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An article on allbusiness.com asks "should you hire an attorney?" Do it yourselfers rejoice? Not so fast. The first sentence of the article is already leading to a road for trouble:
The only time you should always be represented by an attorney is when you appear in a criminal matter.STOP! This statement is far too simplistic. Most notably, in Michigan, a corporation (as well as varoius other entities) may not appear in court without representation of a licensed attorney.
Longstanding Michigan law is that non-attorneys who violate this rule are engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. An ethics article from the Michigan Bar, which arose from the context of a landlord-tenant dispute where one the parties was not an individual, plainly spells out the law:
Lay officers, directors, partners and employees of corporate or partnership entities may not represent the entity in court proceedings or sign court documents without engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.But that is not all, oh no, that is not all.
Michigan lawyers confronted with a non-lawyer appearing in court for a corporation or partnership have an ethical duty to bring the fact to the attention of the tribunal. Informal ethics opinion RI-10.A separate ethics opinion reaches the same result in the context of a corporation or partnership which is involved in court proceedings relating to criminal matters or in response to ordinance violations:
Likewise, Michigan judges are also under an ethical duty to prevent the unauthorized practice of law.
We find no pertinent difference between the handling of civil matters and the handling of criminal matters by a layman representative of either a corporation or a partnership.These ethics opinion are all in line with the Michigan Court of Appeals opinion in Peters Production, Inc. v Densick Broadcasting Company which held that a non-lawyer officer or shareholder may not appear in court on behalf of the corporation:
A layman appearing for a corporation or a partnership in response to an alleged violation of an ordinance is engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.
An individual may appear in propria persona; a corporation, however, can appear only by attorney regardless of whether it is interested in its own corporate capacity or in a fiduciary capacity.Besides the practical reasons to work with an attorney, such as an attorney's specialized knowledge of the substantive law and the procedural rules, in some cases you must work with an attorney in order to avoid the potential consequences of engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
Have questions about the boundaries of what is permissible by a non-attorney without running afoul of the law? You can start with the source by viewing the statutes MCL 600.916 and MCL 450.681, or, better yet, post a comment or e-mail me to continue the discussion.


text: We live in a world in which the modern winemaker has many options and filtering is definitely one of them. We choose to filter many of our whites these days…but not always. Our 2013 Cedar Lane Sauvignon Blanc — for instance — is not filtered. We enjoyed the flavors and weight of this Sauvignon Blanc quite a bit and at the time we made this we had just purchased new filtration equipment but weren't confident that we could filter this wine properly to achieve the desired quality from that process. Certain wines can change with exposure to air and without going into crazy detail we didn't feel we could properly isolate it from oxygen exposure with the equipment we had. Sometimes a wine tastes so good in the cellar and we didn't want to risk this wine changing at all so although it is cloudy and there is sediment present this is a true representation of how this wine tasted in the cellar and is pretty authentic in that respect. This wine when shipped does stir the sediment up but simply store it upright in a refrigerator and it will settle out quickly.

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Newborn Kit: Hive
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Miniature Toothbrushes & Accessories
- Brand: Mayberry Street Miniatures
Fill your dollhouses with miniatures galore! Miniature Toothbrushes & Accessories features a blue and pink toothbrush, a white toothbrush holder, and a tiny tube of toothpaste. Place these miniatures in your dollhouse bathroom to ensure your dolls take oral hygiene seriously.
- Length: 3/4" - 1"
- Width: 1/16" - 1/4"
Package contains 4 pieces.
Item not available in Hobby Lobby Stores.
Check your local store for availability.
Warning: CHOKING HAZARD: Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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Superior Auto Air Conditioning Repairs in the Bay Area
In Silicon Valley, the weather is almost always comfortable. In fact, the area enjoys one of the best climates worldwide! However, with an average of 288 days of sunshine every year, it doesn't take long for your car's interior to heat up, making air conditioning a necessity.
German vehicles are packed with technology, extending to their comfort controls as well. Your car may have a standard climate control, dual-zone climate control, or an automatic climate control system, meant to keep you cool in the easiest way. Anytime your A/C isn't working properly, you'll need professionals who can perform auto air conditioning repairs on these complex systems.
Since 1998, German Motor Specialist has been a top choice for high-quality auto air conditioning repairs in Mountain View. Specializing in BMW, Audi and MINI Cooper brands, our staff members will treat you with respect, while your auto air conditioning repairs are handled with a skilled touch.
Well-Trained Technicians for Thorough Auto Air Conditioning Repairs
Your German car is a precise machine, and you should trust your auto air conditioning repairs only to the best technicians in the business. At German Motor Specialist, your BMW, MINI Cooper or Audi will always be handled by expert technicians. We know your A/C system inside and out, from common condenser problems on BMWs to compressor issues on Audis, and beyond.
We invest in the same technology as any dealership, always using high-quality Original Equipment parts for all auto air conditioning repairs. Seeing as we are independently owned and operated, we offer the same professional auto air conditioning repairs– without the dealership's high prices or pressure.
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For complete auto air conditioning repairs in Mountain View, visit German Motor Specialist— the ultimate independent BMW, Mini Cooper and Audi service center. Call us or use our convenient online appointment form to schedule your visit.


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Year 3 Stone Age Dig
Year 3 had a fabulous first day back when they found out they would be exploring an archaeological dig site in the middle of the environmental area.
All the children had a brilliant time examining the different artefacts and discussing what they thought they may have been or have been used for during the Stone Age. After returning to the classroom they found out more information about them and had an opportunity to handle the different artefacts including woolly mammoth skulls, stone age tools, a clay pot and a sabre tooth tiger skull. Year 3 were then set the challenge of writing a non-fiction report about their archaeological dig including all the facts they had learnt about the different artefacts. We can't wait to discover more about the Stone Age.


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After 3 months in Orlando, we were itching to get out of the city and explore someplace new. Too early (read: too cold) to head north, too expensive ($1100+ per month?!) to head to the gulf of Florida, and still packed solid with no space for us (where we'd want to stay) on the east coast of Florida, we had the opportunity to join friends in a legitimate RV caravan to the gulf coast of Alabama!
While waiting for the other families, we headed out of our monthly spot in Orlando up to Juniper Springs Campground in Ocala National Forest for some much needed quiet time in the forest. Three nights later, we all headed out of our respective spots and met up on the highway. So fun!
We've heard the praises for southern Alabama from many people in our travels this past year. Maybe we'd heard them before but we weren't listening… Alabama? Two and a half years on the road has stripped us of most of our state-prejudice as we've realized the beauty in every single place we've been. So here we are at a (so far) fabulous RV resort on the Alabama shore for the next month with friends! I have to go. The hot tub is calling.
The picture is we three families at a rest stop in the panhandle of Florida. The Clan of Parents rig is in the middle. 🙂


