text: August is the month to start looking into new trends for Fall/Winter. This year we see a major 40's glam style re-emerging with sleek hair, curve hugging sheath dresses and long elegant gloves, as seen above in Diane Von Furstenburg's Collection. 40's glam is super easy to pull off and is the perfect work to night outfit mixup. We can't wait to see what other trends will hit the fashion scene this upcoming season!


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Zocalo will host the pirts of Mexico Festival, which will feature distillers, authors, mezcaleros, taquileros, mixologists and ambassadors from around the world to share their skills and knowledge on agave spirits. Seminars will be available where speakers will educate audiences on the history and culture of each spirit, industry trends and tasting skills. Proceeds from the event will benefit Sky Ranch Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting troubled youth since 1961.

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Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences
* For the most up to date and official degree description and requirements see the undergraduate bulletin.
Marine Sciences is a highly interdisciplinary field requiring an understanding and application of basic science, including biology, physics, and chemistry. In particular, the Marine Sciences major provides students with a solid background in basic biology as well as in the physics and chemistry of the ocean. Upper-division electives permit each student to gain a deeper understanding of particular groups of organisms (microorganisms, algae, marine invertebrates, fish, and marine mammals) and of habitats (salt marshes, rocky inter tidal, barrier islands, dunes, estuaries, and the open ocean).
Students are encouraged to participate in research and internships. Opportuni ties for experiential learning are available through field and laboratory courses taught at or near the Stony Brook campus and from a field station at the Stony Brook Southampton campus.
Most students who wish to have a career in research related to the marine environment will need to plan for graduate study. Career possibilities include research, education, or employment in government agencies or non-profit organizations.
The Marine Sciences major is administered by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, one of the leading oceanographic and atmospheric institutions in the nation.
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) is Stony Brook University's center for education, research, and public service in the ocean, atmospheric, and environmental sciences. Housed within the SoMAS are the Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC) and the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres (ITPA). MSRC is the only state-designated center for marine research, education, and public outreach within the State University of New York system. The SoMAS is one of the nation's leading coastal oceanographic and atmospheric institutions, and the expertise of the SoMAS faculty places SBU at the forefront of addressing and answering questions about regional environmental problems, as well as problems relating to the global ocean and atmosphere. The primary focus of the SoMAS faculty is on fundamental research designed to increase understanding of the processes that characterize the coastal ocean and the atmosphere. The SoMAS is also committed to applying the results of research to solve problems arising from society's uses and misuses of the environment. The SoMAS includes mission-oriented institutes in several major areas: the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, the Living Marine Resou rces Institute, the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, the Long Island Groundwater Resource Institute, and the Waste Reduction and Management Institute. These institutes and many research projects add a wealth of varied resources to education and research at Stony Brook.
The SoMAS offers undergraduate majors in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, environmental studies, marine sciences, and marine vertebrate biology, and minors in environmental studies and marine sciences. See the separate entries for atmospheric and oceanic sciences (ATM), environmental studies (ENS), and marine vertebrate biology (MVB) in the alphabetical listings of Approved Majors, Minors, and Programs. The SoMAS also offers several cooperative programs in both marine and environmental sciences with departments in the College of Arts and Sciences (Chemistry, Geosciences) and the College of Engine ering and Applied Sciences (Chemical and Molecular Engineering).
Students should contact the director of undergraduate studies to design and approve an acceptable course of study before decaring the major.
Please visit the Undergraduate Bulletin for a complete listing of MAR Courses.
To find out more about jobs relating to this major, please click here to visit the Career Center webpage for the MAR major.
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1. This checklist summarizes your major/minor degree requirements. Please consult the Undergraduate Bulletin that was in place when you declared your major/minor for the official list of major/minor requirements. For details, visithttp://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/bulletin/current/archives.php
2. This checklist indicates ONLY what is required for your major or minor, and does not confirm completion of the University's general education, upper-division, and total credit requirements. Please consult with the appropriate academic advising unit to review the remaining graduation requirements. For general advising locations, visit http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/academichelp.shtml.


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Last week, the folks at Fusion Garage sent me a JooJoo. The device, formerly known in tech circles as the Crunchpad, is a touch-screen tablet with an HD-capable, 12.1-inch screen and a home-brewed Web browser compatible with Adobe Flash. An ambitious product from a start-up company, the JooJoo is the David to Apple's iPad Goliath.
Unfortunately, after only a few days out of the box, my JooJoo died. A trouble-shooting call with Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan Wednesday confirmed that my JooJoo was beyond a phone-assisted fix and a replacement would be shipped out. Given a choice between an immediate replacement or a two-week wait for a unit running updated software, I opted for the latter.
Selfishly, as a reviewer, I take no pleasure in reviewing products twice. If a device isn't ready for prime time, I'm not going to revise my entire review every time a firmware update comes out.
For the JooJoo's sake, let's hope the upcoming software update is truly substantial. In the 24 hours I had with the JooJoo before it went belly-up, the experience left plenty to be desired. Let's just say that Engadget's assessment had me nodding sympathetically. Managing and closing Web pages is a glitchy experience, the unique two-finger scrolling often had me selecting page links accidentally, and the product's flagship feature--Flash support--offered spotty performance.
Fortunately, it seems reasonable to expect that these issues can be ironed out with a software update. Some of my other criticisms of the JooJoo, however, are tied to the hardware. Foremost among them is the fact that the device is just plain heavy at 2.4 pounds, compared with the 1.5 pounds of the Apple iPad. Even while sitting down it's exhausting to hold for an extended period of time.
Placing the JooJoo on a table or flat on your lap illuminates another hardware criticism: poor viewing angles. Compared with the IPS screen technology used on the iPad, the JooJoo's screen is only practical to view straight-on. It's a shame--especially with its movie-friendly wide-screen aspect ratio--that the JooJoo is too heavy to prop up for a feature-length film and the viewing angles are too poor for two people to enjoy simultaneously without having to sit in each others' laps (not that we frown on that sort of thing).
Hardware complaints aside, as CNET's token optimist I'm still hopeful that Fusion Garage can steer the JooJoo out of the ditch. That said, to truly compete against the similarly priced iPad, Fusion Garage is going to need to do more than fix a few bugs. For any potential JooJoo buyers out there, I'd recommend checking back in a few weeks before making an investment.


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Resonating Moments: Lessons From the Week
Welcome to "Resonating Moments." Each week I share one lesson from parenting, teaching yoga, practicing on my mat, and simply living life. My intentions for sharing these lessons are twofold: (1) to make a personal effort to record moments that resonate or ring true (Chime) with who I am at my core, and (2) to offer what I have learned in hopes that you can relate and share about your experiences in the comments below.
Here's what I learned this week:
Lesson from parenting: Last weekend was momentous here in Philadelphia for Catholics as well as those of other faiths. Pope Francis came to the city, and among his many activities while here, spoke about the importance of family as the backbone of faith. The Holy Father left an impression on me, and I have been moved over and over by these words: "I leave you with this question, for each one of you to respond to. In my home, do we yell, or do we speak with love and tenderness? This is a good way to recognize our love." This week I have been reflecting on how I nurture my own family. I am so grateful to my friend who captured this tender moment with my Zoe. So often, in the frenzy of stress, I question my ability to truly be patient, compassionate, and loving. We all need our goodness reflected back to us, so that we can remember we are innately good, that we are innately love. Did any of Pope Francis' words resonate with you? Please share a favorite quote in the comments!
Lesson from life: It is often said that children are great teachers. I find this to be true on many levels, and this week I was reminded of the wisdom children hold. I was frustrated about something (I can't even remember what!), and my Demetra came to me and gently said, "Mommy, why don't you stop, breathe, and think. That's what to do when you are frustrated or angry." Wow! I looked into her eyes, so grateful she reached out to me with so much care. I told her she was right, thanked and hugged her, and took a giant breath in and out. What lessons have your children taught you? Please share!
Lesson from teaching yoga: This is not so much of a lesson as it is an affirmation: I love my job! I love teaching yoga, interacting with students, and mentoring new yoga teachers. This feeling of "love" for my work is empowering, validating, and true self-worth booster! This week I was reminded of how when we are connected with our passions we are fully alive, engaged, and open to what may be. Which passions in your life energize you?
Lesson from my mat: Earlier this month I started yoga therapy training at the Yoga Life Institute in Devon, PA. The first weekend was positively mind blowing, and I am ecstatic about being in this program, all that I will learn, and all that I can give once I am certified. One thing that I learned about in my studies is sankalpa, the yogic practice of setting an intention. When we bring intention to our asana practice, we amplify the innate power of the poses. In my 13 years of asana practice, I have set many an intention, but I can't say that I have actively held it throughout my practice. This week I committed to merging sankalpa with asana. I have been experimenting with bringing together intention, breath, and movement to manifest the benefits that each offer individually and together. This new awareness has not always been easy to hold. I intend to continue this practice and put my mind, body, and breath on what I want to create in my life. How do you practice intention in your life, on and off the mat? Please share in the comments.
Perhaps some or all of these lessons resonated with you as well. If so, I'd enjoy learning how! Please share in the comments below.
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Good Reads
On The Change of Seasons
Katlin Robinson shares the beautiful way opposites creates balance. Katlin relates the opposites found in nature this time of year with balancing yoga poses. "Cultivating an awareness and appreciation for the light and dark of all opposites we begin to understand that balance is not stagnant, it is inherently mobile—constantly moving between each set of opposites," Katlin writes. "As this awareness is developed we can move more fluidly between the opposites to find balance within ourselves." Check out Katlin's post Finding Balance in Opposites—Welcome Fall.
On Setting an Intention
This week I read several articles on sankalpa (intention; see above, Lesson from my mat) in an effort to understand the practice and concept. There are many great articles out there, but How to Create a Sankalpa by Kelly McGonigal does a lovely job of teaching about the tradition and its intricacies. "Discovering your sankalpa is a process of listening," she writes. "Your heartfelt desire is already present, waiting to be seen, heard, and felt. It's not something you need to make up, and the mind doesn't have to go wildly searching for it." Kelly guides readers through the personal process of how to identify their intention and describes approaches for practicing sankalpa. A great read and worth bookmarking.
On the Power of Yogic Breathing Practices
Thank you, Kathy Kruger, for your educational post on how to breathe better during yoga. As a practitioner and teacher, I appreciate learning about the ten different breathing techniques and their benefits that Kathy discusses. The breath is the anchor of our practice, but still, remembering to breathe and to do it mindfully is often challenging. Kathy reminds us that, "Through various yogic breathing practices, we can gain awareness and take a level of that consciousness with us throughout the day, in each and every breath we take." I am excited to try one or two of these techniques in my practice and teaching!


