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"I grew up with a family member who is mentally ill, and have been taking the role of a caregiver for the last 20 to 30 years.
When I was really young, I didn't know how to communicate with him because I did not understand his condition, which was schizophrenia. We seldom talked and often got frustrated with each other. But as I got older, I began to learn more about the different types of mental illness. I learned to speak to him the way he needs to be spoken to. That was when I finally understood exactly what he was trying to tell me.
Learning to communicate not only benefits him, but it also allows me to improve my communication skills with people of various backgrounds and my understanding of mental illness. Attending classes at the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA) helps me deal with the people outside of our family better as I was able to explain to them on what is happening at home.
Mental illness is not something most of us talk about very often because it's not something we are familiar with and we are afraid. Because of the stigma and stereotypes surrounding it. Those who have it refuse to see the doctor because of the fear of being labelled as problematic.
They're actually very smart. In fact, they are even smarter than you and I. They have a lot of ideas. They think differently and can actually contribute more than we realise. I have personally seen this in a few people I know. I just hope there will be more employers who are willing to open doors for them. They will be more than happy to have the opportunities given to them, even if it's just a few hours' worth of work. Having a job and being able to achieve something actually helps to improve their mental conditions as well.
Someone with mental illness had once told me that, 'You can choose to not be a friend, or not know what mental illness is all about. But you cannot discriminate me.'
What they really need is empathy, and not sympathy. They want you to understand how they really feel, just like how you would understand a person. Empathy involves understanding their feelings. Sympathy is looking down on them, thinking, "Aiyoh, you very ke lian (you're so pitiful)."
When someone talks to you about having suicidal thoughts, you should really listen to them and not avoid the topic, no matter how much it scares you. It's never easy for them to reveal themselves that way. When they tell you, they're actually giving you a signal that they need help but they don't know how to get one. They're trying to get you to understand.
You know how sometimes we read the newspaper and go, "This person committed suicide by jumping off the building. He must have been crazy," or, "He's crazy. He'll chop people up." This is not true. The public needs to really understand why it happens. It happens because people with mental illness are not being treated right. They are left in the dark. They don't know what to do. They need help. They can be in a much better position if we allow them to."


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Pacific View Lodging currently offers properties in Depoe Bay, Lincoln City, and Netarts. As our company has changed so has our name. You may be familiar with us as Lincoln City Beach Retreats or Rentals on the Coast.
We currently manage 3 condominiums in 2 complexes in Lincoln City. You will find Oceanfront Cove a 650 s.f. apx. direct oceanfront, ground floor condominium, with a king size bedroom located on the south side of Lincoln City. We also have 2 oceanfront condominiums in the center of Lincoln City that we call: SandSational; a 450 s.f. apx. studio condo with a small full featured kitchenette and Seas the Day our 700 s.f. one bedroom with an en-suite bath.
In Depoe Bay you will find our small motel property of 7 boutique studio units. Recently remodeled and updated the Whale Inn is located directly across the highway from the Pacific. Some rooms offer an ocean view and all have kitchenettes with fridge and microwave. The Orca unit has a full kitchen. All 7 units are cozy and inviting and just a short walk from all that Depoe Bay has to offer.
Further north in Netarts just 6 miles west of Tillamook, The Surf Inn awaits. Our boutique motel of 7 units here brings you closer to nature and the quite that is off the beaten Highway 101 path. These units have been recently updated but still maintain some of the quaint features found when originally built. All units at The Surf Inn have bedrooms and one of them has 2 bedrooms ideally suited for families. Netarts Bay is a short walk away and just a short drive north are Oceanside and Cape Meares
You can visit the individual properties by clicking on the Read More link on the pictures below. All of our property availability can also be seen below. We encourage you to stay with us all along your coastal visit. No matter which property you choose you will find the spaces clean and comfortable with features that make you feel like home.
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text: Voters in Mali are heading to the polls on Sunday to pick their president, in a crucial election many hope will quell years of political unrest and violence, as well as improve economic conditions in the country. A total of 24 hopefuls are competing in the presidential race, with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and opposition frontrunner Soumaila Cisse seen as the two main candidates. The poll comes six years after the military staged a coup to remove then-President Amadou Toumani Toure, plunging Mali into chaos and paving the way for separatist rebels to seize control of its northern two-thirds. French forces intervened the following year to push back the rebels who used the Sahel as a launchpad for attacks in the region. A 2013 poll marked a return to democratic rule, with Keita, also known as IBK, winning a presidential runoff with 78 percent of the vote. Peace agreements signed in 2015 by the government and rebel coalitions raised hopes of stability, but their meaningful implementation has been challenging. As a result, the security situation remains fragile in the face of continued violent attacks, mainly in the country's north and central regions. At least 17 civilians were killed this week in ethnic violence in central Mali. As Malians prepare to vote, here's what you need to know. People look for their names on the electoral list at a polling station in Bamako [Luc Gnago/Reuters] Why is the vote important? Sunday's vote marks an important step forward for Mali, a landlocked country in western Africa that is home to almost 19 million people. Polls will open at 08:00 GMT and close at 17:00 GMT. There are 23,041 polling stations across the country, while a recent audit showed that the number of registered voters stands at 8,461,000. In advance of the election, fears about violence raised doubts about whether a credible polling process will be able to hold as the country seeks to achieve its first smooth political transition since 2007. WATCH: Mali's challenging, high-stakes election (2:26) The vote will see a big part of the country's young population - more than 60 percent of Malians are under the age of 25 - voting for a president for the first time. Baba Dakono, a researcher from the Institute of Security Studies, expects Sunday's election to be "very open". "For the first time since the advent of democracy in 1991, an election is organised while the incumbent president of the republic is a candidate and whose victory is not assured in advance," he told Al Jazeera from Mali's capital, Bamako. Main issues The election campaign has revolved around the key issues of security, economy, job creation and poverty reduction. Mali ranks 175th, out of 188 countries, on the United Nations Human Development Index for 2016. Last year, it recorded robust economic growth last year, at 5.5 percent, despite the challenging security situation. Still, financial woes and food insecurity remain, with the country ranking among the poorest in the world despite its vast natural resources - Mali is Africa's third-largest gold producer. The next president will be confronted with the task of solving the country's economic challenges, as well as dealing with the reoccurring security problems. "The government that was elected in 2013 has not been able to resolve the issue of violence and is still politically weakened," Yahaya Ibrahim Yahaya, a US-based Mali researcher, told Al Jazeera. "So, it would be up to the incoming government to deal with the issues," he added. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is seeking a second term [Luc Gnago/Reuters] In the lead-up to the vote, presidential hopefuls targeted young voters, who are at the forefront of the push for a change in the style of governance. Ibrahim also noted that the legitimacy of the elections will be at stake as the country hopes to have a free, transparent and peaceful vote where the results will be accepted by all. "There are places that are not under the control of the government and the question will be whether elections will be held in those places," Ibrahim said, asking,"what would be the legitimacy of the government if they are not held"? Last week, Cisse's party warned of a possible "massive attempt at fraud", claiming that there were "substantial anomalies" in the electoral register. Dakono said that authorities should guard against people feeling disenfranchised. "In a context of inaccessibility of some localities marked by security issues and inadequate road infrastructure, logistical issues remain at the heart of the concerns related to the presidential elections," he said. In the 2013 polls, Cisse complained that the election had been marred by fraud before conceding defeat. Presidential hopefuls Twenty-four candidates have been validated by the country's electoral commission to run in the elections. A candidate needs to secure 50 percent-plus-one of the votes cast to secure an outright victory. Otherwise, a second round of voting will be contested by the top two candidates on August 