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Remember when I complained about Bon Appétit?? Back then, I sent their Customer Service an email asking for information on the cancellation process – just wanted to know if there would be a refund in case I decided to cancel the subscription. Now, weeks later and no answer from them, I found out that they simply cancelled my subscription without my asking. Can you believe it?
Thank you, Bon Appétit, for making WISE decisions for me! :S
Luckily, I don't need that magazine to get great recipes – there are other sources, and much better ones. Like the wonderful food blogs I read.
I got the recipe for these delicious and addictive cookies on Deb's blog and the inspiration for cutting them like stars came from the gorgeous cookies Vitor Hugo baked the other day.
And speaking of blogs I love, I made these cookies using one of the gifts my dear friend Ivan brought me from his trip to the US – something Nic posted about this week:
Brownie roll-out cookies
3 cups (420g) all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (226g/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened + pinch of salt
1 ½ cups (300g) sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa
Preheat oven at 180ºC/350ºF. Whisk flour, ½ teaspoon salt and baking powder in bowl and set aside. Mix butter, pinch of salt, sugar, eggs, vanilla and cocoa in mixer. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until smooth. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least one hour.
Roll out cookie dough on floured counter (I rolled it between lightly floured sheets of baking paper) until it is ¼ inch (about 0.60cm) thick. Cut into desired shapes, brushing extra deposits of flour off the top.
Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 11 minutes or until the edges are firm and the centers are slightly soft and puffed.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Makes... according to Deb, a lot. I halved the recipe, used a 5cm (2-in) star cutter and got 45 cookies.


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Uh, maybe I should give you a moment.
All better? Have all your co-workers/family members gathered around the screen in response to your shrieks? Good. 'Cuz I want to talk about the consultation that resulted in this cake. Do you suppose it went something like this?
Bride: I want my wedding cake to look like my dress.
Baker: Sure, no problem. You want it on a dress form?
Bride: [scoffing] Uh, no-oo! It has to be on a body. MY body.
Baker: Wait, you want a full cake statue of yourself? Like this? [shows photo of infamous bride cake]
Bride: Ew, no! Who'd want to eat my head or arms? That's gross.
Baker: [relieved] Oh, good, 'cuz for a second there...
Bride: So just leave my head and arms off.
Here's another view: The limbless bride surveying her domain.
As you can see, the bride (the headed one, I mean) thought it would be cute to put her veil on the neck stump after the ceremony. Which certainly adds...well, a veil to the neck stump.
But you know what my favorite part is? Go on, guess.
No, not that. Or that. Hah! Good point, but no. Look, I'll just tell you, shall I?
Ok, it's this: the shoulder stumpies look a lot like outstretched, plucked chicken wings to me. Here, look at the first photo again and tell me you don't see a plucked headless chicken in a dress trying to flap off to freedom:
You see it, don't you?
And if not, rest assured Headless Plucked Chicken Bride will be seeing YOU - in your dreams. Mwuh-ha-ha-haaa!
Sleep tight, Anony M.
- Related Wreckage: The Infamous Bride Cake


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GIVEAWAY! A Chance to Win 2 Books of Poems (Agodon & Austen) or a Poetry Anthology for National Poetry Month!
Welcome to the 3rd Annual Big Poetry Book Giveaway!
If you have a blog and would like to participate by giving away 2 favorite poetry books on your blog, click here for more details.
As for me, I'm Kelli (aka Kells), the one who started this event for poets/poetry two years ago after being inspired by artists-who-blog who put together a similar giveaway in February.
Some things about me--
I am a poet, writer, & editor (in that order).
I recently founded an indie press with my friend Annette Spaulding-Convy called Two Sylvias Press. Our first project was anthology by women poets called Fire on her Tongue: An eBook Anthology of Contemporary Women's Poetry.
Annette & I also edit Seattle's 29 year old print literary journal, Crab Creek Review (we are currently hosting our annual Crab Creek Review Poetry Contest, btw.)
Here are a few things about me--
I believe in hard work and kindness.
I work at balancing my life as a writer/mother/poet/wife/editor/artist. It's hard, but satisfying in many ways.
My favorite color is orange. For a while it was plaid.
I am currently working on a third collection of poems and a few other collaborative projects with some incredible poets.
My writing process is to sit down and write daily. I will also be writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month.
Art museums are my church.
My newest hobby is stand-up paddleboarding and I'll be competing in my first 10K race in August.
That last statement may make me seem more athletic than I am. I really love staying in bed to read. I also love hammocks and napping.
I live in the Northwest & have always lived in the Northwest.
Some of my favorite blogs are:
January O'Neil's PoetMom
Susan Rich's The Alchemist's Kitchen
Martha Silano's Blue Positive
Jeannine Gailey's Jeannine Blogs
I love postal mail, keylime pie, typewriters, swing music, and anything vintage. I sometimes think I was born in the wrong decade.
I like to giveaway things.
Book 1:
The first book I'm giving away is my book, Letters From the Emily Dickinson Room (White Pine Press Poetry Prize Series, 2010)
It's a book about trying to find calmness in a chaotic world.
Some notes about it: The titles of the poems are in alphabetical order, the second section has letters to Vincent van Gogh, Walt Whitman & a past life, and there are two poems made up of anagrams.
It won two awards which makes me happy-- the ForeWord Book of the Year Prize in Poetry and it was also a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards. (So your book will have 2 gold stickers on it and I'll sign it for you too - whoopee.)
The second book of poems I'm giving away is called Every Dress a Decision written by an incredible poet and a good friend of mine, Elizabeth Austen.
Besides having one of the best book covers I've ever seen, the poems in this collection are amazing. One of my very favorite and one I love to hear Elizabeth read is called "Problem Was." The voice in this poem is spot-on.
Here's the opening to another one of my favorite poems "Prayer for Relief"--
Dear God
Please let me write a funny poem.
Seven days on the island and so far it's
death, death, death, death, and
grief, which is to say, death.
The whole book is full of wonderful poems like that. You'll love this collection and if you're a poet, it will probably inspire your own writing as it definitely inspires mine.
You can learn more about Elizabeth Austen and her work here.
And while I know we only have to give out two books of poems, I also will offer this to three winners:
Fire On Her Tongue: An eBook Anthology of Contemporary Women's Poetry, edited by Kelli Russell Agodon & Annette Spaulding-Convy
It's an incredible collection of about 79 women poets who are writing today and is the very first eBook anthology of its kind!
Poets in the collection include Jane Hirshfield, Dorianne Laux, Kim Addonizio, Natasha Saje', Aimee Nezhukumatathil, to name a few. But there are many many more. Here's the full list.
It's a great anthology to help introduce you to new poets!
You do not need an eBook Reader to read it as you can read it on any laptop or computer, however, if you have one, I can send you a version that will work on your Kindle, iPad, Nook, etc.
So there we are! 5 winners - 2 collections of poems, one anthology! Not bad for just leaving your name and email in the comment section.
This drawing is open from now through ALL OF APRIL, National Poetry Month!
If you'd like to be entered, please leave your name and email address by midnight, APRIL 30th, 2012 in the comment section of this post and I'll be randomly choosing 2 lucky winners for the books and 3 lucky winners for the anthology on the week of May 1st, 2012.
Good luck & Good Reading!


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Nose and earplug kit for swimmers. Includes a nose-clip and a pair of earplugs to stop water getting into nasal and ear passages.
