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Local Government Stories
Below are stories we have done covering local government issues.
Tecumseh Official Confirms That MEA Salary Claims Not Supported
Allen Park Turns to Residents For Bad Investment Bailout
Oak Park Claims Significant Workforce Cut; Budget Says Otherwise
The Business Lesson of Pfizer and Ann Arbor
A Tale of Two Districts: Responding To Severe Fiscal Problems
Highland Park Schools Get State Bailout — Already Receive $14,000 Per Student
Overhaul Of Highland Park School District On The Horizon
Bloated Teacher Contracts Much To Blame For Issues In Highland Park, Muskegon
Portage Schools Turns Down $270K Savings
Detroit Could Sell Off Assets to Avoid Insolvency
Despite Deficit, Some Dearborn Top Officials Got Boosts in Pay
Earning More Than Your Boss: Dearborn Lieutenant Makes More Than Chief of Police, Mayor
Bay City Amends Prevailing Wage Ordinance
District Refuses to Sell Unused Building to Public Charter School — Despite Receiving $250K Asking Price
Muskegon Health Care Workers Get Out of SEIU
Township Board Votes Unanimously to Exempt Employees From State Law, Continue Paying Nothing For Health Insurance
Highland Park School District: Spending Up, Revenue Up, Red Ink Up — Wants More Money
Township Board Creates New Tax Rather Than Trim 'Ridiculously Generous' Benefits
Superintendent Uses School Email List For Politics
Teachers Choose Union Health Plan, Now Pay Up To 37.5 Percent of the Premium
Moore Wants More: Filmmaker Wants Increased Funds For Flint Schools But District Spends 'More Money Than Ever'
31 Gym Teachers Earn More Than Town Police Chief
Public School District 'Strikes Out' on Criticism of Charter Public Schools
'Crying Wolf' on Teacher Layoffs
Physics vs. Phys Ed: Regardless of Need, Schools Pay the Same
Mythbusted: Overcrowding in Detroit Classrooms
Royal Oak Schools: Buses or Cadillac Health Care
Prediction of 'Unprecedented' School Cuts Results in Fewer Than 5 Teacher Layoffs
School District Seeking Tax Hike Challenged on Dollar Figures
ISD Denies Special Ed Services to Northern Michigan School District
Walled Lake District Tells Parents That Parental Choice Proposal Threatens Funding
A2 Schools' Union Prez and Board Member Add Up Wrong Costs For Teachers
No More 'Factory Worker' Model For Teacher Pay in Suttons Bay
Headlines Screamed Mass School Layoffs, Reality Tells a Different Story
School Adding Teachers on Home Turf of Lawmaker Facing Recall
Sky Not Falling on Saginaw Schools: Few Kids, More Teachers After Snyder's First Budget
Beat the Clock: Government Union 'Cadillac' Health Plans Preserved Before Tighter Controls Take Effect
Bloomfield Township Kicks the Public Pension Spending Habit
Command Cops in Sterling Heights: $119k Average Pay — Demand Labor Arbitration in Dispute with City
Ann Arbor Cuts Cops With $1.5 Million Surplus Sitting in Arts Budget
Oakland Officials Squabble Over Credit for County's Credit Rating
Ann Arbor Schools Find and Oust 200 Ineligible Dependents from District Health Plan
District Considering Year-Round Schooling
Howell School Board Bucks MEA Advice: Saves $2.9 Million and Avoids Program Cuts
Anatomy of How to Kill a Tax Hike
Clarkston Average Teacher Salary Beats Inflation by $10K Over Last Decade
L'Anse Creuse: Cuts Claimed While Spending Is Up; Teachers Pay Zero for Health Benefits
Coleman Schools: 23 Percent Fewer Kids, 23 Percent More Spending Per Kid and One-Ninth the Average Health Co-Pay
Ten Total Fires and $30K in Average Overtime
Pittsfield Township to Vote on Millage for Core Services
Hartland Teachers to Share in Belt-Tightening
Town Rescinds 'Unconstitutional' Tea Party Sign Ban
School District Saves $60K by Being More Transparent
Rochester Schools Reduce 6.5 to 7.5 Percent Raises by Half-Point - Declares Budget Cut
What Does the Average Teacher in Ann Arbor Really Make?
Coldwater Bans Tea Party Signs in Public Park
Bay City Public Schools Claims $24 Million Cut, Budget Continues to Grow
Unusual: For 30 Years Teachers Share Almost Half of Health Care Cost in Grand Ledge
Will the Snyder K-12 Plan Really Cause 40-Student Classrooms in Novi?
Spending Mysteries at Utica Schools
Rochester Schools Raise Pay, Report Cuts, and Blame Governor
Does the Lansing School District Reall Pay 'Below the Poverty Line' for Teachers?
Transparency Not Rapid For Kent Co. Transit Agency
West Michigan School Super Claims Budget Cuts - But Do the Numbers Add Up?
Decade of Cuts Is Claimed by School District Giving 14 Percent Raises Over 24 Months
Who Are the $100K-Plus Employees at the Detroit Public Schools?
Detroit Public Schools: Doubles the Number of $100K-Plus Employees From 2009 to 2010
Merit Pay Miracles at Oscoda Area Schools
The People Mover's Pricey Pensions
Annual Cost of Teacher Overstaffing in Detroit Could Reach $100 Million
The Media Myth of the 60-Student Detroit Classroom
The West Bloomfield Teacher 'Sick Out'
Average Eaton Rapids Teacher's Salary $55,826 ; Contributes Just 2 Percent for Health Plan
Average Comstock Teacher Receives $53,756 in Salary, Contributes Just 5 Percent for Health Plan
Union Bosses Outsource Hostility, Hiring Beneficiaries of Entrepreneur's Charity to Protest Him
Legal Experts Say Saline Schools Broke Campaign Finance Law
Lake Orion Teachers Health Benefits 52 Percent Above Private-Sector Average
West Bloomfield Tackles Costs With Aggressive Privatization Strategy
Teacher Pay Hikes Happen Despite Expired Union Contract
Hamtramck: Giving Raises and Going Bankrupt
"Similar 'Fiscal Malpractice' Ballot Language Used By Schools Seeking Borrowed Dollars"
"How Bad is Detroit's Detroitification?"
"Scheduled Saginaw Prevailing Wage Repeal Vote Quietly Killed"
"Motor City Finance: Then and Now"
"Paid to Leave: Generous Teacher Buyouts at East Lansing Public Schools"
"The Salary History of a West Bloomfield Public School Teacher"
"Saugatuck Township Uses Zoning Laws to Thwart Private Property Rights"
"Lansing's $140,000 Bus Driver"
"Troy Puts Off 'Distracted Driver' Penalties"
"Jackson Considers Cutting Cops While City-Owned Pools Swim in Red Ink"
"Government Putt Putt Golf in Jackson"
"Sports Spending at Bloomfield Hills Schools is $285 Per Pupil"
"Thirty Percent of Shelby Twp. Police Salaries Exceed $90k"
"Will Troy's 'Distracted Driving' Crackdown Lead to 'Distracted Policing'?"
"The Six-Figure Cops of Sterling Heights"
"Troy Takes Texting and Driving Ban to Another Level"
"The Art of the Ann Arbor City Budget"
"Troy City Service Privatization Plan Rolls Forward"
"Google Jobs Lacking, Yet Some Locals Still Consider It a 'Badge of Honor' for Ann Arbor"
"Death for Ann Arbor's 'Living Wage'?"
"Cost-Cutting Options Written Out of Kent ISD Contract"
"Howell E-mail Case Raises Other Questions"
"Troy to Explore Extensive Privatization"
"Troy Voters to Decide $196-Per-Home Tax Question"
"Northville School District Resources Used for Candidate Campaign Announcement"


