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That happens all the time. The hospital I work at moved from one building to another. During the move, all the paintings and artwork were taken down to prevent them from being damaged during the move. This also included the portable AEDs that are in several places on each floor. In their place was an empty box with a note telling us to go to the ED in the event of a cardiac emergency. ED was on the ground floor. My office was on the 11th.
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Just Down the Road: Autonomous Vehicles
Imagine you're behind the wheel of your car reading the newspaper and eating breakfast – and not putting yourself or others at risk. The car does all the work. You just sit back and enjoy the ride, the crossword puzzle, or your egg-and-cheese burrito, whatever the case may be.
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Devin Hester was basically forced to sign a four-year, $2.9 million deal. Rookie second-round picks don't have much leverage and it's the team, not the draft pick, that insists on four years.
Devin Hester was basically forced to sign a four-year, $2.9 million deal. Rookie second-round picks don't have much leverage and it's the team, not the draft pick, that insists on four years.
So in a year when the Bears even gave kicker Robbie Gould $15.5 million for six years, Hester clearly deserves a new contract. The problem is his timing. He's proven little as a receiver so far, so he can't expect to be paid like one, and that's where the big money lies. If Hester somehow turns into a 1,000-yard receiver, he risks being underpaid even with a new deal.
Teams don't renegotiate two years in a row, so Hester needs to keep any new deal short, or with a big enough payoff on incentives to pay him market value even if he becomes a Pro Bowl receiver.
Grant owes Packers for chance
Ryan Grant is also holding out for the Packers, after rushing for 1,159 yards in his last 12 games, counting playoffs. The guy had zero NFL carries in two years before the Packers rescued him from the bottom of the Giants' depth chart. In this case, Grant owes the Packers more than they owe him. Unlike Hester, he has only one year left on his rookie pact. He should simply wait and, if he proves he's not a fluke, cash in big next year.
Sell Cubs to Cuban
Mark Cuban reportedly bid $1.3 billion to make the final three in the cut to buy the Cubs. Everyone keeps saying he's a longshot to win because of his outrageous antics as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. It says here he has been one of the NBA's best owners, rescuing a moribund franchise and making it an annual challenger, if never a champ. Cuban would be the perfect Cubs owner, matching the passion of Cub fans.
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The White Sox say they have no room for a young third baseman who hit 23 homers in 100 games last year, but say they need a pitcher. The Twins say they have no room for Francisco Liriano despite his 0.26 ERA in his last five Class AAA starts, but need a slugging third baseman.
If teams didn't refuse to trade within their own division, the Sox and Twins could solve their needs by swapping Josh Fields for Scott Baker (6-3, 3.26 ERA) or Nick Blackburn (7-6, 3.83). Of course, the Sox are also good enough to just sit tight. Or maybe they can land Oakland's Justin Duchscherer (10-6, 1.87) as rumored, but it makes no sense to eliminate trading partners just because they are rivals. If you get the best end of the trade, you win twice by dealing with a foe.
Wie bashing out of line
Michelle Wie finally played well again at last week's LPGA State Farm Classic, drawing huge crowds and shooting 67, 65, 67. But she was disqualified for not signing her scorecard, and many fans piled on, just as many auto racing fans love to pounce on Danica Patrick for confronting other drivers. The reason seems to be jealousy. When charismatic athletes get overhyped early, their only chance to stop the animosity is to live up to that hype.
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I will do one for seam bowlers. I will let Richard do the one for spinners as I will cover what I think makes a good Test bowler. This has come across to try and work out Marc's reasoning that Flintoff was England's best bowler against South Africa.
Here is what I believe makes a good Test bowler:
Swing the ball both ways or be able to bowl a good outswinger or a good inswinger, a good seam position, patience, accuracy, pitches the ball up rather then banging it in short (you have better chances of getting wickets of proper balls), able to get cut both ways and if possible - able to bowl reverse swing.
Now Marc, does your beloved Flintoff have all of these qualities?
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Los Angeles Police Department officers found themselves in a rather awkward situation at the Robotoki video game developer studio after an employee accidentally hit their security system's "armed threat" panic button. The office just happened to have a life-sized statue of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 character Simon "Ghost" Riley on display by the entrance, armed with a menacing-looking mock assault rifle. When police arrived on the scene and noticed the gun-wielding figure, they immediately stormed the building in a tense 15-minute standoff. After realizing the effigy was not a threat, the police reportedly left the building while laughing at the absurd incident.
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MLB rumors: Yankees favorites to land Masahiro Tanaka?
Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has narrowed the list of teams he's willing to sign with to the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels, according to a report in a a Japanese newspaper.
And of those three, the Yankees are the favorite, according to the report.
SPECTOR: Tanaka's landing spot a mystery
Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times translated the article from Sports Hochi. Hernandez, though, advised taking the report with a grain of salt, given the inaccurate reports about Tanaka that have surfaced in Japanese media in the past.
Tanaka, 25, was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year for the Japan Series champion Rakuten Golden Eagles, who made him available under the new posting system. He reportedly met with as many as 12 major league clubs during a trip to the United States last week. The Chicago White Sox are the only team that publicly acknowledged a meeting.
Under the new posting system, the fee payable to the Japanese club is capped at $20 million and the player can negotiate with all big league teams willing to pay the posting amount.
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I was doing a random search for cuckoo clocks one afternoon this week while I was nursing Davy.
I love cuckoo clocks.
A lot.
In the way of the internet, one thing led to another and I found this wall of cuckoo clocks.
They've been painted, and if you could see inside, some of them don't have birds, but bunnies or squirrels.
The colors are gorgeous.
I gasped when I saw them.
I'm that way about cuckoo clocks, color and fabulous wall installations like this.
Upon further investigation, I found out the wall art was for a nursery made by this lady.
Upon further investigation, I found out she also painted a paint by number mural the same nursery.
My heart flip flopped.
Upon further investigation, I found out she has written this book, and this one.
(go look. the spreads will make you swoon. i can't wait to look at them in real life)
I was falling hard.
Then, I saw this.
This is a camp in Wisconsin that she and her husband spend summers at and rent out to like-minded, not afraid to rough it, appreciators of all thing vintage and beautifully designed, boy scouty kind of camp.
I want to go there.
I really, really, really want to go there.
You must go look at pictures of the camp.
Take the tour.
I like the tents, the log cabin and the lake cottage best.
How about you?
Lastly, I loved this.
It's her manifesto of sorts.
"Creativity is your currency."
It reminded me a bit of my post here.
If you are a lover of the thrift store score, the flea market find, the side of the road pick up (and I'm talking furniture, not people) then you will surely do a fist pump after you read it.
Finding old things and making them cool.
Making them your own.
Making them a part of your story.
I am so creatively inspired.
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John Dee (1527-1609) was an English mathematician and astrologer interested in divination using crystals and mirrors. This purple crystal was used for curing disease and predicting the future by looking for symbols or the 'ghosts' of people in the stone. Dee claimed that this crystal was given to him by the angel Uriel in November 1582, and that Uriel had instructed Dee and his assistant Edward Kelley (1555-1597/8) on how to make the Philosopher's Stone – one of the goals of alchemy. The crystal was entrusted to Dee's son, Arthur (1597-1651) who passed it on to Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) as a reward for curing his liver complaints. Culpeper was a physician and alchemist who used the crystal to try and cure illness, until 1651, when he believed a demonic ghost burst out from it.
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Juergen Teller photographed Missoni's latest ad campaign as a tribute to founder Ottavio Missoni who celebrated his 90th birthday in February. The legendary Tai is portrayed among models Kaitlin Aas, Valeria Kelava, Kinga Rajzak, and Kristina Salinovic. While some forum members liked the campaign, most agree that Teller's style of photography is not a great fit for the […]Read more


