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- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 small box of instant chocolate pudding mix
- Twix candy bars
- Werther's Original Chewy Caramels
- Keebler shortbread cookies
- Pillsbury butter cream frosting
Place one Keebler shortbread cookie into each cupcake tin. Pour batter on top of cookies....
Push one Werther's caramel into each cupcake.....
The tricky part is determining how long to set the oven timer for. Do not follow the baking time recommendation on the cake mix box. Since the shortbread cooking is taking up some of the space as well as the caramel, baking time is greatly reduced. I think we did 12-15 minutes.
Let the cupcakes cool down and frost them with the Pillsbury butter cream frosting. Slice up the Twix candy bars and arrange a few pieces on top of each cupcake.....
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Display those wonderful, rich, gooey centered cupcakes in these perfect little cupcake stands. Available at Stephanie's store, ROOM 5 Home Decor Boutique in Ozark MO.
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You have run across one of the more confusing issues Toyotomi has never really dealt with very well. Yes the OM 22 was certified to use #2 fuel oil, where the OM 23's use of #2 was never addressed. Today there is no mention of the use of #2 fuel.
Laser 560 and 730 use the same fuel :
1-K kerosene (ASTM D3699)
Low Sulfur No.1 Fuel (ASTM D396 S500)
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel (ULSD) or
Ultra Low Sulfur Heating Oil (ULSHO) (ASTM D975 S15)
The above fuel is also specified for Laser 530 and Laser 300 (new model numbers).
Anytime Toyo mentioned #2 fuel they always stated the need for increased service work due to the heavier fuel. I have never used #2 fuel with a OM 22 or 23 heater, so I can't say how it works. I have seen #2 used by mistake in all other Toyo heaters and it is a disaster. A Laser 73 and L56 will only last about 3 days before it soots up. Laser 30 will not last much longer. Since Toyo has dropped the statement about #2 fuel oil use in OM 23 and Laser 530 (new model #) I would think they want to distance themselves from it's use. In my opinion you won't gain anything by using #2 fuel oil and may even cause more problems than you want.
The model # OM 22 was used for about 8 years before changing to OM 23. The OM heater line did not catch on very well here in Alaska, as the Laser 56 was such a good heater. There was reduced fan flow and RPM rate for the OM 22 and 23 even though the heat rating stayed the same. All that being said the OM 22 and 23 are two of the best Toyotomi heaters out there. They are bullet proof and go a long time between needed service. Tom


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Resources on Ecclesiastes
March 23, 2011
On Sunday I said that I would post the resources I've been using in our study of Ecclesiastes. Well, as my English teacher used to say, here they is. Read the rest of this entry »
Fantasy Speaks (Well) to Reality
September 14, 2009
Reading fantasy is not something I find time to do often enough. Yet, I am delighted to allow these peeks into other worlds to shed light on my own. CS Lewis wrote that the fairy-tale "sometimes says best what's to be said." Stories of strange worlds, unfamiliar hazards, and surprising forces at work are made even more helpful and engrossing when the tales are populated by characters who are sympathetic and even familiar to us. We read their unreal struggles and hopes and often recognize our own.
The Wingfeather Saga is one of these stories that I read with great anticipation. I came to love the characters of the first book, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. In the second book of the trilogy, North! Or Be Eaten!, young Janner, Tink, and Leeli Wingfeather are coming to terms both with their newfound identities and with the responsibilities they bear. At the same time, they are running for their lives. The children are valuable not only to those who hope for a better future for the world of Aerwiar, but also for those who would like to keep the people of Skree under their oppressive rule.
In many ways, I knew what we were getting with the second book of a trilogy. North! was going to be The Empire Strikes Back of the Wingfeathers. The journey is going to get harder. The world is going to get darker. And yet, it is in this trial that the High King of Anniera and his Throne Warden will become who they need to be to face Gnag the Nameless.
I was not disappointed – the book is an excellent middle installment. The world that Peterson created is as rich as his writing. As in our own lives, the threats are not always from the outside. Several members of the Wingfeather family must confront the enemy within as they fight their way through new evils (wow!) and dangerous beasts alongside questionable allies. As many have written, the stars shine best at night as the darkness serves to display their glory. So it is in North! Things get dark, and both Janner and Tink must decide if they want to go on fighting. And yet, I read with hope. I believe in this ragged family, and that they will see hope prevail. But we learn that it may come at a terrible price, as the hope of victory cannot be purchased for nothing.
It was a page turning story, each chapter closing with an irresistible invitation to begin the next. Even in the midst of heavy burdens, Peterson peppers the story with glimpses of humor and hope. I look forward to the final installment (next year?), and to the day I can read the entire Wingfeather Saga to my little boy. After you read it, we can talk about some of our favorite parts – I don't want to spoil anything for you.
Read more about the Wingfeathers (including an excellent note for parents by the author) and pick up the newest novel from Andrew Peterson on Amazon or the Rabbit Room.
To add to the timeliness of this review, you can see Andrew Peterson in concert at Covenant on Tuesday night, September 15.
New Jesus Storybook Bible coming soon
September 5, 2009
I know we've discussed the Jesus Storybook Bible from the pulpit and on the blog before, so it's no stranger to the Concord family. Our Children's ministry has several copies. I know at least a dozen families (including ours) who use them at home. It even made an appearance during Pastor David's "Jesus Glasses" series on Wednesday nights – remember the story of the Tower of Babel? It's a favorite resource for telling kids (and adults) the story of Jesus throughout the Bible.
Well, the big news from Zondervan is a brand new addition of the Jesus Storybook Bible coming out in October of 2009. What's great about the new addition is AUDIO CDs! It sounds fantastic, and I look forward to using the stories on car trips, during family quiet times, and other creative ways. Maybe Jonathan will perform a puppet show of the story of Jonah for us. You can see more info at their new website.
In full disclosure, posting this blog gives us a chance at winning a case of the JSS for our church. Wouldn't that be great? If we don't win, I'll be placing my order for the deluxe addition in October.
What's in "The Shack"?
May 5, 2008
Maybe you've heard the rumble about the new fiction book, The Shack. People call it "life changing" and celebrate its liberating view of the love of God. It's a story about a man who experiences a terrible tragedy, and four years later is called to confront his past at the scene of the crime – the shack. The invitation and proceeding conversation comes from God the Trinity. Sounds intriguing, huh?
Step back for a moment before you enter this shack, because it may be a very dangerous place. Read the rest of this entry »
Book Review: Instructing A Child's Heart
April 2, 2008
Tim Challies reviews Ted Tripp's newest book Instructing A Child's Heart.


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Born in Foligno in 1985, in 2010 I graduated under Franco Purini with summa cum laude with special mention and recommendation for publication of my thesis at the Faculty of Architecture Valle Giulia, Università Sapienza of Roma. During the 2008/2009 academic years, in the same department, I worked as an assistant for the Descriptive Geometry course taught by Professor Rocco Sinisgalli. During the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 academic years I collaborated on the architectural design course taught by Professor Architect Paolo Luccioni. In 2009 I participated in an Architecture Engraving Laboratory and from 12/10/2009 to 02/20/2010 I exhibited my drawings and engravings in the "Collective exhibition of Architecture Engraving" at Palazzo Poli, in via Poli 54 in Rome. Between 2011 and 2013 I alternated between personal research, national and international competitions and experiences in different Italian architectural firms including Ianplus and Archea Associati
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I've been following this story for some time now, and basically all I have seen is an argument about who can stay and who has to leave. This is a necessary subject that must be dealt with, but nowhere have I seen anything on securing our borders.
What good are a passel of laws dealing with illegals, if you cannot keep them out? The ones that do not meet the requirements are not going to go register and get deported, they will just try to stay hidden from the feds, the same as now. And if the borders are not secured, it just means more of them coming in to replace the ones you catch and deport.
If these politicians want to solve the problem of illegal immigration, I suggest they do what the military does in a hostile situation: secure the perimeter, then worry about setting up camp. Anything else fits the old cliche of arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.


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Zahara Jolie-Pitt, SCAN's "Littlest" Agent in "Too Many Babies"
It has been months since SCAN last heard from its most high profile undercover agent, code name: Sallie Sellassie who has been living as an adopted child of a infamous, orphan addicted celebrity couple. In her last correspondence with SCAN, her handler, code name: Brofucious, was concerned that the lush life was causing the baddest spy to ever rock a onesie to lose focus (and touch) with her humble, Ethiopean roots, but as it turns out those concerns were for naught. As always, Sallie stays one step ahead of the opposition (and her handlers).
