text: Digital The Ultimate Guide To Facebook Login In its infancy, Facebook login was restricted to those with a Harvard email address. Later, membership was extended to other Ivy League schools, and eventually colleges and high schools around the world. It wasn't until 2006 that Facebook login was available to anyone over the age of 13 -- a limitation that also may change in the near future.By Guest Writer|July 3, 2012 Share By Guest Writer|July 3, 2012 Share In its infancy, Facebook login was restricted to those with a Harvard email address. Later, membership was extended to other Ivy League schools, and eventually colleges and high schools around the world. It wasn't until 2006 that Facebook login was available to anyone over the age of 13 — a limitation that also may change in the near future.Today, Facebook login has extended beyond the walls of even Facebook itself. Other sites and applications are integrating Facebook information into their sites, as well as allowing users to sign in to their sites using just their Facebook login information.Here's an ultimate guide to Facebook login to showcase the past, present, and future of Facebook login. Facebook Login Over TimeTo refresh your memory, or for those of you newer to Facebook, take a look at how Facebook login has changed over the years. As you can see, Facebook hasn't changed much over the years — on the surface, at least. Users simply log in by typing their email address and password, or signing up if they don't already have an account. It wasn't until Facebook unveiled the social graph that logging in to Facebook became tricky — at least in terms of understanding where your information is going. Now, it's what goes on behind-the-scenes when you connect to Facebook that mystifies most users.Your Facebook Info On Other SitesWhen you are logged into Facebook, you may notice some personalized Facebook info popping up on other sites.Using Facebook's social integration tools, like plugins and instant personalization, sites can now display content that is custom-tailored to you and your interests, and feature things that your friends have liked or talked about. The Facepile The Facepile is a social plugin, also known as a "widget," used by sites to display users who have liked, shared, or otherwise used their site. When you are logged in to Facebook, the Facepile will be customized to show your friends.With plugins, sites are able to display information from Facebook, while maintaining your privacy. This plugin is simply code that shows information sent directly from Facebook — the site or app itself does not actually have access to your data. The info will only be displayed when you are already logged into Facebook.Instant PersonalizationWhen you log in to a site that leverages the Facebook open graph, you'll be able to get personalized content based on information from your activity on Facebook and your Facebook friends. For example, on TripAdvisor, you can see reviews and recent activity from your Facebook friends. Unlike sites using plugins and widgets, these partner sites do have access to your basic and public information. You can disable instant personalization on individual sites — usually in the upper right. Or, you can disable instant personalization entirely: Go to your Facebook privacy settings. Select edit settings next to apps and websites. Select edit settings next to instant personalization. Uncheck the box at the bottom. Using Facebook To Log In To Other SitesMany websites now allow users to quickly and easily connect and register, simply by logging in using their Facebook accounts. This convenience, however, does come with a few consequences.At minimum, connecting to a site or app via Facebook requires permission for the app to access your basic information. Basic information includes your name, profile picture, gender, any networks you belong to, your user ID, your friends list, and any other information you've made public.As users transition to Facebook timeline, the new Facebook profile, many of their past posts may become more prominently displayed on their profile. And some past posts may be publicly visible.Continue ReadingPages: 1 2 Share http://adweek.it/2k73XTg copy Adweek Adweek


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When clients are seeking help in leaving an unsafe situation, Family Crisis &Counseling Center has the tools they need.
When clients are seeking help in leaving an unsafe situation, Family Crisis &Counseling Center has the tools they need.
Stella, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, came to FCC for help.
The staff was able to provide her with a place to stay through the safe shelter, which receives United Way funding. She participated in FCC's certified domestic violence educational/treatment services program and was able to find a job. Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, she returned to the father of her child, the abuser. However, two months later, she contacted her domestic violence sexual assault victim advocate at FCC and said she had moved out again.
"The only reason I had the courage to leave him again was because of the services and classes I had taken (at FCC)," Stella told her advocate. "I knew I had to leave town, and I've moved out of the state."
Family Crisis and Counseling Center, a United Way agency, strives to eliminate violence in relationships through providing shelter, counseling, education and advocacy. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, 49 percent of women and 40 percent of men in the state have experienced domestic violence at some point. Family Crisis and Counseling Center is working to combat this problem in Washington County and the surrounding areas.
"The agency's greatest strength is our dedicated and compassionate staff," Executive Director Chedra Keller said. "Our staff is extensively trained in their respective areas of expertise — be it in domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or substance abuse — and will go above and beyond when it comes to meeting the various needs of our clients."
Through the Crisis Intervention for Victims program, which receives United Way funding, FCC staff provide legal advocacy in seeking protective orders, safety planning, emotional support and assistance. Last year, the staff provided 561 assessments for crisis situations where the victim, like Stella, asked for help. They also facilitated 271 Emergency Orders of Protection in 2012.
The Safe Shelter program provides even more help for those dealing with dangerous situations. A safe house with staff on site at all times is available for those who need it. The staff developed 75 safety plans last year for women who asked for help and admitted 32 women and 38 children to the safe house.
Family Crisis and Counseling Center also has a program, Men and Women Choosing to Change, that deals with the other side of domestic violence situations. In this United Way funded program, men and women who are sentenced by the court to enter the program are assessed and provided with treatment to learn to change their behavior. The adults learn about the types of abuse, the circle of violence and the effects it has on the victims. Participants learn what triggers them to act violently and gain skills to avoid it. Last year, 74 individuals entered this program.
One of these individuals sentenced to the batterer's program was one of the best students the facilitator of the program had ever had.
"After he entered the program, he became very instrumental in helping his classmates to accept and acknowledge their power and control issues," she said.
Family Crisis and Counseling and United Way are also involved in preventing these problems from occurring in the first place. The United Way funded Washington/Nowata County Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Prevention is an education-orientated prevention program that aims to decrease incidents of dating violence, bullying and drug and alcohol abuse by providing educational classes in local schools and public settings.
Substance abuse is a problem in Washington and Nowata County schools. According to the 2011 Adolescent America Drug &Alcohol Survey given in Washington County schools, 44 percent of 12th graders reported having used alcohol at a party. Another 42 percent of 12th graders reported having access to alcohol at a party. The survey also found that 22 percent of eighth graders reported using marijuana in the past 30 days, and 47 percent reported they could easily get it.
The Washington/Nowata County Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Prevention program uses two evidence-based curricula; Too Good for Drugs and Safe Dates. Both programs provide 10 weeks of educational learning focused on empowering children and teens to make healthy drug and violence free choices. Last year, the staff provided direct prevention classes to 926 students using research-based curriculum.
The Bartlesville Regional United Way's Annual Campaign is under way. To find out how to contribute to Family Crisis &Counseling Center or other member agencies, contact the BRUW office at 918-336-1044, 415 SE Silas Street, Bartlesville, OK 74003 or visit www.bartlesvilleuw.org.