12. {articleGUID} Apart from Keita and Cisse, former minister Mohamed Ali Bathily and businesswoman Djeneba N'Diaye are predicted to be among the top contenders. Still, Keita and Cisse are widely expected to finish in the top two spots - like in 2013, when they squared off in a runoff. Keita, 73, inherited a broken nation and still struggles to negotiate peace with northern rebels. He faces growing political opposition in Bamako, especially among a disaffected youth, and has been under pressure in the wake of armed group attacks and retaliatory ethnic killings in the central-north areas. Cisse, 68, who contested and lost two previous elections, has attracted a large support base with promises to fix the country's security problems and end poverty. Local polls show the vote is too close to call - further raising concerns about whether the outcome will be accepted by the losing sides. Dakono said the risk of violence related to Mali's presidential election "is real". "This is mainly linked to the lack of a political agreement on the conditions for organising the elections and the feeling of some candidates that they should win this election," Dakono said. Cisse is promising to fix the country's security problems and end poverty [Luc Gnago/Reuters] Security situation The elections are being held amid a rise in deadly attacks, including against United Nations soldiers deployed to maintain peace. The government has also admitted that Malian soldiers have been involved in killings in the country's vast and troubled central region. The Malian army has in the past been accused by human rights organisations of carrying out extrajudicial killings, abductions and arbitrary arrests against people suspected of sympathising with armed groups. WATCH - African Union summit: Macron addresses security in Sahel (2:15) Meanwhile, armed groups continue to pose a major security threat across Mali's vast, porous desert borders in Niger, Burkina Faso and beyond. "Several hyper-localised conflicts with relatively high intensity are currently playing out in the regions of Mopti and Menaka, conflicts which have been accompanied by mass atrocities perpetrated by government forces, ethnic-based militias and militants," Heni Nsaibia, a researcher at Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, told Al Jazeera. Meanwhile, the UN mission in the country - which has more than 11,000 troops and was established in 2013 - is one of the world's most dangerous peacekeeping operations, with troops and convoys regularly coming under attack from armed groups. France sent thousands of troops in January 2013 to drive out the rebels from the northern cities of Timbuktu, Kidal and Gao. But attacks have continued, with more than 140 UN peacekeepers killed since 2013. Mali's government has repeatedly said the polls will go ahead as planned, but analysts have raised concerns about the conduct of violence-free polls. This week, the local branch of al-Qaeda warned voters to stay away from the polls. "The overall security situation is not conducive for elections," Nsaibia said. "However, the government has been working with stakeholders to foster conditions favourable for peaceful elections. Indeed, there are concerns that militant groups may cause major disturbances." SOURCE: Al Jazeera News Mali Africa Politics


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Putting out feelers to see what laptops people might potentially have to swap for my almost brand new iPhone 8 Plus 256gb in Space Grey.
I bought the iPhone 8 Plus as an interim till my iPhone X turned up - which arrived far earlier than I expected it to.
Laptop wants; I have a Surface Pro 4 currently, but finding it's not up to the task of editing photos and video (mainly GoPro and Drone footage). So after a pretty recent i7 with minimum 8gb RAM (ideally 16gb), 256gb SSD minimum but ideally 500gb+, and ideally a dedicated graphics card. consider anything between 12" and 15" that is still relatively portable. Would love at least one USB-C port along with 1 or more USB-3 ports.
I'm in Auckland so ideally would like to meet in person to do the swap but open to all reasonable offers.
Or make me an offer on buying the phone outright.
Still have the original box and all accessories, never been dropped and no marks at all.


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16 Aug 8 Essential Cybersecurity Blogs in 2018
Blogs are a good source of information to keep abreast of current news about the world of cybersecurity and hacking. That's why in this article we bring you the 8 blogs that you should not stop following to be up to date.
1) DragonJar
Currently, DragonJar is a company with the largest Hispano-American blog created by Andrés Restrepo. It offers tutorials to get started in hacking, interviews, pentesting, tools, and events.
We emphasize that although the tutorials are old they are very useful when it comes to taking the first steps in the world of programming world.
2) Underc0de
Underc0de, is a community that works in computer security and hacking. This website has both a blog and a forum to find more current information.
The objectives of the blog include "include the free dissemination of knowledge, share knowledge, exchange input and interact every day to enhance the capabilities and skills of each in a cordial environment."
In this blog, you will find information divided into 34 categories that include web security, hardware, first steps to get started in hacking, etc …
3) Flu Project
Flu Project is a blog developed and managed by Pablo Gonzalez and Juan Antonio Calles. In this blog, you will find tutorials about tools that they themselves make available to the user free of charge. Likewise, interesting news, tricks, and challenges to learn from hacking applied to computer security are published daily.
4) Hack Players
Hack players is a blog carried by the users themselves and have 25 million visits. Here you will find post about Pentesting, use of tools, challenges and add a section about interesting news from other blogs.
5) DaboBlog
This blog is managed by David Hernandez (Dabo) and is essential if you use GNU / Linux. Podcasts are interesting, dealing with hacking issues, computer security and debating with their guests are interesting.
6) Seguridad a lo jabalí
This blog stands out for the practicality in the posts that are aimed both at raising awareness and improving skills in hacking.
7) Elhacker.net
ELhacker.net updates daily news about all types of systems. It also has a forum where you can discuss with great professionals.
This blog has a practice section where you can challenge yourself with other users and learn through your wiki. The wiki deals with programming, hardware, databases, etc. …
8) Hacking Ético
This blog stands out for being aimed at a wider audience. It has post-oriented to hackers with information about programming, Pentesting, Python, etc. Subsequently, it presents a less technical part with the post about how to protect the devices and solve the most common problems for beginners.
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People that love using leather products particularly cherish the weathered look that comes with regular use and passage of time.
It is the hallmark of high quality, genuine leather product - a patina, a soft sheen that develops on the surface of the leather, imparting a character, a personality to the product. It is like an indelible stamp of ownership, a coat of arms - unique for every user.
Just like the wrinkles in the face of a weathered explorer tell a thousand tales, the weathering of leather also tells a story - of adventures undertaken, treasures found and a secret knowledge!
A naturally developed patina is the ultimate in leather snobbery - but it takes time, as all good things do. The darkening in some places, the honey glaze in others, and even the scratches and scuffs that come with a natural usage - all of them go into creating an aura of weathering that is truly beautiful to behold.
Leather connoisseurs value the patina to an extent that leather producers, makers of leather products, and the owners go to great lengths to develop it artificially!
A patina is something unique to natural products - leather gets it, so does wood. If ever there was something as aging gracefully - a patina is a shining (you see the pun?) example of it!
Leather is a natural product - and it ages. Also, it absorbs the traces of life around it - the natural body oils that your body produces, water, moisture, conditioner, dirt, dust, sunlight, heat - the leather absorbs it all. Over time, it develops a sheen in some places - while some spots may see a relative darkening.
The more you handle your leather product around, and the way you handle it also affects the nature and degree of patina that develops. If you use the product naturally - in a usual way with the usual standard of leather care, a patina is likely to come up gradually.
And yes, the scratches and scrapes that gather on the surface are also an integral part of the patina.
However, if you are an extremely careful user that wipes you leather stuff clean after using it every time, and maybe use a conditioner once in a while, and store it most carefully - the patina will take much longer to set in.
The thumb rule is - the less the leather is processed, the better and more pronounced the patina will be. Conversely, highly finished or spray-painted leather will hardly, if ever, gather a patina.
So, a vegetable tanned leather product with an unfinished surface is the best candidate to develop a nice patina, pull-up leather is the next in the patina hierarchy, while finished, chrome-dyed leather will hardly ever develop one. Patent leather will almost never develop any patina.
Also, a full-grain leather product will develop a better patina than that on a split-leather product.
The patina develops on almost all types of leather - cow leather, ostrich leather, alligator leather, etc. A stingray leather product, however, will naturally resist a patina since it is covered in hard enameled pearls that will not wear down easily.