Sallie: Wassupper.
SCAN: This is how you answer the private Playskool phone now?
Sallie: It's how the Boy from Malawi does it. He is sooo fine. Have you met the Boy from Malawi? He has his Material Mama strolling him around in a stroller on 22 inch rims. You've got to get me into that family. Waaay fewer operatives to compete with. Me and the boy could pool resources.
SCAN: What? No. He's got enough on his plate.
Sallie: He's a genius, facilitating the break up of his parents marriage to secure more money for Malawi? Incredible. The most I can facilitate here is a divorce that would probably just end in more fucking orphans. The Woman is like an animal hoarder, only with children. This place is disgusting. The Man tried to make us waffles for lunch because we had another cook quit and there was a Hot Wheels track in my Eggo. And the two Asian operatives have formed some sort of alliance against me. Every time I try to get near The Man for some "sad face, give money to black people time" I get attacked with toothpaste. They are such children.
SCAN: But you managed to get some good work done. I was ordered to pass along the HNIC's congratulations towards you in your latest success to get The Man to put up $2 million to fight HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. There are even some rumors that you've gotten The Woman to consider endorsing Barack Obama.
Sallie: The Man was an easy sell. He gets a hard on every time here hears the words "hope" and "change."
SCAN: What?
Sallie: Last week he had the woman dress in drag with an Obama mask on. I don't even want to know what that one was about. I just turned up the Wonder Pets and sang "What's gonna work? Teamwork?" as loud as I could. Unfortunately they were singing the same thing thing. They are such perverts. Between the fighting and the fucking, it's like a playdate at Madonna's house. That's another thing the Boy and I have in common. The crazy parents. Only he has his Material Mama and I've got Daddy Hair Plugs. Fuck an Alex Rodriguez. Do you realize how much cash and attention we could get for black and African issues with THAT dream team?
SCAN: It would be counter productive.
Sallie: And living in this hell hole isn't?
SCAN: It's an $85,000 per month French chateau?
Sallie: Managed by the Marquis de Sade. All the toilets are backed up with Fruit Loops and GI Joes.
SCAN: But you're doing wonderful, wonderful things?
Sallie: Sure. Whatever. And the Tigris crosses the Euphrates.
SCAN: Now … if you could just get them back to the Lower Ninth Ward …
Sallie: DON'T YOU THINK I'M TRYING? I'm fucking sick of France. The only hats they have at the Build-A-Bear Workshop are berets. Carla Bruni and The Woman keep giving each other the "side-eye" whenever they run into each other at gym. All the soy milk in the house is spoiled and .. and there's just … there's just …!
[Sounds of things crashing. The Woman and the Man arguing in the background while children squeal and scream.]
Sallie: There are TOO MANY DAMN BABIES IN THIS HOUSE!
Sallie: Ever since The Woman finally pushed out those sleeping, pooping, screaming nightmares it's been like Lord of the Flies in here.
SCAN: Who has the conch and who's Piggy?
Sallie: Ha ha. Look who read a book once. Who do you think has the damn conch? Me, bitch. Me. Like I'd let the Khmer Stooges even entertain the thought that they rule shit. Maddox is a spoiled thug and Pax, his mere proxy. Besides. We have bigger problems. The tide is turning.
SCAN: What tide?
Sallie: The influence tide. While I still have The Man wound tightly around my finger — he's on the phone with Mattel right now arguing for a line of Queens of Africa Barbies with the Ethiopian one named after yours truly — it used to be three orphan/operatives versus one, pathetic, crybaby Chosen One. Now there are three of these blonde haired bastards drooling and rolling around in their own filth. Damn Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon. It's only a matter of time before Shiloh puts together enough gray matter to forge a new stupid baby alliance. It's time.
SCAN: For what?
Sallie: I need an exit strategy.
SCAN: There is no exit strategy on Operation Girl, Interrupted. We had a deal when we picked you out of that orphanage!
Sallie: I was half dead. I would have signed anything. Get me adopted by Madonna.
SCAN: Do you realize how hard that would be?
Sallie: C'mon, Gary … I mean, Brofucious … You can't sweet talk the HNIC?
SCAN: I'm not even allowed to look the HNIC in the eye. I've never even seen him … or her.
Sallie: Figures. They say I'm the most important celebrity adoptee spy, but nooo. I'm stuck with you. Do you know who Maddox's handler is?
SCAN: Who?
Sallie: Soben Huon. She was Miss Utah USA in 2006. She's a ballerina or something or other. Anyway. That bitch knows how to get shit done. She fights human trafficking AND can get you an employee's discount at Nordstroms. What do you do in your spare time, Gary? Make keys at Wal-Mart?
SCAN: Couldn't you work out a deal with Pax and Maddox?
Sallie: Hell no. They have cooties. I don't collude with cootie magnets.
SCAN: Sallie there is no such thing as …
Sallie: YES THERE IS! And they are covered in them. Cooties. Disgusting. Yesterday Maddoxed wiped my Mr. Hugglesworth with his crotch. Sure, I put boogers in his Creme of Wheat, but do you realize how many hours I had to spend with a can of Lysol and Holy Water de-cootifying the perimeter? Sacre bleu! There is not enough Purell in the world.
Sallie: And Shiloh, born with that silver binkie in her mouth. That should be my damn binkie. Just yesterday when The Man was playing "got-cha-nose" with us, that bitch turned around and put her grubby, cheese-eating fingers on my face said, "Got yo' nose, Zee." And you know what? That bitch wouldn't GIVE … IT … BACK! I got her though. A little fertilizer for her Dora the Explorer bed.
SCAN: Look. We really need you to get back to working on the lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans needs you, Sallie. SCAN needs you. We can't switch you out just because you think the Boy from Malawi is cute.
Sallie: I didn't say he was cute.
SCAN: Well … I just thought.
Sallie: You thought what? You thought nothing! La la la la! I can't hear you!
SCAN: You like a boy!
Sallie: Shut your sweet potato pie hole! Boys have cooties AND I will get money to the Ninth Ward! Don't you tell me how to handle my missions!
[Sound of people approaching]
Sallie: Hold on a sec. Someone's coming.
[Sound of adults entering the room arguing.]
THE WOMAN: Get away from me, BRADLEY!
THE MAN: There are a 137 rooms in this Chateau, Ang! You can't hide from me in all of them!
THE WOMAN: We are through with this! End of discussion!
THE MAN: C'mon! You said our children deserve the very best!
THE WOMAN: The twins are only three months old! They don't need jet packs!
THE MAN: But look! The Sharper Image totally makes little baby jet packs. Look at how sweet these are?
THE WOMAN: I don't have TIME for this! We both have films coming out. I still need to lose ten more pounds.
THE MAN: You're always losing ten more pounds.
THE WOMAN: All of us can't just hit middle age and SPREAD, Bradley!
THE MAN: What are you trying to say?
THE WOMAN: I didn't want to say this, but … people are talking
THE MAN: Talking? Talking about what?
THE WOMAN: Your hair.
THE MAN: Liar.
THE WOMAN: Johnny Depp gave you the number of his guy! I don't know why you won't just call him.
THE MAN: You bitch! (to Sallie) Zee! Zee! You see that Da-da has hair! Da-da has great hair! It rocks! It looks natural even when I get it wet.
THE WOMAN: Don't you put her in the middle of this! You need help, Bradley! Those newsboy caps are fooling NO ONE! GOD! I just can't look at them anymore! They're hideous!
THE MAN: The Clooney thinks they look good.
THE WOMAN: Why don't you just move in with The Clooney and go braid each other's hair plugs and spoon already?
THE MAN: Maybe I will!
THE WOMAN: You can invite Matt. You can have your own sad former pretty boy orgy. Wait! Don't invite Matt. He's still PRETTY!
THE MAN: What! No you didn't! I am waaaaay prettier than Matt Damon. I'm the prettiest mother fucker in the history of pretty mother fuckers. You take that shit back. I'm so hot. Do you know how many chicks, dudes, barnyard animals want to bang me? I'm doable!
THE WOMAN: Let's face it, Bradley. You're no Halle Berry.
THE MAN: You're no Halle Berry. I oughtta call up Halle Berry. She's banging white dudes now.
THE WOMAN: You're too old. She'd only go near you if it were a two for one deal or … a none for one deal.