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Cycling In Portland, Gerald Isaac commutes to the H&S off ice, to cl ients and to law school on a motorcycle. In Honolulu, Melinda Askew bought a ten-speed bicycle so she wouldn't be left behind when her fiance went on weekend bike trips. Soon she was also riding it daily to work at H&S. 7/ ii InWilloughby, Ohio, outside Cleveland, senior accountant Don Seaburn's trail-biking hobby has led him to become spokesman for a group of businessmen seeking city land where they can ride their "dirt" bikes, as they call them. These and other H&S people are part of a phenomenon of the Seventies—some among millions of executives, housewives, secretaries and other adults who are riding out on two wheels for fun, exercise, convenience and economy. Observers of the two-wheel revolution have talked mainly about the bicycle boom, simply because suddenly there are so many of them; but H&S Reports has discovered the parallel development that motorcycles are becoming acceptable. Though some still decry the hazards and others consider them unprofessional, motorcycles are no longer merely the outrageous noisemakers of "The Wild Ones" or the stretched out eccentricities of "Easy Rider." For the experienced, they are practical, economical, fuel-saving vehicles (Gerald Isaac gets fifty miles a gallon with his Honda CB500). For the accomplished, they are sporting wheels to take on rough trails (Don Seaburn rides his dirt bike to unwind after a hard day's work). As you might expect, neither bicycles nor motorcycles are America's favorite conveyance, though for the past two years consumers have bought more new bikes than new cars for the first time since World War I, By this year, 65 million bicycles were in use, compared with 93 million cars registered in the U.S. The explanation for the bicycle's popularity lies in a combination of factors: our national preoccupation with physical fitness, our environmental concerns, our efforts to cope with the fuel shortage and, for some, a desire to be free from motorized living and in touch with elemental things. Even the commonplace Saturday trip from home to hardware store can become a small adventure for a cyclist, who has an unhurried closeup view of colorful autumn leaves and brilliant chrysanthemums. The bicycle was not always looked upon so benignly, however. In the late nineteenth century, cycling had grown from a novelty for daredevils to a Sunday sport for young people and courting couples, some of whom rented bikes at "wheeleries" to ride in parks. But many Americans still considered the bike an infernal machine. In an effort to change the public mind, one manufacturer put on a big publicity campaign with the message that bicycling induced health and happiness. He offered prizes to doctors who published articles endorsing that view. Medical approbation, along with other favorable publicity and some aggressive merchandising, swayed the public, so that by 1896 demand for bicycles outstripped production. Soon after that, decline set in upon the bike industry because the automobile caught America's fancy in the twentieth century. Then, in an example of the way history, too, goes in cycles, it was a doctor who helped stimulate the new bike boom. Paul Dudley White, the heart specialist who attended President Eisenhower, began evangelizing in the 1950s about the health-giving virtues of bike riding and followed his own prescription into his eighties. So bicycles went from being balloon-tire, banana-seat toys for ten-year-olds to being trim, sophisticated, multi-geared wheels for adults. Some of them once again rent bikes and ride in the park. Christine Seibold, H&S office secretary in Garden City, likes cycling in Flushing Meadow Park, past the memories of the '64-65 New York World's Fair. to