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Electrically insulative structural adhesive
Master Bond's Polymer System EP31 is chemically-resistant, electrically-insulative structural adhesive.
Hackensack, N.J., July 22, 2010—For very good adherence to a wide variety of substrates including many metals, plastics, rubbers, ceramics and glass, Polymer System EP31 was developed by Master Bond Inc. This two part system features high adhesion with a lap shear strength exceeding 4,600 psi, a peel strength surpassing 40 pli, a tensile modulus of more than 410,000 psi and a flexural strength of over 13,000 psi.
With an excellent resistance to many chemicals including water, oil and fuels, it is also an outstanding electrical insulator. EP31 has a versatile cure schedule and can cure at room temperature or more quickly at elevated temperatures.
Other notable characteristics include a Shore D Hardness of greater than 75 and low shrinkage upon cure. It is easily processed with a convenient 3 to 1 mix ratio by weight and has a service temperature range of -60F to 250F.
Available in both black and optically clear, EP31 is sold in half pints, pints, quarts, 1-gallon and 5-gallon containers. It is also available in a convenient non-drip version called EP31ND.


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At graduation ceremonies I have always asked myself why the speakers try to make non-conclusive points about the college time and the usefulness of college. I guess it is because people tend to romanticize their memories of college. Below are some of the statements usually made (in bold) and what I think should be said instead.
You've made it!
No you didn't. Not the graduation matters but the means that allowed you to get there and what you will use them for!
You had a difficult time and achieved something!
No you didn't. College is easy, even if you're studying until 2am in the morning for a few months every day. College is easy because it lacks the uncertainty that governs most of what is outside of college!
You're ready for the world!
No you aren't and you shouldn't believe anybody is. Being prepared or ready for "the world" is not something you should aim for either. Being curious and open minded is what you should go for instead! This will prepare you to see things you didn't expect to find, allow you to be nimble and react quickly to change!
You're experts (for postgraduates)!
Most of the specific details you've learned you will forget the day after the ceremony party anyway! Moreover, you will probably change your career path at least once rendering what you've learned useless. What matters is the scientific thinking that you should've learned and the curiosity and suprises that college gave you by proving that you're intuition is often wrong and so are experts.