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Nationwide and the brave men and women who serve in various branches of the military share a common connection–we both serve a noble purpose. Members of the military are charged with the responsibility of protecting lives and Nationwide is responsible for protecting what's most important in the lives of our members. During a special ceremony on July 12, Nationwide CEO Steve Rasmussen signed a Statement of Support reaffirming Nationwide's commitment to support associates who are called to active duty.
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support is a pledge employers make to show they support employees in the important activities required as part of their mission to serve their country as members of the National Guard and Reserve. Nationwide believes the unique skills and experiences that members of the military and veterans have add value to Nationwide and for its members.
"Supportive employers like the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company are critical to maintaining the readiness and strength of the nation's Guard and Reserve units and allow Guardsmen and Reservists the opportunity to serve our country more effectively and with greater peace of mind," said Tom Bullock, ESGR Chief of Employer Outreach. "By signing this Statement of Support, Nationwide sends a clear message that they stand committed to their military employees and recognize the integrity, global perspective and proven leadership they bring to the workplace."
Several Nationwide associates who currently serve in the military or are veterans attended the event. Tony Hall, a heavy equipment operator in the Army and a member care representative at Nationwide, said, "I like that Nationwide recognizes military people—even when you don't realize it because they aren't in uniform."
Military service is just another way Nationwide associates bring the On Your Side® promise to life.
"Our associates who serve in the military have made a tremendous commitment to protect our country," said Rasmussen. "At Nationwide, we believe it is important to continue to hire and support their efforts on behalf of our country and our company."
Working for Nationwide
Nationwide has always been a company that values people.
And Nationwide's commitment to those serving in the military isn't new. In fact, Nationwide traces its support of associates in active duty to World War II—a time when hundreds of its associates joined the military.
While they were overseas, the company set up a physical location in the headquarters lobby where associates could go to send letters of encouragement to their co-workers in the military.
One of the letters came from Murray D. Lincoln, the President of the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Companies (later renamed Nationwide). Lincoln sent a letter to each of the deployed associates that said, "You are doing a great job and we are proud of you. The Farm Bureau cheerfully accepts the responsibility of providing jobs for you to return to should you desire to do so."
Nationwide continues its commitment to recruiting veterans, supporting the important work they do while employed and by helping to ease the transition to civilian life.
Hall offers advice for veterans looking to enter the workforce in the insurance industry, "Use the skills you already have. The values that are instilled through military experience provide a great foundation for moving forward with a career in insurance."
Visit our Veterans Careers page to search for job opportunities for veterans.
Source: Nationwide History & Archives Center

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If you're into collecting railroad memorabilia, Municibid.com has an item you might find appealing — a wooden bridge built by the Reading Railroad Co. across its Perkiomen Branch Line in Montgomery County.
The bridge is on Salford Station Road and is closed to vehicles, but is still used by pedestrians and bicyclists. Upper Salford, which is auctioning off the bridge, plans to replace it with a bridge that can handle vehicular traffic.
The minimum bid is $100. The winning bidder will be announced at the Upper Salford Township Supervisors meeting Tuesday night and has until Feb. 28 to move the structure.
Municibid.com is a government-auctions website I last wrote about when it was listing sports cards and comic books that Montgomery County seized from a drug dealer. http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blogs/technology/2010/08/municibid_website_like_an_e-bay_for_municipalities.html
It's run by Pottstown resident Greg Berry.
Read more: Website has a bridge to sell you … no, really | Philadelphia Business Journal
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Visiting UN officials see 'world's largest humanitarian crisis' in Yemen
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Top UN officials warned that Yemen faces a devastating cholera outbreak and the world's worst humanitarian crisis on visit to the wartorn country Wednesday.
The executive directors of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) and the World Food Programme (WFP) visited Yemen this week to examine the effects of a devastating civil war, which has also seen a bombing campaign by a Saudi-led coalition.
Hundreds of thousands of people could cotract cholera and other diseases, they warned.
"This is the world's worst cholera outbreak in the midst of the world's largest humanitarian crisis," said a statement by the three agencies.
Some 400,000 suspected cases of cholera and 1,900 associated deaths have been recorded.
The three directors, Anthony Lake (Unicef), David Beasley (WFP) and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO), visited hospitals and met Yemeni leaders in both Aden and rebel-occupied Sana'a.
"This visit of the three heads of the UN couldn't have come at a better time," Unicef spokesman Bismarck Swangin told RFI by telephone from Sana'a.
Half of cholera cases are children
Coverage of the visit may raise awareness in the rest of the world to the side-effects of what is sometimes called the world's "forgotten war", he said.
"One of the worst parts of the cholera outbreak is that half of the cases are children," Swangin pointed out.
UN visit to Yemen
"A quarter of the deaths are children. Some of these children are children who were already malnourished, and so there is a vicious circle between cholera and malnutrition. Malnourished children are more susceptible to cholera and the other way around as well," he said.
The civil war started in 2015 with rebel Houthi forces occupying the capital Sana'a.
As a result, a coalition lead by Saudi Arabia and backed by the US started a bombing campaign to try and evict them from the city.
Saudi Arabia says that Iran is behind the Houthis, who adhere to the Shia version of Islam and are still occupying the Yemeni capital.
"Nobody is more unhappy about it than the Arab Gulf states who wanted to stop the Iranian expansion in Yemen," says Professor Abdulkhaleq Abdullah, of the United Arab Emirates University in Dubai.
He claims the Saudi-led move was to "stop the coup that was engineered by the Iranians through the Houthis".
"Unfortunately the Yemen conflict is part of a bigger regional problem and the regional problem means that the Saudi-Iranian problem will continue for a while," he predicts.
Saudi campaign causes massive collateral damage
The Saudi coalition is fighting the Houthi rebels on a massive scale with weapons supplied by the US and the UK, causing massive collateral damage.
Just last Friday the UN blamed the Saudi coalition for an air strike that killed at least 20 civilians in an area without military targets.
Saudi Arabia describes the war in Yemen as part of a wider struggle against terrorism.
On 25 July the official Saudi Press Agency reported that the coalition - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt - issued a blacklistwith 18 people and entities accused of terrorist activities.
On the list are people and organisations from Libya, Qatar and Yemen.
And behind many of the suspected terrorists, Riyadh sees the hidden hand of Tehran.
Iran rejects Saudi argument
But Iran does not buy that.
"We don't accept this argument of Saudi Arabia," says Sayed Laylaz, a political analyst based in Tehran.
"The influence and presence of Iran in Yemen is there already for almost 3,000 years, [long before the existence of] Saudi Arabia as a state. This influence is not military influence, it is cultural and social influence, and the reality is that Houthis are a very big tribe and nobody can ignore them."
According to Leylaz, the Yemen conflict is a spin-off for the struggle about regional supremacy between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Religion, he says, does not play a large role in this.
"There are large Sunni miniroties in Iran and Saudi Arabia has a substantial amount of Shia people within its borders," he argues.
But on the ground the ongoing conflict means that innocent civilians will go on suffering.
"It is important that first of all the conflict in Yemen comes to an end," says Swangin of Unicef.
"What we are doing at the moment is basically putting out fires. We are responding to a situation. But the absolute solution is for the conflict to end so that health facilities can be restored, so that healthworkers can come to areas that they have fled, so that communities don't have to be displaced and the basic civil services system up and running again."
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Imola WOOD is simple yet effective. Available in 7 stunning colours this range will complement kitchens, bathrooms, and almost any other wall area. Realistic texture combined with the most modern manufacturing techniques mean this tile has all the benefits of wood, without the maintenance
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Last week was a doozy.
We know that smashing the patriarchy is a ruthlessly tiring adventure. We have compiled eight quick tips that will help any feminist get through this next week.
1. Treat Yo' Self
You deserve that cheesecake, an after-work nap, and of course, any red wine you can get your hands on. Cheers, girl.
2. Say No.
Say no to men who dismiss you. Say no to women who are complicit with what is happening to the world. Say no so you can say yes to yourself!
3. See the Beautiful Things
See the beauty in a federal investigation, see the beauty in the wave of women who are politically engaged, and see the beauty in solidarity in women across our nation.
4. Mobilize to Dismantle The Oppressive Systems That Keep Us Entrenched in Anti-Women Sentiment...
FYI, the 2019 Women's March is January, 19th. See you there!
5. Let Go of Other Peoples Opinions
Did Joey (or any other bland, no hot sauce using dude) from High School write an unintelligent post on Facebook dismissing sexual assault victims? Block and delete that kind of negativity.
6. Encourage Your Friends to Register and Get Out to Vote
The 2018 mid-term elections are in the hands of women. Get your cute ass up, go check your registration online, and commit to voting after brunch on November 6th. Check out more information on the women who are running this election!
7. Go Pet a Dog
Go walk your dog, don't have a dog. Go walk your upstairs neighbors, you already know that it is still awake. While you are at it, please donate to Charleston Animal Society and Greenville Humane Society. These two shelters were impacted by Hurricane Florence.
8. Support Women-Owned Businesses
Of course, we want you to support Feisty Gal! However, when you actively support small women-owned businesses you are making a last impact on the women's rights movement.
Feisty Gals, personally, I am exhausted from the shit show that was the Ford- Kava-nope testimonies. We hope that you got a laugh out of these self-care tips. Most important to the women's movement is the health and safety of its members. Go forth and get an extra hour of sleep, and I will see you on the front lines.


