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I will not be going cold turkey. Technology is a part of my daily routines and during holiday times it is a treat to see updates from friends and family that I am unable to see in person. But I will be making an effort to step away from the tech that just passes time.
Some of us either are, or know someone who is, a bit compulsive about 'checking in.' It becomes a part of our busy lives, engaging or entertaining us in the midst of work emails and projects. A distraction from our pressing responsibilities is welcomed during the rush, but when work pressures ease and emails are answered with out-of-office notices, it might help to step away from the keyboards to truly enjoy our time off.
Time flies when you click links and flip virtual pages. And that is the root of the problem with turning mindlessly to tech on our work and school breaks. If your intent is to pass the time, then your smartphone, tablet or computer is very good at helping you break the boredom. But don't miss out on the chance to decompress, enjoy time with loved ones, exercise or simply allow your mind to daydream.
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Try leaving the phone behind as you head out on a long neighborhood walk. It is a small bit of time, but an evening walk among Christmas lights or in the early morning light can bring peace that can sustain us when the January deadlines reappear.
For safety and security reasons, it is never a good idea to walk and text, or to close out the neighborhood's sounds with headphones. We now hear talk of distracted walking that leads to accidents. Most street robberies seem to be about expensive phones rather than the old targets of wallets or jewelry. Instead of worrying about what we might miss by leaving the phone at home, switch the focus to what we miss out on when we connect with technology instead of neighbors, wildlife and the sights and sounds.
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Whether curling up by the fireplace with an epic or sharing a story with someone else, a real live paper book can seem especially indulgent. Escaping into another world without the distractions of social updates or breaking news is one of the benefits of print books. Reading words on pages is a very intentional act, giving the writer your full attention.
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As we've come to expect from Norco's bikes, the low-slung Shinobi is aggressive and smooth-handling, primed to rocket down wide-open, fast descents as you ace ledges and drops. It's not unique in being a fun bike to point downhill, but it does stand out from other all-mountain bikes with a keener than average taste for climbing.
Climbing chops come courtesy of Specialized's FSR suspension design, which Norco licenses. The design gets modified with the Canadian company's Advanced Ride Technology. The tweaks mean that the rear suspension reacts quickly to bumps, a hallmark of FSR, and minimizes pedal-induced feedback to the suspension. Both traits help the Shinobi stick to the trail.
Don't let the climbing skills fool you, though: 30 pounds of heft, 120mm of rear travel, and 140mm on the RockShox Reba RLT fork let you know that this is an all-mountain bike, capable of flowing over big hits. The ride is stable, thanks to the low bottom bracket, but you need to watch out for pedal strikes in rock gardens.
Norco's new one-piece upper link and a thru-axle at the rear wheel go a long way to help alleviate a frequent issue faced by 29ers—lateral frame flex. The Shinobi still flexes a little in hard corners, but it's rigid enough that you can adapt to work with the flex.
One additional challenge encountered by 29ers, and especially longer travel bikes, is getting the bars low enough for an aggressive position. Norco's solution is to use a short, tapered headtube, which also helps to eliminate front-end flex.
Norco's hydroformed aluminum frame contains a plethora of well-designed extras. Because the frame's Syntace's X12 rear axle system uses a breakaway bolt to mount the derailleur, a spare bolt comes conveniently threaded into the frame, potentially helping to minimize long walks back to the trailhead. You also get guides for a dropper post's cables, and riders looking to use a single ring and chain guide will be happy to see an ISCG 05 tab on the bottom bracket shell.
Test riders were all impressed by this bike's ability to hold the trail—both going downhill or up. It's also a versatile bike that can be adapted to better-suit varied terrain: To bring out a more aggressive XC feel, shorten the front travel to 120, bump up suspension pressure, and add a longer, lower stem for a set-up that results in fewer pedal strikes through the rocks but still soaks up the large hits.
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Why does the American government meddle in everything?
Arrogance and ambition prevents healthy thinking... people have died because of the American government's ambition... however humanity is still silent.
Is there a solution for this?
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David SteeleNov 30 2012: I would like to expand on what Feyisayo brought up. I am not yet convinced that the United States is as much of a meddler as it's been made out to be in this forum. To be clear: I do realize that the US is involved in many foreign affairs, and my personal opinion is that we're involved in too many. However, I'm not sure that all of these should be called meddling. It seems to me that this discussion was set up with too many preconceptions, such as the assumption that the US government is arrogant and ambitious in its foreign policy. I would very much like someone to present this argument too me, as that is what this entire discussion seems to be based on.
Secondly, a quick response to Zman. Some of those 900 military bases you mention are in Germany, but that's not to say we're meddling in Germany, or at least not in the way discussed here. We have military bases in most of the countries in the world, but the vast majority of those are of mutual consent. A very small minority are actually used for combat or other actions that might be seen as meddling. For example, we have a base in Germany that is used virtually only for emergency medical treatment of American and allied personnel in need of immediate advanced medical care who don't have time to be removed to the nation they're serving.
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The assumption that brain drain is everywhere and always negative does not necessarily hold true and hides the need for a more nuanced methodology for assessing migration's impacts. Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the Institute for Public Policy Research explains.
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Don't let the Q3 report fool you. Middleby is a well-run company positioned to take advantage of economic recovery.
Middleby (MIDD) reported third-quarter earnings earlier this month of 83 cents a share, 4 cents better than Wall Street projections, but still 19% down from the year-ago period.
