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The launch of Science Connect, our new expert services division, marks the next phase of ESF's role. It has been born out of our deep understanding of the science landscape, funding context and needs of the research community at this critical juncture.
Science Connect will deliver practical, skilled and interdisciplinary scientific-support services across all sectors of the science community - from EU-funded Projects Coordination to institutional and Research grant evaluation. It will also provide expert tools and metrics to support the effective administration of research projects, ensuring time and resources are used effectively.
With its legacy of knowledge, extensive networks and skilled team, Science Connect will be your partner in science.
1/ What is ESF today and how has its role changed?
ESF's mission is to continue serving the European Research Area for the sole benefit of science.
Following instructions from our previous governance, we have wound down all our collaborative research instruments and networks, but have retained the expertise gathered over 45 years of managing these programmes to create an expert division called Science Connect, providing services to the science community.
ESF, a non-profit association, continues to serve its member organisations by enabling them to access key decision-makers through its broad network, and by providing strategic advice such as road mapping at the national level. ESF also helps its members to develop sound, science-based methodologies and structures in their countries; provides science metrics and an evidence-base for scientific decision-makers; and contributes to the debate about the future of peer-review and evaluation, the funding gap in research instruments, etc.
2/ What is Science Connect?
Science Connect is the new expert services division of the ESF. It is a start-up with a 45-year heritage. It connects services, knowledge, and research bodies with the needs of its clients and partners.
Science Connect builds from ESF's experience and offers its partners and clients the highest standard in science services in the areas of Research grant evaluation, EU-Funded Project Coordination, Institutional evaluation, Scientific platforms administration, and Career tracking surveys of Doctoral holders. Science Connect's positioning and ambition is to become the premier provider of independent science support services in Europe.
3/ Has ESF become a private consultancy company?
No. ESF is a non-profit association with over 4 decades of experience in science administration and programme/network management, across borders and disciplines. ESF has peers, a very broad network of scientists, and a history.
ESF's Expert services division, Science Connect, provides its clients and partners with the highest standard of quality in science services, billed at the most economically competitive rates.
4/ What are Science Connect's key expertise and capabilities?
Since 1974 ESF has managed over 2,000 world-class science programmes and networks, with support from 80 Member Organisations in 30 countries. Science Connect builds on these core strengths and heritage to achieve a very high level of expertise in science administration and project management, across all domains. Key capabilities include networking, expert support, proposal writing, financial and HR management, and consensus-building.
5/ What can you do for your members and partners?
Science Connect is able to deliver tailored solutions engineered to fit the specific needs, processes, and environment of the ESF Member Organisations, partners and clients. Our staff can contribute at any stage in a project, from specifications to implementation and follow-up. For additional information about our scientific-support services, please click here or contact us.
6/ How can I become a member of ESF? Can anyone join?
ESF Members are not individuals but public or private organisations (a) whose chief mission is in promoting or providing financial or other support to scientific research and/or operations; (b) who are interested in scientific research in any capacity whatsoever.
ESF Members are divided into two categories: full members, who undertake to participate regularly in the activities of ESF and work towards achieving its aims; and associate members who undertake to contribute occasionally to the ESF's objectives through their scientific or other capacities. Full members pay an annual fee and have voting rights in the General Assemblies, while associate members participate without voting rights and are not required to pay an annual fee.
Organisations that wish to join the ESF as full or associate members should submit a formal application to the ESF Chief Executive who will refer this application to the Executive Board for decision. For more information about membership, please click here.
7/ What is the ESF "Community of Experts" and how can I join?
Our Community of Experts is our worldwide network of international academics, science policy experts, key decision-makers and stakeholders in the European and global research arena, built from the 300,000 scientists from 186 countries that have benefited from ESF's programmes since 1974. Today our database comprises 130,000+ names.
We are reactivating and expanding our network as a quality-driven college of scientific experts across all areas of research. Today our Community of Experts counts around 8,000 members and is organised around three colleges: The College of Review Panel Members, the College of Expert Reviewers and the College of Research Associates.
For more information about our Community of Experts and eligibility criteria please click here.
8/ How is ESF-Science Connect funded?
ESF derives its funding from (i) its Member Organisations through the payment of annual membership fees and (ii) from contracted scientific-support services (Research Grant Evaluation, EU-funded Projects Coordination, Institutional evaluation, Scientific platforms administration, and Career tracking surveys of Doctorate holders) carried out for its members, partners, and clients by its expert division, Science Connect.
9/ Do you grant any type of financial support to scientists and students?
Due to the change of scope of ESF's activities following conclusion of our traditional research support activities (European Collaborative Research Projects, Exploratory Workshops, Research Networking Programmes, etc.), ESF no longer provides any type of financial support.
10/ How can I join the ESF-Science Connect Team?
Take a look at our Careers page for information about our recruitment process and current vacancies.


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Making new fume friends is always a joy for me as I'm sure my nearest and nearest get somewhat tired of my constant evaluations of all things smelly.
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Your blog is now saved to my 'favourites' and I look forward to following you and your fragrant journeys.
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Thanks for your comment.
When you said "Do you do Perfume?" – I was totally kidding by handing you this card.
I knew you were referring to the J-pop girl group with the masochistic choreography – I don't have any of their videos except the one mashup. I should try to dig up more of their stuff to fit in.
It just happens that in addition to writing about dance music (www.notabledance.com) – I also write about fragrance on this site.
Thank you so much for your support and hope to see you again at Talbott on April 20th!
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Oh my gosh! Thank you for the link to this site, a dance blog is right up my alley. I will let my homegirl know we were being trolled- So excited J-Pop isn't too far off the nerd-cliff. Thanks again for the great night and the good reads/sounds/scents!
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Psalms Study – September 3-9
When you write out your SOAP, don't worry about getting things "right" or perfect. This has more to do with your interacting with the Bible than anything else. We hope you enjoy this time with God's word!
At the Journey, our desire is that every believer would not just attend church, but also hear from God daily through His Word! As we read the Bible, we begin to see how God responds to things. Doing daily devotions re-patterns the way we think, transforms the spirit of our mind, and helps us become more like Jesus!
Sunday, September 3
Psalm 11, 16, 142, 46 – Safety in God
Monday, September 4
Psalm 30, 47, 97 – Rejoicing
Tuesday, September 5
Psalm 1, 15, 112 – Righteousness
Wednesday, September 6
Psalm 3, 14, 121 – Salvation
Thursday, September 7
Psalm 25, 32, 38, 51 – Sin and Repentance
Friday, September 8
Psalm 75, 106, 136 – Thanksgiving
Saturday, September 9
Psalm 31, 40, 56 – Trust
S.O.A.P. journaling is a simple and excellent way to both record and process what God has spoken to you. It's also a useful tool to use at a later time when you want to reflect on and review some of the 'gems' that you have received. Without writing them down, you may forget those blessings and important lessons! Furthermore, while journaling is a very personal time with the Lord, you may want to share some of your daily journaling with your Life Group or spouse, so having a written record becomes very important! Through discussion, you may be able to look deeper into what God is speaking to you, gain new insight, and even encourage others!
