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we challenged our guests to submit a recipe for a pie contest and include a bit of history behind the recipe or a
brief explanation of why it's a favorite. With many submissions to choose
from it was a challenge to select a winner and alas we decided to proclaim a
for her Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pie
tweaked. When I had my Kitchen/Deli store, this was my #1 pie. I
would guess that I've made 1500 of them or more. I've never given the
recipe out when asked before, but since your place is an absolute favorite of
mine and my daughters, well, here goes".
1 stick of butter melted (must be butter – no substitute!)
2 eggs
¾ c. quick oats
¾ c. brown sugar
¾ c. white syrup (Karo corn syrup)
2 handfuls of semi-sweet chocolate chips (milk chocolate chips will melt and blend in the other ingredients)
¾ c. chopped walnuts – optional I stopped using nuts because of nut allergies and my Sr. customers got them caught in their dentures……
Mix all together; pour into unbaked pie shell; bake 1 hr. at 300 or 40 minutes at 350. The pie will be a little wiggly when done – it will set up as it cools. Serve with whipped cream. Absolutely delightful if served warm.
Annie wrote "This recipe
was inspired by a short-lived tv show called Pushing Daisies, about a pie maker
who found he could raise the dead simply by touching them (even rotten
fruit—hence baking perfect pies) with a touch of his finger. The show is
colorful, quirky and quite fairy tale-ish, making it feel very nostalgic. Pie,
too, is very nostalgic for many people, I think. Anyway, this was one of the
pies Ned, the pie maker created. I knew I had to try it someday when they
mentioned it on the show. Any combination of savory and sweet is right up my
Gruyère Pie Crust:
2 1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp. sugar
20 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 1 in pieces
3 oz. Gruyère, grated finely
6-7 tbsp. ice water
Whisk together the flour, salt, sugar and grated gruyere in a large mixing bowl. Using a food processor, mix butter and flour/cheese mixture until the largest butter chunks are the size of large peas.
Remove flour/cheese/butter mixture from food processor return it to the large mixing bowl. Sprinkle ice water over flour in increments of one tablespoon, toss with fork after each addition. Be careful not to add too much water. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Or if you are in a rush, toss the dough in the freezer for about an hour, when it's solid yet still gives slightly under your touch, it's ready to go.
Spiced Poached Pear Pie Filling:
3 lbs. Bartlett pears
1/4 c. white sugar
3/4 c. port wine
1 1/2 c. water
2 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp clove
1 cinnamon stick
1 egg, lightly beaten (for crust)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add sugar, wine, water, vanilla, cinnamon stick, ginger, nutmeg and clove into a large stock pot or dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Put an empty medium bowl into the freezer to chill. Peel and halve pears. Scoop the core and seeds out and then cut the halves in half. Once liquid mixture has come to a boil add cut pears. Simmer for about 20 minutes until the pears are tender. Using a slotted spoon remove the pear quarters from the poaching liquid and put them into the chilled bowl. Return the poaching liquid to a boil and reduce until you have about 3/4 of a cup of syrup. Add 2 teaspoons of cornstarch to the syrup to thicken the syrup further. Pour the syrup into a measuring cup and chill. In the meantime, roll out crust into two circles, one a bit bigger. Place one in pie dish. Remove the pears from the chilled bowl layer them into the bottom of the pie. Pour the syrup on top of the pears. Top with the smaller crust. Seal the crusts together using a fork or your fingers. Brush the top of the pie with the beaten egg, and make three parallel slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape. Or if you are feeling fancy pantsy, feel free to make decorative cutouts.
Put the pie in the oven, bake 30-40 minutes or until the crust is golden and you can see the filling bubble up between the slits in the crust. Cool and serve with vanilla ice cream.
Both Pies were made for our Thanksgiving Pie Fest and each lady will receive a
$50 Southmoreland Gift Certificate. Thanks to everyone who participated.
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Grant Kekana opened the scoring early in the first-half and Adbou Djamilo Atchabao levelled matters before Thabo Mnyamane's brace saw SuperSport go into the break in control.
Jeremy Brockie came in off the bench to score on either side of goals from Hamidou Sinayoko and Louis Autchanga.
The visitors applied all of the early pressure and were duly rewarded for their endeavours with the openedr inside five minutes as Bradley Grobler flicked on a corner and Kekana drilled home.
Having been in the ascendency early Matsatsantsa conceded control to the Gabonese outfit and Autchanga saw his snap shot saved whilst Biyoghe's searing long-range effort flew over.
Parity was eventually restored in the 27th minute as Atchabao arrived in the six yard area to poke home Ilamba Biyeme's low cross.
The equaliser jolted SuperSport back to life and Fagrie Lakay arrowed a shot goalwards but Moto was equal to the effort.
The advantage was regained by the South African outfit with just over ten minutes remaining before the interval as Mnyamane drove forward and tucked home after his initial effort was parried back into his path.
Mnyamane managed a second five minutes later as he combined with Aubrey Modiba who ran to the byline and cut it back for him to beat the goalkeeper on the half-volley.
Immediately after the restart Mounana substitute Guedegbe let fly from distance but saw his shot fly just over.
An even better chance came the way of the hosts minutes later as Clayton Daniels was penalised for handball in the box and a penalty was awarded.
However, Reyaard Pieterse guessed the right way to ensure that he kept out Autchanga and kept his side's two-goal cushion intact.
Pieterse was again at the centre of the action in the 55th minute as he pulled off a brilliant save to deny Biyoghe.
The hosts were made to pay for their inabilty to make their chances count as substitute Brockie had the simple task of tapping home after Lakay ended his powerful run by serving it up on a platter for the Kiwi hitman.
The smattering of home fans thought their side had pulled one back but it turned out that the burly Guedegbe had fouled Daniels in the process of putting the ball in the back of the net.
Their cheers were legitimate in the 80th minute after Mounana were awarded another penalty and Sinayoko stabbed home after Pieterse saved the initial effort.
The defecit was reduced to just a single goal in stoppage time as Autchanga cracked his shot into the roof of the net but any thoughts of a comeback were soon dashed.
Straight from the restart SuperSport carved out a route towards goal and Mnyamane made up for his quiet second-half as he set up Brockie who finished calmly for a second time.