Revenue fell 7.5% from the third quarter of 2008, and at $154 million, was about $10 million below the Wall Street consensus.
If you used a magnifying glass, you could find signs of improvement in the revenue number. In the second quarter of 2009, revenue was down 8.6% from the second quarter of 2008. In the third quarter, the year-to-year decline was just 7.2%.
The earnings looked slightly better, too: Gross margin climbed to 40.3% in the quarter from 38.9% in the third quarter of 2008.
Food-service and food-processing equipment maker Middleby continues to do what it has always done: acquire companies to increase market share; put acquisitions and continuing operations under the cost-cutting knife; fund acquisitions out of cash flow, and pay down debt.
In the quarter, Middleby paid down $26 million in debt, which helped trim interest costs by $371,000.
The company projects that conditions in commercial kitchen equipment/cooking unit business will remain "challenging" (their word, not mine) into the first half of 2010.
I think this is a well-run company that is positioned to take advantage of any economic recovery and the resulting upturn in store openings among restaurant chains, as well as any increase in those companies' spending on new equipment from Middleby that can reduce their operating costs. (For more on why you would want to own a cost-cutting growth company like Middleby in a recovering economy in 2010, see my post here).
As of Nov. 23, I'm keeping my target price at $65 a share, but stretching out the time table to November 2010 from July 2010. The stock traded above $46 Monday.
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Within the last three years at least five prominent boxers have died. One was an accident, three were suicides, and one was a murder crime. Most recently, Venezuelan lightweight champion Edwin Valero committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell early Monday morning after being suspected of killing his wife on Sunday. Valero had a reputation as quite the mauler given his 27-0 record by 27 knockouts. He had several problems with his wife over the past year and their deaths was the end result.
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Bo and Dyson are celebrating her return by fighting. It looks like Dyson has new digs: a boxing gym. Strange choice. Even stranger, despite their sordid history, they've resumed their f-buddy-ship. Afterwards, Kenzi takes Bo to the Dal to celebrate her return. But, the Dementors Una Mens have made everyone miserable. Bo uses her sexy touch to start a dance party to the Spice Girls. Is this opposite world?
Teenage Tamsin is adjusting to her new life. She'd practicing twerking and bonding with Kenzi. It looks like when she grows up she will be a lot more fun. She stays home alone because despite being ancient she's too young to drink. Bizarrely, some ninjas storm the clubhouse. It causes a scared Tamsin to grow into her adult self. She still wasn't able to stop the masked men from robbing the house. Adult Tamsin still has the mind of a teenager, but ends up rejoining Dyson as his partner. Their latest case is the hunt for Lauren.
In an undisclosed bunker (possibly an unused set from Homeland), Lauren and Crystal are imprisoned. Crystal confesses she "spy-banged" Lauren because she was believed nothing bad would happen. But she fell in love. Now paging, Mademoiselle Cliché. Lauren reveals she has a brother, her real name is Karen, and she built bombs for a terrorist cell. This is a huge departure from the meek doctor we used to know. Cue the Gotye song. A mysterious voice threatens Lauren into helping a sick Fae Elder. Lauren, finally fed up with all the Fae drama, negotiates Crystal's release and challenges who she thinks is Hale and the Light Fae. Big reveal she's talking to someone else. Who is she talking to? Is it The Morrigan? Vex? Or could it be, Aife?
Kenzi's pixie-dust addiction comes to a head. Massimo the Druid is behind the robbery at the Clubhouse and kidnaps Kenzi. Bo saves the day, per usual, and finds out they can erase Kenzi's debt if they get some herbs from Lauren's apartment. It ends up being a trap. They get stuck in the apartment by a Fae blocking spell. But why is Massimo trying to keep them hostage? As a Druid, he wants Valkyrie hair because it's powerful and valuable. He wants a crack at Tamsin. Meanwhile, Kenzi reveals her Jubilee power abuse and that she kissed Dyson. Dyson later pops by to console Kenzi about the mess and offers to teach her how to be more than human.
At Massimo's lair, Bo arrives in time to save Tamsin. But while she's battling Massimo, Tamsin reveals an epic set of wings. That means this is her last life on Earth. Looks like there is a limit to the circle of life. Bo steals a little of his chi and finds out he's human. She takes back the hair he tried to steal and throws it in a pit of fire. He starts to cry and says it's for him "mommy." Then he jumps into the fire to get it. Bo and Kenzi have a heart to heart about her addiction and she's been scared this whole time because the Una Mens are after claimed humans. Bo forgives Kenzi and decides to take care of it once and for all.
All episode, Bo has been stalked by a gargoyle. She finds out gargoyles only serve Elder Fae. So the inevitable Bo/Una Mens confrontation happens. They reveal they only wanted her because she was unallied. But now she is. It turns out Bo has chosen a side the Dark side. Insert Darth Vader theme here. It looks like her memory isn't all she lost on the terror train.


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Audrey Lydia Lember was born August 14, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA., to Frank A. and Mabel (Fraser) Williams. She passed from this life on May 16, 2012 in Paris, TX, at the age of 86. Audrey married Charles Robert Lember on September 4, 1946 at the Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, CA., and together they raised three children. Audrey worked for Ducommon, a distributor of metals, during World War II. She later worked for Sanyo in the Marketing Department. Audrey was a member of the Rainbow Girls, and she enjoyed gardening, being outdoors, and bicycling.
