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Potential LibreOffice adopters should consider possible downsides, urged king. With more than two decades into the "revolution" sparked by Linux and open source solutions, LibreOffice still constitutes a small fraction of the productivity applications and tools market.
Would that be the case if these offerings really were superior? Adopting any new platform requires retraining, and that includes LibreOffice, he said. Most employees arrive knowing at least the rudiments of Word and other Microsoft apps.
Plus, to its credit, Microsoft has addressed many user complaints and Office 365 makes it cheaper and easier to use the company's solutions than ever before, added King.
"So companies have to sort out why they are considering LibreOffice," he suggested, to determine "what potential benefits are actually achievable and whether leaving behind a longtime market leading solution (Office) really makes sense."
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The Culture C.O.-O.P. has received several awards for its work in the local community and beyond. Listed below is a small sampling of the numerous honors we have received.
- Youth on the Move Inc. (YOMI), International Educators' Hall of Fame the Culture C.O.-O.P's founder Sandy Holman was inducted into this hall of fame for her numerous contributions to the community throughout her career.
- Congressman John Garamendi Women of the Year, awarded to Sandy L. Holman for her work as a cultural competency educator and mentor, as well as her contributions to the community.
- UC Davis Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity and Community, an award which "... recognizes students, staff, and community members for substantial contributions to our increasingly diverse and evolving world."
- UC Davis Calvin E. Handy Leadership Award, awarded for leadership in equity and diversity both locally and nationwide.
- Blackboard Children's Book of the Year, an annual honor for those contributing to notable children's literature.
- First Place, Book Award in Children/ Young Adult genre from Writer's Digest, a national award for books by independent publishers.
- Skipping Stones Honor Award, from Skipping Stones Magazine for promoting multicultural children's literature.
- The Yolo County Concilio Coummnity Award, Concilio Award Flyer
- J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award, presented by former California First Lady Gayle Wilson to the parents' group organized by Sandy Holman.
- The Vanguard Award, given to Sandy Holman by the Davis Vanguard for the Culture C.O.-O.P's work in legal reform and social justice.

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Manfred Nowak, the special rapporteur on torture, said: "This is absolutely unacceptable under international human rights law. [The] time has come that the government will actually acknowledge that they did something wrong and not continue trying to justify what is unjustifiable."
On Tuesday, the CIA admitted for the first time that it had used the technique, in which interrogators strap a suspect to a board and pour water through a cloth over the face, creating a sensation of drowning. Testifying before Congress, the CIA director, Michael Hayden, said the method had been used on the suspected September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and senior al-Qaida leaders Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.
He said waterboarding had not been used for five years, but yesterday the White House deputy spokesman Tony Fratto said the practice could be revived if authorised by the president. It would depend on the circumstances, including the belief that an attack might be imminent.
Nowak, an Austrian law professor, said: "I'm not willing any more to discuss these questions with the US government, when they still say that this is allowed. It's not allowed."


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I received an e-mail from Chef Brian Sterner a bit back that talked about Farmers Markets across New York State and how they were doing this year and season. I found it interesting to note that the Saratoga Farmers' Market has been named the best farmers market in New York State. I know that Chef Sterner and his staff at Gideon Putnam often use this market for produce. It's exciting to learn they have such a strong source of food and partner in this farmers market. Here's a link to the best farmers markets for 2011 around the country. Give it a read and find one near you where you can being to shop for produce.
Saratoga Farmers' Market.October 10, 2011


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This video has no sales pitch, just my way of saying thank you for being an artist who is dedicated to succeeding in animation. :)
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We never give up our dreams, we never stop imagining, and we know anything is possible.
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I'm not ready to give up on the Summer yet. I'm one of those sad souls marching on stubbornly with the tight-free look, choosing instead to flaunt the natural pattern of my chicken-skin in the now so frosty mornings. Subtle reminders of the August sunshine are still fresh in my mind, and I want to hold on to that thought for just a little bit longer (thank you very much!) Rachel Zoe's Autumn/Winter take on the tunic injects the lightness of the brighter seasons into my steadily thickening wardrobe, and is the perfect smart-casual balance for a Friday. And for a more dressed-up affair, with a bit of an edge, here's a sneak peak of Zoe's SS15 collection - fresh off the catwalk today.
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Sunday, 13 July 2014
Uterqüe snake skin ballerinas with chain detail
If you haven't come across Uterqüe yet, you have been missing out on a paradise for the smart-casual minimalist. Created in 2008 by the Spanish group Inditex, the brand is the most recent addition to the likes of Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Oysho…with a twist: it heralds the revival of accessories as the key to a well-finished look. Garments are discreet, handbags inconspicuous, but accessories are gold, bold and the life of the look.
These snake skin ballerinas, accessorised with a gorgeous chain strung over the front, is the epitome of what the brand is about: basics framing the beauty of detail. It's an immaculate recipe for well-rounded wardrobe.
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Saturday, 28 June 2014
Amongst the crooked houses and cobbled pathways that nestle the heart of Lisbon, lives a handcrafted fairytale. Two young tailors spin stories from trails of ethereal fabric, pinned onto the bodices of earthy-wood figurines. From their fingertips emerge rouged ruffles and satin sashes dripping in cobwebs of lace. And with that, extraordinary sillouhettes emerge from the ashes of childhood fantasies.
The atmosphere in the atelier is thick with the eccentric mystery of João Branco and Luís Sanchéz. Their boyish cheekiness combined with an air of darkened romance is somewhat reminiscent of a young Tim Burton, their talent thrusting the era of the Brothers Grimm right into the 21st Century. Collections weave in and out, between childhood memories and gaunt adulthood, romantic fluidity and gothic obscurity. In short, the Storytailors brand floats somewhere between reality and our wildest, most enchanting dreams.
Perhaps what is so captivating about the designs are that they challenge contemporary waves of fashion, whilst retaining their relevance to today's audience. Whilst more modern, futuristic fashion houses set out to defy conventional shapes, Storytailors restores the allure of the traditional female figure with a twist. In fact, their signature piece is a fantastical corset, a garment which sparked a chain of reactionary styles throughout most of the 20th century. But when swaddled in the floaty fabrics of haute couture, it is difficult to see anything more than a perfect portrait of delicate empowerment.
Through the ready-to-wear brand Nårke, the duo place pockets of their wild imagination into every day garments. The volumes are softened into one-of-a-kind pieces that burrow themselves nicely into a working wardrobe. Their fitted white shirt with a ruff-inspired collar is my personal favourite, and the most the compelling argument for wearing my heart on my sleeve.
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Thursday, 15 May 2014
The Shrimpton legacy
Sometimes I feel that fleeting moments of mad social rebellion are the ones that end up typifying a decade. And the evidence is almost always dug out of a dress-up box, or the spidery back of your closet, for a cringe-themed dress up party that you'd rather not remember anything of. The staple bell-bottoms for the 70s, a pair of leg warmers for the 80s, and an unforgivably short crop top (and a fake bejeweled belly-button piercing to match!) for your own favourite – the 90s. We reflect upon the loveable ridiculousness of fads from generations gone, laughing all the while as we jig to cheesy one-hit-wonders, now dubbed 'classics'.
Don't get me wrong – I love a little boogie in my halo of hippy flowers, which I whip out for the occasional old-school music festival. But sometimes I feel that the best that once-upon-a-time has to offer is forgotten behind a smokescreen of glitz and glamour. But every now and then, a stroke of luck has you stumbling across a genuine diamond in the rubble.
That's how I rediscovered Jean Shrimpton. Beyond the Beatle boots, tie-dyes and gaudy patterned wallpapern of the 1960s, lives the legacy of a fresh-faced English rose, who transformed the two worlds of fashion and style. In the realm of fashion, 'The Shrimp' was the quiet, unassuming beauty that had been eclipsed by the loud voluptuousness of the 50s girl. She had the sleight, waifish frame of British youth, that became the figure swathed in the movements of Youthquake and Swinging London. In one fowl swoop, 'sensual' became broader and more capricious than the standard pin-up girl.
However, it was in the realm of style that Shrimpton really made her mark. Some of the classic looks today, that fall safely in the domain of both the elegant and the effortless, have their roots in her gamine gloves. So here it is, a 50-year old legacy, that is almost certainly here to stay…
1. The Peter Pan collar
Before Shrimpton, sexy was strictly a 'womanly' thing (explicit content). There was no tease to be found in fun, and no allure in awkward adolescence. The Peter Pan collar brought the world attraction within reach of the young, and Swinging London was their Neverland… Today an oversized collar is a statement, and even an accessory in itself.
2. Mondrian
In 1965, YSL released the dress that would change how women's clothes were viewed and worn forever. Beyond the carnal splendor, the body was a canvas for the contemporary artist. And so, Yves Saint Laurent distilled a world of shape and shades onto a shift dress on the frame of Jane Shrimpton as an homage to form and colour. Today, the artistic movement of De Stijl, which literally means The Style, weaves timelessly in and out of catwalks, shop-windows and magazines. Block colour and linearity is everything.
3. Men's watch
You can almost imagine the intrigue that a men's watch worn on a woman must have provoked in the 60s. Sort of like casual sexiness of tossing on the boyfriend's shirt to buy a loaf of bread on a Saturday morning. The evolution of style in the last 50 years has revealed that there is an uncanny appeal of a masculine touch on the female physique. And the order of the day in the 21st Century is that unisex is sexy.
4. The original mini
It's funny to think that half a century ago a hemline a mere 10 cm above the knee could cause such a stir. Elders, conservatives and aristocrats alike were scandalised at the audacity of such leggyness. And girls, teens and libertines were emancipated from the exhausted playpen of full-circle skirts. So here it is, an ode to the original mini – an elegant framing of limbs, and about a foot away from being confused with a belt.
5. Pointed flats
A pointed flat has the grace of a heel on the ground. It somehow elongates your legs just by framing your nestled toes. From Valentino's studded number to Alexa Chung's vintage finds, pointed flats have become the sophisticated duo that gives the heels a rest.
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Deal grows aircraft modification and certification capabilities
SPARKS, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced the acquisition of 3S Certification and 3S Engineering of Wichita, Kansas. The privately owned 3S Certification holds a Federal Aviation Administration authorized Organization Designation Authorization (ODA). Since its inception in 2006, the company has provided subject matter experts specializing in avionics and cabin equipment modifications and certification. In the last two years, the company has expanded to include an ODA, which provides the authority for approval of Supplemental Type Certificates for aircraft modifications.
"Adding 3S Engineering as a stand-alone operation within our business portfolio is a perfect fit for our aircraft modification business areas," said Eren Ozmen, chairman and president, Sierra Nevada Corporation. "Their team's Designated Engineering Representatives' and ODA support for all disciplines meshes well with our world-class manned aircraft modification capabilities."
3S Engineering will work closely with SNC's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Integrated Mission Systems business areas, while continuing to service existing and new customers. The company will operate as wholly owned subsidiary of SNC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is one of America's fastest growing private companies. Under the leadership of CEO Fatih Ozmen and Chairman and President Eren Ozmen, SNC employs over 2,100 people in 31 locations in 16 states. SNC's six unique business areas are dedicated to providing leading-edge technology solutions to SNC's customers. For more information visit www.sncorp.com.
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Michelle Erlach, 775-331-0222
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Christmas in Newport is a month-long series of holiday concerts, fairs, tours , and parties. It began on the evening of December 1 with the candlelight illumination of the city's homes and shops, but there are special events planned for every day through the end of the month.
One of the mansions, Chateau-sur-Mer, will be decorated with laurel roping, spruce boughs, and mistletoe prepared by the Society's gardening staff, as well as a large number of red poinsettias grown in the society's greenhouse. The Christmas tree in the French-style ballroom will be decked with cloth and paper Victorian ornaments and toys.
Chateau-sur-Mer was built for China trade merchant William S. Wetmore in 1852 from designs by Fall River contractor Seth Bradford. The house was extensively remodeled for Mr. Wetmore's son in the 1870s and '80s by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
A 25-foot evergreen will be illuminated on the lawn of Marble House, and others will be erected in the ballrooms of Marble House and The Elms. The three mansions will be open every Saturday and Sunday in the winter from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A calendar of Christmas events in Newport is available from The Preservation Society of Newport County, 118 Mill Street, Newport, R.I. 02840.