It all starts when you read the Bible, whether it is a verse or chapter. When you read the Bible, pay attention to what verse or phrase really stands out to you. Feel free to underline in your Bible as you read; this will help you identify meaningful verses or phrases. Once you identify what stands out the most, write it down.
This part is as simple as writing down what you think the verse or phrase means. Don't worry about getting this exactly right; that is not the point. The most important part of this is beginning to interact with the Bible.
Personalize what you have read, by asking yourself how it applies to your life right now. Perhaps it is instruction, encouragement, a new promise, or corrections for a particular area of your life. Write how this scripture can apply to you today.
This can be as simple as asking God to help you use this scripture, or even a prayer for a greater insight on what He may be revealing to you. Remember, prayer is a two-way conversation, so be sure to listen to what God has to say! Now, write it out.
How to reference the Bible: John 18:1-11 – Book=John | Chapter=18: | Verse(s)= 1 through 18


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College baseball team (24-10, 12-6 PBC) out-lasted No. 3 Lander University (29-8, 18-6 PBC) 8-7 Sunday at John Kurtz Field, taking the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) series 2-1. Bobcat head coach Tom Carty picked up his 200th career victory in the win, all coming in the Georgia College dugout.
The Bobcats jumped out early to a 5-0 lead after the first two innings. Catcher Cody Maas (Alpharetta, Ga.) ripped a two-run double in the first and a sacrifice fly in the second. Jeremy Donaldson (Winder, Ga.) and Clay Ardeeser (Loganville, Ga.) each added run-scoring singles.
After Lander cut the lead to 5-3, the Bobcats scored another two in the fifth when second baseman Ryan Sabalaskey (Carol Stream, Ill.) hit an opposite-field two-run shot, his first in a Bobcat uniform.
Lander then cut it to 7-6 in the seventh, when the Bobcats answered with an RBI single from Sabalaskey. The Bearcats picked up another run in the eighth to make it 8-7, but would get no closer.
Lefty Christian Bragg (Augusta, Ga.) got the win (3-1) in relief, going three innings. Jordan Brooks (Macon, Ga.) notched his second save, tossing the final two frames.
Maas finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run, while Sabalaskey added the same hitting numbers, driving in three and scoring twice. Shortstop Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) was 2-for-4 with two runs, and Donaldson had two hits with an RBI. Rounding out the multi-hit performers was Rob Hogenkamp (St. Louis) tallying three hits in four trips, adding two runs.
Lander starter Logan Pemberton suffered his first loss of the season (7-1) unable to make it to the third inning. Rightfielder Patrick Grady was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run.
The Bobcats are back in action Wednesday, April 10 at 3 p.m. traveling to Erskine College.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, 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 www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Michael Tait performs during Homecoming
Liberty alumnus and former member of dc Talk Michael Tait performed to a packed crowd of students and alumni at Saturday's Homecoming game. The crowd cheered and sang along as Tait performed two songs during his 15-minute halftime show. Later that evening Tait took the stage again performing several more songs in a 45-minute show.


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The Commercial Air Conditioning Apprenticeship Program is sponsored by the Heartland Air Conditioning Apprenticeship Committee. Program completion requires that you perform 640 hours of related class training and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training (OJT). Related class training hours may count toward completion, but OJT hours are not recorded until you are indentured to a participating employer. The Commercial Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program is a selective admission program restricted to individuals who are employed in the air conditioning industry and are working for a participating employer. Prospective students who are currently working for a participating employer in this area are encouraged to apply for selection to the Apprenticeship Committee before August of each year. For more information call 863-453-2250. This program is registered with the Florida Department of Education and is recognized by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship Training.
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Recognizing Outstanding Sustainability Achievements of our Employees
At DuPont, our approach is sustainable growth, the creation of shareholder and societal value while we reduce our environmental footprint along the value chains in which we operate. Every day, sustainable growth is carried out by our most important resource, our employees.
DuPont employees around the world are helping us walk the talk of sustainability by exploring, discovering, innovating and delivering solutions to sustainability challenges. Through product innovation, business strategy improvements, and finding opportunities in operations, our employees are dedicated to helping DuPont reach our corporate sustainability goals.
Each year, we hold the Sustainable Growth Excellence Awards to celebrate the accomplishments of teams of employees who are championing sustainable growth in the regions and businesses in which they operate. Each team is presented with a 5,000 USD grant to donate to the charitable organization of their choice.
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Fried fish assortments
Fried fish platter
This gastronomic specialty from Andalusia combines the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet with the pleasure of relishing the flavour of great sea fish. The fried fish assortment is the extraordinary result of dipping very fresh fish in hot, clean, virgin olive oil. It barely touches the oil, only a few seconds, and the result is excellent. The most popular ones are to be found in the provinces of Malaga, Seville and Cadiz, although you can also sample them elsewhere in Spain.
Fried fish assortments are one of Spain's typical gastronomic delights, and they are achieved by combining two basic products used in Spanish cooking, olive oil and fresh fish, to produce a delicious dish where the taste of the fish is never obscured.
The moist, fresh fish is coated with a thin layer of flour. This layer forms a crust that avoids the fish getting greasy, but allows the heat to penetrate, giving the exact taste, aroma and texture this dish is known for.
The star of the fried fish assortments in Malaga is the anchovy, but we cannot forget prawns, puntillitas (small squid) and small red mullet which complete the speciality. Another well known speciality, made with only one kind of fish, is boquerones victorianos, small anchovies joined in fives by the tail, imitating the fingers of a wide-open hand -like a friendly wave or a fan-, and concentrating the unmistakable taste of Mediterranean cuisine.
The fried fish assortment found in Seville is mainly made up of plaice, cuttlefish and marinated dogfish. It is more exclusive and demanding diners prefer to stick to these three kinds of fish Although it is cooked in the same way, bigger pieces are fried, giving a tastier result according to those who prefer this assortment. In Seville you will also find paper cones called cartuchos de pescado that contain thin slices of crisp, tasty hake.
Fresh fish and virgin olive oil
As for the Cadiz assortment, the main ingredient is marinated dogfish, normally accompanied by puntillitas, anchovies, hake, red mullet and plaice. Normally a few slices of lemon are served with the dish, but this is not usual in Malaga or Seville. Another similar speciality is "tortillitas de camarones", tiny crustaceans mixed with a dough of wheat flour which is then fried.
Varieties of these three specialities can be found anywhere in Andalusia or in specialized bars throughout Spain. What these dishes have in common is that they must always be made with very fresh fish and virgin olive oil, changed frequently to avoid the mixing of tastes.
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Ways of the Amish
• The Amish have an unwritten code of conduct called the Ordnung.
• The Ordnung stresses the virtues of humility, obedience, and simplicity
• The Amish are strict pacifists and are strongly opposed to any form of violence.
