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by Sue Ann Rybak
Sinead Kelly's newborn son, Dylan, was just six months old when Kelly, a single mom, left for her first deployment to Afghanistan in March 2006.
"When I came home for R & R, he didn't know who the hell I was," said Kelly, who served with Bravo Company 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. "We tried doing little things like having a pillow with my picture on it. But, he didn't understand. When I left he was sitting up and babbling and by the time I finally got back for good in July – after my extended deployment – he was almost 2 years old. I had this little midget running up to me – and of course – I was bawling."
Sinead Kelly, is the younger sister of Specialist Eamonn Kelly, of Glenside, who was featured in the Local on May 16 in part one of a three-part series on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
More than 2.5 million troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since America's war on terrorism began more than 10 years ago.
Thanks to the advances in medical technology, more troops are returning home safely to the arms of their loved ones. But for many, the invisible scars of war often make that long-imagined homecoming anything but peaceful. Instead, home becomes a battlefield as vets struggle to adjust to new family roles, reconnect with loved ones and maneuver a minefield of red tape as they wait in limbo for disability benefits, education and employment assistance – all the while struggling to deal with the physical and psychological trauma of war.
And women like Kelly are playing an ever-increasing role in war.
According to the Department of Defense, "close to 15 percent of the active duty force and 18 percent of reserves are women, and they are a population that continues to grow. Since 2001, more than 292,975 women veterans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. They comprise almost 12 percent of all veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan."
It is said that when service members enlist, their family enlists with them. The Kelly family is just one of whose families that are struggling to return to everyday life. Sinead Kelly was just 19 years old when she joined the army on Jan. 20, 2004.
Being a single mother away from her newborn baby was hard enough, but then the unthinkable happened.
"My first deployment really, really sucked," Kelly said. "Four months into my first deployment in Afghanistan, one of my best friends killed himself. I was scared of the dark for a long time after that."
Kelly said she was "shook-up."
Kelly said she had trouble coming to terms with the suicide. She said she felt immobilized by grief and feelings of guilt, had difficulty concentrating and experienced nightmares.
"After he committed suicide, I didn't want to go outside the wire," Kelly said.
But, then tragedy struck, again.
Josh, a close friend from high school, was killed in a car accident right before Christmas.
"It really affected me," Kelly said.
Adjusting to motherhood
"When I first came back, Dylan was back and forth between me and my parents," Kelly said. "I wasn't used to being a parent. Dylan was used to his routine with my parents."
Kelly said at the time she didn't realize she was suffering from symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
"I felt like a time bomb ready to go off," she said. "You tell people 'yeah, I am good.' But, you're not."
Referring to the war, she added, "You don't know what to expect – you don't know."
Genevieve Kelly, Sinead's mother, said she would scream at Dylan a lot.
"She was very short fused with Dylan," Genevieve said. "Dylan would act out at school."
Ed Kelly, Sinead's father, said it was a difficult time because both he and his wife were working.
He said it was difficult because not only were they juggling work and helping to raise the baby – they were worried about their daughter getting killed in Afghanistan. He said it was "a lot more simple" when Sinead was in Afghanistan because Dylan wasn't caught between two different living situations.
"At first, you are just so relieved and happy that your child is safe," said Ed, 54, a licensed contractor. "It was like a three-day high. The difficult part was that whenever Dylan seemed settled – she would come home and then have to go back."
"They always had a strong connection," Ed said. "Dylan wanted to go with Sinead but she wasn't providing him with the structure he needed."
Ed said there was a lot more confusion when she was home.
"She had all the right ideas but she didn't have them in place because she was going through a lot of different stuff, too," he said. Sinead saw the battlefield – she wasn't sitting behind a desk. She was in the thick of it."
The transition to everyday life was even more complicated by Kelly's decision to return to school.
"Right before my second deployment, I went to school for the six-month college option," Kelly said.
She said working full-time and going to school while adjusting to being a mom was extremely stressful. Kelly said finding affordable childcare was difficult, and Dylan's behavior often caused problems at school.
Military children often have emotional difficulties and require mental health support as a result of their parent's service.
According to a 2009 Study by the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, one-third of children between the ages of 5 and 12 were likely to develop social and psychological problems after their parent's deployment."
"The commander of my unit at the time was not very understanding," Kelly said.
She said Dylan didn't have a healthy schedule. Often, he would go to bed late and have to wake up early in the morning. Kelly said it hurt that he preferred to stay with my parents – and she admitted it was what Dylan needed.
Returning to Afghanistan
Kelly said she was more prepared the second time she was deployed to Afghanistan in January 2009.
"I knew what to expect," Kelly said. "That time we actually Skyped with Dylan. I know it sucks, but I think he is used to it," referring to her being away from him. "During my second deployment all I wanted to do was go outside the wire. I wanted to do something."
Then on June 5, 2009, the second anniversary of her friend's suicide, her MWRAP hit a land mine. Kelly said it was almost like a joke from her guardian angel.
"It was like he was saying 'I still got your back – even now,'" Kelly said. "I was frozen for a second. All I heard was the driver telling the gunner to get the cover down. I thought, 'damn I don't even have my seat belt on.' I think the people in the vehicle behind us were more scared then us. All they saw was the whole vehicle go up in smoke. It wasn't a convoy. We were just plotting points – if we would have went out in humvees, we would have been f—ked."
She said they couldn't leave the vehicle because they didn't know if they were sitting on a landmine.
"It was just down the road from Altimur where a Czech solder had just gotten his leg blown off," Kelly said.
She said they were lucky that no one died or was severely injured.
Kelly was deployed to Iraq in July 2011.
"Iraq was nothing like what I was used to in Afghanistan," Kelly said. "Our job was to clear out the Witmer Troop Medical Clinic at Camp Liberty and turn it over to the Iraqis. It was sad leaving Iraq when we shut the clinic. Imagine how many people died there? I wouldn't go in that building in the dark," Kelly said. "There are probably a lot of ghosts roaming around in there."
The need for more services
Jason Hansman, Senior program manager for Health programs at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) said veterans are not the only ones affected by the trauma of war, military families are often impacted.
"When you have a father or mother who might be dealing with mental health issues related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, it is eventually going to trickle down to the rest of the family," said Hansman, an Iraq veteran. "One of the most important things people can do to help vets is to stay educated on the issues and hold their elected officials responsible for what they are reading in the news."
He said the VA reported this year that a veteran commits suicide every 65 minutes – that's 22 veterans every day.
"It's a national tragedy that so many vets are taking their own lives," Hansman said.
He said the public should be outraged by the lack of services available to veterans and demand that the government pass legislation to support Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who have been serving in war for more than 10 years.
One such bill is the Mental Health Access Act of 2012. It requires the Department of Defense to create a comprehensive, standardized suicide-prevention program, expand eligibility for a variety of Department of Veterans Affairs mental health services to family members, strengthen oversight of DoD Mental Health Care and the Integrated Disability Evaluation System, improve training and education for health care providers, create more peer-to-peer counseling opportunities, and require the VA to establish accurate and reliable measures for mental health services.
According to the Center for Investigative Reporting, the average wait time for benefits from the VA in Philadelphia is 337 days.
According to the Center for Investigative Reporting's website, as of June 24, 20,587 veterans are waiting for a response to claims for a disease, injury or illness suffered in the military.
Returning home, but does anyone care?
