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Bacalhau, sardinhas, feijoada and pastéis: Portugal is famous for its delectable cuisine. This is the perfect excuse to turn your weekend in Lisbon into a culinary expedition, with a visit to a 19th-century food market on Friday, a gourmet tour on Saturday and a Portuguese cooking lesson and culinary feast on Sunday. Just add a bottle of vinho verde and you are all set. Bom proveito!
Each region of the country has its own traditional local dishes. The capital boasts numerous hip restaurants and antique taverns that serve a great variety of Portuguese dishes. Lisbon also produces the most delicious pastry in the world, the pastel de nata. Droves of gourmands make the pilgrimage to the Fábrica dos Pastéis in Belém, the only facility that possesses the authentic 19th-century recipe for this famous flambéed cream pastry. And that is just one of the many destinations on a lengthy list of culinary hotspots.
Built in 1882, the elegant Mercado da Ribeira stands right across from the Cais do Sodré train station. Lisbon's largest food market is a paradise for gourmands. Browse the stalls for salted cod, live octopus and tiny snails in large nets - all the ingredients for a delicious meal can be found here. In the afternoon and evening you can also sample various dishes as dozens of stands serve up their specialties. There is plenty of room under the wrought-iron roof with 500 seats inside and another 250 seats on the patio.
Mercado da Ribeira, Avenida 24 de Julho 49, Cais do Sodré, Lisbon
is more expensive than the competition, but one of their culinary tours of Lisbon takes visitors off the beaten track to the multicultural neighbourhood of Mouraria. In groups of no more than 10 people, you will enjoy a 3.5 hour walking tour through winding alleys, steps and narrow streets, guided by a knowledgeable local. The tour will stop at 6 different delis, restaurants and tascas to sample local specialties and Portuguese wines. Get ready for a long and enjoyable walking lunch. This culinary tour costs 56 euro, including food and beverages.
Taste of Lisboa Food Tour, departs Tuesday through Saturday at 3:00 pm from Largo São Domingos,www.tasteoflisboa.com
"Learn the secrets of Portuguese cuisine with a cooking class"
If sampling ingredients and tasting local dishes has whetted your appetite for learning how to prepare typical Portuguese delicacies, consider taking one of the many cooking classes on offer in Lisbon. Try Cooking Lisbon, where a group of up to 14 people learns how to prepare a traditional 3-course meal using only fresh ingredients. The cooking class runs from 6:00-10:00 pm. After preparing all the food, the group sits down to eat their creations with a good glass of wine. This costs 65 euro, including food and beverages.


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Holiday properties in Germany: Prices continue to rise in many locations as demand remains strong
Hamburg, 06 May 2016. Engel & Völkers has published its "Market Report for Holiday Properties in Germany" for the third time. This in-depth analysis of Germany's holiday and second home market includes price ranges for holiday houses and apartments for sale in the first quarter of 2016 in 22 locations on the North and Baltic Sea, as well as in the German Alpine region. Another focus of the study involves exceptionally high asking prices for outstanding properties in prime locations. "Germany is becoming increasingly attractive as a place to own a second home. The availability of properties at top addresses is extremely limited however. In some places as a result, we are also seeing prices rise even for homes in close proximity to these hotspots," said Kai Enders, Member of the Board of Engel & Völkers AG, adding: "The markets in holiday regions are relatively small, with an extremely limited number of properties for sale. The prices fetched can vary depending on the period under consideration."
Holiday homes: highest prices on Sylt and Tegernsee
The highest asking prices for holiday homes are currently found on the islands of Sylt and Norderney, and on the banks of the Tegernsee lake. Outstanding properties on Sylt were on the market for up to 15 million euros in the first quarter of 2016. On Tegernsee, prices reached as much as approx. 10 million euros. "Outstanding properties are set apart by their special location, and their exceptional furnishings and amenities. Sale prices for properties of this calibre are quite independent of average prices on the market," said Mr. Enders.
Whilst prices in established locations have stabilised at a high level, prices for holiday properties in other places are rising. Rügen is an exception amongst the island and coastal destinations, where the price range in prime locations has increased considerably. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ostallgäu and Chiemsee in the Alpine region have also seen significant price rises. The top end of the price range for holiday homes in prime locations on Chiemsee rose from 2.8 million euros in 2015 to 3.5 million euros in the first quarter of 2016. Meanwhile, outstanding properties were on the market for as much as 10 million euros.
Holiday apartments: sharp price rises on islands of Rügen and Usedom
In holiday regions along the Baltic coast in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, holiday apartments are profiting from high prices overall in the well-established tourist destinations. Asking prices for lavishly refurbished historic apartments on Rügen reached up to 14,000 euros per square metre in exceptional cases in the first quarter of 2016. Outstanding modern apartments on Usedom and in Warnemünde were on the market for up to 10,000 euros per square metre. "Prices in these locations can now be compared with those in Germany's major cities," said Mr. Enders.