• Their chief tenet is, "Be ye not conformed to this world."
• The Amish, like all Anabaptists, believe in adult baptism, as opposed to baptizing babies who cannot choose for themselves.
• When a member of the community violates the Ordnung, they risk being shunned by their family and community.
A Brief History
• The name "Amish" comes from Jakob Ammann, an early Swiss Anabaptist whose controversial teachings caused a schism in the Mennonite church in Europe.
• Ammann taught his followers to live non-resistant lives, care for the community, work the land, and follow the Bible literally. He believed strongly in the practice of excommunication.
• The Amish began immigrating to North America in the early 1700s, first settling in Pennsylvania. There are now over 250,000 Amish people living in over 28 states.
• After 1850, a schism developed between those who accepted elements of modernization, or the "new order," and the "old order," now referred to as the Old Order Amish Mennonite Church.
The Amish on Religion
• The Amish are Christians. Adult baptism and a lack of evangelism set the Amish apart from present-day Christianity.
• The Amish believe that each person must decide to be baptized on his or her own. Individuals generally decide to become baptized between 18 and 22 years old, after an 18-week instruction period, and are only then allowed to marry.
• Their baptismal vows make them accountable to the Church for their lives. If they stray from the Church, they face shunning. However, if they leave the community before baptism, they will generally not be shunned because the Amish respect the voluntary decision to join the church.
• Amish church services occur every other Sunday in members' homes, not in an actual church building. Areas with large Amish populations are divided into church districts and each family typically hosts church about once every year.
• It's thought that Amish religious services have been held in private residences since the 1500s, when the Anabaptists were being severely persecuted. Holding services in public settings was too risky for the Amish so they moved their services to more discrete settings.
Unique Customs
• The Amish have retained the custom of having faceless dolls, which appeal to their critical perspectives on pride and vanity.
• Land, which is traditionally kept within families, is usually passed on to younger sons rather than to older sons, or daughters.
• When Amish children turn 16, they are encouraged to experiment and explore. For this limited time period, called Rumspringa, they are allowed to break the tenets of the Amish community.
• For many Amish teens, Rumspringa is just a token venture: going to the local movie theater, or driving lessons.
The Amish on War
• The Amish are pacifists and tradition dictates that they abstain from any acts of violence. They are also conscientious objectors, avoiding any involvement with the military.
The Amish on Photographs
• The Amish do not have their picture taken because they believe that photographs are "graven images." Some don't mind being photographed if their faces aren't shown.
• Although most Amish refuse to allow themselves to be photographed, some make a distinction between a photograph taken in a natural setting versus posing for one. These members of the Amish community don't have a problem with being filmed or photographed as long as it is apparent they aren't posing.
The Amish on Electricity
• Electricity is considered "worldly," and connects the Amish to the outside world, so most communities forbid it. However, recently, some communities allow a phone to be shared amongst a few households. The phone is forbidden to be inside the home and is instead kept in a shack or barn outside of the home.
The Amish on Education
• The Amish operate one-room parochial schools that are taught by teachers with an eighth-grade education.
• Although Amish families stop sending their children to school after eighth grade, the society itself acts as a vocational school. Children learn how to be farmers, homemakers, carpenters, and tradesmen. By the time they are teens, Amish girls know how to cook a full meal and boys understand farm operations.
The Amish and the Law
• The Amish believe in the separation of church and state.
• The Amish prioritize the Word of God over the rule of the government.
• One serious criticism of Amish groups has been for using internal church discipline to handle infractions that are in fact serious violations of the law. In 2009, Amish in Missouri drew criticism and faced charges for failing to report child abuse in their community. At the same time, not all Amish would take this approach, and many do report actual crimes when they occur.
The Amish on Music
• Amish do not play musical instruments because it is viewed as a means of self-expression, which would garner feelings of pride and superiority.
• Amish church songs derive from the Ausbund, the High German songbook, which has no musical notes. Tunes are passed on from generation to generation.
• The Ausbund, first published in German in 1564, is among the most seminal books to the Amish. It is regarded to be the oldest Protestant hymnal in continuous use.
• Ausbund songs invoke the martyrdom of their Anabaptist past, as many hymnals are said to have been written by men awaiting the death sentence during a time of intense persecution. Author Paul M. Yoder notes: "the dominant tone found in most of them is one of great sorrow, deep loneliness, or protest against the world of wickedness which was putting forth every effort to crush the righteous."
The Amish on Marriage
• The Amish are only allowed to marry once they are baptized.
• There is no exchange of rings in an Amish marriage.
• After a wedding, the groom begins to grow his beard.
• An Amish engagement is generally kept secret within the family until it is announced in a Sunday church service by the community bishop, usually four to six weeks prior to the wedding. The announcement is called "publishing the engagement."
• Once the engagement is made public, the engaged couple must personally hand-deliver wedding invitations to each potential guest.
• For most rural Amish communities, weddings are seasonal and take place in the spring or fall when harvest is over.
• It is Amish custom that the bride sews her own wedding dress.
• Strict Amish communities require the wedding dress to be blue, but some allow the bride to choose her own color. Shades of blue and purple are the most common colors for Amish wedding dresses.
• The bride's wedding outfit will become her Sunday church attire after she is married.
• It is general practice that an Amish woman will be dressed in her wedding dress, cape, and apron once she dies.
• Sometimes an Amish wedding celebration is used as an opportunity for matchmaking between teenagers who are over the age of 16 and are assigned specific seats before the evening meal in order to bring them closer together.
• A newlywed couple's honeymoon is generally spent visiting all their relatives on the weekends. This is when they collect the majority of their wedding gifts.
The Amish on Medicine
• Most Amish and Mennonite groups welcome the use of modern medicine, as nothing from the Bible explicitly restricts them from taking advantage of any modern medical services. The willingness to accept medical attention can vary greatly from family to family, however.
• Since the Amish don't have hospitalization insurance, they combine efforts and funding to cover medical expenses for any member of their community in need of financial assistance. Each community appoints a leader for their mutual aid fund.
The Amish on Transportation
• Although the Amish are allowed to use automobiles for select social and business functions, the church rules prohibit members from owning or driving a car.
• A motorized vehicle is considered "worldly" and a threat to the Amish community. Accessibility to cities and "English" lifestyles might tempt individuals to leave the community and abandon their faith.
• A large part of the closeness and survival of Amish communities lies in the fact that members are mutually dependent upon each other. Neighbors helping neighbors has been a long-standing bedrock of the Amish lifestyle. Many worry that the practical benefits of speed, efficiency, and power of the automobile would eliminate the need for one neighbor seeking the assistance of another neighbor.
• While they can't own cars, the Amish readily accept rides and even hire drivers to chauffer them.
Amish Demographics
• There are over 250,000 Amish people living in over 28 states.
• About two-thirds of the Amish live in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, but they continue to spread west, particularly into the midwestern corn belt.
• Every 20 years, the Amish population roughly doubles in size, largely due to an 80 to 90 percent retention rate of Amish children.
