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It is no secret that my husband and I love books. Jeff and I have allotted a whole wall in our living room to housing hundreds of them. Often I get a new title and feel giddy with creativity.
And although we are very attached to our computers, there's nothing better than sitting down alone or with our kids and flipping through the actual pages of a book. We collect fiction, nonfiction, reference, language, art, kids, vintage books, and lots and lots of design books. Here is a selection of some of my favorite design books, both old and new.
Garden Anywhere by Alys Fowler: I love gardening, indoors and out! Through the years I have learned about many indoor plants like tillandsia and bonsai and collected many beautiful pots. I've also been able to maintain a very large yard full of flowers and shrubs planted by a previous owner and avid gardener. This beginner book has some good tips about how to pick out plants, save seeds and determine types of soil.
New London Style by Chloe Grimshaw and Ingrid Rasmussen: I was drawn to this book because of its beautiful photography and interesting selection of homes. Each showcased space has such a unique point of view and style. It makes me want to own five different homes to decorate.
The Family at Home: Love. Life. Style. by Anita Kaushal: My first stop at a bookstore is the interior design section. I can't get enough books about the home. This title focuses on creative family living. Although most of the spaces feature different architectural styles, I find inspiration here and there in wall colors, storage and little creative details in design.
Seasons by Blexbolex: I found this book at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art a couple of years ago. The silkscreen illustrations are rich in vintage color, texture and meaning. The childlike imagery is paired with a large word, sometimes relating, sometimes not. It's like a poem and picture book in one. Both adults and children will appreciate it.
Flea Market Style by Emily Chalmers and Debi Treloar: If you love collections and shopping at flea markets, you will love this book. The interiors are wonderfully curated to include giant collections of beautiful bowls, necklaces, etc., that don't seem too cluttered or junky. The author tells you how to create different looks using your flea market finds.
Etcetera: Creating Beautiful Interiors With the Things You Love by Sibella Court: To be honest, I haven't read one word of this book, yet it's one of my go-to design books. It's more of a guide to beautiful spaces than a how-to book. Every image is stunning and reminiscent of my favorite store, Anthropologie.
Pulled: A Catalog of Screen Printing by Michael Perry: I would definitely say this book is geared more for a designer or printmaker, or someone interested in cool, funky posters. Jeff and I are always on the lookout for different printing techniques and designs and were inspired by a lot of the work in here.
Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-century Designers by Leslie Williamson: Some of my favorite things to stick on my Pinterest board or look up online are the homes of designers and artists. This book is a collection of interior photos of some of the most influential midcentury architects and designers — Charles and Ray Eames, Walter Gropius and Harry Bertoia, to name a few.
Living With Books by Dominique Dupuich and Roland Beaufre: Like the title suggests, this is a book about owning books. I bought it to give me ideas on art book display around the house.
Little Big Books: Illustrations for Children's Picture Books by R. Klanten and H. Hellige: This book showcases many of the best illustrations for children's books. My kids love them, and this gave me a broader selection of what to look for online. I love finding books that no one else has discovered, especially from other countries. This is also a great reference for children's book illustrators.
Shay Ometz is an East Dallas designer and a mom to two young boys. She and husband Jeff Barfoot are the co-founders of Bee Things, which sells fun art prints and things for the home. Follow her at shayometz.blogspot.com.


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Golden Ray: Lightering of Fuel Completed
The a unified command team has completed the oil pumping of all accessible tanks from the M/V Golden Ray, a roll-on, roll-off car carrier that overturned near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia in September, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Salvage workers and divers gained access to 26 fuel tanks inside the Golden Ray, some of which were submerged and could only be reached by rappelling and conducting dive operations inside the wreck. Fuel was pumped from the tanks into a barge for proper disposal. The interior of the tanks were then washed with steam to remove residual fuel, which was collected and transferred into containers. More than 320,000 gallons of oil and water mixture were removed.
Offshore Wind: Decisions Needed Sooner, not Later
On September 26, the State University of New York Maritime College hosted a conference on the emerging east coast offshore wind industry. "Offshore Wind Power, Planning for America's Ocean Energy" focused on four fundamental topics:• East Coast Wind Farm Overview – Status of the Industry.• Jobs and Supply Chain Technical Working Group.• Wind Farm Port Development.• Offshore Wind Maritime Operations.In some ways, actually clocking in for a day's work on an offshore wind turbine is tantalizingly close. Ditto for power flowing from an offshore substation to a mainland interconnection.
U.S., China Reach Trade Deal 'in principle'
The White House has reached a "deal in principle" with Beijing to resolve the 17-month U.S.-China trade war, according to a source briefed on the trade talks.The White House was expected to make an announcement later on Thursday, the source said."The written agreement is still being formulated, but they have reached an agreement in principle," the source said. No details were immediately available.In an attempt to secure a "phase one" trade deal, U.S. negotiators offered to cut existing tariffs on Chinese goods by as much as 50% and suspend new tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on Sunday, two people familiar with the negotiations said earlier on Thursday.The U.S.
KHI Intros World's First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier
The world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier, built to ship large quantities cryogenically frozen H2 internationally, was launched by Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) at it's Kobe Works yard.The Suiso Frontier ('suiso' means 'hydrogen' in Japanese) will play a key role in the Shell-backed HySTRA demonstration project (CO2-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-Chain Technology Research Association), which will see large quantities of H2 produced from brown coal in Australia and then shipped 9,000km to the city of Kobe in Japan.
Augmented-Reality Enters Maritime Maintenance
New TechGuide maintenance app from MAN CEON represents new generation of instructional material.As the global maritime community embraces new digitalization technologies aimed at reducing costs and enhancing safety onboard ships, MAN CEON, which is MAN Energy Solutions umbrella brand for all its digital products, comes to the fore for TechGuide, and augmented reality maintenance platform.The new generation of instructional material with augmented reality features a mix of different multimedia.

