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Negotiations Continue On Ed. Dept. Budget
A dramatic funding increase proposed for the Department of Education was still in question late last week, as the White House and Republican leaders in Congress struggled to reach agreement on four unfinished spending bills.
Republicans were signaling that they would insist on lower spending levels than had been negotiated before the November elections by congressional appropriators and the Clinton administration for the budget bill that covers the Education Department.
At press time last Friday, that department and several other government agencies operating without final fiscal 2001 spending plans were kept running by a continuing budget resolution set to expire Friday night. If a deal was not reached by then, another such resolution was expected to be approved to carry the agencies through Dec. 11. President Clinton met twice last week with congressional leaders to discuss budget matters and other unfinished legislation, but both sides were still unable to find a meeting of the minds.
"They discussed a full range of budget issues," a White House aide said of the second meeting, held Dec. 7. "It helped narrow some of the issues, but differences still remain, especially on education." The aide, who asked not to be named, added: "There's lots of work left."
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., expressed optimism in remarks on the Senate floor following the meeting that the budget issues could be resolved before the end of this week. "It will take a lot more work, but we are making some progress in that direction," he said.
If both sides are ultimately unable to reach agreement, the matter could be passed over to the new president and the 107th Congress to decide.
Possible Shutdown?
In late October, the White House and congressional appropriators hammered out a deal for the spending bill covering the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The plan would have increased education spending by an unprecedented $7.9 billion in fiscal 2001, bringing the discretionary total for the Education Department above $43 billion for the budget year that began Oct. 1.
That agreement contained spending increases for a range of federal programs, including more money for special education and the president's prized program to hire 100,000 new teachers to help reduce class sizes.
But the agreement was scuttled by Republican leaders, citing concerns about a measure unrelated to education involving workplace safety. ("Congress Delays Education Budget Decision," Nov. 8, 2000.)
Lawmakers decided to postpone a final agreement until after the Nov. 7 elections, but the Florida electoral dispute that clouded the outcome of the presidential race complicated matters.
Increasingly confident that Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, the Republican nominee, would ultimately be declared the winner, GOP lawmakers were arguing last week that overall spending in the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill needed to come down, from an $18 billion increase over the fiscal 2000 level to about $12 billion. The increase for the Education Department that was agreed to in October itself exceeds what President Clinton originally proposed early this year and what the Senate and the House passed.
Mr. Clinton has made completing work on the education budget, and protecting a large increase in spending, one of his top priorities, though he also indicated that he might be willing to make a minor reduction. It was unclear late last week which specific cuts would be on the table.
While many Republicans have indicated a willingness to negotiate and resolve the budget dispute, rather than putting it off for the next Congress and administration, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas, a leader among conservatives, last week took a far more confrontational stand, daring the White House to shut down the government if it would not agree to reduce spending. In fact, Mr. DeLay has suggested that Congress pass a long- term "continuing resolution" that would maintain spending for programs in the four unfinished spending bills at the fiscal 2000 level for the duration of this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, 2001.
Emily Miller, a spokeswoman for Mr. DeLay, said the majority whip was trying to prevent President Clinton from forcing through a "massive spending increase."
Asked about the potential for a government shutdown, White House spokesman Jake Siewert said last week that he did not see it as a possibility.
"We think that there is work to be done, and we are intent upon getting it done," he said. "And I might point out that there's a lot of talk about bipartisanship up on [Capitol] Hill in the wake of the election."
Vol. 20, Issue 15, Pages 31-32Published in Print: December 13, 2000, as Negotiations Continue On Ed. Dept. Budget
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Experts mark the absence of desire as a sign of dis-ease. This lack of desire or enjoyment in what was formerly pleasurable or enjoyable is one of the chief symptoms of depression. For example, distress can be so great for an individual that she cannot eat. The typical desire for preparing and eating food disappears under great duress. During those times, individuals can have an abundance of food, but no desire to eat or feelings of hunger.
Of course, there are other times where out of a matter of principle, for special focus or discipline, one might routinely abstain. Ironically, desire often increases and can feel all-consuming when one willingly chooses to abstain. And perhaps this heightened focus hints at the experience of those who deal with deprivation and near-starvation. Despite not having any means to satisfy real hunger, the gnawing pangs for food grow louder and louder.
The experience of hunger and its absence serves to illustrate the complicated nature of human desire—desire that is often unwieldy and seemingly beyond one's control. Coping with our innate desires is hard enough, but then there are societal values and pressures that blur the line between genuine need and want. Regardless, desire alerts us to a deep hunger or longing that resides at the core of human beings. These longings often reveal a restlessness even where there is abundance.
Arguments from desire are often invoked as evidence for the existence of God. The argument states that every natural, innate desire in us corresponds to some real object that can satisfy that desire. But within humans exists a desire which nothing in time, nothing on earth, and no creature can satisfy. Therefore, something exists that is more than time, earth, and creatures to satisfy this desire. This "real object" is the being people call "God" or "a life with God forever." Indeed, Saint Augustine, who was no stranger to unwieldy desire, confessed that "Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; Thou has made us for thyself and our heart is restless until it repose in Thee."(1)
All the more compelling, then, is the assurance from the gospel writers that Jesus blesses those with deep desire. He blesses those who "hunger and thirst" for righteousness, and who long to be filled.(2) How remarkable that the unsatisfied, both with the state of the world around them and with their own selves, are the surprise recipients of blessing! And yet, as author J.R. Miller suggests, the blessing goes beyond desire itself:
"We would probably say, at first thought, that the satisfied are the happy, that those who have no desire unfulfilled are the blessed. We do not think of intense and painful hunger as a desirable state. Yet the Lord pronounces one of his beatitudes upon the unsatisfied, those who hunger and thirst. However, it is not in the condition of hunger, itself, that the blessedness lays, but in that of which hunger is the sign and that to which it leads. It is the token of life and health."(3)
Like Augustine before him, Miller suggests that hunger and thirst is a sign that indeed points to something larger than desire, even as a state of longing itself can demonstrate a pursuit of what it means to truly live and be well. The hunger and thirst for righteousness cannot be reduced to the desire for individual satiety. Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness long for a cosmic reordering; it is the desire for all that is wrong to be set right and for a kind of justice that the world has never known. It is a desire voiced in the prayer on the lips of the hungry and thirsty: Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Hungering and thirsting after righteousness is the stirring for justice and for a world set right. It compels a deeper imagination for what could be, and a will to enact what is imagined. Even as hunger and thirst go unsatisfied in a world where unmet needs and desires are part and parcel of the human condition, the unsatisfied will be filled, according to Jesus. As we hunger and thirst for something more, this unusual promise comes in common human form, tasting thirst himself as he died on the cross, yet offering himself—his life, death, and resurrection—as living water and the bread of heaven. Longing and desire, here, meet both source and satisfaction.