Earplugs should only be used for surface swimming, not when diving. In fact, they are not designed to provide a watertight seal for the ears when diving and a sudden entry of water when underwater could cause the eardrum to break.


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Install and run mysqltuner
To install mysqtuner, download the mysqltuner.pl script. For example, you can download it with wget:
$ wget https://raw.github.com/rackerhacker/MySQLTuner-perl/master/mysqltuner.pl
To monitor a MySQL server installed by a Bitnami stack, pass the connection values through the command line, as shown below. Note that you will need Perl installed on the system.
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Wedge informs Mariners he won't return in 2014
Seattle manager cites diverging visions with club management for decision
SEATTLE -- Saying it was "painfully obvious" that he wasn't going to be able to move forward with the Mariners, manager Eric Wedge informed the club Friday he will not be returning next season.
Wedge declined a one-year contract extension last offseason and said no subsequent offer had been put on the table, but general manager Jack Zduriencik said the club wanted Wedge to return and was prepared to inform him of that during a scheduled post-season meeting Monday.
Instead, Wedge called Zduriencik on Thursday to request a meeting on the off-day, then informed the GM he wouldn't be returning on Friday morning.
"Eric's job was not in danger," Zduriencik said. "This was his decision. I was looking forward to having Eric back."
Wedge, 45, will finish out the final three games of his three-year contract this weekend. He has a 212-271 record in Seattle and a career mark of 773-844 after spending seven years with the Indians from 2003-09.
"It's tough, it's disappointing, it's frustrating, it's upsetting," Wedge said prior to Friday's game with the A's at Safeco Field. "Sometimes people just don't see things the same way and things just don't work out. It wasn't for a lack of trying, I wanted it to work, but it's just not going to."
Wedge said the one-year extension he received at the end of last season wasn't a good situation with a rebuilding club.
"I told them I wasn't prepared to do that at that time," he said. "I didn't feel like that was a proper endorsement for a young, rebuilding team moving forward. I didn't feel like that sends the right message to the players, first and foremost, and then ultimately the fans, too. So, that endorsement just wasn't there for me."
Wedge met Zduriencik on Thursday after telling reporters a day earlier that he felt he was "hanging out there" in his current situation.
"I talked to [CEO Howard Lincoln] awhile back and let him know my thoughts," Wedge said. "Yesterday I met with Jack. It just got to point it was painfully obvious to me I just wasn't going to be able to move forward with this organization. We see things differently. We talked about it, but it just got to the point I couldn't continue to move forward."
Zduriencik said if there was a difference of opinion it was limited to the length of contract being offered and that he felt the two were good friends and worked well together on baseball decisions.
"Through the course of the year we had many discussions about his contract scenario," Zduriencik said. "I think like all of these things, you're offered a contract, you do your job, you do it till the very end, and those that control the contract basically have faith and trust that things are going to work out, and you move forward with it. Eric's desire was different than what we would've ended up at."
Zduriencik himself is believed to be under a one-year extension, but he declined to address that Friday and said the managerial job should be attractive to candidates, given the youth movement already under way on a franchise that hasn't reached the postseason since 2001.
"Every club we've played, the comments from the general managers or the managers, they like what's going on here, they see the young talent, they know our Minor League system," Zduriencik said. "So I think somebody out there's going to look at this and say this is a pretty good spot to be. As much as I feel bad that Eric's not going to be here, I also look forward to the next person coming in and taking us to the next level."
Wedge said he felt his vision started to separate from Zduriencik's last offseason and carried over into the year. What does he think the club needs to do to turn things around?
"I just think that, you talk about building, you've got to have a long-term view of it," he said. "You've got to be patient and stick with the program. Even on the worst days, you've got to stick with the program, even when everybody else is saying it's not working, you've got to stick with the program, even when it's not on your timeline, you've got to stick with the program.
"Hopefully they'll be able to do that here. I wish nothing but the best for the Seattle Mariners and everybody involved with the Seattle Mariners and all the fans in Seattle.
"They deserve a winner and we've got some kids out here that are going to be big-time ballplayers for the Seattle Mariners. I hope everybody believes me when I say that. These kids, and what I feel like they're going to do has never wavered."
Wedge missed 27 games after suffering a minor stroke earlier this season, but he says he feels better than ever and that his best days as a manager still are ahead. Those days will not be with Seattle, however.
Zduriencik said Wedge's staff, all of whom are still under contract another year, will be evaluated at season's end as well.
"It's up in the air," he said. "I think that just common sense would tell you that as we pursue another manager and as people show interest in this job, certainly we're going to be wide open. I like a lot of the pieces on the staff, I think they've done a nice job, but I also think you've got to keep yourself wide open to the next manager that's coming in."


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David Beckham's career in American soccer isn't over, despite his recent retirement from the field. Beckham confirmed Wednesday that he will create a Major League Soccer expansion team in Miami. Details about the team's stadium and start date are still being worked out.
The plan for a new team comes less than a year after Beckham ended a playing career that saw stints with Manchester United, Real Madrid, the L.A. Galaxy, and the English national team. His time with the MLS's Galaxy helped him purchase an expansion team at a below-market $25 million, The Miami Herald reports.
In announcing his plan to bring pro soccer back to a city that lost the Miami Fusion in 2002, Beckham had this to say, according to CNN:
"I know this city is ready for soccer, football, and this is going to be successful.
"I know there was a team 10 years ago which folded. I wanted to create a team that can be very personal.
"I want to make it my own team. We are very excited, Miami is a vibrant city with a lot of passion. I am looking forward to spending a lot more time and my family being here."
For a taste of today's unveiling event, we turn to the Herald:
"At one point, the fans sang 'One David Beckham, there's only one David Beckham' to the tune of 'Guantanamera,' the Cuban folk tune.
"The event took place on the outdoor patio of the new Pérez Art Museum Miami, which not coincidentally has an unobstructed view of the southwest corner of the seaport. That's where Beckham's group, Miami Beckham United, would like to build a privately funded stadium on publicly owned land. The group has hired a Tallahassee lobbyist to seek a state sales-tax rebate that has been awarded to other sports teams in the past."
Other locations are also possible. The team could begin play in the next two to three years, the Herald says.
But the newspaper also warns, "Fans here are notoriously flaky — not even the National Basketball Association champion Miami Heat sell out all its games."