Amish Women
• Amish women cannot serve as bishops, preachers, or deacons.
• The standard for Amish women is to make family, church, and community needs a priority, even before their own needs. Accordingly, Amish women are responsible for managing the home, cooking, tending to clothing, and helping neighbors in need.
• Amish women take on a fairly subservient role with respect to their husbands. In public, women traditionally heed their husband's decisions.
Amish Fashion
• Amish clothing is plain and humble, harmonious with their simple and separated lifestyle. Amish clothing is homemade from simple fabrics and most commonly in dark colors.
• For men, straight-cut suits are void of collars, pockets, and ornamentation. Pants are void of pleats, cuffs and belt loops, as belts are not permitted.
• Unmarried men remain clean-shaven. Married men are required to grow their beards out, but mustaches are not allowed.
• Traditionally, Amish women wear long sleeves, full, solid-colored skirts, and aprons. Women wear their hair in a braid or bun covered by a small bonnet. They are not permitted to wear jewelry or patterned clothes.
• Specific Amish communities might dictate the exact length of a skirt or width of a seam.
The Amish on Outsiders
• The Amish, in general, are uncomfortable around non-Amish, or "English" people, although, as the Bible commands them, they are to be peaceful, meek, and different. They aim to co-exist peacefully with the outside world.
Joining the Amish Community
• Although the Amish do not seek to convert outsiders, several dozen people have joined the Amish. Some of those converted have become well-respected members of the community.
• A would-be convert is placed with an Amish family for a set amount of time to participate in daily activities and adapt to the household.
• To join the Amish, one must learn the Pennsylvania German dialect. One must also learn to leave behind modern luxuries like televisions, appliances, cars, and contemporary clothing. Many of the rules particular to certain churches are extremely difficult for someone from the outside to adopt.
• Even after moving in, attending church services, taking a job in the community, learning the language, and adhering to church practices, an outsider must still be voted in by the church.
• Members who are excommunicated and shunned are avoided by active members in all social and business activities. However, the offenders are always welcomed back to the community if they repent.
• Reasons for excommunication vary from owning an automobile to owning a computer; from drinking alcohol to the refusal to kneel during religious ceremonies.
• Members who refuse to shun the offending individuals risk excommunication themselves. Life-long friends and family members are also required to shun the wayward individual. Even parents must shun their own grown children. It is felt that by avoiding the transgressing individual, the faithful won't become defiled by their sin. Usually, the excommunicated member drifts away from the church and the Amish community.
• Amish practice shunning out of "tough love" in order to get a deviant person to see the error in his ways, change behavior, and re-affirm his commitment to the church.
• In Old Order Amish communities, there are cases where young people who have left the Amish faith are shunned, despite the fact that they did not join the Amish church.
Leaving the Amish Community
• Beginning in 2000, Mission to Amish People (MAP) has offered counsel to Amish individuals making an effort to integrate into "English" communities. Over the years they have developed services for the Amish and ex-Amish alike.
The Amish on Shopping
• Although the Amish grow a large amount of the food they consume, they also purchase food and other products in places such as salvage stores, Amish-run dry good stores, and even large supermarkets like Wal-mart.
• Most Amish communities have one dry goods store, that sells items like writing supplies, books, canning supplies, flashlights and candles. These stores are run by Amish or Mennonites and are usually in a small building on home property.
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• Barn-raising has had a significant impact on the Lancaster Amish community—each barn increasing the prosperity of the surrounding area. It is also a social event that strengthens the community bond, and brings the community together in times of crisis—rebuilding after fires and various other disasters.


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SNOW HILL – A government project by three Pocomoke High School (PHS) students could turn into a county and regional effort to improve recycling efforts in the schools.
Pocomoke High freshman Trey Lynch, junior Taylor Morrison and senior Jennifer Weaver presented the results of a public policy project on waste reduction to the County Commissioners Tuesday, complete with power point presentation, and garnered an enthusiastic response from the commissioners. Government teacher Meme Wells Suznavick assisted.
The report by Morrison, Weaver and Lynch originated with Project Citizen, an international program on public policy for high school students.
"Project Citizen teaches the kids how to present public policy to public officials," Suznavick explained.
The students concluded that overall, Worcester County needs more recycling stations, particularly in the south.
Weaver, Lynch and Morrison also concluded that the county needs curbside recycling, a practice used in Ocean City, Berlin, and Snow Hill, which could make Worcester's recycling efforts more effective.
"We did try the curbside recycling in West Ocean City and it was very expensive," explained County Commission President Louise Gulyas.
Commissioner Judy Boggs pointed out, "It's a lot easier when you have people and buildings in one place like Ocean City."
So far, Worcester County has not met its goal of reducing trash by 40 percent through recycling, although the county exceeds the state standard of a 15-percent reduction. The county's Department of Public Works estimates that county citizens recycle 34 percent of their waste.
The student presentation acknowledged that the financial wherewithal may not be available to improve recycling efforts in the next few years.
One policy change recommended by Lynch, Morrison and Weaver would mandate recycling of paper and plastic bottles in all 14 county schools.
"I really liked your ideas about involving the schools," said Boggs.
The county currently picks up recycling from schools three times a week, said Recycling Coordinator Ron Taylor.
"Some do better than others. Some don't want to participate," Taylor said.
Last year, public works picked up 216,000 pounds of recycling from local schools.
"I think that's a pretty good number," said Taylor.
"We're the only [regional] county that's doing anything within the school system," said Suznavick.
Boggs suggested that Lynch, Morrison and Weaver take on a leadership role in prompting Worcester's schools to recycle more. Then, Boggs said, Worcester's schools can become models for other counties in the area.
"Certainly the goals are laudable. We've been in favor of additional recycling," Boggs said.
County Administrator Gerry Mason suggested recycling competitions and prizes.
In the past, the recycling message has been targeted to elementary schools, said Taylor, who added that the effort is not as strong in the high schools. He is glad to see high school students making this effort.
The commissioners discussed the lack of curbside recycling in Pocomoke City as a project for the students.
"They're facing the same problem we are," said Commissioner Bobby Cowger, who represents the area. "It's a very costly program they're going to have to subsidize."
The county has been trying to convince its southernmost town to pick up recycling for 13 years. Other towns have switched to trash pick-up one day, and recycling the next trash day.
Recycling can reduce the solid waste stream by half and reduces the tipping fees paid to the landfill.
"Maybe our students can lead the way," Boggs said.
The three PHS students have wasted no time in taking further steps as suggested by the commissioners.
"They have already approached Pocomoke City. They're waiting for a date they can get on the agenda," said Suznavick Thursday.
Weaver and Morrison are also involved in the regional student council, and are planning to work with their peers from other school systems to spark recycling efforts in other county school systems on the Eastern Shore, none of which recycle now.


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American International Group Inc. filed a lawsuit against a Federal Reserve vehicle created during AIG's bailout that held some of its troubled mortgage bonds, in a dispute over rights to sue over the bonds.
