text:
Houston Texans Transcripts
Friday, December 04, 2015
(Transcribed by Ryan Cantrell and Ellie Pardee)
Head Coach Bill O'Brien
ILB Brian Cushing
Head Coach Bill O'Brien
(opening statement) "Just before we get going here, I just wanted to take a second here and wish the University of Houston luck in their championship game tomorrow against Temple. (University of Houston Head Football Coach) Tom Herman has done a great job over there. I actually was honored to speak at their clinic last year and had a great time over there. He has done an unbelievable job, 11-win season, possibly their 12th win tomorrow. I know (Texans Linebackers Coach) Mike Vrabel is very close to Tom, and on behalf of the Houston Texans, just want to wish those guys the best tomorrow."
(on DE J.J. Watt and his status for Sunday) "Yeah, he was out there today and he was moving around, so he'll be out there on Sunday."
(on RB Alfred Blue's status for Sunday) "Yeah, I think we are at the time of the year where all of the backs are banged up a little bit. I would say there were things that we did this week to try to rest him a little bit, but in the end, he practiced, so I think he will be ready to go on Sunday."
(on as a team being pretty healthy at this point in the season) "Absolutely, and that is good. It is a good thing that we are 100 percent healthy. It does sometimes make it difficult on the inactives and things because you have got everybody out there working really hard to help us win, but in the end you have to do what is right for your team. It's really good to be healthy at this time of the year."
(on why the NFL doesn't allow all 53 players to be active) "Oh man, you are asking the wrong guy, really. I think it is a great question, but it is a question for someone a lot higher above me."
(on former University of Houston Basketball Coach Guy Lewis) "I have been reading some of the things about Coach Lewis and just really, growing up at that time when Phi Slama Jama was playing, I mean that was awesome basketball with those teams with (Hakeem) Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler. I think the Celtics actually, I am a Boston Celtics guy, I think they drafted Michael Young that was on that team when I was a teenager, so my condolences to the Lewis family and the University of Houston, but what a great man, great career."
(on how much development TE Ryan Griffin may have lost from having to miss part of the season) "I don't think he lost a lot. I think that he worked really hard to get back so that he was, even when he wasn't practicing with us he was able to go out and run routes. I give the guy a lot of credit because he stayed in good condition and when he got back he was ready to go. What I like about him is he's tough, he's got good hands, he's athletic, he's able to get open versus man-to-man coverage. He's smart, and I think he's become a better blocker so he's more of an all-around tight end than maybe when he first arrived here. That's a credit to him, credit to (Tight Ends) Coach (John) Perry and those guys on offense for getting him going. He's done a good job."
(on how important it was for DE J.J. Watt to get out there and practice today) "I think it's important for him. I think he's the type of guy that you just really love his attitude because he just hates it when he can't practice, and that's the type of player you want. It was good for him to be able to get out there for him."
(on if DE J.J. Watt tried to talk his way into practicing) "No, I've told you guys a thousand times. I'm not a doctor so I just follow the medical team's advice on everybody."
(on why the players and coaches have done a good job of not expecting to win week to week and focusing on the game plan and working hard instead) "It was to be in this league. I don't know, I'm not sure, I just think that we really stress that. I just think it's so important, this is such a difficult league to win in, and it's really hard to win on the road. It's really hard to win a conference game on the road in December. You have to focus on the task at hand. You cannot, you have to have blinders on, meaning you have to be focused on the opponent and your own game, your own game plan, and you have to make sure you're doing the best you can to help the team win, coaches and players."
(on if they talk to rookies on how to avoid the 'rookie wall') "Actually that's a good question. I did that a couple weeks ago. I try to stress that with them. I think people use that phrase a lot. Some people say it comes in training camp because training camp is difficult in the NFL. Some people say it comes in October. I really think it comes when the college season ends, so like they play whatever it is, 12 games, a bowl game, whatever it is, but in the pros when those 12 games come up or the 13th game, you've got three, four, if it's 11 games, whatever five more games left. They've got a lot of season left in pro football. I think that's when it comes. It's really important that they get their rest, that they take care of their bodies, that they're eating properly, they're drinking a lot of water, whatever it is. I just think it's important to really stress that to those guys during this time of the year when their college season really is over."
(on the strong receiving core on this team even outside of WR DeAndre Hopkins) "Hop has had a good season. He is a focal point, but you're exactly right. We've got a lot of guys that have contributed for us this year. Nate Washington is a guy we really don't talk about enough. I mean, he's been a great leader for our football team, great veteran player. He's come up with some really big plays for us. He's just a really great example for our younger players. Cecil (Shorts) has done a lot of different things for us, especially when he's been able to be out there, it's key for us that he's healthy. Keith Mumphery, he's been able to do some things for us on special teams especially. Jaelen Strong we're trying to work into the lineup because he's really improved quite a bit. C.J. Fiedorowicz has improved as a player and we're working with him. There are a lot of different guys that have contributed and the key is to keep contributing."
(on how TE Garrett Graham is doing) "He's doing fine, he's working hard. It's not easy for him, I know that. He's a professional, really good professional, great guy in the locker room. It's just, we've just decided to go with the 46 that we think gives us the best chance to win based on the opponent we're playing."
(on what WR Jaelen Strong has improved at) "He's in much better shape. He's hovering around the 200-pound mark, which is really ideal for him. He's become a really good route runner in our system based on what we like him to do. He's just done a good job. He knows our system really well and he's helping out on special teams so hopefully sooner or later we'll get him in the lineup."
ILB Brian Cushing
(on Buffalo's explosive offense) "Yeah, we are just looking forward to a good game. I mean, obviously, we are just going to go out there and try to execute the best that we can. We can't really control the environment, you know, we will play anywhere and that is the kind of the mindset that we have."
(on what is different with the defense the past month) "I am not sure. I just think we are really clicking and understand what the call, and how to play. We are playing hard, playing fast and it is really effective right now."
(on Bills RB LeSean McCoy) "He is just a balanced runner, very capable of running the ball anywhere on the field. When you think he is down, he is not, so it is really just wrapping him up, gang tackling him and getting after him the best that we can."
(on Bills TE Charles Clay) "Faster than your average tight end, really athletic, obviously, a big target for them as well, two guys that we have to key in on at all times."
(on the defense's improved communication) "Yeah, I think so. I think it comes from more practice, more work together, the guys are getting comfortable and we just play better together."
(on trying not to think about being in the playoff hunt) "Obviously, we know that, but at the same time we have to take it week by week, take care of our business and win, that is all that matters."
(on playing important guys in December) "It means we have done a good job up until now to still be in the hunt and, obviously, taking care of business, but still have a lot more to play."


text:
The Kid's kicks have long been favorites in the sneaker community, especially his first two Nikes to bear the Swingman logo. The Air Griffey Max II has long been clamored for, but news didn't break until recently that it would be returning later this year. Rejoice was read all over the comment section. A near-OG colorway sees Fresh Water replace Emerald, but the color blocking is the same as the pairs that were laced onto Griffey's feet. Now we know just when you can get them, as today brings us the announcement of the release date. On April 23rd, select stores will be stocking these trainers for $140.
Nike Air Griffey Max II "Fresh Water"
Black/White-Fresh Water
April 23, 2011

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Dear Owen,
I have to be careful about how much of this I say to you now. You too, are sensitive about leaving toddlerhood behind. And while I have not figured out what I have done to make you long to stay little, I am now conscious of it, and I am certain it will help.
I suppose that it could be that sometimes when you are standing in front of me explaining the way that a volcano erupts, my eyes fill with tears. Because like a movie, my mind quickly reverses through several chapters to see you, just learning to walk.
When you ask me what the matter is, I hug you and say "it is just that I love you so much, Owen". And sensing that I need that moment, you hug me too. Momentarily stopping your thoughts and explanation to indulge your mom. Which of course, makes me cry harder.
Or it may be that when you are waking up in the morning and you share your sweet and beautiful smile- while you snuggle right into me, you can sense my gratefulness for the tangible reminder of the first months of your life.
And when you look up and say "I love you so much, my mommy", I swear it is only your arms around my neck that are keeping me on the ground.
Or when you and I have a date, and you take my hand so casually while you tell me about butterflies and icicles , maybe it is out loud that I pray for this gesture to always come so freely.
Even when you are grown up.
I suppose these unintentional betrayals of mine give you the idea that I want you to stay little forever. And of course, there is truth to that.
Part of me would give almost anything to always be able to pick you up in my arms and comfort you when you are hurt- whether it is your finger or your feelings.
To protect you and stop anyone who might intentionally hurt you.
To keep your comfort and safety in my control, and never have to worry about other drivers or choices that might cause you real pain.
To remind you to slow down, because when you do, you will figure things out just fine.
Sometimes I even let myself daydream that this is an option…
But more than all of those things, I want you to be happy. I want you to be confident and well adjusted and able to help others. I want you to be a good mate and friend and self assured and emotionally intelligent.
I want you to always be able to step outside of yourself and the situation, to see if the things around you make sense. Both for you, and those whom you surround yourself with.
And I know in order to do that I have to slowly let you grow up.
And if I really mean that I want you to be all of those things, I have to go further. I have to make sure that I encourage you, and give you the tools you need to become independent of me.
So that you no longer need me.
Though I hope that you will always want me.
And maybe this contradiction is every mothers biggest challenge; wanting their child to become a successful human being, but also wanting to keep their baby.
So today, as you turn four years old, I offer you this unshakeable knowledge:
I am your mother.
This means that I will always be your biggest fan, and will always take your side. Probably even if you are wrong.
You will always have a home to come to, no matter what you have done wrong, or right. Even if I disagree with it.
No matter how big you get, my arms will always be able to wrap you in them, and my shoulders will always be strong enough to bare your weight.
Nothing that you could ever do will change this, or cause me to do anything except love you as much as I do this very minute.
Happy Birthday to my most beautiful baby boy. Your entrance into my life four years ago, brought an unimaginable brightness to my world.
I will always thank God for that, and for you.