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Home About Bleeding Disorders
What is Glanzmann thrombasthenia? Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a platelet function disorder that is caused by an abnormality in the genes for glycoproteins IIb/IIIa. These genes code for a group of linked proteins normally found on the surface of platelets, the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor (also called the fibrinogen receptor). Because this receptor is absent or is not working properly, platelets do not stick to each other at the site of injury and it is difficult for the normal blood clot to form.
Glanzmann thrombasthenia is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning that both parents must carry an abnormal gene (even though they themselves don't have the disease) and pass that abnormal gene on to their child. Like all autosomal recessive disorders, it is found more frequently in areas of the world where marriage between close relatives is common. Glanzmann thrombasthenia affects both males and females.
Symptoms Symptoms of Glanzmann thrombasthenia vary quite a bit from one individual to the next, from very mild to potentially life-threatening bleeding. Signs of the disorder are usually first noticed during childhood.
People with Glanzmann thrombasthenia may experience:
Glanzmann thrombasthenia often causes more problems for women than men because of menstruation and childbirth.
Diagnosis The diagnosis of platelet function disorders requires a careful medical history and a series of tests that should be performed by a specialist at a hemophilia treatment centre.
In people with Glanzmann thrombasthenia:
Note: Some of these tests may not be available in all centres.
Treatment Most people with platelet function disorders only need treatment during surgical procedures (including dental work) and after injury or accidents. When needed, Glanzmann thrombasthenia may be treated with:
People with inherited platelet function disorders should not take Aspirin®, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen and naproxen), and blood thinners, which can make their bleeding symptoms worse.
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If you own Google shares, you are starting this weekend a happy camper.
Shares of the tech giant jumped 13% Friday morning after the company reported better-than-expected earnings. At 10:05 AM Eastern Time, the stock finally broke above the $1,000 per share mark, joining companies like Priceline in the $1,000 Club.
(Watch more: Google shares touch $1,000 for the first time ever)
In just one day, Google added $35 billion market cap. That's more than the entire value of Tesla, twice the worth of Netflix and three times that of Tiffany. Google is now worth one-third of $1 trillion. Google alone was responsible for half of the entire S&P 500's gains Friday.
Google's revenues for the most-recent quarter, at $14.9 billion, were 12% higher than they were last year. The company's bottom line was even more improved: up 36.5% to $2.97 billion. So, for every dollar Google took in, it made a profit of 20 cents.
Not all parts of Google are doing great. While the main company has an operating margin of 34%, its Motorola Mobile segment loss $248 million, giving an operating margin of -21%, significantly lower than the -11% from last year.
Google investors have had a great year; the stock is up more than 42%. That's sizably above the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite index's return of 29% and nearly twice the S&P 500 index's 22%. Some of Google's bigger competitors aren't nearly as impressive. Sure, Facebook may be up 105% this year but Amazon is up "only" 28% while Apple shares are down 4%.
(Watch: Don't sell Google on earnings pop: Trader)
What's next for the Google now that its stock is above $1,000 per share?
Gina Sanchez, founder of Chantico Global, looks at the fundamentals of Google. On the charts is Jeff Tomasulo, Managing Partner of Belpointe's Alternative Investment Group.
Is Google's good quarter and stock pop a sign of things to come? Watch the video above to see the fundamentals and technicals look at the company.
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3001 – Introduction to Terrasync Field Software
Background: Terrasync software is designed for fast and efficient field GIS data collection and maintenance. Packed full of features, Terrasync is a powerful system for the collection of high quality feature and position data used for GIS update and maintenance.
Course Goals & Objectives: Over the course of this module users will learn Trimble's Terrasync software inside and out. We will look at the standard menus like Data, Navigation and Status. Beyond those the user will learn about custom real time settings, external sensors, changing the appearance of Terrasync and some advanced features of the map screen.
Prerequisites: This is an introductory level course focused on the basic applications of Terrasync. The user should have some understanding of the interface between Terrasync field software and Pathfinder Office.
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Did effort to stop drug payoffs to military trigger Guinea-Bissau coup?
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — One day after the military in this tiny West African nation shelled a presidential candidate's home and sealed this capital city from outsiders, it was still unclear Friday who, exactly, was in charge.
The military announced Friday night that it had arrested Carlos Gomes Jr., a former prime minister and a leading presidential candidate, as well as interim President Raimundo Pereira. But no new successor has been proclaimed, and the reasons for the coup remained opaque.
There was speculation that Gomes could have run afoul of the military by promising to end a lucrative arrangement between the military and international drug traffickers. Analysts say the drug traffickers pay the military to look the other way — or even help out — as cocaine shipments are flown in by small planes from South America, stashed away in the country's coastal islands, and smuggled into Europe.
"The drugs are behind it all," said Jan Van Maanen, the honorary British consul in Guinea-Bissau. "It's a nice income for the army and they stand a chance of losing it all."
Analysts said, however, that the motive behind the coup here most likely was the same as for previous ones — Guinea-Bissau's military tends to oust politicians it doesn't like to make room for politicians it prefers.
"Guinea-Bissau has a long history of very specific kinds of coups where the army never assumes power but turns it over very quickly," said Vincent Foucher, a Dakar-based researcher with the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based group that studies conflicts around the world. "Only a few people get killed each time."
That's different from the coup in nearby Mali three weeks ago, where an unknown army officer overthrew the country's democratically elected president and suspended the constitution ahead of April 29 elections, complaining that the civilian government had not done enough to stop a rebellion by nomadic tribesmen in the country's north. The coup plotters, however, surrendered their authority this week after West African neighbors shunned them and the Tuareg nomad rebels captured most of the country's northern reaches.
Analysts say that the recent turmoil in West Africa — including the Mali coup — isn't so much a sign of spreading regional instability as it is perhaps an indication of growing pains for budding democracies.
This year alone, almost a dozen West African countries have legislative or presidential elections scheduled. And as the era of strongmen phases out, elections begin to play a larger role in determining countries' futures, which can lead to increased tensions.
"Clearly, it's a really challenging time for the region," said Peter Thompson, the head of a British electoral observation team that has been sent to Guinea-Bissau.
Some elections have gone smoothly. In neighboring Senegal, for example, longtime President Abdoulaye Wade peacefully stepped down after losing a re-election bid last month.
In Guinea-Bissau, a first round of presidential elections had been held last month and the runoff was scheduled for April 29, with Gomes, who received 49 percent in the first round, expected to win.
Then came Thursday's coup. At 7:30 p.m. soldiers launched four or five grenades at Gomes' house, knocking out walls, according to Thompson, who heard the attack. Heavy gunfire followed for about an hour.
Meanwhile, other soldiers stormed the national radio and television stations as well as the ruling party's headquarters. The customs building at the port was set on fire. The military also blocked off the downtown district, shut off public electricity, and closed the main road in and out of Bissau, witnesses said.
A group representing West African countries issued a statement Friday condemning what it called an "ongoing attempt by the military to overthrow the government of Guinea Bissau."
Desire Kadre Ouedraogo, president of the ECOWAS Commission, said the group "firmly denounces this latest incursion by the military into politics and unreservedly condemns the irresponsible act."
On Friday, normally congested streets in Bissau were deserted save for a handful of military patrol vehicles. The military was repeatedly broadcasting a message from an unidentified officer that said it did not want to control the country but was "forced to act in this way to defend itself from the diplomatic maneuvers of the Guinea-Bissau government, which aims to annihilate the (country's) armed forces using foreign military force," according to reports.
The statement was in apparent reference to the yearlong presence of 200 Angolan troops who were invited by the government to help reform the Guinea-Bissau military, which analysts say is bloated, poorly trained and often fails to respect civilian rule. Angola, like Guinea-Bissau, is a former Portuguese colony and has a strong interest in Guinea-Bissau's stability — as well as its potentially lucrative mineral deposits.
Gomes was a strong supporter of the Angolan mission. His opponent in the runoff was to have been former President Kumba Yala, who has a good relationship with the military. Yala, however, has claimed the first round of the election was fraudulent and has refused to campaign. Just hours before the coup, he warned a new conference that "whoever dares to campaign will be responsible for what happens."
(Collins is a McClatchy special correspondent.)
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Kentucky Derby Death Investigators Watching Surveillance Tapes
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Kentucky investigators are working with Churchill Downs to view surveillance footage that might provide clues about the mysterious death of a Guatemalan groomer hours after the Kentucky Derby.
Louisville homicide detectives identified the man whose injured body was found Sunday morning in one of the barns at Churchill Downs a day after the Kentucky Derby as Adan Fabian Perez. Police said Perez, 48, was licensed to work at Churchill Downs since 2008.
Perez's body was discovered just before 5 a.m. in Barn No. 8, four barns away from where I'll Have Another, the horse that won the derby, was kept.
The body was identified by Perez's 19-year-old son, Wilson Deejesus Fabian Perez.
Authorities are working with Churchill Downs to view footage from surveillance cameras in the area, but would not comment on where the cameras were located.
"At this time, a homicide detective is currently interviewing witnesses and individuals who might be involved or have information regarding the case and the medical examiner is doing the autopsy at this time," Lt. Barry Wilkerson of the Louisville Metro Police Department, said Monday at a news conference.
Wilkerson is hoping to complete all witness interviews by Tuesday. Police are using Spanish-speaking officers and interpreters to interview the many Hispanic workers.
Wilkerson also spoke about numerous reported "altercations" leading up to the body's discovery, but would not go into detail about them.
On Sunday, police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley told ABC News that authorities had found "evidence of injuries that lead us to believe he was involved in an altercation and that foul play was involved."
Wilkerson would not comment on the body's condition when it was found, but said, "There were some wounds that obviously [make us] suspect foul play was involved and there's some other situation that with the location of the body where it was, it just wasn't a natural event."
Perez was found in the back portion of the barn, not in a stall or with a horse, police said.
Perez worked for horse trainer Cecil Borel, the brother of veteran jockey Calvin Borel. Perez started working for Borel in 2008 as a groomer.
Wilkerson said police have "no suspects at this time."
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Q : For some reason I never get suppers made on time and I end up spending the time before and after carpool anxiously trying to pull it all together, sometimes I can wing it, sometimes I am missing one or two ingredients and sometimes I just give up and get take out that we can't really afford right now. I am a decent cook, but just need a little help planning it all.
A : Thank you for your honest and insightful question. Most women want improve streamlining their suppers. As Erma Bombeck so wisely quipped "I spent the first part of my life wondering who I was going to marry and the second part wondering what I was going to make for supper".
Here's the kicker : Supper has very little about cooking. That's the easy part.
First we have to jump through three seemingly trivial steps, that aren't trivial at all. First we have to choose what we are going to make and secondly we have to buy the ingredients, and finally we have to prep the food…… then comes the actual cooking. No wonder we get overwhelmed trying to do it all last minute!
These first 3 steps can be overwhelming. Some women have bookshelves of cookbooks, plus a bulging folder of recipes family and friends have sent them. Picking out a weeks worth of menus can be tedious when you've got over 100,000 gourmet recipes to choose from. It's tough to get the motivation to go shopping when that's your only nugget of quiet that day and besides, there is so much else to do around the house.
Add to the equation your own families likes and dislikes, the pro's and con's of beef (protein vs growth hormones ? ) and salmon (omega 3 vs mercury ? ) and any latent lactose intolerance, what's a good parent to do ?
Step 1 : The magic number is 5. We have to plan 5 meals. There will be enough leftovers or life events to work with 5.
Step 2 : Go simple. Step away from the cookbooks and Aunty Sue's perfect Pavlova recipe and close your eyes. You have cooked some good suppers in your life time ! Name 5 nutritious suppers your family enjoyed that you have prepared. Consider a soup, salad or green vegetable , protein and a carbohydrate. Write them down. Now play with the results. Make sure there is some semblance of variety and add all the spinach , alfalfa and foliate you want. Feel free to create a mixture of oven ready and home cooked suppers such as fish sticks, rice, green beans and minestrone soup. If you are concerned about it not being balanced enough show it to your Dr or show it to a nutritionist the next time you go. Just stay with the system until then.
Step 3 :Now write down next to each dish any soups and salads your family, or most of the family eats. Remember, stay simple. The goal isn't to restrict your creativity, it is to empower you by getting you ahead. You can substitute every item on the list on the day if you have the desire, the time and the energy. If one Wednesday you are inspired to make a gourmet fish soup, and you have the time and energy , go for it and ditch the split pea soup.
Step 4 : Now write or type the key ingredients next to the supper choice. This will maximize your food shopping time.
Step 5 : Look at your family's schedule and match the suppers to the day. If you and going to a wedding next Tuesday with your husband , you might skip the roast chicken your husband loves on that night and save time instead and make chicken fingers, French fries and green beans for your children.
Step 6: Write up the weekly menu plan and post it where you can see it. If you have the time ask the children for their input. Now make an entry in your calendar or an alarm on your phone with a time when you will prepare the ingredients. Are you an early bird, a night owl or something in between ? Commit to a time, the night before or in the morning you can always change it around. Keep consulting your menu plan, some food will need to defrost, other items will need to marinate. You know you've cracked the code when you know what is for supper as you are eating breakfast.
Step 7 : This is the trick to sanity. Buy your ingredients once or twice a week only. All that last minute dashing to stores to buy fresh produce is wasting precious energy. Better for your family that your carrots are not super crunchy but their parent is 100% fresh.
Step 8 : Repeat, alter, repeat. After your first week, write some notes on the side as you'll be using the first week's menus as a blueprint for the week 3. Such as ' Make vegetable soup with double carrots for Shimmy'. Now, create another 5 suppers for week 2. Follow the style of week 1, just alter enough to prevent boredom. Roast chicken from week 1 can become barbequed chicken on week 2. Mushroom salmon on week 1 can morph into breaded salmon on week 2.
Step 9 : Customize : Now you have a basic 2 week menu plan. If you want to create a new menu plan for each week, that is your choice but you have the outline now for a tried and true pain free menu plan. I would prefer you tweak it and learn new ways to cut corners or double cook on week 1 for week 3. Do what works for you. Using your crock pot more often will greatly simplify your life, as will bulk cooking we'll discuss those in future blogs
Step 10 : Enjoy any small and big changes you make, you will make mistakes, because you are human. Learn from them, dust yourself off and carry on, when you're having a rough day pizza might very well not be a failure be a sane decision you can trust.