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According to the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, flying ants come from an established colony in the area where they have been observed. The fliers live there and only come out to fly when it is time to mate.
An ant colony is composed of several types of ants, including the wingless queen, worker ants and flying female and male ants. Once a colony is fully established, the flying ants leave in order to mate and start new outposts. After breeding, the males die and the females find new areas to set up new settlements. Few are successful. A female loses her wings at this point, and the unnecessary wing muscles become a source of nutrition for her.


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Good family liaison
It is vitally important for organisations to have a clear strategy for family liaison. This is often the one piece missing from most kidnap response plans – the human element. With the right guidance and advice, it is possible for organisations to build a strong and positive relationship with the family of a hostage, despite the obvious pressures everyone is under.
First contact
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Your first contact with the family will set the scene for your relationship throughout the kidnapping and beyond. It is important to demonstrate to the family that you are prioritising the time and resources of your organisation to secure the safe release of their loved one. Ensure that a senior manager is present to represent the organisation. It is unrealistic for this person to act as the family's point of contact long-term, so ensure they are accompanied by the person that will fulfil the role of family liaison officer. If you do not do this, the family may interpret the change of personnel later as a sign that you are de-prioritising them and their loved one.
Managing communication with the family
At your first meeting with the family, ask them how they would like to handle communications with you – how often would they like contact? Would they prefer that in person, over the phone or via Skype? Who should be included in communication? Each family is different – you need to be flexible and work around what is best for the family.
Bear in mind that their preferences might change over time. Their personal circumstances might change affecting when and how they are able to take phone calls or attend meetings. Their energy levels and ability to focus are likely to be impaired as the kidnap continues, meaning they ask for additional family members or friends to be involved to assist them. They may struggle to sleep, making early morning phone calls difficult.
Wherever possible, follow up conversations and meetings with a written record. It is widely understood that stress and trauma negatively affect our ability to concentrate and retain information. Families will be able to better follow developments in the case with a written record. This will also decrease the burden on your team and decrease the likelihood of family members misremembering and this causing conflict with or suspicion of the organization.
You will also need to judge the level of information that the family is able to cope with. Some family members will want – and be able to deal with – large amounts of detail. Others may wish to have contact only when there is a major development. Discuss this openly with the family and reassure them that there is no single approach and that you will respond to what is best for them.
It is also worth bearing in mind that families are likely to have recurring questions throughout the kidnapping – both because they are struggling to come to terms with a particular decision or because they are having difficulty remembering the information they have received. Be patient with them and be ready to have conversations over and over. Talking things through is part of what helps them to reassure themselves that they are doing everything they can for their loved one.
It is vitally important to be consistent and do what you promise. If you say you will call at a certain time, make sure you do. If you know it will be difficult to commit to a specific time, then explain this to the family rather than promise and hope it works out. A family's relationship with an organization can breakdown over something as simple as a missed phone call followed by a weak excuse. Once that trust has gone, the organization faces an uphill battle to rebuild it.
Managing family dynamics
Families are complicated. There may be separations and step children. There may be family feuds which mean that some members will not communicate directly with others. There may also be disagreements within the family about how the case should be handled and how you as an organisation should communicate with them. It is important to tread carefully, create a mental map of family members and any dynamics that you need to be aware of.
Helping with practical challenges faced by families
Families can experience a range of practical needs during a kidnapping and organizations can provide significant support by helping them to overcome them.
These might be legal challenges, such as obtaining a Power of Attorney, if the family needs access to something in the hostage's name, such as an investment or bank account.
They might require assistance handling the impacts on young children and teenagers, such as help contacting the school, or connections to child psychologists who offer guidance on how to communicate effectively with children and minimize the impact of the kidnapping on them.
They might need help handling the media or assistance in changing privacy settings on their social media accounts.
They might need help with basic family and household management at those times when they are struggling to cope.
Delivering bad news
If the worst happens and the hostage dies, you may be required to notify the family. This is a difficult job, but an important one. How this news is conveyed can have a significant impact on how the family deals with the trauma.
This news is best delivered face to face. Only under the most exceptional circumstances should it be delivered over the phone or Skype. This might happen where the news is about to break on media or social media and you are not able to get someone to the family quickly enough. Or if the family is away from home or travelling out of reach of their normal point of contact, another organizational representative or government official.
It is important to prepare yourself for the conversation. Be clear about the facts and what you don't yet know. And try to have a second person with you, whether to support you or to assist with practical challenges, such as if there are children at home.
When you arrive, ensure you identify yourself and satisfy yourself that you are talking to the correct member of the family. Speaking calmly and clearly and do not delay what you have to say. Use straightforward and direct language. Take your time and allow the family to respond at their own pace.
Don't ask the family to fill in any forms or make decisions at this stage. Come back another time to do this.
Children should not be left out of this, but if they are young, be sensitive that they may need looking after separately as your visit continues.
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Characteristics of a good family liaison officer
Not everyone will make a natural family liaison officer. The skills and attributes this individual needs are unlikely to match any particular job title within your organization, so select people for this role based on them as individuals rather than their normal job.
Family liaison officer should be individuals who are patient, empathetic and active listeners. They need to feel comfortable dealing with emotionally stressful situations and delivery bad news clearly and without evasion. They will need to adept at gathering information effectively and sensitively. And they must always project and maintain calm. Panic is contagious and it can be too easy to be influenced by the emotion generated by the family. This will not help them.
It is important that these individuals are not in a personal crisis themselves, as families do not need someone who requires support themselves. They will be required to take on the stress of the family without showing its impact on them.
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text: I see us free to return to some of the most sure and certain principles of religion and traditional virtue—that avarice is a vice, that the exaction of usury is a misdemeanour, and the love of money is detestable, that those walk most truly in the paths of virtue and sane wisdom who take least thought for the morrow. We shall once more value ends above means and prefer the good to the useful. We shall honour those who can teach us how to pluck the hour and the day virtuosly and well, the delightful people who are capable of taking direct enjoyment in things, the lilies of the field, who toil not neither do they spin.—JMK in a 1928 speech to Cambridge undergraduates


