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All through junior high, I begged my parents for Lollapalooza tickets. I envisioned standing on the blacktop in the sun, swaying back and forth to the music, signing up to Rock The Vote, securing phone numbers of long haired boys and connecting with thousands of like-minded concert goers; concert goers who read riotgrrrl zines and wore green Doc Martens, i.e. who represented what I wanted to be and were the antithesis of my fellow classmates.
I had seen aging rockers past their prime at the local fairgrounds and had attended operas with my parents but I wanted the real deal – bands I loved, playing loudly.
Needless to say, my parents were not in support of their 13 year old daughter traipsing off to Chicago for a rock festival, nor did they understand my tearful argument that Kathleen Hanna and I were meant to be friends and therefore my attendance at Lollapalooza was required.
Whereas I saw a sea of music fans, a symphony of rock and a life affirming experience of togetherness, my parents saw costly tickets, pick-pocketing, a two hour drive, riser collapse and heat stroke.
Luckily, a divine angel in the form of my former nanny, a beyond hip graduate student at the University where my father taught, swooped in to save me. Seeing the borderline hysterical state I was entering and the exasperation it was causing my parents, she offered a solution.
Syd Straw was performing an early afternoon show as part of a day long culture festival at the local college and she had tickets; I could attend the show with her (on the grounds I chilled out about Lollapalooza) and be home by nightfall. I could still attend a festival and see an actual stage show, albeit one without the commitment.
My parents said yes just to get me out of the house.
Leading up to the big day, I fretted about my outfit and being properly attired for what, in my mind, was to be the most important experience in my lifetime. Flannel? Short baby doll t-shirt with my strappy dress from Merry Go Round layered over it? Bell bottomed jeans with a baggy t-shirt and Docs?
I finally settled on a pair of birkenstocks (according to my cousin Karlin, who had read RayGun Magazine's style issue, flats were best for concerts because of comfort) and a long sleeve t-shirt over cut-offs that had paint splatters on them. I think I also wore Ankh earrings and a cord necklace that had an Earth charm with a bell inside (hello mid-90s) but that's a different post for a different time.
I couldn't tell you the setlist, or what Syd told the crowd, but I remember tying that shirt around my waist when I got hot from grooving in my seat, kicking my birkenstocks while picnicking in the grass and clapping until my hands burned. Total perfection.
Almost two decades later I am proud to report that to this day, I still attend concerts and am a regular at festivals. In fact, as a publicist with a large music clientele, they are essentially part of my paycheck. And while I can drive my own self to festivals and no longer need permission to attend late night concerts, I am still always on the search for get ups that are attractive but can withhold the sweat, liquor spillage and endless dancing that goes hand in hand with live music.
Luckily, my search is over for the time being as I stumbled upon this little number from Aritzia. Literally, this is the perfect concert going shirt.
It is off white so you wont get gross yellow stains at the armpit, even if you are baking in 100 degree sun or sprinting from one stage to another. The price means you wont have to gag if someone spills local handcrafted ale on it in the crowd. The length and asymmetrical cut makes it super adaptable.
Toss it on over a bathing suit for lounging by the pool at Coachella. Pair it with liquid leggings and a pair of day glo heels for Ultra. Rock it with cut offs, boots and a light leather coat at Bonnaroo. Wear it with a body con skirt and shredded tights at Mayhem. Combine it with your best face-paint for The Gathering of the Juggalos (JUST KIDDING YOU WONT BE GOING TO THAT FESTIVAL). Hell, the jersey material is so soft you can even pair it with boy cut shorts for a night-time romp with that cutie in your sleeping bag.
Oh and that drape? Perfect for all that good festival dining. Who ate a cornmeal crusted vegan hot dog, sweet potato fries and a funnel cake, washed it all down with four vodka soda chasers? Well, definitely not you. No ma'am, no bloated tummy here.
I love it so much it has already gone to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with me, chilled at an ambient electro late night party and kept me company at SXSW. The sucker didn't wrinkle and kept its shape in my teeny suitcase and dries quickly, a must for a multiple day festival.
Most of all, it is comfortable as hell, which is important. After all, you aren't at the concert to suffer. You're at the concert to live.


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The Census Bureau conducts the SIPP which is a household-based survey designed as a continuous series of national panels. New panels are introduced every few years with each panel usually having durations of one to four years. Respondents are interviewed at 4-month intervals or "waves" over the life of the panel. The survey is molded around a central "core" of labor force and income questions that remain fixed throughout the life of the panel. The core is supplemented with questions designed to address specific needs, such as obtaining information about assets and liabilities, as well as expenses related to work, health care, and child support. These supplemental questions are included with the core and are referred to as "topical modules."
The SIPP represents a source of information for a wide variety of topics and allows information for separate topics to be integrated to form a single, unified database so that the interaction between tax, transfer, and other government and private policies can be examined. Government domestic-policy formulators depend heavily upon the SIPP information concerning the distribution of income received directly as money or indirectly as in-kind benefits and the effect of tax and transfer programs on this distribution. They also need improved and expanded data on the income and general economic and financial situation of the U.S. population. The SIPP has provided this type of data on a continuing basis since 1983 permitting levels of economic well-being and changes in these levels to be measured over time.
The 2001 Panel is currently scheduled for three years and will include nine waves of interviewing beginning February 2001. Approximately 50,000 households will be selected for the 2001 Panel, of which 37,500 are expected to be interviewed. We estimate that each household will contain 2.1 people, yielding 78,750 interviews in Wave 1 and subsequent waves. Interviews take 30 minutes on average. Three waves of interviewing will occur in the 2001 SIPP Panel during FY 2003. The total annual burden for the 2001 Panel SIPP interviews would be 118,125 hours in FY 2003.
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Elizabeth "younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley" is cementing her position as the Sundance it girl. Fox Searchlight has purchased the drama Martha Marcy May Marlene, which stars Olsen as a a troubled young woman who leaves a cult, and goes back to her family. Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Brady Corbet, and Hugh Dancy co-star. We're going to be able to drop that "sister of" thing real soon. [Deadline]


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On a sizzling summer afternoon, it's hard to resist devouring a delicious ice cream sandwich — but not for Skylar Ganz, a rising junior at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
Instead, Ganz holds her own frozen treat up to the light, carefully examining it from a number of different angles before snapping several shots on her iPhone. She sends the best ones to her closest high school friends before posting it (with their approval) on their shared Instagram account.
Ganz is one of five college "foodstagrammers" — Instagram users who share food photos, specifically — behind @Freshmen15, an account with more than 156,000 followers that chronicles the "indulgent" delicacies its founders find both on and off campus.
The @Freshmen15 founders aren't alone in their food fanaticism. Students across the country are earning thousands of "likes" for sharing photos of their own delicious plates, transforming a trendy hobby into a business opportunity.
"The food Instagram trend is so popular because well, everyone loves food, right?," she says. "And not only does everyone love food, now everyone loves to post photos of their food on Instagram."
The trend has become has become so popular that Georgia Tech University even conducted a study based on it, analyzing more than 3 million food posts to learn about regional eating habits in the U.S. And they had plenty of material sift through: Some 50 million posts on Instagram are tagged using #yum, and there are plenty of other popular foodie hashtags to choose from.
@Freshmen15's founders says they were inspired to create their account in the summer of 2014 before heading off to their respective colleges as a way to stay connected from afar. Just one year later, Ganz says the account had a growth spurt and began attracting thousands of new followers each week.
