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OU-COM sees
boom in military recruits
More than
10 percent of first-year medical students have military medicine
scholarships this year
From left: Jeanne Hunter, OMS I (Air Force); Steve Davis, Ph.D. (Air Force Retired); Sam Sigoloff, OMS I (Army); Ryan Burkhart, OMS I (Army); Jayme Morrison, OMS I (Army); Dominique Crosby, OMS I (Army); Erika Wager, OMS I (Army), Jenna Zerkle, OMS I (Army); Candace Moore, OMS I (Army); Cameron Brown, OMS II (Army); Kenneth Willaert, OMS I (Navy); Andrew Little, OMS I (Army Guard); and Scott Hahn OMS I (Army). Not shown: Justin Gusching, OMS I (Army Guard); Emily Heckendorn, OMS I (Army); and Starla Lyles, OMS II (Navy).
By Colleen Kiphart
March 5, 2009
This is a
record-breaking year
at OU-COM for future
military doctors.
members—more than
ten percent—of the
OU-COM class of 2012
have committed to
practicing medicine
for the United
States armed forces
after they complete
medical school.
Considering that
recent years have
seen just two or
three annual
military medicine
recruits, this
represents a massive
But why now? Former
military man
Stephen Davis, Ph.D.,
director of faculty
development, offers
a few insights.
"This year we are
offering a $20,000
signing bonus. It
definitely gets
their attention and
is a big help to
students." Davis, a
retired major,
served 10 years in
the Navy and 14 in
the Air Force.
That, Davis says,
sweetened an already
benefit-rich deal.
"Students who have
committed to four
years of service get
free medical school
tuition, plus free
books and
equipment—and a
$2,000 monthly
Considering the
average medical
school debt of
$137,517, as
reported by the
American Medical
Association, those
scholarships look
very tempting. Davis
adds that the
program also
benefits the medical
community because
"with the
elimination of all
that debt, it makes
it possible to keep
more doctors in
family practice
medicine," which he
describes as a
high-demand field
with declining
physician numbers,
due in part to its
relatively lower
salary figures.
But, it's not all
about the money.
"The military gives
these students
continuous training,
job variety and the
chance to work with
a young, diverse
population," says
Davis, who also
advises the OU-COM
chapter of the
Association of
Military Osteopathic
Physicians and
Surgeons (AMOPS).
Army recruit
Emily Heckerdorn,
OMS I, agrees.
"(Military medicine)
offers so many
opportunities to
travel and serve
people of all racial
and economic
Plus, the sense of
community that grows
among medical
students only
intensifies in a
military setting,
Davis says. "The
armed forces mean
bonding. You make
friends as soon as
you come to a base,
and those
friendships are
solid," Davis says.
Jaymee Morrison, OMS
a self-described
"military brat"
entering the Army,
explains why she
chose to commit: "I
love my country, and
I love the military
Love of county is a
familiar theme with
these students. Many
have family in the
have seen firsthand
the opportunities
and challenges
facing families of
those who serve.
Jenna Zerkle,
OMS I, who
also is entering the
Army, became
interested in the
military in high
school. She made up
her mind to pursue a
military career
after talking to a
recruiter during her
studies at the
University of Rio
Despite Zerkle's
confident resolve,
her family was not
immediately behind
the decision. "I
told them that I was
doing it. My dad
wasn't supportive at
first; he was scared
for me. But, they
are all supportive
That happens often,
says Davis. "The job
is risk apparent. It
seems like it's very
dangerous, but it
really isn't. Most
of the time, you're
well out of harm's
way. The military
wants to make sure
that nothing happens
to their medical
Worry about war
seems far from these
students' minds.
Andrew Little, OMS I,
who is entering the
Ohio Army National
Guard, has joined up
because, he says, "I
feel that I can be
of service to those
who defend our
"I think that these
are some of the most
selfless people I
know," Davis says of
the recruits. "Not
only have they
chosen to enter a
field where they are
serving others
directly every day
in medicine, but
they have decided to
commit to serving
their country, as


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|The Fishbone-chair making process can be seen by clicking here
I have a lot of upcycling ideas but posting is much faster than finishing projects.
Also, upcycling is not my only hobby, I like woodwork (than can be associated with upcycling when I use shipping pallets) and also like crafting in area I'm not use to. I guess I'm pretty eclectic.
That's why today I want to post a picture I have done by combining digital picture, printing, drawing and "painting". It's hard for me to use the word "painting" because I know that real talented painters are following my blog and I wouldn't like to offense them...
I needed to hang a fun painted picture of my son in his bedroom and wanted to make it myself. I decided to "upcycle" a simple printed picture into a painted on canvas picture, I'm stretching a little bit the "upcycling" definition so this project can fit into my blog ;-)
This is the original picture and the photoshopped one using the threshold function (Image/Adjustments/Threshold):

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The series of ads by JazzTimes Travel-"Discover Cuba. It's a Trip"-are inviting. I was there a couple of years after the Revolution and was impressed by the universal health-care system-and not surprised by Castro's filling of his gulags, including some former supporters who had realized too late that freedom ofexpression can be a high crime in a dictatorship.
I have interviewed a number of Castro's opponents over the years and know the split inside the dissenters' movement, here and in Cuba. Some want to keep the embargo, but others feel that exchanges, particularly cultural exchanges between Americans and Cubans, can help grow more seeds for a nonviolent democratic future in that land. So, I offer a guide to those readers likely to partake in JazzTimes' "Music and Cultural Trips to Cuba" where, the ads say, "You'll get an inside look at Cuban society by interacting with the local people."
One distinguished Cuban poet and journalist you will not be able to interact with is Raúl Rivero, an internationally respected journalist and board member of the Inter-American Press Association. In April, in a one-day trial in a Castro courtroom from which foreign journalists were barred, Rivero was sentenced to 20 years for violating Law 88, which, as Amnesty International notes, imposes "unacceptable limits on freedom of expression." Like being an independent journalist.
Rivero's wife, Blanca Reyes, whom you may find it hard to get permission to interact with, told the New York Times: "This is so arbitrary for a man whose only crime is to write what he thinks. What they found on him was a tape recorder, not a grenade." Her husband was one of 75 busted and sent away in this most recent Castro crackdown. Each of them has now been designated by Amnesty International as "a prisoner of conscience"-which may or may not be of some comfort to those in their prison cells.
When Jimmy Carter visited Cuba earlier this year, he spoke encouragingly on Cuban television of the Varela Project, named after a 19th-century Cuban patriot. The project collects signatures from Cubans brave enough to sign a petition to Castro calling for such elemental recognitions in Cuba as the right to have human rights and free political expression. According to the Cuban constitution, if 10,000 Cubans put their names on such a petition, there must be a national referendum for all Cubans to vote on these issues. To Castro's fury, 20,000 Cubans enrolled in the Varela Project, and accordingly, that section of the Cuban constitution is no longer in effect.
Hector Palacios, an organizer and leader of the Varela Project, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. A number of the prisoners of conscience suffer from illnesses that are not likely to be treated behind bars. Raúl Rivero, for example, among other ailments, is afflicted with phlebitis. Among the independent librarians put away during the crackdown is Julio Antonio Valdes Guevara, suffering from high blood pressure and renal insufficiency. Amnesty International reports that he "is not receiving any medication." Guevara is in for 20 years.
I do not expect these JazzTimes ads to include any of the non-festive information about Cuba provided in this column. And it's also reasonable to believe that anyone hip enough to read JazzTimes has some knowledge of the grim fact that Fidel Castro has an exceedingly limited view of freedom of expression. But it's useful, I believe, for a tourist to have more than a cursory knowledge of a country he or she is visiting.
When I was there, I enjoyed the Afro-Cuban music insofar as I could, considering the obbligato of what I found out about the occasional torture in some of the prisons. If you go on one of these JazzTimes trips, some of the jazz people you meet may be dissenters, and they may tell you so. During the Stalin years, I was in contact with people in Russia who covertly listened to Willis Conover on the Voice of America, and one of them told me he translated and secretly distributed some of my John Coltrane liner notes. Jazz does inspire respect for freedom.