In some regions, prices for holiday apartments are stabilising at a high level due to building restrictions and the limited potential for new houses as a result. The minimal availability of holiday apartments in very good locations has also led to a rise in prices in good locations in more than half of the destinations investigated in the report. This trend is particularly apparent in Warnemünde on the Baltic Sea and on the East Frisian island of Juist.
Buyers value proximity to holiday regions
German natives make up the majority of buyers of German holiday properties. In all regions, many buyers even have their first home in neighbouring federal states. Many buyers of holiday homes on Sylt in the Bay of Lübeck, for example, live in Hamburg and the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Bavarian clients form the main buyer group in the Alpine region. "Owners frequently make use of their holiday home at weekends as well, and therefore appreciate being able to reach it quickly," said Kai Enders.
Outlook: High demand leading to further price rises in some locations
The limited availability of holiday properties in many places, coupled with a continuing high level of demand, is causing prices to rise in the long term. Engel & Völkers anticipates that prices for holiday apartments in very good locations will continue to rise in many of the locations investigated in the report. The price trend for holiday homes in Germany's most popular holiday regions is also set to continue. "In more than a third of the places we surveyed, we are expecting to see further price rises in the prime locations," Mr. Kai Enders added.
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Here's the scoop: Apparently, when Pearl was 18, she became pregnant (presumably through the normal means and nothing incestuous) and her parents insisted that she give the baby away as to "not to bring the family into disrepute." (Yeah, I don't think her family would be all that thrilled with her current relationship if they were all worried about the disrepute and all. Sleeping with your grandson is a surefire ticket straight to disrepute. And probably to hell, also.)
So, Phil found an address for Pearl and he wrote to her. That's quaint. A letter. I wonder if he used a quill and an ink well to make her feel more comfortable? Regardless, Pearl said that she "... was stunned to get his letter...My heart jumped that I'd be re-united with a grandson. I wrote back immediately and included my phone number." To her rotary phone, I presume?
Pearl recalls that "From the first moment that I saw him, I knew we would never have a grandmother-grandson relationship. For the first time in years I felt sexually alive." Excuse me for a minute. I think I have something in my throat. I believe it's my lunch. EEWWWW!!


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Kim Kardashian is currently in Australia to promote her new perfume (it smells like her specialty, oiled up plastic) while North West's "aunties" take her to the zoo and treat her to her first hot chocolate. Poor Kim is probably anxious to be home with her precious little girl again.
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The head of an international 'monastery without walls', says all religions share a mystic tradition. At his London base, he tells how meditation can benefit everyone from children to business people
I'd agreed a date to meet the Anglo-Irish mystic Laurence Freeman. But where, I wondered, would a Benedictine monk have lunch? "How about the community?" Freeman suggested, mentioning the house in Kensington that is his London base. "We can meditate first, and then join the others at table. I only ask that you make a contribution."
Freeman wants to reinsert contemplation into the melancholy heart of organised western religion. Twenty years ago he helped to found the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), and is the director of its global community of 2,000 meditation groups in 114 countries. Freeman's work is supported by the Dalai Lama and Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Among his pupils is Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father.
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Yir'at Shamayim—fear of heaven—may not supplant the natural sense of morality of a person, for in that case it is not a pure Yir'at Shamayim. The signpost for a pure Yir'at Shamayim is when the natural sense of morality (המוסר הטבעי) that is extant in the straightforward nature of man is improved and elevated by it more than it would have been without it. But if one were to imagine a kind of Yir'at Shamayim that without its input, life would tend to do well and bring to fruition things that benefit the community and the individual, and furthermore, under its influence less of those things would come to fruition, such a Yir'at Shamayim is wrong.The upshot of this passage is that some (much?) of what passes for piety today is really nothing more than a corrupted religiosity.
מותר היה לנסות רפואה בעבד כנעני אם תועיל
It seems obvious that Rabbi Kook doesn't advocate wholesale rejection of biblical statements. To do so would render Tanakh useless as a source of history. Under what circumstances would he countenance "deconstruction" of the text? Only where biblical texts contradict each other or rabbinic statements? Whenever the text appears to contradict well-attested Near Eastern documents? When the exact historicity is immaterial in the judgment of the exegete, to the import of the text? When the exegete detects rhetorical elements in the biblical text itself that point toward such interpretation?


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The simplest definition of the Phrasal Verb category of expressions is contained in the heading of the PV forum. It is a verb whose meaning is modified by addition of one or more prepositions, pronouns, adverbs, particles etc. to form a phrase of an idiomatic character, often showing deep alteration of the original meaning of the verb.
Example: the meaning of take off (an overcoat, shoes, etc.) is pretty obvious, however the idiomatic 'take off' means the act of an airplane's departure from the ground (as opposite to 'land').
Example: when you say 'Put that book down and listen to me, will you', the phrase 'put down' is pretty self-explanatory. On the other hand, you can use the same collocation 'put' + 'down' to refer to an act of killing an animal because of an incurable disease or an injury it suffers from. ('So badly were the horse's hind legs crushed that the poor animal had to be put down')
Generally phrasal verbs constitute a vital component of everyday informal spoken language. Actually many phrasals are an informal replacement for their more 'sophisticated' counterpart.
