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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Double-Quick Cookie Squares
Here is the cover of The Cookie Jar, a 1976 Culinary Art Institute title. I think we are all at the point in the holidays when we need to take care of things quickly. So this recipe appealed to me today.
Double-Quick Cookie Squares
30 square graham crackers
6 oz. semisweet chocolate pieces
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Crumble graham crackers into a bowl. Add chocolate pieces, coconut, and condensed milk; blend to moisten crackers. Turn into a lightly greased 9x9x2 inch baking pan. Top with pecans. Bake at 325 F 30 minutes. Cookies are moist and brown only slightly. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. 3 dozen cookies (Um, math is not my specialty, but cutting a 9x9x2 into 36 pieces? oh boy.
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- zeldafitz79 said...
Man, it is getting down to crunch time as far as holiday baking goes, and I'm thankful for these recipes to look through in my last minute recipe selection!
I'm a YA librarian and vintage cookbook enthusiast myself! What are the odds?!? I just did a post on two children's cookbooks from the late 50's, check out my blog if you get a chance! (www.shewasabird.blogspot.com)
Cut 5 times each side at 1.5" intervals will yield 36 from a 9x9... Your loving husband.
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A drained soul
Night shifts this week: fine when you have at least 4 staff on. Since it was my first nights, coworkers were really lovely and even gave me a 2 hour break to sleep! Plus, the ward isn't too heavy atm besides one challenging patient who pretty much needs 1-to-1 support. There's a lot of cleaning in it, cleaning cammodes, obs machines, steady's but you can power through that in an hour. Then there's the sitting around which is fine and quite a bonding experience if you have other chilled staff on with you, but if you don't have anyone to talk to, it is all too easy to fall asleep. (Which I did at 4am this morning!)
- Basically a lot of sitting around then the ward is quiet
- Bond and have a laugh with other coworkers quite easily
- Take-outs
- A 2 hour nap
- Absolute hell when the ward is heavy
- You'll have far less staff than the day to cope, and often your doing all of the HCA duties on your own
- Dementia patients can really struggle and therefore a lot of your time is devoted to making sure they are safe
- Exhausting; not neccessarily the workload but having such a long shift at that sort of time drains your soul
- Having a night shift plays hell with your body clock and means you don't really get a day off despite the rota considering the morning you come off work, as a day off. Which it isnt, because the only thing your physically able to do is sleep.
- Having night shifts back to back is nearly impossible to cope with sensibly when you travel 2 hours each way
So there you have it. As I say, thankfully my experience wasn't so bad this week, but I imagine I will have a much more horrid time of it when there are staff on that don't let you have a break, or don't let you drink tea on the ward.
Saying that, I have lost the will to live several times this week. It is very easy to become disillusioned with applying to medicine in this sort of job. I feel sorry for the F1's: they get shat on so badly by everyone else above them, they're job on the face of it, is doing all the things the chain of doctors above them (F2's, Regs, blah blah) don't want to do... and the rest of the chain think it's hilarious. Gotta wait 4 hours for some results? Get the F1 to do it and tell him just as he is about to walk out the door. Got a mountain of paperwork? F1. Gotta reassure the patients what they're procedure is? Get the F1.
The other thing that can really be off putting to applying for medicine is seeing all the loop holes in the NHS. I can very easily see how patients would be neglected. Hell I think the patients that need the most support are the most likely to be neglected. It breaks me to see when other nurses or hca's just aren't putting in the tiniest bit of effort to make a massive difference to the patient.
Take Marie, she screams a lot. She is a lovely, cute, war-fighting old lady, but boy - she knows how to scream. She screams about everything, when she's frightened, when it's too bright in her room, when someone walks by. Every other member of staff walks by and lets her scream, since she is only going to start back up again. I figured out pretty early on though that if you literally stick your head through her side-room door, and say, "Hi Masie, you OK? There's nothing to be frightened of, it's just me out here. Let me know if you need anything! Don't be scared, I will see you in just a bit!" and that's it, she'll be fine for a bit. Sure, she'll start again, but it takes 3 seconds to stick your head in and reassure her that everything is fine. Why won't the other staff do that?
But there are obviously patients that no amount of reassurance is good enough. What am I meant to feel when Ray at 3am is feeling so uncomfortable and is so frustrated about it, that he grabs your neck with all his might and squeezes as hard as he can, the minute you step into his reach? Later he even asks me to show him how much he hurt me, and should he try harder. That sort of stuff, amongst the rest of the verbal abuse makes me want to quit. I soon stopped fooling myself that every patient was at the heart of it was going to be a nice person. Some people are just cruel. It takes all my strength to still find the will power to wash him, get him changed, and wipe his poo and make him comfortable.
Sometimes, I have come home after times like that and just cried. I'm doing the best I can but I feel like I'm crap at my job, and that I'm making no real difference at all, and patients like Ray hate me because I must be really unlikeable, and why oh why won't some of the other staff just say hello to Marie and make her stay so much better all for the sake of a few seconds?!

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Team Care and the Medical Home
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This webinar from the John A. Hartford Foundation offered a poll briefing about "On Your Team," a new nationally representative survey of adults 65+. Older Americans face high rates of chronic disease and are some of the heaviest users of health care but tend to receive poorly coordinated health care. Many health professionals believe that the "medical home" model, with team care and enhanced primary care services, is the answer. But can it improve older adults' health? How is the medical home working for them? Learn how older adults view and experience this important innovation in primary care. Webinar date: April 1, 2014. View it at https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/playback/Playback.do?id=gfnqnb.


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Monday, February 16, 2009
Busy busy day!
By my new job.
And I'm utterly in love with my coworkers:)
I'll most likely do more updating later this evening when I sign back in for the night, but for now, suffice it to say, I do think this is going to be an amazing (and lucrative) experience for me!
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NSEW - 2016 | Call for Entry
NSEW - 2016 | Call for Entry
We are all geographically divided, but at the same time united by our love for film and photography. NSEW is a collection of photographs from your corner of the world. What is your story? Where are you from? Is the economy particularly troubled, the environment in danger, or is the story that your family has grown closer or more distant in recent years? Whatever your story is, tell it.
Overview: This should be a fun and interactive process for everyone so don't be intimidated, but do try your hardest to put forth your best work. Remember that the work you present will be seen by many as a reflection on the quality and process that is film photography. This project also has the potential to become huge in terms of impact for your photography career or exposure so be mindful and realize that what you put out there reflects on not only you, but also your peers.
Selection Process: Participants will be selected by members of The Film Shooters Collective. (to be determined)
Artist's Statement: A brief statement about the body of work being submitted will be required for all submissions. The statement should equate to a thesis statement of sorts for your body of work. It poses the question which your photographs answer. This is paramount to the success of the project.
Photographs: You may submit up to 5 (five) photographs in support of your artist's statement. If selected, only one will be chosen by the editors to be used in your section. All photographs must be shot using traditional photographic techinques (no digitally captured images will be allowed).