But if you do interact with any of the nonviolent Cuban freedom fighters, be careful with their names and addresses if they want to correspond with you. Other Cubans, including journalists for the state, may ask you if you have met any dissenters during your visit so they can counter their arguments. Or some of these questioners about dissenters you've met may actually be sympathizers. But don't take a chance. Keep the names to yourself. Remember that part of the culture in Cuba involves schoolteachers being required to inform the authorities if any of the kids in their classes show signs of having been indoctrinated at home with disloyal notions about the country's Supreme Leader.
So, bon voyage! And I'd like to hear your reactions to the trip.
Inside Looks Into Cuban Society
The series of ads by JazzTimes Travel-"Discover Cuba. It's a Trip"-are inviting. I was there a couple of years after the Revolution and was impressed by the universal health-care system-and not surprised by Castro's filling of his gulags, including some former supporters who had realized too late that freedom ofexpression can be a high crime in a dictatorship.


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The Christmas baking started a couple of weeks ago around here. A little early, yes, but I had an excuse: I attended a cookie exchange for my friend Mackenzie's wedding shower. It was a great excuse to make up a big batch of dough for the holiday season. There's still some in the freezer for the coming weeks.
The wedding shower was great. Unfortunately I couldn't eat most of the tasty-looking treats, but since neither the host nor I can eat gluten, her mother brought a few gluten-free chocolatey things from the Old Strathcona Farmers' Market which were delicious.
The cookies I made are my first attempt at converting a favourite Christmas recipe, and they were a huge success. . J and I first made Nigella Lawson's Christmas Decoration Cookies five years ago (!) when we were living in our first apartment together in Charlottetown, the site of the original little red kitchen. We've loved them ever since. I think it's the unexpected spiciness from the black pepper, and the use of brown instead of white sugar. It turns them into a cross between sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies. They adapted perfectly well to my whole-grain gluten-free flour blend, without any xantham gum or guar gum. The dough was easy to work with and the taste was just what I remembered.
The icing is a nice way to dress up these cookies, but I'm not sure it's entirely necessary. I think the spicy flavour comes through better without it.
(We don't usually make these to hang on the tree anymore - we'd rather eat them fresh. But they do look lovely if you want to turn them into decorations.)
J and I are getting pretty excited about Christmas. We're staying here in Edmonton, and it's the first year that neither of our families will be coming to visit us. A different, quieter Christmas, but I think it's a good thing. From here on out Christmas will probably be crazy, since there will be an added element.
Yes, this is our last Christmas just the two of us. By next year we'll have a seven-month old for everyone to spoil and enjoy. We're expecting our first baby on May 25. Needless to say, we're pretty pumped about it!
And that's the main reason the blog has been so quiet over the past few months. I haven't been feeling so great - lots of nausea and fatigue. It's been an adjustment, and blogging is not a big priority. But having rounded the three-month mark a few weeks ago, I'm hoping that more energy lies ahead. We'll see how it goes.
Enjoy these cookies and the start of your holiday season! These days I'm really enjoying candlelight in the evenings and looking at the sparkly coloured lights on the legislature grounds outside our window. Here's to lighting up the Edmonton darkness however you can.
Gluten-free Pepper-Spiced Christmas Roll-out Cookies
adapted from Nigella Lawson's Christmas Decoration Cookies
For the cookies:
3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) unsalted butter, softened
3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) dark brown sugar
10 1/2 ounces (300 grams) Gluten-free All-purpose flour mix, plus extra for dusting (I used this one)
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 to 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper (I like it with 2 teaspoons)
2 large free-range eggs, beaten
4 tablespoons clear honey
For the icing and trimmings:
2 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons water
Gold or silver sugar balls or sprinkles
Ribbon or wire, for hanging
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
Place the butter and sugar in a clean bowl and beat with an electric mixer until the color and texture of the mixture becomes pale. Place the mixture into the bowl of a food processor* and add the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and freshly ground black pepper. Blend the mixture. While the food processor is blending, gradually pour the eggs and honey down the funnel of the food processor's lid into the bowl until a dough has formed (you may not require all of the liquid if the dough has come together before it is used up). If the dough is too dry add a little water to the mixture. If the dough is too wet add a little flour.
*If you don't have a food processor – blend the dry ingredients in a large bowl, then add the butter and sugar mixture and beat with the electric mixer until it is a sandy texture. Then gradually add the egg and honey while the beaters are still on until the dough comes together. Stop and test after you've added about two-thirds of the liquid to see if you can squeeze the dough together into a ball. If not, continue to add liquid until you can.
Halve the dough. Wrap one half of the dough in plastic wrap, place it in a freezer bag, and refrigerate. Place the other half of the dough onto a floured work surface. Roll the dough, with a rolling pin, into a disk to about 1/4-inch thick. Using cookies cutters, cut decoration shapes out of the dough. Re-roll the remaining dough and cut out more shapes until the dough is used up. Remove the second half of the dough from the fridge and repeat this process.
If you want to hang your cookies on the Christmas tree: with the pointed end of a small icing nozzle, puncture a hole just below the top of each decoration (through which ribbon or wire can later be threaded to hang them).
Arrange the decorations on baking sheets lined with a layer of reusable silicon baking parchment and cook for 15-20 minutes or until they are cooked through and golden-brown in color. Transfer the decorations to a wire rack to cool.
To make the icing, mix approximately six tablespoons of boiling water with the sifted icing sugar and stir until you've got a thin, glossy glaze. Ice the cold decorations using a teaspoon (use the tip of the spoon for dripping the icing onto the decoration and the back of the teaspoon for smoothing). Scatter sprinkles or gold and silver balls as you desire. Cut the ribbon into short lengths and thread the ribbon through the holes in the decorations.


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Citizen's Police Academy, CERT Training Starting in March
Two programs aimed at helping citizens understand how police and emergency services personnel work are starting in March:
Together with Burien and SeaTac Police Services, a program was designed to increase the understanding between citizens and their Police Departments through education. This is an unforgettable experience and it's completely free for anyone who lives or works in the cities of Burien and SeaTac.
The Citizen's Academy is a 12-week session that is conducted on Wednesday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Snacks are provided. Fill out an application and send it to:
CSO Nicki Maraulja
14905 6th Ave. SW
Burien, WA 98166
The next Citizen's Academy training will be held March 14 – May 30, 2012 at:
SeaTac City Hall
4800 S 188th Street
SeaTac, WA
To find out more information, please call (206) 296-3333.
The training is a Citizen Corp and FEMA supported curriculum and promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people they serve.
The goal is for emergency personnel to train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, or workplaces in basic preparation and response skills. CERT members are then integrated into the emergency response capability for their area.
For more information or to register for CERT, contact Community Service Officer Mechee Burnett at (206) 973-4917 or fill out an application and mail it to:
SeaTac Police Services
RE: CERT Training
4800 S. 188 St.
SeaTac, WA 98188
The training sessions are held twice a year in the spring and fall. The sessions require approximately 20 hours to complete. There is a minimal fee for tools supplied to students, enabling them to build their own emergency response kit.
The next CERT training will be held on March 15, 2012 at:
SeaTac City Hall
4800 S 188th Street
SeaTac, WA
Training Topics:
- Disaster preparedness
- Fire safety
- Disaster medical operations
- Triage
- Treating life threatening injuries
- Assessment, treatment, and hygiene
- Light search and rescue
- Team organization
- Disaster psychology
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May 6th 2015
Tech News 2Night 332
Apps for Slackers and Their Watches
Hosted by Megan Morrone
A Star Trek replicator that will make meals from a pod in 30 seconds
Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy previous episodes from the TWiT Archives.
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More Highlands highlights. I'm sure the photo, as amazing as it is, doesn't do the real thing justice. Still, that I know someone who was there and actually stood there to take the photo makes it that much more real.
Category Archives: Photography
Shameless Plug
For our middle daughter's study-abroad blog and her most recent post, Highlands Preview.