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Here's The Layered Forest APK Android Game Free Download. The Layered Forest is a 2D turn based RPG where you take control of a sorcerer who journeys to the centre of a large forest that has mysteriously taken over a large part of the country. The game takes place in a fantasy world filled with all kinds of unique monsters.
The forest consists of randomly generated levels which will grow both in size and difficulty
where you will encounter various fantasy monsters.
The Layered Forest APK. LATEST/UPDATED VERSION:
- Increased health for "void" enemy, making it more of a threat.
- Fixed an issue where the orbs of "Greater Demon" would be rendered behind certain objects.
- Fixed a bug where boss "Kix" would not remove itself properly from the turn list, which sometimes broke the turns.
- Changed the boss battle of "Jester" and "The Returned" so that you don't need a certain item to continue in endless.
When you encounter enemies, you have access to up to four attacks at a time, which you can dynamically switch when out of combat. But besides combat, you also need to keep an eye out for stats like hunger and energy, which deplete when you're fighting and travelling.
You can pick up various items to help you travel to the centre of the forest.
- Available game modes:
- Normal Run:
Travel through multiple level types filled with their own unique enemies and bosses.
Learn about the origins of the Layered Forest and travel to the centre.
- Endless Run:
This is a game mode where all types of levels and enemies come together for an extra challenge.
You also have immediately access to all attacks, helping you to overcome combinations of enemies creating a unique challenge for each encounter.


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Cover story: Canada hopes to become the Silicon Valley of recreational marijuana, an experiment other countries are closely watching—but a weed glut there poses a risk, and at current valuations, marijuana stocks are too expensive (Cautious on Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis, Aphria, MedReleaf, Cronos Group).
Features: 1) Technology stocks have become an increasingly dominant sector in the S&P 500, but that exposes investors to volatility when companies such as FB or other FANGs struggle; 2) Positive on Comcast: Many investors want the company to focus on its core businesses—cable TV, high-speed internet access, and NBCUniversal—and shelve its global ambitions, but the shares remain a bargain despite risks; 3) Positive on ANDV, MPC, PSX, VLO: "Gasoline sales seem to face a long-term threat from electric cars, but in the near term, the outlook for companies that turn crude into gasoline has rarely looked better."
Tech Trader: Artificial intelligence is about to become more pervasive as the computer circuitry that powers it grows more sophisticated; So-called intellectual property companies will thrive because they earn licensing fees from chip makers (Positive on NVDA, CEVA, INTC, SNPS, CDNS).
Trader: Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones, remains bullish on the market, despite the fact the second quarter might be down and there are concerns about the tech sector; Positive on CCL, KHC, XOM, CI: Bernstein strategist Inigo Fraser-Jenkins screened for companies with the lowest debt-to-equity ratios in the S&P 500 and found attractively priced companies that could be an antidote to overindebted peers; If certain regulatory requirements—such as the Fed's annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review—are loosened, banks might increase their buybacks.
Interview: Sir Michael Hintze, manager of London-based hedge-fund CQS, talks about the role of the imagination in successful investing and how investors should position themselves for a coming rise in interest rates.
Profile: David Albrycht, manager of the Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond fund, focuses on nonagency mortgages and subprime auto loans, and is watching emerging markets (top 10 sectors: asset-backed securities, corporate high quality, non-agency residential MBS, bank loans, corporate high yield, emerging market high yield, mortgage-backed securities, non-agency commercial MBS, Yankee high quality, non-USD).
Follow-Up: Cautious on TSLA: Some investors question whether the automaker can raise enough cash to keep going—but it should eventually improve Model 3 production and get past its current problems.
European Trader: Cautious on DB: It's probably premature to expect chief John Cryan to leave anytime soon, and also too soon to turn bullish on the bank's shares.
Emerging Markets: Cautious on Tencent Holdings, BABA: After two years of outperformance, there are strong arguments to be made for decoupling, because developing world economies are more stable than they used to be—but it's a vain hope for now.
Commodities: A surge in demand has ended the great commodity bear market that began in 2011, says Sal Gilbertie of Teucrium Trading, but concerns over a potential trade war are prompting mixed reactions from investors.


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The aim of this essay is to establish a connection between the dystopian literary genres and crime novels with certain stylistic characteristics by doing a comparative study using two books marketed as dystopian: Stjärnklart by Lars Wilderäng (2015) and Den nya människan by Boel Bermann (2014), and two marketed as crime novels: Till offer åt Molok by Åsa larsson (2013) and Levande och döda i Winsford by Håkan Nesser (2014). This is done by analyzing stylistic characteristics described in Stil, stilistik & stilanalys by Peter Cassirer (2003), and Stilistik by Per Lagerholm (2015), that can be found on the lexical linguistic level.
The results of this investigation shows that there are certain stylistic characteristics that can be traced back to the dystopian genre through a qualitative analysis of the quantitative results gathered from the material. The authors individual writing styles has created issues reaching these conclusions, as they seem to dictate the largest differences in the use of certain stylistic strategies. Despite this there are consistent patterns in the quantitative results that facilitated the conclusions presented in this essay.


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stop (someone or something) from (doing something)
To prevent or dissuade someone or something from performing some action or task. You can't stop me from moving to New York, Mom! You need to put some blocks in front of the car's wheels to stop it from rolling down the hill.
See also: stop
stop someone from doing something
to prevent someone from doing something. I can't stop her from running away. They couldn't stop themselves from eating.
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4 Vans for a trade customer of mine - Although they ordered 2 Vivaros, 1 Expert 1 Corsa, they actually only had 1 Vivaro, 2 Expert and 1 Corsa... oh and forgot the mention to fitting for the window cleaning gear.
2nd is a customer/friend of mine, he let us experiment with a wrap on his car, he wanted something discreet which evolved into this.
The effect of the gradient running from the solid blue on the rear, fading down the side didn't work as planned, but a little tweaking and the customer is happy, it just looks like a solid blue rear, and a more purple gradient on the sides.