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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text: As summer approaches, many organizations are preparing to hire summer interns. And while internships are typically viewed as a way for college students to gain experience and companies to benefit from their assistance, many questions focused on compensation and harassment arise surrounding their hiring. Let's take a look at the issues that may arise. Interns and the Fair Labor Standards Act The primary issue employers face with respect to interns is whether an intern is entitled to either minimum wage or even overtime compensation. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal law governing overtime and minimum wage, rules apply only to "employees" but, unfortunately, the FLSA's definitions are vague in determining whether "interns" are, in fact, employees. The Act simply defines an "employee" as "any individual employed by an employer." Due to this ambiguity, the Department of Labor (DOL) has interpreted the language of the FLSA to carve out a six-factor test for determining when interns must be paid federal minimum wage and overtime: 1. The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training that would be given in an education environment; 2. The internship and training is for the benefit of the intern; 3. The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff; 4. The employer that provides the training is for the benefit of the intern; 5. The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and 6. The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship. All six factors must be met for the intern to be exempt from the FLSA's requirements. Notably, the Sixth Circuit Court, which covers Ohio, does not adhere to the DOL's test. Instead it states that "the proper approach for determining whether an employment relationship exists in the context of a training or learning situation is to ascertain which party derives the primary benefit from the relationship." This means if the company derives the greater benefit vis-à-vis the value of the "work" performed by the intern, then its more likely the intern is actually an "employee." On the other hand, if the intern obtains the greater benefit vis-à-vis the value of the learning/training provided by the company, the more likely he or she is not an "employee." Interns and Federal Employment Laws A lesser, but nevertheless important, consideration regarding a company's use of interns, is whether interns are entitled to the protections of the federal anti-discrimination statutes, including Title VII (prohibiting race, gender, religious, color discrimination), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Generally speaking, courts, in determining whether employment laws protect interns, focus on whether or not an intern derives a significant economic benefit from the company. The Sixth Circuit court, which governs Ohio, states that a 13-factor employee test should be used for determining "employee" status under the federal employment laws. Yet, the first factor, the putative employer's right to control the manner and means by which the product is accomplished, is tended to be viewed be the most important. The Potential Consequences Employers who are found to have violated the FLSA by failing to pay an employee must generally pay all wages owed (including time and one half for overtime) for the past three years plus 100% of the wages owed as an additional penalty. In addition, the employer can be required to pay the plaintiff's attorney's fees. Furthermore, if the intern is subject to federal employment laws, which looks more and more likely, employers can face liability for harassment or discrimination claims. How Can Employer's Protect Themselves? At a minimum, organizations should review their internship programs, or contact legal counsel to assist in developing an internship program, to ensure that interns are offered an educational and training experience. With regards to avoiding FLSA pitfalls, companies should consider the following tips: • Have a written and signed understanding that the internship is unpaid • Prepare specific written goals, focusing on training and experience for the intern • Rotate interns through different departments and tasks • Avoid long periods of independent work performed by an intern • Do not bring on interns in lieu of hiring employees • Require the intern to complete a weekly worksheet indicating what training and education has been achieved • Ensure that interns are working under close supervision of one or more supervisors To minimize potential employment law issues – particularly for jurisdictions in the Sixth Circuit – companies should be mindful to treat all interns with the same respect, fairness and equality afforded to all employees. Providing these interns with a modified "handbook" that includes basic equal employment and harassment reporting procedures is critical in limited potential liability. Affording everyone the same quality treatment, regardless of whether they are or are not on payroll, is the best way to avoid the unexpected harassment or discrimination lawsuit.


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Kyler Murray Arizona Cardinals Nike Game Player Jersey - White
Kyler Murray Arizona Cardinals Nike Game Player Jersey - White
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When Kyler Murray is on the field opposing teams take notice so showcase your admiration of one of the top players in the NFL with this exclusive Arizona Cardinals Game jersey from Nike. Complete with mesh panels for extra breathability this jersey replicates the authentic one that Kyler Murray wears every Sunday giving you the perfect piece of gear for every Arizona Cardinals game this season.
- Product ID: 3533152
- Brand: Nike
- Imported
- Designed for movement
- Mesh side panels for extra breathability
- Screen print name numbers and team details
- Sewn-on NFL Shield at collar and satin twill woven jock tag at hem
- Side splits at hem
- Material: 100% Polyester Tricot
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Meet the Nokia "Sirius"; a Windows RT tablet that looks like a giant Lumia
Nokia has been covered in the new multiple times when it comes to Windows tablets. While we're still yet to see a Nokia branded tablet hit the shelves around the world, a Nokia "Sirius" Windows RT tablet has now been leaked. Better still, it looks like a giant Lumia.
The 10.1-inch tablet is reported to be launching soon, according to The Verge sources familiar with Nokia plans. As well as the distinctive look, the tablet is believed to be both lighter and thinner than the current Apple iPad. Running at full HD resolution (1920x1080), you'll also be looking at a 6MP and 2MP camera set up for Skype calls, general video capture and the odd photo.
As with any Lumia product, one would expect a degree of personalisation regarding colours? The body of the product will indeed be coloured, leading us to assume the company will offer different variants (possibly utilising the same colour palette that's been used for Lumia Windows Phones). Built on Snapdragon's 800 CPU and sporting 2GB of RAM, it'll be a speedy little monster.
The Verge also notes that Nokia is aiming for a high amount of brightness with the display for outdoor use, as well as 10 hours battery life with LTE connectivity. Speaking of connections, physical ports will include microSD (extending the 32GB internal storage), Micro-HDMI and Micro-USB support. Much like Microsoft's own Surface tablets (and other Windows 8 tablets), Nokia will be shipping a keyboard accessory with the "Sirius."
So what about pricing? Its reported the tablet will be listed with a tag that's in-line with the iPad and plans reveal Nokia won't be looking to undercut initially. We'll hopefully have more information on the tablet at a confirmed launch event in New York on September 26th. Just in time for Windows 8.1. Nokia's 6-inch "phablet" not large enough? Here's a potential Windows RT solution.
Source: DIGIWD, via: The Verge; thanks, Venu238, for the tip!
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text: Our bodies are pretty amazing. Day after day, they work hard — digesting food, pumping blood and oxygen, sending signals from our brains and much more. But there is a group of tiny invaders that can make our bodies sick — they're called germs. Some kids may think that germs are bugs or cooties or other gross stuff. Actually, germs are tiny organisms, or living things, that can cause disease. Germs are so small and sneaky that they creep into our bodies without being noticed. In fact, germs are so tiny that you need to use a microscope to see them. When they get in our bodies, we don't know what hit us until we have symptoms that say we've been attacked! What Types of Germs Are There? Germs are found all over the world, in all kinds of places. The four major types of germs are bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. They can invade plants, animals, and people, and sometimes they can make us sick. Bacteria (say: BAK-teer-ee-uh) are tiny, one-celled creatures that get nutrients from their environments in order to live. In some cases that environment is a human body. Bacteria can reproduce outside of the body or within the body as they cause infections. Some infections that bacteria can cause include ear infections, sore throats (tonsillitis or strep throat), cavities, and pneumonia (say: new-MO-nyuh). But not all bacteria are bad. Some bacteria are good for our bodies — they help keep things in balance. Good bacteria live in our intestines and help us use the nutrients in the food we eat and make waste from what's left over. We couldn't make the most of a healthy meal without these important helper germs! Some bacteria are also used by scientists in labs to produce medicines and vaccines (say: VAK-seens). Viruses (say: VY-rus-iz) need to be inside living cells to grow and reproduce. Most viruses can't survive very long if they're not inside a living thing like a plant, animal, or person. Whatever a virus lives in is called its host. When viruses get inside people's bodies, they can spread and make people sick. Viruses cause chickenpox, measles, flu, and many other diseases. Because some viruses can live for a short time on something like a doorknob or countertop, be sure to wash your hands regularly! Fungi (say: FUN-guy) are multi-celled (made of many cells), plant-like organisms. Unlike other plants, fungi cannot make their own food from soil, water, and air. Instead, fungi get their nutrition from plants, people, and animals. They love to live in damp, warm places, and many fungi are not dangerous in healthy people. An example of something caused by fungi is athlete's foot, that itchy rash that teens and adults sometimes get between their toes. Protozoa (say: pro-toh-ZOH-uh) are one-cell organisms that love moisture and often spread diseases through water. Some protozoa cause intestinal infections that lead to diarrhea, nausea, and belly pain. What Do Germs Do? Once germs invade our bodies, they snuggle in for a long stay. They gobble up nutrients and energy, and can produce toxins (say: TOK-sinz), which are proteins that act like poisons. Those toxins can cause symptoms of common infections, like fevers, sniffles, rashes, coughing, vomiting, and diarrhea. How do doctors figure out what germs are doing? They take a closer look. By looking at samples of blood, pee, and other fluids under a microscope or sending these samples to a laboratory for more tests, doctors can tell which germs are living in your body and how they are making you sick. How Can You Protect Yourself From Germs? Most germs are spread through the air in sneezes, coughs, or even breaths. Germs can also spread in sweat, saliva, and blood. Some pass from person to person by touching something that is contaminated, like shaking hands with someone who has a cold and then touching your own nose. Steering clear of the things that can spread germs is the best way to protect yourself. And that means . . . Hand washing! Remember the words that germs fear — soap and water. Washing your hands well and often is the best way to beat these tiny warriors. Wash your hands every time you cough or sneeze, before you eat or prepare foods, after you use the bathroom, after you touch animals and pets, after you play outside, and after you visit a sick relative or friend. There is a right way to wash your hands. Use warm water and soap and rub your hands together for at least 15 seconds, which is about how long it takes to sing "Happy Birthday." Cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze and cover your mouth when you cough to keep from spreading germs. So if you have to cough, it is best to do it in your elbow so you are not contaminating your hands. Using tissues for your sneezes and sniffles is another great weapon against germs. But don't just throw tissues on the floor to pick up later. Toss them in the trash and, again, wash your hands! Another way to fight and prevent infections is to make sure you get all the routine immunizations from your doctor. No one likes to get shots but these help keep your immune system strong and prepared to battle germs. You can also keep your immune system strong and healthy by eating well, exercising regularly, and getting good sleep. All this will help you to be prepared to fight germs that cause illness. Now that you know the facts about germs, you may still pick up a cough or a cold once in a while, but you'll be ready to keep most of those invading germs from moving in. Back to Articles Related Articles What Is an Ear Infection? 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import Data.Maybe |
The Maybe type is defined as follows:
data Maybe a = Nothing | Just a
deriving (Eq, Ord)
It allows the programmer to specify something may not be there.