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Thank you Shannon. It sounds like you're ready to go. Who else wants to get on board for the fun ride of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge? Sign ups start on January 30th.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Fantastic A to Z Ride: Observations by Shannon the Warrior Muse
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It's always good to read of others approaches to the challenge. Wel done.ReplyDelete
Shannon and Tina probably visited more blogs than anyone else in the Challenge.ReplyDelete
I've done the Challenge with and without a theme. With was definitely easier for me.
I've been thinking about themes. Still haven't decided :-)ReplyDelete
Hi Shannon .. I totally admire how you and Tina carried on with visiting every blog ..ReplyDelete
I think I'll go with a theme again .. then you've got 26 posts to use as something .. eg a small book ...
Lee - great reading everyone's thoughts .. cheers - now back to yesterday's! .. Hilary
Hey Buddy! I'm also considering whether to have a theme or not. I see pros and cons for both sides. Good thing we still have some time to decide!ReplyDelete
Tina @ Life is Good
I may just do it this year. I'll have to think of some great theme.ReplyDelete
I used a theme last year and I think that is the only way I was able to finish it. :) It was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to it again.ReplyDelete
I'll definitely be in again this (next) year! It was exhilarating, if exhausting, last time. heheReplyDelete
* Just learned about the challenge on another blog. I'm in! Thanks in advance for the opportunity.ReplyDelete
Great view on the challenge...I am flip/flopping over "theme or no theme"!ReplyDelete
Last year was my first time doing the A to Z and I loved it. I hadn't heard about it until March 31st...so, needless to say, I had no time to do any pre challenge preparations.
I am wondering if my writing was more real because of the need to come up with it on the spot. Even though I was stressed, given the time constraints, I loved the spontaneity of my writing.
I will have to wait and see...I am prepping and giving myself some solid foundation for my writing...but whether I will have all twenty-six post ready, I'm not sure.
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Jenny @ PEARSON REPORT
I'm also wondering about the thematic/non-thematic approach...ReplyDelete
Is one better than the other? I get the impression that it's easier to come up with 26 posts using a theme...
But I suppose it's different for each blogger...
I've never gone with a thematic approach for the month but I think I will this year. I think it could be easier and provide a thread of continuity from one post to another. I've yet to have a problem coming up with something for each letter though.ReplyDelete
Yvonne, I enjoy your way of doing a poem each day.ReplyDelete
Alex, that is good to know about the theme! Hmmm...
Sarah, here I am thinking of whether to do one, but I need to decide so I can pick a theme!
Hilary, hi! That is a good point that I've been considering, also. Damyanti inspired me in that direction.
Tina, hi! ~waves~ We do, indeed have some time. Thank goodness, as I'm still undecided. Knowing me, I'll decide right before it starts.
Miranda, I hope you do!
Kimberly, have you already chosen the new theme?
Trisha, dead on. Exhilerating, but exhausting.
Dawn, wonderful! Can't wait to see your posts.
Jenny, like you, I only discovered it at the very last moment last year. Good point you raise, about the writing with no prep. I wonder if my voice wasn't more genuine because it was all flying by the seat of my pants.
MISH, that could be. I know my non-theme approach was to jot down a word every time I thought of it so I could look over the list when I went to do my post and see what stood out to me.
Lee, that is interesting to hear. Never a theme? Can't wait to see what you come up with!
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Well, surprise, surprise ... (cynical old me) it seems that modern couples really do just lose that loving feeling. See The Times, page 17 (not even page 1) Wednesday, 31 August, 2011.
Part of me is rather grateful about the report in today's papers that the extramarital affair seems somewhat out of fashion now. Such affairs are so messy in all senses of the word. If a marriage is to end, let it be for the one reason anticipated in 1969: that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. All the rest are the reasons that demonstrate that it has. Better that than seeking after solace outside the marriage even if, as reports suggest, growing apart and falling out of love is the most common reason given by intending divorced couples as their reason for seeking the divorce. Apparently, again, surprise, surprise, many people shipping up at their solicitors are surprised when they cannot put down "fallen out of love" or "growing apart" as the reasons for the divorce. Maybe they should be able to...?
This survey of 100 family lawyers using the experience of around 1,000 divorcing couples has found that 58% of lawyers have noticed a rise in the use of prenups (since it was decided in our Supreme Court less than a year ago, one has to query the effect of the Appeal Court decision ...) and 38% are concerned that new rules regarding mediation will put pressure on "weaker" parties to mediate rather than go to court. That begs more questions than it answers. Watch this space...
This annual survey on divorce indicates that growing apart and falling "out of love" is the most common reason given for wanting to get divorced. The extramarital affair now lies in second place. The increased percentage over the affair is not by much, though. Alas, the rationale given for the loss of interest in quoting the affair as the reason for the end of the marriage can be laid at the door of celebrities. It would appear that it is they who are increasingly more likely to regard an affair in their own relationship as being less crucial to and less destructive of their marital relationship. Perhaps this is percolating down the food chain to us lesser mortals who feel bound to follow and put up with our partner's infidelities than we once were?
What can one say? - falling in love is for cream cakes, pretty cottages in the Lake District, new sweaters and stuff like sofas, or for when you are young (and) in love - isn't it? Yes, I have fallen in love with those sorts of things, but when very young, did actually "fall in love" with a person. The trick is to make the "falling in love" real long-lasting and committed "love". When it is over, it just is. When it is "love", that is much harder to break, even if there is "the inevitable monotony of monogamy". Bring it on.
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Please join us for the LSCC NGS informatics meeting.
Speaker: Marek Cmero
Title: Reconstructing the evolution of cancer cell populations – methods & challenges
When: 3pm, Friday 21st November
Where: Board room, VLSCI 187 Grattan Street, Carlton
Tumour evolution is a complex and multifaceted process that arises from the driving forces of carcinogenesis. As cancer progresses, distinct cellular populations with inheritable genetic characteristics that can be observed within a single tumour. Additionally, primary tumours can seed metastases in distant parts of the body from one or several cellular sub-populations. The ability to trace the progression of a cancer, by identifying sub-populations and inferring the relationships between them from shared genetic features, has only recently become feasible. Next-generation sequencing technologies are able to provide fine-grained genomic data which can quantify the relationships between intra-tumour populations as well as distant metastases. Understanding these relationships using methods of phylogenetic reconstruction can inform the evolution of invasive or metastatic genetic changes in the evolutionary history of a cancer. This information can assist in prognostication and prediction of cancer evolution in a clinical setting.
We discuss several approaches to this challenging problem, including single-nucleotide variations (SNVs) and copy-number variation (CNVs). Additionally, we present a method of reconstructing cancer phylogeny using large scale genomic aberrations, collectively known as structural variations (SVs.) We apply our method to prostate cancer – which is particularly SV-driven. By comparing multiple prostate cancer samples from the same patient, distinct cellular populations and their ancestral relationships can be de-convolved and the occurrence of a particular SV within a cancer's evolution can be estimated. We demonstrate that tumour phylogenies are able to be reconstructed with SV data alone, and can provide clues in revealing which large-scale genomic variations are driving factors in prostate cancers.
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Archive for August, 2008
What is the message you are trying to spread, and the goal of your church?
We offer a "Fabulous Worship"that is designed to blow the shopping out of your body. Amen!
How did you hook up with Morgan Spurlock to make the movie, "What Would Jesus Buy?"
Morgan was our neighbor in the East Village and saw us preaching and singing in Community Gardens, praying in Starbucks, dancing in Thompkins Square Park. Then suddenly he walks up to us in a dark dive we frequent, there's Mr. SuperSizeMe! – and he says, let's Retail Interventions – in which we see where the things we buy come from.
What are the 'false idols of the Christmas spirit' and can you explain how people, swamped with advertising, believe that shopping will give them certain tangible experiences?
The idolatry comes at us from the false utopia, the promised land of American STUFF…
That's a trick question. Jesus only dealt in the gift economy. He forgave and gave. He wasn't one of these prosperity Christians who whip themselves into a lather trying persuade each other that "God wants me to be rich." In fact, the only time Jesus is known to have shown anger and gotten a bit violent was driving the money changers out of the Temple.
When we BACK AWAY FROM THE PRODUCT the body of the American consumer responds almost immediately. Messages go down into our memory and we begin a reverse Alzheimers process that takes us to gestures of clarity, generosity and a burgeoning imagination.
Are you saying that shopping hurts our memory?
Absolutely, it is what we call "The Deadly Discount!"
Why are you banned from every Starbucks in California and have you adhered to that ban?
All social change comes from committing our bodies and souls to public space. Starbucks is public space because it has not redeemed its NOT FAIR TRADE corporate behavior. It invites us inside, but hurts everyone from the baristas it steals tips from all the way to the grandparents and children that must tend the coffee beyond our horizon of privilege. OH IT IS THE SHOPOCALYPSE! Never ever buy a gingerbread latte from that company, and give its billionaire boss another buck. Join our church in EXORCIZING THE CASH REGISTER. We ask the "Fabulous Unknown God That Doesn't Sell Us Things" — blow the dead presidents in this computerized cash register the other way, away from the Devil Howard's pocket.
We are encouraged everyday by the faithful. They contact us through social forums or Revbilly.com and talk ecstatically about new spending discipline that their families are adopting, new approaches to Christmas, to their cars and fossil fuel, to EVIL STUFF, Amen. Now the commercial press of course will say that all of us have lost our "consumer confidence," as if we've slipped into the lake of neurtoic hellfire… Actually, many of us have been saved and this economy never made sense in the first place. Can I testify now? The Earth loves how the American consumer has reduced shopping six quarters in a row.
Shopping is Evil. We must stop our shopping. We pull away from the Demon Monoculture, which must be left to die in its own FETID LOGOS. Trading, giving, buying what we need – of course we have to live. And, where do we do this? Thrift stores, trades on the Net, and always buy local! The green markets are the fastest growing sector in the food economy. Oh – soon we'll be DELIVERED FROM INIQUITY!
We don't understand how it is completely predictable that we will respond in slow motion to this great crisis. Products have been sold with marketing campaigns that use the language and imagery of change for decades. We have not moved quickly and boldly enough to make real change since – well some say the Civil Rights Movement – but I would say since Stonewall, Harvey Milk and ACT UP. But that was more than 30 years ago. We have to defeat the hypnosis of consumer marketing. We have to wake each other up. No, we haven't done it yet. We're waiting for something. We're on PAUSE. Maybe we think Al Gore and Barack Obama will change everything. They won't. They are centrists. They will need a parallel radical movement, like the way the Kennedys needed to be forced into action by bus boycotts and the freedom fighters.
There is only one authentic preacher, and the message comes in the form of fires and droughts and tsunamis and epidemics and extinction spikes. We must listen and the only way to listen is to transcend the advertising, listen and see out beyond the narrow product world. The Earth is showing us the way. STOP SHOPPING AND START LIVING!
Don't forget!!!! Chalk It Up is this weekend! The musical line-up looks great featuring the likes of Ricky Berger and Baby Grand, there will be beer, and of course lots of fabulous art, all for a great cause. If you don't have the do re mi for a full 5'x5′ sponsored square, smaller personal squares can be purchased inside the park for $10. Please, come out and support this great event and give to children's art charities.
Chalk It Up
FREMONT PARK, 15th & P STREETS
This year's race for the arts was a tremendous success and a really good time!
The Sacramento Banjo Band charmed race goers with their toe tappin' medlies.
Fleet Feet Racing was out in force.
There was this bug guy.
And many triumphant trips over the finish line.
John Yamagata, Ernie Takahashi,and Arnold Utterbach came in so quickly it was like they never left.
Jeri Clinger of Galena Street East Productions came over and introduced herself.
Meanwhile our fearless publisher manned the Midtown Monthly table…
There is some crazy shit going on musically in town this week, and no, I'm not talking about Jessica Simpson at the fair tonight. At Club Pow in the Press Club, there are some guest djs in addition to the superb local Mike C. (he played "lookin' for love in all the wrong places" last time I saw him), members of !!! are dj'ing and the new band Touchez is playing. And then tomorrow at Harlow's !!! and Touchez are playing. Buy your tickets today because they tack on five bucks at the door.
By William Burg
Before the days of air conditioning, Sacramentans used any available means to beat the heat. Homes were designed with broad porches and plenty of windows for ventilation, but the easiest way to keep cool was to find the nearest body of water and jump in. In order to provide a more genteel environment for swimming than leaping into the river, Judge Charles E. McLaughlin formed the Sacramento Riverside Bath and Park Company and built a large enclosed bathing house on Riverside Road, about three miles south of the old city limits at the Y Street Levee (now Broadway). Read more »
I always have you, my loyal readers, in mind, so on a recent trip to Nashville, I selflessly endeavored to eat the maximum amount of barbecue and Southern food that was humanly possible within a three day period. I ate pulled pork until I pulled a jaw muscle, I ate grits until I gritted my teeth in exhaustion, and I ate fried green tomatoes until I turned green in the face. Read more »
Picture this: it's the second Saturday of the month and you're in Midtown. The streets are alive with people eating, shopping, drinking and visiting galleries. A quick ten-block stroll might take you 30 minutes or more to complete because of the sheer mass of bodies on the street and suddenly you wonder to yourself, 'can this really be Sacramento?' Read more »
The farmer's market is a real inspiration this time of year, and with the influx of peppers of all kinds (including the lightly bitter gypsy peppers that Rick Mahan loves to put on the menu at the Waterboy), it's the perfect time to make peperonata. Peperonata is a versatile pepper dish that can be served with pasta are as an antipasto with bread and other good stuff. First, chop up a buttload of peppers. Next, chop an onion, and saute it briefly in a 1/4 cup of olive oil with red pepper flakes and 3 anchovies. Add the peppers and cook covered on medium-low heat for about 40 minutes. Take off the heat and add some balsamic and salt and pepper to taste. Best eaten at room temperature and can keep for a while.
I made this, pasta, grilled summer squash, and some Morant's sausage for a late summer lunch. I drank it with a Muscadet (it went OK, not great, I could have picked a better wine with this, but I felt like drinkin' it).