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ROCKFORD — West Rockford could become a destination for wakeboarders and waterskiers this summer. And you won't need a boat to try your hand at the action sports.
This summer, Rockford native Dan Jarrett plans to convert a portion of Levings Lake into a cable wake park, which allows wakeboarders, wakeskaters, skiers and kneeboarders to propel across the lake on an electrically-powered cable system suspended above water by on-shore towers. The park is designed to give affordable access to a sport that otherwise requires a boat and other expensive equipment, Jarrett said. Watch an example online.
Jarrett hopes to open West Rock Wake Park by July 1. The 120-acre park at 1420 S. Pierpont Ave. also features a swimming beach, sand volleyball, basketball and tennis courts and is a popular fishing spot.
"It's absolutely one of Rockford's most beautiful, if not the most beautiful park we have," said Jarrett, who returned to Rockford last year after living the previous 10 years in Queens, New York.
The park's proximity to U.S. Route 20 gives it great potential to draw out-of-towners to Rockford, said John Groh, president and CEO of the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.
"It's a real gem of the community, and it's a totally underutilized asset," Groh said. "To have this active, extreme and growing sport in that location is going to be ideal."
He said it could also have tournaments and competitions in future years. The park ties in with other projects like Reclaiming First and the makeover of Alpine Hills into an adventure center with zip lining and winter sports.
"Obviously, it's right in our sweet spot of amateur sports," Groh said.
Park District commissioners approved the wake park on Tuesday. The district will contribute about $15,000 — largely through in-kind support like maintenance and electrical staff — to help bring electricity to location and prep the shoreline for installation. The city and Winnebago County will also contribute $15,000 each toward the initial utility installation. Jarrett will invest about $150,000 to purchase and build the cable system and buy equipment that will be available to rent. West Rock Wake Park will pay a portion of its gross sales to the Park District in exchange for leasing the land.
There would be two cable lines for riders, one with open water for beginners and a second that would have a couple of ramps and obstacles that resemble a floating skate park.
Introductory pricing this summer would be $20 for one hour on the open water, which includes rentals of boards or skis and safety gear.
Jarrett's credentials to run the park come from a lifetime of activity in water sports. He started water skiing at age 5, learned to slalom ski by age 7 and a few years later started riding barefoot behind boats on the Rock River. He picked up wakeboarding shortly after its origin in the late 1980s and 1990s as it evolved from skurfing — a combo of surfing and water skiing — into something that more closely resembles its current form. Soon he was helping his friends learn the sport.
"I have a passion for teaching as many people as possible how to wakeboard," said Jarrett, brother of Rockford School District Superintendent Ehren Jarrett. "I want this to be a community-creating environment."
The park is vocally supported by several southwest Rockford advocates and representatives like Ald. Venita Hervey, former alderman Victory Bell, Winnebago County Board member Dorothy Redd and SWIFTT (South West Ideas for Today and Tomorrow).
The cable system takes up roughly 200 feet of shoreline, leaving plenty of space around the rest of the lake. See the map.
The activity also promotes oxygenation of the water, which should improve fishing, said Jay Sandine, deputy director of operations for the Park District. The electric motor that powers the cables is quiet, clean and energy-efficient, he said.
Hervey said that she first considered whether the park would disturb fishing or swimming before giving her support. Now, she says she wants to be one of the first in line to try the new park.
"We want to keep all of the enjoyment and the activities out there, but we also want to bring in something new," Hervey said. "It's going to be a draw for people out-of-town, but also for people in town who want that unique experience."
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Communication is so much more than speech, now more than ever, and the gap between the technological literacy of parents and the Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) assisting children with communication disorders has never been greater – and it is accelerating at a dizzying pace. Speech language pathologists are communication disorder specialists, not computer experts. Many SLPs are from a different, older generation, or just coming out of a newly digitally-connected generation. The communication disorder and sciences profession is rapidly changing at such a fast pace that we must adapt to new tools that were never really intended for speech language pathologists. We must find modern means to keep children's attention and motivate them to be good communicators.
Since facial expressions and simple gestures, humans have attempted to figure out all kinds of messages one person is trying to get across to another person, or, in a sense, what a sender is trying to convey across to a receiver. The Sender (A) has a message of information (X) for the Receiver (B). The question now is, what is the most effective, efficient, understandable way to get that informational message across from person A to person B and then back to A (and so on)? That is every pediatric SLP's dilemma to figure out in order to provide the best possible therapy. Part of that dilemma is finding and keeping up with the exponentially changing, newest additions to the communication disorder 'tool bag'.
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Finding that attention-grabber takes work, work on the parent's end and work on the therapist's end of intervention. We must engage with children and their 'tech toys' in order to stay connected to them to some degree. That does not mean that an app or a gadget is a replacement for interacting with a child. Interpersonal interaction will never be replaced – humans are social beings; we need each other to survive and blossom. The tool means nothing and is rather useless without the person using it to facilitate human bonding. We must find what keeps a child's attention to maintain the level of attention required for communication opportunities. We have evolved from early interaction and attachment, to pragmatics, to gestures, to play, to language comprehension, to language expression – each one an important step in communication and engagement with one another. Each step is a huge communication milestone and it all starts with attachment, attention and interaction. We must get on the floor, be face-to-face and give our full attention to children on their level in order to begin to foster positive shared experiences.
SLPs need to learn how to use new tools and help teach parents, teachers and children how to share these modern communication opportunities. We must learn how to effectively and efficiently embrace children's new digital language knowledge. We all use Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) devices every day. People with or without communication disorders, whether we call them AAC or not: cell phones, cameras, daily planners and computers – we are all users of AAC devices. We should not be overwhelmed by new technologies it is just that we have to take the time to learn more about them. It is like learning a new language – and if children are trying so hard to communicate – why can't we the caregivers and therapists put in effort to understand what is available to children today? Technology is part of our new job requirement. We as SLPs have to stay one step ahead to give these children the best opportunities for communication possibilities. Our new challenge as speech language pathologists and parents is to keep up with the new ways children are learning to communicate.
It is our job as SLPs to understand and to integrate that digital language into therapy to aid children by taking technology from other fields never intended for SLPs. If children are going to engage in this type of online socialization, help them (and us) learn how to navigate this new digital world together. We cannot be perfect therapists, perfect parents, grandparents, or even perfect aunties or siblings, but we can get on the level of a child and really want to find ways to connect with them. Children want to share experiences with us strange and intriguing adults, but they need us to understand and follow their lead sometimes. Children need us to understand their world. Adults, yes, this means homework and taking the extra time to learn about areas in science and technology that may be unfamiliar to us. We must be active participants in order to connect and receive the full, active attention of the children of today.
