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Ortho Evra Patch for birth control: 7 truths (also dangers) you must know
The birth control pill has become a common word in the lexicon among women (even men) these days. There are several pills and birth control mechanisms in the market and not all of them pose threats to the regular functioning of the body. However, there are some, that have wallowed in a sea of controversy right from the day of introduction.
Ortho Evra Patch – Overview: Ortho Evra Patch is one such birth control mechanism (via skin patch) which is very popular among women. The FDA approved it in 2002 announcing it as the first ever skin patch released for birth control. There were so many accolades and suspicions raised about the patch soon after its launch. Many women were for it as it saved them time and needed to be changed only once a week. There were many who were vehemently against it. These were not the ordinary naysayers of contraceptives, but the researchers, who claimed that the patch overdoes what the pill does.
Below are a few truths you need to know about the patch:
1. Patch not pill: Patch means convenience. No woman wants to swallow a pill everyday or forget the pill and have a worried morning after. This way patch is comfortable as women cannot forget it. You need to change the patch only 3 times a month and it can be stuck anywhere – in the buttocks or lower abdomen except under the breasts.
2. Patch has no dosage: You need not worry about dosage when you are dealing with a patch. All you have to do is change the patch every week and leave out the fourth week to get your periods. In case of the pill, dosage is a huge problem which you need to deal with your gynecologist.
3. No worries: If you are using other mechanisms like the vaginal ring, it may be uncomfortable as you need to worry about it coming down or being dislocated. In the case of the patch, the only worry is the slight tint the adhesive patch causes on your clothes. You can avoid it if you wear it in you buttocks.
4. Works just like the others: Some people tend to think that since Ortho Evra Patch is a skin patch it has a different mechanism of working. No. The patch works just like the pill. It prevents ovulation by the thickening of the cervical mucus, making it difficult for the sperm to enter.
5. Easy to use and throw: Unlike the pill you don't need to bother about frequent refills. You can buy the patch, use it for three weeks, make use of the free time in the fourth week to replace another one for the next month. Birth control patch is one of the easiest mechanisms ever invented.
Now, here are the pain-points that can have adverse effects on certain women:
6. Higher blood clot risk: A study by the FDA itself reports that patch has an increased risk of blood clot, heart attack and stroke than the pill.
7. More and unchanged estrogen levels: Unlike the pill, the patch delivers hormones directly into the bloodstream. It has been discovered that the patch has 60% more estrogen than the pill. This is fine as the pill too has more hormonal content when released into the bloodstream. The difference – the hormone levels induced by the pill drop down sooner, but the ones done by the patch stay on forever.
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The Redfish have been eating the last few days! Sunset tarpon fishing is starting to heat up too!
Saturday, March 15, 2014
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Islamorada fishing report
Islamorada fishing report on the Florida Keys. Offshore/Deepsea has been good with Kingmackerel, mutton snapper and if the current is right lots of yellowtail snapper. There has also been some nice sized tuna too.
Flats/backcountry: the tarpon fishing is getting better every day and we will be on full swing by the end of March. On the calmer days permit, redfish, bonefish and snook up on the flats and in the backcountry is mangrove snapper, trout, black drum and sharks. Want to give a try? Give me a call. www.skinsandfinscharters.com
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Takeover Team Picked in Phila.
The appointed panel in charge of the Philadelphia public schools announced plans last week to hire 12 companies and nonprofit groups to offer advice on how to turn around the beleaguered district. But the move raised a host of questions and fueled fears that private companies would gain too much control of the country's seventh-largest school system.
A lightning rod for complaints was the decision by the School Reform Commission, which has been running the district since a December state takeover, to tap Edison Schools Inc., as its key adviser on a broad range of issues. Edison, the nation's largest for-profit manager of public schools, will give advice on matters ranging from crafting a management plan to enhancing teacher recruitment.
Although the reform commission whittled the New York City company's role significantly from what Pennsylvania's governor had advocated—that it run the entire district—the choice of Edison still prompted loud boos and chants of "No Edison!" from the audience assembled for the March 26 announcement. Opposition to the company has been intense from community members, who criticize Edison's for-profit status and what they see as its uneven record in running schools.
Eleven other companies and nonprofit organizations were selected from more than 30 that had applied to examine ways to improve the district's curriculum, procurement, food services, information technology, staff development, school safety, and high school achievement. No contracts have yet been awarded; the reform commission will now negotiate those agreements. No one knows yet how much the debt-ridden district will pay for the consulting services, and no cap was placed on that spending.
Commission Chairman James E. Nevels acknowledged the antipathy toward Edison, saying that "reform is never without controversy." But he hailed the panel's decision as a step toward forging a district that is "reorganized and reinvigorated" by fall.
Gov. Mark S. Schweiker, a Republican who appointed three of the five commission members to Democratic Mayor John F. Street's two, praised the panel's consulting decision as "proof that powerful reform is under way" in the 200,000-student district.
Still, skeptics and critics abound. Some lashed out last week at what they saw as a poor substitute for adequate funding.
"A mean, nasty trick has been played on us, our students, and their parents," Dennis Barnebey, a high school teacher in the city, told the commission. "Our schools have been drastically underfunded for years, and now our lack of success with inadequate resources is being used as an excuse to turn the public sector over to profit-making enterprises."
In the days after the vote, others expressed frustration that the district—the focus of a $2.7 million study by Edison last year—is being studied and analyzed yet again, instead of implementing proven strategies to boost student learning.
"None of these contracts actually do anything. They just give money to 'suits,' " said Shelly Yanoff, the executive director of Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, a local advocacy group. "It's not like we're putting our dollars into teacher mentors, smaller class size, adequate supplies, and more counselors."
The decision to use Edison as a consultant, coming after weeks of intense lobbying by Gov. Schweiker, resulted from "a raw exercise of political power," Ms. Yanoff contended, and represented "the cost of us getting support from the state."
An additional $75 million a year in state funding underpins the governor's plan for the Philadelphia schools, along with a commitment of an extra $45 million from the city. But state support is hardly assured.
Funding at Issue
Some state lawmakers have expressed impatience with what they see as the slow pace of change in Philadelphia, and doubt that even a huge infusion of money would make a difference there. Hearing testimony in early March on the proposed $75 million in extra aid, some legislators voiced reluctance to dole out what would amount to an increase exceeding 4 percent for the district, when the state budget will allow only a 1 percent increase for their own home school districts.
The Philadelphia City Council has given preliminary approval to kicking in another $45 million to the district's $1.7 billion annual budget this fiscal year and next. The reform commission plans to cut 325 positions from central administration to save $25 million, but the district still faces the prospect of a $102 million deficit by 2005. Still unapproved is a $300 million bond issue viewed as critical to the governor's plan.
Another key— and controversial—aspect of Mr. Schweiker's plan calls for allowing community groups to run 60 to 100 of the city's lowest-performing schools in partnership with private managers. The reform commission is expected to decide later this month which private companies will be used in those partnerships. Edison is one of 10 finalists in that process, and is hoping to run dozens of schools. ("Community Groups Looking to Run Phila. Schools," Feb. 6, 2002.)
When the state assumed control of the district Dec. 21, Gov. Schweiker promised a "system completely transformed to deliver academic results." Commission spokeswoman Carey Dearnley affirmed last week that the reform panel is "committed to instituting radical reform in this school district and having the reforms in place by this fall."
Adam Tucker, a spokesman for Edison, said the company is eager to negotiate a contract quickly so it can show that it can do right by Philadelphians. "We want to get in there and do good work," he said. But Mr. Tucker acknowledged that the company currently has "only the headlines" and not a fleshed-out picture of what the district wants it to accomplish.
Meanwhile, some observers questioned how much improvement could be attained in the five months before the city's 264 schools begin a new school year.
"We don't see any grand plan that addresses the real issues, like improving graduation and attendance rates and test scores," said Barbara Goodman, a spokeswoman for the 21,000-member Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. "We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve outcomes for kids, and we are probably blowing it."
Debra Kahn, Mayor Street's education adviser, ventured that citizens could realistically expect noticeable changes more quickly in the low-performing schools run by the partnerships than they could in districtwide management and performance. "To talk about a brand-new organization by September is ambitious," she said.
'Rube Goldberg' Setup?
Just how the consultants' feedback will translate into lasting improvement of the district was an open question. The task of synthesizing a dozen organizations' analyses and putting their recommendations into practice is daunting, said William Lowe Boyd, a professor of educational administration at Pennsylvania State University.