Sinead's father, Ed, said vets often feel isolated and alone. He said it's one of the reasons why veterans are struggling with depression and substance abuse.
Ed said when Warriors' Watch, which organizes motorcycle riders and police and fire personnel to escort soldiers home, escorted her home from the Philadelphia International Airport it had a positive impact.
"She told me 'I didn't realize anybody cared,'" Ed said. "Warriors Watch really helped her – I am not sure how much, but it made her realize some people really do care."
Ed said his family is lucky that they got off relatively unscathed. He said both his children, Eamonn and Sinead, have been affected by the war – but many veterans never recover. He said that in addition to Sinead losing a friend to suicide while in Afghanistan, she has lost several friends who committed suicide after they came home, adding that part of them never came home.
He said their scars – although not visible – were there.
Updated on July 2. 2013. An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Sinead's friend in Afghanistan hung himself in the bathroom.
* Photos courtesy of the Kelly family


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My fixation with egg salad started when I was just a little girl. My family would go on long road trips (say, to the mountains up north, or to the seaside) and my mom would prepare a variety of sandwiches for the ride. The egg salad was my favorite.
I remember savoring each small square (she would slice each sandwich into two), biting a bit at a time, chewing slowly, pausing between bites, attempting to make it last as long as possible. My mom would pack a lot, but I dared not eat too many for fear I would receive one of those stern looks she reserved for when I overstepped my food boundaries (ah, childhood food issues…let's not traverse that dark road for O, that way madness lies!). My father however, knew no food boundaries (and still continues to be unaware of such) and would dip his hand into the sandwich bag many times on one trip. I would sit and hope that, when the proper amount of time since my last sandwich passed, and I reached for another, there would still be an egg salad left. There usually was, owing to my dad's penchant for cheese pimiento, but it was always a dodgy moment, that second when I would rummage through those neat squares of white bread.
That little girl has since grown up, and now makes her own egg salad – which she happily consumes whenever, and in whatever quantity, she wishes. AND she does it with bacon 🙂
My Favorite Egg Salad
- 6 hard boiled eggs (prepared as your preferred hardboiled egg procedure dictates – I know there is much debate on this)
- 60 grams bacon
- 2 tablespoons chopped green/spring onion
- 1 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
– Chop the bacon and fry in a dry non-stick pan until crisp and golden. Drain cooked bacon on a plate lined with a paper towel (fold it into two for double thickness and extra oil-absorbency).
– While the bacon is cooking, chop the hard boiled eggs into chunks, no need to be exact, and place in a bowl.
– Add green/spring onion and dill to the bowl with the eggs. Add bacon (well drained of residual oil) and mayonnaise.
– Sprinkle with salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste. Toss gently (Gently now…the eggs will break, there's no avoiding this, but you don't want to pulverize them) to mix. Taste and adjust seasoning.
– Store in a jar in the refrigerator.
This egg salad is based on the egg salads of my childhood, perked up with some fresh herbs, and tailored to suit my love for bacon. Bacon and eggs go together so well don't you think? 🙂 I like my eggs in not-too-small chunks and the mayonnaise to coat every piece…not too much but not too little either because, as horrible as this makes me sound, I love mayonnaise (trust me; I have tried to cure myself of this affliction to no avail). Pile onto a greens-lined slice of wheat bread…I love this with either arugula or alfalfa sprouts, but all I had was the romaine you see in the photo.
My mom doesn't make much egg salad anymore. If we go on a long road trip together we are more likely to stop for coffee somewhere along the way (now that coffee shops abound and her daughter can drink it with her) than take along a bag of sandwiches. I think however, that the time is ripe to bring back this old tradition. We will now have a little non-coffee drinker on our trips after all. And I can make the egg salad 🙂


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Benicia has a great setup for land kiting in the hills next to the skate park. The hills have been mowed clean by goats that are brought in every fall.
Anybody interested in checking it out give me a shout.
Will get some footage soon with land kites and some paraglider action as well.
Soaring with the paraglider is incredible to say the least.


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Mill Mercantile
The sister store of menswear purveyor Unionmade, Mill caters to a particular San Francisco archetype: The sort of woman who prefers her leather totes sans designer logo, who fetishizes indigo, and who favors wood soles over stilettos. The sunny, soothing store is Japanese inspired, all white walls, wood shelving, and deep blue accents. Though the clothes here aren't body-conscious—tunics, long knits, cropped trousers, midi skirts and dresses—they carry casually chic sex appeal. The assortment of labels skews particularly toward Japan and France, but mixes in stateside favorites like Billy Reid, Chance, Lauren Manoogian and Mociun. Defining characteristics on the racks are meticulous construction and luxurious materials, whether linen, raw silk, pima cotton, or alpaca. Don't miss the housewares at the register, including handcrafted ceramics, kitchenware and stationery.
This Castro mainstay is credited with creating the daily uniform of the San Francisco man—not entirely in jest. Its racks are filled with everything a casually stylish guy needs, including twill and waxed cotton jackets, nautical-stripe tees, hardy leather boots, jeans, and plaid and chambray button-downs. Everything is selected with an eye for craftsmanship and quality, from the Golden Bear blazers and Hillside ties to weekend-wear like Chimala terry cloth tees and Todd Snyder sweatshirts. The store is divided into two rooms, one side bearing denim, button-downs, shoes, and giftables, the other devoted to outerwear and accessories. A midpoint of sorts between the Castro and the Mission, it draws regulars from both neighborhoods, many who pop in to browse the book and zine selection, which includes aspirational lifestyle pubs like Inventory, Man of the World, Kinfolk, and Fantastic Man.
Gravel & Gold
This weirdly, wonderfully San Franciscan store isn't afraid to be irreverent: The best-selling Boob Bag is covered with a black-and-white print of breasts (the pattern is also splashed across tees, tanks and pillowcases). The in-house designed G&G collection often draws upon the talents of local illustrators, painters and designers, but never skews twee or kitsch. If you're not a fan of over-the-top prints, fear not—the store also stocks understated striped tanks, dresses and tees galore. Many of the shop clerks are also designers and artists themselves. Look out for leather sandals by sometime-shopgirl Rachel Corry, Jenny Pennywood bags and clutches by local fine artist Jen Garrido, and Ursa Major jewelry by recent New York transplant Kate Jones. The shop also doubles as a community hub for the surrounding Mission, regularly hosting art openings, launch parties and design workshops.
Welcome Stranger
If Unionmade is the gold standard for the stylish SF guy, Welcome Stranger is a little more rugged. It's a store for the outdoorsy guy that wants to look put-together, but not like he's trying too hard. The clothes are scattered among vintage trunks and camping equipment, adding to the urban woodsman feel. The emphasis is on fit and functionality, with finds like Jungmaven T-shirts, APC jeans, Zig-Zag shoes, and Barbour waxed canvas jackets—plus accoutrements like Otter Wax to make your leather and suede last. This is a great spot for affordable eyewear from brands like Capital and Westward Leaning, especially since the demise of Warby Parker in nearby NoPa. The store clerks are unobtrusive—more of a friendly "hey, man," greeting than a "what are you looking for?" pounce—but are knowledgeable about fabric, fit and styling. The shoppers here may not care about capital-F Fashion, but they still look stylish as hell.