Mounana: Moto, Makuntima (Zamble Yavo 67'), Coulibalu, Nkoume Kemba, Biyoghe, Mazowa (Guedegbe 45'), Bamba, Ilamba Biyeme, Atchabao (Sinayoko 67'), Autchanga, Mboudou
SuperSport: Pieterse, Kekana, Daniels, Mashamaite (Gould 45'), Ritchie, Morton, Modiba, Phala (Masango 59'), Mnyamane, Grobler (Brockie 45'), Lakay


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You know, I am not always on here because of many reasons (family, work, Nick, fundraisers, facebook page for Nick, etc….) BUT……When I am, it must be for a reason! Well, this reason is for raising funds to continue Nick's care and treatment at the Traumatic Brain Injury facility that he lives at. My and my family's ultimate goal is to bring Nick "home" in many forms, but we also know that it takes time. In the mean time, we have to do everything possible to keep him safe and keep him in a place of love and treatment to give him the best chance possible to return to us. So while we continue to fight, beg, and plead with the VA system to help us, we still need to come up with the funds to do all we can for Nick, and it is NOT cheap! I and my family would love to snap our fingers, blink our eyes, sprinkle miracle dust on Nick and have his TBI and PTSD ( traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder) disappear, but we live in the real world and know that miracles need time and we continue to pray and believe, but we also must do our part in helping make this miracle a reality. So our job is to come up with the funds as well as be actively involved in Nick's treatment and care.
We are hosting a Golf Fundraiser for Nick on July 12th in Battle Creek Michigan to help cover cost of Nick's care and treatment. This is the part I hate doing. I wish I could put all my focus on Nick and fighting for him, but I and we cannot. Shoot…..isn't anything easy? I/we wish it was……but it's not, so we must! Please spread the word, come to the event, send a donation for a raffle at the end of the event, or donate financially to help us continue Nick's fight to regain his life. One day we hope to pay it forward and be able to help others with needs like Nick's. We thank you for being able to pay it forward now with helping us "Fight for Nick"
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Blogging: raising the creativity bar
By Craig Cuyler
As students get older, there seems to be a decline in the levels of creativity employed by them. In particular, boys seldom take the time to reflect on their writing and do not question whether or not they have been truly creative.1 The challenge for teachers, then, is to try to keep creativity alive in the classroom and in their students.
Creative teaching leads to real learning
This article explores my efforts to do exactly that, through a project which started as a question: 'How can blogging foster creative risk-taking in boys when doing creative writing?' At our school, the boys do tend to do quite a lot of creative writing; however in a traditional setting, therefore, the teacher decides who has been creative, and there is very little creative risktaking on the students' part as the environment does not pose any threat that their work will be 'exposed'.
Blogging: more bang for your buck
Contrarily, however, for many students the very act of writing can be a very daunting task, and it may take hours before they are able to put anything that they feel is significant down on paper. The use of a blog takes a lot of the anxiety out of writing, as it is easy to edit your post. Moriarty and Rajapillai point out: "… Reflection, creativity and feedback are vital for students engaged in creative writing and blogs seem to provide an environment encapsulating all of these aspects."2
Bold apprehension
I therefore designed a project to explore how blogging can be used as an effective tool for encouraging creative risk-taking in English writing in boys.
The research focused on a Grade 9 class I chose because they are a highly energetic group, open to taking risks. Many of them enjoy working on computers, and spend much of their time gaming or on social media such as Facebook.
In discussions held prior to the commencement of the project, all 22 students reported that they enjoyed creative writing. It was my observation, however, that very few boys actually did any creative writing in their free time.
A point I found interesting was that although none of the students had ever blogged before, they did not feel threatened by the prospect of others reading their work. Rather, their responses included the following:
- "We can comment on each other's work and provide constructive criticism."
- "We can all read each other's work."
- "You can get many people to read it, which in turn gives you more feedback." From a risk-taking perspective, this information was very heartening."
Paintings a starting point
I decided to base my project on the American artist, Edward Hopper,3 and showed the class examples of his work. In groups, they discussed the paintings they saw, and had to answer some questions based on a reading about his life that they were given.
In the following five lessons, they then each had to choose a Hopper painting and plan a narrative piece that they felt best described what was happening in the painting they had chosen. These narratives were posted to the class blog and were read by two 'critical' friends, who made suggestions about improving their writing.
Once each student had received feedback, they then rewrote their narratives, taking cognisance of the suggestions they had received. The new drafts were then posted on the blog for peer and teacher assessment. The students were given an opportunity to comment on the assessment rubric before the process began, and they were allowed to add the criteria they felt should be considered for use when the final product was assessed.
Peer review proved positive
The peer review system proved to be an important form of assessment of the students' creative stories. The fact that one's work is to be read by one's peers adds an element of risk-taking to the equation. If children are taught the skill of providing helpful critical feedback to their peers, it can be a very powerful teaching tool, and the more they present their work to others, the less they will fear a critical assessment to their own writing.
Another interesting aspect was that students who usually preferred to be on the fringes of the lesson were actively involved in the conversations taking place around the classroom. What struck me was the ease with which the students were able to engage with one another about their work (on-screen and in person). I gathered some crucial data after the project was over.
Technology played its part
When the boys were asked the question of whether or not they thought that blogging increased their creative risktaking, the following results were recorded:
No: 1
A little: 6
Quite a lot: 12
Most definitely: 3
All 22 students stated that they found the process of others reading and commenting on their work helpful, and only two felt that it was a threatening exercise.
Asked what they enjoyed most about the blogging project, student responses included: "Sharing constructively – it is far more beneficial to have friends give you a mark, than just the teacher," and "The fact that you are using modern technology… is a different and enjoyable experience." A number of students felt that having access to spellcheck gave them more confidence and made them feel less self-conscious about their writing. Some also said that they really enjoyed being able to read the work of others, as this helped them to see what they could do to improve their own writing.
The students were also asked whether or not they thought that the use of technology in the classroom helps to foster creativity when doing creative writing. Their responses can be represented as follows:
The given reasons why the students felt this way included: "Using technology is more fun than traditional writing tasks," and "The use of technology enables us to use the internet which gives us many ideas which foster creativity."
A wider audience
Students also responded to the statement: 'In a sentence, explain whether or not you feel more confident to take creative risks using technology in the classroom.' The response to this question was overwhelmingly positive. In the context of the blog, one student wrote: "It's easy to blog anonymously and it's easy to edit your work." Another student put it this way: "I feel more adventurous as it is no longer simply to satisfy the marker; there is a wider audience."
The students had a variety of responses when asked what they felt the best part of the intervention was. One said: "The best part for me was comparing our stories and being able to share our stories with others. Another student echoed these sentiments by saying that he felt afraid of criticism to start with, but that he gained a lot of confidence by receiving positive feedback from his peers. "Once the comments were posted to the blog it felt fine."
Guide on the side: a new way of teaching and learning
It was very encouraging to observe how the use of blogging within the context of creative writing contributed to improved risk-taking by students. It was also heartening to experience the role of the teacher as the 'guide on the side', rather than as the 'sage on the stage'.
1. Habibollah, N., Rohani, A., Aizan, H.T., Jamaluddin, S. and Kumar, V. (2009) "Creativity, age and gender as predictors of academic achievement among undergraduate students." Available at: http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/amsci/0505/13_0927_American_Science_am0505.pdf.
2. Moriarty, J and Rajapillai, V. (n.d.) "Using blogs for peer feedback in a creative writing course – an exploratory study". Available at: http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/publications/casestudies/technology/blogs_ feedback.php.
