lock_n_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_388.mp3
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Mon, 30 December 2013
Concealed carry means fewer murders according to Quinnpac,Whats behind "common sense" gun control?,Deconstructing"Who Needs a Gun?",Why would we trust Obama Administration regarding gun rights,3 Yards-3 seconds-3 rounds,Top gun rights stories of 2013.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_387.mp3
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Sat, 28 December 2013
In Colorado you can give your family members a weapon-After the state mandated background check,The town of Josephine Oregon cuts their Sheriffs Dept severely and the towns citizens step up,Forget that bogus 90% figure-Only 40% support expanded background checks,From the Office of MisInformation;How Some States Gun Prevention Laws Fail To Stop Crime,Guns-Crime-Defensive Gun Use-The Facts,Gun Control Advocates take note of the successes and method of 2A Advocates,In Penn they are proposing letting the individual School Districts make the call on armed teachers,A lot of provacative calls and interesting conversations with the listeners.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_386.mp3
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Fri, 27 December 2013
Caller tells of us of unfortunate shooting incident involving police in Penn,5 phases of the Active Shooter,Storage laws?-Set your own house straight Feds!,The technicalities of a negligent discharge,Why did MDA and MAIG merge?,Can you carry a gun in a commercial vehicle?,The dangers of the UN ATT,A tale of 2 separate acts of evil.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_385.mp3
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Tue, 24 December 2013
When science is manipulated to support agenda,The hypocrisy of the 14h Amendment when it isn't applied to gun rights,All the palyers that are going after Snowden are the same as the one that wish to disarm you,ATF and their rogue operations,Forcing "Smart Guns" is a stupid proposition,Mourning Claire Davis,Joined by Chad from Infidel Body Armor.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_384.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:37pm EDT
Sat, 21 December 2013
In DC gunowners will have to register their guns AGAIN!-So here comes Heller 2,MA AG candidate wants to use executive orders to mandate so called smart gun adoption,NJ gun laws enable killers,De Constructing Moms Demand Action,The stupidity of "May Issue",Gun Grabbers are alarmed at the rise of legal open carry,In Colorado Sheriffs contend that gun control hurts law abiding citizens, Sheriffs truly do not have a veto but they are being led by example.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_383.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:56am EDT
Thu, 19 December 2013
What if we say no to more gun control,Troubling deceptive language in gun violence discussion,NY Times notices the Sheriff's revolt,When the lawmen refuse to enforce gun control,Non-Lethal versus Lethal and other misquided efforts,Nullification-lite or how the States are pushing back,Lotsa phone calls about lotsa stuff.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_382.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:15pm EDT
Wed, 18 December 2013
Dishonesty is the startegy for gun grabbers-Which direction does this point their moral compass?,In NJ a man defends his wife by doing the only thing he could do-dying,An armed citizenry makes it safer to operate for law enforcement,Pretending that guns don't exist does not make the children of the hoplophobes safer,From Texas Law Shield once again we talk to Edwin and Michelle, Why are the media ignoring the leftist leanings of the latest Colorado school shooter?,If it does come to resisting we will be lead in the beginning by Constitutional Sheriffs.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_BillFrady_Ep_381.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:06pm EDT
Mon, 16 December 2013
Mike Lupica+New York Daily News+One side of the story=hatred, They have some expalining to do,Harry Reid is ashamed,72 hour kits,Sandy Hook could have been like Ararpahoe, Scott Bestul from Field and Stream joins us to talk about The Total Deer Hunter Manual, All about Body Armor with Chad from Infidel Body Armor.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_380.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:37pm EDT
Sat, 14 December 2013
Another mass shooting that wasn't-Appalacian School of Law,63% of America believes gun restrictions will not hamper violent crime,Gun Registration fails because Governments move on to confiscation,Eggheads talk about a broader approach,"Gun Reform"-Do it for the children,Jersey Mayor thinks gun manufacturers are willingly going to go along with his societal experiment to sell him a few guns,Notre Dame Philosophy Professor thinks armed resistance is a fantasy,Durham NC Police have egg on their face after handcuffed teen commits suicide in squad car with gun missed in the pat down,Why did the Founders include the 2nd Amendment?,If you like your Constitution you can keep it,Cali AG is good looking and UnConstitutional.