THE MAN: You're disgusting
THE WOMAN: I know the key to the secret garden. You're just an accidental tourist!
THE MAN: She's hotter than you.
THE WOMAN: Fuck you. We're BOTH hot.
THE MAN: Fuck YOU! She's like … George Clooney hot. And you can't get hotter than that and you're the one who looks like Skeletor.
THE WOMAN: Skeletor with hair.
THE MAN: Mean! You are mean! I hate you!
THE WOMAN: (leaving the room) I don't have time for this. I have to call my father and tell him I'm not speaking to him again
[The Woman exits. The Man picks up Sallie.]
THE MAN: You think Dada's hot, right? Hotter than Matt Damon? Right?
[Sallie shrugs.]
THE MAN: C'mon. Daddy's hair looks good, right? Right?
Sallie: Me no even notice hair pugs.
THE MAN: See? Yeah! The hair "pugs" aren't even noticeable. That's so cute. You call them pugs!
Sallie: Me wan jet pack, dada!
THE MAN: Yeah. And I'm not gonna let that bitch keep you from having anything you want. Jet packs rock!
Sallie: And me want $10 million to rebuild schools in lower ninth ward … pweeeze?
THE MAN: What ever my Zee wants, my Zee gets! Eskimo kiss! Now Daddy has to go and replace all of Mommy's hair conditioner with Nair.
[The man exits. Sallie picks up phone.]
Sallie: Did you hear that? $10 mil. It's as good as in the bank.
SCAN: Is it really that easy?
Sallie: When you got a face like this everything is. A salama lakum, Gary.
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Sweet! Glad to see my favorite spy make another appearance!
That little girl is BOSS.
Che Guevara ain't got sh*t on Miss Sallie.
Somewhere Angela Davis is beaming with pride…
And y'all are off the CHAIN! Blowing you kisses!
"Who do you think has the conch?"
"Me, bitch."
Now that right there was some good shit.
laughed til i cried…
Too funny! Brad is seriously losing the "hot" and he does wear hair plugs. He wasn't fooling anyone with that damn hat! I bet that house is a nasty, funky zoo and they all hate each other. The poor kids.
I have never laughed so hard in my life!
"…. I am waaaaay prettier than Matt Damon. I'm the prettiest mother fucker in the history of pretty mother fuckers…" LOL!
I have never laughed so hard in my life!
"…. I am waaaaay prettier than Matt Damon. I'm the prettiest mother fucker in the history of pretty mother fuckers…" LOL!
I have never laughed so hard in my life!
"…. I am waaaaay prettier than Matt Damon. I'm the prettiest mother fucker in the history of pretty mother fuckers…" LOL!
get back to updating this fine blog, my friend! Isn't there a glitter and chuckles angle to the SCAN mantra?
I think we need to send Sallie some help, how about another "Baby" from Ethiopia, this time a boy. As far as her transfer request we have to say no David seems to have things under lock.
this shyt is too fuuunny.
Not funny at all. leave 'em alone.
Much as I like the Jolie-Pitt clan (I'm a adoptive parent myself), that was some seriously funny stuff.
This is hilarious!
First time here. I follwed the link from SNOB. This is crazy…. I'm totally confused. Poor baby.
Once again, you've made me spit out the contents of my mouth onto the computer screen.


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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
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In January 2000, we went to our 20 week ultrasound, assuming everything was fine. We were anxious to find out if the baby was a boy or a girl, and get on with our day. But, within just a few moments, our minds turned from which color to paint the nursery, to whether or not we'd even have a baby to bring home.
The perinatologist who performed the ultrasound noticed right away that there was a problem with the baby's heart. He told us that it was a condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) - a term neither of us had heard before. We were to meet with a pediatric cardiologist who would perform a fetal echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the baby's heart) to confirm the diagnosis and discuss our options. We were far too anxious to wait the two days for the appointment, and immediately drove home from the ultrasound appointment and got onto the internet to find out more information.
At first, we came across outdated information which did not offer much hope for these children. We thought that it was a death sentence and were very discouraged. We then came upon heart transplants as a treatment for HLHS. We were ecstatic - at least there was hope. Eventually, we discovered information on the 3-Stage Operation, beginning with the Norwood procedure. The more we dug into information, the more hopeful we became that our baby might live. The success rates for the surgeries had increased dramatically over the last few years.
By the time the diagnosis was confirmed by the pediatric cardiologist two days later, we were already well-versed in the treatments and success rates for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and had already decided to pursue the 3-Stage surgery instead of a heart transplant. Then, we had to choose a hospital at which to have the surgery performed.
After much research on the internet, meeting with local physicians, and speaking with our insurance company, we decided to travel across the country from Southern California to the University of Michigan. We would deliver the baby there, and have the Norwood procedure performed shortly after the baby's birth.
We flew out two weeks before our due date, and delivered our son, Braedon, in June 2000. The Norwood procedure was performed 8 days later by Dr. Edward L. Bove. Braedon remained in the hospital for 3 weeks, and we were able to fly him home on his one month birthday. For the first several months, Braedon was not very energetic, and had trouble eating, which is very typical of heart babies.
When Braedon was 5 months old, we flew back to Michigan for his second stage surgery. He was discharged in only one week, and recovered at home very quickly. The second stage surgery takes a lot of the workload off of the heart, and we saw almost an immediate improvement in his energy level, and eating ability.
In April 2002, Braedon had his third and hopefully final heart surgery. We again went to the University of Michigan for his Fontan operation. Just one week after surgery, Braedon was running up and down the halls of the hospital and discharged after only 8 days.
Today, he is doing amazingly well and is a very typical 6-year-old. He attends Kindergarten and has no physical restrictions. When he is older, he will be restricted from playing contact sports and some competitve sports. High altitudes are also restricted (flying is OK.) Extended stays at altitudes over about 5,000 feet or so may make him sick, especially because we live at sea level.
You would never know to look at him that he's had three open heart surgeries before his second birthday. We continue to enjoy every day with Braedon and are constantly amazed at how "normal" he is. We hope that other families provide inspiration and hope from our story, as well as the many, many other HLHS survivors.
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you in any way that we can.
-- Ron and Debbie
First and foremost, we thank Dr. Edward L. Bove, Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, for his dedication to saving children with congenital heart defects. His skill, commitment and caring are truly amazing. We also thank the entire staff of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan for the exceptional level of care they give to each child. In addition, we thank the hospital and, in particular, Sarah Leroy, Louise Callow, and Kristen George for creating an easy-to-understand booklet on HLHS for parents. Much of the information on the surgeries contained on this web site was gleaned from this exceptional work. Special thanks goes to Barb Shaltis, Clinical Social Worker, for all of her help in coordinating appointments and travel for many parents, and for her input on this web site.
Thank you to Dr. Damon Masaki, Perinatalogist, for diagnosing Braedon's condition at the 20-week ultrasound, allowing us the time to prepare for Braedon's arrival. And, thank you to Dr. Richard Swensson, Pediatric Cardiologist, and his staff for their continual follow up care of Braedon.
We'd also like to thank all of our family and friends for their love and support as we went through this journey. Their words of encouragement helped immensely.
Thank you to Mona Barmash, President of The Congenital Heart Information Network (TCHIN) for creating such a tremendous resource, and an avenue for parents of children with heart defects to communicate and share their experiences. Through the TCHIN HLHS online support group, we have received much-needed guidance, support and information. Thank you to all of the families who have shared their lives with us. Your input has been invaluable to us personally, as well as in the creation of this web site. Thank you also to Theresa Blanco for her input into the questions to ask the insurance company.
Finally, we are deeply grateful to the many families who allowed these surgical procedures to be performed on their children over the years. Because of them, the surgeries have been constantly improved and the success rates have risen dramatically. Braedon and many other children are alive today because of these courageous families.
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New Study Shows Earth Day Is Not An Over-Hyped Event
I read a recent study by GreenBiz.com that showed that despite the heavy advertising and marketing of Earth Day's 41st anniversary this year, only 3% of those polled feel the event is overhyped.
Nearly 60 percent of those members surveyed said it is just about right, while 37 percent feel Earth Day is underhyped. The members studied were part of the GreenBiz Intelligence Panel (GBIP).
The report goes on to say that overall, Earth Day activities at companies have stayed about the same, or grown, over the past five years. Just 14 percent said Earth Day activities have shrunk.
The economic recession appears to have had minimal impact on companies' Earth Day activities for some 73 percent of those polled.