Lela G. Taylor was born June 3, 1913 in Tulsa to Christopher and Cora (Moss) Quaid. She passed from this life May 10, 2012 in Antlers at the age of 98. Lela had been a resident of the Antlers area for many years. Her hobbies included quilting, sewing, & gardening, and she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Lela was preceded in death by her husband: L. A. Taylor; daughter: Janell (Taylor) Hall; and parents: Christopher & Cora Quaid. She is survived by her son: Minal Taylor of Las Vegas, NV; as well as many friends.
Rebecca Pearl Noah was born February 9, 1917 in Finley, to Josephus M. and Rena Pearl (Miller) Sherred. She passed from this life May 3, 2012 in Antlers, at the age of 95. Rebecca was married to Webster Noah until his passing on August 25, 1993. She worked in many different positions, working as a seamstress, and she was also employed at the Naval Ammunition Depot in McAlester, until she earned her Master's Degree in Education. Rebecca spent her entire teaching career as an elementary teacher at the Teec Nos Pos Boarding School in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, working there until her retirement.
Homer Leon "Bully" Flatt was born November 8, 1923 in Caleokie, TX., to Lewis and Betsy (Jaw) Flatt. He passed from this life May 1, 2012 in Antlers at the age of 88. Bully served his country in the United States Army as a paratrooper during World War II. He married Clara E. Potts in Durant 41 years ago. Bully had been a resident of the Southeastern Oklahoma area for the past 32 years and was a member of the VFW, DAV, and American Legion. He was of the Non-Denominational faith and was a cattle rancher who enjoyed horses and horse auctions, playdays, racing cars, and his dogs.
James Hershell Daniels was born October 21, 1922 in Dela to David Franklin and Dessie (Kee) Daniels. He passed from this life May 4, 2012 in Talihina at the age of 89. James served in the United States Navy during WWII as a Storekeeper Third Class. He later married Joyce Luvenia Underwood July 8, 1946 in Paris, TX. James was a member of Finley Baptist Church, the VFW, and he enjoyed fishing, gardening, woodworking and especially harassing the kids. James was preceded in death by his parents: David & Dessie Daniels; two brothers: Arthur Daniels, Cornelius Daniels.
E.D. Nation, fondly known as "Cowboy," was born October 23, 1931, in Miller to Elisha Dyer Nation and Victoria Pauline (Parker) Nation. He passed from this life April 27, 2012, in Antlers at the age of 80. E.D. enjoyed friends and coffee. He raised cattle and horses and liked to tinker. He ran Playday and the Rodeo for Pushmataha County, was on the Fair Board, Masonic Lodge 32nd degree, and attended First Baptist Church. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. E.D.
Shirley Jean Clark-McBride was born January 27, 1957 in Hugo to Argle James and Charlene (Breedlove) Clark. She passed from this life April 30, 2012 in Oklahoma City at the age of 55. Shirley was a lifelong resident of the Antlers area. She had worked for the Antlers Manor Nursing Home as Housekeeper & Laundry Supervisor for over 20 years. Shirley enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, but especially loved being with her grandkids. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents: Argle & Charlene Clark; brother: Allen Clark; sisters: Connie Lynn Clark and Susan Renae Clark.
Johnny Lee Heffner was born April 19, 1944 in Antlers to Lloyd Jewell and Alta (Day) Gilliam. He passed from this life April 24, 2012 in Antlers at the age of 68. Johnny served his country in the United States Army from 1966-1968 in HQ 6th Battalion (HAWK), 65th Artillary in Key West, FL, during the Vietnam War. He obtained the rank of SP4 and had training in Code of Conduct, Military Justice, ATP 21-114, Traffic Safety, CBR Training, and EMC. Johnny enjoyed hunting and fishing, and socializing with his friends over coffee.
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Marksmanship Hunter DPS Guide (MoP 5.4)
Welcome to our Marksmanship Hunter DPS guide for World of Warcraft MoP 5.4. Here, you will learn everything you need to know about playing a Marksmanship Hunter in a raid environment, although most of the content also applies to normal and heroic dungeons.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Roger Brown, one of the best Hunters in the World and the raid leader of Method. You can watch his stream on Twitch and follow him on Twitter.
The Marksmanship specialisation provides sustained single-target DPS as well as good AoE DPS. Compared to the other two Hunter specialisations, Marksmanship is behind both Beast Mastery and Survival, in both single target and AoE. Compared to other classes and specs, it is towards the bottom end of the DPS rankings.
Currently, there is very little reason to choose Marksmanship over Beast Mastery or Survival.
To make it easy to navigate the guide, we have split it into 8 pages:
- Builds, Talents, and Glyphs: learn how to choose your talents and glyphs;
- Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities: master your rotation and your cooldowns;
- Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities: discover your arsenal of useful abilities;
- Statistics Priority and Reforging: read up on the respective values of your statistics;
- Gems, Enchants, and Professions: choose the best gems, enchantments, etc.;
- Macros and Addons: step up your game with useful macros and addons;
- Gearing Up and Best in Slot: find the best gear you can wear.