Direct download: Lock_N_Load_with_Bill_Frady_Ep_379.mp3
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Global News, May 07, 2014
Success of Insite hailed on international Harm Reduction Day
Today is International Harm Reduction Day and advocates in B.C. are celebrating.
Vancouver is home to Insite, the first legal supervised injection site in North America. There is also a second safe injection site in Vancouver, at the Dr. Peter Centre in the west end.
Insite opened in 2003 and its existence has been unsuccessfully challenged several times by the federal Conservative government.
Despite the federal government's attempts to shut it down, a study released by the Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. shows that 76 per cent of British Columbians support harm reduction.
A 2011 study found that fatal overdoses within 500 meters of Insite dropped by 35 per cent after it opened.
There's been a 55 per cent decrease in new reported cases of Hep C, and a 78 per cent decrease in the number of new reported cases of HIV among people who inject drugs.
No one has died at Insite as a result of an overdose.
Harm reduction in B.C. consists of the supervised injection site, access to clean crack pipes, free condoms, access to naloxone to counter opioid overdoses, managed alcohol programs and methadone maintenance programs. Peer support is also offered.
In 2013, almost 4.1 million free condoms were distributed in B.C.
8.3 million needles were also handed out last year and Insite is credited for a large reduction in the prevalence of open drug use and drug use-related litter in the Downtown Eastside.


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Marvin and Laura own a large home overlooking the ocean in Malibu, Calif. They discovered a large fissure or crack across the corner of their back yard where the soil had settled several inches below the rest of their property.
The cause was unusually heavy rainfall resulting in build-up of ground water levels. They did not fix the damaged area because the repair cost was estimated at more than $300,000. But they did claim a $135,000 casualty loss on their income tax returns, based on the decreased value of their home.


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I wish the J. Peterman Co. of Lexington, Ky., would win the 1991 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Their Winter 1990 catalog, "Owner's Manual No. 8," just arrived; as usual, I dropped what I was doing and sat down to read it.
No photos, just hand-drawn illustrations. And wonderful, whimsical text. For instance, I'll surely buy the M1604 (page 42): "Weeding my way through the jungle of 'biomechanically perfect' and 'orthopedically engineered' and 'air-injected' running-jumping-springing-catapulting shoes out there, I believe I have found the ultimate walking shoe. (Walking, after all, is what most of us do most of the time.) The M1604 is not particularly bad to look at. . . ." Lovely.
The J. Peterman catalog is fun. The products and presentation are "world-class quality." A few thousand more J. Petermans and we could kiss our economic woes goodbye.


