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Why STEM in Afterschool?
Afterschool programs activate learning in science, technology, engineering and math—what is called "STEM." Afterschool and summer programs spark learning by letting children and youth experiment with STEM ideas in real-world situations. Such opportunities help spark curiosity, especially for those who might not think of themselves as "math and science kids."
Current OregonASK STEM Projects
- Oregon Girls Collaborative Project
- Click2Science STEM Micro-Credentials
- Family Science Nights with the Portland Council PTA
- Girls Who Code
- Service Learning: The Art of Life
- STEM & CTE Integration in ESSA
- STEM Mentoring
- Web Literacy Professional Learning Community
- Zero Robotics
STEM Ecosystems in Oregon
Oregon has a unique system of support that has been created to support STEM Learning for all youth throughout their lives. The components below demonstrate the many partners involved in providing engaging STEM experiences for youth. You can also read more about our current Regional STEM Hub system below.
Regional STEM Hubs
Now with 11 funded STEM Hubs in Oregon, nearly the entire state is being served by these collaborative entities, created to generate locally driven connections between education and the workforce. You can find out more about the local resources accessible to you by checking out STEMOregon.com or the Chief Education Office STEM Hub page to connect with your regional hub.
Exploring STEM Municipal Conversations
Thanks to a grant from the National League of Cities, OregonASK worked with regional STEM Hubs to host discussions about the importance and impact of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) on our communities. Participants discussed the state STEM Strategic Plan, how local and state investments are making an impact on youth, families and industry, and what role we each play in supporting these efforts.
We are excited to continue building awareness as we help communities find strategies for building a mutually beneficial system to support local economic vitality and informal STEM learning. CLICK HERE to read more about these events.
National STEM Systems Institute 2016
In partnership with STEM Next, OregonASK is proud to have hosted the 2016 STEM Systems Institute: Cultivating the STEM Continuum. The STEM Institute brought together leadership teams from Statewide Afterschool Networks, partners developing STEM systems, and local STEM partners to explore connections between STEM systems building, expanded learning opportunities and workforce.
This two-day event was held at the World Trade Center in Portland, Oregon, May 12-13, 2016. We were able to engage and exemplify those doing great work in STEM education around the country and throughout our state.
STEM Mentor Toolkit
The STEM Mentoring Toolkit includes resources and training for educators, administrators and volunteers/mentors based on the hours or time commitment that STEM professionals have made. Materials are broken into several categories, including: Managing & Engaging Volunteers, Working with Students, STEM Approaches, Working with Schools and so much more. CLICK HERE to dive in.
STEM Around the State
OregonASK convened nearly 100 STEM program providers and community partners at OMSI in April 2015. Participants took time to dive deep into the work that lay ahead as we build systems of support and opportunity across the state. We also looked at the results of our STEM Survey, getting a pulse on what STEM programs are happening outside of school. Take a look at our summary of the day – STEM Beyond the Bell.
Our Master Trainers work with program staff on STEM content in afterschool. We train staff in how to use a variety of STEM curricula, weaving in best practices around the inquiry process, hands-off facilitation, gender equity, and STEM identity.
View a list of our current STEM training and curricula HERE.


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The University of Toronto was founded in 1827 and remains Canada's largest and most respected university. In Maclean's annual university rankings, UofT has been tabbed as Canada's top research-intensive university. U of T offers education through 17 academic divisions that cover a wide breadth of topics. World-class programs are held through UofT on the historic St. George campus in downtown Toronto, on campuses in Mississauga and Scarborough and in nine fully affiliated teaching hospitals around the GTA.
UofT scholarships: UofT 's comprehensive scholarship program: As a domestic student studying at a Canadian high school or Year 1 of CEGEP, and if your average is greater or equal to 92 percent or better, and you have completed all subjects with a minimum 'A' standing, the University of Toronto guarantees you entrance scholarship(s) totaling at least $2,000 if you enroll in first year at U of T.
In addition to scholarships that recognize outstanding achievement, the University provides many awards which take into account financial need or other criteria. These awards require separate applications. For further information on these awards and their application process refer to Need Based Admission Awards and Other U of T Scholarships. The University of Toronto also provides assistance to students through its work study program. Work study students can gain valuable experience in their field in addition to meeting their financial needs.
Housing: U of T offers a Guarantee of Residence. Residence is guaranteed for any new student entering their initial year of an undergraduate degree, regardless of where they are applying from. Students must be offered admission to their program by July 1st and must indicate their interest in residence on their application for admission.
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text: Loews Regency Update June 14, 2013 | By: Kenneth Shapiro Last summer, while on vacation in New York, I stayed at the Loews Regency Hotel. This Loews, on Park Avenue in Manhattan, is an iconic property and was at the center of the glamorous 1950's and '60s New York social scene. Staying there felt like I was in an episode of "Mad Men" — I halfway expected to see Don Draper sneaking upstairs for a clandestine rendezvous.