Type equation
Maybe satisfies the type equation , where the functor takes a set to a point plus that set.
Comparison to imperative languages
Imperative languages may support this by rewriting as a union or allow one to use / return NULL (defined in some manner) to specify a value might not be there.
As one can see from the type definition, Maybe will be an instance of Eq and Ord when the base type is. As well, instances of Functor and Monad are defined for Maybe.
For Functor, the fmap
function moves inside the Just constructor and is identity on the Nothing constructor.
For Monad, the bind operation passes through Just, while Nothing will force the result to always be Nothing.
Maybe as a Monad
Using the Monad class definition can lead to much more compact code. For example:
f :: Int -> Maybe Int
f 0 = Nothing
f x = Just x
g :: Int -> Maybe Int
g 100 = Nothing
g x = Just x
h :: Int -> Maybe Int
h x = case f x of
Just n -> g n
Nothing -> Nothing
h' :: Int -> Maybe Int
h' x = do n <- f x
g n
The functions h
and h'
will give the same results. (). In this case the savings in code size is quite modest, stringing together multiple functions like f
and g
will be more noticeable.
Library functions
When the module is imported, it supplies a variety of useful functions including:
maybe :: b->(a->b) -> Maybe a -> b
- Applies the second argument to the third, when it is Just x, otherwise returns the first argument.
- Test the argument, returing a Bool based on the constructor.
- Convert to/from a one element or empty list.
- A different way to filter a list.
See the documentation for Data.Maybe for more explanation and other functions.


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The ridiculous hypocrite governor Maggie Hassan has now admitted to smoking cannabis in the past, but still says it should be illegal. On the other hand, some of her statements may suggest a willingness to support some level of decriminalization. Here's the story from the Union Leader:
Gov. Maggie Hassan has vowed to veto legislation legalizing marijuana if it reaches her desk, but she admitted this week to first-hand knowledge of the substance.
During an interview on WMUR-TV's Sunday morning "Close-Up" program, the governor was asked by host Josh McElveen whether she had ever tried marijuana.
"I was in college. I tried it," she said. "But things have changed. The drug is much more potent now."
Hassan, 55, attended college in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She graduated from Brown University and then attended Northeastern University School of Law.
Last year, the governor signed a measure that allows medical use of marijuana. At the time, Hassan said she was signing the legislation because she was satisfied that medical use would be "appropriately regulated and dispensed."
Hassan supported the medical marijuana bill only after the Legislature stripped out a provision that would have allowed home cultivation for those with a doctor's permission to use marijuana for medical purposes.
A new bill this year, to legalize and tax the sale of marijuana to people 21 years of age and older for personal use, received initial approval from the state House of Representatives on Jan. 15. It is currently before the House Ways and Means Committee for review of its tax implications. The bill would tax wholesale sales at $30 per ounce and retail sales at a rate of 15 percent of the sales price.
Supporters have predicted that the "pot tax" would earn the state $26 million to $39 million per year, but opponents have criticized the methodology used to develop that projection.
Hassan, in her State of the State address last Thursday, said, "Legalizing marijuana won't help us address our substance use challenge. Experience and data suggests it will do just the opposite."
She noted that marijuana remains illegal under federal law and, "Our state already has one of the highest rates of marijuana use by young people in the country, and marijuana has real, negative health effects, especially on adolescents."
The governor said, "The evidence suggests that legalizing marijuana will increase the number of minors who use this drug, will make our workforce less productive and our roads less safe, and will undermine public health."
But Hassan said state officials should "thoughtfully consider our current policies toward substance abuse to refocus on treatment.
"I do not believe that a young person with a substance problem should end up in jail, prison or with a criminal record on their first offense," she said, calling for a "comprehensive review of our criminal code and our sentences to consider alternative options that will focus on treatment first."
The governor's spokesman, Marc Goldberg, said Monday that Hassan "did try (marijuana) in college and only a couple of times. Her focus as governor is on addressing New Hampshire's substance abuse challenges, especially among our young people, by increasing access to treatment through efforts like accepting federal funds to expand health care coverage to over 50,000 hard-working Granite Staters."
Goldberg continued, "Legalizing marijuana, which remains illegal under federal law, will not help us address our substance abuse challenges, and the governor would veto such a measure."
Over the past few decades, a number of political figures have admitted to use of marijuana.
The list includes President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Secretary of State John Kerry and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Former President Bill Clinton admitted during the 1992 presidential campaign that he tried marijuana but "didn't inhale." Fourteen years later, in 2006, presidential candidate Obama admitted that he tried it and said he did inhale because "that was the point."


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GRAND JUNCTION - At this point in the season, there are few surprises on the mat.
But on Saturday, Dove Creek's Dalton Randolph surprised almost everyone when he moved from 152 pounds down to 145 for the Class 2A Western Regional Tournament.
Wyatt Wade of Dolores was ready and undaunted.
As the state's second-seeded Class 2A 145-pounder, Wade faced Dove Creek's Randolph in the finals.
It was a matchup pitting two of the better class 2A wrestlers. Randolph came into the tournament ranked fourth at 152 pounds.
After a 2-2 first period, Wade took over and controlled the second but the score remained tied at 2.
In the third, the stocky Dolores senior went up 5-2 before Randolph cut the lead to 5-4.
That's when Wade rolled Randolph onto his back earning the pin with 1:04 remaining in the third.
Wade pumped his fist in the air after scoring the victory. After a frustrating junior season where Wade struggled with health issues, the win was a satisfying return to the top of the podium.