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Rain Barrels to be given away at annual SCC Earth Day event April 21
In preparation for the upcoming Somerset Community College/Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 21, students in a special topics biology class and the Drawing I class at SCC painted rain barrels that will be given away during the event.
Shown, Kay Stonecypher of Somerset (left) and Amber Brake (right) of Monticello show off their barrels. Stonecypher, who has a degree from the University of Louisville in Studio Art, is attending SCC in preparation for a career in psychology and art therapy. Brake is majoring in environmental science.
The rain barrel project is supported by a grant from the Southeast Environmental Education
Alliance, which will allow 15 lucky community members to leave the Earth Day celebration
with a beautifully painted barrel. Everyone attending will receive a free ticket for
the drawings, and winners must be present at the time of the drawing and able to take
the barrel home that day. Five barrels will be given away at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. on April
The Annual Earth Day Celebration will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature a fun and educational day packed full of activities, wildlife exhibits and green demonstrations. Activities will be held on the SCC Somerset Campus North, located at 808 Monticello Street, Somerset. The event is free and open to the public.


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Wallabout, Brooklyn — In New York, the history of a neighborhood can sometimes be reflected in a single building. Take the blockwide brick structure that stands on Park Avenue between Waverly and Washington Avenues in Clinton Hill. Today it is a seven-story luxury residential rental-featuring loft that is home to 123 households; but in the 1900's, it was a thriving chocolate factory. And in the years in between, an abandoned building.
At the turn of the century, the Rockwood & Company chocolate factory resided in this small Brooklyn neighborhood, known as the Wallabout District. Founded in Manhattan in 1886 by W. E. Rockwood and W. T. Jones, the company, once aligned with Hershey, ranked as the second largest chocolate producer across the country. The factory closed for good in 1967 and had been abandoned for a few decades. A part of the building was dilapidated when a real estate developer took it over in 1996 and transformed it into a luxury apartment building called, aptly, The Chocolate Factory.
The building has come a long way since the Van Glahn Brothers constructed the building in 1890 and established a wholesale grocery here. Since, it has become a witness to the vicissitude of industrialism in the neighborhood. The manufacturing flavor of this district is now residential—and The Chocolate Factory illustrates that shift. Today, the area that surrounds the former factory is populated by a growing number of young people: According to census data, the number of residents aged 20 to 35 has increased 21 percent over the past decade.
"It is just amazing to see how it was transformed from an empty shell to beautiful loft apartments," said Mira Goldin, who opened SPA, a lounge that serves drinks, on the first floor of the building six years ago. "A lot of nice young people live here, with families, dogs and children. It's totally revitalizing the whole neighborhood."
Back in late 19th century, after the openings of the Brooklyn Bridge and the elevated railroad on Myrtle Avenue, industrialism burgeoned in theneighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. And Brooklyn's population was only a third of what it is nowadays. From 1880 to 1920, Wallabout stood as the fourth largest manufacturing center in the entire country, according to a report published by an architectural historian and Columbia professor Andrew Dolkart. In 1860, approximately 1,000 industrial firms with close to 13,000 workers thrived here. Nearly 50 years later, the number of industrial establishments reached 5,200 and employed 10 times more workers.
"Much of the industry clustered in the neighborhoods along the East River waterfront, including Williamsburg, Greenpoint, DUMBO, and Wallabout," Dolkart wrote.
Imports of cocoa bean and spice entered into the city here, so food production, including many bakeries and confectioners, sprouted in this area. Wagons and trucks jammed the streets and here stood the Wallabout Market, the world's second largest produce market at the time.
Whispers of what this neighborhood once was still resonate here, sometimes in faded lettering along the sides of this now thriving residential community: American Self Storage, a large building across the street from The Chocolate Factory, was once the Consumers' Biscuit and Manufacturing Company. And the Benjamin Banneker Academy, a community high school, located only one block away in the junction of Clinton and Park Avenues, used to be the home of the Drake Brothers Bakery (known as today's Drake's Cake). Its famous products like Yodels and Ring Dings can now be found in convenience stores across the country. Inside the school, some floors still remain in Drake's style.
Rockwood Chocolate Factory leased the Van Glahn complex on Washington Avenue in 1904, and extended its scale northward to Flushing Avenue and westward to Waverly Avenue as its business grew greatly over the next decade. The complex was listed on the National Register as the Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District.
– Mira Goldin,
SPA Lounge Owner
"There was a fire in the old section that a portion [of the building] was completely gone, and we were unable to restore it," said Jake Zorka, the manager of the loft's development and administration office that reconstructed the building in early 2000's. "What is original now is only the shell. Everything else was redone."
Around the time of its renovation, a bunch of other apartment buildings also sprung up in the neighborhood, attracting many people who were bothered by the rising costs in Williamsburg and Greenpoint into Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
Various small businesses also opened up. So far, a grocery supermarket, Goldin's SPA lounge, a Cuban restaurant and a cocktail lounge have all taken root in this newly fertilized former chocolate land.
More than half century has elapsed, but from the outside at least, the chocolate factory still looks pretty much like it did 100 years ago. The West building in the complex retained its red brick walls with white limestone and yellow brick trim. And the East building, designed in the Romanesque Revival style, still has the Van Glahn name inscribed on the corner. Inside, though, the former factory facade now has a different heart: a residential one. Apartments still hint at the building's origin.
"Our apartment has industrial ceilings, but they're covered for fire safety," said Mengia Hong, who lives in a 1,300-square-foot open loft with hardwood floors with her husband and two kids. The family moved here from their tiny but expensive Tribecca apartment a year ago.
Hints of cocoa no longer waft from street to street; the neighborhood is no longer industrial. Even so, when you pass by the southwest corner of Waverly and Park Avenues, the large bronze "R"s set on the third story of the red-and-yellow brick wall will always remind people of the building's original identity—and of the district's former industrial character.


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6 medium sized fresh sardines
1/2 handful coarse sea salt
2 baking potatoes, like russets
2 red bell peppers
1/4 cup Portuguese olive oil, plus 1/4 cup
1/8 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
Salt and white pepper
Scale and gut the sardines (you can have your fishmonger do this). Wash the sardines under cold, running water and pat dry with paper towels. Lightly
salt the sardines with coarse sea salt and refrigerate. Meanwhile, boil 2 potatoes until a knife is easily inserted. Drain and cool.
Roast 2 red bell peppers over an open flame until charred. Place in a bowl and cover it with plastic to allow it to steam for approximately 20 minutes.
Remove the plastic and peel and seed the peppers.
Cut peppers into 3-inch wide strips and combine in bowl with 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/8 cup white wine vinegar, onion, and garlic. Season with salt and
pepper, to taste.
Preheat a grill.
Place the sardines on a hot grill. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and place on the grill. When the sardines are done on first side, flip them over, and givethe potatoes a quarter turn to create the grill marks.
Place 3 sardines on each plate with 2 potato halves and some red pepper salad. For decoration and extra flavor, sprinkle with some thinly sliced
onions and garlic over the sardines and drizzle with remaining olive oil.
The ideal accompaniment for this dish is some Portuguese rolls and a nicely chilled Vinho Verde Portuguese wine.
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January has been a big month for actors with various award shows honoring those in both television and film. But now it's the music industry's turn with the 56th annual Grammy Awards, which takes place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday.
LL Cool J will return to host the industry's biggest award show that has now become an A-list concert with John Legend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Katy Perry and Robin Thicke among the hefty list of performers.