Mission Accomplished
Three months later…
After setting the goal of riding the entire length of Route 11 for myself last year, I can now say, "mission accomplished." No, really.
Strangers in a Not So Strange Land
After riding through the rain and mist, and escaping whatever ghosts there were (or weren't) in the Haynesville Woods, crossing into New Brunswick and rewarding ourselves with a very nice German-style dinner, Don and I made our way up the eastern side of the St. John River. Our destination was Eagle Lake, Maine, home of legendary (in Maine, anyway) legislator John Martin.
We rode about 350 miles on the first day of our trip. Rolling out of bed the next morning I was reminded how much more physical riding a motorcycle is than driving a car. That I was probably a little more tense because of the rain most likely added to the muscle strain, but a little Tylenol and a little more Motrin took care of that. Some coffee and a hearty German-style breakfast (no beer, thanks), along with clearing skies got us ready for the day's excursion tracing the northeast border of Maine and the St. John Valley.
Family Portrait
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Okay, everybody! Smile!
A Stone of Hope
When we visited the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial last fall I was struck, not only by the symbolism of the "stone of hope" coming "out of a mountain of despair," but by the figure of Dr. King himself. To me the look of determination on his face and the unfinished nature of the statue say that the work is never done. While progress has been made overcoming official inequality there are still other ways inequality threatens America's place as a "land of opportunity." It's not about envy, it's not about division, it's about real opportunity in the long term best interest of us all.
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Among the things I planned to do over my little holiday vacation, I managed to do at least one of them today, which was camera shopping with our middle daughter. Chelsea and I share several interests, including photography. She has had a succession of film and digital point-and-shoot cameras and had the use of a Canon dSLR for the two years she was high school yearbook editor. Looking ahead to a semester abroad in Ireland or Scotland next fall, she wanted to find something more capable and have time to learn how to use it.
Buying another point-and-shoot, though technology has continued to improve, would have been a lateral move – a better version of what she already had (by better, I mean faster, and better image quality). Digital SLRs are still pricey, especially for a college student who's been saving up. Even the mini-dSLRs or compact system cameras can still be a little hefty on the budget, but there are many good "bridge" or advanced point-and-shoots out there.
I have never been an early adopter of technology and finally gave in to digital in 2004 (though I still have my 1982 Minolta XG-M). My choice then was the Fujifilm FinePix S5000. It's been a good camera to make the transition from film to digital, but it's also getting a little old. And it's always been slow. Slow to boot, slow to shoot. Just. Plain. Slow. Shutter lag, the bane of digital cameras everywhere, was less on the S5000 than others in the same price range at the time. But the new cameras we looked at today were soooo much better.
After looking at several cameras in different price ranges and capabilities Chelsea chose the Nikon Coolpix P500, a definite step up from her first Coolpix several years ago, and her more recent Fujifilm FinePix pocket camera. We also had a much better time camera shopping at Photo Market than at Best Buy (and the salespeople at Hunt's were helpful, too).


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Psychoeducational Assessment
The Child and Family Resource Clinic offers psychoeducational assessment services to children ages 6 to 16. A team comprised of counseling and speech/language/hearing specialists conduct a thorough evaluation over a three-day period. The interdiscliplinary team meets following the evaluation to share knowledge and impressions gathered during the testing. Team members then meet with the child's parents to report their findings and make recommendations and suggestions for helping the child both academically and emotionally. This comprehensive assessment is offered to families with children and/or adolescents who are experiencing difficulties at school or home.
CFRC's psychoeducational assessment evaluates the following areas:
Intellectual functioning Learning processes (e.g., visual vs. auditory learning) Memory skills Visual-motor integration Behavioral functioning ADHD screening Anxiety and/or depression screening Self-concept and self-esteem Parent-child relationship
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Articulation: ability to produce speech sounds Expressive language: use of language including grammar and vocabulary in conversation and/or narratives Receptive language: understanding of language including following directions and knowledge of word relationships Voice: quality of voice Fluency: rhythm of speech Hearing screening: identify if further evaluation is needed regarding hearing ability and auditory processing skills Reading: ability to read real and nonsense words; accuracy, speed, and comprehension when reading paragraphs Writing: ability to construct sentences and paragraphs and use of mechanics Math: use of basic calculation skills and math problem solving
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What good are wood ticks?
A wood tick fell onto my arm from the driver's side sun visor in my car on the way home from work.
I hate wood ticks. I don't really understand why they were invented, either as part of God's plan or Darwin's. There are creatures that fit nicely into either of these; some of them fit nicely into both. Then there are wood ticks.
Especially, then there are wood ticks raining from ones sun visor. Sure, they fall out of trees, triggered by the vibrations coming from creatures walking beneath them. They pop onto you from grasses, where they must spend what seems like eternity to them clinging to the very tops, waiting, waving in the wind.
But sun visors? At first, I didn't know what fell. I just knew something dropped through my field of vision, as I watched through the windshield at the road coming at me. A speck of dust? Hmmm. No. It seemed too large. A piece of Ford? Hmmm. It could be my car falling apart, tiny piece by piece. Lately, my opinion of my car has decreased immensely, what with my keys running off and hiding in the compost pile and tires that seem to need replacing continually.
Maybe it was, I thought, after it fell, just a larger speck of dust. It seemed to have a chip-like shape, although that was just a fleeting impression I got as it fell. Really fleeting. Driving home after work, into the afternoon sun, often seemed more like sleep therapy than driving. More than once, I've turned off onto a gravel road, convinced that I could go right to sleep if I pulled over and stopped.
But no. Life doesn't work like that. As soon as I stop, so does the drowsiness that seemed to want me to close my eyes and take a nap at 60 per.
Two or three miles down the road, I've forgotten all about whatever it was that I thought fell from the sun visor. I'm thinking of stuff to do once I get home, situations that don't seem to be coming out quite as well as I would like them, the bill for the new set of tires, the...
Then I looked down at my right hand. There was a wood tick crawling toward my fingers, just off my shirt cuff. It had been a wood tick! It had fallen from my sun visor. I couldn't wait to tell my tire people about this: Look, I would say to them—those tires jiggle so badly even wood ticks cannot hang on inside the car!
I love spring. Trees leafing out, grass greening up, the perfume of basswood trees in bloom, apple trees blossoming, wood ticks falling.
No, I hate wood ticks. I've had some bad encounters with the little buggers. I still remember watching one crawl across the back of the lady sitting in front of me in church a long time ago, and what she thought of me when I reached forward in the middle of The Lord's Prayer and plucked it from her skin.
Pervert! I'm thinking that's what she thought, judging from the look I got from both her, and after she whispered to her husband, him.
How about when you're talking to someone you just ran into, like by accident at the grocery store, or something, and while you're conversing, you see a wood tick crawl out of their hair.
Jeez, you want to say, you've got a.....But wait. Should you? Wood ticks are not one of the more beautiful creatures around, and therefore it's kind of a negative to have them associated with you, and if you point one out on someone's face, what you are kind of saying is: Jeez, lady, you're crawling with bugs.
I hate wood ticks.


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e-TeleQuote 2018 in Review
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e-TeleQuote Taps Birchfield for Chief Operating Officer Amidst Rapid Growth
As company expands, it turns to insurance veteran to lead operations. Clearwater, Fla. — e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc. (https://www.etelequote.com) is pleased to announce Randy Birchfield has been named its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Birchfield brings 20 years of executive experience in the insurance industry to the company focused on helping people with their Medicare needs. Before …more
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Since the kids are right now crazy about Star Wars legos, and the Star Wars themed Angry Birds game, they want to play a Star Wars game.
For me there's only one Star Wars game, and it's the WEG one with the d6 pools.
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For today's project I recreated a Cardfolio based on this Scor-Pal Tutorial. I don't really have a Favorite Color Combination, but I do love working with blues so that is the direction I went with for my Cardfolio.
Artisan Linen Navy Blue cardstock was used for the base of my Cardfolio, along with Design Paper we received from DCWV for the exterior and interior of my folio.