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Thomas Stewart is a retired investment banker with a military background who flew combat missions as an attack flight officer in the Gulf War. Here's a quick summary from the article:
Whenever I hear someone complain that Donald Trump is "not presidential," I reply, "Compared to whom? Which president are we talking about? How 'presidential' was Barack Obama in 2008 when he said of the Republicans, 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun'?"
And just what are the qualities that really matter in a president?
The overwhelming majority of Mr. Trump's detractors have never sat across the table from him to hammer out a multimillion-dollar business deal. I have. So I think I'm in a better position than they are to judge his effectiveness as a top-level executive....
In the end, I can say that Mr. Trump drove a hard bargain. But he was honest, and he was a square dealer. When we were through—in less time than we had expected—we had reached an agreement that was ethical, profitable and fair to all parties concerned. It was also an agreement that meant good jobs for working people and healthy tax revenues for the local government.
If we didn't come away from the table liking Mr. Trump, there's no question that we came away with a lot of respect for him. He was a tough, shrewd, no-nonsense executive who knew how to get things done, and done quickly. He was also an adversary whom no one would want to mess with.
Isn't that what really matters in a president?Read the whole article. When a veteran makes a statement like this, my ears perk up. Negotiation is what a lot of the president's job entails. Would you rather have another crooked Clinton at the helm or a man who knows how to negotiate and make an "honest...ethical...fair" bargain that creates jobs and provides tax revenue. If you are planning to sit this election out or, God forbid, vote for the queen of child killing ("Off with their heads," hearts, livers, etc. because Planned Parenthood supports my campaign), maybe you should reconsider and do a little more research.
As I've often said, God sometimes uses odd instruments for his purposes. Maybe Donald Trump is the King Cyrus who will give us the time to rebuild our devastated culture from the bottom up.


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This is groundbreaking, earth-shattering, and like whoa.
New exclusive Nas. "Queens Get the Money," the opening track to his much-discussed and untitled album, finds Nas in a Kid A mindspace. Rapping over a drumless beat from Jay Electronica he talks about bringing back Arsenio for hip-hop's sake, dubs himself Nasty Nasdaq and shouts out kids in group homes. Will this be the album where Nas creates a new national anthem?
Nas – Queens Get The Money


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To meet the demand for digital skills, the NCCE has been set up to make a significant contribution to the teaching of computing education. They support teaching in schools across all key stages, giving teachers the subject knowledge and skills to establish
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The Innovation Centre Bradford is hosting a number of their primary CPD sessions aimed at Computing subject leaders:-
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This Sheikh loves everything unusual.
Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan al Nahyan of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi is one of the richest men on the planet and a big fan of exclusive cars. Let's look at the most unusual exhibits in the collection of the Sheikh.
That you are unlikely to see anywhere else!
Mercedes S-class Monster-Truck
Mercedes S-class of all colors of the rainbow
Giant Dodge Power Wagon
Very big Willys
A very unusual Jeep Wrangler
Jeep Wrangler-based pickup truck Ford F-550 with body parts of the truck International LoneStar
Jeep Wrangler with the front part of the Dodge RAM
Wide Suzuki Mehran
8-wheel Nissan Patrol
6-wheel Nissan Patrol
Rolls-Royce Camargue for hunting
Off-Road Ford Mustang
The biggest house on wheels