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DOL rescinds prior guidance on interns, adopts primary beneficiary test
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This morning, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a memorandum providing guidance in helping employers to reduce the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. There is no change to any existing law; however, the issuance of this memorandum does emphasize the DOL's continued focus on misclassification issues involving independent contractors. The Fair Labor Standard…Read More
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In Tanzania once again
Friday, February 24, 2012
Where do I begin? I have so much to write, I do not know where to begin…
This place has a hold on me. I don't know what it is, but I find myself here again, ready to face the challenges that come with this country. It has been a difficult couple of weeks. There have been some great successes and great disappointments.
My first 36 hours here were difficult. I was robbed, yes, tricked by some crazy street boys. It was the first day I took our car out for a drive, I was on my way to visit some of our vendors when the incident took place. Somewhere between the Clock Tower and Shoprite. Someone tells you that there is a problem with your car, they call their accomplices to start the chain…someone else told me there was a problem with my car, and then another and another. By the time I reached McMoody's 10 people told me so I pulled over. One person came to the passenger side to tell me the problem was with my exhaust, then someone came to the drivers side. I turned my head and the street boy on the passenger side grabbed my bag. I didn't even realize it right away. It was when I reached Mt. Meru post office that I realized I was the victim of theft. That is where I had a nervous breakdown. Right there in the middle of Arusha, I was screaming, crying and could feel my entire body shaking. I wanted to die.
In all reality…I was in great despair. In that bag was all of the organizations money, my credit cards, passport, work visa and both my Massachusetts Drivers License and my international drivers license. I was full of anger…mad at myself for being so stupid.
Let's face it, this is not my first time here…I should have known better.
Good Samaritans, some Tanzanian some tourists came to calm me down and then I had to go back to the Arusha police station. I am not fond of this place…yet, it seems every time I come to Tanzania I have to visit. Why me?
My husband sent me some money via western union and my daughter stopped all of the credit cards. I was so grateful for their help. I was really stranded. I had nothing.
At first the police were hopeful that my personal items would be recovered…however four days later nothing was found. I had to go to Dar and visit with the US Embassy. This was not my plan…I was suppose to be in Kenya!!! Tanzanian immigration told me I can't leave the country until I get a valid passport and I can't stay here without the proper documents.
There I was flying to Dar es Salaam on Monday evening since it was Presidents day and the US embassy was closed in honor of the USA holiday. It was a great four hours at JRO airport, I met so many wonderful people and sold 30 of our Christmas ornaments while waiting for my flight. I told everyone my story about being robbed, helping artists etc..the ornaments were selling like hot cakes.
I met some really nice folks, two men from Zambia who work in Shoprite shared a taxi to the Missionary Sisters who hosted me for the evening. I was very grateful. Many wanted to prove to me that not all people in Tanzania were unscrupulous.
I had a wonderful visit with the Missionary sisters. It warmed my heart.
Getting a new passport entailed visiting the US Embassy for ten minutes, filling out a form, stating an oath that I am indeed a US citizen and paying a $135 fee. It took a total of 10 minutes, now the waiting game begins, my passport will arrive in another 7-10 business days. It will be sent DHL to Arusha so no need to spend more time in Dar. I spent the next day in Dar visiting in Tandale with Akeza and Ingrid at the other sisters house. It was so nice to spend time with people who really care. The next day I was to visit Deepak at the Duty Free shop at the Dar International Airport.
Dotto and Neemah visited with me while I was in Tandale. They are going to spread the ornaments amongst their colleagues and associates in Dar. Another affirmation that not all Tanzanians are corrupt.
Being here in Tanzania is not easy, it is hard for me. I miss the comforts of home, I miss my family but am humbled by those I know their kindness.


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Ashleigh D. Coren is a resident librarian at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Ashleigh first joined ACRL in 2016 and is your ACRL member of the week for July 5, 2017.
1. Describe yourself in three words: Perceptive, empathetic, determined.
2. What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device)? I just finished Shea Serrano's The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979 and Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen and Shannon Watters, which were both fantastic. I am almost done with Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild and am rereading Bobby Brown's memoir, Every Little Step: My Story, for fun.
As for podcasts, I try to keep up with You Must Remember This and The Read.
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4. What do you value about ACRL? Over the past year I've been able to connect with some wonderful people who both affirm and stretch my perception of what it means to be a librarian in the 21st century. To meet individuals, particularly those of color, who work tirelessly to transcend the boundaries of what it means to be an academic librarian, while being their authentic selves, is always a privilege.
5. What do you as an academic librarian contribute to your campus? I've spent the last year working with our library administrative team on various initiatives to support our underserved communities on campus including commuter students, student veterans, and first-generation students. In the last academic year I've developed workshops on library services for our retention programs, coordinated short videos to promote our services to student veterans, and mentored students. Working in the dean's office has been quite the experience–I've learned quite a bit about the complexities of organizational change and the importance of creating a work environment where people feel empowered and are encouraged to see opportunity within uncertainty.
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The Miami East Athletic Department is now offering two types of season passes for athletic events. The Viking Pride pass is an all- season pass and will admit one person to all athletic events for a school year for both high school and junior high events. The cost of each pass is $150. Viking fans may also purchase a limited pass. These punch passes are only good for 10 games, but those can be any sporting event. Punch passes may be purchased for students or adults, high school or junior high events. The price for an adult pass for high school games is $54, while an adult pass for junior High games is $36. The cost of student passes for both junior high and high school games will be $20.
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DJI Continues to Push the Boundaries of Drone Technology
June 9th, 2017
This past week DJI (the world's leading company in the civilian drone industry, accounting for 70% of the global consumer drone market) continued to push the boundaries of drone technology by announcing the DJI Spark.
While this isn't what real estate photographers would consider a professional level drone because it doesn't shoot 4K video, it is an amazing little device. The Spark will be shipping from Amazon on June 15 for $499. In this video Casey Neistat tries out an early release model.