text:
BCS Conference Realignment: How Big 12 Is Affected by Missouri to SECNovember 6, 2011
The BCS conference realignment has been almost as important to this college football season as the games themselves, and with Missouri completing its transfer from the Big 12 to the SEC, things just got a little messier.
Following in the footsteps of Texas A&M, Missouri has become the second school to leave the Big 12 this year. This is all happening just after the Big 12 avoided a mass exodus to the Pac-12.
All of a sudden, a once-great conference is on the verge of shriveling up into a tiny ball.
But what does Missouri's departure mean for the future of the Big 12? Are more schools going to leave, or will the Big 12 recover and become stable again?
One thing the Big 12 does not want to do is turn into the Big East. The conference that once had powerhouses like Miami and Virginia Tech just lost Pitt and Syracuse to the ACC. TCU and West Virginia are also leaving for the Big 12. As a result, the Big East may end up adding sub-par football schools like Villanova and Memphis in order to replace its defectors.
Fortunately for the Big 12, the losses of Missouri and Texas A&M are being cushioned by the additions of West Virginia and TCU—programs that may be better than Missouri and Texas A&M in the first place.
They have yet to replace the summer losses of Colorado and Nebraska, which left for the Pac-12 and Big 10, respectively. Therefore, there will not be a conference championship game—something that could be critical in terms of BCS national championship berths.
One thing that the Big 12 will never get back, however, is the classic rivalries that will be split up by BCS conference realignment.
The best example is Texas vs. Texas A&M. Because Texas A&M is moving on to the SEC, the schools no longer automatically play each other. And because Texas has its non-conference schedule full for future seasons, there is no slot to keep the rivalry going.
It doesn't look like the Big 12 will lose more members anytime soon. The Pac-12 has officially declared that it will not add anymore members, and the SEC may be satisfied with 14. Texas, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State were once rumored to be considering realignment, but since the start of the season those rumors have died along with Oklahoma's BCS title hopes.
The only conference realignment to look out for now is in the direction of the Big East and non-BCS conferences.
The Mountain West and Conference USA have already agreed to forming a superconference in 2012 or 2013, and there is a chance that more conferences could look to do the same.
Tired of reading the word "conference" by now? Thought so. The BCS realignment appears to be slowing down for now, but for all we know, it could really just be starting. Needless to say, the Big 12 is hoping that it doesn't become the victim once again.


text:
Patients often express interest in eye rejuvenation. It is said that the "eyes are the window to the soul". As a central facial feature, signs of facial aging in the eye region may have a dramatic effect on facial appearance and contribute to a fatigued look.
There are three main approaches to eye rejuvenation:
Botox may be injected around the eye region to soften the appearance of crows' feet. These are wrinkles towards the side of the eyes, which become more pronounced with smiling and squinting.
While these lines initially appear only with facial animation, they eventually progress to become static wrinkles. Botox may halt this progression by weakening the muscles responsible for creating crows' feet.
Patients often consider Botox treatment of their crows' feet regions in their 20s, 30s, and beyond. It is most effective when performed before these wrinkles become apparent at rest.
- Facial fillers
The junction between the lower eyelid and cheek often becomes more pronounced over time.
This contour depression is referred to as the tear trough deformity. It may be softened using hyaluronic acid fillers.
Similar to Botox, facial fillers are a non-surgical method of eye rejuvenation, also performed through a series of small injections.
While Botox acts through a mechanism of muscle weakening, hyaluronic acid fillers take effect as volumizers. They have a gel-like consistency and also retain water. Thin fillers with low viscosity are commonly injected to correct the tear trough deformity, since it is a region of little tissue and very delicate skin.
The tear trough deformity may become more pronounced in the late 20s to 30s and later. This is most commonly when patients begin to consider filler injections at the site.
- Eyelift surgery
As the skin loses elasticity through facial aging and orbital fat becomes more prominent, surgical options may ultimately be more effective for eye rejuvenation.
Eyelift surgery may be performed on the upper and/or lower eyelids depending on one's eyelid appearance and concerns. It may be performed to resect redundant skin and to remove or reposition fat.
While Botox and facial fillers are non-surgical treatments requiring little to no downtime, patients may require some time off work to recover following eyelift surgery. Generally a week is sufficient, however this may depend on your activity level and job responsibilities. It is important to apply cold compresses following eyelift, especially over the first 48 hours after surgery. This may reduce bruising and swelling.
Eyebrow position is important to assess when considering an upper eyelift. If the brows have descended over time, this may accentuate the appearance of excess upper lid skin. Browlift may be more appropriate in this case as opposed to upper eyelift.
It is also important to tell your plastic surgeon if you have undergone previous treatments in the eyelid region. Brow position may be affected by Botox treatment effect. This may indirectly affect the appearance of the upper lid skin and is an important consideration for surgical planning.
There are many tools for eye rejuvenation. The right treatment for you will vary based on your unique clinical presentation and specific concerns. Please contact us to schedule a consultation.


text:
Throughout the year, TPS will sponsor workshops to benefit both individuals and organizations. These workshops further the education of our members and also are provided at a discount with TPS membership.
Are you teaching a workshop and would like to provide a discount to TPS members? Please email us with more information.


text:
The Case for Data-Driven Test and Learn Processes
by Jonathan Hornby
Marketers have used test-and-learn loops for decades. But as the recent recession has put marketers' budgets under scrutiny, some wonder whether these exercises are cost-effective efforts that can drive business growth or sinkholes for time, money and resources.
The tactical – or perhaps safe – response is to avoid uncertainty, double down on known results and focus on efficiency. That's fine as a defense. A marketer might even see some incremental growth. But if competitors aren't satisfied with incremental growth – if they are experimenting – there will be problems.
The strategic approach offers far greater opportunity: Learn a little to profit a lot.
In "Beating the Odds When You Launch A New Venture," Harvard Business Review reports that the most successful entrepreneurs have redirected their strategies at least five times before hitting a solid growth trajectory. All devised low-cost experiments to test concepts before committing to (potentially damaging) courses of action.
Think about website design. What appeals to one person could distract or confuse another. Amazon.com might perform hundreds of small experiments in a single day. It changes wording, layout, images and order of messages to evaluate which combinations generate the highest interest. Amazon's traffic volume lets it see impact quickly, and technology lets it flip the switch instantly.
The overarching principle is, if something works, extend it. If it flops, flip the switch back and take heart in having learned in time to avoid setbacks.
Chris Trimble, co-author of the Other Side of Innovation, offers this perspective: "Organizations need to put learning first, profits second." He affirms that organizations should strive for good results, but argues that good results can either mean success, or (as the HBR article also points out) quick and inexpensive failures.
Unfortunately, many organizations translate failure as, well, failure. But David Reibstien, professor of marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, celebrates it. "If [marketers] don't make it safe to fail, few will ever risk trying anything new," Reibstien says. "If they don't try, they won't learn and they risk competitors getting smarter and more profitable."
Staples, the office supply giant, is great at successfully using test-and-learn strategies. It began by automating its ability to run and manage campaigns. It used the time saved to explore and analyze ways to improve segmentation and
response rates, conducting many experiments over short periods of time.
One experiment tested different ratios of investment between acquisition and retention. At the onset of the recent economic downturn, Staples wanted to identify its best customers and figure out how to keep them happy and engaged.
The experiment provided a valuable lesson: Even with a significant shift in investment toward customer retention, a portion of customers will still churn. It could be for one of a hundred reasons, many of which are out of a marketer's control and are difficult to predict and change. A marketer that is not adequately investing in acquiring new customers will see its customer base dwindle.
A harsh lesson, perhaps, but executed in a test-and-learn environment, Staples quickly flipped the switch, reverted back to the proven ratio, and was able to gain market share from a number of competitors during the recent recession.
A second experiment that examined buying behavior provided more positive results. Most segmentation strategies use basic demographic information as a proxy to determine appropriate offers and channels. In this experiment, Staples analysts looked for patterns in buying behavior that suggested a customer might be in the wrong segment and then changed how they marketed to them. Response rates soared.
Trimble and Reibstien would agree that the key is not to judge based on the immediate outcome alone, but on the ability to run a disciplined experiment and adapt to the insights gained.
The bottom line is it's not about doing the same things more efficiently. It's about doing more in the same amount of time – or even better, in less time. Marketers gain more opportunities to learn what will generate the best result today, tomorrow and into the future. The process starts by putting learning first, profit second.
Jonathan Hornby is director of worldwide marketing at SAS.