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As temperatures begin to heat up and the weather improves across the country, you have the perfect excuse to take a break away from your desk and your hectic day-to-day schedule. But, don't just take our word for it. There are some serious mental and physical health benefits to doing so, according to a report on inc.com*. Citing several research studies, inc. reports that taking some time off can result in stress reduction, heart disease prevention, improved productivity and better sleep.
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Pushing Data Performance with IBM WebSphere Transaction Cluster Facility
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As the world grows more interconnected, online transaction processing (OLTP) is becoming more complex and has new demands on the systems that support it. In large applications, efficient OLTP can depend on transaction management software or database optimization tactics to facilitate the processing of large numbers of concurrent updates to an OLTP-oriented database. For more challenging, decentralized database systems, software can distribute transaction processing among multiple computers on a network while it is closely integrated into a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and web services. These approaches can be successful for easily partitioned workloads. However, for more demanding workloads with interrelated data at high transactions rates, these solutions often lead to data inconsistency, scalability, and performance issues.
This IBM® Redpaper™ publication, which was written for architects, designers, system engineers, and software developers, explores a unique and innovative software solution that solves the challenges of OLTP. This solution is called WebSphere Transaction Cluster Facility.
This paper presents a case study of a large customer in the travel and tourism industry that handles airline reservations. This case study highlights the unparalleled scalability and performance characteristics of WebSphere Transaction Cluster Facility to handle workload challenges today and into the future. In addition, this paper examines the importance and power of the WebSphere Transaction Cluster Facility schema design and how it differs from traditional relational database designs. It includes analysis of the hierarchical network data model for WebSphere Transaction Cluster Facility.
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I recently became embroiled in a (futile) online discussion about spanking.
Couple it with this recent post from Brutus @ "Who's Your Nanny" entitled "Why Public Schools Must Die", and the result is the following essay.
I would propose that spanking is not being banned in government schools because it is ineffective at achieving behavioral improvements, but rather because it is successful at achieving behavioral improvements for the short term duration of the students' academic tenure. Consequently, when the student finally leaves the high school, he also leaves behind his fear of the authoritative retributions against him. That is the real problem for the government. Governments need their populations to remain under their subjugation for their entire lifespan, and that is difficult if the human leaves his fear behind with his bad behavior when he comes of age.
However, it is entirely possible to condition that life long fear if you use the appropriate techniques. If spanking is removed from the equation, proactive controls such as random searches of personal property, metal detectors and drug tests can be justified. If spanking is removed completely from the equation, then bad behavior can be dealt with with tasers, pepper spray and padded cells, force commonly used throughout adulthood. Handcuffing a juvenile in front of his peers sends a message about lifelong compliance to "authority" to those peers that is far clearer than a spanking from a single designated authority figure.
The mom that says "wait til your dad gets home" never gets the same behavioral compliance as the dad. Pets, children, humans easily discriminate in their responses to individuals, and a parent is representative of no greater force (except God in homes that teach religion) than himself. Likewise a school principal is a "greatest force", while a teacher is a representative of the force of the principal.
The police, on the other hand, are a universal omnipresent 'greatest force', and contrary to popular belief, government officials are merely representatives of the force of the police. (This is why we had checks and balances in our government system, and serious injunctions against maintaining standing armies).
Replacing spanking with police assault turns the school principal into another government representative of the force of the police.
The discrimination in responses to authorities blurs, and the police state grows.
To those who object to anyone but themselves disciplining their children, I offer you my solution, and the solution of many others, get rid of government schools.
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Parents and kids wouldn't see any real reason to buy both.
Quote from: Rob on May 13, 2008, 01:27 AM Parents and kids wouldn't see any real reason to buy both.Heck, I don't even know if the collectors would bite.
Once kids are old enough to play with Star Wars, they're done with the wholesome fisher price barn that makes a weird cow sound when you open the door.
There are PLENTY of collectors who want this
Even if the Lars were all new sculpts? And if it came with a couple of the farm droids?
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Maloo wears a purple shawl and granny glasses. Her hair, very important in the context of this story, is short, white, cute and swoops backward. She's 52, a native of Canada and warm. She keeps a coon hound curled at her feet and is prone to saying things such as "I didn't rescue this dog, this dog rescued me." Her office at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier does not have a window: It is a small, white-painted cinder-block cell, made all the more claustrophobic by the human hair and eyeless faces that surround her. Indeed, a few shelves above her desk, the frazzled, hippie tresses of Stevie Nicks rested on a Styrofoam head.
"No," she corrected me. "That's not Stevie. That's Mistress Quigley. From 'Henry IV.'"
Oh, but above it, there, that's Jesus hair.
"No, that's for 'Romeo and Juliet.'"
So I guess that one there's not Don Draper?
"That's for 'Othello.'"
Maloo scrunched her nose. "Do you know anything about wigs?" she asked.
Nothing, I said.
She sighed.
"OK," she began, "what we are doing here, and making here, is basically what theater people did as far back as the 1600s, and using a lot of the same methods that they used." When she started working with Chicago Shakespeare more than 14 years ago, she explained, the company didn't have a wig department. She thought this was a gross oversight for a Shakespeare theater. But then, in-house wig-making was a rare thing for Chicago theater companies. And still is. Unless you count the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Maloo, whose name is Melissa Veal (but everyone calls her Maloo), is the only on-staff wig-maker in Chicago theater — though the local Jeff Awards has only given two awards for best wigs, she has won both. Other companies, Goodman, Steppenwolf, etc., hire freelance makers or buy wigs from Broadway.
"When I first came here, this place didn't have the deep stock it has—"
The phone rang.
"Wigs and makeup, Maloo," she said while handing me a thick, tattered stack of papers. I flipped through. It was a remarkable artifact: a wig registry, a hundred or so spreadsheets bound with metal clasps. These pages contained information on the 573 wigs in stock: the color, the length, the last actor to wear them. The stock can be found either sitting on shelves that circle the room or resting neatly in baggies stacked inside nearby plastic tubs. Maloo made many of these wigs — slowly, in a Zen-like state, hand-tying each individual strand of yak or human hair — but not all. Chicago Shakespeare relies, too, on purchased wigs, but what Maloo didn't make she likely bought and adapted to a production's needs. And Maloo has done this for more than 75 of the theater's shows in the past decade.
The past season was particularly manic: Maloo handled 45 wigs for "Cyrano de Bergerac," 45 for "Gypsy," 15 for "Road Show" and 15 for "The Merry Wives of Windsor." She's currently on a relative respite, between having worked on the six or so low-key wigs that went into the company's current "Henry V" (running until June 15) and preparing the dozens required for its upcoming outdoor performances of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Maloo is so busy that much of the actual showtime wig-fitting for actors falls to Katie Cordts, another member of the theater's four-person wig department.
Maloo hung up the phone.
I asked her what was the best wig she had. It seemed like a tough question. I gestured around the room, at her gallery of disembodied follicles strapped to smooth, Styrofoam, body-snatcher heads — lowlife hair, fancy hair, receding hair, elegant hair, unkempt hair, braided hair, mullets. "You asked the golden question!" she said, reaching up and pulling down a head fitted with a stringy, somewhat rangy mass of longish dark locks.
"The Wig," she said.
It looked unremarkable. And yet, when Maloo is doing her job, her work is invisible, as natural as a head of hair. "The Wig has front lace underneath (that glues to a scalp), it's hand-tied, and it's probably been in 12 shows. We recycle a lot here. The Wig probably cost about $1,500, which is average. Your whole article could be about The Wig! When I first started here I made this wig from scratch for 'The Taming of the Shrew,' and in the next show it was made shorter and colored. You don't usually want to use the same wig in different shows, but The Wig has it all! We were doing this one show and the director wanted hair the color of the actor's real hair, so I said, 'Give me two hours.' I modified The Wig and the actor suddenly looked kind of like Art Garfunkel! The next show? The Wig needed extensions. And on and on. It's been in 'Comedy of Errors,' 'Richard III,' 'Cymbeline,' 'Twelfth Night,' 'Road Show.' The Wig looks great on people. It's magical!"
As she placed it back, I pointed out the head itself had pins stuck in its eyes. "Let's not talk about that!" she said. Why, I asked, and Maloo said: "Because it's weird! And I asked people not to do that. It's like voodoo!"
She shivered.
On the shelves beneath The Wig were even creepier objects, canvas heads filled with cotton and cork, resembling punching bags. Maloo explained they were blocks, used for shaping a wig to an actor's head. Each block is a mold (first step, wrap the actor's head in plastic), and most of her blocks are the molds of Chicago actors' heads.
Who has a bad head, I asked.
"Every head is good," she said.
But, really, whose head stinks?
"Nobody! But there are people, I shake their hand and the whole time I am sizing up their head. Taylor Travis, who was Lord Farquaad (in "Shrek The Musical") and Beast (in "Beauty and the Beast") here, has a big head. Michael Shannon: Never worked with him, but I will see him and think 'My God, that man is size 26!'"
On the other side of the room was Miguel Perez, Maloo's apprentice for the theater season. He was carefully threading hair through a block. "How's it going, Miguel?" Maloo asked, and Miguel said: "I'm really … excited about it?"
Maloo smiled broadly. Good enough. She is very polite and Canadian and patient. She sat behind her desk and gestured for me to drag over the barber's chair that sat in front of a theatrical mirror studded with makeup-friendly lighting (Maloo does makeup too). "My story is this," she said, "I grew up in Ontario. In the white bean capital of Canada. A small town. I didn't know anything about wigs, didn't know anything about theater. But I have always been a hair person and I had an aunt who was a hairdresser." Also, a close relative (she asked that I not say who), has alopecia, "which subconsciously probably has something to do with what I do."
At the National Arts Center in Ottawa (where she acquired her nickname from an actor, though she has never entirely understood what it meant), she met a wig-maker who later left for the vast and acclaimed Stratford Festival, where she offered Maloo an apprenticeship. Maloo spent the next 10 years at Stratford, coming to Chicago when a Stratford production of "School for Scoundrels" played at Chicago Shakespeare.
She returned for another show. Then another.
In 2003, after years of commuting between Stratford and Chicago, she became Navy Pier's go-to theatrical wig-maker. "My first show was 'Julius Caesar,' so mostly male wigs, and a lot of blood. There was blood everywhere. The wigs would be a mess. And that was the idea! Did you see our (2009 production of) 'Twelfth Night,' which used a swimming pool for the set? As everyone fell in love, they would fall in, and people asked me if this made me sad, but no, the wigs were made for water. In fact, the show originally wanted this actor to fall in and have his wig come off and float around. They were like, 'At some point, we want him to be able to put the (wet) wig back on too.' So, yea … But, yea! You can't buy a floating wig. I love the MacGyvery part of this job! I got this foam that kids play with and made a toupee using it, and the toupee was light but would not show any secrets if it flipped in the pool. Next time we met about the play, they didn't want it, but I had done it: I floated a toupee for five hours. Just to be safe! Nobody needs a toupee to float for five hours."
The point being, wig-making, like life, is about learning.
And cataloging.
"Do you want to see the big book of mustaches?" she asked.
Above plastic containers holding many of the company's wigs were a handful of black photo albums. She pulled one down and flipped pages: Held beneath sheets of plastic were so many clumps of hair, in so many varieties — red, blond, black, thin, thick, curly, burly, drooping — the book could provide nightmares.
"We have a good facial hair stock," she said, replacing the book with an even thicker volume holding beards, goatees and sideburns: "I love this piece. We used this in 'Aladdin.' Here are 'Shrek's' eyebrows. We don't get to do eyebrows too often. Some pieces of hair in here, by the end of a show's run, look truly disgusting."
She put the book away.
She had to get back to work. The next morning, a few members of the cast of "Midsummer Night" would be shooting a theater-in-the-park promo commercial with Mayor Rahm Emanuel; she would put the wigs on the actors herself, imploring Puck (Steve Lee Johnson) to go easy on eyeliner ("Nobody wants to look like a two-bit whore"), promising Titania she would improvise something out of "feathers, bits and bobs" since the actress (Lanise Antoine Shelley) had changed her hair and the Titania wig would be a tricky fit for a one-off. Indeed, the day before — the morning I visited — Maloo anticipated that Shelley had changed her hair. She ran about her wig shop gathering up strands of white hair, black frilly puffs and a crown ornamented with a fake bird skull, anything that could be hastily arranged into a fanciful, elaborate headdress.
"Miguel," she said.
"Yes," he said.
She held the array of hair pieces like a demented bouquet in her hand, considering its quality. Perez was threading hair. She crouched down and held long white strands beneath his ears. As if a modeling gene had kicked in, Perez stopped what he was doing and looked in the mirror ahead of him. The new hair gave him the vague look of a guitarist from a 1980s hair band.
"I've seen people who look like this," he said.
"In my hometown, it's called hockey hair," she said, looking at him, quickly removing the strands and shivering again. "It feels sacrilegious to put these on someone else! OK? Enough of that, Miguel! Moving on!"
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Winter Conference was great! A short(ish) list of things the Lord did in the lives of our students and our own lives over just 5 days. Thanks for your prayers!
1. A student who had been questioning his faith found answers to his questions and felt called strongly back into the arms of the Father
2. A Jewish student came know the Lord thanks to a couple of Jewish staff who love the Lord and were able to help him grapple with what it looks like to be Jewish and follow Christ
3. Students felt called strongly to missions over the summer
4. Students took big steps of faith in reaching out to their fellow friends and classmates back on campus by starting spiritual convos w/ them via facebook
5. Students responded strongly to the call to be intentional in reaching out to ethnic minorities on campus
6. Not yet believeing students heard the gospel and got to experience Christian community and pray with others
7. I (Alex) experienced healing after 8 years of dealing with an annoying ailment
8. We were able to raise well over $1,000 for The Orphan Scholarship Fund, a fund started by our movement at SF state that utilizes the gifting of our students and partnerships with other groups on campus to live out Christ and answer the call to care for orphans
9. Students are excited to go back to campus and put into action all they heard and responded to
Now here are some pics!
All the City Cru women
Main Session.
Christine and Matt at the Orphan Scholarship Fund Table. OSF was Matt's brainchild and Christine makes necklaces to raise money for the fund.
Jie, an international student from East Asia and Jessie,a Jewish student talking post conference. I love the diversity of our group.
Thanks for being the Body of Christ! Your prayer and financial support makes this possible!