Margaret Manning Shull is a member of the speaking and writing team at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Bellingham, Washington.
(1) The Confessions of Saint Augustine, trans. by Edward B. Pusey, (New York: Collier Books, 1961), 11.
(2) Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness;" Luke 6:21, "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied."
(3) The Master's Blesseds (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1899), 83.

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Disfunción eréctil
01.29.2013 | Acerca de su condición, Disfunción eréctil, Salud Masculina
Disfunción eréctil (ED) es otro nombre para la impotencia. La disfunción eréctil es la incapacidad persistente para mantener una erección lo suficientemente firme o dura el tiempo suficiente para tener relaciones sexuales. Este problema común a menudo es causada por las condiciones físicas, incluyendo el cáncer de próstata, la diabetes y la enfermedad cardiovascular.
Treating ED and Restoring Your Quality of Life
ED can limit your intimacy, affect your self-esteem and impact your most important relationships. but the good news is that nearly every case is treatable today… it's not simply an inevitable consequence of aging, and you don't have to simply live with it.
There is usually more than one treatment option. The first step is to seek help from a doctor who is familiar with the latest forms of treatment. Your urologist can help you determine which treatment is right for you.
Common Causes of ED
The majority of ED cases are caused by the following problems.
- Diabetes can cause damage to the nerves or blood vessels that control the flow of blood to the penis.
- Cardiovascular problems can decrease blood flow to the penis through blocked arteries or leaking veins, resulting in erectile dysfunction
- Trauma or surgery in the prostate, vejiga, colon or rectal area can damage nerves and cause ED
- Spinal cord injuries can stop nerve impulses from reaching the penis
- Medications, including some for high blood pressure, can interfere with blood flow to the penis
- Hormone problems caused by kidney or liver failure can result in erectile dysfunction
Opciones de Tratamiento
There are a variety of different treatment alternatives, ranging from medications to surgery. Your doctor will discuss options that may be appropriate for you, along with the risks and benefits.
- Oral medications – There are a number of prescription medications available that may improve blood flow to the penis. Combined with sexual stimulation, this can produce an erection.
- Vacuum Erection Devices – A plastic cylinder is placed over the penis, and a pump (either manual or battery operated) creates vacuum suction within the cylinder, drawing blood into the penis to create an erection. a stretchable tension band placed at the base of the penis can help maintain the erection.
- Injections – With injection therapy, a small needle is used to inject medication directly into the penis, creating an erection.
- Intraurethral Suppositories – Another option is a suppository that contains medication. A small pellet (suppository) is inserted into the urethra.
- Penile Prostheses – In use for more than 30 año, penile prostheses may provide an effective surgical option for men who are not satisfied with the results they are getting from other treatment options.


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The New York Post reports Huma Abedin will have her own bedroom upstairs in the White House if Hillary Clinton is elected president.
Abedin is of Indian and Pakistani ancestry and lived in Saudi Arabia. She is considered Clinton's "body woman," a term describing a personal assistant who accompanies a politician or candidate virtually everywhere.
"Huma's influence is so pervasive, and Hillary's dependence on her so total, that it is expected she will have her own bedroom upstairs in the White House," a Clinton associate Richard Turley told OrbMagazine. "After 20 years as Hillary's gatekeeper, no one else could screen the calls and decide who gets access as ably as she does."
Even Clinton's husband goes through Abedin to get access to his wife.
"In thousands of emails released last week by the State Department, Abedin's omnipresent role organizing Clinton's life was clearly on display," a Politico article posted on July 2 states. "Former vice president Al Gore, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and even former president Bill Clinton all phoned Abedin to reach Clinton."
Linked to Muslim Brotherhood
Aljazeera, Al-Liwa Al-Arabi and Arab newspapers have long claimed Abedin's mother, Saleha Abedin, belonged to the secret women's division of the Muslim Brotherhood, known as the Muslim Sisterhood.
Al-Liwa Al-Arabi says the Sisterhood is known primarily for its "use [of] women in [the] underground network to smuggle secret documents for [male Muslim Brotherhood] members since women go undetected by security surveillance."
Moreover, the Sisterhood "depends on new recruits to spread the Brotherhood's ideology by infiltrating universities, schools and homes" and partners "with other women's organizations worldwide and work with these concerning Islamic issues and to partner with such organizations to fulfill the interests of the Brotherhood and also to benefit from international women's conferences and unify all efforts to benefit the Brotherhood globally."
"Egyptian Al-Dostor revealed that the Sisterhood included 63 International members that span 16 different countries; it's also confirmed by the Arab Center for Studies, headed by researcher Abdul Rahim Ali. Neither Huma nor any major western media outlet even mention what is common knowledge in the Arab world," write Walid Shoebat and Ben Barrack.