Not only will this be the first time hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform on the show, they are also up for seven awards including best new artist, album of the year and best rap album for "The Heist," and song of the year for "Same Love" featuring Mary Lambert.
The night the nominations were announced, the hip-hop group performed at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball concert in Los Angeles where Macklemore told the crowd: "We just got nominated for song of the year for 'Same Love,' I never thought I would say that out loud so thank you to everyone who has supported us this past year."
Six-time Grammy award winner Justin Timberlake also has seven nominations for the evening including best pop vocal album for "The 20/20 Experience" and best pop solo performance for "Mirrors." But he was shut out of the top awards of the night: album, song and record of the year.
Another familiar face is seven-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift who will have four chances to add to her impressive collection. Swift is offering Macklemore some competition in the race for album of the year for "Red." She's also up for best country album, best country duo/group performance for "Highway Don't Care" with Tim McGraw and Keith Urban, and best country song for "Begin Again."
Stevie Wonder is also expected to join Daft Punk, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams for a performance while Robin Thicke — who is nominated for record of the year, best pop duo/group performance for "Blurred Lines" and best pop vocal album for "Blurred Lines" — will join Chicago on stage. Williams also has seven nominations.
Only days before the Beatles' 50th anniversary of their performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the band will receive the 2014 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In honor of the special occasion, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite for a performance during the show.
There is also speculation that hip-hop's royal couple, Jay Z and Beyonce, will be performing together, but they have yet to be added to the official lineup. Jay Z also leads the pack with nine nominations.
Closing out the show with a grand finale will be Nine Inch Nails along with Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighter's Dave Grohl and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac.


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Trail RecipesBy Akira Suzuki
Bakke Miso, Just Like Grandma Used to Make
Butterbur Sprout (fukinotou)
Salad oil
One of the favorite ingredients found in the hills of Japan is fukinotou. The pale green sprouts are some of the first plants to poke their way through the late-season snows of winter and are a sure sign of the arrival of spring. The blooming of its namesake fuki flower also makes it a springtime favorite.
Fukinotou is referred to as "bakke" in the local Tohoku and Hokkaido dialects, and "bakke miso" is just what you would imagine – fukinotou mixed with miso paste. The dish complements a stiff drink well, but it can also be devoured atop a bowl of hot rice.
The bitter taste of mountain fields mixed with the sweet scent of miso will have you craving for more. Cooking the sprouts with a touch of miso and sugar has a preservative effect, allowing for the mix to last up to a year in the refrigerator. My family seems to eat it at virtually every meal, so even if we cook it in bulk, it will barely last a month.
I first discovered bakke miso while on a bike tour to a neighboring prefecture during my first year of junior high school. An elderly woman with a thick accent from one of the small towns invited me to her home for a bite to eat.
Since a child's sense of taste is underdeveloped, I did not enjoy the bitter and sour tastes found in many Japanese foods. However, the bowl of steaming rice covered in bakke miso opened up a new world of adult tastes.
The sweet smell of bakke miso grows better as you add more fukinotou. However, if you want the full flavor of the miso to come forward, use less fukinotou. Keep this in mind the next time you come across a patch of fukinotou next spring.


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Hello camp Kotaku, and welcome to another Open Thread. If you're reading this, it's probably 10:40 PM EST, which means only 5.3 more hours until Diablo III unlocks.
Well, 5.3 hours and one minute.
(Or yes, if you want to be "more accurate," 5 Hours and 21 minutes.)
While you're waiting, take some time to chat with each other. And before you chat, check out these things from around the internet.
- George Lucas does something both dickish and kind of rad - Such complicated feelings we must have for this man
- RIP Duck Dunn - You were in The Blues Brothers, and therefore you are somewhat immortal.
- Game of Thrones is running out of Unkempt old men to cast - Heh. (Spoilery.)
- Coach Taylor wants to tell you somehing - He does. He wants to tell you somethin'.
- Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived - This is so great.
- That super cute top image by Stacie Ponder - An inker/writer/etc who among her many projects is contributing the ongoing "Womanthology" collection.
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Police shot and killed a man when they say he became aggressive during questioning.
Police received a 911 call about a man acting suspicious and walking door to door, peering into windows on South 9th Avenue in Hollywood. Police arrived and found the man outside a home, but when they questioned him they say he became confrontational.
Police were forced to shoot and the suspect, a 30-year-old man whose name has not yet been released.. Police would not say if the man was in the act of robbing a home, but they did say a house alarm was going off in the area near where the shooting happened.
Neighbors told Local 10 that there has been a spike in burglaries in their community, and that they are afraid of seeing even more robberies.
No officers were injured in the shooting, and it is unclear how many fired on the suspect.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
The Mini Pie Revolution Event #3 Round-Up
Chicken Pot Pies
Karen of Gluten Free Sox Fan's Blog made these delicious-looking gluten-free Chicken Pot Pies with step-by-step instructions. Achieving a flaky crust and a thick gravy filling is always a challenge when cooking gluten-free, so kudos to Karen for a great entry!
Holly of PheMOMenon made jumbo cupcake tin-sized Chicken Pot Pies, chock full of vegetables and homemade gravy. Usually topped with biscuits, Holly adapted her recipe for a top and bottom crust. Looks tasty!
This is Giz of Equal Opportunity Kitchen's first MPR event and first pot pie. As an intrepid cook, she did a little research to understand the basics and then created her own recipe for these rich Chicken Pot Pies. She marinated the chicken breast with herbs and olive oil and then combined it with a melange of vegetables, including the inspired addition of cauliflower. Delicious!
Jen, of Beware The Killer Chicken, was wandering around the internet minding her own business when she found The Revolution. As she was making Turkey Pot Pies for a party anyway, she promptly made a tiny one just for us. Her crust is made of scallion biscuits (yum!) and her filling is her own creation, featuring a little habanero pepper to heat it up.
Cakelaw of Laws of the Kitchen made Chicken and Leek Pot Pies topped with filo and poppy seeds. She added a hot pepper to the mix of vegetables, binding it all together with thickened chicken stock. Delicious and pretty as a picture!
Rachel of Fairy Cake Heaven was coming down with a cold, but that didn't stop her from making these classic Chicken Pot Pies. She adds a little soy sauce to the filling-- an idea we really like.
Beef and Pork Pot Pies
no_relation of Holopis Kuntul Baris, created this single serving Australian Meat Pie for Pi Day and for TMPR. The filling was "Manwich, but homemade," and the finished pies were served over homemade cornmush. Tasty!
Inge of Vanielje Kitchen made these mouthwatering Steak and Mushroom Pot Pies, sourcing the meat from trusted local butcher. She mentions that the beef is free range, well-hung and properly butchered (okay, I know perfectly well she means "well-aged" but guess where my childish mind went?). As if the rich filling weren't enough, Inge also topped her pot pies with homemade puff pastry. Yum!
Marla of Bella Baita View celebrated Pasquetta (the Monday after Easter) with a Spinach Picnic Pot Pie. She used an oil based pastry (so much healthier than butter or shortening!) and added flavor to the mellow spinach and ricotta with speck (cured ham). Perfect for a picnic!
Gretchen of Canela & Comino combined two traditional dishes to bring us Empanada Pot Pies! Her savory beef filling is spiced with red pepper, cumin and olives. Yum!