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Cloud hosting is a new-age phenomena and technological development. No wonder, many people have so far been unable to wrap their heads around the entire process. Some small tips that can be kept in mind while choosing a cloud hosting service are:
- Proven infrastructure: One should be aware and confident about the kind of innovative technology and hardware that the cloud hosting service provider offers. It must be a proven one because the user would be entrusting the cloud provider by sharing and uploading critical corporate data.
- Established customer base: One should spend some time looking at the current customer base of the cloud provider. Small customer base would indicate a start-up-friendly infrastructure.
High customer base turnover rate would signal that is something is not quite right with the cloud portal, causing people to leave. Read between the lines and see that when service providers quote millions of customers as clients, they mean business customers and not just customers.
- Geographically distributed data centres: Geographically distribution is a good way to see how prompt the cloud portal is poised to be. Having different data centres in different locations ensure that constant uptime is mandated in case unforeseen problem crop up in one place where the primary data centre could have been located.
In short, more the number of places in which centres are located, more diversified is the risk.
- SLA terms and execution: SLA stands for service-level agreement terms and execution. They are important in establishing how a user's data is processed and hosted. They also maintain protocols on setting a transparent level of service that the customer can expect from the cloud provider.
- Security: Check for the cloud's security permission and ensure that the cloud provider has an appropriate a security program in place which is well documented and meets all mandates.
- Financial stability: It is important for users to resort to the cloud hosting provider which is in a profitable financial position. If the provider is new and is trying to set up a working business model and customer base, it will carry with itself a high degree of risk.
- Robust encryption: Security is seen as the need of the hour for most cloud storage users given the kind of insider information most sites and portals deal with. Hence businesses should seek providers who offer personal key encryption.
Personal key encryption would allow customers to set and manage own encryption keys. This gives them a lot security as then cloud providers cannot decrypt their files. Also a service provider who provides the facility of encrypting data while it is being uploaded and stored to the cloud system, would be a good fit for many businesses.
- Third-party validation and accreditation: Check for the cloud software system's periodic appraisal, assessment and accreditation system. This is necessary to verify the provider's secure processing and hosting capabilities of customer data.
These handy tips, although not exhaustive, are bound to ensure users easy choice making when it comes to selecting a cloud service provider.


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Crucial talks aimed at averting further walkouts by British Airways workers at London's Heathrow Airport resumed today.
Thousands of BA passengers were suffering another day of travel misery today because of the continuing delays caused by a bitter dispute over working practices.
Chaos ensued after an unofficial strike over the weekend.
Many of the passengers spent the night in hotels, paid for by BA,but face another long day of queuing before being able to leave London.
Talks aimed at resolving the row were resumed today but officials of the unions involved were pessimistic about a deal.
BA intends to press ahead with introducing a new electronic clocking on and off system which has angered staff.


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EPH has been a great ay to give back to DRC, the idea behind housing vulnerable children in a forever home, is terrific. The kids are well fed and cared for, I have met some of the children housed at EPH foundations orphanage and they have changed so much for the better. EPH has been very open on their funds and where their money is going, it is an organization that we will continue to support!
The Elisabeth Ph Heizer Foundation is a fantastic non-profit that truly puts the children first with every decision. The kids in the orphanage really are the top priority! All efforts of the staff and volunteers go towards ensuring that the kids continue to have the safest and healthiest environment, and that they are provided with the best education, and I think that that really says a lot about the EPH Foundation and their goals.
I visited the Mere Admirable Orphanage in 2006 which is supported by the Elisabeth PH Heiser Foundation. As an experiential trip for my senior year of high school, I spent my weeks at the orphanage creating a short-film highlighting the orphanage and comparing it to other orphanages in the surrounding area. In addition, leaders of the orphanage and myself began a grant-writing process to find further funding for the project.
The orphanage itself is a safe and healthy community in which vulnerable children in the DRC can find a safe-haven in the bustling metropolis of Kinshasa. All of the individuals involved with the orphanage are dedicated to the cause and left me feeling that these children will grow up to represent a new generation of educated and determined individuals. Elisabeth is an amazing woman who is working hard to ensure the lives of these children are in the best care and that they receive the attention and care needed.
My experience with the orphanage has been nothing but positive and I feel that this project is something that should and could be replicated throughout the DRC to help vulnerable and displaced children.
This charity organization has dedicated itself in helping the children who unfornately no longer their parents to provide for their basic human needs. It has done an excellent job in provind education to the children and it has seen one of the first girl who arrived 10 years ago, coplete her secondary education with honors at 16. Though small by many standards, it has increased the number of children it helps, and the children really fell like they belong to a family and not just living in an orphanage.
Je viens de temps en temps à Kinshasa et j'en profite pour passer un peu de temps à l'orphelinat. Discuter, partager, jouer, lire avec les filles et le petit John est un vrai plaisir. Je rassemble en Belgique des habits, des livres, des jouets...que je leur amène. Les enfants sont bien soignés et bien éduqués et même si ce n'est que quelques enfants, cela donne de l'espoir.
I have been extremely impressed with the time and dedication of the staff members and the orphanage coordinator and president Elizabeth Forchive, who has dedicated her life to the children of the orphanage. All efforts are made to ensure that the children grow up sheltered from the suffering that plagues many other children within the D.R.C.


text: The disbanding of the Clickhaze was, perhaps, for better. If, at least, one of the members had been seriously involved with this, though rather attractive, but still a secondary project, a disaster would have happened. Petur Pólson wouldn't have released his album «Koma»; Eivør Pálsdóttir would, probably, have lost her Faroese identity, if she became simply a good singer instead of a real phenomenon. Jens L. Thomsen could have not devoted himself to Orka either. This will also be true for another musician of a star band, which shone so short on the horizon of the Faroese music (they released only one EP), — Høgni Lisberg.