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There are critters large, small, fuzzy, and porky. Yarn. High tea. What more could you want for a Monday???? Go read. And leave a comment there if you feel so inclined so they know you stopped by.
Here'e the souvenir yarn I reference in the writing, it's a skein of Lambstrings Ewetopia , in the process of becoming a Color Break Hat* because I am way into hats this week. Three observations on this knit:
1) it is the perfect pattern for skeins of very variegated yarn. For the first time ever I am wishing the yarn was even more contrasty/speckled. Instead of regretting falling for it in the skein.
2) the stitch pattern is easy to read, and creates a super cushy, quilted fabric, so it will be warmer than your average worsted weight hat knit on size 8 needles. Hygge win!
3) umm, do you think I have seasonally affected yarn hue choosing disorder? I mean, for real?
More from our visit to Long Island Livestock while shooting the MDK piece a couple of weekends ago.
Zoe has asked to go back every few days since. Can't blame her. Llama walking!
Sister Lulu came along too, and got this nice portrait of me, Sir Arthur and my Stopover. Note to self: a llama is a slimming accessory. You heard it here first.
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Central Air Conditioner Doesn't Work At All
Possibly, it is because of electrical problems. These problems are usually caused by an incorrect installation or usage of the system. One example of an incorrect installation is when installers had muddled connection cables, and it resulted in poor operation or a failure to operate at all. Problems also appear when voltage variations occur in a room frequently. In this case, control boards of indoor or outdoor units break down frequently. After this, it is needed to replace a cardboard in an air conditioner by addressing an authorized dealer. When electric problems occur, the lights (indicators) on an indoor unit blink, and it indicates that a breakdown has occurred. If you have an expensive model of a split-system, you can pinpoint a problem by viewing error codes and blinking periodicity.
Air Conditioner Doesn't Cool Well
In this case, if you address an authorized service company, the most important thing is to describe the breakdown properly. For example, if an air conditioner doesn't cool (it blows only hot air), it may indicate that freon has ended in a split system, so adding it will be required. And if an air conditioner doesn't work properly (can't blow strongly), the maintenance, including cleaning and reloading, is needed.
Air Conditioner Doesn't Blow Air
The most widespread reason why an air conditioner doesn't blow air and stops working is that you had violated service conditions, specified in the operating manual of your air conditioner. To determine what exact breakdown of your air conditioner has occurred, professional diagnosis of an air conditioner will be needed.
Air Conditioner Leaks Water
This is a drainage problem. If your air conditioner leaks, usually it is a draining problem, which can be solved by cleaning an air conditioner and punching drainage. If your air conditioner started leaking, call professionals, who will carry out diagnosis and eliminate a defect.
Air conditioner smells bad
An air conditioner produces condensate, which drains outside or to a canalization. There is a drainage reservoir in an air conditioner, and it can rot during winter, leading to bacteria growth. Usually such a smell appears at the first start of an air conditioner in spring. If the smell has not disappeared after some time, you have to clean an indoor unit and decontaminate your air conditioner. For this purpose, call service companies which can remove the smell. In most cases, bad smell from an air conditioner disappears after its decontamination.
Air conditioner blowing hot air
When an air conditioner was set to blow cold air, but instead of it blows warm or hot air, the problem consists in the malfunction of control card or the improper intra-unit connection.
Can you catch a cold from air conditioning?
An air conditioner, as well as any other type of climate control equipment, can cause harm instead of benefit if used improperly. In order to avoid it, you have to follow several simple rules:
– Air flow from an air conditioner must not blow at people. You can regulate a blowing direction using flaps.
– Difference between a temperature outside and inside should not exceed 5 — 7°С.


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Dairyland Festival and Parade
Jefferson County Dairyland Festival and Parade
As the World "Churns" – Celebrating World Milk Day!
June is dairy month and Jefferson County kicks off the celebration with its annual Dairyland Festival and Parade! Schools, the public, everyone is invited to enjoy the celebration of Jefferson County's largest agricultural sector, our dairy industry! We are celebrating World Milk Day the same day as our Dairy Festival and Dairy parade, Friday June 7, 2019, joining millions across the Earth celebrating our favorite beverage, milk!
The Festival – The celebration kicks off on Friday June 7, 2019 at 9am with the opening of the dairyland festival at the Dulles State Office Building in Watertown on Washington Street in Watertown. The festival is geared for children ages pre-school through sixth grade. There is no charge to attend!
The festival includes interactive exhibits, displays, and demonstrations related to our dairy industry and agriculture. Classes are invited to attend at no charge. Teachers should plan 90 – 120 minutes to visit. Classes must begin the registration process before May 3 by registering here. Lisa Porter will contact you to provide your assigned arrival time and give you your registration pass. If you have questions about the festival, please email Lisa Porter.
Pre-school classes are encouraged to attend the festival early during the event so that they avoid having the larger older students to see over. Students are welcome to bring and eat their lunches in our dairyland café. Teachers and chaperones are invited to purchase their lunch in the café where we will have a variety of food options and drinks.
The Parade – The second part of the exciting celebration is the Dairy Parade which kicks off at 7pm! The parade lines up at the Watertown High School and proceeds down Washington Street where it ends at the Dulles State Office Building. The judging is directly in front of the State Office Building where our Master of Ceremonies provides live narration of the entire parade. The parade is full of exciting and fun entries including marching bands, HUGE farm equipment, fire trucks, live animals, floats, youth groups, and businesses.
If you want to enter the parade, please use our registration form and submit it by May 31, 2019
Giant Ice Cream Sundae – At 8pm, the Jefferson County Dairy Princess and her court will dish out free ice cream sundaes in the Dulles State Office Building for everyone as long as supplies last.
Schools begin registration process for the festival by May 3 here.
Enter the dairy parade by May 31 here.


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Headquartered in Chicago, Capri Investment Group is a real estate investment management firm that offers thoughtful and creative solutions to the investment needs of our institutional clients. Founded in 1992 as a structured capital provider to a severely constrained commercial real estate market, Capri has grown into a multi-offering investment manager with a global view and local market and investment expertise.
Capri seeks to achieve its client's investment objectives by continually challenging industry norms and conventional wisdom — always attempting to balance reward with risk. We invoke thought leadership and proprietary research to seek investment opportunities in markets that are underserved or imbalanced with respect to capital availability or real estate demand/supply fundamentals. This includes urban and international communities that have generally been overlooked by traditional institutional investors.
The management team of Capri Investment Group reflects the diverse nature of the evolving economic base of global investment and capital markets. With experience in credit and debt markets, development, joint ventures and direct property investment, Capri is well positioned to pursue the full lifecycle of real estate investment solutions for our clients. Complementing our investment team, Capri's back office infrastructure is equipped to accommodate the diverse needs of investors, and seeks to promote transparency in all aspects of investment execution.
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Tecate will celebrate Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) throughout the month of September by sponsoring three boxing bouts featuring celebrated Hispanic boxers. It's all part of the brand's expanding partnership with boxing promotional firm Golden Boy Promotions.
The lightweight showdown of Diaz vs. Katsidis will kick off the series of matches on Sept. 6 at Houston's Toyota Center. As the primary sponsor Tecate will conduct several radio promotions with KTJM "La Raza " including a 50-ticket giveaway. Thematic point-of-sale displays will be developed specifically for the fight and the bout will be broadcasted live on HBO's "Boxing After Dark" show.
In Las Vegas on Sept. 13 Tecate will sponsor the Casamayor vs. Marquez championship fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Boxing fans in Arizona California Colorado Nevada and New Mexico can receive a $20 mail-in-rebate for the HBO Pay-Per-View event with the purchase of a 12-pack of Tecate. Tickets also will be available through radio sweepstakes and Tecate will host autograph sessions with Golden Boy fighters at key accounts in Las Vegas the day before the fight.
"There are two big weekends for the Hispanic boxing fan in Las Vegas—Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day " Carlos Boughton Tecate's brand director told Buzz. "Here we have everything we need to make this a fantastic event. First a championship fight. Second it's happening on Mexican Independence Day weekend. Third it features the most recognized Mexican boxer out there Rafael Márquez."
The series concludes on Sept. 27 in Los Angeles where Tecate will serve as secondary sponsor of the Mosley vs. Mayorga bout scheduled to take place at Los Angeles' Home Depot Center. From Sept. 15-27 approximately 250 retailers in Southern California and Nevada will support Tecate's sponsorship with thematic POS and posters.
Tecate will also host viewing parties at key restaurant and bar accounts in each of the three markets where consumers can watch the fights in the company of Chicas Tecate (a.k.a. Tecate girls) and receive branded merchandise including boxing posters and cards.
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shannonYw needed a new 3D design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 22 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
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Overall Event design for Corporate and Social Settings
I am designing a tent space for a high profile social event gala. I need to find a renderer who can bring my creative vision to life in a 3D rendering. I have attached a document describing the vision I have for the space. As for detail on the event, this is an annual non-profit event that takes place in CA USA and is host to approximately 600 people involved in the local arts. It is a black tie, red carpet event that takes place in the summer in a custom designed tent space.
I have attached a document with the creative direction but I am open to answer any question you might have that would help in visualizing the space. Thank you in advance to all those willing to participate!


text: If she'd still been alive today, this coming September Agatha Christie would have turned 120 years old. The famous crime author was born on September 15th 1890 in the coastal town of Torquay in England where she lived during her childhood. She published her first novel shortly after she discovered that her first husband was cheating on her and went on to become the best selling author of all time, second to the Bible. Try and beat that, J.K. Rowling! The 'Queen of Crime' published 80 novels and short stories and 19 plays which have been translated into more than 70 languages. (I am sure that first husband must have been kicking himself.) Every year the English Riviera Tourist Board holds the Agatha Christie festival to celebrate her birthday, but this year the organisers are pulling out all the stops. Between the 12th and the 19th of September murder mystery fanatics will be able to eat their heart at one of the 40 events that will take place in Torquay and the surrounding area. Their will be movie screenings, talks, lectures, murder mystery dinners and much much more. Fans can also walk along the Agatha Christie Mile that leads past a number of places that played a role in her live. There is the Grand Hotel where she spent her honeymoon, Beacon Cove where she used to swim and apparently almost drowned once, and the Imperial Hotel which makes an appearance in two of her books. There are also a number of super secret mystery events on the cards, but these are still very much under wraps. It wouldn't be a mystery if they weren't, now would it? All that's known is that there will be numerous gory murders taking place in the area. So watch your back if you're in Torquay this summer. I'd hate to say: I told you so!