text:
Blister Agents/Vesicants
Specific Chemical Agents
The following chemicals were chosen to represent the entire class of vesicants. Vesicants include distilled mustard (HD), mustard gas (H), mustard/lewisite, mustard/T, nitrogen mustard, sesqui mustard, and sulfur mustard.
Info for Clinicians
- Page last reviewed: April 4, 2018
- Page last updated: May 6, 2016
- Content source: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
- Maintained By:


text:
NewChic Haul + Reviewnedjelja, prosinca 04, 2016
Hello everyone welcome to my new post . This time I wanted to show you what I got from Newchic store. Some of you maybe know or dont but this isnt the first time I got something form them. So back then I was very happy because I ordered quite good stuff. If you want to see what I got back then check out this LINK .This time I ordered scarf and earring for myself and scarf and gloves for my boyfriend.
WHITE SCARF - I ordered this scarf for me and I have to tell you I didnt regret . It is super long white and really comfy scarf. This scarf is made from wool . It will make me warmer during these cold days and nights. Also you can find it in different colors.
GOLDEN EARRING - Next thing I ordered for myself is this gorgeus golden earring . Long time ago I got the same from Zaful but somehow I lost and couldnt find it anymore. So ordered again . Only the clip is quite different. I am wearring it all the time but sometimes it hurts my ear because of this odd clip. And it goes only on the left ear. You can buy it in silver color, too.
MALE OVERSIZE SCARF - I bought to my boyfriend this oversize cashmere imitation scarf.
It is really great and he is loving it. This scarf is so comfy and surly will keep him warm during winter.
BLACK GLOVES - And the last thing also bought for my boyfriend is this black gloves. The gloves are unisex .Both gender can wear it. They came in really small size and he decided to give to his little cousine. They are really comfy with BOO words written on it. You can buy it also in different pattern.
And thats it . Hope you like it and please make sure you visit this store for more great things.


text:
Cheap flights from Calcutta to Delhi - CCU to DEL (Swap)
India > Delhi > Asia to Delhi > India > Calcutta
Cheap International Flights to Delhi, India
Cheap International Flights from Delhi, India
Compare Calcutta to Delhi flights on other airlines and air ticket routes.
Airlines flying from Calcutta to Delhi (CCU to DEL)
Calcutta to Delhi airlines include Air China.
What other cities can I fly from Calcutta to India?
Calcutta, Goa, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Cochin, Chennai Madras, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and many others. Available all year round, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. One way and return economy class, business class and first class fares.
You are here: Cheap Flights from Calcutta to Delhi (CCU to DEL)


text:
Go to section Main
Go to sectionEducation
Go to sectionResearch
Go to sectionClinic
Ask your question can be via the feedback form.
Go to page
Full list of contact details of departments and heads of departments of the University.
Named grant of Prof. Eichwald
On November 29 was held a candidate nomination for the named grant of Prof. Eichwald.
9 post-graduate students presented reports on the following themes:
© 2014 North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov


text:
Boy was the crystal ball way off. Rest assured, I have given that ineffective orb the old heave-ho and I'll stick to official reports and shutting my mouth. Only one of those statements is true.
You could've knocked me over with a feather when I saw the starting line ups. Not that it was bad… well, yes it was. I never imagined that Rafa would've rolled out this lot, especially considering that this competition might have been his strongest bid for silverware this season. With this display of casual disdain for the quarter final leg of a cup tie, it is obvious that he must really be placing more emphasis on the league than any of its cup fixtures. Either that, or Wenger's youth team victory caused him to develop a temporary case of the stupids.
Looks like we're back off up the beanstalk to slay another Italian giant in the quest for our sixth silver egg. And if Rick Parry's not worried about Inter, then neither should we. Rafa should consider buying a house in Milan. He's there often enough.
We could've pulled a Man U (Lyon) or a Chelsea (Olympiacos) and won our groups handily to give us easier match ups, but where's the excitement in that? Liverpool has a certain obligation in European competition to put their fans through sleepless nights and nails chewed down to the knuckle only for them to pull it back from the brink of impending doom right at the end. It's what we've come to expect. Being the underdog in the Champions League is all becoming a bit ho-hum really.
Arsenal drew the old enemy in AC Milan. I'd like to see them thump them just on general principles, but like Liverpool, AC have been fantastic in Europe, even if they have found to be lacking on the home front. That should be a goody.
Tomorrow is Pompey. I hate those bastards. How is it that David James is awful with a Liverpool jersey on and every time he plays us, he has a blinder? He's got to be well past retirement age, doesn't he?
Statistically, we've done well against Portsmouth at home not having lost in the last nine fixtures (won 4 and drawn 5) but I don't place much stock in numbers. And being 10 points adrift, a draw is like a loss at this point in the season.
We are tied at 30 points a piece with Portsmouth and they have been fantastic this season with a very "who's that?" lineup and a cheating bugger of a manager in Harry Redknapp. Not that any Premiership game is a given, but this is a game we must win against a squad I'd go so far as to say qualifies for "bogey team" status.
Arsenal's up against a much-toughened Spurs and Man U are hosting Everton. In my fantasy world, Everton punish the Mancs at Old Trafford for the first time since 1992 and Spurs out-London the top team in London. Not gonna happen though – unless Wenger's first, second and youth team come down with the flu. Even then I'd still back the Gunners. Same goes for SAF's lot. Except it would have to be a bad case of the Black Death, in which case Man U would only win by two.
Villa's playing City, and unlike stodgy top of the league meetings, fixtures like this tend to be free-flowing affairs with lots of chances and good midfield match ups. There's only five points separating them and both teams are playing with their tails up.
But if you're looking for some real action, look down, not up. The good stuff is happening at the bottom of the log with Sunderland facing Reading, Bolton against Birmingham and Wigan versus Fulham. With very little separating these teams, it's promises to be an all out war as they scramble to nab much needed points from one another with relegation looming large on the domestic horizon.
A happy holidays to all soccer fans everywhere. Be it Manchester or London, Madrid or Milan, goodwill and prosperity to all you and yours. And to the poor bugger on the roof at Canton Station – stay warm my friend, stay warm in what must be the winter of your discontent.


text:
ECB: Draghi cools stimulus talk
Mario Draghi says the ECB is looking at options to 'drive QE forward' but told a news conference that extending QE had not been discussed at this week's monetary policy meeting. David Pollard reports.
There was no surprise at this meeting's decision - rates on hold - QE asset purchases left at 80 billion euros a month until March. But would Mario Draghi make dovish signals as to what might come next? Markets took it as a 'no' - or at least 'not yet' - when Draghi was asked if extending QE had been considered. SOUNDBITE (English) MARIO DRAGHI, ECB PRESIDENT, SAYING: "We discussed the assessment of the economy and the broad macro-economic projections. But we didn't discuss anything else." That drove shares down as traders mulled an economy that - for some - is only inching forward - despite negative rates and bond purchases that, last week, passed the one trillion euros mark. SOUNDBITE (English) JP MORGAN, GLOBAL MARKET STRATEGIST, NANDINI RAMAKRISHAN, SAYING: "Overall, growth in the euro zone hasn't necessarily been above trend or been above 1.5 or 2 or even higher, 3 per cent growth which of course a central bank with cutting interest rates so low and buying so many bonds, both government and corporate, would hope to see a bit more growth." And in fact the ECB is revising down its growth forecast next year - though only fractionally - to 1.6 per cent - whilst warning of downside risks. The ECB chief making it plain that fiscal policy had its part to play too. A well-worn theme - though this time singling out Europe's biggest economy. SOUNDBITE (English) MARIO DRAGHI, ECB PRESIDENT, SAYING: "As I said before, countries that have fiscal space should use it. Germany has fiscal space." But monetary policy is working, Draghi asserted. And ECB inflation projections were left broadly unchanged. Even as the bank - in its usual mantra - says it's ready to use all instruments within its mandate. Including extending QE if necessary.


text:
Our Story
In 1976, a few members of a social-spiritual movement, Ananda Marga, aspired to create a place for children to learn through the Neo-Humanist model in education, and New Day School was born. The first preschool program featuring yoga and meditation began in the basement of a co-housing "yoga house" in Northeast Portland in 1976 with 6 students. In 1979, New Day School became a registered non-profit and was established in its current 1825 SE Clinton location.
Our Growth
For 40 years, the New Day community has continued to enhance the school and outdoor space. New Day purchased a nearby Victorian house for teacher and staff housing, added classrooms and developed its yard and playspace. Gardens and fruit trees have been added to the landscape and a beautiful natural earthen cob building was built as a sanctuary and special classroom. In 2008, New Day purchased the Mahavidya building and play yard next door allowing the school to grow to its current capacity serving up to 80 children per day.
Our Mission
New Day School is an ever changing entity bound by a single mission. The parents provide the backbone of the school, volunteering countless hours in service, from washing of laundry to building beautiful play structures. The teachers and staff are the life blood of New Day, giving their time, heart and commitment to growing themselves and the children they serve. The heart and soul of New Day are the children, bringing joy and the thirst for knowledge and life into the heartbeat of the school. Our history is one shared with more than 30 years of teachers, staff, families, friends, supporters and children who have made New Day School the fruitful environment that it is today and will be for many years to come.