While patina development is a natural process, you can certainly lend it a helping hand! If you want a patina, you can speed up the process, and if you would rather have a new looking product, you can delay the process.
The first step would be in choosing the type of leather that goes into making the product - a natural finished, vegetable tanned, or hand-painted leather product will be an ideal candidate for developing a patina.
Then, when you have bought the product, you will need to use it in a natural way - with normal standards of care. Maybe you are sitting on your sofa, munching popcorns and watching a TV show, and you get a call on your phone. You don't actually need to go and wash your hands before you pick up the phone that is encased in a genuine leather iPhone case.
However, you may be the type that likes to retain the new, store-bought look on your leather accessories for as long as possible. In that case, you may want to select leathers with more surface finish. A leather variety that is naturally resistant to patina development - stingray leather. This is due to the unique natural constitution of stingray leather - it has a surface armor of hardened enamel pearls that make it almost impervious to natural usage wear. And of course, you will need to wipe and clean your products more often if you want to delay the patina development.
Well, it takes time. But don't the good things in life come to those who are willing to wait?
The patina development process - if done naturally - takes time. But trust us, the results are well worth the wait!
There are examples of leather bags that have been out there for over decades - and have evolved the most beautiful patina!
Smaller leather products - such as wallets, or leather iPhone cases, may develop a gorgeous patina in shorter time frames - since they tend to be used and handled much more frequently.
Short answer: NO.
A patina on a leather surface is just a manifestation, a symbol, of the natural aging process of a natural product. It is NOT the cause of it.
A patina does not affect the longevity or sturdiness of a product. If anything, it only increases the beauty, the value and the feel of the product.
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Bipasha Basu will reportedly do an item number in John Abraham's latest film.
The Players actress and Abraham ended their 10-year relationship in January last year.
A source told Mumbai Mirror: "Ekta Kapoor has managed a coup for her next production Shootout at Wadala, which is currently on floors. John is her leading man, while Kangana Ranaut stars opposite him.
"Bipasha is the latest addition to the film, and she will have one scene in the film which leads to an item song.
"Whether John and Bips will have any scenes together is still being kept a secret, but the fact that they are ready to be in the same movie is a new beginning."
In September, Basu revealed that her split with Abraham had not been amicable.
Abraham is currently dating investment banker Priya Runchal but has said he will not publicise the relationship.


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The building codes for modular homes are strict. They fall under the same rules as any type of construction as far as the type of materials used and how they are appraised.
In the United States, all modular homes are constructed according to regulations enforced by organizations like the International Residential Code (IRC) or a number of similar entities that manage local jurisdictions.
IRC is a valuable tool for new owners as it ensures that their home will be built to high standards. The organization reviews the codes in place to determine whether modular homes meet regulations.
This post explains it more in-depth:
The International Residential Code (IRC) is a comprehensive, stand-alone residential code that creates minimum regulations for one- and two-family dwellings of three stories or less. It brings together all building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, energy and electrical provisions for one- and two-family residences. The IRC also provides a prescriptive approach (i.e., a set of measures) and a performance approach (i.e., energy modeling) for determining compliance.
IRC building standards for modular homes may differ from standard houses. That is because these standards are directed towards the prefabricated home industry. All building standards need to be met for the structure to be given clearance.
Being built in a controlled environment affords multiple benefits.
- No weather delays
- No setbacks waiting on subcontractors
- Less wasted materials
- Materials aren't exposed to the elements until finished
- Quality control is more stringent
- Prefab components speed up construction resulting in lower labor costs
Here is a good explanation of why factory-built homes are a good option:
The building standards for modular homes are highly regulated, and the roofing system is no different. By having them built in a controlled environment, there is less that can go wrong.
The typical roof is a 3:12 pitch so they can clear height obstacles in transport such as overpasses. However, with the innovation of tilt-up roofs, there are additional options with a roof that is hinged to allow for tilting to the desired peak.
This post explains more about this process:
Unlike conventional site built construction, roof trusses are usually not used in the building of a modular home. In site construction, roof trusses are built separately, and are installed via a crane at the jobsite after the framing is complete. Instead, the roof and ceiling systems in a modular home are built into the actual structure of the home. Engineered with a fold up self supporting rafter system, the modular roof system might be one of the more complicated stages of the modular home construction process.
For easy installation, roofs are usually built adjacent to the floor and wall stations. Roofs and ceilings begin with the laying out of the drywall and the construction of framing. The 2"x6" or 2"x8" wood members used in the construction are spaced 16" on center. If prescribed by the engineered drawings, a Microlamb beam may be installed in areas of large spans to accommodate heavy weight loads.
Drywall is then adhered to the ceiling framing with a special foam seal spray application. According to the style of home you are building, 12″ – 16″ front and rear overhangs are then installed. The roof and ceiling structure is then lifted and carried via crane and is set fastened and strapped to the perimeter top plate of the unit as well as lagged into its interior walls.
If you choose to go with a traditional hand-framed home or need roof maintenance or repairs, you can hire a Denver roofing team for your next project. They will keep the project on track and provide updates on the progress.


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1 Secret Ingredient to Never Leave out of your Banana Cake (cupcakes)
Do you have some old bananas that you need to get rid of? Here's a secret, sometimes I purposely let my bananas get brown so that I'm forced to make some sort of banana bread! Oh Darn!
Today I decided to step into the ole' time machine and go back to my Great Grandmother's recipe box. I found a banana cake recipe that I had all the ingredients for on hand and decided to go for it.
Not only was the final outcome moist and easy to make, it also had a secret ingredient! I'm not giving the secret away just yet, you'll have to read more to find out how to spice up this moist banana cake (or cupcakes in my case) in just under 20 minutes! Get ready to CZECH Yourself!
First of all….
Let me just tell you all, that today I fell into a Body Flow class for the first time. I've never taken a Body Flow class before and was the only one that raised her hand when the instructor asked about first timers.
I love being the rookie. However, I'm renaming this class "Sweat Flow" because I kid you not, I was the Mississippi River in the flesh…if that's even possible.
Naturally, I thought I deserved a treat after such torture (just kidding, I'm gonna start going). I decided to come home and pick through the beloved recipe box. I could probably pick anything out of that blasted box of goodness because I've never met a carb I didn't like. Also, can my Mimi Taylor have a gross recipe in her box. NO.
Is this banana cake an authentic CZECH recipe?
No, but I don't know… and honestly, who cares? It's delicious! However, in case you missed my Peanut Butteroons Recipe, I go into why this category is called "CZECH Yourself".
In short, all of these recipes are from my Great grandmother's recipe box and she was Czech.
You know what I love about these old recipes? My Mimi Taylor would write suggestions or comments sometimes.
In this recipe she did just that. I'm going to write the notes because I actually took one of her suggestions.
Also, the first time through these recipes, I stay true to the recipe as best I can. I'm always looking for a "healthier" solution, so please comment on what we could do to make this healthier.
- 2 cups of flour (I used All Purpose- could maybe try oat flour)
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter (I used my easy homemade butter- don't miss this recipe!)
- 1-1/2 cups
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup of mashed bananas (I used 4 small over ripe bananas)
- 1/3 cup buttermilk (which I had leftover from my homemade butter)
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional- I didn't have these on hand)
Did you see the secret ingredient? NUTMEG! Why don't we see this more? It adds a nice unique flavor! It was such a nice change up! I would totally throw chocolate chips in there too. NOM, NOM, NOM!
Notes from Mimi Taylor herself:
- 1 cup of chopped dates or drained crushed pineapple could be added (or both). I personally am not sure about pineapple with nutmeg… Mimi Taylor had you been drinking when you wrote this?