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Definitely. I'm most excited for Vault of Glass
Posted 29 March 2017 - 12:27 AM
Posted 30 March 2017 - 01:19 PM
PC confirmed apparently and it's Activision so it'll be on Steam.
New trailer.
I know it's alittle played out but I still love seeing Nathan Fillion essentially just playing Mal.
Anyone reckon it's worth me playing through the expansions? I really wasn't a fan of the original storyline, but the collection is half price at the moment...
Edited by UHYVE, 30 March 2017 - 01:29 PM.
Posted 30 March 2017 - 06:01 PM
Kinetic walked this same road a few months ago. Vanilla Destiny was missing a lot of what makes Destiny as it currently exists great. There are now 4 raids (all offering endgame-capable rewards) and a ton of cool weapon quests. Were you thinking of grabbing it for PS4 or XBone?
Posted 30 March 2017 - 08:38 PM
Probably PS4, not got Gold these days.
Posted 31 March 2017 - 10:45 AM
I'm having a lot of fun with the changes in Age of Triumph. I think having the story missions as weeklys work out well, along with the Treasure drops for doing the 3 events in the week.
They hit it out of the park with the raid armor and weapons. These are the most desirable items in the whole Destiny timeline, and it's cool that there are 4 complete sets to go after.
Crucified and I will be on PS4 for the beta and obviously for D2.
Posted 31 March 2017 - 11:04 AM
I was someone who thought vanilla Destiny was like a game that said it loves you but secretly hated you. The carrot on the end of the stick kept moving every time you got close to it, and the act of chasing it wasn't fun. The exact day I quit Destiny is burned into my brain: I farmed that stupid loot cave for almost 3 hours, got 3 legendary engrams, took them to the cryptarch to decode them into weapons, and ALL THREE OF THEM became less-than-legendary quality gear. I had done everything this supposedly huge game had to offer up to that point multiple times over (less than a month after release) minus the raid, which is why I was spending so much time at the cave in the first place. Grinding to get "raid ready" was a monotonous process and I ultimately never got there. After those engrams decoded I took the disc out and never put it in again. A hastily thrown-together story and NPC characters devoid of personality or reason to care about them made the decision to quit even easier. Minus the stellar shooting mechanics, Destiny was an unfinished product that needed at least another year to bake. The horrible grind felt like an emergency move to extend the life of the game because Bungie knew there wasn't enough content at launch.
Now though? Destiny is the most improved game I've ever played, and I've been hooked since I bought the collection of all the expansion packs last year. The longest break I've taken was 3 weeks when my residency interview season kicked into high gear. There are so many FUN ways to get better gear that I feel like the time I spend with Destiny now is actually worth something. The current product never quite outruns some of the major flaws it launched with (i.e. skeletal story threads with most of the background plot in the online grimoire, PvP balancing), but there is so much to do now that it doesn't drag down the rest of the experience. If you're curious about jumping back in and enjoyed the gameplay mechanics of the original game, I'd say it's well worth your time.
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Posted 06 April 2017 - 11:44 AM
Kinetic - how often do you play per week? I almost jumped back in with TTK, but ultimately held off. I just don't / can't play as much as I would like, and the game time I do have is spent on games that don't try my patience. For example, I've been playing the ass off of Horizon for the past 2 weeks, and it is the most enjoyable experience I've had in years. It looks like Skyrim, plays like Zelda. Before that, RE7 gave me nightmares, in a good way. I have about 10 hours per week that I can truly game, and I can't really hold to a schedule. I'm also cultivating gaming in my kids. My daughter (7) loves Force Unleashed and Monkey Island. My 4 year-old son plays Lego games on the DS/3DS. I enjoy watching them play as much as doing it myself.
Posted 07 April 2017 - 02:51 AM
Since I'm winding down on medical school before my residency starts I have buckets of time to play games now, so I'm able to play every day. I think I can easily hit 10 hours per week, and after each session I generally feel like I've accomplished something. I couldn't say that about the vanilla game at all.
Posted 07 April 2017 - 06:34 AM
Tucker, what console did you play Destiny on before?
Posted 07 April 2017 - 01:22 PM
Posted 07 April 2017 - 08:18 PM
I picked up the taken king back when it came out, and it was a much more enjoyable experience then the base game. Still can't raid without a pre-made group, which is lame. Never got to do the Saturn raid, and thus didn't buy the last expansion.
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Work, Life and College.... Oh my!
Wow so over a year since my last entry! How terribly sad!
I guess life sort of got in my way a bit, it's probably no coincidence that i started my new job around about the time of my last post.
I guess I'm not as great a multi-tasker as i thought!
Don't get my wrong, i have been cooking but more for sustenance than pleasure, focusing on quick, easy recipes i can whip up in a flash!
So i am going to try with all my might for a bit of balance in my life again, as i have so many new recipes waiting in the wings, screaming for me to bake/cook them!
I made these awesome Orange and Chocolate Chunk cupcakes a few weeks ago! They proved so popular i didn't even have time for a photo op!
But i will be making them again around Christmas time, as i plan on being rather cheap with the gifts this year, and opt for homemade! ^^
Another change has occurred in my life, i have gone back to school! Two evenings a week, its pretty fun so far (four weeks in) but i do have 3 assignments due in by January.
You may be thinking, yet another distraction to stop me from getting back to the kitchen. But actually it's having the opposite effect!
I never realised how much you can get done in the hours between getting home from work and going to bed! Those four hours used to be spent on face book or catching up on my recorded TV shows...
But now i realise i could if i wanted to bake a cake! or whip up some yummy dinner i can!!!
I've always had a bit of a warped sense of time, i blame my mother.
Me and my sister are the same, perpetually early for everything (and not just 5 mins early, I'm talking 30-40 mins early!)
I get into a total panic at the thought of being late, or not having time to do something.
For example the other morning i needed to get up a bit earlier to shower before work, as i was so tired after college i didn't have time the night before.
For some reason in my warped brain i thought i would need an hour... A WHOLE HOUR! To shower and blow dry!
I got up at 6:30am in a panic that i might be late! Rushed through my shower, blow dried and straightened like my life depended on it, pulled on my clothes, slapped on a bit of make-up...
Looked at the clock, which read 07:05! that's right! 07:05!
I don't have to leave the house until 8:15am to get to work on time! Why on earth did i think i needed to get up at 06:30! That's my weird little brain for you!
So i am slowly training myself to be better, be one of those fabulous domestic-goddesses who get everything done without breaking a sweat!
So i plan to document this re-training journey, right here for you all to see! Mainly so i cant slack off and go back to the old ways! ^^
So help me stick on the straight and narrow folks!
Next weeks goal: to successfully drag out my slow cooker and make and prepare a meal in it, so its all ready for when i get home!