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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
an 11-year-old boy whose parent's were both murdered by unknown sources has to learn how to leave his own life alone with his immediate family. Harry soon firgures out his strong connection toward wizard life. he leaves Hagrid's house and his mudane entertainment to find his own path in where his new life has begun. it is much more dangerous, full of unimaginable ceatures but it is worth to fight for the justice and for his parents' death. His best friends and him are sons and daughters of wizard families.
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Family, Mythological
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Daniel Radcliffe, Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, Warwick Davis, John Hurt, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Saunders Triplets, Harry Melling, Derek Deadman, Ian Hart, Ben Borowiecki, Verne Troyer, Richard Bremmer
Director: Chris Columbus
Release: 2001
Duration: 152 min
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Spirit offers an Ambassador Scholarship for participants returning to their employer after at least one successful season. This year, Thanaporn T. returned to Tinley Park, IL, as one of our Ambassador Scholarship winners. She will blog weekly about her experiences.
3. I'm worried about not having enough money.
During my stay in America, I have had the privilege of taking a boat on Lake Michigan, watching baseball game and soccer game, Joining the traditional activities like Demolition Derby, Hot Air Balloon Festival, Traveling around Chicago, Wisconsin Dells, and Michigan, joining the parties and meeting interesting people from all around the world. Yeah, it might make your pocket shake. I know you may have heard about the struggles of someone when they don't have enough money to spend or travel after working. It could be because they don't have a well managed budget. Therefore, I would like to share a few tips on managing your budget.
First of all, you should record all your expenses and money you have. I prefer to do it everyday and make a weekly summary.You can record it in the application on your phone or notebook. It is very important to monitor and manage your spending on a weekly basis because you can be able to predict what activities you can do after.
Here is my weekly personal budget lists.
Secondly, you should know how much money you need on average per day. It is almost impossible to plan a perfect daily budget; however, when you plan your spending money every 3-4 days, it is easier to plan. Most importantly, Making new friends is the greatest experience on any vacation. Meeting new people opens the door to exchanging tips and stories; as well as benefiting from group discounts. Next, you might set a monthly goal for saving money. Once you secure funds to make a trip, you won't fear exploring the world!


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We're delighted to announce that the Sleepio app has been shortlisted for the AXA PPP Health Tech & You Design Awards.
The new awards aim to recognise, celebrate and showcase the best in personal health technology innovations. Over 120 entries were submitted by designers, developers, entrepreneurs and healthcare professionals from the UK and around the world.
A prestigious judging panel whittled the entries down to the innovations with potential to have a tangible impact on global health and wellbeing. Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, noted:
"The digital revolution is breaking down doors in the health industry. We're about to witness a transformation of the global healthcare industry, led by an independent, consumer-led health tech market."
Sleepio is a finalist in the 'Keep Me Healthy' category, for products which prevent illness and provide tools which make it easier for people to lead an informed, healthier lifestyle.
The Sleepio app delivers a clinically proven sleep improvement programme, but scientists are increasingly showing that the benefits of good sleep go beyond a restful night. We know that insomnia increases the risks of developing depression, hypertension and diabetes, for example, and we're really excited about our research into the longer term health benefits of Sleepio.
Other nominated apps include an injury detection suit for disabled athletes with loss of sensation, enabling them to see injuries when they happen, and a mobile app aimed at young parents and parents-to-be providing, personalised content approved by doctors and midwives from pregnancy through to the first six months after birth.
Sleepio and the other shortlisted entries will be showcased in a public exhibition at the Design Museum in London from 10th March to 26th April. The Prof will put on his best dressing gown.. We hope to see you there!


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The hunt for rocks from space
In a hunt that makes the proverbial needle in a haystack look like easy quarry, scientists have begun the search for remains of a suspected meteor which lit up the skies over the south-western US this week. How do they know where to start looking, and why do they bother?
The meteor, which appeared as a dazzling streak of flame, was probably a chunk of space rock about the size of a football, scientists say.
They believe tiny pieces of the meteor - meteorites - could have survived the fall to Earth, and they have begun gathering data to aid the search.
The fireball flew eastward over southern California, was observed in Nevada and Arizona, and was last seen disintegrating in the sky over Phoenix, the Arizona state capital, according to media reports, eyewitnesses and astronomers.
Many of those who saw the phenomenon telephoned the authorities after capturing it on mobile phone cameras. The footage spread across Twitter and the news media on Thursday.
"It was closer than a shooting star, and you could see it breaking up into pieces," said Sgt Mark Clark of the Scottsdale, Arizona police department, who witnessed it.
If found, those meteorites could yield further clues about the origins of our solar system and the chemistry and physical make-up of other celestial bodies.
'Building blocks'
"Most meteorites are older than any of the rocks that are found on the earth," said Prof Peter Brown, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Western Ontario.
"They are essentially the primordial building blocks of the solar system."
The fireball was most likely caused by a piece of space rock travelling about up to 20 miles (32km) per second, about 30 miles high when it burned up, scientists said.
"Fireballs happen somewhere on the Earth every day," said Paul Chodas, a research scientist with Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
"This one was over a populated area, on a convenient time, in the early evening, and so it was widely seen and reported."
It appeared at about 1945 local time on Wednesday (0245 GMT, Thursday).
Scientific investigators are expected to consult a variety of sources as they try to get to the bottom of the fireball and attempt to narrow the meteorite search area.
These include eyewitnesses and a range of records and instruments, including satellites, astronomical cameras, radar, amateur video, CCTV and even dashboard cameras on police cars.
"Our colleagues will try to gather data and videos that they can use to triangulate the path and then they will be able to calculate where the meteorites are likely to be found," said Mr Chodas.
"With just word of mouth descriptions, it's not enough."
Crowdsourced search
Meteorites that survive the fiery fall through the Earth's atmosphere continue travelling tens of kilometres before they finally hit the ground.
To find them, searchers also take into account the direction and speed of winds high in the earth's atmosphere.
Once a search area has been modelled, often scientists will in effect crowdsource the meteorite hunt, asking local residents about damaged roofs and cars and asking them to join the search.
"The trouble is there are lots of rocks all over the world, and the vast majority of unusual rocks that people think might be a meteorite do not pan out," said Alan MacRobert, senior editor at Sky and Telescope Magazine.
"If it attracts a magnet at all, if it has a thin, darkened, molten crust just a millimetre or two thick, that's a good sign."
In 2000, researchers in Canada's Yukon territory recovered 1kg of meteorites from a 25 sq mile (64 sq km) area, after a local pilot discovered the first fragments while driving across a frozen lake.
Jim Brook collected the samples without touching them, grabbing them in plastic bags and storing them in his freezer until he could provide them to the meteor scientists.
Eight years later, a team of more than 40 searchers, including students and staff from the University of Khartoum, found 47 meteorites in the Nubian desert of northern Sudan.
Astronomers had tracked the falling body through space from a telescope in Arizona, then predicted the broad area of its impact.
Where to look
Eyewitnesses in the town of Wadi Halfa and at a train station between there and Khartoum reported witnessing the fireball, and US government satellites also sensed it.
"We just lined 45 people up and did a foot search," said Dr Peter Jenniskens, a meteor astronomer with the Seti Institute in California, who helped lead the hunt.
"We had everybody about 10-20 metres apart and started walking the desert."
It took about two hours, "but that was because we knew where to look".
Dr Brown of the University of Western Ontario, who is familiar with the Sudan meteorites, said the space rocks were found within 100m of their predicted target.
With the Arizona fireball - should it have dropped meteorites - researchers will be aided by the fact it would have fallen over a more densely populated area relative to northern Canada and the Sudanese desert, scientists say.
"We've populated our country so densely there's a chance something may have fallen into a building or a car," Dr Jenniskens said.
"It would be a great help."