I changed the Cardfolio a bit by adding Basic Grey Large Magnets to close the folio with cardstock vs ribbon. When it came time to choose what to have on the closure I pulled out some images I colored a couple years ago, and finally chose the beautiful Ballet Star Dancer by Aurora Wings.
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
A Teen's Take on Cell Phone Checks
If you're going to look in my phone, you'll find things you don't like. period.
if you went through my cell phone right now here's what you would find you wouldn't like: i use profanity. alot. i'm up way past my bedtime. several innuendos with my boyfriend. i failed my chem test. my best friend was drunk last weekend. my guy friends have sex. my friend drove me home from school last weekend even though I'm not supposed to get in the car with new drivers.
there's probably plenty of material to get me grounded in there.
but here's the thing to think about.
a. what puts me in danger? and b. what can you actually change?
keep all this in mind. I'm an ap and honors student. I'm at the top of my class. I participate in extracurriculars. teachers love me. I have conversations instead of grunting at the dinner table (WOAH WE CAN TALK!)
So whether or not you choose to take action about these things, I caution you against taking the hardline "i'm not your friend" approach.
yes. you're not my friend. its pretty clear. i promise. my worst enemy tells me that less.
but just because were not friends doesn't mean you can't be friendly.
my teacher may not be my friend but that doesn't mean she approaches me wielding my cell phone like an ax and yelling were not friends. well, most teachers don't. in this situation, who's the irrational one, you or your teen?
if you decide to take issue with these things, do it by TALKING to me.
ask me why I'm up so late. ask me why I felt I needed a ride home from a friend. talk to me about why it concerns you.
in the process you might discover that I've been such an irrational human being lately because my boyfriend cheated on me and I don't know how to handle it.
I might have failed the chemistry test because its HARD.
most of my behavior has an explanation.
get a good relationship with your kids. they're people too. think of it more as mentor-mentee rather than tyrant-serf :)
I kindof branched off (sorry!, as a teen I reacted strongly)
but my answer to the question: (finally!)
if youre the parent whos going to demand cell checks; your teen just won't text anything they don't mind you reading. or they'll delete it. they'll also constantly complain about you to their friends and want to go to college very far away.
most teens delete their texts/passcode lock anyway. (not necessarily because were hiding something but because surprise: we think you're as irrational as you think we are)
PICK YOUR BATTLES. focus on winning the long term not the short term fights.
Pretty fascinating stuff. I love that she uses the mentor/mentee analogy to parents and their teens. As our kids get older, our job changes from one who protects to one who prepares.
That's the topic of the Hal Edward show tomorrow. Tune in to www.wsbradio.com from 2-4 EST to hear the conversation and call in with your two cents.
I actually think she's pretty articulate and reasonable...although if I were her parent, I'd ground her for abusing the English language.
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I applaud the post in general. It's always good to hear the 'rest of the story' and if kids DID talk to parents in such a way that a discussion of 'why are you up so late?' would actually merit an answer, maybe more of that would go on.
I have an 8 year old and the cell phone checks are limited to verification that the only incomming and outgoing calls are to people in his 'contacts'. At his age, that's the rule. Since I have never found a violation it doesn't get checked very often any more. Trust is built over time, and can be broken in seconds. This is a basic truth of human relationships and doesn't just apply to parents and children - think of your trust relationships with your friends.
HOWEVER, my best friend has a 16 year old daughter who views her mother as a control freak and enemy. Trust me, the Mom is trying VERY HARD to do the right thing and is often concerned about what that really is. If any of those questions are asked sarcasm is the response and anything but an open conversation occur.
The rule about riding with a new driver - statistically, that is dangerous. Period. A sign that you are loved. I agree that an exception once in awhile is probably something that should be allowed and discussed, but as a general rule it's just to keep you safe.
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Sales people are drawn to pretty shiny objects and wads of cash. Lets start by making a pretty shiny object to showcase the company, hint at the technologies, and provide a building block for future expansion. Currently there is no customer facing website due to the exclusivity of the OEM'd products, however a new product targeting home and small business applications will require a customer website that can expand as the products are developed and released.
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Hi, it is a sample new concept. photo clean layout.
hi thanks for liking my design. i have upload couple of designs with new concepts. please check and provide feedback. also can you elaborate more of these comment: I would like to see a bit more depth to the bounding boxes far top and far bottom (whether it be faux relief or bevel or what have you) regards N.
The direction may be just fine, but I would have to see some more of the center panel to determine if it is worth investigating more. Of course, I am not sure what exactly that center panel might contain; surprise me!
I really want to like the blue, but in this case it might not be as striking as the red. See my comments on the red mockup for more details.
After seeing the bright blue next to the red, I am leaning towards the red. I would like to see a bit more depth to the bounding boxes far top and far bottom (whether it be faux relief or bevel or what have you), but in general this is good. Perhaps we can push the depth of the graphics in the center panel as well with more than just the simple "matrix" effect. But, very good submission,
hi another design with minor color variation and the background in the contact us form. please check and provide feedback. regards N.
hi i have upload a design with the clean elegant and cool look, hope you like it please provide feedback on it if you require any kind of changes. regards N.
Well, lets start with this: We are essentially technology consultants. To describe the graphics desired, I would lean them towards "cool" than "elegant". "Clean", and since initially there is not a huge amount of content, it will end up being "not cluttered" by default I guess. Initially I was going to provide product shots for showcase purposes, but that will have to wait due to the nature of the products. Stock "hi tech" images are fine as long as they are in line with the buzzwords. I would initially suggest blues, greys, and silver -- however the logo is red so I guess the color palette is entirely open. The logo should be posted in the brief, but if there is a problem accessing it I will post a TIFF as well for mock purposes. I would suggest the initial navigation tree contain "press", "consulting", "products", "support", or the like. If keywords are needed or useful, here they are again: network appliance, embedded linux, virtualized network storage, and cloud storage gateways. I would have to use the term "competitor" lightly for the following links. The reason I say that is because my organization is very small with much more limited offerings, but it deals with the same technology in similar products. None of these sites blow me away, but the content/product and/or services provided are similar: http://www.netapp.com http://www.buffalotech.com http://www.embeddedarm.com http://www.aaeonsystems.com http://www.advantech.com/products/index/embedded-computer/default.aspx
hi any design suggestion you have? and also can you provide the competitors links just for idea. regards N.
Motosix, How do you like this one? Original graphics for you. This redrock guy could be a mascot :)
Forgive me, but what does the "look and feel" have to do with the actual content? A catchy design looks the same whether or not you have latin placeholder text or the real thing (especially at 600pxls wide), and whether or not we are a telco or a chip manufacturer or a manufacturer of wedding cakes, most people gleen over the info so quickly they only absorb what it looks like, not what is being said. I would be happy to provide a laundry list of services, but it will simply be more detailed explanations of what is in the brief. Understanding embedded linux will not make a graphic layout more appealing, and will actually miss our target audience (those who DON'T understand embedded linux). Consumer (and OEM) products that solve specific functions in small hand held devices. Actual instantiations of this: * A handheld network attached ID scanner used at nightclubs for "VIP" access (and targetted advertising) * An "iTunes" server that is the size of a deck of playing cards but, again, doesn't have internal storage. * Services like embedding network services on everyday objects (eg: getting an email when your coffee is ready or the toaster oven is about to burn the house down) Although I doubt it, does the above help inform the design more? I like everything everyone has posted so far and I encourage everyone to submit clean usable designs as far outside the normal presentation boundaries as you feel comfortable. We may steer them back towards more obvious solutions, but we may not...
Dear motosix, I'm just saying that in your case, more detailed brief with more clearly stated services, products and even text would be beneficial to the product quality we strive to deliver. Otherwise, you will see the "standard" designs...
Nice and clean!
Same comments apply to this submission.
Instead of server farms, couldthis one be reworked with more micro-scale components? RRS will never be in the server farm market, although the services may be provided to those providers. Nice layout otherwise!