- A little more milk may be needed
- You can use 1 teaspoon baking powder and only 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- Also, try 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 regular sugar (3/4 cup of each- this is the suggestion I used)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream together butter, and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
3. Sift together dry ingredients.
4. Combine bananas, milk, and vanilla
5. Combine all into the butter mixture (slowly until well incorporated).
6. Pour into an 11X7 greased and floured pan. (I felt like doing the muffin tin to cut down my time spent in the ring of fire we know as our kitchen) Also, when you do muffins, you cut down on bake time- which means I have my banana cake in my mouth quicker.
7. If you are using the cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes. I did mine in the muffin tin and it took about 16-18 mins.
Note: Remember that every oven is different and ours runs hot like the ring of fire it sits in (aka kitchen- keep up!) so I set the timer for 15 minutes and then went from there.
Yields: This recipe made a dozen and a half muffins or cupcakes.
OH and I added shaved almonds for aesthetics…but they added a nice crunch!
Overall thoughts on this moist banana cake-y goodness:
Not only is this recipe super easy to whip up, it's absolutely delicious. I was more than excited that I got to use my homemade butter, buttermilk, and eggs from my chicken's butt. There is something so therapeutic about baking from scratch for me. Love is homemade!
Sidenote: I think I heard my chicken poop out an egg today and it got really awkward between us.
I'm somewhat new this category, so I only have one other recipe from the box of recipes from my great grandmother. It's super easy, and only 3 ingredients! Try this Peanut Butteroons Recipe, or if you hate bananas but love bluberries, try this blueberry oatmeal loaf.
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Some of you have been asking about the bakeware I have been using. You can thank Pioneer Woman for her genius florals and super cute style! I linked some of the things I used today!!
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In the February 2008 issue of zJournal, I wrote an article titled "FICON and Quality of Service (QoS): Making the Case for True, End-to-End, Host-Managed QoS." That article laid the groundwork for a great deal of discussion in the industry, and with IBM. Given some of the things that we will see in the near future (much sooner than six years), I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the original article, and provide some updates on things that have happened since that article was published six years ago. A subsequent article in Enterprise Tech Journal will examine the technical details of any new functionality at the appropriate time.
Here's the original article.
Defining Quality and Service
Quality and service have different meanings in different contexts. A good, general definition of service is: the expected behavior or outcome from a system. So, QoS is the degree to which the expected outcome is realized. Quantifying and measuring QoS also becomes a context-dependent task; it means different things to different people. For example, to the casual Internet user browsing a news site, QoS may simply mean the responsiveness of the Web server to his/her page accesses. On the other hand, to a systems administrator, QoS may mean the throughput and availability of the Web server, the network connection, storage subsystem or some combination of these. To achieve a desired level of service, all the components on the end-to-end path must be able to deliver that level of service.
Huseyin Simitci, in his book, Storage Network Performance Analysis (Wiley, 2003), defined some additional key concepts concerning QoS in storage network architectures:
• QoS architecture. The system must include the structures and interfaces to request, configure and measure QoS. If the system's peak performance is below the desired level, no amount of management can provide QoS.
• Admissions policy. This is a critical aspect of a QoS system. When a system accepts to serve (admit) a request, it must ensure certain resources are available to achieve the requested QoS level. If there aren't enough resources, or if using the existing resources will hamper the QoS guarantees of previously admitted requests, the new arrivals should be rejected.
• Resource reservation. After a request is admitted to the system, sufficient system resources must be reserved to provide QoS to that request.
• Class of Service (CoS). Even though CoS is sometimes used interchangeably (and incorrectly) with QoS, technically it has a different meaning. CoS defines the type of service and doesn't indicate how well the service is performed. Simitci uses the example of a Fibre Channel (FC) CoS defining message delivery guarantees—far different from any QoS guarantees of throughput, response time, etc.
In their proceedings paper for the 2001 ACM Conference on E-Commerce, Menascé, Barbará and Dodge developed an equation to compute the ratio of the QoS deficiency to the desired level:
QoS deviation = (achieved QoS-desired QoS) / desired QoS.
In this equation, if the desired QoS level is greater than the achieved QoS level, you have a negative ratio. Likewise, a positive deviation denotes a QoS better than the one desired.
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Compared with the general population, patients with serious mental illness are more likely to:
• Experience a traumatic event and have a higher number of overall trauma exposures1
• Meet criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD during their lifetime and in the previous 12 months2
• Report greater impairment in general functioning due to trauma2
• Have increased use of health care services related to trauma2
Previous research suggests that comorbid mental illness and post-traumatic stress interact to produce worse outcomes in patients, making trauma an important facet of a patient's overall psychiatric care. However, diagnosis rates of PTSD in psychiatric inpatient treatment settings are consistently lower than expected given the rate of trauma exposure. It seems inpatient psychiatric treatment may focus more on primary psychiatric symptoms (eg, psychosis) that brought the patient in, while identifying and treating PTSD may be secondary.
Identifying trauma symptoms and psychological distress
Inpatient psychiatric outcomes data provide a unique opportunity to examine the presence of PTSD symptoms and diagnoses for patients with mental illness and how PTSD symptoms are related to overall psychiatric symptoms and functioning.
Data were analyzed for 4126 patient records with an Abbreviated PTSD Checklist (PCL-C-6) completed at admission to an inpatient psychiatric treatment program. The average admission severity for patients exceeded the suggested cutoff, indicating the likelihood of PTSD (patient average was 17.5 compared to cutoff of 14). A subset of these patients (29.6%) also had admission scores on the Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-32®), a measure of general functioning useful for monitoring behavioral health outcomes. Patients who scored at or above the cutoff on the PTSD screener had significantly higher levels of dysfunction on the BASIS-32 compared with patients who scored low (below the cutoff) on the screener.
Does routine trauma screening identify trauma in inpatient units?
Although the majority of patients (65.7%) had high scores on the PCL-C-6, only 7.6% of these patients also had a primary or secondary PTSD diagnosis. Those who were diagnosed may have just been the most severe: patients with PTSD diagnoses had higher PCL-C-6 scores and showed greater distress overall on the BASIS-32 compared with patients with high PCL-C-6 scores but no PTSD diagnosis. These findings suggest PTSD may be underdiagnosed in these populations, especially when symptoms of serious mental illness are at the forefront.
Ms Nowlin and Dr Brown are data analysts for Mental Health Outcomes, LLC., a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc, Lewisville, TX.
The authors report no conflicts of interest concerning the subject matter of this article. The views expressed in this article are the authors' own and do not represent the official position of Universal Health Services, Inc. or of its subsidiaries, whose funding supported the data collection and preparation of the article.
1. Mueser KT, Goodman LB, Trumbetta SL, et al. Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in severe mental illness. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1998;66:493-499.
2. Grubaugh AL, Zinzow HM, et al. Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with severe mental illness: a critical review. Clin Psychol Rev. 2011;31:883-899.
3. The Joint Commission. Comparison Rates: Q2 2018. https://www.jointcommission.org/performance_measurement.aspx. Accessed March 7, 2019.
4. Alexander AA, Welsh E, Glassmire D M. Underdiagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder in a state hospital. J Foren Psychol Pract. 2016;16:448-459.
5. Sacks SA, Schwartz B, Mueser KT. A pilot study of the trauma recovery group for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder and co-occurring serious mental illness. J Ment Health. 2017;26:237-241.
6. Swan S, Keen N, Reynolds N, Onwumere J. Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress symptoms in psychosis: a systematic review of outcomes. Front Psychol. 2017;8:1-14.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Football legend Dick Butkus joined WFAN's Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts on Thursday to discuss his career, injuries in the NFL, his acting career and more.
Does it ever bother Butkus, who spent nine seasons with the Bears, that he never played in the postseason?
"Of course, everybody would love to be a Super Bowl champ, but I don't know, I'm happy with what happened," the Hall of Fame linebacker said. "I mean, it was just my time that during that time I just got there two years too late because they won in '63. … What are you going to do?"
Butkus will appear with many other athletes at the East Coast National show Saturday and Sunday at the Westchester County Center in White Plains.