3. See, for example: http://www.edwardhopper.net/.
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Energy Commission Chair Robert B. Weisenmiller, California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Picker, California Independent System Operator (ISO) President and CEO Stephen Berberich, and California Public Utilities Commissioner Carla Peterman invited the public to investigate issues concerning bulk energy storage, how to optimize existing projects including the potential barriers for projects to become commercially operational.
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Europe's largest economy, Germany is off to a strong start this second quarter. While the United Kingdom is still struggling to boost its export numbers, German exports and industrial output increased more than expected.
German exports went up by 1.9% according to new numbers from the Federal Statistics Office published at the beginning of this week.
While economists predicted German imports to rise by 0.5%, this number instead dropped by 1.3%, adding to the country's trade surplus.
ING economist Carsten Brzeski to the press: "This morning's data shows that the economy has left its industrial hibernation behind". According to him, the newly released numbers are indicating a good start into the second quarter.
Meanwhile, analysts in the United Kingdom are urging that the UK is stepping up its exports. The British government wants to double exports by 2020, yet it's uncertain whether this goal can be achieved. For instance, exports from the UK to China had been at $16 billion in 2014 while those from Germany had been at $82 billion. This is the more troubling seeing that the United Kingdom has a very rich trading history. Industry analysts agree that stepping up the U.K.'s exports, especially to emerging markets in Asia would be crucial for a better economy in the UK.


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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
What if LFR *DID* Require Proving Grounds?
But that's not the topic today.
The idea of having Proving Grounds interact with LFR was floated a while ago by Ghostcrawler in an interview:
"We've even talked about maybe there's a way that Proving Grounds can replace item level as the gating mechanism to get you into say raid finder or similar match making content."
But then Ghostcrawler clarified what he meant here and here:
"Yeah, we would never require PGs for LFR. It would just be a way to demonstrate that you didn't need the ilevel."
"It would probably be more like LFR requires ilevel 500 OR a Proving Ground Silver Medal, or maybe Silver + ilevel 450 or whatever."
But...what if it did require Proving Grounds? And no, I don't mean Gold or even Silver -- I realize that there are hordes of players out there who are really not good at World of Warcraft. But Bronze? Is that too much to ask?
What if we saw something like the following for MoP? You have to fulfill one of the requirements listed for each LFR.
Bronze + 460 ilvl (same as reality except it requires Bronze)
Silver + 450 ilvl
Gold + 440 ilvl
Note that if you could pull off Gold at 440 ilvl when it's tuned for 463 that would be quite a feat.
HoF/ToES LFR
Bronze + 470 ilvl
Silver + 460 ilvl
Gold + 450 ilvl
ToT LFR
Bronze + 480 ilvl
Silver + 470 ilvl
Gold + 460 ilvl
SoO LFR
Bronze + 490 ilvl
Silver + 480 ilvl
Gold + 470 ilvl
Effectively every medal you have past Bronze in LFR shaves off 10 of the required ilvl -- and 10 ilvl is usually something like 15-20% damage/health/healing. This also isn't some colossal time investment -- getting Bronze should only take like 15 minutes and that's counting travel time to the Temple (or wherever Proving Grounds are in the future). It also requires very little skill to get Bronze, but more than going AFK and it shows you understand at least some of the basics.
Now, this is irrelevant for me as I never intend to step foot in LFR again as long as I live -- to use WoD terms, Normal/Heroic all the way for alts (if I have any -- the fact I can help any non-Mythic group with my main severely limits the benefits of having an alt for me, another post about that soon) and the joy of Normal PLUS Heroic PLUS Mythic for my main. But it seems it would be useful as it allows people who have demonstrated they can pull their weight with less gear into LFR and forces people who just don't give a damn to at least do Bronze -- and everyone else in the LFR KNOWS everyone else can at least do Bronze.
Of course, they might simply nerf LFR so far into the ground that it really does become solely a tourist destination with awful ilvl compared to anything else -- or so I hope. Make it clear that people who like raiding absolutely should be stepping up to Normal (current Flex). The long term health of raiding depends on getting new players into the raiding pool.
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If nothing else, some sort of PG rating should be a requirement to queue as a tank... that's the one role where one person who doesn't have a clue can absolutely destroy a run. That's also one that should actually check for appropriate equipped gear to queue, my last two SoO LFR runs had a tank with 150K less health than me as a (geared) dps and were in half green items. With free epics available on TI and crafted i476 PvP gear there's no excuse to be doing current tier content in GREENS.ReplyDelete
So, PG rating (even Bronze, but I'd prefer Silver which requires some actual skill and not just basic competence) should be a requirement for tanking, IMO.
I support your B/S/G iLvl requirement lowering in general, I know that in lesser gear I definitely won't be the lowest dps in the group and it's not like skilled players would always be queuing in that level of gear, they're going to get upgrades from running. Might make the first month of a new tier more painful, though, which is unfortunately the worst time to run LFR in the first place so it'll make a bad month worse. That's the one downside that I see... but that will only matter if you get a lot of players coming in undergeared due to PG success. Might not be all that common.Replies
I agree that it's (unfortunately) the biggest deal for the tank...but I also think if we're going to force the tank to do it we should force everyone to do it.Delete
The funny thing is that in heroic raids tanking is usually the easiest of the roles (not easy, easiest). The difference between an amazing tank and a truly amazing tank tends to be far less than for healers/DPS.
Yep, agreed, but I'm not sure Blizzard would agree to that. My thinking there is that if the great unwashed want to noob it up in LFR, and if Blizzard believes they should be able to (which I think they do and which I generally mostly agree with), I'd much prefer to have them doing it as dps or healers rather than tanks. If half the dps are crap you're in a typical LFR run, if half the healers are crap you're ahead of the game but if half the tanks are crap you're probably in for a world of hurt unless the other tank can solo the place. That does happen sometimes but... shouldn't have to. If tanks are the biggest shortage right now I'd much prefer they revamp the fights in LFR to be single-tank fights and absolutely put both a PG requirement AND an achievement requirement (must have done the place as dps or healer on any toon) before they can queue as a tank.Delete
Funny you mention that, the majority of my time doing heroic raiding was as a tank and you're right, the heroic mechanics tend not to affect the tanks much at all... things hit you harder but that's a healer issue to deal with (sure, cooldowns, but you'd have used those anyway, right?) and new mechanics are generally ones that dps or healers have to deal with, not tanks. Interesting.
And you're right about that last part, as long as a tank is doing the basics correctly (taunting, not standing in stuff, etc), anything beyond that point, even if it's the tank's fault, can easily look like someone else's fault instead. A tank with 70% effectiveness will look an awful lot like a tank with 90% effectiveness in most cases but you'd notice the delta with a dps or with a healer, especicially if there are assignments that point to specific failures.