"The reform commission is going to have its hands full," he said. "If they are wise, this could work. But there is a real danger here of creating a sort of Rube Goldberg machine, with so many actors and contractors. How are all these pieces going to coordinate?"
Henry M. Levin, a professor of education and economics at Teachers College, Columbia University, favors exploring the role private companies can have in improving schools. But he worries about the situation in Philadelphia. While he thinks Edison is "sincere about wanting to create good schools," Mr. Levin said he wonders if the company can do an effective job at improving district operations while dealing with sustained community opposition.
And engaging a large group of consultants at this point is unlikely to produce meaningful results in a district that has not responded well to years of past improvement efforts, he said.
A more successful strategy, he believes, would have brought together a "study group" of parents, teachers, administrators, and experts to determine the changes that all stakeholders in the city schools need to make, from students and parents to district administrators. Such a plan, he said, would then be presented to the state to justify extra funding.
"All the people involved are going to have to change their behavior," he said. "It's marshaling a social movement, really. And instead, what we have is consultants coming in to tell us what's wrong."
Vol. 21, Issue 29, Pages 1, 20-21Published in Print: April 3, 2002, as Takeover Team Picked in Phila.
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Dow is Down for 5th Straight Day; Netflix Tumbles 24%
U.S. stocks end the day in the red. Investors were worried late in the day as the Dow was down 460 points, but ended the day down only 173 points. The stocks continued to be dragged down by a slowing global economy, mixed Q3 corporate earnings reports, and fear of the Ebola virus spreading throughout the globe. Netflix's (NFLX) shares tumbled 24% in after-hour trading after the video streaming company announced that they they fell short of meeting their Q3 subscriber gain estimates. This drastic drop also comes on the same day that Time Warner Cable (TWC) announced that they would offer HBO as a broadband streaming service beginning in 2015.
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- Scary month on Wall Street continues.
- Beige Book reveals modest economic growth with no inflation.
- Time Warner Cable (TWC) shares up after HBO announcement.
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The governments participating in WSIS have agreed on the composition of the new Bureau of the Preparatory Committee for the Tunis phase. The provisional Bureau decided to raise the number of countries per region to six. Further to this decision and to regional consultations on the matter, the five regions designated their representatives to serve in the new provisional PrepCom Bureau for the Tunis
In its new composition, the provisional WSIS PrepCom Bureau met for the first time on 19 March 2004. The composition of the PrepCom Bureau for the Tunis phase, as well as its
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Gearing up for Octoberfist!
The tournament bannerettes have arrived, as the Fistball Federation of Australia gears up for arguably the biggest month in Aussie fistball history!
With the South Melbourne Green Demons heading to the club World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa for next weekend's tournament (Oct 14-15) and the Australian National Women's Fistball Team (aka The Possums) putting themselves through their final training sessions for the Women's Fistball World Championships in Brazil at the end of the month (Oct 25-30), it is shaping up to be a huge month for Aussie fistball. A month of 'Octoberfist', if you will.
While both teams are realistic about their chances against the world's best on the big stage, participation in both tournaments is a great step forward in the progress of Australian fistball, and an invaluable opportunity to not only learn from the best players in the world, but to also weave themselves into the international fistball family.
For updates on how each team is performing on the big stage as it happens, keep a lazy eye on the Fistball Federation of Australia Facebook page.
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…our Authors and Guests
Follow this link for Words from our Guest Authors, who join and broaden AiW's conversations. For more info, bios and links about each of our AiW Guests, scroll to the foot of their individual posts.
If you would like to submit a proposal for a blog piece and become one of our AiW Guests, please see and follow our info about Submissions here.
…our Editorial Team
Managing Editor
Kristen Stern is Assistant Professor in Francophone Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She is at work on a book on contemporary francophone writers from the African continent and the performance of authorship. She regularly presents and publishes on contemporary African literature in French, performance studies, and the sociology of the author. She received her Ph.D. from Boston University.
Reviews Team
Wesley Macheso is a Malawian writer currently reading for his PhD in literature at Stellenbosch University. He conducts research on queer representations in African literature, among other emerging issues in literatures from the region. He teaches literature at the University of Malawi to survive and he writes to live. His short story "This Land is Mine" is published in Water: new short story fiction from Africa (2016) by Short Story Day Africa. He won the 2014/ 2015 Peer Gynt Literary Award in Malawi for his children's book Akuzike and the Gods.
Tom Penfold is a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. His research covers a wide range of South African cultural production ranging from fiction to graffiti. In 2017, he published a monograph with Palgrave MacMillan, entitled Black Consciousness and South Africa's National Literature. He has a longstanding interest in performance poetry and song, and has worked closely with poets and artists across South Africa.
Katie Reid (Editorial Director 2018- and Reviews 2020-) – Katie has lectured in global literary and cultural studies, with a focus on Critical Theory and Critical Race Studies, and an area focus in southern Africa, since 2011. Katie's research pivots around contexts of reception of post-apartheid literature, primarily through the work of white Anglophone writer Ivan Vladislavić, also a prominent editor and art-essayist, who was Social Studies and Fiction Editor for anti-apartheid press, Ravan, and assistant editor for their groundbreaking protest magazine Staffrider in the 1980s.
Communications Team
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Joanna Woods is currently studying for her doctorate at Stockholm University. Her main research interest lies in African contemporary speculative fiction. She has been involved in working within the space between theory and praxis in Malawi, and has a book published: A Negotiation of Ideas about Home in Malawian Poetry (2015).
Editorial Assistant & Comms Team (Instagram)
Ellen Addis (2018- ) is studying for her Master's at University College London in modern literature and culture. Her research is focused on marginalised class identities in the United Kingdom and the global space.
Rebecca Jones – Rebecca Jones is a Lecturer in the Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham. Rebecca's book on Yoruba- and English-language travel writing in Nigeria from the early twentieth century to the present day, At the Crossroads: Nigerian Travel Writing and Literary Culture in Yoruba and English, is out with Boydell & Brewer as part of their African Articulations series.
Katie Reid (Editorial Director 2018 -) – Katie has lectured in global literary and cultural studies, with a focus on Critical Theory and Critical Race Studies, and an area focus in southern Africa, since 2011. Katie's research pivots around contexts of reception of post-apartheid literature, primarily through the work of white Anglophone writer Ivan Vladislavić, also a prominent editor and art-essayist, who was Social Studies and Fiction Editor for anti-apartheid press, Ravan, and assistant editor for their groundbreaking protest magazine Staffrider in the 1980s.
Stephanie Bosch Santana is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at UCLA. Her work focuses on southern African literary networks and the migration/transformation of genres in the region. Stephanie lived and worked in southern Africa from 2005-2008 and is the assistant editor of 'The Face of the Spirit: illuminating a century of essays by South African women' (2007) and co-editor of 'Winning Stories from the Malawian Girls' Short Story Competition' (2009).
Kate Wallis (Haines) – is a Lecturer in Global Literatures at the University of Exeter. Her research has explored the ways in which writing by African, namely Kenyan and Nigerian authors published since 2000, have intervened in the creation of cultural memory. She was previously Head of Humanities at Palgrave Macmillan, Associate Editor for the Kwani? Manuscript Project, and is now Editor at Huza Press.
…our Founders
Founding Editor:
Nara Improta – Nara has a PhD in English Literature from the University of Sussex, where she studied the intellectual production in Lagos-Nigeria in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trained as a historian at the Universidade Federal Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, she also has an MA in African Studies from El Colegio de Mexico, in Mexico City. Twitter: @naraimprota
Kate Wallis (Haines) and Katie Reid
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Charlotte Hastings – Dr Hastings works on the intersection between gender, education and Africa, most recently in terms of the work of a early 20C teacher in colonial Lagos. Fascinated by texts of all kinds, Igbo-learner, book junkie and Freshlyground fan. Teaches African history, gender history and interdisciplinary gender and urban studies.
(2018) Rodney Likaku is employed as a doctoral researcher (PhD) in English Literature at Uppsala University, Sweden. His research is in the economic systems that govern the production of fiction in the megacities of African literature. He is curator at africanstreetliterature.blog: a research project that investigates emergent African literary forms. His wider ambition in academia is to work within alternative methodologies that supplement the reading, construction, and distribution of the African literary imagination.