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The global trend of IT vendors going direct to customers was given even more currency last week. The revelation in the US that both IBM and Compaq are promoting direct relationships with selected end users provides further evidence of this threat to the channel.
IBM's Netfinity Direct program gives corporate accounts the option of buying and receiving delivery of its Netfinity line of servers direct from the company, instead of through its network of value-added resellers. Users still have the option of receiving delivery and support from their existing resellers, company officials said.
An IBM Australian spokesperson told ARN the announcement only relates to the US.
Santo Pappalardo, managing director of IBM business partner IT Wholesale, said the existing strategy of using resellers and distributors has been refined over the last couple of years and seems to be working well. "There are two types of markets - direct and the normal channel. IBM can't have its cake and eat it too," he said.
As for Compaq, it is reported to be moving in for the kill against its direct competitors by specifically targeting major Dell accounts in the US and offering a more direct relationship to those customers.
Still wary of calling the approach "direct", Compaq will be pursuing approximately 300 major accounts, most of which are largely owned by Dell, and giving those customers a choice of relationship, according to sources.
With Compaq's acquisition of Digital and its expansive services and support business expected to become official on Thursday, the channel's dwindling role in the business of Compaq is becoming apparent. "Compaq has to make a move," said Tony Amico, channel analyst at International Data Corp in the US. "The direct players are capturing more of the market. This happens to be the next evolution in the model. If you don't sell your product in a way so that people want to buy it, then you are not going to sell your product."
Fiona Dicker, general manager of Compaq distributor Dicker Data, said it is a completely different situation in Australia and Compaq is certainly not doing it here. "Compaq has focused its attention on the SME market which it believes it can access best through the channel. We have dealers who gain business Compaq couldn't reach in the sort of program described in this report," she told ARN.


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Nephrotic Syndrome is not an independent kidney disease but a group symptoms including edema, proteinuria, hypoproteinemia and hyperlipidemia. What to do with Nephrotic Syndrome with albumin 3?
Why does albumin 3 occurs?
Albumin is most abundant protein in human blood plasma. It is produced in the liver. Albumin constitutes about half of blood serum protein.
Healthy kidneys can reabsorbed by renal tubules effectively. Therefore, there is little protein leaking out in urine.
In Nephrotic Syndrome, damaged glomeruli allow 3 grams or more of protein to leak into the urine when measured over a 24-hour period, which is more than 20 times the amount that healthy glomeruli allow.
What to do with albumin in Nephrotic Syndrome?
To solve this problem from the root, I recommend you to take traditional Chinese medicines to improve kidney function. The main curative effect of our herbal medicines is to increase blood circulation by dilating blood vessels, reducing inflammation and degrading extracellular matrixes. Therefore, kidneys can get enough blood volume and oxygen to repair damaged renal tissues. Then, protein can be reabsorbed by renal tubules. Therefore, albumin 3 can be well treated.
What traditional Chinese medicines are good for Nephrotic Syndrome?
-Maikang Mixture. It is one bottle of liquid medicine taken by patients each day. It is to promote Qi and unlock meridians so as to increase the whole blood circulation.
-Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. It is an external application used on bilateral kidney areas. It is an innovation from hundreds of Chinese herbs chosen by our experts according to the patient's own illness condition.
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Stanmore is a picturesque suburb and one of Sydney's quietly artistic neigbourhoods where elegant period homes, charming cottages and quaint streets reflect a friendly village hub. A community centric suburb less than 6km to the CBD, Stanmore's blend of urban charm and lifestyle appeal attracts creative times and young families, and along with it a lively cafe and arts scene.
Village Vibes
It's a community of long-term residents where everyone treats each other like family. Street parties and neighbourhood barbecues are the norm and there's a strong sense of belonging that's rare to find so close to the city. The streets speak to its historic past, lined with Victorian, Federation and Gothic Revival homes while colourful street art in the back lanes gives Stanmore a creative flavour.
Its village charm is matched with fantastic convenience as Stanmore has its own train station making getting around a breeze. There aren't many places where café owners know you by name (and have your coffee ready to go) and you can jump on a train and be in the city in 10 minutes!
Bordered by Parramatta Road, Stanmore perfectly reflects the notion of new urbanism with a sense of connectivity and walkability. It's a quick commute to the city and within easy reach of the vibrant hubs of neighbouring Leichhardt, Annandale and Newtown.
From Top Dogs To Fine Dining
For a small village, Stanmore packs a punch when it comes to dining. Clustered around Percival Road, you'll find everything from the best almond croissants in town at Kaldibaah at 102 Northumberland Avenue to epic degustation dining at Sixpenny at 83 Percival Road. For great Italian food and the go-to Friday night special pizza, hit Adams Pizzeria at 104 Percival Road or enjoy a top-notch pub meal at the recently revamped Salisbury Hotel just a few doors down at 118 Percival Road.
If you fancy a quick bite on the hop, you can't go past the Mexican hot dogs served up at Mas Tinto at Shop 43/53 Bridge Road. It's not your average banger with tomato sauce… think chorizo sausage, caramelised onion and homemade pineapple puree.
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Stanmore has a long history and was once part of Annandale farm. The suburb was called South Annandale until the 1930s when it was named after the village in England where the founder of Newington College was born. Stanmore is renowned for its schools and has three within its boundaries including Newington College, Stanmore Public and St Michaels Stanmore. Well connected by bus and train, Stanmore is within easy reach of the University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Take a drive around Stanmore with Jonathan Hammond, Stanmore's hyperlocal agent.
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In order to find a postcode for residential address in UK is very important. This is because postcodes are needed in steering a mail to the correct destination. Postcodes make sure that the mail can be send through the correct channel and the right delivery path is followed. The postal codes in UK are called the postcodes. A post code for a residential address in the UK consists of between five and seven letters which are divided into two codes-Outcode (area+ district) and Incode. This can be linked with the Delivery Point Suffix in order to generate a reference that is exclusive and it is to be changed to a barcode that can be used by mail type deal possessors.
There are nearly 15 Delivery points in a postcode record which can store a maximum of about 100 points. When there is a combination of location or number then an exclusive reference can be made for every mailbox in UK. Postal codes are alphanumeric. These were developed by Royal Mail over a period of 15 year. Dealing with a postcode for a residential address in UK, we must know that a full postcode unit points to a restricted number of addresses or may be to one letter box. The outcode points to all or part of post town.
The outcodes having one or two similar prefixes are divided into 124 postcode area groups. Postcode information is mainly contained, preserved and reorganized in the Post code Address File together with millions of delivery points. In a map of London postcodes for a residential address in UK is the postal district. The number immediately following the outcode represents the post town, ie. the post office for the area. The incode represents the specified part of the town or post office within the initial part, then a number and the last two letters showing a possessions or group in the location.
Studying about a postcode for a residential address in UK, we must know that when the central postcode method was developed, then the present postal districts were included in that. Postcodes in Toxteth begin with L, places in Manchester and Salford start with M and so on. In Glasgow postcodes were within the letter G and the remaining 60% of greater London are given postcodes based on the central plan.
Consider A9 9AA which is a format of a postcode for a residential address in UK where A represents a letter and 9 represent a digit. The two to four characters just preceding the space is the out code aiming to send mail from sorting office to delivery office. The starting letter is the postcode area. Then the following digits 0 to 99 show the postcode district. Folowing the space is the in code which is aimed to sort mail at the final delivery office.
The first character following the space is a digit from 0to9 that denotes the postcode sector map. The last two letters is the postcode unit. These can be anything between A-Z. This gives us some information regarding the geographical area. The PAF that can be used to find a postcode for a residential address in UK is generally licensed and it is also used in address managing software.