I understand and agree. Part of my job is also to push you guys to provide a broad range of ideas for my organization to choose from. While I understand the compensation is limited, the broader range of mockups allows everyone (you and I) to hone in on the direction through an iterative approach. As you have probably experienced, many people can say "I like" or "I don't like", but we need to react to something. Hence why design contests and multiple mockups work well. The wider the variety of submissions, the more apt the client will be to getting something they really want. So, don't take me asking for some more mockups as saying "we don't like your current one". Instead, I am asking for more mockups because we really like your current one, although we might like your next one even more!
Dear motosix, Well, my mock-up design does not require significant amount of text. It would be great if you could elaborate on all services you provide to customers. You showed some examples and your competitors and said that you provide the same range of services. So, I assume you will be able to describe at least several areas of your expertise in your tech field. Moreover, it's not mandatory to use all this text as shown. It would be sufficient to leave a Jquery slider and some keyword-powered welcome message...And of course if you consider this project to be a long term goal, this will be a good start in terms of your web-identity. Thank you.
Hi Eximus - The balance of your submission is great. I would love to see a few more concepts if you are able to. How about one that is less reliant on large amounts of content (eg: text). For a company my size, there will not be long lists of products or press releases, even though that is the long term goal. Did that make sense?
Dear motosix, Do you want me to present a totally new concept or you just need some tweaks for the one I submitted? Thank you.


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The present paper addresses the challenges associated with applying weakly nonlinear mode-coupled solutions for wave interaction problems to irregular waves with continuous spectra. Unlike the linear solution, the nonlinear solutions will be strongly dependent on cut-off frequency for problems such as the wave elevation itself or loads on a slender cylinder used together with typical ocean wave spectra. It is found that the divergence of the solutions with respect to the cut-off frequency is related to the nonlinear interaction between waves with very different frequencies. This is, in turn, linked to a long standing discussion about the ability of mode-coupled methods to describe the modulation of a short wave due to the presence of a long wave. In cases where nonlinear properties associated with a measured or assumed history of the surface elevation is sought, it is not necessary to calculate accurately the nonlinear evolution of the wave field in space and time. For such cases it is shown that results which are independent of frequency cut-off may be obtained by introducing a maximum bandwidth in frequency between waves which are allowed to interact. It is shown that a suitable bandwidth can be found by applying this method to the problem of back-calculating a linear wave profile from a measured wave profile. In order to verify that this choice of bandwidth is suitable for second and third order terms, nonlinear loads on a slender vertical cylinder are calculated using the FNV method of Faltinsen, Newman, and Vinje (1995, "Nonlinear Wave Loads on a Slender, Vertical Cylinder," J. Fluid Mech., 289, pp. 179–198). The method is used to compare loads calculated based on measured surface elevations with measurements of loads on two cylinders with different diameters. This comparison indicates that the bandwidth formulation is suitable and that the FNV solution gives a reasonable estimate of loading on slender cylinders. There are, however, loading mechanisms that the FNV solution does not describe, notably the secondary loading cycle first observed by Grue (1993, Higher Harmonic Wave Exciting Forces on a Vertical Cylinder, Institute of Mathematics, University of Oslo, Preprint No. 2). Finally, the method is employed to calculate the ringing response on a large concrete gravity base platform. The base moment response is calculated using the FNV loading on the shafts and linear loads from a standard diffraction code, together with a structural finite element beam model. Comparison with results from a recent model testing campaign shows a remarkable agreement between the present method and the measured response.
Linearized surface elevation, effect of varying dω
Comparison between the FNV solution and measurements, largest crest
Comparison between the FNV solution and measurements, largest force
The troll A GBS (reproduced with the kind permission of Statoil Hydro)
Log-linear plot of spectral density of some linear wave properties
Relation between frequency and wavenumber for regular waves
Relation between frequency and wavenumber for nonlinear broad banded waves
Comparison between the regular and irregular wave FNV solutions for three events
Illustration of maximum frequency bandwidth approach with ω1≤ω2
Model testing (reproduced with the kind permission of Statoil Hydro)
Model test seastates
Model test seastate linearization properties, effect of varying dω
Analysis scheme for irregular waves
Properties of linearized seastate, effect of varying dω
Power spectra of overturning moment excitation (Tn1 is the first eigenperiod of the GBS)
Ringing response of the troll A GBS (Tn1 is the first eigenperiod of the GBS)
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Oh second blog of the day .. I was surfing around catching up with everything I seem to miss in a daze and came across Patrice's cupcake give away at soap seduction. she makes the most amazing Shea butter cupcake soaps my mouth waters when I see them.. Well she is having a cupcake giveaway so surf on by her blog to see the amazing soaps she creates as well as her super bright shaving soaps they make mine look positively dreary... well done Patrice....
toodle pip x
oops forgot the link http://thesoapseduction.blogspot.com/
I Love Cupcakes Giveaway
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Wicked witch of the mill!! With crabs...
What a week it has been again, I dream of having an uneventful stress free week the way my sister dreams of her next holiday or car. It started rather fine when I got a new smoker which I'd been after for a while since I adore fresh smoked food, I had an idea for smoked crabs so of we trotted to Norfolk for their well known cromer crabs!
After battling arctic winds and freezing cold (ok it wasn't that bad but it sure felt like it)OH forgetting his wellingtons and the silly idea of trying to peddle our pushbikes on sand (it really does not work)we came away with the grand total of 'one' crab eek... so we cheated and popped into a fishmonger on the way back to grab some more.. Smoked crab is defiantly nice but we thought the mackeral we smoked was better especially when I was stuffing grapes with it (ok i ran out of bread lol)..
So a nice start to the week, I received a call from an agency I had chef'd for since a client of theirs had asked to have a meeting with me???? I was puzzled but went along.
I was asked to head a restaurant someone is developing and help give its food a wow factor... Oh after last night there was a wow but not a good one.. I was not due to start till next week but went in to see how the current staff run things... I have never had such a bad experience cooking 'ever'..
None of the prep work was done so i was chasing my own backside all night, the present cook had a real problem with me and spend 2 hours on vegetable prepping but when asked where was the vegetables for service she said she hadn't done them she had done her soup for the next day instead with the vegetables...... this was 15mins before service!! 30mins each starter she took and would put food on and promptly forget it. An order for a table of 9 on an anniversary dinner was found screwed up in the bin, I have a routine with orders and since the order was not on the order rack it was not done .... disaster!!!!!! The owner bless him was yelling at the cook until I stepped in and took total responsibility after all if I am to be head chef there the buck stops with me...
Where the wicked witch of the mill comes into it is one of the waitresses was a pure 'bitch' lots of funny comments about only being my first night and not coming back and being extra smarmy nice to the cook she is who we suspect in the missing order fiasco for what reason we cannot fathom. By the end of the night after scrubbing down and discussing it bless the cook comes out with the fact she did resent me turning up she thought she would lose her job (she nearly did) to me, she was shocked about the order and towards the end she did muck in and thanked me for sticking up for her awww.
Frankly I didn't think I would be going back but the owner wants me to still give it a go the poor guy was devastated. All this happening and still doing my regular chef job, making soaps cupcakes and melts, I worked 18hrs yesterday home at 1am and at my next job at 7am opps I thought it was 7am I didn't realize the clocks had changed..
Sadly my housework has suffered from the constant working but that can wait for another day.. my OH is cooking dinner for me and I am sat surfing the net with a bottle of bubbly and I cant believe he just asked me for gravy granules lol I don't use them...
So i'm of for a rest until later but at least i get a few hours sit down... toodle pip x
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7 sins sinful cakes
I finally got the draft of the website up and running yeah....
I've also already got 2 orders and it only went up yesterday...
So short post as i have cakes to make .... toodle pip xxx
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Princess pickled onion from the planet cheese.....
Busy Bust Busy that's all I seem to be but by the end of the week I look back and wonder what I have done!
The last two weeks though I think have had the most impact of this year!
I was at my wits end with everyone moping around and feeling down so I decided to take action!