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At the World Refining Association we are committed to understanding the challenges that you are facing now and in the future, and creating events that matter.
We do this through regular research calls with the market, as well as hosting a series of live Advisory Board meetings across the globe. These exclusive meetings are a platform for open dialogue between the regions' stakeholders, where in-depth conversations establish the themes and direction of World Refining Association events, ensuring that your challenges will be addressed at each event.
This approach to creating event agendas is unique to the World Refining Association.
Our Advisory Board members consists of the stakeholders including:
- Nasser Khamis Al Suwaidi, Director of Petroleum Economics Department, Ministry of Energy, United Arab Emirates
- Suleman Bargan, Executive Director, Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation, Saudi Aramco
- Abdulla Ateya, Senior Vice President Technical, Borouge
- Abdoul A Al-Shamrani, Director – Local Content Unit Innovation & Business Development, SABIC
- Essam Al Sheibany, GM Mina Al Fahal Refinery Operations, Orpic
- Nadia Al-Hajji, Manager Optimisation & Planning, KIPIC (Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company)
- David Marion, VP Manufacturing, Satorp
- Mikael Berthod, Vice President Takreer Research Center, Takreer
- Chang-Sern Ee, Senior Vice President, SADAF, Saudi Petrochemical Company
Recent Advisory Board meetings include:
- European Downstream Advisory Board Meeting
- Middle East Advisory Board Meeting
- Latin America Advisory Board Meeting
- Abu Dhabi Downstream Advisory Board Meeting
- Asian Refining Advisory Board Meeting
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Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest is a 2,632,252-acre property administered as one national forest. The original Sitgreaves National Forest is adjacent to and to the north of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and includes 818,651 acres. The original Apache National Forest included beautiful and varied mountain countryside in east-central Arizona (with a small section reaching across the border into west-central New Mexico) to a total of 1,813,601 acres. Along the western boundary of Apache National Forest are the Fort Apache and San Carlos Indian Reservations.
The Sitgreaves National Forest offers the high country north of the Mogollon Rim (the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau uplift, extending from Flagstaff some 200 miles into western New Mexico) and eight cold-water lakes. The Apache National Forest includes land from the south side of the Mogollon Rim down to the high desert around Clifton, and most of the White Mountains of Arizona.
Both National Forests contain many prehistoric sites, some dating back nearly 12,000 years. Some prehistoric sites show evidence of hunter-gatherer activities while others are the remains of large pueblo areas (with cultivated agriculture) similar to what is found on the Hopi and Zuni Reservations today. In between are the cave and rock shelter sites found along the Blue River and in the steeper canyons of the Mogollon Rim. Carved or etched petroglyphs and painted pictographs were left 600 to 900 years ago by the ancient Mogollon and Ancestral Puebloans all over these two forests. After the old tribes moved on, the Apache came in and were still here when the first Europeans arrived.
Wilderness Areas
The first fur trappers came seeking beaver pelts along the Black River around 1825. The first Anglo settlers started coming in about 20 years later, with the Mexican War. And, of course, they rubbed the Native Americans the wrong way early on but it wasn't until 1870 that the US Army established Fort Apache to try to keep peace in the region. Then came the famous 1872 mining law that threw the western states open to full-scale mining exploitation (with little or no regard for the indigenous people who'd occupied that countryside for centuries).
The big copper mines in the Morenci area began digging huge, open pits in the ground. The local military garrisons had to be "beefed" up (pun intended) to properly protect a large influx of ranchers, farmers and loggers who came to supply the mines and the Army. While railroads were built to the mines early on, logging railroads didn't really start until about 1917. But once they started, they ran all through the forests. Today, most of the railroad gear has been removed and a lot of the old track beds have been turned into mountain hiking, biking and horseback riding trail systems.
Scattered through both forests are many well-crafted "artifacts," left behind by early settlers, and many constructions of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Quite a few of these (the work centers at Pinedale and Water Canyon, several lookout locations, and the campgrounds at the Blue and Black Rivers and at Juan Miller) are recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.
An old jeep trail near the Blue Range Primitive Area
Because these days, in hiking, biking and horseback riding, it's the journey that counts as much as the destination, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest offers almost 1,000 miles of trails through many diverse types of terrain. Many of the trails are part of the White Mountains Trail System. Four of them are National Recreation Trails: Blue Ridge, Eagle, General George Crook, and Escudilla. There are also several barrier-free trails, including the Pintail Lake Wetland Trail and the Mogollon Rim Interpretive Trail.
Because of dramatic differences in elevation, there is always the possibility of sudden storms and changes in weather. Some trails can carry heavy snow into May, others may never see snow. High elevations can mean cool nights, even during the heat of July and August and the seasonal thunderstorms that rumble in during those months. So trail use will vary with elevation and weather exposure. Be safe, be aware, be prepared.
Hunters come for the mule deer, elk and black bear in these woods but they need to be careful because the Mexican gray wolf has been reintroduced in certain areas (and shooting a wolf can be very expensive). Fishermen come to the headwaters of the San Francisco, Little Colorado, Blue and Black Rivers in these mountains. For good fishing lakes there are Woods Canyon Lake, Big Lake, Chevelon Canyon Lake, Willow Springs Lake, Crescent Lake, Luna Lake, Bear Canyon Lake, Black Canyon Lake and Fool Hollow Lake.
Update: Since 2003 major forest fires have impacted large sections of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and some areas pictured on this page were fried. The trails are mostly open anyway but there is significant danger from falling trees, flash floods, mudslides and burned out stump holes.
US Forest Service
US Forest Service: Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Map courtesy of the US Forest Service
Campgrounds on Sitgreaves National Forest
|Campground Name
|Woods Canyon Group Campground
|Canyon Point Campground
|Spillway Campground
|Aspen Campground
|Mogollon Campground
|Crook Campground
|Rim Campground
|Sinkhole Campground
|Campground Name
|Bear Canyon Lake Campground
|Black Canyon Rim Campground
|Gentry Campground
|Lewis Canyon Group Camping
|Lakeside Campground
|Los Burros Campground
|Chevelon Crossing Campground
|Scott Reservoir Campground
|Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Campgrounds on Apache National Forest
|Campground Name
|Rainbow Campground
|Grayling Campground
|Brook Char Campground
|Cutthroat Campground
|Campground Name
|Gabaldon Campground
|Winn Campground
|Campground Name
|Aspen Campground
|Buffalo Crossing Campground
|Horse Spring Campground
|Diamond Rock Campground
|Deer Creek Campground
|Raccoon Campground
|Campground Name
|South Fork Campground
|Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground
|Benny Creek Campground
|West Fork Campground
|Alpine Divide Campground
|Luna Lake Campground
|Hannagan Campground
|KP Cienega Campground
|Strayhorse Campground
|Honeymoon Campground
|Upper Juan Miller Campground
|Lower Juan Miller Campground
|Granville Campground
|Blackjack Campground
|Coal Creek Campground
** Group Sites - Reservations only - Call for Details.
Selected Hiking Trails
- Bear Canyon Lake Trail #112
- Beaver-Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area
- Drew Canyon Trail #291
- General Crook Trail #140
- Horton Springs Trail #292
- Military Sinkhole #966
- Promontory Butte Trail #278
- Rim Lake Vista Trail #622
- See Canyon Trail #184
- Sinkhole Trail #503
- 235 Road, Trail #502
- Telephone Ridge Trail #103
- Willow Springs Loop
- Woods Canyon Day Hike
- Woods Canyon Lake
- Woods Canyon Nature Trail
- Woods Canyon to Chevelon Canyon Lake
Black Mesa District Trails
Springerville District Trails
- Butler Canyon Trail
- East Baldy Trail
- East Fork Trail
- Indian Springs Trail
- Thompson Trail
- Pole Knoll Recreation Area
- South Fork Trail
- West Baldy Trail
- West Fork Black River Trail
- West Fork Trail
Lakeside District Trails
- Mogollon Rim Interpretive Trail #615
- Big Springs Nature Study Area #610
- Pintail Wetlands Nature Trail #617
- Woodland Lake Park Trails
White Mountain Trail System
- Timber Mesa Trail #636
- Springs Trail #633
- Los Caballos Trail #638
- Los Burros Trail #631
- Juniper Ridge Trail #640
- Ghost of the Coyote Trail #641
- Country Club Trail #632
- Buena Vista Trail #637
- Blue Ridge Cave Trail #608
- Blue Ridge Trail #107
- Country Club to Los Burros #631a
- General Crook Connector Trail #140
- Timber Mesa to Panorama #635a, #635b
Alpine District Trails
- Escudilla National Recreation Trail #308
- Bear Wallow Trail
- Government Trail #119
- Gobbler Point Trail #59
- Reno Trail #62
- Rose Spring Trail #309
- Schell Canyon Trail #316
- Black River Mainstem
- Fish Creek Trails #60 & #320
Blue Range Primitive Area Trails
- Bonanza Bill Trail #23
- Cow Flat Trail #55
- Franz Spring Trail #43
- Hinkle Springs Trail #30
- Lanphier Trail #52
- Largo Trail #51
- Telephone Ridge Trail #42
- Tige Rim Trail #90
- Blue Cabin Ruins Trail #321
- Blue Lookout Trail #71
- Foote Creek Trail #76
- Grant Creek Trail #75
- KP Trail #70
- KP Rim Trail #315
- Long Cienega Trail #305
- McKittrick Trail #72
- North Fork KP Trail #93
- Paradise Trail #74
- Steeple Mesa Trail #73
- Tutt Creek Trail #105
- Upper Grant Creek Trail #65
- AD Bar Trail #14
- Bear Valley Trail #55
- Chitty Trail #37
- East Eagle Trail #33
- Highline Trail #47
- Painted Bluff Trail #13
- Strayhorse Canyon Trail #20


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It was the day of celebration and a day of rejoicing. There was an air of festivity in the streets of Medina. All the people, both young and old were dressed in their best clothes, especially for this special day of Ramadan Eid.
As it was time for early morning Ramadan Eid prayers everyone made their way to an open piece of land on the outskirts of the city of Medina. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) arrived and led the prayers. After they had finished they all greeted each other and everyone was walking back home. The children running and playing in excitement, smiling and laughing, without a care in the world.
As Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) walked back home, he suddenly became aware of a little boy (Zuhair Bin Saghir) sitting by himself on the side of the path. The little boy was crying and looked very sad. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) bent down and patted him on the shoulders and asked 'why are you crying?' 'Please leave me alone' sobbed the little boy. The boy didn't even see who was talking to him. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ran his fingers through the boy's hair and very gently and kindly asked him again why he was crying. This time the boy said, 'My father was martyred fighting, and now my mother has married again and my stepfather does not want me to live at home any more. Today is Ramadan Eid and everyone is happy. All the children have new clothes and nice things to eat, but I don't have any clothes except what I am wearing. I have no food and I don't even have a place to live.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said to him, 'I know how you feel, I lost both my mother and father when I was a little boy.' The boy was surprised to hear that it was an orphan who was comforting him, and when he looked up to his great surprise it was the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and he immediately jumped up to his feet out of love and respect.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said to him 'If I were to become your new father and my wife you new mother, and my daughter your new sister, would that make you feel better?' 'Oh yes, that would be the best thing in the world!' The boy started smiling. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) took him home and gave him new clothes and good food on this beautiful day of Ramadan Eid. The boy indeed had a wonderful Ramadan Eid that day.
Moral: We should think of others that are less fortunate than ourselves on this beautiful day of Ramadan Eid. Not everyone has such a wonderful day. It is a day of celebration, but take a moment to stop and think of those who are less fortunate than ourselves by following the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).