- Introduction
- Builds, Talents, and Glyphs
- Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
- 1. Single Target Rotation
- 2. Multiple Target Rotation
- 3. Cooldown Usage
- 4. Aspects
- 5. Optional Read: Mastering Your Marksmanship Hunter
- 5.1. Focus
- 5.2. Auto-shots and Special Shots
- 5.3. Key Concepts
- 5.4. Focus Dump of Choice
- 5.5. Detailed Cooldown Usage
- 5.6. Opening Sequence
- 5.7. Multiple Target Priority Subtleties
- Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities
- Statistics Priority and Reforging
- Gems, Enchants, and Professions
- Macros and Addons
- 1. Macros
- 2. Addons
- 2.1. Generic Addons for Hunters
- 2.2. Specific Addons for Marksmanship Hunters
- 3. Changelog
- Gearing Up and Best in Slot


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6 Reasons "Streets of Rage 2" is The Best Game of All Time
Dashiell Driscoll
Did you ever play "Streets of Rage 2" for Sega Genesis? If the answer is yes, you are probably already well aware that it is the best game of all time. You should still read this list anyway to get your nostalgia flowing. Also, you have nothing better to do.
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No Bullshit
In a world that is mostly bullshit, it's nice to have a game with zero bullshit. All you're here to do is wail on people. You walk to the right and you wail. That is it. Is there a story? Sure. But you're too busy hammering on buttons to start the game to notice. If you die, you get to continue and if you run out of continues it's game over. If you keep moving to the right and you beat up everybody (without dying) then you win. You don't save your game, you just keep playing until you die or you come out victorious. The agony of defeat and the glory of victory are lessons that are swiftly imparted on anybody who plays. If only all things in life were so simple.
Lead Pipes Upside Your Head
In all of video games, the most satisfying feeling to date for me has been cracking someone upside their head (can you go upside any human body part other than head?) with a lead pipe in Streets of Rage 2. The sound effect is perfect and the amount of damage these things do on a life bar can be best described as appropriate. Also, this weapon really reflects the "streets" part of the game. In fact, let's broad number 2 to just weapons in general. Daggers! Switchblades! Samurai swords! These are some mean streets! Once you grow weary of wielding these weapons you can throw them at enemies. Just when you think hitting five guys in the face with a pipe can't get any better, you nail the sixth while he's riding a motorcycle across the room. It might be the closest any of us ever get to feeling truly alive.
Skate Was The Coolest
You guys remember the 90's? In case you don't, here's a quick summary: Everybody was on rollerblades all the time. It was the most effective way to get around. The brakes on the back were for idiots and real G's just turned really fast to slow their roll. Oh yeah, and Jurassic Park. That about sums up the decade. Skate is a character that could've only existed in the 90's: roaming the streets beating people up people while wearing his rollerblades. He wasn't the strongest by any stretch (an important trait in a game where your only goal is to smash faces in) but he more than made up for that with his ability to look cool. With a name like Skate, it's a good thing he was into rollerblades. He really lucked out with his hobby choice.
Turkeys Give You All The Health
Who decided that eating a giant turkey while fighting in a video game = health? Anybody who has tried to eat even a quarter of a turkey in a non-combat/real life situation can attest that it slows you down more than speeds you up. Also, if you've just been stabbed in the shoulder with a dagger I'm not sure 50 cc's of dark meat is what the doctor ordered. Still, there's something remarkably simple about the idea of eating a turkey to regenerate your health, and that goes back to reason number 1 this game is so great: no bullshit. There's no going to find some store where you buy health. There's no hiding in a corner like a baby to wait for your health to regenerate like modern games. Nope. You either found an apple on the ground to get a little health or you ate a giant turkey LIKE AN ADULT all by yourself to get all of the health. No sharing this with your teammate. You are a hungry fighter, and you need your turkey. Turkeys mean life or death on these streets.
Complex Button Combinations
This one is only for the hardcore SOR2 fans, so bare with me. Or feel free to skip to the next one. Or just throw your computer in a trash can. Nobody is making you read this, ya know. On first glance it would appear the game has three buttons. Two of them attack your opponent and one of them jumps. Pretty straightforward, right? WRONG. Each character has three different jump attacks! Pressing forward + forward + attack gives you a special attack! Holding down the attack button for a few seconds gives you another special attack! IT TOOK ME UNTIL I WAS 20 YEARS OLD TO FIGURE ALL OF THIS OUT AND I STARTED PLAYING THIS GAME WHEN I WAS FIVE. Either I am dumb (an option that's always on the table) or this is the best game ever with deep levels of complexity underneath its wonderfully simple control scheme. This means anybody can pick it up, but it takes you damn near two decades to perfect your fighting style. All this information is in the manual, but real winners don't have time for that garbage.
Hard Mode is Hard and Hardest is a Fucking Joke
This game was for kids (I think? I don't know, actually. It was violent as all hell but every kid I knew loved it.) but hard mode was for the grown ups. Hard mode was an exercise in...well, it was exercise. You sweat. Your heart rate accelerates. You might even bleed. Expect to throw your controller. If hard mode is for the adults, hardest mode is for the aliens. I don't know a being on earth that can casually play this game on hardest and win. Just to see the final stage, you need to make zero mistakes and even then you need a whole lot of luck. Some people might say this is a bad thing, but they are dumb. They are dumb people. Why do you even talk to those people, anyway? Hardest mode SHOULD BE THE HARDEST! That's why it is called hardest. Again, no bullshit with this game. The icing on the cake? If you do beat the game on the hardest difficulty setting, you unlock a mode called mania where the programmers basically show up to your house to gang rape you and your family with lead pipes. Sure, the premise and gameplay is simple but it's a game that will challenge you for the rest of your life. And it's fun, too! Hey, video games that are made nearly 20 years later...WHY ARE YOU NOT AS GOOD AS THIS?