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Owning a meat slicer might seem like a luxury, but it is also a useful home appliance that can make kitchen chores fast and nearly effortless. You'll pay a premium price for sliced meat at the grocery store, so you'll save a lot of money over time as well if you have sliced meat as a common part of your diet. What's the fastest way to find the best product that combines quality and affordability for you today? Through our meat slicer reviews!
The Best Chart For Meat Slicers
To compare and contrast different makes and models of meat slicers is the easiest way to select the best appliance. That's what the chart will help you do below!
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What Is a Meat Slicer?
Instead of using an electric knife or a butcher knife to cut through meat, a meat slicer makes this task a simple chore to complete. It sits securely on your counter and has a saw-like slicing mechanism that makes fast work of a chunk of deli meat, a roast you've just cooked, or that chicken breast you've pan roasted. You can create thin or thick slices of virtually any meat – just make sure you keep your fingers clear of the cut!
What Are the Advantages of a Good Meat Slicer?
Who doesn't love a good sandwich every now and then? A grilled panini, a hot ham and cheese, or just a classic reuben are all staples of the typical deli. When you've got a good meat slicer in your kitchen, you get to bring the deli experience home with you every day. Kramer certainly knew that! Freshly cut meat slices from your appliance will create fresh sandwiches for school or work. Because deli meat is cheaper when it comes unsliced, it's also a great way to save money if you eat a lot of sandwiches!
A good meat slicer will also help you create less overall food waste in your home because you'll be able to recycle leftovers into more dishes. Leftover chicken thighs can be sliced and made into a beautiful chicken Alfredo pasta. A leftover chunk of a London broil can be made into a stunning spicy beef stir fry thanks to your meat slicer. Less waste means less cost as well, plus you're being environmentally conscious!
The final advantage is that you can do your own butchering at home to save on your typical cuts of meat. Create your own pork chops, cut your own steaks from roasts, or cut strips of fresh meat so that you can dry them in a food dehydrator. You can even use them to shave potatoes, fresh vegetables, and even reclaim your kitchen if arthritis or joint inflammation has stolen your ability to chop with ease.
How To Find the Best Meat Slicer
The key to the quality of a meat slicer is located in the blade. Most slicers have a 7 inch blade that is used in home models, but you may find some as large as 11 inches. The reason why this needs to be considered is that this size is the limit of the food you can slice. If your food is 8 inches in height and you've got a 7 inch blade, then part of your product won't come into contact with the slicing mechanism.
The types of gears that your meat slicer has is also a very important consideration. This can be an extremely heavy appliance, so some manufacturers have moved from metal components to plastic or even nylon gears. For the average home cook, carefully using a cheaper nylon or plastic equipped meat slicer will be fine, but for heavy use, always go with all-metal components.
Having a meat slicer also means having food grade oil on hand to maintain the appliance. You'll need to oil the components regularly to avoid having them break down on you. This creates extra time during the cleaning process, but you'll be able to use your meat slicer for years to come thanks to these efforts.
What You Need To Know About a Meat Slicer Right Now
The primary question that most people have about a meat slicer is this: does it slice more than just meat? It absolutely does! Anything that is a fairly firm food item can be accurately sliced through this kitchen appliance. That means you can slice vegetables, some fruits, and even bread quickly and easily with this device. Even firm types of cheese can be quickly sliced! You'll want to avoid soft, watery items, however, because these can jam up into the blade and cause some issues.
So why invest into a meat slicer for the home? The obvious reason is for deli-style sandwiches at a fraction of the cost. If you spend $6 on a sandwich at a deli three times per week, you'll save $12 per week by owning a meat slicer. In this scenario, that means it would pay for itself without you changing your habits in less than 3 months in most instances! It also means that you can enjoy deli sandwiches every day instead of 3 days per week if you wish and still save money over the course of the year.
It's the other uses of a meat slicer that make this a handy device. It's particularly useful for folks who love to cook in their kitchen, but struggle with the actual chopping and cutting that a lot of prep work requires. If you've got arthritis in your dominant hand, for example, trying to cut through a firm vegetable, a hard cheese, or any kind of meat can be excruciating. A mandoline is no help because you can't keep a firm enough grip. The meat slicer, however, allows you to press the food down and through the slicing mechanism virtually pain-free.
Cleaning and maintenance of most meat slicers can get to be a bit boring over time, but quality care will produce longevity in even the cheapest meat slicers on websites like Amazon today. Make sure you've got food grade oil on hand to lubricate the gears and the blade regularly. Don't try to use other oils because you'll taste that oil in your food for weeks to come! Look for appliances that are specifically designed to be easy to clean, especially if you have certain challenges with your hands.
It is important to clean a meat slicer between every use. Think of it as an extension of your cutting board. If you chop raw onions and you don't clean the working surface, then everything ends up tasting like onions when you're done! If you cut raw meat, then you could cross-contaminate other foods without cleaning it properly.
Are there certain recipes that require a meat slicer to be on hand? Not necessarily, but you can create better consistency with certain dishes if you happen to own this appliance. Take a beautiful chicken cordon bleu, for example. You need a consistent thickness to your chicken and your ham in order for multiple proteins to bake evenly together. You could try to do this by hand, but inevitably you'll get slight variations to the size and that means differences in cooking times. With a meat slicer, you get the same thickness every time because the setting size locks into place.
The other component of owning a meat slicer that worries some folks is its safety. In some cases, your fingers would be just inches from a high speed spinning blade that is designed to cut through virtually anything! That's not a place to get a finger stuck. For that reason, an effective method of using this appliance is to simply press a flattened palm against the food product being cut with fingers outstretched parallel to the appliance instead of grasping the food. This will keep your fingers safe and you'll be able to create razor-thin slices of your favorite foods in return!
Even with regular sharpening, you'll need to eventually replace the blade in a meat slicer over time. A final consideration would be to take a look at how easy it is to find a replacement before finalizing a purchase of this appliance or to secure replacement blades now as you shop so that you'll be able to continue using your meat slicer on a consistent basis.
What Are the Prices For Meat Slicers?
A basic food slicer that won't give you a lot of bells and whistles is going to cost you less than $60 on Amazon today. You'll still get a premium device at this basic level that will let you precisely cut everything from bread to salami with ease on a 130 watt machine. Professional-style models tend to enter the market around $100, while top home use models tend to stay below $200 in most instances.
What Do Our Reviews Have To Say?
EdgeCraft 609 Chef's Choice Premium Electric Food Slicer
We really love the fact that this electric kitchen appliance is a gear driven food slicer. This gives each user a powerful, smooth, and reliable slice through a wide variety of different foods. A serving tray is included with this food slicer to add to its ease of use so you can quickly package up the sliced items.
Although it's a little bigger than most home food slicers, it has a good set of safety features that will let you be able to easily slice with the included serrated blade.
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Chef's Choice 615 Premium Electric Food SlicerIt's a multipurpose slicing device that will let you cut items to that premium deli-thin level up to .75 inches without hesitation. With a 7 inch blade, most items can be cut in not time at all!
There's a special button that you press that will help you to secure the blade on this kitchen appliance when you're not using it. That makes it possible for households with small children to still be able to enjoy this device without having to worry about it accidentally turning on when someone gets a little too curious.
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Continental Professional Series Deli SlicerWith a 7.5 inch blade and made of heavy cast iron, this food slicer gives you a professional quality slice for a ridiculously great price!
You'll have some care options that will require food grade mineral oil to prevent corrosion with this machine, but there is 150 watts of power behind this serrated blade that will let you slice your own deli items with ease. Cleaning this food slicer is nice and easy, but the one down side is that it won't break down any for storage.
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Chef's Choice International Professional Electric Food SlicerThe primary feature that we really enjoyed with this unit was the expanded size of the food carriage. Instead of having to remove the carriage in order to slice larger blocks of food, the Chef's Choice 667 allows you to place that food on the carriage and then slice it in a safe manner.
This allows for those big pot roasts to get sliced, the leftover ham, or the Thanksgiving turkey when you need to make sandwiches out of the leftovers.
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Weston Heavy Duty Food SlicerThere are a lot of good things going on with this food slicer. It's got a high quality blade made from steel that can easily be removed for cleaning. The 9 inch blade makes slicing almost anything an easy chore.
It's compact enough to store in a cabinet and the adjustable thickness control is really easy to use. It's not too heavy to be bulky, but isn't a lightweight in the kitchen either so you can cut a full brisket with ease if the urge strikes you.
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If you've got this kitchen appliance as a tool, then you've got one of the most effective and money saving items you can have in the modern kitchen. Take a look at our full reviews to get even more information about your preferred makes and models to select the best meat slicer for your home!