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Risks of ECA Stack
ECA stacks, which include a combination of ephedra, caffeine and aspirin, have been used as a tool to decrease body fat and lose weight. Ephedra, a very powerful stimulant, has health risks such as hypertension, heart palpitations, stroke, seizure and death. For this reason, the sale of ECA stacks and other dietary supplements containing ephedra have been restricted.
Not Your Everyday Stimulant
Ephedra is the most potent and controversial ingredient in ECA stacks. While caffeine and aspirin are common, everyday substances widely considered safe, ephedra is not. Ephedra, also known as ma huang, is an herbal stimulant derived from an evergreen shrub-like plant native to Central Asia and Mongolia. While different species of the ephedra plant exist, the species that contains the ephedrine alkaloid most commonly used in ephedra products is Ephedra sinica. Ephedra stimulates the central nervous system, which increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels and increases metabolism and body temperature. These characteristics, which are the same ones that promote weight loss, can also make this substance dangerous.
Banned Products
The FDA determined that ephedrine containing products pose an "unreasonable risk of illness or injury," particularly to people with high blood pressure or heart disease. The agency has notified the public that all dietary supplements, including any ephedrine alkaloids, that have not been specifically approved by the FDA, are illegal to market in the United States. While the sale of over-the-counter ephedrine products was banned by the FDA in 2004, ephedrine is still a legal substance, approved for human consumption; though it is highly regulated.
Official Reports
According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the FDA has received over 900 reports of ephedra toxicity between 1995 and 1997 (before ephedra was banned) with over 37 of those cases representing serious injuries including heart attack and stroke or death. NCCAM also notes that using ephedra along with caffeine makes for an even more dangerous cocktail, with an increased potential for side effects.
Health Risks
One 2000 article published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" reviewed 140 reports of side effects related to the use of ephedra. The researchers found that hypertension was the most common adverse effect with 17 reports, followed by heart palpitations with 13 reports, stroke with 10 reports and seizures with seven reports. Some sources, however, conclude that ECA stacks, when taken in modest doses, can be safe. One 1993 study published in the "International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders" found that ECA, in doses of ephedrine (75-150mg), caffeine (150mg) and aspirin (330mg), is well tolerated in healthy people, ''causing no significant change in heart rate or blood pressure."
- FDA: Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids
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- NCCAM: Ephedra
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Ephedrine-Type Alkaloid Content Of Nutritional Supplements Containingephedra Sinica (Ma-Huang) As Determined By High Performance Liquid Chromatography
- The New England Journal of Medicine: Adverse Cardiovascular and Central Nervous System Events Associated with Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedra Alkaloids
- International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders: Ephedrine, Caffeine And Aspirin: Safety And Efficacy For Treatment Of Human Obesity
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Electronic Locking for Access Control
Electronic locking is to allow access to door, cabinets, vehicle gates, and other entry points where you may want to limit and track access. Some of the advantages of electronic locking include:
- Limit access to area(s) based on schedule
- Remotely unlock or "pulse" doors using a mobile phone or wireless transmitter (e.g., allowing a door to be unlocked from a reception desk or phone station)
- Track when and who accesses an access point
- Auto unlock doors or gates based on a schedule
- If an electronic key or FOB goes missing restrict its access immediately and get notifications if the key holder attempts to access your electronic locking device.
Some of the most common electronic locking systems are:
Electronic Locking Strike
The most common method to install electronic locking on an existing door is typically an electric strike. While you are able to re-use the existing hardware in some cases this type of electronic lock requires a "storeroom style" lever set.
Electronic Magnetic Lock
A mag lock can be installed and many styles of door or cabinets. They can be very effective however may be required to be tied into the fire alarm system.
Electronic Locking Leverset
For new construction and some retrofits and electrified lever set or locking mechanism offers the most seamless and effective methof of electronic lock.


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On Wednesday afternoon after his eighth win at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch washed the champagne from his clothes and started to pack for Richmond International Raceway, where this weekend he'll be racing for his ninth RIR victory and hoping for his third in a row.
But first, he called in to ESPN.com to discuss making history, stealing wins, his growing fan base and pressing the flesh with politicians in a Q&A.
What in the world were you doing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, all dressed up and walking the corridors of power with Mario Andretti and Brad Keselowski?
We were up there for the American Motorsports Council, spending time with some congressmen, telling stories and taking photos. We're trying to keep motorsports alive in the U.S., whether it's NASCAR, NHRA, IndyCar, SCCA, USAC, all of us. We had drivers from each of those series and just shaking hands. The rest of our people, at NASCAR for instance, are doing the dirty work. Making sure racetracks are getting the tax breaks they need to stay alive and that we are keeping up with the EPA and emissions, that kind of stuff. That right there is the really, really simple 45,000-foot explanation of it.
So, if I get in a time machine and go back to little Kyle, racing go-karts with big bro Kurt in your Vegas cul-de-sac and say, "One day you will be lobbying in Washington, D.C."
I would have thought you were crazy. Anyone who knows anything about me should know by now I am certainly not exactly a good politician. I am also willing to admit to you now that I never went to any classes that had anything to do political science. I just told them how it is, how I think that it is, and we'll see what they do with that.
On Sunday at Bristol you scored your 54th career Cup Series win. So many of those wins were dominant. But Sunday you clearly weren't the best car and still bamboozled them. What feels better, stomping the field en route to a win or outsmarting the field en route to a win?
I think a win is a win! (laughs) When you're able to dominate and just kick everyone's butt and just wipe them out, I think that's when you feel the greatest, when you put it all together. When you steal one, like we kind of did Sunday, you almost feel bad.
Almost ...
Yeah, almost. You're like, 'Well, we shouldn't have won. We stole one. But s---, I'll take it. We got one and we're going home!
Richard Petty always says that, yes, he won 200 races, but the ones he really remembers and in a lot of cases is most famous for, are the ones he lost.
That's the maddest you ever are. You're in Joey Logano's position on Sunday and you're the best guy out there, the best guy all day, and you make a bad call or your take yourself out of position or somebody at the end sneaks up and pulls something on you in order to get the win from you. Those are the ones that really sting and burn for a long, long time. Over the last few years, I feel like I've been paid back a little bit for the ones I missed out on. There were so many of those, especially early in my career. Now I'm able to steal some away.
I mentioned you and big brother Kurt racing in the cul-de-sac as kids. You've raced against each other at NASCAR's highest level for 15 years now. Does it still feel good to keep him in your rearview mirror like you did at Bristol?
It feels awesome to outrun anybody, but to outrun your older brother always feels good. I know how good he is at Bristol (Kyle's eight wins and Kurt's six rank 1-2 among active drivers). But what also feels good is knowing how hard he and his team have worked and that they are getting closer and closer to finally getting their win this year.
But as feel good as that would be, you weren't going to let him get that win at your expense.
Uh, no.
Afterward he said he would have wrecked you to have gotten that win.
Sure, but first you gotta catch me. (laughs)
How is your relationship with race fans now? Is it starting to change? You and I have talked about the boos so many times. But you continue to win so much, that's always been what turns the tide for guys. Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, all of them. Do you see more M&M's stuff in the stands than you used to?
There's certainly more people wearing M&M's stuff. Other guys, they have one color to look for. But there are red Kyle Busch shirts, black ones, yellow, green, I have the whole rainbow of colors covered. This year there's definitely been a change. You used to always watch Dale Jr. at the racetrack and how he would just get bombarded everywhere he went, having to have people walk with him to handle all of the fans wanting autographs and all of that. I'm not saying I'm at Dale Jr.'s level by any means, but I think this year has been a lot more hectic for me getting through the garage area. I am certainly getting run over by people and asked for more autographs than I have in years past.
I would assume a lot of that has to do with this season-long debate of your 200 wins versus Richard Petty's 200 wins. I'm not getting into all of that because I think it's a worn-out topic. But your Bristol win was your 54th Cup Series win. That ties you for 10th all time, with Richard's father, Lee Petty. Your next win will tie Rusty Wallace. Are you conscious of where you are on all these lists, lined up with all of these all-time legends?
I'm conscious of it because you and everyone else keeps bringing it up. (laughs) It's not a bad thing. It's an honor. But people keep asking me, 'Well, what do you think about it?' I think it's great and it's cool right now, but if I'm being honest ... s---, I'm looking at second or third on that wins list. That's what I want to shoot for. That's where I want to be. Let's talk about when I'm done, when I'm retired, and we'll see how cool it is wherever I end up.
I hate when people throw around the word "historic" too much. But a man who is leaping up the wins list like you are, that's historic.
If my career were over today due to unforeseen circumstances, then I would feel pretty good about what I've been able to do and accomplish. It's been an awesome ride. But we aren't done.
Going to Richmond this weekend. Since we've already talked about Hall of Fame names, here's some more. If you win Saturday night, you'll become just the fourth driver to win three in a row at Richmond. The others are Petty, David Pearson and Bobby Allison. Your seventh win there would tie you with Allison for second all time (Petty has 13). What is it about that place you love so much?
It reminds me a lot of the track in Vegas where I used to race Legends cars as a kid.
The Bullring, the one outside Las Vegas Motor Speedway?
That's the one. These cars are so different, obviously, but the rhythm feels the same.
It's amazing how your memory gets imprinted like that.
It's a feeling. Some of these we have in the Cup Series, they have a road racing background. We only run two road races a year, but they are really good at the road races because they have a feel. A way of knowing how to go fast at those places. There's an old racing saying "He's just a One Track Jack." There's a guy who is only good at one particular racetrack. He toured the whole schedule, but they knew that whenever they got to that one track, all of the sudden he's the damn man. That was always my biggest fear, to be one of those, to never be a One Track Jack.
Now you have 54 Cup wins on 23 different tracks, all of them but one.
Not bad, right? My goal has always been to be known as a racer who is diverse, someone who can go to any venue and any racetrack anywhere and compete for a win.
All Tracks Jack.
That's right. You got it.