"If tanks are the biggest shortage right now I'd much prefer they revamp the fights in LFR to be single-tank fights and absolutely put both a PG requirement AND an achievement requirement (must have done the place as dps or healer on any toon) before they can queue as a tank."Delete
How exactly would the first runs get tanks in such a situation? The only people who could queue as a tank are people who have done the bosses on normal/heroic/mythic and those people are often the LEAST interested in tanking LFR.
"A tank with 70% effectiveness will look an awful lot like a tank with 90% effectiveness in most cases but you'd notice the delta with a dps or with a healer, especicially if there are assignments that point to specific failures."
Precisely. In most cases tanking tends to be pass/fail. Did you taunt the boss at the right time? Did you pick up the right add? Did you position the mob at the right spot? Did you pop a cooldown when it was needed?
The active mitigation stuff has meant small differences in tank skill matter more, but generally speaking anyone tanking heroic (soon to be mythic) content has the basic principles of active mitigation down.
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TSW has the Gatekeeper fight serving the role you are talking about for PGs, if I understand you correctly. There's no specific iLvl (QL in TSW), but it is skill-based, and you'd be hard pressed to do it with without at least a few QL10 blues amongst your greens (for reference, QL10.4 purple is the current BiS level). There's also a separate fight for each trinity role: Tanks, Healers, or DPS. In addition, you have to do it solo; no way for friends to help. It took me several hours over a few days and countless tries before I learned the DPS dance well enough to prevail. Healing on a different character took me about 15 minutes and two or three tries, I attribute the relative speed to knowing the dance, though my focus shifted. I still need to do the Tank on my third character, but she's still relatively low. If you're interested, there are plenty of videos of the fight on youtube. Just search for TSW Gatekeeper.Replies
Does the Gatekeeper reduce the strength of your gear if it's above a fairly low point? Proving Grounds do -- it's both skill based and your character power is roughly standardized (plus or minus a few percent).Delete
But yes, PGs are solo and have three different types for tanks/healers/DPS, even medals to get along the way (Bronze is easy, silver is harder, gold gets harder still but still not too bad).
I'll look for that fight, though.


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Hospice offers memorial service for loved ones
Hospice at The Chaplaincy plans a memorial service 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at The Living Room Community Church, 1409 S. Garfield, Kennewick. A reception will follow.
The service of recognition, music and prayer is to remember loved ones who died between Oct. 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013. Anyone wishing to honor a loved one who died in Hospice is welcome.
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We none want to be here. In the midst of all the possible effectual luring, substantiated commitments, and convincing amicable distractions, we still exist as unsettled, dissatisfied manifestations of deeply unresolved confusion. We awake in continued perplexity and sleep in shrouded mystery. No matter how much we pursue avenues of supposedly purposeful, meaningful, productive and prolific highways of verifiable efficiency, we remain discontent. Why? Because in/from/during the crux of the matter, we inherently know that none of it really makes one bit of difference and much less sense.
We try to say that it does, go to great lengths to make ourselves believe that it does, even to the point of creating all sorts of beheading scenarios of compelling, persuasive emotional intellectual arguments to prove it does, when it fact, the inescapable truth stands while the rest falls away. We are not the least bit interested in being here, on this planet, alive, taking up space, breathing.
We realize with full certainty that it's either a harsh cruel joke on the part of the divine creator, for our being born simply to die, or that in order to get through it, we had better invent every possible employing situation as an ever evolving, turbulent, unsuspecting state of affairs to engage our minds, implode our hearts, invest our bodies while through these ineffectual, purposeless actions, our precious ruthless soul stimulates us to go on. Bottom line: she must be entertained while the band plays on.
I realize these words sound much too harsh to be readily appreciated, openly accepted, and properly assimilated. I dare say that they may even hint at pious human futility, almost to the flavor of promoting suicide but nothing could be further from demonstrated actuality. Instead, what I am proposing congregates itself in certifiable conscious living. A fully involved, animated enthused participation without a falsely selfishly generated lust of result to win, succeed, or get something in the end. There is no end and there's nothing to get. With each breath we inhale, we are getting it all right this minute in full energized, delectable, splendor.
In other words, this is as good as it gets. We are here for the earth experience, as a consciously motivated human being while the disinterested, impersonal soul scours the depths of emotional intrigue in the duration of brightly colored settings. These meticulous settings may either be infiltrated with all sorts of glamour or debased with incorrigible unsettling despair; the unmistakable stage remains precariously designed for the actors to play out their delegated parts in the overtly hailed, orchestrated, mysterious story. Illuminating? Yes. Frustrating, without a doubt; the emotional vested scenarios never release the tension of restless impervious anxiety.
We remain anxious, bored, restless and dissatisfied because we continue to expect something and because we ungraciously expect (most often times, demand) that our gluttonous whims and whams to be satisfied, we suffer immeasurably. Sad, but true. We want to be noticed, expect people to care and show it and complain because we didn't get what we thought we wanted at the time we wanted it, in the precise manner it should have arrived.
Frustration arises from our wanting to achieve something and being thwarted in the process. Or it could just as easily arise from our wanting to believe something when from the core of our definitive being; we know it to be a lie. In other words we can't change bulls into butterflies. Each animal has within its unique character specific reasons for occupying the place of reference, for the duration of time accompanied and by the definitive interaction of experiences it faces. Like the natural habitat of animals, we need not be concerned nor are we to try to alter our delegated paths of circular destiny. Patterns repeat and repeat and repeat. Round and round she goes and where she stops only the infinitely designed atom knows. (And, it's not telling.)
If that be the case, why, we do we, as reasonable human beings, spend so much time identified with others, interpreting their particular state of affairs, interfering with a specifically relegated course of action and involved in matters that clearly do not concern us? Because we are insatiably curious, incalculably impatient and irretrievably determined to prove what we do matters. As insufferable as these words may seem: it does not matter to anyone else but US!
As the mystic Maulana Rumi wrote around 800 years ago, "If you could get rid of yourself just once, the secret of secrets would open to you. The face of the unknown, hidden beyond the universe would appear on the mirror of your perception!" Not that he knew anymore of any anything than you do, but the idea of our being so wrapped in the entangling details of our infinitely insignificant lives, as opposed to the any other of the almost 7 billion people who reside on the planet, leaves room for further discussion.
We simply cannot leave "well enough' alone. We insist on pushing a rope. We try to make things happen before they are going to, calculate innumerable outcomes, gossip unceasingly 'our view' on possible circumstances, search the benefit for ourselves in every situation, hoard, hurry and hustle our time, effort and energy in hopes to "be somebody" or 'get somebody". (Which is utterly vain and venomous for us, and others involved in the ridiculous whirling frenzy.)