(2018-19) Chelsea Haith is currently a DPhil candidate at the University of Oxford. She grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and studied French, journalism, and gender studies at the University Currently Known as Rhodes and the University of Cape Town before moving to the University of York for her MA in 2017. She has worked in the South African small magazine and publishing industries and her current research interests include speculative fiction, life writing, and global literatures.
(2018)Thando Njovane is a teacher, researcher and writer interested in psychoanalysis, fiction, and higher education. She is also the founder and co-chair of Finding Africa, a cross-continental independent interdisciplinary postcolonial African Studies platform located at Rhodes University and the University of Leeds.
David Borman (2017-2018) – received his Ph.D. from the University of Miami and teaches courses on literature and writing at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky.
(2016-17) – Tamara Moellenberg is a DPhil candidate in English at the University of Oxford. Her doctoral research examines representations of child figures in selected Anglophone West African novels. She has taught courses in postcolonial, African, and children's literature.
(2015-16) Rashi Rohatgi has a PhD in Languages and Cultures from SOAS. Her fiction can be found in The Misty Review, her poetry in Allegro, and her academic writing in Matatu,Wasafiri, and other journals. Her recent monograph, Fighting Cane and Canon, is about World Literature in Mauritius.
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Communications: (During her time with AiW…) Miriam Pahl [was] a PhD candidate and teaching assistant at SOAS in London and focuses on contemporary African literature in English. In her work, she explores the concept of the human and personhood in genre fiction by authors in Africa and the diaspora. She is at home in London, Nairobi and Bremen.
Reviews: Matthew Lecznar ( -Dec 2017) is a PhD student at the University of Sussex, and a former member of the editorial team at Africa in Words. His doctoral research considers the artistic legacies of the Nigeria-Biafra war, and he is more broadly interested in the ways artists respond to conflicts in a range of different forms and media. He has published articles on the fiction and celebrity of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and is an editorial assistant for Africa in Words
Editorial Assistants:
Nneoma Amadi-obi ( -2017) graduated with an MA in African Studies from SOAS. Passionate about literature, she is particularly interested in narrative non-fiction and literature in translation.
(During her time as AiW's Editorial Assistant 2014-15) Nomonde Ntsepo is pursuing her Masters in Modern and Contemporary Literature, having earned her undergraduate degree in English at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. She is particularly interested in contemporary literatures of African migration.
(As AiW's Events and Social Media Assistant Ed in 2014) Lilly Kroll is a graduate from the University of Sussex, where she completed a dissertation on diasporic identity and Afropolitan imaginings in the writing of Taiye Selasi. She is interested in the marketing and reception of contemporary anglophone African literature, states of in-betweenness, and West African stringed instruments. She has not yet found a way to combine these three things but is working on it.
(Editorial Assistant 2014 – at that time…) Rachel Knighton is a PhD student in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge. Her research looks at postcolonial African prison narratives.


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God would kneel down
I think God might be a little prejudiced.
For once He asked me to join Him on a walk
through this world,
and we gazed into every heart on this earth,
and I noticed He lingered a bit longer
before any face that was weeping,
and before any eyes that were
And sometimes when we passed
a soul in worship
God too would kneel down.
I have come to learn: God
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Indoor arena measuring 30 metres x 16 metres with a Pulastic 2000 performance, shock absorbing floor. Fully accessible changing rooms, toilet facilities and small viewing area. Nearby disabled parking upon request. A fully equipped classroom for training/ meetings is also available. Suitable for: 7-a-side football Basketball Indoor Hockey 4 Badminton courts 4 Indoor cricket nets
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To accommodate the provision of dance classes. Measuring 12 metres x 5 metres (approx.) it is fully mirrored along one wall with handrail and vinyl flooring.
Indoor arena measuring approximately 12 metres x 20 metres. Wooden floor marked out for basketball but also ideal for judo, karate etc as crash mats are available. Also available for table tennis, with up to 6 tables.
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The Venture Center at Fox Valley Technical College was featured in the latest issue of Community College Entrepreneurship, a national publication of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE).
"Going Big? Then Partner Up!" is the article that highlights the Venture Center's second round of grant funding for providing training and/or direct support to small businesses that are prime for growth opportunities. Through a NACCE-Sam's Club Shared Vision for Small Business grant, the Venture Center continues to lead a regional initiative in helping small businesses take the next step toward marketing their products and services more effectively.
The Venture Center at FVTC is one of the leading providers of entrepreneur training and small business growth in the nation, leveraged by its national train-the-trainer model of E-seed, a 10-week training experience that assists start-up, early-stage entrepreneurs and experienced small business owners in developing management and planning tools for their businesses.
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Categories: Adventureprenuership, Cacao Recipes, Funny, Recipes
Are you ready for Halloween?! One of the reasons why Halloween is such a fun holiday is because it gives us some fun opportunities to get creative. Whether it's designing the perfect costume, turning your home into a haunted mansion, or creating creepy and terrifying treats for your guests, Halloween gives us a chance to get our creative brain going flowing.
Here's an example of what we can create with our Tisano Cacao Powder and a little bit of creativity!
LEVEL: Moderate
YIELD: 12 cupcakes
The chocolate and pumpkin cupcake in this festive recipe is enhanced by the creamy hazelnut frosting.
Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes
- ⅓ c. cocoa powder
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp. baking soda
- ¾ tsp. fine sea salt
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground ginger
- .13 tsp. ground allspice
- 1⅓ c. brown sugar
- 11 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ c. pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Hazelnut Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 oz. black candy melts
- 12 pointy sugar ice-cream cones
- Black paper cupcake liners
Hazelnut Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 package cream cheese
- 2 stick unsalted butter
- 1 c. confectioners' sugar
- ¼ c. hazelnut chocolate cream spread
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl to combine. In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and pumpkin puree, and beat to combine. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture, and beat until well combined.
- Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Divide mixture among prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Microwave candy melts in a heat-proof bowl on high for 30 seconds, stirring at 10 second intervals. Use a pastry brush to cover the ice cream cones with the candy melt. Set on baking sheet to dry. Cut a 1 3/4 inch diameter hole in the center of a paper cupcake liner. Place over candy-coated ice-cream cone to form the brim of the witch's hat.
- Frost cupcakes with Hazelnut Cream Cheese Frosting. Top each with a witch's hat.
- To make the Hazelnut Cream Cheese Frosting: Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy using the whisk attachment of an electric mixer.


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Mozilla Seeks Feedback on Open Source License Facelift
After 10 years of use, Mozilla is updating its open source license.
Yesterday, the open source organization launched a new site (http://mpl.mozilla.org) to gather information from the community on the license overhaul.
The goal is to maintain the spirit of the existing while updating it to reflect modern software development.
"Its spirit has served us well, helping to communicate some of the values that underpin our large and growing community. However, some of its wording may be showing its age," according to the "Updating the MPL" Web site.
"Keeping both those things in mind, we're launching this process to update the license, hoping to modernize and simplify it while still keeping the things that have made the license and the Mozilla project such a success."
They hope to have a new license by October or November 2010.
Check out The Register's Cade Metz story.
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Bingo Besties Review
Another month and another new bingo website is launched for us to enjoy. Bingo Besties has arrived on the scene and it offers its players a wide range of games to play and a ton of promotions to enjoy with no sign of any wagering requirements so let's see just how good the site is with a Bingo Besties review.
Bingo Besties is another new release from Tau Gaming who have been putting out a steady stream of sites of late. Bingo Besties follows in the footsteps of sites such as Kozmo, Queen Bee, Blighty, Hunky and Zinger and is a worthy addition. The site is licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and regulated by the Gibraltar Gaming Commission and the Great Britain Gambling Commission.
February Launch
Bingo Besties was launched in early February but has already got people talking about it. Its title is a brave one but we all want some best friends and if that happens to be a bingo site, then let it be. The site is operating on the Dragonfish Real Bingo Network which is often the case with sites from this company.
That means it has a bit a bright cartoonish look to it. You'll certainly have a giggle when you see the happy looking bingo players that seem to have bingo balls for eyes, a trip to the opticians with their winnings might be a good idea. It's a fun look though so can't really be criticized.
Signing up with Bingo Besties
This Bingo Besties review is of the opinion that It's no problem at all registering up to this site. Just click on the Register button and away you go. It's the usual set of questions and within two minutes you will be a member of the site and ready to start the adventure that lies ahead.
Welcome Offer
Once you have completed the simple registration process, it's time to make your first deposit with the site. If you use the code BESTIES and deposit at least £10 then this sees you receiving £70 of bingo tickets and 10 free spins.