The match was a battle of strength at times, with both using power to try and gain an advantage.
"It always comes down to technique but when it comes down to two guys who are just as good at technique, sometimes it comes down to who can muscle their way through it," Wade said.
Wade finished third at regionals last year and fourth at state.
Randolph placed fifth last year at 138 pounds. He decided that 145 pounds was a better fit for himself.
"I've been weighing in at 145 for most of the year and I felt that I had a better shot at 145 going in," the Dove Creek senior said.
For Dove Creek coach Shane Baughman, it was a frustrating finals for Randolph.
"I thought he had a great semifinal match, but I thought he wrestled not to lose instead of wrestling to win," he said. "And give credit to Wyatt, he wrestled a great match."
The loss by Randolph capped a disappointing afternoon for Dove Creek. Even tough the Bulldogs qualified nine wrestlers for the state tournament, they only had one regional champ.
Senior Cole Baughman notched his second-straight title with a dominating 11-3 win over Meeker's J.C. Henderson in the 132-pound finals.
He's now focused and on track to battle for a state title. Last season, he placed second at state while wrestling at 120 pounds.
Dove Creek wrestlers picked up four second places, three third places and a fourth place.
Paonia continued to be the main rival and tormentor for the Bulldogs. Three Dove Creek wrestlers lost to Paonia opponents in the finals, and Paonia finished with eight regional champions and will send 13 wrestlers to the state tournament.
Chance Randolph faced the defending state champion Jesse Reed of Paonia in the 120-pound final, but came up on the short end, 6-2.
The two sophomores were locked in a tight match throughout with Reed taking a 2-0 lead before Chance Randolph tied the score with a reversal.
Reed was methodical, taking a tactical approach to the match wrestling the edge of the mat, forcing Chance Randolph to be the aggressor. The strategy worked with Reed scoring an escape and takedown to pull away for the win.
"I don't think I wrestled as good as I thought I could," Chance Randolph said.
Tyler Ebberts, who broke his nose a couple of weeks ago and now wears a protective mask, also came up a little short against his Paonia opponent.
Ebberts fell behind 4-0 after the first period to Gunner Chesnik. Ebberts just missed a couple of chances and the score stayed tied after two. The Dove Creek senior twisted his way to a reversal halfway through the third to cut the lead to 4-2, but Chesnik held on to take the 138-pound title.
Nick Jones picked up a second place at 126 pounds for the Bulldogs, losing to Paonia's Bo Pipher. Tyson Smith placed third at 285 pounds with a pair of freshmen also earning third-place finishes: Colin Hobbs at 106 and Case Baughman at 113.
Wyatt Applin was the final Dove Creek state qualifier at 170, but he had to earn his fourth-place finish in the wrestleback round.
For Dolores, Ethen Upton claimed third-place at 182 pounds to join Wade as the school's two state qualifiers.
Paonia was a runaway winner for the regional team title with 305 points. Dove Creek finished second with 187.5 points.
Shane Baughman was disappointed that only one wrestler earned a regional title, but he was still cautiously optimistic about state.
"Any one of those guys have a chance to do well at state," he said.
The state tournament begins Thursday in Denver at the Pepsi Center.


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Associated Press,
DAKAR, Senegal — The street level of Ousmane Ndiaye's building features a fabric shop. He and his family live in a posh apartment on the second floor. Their upstairs neighbors? His beloved ram Billal and 10 other sheep.
Here his animals prance on a sunny outdoor terrace well above the commotion of buses and vendors below, and only rarely use the building's winding staircase.
Billal is fed the family's dinner leftovers, and Ndiaye jokes that his wife is jealous of his sheep. The family even foregoes potential rental income by leaving the upper level of their building unfinished.
"I could rent this place out for 250,000 francs ($500) a month, but I prefer to keep Billal and my sheep here," says Ndiaye, 60, sporting a royal blue boubou as he strokes the head of the sheep he hopes will become a reality television star.
In a nation where sheep are given names and kept inside homes as companion animals, the most popular television show is "Khar Bii," or literally, "This Sheep," in the local Wolof language.
It's an American Idol-style nationwide search for Senegal's most perfect specimen. Now in its fourth season, the show airs several times a week in the months leading up to Eid al-Adha, or Tabaski, as it's known here.
The feast of sacrifice is when Muslims around the world slaughter animals in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son.
In Senegal, the sheep's ties to the important religious holiday have made them a part of many urban families in this predominantly Muslim country of 12.8 million people. Still, every family that can sacrifices a ram at Tabaski, when an estimated 712,000 sheep will be purchased for slaughter. Some 240,000 of those are in the Dakar region alone, where supermarkets are already offering scratch tickets for a chance to win a free Tabaski sheep.
"The Senegalese are really into their sheep," says Fadilou Keita, 28, who lives with six of them by night at his Dakar home. The financial analyst carries his iPad in one hand and sticks his other in the mouth of Aziz to drag him toward the weigh-in scale. "This is my passion."
The finalists from each region of the country now face off later this month for a chance to win 2,000,000 francs ($4,000) and the extra prestige to their future breeding credentials, said veterinarian Dr. Mamadou Ba, a consultant for one of the program's sponsors.
The TV show's Facebook page has nearly 9,000 fans. The sheer volume of entries and its loyal viewership are testaments to just how much the Senegalese love their sheep.
As the country has urbanized, many have kept alive the tradition of sheep raising. It's not unusual to see them grazing in an urban traffic circle or seeking shade near cars at a taxi rank.
The TV show "Khar Bii" follows a team of judges as they make housecalls to scope out potential candidates for regional finals. Trekking down sandy side streets and up on to rooftops, the crews set off in search of an animal with both size and composure.
In one Dakar neighborhood, the "Khar Bii" team ducks under lines of clothes drying in a courtyard reeking of urine until the ram named Cherif is brought out of his pen.
A staffer with a face mask uses a rectal thermometer to be sure the animal is healthy enough for the competition. It takes a total of four people to keep Cherif still while they measure him in length.
The finalists from home visits then square off at regional finals, where one doting owner even brought a special umbrella to protect his sheep Dogo from the blazing sun overhead.
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"Some people love cats, some people love dogs. Here we have sheep," says Abou Aziz Mare, 27, who says he spends three to four hours a day on his terrace with his animals. "I live with him like a close friend," he says of Dogo.
Samba Fall, 44, keeps seven sheep at his home in Dakar's Medina neighborhood though his clear favorite is blue-eyed Papis General Fall.
"He is like my little son," Fall says, stroking Papis between his horns. "I prefer being with my sheep to being with people. Sheep don't talk about insignificant things."
Some sheep in Senegal's capital are fed cardboard cartons to line their bellies or are forced to scrounge for trash. Fall says he spoils his sheep by mixing up a medley of corn, millet, beans and sorghum.
"Across the house he hears the pieces dropping into the bowl and comes to find me," he says with a proud smile.
Papis General Fall is among the nine finalists in one Dakar neighborhood when he is led out of his pen on a rope and brought past the judges before being given a bag of food to keep him busy while the other finalists are trotted out one by one to the loud beats of a drum circle.
An audience in white plastic lawn chairs waves fans in the heat as the announcer calls out each animal's measurements and owner's name.
Each ram competing on "Khar Bii" is graded on a series of physical criteria — including up to five points awarded for the symmetry of its testicles and another 5 points possible for the quality of its coat. How well the sheep marches with his owner is another 10 points.