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And that mansplaining tone;
B is the Block button —
They can mansplain alone.
C is for Clickbait
And things you won't believe in;
D is for the dogs
And the cats who can't even.
E is for your emails
Stacked 8,000 tall.
F is for "Fuck it!
I'm deleting them all!"
G is for Gamergaters,
May they fall off a cliff;
H is for Hard G
(That's the sound that starts "GIF.")
I is for IRL,
And a nice, real-life chat;
J is for JK,
Because who wants to do that?
K is for killing it,
Which all startups do.
L is for losing money
(They do a lot of that, too).
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Fish Fry is our favorite. We love any fish fry but mostly prefer Vanjaram because it's easy to eat! Unlike some other varieties of fish, this fish has only a center bone which is easy to remove. Also it tastes really good so this is a regular in our daily meals.Marinating the fish is important. When you marinate them well and let it rest for a couple of hours, then the flavors are all soaked in and tastes awesome. It was the time when Amma started making Fish Fry with Vanjaram/ Seer Fish. Luckily kids like the Fish Kulambu and fry, so when we decide to make, it does become an easy task for cooking.
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Prep time
Cook time
30 mins
30 mins
2 persons
Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Type: Appetizer
1. Combine ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder in a bowl. Marinade to the fish pieces and keep aside for 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, place the marinated fish and fry for sometimes on low to medium flame. Once it's nicely browned, flip over gently to the other side and roast fish for another 10 minutes till browned.
3. Serve hot with onion rings and curry leaves.
Served with
Hot white rice
Any type of biryani and variety rice.
Adjust the spicy according to your taste.
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In 2006, Dr. Goldberg achieved his personal goal of climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. The 52-mile trek started in a tropical forest and ended 7 days later at the snow capped Uhuru Peak, 19,350 feet above sea level.
Upon his decent, he met with his nuclear family and reunited with his mother's family who fled the Holocaust of WWII to take up residence in South Africa.
During the Kilimanjaro climb, a charitable fund was set up with the Valerie Fund at Overlook Hospital in Summit. Donations were made in support of Dr. Goldberg's endeavor to help contribute to the care of children with cancer and blood disorders.


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Take Me Out to the Ballpark
It is tempting, in this short space, to talk about people. I could write pages about the young men who've played at Dudy Noble. I could go on and on about those electric moments, such as Burke's grand slam, back-to-back home runs by Clark and Palmeiro, Raffo's monstrous shots, Showalter's .459, BJ.'s 19 strikeouts, Thigpen's throws to the plate, Pete's dirty uniform, the easy grace of Jody Hurst chasing fly balls, and on and on. If they're just a bunch of kids playing a game, why do we talk about them years after they're gone? And it would be easy to write about Ron Polk and the house he built and the throngs that fill it. It is a credit to him that we are disappointed when we don't make it to Omaha. We expect it. He's spoiled us. But I can't write pages here; perhaps another day. So I'll just talk about the place.
I guess every ballpark, in earlier times, was something else. Great things come from humble origins and all that, but it's difficult to believe Dudy Noble was once a cow pasture. I discovered it early in March of 1975 while a sophomore at State. This was before Polk, and the crowds were small. On those cool spring nights, I would take a thermos of coffee and sit by myself in the bleachers by first base. I was 20, older than some of the kids I was watching, and had just recently hung up my spikes because I couldn't hit a junior college curve ball. I was sad because I wasn't playing, yet I loved to watch the game. It was a pleasant place to be in the spring, but the park wasn't magical, yet.
The following year State hired Ron Polk, and Dudy Noble snapped back to life. He won, as he always has and always will, and suddenly the stands were full, the crowds were loud, the trucks and trailers appeared in left field, the Lounge was open for business, and the clouds of barbecue smoke became a symbol of baseball success at Mississippi State. We outgrew the old park, and he convinced us to build a new one.
The older I become, the more I find myself drawn back to Dudy Noble. There are many reasons. It's great baseball played by very talented kids. The game is pure and uncorrupted by money. The place is filled with memories, both of my college days and of the great games and moments since then. It's a wonderful place to unwind. The food is plentiful. The people are happy. The mood is festive. Time is meaningless. The game is played without a clock. There are no telephones in Left Field. Deadlines are more distant. Appointments seem insignificant. Regardless of wins and losses, I always feel better when I leave Dudy Noble than when I arrive. There are few places of which this can be said.
Several years ago, during a Regional, Brigham Young played one of the early games in the first round. The gang I hang out with in Left Field always adopts a visiting team. It's nothing official...like everyone, we live in fear of the NCAA and its regulations...it's just our exhort to make sure these kids are well fed and taken care of while visiting Starkville. We sent word through our sources to the BYU players, and during the late game a bunch of them arrived at our truck in the Lounge. They were hungry and tired of fast food. State was playing, and Dudy Noble was packed.
We fed them for three hours. Late in the game, I sat next to one of the BYU players and watched with amusement as he tried to eat crawfish. He'd already been served spareribs, pork shoulder, catfish, frog legs, steak and smoked sausage, and as we watched the game I helped with the crawfish. A dense charcoal fog hung over left field. The mob pushed toward the fence. Jim Ellis boomed from an amazing assortment of speakers. There was a constant roar.
The kid was awe struck. "Unbelievable," he kept saying as he looked around. "Unbelievable." I've seen this reaction many times from ballplayers, and for some reason I always feel compelled to share my knowledge of Dudy Noble and its legends. I filled his ear. Someone passed up a plate of boiled shrimp, and he quickly forgot about the crawfish. I told stories about Polk, many of them true, and of the stadium and how it was built and the record crowds and
the history (my version) of the Left Field Lounge. I unloaded a dazzling array of statistics of past teams and players. I told tales I knew to be false (how could he know?).
It was quite a performance, really. He didn't hear a word. He ate his shrimp and watched the chefs at play in the fog. He studied the zany architecture of the trailers and trucks and vans packed together. He stared at the crowd of nine thousand rowdies who had gathered for a college baseball game. "Unbelievable," he said again. "I wish I played here."
I wish I had played there, too, but I never came close. And so I return year after year to watch the best of college baseball, to see old friends and make new ones, to cook and eat, to see the show. There may be larger parks, but not larger crowds. There may be prettier parks, but I doubt it. Dudy Noble is college baseball at its absolute finest.
More about John Grisham
- For Posterity: The John Grisham Papers
- The Best Laid Plans: Grisham's 1992 Commencement address
- A Time to Write - Mississippi State Alumnus, 1990
- Journey's End - Mississippi State Alumnus, 1991
- Take Me Out to the Ballpark - Grisham's introduction for Inside Dudy Noble - A Celebration of MSU Baseball