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GM's North America President Mark Reuss spoke the memorable line I've used as a title, which will likely prove false if GM produces as many Impalas as it hopes. Still, Chevy has come up with a sharp-looking, interesting new mass-market midsize car.
It seems Impalas have been criticized forever for their blandness. CNN's Peter Valdes-Dapena called it a "brown paper bag on wheels" in a video here, echoing our very own tgriffith, who called it "a brown paper sack on wheels" some days earlier. We are thrilled that CNN is stealing our stuff.
Most everything is new on this car, which takes design cues from Audi, Camaro, etc. but finally makes its own effective statement. With new sheet metal and a lot of techy stuff inside, the Impala should outclass the Malibu and convert many of those who have learned to dismiss it.
For all its contemptuous press, the Impala was still GM's third best-selling car in the U.S. last year, beating out brands like Acura and Cadillac, Mitsubishi and MINI.
When it began its life in 1958, the Impala also made, for its time, an incredible, freaky styling statement. My sainted mother had a 1959 Impala convertible that looked something like this one and drew stares and raised thumbs. (She also, for the record, had a '62 Corvair coupe and a '66 Mustang. Kind of a suburban hot-shoe momma.)
So: The new car has a choice of three engines, ranging from 182 to 303 hp—two Ecotec fours and a V6. A 6-speed automatic is standard.
The interior appears to be very snazzy for a car that will do a lot of fleet sales, though the dash is too busy for my taste. One cute trick: The touchscreen display rises up to reveal a storage compartment—possibly for you to conceal your pistola, since handguns and touchscreens are clearly the wave of the future.
The car also has 8 cupholders, though only 5 seats. What are people using these things for?
Let's say you've been a Camry owner for five years. Would the new Impala interest you?
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I have a sweet potato obsession. For a while I'd eat them every day. I knew that needed to stop though because I didn't want them to become something I'd get tired of.
They're just so good. So so good.
I continue to eat sweet potatoes pretty frequently. I've been trying to switch it up and get creative with them though. Food creativity is the best creativity. Don't you agree?! Anyways, I made these sweet potato burgers today. Super cute and these can be used as appetizers or a meal if you want to eat multiples like I do ;)
Sweet Potato Burgers
serves 1
1 sweet potato
coconut oil
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and slice sweet potato vertically. Melt coconut oil (approximately a spoonful or two) and cover potato slices with oil. Wash and slice mushrooms and cover with remaining coconut oil. Bake for 20 minutes or until potatoes and mushrooms are cooked completely. Once baked, remove from oven and spread hummus on potato, topping with another potato and mushrooms; continue until all potato slices are made into cute little burgers.
Serve and enjoy!


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The past four years have been formed to the rhythm of pounding keyboards, frantic mouse clicks, Thursday night deadlines and Friday after Chapel meetings - all will echo on in my mind for a while.
"I believe every woman should have a blow torch."
Julia Child
The past four years have been formed to the rhythm of pounding keyboards, frantic mouse clicks, Thursday night deadlines and Friday after Chapel meetings - all will echo on in my mind for a while.
My most productive thinking usually begins somewhere after 9 p.m., and tonight I had a thought, closer to 1 a.m. of sharing my poetry on the blog – a series of sorts. A project. An incentive to write things that don't involve reporting on what's happening at school.
Some more words on your newsfeed, but I had to get them out of my head.
This week began my tenure as the editor of a newspaper I've contributed to for three years of my life and let me tell you what it feels like. Put excitement, a dash of dread, a heavy dose of no sleep, an inbox busting at the seems, a couple thousand words from my brain, a bag of single origin coffee beans, computer-screen-strained eyes, and four thousand unread newspapers in a blender, pour it into your favorite mug and drink it with a straw.
April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
We pulled up to the bank of the Nile and tumbled out of the van for our river safari. It wasn't my first rodeo here. While the rest of my group cooed at the disgusting baboons slinking nearby, I was not impressed. They are not nice monkeys, you know. But I suppose if it was your first time to be 10 feet away from a real live wild primate, it would be sort of a surreal experience of nature, even if the baboons are actually very ugly.
"All Joy reminds. It is never a possession, always a desire for something longer ago or further away or still 'about to be'." – C.S. Lewis
There are moments sometimes in life that knock the breath out of us, moments when you wake up with a Facebook notification that makes you cry. Today, Hudson Wade, 11-year-old son of Kirk and Laura Wade, died after a four-month battle with leukemia.
Hudson was diagnosed with leukemia in September and since that day, family and friends have joined in helping Hudson and his family face the battle against cancer. It's been a beautifully messy story, a testament to God's grace amidst utter confusion and pain.
Do you ever have a moment where you look around and think, "This. Is. Crazy."
I found myself thinking that last week as I was driven by Rogers and Geoffrey across the Ugandan countryside to retrieve some prisoners' files that were left at our hotel (which, might I add, was still under construction while we stayed there.)
I laughed to myself in the car.
How did I get here.
I've been teaching a class at Op Camp's Fun Academy, a summer program offering a variety of classes for the campers. Over the last two days I have attempted to work on creative writing skills with my class of around 15 elementary students. We ripped apart old books and I tried so very hard to be creative and fun and inspiring. Yet part of me feels like I failed.
I'm not a big fan of calendars these days. Tick, tick, tick, the squares are crossed off, each stroke of the pen reminds me time is almost up here and soon I will go home to a sun that is too hot and people that talk too loud. I can't stop the clock. Oxford seems to be taunting me, as her days grow longer, the blue sky chimes in this little game, saying "Come outside and join the fun and flowers," but meanwhile I fall down, down the rabbit hole with my books and papers and still-packed suitcase of clothes that smell like France, stained with memories that I can hardly bear to leave behind. Just as my roots are finding their place and my heart begins to blossom in spring, I am uprooted, ripped away like a band-aid that won't stick to any place quite as well ever again, yet I am expected to be happy about leaving this blessed piece of British earth.
On Friday March 6, I made the 3:00 a.m. trek to the bus station, heavy backpack in tow. One bus ride and flight later, I made my grand arrival to Paris fashion week, sleepy-eyed and messy-haired. See here is the thing about traveling. I have all these plans to look like an awesome cool hip European every time I go on a trip. And honestly, I just haven't nailed down this look yet. The first reason for this is that I have been wearing the same clothes for 2 months now. The second reason is this: how good can a girl really look when she got 1 hour of sleep and had to roll up to the airport at like 4:00 a.m. Answer: not that good. Moving on.
This is one of those real honest moments where I offer a glimpse into the heart of study abroad. It is such a beautiful and challenging experience. As cool as the pictures may turn out, it's not always the Lizzie McGuire movie over here. You have hard days and homesick moments. I've been traveling for 8 days now and I long for home. Home for now means a place to unpack my overly full backpack and rest my feet for a while. 9 Canterbury Road will be welcomed with open arms late Sunday night.
It's been almost exactly one month since I arrived here in Oxfordshire. One month of adventures and laughter and tea. More than words I can attempt to write or pictures I can post online or weird videos I make, I simply cannot convey everything it is to be here.
In other news, I always end up staying up too late but I have now been saying that for about a year now. Alas I find myself awake yet again past midnight, reflecting on all that has happened thus far.
Things are going quite well here, if you were wondering.
I think we are all learning more and more what it means to "live in community". (Seriously if I had a nickel for every time I have heard that phrase since attending ACU, I would have soooooo many nickels).
"To us remains
A clean, sweet city lulled by ancient streams,
A place of visions and of loosening chains,
A refuge of the elect, a tower of dreams.
She was not builded out of common stone
But out of all men's yearning and all prayer
That she might live, eternally our own,
The Spirit's stronghold—barred against despair."