And overall size is key: Papis General Fall at 225 pounds (102 kilograms) failed to advance, and the neighborhood prize went to Alassane — a ram weighing in at 280 pounds (127 kilograms).
The victor had a snow-white coat and red collar with his name embroidered in green and yellow letters — the colors of the Senegalese flag.
Even for the sheep who don't win cash prizes, there is still plenty of love. Lamine Diop, a 33-year-old post office worker, keeps a photo of Eto'o on his cell phone.
"I treat him like a brother," Diop says of the animal named for Cameroonian soccer player Samuel Eto'o. "A sheep is a part of the family. When the sheep is sick, it's like a member of the family is sick."
Khar Bii: http://www.facebook.com/(hash)!/kharbii
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
I'd Still Eat It
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Ok, granted, that may be how "Clare" spells her name, and the other spelling error may be intentional (though I couldn't hazard a guess as to why...), but we cannot ignore the brown dripping goo with the pink roses - we just can't. In the words of my hubby, "Blech-ag-ack".
Oh, and I love the huge kitchen knife waiting in the wings - you can almost hear Mr. Black Shoes saying "Take the picture, will ya? I'm hungry!".
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I can't believe you forgot to mention how the "L" in "Late" definitely started out as a "2" as in "28th" and then decided to get creative. Don't you think?
- June 5, 2008 at 9:03 PM
- Tora said...
Yeah, erhm.. I wonder what it's made of?
Like, that colour :S - June 6, 2008 at 5:30 AM
- Tora said...
By the way, I hope you don't mind me linking here from my own blag? :)
- June 6, 2008 at 5:45 AM
Link away, Tora; we're here to amuse. ;)
- June 6, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Great catch, John - I totally missed that! Wow, these just get better and better...
- June 6, 2008 at 5:47 PM
hey i didn't know Benzoil made icing!
- June 7, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Can I please point out that in the same comment where you were drawing attention to the misspelling of "tu" and, perhaps, "Clare", you also misspelled the word "here"? (Should have been "hear".)
Anyway, who's to say this isn't a crème brûlée "cake"? It might almost think about looking appealing. But then there's all that icing.... - July 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- Jen said...
I'm just amazed it took a solid month and who-knows-how-many readers to catch my spelling error, Chris. (No, I'm not trying to say it was intentional - that was a definite flub, so thanks for the correction.)
I'll grant you your unspoken point that no one is grammatically perfect at all times, but I still maintain that errors done in icing are less excusable; a single sentence using all common words should not stretch a "professional's" vocab skills.
And, creme brulee? With all that icing? Ew, I hope not. - July 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- Zeute said...
Is the cake on the floor? There's what seems to a bench in the top left then the tip of a shoe on the bottom right. (Not to mention what looks to be a kids shoe to the bottom left)
Who cuts a cake on the floor? Who puts a cake on the floor? - July 21, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Many Irish people use the spelling Clare after the county, and not the French name Claire
- July 22, 2008 at 6:02 PM
- deense said...
Clare is also a saint, and more common in italy. Claire is the more modern spelling, popularised by the french, but both are entirely correct.
- July 23, 2008 at 1:25 AM
That "frosting" looks like diluted barbecue sauce. Yuck!
- July 24, 2008 at 2:35 PM
- Kate P said...
That knife is definitely going in for the kill - but can you imagine the angle in which the knife-holder must be sitting?? (lying? kneeling?)
- July 25, 2008 at 3:44 PM
It looks kind of like a giant flan.
- July 26, 2008 at 8:26 AM
I'm just going to hazard a guess that it's some kind of chocolate covered cake-ish thing, cheese cake perhaps?
- July 30, 2008 at 7:14 PM
I think the worst part is how it appears it has been doused in hoisin or barbecue sauce. The brown icing is a strange gooey-translucent texture...
- August 6, 2008 at 11:24 AM
The only thing I thought of when I saw "to" spelled as "tu" is, Oh, that poor underpaid hispanic worker. :/ ("Tu" is the Spanish word for "you." Yay quotes!)
- August 13, 2008 at 8:52 PM
I don't think the "Late" was creativity. I think it went something like this:
Customer: "28th"
Order-taker: "What?"
Customer: "Two Eight" (Translated as "2 ate" then made into "Late")
Priceless. - August 14, 2008 at 5:01 PM
- j3nm4k said...
looks to me like a regular cake covered in whipped cream icing
the brown stuff on top is chocolate ganache
that ugly coloring comes from when the ganache is too hot... melting the whipped cream and voila... instant yucky mess - August 15, 2008 at 10:27 PM
hoisin sauce cake? that's. bloody. BRILLIANT! a nice salty, savory fish cake with creamy, thick icing and lovely sardines in the middle! brilliant! i honestly want to try some right now!
-i'm a guy of course, but that is just bloody genius. - August 16, 2008 at 10:21 AM
I think that's flan, actually, which would explain the sauce (which should be caramel sauce). And if it is flan, then that might also explain the "tu", though even translated from Spanish, it still doesn't make any sense ("you be exact"?). Either way, even if it's flan, it's ugly.
- August 17, 2008 at 9:22 PM
- kookykrys said...
has no one mentioned the hideous underlining? Why would you underline every word?
- August 19, 2008 at 1:19 AM
Did no one notice the accent mark over the "a" in Late. Maybe the Spanish speaking assumption is correct.
- August 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM
My best guess is that the icing is supposed to be coffee and that they spelled latte wrong.....at least they tried....
- August 26, 2008 at 12:09 PM
My name is spelt Clare. :( I live in Australia.. my background is Scottish, but I don't think that had anything to do with it.
- September 4, 2008 at 8:27 AM
I used to decorate cakes at Albertson's and...in trying to dissect this monstrosity, I think I may know what's wrong with it.
At first, I thought someone had ordered a cake enrobed in caramel instead of the fudge that is generally used for enrobed cakes. But, upon further investigation of this picture, I realized that that is a Snickers cake gone horrible wrong.
Snickers cakes are just chocolate cake with caramel whipped icing. You put a shell border an inch or so away from the edge and then pour on some melted caramel to drip down the sides. It looks like someone (either the decorator or the customer) got a little caramel happy and decided to top the entire cake with it.
Ew. - September 9, 2008 at 11:25 AM
it sort of looks like crem brulee. just gigantic and grammatically incorrect
- September 15, 2008 at 3:30 PM
im not trying to be racist but as a proud mexican i can sadly say that is probably the work of one of my people. or at least definitely latin american. we're suckers for the quotations and the "tu" is a dead giveaway. hahahah its still funny and grotesque. ay ay ay!
- September 17, 2008 at 2:07 AM
- the maternal unit said...
I think the sad "burnt orange" color of the cake, combined with "TU" means this cake is some kind of reference or jab at a University of Texas student. Aggies call UT, "TU" and burnt orange is UT's color.
My theory is thus:
The cake was ordered for a UT student by someone who loves them but doesn't love UT.
It was the first thing I thought of when I saw it. - December 1, 2008 at 3:21 PM
My best friend Clare spells her name that way. If I'm not mistaken it is the original spelling actually.
- July 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Cupcakes Lady said...
That "frosting" looks like diluted barbecue sauce. Not a truer word said. lol x
- October 7, 2010 at 1:46 PM
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A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.
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- "a hilarious winner" — The Oregonian
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- "It's all here, each wreck a disaster of hilarity." — BookPage.com
- "Hysterically funny!"— Epinions.com
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- "Yates' sharp humor makes the funny even funnier." — The Dallas Morning News
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1. Technology is not a monolith.