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What is the traditional course? How many years? Which authors (other than Caesar and Cicero) and what readings?... with a knowledge of supplementary syntax given in the Appendix, a student can skip the traditional second-year course in Caesar and proceed directly to the third-year course in Cicero and other authors.
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Ruby & Sapphire:
Newly published in 2017; complete revision of 1997's Ruby & Sapphire
Ruby & Sapphire
The book
A plan for plugging the Gulf of Mexico oil leak
Emerald Buddha
History of Thailand's iconic gem
Buying at the Source
Buying at the Source: Being an Essay on the Virtues of Dick's Law and Other Sundry Maxims of the East
The Pearl Trader
A chapter from this classic 1937 work
Black Prince's Ruby
History of this extraordinary gem
Betwixt Two Worlds
A search for gemology in the 21st century
Bonanno Award
Richard Hughes receives 2010 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology
Merelani, Tanzania
Comprehensive study of the famous tanzanite mines
Red Sky at Dusk
Hunting the last Siamese ruby miner
Photoatlas Vol. 3
A book review
An untamed beauty
Resurrection of a classic
Working the Blueseam
The tanzanite mines of Merelani
Chevron: 1;
A look at hypocrisy, gem style
Dangerous Curves
Verneuil synthetic corundum reexamined
Brilliance , Windows & Extinction in Gems
Important cutting phenomena examined
An examination of the ethics of gem treatment disclosure
Crystal Optics
A brief look at the optical properties of materials
Moon Over the Pamirs
Ruby & Spinel from Tajikistan
Sorcerers & Sapphires
Ruby and sapphire deposits of Madagascar
Photoatlas Vol. 2
A book review
Heat Seeker
UV fluorescence as a gemological tool
Fluxed Up
Fracture healing of ruby
The Kimberley Process
Appeasement comes to the diamond trade
Walking the Line in Ruby & Sapphire
Defining padparadscha and pink sapphire
The Skin Game
Exposure of beryllium-treated padparadscha sapphires
There's a Rumble in the Jungle
Lattice-diffusion treated blue sapphire
Vampire Blues
No matter how often you kill a gem treatment, it still may still come back to haunt you…
Conspiracy Theory
Gems & junkies in Burma
Love & Hate
The perfect scam. Loot a trust fund and launder the proceeds via a Lao sapphire mine. But then everything went wrong...
Seeing Red
A discerning glance at the qualities that make ruby the most sexual of all gems
The War Prayer
An American classic
Passion Fruit
A lover's guide to sapphire connoisseurship
Crying Uncle
Homage to the late Gerry Rogers
The Name Game
Conventions for selecting gem names
Tracing the Green Line
A journey to Burma's jade mines
Heaven and Hell
The quest for jade in Upper Burma
Burmese Jade
The inscrutable gem
From Russia with Jade
Russia's jade mines
Burma's Jade Mines
An annotated Occidental history
Heat Wave
Burning in Burma
Blood from a Stone
Blood diamonds examined
Weapons of Mass Donation
Burmese gems in the crossfire
Don't Forget to Flush
Emerald enhancement heresy
Cloak & Dagger
The politics of Opticon
The Crying Game
Diamond color grading
Foreign Affairs
The flux healing of ruby
Spinel Compounds
Background & historical perspective
Cry Freetown
A poem
Internet Hell
Thoughts on web design
Fun Down Under
Of opals & diamonds
Big Time
Big rubies & sapphires
Thailand's Jewelry Industry
A black paper
Burmese Sapphire Giants
The big ones from Mogok
Enhancement codes & trade wars
Dealers vs. gemologists
A Brief History of Heat
Heat treatment of ruby & sapphire
Pigeon's Blood
A pilgrimage to Mogok
Uncle Ho's Rubies
Vietnam's Quy Chau ruby mines
Where the Twain do Meet
Thailand's border towns
C3: I See Thru U
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Have I Got an Idea 4 U
GE's HPHT treated diamonds
Web Designer Netiquette
Tricky Dick's guide to online design
Rubies & Spinels of Afghanistan
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Run by English couple Tamzin and Malcolm, they left England for a new Spanish life together. Along with their favourite horse Crystal, an ex-polo mount who´d played a chukkah or two with prince Charles, they set off in search of simple values and superb standards and we found it in El Matarraña.
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Yes it was, yes it was
Okay, I was
Sittin on my hill, countin my dough
Million-two, million-three, million-four
Five million, six million, seven million more
Then I heard a knock knock, who's there?
It's yo' friendly neighborhood cat
Leaning in that Modena Spider, man
So beware, come take a look up in the sky
You can't lie, I know you feel it when it
[Verse 1]
I used to live in cellars, I used to coc' a sellah
Two hundred million fella, call me a fo'tune tella
Tryin to get over Eazy, like they was Jerry Heller
I never want to jail-ah, cause I'm too slick a fella
Seen me on wheels befo', man you should see me now
It might be hard though, because I sit too high
I sit up on the hill, but I'm still down to earth
I'm like the Rams man I'm at the best when on my turf
You watch your girl flirt, you watch your girl tease
You think your girl want cheese? Then check your girl knees
You need to check her needs, befo' I check 'em for ya
Cause once I check her needs, she won't be checkin for ya
You hear a KNOCK KNOCK, who is it that's, payin a visit
She's, goin ballistic while he's, sippin on her Mystic
Whoa, it's the exquisite one named Mo, or short for Moses
I think I'll go back to countin my money now
Say I don't come to the hood, what do the fuck they know?
Who else drivin that Bentley, out there in front of Wohl's
Sittin out in front of Tandy, I got my phone handy
Give me the numbers I'mma call 'em, you been missin for 'em
I'm buyin bikes for tykes, the V some uniforms
While they just rap about we fo' sho' fo' kids and show 'em
At elementary schools, the day of show and tell
We didn't come to show, mo' like we came to tell
Tell 'em how to keep it strong, on how to keep it tight
To tell they right from wrong, to turn your wrong right
Watch all they words and actions, thoughts companies and habits
Leave them tricks for rabbits, that greed for the savage
And you can make it happen, if you just don't give up
I guarantee that you can be that anything you want
Give 'em that real talk, show 'em that real walk
And maybe one day you can be like me, somewhurr
-Release on September 14, 2004 as part of the Sweat/Suit album. More specifically, track 10 of the Sweat disc.
-Written by Cornell Haynes (Nelly) & Jayson "Koko" Bridges. Bridges also produced the track.
-The basis of this song is Nelly just bragging about his achievements/success. He takes a couple pokes at his critics and also makes it a point to note his many charitable contributions.


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You're not going to find anymore gun-related deals on Groupon, at least temporarily. The company says the entire fire arms category is under review:
All scheduled and current gun-related deals featured on Groupon North America, including shooting ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay shooting, have been placed on hiatus while we review internal standards that shape the deal inventory we feature. The category is under review following recent consumer and merchant feedback.
The news came after Michael Cargill, owner of a gun shop in (where else?) Texas, said a Groupon for concealed handgun training at his store was cancelled before it was set to expire. Cargill says he was told by company reps that the decision to kill gun deals came directly from CEO Andrew Mason. Mason might have a reputation for being kind of a nut, but you have to hand it to him—this is a good decision. And though Groupon hasn't gone into detail on the reasoning behind it, you simply have to open Facebook for two seconds to understand that guns are very sensitive subject right now. [Daily Finance, MyFoxAustin via BusinessInsider]
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - BA Philosophy, White American Muslim Revert, Oman or Egypt? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in BA Philosophy, White American Muslim Revert, Oman or Egypt? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Egypt View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message abdulrahmanJoined: 01 Dec 2006Posts: 13Location: USA Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:55 am Post subject: BA Philosophy, White American Muslim Revert, Oman or Egypt? Assallam Alaikum Everybody! As the title says I am a white muslim revert with a BA in Philosophy from Upstate New York, and I am interested in teaching english in either Oman or Egypt. I have no teaching experience so far, not even the TEFL certificate as of yet, but I do plan on paying for the course if my future prospects look copacetic. From perusing the ME boards it seems that these two countries would be my best bet with my limited credentials. Muslim and non-muslim friends have given me mixed opinions on the matter of teaching abroad as it would be outside my field, but a great life expanding experience. I am currently in a dead end relationship, looking to get out, and in debt which is a big negative, and unislamic as well. I am working as a lab tech, planning to go into Pharmacy school after finishing what will take two years of prereqs, but feel like I might be better off teaching abroad for 5 years or so, saving up some money, extricating myself from the draining relationship, and strengthening my religion. So, what do you guys think? After the recent Israeli-Lebanon war, is a dearth of minimally qualified English language teachers in these two countries? I could clear up a lot of negatives in my life by teaching abroad in the ME for a while, albeit push back my final Pharmacy objective a number of years, but life is more about the path, not the goal sometimes. I should add, also, that I was planning on bringing tons of books along with me to bone up on my Biology and Chemistry before going back to the US, and that drinking and the night scene really isn't for me as I am beyond that point in life. Thanks, Abdul Rahman Back to top stoth1972Joined: 16 May 2003Posts: 674Location: Seattle, Washington Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:55 am Post subject: I address this post on the ME board. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Egypt All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Communication for Water Sector Reform
The water sector is very much a matter of supply and demand – and you better not forget about the demand side. Reform in any sector depends on public support. A new Learning Note on "Communication for Water Sector Reform: Obstacles and Opportunities," published by the World Bank's Operational Communications department, showcases the role of strategic communication in making water sector reform successful and sustainable.