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A custom chart type differs from the default chart type as a custom chart will retain formatting as well as chart type. A default chart only duplicates the chart type. Using a customized chart, better known as a template, can save you a lot of time as you don't have to recreate the chart type, font and/or colors everytime you create a chart. It is also very useful if you have multiple people creating a presentation - you can save the custom chart/template on the network for everyone to access - this will present a unified cohesive looking presentation.
You can also create more than one custom chart.
If you like to do all your charts in your corporate colors and include a corporate logo and do it all in a specific font,then custom charts are for you. The best part is that it is very easy to do.
All you need to do is create a chart with all the formatting, chart type - everything exactly as you want it to look in all your future charts.
- Click on the Design tab under Chart Tools
- Click on Save As Template.
- Name the chart and save it.
When you want to retrieve the chart,
- Click the Insert Tab
- Select Other Charts
- All Chart Types. from the Insert Chart dialog box
- Select Templates then select the template chart you had created and saved earlier.
Now, all you have to do is change the data series and some of the documentation on the chart.
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THE REAL QUESTION, when you gently approach a horse you're meeting for the first time, is whether you'll long to pat his flank or stroke his mane or offer a carrot or simply do some cooing or speak gentle words, the better to set the beauty at ease. What's not a question is whether you'll interact in a present and emotional way, because our equine pals, even the brand-new ones we're just getting to know, have a way of puddling an animal aficionado right on the spot. Maybe it is the flick of a tail or the turn of an ear, or the pony's expressive eyes, but many people become puddles in a pony's presence. But where will you next meet a horse? And how can you become more engaged in the equine world, even if you yourself don't often ride? The Golden State boasts several farms and sanctuaries that care for and protect ponies, some that have been mistreated, others injured, all with a complicated back story and, very often, a complicated heart because of the experience. Enter places like Red Bucket Equine Rescue, of Chino Hills, and founder Susan Peirce, who has cared for hundreds of horses, and untangled their stories and paved their brighter futures, since 2008. The non-profit hosts a fundraiser every year, as it will again on Saturday, Oct. 24, complete with an early-in-the-evening Ranch Tour for VIP ticket holders.
DENIM AND DIAMONDS... is the dress code -- that's pretty sartorially spunky, we say -- and attendees at the Ruby Red Gala will get a chance to bid on auction items, dance to the live music, and nosh on a tasty supper from King's Seafood Company. A special sneak peek at an upcoming horse rescue film is also promised, in addition to other nice touches. The funds raised go to supporting the mission to "rescue desperate and deserving horses," and to caring for those beautiful beings once they trot into the Chino Hills preserve. If you can't make the Oct. 24 party, but you'd like to visit the ranch and gaze into a pony's expressive eyes -- make that the expressive eyes of many ponies -- there are visiting hours on Sunday afternoons. Have you been polishing your horse-ese? You don't have to full-on neigh, in greeting, but a little soft cooing in their presence does wonders, both for the animal and the cooer.