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NSF grant supports undergraduate research in Latin America
Feb. 3, 2004
KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Department of Geography has been awarded a $191,000 grant to fund undergraduate research on globalization and urban development in Latin America this summer.
The award from the National Science Foundation will establish a Research Experience for Undergraduates program, an intensive eight-week summer research program, which will start in June. Students selected for the program will work collaboratively on interdisciplinary research in Yucatan, Mexico. In addition to students from WMU, students from Grand Valley State University and Augustana College will take part in the program.
"The increasing integration of Latin America into the global economy has profound implications on the quality of life for people throughout the region," says Dr. James Biles, WMU assistant professor of geography and director of the program.
Last year, the program was initiated with funds from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Lee Honors College, the Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies, and the Department of Geography.
"This grant expands opportunities for WMU students to participate in research as undergraduates and encourages them to consider graduate education in careers in the social and environmental sciences," says Biles.
The program is based in Merida, Mexico, and is housed at the
Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan. Assisting in the program will
be Dr. David Lemberg, WMU associate professor of geography, and
a member of the faculty at UADY.
Students selected into the program will collaborate with faculty on such research topics as identification and mitigation of urban heat islands, sustainable eco-tourism and economic development, and the impact of globalization on patterns of consumption and the generation and distribution of post-consumer content.
The REU program targets students with an interest in social, environmental and international studies. The program covers students' transportation and room and board costs. Participants will also receive a $2,500 stipend. In addition to the grant, support for the program will come from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Lee Honors College, the Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies, and the Department of Geography. For more information about the program, contact (269) 387-3407.
Media contact: Matt Gerard, 269 387-8400, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Along with being part of the Wounded War Care Project, Lorraine is the husband of a veteran. His wife, after being wounded, was forced to travel several hours to another VA hospital -- passing about nine VA hospitals on the way -- to see a 'specialist' who spent less than 30 minutes with them and informed them he didn't want to see any of the records that they had brought along.
The refusal to meet the needs of veterans includes that nonsense. Imagaine being wounded and forced to travel hours to another VA to see some doctor for less than a half hour? You're just being jerked around. Begich explained that in parts of Alaska they didn't even have roads. He felt the needs of rural veterans weren't factored in and that the travel requirements the VA imposed upon veterans was unfair.
And as I listened, I had to wonder about the money wasted forcing veterans here, there and everywhere. And money entered the equation for me when Afghanistan War veteran Steven Bohn was talking about how he has a small, one-bedroom apartment that he lives in. He has to pay monthly rent and it takes up pretty much all of his $699 a month retirement pay. He has to depend upon resources, he explained, like the Wounded Warriors Project providing him with food cards and gas cards. And I'm glad -- and you probably are too -- that WWP exists but should it have to?
Why can't the government take care of the veterans? Why can't the government keep the promises they've made?
There is a position entitled federal recovery coordinator. It was invented to help veterans navigate the health care system and know what was out there. But veterans like Steve Bohn aren't being paired with them. And again, my opinion, it comes to money. The VA and the DoD like to put on a show about all these resources that are available but actually utilizing them, actually using them to help veterans, costs money and it really seems like somewhere in the system people are being instructed not to provide veterans with information as a cost-saving device.
My opinion.
I would also like to point out that when people know that they are testifying to the Committee, they should come prepared (a point that was made by Senator Richard Burr on Wednesday). And when DoD or VA is unable to offer answers, it only confirms to me -- just me -- that they're hiding something.
Now here's C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot:"
mohammed tawfeeq
the new york times
jack healy
tim craig
chelsea j. carter
the associated press
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Fighting Games
Ninja Plus 2
This is the second part of Ninja Plus. Like in the first part, you're a ninja who needs to pass through numerous traps and defeat numerous enemies.
Pumpkin Man 2
In this game you are a man with a pumpkin head. You move on the ground while various objects fall from the sky.
Gruellas Grubfest
In this game you're a zombie girl who drops candies to monsters that walk under your balcony.
Family Guy Fight
Fight it out with your favorite character from Family Guy.


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MicroVest is an asset management company that provides private debt and equity capital to financial institutions that serve micro, small and medium sized businesses. The following sections provide an overview of our portfolio companies, our due diligence process and the industry initiatives we support.
What are the characteristics of our portfolio companies?
MicroVest seeks to work with low-income financial institutions (LIFIs) that provide ethical and sustainable financial products and services to under-banked populations. Types of LIFIs include:
Microfinance Institutions
The term 'microfinance' is increasingly used to refer to an array of financial products, including credits, savings, and insurance, tailored to meet the needs of low-income individuals, particularly women. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) provide these services and include a variety of organizational types: non-government organizations (NGOs), cooperatives, credit unions, and commercial banks.
SME Finance – Banks
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), often described as too large for microfinance but too small for corporate banking, represent an important economic sector in any country. SMEs are the engine of development and an indicator of a thriving economy. However, SMEs in emerging markets have traditionally lacked access to capital, which restrains their ability to grow. In recent years, this has begun to change, as emerging markets banks are increasingly servicing the particular financial needs of SMEs.
SME Finance – Factoring
Factoring, the transaction of a business selling its receivables at a discount in return for immediate capital, is an important tool for small businesses that are subject to funding limitations and timing mismatches. For example, a small company that provides employee uniforms may need to manage a 75 day difference between needing to purchase materials and then collecting on a sale. Local banks will not provide a line of credit or revolving loan, leaving the company with insufficient cashflow to finance growth of the company. Factoring the sales receivable allows the company to secure the needed funding before the receivable is due. Typically, the receivable is to a large company that may be considered a better credit than the seller.
Full Service Banks
Full service banks, recognizing the growth potential of underserved populations, are assuming an increasing role in the microfinance and SME markets. These banks can offer financial stability, widespread network branches, and specialized services such as remittances payments, foreign exchange and specialized lending products. MicroVest invests with a small number of full service banks that we feel have a clear focus and a demonstrated track record in successfully servicing low income populations and small businesses.
How do we select our investments?
The effectiveness of MicroVest's due diligence process begins with its team. MicroVest's team is comprised of financial professionals with a deep understanding of cultural nuances of the markets where it invests. Team members are organized regionally to provide consistent service to each portfolio company across our funds.
MicroVest's due diligence program is anchored around the "Three C's": Country, Character and Credit. Investment policies and procedures are designed to apply commercial best practices to the analysis of Country and Credit risk. Character analysis focuses on the governance and ethics of the institution, from the Board level to the loan officer. MicroVest believes character due diligence is particularly important in countries where regulation and transparency rules are still developing.
The multi-stage due diligence process ensures a deep understanding of the institution's business model, commitment to its mission, and underlying credit risk factors. Ongoing portfolio management provides a basis for feedback to institutions and creates a working environment conducive to building long-term business relationships with portfolio companies.