Connection between people is the most important part of being human. Communication is always evolving. Just like our language dictionaries that require constant updates, speech language pathologists have to keep our tool bags updated and current. We have to keep up with the children of 2010, but keep therapy grounded in human connection to focus on the basics of daily living, wants and needs facilitated by real people. All technologies are just tools of getting a message, information or code (X) from person, Sender (A) to person, Receiver (B) and vice versa. New technology can seem complicated but all these methods have only one purpose- they are methods of connecting people to other people. Speech language pathologists must see all technological tools as just part of the SLP tool bag to effectively use these current and those ancient technologies in therapy. It is no longer necessarily augmentative, alternative communication, but rather, typical digital communication that we must adapt to in order to help children. That does not mean we cannot communicate with children if we do not understand this digital language. Basic, face-to-face communication will always be based on body language and gestures of nonverbal, behavioral communication which speech language pathologists are educated to understand, translate, decode and decipher as a model to the caregiver. SLPs are conduits to pass on skills to others – we are decoders and resources to children. We are resources to parents who desire to achieve attention then engagement with their child; but just need some guidance and support to get there.
SLPs will have to adapt at a faster rate to the exponential increase in therapy tools available for our tool bags and what speaks to children. What keeps their attention? There are many resources available to all of us to be better educated in an increasingly fast paced, digital world. Let us keep up with the children of today and share what we learn to stay as connected to the people we love as humanly possible. So, how do we all stay informed about the exponentially changing, newest additions in communication facilitating technology tools? As a start, we can begin by learning and sharing information from the resources right in front of us. The Internet is full of wonderful educational and therapeutic tools including information on apps and website links for children with communication disorders. Let us therapists and parents listen to children, and to what they can teach us. All anyone needs is a place to start. The following list of highly recommended links is one place to start in helping adults understand children's digital language of 2010.
Highly recommended links to learn more about children's digital communication:
- Frontline's Digital Nation
- Q&A: Digital Nation, and Growing Up Online
- Education and the Future of Technology
- Philip Zimbardo on "The Secret Powers of Time": Children are 'digitally' different from adults
- Technology Impacts on Education
- StoryCorps Q&A with Asperger's
- Bird Brains – NOVA Science Now
- Ghost in Your Genes; NOVA, PBS
- Dr. Martha Burns, SLP, Radio clip interview on brain plasticity
- The Labyrinth: Sharing Information on Learning Technologies
- From Cave Paintings to the Internet
- This Emotional Life series on PBS
- The Human Edge series on NPR
- American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA): Telepractice
- ASHA: http://www.asha.org
- ASHA's podcasts (also on iTunes)
- iTunes U
- Avocado Technologies on Twitter @avocadotech
- Avocado Technologies on Facebook
Megan (Panatier) Bratti, MS, CCC-SLP, lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband. She graduated from California State University Northridge with her Master's degree in Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Speech Language Pathology in 2006. Megan explores technology and its potential in the communication disorder and sciences field with, Avocado Technologies, co-founded with her husband, Bruno Bratti, an Integrated Circuit Engineer. Avocado Technologies is a forum on a Facebook page and on Twitter @avocadotech to engage others with the latest stories and news about communicative disorders, language, speech therapy, education, science, linguistics, literacy and technology found on the web.
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EventLoud necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 65 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
EventLoud is a social networking service on the iPhone platform to connect users via commonly interested activities. The service focuses on using user generated content to connect users who have common interests.
Target audiences are outgoing young professionals and college students living in metropolitan areas, interested in meeting new friends via commonly interested activities.
This is a contest for the EventLoud iPhone application. The design should be simple, elegant and cool to convey the concept of the app being simple and fun to use. All designs must conform to the iPhone application specifications with Retina display support. The contest requires 5 separate deliverable items:
1. Splash screen with integrated logo, login button and register button. This requirement includes 3 deliverable items, splash screen with integrated logo as item 1, login button as item 2, and register button as item 3. See "sample_1.png" and "sample_2.png" for examples. Please integrate your design into a single iPhone screen when entering the contest just like the given sample screenshots.
2. iPhone navigation-bar logo. This is the same logo design in requirement-1 only with the splash background removed, so the logo becomes an image entity of its own. See "sample_3.png" for example. This logo image must fit into the iPhone black navigation-bar properly. This requirement includes 1 deliverable item. Please integrate your design with a black iPhone navigation-bar when entering the contest just like the given sample screenshot.
3. iPhone App icon. This Icon design should directly draw reference from the logo design. It could be a simplified version of the logo to fit into the image dimension requirements (114x114). This requirement includes 1 deliverable item.
Please design using vector graphics so the design itself is resolution independent.
Also keep in mind that we are looking for simple and cool-looking designs over complex ones. Use the given samples logo design as references.
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An auction of items from the home of the late Gene Roddenberry, creator of "Star Trek," will be held to benefit charity this summer. Vintage Trek scripts and William Shatner's motorcycle are just a few of the items up for grabs.
Memorabilia from last summer's re-launch of the "Star Trek" film series and a few odds and ends from William Shatner, the original Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, are expected to sell at warp speed if all goes as planned for organizer Julien's Auctions.
Among the Trek-related items on the auction block from Roddenberry's home are a script from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" with handwritten notes by Roddenberry himself, a model Starship Enterprise from his office, and costumes worn by Roddenberry's wife, Majel Barrett, when she portrayed Counselor Deanna Troi's garrulous mother Lwaxana Troi in several episodes across two different television series in the Trek universe.
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The auction of the Roddenberry estate items will take place at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 27, and all of the proceeds will go to charity.
Other personal effects, home furnishings and decorations from Roddenberry's Bel Air, Calif. home will go sale as well, including his decidedly dated early IBM computer.
Some 25 props, costumes and set pieces from J.J. Abrams' blockbuster "Star Trek" flick last summer will also be beamed to new owners in June.
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On sale will be the costume worn by Leonard Nimoy — who recently retired — as Spock from the future when he meets a young James T. Kirk (played by actor Chris Pine) on an ice planet, as well as the Starfleet cadet uniforms and insignia badges sported by Pine and Zoe Saldana as Uhura.
Prop weaponry including phasers and gear from the warshipped-out Romulan mining vessel helmed by the movie's villain Nero (played by Eric Bana) are also slated to change hands.
William Shatner will also offer up some items from his personal life and career in show business. These include a custom Harley Davidson motorcycle and a pinball machine inspired by "Rescue 911," the Shatner-hosted docudrama that aired from 1989 until 1996.
Shatner will also make a June 24 appearance to sign autographs and pose for photos to raise funds for his own charity, the Hollywood Charity Horse Show, auction officials said.


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As we continue to focus our efforts on behavioral finance, we like sharing stories that are worth reading and can help us put into perspective the real challenge of financial literacy. The following article, written as a letter to parents, not only provides insight on how to teach children financial responsibility at various ages, but it also reiterates the importance of early education and parent engagement. Parents and culture will definitely influence the way children understand money and the habits they will develop and continue into adulthood.