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eigoMANGA Will Publish "First Squad - The Moment of Truth" Graphic Novel
San Jose, CA — March 19, 2019 — eigoMANGA and Molot Entertainment have joined forces to publish "First Squad - The Moment of Truth" as a manga and graphic novel series. "First Squad - The Moment of Truth" was adapted into a 2009 award-winning anime feature film produced by Studio 4°C and directed by Yoshiharu Ashino.
Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri Review Now Up
Hmm...how to describe GATE. Basically, it's how many of us wish we could enter a fantasy world...armed to the teeth with modern weapons so we can just shoot the son of a bitch and hear the lamentations of their women. There's more to it than that, and despite some pretty glaring flaws, I found it to be pretty entertaining. Still, for the full analysis, check out the review, if you want to know what I'm really talking about. Also, a goth loli demigoddess who gets off on the pain, suffering, and death of her enemies! Enjoy!
Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (TV, Manga, 2015-2016)
In modern Japan, a gate suddenly appears in down town Ginza, and suddenly bursting forth from it...invaders! But not, your typical super powered alien invaders with science so advanced as to be indistinguishable from magic, running roughshod over everyone and everything, racking up a fucking body count so high that your average mujahid gets cock envy, until finally some plucky kid in a biotechnic robot suit does what professional soldiers cannot, and beats them back, oh no. No, instead, the doom that befalls us this time are...Romans. Yup, Romans. Needless to say, after the initial shock and awe wears off, with a few hundred people dead, the swat teams and SDF, with modern weapons and modern military tactics turn them back relatively easily. Still, that leaves the question of just what the fuck the gate is, why it appeared, the fuck were the people on the other side thinking attacking without intel or a plan, and so on and so forth. Aside from the international repercussions of a dimensional incursion, it's up to what amounts to Japan's armed forces, the SDF, to head to the other side and deal with whatever is there.
First-time digital editions of Vertical Comics titles Ajin: Demi-Human, The Flowers of Evil, and Witchcraft Works to hit e-bookstores December 8th
Vertical Comics + Kodansha Advanced Media announce new digital editions of Vertical Comics titles, constituting 24 previously digitally uncollected volumes, to be distributed through comiXology, iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, and nook
Vertical Comics, working in conjunction with Kodansha Advanced Media, will see more digital releases this holiday season. Previously digitally uncollected series Ajin: Demi-Human, The Flowers of Evil, and Witchcraft Works will make their digital book debuts on December 8.
Bluefin Highlights a Colorful Array of Unique Gift Ideas for Anime Fans and J-Collectors this Holiday Season
Leading Collectibles And Hobby Distributor Delights Collectors With GUNPLA IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Model Kits, Exclusive STUDIO GHIBLI Décor Products And Colorful SAILOR MOON Cosplay Accessories And Stationary Sets
Irvine, CA, November 3, 2015 – Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, spotlights collectibles for the Holidays from its Bandai Gunpla Iron-Blooded Orphans model line, as well as a colorful array of premium Sailor Moon props and cosplay accessories from PROPLICA along with other Sailor Moon stationary and products. The company also highlights several exclusive Studio Ghibli products that includes music boxes, picture frames, calendars and other décor items inspired by popular anime films such as Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro.
Viz Media Announces Print Launch of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 - Battle Tendency
Second Story Arc Of Celebrated Shonen Jump Advanced Manga Series In Hardcover 2-In-1 Deluxe Print Editions; Complete BATTLE TENDENCY Story Arc Also Available Digitally
San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor, publisher and licensor of anime and manga in North America, announces the release of the electrifying next chapter of the acclaimed multi-generational paranormal action manga (graphic novel) series – JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE – with the release of JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 2 — BATTLE TENDENCY, Vol. 1 on November 3rd.
Viz Media Launches Famed Shojo Manga Creator Arina Tanemura's New Series Idol Dreams
An Ordinary Office Worker Gets A Shot At Stardom In An Unexpected Way In The New Manga Series By The Creator Of FULL MOON And THE GENTLEMEN'S ALLIANCE †
San Francisco, CA, October 21, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, brings Arina Tanemura's newest manga (graphic novel) series to fans and readers with the launch of IDOL DREAMS on November 3rd.
Viz Media Launches Special Naruto Digital Promotions During October to Mark the Finale of the Iconic Manga Series
New NARUTO App Offers A FREE Way To Enjoy The Series; NARUTO Manga Bundles And WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP "Jump Back" Campaign Let New And Veteran Fans Dive Into Legacy Chapters
San Francisco, CA, October 5, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, marks the finale of the NARUTO manga (graphic novel) series with a host of special promotions and digital releases that will celebrate the series throughout October.
The Testament of Sister New Devil (TV,2015)
Oh hey, generic anime guy winds up with two new step sisters, one a loli and another that takes more than a little of her character design from Rias Gremory...though her tits may even be bigger than that. Dad has to bail for awhile; of course he does. This is either the start of some harem hijinks or an H anime. Even more generic twist! They're devils! They were using you and your father to hide from their enemies for awhile, but now that you've discovered their secret...they're going to have to erase your memory by beating your ass. Watch as our protagonist turns into the same kind of pussy that they all do in a long line of anime pussies that somehow wins the heart of...wait. Did that fucker just do the equivalent of shouting "Guyver!"? Yes, yes he did. Is he beating their asses like they said they were going to do to him? Like a kettle drum. Not this man's first rodeo apparently, and he's actually going to try to take care of these two? And one of them's a succubus...who maneuvers you all into doing all sorts of...yeah, the blu rays are going to be awesome.
Global Yaoi Manga Publisher SubLime Returns to North America's Biggest Yaoi Convention, Yaoicon 2015
Weekend Of Panel Discussions, Booth Activities, And Show Specials On Manga Titles By The Genre's Greatest Creators
San Francisco, CA, September 17, 2015 – SuBLime, the leading global English-language yaoi manga publisher, has announced a weekend of activities, insightful panel discussions, and special pricing on a titillating array of manga (graphic novel) titles at North America's biggest yaoi fan convention – YaoiCon – taking place September 18th – 20th at the Hyatt Regency SFO Hotel in Burlingame, CA. SuBLime will be located in Booth #40-41.