And it's easy to see why. @Freshmen15 has just one rule: no healthy food allowed — only "indulgences." Or, as the founders bluntly describe it in their account tagline, "we gain weight for a reason."
While the @Freshmen15 account features food from a variety of locations, other foodie accounts focus on specific locales. Take @DCfoodporn, for example, which Georgetown University senior Justin Schuble runs from the nation's capitol.
Unlike accounts like @Freshmen15 and others that rely on iPhone photography, Schuble uses his full camera. His dining companions had to get used to him bringing his equipment to restaurants.
"It's really about what people are going to be craving," Schuble says. "If it's hot out, I'm not going to post food, I'm going to post an ice cream. It's really thinking about the consumer on the other end and what they're seeing and what they're going to want to see in that moment."
Location-based accounts have, by default, become restaurant guides for visiting and resident foodies. This includes accounts like @DCfoodporn and @New_Fork_City, which is also run by college students.
Its founders, Gillian Presto of Lafayette College, Natalie Landsberg of Syracuse University and Emily Morse of Emory University, are all juniors. Since none attend college in New York City, they're limited to taking photos when they're home on school breaks and largely rely on submissions from their more than 600,000 followers to populate their account.
The trio started the account as "an outlet for our passion for food and photography," Morse says — not a business idea.
"It's really hard to remember the exact moment that we realized 'Wow, this is actually turning into something successful,'" Landsberg says. "We never had any intentions of the account getting big, so it always sort of took us by surprise."
Success on Instagram has redefined the founders' career choices. Schuble hopes to make food part of his future career, while Ganz says she's shifted her aspirations from pre-law to social media marketing. Some accounts, like @DCfoodporn, can generate cash when local restaurants will pay to be featured. Meanwhile @Freshmen15's founders plan to launch a line of merchandise, Ganz says, and turn their brand into a revenue stream.
Regardless, Instagram has changed the way these college foodies — and their followers — decide what and where to eat.
"I used to be huge into reading restaurant blogs like Eater and Grub Street from NYMag, but more recently, when my friends ask me where to go eat, I just go to an NYC-based food Instagram and scroll through until I find something that I'd want to try," Ganz says.
Though, she still has one caveat.
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Idaho Republicans: Reverse Robin Hoods Bad for Idaho's Economy
Listen to the TED talk by Nick Hanauer, Seattle venture capitalist and member of the 1%, skewer the conventional wisdom that the rich are job creators.
Hanauer underscores and illustrates the painfully apparent fact that in our consumer driven society, it's demand that creates jobs. Tax cuts for the rich just means that savings is hoarded in tax sheltered off shore accounts until demand arises. Demand is created by the middle class with disposable income. Nick's editorial and the transcript are both available. This talk was briefly censored by TED which created a bit of a tempest. TED's rationale for refusing to publish a talk that received a standing ovation doesn't hold water as the comments indicate.
Idaho Republicans certainly utilized the economic recession, with its resulting decline in tax revenue, as an excuse to cut Idaho programs long on their ideological chopping block such as Medicaid. Yet, in doing so, Republicans eschewed the 2:1 matching federal funds and left Idaho's sick and infirm as a burden of other state funded programs, like the CAT fund, the judiciary and the the Correction Department. Republicans actually cost the state money demonstrating unequivocally that fiscal conservatism is NOT fiscally responsible.
Idaho's $35 million in Medicaid cuts have not saved the state money, have eliminated thousands of jobs, put pressure on law enforcement operations and hurt individual residents, according to a panel that met Wednesday to discuss impacts of the cuts.
The panel in Boise included the state's former chief economic analyst Mike Ferguson, Boise police Sgt. David Cavanaugh, advocates for the disabled and Medicaid recipients.
Ferguson, now executive director of the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy, estimates the cuts to Medicaid cost Idaho 4,000 jobs. He said the state's projected revenues allow for the reinstatement of much of the cuts, but lawmakers have no plans to do so.
Moreover Republicans used the fiscal crisis to wield the ax on public employees, enthusiastically imposing spending freezes and furloughs on departments, job elimination and actual employee terminations under the guise of less government is better government. Indeed on May 9, 2012 Governor Otter cynically proclaimed Public Employee Recognition Week, a dubious benefit to the 1000 state employees who lost their jobs, to say nothing of those clinging on with nary a cost of living increase.
Moreover, Governor Otter and Superintendent Tom Luna specifically utilized the revenue shortfall to justify the unheralded Student's Come First public school reforms, designed to give each Idaho student a laptop which would be paid for by eliminating the jobs of 1000 Idaho educators. With this legislative package came laws weakening job protections for teachers including collective bargaining, decreasing the chances of salary increases for the remaining educators. And since Idaho has no computer manufacturing, the tax revenue formerly spent on teachers will go to private interests out of state.
These cost saving efforts coupled with "conservative" estimates of projected tax revenue led to an actual revenue surplus. While Republicans restored some modest Medicaid funding, gave remaining state employees a 2% raise, the bulk of the saving went to Idaho's richest in the form of a $35.7 million tax cut for top earners, an amount almost identical to the Medicaid cuts from the previous year. So in addition to killing at least six thousand Idaho jobs, freezing the pay of thousands more, Idaho Republicans took that money and gave it to the rich, at the expense of Idaho's economy, its sick and infirm, and Idaho's school children and the hope for the future that they bring. If Idaho's economy improves, it will be in spite of Idaho Republicans, not because of them.
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Unheardof wrote:Hello, I am new to the forum so thanks in advance for anyone that is able to get back to me.
I am a 35 year old male and live a pretty healthy lifestyle in my opinion. Weightlifter, crossfitter, competitive soccer player, hardly any body fat. I don't follow a super strict diet but I don't eat any "junk." And I did one of those comprehensive blood work tests just for fun basically. Everything came back in the green category except Lpa, which was red and I knew nothing about until my recent research.
The LPa was measured (or calculated, I don't know) at 191 nmol/L. The other cholesterol numbers were ok.
Total C - 182 mg/dL
LDL - 106 mg/dL
HDL - 57 mg/dL
TG - 93 mg/dL
So after researching naturally I wasn't thrilled with finding this out so I went to my GP and brought the test results. He wasn't impressed at all. He pointed out the HDL of 57 and said as long as that number is high and you keep up your daily exercise that I shouldn't worry about it. He said LDL could come down a little to under 100 but that's about it.
I wasn't happy with this answer so I booked an appointment with a cardiologist. He seemed equally unimpressed. He showed me some cardiac risk calculator that had my CVD risk at something ridiculously low but it didn't even factor in LPa. Anyway he did a quick evaluation, told me if I should consider switching to a mostly plant-based diet and that should get the LDL down to 80 or so and not worry about the rest, and come back for an advanced lipid panel in 8 months.
I'll do that but don't really want to not be addressing the root problem of high Lpa in the meantime. So I've been obsessively researching and stumbled across this forum. It seems like vitamin C and lysine is my best course of action along with niacin in knocking the LPA number down. So I'll start working my way up to 6g of each daily. I don't see as much mention on niacin here, is that because it is recommended to be administered under the care of a doctor because of potential effects in liver?