Those qualifying for the welcome offer receive four tickets worth £40 and these can be used for the Big Bang game that takes place on the 10th of each month. Probably best then to sign up early in the month or you'll have a little wait before being able to use the tickets. More about the Big Bang later in this Bingo Besties review.
You also receive 60 tickets worth £30 to use in the next five Street Party games (not Saturdays) at the rate of 12 per game. Last but not least, there's 10 free spins to try your luck on in the Fluffy Favourites game with winnings capped at £1.
The big bonus with this welcome offer is the absence of wagering requirements so the money that goes into your account is real money. That's great and no need to start playing games you perhaps don't want to be playing just in order to satisfy a wagering requirement.
Promotions Galore
The Bingo Besties website is jam packed with promotions, so make sure you make a habit of checking out what's going on so nothing important is missed. Free bingo is always something that sounds great and there's plenty of it going on at this site and again there's no wagering requirements so what you win is real money.
With Free 4U, players can be taking advantage of free games every half hour between 4 and 11pm with the chance to win £4.
Believe this Bingo Besties review when we tell you that Sunday is going to be a day that all Bingo Besties players are going to be looking forward too. Sundays at this site aren't just sensational but they are saucy too. Every Sunday at 9pm there's the chance to win the £250 Saucy Sunday prize as long as you have a funded account and its completely free to play.
Daily Jackpot Games
Every day at Bingo Besties, there's the chance to win some big prizes. On Sunday there's the £10K Sunday Blast with tickets just 50p and you could win a minimum of £2,0000, so put 8pm in your diary right away. £1K Mondays could get your week off to a great start. There's the chance to win up to £1,000 real money every week starting from 10.30pm. To try your luck in this free game, you simply need to have deposited at least £5 or more in the past 7 days.
Also, on Monday there's the £600 Monday Chill which starts at 9. 30pm.with tickets from 5p and £120 per line. There's £1500 to be won on Tuesdays, £500 on Wednesday evenings at 9pm and £1000 on Thursday so there's always something to look forward to when playing at Bingo Besties and of course no wagering requirements which this Bingo Besties review is delighted with.
Friends with Benefits
At Bingo Besties it's all about being friends and they even have a Friends with Benefits Rewards Club, though don't get too excited by the title. This rewards programme offers members the chance to win daily free spins, bingo tickets, cashback and more. It's simply a case of the more you play, the more points you earn allowing you to make your way through the different levels. Players can receive up to 50 daily free spins and from level 4 the monthly cashback awards commence. You'll achieve VIP status once level 12 is reached with your own manager and access to exclusive rooms
To have a chance of climbing up that ladder a little bit quicker, players can play the £250 Ace Club Games that take place on the 1st of each month at 7.45pm. A great way to start the month off as long as you have reached Loyalty level 6. On the 15th there's the £250 Ace Club Diamond Game at 7.45pm where even a line wins you £50 but you need to have reached Loyalty level 11 to participate.
Go Get Gobsmacked
The Gobsmacked promotion doesn't just have a great name but gives you the chance to win up to 100 free spins. It's held at 9pm every Sunday to Thursday and even getting just one line wins you 20 free spins and those wagering requirements have gone AWOL again.
Lots to Do at Bingo Besties
When you join a site it's important that there is a lot of variety available. You don't want to log on and find yourself playing the same old games every single night, that does get a bit tiresome after a while.
Thankfully at Bingo Besties, a lack of variety is the last thing you are going to be complaining about. There's the chance to play 75 and 90 ball games in a number of bingo rooms. You can try your luck in rooms such as 'Street Party,' 'Blighty 90,' 'Wonky and 'Number Ten.' If you fancy games that only feature 52 balls, then pop into either the 'Candylicious' or 'Hit 52' rooms and see how much you can win.
Don't go to bed too early because there are some great prizes to be won in the Last Call game. You must buy at least 96 tickets, but they do only cost 1p each, but there's only room for 75 funded players, all with the chance of winning up to £100 with the game starting at 0.45am.
The Big Bang
This reviewer has a theory that you might just want to give this game a go. You can play it for free as part of the Bingo Besties welcome offer to get a taste of the action and hopefully a big win. Then you need an invite to take part in this £10,000 game.
Lots of Slots
The site may be called 'Bingo Besties' but don't think for a moment that it's entirely restricted to trying to get lines and full houses. There's a fantastic range of slot games for members to try their luck on. There's over 300 games to play with the chance to have some fun playing casino games too so you are never going to have a quiet moment on the Bingo Besties site.
They Include popular slots such as 'Scruffy Duck,' 'Unicorn Bliss,' 'Fiddle Dee Dough' and 'Fruit Warp.' With the site offering daily free spins, you will have the chance to get to play some of the games without touching that valuable account balance of yours. Games don't take too long to load but it'd be good if there was the option to play demo versions just to get used to them before staking real cash. You can get some big wins though as Bingo Besties has a good selection of jackpot games including 'White Wizard' and 'Fluffy Favourites' and new games are always being added so a new favourite slot game may be just days away.
Banking is No Problem
There are a wide range of ways in which you can carry out financial transactions with the Bingo Besties site. Deposit methods include Visa, Mastercard, Neteller and Paypal so you shouldn't have any problems finding one to use.
The minimum withdrawal you can make is £5 and the processing time takes between four and seven days and a total of ten withdrawals are available to members each day. Everything is explained in the help section and transactions are safe and secure which is always good to know.
Help and support
With so much happening on the Bingo Besties site, it's important that there is plenty of help available. If you do have any questions just open up the Help Room that is present in each of the Bingo rooms. There's also an online email form to use and you can phone 0808 238 9814 (UK Only) available between 9am to 1am
On the Go
Once you start playing the Bingo Besties site, you won't want to stop. Don't think that while you are out on the town, you can't access this site. It's possible to access the mobile version of this site on any mobile device using the relevant mobile browser.
You will find all your favourite games to play and the layout of the mobile site is simple, and you won't have any problems understanding what's going on with the navigation bar situated at the bottom of the screen. There's three categories on the mobile site – 'games', 'bingo' and 'more' – so you will soon be playing the games while in the queue at the bus stop or wherever else you may venture. Making deposits and withdrawals is a simple task too. Hopefully in time there will be a Bingo Besties app, but it is early days with the site.
Easy Navigation
The site is well designed and easy to navigate around. When you join the Bingo Besties site, it's a good idea to take some time to look at all the different sections of the site and get yourself used to the lay of the land, while trying to work out just what is wrong with those girl's eyes. You will notice that when clicking on certain parts of the site, such as bingo rooms and promotions, new windows will open up. It is easy to navigate your way around this site though, so you shouldn't be in a panic trying to find the right room in time for that big game.
This Bingo Besties review believes that this is another worthy addition to the online bingo scene. It's easy to join and the site is easy on the eyes, believe me 'eyes' is going to be a major thought when you first see this site.
It's easy to sign up to and the welcome offer is a good one, particularly with a lack of wagering requirements. There's lots of variety on the site with plenty of different bingo games to play as well as all those slot and casino games. Just where to start may be one of your biggest problems. There's a ton of promotions and big prizes to aim for so this is a site that you are going to enjoy playing and it's hopefully going to get even better in the future.


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High Schoolers Learn the Importance of Wetlands
This year marks the 32th year anniversary of Marsh Maneuvers, an educational summer camp highlighting Louisiana's coastal wetland.
Louisiana Sea Grant, the LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries host the program, which provides high school-aged 4-H students from across the state an opportunity to combine classroom knowledge and first-hand coastal experiences. Over the month of July, four camp sessions are held with about 16 students each week.
"Marsh Maneuvers is a coastal ecology camp for high school kids. We bring them out to the marsh for a week and teach them all about estuaries, and about the productivity of the environment," stated Mark Shirley, the Louisiana Sea Grant and LSU AgCenter Extension agent who established the camp in 1987. "We look at some of the interactions with man, how channels have been built, the hydrology changes that have been made. We talk coastal restoration and coastal protection."
Marsh Maneuvers originally was held at State Wildlife Refuge on Vermilion Bay and later in the Barataria watershed at Grand Terre Island. In 2005, the camp moved to the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge. That move provided the program with a curriculum makeover and further expanded it to include coastal biodiversity.
"We take the kids on night hikes to shine for alligators and look at animal activity. We do some crabbing, fishing and look at some water control structures. We talk about restoration projects such as bank stabilization and oyster reef development," Shirley said.