text: jimmy1234 1 Posted February 10, 2010 What does everyone think about this? I keep reading and reading and reading and reading about the same problems year after year. Nothing has changed, the most common problems haven't been fixed. (faulty cutter/Carriage head, dead motherboards, unit not grounded, cuts wont close) All I hear is you need to replace the mother board or buy this or that, why doesn't UScutter fix these issues before sending out a known faulty product? $80 for motherboard $25 for a carriage head, and then sack you with shipping for a known faulty product! Why do these machines last only 6 months if your lucky? Why the short warranty period? Do you know some thing before the sale that your consumers don't? Is that why the initial price is slow low? Make it up on the after sale with service and support? Is this what is has come to? Jim Mine works great had it for years........your lucky, very lucky or you work for UScutter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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IT'S not every day that your family photo appears on a 15-foot storefront sign in the Brazilian Amazon.
But for at least the last year, a larger-than-life version of the Massachusetts-Maryland-New York Kugels has stared down at passers-by on Sebastião Diniz Avenue in Boa Vista, the low-slung capital of Roraima, Brazil's least populous state. The business, Credirápido Solicitações de Empréstimos, makes personal loans so the people of Roraima can buy cars or homes or take their kids to Disney World.
I had no idea the sign existed until December, when a Brazilian friend from São Paulo — where I had lived for a few years — went to spend Christmas at her parents' home in Boa Vista. She spotted my face from the car, forced her dad to stop, snapped a picture and emailed it to me.
Needless to say, I was flabbergasted. I paused to make sure I was awake, and looked again. Yep, still us — my parents, my brother, my sister-in-law and my nephews posing in front of a mountain I didn't recognize.
That may sound creepy, but we don't take our privacy too seriously in the Kugel family. My father is a regular character in my mother's very personal blog. If my brother, Jeremy, had his way he'd be a game show host. My picture appears 24 hours a day on the online Travel section of The Times, and both nephews have starred in my articles, with no objections from my sister-in-law.
So I did what any self-respecting 21st-century human would do: I posted it on Facebook. I waited a few minutes, then called Jeremy to make sure he'd seen it.
"Credirápido, how can I help you?" he answered. So that was a yes. He had called my parents already. My sister-in-law reposted it with the caption "I want royalties!"
We easily figured out which photo the sign came from: the 2011 version of the annual Kugel family Thanksgiving Day picture, taken near my parents' home in Cambridge, Mass. But the background had been Photoshopped, an American football cropped out and the image flipped horizontally.
Still, several mysteries remained. How had this happened? Could it be legal? Were we on just one sign or Credirápido's nationwide models? And in a Brazilian state where a census report listed 73.6 percent of the population as nonwhite (and where 0.0 percent of the population wear winter coats), why us?
I began to investigate.
Credirápido, it turns out, is an Amazon-region enterprise (owned by a nationwide financial services company, Grupo BMG) that is part of the booming credit business in Brazil. Their specialty, payroll loans repaid directly from the borrowers' paychecks or pension checks, now makes up more than half of all personal credit in Brazil.
I called the number on the sign and spoke to a man named Francinei. "The only sign we have is a banner of a family at the beach," he said. But I insisted, and he went outside to check. "Ah, yes, the photo's there."
They would look into who had produced the ad, and I should call back.
Then I had a revelation. Until 2012, I wrote a travel column for a Brazilian website, IG, and had used that very photo for an article about what to do if you visit the United States during Thanksgiving. (Top choice: weasel an invite to a family dinner.)
I pulled out my old contract: It permitted IG to "commercialize" my photos. Whoa, so maybe this was all above board? But I wrote to them, and they said they had never sold the rights.
By the time I called Credirápido back, a manager, Cristiane Souza, had figured things out. The sign — there was only one — had been commissioned from a local company, Eduart Comunicação Visual. It had gone out of business a year ago, but she gave me the phone numbers of two former employees.
Neither remembered the sign, but both were frank about where the company got images: from Google searches.
"That's 100 percent illegal," said Ronaldo Lemos, director of the Institute for Technology and Society in Rio de Janeiro. "In Brazil, you need a whole set of authorizations to use a person's image, especially for commercial purposes."
But it's not that simple, he added. There are two coexisting spheres in Brazil, the official and unofficial. He used the example of favelas, shantytowns where residents historically have no title to the land, state presence is minimal and "laws" are created and enforced within the community. "The same thing applies to intellectual property," he said. "A large portion of the Brazilian population lives in such a level of informality they don't even think about it."
The Eduart employees may simply not have entirely absorbed the news that Brazil had joined the World Trade Organization in 1995 (which requires adherence to an international agreement on intellectual property) and overhauled its copyright laws in 1998.
"It reminds me of the old days," said Vitor Knijnik, a friend who started working in Brazilian advertising in the late 1980s. "We used photos right out of foreign magazines, because the probability of anyone catching us was small." These days, he said, big firms go by the book.
Which leaves one last question: why us? I wrote to my friend Alessandra Ribeiro, a black Brazilian journalist. "With all due respect," she responded, "you would be what advertisers call a 'margarine family' " — in other words, the kind of lily-white family you'd see in margarine commercials.
Maria Helena Machado, a social historian at the University of São Paulo, took it further.
"You're obviously white, and dressed in winter clothes," she said, "which in Roraima would be absolutely impossible. That captures the imagination of Brazilians from the region about what successful capitalism is about: white people, successful, with an age hierarchy and a sense of order."
Ms. Ribeiro said the idea that fake white families were the best salespeople was slowly changing in Brazil. I hope that's true and that soon, even in Roraima, advertisers choose images of success that look a lot more Brazilian — and do it legally. Well, with one exception.
During our conversation, Ms. Souza of Credirápido had asked if I wanted the sign taken down. What, and end our 15 feet of fame?
"In fact, I want the opposite," I told her. "Leave it up there forever."


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Hello Everyone! I hope your summer is going well. I am happy that everyone seems to be enjoying "The Last Chinese Chef" so much and I have a couple of exciting pieces of news to share with you.
First off, our author, the wonderful Nicole Mones, has agreed to be our judge for this round of Cook The Books! It is always nice when an author gets involved with our group and Nicole, even in the midst of heavy re-writes for her next book has so generously offered her time.
In addition to judging, Nicole wanted to make sure that we had some additional resources for recipes. In her own words, "Honestly, the recipes that would most relate to the novel (i.e. dishes that appear in its pages) are rather difficult to reproduce. Sometimes this is because they are just complicated; sometimes it is because the chef who gave the recipe wanted to hold back something proprietary (as is the case with beggar's chicken), and sometimes it is because the chef, despite best efforts to convey the recipe, cannot really do it so well because Chinese cuisine is not recipe-driven; it is taught by apprenticeship. It's hard for chefs to think in terms of codifying their process in writing. I have so often seen Chinese chefs flummoxed by the effort to create a written recipe. This is the case with Henry Chang's pork ribs steamed in lotus leaf and his 'snow cabbage and bean sheets' – I know him well, we have collaborated on many banquets (organized by me, designed and cooked by him), I have profiled him in the press, and he has really tried to give me some of his recipes. But his skills are so highly developed and instinctual that even following his recipe often does not quite achieve the same dish."
In light of this, Nicole added a page to her website with some recipes that she has collected in China over the years for us to use as a resource. They can be found at her website under Recipes for "Cook the Books.". (Here is the link to our page) Nicole says: "Of course some may have their own recipes, I just thought this would be fun. These are people who love to cook and these dishes, though not related to the novel, are all interesting recipes."
How great is that?! So if you have not selected a recipe yet, you have another resource for some very delicious sounding dishes to chose from. Remember you have until Friday, August 28th to read the book and post your recipe. (A favor: when you have posted please leave a comment here on the CTB site or email me at email@example.com and let me know so that I can be sure to include you in our round-up.) Everyone is welcome and there is still plenty of time to join in.
We look forward to seeing your culinary interpretations of this wonderful book!


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Episode 927
With next Friday being Black Friday, Scott likes to go to BFAds.net to get the skinny of all the great deals coming for the biggest shopping day of the year. Scott says there's very few Panasonic Plasmas on deep sale this year, which is opposite of last year. There are many Samsung LED TVs on sale. There's some great Vizio's going on deep discount as well, which is amazing because they're already a great value for the money. You can also find great deals on speakers.


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I absolutely adore Jeremy and I love that they chose Steven McQueen to play this role. As you guys know, we have not really seen Jeremy too much this season. With the no magic barrier that was recently removed in Mystic Falls and the death/other reality of Bonnie, he has not really been receiving a lot of screen time since he is still in high school. Unfortunately I am sorry to say folks, but it looks like we will be saying goodbye to Jeremy Gilbert.
Producer Julie Plec confirmed that Jeremy will not be a season 6 regular as of the 14th episode for the remainder of the show, but do not fret. He is not being killed off..... again. Jeremy will be moving on to bigger things in his life....his adult life. It has been said that the series is beginning to come to a close and that over a period of time, we will begin saying goodbye to the characters as situations are brought to them. They will make decisions on who they truly are and what they really want for their lives.
To be honest, I have conflicting feelings about this situation because even though I love Jeremy.. the writers have not been attentive when it came to creating a story line for him. There was so much they could have done with his character since he was the last part of The Five, but they didn't. They basically made his character revolve around Bonnie... Which brings up another question... Is Jeremy leaving because Bonnie returned as a completely different person? We know that Bonnie is coming back, but she is said to be completely changed when she returns.
Regardless, I am sad about his departure and the fact that Beremy (Bonnie + Jeremy) will not be having a happily ever after.
What do you guys think about Steven McQueen leaving the show?
The information was retrieved from Entertainment Weekly.


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Next month on November 8, Taylor School District voters will have an opportunity to consider two ballot initiatives that would directly impact all students in the district. Each will be on the Presidential Election ballot.
The first is the Wayne County RESA enhancement millage. The enhancement millage, if approved, would levy 2 mills for six years, and would bring approximately $2.6 million per year to the Taylor School District.
This millage would cost the average homeowner about $8 a month. These funds, if approved, would be used to improve district technology infrastructure; purchase instructional technology for students and teachers; repair, replace and upgrade roofs, boilers, windows, exterior doors and parking lots; and to maintain low class sizes for our students.
The second initiative is the Taylor School District School Improvement Bond.
The district, working in conjunction with Mayor Rick Sollars and the City of Taylor, took the opportunity to ask voters to consider a school improvement bond with a rate of 0.96 mills.
This rate was chosen specifically to match an expired city of Taylor millage levy to ensure that this school improvement bond, if approved, would have a net zero impact on residents' tax bills. The former 20-year bond levy targeted purchase and renovation of large sites in the southwest corner of the community.
Funds from this school bond, if approved, would generate approximately $1.19 million per year for the next five years.
These funds are specifically targeted to support the purchase of new school buses, repair and upgrade school buildings, and purchase instructional technology.