Anyway if there are others here in a similar situation (seemingly perfectly healthy and in very good cariovaacular shape in terms of exercise capacity, and good other lipid numbers but very high Lpa, I'd be interested in the course of treatment you followed and if it has translated to lower tested LPa numbers. Thanks!
francisunderwood wrote:I would get a retest and ask if it is calculated or measured. If it is high look into proline.
But I would like to have my doctor or cardiologist be on board with working with me on the niacin and finding a correct dosage that is effective.
Unheardof wrote:Thanks Zarfas for the response.
Yeah I'm actually quite addicted to eggs. Before I found about the Lpa I probably had 2 whole and 4 whites per day. Once finding out the high Lpa I cut out a lot of the yokes to reduce ldl a bit and mostly eat egg white omelettes now. Still have probably 2-3 yokes a week. I see so many conflicting things on egg yokes and whether they are bad or not.
I also saw the study on exercise and Lpa. That's unfortunate but I guess I'm just going to take my chances that it provides more benefits than it does harm.
I will pick up some k2 after just reading up a bit about it after your post.
Also, cut back on egg yokes
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This year we have celebrated World Book Day in a different way. Each form class slected the genre from a bowl and then created a display in their classroom.
The story of Madani Girls School was also suggested and retold but in a fictional comic or story - this too was displayed so that pupils can read it during other lessons.


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Perhaps what is needed is not the elimination of fear, but the presence of fear, together with a logical, rational way of thought. As a species, we feel fear, and that prevents us from doing certain things which might be harmful to either ourselves or to others. But at the same time, we are guided strongly by logic, and hence fear borne out of irrational desire of having less than your neighbour, or of not enough, or of being compared and losing out, that sort of irrationality could be met with logical, rational reactions. Hence we might feel fear, but we will not act irrationally out of it.
Maybe that is the solution to humanity's violence and destruction.
Maybe the solution is to embrace the Vulcan philosophy.
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In celebration of Midsummer's Eve and the eve of the Birth of St. John the Baptist, I thought I would post a Brazilian menu I unveiled in the book Festival Menus 'Round the World (1957) by Sula Benet. You may remember this book from a previous post I did back in January for Little Christmas.
I was intrigued by the thought of celebrating the summer solstice with Brazilian recipes because the seasons in Brazil are the reverse of those in the United States. If I read my web visits correctly, it's winter in Brazil from June 21 until September 21. I suppose that explains the Cauliflower Soup recipe (Sopa De Couve-Flor) offered in the menu. Although, I am a fan of cauliflower soup, today is not a day I would even dream about preparing it unless, of course, it was chilled and spiced with curry. I'm in New York today and if I do say so quite bluntly, it is HUMID! Nope, no soup today. St. John's Day is an especially important celebration day in Brazil. It is believed to have been brought to the New World by Portuguese settlers. From wikipedia:
The Portuguese Midsummer Day (St John's Day) brought to Brazil during colonial times has become a very important popular event that is celebrated during a period that starts one week before St John's Day and ends one week after. As this nationwide festival, called "Festa Junina" (Saint John Festival), happens during the European midsummer, it takes place in the Brazilian midwinter and is most associated with Northeastern Brazil, but today celebrated in the whole country...As Saint John festivities also coincide with the corn harvest, dishes served during this period are commonly made with corn, such as canjica and pamonha; dishes also include peanuts, potatoes sausages and also sweet rice. The celebrations are very colorful and festive and include amazing pyrotechnics. Bonfires and fire in general are thus one of the most important features of these festivities, a feature that is among the remnants of midsummer pagan rituals in the Iberian Peninsula.
From Festival Menus 'Round the World
...the Fogueira de são João which is set off in villages and throughout the countryside. Families and friends gather around the fires to eat sweets, roasted sweet potatoes, manioc cake, and other traditional Brazilian delicacies. Firecrackers are exploded, young folks jump across the fire, and children send into the air multi-shaped paper balloons, heated from within by candle or an oil wig...Since Saint John is also the protectors of lovers, young girls in the country will try to ascertain their marital prospects by consulting all kinds of oracles. Rolled up scraps of paper, each one bearing the name of a girl, are placed in a bowl of water. The first one which unfolds indicates the girl who will get a husband first. Fortunes are also told by incisions made in banana trees.
On the eve of St. John's birth, many countries have celebrated with bonfires on Bonfire Night. This is especially true in Ireland,, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, and Lithuania. In Florence, Italy, the fireworks are ignited on the day of Saint John's birth, June 24th. In the Catholic religion, it is unusual to celebrate a saint's feast day on the day of their birth. Don't quote me on this but I think St. John's Day may be the only exception. A traditional drink in Florence is Nocino or Italian Walnut Liqueur. This blog has a bit of information about the festivities in Florence and also a Nocino recipe. In Finland, picnics are a popular way to celebrate Midsummer's Day. Finnish Pancakes or Pannukakku are the proper traditional supper for the eve of the Birth of St. John the Baptist. The batter is sometimes brought to the bonfire and cooked over the glowing flames. Of course, they can also be prepared at home like crepes. Swedish strawberries are "completely mandatory for Midsummer." Midsummer is possibly the most sacred holiday in Sweden as Anne so eloquently tells us.
Celebration of this holiday traditionally began the night before, since in ancient times days were reckoned from evening to evening, rather than from midnight to midnight as we do now (hence the prominence of "eve's", as in Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc). St. John's Eve, June 23, was sometimes known as Bonfire Night in Ireland. Up to the mid-20th century, Irish Catholics lit large communal bonfires at sunset on this day, or small family fires outside their houses. sourceSt John's wort doth charm all Witches away If gathered at midnight on the Saint's holy day Any Devils and Witches have no power to harm Those that gather the plant for a charm Rub the lintels with that red juicy flower No thunder nor tempest will then have the power To hurt or hinder your house; and bind Round your neck a charm of similar kind source
There are many folk tales and lore surrounding the Eve of Saint John's Day. Legend has it asparagus disappear in the bonfires of St. John the Baptist's Day. In Britain and Europe, St. John's Eve was the time to gather mystical herbs believed to have magical powers. St. John's Wort, fennel, vervain, trefoil and rue were a few of the herbs gathered. St. John's Wort, which is usually in full bloom on St. John's Day, and Fennel were hung over doorways to protect homes from evil spirits. At the School of Seasons, you can find a Victorian divination which is supposed to be performed on the eve of St. John's Day. Such spiritual practices are not unusual for a season so rich in folklore. Midsummer's day is probably the most celebrated of Pagan festivals. The traditions and symbols of this bountiful celebration includes all the plants animals and insects of summer. Midsummer's full moon is known as the "Honey Moon." Prepared days in advance, mead is the divine solar drink of the festivities.
St. Johnswort: The flowers, infused in oil, ease pain and swellings, and help close wounds. At one time they were soaked in wine or brandy and drunk for melancholy and madness, or applied externally for bruises and contusions...If you pick the plant on the night of St. John and hang it on the bedroom wall, you will dream of your future husband. Hang the plant in your windows on St. John's birthday to keep away ghosts, devils, and familiars for a year. Herbs & Things by Jeanne Rose (1976) p.104
Since St. John was supposed to subsist on honey and locusts, they too are associated with Saint John's Day. Now, don't get too excited, I'm not talking about those winged insects that fill the air with that deafening mate screech. Boy, was it bad my last trip up to PA a few weeks ago. I forgot how loud that noise can be. Anyway, in this case, I'm talking about carob bean. Carob bean grows in long, dark brown pods. It is also known as St. John's Bread. Carob is successfully used as a substitute for chocolate. I know this to be true. When my kids were small, I made many, many "chocolate chip cookies" using carob chips. Locust pods have long been eaten as food so, it is no surprise to believe that St. John the Baptist is said to have eaten them. There's more, carob doesn't contain cholesterol, caffeine, theobromine, or oxalic acid, like chocolate. Here's a recipe for Carob Cake And Frosting which also uses honey. Now isn't that a befitting recipe for St. John's Day?