Whenever we get to the place that we realize with full certainty that we are gluttonous creatures who seek favor and recognition for our so called specialness, then and only then, will we come to value the sanctified language of Master Jesus when he said, "You are in the world but not of it." In other words, there's nothing the world can offer us or interest us in the least but because we've bought the story of our extraordinary abilities, along with the need to flaunt their razzle dazzle appeal, we remain miserable.
We are none separate from events, people, places and particulars. Not one person is any more special or favorably relished than another. No one has it any better or worse than we do. Every mortal, without relent, battles with his/her own demons momentarily. And, although the charade of 'having it all together' perpetuates the fallacious veneer people work fastidiously to establish and maintain, we none the less are all in this thing together. We are inseparably entwined in the fabric of life's inexpressible sacred movement.
Our innate state of being expresses inexplicable bliss. But bliss not attached to/for/with anything or anyone. Just as our level of happiness remains independent of outer circumstances, so too, do our lives represent the natural and convenient flow of universal ease, vibrantly infectious, projections of immeasurable omnipotence. We simply can't measure, gauge, interpret, comprehend or dismiss one iota of it as being out of order or uncalled for. The fact is: we are in for the duration; we might as well enjoy the rounds. Or like the infamous Mohammad Ali so eloquently stated, "Dance like a butterfly; sting like a bee."Pimple
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Advice For Pro-Marijuana Activist Moms
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by Robin Schneider
As a divorced mother with full custody of four wonderful children, being a pro-marijuana advocate is serious business. It takes dedication, discipline, courage and a lot of love to balance family and activism. It's a fast paced life full of controversy and I must warn you–this life is not for everyone.
When I first became a vocal pro marijuana activist, I felt both empowered and terrified. I would lay awake at night and imagine a SWAT team with masks and guns crashing through my door and screaming and crying and lots of fear.
It was a logical possibility so I had to think it through. How would we react? Would anyone get hurt? Sometimes I would think maybe I should stop my activism to protect my children, but then again it's their future and their freedom I'm fighting for.
After careful consideration I decided to move forward but on my Girl Scout's honor I would always be prepared. At all times my house must be in order. If they did come for me they might expect to find a bong on the coffee table and poor, unfed, dirty and neglected children, but that wouldn't be the case at all.
In order to ease my fears, I decided keeping my household in order was priority number one. At all times the house is reasonably clean, the children are bathed and fed, there is food in the cupboards, and homework is completed on time. Also, just in case my children are questioned about my activism at school, I have taken extreme measures to not ever use marijuana in their presence. They've never seen me high or even drunk for that matter. But I didn't stop there.
I made it a point to have open and honest discussions about my work with school officials, teachers, counselors and even the local police officers assigned to the school. They would read my quotes in the paper, see me on the news and hear me on radio interviews anyway, so I might as well be proactive. I make it a point to show up to school activities, functions, parent meetings and even to the DARE lessons, where I have had no qualms about interjecting my own opinions.
The fact is my children are so brilliant and so amazing, clearly my activism has been a non-issue as it pertains to their well being. They are kind, caring, well mannered and extremely smart. Recently, as I was watching my son receive the student of the month award, the school officer leaned over and told me all of my children are so amazing. And they are just that because I have put my time and my heart into them most of all. They come first.
So if your house is not in order, if there is no food in your cupboards, if your children are truant and failing out of school, chances are you may not want to be a pro-marijuana activist. The cold hard truth is that we ARE targets. This is not a party, it's a political war and before you jump into the line of fire take a look in the mirror and make sure you are ready for battle.
The fact is being a marijuana reform activist has absolutely nothing to do with smoking marijuana or getting high. It's about leading, it's about being the example, and it's about being the very best you can be, especially when you're a mother.
Robin Schneider is the Legislative Liaison for the National Patients Rights Association (NPRA) and has volunteered with the Michigan Moms United


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The 1970's is a period close to my heart, not only it is the decade of my birth it is also the decade which inspired an automobile icon. In South Africa you will see VW Citi Golfs in abundance- every street, parking area or downtown area is filled with different models, colours and conditions. It is in many ways one of the icons for me of the 1970's, a period which is characterised by contradiction. A number of key events impacted on the era including the energy crisis, the Cuban missile crisis, the woman's liberation movement, the Yom Kippur war, the Helsinki Accords, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm (1972) and the South African student uprisings. These events influenced popular culture of the era as well as design styles. The rise of technology and computing created a new world to explore. During the 1970's the first microprocessor was released, as well as the programming languages, and basic home computers like the Apple II and the Commodore PET. Video games became very popular, with Atari establishing itself as the principal producer of home video games.
In 1974, the first Golf, which would eventually become known as the Rabbit in North America, leaves the factory floor. It would take another 5 years before the car is produced in North America though. The design of the car reflects a more energy conscious society with a focus on fun, humour and economy. The physical design moves to a more angular aesthetic with straighter lines and a rectangular grill section. The Golf I was introduced in South Africa in 1978. In 1984 the Citi model, based on the Golf Mk I, went into production at VW's plant in Uitenhage. From 1984 to 2009, the plant in Uitenhage produced almost 380 000 Citi Golfs. In November 2009 the last Citi left the production floor, replaced by production of the VW Polo. In 2008 the 1.4i Citi Wolf is introduced at the Johannesburg Motorshow and the in 2009 the Citi Mk 1 is produced in limited numbers to mark the end of production of the Citi. On 2 November 2009 a design icon is retired, but not forgotten. Look down any street, driveway or across any town square and you'll see it.
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|Mirwaiz hails Nawaz Sharif's stand on Kashmir
|Thursday, 11 June 2015 13:14
Jehlum Post News/Srinagar/May 10, 2015/Hailing the efforts of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to highlight the urgency to resolve the Kashmir dispute at international fora, APHC Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday said that the recent meeting of PM Sharif with UN secretary General Ban Ki Moon at Doshanbe, Tajkistan wherein he stressed upon the world body to implement its resolutions on Kashmir was a welcome development. APHC Chairman said that the Kashmir dispute was the oldest unresolved dispute on the UN agenda, and it was the moral responsibility of the world body to play its role in solving the dispute. Mirwaiz said that the conflict ridden people of Jammu an Kashmir always believe that a meaningful dialogue between India Pakistan and the people of J&K could be the way forward
towards the resolution of the 68 year old problem which would mitigate and end their suffering. But unfortunately the Hardline posturing by India and its refusal to engage with the other two stakeholders has led to a deadlock, and as such third party intervention between the two countries to resolve this issue is inevitable. As such, Mirwaiz said that it is the duty of the UN to come forward and play its role in this regard. Meanwhile APHC delegation led by senior Hurriyat leader Musadiq Adil visited the house of Altaf Ahmad Sheikh at Sopore and condoled with the bereaved family. While extending their condolences and solidarity with the bereaved family, the delegates prayed for the deceased soul.
