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Another fun story lost in the Mitchell Report tidal wave yesterday? The release of Michael Vick's letter to Judge Hudson attempting to get his sentence reduced. (PDF)
The letter is self-pitying, but, frankly, not without some justification. (Vick wouldn't be the first person to smoke weed because of a lack of affection from his father.) It also includes a character-witness letter from George Foreman and a news story about Vick helping out after Hurricane Katrina. None of this worked, of course.
It even mentions that Vick has "horses, parrots, fish tanks and lizards." It's more difficult to get those to fight.


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Voices of Youth Inspire! "Be grateful to life and acknowledge the support of the people who guide you"
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Please, tell us your name and age:
Zenaida Pérez Gutiérrez, 29 years old.
Where are you originally from and where do you currently live?
I am from Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, Mixe, in Mexico and I currently live in Oaxaca City, the state capital.
According to your business card – what's your job title?
I am Chief of Department of Indigenous Women's Rights, a department that addresses the situation of indigenous people in the state. Some of my functions include the design and implementation of programs and projects, diffusion, recognition and respect for the indigenous women's rights as well as implementing and proposing programs and projects that promote their participation in community life, incorporating their own vision, proposals and aspirations.
Besides this institutional job, I work on independent actions of communication such as collaborative radio series, specifically in soap opera format, to promote rights and life without violence for women and translated into the language I speak.
I have also facilitated diffusion workshops on both women and indigenous people rights, and recently I have been invited to be graduate teacher statewide.
In the last year, as part of the institutional process, I have been part of a reforms package on indigenous issues, to the constitutional reform in Oaxaca state, where I have raised the issues of women's right to participate, and from the communication field, the respect to the indigenous people to manage and administer their own media, as recognized by the declarations and treaties.
And how does that compare with what you wanted to do when you were 10 years old?
It is related, because I wanted to be present in those spaces where decisions are made, I wanted to know the work of the people that define the direction of the community, except for the case of the city the state which was not clear, because I thought my village was so remote and unique, isolated from other cultures or societies, but thanks I decided to continue studying, today I have a bigger picture and I am participating in it.
Give us 10 words that describe your typical work day?
Challenge, responsibility, reward, recognition, partnerships, learning, knowledge, camaraderie, empowerment, advocacy.
In a nutshell, how did you get to where you are right now? Name some of the most important milestones.
After my academic training, I did community work and I performed duties as requested by the community; I also kept links with the outside world and I was invited to other states and other countries to socialize this local learning. Some of these experiences I can mention: my participation in Jënpoj Community Radio based in my town, after which I became promoter of Productive Organization Programme for Indigenous Women in a nearby community belonging to the same region. Then I strengthened my independent actions as broadcaster and documentary filmmaker. I was later involved with an NGO working on the rights of indigenous women in my region and also continue my academic training with short courses both in class and online.
What was the biggest obstacle you had to overcome to get to your current position and how did it help you to grow as a person?
The uncertainty of going to work in a space that is unknown, I had never participated in the institutions, my background was from the people and organizations. Another challenge was whether to accept the job, as I feared being unable to fulfill the responsibilities that involve being in that work space. An important point was also the clash between two ways of thinking, the indigenous people's way and the city people's way, and the fact of requiring a job as assistant or as head in the area I was invited to work in.
How important was your choice of degree/field of study at university for what you're doing now?
Fundamental, without it, I would not have made it all the way; without it, I would not be equipped to look for solutions to the issue I now work on. It gave me all the tools to build communication products, and even better to combine it with the thematic of gender, because now the media and social networks have become a crucial element for building agendas. In our field of work, ways of communicating that are not sexist or discriminatory are needed.
What are the top three things someone needs to excel in your field?
You should like your work, be a productive and creative person when facing challenges or threats, and committed to yourself, have faith in your work and in your own person.
What do you think is the MOST important thing governments and/or companies can do to help young people get started in their careers? And to indigenous people?
Generate temporary or part-time employment programs, with flexible hours, so that youth with low income have a source of income that contributes to the financing of their education.
Implementation of student housing programs, with basic food and lodging, so that more boys and girls have the opportunity to get an education and the implementation of financing programs for youth entrepreneurship projects, so when young people finish their career, they can have a space to land their ideas and strength at the end of that cycle.
On a lighter note, tell us about the strangest day you've ever had at work or the strangest thing you had to do?
When we had a gift exchange that we usually do on Friendship day, my mates proposed an exchange of cards in order to not spend too much money, so I encouraged them to do an exchange of small pots, which would serve at the same time to adorn our office spaces. At first, I saw them look discouraged, but on the day of the exchange, I was so pleased when I saw the boardroom full of flowers, full of life and green plants.
Some words to youth out there: What advice can you give them when chasing their dream position?
Trust your talent, in your dreams, concentrate your energies on this; be grateful to life and acknowledge the support of the people who guide you, that bring you the clarity to go with firm steps and not get lost along the way. Listen carefully to older people the same way, take the opinions of those who give them to you. If there are people who want to discourage you, do not to give them the joy of watching you going back. On the contrary, you have to move forward and learn to weave your support networks. But mostly it implies preparation, knowledge of the context, sense of ethics and responsibility towards others and towards yourself.

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Opinion: Infrastructure's Need For SpeedBy Michael Vizard | Posted 2007-08-10 Print
Most companies' bloated networks can't handle the new wave of business applications, says Michael Vizard, Ziff Davis Media's editorial director.Like an overweight patient with clogged arteries who refuses to exercise but then complains about a lack of energy, corporations are starting to wake up to the fact that the networks they depend on for business are too constricted to meet the demands of next-generation applications.
A lot of those demands come from Web-based applications that drive a ton of audio and video. In fact, to circumvent constricted corporate networks that typically have severe limits on the size of files that can be sent, it's not unusual to hear about corporate users opting to use insecure public FTP sites such as Yousendit.com to send files to fellow employees, as well as to colleagues they are working with in other organizations.
That kind of behavior tends to make the typical risk compliance officer blanch, but until recently there really wasn't any effective way to send large files over FTP unless a company had some sort of point-to-point caching device set up between two specific locations.
This is why a startup called FastSoft is creating a stir in the world of networking; it claims to have delivered a solution for dramatically accelerating transfers over a Fast TCP transport using an appliance that only needs to be deployed at the sender's site. Developed by Prof. Steven Low and his team at the California Institute of Technology's Netlab, Fast TCP does a better job of managing the queues of packets that are in the network at any given time.
This has allowed customers such as The Post Group, a production company in Los Angeles, to transfer 500MB files in 20 seconds, according to CIO Darin Harris. This is a key capability, Harris says, because the nature of the company's business relationships with different clients varies from project to project. That makes it impractical to set up point-to-point caching appliances with every customer or potential business partner, so up to now the only practical alternative has been to burn a video on a disk and ship it to the customer via a messenger or overnight delivery service. The FastSoft approach solves a significant problem, Harris explains, because the application-level acceleration devices Post looked at typically don't support video or audio files, and proprietary content-delivery network services were too costly.
FastSoft is just one way I.T. organizations are working around what is becoming a desperate problem. For example, the advent of a device such as the FastSoft accelerator doesn't obviate the need for point-to-point application acceleration devices. In fact, some of these tools, such as the one provided by Blue Coat Systems, have evolved to the point where they only need "virtual devices" on one end of the connection because the receiving part of the application acceleration function is now handled by a piece of downloadable software. And, for the record, Blue Coat claims to support video.
Part of the problem that companies such as Silver Peak Systems, Riverbed Technology, Citrix, Coyote Point Systems, F5 Networks, Packeteer, Stampede Technologies, Juniper and Cisco are all trying to solve is the simple fact that the wide area network bandwidth available for most applications is only a fraction of the speed those same applications have come to expect on a local area network. And as these applications have been extended out across the Web, I.T. organizations are wrestling with how to maintain performance, short of refreshing the entire network infrastructure at what most organizations would call an unacceptable cost. But point-to-point application acceleration devices are not inexpensive, either.