The firemen managed to put out the fire at the shopping mall in no time.
(put out = extinguish)
I think the meeting should be put off till the next week.
(put off = postponed)
In a vast majority of cases, unless you know a given phrasal, you won't be able to deduce its meaning. If you know the meaning of 'set up' (organise, found, prepare for operation), it does not automatically give you any idea of the meaning of 'set down' (express).
Many fair-sized volumes have been written about phrasal verbs and their usage. I've just made a very superficial introduction to the topic. A lot can (and certainly will) be added. I hope I've given you an idea what the PV are all about and what to expect while studying them :? .
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At one time, most homes tended to be outfitted in matching dining room and bedroom sets made from either mahogany or oak. Decorating tended to be a breeze - even though the furniture was hardly a standout.
Today, the selection for oak alone can be overwhelming. Think rift cut or flat cut, red or white, solid or veneer, bleached or lacquered. To select a dining table, you need to be something of a timber expert to choose a wood, a millworker to select a finish and a designer to put it all together.
But we can offer some tips for mixing woods in your home.
There have been many advancements in wood processing, applications and treatments, meaning you can use any wood to create looks ranging from modern to traditional to beachy.
First, is your home a renovation or new build? If it is a reno, you may have existing wooden floors, banisters or door casings that may determine your furniture selection. Do you or your husband revere wood and more wood? Good news. Keep the dark wood floors and update the trims with a coat of paint.
If you are building a new house, select your material for the largest area first, typically the floor. Then build your finishes and furnishings around this piece. For impact, contrast your floor and furniture; for instance, pair an ebony walnut floor with light maple furniture for visual balance.
The value of knowing your style helps when choosing wood furnishings. For instance, if you have a traditional taste, consider flat-cut wood with arched. The design is more decorative with a dark rich feel - think antique pieces. A modern look is more refined and linear where almost any wood goes. Stain and bleach your wood to create a variety of colours.
If you are working with a millworker, make sure you receive a sample of the finish.
Oak is considered a cool wood when it comes to furniture. Straight grains - called rift cut - are perfect for clean, simple furniture. As well, we are seeing "reveals" in furniture: spaces between two panels that create shadow lines and give structure and warmth.
If you want a more natural rustic feel to furniture, use reclaimed wood or driftwood, or add re-sawed beams to create a rough, unmanicured finish.
When buying or ordering custom-made wooden furniture, be informed of the type and design of the wood, as well as the care needed.
Remember that solid wood construction requires a stain, lacquer or oil finish in order to protect the wood and offer a unique look.
Veneer refers to thin sheets of wood glued to panels for cabinets, millwork and furniture. Paint-grade furniture is commonly made of MDF - medium-density fibreboard - which receives a custom paint colour that is lacquered and clear-coated.
MDF consists of leftover wood pieces that have been glued together, making it economical, and giving it the smoothest paint finish. If you are casual and informal, consider a flat sheen, then for an urban look, choose a high-gloss sheen.
Wood is organic, so expect variations and surprises, remembering that the result can be one-of-a-kind furniture. Remember wood is like silk. Light can make it appear darker or lighter. Wood also settles over time and may need adjustments. If needed, request a visit from your millworker several weeks after installation of built-ins and furniture.
In fashion, it can be a staging faux pas to match your shoes, belt and hat. This is advice well suited to interior design. Mix and match your woods.
Use the 80/20 rule - 80 per cent one wood tone, such as light beech, and 20 per cent dark wood, walnut. This will give contrast and weight to a room.
Look for undertones in wood to pull together different species. Consider a bleached maple floor, off-white paint-grade lower cabinets, and walnut upper cabinets. Since all the finishes are warm tones, the overall look works.
Selecting wood furniture for your home takes thought and research. Begin with what you love, such as an image of a mid-century modern table, a stick found on the beach, or perhaps an antique armoire from your grandmother. Mix your woods, but be mindful of connecting the undertones and creating contrast, while always being true to your style.
As always in interior design, choose the right trades and communicate your needs, and remember that wood is a unique material with unique beauty.
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US judge mulls violation of Argentina debt ruling
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina could be in trouble with a New York judge who wants to know why the government of President Cristina Fernandez shouldn't immediately face the consequences of its losing fight over defaulted debt.
Argentina still has a slim hope that the U.S. Supreme Court will accept its appeal, and the lower courts have stayed their rulings that the government must pay about $1.4 billion to make good on bond debts unpaid since the country's 2001 economic crisis.
But the stays are in question now that Argentine President Cristina Fernandez decided to defy the U.S. courts by offering another debt swap instead, even before its appeals are exhausted. That plan is being fast-tracked by Congress, which her ruling party controls, with approval expected by mid-September.
Argentina gained at least a few days of breathing room on Thursday when U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa adjourned a hearing on whether that move violates his order to avoid moves that affect bondholders' interests. Court spokeswoman Stephanie Cirkovich said a new date for the hearing has not been set.
Argentina has already ignored many orders from international courts and arbitrators. But doing so this time could lead the judge to sanction the U.S. bank that Argentina uses to pay its bondholders, and that could push Argentina into default.