As the landscape or our High Streets change during the recession, possibly forever, the on-line retail sector continues to grow and grow. Any market retailer worth his salt has latched on to this, and as a result more and more businesses, both large and small are setting up on the web. This increase in choice is likely to mean that internet shopping will continue its share of the overall retail sector for the foreseeable future, and that any business unwise enough to jump on the on-line juggernaut is likely to get left behind.
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Metra is reporting delays on a number of lines due to track repairs, mechanical problems and freight train interference.
On the Union Pacific North line, a train scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:45 a.m. is running 15-20 minuts behind because of a mechanical problem. Another train on the same line scheduled to leave Kenosha at 5:51 a.m. is also running 10-15 minutes behind. A train scheduled to leave Chicago about 6:30 hasn't left because of "switch failure."
On the Metra Electric District, both inbound and outbound trains may be delayed because of an emergency track repair.
The UP-West train scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:10 a.m. is running 15-20 minutes behind because of freight train interference.
A delay of about the same duration was reported on the Rock Island District train scheduled to leave Blue Island at 5:20 a.m. Metra reported mechanical problems on that train, too.
The Chicago Transit Authority noted no service issues with its train system.
Illinois State Police reported poor road conditions on area expressways with a number of spinouts and people sliding into ditches or walls.
Overnight, State police responded to 14 accidents that involved only damage to vehicles and another three that resulted in injuries.
Not counted in that total are crashes where no one was hurt and the cars were able to be driven away. Because the area is under a snow emergency plan, drivers are told to file crash reports at a later time.
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Not Just Any Insurance Company
Founded in McMinnville, Oregon in 1894 by a close group of business owners, we remain the oldest, independent, mutual insurance company west of the Mississippi. This year marks 125 years of serving your personal, commercial, and agricultural needs throughout Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho. Unlike some other insurance companies, we don't answer to institutional investors. We're in this business for you. Consistently rated A-(Excellent) by AM Best's Key Rating Guide since 1990, we have demonstrated stability, management expertise, and the ability to meet our financial obligations.
Some other insurance companies refer to their customers only as policyholders. At Oregon Mutual, we refer to our policyholders as members, because it wouldn't feel right to refer to them in any other way. Whether calling for a quote, a general question or filing a claim, our people treat our members with dignity, compassion and respect. As a member of Oregon Mutual, you're more than just a customer. If you are not yet a member of Oregon Mutual, thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. Read about our coverages to discover more about the range of products and policies we offer.
To celebrate our milestone birthday, we are thrilled to introduce a total re-brand of our company that better represents who we are—stable, honest and always willing to lend a hand to those who need it most. It's an Oregon approach and one we're proud to be associated with. The spirit led by the pioneers who settled this region is the spirit that drives us to serve our neighbors and communities. Oregon. It's Who We Are. Learn more about our Brand New story here.
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Earn the trust of our customers and provide peace of mind by delivering superior insurance products and service.
To earn trust, we act through the positive actions of our employees and independent agents in an environment that values:
We would not be the company we are today without our committed employees.
We are seeking additions to our exceptional team of people. If you are committed to earning the trust of other people and strive to provide peace of mind to those experiencing their best or worst days, then you have some of the attributes that make up our company mission statement. If making a positive difference is a goal you'd like to wake up to every day, we are interested in getting to know you, learning more about your work experience and discovering the motivating factors that drive your passions.
Since our founding, the steadfast force behind our strength is our people. When working at Oregon Mutual, you quickly learn there's nothing more satisfying than knowing you've made a difference in the life another person. Each and every day, that is exactly what our employees are given the opportunity to do. For more information regarding our current career opportunities and to apply for an open position, please visit us on Glassdoor.
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Thirty-five years after Oregon became a state, Oregon Mutual Insurance Company was founded by a local group concerned about the affordability of insurance. They wanted their own company, one that understood the needs of the local people in the West. "Insurance of the people, by the people and for the people" was their motto. They organized a "Mutual" insurance company based on the concept that members needs come first.
As an Oregon Mutual policyholder, you have an ownership stake in the company and can be assured that your company has your interests and welfare first in mind. We are not a stock company who raises capital by selling stock so we don't answer to shareholders, we answer to our members. Oregon Mutual does not have market and investor pressure to maximize profits, which helps us keep our rates as low as possible. Our foremost responsibility is to serve our policyholders. It's who we are.
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When its Rajnikanth, we have no doubt about how big the film can get and how the fans would go crazy and react after the release. Petta, being the 165th film of Rajni sir, we're already going mad after watching the trailer of the film. Let's see what the film has for us.
With Petta releasing on Pongal day, the audiences have got excited as we continue to get Rajnified.
In Karthik Subbaraj's next, Rajni plays the role of a college warden, protecting his team from the influence of Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
The film also has Trisha Krishnan, Simran, Bobby Simha and M Sasikumar in its cast, giving us all the more reason to book our tickets right away.
In a telephonic interview with the director, Subbaraj said: "Petta has all the dimensions of Rajinikanth's performances". He also mentioned that Petta is a tribute to Rajini sir's character from Mullum Malarum.
When asked about the new combination of actors Subbaraj said, "Rajini sir used to say that Baasha worked for him because it had a strong antagonist in Raghuvaran. Hence he also wanted to have a strong antagonist to give the story a good kick. That is why when Petta demanded two antagonists, we decided on Nawazuddin and Vijay Sethupathi".
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Wondering what all the claims are on your food packaging? Organic, Non GMO, natural, gluten free, etc.
There are so many claims out there, which are clever marketing gimmicks to get us to buy a higher-priced item when it isn't any healthier than the item next to it.
What do all of these claims mean?
Organic: Make sure your organic items are done with a seal "certified organic" otherwise they may have just used one or two organic ingredients and say so only in the fine print. Also make sure it's spelled correctly, many brands use natural colors and terms similar to organic to trick consumers.
Non-GMO: This means your item has not been genetically modified, or changed in a lab. Corn and soy are some of the high-risk crops. To ensure your food does not contain GMO's buy organic. Organic items cannot contain genetically modified organisms.
All Natural: This term is used very loosely. Sometimes it is meant to mean no added dyes, preservatives or artificial flavors. Read the ingredients when a product is labeled natural as many food marketers have used this term as a marketing gimmick. Made with: Take a closer look at items that are "made with" a healthier item. While it may be true that an item is made with real fruit, it may also include food dyes, preservatives and artificial ingredients.
Gluten Free: Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. Avoiding gluten means a lot more than not eating bread. If you are trying to avoid gluten due to Celiac or an allergy make sure it's certified gluten free as trace amount can be found in many non-bakery type foods you wouldn't expect.
Vegetarian: This means the product contains no meat, poultry, fish and or seafood. Vegan: This takes vegetarian one step further. Items that are pure Vegan do not include anything derived by animals; no dairy, egg, honey, etc.
Whole Food: A whole food item is an item that has been processed or refined as little as possible. Farm to table claims would be an example of whole foods. The farmer picked it, you prepped it and ate it.
Kosher: A kosher item means it conforms to the regulations of kashrut. Put simply meat and dairy are not prepared or eaten together. When making changes in what you purchase at the grocery store review the ingredients also.
With all of these claims it's hard to know what the best choices are. If you can only make one change, purchase as many items you can that are organic.
That ensures they will also be "all natural", "made with real ingredients" and "non-gmo" as an organic item encompasses all of those claims. Vegan, Vegetarian, Kosher and Gluten free items will depend on your dietary, philosophical and or religious beliefs.
Are they healthier? Sometimes. But an Organic, non-gmo, gluten free cupcake is still going to have lots of fat and sugar. But it will be 100 percent real and your body knows what to do with real food.
Challenge yourself to read what's actually in everything you consume.
It may take some extra time the first few trips to the store, but try to remove a few items from your pantry with ingredients that you can't pronounce. Your body (and brain) will thank you.