I was delighted to discover Maria's Brazilian recipes website. I had planned on scanning all the recipes on the menu for you to use in case you wanted to celebrate Midsummer's festival Brazilian style. I found the recipe for the Empadinhas (Brazilian Shrimp Pies) and Mother-in-law's Eyes there. I was also "lucky" enough to find this recipe for Okra Salad which is almost identical to the one on the menu. The marinated roast beef is similar to sauerbraten. If you would like me to add it, just leave a comment. I'm more interested in the Apricot Floating Pudding (Pudim De Claras Com Damascos) I can just imagine Shakespeare's fairies dancing their moonlight dances upon Apricot Floating Pudding.
The addition of apricots to the "pudding clear" will let your guests "taste" peach colored clouds. You can imagine my glee when I approached Ana's blog and found this Eggwhite Pudding. After a quick search on google, I was ecstatic not to find the recipe enclosed in this book. I really enjoy sharing recipes that aren't readily available online so, here goes.
|1 cup dried apricots
4 egg whites
5 tsp. sugar
|Sugar Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup boiling water
|Wash apricots and cut into small pieces. Cook until tender. Cool. Beat whites of eggs until very stiff. Add 5 teaspoons of sugar and beat some more. Mix with apricots.
Meanwhile, melt 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy skillet over a low flame until light brown. Remove from heat and slowly add boiling water. Place skillet back on low flame and simmer 10 minutes more. Spread mixture over bottom and sides of an angel food mold. Cool. After the mold has cooled, pour the apricot mixture into it. Bake for 25-30 minutes in 300 degree oven in a pan of water until done. Cool. Remove from mold and cover with sauce below.
4 egg yolks
2 tbs. sugar
1-1/2 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat egg yolks and sugar. Blend in milk and vanilla. Cook over hot water in double broiler several minutes. Stir frequently.


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Veteran tech John Hauk drops in on student blogger Starr Rooks after hearing that meeting him was one of her professional goals.
At NAILS Magazine, we pride ourselves on bringing you the latest industry stories, but every once in a while we get to be part of the story ourselves. Such was the case back in May of this year, when we were working on a story called "What's on Your Bucket List?" One of the respondents was a nail student by the name of Starr Rooks, who wrote, "I just wanted to submit my nail tech bucket list items. I'm currently a student and I'm not sure if I could participate, but if so then here they are." We were of course thrilled to hear from a student who already had so many goals in mind, so we followed-up on her list to flush out the article.The first thing on her list: "Meet John Hauk." Hauk, for those of you unfamiliar with him, is a world champion nail competitor, global educator, and celebrity manicurist based in Centerville, Ohio. He's been featured in NAILS many times over the course of the past two decades, but we contacted him to update his headshot (and to pass along the sweet message that a nail student looks up to him so much as to put him on her bucket list). He was so touched by this that he wanted to do something more for Rooks than simply update his headshot for the article. And that's where this story begins.
Starr's StoryI'm still floating on cloud nine, so before I begin rambling let me just start at the beginning. I'm a quiet person; some might even call me shy. I knew I would have to work on that in order to pursue my dream. It is definitely a work in progress. A few months ago I saw a NAILS Magazine posting on Facebook regarding professional bucket lists. So I wrote one out and didn't send it. A few days later I conquered my nerves and submitted it. Let me tell you I am so glad I did. To my surprise NAILS managing editor Sree Roy e-mailed me and told me there was a possibility I would be in the magazine. At this point, I'm excited and glad that I got over my nerves.The number-one thing on my bucket list was to meet John Hauk. He creates the most beautiful, amazing, and flawless nails. If you have ever seen his pink-and-whites then you know exactly what I'm talking about. Seeing his work definitely gives me something to aspire to. One day in early June my instructor tells the class that we're having a guest speaker and some 3-D nail art demos on Friday, June 22, so she wants to make sure everyone will be in class. 3-D nail art? Count me in. While waiting for the guest speaker to arrive, I was told a client had requested me to do her manicure. As I turned the corner to greet my client, guess who was there?JOHN HAUK!I could not believe it. John Hauk was there — at my school. I was totally speechless. I just can't put into words how awesome that was. John also brought the amazing Nicole Brown and Candy Legg with him. Talk about some talented ladies. Wow!When I wrote the bucket list, I had just assumed that I would be at a nail show one day and meet John, take a photo with him, and that would be it. I never imagined that they would drive out of their way to Charlotte en route to the Nail Tech Networking Event of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tenn. I was just so honored that he made the trip to meet me. Not only did John stop by the school, but he also brought me some amazing goodies! There were beautiful flowers, star-shaped balloons, and a ton of Light Elegance products. I had reached the height of my excitement and went into shock. Then he did demos of pink-and-whites, tips with overlay, and gel and stiletto nails. Nicole also did a demo of a sculpted gel with color gel marbling that was so beautiful. I'm so glad my classmates and I got to learn new techniques and watch John in person. That was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.I simply cannot thank John Hauk, Nicole Brown, Candy Legg, NAILS Magazine's Hannah Lee and Sree Roy, Light Elegance, and the Academy of Nails and Esthetics enough for this amazing opportunity. I'm so glad that I finally mustered up the courage to pursue my dream to become a nail technician. I have already met some wonderful people and I can't wait to really get out there and meet more wonderful people and make more amazing friends.
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About Northwest AHEC
NorthwestAHEC: Linking Education, Practice and Communities for Better Health
Mission Statement
The Northwest Area Health Education Center is an educational outreach and training program designed to enhance the health of the public in its 17-county region by improving the supply, distribution, and quality of health and human service personnel--especially in primary care—through diverse community/academic partnerships.
Geographical Service Area
Our service area encompasses 17 counties in Northwest North Carolina: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin.
Sub-regional Bases
In order to allow easy access of our services to our large geographic area, there are two sub-regional bases at community hospitals. These regional facilities house library collections, staff and classroom space for CE and other activities. The sub-regional bases are located at Watauga Medical Center (part of the Appalachian Regional Healthcare System) in Boone and Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory.
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The Government Business Development Manager will develop new military and government business for products related to cargo control equipment and material handling equipment, as well as related products within Kinedyne's manufacturing capabilities (textile...
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The Business Development Manager works to improve the organization's market position and achieve financial growth through a focused effort on increasing sales. The successful BDM defines long-term organizational strategic goals, builds key customer relatio...
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Schneider Electric™ creates connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Our 144,000 employees thrive in more than 100 countries. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software a...
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In this newly created role, the Senior Logistics Analyst is responsible for the planning, design and operational execution of compliant, secure and effective domestic and international shipments including: route and transport mode selection, logistics part...
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GM Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, is a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in the U.S., Canada, China, Europe and Latin America. We employ nearly 5,000 hard-working team members in North America, and we're al...
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As an Account Executive, you will have the opportunity to develop and build strong relationships with key accounts to increase sales and profitability. A successful Account Executive meets a stated sales budget by maintaining and growing existing distribut...