text:
Our Recordable Injury Rate is 92% below industry average.
We have reduced our recordable injuries 62% over the past 5 years.
Our Experience Modification Rate is 42% better than industry average.
Manufacturing discipline is a core ingredient to MacLellan's drive to deliver operational excellence. Staying true to our commitment, continuous improvement, we have applied fundamental problem solving methodologies to our safety program. Through repeated refinements we have crafted a safety program second to none. This dedication, in return has yielded industry leading safety results to our organization.
As typically found in manufacturing settings, MacLellan tracks industry standard safety main key point indicators. While these metrics are clearly important, they only provide a summary of past safety performance. MacLellan takes a different approach…
We value our main key point indicators, but we harness the power of our leading indicators so that we can sustain long term repeatable success. MacLellan chose to shift the attention to "real time" proactive metrics opposed to strictly focusing on the lagging indicators. This is the difference from managing a safety program based on lagging indicators to a program focused on leading indicators. Lagging metrics provide good visual representation of an end result. Conversely, leading indicators focus on the proactive measurable. Leading metrics focus on engagement and encouragement – key variables to a formula that helps foster a world class safety culture. We provide our management team with the necessary tools to lead a safety driven culture. The MacLellan safety culture is built on employee engagement. A safety culture that inspires our leadership to encourage, promote and recognize positive safety behaviors. Safety, to a large extent, is predicated on good behaviors. MacLellan has integrated a positive safety behavior re-enforcement program that awards points for safe behaviors, not for the absence of incidents. We applaud safe acts and we recognize team members who are safety conscience.
It is our belief that if you control the necessary inputs you will receive the desired results. Furthermore, if we control the correct leading indicators, we will receive the desired lagging indicator results. Our safety record is a testament of continuous improvement. The driving force, and the main contributor to our safety results, resides with our commitment to engage our team and promote good safety behavior.


text:
There is an incontrovertible truth out there, perhaps second only to the one called Murphy's Law, which everyone knows: The Law of Unintended Consequences. I see by your nods that you are at least somewhat familiar with it. I preached on the Genesis 21 passage at LutherCrest this past Wednesday, and I spoke about how we make a huge mess of things when we try to help God or when we do not let God be God in our lives. It provoked a number of interesting discussions after the service. Those not interested in meeting Hannah and David were very interested in pleading their case that their particular sins, their particular failures, made them unworthy of salvation. It was a particularly disturbing set of discussions, I must confess, in light of the fact that some other pastor had been through the week prior teaching them that they were all going to die and go to hell until Jesus returned to pull them out. This pastor seemed to have confirmed their worst fears at a very vulnerable time in their lives. As one lady laughed with me after we had worked through some of this, many of the residents are like her, closer to two feet in the grave than one! The idea of going to hell and hoping that Jesus would one day come and rescue them played into their fears that they are unworthy, that they are the unique ones for whom Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross was not enough!
Our reading in Genesis today should speak to that unspoken fear. Sarah has acted like anything but a saint up until this point in the narrative. When God first promised her that she and Abraham would have descendants that numbered like the stars in the sky or the sand on the beach, how did she respond? At times she scoffed at God because of her advanced age, at another times, though, she took matters into her own hands. Sometimes, that meant lying to kings; at other times, that meant treating a servant like a piece of meat. In a story that makes many of us uncomfortable, Sarah offered her maidservant Hagar to her husband Abraham. The story makes us uncomfortable because we know that Hagar could not really say no to her mistress' offer. Abraham fathered a child with Hagar, whom he named Ishmael. Eventually, and not surprisingly, God kept His promise. Despite her advanced age, Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham, whom he named Isaac.
You and I can easily imagine the excitement, the joy. Both remained childless until they were nearly 100 years old. Having raised seven of my own, I'm not sure that the joy would overcome the work at that age. But I can well imagine the joy and wonder at such an event. The joy and wonder should have even been deeper because it signified to her that God had kept His promise. God had chosen her and her husband to be the head of a new nation. Now, against all the odds and all that they understood about nature, the beginning of that promise had been fulfilled. Yet, how does Sarah respond?
Our story picks up with her response. A couple years have passed. Ishmael, the son of Hagar and Abraham, is playing with her son Isaac and making him laugh. Ah, the horror! Can you imagine, two kids playing together and laughing! We laugh a bit at that idea, but that seems to be Ishmael's great crime against Sarah. Sarah is upset about this and demands that Abraham cast out Hagar and her son. Now, we men can totally understand how Abraham must have felt, right? None of us have ever done what our wives told us and found ourselves in trouble, have we? Yes, I know ladies, that's a two way street, but there is a reason that hurricanes were named only after women until the late 70's.
All kidding aside, what has happened? God made a promise to Abraham and Sarah. Did they believe the promise? Not really. Sarah assumed that she was too old to bear children. So, she took matters into her own hands and told Abraham to sleep with her maidservant. Can you imagine that discussion? And, lest we blame Sarah only for a lack of faith, Abraham could have said no. True, it might have cost him some peace for a while, but he could have accepted God's promise and chosen a wiser course. Now, the very thing they wanted to happen, the very thing they tried to make happen, is enraging his wife. She wants Ishmael gone. And Abraham is apparently praying about it. God tells Abraham to do what his wife says, that He will not forget the boy and the slave woman. So, wonderful Father Abraham, that magnificent saint of old, gives Hagar some bread, a single water skin, and her son, and tells her to leave. He does not remind his wife that Ishmael is the product of their "helping God." He does not remind his wife that such a decision will likely cost the woman and her child their lives.
The rest of the consequence of Sarah's and Abraham's decision play out with God once again acting to keep His promise. Once the bread and water are gone and Hagar's strength is played out, she sets the child down and goes about a bowshot away. She fully expects for her son to die, and she cannot stand the sound of it. Neither can she forget him and leave him. She simply watches from a distance and calls out in anguish to this God of her mistress and master.
Can you imagine her prayer? Lord, I was obedient to my mistress and master and look what it got me? Lord, if you are so merciful, why do you let us die from exposure? Why not kill him and me quickly? Lord, why am I being punished for my obedience? Why is my child punished for my obedience? As He promised Abraham, the Lord hears Hagar's complaint and acts to save the boy and his mother. God tells her to take Ishmael's hand and do not let go. He promises to make a nation of her son, too. And then, in confirmation of His power, He unveils a well of water which she uses to refill her skin and to slake Ishmael's thirst. Eventually, we are told, Ishmael grows. He becomes an expert with the bow. Once old enough, Hagar finds her son a wife in Egypt. And from that marriage comes another nation.
I shared with the LutherCrest congregation that the result of this promise in the creation of what we now know as the Arabs. Think on that for just a second. In my life, countless hours have been spent by world leaders trying to reach an accord between the descendants of Ishmael and the descendants of Isaac. There have been some modest successes, but overall, failure has far outweighed those successes. Sometimes, well meaning Christians will ask why they all can't get along. Now we know the answer. Any of us have any family strife because of favoritism? Have any of us favored one child over another and experienced all manner of family fights? Perhaps a few of us were favored or, seemingly, ignored in light of another sibling. What we see playing out in the Middle East is simply family dynamics on a massive scale.
All of that brings us back to the so-called Law of Unintended Consequences. Do you think Sarah could have ever imagined, when she first told Abraham to father a child on Hagar, that her offer would lead to strife some three to four thousand years later? Do you think Abraham could have ever foreseen that consequence when he agreed to Sarah's demands to cast out the child and Hagar? In the classic sense of the term, Abraham and Sarah shared a hamartia. Though the term will be picked up by Paul, as in his letter today, to describe sin, it was originally an archery term, "Missing the mark." In the Greek tragedies, it signified a simultaneous belief and disbelief in the promises or oracles of God. Oedipus may have had the most famous hamartia, but Sarah's and Abraham's are no less tragic. Both agree to leave Ur and head to the Land that God will give them. Along the way, He promises to make of them a great nation. And from that point forward, they experience the struggle of faith.
Do Abraham and Sarah believe God? They sure believed Him enough to leave their ancestral inheritance in search of the Land He promised. Do they really believe that He can keep His promises to them? Not so much. Sarah scoffs when informed she will conceive. No wonder! She is well past the change of life for a woman. Imagine your own thoughts, those of us ladies of a certain age, if God said you were going to conceive at age 99! Of course, God's promise was not just the child; He promised to make a nation of their descendants. Sarah and Abraham understandably thought God needed help fulfilling His promises to them. Kings sometimes kill the spouses of those whom they desire, as one of their heirs named David can attest. Elderly women conceiving is its own challenge that seemed to require a maidservant. Finally, if both sons were present, might the one infringe on the inheritance of the other? We can understand their belief and disbelief, even as we criticize their behavior.
You and I, though, have even less reason not to trust God. Abraham and Sarah stand at the far beginning of God's covenant and mercies. At times, I am sure they thought themselves crazy for trusting the voice that said "Go." You and I, though, live on this side of the fulfilled promise of God. Christ has died! Christ has risen! Sarah and Abraham could only trust the voice they heard. You and I have the testimony of the Twelve, of the women, and of the countless saints who have come since. We have every reason not to fail to trust God. We know! We absolutely know His power over death and His power to redeem our sins! We know!
And yet, how many times in our lives will we evidence that same belief and disbelief as evidence by our spiritual matriarch and patriarch? How many times will we turn our aim from God's will, God's plan, to our own? How many times will we shoot blindly at a target of our own making?
One of the wonderful lessons of this story, brothers and sister, is that our lives are not ruled by the Law of Unintended Consequences. Our lives are ruled by the loving, merciful God who, despite our failures, despite our sins, desires nothing more than to draw us to Himself. He desires that kind of communion with us so much that He was willing to die for each one of us, just as He promised Abraham and Sarah so long ago. Often forgotten in these stories of Abraham and Sarah is the story of the smoking fire pot. We might criticize Sarah and Abraham and later ourselves for our failures to keep God's instructions, but God knew all this about us before He ever created the world! The covenant which God swore to Abraham was common in those days. What was unique about that covenant, though, was that God made Himself the ultimate One responsible for the failure of their descendants and our inability to keep the terms of the promise. In effect, when God passed between those animals, He pledged to Abraham and Sarah that, if they or their heirs ever failed to live up to the covenant, He would pay with His life. He would pay the price for their and our failures. He would pay the price for all failures. Now, in this time after the fulfillment of that covenant, all He asks is that we seek Him, aim for His target, and trust in His ability to see us through all things.
By virtue of that pastor's focus on hell and of this reading, the group on Wednesday spent a great deal of time reflecting on those times where they believed and disbelieved God's promises. Hopefully, at various times in your walk with God, you have done the same thing. Have you tried to help God out with a better way of doing things? Probably. I know I have. Have you ever forgotten His promises and found yourself scrambling to work yourself out of a particularly difficult jam, perhaps using methods upon which your Lord would frown? Most likely. I know I have. Have you ever found yourself scoffing at the Lord's promises to you, certain in your own belief that you are uniquely unredeemable in God's eyes? There is no real need to answer that question, is there? Each of us struggles with that belief and disbelief. We want so desperately to believe that our Father in heaven loves us deeply; yet we find so hard to accept that He died for us knowing our sins before we were ever born. It is an amazing thought, is it not, to be that loved, that cherished. Like conceiving and giving birth at near 100 years of age, it defies all the world accepts and expects.
There is a strong temptation, brothers and sisters, to skip from Isaac's birth to his near sacrifice in next week's readings. We want so badly to focus on the mountaintop experiences of our faith. Yet the story related in Genesis, as told by God to Moses, included this deep descent into Sarah's treatment of, and Abraham's acquiescence to, one of the results of their failure to trust God. More's the pity when we ignore it. Scripture is replete with stories of God's mercy. In particular, Scripture is full of stories of God forgiving those whom He has chosen for their sins and their failures, and then His use of them to grow His kingdom. Whether we are speaking of Sarah & Abraham, David, Peter, Paul, or ourselves, it does not matter. His power to redeem all things, even death, is greater than ours. We may think we live under a cloud, we may think Murphy has dominion over us, we may think the Law of Unintended Consequences governs our lives. The glorious truth is that His mercy, His truth, His grace rules our lives, if we will but give up the reigns and the idea that we can do things better. In the end, as Jesus reminds us today, you and I are of incredible value to our Lord. Why not quit flogging yourself and start seeking His will for you.