My darling princess pickled onion from the planet cheese had been really down since losing her apprenticeship last month and the fact she would lose her college place after all her hard work, bless not only that a social butterfly finds it hard to spread her wings with no income! So the queen of planet cheese came up with a plan......
I called in a favor which funny enough cost a favor at the same time darn it my favor maths must be out, I took on a temp second job for a few days which got a recruitment friend out of trouble but meant working almost 18hr days for a few days, the result both my beloved apples of my eye are working temp jobs to get them through till college finishes and that means it lightens my financial load and they pick up references to boot! I hounded the college and my girls ex boss the result she is fast tracking her qualification and fingers crossed qualifies in 13 weeks then she can take her dream job on the Stella cruise line..
I also got to play with new soap this week and the pictures are of my Ayurvedic benzoin, chai and neem soaps. Tonight I have bath melt favors to make and 3 dozen blueberry chardonnay cupcakes to attempt. Mind you thats if I can fit it in with trying to make my website work eek if anyone knows flash pretty please can you give me a few pointers as I have tried everything to link my urls... it at www.7sinscakes.co.uk..
Gotta dash
Toodle pip xxx
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Womens thoughts and flying kites
Have you ever wondered how a woman's brain works?
Well....it's finally explained here in one, easy-to-understand illustration:
Every one of those little blue balls is a thought
about something that needs to be done,
a decision or a problem that needs to be solved.
A man has only 2 balls and they consume all his thoughts.
I feel I've been juggling all of those blue balls at the same time lately so today i'm chilling out.... Well chilling making 3 dozen cupcakes and a whole batch of cherry bath bombs and bath melts.
The plan was to have the 2 websites finished this week and uploaded both the soap and the cupcake sites are almost done, but we have had an incredible week here...
I have had fav reviews with my cupcakes with one person comparing them to The hummingbird bakery in south kensington uk now i must admit it left me a little blank until I opened this months delicious magazine and there in full color was the hummingbird bakery 'cupcakes suppliers to the stars' oh i was jumping up and down with excitement!
My crazy young daughter has decided she wants to work on a cruise ship so is fast tracking her stylist course which means mum's taxi has been running at full pelt, my dear little sister is visiting so we have been doing girlie things like shopping staying up late on the couch watching movies. She had loads of fun at the beach flying kites with me and getting sand in her knickers hehe.. I have a few days not working which is such a relief as yesterday was an 18hr work day...
The new month new me is coming along nicely I spent 2 days having my hair done and it is now dark chocolate and down to my waist, I started my exercises and can proudly say I've done about 5 situps well it's a start I might work on my ankles today! Getting back to exercise is really hard I think about it more than do it and in my mind gym i'm really fit mind you trying to do the housework by mental telepathy just does not seem to work maybe i'm doing it wrong hehe..
I've been reading some friends blogs and i must recommend Daisy May's Purple diva
Well I must get on and do some more work or i'll never get to the amazon.. heres a picture of what I want to do in the amazon umm maybe I am crazy .......
Toodle pip xxx
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New Month New Start.... Day two of March and already is a mixed feeling month...
Today was one of those days where everything that could go right for me did, I had a meeting at work and let the boss convince me to go back and on a slight promotion..
I also found all of last years missing data which included all of my insurances and recipes and product information files I had been stressing over for 2 mths. I got a rave review from the cakes that had arrived at the testers places and one food critic loved them, The website is coming along nicely as is the Fairy Alchemy one.... After a busy strange time it was a lovely refreshing change..
Whilst all the things I've been working towards is slowly coming together it is tinged with sadness. a lot of my friends and family have been affected in the job cuts across the country and some are suffering from it really badly. It's affecting everyone differently with some now spending the day in bed crying to the ones who are goggle eyed staring at job advertisements and applying for every single one. Other friends don't talk about promotion or getting a new job as much, even people with what was once a secure job are worried.
I went through similar a few years back when I lost my job, I had invested all I had family, career and money in relocating to a high flying job so when it happened to me I had no reserves and was living in a strange place... It took a long time to turn around from that and i learned what was important and not and it changed my point of view on a lot of things. I went back to basics and i went back to the things I actually really did like doing after all wearing a suit really got on my nerves..
The only advice I can offer is go back to basics and if you cant have what you want then want what you do have. Material goods can always be replaced but people cant. It's said there is light at the end of the tunnel don't concentrate on the light just know its a tunnel..
Toodle Pip ....x
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Protein Punch - Bean Burgers
I don't remember how I fell in love with North Indian recipes..But whenever we go to a restaurant, all others who accompany me 'll be looking at the South Indian dishes in the menu, but I always used to select some North Indian dish...Rajma (kidney beans) is one of my favourite ingredient...I used to make Rajma pulav during my stay in US...My roomies also loved Rajma so I used to cook it almost 2-3 times in a month...But after getting married I hardly cook Rajma...the reasons are obvious..My hubby has a bitter aversion towards any kind of beans/peas...Kidney beans, Chick peas (Gorbanzo beans), Butter beans, Lima beans...A big NO to all of them....
I purchased Rajma, Chick peas and Green peas last month...I somehow wanted to make him eat these...But the moment he observes me cooking any of these he'ld say that he's not hungry and he'll have just some curd rice...So I decided to cook them without his notice...Yesterday I came back home early and soaked all these together...This morning he was a lion as usual, while I made burgers out of these beans and served them for breakfast...He asked me what burgers are those, I replied him "Veggie Burgers"...He might have taken it fot granted that they were made out of potato/corn flour...the usual veggie burger stuff...He had a bite and then asked me what are these...I again repeated "Veggie Burgers, Veggie Burgers, Veggie Burgers"...He ate silently and after his breakfast asked me how I made them..I explained....He said he liked the taste, but that he cannot eat them very frequently (he thought I'ld use this trick every week now)and no more comments from his side...
I liked the taste a lot, no starchy ingredients, less oil, less fuss...We had them sandwiched with rotis and tomato sauce...They just look like normal veggie burgers, can be served within a burger bun as usual...
Rajma (kidney beans) - 1 cup
Chick peas (Gorbanzo beans) - 1/2 cup
Green Peas - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 large - sliced
Green Chillies - 5 - chopped
Coriander - 3 to strips - cleaned and cut
Salt - as per taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Corn flour - 1 tbsp
Oil - To pan fry the burgers
1. Soak the kidney beans, chick peas, green peas together over night.
2. Pressure cook with water and salt. Let them cool. Drain all the water.
3. Take the onion slices, green chillies and coriander, turmeric powder into a blender and make a paste.
4. Now add these drained beans,peas and blend together.
5. Add cornflour to this mixture to make a thick paste.
6. Heat a pan and take a spoon full of this paste and spread like a burger pattie.
7. Add few drops around the pattie and roast for about 3-5min on each side. You can cook 2-4 patties at a time depending on the size of the pan. Take care that it's cooked well inside too.
Serve them with burger buns, salad and ketch up/mayo....can be served with chapatis too..my preference (as I love chapatis a lotttttt)....


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Tech skills 'as important' as accountancy for tomorrow's CAs
The majority of accountants in the UK consider skills in technology to be just as important as accounting acumen, according to new research.
A survey of 1000 UK accountants, carried out by Censuswide for online accounting software company Xero, found that 83% believe that understanding technology will be as relevant as traditional accounting skills in the future.
71% expect proficient knowledge of technology and automation to be crucial to the finance sector in the next five years and 22% feel that failure to adapt will result in falling behind competition.
The results also show that a significant number of accountants think business management (48%), risk analysis (43%) and computer science (24%) skills will be instrumental to success by the year 2026.
Censuswide also surveyed 1000 UK small business owners, a third of whom cite 'technology competency' as the skill they consider most important in a business advisor.
Accountants are regarded as the most trusted advisors by 30% of those surveyed while 27% said they have asked their accountant for broader business advice.
The future of consulting is expected to undergo dramatic change, with only 42% of small business owners predicting a need for face-to-face interaction with their accountants, and 16% expecting to interact purely through accounting software.