The general expectation is that over time, Cisco and Juniper will embed the necessary level of application acceleration intelligence needed by their customers into the core routing and switching fabric without requiring customers to have dedicated devices to perform that task. But it looks like we're still years away from that actually happening to the number of application acceleration devices on the network, which in some ways are analogous to pacemakers; these should continue to expand at a fairly rapid rate to help compensate for the overall sluggishness of the network.
Unfortunately for a lot of I.T. departments, the business community has ambitions for extending business processes across the Web that typically fail to take into account the fragility of the network infrastructure. And because that infrastructure isn't likely to get better anytime soon, I.T. departments will have to come up with some creative approaches to network surgery just to keep the patient alive and breathing, never mind running at top speed.
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a cross between volleyball and handball this is a game that is played only in the courtyard of a dorm in NH - we are getting together some old friends to play again this spring and want to have a logo made for t-shirts and a plaque. there's a silly video made by some students here if you are interested:
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Bacterial shedding and desquamation from the hands of healthcare workers correlates with skin condition.
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Results: Bacterial dispersal and quantitative skin measurements were obtained from 86 healthcare workers over a 3 day period. The levels of bacteria shed from the hands of the healthcare workers was found to be negatively correlated to corneometer measurements (p < 0.01); and positively correlated to desquamation index (p < 0.02). No correlation was found between levels of shed bacteria and transepidermal water loss. As expected, corneometer measurements were found to be negatively correlated to desquamation index (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: The results of this hospital study demonstrate that the levels of bacteria shed from the hands of healthcare workers are influenced by the health of the individual's skin; i.e. dry skin sheds more bacteria. This increased bacterial dispersal from dry skin may increase the infection transfer risk for healthcare workers with poor skin condition in the acute care setting.
Reference: American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 34, Issue 5, June 2006, Pages E85-E86. C.A. Kolly, J.W. Arbogast, D.R. Macinga
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LipGloss is bloody
Zac Efron and Amanda Crew continued to work on reshoots for Charlie St Cloud yesterday, filming what looks to be a post-accident/altercation scene in Vancouver. Meanwhile Kim Basinger arrived in town, was photographed at the airport before reporting for duty on the set. Great skin. As posted earlier this week, the trailer for Charlie St Cloud was released a few days ago offering a fresh perspective to the non-Efron believers like Laura and me who up to that point could never have imagined any hint of a quiver for LipGloss. Full Story
A good 55
Kim Basinger turned 55 this week. And still she looks younger than Nicole Kidman, right? I hope my body's that tight at 55. She doesn't seem overly hungry either. Must be good genes. This is Kim last night at the premiere of While She Was Out with Leonardo DiCaprio's bestie Lukas Haas. Full Story
Middle Aged Thinnification
Kim Basinger has been embroiled in a bitter custody battle with ex husband Alec Baldwin for years. And because Hollywood hates women over 40, her profile over the same period has been significantly lower while Alec's career continues to thrive. But enough bra burning for one day… this is about Kim in Germany for some event yesterday showing off some serious thinnification. Full Story


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WinEdt 7 has been released with a claimed support of UTF8. It is true that now the arabic letters are showing correctly, but the default setting are still far from being useful.
first, the arabic, persian and urdu words are made of connected letters (cursive writing), and winedt is showing them separated like latin words!
second, the arabic, persian and urdu languages are right-to-left languages, and I didn't see a way to switch to right to left (RTL) mode in WinEdt 7 !!
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Bluum Box – Is It Worth Paying For?
You might remember that I posted a deal for a 3 month subscription to Bluum a few weeks back. Well, I have since received my first Bluum box and let's just say, it wasn't very good. At first, I thought the box was OK because it did have several samples in it. I even made a video about my box and what I had received. Then, I posted it to Bluum's Facebook wall and walked away from my computer. When I went back, I had several comments about how bad this month's box was. I started reading through posts on Bluum's Facebook wall and that's when I realized that something was very wrong.
First of all, NONE of the items in the box were "deluxe samples", as advertised on Bluum's homepage. If you've spent much time sending in for samples, you know that regular samples are one time use items and "deluxe samples" are ones you can use 2+ times to get a good feel for the product. In addition, all of the items that we (new subscribers) received were leftovers from old boxes. Those who had paid full price received a much nicer box including an almost full-size product. When I found this out, I was pretty hurt so I decided to make a video detailing what I had found.
I posted my video on the Bluum Facebook page with a short message saying "If you're considering Bluum box, watch this first" and left it at that. A few hours later, a very rude woman commented on that post saying that I was "harsh" and "trashing" the company. She also said that Bluum has to make money somehow. I replied with my reasons for creating and posting the video, as well a joking remark that she must be an employee, and shortly after, she said this:
Read the whole thread HERE (screenshot).
At this point, I believe she may be an employee of (or have some other vested interest in) Bluum but I can't be sure because Bluum actually thanked me for my HONEST feedback. So what do you think? Was it "spiteful" for me to create the video? Or do you think that I am actually doing my part to warn moms about a service that really isn't worth the cost?
UPDATE: I continued my 3 month Bluum box subscription and while the boxes did get a little bit better, I still think that your money would be better spent on something else. If you instead put $11 per month in a savings account for 18 years (yes, I know the Bluum box is only for a few years but stay with me here), you could give your child a $5000 high school graduation gift. Sounds a lot better than some samples they (and you) will probably never remember. If you love learning about new baby products, I would suggest reading some great baby product review websites like Baby Gizmo or BabyGearLab.
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Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger Dec 2011 Roundup
This month we had a cozy contingent participating in Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger. It is no wonder- it has been so long since it was hosted here that I think people forgot all about it! But never fear, our little event is still trucking. Speaking of which, if you want to host this event some month, just let me know. We've been fighting our way through more daycare colds, earaches and the like, while I try to work as much as possible on my dissertation. On a happy note, my little Toddler Yum has adjusted well to her new school and now has a contingent of little friends that run to greet her at the door. She goes to sit down with them after our ritual hug, kiss and high-five, and says "Bye Mommy" without a glint of tears in her eyes. Of course she has some days where she longs for Mommy about half-way through, but overall, except for the sickness thing we're happy with our new situation. It hasn't left much time for blogging, though. The only reason this blog post is being written right now is that the whole house has the flu and we've spent all day in bed. Bad for productivity, good for catching up on Netflix and writing blog posts. Speaking of blog posts, here's the roundup! I am debating if I should open sign-ups immediately or postpone the next event until February. Any thoughts?
Paula of Free Life Gluten Free adopted Kalinda from Wheat Free Meat Free and made her Vegetarian Chicken Salad. Paula called the recipe amazing, and told us that "I enjoyed it in so many ways…on Schar crispbread, on lettuce, with my pita bread, and straight out of the bowl." She found Kalinda's substitution of chickpeas for chicken to be brilliant, and though that this recipe "the perfect replacement to chicken salad." After seeing her pictures and hearing about the recipe, I found myself agreeing, especially because Toddler Yum has developed a fondness for the rotund legume and would no doubt gobble it up in a creamy mayonnaise sauce. Not to mention that it sounds absolutely delectable and I'd like it in my own lunchbox! Thank you, Paula, for introducing us to this promising recipe from Wheat-free Meat-free!
Vegetarian Chickpea Un-Chicken Salad Recipe
Wendy of Celiacs in the Hose adopted Johnna of 52 Sweets and made a savory olive "cake" that sounds like something both Toddler Yum and I would find absolutely delightful. I hadn't heard of Johnna before Wendy introduced her to me, but now I'm quite intrigued. I tend to like baked goods with half "Grain" flour and half almond flour, and I bet this would be no exception. Yummy! I have to explore Johnna's other recipes now.