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I have spent the last couple of days on a lime plastering course in Bedford. I am learning this skill so I can deliver more retrofit services to the customers of www.ecoalex.com. One of the key ways to improve the energy performance of older houses is to add internal insulation to walls. There are lots of people offering this service with celotex and other oil based insulation materials. These are very efficient and applicable in many more modern homes, however they do require careful installation of vapour barriers in the walls and have a risk of condensation. I want to be able to offer my customers something a little different, Natural Insulation. This will enable be breathable and allow moisture to pass through it naturally rather than gathering hidden inside the construction of the wall. After talking with a vegan customer I have been looking at wood fibre insulation in batts and boards. To get all this finished properly it needs plastering, modern plaster sets solid and isn't breathable so I have been learning to work with lime. There is a resurgence of interest in lime plaster at the moment, partly because of heritage projects like St Pancras station and partly because of a renewed interested in it's flexibility and breath ability. This meant there was a choice of a few courses, however a lot of them were quite rural and a good distance from London so I chose DIY plastering in Bedford and I am very pleased I did. The course was one to one so I got plenty of help from Paul and could have it tailored to my requirements. When I got there Paul had prepared two walls, one typical brick one and a second much flatter one to simulate the type of wall I am building using wood fibre insulation. After checking my fitness we agreed to try and plaster both walls so I could tackle any different lime issues. I started with the masonry wall applying two guides across the wall that would cover all the bumps and undulations and produce a flat surface. I then filled in with plaster and used a straight edge to get the plaster flat and even. Then we left this to dry and I moved on to the flatter surface set up to simulate wood fibre board. Here I applied a much thinner coat of plaster, embedded some mesh in it and then a second thin coat. This was then flattened using the straight edge. Only 10-15mm of plaster are needed as the base wall is so much flatter than an older brick wall. Once these two walls had dried a little I went over them with a float, flattening the surface and adding some roughness for the skim coat. That was day one completed. Day two was all about getting things smooth, very satisfying it was too. After drying overnight both walls had developed some cracks, especially the masonry one where we had a much thicker covering of plaster. Many of these could be sealed again with the floats but the larger ones needed a bit more compression from the trowel and some extra plaster adding. Next we added the top coat of plaster, this had more lime and less sand to make it smoother, but went on the same way using a trowel. Once the wall was covered with an even layer of topcoat we left it to dry. During this time Paul gave me a quick tutorial in filling holes in walls, very useful for my bathroom wall. Then I went over the wall with a float to even out the plaster further. After this and some more drying I went over it with a trowel to get it even flatter and remove the air bubbles. It was all very pleasing to produce such a flat surface. At this point you can keep going making it flatter and smoother gradually using the trowel and the float. Looking forward to using the skills on an insulation project next month in Hertfordshire, get in touch if you would like me to help you with your house. I am based in Central London but can travel. There are lots more photos on my Google+ page.
I have joined the Flash programme funded by the Institute of Sustainability. It is supposed to help me take advantage of the low carbon economy http://www.instituteforsustainability.co.uk/flash.html I guess I will find out about that over time but the first workshop was useful. I went to a retrofit workshop at the Mayville Community Centre in Islington. This was still being built so the venue was interesting but it was a bit noisy inside. It does look good though: After a general introduction we were put to work on some plans that we had brought in. This was particularly useful for me as a non-architect I got to learn a lot from their perspective, hopefully they learnt something from me as well. The first exercise involved us identifying thermal bridges from a plan and certainly got us thinking. In the second workshop I got to discuss one of my projects, a cold Victorian terrace and the input from the other delegates was invaluable I would especially like to thank Margaret Reynolds for her input. Alex
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Russian Films on DVD/Blu-ray
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Russian Films on DVD/Blu-ray
I am interested in the following film Iskateli schastya / Seekers of Happiness (1936). A simple question: there wouldn't happen to be an English-friendly DVD available?
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Re: Russian Films on DVD/Blu-ray
All I can find on the backchannels is a TV rip with no subtitles at all.
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Italian label General Video is releasing Dersu Uzala and Alexander Nevsky on blu-ray.
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Hi all,
I've been a sahm for over 2 years now since youngest was born. Prior to that I worked 3 day week doing office work. I'm currently doing accounting technician course year 1 with a view to going back to work. But we are constantly under pressure financially this year. Didn't notice it until Jan this year. DH is self employed and is busy. I think we just miss the regularity of incoming money that being an employee gives. Anyway I will be finished my exams in mid may and after that I'll be actively seeking work. I'd like to be able to work opposite DH to cut out/reduce childcare costs. We have 4 kids ranging in age from 12 down to 2. 3 are school going presently. I know I won't realistically get office work in the evening times but aside from local restaurants/hotels, can anyone think of somewhere I might get work. I'd like to do evening work until youngest starts school in 2020 and then h opefully try and get accounts work.
If you are at home anyway with your lo then I would consider minding another child or providing afterschool care for one, its company for your own child and its money for you.
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do you have medical typing experience, if you had you could actually do this at home there are companies in Dublin that are contracted to do medical typing and people do it in their own homes.
Working opposite to DH is supposed to be for the short term only so that we can have very little childcare costs and try to build up a bit of savings. In the long term once all kids are in school I hope to be back to working normal hours. I'll have a look at factories, there are lots near to where I am. Must get the CV out and updated so I am ready to start applying. It would be great to be able to do accounts from home but I'd definitely need to get year 2 out of the way before I'd be comfortable doing accounts on my own. Thanks for all the suggestions, food for thought!
Could you try and get a few clients that need accounts done and you do when suits you. I have a friend you does that for builders lorry companies etc. Small companies who don't want a full time person.She works when dc in school or when they are in bed. Clients literally dump all the paperwork to her and she sorts , enters etc. She has to meet with clients regularly so does that in the mornings . Can take on as many clients as think you can cope with. Definitely would try for morning only doing accounts. Working opposite your dh is not great.
Supermarket work or Spar? Know what you mean I was working for a few months and we got used to both wages in the account. My friend did security type thing took in packages in the IFSC in the evenings but I think that was through Fas. Am looking myself at minute hate figures and accounts work though!
A lot of factories do twighlight shifts - for example the medical device companies in Galway. Is there anything like that near you?
Could you childmind another child with your own?
Cinema? Lidl/Tesco etc open late.
Call centre, helpdesks?Could you work mornings only while kids are in school/ play school?I would not like to have no all together family time or couple time.
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text: The Art Stable has held four solo exhibitions of the work of George Young, the most recent in April 1917. In his new show (2017), a series of paintings featuring people, places or objects with which he has great familiarity, the artist wants to pinpoint the essence of his subject. In these bold, hard hitting works he seeks the third dimension, he captures presence and personality. This is a new departure for Young whose earliest paintings were marked by a hazy, other-worldliness, the paintings sometimes left unfinished to create a sense of detachment, a fleeting moment. Young says: 'Everything I'm painting at the moment is from my own experience…I want to slow down the process of looking and recording. Painting is protracted and the time it takes creates something complicated and immediate - things and shapes begin to have characters." His paintings are given clarity through delineation and a flattened-out plan like approach. Subjects of great simplicity - a vase of flowers in blue or green – fill the canvas to become visceral and emphatic. Each work hides a story of significance to the artist. Cherry Tree (Leo) depicts a dead tree in his parents' garden, one that Young grew up with, his nephew playing in front of it. Without leaves the dead tree revealed its structure to Young for the first time, it became animated and elegant. Island House, a favourite spot in Norway, is shown in the whole, as if the viewer has panoramic vision. We see the Island House as the artist himself has seen it and lived it; we feel his affection for a house he has stayed in many times. George Young grew up in Durweston, Dorset and now lives in Brixton. Since his MA at the Royal College of Art, Young has showed in London, New York, Los Angeles, Brussels and Stockholm as well as three previous solo exhibitions at the Art Stable.


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Don Campbell is a British reggae singer from north-west London, best known for his lovers rock records released since the mid-1990s.
Campbell was a member of Undivided Roots in the 1980s, before embarking on a solo career.[1] He released his first single in 1993 and immediately entered the British reggae charts.[2] His first three singles and debut album all topped the charts, and he received six awards at the 1994 British Reggae Industry Awards.[2] He then teamed up with General Saint and released a series of records, including a version of Neil Sedaka's "Oh! Carol", which was a minor UK Singles Chart hit, reaching number 54.[3] They followed this with "Save the Last Dance for Me", which was also a hit, reaching number 75, and "Stop That Train".[1][3] Their collaborations were collected together on the 1995 album Time on the Move.[1][2] He has recorded several albums since, recorded a version of the Bee Gees's "Islands in the Stream" with J. C. Lodge, and performed at the Bob Marley Day Festival in Long Beach, California in 2003.[4]