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The plantar fascia acts like a bowstring and supports the arch and several muscles inside the foot.
When there is increased stress on
the arch, microscopic tears can occur within the plantar fascia, usually at its attachment on the heel. This results in inflammation and pain with standing and walking and sometimes at rest.
Plantar fascia usually causes pain and stiffness on the bottom of your heel although some people have heel spurs and suffer no symptoms at all. Occasionally, heel pain is also associated with other medical disorders such as arthritis (inflammation of the joint), bursitis (inflammation of the tissues around the joint). Those who have symptoms may experience:
You should see a Podiatrist if any of the following conditions or situations apply to you:
A Podiatrist will be able to advise on a correct treatment and management regime that may include:
Podiatrists have an important role to play in preventing and managing foot problems. Prompt action is important. Problems which are left without assessment or treatment may result in major health risks. Find a Podiatrist now.
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Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
I know it has been forever since I blogged, but I am sure you will all forgive me by the time this post is done. Homeschooling has taken up nearly all of my time. We may or may not have found a solution (no, he is not going back to a classroom), but it is too early to tell. The last two days were ideal though, leaving me with free time to finally accomplish a long desired project: home made granola bars. I have a serious addiction to Fiber One bars, and want to make my own where I know exactly what is going into them and am not spending an arm and a leg on something I can make myself!
I tried a recipe a few months ago involving pumpkin, for the holiday pumpkin craze, but it just wasn't what I was looking for and I didn't have time to experiment again. The ones I made today, however, are spot-on. They came out thin, and I was left wanting a thicker bar, but that was probably just the fat girl in me wanting more cake. These are superb, and I am definitely making these again, and will be trying out different fillers as I go.
Chewy Chocolate Coconut Granola Bars
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup rice crispies
3/4 cup oat flour (if you do not have, simply grind up rolled oats in a food processor until for you a flour texture, then measure out what you need)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup honey
1 1/2 TBS Splenda baking blend
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup applesauce
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
2/3 cup unsweetened coconut
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a bar pan/cookie sheet with parchment paper, leaving excess paper folded up over edges. This will be your best friend for the cooling process! Also, set out two cookie cooling racks next to each other, you need a space big enough for a bar pan/cookie sheet to fit.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients, finishing with chocolate chips and coconut.
3. In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients.
4. Fold wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
5. Empty mixture onto the pan and spread out with spatula, as evenly as possible. Take another piece of parchment paper, or saran wrap and lay on top of the mixture. Press firmly all over to form the conpressed bars. Use a rolling pin if you'd like – you seriously want to sqush it hard to press it all together – this will help keep them from falling apart.
6. Remove extra parment paper or saran wrap and bake for 18 minutes, then replace parchment and press again to re-compact (be sure to keep a pot holder between you and the parchment, if you are using your hands!
7. Lift the bottom parchment paper carefully from the pan and place on cooling racks. Cool completely before cutting. Cut however big you want, mine cut out to 24 bars. Store in freezer or refrigerator. I put pieces of parchment between them to keep them from sticking to each other.
Try not to eat them all at once, and don't forget to share with your friends.
Here's Your Sign
I realize that I have not posted much (any) in relation to our new homeschooling venture. We decided, based on a plethora of reasons, for me to homeschool our son while we are stationed overseas. Whether this will continue when we go back to the States is still completely up in the air, just so you all know.
Our son is extremely bright, and he learns new things quite rapidly. I know that if his mind is not being challenged, then he is almost lost to me, from a concentration standpoint. I was thinking over the weekend what I could do to help expand his horizons -and talents- even further, and incorporate this into our homeschooling plans.
When he was a baby, we did the baby sign language "thing." I can actually give my Mom full credit to this, as she is the one who started it. During my husband's deployment to Iraq, I had the blessing of still living in my hometown. This meant I could keep working, and between an alternative work schedule and my awesome family, I did not have to use daycare for our then nine-month-old. My Mom is a PBS nut, and in turn, raised my sister and I into the same, so since she had the "morning shift," she would watch Sesame Street and whatnot with The Boy. At the time, the local station was also airing a fantastic show called "Signing Time with Alex and Leela (sp?)" by Rachel Coleman. The show features two deaf children, and Rachel teaches themed words put to songs.
Now we've always been interested in signing, but never really studied it. I began to see the cool factor in being able to actually communicate with your child before they can speak with their mouths. I am now a firm believer in that it made an impact on our son's early vocabulary growth, and even on into his ability to read at three-years-old.
I really don't remember what brought it up, but he was asking me how to sign a specific letter over the weekend, so I showed him the ASL alphabet a few times. I decided that this is something to explore more and see how far we can go with it, so I printed out an ASL ABC's and number chart to hang on the refrigerator. This was yesterday…and then to my delight, I walked into the kitchen and saw this…
He was challenging himself to see which letters and numbers he had remembered! It was really cool to stumble upon, after only one day, and I definitely felt like a proud Mama!
I have decided that we are going to start using sign language with our spelling assignments. We'll spell verbally and use signing during the week, then have our tests in written form like usual on Fridays. Once he has mastered the alphabet, we'll start learning some other signs that corelate to either his weekly memory verse or poems. I am pretty excited to see how far we can go with this!
Korean Scooby Snacks: Volume 1
Today, after I dropped The Boy off for his Hapkido lessons, I stopped by the local 마트 ["ma-tuh"] (mart) for some trash bags and an afternoon snack. I have really taken a liking to browsing these mini convenience stores for some tasty treats and hit the nail on the head with today's finds. I decided that while I enjoy my snacks, and my hour and a half of kid-free time, I'll share this moment of zen with you all.
On the left, we have some cream-filled cookies. Pretty much your basic shortbread cookie, but the filling is PINEAPPLE flavored! YUM! I wish I could give an exact name for them, but all I got out of a Google Translate was 롯데샌드 오리지널 ["los-de-saen-deu o-li-ji-neol"] would be the brand Lotte Sand (sandwich cookie?), Original (flavor). They are pretty tastey and come with two small packs of 6 cookies inside. I find the packaging to be helpful, so that I don't accidentally (HAHAHA!!!) eat all 12 cookies at once. Because you know I would.
In the middle is the famous (in Korea?) Milkis drink. You can pretty much find this all over the place, including the 1970s looking vending machines which holds super small (for American standards) cans of beverages. Milkis is a carbonated beverage that is made with a touch of milk. There's a variety of flavors, and I really need to find the fruit flavored ones, but I am officially renaming this Korean Baptist Punch, because it tastes just like Baptist Punch!!! (!!!!) If you don't know what Baptist Punch is, that's because it's another name I made up for "punch" aka frozen sorbet mixed with Sprite, which melts into this creamy delicious carbonated concoction. I don't think it really has an official recipe name, so I call it Baptist Punch, because it is usually the default beverage at all events hosted by Baptists (baby showers, bridal showers, weddings and anniversary celebrations). On a side note: it is one of my favorite drinks, we even served it at our wedding and I make my own single servings of it in a glass every year for our anniversary. NOM! Now I don't have to do that for the next two years, because I can buy it in a bottle!
The next item, on the right, are pretty much puffed potato sticks. That's all I got. Sounds pretty boring when you compare them against the other two items, but they are lightly seasoned, and pretty tasty.
Finally, I thought I'd also show you what I got for The Boy for a post-hapkido snack, so you don't think that I'm keeping all of these treats to myself. So here is a picture of 바나나우유 ["pa-na-na u-yu"] (banana milk). The u-yu (milk) here is delicious, so far I have found pa-na-na (banana) and dal-gi (strawberry) flavors. I am not sure if they have any other flavors, but there are also these really cute miniature bottles that are like yogurt smoothies. When I say little, I really mean little. I'll try to get some of those for the next Scooby Snacks post. So the u-yu comes in containers that you don't actually open. It has a foil seal on the top, and you get a small straw (aka glorified coffee stir-stick with a pointy end…er…not far off from a Capri-Sun straw) and jab it through the foil. Pictured with it is the other/second pack of "original flavored cookies" that I was good and did not devour.
Sweaty Cash
Here's a ridiculous picture I took of me fanning myself off with some Korean money. I just got home from exchanging some cash (the exchange rate is higher today than usual!). While sweating it out on the walk home, I was feeling quite proud of myself with my new found language skills. I can successfully ask for a 50,000₩ note (o-man won) to be changed into five 10,000₩ notes (man won)! Actually, I can also ask for a 1,000₩ note (il-ch'on won) to be changed into ten 100₩ coins (paek won), too. I took my mad Korean Language Class skills that I learned from the class at ACS (Army Community Service, for those non-Army folk) and put them to good use a few weeks ago. Around here, you never want to go to the market with a 50,000₩ bill, because you're not likely to find someone who can make change for it when you're just paying a few thousand won for an item. They also seem to find it a big inconvenience. So I try to keep the big money for the bills only.
So…it's getting hot here, and quite humid, as you'll also note from the layer of sweat shine on my forehead and nose. Monsoon season is upon us, so we're pretty much going around with a constant feeling of yuck on our skins. Remember all those times I said I was tired of living in the desert? Well I take it back, for the next couple of years. Until we retire in the glorious mountains of either Colorado or Washington states, I doubt I'll ever stop complaining about the type of weather we're living in.
That's all of the big news around here for now. I've had other things I want to blog about, but at the time the idea comes up, I either am busy doing something else, or busy doing something else. I get about 1.5 hours of free time each day during the week, thanks to the joys of homeschooling. That is dripping with sarcasm like my husband's PT shirt drips with sweat (gross!). Really, I suppose the homeschooling is going well…I haven't given up yet…but there's a long way to go for us figuring out our routine. Unfortunately, I'm a person who wants instant results, and the rollercoaster good days vs. bad days does not encourage me one single bit. But I am still completely sold on the decision to be doing it, and am looking forward to the options I have for tweaking our routine up for the summer time.
Mail Call – *MY* Side of the Story
I started to post this on Facebook, sharing a photo my husband uploaded today, but it got to be so long of a post that I decided I should just turn it into a blog. I haven't blogged in a few days either….two birds, one stone. Also, this is one of those moments we will both look back upon and laugh with each other. Guaranteed….
There is never a dull moment for our family. This morning, we walked to post to catch the Saturday mail room hours, PX and Commissary. Taco hit the mailroom while Sid and I did the shopping. We found him at the bus stop next to Gate 4 pissed off at me with two giant boxes (The Boy's homeschool materials already arrived!) and a Priority mail box (thanks, Mom!) and showed me where, for carrying sake, he had already opened my box of Scentsy Scent Paks and had shoved them in his pants, along with a DVD from his parents. Judging by the look on his face, he was pretty pissed at me, but all he said was to order in moderation from now on, and he's never picking up mail for me again. When asked why he didn't call a taxi, he said "it's just down the street" to our house. So I struggled with a power transformer and two full hands of grocery sacks down the street with The Boy complaining that his bag from the PX containing his newly purchased DS game (bought with his own money that he has been saving from his allowance) and a bottle of water was getting too heavy. Apparently we are going to have to start some type of muscle building routine into his Homeschool/PE time.
Taco was offered a ride from one of his fellow Soldiers who saw us coming out of the gate, but declined as, "it's just down the street." We each stopped a few times, to readjust the weight around and give our arms a break, and I got far enough ahead of Taco that I couldn't really see him anymore. Just as we reached the street corner of by our house, I met up with a new acquaintance – the pastor's wife for a church that we have been invited to attend for Easter Service and potluck lunch. So I chatted with her for a while about the predicament and assured we'd see each other tomorrow morning. As I climbed the stairs to our house, I decided that it would be very kind of me to drop the groceries off inside the kitchen and return to help my struggling husband. One of these boxes weighed nearly 50lbs, and they were really big and awkward. I really did feel bad.