Investors holding more than 92 percent of Argentina's defaulted debt agreed in 2005 and 2010 to write off two-thirds of their pre-crisis value, providing debt relief that enabled the economy to rebound. Fernandez has refused to reward the plaintiffs she considers to be "vulture funds" with any better terms.
Economy Minister Hernan Lorenzino told senators Wednesday that this third debt swap would offer the same terms as the earlier ones. This time, however, the arrangement would avoid any banks or conditions subject to U.S. law. The new bonds would be paid by Argentina's Banco Nacion using foreign reserves held by its Central Bank.
Griesa ruled last year that whenever Argentina tries to make payments on the earlier bonds through the Bank of New York, U.S. financial entities must first make sure that the plaintiffs have already been paid an equal amount in cash. His decision was upheld last week by the federal appeals court in lower Manhattan.
The next such payment is due on Sept. 30.
Lorenzino reiterated Wednesday that the government has no intention of paying the NML Capital Ltd. and other plaintiffs beforehand, but will do everything it can to ensure timely payments to the other 92 percent.
"Argentina will pay," Lorenzino said. "We ask the courts of the United States to let us pay the restructured bonds, but if they obligate us so that the money that enters has to go first to the vultures, then we won't be able to pay the rest. This isn't rebellion; it's common sense."


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from the create-your-own! dept
This is how kids learn. They recreate what they know. Kids learn to play music by copying the music that they know. Many learn to draw by copying drawings that they see. They learn to write by copying the writers they like. This is how education works. But in a world where copyright trumps all, learning takes a back seat apparently.


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Designers from around the world are submitting creative designs for katiopaul in logo design - custom.
Things - sold at a Market Place on worlds famous Reeperbahn: new and traditional, sexy and old style, clear and kitschy. We need a Logo for this special market which represents the place and the offers. "Gedöns" = fuss, things
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Hamburger Gedönsmarkt St. Pauli - seit 1833
We are looking for a Logo that shows a connection between the traditional market (where you can get anything, especially things you don't need) and the world famous red-light destrict Reeperbahn.
The Fuss Market itself is completely new but it is supposed to reflect an old tradition. Thats why it is important to have the subtitle "St. Pauli seit 1833" with it.
It is supposed to be used für different prints, the website and relevant materials on- and offline in general. Even build above the front gate of the market. So .jpg (300dpi) will be needed.
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Russia's airline industry has been thrown into confusion by a presidential decision to permanently ground two Soviet-era workhorses, the Tupolev Tu-134 and the Antonov An-24, by year's end. The two planes are the backbone of the far-flung country's regional aviation.
Aviation experts say the ban, imposed in response to a recent spate of fatal accidents with the planes, could leave hundreds of small communities effectively cut-off from the world. The planes handle the bulk of airline traffic in Siberia and Russia's far east.
"I see this as a populist decision, made by the authorities in an effort to show the public they're concerned about flight safety," says Oleg Panteleyev, an expert with the online aviation journal Aviaport.ru. "But these planes are the basis of our regional aviation, and airlines cannot afford to replace them, or bring them up to new standards, on such short notice."
Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov announced the measure Wednesday, saying that the planes must either be grounded or re-equipped with expensive safety equipment, including mid-air and ground collision avoidance systems that cost almost as much as the planes are worth.
Last month a Tu-134 jetliner missed the runway at Petrozavodsk in western Russia and crashed, killing 47 of the 52 people aboard and reviving a long-running debate over the large numbers of obsolete Soviet-era planes still flying in Russia. An investigation blamed pilot error for the accident.
This week a turboprop An-24 caught fire and ditched in Siberia's Angara River killing five people aboard and injuring over 20.
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The Misfit is flatter than anything I've ridden in some time.
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The Misfit flex came more from the middle of the board and not the channeled tips.
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The drive along Road 22 to the Cottages at Osoyoos lake is a microcosm of south Okanagan topography: red-winged blackbirds in wetlands, wild horses in fields and desert sagebrush near Osoyoos lake.
"I love the curvature of that drive," said Jacquie Trobec of Calgary, one of the first to purchase in the new Cottages at Osoyoos on the Lake. Jacquie and her 96-year-old mother, Teddie, bought a home together and are excited about its completion next spring.
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Though Chilliwack-based developer Eric Van Maren has been developing property across Western Canada and the U.S. for over 38 years, The Cottages on Osoyoos Lake is his pet project, taking years to develop the concept and land deal.
"There is a magic there you can feel. I wanted to do something very special for people of all ages, from seniors to toddlers," said Van Maren, 58, a father of six and grandfather of 13 children. "Most buyers are from Alberta and B.C., many in their late 40s to 60s, with children and grandchildren who may want to visit."
Van Maren was so taken with the 28-hectare site on Osoyoos Lake, he scoped the entire Okanagan for developments to model The Cottages on.
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Features such as in-ground geothermal heating and cooling, six stainless steel appliances and wireless security are included in the prices.