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Evergreen Baptist Church of San Gabriel Valley
323 Workman Mill Road
La Puente, CA 91746
Driving Directions
8:15-8:45am Arrival
8:45-9:00am Introductions
9:00-9:50am Lecture
9:50-10:0am Break
10:00-11:10am Lecture
11:10-11:30am Q & A
11:30-12:00pm Evaluations & Closing
This year Dr. Jenny Pak, Associate Professor at Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology is our guest Symposium speaker. Dr. Pak comes to us with many years of professional consultation and counseling experience in both community mental health and ministry settings. With her expertise in cultural psychology and narrative analysis, the subject of her instruction will be Understanding Biblical and Theological Foundations of Counseling and Spiritual Maturity in Asian American Cultural Context.
This Symposium is open to anyone interested in understanding how professional counselors and therapists integrate Christian faith with professional practice. We especially encourage pastors, church leaders, and students to attend.
We will offer 2.5 hours of continuing education credits (BBS #PCE5107) for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs who remain for the entire course which will be from 8:30-12:00.
As with each year's symposium, we will provide time for Asian American Christian therapists to meet and network. A continental breakfast will be offered during the event. The licensed professional and general public fee will be $35.00 per person. Student fees will be $25.00. An additional $25 will be charged for CEU credits. More information will be online at www.aaccs.org, or contact Jessica Chen-Feng, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Understanding Biblical + Theological Foundations of Counseling + Spiritual Maturity in Asian American Cultural Context
Dr. Jenny Pak, Ph.D. | Instruction Time: 2.5 Hours
Saturday, May 17, 2014 – 8:30am to 12:00pm
Course Fees | Before May 1, 2013: Licensed Professionals + General Public: $35
Students $25
Ministry-related Attendees $25
CEUs an additional $25
After May 1st, additional $10 per category.
Course Instructor | As a full-time faculty member of Rosemead School of Psychology since 2006, Dr. Pak's instruction is certain to be rich and meaningful. She earned her M.A. in Marriage Family Therapy from Fuller Seminary and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from USC. Her clinical interests include identity development, post-traumatic growth, and pastoral and missionary member care. Dr. Pak has published extensively and is known nationally and internationally as an expert in her field. She is also author of Korean American Women: Stories of Acculturation and Changing Selves.
Course Description/Abstract | Every intervention a counselor makes presupposes assumptions about human nature and human emotions. This 2.5 hour course will cover Biblical and theological foundations of counseling and competing visions of human nature, growth, and change. Recent research on emotion and human development will be examined to understand the role of emotion in the Christian life and healthy psychological adjustment. Implications of integration and spiritual maturity in Asian American cultural context will be also addressed.
Learning Objectives (For Beginning / Intermediate Level Clinicians)
1. Participants will learn biblical and theological foundations of counseling and be able to identify competing visions of human nature, growth, and change.
2. Participants will be able to recognize characteristics of emotionally healthy people and how it impacts psychological adjustment.
3. Participants will learn challenges of integration and developing spiritual maturity in Asian American cultural context.
Seminar Outline
Understanding Biblical and Theological Foundations of Counseling and Spiritual Maturity in Asian American Cultural Context (2.5 hours).
I. Biblical and theological foundations of counseling (25 min)
II. Implications of the emotional life of Jesus for Christian living, sanctification and counseling (25 min)
III. Break (10 min)
IV. Scientific foundations of emotion and counesling (30 min)
V. Integration and spiritual maturity in Asian American cultural context (40 min)
VI. Question and Answer and wrap-up (20 min)
Social Workers (LCSWs), Marriage & Family Therapists (MFTs), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs), and Licensed Educational Psychologists | Asian American Christian Counseling Service, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide continuing education in California (approval #PCE 5107). This course meets the qualifications for 4 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs, MFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Full attendance is required.
ADA | In order for arrangements to be made, please contact AACCS prior to registering or at least 2 weeks before the symposium date if you require ADA accommodations.
Refund and Attendance Policy | CANCELLATIONS are subject to a $20.00 processing fee and must be received 14 days prior to be eligible for a refund. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Those who attend this workshop in full, sign in/sign out and complete the appropriate evaluation form will receive CE credits. Please note that credit will only be granted to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credit.
For more information about AACCS, please go to http://www.aaccs.org
For payment by check, please make checks out to "AACCS" and mail to
2550 W. Main Street, #202
Alhambra, CA 91801


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Our Spirit and Philosophy
Our Spirit
- We are a Christ-centered school where our foundation is honored, nurtured, and celebrated.
- We maintain a balance of consideration and support for children, parents, teachers, administrators, and church family.
- Our School is a place that encourages, upholds, and strives for professional excellence.
- We have an ambiance of happiness, love, and warmth that radiates throughout our campus.
- We specialize in appropriate, child-centered early childhood education that prepares each child for the next step.
St. Luke's Day School is committed to join each family in supporting the development and enhancement of the whole child. We focus on enriching, appropriate activities so that each child may attain emotional, social, physical, intellectual, and spiritual strengths through playing and learning together. In support of this, we view the family as the main source of security and identity for the young child. It is our ultimate goal, therefore, to achieve a fellowship of Christian love and understanding between parent, child, and school. As an important program goal, we create an early childhood education environment that fosters trust, collaboration, and inclusion.
We uphold Developmentally Appropriate Practice as defined by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Our activities are chosen based on the three core DAP considerations:
- Knowing about child development and learning;
- Knowing what is individually appropriate; and
- Knowing what is culturally important.


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I'm writing this article on my own accord and not on behalf of the GOPIO Women's Council. The view of point that I will represent in this article is my personal opinion, based on news stories and articles, which I have read about gendercide in the last few years.
Try to imagine what will happen to this world if we continue to kill, abort and abandon girls, simply because they are girls. According to the United Nations 200 million girls are missing in the world today, because of "gendercide" (It's a Girl).
What is gendercide
Marry Anne Warren used the term "gendercide" for the first time in her book (1985) 'Gendercide: the implications of sex selection. Warren drew "an analogy between the concept of genocide" and what she called "gendercide." (Gendercide.Org). The definition given by the Oxford English dictionary of genocide is "the deliberate extermination of a race of people". A polish-born holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin says that:
"Genocide has two phases: one, destruction of the national pattern of the oppressed group; the other, the imposition of the national pattern of the oppressor. This imposition, in turn, may be made upon the oppressed population which is allowed to remain, or upon the territory alone, after removal of the population and colonization of the area by the oppressor's own nationals"(Pbs.Org).
So contemplate for a moment on the term gendercide, which is even more devaluating on half of the population on this planet. The film 'It's a Girl' –which is shot in India and China- reveals the issue of female genocide. The main question in the documentary is, why this is happening and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
We basically see a war against girls, which is deeply rooted in centuries-old traditions. "And it is sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics, which is combined with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls (It's a Girl). There is a strong "son" preference in China and in India. Modern medical technologies are used to find out the sexes of the fetus. Due to misuse of modern technologies the imbalance between the sexes increased drastically. "In China the imbalance between the sexes was 108 boys to 100 girls for the generation born in the late 1980s; for the generation of the early 2000s, it was 124 to 100. In some Chinese provinces the ratio is an unprecedented 130 to 100" (Economist).
Founder of the campaign '50 Million Missing' Rita Banerji it is one of the experts who talks about female gendercide in India in the film It's a girl. One of her biggest challenges that she is facing is public skepticism. "How could fifty million plus women just disappear from a country in a period that spans less than a century? That number is about the size of the entire population of Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Portugal put together" (Rita Banerji, 50 million missing).
It's a Girl in the Netherlands
To raise more awareness in the West the documentary 'It's a Girl' has been screened by the GOPIO Women's Council in three major cities; Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague. An important aspect of the screening was to address the issue and to have a dialogue regarding female gendercide. The population that has been targeted for these screenings where from the Chinese and Indian NRI/PIO community Although it was extremely difficult to invite the Chinese community to attend this screening, the few who came did spread the word further.
The last screening in The Hague only focused on the Indian community, the reason is that the Chinese government policies -one child policy- is the biggest cause of imbalance of boys and girl, while in India there are no government policies but the imbalance is caused by culture and tradition. After the screening of the documentary several experts from different social and scientific fields where invited to give their view of point and answer questions of the the audience.
In every city the reactions of the audiences where of unbelief, they where shocked by the horrible circumstances and situations which girls or women in South-Asia face on daily bases. They saw abandoned girls, women who suffer from the extreme dowry-related violence, mothers who have to fight to protect and save their girls. And other mothers who kill their infant daughter for a son.
The lack of collective empathy can also be seen as form of crime and injustice towards innocent girls and women. Women are considered the givers of life and ironically the lives of these givers are being taken. To raise awareness is important, even though we live in the west and perhaps will not experience the same situations. It's womanhood that bounds us together and by constant dialogue, education and change of cultural patterns this trend of self-destruction can hopefully be broken. Last but not least. A woman is not commodity she is a free spirit, she has the right to live her life according to her own terms and conditions.