As I reached to put the key in the door, I saw a car drive up, it's driver a Korean man smirking in what I assumed to be contained laughter. Then out climbs my husband from the passenger seat. He apparently was offered another ride home, and by then, he decided it was not worth declining a second time. As he unloaded the stash from his pants, I asked again, "why didn't you get a taxi??" His reply, "because I only had two dollars in my wallet!!"
I had money on me, we could have called a cab at the bus stop, if only he'd said so before. But maybe he has learned now to always keep at least 4 Korean Won in his wallet at all times – it's just enough to get you from post to our house.
I would also like to add that my husband knows how very much I love him and how very much I love to pick on him. Like my Granddad always told me, he most of all liked to pick on the ones that he loves most of all. 🙂
Never Give Up
For the most part, this past week was one of those that I'd prefer to forget ever happened, rather than write down in any type of journal. I was full of all types of emotional instability, sprouting from a difficult start on homeschooling on Monday. Add in the fact that my husband was gone all week with work, our first week in our new home, and a whole lot of feeling lonely and sorry for myself. I was badly missing my friends that would always be there to cheer me up whenever he was gone. I'm not going to lie to you, I flat out lost it on Monday. I was a mess.
Finally, on Thursday, good things had started to happen and I was starting to feel mostly better. I also had something to look forward to that day: Pie Day! (March 14th, 3/14, aka Pi Day) For Pie Day, I planned to use my new Korean oven for the first time and bake a cherry pie. It required minimal effort, minimal ingredients – all of which I can find at our minimal commissary – and resulted in a whole lot of awesome. I even went the extra mile and bought some vanilla bean ice cream to go along with it. Hey, it was a rough week, I definitely earned the extra treat.
Now let me start out by emphasizing the fact that not only are things different here in Korea culturally, but stuff flat out works differently. For some reason, I was having some severe issues getting the oven to stay on. I knew it couldn't possibly be that the pilot light was out, because in Korea they have a gas line that you manually turn on/off to your stove when you are/not using it – for safety! So there is no way a pilot light would stay on when the fuel supply is off…it's got to be an electric starter. On this oven, you push the temp knob just like you do starting one of the stove top flames. I could hear it click, I could hear the whoosh of the gas catching fire, but as soon as I let go of the knob, it went out. So frustrating!!
I gave up, paced the house in disappointment, and told my son we weren't going to have pie after all. I'm not sure which of us was more disappointed. I tried once more on the oven, willing the stupid thing to work – and like a gift from God, it stayed on! I danced a jig in sheer delight and began my pie preparations. I had already thawed my frozen pie crust, so I grabbed my $3.99 can opener I'd purchased in the commissary along with the cans of cherry. It was one of those cheap metal can openers that practically cut your hand as much as the can when you crank that awful metal handle. I didn't want to buy a regular one for $6.99 when I have a perfectly good can opener coming with our household goods in just a few weeks.
One crank on the can opener, good. Two cranks – SNAP!!! It broke. Naturally. The small piece of metal that causes the can to rotate when you crank it had gone flying across my dining room. It was now completely useless to me. Naturally. It just completely fit in with the crappy week I'd already had. I was devastated. I really didn't feel like going out of the house again to buy a new one, but 1) I really wanted that pie and 2) I couldn't just leave the can with a 1/4″ hole punctured in it.
So I started looking around for my husband's trusty gerber, which I have been using in the past two moonths to knife open cans since I didn't want to buy that $3.99 can opener in the first place. I couldn't find the gerber anywhere, Taco was still not coming home for two more days, and I couldn't call to ask where the gerber was. So I tested out a butter knife. I really didn't think I'd have much luck, but I actually sawed 1/3 of the way around the can before I started to wonder if I was getting aluminum shavings into the pie filling. Also, my hand was starting to seize in a cramp from holding the butter knife like that for so long. I gave up, told my son to get his shoes on – we were going to the PX for a $6.99 can opener. And, not wanting to risk house fire, I turned off the oven, praying it would start up again when we got back.
We went to the PX, got the can opener, made a last minute decision on a bottle of non-ration-controlled wine that I was going to drink all by myself dagnabit, and headed home. Before we even left post, I decided that the frozen lasagna I'd planned for dinner could kiss my you-know-what and we were going to have chicken fried rice and cheesy ramen at our favorite Korean restaurant instead.
Afterwards, we went home and I started the oven after the 4th attempt. I finished the whole bottle of wine before the pie was done. By then, it was way past our bed time, I was too tired to wait for the pie to cool off and decided that we would just have it for breakfast the next day. It was, after all, still Pie Day in America.
Parking Wars
First of all: I live in Korea! WOAH! That pill has been swallowed, and – while bittersweet – the lump is starting to dissolve and we are slowly integrating into our new surroundings. Here is one of the experience I feel worth documenting as my first "In Korea" blog post.
Between 0730-0800 is one of my new favorite times of day. Here in our new home, our livingroom window faces the parking lot of an apartment complex. It is a little hard to see, thanks to the window fence and power pole. (Click it, make it bigger!) There are some cars that are parked blocking other cars into their parking spaces. This, of course, is because there are not enough spots for everyone that lives there. I have never seen anything like this before. Where I come from, if you blocked a car in, you'd have half the neighborhood having their doors banged down until someone finds you to over your car. In Korea, they park it in neutral and whoever is blocked in just moves the car forward/backward so they are no longer blocked. This leads to a pretty entertaining morning as everyone seems to be leaving for school/work at the same time!
Also, check out the small distance left between the cars parked in the middle. Not a lot of room to pull out of your space and be able to turn and drive out, right? They can take what would be a 15-point turn around and knock it out in 3 or less! Something I have noticed in my Parking Wars watching is that Koreans are excellent at backing up their cars. They may not have a positive reputation for many things when it comes to vehicle operation, but I've got to give it to them – these people can reverse like it's going out of style!
So that's it…my first of what I hope to be many documentations of our new life. So far things are actually going pretty great, aside from missing friends/family like always. But no matter where in the world we go, we know we've got lots of love coming our way – and just remember, there's a whole lot of love coming right back at you from us! ❤
"God spoke to me today, while I was doing laundry." – me
"God spoke to me today, while I was doing laundry."
I realize that at times, things I say come across as fairly random, with a touch of sarcasm and wit. This thought I had today has inspired me for the first blog post in… I think nearly two years.
Things have obviously been pretty busy around here, and my social media life has all but fizzled to nothing. You know how much I love the internet and keeping in touch with lots and lots of friends, but there really hasn't been the time to – and more often of late, no desire.
It's starting to get even busier around here, as our family is preparing for our first "real" military PCS move. I call it our first "real" one, since relocating to Ft Bliss/El Paso was really just moving the family to our first duty station with the Army. Beyond that, it's just been house-swap moving, and lots of it. This is the first house we have spent more than 18 months living in, and I am actually going to miss it.
In preparation for a huge move, I've started sorting through stuff in our garage. The bulk of it is old clothes that I planned on fitting into shortly after I was pregnant with our son. Also, there is every single piece of baby clothes that I had for our son, from birth to about 3 years old. I planned on having re-purposed them by now, not them still in a tote nearly 7 years later. Which brings up the sore-subject of the miscarriage I suffered from at the beginning of this year.
I started dwelling on the fact that we would have been getting ready to celebrate our baby's first Christmas. At this time last year, we had just found out we were pregnant and had our first (and only) ultrasound just two days after Christmas. Talk about an exciting time along with the wonderful feeling of Christmas!
I have decided to sort through the bins and take a lot of things to donations. We won't be able to take all of our stuff with us when we move, so I have to make sure we are not taking more than necessary. Also, I would like to make sure the things that go into storage are things that we really will need or use in the next 2-3 years. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee we will get pregnant while we are gone, so we are not taking all of the baby clothes – there is just too much. And on the off chance we do have a baby while we are gone, we will have to buy new clothes anyway. So instead of storing it for "maybe" for the next few years, we are going to give it to those who have a need for it now.
As I was emptying out another tub of baby clothes into the washing machine, I started to dwell on the fact that most of the clothes I was holding are the sizes that our baby would have been just beginning to wear. I subsequently began to bawl my eyes out.
But then, I had a sense of calm come over me, and a thought came into my head – "You *WILL* hold her one day." Now I have never been in the presence of a burning bush, so I have not had any great Biblical style experiences of hearing God speak to me. But I truly believe that He was speaking to me in that moment. For the past 11 months, I have suffered the question of whether I will ever hold another of my children in my arms. And what happens to our babies when they are taken from us too soon – is it for ever or do we get second chances with them? And I feel like that question was answered for me today.
In that moment, I have been given hope. I have had amazing opportunities brought to me this year, which I would not have been able to consider if things had gone differently. And now, our family is getting ready for an amazing adventure. But I know that one day one of the adventures our family will be experiencing is the welcoming of a new family member. I can't wait to meet her.
catching up?
Wow, I can't believe it has been over 6 months since I have blogged. Obviously, a lot has gone on already this year.
Taco returned safely home from his deployment in early February. We've gone on TWO block leaves – the first one being jump-started by having to leave town early to detour through to central Texas for my Grannie's funeral. Then we headed west to spend a couple of weeks with family in California. While there, my Mom's brother passed away very unexpectedly. That was a rough trip, but we did have good times. We even went to Disneyland – both mine & the Boy's first time – and we got to meet Mickey!
For our second block leave, Taco and I decided to take some time for ourselves. After a long year of being separated, we were very excited at the thought of time spent with just the two of us. So we finally took our honeymoon – almost 6 years post-nuptuals! We spent a whole week in beautiful Daytona Beach, Florida. My Mom and Sister were awesome enough to take the Boy for a week and a half. I know he enjoyed his summer vacation just as much as we did!
All this other time has been spent just trying to catch up with life. Some days, I still feel like I'm adjusting to having my husband home again. I have yet to find my groove of getting things done around the house. I'm just so exhausted, it is so hard to find motivation for anything. I also get tired of sitting at the computer, so I'm totally behind on everything else going on in this world.
This Stella needs her groove back.
best of 2010
My BFF MeganDubYuh is starting up a nifty little End of Year meme that I wanted to be sure to participate in. Here's the deets for you to follow along:
"It is so easy to focus on the negative things in our life. Let's all take a minute to talk about the best moments of 2010. In the five categories below list out your #1 from 2010. Post it on your blog and link back to this post (and post to Mr. Linky at the end of the post). We can use this as a blog hop and to review the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century.
The categories:
Best song to sing along to in the car.
Best movie.
Best TV show.
Best website to waste time on.
Best memory you made.
My Answers:
Best song to sing along to in the car
hard to pick a Best song, but the most frequently listened to was "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas – Sidney absolutely LOVES that song and would request it for each of our MANY road trips
Best movie.
Toy Story 3
Best TV show
What Would Brian Boitano Cook? (thanks @ajuribe for the super laugh-fest recommendation!)
Best website to waste time on
Facebook. Seriously, I couldn't begin to tell you how much time I've wasted on there.
Best memory you made
There's no #1 best but here's a few amazing memories that were made: first official deployment ceremony, sending off my man;
becoming a Scentsy Independent Consultant;
road tripping from NM to WA w/ my BF MeganDubYuh;
the ups and downs of R&R;
visiting my high school BFF for the first time in 9 years;
seeing The Black Crowes for a second time – woo!;
meeting some of my Tweeps, @sara0120, @ajuribe, @tammymunson and @armywifebethany;
making friends with some of the lovely other spouses of Taco's unit, and the Twitter MilSpouse community…and finding that we really can make it through one of the most difficult events of our lives
I must say, this year has not been a boring one!