text:
25% off for a friend. $10 for you. Refer someone today.
An alternating set of triangles using white marble and sand.
marble stone granite white light sand beach ocean vacation tan beige chevron cheveron lambda
Loading more work by johnhunternance...
10% off
for joining the Redbubble mailing list
Receive exclusive deals and awesome artist news and content right to your inbox.
Free for your convenience.


text:
Johnny's Meats - by Stephanie Hausle
While Johnny Tiranno was perfecting his sausage recipe over the many years of running his butcher shop, his little stepson Mike was developing a taste for the meat business. At age 12 or 13, his responsibilities at the shop grew from the safety of cleaning to the greater dangers of perfecting his slicing talents. Today, Mike can be considered a "slice" off the old block, as he is now managing the business.
Johnny's Meats, located at 1191 Hertel Ave., has been in business since 1945 when at age 19 Johnny put the lessons he learned from his Uncle Sam, a butcher, to use. His first shop opened up on Busti Avenue and Virginia Street on the West Side, but moved to Hertel in 1960 when construction of the New York State Thruway forced him to relocate. "It turned out to be for the better as this area grew," commented Mike.
The business has changed a lot over the years, Mike said, recalling that when he was little there were many more butcher shops than there are today. The shop's biggest competition these days is the supermarket, where meat and deli products are usually priced a little higher than at Johnny's, he noted. Also, a supermarket's prepackaged meat will not have the high quality of that at a butcher, he added, and supermarkets simply do not have the space to hang beef to age a steak in order to make it more tender. Most of the meat at Johnny's comes from the mid-west, Mike explained. "Johnny used to be able to go right to the slaughter houses around here and pick out what he wanted to buy." That's where all the men in the trade used to meet and associate with one another, an association which no longer exists, according to Mike.
Aside from changes in the profession itself, Johnny's has undergone a few changes of its own. Mike's mother Iside ("Izzy," the name she assured everyone would recognize her by) has used her expertise in the kitchen to sell more prepared foods than ever before. "Today the consumer wants their food all ready for them," Mike explained. "There are a lot of working consumers out there, who just don't have the time to do it themselves." On Friday morning, lzzy was hard at work, fast to prepare a whole lot of her twice baked potatoes covered in cheese and bacon bits, which are sold individually at the shop. She also makes pasta from scratch daily and uses it for her lasagna, stuffed shells and soup dishes which are also regularly available. "Our customers compliment her stuff all the time," said Mike. "Some swear by it – it's practically all they eat."
Other prepared foods at the shop include chicken cutlets and fried fish, which Izzy makes once a week. Other frozen items available include cooked meatballs, cooked tripe, eggplant parmesan, roast beef in gravy, sausage cacciatore, ravioli, stuffed peppers, etc. Often people call ahead to place orders for parties, Izzy explained. Her lasagna is a popular item which is sold by the pound. The number at Johnny's Meats is 876-2500, and its hours are from 8 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday and from 7 am to 5 pm Saturday.
Of course, it is the Italian sausage, a big summer seller, which gave the business its start. Johnny's sausage and tripe is a favorite at the annual Italian Festival. The shop also carries a full line of beef, veal, lamb, pork, and fresh chicken, as well as a full line of deli products, including all kinds of cheeses, pepperoni, and hotdogs. The shop stocks its shelves full of packaged, imported Italian items as well.
Some long-time residents from the immediate area come in saying they never even knew the shop existed. New customers often are surprised by the low prices. Mike said there is a big misconception out there that because they are a specialty shop, their prices are outrageous. In addition to their already low prices, Johnny's Meats runs weekly specials.
Already it is evident that the concept of a neighborhood butcher shop is unfamiliar to youngsters. Recently, Mike said, a little boy was in the shop with his mother and Mike handed him a slice of bologna. Reminding .the little tyke of his manners, the mother said to her son, "What do you say?" To that he turned to Mike and asked, "How much?"
Here's to another 50 years in business!


text:
Prices, specials, features and availability subject to change.
Affordable rents and convenient location is what you will find at Arbor Pointe, which is located in a quiet residential neighborhood near Pierce College, Clover Park Vocational School and JBLM, Western State Hospital, The Lakes High School, Mann Middle School and Lake Louise Elem. In addition to our gorgeous pool and fantastic play area, we offer views of stunning Mt. Rainier! We are conveniently close to Steilacoom, Dupont, I-5, Lakewood Town Center, and many parks. Stop by for a personal tour! This is a "must see" community and we would love to welcome you home to Arbor Pointe!
6 - 12 Month Lease Terms available . Security Deposit: $200 Refundable/$200 Non-Refundable. $40 Application Fee and we do have the Military Clause.
Breed Restriction. Cats Allowed. Dogs Allowed. Call for service animal policy.
188 units
Contact Propertyor call
Monday-Saturday: 9:30am-5:30pm
Apartment Guide
Your message has been sent. This property will be saved on My Saved Properties.
Don't have a Rent.com account? Create one.
Creating an account allows you to acccess your saved and contacted properties on any device. Already have an account?
Log In
We are experiencing technical difficulties at the moment. Please try again later.


