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Chris A -- first impressions Article posted September 12, 2012 at 05:36 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 1262 Cleo B -- Article posted September 13, 2012 at 05:46 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 284 It has been a while since I've attended school and it is refreshing to be back in the solace of pen, paper and homework. I have to admit that everything is vastly different from the kind of school I am accustomed to, not just beacause it is an adult school but things work differently from the Philippines. Back in my home country school starts at 7 in the morning and ends half past 4 in the afternoon, which is clearly not the same case here in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The structures and buildings are different too, it is more modern and well built, which is a nice environment for learning. Truthfully I was nervous during the first day of class. I was anxious to meet my classmates but they are a nice lot and now I found myself comfortable around them. I imagined my teacher to be strict and and someone who plays by the book but upon meeting Jody I honestly thinking that she is cool and very helpful. So far the lessons that we have covered got the gears in my head turning again. The topics are considered to be refreshers since those were already taught in high school. I am looking forward for more writing assignments, especially the the lyrical one stated in the course outline. One must be determined in order to pass. I will set my priorities straight and focus. I must attend every class so that I won't miss anything and by not missing anything I won't have a hard time in catching up. I will pay attention to the lessons and actively participate in class, that way the piece of information will be retained in my mind. Taking down notes is helpful and will save me the trouble when studying alone. It will also keep things organized. I shall change my ways and never procrastinate. If a task is given I should carefully go through it and don't waste my time in idle thinking. Completing homework and making sure it is done before it is due is a good practice as well. Hopefully I'll follow through the things I have listed and acquire enough credits and be a successful student. It is better late than never. Becca C -- Blog #1 Article posted September 13, 2012 at 05:52 PM GMT • comment • Reads 301 My first immpressions of this class was how diverse it was. It's a big change than from what I am used to from highschool but I knew what to expect. The school is very small but I like it in a way. Its easier to get to know people and easier to learn. So far I find the work we are doing in class rather easy. Probably becuase english is one of my stonger subjects and I have already completed a grade 12 english course. So far the course outline seems to be intersting. I am looking forward to the research project mostly. This semester I plan to come to every class to ensure that I succeed. My biggest problem in the past was attendence. Also, handing in all of my homework and assignments to ensure I receive the highest marks possible. The higher my marks the better chances I have for being accepted into the University Of Winnipeg. Jennifer C -- Blog #1 Article posted September 13, 2012 at 03:17 PM GMT • comment • Reads 278 Adam G -- Article posted September 13, 2012 at 05:58 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 255 Derek M -- Blog #1: A breath of fresh air. Article posted September 12, 2012 at 04:30 PM GMT • comment • Reads 272 John M -- Blog #1 Article posted September 13, 2012 at 05:45 PM GMT • comment • Reads 303 James N -- Blog 1 Article posted September 13, 2012 at 05:47 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 271 Christina P -- First Impressions Article posted September 18, 2012 at 08:54 PM GMT • comment • Reads 307 Having been in and out of school for 10 years I would have to say my best experience so far has been with RETSD. I didn't know what to expect on my first day of school. I like that it's small so you don't have to compete too much for help. I especially like the fact that the teachers actually help you. At JobWorks the English teacher didn't help me much. English certainly isn't my strong point. I enjoy writing but I have a hard time puttung pen to paper. Attending class four mornings a week instead of two I've noticed the class moves at a faster pace. Hopefully I can get most of my assignments completed before the end of the course. There are always bumps along the road to success. In the past I have given up my studies because of work or illness due to my pregnancy. This year I plan to strive to achieve my diploma in June. With finances being tough and having a little one to care for at home that hasn't detered me from completing my assignments. Yes, they may be late but they will be handed in. Tim R -- blog 1 Article posted September 13, 2012 at 05:39 PM GMT • comment • Reads 265 i like this class you are an awsome teacher.i like mcleode a lot more as a school.This one seems a little more ghetto but a lot smaller the class seems younger than last year i feel old but whatever.the work is the same some is fun some not so much.but all in all this will be a good semester.I hope to pass with a better mark than last year.I can do it just have to work harder.Up for the challenge.It will be good and i will enjoy myself thanks Soryda S -- Blog #1 Article posted September 17, 2012 at 05:31 PM GMT • comment • Reads 275 My first impression of this, I thought "yay!! the computer room!!" I say that because we can have our own space in a way instead of awkardly starring at each other, plus we can go on the computer...of course. I was surprised there was actually alot of students despite there was barely any last year when I attended here at the Center. My classmates ALL seem to be nice and smart! I know this because Jody had us in group discussions so that gave a me a better chance to get to know them. And as for Jody, she`s a great teacher just how most of her old students told me she was. I like the way she teaches. So far we learned about editing and revising our work, writing variables and reading strategies. Though this course is very fast paced I feel like at the same time I've learned alot. For me to succeed in this class, I think attendance is important and most importantly is to understand what is being taught to us so it makes are assignments and homework easier to do. Aaron S -- First Day Article posted September 25, 2012 at 03:06 PM GMT • comment • Reads 222 My first impreshion was that this was not your average school, classroom and bathroom location. The first day went really well though, all the other students seem really nise and all have a common goal to better their lifes. In order for me to be a succesful student I will have to apply myself and complete all assingments. Also I will have to do a better job of completing my blogs! Stephanie C -- First Impressions Article posted September 13, 2012 at 05:57 PM GMT • comment • Reads 296 Colin A -- Blog #1 Article posted October 15, 2012 at 04:17 AM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 225 My first impression of of the class is being very quiet. I was worried of being judged, because I was worried that I was not smart enough. My concern was that the classmates might make fun of me. My other impressions were how many students were and what ages groups there were . I wondered if the other students were nervous and excited like myself. I noticed a few other students sitting at the front with me on the first day. Francis B -- Blog #1 Article posted September 19, 2012 at 09:36 PM GMT • comment • Reads 277 Kayla B -- Blog 1 Article posted September 19, 2012 at 09:25 PM GMT • comment • Reads 273 I like this class. I find it's a very easy going envoriment,we go at a good pace. I like my classmates luckily they're all easy going and a funny group. I like that class kind of down sized because it's eaiser for us to get one on one. Our teachers cool and easy going. I am not worried when i have to ask her for en extention on my work. she also makes sure that everyones in the same spot or close to,which makes it easier not to fall behind. I am trying my hardest to keep up with the work and handing things in on time. I think if i just show up and do my best I'll be successful in this class. I've learned to ask for help or ask questions if I am not understanding something. My C -- first impression Article posted September 24, 2012 at 08:50 PM GMT • comment • Reads 246 Brandy D -- blog #1 Article posted September 24, 2012 at 08:39 PM GMT • comment • Reads 228 Part one - My first impression was that I thought that it would be easier then math. I guess I was wrong! The way I see it now being back in school these passed few weeks is that there is much more thinking involved. The room and building is easier to settle into due to the small classes. My classmates are very entertaining for the most part,They also can be alittle distracting when I am quietly working and deep in though. I like that the teachers they are more hands on help. While i was in high school i didn't get the kind of support and help that I do get here.I am very grateful for that.Helps me understand more of what I am learning. Part 2 - I will try my best to attend my classes and do all the work that is being asked to do. I will ask for help when and if I need to. I will be more of a class participant. I hope to work on my social skills and not shy away from involving myself in class discussions. Shirley M -- Blog #1 Article posted September 19, 2012 at 09:35 PM GMT • comment • Reads 248 This being my first time here, I was pleasantly surprised. The building is smaller and very comfortable with up to date equipment. The smaller classes makes for more one on one help with the teachers. Since I have been out of school for so long, I'm finding it a complete change of pace. With having only two subjects at this time, I'm not being over whelmed. The other students are so much younger but nice and understanding of someone so much older than them trying to learn the same stuff they are. I enjoy the comments and joking around they do to lighten the mood when needed. The teachers are very understanding and helpful with all the questions being asked.. Since I want my Gr.12 diploma I am going to try to do everything required of me and learn. I will try to show up for every class, on time and be prepared with assignments completed to the best of my ability. Matt M -- Blog #1 :) Article posted September 19, 2012 at 09:26 PM GMT • comment • Reads 305 Tyrah B -- First Impressions Article posted September 19, 2012 at 09:27 PM GMT • comment • Reads 289 When I walked in I knew it was gonna be different than highschool. The other school I went to was like this but it was indepandent. I like how you have more class time to do an assignment and the smaller classes. This is the most fun and worry free for school that i have been. I like that the location of the building is close and is in Transcona. I enjoy the work that we do its very easy. The teachers are awsome my favorite to be honest would be english its more relaxed. This semester I'm going to attend school everyday unless there is an emergancy. I will do my work and hand it in. I have a tendacy of forgetting to hand in my work so I'll have to be reminded. I will do my assignments to the best of abilty that I can. Kris C -- blog #1 Article posted September 19, 2012 at 09:25 PM GMT • comment • Reads 305 James A -- Article posted October 23, 2012 at 06:33 PM GMT • comment • Reads 146 Kayla A -- kayla arbeau Article posted September 25, 2012 at 07:55 PM GMT • comment • Reads 254 Margaret B -- Blog #1 Article posted October 1, 2012 at 02:24 AM GMT • comment • Reads 227 Adam B -- First Impressions Article posted November 3, 2012 at 08:40 AM GMT • comment (2) • Reads 191 Ryan M -- assignment 1 Article posted September 25, 2012 at 08:15 PM GMT • comment • Reads 275 I like the way adult classes are conducted as oppose to how high school was. This is my second time here except I didn't go past a week the first time. The work seems pretty straight forward so far and I can only expect the work to be building on the skills. I like that the teachers aren't too anal about the assignments and are understanding towards outside variables & the fact that not everyone goes at the same pace. The smaller building makes it much easier to find your way around which is always nice, KE was very confusing and Miles Mac was untill I went there for a while. My class seems good so far, everyone is nice and friendly which makes going back to school easier. I just have to force myself to stick to it, try not to miss any classes and not get behind in work and I think I'll be able to succeed. Supria C -- Article posted September 25, 2012 at 08:17 PM GMT • comment • Reads 213 Daniel E -- First Impressions Article posted September 25, 2012 at 07:30 PM GMT • comment • Reads 231 Brittany F -- First Impressions . . . Article posted September 25, 2012 at 08:07 PM GMT • comment • Reads 240 This is the first time I have taken classes at this school, and the first time I have been an adult student. I was really surprised when I showed up to our English class for the first time a few weeks ago; I couldn’t believe how big our classroom was. I remember years ago when this school was an elementary school and did not except the building to be the way it is. A few days ago I was actually talking with mom about the building because I was wondering if there was a gym here and where would it be? At first I’ll admit that I was not looking forward to doing blogs one bit, none of my other teachers that I’ve had throughout my life have ever done anything like this. After the test blog we did I’m a lot more open to the concept. This semester I will try my best to not fall behind in the assignments given. In high school it was too easy to fall behind and not care enough to get caught back up. I chose to be an adult student, so I know because it’s my choice I will put much more effort into the course. So far I really like the teacher style that Jody has and the twists she has on here assignments. For example our last assignment we were able to choose the article we wanted to work with rather than given one that might not interest us. I continue to look forward to the rest of the course and the work included. Shakila G -- blog #1 Article posted January 6, 2013 at 06:53 PM GMT • comment • Reads 76 Loammy G -- Blog #1 Article posted October 4, 2012 at 02:11 AM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 264 Alright, well my honest first impression of this class (and I’m going to be brutally honest here) was that I hate it. I, with a burning passion hate English because of the amount of writing. Worst of all opinion writing, I’ve always thought “why should I write about my opinion when my opinion doesn’t matter?” Lucky for Jody, who my first impression was that she looks incredibly cool for an English teacher, my first opinion of the English class was wrong. Everyone in the class seems like decent people who are there with honest intentions which I greatly appreciate and the work isn’t immensely difficult. Writing is by far not a skill I possess and I truly miss novel studies but my gut tells me I can accomplish this. I can succeed in the subject that I’ve failed a number of times. It’s quite baffling to me that only two years of being out of school has made such a difference in moral when it comes to education. I’m not sitting in this class because I have to, I want to be here. This time will be different from the other three times I’ve attempted to get my diploma; yes three times I have dropped out. No more of that however, I’m going to complete this class if it kills me. Even if I have to cut my hours at work, I will prioritize my education and respect what it can do for my future. My ass will be in that chair every class, and assignments will be completed. They may not be on time but that something I have to work on. This is a goal I am determined to accomplish, and ill do anything to achieve it. Joseph H -- Question! Tell Me What You Think About Me? Article posted October 4, 2012 at 09:31 AM GMT • comment • Reads 303 ^ That isn’t a question, it’s an imperative statement. Sometimes, first impressions lead to misconceptions. Anyway. 1) ‘Tis been nearly half a decade since I last set foot in a classroom, and I’m genuinely happy to be back. I suppose that speaks volumes of my altered state of mind. If you study the principles of learning, which interest me (along with the psychological concept of “flow”), you’ll find that one must be inclined to learn in order to do so. Now, you’re probably thinking, “nah, ya think?” It’s like saying, “you have to want to make a purchase before you fist over the cash.” Granted, this is all rather eye-rollingly obvious, but my point is, it explains the innumerable droves of tykes in schools today who are blatantly uninterested in anything but recess, how fast a clock’s hands move, and the looming weekend’s sleepover. Like them, I once saw little to no value in being all but forced into congregating like sheep in a room with bad chairs and appalling decor to be educated in things I knew I’d never remember anyway, things I didn’t give a hoot about. Thus, any attempts anyone made at teaching me in this frame of mind were utterly fruitless, and so I was simply wasting everyone’s time and money, including my own, which, to be honest, I think is pretty funny, although I’m aware that I shouldn’t, but I don’t care. You can easily guess what ended up happening. There is a time for departure, even when there is no certain place to go, but I basically vanished from the scholastic milieu on a whim. Um, well, it was more like the expedient path to spare my sanity… Okay, now, that’s cryptic, but it’s a sleep-inducing tale I’m sure you’ve no interest in whatsoever. Since then, I’ve come to realise that the pursuit of knowledge is an unabashed declaration of ignorance, which the spirit of inquiry haunts. In other words, because I venture a guess that you have no idea what the hell I’m talking about at this point, I’m much more interested in learning these days because of my seemingly insatiable, mostly selfish, desire for knowledge. This school’s environment seems far more hospitable than... uh, other...ones. Haha, don’t wanna go naming names now. In particular, the people, lack of stairs and eyeball-explodingly aggravating dissonance are things I really like. The small yet efficient space and horseshoe construction in which everything is just a walk around the corner away is great. I used to loathe how getting from one class to another in-between periods in high school was like a flippin’ hiker’s commute. Also, those touch screen Smart Board thingies in, like, every room are pretty damn swish. More money to spend due to the smaller space? I dunno. I think my peers are actually pretty cool people, and given my general dislike of humanity, you can take that as a compliment. :3 I’ve always felt that the best teachers would be people who didn’t like school in their youth, because they’d know what I couldn’t care less about, and be able to teach us, y’know, right; Jody is a living example of this, and I’m happy to know teachers like her even exist. In my experience, you’d either get some snooty cur who took themselves too seriously, or a cloudcuckoolander who was completely out of touch with reality. Here we have a teacher who likes Coca-Cola and omggoodmusic (:’D) who apparently didn’t blacklist me after I wrote her an entire paragraph about how I feel like one of the Angry Birds when dealing with people I deem stupid. So she’s obviously got a good sense of humour. Which I think more teachers need. Desperately. Speaking of the autobiography, it was slightly challenging for me to write, because, well, I’m not a narcissist. I obviously enjoy writing, just... not about myself. EVER. There’s great irony in the fact that we’ve all decided to be here ourselves, and thus are more focused, determined, and motivated than we ever were in our teens, and yet, the most laid-back, easy going mellow vibe permeates our days. That’s probably one of the best things about being here, really. 2) You need something in order to gain something. I require nothing to succeed except my strong desire to do so. I don’t have time to be defeated. Nazefa I -- My First Impression Article posted October 1, 2012 at 10:05 PM GMT • comment (1) • Reads 241 Nick S -- Test Blog #1 Article posted September 25, 2012 at 07:46 PM GMT • comment • Reads 248 Shaun L -- First Impressions Article posted September 25, 2012 at 07:57 PM GMT • comment • Reads 253 This is my first time here at Mcleod education center. I went to Transcona for about a month when I was 19. This school is a pretty good size, the classrooms are kind of small for the amount of students they have in them. Mostly everybody is friendly. Jody is a good teacher she explains things very well so that I think everybody understands. I’m not to fond of the work we have done or are going to do but English is not my favourite subject. My first impressions of this class was man I don’t like English but its not as bad as I remember. To ensure I succeed as an adult student I’m going to try and make it to every class so I know whats going on. I’m going to apply myself to my work especially English as that is my weakest subject. I will ask questions when I need help instead of being quiet. Most importantly though im just going to succeed because its something I want to do for myself. Alicia M -- blog #2 Article posted November 21, 2012 at 02:58 AM GMT • comment • Reads 168 Crystal M -- My First Impression Article posted September 25, 2012 at 07:46 PM GMT • comment • Reads 274 Theresa P -- blog 1 Article posted September 25, 2012 at 08:17 PM GMT • comment • Reads 254 Matthias S -- First Impression Article posted September 25, 2012 at 07:46 PM GMT • comment • Reads 228 Stephanie S -- blog one Andrew S -- First impressions aren't everything. Article posted October 23, 2012 at 10:28 PM GMT • comment • Reads 174 Paula S -- Blog# 1 Article posted December 6, 2012 at 05:20 AM GMT • comment • Reads 112 Angelika S -- First Blog... Article posted September 25, 2012 at 08:16 PM GMT • comment • Reads 264 Conditions of Use

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U.S. has its 23rd coolest April; 16 tornadoes confirmed from Texas outbreak Posted: 10:29 AM EDT on May 17, 2013 t. Read This Blog Entry Other Featured Blogs: Did you know that... On this date in 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State. The eruption killed 57 people and was the largest ever in the lower 48 states. More Weather Education Resources

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Yesterday I did some research of little Thomas Naughton. He was born in 1892 and died in 1893. I found the family still living in North Braddock PA. Although the mothers name listed on the death certificate entry was listed as Norah Thornton, on the 1900 census it was listed as Katie. At that time she had listed five children and one deceased. They were Maggie, Bartley, Matt, Marie and possible Eduora (?) The parents are 36 and 35 at that time. In the 1910 mothers name is Katharine, then Margaret, Bartley, Matthew, Marie, Helen and John. John is the youngest and 9 years old. Appears that Eduora is Helen. I have not found them in the 1920 census, as of this time. I did do a search in 1930 for Bartley, being an unusual name and found him married and living with his wife an children in Michigan. The parents and all children were born in PA. More research to be done. I have to get up my butt and send for the documents of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. I found them in the 1920 census. The girl name in that one is Helinora, I suspect it is Ellenora.....just a thought. Bartley is married with one child and living in Wilkinsburg PA, which is near North Braddock. In the 1930 census it appears that the father Patrick has died and Katie and a few of the adult children are living still in North Braddock. North Braddock is a economically depressed town now, I have not found any Historical Society and the local library does not seem to have any information. They have old newspapers but their microfilm reader is broken and they do not have the money to repair it. That is really sad.

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In the 1910 census I found a woman named Theresia Rauscher living with Charles and Barbara Stick living in Millvale PA. Barbara was the daughter of Anton Sperl and Katharina Rauscher Sperl. I have been puzzled by Theresa for a few years. I was sure she was related, but how??? Yesterday I searched Ancestry for Theresa Rauscher and came up with a few surprises. In 1902 I found a Baltimore Passenger List, dated 2 May 1902. The main person was Elizabeth Rauscher, age 58 from Rosshaupt, Bohemia. Next was Johann 32, Anna 29, Theresa 10, Antonia and Margaretha both 4, and Anna age 2. Elizabeth is listed as a widow, but I can not read the information for Johann and Anna. But my theory is that Johann is the son of Elizabeth and Anna his wife and the children are theirs. The interesting part is they are from the same town as Anton Sperl and his wife Katharina Rauscher. The destination lists Millvale PA and the relationship of brother in law with the name Sprool. Searching more in Millvale I came across a listing for Frank Rauscher b. 1833 in Austria and his daughter Anna. There are two conflicting reports about the daughter Anna. In the 1910 census it lists her as age 10, but underneath is appears that she is 50. That age would fit in with her fathers age of 72. Frank emigrated in 1900 and I did not find him on the 1900 census. On the Mira code index of 1910 it lists Frank and Anna age 50. Katharina’s death certificate Frank Rauscher is given as her father with mother unknown. This information was given by John Sperl her son and my husbands grandfather. My theory on this is that after Franks wife died he and his daughter emigrated to Millvale PA USA. Did John know his grandfather? I have not found a death date for Frank or Anna. Is Anna Rauscher, Katharina Rauscher Sperl Nosseck sister. Anna would have been born about 1860 and Katharina was born in 1864. My best bet would be the family cemetery, St Anthony’s in Shaler Township, PA except for the fact that the cemeteries records were all destroyed in a fire and the only records they have are from the names on the tombstones. Katharina’s middle initial is T, could that be Theresa and is it the name of her mother? This comment has been removed by the author. I had to amend my previous post. I theorize that Anna could be Katharina's sister and Elizabeth could be Katharina's sister in law. Happy Hunting, you have a lot of information...Mary

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In today's market, where in certain areas, there could be several listings in the same condo complex or subdivision, a seller will need to make his property "stand out" from the others. This is especially important if ou really want to sell your property quickly. First impressions of a property are often lasting impressions for a buyer. All sellers want their property to show well. If your vacant property has been on the market awhile and has had few showings, you might want to consider doing a little "staging." Vacant properties do not always give the buyer a true feeling of what the home could be. Staging is becoming popular as more sellers are recognizing that buyers sometimes prefer to see what the property will look like after they move in. Due in part to the Internet, buyers have more opportunities to "look" at a property before they call their Realtor to schedule a showing. They are relying more and more on photos and virtual tours to narrow their choices of what properties they will actually want to see. Most people would rather walk through a furnished home than wander through empty rooms. Often they have difficulty trying to picture how their furniture would look in each room. Keep in mind, there is a difference between touring a furnished property and viewing a home that has too many personal items in it, making the buyer feel like they are intruding. Clutter is never good! Remove most of your family photos, your children's artwork and your teacup collection. Leaving a few items will help a buyer to visualize living there. Some sellers will want to hire a professional to "set the stage" for the potential sale of their home. Others will want to do it themselves. Either way, with a little creativity, some furniture and accessories, you can create a first and lasting impression of your property that could result in the purchase offer you've been waiting for! Our agents here at Sand Key Realty S & R, Inc. are here to help you with your future. Please give us a call at any

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Dynamic new outfield has Braves feeling chipper Torch being passed from Jones to Upton brothers, Heyward LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When the 2012 season concluded, Braves fans regretfully watched Chipper Jones disappear into the horizon and begin his life in retirement. Over the course of the four months that followed, they saw their team's future brightened by the creation of an outfield trio that could energize Atlanta and the baseball world for at least the next three seasons. Braves general manager Frank Wren progressed through the early portion of the offseason determined to pursue free agent B.J. Upton and interested in the D-backs possibly trading Justin Upton. Adding one of these five-tool outfielders alongside budding superstar Jason Heyward seemed quite attractive. Adding both seemed to be unrealistic. If nothing else, it was just something fun to talk about after the Braves signed B.J. Upton to a franchise-record $75.25 million contract in November. But as it turned out, that was just the start of the fun for Wren, whose patience and aggression proved beneficial when he landed Justin Upton in a seven-player trade with the D-backs on Jan. 24. Wren entered the offseason looking for two outfielders and exited with three superstar-caliber outfielders who can frustrate opponents with their rare speed-power combination on a nightly basis. "These guys are up there, talent-wise, with anybody I've ever seen," former Braves outfielder Ron Gant said. " To have all three outfielders who can possibly drive in 100, possibly hit 30 [home runs] and possibly steal 30 [bases], you don't see that very often. I think these three guys can do that. The potential is there." There is tremendous potential as the Braves enter the 2013 season with three outfielders who are 28-and-under. At the same time, there are questions about whether each of them will live up to the expectations they face. B.J. Upton, the oldest member of this trio, has hit .242 with a .316 on-base percentage over the course of the past four seasons. The athletic center fielder has also increased his home run total and recorded at least 30 stolen bases each of the past four seasons. Even while hitting .246 with a .298 on-base percentage for the Rays this past year, B.J. Upton finished two homers shy of notching just the 61st 30-30 season in Major League history. "The potential is enormous," former Braves first baseman and Tampa resident Fred McGriff said. "It's just a matter of, if [Braves hitting coach] Greg Walker and others can get it out of him. He could easily be a .280-.290 hitter. He shouldn't strike out 160 times or so. It's just a matter of, if he's going to continue to make adjustments. His last month and a half last year, he was awesome. If you get it all out of him, you've got a great ballplayer." At this point last year, Justin Upton was considered a MVP-caliber player. But the optimism he created while hitting a career-best 31 homers with 21 stolen bases in 2011 was dampened as he battled a thumb injury and hit .280 with 17 home runs this past season. The .785 OPS he compiled during this "career-worst" season ranked as the 15th-best among qualifying National League outfielders. Heyward began living up to his tremendous expectations as he hit .269 with 27 home runs, an .814 OPS and 21 stolen bases this past season. Still just 23, the Gold Glove right fielder has seemingly positioned himself to rise to the elite class of outfielders. "You've got three outfielders here, if they put up the years they are capable of, you could possibly have three 30-30 guys in your outfield," Braves first-base coach and former National League MVP Terry Pendleton said. "That would be the first time ever. They've got that type of talent. Just thinking about that is crazy." There is no precedent that each will hit at least 30 homers and steal 30 bases next year. Only twice have two players from the same team recorded a 30-30 season in the same year -- Dante Bichette and Ellis Burks (1996 Rockies) and Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry (1987 Mets). There have been just four 30-30 seasons in Braves history, and Gant (1990 and '91) is responsible for two. Dale Murphy (1983) and Hank Aaron (1963) notched the others. "They all three can beat you in a lot of ways," Walker said. "They all three hit with power. All three can run. It's not just with stealing bases. They can also score from first on a double. But at this point, just like everybody else, I'm just sitting back and watching and getting to know them." Along with their potential offense, the trio has the kind of range that will make opposing pitchers envious of Atlanta's pitching staff. "Communication is going to be key," Justin Upton said. "Everybody out there can move pretty well and cover some ground. It's going to be interesting. We're going to have to position ourselves well and communicate when we go get the ball. I think it's special to have that kind of athleticism in the outfield. It's more of a luxury than a problem." From an offensive standpoint, this appears to be the most powerful outfield trio the Braves have possessed since Gary Sheffield, Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones combined for 102 home runs in 2003. But they combined for just 24 stolen bases, with Sheffield accounting for 18 of those. "Some of those old Braves teams had some unbelievable power in the outfield," Braves Chairman and CEO Terry McGuirk said. "But to have three guys with five tools who have the upside ability with many of those five tools, it's pretty impressive. Age and talent, you put it all together, this machine is really primed to be here for a while." Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Kershaw fans seven as Cruz returns with power Starter allows two earned runs in three innings; four Dodgers drive in two Dodgers: The Dodgers play split-squad games on Friday at 12:05 p.m. PT, with Hyun-Jin Ryu starting at Tempe, Ariz., against Jered Weaver and the Angels, live on MLB.TV, and Zack Greinke opposing Casey Kelly and the Padres in Glendale, Ariz. But the real news could be made by center fielder Matt Kemp, who said he's planning to make his first exhibition appearance since October shoulder surgery in the game against the Padres. Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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“Oh no,” she said flatly, when asked if she would buy any lots in the cemetery. “I don’t know, really (in which cemetery she would buy lots). It’s something I’ve got to look into.” For the second time in about six months, body fluids have leaked from her grandmother’s crypt in the mausoleum. Attorney Jim Logan said Monday he settled on an oral agreement that deficiencies would be corrected. This time, he will pursue litigation similar to the civil action taken against Fort Hill Cemetery owner Louisville Land Company. “I’ve contacted Assistant District Attorney Stephen Hatchett and will be giving him the necessary petitions requesting that office to engage in prosecution of the violations,” Logan said. “It took us what, seven years to get (drainage) tiles installed.” Dale Lawrence of the Lawrence Group of Dallas, Ga., did not respond to requests for an interview left at the cemetery sales office. Sunset Memorial Gardens, located north of Cleveland on North Lee Highway, was the subject of complaints in 2011. The complaints focused then on heavy equipment used to dig new graves. The equipment leaves ruts in graves and knocks down vases, and outriggers used to stabilize the backhoe crack headstones. Then, in late July 2012, the crypts leaked body fluids. “The smell is just horrendous. I think what angers me so much now is we were assured this was resolved six months ago,” Andies said. “They gave their apologies. [They said] the front of her tomb had been removed and sealed correctly; here we are six months later and clearly, it wasn’t done. Clearly, their apologies were insincere.” Long before a large stain on the carpet can be seen, the smell is overpowering. It is a stench that clings to clothing and penetrates nostrils and sinus cavities. The noxious odor continues to assault the senses long after leaving the cemetery and leaves one feeling nauseous. “A sickening smell. It’s just horrible,” she said. “It’s a disgrace, not only to the immediate family, but all the family members who are represented here, inside the mausoleum, the grounds throughout the cemetery. This isn’t the first and probably won’t be the last issue we’ve had with them about not keeping the grounds here.” Ralph Buckner Jr.,. The lights were burned out or broken, a single window air-conditioning unit was broken and the only ventilation came from two box fans. Also, the roof leaked, there was a broken window and the interior was generally dirty. “Here we are again,” Andies said. “It’s very disheartening. It’s sad so much disrespect is shown to our loved ones,” she said. “When we bury them, we like to think we can visit them and have a sense of peace, and it’s anything but that.” Logan said about 25 people have contacted his office with various complaints. He said there has been a little work to cover up some of the mold, but the mold is still there. “We had entered into an oral agreement with the Lawrence Group,” he said. “I tried to get them to enter into a written contract. They have done some of the things they were supposed to do. They did clean what was found about six months ago. It was atrocious. It was very, very, very, very despicable.” Logan said no ventilation system has been installed, the rear of the building where people park is still unsightly and the crypts were not sealed with plexiglass. “The violations of those standards applicable to the operation of the mausoleum make it necessary for us to proceed (with litigation). We had high hopes that not only complaints here, but in Hilcrest Cemetery would be resolved long before now,” he said. “There are some things that have been done, but they are minor in terms of the things that need to be done.”.