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Who's the best banking CEO in the business? While the answer to that question might be largely a matter of opinion, there are definite standouts in the sector -- three of whom receive an enthusiastic "thumbs-up" from these Motley Fool financial contributors.
Amanda Alix: Bank of America's (NYSE:BAC) Brian Moynihan is a leader who wasn't afraid to take the reins of a bloated behemoth in 2010 during one of the darkest times in banking history. Though he hasn't yet restored BofA to its former glory, Moynihan has worked tirelessly to wind down the legacy issues that have dogged the big bank over the past few years, namely problems in its mortgage segment and a pressing need for expense reduction.
The bank just reported quarterly earnings of $168 million, or a loss of $0.01 per share when considering preferred dividend payouts. That might not be great, but it's better than the $0.09 per share loss the Street had predicted. With the last of the big mortgage-related settlements in the rear-view mirror, analysts predict earnings will be free to rise, unfettered by legal expenses.
In addition, Moynihan's "Project New BAC" cost-cutting initiative has trimmed the bank's excessive girth by more than $60 billion, and has already reached its goal of saving $2 billion per quarter -- one quarter earlier than expected.
Recently, Moynihan has taken even firmer control of Bank of America by succeeding outgoing board of directors chairman Charles Holliday Jr. -- a sign, hopefully, that the dynamic CEO plans to stick around for a while longer.
Jordan Wathen: George Gleason is my favorite bank CEO. In 1979, at age 25, he bought a controlling interest in Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ:OZK), and he has managed it with a lead foot on the growth pedal ever since.
What makes Gleason stand out is his ability to grow Bank of the Ozarks by acquisition. During the financial crisis, Bank of the Ozarks swallowed up several failed banks from the FDIC. It's a familiar strategy for Gleason, and a profitable one. When banks fail, the FDIC essentially hands them out for free to larger, better-run rivals. Bank of the Ozarks always seems to be first in line to swallow its failed competitors.
But Bank of the Ozarks doesn't have to shop from "scratch and dent" banks. Investors have graced the company with such a sky-high valuation to make almost any acquisition justifiable.
Even though the well of FDIC-assisted bank sales has run dry, Bank of the Ozarks is still in acquisition mode. But it isn't paying high prices. In 2014, it acquired two banks for 1.1 and 1.6 times tangible book value, with the majority paid for in Bank of the Ozarks stock. At the time, its shares were trading at prices more than two times higher than the banks it acquired, making the deals accretive to book value and earnings.
In an industry in which so many companies overpay for acquisitions, Gleason's record stands out as one of the best.
Patrick Morris: There are a number of great CEOs in the banking industry, but I'd pick Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) as the best.
Since being named CEO nearly 10 years ago, Dimon has steered JPMorgan through one of the most tumultuous decades in history for financial institutions, delivering a total return of 80% to shareholders, which narrowly trailed the S&P 500.
On the other hand, the three men atop Citigroup (NYSE:C) during that time -- Charles Prince, Vikram Pandit, and Michael Corbat -- saw that bank's value drop by nearly 90%.
Of course, the results of financial institutions with trillions of dollars on their balance sheets cannot be attributed to one person, but such dramatic differences reveal just how impressive Dimon's record is.
Don't just take my word for it. Warren Buffett, last fall after the announcement of JPMorgan's $13 billion settlement with the government, said that "this country is a lot better off because Jamie Dimon has been running JPMorgan."
When many questioned the pay Dimon received in January of this year following a difficult 2013, Buffett again wasn't shy. He told The Wall Street Journal that Dimon was "a bargain," adding, "If I owned J.P. Morgan Chase, he would be running it and he would be making more money than the directors are paying him ... if Jamie decides he wants to make more money, all he has to do is call me and I'd hire him at Berkshire."
JPMorgan employees are also positive on Dimon, whose approval rating on the popular employee website Glassdoor stands at 84%, above the 79% for John Stumpf at Wells Fargo, 75% for BofA's Moynihan, and 73% for Citigroup's Corbat.
Given all of that, selecting Dimon as one of the best CEOs in banking is an easy choice.
Amanda Alix has no position in any stocks mentioned. Jordan Wathen has no position in any stocks mentioned. Patrick Morris owns shares of Bank of America. The Motley Fool recommends Bank of America. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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A dining experience overlooking the Falls of the Big Sioux River. Enjoy lunch in one of the nation's top 25 parks- a perfect view and excellent sandwiches, entrees, soups, salads and desserts.
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To reiterate from our last post:
"It is better to mitigate a risk than attempt to survive an issue."
(CJP Stoneman, 2010)
The purpose of mitigation with respect to proactive risk management is quite simply to undertake actions that will reduce the risk potential's risk equivalent value (REV) which can be found through the following process:
1. Constraint analysis: scope, time, cost, and quality (see our previous constraints mapping posts)
2. Scoring assessment which draws its valuation from the constraints analysis
3. Determine the risk potential's REV which is the product of RCI * RPO (see previous post)
4. Rank order the risks according to the organization's or project's prioritization profile
5. Begin the task of mitigation planning on the highest order risks to conserve project resources
The above process provides several advantages to the project:
1. Improvement in risk scoring assessment from the subjective to the objective,
2. Efficient application and utilization of limited project resources, and
3. Reducing the number of risk potentials for which mitigation planning is required.
As we have stated in prior posts, mitigation can only be applied to future events – one cannot mitigate the past or the present. In similar fashion, response can only be directed towards events that have become reality or triggered into reality. In risk management, one of the most important parameters tracked for each risk potential (in the risk register or database) is that of the risk's triggers. These are future events associated with the risk potential that are monitored by the risk owner(s) indicating when a risk has transitioned from being an uncertain future event to an actuality or issue.
Thus, once a risk potential becomes an issue, it can no longer be mitigated as it has become reality and must now be managed to reduce its cost and burden to the project. Issues consume project resources that would otherwise be available to support the production of the project's "fit-for-use" deliverables. This makes issue resolution a double cost to the project as it redirects funds from productive to reactive uses. In short, issues are parasitic distractions to the project's resources and time allotments.
In closing, proactive risk management directs risk activities that seek to reduce a risk potential in both profile vectors: impact and probability (RCI and RPO). This lowers the overall REV so that if the risk does become reality through the advent of one of its triggers, the burden of the issue has been lightened through minimizing the expenditure of resources for its resolution. So as CJP Stoneman stated above, and we paraphrase, mitigation is better than resolution – it's all about resource utilization.


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Herring Cemetery
Located across the street from the now defunct Clear Run High School on Highway 411, the Herring cemetery was started in 1911.
Only four are buried in the cemetery. They are William Enoch Herring (1837-1911), his wife Agnes Ann Anders Herring (1843-1928), Ivey Duella Herring (1869-1911), and Ruby Gordon Herring (1911-1918). Ivey is the first wife of William and Agnes' oldest son Henry King Herring. She died after suffering from breast cancer for seven years. Ruby died of pernicious anemia, just before her 7th birthday. Ruby is the first child of William and Agnes' last child Lelon Gordon Herring and his wife Elizabeth Jane Innis Herring.
William Enoch Herring's great grandfather Richard Herring operated one of North Carolina's six Revolutionary War gun factories, before it was destroyed by British General Cornwallis' troops in 1781. The factory was located about ten miles from this cemetery. William's grandfather Enoch Herring was a Sampson County surveyor and owner and operator of a retail shop located on the Black River at Clear Run. The building still stands today. Country and blue grass music is played in it, generally every last Saturday of each month.
William's wife Agnes is descended from Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins, 1759 Battle of Quebec veteran Duncan King, and Black River Presbyterian Church elder and battle of Moore's Creek veteran Lieutenant John Anders.
William owned the cemetery property plus 280 acres of farming property prior to his death. He had donated one acre for the construction of the Center Missionary Baptist. The church still stands today and is located just west of Clear Run on Highway 411. William and Agnes had 9 children. Seven lived to adulthood. All but one child moved from the area within 10 years of William's passing. No descendant lives on his property today. William's small cemetery and sliver of land behind the cemetery is currently owned by his descendants.
The Herring family is grateful to have Larry and Flossie Ellis living next door to the cemetery. Larry is pictured in the photo below. He and Flossie have been faithfully helping the family care for the gravesites, especially after hurricanes.


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aloha yoga kula
Since the Bikram yoga studio has yet to open, I tried a new yoga studio last night. Aloha Yoga Kula. Amazing. So much love and openness and balance all in one place. They offer a variety of different types of yoga and class times. I definitely came on the right night because the first Monday of every month the studio has live music sessions. I took a vinyasa class and the instructor was so amazing and so knowledgeable, and the live music added such a unique element to the class. Personal space…no such thing at this studio. It was packed. Everyone was literally about 6inches away from eachother, on all sides. Needless to say, I made lots of new friends (except for the dude on my left. his sweat smelled like urine. vom.) I will be going back for sure.
I practice yoga at home, as well as in studios, and one of the poses i've been working on at home is Hummingbird. I've never seen it done in person and only online. It's challenging for sure, but i've almost got it completely mastered.
this is how it is supposed to look:
and this is how I look:
my right hip and leg need some work, as well as my left arm(upper body strength is where i lack).


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Helsinki (07.04.1999 - Juhani Artto) In the Pakistani village of Pattal Munda 60 children have become schoolboys and girls. A school was recently inaugurated, co-financed by the Finnish trade unions. The goal is to complete in two years the course that normally takes five years in Pakistani state schools.
The pupils are 6-12 years of age. All study reading, writing, maths, religion, English and natural sciences. In the second year the older children will also take vocational subjects. At the request of the Finnish donors, half of the pupils are girls. Female enrolment in primary schools in Pakistan was only 45 per cent of male enrolment in 1990-1996.
In Pattan Mulan local trade union activists have played an important role in convincing the children's illiterate parents of the benefits of school education. More children applied to the school than could be admitted.
Since 1996 SASK, the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland, has co-operated with the 42,000 member Pakistan Textile and Garment Workers' Federation (PNTLGWF).
The school project is part of the Finnish trade union movement's campaign against child labour. The Pattal Munda children used to work as shepherds, to assist their parents in work at home and to participate in producing shoes, carpets and textiles in the nearby towns.
This year the Finnish organisations are investing FIM 150,000 (FIM = EUR 0.17 or USD 0.18) in the school project in Pakistan. This money is used for rent, for the salaries of two teachers and of other staff, for school bags and uniforms, for health inspections and care, for educational materials and for food.
The Chairperson of the Finnish Textile and Garment Workers' Union, Pirkko Oksa - who represented the Finnish donors at the recent inauguration - believes that the school project will rapidly reduce participation by children in working life in Pattal Munda. Going to school will keep boys and girls at home instead of being sent to work in nearby towns. Child health and consciousness of children's rights will improve. The trade union movement and its influence on the child labour problem will be reinforced.
Oksa says that the project will also have positive consequences in Finland. "The project gives us valuable information on the complex child labour issue and helps us in Finland to continue the necessary discussion about the problem and ways of tackling it."