Emily Countryman is a board certified health coach and owner of Ideal Wellness in Marysville. She can be reached at email@example.com. Her columns run monthly in these newspapers


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Plot: Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Ranges, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on SSG. Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.
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March 2008, Prestige Magazine, Hong Kong Jo Baker delves into the Middle Kingdom's new highlife on horseback Download original: Prestige Polo A line of Australia's finest polo ponies fidget unhappily in their stalls, one picking moodily at the stable planks with his well-bred teeth. China is in the throes of its worst winter in fifty years, and it's not only the people here that are suffering. "They don't really like being inside," says Romiro Pellegrini, a young vet and skillful Polo player from Argentina. "They're athletes. They want to be out playing, and this snow just gets them down." The ponies of China's new Nine Dragons Hill Polo Club may well be dreaming of last October; three days in which man and horse tussled on a field of verdant grass to a backdrop of fizzing champagne, hats of architectural daring ... Read the full article
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Love is in the wear
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, April 24, 2009 Architecture with a lived-in touch is winning hearts When architect Bill Bensley was asked to design a hotel in Phuket not long after the tsunami, he found himself wanting to give it a deeper layer of meaning. That layer was found by his team of Thai and Indonesian designers at salvage auctions in the area, where they bought driftwood and other bits of wreckage wrought by the giant wave, and incorporated them into the hotel, Indigo Pearl. "We picked up a whole lot of materials and in various innovative ways reused them, in the structure, in sculptures," he recalls. The hotel, which also uses a lot of old tin in tribute to the area's tin mining history, has received rave reviews for its vision and its sensitivity. Using architectural salvage like this is ... Read the full article
Stay Overnight in a Turkish Mansion
May 14, 2009, Time Magazine "Make yourself at home" may be a refrain heard in guesthouses the world over, but it takes on new meaning when it comes from one of your host country's wealthiest families — and when your temporary "home" is their mansion. The Buyukkusoglu family, who made their fortune in the automotive industry, converted their 48,400-sq-ft (4,500 sq m) modern manor house in Bodrum, Turkey, on the edge of the Aegean Sea into a 12-suite hotel, and in 2007 opened it to paying guests as the Casa Dell'Arte. "We wanted the hotel to still feel like a house, and to be very social," says owner Fatos Buyukkusoglu, who led the hotel's design team and lives in a ... Read the full article
Basic Instincts
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, March 27, 2009 Keeping it simple is the order of the day as people seek comfort in uncertain times The opening of high-end serviced apartments in Sheung Wan last month saw a rare aesthetic for Hong Kong: the Yin's 42 studios offer glimpses of brickwork, flashes of exposed piping, and baths carved out of stone blocks. This kind of warehouse-hip has been run-of-the-mill in other cities for years, yet in Hong Kong it has always struggled, and usually drowned, under heaps of suede, crystal and polished wood. Still, Philip Liao of design firm Liao and Partners thought that now might be the time to give it a go – albeit with a sanitized and slightly Zen-like twist. "I ... Read the full article
Dalian Wonder
March 2009, Silkroad Magazine, China A colourful past has created a bright future for this cosmopolitan city "You won't find much of China in Dalian," one foreign resident recently observed over coffee, and he has a point. At one time Russian, another Japanese and with a host of names and identities in its recent past, Dalian is as famous today for its female 'mounties' on horseback and its links with Canon and Mitsubishi, as it is its excellent sea food. But on one of its famously clear days in one of the many squares, watching couples parade and old men practice water calligraphy, Dalian can also be the best of China. Many agree, and it has been voted one of the most ... Read the full article
To the Manor Born
Perspective Magazine, Hong Kong, December 2008 Along the Aegean coast an intriguing new boutique hotel seeks to celebrate and reinvigorate traditional Anatolian-style architecture with a contemporary twist and a healthy injection of Turkish art When the world "homey" is used to describe a hotel it rarely applies to anything bigger than a few thousand square metres; very few people, after all, can call a manor house home. But for the non-mansion dwellers among us there are hotels like Casa Dell'Arte on the Aegean coast. When the world 'homey' is used to describe a hotel it rarely applies to anything bigger than a few thousand square metres; very few people, after all, can call a manor house home. But for the non-mansion dwellers among us there are hotels ... Read the full article
Playground Attraction
July 2008, Gafencu Men Magazine, China Dubai is the fastest growing city on earth, and as the strategic financial centre the Middle East it is becoming a playground for the very, very rich There is a frission of guilty pleasure to be had from heading to one of the earth's hottest, driest places to ski, swim and indulge in climate-controlled shopping sprees, and it is one that this year prompted around seven million to pack light and head to Dubai. This small nation of 1.3 million people will soon have forty mega-malls, 7 new theme parks and over 530 hotels to its name, not to mention a pulsating new club scene and a penchant for luxury sporting events. And with that kind of party laid on – well, it would be downright rude not to show up. Back in the early sixties, ... Read the full article
Bay City Rollin'
April 2008, Gafencu Men Magazine, China Times may be tighter, but the Bay City is still rolling in it Of all San Francisco's incarnations, the one most loved in Asia is its face from the 1990s – a thrilling time when the dot-com boom made a millionaire a minute and the city's more bohemian, beatnik impulses were buried deep. "There were parties every single night and they were always totally over the top" remembers Charlotte Milan, who runs a luxury travel and wine public relations firm there, C.Milan Communications. "People were bringing in dance troupes from Israel, doing shot after shot of caviar and it was like: how much can we have? How much, how much?" Ten years later and the brashness has gone. The Bay ... Read the full article
One Night in Hong Kong
December 13, 2007, Time Magazine Frank Sun, restaurateur and architect Have a drink at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel's Captain's Bar, tel: (852) 2825 4006. It has a lot of history. Then take a walk from there to Sheung Wan — a very different side of old Hong Kong and one that is rapidly disappearing. You can visit shops that still make traditional sausages and sell dried seafood. After that, take the tram all the way to North Point. On the third floor of the market at 99 Java Road you'll find the Tung Po seafood restaurant, tel: (852) 2880 9399. Ask for the owner Robby, or his partner Larry. Tell him you would like to order dishes Frank likes to eat. When you've finished dinner, take a cab back to the SoHo ("South of ... Read the full article
Happy Families
October 4, 2007, Time Magazine Sequestered on a hill about a 40-minute drive from Chiang Mai, Proud Phu Fah doesn't attract young urbanites so much as families and others looking for a quiet puff of Thai mountain air. Yet that's not to say that the hotel lacks contemporary style. The first clue to its existence comes on a bare, green stretch of road in the Mae Rim Valley, where a small sign beckons: HIP HOTEL AND RESTAURANT. The next is a gate in an isolated grassy lay-by, where soft jazz pipes from the trees. "We wanted to try a new concept," says co-owner Siriphen Siwanarak, who left a design job in Bangkok to build the place with her husband. "When guests arrive they see this gate first, then follow the stream, ... Read the full article
New Architects of China
Architecture Week, USA, September 19, 2007, But while firms from around the world are delightedly helping China push its design boundaries, the country's own young architects may be the most interesting to watch. On the Edge: Ten Architects from China, edited by Ian Luna with Thomas Tsang, is the first English-language anthology to place them firmly in the spotlight. The learning curve for these young, hip studios has been a steep one. Though the nation can boast a rich aesthetic heritage, Mao's Cultural Revolution put pay to any form of modern exploration in the field. It also left most of the older architectural masterpieces in tatters. Design students in the 1980s and '90s had no creative role models and little contemporary Chinese design to draw from, leaving them with ... Read the full article
Higher Education
July 16, 2007, Time Magazine It's a common problem. You book a trip, fail to pick up a phrase book and before you know it you're shaking hands, toasting — or wildly gesticulating — in your destination, wishing you had mastered just a couple of phrases of the local language. Since 2005, travelers on selected flights of Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and half a dozen other carriers have been avoiding this problem with Berlitz World Traveler courses, available on personal video screens. Now other airlines are following suit — this year, Continental, KLM and Air France began offering the onboard language-tuition program, which teaches the basics of up to 23 languages in 21 languages. So should you be from Brazil and need to brush up on your Tamil, or from Vietnam and ... Read the full article
A Time to Reap
South China Morning Post, August 2006 For a long time Siem Reap has been little more than a launching pad into Angkor, a dusty frontier town of fumes and lurking potholes, of children with large eyes and speedy fingers. Very few tourists tend to leave with tales of overwhelming warmth, applauding the local hospitality. This may have something to do with its messy economics. As part of the country's second poorest province the town offers a great escape for farmers tired of battling with the local scrub land. But the faster they flood in, the faster chain hotels and tour operators tend to funnel tourist dollars out, leaving what amounts to a money vacuum. In it, Siem Reap has become defined by its most successful bread winners – kids - those big eyes and speedy fingers commanding a notorious (and ... Read the full article


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Brewers 4-Pack Flex Plan returning for a limited time; available online only
MILWAUKEE — The Brewers 4-Pack Flex Plan is returning for a limited time and is available online only at Brewers.com/4packs. The Plan is on sale starting today at 10 a.m. and continues through Thursday, February 16.