text: Winter Wonder Bland? December 6, 2013 06:40 PM Tweet Winter will be mired in ENSO Neutral conditions, but that doesn't mean the weather will be "neutral." Here are some of the expected highlights. TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ben Potter AgWeb Social Media and Innovation Editor Email 'Normal' conditions possible, but don't count on it You've likely heard of El Niño and La Niña, the cycling Pacific weather patterns that can dramatically affect weather on the U.S. mainland. Meteorologists use them as leading indicators when developing long-term weather forecasts. But what happens when neither pattern is present? Welcome to "La Nada," which literally translates as "the nothing" and is formally known as ENSO Neutral. The National Weather Service is predicting ENSO Neutral conditions through spring 2014. That means much of the U.S. can expect equal chances of above- and below-normal temperatures and precipitation. Get your shovel ready. But this winter might be anything but normal in areas such as the Northern Plains, says Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather lead long-range forecaster. He says the region could enjoy warmer-than-normal temperatures in early winter, followed by a February filled with Arctic blasts from the northern Rockies, pushing temperatures 8° to 10° below normal. "We think it's going to be a back-and-forth season across the Northern Plains," Pastelok says. That includes above-normal snowfall for areas such as Des Moines, Minneapolis, Omaha and northwest of Kansas City, he says. Al Dutcher, state climatologist for the University of Nebraska, says regular storm activity throughout the Great Plains since September is a trend worth monitoring. "The systems are active," he says. "If the trend continues, it won't be a boring winter in this region." Winter precipitation and temperatures often work in tandem, Dutcher says. For example, it takes more energy to melt ice and snow than it does to heat already-dry ground. That means areas with fall moisture tend to put a halt to runaway high temperatures. The U.S. drought monitor still shows patches of drought across the western Corn Belt on into southern Minnesota, Iowa and central Illinois. Dutcher says any winter precipitation will further recharge soil moisture and replenish aquifer levels. However, he does note that not all winter precipitation is created equally. For example, snowfall that occurs before the ground is solidly frozen will cause more of that moisture to soak into the ground rather than becoming runoff when it melts. But runoff or no, there should be enough winter precipitation to go around, Dutcher says. "I see us having a normal winter pattern for a change," he says. "If this winter plays out like I think it will, a lot of our drought concerns will be drastically reduced." When You're Snowed In … When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. When life hands you a snowstorm, farmers head to the shop, suggests Dan Anderson, an Iowa mechanic and Farm Journal columnist. "Snowstorms are great times to work on hobbies," he says. "I'd say there's not a more satisfying way to spend a day in your own shop, with the radio on and working on your antique tractor, old car, hot rod, motorcycle or whatever tinkering you enjoy, while the wind howls outside." For those who "deny themselves the pleasure of a hobby," he suggests activities such as rebuilding spray pumps or cleaning up your workbench. You can e-mail Ben Potter at firstname.lastname@example.com. Back to news


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1. Tom Brady 27. Robert Griffin
2. Drew Brees 28. Marcus Mariota
3. Peyton Manning 29. Sam Bradford
4. Aaron Rodgers 30. Brian Hoyer
5 .Andrew Luck 31. Matt Cassel
6 .Ben Roethlisberger 32. Josh McCown
7. Phillip Rivers
8. Matt Ryan
9. Matthew Stafford
10. Eli Manning
11. Tony Romo
12. Joe Flacco
13. Russel Wilson
14. Jay Cutler
15. Andy Dalton
16. Carson Palmer
17. Cam Newton
18. Ryan Tannehill
19. Blake Bortles
20. Derek Carr
21. Teddy Bridgewater
22. Jameis Winston
23. Colin Kaepernick
24. Nick Foles
25. Alex Smith
26. Ryan Fitzpatrick
A look at the top 5:
Brady gets the top spot being the most winning quarterback Super Bowl wise. Brees edged out Manning simply because he has thrown for 5,000 yards 4 times. Manning barely edged out Rodgers because of his past success but you could say these two are interchangeable. Some people even say "Rodgers is the best QB in the league." So these top four are really no brainers. The last guy rounding out the top five is Andrew Luck who has been the most promising young quarterback in the league of recent. The rest fall in line based off success, accomplishments, and potential. How does your list compare?
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Happy FRI-YAY, friends! I am so excited that it is the end of another week. We are halfway through April and well on our way to May (say WHAAAT). I am super excited because we got some sneak peeks back from our anniversary shoot and they are as dreamy and magical as my heart wanted them to be. PICTURES TO COME! I am ALSO super excited because today's post is one I've been sitting on for QUITE some time. I guess now is the time to share it. 🙂 Let's jump into this.
This post is sponsored by Boutiqueme.com, personalized gifts for the unique YOU. All opinions are mine and mine alone.