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Acqua Di Parma new Colonia Ambra The traditional Italian notes found in the classic Colonia fragrance are paired with signature ingredients from around the world. Influenced by noble Venetian perfume traditions Colonia Ambra combines the unique freshness of Colonia with one of the world's most expensive fragrance ingredients Ambergris.
Colonia Ambra features zesty citrus top notes of orange and bergamot, enhanced by cedar wood, rose and patchouli and warmed up by soft vanilla for a strong masculine scent. Described by the brand " for a man who is passionate about travel and exploration of culture, tied to the past yet projected into modern times". Available in store now.


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The rules are so easy, a drunk person could understand. All you need for this game is a sixpack, a box, and people to play it with you.
Take one can. Shake it. Now I don't mean just shake it, I mean SHAKE the sucker! Till it's about to blow up. Then put it in the box with the others and mix them around (one person not looking) and then switch them around again (the other person not looking) Basically, nobody knows where it is.
Now, one person picks a can, holds it to his/her head at an angle, and opens it. If it's not the one, s/he has to drink it. If it is the one, s/he gets a wet head and you can start all over or whatever. Then, if it wasn't the one, the next player takes one and tries. etc.
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SUBLIME "DJ's" Live June 24, 1992 – – ProBeatzMaker
July 24, 2016 5:00 pm
What up Miguel? Sublime was the opener for No Doubt's record release party. This is Kelly Vargas playing Drums, Todd Foreman on Sax and Miguel playing guitar & keyboard samples. I never saw a Sublime show like this again. It unfortunately cuts off the last bit of the song because security made me shut off my camera but it's still cool.


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BIG STONE GAP, VA (WJHL) – On Wednesday, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will visit our region.
According to a news release from the governor's office, McAuliffe will award power initiative grants during an appearance at Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, Va.
McAuliffe's visit is set for 2 p.m.
News Channel 11 also learned another big announcement will come Wednesday concerning optionally piloted aircraft, also known as drones.
A previous report from Aurora Flight Sciences said the company is looking to expand its testing in Wise County at Lonesome Pine Airport.
Aurora wants to begin flight operations in Wise County at the beginning of 2017.
The move would establish Wise County as a research, development and operational hub for unmanned aircraft systems.
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The Last Bard
Tom Davies
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Copyright Tom Davies 2010
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The Last Bard
I really don't know if this is a ghost story or not. Perhaps it's something more, maybe not. It's possible that I have filled in some parts over the years, a mixture of remembrance and dreams. All I can tell you are the facts as I think they happened.


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October 17, 2010
Acrylick have got some heat under their belt this Fall. They are set to release a range of music inspired tees (as they always do) and they never fail to hit the spot. Really feelin' the collection they have to offer us. Check them all out after the jump.