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ICN uses the word regulation in a highly positive sense to refer to all of those legitimate and appropriate means--governmental, professional, private, and individual -- whereby order, consistency, identity and control are brought to the profession. The profession and its members are defined; the scope of practice is determined; standards of education and of ethical and competent practice are set; and systems of accountability are established through these means.
This broad approach to regulation touches on a wide range of areas important to: those directly involved in the regulatory functions, practising nurses, other health professionals, policy makers and the public. With the rapid internationalisation of the world and creation of trade blocks, regulation as it affects mobility of persons and services is being scrutinised by international groups such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Today the profession needs a global mechanism that will be a vehicle for continual exchange and rapid action when necessary. The regulation network being created by ICN to serve as a forumfor the exchange of ideas, experience and expertise in regulatory issues affecting the nursing profession. Interested nurses and others are able to communicate, pursue their common interests and create a vital resource bank for regulation.


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The Colorado Natural Heritage Program is Colorado's only comprehensive source of information on the status and location of Colorado's rarest and most threatened species and plant communities. We share information with a wide range of stakeholders in partnerships that work to ensure the Colorado's biodiversity resources are not diminished. CNHP has an enormous impact on conservation in Colorado through these partnerships.
CNHP tracks and ranks Colorado's rare and imperiled species and habitat and provides scientific information and expertise to promote the conservation of Colorado's wealth of biological resources. Established in 1979, the CNHP is a non-profit scientific organization affiliated with the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University.
CNHP's biologists work throughout Colorado to document our critical biological resources. We conduct inventories for rare animals, plants, wetlands, riparian areas, and plant communities at the scale of a single parcel all the way to an entire County. By identifying and describing the locations of Colorado's rarest species and habitats, this work is critical for supporting conservation activities statewide. Information from these projects has been instrumental in some of Colorado's biggest conservation successes over the past 30 years, such as the Mountains-to-Plains Project in Larimer County and the enlargement of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
CNHP is a leader in monitoring the status of Colorado's rare species and plant communities. CNHP formed a partnership with the Colorado Division of Wildlife in 1999 to monitor known breeding sites and to survey locations throughout Colorado for new populations of the state endangered Boreal Toad. Other ongoing monitoring projects involve the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse, Pawnee Montane Skipper, noxious weeds, several rare plant species, and the impacts of grazing and management on prairie. CNHP's monitoring efforts provide information and feedback that are critical for the management of our natural heritage resources throughout the state.
CNHP's scientists and professionals conduct research projects, and also provide information and technical expertise to support other scientific research. CNHP scientists have published numerous papers in journals, including the description of a newly discovered plant species in 2008. In partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Division of Wildlife, CNHP has developed rigorous bio-assessment tools to gauge wetland condition across the state of Colorado and throughout the Rocky Mountains. These assessments will provide the first statistically defensible, landscape-scale estimate of wetland condition in major river basins in Colorado. The tools are also being tested across state boundaries in a regional scale project in collaboration with Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. CNHP supports research on taxonomy, classification, ecology, conservation genetics, and restoration ecology through collaborations with scientists and agencies throughout Colorado and beyond.
CNHP collaborates with many partners to put our information resources to work in conserving Colorado's biodiversity. With The Nature Conservancy we have developed Colorado's Biodiversity Scorecard, giving us a comprehensive overview of the status of our biological wealth for the first time ever. CNHP is using species distribution modeling to refine and economize efforts to search for previously unknown populations. We support regional planning needs by analyzing data and writing science-based management plans. As one of five pilot states in establishing Landscope America (www.landscope.org), CNHP has helped to develop this conservation guide to America's natural places. We are a partner in Colorado's Rare Plant Conservation Initiative to save Colorado's wildflowers.
CNHP ecologists are helping to identify, define, and map Colorado's natural communities and ecological systems statewide. CNHP has also pioneered techniques for assessing the biodiversity status of ecological system patches. Wetland condition assessment tools in development by CNHP including Floristic Quality Assessment, Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity, and Ecological Integrity Assessment are helping to identify conservation priorities and opportunities throughout Colorado.
As Colorado's only comprehensive source of information on Colorado's rare species and their habitats, CNHP supports conservation efforts by maintaining and providing data. In this way, we truly work closely with stakeholders in the federal, state, local, and private sectors, as well as with academic researchers, to support conservation management, research, acquisition, and policy. We use advanced database tools such as the Biodiversity Tracking and Conservation System (BIOTICS) Statewide Database to maintain and share these data.
CNHP's environmental review services meet the information needs for evaluating projects for potential impacts to rare species and their habitats. Our environmental review clientele includes landowners, consulting firms, local planning departments, and nonprofits that use CNHP data to inform decisions on development and management. Guidance from CNHP data and expertise are needed support development and planning activities involving wind energy, pipelines, roads, growth management, easement purchase, and numerous other activities.
Below are the most recent articles from the CNHP Blog; where CNHP staff, our partners, and the public discuss current events about CNHP and conservation in Colorado.


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Liberty News
Lynchburg City Council returns property to Liberty
Due in part to Liberty University's tremendous growth in recent years, Lynchburg City Council recently conveyed several acres of land to the university. The acquisition is the undeveloped portion at the end of Ericsson Drive, the 90-foot-wide right-of-way in front of the Lahaye Ice Center now owned by the city. The acquired property runs from there to the railroad tracks behind the home run fence at Worthington Field.
Despite previous plans to connect U.S. 460 with Wards Road, council members voted 6-1 in favor of returning the property to the university, permitting future on-campus construction and building opportunities. The council will decide upon awarding the existing portion of Ericsson Drive to Liberty at a later meeting.
The undeveloped property will give LU an additional four acres of land.
"This land is centrally located and will be a prime site for future academic buildings," Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. said.
Lee Beaumont, LU's director of auxiliary services, said the acquisition of the easement will help stabilize the on-campus traffic flow and prevent division between Campus North and Main Campus.
"It just makes it more of a pedestrian- and mass transit-friendly campus," he stated. "Anytime you can avoid having those main public roads going through the campus, it just makes it so much better."


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'Amen' says Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi
The 'Arab Spring' blows a cold wintry blast at Israel and the Jews.
By Ryan Jones
Israel Today
October 23, 2012
While the mainstream media over the past week provided extensive coverage of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's cordial diplomatic letter to his Israeli counterpart, an incident that demonstrated where the Egyptian leader's heart truly lies regarding the Jews received much less attention.
It must first be noted that Morsi's letter to Israeli President Shimon Peres, in which he called the Israeli a "great friend," was simply in keeping with diplomatic protocol, though even that was too much for many Egyptians.
Members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood were incensed by the gracious language used in asking the Israeli president to accept Egypt's new ambassador.
But if there were any questions over whether Morsi was turning his back on the Brotherhood's traditional hatred of Israel and the Jews, those were quickly put to rest by video footage taken at a Cairo mosque last weekend showing Morsi piously agreeing with the preacher's prayers for Allah to "destroy the Jews."
"Oh Allah, absolve us of our sins, strengthen us, and grant us victory over the infidels," prayed cleric Futouh Abd Al-Nabi. "Oh Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. Oh Allah, disperse them, rend them asunder. Oh Allah, demonstrate Your might and greatness upon them."
During the prayer, Morsi was shown kneeling, eyes closed, hands raised, mouthing the word "amen" to each of the cleric's requests.
One can only imagine the international reaction to an Israeli leader saying "amen" in agreement with a rabbi's prayers for God to visit destruction upon the Arabs.