text:
It stands to reason that as soon as I get back to wanting to do my game recaps old school - the Hawks decide to play old school (as in 99 - pre-Bibby), so I refuse to put the effort into this blog that I normally would. Now, I'm sorry to disappoint the 1.7 people who follow this blog, but it is what it is.
I will point out the 2 things that I saw that I haven't seen reported much anywhere today (or during the season for that matter). The Joe Johnson 4th quarter charade of an offense has been well reported as has the 'we didn't have energy, effort, (enter another synonym here). It's curious that at the Suns post game press conference - Coach Woodson said he liked how we are playing and the last night's quote was 'I don't like how we're playing'. Maybe we need a reporter to probe that further to make sure we aren't missing something in the translation, but since the Magic games - I haven't been excited about anything we've done offensively or defensively. The fact that we won games was because those teams sucked more than we did, but I'm unsure of what he saw in 24 hours that made him go from liking our play and blaming the loss on shots not falling vs. tonight. (Note: looks like this blog is turning out to be something - yay for the 1.7)
Ok, so to my 2 things:
1. The Hawks are the 3rd worst free throw shooting team in the league at around 70%. Last night they shot 24-34 which is 70.6% and that was brought up significantly at the end of the game when we went 11 for 12 (meaning we started out 13-22 from the line.) The best free throw shooting team comes in at 80%. That's 3 free points a game if you're shooting about 30 free throws a game - we just give away. Not to mention the fact that we again missed a free throw given for a technical. I hear about free throw shooting all the time in college, but not the pros. I'm not sure why, but if Joe missing a free throw in the clutch against Boston was an indicator or watching us consistently miss free throws all season isn't being discussed by Coach Woodson - it should be. Growing up, I could hit 7 of 10 free throws consistently with an hour's practice a month. If this is what you do for a living...(I shouldn't have to complete this sentence)
2. Forget our terrible offensive game plan - I've been saying that for years and it doesn't look like it's changing, so I just have come to live with it. What I can't come to live with is players not finishing at the rim. I remember when I was playing on a 8 ft rim as a kid - I couldn't miss a layup, a dunk, etc in the neighborhood and I was only 130 lbs. Last night, it felt like a combination of Martin's Dragonfly Jones and Otis The Security Guard were blocking our path to the goal (I could hear them saying "I'ma take ya here and I'ma take ya there, young punks" - man, how I miss those first seasons of Martin) as they swatted 12 shots - at least 10 at the cup. I've long chided Marvin Williams on his inability to make shots at the rim and thankfully he's taken that challenge seriously and has increased his And 1 rate this year, but everyone else missed the memo. Joe has taken to missing at least 3-4 layups at the rim a game over the last 6 weeks. Bibby's missed layup against the Magic was painful. I know these things happen, but they've been happening with increased frequency lately in a way that as a fan I can't remember.
Why do I bring these things up? B/c both seem to have to do with concentration and focus. I can accept a bad shooting night, but let's be fair - the Heat were AWFUL last night (save D-Wade), so maybe if we hit half of those bunnies and get back our 3 free throws - we're losing by 4 pts not 16. And if we're down by 4, maybe we're in the game and the Heat choke down the stretch. Better yet, maybe we don't look like the 7th seed instead of the 4th seed.
Anyway, here's when I just rant and provide some thoughts - you can call them Deep Thoughts by Hawk Handy:
1. Big up to Solomon Jones and Flip Murray on back to back productive outings. I would get excited about Solo, but as I said - he's just a Horford sighting away from a DNP. So, any confidence gained will be squashed shortly. Same for Acie - not even going to muster a thought that he's not going to be back to DNP status as soon as Horford is back in the rotation regardless of how tired and bad our backcourt looked last night.
2. It wasn't lost on me that I watched 11 Heat players play vs. the Hawks...sigh - how nice would minute distribution be in Hawk-land. Seeing if Gardner can shoot on a night when no one save Flip Murray is making shots (oh, right - he was inactive last night) would have been a revelation.
3. Anyway, here's a novel thought - can we send players to the D League? Is there any reason why we don't send Randolph Morris, Othello Hunter, Acie Law, and Gardner to the D League so they can PLAY? I'd rather see that and bring 'em up when you plan to use them than do what we're doing now.
4. Can we get Mario West in during those - 'we didn't come out with energy' quarters? Why have an energy/defensive guy unless you plan to use him when we don't have energy or when we aren't playing defense (on say...D-Wade)?
5. Why am I still writing this blog entry? It's time to get to work...Deuces!!!
Young, Collins help Team USA down Team World in Rising Stars Challenge - Highlights galore on Friday night. The Atlanta Hawks are a fun young team that have selected a handful of intriguing pieces in the last two drafts. On ...
13 hours ago


text:
Reading Report 10
Posted May 14, 2011on:
Sockeye Salmon
This is my last reading , it't about Sockeye Salmon from national geographic site. Sockeye name come from the word – suk kegh – when a poor British people try to tanslante it and it's mean red fish. Sockeye is one of the seventh smallest different type of salmon which live in pacific. They born in fresh water and they stay here for three years then they move to Pacific where they grow and feeding and stay here form for fouy years and come bake to the river to put their egg. There sizw is 60 to 84 cm in tallest and weight 2.3 to 7 kg. They have a silver flanks with black dots on top which give them there name "blueback" . Their bodiws is bright res with a greenish head and they have an orange meat. I think Sockeye Salmon in a nice fish which have a nice meat and let everyone to learn more about them.
Report Link
New word I learned:
attempt: (v) to try to do sth that is difficult.
succulent: (adj) used about food) very good to eat because it is not dry.
require: (v) to need.
juvenile: (n) (formal) a child or young person who is not yet adult.
flank: (n) the side of an animal or of an army ready for battle


text:
I don't have time to load photos today because I'm so tied up with frame work...however, I'd like to share some insights that come from camping for a week with 3 boys and my husband.
1. As much as I love him, I hate sleeping on a double bed with my big guy. That much closeness would drive me to two twin beds like Lucy and Ricky!
2. When the guy who drops you off for a 10 mile canoe trip looks over his shoulder and says "You saw the weather forecast for today, right?" that is not a good sign.
3. Enduring a thunderstorm straight from hell while standing on the side of a river with said canoe docked beside you will cure your children of their fear of regular thunderstorms when heard from your own house when you get home.
4. My sons watch too much Discovery channel. While we were in the rain and hail storm Munchkin #1 starts screaming, "We're going to be on the next episode of I Shouldn't Be Alive!"
5. I can actually will my kids not to catch fish when their dad isn't there so I don't have to gut a trout :)
6. My boys are small but mighty. They hiked about 5 miles uphill everyday to see some of the most beautiful forest I've ever been in.
7. You hair will smell like a campfire for approx. 3 days after you return despite how many times you wash it.
8. Driftwood salvaged from a river and dried carefully next to a campfire (to be used for some future project) smells ungodly in the car on the way home. It's on the side of route 80 if anyone needs it.
9. It's possible to eat s'mores AND homemade ice cream everyday for a week.
10. There's no place like home...
I'm home!!!
3 comments:
glad you are back and had such a "great time?"ReplyDelete
I am not much of a camper, so you did better than I would have.
You make me laugh! Glad you're back safe and sound. How long before you consider camping again?ReplyDelete
When are we going to Nemacolin???...down pillows with mints on them at night....a few spa treatments maybe...and we'd probably come home to about the same amount of laundry!!!ReplyDelete
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
My girlfriend came over to refill my estrogen reserves last week, and brought with her a fantastic craft for us to do together while chat...
Don't you love it when a friend shows up at the door with a shoebox full of Lifesavers, jellybeans, and ribbon and teaches you someth...


text:
So here in the Southern Hemisphere, and more specifically Australia/Queensland/Cap... (no I'm not going to give you my address) it is autumn, a beautiful season, when leaves change colour and a cool chill begins to play on the breeze. Actually at my house there's only one tree that has the decency to shed its leaves, and even then it never gets completely bare. But nevertheless autumn is a beautiful season, and here to prove that fact, a few friends of mine…
Autumn by Alphonse Mucha, 1896 and 1897.
Autumn by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1572 and 1573.
Autumn by Robert Tournieres, 1718.
Beauty in the Autumn Wood by Maurice Denis, 1892.
Falling Leaves an Allegory of Autumn by Hugues Merle, 1872.
An Autumn Pastoral by François Boucher, 1749.
Autumn Leaf and Autumn Storm by Sulamith Wülfing.
So I'm off to Byron in a few hours, I'll try my darndest to keep to my posting schedule while away, but If I slip up I trust you will forgive me :) enjoy the autumn months (ok and spring for those up north).
To keep up to date with the words and pictures I'm sharing now head on over to my new website, www.sarahfallon.net. I'm talking reading, writing and all kinds of daydreamy things.