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Board of Health The Cleveland County Board of Health is the governing body of the Cleveland County Health Department. Below you can find the minutes and the agendas of their monthly meetings. If you need minutes from meetings that are not listed here then please call 704-484-5100. Board of Health Minutes

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Tipping Their Hand As the “Little Injuns that Could” continue to chug their way up the mountain despite the smoking engine and the dings and dents throughout their body, the Indians made a surprising move yesterday when they needed to make room for Jeanmar Gomez’s start against Oakland. While the idea that the Indians would either send Choo off to the DL (he’s out for a while with this side issue) or send the likes of Shelley Duncan or Jerad Head back down I-71 with the idea that either would return in 10 days, after the September 1st roster expansion date and after either had spent enough time in AAA in order to be recalled, the Indians instead sent their Opening Day 1B Matt MaTola off to Columbus. While the move is entirely justified in terms of LaPorta’s performance, the timing of it is more than a little surprising as the Indians’ current offense resembles that of a AAA team as injuries have laid waste to the Tribe’s position players. At a time when it would seem that the Indians would need any able-bodied position player to be standing at the ready, they sent down LaPorta, who (not all that long ago) was a Top 30 prospect in all of baseball and was (as if you needed to be reminded of this) the BIG bat that came over in the CC deal from the Cream City. Regardless of that pedigree and his inclusion in the Sabathia deal, there’s little question that LaPorta has “earned” this demotion, as I wrote this three weeks ago, suggesting as much:. Since that was written, Kipnis, Hafner, and Brantley all hit the DL (and that’s just on the offensive side of things, not to mention Choo, who is out for a couple of weeks with this side injury), with the Indians improbably absorbing these “punches” to stay relevant into September. My suggestion from the piece was to play Santana at 1B every day and for Marson to assume the full-time C duties and that looks to be the direction that the Tribe will take going forward. If you want to continue with the “since that was written” tract, LaPorta has posted a .603 OPS in the 13 games “since that was written”, striking out 12 times in 41 plate appearance, actually striking out (not just making an out) more often than he got on base since August 10th. Maybe some of this is still injury-related and the argument can be made that he probably should have gone to Columbus on a rehab assignment after the ankle injury (I think I made that argument at one time) as since he has returned from the DL, he’s posted a .231 BA / .256 OBP / .372 SLG / .628 OPS line in 129 PA, striking out 32 times in those 129 PA…or about ¼ of the times he strode to the plate. If you’ll remember, when LaPorta came off of the DL, the team was short-handed at the time back then and his return allowed some level of normalcy to set in for a team in need of an offensive spark. Certainly, LaPorta didn’t provide that spark (as you look at those numbers above again), and what’s striking about this demotion is that LaPorta heads down to Columbus when the team is even MORE short-handed offensively than they were when he came off of the DL in June, which brings us to this overwhelming feeling about this move, in that it would certainly seem to suggest that the Indians are not counting on Matt MaTola for much of anything, this year or beyond. Maybe the argument can be made that the Indians are trying to send LaPorta a message, that nobody on the roster (regardless of prospect pedigree or what trade you were involved in) is above being demoted, but in light of their unprecedented need for offense right now and the fact that the Indians are…you know, IN A PENNANT RACE, his demotion speaks volumes about the faith that the have in LaPorta right now and how much (or how little) hope that they might have for LaPorta going forward. Though LaPorta’s been under the microscope than probably any other current Indian in this space, you want a stunning fact? Matt LaPorta’s career OPS coming into 2011 was .694 in 623 plate appearances. In 349 plate appearances in 2011, he has a…yep, .694 OPS. Lest you forget, MaTola turns 27 in January and now has a fairly consistent track record of posting a sub-.700 OPS (.694, to be exact) over 972 plate appearances in MLB. Those days of thinking that LaPorta was the “answer” at 1B (much less an upgrade over Garko and Broussard) seem like they were long, long ago. For some perspective on where LaPorta has fallen in terms of standing within the organization, let’s remember again that when the Indians needed to send someone to Columbus for 10 days, they kept Jerad Head and Shelley Duncan on the team over Matt LaPorta. For all intents and purposes, they could have sent Lonnie Chisenhall down for 10 days given the way Hannahan is playing, but instead they dispatched LaPorta. Yes, the Indians need OF and LaPorta hasn’t played LF since he broke his toe in Fenway last year (which may be why he’s not playing LF anymore), but the fact that Head and Duncan – who are both older than LaPorta and are non-prospects (even if Duncan is a useful piece) and have options – start to bring into clearer focus how damning this move is in terms of the long-term future for LaPorta in Cleveland. Even more than LaPorta going down instead of Head and Duncan is the idea that LaPorta would be sent down in the midst of a pennant race for this team, which has been making moves to maximize this roster for 2011 since they called up Alex White months ago. Seriously, if you think about the moves that the Tribe has made to make a push for 2011 (White’s call-up, Chiz and Kipnis call-up, Kosuke, the Ubaldo deal, Thome) all season long, you start to really get the idea of how much they consider LaPorta to be “helpful” to this team at this point. That said, nearly all of the moves that they’ve made all season have been just as much about the future as the present as they’ve started the adjustment period for guys like Kipnis and Chisenhall and added a top-of-the-rotation starter that helps today and tomorrow. That brings us back to the idea of the “tomorrow” of Matt LaPorta as, to say this move brings more cloudiness to the horizon of his career as an Indian would be an understatement. His plate discipline is bad and getting worse and his reputation as a “mistake-pitch” hitter (and almost that exclusively) was being cemented as his offensive production looked to be more in line with a Futility Infielder than that of a Future Cornerstone. Though it is true that there is the possibility that injuries played a role and LaPorta just needs to get healthy, e hasn’t been able to stay healthy since he arrived to the organization, so why is there a belief that he’ll suddenly find a full season of health and productivity in 2012? The short answer is that there isn’t any reason to think that, and I can’t think that LaPorta is being counted on to be the de facto 1B next year for the Tribe at this point, regardless of what trade he was involved in or how high hopes may have been for him at one time. At this point, the Indians (quite suddenly, at least publicly) look to be turning away from LaPorta as a viable option at 1B as, if he’s not going to be trusted to help THIS team (beset by injuries), what incarnation of the future Indians is he going to contribute mightily to? The answer to that came with his demotion and it’s led to the speculating about the future of certain players that we’re used to doing this time of year…we’re just not used to doing it in the middle of a pennant race. As for that speculation, one thought that immediately comes to mind in terms of exploring external options for 1B next year is that the “Thome money” earned at the gate that has started to come in (and figures to continue) could perhaps give the Indians some financial flexibility to add a 1B in the off-season. Whether or not the Indians will continue to draw at the level that they have recently (hence the “Thome money”), let’s remember what Terry Pluto wrote last weekend when he passed on that, “the Indians projected 1.3 million at the start of this season”. Right now, they’d be on pace to see between 1.7 million and 1.8 million people come through the turnstiles, with that number perhaps even going higher if the Thome Love Fest keeps playing and if the Indians can draw the casual fan down in the month of September in a pennant race…which seems odd to even write. Let’s say that they draw 1.75 million by the end of the season (and that’s being pretty cautious) and realize that 1.75 million in attendance is about a 35% increase from their expected gate revenue. While I’m not saying that there’s your “found” Prince Fielder money (just forget that), what it might do is first-and-foremost allow the Indians to be pro-active in locking up their own players (that have proven themselves this year), then have additional funds to perhaps attempt to fill an organizational hole…and 1B certainly looks to be a hole. Does that mean that you should go out and order a custom jersey with a “PUJOLS 5” or a “FIELDER 28” Tribe jersey for next year? Of course not, but remember how the Tribe really has $17.7M actually committed in payroll next year with decisions on Grady’s option (and I think they pick it up and try to get creative to add more years at lower money by picking up the option) and with arbitration coming for Choo, Perez, and Cabrera (again) as well as Masterson’s first year of arbitration eligibility? Well, there’s a possibility. By locking those two up (and making the cursory call to Scott Boras…just to see what’s what), the Indians can lock down more of their new, burgeoning “core” for the foreseeable future. However, it’s still worth noting that if they do agree to a long-term deal with Asdrubal or Masterson (or both…or more), the dollar amounts in those contracts generally ramp up as the years pass, meaning that the Indians still could have some financial flexibility for 2012 and 2013 to explore external options for 1B. In terms of those options, it’s a pretty top-heavy list and the 1B FA pickings start to thin out after Pujols and Fielder in terms of “sure things”, although the switch-hitting Lance Berkman is certainly intriguing, as are Mike Cuddyer and Carlos Pena, although those 1B will have no shortage of suitors. Of course, the Indians have always been reticent to get into bidding wars with teams that have the ability to simply write off their mistake contracts and given that “reticence” in the FA market (although, remember this organization did add Millwood for 2005 for $7M), maybe they could go the trade route to add a 1B, even if it seems as if the Tribe fired off most of their trade ammunition. Perhaps they could move Rafael Perez and Cord Phelps for something moderately useful as for as much talk as there may be about how CHRIS Perez is about to get more expensive in arbitration, RAFAEL is actually further along in his arbitration years and is about to get more expensive…probably more expensive than he is actually worth. With Hagadone knocking on the door as another LH reliever to go with Sipp, Rafael would probably win the “Perez Most Likely to be Traded” contest for the off-season and Phelps certainly looks to be blocked in a couple of different ways in the organization. Then again, I’m just spitballing here and wouldn’t expect any kind of “1B of the Future” to come from a trade centered around Rafael Perez and Cord Phelps and it’s worth mentioning that this is all worrying about tomorrow - something Tribe fans are used to in September - when today is more pressing and compelling in the form of a pennant race…which is certainly something Cleveland hasn’t become used to in the last decade. For now, LaPorta is out of the Indians’ imminent plans in a move that could provide some insight as to what they plan on doing in the off-season. But the off-season is still a month (or hopefully more) away and things are getting exciting again on The Reservation, with thoughts that Grady may be returning and with the Indians doing to the Royals and A’s what they should have done to the Mariners. It is worth noting that after the A’s leave town, the Indians have 28 games left. Fourteen of those games come against the White Sox (8) and the Tigers (6), meaning that there could be some serious movement in the AL Central as all of these teams control their own destiny in their hands. Lest anyone forget, the Tigers arrive on Monday and there’s still baseball left to be played as September is nearly upon us and a pennant race has remained on the North Coast. Regardless of what 1B in 2012 is going to look like, what’s happening in the here-and-now is unquestionably fun and the fun figures to continue with the hope that this is still only the opening act… 9 comments: Just to save you guys some reading on irrelevant posts, I wondered about the connection of Hafner and LaPorta getting beaned (in the face and head, respectively) to their drop off in production. Hafner came back strong for a year and a half, while LaPorta put up good numbers in AAA after taking one off his noggin in Beijing. Apparently, he just can't hit major league pitching. Hopefully, he gets his confidence back in Columbus. Great insights Paul! Would love to hear more speculation on possible 1st basemen via trade... The similarities between LaPorta and Andy Marte (check out Marte's numbers in 2009 and 2010) would be hilarious if they were happening to some other team. We're getting closer to being able to close the books on the big trades of '08 and '09: 1 win (Martinez--especially since his replacement was already in the high minors) and 2 losses (Sabathia and Lee). For an organization that doesn't spend and traditionally hasn't drafted all that well, that percentage isn't nearly good enough. MaTola just doesn't look like an MLB-caliber hitter at the plate. He may turn out to be one of the countless players over the years who were superb up through AAA ball and couldn't make the jump to the majors. At the moment when Jeanmar Gomez had his high performance , some bad Online pharmacy reviews destroyed his career!?

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Click here to visit the Climate Change Policy & Practice knowledgebase. Announcement from Monday, 17 December 2012 The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is pleased to announce the launch of three new knowledgebases for sustainable development policy makers: Land Policy & Practice() Forests Policy & Practice() Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice() These knowledgebases are part of our suite of knowledge management projects tracking international activities addressing sustainable development issues. Each knowledgebase is managed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Reporting Services. Funding for Land Policy & Practice, Forests Policy & Practice and Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Knowledgebase content is researched and written by our team of thematic experts. Features of each knowledgebase include: IISD manages and is fully responsible for the content posted on Land Policy & Practice, Forests Policy & Practice, and Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice. Information on United Nations activities is provided in cooperation with the UN system agencies, funds and programmes through the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB). Land Policy & Practice, Forests Policy & Practice, and Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice join IISD's other knowledge management tools: In early 2008, during preparations for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, IISD Reporting Services launched its first knowledge management site, Climate Change Policy & Practice. This knowledgebase supported efforts by the sustainable development community to track the various activities undertaken by international actors addressing climate change. Our work on our flagship publication, the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, positioned us to make this transition into monitoring the implementation of international multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). Our teams, which attend the MEA negotiations, track the decisions that the international community has taken and understand the wide variety of actors involved in each arena. As 2012 comes to a close, we are pleased to bring you the latest additions to our knowledge management work, and to expand our efforts to track implementation of the agreements that we have reported on for the past 20 years. For further information on our knowledge management activities, please contact Lynn Wagner, Senior Manager, Knowledge Management Projects (lynn@iisd.org). To provide us with information about your land or forests related activities, please contact Lauren Anderson, Content Editor (lauren@iisd.org). To provide us with information about your chemicals and wastes activities, please contact Faye Leone, Content Editor (faye@iisd.org).

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National Climate Data and Information Archive Home » Climate Data Online » Map of Yukon Several airport weather reporting stations have switched over to new NAV Canada sensors and reporting tools. Please click here and expand the message for the list of new NAV Canada stations with the latest data: The Notice Inventory contains a record of all past and current Notices.

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Update: see further discussion here NOAA has a webpage on radiative forcing here, which includes a list of equations relating GHG concentrations to radiative forcing, substantially identical to the expressions in TAR. Below is a figure showing, on the left, the graphic at NOAA illustrating their calculation and, on the right, my emulation

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Join the call for all college & university presidents to divest from fossil fuels and move to 100% clean energy. Right now our movement has some serious momentum. Last weekend 50,000 of us converged on the National Mall to demand we move Forward On Climate. And this weekend, momentum will continue to build at Swarthmore College. On Friday hundreds of students from 77 campuses are coming together for the first-ever fossil fuel divestment convergence just as Swarthmore’s Board of Managers meets to consider divesting fossil fuels. While we can’t bring 50,000 of us there, it’s a huge opportunity to bring that beautiful spirit of solidarity we felt last weekend. Join the call for divestment! Call on Swarthmore and all colleges & universities to divest from fossil fuels and move to 100% clean energy. It’s in this spirit of solidarity that we relaunched the Campus Climate Challenge. Youth and student leaders across the country are demanding bold action on climate from their campuses — and together we can support one another and take collective action to win our campaigns.

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<< No publications provided Additional relevant MeSH terms: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013

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Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous RPX7009 in Healthy Adult Subjects - through the end of the study. [ Time Frame: Study Day 1 to Day 4. ] [ 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Plasma AUC0-t, AUC0-inf, Cmax, and Tmax. Detailed Description: The worldwide spread of resistance to antibiotics among Gram-negative bacteria, particularly members of the ESKAPE group of pathogens, has resulted in a crisis in the treatment of hospital acquired infections. In particular, the recent dissemination of a serine carbapenemase (e.g., KPC) in Enterobacteriaceae in US hospitals now poses a considerable threat to the carbapenems and other members of the beta-lactam class of antimicrobial agents. Rempex is developing a fixed combination antibiotic of a carbapenem (RPX2003 or biapenem)), 18 to 55 years of age - Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18.5 and ≤ 29.9 (kg/m2) and weight between 55.0 and 100.0 kg (inclusive). - Medically healthy with clinically insignificant screening results - Non-tobacco/nicotine-containing product users for a minimum of 6 months prior to Day 1. - Sexually abstinent or use acceptable methods of birth control Exclusion Criteria: - History or presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurological, or psychiatric disease. - History or presence of alcoholism or drug abuse within the 2 years prior to Day 1. - Documented hypersensitivity reaction or anaphylaxis to any medication. - Use of any over-the-counter (OTC) medication, including herbal products and vitamins, within the 7 days prior to Day 1. Up to 2 grams per day of acetaminophen is allowed for acute events at the discretion of the PI. - Plasma donation within 7 days prior to Day 1. - Subjects who have any abnormalities on laboratory values at screening or check-in (Day -1). No publications provided Additional relevant MeSH terms: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013

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Effectiveness of Hepatitis A Virus Vaccination Among Homosexual Males at Risk for Hepatitis A Infection - Full Text View - Tabular View - No Study Results Posted - Disclaimer - How to Read a Study Record . - the proportion of vaccinees who achieve anti-HAV antibody concentrations of 20 mIU/ml or greater at week 48 of vaccination [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ] - the concentrations of anti-HAV antibody at week 48 of vaccination [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]_1<< May 16, 2013

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Ph I/II: March 14, 2013 Last verified: December 2012 - ] - Phase II: Overall survival (time between first dose of study treatment and death; if a subject has not died, the subject will be censored at the time of last contact) [ Time Frame: At least 1 year after the last subject in Phase 2 has been enrolled (to allow estimation of the 1-year survival rate) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ] Criteria Additional relevant MeSH terms: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013

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Treatment of Acute HIV Infection With Quad Fixed-dose Combination (FDC) Tablet (PHI04) - Full Text View - Tabular View - No Study Results Posted - Disclaimer - How to Read a Study Record This is a multicenter, single arm, 48-week open-label study of FDC ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF [Stribild] in acute HIV infection. Study sites will be members of the Duke-UNC Acute HIV Infection Study Consortium. Participants will be enrolled for 96 weeks. Clinical care and study drug (ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF) will be provided for the first 48 weeks. After week 48, clinical care but not study drug will be provided through week 96. A study participant suppressed at week 48 can continue on FDC ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF. The primary hypothesis is that once daily fixed-dose combination elvitegravir (ELV), cobicistat (COBI), emtricitabine (FTC), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) will rapidly reduce viral replication to <50 copies RNA/ml in participants with acute HIV infection. The secondary hypotheses to be considered are 1) virologic response rates as measured by plasma HIV RNA levels will be non-inferior or superior to a historical group of participants from the PHI cohort treated with EFV/FTC/TDF, 2) compared to historical controls treated with EFV/FTC/TDF, plasma HIV RNA will decrease more rapidly in PHI participants treated with ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF, 3) compared to historical controls treated with EFV/FTC/TDF, immune activation as measured by the proportion CD4+ and CD8+ cells expressing HLA-DR and CD38+ will decrease more rapidly in PHI participants treated with ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF, 4)in a subset of participants samples will be obtained from compartments such as the gastrointestinal tract, and lymphoid tissues to assess changes over time in parameters such as HIV-1 RNA, immunologic responses to HIV, and tissue and anatomic reservoirs. We hypothesize that treatment with the ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF will demonstrate improved viral clearance in these compartments as compared to historical controls treated with EFV/FTC/TDF. 5) in a subset of participants who remain suppressed on therapy, resting CD4 cells with replication-competent HIV-1 (latent reservoir) will be quantitated and compared to similar measurements in PHI participants treated with EFV/FTC/TDF. In addition, we will compare these results to those measured in HIV-1 infected participants treated and 6) ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF will be well tolerated, and the proportion of participants who require treatment modification will be less than that observed in participants treated with EFV/FTC/TDF. - viral load measurement of <200 copies/mL at week 24 [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] - virologic efficacy of the fixed dose combination (FDC) ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF given once daily to participants with acute HIV infection as determined by the proportion of treated participants with HIV-1 RNA to <50 copies/mL at week 48 [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ] - rate of virologic decline in the first 24 weeks of treatment comparing FDC ELV/COBI/FTC/TDF to FDC EFV/FTC/TDF [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Detailed Description: None desired Acute HIV infection is defined as: A positive 4th generation HIV Ag/Ab Combination Assay and HIV RNA (NAAT or viral load) and one of the following within 30 days of study entry: - a negative HIV rapid test - negative/indeterminate Western Blot OR A negative or indeterminate HIV antibody, antigen, or nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) and any one of the following within 30 days of study entry: - A detectable HIV nucleic acid in blood confirmed by a second NAAT - Positive p24 antigen - A positive HIV antibody test according to standard criteria obtained within 45 days after an initial negative or indeterminate HIV antibody, antigen, or nucleic acid amplification. Inclusion Criteria: - Acute HIV Infection (as defined above) within 30 days of study entry. - Age >18 years. - ART-naive (<14 days of previous antiretroviral treatment. Exceptions are: Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) if participant was documented as HIV-negative at least 3 months after completion of PEP. Lab values within 30 days prior to study entry: - Absolute neutrophil count >500/mm3 - Hemoglobin > 8.5 g/dL for men and > 8.0 g/dL for women - Platelet count >50,000/mm3 - AST (SGOT)> .2.5 x ULN - ALT (SGPT)> .2.5 x ULN - Total bilirubin <2.5 x ULN - Calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) > 70mL/min: - For women of reproductive potential, a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to initiating antiretroviral study medications. Reproductive potential is defined as females who have reached menarche and have not been post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months, or have not undergone surgical sterilization. - Female study participants must use a reliable form of barrier contraception, such as a condom, even if they also use other methods of birth control. All participants must continue to use contraception for 12 weeks after stopping study medications. Acceptable methods of barrier contraception include: condoms (male or female), diaphragm, or cervical cap. These can be used alone or in tandem with hormonal or IUD method. - Ability and willingness of participant to give written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: - Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding. - Women with a positive pregnancy test prior to study drug administration. - Men who have sex with women, and women of reproductive potential unwilling or unable to use an acceptable, reliable barrier method of contraception for the entire study period and 12 weeks afterwards. - Use of immunomodulators (e.g., interleukins, interferons, cyclosporine), HIV vaccine, systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, or investigational therapy within 30 days of study entry (Prednisone 10 mg QD or less is permitted. - Known allergy/sensitivity to study drugs - Difficulty swallowing pills - Inability to communicate effectively with study personnel - Incarceration; prisoner recruitment and participation are not permitted - Active drug or alcohol use that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with participation in the study - Any active psychiatric illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, could confound the analysis of the neurological examination or neuropsychological test results - Active brain infection (except for HIV-1), brain neoplasm, space-occupying brain lesion requiring acute or chronic therapy - Serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization until patient either completes therapy or is clinically stable on therapy for at least 7 days prior to study entry - Known cardiac conduction disease - Prior treatment with any other experimental drug within 30 days of initiating study treatment - Unable to discontinue any current medications that are excluded during study treatment - Life expectancy less than twelve months - Acute Viral Hepatitis, including, but not limited to, Hepatitis A, B, or C - Chronic Hepatitis B Infection documented by a detectable serum Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or plasma HBV DNA - Calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) <70mL/min No publications provided Additional relevant MeSH terms: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013

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Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention - Full Text View - Tabular View - No Study Results Posted - Disclaimer - How to Read a Study Record With increased availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and improved care, increasing numbers of perinatally infected children are surviving into adolescence. While HIV care and treatment programs are expanding, growing challenge faced by health providers and caregivers is diagnosis disclosure to HIV infected children. The investigators propose a 4 year project to test the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioural intervention that the investigators have designed to support developmentally appropriate disclosure to HIV infected children by their caregiver. The investigators hypothesize that the intervention will lead to increased disclosure rates and will over time improve health and mental health outcomes among caregivers and children in the intervention group compared to those receiving standard care. The findings of the study will inform Ugandan and other countries' national policies on pediatric HIV care and treatment. - Disclosure to child of child's HIV-positive status [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] - HIV related morbidity [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]For all children and HIV-infected caregivers, information on WHO stage of HIV infection, treatment status, opportunistic infections, CD4 counts will be abstracted from medical records. - Child antiretroviral medication adherence [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] - Cost and Cost-effectiveness [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] - Caregiver depression/anxiety [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] - Child behavior checklist [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]captures depression, anxiety and behavior using the child behavior checklist Detailed Description: At the end of 2009, there were an estimated 2.1 million children < 15 years living with HIV, with almost 90% residing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Uganda alone there are an estimated 150,000 HIV-infected children. Although disclosing to a child that he or she is infected with HIV is an important and integral part of providing comprehensive HIV medical care, studies conducted in SSA have indicated that only 2% to 37.8% of HIV-infected children < 15 years know their HIV status. Studies by the investigators' team and others have revealed a high demand by both caregivers and children for health provider-facilitated communication about HIV and disclosure to HIV-infected children. In Uganda despite the rapid expansion of HIV services for children, very few health providers receive formal training in how to support disclosure of an HIV diagnosis to an infected child. Despite the existence of international and national recommendations for disclosure there are no tested models for supporting caregivers and HIV-infected children in SSA through the process of disclosure. This study proposes to test the effectiveness of an innovative cognitive-behavioural intervention designed to support developmentally appropriate disclosure to HIV-infected children by their caregiver. The proposed intervention builds on the investigators' team's prior research is informed by a cognitive behavioral perspective, as well as the Disclosure Processes Model. The investigators will also adapt components of a multi-faceted program for caregivers of HIV-infected children, developed by members of the investigators' team with funding support from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Specific aims: - To determine the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavior intervention for increasing disclosure of children's HIV diagnosis by caregivers to their HIV-infected children age 7-12 years old in Uganda. - To determine the effect of disclosure on immediate and longer-term caregiver and child mental health, and child behavioral and clinical outcomes, and whether the intervention modifies these effects - To assess the incremental cost, health impact, and cost-effectiveness of the intervention Inclusion criteria: - children of age 7 to 12 years; - confirmed HIV-infected; - unaware of their HIV status, according to caregiver report; - principal caregiver, age 18 years or older, of the eligible study child is able and willing to participate in their regular treatment program (monthly visits) and data collection visits at the study clinic at 6-month intervals for 24 months; - agreement to participate in 3 group sessions with other caregivers over a 6 week period, and 3 counseling session with the eligible child(ren), scheduled at the same time as usual clinic visits; - resides within a 30km radius around the study clinic, and not planning on moving during the study period; caregiver and child must both consent / assent for participation. Exclusion criteria: - caregivers and children who are unable to consent or assent to participation in the study due to cognitive impairment or illness; - for children, medical history of serious birth complications, severe malnutrition, bacterial meningitis, encephalitis, cerebral malaria, or other known brain injury or disorder requiring hospitalization or continued evidence of seizure or other neurological disability; - for caregivers, severe mental illness or developmental disability. No publications provided Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013

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Archive Speaking of Veterans: The Bonus Army March, 1932 Today is officially Veterans Day in the United States, though much commemoration occurred yesterday, November 11th. This holiday coincides with remembrance of the end of the First World War eighty-nine years ago. A recent article in Street Sense about homelessness among veterans today made me think of the Bonus Army March on Washington in 1932. What was it about their experience in the Great War and Great Depression that made so many veterans coalesce into such a powerful movement? MacArthur put down the protest violently and the veterans never received an early payout of their promised bonuses. Still, did their movement achieve something? Did it prepare officials and public opinion to treat the next generation of veterans more honorably? It would seem so, though I am not sure about the generations that came after the Second World War. Short memories. Today the public receives its most recent vets with open arms, because it remembers how poorly it treated Vietnam vets, but to what extent is this rhetoric being matched by government programs? Image Source: Wikimedia Commons. See Google Images for more.