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View from the right of the entrance to the Ramesvara rock-cut temple, Ellora
Photographer: Nepean, Henry Mack
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1868
Photograph of the entrance to the Rameshvara rock-cut temple at Ellora in Maharashtra from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by Henry Mack Nepean in 1868. The spectacular site of Ellora is renowned for its series of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples excavated into the rocky façade of a cliff of basalt. The Hindu Cave Rameshvara dates to the 6th century and is renowned for its finely executed sculptures. A courtyard with Nandi seated on a plinth precedes the verandah. There are female figures carved on either side of the pillars on the verandah. The shafts are carved with bands of scrollwork and small figures of ghanas are seated at the corners of the base. The capitals have exuberant pot and foliage motifs.


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Over 30 Years of Turning Hearts Homeward
What is Anasazi Foundation?
Recognized internationally for its caring and effective approach, ANASAZI Foundation is a non-profit (501c3) intervention resource that helps to restore and strengthen parent-child relationships.
ANASAZI's licensed and Joint Commission-accredited, outdoor behavioral healthcare services are ideal for adolescents (13-17) and young adults (18+) struggling with lack of motivation, defiance, mild mood disorders, drug and alcohol experimentation, internet addiction, entitlement issues, and other self-defeating behaviors. We offer 49-day (minimum stay) wilderness-based, residential treatment programs rooted in the belief that all young people—regardless of their struggles or at-risk choices—possess an inherent "seed of greatness." This idea permeates our philosophy and our evidence-based therapeutic approach, which addresses the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of a child's life.
Parental Involvement Is The Key
ANASAZI considers its work with parents and caregivers to be as important as its work with their children. Our renowned parenting program and aftercare services help committed parents create a home environment that enhances family unity and promotes a lasting change in family behavior.
A Unique Approach
Our non-punitive ANASAZI Way philosophy focuses on one's strengths and good deeds—it relies on natural consequences rather than on contrived experiences or punishment. This approach promotes a change of heart that often results in a lasting change in behavior. The young people who participate in ANASAZI programs discover a profound sense of self worth which enables them to begin anew and assume responsibility for the choices that govern the course of their lives.
The ANASAZI Way:
- Individualized care provided by experienced, independently licensed clinicians
- Non-punitive and based in respect for individual choice
- Addresses the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of one's life
- An invitation to consider one's family values and belief systems
- Facilitates a change of heart that promotes a lasting change in behavior
- Healing and strengthening family relationships
- Opportunity for a new beginning
The ANASAZI Way was developed over the past 40 years by Larry Dean Olsen and Ezekiel Sanchez, who are widely considered to be pioneers of the field generally known as wilderness therapy. Together in 1988 they formed ANASAZI Foundation to make this experience available to all families, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Scholarships are available for those in need
Note: ANASAZI is not a boot camp. Participation in an ANASAZI program requires personal responsibility and accountability; however, no force, contrived experiences, manipulation, confrontation, point or level systems, or other behavioral modification techniques or models are employed.
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ANASAZI does not consider itself a brat camp. There are no "brats" or "bad kids" at ANASAZI. We help children and young adults (and their caring families) who in some cases have made bad choices. Our many years of experience working with thousands of diverse young people make this important distinction abundantly clear. While we appreciate the good work performed by other licensed and accredited wilderness therapy providers, our programs differ in significant ways. We invite you to compare ANASAZI with these and other providers to learn more about our clinical approach and the proven principles which form the foundation of our programs.


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Edit: They have extended the sale to the 1st for those that have paydays on the first so you have a couple more days to work on your husband before the deal expires.
Today, I am excited to show you my final looks that I have sewn up from Pattern Revolution's Boy's Bundle Up Sale. Lately Ryder hit a growth spurt which means absolutely everything that was in his drawers are suddenly one size too small. I ran at the chance to participate in this bundle because I knew we both needed it. I needed to work at sewing for my growing boy and the clothes he BADLY needed.
Before I talk to you about the specifics of all the patterns I am featuring here today. I want to talk to you about the awesomeness that so many of the designs featured in the Bundle Up sale go into Tween Sizing! You may think I might be jumping the gun a bit since Ryder won't be attending kindergarten until next year. But with his most recent growth spurt he is now a 7 in commercial wear. At this rate I am sure we will be half way through tween sizes wear before elementary is done.
pattern I am showing ya, is Letterman jacket pattern from Fairtale Patterns. The sizes go from 4T-16 (Amazing range, right?). I made a size 5 width and a 6 Length with a 7 length on the sleeves for extra bunching. I remember when I got measured for my Letterman Jacket I remember them telling me to get the sleeves long so that it could keep me warm no matter the conditions. You determine your size by finished measurements and not pattern averages.
Varsity font made an R stitched it on really well only to find out I had put it too low and it looked dumb. If you are applying a letter of better to your Letterman jacket it looked a lot better when the top of the R was parallel to the top of the center of the top snap. The first time I applied it I was a lot lower and it didn't look right. 1/2 a day later I was finally done seam ripping my dumb R. The next time I made the R huge and then did the gray background. It worked so much better the second time.
pattern into Photoshop and kept designing until we got it right. All the fabric for this project came from JoAnn's. I wished they would have had a higher quality of fleece/sweatshirt in bright green. I was well satisfied with the sleeve material and baby ribbing.
the jacket on he said it is so warm and soft. I knew I had a hit with such a snuggle bug. And the pockets make him excited. Recently he has found that if he packs coins to the grocery store (and he is good) he can get ice cream afterwards. This has made it so everything must have pockets. The welted pockets were easy for even a beginner to do.
Field Research pants from Scientific Seamstress, this pattern ranges in size from 3-14!
pattern is a relaxed fit, with great top stitching and detailed instructions. I made the mistake by choosing to make the size 7/8 (what his waist was) instead of the 6 that his hips had him listed at. I was very disappointed when I got done and I couldn't make them any smaller and they were still too big. Then I had to remember that I usually get my kids sizing perfect so every once in a while to get it it big by a size isn't the worst.
this pattern will last until he is in Size 14. It is nearly impossible until now to find many boy pants patterns that went above size 8 until this bundle.
The pattern features a zip off pants option, shorts and a custom inseam pant leg. There is also the ability to have lots of pockets, with the option for a front slash, back cargo and side cargo pocket. There is also instructions for making belt loops.
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The Longest Loss
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm - Orcas Senior Center
The program will present a 2.5 hour video and will conclude with a 30 minute live panel discussion staffed with Hospice, Alzheimer's and dementia providers from our community.
When the diagnosis is Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, grief doesn't wait for death. Grieving can begin before a formal diagnosis or in the doctor's office when patients and families receive confirmation of illness. Over a span of what may be a decade or more, multiple losses associated with dementia become a pervasive part of everyday life for millions of patients, families and friends. After the death, survivors' grief may be complicated by the nature of a lengthy disease process that has changed their relationship with the deceased. Through a combination of candid, compelling interviews and unscripted in-studio discussions, experts will identify how medical and social service professionals can best improve care for patients, families and themselves while coping with loss and grief associated with these progressive illnesses.