Dear Parents,
The long-term key to improving America's overall financial literacy quotient is to get to the kids. What's important is to establish good financial behaviors early because those behaviors will carry over to adulthood. As a father of four, and grandfather of nine, I've seen it work firsthand. Start early, insist on consistency in behaviors, and set a good example. Monitor your saver's progress and celebrate the successes. With that mantra, here's how to get started:
When kids can walk, it's time to start saving. Establish the first behavior of saving by teaching your child to drop coins in a piggy bank or a jar. Explain the meaning of the word save.
Show the money. Periodically, show the child that consistent saving adds up by regularly tallying up your savings.
Take it to the bank. Make a ceremony of taking the child to the bank to deposit the jar of money. Teach them that the bank will give them money (interest) to "store their money."
If there is an allowance, it's time to budget by putting savings first. No matter what the size of the allowance is, break it down between what they can spend, and what they have to save. Note: this may be your first financial "negotiation" with your child - start with saving 50%, and settle for 25%.
The first large purchase. As your child ages, he or she will inevitably want to spend their entire savings - on one item. The answer is "no." Modify budget into more line items - discretionary spending, mandatory saving, and "saving for the large item." This is where the behavior of "buying within means" is established.
"But, I want it now..." This may be the time to develop a new financial concept - borrowing money. That's okay as long as the rules are set, and the "borrower" adheres to them. This is where the behavior of "borrowing within means" is established.
"Can I have a credit card?" Response: No, it's too early. We're sticking to the plan above. However, let me teach you about credit cards - after the "eye roll," stick to your game plan.
"My friends have credit and debit cards." Response: I'm happy for them. We're sticking to our financial plan, and here's why. In my own experience, my children were grateful for instilling financial responsibility at a young age. Start early, consistency, monitor progress, and celebrate success - I'm convinced that's the formula for increasing America's financial literacy quotient many times over. Get to the kids.
Proud Grandfather, Carl George, CPA
Note: This letter first appeared as an e-Wealth Coach article from America Saves. Carl George is the Senior Executive Partner at Clifton Gunderson LLP, a national CPA firm; past Chairman of the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission of the AICPA, www.360financialliteracy.org and www.feedthepig.org; and the proud grandfather of 9.


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Gena Hamshaw of the blog Choosing Raw eats a mostly raw, vegan diet without losing time, money, or her sanity. Let her show you how to make "rabbit food" taste delicious and satisfying every other Thursday on FOOD52.
Today: Move over, Oliver Twist -- there's a new porridge in town. Gena shares 6 warm, filling vegan breakfasts, including Toasted Almond and Coconut Quinoa Porridge.
One of the main questions I'm asked is "what do vegans eat for breakfast?" Believe me when I say that mornings without eggs or Greek yogurt do not lack for nourishment or gustatory delight. But say the word "porridge," and you'll get one of two responses. For some of us, the word evokes visions of bright winter mornings, piping hot bowl of nourishment in hand. To me, warm breakfast cereal is one of life's greatest culinary pleasures: those are big words, but that's really how I feel. For others, the word "porridge" deposits us at the door of a Dickens orphanage, drudging up childhood memories of bland, starchy cereal we were forced to eat because "breakfast is the most important meal of the day."
If you've had a terrible porridge experience in the past, you may need to consider the possibility that you just didn't try the right kind. If you cringe just at the memory of plain, soupy cream of wheat from your childhood, fear not: hot breakfast cereal is incredibly versatile. Different combinations of spices, sweeteners, toppings, and fruits can make an enormous difference in taste, and it's easy to customize your breakfast to suit your tastes.
I'm likely not the first person who's told you this. But I may be the first person to point out that, just as you can vary the toppings you place on your warm breakfast cereal, so too can you experiment with different grain bases. Oats and wheat are certainly not your only options. Ancient and heirloom grains like amaranth, quinoa, teff, and millet are perfect for those of you who despise oatmeal; they're also great news for those who are gluten free, because traditional oats are susceptible to cross-contamination (unless you purchase certified gluten free oats, which are available widely).
It's worth noting that any cooked grain you have on hand already can be turned into porridge; no need to cook them up specifically for breakfast. Just heat a small amount of non-dairy milk (3/4 cup, say) in a saucepan, and then add any cooked grain you have on hand (for example, leftover brown rice). Allow the grain to soak up the milk, and then add your toppings of choice.
Creative grain bowls are delicious, filling, and packed with the fiber and protein that are so vital for sustained energy throughout the start of the day. Here are some of my very favorite morning grain bowl ideas. As you'll see, they're a far cry from breakfast as usual!
1. Carrot Millet - Millet is a delicious, nutty grain that's indigenous to Africa, Asia, and India. The idea to infuse it with carrot comes from the wonderful vegan restaurant Angelica Kitchen in New York City.• Bring 1 cup millet, 1 cup water, and 1 1/2 cups carrot juice to a boil with a dash of salt. Simmer till millet has absorbed all liquid and is fluffy, orange, and sweet. • Toppings: Dried apricots, pumpkin seeds, and a little maple syrup.
2. Banana Pecan Oats - We've all had oatmeal topped with banana, but not everyone has experienced how glorious oatmeal can be when cooked with it. • Make rolled or steel cut oats according to package instructions, but add cinnamon and a small chopped banana to the mixture while it's simmering. The banana will break down, get creamy, and sweeten the cereal.• Toppings: Toasted pecans, maple syrup, and extra banana, if you wish; I like to drizzle mine with coconut milk or peanut butter, too.
3. Breakfast Polenta - Think grits, but sweeter.• Bring 2 cups water and 1 cup non-dairy milk to a boil with a generous pinch of salt. Add 1 cup polenta and reduce heat; stir constantly till polenta has absorbed all of the liquid. Add more milk as needed. • Toppings: Fresh fruit, apple or pumpkin butter, a berry compote, or even a few spoonfuls of homemade preserves.
4. Kasha with Walnuts and Blueberries - Kasha is roasted buckwheat, and has a wonderful, nutty flavor. • Bring 2 cups water to boil along with a pinch of salt, and add 1 cup of kasha. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring periodically, till kasha is fluffy and water is absorbed. • Toppings: cinnamon, raw or toasted walnuts, and fresh blueberries.
5. Sesame Fig Amaranth porridge - Amaranth was a staple food for the Aztecs, and it is becoming popular for its outstanding nutritional profile (relatively high amounts of protein, iron, and calcium, compared to other grains). I confess, this tiny grain is not my favorite, but I love it when it's cooked up to be creamy and sweet. • Bring 2 1/2 cups water and a pinch of salt to boil and add 1 cup amaranth. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, or until liquid has absorbed. Add 1/2 cup non-dairy milk and keep stirring till absorbed. • Toppings: fresh figs and sesame seeds.
If none of the options above are making you hungry, why not give my favorite non-traditional breakfast grain bowl a try? Quick, satisfying, and oh-so-delicious, this rich quinoa porridge with coconut milk, dates, and toasted almonds will make you a hot cereal convert.