Those activities happen over four days, giving the young minds a rush of knowledge that will help prepare them for activities such as 4-H presentations and demonstrations at club meetings or at school. "The immediate impact is that, these teenagers, can go back and actually use some of this knowledge in writing term papers and giving speeches, and just letting others know how important the coastal wetlands of Louisiana really are," Shirley noted.
Campers like Elena Templet, a 4-H student from St. Bernard Parish, said she will never forget her experience.
"Marsh Maneuvers is the best trip I've ever been on. It not only teaches you about Louisiana's marshes, but also immerses you deeper into the reality of our coast. With new friendships, a beautiful wildlife refuge to explore and a one of a kind education, there is never a boring moment," she said.
John-Garrett Patrick, from Concordia Parish, mirrors Templet's enthusiasm.
"Marsh Maneuvers was such a fun experience that allowed me to get a firsthand look at what we all read and learn about in textbooks. It also allowed me to expand my horizons and venture out and tackle new challenges that I would have never thought I could possibly handle. I loved every minute of camp and made memories to last a lifetime," he said.
One of Marsh Maneuvers' goals is to spark an interest and desire in the students to use the knowledge and the skills that they have gained from the program to help mold a better coastal future for Louisiana.
"Long-term, we have had students that five, 10 and 15 years after the program have gone on to become wetland scientists, teachers and science teachers. So, they actually used this knowledge and it's spurred some of the kids' interests in a long-term career," said Shirley.
Attending Marsh Maneuvers can create doors of opportunity, like an Advanced Marsh Maneuvers camp that is open to a select group of 16 past participants. The winter camp gives students a more in-depth look into the value of freshwater marshes further inland from the coast. The focus is on managing this habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds, in addition to alligators and freshwater fisheries.
To learn about Marsh Maneuvers, visit www.lsuagcenter.com/topics/kids_teens/projects/youth_wetlands_week, or contact Shirley at [email protected].


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2 ADDING ELECTRIC AND WATER (for park events and water fountains)
3 SIGNAGE – add park name, Founder's Park to an attractive sign near entrance
5 PARK CLEAN-UP & PLANTING – (year 2) taking place May 20.
6 PLAY AREA – Add benches, tables for adults between swings and street and add more swings, slides & fun play structures to entice kids
7 WALL OF BUILDING NEXT DOOR – Paint a mural on the wall
8 GAZEBO AND SHUFFLEBOARD AREA – Eliminate black top and replace with grass or matching cement. Paint or re-stain Gazebo, Good spot for 2 large permanent flower planters or some landscaping to perk it up.
Improve views around side perimeters of park. Add smaller trees and other flora and block out industrial views on either side of park (skip laurel, ground shrubs, etc.). Have a small dedicated Garden area with a unique layout and flora that might attract people like Cherry Blossoms in Branch Brook Pk.
Summer events – BBQ, Arts, Sculpture, Theatre, Music, Movies, Foodtrucks, Picnics, Bocce and other games…
Those interested in joining the AHNA and volunteering at its second annual park clean-up and planting day on Saturday morning, May 20. Visit www.academyheights.weebly.com or find the AHNA on Nextdoor.com.
The AHNA was established in 2015 by local residents, David Kraiker and Ken Krasner. Andrew & Catherine Kit, Linda Cappaze, Robert Lasner and others have also contributed significantly to the mission of "preserving the integrity and serenity" and raising the profile of the neighborhood. It numbers more than 200 members. Although young, the AHNA has already made its mark, working closely with the town on projects like the proposed 4th & Valley development and 320 Valley St. as well as Founders Park.


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The Transistors are back in the country after a frenzied tour of the states with Guitar Wolf and are getting straight down to business with a brand new video and single. Recently signed to Arch Hill Recordings, new single 'Abandoned' will feature on the trio's sophomore album due out later in the year. Made by the prolific Levi Beamish and Adam Thompson of Chrysalis Films the video sees the band trying to win back an ex-girlfriend but things get a bit out of hand...
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The One Jump at a Time skydiving event to raise money for the American Heart Association was a success! I am very grateful to everyone who participated and donated money to help me reach – and surpass – my fundraising goal! To date, we have raised $1,150.00 for the American Heart Association.
After dealing with a rough landing and a little bit of hypoxia prior to my set date for jumping, I made the decision to split my jumps up over the weekend instead of trying to do it all in one day. I was still getting over a chest cold and my head wasn't completely in it like it should have been. By Sunday evening, I had made 6 skydives and reached my goal!
On Friday, I went speeding out to the drop zone after work to try and make the sunset load (did I say speeding?…Sorry, dad!). I hopped on the plane, and exited after another jumper at around 5,500 feet without double checking the spot – like an idiot – and wound up smashing myself in outside of the landing area. In the cornfield. That was the first time that has happened at my home DZ (the cornfield part, not the smashing myself in part). So needless to say, when I woke up the next morning thinking about starting the charity jumps, I had a small bout of pre-jump anxiety that began to pick up along with the wind.
I was not up for anymore corn.
So I chose to do a tandem skydive to start off the day. Easy, right?
Not that day, when my body decided to start getting hypoxic at 6,000 feet.
Hypoxia again? Are you kidding me? This seems to strike at the most random of times. I had just done a full altitude jump in Phoenix and was fine.
This time, I managed to hold it together until full altitude and we made the jump, but I was pretty discouraged when my feet hit the ground. I debated if I should even try again. I must have sat on that DZ couch for about 3 hours before putting my jumpsuit back on and manifesting myself on a load for another hop n pop.
As I walked out to the plane I was more nervous than I'd ever been.
I don't like this hypoxia issue. It's really hard to control, it's completely random, and I was terrified it would happen in free fall and really screw me up. As I got on the plane, and we began the climb to altitude, I thought back on a quote that I had read a few weeks ago in Felix Baumgartner's blog.
"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it"
At that moment, I realized that I needed to make this jump for ME. I was still focused on jumping for charity and getting the jumps made that weekend, but this jump was going to be for myself.
I needed to prove to myself that even after a bad landing, even after being a hypoxic mess, that I could still do this. I'm a skydiver. I love to fly. By letting myself worry about hypoxia, and fear things that I cannot control, I was giving up.
I was looking at myself as the sick girl, the one who can't keep up. What I had failed to see, and what I realize now, is that I was beginning to let this heart condition make me weak, when in reality it should make me stronger.
Maybe I can't keep up with everyone else all the time, but by keeping up at my own pace, by doing things I've been told that I cannot do, by following my dreams and stepping around an obstacle that others may view as a wall – I become stronger, more confident, and I grow within myself.
The only thing stopping me from making more skydives and getting out of that plane was me. It wasn't the hypoxia, it wasn't the sinus tachycardia – it was me telling myself that I can't, or I shouldn't – when all along, all that I needed was to tell myself that I CAN.
So I jumped.
I landed softly, on target, with a smile.
The next day, I made the rest of my charity jumps – solo. All of my jumps that day ended with perfect, soft, on target landings. No hypoxia, no corn. 🙂
There's no end to what you can achieve just by simply telling yourself that you can do it.
"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not."
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Larry was crowned Scottish Comedian Of The Year when he was 23, and since then his star has continued to rise. His 2015 debut Edinburgh Fringe show Out Now! received both widespread critical acclaim and a nomination for the Foster's Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. After its success in Edinburgh, January 2016 saw Larry bring the show to London for a run of packed-out performances at the Soho Theatre. He then took the show to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival where he was one of the standout performers on the Allstars Supershow Opening Night Gala.
In 2016 Larry returned to Edinburgh with his eagerly awaited new show Farcissist, for which he won the Amused Moose Comedy Award for Best Show. He subsequently took the show on a UK-wide tour and a run at the 2017 Melbourne Comedy Festival. Fandan, Larry's most recent show, enjoyed a sold-out run at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe and was one of the British Comedy Guide's Top 10 Best Reviewed Shows this year. Larry will also perform the show at Christchurch Buskers Festival and Perth Fringeworld in early 2018 ahead of his UK tour in March, and then thereafter at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
2017 saw Larry Dean make his debut appearance on BBC1's Live at the Apollo and new Comedy Central UK show Roast Battle. Larry previously appeared twice on BBC Presents: Best of the Edinburgh Festival and Live From the Comedy Store for Comedy Central UK and has also performed on ITV2's Elevenish and BBC Radio 4's Don't Make Me Laugh.