Shoebat claims "Huma's mother Saleha was not simply a member, but a leading Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood's Sisterhood branch. The Abedins were for decades affiliated with an al-Qaeda financier named Abdullah Omar Naseef, who had appointed the Abedins to start the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs."
The Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs was founded by Abedin's late father and as of 2012 was directed by her mother and is reportedly supported by the Muslim World League, an Islamic organization founded in Saudi Arabia by the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Art Moore. Huma served as an assistant editor for a dozen years for the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, the house organ of the institute.
A manifesto commissioned by the Saudi monarchy points to the institute as the vanguard of an effort to mobilize Muslim minorities in the United States to transform America into a Saudi-style Islamic state.
Moore writes:
Amid a backlash against five Republican lawmakers who want to probe Muslim Brotherhood infiltration in the federal government, the 2002 Saudi manifesto shows that "Muslim Minority Affairs" – the mobilizing of Muslim communities in the U.S. to spread Islam instead of assimilating into the population – is a key strategy in an ongoing effort to establish Islamic rule in America and a global Shariah, or Islamic law, "in our modern times."
Sharia law will ultimately provide the political elite with a perfect Trojan horse to control society. Federica Mogherini, the European Union's head of foreign affairs and security policy, recently stated that "political Islam should be part of the picture" in Europe.
"Since the zenith of 'political Islam' is Sharia law, the legal system derived from the teachings of Islam, she is also promoting the imposition of a system that represents one of the most repressive forces on the planet, subjugating women and allowing for extra-judicial murder such as stoning and beheading, both of which are practiced in Saudi Arabia, a country which exemplifies 'political Islam,'" writes Paul Joseph Watson.
White House, Members of Congress Work with Brotherhood
In 2012 the Brotherhood established a relationship with Obama when its members met with officials and White House staffers. The Obama administration openly admitted the US government has worked with the Brotherhood in the past.
From Politico:
White House officials note that engagement with the Muslim Brotherhood is not a departure in policy, and previous administrations have met with Brotherhood members of (the Egyptian) Parliament. Further, the Obama administration's U.S. ambassador and State Department officials have met with members of the group.
"The meeting Tuesday with working-level national security staff officials is just one in a series of meetings between US officials, members of Congress, and representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood," (White House spokesman Tommy Vietor ) said. "Senators Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and others have met with members of the MB during their visits to Egypt, and US officials, as part of their routine diplomatic outreach, continue to meet with representatives as well."
Muslim Brotherhood: British and US Intelligence Asset
The Brotherhood is a well-known Western intelligence asset. As documented by Peter Goodgame and others, the Brotherhood was established with the approval and the support of the British establishment as a controlled opposition to pan-Arab nationalism.
"The CIA was following the example of British Intelligence and sought to use Islam to further its goals" and used the Muslim Brotherhood to gather all "the popular support that they could muster against the rise of Nasser-inspired Arab nationalism to keep their regimes [in Saudi Arabia and Jordan] intact," writes Goodgame in The Globalists and the Islamists: Fomenting the "Clash of Civilizations" for a New World Order.
Ian Johnson writes for the New York Review of Books that this relationship with the Brotherhood has primarily benefited the Brotherhood, not the United States.
Since the 1950s, the United States has secretly struck up alliances with the Brotherhood or its offshoots on issues as diverse as fighting communism and calming tensions among European Muslims. And if we look to history, we can see a familiar pattern: each time, US leaders have decided that the Brotherhood could be useful and tried to bend it to America's goals, and each time, maybe not surprisingly, the only party that clearly has benefited has been the Brotherhood.
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Press Release: Condé Nast Opens New Digital Innovation Center In Austin, Texas
NEW YORK and AUSTIN, Texas – March 7, 2016 – Condé Nast today announced the opening of a new digital innovation center in Austin, Texas that will serve as an outpost in the company's network of digital teams and provide additional engineering and product development for Condé Nast's digital portfolio. As the first major media company to establish a permanent presence in Austin, this expansion underscores Condé Nast's commitment to growing and enhancing its digital operations, and attracting and cultivating top talent to help bring its premium content to audiences across media platforms. The announcement comes on the heels of the company's most recent digital acquisition of Poetica, an editorial tech company, and the growth of its digital executive team. Today's announcement was made by Fred Santarpia, executive vice president and chief digital officer, Condé Nast.
"Austin has become an epicenter of digital talent and creativity, and establishing our presence there will not only enable us to accelerate our growth, but it also will provide us with insight into cutting edge technology and keep us at the forefront of the industry," said Santarpia. "As the next generation of consumers looks to be informed, entertained and inspired, we will be sure to make our content available to them in the most dynamic and compelling ways on every imaginable platform and device."
The Austin office will open in July 2016, and will support up to 50 employees in its first year, including a range of engineers, product and design focused talent. Austin joins Condé Nast's established network of digital teams located in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and London.
"Condé Nast has a long and storied legacy of providing insightful, high-quality and artistic content, and Austin's dynamic and innovative community is a natural complement to their mission," said Phil Wilson, Chair of Opportunity Austin, an initiative of the Austin Chamber. "Our region's deep pool of creative talent, tech community and quality of life are a winning combination for companies and employees alike; we are thrilled to welcome Condé Nast to our community and look forward to working alongside them as they grow their digital footprint."
Condé Nast grew its digital audience by 45% (YoY) in January 2016, according to comScore, with six of its brands experiencing their best traffic months ever. The company also saw record growth in mobile traffic and increased digital video views by 150% in the same time period. Condé Nast now ranks No. 18 among comScore's Top 100 Properties.
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Below is a toolkit to help sponsors and change agents identify the various natural barriers to change in their organisation and practical strategies to ensure implementation success.
The Change Management Framework
Tools to Define the Change
Complete and use the PID template with the sponsor and stakeholders to get common agreement and detailed description of the change project.