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Real Women of Rochester - Tiffany/
Q: Tell us about your journey through womanhood
A: Wow! What a question! I guess that would have to start with what that means to me. My whole life, I have been surrounded by strong women. My mother, my grandmother, my aunts and cousins have all shown strength emotionally and physically. To me a being a woman is, finding that strength within you to be yourself--to live freely. It is to be graceful with each challenge you face but with tenacity and confidence. It is to not cower in the shadow of a man.
My journey starts with college. After many years of partying, and fulfilling my biology degree requirements I was left thinking what every twenty-something thinks, "What am I doing with my life? Is it even meaningful?" I had goals of being a doctor, and OB/GYN. I wanted to deliver babies and inform women about their sexual health. My passion was deep, but it was also clouded. After many attempts at standardized tests, denied applications and hours of shadow experience I had to throw in the towel. It's hard letting go, I wandered this earth pretty aimlessly. That time even though I had no career goals; I had goals of becoming the woman I have always envisioned myself, just without the job. It took work, to find my confidence, my drive, and myself. But like a strong woman, I pulled through. To be honest, I still have no clue what I am going to do for the rest of my life but that is OK. I will figure it out, or most likely it will appear in my life kicking and screaming.
Q: What would you say to another woman who may be going through something you've been through?
A: To all the women worried about what they are "supposed" to be doing for the rest of their life: Are you kind to yourself? Are you taking the best care of yourself? Do you leave conversations without doubt or feeling like you had to pretend to be someone? STOP with the smoke screen. Because the more we live authentically ourselves, the more we will be open to what we are actually supposed to do. And I am a firm believer in if we all do something we love, this world will be better off for it. Let your calling actually CALL you.
Q: How do you feel when you look at your favorite photo of yourself from your shoot?
A: I love it! I love that even though I was lost at that point in time, I was still figuring out who I am. It is a time marker, it reminds me all that happened and all that is still left to be.
Q: What would you share with a woman who doesn't think she is beautiful enough to be photographed?
A: Do you genuinely think that? Because even without seeing you, I know you are beautiful. Be kind to yourself, being you is what this world needs. Photographs are reminders of that. Let the world see how amazing you are.
Q: What are your hopes for the next generation of women? What advice would you give to them?
A: It's ok to be lost. It is ok to not have every detail of your life figured out. Don't rush the process, but also don't wait for things to happen to you.
Q: What would you say to your sixteen-year-old self?
A: Oh, girl! Men are not everything, you are everything and more.
Q: What empowering message would you like to share with young women today?
A: Don't take change for granted. You are all witnesses to a lot of changes happening, politically. Don't forget all the people that have had to fight for equality before you. Do not take anything for granted.
Q: What's the biggest hurdle you've overcome career-wise as a woman?
A: Not knowing what my career is. I still don't, but my heart is open. I'm currently work for lululemon, and it has been such a great company to work for. Many people I work with say this company has helped them find what they are good at. So at work I take every opportunity to talk to interesting people, to do things i never would have done before. My hope is by putting myself out there and making myself uncomfortable, I will eventually find my dream career. Secretly, I would love to own a donut shop. But let's be honest, not many of them would make it into the case ;)
Q: What's the most empowering experience you've had as a woman?
A: Realizing my value, realizing my inner strength and my possibility. It wasn't one experience but a collection of many. A year ago my husband Andrew got matched to a program in Long Island. Let me preface, I knew no one and had no job prospects. The only thing I knew about Long Island were the Hamptons, the horrible traffic and the ice coffee was good. Being in this new situation I made a conscious decision to just put myself out there and see what happens. I set low expectations but high standards. I definitely gained self-love, learned what I am good at and became inspired. I spoke up more, did things I never would have done, talked to random strangers. I think the moment you decide to step outside your fear, is the moment you give yourself a little more out of life.
Q: When do you feel the most beautiful?
A: Working out, because somehow my inner strength (my self-confidence, my lack of doubt, my fearlessness) is matched by my outer strength. It is pretty euphoric.
Q: What do you love about being a woman?
A: Everything, my body, my mind, and my soul. The fact that I get to dress the way I want. That I get to make love to my husband. I can be a mother someday and have a special connection with another human. My strength, we are so much stronger than men.


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Good Guys (2311 Wisconsin Ave.) has promised not to apply for permission to create private dancing spaces for one or two patrons, under a formal agreement with Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B. The club's promise would obtain unless another strip club within two miles is permitted to create such spaces, or unless the law against strippers performing within three feet of patrons is changed. The formal agreement cleared the way for a three-year renewal of the club's liquor license.
Good Guys has never applied for permission to create private dancing spaces. But last year, the neighborhood's other strip club, JP's Lounge (2412 Wisconsin Ave.), tried to gain permission from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to put dancers on small tabletops and in semi-private alcoves. The ANC opposed this application, which was dismissed when a JP's representative failed to appear at a required hearing.
The ANC formally protested the Good Guys license renewal on the grounds that the club is not appropriate for such a family-centered neighborhood. It withdrew the protest in light of the February 24 compromise agreement, which also requires Good Guys to place a security camera outside its front entrance. In recent years, a few scuffles have occurred on the sidewalk in front of the establishment, and in 2007, a man who had been kicked out of the club for unruly behavior returned and started a fire that killed a young manager.
The agreement submitted to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board included a third provision: that all Good Guys performers would use the building's rear entrance before 5 p.m. (Good Guys opens at 11 a.m., while its competitor JP's is not allowed to open until 5 p.m.) But commissioners struck that provision after a City Paper reporter suggested to them that it was discriminatory.* "Would fully clothed women who happen to strip for a living really destroy the family-friendliness of the neighborhood simply by walking on a sidewalk nearby?" asked Perry Stein in a March 7 story. In an email quoted in Stein's story, commissioner Jackie Blumenthal wrote that the ANC's main sidewalk concern is the behavior of club patrons, not staff. "It didn't occur to me that using the rear door would appear to be discriminatory until you raised it," Blumenthal wrote to Stein. "Thank you for making us rethink this issue." On March 12, the ABC Board approved the compromise agreement without this third provision.
*The first version of this story erroneously reported that all three provisions of the submitted agreement had been approved.