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During these troubled financial times it can be hard to keep your profit margin high. One way to do it is to get more work done without adding more labor costs. This can be accomplished by merging jobs. Train your employees to do more than one task. This way, when they are finished with their current task, they can help out in a different area. This is a small part of what is called lean manufacturing, and it's becoming an important businesses asset for accountable care organizations, consulting firms, and manufacturers.
Consider for a moment a machine that needs some work done to it. Normally, the people who need that machine to perform their duties get a break. They are still on the clock and being paid, but not producing anything. Teach them to work with other machines or even in different departments and they can continue to be productive. You could even have them doing some cleaning or janitorial work. anything that keeps them doing something so they are not being paid to do nothing. And modern VoIP technology means that it's easier than ever for employees to work remotely.
Many employees will enjoy being able to be trained elsewhere. This gives them more to put on a resume and more experience if they should ever need to look for work. Some may scoff at the idea of doing something they feel is beneath them, but you can gently remind them the reason they are needed elsewhere is because the person that normally does that has been laid-off.
In the office, there are many jobs that can be accomplished by one person. A receptionist can file or type up correspondence when not busy on the phones.
Make sure payroll is handled as much as possible by supervisors so the payroll department can save time and possibly help out in another accounting area.
Having people trained to do more than one job does not mean you will have to be letting others go. It just means that you will be able to shift around your employees to where they are most needed at that time. This will save time and money in the long run. it will also increase production and allow for larger and more sales. That will mean more job security for everyone.


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TUCSON — If you're a longtime Rockies fan, I don't have to tell you who Bob Gebhard is. But you may not have heard that Gebhard — Geb, to everyone in the game — suffered a heart attack Wednesday in Tucson.
If you don't know Geb, he was the Rockies' first GM, the man who did the heavy lifting in the early days of the franchise, back before the humidor, when sustaining quality starting pitching was a mission impossible.
You know the waterfall that erupts at Coors Field after every Rockies home run? They call it Geb's Geyser because it was his baby. The hand-operated scoreboard? Geb's idea.
I could go on and on about Geb's impact on the Rockies, back then and still today. But I'd rather just leave you with this: He's one of my favorite guys in baseball for more reasons than I can count. I was the Rockies' original beat man for The Post, and he made a tough job fun.
These days, he's a special assistant to Diamondbacks general manager Josh Byrnes. Word Thursday was that he was resting in a Tucson hospital.
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- Name : Adam John Miller
* Location : Texas * O/S : Fedora (stable release) * E-mail : maxamillion AT gmail DOT com * IRC : maxamillion @ irc.freenode.net
About me
I've been a GNU/Linux user since December 1999.
I have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and plan to get a masters degree in Computer Science with a focus in Software Engineering. My main goal within the Open Source community is to become a core developer of a project as soon as I feel comfortable with my programming skills in a large project environment.
Skill Set
I am comfortable coding in Python, Java, C, C++, and I have some experience with Ada83 but am horridly out of practice. I know some Intel-x86 and MIPS assembly but prefer to not ever code in either. I'm always dabbling in different programming languages because I find them fascinating but haven't found another language in my dabbling that I feel comfortable enough with to claim as a "skill".
I am a fedora packager, so I guess I would consider "packaging RPMs" one of my skills. Though I would like to thank all the developers involved an making the build environment because the incredible tools available really do make packaging a breeze.
Experience with debian and Fedora/RHEL/CentOS server administration (in an array of implementations) and general (desktop) use.
My Open Source Contributions
My Relation to the Fedora Project
I have found my way to Fedora after an eight year journey of using other distributions and have now made myself a home. I am currently a Fedora packager and plan to continue this for the foreseeable future. I still enjoy playing around with other distros but prefer to develop/package for Fedora as this project is the one that puts forth my own personal beliefs in software freedom as well as keeping up with wonderful quality assurance, a helpful community, inspiring innovation, and an over all solid distribution. I also am a RHEL administrator by profession which is what brought me to the Fedora project to begin with.
My Relation to debian GNU/Linux
There is a similar wiki page that belongs to me located here that is also no longer "maintained".
I do still run debian on some machines as well as fedora on others. I enjoy both linux distros in their own respect and have in the past contributed to debian in various ways but will probably stop doing so in the future. I still enjoy debian in many ways but as my future takes me further into the professional market, I have become more focused on RedHat/Fedora oriented undertakings.
UPDATE: I said goodbye to my last remaining debian install, I want to leave this listing because I do still respect the project in a big way but my future is with fedora.
My Relation to Nexenta OS
There is a similar wiki of mine located here that is also no longer "maintained". It exists in respect to my support of the gnu/opensolaris project and my hope that the debian community will accept gnu/opensolaris as an official port of debian.
My Relation to Xubuntu
There is a similar wiki of mine located here that is no longer "maintained." It includes all of my relation to the Xubuntu project, which is a project I still support and attempt to help as I can because I personally agree with what the goals of the project are, but I have left the project for the most part due to conflict of interest and the unfortunate side effect of "real life" getting in the way. While I have in the past slandered Ubuntu greatly for it instabilities and inconsistencies, it does appear the project is slowly beginning to turn itself around.
Support & Bug Triage
* Tech support in #fedora, #rhel, and #centos on irc.freenode.net * Active in bugzilla
* Currently a packager for fedora, my packages here. * Currently developing a very small app/script to send email called pymail * Currently a fedora xfce SIG member * Currently a fedora KDE SIG member * Currently working to help improve the Xfce LiveSpin * Currently contributing to the unofficial Security Spin * Wrote a small Firefox addon to search Fedora pkgdb easily.
* Currently a fedora Ambassador (Verification)
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I hope to continue to contribute to open source as a whole by developing custom applications, patching and packaging, giving support on irc support channels, writing wiki pages and documentation, and so much more.


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Goodguys 2004 Goodtimes Yearbook
The Goodguys 2004 Goodtimes Yearbook is now available! This coffee table keeper is full gloss, full color and full of Goodtimes! The Goodguys Gazette art department took their time with this 180-page photographic retrospective of the 2004 Goodguys event season carefully selecting each photograph. Gazette Publisher, Kirk Jones says "We continue to set the bar a higher and higher for ourselves regarding quality and content – we definitely hit the mark with this project".
Each 2004 event is relived in full-color. Also included are layouts of each car that won the top Goodguys awards from last season which include Roger Ritzow's Street Rod of the Year and all the other spectacular winners.
Drag racing action is also part of the package with award-winning action photographs from the husband and wife team of Dawn and Mark Hovsepian.
The 2004 Goodguys Yearbook sells for $5 and can be ordered online at www.good-guys.com or by calling (925) 838-9876 Ext. 182. The Yearbooks will also be available at all remaining 2005 Goodguys Rod & Custom Association events. Don't delay! Get your copy today!