Use the Impact of Change template to facilitate a process with stakeholders where all those impacted by the change are identified and to estimate the nature of the impact for them.
Tools for Culture Alignment & Change Readiness
Ask stakeholders and others associated with the change project to complete the culture and readiness questionnaire then add the responses into the raw data section of the excel template. The template will automatically summarise and display the results graphically.
Answer the project alignment questions and add responses to the raw data section to give a comparison of the project outcomes vs the prevailing culture.
Tools for Sponsorship and Change Agents
Complete the questionnaire with the sponsor and others associated with the change and add the responses to the excel template for an assessment of sponsor commitment and change agent capability.
Tools for Building Commitment
Use the excel template with the project sponsor and project team in order to identify and track the commitment of key stakeholders to the change project and to plan and monitor engagement and communication activities and effectiveness.
Use commitment mapping to illustrate the structure and roles in the organisation upon which the change project applies and identify areas or 'black holes' where commitment is low. Share and discuss with project sponsor.
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Turning Off Autopilot: A New Year's Letter to My Students
This post is part of an educator campaign to share resolutions for fostering belonging for students in the new year. What's your resolution? Share with #belong2017 on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
My dears,
With the new year, we've had some moments to breathe and reflect on the semester we've had so far. I feel so lucky that each day we've been able to grow, challenge each other, and just learn more about each other and world so far.
But it hasn't always been easy. We're all busy, and I know you have lots of different interests and activities you've been trying that sometimes make it hard to focus. I totally get it—I've been feeling the same. I know we were all looking forward to the moment where we could sleep in, get some rest and have some fun.
Now that I've had a little time, though, I'm already thinking about what's next. As excited as I was to relax this winter break, I have been eager to think about how to make this upcoming semester even better than the one we finished. Here are some New Year's resolutions I'm making to be a better leader in our class.
I promise to turn off my autopilot and listen more. I'm in my third year at our school, and this is the first time I've felt comfortable enough in my job that everything was really planned and ready to go from the beginning of the year. In some ways, that's been really good—it's important to know where you want to end up! Still, I think losing some of that spontaneity and joie de vivre I had from figuring out as I went the past few years.
While it's important that I stay well-planned, I want to make sure I'm not just flying on autopilot—especially when it comes to all of you. I want to make sure I'm listening to your needs as a class and responding to the world around us. I want to make sure I'm giving you what you need. At the beginning of the year, I told you that things were going to get real and to please ask tough questions of me. For that to fully realize its potential, I need to make sure I'm giving you the content and topics you need to ask tough questions about and to push our thinking deeper.
So, I promise to rethink how I lesson plan and reflect each week on how to improve. To create a place where we all really, truly belong, I think that means I need to be a more reflective teacher.
How you can help: Send me any feedback or exciting ideas you have! Do you have an article, book, or journal topic we should discuss? Email it to me! Don't be afraid to follow up either. Teachers are busy people, just like you, and you have a right to push me to do better.
Anyway, I hope you all have a marvelous, beautiful, joyous, and blessed winter break. I'm so grateful for each day that I get to educate you, and I am so excited to return in 2017, rejuvenated and ready to go.
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Word of the Day: Psalm 50:14-15
Psalm 50:14-15 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and pay your vows to the Most High; call upon Me in the day of trouble;I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me. What God Wants God wanted His people to thank Him (verse 14). Why? Because saying "thank you" is evidence of a healthy relationship with Him. God also wants His people to trust Him. In the latter part o...Keep Reading


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Sure, it's always nice to hear when sex symbols like Adam Levine and Robert Downey, Jr. yoga it up, but funny dude Jack Black holds a special place in our hearts.
Mr. Jack Black, one half of Tenacious D and one whole Buddha-bellied Kung Fu Panda likes to get his yoga on. He was spotted popping into an Ashtanga class with a couple of pals in Glasgow earlier this week where Tenacious D is currently touring.
This is interesting and adorable for two reasons: number one, we love the idea that the silly, spaztastic and hyper mobile Jack Black actually enjoys taking it down a notch (or a few hundred notches) to find some quiet on the mat (and we hear he's been looking to trim down, so more power to him). Side note: We suppose this explains how he keeps so damn limber!
Secondly, we can't help getting giggly over this man, the co-writer of tracks like "Kickapoo" and master of spontaneously breaking into comedic song, getting serious enough for an hour plus long yoga practice. Can we expect a Tenacious D parody on the way?
According to yoga teacher Siobhan Fitzgerald, Black, apparently an experienced yogi, asked to join the class, though Ashtanga might not have been his usual bag.
"I don't think he or his two friends had ever done this type of yoga. Afterwards they looked like they'd got a bit of a fright!" said Fitzgerald.
But 'ol Jack, he pressed on.
"Jack was focussed and put 100% effort into it. He's well-built and some of the postures are quite challenging, so I was adjusting him and helping him at times.
"He's definitely used to chanting. Everyone's heads were turning when he started and I had to get them all to re-focus.
"There was another class coming in immediately after and someone said to him that he looked like he'd been in a sauna.
"All Jack said was 'that was intense, man' but think he enjoyed it.
"Someone said later that he likes to do yoga before playing a concert, so I hope it helped him the following night.
Sounds like he and fellow yogster Robert Downey, Jr. got a little yoga in on the set of Tropic Thunder, too. Cute.


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Bacterial Meningitis and other Nervous System Infections in Dogs
Much like in humans, the system of membranes which envelops the dog's central nervous system is called the meninges. If this system becomes inflamed, it is referred to as meningitis. Meningoencephalitis, meanwhile, is the inflammation of the meninges and brain, and meningomyelitis is the inflammation of the meninges and spinal cord.