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Lego recreates moment the world met baby Prince George
A scene similar to that when the Cambridge family stepped into the spotlight for the first time to face the world, hoards of press, camera crews and crowds of well-wishers has been reconstructed using mini building bricks.
Adorable mini versions of new parents William and Kate have been created with a tiny baby Cambridge in a buggy, and the scene isn't too far from reality – photographers and their equipment have even been included.
The royal Lego sets show scenes of baby George with his mum and dad at the gates of Buckingham Palace rather than outside the Lindo Wing, perhaps because that scene is still to come…


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SERVICE QUALITY AND OVERSIGHT - Below is the list of current accountability measures for Link Associates
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accreditation
In 2018 Link received it 12th consecutive three-year accreditation, the best outcome one can achieve. Not only this, but Link has was in 100% compliance with all standards, or as in their terminology - a deficiency free survey. Less than 1% of organizations internationally can announce that success. Obviously Link is extremely proud of this 36-year history. CARF International is an independent, non-profit accreditor of health and human services and our accreditation is evidence that Link Associates strives to improve efficiency, fiscal health and service delivery - creating a foundation for the satisfaction of the people we support.
Program Evaluation - Link Associates actively administers a program evaluation system based on outcomes identified by persons served and other stakeholders. The plan incorporates methods of discovery, remediation and quality improvement planning and the outcome information is made available to all stakeholders. Program evaluation data is integrated into all levels of decision-making and remains consistent with the Mission Statement of the agency. Each program area includes outcome measures in effectiveness, efficiency, consumer/stakeholder satisfaction and service access.
Internal Review - Link Associates maintains an aggressive system of internal accounting controls in order to maintain compliance with program accreditation standards and to ensure the accuracy of the claim and reimbursement methodologies being utilized. The Link Associates Internal Review Committee meets quarterly to review consumer and agency records.
External Review – More than 20 different oversight bodies can visit Link at any time for a variety of reasons. They include: Provider Audit, Medicaid Financial, Medicaid Medical, Medicaid Desk Audits, Medicaid On-Site Documentation Audit, Surveillance and Utilization Review Services, Payment Error Rate Measurement, Medicaid Integrity Program, Medicaid Monthly Audit of Remedial Case Notes, Department of Human Services Purchase of Service, DHS – Chapter 24 for Supported Community Living and Case Management, State Fire Marshall, Social Security Administration Representative Payee, Department of Labor 14(C) Certification, Iowa Workforce Development On-Site Employment Audit, Case Management Monitoring Monthly, State Supplemental Assistance, Department of Inspections and Appeals Annual Food Warehouse Licensing audit Vocational Rehabilitation Services Purchase of Service Agreement Compliance Audit, United Way of Central Iowa Outcome Measures for UW Respite and UW Leisure
Licensing/Certification Audits - DHS–Chapter 24 for SCL & Case Management, DIA licensure–Link General Store, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Certification, HCBS Quality Framework, Independent Accreditation – Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).


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After doing a ride-along with Sanford, Fla., police officers, George Zimmerman publicly called the police disgusting and implied they were lazy, according to a recording released by The Miami Herald.
Zimmerman said an officer showed him his favorite nap spots and revealed he didn't carry a long gun because using it would require too much paperwork, The Miami Herald's Frances Robles reported.
"He took two lunch breaks and attended a going-away party for one of his fellow officers," Zimmerman reportedly said at a City Hall community forum in January 2011.
The ride-along raises questions about whether Zimmerman received special treatment when he wasn't arrested right away for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Robles reported.
"The deeper questions here are, what are the relationships?" Natalie Jackson, an attorney for Martin's family told Robles. "We have always had a concern about the relationships."


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Politics & Government
California union drops Schwarzeneggger recall effort
A bare-knuckles campaign to kick Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger out of office was abandoned Thursday by the state's powerful prison guards union.
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association dropped its recall bid but continued to throw verbal jabs.
"We continue to believe that Governor Schwarzenegger needs to return to what he's good at, making movies," spokesman Lance Corcoran said.
Schwarzenegger's predecessor, Democrat Gray Davis, is the only California governor ever to be recalled, but the threat against the Republican governor sparked shock waves because CCPOA is one of the state's most powerful unions, spending $17 million on political campaigns since 2005.
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CES Fact Sheet to Education oneself on the waiver
You must know the info better than anyone, and advocate.
By Maureen Welch, Mom of 11 Year old on CES 720-436-4121 email@example.com
1. General info on CES
- CES is Childrens Extensive Support Waiver. It comes with state plan Medicaid (Medical and approved therapies like ABA, Speech, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy and behavioral health through county Behavioral Health Organizations (BHO) or places that accept medicaid (like Childrens, Childrens outpatient mental health).
- There are many children waivers, here is the chart link https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/CO%20HCBS%20Children%20Waiv er%20Chart-August%202016.pdf
- State link for CES general info. Excellent starting place https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/childrens-extensive-support-waiver-ces
- Once a waiver slot has been awarded a person, the development of an Annual service plan occurs.
- You determine services needed and units, for your budget (CES is about $38K, no levels)
- ABA and Behavioral strategies ARE recently through state plan, via EPSTD. Costs for behvaioral therapy is not deducted from annual waiver budget, it bills like physical, speech or occupational therapy and requires use of approved providers.
- https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/pediatric-behavioral-therapies It was suggested to call smaller approved EPSTD Behavioral providers on this link, updated often. https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/pediatric-behavioral-therapies-provider-list
- There is a maximum annual CAP on assisted technology and home modification. One can always ask for the state to consider extraordinary circumstances as well.
- Always ask for citations if you are denied something. The waiver is from federal Center for Medicaid Medicare Services and the state must rely on it for ultimate guidance. Its long but outlines all approved services.
- Colorado's waivers are up for reapproval in 2019. Most are impressed if you mention that you understand the CES waiver document. This document outlines services and any limits. https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/HCBS- CES%20Waiver%20%28CO.4180.R04.00%29.pdf
- Do not rely on case managers or supervisors, go with your gut. The case managers are good people, who only know what they are trained. Over the course of time, you will educate many of them.
- You can always go up food chain with questions and ask with a smile "Can you please cite where that is in policy, rules, regs or the CMS waiver?" This might stump then but keep asking Why? Don't accept the "this is how it is done" as I discovered they were wrong many times trying to say "only X amount of hours a week are allowed".
- Top gal on CES waiver is Sheila Peil at the state, Division of Developmental Intellectual Disabilities DIDD which sits at Health Care Policy and Finance department (HCPF). They pay the agencies and CCBs. Sheila Peil can be ccd at this email if you hit a roadbump but best to go up internal CCB foodchain before ccing her on emails. firstname.lastname@example.com
- CCBs bill your plan up to $3,800. a year for Targeted Case Management, also in units of 15 minutes each. They are to write your plan (like an IEP it guides a plan year of services). You can re-adjust your plan anytime you want by calling a meeting with your case manager. This is your right. Many will tell you can wait, but again, you can reallocate anytime. For example, needs change or your providers' availability changes. Funds are per year.
- Beware most CCBs have sister or affiliate companies and may suggest them, but you have right to choose from any approved PASAs (Program Approved Service Agency). They can bill Medicaid directly or use the CCB to bill as a service, at a cost.
- RFP Request for Proposals- these are sorta the only thing Case Managers offer to do for finding providers. Most busy providers don't need to do RFPs so my experience has been you get the ones who have openings for a reason, and larger PASAs with many admins versus smaller, leaner PASAs busy serving their clients.
2. Parent Paid CNA is a different bucket of money, through a home health agency, based on medical need. Not waiver $. Must have Medicaid state plan. In Home Support Services (IHSS). If you get many hours of CNA this way, it could impact your respite in CES via a "cap". One way to avoid this is to use the Community Connector category instead of respite. Many small PASAs cannot offer respite anyway due to the required and expensive liability policy. Read more here: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/parents-their-childs-certified-nursing-aide-cna
3. Medicaid State plan (medical NOT waiver) has behavioral therapy now! This is based on medical need, not diagnosis or waiver. Must use an approved agency who has signed contract. Read more here: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/hcpf/pediatric-behavioral-therapies
4. Link to CES rates and service- RATE SCHEDULE
- Note rates are by unit, which is a 15 minute segment.
- Large agencies take up to 60% overhead off of the stated pay/ unit rate.https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/HCBS%20DD%20SLS%20TCM%20CES%202017-2018%20Rate%20Schedules%20DEC2017%20v2.pdf
- Note respite pay is very very low and unless it is a provider you know, most won't work for that. Many families use Community connector as it is higher and includes ability to transport your family member.
- All waiver rates are in same document, so CES is only on last two page, 10 & 11.
- Know the rates and one CAN NEGOTIATE with a PASA on a end rate for your provider (esp if you say "I think 60% from my hourly rate is excessive and I am interviewing PASAs to bring my business. Could you do 40%?" Most parents don't know the billing rate to speak on this, but you do!)
4. PASA list (approved agencies- look for your CCB # on legend, and then across to see your service, note some PASAs are family/micro and only serving their loved one or a small #, so if you call or email around, some may not answer). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H6wku9Zgoxov_MoX7qD0RMu2glFYy3T4b5Z2-_JOmsg/edit#gid=459370783
5. How I found providers- my best source is Care.com.
- It costs money to join, but I have not had luck on other sites that are free. Think with coupon code I paid $100 for 9 months or a year?
- I have always found my providers, and then after my own vetting, then take to PASA for hire.
- It is a bit like internet dating, you need to write a good job description and post it, for others to read and reply to. Tweak it once in a while.
- An emotional job title including days, times and rates. "Make a difference in a child's life, weekday daytime home education, part or full time, $15 hr."
- I realize most folks need to make a living so some flexibility needed for times and rates, I say cast your net and then if you get a good catch, work with their needs.
- If they reply, I ask them to send me an email with resume and references, that I do a meet and greet, call references, and then a few short kid-sits to get a feel for a match.
- I do some initial respite, cash shifts, and then if I am ready to hire through our PASA, I ask the PASA to do a joint interview, and can make the job offer.
- Some PASAs will do more candidate recruitment, but know their overhead might be higher.
6. More about PASAs- or the agency you use for billing Medicaid.
- Getting a PASA open to you finding providers (assuming you will help) is key
- If you want PASA to do the Human Resources, ask how they do that and their turnover.
- Ask for families who use their services, and call for reference to PASA.
- You can change a PASA if it doesn't work out, through a service plan meeting with case manager. Try to choose carefully as you might not be able to take that employee with you, if they work for other families in that PASA. Also if you do take your provider, there may be additional training and costs associated with a move.
- Your PASA choice is a bit like entering a marriage- research and know what they will and will not provide.
- You can also become your own PASA. It takes between 6 months to a year and much paperwork, and much overhead of insurance and development of policies and procedures. It is an option many are taking as then the overhead is reduced but it is running a business.
- Eventually the hope is for Consumer Direction, something advocates are working on. This means your budget could be used to direct hire help without an agency (or related overhead). We hope this is more of an option but one can see the agencies and their lobbyists don't care to give up a nice piece of business with the current model. Change is hard and slow.
7. Other supports
- Arc local chapters have advocates free of charge, know they have large caseloads
- Local County mental health agencies provide Medicaid supports, also Childrens
- Behavioral seems to have outpatient services now clinical
- Parent to Parent resources online, also a yahoo group list serv , realize over 2,000members and not totally secure, careful what you post
- PEAK parent resource center in Col Springs, Federal mandated resource center
- THRIVE parent resource center Denver/Aurora
- Autism Society Resources- they also have paid advocates for hire
- South End Metro Denver Independent Mental Health support group Excellent leader Carol Villa Knows the systems contact Maureen for contact info firstname.lastname@example.com
- Empower parent support group North Side of Metro Denver Yahoo group, also face to face support groups with childcare for children with advance notice. http://www.abilityconnectioncolorado.org/empowercolorado/