Tina of Sweet Designs literally turned pizza on its head, with Pizza Pot Pie. Her filling features sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and cheese and her topping is a basic pastry crust. Simple and delicious!
Fish Pot Pies
Your hostess of Redacted Recipes, and co-leader of The Revolution, decided to make Fish Pot Pies, blithely ignoring tradition by topping them with pastry instead of mashed potatoes. The British half of the household pronounced them delicious, proving once again that the "special relationship" between England and America is still strong.
Meatless Pot Pies
Jules of Domestic Goddess in Training created a Purple Sprouting Broccoli Pot Pie just for herself after a successful trip to the market. Spring onions for a little bite and creamy cheddar to bind it all together, and you have the perfect meal.
Cooking Up A Storm made these adorable Tiny Timballos, filled with pasta, peas and hard boiled quail egg, all bound together with a creamy bechamel sauce and enclosed in an asiago-flavored pastry.
Chris of Mele Cotte made savory Sweet Potato Pot Pies, combining mellow sweet potato with corn in a creamy sauce before topping it with puff pastry. Result? Ultimate comfort food!
Meeta of What's For Lunch Honey? and The Daily Tiffin made a sensational Ricotta Spring Vegetable Pot Pie. She notes that she particularly loves the creaminess from the ricotta and the hint of ginger with the Spring vegetables. I particularly love the dedication invloved in making the puff pastry!
Johanna of Green Gourmet Giraffe let go of her fear of pie-making, rolled up her sleeves and made these lovely Farmhouse Pot Pies, substituting tempeh for chicken. Topped with puff pastry (check out the heart shapes!), they're a treat for the eyes.
Mimi of Mimi on the Move made Mock Chicken Pot Pies, using Morningstar Farms soy "chicken strips," and adapted from a vegetarian pie recipe by Deborah Madison. Love the way she shaped the pastry into flowers for the top!
Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen had never heard of pot pies before this event, so we're very impressed with her for doing some research and creating these Vegetable Pot Pies! She used a spicy Indian style filling and an oil-based pastry recipe. Looks delicious!
Thanks again so much to all of our participants! Viva la revolucion!
20 comments:
- Manggy said...
Wow! We've got quite a diversity, I'm impressed! My heart jumped when I saw a pizza pot pie. I'm such a dude. I love the special touches on many of them!
I hope I'll be able to join the next challenge :)
- March 28, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- chou said...
I am soooo sad I didn't get around to making any pies this month. What's wrong with me???
Beautiful pies everyone!
I know meme's aren't really your style, but if you're so inclined you've been tagged.
- March 28, 2008 at 2:16 PM
- giz said...
What a special and creative group of people.
- March 28, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Wow! Look at all these wonderful pies! Great job organizing this event, Ann :) I'll be reading these for a few days.
- March 28, 2008 at 7:35 PM
- Johanna said...
This is an inspiring round up of pies - I really need to make more pies and challenge myself to make pastry (which I haven't done for yonks). Thanks!
- March 28, 2008 at 7:55 PM
- Jack said...
Some good-looking pies there, and like all Brits, I love individual-size savoury pies! But I really want to try those timballos. They look amazing.
And I must just add that Ann's fish pies were a delight, and that isn't just my obvious bias talking :-)
- March 29, 2008 at 9:22 AM
- Gretchen Noelle said...
What great ideas these are! Pot pies are a wonderful thing to make up and pop in the oven for guests. I will have to use some of these ideas to stock my freezer! Thanks!
And I too am partial towards that pizza pot pie...YUM!
- March 29, 2008 at 9:47 AM
- Bellini Valli said...
I'd love to have all of these pies in my freezer at any given time and ready to heat and go:D
- March 29, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- Chris said...
Who knew pot pies had so many personalities. This is an Awesome, Awesome round up. I can't wait until Fall comes around again!
- March 29, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Passionate baker...& beyond said...
Wow...what an assortment. Sorry, just couldn't figure out what to make...You got such a fab collection here.
- March 30, 2008 at 10:50 AM
- SweetDesigns said...
Great Turn out!! am so glad I was able to pull off being involved!!
- March 30, 2008 at 9:07 PM
- Tempered Woman said...
I'm so impressed with everybody's creativity! I was at a total loss so I didn't even try~ total loser I know. Who cares, I got a boatload to try now. Thanks for the great ideas and recipes~ Viva la revolution!
- April 1, 2008 at 11:49 AM
- Jeanna said...
You have some great ideas there. Some of those pot pies are little works of edible art.
- April 13, 2008 at 10:52 AM
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- April 21, 2008 at 11:52 PM
- Lina said...
wonderful roundup! I just made a mini blueberry pie yesterday!
- July 30, 2008 at 4:55 PM
- Lina said...
wonderful roundup! I just made a mini blueberry pie yesterday!
- July 30, 2008 at 4:55 PM
- Meeta said...
Nice one Ann! Love all these ideas. I am so looking forward to the next one!
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Rozalia Chadyszowna i.e. family name Chadysz. No obvious connection to Janonis. Recording error?ReplyDelete
Roman, dziekuje! A recording error is certainly possible. Or Chadysz might have been Rozalia's mother's maiden name. Or maybe Rozalia Janonis died and Martin married another woman named Rozalia Chadysz? In one or two earlier Polish-language records for this Prokopowicz family, I came across the surname spelled Kadysz among witnesses at events. I'll have to check my database this evening. Thank you again!ReplyDelete
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DURANT, OK -- Ardmore NAACP members held a protest on SOSU's campus today, for the justice of five students.
Members held signs outside the University's graduation ceremony.
Five men have been suspended from the school for allegedly pretending to rob people as an April Fool's prank. The campus and Durant Police got involved. No charges have been filed against the men.
The NAACP officers say the men were denied attorneys, and that the student's appeal is being ignored by the university.
"What people need to understand, there has been a clear violation here of a civil rights of due process, which can go to court as a civil lawsuit. I'm not saying we will do that, or it is going to be done. But, that is one of the consequences," NAACP president Elizabeth Williams said.
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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Bullies, Suicide and "13 Reasons Why"
By Ordinary Servant | Published May 14, 2017
I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I decided to take a peek at "13 Reasons Why" on Netflix. And yes, I am well aware of all the negative commentary surrounding it.
However, one thing I will say, is that I thought the series was well done. The writing, story, acting, and cinematography is superb.
"13 Reasons Why" is about a smart, pretty teenager named Hannah Baker who begins attending a new school, and becomes a target after a guy she liked took a photo of her coming down a slide. He decides to show the revealing photo to his jock buddies, and one of them thought it was a perfectly good idea to text it to everyone in the school.
It was disheartening to watch how these teenagers relentlessly bully her after that photo was sent. She did her best to cope with the cruelty that bombarded her on a daily basis. But things took a turn for the worst, when the same guy who texted the photo, raped her.
After this occurred, as a last resort, she visits with her school counsellor, which unfortunately, made matters worse. It was after this meeting, she decided to take her life. But before she does, she records 13 cassette tapes, leaving messages for everyone she holds responsible, except for one, her friend Clay Jensen.
The critics say "13 Reasons Why" glorifies rape and suicide. But I disagree. I believe the producers intention was to shock people into awareness and create a conversation to propel change.
I understand why some people wouldn't want their small children watching it. However, I believe it should be viewed by parents and teenagers alike because of its important message.