The Flex Plan allows fans to pick out four games from a list of 41 possible dates that are most convenient for them. The plan offers several great matchups including the Thursday, September 21 contest and the Sunday, September 24 game against the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, multiple games against the division-rival St. Louis Cardinals, and Interleague contests against the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles. This plan also contains two Free-Shirt Friday games on April 28 and June 16.
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A Catholic priest friend began a blog while he was still a deacon. His intention was to help his readers grow closer to Christ through prayer. For one of his blog projects, he asked several friends to share their personal prayer testimonies. He asked us to focus on three questions: how do you pray, what is your relationship with the Trinity and have you ever had an intense prayer experience. Below is my story.
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My mother asked me a question which has reverberated in my head for years now. I was in the 7th grade and had just received the Sacrament of Confirmation, when she asked if I'd felt the Holy Spirit. She recalled her own confirmation day and said she'd detected a noticeable change within herself. She'd, literally, perceived the movings of the Spirit.
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I just got my ALevel results, and I did pretty well. I got a B in English Lit. C in Media, and C in Physics. Both my parents have wanted me to go to Uni all my life (I'm an only child). I had applied to study English, and got in. But now I have changed my mind, I think I want a year off to do some work experience, maybe travel. But my parents are so adamant I go and they keep saying I should go. Do I just go? Or should I tell them I don't want to? – S
Hi S! Yeah this is a really tricky time actually. I was in your shoes not that long ago!! I studied Media and English Lit for A levels too! So well done anyway for getting great results. So is that that you don't want to go to Uni at all? Or is it just that you don't want to go yet? Maybe you could try writing down all the things you want to do, and see if Uni fits in in your life at all. Try sitting down with your parents too and explaining how you feel, ask them to have an open mind if they can be a bit difficult! But email me again if you want to continue the conversation! at > email@example.com


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She's got moxie. For those of you who don't know, that means they have balls of steal. Rock out with this Great, slimy, 'Moxie' illustrative design and show some illustrated style to the world!
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I was going to continue my thoughts on Imaginary Boyfriends this week but saw this HBO featurette and had to share it. This video is about half as long as the one playing On Demand but I think it gets the point across.
They should seriously consider renaming this to Abraham Lincoln: Lumberjack with those wicked ax wielding skills. I haven't read this book yet, but really who wants to read some historical biography, when you can read a kick ass vampire hunting Van Helsing president. The choice is clear. Visually this film is gorgeous. The look fits the period, the effects are very Guy Richie. The studio is putting real money into this production, I think they learned from that first Twilight film. Can you imagine the idiots who took the literary phenom that is Twilight, and decided to NOT put any money into the beginning of that franchise. Sure they upped the budget since then, but only because the standards of film making were so low. I would have been embarrassed, knowing how many people have watched and still watch it.
An episode of True Blood on television shouldn't out shine a feature film.
Sorry, I can be snobby when it comes to movies. I know there's no way it will be better than the book, but I appreciate that they're trying to make a good film. Plus it can't be all bad if the novelist also worked on the screenplay. So *Fingers Crossed* that the script is amazing. And hey as a bonus Seth Grahame-Smith also wrote the script for Tim Burton's next flick Dark Shadows. I completely agree with Burton, this is a film I want to see!


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Progress report of Aug. 4, 2008.
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We hope to use this site to keep you abreast of progress on ka hale pili in Hawaiian Hall at Bishop Museum
Students from the Farrington High School Hawaiian Studies Program descended on the hale pili under construction in the Bishop Museum's Hawaiian Hall on May 20. Under the guidance of kumu Pomaika'i Kaniaupio-Crozier, some of the students helped with evenly spreading the pohaku foundation while others worked at fastening wall supports upon which the pili will be fastened. Reconstruction of the ancient hale pili is expected to be finished by the end of June. Hawaiian Hall is expected to reopen to the public in 2009, after years of renovations. Click here for a larger view. Photo: Blaine Fergerstrom
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Sierra Menera
The constitution of the mining company in the early 20th century, caused a high demand of labour, fostering the arrival of a great number of workers from other communities, especially from Andalucia and Vasc Country, who came to settle down in the new mining town called Sierra Menera, built with the purpose of providing acommodation to the miners.
The town was divided in several districts: watchmaking, hospital, town centre, management, station and the "Manolo´s houses". These towns are similar to other working class neighbourhoods throughout the Spanish territory with family houses and straight streets.
As well as the housing, the mining town had community facilities and some services to help the workers endure economic and social difficulties experienced in Spain during those years.
We could highlight the commissary, which offered special discounts to the workers, a chapel, a school and a house to welcome everyone which was built as a community home for gathering and celebrating cultural meetings such weddings, etc.
The casino was also the meeting point for employees after a working day; It had a bar, a cinema, a game room and a library.
A hospital was also built, including the doctor´s office, radiology services and a committal area for long term injuries.
Beside the station, a neighbourhood called the "Manolo´s houses" was built to give housing to the employees who worked in the railway. It was located in the municipality of Villar del Salz.
Near those buildings was the management district: an unmistakable opulence symbol where the owners lived, also the senior´s, administrator´s and engineer´s houses. The administration office was also there.
All this splendour ended up with the mining closing in 1987. Nowadays, most of the districts are being restored as a holiday destination and also, making the most of the railway line, a green route with 160 km long has been designed, becoming the longest in Spain.
The mineral exploitation in Ojos Negros comes from the Celtiberian period, but it won´t be until the Modern era when the mineral extracting activity was developed in a more intensive way, providing minerals to the foundries located at the Sierra de Albarracín and Alto Tajo areas.
By the early twentieth century, the Sierra Menera mining company was established, alternating the exploitation between galleries and open-pit mines. This activity needed an important quantity of labour force coming from nearby towns. Those employers used to work in a very tough and extreme climate conditions.
The mining company built its own railway line in order to transport the mineral to the Sagunto port from which it was loaded onto ships to export it.
In 1921 the company acquired its first two diggers starting the industrialization process and making much easier this kind of work.
Later, in 1925 the Montiel tunnel was built, communicating the Castilla area with this side of the mountains entailing a great advance.
Between 1932 and 1941, the mines remained closed.
From 1941, the railway was rebuilt, restarting again the exploitation activity and making improvements, to name but a few: a conveyor belt at the Montiel tunnel, a mineral grinding plant or a charger. These developments led to a frenetic exploitation producing tons of tailings and causing a destruction of the landscape resulting in the great subsidences of the land as we know today.
Here is a video you can watch and make an idea about the work performed by the miners in Sierra Menera.
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