The exteriors feature lowmaintenance landscaping, Hardi plank siding, private side door entrance and 30-year shingle roof. Most homes have a lake view and screened veranda with stamped concrete flooring.
Floor plans combine the best of cottage and modern living. Interior features such as oldfashioned window seats, Victorian lofts and durable vinyl plank flooring blend functionality with beauty and comfort. There are four decorating packages to choose from with options to mix and match.
"It's important to us that people feel like this is their home from start to finish, with their own unique imprint," said Van Maren.
The Cottages sit on federally leased land with the 99-year lease prepaid by the developer. Homeowners pay no GST/ HST or property transfer tax. Property taxes are set at the same rate as those in the adjacent Town of Oliver.
"There are definite tax advantages, and because we own the lease, buyers know that we are here to stay," said Van Maren.
The homeowners' association fees of $250-$350 per month insure maintenancefree landscaping and membership in a 7,500squarefoot luxury clubhouse with two swimming pools, hot tubs and tuck shop. The soon-to-be developed marina will accommodate up to 150 boats.
The community will have playgrounds and trails running throughout for universal easy beach access. Owners can rent out their homes for a five-day minimum to avoid the "weekend warrior crowd."
"We want this to be a place where the whole family can come and stay and play: kids, grandkids and everyone our community holds dear," said Van Maren.
Nearby Oliver has a host of services, including hospital and emergency response. Oliver has a small-town feel, right in the heart of wine country, with 21 wineries within a short drive. Just up the road on the "Golden Mile," Black Hills Estate, famous for its rich red Nota Bene, recently opened a new $1-million roadside wine centre for sampling and sipping.
"Time can't pass quickly enough for us to begin our new lifestyle on the lake and enjoy the wineries and landscape," said owner Trobec.
The details
Buyer Tip: Pay no GST/HST or property transfer tax on purchases at the Cottages on Osoyoos Lake
Fly and Drive: Fly to Penticton and rent a car from National Car Rental at airport. A road map is available at Cottages website
Look for: Cottages signature giant roadside Adirondack chairs advertising the Cottages on Osoyoos Lake
Stay: Spirit Ridge in nearby Osoyoos, 20 minutes from the Cottages
Do: Golf, wine tours, lake activities, hiking and culture abound in the south Okanagan
Contact: Florence Lethbridge, sales manager, 1-855-742-5555; email@example.com, osooyoscottages.com


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Interesting that the only member to have ever used an avatar on this site should have opened a Facebook group. Please make sure to transfer any finds over to the faceless crowd here on the forum! Please don't make me join facebook. My brother warned me that there are things about my relatives I just don't want to know.
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Interesting that the only member to have ever used an avatar on this site should have opened a Facebook group. Please make sure to transfer any finds over to the faceless crowd here on the forum Please don't make me join facebook. My brother warned me that there are things about my relatives I just don't want to know.
I simply don't befriend my relatives on facebook, for the most part.
Brooksie, your FB group is scheduled to be archived. Members will have to be re-added! Go migrate to the new format, quick! Thanks. I jsut joined. :-)
Catherine, I don't think Brooksie has posted here in about three years—she may no longer be reading regularly. You could try emailing her, however.
Hi all,
I am still here reading contributions on occasion when I am not chasing after a lightning fast, nearly 3 year old boy.
I tried to revive the FB group but did not know how to migrate 200 or so members to the "new" group format. Really FB should have been able to do that for us in as much as they seem to know every other detail of my life ;-) We are still there with only three members now! Pitiful.
BTW, we have a couple of suggested eggcorns; one I surprisingly have not seen here:
ration of bacon << rash of bacon
Hi Laura, it's wonderful to hear from a distinguished . If you've read the end of the year roundup you know that there are fewer regulars here, too. All the eggcorns must be hanging high these days, though we have had some nice ones just in the last few weeks. It's almost been a rash of eggcorns.
I like "ration of bacon", very egalitarian or calorie-conscious, but I have to admit that I'd never heard of a "rash of bacon", either. The dictionary lists it as an alternate (or even the original) form of the word I know, "rasher". I would have pegged a rash of bacon as a funny eggcorn, like an outbreak. But forgive me, up here we don't even know what Canadian bacon is. Thanks to Wikipedia I do now know what barding, lardos, collops and flitches are, however.
rashers >> rations also mentioned in 2006: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/view … hp?id=1070
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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I commented on Steve A's DFW Point-to-Point about this photo. The last storm from the left coast dove south of us and pasted Dallas.
I noticed the reflectors on his rear wheel. Mine is similar, but not as colorful. I applied white reflective tape along the inner circumference of the wheel, thinking the movement would be noticeable to overtaking motorists. There's some solid reasoning behind this idea.
I grew up in Pennsylvania and learned to drive there. I also learned to keep a sharp eye out for deer at night. There are about 50,000 killed on the roads every year. A deer may not be visible in the headlights until you're very close, but the reflection from their eyes shows up farther than your headlights seem to reach.
Crossing a mountain near Breezewood one night, I spotted dozens of their eyes about a quarter of a mile ahead. They lifted their heads and looked toward the car, looking much like a string of blue-green Christmas lights across the road. I was on the brakes and slowing well before I reached them.