I understand all too well about triggers, however, there is more violence in "The Walking Dead" than there is in "13 Reasons Why." So, is it perfectly okay for kids to watch stuff like "The Walking Dead," but not okay for them to be educated on a real and prevalent issue, such as bullying, rape and suicide?
Statistics say, suicide is the third leading cause of death in America between the ages of 10 to 24. Did you know every 98 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, and every 8 minutes, it's a child?
The story of "13 Reasons Why" reminds me of a YouTube video I watched several years ago of a girl who was being bullied. She made this video before she ended her life. Her name was Amanda Todd. She was just one of many who kill themselves because they see no other way out of their situation.
Just recently, I came across a story on Facebook of an eight year old boy from Ohio who committed suicide because of the relentless bullying he endured. Why hadn't the school stepped in and stopped it? Why is bullying allowed or ignored in our public schools? Why aren't changes being instituted to insure the safety of our children attending school?
Yet, the critics are up in arms about "13 Reasons Why." I don't understand. Don't they see what is going on? Aren't they aware of the epidemic? Aren't they paying attention to what is happening to our children in schools across America?
Yes, the content is graphic, but so is the reality. Parents and victims of bullies need to see and understand the damage it causes. Not turn a blind eye or pretend it isn't happening. No one can afford to ignore this problem anymore.
Parents, children, principals, teachers…everyone has a part to play. Parents can't leave parenting up to the schools, because the schools can't do it. However, I do believe schools need to send a strong message that bullying won't be tolerated. There needs to be accountability and a better security system in place.
It is a shame our schools have to turn into a juvenile detention center instead of being an institution for learning.
Awareness and knowledge is the first step, and I believe "13 Reasons Why" accomplished that. Now the rest is on us. Instead of protesting, debating and disagreeing about this series, why not use the energy to be proactive in spreading awareness and helping to stop bullying which is claiming the lives of our youth.
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• Microsoft's IE reclaims lost ground in browser battle – It gains a percentage point to end March with a 53.8 percent market share.
• Wealthy smartphone users less likely to play games, tweet – They're more interested in apps for news, travel and, of course, finance.
• Dell Picks Up Wyse to Extend Desktop Virtualization Offerings – Wyse makes thin clients.
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As I visit clubs around the country, whether as a guest or as a consultant, I evaluate how clubs use programming to add value to their brand. Some clubs are good in this area while others need work. I have noticed that not enough clubs use programming to add value to their brand. Clubs that are weak in this area cannot answer the following questions: Why would a non-member join their club? Why would club members stay? And, why would club members refer non-members to their club? They also have trouble describing the type of experience their members currently expect to receive and the type of experience their club currently delivers.
Successful clubs are successful because they have three words in their formulas for success — programming, programming and programming. Programming is not developed or created in a vacuum. It is based on the value of the club organization — on the value of the club's brand. It is based on what the club stands for; it is based on the type of experience the club wants its members to have. In short, great programming adds value to club membership.
Jennifer Mayer, regional programming director of Mercy Healthplex in Cincinnati, OH, developed a programming score card for clubs. How would you answer the following six questions from her scorecard?
Does your club have a membership retention program?
Is your club's fitness team proactively involved in your club's membership retention program?
Does a synergy exist between your club's personal training program and its group exercise program?
Is your club's attrition rate less than 34.5 percent?
Does your club have a competitive point of difference in its marketplace?
Does your club have a member incentive program that rewards participation in club programs?
If you have more than three "no" answers, your club is suffering from one or more of the following:
Poor programming depth.
An inconsistent product/service.
A brand that is shallow with no substance.
The inability to have a strong/viable club brand that can drive/support financial performance objectives including increased revenue per member, increased member revenue per square foot, increased non-membership dues revenue, increased membership referrals, increased use rate of group exercise studios and others.
Adding Value to Membership
I'd like to share with you successful programming options that have not only established a competitive point-of-difference for the clubs that use these options but also have reinforced the value of their brand — and they have made money.
As a programming specialist with an extensive background in group exercise and personal training, Kim Pace, ACSM-HFI, ACE-GX, AFAA-CPT, created an interactive synergy between the dynamics of group exercise and the dynamics of personal-training programming.
As we all know, support-group camaraderie brings club members together at a certain time to a certain place with a certain professional instructor to achieve a specific goal. What kind of dynamics do you think would happen in this group exercise environment if it was enmeshed with the individual attention, professional coaching and guidance that is normally associated with a personal training program? Kim's Six-Week Body Transformation Program is such a dynamic, interactive weight- management program. Because of the number of club members that have had their lives changed at the Athletic Club Boca Raton in Florida, she received The Excellence in Programming Award for this fee-based programming option.
According to Pace, "everyone wins" in her program. Club members win by gaining confidence in their newfound abilities, by building supportive relationships with other club members, and by getting results when they have access to the experience of and guidance from personal trainers. The club's trainers win because they can empower more members, expand their business platform and increase their income potential. Clubs win because member satisfaction levels increase and membership attrition is controlled/reduced because the members are getting results.
So I leave you with the following questions: Do your fitness professionals have an appreciation of the role programming plays in reinforcing the value of your club brand? Are they actively involved in reinforcing the value of your brand? Do your current programming options support the value of your brand and the value of your club membership? These are important questions to consider if you want to make your programming the best that it can be.
Bob Esquerre, MA, MES, NSCA-CPT, is a fitness consultant and owner of the Esquerre Fitness Group. He is a Reebok Master Trainer with certifications as a medical exercise specialist from AAHP and personal training from NSCA.


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GMediaServer - GNU UPnP media server (MIPSel)
GMediaServer is a UPnP compatible media server for the GNU system. It is part of the GNU project.
GMediaServer serves audio and video files to certain network connected media players. Most hardware media players only play music and/or video—they don't provide the media themselves. Those media files have to come from a device on the network. GMediaServer is a server for such UPnP compatible media players, including:
- NETGEAR Wireless Digital Music Player (MP101)
- Linksys Wireless-B Music System (WMLS11B), Wireless-B Media Link for Music (WML11B)
- Philips Streamium SL300i, Streamium RC9800i, Streamium SLA5520
- Omnifi DMS1
- SMC EZ Stream 11Mbps Wireless Audio Adaptor (SMCWAA-B)
- D-Link DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player
- Roku SoundBridge Network Music Player M1000
- Terratec NOXON audio, NOXON 2 audio
- Pinnacle ShowCenter 200
Other UPnP media players (including software based) may work as well—see the manual for a more complete list.
GMediaServer is written in C by Oskar Liljeblad. It should compile and run on any modern POSIX compatible system such as GNU/Linux. GMediaServer is a console based application which is usually run in the background. It is free software, licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
OpenLink (MIPSel)
- Linkstation2
- OpenLink - mipsel-openlink-052b.zip (from the downloads section and installed as per README).
- Precompiled C development environment, running on the LS - mipsel-tools-2.tgz (from the downloads section and installed with the install.sh).
- mipsel-screen-1.tgz (from the downloads section and installed with the install.sh). (NOT REQUIRED but the compile takes ages and this helps if you get disconnected when it is running).
- /usr/bin/sort extracted from the debian package coreutils-5.2.
- gmediaserver-latest.tar.gz from http://www.gnu.org/software/gmediaserver/
- obtain required libraries.
Required Libraries
The libraries were downloaded from my local debian mirror and I used alien -t <debfile> to convert them to tgz files which were extracted into the root of the link station.