60% of accounting professionals are confident they can adapt to change but less than half (48%) report taking internal courses and just a quarter (26%) said they have completed external courses to ensure they are proficient with new technology.
Gary Turner, Xero's UK managing director comments: "As we head into a prolonged period of technological change in the next five years it's encouraging that many accountants see being tech savvy as a key survival skill.
"However, the survey also suggests that the profession needs to work harder on investing sufficient time in keeping abreast of emerging technologies, and in more effectively persuading SMBs that a close working relationship with a financial professional will be important in years to come."
ICAS recently launched a new initiative to promote the immense value CAs bring to a business, with a focus on the SME sector.
'Make sure your adviser is a Chartered Accountant' aims to raise the public profile of CAs as business advisers, asking 'why would you trust anyone else with your business'?


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When was the last time you've been excited about a tech gadget?
Well, certainly not in the past 1 year for me – I've been less than impressed by the offerings out there… and then, things changed when I got to know of the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro.
I'll say it once again – I'm not one who accepts sponsored posts unless I truly believe in the product, and after reading up about it, I was pretty much eager to try out the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro – and then when I met it at the event, I was sold – by how slick it looked, how light it was built to be, and all the extra functionalities that complemented my current lifestyle!
As you age, your lifestyle (needs, wants, priorities) changes – I went from being a freelance designer who stays home most of the time, to someone who has to be able to work on-the-go due to the events I've been attending as an influencer, as well as the wanderlust I've caving in to! Isn't it the dream to be a digital nomad, and work a little wherever?
The ASUS Transformer 3 Pro, as the name suggests, is a versatile gadget which transforms to suit your needs – it is a laptop, tablet, and stylus all in one nifty 1.14kg package (including the detachable keyboard)!
Simply attach the keyboard when you need to use it like a laptop, and remove it when you want to use it as a tablet to say, watch movies – the laptop comes with front facing speakers, and the backlit keyboard magnetically clips on upon close proximity, self activates and even comes with a touch pad!
It's so easy going from laptop to tablet and to a laptop again. I love that the detachable ASUS Transformer Cover Keyboard comes in 4 colors (black, brown, orange and cream) to suit your choice of the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro (comes in Icicle Gold and Titanium Grey), and it also protects the laptop screen during transit!
As some of you may know, I'm a designer and I've been using my laptop with a Wacom tablet. This meant extra baggage (dont lose the stylus!!!), and additional software to install for compatibility, and while one may get used to it, the slight inconvenience of not being able to directly edit via the pen on the screen directly.
Doing away with all these hassle and trouble of bring extra equipment and installing extra drivers, is what I'd consider the best feature of the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro – the touchscreen monitor, and the stylus that comes along with the laptop for onscreen editing!
One will appreciate how convenient a touchscreen monitor can be when it's easier to simply tap your screen, especially when your mouse is low on battery (did I mention that I got my Apple Magic Mouse to work with the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro?) and how useful the stylus (a.k.a ASUS Pen) can be when you need to annotate or sign documents digitally!
12.6-inch display with 3k graphics
The 12.6-inch display on the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro offers makes working on it easy – one of the most important consideration for a laptop as a designer was that it has to be light and portable, BUT it cannot be too small – in fact the screen's superb graphic output with its 3K (2880 by 1920 pixels) resolution impressed me!
Other than the sharp, clear graphics, its versatility to transform into a tablet by just removing the keyboard enabled me to keep my cousins entertained on our transfers and train rides in Tokyo! Since it's operating on Windows, I don't have to convert files and am able to just drag and drop videos into its 128gb SSD harddisk and read directly from it!
The laptop comes with a built-in MicroSD Card slot, which makes for easy uploading of pictures, especially from action cams, which uses mostly Micro SD cards! This came in extremely useful when I was going through footage from various action cams from my snowboarding in Niseko and diving in Malapascua.
Should you require transferring photos via USB instead, there are 2 USB ports (1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 3.1 Thunderbolt) for fast photo transfers into the laptop! One feature I was impressed by was the Microsoft OneDrive storage, which, when configured right, backs your photos and files up into the cloud drive – and when you reinstall the laptop (for whatever reasons), your files will be reinstated for you automatically!
You know, I was pretty worried that I wouldn't be able to adapt to the Windows interface after years of being with Apple. Turns out I didn't have much to worry about!
Powerful, yet lightweight
When it comes to processing power, the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro did really well for such a small, compact laptop!
The ASUS Transformer 3 Pro comes with 2 processor options – the Intel® Core™ i5 6200U Processor, or Intel® Core™ i7 6500U Processor. Both options come with 16GB of ram (soldered on), which explains its fast speed and ability to run the multiple programs I require at my job (imagine a gazillion tabs!).
Weighing at just barely 1.2kg, the lightweight laptop is easily managed with just one hand, and is perfect for travels! Case it in point – with all the necessary applications installed, I did work on it on a 30 minute train ride to Yokohama!
It is extremely important that my laptop be able to run Photoshop and Lightroom for my work and photo editing, as well as the graphic-intensive Adobe Premiere Pro for editing videos on the go!
In fact, I edited and touched up photos + uploaded them really quickly, even before my trip ended! Can I say, productivity +100 points? : p
I know mobile is pretty good, but hardly can you find a mobile app able to process raw files, which is able to pull out more color and clarity – for these, I have to use Adobe Lightroom on the laptop. I'm actually pretty particular about this especially when it comes to astrophotography!
Power Boost with the XG Station 2
There will always be tradeoffs for laptops that are compact – while the laptop is able to run my intensive programmes without lag, it is always faster and better with a bit of boost. And this is where my eyes sparkled and I looked at the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro as not "just another laptop" – it changes my life completely.
Summary of my life – I do light work on the go with the detachable keyboard on, I present in tablet mode, and when I go home… I revert to nerdy graphic designer and sometimes gamer by simply connecting the ASUS Transformer 3Pro with their ROG XG Station 2!
The first 2 laptops in my life were actually both ASUS – and I purchased them after much research on stability, and ability to perform well while playing games. *sheepish* Yes, I was addicted to gaming for a while – the extremely graphic intensive World Of Warcraft!
ASUS is quite an ICON in the gaming world – ROG stands for Republic of Gamers, and they specialize in the most drool-worthy rigs (both specs wise and looks wise) customized for GAMING. Intensive. Gaming.
Plug & Play
Deceptively powerful is right – with the right graphics card inserted into the ROG XG Station, the sleek, gorgeous box boosts the Transformer 3 Pro into a machine that's even more powerful than certain gaming laptops and desktops!
It is connected simply via a Thunderbolt cable – this greatly reduces the need for separate machines (desktop, laptop…) at home – you can just come home, plug your laptop into the XG Station and voila! Desktop!
It was really a solution that made sense, and fits into my current lifestyle perfectly.
The ASUS Transformer 3 Pro is available at all ASUS Brand Stores and Authorised Retailers, with prices starting from $1,898. Learn more about the amazing ASUS Transformer 3 Pro here!


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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
By Andrew Aleman
February 7th marked National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). Nebraska AIDS Project had the opportunity to partner with several local agencies to bring an awareness day event to North Omaha. I had the privilege of representing NAP on this planning committee. Working alongside individuals and agencies that do such amazing work in the community was exciting and inspiring!
North Omaha Community Care Council sponsored this year's NBHAAD event, bringing over 150 community members to Omaha North High School. During the event, members played "Price of Life" which challenged attendees on their knowledge of HIV/AIDS related facts. For example, Black adults and adolescents (13yrs & up) make up 44% of new HIV infections in the U.S. each year, yet we only represent 12% of the U.S. population (CDC, 2014). That's crazy! According to CDC, in 2012 approximately 22,581 Black people were diagnosed with HIV!