3 CE Credits available for professionals
At the conclusion of this event, participants will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, including unique challenges that these diseases present to patients and families;
- Discuss the grief of persons with dementia, including nonfinite loss and anticipatory mourning, as it is experienced in early stages and during progression of disease;
- Recognize changes in patient behavior that may be indicative of grief, and describe therapeutic techniques that can be used effectively, including reminiscence and ritual;
- Support families as they navigate changes in the relationship and transitions in care as the disease progresses, and understand the potential grief reactions brought about by these changes;
- Identify the demands and challenges on professional caregivers when caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and list several strategies for employer support and self-care;
- Describe innovative ways of supporting family caregivers exhibiting grief reactions throughout the illness as well as after the death of the individual with dementia, noting factors that compound grief, including guilt, ambivalence and relief.
Part I: Coping with Loss at the Onset of Disease
- Although memory loss is part of the normal aging process, dementia is not. Dementia is the result of disease – most commonly Alzheimer's disease – or circumstance, such as traumatic brain injury.
- Regardless of origin, the nature and progression of dementia can be dehumanizing for the patient and challenging for caregivers and clinicians. Professionals who care for the ill, dying, and bereaved generally possess the basic skillset to care for persons with dementia and can utilize that knowledge as a foundation to address the unique issues involved in caring for and supporting persons with dementia and their families.
- From the onset of symptoms, through diagnosis and progression of disease, grief is nearly constant as persons with dementia and their families deal with myriad losses including memory, abilities, and relationships. Professional caregivers should consider innovative approaches to assist persons with dementia and their families in coping with these losses.
- The ongoing experience of caregiving can complicate and/or facilitate grief. Providers should recognize that as families attempt to navigate the progression of dementia, they may need additional support when encountering care transitions that have the potential to exacerbate grief.
- Families who believe they have prepared for the typical, long-term trajectory of dementia may need support if the person with dementia declines more rapidly than expected or dies suddenly from an acute event, such as a heart attack.
Part II: Living with Grief and Dementia at Life's End
- There is scant research for guidance, but informed practice indicates that touch and other sensory therapies, including tone of voice used by caregivers, can help to calm or reassure distressed or agitated late stage dementia patients who may be suffering emotional or physical pain.
- The nature of dementia and the strain of isolation of caregiving can lead to ambiguous loss, disenfranchised grief, and complicated grief. Some individuals may need additional help and support adjusting to repeated loss.
- End-of-life decision making can be impacted by the nature of grief and dementia, especially if the person with dementia can no longer be a part of the process. Family members burdened with multiple loss experiences of the illness, as well as caregiving exhaustion, may disagree with each other, influencing end-of-life decisions and reactions. Health, social service and clergy professionals can offer critical support in guiding families through these challenging situations.
- Clinicians and other professional caregivers often form attachments to persons with dementia and may also grieve losses associated with their patients. Employers should develop a range of supports to offer staff, and professionals should be aware of and practice healthy self-care strategies.
- Because of their end-of-life care expertise, hospice and palliative care providers can provide services to community members coping with dementia prior to a death as well as afterward. Early provision of support services can serve as a bridge and provide a way to introduce hospice and palliative care to families. Online dementia specific support communities can also be a useful resource.
Part III: Local Panel discussion
Dorian King, BA, graduated with a major in Economics, Ethnicity, and the Environment from Mills College. Upon graduation, she promptly entered health care where she has worked for the last 29 years. She currently serves as the Community Outreach and Education Liaison for Hospice of the Northwest Services
Molly Roberts, for the past 30 years Molly's focus has been home hospice care for Orcas Islanders. She was the RN on the former Lahari Hospice care team, and now serves as the RN for Orcas Volunteer Hospice.
Larry Hughes, Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years experience. Larry's current focus is helping seniors and their families cope with life's changes and challenges.
Libby Garcia, R.N., M.S.N. Currently working at Orcas Medical Center, Libby's background is mostly emergency nursing, and hospice. Her grandmother, Helen Buchan R.N., ran a Red Cross station on Orcas long ago. Libby assists people with advanced healthcare directives, both filling out paperwork and facilitating end-of-life conversations with families.


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Friday, November 6, 2009
Stacy Claire Boyd Notepads
I took a pic of some of our newly designed notepads that I'll be passing out this year for Holiday presents to friends and family. I LOVE the size of these new notepads...8.5" x 5.5"...perfect for jotting lots of notes in a pretty way. I wrapped mine up in a chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon with one of my favorite pens attached. These notepads come with envelopes and are a great way to send a personalized note in a budget friendly way...they're only $40 for a 100 sheet notepad with 100 envelopes...a perfect gift for them, and you!
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Recurly Teams Up with Kount to Help Subscription-Based Merchants Combat Fraud30-Mar-2016
San Francisco, CA – March 30, 2016 – Recurly Inc., the enterprise-class subscription management platform, today announced a partnership with Kount, a leading provider of online and mobile fraud detection and prevention solutions to offer anti-fraud services focused on the needs of subscription-based merchants. Together, Kount and Recurly protect the revenue of subscription-based businesses from the losses and operational overhead caused by card-not-present fraud.
Credit card fraud, especially the category of card-not-present (CNP) fraud, is a major concern for subscription businesses. Javelin Strategy & Research predicts that CNP fraud, which includes online transactions, to be nearly four times greater than point-of-sale card fraud by 2018. Further driving CNP fraud growth is the U.S. rollout of EMV credit cards, designed to augment point-of-sale transaction security, which shift fraudsters' efforts from physical to digital channels.
"Every aspect of our company is built to ensure the growth and preservation of predictable recurring revenue for our customers," said Dan Burkhart, chief executive officer, Recurly. "Safeguarding profit, reducing associated costs, and, ultimately protecting brands is a shared goal between Kount and Recurly as we seek to detect and stop fraud before it impacts revenue and damages both subscriber and banking relationships."
Fraudulent transactions costs are multifold for subscription-based businesses. Direct financial impact includes lost goods and services as well as hefty fees by gateways and merchant banks due to chargebacks. And, if abnormal or excessive chargebacks occur, merchants also face the risk of suspension or termination of gateway and merchant bank relationships. In addition, combating fraudulent transactions often requires large investment in personnel to conduct arduous manual reviews of potentially risky transactions.
"Our cloud-based platform is ideally suited to help merchants protect their business from cybercriminals, a mission that requires constant vigilance in an ever-evolving threat landscape," said Brad Wiskirchen, chief executive officer, Kount. "We are excited to work with the team at Recurly to tailor a fraud solution that is unique to the specific business needs of subscription-based merchants."