Inflammation of meninges commonly leads to secondary inflammation of the brain and/or spinal cord, resulting in various neurological complications. Long-term inflammation can also obstruct the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) -- the protective and nourishing fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord -- which leads to accumulation of CSF in the brain and thus severe complications such as seizures and paresis.
Symptoms and Types
Neurological symptoms often associated with meningitis, meningoencephalitis, and meningomyelitis such as impaired movement, altered mental state, and seizures, may be profound and progressive. Other symptoms generally seen in dogs suffering from one of these conditions include:
- Depression
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- Low blood pressure
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- Vomiting
- Abnormal increase in sensitivity to various stimuli (hyperesthesia)
The most common cause of meningitis is a bacterial infection in the brain and/or spinal cord originating from elsewhere in the body. Meningoencephalitis, meanwhile, is usually due to infections of the ears, eyes, or nasal cavity. And meningomyelitis generally proceeds following diskospondylitis and osteomyelitis. In puppies and dogs with compromised immune system, such infections commonly reach the brain and spinal cord via the blood.
You will need to give a thorough history of your dog's health, including the onset and nature of the symptoms. The veterinarian will then conduct a complete physical examination and several laboratory tests -- such as complete blood count (CBC), blood culture biochemistry profile, and urinalysis -- to help identify and isolate the type of infection.
Biochemistry profile, for example, may indicate liver and kidney involvement, while blood testing may reveal an increased number of white blood cells, which is evidence of an ongoing infection. Urinalysis may also reveal pus and bacteria in the dog's urine, an indication of urinary tract infections.
Other tools often used to identify the infectious agent involved include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), abdominal ultrasounds, thoracic and abdominal X-rays, and samples from the skin, eyes, nasal discharge, and sputum.
One of the most important diagnostic tests, however, is CSF (or cerebrospinal fluid) analysis. A sample of your dog's CSF will be collected and sent to a laboratory for culturing and further evaluation.
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Treat your dog's ear, eyes, and nose infections promptly to avoid spreading these infections to the nervous system.
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Posted: Nov 19, 2015
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Cotto vs Canelo live stream on HBO PPV,Is Canelo Alvarez Vs Miguel Cotto, slated to take place on 21 November, the strongest fight in boxing?
Perhaps it is excellent that teams representing Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto were not capable to negotiate a deal for Canelo Vs Cotto superlight for May of June of this current year?
Canelo Alvarez, who was inspected for his semi-controversial victory over Erislandy Lara end summer, orchestrated a performance worthy of Knockout of the year in May against james Kirland (Ko artist).
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And Miguel Cotto, who was previously condemned for halting a presumably-compromised competitor in Sergio Martinez in June 2015 to win the lineal middleweight prize, definitely left no doubt he could dominate and prevent a legitimate top ten middleweight within the distance given his annihilation of Daniel Geale previous spring.
Will Canelo Vs Cotto surpass 1 million buys?
If so, it would be initial fight card not headlined by Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather to accomplish that feat in pretty some time.
Geale Vs Cotto viewers: Cotto most recent fight, telecast on HBO PPV, average 1.6 million viewers. Strong numbers, especially given the fact the fight was considered a mismatch and the competitor lacked sizzle. Get more information about cotto vs canelo live streaming
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31,000: Alvarez may be, next to Wladimir Klitschko, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather, the most famous active fighting in boxing. Over 31,000 packed Houston's Minute Maid Park in May to see Kirkland Vs Canelo.
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Hike and Camp at Garibaldi Lake
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Hands down this is one of the most beautiful lakes in Southwestern BCbig mountains, pristine water, and gorgeous scenery. 19km round trip (3020ft elevation gain). Awesome day trip, but also has great camping. Duration: Full day.
Garibaldi Lake is a huge basin of beautiful turquoise water measuring almost 10 square kilometers (2460 acres), and located at nearly 5000ft above sea level. The lake is over 800 feet deep, filled with pristine glacial water. You'll be surrounded by big snowy mountains, which remain bright white all summer long, including some of the west coast's most memorable landmarks. After a visit here, your eyes will thank you, and so will your heart. It's just that kind of place.
Located in Garibaldi Park, the lake sits just below the Black Tusk, Panorama Ridge, Mt Garibaldi and Castle Towers. The lake is an excellent destination for a day hike, or you can camp ($10/person/night) and explore the area further.
Take HWY99 north from Squamish to park signs for Black Tusk on your right, about 20 minutes up the highway, and drive to the parking area (2WD, paved). On busy summer weekends, the entire parking area will be full, with cars lined to the highway, so come on a weekday if possible. Like Joffre Lakes, this area is extremely well loved by its' visitors, so you'll need to wake up early or go in the off season to spend some time alone with the lake.
The trail to Garibaldi Lake is a wide, smooth, perfect grade of switchbacks. You'll find snow on the trail right into the early summer months, which will come as a surprise to folks driving up from Vancouver where the weather is balmy. The lake usually starts to thaw in late June.
This is a great destination any month of the year if you come with the right gear. In the winter it's an amazing trip on snowshoes, and in summer/fall the hiking is unrivaled. If you have the time, this part of Garibaldi Park contains some of the best hiking trails you could ever hope to find (Black Tusk, Panorama Ridge, Helm Lake).
Spending the day at Garibaldi Lake is a unique and beautiful mountain experience. Life is measured by moments like this.
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Kyle FrostExplorer
🥇Top Contributor
over 1 year ago
Crowded, but worth it
The crowds aren't exaggerated, but neither is the incredible beauty of this spot. Try leaving early, camping, or hiking during the week to have the chance to experience the lake with fewer people around.
Kevin AbernethyExplorer
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about 3 years ago
Great Camp Site
The hike up isn't too bad and once you get to the campsite the lake is beautiful. I believe there are about 50 camp sites so it can get a little crowded. Try to find a spot away from the cabin and picnic tables for a little more solitude. Great spot to set up if you are hiking towards the Black Tusk viewpoint, or Panorama Ridge; both of which I highly recommend.