"I would attest to the accuracy of these statements, as this year saw a marketing spend on eco-friendly promotional items for outreach campaigns up abut 9% from last year, the 11th consecutive increase our company has seen", says Robert Piller, President of EcoMarketingSolutions.com. " The recession and ensuing economic doldrums have not seemed to negatively impact the impact of Earth Day, for businesses and organizations of all sizes", he continued.
In a very positive note from the report, it notes that in terms of employee engagement, 41 percent of GBIP members see Earth Day as one effort among many. The event also has buy-in from the top, with 80 percent saying their senior management supports the day's activities.
This should bode very well for Earth Day 42 and beyond.
Let' continue to make Earth Day about outreach with advertising, marketing and promotional items that educate the public, rather than promote a strictly branding effort or campaign. It will be a win-win situation, as the public will think more highly of the businesses and organizations that get involved with Earth Day celebrations without blasting their logos everywhere. Subtlety of message is important for Earth Day marketing.
Here's to a greener tomorrow, today.
Robert Piller, experienced in green marketing campaigns and recycled promotional products, has worked to help plant over 25 million trees through his live tree seedling gift program over the past dozen years. His company's website, EcoMarketingSolutions.com, features over 25,000 eco-friendly promotional items in all price ranges, for any business or organization interested in going green. The site's handy search tool helps you easily find biodegradable, organic and recycled imprinted promotional items in your price range and time frame.
You can also reach him by email (robert (at) ecomarketingsolutions.com) or comment on his blog postings at GreenSpotBlog.com or below at his Twitter link.


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TI and Tiny are back! This family is no stranger to life's greatest adventures. From being on top of the music scene, red carpet events, raising six kids and even time spent in prison, they've survived it all. But can the Harris family overcome their hardest challenge to date? Find out, in the second season opener as the family heads to the wilderness for some good ole fashion family camping.
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Nine Hindu pilgrims were killed and 29 wounded today in an attack on an annual religious pilgrimage to a cave that holds a naturally forming, phallic-shaped ice stalagmite regarded as the symbol of the Hindu god Lord Shiva.
The attack by a man suspected of being an Islamic militant, in the part of Kashmir claimed by India, was a setback for the Indian government, which had sent thousands of troops to safeguard more than 100,000 people expected to take part in the monthlong procession. Attacks by militants have killed more than 40 pilgrims in the last two years.
A previously unknown group that called itself Al Mansoor claimed responsibility for the attack. But Indian officials said that was the new name of Lashkar-e-Taiba, or the Army of the Pure, a group recently banned in Pakistan.
India accuses Pakistan of financing, training and arming Kashmiri militant groups and disputes Pakistan's contentions that it has cracked down on them. Pakistan accuses Indian forces in Kashmir of systematic human rights abuses.
Indian officials said the attack was part of a campaign by Pakistan-backed militants to undermine elections scheduled for September and October in Kashmir. Pakistan says it has stopped all infiltration by militants from Pakistan to Kashmir.
More than 35,000 people have been killed in the 13-year-old separatist insurgency in Kashmir, India's only majority-Muslim state. This spring, the two nuclear-armed rivals nearly went to war over the disputed region for a third time.Continue reading the main story
Kailash Soni, a Hindu pilgrim who survived the attack today, said gunshots woke him at 5 a.m. as he slept in the Nunwan base camp, roughly 10 miles from the start of the mountain trek. ''It was indiscriminate and continued for half a hour,'' he said of the firing. He said a policeman saved his life by ordering him to lie on the ground instead of panicking and running.
The police said that a lone gunman approached the camp dressed in the clothes of local porters who rent ponies to pilgrims. The man suddenly hurled a hand grenade and began firing an assault rifle at pilgrims' tents. The police killed the gunmen, who they said was carrying documents from the Pakistani city of Lahore.
American and European officials have expressed hopes that a free and fair election in the Indian part of Kashmir can lead to a negotiated settlement of the long-running dispute. But most Kashmiri political groups are refusing to take part in the elections, citing fears of fraud by Indian officials and of assassination by militant groups who oppose the vote.Continue reading the main story


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Tonight's Indie Rock Hit Parade is packed to the gills with brand new tracks from beloved bands and up-and-comers alike! Tune in to XPN at 11pm ET for a full two-hour show that'll also serve as the chaser for this month's What's The Frequency??? with John Vettese. In the hopper, we've got a live session that John and I recorded together with the now-Philly based experimental pop band Palm. The quartet has a new EP, Shadow Expert, coming this month, and we'll hear them perform tracks from it live in the studio. Also, since it was just released this week, we'll spotlight the new full-length from Big Thief, Capacity. Be on the lookout for new singles from Superchunk, Alvvays and Ariel Pink, too!
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What do you know about Chantix with regard to multiple sclerosis? It's used to help you quit smoking. I've heard you can develop MS after taking this drug. I've also heard that people develop MS symptoms or their existing MS symptoms get much worse while taking this drug.
There is no evidence that using Chantix (varenicline) for smoking cessation results in the development of multiple sclerosis or worsens MS or its symptoms.
However, there is evidence that smoking cigarettes may have a role in the development of multiple sclerosis and that actively smoking exaggerates many MS symptoms. In addition, there is some evidence that smoking may accelerate the transition from relapsing MS to secondary progressive MS. Although there is certainly controversy on these points, there is enough available data for us to advise our patients not to start smoking and, if they already smoke, to quit.
Chantix is one of several strategies available to help with smoking cessation, and it would certainly be worth discussing this and other options with your primary care doctor and your neurologist.


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Internal parasites cause significant economic losses to cattle herds if left untreated.
"It's a rarity to find a cattle herd without a detectable level of internal parasites," said Clay Wright, livestock consultant with the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla.
Wright spoke at the annual Ag Technology Conference in Commerce, Texas.
He said worms, such as liver flukes, which are snail borne and prone to low, wet areas, are on the list. They emerge in late April, following the last freeze and persist until conditions dry out in the summer. And there are others.
Controls include pour-on products, injectible products and drenches. "Rotate products," Wright says. "There is evidence of resistance."
He also recommended that cattlemen consider application timing to make certain not to disrupt management of breeding environments. "Watch for parasite resistance and also negative host-parasite reactions."
Impact of parasites (internal and external) on herd health and operation economics can be severe. "Parasites are a constant irritation. They increase nutrient demand, decrease weaning weights, lower milk production, reduce weight gains and affect breed-back ability with potential for decreased conception rates. Parasites also spread diseases, such as pink eye, and damage hides and meat."
He said parasites can be the primary factor in vaccination failures. "Stress weakened the animal's immune systems tremendously," Wright said. He said a cow may not produce enough colostrum for a new born calf.
"But nutrition deficiency is the greatest negative effect from parasites," he said. "In a cow/calf operation, reproductive performance is the number one driver of profit and nutrition drives reproduction."
He explained that nutrition varies with the type of animal, the age of the animal and where in the reproductive cycle the animal might be. He said the hierarchy for nutrient demand is: (1) maintenance, (2) fetus, (3) milk production, (4) growth, (5) breeding and (6) fattening.
"Maintenance is first, followed by the other demands," Wright said, "In order (as appropriate) and if nutrients are available. Milk production requires a big jump in nutrients needs. And growth is critical for anything not mature. Growth is not taken care of unless maintenance requirements are met first.
"A first-calf heifer requires a lot of nutrients for the fetus, growth and milk. Bulls and breeding females require ample nutrition or breeding capacity is affected."
He said fattening "is a long way from maintenance requirements."
If parasites re not controlled "they get their share of nutrients off the top," Wright said. "They take away nutrients from the animal."
He said lactating cows in good body condition (five or six) should have a 90 percent conception rate. Others will be at 60 percent or lower."
Wright said cattlemen can judge nutrient deficiencies by looking at manure. "With nutrient deficiencies, digestion is slower and manure comes out drier. Cows eat less and performance declines. If manure looks like stacking up biscuits, something is seriously missing."
Consistency should be closer to pancake batter, he said.
Cattlemen should know what they are feeding. "They have a lot of choices," Wright said, "but they need a good analysis."


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Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 Collector's Edition is listed on PlayStation 4. Many retailers such as GameStop, Amazon Germany. Rise of the Tomb Raider Collector's Edition details are yet to be share officially so we don't know much about it.
Also See: New Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 Trailer Successfully Hyped a Year Old Game
It is expected to include special content that will not be available as part of the standard Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4. The collector's edition will cost players €99.99 / 88,90 €.
Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 Collector's Edition will release alongside the standard version. The game will feature different graphical settings for PS4 Pro.
Earlier, Crystal Dynamics revealed:
1: 4K mode runs the game at 4K resolution at 30FPS.
2: "High Framerate" mode unlocks the frame rate from 30 with target of 60FPS max at 1080p for smoother gameplay.
3: "Enriched Visuals" mode locked the frame rate to 30 at 1080p with various graphical enhancements.
The game will run at standard 1080p at 30FPS on PlayStation 4.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20th Anniversary Edition will also be released for Xbox One, and PC. PlayStation 4 and Pro versions also supports PlayStation VR via a special in-game mode.
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The Funeral Service
When planning a funeral service, we try to keep in mind that the service is for the living and not for the dead. However, we certainly try to follow the wishes of the deceased if they provided suggestions before they died.
The casket is closed at a funeral service, and it may be covered with a pall. As testimony of the presence of the living Christ, a paschal candle is lighted and stands by the casket if the funeral takes place in church and the congregation uses such a candle.
Viewing the body before a funeral, however, can be a helpful part of grieving for people in our society, particularly when they have not been present at the death. It can help them to come to grips with the reality of this death.
Some families prefer to have a small funeral followed by the committal service attended by immediate family and a few close friends. Then at a time when it is easier for others to attend, a memorial service is held at the church.
Many are also unaware that the celebration of Holy Communion can be part of Lutheran funeral services. From personal experience, I can tell you that many people who have never been part of such a service come away talking about how surprised they were at how much they appreciated it and how enriched they were by it.


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So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! 2 Corinthians 5:17
Always being made New. The Campaign for the ELCA
During Lent we are called to a life of repentance, which means we are to let God make us new day by day. We cannot do that on our own, and God guides us in our life of faith, strengthening the Church and reaching out to our neighbors. We participate in many ministries through the wider church, and we are called to be mindful of that work through prayer and support. We give our regular mission support through the Upper Susquehanna Synod, and we have opportunities to add to that in this campaign approved by the 2013 Churchwide Assembly. There are four areas of concentration for our consideration:
Congregations. Many struggling congregations need help to reach out in communities where resources are scarce, and we are always being called to start new congregations in our changing culture.
Leadership. Seminarians struggle to pay for tuition and living expenses while in school, and the debt load for new pastors is often crippling.
Hunger and Poverty. This is the familiar ELCA World Hunger campaign, which many of you have been supporting for years.
Global Church. This is the way we fund our missionaries overseas.
As you can see, the ways we give to the wider church are evolving, but much is still the same. Each family will receive a book that will help us prayerfully consider how we might reach out and be the church together.
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Manta rays have a cartilaginous skeleton, several external gill openings and the biggest brain of all fish species relative to body size. Manta rays are also the largest ray in the sea, they are measured by their disc width not their length like many sharks and ray species. There are two currently recognized Manta ray species, the Giant Manta (Manta birostris) and the Reef Manta (Manta alfredi). In some locations the two species of Manta share habitats in the area where they live (sympatry), whereas in other regions the two species do not occur together(allopatry).
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UPDATE: "Wanted Bromsgrove man David Banner, 47, has been found. We would like to thank everyone who shared our appeal."
AN arrest warrant has been issued for a Bromsgrove man who is facing charges of assault, sexual assault on a woman, and breach of non-molestation order.
West Mercia Police is appealing for information to locate wanted man David Banner, who failed to appear at Redditch Magistrates Court on November 13 to face the charges.
Banner, 47, from Jasmine Grove, is believed to frequent Bromsgrove and the South Birmingham area.
Sergeant David King from West Mercia Police said: "Investigations are now ongoing and we are appealing for the public's help in assisting us to locate Banner.
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Back at the beginning of May, I attended two events which were interesting not only for their content, but also for the group of people that they brought together. The first of these was an Arts and Humanities Research Council workshop entitled Sharing Knowledge, Shaping Practice. The purpose of this was to showcase some of the interesting work that the AHRC has been funding in the area of Knowledge Transfer, one of our favourite subjects, and to attract more people to the scheme. It was hosted by the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, and featured talks by academics from UoB, De Montfort University, the University of Exeter and Interactive Cultures, and by representatives of the AHRC. Paul Long, our presenter, was accompanied by some of our lovely partners: Jez Collins, of Birmingham Music Archive and Ruth Daniel, of Fat Northerner. I also sat next to him and nodded encouragingly in the afternoon sessions.
The projects represented included a strong heritage theme: Birmingham Stories, Connecting with Community Heritage, and our own serving of music and radio heritage. The event pulled quite a crowd, and this is what made things interesting. Not only did we get to talk to people outside our immediate industry focus about our projects, but we got to revisit these connections later in the week, when Paul and I attended a consultation meeting for the new Birmingham Histories section of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
BMAG invited a selection of people whom they see as being involved in Birmingham History to the consultation, and the meeting included representation from universities, archives and libraries, and the local council, among others. We went for a quick tour of the exhibition space they have in mind, and heard presentations from Toby Watley (BMAG), Catherine Hall of UCL and Catherine Burke of Cambridge University. The task ahead of the museum is clearly a difficult one: to get the entire history of the city, in an accessible format, into what is, against the range of so much information, a modest space.
The striking thing about these events for me was not so much the content, although that was interesting and engaging in itself. Instead, it was the similarities of the audiences at the two events. It was a stark reminder of how closely connected these activities, and the people involved in them, actually are, and how easy we should find it to work together. As one colleague noted, there were people at both events that he'd been trying to arrange meetings with for months without being able to agree a mutually convenient date, and yet he'd now seen them twice in a week. The worry is, of course, that the cycle will continue, and that various pressures will once again mean that this enthusiastic and involved group of people won't get the opportunity to talk to one another until the next event.


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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Moon over South America
At the same time, it's featuring informative blogs by Moon authors/experts such as Josh Berman (Tranquilo Belize), Chris Baker (Cuba & Costa Rica Journal), and Al Argueta (Guat's Going On; Al succeeded me as author of Moon Handbooks Guatemala, ). I will also be participating in this through my Moon over South America, which will include some of the same entries as this blog, but will also include original work for the Moon site. This will be the place to learn the latest, and ask your questions, about travel in the Americas.
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First off, good luck with your new blog over at Moon. I enjoy your Southern Cone Travel blog, and I'll be sure to check out the other one as well.
At the end of February, I'm traveling on LAN from NYC to Buenos Aires with a substantial layover (6 hours) in Lima. I've never been to Lima, and I was hoping to get out and see something of the city while I'm there.
I'm considering taking a cab to the Miraflores area to see the lighthouse, take in the views of the ocean and just walk around and enjoy different surroundings. I'm assuming that my luggage will be checked through to my connecting flight so I won't have to deal with it (although I read that there's a left luggage facility at Lima's airport for my carryons). What do you think of the plan, Wayne?
- January 14, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Wayne Bernhardson said...
Katie, I haven't been to Lima in more than 20 years, except for a stopover en route to Santiago, so I can't answer your question definitively. However, I think it should be possible.
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By Marlena Diaz and Dan Fogarty
Consultants to the city Wednesday recommended ways to reduce crime in the Pine Hills neighborhood, including, using environmental design as a deterrent. A second public meeting was convened for city homeowners, landlords and students to learn about the City of Albany Education District Enhancement Study. Several consultants sought ideas from about 30 people who attended a neighborhood gathering at The College of Saint Rose.
The consultants recommended included changing the name of the area, increasing visibility inside business store fronts, installing new neighborhood sidewalks, and implementing code enforcement fees to encourage homeowners to maintain properties. "The Quad," "Albany Annex," and "NoMad" for North of Madison are a few of the names that were recommended by the consultants.
A round-table type conference was held where folks sat around tables with surveys, maps, markers and poster board as tools to generate feedback on how to improve the neighborhood's reputation. The study's five central themes focused on connectivity, sustainability, neighborhood character, quality of housing and crime prevention.
One way to improve pedestrian visibility, according to the experts, would be to eliminate blind spots and hiding places near walkways. Craig Church, a senior landscape architect for Stantec Consulting, proposed the city increased pedestrian lighting, redesign sidewalks and add pedestrian traffic signals.