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Greater Hartford Women's Health Associates we participate in many managed care plans and see patients with government as well as traditional insurance. Some insurance plans may require that you obtain a referral from your regular doctor (PCP) before you visit us if we are not your designated gynecologist. To find out if a particular physician or clinician participates with your plan, please contact our office or your insurance company.
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You are responsible for learning details of your coverage from your insurance plan, including all deductibles, co-payments and/or any referrals that may be required by your insurance company. Your co-payment is expected at the time of service, and payment in full is expected at each visit for services not covered by your insurance. Additionally, if you do not have an insurance card available, and/or our physicians do not participate with your health plan, full payment also is expected at the time of service.
For your convenience, we accept cash, check, MasterCard, VISA, Discover, and AMEX. All returned checks will be assessed a $25.00 service charge. If you are an existing patient with a balance due, you can also pay your bill online.
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The Drone Vampire Chronicles 9
2nd Edition Coming Soon
It's been over a year since Ozzie had his whole world implode on him. Born a werewolf, but turned into a vampire, he's a pariah in both societies. Now hunted by his former pack, he knows he's running out of time. Before he dies, he vows to make the ones who turned him into who he is pay. Micah may be a vampire, but that doesn't mean he fits the stereotype of being sexy or seductive. He's more a computer geek than a creature of the night. He may be a Drone soldier, but that doesn't mean he likes a fight. A fight is just what he gets when Ozzie captures him and tires to force him into a crazy, suicidal revenge plan. Despite his fears, Micah finds himself drawn to Ozzie and he knows he'll do anything to save the man. But will Micah lose his own life in the process? And if so, will Ozzie lose the last bit of humanity he has?


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Biscuits remain something of an edible enigma to me, defying definition; as elusive as the fleeting aroma released from the oven as they spring forth, from raw dough to fluffy golden cakes.
Crisp, with a crackling amber-brown crust on the outside, but tender and soft on the inside, these coarse little breads bear far more flavor than your average wheat flour rolls. A harmonious marriage of cornbread and scone, these particular quick breads burst with the summery essence of corn, all bundled into a tidy handheld package. Enriched with the exotic taste of coconut milk, there's a certain depth and buttery flavor to the crumb that no stick of congealed dairy products could ever hope to impart. They may have been inspired by the typical cream biscuit construction, hailing from the northernmost reaches of the country in Maine, but the end results transcend all boundaries. Something about the bright corn flavor makes me think of summer and backyard cookouts, although they would make just as fetching accompaniments to a cozy winter stew.
There's no right or wrong way to enjoy these unconventional biscuits- The only key is that you enjoy them as soon as you can. Hot out of the oven, still steaming when you split them in half, and with a modest pat of buttery spread melting into every nook and cranny, the experience is of pure, freshly baked bliss.
1 1/3 Cups All Purpose Flour
2/3 Cup Medium-Grind Yellow Cornmeal
1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Coarsely Ground Black Pepper
6 Tablespoons Vegan Margarine, Chilled
1 Cup Full-Fat Coconut Milk, Plus More to Finish
1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with either a piece of parchment paper or a silpat.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pepper until thoroughly blended. Cut the cold margarine into 1/2-inch pieces before tossing them in as well, mixing to coat with the dry goods. Use a pastry cutter or two forks to cut the margarine in, stirring and mashing so that you achieve a coarse, crumbly consistency. You don't want the margarine to become completely incorporated, but there should be no pieces remaining that are any larger than petite peas.
3. Shake the coconut milk well before opening to ensure that it's properly mixed. Pour it into the bowl and stir with a wide spatula, just until the mixture comes together. Never mind an errant lump or two; they'll bake out just fine!
4. Once you have a slightly shaggy, sticky dough, transfer it to a well-floured surface and pat it into a rough rectangle about 1-inch thick. Take a very sharp knife and cut it in half lengthwise, and then into either thirds or fourths crosswise, depending on how large you want your biscuits. This will result in 6 or 8 neat little squares. Gently transfer the cut biscuits to your prepared sheet pan, reshaping slightly if necessary, and brush the tops lightly with additional coconut milk to promote browning.
5. Bake for 18 – 22 minutes until golden brown all over. Let cool for at least 5 minutes before digging in. To save the biscuits for later, let cool completely and store in an air-tight container at room temperature. The finished biscuits will keep for up to 4 days.
Makes 6 – 8 Biscuits
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An Experiment in Direct Dialogue
The event was attended by thirty selected participants. On the German side, there were political representatives from the federal and state governments, and on the Muslim side, five representatives of the leading Muslim associations in Germany, along with ten leading individuals from the areas of politics, culture, the media, and business and commerce.
Highly divergent expectations
Not surprisingly, there are highly divergent expectations of this long-term dialogue between the German state and Muslims in Germany, which is expected to continue for the next two to three years.
On the German side, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble hopes to see improved religious and sociopolitical integration for Muslims in Germany. He says that the conference focuses primarily on how Muslims view German society, basic democratic values, and the role of women in Islam.
Committees will meet six times a year with representatives of Muslim associations to work out the details of a variety of new approaches, for instance, concepts for Islamic religious instruction at German schools and making it mandatory for Muslim girls to take part in gym and swimming classes. Another area of focus brought forward by the politicians is the training of imams in Germany.
Preventing Islamist violence
But tough issues like domestic security and terrorism have not been left off the agenda. Both Bavarian Interior Minister Günter Beckstein and German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble agree that this meeting should contribute to enhanced domestic security.
They expect the Muslims to distance themselves, publicly and unequivocally, from violence and terror, and to report immediately to German authorities any violent members of their religious communities or associations. The politicians feel that by applying such preventative measures, Muslims can effectively help combat terrorism.
On the other hand, Muslim associations hope that Islam will finally be fully recognized in Germany as a religion that enjoys the same rights as other religions, and will become an accepted part of German society. In addition, they would like to improve ties through continuous dialogue with the state and the general public in Germany.
All sides agree that the conference on Islam is an important step in the right direction. After the event, this appeared to be the general consensus among the participants. Nonetheless, the emphasis placed on certain topics in the run-up to the conference sheds light on the parameters and objectives of this dialogue.
Fear-laden perspective
Although in his opening speech Schäuble clearly warned against viewing all Muslims with suspicion, the expectations of the organizers show to what extent previous conceptions and highly emotional issues, such as the status of women in Islam or the alleged readiness of Muslims to resort to violence, have dominated these talks.
The Germans are primarily motivated to enter into this dialogue by a need to enhance security, and they perceive Muslims in Germany as a possible safety threat. Accordingly, at the beginning of the conference, Beckstein called on "Muslims to clearly dissociate themselves from those who spread fear and terror in Germany."
It is precisely this fear-laden perspective, however, that creates barriers to an ongoing dialogue between Muslims and Germans – a dialogue that the organizers have just announced that they want to pursue. While indirectly linking Islam with violence and terrorism, the Interior Ministry has called upon Muslims to minimize the feeling of insecurity in German society.
One has to wonder if this is even possible when such violent scenarios, connected with Muslim culture in the minds of so many people, constitute the motivating force for dialogue. The choice of participants at the conference also reflects the enormous influence of such preconceptions.
Fostering dialogue without preconceived notions
Before the conference even started, Muslim associations criticized the inclusion of Necla Kelek and Seyran Ates, pointing out that in their publications and presentations they fail to speak of Islamic life from experience within the community, but rather fuel feelings of insecurity among the German middle class.
Although this conference represents a highly worthy initiative to promote more intensive dialogue with Muslims in Germany, we clearly need to critically examine the manner in which it is conducted.
If this dialogue succeeds without preconceived notions, then we will immediately face the challenge of extending it to many other walks of life where Muslims and Germans meet.
We should be aware that the vast majority of Muslims in Germany do not belong to any Islamic association, yet pursue a religious way of life, without being represented in one of the committees at the conference.
The quality of meetings between Germans and Muslims will determine whether a feeling of loyalty or even shared identity can grow between these two groups. The conference on the Islamic community is still in its infancy. Its success will be judged by the extent to which Muslims and Germans can live together in peace and mutual respect.
Ülger Polat
© Qantara.de 2006
Translated from the German by Paul Cohen
Muslims in Germany
Dangerous Ignorance
Far too little research has been done on the attitudes of Muslims toward the social and political system in Germany. This ignorance fuels conspiracy theories on "the Muslims" and terror, says Eberhard Seidel
Interview with Armin Laschet
"Integration Is a Top Priority"
Armin Laschet of the conservative CDU party is North Rhine-Westphalia's first Minister for Integration, the first minister of that kind in Germany. In this interview with Petra Tabeling, he talks about the headscarf and the necessity of integration
Christian-Islamic Dialogue in Germany
Breaking Down Psychological Barriers
Since the 90s German churches have been organizing Christian-Islamic discussion forums. These forums had start-up difficulties but were eventually successful in promoting mutual understanding and must be continued, says Muhammad Abu al-Qumsan


