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Australian author Michael Robotham.SAY YOU'RE SORRYMichael RobothamSphere, $29.99
Mention Oxford and most of us think of the university's dreaming spires, the quaint pubs and historic tourist trails, so effectively used on television as Morse and Lewis track a wayward student, a mysterious bluestocking or desperate don.
Yet not so far from all of this picturesque splendour are smaller, lesser known and more typical towns, some with housing estates on their fringes that could just as easily be found in any of England's big cities. These towns and estates are peopled by a more usual cross-section of English society: the well-to-do, ordinary workers, strugglers, the poorly educated, and, alas, gangs and drug dealers.
It is this latter milieu that Australian Michael Robotham largely mines in his latest novel, Say You're Sorry, again featuring Joe O'Loughlin, psychologist and criminal profiler. O'Loughlin is a refreshingly unusual crime investigator, not for being separated – pretty usual in this genre – but for suffering the early stages of Parkinson's disease.
O'Loughlin is travelling by train to Oxford from London in winter, accompanied by his teenage daughter, Charlie, to deliver a lecture. As the train nears Oxford, it passes a group of police removing a young woman's body from a frozen lake.
Unbeknown to O'Loughlin, he will soon be involved in the unexpectedly resurrected case of the missing "Bingham Girls", two teenagers who disappeared from nearby Bingham three years earlier, for the body in the lake turns out to be that of Natasha "Tash" McBain, one of the pair – and she only died recently.
So where had Tash been during the ensuing time? Given that she survived until recently, could her best friend, Piper Hadley, who disappeared with her, still be alive? And if so, where is she?
As the revived case gets under way, overshadowed by a double murder that may or may not be connected, old ground is revisited and new avenues explored.
Initially, O'Loughlin is employed by the police to profile the perpetrator of the double murder, but he's then brought in to the Bingham Girls case. This second case will touch him in a personal way through Charlie, who is feisty and difficult at times.
Robotham tells his tale with parallel narratives. One is O'Loughlin's, in which we accompany him, his former police offsider and the local force in the renewed investigation. The other is the writings of Piper, from which we learn about her, Tash, their families, friends and relationships.
Employing these dual storylines generally works well, as they deliver two aspects of the same case and allow, through Piper's words, an insight into parts of it that are unknown to O'Loughlin and the police. This also maintains a running tension as you don't know whether Piper's story will turn out to have been told by a girl who is still alive or one we will discover to be dead.
As effective as this duality is for the most part, having Piper still telling her story towards the end of the novel tends to upset the book's overall narrative balance. It may have been more effective for the author to have ended Piper's tale before the extremely gripping climax begins.
Despite this, Robotham has provided a first-rate psychological thriller containing a disturbing and menacing central story flanked by acute observations about people under stress and how they react.
The well-drawn characters on either side of the crime make fine supports for a wounded hero in a wounded world.
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Law firms are under increasing pressure to reduce cost. Many firms operating in expensive urban centers are looking to lower their real estate costs, which are often a firm's second largest expense. Location moves, remodeling, or negotiating lease renewals now involve taking a hard look at how to reduce the real estate footprint – and onsite records and file rooms are a good place to start.
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Ebay/"Blood Feud" alert and other musings from a chain hotel in Phoenix
Greetings from a cradle of American retail development gone wild, the Bell Rd. area of Phoenix/Glendale. Just about every store/restaurant/fitness/hotel chain you could ever name is within a Tom Brady throw from where I write.
In town here for tomorrow's New Year's Eve matchup between YOUR Colorado Avalanche and Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena. That venue name just gives you tingles, doesn't it? Just like the Fabulous Forum or the Gahden (Boston, of course) or Churchill Downs, you just feel the power of history when you say you're going to Jobing.com Arena.
Before I get to a few random hockey/Avalanche musings, I want to give fair warning to any fan out there who might want to bid soon on what I feel will be a very unique item of hockey memoribilia. And, yes, it gives me a joint opportunity to gratuitously plug my book "Blood Feud", about the Avs-Red Wings rivalry. Read more…


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(From the ARMCHAIR GOLF archives.)
"In arguably the most sports-obsessed country in the world, this may go some way to explaining Australia's exceedingly high expectations in world golf. If we're going to get up at these ridiculous hours to watch, our golfers had better put on a good show."
By Michael Green
Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF
THE ALARM GOES OFF at 5 a.m., which is a lot earlier than usual for a Monday morning. The household stirs a little due to the slight disturbance, but I grab the doona (Australian for blanket), walk down the hall, switch on the TV and lay down on the couch.
I've still yet to open my eyes. The sounds of tinkling ivories soon come out of the TV and combined with shot after shot of flowering garden beds it's almost enough to put me back to sleep. Thankfully, some golf is shown in between these images and my eyes begin to adjust to the picture.
The final round of the U.S. Masters is on TV. In Australia.
There's a real skill to adjusting the volume to an audible level while keeping it low enough so the non-golf fans in the household aren't disturbed. I have trouble speaking at that time of the day, and having to explain exactly what I'm doing in front of the TV so early would be near impossible.
This is the way I've experienced every U.S. Masters since I was a kid and the story would be very similar for many other Australian golf fans. All of the golf majors are experienced this way Down Under except for the British Open, which is a real test on a Sunday evening. The final round usually finishes around 4 a.m.
In arguably the most sports-obsessed country in the world, this may go some way to explaining Australia's exceedingly high expectations in world golf. If we're going to get up at these ridiculous hours to watch, our golfers had better put on a good show.
I've felt like I've wasted many hours of sleep only to see many Australians tumble in the majors. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching any golf, but we all have our favourites and the Australians are mine.
You need two hands to count the number of times Greg Norman has been in contention at Augusta. That's close to ten weeks of my life I've felt cheated by getting up to watch The Shark fall at the last hurdle, none more so than 1987 and 1996. School and university were major chores during those weeks. It's a wonder I passed.