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Summary: Here you'll learn the next level of skills, such as setting margins, line spacing and page numbering, plus formatting tools like columns and tab stops as well as text boxes. Prerequisite: Word 2010 Basics or solid Word experience. 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Directions to this location: Market Square, Downtown Pittsburgh04 total).

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5 Former Athletes Who Flamed Out on TV entertainment world: The Not-So Magic Hour The charismatic Lakers’ legend couldn’t make it work as a late-night talk-show host in 1998 — he was canceled after eight weeks. The show was marked by Johnson’s lack of comfort and chemistry with those around him, and it’s widely considered one of the great TV experiments gone bad of recent years. Johnson has been able to stick around largely as a basketball analyst for ESPN where producers let him be himself. Guess the late-night audience just didn’t want as much Magic in their lives. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow If his TV career didn’t go down the toilet fast enough during his stint as a correspondent with NBC’s ‘Today,’ Barber only further embarrassed himself when he was caught cheating on his wife with a 23-year-old NBC intern, whom Barber later married. His broadcasting career should have been a natural fit for the running back. But he never quite crossed over into the mainstream non-sports stories he was assigned, and NBC management grew impatient. In May 2010, the network cut him. Keeping Up With Bruce’s Face The Olympian for the decathlon has landed in a bizarre second life as an awkward step-father on ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’ Jenner has been ridiculed for his looks and his behavior since the show’s inception in 2007, and has appeared on the show’s spinoff series, ‘Khloe & Lamar.’ Jenner fell into the family when he married his wife, Kris, who was previously married to lawyer Robert Kardashian. You Can’t Be serious MCENROE McEnroe hosted ‘The Chair’ on ABC in January 2002, but it was his failed CNBC show, ‘McEnroe,’ that got him really riled up. Twice during its six-month lifespan the show received a 0.0 Nielsen rating. Nobody could save the show, as much as they tried. It turned out that people didn’t wish to turn to a former irritable tennis player for financial wisdom. When McEnroe has stayed more within the lines, and has cameoed as himself in several movies, he’s found a more winning recipe. FOREMAN’s Sitcom Gets Grilled He’s made a name for himself as both a boxer and a chef so it’s easy to forget Foreman’s conquest into the CBS sitcom family in 1993. His show, ‘George,’ was panned and is considered by many to be one of the worst sitcoms ever to air. That experience making just nine episodes of the flop must have scared Foreman straight as his few movie appearances afterward have cast Foreman as a boxing commentator. NEXT: Scrabble and Other Outlandish Cheating Scandals

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,’ he performed with two back up singers and dancers who flanked him on either side. He was wearing sunglasses and sparkly leather. The singer took the shades off mid-song and tucked them in the inside pocket of his jacket and even zipped it up. Those must be some special specs if he took such care with ‘em. Turns out he busted them out later in the ep, as part of a Will Ferrell skit. Usher then appeared in said skit with host Ferrell, where they danced and sang in the 2012 Funkytown Debate. He looked faboo in a big, floppy, fur-covered hat. The singer returned to the stage to rock his first ‘Looking 4 Myself’ single ‘Climax,’ sans the glasses. Usher made effective use of his time on the ‘SNL’ stage, playing both an uptempo song and one that was more laid back and chill. He ditched the black jacket during the performance to show off his toned and tattooed arms in front of blue laser lights. Anyone else notice that two-finger ring he’s sporting? That thing looks dangerous! In any case, Ush was more emotional during ‘Climax,’ that’s for sure. One might say he was climaxing. Watch Usher Perform ‘Scream’ Watch Usher Perform ‘Climax’ Watch Usher + Will Ferrell in ‘Funkytown Debate’

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Ongoing • Relay For Life • 11AM Join the race, help fundraise, or just kickback and have fun. Relay For Life SF Embarcadero will be held at Little Marina Green near Chrissy Field. This will be a full day with bands, food, fun, and – most of all – a celebration of the fight against cancer! Ongoing • Sunset Cruise • Ongoing Embrace your inner tourist and go on a sunset cruise on the Bay, with your fleece and camera of course! The Red and White Fleet’s largest vessel, The Royal Prince, plays host for a two-hour journey with live guitar music, buffet appetizers, and a complimentary cocktail or soda. July 26th-Aug 1. Friday July 30th • Food Truck Congregation • 5-9PM Live music, gourmet food, beer, wine, and amazing views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island and Alcatraz?! “Off The Grid” is organizing this weekly cultural market. Participating food vendors include El Huarache Loco, Kung Fu Tacos, Azalina’s Malaysian, Hapa SF, Curry Up Now, Chairman Bao Truck, and many more. The slightly new location will better protect you from the wind and give you more space to stand in the lines Get your cultural grub on! Saturday July 31st • A New Farmer’s Market • 9-1PM The Cow Palace Farmers’ Market will provide the surrounding communities of Visitacion Valley and Bayshore with a source of fresh and locally grown produce. Come out to the Cow Palace at 2600 Geneva Ave., Gate 5, to enjoy a day of fun and delicious food! Saturday July 31st • Indonesian Day • 11-4PM Celebrate the Indonesian culture with food, dance, and music. An uniquely San Francisco tradition, this event continues to be the biggest Indonesian event in the United States. Sunday Aug 1st • Outside Art Street Party • 11AM An outdoor event for the whole family, Out Side Art is bringing together a talented group of artists and DJs to represent some of San Francisco’s most creative scenes. The primary artistic focus of this event will be a coordinated effort by local artists to complete a Mural started by the internationally renowned British artist BANKSY. The live mural painting will be complimented by music from an eclectic variety of San Francisco’s best DJs. Sunday Aug 1st • Yoga on the Pier • 11AM Take in the fresh air as you move from asana to asana on Pier 39 this Sunday. Learn to quiet your mind and not be distracted by external factors as you strengthen and lengthen your body. Sunday Aug 1st • Foodie Anniversary Extravaganza • 11:30-2:30PM Celebrate the 1 year anniversary of your favorite street carts; Adobo Hobo, Gumbo Man, and The Chai Cart! It will be big birthday bash with many more your favorite street food vendors such as Chile Lindo, Lumpia Cart, and Mali Num Num so come ready to eat!

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After silent with regard to the duty of staff to use the AED. Recently, an appellate court in New York addressed the issue of whether the legislation that requires an AED on health club premises also creates a duty for the certified employee to apply the AED on a club member in distress. In Miglino v. Bally Total Fitness, the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division’s interpretation of New York State General Business Law 627-a created a duty to use the AED during an emergency situation despite the New York state legislature’s silence on the issue. The Miglino case stems from an incident on March 26, 2007, when a member of a Bally Total Fitness club in Long Island, NY, collapsed as he played racquetball at the club. A club member informed the front desk about what happened, and a 911 emergency call was placed. A Bally employee, who was a personal trainer and had completed a certification course in the operation of an AED, responded to the scene along with a doctor who was a member. The club’s AED was brought to the scene but never used. An ambulance arrived about 8 minutes after 911 was called and took the club member to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The estate of the club member brought an action against Bally seeking monetary damages for failing to use the AED as mandated by New York General Business Law Section 627-a[3] and for failing to use life-saving measures on the club member. Bally moved to dismiss the case arguing that the trained club employee had no duty to use the AED. Bally also argued that liability could not be imposed based upon New York’s Good Samaritan Law (New York Public Health Law Section 3000-a) that insulates a voluntary responder to an emergency situation from liability unless the volunteer acted with gross negligence. New York’s Appellate Court denied the motion to dismiss and held that New York law recognizes a cause of action if Bally can be found to have negligently failed to use its AED on the decedent. In 2005, New York amended General Business Law Section 627-a requiring every health club in the state with more than 500 members to have an AED on the premises. The law further requires that during staffed business hours, the club must have an employee on the premises who is certified by a nationally recognized organization or association in the use of the device and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In its decision, the court cited a 2002 article in the medical publication Circulation Journal of the American Heart Association entitled “Automated External Defibrillators in Health/Fitness Facilities” and recognized the importance of an AED being immediately available in an emergency cardiac situation at a health club given that there is a substantial risk of a cardiac arrest after strenuous exercise. In addition, the court cited the legislative history of the statute acknowledging the strong public policy of the enactment of the law to prevent deaths associated with cardiac arrests after exercise. In support of its motion to dismiss the case, Bally cited New York’s Public Health Law Sections 3000-a and 3000-b. More commonly known as the Good Samaritan Law, this law provides that a person who voluntarily and without expectation of monetary compensation renders emergency treatment to an individual at the scene of an accident or other emergency situation outside of a hospital or other medical setting, shall not be liable for damages for any injuries or death as a result of the emergency treatment rendered unless it is established that the injuries or death were due to “gross negligence” on the part of the volunteer. This standard is much higher than needs to be established in comparison to the ordinary negligence standard otherwise imposed on a health care provider on treatment rendered in a non-emergent situation. The public policy underlying Good Samaritan Laws is clear in that the state, while certainly not mandating it, wants to encourage its citizens to assist each other in emergency situations when no licensed or certified emergency responder is available. The New York Appellate Court held that the Good Samaritan Law did not prevent the club member’s estate from bringing an action against Bally for the failure to use the AED. While acknowledging that New York’s law mandating an AED at health clubs with greater than 500 members did not contain any specific provision imposing an affirmative duty to use the AED, the court held that it would be “illogical to conclude that no such duty exists.” The court went on to say that if it did not interpret the statute to impose a duty to use the AED, it would “eviscerate the very purpose for which the legislation was enacted… and would [render] the provision meaningless…” The court supported its rationale by questioning why the state would mandate a health club to provide the AED and a certified user if no simultaneous duty existed to use it. While many states have taken steps to expand public access to AEDs, only 10 states have created legislation regarding the availability of AEDs in exercise facilities: Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island. In addition, the laws have similarly created a duty of the owners and operators of the facilities to have on the premises an employee who is trained in the use of the AED. As in New York, the users of the mandated AEDs in the other states are protected from liability with regard to the use of the AED through similar Good Samaritan Laws. Most of the states noted above fail to make reference to the duty of the health clubs or their certified employees to use the AED in an emergency situation. In fact, with the exception of Michigan, the various statutes do not use the term “duty.” Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon and Rhode Island all require that an AED be available on the premises and require that an employee be medically trained to use the device during business hours. Louisiana requires only that the AED is available on the premises. None of the states mentions a need to actually use the device. However, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon and Rhode Island do offer protection from liability for the use or non-use of the device. It is apparent that if an affirmative duty is to be found, it will be in the hands of the courts to make that determination. The current regulations likely will stir up debate about whether a duty to use the AED will attach along with the duty to provide the device and a certified trained employee. Despite the protection from liability afforded to health club owners and their employees with regard to the use of AEDs, some courts will recognize a cause of action against health clubs if the club’s certified employee fails to use the device in emergency situations. This seems to contradict the legal protections afforded to voluntary responders under the various Good Samaritan Laws. It is up to health club owners and their employees to become aware of the additional responsibility to affirmatively act, apply the AED and determine if the AED is medically indicated under the circumstances. With the expanded availability of AEDs to the general public, the courts and the states likely will evaluate if a duty to apply the device attaches regardless of the location or the circumstances. BIO Jeffrey C. Gerson, Esq. is a litigation partner in the law firm of Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP. He specializes in the defense of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers. He also handles general negligence defense with a special interest in sports litigation, as he is a New York state certified high school varsity football official. Cristina LaMarca, Esq. is a senior associate in the Litigation Group at Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP. She specializes in the defense of physicians, hospitals, nurses and other health care providers. LaMarca also is a registered nurse with experience in cardiac surgery nursing care at a major New York City hospital. Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP maintains offices in New York, New Jersey and California.

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Sherman Ewing founded Club Pet NYC in 1992 because he's always loved dogs and because he wanted to ensure that dogs in his neighborhood were able to get fresh air, exercise, and all the care they need in the absence of their owner. During the past 19 years, Club Pet NYC has served dogs and dog owners throughout Manhattan, including the neighborhoods of Tribecca, SoHo, Chelsea, Upper West Side, and Upper East Side. Club Pet NYC is fully dedicated to taking care of your dog the way you want and the way your dog deserves. We want you to be confident and at ease, knowing your dog is being given love and excellent care by our team of Club Pet NYC professionals. Learn more about Club Pet NYC Dog Walking Services. Read what dog owners are saying about Club Pet NYC. Great news! Sign-up now for our FREE Club Pet NYC Dog Lover's Newsletter. Questions? Contact us for more information. We're looking forward to serving you and your dog(s). Phone: 1-212-873-3546

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October 2011 weekscommadave asked: How do you do what you do? Featured on NeoCollective → Read up on my current project, AND they drop a very special announcement. Welcome to all my new followers... Can’t thank everyone enough for your interest in my work.. I am currently working very hard on new paintings…I mean REALLY WORKING HARD. I’ll sleep when I’m dead. And I have a ton of interesting developments & announcements to share with you very soon. Thanks again so much for coming along for the ride. Produce more for victory!

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FOTD Friday: L’Oreal HIP’s Sculpted eyeshadow duo >>IMAGE<< Category: FOTD Friday beautiful as always. u have a good weekend too! I love this duo! Look very pretty on you! Yes, I have that duo and love it. Beautiful application. Love the blush on you. What blush is it? love the duo the makeup is gorgeous I went crazy on a HiP BOGO sale at walgreens a few months ago and I have almost every color – except for some of the newer ones. This is one of my fav. next to wicked I have this one and it's one of my faves. It makes a great smoky eye. I haven't tried it for daywear though. Check out mspurplekisses81 on youtube for tuts on hip duos. That girl is BAD! She should be a rep for L'Oreal because she works these duos like nobodies business. She can make the brightest duos wearable for everyday. She has a tut for almost all of them, and if she doesn't have one you want to see send her a request and she'll hook you up. I'm telling ya'll, she's the best. My YT name is staceface75 so if you stop by her channel let her know that I sent you her way with rave reviews! That's a lovely duo. You look gorgeous! I love the way the HIP duos look on you, but I just haven't got the hang of applying them. And there's no such thing as blush overload. The more, the better. a girl after my own heart! i agree, less is def more with shadows like that. i usually pack at least one hip duo with me when i go out of town. gotta luv it! Another cute look B. Good job and have a great weekend.\ PJD The blush is pretty! i love L'OREL's HIP cosmetic line! They put some bold colors together, BUT when put on they are Fantabulouse and they arent expensive at all! "Windshield wiper motion"? You crack me up! BTW, I wanted to let you know that I gave you a Kreativ Blogger Award Keep doing your thing! C I love "sculpted" on you! Funny thing, I wore it to work today. Your application is nice…Thanks for the post This one is the best thus far…I'm loving the colors!! I SO want that duo… so bad HIP is not sold here… but it´s a very pretty combination I have this duo and Sassy(a teal and taupe one) and never wear them because I couldn't just "throw" them on and go…After seeing you work your magic with this duo…I think I was just applying the shades a little too heavy handed…I'll have to give them another try. I love the way you toned down the metallics for the eye look. Nice! The black with the purple glitter in this duo is a really good dupe for those of you who didn't get a chance to pick up MAC's young punk e/s from the style black collection. And the one thing that this black has over young punk is that you don't have all the fallout from the glitter in young punk. Thank you, my darlings! Hey Brittles, I love this look on you. I do have it and I love it. Def easy to apply. How cute are you?! Love those glasses! Thank you, chicas! Loving IT!!!! xxx, GC cute! looks like we all have sculpted on the brain. i just did a post about it too I absolutely LOVE that blush…Beautiful!

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Welcome to the Wyoming Becoming and Outdoors-Woman photo site! Here you'll find pictures of the 2012 BOW workshop. From all of the instructors, we hope you had a wonderful weekend spent in Wyoming's great outdoors! Congratulations on a successful camp and a fun-filled weekend! Photos are available to view and download free of cost to you. You can choose to print them through Shutterfly if you'd like. If you have photos you'd like to share, sign up in Shutterfly and share your photos with the other women in BOW. It's always fun to see you and your new friends in action! Wyoming's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop is targeted toward women 18 years and older who have an interest in learning outdoor skills--skills usually associated with hunting and fishing. All classes are taught at the entry level in a safe, non-intimidating, outdoor setting.

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The Global Search for Education “There is no competitive advantage today to knowing more than the person sitting next to you.” — Tony Wagner Is Your Child an Innovator By C. M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn “The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation.” — President Barack Obama, January 25, 2011 Welcome.. “The competitive advantage for someone going out into the world is what they can do with what they know.” — Tony Wagner. “What students need is practice in applying their learning to new situations, not just in the classroom, but in the community.” — Tony Wag. For my new book I interviewed Joel Podolny, Vice President of Human Resources at Apple, who has taught at Harvard, Stanford, and Yale, and he told me that to get into these kinds of schools you learn to play a game. A game of getting perfect scores, building a resume, etc. The problem is, if you have not learned how to collaborate, to take risks and learn from your mistakes, to create as opposed to consume — all the qualities that matter in the world of innovation — then companies like Apple will have no use for you. “Instead of preaching that all students should be ‘college-ready,’ we should instead establish the goal of all students being ‘innovation-ready’.” — Tony Wagner To what extent is innovation capability a function of family and external influences? These days, young people become innovators in spite of their schooling, rather than because of it. In my research, I found both parenting and teaching practices that strengthen the capacity to innovate — emphasizing discovery-based play, limiting screen time, encouraging young people to find and pursue their passion, take risks and learn from mistakes, and instilling a sense of the importance of “giving back” — these were all things that parents and teachers of young innovators encouraged. What overall rating do you give the US Public School system for training innovators A grade of F. But it is not the teacher’s fault. They are not encouraged to innovate, and there is no funding for educational R&D. We must prepare teachers differently and develop lab schools for 21st century learning and teaching. Mostly importantly, we need to begin using much better assessments, like the College and Work Readiness Assessment and the Collegiate Learning Assessment. Assessment drives instruction, and having the wrong metric is worse than having none at all. Multiple choice, computer-scored test results tell us nothing about the quality of teaching or students’ college, career, and citizenship readiness. Every student should have a digital portfolio as a cumulative record of the development of his or her innovation skills. Finally, instead of preaching that all students should be “college-ready,” we should instead establish the goal of all students being “innovation-ready.” Young people don’t necessarily have to go to college to learn to innovate. Nearly half of Finland’s high school students choose a career and technical education track, rather than an academic track, and Finland has a higher innovation standing than the US. Dr. Tony Wagner and C. M. Rubin Photos courtesy of The Dwight School and Dr. Tony Wagner:

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Classes should be only the beginning of your education. We strongly encourage you to join one or more student organizations. Student groups are excellent for professional development as well as social and business connections. You have the opportunity to meet others in your major, other business majors, or students across campus. Miller College of Business student organizations are just a part of university student life, with over 300 groups on campus. Copyright © 2013 Ball State University 2000 W. University Ave. Muncie, IN 47306 800-382-8540 and 765-289-1241

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Mecklenburg County Divorces from 1846-1969 Mecklenburg County divorce records indexed on this site are available at the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room and the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. To request a complete copy of the record from the library, please contact us at 704-416-0150, or email us. The abstracted records available at this site will only have the name of the plaintiff, the defendant and the year of the divorce.

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. Some high schools in the state of Tennessee training career minded students who are not looking to attend college for various careers. Certified nursing assistant training is often among on of the options. If the training program is being offered at a public high school, students will receive cna training for free. There are a range of topics that will be covered in a training course for certified nursing assistants. You will learn about patient rights and how to protect your patients. The training courses will prepare you for emergency situations. Your course will cover basic nursing care and restorative care. One of the other major topics you will cover in training is infection control. Take your time to explore various nursing assistant training course options. You are very likely to find free training options if you look long enough. Updates

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GamePop looks to play in Ouya's sandbox If you're BlueStacks, the startup that figured out how to bring Android apps to Windows and Macs with its eponymous app player, the next logical step is to upend the mobile gaming market with a console and subscription service called GamePop, the company announced Thursday. As CNET reported at CES 2013, GamePop is BlueStacks' Android-powered console that lets you not only play Android games on your TV, but also lets you use your phone or tablet as the controller. GamePop preorders are available immediately at GamePop.tv, with consoles shipping this winter. As of today, the console ships with … Read more

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U.S. finalizes loan aid for two solar plants The U.S. Energy Department finalized loan guarantees for two major solar projects today, as the deadline loomed for the government's renewable-energy incentive program. The government wrapped up deals that would back $737 million in financing for a solar thermal plant sponsored by privately held SolarReserve and $337 million in financing for a Sempra Energy photovoltaic solar project. With funding for the government's loan program set to expire at the end of the week, investors have been watching to see what deals will be completed before time runs out. The loan program has faced intense scrutiny after the high-profile collapse of Solyndra, a solar-panel maker that was the first company to receive funding under the program. Republican lawmakers investigating the Solyndra loan guarantee have raised concerns that the Obama administration may rush to complete loans to meet the program's deadline. SolarReserve Chief Executive Kevin Smith, however, said the government had conducted an extensive review of its application. … Read more

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Events and ClassesFriends of the LibraryStay Connected Inside this branch: Address:8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324Click here to get directions from Google Maps. Telephone:954-765-1560 Hours:Monday, Tuesday: 12 noon to 8 p.m.Wednesday - Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bus Routes:Routes 2, 12, 22, 30, 81, 88 Neighboring Libraries: Davie/Cooper City Branch4600 S.W. 82 Ave., Davie, FL 33328954-357-6399 Sunrise Dan Pearl Branch 10500 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise, 33351954-357-7440 Lauderhill Towne Centre Library6399 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill, 33313954-357-6406

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You sound very busy. Meanwhile, Zach Gilford’s on The Mob Doctor.

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Coaching is bigger than a game Fan voting will decide the top 15 coaches from each division who will qualify for our objective scoring model endorsed by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. The model will produce ten finalists from Division I-FBS and five finalist coaches from each of the three other divisions, based on the criteria below. Sportsmanship The best coaches conduct themselves in an honorable way on and off the field. By treating their players, opposing coaches and the media with respect, they set an example for everyone to follow. Integrity Integrity means knowing how to win the right way. The best coaches refuse to bend or break the rules to keep their teams on top and require the same from their players. Responsibility Coaches aren’t just leaders of their team, but also leaders in their community. They give back to their schools and communities that cheer on their teams every week. Excellence Wins and losses aren’t the only measure of excellence. It’s also about encouraging student-athletes to excel in the classroom so they be successful in anything they pursue when their playing days are done. On the Field — Wins, penalties, and year-over-year improvements are among the measures of on-field excellence by the coach, his staff, and his team. Off the Field — The coach’s commitment to education is measured by academic progress rate (APR) scores for the Division I schools and success at producing Academic All-Americans for Divisions II and III. How the winners are selected Fan votes College hall of fame selection committee votes National media votes College Hall of Fame selection committee Bob Anderson Jim Ballard Tom Beck Tom Brahaney Roger Brown Teel Bruner Marino Casem Chuck Cecil Jim Christopher- son Carmen Cozza John Cooper Jeff Davis Dan Dierdorf Jim Dombroski Terry Donahue Vince Dooley Joe Dudek LaVell Edwards Dick Farley Joe Fusco Archie Griffin Bob Griese Roger Harring Chad Hennings Lou Holtz Jim Houston Don James Billy Joe Johnnie Johnson Brian Kelley Ted Kessinger Roy Kidd Gordie Lockbaum Ronnie Loft Archie Manning Fred Martinelli Mark May Rueben Mayes Randall McDaniel Don McPherson Darrell Murda Don Nehlen Tom Osborne Tubby Raymond Bob Reade John Robinson James Saxton Jeff Siemon Bruce Smith Jim Sochor Jessie Tuggle Herschel Walker Curt Warner Frosty Westering Paul Wiggin Reggie Williams Richard Wood Ron Yary VIEW ALL » National media Craig Bennett Jack Bogaczyk Christine Brennan Tim Brando Chris Childers Colin Cowherd Steve Conroy Teddy Greenstein Clyde Hughes Dan Jenkins Bill King Ivan Maisel Stewart Mandel Gordie Mann Keith McMillan Brandon Misener Ryan Tipps Kelly Whiteside Bud Withers VIEW ALL » be a finalist, a coach must NOT have had: Major program infractions assessed by the NCAA in the current year (2012) at the school he represents, APR penalties assessed to the program by the NCAA in the last two reporting periods, or major integrity violations during 2012 as determined solely by Liberty Mutual Insurance (also applies to members of coach’s staff).