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I'm certainly not ripping through my writing at the moment, currently standing at 3820. It's not a huge amount ahead of where one should be come day 2, but I'm still proud. I wrote during my lunch break and followed that up with more writing tonight, to bring me to the end of the section I was working on. I think I'm standing at about 400 words ahead.
It really is important to get as far ahead as one can as early on in the month as possible. Still, I'm happy with that for now.
Monday marks a new update for Agents Provocateurs as well. Obviously, with its new site and all, the update has occurred over there. Fear not! Here's a direct link straight over there. I'm bias obviously but still I'm excited about the new program of AP. I'm proud that I've managed to keep the series on a steady update without breaks. Something that I consider the most important thing about a serial series.
So, why not head on over and check out the new datastream. Even as a new reader, it's the perfect place to dive on in and catch up!


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Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS; Debbie A. Postlethwaite, RNP, MPH; Yun-Yi Hung, PhD; Mary Anne Armstrong, MA
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Ruth Shaber, MD, and Fiona Sinclair, PA-C, MHS, for their assistance in coordinating this study.
Grant Support: By unrestricted funding from Duramed Pharmaceuticals and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant K23 HD051585-01.
Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest: None disclosed.
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Current Author Addresses: Dr. Schwarz: Center for Research on Health Care, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Ms. Postlethwaite: Kaiser Permanente Women's Health Research Institute, 1950 Franklin Street, 19th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612.
Dr. Hung and Ms. Armstrong: Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: E.B. Schwarz, D.A. Postlethwaite.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: E.B. Schwarz, D.A. Postlethwaite, Y.Y. Hung, M.A. Armstrong.
Drafting of the article: E.B. Schwarz.
Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: D.A. Postlethwaite, Y.Y. Hung, M.A. Armstrong.
Final approval of the article: E.B. Schwarz, D.A. Postlethwaite, Y.Y. Hung, M.A. Armstrong.
Provision of study materials or patients: D.A. Postlethwaite.
Statistical expertise: E.B. Schwarz, Y.Y. Hung, M.A. Armstrong.
Obtaining of funding: E.B. Schwarz, D.A. Postlethwaite.
Administrative, technical, or logistic support: Debbie A. Postlethwaite.
Collection and assembly of data: D.A. Postlethwaite, Y.Y. Hung.
Certain medications are identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as class D or X because they increase the risk for birth defects if used during pregnancy.
To assess pregnancy rates and the frequency of contraceptive counseling documented with prescriptions for class D or X drugs filled by women of reproductive age.
Description of prescriptions filled in 2001.
A large health maintenance organization in northern California in 2001.
488 175 women age 15 to 44 years who filled a total of 1 011 658 class A, B, D, or X prescriptions.
Medications dispensed, contraceptive counseling, and pregnancy testing.
A class D or X prescription was filled by 1 of every 6 women studied. Women who filled a prescription for class D or X medications were no more likely than women who filled prescriptions for safer, class A or B medications to have received contraceptive counseling, filled a contraceptive prescription, or been sterilized (48% vs. 51% of prescriptions). There was little variation by clinical indication in rates of contraceptive counseling with class D or X prescriptions, except for isotretinoin. Women who filled a class D or X prescription were only slightly less likely to have a pregnancy documented within 3 months than women filling a class A or B prescription (1.0% vs. 1.4% of prescriptions).
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes underestimate contraceptive counseling. Documentation of a positive pregnancy test after filling a prescription may overestimate medication use in early pregnancy. Women who filled several prescriptions are overrepresented in prescription analyses.
Prescriptions for potentially teratogenic medications are frequently filled by women of childbearing age without documentation of contraceptive counseling.
Schwarz EB, Postlethwaite DA, Hung Y, et al. Documentation of Contraception and Pregnancy When Prescribing Potentially Teratogenic Medications for Reproductive-Age Women. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147:370–376. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-147-6-200709180-00006
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Building indigenous and women's participation in Guatemala
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Newspoll 53-47.
Primary: 47-42
Curious Galaxy had ALP primary at 45% with a 54%TPP result. this poll has primary @ 47% with 53% tpp.
Therefore, 11% "other". 6% = greesn, 80-90% of that would go to ALP. If you then go 50-50 on the rest, it should be a 54.1-54.9 result.
Weird, but then Newspoll has been bouncing around lately. All within MOE of a 54-55 result, but i think it's around 54 now.
I'll take a 47% primary on 24/11. Still, libs are in it.
Looks like Garrett & Abbott largely cancelled each other out.