Church, a 13-year native of the Capital Region, has completed major projects in the Pine Hills neighborhood, including revitalizing the strip near the Madison Theater, and went on to say how a little change can go a long way in creating a whole different atmosphere. "When you change the physical surroundings people will want to be a part of that area as well as treat that area with more respect."
The evening's discussion connected community members with local leaders like Albany Common Council member Leah Golby who attended to promote "a safe and inviting neighborhood" which she said can "be accomplished a variety of ways, from addressing codes to pedestrian safety."
Georges Jacquemart, a principal for BFJ Planning, said modifications to existing codes would include the creation of a "disorderly house" designation. Inspections would occur annually, instead of every 30 months. The recommendations proposed landlords be issued probationary rental occupancy permits that would give code enforcement the ability to deny, suspend or revoke a landlord's license. Fines associated with code violations would be included with an owner's tax bill.
Assessing fees on tax bills is one way to eliminate blight and increase maintenance around properties, Jacquemart said.
"Adding these violation tickets to their taxes would force homeowners to fix the problem knowing that their was no way to get away from paying those fines," he said. "It would aide the district in keeping up to code and keeping the area a safer place to live and be a part of."
Dan Rogers, an area landlord who owns, maintains, and rents his 30 apartment buildings in the neighborhood to area college students, attended the meeting to recommend the study include provisions on "the grouper law." The "grouper law" limits the amount of unrelated people who are permitted to live in the same dwelling. Currently, the law allows no more than three unrelated people to live together.
"Students feel safer in groups," Rogers said. "There are hundreds of apartments that have four bedrooms in the area."
Jacquemart and Church both recommend the neighborhood makeover should happen in phases. The City of Rye, in downstate New York, and the town of Essex Junction in Vermont were both successful in their revitalization plans because they phased in each of their projects, he said. "Going in without a direct plan will cause even more roadblocks. This is why we are here tonight getting more feedback. This will not be the last time we look for feedback, not by a long shot," Jacquemart said.
After attendees convened at their respectives tables, they shared their ideas with the consultants and city representatives.
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text: Love and Romance > Divorce Top Kids' Divorce Books Age-Appropriate Books About Children and Divorce Share Pin Email Love and Romance Divorce Relationships Sexuality Teens LGBTQ Friendship by Jennifer Wolf updated October 20, 2017 Reading fiction books about children and divorce can open up meaningful discussions with your own children. This list of kids' divorce books includes exceptional titles for kids of all ages to help you get started: 01 of 10 At Daddy's on Saturdays You save: Buy from Amazon By Linda Walvoord GirardThis is a story about a young girl named Katie whose parents are going through a divorce. Real emotions are woven throughout the story - like the boredom Katie sometimes feels when she visits her dad, and her fears that he might soon forget their visits. This is a wonderful story for introducing and discussing the fears your child may have.Age range: 5-8 02 of 10 The Days of Summer You save: Buy from Amazon By Eve BuntingThis book tells the emotional story of two sisters who are adjusting to their grandparents' divorce. Throughout the story, the older sister, a fourth-grader, compassionately explains some of the more difficult aspects of divorce to the younger child. Bunting's writing brings to light the emotional impact of divorce on members of the extended family and speaks to our children's deep ability to cope when they're embraced with love.Age range: 5-8 03 of 10 Dinosaurs Divorce You save: Buy from Amazon By Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny BrownThis story offers a reassuring and straightforward explanation of what children going through a divorce can expect. The authors compassionately address children's difficult questions, including the impact on holiday celebrations, living in two homes, and "What will happen to me?"Age range: 4-8 04 of 10 The Divorce Express You save: Buy from Amazon By Paula DanzingerDanzinger tells the story of a ninth-grade girl, Phoebe, who must ride a bus - "The Divorce Express" - between her parents' two homes. Resentful of the changes in her life, Phoebe eventually begins to cope and adjust. The result is a powerful story of one child's resiliency.Age range: teens through young adults 05 of 10 I Don't Want to Talk About It You save: Buy from Amazon By Jeanie Franz RansomThis is a beautifully told story about the wide range of emotions children experience upon hearing of their parents' divorce. The main character's father talks her through some of the emotions she might experience. With each new emotion, the girl envisions herself as an animal physically expressing the same emotion. What emerges is a creative way for parents to discuss and share their children's emotions in a way that feels safe and acceptable.Age range: 4-8 06 of 10 It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear You save: Buy from Amazon By Vicki LanskyThis is a story for children and a valuable resource for parents. In the story, preschooler Koko Bear faces the troubling news that her parents are getting a divorce. Mama and Papa Bear compassionately listen to Koko's concerns and give her ample opportunity to express her feelings, while conveying the important message that the divorce is not her fault. Age range: 3-7 Includes a guide for parents 07 of 10 Loon Summer Amazon.com By Barbara SantucciThis is the story of a young girl, Ronnie, spending her first summer with her father after her parents' divorce. As they wait together for the return of the loons, Rainie and her father struggle with and process together the changes brought by divorce.Age range: 5-9 08 of 10 Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce You save: Buy from Amazon By Cornelia Maude SpelmanThe author compassionately tells a story of Dinah, a young girl coping with her parents divorce. Initially Dinah feels sad and frightened, but as time pushes ahead and the family celebrates her birthday, she realizes that life will go on and that she continues to be surrounded by love. Age range: 4-8Includes a guide for parents 09 of 10 Rope Burn You save: Buy from Amazon By Jan SieboldThis is a funny and realistic story about a teenage boy named Richard, who moves as a result of his parents' divorce. In English class, Richard is asked to write about a proverb that reflects his life, and he is amazed by the number of proverbs which could suit his situation. Thereafter, each chapter begins with a proverb as Richard explores the many challenges teenagers face when sorting through their parents' divorce.Age range: 9-12 10 of 10 Was it the Chocolate Pudding? You save: Buy from Amazon By Sandra Levins and Bryan LangdoThis book was published by the American Psychological Association. In it, the authors effectively explain divorce in language suitable for children. In addition, this wonderful resource helps children anticipate and express the many emotions they may feel.Age range: 4-8Includes parent information section written by child psychologist Show Full Article


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List of B737 Carriers Worldwide - Interesting....
A Boeing B737 takes off or lands somewhere in the world on average every 5 seconds!
To date, the Boeing series of airliners is the most successful airliner the world has seen. Boeing's success revolves around, amongst other things, the ability to be able to upgrade their aircraft from a basic overall design that has changed little since the first B727 rolled out of the hanger in the 1968, earmarked for the German airline Lufthansa.
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Guidelines to Ensure that the Information Privacy and Other Legal Rights of Americans Are Protected in the Development and Use of the Information Sharing Environment
1. Background and Applicability.
a. Background. Section 1016(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA) calls for the issuance of guidelines to protect privacy and civil liberties in the development and use of the "information sharing environment" (ISE). Section 1 of Executive Order 13388, Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans, provides that, "[t]o the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, agencies shall … give the highest priority to … the interchange of terrorism information among agencies … [and shall] protect the freedom, information privacy, and other legal rights of Americans in the conduct of [such] activities …." These Guidelines implement the requirements under the IRTPA and EO 13388 to protect information privacy rights and provide other legal protections relating to civil liberties and the legal rights of Americans in the development and use of the ISE.
b. Applicability. These Guidelines apply to information about United States citizens and lawful permanent residents that is subject to information privacy or other legal protections under the Constitution and Federal laws of the United States ("protected information"). For the intelligence community, protected information includes information about "United States persons" as defined in Executive Order 12333. Protected information may also include other information that the U.S. Government expressly determines by Executive Order, international agreement, or other similar instrument, should be covered by these Guidelines.
2. Compliance with Laws.
a. General. In the development and use of the ISE, all agencies shall, without exception, comply with the Constitution and all applicable laws and Executive Orders relating to protected information.
b. Rules Assessment. Each agency shall implement an ongoing process for identifying and assessing the laws, Executive Orders, policies, and procedures that apply to the protected information that it will make available or access through the ISE. Each agency shall identify, document, and comply with any legal restrictions applicable to such information. Each agency shall adopt internal policies and procedures requiring it to:
(i) only seek or retain protected information that is legally permissible for the agency to seek or retain under the laws, regulations, policies, and executive orders applicable to the agency; and
(ii) ensure that the protected information that the agency makes available through the ISE has been lawfully obtained by the agency and may be lawfully made available through the ISE.
c. Changes. If, as part of its rules assessment process, an agency:
(i) identifies an issue that poses a significant risk to information privacy rights or other legal protections, it shall as appropriate develop policies and procedures to provide protections that address that issue;
(ii) identifies a restriction on sharing protected information imposed by internal agency policy, that significantly impedes the sharing of terrorism information, homeland security information, or law enforcement information (as defined in Section 13 below) in a manner that does not appear to be required by applicable laws or to protect information privacy rights or provide other legal protections, it shall review the advisability of maintaining such restriction;
(iii) identifies a restriction on sharing protected information, other than one imposed by internal agency policy, that significantly impedes the sharing of information in a manner that does not appear to be required to protect information privacy rights or provide other legal protections, it shall review such restriction with the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee (described in Section 12 below), and if an appropriate internal resolution cannot be developed, bring such restriction to the attention of the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The Attorney General and the DNI shall review any such restriction and jointly submit any recommendations for changes to such restriction to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for further review.