Panelists made up of community members committed to fight the fight against HIV/AIDS discussed barriers they have found in the community. Stigma was at the top of their lists. One panelist described her memories as a child when her parents were diagnosed with HIV. She talked about how difficult it was for her family to watch close friends, church members, and even people within the family treat her parents differently. People wouldn't use the same dishware, even though HIV can't be transmitted that way, people would try to avoid coming to their house, even though just being around someone or kissing and hugging them can't transmit HIV either. The other big barrier was the willingness for people to talk about the effects of HIV within the community. One panelist stressed that before change can occur, the conversations have to start. He pointed out that as a community we talk about the impact of gun violence, diabetes, and cancer but we are not talking about the impact of HIV/AIDS, which is 100% preventable.
Probably the most touching and emotional part of the event was when two community members who are HIV positive stood up to tell their stories. Neither of them had publically discussed their experiences, but they knew they could make an impact. They each talked about their awful experiences with stigma, so bad that they lost contact with people they truly care about and love. They both talked about the importance of using protection, getting tested, and knowing your status. Finally, they stressed the importance of HIV conversation, which provides people the opportunity to discuss the heavy impact of HIV. Later they embraced, not knowing each other prior to this day, feeling proud of themselves that they may have saved even one person from ever hearing the words, "You have tested positive for HIV."
The great Maya Angelou once told Oprah Winfrey, "When you know better, you do better." I firmly stand behind this saying. There will be a day where we know better and no longer treat people living with HIV/AIDS like we did those living with leprosy. There will be a day where we can comfortably talk about the effects of HIV/AIDS among those we care deeply about in our schools, churches, and places of employment. So, why not start today? Take some time to learn even one new thing about HIV and do your part to reduce stigma. After all, "When you know better, you do better."


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For a few months, New Jersey's online casinos appeared to be building momentum. But as the temperatures have risen and summer draws closer, it appears that interest in the new gambling sites is starting to wane.
According to figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE), the Garden State's Internet gambling sites brought in $10.4 million in May, or about $1 million less than they generated in April. That drop comes despite there being one more day in May than in April, meaning that the average daily take was also down significantly.
That brings the total haul from online gaming in New Jersey to about $61.9 million since the sites launched in late November 2013. Not only is this far short of the initial (and highly inflated) estimates that predicted the sites could bring in as much as a billion dollars in their first year, but it also suggests they could fail to reach the most recent estimates of $200 million to $300 million in annual revenues.
It's uncertain as to why the state's regulated sites took in less money in May. Online poker traffic is down worldwide since the winter, and it's reasonable to consider that the improving weather throughout the spring has left fewer people interested in playing online games. Issues with payment processing and geolocation also persist for many players.
Overall Numbers Promising
But the news wasn't all bad for the state's gaming industry. The idea behind online gambling was to bolster the falling revenues of Atlantic City's casinos, and that appears to have happened in May. The 11 remaining land-based casinos in the city brought in $232.3 million during the month, which was down about 8.2 percent from 2013. But if the revenue from the now closed Atlantic Club is discounted, the drop is only 3.1 percent. And adding in Internet revenues, the 11 casinos actually saw their combined revenues go up by 1.3 percent.
Officials say the story could have been even better for Atlantic City had it not been for some for some good luck experienced by players over the month.
"The amount of money changed into chips at the tables, which is the drop, was up 0.3 percent in May, and that's a very positive sign and an indicator of increased gaming activity," said Matt Levinson, chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission. "We all know how fickle Lady Luck can be, and last month she favored the players a lot more and the casinos won a lot less at the tables."
Borgata, Caesars Still Lead Online Market
In the online world, the Borgata once again led the way, claiming about 38 percent of the market. However, their revenues were down for the first time, as Atlantic City's most successful casino brought in just over $4 million in online earnings. Caesars Interactive was also down slightly, bringing in about $2.8 million compared to $3 million in April.
That was largely the story throughout the city, as the Tropicana, Trump Plaza, and the Trump Taj Mahal all saw decreased Internet revenue in May. Only the Golden Nugget saw an increase of about six percent. They were also the biggest winners in terms of brick-and-mortar business, as their revenues were up 70 percent compared to May 2013.


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The blank page stares at me, teasing me, mocking me, daring me to write something, anything. I frown back at the white screen, my mind still empty as ever. I reach into the void for any words that will break the block. Why won't they come? I stare harder, seething at the space I wish would fill itself. Oh, how much I could write just about the frustration of having nothing to say… I stop. I smile. Yes, yes. Fingers to keys, I begin to type. The words come easily now. From rage comes enlightenment, from enlightenment comes triumph. Before I know it, I'm grinning at a finished poem. At last, I've conquered the blank page.
Anger fuels the fire
Until all falls into place
And my smile returns
Happiness comes in flashes
But such is a writer's life!
My response to Colleen Chesebro's Weekly Poetry Challenge #76: Joy & Fury. The twist is to only use synonyms for the prompt words! For this challenge, I chose to write a haibun about the emotional rollercoaster that is writing. I hope you enjoy the poem! Thanks for the prompt, Colleen!


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These days, buying healthy foods can sometimes feel impossible due to how expensive the diet-friendly options are when you compare fresh and healthy foods to frozen, preservative-filled foods. This makes losing weight feel even more frustrating when it seems that the only thing getting lighter is your wallet! Avoid the frustration and stay stocked up on these 10 items to ensure a healthy and affordable weight loss journey with Phen Caps.
Each serving costs less than 20 cents when you buy plain, dry oats in big canisters. Oats make a great filling breakfast option as they are packed with slow-release fiber. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon, fruit, or whatever else takes your fancy to mix up your options and keep hunger at bay until lunchtime.
This pantry staple is good for years, so stock up on cans when they go on sale! Beans can be added to soups and stews, and make a great, filling alternative to meat.
Any brand of natural peanut butter makes an easy spread for apple slices or a delicious and healthy topping to some wholegrain toast, and is easy on your wallet too. Keep away from low fat versions as these tend to have extra sugar, and as the fat in peanut butter is mainly monounsaturated reducing the amount of this healthy fat isn't necessary.
Eggs are a low-cost, high-quality protein source that last about three weeks in the shell when stored properly. Eggs keep you feeling full throughout the day and can be eaten in so many ways at breakfast, lunch or dinner; they really are one of the most versatile foods and a real fridge essential.
To save money, buy a bag of whole carrots and cut them into sticks when you need them. As well as making great crudités for salsa, guacamole or hummus, carrots are a perfect for salads when grated and can also be used to bulk up homemade burgers and add flavor to stews and soups.
One of the best deals in the supermarket, frozen spinach can be thawed and added to just about any dish from marinara sauce to turkey burgers. Spinach is universally thought of as a wonder food as it is packed with so many nutrients and vitamins, so having it in supply for when you need it can really help you add goodness to any meal without worrying about the sell-by-dates of fresh vegetables.
These delicious gems store well in the fridge (6-8 weeks) so feel free to grab those handy 3 pound bags. They make a great on-the-go snack so make sure you always have one in your bag for when you get hungry; the pectin in them is reported to keep hunger at bay for up to two hours, but remember to eat the skin to really reap the goodness.
This mild and versatile fish is really easy to cook, and tends to be one of the cheaper varieties available. Keep it stocked in your freezer at home for those days when the fridge is a little bare and you're still a few days away from the weekly grocery shop, saving money and calories by helping you resist the urge to dial for a pizza.
This pantry must-have is ready in no time and is perfect for adding to soups or tossing with veggies and chicken for a quick dinner. Unlike white pasta, wholegrain pasta is a slow-release carbohydrate and keeps you feeling full without increasing blood-sugar levels.
Of course, what you eat is a crucial part to your weight loss, and you should always try to eat fresh, non-processed foods that do well for your body. However, as we all know, eating well and getting moderate exercise sometimes just doesn't cut it.
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We are asking for a donation of $15 / day to cover costs associated with the projects, with a discounted total donation of $65 for those who volunteer for all five days. You may donate online with the link below (scroll down to the "Tickets" section of the page) or you may pay by check made out to Decatur First UMC (please put "Mission Week" in the memo line). If you would like to participate, but are not able to donate, please contact Katy Hinman, 404-378-4541.


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