Rory Court
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almost 4 years ago
Rewarding Hike, Beautiful Views, Disappointing Garbage...
This is one of the best hikes in the region if you are looking for something physically demanding and incredibly rewarding! The hike starts off with an intense 6km up the mountain with lots of switchbacks, the next three km to the Garibaldi Camp is more subtle and a nice refreshing way to finish off your incline. Be warned, people have ruined the shelter and surrounding area with garbage, so much so that a bear was killed in the area this year. We ran into a bear on our hike down the next day after camping, it wasn't the biggest bear but a bear nonetheless. My guess would be that it smelt the garbage, we ran into it not far from the camp. As far as the camping goes, it's a great spot and it is easy to find a spot with seclusion and privacy. My experience was in early spring when there was still lots of snow and it was below freezing, maybe that's why we were able to find some seclusion?
about 4 years ago
Absolutely Stunning
Heavy traffic on the weekends but we camped on a Thursday night so it wasn't too crowded. Trail was well kept and views of the lake were absolutely stunning.
Ashika Parsad
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over 4 years ago
Mixed Review
I love the views at Garibaldi Lake, but I don't like the crowds of people who visit. It's not quite the right spot if you're looking for peace and quiet between Fri and Mon.
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Backpack to Panorama Ridge
18.8 miles
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Shonen Knife is an all-female Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simplistic lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.
Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and D.I.Y. aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal '90s alternative rock bands such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan".


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Lee & Plumpton is a family owned and operated British manufacturer of commercial furniture established since 1974.
All our furniture is designed and manufactured at our 200,000 square foot factory set in 20 acres of land in the East of England.
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I am an Electronics Design Engineer at A5 Solutions. I love designing Embedded Systems. This is one of my life Ambition to design toughest technical projects. What makes me standout from otherapplicants is that, after office timings especially in the evenings and weekends, I worked as Freelance Electronics Project Designer for Individuals, Hobbyist, Students, Academicians and Industry Engineers. Besides this, I have also setup my Embedded Workbench at home for Electronics System Designing. I am constantly improving my technical skills in the areas of FPGA and DSP based System Designs, ARM Architectures, Embedded Linux, C and RTOS. And, I also write blogs on Embedded System Designs where you can find all of my project details which I have done so far in my professional, hobby and academic career.
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Did you know that I used to ride rodeo? Yup I actually own belt buckles upon which one could serve a four course meal. My first horse, Pepsi (don't judge I was 9), was my first love. I'd go on to barrel race, team pen and eventually find my way to the paddock. I never raced thoroughbreds but I thoroughly loved them. In fact my study is decorated with photos I've taken at various race tracks.
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A Beginning Teacher on Her First Two Years
This post is by Kathleen Cushman. Her most recent book, with WKCD colleague Barbara Cervone, is Belonging and Becoming: The Power of Social and Emotional Learning in High Schools (Harvard Education Press).
"I knew it was going to be hard," Miriam told me, describing her first two years of teaching fourth and fifth grade in a hard-pressed urban district on the West Coast. Her eyes unexpectedly welled with tears. "But it's harder than you expect."
In a few days, Miriam would be back in the classroom again, and she clearly felt committed to her profession and her school. But she shook her head as she reflected on her induction years. Nothing could have prepared her beforehand, she said, for the first raw challenge of setting up and managing a classroom on her own.
"I would pretty much dread coming to school every day," she admitted. Children's disruptive behavior was the hardest, but even the little things could ruin her day. "I didn't think," she said, "that pencils were going to be something that I'd have to think about!"
Or how to line up . . . how to walk in the halls . . . how to turn and talk to your neighbor . . . what independent reading looks like. Entering her third year, Miriam had a clearer idea of such student routines. "We spend a lot of time practicing them," she said. "All these things went wrong, so now I know what I don't want it to look like."
Meeting Students Where They Are
For the previous two harrowing years, Miriam had also been practicing another skill: that of meeting students where they are. She decided to compile not just an academic learning profile for each child, but a social and emotional one as well.
As she put it, "For a child who does not understand what's going on in the classroom, it may make sense to attract attention as 'the disruptive kid' and not 'the stupid kid.'" She began to send her class positive signals in every way she could.
At the start of her second year, Miriam had students complete a survey that told her more about them, and then she let them interview her as well. Because her students seemed more focused in the morning, she began every day with a journal prompt and took pains to respond to what they wrote. To take the social-emotional temperature of the group, she initiated a morning "community circle" of sharing.
Most effective, she said, she began giving her fifth graders "every responsibility I have that they can take on," from giving out table points to lining up peers at the door. "They can handle a lot at that age," she noted. "They respond to each other, and they seem to care more about what their peers think than what their teacher or other adults think."
Taking Time to Grow Stronger
Meanwhile, Miriam's colleagues were also reaching out to her. A very experienced teacher who had taught her students in a previous year "came into my class and held a class meeting," she said, "to show me what it could look like with that very group of students." Other teachers planned lessons with her and "let me come into their classrooms and cry whenever I wanted."
As she girded herself for her third year in the classroom, Miriam was already making plans to nurture her own health and wellbeing. "In order to be there for my kids," she reflected, "I need to be there for myself."
Maintaining her own social and emotional balance, this beginning teacher discovered, definitely affected how she relates to her fifth graders. Step by step, she was growing in her practice. "And however ineffective I feel from time to time, my work feels important," she concluded. "That gets me through."
Listen to Miriam speak about her development as a teacher during her first two years:
Photo by Nick Whalen.


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- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans (about 3 ounces)
- 1 1/2-pint basket fresh raspberries
Recipe Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over sides by 2 inches. Butter and flour foil. Whisk 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then vanilla. Add flour mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in chopped pecans. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Sprinkle raspberries over top.