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Gin: A Global History by Lesley Jacobs Solmonson Freelance writer and co-founder of 12BottleBar.com, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson, takes on the topic of gin in The Edible Series, and this is no easy task. Possibly the most difficult distilled spirit to explain in terms of its history, gin is both beloved and notorious, and its stories are filled with buts, and thens, and colorful connotations that would have most writers baffled. Jacobs Solmonson does a wonderful job of helping us figure it all out. I have read large volumes on the history of gin and with every one I have had to continually reference backward to follow the spirit's timeline. It is, I think, the most confusing history of a liquor and that is why I have such a great appreciation for this far more concise telling of events. She takes the reader on a trip with gin, from the Dutch jenever to the British takeover, the development of our beloved London dry to the experimental world of New American Gin. The tonic turned sophisticated tipple is worthy of note and appreciation, as are these tales written so clearly. Compare Prices on Gin: A Global History 170 pages Published: June, 2012 Cover Price: $17.00 Rum: A Global History by Richard Foss Food historian and journalist, Richard Foss, explores the often underrated, yet highly influential, history of rum in this small book. As he acknowledges in the introduction, rum has influenced culture, commerce, and society in a variety of ways over the years, making it, historically speaking, one of the most important distilled spirits. Another finely written volume, Foss has delved into rum's storied past and attempts to look into the spirit's future in an entertaining read. Not as in depth as some other rum compendiums such as Wayne Curtis' And A Bottle of Rum, and yet not a historical snapshot either, this volume encompasses the major events of the liquor that has for years been taken, adapted, and produced throughout the world. From the Caribbean to the British Navy, colonial New England to today's ever expansive market, Foss details this story in a bright, respectful way that will have anyone sipping the sweet syrup before reaching the second chapter. Compare Prices on Rum: A Global History 146 pages Published: June, 2012 Cover Price: $17.00 Vodka: A Global History by Patricia Herlihy Vodka is not as simple as it is often described. No, the clear, tasteless, odorless grain spirit is far, far more complicated than that and in this volume of The Edible Series, Emmanuel College Professor, Patricia Herlihy, attempts to dispel the myths and explain the global phenomenon that is the vodka market. She has done an amazing job at covering the entire scope of what vodka was and is. I cannot place one aspect of vodka that has passed her attention in such a surprisingly short book. Beyond the history and production of vodka, Herlihy gives due attention to the craziness of the business of making vodka and this is my favorite aspect of the book. She examines the many variations of vodka, from the various grains and other base distillates such as potato to the astounding variety of flavor infusions which never cease to amaze me in their choices. She also looks at the marketing side of vodka from its origins to today. Unlike many distilled spirits, this is a liquor that is all about sales, more sales, and finding the most innovative way to appeal to a certain subset consumers. Herlihy also takes a look at our personal preferences when it comes to vodka. How "our brand" defines us, how it is so easily abused, and why it finds its way into so many drinks. Neither overly technical nor cultural, this is one of the most interesting books on vodka I've seen yet, possibly because Herlihy makes it feel so much more personal, having no qualms about telling the story of vodka how it really is. Compare Prices on Vodka: A Global History 170 pages Published: June, 2012 Cover Price: $17.00 Whiskey: A Global History by Kevin R. Kosar As Kevin R. Kosar, founder of AlcoholReviews.com, explains in the introduction, this is not a glorification of whiskey like so many other books on the subject. It is, instead, a look at the spirit from all sides: the good, the bad, all encompassing. In the book, Kosar examines the origins of whiskey, how it is made, its lineage, its harsh business, and its evolution into a modern marketing machine. It is quite the fascinating read and Kosar's style of writing makes it one of those enjoyable historical accounts. He looks at whiskey as a whole and breaks it down into the various styles, including the distinctions within those often national styles: how one Scotch can have an entirely different profile from one produced down the road yet retain its signature Scotch-iness. He also takes a look at the downfalls of whiskey such as its toxic effects on society over the years, its mass marketing machine complete with celebrity endorsements and cure-all tonic adverts. Recipes and brands have come and gone (and sometimes returned); whiskey has evolved over the years while simultaneously remaining distinctly whiskey, and Kosar does a wonderful job of distilling all of this down into a handy little book. Compare Prices on Whiskey: A Global History 160 pages Published: November, 2010 Cover Price: $15.95

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5 comments: I wish a better dvd label had this. Dont buy it then!Comments like that can only come from a true Asshole. Yea, you're right, Anonymous 8:21, but a better DVD label would not have put the amount of care and restoration, the gathering of all the bonus materials and the two audio commentaries included within. Yes, a better DVD label would have just put it out as a bare bones disc with probably just the trailer as the only piece of bonus material. Yes, a better DVD label could have put this out, Anon 8:21, but the superior DVD label called CODE RED is releasing Stunt Rock. Sorry to rain on your parade, Anon. Here's an umbrella for ya'. i went..nice and beautiful print and the audience ate it all up..thanks code red! --miguel Great print, excellent movie!

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Carmen is one of my favorites and it is being performed, for FREE, in Tel Aviv, this summer!! I am going!! It is going to be hot, humid, and crowded as hell, but I am going! It is going to be after a LONG chemo day (I will be getting both Doxil and Herceptin that day), but I am going! It is going to wipe me out, but I am going! As soon as I am done with chemo, I will gather my kids and take the train to Park HaYarkon. We will bring a picnic and and camp out until they let us in. We will be hot. We will be sweaty. But we will be there! You are welcome to join us! Need I remind you? Admission is FREE! When is this happening? Thursday, July 29th. What time is the performance? 9:00 pm (that's 21:00, for you Israelis) Officially, audience entrance begins at 7:00 pm, but maybe they'll let us in earlier.... How long is the performance? Approximately one hour and 45 minutes. Where exactly is the performance? Ganei Yehoshua (Park Hayarkon) in Tel Aviv. Park HaYarkon is MILES long. I have no idea where Ganei Yehoshua is. I imagine we will figure this out when we get off the train. Apparently, the train does stop right next to Park HaYarkon. I have no idea how close the train stop is to where we want to be. Maybe you are wondering who is sponsoring this Opera in the Park? The Municipality of Tel Aviv Yafo and the Israeli Opera continue the annual summer open air opera in the park tradition in Ganei Yehoshua. This summer's presentation is one of the most popular operas in the repertoire: Carmen, by Bizet, in a colorful and extravagant production. Carmen, a free spirited gypsy, runs aways from prison, falls in love with the Toreador, and gets killed by her former lover. This larger than life, open air production is based on Franco Zaffirelli's production at the Metropolitan Opera, New - York.Email me if: 1. you are interested in joining us 2. you have a chair I can sit on for the performance 3. you know if my disability card can get us in earlier 4. you know of a good place to hang out while we wait to get in 5. you can explain how to get to Ganei Yehoshua from the train stop at Park HaYarkon 6. you have any other great ideas Do not email me to tell me that I am crazy. I already know that. (For more information about Carmen in the Park, see below) Please daven (or send happy, healing thoughts) for RivkA bat Teirtzel. With love and optimism, RivkA Conductor: David Stern Revival Director: Gad Schechter Set Adaptation & Design: Nitzan Refaeli Lighting Designer: Eyal Tavori Choreographer: Neta Shezaf Soloists: Carmen Rinat Shaham Don Jose Scott Piper Escamillo Vladimir Braun Micaela Noa Danon Frasquita Hila Baggio Mercedes Shira Raz Zuniga Andrei Trifonov Morales Yair Goren The Israeli Opera Chorus: Conductor: Yishai Steckler The Young Bat-Kol Choir: Conductor: Dalia Lazar-Shimon Conductor & Music Director: Anat Morag The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion The Neta Shezaf Flamenco Dance Theatre Sung in French Subtitles in English and Hebrew: Israel Ouval 15 comments: sounds awesome. I won't be in the country then though. i went two years ago- it was a blast. it is in ganei yehoshua. i can give you exact directions closer to the date. you need to get there early if you want to sit close up - but i preferred being on top of the hill with ample view of the huge 2 screens on either side of the stage. Enjoy! Can you ask your oncologist to have your infusion a day later so you won't be as tired from the chemo when you go to the opera? I know in the States I can make changes to my schedule within reason. Jill I'm not into opera, however did you see the youtube mob-flash TA opera at dizengoff center? awesome! I am happy that you will be there! Hope you enjoy the show. :) Refuaa Shlema! Rinat Shaham (Carmen) My father was very into opera and made us listen to Carmen all the time - among other things. Enjoy! So happy for you, I know you will enjoy it.....hopfully you will be able to exchange chemo days so that you might not be so tired and you will be able to enjoy Carmen so much more.....:-) Hugs I went there the last two years--so fun!!! Unfortunately, I won't go this year because of my year of mourning. But you will have a blast. G-d willing, I'll see you there next year!!! Wow! I'd love to go. It's right after I get back from taking my father to AZ. Remind me that tuesday if you remember, please. I just caught up on the last month and a half or so. First - enjoy the opera. Sounds great! disease progression - feh but, as you wrote, no surprise. I'm glad there are still drug options and I hope they're not too tough and that they keep this at bay. your daughter's bat mitzvah and how amazing she was - Mazal TOV!! the dress - troggezunt and enjoy! I'm sure, like always, that I'm forgetting other things. Take care. Leah G -- Have a great vacation! I'll see you when you get back!! IsraLuv -- I thought I wanted to sit up close, but another friend also mentioned how much she enjoyed sitting on top of the hill. I have decided that I don't really care where I sit as long as I can sit in a CHAIR! Jill -- Besides the time factor, and being tired after spending the day in the hospital, I'm not really worried about being treated on the same day as the opera. In Israel, the oncology day ward is closed on Fridays, so I do not really want to postpone treatment, 'cause that would mean postponing it by at least three days. Since this will only be my second dose of both Doxil and Herceptin, I do not want to delay treatment. Mikimi -- I love opera and loved that video clip. I actually posted it on my blog, but now I see that the post is not up. I'll have to fix that... Rinat -- thank you so much for visiting my blog!! how did you find it?? I look forward to hearing you sing Carmen in Tel Aviv!! Jennifer in MamaLand -- my mother is the one who was into opera. I will forever be grateful to her for passing on that appreciation to me! My dad likes opera too, but, when he goes, he always falls asleep in the middle! Interestingly, my in-laws are also into opera, but my husband is not. Bernie -- as long as I am not in pain, I will love Carmen, no matter how tired I am!! Baila -- it's a date! Batya -- I cannot be counted on to remind you. I suggest you write it in your calendar. That's what I do! Why are you taking your dad to AZ? Btw, my parents and brother live in Phoenix. Miriam -- thanks!! your comments always make me smile!! Sounds like a wonderful evening - maybe I'll see you there. Sitting on hill sounds much more comfortable than in the middle of the crowd, especially in muggy Tel Aviv. As for being crazy, it's in a wonderful way that makes life more fun and colorful ;-) 1. you are interested in joining us I am, but Rabbi Devra might veto it. the three weeks, I mean the fifty two weeks 2. you have a chair I can sit on for the performance we have one, a folding one like this but I would gladly shlep something more comfortable for you even like this 3. you know if my disability card can get us in earlier clueless, but will gladly call the suitable pakid to get the right answer 4. you know of a good place to hang out while we wait to get in Umm, wouldn't you need to stay on line to keep your spot? Otherwise it is across from Ganei Hataarucha, there may be a free air conditioned taarucha going on there at the time, I can look into that too 5. you can explain how to get to Ganei Yehoshua from the train stop at Park HaYarkon Working on it, loםks like a 5 minute walk, would you believe 10. depending exactly where the sitting spot is, between 300 and 800 meters from the train station 6. you have any other great ideas google - get your friend Rinat top three spots. Kewel! Love, Gidon Read more: what a laugh, I put angle brackets around the term to google instead of quotes, and it hid the term! carmen youtube opera BTW, to remind everyone what a boor I am, the Habanera only brings to mind Gilligan's Island -Gidon

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Mfoster Said: Guys, Thanks !I've been a lifetime FP user, and I eventually got a bit tired of the "chewy-ness" of my coffees. I wanted fresh, clean and flavorful. After reading this extensive 89 page discussion of the Brazen, This had to be the machine.All I can say is WOW.I got it yesterday from Roastmasters with a lb of Willoughby's House Blend. I used 1/2 cup (~40g) grind from an Capresso Infinity at a notch below mid Med for a 0.9L pot. I was surprised that this is exactly what I would use for the FP, except the water temp would be in the 190 range.Brew conditions : 1:30 Pre-soak @ 200 FTotal brew time for start ~10 min. Seriously, this is the best cup of coffee I've ever had. With a bit of creamer : Chocolate, caramel, great body and no bitterness. Best of all, no grounds in my cup.From set-up to brew, everything about this maker is easy. And I love the varibility of the Pre-soak to brew temp. You're guaranteed a perfect cup every time.I would never start my day at 5:30am to join a forum and post an opinion; just wanted to say Thanks.And perfect timing........ The kids have the day off of school, I'll have the Brazen running all day !Cheers - Mark Posted February 21, 2013 link LIY Said: Mark: I'm sure that many who follow this topic, and contemplate purchasing the Brazen (as I do) would be interested in your observations with regard to the every day usability of this coffee maker, i.e. ease of pouring coffee from the carafe, condensation on and around the basket, the top of the Brazen, water left in the brew chamber, etc.I'm convinced that you can get a really good cup of coffee from this device, but I am apprehensive about the many negatives cited by those posting to this forum! Perhaps it would be wiser to wait for version 2.0??Many thanks!LIY LIY, Great points. As others have pointed out, pouring from the carafe works best when the spout is almost directly vertical to the cup. I have no reasonable explanation for why having the carafe pouring in slightly tilted to the cup results in a little flow down the carafe....IMO, it's a non- issue. I place the spout vertical to the cup, then trigger the opening and I don't get any spillage. Any amount that would spill over, however, is minimal. Very little condensation is left in the brewing basket. When the brew is finished and I'm ready to clean out the basket, I rinse the basket and let it dry out in the sink. Another non-issue for me. I use a Capresso Infinity grinder set at mid-medium with the gold filter supplied with the brewer. The filter is fine so I could see how having a grind greater than med could cause poor drainage. There's not much room between the brew basket and the gold filter so I don't think there could be much water left over from there.Naturally, there's going to be some residual water left over in the brew basket as the coffee grounds cool and continue to drain, It's minimal. There's moisture left over in the water reservoir, which doesn't bother me since I just add to the reservoir marking lines. I've only made 6 cup - 0.9L brews, and the coffee brewed seem to be the appropriate amount, although I don't care to measure it accurately..... I'd rather drink it. It ended up between 800 and 900 ml in a non- scientifically graded bottle. Finally, I cleaned the brewer with a damp soapy cloth then followed with the calibration and 2 clean water passages. I don't taste or smell anything off, musty, medicinal, or plastic. So far, I've brewed 2 batches - Willoughby's House (2 day old) and Starbucks French (2 months old) both 40g at the same grind 1:30 Pre-soak and at 200F. Both amazing. Wife loves it too, which is most important ! And she's a real critic. Starbucks tasted better and fresher than from the store. I did't think this brew maker had a lot of negative comments. I bought it based on the comments on this forum.IMO.... On a forum like this with the owner of the company being a member, I expected negative comments or - critiques. The members of this forum took interest in this brew maker because it's unique. They are interested in helping the manufacture in making a better product. Yet, One comment did stand out - there's a lot of Brazens that have been sold, and the company is reporting less than 3% as having issues. Not everyone is going to provide positive feedback. If a product works as expected, why would you, unless your blown away with the results. But - negative issues are another matter. Members of this forum were just reporting their feedback.And although the brew maker is new to the market, I don't see how a version 2.0 could be better. For over ten years my FP poured funny and leaked with every brew, produced unpredictable tasting coffee and left me with a mouth full of grind. The Brazen is a pleasant step-up. But does the Brazen brew better than a cheaper maker ?, I couldn't tell you that..... It does make Starbucks French better than the local Starbucks store ! And is worlds better than the FP.I'm new to this machine, time will tell. It works perfectly out of the box and I love it. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask !- Mark

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Franceschi, Paul (2002) An Analytic View of Delusion. [Preprint] There is a more recent version of this eprint available. Click here to view it. analyzed.-56. KINGDON, D. & TURKINGTON, D. (1994). Cognitive-behavioural Therapy of Schizophrenia. Guilford: New York MULLEN, P. (1979). Phenomenology of disordered mental function. In Essential of Postgraduate Psychiatry, Chapter 2, eds. P. Hill, R. Murray & G. Thorley, London: Academic Press. Repository Staff Only: item control page

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Tracks Juan Wauters: "Sanity" Single (2013) By Maura McAndrew | 4 March 2013 It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to rave about Queens, NY trashcan pop band the Beets. After releasing two delightfully ramshackle, catchy records in 2011 (most notably the excellent Let the Poison Out), the Beets experienced a quiet 2012 playing sporadic local live shows—normal, perhaps, for other bands who don’t work at these guys’ typical breakneck pace. And though the lack of attention paid to this band by, well, anyone is vexing, I feel confident that someday the Beets will be appreciated. But right now they’re still a scrappy group of oddballs playing around in an un-hip borough, for which I salute them. All this glorification is not in service of new Beets material per se, but close: frontman Juan Wauters, he of the Uruguayan accented voice that sounds like Jad Fair finally learned how to sing, has released a solo 7” entitled “Sanity.” Wauters’s fondness for simple early Beatles-style melodies is more apparent than ever here, from the strumming intro to the singalong chorus. Over three Beets records, Wauters has subtly strengthened his songwriting, reigning in a tendency to throw anything and everything at the wall, and that growth continues with “Sanity,” a short, concise burst of pop magic. The effortless feeling remains, but is accompanied by a sense of sharpness, from the traditional mid-song guitar solo to the perkily staccato chorus, “In my head / Don’t know whether there / Is sanity or not.” Like Wauters’s work with the Beets, “Sanity” is not a song that begs for analysis. It’s rather the type of song with a knack for vanquishing motive or critical thought, and tricks one into simply listening, and pressing play again.

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Hobby Lobby is a regional Arts & Crafts Store, that also carries seasonal items, decorating items, and florals. Several times a year they come out with a jar to fit the holidays. Learn more: About Hobby Lobby - Available at: Hobby Lobby - Issue Date: 2001 - Size: 11.5" - Issue Price: $16.95 About Hobby Lobby

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At some point between the hours of about 1 a.m. and 8 a.m., my blog reached 1,000,000 page views. By the time I went to bed, it was only about 50 hits away. I was sorely tempted to log out and visit my blog a few dozen times to push things along so I could witness the roll-over before going to sleep, but that just didn’t seem right. While there might have been a time in my life when I would have stayed up to watch it happen organically, this is not that time of my life. I went to bed. I awoke to the sound of the thumping of small children running around the house around quarter to 8. I reached for my iPad, and saw that the count was above a million. The roll-over was over. So I rolled over myself, and went back to sleep for a bit more. So much for fanfare. (Before 8 in the morning, I will invariably choose sleep over fanfare.) I don’t remember the exact count at 7:45 this morning, but I think it was something around 1,000,016. So the roll-over probably happened around 6:30 or 7 in the morning, on Sunday, September 16th. So, Maria, your guess of the dieciseis was closest! (A few hours early, but it was around 16:00 somewhere in the world.) So, what fine prize will you choose? A screenshot taken some time before I went to bed. A screenshot taken some time after I got out of bed (and fed the kids breakfast and whatnot¹). – ¹ I regularly feed the kids whatnot. Wow! Thanks, Mom! holy cow. i can only dream about those kinds of numbers. congrats! Sarah, it’s not as exciting as it sounds. I wish I could dream of your number of appreciative readers! (And if only I were as good a writer as you!) I think a good 80% of my hits are people looking for something, usually a picture, and moving on. Most of what I post is seen or read by only a precious few. (And by “few,” I’m guessing I have around 100 people who visit my blog, either regularly or periodically. And by “precious,” I mean that I really appreciate those who actually do come back far more than the faceless thousands who come across my blog but don’t find it worth a return visit.) oh, but don’t sell it short. i think it’s terrific! your photos are phenomenal. Congratulations! :) I noticed it was getting close yesterday, rather earlier in the day. Thanks, Sally! And thanks for all your encouragement along the way. Well deserved. And a real landmark. Thanks, Mary! I’m not sure how well it’s deserved, but it does feel like some sort of achievement. Well, holy crap on a cracker! This is the most exciting thing that I’ve read all morning. Congrats. Thanks, Ally Bean! And thanks for making me giggle with your colorful metaphorical language! I may well have to use that one. (If I may borrow it from you.) Feel free to say it whenever it seems appropriate. I’ve found it to be a most useful turn of phrase when I don’t really quite know what to say! Fits many circumstances and seems to convey just the right amount of emotion. Wooohooooooooo! Yay and yay! Or rather AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYYYYYYYY! Also, this: Congratulations, Maria! And can I just say that this is the first time I have, to my knowledge, found mariachi music in my comments? So, woohoo! But.. Who was the millionth hit?? Sadly, I have no idea, and as far as I know, no way of ever finding out. I can only assume it was some dude in Saudi Arabia looking for a picture of a pink egg or some woman in Nepal looking to learn about Puerto Rican fruit. Or maybe just some insomniac from Nebraska looking to find an “etymological spider drawing.” (I’m not even sure what that would look like, but I don’t think they had any luck finding one here.) Fabulous. You deserve a million more! Thanks! Maybe in another 6-ish years I’ll get there! Pingback: Dude, where’s my doodle? | collecting tokens

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Student Profile Amina - Class: Senior - Major: African-American Studies - Gender: F - High School: Westhill High School - Transfer Student: N Big Picture One of the best things about Maryland are the living and learning programs. They make a University of over 30,000 undergrads seem like a small community. It makes it easier not to get lost in the shuffle. I would change the structure of the Student Government Association and how they allocate funds. The size of the school can be overwhelming at times but its great going to such a big university because there is always something to do, a new activity to get involved with, or meeting new people. College Park, despite the name is NOT a college town. There are about 5 bars on Rte. 1 and thats it. There also is some animosity between the university and the city of College Park. Crime is an issue here. The Administration (especially the Diversity Provost) is awesome. He's very accessible, easy to talk to and always willing to help with student initiatives. Biggest controversy--a noose was hung outside of the black student union in Fall 07 MD students have a ton of school spirit, which is one of my favorite things about Maryland. We're "terpaholics" Academic Life As an African American studies major I know my professors really well. I have a key to their office! But with the larger majors its much more difficult to make that kind of connection so students really need to make an effort to get noticed by their professors. Within my major (African American Studies) class participation is a fundamental component of the class Serious academic conversations happen all the time, especially within the activist community, world issues and other topics are frequent points of conversation. The African American Studies dept is really small and personal. I know all the staff and my advisor knows me really well. I have a really good relationship with the professors and I often talk to them about non class related things. I do think that the dept. is way under funded especially considering the caliber of the faculty within the dept. But Behavioral and Social Sciences in general is extremely under funded. Education here can be geared to learning to learn or to get a job it depends on the dept. and it depends on how the student takes the information given to them. The business school, criminal justice and the government and politics dept. definitely promotes just getting a job or going to law school. Only international development and conflict management seem to be interested in learning to learn. Smaller majors like American Studies, Sociology, Anthropology have students interested in learning for learnings sake. Student Body There is a place for everyone at Maryland. With such a large campus, it's easy to find people that you relate to. Class is really casual but it depends on the person, it ranges from pajamas to really stylish and well dressed, but no one cares what you're wearing either way. Some students are extremely politically aware but a great deal of students are really apathetic, which is unfortunate being so close to DC. I would say that most students are center/left, The Best Things opportunity to experience something new and different everyday because of our proximity to DC and the size of campus there is always something going on The Worst Things red tape and bureaucracy

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The Gene Ween Band – Exit/In – Nashville, TN 3-24-2009 Gene Ween put on a great solo show with a fantastic band at Nashville’s Exit/In. Top notch performance!Purchase Print / View Entire Post Gene Ween put on a great solo show with a fantastic band at Nashville’s Exit/In. Top notch performance!Purchase Print / View Entire Post These guys always smoke! It addition to Alan Bartrum and Jason Carter, Cody Kilby joined the group lending his incredible guitar skills. Fantastic show with a great turnout!Purchase Print / View Entire Post Ronnie Bowman at Bluegrass Underground… Sounded great!Purchase Print / View Entire

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September 28, 2011 Luke Matheson ArkansasVarsity.com Top 25 for 2013: The Class of 2013 has some very talented athletes, and today we take an early look at the Top 25 from the class. Come inside for more! ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial Already a member? Click here to sign in

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Daniel Clowes is no stranger to the movies, with his GNs GHOST WORLD and ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL having been produced, and several screenplays under his belt. Now, it looks like his recent hit WILSON may be headed to the screen. Alexander Payne is set to direct with Josh Donen producing for Sam Raimi’s Stars Road shingle. Payne, not much heard from since the multi-Oscar nominee SIDEWAYS, has a new movie coming out, THE DESCENDANTS, described as “A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.” YOU may recall his other fine, fine films: ABOUT SCHMIDT, about a lonely older man who tries to connect with his daughter; and SIDEWAYS, about a lonely middle-aged man who tries to connect with someone. WILSON, you might recall, is about an awkward, isolated middle-aged man who is desperate to connect with someone, anyone. Perhaps Payne is just the perfect director for this sort of material. And his movie, Election, about a lonely teacher trying not to connect with an ambitious high school student. Payne’s movies usually have a dark comedy about them. I hope he films it in Omaha! It should be interesting how they film this. The art style varies in each of the strips. Plus the pacing itself is done in a interesting method of short one page strip vignettes. I found if fascinating how Clowes dropped a few twists by not showing you the story in-between those. There’s some stuff hidden in between the gutters and pages that surprise the reader. You really don’t get the full scope of what a creepy main character he is until reveals later on. Also, I gotta brag that I got Clowes to sign my copy at an event in Harvard Square right after it came out. He’s a very nice guy and down to earth. Very odd to think of him involved with Hollywood films. Though certainly Wilson would make for one hell of an interesting one and this would surely (thankfully) be a smaller film. The book is already amazing on its own, of course, but it would certainly be a film that I hope would make an interestingly shaped dent in cinema.