Black Olive Cake Recipe
Shirley of Gluten Free Easily adopted Paleo Parents and made their Dark Chocolate Banana Bites. I'm not Paleo but this recipe would appeal to just about anyone. How can you go wrong with dark chocolate and bananas? And although Toddler Yum isn't huge on bananas, she adores chocolate and I'm pretty sure the mini-muffin presentation would thrill her endlessly, so we'll have to try them. Besides introducing this recipe and some others by the Paleo Parents, Shirley shares wonderful range of information from suggestions from how to use paleo recipes in a vegetarian diet to introducing their upcoming cookbook, Eat Like a Dinosaur: Recipe & Guidebook for Gluten-free Kids.
Dark Chocolate Banana Bites
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Thomas of the GFCF Experience adopted Cassidy of Cooking Gluten-free and made her Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Thomas found a lot to enjoy at the Cooking Gluten-free Blog, from information on alternative flours (almond and coconut) to dairy substitutions and of course, recipes. He ended up tweaking the recipe a little both to accommodate his larger skillet, flour preferences, as well as his preference for canola mayonnaise over veganaise. However he made it, it looks delicious! We've enjoyed pineapple upside down cake at our house, but Toddler Yum ended up picking out the pineapple to eat rather than eating the cake itself. That silly girl. The next time I want pineapple upside down cake I may try her recipe.
Gluten-free Pineapple Upside Down Cake
I adopted Megan and Kim of Welcoming Kitchen and made recipes from their blog as well as their cookbook Welcoming Kitchen: 200 Delicious Allergen- & Gluten-Free Vegan Recipes First I made a apple scone recipe from their blog, and pined after a birthday cupcake. And then I made vegan artichoke fritters and gluten-free biscuits from their cookbook. All of the things i made were delicious! I also did a giveaway of Kim and Megan's book, and Gloria B. was the lucky recipient!
Congratulations, Gloria. And I hope those of you who were interested will check it out at a local library or maybe pick up a copy from Amazon. I think you'll find it a good purchase!
Gluten-free Dairy-free Apple Scones
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Okay ladies...this is what I had put together over Christmas and not sure I ever sent anything out...There ARE LOTS of recipes on here...hope you enjoy them!!!
Apricot Crescents:
1 cup cold butter (no substitutes)
2 cups flour
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
In a bowl, cut the butter into flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg yolk and sour cream; add to crumb mixture and mix well. Cover and chill several hours or overnight. Divide dough into fourths. On a sugared surface, roll each portion into a 10 inch circle. Turn dough over to sugar top side. Combine preserves, coconut and pecans; spread over circles. Cut eat circle into 12 wedges and roll each wedge into a crescent shape, starting at the wide end. Sprinkle with sugar. Place points down 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 15-17 minutes or until set and very lightly browned. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 4 dozen
Banana Bread
1-1/4 cups sugar
½ stick margarine or butter softened
2 large eggs
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (approx. 4)
½ cup butter milk (or whole milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup chopped nuts, if desired
Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350. With shortening, grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 in., or 1 loaf pan 9 x 5 x 3in.
Mix sugar & margarine in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, milk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda & salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
Bake 8 inch loaves about 1 hour, 9 inch loaf about 1-1/4 hours or until toothpick inserted in center ocmes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pans on wire rack. Loosen sides of loaves from pans, remove from pans & place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely before slicing. Wrap tightly & store at room temperature up to 4 days or refrigerate up to 10 days.
Macaroon Kiss Cookies
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 3 oz package cream cheese softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons almond extract
2 teaspoons orange juice
1-1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoons salt
5 cups coconut (14oz)
54 Hershey Kisses
Cream butter, cream cheese & sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk, almond extract & orange juice. Beat well.
Combine flour, baking powder & salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in 3 cups of the coconut. cover tightly and chill for 1 hour or until dough is firm enough to handle.
Shape doug into 1 inch balls. Roll in remaining coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven. Immediately press unwrapped kiss on top of each cookie. Cool 1 minute. Carefullly remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on wire rack. Makes approx. 4-1/2 dozen.
Sweet Sausage Rolls
1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
24 miniature smoked sausage links (Oscar Meyer Li'l Smokies – usually come 48-50 in a pack)
½ cup butter or margarine melted (I use butter)
½ cup chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons brown sugar
Note: I always double, triple or quadruple this recipe.
Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. Cut each triangle lengthwise into 3 triangles. Place a sausage on the long end and roll up tightly; set aside. Combine the remaining ingredients in an 11x7x2 inch baking dish (dish will need to be larger if doubling, tripling or quadrupling), Arrange sausage rolls, seam side down in butter mixture. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Yield: 2 dozen
Monster Cookies
(one half recipe)
6 eggs
1 lb brown sugar
2 cups white sugar
1—1/2 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 tsp karo syrup
4 tsp baking soda
½ lb butter
1-1/2 lbs peanut butter
9 cups oatmeal
½ lb chocolate chips
½ to ¾ lb M&Ms
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix ingredients in order given in a very large bowl until blended. (Takes alot of arm action with the mixing - I use a wooden spoon) Drop by large spponfuls and flatten on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes. Do not overbake.
Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies
2-1/2 cups flour
¾ cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter soft
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans
48 rolos
1 tablespoon sugar
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lighltly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off. In small bowl combine flour, cocoa, and baking soda – blend well.
In large bowl beat 1 cup sugar, brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend well. Stir in ½ cup of the pecans. For each cookie with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoon dough around 1 caramel candy, covering completely.
In small bowl, combine the remaining ½ cup pecans and 1 tablespoon sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place nut side up 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for 7-10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool 2 minutes remove onto wire rack. Yield 4 dozen cookies.
Peppermint Pattie Cookies
2/3 cup butter or margarine softened (I use butter)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup Hershey's cocoa
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon milk
12 to 14 small York Peppermint Patties
In large mixer bowl; beat butter and sugar, add egg and vanilla and blend well. In separate bowl stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, blending well. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle (dough will be a little soft). Lightly grease cookie sheet. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape small portion of dough around unwrapped peppermint pattie, completely covering candy. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 mintues or until set. Cool 1 minute. Remove fro mcookie sheet to wire rack. Coo.l completely. About 12-14 cookies.
I always double or triple this recipe.
Rasberry Thumbprints
1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
½ cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup raspberry jam
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Form dough into 1 inch balls and press thumb or forefinger in middle to make a ½" impression. Spoon raspberry jam into center of cookie. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
Santa's Snicker's Surprises
2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3-1/2 cups all purpose flour sifted
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 pkg (13 oz) Snickers Miniatures
20 melted Hershey kisses (for garnishing if desired)
Combine butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Slowly add eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Mix in flour, salt and baking soda. Cover and chill dough for 2-3 hours. Unwrap all Snickers Miniatures.
Remove dough from refrigerator. Divide into 1 tablespoon pieces and flatten. Place a Snickers mini in the center of each piece of dough. Form the dough into a ball around each Snickers. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool on baking rack for 3 minutes. Spruce up cookies by drizzling melted chocolate over the top if desired.
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
2 – 8 oz cream cheese
½ C – sugar
½ t – vanilla
2 – eggs
¾ C – mini chocolate chips (divided)
1 – 9 in graham cracker crust
Mix together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs and mix until blended. Stir in ½ cup of chocolate chips. Pour mix into crust. Sprinkle top with remaining chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
I usually cook mine a few minutes longer . I like to see it a little brown along the edge so I know it's done.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Peanut Butter Bars
1 ½ C Peanut Butter
1 ½ C Powdered Sugar
1 ½ t Vanilla
1 Chocolate Chip cookie dough (roll)
Preheat oven to 350o. Mix together peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Mix well.
In bottom of 9x9 pan press down half of the cookie dough roll with floured fingers. Put peanut butter mixture on next and press down. Crumble remaining cookie dough evenly on top of peanut butter mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool for 30 minutes. Then cool in fridge for 1 hour. Cut & serve!
Recipe can be doubled and a 13x9 pan used.
These are sooooooo yummy!!!