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In blogging, we do not get to be who we want, and we are Everything We Ever Were, at the same time. We are someone, no one, and everyone. We are the same and radically different. We are completely present and absolutely absent.
I've talked with long-time blog friends, and written here in the past, about the duality, triality, multi-ality of blogging. It is mind bending--how it can be everything, and simultaneously, nothing at all. Because we are here and we aren't. That is precisely what blogging is.
I have always operated within that context, not the one that constrains me like a straight-jacket today.
#9. To run with a mob and lynch even a person who deserves it is not satire, but a sin.
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What showed up instead, en masse, was a lot of ego-underbelly. The dark side of narcissism.
Madame L:
Going back to the metropolis, my idea is that we are not facing a process of development and growth of the old city, but the institution of a new paradigm whose character needs to be analysed. Undoubtedly one of its main traits is that there is a shift form the model of the polis founded on a centre, that is, a public centre or agora, to a new metropolitan spatialisation that is certainly invested in a process of de-politicisation, which results in a strange zone where it is impossible to decide what is private and what is public. via
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A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs
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Some possible causes of left arm numbness can be nerve damage, stroke and heart attack. A main cause of numbness in either arm is nerve damage that occurs in medical conditions, such as carpal tunnel, cubital and radial tunnel syndromes. In each of these conditions, a specific nerve located in the arm is compressed or pinched, according to WebMD.
Carpal tunnel syndrome develops when the median nerve in the wrist area of the arm is affected, states Mayo Clinic. Cubital tunnel syndrome involves the ulnar nerve found in the elbow region. Radial tunnel syndrome is related to damage of the radial nerve, which travels along the forearm and elbow regions. The possible symptoms of these syndromes are pain and numbness in the specific region of the arm that is affected. For example, cubital tunnel syndrome can cause numbness and weakness in the elbow area but can also affect the hand in more severe cases.
A possible symptom of both stroke and a heart attack is numbness in either arm, reports the National Institutes of Health. In the case of heart attacks, numbness can develop in both arms and shoulders. However, there are other different symptoms associated with these medical conditions. A heart attack, can present symptoms, such as breathing problems and pain in the chest or abdominal area. Stroke victims can experience vision problems and difficulty with speech.
The main cause of either a heart attack or stroke is the blockage of an artery that leads either to the heart or brain. Some risk factors for both of these conditions can be hypertension and high cholesterol levels.


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Though voter turnout was just slightly above 20 percent, those that cast their ballots were heard loud and clear regarding their selection for sheriff candidates.
With 2,117 votes, Timothy 'Mark' Moore, was the top choice among Republicans, taking 76 percent of the vote.
Moore will move on to vie Democratic candidate Gene Witt in the November General election. Witt took the Democratic nomination with 60 percent of the votes, beating opponent Fred Rothenburger 2,166 votes to 1,443 votes.
There will be a few new faces on Shelby County Fiscal Court next year.
Two magisterial seats went up for grabs this year, when second district magistrate Michael Riggs and the sixth district's Tony Carriss opted to step down from their seats, leaving voters in the Simpsonville and Waddy/Mt. Eden/Southville areas with a decision to make.
And, on May 22, those voters made their voices heard.
Seth Hall carried Shelby County in the Democratic Primary for U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. He would go on to win the district with 40.8 percent of the vote.
Hall told The Sentinel-News earlier this month that he's "tired of the culture of do nothing politicians who promote bullying and work to divide us as a nation and a people."
While the voter turnout for Tuesday's Primary Election was expectedly low, 6,540 Shelby County residents turned out to the polls and cast their votes for 8 candidates that will move on to the general election to be held on November 6.
In the race for U.S. Representative, three faced off for the Democratic slot. But it was Seth Hall who came out on top, taking 39 percent of the votes at 1,280. Hall just beat out opponent Patti Piatt who took 1,114 votes. Christiana Lord earned 26 percent of the votes at 869.
Three Democratic candidates are seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Kentucky.
Candidate Patti Piatt said future generations are the motivation behind her decision to run.
The Primary Election is just weeks away, and for candidates, that means both making and spending money is important.
Data from the Federal Election Commission and Kentucky Registry of Election Finance tracks candidates' contributions and spending during the elections – including in Shelby County's races.
Federal races
The candidate who raised the most money in the race for the fourth district's house seat was incumbent Thomas Massie, who is running unopposed in the primary.
With longtime Magistrate Tony Carriss, a Democrat, stepping down, Republicans Coty Bain and Brock Lisby hope to take over the District 6 seat on the Shelby County Fiscal Court.
Primarily serving Waddy and Mt. Eden, District 6 rolls along KY 53 south of U.S. 60 and east along Interstate 64 to the county lines, and includes small pockets just west of Mt. Eden road south of Shelbyville and north of U.S. 60 and east of Boone Station Road along the Shelbyville lines.
And maybe surprisingly, it was Carriss that inspired Lisby to run.
Andrew "AJ" Barnett and Ashley Snider will face off in the Democrat Primary, looking to follow in the footsteps of retiring Democrat Tony Carriss, the longtime district representative. Barnett said it was Carriss' work that inspired him to run.
"I have been a Democrat for 34 years and have supported Tony Carriss for the past 26 years," he said. "I have been preparing for this for this for the past two years."
Snider said she saw this year's race as the right time to get involved.
Republicans in and around Simpsonville making up the 2nd Magisterial District have more choices than anyone in the May 22 Primary Election.
Four candidates are vying for the position currently held by Michael Riggs, who has decided not to run for re-election. The winner will face Democrat challenger Shauna Kay Cook, who is unopposed in the primary, in the Nov. 6 General Election.
District 2 serves from Simpsonville west to the county line and north along KY 1848 and runs just east of KY 1399 down to KY 148 and west to the county line.
With a combined service time of more than 40 years, the two Democrats seeking to fill retiring Democrat Sheriff Mike Armstrong's shoes come in with a wealth of experience.
Gene Witt currently serves as the county's chief deputy and has been on the job in Shelby County for 18 years, and fellow challenger Fred Rothenburger is the longest tenured deputy in the race, spending 20 of his 23 years in law enforcement in Shelby County.
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In government, the function of an administrative office is to provide the support and resources necessary to allow political leaders and departments to carry out their tasks and duties. Administrative offices exist at all levels of government, from local municipal offices to state offices and federal offices. The federal Office of Administration is one national government office that provides administrative services such as information technology, human resources and facilities management to help the president and various sectors of government carry out their tasks.
In government, administrative offices are often located in strategic, central areas along with other government buildings. Offices might be located downtown in a municipality, and reside in Washington, D.C. to support the national government.