Larry has worked alongside some of the biggest names in comedy, having been invited join the line up on Laugh Out Loud with Kevin Hart at the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, as well as supporting Eddie Izzard on tour. Larry has also performed at the iconic Sydney Comedy Store, Dubai Comedy Store, twice at Adelaide Fringe (in 2014 and 2015).
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Danielle Truss is an all-around artist from England, living in Grand Rapids. Most recently, she's working at the Grand Rapids Ballet Company as a costume designer.
Dayna Walton hasn't even graduated from Kendall College yet and she's already leading workshops at local art hub Lions and Rabbits. She has more than 8,000 Instagram followers and her work is being sold online as Solstice Handmade. Between textile work, printmaking, illustration and graphic design, Walton is already making a name for herself in the West Michigan art and maker scene.
Originally from Bull Bay, Jamaica, Joshua Solas moved to Grand Rapids to pursue an education at Kendall College of Art and Design and stayed for the opportunities and artistic community. His work uses a variety of mediums to tell stories and talk about today's issues. After graduating, Solas launched his own art brand, SolasInk, and continues to create logos, murals and paintings while traveling the world.
For Jordan Wetherbee, design is about dreaming. Wetherbee taught himself art in his late teens while touring the country as a musician and is now a full-time designer and business owner in his hometown of Grand Rapids. When he's not crafting work for bands like Rend Collective, Switchfoot and Lifehouse, he's branding companies such as Civil House Coffee and The Michigan Box, as well as co-running his own business, Spacebar.
Born and raised on the southeast side of Grand Rapids, tattoo artist Tiffany "Tiffy" Elmergreen knew she had a passion for art at an early age. She was always drawn to tattooing, but in high school, she saw it as a mere "pipe dream." When the opportunity to do what she loved finally came, she went for it.
Given a pen, illustrator Jordan K. Gaza can tap into a fundamental human dread. Her work is organic and whimsical, often with a dash of body horror. Imagine Dr. Seuss having a bad mescaline trip in a field of Venus flytraps. Her figures' soft edges belie a terror that looms in the foreground, ready to penetrate if we let our guard down. She can draw a damn good looking piece of pizza too. A freelance artist in Grand Rapids, Gaza is a true talent who's had art featured at the UICA, Glitter Milk Gallery and more. Keep your eyes peeled for a graphic novel down the pipeline, or any project from her for that matter. With a signature blend of comfort and unease, her work takes lodge in your mind, and you'll want it to stay.
Artist, musician and multi-business owner Jared DeMeester was born and raised in Grand Rapids. He works as a freelance designer under the moniker I Tried My Best and is a founder of Stovetop Coffee Roasters, which is opening a café on 944 E. Fulton St. this fall. Over the past few years, DeMeester has started eight companies, played in multiple bands and become an award-winning package designer for Stovetop. But for DeMeester, this is all just the beginning.
A painting is never really done for Jean Stevens.
The Kalamazoo-based artist said she'll sometimes take down a painting hanging on the wall of her Park Trades Center studio and add a few more brush strokes of color to it.
When you hear the word "embroidery," you might not immediately think "artform," but for Carrie Burch of Stitch Folks, embroidery is just as much a medium of art as painting or sculpture. An Ohio native, Burch is a graduate of Biola University in Los Angeles and a five-year resident of Grand Rapids. Her embroidery company, Stitch Folks, has been featured in Magnolia Journal and Better Homes and Gardens. The success of her online Etsy shop continues to grow month to month, bringing in dozens of new orders, each one as exciting as the last.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Top Formula One Engineer signed by Michael Waltrip Racing
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Another big name in Formula One, even bigger than Juan Pablo Montoya, is jumping ship and will be coming to the NASCAR Sprint Cup series in 2009. While Steve Hallam is a name virtually unknown, in the United States, he's considered the one of the leading engineers in that world-wide circuit and he'll be joining Michael Waltrip Racing according to a highly-placed source at MWR who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Hallam, currently head of McLaren Mercedes Race Operations, engineered World Champions such as Brazil's Ayrton Senna, Britain's' Nigel Mansell, and Mika Hakkinen of Finland. He leaves a huge operation with an annual racing budget, reportedly, in excess of $400 million the largest budget in the series for the two-car team.
Martin Whitmarsh, CEO of the UK-based McLaren, told reporters "Steve had been with us since 1990 and remains a hugely respected member of our team," Whitmarsh added, "I understand his desire to spread his wings, and I wish him well, but he will nonetheless be hugely missed." McLaren is one of the top team in Formula One.
Some ex-Formula One types have done well in NASCAR like Britain's, Nick Hayes, who is the engine research and research director at Richard Childress Racing after being an engine designer for Cosworth for over a decade. Some of his expertise can be credited with helping Kevin Harvick win the 2007 Daytona 500.
Ken Howes, vice president of competition for Hendrick Motorsports, began his career in 1968 as a Formula One mechanic before being hired by HMS in 1985, and was Ken Schrader's crew chief in 1992.
On the other hand Red Bull Racing tried a Formula One approach, in Sprint Cup in 2007, without much success. They hired NASCAR-regular Jay Frye in January as general manager and turned the team around.
Other teams have engineers who came from to NASCAR with a stop at IndyCar. The transition to the COT has made teams more desperate to gain an aerodynamic advantage on a car with fewer "gray areas."
Hallam's exact position is not defined as yet, according to the same source. Eric Warren will continue as vice president and technical director. An official announcement is expected by the end of the week.
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Ophthalmic Claims
Have you suffered visual impairment or injury due to an eye operation or procedure that went wrong? If your condition worsened, or you suffered some form of injury due to negligence, our expert ophthalmic claims solicitors are in a position to help you recover compensation for your suffering on a no win no fee basis. Finding out whether you qualify couldn't be easier. Simply complete the 2-minute application form online to arrange a free review of your claim, and we'll contact you at your convenience to discuss your entitlement.
On the whole, surgery for the treatment of hyperopia, myopia and cataracts is successful, giving patients who have previously suffered severe sight issues a new lease of life. Occasionally, however, the actions or negligence of an ophthalmic specialist cause a patient's condition to worsen, sometimes leading to sight problems which are, unfortunately, irreversible. In these circumstances, ophthalmic claims may be made against the specialist, or hospital responsible.
Some example of the most common errors that might lead to an ophthalmic negligence claim include:
• Failure to accurately diagnose retinal detachment.
• Misdiagnosis of macular degeneration or glaucoma.
• Errors during laser surgery leading to corneal ectasia/ scarring.
• Failure on the part of an optician to refer a patient.
• Incorrect operation of laser equipment during eye surgery.
• Delays or errors in diagnosing cancer.
• Failure to warn of the possible side effects of laser surgery.
• Errors during surgery causing further retinal/ corneal damage.
• Poor standards of post-operative care and treatment.
• Wrongly prescribed medication or treatment.
• Errors whilst administering anaesthetic.
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of common eye complaints, including long and short sightedness. Some of the most common eye disorders treated by ophthalmologists are age-related, specifically cataracts, astigmatism and glaucoma. We're fortunate in the UK that ophthalmic medicine as a whole has come a long way during the past three decades, however, even advances in technology cannot always prevent human error.
Have you suffered due to errors made by your clinician or ophthalmic practitioner? If you believe your condition has worsened, or you have suffered injury following a surgical procedure, our medical negligence solicitors can offer the necessary guidance if you're thinking about filing an injury claim. Please use our secure call-back form on the right to arrange a free, no obligation consultation.
Ophthalmic Negligence
Claims attributed to ophthalmic negligence are rare in the UK, with less than 5% of all patients treated suffering adverse injury or infection following a procedure. Unfortunately, of this percentage, nearly half of those treated suffer to such a degree, their sight is impaired permanently. All surgeries carry some degree of risk to the patient. By law, a patient must be made aware of these risks before informed consent may be sought. Ophthalmologists also have a duty of responsibility to ensure patients are suitable candidates for surgery by analysing medical records, and conducting a full medical assessment prior to treatment. Any failure to satisfy these basic legal obligations, which results in injury to a patient, are suitable grounds upon which ophthalmic claims for compensation can be brought.
Ophthalmic Injury Claims
Ophthalmic medicine is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of eye complaints and degenerative conditions. A large proportion of claims are made for complications following cataract surgery, however, may also be filed for injuries arising from laser surgery procedures. Some of the most common conditions we encounter that are caused by ophthalmic negligence include:
• Macular degeneration
• Detachment of the retina
• Corneal ectasia or scarring
• Blurred vision, commonly associated with astigmatism.