Serves 6
1 1/2 pounds extra lean ground beef
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1 small onion -- finely chopped
1 egg -- slightly beaten
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon brown sugar -- packed
1 teaspoon dry mustard
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Reserve 1/4 cup tomato sauce. In large bowl, combine ground
beef, remaining tomato sauce, bread crumbs, onion, egg,
Worcestershire sauce, thyme, garlic powder and pepper, mixing
lightly but thoroughly.
Either grease a large muffin tin lightly and firmly pack the
meat mixture into six of the muffin tins or divide mixture into
sixths and shape to form six little loaves, and place in an open
roasting pan. Combine reserved tomato sauce, brown sugar and
mustard; spread over top of loaves.
Bake for 20 to 35 minutes or until no longer pink and juices run
clear. To serve, carefully remove from muffin pan, or cut each
mini meatloaf into 1-inch thick slices.
Turtle Cheesecake
2 cups OREO Chocolate cookie crumbs (about 20 cookies)
6 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
1 bag (14 oz) Caramels (we use Kraft, but any will do)
½ cup milk
1 cup Pecan pieces
3 pkg (8 oz each) Cream Cheese, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 tbsp vanilla
3 eggs
2 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
Heat oven to 325°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan). Mix crumbs and butter; press firmly onto bottom and up side of pan.
PLACE caramels and milk in small microwavable bowl. Microwave 3 minutes or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after each minute. Stir in pecans. Pour half of the caramel mixture into crust. Refrigerate 10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate remaining caramel mixture for later use.
BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over caramel layer in crust.
BAKE 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around side of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing side of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
MICROWAVE reserved caramel mixture on HIGH 1 minute; stir. Pour over cheesecake. Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cheesecake. Store cheesecake in refrigerator after it cools.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
2pkg (8 oz each) Cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
½ tsp vanilla
2 eggs
½ canned pumpkin
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Dash of ground cloves
Dash of ground nutmeg
1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust (6 oz)
Heat oven to 325°F. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Remove 1 cup of the batter; stir in pumpkin and spices. Pour remaining plain batter into crust. Top with pumpkin batter. Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
Crockpot Lasagne
9 Lasagne noodles (uncooked)
1 pound ground meat (beef or turkey is fine, I prefer hamburger, some prefer sausage)
1 jar spaghetti sauce (sometimes I end up using 1.5 jars b/c I have an oval crockpot not round so there is more surface area)
1 small container ricotta cheese
cheddar and mozarella, grated
1. Brown the meat in a skillet. Drain fat if necessary. Stir spaghetti sauce into meat.
2. Put just enough water in your crockpot to cover the bottom. Now break 3 lasagne noodles in half so they fit in the crockpot and layer them on the bottom.
3. Spoon 1/3 of meat and sauce onto noodles. Make sure you spread it around so all the noodles are covered. Any bare naked noodle will cook hard and crunchy. Husbands will complain.
4. Spoon on 1/3 of ricotta cheese.
5. Sprinkle on 1/3 of grated cheddar and mozzeralla. I don't know how much you'll need. How well do you like cheese?
6. Now repeat all the layers: noodles, meat/sauce, cottage cheese, grated cheese. Do it one more time. 3 complete layers. Simmer on low all afternoon.
Yes, it really is that easy!
ETA: I think I usually add spices to the sauce mixture before I start layering, like oregano, basil, fennel, garlic, basic stuff like that. And sometimes I sprinkle parsley on the top.
Herbed Lime Chicken
1 Bottle of Italian Salad Dressing
1/2 cup lime juice
2 limes halved & sliced
2-3 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp dried thyme
1-2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken (or turkey breast)
Mix first 5 ingredients and marinate chicken for at least 1 hr. Grill or bake. I've also done this as kabobs w/ veggies and it's GREAT!!!
Peach Blackberry Cobbler
1 c. sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp cinnamon
6 large ripe peaches
2 tbsp butter
1 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/c. butter
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
1 pint of blackberries
Combine 1 c. sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon in large bowl. Add peeled peaches and toss to coat. Butter an 8" sq pan and add peach mix to pan. Sprinkle blackberries over peaches. Wisk flour, 2 tbsp sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until coarse crumbs are formed. In a small bowl, beat egg. Add milk and vanilla to egg and beat well. Add flour mix to egg mix and stir until just combined. Drob by large spoonfuls over peaches. Bake 25-30 min. at 375. It's so much easier than it looks written out and my family loves this!!!
Mom's Summer Slush
4-5 bananas (mashed)
1 can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 can frozen OJ concentrate
1 large can pineapple juice (64 oz)
1 large can apricot nectar (optional)
Ginger Ale
Combine first 5 ingredients and freeze overnight. Partially thaw and then add ginger ale to taste. My mom has made this as long as I can remember and it's sooo good when it's hot-and if you're brave it's also good w/ a little vodka mixed in!!!
Christmas Punch
They don't drink alcohol at my parents house but this is what we had growing up-It's so yummy!
1 pkg strawberry Kool-Aid 1 pkg raspberry Kool-Aid 1 1/2 cups of sugar 1 SMALL frozen lemonade 2 quarts water 2 quart gingerale
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Breast (1 lb?)
Mexican/fajita seasoning
Can Stewed Tomatoes (rotel or something w/ green chilis)
4-6 cups chicken broth
2 cans of beans (pinto, pinquillos, black-whatever you like)
Can of corn
First I start with browning the chicken breast, cut up (with some mexican seasoning), then I add the chicken broth, canned stewed tomatoes, beans, can of corn and then cilantro. I just add whatever I have in my pantry. No recipe. I like it kinda spicy and I put the chips in the bottom of the bowl and put sour cream on top.
Beef Stew
1 pkg stew meat
baby carrots
fresh mushrooms (I like portabellas that are already sliced or the little button ones)
onion slices
potatoes (cubed)
frozen green beans
1 can crushed tomatoes
red wine
stew seasoning mix
I layer everything-meat at the bottom, mushrooms on top. I never follow the directions on the seasoning pkt-just dump some on top of the meat and the rest over the whole thing. I use the qty we have and just fill up the crock pot.
Home Made Chili (Doug's Grandma's recipe)
Saute 1 cup chopped celery, 1 large chopped onion and 1 ½ lbs of hamburger together. Season with Salt and Pepper. 1 Qt of tomatoes blended, 2 15 oz cans chili beans, 3 tbsp pearl barley, 1 tbsp sugar, chili powder to taste, about 1 qt of water. Combine all ingredients and put in a crock pot. Simmer on low for 3-4 hours.
Teriyaki Pork
2 lbs Pork Loin cubed
1 Jar (8 oz) Sweet and sour sauce
1 can (reg. Size) chicken broth
1 can pineapple chunks (14 oz) drained
1 chopped green pepper
2 cups of uncooked minute rice
1 chopped onion
Put meat, onion, sweet and sour sauce and chicken broth in crock pot. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours. Stir in uncooked rice, pineapple and green pepper and cook an additional 20 minutes
Caramel Delights
14 oz bag of caramels (unwrapped)
¼ cup of water
6-8 cups of Rice or Corn Chex (can mix these two)
2 cups of cashews
Melt Caramels and water in microwave. Grease a cookie sheet and mix cereal and cashews. Spread on cookie sheet. Pour caramel over the top. Mix together. Bake for 25 minutes at 300 degrees STIR after 15 MIN. Let cool on wax paper and then break into pieces.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
½ cup shortening
¾ cup peanut butter
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cup of flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¼ cup white sugar
chocolate stars
Beat Shortening and peanut butter together. Add sugars, then milk, egg and vanilla. Stir together flour, baking soda, salt. Beat into peanut butter mixture. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in remaining sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees or until browned. Press chocolate stars into center of cookie immediately after removing from the oven. Cool completely.
Peppermint Dessert (my family has made this for Christmas for as long as I can remember)
1 8 oz carton of cool whip
2 cups of crushed oreos
2 tsp sugar
½ tsp vanilla
2 cups small marshmallows
¾ cup candy canes crushed.
Crush cookies and cover bottom of cake pan or pie tin. Keep some crumbs for topping. Mix candy, marshmallows and whipped cream. Put mixture over crumbs and sprinkle rest of oreo crumbs on top. Let stand overnight or you can freeze. Very light and fluffy!