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- PROS: Fast. Excellent print quality. Many mobile device connection options. 250-sheet paper tray. Web Connect feature links printer to cloud and social media sites.
- CONS: Running costs are a bit high. No multipurpose tray or slot.
- BOTTOM LINE: The Brother HL-L3270CDW color laser-class LED printer is fast for an entry-level, low-volume machine, and its text, graphics, and photo output is among the best.
The Brother HL-L3270CDW ($249.99) is the printer-only version of the MFC-L3770CDW, Brother's flagship laser-class LED all-in-one printer. It's a fast entry-level printer with good-looking output, and it offers a respectable duty cycle and paper input capacity. All that is more than enough to elevate the HL-L3270CDW to our latest top pick for a standalone color laser-class printer for light-duty use in home-based and small offices.
Read the entire review at PCMag.
[amazon_link asins='B01N2LSJTM' template='ProductAd' store='store-1′ marketplace='US' link_id='3b1793e9-c7dd-11e7-92f3-2950d7833f8b']It's been a while since we've reviewed an OKI Data stand-alone (that is, print-only) color printer. The most recent was the wide-format-capable OKI C831n [amazon_link asins='B00DFB7TUA' template='PriceLink' store='store-1′ marketplace='US' link_id='61641c70-c7dd-11e7-9bb6-3f0b348e8a2c'] back in March of 2014. Like the subject of our review here today, this was also a laser-class printer.
We call these machines "laser-class" because, though they look and act like laser printers, they use light-emitting-diode (LED) arrays, rather than actual lasers, to etch page images onto the printer drum, which the toner in turn adheres to. It's a small technical distinction, but we make it because in places, printers like these are referred to by their proper name: LED printers. Today's review subject, the $789-list OKI C612n [amazon_link asins='B01N2LSCBJ' template='CopyOf-PriceLink' store='store-1′ marketplace='US' link_id='7d81ae4f-c7dd-11e7-9815-99b499fa3681′], is indeed an LED-based machine.
For a while there, most of the major laser-printer manufacturers—Dell (really Samsung, behind the scenes), HP, OKI, Canon, Brother—deployed LEDs in some of their laser-class machines. Why? Because LED arrays are cheaper to manufacture, and they're smaller, allowing printer makers to make less-expensive, smaller, and lighter machines. Nowadays, we don't see as many LED-based printers as we once did, but OKI still deploys them in a significant portion of its product line.
In addition to being less costly and smaller (since they have fewer moving parts), LED arrays can also be more reliable than their laser counterparts. On the other hand, laser-based mechanisms are typically more precise; they have only one light source, so every pixel gets the same amount of illumination, making for a higher degree of consistency. LED arrays have thousands of LEDs, and, as a result, illumination can and does vary among them. In addition, the number of LEDs in an array determines the printer's resolution, where most laser printers support more than one dots-per-inch setting.
Does this mean that laser output is inherently superior to LED prints? It's not that simple. Let's say that it can be, depending on the consistency of the LEDs across the array, and to an extent that can depend on how well it's built. What we will say is that we've seen some LED-array-based printers, such as the OKI C831n mentioned above, that churn out some darn good-looking prints. So, like in so many things in life, the answer to our question is: It depends.
Which brings us back to the OKI C612dn. Currently, OKI offers two C612-series machines: the model we're reviewing, the OKI C612dn, and the $649-list OKI C612n. The "d" stands for "duplex," or automatic two-sided printing. In other words, to get auto-duplexing from a C612 model, you'll have to fork out an additional $140 (or thereabouts, depending on the street prices of the printers that day). Apart from the duplexing distinction, these two printers are essentially the same.
Compared to some laser printers reviewed recently, such as the $999-list Dell Color Smart Printer S5840Cdn [amazon_link asins='B01G8NSPW2′ template='CopyOf-PriceLink' store='store-1′ marketplace='US' link_id='9dbba681-c7dd-11e7-8a8c-47d383e13fce'] and the $800-MSRP HP LaserJet Enterprise M553dn [amazon_link asins='B00UPUHBEI' template='CopyOf-PriceLink' store='store-1′ marketplace='US' link_id='acd9e415-c7dd-11e7-82cb-0d503b60a5f3′], the OKI C612dn's output is slightly subpar. And compared to that pricier Dell competitor, the running costs (the per-page cost of toner) is a little high. (For a detailed description of print quality, see the Output Quality section near the end of this review; for running costs, refer to the Cost Per Page section.) On the other hand, another benefit (aside from smaller machines) of LED-based printers is that they use significantly less power than their laser-based counterparts.
That said, whether the OKI C612dn is right for you really depends on what you're looking for. The truth is that we'd feel much better about recommending this OKI model were its running costs a little lower. If you print thousands of pages each month, a fraction of a cent for each page can make a big difference in the ongoing cost of ownership. Other than that issue, though, the OKI C612dn is a highly capable laser printer with better-than-passable output for most business scenarios.
Read the entire review at Computer Shopper
"Lasers! We're under attack!" That might be our headline here, were we writing a cheesy 1950s sci-fi epic, not a laser-printer review. But, nonetheless, that's a pretty accurate summary of affairs in the laser-printer market nowadays.
We've been saying for some time that, on the value front, high-volume inkjet printers have been edging out entry-level and midrange laser models. That's happened for a number of reasons. Among them? Better-than-ever text printing from the inkjets (and, as ever, superior photo printing), plus competitive per-page costs for consumables.
In short, recent business-class inkjets went and cut away two of the major reasons that companies opted for laser- or laser-class printers in the first place. And laser makers have been scrambling of late to catch up.
Every now and then, though, we come across a laser-class machine that upholds the old-school laser tradition of aggressively priced consumables and excellent print quality. One of them is the topic of this review, OKI Data's $499-list B512dn Monochrome Printer.
This is a printer clearly meant for churning loads of plain document pages, given that OKI tags it with a healthy 100,000-page maximum monthly duty cycle. (That's the recommendation for the most pages you should run through this printer in a given month. Of course, you'll need a forklift for all that paper delivered at once.) That rating, paired with the excellent text-print quality and a cost per page (CPP) of under 1.5 cents, made a fine impression on us. It's not all that often anymore that we run across laser-class output in a new printer at this competitive a CPP.
That said, this OKI printer's only real flaw—its somewhat slow print speed—offsets its appealing qualities a bit. After all, if you mean to print thousands of pages a month, it's going to take thatmuch more time. But it's not a deal-killer unless you mean to max out this laser-class printer, all day, every day.
Notice that we refer to the OKI B512dn as a "laser-class" printer, rather than simply a laser printer. We do so because this is not a "true" laser printer, in a sense. A classic laser printer deploys an actual laser mechanism inside to draw the page image to be printed onto the printer's drum. (The drum, charged by the laser in that pattern, then attracts toner and transfers it to the page.) OKI's model is more accurately termed an LED-based printer. An LED printer works similarly to a laser, but it charges the page image onto the drum with a fixed array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
The reason for using an LED array instead of a scanning laser is simple: LEDs cost less. Substituting LEDs for lasers also allows printer manufacturers to make smaller and lighter printers with fewer moving parts. All else being equal, LED models tend to cost less to manufacture than their laser counterparts, too. Aside from the economics involved, LED-based printers look from the outside very much the same as laser devices do, and they function and act identically, too; hence, the "laser-class" name. Unless you dismantled the printer, you'd likely never know the difference.
We like the per-page economics on this OKI printer, but overall, as modern printers go, this one is a little thin on features. According to OKI, it's really designed to sit there and churn out page after page of text at a rate of up to 45 pages per minute. (More on that later.) Out of the box, though, it has no wireless connectivity (that feature costs extra), and it supports only a smattering of mobile-printing features.
As we've pointed out in many recent reviews, fewer businesses today—especially smaller ones—rely as much as before on single-function, monochrome laser-class printers, one reason being that their now-more-economical inkjet counterparts print nicer graphics and images, and in color. However, there will always be those offices that, for one reason or another, require laser output and don't care about image printing. Think about all those tire shops, doctors' offices, and other places of business and points of sale that require short black-and-white documents and receipts in a jiffy.
The good news about the OKI B512dn is that it can serve these needs and more while keeping a light touch on your budget. And that's a huge part of what we expect from a high-volume printer—and what can make one a success. A printer like the OKI B512dn may be light on frills, but you don't fault a bulldozer for pushing through big jobs and delivering muscle where it is needed—and that's what this printer does with monochrome documents.
Read the entire review at Computer Shopper.
In case you're wondering why I refer to certain types of laser-like printers as "laser-class" devices, rather than simply laser printers, there's a sound technical reason, I assure you. "True" laser printers use a laser mechanism inside to draw the page image to be printed onto the printer's drum (which then picks up and transfers toner to the page). This is quite similar to what LED printers do, but they don't do it with lasers.
Light-Emitting Diodes
LED-based machines, on the other hand, charge the page image onto the print drum with an array of light-emitting diodes. (Mind you, this isn't a ploy by manufacturers to make knock-off laser printers; substituting LEDs for lasers simply allows printer manufacturers to make smaller and lighter printers with fewer moving parts.) All else being equal, LED models tend to cost less to manufacture than do their laser counterparts. Aside from the economics involved, though, LED-based printers function much the same as laser devices do, and they act identically from the outside; hence, I call them "laser-class" printers—though there is nothing laser about them.
Read the entire article at About.com.
Deservedly or not, inexpensive LED-based printers are enjoying a renaissance of late. Over the past few months, we've looked at a bunch of new entry-level, LED-based color printers designed for small and home offices. The three most recent of these low-cost, low-volume machines we've tested are Dell's C1760nw Color Printer and C1660w Color Printer, and Brother's HL-3170CDW. The last of those is the beefier of a pair of LED-based color printers that the Japanese electronics giant sent us recently.
Here, we're looking at the slightly less versatile of that pair, Brother's $249.99-list HL-3140CW. (It's also the less expensive of the two; the HL-3170CDW lists for $279.99.) Aside from a $30 price difference, this color LED model is much the same as the HL-3170CDW, which we reviewed just a few weeks before this printer. And for that modest $30 savings, we found that you give up a bunch.
The biggest thing you give up in the HL-3140CW is automatic duplexing (which, of course, allows you to print on both sides of the paper without having to manually flip it over). Connectivity and memory are also different; the higher-cost machine comes with an Ethernet port (which the HL-3140CW lacks) and twice the memory (128MB, rather than 64MB). As we noted in our review of the HL-3170CDW, these additional features are hefty sacrifices for $30, making this higher-priced laser-class printer a better overall value.
In case you're wondering why we call these printers "laser-class" devices, rather than simply laser printers, there's a technical reason. "True" laser printers use a laser mechanism inside to draw the page image to be printed onto the printer's drum (which then picks up and transfers toner to the page). LED-based machines, on the other hand, charge the page image onto the print drum with an array of light-emitting diodes. Mind you, this isn't a ploy by manufacturers to make knock-off laser printers; substituting LEDs for lasers simply allows printer manufacturers to make smaller and lighter printers with fewer moving parts. All else being equal, LED models tend to cost less to manufacture than do their laser counterparts. Aside from the economics involved, though, LED-based printers function much the same as laser devices do, and they act identically from the outside; hence, we call them "laser-class" printers.
No matter what they have inside them, though, this class of printers, in general, has become—due primarily to pressure from high-volume, business-centric inkjet models—less and less attractive from a bottom-line perspective. At one time, small and home offices chose laser and laser-class printers over inkjet models because they printed faster, turned out near-laser-quality text, and cost less to use per page on an ongoing basis. However, these low-cost laser-class devices no longer outperform some of today's high-volume inkjets enough to justify their somewhat higher up-front cost. Plus, some of them cost significantly more to use than many of today's business-centric inkjets.
It's that last item—the high cost of the toner—that concerns us most. As we often contend, seldom should the up-front price of a printer be your first consideration when buying a printer for business use. Unless you print very little, how much you'll pay to keep the printer supplied with ink or toner is much more important. (We'll show you why in the Print Quality & Conclusion section near the end of this review.)
Where the Brother HL-3140CW outshines not only inkjet printers, but also most other color-laser-class devices in this price range, is in speed. In our tests, it outpaced most entry-level color-laser-class machines we've tested. However, what itdid print was a notch or two below the norm for laser-class output. That's not to say that the print quality was bad, by any means. But we've seen better from some other lasers and LED printers.
Overall, given the high cost per page, lack of support for automatic two-sided printing, and slightly below-industry-standard output, we found ourselves lukewarm about the HL-3140CW, especially when you can buy the HL-3170CDW (with auto-duplexing and twice the RAM) for just $30 more. And, in fact, that's our recommendation. If, after reading our review, you decide that the HL-3140CW is the right printer for your small or home office, we suggest that you jump over and read our take on its higher-end sibling, the HL-3170CDW. It's just a better value.
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'Tis the season of the single-function laser-class printer. Over the past several months, several entry-level, "personal†LED-based color printers have passed through our labs. The two most recent of these low-cost, low-volume devices we've tested, the  and the were from Dell. Hot on the heels of these, Brother sent us its newest entries in this niche class of small- and home-based-office machines: the $249.99-list HL-3140CW and the $279.99-list HL-3170CDW.
Here, we're looking at the slightly faster, more versatile (and, of course, more expensive) of the two, the HL-3170CDW. (Watch for our review the HL-3140CW in the next week or two.) These two printers are much the same, except that for its $30 price premium, the model we're reviewing here gains you an auto-duplexer (for printing two-sided pages without requiring you to flip them over manually), as well as an Ethernet connector and twice the memory (128MB versus 64MB). As we see it, these additional features are well worth the minimal difference in price, making this slightly more expensive version a better fit for small offices and workgroups.
Before we go on, though, let's talk about what makes LED-based printers like this one "laser-class†devices, as opposed to being simply laser printers. Although an LED printer is technically not a laser printer, it looks and acts very much like one. The difference between them centers on the basic print technology. Instead of using a laser, LED-based machines use an LED array (an array of light-emitting diodes) to charge the page image onto the print drum. Printer makers substitute LEDs for lasers because they have fewer moving parts, are smaller and lighter, and cost less to manufacture. Otherwise, LED models operate much the same as laser printers do, including in their use of toner.
Historically, small and home offices have chosen laser and laser-class printers over inkjet models because they print faster and cost less to use over the long haul, despite their somewhat heftier upfront purchase price. Nowadays, though—due to the onslaught of high-volume, low-cost-per-page inkjets—you typically have to buy a relatively high-volume (and high-priced) color laser printer to see much speed or per-page cost benefit. Many lower-volume, lower-cost color lasers no longer have the speed and operational-cost advantages over their inkjet counterparts.
Why? Some inkjet models claiming "laser-quality" output, such as the $499.99-list Epson WorkForce 4590 and the $199.99-list HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus, really do print business documents on par with high-volume laser models, in terms of both quality and speed. In addition, these relatively new high-volume inkjets perform their magic at a very reasonable cost per page (CPP), which, as you'll see in the Setup & Paper Handling section of this review, the HL-3170CDW does not. Furthermore, these inkjets are multifunction machines, which means that you get the ability to scan, copy, and fax, as well as print for about the same price, or sometimes even less.
Compared to some other personal LED printers we've reviewed lately, such as the two Dell models mentioned above, the HL-3170CDW comes with a respectable feature set. For about the same price, this Brother offers, as mentioned, automatic two-sided printing, as well as a wide range of options for printing from cloud sites and wireless devices. It's also considerably faster than Dell's most recent single-function models.
However, this Brother unit's print quality, as we discuss in the Print Quality section later on, isn't quite up to what we saw from the Dell LED models. In addition, the HL-3170CDW has a relatively low recommended monthly print volume, and the cost of its toner cartridges make for, compared to some inkjet counterparts, a high CPP for both monochrome and color prints. We wouldn't recommend this machine as a serious high-volume workhorse printer. It's best for occasional, light-duty color printing.
See the entire review at Computer Shopper.
Over the past few years, we've been watching with interest as Dell's stable of entry-level and midrange LED printers has continued to grow. Considered "laser-class" devices, machines that employ LED technology rely on LED-based lamp arrays, rather than lasers, to draw the page image to be printed on the machine's drum. Replacing the lasers with LEDs allows for smaller, trimmer, and lighter printers that consume less energy and have fewer moving parts, without compromising on speed and print quality.
Historically, businesses tend to favor laser or LED printers because they print faster than inkjets. Also, they're capable of much higher volumes for longer periods, and the cost of using them is typically cheaper over the long haul. (The machine usually costs more up front, but the cartridges cost less per page than most inkjets.) However, much like Dell's 1250c Color LED Printer we looked at back in November 2010, as well as the 1355cnw Multifunction Color Printer from January 2011, Dell's $279.99-list C1760nw Color Printer bucks that trend. The device itself is moderately priced for a color-laser-class machine, but the per-page cost is as high as or higher than most inkjets, making it suitable only for small or home offices that need color laser output but don't print a lot.
In addition to the single-function C1760nw, Dell also sells a multifunction (print/scan/copy/fax) version, the $349.99-list C1765nfw Color Multifunction Printer, built around the same print engine. (We'll be reviewing that model shortly.) In terms of overall value, gaining the ability to scan, copy, and fax for an additional $70 seems like a good deal to us, making the C1765nfw a better value, even though both machines are quite basic. (All the C1760nw can do is print.)
Indeed, "basic" is the word that sums up the C1760nw best. It lacks an eye-catching color touch-screen control panel with apps for connecting to cloud sites or downloading and printing Internet content. It has no front-panel USB port for flash drives or, for that matter, support for any other type of memory device, and it doesn't even support auto-duplexing (the ability to print two-sided pages unassisted). Here in 2013, color-printer feature sets don't get any more basic than this.
If you don't need the extra features, of course, basic can be good. But what really concerned us about the C1760nw was its ongoing cost of operation, namely the cost per page (CPP). Like preceding LED printers from Dell, this one costs too much to use, which, despite Dell's maximum duty-cycle rating of 30,000 pages per month, relegates it to light-duty personal printing, not heavy business output. If you actually printed thousands of pages per month on this machine, the per-page cost would, compared to higher-volume machines with lower CPPs, cost you plenty over time—much, much more than you'd save with this model's relatively low purchase price.
Still, this printer has its high points. The C1760nw performed respectably on our speed tests; its output looked up to snuff for a laser-class device; and it's light, small, and easy to set up and use. The bottom line for this printer is, the more you use it, the less value it provides. It's best suited for environments where laser-like speed and text quality are required, but only when you need to print a few pages here and there. It works for us as a personal laser printer, or for home-based and small offices where print volume is very light.
See the full review at Computer Shopper.