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America has not gotten soft. Our political leadership is soft headed. Published September 30 2011 Send in three bucks and you can win a dinner with Barack Obama. Published September 29 2011 Andy Rooney was like everyone's old uncle. Curmudgeonly and whimsical. Published September 28 2011 Village Voice chief theater critic, Michael Feingold, promotes the final solution. Published September 26 2011 Herman Cain came the backstretch an took the GOP Florida straw poll. Published September 24 2011 How long should capital punishment cases drag on? Years? Decades? Forever? Published September 23 2011 Claims that the wealthy are not paying their fair share in taxes is a bright and shining lie. Published September 21 2011 They are the cause of all our problems. We all know who they are. They are them. Published September 20 2011 A new wave of hatred, prejudice, and bias towards a small minority is being advocated by the administration and their merchants of poison. Published September 19 2011 Haley Tanner's first novel an appealing love story for readers of all ages. Published September 17 2011 If you see something say something. Be a squealer for AttackWatch. Published September 15 2011 Is NY 9 a harbinger of doom for the Democrats? Published September 14 2011 Paul Krugman's blog post in the New York Times was a stain on commemoration of 9/11. Published September 13 2011 “There are eight million stories in the Naked City.” Published September 12 2011 The fear mongers and their merchants of poison are using fear and doubt to engineer our consent to their disastrous economic polices. Published September 11 2011 The president announces his 447 billion magnum jobs bill. The most powerful jobs bill in the world. Will it make your day? Published September 9 2011 The president is going to give another speech about jobs. More words, no action. The real action comes after. Football. Published September 7 2011 Peter Bella is a retired Chicago Police Officer, freelance photographer, freelance writer, budding videographer, and passionate cook. He aims to be the sharp stick that pokes and annoys. The Middle Class Guy is a political column written from a center-right ....

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WASHINGTON, August, 22, 2011 —In the span of a year, a lot can change for a relatively new band. Has the sound grown? Have they become more comfortable on stage? Seeing a band after a year, one wonders if anything is dramatically different about them? The Silver Liners performing at the Rock and Roll Hotel provided a good opportunity to see how much this band has changed in the past year. In the last year, the Silver Liners released their second EP. Their membership has changed slightly. A documentary film crew seems to be following them around. The band has clearly grown at least in terms of their personal scope. However, they are still a five piece pop/rock band from the DC area and their set is still filled with tight danceable rock songs. One of the more unique things about the Silver Liners is even in their immediate infancy there was a certain kind of professionalism to the band, almost abnormally so. Despite none of the band members being much older than 25, they’ve always played with a clear goal in mind. A lot of this stems from front man’s Jay Nemeyer’s drive. Aside from being the band’s lead singer, he’s also been the band’s unofficial mouth piece and by that distinction has been the sole interpreter of the band’s direction. A year ago, his stage presence was obvious but there was also some stiffness to him. It felt like he was slightly too concerned with making sure the band’s presence was just right. This was balanced on stage by the casual nature of guitarist John Patton and fun energy of bassist Ray Remesch, so it never dominated how the band came off. Nemeyer now seems more relaxed on stage but still with a certain level of intensity. The clear and diverse personalities of the band is in part what makes the band arresting on stage without settling on coordinated costumes, elaborate stage set-ups, or other garish gimmicks. Another aspect to their professionalism is just how tight they are during their performance. For such a young band, it’s a bit surprising to see them as on point with their songs as they are. There’s rarely any wasted time in songs. The band is in tune with each other enough that even some early technical troubles are virtually undetectable when the rest of the band fills in their roles. Since the Silver Liners approach has been refined, it’s easy for them to throw interesting curve balls to the audience. At one point during the set, local rapper Dom-o was brought on stage unexpectedly to rap one of the band’s mainstays “Running Through My Head.” It’s a quirk which keeps anyone familiar with the band on their toes and an open mind for anyone seeing the band for the first time. The most obvious difference in the band wasn’t anything they played but the addition of new keyboardist Kenny Grim. Keyboard has always been a strong point of the Silver Liner’s sound and one would think it’ll continue to be, but they were largely absent during this show. Being Grim’s first show with the band, it’s easy to understand he didn’t want to step on the rest of the band’s toes. As they move forward, Grim’s presence will be felt more. The night closed with the rocker “Hold Your Hand” which is a song Nemeyer wrote before the band was formed. It’s noticeably faster and harder than their normal material. While it’s an older song, it might be a sign of the band’s willingness to push towards something outside of their current sound. The Silver Liners have refined their sound to this point and it’s time for them to take the next step. Give the band another year and it’ll be interesting to see what new direction they go in..

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Miss3-rubber boots- cute but lots of imperfections- cheap looking4-totes- cute but stitching is cheap looking and mismatched5-shower curtains are nice heavy quality with great drape- would make lovely pillow fabric6-those bobby pins are great!7-ceramic set of 3 puzzle trays are really fun, unique, and well done. They couldn't be made better looking and will make a splash on the table. Great value.All kitchen/serving products were a great valueSome of the knit clothes were thick and plush with top quality weight while others must have been made at another factory and were thin and cheap. (men's sweaters and other items).

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posted in other group but figured i try here too.. my 5year old son has picked up a cursing and additude habit the past week or two.i first noticed when he told 8month DS "quit your shit" when he was trying to climb on him.i told him that shit is a bad word and i took away all his cars (which he loves) for a week.next was telling his bother he would "kick his ass" if he didnt get off his bike.that one bought him a spanking and no bike.but today was the big one. i took all three of my boys to the pool when they came home from school and i heard potty mouth say "oh shit" when he slipped.i spanked him for it and made him sit on the bench while his twin brother,me and his little brother continued playin in pool.after 30minutes i went to talk to him about this cursing issue of his and he screamed "i fucking hate you" in my face and took off running to our apartment door.once we all got home i brushed his teeth with *THICK* salt water paste i mixed up while he kicked and screamed.that was 2hours ago and he is still sitting dead center of his bed pouting (i really dont care) but im freaking out in my head as he has NEVER been a behavior problem other than being a bit stubborn and now all the sudden he doesnt want anyone talking to him or touching his stuff and he is sooo mean and hatefull im so scared its going to get worse and worse and also scared he may act out toward 8month LO... any advice is extremely welcomed My first responce would be to ask who he hears these cuss words from. Then whomever it is should stop using these words within earshot of any of the kids. THAT alone will help. My son had one slip over the summer, we hadn't heard him use any bad words... well when I asked him WHO he heard the word from he said that Dad had called a guy that in his truck.(a-hole) So Dh had to then talk to Deagon and explain how he shouldn't have used the word. We did not do a timeout in this case because it was a 1-time thing and he actually asked "Should I call him an a-hole" My eyes about flew out of my head!!!! I would continue to leave him in his room without any toys to think about what he is saying. I would want him to know how hurtful his words are, and there is no excuse for them. This would be best coming from the person he's heard the words from and he should see that this person also stops. I personally strongly dislike these words and cannot stand hearing them out of adults and teens. But when they come out of children I know it was a learned behavior and they are trying to get attention or they know nothing different.

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Ugh..I can so sympathize with your situation. Both of my boys just started daycare in February and since then, they have BOTH been sick almost non freaking STOP! Every other week one is sick with a fever, coughing, throwing up, the runs, pink eye or an ear ache. I lost count of how many times the daycare has called me to come get them. It sucks because our daycare won't allow them to return until 24 hours has passed after their fever. My husband is in school and can only miss so many days so I'm normally the one who has to go get them. I know my supervisor is starting to probably think I'm using them as an excuse to miss so much work or they're getting frustrated but whatever I'm not lying about it have no reason to and even offered to bring them in doctor notes..thankfully though I'm active duty military so they can't fire my ass. It is a major problem over here too as I had to fo through all my sick days before maternity disablilty kicked in. I can't wait to have some time off next year so this isn't such a big deal. I would start taking more vit D- we find it really helps. We take fermented cod liver oil. You can give it to baby and take it yourself. I feel your pain on the daycare illness situation! This past winter, my LO has had gastroenteritis, RSV (thankfully, a mild case), and a succession of colds/sniffles, etc. Fortunately, she's only had to stay home twice (for 3 days each time) since starting daycare. Since being laid off, my husband has been in school part-time, job-hunting and doing temporary jobs here-and-there, so his schedule is a lot more flexible than mine. Luckily, he was able to stay home with our daughter when she was too ill to go to daycare. @ OP: Have you looked into the possibility of back-up childcare for your LO when she has to stay home sick from daycare? You didn't say in your post what kind of daycare center your LO goes to. A lot of corporate daycare centers offer backup child care (including sick baby care) if your LO is too sick to go to the center. They send someone to your home to care for your ill baby, and you have the reassurance that it's someone who's already been pre-screened by the child care center. Some companies also offer backup child care as an employee benefit. You might try looking into either of these options for backup or emergency child care.

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Ashley, Thanks so much! I was just saying that about her name today. That it sounds like an old lady name but she totally rocks it! She could be noone else! I got so much shit for it when I was pregnant that I was bound and determained that it would be her name! I never answered the sleep talking question.. NOPE dh sleeps like the dead! He does this twitching thing though that used to drive me nuts. Now I would miss it if he wasnt there twitching away.

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I'd like to join! This is my first month trying to conceive number 2. It took us 3 cycles for our daughter and I have long cycle, anywhere from 31-35 days. This one seems extra long as im CD22 with no positive OPK yet. I had signs of O from CD13-16 and now again from CD18 until today but still no positive OPK. I have a feeling this won't be my month so next month I want to try soy isoflavones to bring up my O date. Good luck to everyone. I'd LOVE a summer baby as my daughter was born in winter... and I'd love to walk this new baby outside all summer! The other reason that summer babies are great is maternity leave is in the summer! LOL. I got preg just a little too soon, otherwise, I would have loved to have a June/July/Aug! Hoping for a June baby. I'm a teacher and would love to be able to take the whole year off and include two summers as well. Whether or not I can afford it is a whole other story! I too am hoping for a summer baby -- I was born in july myself so it would be great bday present but I am hoping for summer baby since my 1st child was born in OCT I experienced the horrid heat months in FL while being in my 2nd an 3 tri not fun! but i will be content with any date/month I can get second time around.

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That's normal for my LO - she's been going 4 hours between nursing sessions for a couple months. I'm back at work now, but we nurse at 7:30am before we leave the house, 11:30am over my lunch, 3:30pm LO gets a bottle of bm at daycare, and 6:30pm before bedtime. She's been steadily gaining weight and wetting diapers. LO usually take two long naps a day and sometimes a cat nap about two hours before bedtime.

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Yes, we can add them there. But it can get long quickly, and a lot of groups start strong but die quickly. Until you know a group is going to stick around, its usually best to leave them off that list. Good idea in theory, but what's going to happen when this is no longer the sticky? People won't bump it for long. Then we get new people asking about other groups (or aboout all the Glitter siggys, not realizing it's a group)- their post will be locked, which will cause another thread asking why it's been locked- which will be locked, which will cause another thread about why everyone is so mean- which will be locked. But in the meantime, won't this just make us discuss breastfeeding, circumcision, and vaccination sooner than normal? Because those threads never get out of hand. Seems to me like that would cause more work for the GO's? When the new GOs are elected, they can handle spin-off groups in any way they'd like. Until then, this is how we (IKRAMV and I) have decided to handle it. But thanks for thinking about us and how overworked we are. create a birth announcement

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After I finished cleaning the house I followed them around picking everything up behind them. I am sorry but this cracked me up. I am exactly like that!! Poor kids, can't play with anything when I get like that! ^^ Haha! you both cracked me up on that one. one. Here's a challenge if anyone wants it: Its Friday clean out your purse and/or car!!! Tasks for Friday DS to school done watch Sophia the first with DD done check what books are due online done library for story hour done grocery store (more for lunch than for food) done walmart done pick up DS done pack pie carrier done pack pen/pencil drawer done clean behind/under/in sofa pack hall closet pack table lamps (2) Have a great day everyone. I will CBL at library! I feel like switching our services for internet/cable/phone may have been a mistake...I am sure it will be good once everything is worked out, but right now none of the 3 services is working exactly as they should. Today is going to be spent getting that all fixed. To-Do: - Fix Phone/cable/internet - Finish setting up PVR - Vacuum - Call school about stage rental - Set up new credit card billing system for studio Tara - GREAT JOB! WOW! I wish I had time to do stuff like that. There are many areas of my hosue that accumulate like that. Currently, my dresser is one (though it's mostly stacked with maternity clothes I have no tote for yet), and my ironing board. Joey's dresser often has a pile as well. Sigh. I haven't worked int eh basement in over a week. I was going to last night, but decided to finish the burp cloths I made for my SIL. I'm the queen of unfinished projects, so I'm glad I finished them. The next 3 weekends are going to be busy too. Bleh!!! Maybe Joey will be happy sitting down there with me for a bit. We'll see. Mandee - I hope that all gets sorted/fixed! DHW - I hope DD starts to eat something soon! LZA - That cake is going to be cute :) Good luck with the baby shower! Hmm, I know I missed stuff. Today's to-do's: - empty dishwasher - put away laundry - 15 minutes in master closet (it needs WAY more than that, but I can start at least) - jewelry & make-up (BAM challenge) Just popping in to say I'm still alive! I was going to head to the bedroom days ago to take pics, do the mission, and then more pics...well, I never made it to the challenge. I'm swamped with work. I've been neglecting myself though and it stinks. I haven't showered in a few days or changed out of the same PJs. I feel gross. My house is falling apart. But my work is great lol. I need to take this weekend to regroup. I'm going to do the master bathroom no matter what, just probably over the weekend. I'll still take pics! I'm so embarrassed. Put it this way... I have no clean clothes. You can't see my bedroom floor. Eek! Jackie - I am soooo sorry to hear about your friend. Did they catch it early? I hope so. I went through breast cancer with my mom (unfortunately they didn't catch it early with her though).

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Same experience here. My dd has been potty trained during the day for about a year, nap-time trained for a few months, and we have been experimenting with removing her pull-up at night for the last 10 days (at her request). She is totally not ready for going the whole night without a forced trip to the bathroom (and yes: she still drinks milk for her bedtime routine). One night she was able to wake up at the first sign of wetness, but all the other times she has soaked her bed if I don't go in and take her to the toilet in the middle of the night. I think we'll keep going on this route, as long as she is happy with it (she feels grown-up without a nappy at night :), unless we get to a point where the forced wake-up disturbs her sleep. So far, she has been able to easily go back to sleep after that. Good to know, DS has been potty trained since August, and just the last few weeks has been nap trained. Wakes up dry occasionally from night, occasionally will come downstairs in the night to potty, but still usually feels like he has wet about once, occasionally it feels like several wets. Thanks for posting! I came on here just to research nighttime wetting. My son has been daytime and naptime potty trained almost for a year now but is still soaking a pullup at night. It's getting frustrating because his mattress (which was brand new) now smells like urine, even though we have a mattress pad on it.

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Seriously then, what should we do? As a nation? should we rename ourselves and start a new history from this year forward, so that slavery isn't part of our history? a public time of mourning for what happened? I'm not being snarky or nasty. This topic has been bothering me for several days and I can't figure out how to word a post to discuss it, so here's my long ramble :) It's easy to say, well I never owned a slave, my parents never owned a slave, neither did my grandparents. I'm probably even safe with the next generation, but I flat out know that I'm descended from slave owners in one branch. Not to mention my norse heritage, which has a long history of slavery that seems to be acceptable I've also never known someone that was a slave, or their parents or grandparents were slaves. So why is it still a problem? But, the more I read here, the more that feels like a cop out. I'm truly at a loss though. I can't see that an apology from me, for something my ancestors did would be meaningful. I'm sure my dad said something stupid to his siblings at some point, but my apologizing would mean nothing to them. Realistically, would you prefer that we not celebrate the 4th? what about Thanksgiving? after all, we turned around and eliminated the native people that helped us survive those early years. And why is it that no one screams at the Normans for invading Briton, and basically eliminating the Pict's? Is it disrespectful to celebrate? All over the world, throughout history, civilizations have been enslaved and eliminated by others. Yet, it seems to me that the only one standing with any blame is the good old US of A. We, as a nation, take a lot of grief for Columbus. I've never understood this. He was employed by the Spanish Crown. Why isn't Spain on the block for destroying the natives? I guess my question is why do we seem to be the only nation held responsible for actions that were common in others? and for how long will we be held accountable for them? What would need to be done, to while acknowledge that they happened, let it be history and not current events? I truly wish that we could start over.... Erase history and begin new. I think that every year that slavery, racism, etc., is discussed, it just perpetuates the cycle. If it were all erased and the nation started fresh, eventually, as our childrens children grew to be adults, it would be all forgotten and we could move forward. I am black, but I am not one that is caught up on slavery, separatism, etc. I don't teach my son that he is any different because he is black. I feel no need to discuss slavery, etc. with him, as it is not his current reality. I don't feel the need to go out and buy "black children's books" or take him to the "black circus" or do special "black" things. I feel this will only cause him to be one of the people that won't let "it" die. Yes, racism still exists, but, the only reason why is becasue of history. People will continue to bring it up forever. Why? I'm not exactly sure. Dwelling on it will not make it go away. You can't change the past - only the future, yet we seem to be "stuck" in the past. It is not MY fault what my ancestors may or may not have done. (i honestly don't know if any of them were slave owners) I feel terrible that people were abused and treated like that, but I should not personally have to apologize for something I had no control over. ETA: I don't think its possible to "start over" because there are people out there that don't want to move on. They want people to remember how things were - and I agree that education is necessary and that people need to know what happened in the past to get us where we are today. There is just so much emotion involved that its difficult to "remember" without projecting the emotions and all that comes with it into today's world. I don't disagree with any of your points. My husband and his family descended from slaves but 4 generations ago. He is American and celebrates all American holidays as does his whole family. If they can celebrate life and liberty that is present in our society, why can't everyone else? i'm only 3rd generation American on one side and Native American on another and i no way feel that i am owed anything because of horrible things that happened to my ancestors. nor, do i feel it my responibility to apologize for horrible atrocities that happend to someone elses ancestors that my lineage have absolutely nothing to do with. i think there is a time where you remember, because nobody should EVER foget, but you start to heal and move on What would need to be done, to while acknowledge that they happened, let it be history and not current events? If it were actually JUST history I guess it could be that easy . But in all actuality there are still injustices, intolerance and prejudices against people of color to this day. It hasn't ended. It has just gotten better. I do not feel like I am owed anything. I hold no grudges. I live my life for TODAY. What happened in the past stays in the past for ME. But I can see how some people still feel bitter and can't/won't let it go! I am African American, Natice American, and White. (my great-great grandfatehr was a general in the Confederate Army.) That is who I am. I can't be filled with hate towards anybody. I dislike when people allow the past (that they didn't even live in) to consume them. I honestly do not expect the white people of today to apologize for what their ancestors may or may not have done. It is ridiculous. I deal with today. I think the reason why it is so difficult for some to let go is because Racism still exists. Jews were persecuted. they were disliked and hated. Now, for the most part, the racism toward Jews is not as prevalent as it is towards African Americans. I have to disagree with one bit of your post. I guess my question is why do we seem to be the only nation held responsible for actions that were common in others? Graet Britain has been going through this for years. think about Ireland and Scotland. I think this is probably fairly common in most countries. We just hear about America more because we are so good at making asses of ourselves in the press. My husband and his family descended from slaves but 4 generations ago. He is American and celebrates all American holidays as does his whole family. If they can celebrate life and liberty that is present in our society, why can't everyone else? ITA! If it were actually JUST history I guess it could be that easy . But in all actuality there are still injustices, intolerance and prejudices against people of color to this day. It hasn't ended. It has just gotten better. Either way, your (general) prejudices do not and should not affect me. If we all stopped calling attention to racist remarks, comments and behavior (except in criminal cases), maybe racism wouldn't be so prevalent. Why draw attention to negativity? sure Great Britain has been going through it, but it seems when it's time to "point fingers" the quickest direction is here.

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'''Story and photos by Sgt. Brendan Mackie Combined Taskforce Viper PAO''' COMBAT OUTPOST LAKARAY, Afghanistan - Afghan Border Police and International Security Assistance Force members participated in Operation Southern Strike II in the Spin Boldak district, June 2 to June 16. The operation, led by the 3rd Kandak of the ABP, focused on interacting with the local populous as well as disrupting enemy formations in the vicinity of major passes in the area. "The major areas of focus were the Ganjitsu Pass, then the P'sha Pass and obviously the Wonake or Enjergay Pass," said Capt. Sean Nolan, commander of Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. "These are the major passes in our area that the enemy uses to push supplies and equipment and men through to support their fight both in the Spin Boldak area and in Afghanistan proper." During the operation, 17 insurgents were killed, four suspects were detained and numerous caches of explosives and weapons were discovered. Among the recovered contraband includes more than 1,400 lbs of explosives, 19 personnel mines, 12 pressure plates, four rifles, two rocket launchers, two directional fragmentation charges, one pistol and numerous rounds of ammunition. Miscellaneous components of improvised explosive devices also recovered include 12 cell phones, 13 power sources, eight blasting caps, eight motorcycles, 18 feet of detonation cord and 50 feet of lamp cord. Although these statistics are important, the biggest accomplishment resides in the performance by the ABP, said Nolan. "This was our first major operation with them and we were unsure how things would go at a larger level," he continued. "It was just impressive on all ends." During the operation the ABP was able to provide a continuous level of support to include providing themselves with water, food, fuel as well as the ability to perform at a tactical and strategic level not seen before in this district. "I was very impressed by them," he continued. "What was really exciting to see, as the operation commenced, [was when] they took more and more of a lead role." Early in the operation, the ABP and ISAF forces exploited areas that were identified through intelligence sources. In those villages, locals were able to provide the ABP with valuable information about the enemy and their movements. "By midway to the end they [ABP] were pointing out objectives," Nolan added. "They were taking the lead and telling us, 'we need to go here and do this and that,' to the point where we were actually having to hold them back to coordinate assets. It was very impressive to see them really take leadership and ownership within their own area." Looking forward, the biggest thing to understand is how ready the Afghans are in taking over the mission, said Nolan. "They're just looking for us to enable them to win," he said. "It's no longer the old days of us having to drag them to the objective and show them what right looks like. They want to go. They know where to go. They know what to do when they get there." Although this was the first operation between Nolan's company and the local ABP, he looks forward to the next installment. "It excites me for the remainder of my tenure here, and our tenure here as a company, knowing that we have partners who are just chomping at the bit, and all we've got to do is enable their success, and that's really where we want to be." Views: 7 Add a Comment You need to be a member of EJC - Online Journalism Community to add comments! Join EJC - Online Journalism Community

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Phasing out BBCode and going for all-HTML down the road is a good thing, it just needs to work correctly. People get all sorts of annoyed when they go to edit a post and some new behind the scenes change which they don't care about totally messes it up and causes a load of work for them. Also in general, most users hate changes and it discourages them from posting because they don't want to bother getting to grips with something new. The most important thing though, and it's been said by everyone here, is it needs to have total backwards compatibility. Parsing some BBCode into HTML but they might not turn out exactly how the BBCode displayed things? Then don't parse them and save it that way, you need to save the original so that the content as it was intended to be displayed isn't lost because of some screw up made in conversion. I always love to upgrade our forums and get the latest features, but the biggest worry for me is always that some change that has been made (just like this) might cause our users to dislike the forum and thus posting will go downhill. It's also not IPS that takes the blame when this happens, our users hold us responsible and we suffer for it as well. - blair, mat206 and Marcher Technologies like this

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07-25-2012 02:59 AM Hi everyone. Not sure where to post this one. During the cashback redemption process for the purchase of N360E i found a little typo in a part of the form. I think it should say- What security were you using before. Not where. I hope that info helps to fix a typo error. Cheers Solved! Go to Solution. 07-25-2012 12:08 PM Hi Smithy, what is the URL for this site? Thanks. 07-25-2012 02:01 PM Hi Tony The URL for the Online Redemption Center website is- I hope that helps to fix the error. Cheers. 07-25-2012 02:10 PM It will. Our team will make that change shortly. Thanks! 07-25-2012 02:26 PM 07-30-2012 10:38 AM Hi smithy, could you check to make sure it's fixed? Thanks. 07-30-2012 08:10 PM Hi Tony I have tried to check the spelling to see if it has been corrected, but to get to that step of the redemption process i first require a product key to use that has not already been processed with the redemption process. I have already used mine. The offer finishes today the 31-07-2012. Unless you can provide me with a product key for N360E i am unable to check on it for you.:-( If i can assist anymore let me know. Cheers. 07-31-2012 10:54 AM Ahh I see. It should be OK, I just wanted to know if you were able to see it. Our team has confirmed the fix. Thanks for letting us know about it. 07-31-2012 07:23 PM Hi Tony No worries glad to help. Cheers.

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Learn. Thanks, Jason Burnside Office 365 SharePoint Support Hi Snooze, just wandering wether you've had any feed back from microsoft on theiir progress? Nothing yet. I am looking forward to it though! As soon as I do I will post here. Thankyou for taking the time to get back to me. Yep I know that feeling! (-: Just over a month and no correspondence yet. Jason, I understand what you're saying but I think we need to show a wee bit more of a sense of urgency to fix something that plenty of evidence suggests is broken. Jason, I find your comment to be a little insulting. Have you not followed this thread and my attempts to the options that we have invented? Also, I was unaware that there were "releases" to the software. I thought that because everything was web based that updates and changes to an existing platform would be able to be made whenever they were needed. Snooze, Good point - enhancements can wait for "releases" - fixing things that are known to not work properly can't. All this requires is removing 7 characters from the code the slideshow script outputs: <p></p> Why do people have to wait for that? Well said, this issue has clearly gone on to long with no resolve. I have also put in a service request for this issue, I have received response back from them and although it is a relief to actually be dealing with a human being over the phone and not just representatives who seem not to have read the queries properly or reply with irrelavant, impartial or some times utterly useless information! (If you have read all my previous discussions on the forums you will understand my frustration) The issue is still not resolved. I must say though, although unable to resolve the issue as yet the chaps I have dealt with in more recent communication since the service request have been very good and dispite having not yet come to a conclusion are still taking steps to help and have been a pleasure to deal with. If the fault is with the programming in effect this is false advertising is it not? Perhaps a case for Trading standards, if not for the issue itself then with the level of customer service! Certainly prior to submitting a service request. (Not being overly technical minded, certainly with programming! I do not wish to be trying to re-write programs for Microsoft and don't feel we should have to even attempt it, particually as potential mis-haps are not covered, however I have tried everything else possible). Does anyone else also have have the privacy problem that when, say a potential client enters our website into their browser, along with the website results in the listings are my conversations on these forums. This is both very unprofessional and embarrasing, surely they should only be viewable to paying customers who are logged in to Microsoft 365 and not the entire world?! I do apologise for the essay I could go on, however this problem has been ridiculously time consuming enough not to mention stressful. Dear Snooze, Have you had any luck resolving this issue? Kind regards, Janine. I have not and it seems that the admins have forced this issue to be ANSWERED? Umm.. no. I don’t mean to be rude, but YES.... Microsoft has the issue in hand and has quizzed multiple people on the issue to verify its existence as well as troubleshoot potential work arounds described in this thread. NO the questions and concerns have NOT been answered. Watch, that problem will not be fixed, for in a few months Office 365 is being replaced with Office 365 / 2013. Everything is going to change. From team site to online storage and website editor.