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FutureSox with the news:
After struggling in most of his starts in Charlotte this season, including last night, Justin Cassel was demoted to Birmingham. Cassel went 3-8 with a 5.26 ERA in 12 starts. Lucas Harrell was promoted to Charlotte in his place.
Another FutureSox scoop: 4th Round Pick RHP Matthew Heidenreich is expected to sign in the coming days and will forgo his UC Riverside committ.
Speaking of Birbingham, the Barons have the 2nd best winning percentage in the MiLB.


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For 30 years the name Robert Schultz has represented a standard of exellence for piano compositions and arrangements. His more than 500 publications from the world's leading publishers including Alfred, The FJH Music Company, and Schultz Music Publications, cover the range of classical and popular music at all levels, from beginning through professional. Find Easy Piano and Five Finger Arrangements below!
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Tesla gets two additional weeks to sell cars in N.J.
An extension granted by New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission means Tesla will be able to sell its electric cars in the state for at least two more weeks.
An MVC spokeswoman says all new-car dealers in the state were sent a letter telling them they'll have until April 15 to comply with new licensing regulations. The original deadline was April 1.
This month, the MVC adopted the new regulations that require car dealers to have a franchise agreement in order to receive a state license. That effectively prohibits companies from using a direct sales model as Tesla is doing.
Tesla currently has two retail locations in New Jersey and has planned to expand its operations in the state.
The company declined to comment Friday night.


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Like I said in the video, I wanted to do a quick budget breakdown to give you all a good idea of what the weekend cost. It's obviously a great weekend trip from San Francisco, but it's also totally worth a day trip if you're visiting the bay area for longer than a few days and want to venture outside of the city. Note that we were there on a holiday weekend, so prices for the hotel were a little higher than maybe another weekend. Also, note that all of the restaurant prices include tip (a cost I frequently forget when adding up menu prices!).
Hotel - Intercontinental Monterey: $300 ($150 per night through Hotwire)
Drinks & Apps Friday - C Bar: $36
Dinner Friday - The Fish Hopper: $78
Brunch Saturday - First Awakenings: $24
Entertainment - Monterey Bay Aquarium: $64
Snack Break - Nestle Toll House Cafe: $5
Entertainment - Walk from Cannery Row to Fisherman's Wharf and back: $0
Drinks & Apps Saturday - Cannery Brewing Company: $32
Dinner Saturday - Sardine Factory: $75
Brunch Sunday - Carmel Belle: $26
Transportation - 1/2 Tank Premium: $30
Parking - 2 nights: $20
Total: $690
We totally could have saved by not doing drinks/apps separately or by doing coffee shops for breakfast, but we wanted to try as many places as we could. We're also big brunch people and love to relax on the weekends with pancakes/eggs. Add to that a couple exciting football games to watch on Saturday at the sports bar ... and you've got a weekend full of eating and drinking out! We had a great getaway and after our anniversary trip to Yosemite, it's really setting in that we live in California. Gorgeous country out here!


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(Reuters) - Japan's coast guard detained a Chinese fishing boat near the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Saturday and arrested the captain for collecting coral illegally, a coast guard official said.
The vessel was detained off Miyako Island, some 150 km (95 miles) from islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a territorial dispute between the two countries, and about 400 km (250 miles) east of Taipei.
A long-simmering row over the East China Sea islands, known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China, has in recent months escalated to the point where both sides have scrambled fighter jets while patrol ships shadow each other in nearby seas.
In September 2010, the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain by the Japanese coast guard near the disputed islands triggered a barrage of strong words from Beijing and protests in front of Japanese diplomatic missions.
The Japanese coast guard official said on Saturday the captain of the boat was arrested for alleged violation of Japanese law to protect the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from unauthorised fishing.
The vessel was found collecting coral inside the EEZ, 46 km east-northeast of Miyako island, east of Ishigaki, the official said.
The boat and crew of 12 people were being taken to Miyako island.
China's official Xinhua news agency, quoting the Chinese Consulate General in the city of Fukuoka, said the vessel had been detained for "alleged unauthorised coral fishing".
"The consulate has urged the Japanese side to ensure the safety of the Chinese sailors and will visit the captain when he arrives at Miyako," Xinhua reported.
(Reporting by John Ruwitch; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani and Jeremy Laurence)
- Le capitaine d'un bateau de pêche chinois arrêté par des garde-côtes japonais
Le capitaine d'un navire chinois qui pêchait dans des eaux japonaises a été arrêté, samedi 2 février, par des garde-côtes nippons, ont annoncé ces derniers, en plein conflit territorial entre les deux pays.
Les garde-côtes ont détenu le capitaine du navire chinois qu'ils suspectaient de pêcher des coraux dans des eaux territoriales japonaises autour de l'île Miyako, de l'archipel d'Okinawa, à l'extrême sud du Japon. Le bateau, avec 13 personnes à bord, a été intercepté à environ 46 km au nord-est de l'île, ont précisé les garde-côtes.