Bake dessert until top is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving. Cut into 16 squares and serve.


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THE husband and son of a Worcestershire woman who lost her battle with cervical cancer teamed up with pals to take part in an arduous trek in aid of research into the disease.
Together, the team of eight raised £1,900 for Cancer Research UK by completing the Three Peaks Challenge in memory of Pamela Flemings, who died in April aged 64.
Pamela's son Daniel, aged 22, and husband Derrick, 66, both from Romsley, Worcestershire, were joined on the trek by friends Ian Rogers, 26, Jon Harris, 42, Nigel Spooner, 27, Mark Serdetschniy, 27, all from Halesowen, Richard Preston, 25, of Catshill, Bromsgrove, and Adam Walker, 33, also from Romsley.
Daniel, a truck driver for Harris Steels, Halesowen, which sponsored the event, said: "We decided to arrange a climb in memory of my mum and thought it would also be a great way to raise funds for Cancer Research UK to continue their important work."
The team achieved its goal of reaching the summits of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon within the designated 24 hours and finally returned to the West Midlands, exhausted but triumphant.
Fellow hiker Adam, who works at Birmingham University, said; "The challenge was such a success that the team are now thinking about ideas for a new climb next year."
Miranda Williams, community fund-raiser for Cancer Research UK said: "We are delighted that Dan and the team completed the challenge for our charity."
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Advanced Cash Flow Program Helps Producers Understand Their "Numbers"
Posted: January 13, 2015
The Penn State Extension Dairy Team has been working with producers across the state to tie together the economics with cropping strategies, forage quality, feeding management and cost of production through a program called "Know Your Numbers."
Starting in 2013, dairy producers who have completed cash flows in previous years were eligible to participate in the Advanced Cash Flow program of "Know Your Numbers." These advanced cash flow workshops will be offered again in 2015, beginning in February, to custom groups of producers who have completed a cash flow program in the past. Participants will evaluate last year's cash flow with actual numbers and develop a plan for the coming year. Another part of this program is sampling corn silage for a complete analysis, manure for fecal starch and milk for milk urea nitrogen at two different time points throughout the year. Forage and feed management practices are captured and will be evaluated along with the cash flow plans.
This is the second year of the advanced program being offered to qualified producers to evaluate trends in forage quality, costs and performance. Information related to cropping management and forage quality, detailed information on production practices along with their financial information was and is being collected.
Producers involved with the program have their corn silage, manure, and milk tested in the fall and again in the spring free of charge. The results are reported back with interpretations. Between the fall and spring sampling, producers will complete their 2015 cash flow projections as well as review 2014 actual numbers.
With dropping gross milk prices and the availability of the new Farm Bill Margin Protection Program, it is even more important for dairy producers to know their numbers to work with extension and other farm advisors to prepare. For producers who have not participated in past programs, basic cash flow workshops are scheduled in March. The extension dairy team can be contacted for more details: contact Rebecca Connelly at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The advantage of collecting detailed information on farms is trying to examine trends related to cropping practices, hybrid selection, feeding management, nutrition plus many others. Insights can be gleaned on what might be occurring based on a big picture assessment. For example, herds completing their cash flow plans in 2013 were divided into groups based on their cost of production. The herds with the lowest breakeven gross milk price/cwt of $14.22 milked 69 cows averaging 70 pounds and cropping 174 acres. Their direct crops costs (seed, fertilizer, chemical and custom hire) averaged $595/cow. The herds with the highest breakeven gross milk price/cwt of $25.61 milked 76 cows averaging 58 pounds and cropping 206 acres. Their direct crop costs averaged $872/cow.
It is difficult to pinpoint what the bottleneck may be on the farm or why cropping costs are out of line or why forage quality is consistently low unless expenses are itemized and can be related back to management, according to Extension Specialist Virginia Ishler
The data from 2013-2014 has been analyzed and there were some interesting observations. Corn silage harvested in 2013 tended to have very low fiber digestibility. Most experts would have expected production as well as cost of production to suffer. However, this was not the case. The herds showing the highest cash surplus fed the lowest quality corn silage based on fiber digestibility. These herds adjusted their diets adequately to compensate for this and they also fed the highest amount of corn silage dry matter. The herds that suffered on performance and cash surplus actually fed the highest quality corn silage. The problem was they had limited inventory and fed the lowest amount of corn silage.
Ishler said, "Through the years of the Penn State Extension Dairy Team program "Know Your Numbers," the underlying issue 75% of the time involves forage quality and/or quantity. There are many factors that hinder making improvements. Labor, equipment, adequate land base, proper cropping practices to optimize yields, balancing yield criteria with quality criteria and many others affect how a solution can be implemented. Until the big picture is examined, it is a guessing game on what is causing the problem and if changes are made, it can be difficult to determine if they are helping."
For more information on the advance cash flow workshops being offered in February, 2015, contact Virginia Ishler at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 814-863-3912 for more information.


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Recent finds at the winter market included cauliflower, broccoli, a black radish and leeks. Credit: Copyright 2016 Nancy Harmon Jenkins
By Nancy Harmon Jenkins (Zester Daily)
A recent trip to the produce market led me to sing hymns in praise of winter vegetables. I returned home with familiar cauliflower and broccoli, as well as fennel, which I've learned can be as good roasted in a gratin dish with a light cheesy topping as it is raw in a salad. Other finds included an enormous, 2-pound black radish, something totally new to me; and leeks, without a doubt the true key to all good things in the winter kitchen.
Years ago, for reasons too complicated to explain, I spent a couple of winters in a very small French village, population just less than 3,000, in the Vercors mountains above Grenoble. We stayed, my baby girl and I, in a pension called La Crémaillère run by Madame Jacquet, one of those fierce French women utterly lacking in social graces but who was a genius in the kitchen. The babe went to the école maternelle (nursery school) each morning, while Mama hovered over her typewriter, engaged in writing a novel (not my first, and no, it was never finished).