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Leeds United have confirmed the signing of Norwich City striker Steve Morison as part of a swap deal which sees Luciano Becchio going the other way for an undisclosed fee.
Follow live coverage of January transfer window deadline day here
Morison completed the formalities of the move Thursday morning where he signed a three-and-half-year deal with the Yorkshire club.
The Welsh international cost Norwich £2.8million when they signed him from Millwall in 2011 and has scored 12 goals for the Canaries, including 10 in the Premier League.
United manager Neil Warnock was elated with his new signing, telling the club's official website: "I'm absolutely delighted that we've been able to bring Steve in.
"Even before Luciano put in his transfer request we had enquired about Steve - he was at the top of my list in January to bring in - and I can't tell you how delighted I am.
"Steve meets all the requirements of the striker we've been looking to bring in. For me, he is a player who has everything. He can score goals from anywhere - whether it's 25 yards or a tap-in - he has pace, and he has all the attributes you want."
Morison has made 22 appearances this season and scored 40 goals in 95 apperances for Millwall before his switch to Carrow Road.
Becchio heads in the opposite direction, having spent four-and-a-half seasons with the club. Since joining in the summer of 2008, he has made 221 appearances, scoring 86 goals, ranking him among the top 10 league goalscorers in United's history.
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Once a vegetarian, always a vegetarian
I'm making some potato and onion soup, second time this week, using stock from the potatoes and bok choy I had last night for dinner. I brought some potatoes and choy to a friend's place for dinner – she made lasange, caesar salad, a fruit crumble with ice cream. Everyone else (but our kids) drank wine. I'll have the soup when I get back from the pool – going to bike up there now. Damn rain. The last of my lentils are soaking, I'll cook them tonight, have leftover potatoes with them, have more lentils left for lunch & dinner tomorrow night. Five apples left. Enough oats for porridge the next two mornings. So first of all, what have I been able to carry over of my food ethics – or politics – from my regular middle-class diet. I'm still a vegetarian, that you can do cheaply. Buying organic, caring about locovores (eating food form local farms)? Not so much. I did buy locally – from Punjabi Market on Main Street, and Buy-Low at Kingsway and 10th, another produce store at 14th and Main. Food's been kind of boring, repetitive and without too much excitement. I've probably lost weight – don't know. I've tried to maintain my level of activity – riding my bike, running, swimming, yoga. But any lack of difficulty I've had sticking to my budget owes as much to my already-equipped kitchen (pots and pans, an actual stove, not the hotplate you have in an SRO, or the shed a friend of a friend lived in when she was a grad student at UBC) as to any reasonableness of $26. But the biggest reason of course is that this is only for one week, I have a roof over my head and don't have to spend time looking for an apartment, I have a partner to help with taking care of our kid, I'm not looking for work, I don't have any physical or emotional difficulties (tho try telling my girlfriend that!). This weekend in the Globe and Mail (http://bit.ly/RbidVH) there's a story about a couple in Vancouver who leveraged their Vancouver house – mortgaged it – and used that money to buy a $725,000 brownstone in Brooklyn. Meanwhile, people walk down my street pushing their possessions – or the cans they've found – in a shopping cart, in the rain, and will line up at United We Can to supplement their welfare – or because they're too proud to take welfare. We live in a society with a stark, obscene gap between the rich and the poor, and we can and should change it.