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Interview With Veronica Scott
I sat down (virtually) with Veronica Scott for a short interview. Veronica Scott's latest release, Danger in the Stars, is part of her delicious Sectors SF Romance Series!
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Danger in the Stars?
Veronica Scott: When I was writing Star Cruise: Stowaway for the 'Pets In Space' anthology last year, I had the premise of an empathic alien priestess stolen from her own world and held captive by an interstellar crime syndicate to do their bidding. In that novella, the story was about the woman's escape with the help of my ship's crew and two pets. When I finished writing that one, I realized I had a lot more story to tell on the general theme, and so I started thinking about a sister, also held as a prisoner, but not lucky enough to escape. How would it be for her, to be in the midst of the criminal operations, trying to stay true to her own values, but forced to commit crimes? Who would help her? And then of course Conor, the hero, came into my head and said, "I will." He's a man of many secrets, by the way, but no spoilers from me!
Cynthia Sax: You had me at secrets. (grins) How does Danger in the Stars start?
Veronica Scott: Miriell and her mob controller have just arrived on a new planet, sent to help the mob boss there with a specific target. Miriell is ill from the cryo sleep and her handler is impatient, anxious to make a good impression on the people who hired them, so he's rough with her. Conor is there, to oversee things for his own boss and right away Miriell is attracted to him, feels safe around him, even though she knows that's crazy – why would a high ranking mob enforcer help her? But when she looks at him with her empathic power she sees an intriguing hint of the pure blue that signifies a warrior, hidden deep in his soul, but marking him as one to be trusted. So right from the beginning I've set up the conflict where she knows she can't trust anyone in this place, yet instinctively she wants to lean on Conor. Will he help her? Can he help her? Or is he a dangerous weakness in her self-protective stance? And the story takes off from there.
Cynthia Sax: Mmm… I love warrior heroes! Tell us a little bit about the series Danger in the Stars belongs to and the order we should read the stories.
Veronica Scott: This story fits into my Sectors series, which is set in the far future, out in the galaxy. Most of the books in the Sectors SF Romance series are standalone adventures with romance and an HEA, although occasionally I write a direct sequel. I'm already thinking about a third empathic priestess, and her story, so I may write one more in this general set of plots. Never say never! I have a page on my blog where I give suggestions on what order to read the Sectors books, to the extent that it's helpful to read any of them before reading others.
Cynthia Sax: That's awesome. What do you love about writing in your SciFi Romance?
Veronica Scott: In science fiction literally anything can happen (and often does). So the author isn't constrained by anything but their own imagination. And I love the idea of a hero and equally strong heroine up against the worst the galaxy can throw at them, and fighting through to that Happy Ever After ending.
Cynthia Sax: I love that too. Thank you for joining us today, Veronica Scott!
Veronica Scott's Website: https://veronicascott.wordpress.com/
Miriell, a powerful empathic priestess, has been kidnapped from her own primitive planet along with a number of her people, and sold to the evil Amarotu Combine, largest organized crime syndicate in the Sectors. When she and her handler are sent to use her power to commit an assassination, she must leave behind her own sister as hostage to ensure her compliance. Miriell cannot ask for aid without endangering herself and others.
Despite his best efforts, Combine enforcer Conor Stewart is entranced by Miriell, and helps her evade the worst of brutal treatment from the rest of the mob. But Conor must keep his distance, before the lovely empath learns that he has secrets of his own–secrets that could get them both killed.
The situation becomes dire when Conor and Miriell come to the attention of both the Combine overlords and the deadly Mawreg, aliens who threaten the Sectors. Can she save herself and the Mawreg's next victims? And will Conor help her, or remain loyal to his evil bosses?
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Wayback Wednesday-Demon Of Convenience
Tomorrow is Halloween, one of my favorite holidays, and nothing says Halloween to me like the sexy bad boy demon hero. Taurinus, the ice demon assassin hero of Demon Of Convenience, is one of my favorite heroes. His coldness hides a fiery passion. When he falls, he falls very hard and that's so erotic!
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
Mina has to bond with a demon. In return for his permanent protection, she will offer him unlimited power. When she asks her best friend for help, Taurinus — a deadly assassin — arrives instead.
Mina is horrified by the last minute substitution, but she is running out of time and has no other choice. She resigns herself to a passionless bonding of convenience… until one kiss changes everything.
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Wayback Wednesday – Assassin Mine
I REALLY love Darius, the assassin hero in Assassin Mine (which many readers jokingly refer to as Ass-Ass-In Mine). This is story 4 in the Mission Menage SciFi erotic romance series (The stories being Mission Menage, Savage Menage, Unleashed Menage, Assassin Mine, and Menage Lost) and is the only non-menage in the series. If you start with this story, all you really need to know is that the Balazoids and the Federation are at war. The Balazoids use women as sex slaves, using them only to breed with.
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Ellora's Cave
Darius, a Balazoid assassin, lives a solitary life structured by rigid rules. Nothing is more forbidden than his sexual attraction to Sabria, a sultry human female. Yet she's all he thinks about. One kiss, one touch, one heart-stopping encounter in a darkened alleyway isn't enough to satisfy his unnatural obsession. Breaking every rule on both of their planets, Darius captures Sabria and takes her for his breeder.
Sabria takes one look at Darius and she knows she'll have him…multiple times, in all sorts of positions. She'll voyage to the end of the known universes to prove she's the only breeder he'll ever desire, blazing his notions of how a female should behave.
Because the only force fiercer than a Balazoid assassin is a woman's lust.
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Wayback Wednesday – Love, Hope And Electricity
Love, Hope And Electricity is the second story in my post apocalyptic series from Loose Id (the first story is Assassin's Haiku).
Chac, an assassin for the rebellion, has electrically charged fingers. He's named after the Mayan god of rain. And boy, is he sexy! I LOVE Chac.
Both Chac and Hope believe they're monsters – Chac because of his mutations and Hope because of the evil things her scientific insights have been used for. Together, they realize that even monsters deserve love.
Now Available From Loose Id
Doctor Hope Keller believes she's bettering the world with her experiments. She's horrified to discover her research is being used for evil. To stop the atrocities, she must die, and her choice of death is by the electric hands of the Federation's top assassin, model 953702. She seeks out the sexy vengeful assassin, expecting a quick, painless demise.
Chac's plans for Doctor Hope Keller aren't quick or painless. He has been stalking the infamous monster maker for years, and he will kill her. He has to. But not before he sates his sexual hunger, showing her over and over again how pleasurable his electricity can be. Chac takes Hope to his underground bunker and restrains her, slowly stripping away her clothes, her inhibitions, and her deepest, darkest secrets.
When the enemy sends soldiers to retrieve their number one scientist, Chac realizes that while Hope may be a monster, she is his monster. He'll do anything to keep her…even sacrifice his genetically enhanced heart.
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Wayback Wednesday: Assassin's Haiku
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Loose Id
Twice a week, every week, Haiku sits beside Diego in the dimly-lit underground poetry-sex bar. As they listen to the poets read, she basks in the warmth of her genetically-enhanced assassin's body, and longs for the smack of large, leather-clad hands against bare skin. No other male, human or otherwise, makes her thighs tremble like Diego can with one dark look. Her heart, body and soul are his, if only he'd ask.
Diego won't ask, because he knows a killer doesn't deserve love. Instead he sits in silent torment, watching Haiku, wanting Haiku, yet unable to touch her. She is poetry and light, embodying all that he fights for, and when Agency operatives attack the bar, putting Haiku in danger, he must protect her. He takes her to the safest place on the planet, his underground bunker, and then realizes he has made a deadly mistake. Haiku may now be safe, but Diego's heart has been put in jeopardy.
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Wayback Wednesday: Demon Of Convenience
Demon of Convenience, story 2 in the Demon Chronicles, has one of my favorite heroes ever. Taurinus was nominated at ARe as one of their sexiest heroes. This ice demon assassin is determined not to fall in love. It is too dangerous, especially for his mate, a female he believes is human.
Demon of Convenience also has the hands free demon loving scene. I love this scene, very sexy!
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
Mina has to bond with a demon. In return for his permanent protection, she will offer him unlimited power. When she asks her best friend for help, Taurinus — a deadly assassin — arrives instead.
Mina is horrified by the last minute substitution, but she is running out of time and has no other choice. She resigns herself to a passionless bonding of convenience… until one kiss changes everything.
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Chewy White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies deserve a spot on your Christmas cookie tray. They're festive, buttery, and Santa approved!
It's the most wonderful time of the year – Christmas!
…cookie season, that is. Christmas cookie season is the most wonderful time of the year! Is there anything that makes anyone, man, woman, or child, smile as consistently as a cookie?
Ross grew up in a family that made a million different types of Christmas cookies every year. I don't think I've even tried all the variations that usually appear on their menu. Me, my family kept it a little more simple with traditional cut-out sugar cookies and gingerbread men. But even with all the options between our two families, there's ALWAYS room for a new cookie.
Like these! Chewy White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies made a very welcome addition to our Christmas cookie tray this year. And, I mean, they're probably pretty tasty year-round, but the candy cane just screams festive, dontcha think?
These remind me of some of my favorite holiday treats. White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha? ✔! Peppermint Bark? ✔! I can't resist a white chocolate and mint combo. So you know a white chocolate candy cane cookie didn't last long while it was within my arm's reach.
The base for these cookies comes from Sally's Baking Addiction. Man, does she know what she's doing. It makes an ultra chewy, buttery cookie that would go perfectly with so many amazing fillings In this case, I filled them with white chocolate and peppermint. And I think that was an excellent decision.
I whipped up these babies for a cookie exchange party we hosted – which, by the way, is the ideal way to get SO. MANY. COOKIES. We also made, like, three other kinds of cookies, and tasted another dozen, but these white chocolate candy cane cookies were my favorite. And not only were they sweet and chewy and festive, but they were really really easy to make. Yes, you have to chill the dough in advance, but IMHO, that makes them even easier. Observe all your options on how to prep these ahead of time!
- You can make the dough a day, two days, even a week ahead of time, store it in your refrigerator, then bake at your leisure.
- Or, you can roll the dough into balls, freeze them, and then move them straight from the freezer to the oven and bake. (Bonus: you can bake just one or two dough balls if you can't quite justify a full batch, and save the rest for later.)
- Or, you can bake them ahead of time and freeze the baked cookies. The defrosted cookies are almost indistinguishable from fresh!
Oh, and you want to know the secret to make these REALLY pretty? When you take the cookies out of the oven, immediately press a few white chocolate chips and candy cane bits on top. Press them juuuuust gently enough into the cookie so they stick. The chocolate and candy cane melt slightly and adhere to the tops of the cookies exactly where you want them to. Trust me, it's a little extra effort, but it's totally worth it.
In other words, you have basically no excuse NOT to have these cookies on hand for any occasion. Whether it's a cookie exchange party, family gathering, or…a visit from Santa. (Trust me, you leave a few of these out for the ol' fella, you'll get nothing but nice things in that stocking.)
Now you tell me! What's your favorite holiday cookie? What should I try baking for my next cookie exchange? Leave a comment to let me know!
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (add ¼ cup flour if you live in a humid place like Houston)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips, plus an optional ¼ cup for decorating
- ½ cup crushed candy cane, plus an optional handful for decorating (I place a few candy canes in a ziplock bag and hit them with a rolling pin)
- Using a stand mixer, or an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until the mixture is fluffy and light in color.
- Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well-combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until just combined.
- Add white chocolate chips and candy cane. Mix again until just combined.
- Cover the dough and refrigerate until very cold, preferably overnight. It can be refrigerated for several days.
- About an hour before you want to bake the cookies, pull the dough from the fridge and roll into balls about the size of a tablespoon. Pop the dough balls back into the fridge to make sure they're nice and cold.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the dough balls onto 2 baking sheets lined with silicone baking mats. (You can use parchment paper if you don't have a silicone mat.)
- Bake just until the edges are set but the middle still looks slightly underdone. Time will depend on your oven, but they should take anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes.
- Optional: right after taking the cookies out of the oven, press a few chocolate chips and candy cane bits on top for decoration.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, until the cookies are set. Remove them to wire racks to finish cooling.
Baked cookies freeze well. Let them sit out at room temperature for about 20 minutes to defrost.
Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction.
Need more cookies? Try our Chewy Pumpkin Molasses Cookies next!
4 Comments on Chewy White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
What an interesting ingredient.
They look so delicious!
These cookies are literally Christmas in cookie form. They're so festive! And I love the tip about making them pretty. If it was just me I'd eat them in whatever shape or form lol but tis the season for pretty cookies! It's hard to pick a favourite cookie..hmmm….though I saw a lemon crinkle on Pinterest. I think I'd do a batch of that next! Hope you guys are having a blast holiday baking!