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I hope you all had a great weekend! Thank you so much for the very sweet and supportive comments about our move! You guys definitely make me feel better about our decision. So I really appreciate the encouraging comments!
There is something about January that makes me want to cozy up in whites and neutrals. Our weather in Texas can be warm one day and freezing the next, but we've had a stretch of cold weather here lately and I've enjoyed pulling out my sweaters and coats. Speaking of coats, this toggle coat is an old purchase, but I've linked a really cute peacoat that is on sale for $28.90 and comes in four different colors. I bought one last year and love it!
Anyways, my daughter is home from school today and her movie is about to finish, so I'm keeping it short and sweet as I'm sure she will be calling my name soon. Have a beautiful day!


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Out of The Star and into the damp, early evening gloom they stumbled. The sun had gone and with it the summer. Mike was thinking a pint of Wherry was all it took. One minute everything was warm and lazy and stretched gloriously ahead in a thick, golden hue, and the next cold reality had struck. He would have to find more work. He would have to do his tax. He would definitely have to sort out the situation with Caroline, his poor wife, this side of Christmas at least – especially as he'd now just told everyone what he was planning.
And why had the council not mended the steps leading up to the Carrow Hill Tower and the finest stretch of Medieval wall left in the city. In fact it was one of the most intact and impressive sections of Medieval wall left standing in the country. The council was a disgrace and he was hopeless and did anything really ever change except the seasons? What a beautiful day it had been, with glorious sunshine throughout, and not a hint of mugginess that had dogged the last couple of months, and now it was dank and autumnal feeling and of course far too dark for the time of the day.
Next thing Mike knew was that Lizzie had slipped her hand into his pocket and was trying to interlink her fingers with his. Though their hands might have been out of sight, Mike felt the intimacy Lizzie was attempting was far too public, despite what he'd just said in the pub. But that was Lizzie all over.
'Look at that,' said Alex. 'What is she doing?' He was with Iain, and as usual they'd already fallen behind. Alex had bunions, a particularly large and painful one on his left foot, and Iain was very fat.
'Again,' said Iain, wheezing a little, trying to catch his breath. 'He doesn't mean it. Never has so far.' They had started to climb, and he'd forgotten quite how steep it was. 'These bloody steps. Are they ever going to be mended? One day I'm going to trip and break my bloody neck.'
'I'd like to see them try to rescue you. They'd never get you on a stretcher here. They'd have to employ a winch. Air sea rescue.'
'I don't know why I continue to come on these walks with you lot.'
'Habit?' Alex was in pain and unsure of his footing too, and it was hardly the Himalayas. And what was making things so much worse was that he just couldn't understand what Lizzie was trying to achieve by latching onto Mike in that way, right in front of them. Regardless of what had been said.
'What intrigues me,' said Mike, 'is how they managed to build such secure foundations to cope with the incline, and then keep the wall so straight as it rose with it. It's all perfectly in line.' He'd stopped where the steps evened for a short while before turning slightly and leading to the final assault. Of course he'd mentioned this before, numerous times, having originally taken on board what Robert Jefford, the spectacularly boring local historian, had once told them. Though Mike wasn't actually that impressed with the engineering; the Romans, the Greeks too probably, and the Egyptians for all he knew, had achieved as much centuries before. He simply wanted Lizzie to extract her hand from his pocket.
'Darling one,' she said, 'they would have had a series of plumb lines and trenches and all sorts of complicated scaffolding. Think, if they could build the Cathedral, with a vaulted nave and a 300 foot plus spire, a bit of wall is not exactly rocket science.'
She'd said this before too, the exact same words. Was it last year, as long ago as that? Or the year before, or the year before that? Christ, Mike thought, and still Lizzie's fingers were tightly gripping his, and she was leaning into him too. The incline aside booze always made her even more unstable and brash. Why had he come, knowing of course that Lizzie would be there? Was she simply taunting him in front of the others? Was that it?
'Any sign of any subsidence?' said Alex. He'd reached Mike and Lizzie, and though he hadn't heard what Mike had just said about the extraordinary straightness and solidity of that particular bit of wall, he knew he would have said something about it. He always did. And he knew too that Lizzie would be making Mike feel increasingly uncomfortable. What the hell was she doing?
'No,' said Iain, puffed and having just caught the gist of what Alex had said. He'd finally made it to this stage of the ascent but he really wasn't sure he was going to make it any further. 'The only thing that's not going to give way is this wall. It's been here all this time. Why can't they make things that last anymore?' How many times had he thought and said that?
Through the trees and foliage the new riverside condominium blocks could be seen and a wisp of the Wensum, black and forbidding, and the unlit floodlights of the football stadium. Had Norwich won any games this season, thought Mike? Probably not. Once he followed the Canaries, shortly after he'd arrived in the city and when he'd wanted to embrace everything that was local – he chuckled to himself – but any half decent run the team had was soon countered by an abysmal spell of play.
Beyond the football stadium sat a massive Morrisons, complete with a vast car park. 'So I hear,' said Alex, 'Morrisons is the next new building in trouble.'
'Really?' said Lizzie.
Alex caught her eye. She was still a fine looking woman.
'Serves them right,' said Iain. He was slowly feeling a little better and that perhaps he'd be able to carry on. 'What did they expect putting that development on a reed bed?'
'The people who put this up,' Mike was looking at the wall again and peering up towards the perfectly symmetrical Carrow Hill Tower, made predominantly from flint, with a smattering of Roman bricks, 'certainly knew what they doing.' If only he did, he thought.
Alex laughed, out loud. He wanted to say, 'That's more than can be said for you, you boring arsehole.' But he didn't because Mike was one of his oldest friends and he didn't want Lizzie to think he was in any way jealous. He knew that after all this time – exactly how many years had they been doing this walk, or pub crawl as his wife Lorna like to tease, for? – it would be absurd. However, on those badly maintained wooden steps, by the finest, and steepest section of the old city wall, in the gathering gloom of autumnal nightfall, with the latest urban regeneration scheme already sinking into the ancient reed beds far below them, he couldn't help himself.
He hadn't been in love with Lizzie before, he was certain. But, catching sight of an arrow loop in the tower, in the shape of a cross and roughly framed by sandstone, he knew he was now. It was worse than bunions.
'Should we press on?' said Iain. This was normally Alex's line but Alex was looking away.
'I could do with another pint,' said Mike. 'It's –.'
'Thirsty work, hey?' said Alex, swivelling round to face the group. He should have seen it coming.
'Are you in pain?' said Lizzie.
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Gotham Inc has brought on four new members to its creative team: Anthony "Mossy" Moss (pictured) has joined as group creative director; Natalie Chambers has joined an associate creative director /art director; Evan Maranca has joined as a copywriter; and Matt Nowak has joined as integrated producer. Moss is a former senior copywriter at Crispin Porter + Bogusky and had worked on BK, Microsoft, Amex and Coke Zero. Chambers had been an AD at DDB San Francisco and DDB Stockholm and Morenco had been a freelance copywriter on Alaska Airlines and T-Mobile at Wongdoody. Nowak was previously broadcast and digital producer at DDB Worldwide.
Jennifer Meyers recently signed on with R/GA's Brand Development group as group director. She comes from Interbrand and will be managing client relationships and business operations. Meyers moves from Interbrand, where she served for nearly a decade in various senior management positions, most recently executive director, program management.
Emmy-winning director Chris Wilcha has joined the roster of bicoastal Park Pictures. Wilcha is perhaps best known as director/executive producer of Showtime's This American Life but has also directed spots and longform content for MTV, Walmart, PBS and others. He was last on the roster of Chelsea Pictures.
Gravity has hired Win Peniston as Vice President of Digital Strategy and Development. In this newly created role, Peniston will foster Gravity's digital growth and management strategy. Peniston previously served as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development at Posner Advertising.
Marketing agency Luckie & Company has added two new recently added two senior-level digital talents. Lee Smith joins Luckie as Senior Web Applications Developer, and John Cobbs joins as Senior Developer. Also, Bill Abel has been promoted to Vice President/Director of Digital Development, and Evan Keller has been promoted to Director of Software Engineering.
Edelman has established an integrated marketing unit it says will serve the growing cross-channel strategy and content needs of marketers. The new unit is named Ruth: Edelman Integrated Marketing, after company matriarch Ruth Edelman. Current clients include Bunge, CAMFED International, eBay, Onlineshoes.com, Pfizer, Savers/Value Village, Starbucks, Samsung, Smith Brothers Farms and UPS. President-CEO Matthew J. Harrington will manage the new unit, which will serve new clients along with the existing lineup.
Fallon London has hired Gui Borchert as a creative director and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners' Matt Groves to the new role of director of digital and integration. Borchert becomes one of the agency's five creative directors. His move comes on the heels of former ECD Richard Flintham's departure last month to start his own shop. Borchert last served as a CD at Syrup New York, working on Puma global. Prior to that he was at Mother, New York where he led the global Puma account. Before that, he worked at Mother New York and at spent four years at R/GA, where he was on the team behind the Titanium Lion-winning Nike+. Groves last served as director of digital development at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, and also is a former partner of digital creative production company unit9.
Schematic, a WPP company, has named Chris Stauch as group creative director at its Austin office. The firm also announced promotions for several members of its Austin creative team. Mark Ray has been promoted from CD to GCDr; Chris Polychronopoulos has been named associate creative director from senior AD. Lani DeGuire and Natalie Derylo have both been promoted to senior project manager positions. Stauch joins Schematic with more than 10 years of digital creative experience and a background leading and developing large-scale, interactive campaigns for brands including Bank of America, GE, MTV and Nextel. Prior to Schematic, he served as GCD at Organic, where he led a team of more than 40 writers and designers across the firm's New York, San Francisco and Toronto offices.
Thornberg & Forester has added Kyle Hurley as designer. Hurley will be responsible for branding and design, print, digital, broadcast and logo work for clients that include iNDemand, Verizon, Nielsen, E*Trade, Sustainable Brands, Huntington Bank and Turner Classic Movies. Previously, he was art director at Gizmo Post Production, where he developed and directed the menu concept and design for Blu-Ray and designed and branded broadcast graphics packages for clients across categories.
72andSunny has hired Amsterdam creatives Carlo Cavallone and Carla Madden (pictured). Cavallone most recently worked at Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam, as a creative director where he created the integrated campaign for EA's FIFA 09 game. He's also credited with the creation of the FIFA 09 website. Cavallone also served as the Italian translator for Batman and founded the fanzine KA-BOOM, which features a variety of content ranging from unknown folk-rock bands and video games to Z movies. Madden was creative lead on the Adidas FIFA 2010 World Cup work for 180 Amsterdam and earned a Grand Prix Film Lion and Silver Cyber Lion at Cannes 2009 for copywriting the Phillips "Carousel" spot, out of Tribal DDB.
Keiler & Company, an independent full-service marketing communications agency, has named Michael Feinberg as creative director. Feinberg has worked at McCann Worldgroup, Publicis, TBWA/Chiat Day and BBDO and has created award-winning work for clients like Volvo, Verizon Wireless, Reebok, Absolut, and GlaxoSmithKline. Most recently, he has been working on a freelance basis for agencies in New York and New England.
Veteran creative Walter Campbell, the creator of the Guinness "Surfer" spot, has been named a creative partner at Anomaly and will head creative for Anomaly U.K.'s content. The "Surfer" spot for Guinness, created out of AMV BBDO, was honored with multiple industry awards, including two Black Pencils at D&AD. Campbell later went on to launch Campbell Doyle Dye with Sean Doyle and Dave Dye in 2001. Campbell left the agency, which had rebranded as Shop, in 2008, and went on to work on film projects.