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Della Balfour
Star Rating: 4 Scent: 5
Petal Count: 20 Flower Size: 12 cm
Flowers per Cluster: 3-5
2 m tall x 1.8 m wide
A climber that has some wonderful characteristics. Pointed buds open into big bold flowers that range across the orange, gold and yellow spectrum, with some pink for added beauty. The plant has big dark green leaves and a spicy, almost sharp perfume. Be sure to train towards the horizontal for best results. Repeat flowering Summer and Autumn.
Grow on Walls, Fences, Pillars or Pergolas. Good for South, East and West facing aspects
Registered Name: Harblend
Also available as a Bare Root Rose


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- Phil Hardwick
Why people buy local
Buy Local campaigns are sprouting up all over the country. Most seem to be very successful because most people say they want to buy local. And most people who want to buy local will do when the price is competitive. If price is not competitive then it is off to the big box stores or to the computer to buy online.
So what are other reasons that people shop locally? In 2010, market-research firm Synovate eNation asked 1,000 Americans, "What makes you choose to patronize a small, local, independent business over a larger chain?" The top three answers were:
– I want to support my community;
– The local merchant is more conveniently located; and
– The service is more personal.
Another survey of interest was conducted in 2011 by the Institute for Local Self Reliance, a nonprofit research and educational organization. It revealed that having a Buy Local organization makes a big difference in spending habits for the communities they serve. Among the results are as follows:
– Nearly two-thirds of respondents said that public awareness of the benefits of supporting locally-owned businesses had increased in the last year, while 24 percent said it had stayed the same and only 3 percent said it had decreased;
– 45 percent of businesses reported that the campaign had brought new customers to their business;
– 55 percent said the Buy Local Campaign increased the loyalty of existing customers.
– 68 percent said that the campaign led to an increase in local media coverage of independent businesses;
– 51 percent said that the campaign made local government officials more aware and supportive of the needs of independent businesses; and
– 49 percent said it had led to more collaboration, purchasing, and mutual support among local businesses.


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"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy
A global pharmaceuticals company based in Dublin releasing a new product to the market were unsure of the amount of people required to support their operations. We had been working with this client and offered the option of providing a flexible workforce.
To date, September was the busiest month this year for contract roles in the mid-west. More and more jobs in the current market are being offered on a contract basis. There are many good reasons to seek out contract employment as part of your search for work. The search for that ideal "permanent" job often means that you could be missing out on
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BERTHOUD - The flowing tears couldn't wash clean the pain of a dream that slipped away.
Members of the Pueblo County High School football team were obviously distraught, but as they always have, they grouped tightly together and supported each other until the very end.
"I'm proud of all these guys and what we've done this season, how far we've come and where we've gone," Pueblo County senior Buddy Gonzales said. "I love all these guys, no matter what happened."
What happened was the end of a chance at a state championship after the Hornets fell 35-33 to Berthoud in the Class 3A state semifinals Saturday afternoon at Max Marr Field. Pueblo County set its sights directly on a state title this year after finishing runner-up to Alamosa last year and returning a talented, senior-laden squad.
"It's really hard for us to end it like this. Last year was a disappointment making it and not winning, and this is what we stressed since two-a-days," senior quarterback J.T. Greenhood said. "To make it to the semifinals and lose by two is really upsetting."
The Hornets ended the season 11-2 while Berthoud (11-2) moves on to face Falcon (13-0) in the championship game next Saturday.
It was quite a journey for six Pueblo County seniors - Gonzales, Greenhood, Joe Pullara, Myles Meserve, Kyle Houston and Josh Muniz - who all played on a dismal 2005 Hornets squad, started the title game last year and were the foundation of this team.
"They are the heart and soul of this team," Pueblo County coach Jeff Wilson said. "They were the ones who went through a 1-9 season, who helped get us to a state championship game and the ones who led us here. They're a special group.
"We were living. We put our heart and soul into something, we had a passion for something, and sometimes you don't succeed. At the same time, you still do it."
The Hornets found themselves in a dogfight with Berthoud after a pair of turnovers deep in Pueblo County territory resulted in touchdowns near the end of the first half. That negated a 16-0 Hornets lead and made it 16-14 at intermission.
Eric Molina of Pueblo County made it 19-14 early in the second half on a 30-yard field goal, but the Spartans were percolating to make the big play. Berthoud took its first lead, 20-19, when quarterback Jordan Major threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to John Duncan and five plays later, Major made it 28-19 on a 2-yard touchdown run.
Joe Pullara brought the Hornets within 28-26 on a short scoring run, but the Spartans answered on a 15-yard touchdown run by Alex Sommers. Greenhood ran a nice 2-minute drill and hit Zach Sandoval with a 26-yard scoring pass to make it 35-33 with 19 seconds to play, but Berthoud recovered the onside kick to end the game and advance to the championship game.
"With 19 seconds to go we're still playing football and both teams were playing right to the end," Wilson said. "They got themselves back in the game. They have a lot of heart, that team, and we didn't answer back."
The Spartans had an answer for the Hornets' pounding running game, making life tough between the tackles on Pueblo County's backs. Led by linebacker Alek Diffendaffer, Berthoud held the Hornets to 4.2 yards per carry and precious few big plays.
"Our game plan was to get a lot of people to the point of attack and hold on," Berthoud coach Dan McGinn said. "They're big, bruising type of kids and our defensive coaches did a heck of a job to prepare our guys."
The plan didn't look good early as Pueblo County took its opening possession 63 yards on 12 plays, capped by a 14-yard touchdown by Gio Rider. Rider recovered a fumble on the next play from scrimmage and the Hornets converted on a run to the pylon by Greenhood for a 16-0 lead.
But after Pullara picked off Major with 6:41 remaining in the first half, the roof caved in. Greenhood was sacked by Diffendaffer and Berthoud recovered the fumble on the Hornets' 24-yard line. Following a Spartans' touchdown, Pullara's fumble gave them another shot with just 10 yards to cover and build the 16-14 halftime score.
"That's huge," Greenhood said. "When you get in the playoffs, you can't turn the ball over because it's going to come back to haunt you. That's exactly what happened to us."
After Molina's field goal to open the second half, the lead switched hands for good. Duncan got about 20 yards free and clear behind Hornets cornerback Marshall Stout and easily corralled Major's pass for the 55-yard score.
"It was that option, play-action and our corner came up," Wilson said. "It wasn't an option, it was a pass."
Major gave Berthoud breathing room at 28-19 with his fourth touchdown. Pueblo County came back with a long drive but on the 12th play, Josh Greenhood fumbled it away on the Berthoud six. The Hornets got away with it, however, as Levi Quandt recovered Major's fumble on the next play, which resulted in Pullara's score for a two-point deficit with 7:48 to play.
The Hornets forced a punt but their offense turned it over on downs at the Berthoud 43-yard line. Sommers reclaimed the cushion for Berthoud which, following Greenhood's touchdown pass to Sandoval and the Spartans' recovery of the ensuing onside, proved to be the game-winner.
J.T. Greenhood capped a solid prep football career with 81 yards rushing on 11 carries and two touchdowns, and Rider toted it 24 times for 95 yards and a score.
"It's pretty tough, but we kept fighting and that's why I love these guys," Rider said. "Because everybody kept fighting and never quit."
Berthoud 35, Pueblo County 33 Class 3A semifinals
P.County 16 0 3 14 - 33
Berthoud 0 14 14 7 - 35
P-Gio Rider 14 run (J.T. Greenhood run)
P-J.T. Greenhood 4 run (Rider run)
B-Alex Sommers 4 pass from Jordan Major (Alek Diffendaffer kick)
B-Major 6 run (Diffendaffer kick)
P-Eric Molina 30 field goal
B-John Duncan 55 pass from Major (kick failed)
B-Major 2 run (Jeffory Shields pass from Diffendaffer)
P-Joe Pullara 1 run (Molina kick)
B-Sommers 15 run (Diffendaffer kick)
P-Zach Sandoval 26 pass from J.T. Greenhood (Molina kick)
County Brthod
First downs 15 11
Rushes-yards 66-280 25-133
Passing yards 50 135
Comp-Att-Int 5-8-0 9-18-1
Punts 2-39.0 3-23.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 5-2
Penalties-Yards 3-20 4-38
RUSHING-Pueblo County: Rider 24-95, TD, Pullara 23-63, TD, J.T. Greenhood 11-81, TD, Josh Greenhood 8-41. Berthoud: Major 13-52, 2TDs, Sommers 8-39, TD, Bryce Munoz 4-42.
PASSING-Pueblo County: J.T. Greenhood 5-8-0, 50 yards, TD. Berthoud: Major 9-18-1, 135 yards, 2TDs.
RECEIVING-Pueblo County: Pullara 2-16, Brendan Toomey 2-8, Sandoval 1-26, TD. Berthoud: Duncan 5-84, TD, Munoz 2-35, Sommers 1-4, TD, Danny McGinn 1-12.
A-3,500 (estimated).