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LONDON — Kentucky Derby champion Animal Kingdom could not go out a winner, fading quickly and finishing 11th in the Queen Anne Stakes yesterday in his last race before retirement.
Animal Kingdom, the 5-4 favorite, had a mediocre start and was no factor in the prestigious race — a straight mile on a humid opening day of the Royal Ascot meet.
Animal Kingdom won the Derby in 2011 and the $10 million Dubai World Cup this year. The last time a Derby winner ran at Ascot was in 1936 when Omaha, the 1935 Triple Crown winner, finished second in the signature Gold Cup race.
Declaration of War, ridden by Joseph O'Brien and trained by Aidan O'Brien, won by three-quarters of a length.


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The New York Philharmonic This Week airs Thursday nights at 8:00 PM.
On December 15, 1893 Carnegie Hall opened its doors for a public rehearsal of a new symphony by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. With Anton Seidl on the podium, the New York Philharmonic gave the official premiere of the "New World Symphony" the following night.
The title page of the autograph manuscript (right) offers a fascinating snapshot into the composer's mind at that time. Notice he listed the composition dates of all his symphonies at the left side of the page using the German nomenclature: "dur" meaning "major" and "moll" meaning "minor," while the word "Cislo" is Czech for "number." Dvorak omits the work we know as the Symphony No.1, a C minor Symphony, because he considered it an amateur work. The line scrawled in blue, which separates the D minor Symphony from the F Major Symphony delineates the published from the unpublished symphonies. The first four, including the C minor Symphony not listed here, were not published in the composer's lifetime. Notice that four of the later symphonies have the name "Simrock" beside them. Fritz Simrock was Brahms's publisher. Brahms introduced Dvorak to Simrock. Dvorak notes the symphonies published by Simrock on this page. Beside the work we know as the 8th Symphony, a G Major Symphony, Dvorak notes that it was published by the London firm Novello. Finally he gives us a bilingual title: "Z noveho sveta," "From the new world" (notice in Czech, only the first character of the title is capitalized, hence the lower case English).
The Symphony No.9, "From the New World" comes home to the New York Philharmonic this week on WFMT. The concert starts tonight at 8:00 PM.


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Ginnie Mae is declaring its reverse mortgage securitizations off-limits for a new type of product that would require the servicer to take interest rate risk.
After May 31, the agency will no longer allow its pools to include fixed-rate Home Equity Conversion Mortgages that distribute some of their proceeds as a line of credit. Such loans have cropped up in response to rule changes at the Federal Housing Administration, which insures HECMs, the predominant reverse mortgage program.
Banning them from Ginnie securitizations is likely to hamper the product's growth, since there are few other secondary marketing options for reverse mortgages.
Ginnie is concerned about these fixed-rate credit lines because if interest rates rise, the servicer would be on the hook to finance additional draws at a higher cost.
"Anytime you have a fixed rate instrument" and future draws are subject to floating or market rates, the "interest rate risk is unknown," says Jeffrey Taylor of Wendover Consulting in Greensboro, N.C.
Last fall the FHA capped at 60% the proceeds seniors can receive during the first 12 months of a HECM. To tap the remaining proceeds after the first year, seniors could choose a line of credit or fixed monthly payments.
This change made the adjustable-rate version of HECM more attractive because of the line of credit feature. However, many seniors prefer fixed-rate loans. So some reverse mortgage lenders found a way to combine a fixed-rate HECM with a line of credit.
If a fixed-rate $100,000 HECM is issued with a 4.5% interest rate, for example, the senior can tap the remaining $40,000 in proceeds at any time two, five or 10 years down the road. The Ginnie servicer would have to finance the draws, which yield 4.5%, in a market where the prevailing rate might be 8%.
"It could put undue stress on the issuers," Taylor says.
Ginnie Mae described the risk in an April 1 memorandum to lenders.
"The origination of HECM loans in which servicers are committed to advancing future funds at fixed interest rates gives rise to the risk that such advances will become uneconomic should interest rates rise from the time of origination," the agency said.
"The impact of negative spreads between the fixed note rate and future prevailing rates could be exacerbated in such loans, and endanger the servicers capacity to meet their HMBS obligations."
Starting June 1, Ginnie Mae issuers will be limited to securitizing fixed-rate HECMs that offer fixed monthly payments.
Reverse mortgage lenders that want to offer HECM product with fixed-rate draws will have to find private investors who are willing buy those reverse mortgages.
"I complimented industry leaders for trying to be innovative," Taylor says. There is no doubt that seniors "love fixed-rate products."
In introducing a fixed rate product in December, Reverse Mortgage Funding said the line of credit feature "provides improved cash flow while also satisfying the preference for a fixed product."
The Melville, N.Y., based reverse mortgage company could not be reached for comment about Ginnie's action


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So we all know that the last 18 months or so I've experienced hip pain. And the fact that I saw Dr. Orthy (hehehe, makes me giggle every time!) to see what the cause of the pain was. Is it my ankylosing spondylitis? A bone spur? A muscle tear? A fracture? WE HAVE NO IDEA! We also know that my x-rays were showing ideal, beautiful hips. So, what was next? The ULTIMATE MRI!!!
The MRI appointment was made quickly and was this last Monday. Never in my life have I had appointments been made so QUICKLY! Oh, and fit within MY SCHEDULE!
The lady at the Imaging front desk told me to fill out the paperwork [again, the paperwork was as thick as an encyclopedia! ;)] and that Dr. Orthy requested we get a CT Scan as well. Oh super!
As I was called for my appointment, I met with the nurse. She went over another procedure that Dr. Orthy requested. He requested that an Arthrogram would be used. An Arthro what?? Its a medical procedure where an injection of a contrast medium is put in directly into your joint, normally done under local anesthetic. The CT Scan is to help place where this injection will go. Well, what's one more needle, right?
So, we'll call this doctor, Dr. Ane (for anesthetic). He was super nice, very calm, and knew exactly what he was doing. We talked about how every patient should ask there doctor to wash there hands thoroughly and that gloves are just not enough. I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THIS. I ask any and all medical professionals to wash there hands before they touch me. Before they get my blood pressure, take my temperature, and or even a pulse. You can keep your nasty germs! Did you know that my Remicade medication depletes my immune system? Ya, that's right! Over the last 10 years, I've worked really hard to get my immune system back up to a healthy persons immune level. IT TOOK 10 YEARS PEOPLE!! There was at one point in my life where I was sick ALL OF THE TIME!! One of the ways I stopped getting sick – asking medical professionals to WASH THERE HANDS!! 🙂
Now that I'm done with that rant, he explained to me the procedure in detail. He was VERY THOROUGH! Although I appreciate when the doctors tell me exactly what's going to happen, and I actually prefer it, its nerve–racking. Words like "this is entirely sterile; risk of infection is possible; you will feel pressure." aren't exactly the kindest of words. I prefer words like hugs, butterflies, and rainbows. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't get the same sort of reaction as I do with the warm-fuzzy feeling words as I do with the nerve-racking words, but I'd rather know what to expect. Believe me, you are not coming near me with a needle unless I know how you plan on injecting me, where, consequences, and answer all of my questions until your head wants to explode. I've had too many medical issues in my past to just trust you, oh medical professional. I'm sure your a very nice person, but I've NEVER MET YOU BEFORE AND YOU WANT TO STICK A NEEDLE IN ME. I will stick with my reservations, thank you very much.