3. Purpose Specification.
Protected information should be shared through the ISE only if it is terrorism information, homeland security information, or law enforcement information (as defined in Section 13 below). Each agency shall adopt internal policies and procedures requiring it to ensure that the agency's access to and use of protected information available through the ISE is consistent with the authorized purpose of the ISE.
4. Identification of Protected Information to be Shared through the ISE.
a. Identification and Prior Review. In order to facilitate compliance with these Guidelines, particularly Section 2 (Compliance with Laws) and Section 3 (Purpose Specification), each agency shall identify its data holdings that contain protected information to be shared through the ISE, and shall put in place such mechanisms as may be reasonably feasible to ensure that protected information has been reviewed pursuant to these Guidelines before it is made available to the ISE.
b. Notice Mechanisms. Consistent with guidance and standards to be issued for the ISE, each agency shall put in place a mechanism for enabling ISE participants to determine the nature of the protected information hat the agency is making available to the ISE, so that such participants can handle the information in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Specifically, such a mechanism will, to the extent reasonably feasible and consistent with the agency's legal authorities and mission requirements, allow for ISE participants to determine whether:
(i) the information pertains to a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident;
(ii) the information is subject to specific information privacy or other similar restrictions on access, use or disclosure, and if so, the nature of such restrictions; and
(iii) there are limitations on the reliability or accuracy of the information.
5. Data Quality.
a. Accuracy. Each agency shall adopt and implement procedures, as appropriate, to facilitate the prevention, identification, and correction of any errors in protected information with the objective of ensuring that such information is accurate and has not erroneously been shared through the ISE.
b. Notice of Errors. Each agency, consistent with its legal authorities and mission requirements, shall ensure that when it determines that protected information originating from another agency may be erroneous, includes incorrectly merged information, or lacks adequate context such that the rights of the individual may be affected, the potential error or deficiency will be communicated in writing to the other agency's ISE privacy official (the ISE privacy officials are described in section 12 below).
c. Procedures. Each agency, consistent with its legal authorities and mission requirements, shall adopt and implement policies and procedures with respect to the ISE requiring the agency to:
(i) take appropriate steps, when merging protected information about an individual from two or more sources, to ensure that the information is about the same individual;
(ii) investigate in a timely manner alleged errors and deficiencies and correct, delete, or refrain from using protected information found to be erroneous or deficient; and
(iii) retain protected information only so long as it is relevant and timely for appropriate use by the agency, and update, delete, or refrain from using protected information that is outdated or otherwise irrelevant for such use.
6. Data Security.
Each agency shall use appropriate physical, technical, and administrative measures to safeguard protected information shared through the ISE from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, use, or destruction.
7. Accountability, Enforcement and Audit.
a. Procedures. Each agency shall modify existing policies and procedures or adopt new ones as appropriate, requiring the agency to:
(i) have and enforce policies for reporting, investigating, and responding to violations of agency policies relating to protected information, including taking appropriate action when violations are found;
(ii) provide training to personnel authorized to share protected information through the ISE regarding the agency's requirements an policies for collection, use, and disclosure of protected information, and, as appropriate, for reporting violations of agency privacy protection policies;
(iii) cooperate with audits and reviews by officials with responsibility for providing oversight with respect to the ISE; and
(iv) designate each agency's ISE privacy official to receive reports (or copies thereof if the agency already has a designated recipient of such reports) regarding alleged errors in protected information that originate from that agency.
b. Audit. Each agency shall implement adequate review and audit mechanisms to enable the agency's ISE privacy official and other authorized officials to verify that the agency and its personnel are complying with these Guidelines in the development and use of the SE.
8. Redress.
To the extent consistent with its legal authorities and mission requirements, each agency shall, with respect to its participation in the development and use of the ISE, put in place internal procedures to address complaints from persons regarding protected information about them that is under the agency's control.
9. Execution, Training, and Technology.
a. Execution. The ISE privacy official shall be responsible for ensuring that protections are implemented as appropriate through efforts such as training, business process changes, and system designs.
b. Training. Each agency shall develop an ongoing training program in the implementation of these Guidelines, and shall provide such training to agency personnel participating in the development and use of the ISE.
c. Technology. Where reasonably feasible, and consistent with standards and procedures established for the ISE, each agency shall consider and implement, as appropriate, privacy enhancing technologies including, but not limited to, permissioning systems, hashing, data anonymization, immutable audit logs, and authentication.
10. Awareness.
Each agency shall take steps to facilitate appropriate public awareness of its policies and procedures for implementing these Guidelines.
11. Non-Federal Entities.
Consistent with any standards and procedures that may be issued to govern participation in the ISE by State, tribal, and local governments and private sector entities, the agencies and the PM-ISE will work with non-Federal entities seeking to access protected information through the ISE to ensure that such non-Federal entities develop and implement appropriate policies and procedures that provide protections that are at least as comprehensive as those contained in these Guidelines.
12. Governance.
a. ISE Privacy Officials. Each agency's senior official with overall agency-wide responsibility for information privacy issues (as designated by statute or executive order, or as otherwise identified in response to OMB Memorandum M-05-08 dated February 11, 2005), shall directly oversee the agency's implementation of and compliance with these Guidelines (the "ISE privacy official"). If a different official would be better situated to perform this role, he or she may be so designated by the head of the agency. The ISE privacy official role may be delegated to separate components within an agency, such that there could be multiple ISE privacy officials within one executive department. The ISE privacy official shall be responsible for ensuring that (i) the agency's policies, procedures, and systems are appropriately designed and executed in compliance with these Guidelines, and (ii) changes are made as necessary. The ISE privacy official should be familiar with the agency's activities as they relate to the ISE, possess all necessary security clearances, and be granted the authority and resources, as appropriate, to identify and address privacy and other legal issues arising out of the agency's participation in the ISE. Such authority should be exercised in coordination with the agency's senior ISE official.
b. ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee. All agencies will abide by these Guidelines in their participation in the ISE. The PM shall establish a standing "ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee" to provide ongoing guidance on the implementation of these Guidelines, so that, among other things, agencies follow consistent interpretations of applicable legal requirements, avoid duplication of effort, share best practices, and have a forum for resolving issues on an inter-agency basis. The ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee is not intended to replace legal or policy guidance mechanisms established by law, executive order, or as part of the ISE, and will as appropriate work through or in consultation with such other mechanisms. The ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee shall be chaired by the PM or a senior official designated by the PM, and will consist of the ISE privacy officials of each member of the Information Sharing Council. If an issue cannot be resolved by the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee, the PM will address the issue through the established ISE governance process. The ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee should request legal or policy guidance on questions relating to the implementation of these Guidelines from those agencies having responsibility or authorities for issuing guidance on such questions; any such requested guidance shall be provided promptly by the appropriate agencies. As the ISE governance process evolves, if a different entity is established or identified that could more effectively perform the functions of the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee, the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee structure shall be modified by the PM through such consultation and coordination as may b required by the ISE governance process, to ensure the functions and responsibilities of the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee remain priorities fully integrated into the overall ISE governance process.
c. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) should be consulted for ongoing advice regarding the protection of privacy and civil liberties in agencies' development and us of the ISE. To facilitate the performance of the PCLOB's duties, the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee will serve as a mechanism for the PCLOB to obtain information from agencies and to provided advice and guidance consistent with the PCLOB's statutory responsibilities. Accordingly, the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee should work in consultation with the PCLOB, whose members may attend Committee meetings, provide advice, and review and comment on guidance as appropriate.
d. ISE Privacy Protection Policy. Each agency shall develop and implement a written ISE privacy protection policy that sets forth the mechanisms, policies, and procedures its personnel will follow in implementing these Guidelines. Agencies should consult with the ISE Privacy Guidelines Committee as appropriate in the development and implementation of such policy.