text:
The Leica Q 'Snow' is a new special edition camera designed by the Swiss Olympic gold medalist and passionate Leica photographer Iouri Podladtchiko. The Leica Q 'Snow' by Iouri Podladtchikov is presented as a set, complete with a case in soft white leather and an exquisite color-matched leather carrying strap. It will be available beginning March 2018 at Leica Stores, Boutiques and Dealers worldwide.
Follow this link:
Leica Q 'Snow' by Iouri Podladtchikov


text:
Gathering for crawfish boils in backyards and patios, under live oaks, or by the banks of the Mississippi, is one of the best parts of South Louisiana springtime. They are, in their spicy, meaty way, part of our cultural fabric.
While many boilers keep to the basics—crawfish, potatoes, sausage, and corn—this year, we suggest trying a few additional side dishes to round out the meal. Pitcher cocktails will keep the party lively, and don't forget to have lots of French bread for dipping. Get ready for Louisiana Cookin's Ultimate Crawfish Boil.
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_3″ last="no" class="" id=""]
[fusion_builder_column type="1_3″ last="no" class="" id=""]
[fusion_builder_column type="1_3″ last="yes" class="" id=""]


text:
Meet the new and improved Sweet Pete's + The Candy Apple Café & Cocktails. Revitalizing downtown in the sweetest way possible.
This amazing, innovative and deliciously sweet restaurant is expected to open it's doors to the community December 15. Located at 400 North Hogan Street, the former home of the 111-year-old Seminole Club will include three floors of magic. The first floor will feature a 95-seat dining room, which will serve French-inspired fare with Southern influences. Brunch and lunch service will be offered seven days a week, with prices ranging from $5 for steel cut oatmeal to $16 for short rib meatloaf with tomato jam, brown butter whipped potatoes and port reduction. In addition to brunch, the amazing space will offer a full bar with beer, wine and craft cocktails. And get this, some of the craft cocktails will incorporate CANDY. Aside from the dining room, there will also be a Sweet Pete's candy shop with every sweet treat you can imagine.
The second floor is fully equipped with a desert bar. Yes, a DESERT BAR. You can also get a look into the production facility otherwise known as the chocolate factory. Heading up to the third floor, you will find an incredible arrangement of lighting fixtures and event space available for rent. Each floor has it's own whimsical and unique look, and the design is absolutely wonderful.
Here is some interesting information and dates to keep in mind:
2. Heres's the full Candy Apple Cafe menu!
3. To celebrate the restaurant's opening, The Candy Apple Café & Cocktails will host three Porch Parties featuring happy hour specials, interactive candy experiences, venue and candy factory tours, and live music. The Porch Parties are scheduled for December 3, 10 and 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.


text:
FOOD Trials: Implications for Dietetic Practice
Earlier I posted a brief description of and links to the FOOD Trials, a series of three large, multi-centre, randomized controlled studies that attempted to answer questions about feeding stroke patients.
Here, in the researchers own words, are how the trial results can be applied to practice:
Study 1: Can oral supplementation improve stroke outcome?
On the basis of our results and our surveys of UK practice, it seems likely that patients who are judged to be undernourished on admission or who have deteriorating nutritional status in hospital will be offered oral nutritional supplements.....However, our data do not support use of routine supplementation of hospital diet for unselected stroke patients who are mainly well nourished on admission (The Lancet, Vol 365 February 26, 2005 p. 762).
Studies 2 & 3: Do timing and/or route of enteral feeding affect stroke outcome at 6 months?
Our data would suggest that to reduce case fatality, unless there is a strong indication to delay enteral tube feeding (such indications would have excluded such patients from the FOOD trial), dysphagic stroke patients should be offered enteral tube feeding via a nasogastric tube within the first few days of admission. Also, for enteral feeding within the first 2 or 3 weeks, nasogastric feeding should be the chosen route unless there is a strong practical reason to choose PEG feeding (eg, the patient cannot tolerate a nasogastric tube) (The Lancet, Vol 365 February 26, 2005 p. 771).
The authors also state:
Early tube feeding might reduce case fatality, but at the expense of increasing the proportion surviving with poor outcome. Our data do not support a policy of early initiation of PEG feeding in dysphagic stroke patients (The Lancet, Vol 365 February 26, 2005 p. 764).


text: Locomotory system includes musculoskeletal system in human body providing support and movement. The disorders of LMS can be due to specific causes. treatment of this degenerative bone disease comes under Sandhighata vata chikitsa. With specific Joint management with green bandage, Janu vasti(oil treatment), besides these, specific internal medicines for specific joint degeneration are given for better result.


text:
Federal officials close about 100 Mississippi bridges
JACKSON – Inspectors with the Federal Highway Administration are closing about 100 bridges on non-state highways across the state.
Sen. Willie Simmons, D-Cleveland, announced the closures Friday morning on the Senate floor. State Aid Engineer Carey Webb confirmed the closures.
"It is going to hopefully be temporary closures," Webb said Friday morning. "The counties can go out and do the repairs to get the bridges back open."
Webb said his office, which provides state funds to aid local governments with the maintenance of major thoroughfares, is in the process of developing a list of the bridges.
Lee County officials said they knew of none of their bridges being impacted. But in Sunflower County where Simmons lives, he said all 12 inspected by federal officials had to be closed.
"I am going to have to spend more on gas to get home" because of all the detours, said Simmons, who is chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.
"We need money to repair the bridges," Simmons said.
Various groups, led by the Mississippi Economic Council, have called for a sustained program to improve Mississippi's transportation system, both on the state and local levels.
Both House Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who presides over the Senate, have acknowledged the transportation needs, but have not be able to reach a consensus on a revenue source to fund the repairs. Earlier this week a bill that passed the House to try to force internet retailers to collect the 7 percent tax on items they sell to
Mississippians, expected to generate around $100 million annually for the state, died in the Senate.
The House also has passed a bill to sell bonds to provide $50 million to the cities and counties for bridge repairs. That proposal is pending in the Senate but would fall far short of addressing all the transportation need across the state, officials say.
The MEC has advocated for spending an additional $375 million annually on transportation needs.
Webb said the federal officials closed about three-fourths of the bridges they inspected in the state during the past two weeks. All were posted at less than three tons by local officials, meaning they were open only for use by passenger vehicles.
A 2015 MEC study found that 936 state bridges and more than 24,500 miles of state highways are in disrepair, and on the local level, 2,989 bridges and nearly 13,300 roads are in need of repair.
It would take $6.6 billion to fund all of the transportation needs, the MEC study found.


text:
Our Office
Our Team
Automobile Accidents
Worker's Compensation
Insurance Defense
OUELLETTE, DEGANIS, GALLAGHER & GRIPPE, LLC represents people and businesses involved in litigation throughout Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. We work to achieve prompt and successful results for our clients. Our trial attorneys represent clients in personal injury and property damage matters including: Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Slip and Fall Injuries, Dog Bite Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Sexual Abuse, Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, Workmen's Compensation, Fire Damages and Burn Injuries.
Serving all of Connecticut including the towns of Bethany, Cheshire, Danbury, Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, Wallingford, and Southington.


text:
Last Friday night I found myself driving around Land Park near Tower Theater, making my way down the busy thoroughfare off Broadway. As I reached Pancake Circus, I noticed the cars changing from hybrids and SUVs to restored 1950s and 60s models in a rainbow of pastel colors.
It turns out they had arrived to accompany the 7 homes featured in this year's Mid-Century Modern Home Tour hosted by Sacramento Modern (SacMod) since 2010.
Lumens is a proud Diamond sponsor of the event—which takes place every 3 years—so I was thrilled that I could take part in the tour while geeking out on everything mid-century-modern.
This year's tour featured homes in Land Park, Hollywood Park and Greenhaven, each perfecting the wide variety of styles that dominated the middle of the 20th century. From Eichler homes to ranch style and over-the-top retro vibes, the tour delivered on showing off the best of Sacramento—vintage cars and historic landmarks were just the cherries on top.
The first stop was the home of Hepcat Restorations' owners, Shane and Mel. I honestly didn't know what to expect on this tour…and I have to say I was not disappointed. The sheer volume of retro and vintage furniture, lighting and accessories is undoubtedly due to their hobby of collecting knickknacks from the mid-century—and they pull it off with flair.
I fell in love with this pink kitchen…it is too cheerful not to! Walking through the house (complete with a tiki room/lanai) felt like a Disneyland ride, especially because they had period-specific televisions, kitchen items and laundry boxes placed around the house.
The rest of the homes had a much more minimalistic approach to mid-century modern. Take a look at the perfect proportions and color-coordination of this home:
This blended to the exteriors as well. Who knew a cinder block would act as a convenient table between outdoor lounge chairs!
I was basically in mid-century modern heaven all morning.
This moved us to the back-to-back Eichler homes on the tour. A little art history refresher: Joseph Eichler developed around 11,000 homes in California, with architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons here in Sacramento. In 1955, 60 Eichler homes were constructed in South Land Park alone! The distinct flat or low-sloping roof lines were complemented with high walls in the front and panoramic windows in the back—maximizing the relationship to the outdoors with the benefit of lots of light and privacy.
Here is the master-bedroom in Andy and Karen's 1955 Eichler home, which they have been restoring since 2013. Check out the symmetrically placed AJ Wall Sconce from Louis Poulsen. The house heavily featured black, grey and green in both the yard and interior, boasting a harmonious and serene color-scheme throughout.
I appreciated that they broke up the palette with splashes of blue in the kitchen. How cute is this Pantone-inspired coffee corner??
The last stop was a rare custom home by Sparks and Thaden (1959/1967) in Land Park. A young couple owns it now and have done wonders with the space while keeping the spirit of its original design intact.
It was hard to get a picture since it was so crowded (Understandably so!) but you actually enter the home from downstairs in the carport. You are greeted with a spiral staircase in the foyer, leading you to the swanky living space up top.
I felt like I was in a James Bond movie. The owners were dressed to the nines in their vintage outfits with 1960s cocktail party music playing in the background. It was like being transported in to an episode of Mad Men.
These are just a couple of the beautifully styled homes we encountered along the tour, and I could go on forever about how much I loved each one. I encourage everyone to join us and SacMod again on the next one!