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You are hereHome › Current Students ›
Technical Support
Main Classroom Building, Room's 217, 222, 223 and Row Johns Library(Classroom Use Only)
Important Notice: Students must have a current ID in order to log on and use any of the campus computers. If you need an ID made, you can obtain one from the Enrollment Services Center located in the Main Classroom Building, Suite 232.
Logging On a Computer:
- Hold down the CTRL, ALT, and DELETE buttons at the same time for the password box to appear
- User Name: This is the Computer Logon ID located on your student ID card. It consists of the first initial of your first name, your entire last name and 4 digits. EX: John Doe—jdoe1234
Password: The password for all students the first time they log on will be their 6-digit birthday. EX: January 01, 2001 would be 010101.
Currently, all the lab computers are installed with current Microsoft Office software, and have access to the Internet. Each student will receive an email account which they can use via the UACCB website located at www.uaccb.edu, on the home page, left hand side on the red banner. Your email address will be your Computer Logon ID plus @uaccb.edu. For Example: email@example.com.
Using the Internet
Left click the "e" icon (Internet Explorer), this opens the Internet Explorer home page.
WebAdvisor is a web interface that allows you to access information to UACCB's administrative database. Its function is to provide current students direct web access to portions of their academic and financial records, as well as the ability to register through the web. Information available to students includes their personal course schedule, transcripts, financial aid award information, and their academic program evaluation information.
To logon to WebAdvisor, open Internet Explorer. In the links bar, you should see a link labeled "WebAdvisor Main Menu". Left click on this link and it will open up the Web Advisor web page. If you are a new user, click on the link labeled "Account Information". Then click on "What's my User ID". This screen will let you know what your username is to log on to Web Advisor. A first time user's temporary password will be your six digit birthday. Once you type this in, you will have to create a new permanent password with the following regulations: 6– 9 characters in length containing both letters and numbers and no use of users name.
myUACCB is a web interface that allows you to access all of your student information from one website. Its function is to provide current students direct web access to portions of their academic and financial records, let students see what's happening on campus, register for classes, check your email, plus much more.
To logon to myUACCB, open Internet Explorer. In the address bar, Type https://my.uaccb.edu (if you are not taken there automatically). If you are a new student your account has been created with a temporary password. A first time user's temporary password will be your six digit birthday. Once you type this in, you will have to create a new permanent password with the following regulations: 8–15 characters in length containing (1) uppercase letter, (1) lowercase letter, (1) number or special character, and no use of your first or last name.
Saving Your Work
Files can be saved in the following locations:
- Student "P" network drive (anyone can access on campus)
- Use of a jump drive is recommended using USB
Access the network drives by double clicking on "My Computer" icon. All data on the network drives are backed up on the network. The safest place for your work to be stored is your student Office 365 OneDrive or a personal USB flash drive.
Logging Off a Computer
Close all programs you have open. Click the round "Start" icon in the bottom left of the screen. Click the small arrow button to show a menu where you can select "Log Off". Make certain that you have been logged off before leaving the computer.
Computer Assistance
If you have a problem relating to the following list, contact the help desk at: http://is.uaccb.edu/index.php/work-order/student-work-order/
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[Illustration: "Lava Raft" © 2006 by Romeo Esparrago.]
It's two for a dollar
the Whirlie-Warp ride
just past the Fun House
through the white gate
climb the wood tower
slide into the tunnel
and disintegrate
to cosmic scintillas
a boreal glow in
Devonian skies
a sparklet of moonrise
in dinosaur eyes
a night planet's wink
at the prayer of a Sikh
aswirl through the eons
till whipped to a peak
you'll step out again, whole
and find it's last week. *
About the Author: Michael Katz teaches anatomy at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Story (c) 2006 Michael Jay Katz email@example.com
About the Artist: Romeo Esparrago lives in a Fun House of the mind.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017
150 S Street NW DCRA Stop Work Order: "permit issued in error. Surrender permit to permit office"
Be advised that a DCRA Stop Work Order was posted at the site yesterday.
The message is:
permit issued in error. Surrender permit to permit office .
Let's see what happens next.
Recent blog posts on this topic here and here.
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So what does this mean and as an abutting property owner - when does my input and consideration of how something this major would be to me? Just curious...ReplyDelete
I believe the builder was planning to tear down the church and build apartments. I think the church was recently designated as an historic structure so the permit shouldn't have been issued.ReplyDelete
Unknown: A historic landmark nomination has been *filed* for the building or buildings on this property. The DC Office of Planning Historic Preservation Office (HPO) will review the landmark nomination and produce a staff report, which will either support the landmarking or oppose it. The landmark nomination will be scheduled to be heard before the DC Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). The HPRB will decide if the building or buildings should be landmarked. In other words, the church is NOT historically designated at this time. The HPRB hearing info will be posted here at the Bloomingdale Neighborhood blog.ReplyDelete
There will also be 8 separate rental units attached to eachReplyDelete
condo, all will likely be "high end". So there will be a total of 16 separate units built if the church is demolished. It will also be 40 feet tall and 4 stories. Much taller than all the adjacent 2 story row houses.


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Dish To Close Remaining Blockbuster Locations
Dish Network has finally thrown in the towel on its Blockbuster video retail stores, announcing Tuesday that it will shutter the remaining 300 locations of the iconic home video pioneer by early January while retaining its brand name and streaming businesses.
Dish originally purchased Blockbuster out of bankruptcy in 2011 for $320 million and had planned to keep its retail presence intact at least in less populated markets. But the availability of streaming video on the Internet, Netflix and countless other DVD and video rental options took its toll.
"This is not an easy decision, yet consumer demand is clearly moving to digital distribution of video entertainment," said Dish CEO Joseph Clayton in a statement. "Despite our closing of the physical distribution elements of the business, we continue to see value in the Blockbuster brand, and we expect to leverage that brand as we continue to expand our digital offerings."
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1.The Role of the Regulators
On 29 September 2017, the FINMA published its guidance regarding the regulatory treatment of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Switzerland. A number of regulators, chief among them the US SEC or Singapore's MAS, have previously taken positions and issued regulatory documentation with regard to ICOs. Such regulatory action is mainly focused on the legal classification of the activity, i.e. whether securities laws / capital market regulations and/or banking regulations should be applicable to ICOs. In its regulatory guidance FINMA has further clarified that also Anti-Money Laundering laws (AML) may or may not be applicable to ICOs and related services for cryptocurrencies. As this is an area where much is happening currently, FINMA has implemented a Fintech Desk in order to assist both Fintech entrepreneurs and potential investors.
2. Anti-Money Laundering Rules
The Swiss Federal Act on Currency and Payment Instruments defines as the one and only currency the Swiss Franc, which is divided into 100 cents. Clearly, cryptocurrencies do not fall under such definition which raised the question how ICO's or transaction in cryptocurrencies in general could be subject to AML regulations.
The answer can be found in the scope of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). The AMLA is applicable for either
- Financial Intermediaries, or
- Dealers of commercial goods accepting cash
Financial Intermediaries are naturally defined as banks, fund managers, securities dealers and the like. However, there is also a generic and broad clause to cover persons who on a professional basis accept or hold on deposit assets belonging to others or who assist in the investment or transfer of such assets; they include in particular persons who:
- carry out credit transactions (in particular in relation to consumer loans or mortgages, factoring, commercial financing or financial leasing);
- provide services related to payment transactions, in particular by carrying out electronic transfers on behalf of other persons, or who issue or manage means of payment such as credit cards and travellers' cheques;
- trade for their own account or for the account of others in banknotes and coins, money market instruments, foreign exchange, precious metals, commodities and securities (stocks and shares and value rights) as well as their derivatives;
- manage assets;
- make investments as investment advisers;
- hold securities on deposit or manage securities.
If and when the funding or investment into cryptocurrency involves payment transactions in Fiat money and the provider qualifies as a financial intermediary as defined above, AMLA will apply and relevant duties – in particular KYC and Due Diligence duties – will have to be performed.
AMLA is further applicable for commercial dealers of goods who accept cash amounts in excess of CHF 100'000 in their course of business. If they do, then the beneficial owner must be identified (mainly by way of a Form A). Although not clarified yet, a similar treatment could be argued if and when such transaction would take place via similar values in cryptocurrencies.


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