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District football championships will be on the line for Hesston and Smoky Valley as both try to earn first-round home games for next week.
The Swathers head to Marion tonight to take on the Warriors, while Smoky Valley journeys Friday to Clay Center.
Both teams, however, already have earned playoff berths.
• Hesston at Marion (Thursday) — The high-scoring Swathers are winning games behind a tremendous offense.
Hesston, 5-3 overall, prevailed 59-42 last week over Southeast of Saline to clinch a playoff spot, now it wants a home game.
"Friday night's game turned into a track meet with a lot of points scored," Hesston coach Tyson Bauerle said. "Fortunately we were able to make them punt three times while we did not punt at all. Other than those three stops on defense, neither defense could do much to stop the opposing offense. We responded extremely well after losing the lead from an early Southeast touchdown in the third quarter. Five of our eight TDs were against the stiff 25-30 mph wind, which played a factor in the game."
Cameron Cox rushed for more than 300 yards and Parker Roth added more than 200.
"We ran the ball extremely well," Bauerle said. "I thought we did a nice job of sustaining drives when we weren't getting explosive plays. But we also had a number of explosive plays. We finished with 555 yards of just rushing yards. That's pretty impressive."
Marion is 7-1 on the year.
"Marion has been a very explosive offense as of late, too," Bauerle said. "They run their system very well and their team speed will be tough to prepare for."
The Swathers won last year's game, 57-24.
• Smoky Valley at Clay Center (Friday) — The Vikings and Tigers have steamrolled their way through the district and Friday decides the best team.
Smoky Valley, 7-1, hasn't lost since Week 2 and blew out Rock Creek and Chapman.
"We played pretty well," Viking coach Tim Lambert said of his team's rout of Chapman as Kyle Anderson rushed for 200 yards. "The offensive and defensive lines played real well."
Clay Center has averaged 46 points in destroying those same teams.
"Clay Center is very tough running the ball," said Lambert, whose team relies almost totally on the run.
The Vikings and Tigers played a memorable game last year with the Vikings prevailing 30-28.
Clay Center's two losses are to Phillipsburg and Marysville.
• Inman at Sedgwick (Thursday) — It's been a tough, injury-plagued year for the Teutons, who will try to avoid a winless season against the district champion.
Inman was on the road last Saturday, losing 48-8 to Christ Prep Academy.
"I thought we came out of the gate well," Inman coach Lance Sawyer said. "We were out- sized up front, but our D-Line played well to begin the game. Turnovers cost us. We continue to struggle to value the ball. Offensively, we played at times. We moved the ball but again struggled to score in the red zone. Defensively, we wore down."
Sedgwick has the district wrapped up and will be trying to repeat last year's 49-13 win over the Teutons.
"Sedgwick has some very skilled athletes," Sawyer said. "Up front they got some good-sized kids that do a good job establishing the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball."
• Prue, Okla. at Moundridge (Friday) — The season will come to an end for the Wildcats, who have lost their last two games after winning two in a row.
A victory over Medicine Lodge last week would have clinched a playoff berth for the Wildcats, but the loss eliminated them. They will be trying to finish with a 3-6 record.
"The defense played well to keep us in the game and Noah (Eichelberger) had a good game for us on offense," MHS coach Jeremiah Meeks said.
Prue, which lost 41-0 to Moundridge last year, has had a turnaround season.
"They are 8-1 right now and have a ton of team speed," Meeks said.
• St. John at Little River (Thursday) — This figures to be a point-rule formality as the Redskins should be able to close this game out early.
St. John has had to forfeit a game this year for lack of numbers and is coming off a point-rule loss to Central Plains.
Little River will be seeking to put the finishing touches on a 7-2 regular season and is the district runner-up to Central Plains.
The Redskins thumped Ellinwood last week.
"We played OK defensively, but offensively we had way too many missed assignments and missed blocks," Little River coach Chad Lafferty said. "We definitely have some things we can improve upon heading into this week. I thought at times we gang tackled very well and flew to the football, but we still have work to do."
Lafferty is taking nothing for granted.
"St. John is a very good team with a record that is very deceiving," he said. "They have played many good teams and had one forfeit because of injuries, so they are better than what shows on paper. We will have to stop their two backs who run hard and can score once they get in the open field."
Little River point-ruled the Tigers 52-6 last season.
• Ellinwood at Canton-Galva (Thursday) — There's no playoff berth on the line, but Canton-Galva can finish with a winning season with a victory.
C-G is 4-4 on the year and coming of a 46-0 rout of Goessel.
"We played really well last Friday night," C-G coach Shelby Hoppes said. "We finally put together a complete game executing, having energy and playing with physicality. Jonah Sargent, who is one of our three seniors and a great on the field leader, was out with a concussion. My staff and I were worried at the beginning of the game about how we'd react emotionally without him on the field and also how we would make up for his production on both sides of the ball. We had some freshmen who haven't had much varsity time step up and play well. I'm very proud of how our guys have continued to work hard and get better."
Ellinwood was routed last week by Little River, but Hoppes says it's still a dangerous team.
"They have athletes that can make plays on both sides of the ball," he said. "Their record isn't great, but they have been able to put up points on everyone they've played. It's always worrisome playing a team with big-play ability like that."
If C-G plays defense the way it did last week, it can clinch that much-desired winning season.
"Defensively we played very well," Hoppes said. "I believe we only gave up 18 yards of offense to them for the game. That side of the ball has gotten better and better every week. We're really starting to play with emotion, fly around and make plays. Offensively, our run game was pretty good Friday. We rushed for 290 and only had to throw the ball four times in the game. Up front our big boys played very well, creating holes to run through all night. Dylan Wood led our team offensively with five touchdowns, all on the ground."