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It may come as a surprise to you that I have never made jam before. I'll give you a moment to absorb that fact…. It is sad, but true. I have been in the presence of many friends and colleagues who have made jam, but I hid behind my camera. I've had the Blue Ribbon Queen of Preserves, Barb Schaller, take me by the hand and show me the ropes, but I was slow to follow, and that is how, all these years later, I'd never gotten around to making my own. So, when the Ball jar company wrote to me and asked if I'd participate in their CAN-IT-FORWARD event, I said YES. I knew if I didn't do it now, it may never happen. They were willing to send me everything I'd need, and more, to make jam. No more excuses.
Well, I am happy to tell you that it was WAY easier than I could have ever imagined. I feel even more ridiculous for putting this off for so long. I simply followed the instructions in the Ball Blue Book for rhubarb-orange jam. Next time I will go my own way, but for my virgin run I wanted to do it exactly as they suggested and I wasn't disappointed. Ok, maybe I added a bit more zest than they said, because I adore it, but that was my only modification. I'm hooked.
If you've never canned before, or if you've been doing it for years,
here is a giveaway from Ball that you'll love. See the bottom of this post for more details… The giveaway is finished, but recipe to follow. (more…)


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Charles Dickens – What They Won't Tell You … – By Michael Cooper
Childhood Influences – Family Ties – AND MUCH MORE There is something about Charles Dickens' imaginative power … that defies explanation in purely biographical terms. Nevertheless, his biography shows the source of that power and is the best place to begin to define it. The second child of John and Elizabeth Dickens, Charles was born on February 7, 1812, near Portsmouth on England's south coast. At that time John Dickens was stationed in Portsmouth as a clerk in the Navy Pay Office. The family was of lower-middle-class origins, JohnRead More


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Friday, April 24, 2020 Save the Date
Location: Sperry Center
Please note: Classes will be in session as normally scheduled on Friday, April 24.
Originally established as Scholars' Day in 1997, Transformations is a day-long conference devoted to showcasing the wide array of scholarship, research and creative activities occurring on campus.
In 2012, a new emphasis on student research lead to a name change to Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference. It is through the process of research and creative activity that we make discoveries that produce new knowledge and understandings that transform our disciplines. The world around us can be transformed through meaningful applications of this new knowledge, and we can transform students' lives by providing them with opportunities to participate in original research and creative projects.
A highlight of the academic year, this event focuses on student research, which is defined as an original investigation or creative activity through the primary efforts of a student or group of students. The work should show problem-solving skills and demonstrate new conceptual outcomes. We are encouraged and invigorated by the increasing level of student research that we are seeing and understand that it is only possible through the ongoing efforts of faculty who provide leadership and mentoring.
Generally, the event begins with a keynote address that is followed by presentations and poster sessions. In addition to attendance by members of the campus community, invitations are extended to area high schools, our elected representatives and to the Cortland community at large.
Support for Transformations has been provided by the President's Office and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Office. Special thanks to the Student Alumni Association for providing volunteers.
For more information or to obtain Call for Participation forms, please contact the arts and sciences dean's office by phone at 607-753-4312 or email Meghan VanDeuson.


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Chicken Pot Pie: The Ultimate Comfort Food
Dread cooking when it's cold outside? We've got a recipe for chicken pot pie that's sure to warm your house (not to mention your soul). This version — which comes courtesy of POPSUGAR Food host Brandi Milloy's grandma herself! — is ready to eat in under an hour. Watch the video to learn how to make everything, from the creamy chicken filling down to that perfectly golden, flaky pie crust.


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Day 1: Pick you up from airport:
- Welcome drinks upon arrive
- Check in hotel( check in time at 12:00 Am, early check in if room available)
Day 2: Hanoi- Halong bay( Alova Gold Cruise 2 days/1 night)
07:45 Picking up guests from hotel/stay
08:15 Starting to drive to Ha Long Bay
10:30 Stopping over to stretch the legs on the way
12:30 Arriving in Ha Long Bay harbor
12:45 Boarding Alova Gold Cruise I & welcome drink
13:00 Safety briefing & check in cabin
13:30 Lunch with Vietnamese Cuisine
15:30 Kayaking & swimming and relaxing
18:00 Cooking class
19:30 Dinner with Vietnamese Cuisine & enjoying a romantic night at bar or doing squid fishing
Day 3: Halong Bay- Hanoi- Sapa
07:00 Wake up call
07:30 Captain Breakfast
08:15 Visiting Sung Sot cave
09:30 Check out
11:00 Time to say good bye to our crew 11:30 Lunch with Vietnamese Cuisine
12:30 Let's get on shuttle bus to go back to Hanoi
14:00 Short stop to stretch the legs
16:30 Saying goodbye to you at your hotel/stay. Trip ends
19h30: Our guide pick up you from your hotel to go to rail way station B, catch the night train for Lao Cai. You will have a good sleep with the solf sleeper bert
Day 4: Sapa - Cat Cat village ( B, L, D)
06h00: pick up from Lao Cai train station, get on the bus to continue to Sapa. After breakfast, you are free to discover Sapa town or walk up the Ham Rong – Orchird garden to greet the sun. Chat with minority children in market.
11h00: Check in hotel, have lunch.
13h30: Our guide will take you to Cat Cat village, visit the French existing hidro - electric power station beside the Cat Cat waterfall. Study the way H'Mong villagers make their own hamp clothes, grow rice and corn. See the show of minority people - traditional dance and singing. Go back to Sapa on foot.
18h00: Have dinner then you are free to walk around Sapa town in the evening
Day 5: Sapa - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van ( B, L, D)
7h30: after breakfast, we start with 6 km walking down to the South East of Sapa alongside Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village, trek 2 km down to Lao Chai village, take picture of paddle field and visit minority house and school. Have picnic lunch in the Black H'Mong house, discover their daily life style and enjoy landscape.
13h00: continue your trekking to Tavan village of Dzay minority people then back to Sapa by van. Arrive Sapa at 15h30. Have shower at hotel.
16h00: Bus take you to Lao Cai.
18h30: Have dinner in restaurant, free to go shopping before the night train around 21h00.
21h00: solf sleeper train back to Hanoi.
Day 6: Hanoi
05h00: You will be in Hanoi B station. Our staff will pick you up to our hotel
07h00: have breakfast, check in hotel at 12:00 Am, free day , lunch and dinner on your own arrangement.
Day 7: have breakfast, check out hotel, our driver will see off to airport
What is excluded
• Tips, personal expenses
. Drinks
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• Pick up from hotel if you stay outside Old Quarter
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Ha long bay cruise 2 days/ 1 night with Alova Gold cruise ,
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+ Bus from villages, entrance fee
+ Accommodation in Sapa (Sapa Eden hotel, Bamboo hotel , Paronama
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+ Lunch( L), breakfast ( B ) ,dinner ( D )
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2012 is the first 100% mail-in ballot election in my adopted home state. I will forever miss the group civil action of standing on line and conversing with my precinct mates as we shuffled toward the voting booth. Ever since my parents first took us with them behind the curtains of the big, gray voting machines that were wheeled into the local elementary school so we could watch them flip levers and cast their votes, the act of filling out a ballot has been important to me.
The very first election for which I was eligible to vote was a presidential election and I haven't missed a primary or general election since. Even while riding the wild waves of the Bering Sea, I would fill out my absentee form and send them back from a lonely post office on the Aleutian Islands.
While I resisted as long as I could – opting to drop my ballot off at my polling place on Election Day rather than mail it in as soon as it was filled out – I now accept and embrace the convenience.
This brings me to the topic of today's blog: Does your MS make it difficult for you to cast your vote?
I know that some of us have difficulty getting out of the house. Relying on public paratransit can be a frustrating exercise. Reading, writing and filling in those bubbles are beyond some of us anymore.
I know there are ways to make it easier for us to cast our official ballots, but I'm wondering if your MS has gotten in the way before, if you are worried that it will this time and – maybe even more important for the rest of us – have you figured a way around these hurdles?
No matter which side of the candidates, races and initiatives you intend to tic the box, your disease should not bar you from your civic duty.
One final reminder; just a few more days to get your questions in for your chance to "interview" me There have been some great questions and I look forward to seeing more from you.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via our Life With MS Facebook page, on Twitter, and our new group on MS Connection.org. Check out our bi-monthly blog for the UK.