Greg Norman's amazing shot at the 2008 British Open was tough to take as he looked like he was winning for three and a half days, but it wasn't quite as hard to take as the 2002 Open. Two Australians made the playoff and we still couldn't win it.
Australians have usually played well at The Open, though. Peter Thomson won it five times, Norman won twice and Ian Baker-Finch chimed in with a win of his own as well. Wayne Grady and Steve Elkington grabbed a PGA Championship each in the 90's but there's a feeling that Australian golf has some even better results just around the corner.
Geoff Ogilvy's win at Winged Foot in the 2006 U.S. Open was considered a shock to most fans. Australians knew him as another great young golfer with plenty of potential, but the circumstances of his win left many still wondering how good he was. His WGC wins and early 2009 form have laid any doubt to rest, and many sleepy Australian eyes will be on him at the U.S. Masters.
Regular tour players such as Stuart Appleby and Robert Allenby are still playing good golf, but it's the new brigade that may lead to some big wins. Aaron Baddeley and Adam Scott are always on everyone's list of "next Australian major winner," and players such as Jason Day are still considered by many to be future stars.
This list does go on and we're hoping they can erase some bad memories in future major tournaments, particularly at the Masters.
We can say the bad memories are in the past and something we'd rather forget. But these trials and tribulations have made Australian golf.
We're a country that has always struggled with our identity. Isolated at the meeting point of some very large oceans on a piece of land almost the size of the continental United States—and with a population the same as New York—we've been punching above our weight in golf for many years and made a name for ourselves.
Those early morning heartbreaks still hurt, but with the likes of Ogilvy, Allenby, Goggin and even the old Shark showing some form, maybe those Monday mornings will soon be a little brighter.
I might even turn the TV up a bit. Let the rest of the house know what's going on.
Michael Green writes about golf at Aussie Golfer.
Monday, April 4
It's 5 a.m.: Watching the Masters Down Under
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This is exactly what I do for the major championships! I'm only 21 and I've done it since I was a kid. I absolutely love Augusta National and unlike you, I'm kind of glad I don't hope for an Aussie win every time, otherwise Id be disappointed. Although at the PGA the past weekend, I was really going for Adam Scott which did enf in a kind of sadnesss on the final round
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Vast new data streams—from sources including government and third-party databases, comments and discussions on social media, and connected devices in the Internet of Things—create opportunities for insurers to identify and act upon the insights hidden within this sea of information, but they also open the door for new business models and competitors.
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Ruling topples drug firing in school district
Top court backs arbitrator 5-0 in order to reinstate bus driver
ALBANY — The state's highest court on Tuesday unanimously upheld an order requiring the reinstatement of a Shenendehowa bus driver who was fired after she failed a random drug test for marijuana.
The Court of Appeals ruling supported the conclusion of an arbitrator who determined the firing of Cynthia DiDomenicantonio on Nov. 10, 2009, was too severe a punishment for the district employee of 10 years.
The school district, represented by attorney Beth Bourassa, had argued that it had adopted a zero-tolerance policy for positive drug tests. The bus driver's attorney, Daren Rylewicz, countered that such a policy did not exist.
The arbitrator — who became involved after the bus drivers union, the Civil Service Employees Association, challenged the firing — found the dismissal violated the collective bargaining agreement.
The arbitrator ordered DiDomenicantonio reinstated — minus six months of back pay, follow-up drug testing and substance-abuse counseling.
A state Supreme Court justice reversed the arbitrator's ruling. That decision was, in turn, reversed by the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, setting the stage for Tuesday's final decision by the Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals said there are three narrow grounds in which an arbitrator's conclusion can be vacated: if it violates public policy, is irrational, or clearly exceeds a specifically enumerated limitation on an arbitrator's power.
"None of these grounds has been established here," the high court ruled.
"The arbitrator's decision did not exceed a specific limitation on his power; nor was it irrational. Rather, he determined that, contrary to the school district's argument, the parties' agreement did not require the penalty of termination in these circumstances and that the district did not in fact have a zero tolerance policy. The consequent determination that reinstatement with conditions was the appropriate penalty did not violate public policy."
The decision was handed down by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and Associate Judges Victoria Graffeo, Robert Smith, Susan Read and Eugene Pigott.
The ruling was 5-0 because the court was missing two judges following the retirement of Senior Associate Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick and the death of Associate Judge Theodore Jones. Ciparick's successor, Associate Judge Jenny Rivera, was confirmed by the state Senate on Monday but had no input on the ruling.
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Grant for Lake Koromatua project
Environment Waikato has granted $2500 to the Hamilton Fish and Game Association for restoration and enhancement of public access to Lake Koromatua, a peat lake near Temple View.
Environment Waikato has granted $2500 to the Hamilton Fish and Game Association for restoration and enhancement of public access to Lake Koromatua, a peat lake near Temple View.
Environment Waikato's Environmental Initiatives Fund has granted $2000 towards a native bush project at Te Miro School.
Environment Waikato is factoring climate change into its river management planning, last week's Catchment Services Committee meeting heard.
Environment Waikato is not concerned about a plume of volcanic dust sent into the Waikato River from yesterday's geothermal eruption near Reporoa.
An information day on the Peninsula Project will be held next Saturday, April 30 at the Civic Centre in Thames.
Thirty secondary school students from throughout the Waikato Region meet at Te Kauri Lodge next week for the second Regional Youth Environment Forum.
Thames student Rebecca Ireland has won an Environment Waikato scholarship to assist with her university qualification in Environmental Studies and Geography.
Environment Waikato is considering using its newly established Natural Heritage Fund to enhance peat lake restoration, Environment Waikato's Environment Committee meeting heard last week.
The Waikato is likely to get 11 depots for collecting unwanted plastic agrichemical containers and silage wrap under a container and wrap recovery programme now being developed.