Winding two lane roads didn't offer those long sight lines, of course, so I kept my speed down at night. Nearly everyone I knew had hit one or two deer, and I did not want to join the club. At the first glimpse of their eyes, I hit the brakes.
US62 is a winding, two lane highway between Sandy Lake and Franklin. Halfway between, it drops down into a valley and passes through Polk, a small town named for the only United States President from Pennsylvania, James Polk. The road follows the valley floor. It's flat, but seldom straight for more than short distances. Also, it's lined with mature forest, not the best deer habitat, but it offers excellent concealment.
My friend Bert and I drove that road often. He worked in the state hospital at Polk, so he was on it every night. On weekends, we sometimes visited bars over in Franklin and there was a theater over there too.
Just west of Polk one night, I was driving when we rounded a curve and directly ahead there were two blue-green reflections right alongside the road. I braked hard and Bert started laughing! Someone had nailed two small reflectors to a tree next to the road.
Bert thought it was hilarious. "I know who did that," he said, "and it got me earlier in the week too." The funny thing, though, was despite knowing that the reflectors were there, we each reacted the same way every time we drove through that turn. Other drivers did it too. The speed limit signs may not have meant much, but those two little reflectors clearly did.
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Ph.D. in School Psychology
The Loyola University Chicago Ph. D. Program in School Psychology is focused on the preparation of professional school psychologists and system leaders who engage in scientifically-driven practice within a social justice framework. The doctoral school psychology program supports the training of future school psychologist leaders who apply a social justice lens in the application of scientifically-based interventions in underserved environments and with disenfranchised groups. A social justice perspective on school psychology practice is the overarching umbrella. Within this overarching umbrella is a focus on training future psychologists who will engage in scientifically-based practice to meet the needs of children and families in diverse environments. Our alignment with social justice and the service of others is congruent with larger mission of the School of Education (e. g. , Professionalism in the Service of Social Justice), which houses the program and faculty as well as the larger mission of Loyola University Chicago, which was founded on principles of social justice and service to others. The goals described under program goals, objectives and competencies are an operationalization of our social justice overarching framework and the application of science to school psychology practice as part of this mission and framework.
From the outset of the doctoral School Psychology training program, our focus is on guiding a social justice perspective or framework and additionally training our students to use data, research-based literature and science to inform practice in diverse settings. For example, in the first semester of our program, students are required to complete an introductory course overview course (CIEP 466, Data-based Decision Making). Students are taught to review data to make schoolwide decisions about behavior, academic and social emotional needs. Students additionally take coursework in their first year that provides instruction in basic assessment and intervention skills (e.g., CIEP 480, Assessment of School Aged Children; CIEP 477, Academic Assessment and Intervention; CIEP 482, Personality Assessment; and CPSY 423, Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy). As described in the Grid of Courses appearing in the Ph.D. School Psychology Handbook under current student resources, a series of data-based assessment and intervention courses are taken in the first year as prerequisites to the practicum (all must be taken with a grade of "B" or better). The focus on the use of data and scientifically-based literature to make informed decisions is the science and practice component of the program. At the same time, students are exposed to a social justice perspective through ELPS 432, Multiculturalism for Social Justice, through which the 75 service learning hours are completed.
The first year focuses on acquiring knowledge and an understanding of scientifically-based assessment and intervention strategies. As students move through the program, they receive supervised training on the application of scientifically-based practice.
In the second year, students begin to apply their scientifically based knowledge in their year-long school based practicum assignments (through CIEP 461 and CIEP 463) and in core courses (CIEP 479, School-Based Consultation and CIEP 485, Social-Emotional Assessment and Intervention) that have required assignments that are completed in their practicum settings.
In the third year, students are required to complete a Specialty Practicum, (CIEP 546), in which more advanced clinical skills are applied. They are also required to write a "concept paper" outlining their dissertation ideas prior to applying for internship. Following approval of the concept paper by the dissertation advisor, a full proposal is written, which must be successfully defended prior to accepting an internship. In the third year of the program, students also complete their major comprehensive examinations, which must be successfully passed before going on internship. In the fourth or fifth year, depending on dissertation progress, students complete an APPIC-approved or equivalent year-long internship under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
In addition to the clinical training provided within the auspices of the program, we have a strong research training focus, which is facilitated by the school psychology program falling within the same program group as the research methodology program on campus. Our training requirements include the successful completion of 15 graduate credits in statistics and research. Students must apply their research training through required participation on faculty and student-led research teams and successful completion of at least one national conference presentation. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively with faculty on articles and book chapters for publication and must submit at least one paper for publication while in the program.
Goal #1: To facilitate students' professional identity development as socially just school psychologists with strong commitments to equity and ethical guidelines in practice and research.
Objectives for Goal #1
Objective 1A: We aim to produce psychologists with a strong sense of professional identity and commitment to an ethical social justice orientation.
Objective 1B: We aim to produce ethical and socially just psychologists who have knowledge of individual differences and understand the societal discrimination, inequities, social, cultural, racial/ethnic, experiential, gender and linguistic factors on functioning.