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Erinn had the brilliant idea [and I'm using this term loosely] to have the guys dress us for a week as a fashion experiment. The rules were simple: we were allowed to veto if things didn't fit, were inappropriate for work, or if their choices were too ridiculously embarrassing for public consumption. Other than that, we could give no advice and no hints. So here's how they did…
Day 1 for MB:
Dave went into this kicking and screaming. He started the outfit with this shirt [I'm guessing because it was literally the first thing he saw hanging]. Then he stood in the center of my closet, aimless and frustrated, repeating, "Where are your pants? I can't find your pants." When I told him that I have pants in a few different locations, I thought he was going to explode. After narrowing down the options to "black pants," I asked, "skinny or wide leg?" and he froze. Like I had asked him to pick the red or blue wire to diffuse a bomb. In exasperation, he Googled the following search terms: "flowy shirt with flowy pants?" After scrolling through whatever images the algorithm of such a query provided, he concluded that "most flowy pants seemed to go with non-flowy shirts." He was so flustered by this lesson in women's fashion, that I didn't even ask him to pick out shoes.
Day 1 for Erinn:
Mike tackled this one much like he does everything else in life. It's either black or white. He either does all out or not at all. In this case both those statements truly apply. He started pulling out pieces from my closet and made me try them on as he assessed their quality. He went at it full force. On this first day, he wanted me to look more professional and then he said the rest of the week would get increasingly more casual. And so he went with a blazer, white shell and black jeans. I love that he chose my wildest pair of shoes to mix up the black and white concept. I actually had totally forgotten about these! I did not realize it on this day (nor by day 3), but Mike had a theme: he went black and white and variations of this all week.
Day 2 for MB:
I don't know what Dave Googled this time because I was putting our toddler to bed, but Dave came out of the closet with this sweater and said, "here." He refused to look for pants again, insisting that I just tell him what colors I had available. I started going down the list, and he said, "do you have anything in burgundy? If so, wear that." Done. Again, he couldn't handle the shoes, so I chose those.
Erinn's Day 2:
So I absolutely love this look, because Mike and Kain picked this one out together. They actually were out shopping and my little man pointed to this and said, "Mommy would look cute in that." I totally agree! It's clear too that Mike was really thinking about how things would fit my body and what would flatter. He paired it with black tights and once again, lined up shoes for me to try on to see which would look just right.
MB's Day 3:
I think Dave has had it by this point. He tossed this jacket on the bed, grumbling, "Here. With black pants. Skinny, because this is flowy." When I told him I needed a shirt too, he stomped back to the closet and pulled out a navy top. About ten minutes later, he comes back, picks up the top and holds it against the jacket, mumbling, "Actually, I don't think I like this." He found two substitutes and spent a considerable amount of time weighing each, mostly focused on whether the lengths would work with the jacket. He was adorable.
Erinn's Day 3:
So at this point, I finally figured out that Mike had a theme…only because he told me! I guess that's pretty much my personality. I forget to pay attention to the details and Mike is constantly pointing out the small elements that I miss. Mike said that this one is my "rugged" look and once again had me remembering pieces I had in the back of my closet. This shirt was one I bought when I was pregnant last year and I eventually couldn't button it so I think I relegated it to the back of the closet. I'm super excited to bring this back into rotation.
MB's Takeaways:
- Dave's resistance to this experiment and his indecision really surprised me, as he's totally into clothes and fashion. Maybe he only cares about his own closet, or maybe he was worried he'd pick something I didn't like. Which means Dave may care about my opinion more than I realize.
- Once Dave figures out a "rule," he really sticks to it. After the whole flowy pants/shirt debacle, Dave learned that "flowy" tops need to be balanced by narrower pants, and that is the pattern he kept me in every day. No dresses, no skirts, no "non-flowy" tops. And, actually, this makes sense. For men in the corporate world, clothing is quite literally a uniform: dress pants and button-up shirt. Every. Day. For thirty years. This made me grateful for how much freedom I have to dress the way I want at work; I think I'd feel somehow stifled in Dave's shoes.
- You know how when you see something mundane through a child's eyes, it becomes more magical, like rainbows or Christmas lights? The same is NOT true of seeing your clothes through your husband's eyes. I realized just how overcrowded and overwhelming my closet really is. Everything is organized by category and color, but I realized that you can't actually see anything. On two of the three-day experiment, Dave picked pieces that I haven't worn in over a year. That's insane. I feel like [gasp] maybe I need to downsize my wardrobe…
Erinn's Takeaways:
- I already knew this, but I feel like it is even more solidified now…Mike doesn't do anything halfway! If he is going to do it at all, he goes 100%. This whole idea was actually his and he was excited to try to pick out my outfits for the week. And like he does with life, he put his all into it. He examined my closet in great detail and then pulled out several options for me to try on. He got really serious about it, wanting to make sure it was the right choice. I actually liked trying stuff on for him and seeing me through his eyes.
- For me, this was much harder than I thought. I think I am more of a control freak than I previously realized. So there's that. Not super excited to learn this about myself, but it definitely became clear on Day 1, when I immediately made faces about his choices. So maybe, just maybe, I need to let go a little bit.
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I Loved the band... it was little butt... mighty... Just like ME (Frankie Furter).
Friday, September 10, 2010
Post # 687
I Loved the band... it was little butt... mighty... Just like ME (Frankie Furter).
23 comments:
- pibble said...
NOOOO! I didn't hear that baby Molly passed. How terribly sad. At least we know that Miss Molly is cuddling her and showing her the way over the bridge.
Frankie, you'll be fine at the vet. It's not really a shot -they'll just spray it up your nose, and you can sneeze it all over the vet's face! You'll get your revenge! :)
- September 10, 2010
- Maggie Mae and Max said...
You is so lucky to be able to go to a parade. Mom says I need better manners before she will take me to one. ;)
WOofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae
PeeS Such sad news 'bouts baby Molly...
- September 10, 2010
- Richie said...
Arrr Frankie I be knowing that Angel sister Molly is in yor heart that is a huge massive tribute and she has baby Molly wivs her now along wiv Tucker and she will helps them as they grow. Yor naming ov baby Molly was such a sweet and amazing fing to do , somefing I know my ma n pa will beva forget.
Now I be changin the subject wot be a snow locker ?
Yor furiend
- September 10, 2010
- Pat Wahler said...
In my opinion, horses and marching bands are what makes a parade!
- September 10, 2010
- Unknown said...
Furst off, congrats on your six87 post!! Wowser, that's a lot! Butt a very cool number today!!
Second off, my momma also STILL be whining bout da cost of our snow locker this summer. She gots to pay big greenpapers for da Electric Juice PLUS we had to pay da man more greenpapers to come fix it!!! She says hurryup with da Fall weather already
- September 10, 2010
- ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...
Very sad about little Molly. Paws crossed for the rest of the little ones and for Shelby too.
Have a great weekend.
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara
- September 10, 2010
- Zona said...
Good luck at the V E T. Maybe your mom will have to reschedule on account of her stained fingers?
PeeS: What is the lady measuring in the little band foto?
- September 10, 2010
- Mack said...
I sure do wish I had my own pet Bunny. sigh. We heard about baby Molly. So very sad.
- September 10, 2010
- Golden Woofs! SUGAR said...
Woof! Woof! Happy Friday n Post 687. Good Luck on your vet visit. Yes we were ad about Molly too. WOW! 19 pints ... mom loves jelly on her PB sandwich. Happy Weekend too. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
- September 10, 2010
- 3 doxies said...
Well it is purty obvious you talks alot to haves dat MANY posts...geeeez! I don't even talks dat much!
You gonna be fine at da vet cuz you IS a mighty doxie...how come you don't do dat withs your yearly shots?
- September 10, 2010
- Ruby and Penny said...
Hi Frankie
We get bortadella shots every year too. Hope it doesn't hurt too much.
Love ya
Ruby & Penny
Pees - what is that lady in the pink top doing in the 2nd pic. Some sort of dance or is she imitating the horses.
- September 10, 2010
- Oreo said...
Soory about baby Molly. How sad!!
But what a neat parade you went too, and having fun playing with the bunny, life doesnt get better that that huh??
- September 10, 2010
- Peggy Frezon said...
So sorry to hear about baby Molly.
Everyone's asking the same questions as me, what's a snow locker? And what is that lady bending over in the photo doing? Maybe picking up something? My aren't we curious today.
- September 10, 2010
- the teacher's pets said...
I did hear that Molly passed away and I have not had the chance to pay her parents a visit but I will very, very soon! I'm still trying to deal with the loss of a Schnauzer client, Bo, who passed away without warning in his sleep on 9/4/10 and I'm still in shock and I'm still crying off and on. Poor guy....we were scheduled to walk him all week and it's so strange that we aren't needed anymore! I understand how Molly's folks must feel, that's for sure!
Frankie....I think you are small and mighty and I think you should march in the parade next year! You could wear your best cap and t-shirt and I betcha the town would go wild with excitement to see you there!
- September 10, 2010
- Peggy Frezon said...
Oh Kelly told me she thinks it's a freezer. Maybe?
- September 10, 2010
- NAK and The Residents of The Khottage said...
Khongrats on #687!!!
We are sure Baby Molly and Mica khrossed together -
I'm sure woo dazzled the vet!
It will be my turn next week!
- September 10, 2010
- houndstooth said...
Aw, how sad about Baby Molly!
That's a lot of jelly! I'm hungry just thinking about it!
Don't worry about the vet trip! Bordatella is no big deal!
- September 10, 2010
- Kari in Alaska said...
That looks like it was a wonderful parade!
- September 10, 2010
- Golden Samantha said...
I didn't know about baby Molly either - oh how awful. Like Pibble wrote, I'm sure Miss Molly is guiding through the fields over the rainbow bridge.
Your parade looks cool - love those horsies! And I admire your Momma bigtime for having made so many jars of jellies - yumzers!
I'll be thinking of you this afternoon at the vet and knowin' it won't hurt. I bet you have a nice V-e-t, yeah?
Huge Hugs xoxoxo
Sammie and Avalon
- September 10, 2010
- Road Dog Tales said...
Yes, we read about little Molly. We were so sad for Shelby. She looks like a most excellent mother her to pups.
The parade looks like a good time. You must be very well behaved to get to go to one of those :)
The Road Dogs
- September 10, 2010
- Those Elgin Pugs said...
Oh Frankie~
We are sorry for baby Molly and she is with Molly Pops~
Now Frankie..
What is 'dat Lady in 'da Pink pickin ups at 'da Parade?? 'did she loose someting??
Is she waiting for her shots too?? SNORTS!!!
IzZY, Josie and Anakin Man
- September 10, 2010
- K9 Katastrophie said...
Hi Frankie! Did you get any of the jelly?
- September 10, 2010
- The Daily Pip said...
I am heartbroken about little Molly. In honor of baby Molly and my Molly, I will raise the bid to $40!
Your pal, Pip
- September 10, 2010


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A unidirectional, pulsed far-infrared ring laserDonald Umstadter Publications
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Published by American Institute of Physics. Applied Physics Letters 38, 851 (1981). © 1981 American Institute of Physics. Permission to use. http://apl.aip.org/.
AbstractThe first study of a pulsed, far-infrared, ring laser is described. Unidirectional, traveling-wave operation is observed, thereby eliminating the spatial hole burning effects present in linear cavities. Single-mode output powers of 100 kW have been obtained.
Citation InformationW.A. Peebles, Donald P. Umstadter, D.L. Brower and N.C. Luhmann. "A unidirectional, pulsed far-infrared ring laser" (1981)
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From NCBI Gene:
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the synaptotagmin-like protein (Slp) family lacking a C2 domain. It contains an N-terminal synaptotagmin-like homology domain (SHD), and is a ras-related protein Rab-27B effector protein. This protein is thought to be involved in exosome secretion and intracellular vesicle trafficking. Reduced expression of this gene results in keratin filament defects. Mutations in this gene have been associated with some cases of epidermolysis bullosa, an inherited skin fragility disorder. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]
From UniProt:
May act as Rab effector protein and play a role in vesicle trafficking.
From NCBI Gene:
- Epidermolysis bullosa, nonspecific, autosomal recessive
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Epidermolysis bullosa, non-specific, autosomal recessive (EBNS): A skin disease characterized by blistering of skin and mucosae, following minimal pressure or trauma. Various clinical types with different severity are recognized, ranging from severe mutilating forms to mild forms with limited and localized scarring, and less frequent extracutaneous manifestations. EBNS clinical features mainly comprise trauma-induced scale crusts and intermittent skin blistering. Some of the crusted areas are hemorrhagic and accompanied by occasional bruising. Most lesions clear over several weeks to leave slightly atrophic scars and moderate post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. [MIM:615028]
Cytogenetic Location: 11q22.3, which is the long (q) arm of chromosome 11 at position 22.3
Molecular Location: base pairs 108,505,431 to 108,607,514 on chromosome 11 (Homo sapiens Updated Annotation Release 109.20200228, GRCh38.p13) (NCBI)