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Hook, (Long) Line, and Tuna
The Rainbow Warrior is now sailing in the high seas of the Indian Ocean, having completed a two-week cooperation with government officials in Mozambican waters [link to feature story]. We've moved south into an area of higher fishing activity; warmer waters in the Mozambican channel have pushed Albacore tuna further south and fishing vessels have followed.
These photos were taken of a Spanish longliner, the Herdusa No1 Vigo, shortly after entering the high seas. The boat was targeting swordfish, tuna species (big eye and yellowfin), and sharks. By-catch is frequent in the case of longline fishing, and one of the unfortunate sights on this occasion was a Mobula ray caught flapping on the line.
Read more about this inspection here.
Although Greenpeace has a long history of working to end overfishing globally, this is its first time in the Indian Ocean. We're here to document and expose overfishing and illegal fishing in the region, and to support coastal countries with the enforcement of their fishing zones. At the same time it's about listening to local people and learning from their experiences, empowering them to defend their oceans.
The Greenpeace's ship, Rainbow Warrior, is on an expedition in the Indian Ocean to expose overfishing and to highlight the problems associated with excessive tuna fishing, unsustainable or illegal fishing practices, the lack of law enforcement, and the need for countries to cooperate and ensure that communities benefit from the wealth of their oceans in future. Poor management has left many stocks over exploited including albacore tuna and many sharks. The Rainbow Warrior is sailing in Mozambican waters with fisheries enforcement officials on board in order to carry out joint surveillance and expose cases of illegal fishing.
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Empowered Patient, a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen, helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care.
Self-exams and mammograms are vital, but what about genetic tests for breast cancer?
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- So you're scared of breast cancer. Smart lady. Nearly 200,000 women will learn they have breast cancer this year, and you don't want to be one of them. You're doing everything you can to make sure you're not next -- doing breast exams, getting mammograms -- but you think it would be great if you could get a test to see if you'll develop breast cancer.
There is indeed a test to see whether you have genes that make it likely you'll get breast cancer. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? If you test positive, you can actually do something -- get extra tests, or take drugs that will make it less likely you'll get breast cancer. There are even advertisements on television for the tests, telling women to "be ready against cancer."
But be careful.
"The 'bring it on, the more information the better' attitude we have about genetic testing could really come back to bite us," says Ellen Matloff, director of cancer genetic counseling at the Yale Cancer Center.
Genetic counseling, she explains, while invaluable for some, can be detrimental for others. Here, from her and other breast cancer authorities, are the do's and don'ts of genetic testing.
DON'T get tested just because you're worried
Perhaps you have a friend with breast cancer, or maybe all those pink ribbons and 5K races are freaking you out, and you want a test. Bad decision, Matloff says.
Breast cancer tests aren't like tests for strep throat or pregnancy that have a very clear "yes" or "no" answer. If you don't have a family history of breast cancer, the test results many times are ambiguous. "At the end of the testing process, you've paid $3,200 out of pocket, and you're likely to end up with more questions than answers," Matloff says.
DO consider testing if you have a family history of breast cancer
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women be referred for genetic evaluation only if they have a family history of breast cancer. Click here to see how they define "family history."
DON'T think the BRCA test covers everything
Some 10 genes are connected to breast cancer -- the often-cited BRCA1 and BRCA2 are just two of them. This means a test showing you're "BRCA-free" doesn't mean you're off the hook.
This is one reason groups such as the American Cancer Society urge genetic counseling. A genetic counselor can analyze your family history of cancer and see whether you should be tested for any of the other genes related to breast cancer.
By the way, being tested for all the genes is impractical. "It would cost tens of thousands of dollars, and you'd have to go to labs all over the world," Matloff says.
DO think about locking in insurance before testing
While no one officially tells women this, that's the advice of Tammy Kimball, who had genetic testing only after she made sure her life insurance was a sure thing.
"In case the result was positive, I didn't want them to deny me insurance or increase my premiums," says Kimball, whose three older sisters had breast cancer.
As for health insurance, results of genetic tests can cause problems if you get health insurance on your own instead of through your employer, Matloff says.
In the end, genetic testing can be invaluable for some, like Kimball, who decided to have her breasts removed so she wouldn't suffer the same fate as her sisters. But for others, the "should I get tested" question isn't nearly as clear. E-mail to a friend
Elizabeth Cohen is a correspondent with CNN Medical News. Associate producer Sabriya Rice contributed to this report.


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Need For Speed: Most Wanted - Out Now!
It's time to hit the open road and show off as you bid to become the Most Wanted.
In Need For Speed: Most Wanted, Criterion fuses the 'Real Car' feel of the Need for Speed series with the aggressive speed of the Burnout games, delivering an all-new racing experience for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PC. Take the Cops head on, or shake them in the open world by drifting, boosting and jumping. And all the cars are already unlocked, so you really have your pick of any vehicle you find!
You don't have to drive alone - keep things competitive and call in your friends to go exploring before burning rubber in the many events. Autolog 2 keeps the competitive edge alive even when driving alone as scores and recommendations mean there is always something or someone to beat in your quest to become Most Wanted!
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The opening theme for Civilization IV is the first original composition associated with a video game to be a finalist nominee for a Grammy. The track, "Baba Yetu," is in the "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists" category.
"Baba Yetu" represents one of two Grammy nominations for composer Christopher Tin. He originally created the track for Civilization IV back in 2005. Since then, professional choirs have performed it at nearly 1,000 live events, extending its popularity and attracting the notice of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science, which awards the Grammys.
Tin has supplied music for other games such as World of Cars Online and Fantastic Four: The Rise of The Silver Surfer. His work faces competition from Roger Treece's "Baby", Vince Mendoza's "Based On A Thousand True Stories", Geoffrey Keezer's "Don't Explain", and Herbie Hancock and Larry Klein's "Imagine".
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 13.
Grammys Nominates First Video Game Theme, Civ IV Music [Gamasutra]


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The treatment itself was really easy, no pain, no discomfort. I was so amazed by the results it looks so natural.
Anthony Bendkowski or 'Ben' to his team, is a specialist in oral surgery in practice limited to implant reconstructive surgery in London and the South East of England. He qualified from University College Hospital Dental School, London in 1982 and subsequently gained extensive experience in both hospital and practice-based oral surgery.
He has over twenty five years of experience in both the surgical and restorative management of implant cases. He has a keen interest in all aspects of dental education and has lectured on and run bone augmentation and implant training courses, as well as lecturing on business skills for successful implant practice for a number of years. He is a Past President of the Association of Dental Implantology (UK) and an examiner for the Edinburgh Diploma in Implant Dentistry as well as for Membership in Oral Surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons, England.
Clinically Ben undertakes all aspects of implant treatment, including Teeth in a Day/All on 4 surgery, aesthetic anterior tooth replacement, and complex cases involving extensive bone reconstruction.
In his spare time he is a keen pilot and can regularly be seen flying his vintage WW II aircraft in airshows. Ben also enjoys playing guitar badly with a local band, 'Leaky Tap'.