Competencies for Goal #1
Competency 1A: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of school psychology, as well as traditional and emerging roles as ethical and socially just decision-makers and leaders in practice and research.
Competency 1B: Students will demonstrate professional identities as school psychologists through their membership in national professional associations.
Competency 1C: Students will demonstrate knowledge of historical discrimination and inequity on educational and psychological functioning, as well as the impact of individual differences and social/cultural influences on development and adjustment.
Goal #2: To provide students with in-depth training in evidence-based, data-driven practice from a social justice perspective using both direct and indirect service models.
Objectives for Goal #2
Objective 2A: We aim to produce psychologists who take an evidence-based data-driven approach to assessment, intervention and evaluation of services from a social justice perspective.
Objective 2B: We aim to produce psychologists who can apply evidence-based direct counseling and mental health interventions, as well as indirect consultative interventions in applied settings.
Objective 2C: We aim to produce psychologists who can work effectively with families and communities.
Competencies for Goal #2
Competency 2A: We aim to produce psychologists who take an evidence-based data-driven approach to assessment, intervention and evaluation of services from a social justice perspective.
Competency 2B: We aim to produce psychologists who can apply evidence-based direct counseling and mental health interventions, as well as indirect consultative interventions in applied settings.
Competency 2C: We aim to produce psychologists who can work effectively with families and communities.
Goal #3: To train students in the scientist-practitioner model who are competent in the evaluation, production, and dissemination of research from a social justice perspective.
Objectives for Goal #3
Objective 3A: We aim to produce psychologists who critically review and evaluate the psychological and educational research literature from an ethical and social justice standpoint.
Objective 3B: We aim to produce psychologists who demonstrate research competence and can apply such skills to execute independent research.
Objective 3C: We aim to produce psychologists who contribute to the research literature through publications and presentations at national conferences.
Competencies for Goal #3
Competency 3A: Students will critically evaluate research from a methodological, as well as ethical and social justice perspective. Students will demonstrate competence in research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
Competency 3B: Students will apply research methodological skills and statistics expertise to successfully complete dissertation research.
Competency 3C: Students will demonstrate competence in presenting at psychological and educational conferences and preparing manuscripts for publication.


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|Price as reviewed / starting price
|$649 / $499
|1.8GHz Intel Atom z2760
|2GB, 800MHz DDR2
|Hard drive
|Intel GMA
|Operating system
|Dimensions (WD)
|10.8x6.9 inches
|0.4 inch
|Screen size (diagonal)
|10.2 inches
|System weight / Weight with AC adapter
|1.6 pounds / 2.1 pounds
Design and features
In its black, slate-style design, the Dell Latitude 10 is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2, and other Windows 8 tablets. All have black bodies, with edge-to-edge glass over a touch-sensitive display, with a handful of ports along the outer edge.
But even though they're largely indistinguishable from a few feet away, there are differences in industrial design. The Surface, for example, has edges that angle back, making the back panel slightly smaller than the front. The ThinkPad is the most squared-off, and the Latitude 10 has gently rounded corners, giving it a consumer-friendly feel, even though this is part of Dell's business-targeted Latitude line.
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|Average for category [tablet]
|HDMI or DisplayPort
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|1 USB 2.0, SD card reader, 1 Micro-USB charging port
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|802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
|802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
|Optical drive
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Adding the optional dock gives you four additional USB ports, plus HDMI and Ethernet, making it pretty handy for converting the Latitude 10 for desktop use. But, as we're dealing with the Intel Atom platform here, all the USB ports are the slower 2.0 variety, not the faster 3.0 version found in Intel Core i-series devices.
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Carbon Monoxide Levels and Sickle Cell Disease Severity
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01547793
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 8, 2012
Last Update Posted : July 2, 2017
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- Some people with sickle cell disease have different health problems than others. This may be related to how easily and frequently the red blood cells break apart in the blood. Researchers want to test breath and blood samples from people with sickle cell disease to look for very small amounts of carbon monoxide, which is produced when red blood cells break apart. They will compare these results with breath samples from healthy volunteers. Studying different levels of carbon monoxide may help predict what health problems a person with sickle cell disease may get. It may also provide more information on possible treatments.
- To study breath carbon monoxide levels and their possible relation to the severity of sickle cell disease.
- Individuals at least 18 years of age with sickle cell disease.
- Healthy volunteers who are matched for age, sex, and race with the sickle cell disease group.
- Participants will be screened with a medical history.
- Participants with sickle cell disease will provide a blood sample and have a heart function test. They will also breathe into a bag to provide an exhaled breath sample.
- Healthy volunteers will provide an exhaled breath sample.