Environment Waikato's Regulatory Committee has recommended prosecuting two Taupo farmers for serious non-compliance with effluent rules following trials using a helicopter to monitor some farm dairy effluent systems.
Environment Waikato is concerned that this year's low prices for venison could lead to illegal releases of deer into forest areas where they could threaten the environment and increase the risk of bovine Tb in cattle.
Sixteen percent of dairy farms are seriously non-compliant with rules covering spreading dairy effluent on land, and 57 percent of dairy farms do not comply with at least a part of the rule, according to a survey by Environment Waikato.
Environment Waikato has renewed resource consents to continue harvesting plantation forest, and construct roading and minor stream crossings within Whangapoua Forest.
A Lake Taupo farmer's win in the 2005 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards will provide a role model for farmers in the area who are minimising farming effects on the lake, Environment Waikato chairman Jenni Vernon said today.
Environment Waikato has granted consents to upgrade the Raglan Recreation Centre near a wetland in the Aroaro Bay area.
The next stage of construction of the Tongariro River Flood Protection Scheme is underway, with contractors preparing sites around Turangi.
A Paeroa meat processing company has been granted a 15 year resource consent to discharge treated meat processing wastewater into the Ohinemuri River.


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This question is inspired by the other question which asked for a proof that $i^i$ is a real number.
Many calculators when asked for $0^0$ return 1. I asked a mathematician how to prove that but he replied that it is impossible and that one only can postulate this by a convention.
So I wonder whether he is right? Is $0^0=1$ axiom really independent of all other axioms defining standard complex numbers and exponentiation?
It seems that no response so far tried to provide an answer to my clear question, that is whether $0^0=1$ is an independent axiom or not. Most answers are trying to defend particular values for $0^0$ which the authors prefer with some indirect or abstract argumentation, mostly involving taking limits or citing practical purpose.


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This energetically autonomous research and communications centre located in the northern Italian town of Brescello has been completed earlier last year (in 2010) by the young architectural practice Iotti + Pavarani. Called Domus Technica Immergas – Centre for Advanced Training, the facility is owned by the boiler manufacturer Immergas and 'represents a meaningful effort for the company in pursuing its commitment to continuous adaptation and renewal, while providing extra spaces for research and communications sensing and imagining its own future.'
In June 2011, architects Paolo Iotti and Marco Pavarani, the founders of the practice, have been awarded the first prize in the prestigious 'Renzo Piano Foundation Award for architects under 40' for this translucent, 900-square-meters two-storey building.
About the project:
'The building stands in alignment and continuity with the front entry of the existing offices, yet it features as an isolated and prismatic block, clearly directed to interpret and define the company's specific functional program for the latest research and development center. Infact its strategic location overlooking the street, immediately identifies the new structure as the perfect interface between the company and the territory.'
'The rising part of the building leans on a "heavy base" that roots it to the ground, performing like a translucent compact volume inspired by the industrial vocation of the region. At the same time it tries to redeem this area's appearance by showing a refined and evocative image of "technical place". This part of the building is a workspace capable of hosting a rich and experimental schedule.
'Then, by night, an illuminating system – fully served by solar panels electricity – transforms the site into a luminaire. With this approach the building outstands as energy production and control structure.The edifice does infact produce all the energy for its own needs as well as contributing excess energy to the existing office building thanks to the operation of the technology on display.'
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You may begin to feel an increased pressure in your lower abdomen and notice that your baby is gradually dropping. This is called lightening or engagement, and your lungs and stomach will finally get a chance to stretch out a little -- breathing and eating should become easier. However, walking may become increasingly uncomfortable -- some women say it feels as if the baby is going to fall out. Also, you may still feel as if you need to go to the loo all the time. Stock up on those last minute nutrients with our eating well guide.
The good news is that by the end of this week, your pregnancy will be full-term and you could give birth any day now. (Babies between 37 and 42 weeks are considered full-term -- a baby born before 37 weeks is premature and after 42 is post-term.) At your weekly visit, your doctor or midwife may check to see if you've started dilating (when the cervix opens) and effacing (when the cervix thins). The doctor or midwife will also check what position the baby is in, in order to estimate how far the baby has dropped into the pelvis. This information will be entered into your maternity notes so that your midwife in hospital will know the position of the baby when you go into labour.
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Study finds no link between years of football play and cognitive function in adolescent athletes
A new study presented today at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found no link between neurocognitive function and years of football play in adolescent athletes.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), between 1.6 and 3.8 million sports and recreation-related concussions occur each year in the U.S., most of which go untreated by medical professionals. Concussions and sub-concussive hits (repeated head blows without immediate, visible signs or symptoms of neurological damage) are especially common in high school football. Several recent research studies have found a link between sub-concussive head blows in football and neurocognitive decline in adolescents.
In a new study, researchers retrospectively reviewed data obtained between August 1998 and August 2001 on 1,289 New Orleans high school football players, including years of participation, age and concussion history, as well as scores on common neuropsychological tests: digit symbol substitutions (DSS), pure reaction time (PRT) and choice reaction time (CRT). The mean player age was 15.9, and the mean play time, 4.4 years. Only 4 percent of the athletes in the study suffered a sport concussion.
Age was positively related to performance on the DSS task, but years of football remained significantly and positively associated with DSS after controlling for age. There was no association between history of concussion and DSS, despite adding concussion to the model with years of football participation, and no significant association between years of football participation and PRT.
"The correlation between the number of years of football participation and the performance on the digit symbol substitution test does not support the hypothesis that participation in a collision sport negatively affects neurocognitive function," said Gregory W. Stewart, MD, co-director of the Sports Medicine Program and associate professor of orthopaedics at the Tulane School of Medicine, and lead author of the study. "The implication is that the playing of football is not in and of itself detrimental."