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Interview with Charles Barron
Councilman Charles Barron lost his bid to become a congressman by a nearly three-to-one margin to Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries in Tuesday's primary. He was not too happy about it. But when we reached him on Friday, Barron was looking toward the future and throwing a few jabs at the city's political establishment. City & State: [&hellip
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Purell now, Bacteri-ell later?
The hygiene hypothesis, the idea that "too much cleanliness prevents the development of a well-balanced immune response"(Sironi and Clerici, 2010), has received a lot of support and also criticism. It has recently been challenged by the hypothesis of "early immune challenge", which states that a lack of appropriate immune stimulation during early childhood might account for the increased development of allergies in industrialized countries (Kramer et al, 2013). This proposal places less emphasis on excessive hygienic practices and focuses more on the insufficient exposure to specific environmental microbes, particularly those from non-urban environments, as the reason behind the rise of atopic disease. While different, both hypotheses point to the beneficial health affects of some microbes.
What do you think is the reason for increased allergy levels in industrialized countries? Do you think that a concoction of the "right" microbial species in the form of a lotion, drink, or inhalant (aka "Bacteri-ell") could be a future replacement for natural exposure to beneficial microbes?
Instead of using hand sanitizers like Purell, do you see a future where people from some regions of the world are unsanitizing their hands with "Bacteri-ell"?
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This report provides an overview of United States border enforcement throughout the 20th century, highlights how it has changed since the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act nearly two decades ago, and further examines its unprecedented expansion in the aftermath of 9/11. The author concludes with a set of policy questions.
This report explores the successes and failures of various attempts to create an employment verification system that reliably establishes an employee's eligibility to work since the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986. Through this analysis, the author evaluates the effectiveness and potential contributions of the current system and seeks to inform proposals for future initiatives.
This report examines the sweeping changes in the way identity documents are issued and used under the REAL ID Act, an effort to enhance the security of identity documents in post-9/11 America. It takes a detailed look at how this legislation will affect document issuing agencies, state budgets, and the employment verification system, in addition to immigrants and citizens.
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This policy brief examines and reflects upon lessons learned from the last major attempt to resolve the problem of illegal immigration under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Arguing that stable reform will require three "E"'s— enforcing immigration laws effectively, expanding visas, and earning legal status —it also offers recommendations for immigration policymaking and management.
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Miami Beach voters recently got an official city letter from Michael Góngora a sitting commissioner who is locked in a tight race to become mayor.
Complete with a golden, raised city seal and printed on heavy paper, the letter lists all of Góngoras accomplishments while in office. In total, 5,000 copies hit mailboxes, just days before the Nov. 5 election.
Taxpayers paid the $2,300 it cost to send the letter. Thats just the postage, not including the cost of the paper, envelopes and address labels. The money came from the mailing budget of the Office of the Mayor and City Commission, Góngora said.
One resident wrote to the Miami Herald, questioning the appropriateness of a letter with such glaring omissions of critical data, such glaringly self-serving content, and possibly such subsidy by city taxpayers.
Góngora sees nothing wrong with it.
I figured, at the end of my first four-year term it would be good to communicate with residents what weve accomplished, Góngora said. I was very careful to steer clear of the election or that Im running for mayor.
The letter does not mention that Góngora is running for mayor.
Both English and Spanish versions were mailed. The letter hits on many themes Góngora has hammered on the campaign trial: cleaning up corruption, making Miami Beach more sustainable, fixing flooding issues and tackling pension reform.
Any complaints about the letter, Góngora said, are coming from people who are not supporting me.
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By Aly Semigran, Hollywood Staff
NBC looks like they're keeping it all in the family this fall. Not only is the network bringing back a slew of familiar television faces like Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes, but the newly released trailers for three of their upcoming comedies are centered around family dynamics.
The Michael J. Fox Show, which brings the leading man back to the small screen, looks to bring the actor's battle with Parkinson's to the forefront with a mix of heart and wise-cracking humor. (In the preview, Fox's character jokes that a shaky ride in a van feels normal to him). Plus, there's Marie from Breaking Bad and Bunk from The Wire!
In addition to The Michael J. Fox Show, there's also Sean Saves the World -which looks like a bit of an extension of Hayes' Will & Grace character Jack (he's a gay single dad, only it's a daughter instead of a son this time around). In Welcome To The Family, Glee's Mike O'Malley stars as an Average Joe dad whose life gets turned upside down when his college-aged daughter gets pregnant and his future in-laws don't quite gel.
On the flip side, there are gritty dramas on the slate from NBC including the already-has-us-hooked The Blacklist, the bloody creepy Dracula (vampires aren't going away anytime soon, folks) with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and the Blair Underwood-starrer Ironside, in which the actor plays a no-nonsense cop in the remake of the 1960s series of the same name. You can watch all of the trailers below and decide which ones you'll watch this fall. (Our money is on Dracula for the vamp appeal and The Michael J. Fox Show becoming a big hit thanks to the star's undeniable charms and his self-effacing humor).
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Here's the fall 2013 lineup for NBC:
Monday8 PM: The Voice10 PM: The Blacklist
Tuesday8 PM: The Biggest Loser 9 PM: The Voice 10 PM: Chicago Fire
Wednesday8 PM: Revolution 9 PM: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit10 PM: Ironside
Thursday8 PM: Parks And Recreation8:30 PM: Welcome to the Family 9 PM: Sean Saves the World 9:30 PM: The Michael J. Fox Show 10 PM: Parenthood
Friday8 PM: Dateline NBC9 PM: Grimm10 PM: Dracula
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Link Love No.29!