- No treatment or care will be provided as part of this study.
|Condition or disease
|Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Anemia Anemia, Sickle Cell
Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive disorder and the most common genetic disease affecting African-Americans. Approximately 0.15% of African-Americans are homozygous for sickle cell disease, and 8% have sickle cell trait. Hemoglobin S polymerization leads to red cell rigidity, microvascular obstruction, inflammation, and end-organ ischemic injury. Our published data indicate that up to 50% of sickle cell patients have vascular dysfunction due to impaired bioavailability of endogenous nitric oxide, due in large part to scavenging of nitric oxide by cell-free hemoglobin. In previous studies we have demonstrated that steady-state serum LDH is strongly associated with 1) other markers of intravascular hemolysis including plasma cell-free hemoglobin and arginase levels, 2) levels of soluble endothelial adhesion molecules, and 3) an impaired vasodilatory response to an NO donor. Further, significant steady-state LDH elevation identified a subset of patients in our cohort as well as the CSSCD cohort at increased risk for developing pulmonary hypertension, cutaneous leg ulceration, priapism, and early death. Previous biochemical studies have demonstrated significant transient increases in serum LDH and plasma hemoglobin levels during VOC, and this presumed hyperhemolysis has been confirmed by 51Cr labeled RBC studies that revealed further decreases in RBC survival during VOC. However, serum LDH levels are not a specific biomarker of hemolysis, and furthermore these observations on RBC survival have not been correlated with markers of intravascular hemolysis at baseline in patients with sickle cell disease in order to confirm the presence of chronic hyperhemolysis subphenotypes in sickle cell disease as posited in our previous work.
The current gold standards of random and cohort labeling of RBCs used to quantitate RBC survival suffer from many technical drawbacks that make them impractical for routine clinical use. The production rate of expired CO has previously been used to assess RBC survival, based upon the principal that virtually all CO produced in human beings results from cleavage of the ?-methene bond of heme and is completely excreted via the lungs. Because RBC destruction accounts for approximately 80% of heme turnover in the body, endogenous CO production can be used as a quantitative indicator of RBC life span. Furne et al have previously reported on the development of a simple, rapid, and noninvasive method for determining RBC life span based on measurement of exhaled alveolar CO concentration immediately upon awakening corrected for atmospheric CO, as determined with a device that simulates the body s equilibration with CO with results comparable to standard labeling techniques. We propose that this methodology could also provide a quantitative, simple, and noninvasive test to study the RBC life span and thus rate of hemolysis in those patients with sickle cell disease.
This trial will aim to 1) establish the use of end-alveolar CO concentration as a quantitative measure of RBC life span and hemolytic rate in subjects with sickle cell disease; 2) investigate the association between end-alveolar CO concentration-derived RBC life span and laboratory measures of hemolytic severity; and 3) investigate the association between end-alveolar CO concentration-derived RBC life span and the incidence of various clinical sequelae of sickle cell disease.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|106 participants
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|End-Alveolar Carbon Monoxide as a Measure of Erythrocyte Survival and Hemolytic Severity in Sickle Cell Disease
|Study Start Date :
|January 26, 2012
|Study Completion Date :
|November 4, 2015
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
All volunteer subjects must be at least 18 years of age and have provided informed, written consent for participation in this study. Eligibility in the study is determined prior to enrollment on the basis of the following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Laboratory values obtained within the preceding 60 days are sufficient for screening purposes.
INCLUSION CRITERIA for SCD Cohort
Males or females 18 years of age or older
Diagnosis of sickle cell disease (any form; electrophoretic or HPLC documentation is required)
EXCLUSION CRITERIA for SCD Cohort
Chronic scheduled transfusions
Current known pregnancy or lactation
Hemoglobin <5.0 g/dL; however, subjects may return for repeat evaluation at a later date
Currently smoking and unable to refrain from smoking for 24 hours
Subjects previously known to have conditions that may independently affect hemolytic rate:
- Infection or sepsis in the 2 weeks prior to screening
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Myelodysplastic disorders, leukemia, or lymphoma
- Hereditary spherocytosis or elliptocytosis
- Severe cardiac valve dysfunction (e.g. AS, MS) or prosthetic heart valve recipients
INCLUSION CRITERIA for Controls
In order to validate the methodology for endogenous CO measurement, initially for each enrolled study subject with sickle cell disease (up to the first 30 subjects), we will recruit an African-American healthy control subject of the same gender, within 3 years of age older or younger than the matched subject with SCD. Additionally, 20 healthy control subjects will be enrolled for adenosine and any functionally or chemically related molecules blood testing, and venous blood gas testing only, to compare against subjects with sickle cell disease. Their participation in this study will consist of one blood draw of 11 mL for research laboratory testing.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA for Controls
Current pregnancy or lactation
Serum ALT values >80 IU/L
Serum creatinine >2.0 mg/dL
Hemoglobin <11.2 g/dL for females, <13.7 for males; however, subjects may return for repeat evaluation at a later date
Currently smoking
Subjects with any known form of sickle cell disease (sickle trait will NOT be excluded)
Subjects with any other known forms of hemolytic anemia
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01547793
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|John F Tisdale, M.D.
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Responsible Party:
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01547793 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|March 8, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 2, 2017
|Last Verified:
|November 4, 2015
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) ):
Hemolytic Severity
Sickle Cell Disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Hematologic Diseases
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Anemia, Hemolytic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Carbon Monoxide
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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