However, the research does "reinforce the need to educate high school and college athletes to better understand the importance of being honest about their (concussion) symptoms so that they can be treated appropriately," said Dr. Stewart, who also is chief of the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Tulane. "Many kids play with symptoms that they don't necessarily equate with a concussion."
Concussion symptoms include balance problems, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating or communicating, headache, irritability, memory difficulties, nausea, vomiting, nervousness, numbness or tingling, sensitivity to light or noise, sleeping more than usual or having difficulty falling asleep, vision problems, feeling emotional or mentally foggy, according to STOP (Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention) Sports Injuries, a national education program to prevent overuse and traumatic injuries in kids. The program is a collaborative effort initiated by the American Society of Sports Medicine (ASSOM), in partnership with AAOS and eight other health and child advocacy organizations, to keep kids on the field and out of the operating room.
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Disturbance leads to scare at Westroads Mall
911 callers reported hearing gunfire
Omaha police were called early Friday to reports of a shooting at Westroads Mall where nine people were killed five years ago.
Officers were sent to the mall after people inside called 911 to report gunfire around 1 a.m. Friday. Authorities said they received six calls from people at Westroads, most of which reported shots had been fired.
Witnesses told KETV NewsWatch 7 the incident happened near Younkers on the west side of the mall.
Officer James Shade confirms a fight did happen at the mall Friday, but no shots were fired. Shade said customers heard the sounds of trash cans being knocked over.
Police said no one was injured, but Darell Richards, 22, was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct.
Calls poured into the KETV newsroom with reports of customers running from the mall and others hiding in store bathrooms.
A separate incident at the Oak View Mall had people there on edge as well. Authorities confirmed 13 calls to 911 from people at that mall around 2:45 a.m. Most of the calls reported gunfire.
Police said a scuffle ensued after a woman suspected of shoplifting used pepper spray on security officers and a store employee. Chalonda D. Jenkins, 21, was booked on suspicion of shoplifting, assault, disorderly conduct and criminal impersonation.
Robert Hawkins, 19, killed eight people and himself at Westroads' Von Maur store on Dec. 5, 2007.


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Faculty & Staff Pose for Book & Movie PromotionTuesday, July 24th, 2012
What do you have in common with cooking celebrity Rachel Ray, media mogul Oprah Winfrey or football star Drew Brees?
They've all had their pictures taken with a favorite book to promote reading and libraries.
Now you can, too. The CFCC Library invites faculty and staff to pose with a book or movie cover.
What to choose?
It could be a childhood favorite, a classic that influenced your life, recent fiction that you just couldn't put down, or a nonfiction title in your field that you wish all your students knew about.
What if you're camera shy?
We can pose you peeking from behind your book or movie cover if you prefer.
When can you get involved?
Begins Thursday, July 25th.
We're hoping you'll combine this photo-op with your trip to the Library to update your CFCC ID card.
This is your chance to share your favorite title and to remind students that (unlike your CFCC ID) Great Books and Movies Never Expire!
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Homemade Freezer Spaghetti Sauce
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Perfect timing; I'd just decided to start making my own pasta sauce because of all the sugar added to store bought!ReplyDelete
What a great post about freezer cooking! I do a lot of freezer cooking for my family too, and your posts and recipes really help me and inspire me. Thank you for the effort that you put into your blog! I love to make my own sauce in the crock pot, and apple sauce too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 10:30 AM
LOVE this idea! Thanks for sharing. Do you remove the skin from the tomatoes, or should I just leave them on? Thanks again!ReplyDeleteReplies
I leave the skin on:>Delete
I can't wait to do this! great recipe too. Thanks for this :)ReplyDelete
Nice :) I am hoping to have a big bounty of tomatoes in my garden this summer and I will definitely have to do this.ReplyDelete
I am so excited for this post! My kids have a citric acid sensitivity and spaghetti sauce and canned tomatoes are high in it, so i've been looking for a way for them to still enjoy spaghetti sauce with out the citric acid. This is perfect!!! Thank you so much for this post, i can't wait to make our batch!ReplyDelete
I love it! I have found that a lot of commercial spaghetti sauces have gluten in them...what??? I can't have it, so I gotta make my own. I have a random question for you: What kind of freezer containers do you use? I hate buying freezer bags; I feel like constantly buying/replacing freezer bags eats up my savings.ReplyDelete
Yum! Thanks for the recipe. I love finding simple ones that I can do at home.ReplyDelete
I do something similar, but we don't grow tomatoes since we only use them in sauces and it's cheaper for us to buy #10 cans of tomatoes at the local restaurant supply store. I store ours in quart and pint sized mason jars and freeze what we don't use right away. Here's the recipe we use, it fills a large, oval crock pot.ReplyDelete
Large Batch Crock Pot Marinara Sauce
#10 can crushed tomatoes, pureed
1 large onion, pureed
1/2 cup carrots, pureed
1 heaping tablespoon dried sweet basil
1 heaping tablespoon oregano
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons crushed garlic
3/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
2 tsp. Kosher or sea salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Simmer all ingredients in a crock pot on high for 6 hours or 8 hours on low. Cool several hours. Bag or can and freeze.
- AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 10:12 PM
found your site via pinterest, and I love it!! Every summer we have more tomatoes than we know what to do with. I've made a basic marinara (basil, garlic, tomatoes, onion and salt) but am excited to try your spaghetti sauce this year and get away from canned sauce. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I am so glad I found this! LOVE your blog! Thanks so much for everything you do! Keep it up! Can't wait to see more!ReplyDelete
Also, what kind of Italian seasoning do you use? the Powdered Italian packet like ranch?ReplyDeleteReplies
no it is a spaghetti seasoning I buy in bulk at Costco.Delete
Found your blog through an article about your site online.....love this idea, will be trying it when my garden starts giving me tons of tomatoes!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2013 at 10:53 AM
What other spices would be good?ReplyDelete
Thanks so much! Its looks awesome to make and easy and pretty fast!! bonus! I was wondering how long you can keep them sauce in the freezer for? It doesn't seem like there is anything in it to preserve it for too long? Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2013 at 12:52 AM
Several jars of Bertoli pasta sauce works wonders in a crookpot. They can be has for $2 a jar at Wallmart. Also, you can add crused tomatoes to the sauce to your liking. The secret is adding:1 pound of ground sasuage and 1 pound of ground beef. Letting it cook over night makes the flavors explode. I also put 2 large whole carrots in my sauce. So the sauce with balance out when you add the several cans of tomatoes.ReplyDelete
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2017 Welcomes Beijing's Trendiest New Addition: Cinker Pictures
Cinker Pictures is a brand new concept that has opened on the fourth floor of North Sanlitun Taikoo Li next to Space Cycle. Part bar, part restaurant, part cinema it is an intriguing idea that actually fills a vacuum left by the efforts to control media here in the middle kingdom.
Given the paucity of film choices – The Great Wall anyone? – Cinker are planning on showing classic films that you will relish the chance to go and see. Over the month of February 2017, you can expect to see films like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Forrest Gump", "Wall Street", "Lolita" and "Fight Club".
Combine the plush, wide leather chairs with some classic cocktails featured in film favorites (French 75 from Casablanca, Highball from The Great Gatsby (1974) and White Russian from The Big Lebowski) and you may well have an ideal date location. With a cinema that has 30 available seats per film showing, it's perfect to grab a drink, see a classic film and talk it over a dinner together for an all-in-one date place that covers all the bases. While it's normally RMB 150 for a ticket + your drink of choice, they have a soft opening promo now where each show ticket is RMB 105 (which also includes a drink).
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Referendum question campaigns push through last days
Campaigns train volunteers for electioneering
Campaigns for and against Maryland's referendum questions pushed through the weekend in efforts to sway voters days before Election Day.
Hundreds of teachers and students rallied Sunday afternoon in support of the Dream Act, or referendum Question 4.
Approving the measure would allow children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition to attend Maryland colleges and universities.
"We need to have our best and brightest going to and through college so they can produce and give back and pay taxes," said Zeke Cohen, executive director of The Intersection, a nonprofit group that sponsored Sunday's event.
While supports say the Dream Act will save taxpayers money, opponents said subsidizing illegal immigrants' children will eventually cost the state millions of dollars annually.
Campaigns train volunteers for Election Day
Supporters of referendum Question 6, the Civil Marriage Protection Act, who gathered Sunday afternoon held a training session for volunteers who will work the polls on Election Day.
The volunteers will electioneer at polling places in an effort to persuade voters to allow same-sex couples to marry in Maryland.
"It's a big deal for us. There are thousands of couples around the state that are committed to each other, who just want to stand up in front of family and friends, have that recognition, you know, get that civil marriage license," said Josh Levin, of Marylanders for Marriage Equality.
The latest survey commissioned by The Baltimore Sun indicates Marylanders are split on the measure.


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"Personhood" initiative encroaches on rights
Re: " 'Personhood' progresses; '08 initiative seeking legal rights for fertilized cells passes court's muster," Nov. 14 news story.
When a squirrel eats an acorn, is it eating an oak tree? When a bird eats a caterpillar, is it eating a butterfly? No.
The "personhood" initiative is an unsettling piece of legislation regarding a woman's right to choose. There are basic development processes that an embryo has to go through until it can remotely be called a human being. Just because two cells fuse and start dividing doesn't mean we have a human being. Just because there is a rudimentary heart fluttering in an embryo that isn't easily distinguished from any other mammal embryo doesn't mean it is a human being either. It won't be a puppy, certainly, but it isn't a human being either. It merely has the potential of a human being developing. As an acorn has the potential to be an oak tree, and a caterpillar a butterfly.
I believe every woman has the right to consider what is best for her when deciding about abortion issues. If a woman is against abortion, she shouldn't have one. But no one else has the right to decide for more than half the human population whether they should have access to a medical procedure or not.
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More than four in 10 Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and nearly one in 10 doesn't earn enough to pay for essentials, according to a study released Tuesday.
The survey, conducted for the Allstate insurance company by FTI Consulting Inc., underscored the conflicted emotions and attitudes about personal finances among ordinary people.
It showed the challenges that people are facing in a soft economy and troubled labor market, but it also demonstrated that many people make unwise financial decisions even when they know better.
The survey found that 59% of Americans say they generally know how to handle money and make the right financial decisions. But 47% of respondents said they're saving less money than they should be.
Underscoring the financial dichotomy in the U.S., half of the survey respondents described their financial situation as "excellent" or "good," while half said it was "fair" or "poor."
Though 41% live from one paycheck to the next, 8% can't even make it that far, saying they don't have enough to afford everyday essentials.
On the bright side, 82% of people think they're financially better off than their friends and 52% say they're better off than when they were growing up.
The survey of 1,000 Americans age 18 and older was conducted in mid-December. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1% in 95 out of 100 cases.
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Sony Playstation DE has revealed that Star Wars 1313 is coming to PS3 this year.
I think this will be released on both current gen and next-gen, but I wonder whether it will look as awesome as that trailer on the PS3.
That's an official Facebook page but I'd rather wait for official announcements.
I hope its on current and next gen consoles...i really want this to be rated M, just think of the gritty, adult underbelly of the star wars universe...i need that
Really now? Seriously thought the game wasnt possible on current gen consoles. Maybe we'll get a reveal during Playstation Destination.


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Most of you have heard of Amway and other network marketing/MLM companies. Chances are, some of you might be a part of it or faced pressure to join it. These "Business Opportunities" are projected as wealth creation tools or vehicles to achieve financial freedom. But the truth often is otherwise. Those who join these kind of business almost always suffer a loss- financial or otherwise. It may be difficult to blindly agree that these NM/MLM companies do more harm than good and you HAVE to read, Merchants of Deception, to know how exactly these companies fool people with an illusion of financial freedom.