Now it is November; are you ready to switch gears for Thanksgiving? I am planning a "Thanksgiving giveaway" like I did last year, so start looking around for the blessings in your lives! :)
I have five links that I am going to spotlight for this week.
There is always something new to learn every week. Have you ever heard of "Paintable textured wall paper"? Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom used this paintable wall paper and did wonders to her stairwell wall. Isn't it pretty?
Simply Step Back used a men's Sweater to make a cute tunic top for herself! I think the new sweater fits her well and is very pretty.
Jcrew inspired floral ruffle top was linked by Welcome to the Good Life. There are many t-shirt repurposings out there, and I think this is one of my favorites! I want this top for myself!
Check out this well put together tutorial for a flirty flower pin by Twelve Crafts Till Christmas. I bet many of you are starting to thinking about Christmas presents for your friends and family (yes I am one of them). I think it is so cute by it self or as a part of the wrpping of a gift for Christmas.
Creating Comfort shared some amazing furniture redos. She has an eye for transforming something plain into something beautiful...Great job!
Usually, I do five spotlights... but I had to share this one for Halloween next year.
I was going through the links, and the title, "Ghost Poop", caught my eye... "What is that?" I thought. So I went to Can`t Stop Making Things. Isn't it so fun and clever?!
Thank you all for sharing your awesomeness (is that even a word?). Have a great start of the week everyone!
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- Sarah said...
Thanks so much for featuring my sweater dress! I appreciate the shout out, and i love seeing everyone else's projects, too! :)
- October 31, 2010 at 10:15 PM
- elizabeth @ twelvecrafts said...
Thanks so much for the shout out for my flirty flower!!! It's so fun to be listed with so many amazing projects!
- November 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM
- Suzy said...
Thanks so much for the feature!!!
- November 1, 2010 at 8:43 AM
- saraH said...
ah thank you so much! i always get SO flattered to be featured on your amazing blog!
- November 1, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Meghan said...
Thanks! I love links of tutorials!
- November 1, 2010 at 4:09 PM
- findingmystitch said...
Great links! I love the textured wallpaper, it looks so cool.
- November 1, 2010 at 7:43 PM
- Gail said...
What a thrill to scroll down your blog and find my Ghost Poop. Almost like I won an oscar. For poop?????
- November 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Gail said...
What a hoot. My poop was featured on Tea Rose Home. Well not MY poop, my Ghost's Poop. Thanks so much.
- November 2, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- katie jean said...
that ruffled top is gorgeous!! and I bet it would be fun to make too :)
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WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The Marathon County Sheriff's Department is still not saying anything about Wednesday's jail incident that sent two officers to the hospital.
A female corrections officer was punched in the head and a male corrections officer was injured attempting to control the scene in a jail cell. The male has been released from the hospital.
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Developmental Neuropsychology Lab
The Developmental Neuropsychology Lab is run by Paul T. Cirino, Ph.D. We have a primary interest in understanding the neuropsychological, developmental, and instructional aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders. Particular populations of interest include students with mathematical and reading disorders, and spina bifida. We have a specific interest in the overlap among the neuropsychological domains of working memory, attention, and executive function, and their relation to academic skill and difficulty.
We are interested in the neuropsychological underpinnings of math skills, how they vary according to math outcome, and how these relationships vary over the course of scholastic development (elementary, middle, and high school, as well as college). One currently funded project in the area of mathematics is a grant from the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES, R305A110067) concerning algebraic learning, for which Dr. Cirino is PI. Read more about this project. Also see the Research Programs and Projects tab on this website. A second project is a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NICHD, R01 HD059179) focused on calculations and word-problems skill in an RTI-context, for which Dr. Cirino is subcontracted through Vanderbilt University.
We are also interested in reading skills and how they are impacted by skills commonly referred to as "executive functions". Dr. Cirino is PI for one of the projects of the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities (TCLD), funded by the National Institutes of Health (NICHD, P50 HD052117). Read a news story about this project.
The Developmental Neuropsychology Lab has also supported projects involving quantity estimation and comparison in relation to math skill in undergraduates. To read more about all the projects described above, see the Research Programs and Projects tab on this website.
Lab News
February 2013Congratulations to Becca Martin, who successfully matched with The Emory University School of Medicine/Grady Health System (Emory/Grady) APA accredited clinical psychology internship. Way to go, Becca!
Congratulations to Emily Maxwell and John Elias, who successfully passed Neuropsychology Specialty Comprehensive Exams
Becca Martin, Emily Maxwell, and Dr. Cirino present at the International Neuropsychological Society Meeting in Waikoloa, HI.
December, 2012Dr. Cirino is named to the Editorial Board of the Learning Disabilities Quarterly
November, 2012John Elias successfully defended his Masters Thesis, "Procedural versus conceptual Algebra Refresher Interventions in adults and the moderating effects of cognitive abilities", which he is now preparing for publication.
October, 2012Becca Martin successfully defended her Dissertation proposal, "Memory and executive functions in pre- and post-operative epilepsy in children with temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy"
Dr. Cirino is named to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
September, 2012 Dr. Cirino is awarded tenure as Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology.
August, 2012Emily Maxwell successfully defended her Masters Thesis, "Visual perception in children with spina bifida myelomeningocele and the impact of posterior cortical changes", which she is now preparing for publication.