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Friday, February 11, 2000 - Page updated at 12:00 AM Harold Austin: always a new idea Seattle Times staff reporter Harold Turner Austin, a machinist who helped invent dozens of aircraft-enhancing parts in his 40 years with Boeing - including a ridged nose wheel that revolves in the wind to soften landings - didn't cap the creative juices when he went home for the day. Instead, he'd head for his welding shop and work on private projects, such as a portable gurney with pop-down wheels that still is used in ambulances and hospitals. Mr. Austin died Tuesday (Feb. 8) of heart failure. He was 85. He liked to buy and tinker with aluminum, tin and other surplus materials after World War II. "In addition to his work at Boeing, he was always chasing his dreams," said his son Alvan Austin of Puyallup. "His imagination (was) endless, and then there is his support of `causes' - the environment, politics, humanity." To delight his son, Mr. Austin once welded together two oil cans and mounted them on a beam bolted to a hub, thus creating a prototype for what became the Jet Plane carnival ride. In the late 1940s, he and several other Boeing employees developed the finished product, which starts vertically like a Ferris wheel and rotates to the horizontal while planes orbit the center. He also created other carnival rides. "He was very industrious and inventive," said a former colleague, John McFarland. "He was always entertaining us with his ideas." Mr. Austin recently invented a plow that makes cup-like furrows to hold water and thwart erosion. He also pioneered a motorized wheelbarrow with a clawed wheel that climbs trees and banks. "Harold was right on the fringe of greatness," said McFarland. "We used to say, `If we're so smart, how come we're not rich?' Truth was, he was an idea man, not a marketing or business man. But he was happy and led a good life." Born in Midland, N.C., Mr. Austin moved as a teen to California. In the mid-1930s, he worked in Seattle as a logger. He got the idea for the broaster while watching a steam donkey as he gnawed a dry steak sandwich for lunch. He quit his job and put together an oven that blows pressurized hot air into meat to cook it in seconds, retaining its juices. According to McFarland, Mr. Austin sold the idea to Col. Harlan Sanders, who worked in a Seattle restaurant in the 1940s before founding his fried-chicken empire. Mr. Austin became a Boeing machinist in 1940, doing his own work on the side. He retired in 1980. Also surviving are children Harold Austin, Marion, Ohio; Mary Ann Spies, East Wenatchee; and Robert Austin, Seattle; sister, Anita Brooks, Midland, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. His wife of 60 years, Marie Austin, died in 1999. His daughter Karon Barton died in 1996. Services are at 1 p.m. Sunday at Yarington's Funeral Home, 10708 16th Ave. S.W., Se<<

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This is a school day off, and a great way to spend time with family doing something for the community ~ I believe kids are ok! Hi Eithne, I'm not sure the age of your children, but if 16 and above is the age for participants due to safety reason. If they are old enough, please bring them and let me know. See you on Friday! Suzanne

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Go to m.barnard.edu for the Mobile Barnard web app or download it from the App Store or Google Play. Go to m.barnard.edu for the Mobile Barnard web app or download it from the App Store or Google Play. A student admitted to Barnard with fewer than 24 points of credit is considered a first-year student and is subject to all requirements for first-year students, including First-Year Seminar and two semesters of Physical Education. A student admitted with 24 credits or more is considered a transfer student. To receive the A.B. degree at Barnard, a transfer student must be enrolled at Barnard (Morningside Heights, Reid Hall, Kyoto, Beijing, or the Berlin Consortium) for at least four full-time regular academic terms during which she must complete at least 60 points, including at least six courses in the major field (and three in the minor field, if a minor is elected). Additional major (and minor) courses, as well as general education requirements, may be satisfied by transfer courses. Transfer students are eligible for general honors when both overall and Barnard averages meet the required academic standards. Courses completed at other accredited colleges and universities which are similar in content and depth to Barnard courses may be submitted for transfer credit. Transfer courses are evaluated after a complete official transcript is received in the Office of the Registrar. Students are asked to submit course descriptions with their requests for transfer credit to the Admissions Office. Credit for approved work at another institution is applied to Barnard’s graduation requirement with a maximum of 16 points per term. Credit is exception to this ruling. Transfer students who entered Barnard in or after Autumn 2003 with fewer than 24 points need 122 points to graduate, and one of those points is for PE, either at the previous school or here. Those entering with 24 or more points must complete 121 points for the Barnard degree, and 1 of those points is for PE (1 is both the minimum and the maximum). Transfer students may apply for credit for previous summer courses under the regulations governing summer study. First-year students with a record of prior course work taken as non-matriculants at an accredited college in the United States may request up to 15 points of transfer credit (the courses must be intended primarily for college students and taught at the college by members of its faculty, and must be in excess of the courses required for the high school diploma). Such work will be evaluated after the student has completed 12 points at Barnard. Grades for this course work are included in the overall average. Copyright © 2013 Barnard College | Columbia University | 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 | 212.854.5262

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Add up to 3 companies to compare cash, assets, labilities and net worth. Login to get the registered address and a free financial summary of each company. Share your comparisons on Twitter! Tweet Share the love Please click the +1 button to help us and in return we can add more free company data.

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In every aspect of your daily life, our market-leading brands and the products, services and solutions we offer are a growing part of your world. Chances are that today, one of our brands has helped you or those around you create progress. Our customers count on the reliability of our family of industrial and commercial brands and we've outlined three ways to get to know our company and our brands better. View our alphabetical product listing (below), view all of our brands, or view the regions of the world for local brand and contact information. Please contact the brand or business unit directly for customer service and technical information. Click on a product or service to expand the description and to view contact information.

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xml version="1.0" ?> Payments made to Faculty/Staff/Graduate Assistants/Student Employees: Payments for which Services are Required or Goods Provided: Payments for which Services are not Required: employees and students receive payments electronically? Yes, employees can request direct deposit on-line via MySlice > Employee Services > Employee Reimbursement. Students can select direct deposit on-line via Myslice. Instructions can be found on the Bursar website. Bursar Operations and Student Debt Comptroller's Office Disbursements Processing Financial Reporting and Analysis Financial Systems Management General Accounting Payroll Restricted Accounting Sponsored Accounting Tax Reporting and Analysis

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DOS and Windows, despite being harder to use than the Apple Mac, soundly defeated the Mac in sales in the late 1980s and early 1990s. By the mid-1990s, the competition was over. Microsoft had won. And it is still dominant today. The paradox is not why the techies did not use the Mac (I used DOS because it had a command-line). The paradox is why ordinary corporate and home users did not buy the Mac, which would have made their lives easier. David Gelernter has an interesting theory in The Aesthetics of Computing, 1998 (Ch.2, "The Paradox of Beauty"). He suggests that Windows won because the Mac was too easy to use, at a time when computers were meant to be hard to use. He makes the comparison with cars, where every advance in ease-of-use, such as electric starters and even closed tops, was resisted by the "macho" car culture, which preferred cars to be hard to use. We see this even today, where computerised control in cars is resisted by Europeans, who prefer to do by hand many tedious jobs - such as managing the clutch and engine speeds - that could be handled by a computer. For me, UNIX is easier to use than either the Mac or DOS/Windows because of its powerful programmable command-line. I didn't actually find the Mac easy to use, since it didn't allow me write short command-line scripts. This leads to another reason why the Mac may have failed: It was too extremist in having (until Mac OS X) no command-line at all, and forcing you to use windows and menus instead of just having it as an option. The Mac had an extremist philosophy, whereas DOS/Windows and UNIX were more tolerant of multiple different styles of interface. I say that the Mac is a better user interface, but of course I'm saying (patronisingly) that it's a better interface for other people. I don't really believe it's a better interface for me. So maybe the Mac lost because it lost the power users (programmers, sysadmins), who preferred UNIX and DOS throughout the 1980s-90s. Not because they were being macho, but because no-command-line really isn't a good interface for power users. But why did ordinary users follow the power users? Because the OS is so fundamental to all applications, there). Usage share of Web browsers, 2013. From StatCounter.com (and see their main site). You might agree, but that's not the point. The point is that YouTube has massive and unaccountable power to decide what people can see.

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The Concord Scout House is located at 74 Walden Street in picturesque Concord. It is available to the public for rental. Its post-and-beam architecture, natural wood floor and stage, large windows, and rustic simplicity make it an ideal location for a variety of social functions. We have hosted wedding ceremonies and receptions, Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations, dances, plays, movies, parties, family gatherings, concerts, and Scout activities. The large airy room can also accommodate trade shows, exercise classes or company meetings and celebrations. Office Hours: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (except during school vacations, when hours are by appointment). At other times, please leave a message or send us an email. Hall Rental Information As an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Concord Scout House, Inc. relies on the generous contributions of its community of users to maintain the building. Rental fees do not cover all the costs of preserving this beautiful historic building, so please consider donating today. All donations are tax-deductible. A multi-phase project is currently underway to stabilize and improve the Scout House. This video by Julianna Struck, a member of Girl Scout Troop 72660, explains what it's all about, and how you can help.

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Connecticut College News Professor of the Week: David Canton - Ben Eagle ´0902/16/2009 David Canton, Assistant Professor of History at Connecticut College, was chosen for The College Voice´s inaugural "Professor Profile." Canton, who completed his undergraduate degree at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., specializes in the civil rights movement and urban history. He is currently teaching "The History of Hip Hop Music and Culture in Post Industrial America 1973-Present" and a seminar in "The Black Freedom Struggle 1946-1968." Voice: When did you realize you wanted to pursue a career in the academic realm? David Canton: I wanted to become a history professor during my senior year in college. I was a biology major and wanted to become a doctor, but my passion was history. Professor Joseph Windham was my professor at Morehouse and he was a young professor who had just completed his Ph.D. at Howard University. We talked about academia and after that I was hooked. He said it was pro family and you get to shape young minds. I have made the right decision. Voice: You joined the Connecticut College faculty in 2003, how do you think the school has changed since then? Canton: The school has increased its commitment to diversity. There are a number of new programs, such as the POSSE program and Men´s Diversity Leadership Network. In addition, the college is hiring a number of faculty of color for next year. The school has added the Women´s Center and the LGBTQ. The future is bright for Connecticut College. Voice: For underclassmen who haven´t declared their major yet, can you give three reasons that they should become history majors? Canton: History improves your reading, writing, and thinking skills. When one goes to the doctor, they ask for your medical history in order for them to make an accurate diagnosis. If a problem occurs at work, one must understand the history of the dispute. If you are a businessperson, one must be able to understand the history of a particular stock. A psychologist must understand a person´s social history in order to assess its impact on their patient. Voice: You received your Masters degree from Ohio State University. How do you feel about Michigan? Canton: I root for Ohio State, but as a graduate student I was not as involved with Ohio State football. Voice: You are currently teaching a course in the history of hip hop. Have developments in technology (YouTube, iTunes) made teaching contemporary history courses like this easier? Canton: I can access any video on YouTube or song on iTunes. It makes it easier; however, I have to find the balance between showing videos and having discussions in class. At the very least, I can tell students to watch the videos in their dorm. Voice: In the same course, you ask your students to write a rap. What is the best line you´ve ever received for that assignment? Canton: That is an excellent question. I was concerned with the quality of rhymes when I gave the assignment, but the students did an excellent job. Some gave battle rhymes and others wrote about their hometown. Voice: According to the College website, your most recent article appears in Pennsylvania History, Volume 75. Can you tell me what that article is about? Canton: This article examined a school desegregation case in Berywn, Pa., in 1934. Raymond Pace Alexander, a black attorney from Philadelphia filed law suit against the Berwyn school district. In 1932, the school district built a brand new school but did not allow black students to use it. The black parents boycotted the school for two years and eventually the school district desegregated. Segregation was not only a southern problem, but a national one as well. Voice: I know professors are supposed to spend all their time reading and researching, but do you have any favorite TV shows? Canton: Some of my favorite TV shows are Entourage, The Shield, Nip/Tuck, ER, Book TV, and Everybody Hates Chris. Voice: And lastly, for those that aren´t in your history of hip hop class, who´s an essential artist for any hip hop collection? Canton: Rakim, KRS One, and A Tribe Called Quest For media inquiries, please contact: Amy Martin, 860-439-2526, a.martin@conncoll.edu or Deborah MacDonnell (860) 439-2504, dmacdonn@conncoll.edu

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Register now for free, or sign in with any of these services: Want to set your local edition? Select your location for more focused local news coverage when you visit al.com. Don't worry. You can change this setting at any time to another local edition. "My point is, that the inmates are calling the shots," Hagar, don't be naive, of course they are calling the shots. Jail is different but in prison, the inmates rule. Nothing will change that, not more money, not more guards. All we can do is make it as safe as possible for the legal citizens working inside. Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be convicts. Size matters. But we have bigger beer! Quit yer whining! The sky is falling.......again I've read several different scenarios of what happened that day and Dman722b, what you are reading here is barely a mention. Don't judge the victim by what was reported in The News. I guess The News should receive kudos for their random act of journalism, albeit way too late. If your tax return is audited, the state will make you pay the taxes. The auditor will look at your bank account detail, to see purchases made out of state using your debit card, they will do the same with your credit card statements. They can do it. But they have to catch you. Who wants to take the chance? $40 on $1,000 purchase, what's the problem? Pay it, we need the money Rolando, get you some new friends or next you may be the white outline on the murder map. Grow up and act right before its too late. Mary Winkler shot her husband in cold blood and got 7 months. the state of TN did the right thing for Gaile Owens. the law should always be on the side of the pedestrian. Blame the driver or not, the family deserves compensation. Man up and sign the flippin check! A child playing with a gun. RIP Why is it the Feds responsibillity? If the citizens of Alabama want this scourge gone, they should find a way to make it happen. If he changed his life, why is he still wearing his thug costume--- big white shirt to cover up what he might be carrying in his waistband and I bet he's sagging. His life is a long way from being changed. Keep working on that Good Enough Diploma True but that doesn't make them less sleazy Yippee Skippy! going to prison on hump-day Most violent?? He killed 2 old, defensive women, how bad do you have to be?? He needs to be in the basement with the rats and cockroaches. They'll make short work of him. He's getting way more attention than he deserves. Why don't they put on their billboard "ok thugs, time to man up and be a role model" Mr Young must have p.o'd the godfather to get sent to this cesspool. I bet his family stays in NJ For the ones who want to know how the Collins' family benefits? I have 2 words for you Joe Fine Alabama is like a crack/meth head. When you run out of drugs and money (revenue), you resort to doing something illegal, like stealing (slot machines). I'm sorry, that's not a plan. Vote for either or neither, the real power is in the Legislature. I want to see Kay Ivey tear into Foghorn Leghorn Folsom--- now that's a debate. delete "Koran" insert "county commission" all others >>> do not pass GO Most of the convicts in Draper have been convicted of a violent crime, many of them multiple violent crimes. They didn't behave on the outside, what makes you think they will behave in the inside? Same with Holman. The baddest of the bad go to those 2 prisons. They are not in there beause they won a spelling bee. I don't think we should over-react.

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Register now for free, or sign in with any of these services: Want to set your local edition? Select your location for more focused local news coverage when you visit al.com. Don't worry. You can change this setting at any time to another local edition. The County needed a whole lot of fat trimmed from its budgets. A meat cleaver is a good start. Unfortunately, for many laid off county employees they felt the blade first. Now, let's trim the administration and legal departments who await like the fated calf. Illegal aliens are afforded protection under the US laws. However, where many go astray, like the amnesty group or perhaps the writer above, is these illegal aliens do not have all of the RIGHTS of legal citizens - therefore their designation as Illegal Aliens and not citizens. To carry the writers statement to its conclusion, why have citizenship at all if all you have to do is sneak into America. Crime and criminals are becoming the victims now days with the press and other groups portraying Americans citizens as the enemy of decency and poor people. Nothing could be farther from the truth. America is a country of laws and the rest of the world needs to follow OUR laws if they intend on coming here or living here. This story is in keeping with continued the liberal bent of Da Snooze. Also, in this light, Mary, you need to bone up on your facts if you are going to attempt to lie and mislead citizens. Thankfully, the internet provides thousands of examples of how illegal aliens are stealing tens of billions of dollars in services from the USA.....annually. Take the blinders off. See the illegal alien situation for what it really is. I know that Da Snooze has little use for the facts, it's really more about your little liberal feelings than anything else. Maybe Mary you will be able to find a job writing books of fiction...like this so called story. Commend the county AFTER they hold the meeting NOT before. When the last commissioners convened the public bankruptcy hearings many citizens were humiliated by some of the commissioners. Some of the commissioners had already made up their minds on the matter and were talking on cell phones and not paying attention. Now, let's see if these new commissioners will really listen to the public of NO INCREASED SEWER RATES> A forlorn lover pours his heart out to his lover.....a blind and deaf old prostitute who takes her comfort from anyone promising money. So, the saga continues and the circle is unbroken. Sorry John, but if you are gonna print only 3 days a week you have to do better than that. YIKES!!! The County has been "sapped" by the financial crisis. LOL Am I the only one asking "Why NOW?" all of these little things are just now creeping up? They have an agenda at the county commission and that is to make US as miserable as possible so we all will rise up and beg Montgomery to give these morons home rule. Not on a cold day in Hades. Keep'em all poor until the last one runs out of the commission chambers door going home for good. Joey, your Alabama bashing and name calling of the state's residents is repugnant and boorish. OK, so YOU have a left wing agenda. Go sell that in New York or California. It is falling on deaf ears in a conservative state and it appears that YOU have cost your newspaper enough readership that they have had to downsize to printing Da Snooze 3 days a week. Whatever will I do to line my puppy kennel floor on the days Da Snooze is not printed? The illegal immigrants cost Alabama citizens tens of millions of dollars annually in health, food, social services and educational services. However, your zeal has blinded you to these facts and led many previous readers of the news to abandon it for the internet - thus costing jobs at your employer - another cost of the illegal alien rant of yours. Anytime you bring 40,000 - 80,000 illegal aliens into a system that they are totally unprepared for, such as language, education, housing, child services and on and on, these people are going to add a tremendous cost to that system. And they have added huge amounts of costs regardless of your blind nay sayings. The Alabama law, while not perfect because none truly are, is a start. Like all laws they will be refined and remade into the image of newly elected representatives as time goes on. Until such time as all people see the law as rational and worthwhile. And to paraphrase your words above, YOU should not be so hardheaded that YOU can't understand this. Name calling has never been the best approach. However, YOU have taken it to a new high by slighting the very people you wish to buy your newspaper. Not a good marketing program that! My son is a combat wounded Iraq/Afghanistan veteran with multiple injuries. When we went to the VA to sign him up for medical coverage the lady stated to him "this is NOT the DOD. This is the VA and our rules are totally different." Several months later he is still trying to get his benefits and all he gets is excuses. I overheard several veterans complaining about the "attitude" of the staff and the service offered. However, many have only VA insurance and they have to live with this "attitude" of we will get to you when we can make time for you. It is a national shame the way our veterans are treated. Many have wounds that will never heal and yet they are treated to surly intake people, months of waiting for someone to decide if their wounds were actually received in a war and other stalling tactics, and lame excuses that "we are backed up", you will just have to wait. These brave men and women placed their lives on the line for everyone of us. They deserve a medical delivery system that is more courteous, respectful and a damned sitre faster in giving them their due benefits. “I never thought it would be that much.” It is easy living when all you have to do is borrow the money. And this guy wants us to believe that he never knew his loan was going to be this expensive?? Come on. It took me 10 years but I paid back every penny of my student loan. These young people need to be real inventive, as I did, to make a living. The school board and it's administrative employees have always been "patronage" jobs for the mayor. Education in Birmingham has always been about the jobs never the children. Look at all of the "programs" that have been developed over the years to supposedly address the needs of underperforming students and you will see those programs stuffed with political appointees and others. Now, consider the dropout rate, 53%, and you can see where your money has been wasted. Good article John. The web site is an unmitigated disaster. Whoever thought up that one needs to be tossed from the the top of the News building. Da Snooze has been relegated to "rag" from "fish wrapper" which means it is not relevant. Ergo, printed 3 days a week. Da Snooze has been asleep at the wheel for some time now. It seems like most of their writers cater to left wing ideology and subscriber bashing. That is one sure way to ruin your business model......step on your readers and offend your advertisers.............which destroys your revenues. Joey, could it be that YOU are out of touch with the general public?? Here is a quote from the AP from 5-28-2012: " Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet in all 32 states where gay marriage has been on the ballot, voters have rejected it." People may tell you they favor gay marriage but in the 32 states where it has been put to a vote - the voters have overwhelmingly rejected it and will continue to do so. Why is it you have such a hard time understanding this? People are not born gay. It is a choice. Yet, you castigate people who are against your position on this issue. Who set you up as the arbiter of all that is right for Alabama? "One of the law's unintended and embarrassing consequences was the arrest of a Mercedes-Benz official from Germany visiting the company's plant near Tuscaloosa. He wasn't carrying proper papers." This guy would have been held anyway - he simply didn't have ANY documents and he was released later. ." You guys need to get your line of BS straight. The long lines at Jefferson County courthouses was due to employee cut backs NOT illegal aliens. Its a wonder Da Snooze can get published even 3 days a week. Well, it looks like the commissioners have been working overtime to try and come up with new ways to take our money. Spurned on the employment tax, they now turn to raising sewer rates 8.2% a year for 3 years. Any of you readers getting pay increases like that? I didn't think so. John, some bard wrote "Change is inevitable." Since the birth of the personal computer and the internet, the world, as many of us know it, has changed drastically. Most for the good. Some of it not so good. Early in this century the printed newspapers held sway over people on a daily basis because they were the only game in town. Later, computers and a connection to the internet placed the news of the world instantly at your fingertips thus relegating the newspaper to reporting "history" or events that had happened literally hours ago. Change had come to the print news business. No matter how we obtain our news in the future, there will always be a need for clear, concise and cogent writing by an unbiased source willing to dig for the truth. Keep on keeping on. It's a brave new world!! If this teacher is found guilty he should be jailed for life. This is so sick! The SPLC is now a quoted "source"? Anyway you look at it, the law is not perfect. It never will be as it affects too many people in this state. BUT, it is the law now. It is a start for Alabama, at least, to start to gain control of illegal immigration within our borders. Common Sense has left the building!!! (along with Elvis) JeffCo is too top heavy in management personnel with ridculous salary and benefit packages. PLUS, when you consider that the County Attorney rakes in $375,000 a year - just think of the salaries he is paying his staff attorneys - who in turn hire all of their law school buddies to do the real work. Consider all of the "administrative assistants" ( read political appointments) wandering around with all of the department heads and you have millions of dollars a year in overhead you could trim. JeffCo has the money. There is just zero will to get rid of the real non-performers and political appointees that pile on costs for the taxpayers to absorb. And yes, I agree, JeffCo has no business being in any sort of medical business. The nitwits on the county commission had to blame someone!! I mean they are all geniuses, right?? JeffCo is going to have to finds it's own way out of this financial labyrinth and it won't be through increased taxing of county residents. I have lived in and around Birmingham and Jefferson County for over 6 decades and I, for one, could not sleep at night knowing that the Jefferson County Commissioners held taxing authority. One only has to look at the way they mishandled the sewer construction which ballooned from $1 Billion to over $3 Billion and all of the graft and corruption that accompanied it to know that these people are no more adept at being good stewards of our public money than Washington is. I would rather leave it in the (in) capable hands of the few in Montgomery than have hundreds of new taxing authorities throughout the state with thousands of additional greedy hands wanting to steal our money.

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December 17, 2012 by Andrew Edney 0 Comments Apple has just released a Digital Camera Raw Compatibility update – version 4.03. This update adds RAW image compatibility for a number of cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’11. It’s a small download so go update now!

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By Anne Collier It's arresting to think about what Stewart Wolf, M.D. – discovered and presented at medical conferences, as told by Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers – in the context of social media and online safety today. Back in the 1950s, he found a community in Pennsylvania statistically very free of the No. 1 medical concern of the time, heart disease, and looked into what was going on there. When Wolf presented his research, he found that his skeptical colleagues "weren't thinking about health in terms of community [emphasis Gladwell's]." Now sub in (online) "safety" for "health": "Wolf and [his co-researcher, sociologist John]...." Now add the online piece A child's (anybody's) safety and wellbeing have a lot to do with his community offline and online, since the research shows that our online social networks are largely our offline ones. Almost echoing Dr. Wolf, USATODAY reports that, "for the most part, being part of a social network is good for you....." And the co-authors of a new book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, report that so much of what we think of as individual, e.g., body shape, politics, happiness, are really "collective phenomena." About peer groups, not technology The USATODAY piece is balanced, pointing to author and Iowa State University prof. Michael Bugeja's concern that we're not looking at online social networks enough from a computer-science perspective. But what we're addressing in the field of youth online safety is much more about young people's interests, social groups, and home and school environments than about computer science – as pointed out in last year's Internet Safety Technical Task Force review of Net-safety research through last year. The studies in the USATODAY article that look at community are more helpful to moving the youth-risk discussion forward, suggesting that we consider three things: the impact of an individual's community (online and offline) on his or her well-being; how the individual affects the community; and how the community functions and addresses problems for its members (as a group of people, not a site or technology). The guild effect On that third item, author and USC media professor Henry Jenkins made the point at our Online Safety & Technology Task Force meeting in Washington this month that online communities themselves tend to shape members' behavior to protective effect, e.g., through social norming or influencing, behavior modeling, and peer pressure or ostracism. Educators who play World of Warcraft tell me this community self-regulation certainly happens in the "guilds" of that massively multiplayer online game. So when we work in the field of youth online safety, it might be helpful to think about young people, its intended beneficiaries, in context – as participants in their online/offline communities rather than potential victims, as we have so much in the past. As for those communities: there may be times when outside intervention (from, say, friends, parents, or Customer Service) is necessary but other times when a little time is needed to allow the community itself to sort out how to deal with antisocial behavior. The other piece that needs more consideration is how to encourage youth to develop a "guild effect" in their online environments, so they're invested in the wellbeing of the community and fellow members, as well as themselves. From interest-driven to friendship-driven Not that they aren't already doing this. "Kids play socially.... We're growing a bunch of people who see what they do as social and collaborative and as part of joining communities," said author and Arizona State University literacy studies professor James Paul Gee in an interview with PBS Frontline for "Digital Nation." He talks about how young people quite naturally function in "teams," where "everybody is an expert in something but they know how to integrate their expertise with everybody else's; they know how to understand the other person's expertise so they can pull off an action together in a complicated world." What this suggests to me is that "the guild effect" (safe, civil behavior as a social norm) kicks in quite naturally in "interest-driven" social networking, one of the two forms of social networking described in last year's study from the Digital Youth Project (see "*Serious* informal learning"). The question is, how can the guild effect be just as effective in "friendship-driven" social networking and across the entire social Web, fixed and mobile? I think this may be the central question for online safety going forward. Sister Sites: SafeKids.com • SafeTeens.com • NetFamilyNews.org © 2012 Tech Parenting Group

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Economic wages From Conservapedia Economic wages are payments for the worker's opportunity cost of time. For example, if the best job Charles can find is to earn $7 per hour working for a dry cleaners, then those wages are payments for his opportunity cost of time. He could be working somewhere else making less money. The market rate of $7 implies that his time is worth that much at this stage in his life for his level of experience and education.

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Professional wrestling From Conservapedia Professional wrestling is a violent form of entertainment, in which entertainers appear to be having an athletic contest. In actuality, they are performing a script, and the bout nearly always reaches an agreed-upon outcome. It is not a real contest in the manner of sports such as boxing or amateur wrestling, but many bouts take a gruelling toll on the participants' bodies nonetheless. For most of the twentieth century, professional wrestling was portrayed to the viewing public as 'real', often despite featuring laughably outlandish characters and obvious fakery; in this form it could be seen as deceitful and thus inconsistent with Christian values. However, in the present day the overwhelming majority of fans are 'in' on the secret, but still watch in appreciation of the entertainment value, athletic prowess and sometimes humor on display. History Professional wrestling got its start on the county fair circuits, where collegiate wrestlers used to put on fights for paying audiences. Eventually, the trade began to develop into a profitable business. With stars now worth millions of dollars, the violence and danger was slowly replaced with theatrical combat, allowing wrestlers to appear multiple times a day and perform several times a week without suffering serious injury.