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All ages and stages are invited to join us in our services. Following the children's sermon, our youngest congregants will be dismissed to Sunday School classes (3 years to 4th grade). Our nursery is open from the beginning of the service.
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So after 1 week of development Auto Memory Manager is at version 1.0.3. As the version number suggest the changes have been major but I've enjoyed the learning process.
This release included 2 things. One of which seemed to be a much needed help file. It turns out that the usability of this app was only obvious to me and not many others…including my wife. I showed it to her and gave a brief description of what it did and she immediately pointed out a major flaw in my rather basic app. It wasn't obvious what the buttons or the sliders did. In short it wasn't obvious what everything on the app did! Which was a bit of a surprise to me as it seemed pretty obvious what they did. (You press a button for the setting that you want.) I still think this is an efficient way of choosing and applying a setting however I concede that it probably isn't the most obvious. So I've added a brief help file and in the next few days I will put up a more detailed help on this site.
The topic of memory management is a complex one and is one that I have a lot to learn about. I plan to update this blog with my thoughts about this topic and my finding in general and also relating to my app. Hopefully others will find it useful. I have also have to mention the XDA forum. In particular the "Android Internal Task Killer" thread and androcheck who provided the information to make this possible. And for now this is probably still the best place to find out about how this app actually works. But feel free to send me any questions over twitter or email and I'll see if I can help.