The ebook is 232 pages long and is free for download in pdf format from author's website (2.91MB), MerchantsofDeception.com
The book is written in first person, in a sequential order, starting from Eric's life before joining Amway, his initial days as Amway distributor, how he trusted the company, developed loyalty to his up liners and slogged hard to promote the business and eventually climbed up the ladder to different levels in the chain. Then he gradually discovered that he is not making the amount of money he is supposed to me making at his level (Emerald) and slowly comes out of his pre programmed mind set and starts exploring things. The truths he uncovered and the trouble he faced from his up liners because of that make this book a must read for anyone who believe network marketing can make them rich.
As some of you may not find enough time to read all 232 pages of the book, I am listing below some key extracts from the book, with permission from Author, the facts you might have never known and are guaranteed to find it difficult to digest.
An open request to all Amway IBOs and members of other similar business who are reading this- I am aware that your current mindset doesn't allow you to accept and digest the facts given below. Your upliners are guaranteed to brand these facts as rubbish and baseless allegations and distractions which will deviate you from your goal. MY sincere request to you- don't trust me or your up lines- Think independently and make an attempt to verify the facts on your own.
1 Amway top leaders make fortune, NOT from Amway distributorship but by selling training material (Seminars, video, audio and books etc)
While few top Amway IBOs (At Diamond level and above) appear to be super rich, everyone thinks they made money because of core Amway activities (buying and using products), but Eric has discovered that their IT returns prove that wrong. Just 5% of their income came from Amway and over 95% came from "tools business", a collective name for motivational stuff they sell to down liners (Conducting seminars and charging people for it, selling audio and video contents with motivational stuff that will guide down liners towards success, books etc) Low level IBOs who buy these stuff think that the diamonds are sharing their success as to how to become millionaire line them, while diamonds pocket millions because of simple reason that others are buying their motivational stuffs. Hardly 1-2% of members in total network reach Diamond and above levels and mint money this way and rest of the distributors (IBOs) will never be able to achieve that (because they can't create and sell such motivational stuff)
If you doubt the above, ask for income tax returns of these millionaires.
2 There's no way to track your earning
Amway IBOs don't have an option to track their earning on Amway website. If they get a check for an amount which is far below what they were supposed to get, there's no way they can trace down the cause. At Emerald level, Eric was supposed to be making $ 100000 an year, but he was making little less than $30000, one of his down liner, a Ruby Direct was supposed to be earning $ 50000 but had made only around $ 4000. An IBO is not supposed to discuss is woes with his down liners or cross lines and up liners won't give any explanation why there is a huge difference between what he is supposed to get and what he actually got. Not earning enough is attributed to "not working hard enough" or "lack of commitment to the business" or "a personal failure" and an IBO will be assured that all his woes will vanish once he reaches next level for which he needs to work harder. Everyone will be under an illusion that everyone else is making lots of money and only he is not making enough and try to hide this fact by attempting to show off wealth and saying they're making huge money (if they say they are not earning enough their down liners will get discouraged and de-motivated, new prospects hesitate to join and business falls further, so faking success is the only way for everyone in this business)
3 Away founders were very much aware of all wrong things in the organization (Cultism, Tools Business, Distributors being under paid etc, fact that near 100% people lose money)
Eric shows with evidence that the fraud he detected were not isolated incidents but is spread across the organization. More importantly he proves that Amway founders were aware of this from the very early stages and nothing was done to protect innocent distributors who lost tens of thousands of dollars or punish kingpin distributors who were making fortune by exploiting the unsuspecting down liners. Book also details several unethical things done by Amway management to silence things they didn't want outer world to know.
4 Few cardinal principles of Amway (and such companies)
Amway distributors were brainwashed systematically about 4 cardinal rules, that they should never ever violate. They will have 100% success rate as long as they blindly adhere to the system following instructions of their seniors and outside the system there is 0% success rate
Never question your up liners (You are expected to blindly believe in whatever that has been told/instructed to you by your up line- you're not welcome to give suggestions/make deviations/use your discretion- Eric's loyalty was questioned when he decided to correct few grammatical errors in a newsletter given to him for circulation by his up liner). Further, a distributor is expected to praise his up liner whenever there's an opportunity and serve him (by fuelling his tank, paying the bill etc and be loyal) whenever he receives advice/help from his up liner. You're expected to blindly duplicate what your expected to.
b. Never pass negative-
Anything that's against Amway is branded as negative stuff. IBOs are brainwashed to believe that those who chose not to join Amway are losers, who have no dreams, no hope, no ambitions and would ever achieve anything in life. Anyone who cautions you about any possible negative impact of Amway are jealous of your progress and trying to pull you down. You're supposed to use only Amway products at home, never mind how expensive it is…You're expected not to have a plan B as that would mean you don't trust the system fully, If you're not willing to put enough efforts to promote the business you don't love your family…You're always expected to give positive feedback and talk good things and show off (though you didn't like the product or running financial loss)
c. Never Cross Line:
You need to interact with your upline and downline only and not supposed to interact with other members of the company who belong to cross line (anyone other than up and down liners). This is typically to ensure retention of secrecy.
d. Never implement new ideas
You must do what you're told to do. Nothing more nothing less. You're supposed to be the owner of your business, but you have no freedom to bring in a change or run it the way you want it…
5 Nearly 100% people fail
This can sound unrealistic…With so many millionaires as live example how can anyone say the system is not good? After recruiting over 2000 people under him, Eric realized that he could identify only 10 people made who a net earnings of $ 1 or above over an year (after deducting the expenses they incurred in promoting the business). The system is such that it ensures its members keep pumping money into the system, by buying overpriced products, attending seminars, buying motivational materials etc. The earning they make usually will be far lesser than expense incurred for all these. People are kept going till they break, under a nonexistent hope of financial freedom which would come as soon as they reach "next level". Failure, when finally happens, is attributed to individual than the system, so others continue in a belief that "That can't happen to me".