Smoky Bacon Wraps
1 lb sliced bacon
1 pkg (16 oz) little smokies
1 cup packed brown sugar
Cut each bacon strip in half widthwise. Wrap one piece of bacon around each sausage. Place on a cookie sheet (one WITH edges) that is lined with foil. Sprinkle with Brown Sugar. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes until bacon is crisp and sausage is heated through. VERY Yummy!
Greek Green Beans
1 16 oz. pkg. frozen green beans
several slices of bacon
1/2 c. chopped onion
several minced bunches of garlic
1 can chopped tomatoes
Partially cook frozen beans in small amount of water and drain. Cut up and brown bacon, remove from grease to pan of beans. Sauté' onion, and garlic in bacon grease. Remove onion, garlic and grease to pan of beans. Add tomatoes, season to taste. Simmer until ingredients are cooked together. This is a really to-taste recipe - add the ingredients in quantities that you like.
**Jules, never tried this - but have to say that all of that bacon grease sounds yummy!
Chicken Souvlaki
Boneless Chicken Breasts
Olive Oil
Garlic Powder
Soak skewers in water. Then cube chicken and place in large bowl. Pour enough olive oil to lightly coat each piece. Sprinkle oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder over chicken and mix together. Place chicken on skewers. Grill until done. Then, before serving, squeeze lemon juice on the top. Serve with feta cheese.
**Jules, this is DHs recipe - super super super yummy. Actually making my mouth water right now!
Spanikopita (Spinach and cheese pastry)
1 cup fresh spinach (leaves only, well packed)
1 tsp. olive oil
2 TBS fresh dill
4 TBS crumbled feta cheese
2 eggs, beaten
salt/pepper to taste
1/4 cup of butter, melted
6 sheets phyllo pastry
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F & wash spinach and place in boiling salted water for about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Squeeze out all excess moisture and set it aside.
2. Heat oil in a saucepan and add onion, spinach and dill. Cook on high for 3 minutes until onions soften. Remove and cool. Combine the cooled spinach mixture with feta, eggs and salt and pepper. Set aside.
Work with ONE sheet of phyllo at a time. Cut each sheet of phyllo into 5 long, equal strips. Brush one strip with melted butter. Cover with a second strip and butter again. Lay strip down vertically in front of you. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of filling in bottom corner of strip. Fold over in half diagonally creating a triangle. Continue folding over into triangular shape until you reach end of strip. Repeat with remaining strips. Brush tops with a little more butter. Place triangles on a baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes until golden.
Friendship Fudge
1 can of Eagle Brand milk
30oz. of chocolate chips (mint or milk or dark or raspberry or peanut butter, etc)
Melt together in a saucepan and poor into a wax paper-lined container. Let cool then cut into cubes.
*So so so easy and always rich and creamy. Love it! I give them as Christmas gifts.
Cranberry Pear Relish:
½ cup brown rice syrup (approx.)
3 cups fresh cranberries, sorted and rinsed
2 ripe pears, peeled and cut into cubes
Pinch of salt
Sugar (to taste)
Heat rice syrup in a large saucepan over medium heat until foamy. Add cranberries, pears, salt and sugar. Return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25-30 minutes, until the cranberries pop. Transfer to a serving bowl and chill. Before serving, garnish with lemon zest or garnish of choice.
Note: can be made day before. Be sure to chill in serving dish, as Relish will set. I like this best when still warm.
chocolate salted crackers:
1 package saltine crackers
1 package chocolate chips
1 package slivered almonds, chopped nuts, toffee bits (anything you'd like as a topping)
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
heat oven 325 degrees. melt butter and sugar on the stove in a pot. line baking sheet with saltine crackers ( should fit about a package on the sheet). Pour melted sugar/butter mixture over crackers. Bake in oven for five minutes. Take out of oven poor chocolate chips over the crackers. Allow to soften (about 5 minutes). Spread softened chocolate over crackers. Top with your favorite nuts, or candies. put in fridge to harden. Once hardened take out and break into pieces!
Shrimp Orzo pasta
10 oz orzo
1 tablespoon butter
1 lb med shrimp (cleaned, deveined)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
3 medium chopped tomatoes
1 (3.4 to 4 oz) pkg reduced-fat crumbled feta cheese
Prepare orzo according to directions. In large nonstick skillet, melt butter over med-high heat. Add shrimp, salt, pepper and basil; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn opaque throughout; stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and cook 30 seconds, stirring. Remove skillet from heat. Drain orzo; toss with shrimp mixture and feta.


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Toni Kroos' transfer saga continues as the midfielder still has not signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich.
The 24-year-old German international has refused to sign an extension in recent months because he failed to see eye-to-eye with the club regarding salary issues.
English Premier League side Manchester United has expressed interest in the highly-rated central midfielder last season, and with Louis van Gaal set to take over as manager, speculation that the player will move has been increasing.
After Germany's trashing of Portugal last Wednesday, Kroos said: "There's nothing new to report. With respect to the time before the World Cup, nothing at all has changed."
"If anything does happen, then you will all find out. Congratulations to Philipp [Lahm] and Thomas [Mueller] for their decisions and extensions."
Lahm and Mueller have signed contract extensions that will keep that at Munich till 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Here is an Associated Press article on Kroos.
Germany's Kroos: Often Overlooked, Still Crucial
PORTO SEGURO, Germany (AP) — Toni Kroos plays alongside so many star players that his own contribution is often overlooked, both for his club and for Germany.
This World Cup could be his chance to grab more of the spotlight.
Kroos' strong performance in the 4-0 opening victory over Portugal was overshadowed by Thomas Mueller's three goals, but his statistics impressed even his coaches, who have given him the role of Germany's main ball distributor.
It is something the Brazilians call "garcon," or waiter, in their football terminology, and Kroos is happy to play that role on the field.
Even Kroos was surprised to have covered 11.7 kilometers (7.27 miles) during the match in Salvador's sweltering heat, while having an 88-percent passing accuracy.
"I usually don't run that much, true," the Bayern Munich midfielder said Wednesday. But he was not surprised by his passing rate.
"That's what my role is all about and I like making my teammates look good," he said. "I don't mind doing the 'waiter' part on the field, but not at dinner time."
Germany's assistant coach Hansi Flick said Kroos' "development has been great."
"He protects the ball well, he opens up the game with his passing and he gives assists. He's played at a very high level all season. The only area where he could improve is scoring," Flick said.
Kroos' talent was recognized early and he was chosen as the best player at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup, when Germany finished third.
He moved to Bayern when he was 16 and later spent 18 months on loan at Bayer Leverkusen before returning. He has been a regular since Pep Guardiola took over one season ago, although his teammates Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, to name just a few, hog the attention.
Kroos helped Bayern win the Champions League in 2013, and domestic doubles the past two seasons.
He was on Germany's 2010 squad, but was given a bigger role in coach Joachim Loew's team during qualifying for Brazil, when he scored three goals in seven games.
Kroos, whose brother is a defender for Werder Bremen, has a powerful shot from distance and is dangerous on set pieces. His corner set up Germany's second goal against Portugal.
The 24-year-old German says he is happy to play both as a defensive midfielder or a more attacking position.
"During a match, I am to be found in both areas anyway. I help in the defense, but I try to attack too and provide the decisive pass. I also try not to lose the ball and allow the opponent to run counterattacks."


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Here is something to celebrate Halloween a bit early, I notice there wasn't any lessons on "how to draw a Jack o Lantern for kids", step by step. So here is my version of a real simple way that anyone can draw an adorable Jack o Lantern that is not only fun to recreate, but even better to color in. You can use this style pumpkin in various Halloween background drawings, or you can make him the star of the show. If you want a female pumpkin, all you have to do is add a bow on the stem. Overall, it's perfect the way it is no matter how you decide to draw pumpkins for Halloween. I will return with one more lesson for you all.