So. Let's start off by saying I am a country music girl. I have run full force into Lauren Alaina (she's totally fab) and her song, Road Less Traveled, came on the radio. I've had it on repeat for three days. But I want to highlight the phrase that got me thinking and became the inspiration of this post:
If you trust your rebel heart, ride it into battle
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled
I love love love this because I think we all have a unique and amazing purpose in this world. God put you here to do something NOBODY else can do. It's our job to break free from the mold and discover that.
Being different gives you a different perspective. This should go without saying, but when you embrace the fact that you see things differently from other people, you can work together with those around you to solve problems in an incredibly dynamic way. That is how you change the world.
Being different DOESN'T mean you are ugly, strange, weird or any other hurtful or meaningless descriptive word. It means you are beautiful and unique and wonderfully made. Being different means you can do your eye makeup in a completely unusual way or pull off a dress that few others can or create music nobody has heard before. Creativity is endless.
Being different means you can ignore the expectations everyone has for you. The world is full of pressures. Pressure to be the right weight, pressure to be the right height, pressure to be the right race, pressure to be the smartest, pressure to be the prettiest. The list is literally endless. When you decide it's OKAY to be different, you can let go of some of those pressures. All YOU need to worry about is being better than the person you were yesterday.
Being different means that people might not agree with you. This is ALSO okay. If you bump heads with some people, that is OKAY. Keeping your head high and your opinions your own is part of life. Don't waiver just because someone thinks they can step all over you.
So…how can you start embracing your uniqueness? There are tons of ways. You can pick up a hobby you've been dying to FINALLY try. Buy those shoes you are afraid nobody else with like but you LOVE. Or, you can start small by personalizing your phone case.
I chose to go with my B&A logo and my monogram. I know this will be a conversation starter that will allow me to share my love for blogging and influencer marketing. What will your phone case say about you?
There are plenty of options to choose from and you can choose ANY image or phrase you want. Make this YOURS.
Visit boutiqueme.com to start personalizing your phone case today. I hope this advice helps you if you are struggling with being OKAY with being different. Who wants to be a cookie cutter mold of someone else anyways?
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Leave me a comment below stating how YOU are different and why you LOVE it.
Happy FRI-YAY! I hope you had the best, best week. Today, I wanted to…14 April 2017
Happy TUESDAY, fam. Today's post has been weighing on my heart for a…14 April 2017
I used to try so hard to fit in and I was always so unhappy! I'm a bit weird so once I embraced that, it actually got people more interested in being my friend because it was different!
Yes! We are all made differently and for different purposes. Great post! We as women, have to get to a place where we celebrate each other instead of compare ourselves to one another.
LOVE that case…I'm a little obsessed with iphone cases…I have quite a few
I love people that are okay being different and just themselves! I've gotten better at this over the years – I've been trying new things and getting out of my comfort zone. I guess one way I did that is joining a tap/jazz class a few years ago even though I'd NEVER taken a dance class in my life. I loved it though!
LOVE THIS! I am a civil engineer by day and I have super classy pink details all over my desk. I am super different compared to my colleagues and at first it really bothered me. But, it makes me stand out, and in a good way!
Love this post (and super cute phone case as well!). Wouldn't life be boring if everyone was the same? 🙂
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I love this post. Being diffeent isn't bad. Being unique isn't bad.
Love this post! I love your phone case!
I love the cases at Boutique Me. They have so many cool designs on sturdy cases. My current case has a pic of the family when I was pregnant with my daughter. I'm going to have to get a new on though. My daughter is gonna get jealous, lol
I love this message! I couldn't agree more, being different is TOTALLY okay and actually it's way better! We all need to embrace our inner nerds 🙂 and I'm also obsessed with Lauren Alaina's "Road Less Traveled" song!
You know I am all about this, weird girls unite!
My mission for the last decade has been to come to terms with my… uniqueness, lol. It's tough but I feel better now than ever! Also I love your phone case!
Legit, feel like you just described me perfectly! I was always told I was weird growing up, which I now use to describe people in a positive way. Like I owned that weird, ya know? this is such a great post/reminder!