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Quadratic Equations
Solving equations is the central theme of algebra. All skills learned lead eventually to the ability to solve equations and simplify the solutions. In previous chapters we have solved equations of the first degree. You now have the necessary skills to solve equations of the second degree, which are known as quadratic equations.
Upon completing this section you should be able to:
A quadratic equation is a polynomial equation that contains the second degree, but no higher degree, of the variable.
The standard form of a quadratic equation is ax2 + bx + c = 0 when a ≠ 0 and a, b, and c are real numbers.
All quadratic equations can be put in standard form, and any equation that can be put in standard form is a quadratic equation. In other words, the standard form represents all quadratic equations.
The solution to an equation is sometimes referred to as the root of the equation.
An important theorem, which cannot be proved at the level of this text, states "Every polynomial equation of degree n has exactly n roots." Using this fact tells us that quadratic equations will always have two solutions. It is possible that the two solutions are equal.
The simplest method of solving quadratics is by factoring. This method cannot always be used, because not all polynomials are factorable, but it is used whenever factoring is possible.
The method of solving by factoring is based on a simple theorem.
If AB = 0, then either A = 0 or B = 0.
We will not attempt to prove this theorem but note carefully what it states. We can never multiply two numbers and obtain an answer of zero unless at least one of the numbers is zero. Of course, both of the numbers can be zero since (0)(0) = 0.
Solution Step 1 Put the equation in standard form.
Step 2 Factor completely.
Step 3 Set each factor equal to zero and solve for x. Since we have (x - 6)(x + 1) = 0, we know that x - 6 = 0 or x + 1 = 0, in which case x = 6 or x = - 1.
Step 4 Check the solution in the original equation. If x = 6, then x2 - 5x = 6 becomes
Therefore, x = 6 is a solution. If x = - 1, then x2 - 5x = 6 becomes
Therefore, - 1 is a solution.
The solutions can be indicated either by writing x = 6 and x = - 1 or by using set notation and writing {6, - 1}, which we read "the solution set for x is 6 and - 1." In this text we will use set notation.
Check the solutions in the original equation.
Upon completing this section you should be able to:
If, when an equation is placed in standard form ax2 + bx + c = 0, either b = 0 or c = 0, the equation is an incomplete quadratic.
Example 1
5x2 - 10 = 0 is an incomplete quadratic, since the middle term is missing and therefore b = 0.
When you encounter an incomplete quadratic with c - 0 (third term missing), it can still be solved by factoring.
Notice that if the c term is missing, you can always factor x from the other terms. This means that in all such equations, zero will be one of the solutions.
Example 3 Solve for x if x2 - 12 = 0.
Solution Since x2 - 12 has no common factor and is not the difference of squares, it cannot be factored into rational factors. But, from previous observations, we have the following theorem.
Using this theorem, we have
Note that in this example we have the square of a number equal to a negative number. This can never be true in the real number system and, therefore, we have no real solution.
Upon completing this section you should be able to:
From your experience in factoring you already realize that not all polynomials are factorable. Therefore, we need a method for solving quadratics that are not factorable. The method needed is called "completing the square."
First let us review the meaning of "perfect square trinomial." When we square a binomial we obtain a perfect square trinomial. The general form is (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2.
From the general form and these examples we can make the following observations concerning a perfect square trinomial.
The -7 term immediately says this cannot be a perfect square trinomial. The task in completing the square is to find a number to replace the -7 such that there will be a perfect square.
Consider this problem: Fill in the blank so that "x2 + 6x + _______" will be a perfect square trinomial. From the two conditions for a perfect square trinomial we know that the blank must contain a perfect square and that 6x must be twice the product of the square root of x2 and the number in the blank. Since x is already present in 6x and is a square root of x2, then 6 must be twice the square root of the number we place in the blank. In other words, if we first take half of 6 and then square that result, we will obtain the necessary number for the blank.
Therefore x2 + 6x + 9 is a perfect square trinomial.
Now let's consider how we can use completing the square to solve quadratic equations.
Example 5 Solve x2 + 6x - 7 = 0 by completing the square.
Solution First we notice that the -7 term must be replaced if we are to have a perfect square trinomial, so we will rewrite the equation, leaving a blank for the needed number.
At this point, be careful not to violate any rules of algebra. For instance, note that the second form came from adding +7 to both sides of the equation. Never add something to one side without adding the same thing to the other side.
Now we find half of 6 = 3 and 32 = 9, to give us the number for the blank. Again, if we place a 9 in the blank we must also add 9 to the right side as well.
Now factor the perfect square trinomial, which gives
Example 6 Solve 2x2 + 12x - 4 = 0 by completing the square.
Solution This problem brings in another difficulty. The first term, 2x2, is not a perfect square.
We now add 2 to both sides, giving
Example 7 Solve 3x2 + 7x - 9 = 0 by completing the square.
Solution Step 1 Divide all terms by 3.
Step 2 Rewrite the equation, leaving a blank for the term necessary to complete the square.
Step 3 Find the square of half of the coefficient of x and add to both sides.
Step 4 Factor the completed square.
The factoring should never be a problem since we know we have a perfect square trinomial, which means we find the square roots of the first and third terms and use the sign of the middle term.
Step 5 Take the square root of each side of the equation.
Step 6 Solve for x (two values).
Follow the steps in the previous computation and then note especially the last ine. What is the conclusion when the square of a quantity is equal to a negative number? "No real solution."
In summary, to solve a quadratic equation by completing the square, follow this step-by-step method.
Step 1 If the coefficient of x2 is not 1, divide all terms by that coefficient.
Upon completing this section you should be able to:
The standard form of a quadratic equation is ax2 + bx + c = 0. This means that every quadratic equation can be put in this form. In a sense then ax2 + bx + c = 0 represents all quadratics. If you can solve this equation, you will have the solution to all quadratic equations.
We will solve the general quadratic equation by the method of completing the square.
This form is called the quadratic formula and represents the solution to all quadratic equations.
To use the quadratic formula you must identify a, b, and c. To do this the given equation must always be placed in standard form.
Not every quadratic equation will have a real solution.
There is no real solution since -47 has no real square root.
This solution should now be simplified.
Upon completing this section you should be able to:
Certain types of word problems can be solved by quadratic equations. The process of outlining and setting up the problem is the same as taught in chapter 5, but with problems solved by quadratics you must be very careful to check the solutions in the problem itself. The physical restrictions within the problem can eliminate one or both of the solutions.
Example 1 If the length of a rectangle is 1 unit more than twice the width, and the area is 55 square units, find the length and width.
Solution The formula for the area of a rectangle is Area = Length X Width. Let x = width, 2x + 1 = length.
At this point, you can see that the solution x = -11/2 is not valid since x represents a measurement of the width and negative numbers are not used for such measurements. Therefore, the solution is
width = x = 5, length = 2x + 1 = 11.
Both solutions check. Therefore, the solution set is .
Example 3 If a certain integer is subtracted from 6 times its square, the result is 15. Find the integer.
Solution Let x = the integer. Then
Since neither solution is an integer, the problem has no solution.
Example 4 A farm manager has 200 meters of fence on hand and wishes to enclose a rectangular field so that it will contain 2,400 square meters in area. What should the dimensions of the field be?
Solution Here there are two formulas involved. P = 2l + 2w for the perimeter and A = lw for the area.
We can now use the formula A = lw and substitute (100 - l) for w, giving
The field must be 40 meters wide by 60 meters long.
Note that in this problem we actually use a system of equations
P = 2 l + 2 w
In general, a system of equations in which a quadratic is involved will be solved by the substitution method. (See chapter 6.)