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Domestic violence is a very serious crime and is very tragic for all those involved. There are often a great number of misconceptions as to the nature of domestic violence and its participants. Below are some statistics of the the reported incidences of domestic violence in Virginia.
It is, however, important to note that a large number of domestic violence is never reported to the police, and hence cannot be included in these statistics. In particular, sexual domestic violence is rarely brought to the attention of authorities. A recent national study suggests that 41% of nonfatal violent incidents between family members and 45% of nonfatal violent incidences between boyfriends or girlfriends did not get reported to the police.
In Virginia, from 2006-2010, of the reported domestic violence incidences domestic violence victims were half of all simple assault victims, 40% of kidnapping or abduction victims, and 3 out of 10 sexual assault victims.
Victims of domestic violence are considerably more varied than that of popular opinion. Although 7 out of 10 victims were women, during the time period of the study, the number of male victims increased by 17%, and domestic violence against the elderly increased more than for any other age group.
Perhaps most chilling, 76% of all victims of domestic sexual assault were under the age of 18. Recall that sexual domestic violence is the most underreported crime in this category.
Domestic violence is a blight upon society because it is a crime from family against family, loved one against loved one.
Victims of domestic violence have the option of seeking civil redress in addition to the criminal charges the prosecutor may choose to lay. If you are the victim of Domestic Violence or have been charged with Domestic Violence, call the Law Offices of Faraji Rosenthall (703) 934-0101.


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Elvis Presley was a huge fan of Steve McGarrett -- and of Jack Lord. While in Honolulu for the Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii concert in 1973, Elvis called Jack and asked to stop by for a visit. Of course, Jack and Marie invited him to come. Elvis did not arrive alone; instead, his entourage was with him. After all, who would want to sit back at the hotel when they could be meeting Jack? No one!
Read about how Jack met Elvis in the words of a true Elvis fan on these Web pages:
"Jack Lord and Elvis Presley" http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/jack_lord_and_elvis_presley.shtml
"Jack Lord's Special Memory of Elvis" http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/jacklordsspecialmemoryofelvislshtml
"Jack Lord Meets Elvis Presley, January 14, 1973 by Charlie Hodge. http://photos.elvispresley.com.au/celebrities/jack_lord.html
Hear Elvis introduce Jack. Elvis Presley Aloha From Hawaii (counter number 48:32):
One of my favorite actors is in the audience, Jack Lord. I gotta say that, you know, "Hawaii Five-0."
Elvis: Aloha From Hawai'i aired on PBS in August 2013; however, it was heavily edited. Missing was Elvis' introducing Jack in the audience. Such a disappointment. As a part of fundraising, they were offering a DVD of the concert as shown tonight and a CD that they claimed was the complete concert. Hopefully, it includes the introduction.
After the Honolulu performance, Elvis gave Jack a Walther PPK. It sold at auction in 2007.
After the Las Vegas opening performance, Elvis gave Jack a 1953 Martin 00-21 acoustic guitar. It currently is valued at between $45,000 and $75,000 at auction. An affidavit and certificate of authenticity were given by Joe Esposito, Elvis Presley's road manager, for the auction of the Martin guitar.
Elvis died on August 16, 1977. That was Marie's 72nd birthday.
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A Letter from Graceland
On November 5, 1984, Todd Morgan of Elvis' team wrote a letter to Jack, asking if he could provide information about gifts that Jack and Elvis exchanged during their friendship. Elvis had passed on, and the people at Graceland, Elvis' home, were trying to identify and authenticate items in the house. Included were the banjo, which Jack had presented to Elvis in 1973, when Elvis had visited in Jack's home, and the belt, which Elvis had presented to Marie after his Las Vegas performance, also in 1973.