- libid3-3.8.3-3.8.3.tgz
- libupnp-dev-1.2.1.tgz
- libid3-3.8.3-dev-3.8.3.tgz
- libupnp0-1.2.1.tgz
wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/gmediaserver/gmediaserver-0.12.0.tar.gz tar -xvzf gmediaserver-0.12.0.tar.gz cd gmediaserver-0.12.0 ./configure make make install
apt-get install libupnp0 libupnp-dev libmagic1 libmagic-dev libid3-3.8.3 libtagc0 libtagc0-dev libuuid1 uuid-dev wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/gmediaserver/gmediaserver-0.12.0.tar.gz tar -xvzf gmediaserver-0.12.0.tar.gz cd gmediaserver-0.12.0 ./configure make make install
- If you add media you should restart the server as it will need to rescan the directories*
- Insert init script into /etc/init.d (See Below)
cd /etc/rc.d/rc2.d ln -s ../init.d/gmserver S98gmserver cd ../rc0.d ln -s ../init.d/gmserver K02gmserver cd ../rc6.d ln -s ../init.d/gmserver K02gmserver
- Disable the pcast server (use the web interface).
- Run the gmedia init script with a start parameter.
- Wait a while as it scans the whole collection on every startup.
( you should edit the script to change the directory that should be shared. )
#!/bin/sh # # gmediaserver - startup script for gmediaserver # This goes in /etc/init.d and gets run at boot-time. # # . /etc/timezone PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin GM_HOME=/mnt/hda/gmedia NAME=`hostname` DIR=/mnt/hda/share/home_backup/media/mp3 if ! [ -x $GM_HOME/bin/gmediaserver ]; then exit 0 fi case "$1" in start) echo "Start services: gmediaserver" $GM_HOME/bin/gmediaserver -b -i eth0 --friendly-name=$NAME \ -o $GM_HOME/log/server.log -v1 $DIR ;; stop) echo "Stop services: gmediaserver" /sbin/start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $GM_HOME/bin/gmediaserver ;; restart) stop sleep 1 start ;; *) echo "usage: $0 { start | stop | restart}" >&2 exit 1 ;; esac exit 0


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Resources >> Browse Articles >> Career Advancement
How to Get Ahead in Nursing
Hamsa Ramesha | NursingLink
Who doesn't think about getting that promotion? We all want to be our own boss someday, but before we can rule the hive, we have to tough it out as a lowly worker bee. These days, moving up is less like climbing a ladder and more like picking your way through a maze. There are many ways you can move your nursing career forward, but any one of them could be a dead end. Avoid game over with these eight ways to get ahead at the hospital.
Just try not to step on too many toes.
Ready for a Career in Nursing?
Keep Learning
What do high-powered executives often have in common? A higher degree or certification. Look into PhD and/or nursing certification programs in your field that give you a leg up. Not only will you be educating yourself, you'll be learning from seasoned professionals and interacting with others in your field. If going back to nursing school isn't your thing, consider taking certificate classes and attending conferences that increase your awareness of health care industry trends. Getting yourself seriously educated sends a strong message that you are invested in what you do and that you have a genuine interest in staying on top of your game. You don't have to stick to industry-specific classes either! Consider learning a new language or taking up a musical instrument. By diversifying yourself, you are staying ahead of the competition and widening your range of skills.
Find a Mentor
What better way to move up at the hospital than to turn to an experienced nurse who's been through it all? Mentors have not only been in your shoes, they also know a little something about the business you're in. A mentor is like an anchor, grounding you when you are lost. They offer career advice, listen to patient complaints, or just lend an ear in a moment of crisis. The right mentor can drastically change your career path for the better.
Get Visible
How can you get promoted if nobody knows who you are? It's not just about showing up every day and doing your rounds. Smart nurses go beyond their job descriptions. Speak up and get noticed! Make sure you contribute valuable ideas and are confident in your work. After all, if you don't believe in yourself, why should anyone else?
Ask for More Work
Taking on more responsibility shows that you are taking an active interest in the hospital and outgrowing your current position. It also makes your boss look good and eases the workload off of somebody else. Making others happy brings you one step closer to making yourself happy! One thing to note: When you ask for more work, you'd better be able to handle it. There's nothing worse than not completing your charts on time or backing out because you didn't realize how difficult a patient would be.


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ForexTrader needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 72 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
I am a Forex Trader about to set up a review website with attractive webdesign. Living in London and Scandinavia.
Targeting new forex traders and active traders looking to change forex platform. Important that the website look very serious and trust worthy.
A typical forex trader is a male between 20-40 years old. They have often been trading with stocks before.
Looking for a clean design with business / trading focus.
Preferably the "trading colours" blue and orange.
Overall limited usage of green, red and too dark colours.
Good examples would be fxcm.com, dbfx.com and dailyfx.com.
Intuitive icons and clear call to action for the review links as per proposed design drafts:
http://www.ft.se/forextradingplatfo…rtpage.jpg (startpage draft proposal)
http://www.ft.se/forextradingplatfo…ewpage.jpg (review page draft proposal)


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Palm Pre Linux-Based Smartphone Reviewed
Good but Incomplete Capabilities
Palm Pre
Price: about $150 (with cellular plan)
Pros: Cool dual-interface form factor, powerful processor, good Wi-Fi performance
Cons: No Outlook desktop synchronization, Wi-Fi under-utilized
And Palm, like other smartphone makers, misses the boat on exploiting the product's Wi-Fi capabilities to the full.
The Pre, which works on Dual-band CDMA2000 and 3G EvDO Rev A networks, claims revolutionary status mainly based on its in-the-cloud operating system, but the best-of-both-worlds physical form factor-iPhone-like touch screen interface plus slide-out QWERTY keyboard-is also pretty cool.
Pre is available from Sprint for as little as $150 with a two-year contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate) and from Bell in Canada for $200 CDN with a $45-per-month (or higher) three-year contract. We reviewed Pre on the Bell network.
Radical new OS
Palm's webOS operating system (Linux-based--ed.) is predicated on the notion that users live in the cloud and will want to synchronize calendar and contact information not with their desktops but with network-based services, such as Google and Microsoft Exchange. Pre will not sync with a desktop out of the box.
For users who are already living in the cloud, the webOS paradigm shift makes sense. Pre automatically syncs with your data (contacts, calendar, to-dos, files) anywhere, wirelessly-either over the cellular network or a Wi-Fi network when you're in range.
If a secretary or supervisor back at the office makes changes to your calendar or to-dos, or if documents in your sync folder change, you get the updates almost immediately, wherever you are.
However, if you're still desktop-bound, the webOS paradigm shift will take a little effort, with arguably a smaller return.
If you don't work for a company with a Microsoft Exchange server and mainly use Outlook on a desktop for mail, tasks, contacts, and calendar, you have three choices. 'Editor's note: Palm today released WebOS 1.2.'
Sync solutions
You can abandon Outlook and switch to Google. Pre can sync with Google in the cloud out of the box. Google would love that. But it seems an unlikely choice for most long-time Outlook users.
You can choose not to make the paradigm shift and purchase a piece of third-party software, PocketLink ($30) from Chapura Inc., that lets you sync the Pre with your Outlook desktop the old-fashioned way. (We did not test this solution.)