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Getting a Physical Therapy Certification
It is a highly demanding profession, but also said to be one of the most valuable and well-regarded where personal satisfaction is concerned, having been named one of the happiest and best jobs overall by US News & World Report magazine in their annual list of #100 Best Jobs.
There is also the option to continue their education and get their physical therapy certification, opening up the possibility for specializing, and even more job opportunities making it easy to see how careers in physical therapy can be a great path for those individuals who are interested in these specialized rehabilitation areas.
Advanced Careers with Physical Therapy Certification Becoming a board certified physical therapist is the second-highest qualification that you can gain, one which enables them to specialize in a number of different areas of their profession.
It can be a long road to do so, but it is one filled with many different educational opportunities and learning environments.
Prior to becoming board certified however, licensed physical therapists must first fulfill a residency in physical therapy.
After becoming board certified, you may then continue in their specialty even further by taking a Fellowship, which is the highest level of education and specialty available to licensed professionals.
Physical Therapy Residency - After completion of all postgraduate schooling and passing their national licensing examination, those holding the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy (or MPT, or MSPT), then apply for residency in an available program which will provide them with a higher level of "real life" education while actually working as a physical therapist.
Other Requirements Residencies usually last between 9 and 36 months and involve 1500 hours of service in a variety of settings in order to complete the requirements.
PT residencies more specialized, currently available in the following areas: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Clinical Electrophysiology, Geriatrics, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Sports, Women's Health, and Wound Care.
Physical Therapy Fellowships - Fellowships provide yet even more experience and education toward a specialty or sub-specialty area.
In order to qualify to apply to a fellowship, PTs must have one or more of the following qualifications: they must have graduated a residency program, they must be board-certified, and they must show exceptional clinical skills in an area of specialty to be considered.
If accepted to a fellowship, You will accrue another 6 to 36 months and 1000 hours of more highly specialized learning in one of the following areas: Hand Therapy, Movement Science, Neonatal, Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, and Sports - Division 1 Athletics.
Many go on to teach, consult, or help to outline future residency and fellowship programs, as well as see patients in their specialty areas.
Becoming Certified in a Physical Therapy Specialty Board approval in through specialty physical therapy certification is overseen and awarded in the US by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS), which also maintains a set of standards that residency and fellowship programs must uphold.
They also dictate the necessary qualifications that you must have in order to become board certified and receive a certification in any of the above-named specialty areas, and provide numerous means for licensed professionals to increase their education and advance their professional development.
Board certification in these areas involves fulfilling all clinical experience and educational requirements, then taking and passing an examination given by the ABPTS.
Certification is applicable for 10 years, after which those certified must re-test in their specialty, as well as fulfill a number of other qualifications.
Failure to obtain re-certification by the date of expiry of the current certification will cause the PT to have their certification removed.
It is possible to - and recommended - for those holding physical therapy certification in any specialty begin their recertification process up to three years before their expiry date.
Although the profession is one that holds great importance the world over, and has seen dramatic growth over recent past years with estimation of continued growth, qualifications and certification practices vary greatly from country to country.
US requirements tend to be stricter than most for PTs there is a shift happening in the world of physical therapy as other countries are beginning to increase their educational and professional requirements, possibly due to increased demand, as well as knowledge of newer and better therapies.


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ABC's "Private Practice" to end after Kate Walsh's departure
NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC's "Private Practice" is shutting down.
ABC Entertainment spokeswoman Alison Rou said Monday that the "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff will be ending after 13 episodes this season, most likely in January. Series star Kate Walsh had previously announced she would be leaving after 13 episodes.
This is its sixth season on the air. After being paired on ABC's schedule with "Grey's Anatomy" on Thursday nights, "Private Practice" moved last spring to Tuesdays.
"Private Practice" had 6 million viewers last week, ranking it No. 51 in Nielsen's weekly listing of the most popular programs.


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A rippling bubble of gas marks the aftermath of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a companion galaxy to the Milky Way, in this Hubble Space Telescope image. Recent research suggests the explosion was triggered by the collision of two white dwarf stars, which are the dead cores of once-normal stars like the Sun. The bubble, known as SNR 0509-67.5, is about 23 light-years in diameter and is expanding at 11 million miles per hour. [NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)]
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Stellar Suicide
There may be more than one way to make a white-dwarf star go "boom!" One way is through stellar thievery, while the other may be mutual suicide.
A white dwarf is the hot, dense core of a star that's used up its nuclear fuel and cast its outer layers into space. It's roughly as massive as the Sun, but only as big as Earth.
There's a "weight limit" for white dwarfs -- about 1.4 times the mass of the Sun. If a white dwarf goes beyond that limit, it blasts itself to smithereens -- an explosion known as a Type 1a supernova.
One way for a white dwarf to tip beyond the point of no return is to "steal" gas from a companion star. The gas spirals toward the white dwarf and crashes into its surface. When enough gas piles up, it triggers a runaway thermonuclear explosion, like a stellar H-bomb.
But there may be a second way to create a Type 1a supernova: the collision of two white dwarfs. And in fact, a recent study suggests that's just what happened with a supernova in a companion galaxy to the Milky Way.
Astronomers from LSU studied the expanding cloud of gas and dust from a recent supernova. They looked for evidence of a star that could have been a companion -- the star from which the white dwarf stole mass. They found none. That suggests that the explosion left nothing behind. One explanation is that two white dwarfs slammed together. Their combined mass pushed them over the limit -- triggering a double stellar suicide.
More about white dwarfs tomorrow.
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Failed California Republican gubernatorial nominee and billionaire former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has been named the new chief executive of troubled Hewlett Packard.
HP, considered the original Silicon Valley tech company, has been engulfed in turmoil for years, especially since the ouster of former CEO Mark Hurd last year in a scandal over his relationship with a female contractor. More recently, the company has confused investors and consumers with a new strategy, jettisoning a TouchPad computing device after only a few weeks on the market and announcing plans to consider spinning off its personal computer division.
The PC spin-off decision will be made before the year's end, Whitman tells the Wall Street Journal.
Whitman replaces former CEO Leo Apotheker after less than a year. Most of the 12 members of HP's board of directors reportedly "had not even met" with Apotheker when he was hired. Most of the board has been replaced.
Whitman sunk about $145 million of her personal fortune into her failed bid for governor. "Each vote she received cost her about $45," reports NYT. "The Democratic candidate Jerry Brown, who spent little by comparison, handily won." Whitman opposed marriage equality and promised to vigorously defend Proposition 8 against its current legal challenge if elected.


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DanielleM needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
One Smart Cookie
I am a woman's life/empowerment coach that is branching out in a major way~ looking for a logo for my brand One Smart Cookie. This logo will also be used for a line of tshirts and apparel for women.
I want fun, flirty, feminine and quirky designs. Think along the lines of "Life Is Good" Jake, but for women! It doesn't have to be a character like Jake; I'm thinking a chocolate chip cookie with a bite out of it (as in taking a big, delicious bite out of life!), but am open to your creativity and personality:-)
Nothing complicated or extravagant (again, geared to women), but will communicate the essence of the One Smart Cookie brand.
successful, fun women are my target market. Women looking to express their personalities as empowered, smart, powerful and purposeful. The women/mom who "do it all".
Ideally, I'd like something along the lines of a "cookie" logo. Because the apparel line will consist of taglines with the word "cookie" in them, it's important that that component be in there.
In my mind, I had thought of a chocolate chip cookie with a bite out of it, but would like to see what images One Smart Cookie conjures up in others minds!
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Interesting People. Delightful places. Great things to do. Catch a cutting edge exhibition. Explore the wetlands trail. Become an art lover.
An engaging place to shop, dine and be entertained, Prairiefire evokes a special bond, and weaves the very fabric that brings us together. Explore Prairiefire and Discover a World Within.
Visit the Museum at Prairiefire
Through a unique collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, as well as with other cultural and educational institutions in the Kansas City area, the Museum at Prairiefire will create a place to understand and celebrate natural history and culture in our region and around the world. The Museum will engage visitors and area students with world-class exhibitions, important programming and significant educational opportunities.