Toasted Almond and Coconut Quinoa PorridgeServes 41/2 cup slivered almonds1 cup dry quinoa1 cup water1 1/2 cups full fat coconut milk, divided2 tbsp maple syrup1/4 tsp sea salt1 cinnamon stick (or use 1 tsp cinnamon)1/3 cup pitted dates, chopped into small pieces (optional)See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.
The Food52 Vegan Cookbook is here! With this book from Gena Hamshaw, anyone can learn how to eat more plants (and along the way, how to cook with and love cashew cheese, tofu, and nutritional yeast).
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Hanford officials have settled on a plan to clean up what may be the most highly radioactive spill at the nuclear reservation.
It depends on calling back into service the 47-year-old, oversized hot cell where the spill occurred to protect workers from the radioactive cesium and strontium that leaked through the hot cell to the soil below.
Radioactivity in the contaminated soil, which is about 1,000 feet from the Columbia River, has been measured at 8,900 rad per hour. Direct exposure for a few minutes would be fatal, according to Washington Closure, the company managing the long-term cleanup of the nuclear reservation.
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Two veterans of Fidelity Investments claim to have come up with a better way for folks to pick mutual funds. Their Website, FundReveal, recommends funds based on proprietary measures of risk-and-return and managers' decision-making abilities over long stretches of time. The contention is that this approach is more predictive than focusing on past returns and "hunches, opinions and popularity," in the words of the Website (fundreveal.com).
Intriguing as it all may sound, I don't care for it. The measurement criteria are explained poorly, and following the instructions is exhausting. FundReveal suggests you scroll through 20 quarters of grades for each fund that interests you to see how consistently it behaves over time. When you reach the results, the presentation is clumsy. The results are displayed in a tiny spreadsheet-style window, and while you can customize this to some degree, that, too, is difficult.
If the site unearthed some funds I wouldn't discover elsewhere, I might be willing to wade through all that. But in my test, the picks weren't much different from what I got from other fund screeners.
I set up a screen looking at performance over the past three years for a broad basket of commodity funds and compared it with Fidelity's Mutual Fund Evaluator. The top two funds on the FundReveal list in this category were Classes D and B, respectively, of the Pimco Commodity Real Return Fund (PCRDX and PCRBX). Class D was second on a list from Fidelity, and carries a five-star Morningstar rating, while Class B was fifth with Fidelity and had four stars from Morningstar.
The top-ranked fund from Fidelity over the past three years is the Direxion Monthly Commodity Bull 2X (DXCLX). While it gets only two Morningstar stars, FundReveal generally likes it, awarding a "B" risk-return rating, second only to "A." Scouring its 20,000-fund database, FundReveal finds just 61 funds that performed better than the Fidelity pick.
There's an old saying for analyses like FundReveal's: a long run for a short slide.
THE MOST RECENT INCARNATION of E*Trade's iPhone app lets you get quotes or place an order using voice recognition. By tapping the microphone icon at the top corner of a screen and stating an appropriate command, you can now place trades while dashing from your car to the commuter train. This capability will be added to the Android app later this year.
E*Trade has also added the ability to scan a bar code on a product and get details on the parent company, if it's publicly traded, for both iPhones and Androids. TD Ameritrade launched a similar feature earlier this year. Strolling through a store has never yielded so many investment ideas.
"Our mobile platform continues to grow and has become an increasingly important extension of how customers do business with us," says Michael Curcio, president of E*Trade Securities. "These enhancements demonstrate how we continue to add innovative functionality to the mobile experience."
AS ELECTION YEAR HEATS UP, my inbox has been the target of a few too many e-mails that have "Forward This to Everyone You Know!" in the header. These are the times when a good hoax-detector comes in handy, and the best may be Hoax Slayer (hoax-slayer.com). It could be better in terms of design and layout, but its content is top-notch and its price—free—is irresistible.
Besides debunking various hoaxes, the site offers terrific advice about recognizing and avoiding scams, online fraud, or phishing schemes. It also has links to a list of seemingly bogus e-mails that are actually true. And that video of a dog dragging another dog off to the side of a busy road while dodging traffic? It really happened.
The Urban Legends Website (snopes.com) often has more-complete explanations of hoaxes, along with an attempt to explain where a hoax came from, but I've found that Hoax Slayer gets their reports up faster. And in their brevity there is often the soul of wit.
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An Indiana teen was charged with animal cruelty Tuesday after he admitted to killing kittens in an alley, then posting the photos to Facebook.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department said the 17-year-old confessed to investigators that he used a compound bow and arrows to "hunt" kittens living in the alley behind his home in East Chicago, Ind.
Police said the teen told them he shot the animals the week of Aug. 4 because he felt bored. Three kittens were killed, police said, one of them speared through the head.
Police said the teen then posted gruesome photos of himself with the dead kittens on Facebook. Facebook eventually removed the photos, the Lake County Sheriff's Department said, because of their objectionable nature.
The teen was charged with killing a domestic animal and torturing or mutilating a domestic animal.


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Harvard continued its win streak with a straight set victory at NJIT (Ben Barnhardt).
NEWARK, N.J. – The No. 15 Harvard men's volleyball team ran its win streak to five Friday night with a 3-0 victory at NJIT. The match was decided by set scores of 25-20, 25-14 and 25-23.
DJ White led the Crimson attack for a third straight match with nine kills and a .353 hitting percentage. Branden Clemens hit .455 and scored eight kills while Michael Owen registered six kills, three aces and four digs. Harvard combined for a .299 hitting percentage as Rob Lothman notched 29 assists.
The Crimson combined for nine blocks while limiting NJIT (2-10, 0-3 EIVA) to a .125 hitting percentage. Kyle Rehkemper picked up a team-best four blocks in the winning effort to go along with four aces and four kills. Will Chambers contributed two solo blocks with Lothman tallying five digs.
Harvard improved to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in the EIVA with the victory. Following George Mason's loss at No. 9 Penn State this evening, the Crimson are now one-half game behind the Nittany Lions for first place in the conference standings. Harvard has won each of its last three matches in straight sets and has posted six sweeps on the year.
The first set was evenly played early until a 9-3 run by the Crimson opened a 17-11 advantage. Owen and Rehkemper contributed a pair of kills apiece during the run with Own also assisting on two blocks. Harvard maintained its margin throughout the remainder of the frame and scored set point, 25-20, on a White kill.
NJIT took the initial 1-0 lead in the second set but it was all Harvard after that, as the Crimson went on a 6-1 run to go in front, 7-2. The Highlanders almost pulled even with a run of their own, 10-9, before seven straight points by Harvard which included two Owen aces put the score at 17-9. The Crimson cruised to set point on an NJIT error, 25-14.
Harvard maintained its momentum in the third and final set and went on top 10-6 following three straight Highlander errors. NJIT was able to pull back within two, but a kill from White and a block by Chambers gave the Crimson a 22-18 edge late. The Highlanders eventually tied the set at 23 before kills from Clemens and Rehkemper secured the victory, 25-23.
Harvard will be back in action tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 23 as it faces Rutgers-Newark at 2 p.m.