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This post is about a contracting in UK. Some of terms mentioned here will not mean a great deal to people who do not understand the mechanics of contracting or the UK tax systems.
I recently got sent an email by a friend and fellow contractor that contained a link to the following news article:
Feel free to go away and have a read of the article but the gist is this. A well known global financial institution has decided that its is possibly paying over the odds for its contractors and as such it is enforcing a 10% rate cut across the board in an effort to cut costs. It doesn't want to lose the contractors but it does want to reduce the amount it pays for them and hence reduce the cost of the contractors.
The feeling of the comments left on the post seem to imply that people are outraged by such a move. The survey results seem to suggest opinion is split. Some people asked if the rate cut is legal or even possibly discrimination?
The answer is a simple one in my opinion. Note: I am not a qualified lawyer nor am I giving legal advice but these are my views on this issue.
Its very important to remember contractors are not employees, contractors are providing a business service. If you are a contractor in the UK you are entering a business relationship not an employment contract. You maybe a small business, it might just be you employed by your company. You may be part of larger organisation and there maybe more of you but the principal is the same. If you are in business for yourself and secure contracts with clients the terms of the agreement represent a business relationship. The terms of your contract are governed by the business agreement that you have entered into. If it says in the agreement that a rate cut can take place legally or at least the rate can be negotiated and you signed up to it then, like it or not there is not much you can do.
Now what's happened here is what happened to me with a previous client, the line in the contract I had with the agent was worded similar to this, which at the time seemed inconspicuous "If for any reason we can no longer do business with the client, we will provide you with four weeks notice of termination" Doesn't seem like much when you read it the first time but the letter and explanation I received made it clear that it was this clause that was being invoked and it went something like this. "We have been advised by the client that they can no longer do business with you at the current rate, so this is your 4 weeks notice…[I got the same nicety of it not being a reflection of your work etc]…The client would like to keep you on but the new offer will be at 10% less than your current rate. Please let us know by email by this date if you wish to extend or if you will be ending the contract at the end of the four weeks." Having discussed this issue with several legal people who happen to be friends, as a director of my company and business I had a choice, take the new contract or accept that the contract would conclude at the end of the agreement. I won't say what I did here as that is irrelevant to the discussion.
Now they couldn't treat employees like this, but you often see business contracts being re-negotiated depending on the terms agreed initially. This is what this is, a re-negotiation of the business deal. The fact there is clause in there that allows this and it has been executed implies a business relationship exists…In my opinion it goes someway to support your IR35 status. Every cloud has a silver lining.
Contracting is Business, not employment. Business can be tough but the risks can be rewarding I guess its up to you whether you want the risk of business relationship or you want to be an employee
What do you think? I'd be interesting in any other views that people have to offer.
Contractor Calculator has some useful advice about avoiding rate cuts in these situations. http://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/avoiding_rate_cuts_clients_letter_template.aspx I guess though that will depend on your ability to negotiate business deals.


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These black ripple design hot drink cups are designed to keep heat in the cups and away from the fingers carrying it. The triple walled design insulates the contents to keep them hot while preventing the heat from burning fingers. The corrugated outer layer eliminates the need for a further protective sleeve or double cupping as the hot drink can be comfortably carried.
Designed for hot drinks and soup, these 25cl / 8oz cups will stack easily during storage.
Case of 500. 20 Sleeves of 25 Cups.


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Bow Clikstix set.
Average size of shapes: 6mm - 35mm.
The Windsor Clikstix range, hard-wearing and very easy to use. These cutters have taken the market by storm, right from the very start, making it far less difficult to add a message or inscription to your creations by using the alphabet and numbers Clikstix.
Why not take a look at this short video tutorial, created by Windsor Cake Studio, showing you exactly how to master the art of Clikstix and just how easy they are to use.
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Happy Birthday Brutus.... you look like you need some help now that your over the hill and now part of the hill too.. *LOL* Me will get some of his magic to help make you strong again. So you will live to fight another year.. Now get up... and Fight
Java Draw Created Nov 27, 2012 640 x 460px Unless noted Copyright 2012 Anniebee.
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fun fun fun,,,this is cute,,, great imagination..
lol this is such a silly n sweet bday draw- i luv da idea creative n neat. nice snowmen hehe
Haha this is so funny...Happy Birhday Brutus ;D 5h Faves Great work Annie
LOL,,, I love it,,,, what a fun pic,,,
Love it, Anniebee!!!!!
Thanx Spider!
LOL your art is so funny 5/5 hearts =D
lol...hehe...Brutus is going to be stronger...hehe...5/5..
XD happy birthday brutus!
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It's May and there is lots to celebrate – National Scrapbook Day, Mother's Day, and the end of the school year approaching. From the manufacturers, there's new products to celebrate, as the mid-release announcements keep coming! Who's the first to take on Halloween? Read on to find out!
Trends. Studio Calico has announced that it is jumping on the hot trend for planner products by adding a planner kit subscription to their portfolio of monthly kit offerings. Preorders are currently open and the first kit will ship in July 2015. The company promises that each kit will contain 8-10 items such as a stamp, sticky notes, washi tape, clips, dividers, or stickers. Continue Reading →


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Corn, soybeans, and wheat all finished stronger. Beans lead the way finishing 14 ½ cents higher at $11.21 (January). Corn finished 9 ¼ cents higher at $5.91 ¾ (December) and wheat ¼ cent higher at $5.74 ¾ (December).
Outside markets were once again affecting grains this time giving them some support. With the Dow Jones futures up over 300 points and the US Dollar down over 750 the markets were easily supported. Export inspections were in-line with expectations and weren't a major market mover. Grains were just a little overcooked to the downside and have come off of oversold levels.
The Commitment of Traders report was delayed until today due to the holiday last week. The results show the Managed Money reducing their net long corn position by 48,543 contracts! They increased their net short wheat position by 13,730 contracts, and went from net long to net short in the soybeans on a 18,756 position swing. So obviously from Tuesday November 15th until Tuesday November 22nd there was a big negative net change for the Managed Money using futures/options. In that same Tuesday-Tuesday timeframe we dropped 46 ½ cents in December corn, 47 ¼ cents in January soybeans, and 38 ¾ cents in December wheat.
The other report that was out today was the Weekly Crop Progress. This showed a gain in the Winter Wheat crop condition from 50% to 52% in the good-excellent category.
Even though we are coming off of oversold levels we remain with our bearish stance for grains. We still feel corn/wheat are overpriced and until the world burns through its supply of wheat corn is going to have a hard time sustaining any rallies. Soybeans are well oversold and off of their moving averages by quite a bit. Unless there are any weather problems in South America it may be hard for soybeans to sustain any rallies as well. First notice day for December futures is on Wednesday November 30th for the following: December Corn, Wheat, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Oats, Treasuries, and Metals.
Please call EHedger if you would like to discuss developing a marketing strategy for 2012. Our grain marketing software can help you discover your risk based on your current strategy and help you make marketing decisions going forward. Have a great week!
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