Eat & Drink at Prairiefire
Prairiefire features a wide variety of Restaurants, Bars & Cafes to enjoy a great meal, refreshing cocktail, quick snack or warming coffee. Visit the Entertainment District on 135th & Nall and walk Prairiefire Blvd to find just what you're craving – Italian, Mexican, Sushi, Seafood, and more.
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Tahoe doctors head to Olympics
It appears Lake Tahoe will be well represented at the Winter Olympics this year, as two South Shore doctors join a handful of local athletes headed for Sochi, Russia.
Dr. Jonathan Finnoff and Dr. Terrence Orr will support two different U.S. ski teams at the games. They will help keep athletes safe and healthy about 7,000 miles from home.
"I'm very excited, " Finnoff said. "It's quite an honor. I think it's wonderful we have two physicians from here in Tahoe."
Finnoff, the director of sports medicine at Barton Health, will be a team physician in Sochi for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team.
He will be available for medical advice if an athlete gets injured or has a medical emergency. However, he expects to spend most of his time performing preventative treatment — or keeping the skiers as healthy as possible, he said.
"They train really hard," Finnoff said. "They're kind of running on that edge between being over-trained and being sick, and being undertrained."
This year will mark the second time Finnoff has served as a physician in the games. The doctor was the director of the Athlete's Medical Clinic in the 2002 Winter Olympics, which were held in Salt Lake City.
There, Finnoff helped treat dislocated shoulders, lacerations and other relatively minor injuries, many of which occurred from various ski jumping accidents, he said.
Since then, the physician has been working with the U.S. ski team and has watched the athletes develop their talents.
"I think it's great …" he said. "I see people's careers evolve, and I see all the hard work they put into it."
Orr, a physician with Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, has also spent a significant amount of time tending to athletes in his focus: the men's U.S. Alpine Ski Team.
For about 15 years, he has been the head team physician while volunteering his expertise during training camps, work championships and World Cup races and finals, according to the Barton.
"When the physicians who have been there by the athlete's side during their competitions are able to follow them through to the Olympics," Orr said in a statement, "it gives the athlete a sense of ease, because we know them, their medical background, as well as the sport."
The Alpine Ski Team participates in a number of events, including various slaloms and downhill.
Orr said he's glad to be at the games.
"The Olympics has always been my favorite sporting event," he said, "and it has been great to be able to be a part of the games."


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America's first female firefighter (and she was black!)
Molly Williams was the cook for a member of one of New York City's volunteer fire companies in the early 1800s, and became famous when she pitched in, helping the men battle fires.
Dianne Ochiltree's book compresses time and history to tell the dramatic story for which Williams is best known: A house fire erupted during a blizzard, and she joined the other volunteer firefighters, helping drag a pumper engine through the heavy snow. Strictly speaking, that wasn't her baptism by fire (sorry) — one historical record has Williams responding to a blaze in 1815, three years before the blizzard that inspired "Molly, By Golly!" But she did indeed go on to help fight fires for years.
Dianne Ochiltree's book takes minor liberties, slightly fictionalizing Molly's Oceanus Engine Company, but stays true to historic detail. Influenza epidemics did cut firefighters' ranks, and without fire alarms, people had to spread the word about a blaze by running through the streets and calling out for help. Water was brought by hand, in leather buckets dipped into the freezing river — fire hydrants were a thing of the future — and passed hand-to-hand through a bucket brigade.
A thorough bibliography and FAQ lists material for inquisitive young historians and enterprising National History Day competitors.


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01 June 2009
I was sayin' let me out of here before I was even born...*
photos by Tom b.
top: Victorian tenerife lace corset cover
skirt: 50s pleated skirt
shoes: vintage Ferragamo
purse: vintage John Romain
hat: vintage felt cloche
*listening to: Richard Hell and the Voidoids "Blank Generation"
Yesterday Tom and I went to Longs Park to walk around the pond and watch the geese. There were lots of adorable little goslings that I couldn't help but stalk. Once I got close enough mama goose did that creepy head-down, tongue-out hissing thing at me and took the babies into the water. It was such a beautiful day. The kind of day when the sun is just right and the breeze is just right and you don't want to go inside.
24 comments:
- Anonymous said...
your hat is fantastic, you wear it so well!
and this day looks idyllic
- June 01, 2009
- Meghan said...
Your outfit is so well put together! You look lovely!
All of the photos felt like a breath of fresh air :0)
- June 01, 2009
- Isabel said...
Richard Hell, yeahhhhh!
- June 01, 2009
- Kelley Anne said...
It looks like a lovely day! Great outfit...I love the victorian blouse.
- June 01, 2009
- LF said...
fantastic from hat to shoes! hehe, love pissing off mommy birds-esp with nests-when they attack cats it's so halarious!!
jess s//
- June 01, 2009
- Helen said...
It was a day like that here today. Unfortunately I was inside revising :(
Anway, love love love the hat!
- June 01, 2009
- Mars said...
That hat really suits you. You should wear them more often! I love everything about this :)
& you're so photogenic, lucky girl! It takes me a good 50 shots to get one or two I can live with, I swear.
- June 01, 2009
- Starr said...
Great look. Love the hat and your shirt is so lovely too!
- June 01, 2009
- Lexie said...
you are just not from this decade.
- June 01, 2009
- Anonymous said...
what a lovely hat
- June 01, 2009
- Piglet said...
I love the little hat so much!
- June 01, 2009
- Jennifer said...
Great outfit! Love the photos! I love your hat! I saw Au Revoir Simone over the weekend. You remind me of them! Love them and you!! XOXO
- June 01, 2009
- Alexandra said...
I really enjoy your blog! You have such a great style! I also love your well-designed photo displays and beautiful photographs. Congrats on your magazine article!
- June 01, 2009
- Nonoy said...
Wonderful hat you have there.=) Thanks for sharing your good day to us.=) Hope to see more from you.=)
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- June 02, 2009
- Jessica Turnbow said...
Vintage Ferragamo, jeal!
- June 02, 2009
- AliceSeagull said...
wow, I like you shoes a lot!
- June 02, 2009
- Ambroisine said...
Gorgeous pictures, I love the last one ! Your outfit is as always beautiful, I'm loving the top & hat :)
- June 02, 2009
- Danielle said...
I adore your style. You wear vintage pieces so very well. And the clor scheme of this is very lovely.
- June 02, 2009
- Pixienish said...
Omg geese! I've only ever seen some up close once. I love your tattoo ;)
- June 02, 2009
- RL said...
very nice blog! n very nice photos, best regards from Mexico!
- June 02, 2009
- Elaine said...
I love this look! You look like you came out of an old classic movie!
- June 04, 2009
- nylonoir said...
I love ALL of this look! O_O
...this blog are amazing!
- June 05, 2009
- Vergangenheitshang said...
I love the skirt. :)
- June 05, 2009
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In the immediate aftermath of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, with its 17 Academy Awards capped by a best film Oscar for 2004's "The Return of the King," Hollywood seemed ripe for a fantasy invasion.
Yet despite the success of that franchise, including a nearly $3 billion (non-3D) box office haul, film studio executives largely have given dragons, fairies and gnomes the cold shoulder when filling their development pipelines. Though two successful fantasy franchises, "Harry Potter" and "The Chronicles of Narnia," were already under way, only a handful of new projects found their way to the screen in the years following "Lord of the Ring's" final triumphant bow: Fox's "Eragon," New Line's "The Golden Compass" and Sony's "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep." All three were box office disappointments, cooling any bigscreen momentum the genre might have enjoyed.
In 2007, amid little fanfare, HBO optioned George R.R. Martin's bestselling fantasy series "A Song of Fire & Ice" — the basis for "Game of Thrones." The show debuted in 2011 to critical and audience acclaim, and today, coupled with the breakout success of ABC's "Once Upon a Time," and the qualified success of NBC's "Grimm" on a tough night (Friday) — it is spurring a new hunger for projects that explore magical realms. The fantasy uptick in TV, which coincides with Peter Jackson's return to the Shire for the bigscreen prequel "The Hobbit," suggests the genre, which plays well on 3D screens around the world, may be sowing the seeds of what could be a broader revival.