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Eagles Coach Andy Reid talked publicly for the first time since his oldest son, Garrett, was found dead on Sunday.
"I am a humble man standing before you, a very humble man," Reid said after the morning practice session. "Humble because of the outpouring."
It was the coach's first day back at camp, just one day after the Reid family buried Garrett, 29, in a ceremony that celebrated his heart and his humor.
Reid said the support "was unbelievable, unbelievable. And I know my son owuld feel the same way."
Garrett was found dead in his dorm room at training camp. He'd been working with the strength and conditioning coaches.
The medical examiner hasn't released any official cause of death, but Andy Reid did issue a statement the night before the funeral saying Garrett lost an eight-year, ongoing battle.
Today, Reid talked again about his son's struggles and how tough some of those times were.
"It's like fighting a grizzly bear. It's hard to win," Reid said. "Listen, it's a sad situation. It's one that my son's been battling for a number of years, our family's been battling...that doesn't mean you stop loving your son. . .It's just a sad situation."
Reid said he is relying on his faith, his family and his football family to get through all this.
"We understand that Garret is in a better place right now and at peace, and that comforts us."
Reid said he talks to his players his philosophy for life, and he seems to be using those beliefs to cope.
"Those earlthy emotions you have, you deal with those. You deal with the good and the bad, that's part of life. . .I always tell the players there are kinda four things you go about in life, and how you approach them: One of them is eliminating distractions, another one is creating energy, you fear nothing and you attack everything, and that's kind of how you go about life. And so, life's gonna through you some curve balls, you understand that. All of us, you're not going to bail. You're going to stand in there, and keep swinging.
Garrett had a very public struggle with prescription pills and heroin.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said earlier in the week that Andy would be back to coach the Eagles in their first pre-season game this Thursday against the Steelers at the Linc. Today, coach Reid acknowledge why he needed and wanted to get back to work.
"I know that coming back and coaching is the right thing to do and I know that my son wouldn't want it any other way."
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a[0] through a[7] contain numbers that I would like to sort. Were this simply the issue, I'm sure I could find a function on Google. But what's important here is that I don't care about the final sorted array: I need a list of indecies from the original array in the order of the final array. For instance, say:Code:double a[8];
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City crease for a day as Limerick goes cricket crazy
THOMAS Street became a makeshift crease on Saturday as Limerick went cricket crazy.
Limerick Cricket Club teamed up with metropolitan district mayor Michael Sheahan to hold an event designed to encourage people to take up the game.
And although Ireland's national cricketers failed to beat Pakistan in their World Cup game on Sunday, it looks like the sport has a positive future in Limerick if Saturday was anything to go by.
For more than 400 people turned up, including many youngsters keen to try their hand at the game.
Nets were set up to catch flying balls, but it did not stop seven-year-old Ciaran Galvin and his twin brother Jeffrey from hitting long balls up the street.
The Glasgow Park youngster said: "I am really enjoying playing. I managed to hit the ball right up to the top of the street. It is the first time I have played today, but I hope to play again. I only play soccer as a striker at the moment."
Chris Thomas, the youth coach with Limerick Cricket Club was particularly pleased with the engagement of the youngsters.
"Who knows, the next test cricketer might be among our ranks here," he said, with a nod to a child showing excellent bat-and-ball control.
"The response from the public has been great: everyone is coming in, everyone is having a go, and that is all you really want. Realistically when you are coaching kids, it is all about having fun, and using this fun to get fit," he said.
Chris said that cricket skills are transferable from hurling and golf, saying: "We have seen a couple of lads who play golf, and they have found the swing very easy. It is great we have created such a buzz."
Jim Doran, Munster's regional development officer for Cricket Ireland was also in attendance at the fun day.
"I have been very impressed. The age range is huge, and the enthusiasm has been wonderful. It just shows you that cricket is a coming sport in Ireland. It bodes really well for the future. Hopefully we will be a test nation by 2020, and this will stop the cricketer drain to England," he said.
Sujith Babu, 13, from Dooradoyle whose family hail from India, has played as an all-rounder for Limerick Cricket Club the last three years.
"It is good to see that Ireland is starting to enjoy cricket, and there are other sports than soccer or Gaelic football," he said.
He and his family were praying for an Ireland win against Pakistan. Sadly that was not to be.
But Limerick Cricket Club hope to get a recruitment boost from the day.
For more information on the club and to get involved, visit www.limerickcricket.com.


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Grimethorpe band play at 'Brassed Off' anniversary event
Members of Grimethorpe Colliery Band will join the stars of 'Brassed Off' at the Royal Albert Hall tonight to celebrate the film's 21st anniversary.
The low-budget feature was an unexpected smash hit and is now set to become the first British film to be screened at the famous venue with a live orchestra - as the brass band teams up with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
The bittersweet comedy-drama, starring the late Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson and Tara Fitzgerald, is a particularly appropriate choice given that its famous final scenes are set in the Royal Albert Hall.
The film is set a decade after the year-long strike in 1984/85 at a time when miners were facing the difficult choice between accepting pit closures or fighting for their survival - with the risk of losing out on redundancy payouts for their years of service.
The story follows the lives of the band as a decision on the future of the colliery hangs over them, while they attempt to fund a trip to the National Finals of a brass band competition at the Royal Albert Hall.
The special screening is being preceded by an on-stage Q&A hosted by Jim Carter, now best known for his role in Downton Abbey as Mr Carson, with other cast members including Fitzgerald, Tompkinson and Sue Johnston, as well as writer and director Mark Herman and producer Steve Abbott.


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The Merkabah Deception
L.Z. Marie
I know I am in trouble and have found a compelling story series when, as soon as I have completed the current book that I am reading, I am online purchasing the next book in the series. This is the quandary I have found myself in with the discovery of the Merkabah Series by L.Z.Marie. The first book in the series, The Merkabah Recruit was a well written novel in my personal favorite genre (historical-thriller-romantic -woman's-fiction—kinda, well a little of all the above). As with any great first novel in a series, it left me panting and begging for more.
The second novel in the series, The Merkabah Deception utilized The Recruit as a diving platform to send me deep into the muck and mire of the ancient gods and demons ongoing battle of the spiritual world. Much to my consternation and surprise, the battles are not so ancient and they continue to throw the clueless populace of planet earth into the middle of the fight, with us mere humans never knowing we are fodder for the battle. With every turn of the page Ms. Marie sweeps you into new waves of angst and terror as she takes you through the streets and back country of the mountains and Amazonian Country in South America. Just as you think you are sitting down to a quiet dinner to crash and recover from the day, you are ripped from your seat and into another whirlwind of the unknown.
The academia of the heroine professor (as well as that of L.Z. Marie) is evident all through the book. This is demonstrated in their minute detail and knowledge of the history of the area. Ms Marie's extensive study of the ancient histories and religions keeps both Daphne's and the readers' heads spinning as they try to stay out of the path of the dangerous Cryptivitas', Brujos, and Witches that show up to bring down destruction and mayhem on mankind.
The Nephilim mentor and protector assigned to Daphne, the heroine, has been declared taboo and off-limits by the powers that be. In spite this, an undeniable smoldering attraction continues to brew between the two of them. A warfare of a different kind and on a different level leaves the Daphne and her Nephilim hero both breathless, exhausted, and distracted. How will they ever survive it all and get the work-at-hand taken care of? Will their smoldering passions ever be allowed to flame and light their world?
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No. 1:15-cv-00018
Plaintiff, Bryan Alan Lamb, an inmate at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, Tennessee, filed this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against employees of South Central Correctional Facility, where he was previously housed, alleging violations of his federal rights. Plaintiff's claims arise from his fall due to water inside his cell.
According to his complaint, Plaintiff alleges that on January 21, 2015, inmates in the cell next door used their toilet to flood the floor, causing several inches of water to flow into his cell floor before correctional officers were able to turn off the water. Defendants Howe and Trafton mopped up all the water outside the cells. But Plaintiff alleges that when he asked the Defendants if he could have a mop to get rid of the water in his cell floor, they told him to use his blanket to dry his floor. Plaintiff alleges that he unsuccessfully tried several times to sweep the water out of his cell "using different items in [his] cell." He alleges that at 11 p.m., at least 4 hours after the floors were flooded, he was injured:
I was getting off my bunk, and to avoid putting my feet into the toilet water on the floor I had to put my shoes on a different way. During that process my foot slipped and I fell back hitting my head on the pie hole inside the cell door busting my head open and with that happening that caused me to have 6 seizures.(Docket Entry No. 1 at 5.) Plaintiff alleges that his injuries were treated at the Wayne County Emergency room, where he received 6 stitches. Plaintiff seeks $2 million in damages.
The complaint is before the Court for an initial review under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, ("PLRA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A; 42 U.S.C. § 1997e©. Under the PLRA, the Court must conduct an initial review of any civil complaint filed in forma pauperis, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), or brought by a prisoner-plaintiff against government entities or officials, 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, or challenging the conditions of confinement, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c). Upon conducting this review, the Court must dismiss the complaint, or any portion thereof, that fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, is frivolous, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A; 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c).
In the Sixth Circuit the dismissal standard in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009), and Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), "governs leave as is dismissals for failure to state a claim under those statutes because the relevant statutory language tracks the language in Rule 12(b)(6)." Hill v. Lappin, 630 F.3d 468, 470-71 (6th Cir. 2010). Thus, to survive scrutiny on initial review, "a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ' state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.'" Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678 (quoting Twombly, 550 U.S. at 570). "A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged." Id. (citing Twombly, 550 U.S. at 556).
To determine whether the complaint states a plausible claim, "a district court must (1) view the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and (2) take all well-pleaded factual allegations as true." Tackett v. M & G Polymers, USA, LLC, 561F.3d 478, 488 (6th Cir. 2009) (citing Gunasekera v. Irwin, 551 F.3d 461, 466 (6th Cir. 2009) (citations omitted)). A pro se pleading must be liberally construed and "held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers." Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (2007) (citing Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976)). Pro se status, however, does not exempt a plaintiff from compliance with relevant rules of procedural and substantive law. See Wells v. Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989) ("Neither [the Supreme] Court nor other courts . . . have been willing to abrogate basic pleading essentials in pro se suits."); see also Brown v. Matauszak, 415 F. App'x 608, at *5 (6th Cir. Jan. 31, 2011) (affirming dismissal of pro se complaint for failure to comply with "unique pleading requirements" and stating, "a court cannot create a claim which [a plaintiff] has not spelled out in his pleading") (citation and internal quotation marks omitted; alteration in original).
To state a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must allege plausible facts of: (1) a deprivation of rights secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and (2) that "the deprivation was caused by a person acting under color of state law." Tahfs v. Proctor, 316 F. 3d 584, 590 (6th Cir. 2003) (citations omitted); 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Prison officials have a duty under the Eighth Amendment to protect prisoners from substantial risks to their safety. Farmer v. Brennan, 411 U.S. 825 (1994). However, "[a] prison official's duty ... is to ensure 'reasonable safety,'" not absolute safety. Id. at 844 (citing Helling v. McKinney, 509 U.S. 25, 33 (1993)). A prison official may only be held liable under § 1983 for acting with "deliberate indifference" to inmate health or safety, which requires proof that the official knew that the inmate faced a substantial risk of serious harm and disregarded that risk by failing to take reasonable measures to abate it. Id. at 834. "Deliberate indifference" is a higher standard than negligence and requires that the official know of and disregard an excessive risk to inmate health or safety; "the official must both be aware of facts from which the inference could be drawn that a substantial risk of serious harms exists, and he must also draw the inference." Id. at 837.
Here, the alleged threat to Plaintiff's safety was due to water on his cell floor. A wet cell floor is not a sufficiently grave threat to constitute a substantial risk of serious harm as required to violate the Eighth Amendment. Bell v. Ward, 88 F. App'x 125, 127 (7th Cir. 2004) (finding no substantial risk of serious injury where inmate who fell and required 4 stitches alleged that prison officials knew of and deliberately refused to remedy wet floor). Federal courts have routinely found that slip and fall accidents on wet prison floors do not give rise to federal causes of action. See, e.g., Reynolds v. Powell, 370 F.3d 1028,1031 (10th Cir. 2004) (slippery condition arising from standing water in prison shower was not a condition posing a substantial risk of serious harm as required under the Eighth Amendment, even though inmate was on crutches and had warned prison employees that he was at heightened risk of falling); Snipes v. DeTella, 95 F.3d 586, 592 (7th Cir. 1996) ("an inch or two" of accumulated water in the shower was not "an excessive risk to inmate health or safety"); Marsh v. Jones, 53 F.3d 707, 711-12 (5th Cir. 1995) (inmate's claim for monetaiy damages resulting from defendants' failure to warn that a leaking or sweating air conditioning unit made the floor wet was "a garden-variety negligence claim that was not actionable under § 1983"); LeMaire v. Maass, 12 F.3d 1444, 1457 (9th Cir. 1993) ("slippery prison floors ... do not state even an arguable claim for cruel and unusual punishment."). See also Bacon v. Carroll, 232 F. App'x 158, 160, 2007 WL 1244353 (3rd Cir. Apr. 30, 2007) (prisoner's assertion that prison officials failed to warn him of wet floor stated claim of mere negligence and not constitutional violation); Bell v. Ward, 88 F. App'x 125, 127, 2004 WL 260284 (7th Cir. Feb. 6, 2004) (accumulation of water on the floor due to prison officials' oversight shows, at most, that jail officials were negligent); Beasley v. Anderson, 67 Fed. Appx. 242, 2003 WL 21108537 (5th Cir. Apr. 22, 2003) (prisoner's claim that he slipped and fell on slippery shower floor sounded in negligence and was insufficient to allege a constitutional violation); Lefall v. Johnson, 48 Fed. Appx. 104, 2002 WL 31017045 (5th Cir. Aug. 20, 2002) (prisoner's claim that he suffered a back injury after slipping and falling on a wet floor caused by persistent plumbing leaks of which defendants were aware was, at most, a claim of negligence which is not actionable under § 1983); Davis v. Corrections Corp. of Am., 2008 WL 539057 (N.D. Fla. Feb. 22, 2008) (plaintiff's allegations that he slipped and fell due to water on the floor from a leaking toilet resulting in injury to his leg failed to state an Eighth Amendment violation).
Plaintiff may have state law claims, but Plaintiff's allegations do not state a claim for relief under § 1983. For these reasons, this action should be dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted.
An appropriate Order is filed herewith.
ENTERED this the 23rd day of March, 2015.
United States District Judge