The lab welcomes Elyssa Gerst, a first year graduate student in neuropsychology
July, 2012 Congratulations to Becca Martin for passing Comprehensive Exams, including successfully passing the EPPP! Way to go Becca!
June, 2012 Congratulations to John Elias and Emily Maxwell for successful defenses of their thesis proposals! John's thesis is entitled, "Procedural versus conceptual algebra refresher interventions in adults and the moderating effects of cognitive abilities". Emily's thesis is entitled, "Visual perception in children with spina bifida myelomeningocele and the impact of posterior cortical changes".
April, 2012 Becca Martin, is named student representative to the Houston Neuropsychological Society (HNS).
Dr. Cirino is named to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Learning Disabilities.
February, 2012 At the 40th Annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the lab was active in presenting posters! John Elias presented Magnitude representation, spatial abilities, and mathematical performance in adults. Emily Maxwell presented Symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude comparison and math skills in adults. Becca Martin presented, Counting procedural skill and conceptual knowledge in kindergarten as predictors of grade 1 math skills.
January, 2012 Becca Martin is named as the Programs Coordinator, for Students in Neuropsychology (SINS), an organization of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS).
Dr. Cirino is named to the Association for Doctoral Education in Clinical Neuropsychology (ADECN). He is Treasurer for ADECN.
Dr. Cirino is named Member at Large for the Houston Neuropsychological Association (HNS), continuing his long involvement with this organization.
December, 2011The competing continuation of the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities (TCLD) is funded. Dr. Cirino is PI of Project II, Development of a Framework for Executive Functions in the Context of Reading Comprehension Skills and Difficulties
April, 2011The lab is currently running a study evaluating the contributions of number sense and other cognitive skills in relation to mathematical skill in undergraduates. Current UH students may sign up for this study within the SONA system.
Dr. Cirino will present a talk at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) in Montreal, entitled, "Profile Analysis of Children with MD With and Without RD on Mathematical Competencies in 2nd and 3rd Grade"
February, 2011Becca Martin presented two first-author posters at the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) meeting in Boston in February, 2011. The title of the posters were "Stability of math skills in children categorically and continuously", and "The role of non-symbolic and symbolic estimation and comparison in computational ability in adults".
March, 2011Dr. Cirino recently received an Institute for Education Sciences (IES) Exploration grant with Co-PI's Tammy Tolar, Ph.D. (at TIMES/UH), and Lynn Fuchs, Ph.D. (at Vanderbilt University), entitled "Arithmetical and Cognitive Antecedents and Concomitants of Algebra Skill". The grant will run from August, 2011 to August 2015.
August, 2010We welcome Emily Maxwell and John Elias to the lab. Emily and John are first year graduate students in the Neuropsychology Track of the Clinical Psychology program at UH.


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel warning is a reflection of the worsening Ebola outbreak in this region. For more information, please visit the website link provided.
If your student organization or class is hosting an event related to Relationship Violence Awareness sometime during the month of October, please contact email@example.com to have your event added to our official Calendar of Events for RVAM, sponsored by University Health Services and The Women's Center. We always welcome collaboration! All event details must be submitted by September 12th.
A new website resource is available to all college campuses. It provides information for students, schools, and anyone interested in finding resources on how to respond to and prevent sexual assault on college and university campuses and in our schools. Visit the website to find a crisis service, learn more about your rights and how to file a complaint, and view a map of resolved school-level enforcement activities.
"Sexual violence is more than just a crime against individuals. It threatens our families, it threatens our communities; ultimately, it threatens the entire country. It tears apart the fabric of our communities. And that's why we're here today -- because we have the power to do something about it as a government, as a nation. We have the capacity to stop sexual assault, support those who have survived it, and bring perpetrators to justice."
-- President Barack Obama, January 22, 2014
"Freedom from sexual assault is a basic human right… a nation's decency is in large part measured by how it responds to violence against women… our daughters, our sisters, our wives, our mothers, our grandmothers have every single right to expect to be free from violence and sexual abuse."
-- Vice President Joe Biden, January 22, 2014
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University Health Services is now recruiting applicants for the PeerHealthEducationprogram for Fall 2014!
The PeerHealthEducation Program is made up of undergraduate students from a wide range of academic backgrounds. The Peers are requested to go around campus to residence halls, classrooms and student organizations to give presentations on different health topics pertaining to college students (ie. stress, alcohol & drug use, nutrition, safer sex, etc). The Peers also participate in a variety of events on campus by the request of other departments or events sponsored by University Health Services (ie. tabling in The Commons for an awareness month).
Aside from the main work that you would do as a PeerHealth Educator, this program is also a great opportunity for you to build upon your public speaking skills, enhance your interpersonal communication skills, meet new people from across campus, network with different student organizations and departments, master your team-building skills, add a valuable piece to your resume/CV, and have fun while learning!
Each student in the program will receive 3 upper level credits per semester for being a Peer (you can be in the program for up to 4 semesters in a row) and will be able to register for the class if and when we have accepted you into the program. The credits are given out through the Social Work department. Please note that as an incoming peeryou are required to take a once-a-week class where you will be trained on all of the different health topics. The class will be held on Wednesday's from 4:00-7:00pm in the Fall 2014 semester. You would be dedicating approximately 3-6 hours a week (class included) to this program and each week can vary depending on the amount of events we have and on your own schedule. If the class time does not fit your schedule, we would encourage you to keep our program in mind for the following year as we try to take new applicants every semester.