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In spite of the uncertainty about his team's future in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, Mattias Ekstrom is unmoving looking to defend his championship. This weekend, in France, he took an important progression in that direction.
Despite coming in third behind Sebastien Loeb (4th in the driver's championship) and Johan Kristoffersson (foremost in the championship), Ekstrom beat his pal and long time rival, Petter Solberg, closing the gap between them in the championship.
Advance the end of Sunday's final race, Solberg was out with a puncture (helping Ekstrom and his points take even more) but even before that, strong race-craft from Ekstrom had him in advance of his points rival on the first lap.
Ekstrom started the race on the last row, but had a strong start and managed to deke heart of Andreas Bakkerud. Then, following a poorly taken corner from Solberg, was in the lead of him, too. Ekstrom and Solberg both then jokered (a long-cut drivers are required to upo once per race) getting him into clean air—an importance on Sunday premised the rain and the mud—and allowing him work his way through the grid.
Although he was held up somewhat by the dying Peugeot of Timmy Hansen, a hindrance without which he may have been competing for flawed, it was still an impressive race and showed the depth of his experience.
Ekstrom stays in third area in the driver's championship, but is now just 15 points behind Petter Solberg regard for having missed a whole weekend of racing. His chances of defending his championship be experiencing weakened, though, now that Kristoffersson has extended his lead to 61 points. With no greater than three rounds left this season, catching up to the Swede will be a preposterous order.
The teams will be back at it in Latvia in 10 days' time, as the Neste Society RX of Latvia kicks off on September 15.
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Thank you to all our customers who came out to pick during this difficult season with such adverse conditions. We are going to be closed for picking on Wednesday, July 18th. We hope to have better picking next year. Be sure to like us on Facebook and keep up to date on our farm.
Saskatoon Picking 2018
We will open for Saskatoon picking on Tuesday July 10th. Our hours will be 8am to 8pm daily with no appointment required. The cost is $10/4L pail, cash only. Please provide your own containers for picking. We has some major moose damage over the winter so picking is going to be quite slow. We won't have our sour cherries or raspberries this season. For further information and questions please text 306-209-0442. Thanks
June 2018 Update
Berry season is fast approaching so it's time to give an update for this year. Unfortunately, the strawberries have winter killed so we won't have any for u-pick this season. The saskatoons are coming along and I will be updating closer to picking time. We had a family of moose over the winter and they pruned off a lot of the saskatoons new growth. This will reduce the saskatoon production so picking will be slow. I will update the sour cherries and raspberries at a later date.