Technology doesn't tell you what to do and it doesn't force you to behave in ways you'd rather not. Technology -- particularly social technology -- is whatever you make it. Use what you want, leave the rest. Mash it up, alter it to fit your needs, customize it, and own it. If you can't do that with your technology, then you are using the wrong technology.
2. Technology is not a monolith, but many technology providers are monolithic.
There is very little that any teacher will need that can not be had via open source options. If your administration is spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on software and licenses, they are literally throwing their money away. They need to know that. And you need to be the one to tell them.
3. The Digital Age is not going away.
We have already produced babies who will see the 22nd century. So let's stop trying to prepare them for the 20th. The Internet as it exists today is equivalent to the Model A; let's be wise for once and not build the highway of the future with the notion that our kids are going to be driving Model As on it.
4. Meeting strangers is a good thing.
So often our fears about technological connectivity center around the fear of what sorts of strangers our students might bump into out there online. Fact is: we should want them to meet strangers. That's the point. You don't make the world better by isolating yourself; you make the world better by engaging with it and sharing opinions, ideas, and observations with all sorts of people. Our task as teachers -- and as parents -- is to help our kids understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy relations between strangers online. One way to do this is by modeling the behaviors we expect of digital citizens in the classroom everyday. That's not an option anymore; it's part of our job description. We are all health professionals now.
5. This ain't your pappy's technology.
Your students bring more tech power into school in their pockets each morning than you managed to procure spending untold hundreds of thousands of dollars over the last thirty years. All those folks who complained and questioned tech budgets back in 1983 and 1996: they were right. You were wasting money on gadgets with little educational value. But, guess what? Then it all changed. With the advent of the mainstream World Wide Web and subsequently with the development of Web 2.0, technology itself actually became something different. It was no longer about the hardware. It was about the network. Which brings us to the present: Mobile Cloud Computing. The new paradigm is about your information, your friends' information, the information of strangers, and how these informations all coalesce in the Cloud. The future is now. And despite the fact his job might be on the line, don't let your old school IT guy tell you otherwise.
6. The Digital Divide is not the result of technology being expensive.
The Digital Divide is the result of a failure of imagination and the poor -- indeed practically criminal -- allocation of resources. Does your admin realize how little it costs to bring Wi-Fi to your building? Does your admin realize they are spending more on textbooks in many cases than they would on netbooks? Has anyone ever sat down with your admin and demonstrated how to hack past your Internet blocks and filters? Does your admin realize how that money is wasted? Does your admin realize that your students can access the unfiltered web via their cell phones? Do 70% of your students arrive everyday with cell phones and yet your colleagues still say technology is out of your reach? It's time to rethink.
7. The most important thing we can do right now as teachers is to be campaigners and advocates and organizers for free universal Wi-Fi Internet access.
We work in the service of education. We give students information and we teach them how to use it. That's exactly why we have to be the ones to lead the fight for free and universal immediate access to information. We should demand WiMax systems in all of our cities and suburbs and Wi-Fi grids throughout the rural hills and valleys. We should also insist that all highway corridors be made Wi-Fi accessible so that travelers can have access to the Internet as they are en route to whatever destination. Internet Access is a matter of fulfilling the promise of democracy. Internet Access is a Civil Right.
8. When it comes to authentic tech integration, parents are the best friends a teacher can have.
You have parents who use social media and Web 2.0 technology on a daily basis whether at home or at work. So why does your school treat it as taboo? Bring parents in to your building, collaborate with them. Have tech savvy parents demonstrate real-world applications of technology and help bring non-tech savvy parents up to speed. We are educators. We educate. In light of the changes going on in the new Digital paradigms, that's going to mean that we have to educate the whole community and allow the community to educate us.
9. Kids need to be taught digital citizenship.
Hate using YouTube because of the filth in the comments? Then teach your kids that commenting on YouTube is a part of their responsibility as digital citizens; because in all social media it is the users who decide the content. Digital citizenship being a daily component of classroom learning, in eight years time let's see what the comments on YouTube look like. And that doesn't mean YouTube needs to be 'cleaned up'; rather, much of the passion related to YouTube happens in the comments and it's often raw and real (as well as sophomoric and prejudiced). But it tells us alot about ourselves and we shouldn't be afraid to help our kids navigate it and become critical participants in the dialogue. Never forget that you are a teacher: you aren't 'making' the present, you are 'facilitating' the future. So don't be discouraged about what you see now, rather be encouraged about what your teaching will let tomorrow look like.
10. Specific devices and tech apps become obsolete.
Don't dwell on that. Instead, recognize that the Digital Age is more about a new networked and immediately connected way of thinking; that's not going to change no matter whose name appears at the top of the browser or on the back of the smartphone. Obsolescence is the handmaiden of innovation. Get used to it.
11. You must be fearless.
The old rules are exactly that. The old system doesn't work: just look at it and see for yourself. Everyone knows this. The admins know it. Your colleagues know it. The kids and their parents know it. So let's stop tip-toeing around it. It's time to do something about it. This is 2009: demand the impossible, again.


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Where Did All These People Come From? *
I'm thrilled, flattered, and still in a bit of a daze. Farmgirl Fare was chosen by the Blogger.com Team to be the June 15, 2006 Blog Of Note. So we've had a few more visitors than usual lately. Like about 12,000 more. Welcome new readers (please click here for a brief intro to this site) and many, many thanks to the Blogger Team for bestowing this honor on Farmgirl Fare. Like I said, Wow.
Attention Cat Lovers! This Is Weekend Cat Blogging #54!
See fun feline photos & discover tasty new food blogs. Visit my pal Clare & her cool cat Kiri over at Eat Stuff in Australia for all the links to this week's kitties. For more cat candids, catch the traveling Carnival Of The Cats each Sunday night. And the weekly Friday Ark boards everything from felines to flower spiders.
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Here's a stunning fact we came across as the anniversary of Japan's tsunami and nuclear disaster approaches. Of Japan's nuclear plants, only two of 54 reactors are currently active one year after the disaster. To talk about the implications of this, we've called Kenneth Cukier. He is Tokyo correspondent for The Economist magazine. He's on the line.
Welcome to the program.
KENNETH CUKIER: Hi, there.
INSKEEP: Didn't Japan get something like one-third of its energy from nuclear power, its electricity from nuclear power before the disaster?
CUKIER: That's absolutely right. It did.
INSKEEP: And so how do you go about running one of the most advanced economies in the world without almost all of those reactors?
CUKIER: Well, the reactors closed over time. They didn't happen all at once. Of course, there's Fukushima. It went into a shutdown and then it went into a meltdown. But for the other reactors, what happens is they go through scheduled maintenance far quicker than in other countries. It's every 13 months here. So as a result, as over time, new reactors were going through their scheduled maintenance and were being shut down for that maintenance; they need to get the approval of the local governors in order to restart, and the local governors would not give it that approval.
Local people are deeply uneasy with the state of the regulation and the surveillance of the nuclear industry, have expressed that, and the local governors have not signed on.
INSKEEP: So what is business, industry, government doing to get electricity then?
CUKIER: Well, business - it wants the energy to restart and the government wants the energy to restart, but the people don't – not because they don't have trust and faith in the nuclear power; they don't have trust and faith in the government. Business, in response, has basically said we need reliable energy and we need inexpensive energy, and if we don't get that we're going to go abroad.