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Women Face Tough Challenges in Retirement ... But Can Overcome Them!
By Mikki Waid , April 30, 2013 12:07 PM
The writer Oscar Wilde said "When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is." This is a great insight into how vital money can be at older ages - when we have a much more difficult time earning money or just can no longer work.
A recent report from AARP's Public Policy Institute, An Uphill Climb: Women Face Greater Obstacles to Retirement Security, highlights demographic and economic differences between men and women and describes how these differences can make retirement planning even more difficult for women. Consider this:
Women can expect to live longer than men and will need to prepare for more years in retirement.
The Social Security Administration estimates that women are expected to live two years longer than men at age 65 (21 more years compared to 19 years), so women need to finance a 10 percent longer retirement, on average, than men. In addition, women's higher life expectancy means they are more likely to live alone at older ages.
>> Sign up for the AARP Money newsletter
Women earn less. Women's lower earnings can lead to lower Social Security benefits, lower retirement income, and greater poverty at older ages:
- In 2012, full-time working women aged 55 and older typically earned 76 percent of men's earnings.
- Women's average annual Social Security retirement benefit was 78 percent of men's in 2012.
- In 2010, the typical woman's retirement income was 59 percent that of the typical man's.
- In 2011, the poverty rate for women (age 65 and older) was 73 percent greater.
Women's higher medical expenditures will help erode retirement security.
- Women typically spend more on medical care: In 2007, older women's typical out-of-pocket spending was $3,319 compared to $2,948 for men.
- Women are more likely to enter a nursing home, where the average annual cost of a private room was $75,000 in 2006.
Given these depressing statistics, what can women do to improve their retirement well-being?
Doing any of these steps will help you to increase your retirement income:
- If your employer offers a retirement plan, participate and try to contribute as much as you can - at least up to the employer match if one is offered. By contributing, not only are you increasing your retirement income but you could also be reducing your tax rate.
- Try to work longer. By working longer you will be able to contribute longer to your employer's pension plan, increase your savings, have fewer years of retirement to finance, and perhaps increase your Social Security benefits (through higher earnings).
- Try to delay Social Security benefit receipt. If you wait to receive Social Security by just one additional year, you could increase your Social Security benefit between 6 percent and 8 percent per year ... for life!
As Oscar Wilde suggested, the older we are the more important money may seem. However, with some advanced preparation, patience, and determination, women can succeed in creating a comfortable retirement for themselves.
[Photo above courtesy of Mikki D. Waid]
>> Get discounts on financial services with your AARP Member Advantages.
Also of Interest
- Retirement Gamble: Wake-Up Call on 401(k) Fees
- Help for 50-Somethings Short on Retirement Funds
- Join AARP: Savings, resources and news for your well-being
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Geoff McFetridge and Huck Magazine just released a great little t-shirt! You better hurry up and buy if you wanna snag one of the 75 tees. Huck Magazine also sat down with McFetridge for an interview. "It seems clear to me that all tricks are inside you just as much as all drawings are inside you. Everything else on the outside is just in the way." – McFetridge, latest HUCK.
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Time-saving Tip: Cook the potatoes for the mashed potato side dish at the same time you cook the potato for the main recipe.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients and Preparation
- Wash and scrub potato, place in a small pot filled with water and cover. Start off on high heat and then reduce to low once water starts boiling. Simmer (do not boil) until potato is tender when pierced with a fork, about 20-40 minutes. (To decrease cooking time, cut potato into smaller pieces.)
- When potato is cooked, drain the water. Place the potato in a mixing bowl and mash. Let the potato cool for a minute, and then mix in ground meat, egg, parsley, mustard, salt, and pepper. Finally, add in the water so that the mixture becomes fairly loose.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Using a spoon, scoop out about 4 lamb patties and pat them down on the skillet so they are about ¾ of an inch thick. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until cooked through.


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The Fear Index (Hardcover)
Knopf, 9780307957931, 304pp.
Publication Date: January 31, 2012
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At the nexus of high finance and sophisticated computer programming, a terrifying future may be unfolding even now.
Dr. Alex Hoffmann's name is carefully guarded from the general public, but within the secretive inner circles of the ultrarich he is a legend. He has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge fund, based in Geneva, makes billions. But one morning before dawn, a sinister intruder breaches the elaborate security of his lakeside mansion, and so begins a waking nightmare of paranoia and violence as Hoffmann attempts, with increasing desperation, to discover who is trying to destroy him.
Fiendishly smart and suspenseful, The Fear Index gives us a searing glimpse into an all-too-recognizable world of greed and panic. It is a novel that forces us to confront the question of what it means to be human—and it is Robert Harris's most spellbinding and audacious novel to date.
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Praise For The Fear Index…
"Chilling . . . Harris has shown himself a master of the thriller form . . . The principal narrative unfolds at a breakneck pace . . . Readers may find themselves lying awake at night unsettled by the story." —Wall Street Journal
"In this taut thriller, Harris delivers a superbly entertaining read for our time." —Newsweek
"Addictive . . . Pick this up on an airplane, and you won't want to land . . . The greatest pleasure is that it gets the finance right." —Reuters
"Harris is a master of pacing—the story moves swiftly while never feeling rushed, and the tension increases subtly chapter by chapter."—Bloomberg News
"Timely, expertly executed . . . Foreboding runs through the system of the book like an IV drip . . . It doesn't take a super-computer to know The Fear Index is a worthwhile investment of your time." —USA Today
"Fleet-footed . . . Harris expertly conjures a paranoid world where everyone seems to be watching everyone else." —New York Times
"Harris has fashioned in The Fear Index a thriller that's part Kafka, part Orwell, part Darwin—with just about all parts exciting and pertinent . . . The tale [comes] to a stunning and disturbing finish."
—San Francisco Chronicle
"Unputdownable . . . Harris has achieved the impossible, or at least the improbable: an explanation of the extravagantly esoteric nature of hedge funds, which normal people can understand . . . I gorged myself, devouring his dystopian vision of free markets enslaved by a sinister artificial intelligence in one breakneck sitting." —The Daily Telegraph
"Reminiscent of everyone from Michael Crichton to Ian Fleming, Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock." —Financial Times
"A virtuoso specimen . . . Inventively exploiting current anxieties about algorithmic trading to update the Frankenstein story, The Fear Index is both cutting edge and keenly conscious of its literary predecessors . . . A tour de force." —The Sunday Times
"A blazingly ambitious novel . . . A fictional nightmare that feels like a wake-up call." —The Sunday Telegraph
"An escapist thriller to rank with the best of them, and as a guide to what hedge funds actually do, it is surprisingly clear and instructive." —The Economist
"Ingenious . . . There aren't many writers who can produce genuine page-turners these days but Harris is one and The Fear Index had me gripped from the start . . . The characters are superb . . . Harris is stunningly good at explaining complex financial instruments in layman's terms."
—Sunday Express
"Harris's great skill is to inhabit fully and convincingly the worlds he writes about, showing off his vast research yet never allowing the white-knuckle narrative to lose momentum." —New Statesman
"As gripping a tale as anything Harris has written . . . It crackles with energy and invention, and the author's obviously extensive research into the arcane world of state-of-the-art computing technology, algorithms, trading and hedge funds is dished up lightly and intelligibly." —Irish Independent
"Another winner . . . What makes Harris's thrillers so much more rewarding than those of his rivals is that they all, whatever their ostensible subject, come out of his deep and expert interest in power." —The Evening Standard
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will be closed to vehicles for the season on Oct. 10, for park staff to complete maintenance on the road.
Road maintenance is scheduled to take place on Oct. 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 17. In the event of good weather, clear road conditions, and the absence of road maintenance; bicycles and pets on leashes may be permitted as indicated by signs.
The road will eventually revert to winter trail status beyond Alluvial Fan. This typically occurs in November. Old Fall River Road normally opens by the Fourth of July holiday weekend but this year, due to minimal spring snow, the road opened on June 15.
Old Fall River Road was built between 1913 and 1920. It is an unpaved road which travels from Endovalley Picnic Area to above treeline at Fall River Pass, following the steep slope of Mount Chapin's south face. Due to the winding, narrow nature of the road, the scenic 9.4-mile route leading to Trail Ridge Road is one-way only.
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There are draft choices to be made, free agents to consider and hard choices still to come for the 49ers this offseason.
For a team that wants to get better in 2013 – even after going to the Super Bowl – the Niners can't rest.
But one of the biggest and most important improvements the team can make will be in the hands not of general manager Trent Baalke, but defensive lineman Justin Smith.
Smith, who underwent surgery to repair a torn left triceps shortly after the Super Bowl, faces a three-month rehab process back home in Missouri. By June, the 49ers are likely to know if their most important defensive force is going to be back at full strength for 2013.
After Smith had the surgery at Stanford Hospital, Baalke said the procedure went "really well. It should be a short rehab for him, and he should be back to normal."
Back to normal is certainly what the 49ers need from Smith, an All-Pro who was able to play in the postseason but not at his usual high-impact velocity.
After suffering what was described as a 50-percent tear of his left triceps in a victory over the New England Patriots in mid-December, Smith missed the final two regular-season games before returning for two playoff games and the Super Bowl.
With Smith out, the 49ers defense wasn't nearly as effective. When he returned for the postseason, the Niners still lacked the force he had brought to the defensive line. After his injury, teammate Aldon Smith didn't get a sack for the rest of the season – after collecting 19½ through the first 13 games.
Though Smith was able to play in the postseason with a brace on his left arm, he wasn't the same player. In the Super Bowl, for instance, his play as judged by Pro Football Focus, was graded as his worst game of the season. He had three tackles and not a single quarterback hit or hurry, and was dominated by Ravens guard Kelechi Osemele. According to Pro Football Focus, Justin Smith had negative grades against the run and in pass-rush situations.
Now Smith, 33, is back home in Missouri, working to get back to 100 percent. He will make $8 million in 2013, the final year of his deal with San Francisco. The 49ers are looking to add some youth and depth to the defensive line this offseason through free agency and the draft, but Smith's return to his status as a four-time Pro Bowler may be the team's most crucial offseason factor.
Justin Smith isn't on Twitter, and he keeps a low profile. He's not going to be sending out messages every day about the progress he's making in rehab, how strong he's feeling or if he's hit a bump in the road.
But no doubt Baalke and head coach Jim Harbaugh are keeping tabs on their defensive line star and his progress. It won't surprise any of his teammates if the guy they call Cowboy shows up in late May or June at full strength again and ready to dominate.
To his teammates, Justin Smith is a player on a special level, and the Niners need him to get back to that level by September.
"That guy is unbelievable," 49ers guard Alex Boone told a reporter last month. "The guy will rip you apart. He'll do it again, over and over."
Smith certainly wants to again be an impact player.
"I'm not going to retire after this year," Smith said at the Super Bowl. "I would like to come back and try to here again. I realize my career is definitely winding down. I'm not saying I'm going to play another eight years or something like that. I want to play at a high level."