13. General Provisions.
a. Definitions.
(i) The term "agency" has the meaning set forth for the term "executive agency" in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, but includes the Postal Rate Commission and the United States Postal Service and excludes the Government Accountability Office
(ii) The term "protected information" has the meaning set forth for such term in paragraph 1(b) of these Guidelines.
(iii) The terms "terrorism information," "homeland security information," and "law enforcement information" are defined as follows:
(I)"Terrorism information," consistent with section 1016(a)(4) of IRTPA means all relating to (A) the existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means of finance or material support, or activities of foreign or international terrorist groups or individuals, or of domestic groups or individuals involved in transnational terrorism, (B) threats posed by such groups or individuals to the United States, United States persons, or United States interests, or to those of other nations, (C) communications of or by such groups or individuals, or (D) groups or individuals reasonably believed to be assisting or associated with such groups or individuals.
(II) "Homeland security information," as derived from section 482(f)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, means any information possessed by a Federal, State, local, or tribal agency that relates to (A) a threat of terrorist activity, (B) the ability to prevent, interdict, or disrupt terrorist activity, (C) the identification or investigation of a suspected terrorist or terrorist organization or any person, group, or entity associated with or assisting a suspected terrorist or terrorist organization, or (D) a planned or actual response to a terrorist act.
(III) "Law enforcement information" for the purposes of the ISE means any information obtained by or of interest to a law enforcement agency or official that is (A) related to terrorism or the security of our homeland and (B) relevant to a law enforcement mission, including but not limited to information pertaining to an actual or potential criminal, civil, or administrative investigation or a foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, or counterterrorism investigation; assessment of or response to criminal threats and vulnerabilities; the existence, organization, capabilities, plans, intentions, vulnerabilities, means, methods, or activities of individuals or groups involved or suspected of involvement in criminal or unlawful conduct or assisting or associated with criminal or unlawful conduct; the existence, identification, detection, prevention, interdiction, or disruption of, or response to, criminal acts and violations of the law; identification, apprehension, prosecution, release, detention, adjudication, supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders; and victim/witness assistance.
b. The treatment of information as "protected information" under these Guidelines does not by itself establish that the individual or entity to which such information pertains does in fact have information privacy or other legal rights with respect to such information.
c. Heads of executive departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations, provide the cooperation, assistance, and information necessary for the implementation of these Guidelines.
d. These Guidelines:
(i) shall be implemented in a manner consistent with applicable laws and executive orders, including Federal laws protecting the information privacy rights and other legal rights of Americans, and subject to the availability of appropriations;
(ii) shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the statutory authority of the principal officers of executive departments and agencies as heads of their respective departments or agencies;
(iii) shall not be construed to impair or otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budget, administrative, and legislative proposals; and
(iv) are intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government and are not intended to, and do not, create any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agencies, or any other person.
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As any good writer, speaker, teacher, and actor knows, every word we utter — and every gesture we make — touches off something conscious or unconscious in our listeners. After all, each word has an outright meaning as well as a world of undertones and implications; and both are fecund with implications that always leave their mark.
Now, that's also true when we pray. Everything we say is "taken in", and things or circumstances are affected accordingly — whether we know it or not. But just as your words have a greater impact upon someone you're very familiar with than on someone you're not, that's also true of your prayers. The closer to G-d you are and the more familiar you are with Him, the greater the impression your words leave with Him.
Knowing all that, our sages set out to formulate prayers that would foster the sort of effects that needed to come about. And they also encouraged us to draw as close to G-d in prayer as we can. That explains the hidden import of the words we use in formal prayer and all their practical halachic details and requirements.
Text Copyright © 2005 by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman and Torah.org.


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I have not written fridge magnet poetry in a while but this one happened this morning when getting the milk out for the kids breakfast.
I will wait
In silent depths
At the edge of a promise
my soul must rest
learning the art of solitude
let the sadness be,
walk, lie, rise with it.
The fragile whisper of tomorrow.


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The Police, in riot gear and carrying semi automatic weapons, raided houses on a purely political basis. This was done at the behest of the federal government.
They blamed "anarchists". No, seriously. These raids were carried out for thought crime.
Ian Welsh is right in observing that the bleeding silence from the media and political class is enough to convict (emphasis mine):
It's notable that as of this writing, at midnight, I see nothing on the NY Times front page or on their US page about the RNC harassment, arrests and snatch squads. I see nothing on the Washington Post's front page, or its Politics page. As best I am aware no major Democratic politician has made a statement that warrants should be required before busting down doors, or that protesters have a right to protest, or that people even have a right to see a warrant.
Why is that? Is it that there's a bipartisan consensus that civil liberties are just for talk, but when the handcuffs get slapped on people who have done nothing, when people are punished for crimes they haven't commited, that it's no big deal as long as they aren't anyone important? Is it that Democrats stirring words about civil liberties were as sincere as many of their promises to vote against warrantless wiretapping?
I can only assume it is. But I'd certainly love to be proved wrong. So, perhaps a major newspaper might act interested in mass violations of basic constitutional rights like the right to free speech, the right to assembly and the right to be secure in ones own home and possessions and for the government to not be able to search and seize without a warrant. They covered the exact same sort of harassment by the Chinese government in Beijing against activists and journalists, but they don't cover it when it's the US government. Wonder why?
Because they have the same boss. Complacency is complicity. This is why members of the Accountability Now PAC are going against politicians from any party that tramble on our fundamental rights.
Further reading on slashdot, crooks and liars, and the huffington post.
To be fair, the media has some coverage. The AP has some tepid coverage here. The San Francisco Chronicle has more:
Activists planning protests around the Republican National Convention say they are being targeted in a heavy-handed attempt to chill dissent after police arrested five people, detained dozens of others, and seized computers and protest guides in raids Friday night and Saturday on private homes and the major meeting center.
Google News probably would have been a better place to check. It isn't that these events were not covered. Direct censorship is easily noticed and countered. Soft censorship, that is to say covering an event a little but not promoting it, is a far more effective way to keep most people (the kind who would not think to search for "RNC Protest" on a news site) in the dark.
I hate to be brutal, but the 2008 election is about making a choice. The constitution is in tatters on the ground. We've got to choose between the man with the bloody knife and the man with a single band-aid. Perhaps I am being unfair, but Obama really needs to make a big stink about this. Its about as close to an easy win opening as the campaign is going to get. He needs to be the man between the constitution and the guy with the knife. And if I were him, I'd be armed too. Because the guy with the knife is just getting started. At least the Democrats didn't have anything like this at their convention. Can't wait to see what the Republicans do next.
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Discussions at the joint meeting on Development Finance Co-operation held in Brussels of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) underscored the need for unlocking complementary finance flows from a broader range of sources to tap into available resources. A statement from the Department of Information on September 28 said Fiji's head of mission to the EU based in Brussels, ambassador Deo Saran chaired a session on international tax collaboration and updated the participants on relevant domestic and international actions, including in the area of climate change. "International collaboration on climate-friendly tax policies has a place in the toolbox of instruments for combating global warming," said Mr Saran. Meanwhile effective responses to development and international tax jurisdiction challenges were also discussed at the joint meeting. The statement said next to ACP member States, representatives from the EU, the World Bank and other tax and development experts were present. It said the aim of the meeting was to bring together the knowledge and experience of different stakeholders to enable the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Agenda Action and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. "The Fijian government has anchored its commitment to create a functional tax system by signing the OECD Multilateral Instrument on Tax Measures in June 2017. Implementing this instrument will attract international trade and stimulate investors' confidence," Mr Saran said.
Source: Fiji Times


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Video Premiere: A1 Bassline "Breakaway"
Looking something like a mix between Gummo and This is England, this piece for young London producer A1 Bassline is easily one of the coolest and strangest videos we've seen in a while. Director TOMISOKREALLY presents a sort of stream-of-consciousness portrait of delinquent youth throughout the nooks and crannies of South England, and eventually delves into some violent imagery that's entirely relatable while verging on surreal. The deep grooves and filtered synths of DJ/producer Christian Sibthorpe's "Breakaway" (out now via Pets Recordings) play out over the gritty VHS footage—offering yet another reason why this video is so hypnotically captivating.