text:
Starting university
Help for new students
At university, you'll start learning to manage your own time, take charge of your own study strategies, and develop higher-order thinking skills. We know this can be challenging at times, so we offer resources to help you along the way.
One-on-one help
Peer Learning Advisers (PLAs) are available to answer your questions. Look for their bright red vests around your campus.
Library help
- Use our Libguides and LibSkills to help you find information for assignments.
- Check out the library's Academic Referencing Module for help acknowledging your sources.
- Chat to a librarian online through our LibChat service.
- Manage your time with the Library's assignment calculator to stay on track with your assignments.
Online resources
- Ready 4 Uni: our online orientation for new students.
- Prepare yourself for university study with SkillsEssentials
- Find out how to use the Learning Management System (LMS).
'Plagiarism' means copying the work of someone else without properly acknowledging or referencing it. Check our Academic Integrity section for more information. If you are a new undergraduate student, you must complete the Academic Integrity Module. Check out the library's Academic Referencing Module for help acknowledging your sources.
Returning to study after a break?
Returning to study after some time away can be stressful. That said, people returning to study are often among the most successful at university because of their greater life experience. Hear about the experience first-hand in this video:
Mature age student testimonial
A La Trobe mature age student talks about his experiences at La Trobe.


text:
We are thrilled to announce we will be going to Seattle for the 8th annual Ready by 21 National Meeting, April 23-25, 2019. We hope you will join us!
There are techniques localities can use to strengthen the local funding landscape and ensure that they are efficiently and effectively using all available resources to meet the needs of their children and youth. Cities and counties are creatively blending and braiding funds, seeking waivers, revisiting how they allocate funds, coordinating with other agencies and leveraging private resources to make a complete funding picture for children and youth.
In this section, we summarize and link to webinars, articles, reports, blog posts and examples of cities and counties aligning the resources they currently have for better use. We hope these resources provide inspiration and ideas to other localities seeking to do more to align their investments.
Is a Children's Cabinet right for your Mayor and County Executive? The Forum for Youth Investment, the National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties hosted a webinar to help cities and counties explore whether a children's cabinet is right for them. Across the nation, county and municipal leaders are aligning multiple agencies to develop better policies, procedures and programmatic efforts to support the success of children, youth and their families. The webinar explored options for coordinating such activities through a children's cabinet. The webinar featured two models: the Denver Mayor's Children's Cabinet and the Fairfax County Successful Children and Youth Policy Team.
The Ready by 21 Policy Alignment Series. This series helps policy makers ensure that new child and youth policies align with existing efforts to create a more seamless system of supports. The series includes the guide, an overview and rationale, and a toolkit that provides concrete examples of specific policy language that can be used when drafting or amending legislation.
Performance Partnership Pilots (P3) hub. The Performance Partnership Pilots - commonly referred to as P3 - allows selected local, tribal and state agencies the opportunity to enter into an agreement with the federal government that will grant broad flexibility in how the site uses discretionary federal funds to achieve significant improvements for disconnected youth. The P3 Hub provides resources and ideas related to flexibility and alignment of funding streams.
Use this checklist for action to ensure your community is doing all it can to allocate, manage, coordinate and account for funding within and across programs and systems to get the best possible outcomes for children and youth.


text:
Pastor to open day-care center on Potomac Street
A day-care center able to care for up to 400 pre-schoolers is expected to open in January at the former Broadway School, now Grace Academy, on North Potomac Street in Hagerstown, said the Hagerstown pastor who will run the center.
The day-care center probably will have about 100 children and an estimated 30 employees initially, said Garry Mebane, pastor and founder of Calvary Church of God in Christ at 645 Pennsylvania Ave.
The center will be called the Faith, Hope and Charity Child Care Center and will have no formal connection to Mebane's church.
The center will primarily offer day care for children ages 2 to 5. Mebane said the center probably will accept some infants too.


text:
The Turtles' albums were good enough that it's more than a little dismissive to stripe them as nothing but a singles band, but the band really did have a unique life on 45. It was not just a medium for them to rack up hits with the likes of "Happy Together", "You Baby", "She'd Rather Be With Me", "Elenore", and "You Showed Me". It also allowed them to totally unfurl their freak flags as they took advantage of the B-sides to get really weird with things like the jungle movie tone poem "Umbassa the Dragon", the asininely crooned "Rugs of Woods and Flowers", and "Can't You Hear the Cows?" Some of their less bizarre flips—"Chicken Little Was Right", "Almost There", "Come Over"—were every bit as good as the hits.
Since a lot of these songs did not appear on the LPs, a collection like The Turtles: All the Singles is necessary. Remember that some of The Turtles' very best A-sides, such as the seething and jangling "Outside Chance", the eerie and seductive "She's My Girl", and the unbelievably lovely "Lady-O", weren't on LPs. Sure, these songs appear on any "Greatest Hits" package worth its salt, but such collections won't contain those bizarre flip-sides or such delectable oddities as the holiday single "Christmas Is My Time of Year" (covered by the reunited Monkees in 1976), the posthumous single "Why Would You Ever Think That I Would Marry Margaret?", or a wealth of Turtle Soup tracks in mono. Plus, the liner notes with ample comments from the band are fab.


text:
Cutting A Pineapple
Nothing beats fresh, ripe pineapple when in season. If you can get your hands on some, here's how ya cut 'em!
What You'll Need:
-A Large, Sharp knife
-A Cutting Board
- (and of course) 1 Whole Pineapple
First thing you want to do is remove the top and bottom of the pineapple. You can even plant the top to grow your very own pineapple!
Using the sharp knife score downward the sides of the pineapple about a 1/2". I ususally rinse the pineapple at this point.
From there, simply cut the pineapple into slices.
Core the slices using the knife and voila! Fresh amazing pineapple that can be eaten as is or used in a delicious "Pineapple upside-down Cake"!


text:
I had an interesting request by someone the other day. I was helping them set up a new site template for SharePoint 2013 and they wanted to display a couple of reports on their site that they had in pdf format in a way to showcase the numbers of the report to others in the company that would visit this site.
There are multiple ways actually to do this very method, but the one I ended up going with is referenced in the following article:
After doing this one the page it gave a pretty good layout on the page. My only concern going forward is having to update this manually and having to possibly retrain someone to keep this showing the most up to date info on the page.
There are other things I would like to research as part of this like putting in zoom or other capabilities in the code to modify the view of the pdf for the users.
I hope this gives you more ideas for displaying info on sites and pages and should work regardless of what version of SharePoint you are working with.
If you have interesting ways to display reports or other objects on pages, feel free to add to this in the comments below.
Thanks! -BJ
Update 9/18/17:
Beau Cameron just posted a fantastic article about how to do this in O365. Here's the link:


text:
In order to optimize the shortcomings of the current welding
machine in the market, Hong Ky has researched, developed and produced the
generation of welding machine HK 250E with many outstanding advantages.
HK 250E is a single phase (220V) welding machine using
INVERTER ARC technology. The HK 250E electronic welding machine has a powerful
7 KVA output power for fast and efficient work suitable for 1.6 - 3.2mm welding
electrodes. Adjust the output current from 20 – 250A. Average performance is up
to 60%.
HK 250E welding machine is a multi-purpose product because
it can be welded on stainless steel, iron ... and thin material for beautiful
welds with unlimited welding time, excellent ignition and excellent thermal
The light weight is only 6.5kg, small, compact, rugged, easy
to handle and move in a variety of working conditions.
With the application of advanced welding technology - IGBT,
HK 250E welding machine is suitable for welding on stainless steel and iron
materials. So it can be applied for welding iron doors, stainless steel
products. And it is also convenient to weld household items or in industry and
The best advantage of HK 250E that customers make decision
to choose this product is that the machine can operate stable even when the
power is weak (> 180V). Application of the advantages of INVERTER
technology, the machine can save energy by 50% - 60% of power compared to
traditional welding machine. The HK 250E electronic welding machine also offers
protection (self-shutdown) when overheated, overloaded or unstable power supply
makes the machine more durable. Anti-shock mode (250TP, 315L, 400L) ensures
user safety when working with HK 250E in wet environment.
In choosing any product, consumers buy not only value but
also trust. Always focus on the prestige of product quality , electronic
welding machine HK 250E is with up to 12 month warranty policy
>>>Check more other Hong Ky welding machines:
Currently, in order to meet the various needs of customers,
Hong Ky has launched many types of welding machines as well as expanding the
distribution agent system.
With the key mission for supplying of right welding machines
that serves customers' demand conveniently and fast, please contact us to get best
detailed consultation before making decision of purchase