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Fund raising quiz at Talbot in Wexford
BARNTOWN School is holding a fundraising table quiz and 'monster raffle' on Thursday (June 11)in the Talbot Hotel at 7.30 p.m. hosted by Mayor Cllr. George Lawlor.
The entry fee for tables of four is €20 are there will be cash prizes for 1st and 2nd.
The funds will buy much-needed new equipment for the new school building.
Wexford People


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Grandma's Chicken Avala
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This is another fabulous recipe from my Grandma. It's perfect to make ahead with all the ingredients and heat-up when you are ready to serve. We eat this for Sunday brunch a lot because you can make it the night before, then just throw in the oven the day of the party. It was a hit at our gathering this past Sunday where there were 10 of us together.
Author: Grandma Zaninovich
Recipe type: Breakfast, Lunch, Entree, Brunch
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
- 8 chicken breasts, shredded
- 12 corn tortillas, torn into 1-inch pieces
- 1 can light cream of mushroom soup, 98% fat free
- 1 can light cream of chicken soup, 98% fat free
- 1 cup soy, 1%, or nonfat milk
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 2 cans green Ortega chiles
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 pound shredded cheddar cheese (75% fat free Cabot Cheddar Cheese)
- Bake chicken breasts covered with tin foil for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 325 degrees.
- Remove from oven and shred chicken.
- Layer shredded chicken and tortillas with all ingredients except cheese.
- Sprinkle cheese on top. Refrigerate for 24-hours. (this is great for make-ahead).
- Bake for 1.5 hours at 300-325 degrees, or until bubbly.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 5 oz chicken + 1 tortilla Calories: 306 Fat: 7.2 Saturated fat: 3.1 Carbohydrates: 22 Sugar: 2.6 Sodium: 883 Fiber: 2.7 Protein: 38 Cholesterol: 73.1
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This dish is so yummy. I am making it for my bridge group. We are getting together on February 6th. We all eat lunch and then we play "party bridge". I will let you know how the other 7 players like this recipe (or do not like it).
Thank you, again, for great ideas.
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Book Release Update - Don't Panic. :)
Some of you who have pre-ordered Cake Wrecks are getting e-mails stating that it may not ship for several more weeks, or even as late as early October. Naturally, if you're coming to the book tour you want your copy before that! So we looked into it, and fortunately Andrews McMeel tells us that the book left their warehouses today. Accounting for travel and stocking time, then, it should be on shelves or in the mail to you by next week, just in time for the book tour kick-off. So there shouldn't be any need to cancel your online order - although you may want to call your bookstore for an update if you haven't received your copy by late next week.
Also, if you haven't placed a pre-order, rest assured that each store will have plenty of copies on hand for you to purchase there.
Thanks to those of you who let us know about this, and John and I will see some of you in a few weeks!
- Jen


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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Taking on their highest-ranked opponent of the season, the No. 24 Georgia College Women's Tennis team (12-6, 6-2 PBC) fell 9-0 at No. 3 Columbus State University (18-1, 8-0 PBC) Thursday.
The Cougars took all three doubles matches, but two were down to the wire.
In first doubles, the No. 29 doubles squad of Natalia Kattah Paz and Candice Paya beat Jena Kelly (Lawrenceville) and Valeria Lopez (Galicia, Spain) 8-5. In the second slot, Kristen Jones (Marietta) and Emilia Richter (Berlin, Germany) gave Beatriz Lopez and Noa Davico all they could handle in a 9-8 loss. In third doubles, Emma Niemi (Cumming) and Paula Garriga (Barcelona, Spain) fell to Giorgia Vitale and Marleen Tilgner 8-0.
First singles featured a ranked battle, as No. 59 Kelly lost by default to No. 49 Davico. On the second line, Lopez lost to Vitale 6-3, 6-4. In the third slot, Richter dropped her first singles match of the year, 6-3, 6-1 to Paya.
The fourth line went to Tilgner of CSU, as Jones fell by a pair of 6-3 sets. It took three sets, but Garriga dropped fifth singles bout to Luise Sachs 5-7, 6-2, 10-8. In the sixth slot, Niemi lost to Paz 6-3, 6-2.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, April 14 at 1 p.m., playing host to USC Aiken for Georgia College's Senior Day.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and the 2017 PBC Sportsmanship Institution of the Year, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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This is the newest piece that has been added to the CherScapes Wearable Art Collection. Tilted Kayla, this long vest is made from a wonderful blended fabric of tencel and silk. It has a coordinated silk chiffon scarf. The more concentrated areas of color were made by using a 6" x 6" ceramic tile as a base for monoprints. The outlined circles were screen printed using EZScreen print emulsion paper.
In the picture above I have set out my paints and the ceramic tile (lower right) has been painted using a 2" foam brush. There is a separate brush for every color.
This is the tile close up with a very basic painting technique. I really had to push myself to paint sloppy. I generally love clean hard edges. But I wanted this step to be loose.
Over it goes onto the fabric. When you are working with a relatively large and hard substrate, your work surface must have some give to it. You need to press the tile down with a kind of rocking motion, but being careful not to actually move it across the fabric.
All printed. The tile is on the right.
Okay. This is what you get if you order a starter kit from EZScreen Print. You can obviously put it together yourself. But I bought the kit to save on aggravation. The kit includes a masonite board that has black felt glued to one side, a piece of plexiglass cut to the same size of the masonite and 4-8 clips,
depending on the overall size of the masonite.
The first step is to prepare your artwork. I drew out the circles with Adobe Illustrator on my computer because I wanted really clean sharp lines, to contrast with the monoprint circles.You can draw free hand too if you like. If you decide to draw freehand, you will need to use a black marker for your finished drawing.The whole process works best if your drawing is then printed on transparency film. This can be easily done on your home, inkjet printer. I printed directly from the computer onto the transparency. If I had drawn freehand, I would have had to either scan my drawing in, or take a digital photo of it and then put it on my computer. In the picture above the circles on the lower right are on the transparency.There is a right and wrong side to the transparency, so be careful. You want to print on the dull side.
The film with the emulsion on it is stored in black plastic so it doesn't inadvertently get exposed to light.
You also need to do the next few stages in a very, dimly lite room, again so you don't expose the film prematurely. But consequently, I don't have pictures of these steps because I was working in the dark!
I use an inexpensive grow light to expose the film. I have had great success using only one fluorescent tube. Also very inexpensive, and it lasts a very long time! You can use the sun too. How cool is that! Pictured below is my grow light with the finished screens.To get to this stage I placed one emulsion sheet on the black, felt side of the masonite, with the emulsion side up. I then placed the transparency onto the film with the blackest side facing down. The plexiglass then goes on top of the transparency. The last step is to put the clips on, making sure to flip the handle part of the clips back over the clip itself, otherwise the handle would get exposed on my film as well as my drawing. I positioned the kit under the grow light with the plexiglass facing towards the light. I left it there for about 25 - 30 minutes. I always use a timer.
Then I take the kit apart and place the emulsion sheet in a wash basin or down flat on the bottom of my sink. I gently sprayed water on it and watched my image appear. You should hold it up to the light to make sure the emulsion has fully disolved. In my case only the outline of the circle itself is the image, so that is the only part that disolved. Let it dry and harden on paper towels. It stays quite wet and gooy for a long time. So I always plan on waiting 24 hours before using it.
The picture above is hard to make out, but essentially the white shape is actually a plastic frame that I taped the finished film to. You can buy these from the EZPhoto people. For a very long time I tried every kind of tape I could think of that would stick to the emulsion side even after it is wet. I finally had to give up. I decided to use painters tape to hold it temporarily. But low and behold it stayed taped through the entire screening process, even after it had been washed and dried!
Above I just pulled some paint across the screen with this cute little squeegee that comes with the kit.
Here's my screened circle.The hardest part of making this fabric and garment was measuring out all the places I wanted the monoprint to go!
That's it. I'm off to bed.


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For the first time, scientists have found tiny shrimplike krill at depths of up to 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet) off the Antarctic coast. Krill serve as the main course for squid, whales, penguins, and other marine creatures. Up to this point, krill were thought to hang out within 150 meters (500 feet) of the ocean surface. The results will force scientists to overhaul their ideas about krill habits and ecology, say two British Antarctic Survey scientists who discovered the deep-diving krill.
The scientists say they were amazed to find adult krill, including pregnant females, feeding at such great depths. Video from a remotely-controlled vehicle shows the krill smacking headfirst into the muck on the seafloor, then swimming back through the cloud of material they kicked up to eat the nutrients in the cloud.
These krill probably don't represent an undiscovered population, the two say. Instead, the krill appear to migrate up and down the water column. The results appear in this week's issue of the journal Current Biology.