Toward lunchtime, up from Madame Jacquet's kitchen would float inevitably the enticing aroma of leeks, steeped and braised in butter, ready to form the base of whatever potage du jour was on Madame's menu for that day. Perhaps a little garlic accompanied them, occasionally an onion to add its more acerbic flavors to the mix, and then carrots one day, little purple-topped turnips another, simple potatoes a third. But every lunch began, as was considered only proper in the bon ménage bourgeois Madame Jacquet maintained, in company with her equals all over France.
Aromas bring back memories
From that day to this, the enticing aroma of braising leeks has evoked France for me more strongly than any other, more strongly even than the penetrating odor of Gauloise Caporals — strong French cigarettes — that used to be the distinguishing fragrance of the Paris Métro.
So when I chop a leek, rinse it carefully and toss it in a pot with a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of oil, it is to France that my culinary instincts turn. Those French soups are so simple, so easy and so inviting that I'm ready to revive them for my winter table. And because we're always looking for ways to put more healthful vegetables on the menu, a potage du jour can be an elegant way to add to that slot as well.
Because I already had the cauliflower, why not, then, a potage au chou-fleur for a first course at dinner? I was not surprised to discover that my good friend Josée di Stasio, who has a great French-language food program, "A la di Stasio," on Quebec television, has a recipe for a leek and cauliflower soup. For 4 servings, di Stasio simply sweats out 2 chopped leeks and 2 cloves of garlic in olive oil, adds a cut-up cauliflower, then 6 cups of broth (chicken or vegetable — enough to cover) and cooks until the vegetables are all tender. I would also add half a peeled and cubed potato to give the soup a nice creaminess. Then puree it, using a stick blender or an old-fashioned vegetable mill, and serve it up, garnished with chopped parsley or chervil or any other green herb that tickles your fancy.
Another time, though, I went back to a favorite recipe from "The Four Seasons of Pasta," the book I published last year with my daughter Sara, to find a great cauliflower "sauce" for pasta. It isn't really a sauce, but it is delicious mixed with pasta, and the sultana raisins and pine nuts give it a pleasant Sicilian touch. We think penne rigate is the perfect shape for this, but any short, stubby pasta will do.
If you look at the photo below, you will probably notice I left out the chili. That's because I didn't have one and it was too cold and late to go to the grocery store for one chili pepper. I also substituted pumpkin seeds for the pine nuts, just because I felt like it. This is all just proof that most recipes, including our own, are not engraved in bronze. Make do with what you have!
Penne rigate con Cavalfiore alla Siciliana
(Sicilian cauliflower pasta with leeks, raisins, pine nuts and a bit of chili)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Yield: Makes 6 servings
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 leeks, white and light green parts, thinly sliced to make 2 cups
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
About 1 pound cauliflower, separated into 1-inch florets
1 fresh red or green chili pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup golden sultana raisins, plumped in hot water and drained
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
About 1 pound (a 500-gram package) penne rigate
1/2 cup freshly grated sharp pecorino
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
1. Combine the olive oil with the leeks and garlic in a large, deep skillet and set over low heat. Cook, shaking the pan and stirring, until the leeks are softened but not browned, about 10 minutes.
2. Add the cauliflower and sliced chili. Cover the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Check from time to time and add a tablespoon or two of water or some of the wine to keep the vegetables from sticking to the pan.
3. When the cauliflower is tender, add the wine along with another 1/4 cup of water and raise the heat slightly. Simmer over medium-low heat until the liquid has reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes. Toss in the raisins and simmer just long enough to mix the flavors together.
4. While the vegetables are cooking, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add plenty of salt and the pasta and cook, following package directions, until the pasta is al dente.
5. Drain the pasta and toss with the vegetables in the skillet, then turn into a warm serving bowl and toss again with the grated cheese and pine nuts. Serve immediately.
Note: You could easily substitute bright green broccoli for the cauliflower in this dish, but it will cook in much less time than the cauliflower. Or try it with a colorful mixture of broccoli and cauliflower together.
Copyright Nancy Harmon Jenkins via Zester Daily and Reuters Media Express


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First, the answer. There are 13 gargoyles on the outside of the castle. That one stumped most of us as the most popular response was, "What're you talkin' 'bout, Bob? Disney wouldn't put gargoyles on Cinderella's crib!" It's true, I promise you. Look at the picture-proof below!
It's amazing what you can learn when you start looking for tidbits to turn into trivia questions. Here's two more little nuggets before we move on …
… most people mistakenly refer to the Magic Kingdom's iconic structure as "Cinderella's Castle". The correct name is Cinderella Castle. It's a subtle difference, but true nonetheless. And, the restaurant inside Cinderella Castle was renamed Cinderella's Royal Table in April of 1997. It was originally known as King Stefan's Banquet Hall. Who's King Stefan? Sleeping Beauty's father. Odd, since Sleeping Beauty lives in a castle in California.
Finally, one of the really fun things about running a blog or web site is trying new things. For instance, a couple of months ago, while in WDW, I took a shot at a feature called "Where in The World is All in WDW?". And, a few weeks back, I introduced a new concept regarding All in WDW's "bank" of Advanced Dining Reservations (ADRs). Both received relatively cool receptions. Alternatively, I posted Dining Recon: Beaches and Cream Soda Shop last Saturday and it has seen 759 readers thus far. In other words, some things work. Some things don't.
With this little machine-gun attack of trivia questions, we went from 56 to 39 to 21 votes as we progressed through the three polls. I think I wore you out! The lesson? Don't do that again! And, post more food pictures! Ha-ha. To repay you for your patience, I'll send some more food your way tomorrow … and over the weekend! Cheers!