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Delt 100 Alumni Council, founded in 2001, is the ownership group for the Delta Sigma Chi mansion located in Davenport, IA. This group creates a buffer layer between one of the fraternity's primary assets and any potential litigation against the chapter.
In 2017, we will be transitioning from a for profit partnership organization to an official non-profit organization. This will allow all contributions towards Delt 100 to be a charitable donations and therefore a tax write-off.
Our mission is to preserve and maintain the historical integrity and structure of the Parker-Ficke Mansion (Delta Sigma Chi home). The last several years has saw a great collaboration between the Council and the students in improving many facets of the property including an improved back staircase and further encompassing fence around the poolside area. The new fence with its added security features will further protect us from various liabilities.
There are numerous benefits of continuing to own the mansion. We currently lease it to Alpha chapter who then conducts much of their business from the location. DSCbooks.com, One of the biggest financial resources and most important jobs of the fraternity, is operated in a dedicated room. If we transitioned away from the mansion, we would lose much of the ability to operate and maintain DSC books efficiently. Another massive benefit is reduced rent for the students while attending Palmer. We, also, hold a great deal of annual Lyceum festivities here including the brotherhood luncheon. One final important purpose is the preservation of fraternity artifacts. If there were no mansion, we would be forced to put all the historical artifacts in a storage shed for no one to see.
With the recent separation of Delt 100 and Grand Council, we have lost quite a few members. IF we had 167 brothers contributing $10/mo, we could pay off the mortgage in under 5 years. Given the number of alumni we have, we should be able to achieve this goal. We encourage you to not only pay your Grand Council dues but also contribute towards Delt 100 to maintain this resource and asset for the fraternity.
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If you already hold the certifications, or achieve them by the dates above, they won't be taken away from you. (VCP-Cloud falls under the VCP recertification guidelines/timing)
Each of the certifications above now has a newer version equivalent:
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If liberals, independents and former Republicans agree on any one thing and there are very few things about which anyone can seemingly agree these days it is that finding a Democratic nominee who can beat Donald Trump in 2020 is of paramount importance.
And, if we learned anything from 2016, that nominee will need to transcend party politics and appeal to moderate voters, swing voters and independent voters (like me) who no longer have a political affiliation after that dumpster fire of an election.
That is why Joe Biden is arguably the party's best hope for 2020. As the most established, qualified, experienced, likable, popular and bipartisan Democrat exploring a bid for the presidency, his ability to relate to blue-collar Americans and his jovial demeanor make him the ideal candidate to go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump.
When it comes to Bidens likability, he soars among almost every demographic and is more favorable than Donald Trump (56 percent unfavorable and 40 percent favorable). However, Biden also sits atop all the potential 2020 candidates as the only candidate with a favorability over 50 percent, according to late December Quinnipiac polling.
Biden has a track record of working across the aisle to get things done. Biden was the guy who negotiated the fiscal cliff deal with Senator Mitch McConnell as well as a major part of the 2010 deal that extended the Bush tax cuts, because he doesnt view Republicans as enemies, he knows he needs to work with them in order to get things done. This is exactly the right tone that needs to be set on the campaign trail especially as Republican voters in general and Trump supporters in particular feel vilified by the media.https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...m_npd_ms_fb_maThe eventual Democratic nominee would also have to appeal to young voters, who have been the most disaffected by Trumps presidency and Biden polls best among voters under the age of 35 with a 60 percent favorability. It also doesnt hurt that upon Bidens return to the social platform Instagram late last summer, he drew over one million followers and we all know social media is key to reaching young people in todays campaign atmosphere.
As much as I'm drawn to the Betos and Abrams of the world, I can't help but agree with a lot of this most of which is backed by strong polling data. My biggest concern with Biden is clearly age (he'd be 78 entering a would-be Presidency), but that could be an issue remedied by running him alongside a more youthful VP candidate. A Biden/Harris ticket, for example, would probably be a strong contender.
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For many of us in Southern Ontario, the ice storm that battered the area over the last few days has been challenging. The aftermath of the storm left many without power. Road hazards include slick surface, fallen trees, large shards of ice falling from buildings, and numerous broken live power lines. I am one of the few fortunate ones without interruption to power nor property damage. I am incredibly grateful.
I ventured outside a few times but my car firmly remained in the garage. No way would I consider navigating the traffic under these circumstances. The normally short walk to grocery store was long and treacherous with the sidewalk completely covered in thick smooth ice. I could have easily lace up my ice skates and glide over. Little Brother and I tried our best to clear ice off the walkway and sidewalk in front of home. After 5 hours of relentless work, we admitted defeat and went inside for cake and hot chocolate. At first it was somewhat amusing. Ice shattered like toffee when I attacked it with a steel garden spade. But then temperature fluctuated around the freezing point and it started drizzling rain. My hard-earned territory quickly turned back to one solid piece of ice and it stopped being fun.
My hibernation included some cooking, of course. A home cooked dumpling dinner is family tradition on Winter Solstice. I made a filling of yellow chives, ginger, and pork which I seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, cooking rice wine, salt, sugar, corn starch, and lots of white pepper. I easily filled a large tray with cute neatly folded dumplings and we enjoyed a hearty dinner of dumplings and baby bok choi. Of course we didn't forget about dipping sauce. The combination of Chinese barbecue sauce, Sriracha, and soy sauce was mega flavourful.
I did not forget about dessert either. Since I was already at the Chinese grocery store, I picked up some frozen bean curd and peeled gingko nuts to make a traditional Cantonese sweet soup 白果腐竹雞蛋糖水. I have a strong preference for frozen bean curd because it reliably melts into the dessert soup to create a milky creamy texture. Dried ones are more readily available but too often they've been sitting on the shelves for too long that they only break into chunks even after hours of cooking. The fine strands of egg drop added some richness to an otherwise light dessert.
I gave a small boost to my Christmas spirit when I baked two loaves of seasonal treats. A tall poufy loaf of pain d'épices (recipe from Flo Braker via David Lebovitz) is a personal favourite which plays well with sweet or savoury topping. When I am in the mood for a snack, I would smear a thin layer of liver pate on toasted thin slice of pain d'épices and add a dollop of homemade plum jam. If I am lazy, just a plain slice is quite satisfying too. The other thing that I baked was the very festive orange cranberry pecan bread. I can't remember how many times I made this Grand Central Bakery recipe in the past. It bursts with sweet and tangy flavour. And ridiculously handsome too.
I hope life returns to normal soon for those of us affected by the ice storm. It is merely days before Christmas. In any other year, I would be losing my mind over festivities, presents, and travel plans. This year, I am strongly reminded of the importance of roof over my head, warm house, and all the daily conveniences I take for granted.


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Gary Taxali illustrated growing consumerism in Latin America by placing top-selling products in loteria cards. WInner of Latin America Ilustración.
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Sébastien Thibault's illustration for our feature opener explaining how Latin Americans are stepping away from the supremacy of the U.S.
Scott Laumann's portrait illustrating the Chilean President's new book.
Brian Stauffer's illustrated this feature opener for the decentralization of health care in Latin America.
Gary Neill's used the colors of the flag to further in his concept on changing internet law in Brazil.
The Society of Publication Designers recognized Luba Lukova's illustration for the plight of those in prison waiting to be sentenced.
Janet Hamlin drew this portrait of the Chilean President's feature on women's rights.
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