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Friday Night Fights: Double M - Round 8: My "Shocking" Take On James Gunn!
Don't judge my madness by your sanity.
Here's a question for both male and female geeks everywhere: Which would you prefer to remain as part of comic geek culture?
A.) Cosplayers like THIS?
(One of the casualties of having less time to blog is less time to write full-blown analysis pieces. However, this is an idea I've been formulating for the past few months, and the wake of this week's election results gave me the perfect framing device.)
There's a lot of post-election analysis concerning why the Republicans took such a beating this past Tuesday. Many of the Republicans are blaming a combination of factors, including Hurricane Sandy, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney himself. But I think I've pinned the real reason down:
It's because the Republican Party has fallen prey to what I call The Shrinking Tent Effect. The Shrinking Tent Effect seems to happen to some communities over the course of time. The steps are as follows:
1. Recognizing a need for more members, a community attempts to make itself more inclusive.
2. Said inclusion efforts succeed in initially drawing the community more diverse new members.
3. However, over a period of time, membership in the community tends to gradually dwindle, beginning with those same newer members.
4. As community membership dwindles, a fiercely loyal but also fiercely reactionary core following remains. Said core following begins to represent an increasingly higher percentage of the total group over time.
5. The community begins to notice said reactionary core following and begins to increasingly cater to that following.
6. The reactionary core following notices the community's increasing dependence upon it, thus becoming increasingly vocal and demanding.
7. Consequently, the community begins to cater to the reactionaries even more.
8. This catering begins to alienate the more reasonable, moderate, and diverse members of the community, driving an increasing number of them away, further increasing the percentage of reactionaries and further increasing the community's attempts to placate them.
9. The reactionaries become increasingly emboldened and their behavior grows increasingly out of touch with the mainstream public, until actions that would have been deemed unthinkable only a few years ago (such as booing a gay soldier or attempting to "redefine" rape) become routine.
10. The community eventually loses its power,and becomes irrelevant or extinct.
This cycle seems to be nearly complete in the Republican Party. The fiercely loyal social reactionaries in the Tea Party asserted themselves in 2010 after decades of being placated by the GOP, and then they essentially became the GOP. As they asserted themselves, they drove out more reasonable conservatives either through primary challenges (see: Richard Lugar), or retirement in disgust over what the party became (see: Olympia Snowe). But after the last two years of obstruction, hyperpartisanship, and general craziness, many of those same Tea Partiers found themselves unceremoniously dumped like the Boston tea at the event which inspired their name (see: Allen West, Joe Walsh, and rape apologists Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock).
However, I've also noticed signs of the Shrinking Tent Effect at various stages in other communities, most notably in the religious community, the gaming community, and especially in the comics community.
That's why the more conservative bishops and other religious leaders have become increasingly bold about blurring and even attempting to eradicate the separation line between church and state, even to the point of telling their congregations that their souls depend upon whom they vote for, with said behavior leading to a growing exodus from organized religion.
That's why a small but vocal percentage of male gamers see no problem with sexually harassing female gamers online and, when called out on it, defend their behavior as being an intrinsic part of the gaming community.
And that's why you have things in comics and comics fandom like gang-rape attempts in all-ages comics aimed at young girls, sexual harassment of female cosplayers at conventions, and cyber-harassment of female bloggers (including rape threats and death threats) for having strong opinions on comics.
See the parallels?
All four of the communities I mentioned above need to do some serious soul-searching: Are the reactionaries in their memberships an irreplaceable asset? Or are they a crushing liability which threatens to plunge them down the road to irrelevance or, worse, extinction?
If they're smart, they'll realize the answer is the latter. But if they mistakenly decide it's the former, they may find themselves casualties of The Shrinking Tent Effect.


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Last of the Blood Moon Eclipse
Sunday, Sept 27th is the 4th of the 4 blood moons that have happened over the past two years (read my blog from April 2014). In the last 3000 years there have been 7 occurrences of the 4 blood moons. They are harbingers of change, and this is the final trigger. You are living in history now, exceptional events are taking place around us, and we are here to participate in the rebirth. How exciting is that? Yes I know it's hard..these are stressful times and giving birth isn't easy, but look at the bigger picture and how amazing it is that you are here to experience this! From now until March, the energy builds until a climactic even of some kind triggers a total change in the way things are now. Change has to happen. Our planet and our society can't take much more. Some negative thinkers say its the end of days, but its really just the end of the way we live and do things moving into something better. The past must be released. You must step forward.
Sunday's full moon lunar eclipse, in Aries, again its all bout new beginnings and now one starts things fresh and clean like an Aries. The energy now is a lot like the first Eclipse from two years ago...Uranus and Pluto have come very close again, causing more stress and a battle for change from now until January, and the Eclipse is giving it extra fuel to get there. This is a great opportunity week for you, with epiphanies, ideas, and glimpses of what can be for you. I repeat, this is a very important week for introspection.
Take the time now, because Mars is being blocked anyhow, so you can push, push and push some more and get nowhere, or you can take time out and reflect and really make some progress.
Mars is in stress to Saturn, and Saturn is making our energy and our movement feel stalled, stuck and frustrating. This will continue just about the time Mercury goes direct on Oct 9th, so just expect forward movement to be frustrating along with your mind feeling stuck, maybe a little stupid even, while your relationships may be quite challenging. All this is to slow us down so we make some internal time, and make decisions about where we're going, what do we want from life, etc. The Universe is BEGGING US to pay attention to our inner voices, our spiritual needs and our connection to the One. It's hard I know. We're all so busy, so over stressed and over worked. It feels illegal to relax, but that's crap. When you have time to reflect you can formulate a plan for change. Could the powers that be have planned a world where the worker bees are too busy to have time to think and see the chaos in the world? Hum......
Then there is Neptune, in its spiritual home of Pisces, immersing us in oneness, opposing Jupiter newly in Virgo and now Mars there too. It's just more energy pushing you to explore your TRUE AUTHENTIC self. Who the hell are you really? How do you manifest yourself in the world? Are you playing a game that you think is expected of you, or are you stepping up the the plate and taking a stand, showing your true colors and your leadership skills? Does what you do all day make you happy? Then for God's sake and your own get a new job. Life costs a lot you say? Then downsize and live with less so you can work less and stress less and have more fun and time for family, friends and self interests. Giving your all to your job is losing your soul. Smiling and joyfulness are supposed to be part of life. Sometimes I look at those sad pathetic faces in fashion magazines, and I wonder at the message all the gloom is sending out into the world, or the movies full of murder and being called entertainment? WHY do we accept these images, and why do these people "at the top" put them out there. So bad for the collective.
Do you take nothing that seriously and drift through your days with no purpose or goals or connection? Then its time to step up and stop being so useless to yourself and others. We are all becoming teams, and slackers are just dead-weight. The "party" is over, what are you going to contribute? We are cogs in a Universal Wheel, and however we are stuck, we have to move forward and get unstuck in dead-end lifestyles. The world is a mess, and we need to clean it up. We do that by cleaning ourselves up and being the very best we can be, raising the bar for others so we all evolve into something better, stronger, smarter, and brighter than before.
We are on the precipice of a new world filled with responsible people, who use the inner skills God gave them to contribute to the world and their own personal happiness. We are supposed to be living a life where we trust each other, where people who take advantage of others pay the consequences of their actions, where the needy are cared for and the successful are happy to pay taxes and contribute to the greater good, where businesses can thrive and make a profit but not at the expense of others or planetary pollution or destruction of natural resources, where people can be whomever they are freely with out judgement, where expression of ideas and the arts and sciences are revered, and where people enjoy life, their friends, their family, their co-worker and look forward to each day with joy in being alive. Wow. What are you waiting for. Get moving, get to thinking, get to soul searching and get a plan and then IMPLEMENT it. You've had two years to do this, and this blood moon is sounding the last bell for action or being left behind as one of the people who wasn't listening and didn't take action. I know you can do it. The wind is at your back, the energy all around is encouraging change and growth in positive things. May you have a very interesting week!
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10 on Tuesday/
10 Verses on the Resurrection of Christ
Here is another 10 on Tuesday for you all as I team up again with Karli from September Farm
1. "The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by [the Christ] whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead." Acts 17:30–31
2. "Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!" Matthew 20:17-19
3. "He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. " Mark 8:31
4. He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' " Luke 24:6-7
5. "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried,that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
6. "For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his." Romans 6:5
7. "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[a] his Spirit who lives in you." Romans 8:11
8. "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead," 1 Peter 1:3
9. You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this." Acts 3:15
10. "Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful[b] one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16: 9-10
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