I can relate to this. In fact, my season of being different started 5 years ago – I am the ONLY one out of my group of friends that isn't married yet but you know what, I've started a blog, two side businesses and in MBA school with a full time job. I can choose to bask in all that God has set forth for me or I can choose to pity myself for what I don't have. Amen to
This and thank u so much for the reminder. God Bless and Happy Easter!
This is beautiful! YOU GO GIRL!!!! Take everything that God has given you and RUN with it. 🙂
Beautiful post, it really is important to be different and be yourself! I really love that phone case!
I love this introspective post. I love that it advocates that you can be unique, and that you don't always have to try and fit in.
Abby of Life in the Fash Lane
It's always okay to be different! It's merely just expressing yourself and being who you were meant to be rather than going along with society and being who they want you to be.
I totally agree with this! When we accept our quirks and little things that make us unique, all of a sudden, life is so much more enjoyable!
It's all about acceptance!It makes a good writing!
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JIM McINTYRE doesn't buy into the notion that some Championship sides wouldn't be bothered at failing to gain promotion this term.
The Queen of the South boss insists professionalism and the desire to progress his club makes the question of striving for a place in the Premiership a no-brainer.
With Rangers and most likely Hearts being involved in the second tier next term there will be a financial cushion for those not taking the step up.
But McIntyre is convinced cash will always comes second to the challenge of winning a place in the top tier.
He said: "Financially having Rangers and possibly Hearts in the league next season would make it not such a blow to fail to go up.
"But professionally we always want to be at the top of the pile at the end of the season.
"That is always the priority. We want to be the best we can be as players and as a manager.
"I'm sure the chairmen and directors in this league will maybe think along the lines that it isn't a disaster if they don't go up. I can assure you our board and the entire club want to be involved in the play-offs."
The Doonhamers' five-game unbeaten run came to an end last Saturday against Dundee and they're aiming to bounce back against Falkirk today.
A 2-0 win over the Bairns a fortnight ago would be a result McIntyre would love to repeat but he insists the
Championship is one league where there's nothing between most of the teams.
He said: "We need to look to get back to winning ways but Falkirk will feel the same having suffered two defeats. All of the teams in this league are closely matched."
Bairns keeper Michael McGovern insists his side are ready to recover from those back-to-back defeats against Queens.
He said: "We know how dangerous Queens can be and they showed that against us a few weeks ago. We need to try and build up some momentum again."


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Project Title: The Middle Jurassic Plankton Explosion
Supervisors: Professor Nicholas Butterfield (Cambridge) and Dr James Riding (British Geological Survey)
Marine plankton are key constituents of global biogeochemical cycles and offer unique proxies for tracking climate, oceanography, ecology and evolution through deep time . One of the most important groups of modern marine plankton is the dinoflagellates, which first appeared in the fossil record in the Middle-Late Triassic. Following an Early Jurassic interval of low diversity, the group underwent an explosive evolutionary radiation in the Bajocian (Middle Jurassic- 170- 168 Ma), broadly coincident with the comparable radiation of coccolithophorids and the first appearance of planktonic foraminfera in the fossil record. This Middle Jurassic revolution in marine plankton marks the onset of the modern marine biosphere and has been variously linked to the breakup of Pangaea and/or a delayed recovery from the Early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event; it may also relate to the predator-driven Mesozoic Marine Revolution. Surprisingly little is known about the patterns of dinoflagellate evolution through this critical interval.
My project seeks to reconstruct a detailed stratigraphic pattern of this radiation from key Bajocian sections in Europe and correlate this globally. I am particularly interested in developing a better understanding of the palaeobiology, functional morphology and ecology of dinoflagellate cysts in deep time. These data will then be integrated with geochemical records (principally carbon isotopes) to help constrain the driving mechanisms behind this radiation. Furthermore I am interested in better understanding dinoflagellate cyst functional morphology and ecology in deep time and the roles this may have played in this major evolutionary radiation.