After I'm numb, he injects the contrast medium into my joint and asked how I was feeling. I felt pressure, but based off of our thorough conversation, I knew that was normal. As he kept going, the more I was holding my breath. He looked over and asked I was how feeling again. I told him the pressure intensified dramatically and it hurt really, really bad. Guess what happened next?!?! HE STOPPED!! *GASP* I know, right? Most other doctors would of paused, let me take my breath and moved on. Dr. Ane actually STOPPED! Guess what he said? "You experience pain every day and know your tolerance probably better than most people. Your tolerance, I can imagine, is higher than most folks, so I know that we've reached your limit." AMAZING, right?? Like I said, most doctors would of moved on, thought that I had the attitude of a big baby, told me to get over it, and thought I wasted there time. Not Dr. Ane. NOW, guess what I did? I CRIED!!! I CRIED, and SOBBED, and got all sniffley. All the emotion, all the drama, all the unknown was coming out. The nurse handed me a tissue, rubbed my arm kindly, while he cleaned up the procedure. Dr Ane reassured me that we would still be able to get the images Dr. Orthy would want, but they may not be as in-depth, but they will still show the results of the MRI.
So, once I composed myself, we moved onto the MRI. Now, I'm not sure if you've ever experienced an MRI. Tight spaces, you can't move, and loud noises. Fun, right? No, not really. Not really at all. However, the location I was at was AMAZING. They strapped me in, put a warm blanket over me (something I've never experienced before), and asked what station I wanted to listen to. Wait what? What do you mean station? The nurse said that I can listen to whatever radio station I wanted. That headphones will be placed over my ears, and that I can listen to whatever I want. Pandora. XM Satellite Radio. WHATEVER I WANT! Again, something I've never experienced before. Once my selection was picked (Katy Perry!) I was on my way. You are kind of squeezed into this tight space, packed like a sardine and in there for a half-hour or so. So, as I was entering into this confined space, I imagined I was being put into a time capsule for space travel because my final destination was one of the moons on Saturn and it was billions of light-years away. I think I got this idea from a recent Eureka show I watched a few weeks ago. REGARDLESS, it worked!! I was distracted by the radio, I was comfy with my warm blanket, and fresh air was being blown on my face. The only thing left was to relax. After about 10 minutes of MRI scanning, the nurse came back out, pulled me out of my time capsule to inject me with the MRI contrast. A tourniquet was placed around my arm, a small butterfly needle was inserted into the vein and she injected me with the dye. The needle was removed and I was placed back into the MRI machine for the rest of the scan.
The rest of the appointment went well. I didn't cry, well, anymore. I was just drained, emotionally. I was exhausted!
Now, I wait for the results. I will receive them this morning, so I'm really anxious.
Here's hoping for at least some results! I'm ready for some answers.
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I was familiar with the experience of a "fertile void" when Nancy, my spiritual director, mentioned it. I just didn't know it by that name. I've known seasons when all seems quiet on the surface of my life, but I'm aware of a subtle stirring beneath the quiet; a place where things are composting—where my inner life is being turned over, my psychological structures broken down, in order to become more deep and real and fertile.
It's not an all-together comfortable place. A part of me chaffs in the waiting; feels uneasy and wonders what I should do to stir things up myself. It doesn't take long, though, to discover the vanity of trying to hurry the decomposing and reconstituting of my inner life and soul. The invitation during a fertile void is to rest in it and trust the process of it.
The reason I suspect for this season of fruitful emptiness is the fact that I've just finished the manuscript for my next book and I'm feeling the let-down. I've turned a corner into December, toward the Advent of Jesus, and I'm numb and honestly a little bored. I felt hopeful when Nancy suggested that I'm in a fertile void. I know that good things happen when a field is allowed to go fallow for a season; when I cease striving and rest in the knowledge that God is God and I am not (God).
Then I thought about Advent; how it's like a fertile void. Advent is a time of waiting during a silent, holy night; watching with anticipation for the birth of Jesus. We wait in hope that he will come again; today, tomorrow and the next. We linger in the stillness and look for his yet-to be seen holy visitation. The invitation of Advent is to cease striving and consent to the deeper, quieter work of God in the silent, holy night.


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Best Places to Work 2012
No. 30 Lee Nolan & Koroghlian
Industry: Financial services
Between underperformers getting shoved out the door or stars defecting for better pay, financial firms are typically rife with turnover. Not so at Lee Nolan & Koroghlian, which specializes in financial services for individuals. The 19-year-old company retains 50% of its sales staffers over a five-year stretch, which, according to Chief Executive Dick Nolan, is triple the rate of competitors.
The key, Mr. Nolan said, is telling people upfront about the challenges, and then supporting them with an open-door policy to top executives, as well as with bonuses and an annual black-tie award dinner and dance that recognize excellence.
"The place feels like working with family," said Christine Browning, a marketing executive who has been with the firm for six years. —Aaron Elstein
Added perks: Monthly birthday parties; fitness/wellness initiatives; on-site meals/snacks; telecommute option; time off for community service; tuition reimbursement
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Baldwinsville, N.Y. -- Anheuser-Busch Inc. is close to cutting a deal with local governments that will save its huge brewery near Baldwinsville at least $6.24 million in property taxes.
The beer maker is negotiating an agreement that would reduce the brewery's property taxes over 15 years in exchange for the company's pledge not to close the brewery during that time.
The Onondaga County Legislature last week approved the financial terms of the deal. County officials said they expect the Baldwinsville school district and the town of Lysander to do the same later this month. If they do, the deal will be incorporated into a payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreement that will be implemented by the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency.
Still being negotiated are the terms of a "recapture" agreement in which Anheuser-Busch would agree to pay back at least a portion of its property tax savings if it closes the brewery during the 15 years, said Deputy County Executive Bill Fisher. The Legislature does not have to approve that portion of the agreement, but the town, school district and development agency will, he said.
In 2006, Anheuser-Busch challenged the town's $96 million tax assessment on the brewery. In December, the town and school district reached a compromise with the company, agreeing to cut the assessment to $75 million. The agreement lowered the brewery's tax bill by $670,000 a year and required the town and school district to refund $3 million in previous tax payments to the company.
As part of that agreement, the company and the town and school district agreed to engage in "good faith" negotiations on a deal involving property taxes for future years. It's those negotiations that have resulted in the 15-year deal.
Based on its current assessment and current tax rates, Anheuser-Busch would pay at least $34.68 million in property taxes over the next 15 years — more if its assessment and tax rates rose over that time.
Under the new deal, its payments would be reduced by a total of $6.24 million, or 18 percent. County government has agreed to take the biggest percentage reduction. It would forego $3.02 million, a 44 percent cut.
The Baldwinsville school district would give up almost the same amount of money — $3.01 million. But that represents an 11 percent reduction in the taxes it would otherwise receive from the brewery over the 15 years.
The town would give up $213,612, a 14 percent reduction.
Fischer said the county agreed to take a greater proportion of the reduction in tax revenues because the loss will still have a much lesser impact on county government than it will on the school district and town.
Without the deal, all three governments faced the likelihood that Anheuser-Busch would continue to challenge its assessment, possibly getting the courts to lower the company's tax payments by even more, he said.
Belgian brewer InBev bought St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion in 2008, creating the world's largest brewer.