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I thought I would be a bit more relaxed this week but I couldn't resist getting back into the sun yesterday for a jog in the park. I guess the sun gets us all a little more active! I went for my first run in 5 months. FIVE. That's insane! It was really good to get out there so I am sure I'm going to keep it up!
We won't always want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen so of course I'm always looking for ways to change up variety and mixing up things a bit. Totally a bonus if it can be done in 30 minutes right??!!
I modified what we typically know about BLT by making it into a BLT pasta salad! Since I can't get enough of tacos of any sort- you know I had to try it out in taco form! We might have missed Taco Tuesday, but make sure this is on your meal planning list for next week!
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These Salmon BLT tacos are seriously so good. Get some tortillas together- I love corn with this but you can totally substitute with flour tortillas if you like them better! Layer the tacos with your salmon, bacon, lettuce (arugula), tomato, cheddar cheese and then top them off with the yummy Sriracha ranch!
- For the salmon:
- 2 pounds salmon, skin removed
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- For the tacos:
- 8 corn tortillas
- 1/2 cup baby arugula
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
- 6 strips bacon, cooked & crumbled
- Sriracha Ranch Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha
- In a small bowl, combine the sriracha ranch ingredients. Store in the fridge until ready use.
- Mix the salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, onion powder and chili powder in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, toss salmon with 1 tablespoon olive oil and seasonings mixture onto salmon until fully seasoned.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet to medium high heat. Add salmon and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until desired doneness (I like mine medium-medium well).
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Can these toilets really flush large amounts of waste with only 0.8 gallons? Do they clog up easily?
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You will need the following items for this spell:
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- 5 Candles ''1 Blue= Water, 1 Red= Fire, 1 Green= Earth, 1 Yellow = Air, and 1 white one= Spirit''
- 1 lighter or 5 matches.
Okay a common question is how to regain the energy I lost, well first off, the energy you place out into the world is given back to the universe.
Casting Instructions for 'Energy Regain'
- Place the White candle on the top point of the pentacle.
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A few weeks ago I shared on my microblog how a particular book helped me embrace and accept change. I had experienced an upheaval in my life and needed to say goodbye to a part of my life. I didn't want to. Even though it was evident that the issue was dead and buried, I held on, willing it to come back to life. I was eventually able to let go and have since kept the real possibility of change at the forefront of my mind. We don't like being blindsided, right?
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- Questline
- Tradeskill
- Dungeons
- Itemization: Gear, Currency & Infusers
- Adorns
- New: Experience Vial System
- New: Heartbound
GU100 adds one new storyline. You're required to finish first quest in the timeline on at least one toon to be able to access the new zones on all your toons:
It also adds two new overland zones:
- Zek, the Scourge Wastes [Solo]
- Zek, the Scourge Wastes [Heroic]
Both zones are the exact same zones including the questlines. The only difference is one has solo mobs, and the other one has heroic mobs. Heroic zones, however require you to have a group as they're nearly impossible to solo on your own. Both zones offer the same questline, with exact same quests. Both questlines can be done, though heroic version offers much better gear as reward.
IMPORTANT: You must know Druzaic language in order to progress to certain part of the questlines. If you don't know how to learn it, consult Words of Pure Magic wiki article
Solo signature line reward includes a mount a Silenflyer owl egg, Rebuilt Blood Iron Forge and a choice of one cyan adornment:
- One Handed Rune: Lesser Focused Power
- Secondary Rune: Lesser Focused Power
- Two Handed Rune: Lesser Focused Power
Heroic signature line reward includes a mount a Silenflyer owl egg, Rebuilt Blood Iron Forge and a choice of one cyan adornment:
Completing all the quests in both zones (Solo has 15 quests, Heroic has 12 quests), along with 3 in Scourge Keep will give you Over Achiever triumph achievement, which rewards you one charm of your choice:
- Green Hood's Sacrifice
- Sanctifier's Tome of Last Rites
- Scourge Army Standard
- Seeds of Doubt
- The Herald's Call
New rare provisioner harvests are available from Terrors of Thalumbra zones
Recipes obtained from Arena event in heroic version of Scourge Keep.
- Chain
- Scourge Armor Plans: Blood Iron Chain Boots
- Scourge Armor Plans: Blood Iron Chain Bracers
- Scourge Armor Plans: Blood Iron Chain Gloves
- Scourge Armor Plans: Blood Iron Chain Leggings
- Scourge Armor Plans: Blood Iron Chain Mantles
- Scourge Armor Plans: Blood Iron Coifs
- Scourge Armor Plans: Blood Iron Vests
- Plate
Recipes obtained from Arena event in heroic version of Scourge Keep.
- Cloth
- Leather
- Advanced Provisioner Volume 100 is available for purchase
- New mastercrafted food: C.R.E.
- New mastercrafted drink: Soldier's Tot
Difficulty legend
- Easy
- Medium
- Hard
Note that difficulty used are for intended audience. For example an easy advanced solo and an easy heroic dungeon does not mean they're equally easy. Players with quest/solo gear will find easy advanced solo quick and fast to run, while an easy heroic will be much much more difficult to run with such gear setup.
Advanced Solo dungeon
- Scourge Keep
Heroic dungeon
- Scourge Keep
Heroic Event dungeon
- The Fabled Chamber of Immortality *
- The Fabled Sanctum of Fear *
Heroic Contested dungeon
- The Fabled Ruins of Varsoon *
- The Fabled Temple of Cazic-Thule *
- Zek, the Scourge Wastes: The Siege
Zones marked with * can be directly access via a portal on the docks in the Thundering Steppes.
Itemization: Gear, Currency & Infusers
Although new armor is added to new zones, they use same stat pattern and amount of stats as their ToT counterpart. There are few exceptions, where unique armor contains stats like doublecast and flurry. As for jewelry, a whole new jewelry is introduced. Procs are being removed from earring, amulets, rings and wrists, while certain stats are increased by a huge amount like potency, crit bonus, abil mod and WDB.
There's no new currency or faction merchants introduced by this updated. Alt currency rewarded for daily zone missions and timed quests still remain Coin of the Eternal Queen.
New Infusers
- Drops from named mobs in solo Zek overland and names from Scourge Keep advanced solo zone:
- Rewards from Scourge Keep advanced solo, drops from names in heroic Zek overland and names from Scourge Keep heroic and fabled GU100 zones:
- Rewards from Scourge Keep heroic daily mission crate:
Note: Throughout the questline you will receive several infusers as reward, or by turning in collections sets. Infusers received through questing and turning in collections are flagged as NO-TRADE, however all looted infusers are HEIRLOOM.
New Cyan Adornments
- One Handed Rune: Lesser Focused Power
- One Handed Rune: Focused Power
- One Handed Rune: Greater Focused Power
- Secondary Rune: Lesser Focused Power
- Secondary Rune: Focused Power
- Secondary Rune: Greater Focused Power
- Two Handed Rune: Lesser Focused Power
- Two Handed Rune: Focused Power
- Two Handed Rune: Greater Focused Power
Experience Vial System
"Store your hard-earned experience and share it with others!"
You're now able to store your gained experience into a vials which can be traded or sold over broker. In order to start saving the experience, you first have to acquire a Vial. Experience Vials are available in the Marketplace. Once purchased, experience vials may be enabled from the UI to convert your earned used experience points. For more information on how this system works read this link.
"Become heartbound to that special someone to gain a nifty new title and bonuses for playing together!"
Essentially, this nifty feature now allows you to get married and gain certain bonuses. In order to go through the ceremony, you first need access to an item that drops in Shard of Love the agnostic zone, called Heartstone. It's a guild hall only house furniture and it can be used from your own guild hall or some other guilds' as long as you can click it. Next step is to send group invite to your partner. While in the group, both of you must approach the same heartstone, then one of you can right click it and choose to become Heartbound. This will open up a new window that will allow you to select from the list of you group members whom you wish to marry. Select your partner and they will receive an invite to become bonded. Once your partner accepts it, you both get a permanent passive buff Heartbond which gives fervor to both of you when you're both logged in (5 for non members, 15 for all access). If you right click the altar again you can 'rekindle the bound'. Once you do this, your original passive buff will disappear and will be replaced with similar buff that lasts 30mins but gives you the double amount of fervor. Once it expires it's repalced by the original passive buff. You can rekindle it at any time.
- Yes, same sex marriages are allowed.
- Yes, you can file for a divorce.
- Buff is active for as long as your hearbound partner is logged in. You don't have to be in same zone or group to receive benefits from.
- Rekindling the bond will give both you and your partner the active buff, even if they're not in the same zone or group.