"Everyone is now looking for another 'Game of Thrones,' and everyone is trying to handicap what will be the next 'Game of Thrones,'?" says Intellectual Property Group partner Amy Schiffman, who reps authors Dennis Lehane and Don DeLillo as well as the estate of fantasy writer Andre Norton, whose work she is pitching. "There is absolutely more appetite (for fantasy books) at the feature, cable and network levels right now."
In the 13-plus months since "Game of Thrones" debuted on HBO, a number of fantasy books have been optioned for the screen in splashy deals, including the e-book "Wool" in mid-May. Fox acquired film rights for the Hugh Howey-penned sci-fi/fantasy hybrid, with Scott Free producing alongside Film Rites' Steve Zaillian and Garrett Basch.
Evan Daugherty, who wrote Universal's fantasy tentpole "Snow White and the Huntsman," which woke up to $95 million worldwide over the June 1 weekend, dates the genre's turning point to a year before the "Game of Thrones" bow. The scribe, who wrote the "Snow White" reimagining as an NYU undergrad around the same time "Lord of the Rings" was conquering the box office, found little interest for his fairytale take until Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" became a behemoth in spring 2010, raking in more than $1 billion worldwide.
"A lot of people read it at the time," recalls Daugherty of his gritty PG-13 take on the "Snow White." "Some liked it, but most didn't. They didn't get it until Disney's 'Alice' came out and was successful. I think that started the trend."
Still, inasmuch as "Snow White's" trailers feature scenes with visual similarities to "Game of Thrones," the new Universal pic seems to be reaching out to viewers of the HBO series.
Whatever sparked the renewed interest in the genre, lit agents are pleased to find eager buyers looking for their next franchise property.
"In the past five years, (film and TV studios) are much more open to fantasy," says Kassie Evashevski, co-head of UTA's book department, who brokered the "Wool" deal amid a heated bidding war. "Even in publishing, if you look at the YA (young adult) market, so much of it is fantasy, post-apocalyptic, dystopian. There's definitely something happening in culture that is being reflected in the book market as well as television and film. They are all more open to that kind of (content) than they would have been in the past."
In April, German indie Constantin Film picked up the film rights to "The Iron Trial," the first book in a new YA fantasy novel series that marks the first collaboration between two of the genre's biggest authors: Cassandra Clare ("The Mortal Instruments") and Holly Black ("The Spiderwick Chronicles"). Similarly, Constantin is already moving forward with Screen Gems on "Mortal Instruments," which was selling briskly in international territories even before the start of Cannes.
In December, Universal nabbed Laini Taylor's YA fantasy book "Daughter of Smoke & Bone" for seven figures, the first novel in a planned trilogy. The property was particularly attractive to global-minded studios, given that "Daughter of Smoke & Bone" has already been sold in more than 25 countries.
"The appealing thing about fantasy (to studio execs) is it's international (and timeless)," explains Howard Sanders, co-head of UTA's book department. "It's not American culture; it crosses cultures. And that's appealing (considering) that a large portion of the box office is dictated by overseas."
Meanwhile, Evashevski is about to go out with 18-year-old Stefan Bachmann's debut "The Peculiar," which is part of the burgeoning subgenre of fantasy known as steampunk. Spawned during the 1980s and early 1990s, steampunk blends elements of sci-fi, fantasy, alternate history, horror and speculative fiction. "The Peculiar," the first in a two-book series, will hit shelves and e-readers in September.
What many lit agents find most heartening is the fact that fantasy is making impressive inroads in television, a previously hostile market given the expense of bringing the genre to life. After all, HBO is said to have shelled out $50 million-$60 million on the 10-episode first season of "Thrones," mostly shot at London's Pinewood Studios. Season 2, with more location shooting and complex battle scenes, cost even more. But with a greater number of cablers competing with the networks for quality material, television has become a viable market for those peddling fantasy. And the serialized nature of fantasy stories works particularly well on the smallscreen.
"Programming in TV has become quite sophisticated," says Josie Freedman, co-head of ICM Partner's media rights department, specializing in books to film. "Material that could have been a feature film five years ago, they are now watching on TV."
Freedman notes that while fantasy has existed as one of the earliest film genres, part of its current success has been its ability to evolve. "If you think back to 'The Wizard of Oz' and the Grimm fairytales and 'Alice in Wonderland,' these have traditionally been forms of escapism," she says. "But I think today that a lot of the material reflects complex storytelling. It's mixing genre and literary fiction. If you look at 'Game of Thrones' and 'Wool,' these are things that explore ethical, political and social themes. They are a lot richer, and they still provide the audience with a form of escapism.


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The Montego Bay Baby Bedding is fun, colorful, and contemporary! The crib bumper is made of birdseye pique fabric with circus stripe cording and ties. Bumper is slip covered for easy cleaning. The sheet is of circus stripe fabric, and the 17 in. tailored skirt is made of birdseye pique fabric with tangerine solid pleats and a circus dot band. The two-piece set includes a crib sheet and skirt. The three-piece baby bedding set includes bumper, sheet and skirt. Make it a four-piece set by adding the coordinating patchwork blanket, made of circus stripe, circus dot and tangerine solid fabrics.
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The 5 Most Famous Hunters of All Time
Hunting is the stuff of legend.
But there is nothing like a famous hunting story to inspire and excite you on your way to a hunting farm.
In fact, 74% of Americans support hunting and are happy with the sensation.
In this article, I will describe the five most famous hunters – and who put them at the top of the list.
Come in!
Ernest Hemingway
While known as the author of classics such as The Old Man and the Sea and For Whom the Bell Tolls, Hemingway also has a greater appetite than just for adventure.
For much of his life, Hemingway had spent his winter in Key West, where he had giant marine fishing.
In summer, he will go to Wyoming, where he hunts games like deer and grizzly bears.
His quest for a bigger and bigger adventure took him on a 10-week safari in East Africa. He spends a lot of time hunting for human eaters on the Serengeti plains.
In 1865, settler attacks left the population of Yahi almost extinct. By the early 1900s, Ishi was the only living Yahi.
In 1911, locals found him looking for food for meat. Professor at the University of California, Berkeley took him as a research assistant.
His knowledge of Yahi's bow and arrow enabled him to train a professor at the college, Saxton Pope – now regarded father as a modern bowhunting.
The legend of Ishi remains one of the most influential figures in bowhunting, whether in nature or on hunting farms.
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, president of 26 United States, loves the sensation of hunting.
The largest expedition of T.R is a nine-month safari in Africa that hunts the most famous (and dangerous) animal on the continent.
He also has experience in wild game in the United States, and also does hunting expeditions near the Amazon in South America.
But Roosevelt's greatest contribution to this sport is its preservation. T.R. leading the way to parks and sustainable hunting farms.
Jim Corbett
Corbett was born to an English-Irish parent in India. When he was 18, he took a job as a fuel inspector by train, hunting dangerous animals as a hobby.
As his fame grew, Jim realized that protecting tigers was as important as defending the citizens they were cruel.
In 1947, he moved from India to Kenya, where he wrote a series of books on human-eaten animals being hunted with great success.
He is the namesake of Corbett National Park in northern India.
Davy Crockett
Forget the high story of Davy Crockett. The real story of this legendary pioneer is astonishing.
Crockett's friends think of him as a sniper. She won a regular shoot contest-even as a teenager.
At the time of primitive weapons and ammunition, Crockett still managed to kill bears and mountain lions at a spectacular speed today.
According to his calculations, he killed 105 bears-in a year.
Become a Legend on a hunting farm
Hunting is not quickly pocketing the greatest game or getting the sensation of a chase.
Safaris and expeditions are the foundation of many great legends, both in the United States and abroad. If you're looking for a real hunting feel, make sure to visit one of our hunting farms.