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Another Day Another Challenge!
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz challenge, titled "Animal Antics". I love Kenny K's digi stamps and although I didn't have one of the "Critterz" stamps, I was able to use Download Diva and just embellish the card with a butterfly!! Another 6 x 6 card blank, layered with three complimentary backing papers. The digi stamp is coloured with promarkers and the finishing touches were paper flowers, butterfly and a few sticky gems!! Enjoy .............. I did xx
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Earlier tonight I showed you some Christmas decor around our home and I came across this jar which holds our Advent Calendar DIY envelopes I made for hubby and I our first married Christmas (2009).
Before I show you what is inside of each envelope, let me tell you how I designed them. Seriously super simple!
I bought a bunch of different colored/patterned Christmasy pieces of paper from Michael's Craft Store and then folded them to create envelopes! This particular envelope isn't the exact template that I used but it would work great!
I bought some numbered stickers and placed them on the top right corner of each envelope! If you want fun bordered numbers check out these from Design Sponge or download the pdf here.
Inside each envelope is a 3x5 lined blank notecard which fits perfectly! Below you can read what I wrote on each notecard.
The whole project didn't take more than an hour or two and it was fun to think about the memories I would be making with my hubby. Some of these activities are designed for children but since we don't have any yet, it is fun for us grown ups too! Enjoy!
1. Take out Christmas decorations, hang up our stockings and decorate!!! Don't forget the Christmas music!
2. Pick out a Christmas tree
3. Wrap a toy/gift and take it to a charity Christmas tree (we usually give to children in need at our church)
4. Make paper snowflakes and decorate the windows
5. Find the Christmas cds and have a Christmas dance/sing along
6. Mail Christmas cards
7. Make a batch of Christmas cookies, yum!!!
8. Let's go ice skating!!!
9. Make a list of 10 things you are thankful for and hang it where you can see it every day
10. Stay up late to watch a Christmas movie with popcorn
11. Pick out a fancy dress or outfit for dinner
12. Let's go SLEDDING!
13. mmm...hot apple cider!!
14. Get bundled up, get the hot chocolate and let's make a snowman!
15. Make a paper chain for the Christmas tree
16. Star Gazing!!!
17. Light the candles...HOT BUBBLE BATH!
18. UGLY sweater Christmas party/UGLY mug exchange
19. CAMP OUT...around the Christmas tree!
20. Spend the evening curled up in front of a fire in the fireplace and watch the snow fall!
22. Go for a drive-in your pj's to look at Christmas lights!
23. Listen to the Christmas story
24. Unwrap ONE present after dinner
25. It's Christmas day. Remember you have a family who loves you and that's the most important gift of all.SaveSave


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noun, plural vir·tu·o·sos, vir·tu·o·si [vur-choo-oh-see] /ˌvɜr tʃuˈoʊ si/.
a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
a person who excels in musical technique or execution.
a person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, as a connoisseur or collector of objects of art, antiques, etc.
Obsolete. a person who has special interest or knowledge in the arts and sciences; scientist; scholar.
Also vir·tu·os·ic [vur-choo-os-ik] /ˌvɜr tʃuˈɒs ɪk/. of, relating to, or characteristic of a virtuoso: a virtuoso performance.
Origin of virtuoso
1610–20; < Italian: versed, skilled < Late Latin virtuosus virtuous
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Related Words for virtuosicsuperlative, gifted, polished, talented, skilled, superb, accomplished, perfect, practiced, complete, finished, trained, utter, total, perfected, able, absolute, conspicuous, downright, faultless
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Contemporary Examples of virtuosic
This book is a virtuosic performance in original and tricksterish storytelling.This Weeks Hot Reads: November 3, 2014
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November 3, 2014
The quilts in the QSOS Obama project range from serious to humorous in theme and from competent to virtuosic in execution.Quilts for Obama
Meg Cox
May 16, 2009
Historical Examples of virtuosic
The general airiness of the style is a particularly-noticeable feature of this piece of Chopin's virtuosic period.Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician
Frederick Niecks
noun plural -sos or -si (-siː)
a consummate master of musical technique and artistry
a person who has a masterly or dazzling skill or technique in any field of activity
a connoisseur, dilettante, or collector of art objects
obsolete a scholar or savant
(modifier) showing masterly skill or brilliancea virtuoso performance
Word Origin for virtuoso
C17: from Italian: skilled, from Late Latin virtuōsus good, virtuous; see virtue
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
1610s, "scholar, connoisseur," from Italian virtuoso (plural virtuosi), noun use of adjective meaning "skilled, learned, of exceptional worth," from Late Latin virtuosus (see virtuous). Meaning "person with great skill" (as in music) is first attested 1743.
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501 returns with his latest EP, Beat The System, via Never Say Die on 7 October 2013. To celebrate the upcoming release 501 has put together an insane mix that you can find here.
Says 501, "The EP, as everything I've ever written, revolves loosely around the theme of escaping. My mind seems to be wired in a way that I'm always dissatisfied with the current state of affairs and looking for ways to escape whatever situation life throws at me. To this end, music is my escape plan and I've always found soundtracks from 80's movies to be excellent examples of music that encapsulate this. The subtle melancholy mixed with dramatic synth orchestrations just gets me every time. On the EP, tracks like 'And It Begins' and 'Inside the Machine' were written with just that in mind. 'Beat The System' on the other hand, is a simple statement against devoting your life to a meaningless job in a meaningless cubicle. Lastly, 'Vulture' is my first foray in to the nutty land of electro. The EP also puts an end to the longest lasting writers block I've experienced and I'm really glad I was able break into new grounds and include both a breaks and an electro workout in the package!".
Check out four of the five tracks below.
Artist: 501
Title: Beat The System EP
Label: Never Say Die Records
Cat: NSDX046
01. And It Begins 03:45
02. Vulture 02:40
03. Beat The System 02:48
04. Inside The Machine 02:42
05. Vulture (Protohype Remix) 05:02
Buy It Here (Beatport)