Or you can continue using Outlook on your PC, but open a Google account and sync everything from Outlook to Google Calendar and Gmail using another third-party program, such as CompanionLink for Google ($40) from CompanionLink Software Inc. CompanionLink also manages the process of syncing in the cloud from Google to your phone.
This compromise hybrid approach is what we tried during testing. It worked nicely after some initial CompanionLink set-up headaches. Automatic synchronization on the phone was fairly transparent. The software does flash a notice that it's syncing, but it appears not to greatly impact performance when this is happening.
One other vaunted feature of the operating system is its Synergy amalgamated messaging feature. Synergy lets you see presence information from a variety of instant messaging services-Facebook, Google Talk, AIM (note: no Windows Live Messenger)-from within the Contacts applet.
It also groups communications with a contact in one place, even when the conversation extends over multiple media-if you start with an e-mail and continue in IM, for example.
Third-party apps
At the risk of annoying anti-Apple or pro-Palm zealots, it needs to be pointed out that, like Google's Android smartphone operating system, Palm's webOS is a relatively new kid on the block. You won't find as many third-party applications available for it as you can for either the iPhone or BlackBerry.
That said, Palm does, of course, have its own e-tail outlet for third-party applications, similar to Apple's App Store. The Palm App Catalog, accessible from the phone, bears a sticker indicating it's a Beta effort. This shows. The main menu-automatically generated with user-supplied tags, we're guessing-repeats some categories and includes others that clearly overlap, such as Games and Entertainment.
For this reason, it's difficult to get an accurate count of available apps, but the number at the time of writing (in late September 2009) appeared to be fewer than 100. This will presumably increase over time.
As a piece of hardware, the Pre is impressive. On the outside, it appears to be a fairly conventional (read: iPhone-like) smartphone with a touch screen interface. But pushing up on the top surface reveals a small QWERTY keyboard. This is easy to do one-handed.
The keyboard is even reasonably well designed with dedicated period and @ keys to make entering Web and e-mail addresses easier. There is no / key, but it's at least visible. You can enter it by pressing and holding the orange Alt key and hitting Q. The keys have a nice stickiness and squishiness that makes for positive contact.
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Some weeks ago I went to Brunswick Library looking for Spike Milligan's Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (it was recommended to me by some members of my non-fiction writers' group in Edinburgh). The book should have been in the stacks but when a librarian went down to check, he couldn't find it.
"It's really unusual for a book to go missing from the stacks," he said. "There's not much I can do except reserve it for you and keep an eye out for it."
Fair enough, I thought, because I don't have unreasonable expectations about what can and can't be retrieved from library stacks.
I pretty much thought the book was a lost cause so imagine my surprise when I popped into the library today and the librarian said, "There's a message here for you: since we couldn't find the book you were looking for we've ordered a new copy." Then she apologised because that would mean a bit of a delay in me getting it!
I told her not to worry; I thought it was amazing that they were ordering a book for me, just because I requested it. What wonderful customer service!


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Marcel van Espen, over at the Dr Flex and Dr LiveCycle blog, explains how you can create a LiveCycle process to access custom Office properties. His blog post also includes a useful example.
"Within LiveCycle Workbench ES, one of the services in the common category that you can use is 'Export XMP'. This service will extract all the available metadata from a PDF document. If you have converted a MS-Office document to a PDF document, you will be surprised what metadata is also converted. All these properties now become accessible."
Read the complete post here.


text: >From the Lustre manual:- With OST servers it is possible to have a load-balanced active/active configuration. Each node is the primary node for a group of OSTs, and the failover node for other groups. To expand the simple two-node example, we add ost2 which is primary on nodeB, and is on the LUNs nodeB:/dev/sdc1 and nodeA:/dev/sdd1. This demonstrates that the /dev/ identity can differ between nodes, but both devices must map to the same physical LUN. In this type of failover configuration, you can mount two OSTs on two different nodes, and format them from either node. With failover, two OSSs provide the same service to the Lustre network in parallel. In case of disaster or a failure in one of the nodes, the other OSS can provide uninterrupted filesystem services. For an active/active configuration, mount one OST on one node and another OST on the other node. You can format them from either node. Anyone done this on a production system? Experiances? Comments? Cheers Andy


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What if Kim Kardashian could unite her many obvious attributes with a discernible talent? She'd be, what, some kind of superhero?
Egine isn't trying on any capes yet. For now, she'd just like to finish her first album and make it through her Miami concert debut on Friday night.
"It's my first big show in the U.S. I'm a little nervous," she says, with a laugh.
Of Armenian heritage (like Kardashian), the 23-year-old Egine is a university-trained singer who spent most of her life in Moscow before moving to Miami five years ago to start a music career. She was born in Yerevan, Armenia, the landlocked country between Turkey and Azerbaijan, where her father was a jazz bassist and bandleader and her mother was a singer and vocal coach.
"They were pretty famous there," says Egine (pronounced, "EE-gene").
But we're betting her parents' YouTube hits do not approach the nearly 4 million views generated by the video for Egine's "Moon of Dreams," a trendy dance-pop track featuring singer-rapper-producer T-Pain that was released in April.
The Growing Soul Records song is a slickly conceived example of what works in pop music these days: sexy female vocals swirling with yearning vibrato dueling with a streetwise partner who romances her with Auto-Tuned bluster. The stylish video, filmed in New Orleans, makes wise use of another Egine strong suit: her stunning beauty.
Based on the limited ambitions of "Moon of Dreams," it would be easy to assume that Egine's talent is only skin deep. But, instead, listen to "If We Let It Go," a soulful R&B ballad released in 2012, or "Black Panther," a bluesy rocker she performed on the Armenian Music Awards (taking home the best new artist award). Each is likely to end up on Egine's new album, and each displays an admirable diversity of skills, interests and influences.
On Friday at the free DWNWTN Miami Concert Series at the Gusman Center, along with "Moon of Dreams," Egine plans to cover Kelly Clarkson's girl-power anthem "Mr. Know It All" and Celine Dion's soaring "I Surrender."
Egine refuses to fit neatly into any musical category so early in her career.
"I grew up in two cultures: Russian and Armenian. And now, I am in a new culture, and I am trying different things, different styles," Egine says during a break from recording in a Miami studio. "I love mixing things together to create something new."
Thanks to her parents, Egine says, she grew up surrounded by "great music, the real music for me." This included heavy doses of Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and the Police. Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston are favorite acts she discovered on her own.
Egine came to the U.S. after she met a Miami record producer in Moscow who said he'd like to help get her career started. With an assist from her parents, she saved money from jobs performing in nightclubs and as a background session singer to cover the journey.
To that point in her life, South Florida was a just a dream. "Paradise," she says, with a laugh. "To be able to write songs here is incredible. The ocean, the beach, the sun, I get inspiration here all the time. … I just feel blessed."
On the other hand, she says her looks, while not exactly a curse, are not helping.
"There's some kind of double standard, that if you are a cute or pretty singer, you don't do meaningful music," Egine says. "Of course, if you are pretty, you might sell more, unfortunately. Especially if you make shake-your-ass music. I am trying to stay focused, but it's working against me."
Egine performs a free show on the DWNTWN Miami Concert Series at 8 p.m. Friday (doors open at 7 p.m.) in the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts (174 E. Flagler St., Miami). Info: 305-374-2444, DWNTWNConcerts.com; TheEgine.com
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