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Talk:Biology and creation From Conservapedia Surely we need to qualify young earth and old earth creationists here? Because young earth creationists cannot agree with the biology of mutation rates, unless somehow suggesting that mutation rates were far higher, and constantly more beneficial just after the flood? Old earth creationists can perhaps accept all the same science as an evolutionist, except that of abiogenesis, but I suspect more often than not they believe that the animals have been design, and the hand of god has guided evolution, which is not a belief held by evolutionists. I'm positive there are many other aspects of biology that young earth creationists would disagree upon.Raggs 12:45, 9 April 2008 (EDT) - Sorry, I don't understand. What is the "biology of mutation rates"? And why is that relevant to the article? --Ed Poor Talk 12:51, 9 April 2008 (EDT) - I assume Raggs means the rate at which mutations occur, and that would be relevant if there have only been a few thousand years since the flood. But I came here to say something a little different - surely it cannot be true that "Creationist biologists accept all the biology that an evolutionist accepts" - given that evolution plays such a central part in modern biology, as an underpinning theory and an observed fact. The article almost seems to be saying "Creationist biologists accept all the biology that an evolutionist accepts, except for the biology"! Humblpi 12:59, 9 April 2008 (EDT) - To answer your question on my usertalk (may as well state it here), I've got a zoology degree, have worked in the field of prosimians and am planning on starting a phd soon (hell I hope to become a professor one day, so perhaps I'm not worth listening to ;)). Also I've discussed this and these topics a fair old bit. Humblpi has basically got it. Mutation rates are pretty damn constant, not just in mammals but bacteria as well, the reason they evolve so much faster is their amazingly rapid generation time compared to ours. In short, if you're dealing with a 4000 year time period, mutation rates must have been through the roof (not only a very tiny population to work with, but also a hell of a lot to diversify to), and somehow avoid negative mutations (which are far more dangerous in small populations than large ones). YEC would have a lot of problems with biology (all related to evolutionary concepts, but there are a few). OEC can indeed accept every part of biology unscathed (depending of course on their beliefs). It just seems like a very short article, containing barely any information, and that which is contained needs to be qualified in many places.Raggs 14:01, 9 April 2008 (EDT) Creationist biologists accept all the biology that an evolutionist accepts, but disagrees on how living things came about. That is, they agree on the observable facts, not on the unobserved history. - But the claim that "evolution plays such a central part in modern biology, as an underpinning theory" is simply rhetoric, with little basis in fact. See here for more. And (molecules to man) evolution is not an "observed fact". Nobody has ever seen a creature evolved into a different kind of creature. - I'm curious about Raggs' claim of bacteria evolving fast: What have we seen bacteria evolving into (i.e. becoming something other than bacteria)? The point is, despite the rapid generation time, we have not seen them evolve (i.e. change into something else), yet if evolution were true, surely that's exactly what we would expect. In effect, it's a prediction of evolution that has been falsified. - I don't understand the comment about mutation rates being through the roof if you're dealing with a 4,000-year time period. It seems to be suggesting that creationists believe that everything evolved from the first living thing, just as evolutionists claim, but over a period of 4,000 years. If this is what Raggs is saying, he is just showing his gross ignorance of the idea that he so readily tries to point out problems with. YECs don't believe in (molecules to man) evolution at all. - Philip J. Rayment 22:51, 9 April 2008 (EDT) - Come now, stop trying to make me out to be ignorant and merely land yourself there instead. We have seen bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics, they don't need to become anything other than bacteria, and they have still evolved. Evolution doesn't have to lead to bacteria becoming anything else (or even multicelluar), you are using a misconceived definition of evolution I'm afraid. - As Humbli stated, and as I would have thought to be obvious, the 4000 year figure comes from the flood. We have pairs of animals, now unless you claim noah manage to fit two (or seven or fourteen of some animals), of every species that exists today, then he must have taken two of every "kind" (at whatever point creationists decide to define as a kind at the time). Now if we only have two to start with, and a lot of species to get to, then we need a lot of mutation to achieve the species variety in such a short time, and even more so because we are dealing with tiny populations. So if you are willing to state creationist biologists believe in everything evolutionists believe in, except molecules to man, then they would also accept mutation rates, however they cannot agree with biologists on these things due to the reasons I've just stated. Mutation is an observable event. Mutation rates are observable. The mechanism of replication is observable. So unless the replication systems have changed a great deal in the past few thousands years (in order to slow down speciation (more comfortable a word for you as opposed to evolution?)), then YEC biologists must argue mutation rates. - And to be honest, I'd like to go back to when mutation was extremely fast, and apparently almost never bad. Because that's another important thing you have to consider, with a large population and slow mutation you have a good buffer to survive negative mutations (doesn't matter if some animals just don't make it), when dealing with a very small population, in which almost every animal has some serious mutations, then you're facing big trouble.Raggs 02:16, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - Your comments show that you don't know the basics of creationist arguments, so "ignorant" is quite appropriate. The whole point of evolution is that all living things evolved from the first living thing, the evolutionary "family tree". If that were true, then given the generation rates of bacteria, you should, as I said, expect to see bacteria evolved into something else. Yet you don't, as you now admit. - To put that in more precise terms, the first living cells would not have had the genetic information for hair, blood, and lungs, to pick just three examples. So between bacteria and humans (etc.) evolution has to add enormous amounts of new genetic information. The question is, can we identify mechanisms that can produce this information? - First, the simply answer is "no". Mutations either have no informational effect, or they destroy information. This has been observed over and over. In other words, a key prediction of evolution is falsified. - Second, bacteria having resistance to antibiotics does not involve the generation of new genetic information. In many cases, a few members of the population already had the resistance. The antibiotic wiped out the ones without the resistance, and only the ones with the resistance were able to reproduce, so now a large part of the population are resistant to the antibiotic. But there was no new information generated. So it is not "molecules to man" evolution. - Third, when two creatures mate and produce offspring, each of the offspring inherit half the genetic information from each parent. None of the offspring have a full complement of the genetic information of their parents. If environmental pressures wipe out individuals with certain characteristics (such as short fur in a cold environment), the genetic information that is not in the ones that survive is lost. So if two populations of creatures that started out together end up in different environments with different selection pressures, each population ends up being a little (or not so little) different to the other. Depending on how different, we might classify them as different species. But in all this process of speciation, no new genetic information has been generated, and no mutations were involved. - Mutations do occur, however, and could also affect the above process, causing even further genetic information to be lost than just that lost from selection pressure on inherited subsets of the information. But again, this is a loss of information, not a gain, and cannot explain the evolutionary family tree from the first living thing to humans, birds, and pomegranates. - So the various species that exist today are indeed descended from the fewer kinds that were on the ark, but not from a process that can explain the evolutionary family tree, and much of it not from mutations. Mutations, and mutations rates, both of which have been observed, are not the issue. The issue is whether or not mutations can produce the evolutionary family tree. That is the (claimed) history, and has not been observed. - Again, this is pretty basic YEC creationism, and if you're not aware of that, you really don't have a clue about the idea that you are attempting to refute. - Philip J. Rayment 06:42, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - I think this reinforces the point I made near the top of this discussion. The beliefs of creationists and mainstream biologists/evolutionists are so far apart that it is simply not true to say that "Creationist biologists accept all the biology that an evolutionist accepts, but disagree on how living things came about." I am not here to argue about who is right, just to point out the size of the gap. I think that gap is so large that the thesis of the article is simply nonsense. [[User:|Humblpi]] 07:12, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - That can only be true if evolution makes up a large part of biology. I addressed that above with a link. Here are further examples.[1][2] The claim that evolution is a large part of biology is simply not true. Philip J. Rayment 07:21, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - Humblpi, We weren't talking about their beliefs, if by that you mean their own philosophical speculations about the history of life on earth (see Origins debate). - "Creationist biologists accept all the biology that an evolutionist accepts, but disagree on how living things came about." - Leaving aside what the article says to leave aside (wink), the article asserts that there is no other area of disagreement between biologists who accept and reject evolution. Since this is not a debate page, let us confine our discussion to ways in which we can improve this article. - If you are aware of an aspect of biology other than the historical question of how living things came about originally, on which there is disagreement between pro- and anti-evolution biologists, then you are duty bound to add it to the article. Or at least mention it here. --Ed Poor Talk 07:27, 10 April 2008 (EDT) Reading up: given that evolution plays such a central part in modern biology What part does evolution play in modern biology? In your answer, please be sure to give an example of a biologist invoking the theory of evolution in his work because leaving it out wouldn't make sense. Don't forget to show what percent of biology papers (in peer reviewed journals) refer to evolution. In case you can't answer this - and I was pretty sure you couldn't when I posed it - it means that biologists might give lip service to evolution, or keep silent about the claim that "nothing makes sense without it". But in fact, everything but the question of how forms of life originated makes perfect sense without any mention of evolution, positive or negative. In case I'm wrong, I'll check back later to see if you have bothered to reply. --Ed Poor Talk 07:15, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - Apologies if I have offended or transgressed. Please don't treat me like a child and set me "homework". I am only trying to help, and I was trying to say that the article looks pretty thin in terms of content - but I don't think it's up to me to add to it, because I think the underlying premise is flawed, and if it were up to me I'd simply delete it. In answer to your other point, yes, evolutionary processes are indeed a core part of much of modern biology. I'll give just a couple of examples, with sample reasonably accessible references, one from the field and one from the lab: (1) Research on predator-prey relationships assumes a parallel set of evolutionary driving forces, acting on predator and prey, and without a basic understanding of how the changes occur from generation to generation it makes no sense (e.g. Reznick DN, Ghalambor CK, Crooks K. Experimental studies of evolution in guppies: a model for understanding the evolutionary consequences of predator removal in natural communities. Mol Ecol. 2008 Jan;17(1):97-107. Epub 2008 Aug 23. [PMID 17725576]). (2) Research on bacteriophages demonstrates evolution in action, and in fact most of what is currently going on in this field is concerned with evolutionary changes (e.g. Kropinski AM. Phage Therapy - Everything Old is New Again. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2006 Sep;17(5):297-306. [PMID 18382643]). Good enough, or would you like more examples? They are endless. Humblpi 08:08, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - In the right ball park, but so far you're striking out. Neither example addresses my concern. - Taking the second example first, AFAIK there are no disagreements between pro- and anti-evolution biologists about bacteria mutating. If you don't know about this area of science, perhaps I should ask Philip, but I haven't heard of a single "Christian biologist" saying that mutations never occur. The 4-winged fruit fly is fairly well known, even among us laymen. - The first example is unclear. Granted that they assume evolutionary driving forces, how does this affect their analysis? What does it have to do with anything they've observed? (Surely you're not saying that leopards and gazelles have evolved during the lifetime of the ethologists observing them.) --Ed Poor Talk 08:28, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - I have just seen your addition to Ecology: "Here at Conservapedia, we use "evolution" only to mean the emergence of a new species." Ah, well now... If you are using that incorrect definition, then I think we'll just have to agree to disagree. End of discussion. Humblpi 08:34, 10 April 2008 (EDT) - I agree that the definition in Ecology is incorrect, but not that incorrect. See Definition of evolution for more. Otherwise, I agree with Ed Poor's comments above. Philip J. Rayment 09:25, 10 April 2008 (EDT)

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This? Chip writes: I fly twice a week for business exclusively on Southwest Airlines. In the last year I have probably flown 50-60 times on Southwest. I am about as loyal a Southwest customer as could be expected. So imagine my surprise last Monday when I went to board my 12:40pm flight from Las Vegas (where I live) to Omaha and was prevented from doing so an unruly the gate agent who thought just by looking at me, she could determine whether I was too big to fit in one seat and informed me that I needed to buy a 2nd ticket. Now I am a big guy (6’1, a few extra pounds) but I’ve never been stopped, asked, suggested, or otherwise looked-at-funny that I should buy 2 seats, by Southwest or any other airline… so I initially shrugged it off as an honest mistake. But she wouldn’t budge! Nor would two of the supervisors who were called. They dug their heels in and I stood there arguing with them as my flight boarded and left without me. This was a business trip, so I ended up losing a day of work. The worst part of the whole experience, when I told them I fly twice a week they didn’t believe me! I tried to get no less than four(4) Southwest staff to pull up my travel history, both to show them that I was a frequent traveler and my weight wasn’t an issue, and to show them I’m a LOYAL customer, but they wouldn’t do it. I was stunned at the lack of customer service. The proverbial cherry on top of the whole ordeal was a backhanded apology by the final supervisor who said “he was sorry that I was never stopped before.” Now I was irate. Defeated, I went home to reschedule my flight for the next day. I looked up their rules for ejecting “persons of size” and it turns out the true test for determining if someone is too big for one seat is the put them in the seat and see if the armrests go all the way down. These people didn’t even do that. They are clearly not allowed to just visually determine if someone is too big or not, that’s discrimination! Mind you, I didn’t get anywhere near the plane, this all happened at the top of the jetway where the tickets are collected. It’s been one week and although I’ve sent this to Southwest executives, Southwest customer service, and Southwest’s twitter account, I have yet to receive any official response or apology from them other than the appalled customer service rep who’s job it is to constantly apologize to people like me. Would this be a good time to mention that their customer service line is constantly busy and the only time to get through to them is 7am in the morning? I’m not looking for any free stuff, all I want are the two Southwest employees who denied me my flight (one gate agent, one supervisor) to be educated on what their policies actually are so this won’t happen again. As I said, I fly twice a week and I don’t want to be ejected again. Thanks Consumerist. Keep fighting the good fight! Chip also provided a blog entry where he details his communication with Southwest. A customer service rep has indeed apologized over the phone, but could not guarantee that Chip wouldn’t be randomly yanked from a flight in the future. Here’s what he would like from the airline: 1. An official written apology/letter from Southwest management that I can carry with me so as to prevent this from happening again. 2. An acknowledgment that the gate agent and supervisor acted in the wrong. 3. That gate agent and supervisor are reprimanded or otherwise informed that they acted in the wrong, directed to the actual guidelines for “customers of size” so they will not arbitrarily yank someone off a flight again. That’s all, no money, no free stuff, no lawsuit, no 6 o’clock news. Just an apology and some effort put into making sure this is not a repeat occurrence. The policy as written is pretty clear, and Chip just wants it to be followed. That doesn’t sound like too much to ask from a guy who flies twice a week. What do you think? Chip says his rebooked (single ticket) flight to Omaha progressed without incident. Frequent Traveler is Too Fat to Fly on Southwest Airlines [Chip's Blog] UPDATE: This complaint has been resolved.

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] The ruling seems idiotic. Our justice system at its finest. Could be. Or it could be the law that’s idiotic and should be changed. Sales taxes are outdated in a service economy: goods and services should be taxed equally. That’s fine: The law can be changed. Neither the spirit *NOR* the letter of the law supports this ruling. Really? Have you read Ohio’s sales tax laws? Cable companies have to pay a licenses fee of some sort to the state. Satellite companies don’t. The sales tax was the state’s attempt to get a similar revenue stream from the satellite companies. It’s a bit convoluted, but the intent was to level the playing field, not destabilize it. Me thinks some Ohio supreme court justices have cable, free cable. My first thought as well. Do the Courts have lobbyists? This seems like a payoff. The decision notes that both the satellite companies and the cable companies had lobbyists in the legislature which wrote the law. Apparently, the cable companies had better lobbyists. “As a result, the cable and satellite television industries retained lobbyists to protect their interests, and ultimately the legislature amended the bill to enact a sales tax on “satellite broadcasting service†alone.” My exact thoughts. By “better lobbyists” you mean ones with more money, right? Most people would think Supreme Court justices are somehow above reproach and not subject to corruption. But as a resident of Corrupticut (er, Connecticut), which over the last 10 years has seen corrupt state treasurers, mayors, legislators, and even governors and their chiefs of staff all allocute to illegal activities, I do not for one moment believe that Justices cannot be bought. They can be. Without doubt. And this case does stink of bribery. Let’s see… cable companies have infrastructure that makes use of public space and satellite companies have no ground presence in Ohio other than the dishes on each individual home. I’m leaning towards thinking that those judges were bribed in some fashion. I would ask what the rationale for the difference is; if the cable companies are not taxed because they are required to upgrade and maintain the publicly owned infrastructure, then it seems like a wash. Cable subscribers already pay separate taxes on that service. Licence fees, but yes. There are similar charges on the cable companies, they just aren’t termed taxes. This was intended to level out the industry a bit. IANAL but what I got from TFA is that satellite companies do not operate as local businesses, so much as they operate as large corporations. Cable companies exploit some sort of loophole where they run as “local franchises” instead of large corporations. I guess “local businesses” are exempt from whatever tax this is. I’m from Ohio and can vouch for the fact that all cable companies around here are “local” (ex: “NEOTWC” is “North East Ohio Time Warner Cable”… instead of just “Time Warner, Inc.”)… either way the ruling still seems unfair. Not sure about Ohio, but I know in New York, Time Warner has been reincorporating, with “Ma Warner” absorbing the local branches back into the corporation, while they keep their local names to keep from confusing customers. It sounds like from the information that I read on the case the initial briefs were not complete and basically a technicality did the satellite groups in. I think most of the telcom/cable rules need a major overhaul so there is fairness in taxation and pricining but I guess I can keep hoping. The decision is not idiotic at all. The Ohio legislature decided to charge sales tax on satellite services, not cable services . The Court merely said that doing so is not unconstitutional. It’s not the Courts’ job to make the laws, but to interpret them. The decision is available here: Good point. It’s amazing how completely and utterly irrelevant that statement is here. I suppose the state can tax anything they darn well please. I mean the constitution doesn’t explicitly mention not being able to tax. They could tax our air and use the excuse that the money will be used to ensure plenty of clean air for the future. They already tax your water and its distribution, so why not tax the sales of entertainment? I believe the reason this went to court is because the industry being taxed doesn’t like it and is using the “fairness” argument against it. I think taxes are not fair at all, but this is not the subject. Of course, businesses are not taxable entities: they don’t exist (they are only abstract ideas of people). Only people are taxed. When a “business” is taxed, it merely passes the overhead to the consumer (ie people). Cable companies are pushing hard for these taxes, just as they pushed HOAs and local governments to ban satellitie dises a few years ago. (NOTE: The FCC now prohibits such restrictions on dishes under 1 meter and any terrestial (OTA) TV antennas:) I have to agree with the chief Justices dissent. And worse yet, this decision sets a precident that others states can, and will, follow. It’s all about the money. Even the courts are now in it for the money. “We’ve taxed every ting we can think of. There’s only one thing left to tax.” “You don’t mean…?” “Yes. We’ll have to tax… You know, “THINGY”…” “Tax Thingy??” “YES. Of course, we’ll exempt ourselves…” Sorry for the typos. I must have fat fingers today. Your fingers are too fat. To obtain a special dialing wand, mash the keyboard with you palm, now. hkujbn g78ui One more reason why lobbying should be outlawed. Along with political parties. If you did those two things, people in positions of power might actually start doing the right thing… Term Limits. For all. Even judges. The founding fathers never intended for people to make a career in elected office. Term limits for judges combined with an abolishment of judicial elections. (I know some people think appointed judges seem undemocratic, but I don’t think judges should be beholden to campaign donors/supporters. Judges should be fair and impartial, and not have to campaign on their “record” either. Combine with strict term limits and I think appointed judges are a great idea.) I wish we could stop framing the tax argument as it’s OK to tax denizens as long as the tax is “fair”. Put another way, it’s OK to cable/satellite as long as they are treated equally. How about local governments provide some kind of value and make revenue off of that. They do this in some places by providing water/sewer and even electricity. OK, so why not provide cable service? It seems that people are addicted to entertainment and have this entitlement attitude towards it. Therefore, wouldn’t it be in the public’s interest to have the town provide said service? I’ll go further and argue that towns could make money providing cable, internet and telephone. There! The technology is mature, there are plenty of local people capable of installing the infrastructure; there is no reason this wouldn’t work… except one: the cable industry would fight this idea make sure it never saw the light of day. But other than that! Because then the cable/satellite/internet companies sue the town for unfair competition Some actually Do. Kutztown, PA has thier own cable tv/internet service. It operates at small profit (money back to the borough) and costs about 20% LESS. It’s now, however, virtually impossible to start in a new town. You can thank verizon and comcast for the all the new regulations, laws, and fees if it’s attempted. Cable providers pay a franchisee fee based upon projected sales/use/customers in most Cities/States. Basically the consumer is already paying a tax (built into the price). Satellite providers don’t pay the franchisee fee, thus sales tax is applicable. Yes, State tax laws are totally farked up. If I build a product or service that is cheaper / better/ or avoids built in pitfalls of another competing business model, then the government should step in and tax my more efficient business to level the playing field, right? I don’t care. DishNetwork is still 1000x better than Time Warner. (Yes, I live in Ohio.) The truth is cable company’s have to pay franchise fees to every city they serve (sat does not pay these fees) also there are tariffs charged to the cable companies that sat does not pay either so in the end cable pays more taxes and fees in Ohio than the sales tax the sat companys pay. See or

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Which new vehicles offer the most value? That's an interesting question, and one that insurer USAA set out to answer. In particular, USAA looked at the leading vehicle in every category. The evaluation ended up with a Sweet 16. Models being tagged as "Best Value" take into account cost, safety and reliability, among other key factors. There are nearly 80 cars, trucks and minivans that are currently designated as USAA Preferred vehicles, and the Best Value list represents the vehicles that rose to the top of each category, USAA says. "The goal of the list is to help members identify vehicles that offer better safety ratings, lower insurance costs, higher fuel economy, better overall reliability and lower (price tag) compared to other vehicles in the same category," said Steve Thompson, an assistant vice president with USAA. So what's on the list? Here are the model leaders

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GM recalling 944,000 vehicles General Motors Corp. said Friday it was recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with a windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire. General Motors Corp. said Friday it was recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with a windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire. Four Honda models, more than any other single automaker, topped the rankings for their vehicle segments in an annual J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey of U.S. drivers released Thursday. General Motors said Friday that it is recalling about 900,000 pickups worldwide to fix problems with tailgate cables that can corrode and break when loads are placed on them. Attitudes about buying American cars are changing in the Midwest, once easy pickings for domestic automakers. And that could spell trouble for Detroit. Cadillac Escalade Ext The government has upgraded its investigation into reports that tailgates can fall off some General Motors pickups. The NHTSA on Monday said it was reviewing tailgate support cables on some models of GMC Sonomas, Chevrolet S10s, Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierras. The Nissan Maxima's fancy headlights have made it such a target for thieves that Maxima's rate of insurance theft claims has gone from inconsequential to second-highest among all vehicles, according to a report due Tuesday. But, Cadillac's Escalade EXT has the worst rate of theft claims, the report says. When Cadillac launched a redesigned Escalade sport-utility vehicle two years ago, it scored a hit with rappers, athletes and hip-hop wannabes.

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SUU Digital Library 136 Three Score and Ten in Retrospect care of there too, but these could be a relief from the routine stresses and strains that never let up at the office. The Indians John's interest in Indians began with his boyhood days when he found arrowheads and pieces of pottery around his home. Perhaps this is one of the things John was referring to when he made the statement that "It's difficult to tell where an activity leaves off being a hobby and becomes an avocation, or even a vocation." His interest in Indians and collecting artifacts led to a significant part of his legal career. Another result of this fascination with the Indian people is that the whole family had a rich cultural experience in getting to know this enchanting segment of the population. Quoting again from the 1951Deseret News article: Mr. Boyden usually does his loafing with a steering wheel in his hand and a road beneath that leads himself and his family to colorful comers of America, usually among the Indians, who are perhaps his most engrossing hobby, many of them his personal friends. Besides being good camera bait, they are a source of many fascinating objects of art and craftsmanship to bring back to his den. The den itself is a hobby. Visitors usually want to see it and would rather spend an evening there than return to the beautiful but more formal living room upstairs. Interest begins at the foot of the stairs, where Mr. Boyden has burned in true brand fashion, all the brands of his home valley, North Summit, along with the legend of them, and branding rules in general. His own brand is featured prominently - the Lazy JB Connected, which was handed down from his father and grandfather. (A lazy letter in a brand is simply one that lies down.) Inside, the room, although furnished with strange objects, is warm and homey. The fireplace was built of stones from the Boyden yard and garden, with insets of Indian motifs on tile,

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Why do you sell service and maintenance agreements to your customers? Because they make sense. Spending a little bit of money now to take care of the little things in a heating or air conditioning unit can head off the need to spend big money later in the event of a system breakdown. To me, it’s not that difficult to transfer the logic behind service and maintenance agreements to the climate change debate. Here’s how: What if the climate change deniers are right? They say there’s no such thing as climate change and it’s a waste of tax dollars to address a problem that doesn’t exist. “The planet is fine! Why do we need to spend money on it?” Hmmm . . . that sounds suspiciously like the argument you might hear from a customer who doesn’t see the value of a service and maintenance agreement. “My furnace and air conditioner are running fine! Why do I need to spend money on them?” On the other side of the coin, what if the climate change believers are right? They say we are risking a catastrophic — and incalculably expensive — breakdown of our planet’s heating and cooling system because we didn’t see the value of taking care of it along the way. Picture the customer who listens to your explanation of your company’s service and maintenance agreement program and says, “OK, I understand that my comfort system is complex and valuable. I think spending a little bit every year to keep it in top shape is a great idea.” Our planet is complex and valuable, too. We should support policies and behaviors that keep it in good shape. And that’s not even taking into account all the opportunities and jobs that environmentally conscious “green” programs — and, yes, regulations — have created in our industry. It’s true that sometimes a furnace or air conditioner might run fine for years without any service or maintenance. But is that what you’d truly recommend to customers? Would you ever tell a customer, “Don’t worry about it and hope you get lucky”? No way. There’s too much at stake. The wise move in both service agreements and climate policy is to spend a little along the way to reduce the chance of a catastrophic breakdown later.