Now, Japan's industry has been going abroad for years - that's part of globalization.
They're accelerating that, in part because of a lack of energy – reliable, inexpensive energy. Companies had to change what they're doing. For example, last summer many businesses worked Saturdays and Sundays but took Tuesdays and Wednesdays off. They could balance the energy load that way.
INSKEEP: Although, still, I mean one-third of the country's electricity is going away? Are they finding replacements for some of that?
CUKIER: They have found replacements that are non-nuclear. So Japan, of course, is teaming with coal and LNG, liquid natural gas, and oil power plants, some of them which were not at capacity, others which were actually decommissioned but not dismantled. They've got it back into working condition and it started pumping out more energy.
INSKEEP: What are the downsides of burning more coal and natural gas?
CUKIER: The biggest downside psychologically is that the country that names(ph) the Kyoto Accords now has to not meet its commitment by pumping lots of fossil fuel.
INSKEEP: Isn't some of the natural gas coming from Russia, which has some political implications, geopolitical implications?
CUKIER: Massive. Prior to March 11, Japan had been trying to retreat a little bit from Russia because it's an unpredictable country and you want to be self-sufficient. But since March 11, and because the nuclear power has gone away pretty much, they've had to increase their imports of liquid natural gas and the result is that they're getting closer to a country that they'd rather have at arm's length.
INSKEEP: Well, given that Japan has fought in the last century, or a little more, a couple of different wars against Russia for dominance in that part of the world, are there Japanese who are beginning to say, you know, this is really not good, maybe we ought to let some nuclear plants reopen?
CUKIER: It is an argument that's being made, but the Japanese authorities have done nothing to ensure that people should have confidence in the nuclear system. But what's essential and what's happening right now is for the first time in modern Japanese history, you can really see one movement that's broadly supported throughout the country, which is close the nukes until we have confidence - not in nuclear power, but in the government, that they're going to make it safe.
INSKEEP: Kenneth Cukier is Japan correspondent for The Economist. Thanks very much.
CUKIER: Yeah, thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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staying up is hard to do
Hi everybody, it's motherbumper holding down the fort for Her Bad Mother today.
Since rifling through HBM's bathroom cabinets has not produced anything worthy of posting about (and she was smart enough to lock the bedroom door), I am forced to tell you one of my own stories.
On the days when I can barely put a post together to publish., I reach back into the ol' memory box and think about some of the hundred - nay! - thousands of embarrassing moments I have accrued during my years on this mortal coil. One of those usually makes for an amusing post because if anyone can make a situation more embarrassing than need be, it's this lil' lady right here.
There are so many blush-worthy moments to chose from but I selected this one because it was the only one I could think of that didn't involve bodily functions or a time I'd prefer family members didn't know about.
On a scale of 0 to 10, I'd say this story ranks a three, if the zero is "get over yourself" and ten is "I wish the ground could swallow me whole".
Many years ago, I worked at a hospital in admin. Proving to be organized and motivated, I had the opportunity to set up a new day surgery ward. Wanting to make a good impression, I decided to wear a skirt instead of the usual not-quite-office casual look.
It was the dead of summer when one likes to wear light, airy cotton but the voice of many "how to get that promotion" articles, various resource counsellors, and my Mom rang in my head, reminding me that nylons are a must when donning a skirt in the office. Bare legs are too casual and in my case, potentially blinding. Which has always been a bad thing to do to co-workers on the first day.
Because of some unshakeable bad karma, early on the first day at the new position, while dressing, I punched a hole in my nylons. And as Murphy's Law would have it, I didn't have a back up pair.
Oh you should have heard all those voices in my head when that happened.
I started to panic because it's rare for me to be able to think straight in these situations. I was convinced that bare legs were going to be the downfall of my employment success. I had no alternative but to ransack the place looking for another pair.
All I could come up with was a pair of stay-ups, one size too big. But they stayed up and were the right colour (not actual photo of my legs that day, those belong to a blogger stand-in).
I made sure they would stay put by doing a little dance around the room, and felt confident because they only needed a small tweak post-boogie. Problem appeared solved.
You see where this is going don't you?
OK, so now all I had to do was run out and catch the bus and be on time for the first hour of the rest of my life (or so it seemed at the time).
The stop was one block downhill and since I was wearing nice! girly! shoes, I half ran, half slid my way to the bottom of the road. This was where I had to cross, right by a road crew who were tarring something up - logic tell me it was probably a hole.
I gingerly plucked my way across the road, avoiding the loose asphalt, arcing clear of the place where the team was working. In all my fretting, one thing I did not notice was the big spot around the workers that had been tarred earlier but didn't warrant orange cones. A large area that wasn't 100% dry.
Did I mention it was hot - a really, really hot summer morning? And it was sunny, really, really sunny.
Well I stepped on that sticky, tacky area of road and when my foot came up, it was shoe-less.
With no time to react, I stepped down with the nylon-only clad foot and immediately took another step to hop away.
Only this time, when I hopped I felt the nylon stay-up slide and slither right down my leg.
Right in front of a very attentive road crew who looked nothing like this road crew.
Engulfed in the men's laughter, I tried to act completely natural. Only stopping long enough to pry my shoe out of the soft road, I tried to pretend nothing happened. Wearing what I hope was a totally relaxed look, I tried to shove my now filthy shoe on my bare foot.
Walking with head high (but pride oh so very low) I managed to get to the bus stop and sit at the bench to collect myself. I looked back and saw my stocking half-stuck, half-flapping on the road.
Deciding it was better to remove the other one in front of already laughing road workers rather than a bus load of wackos (it was that kind of bus route), I reached down and stripped off the other leg and threw it over my shoulder into the bushes. I didn't want to risk putting it in my purse, just to have it fall out at the wrong time.
If you could have heard how hard the road guys roared when I made that toss. They looked nothing like this guy while making fun of my predicament.
After what seemed like an eternity, or at least a full two minutes, the bus arrived and I climbed on board. Never had I been so grateful to get on the bus in my life.
Moral of this story? Um... I'm not sure there is one. I guess.... always buy two pairs? when in doubt, use duct tape? always bring a locksmith kit when blogsitting?
Whatever, all I know is I haven't tried stay-ups since that day.


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"There has been renewed fighting in Syria ahead of a U.N. General Assembly vote condemning its own Security Council for failing to end the unrest," the BBC writes. "The army has been shelling rebel positions in the largest city, Aleppo. There was also bloodshed in Hama and the capital, Damascus."
"Syria's main armed opposition group has said it has taken control of more than '50 percent' of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial hub that has been under siege by regime forces for weeks. Despite Free Syrian Army (FSA) claims of a strengthening hold on the city, government forces continued on Friday to shell rebel-held areas and bomb them with advanced fighter jets, destroying many residential buildings."
As for the vote at the U.N., The Wall Street Journal says that while the measure reprimands Syria "for its use of heavy weaponry against civilians and domestic insurgents," it is "a largely symbolic gesture at a time when consensus is growing that the conflict will only be solved by fighting — not diplomacy."
On Morning Edition, Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group (which describes itself as an "independent, non-partisan, source of analysis and advice to governments, and intergovernmental bodies") warned that while President Bashar Assad's regime appears to be weakening and losing control of parts of the country, neither side may end up being strong enough to take complete control of Syria any time soon. So the battles could continue for a very long time.
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This excellent and unique course allows you not only to learn the essential parts of The Marketing Plan but also map out the future of your own business and take the first steps on the path to launching your own product.


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