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Example #1: What is the only other animal besides humans that get sun burned? Answer: Pigs.
Example #2: What is the only insect that is able to turn it's head to the left and right? Answer: Praying Mantis.
Example #3: What is the only species of birds that can see the color blue? Answer: Owls.
Example #4: What word gets its name from a fungus that lives on corn kernels? Answer: Smut
Example #5: Most earthworms like to eat ice cream.
Example #6: The average drop of Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle at 25 miles a year.
Example #7: The baby blue whale gains 10 pounds per hour.
So Timmy12, hopefully I provided enough examples that even you can catch my drift. Those are interesting facts, IMO. Regardless of where smack posts by Bronco fans originate, what is so "unusual, very interesting or astonishing" that would make anyone think "Wow, that's an amazing fact!"
It means NOTHING!!!
Secondly, why would you think I feel insecure about being out of state? As not in Colorado? That statement is even more moronic than your first statement! Your basic thought processes are very strange and don't make any sense as you clearly demonstrate continually with all of your idiotic posts in this forum. Extremely childish!
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You suffered through 1 super bowl loss in 58 years. We suffered through 4 super bowl defeats (some of them embarrassing) before we broke out and won back to back titles. But our fan base never threw in the towel and abandoned support for the orange & blue. Frustrated fans? You bet. I have never met a true Bronco fan that gave up because of the horrible disappointment. Not one. The thinking was "there's always next year" because all Bronco fans had incredible faith based on the outstanding ownership (RIP Pat) and high quality team personnel and players (thanks John) and total commitment to someday in the near future bring a championship to the city of Denver and its phenomenal DIE HARD fans.
Utah Bronco Freak
But the fact you talk about losing in the super bowl is such a terrible thing, have you see what that dies to a fanbase? Does it have the same effect as say decade long losing streaks?
If you think it does youre delusional and it just solidifies my point that you dont know what being a die hard actually is.
Some of us were huge fans of the Broncos many many years before they won it all. Year after year.
You would understand what that's like, if only your team wasn't a perennial pile of crap each year.
Super Bowl Wins: Brady - 6 Elway - 2 Manning - 2 (played well in none) Rivers - 0
And yes, losing for decades (58 years, over a half century-ouch-total bummer ) is horrible and might kill a fan base but it could be worse. I believe the only worse team than the Chargers since the 1970 merger is the Cleveland Browns. The Charger fan base will never come close to the mighty Bronco fan base and you know it and obviously can't handle it. The Deadbolts suck, they have for 58 years and will continue to suck because Rivers will be in the Sparklers old folks home very soon with zero rings, meaning nothing but wishful thinking for the future by a mediocre die hard fan base. 58 years of losing is a reality that's tough to accept right baph, soon to be 59 years. I really believe the Browns or the Lions have a much better chance of winning a super bowl before the Sparklers. Maybe you should consider becoming one of their fans to find peace of mind and true happiness before you die!
Utah Bronco Freak
No, I don't catch your drift because you refuse to STATE YOUR POINT!
I think I know why. Because you don't have a point. You don't think about your lame statements before you start typing your post! It's called lack of having necessary quality thinking abilities.
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Timmy12: Hey Bronco fans, did you know that the earth revolves around the sun every 24 hours?
Bronco fans: Yes we do, what's your point.
Timmy12: What do you mean "what's my point, can't you read between the lines?
You just proved my point that you have no point at all. A little "imp" trolling this forum. Sad.
Utah Bronco Freak
not that there is that many of those kind of fans, obviously. but i like how you say the chargers will never win a ring before rivers retires and "playing it off as fact", you constantly cry about the smack you're running.
the chargers have a much better chance to win the SB right now than the lions, brown, and especially the donkos. better and better QB, the only team that has a chance are the browns because they do have a lot of talent.
but the broncos? they are not going to the playoffs, they are not a playoff caliber team.