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Following to CHSOS presence at the Dialogue Day in Tallin, the eCult Observatory appreciated the CHSOS effort to promote innovative, affordable and sustainable technologies for art examination and nominated CHSOS eCult ambassador. This means CHSOS will be a promoter of these innovative technologies in museums also within the eCult Observatory project.
The eCult Observatory is the on-line portal of the eCultValue project, co-funded by the FP7 European Commission ICT program.The eCult Observatory is a brokerage platform for cultural heritage institutions and technology providers. It allows technology providers to propose their solutions and heritage institutions to showcase their implementations. It provides a knowledge environment for all cultural heritage stakeholders interested in technologies.
My role as eCult Ambassador would be to act as a facilitator between ICT solution providers and cultural heritage organizations, thanks to my mixed background in technologies and in cultural heritage.
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Virtual reality is already among us and anyone can access it in different forms. We have headsets that are tethered to PCs or the ones which use your own mobile screen. All options are valid, but each with its limitations, advantages, and disadvantages.
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Blog of Zontar the thing from Venus posted some rather hilarious 70s porn movie paperback tie-ins. The one for Defiance!... is that an actual novelization of a porn movie? (I wonder how many of those there were?)
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We recorded this record in about 2 weeks at Phase One Studios in Toronto on a small budget. We were so stoked to be in the studio making our first record, and you can feel that energy on this album. The songs are fresh and basic. Everything done on 2 inch, 24 track tape, and has that great analog warmth to the sound. We took the tapes to Farmyard Studio in England to be mixed, and the result was fantastic. The album was a hit right out of the box…..things happened very quickly after that.