• Full and partial sight loss.
• Blepharitis
• Surgical site infection
• Advanced myopia/ hyperopia
• Premature retinopathy
• Ghost vision and light halos
• Worsening of a condition such as myopia or hyperopia.
• Blindness
No Win No Fee Ophthalmic Injury Claims Solicitors
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Eep, just noticed that Kelmola did miss out on the Panzer IIIs! Yes, we would def need at least a couple L's or M's on the map. Here btw, is the actual listing of tanks available for the Germans at Prok on July 10th:Pz III: 11Pz IV: 42Pz VI Tiger: 4Marder III: 20StuG III: 20Pz I: 2Pz II: 4So I'd say maybe this:1x Tiger2x Panzer III3x Panzer IV2x Marder III2x Stug III1x Panzer IISo that's 12 german tanks against7x T-34/764x T-701x KV-1/19422x Churchill1x SU-761x SU-122A total of 16 Russian tanks. Maybe should up it to 8 T-34, 2 Su76, and 5 T-70, thus making it 19 russian tanks.
Perhaps for recon. I think Pz I should be added later on the game. Would be cool to have some MG tank, like Vickers for the Brits
Pz.Kpfw I... All right, one PTRS round to the turret and it's goodbye, tin can. ONLY good for very early war maps (polish, french, some NA) We'll sooner see a Panzer 38 (t) than a I
I doubt it is as easy as just importing everything form FH1, or has the FH1 Panzer 38(t) modell the Sh2 ready sign?
He got banned for our sins. He was not the member FH forums deserved, he was the member we needed.
What do you think guys, should we have the 2.4 tanking system back?
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In this industry ,I don't think u will have problems tipping an aussie ,if u can find one of courseFor me personally uber helped me achieve a few things faster than I would normally would. My plan has always been to do it till FYE. Did it for roughly 3 months and will hang my shoes on June 30. Wish all the guys that stay behind well. Learnt a lotof valuable lessons from the experience. The biggest one being to appreciate a service that you've been provided no matter how little. I will now tip for any service, however most Aussie's think it's an insult if a non Aussie offers them a tip.
I'm not talking specific to uber driving, I mean at the pub, at Maccas, anywhere where someone has given you a service and you just want to say thanks by tipping.In this industry ,I don't think u will have problems tipping an aussie ,if u can find one of course
yes good possibility..but still not mestay in to scoop up the extra business
I tip, but only for exceptional service...will now tip for any service
so I didnt have to dig into my savings since Jan.... JUST!!!!uber helped me
How does paying GST on Ubers cut work? Do you have to claim it back?Im out regardless... There's not enough in it now... Let alone when the expenses go up.... and having to pay GST on Ubers 20% is the last straw.....
RE GST here we go again...read the thread specific to GST or search for it. Good that u ask, better that you do some basic searching on this forum first before asking.How does paying GST on Ubers cut work? Do you have to claim it back?
I've already been warned twice for bad abusive words ,auto corrected words ,sentences that imply bad things.Have you noticed the moderator got out of his/her bed this morning and started editing our descriptive comments about what the hell is going on and how we feel. Sometimes these phrases and words are necessary to get ones point and frustration over regards this dilemma!


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This is the dramatic moment the wrong Best Picture winner was announced at the Oscars 2017.
There was a shock end to this year's Academy Awards after La La Land was wrongly named Best Picture.
Presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were handed the wrong envelope and announced La La Land as the winner of the night's biggest prize.
But halfway through the cast's acceptance speech, the mistake was realised and it was revealed that Moonlight was in fact the winner of Best Picture.
And the Academy Award for Best Picture ACTUALLY goes to... Moonlight! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/fubHaRH7Ds— Channel 9 (@Channel9) February 27, 2017
It wasn't all bad news for La La Land, which eventually took home a total of six awards, including Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Director for Damien Chazelle.
Viola Davis was among the other big winners of the night, taking home Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fences.
She is now the first black person to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony for acting. All she needs is a Grammy and she'll have achieved the much-coveted EGOT.
Here are the Oscar winners in full:
Best Picture
WINNER: Moonlight
La La Land
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor
WINNER: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
WINNER: Emma Stone, La La Land
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Director
WINNER: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best Original Screenplay
WINNER: Manchester by the Sea
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
20th Century Women
Best Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: Moonlight
Hidden Figures
Best Animated Feature
WINNER: Zootopia
Kubo and the Two Strings
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Original Song
WINNER: 'City of Stars' - La La Land
'Audition: The Fools Who Dream' - La La Land
'Can't Stop the Feeling' - Trolls
'The Empty Chair' - Jim: The James Foley Story
'How Far I'll Go' - Moana
Best Cinematography
WINNER: La La Land
Best Original Score
WINNER: La La Land
Best Production Design
WINNER: La La Land
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!


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Ryanair lashes out at ATCOs' right to strike, again
As political and debate over public sector unions rages in the US, Ryanair has again lit off on one of its favourite subjects: air traffic controller strikes. The trigger point is once again Spain, where airport workers have threatened to strike over the planned privatisation of national airports operator AENA.
Spanish unions have announced that they intend to hold 22 days of work stoppages over six months: three days during the Easter holiday weekend in April, five days in May, three days in June, six days in July and three days in August. Potentially, 12,500 ground staff employed by AENA could be involved in the industrial action. Ryanair is already engaged in legal action against AENA and Spanish unions over the Dec-2010 strikes, which forced the carrier to cancel approximately 500 services early in the month and saw the Spanish government revert to public emergency laws to force the ATCOs back to work.
Spain is one of Ryanair's most important markets, with eight bases – including three new bases in 2010 - and 11 other destinations in the country. The carrier handles more international traffic to/from Spain than national carrier Iberia. Ryanair estimates that the strike action over the Easter holiday period alone will result in it cancelling 300 flights, affecting for 57,000 passengers.
With the strikes expected to cause travel chaos over the Easter hoiday, Ryanair has reiterated its calls for the European Union to legislate out of existence the right to strike for ATCOS. It argues that the provision of air traffic control should be determined an "essential service". Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has repeated his opinion that the policy on air traffic services in Europe should be the same as that in the US, where most public sector unions are banned from striking.
Ryanair has a general antipathy towards unions. Mr O'Leary made very public comments in Dec-2010 that ATC staff who participate in illegal strikes should be sacked wholesale, in a similar situation to the PATCO strikes in the US in 1981.
The carrier's public stance is hardline, but hardly out of keeping with the sentiments of other airlines in the region. After the Dec-2010 strikes, Association of European Airlines Secretary General Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus roundly condemned the strike action and held the episode up as an example of the "pressing need for an overhaul of the European ATC system, and the disproportionate power of a relatively small number of individuals to block the whole system".
The International Air Carrier Association has urged the Spanish Government to consider declaring a state of emergency to keep Spanish airports fully operational during planned action.
Ryanair's renewed calls for industry deregulation comes at an interesting time in the development of Europe's aviation system, with privatisation once again coming to the fore. Air traffic management has been fully or partially privatised in the UK, Germany and Sweden and AENA hopes to partially privatise air traffic control in Spain under its general airports privatisation plan. IATA Director General and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, has voiced his belief that the UK Government should sell its shares in UK NATS.
Ryanair is pressing for its own version of European ATM privatisation, advocating deregulating Europe's ATC services to allow non-striking ATCOs in other countries to keep air services operating. The carrier believes that if one country could manage the airspace of neighbouring countries, this would prevent flights being cancelled or delayed during industrial action.
ATC strikes have also given Ryanair another angle to attack the EU261 passenger regulations – which the carrier has also volubly complained about. Ryanair believes reform is necessary to relieve airlines of the "right to care" obligations, in such force majeure cases as ATCO strikes or natural disasters, which are clearly outside of airlines' control.


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Watch it the first couple of times to see that shot. Then keep watching it over and over to watch the Georgia St. coach fall out of his chair. Over and over.
I hope he "did it for the Vine," because this may be the most perfect Vine of all time, forever.


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Babies. So many people just "oooh" and "ahhh" and fawn over infants whenever they see one. Babies, you know those sweet little bundles of joy.
But not me. I am a self-proclaimed "not-a-baby-person". My worst nightmare, other than the obvious fear of losing a child somehow, was having a colicky baby.
Meet my worst nightmare.