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The Latest Algorithm Update
It was a little more than two months ago that Google and its anti-spam deity, Matt Cutts, released their latest search engine algorithm promptly titled Penguin 2.0. While we may be late to the party in terms of our own personal critique and advice, our tardiness allows us to have a well-rounded view of the new system and gives us a two-month sample size to base our opinions off of. For those who are not familiar, Google Penguin is a code name for a Google algorithm update that was first announced back in April of 2012. An algorithm is essentially a set of well-defined instructions for calculating a certain function (Wiki). In terms of Google, their algorithm is the set of instructions that tells the search engine web crawlers, the electronic bots that surf the World Wide Web for results, what to specifically look for in their function. Starting with Penguin 1.0, this update looked to better help the search engine cipher through the endless links the Internet offers. The algorithm update creates a "ranking" system is based off of Google's own law where those sites that follow the rules are granted a higher rank and those that don't are eliminated from the search results. All modern algorithm updates are based off the original foundation, PageRank, which was created by Google CEO and founder Larry Page.
Given the importance of SEO for digital marketers everywhere, when the Google search engine updates most marketers study and learn the new code in an attempt to push their business to the highest rank possible. Many marketers also attempt to manipulate the Google algorithm by utilizing some of its flaws. With each update Google hopes to weed out these manipulators and create a world where the only way to get ahead is to follow the rules set by Google itself. Though this dream may seem far-fetched, as people will typically always figure out a way to find a loop-hole, with every update Google gets closer and closer to that perfect realm. With the latest update, Penguin 2.0, many manipulators and mainstreamers alike feared that this would drastically affect their business, but after two months and only 2.3% of English-US queries being affected (to the extent that a regular user might notice), worries have certainly died down. So, without further ado, we present to you an overview of the strategy-shattering Penguin 2.0.
A Flightless Predator
Ever since the creation of search engines, Webmasters and SEO analysts have developed techniques to manipulate the rankings in their favor. As a result, sometimes less relevant sites land on the first page of Google for specific queries. This, in turn affects the user experience of Google, as Google is typically valued as the best search engine the web has to offer. In an attempt to maintain their great reputation, Google updates their search engine in order to avoid these irrelevant sites from ever appearing on their loyal user's results. In the words of one writer, Jayson DeMers of Search Engine Watch, "It becomes an endless circle of sites working to rank better and search engines working to weed out web spam." Now that you know what the overall aim of these updates, let's dive into the specific targets.
Unlike the Panda update which tends to focus on eliminating sites without quality content, the Penguin 2.0 update aims to eliminate unnatural, manipulative inbound link profiles. In layman's terms, Google tries to use natural links to determine a site's quality. Natural links are links that occur when other sites find your content worthwhile and post it because they inherently think it would be helpful to their visitors. The more natural links your site has, the higher value Google places on it and thus the higher ranking your site will achieve. On the other end, Google hates unnatural links, which consist of paid text links using exact match anchor text, comment spam, guest posts on questionable sites, article marketing sites, and links from dangerous sites. All of the types of unnatural links go against Google's Webmaster Guidelines and so Google eliminates or lowers the rank of those sites that include unnatural links. Below is a more descriptive view on each unnatural link:
- Paid Text Links with Exact Match Anchor Text: Anchor text is the actual characters and words that hyperlinks present when linking to another location on the web. For example, all hyperlinks in this blog that link to other sources is in fact Anchor Text. Traditionally Anchor Text was used as a way for the Google algorithm to calculate whether a site was high quality or not. This seems obvious after understanding natural vs. unnatural links but, when other sites pay to be featured in the Anchor Text of other sites, the Google algorithm labels them as unnatural and thus kicks them to the search engine curb.
- Comment Spam: Back in the early days of search engine optimization, marketers attempted to utilize Google's keyword feature by posting as many signatures on website comments as possible. They probably figured that the more prevalent their business name was on the web, the higher rank they would be given. No more! Google now targets these spammers and serves justice for attempting to trick the system.
- Guest Posts on Unreliable Sites: While guests posts are a great way to build links to your site, because Penguin targets low quality or unreliable sites as bad, you have to choose your guest posts wisely. If you happen to be featured on a low-quality site, you may have to face the wrath of Penguin 2.0.
- Article Marketing Sites: As far as the social content curatation business goes, we are aware that there are plenty of sites out there that deal strictly with aggregation. While these content aggregators seem like a great way to boost your name on the web, Google sees these sites as thin content featuring links especially if they feature exact match Anchor Text.
- Links from Dangerous Sites: The last type of link seems a bit obvious but Google does not look to highly at sites that seem to cause trouble to their users. In fact, if your inbound links have been flagged for malware, pop-ups, or other spamming issues, you could face some serious consequences.
How to Avoid a Run-In with the Beast
Short of using anti-penguin spray, the only way to avoid having your site affected by this new update is to ensure it follows the rules (as unexciting as this may sound). Mainly, avoid unnatural links as they seem like cheap ways to increase your SEO ranking. Going along nicely with the Panda update, Penguin hopes to entice websites to build quality content and links in an attempt to better serve their Google search users.
In order to ensure quality links, your site will have to conduct a complete link audit and free itself of any Google deemed bad material. Link audits are pretty normal and ideally you'd like to conduct one prior to receiving a very scary e-mail from Google themselves (see below for an example). If it's too late, that's okay, but you're going to have to "repent for your sins."
Now that you know what Penguin's focus is and how to make sure you follow its strict code of natural over unnatural links, the updates shouldn't be a major issue. Most sources agree that Google's efforts to tighten up their search engine results are mainly aimed at sites that have used poor SEO strategy in the past. Therefore, unless you are a site that is repeat offender, you shouldn't have too much to worry about. Even if you haven't broken Google's law, it always seems like a good idea to optimize your links so Google will rank you higher. So, whether your Google's most wanted or the top SEO the world has ever known, checking to make sure your links are natural rather unnatural should always pay off.


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Boston. Boston. Boston. Ben Affleck.
Don't say I didn't warn you about The Town.
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An autopsy for The Town (Warner Bros.) would list multiple causes of death. Ben Affleck's second directorial outing after Gone Baby Gone also marks his first time directing himself, a notoriously difficult trick to pull off. Next, there's the laudable but misguided scope of the movie's ambition: Affleck tries to cram a heist thriller, a buddy movie, and a wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance into one sweeping two-hour-plus epic.
What ultimately kills The Town, though, is the notion that Ben Affleck is a criminal mastermind, a bank-robbing prodigy with a crack team of thugs at his command. We don't want Affleck the mastermind, we want Affleck the meathead. (His greatest role to date, Slate culture editor John Swansburg and I agree in the Spoiler Special podcast for this review, is still O'Bannion, the wooden-paddle-wielding high-school bully in Dazed and Confused.) If the two male leads in this movie had switched places—Jeremy Renner as the brains of the holdup gang, Affleck as his dim, sadistic right-hand man—the story might conceivably have worked (though given Affleck's limited resources as a thespian, the optimum solution would have been for Renner to play both roles.)