6 Dream building is a key technique employed
A prospect is made to build a huge dream (mansions, private jets etc) and is made to believe that their current job can never take them there but business like Amway has the potential to take them there within years. Greed is quite common weakness in humans and MLM companies very effectively target that and most people don't find any fault as such in the system and silently fall pray. The brain washing that happens gradually after they join will keep them loyal to the system and if anyone tries to save them from the impending disaster they are heading to, such people are treated almost like enemies who are snatching their dreams away.
The book explains all these in detail. Also reveals the cultism, the emotional and financial trauma he and his family faced, the tactics adopted by his up liners to keep him silent, how he was blackmailed and threatened and more. His struggle to recover to normalcy is remarkable. He could have walked away with huge amount of money, had he chosen to remain silent. But he chose to spread awareness and has actively helped law enforcement agencies across the globe to investigate scams of this nature. He has received over 3000 testimonials so far from MLM victims across the globe and his website is full of supporting documents, proof, latest news etc related to the business.
I didn't have much of disregard towards Amway so far and was thinking this is yet another network marketing company and probably slightly better than the rest due to wide product range, long existence etc. After I heard speeches of Amway leaders (A Diamond and an Emerald) in India and read above book, I can now see the other side of the coin. This book is a strong recommendation from me to anyone who is into this kind of business or considering it. If your family members/friends/relative members are into it, please read this book to understand their state of mind and where they are headed.
There appears to be no printed version of this book. This kind of stuff is better circulated free-no publisher might have come forward to publish it for the fear of cash rich Amway and if published book can't be circulated for free. Since author is single handedly fighting against a multi billion dollar company I am sure he couldn't have done this without the support of credible documents.
In one line- I know and you know that suicide bombing is a bad idea… But making a jihadi understand that is a near impossible task.
Disclaimer: This author is not a member of Amway or any other network marketing/MLM company. The facts given here are sourced from the book stated above and from independent observations. While Eric has quoted enough evidence/proof/reasoning to defend is statements, this writer hasn't verified most of those proofs. Anyone having any concerns about authenticity of the contents in the book are welcome to inform this writer and if found appropriate such concerns will be discussed in this blog. This writer has nothing to gain/loss from people joining/not joining any network marketing companies and this post is written purely in public interest. Readers are encouraged to use their discretion in using the information given here.
Note: Cross posted on Desicritics, Mouthshut and Literaryforums
Always ask for an all inclusive resorts deal. That includes your required flights as well as a list of suitable hotels along with facility of rental cars. To save, you can choose a travel lodge instead as well.
Also read: General Observations on Network Marketing /MLM Companies * 12 reasons why MLM companies face trouble
GoldQuest/Quest Net is another similar 'business' which is spreading like virus, particularly among IT employees...


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Some of you may recognize these corn shafts. A lot of folks out there don't even know what this type of corn is called. Some think that the dried up cobs is the reason why the kernels are multicolored with hues of brown, amber, and even black. For a long time I used to think that this type of corn was called Thanksgiving corn, but after doing some research a while back, I found out that it's actually called 'Indian corn'. Today I will be showing you "how to draw Indian corn" step by step. These three corn cobs are very festive to both Halloween and Thanksgiving. People decorate their houses with big stalks of Indian corn along with some bales of hay, pumpkins, and scarecrows. The lesson is simple, and even though you may not find a use for this tut, I know you will definitely try it out because you could totally turn this Indian corn into some cute chibi cobs. Anyways, enjoy drawing Indian corn folks and I will be back with another lesson that has nothing to do with Thanksgiving at all. Adios people!
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ECO:nomics: Next Big Thing: RecycleBank
Jonathan K. Hsu, CEO of Recyclebank talks about his company's efforts to encourage better recycling habits by motivating individual recyclers with financial incentives.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded on October 11, 1890 by four determined women and a supporting cast of patriotic citizens. Decidedly not ladies of leisure, the four founders were anything but traditional. Learn more about the formative years of the organization and the brave women who lay the groundwork for the Society that is still going strong 125 years later.
Learn more about DAR's history through the DAR Presidents General
Mary Desha
Mary Desha was born on March 8, 1850, in Lexington, Kentucky. She was well educated and for a short time studied at what is now the University of Kentucky. When her family was impoverished by the Civil War and the women were needed to provide an income, Miss Desha and her mother opened a private school in which they taught their friends' children. Several years later, Miss Desha accepted a position with the Lexington public school system and remained there until she took a job as a clerk in Washington, DC, in December 1885.
After spending a few years in Washington, Miss Desha accepted a teaching position in Sitka, Alaska, in 1888. She found the living conditions endured by the Alaskan natives unacceptable and her written protest to the government in Washington resulted in a federal investigation. She returned to Lexington in 1889, but shortly thereafter accepted a post in Washington as a clerk in the pension office. She later worked as a copyist in the Office of Indian Affairs.
Miss Desha continued in the civil service until her death and also spent her own time after working hours acting as an Assistant Director of the DAR Hospital Corps during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Mary Desha died on January 29, 1911. Her fellow Daughters honored her memory with the first memorial service ever held in Memorial Continental Hall.
Mary S. Lockwood
Mary Lockwood was born in Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York, on October 24, 1831. She moved to Washington, DC, in about 1878. Mrs. Lockwood's residence was Washington's elegant and imposing Strathmore Arms, and it was there on October 11, 1890, the formal organization of the NSDAR took place.
Mrs. Lockwood was the NSDAR's first historian and the Society, inspired by Mrs. Lockwood's commitment to historic preservation, resolved on October 18, 1890, to "provide a place for the collection of Historical relics which will accumulate…and for historical portraits, pictures, etc. This may first be in rooms, and later in the erection of a fire-proof building." She held many other national offices as well and served as editor of the DAR Magazine from 1894 to 1900.