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Happy (Almost) New Year, and many blessings to y'all in 2015!
Cynsations will be on hiatus until sometime after the ALA Midwinter Conference in Chicago--hope to see many of you there.
Thank you for your support and enthusiasm over the course of the year. Most appreciated!
Check out Sarah Enni's podcast interview with me at First Draft. We had a terrific conversation, and it's an honor to invite y'all to listen in.
Before I sign off, I want to share the review of Feral Pride (Candlewick, Feb. 2015) from Booklist. It reads in part:
"Smith's ability to mix the paranormal and the divine with sexy, wisecracking humor, youthful optimism, and fast-paced action has been a hallmark of this entertaining series. Fans will not be disappointed.
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Microsoft's E3 press conference today was littered with new Kinect functions—everything from officiating disputes to castle wrecking. The most unusual? Actual fitness coming to the device.
Nike's Stefan Olander was on hand to present "the future of fitness" through Kinect. Nike+ on Kinect will use the device's camera to analyze body movement "better than the human eye" and apply Nike's experience-assessing pro athletes in order to provide personalized analytics. Nike+ is expected to be available for Kinect during the holiday 2012 season.
For more traditional Kinect uses, Microsoft demonstrated functionality in a handful of titles during the event: Splinter Cell Blacklist, Wreckateer, Matter, Dance Central 3, and both EA's Madden and FIFA franchises. While the full range of how Kinect integrates with these games was not revealed, the following uses were showcased:
- Splinter Cell Blacklist
- Kinect voice commands demonstrated. A player calls out "Hey you!" and the soldier comes over to check. A perfect setup for Fisher to pull him over a ledge to his death.
- Additional voice commands such as calling in a missile strike were showcased.
- EA's Madden and FIFA franchises
- Kinect voice commands allow you to make substitutions or change formations without stopping the game.
- As Ars' Kyle Orland reported, "Wow... if you curse at the referee, the game actually recognizes it. That's.. interesting."
- NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana was on hand to demonstrate Kinect audibles in Madden. As Orland noted, "'Flanker dig,' 'Crabtree,' 'Streak.' These commands from Montana do things, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what they are."
- Wreckateer
- The game is a Kinect-powered castle destroying game. Users can pull a giant crossbow back to launch projectiles. While the shots are in mid-air, users can control them with spin or by putting their arms out like an airplane.
- Ars commenters were quick to notice a comparable title. From Orland: "It's not just you, commenter: 'Is it just me, or was Wreckateer just a 3-D Angry Birds?'"
- Matter
- Gore Verbinski (director of The Ring and Pirates of the Caribbean) is behind this title, specifically made for Kinect and due in 2013.
- Not much else was revealed about Matter. Orland described the displayed footage as "abstract shapes flying through futuristic scenes."
- Dance Central 3
- Expect similar gameplay, so for excitement Microsoft went to the celebs. Usher came out to perform a recent single, with a Kinect sitting in front as he danced. No confirmation if he was actually scoring well (or even playing for that matter).


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World Economic Outlook, April 2014: Recovery Strengthens, Remains Uneven
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- Chapter 3. Perspectives on Global Real Interest Rates
- Chapter 4. On the Receiving End? External Conditions and Emerging Market Growth Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis
- Annex: IMF Executive Board Discussion of the Outlook, March 2014
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MTV reality star Amber Portwood is reportedly out of jail, a day after her arrest in Anderson, Indiana on domestic violence charges.
The 20-year-old "Teen Mom" star was released Tuesday afternoon after being held for 24 hours, a Madison County jailhouse source told People.com.
Portwood's lawyer told the mag the court automatically entered a not guilty plea for her.
Prosecutors have charged Portwood with three felonies, which include two counts of domestic battery, and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery stemming from three incidents over the course of a year.
Some of the alleged attacks on Gary Shirley, the father of her 2-year-old daughter, Leah, were caught on tape and aired on MTV.
Portwood's lawyer, Robert Schembs, told People late Tuesday his client is not allowed contact with Shirley but he believed Portwood would be reunited with her daughter.
If convicted of all charges, Portwood faces up to three years in jail and a $10,000 fine, E! News reported.
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