The Town kicks off with a high-octane, if not entirely coherent, action sequence, as a team of armed men in masks knocks over a Boston bank branch. In the confusion of the getaway, they decide for some reason to take the young manager, Claire (Rebecca Hall), hostage, then let her go that same afternoon. After the woman tells her story to an FBI agent (Don Draper, pardon, Jon Hamm), the gang's loose cannon, Jem (Renner), offers to track down the manager and "take care of her." Cooler-headed Doug (Affleck) assures Jem that all she needs is a good scare. So he trails the victim to a Laundromat. But when she tearfully confesses that she's had a hard week, Doug does a 180-degree turn. Instead of identifying himself as the robber and threatening her with imminent bodily harm if she doesn't keep her trap shut, he asks her out for a drink.
The romance that ensues, a yuppie bank manager falling for the charms of the working-class bank robber, is the movie's single most un-buyable element (and believe me, there's some competition in this department). It's not that a relationship couldn't spark across these class lines, but we have to be given some reason why either of these two parties would want it to. More fundamentally, the deception at the heart of Doug and Claire's courtship makes it impossible to root for this couple. ("It's a shame things got started on the wrong foot with that whole armed robbery/kidnapping thing, but I really hope these kids can make it work!")
Other occasions for incredulity include an elaborate heist in Fenway Park. The movie is almost aggressively regional, with establishing shots of the Bunker Hill monument every 15 minutes (what, no closeup of a bowl of chowder?). The "town" of this movie's title is not Boston as a whole but Charlestown, an isolated one-square-mile former Irish enclave that, while it's now gentrifying, has a history as the nation's prime breeding ground for bank robbers. Affleck clearly loves his hometown, and according to my native Bostonian viewing partner, he wasn't overdoing the Cliff Clavin working-class accent. When he's not relying on aerial shots, Affleck does dig up a few choice Charlestown locations: rundown community youth centers, a corner barbershop, the kind of nameless Irish bars where nothing good ever happens.
Hurt Locker hype aside, Jeremy Renner legitimately qualifies as an exciting new actor (by which I mean new to the public consciousness—he's been acting for more than a decade). He's just somehow thrilling to watch, even though, as Jem, he doesn't get to do much more than go down in flames, Public Enemies-style. Rebecca Hall—Vicky of Vicky Cristina Barcelona—is one of those high-strung, transparent beauties whose every thought flickers across her face. Like Jennifer Connelly, she's fun just to stare at; watching her expression change is like watching water.
But Affleck—look, I understand that there are people who find him a congenial screen presence, though I don't number among them. Even so, let's not kid ourselves about his acting. In a picnic scene with his abduction-victim-turned-girlfriend, Doug relates the story of his mother's disappearance when he was 6. As he delivers his soliloquy, it's easy to picture the lines marked in yellow highlighter on Affleck's copy of the script: "The first thing I remember is the sound [beat]." More problematic than Affleck's acting, though, is the picnic scene itself, which exists in order to show us that poor, struggling, disadvantaged Doug is finally opening up and telling the truth to someone. Maybe instead of the childhood anecdote, he could have started with, "Hey, you know that guy who blindfolded you at gunpoint and threw you into a van? Funny story. ..."


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CLAYTON, N.Y. (AP) — Fifteen teachers from five states are spending the week on Lake Ontario as part of a research program.
The teachers, from elementary to high school, are aboard the Lake Guardian, a research vessel operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The educators from Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania will spend all week on the non-polluting ship that rotates through the Great Lakes on a five-year cycle. The program is part of a New York Sea Grant "teach-the-teachers" project.
They'll work with scientists from the EPA, the Great Lakes Research Consortium, State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Clarkson University. Tasks include collecting water and sediment samples.
Part of the goal is for teachers to develop classroom courses and stewardship projects.
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Healthy Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
There are tons of healthy unstuffed cabbage rolls recipes out there, but I ended up making mine with a bit more spice to bring it to a whole new level. Not only that but I am trying to eat more of the super foods like cabbage. In fact, I was just reading on Wiki that studies show cabbage has protective effects against colon cancer amongst many other diseases. Cabbage is also an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin K, dietary fiber, vitamin B6 and folate. So you may as well make an awesome recipe with something that is really good for you right?!
There are few "healthy" recipes that the whole family agrees upon but this is one they all like. If you don't like spice, I suggest not adding the crushed red pepper. It's not too spicy but the kids will notice it.
UPDATE: This recipe has been extremely popular and lots of readers have commented on different spices they have used to make it even better. Here are some suggestions I've received:
- add a little brown sugar, celery seed with some crushed red pepper
- Add 1 Tbs of Worcestershire sauce ….. I PROMSE its make the whole dish
I always make a huge batch of this dish because it gets devoured in no time. My Cuisinart 6 quart pot is the best!!
If you've tried a new spice variation leave a comment below! I would love to hear about it.
- 2 pounds ground beef (I prefer Turkey meat)
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 1 small head cabbage, chopped
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 6 oz water
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Optional for extra spice:
- 1 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- A few leaves of chopped fresh basil
- Heat a Dutch oven or extra large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Drizzle a teaspoon of olive oil and cook the onions until translucent. Cook beef or turkey mean and onion in the hot Dutch oven until browned.
- Drain and discard grease.
- Add the chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato paste, water, garlic, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, cumin and fresh basil. I found by using the fire roasted tomatoes it made a huge difference in taste.
- Bring the ingredients to a boil.
- Cover Dutch oven, reduce heat, and simmer until cabbage is tender. This will take about 30 minutes.
- (Note: It may seem like you don't have enough water at first but when the cabbage cooks down it will be perfect)
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Dylan & Levi
Easy-going but hard to tell apart – twins Dylan and Levi were born with a double dose of heart trouble. Just hours old, they came to Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
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Children's Hospital & Medical Center, the leader in children's health care, offers the American Heart Association's Family & Friends® CPR program.
• Class size is limited
• The 2 ½ hour session is presented at Children's Hospital & Medical Center
• CPR practice is conducted on adult, child and infant manikins
• Great for parents, grandparents, babysitters and anyone interested in learning basic CPR skills
• This course is for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a CPR course completion card for a job requirement
• This class does not meet the requirements for a daycare or foster care provider license
• Cost is $20 per student or $35 per couple
Classes are typically held the first Tuesday of every other month from 6 - 8:30 p.m. and the third Saturday of every other month from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Children's Fitness Center, 7815 Farnam Drive, Omaha, Nebraska.
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Please note: This class does not meet the requirements for a daycare or foster care provider license.
Questions? Call Matt Carper, AHA Training Center Coordinator, 402-955-6058
Pediatric CPR is a Specialty
Pediatric CPR was developed because a child's body is not the same as an adult's. In fact, adult CPR could cause additional injury to a child.
You will learn how hand positions on a tiny infant differ from those used on the toddler and school age child.
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In my last post, I introduced the longitudinal study that MIT Sloan Management Review has been conducting over the past five years. From 2010 to 2012 they indicated that 67% of those surveyed believed that analytics gave their organizations a competitive edge. In 2013, that figure stabilized at 66% revealing the so called 'Moneyball Effect' where leaders lost their competitive edge that they once enjoyed because followers matured and made analytics core competencies. In 2014, that trend continued, falling to 61%.
But why?
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Hope House, in cooperation with the community, provides shelter, advocacy, and education to people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. Our service area includes Sauk, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Adams counties.
Hope House provides domestic violence and sexual assault services to individuals and families in Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Sauk Counties. Our Resource Center and Safe House are located in Baraboo, WI. Our crisis/help line is staffed 24 hours/day, 7 days/week to respond to victims of abuse. On-call staff are available to provide emergency response at all times. We provide outreach services, support groups, and community education.