Mrs. Lockwood was also a prolific author and wrote many noteworthy books. Her last book, The Historic Homes of Washington, was dedicated to her older brother to whom she became close after her mother's death when Mrs. Lockwood was only four years old. She was an avid promoter of the work of women's clubs and was both the founder of the famous Travel Club and for a time president of the Women's Press Club. She also held the position of Lady Manager at Large at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
An acquaintance noted that "she is friendly to all progressive movements, especially so in the progress of women." Mary Lockwood died in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on November 9, 1922, and is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, DC. She was not only the last surviving Founder, but is also the only Founder buried in Washington.
Ellen Walworth
Ellen Walworth was born on October 20, 1832, in Jacksonville, Illinois. When she was about 12 years old her father, John Hardin, became a United States Congressman. In 1846 Mr. Hardin entered the army to fight against Mexico and was killed while leading his regiment at the battle of Buena Vista. The family continued to live in Jacksonville until 1851, when Mrs. Walworth's mother married the Honorable Reuben Hyde Walworth and moved the family to Saratoga Springs, New York.
Mrs. Walworth earned her law degree at New York University and was entitled to practice before the Court of New York and the District of Columbia. In 1852 she married Mansfield Tracy Walworth, her stepfather's youngest son. Mrs. Walworth opened her home as a boarding and day school after her husband's death in 1873. The school's success required her eventually to remodel and enlarge the facilities. Mrs. Walworth continued to live on the property year round until finally the cold New York winters affected her health and she began to make her home in Washington, DC, in winter.
One of Mrs. Walworth's earliest public efforts was her moving plea to the members of her local community to contribute to the fund to renovate George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, in Alexandria, Virginia. Mrs. Walworth wrote constantly on patriotic and historic subjects. She was an authority on the battlefields of Saratoga and also published an account of the Burgoyne campaign. She served as director-general of the Woman's National War Relief Association of 1898. Mrs. Walworth was the first editor of the official publication of the NSDAR, the American Monthly Magazine, serving from the spring of 1892 until July 1894. Ellen Walworth died on June 23, 1915, and was laid to rest in the family lot at Green Ridge, near Saratoga, New York.
Eugenia Washington
Eugenia Washington was born on June 24, 1840, near Charlestown in what is now West Virginia. She was the daughter of William Temple Washington and Margaret Calhoun Fletcher, a great niece of Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. In 1859, when she was nineteen years old, her father moved the family to Falmouth, Virginia, just north of Fredericksburg. Her mother died near this time, and her father was disabled and relied on his daughter to care for him.
When the Battle of Fredericksburg was imminent in December 1862, she wanted to escape with her father to a place of safety quickly, but was delayed one full day because a wounded federal officer was brought to her door and placed in her care while he waited for a surgeon. The battle had begun by the time she was ready to flee, and she and her father were caught on the battlefield. She found shelter for both of them in a small trench left by a cannon. They were forced to remain in that spot for a whole day and witnessed the entire battle from that position. It is said that Miss Washington's experiences that day inspired in her a will to assist women from both the North and the South in the worthy cause of preserving their shared heritage and that this was her purpose in helping to found the NSDAR.
At the close of the war, Miss Washington was offered a government position with the post office department, and so she and her father moved to Washington, DC. Known fondly as "Miss Eugie" she was considered quite attractive and always received a great deal of attention wherever she went. Eugenia Washington died at her home in Washington on Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1900.
A Brief History of the Founding of DAR
On October 11, 1890, eighteen women and four men met in Washington for the purpose of organizing the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) had recently been founded in New York City on April 30, 1889. Some SAR societies permitted women and some did not. At the next year's general meeting on April 30, 1890, the matter was put to a vote and the SAR decided to officially exclude women from its membership.
This event sparked controversy and discussion in the national press, and caught the attention of Mary Smith Lockwood. Incensed that the contributions of women to the American Revolution were not being recognized, Mrs. Lockwood wrote a fiery editorial that was published in the Washington Post on July 13, 1890. In it, she demonstrated convincingly that women had contributed much to the Revolutionary cause that had previously been overlooked and ignored. She asked, "Were there no mothers of the Revolution?"
William O. McDowell, Vice President General of SAR, disagreed with the vote and believed that women should form their own similar patriotic organization. He wrote his own letter to the Post, which was published on July 21, urging women to organize and offering his assistance. Six women soon replied, including Miss Mary Desha who wrote, "I am good for any amount of work."
Eighteen women attended the first official organizing meeting held on October 11, 1890 at the Strathmore Arms boarding house at 810 12th Street, the home of Mrs. Lockwood. These include the four women traditionally considered to be the organization's founders: Mrs. Lockwood, Miss Desha, Miss Eugenia Washington, and Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth. Four men also attended the meeting and formed the first Advisory Board to the NSDAR.
During the meeting, the first slate of national officers was elected, with the nation's first lady, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, as President General. The women adopted a tentative constitution, discussed the scheduling of annual meetings, and decided that October 11 would be the permanent anniversary of the society. Their first resolution pledged support toward completing the memorial monument to Mary Washington, mother of George Washington. And so the first meeting of the DAR was adjourned, having laid the groundwork for a long tradition of patriotic service to the nation.
Based on the account in A Century of Service: The Story of the DAR by Ann Arnold Hunter. NSDAR: Washington, D.C., 1991.
Founders Memorial
On April 17, 1929, under the leadership of President General Grace L. H. Brosseau, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated this memorial to its four founders: Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Eugenia Washington.
Noted artist and DAR member Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney sculpted this beautiful monument from Tennessee marble. The graceful, feminine form depicted here is typical of Whitney's sculptures. The human figure was her favorite medium through which to illustrate the expanse of human emotions and ideas.


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