Kreade Aksel. The one who was supposed to be peaceful. The one who was supposed to be the content little cherub who sat around in his bouncer while his sister and I enjoyed the opportunities of summer. The little side-kick who would "watch" me do my homework, and sit with me peacefully while I read my textbooks.
And that picture isn't even his full-blown cry face.
Things never started out easily with Kreade. Even in the hospital the problems began. He began spitting up volumes in that tiny plastic bassinet the hospital provides. We had to tip up the side his head was on to try and get him to keep things down. And unlike his sister he really didn't sleep much in that tiny plastic space. I ended up taking him in my bed, right there in the hospital just so that I could sleep. Otherwise he squeaked and sputtered… We should have known then. But we hoped for the best and took him home.
Home to where he continued to projectile vomit LOADS of unidentified liquid matter. He lost a considerable amount of weight. He had trouble latching and nursing. He loved and hated his pacifier. He always wanted to be held. And he cried.
A lot.
A lot. A lot. A lot.
Honestly, after having such a perfect angel baby as Ellie was I kind of thought that he was simply a normal baby. But when he would fall asleep and then wake up wailing after 5 minutes I began to wonder. Truly though, it wan't until I was bouncing him on my hip standing in our camper when my mother-in-law suggested that he might be colicky that it all came together…
Now other people were beginning to notice that he was not a normal baby. And around the time he was five months old I began to piece the events of the previous five months together. I know, I know…how could you live five months and not know your baby is colicky?
You have a colicky baby. That's exactly how. You don't have time to think about anything else except "the baby is crying, I need to do something" or "the baby is about to cry, quick do something".
Kreade was the baby that lived in my worst dreams, and soon became my reality.
He was clingy. He refused to let anyone by me hold him – and if they did it was quickly followed by ear-piercing screams. He needed to constantly be on the move…in the swing on the highest setting, in the stroller careening down the road, in the car – but you better pray and hope you don't get a red light, in your arms – but don't you dare stop moving or God forbid have to sit down and pee (because yes, when you have a colicky baby you hold them while you pee).
And the crying…the crying that doesn't stop. Sometimes even when you're holding them. But at least when you're holding them they only cry instead of scream…that ear-piercing, gut-wrenching, heart-stopping scream.
According to leading health professionals colic affects 40% of infants. It usually starts between 3 and 6 weeks and improves around 4 and 5 months of age. There is no obvious cause for an infant's colicky behavior…but lot's of people want to offer their advice. And I spent loads of time walking around with a crying baby on my hip and a frustrated two year old dragging her blanket and following us while reading about the possible causes and suggested solutions that people freely offer via the internet.
Your baby is probably allergic to dairy…you're spoiling your baby…they're gassy…they just need a diaper change…change your diet, feed them laying down, swaddle them, burp them more, play music, don't overstimulate them…bla bla bla.
But colicky babies…real colicky babies cry a lot. And they can't be settled. This is the foremost symptom of this mysterious infant problem that affects breast and bottle fed infants equally. Some babies may cry for predictable periods of time at predictable periods of time. Their crying is generally intense and inconsolable and appears to be for no apparent reason. And colicky babies tend to have tense bodies, curled fists, and curled up legs when they're crying.
Ah yes…the inconsolable crying…it seriously doesn't stop. And you wonder if there will ever be a day when he just. stops. crying. Even when he is not crying, you hear crying. You might begin to resent your baby and the fact that he cries all of the time.
Because a baby that cries all of the time puts load of indescribable stress on everyone in the family. Your own mental health. Your marriage. Your children and their well-being.
I was depressed. We talked over screams. Ellie began singing to herself in an attempt to drown out the sound of his cries.
It was awful. So awful. You feel as if you're trapped in a snow-globe…and the cries and screams echo back off the walls of your glass-encased existence…and you can't get out. There is no end in sight…because you're not in a tunnel. You're in the globe of colic, where your entire world is that inconsolable crying baby.
The baby that you feel unattached to…but who needs you so much. And you can't get out.
So you cling to the hope that age will improve your reality…and four months, five months, six months pass…and still he cries.
And cries and cries and cries.
You have re-designed, and re-defined yourself and your life. While the first child was never held, this one is never put down – and that's okay, because I just can't take the crying anymore.
While the first child sat contentedly on the couch while you watched TV on volume 10, this one is bounced furiously in his bouncer with your foot with the volume on 40 because he is still making noise. And if you get up off the couch you do this perfectly-timed switcheroo where you husband starts bouncing the bouncer exactly as you stop.
Where the first child experienced the front-pack maybe once or twice, the second child practically lives in it.
The first child drifted off to sleep peacefully in her crib, while the second has to be nursed to sleep, rocked for a while, and gingerly placed on the mattress while you tip-toe out praying that his pacifier doesn't fall out of his mouth. And while the first one slept for eight hour stretches, you know this second one will but up in an hour again (two if you're lucky). And you had better be prepared to repeat this ritual all night long.
You spend all day on your feet simultaneously walking and bouncing, or on the front porch rocking at the speed of light. You learn how to cook supper one-handed, and use the bathroom while holding a child. You become "fine" with nursing all of the time…because it's probably the only time that the crying ever truly stops. You learn how to time grocery shopping with the thirty minute naps he takes. You look forward to bedtime, and the hour or so of actual quiet that you might get.
You learn to let go of perfection and all of the expectations you had of yourself and your children.
And you survive.
My favorite part of the day was the nighttime, when I could finally be unattached from my baby while he slept in his crib and I slept in my bed. This was my sanity – my baby and kid free sanity. I would spend all day trying to console the crying-one and entertain the frustrated-one…ending it with an easy to make while one-handed supper…then to the front porch to pass the time until bed-time, after which I would run around cleaning my entire house because I just. can't. function. in a mess.
And you survive.
You begin to seriously believe that the crying will never end. That he literally will just keep on crying forever. That you will have to hold him forever. That you will feel depressed forever. That you will never feel attached to this crying little face. That your life will never be the same again.
And you're right. Your life never will be the same again.
I remember a play-date at the playground with a close friend who has experienced colic first hand. She told me that eventually, the bond you have with your colicky baby will be so much stronger than with an "average" baby.
It doesn't seem possible, but it is.
Somehow, that crying, tense little body that has basically welded himself to your own body also practically cements his heart in yours. Maybe it's the fact that he just needs you so much. Or that you feel like you're his one-and-only (which sometimes is overwhelming and frustrating, but eventually becomes precious). Maybe it's the fact that you have spent every waking moment trying to love and care for this tiny little being…and eventually the time develops into a bond.
A bond that really is stronger than anything you can imagine.
And while the crying may never stop…eventually it will. For us it wasn't until Kreade was about seven months old.
Yep, seven months. Two months past the far end of the 'span of colic'.
And slowly, life begins to fade into something that seems more normal.
Instead of holding the crying baby while you pee, you can actually set him down on the floor to watch you and HE DOESN"T CRY!!!!
You might still be cooking supper one-handed, but at least he isn't fussing the whole time.
And slowly…slowly…the crying fades even more. And you can eventually walk out of the room and he will continue to play with his toys while you cook dinner.
Until finally, you have a recovered-from-colic baby.
And your world feels right again. Finally, your body begins to relax. And you feel like a real person.
A real person, with a baby you love, who loves you back.
And when he starts crying you know you can get him to stop. Usually with a hug and a kiss, and a snuggle from the one person who has loved him through…well, through everything.


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How does LinkedIn.com do the search?
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Search has been a hot topic since Google successfully monetized it with advertising business model. Besides general Web content search like Google does, there are many other types of searches needed for other Internet companies.
LinkedIn.com, with which most of us have created profiles, offers search capabilities based criteria like keywords, names, location, industry, companies currently with and before, school, etc. Because what Linkedin.com has is well structured data, you and I expect it to do a better job than Web searches. In fact, it does.
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June 23, 2010
Modern tech rendered as 70's kitsch
"What would you do if you could travel back in time? Assassinate Marilyn Monroe? Go on a date with Hitler? Obviously…"
So much brown, so much wood grain… Alex Varanese has created one of my favorite things in a long time. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
Awesome, John!
Or, should I say, groooovy?
You do not need to time travel to amaze people with technology, just go to remote Africa or south America and show them video of themselves on screen. I did this on a recent travel and I must say that their faces were like how ours would have been if someone had shown us a laptop in 74. By the way, my ZX Spectrum 48 in the early eightieswas way smaller then my current PC tower! Great images all the same!