If you would like to see an example of projects and events that the Peer Educators put on, stop by one of our upcoming events and introduce yourself so we know who you are :-) You can find a listing of our events on our myUMBC groups page.
We would also highly encourage you to stop by our information session about the Peer Health Education program on Wednesday, April 23rd during free hour (12-1pm) in the Health Education office – located next door to University Health Services on the ground floor of Erickson Hall. We will have applications available there and you can chat with current students in the program and ask any questions you may have.
An application is attached to this posting. If you are still interested, please fill it out and return it to our Health Education Coordinator, Mickey Irizarry, by the due date of Wednesday, April 30th. Our selection committee will go through all applications and choose to invite a certain number of students in for an interview. Final selections will be made by May 16th. Please contact Ms. Irizarry if you have any questions at email@example.com or (410) 455-3752.


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Morgan County Sheriff Ana Franklin said that though she supports citizens' rights to bear arms, a report by a law-enforcement group that she has pledged to stop any gun control efforts by President Barack Obama isn't true.
Franklin said she never signed any pledge or "vowed not to uphold any federal laws," but her inclusion in a list published by the group may have stemmed from a Facebook post she made addressing county residents' concerns about possible gun control legislation.
The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association in a post on its website Wednesday listed Franklin among 90 sheriffs and two state sheriffs associations across the country that "vowed to uphold and defend the Constitution against Obama's unlawful gun control measures."
"I applaud these public servants for their courage and conviction," said the poster, identified in a Reason.com blog as CSPOA head Richard Mack. A secretary who answered the phone at CSPOA office said Mack was traveling. He did not return the phone call.
"I don't know where that came from. I don't know who those people are," Franklin said.
She also appeared on another list published on Constitution Club USA's website Jan. 19, alongside Madison County Sheriff Blake Dorning and Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes. Hughes also made the CSPOA list.
Following the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting that left 20 children and six educators dead last month in Newtown, Conn., many gun owners began to fear a new federal crackdown on firearms.
The gunman, Adam Lanza, who also killed himself and his mother, used a high-powered rifle owned by his mother, who reportedly was a gun enthusiast.
Franklin said she suspects a Jan. 18 post about gun control, which received 420 "likes" and 120 comments on her "Sheriff Ana Franklin" Facebook page, drew the national attention as it spread across the Internet. It was shared more than 600 times on Facebook alone, she said.
"A lot of people who were concerned and asking, 'Are you going to come in and take our guns if they disallow them?' and I said, 'No.' There's no local law enforcement agency that is going to come and take people's guns. Not in Alabama," she said.
Her post went further, though, saying "nor will we stand for any federal agent to violate our citizens' constitutional rights" and that she took her oath of office understanding that "County Sheriffs may one day be our last line of defense against a government that seeks to reach outside its lawful bounds."
It also said one reason citizens should be armed is in case they need to be deputized by the sheriff.
"The 2nd amendment was framed to insure that the people would be armed and able to fight for a righteous and lawful cause," it said.
The post made no mention of the current administration.
Franklin said she was trying to allay fears, not encourage anti-government sentiments. She said federal agents intruding into homes and confiscating weapons is an unlikely scenario, but many had posed questions about it.
"I didn't say I think it's coming to that," she said. "I just wanted to let them know I get it. I wanted them to know that I did understand what my duties were and what my position would be if it ever did come to that."
Franklin said she stayed silent on the issue for weeks, despite being bombarded with questions from the public.
"You would be surprised by the normal people — not the people that are really out there — that are concerned right now about the government and what they're going to do about guns," she said.
Franklin said she believes there should be restrictions on who is able to purchase and carry weapons, but such restrictions are already in place and she doesn't see a need for new laws.
"We need the power and ability to enforce the ones we have and the means to deal appropriately with criminals and the mentally ill that fall through the system," she said on Facebook.
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along. I began to tell her of the experience I just had with this stranger, how he had
shared this message of an angel, but it really wasn't an angel, it was my grandpa! I must
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At the NIAA conference on antibiotic resistance, Western Kentucky University animal scientist Nevil Speer, PhD, notes the complexity of the science behind antibiotic resistance and the need for continued collaboration among stakeholder groups to protect antibiotic efficacy, consumer confidence and animal health.
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ECHL's Royals will be Boston Affiliate in 2009-10
Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, the 2008-09 Atlantic Division champions of the American Hockey League, today announced that the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins have entered into an affiliation relationship with the Reading Royals of the ECHL. Under the affiliation arrangements, the Bruins will be able to designate players within their development system for assignment to the Royals during the 2009-10 season.
The Royals have played in Reading, Pennsylvania, since 2001 and are also the ECHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins did not have an ECHL affiliate last season but several players enjoyed time with both Providence and Reading in 2008-09, including Brock Hooton, Ned Lukacevic, Kirk MacDonald, Levi Nelson, Kevin Schaeffer and Dinos Stamoulis. For more information on the Royals, visit royalshockey.com.
Providence Bruins season tickets and Flex Tix packages are on sale now for the 2009-10 season. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the P-Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or log on to the team website at providencebruins.com.


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Bircher muesli with pistachios and mandarin
November 05, 2011
I like to eat a bowl of porridge in the morning and it's quite inconvenient since I have a blog with breakfast. I'm trying to diversify my morning meals, but from time to time I go back to this favorite flavors. Therefore, I propose today a truly healthy and quite unusual flavors for breakfast.


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