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This endeavor is as much about the journey as it is about the final photographs so we want to take you with us! We’ll be posting pictures, insights, sneak peeks and more from ourselves (the Hootons) as well as our writer Sarah McKinstry-Brown and others involved in the project! Make sure to click that little link on the right to follow the blog and check out our other social media locations below. We can’t wait to take you on this journey with us. Twitter / @busconvos / #conversationsonabus Instagram / busconvos I am so excited for you two! Pingback: A Stroll Through the Bus Barn « Convesations on a Bus

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Friday, July 15, 2011. 333 comments:1 – 200 of 333 Newer› Newest» Hey! You just changed up your blog design!! I was just on your cilantro lime corn post, now I popped on this Oh-my-gosh-so yummy cinnamon roll cake post, and your blog is different- LOL! The blog looks good, but this cake looks AMAZING! Must try very soon! Thanks for posting, Laurie! :) ~Jen Thanks! Your recipe is now flying around Pinterest! :) found you on Pinterest and looks amazing!! Gonna try it! First visit from Pinterest! Cinnamon rolls are in my top 3 desserts, so this cake looks like something I should try! Just found blog on pininterest. Now you are in my Google Reader.--- going to read archives now Yup, pinterest here too ;) Thanks for the recipe. Going to make it tonight for my hubs for breakfast, great recipe! Just found this through Pinterest - MUST try now!!! Love it!! :) Hi! Do you think I could mix this up the night before and bake it in the morning? Looks delish! Coming from Pinterest and this looks scrumptious! Totally have to try this. Looks soooo yummy! Oh, and I, too, found you on Pinterest. I'm one of your newest followers because of this delicous(!)looking recipe that I happened upon at Pinterest. I'm more from "the South" so I'm hoping to find some more new recipe ideas here! Blessings, Leslie This is breakfast food... right? Please say yes. Just popped over from Pinterest! Going to make this recipe tomorrow! Thanks! In the oven now! DELICIOUS! Made it Friday and ate it Saturday morning. It was definitely the best right out of the oven, but still SO good in the morning! AND it really was SO easy! I had everything in my cupboards already! If you haven't made this, try it! I saw the picture of these mouthwatering cinnamon buns on Pinterest and HAD to find the recipe. So glad I found your blog :) Found you via Pinterest and cannot wait to try this recipe out. Looks delish. got this off of pinterest...made the cake and it is so moist and flavorfull...i cheated on the icing and i opened a can of cream cheese whipped icing and melted it in microwave so i could drizzle it on top of cake...yummo I, too, found this on pinterest! Looks amazing and I cannot wait to try it! So amazing. We demolish a pan in a night at my house LOL. I am tempted to try cream cheese icing myself! Making it now. Is that right- 3 sticks of butter? yikes!! Smells great!! Oh my goodness, this was delicious! I just made it and it was fabulous! Guess 3 sticks of butter did the trick! Found you on Pinterest as well. Just made the cake and it is DIVINE!!! Love how the house smells. I put a link on my fb page! Pinterest guilty as well! This looks delicious! I'm thinking about making this as my husband's birthday "cake". Should I use regular (all-purpose) flour, cake flour, or self-rising flour? i'd like to know too if we can mix & refrig the night before & bake in the morning. I'd like to take to a teacher's meeting on monday. Hi! To answer a few questions....I used all purpose flour in the cake. I have never tried making it ahead of time and baking it the next day, so I'm just not sure if that could be done or not! Thanks! Oy to the vey. DELICOUS!!! Found on Pinterest, and I am in LOVE! This was VERY YUMMY! Thanks for sharing! I posted a link to it in my blog :) (Oh, and I found it on Pinterest) OMGosh!!! AMAZING is all I can say. If the cake tastes anything like the batter, then I can kiss this diet goodbye! ;) It is in the oven right now...I can't wait to try it. My husband and our daughter (3 years old) fought over who got to lick what.....the beater, the spatula, or the knife. Thank you for the wonderful recipe, I too found it on Pintrest. I made this last night and it was AMAZING...so so good!!!! THANK YOU! I love pinterest! :) It took me like 40 minutes to cook, now I'm just waiting for it to cool, it smells so good! I wasn't looking for a recipe for our Labor Day picnic, but I found one anyway. I clicked over from Pinterest, btw. Thanks! I just made this today and it was absolutely AMAZING!!!!! Melts in your mouth, buttery goodness!!! Thank you so much for sharing this!! :) saw the pic on pinterest and had to try it! it's in the oven now! thanks! This looks so good and I will give it a try VERY soon! That was the best cake EVER!!! Loved it! Will be making again soon, to share this time. :) Mine is in the oven! Also came from Pinterest! Just pinned this from Pinterest. Judging from the comments, I MUST go into my kitchen this moment and put to together!!!! Thanks for sharing it. Saw it on Pinterest and I am sitting here with a warm piece of the cake as I type! Mmmmmmmmm! If you've just read the recipe, I advise you to go straight into your kitchen and make it. I've pinned over a hundred things on Pinterest now, but this is the first time I've hit the kitchen immediately after pinning it. Just waiting for it to cool off a bit before we dig in. In the oven now! It smells sooooo good...I can't wait to taste it! I had everything in my pantry - it was perfect! Via Pinterest :) Just found this on pinterest :) Gonna make it and blog soon! Thanks... So yummy and easy to make from basic ingredients :) I'm another one from Pinterest...just took them out of the oven, and they smell AMAZING!! Taking them to work tomorrow for a birthday! It's in the oven now....smells so good. Can't wait to eat it. Found you on Pinterest. :) This Southern girl thinks your "up north" cooking, especially this recipe, sounds good! Jamie in GA OOOh crazy Pinterest fire! Baking this right now. I am going to try a caramel sauce instead of a glaze. I know....I am naughty! I too, got the recipe off Pinterest. It looked too good not to make. It's in the oven now. I thought the cake batter was quite thick for cake. I wonder if I did something wrong. I'm an experienced baker, and I followed the directions to a T. I will just have to see how it turned out when it comes out of the oven. I added 1/2 tsp. of baking soda and used buttermilk instead of the milk. I always substitute buttermilk for milk and haven't had a failure yet. Maybe that's what made the batter so thick? I found it hard to swirl the topping in. Any advice from those who have made it? Just made this! Super excited to see how it tastes! Hi. Another "Pinterest" visitor. Sounds YUM!! Hooray for Pinterest! I can't wait to try this!! Hi, I too am a Pinterest visitor. This recipe looks amazing... Going to try it soon. Thanks!! This cake looks wonderful! I've made this same recipe before a few times, but last time I used a third of the amount of butter called for in the cinnamon topping, and liked it better. Way too much, for me at least, the way it is written. I do not even know what Pinterest is. But the recipe looked delicious so it is in the oven, and the batter is yummy. My topping wasn't swirlable either so maybe won't be as pretty but it should still taste great, eh? Thank you for the recipe. Thank you!! This sounds wonderful!! Found this recipe on Pinterest too! It looks delicious! I can't wait to try it. just tried your recipe but with wholemeal flour and it tastes great. although I would put a little less of butter and suger in the topping. its a bit too much :)but of course its very tasty ;) Just made this and yum! I decreased the butter in the topping per the reviews and it turned out well! Another "found you on Pinterest" Wow! Just pulled this out of the oven and ate our first piece. SOOOO good!! Made it exactly as written and my husband is over the moon. So easy too! This looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe! Just made this, it turned out great!! As others did, I only used 1/2 stick of butter and 1 cup brown sugar for the topping. Thanks so much!! Found on Pinterest! Hi! Love the recipe. But i made it and it was real think batter. And it was hard to swril the knife threw. Is that how it is supposed to be? I cooked it and it took alog time and it was real dark on top . I dont know what i did maybe the Altitude? I live in Idaho.? thanks it is still good :) I made this and I added 1/2 block of cream cheese to the glaze... and it made the glaze a treat on it's on... soooo good. Is this best the day of or just as good a day later? Plan to make it tonight or tomorrow for a friend's birthday - she loves cinnamon rolls. I have just taken this out of the oven. Waiting for it to cool a little. Smells heavenly. I was just introduced to Pinterest. I will certainly keep coming back. Found this on pinterest and I'm so excited! I have been looking for a cinnamon roll cake recipe b/c last Christmas a doctor friend of ours had a patient that made him one and he shared it with us! Holy cow, my husband and I couldn't get enough, we were hooked! So I have been trying to find one and as soon as I came across the picture I was totally freakin out! ;) I'm going to make it tomorrow!! Thanks for sharing!! Found you on pinterest too. My dad has been a pinterest hater until today. He tried this recipe(which he found on pinterest) and we all LOVE it, including him!!! Thanks for bringing him over into the "dark side" of pinterest! It is dangerous that I have everything in the house to make this RIGHT NOW!! :) This is baking in the oven sa I type! I also saw the pic on Pinterest and knew I had to bake it as a pre-church surprise one Sunday morning! Gotta love Pinterest! Hello! This looks awesome! I am typing this with one hand because my other hand is busy shoveling forkfuls of this into my mouth. Now, to find a smaller pan to transfer it into before my husband comes home... :) Also - I added a quarter cup of chopped pecans to the topping. I thought I could count out some of the carbs by adding some protein. ;) I tried this tonight and added a cup of packed pumpkin to the mix and it adds a great spin on this delectable cake!! Mine is in the oven now!! I have already tested the batter and 'cinnamon swirl' it is AMAZING!! So the cake together should be astounding!! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! I made this for a carry in for bosses day and everyone loved it so much that I almost didn't get a piece myself! So yummy, my family is now begging for me to make it again for them to eat! this was so D-LISH, i'm so glad i got to taste it. I have a family of 3... my husband and daughter couldnt even wait for the glaze. They drizzeled the glaze after they served themselve. thank you for sharing =) This was so d-lish!!! i cant wait to make it again =) thank you for sharing. This is soooo good. Found you through pinterest and made it for my husband instead of a regular birthday cake. It is quite the hit! Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe. This looks delicious! Keep up the good work! This looks amazing! I'm sure my boys will love these! yum! This is awesome...I used a white cake mix then proceeded with the other two steps. Thank you. I tried this today and it was delicious! The only thing is...when I put the topping on the cake mixture, I did it in dollops and then swirled it with the knife. Is this the way you recommend to do it? can't wait to make this recipe. I am really loving pinterest. Glad to have found you! Just saw you on Pinterest, gonna switch it to gluten free and enjoy!! Just saw this on Pinterest too, and am now going to make this for my mother in law's bday dinner for tonight! Thanks for the wonderful recipe, I'm sure it will be a hit! :) tried it and LOVED it!!! Pure Yumminess. I followed it to a T. thanks! I just made these! They were amazing. Thanks for the recipe!! :) Sounds great! And way quicker than making cinnamon rolls. Heaven in a 9x13 pan! This is SO yummy! And since it is a "cinnamon roll" cake...can I eat it for breakfast? This looks like one amazing cake! I'm off to try it now! Made it gluten free and it was amazing! Oh, and no one noticed it was gluten free! In the oven now. It is taking a little longer to bake than it called for but the only problem with that is a house full of hungry boys waiting to dig in! It was very easy to make and sells delicious! I found this pan on sinful deliciousness on pinterest! I just made this and it left me and my family speechless! I am amazed that something as quick and easy to make is SO amazing! Thank you so much for sharing! This is so totally going to blow my diet! Heck, I am new to pinterest and everything that I have made is wonderful! My new addiction! Made this cake yesterday and it's gone, gone, gone! It was delicious and fills the cinnamon roll craving without all the fuss! Thank you for putting this on Pinterest. Just pulled this out of the oven...o...m...g...that is unreal. :) took about a half hour here and i only had margarine and that was fine too!!! Delicious and will be made again!!! Found you as well on Pinterest...Had to make it the very next day and Oh my goodness it was so moist, rich and tasted just like a cinnamon bun. Even my son who doesn't usually like cake loved it!!! Thank you! MMM this looks amazing. Will try it soon for sure. Got this off of pinterest as well....mine didn't turn out at all :( Yep...another pinterest stalker! My attempt is baking away right this minute! My husband used the last of our milk for cereal before I could make the glaze! TYPICAL MAN! So I'm having to use sour cream, fingers crossed! made this today...so decadent! made this today...so decadent!! I will be making this! Thank you! Terrific recipe. My friend shared this with me, and I got a call we were having unexpected company dropping in. Whipped this up and served it warm out of the oven. Believe me, it was a hit. Will definitely be making this often in the future. Nice quick, easy-to-follow recipe. My husband likes it warmed up with apple sauce drizzled over it!! I'm making this today for company...I also found you on Pinterest, and I've wanted to try it for a while. Thanks! I just made it. I baked it for the 30 mins it called for but the inside was still undercooked. Is it supposed to be gooey? I gave my boys a piece and put it back in the oven for a few more minutes. It does taste yummy. I am thinking of letting the boys have a piece for breakfast with milk and some fruit. Amazing cake. I used less butter and icing sugar, but turned out divine! Thank you very much for my new favourite cake! I am planning on making this cake next week, and I was wondering if anyone tried the "mix the ingredients the night before" method and bake the next day, and what the end result was?! I made this cake for a women's Bible study this week, and it is fabulous! I know it's going to be a family favorite for years to come. I made this a few days ago, and it is fabulous, a new family favorite for sure! Pinned this on Pinterest a few weeks ago and just had time to make it, A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! (added bonus the house smells amazing too!!) In the oven right now. I should be doing homework. Should be ready in 5 minutes, I'm super duper excited. Found it on pinterest, btw. It's in the oven right now. I came over here to see if anyone else still had a completely gooey middle after the recommended baking time? I wish I had thought to read the comments before I started - - I definitely would have cut back on the butter! Another pinner here! Going to make this today for the family, looks delicious! This looks SO amazing! Cinnamon rolls are my favorite, I can't wait to try! i have made this recipe twice over the weekend. AWESOME! For the glaze i added a couple tablespoons of cream cheese and loved it. i tried this recipe in a electric oven for the 28 minutes and turned out perfect. i then made it again a couple days later and baked it in my sisters oven (which is gas) and it was gooey in thr middle so i'm not sure if the gas stove has anything to do with the peoples that turned out gooey or not. I had a really gooey center as well, but the edges were really brown. Did anyone else use a non-stick pan? I can't figure out what I did wrong Have you ever mixed it up the night before (except the glaze) and refrigerated over-night? Then baked the next day? I love doing things like this for family holidays - if I can do most of the "work" the day/night before! Thanks! Pintrist rules! I made this tonight for the whole family; everyone's visiting for Thanksgiving. What a hit! I had to cook it a bit longer though, about 45 minutes. But it was well worth the wait... plus the house smelled delicious! Thanks Hi! I'll try to answer a few questions. I have never tried making this ahead of time and baking it the next day...sorry! I'm not sure what would happen. And I have no idea why some people are getting a gooey center. Sorry! I think if you use the toothpick test it should work to tell if it is done or not. Everyones ovens and pans are different. Your oven may take longer than 30 minutes. It is also important to stir in the melted butter SLOWLY, mixing well. Maybe cooling the butter slightly before mixing it in may help also. Another thing to try would be to bake it in 2 smaller pans...maybe it would bake more evenly. As for the amount of butter....hey I'm a Paula Deen fan...I can't get enough butter...and always look for rich recipes to make!!!!! Thanks! I'm a Pinaholic and just found this! I am going to try these on Thanksgiving morning. I usually make my own cinnamon rolls, but these look much easier! If they are as good as everyone says, I may be featuring them on my own blog for Christmas morning! (With your permission, of course!) Thanks for sharing! Monica@tiztheseason.wordpress.com Looks so good! Can't wait to make it! :D Found on pinterest, gonna make tomorrow for Thanksgiving! Mine are in the oven as we speak. My 10 y/o helped to make it and is so excited to try it!! Love Pinterest!!! Thanks for sharing!! This looks amazing! Will try it soon and will make it again for Christmas morning. Got this from Pinterest. thanks! This was delicious !!!! Making it for the second time today! DELICIOUS!!!! I pinned your cinnamon roll cake recipe...I made it! We LOVE -LOVE -LOVED it! 1-5 stars we give it a 6! Thank you for a delicious breakfast that will be added to the family favorites! Made this last night and it is deliscious :) I halved the recipe and used gluten free AP flour and powdered egg replacer. Turned out wonderful! I was scared because at the end of cooking time it still looked like liquid, but after cooling it firmed up. Delicious! The BEST GF, DF, EF recipe for a "cinnamon roll" EVER!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you...and my 9 yr old son with multiple allergies thanks you. Found this today on Pinterest! It was as fantastic as it sounded :) Thank you!! This looks AMAZING! Such a great idea :D This is actually in my oven as I type this...Thank you!! Ok...dumb question....plain or self rising flour? This looks A.M.A.Z.I.N.G....oh, and mine just came out of the oven!!! ( Its even better tasting then it looks!! (possible??) ) Making it as we speak!! :) This looked so good had to run out to the kitchen and make it. It is in teh oven right now....wanted something sweet and this certainly fits teh bill. Found on Pinterest! My husband is a man of very little comment and even he said "Oh, that really looks good. You better make that."!! I'm making it this week for a family Christmas gathering this Saturday! Can't wait to try it. I might have to make two...one to eat here at home and one for the gathering! :o) Thank you for the recipe!! I made this yesterday morning!!!I added chocolate chips... It was delicious!!! I brought this to work this morning and it was a HUGE hit! I have an insulated carrier with hot packs in it, so still warm even after my 45 min commute! I'm my co-workers new best friend! I did everything last night except mix it up with the butters & liquid. Had all my dry ingredients ready in a mixing bowl, the topping mix ready, pan greased, etc. Made it easier for someone who is not a "morning person" by nature. Love it! This will be our Christmas morning meal. Along with candy from the Stockings! Calories don't count on Christmas morning! Made this last night. Wife took it to work this morning for a focus group - they couldn't focus. So good. My dream of hosting my own cooking show is becoming a reality today!! I'm a librarian at a high school in Oklahoma and the Foods Teacher has asked me to prepare something for her class. In searching for yummy recipes, I came across yours! Thank you for posting pictures. The kids are going to LOOOOVE this!!! Angel from Oklahoma I was so exited to see this! My son loves cinnamon rolls, but usually isn't too crazy about cake. We haven't had too much luck with candles in the rolls. Glad I found this as his birthday is in 2 weeks! Cinnamon Rolls are something we eat nearly every weekend for breakfast or snack. This recipe sounds so delicious I'm making it for us tonight for dessert. Maybe some will survive until breakfast....lol. I can hardly wait to taste it because the picture looks divine. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Hi! Found via Pinterest, too. One question....when I put the topping it goes down in the batter....is it correct? The cake is in teh oven right now but I'm afraid it wasn't done properly...maybe I will try again tomorrow...any suggestion greately appreciated ;-) Um, hello? Where have you been all my life? This was AmAzInG! Thank you, Laurie, and thank you Pinterest. found you on Pinterest and looks amazing!! Gonna try it! Made this tonight for a Christmas party and it was such a huge hit!! I do believe next time I will reduce the butter in the topping. It seemed to make the bottom of the cake very greasy. But otherwise it came out perfect. I cooked it for 35 mins which was spot on. Thanks for the recipe! Based on these comments, I must get up and go to the kitchen to make this cake!! Also from Pinterest! So excited to try this, it looks AH-MAZE-ING! :) loved this cake! THANK YOU! also found via pinterest. i halved the butter in the cake and in the streusel, and it turned out just fine. next time, i'd add chopped nuts to the streusel, and more cinnamon. YUM! it was so very delicious - thank you! Just made it- and it is all its cracked up to be- great recipe! Thank you! Made these this morning but turned them into muffins instead of 9x13 pan. They cooked in about 25 min. and I put approx. 1 heaping TBL of struesel in each muffin. I then topped them with the glaze and they're incredible! 24 muffins. This sounds like perfect Christmas breakfast along with our traditional egg nog. these look insanely wonderful! now following you and can't wait to continue reading your recipe posts! Happy Holidays! Incredible! Changed it around a bit but was still delicious Also found this one on Pinterest (but didn't we all?) and decided to make it today. It's in the oven right now, and after reading the comments, I am wayy too excited. I loved this recipe but felt like there was way too much baking powder. Anyone else? How much could I cut out without ruining the cake? I saw this on Pinterest, but I'm bookmarking it...so I can make it someday.Hope you still have it by the time I make it! Just found this via Pinterest! SO excited to try this! :) Making this for breakfast on Christmas morning - found you on Pinterest and added your blog to my Google Reader. I can't wait to make this for Christmas morning! It looks heavenly!!! Just made this for Christmas morning and can't wait to dive into it! Wow....no one had dessert planned for Christmas dinner. I have everything in the pantry for this delicious looking cake and I know everyone will LOVE it! last night my kids pointed out to me that I didn't buy our traditional cinn rolls to have for Christmas breakfast. I printed out this recipe (had wanted to try it). I mixed everything for the cake, except for the butter, put it in the fridge. I then mixed up the cinn. mixture, except for the butter, covered and left it on the counter. I then measured out the powdered sugar and sat it aside. This a.m. when I got up I stirred the batter, added the butter and poured into pan. I then added the butter to the cinn. mix. and added it to the batter. It did take about 40 min. for it to get done. I then added the rest to the glaze. It came out so good and I was glad I did most of the work last night. We just spooned on the glaze as we ate it (my dad prefers it w/o glaze). I will make this for sure to take to school one day. Like most everyone else, I found the recipe on Pinterest. We made it to go along with our xmas morning stuff, and it was a HUGE hit. My mother in law requested the recipe, hahaha. Thanks for posting it! It's made the list for next year's xmas morning feast. I just made this recipe, it is in the oven right now. It was super easy to make literally mixed it up in less than 10 minutes. I am interested to see how it tastes :) Smells delish! I made this cake for a Christmas party with ladies from my church. I'm known for making good stuff and I ran out of time and ingredients for some of my usual recipes. I decided to check out Pinterest and saw the cake and decided I just had to do it. I wasn't disappointed and neither were any of the ladies! They all loved it and I shared the recipe. Thank you for some new yumminess! Found this on Pinterest and wanted to try it but I have one small question first. I assume with adding the baking powder the flour would be all-purpose? I know this can be a big deal and just wanted to double check. Thanks :) Yes...the flour is all purpose. Hope you enjoy! I made this on Christmas Eve for us to enjoy on Christmas morning while we unwrapped our presents. It was so easy I thought I missed a step. It was also very very delicious. I will be making it again tonight to bring in to the office tomorrow for my co workers to enjoy. Thanks for the recipe! Made this last night and it was soooo good!!! thank god for pinterest!! Well, of course I found this on Pinterest and made it for 2 different Christmas gatherings. It was a hit at both.... I baked both at the same time; one in a metal pan and one in glass dish (both 9x13). The one in the metal pan was done in less time than required; the glass dish took approximately 40 minutes. Honestly, the glass dish cake was 'prettier' on top and more moist but both were excellent. In fact, I finished off the last piece from the metal pan this morning and it was STILL moist :) Two thumbs up. Amazingly good. I actually didn't really want a 9x13 pan of this so I halved the recipe and baked it in an 8x8 pan for about 25 minutes. Came out perfectly! Thanks for the wonderful recipe! I made this for Christmas morning. It was wonderful! However, I found that my topping ended up at the bottom of the pan. Was I supposed to turn it out onto a platter before icing it? It was gooey and stuck to the bottom of the pan. I think that I will try turning it out next time. DELICIOUS though. I have made this twice this week it is so good!!! I've never found a recipe that I had to try right away until now. This is in the oven as I type. It's my reward for surviving oral surgery this week. Looks soft enough to eat without too much trouble. I love cinnamon rolls and have since I was a kid, but they are too time consuming to make. This recipe looked delicious and simple enough to try. I just made it and OH MY GOODNESS! It's more delicious than any cinnamon roll I've ever had. Me and three kids ate half of it. Thank you for sharing! Happy New Year to ME! LOVE this. My 10 year old son made it for treats tonight...even my food snob husband LOVED it...Thanks. (oh yeah, found it on Pinterest...now my hubby can't complain about the time I spend searching on it.) I made these for a brunch on New Years day and everyone loved them. I took the rest to my daughter and she called after I left and said she ate one piece and before she knew it had eaten half of another. lol...Needless to say I will be making these again and again! Looks AMAZING...trying to get the ingredients together (away from home) because I MUST try! Cut the recipe in half and baked in a 9x9" pan. Can't wait to try it!! Looks wonerful and easy for Sunday morning Another new finder from Pinterest! I just made this tonight after I saw it on Pinterest. It. Is. AMAZING! My boyfriend almost flipped. We ate some for dessert tonight--heated in the microwave with a scoop of Butter Pecan ice cream on top! Out of this world! Saw on Pinterest and cannot wait to try! Re-pinned this recipe to my pinterest site and I am now waiting for this scrumptious dessert to get out of the oven! Can't wait! Thanks so much! I repinned this to my Pinterest page and am now waiting for this scrumptious dessert to get out of the oven. Can't wait to try it! Thanks so much! My 1.5 yr old daughter & I had a messy good time making this wonderful treat!!! Found on Pintrest! Baking it now! I will be posting this on our family recipe blog if thats ok (credits to you :) Mmmm! Cant wait to eat it!! Found this on Pinterest and made it this morning! It was AHmazing!!! I do thing I will try it with some buttercream or cream cheese icing next time!!! Thanks I found this on Pinterest and am hoping to try this tomorrow. Another pinterest find...I made this tonight and it is SO good! Thanks for sharing. :) Lots of people asked...Can this recipe be made overnight and baked in the AM? I made the recipe yesterday afternoon, stuck it in the 'frige, and woke up this AM and baked it. I had to bake for 45 minutes. I even had the glaze made beforehand as well and had it chillin' in a separate bowl with the cake. It makes your whole house smell WONDERFUL as it bakes!! My hubby requested more glaze on it, so I'm gonna do a double batch of glaze next time I make this recipe. Hope that helps ya'll. made this today, yummy. also from pintrest. I do wish I had read the reviews b/c I agree 100% cut the topping either in half or less butter in it, it was too 'runny' once cooking/melting and left big spots in the cake once all that butter was melted. Also, not swirlable. Still very Yummy, not pretty though. Just found this today on Pinterest and making it now! Can't wait to eat it. I love all things cinnamon and I know this will be one of my new favorites! I found this on pinterest and decided to make it for dessert, I must say this is fabulous! And so easy to make! Thank you!

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On 09/07/06, Tom Fine wrote: > Good luck selling that idea to for-profit companies who OWN the > recordings by all laws of (almost) all lands, and paid money out of > pocket to make them. Perhaps a good idealistic idea, but not practical > in a capitalist world. And, given the history of alternative worlds, > I'll take the capitalist one, warts and all. Why would they refuse a grant? EMI released a number of recordings sponosored by the British Council, for instance. > > This does bring up an interesting thing I've noticed on this list. > Collectors seem to have vague or "different" ideas of ownership. Just > because one WANTS something to be available does not mean that's OK > with those who own it. It may not be OK for logical reasons (ie no > market except a handful of vocal collectors -- but this problem may > disappear with online distribution, for instance the number of obscure > songs available at iTunes) or for illogical reasons (giant > megaglomerate doesn't understand its own vaults or has misplaced > masters, etc). But, point is, in an ownership society (which had > definitely proven superior over time), the owner of something has the > final call. Whether the desirer/potential customer likes it or not. > > Now, what I would like to see is a more reasonable copyright system. > One idea I've had is, perhaps 35-40 years exclusive copyright on > something with perhaps up to 15 years renewal if it remains in print > throughout the whole period. If, during the copyright period, > something is out of print 5 years or more, another party may pay a > royalty and have access to a reasonable facsimile of the master for > reissue. I'd even support up-front reissue-rights payment with a > smaller royalty paid on each item sold, which would protect copyright > owners from fly-by-nights and people with big ideas but small wallets > and little common sense. Under this system, it would be in the > copyright owner's interest to provide a good quality version to the > 3rd party so as to maintain the value of their product even if they > themselves don't have it in print for one reason or another. Under > this system, no matter what, after that 15 year extension -- max -- > the content goes into PD. Big copyright owners will say that doesn't > give them enough time to amortize risks, but I say they take few risks > these days anyway. This would apply to music, books, movies and other > copyright items (including software and games). Now I'll duck as the > tomatos fly! On the whole, that makes sense, but we should distinguish between the companies and the composers, authors and artists. Regards -- Don Cox doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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