About Kount
Kount helps businesses boost sales by reducing fraud. The company's all-in-one, SaaS platform simplifies fraud detection and helps online and mobile businesses accept more orders. Kount's turnkey fraud platform is easy-to-implement and easy-to-use. Kount's proprietary technology reviews billions of data points and provides maximum protection for some of the world's best-known brands. Merchants using Kount can accept more orders from more people in more places than ever before. For more information about Kount, please visit www.kount.com.
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
Dalai Lama
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Albert Einstein
If there was a conversation that could begin to ease all suffering—within yourself, within others, and within the world—wouldn't you want to join that conversation? Earlier this year, I received an invitation to work with Ashley Cooper and Melanie Wroe to produce a guide for Seeds of Compassion, an initiative to nurture kindness and compassion in the world. We were asked to create a simple process that anyone could use to engage in meaningful conversation about compassion—what it means, what it looks like, and how we can embody it more fully in our world.
Since the publication of this guide, Compassion Circles are cropping up everywhere. In libraries, homes, work-places, churches and play-grounds. Ordinary people from all walks of life are taking time out of their busy lives to sit in circles, reflect and converse with each other about compassion. Melanie, Ashley, and I have had the privilege of hosting some of these gatherings, and every time, I am moved by the experience of being part of a room full of people deeply engaged in conversation about a topic that is so essentially human—so familiar, and yet somehow, often remote from our conscious experience. It is heartening to see so many people involved in making compassion more explicit in our world.
At a recent gathering, participants observed that the primary words embedded in the word compassion are compass and passion. Curious to follow that etymological conversation thread, I went to my dictionary where I learned that a compass is not only an instrument for finding one's way, but also a means to bring about and comprehend. Passion is not only a strong desire, but also a suffering. It seems that in compassion we have the potential not only to comprehend, but also to find our way through suffering—to extend our small circles of caring beyond ourselves and our familiars to encompass humanity and the world.
What if we can find a way to see beyond our "optical delusions of consciousness" and connect with each other through our suffering? What if we can find a way to be our best even when we are at our worst? What if we can create a space to reflect and enquire—to ask valuable questions that get to the heart of what matters? If you're curious and inspired, please join the conversation and host a Compassion Circle because it takes all of us to grow the seed within each of us.


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Rober Awards 2017 Music Poll: Complete List Of Winners
Posted by Roberto in MUSIC REVIEW, MUSIC REVIEW on January 31, 2018
Kendrick Lamar and LCD Soundsystem are the biggest winners at this year's Rober Awards. The rapper from Compton, recently shunned out of the biggest categories at the Grammys, was voted best male and hip-hop artist of the year, and his record DAMN. took home the honours for album of the year. James Murphy's band unsurprisingly won in the category of comeback of the year, as well as being voted the best band and song of the year for the title track of their fourth album American Dream.
Among biggest surprises St. Vincent was voted best female artist over Lorde, the young Kiwi singer though reigned in the pop artist category. Radiohead's 'OK Computer' took over Prince's 'Purple Rain,'which had been the frontrunner during the last few weeks, and Japanese veteran Ryuichi Sakamoto earned the award for best electronica. Cigarettes After Sex were voted breakthrough artists and Cardi B won the Sound Of 2018 trophy.
Frank Ocean, Father John Misty and The Black Madonna were among the rest of the winners in a scandal-stricken edition hampered by complaints of individual voting manipulation in the Best Live Category which were proved right. In the wake of which, the Academy decided the prize should be shared to honour the hundreds of fans of both Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers paying tribute to the late legend, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds who genuinely voted and would have left in any case the rest of the contenders far behind.
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Strong demand prompts Milestone Environmental to speed up expansion
New facilities at Orla, Stanton planned for mid-year
Milestone Environmental Services is accelerating its expansion plans in the Permian Basin oil patch, with two new waste disposal facilities to be built this year.
The Houston-based firm, which already has a Pecos facility and South Midland facility on Highway 349 just south of the Upton County line, will build facilities at Orla in Reeves County on Farm-to-Market Road 652 and at Stanton on Highway 137 south of Stanton. Both are expected to open mid-year.
"This is continuing the expansion we began in 2016 with the Pecos facility and then the South Midland facility in 2017," Gabriel Rio, president and chief executive officer, said in a phone interview from his Houston office.
"Now we're embarking on our next two facilities so this is an acceleration a bit, building two at the same time," he said.
Construction is expected to start in the next four to six weeks, he said.
The two new facilities will create 30 to 40 new jobs. Rio said it may be a challenge to hire adequate staffing.
"Labor is in tight supply so we have to work hard to recruit and retain staff," he said. "We've done a lot the last couple of months to attract and retain workers," he said, listing pay raises and the addition of housing on site to help recruit workers from longer distances."
Rio said the two new facilities are part of Milestone's plan to have between eight and 10 facilities throughout the Permian Basin in the next few years. He said announcements of additional facilities can be expected this summer.
He said he felt comfortable with the capital commitment to build the facilities, in part because the Pecos and South Midland facilities are generating good returns. The two new sites are being driven by demand from customers who already use Milestone's existing facilities.
"Customers drilling north of where we are would tell us they'd use us if we had a facility closer to them," he said.
The Orla facility primarily will serve operations in the Northern Delaware Basin, where Rio said demand is strong, particularly from New Mexico operators.
"In the Northern Delaware, a lot of waste is generated in New Mexico. New Mexico doesn't allow reserve pits. It doesn't allow waste disposal at the well site. Operators have to send the waste off-site. New Mexico is generating more waste compared to Texas rigs. There is a big market from New Mexico operators who are required to send their drilling waste off," he said.
The Stanton facility will largely serve operations in the central Midland Basin.
Having facilities closer to where operators are drilling has been key to the company's success, Rio said. Another key is Milestone's ability to move quickly to meet customer demand.
"From concept to completion, our timeline is a lot shorter than for a landfill," he said.
Milestone utilizes a proprietary slurry injection process to handle non-hazardous, RCRA-exempt liquid and slurry waste streams, which are injected into deep formations more than a mile below the surface. The company's future plans include not just adding new facilities but expanding into treatment and disposal of solid waste.
It's work the company has been doing for 25 years, since it began life as American Disposal Services in 1993. Rio said it was a family-owned business when it began operations in a time when there was very little waste sent off to professional disposal sites. He said over the last 25 years, regulations have become much more stringent and the industry has evolved its best practices.
"Burial at the well site is not best practices anymore," he said.
Rio said Milestone has ridden the industry cycles that saw the national rig count reach 2,000 rigs in 2013-2014 before falling to 400 rigs in 2015.
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Ruthless pragmatism
If I have to define my political philosophy, particularly in regard to the Palestinian dispute, I would say it is "ruthless pragmatism." In this I follow the lead of that well-known politician Francis Underwood, the main character played brilliantly by Kevin Spacey in the TV series "House of Cards." By ruthless manipulation Francis goes from Congressman to Chief Whip to Vice President to President in two series. In doing so he dispenses with friend and foe alike, everything is possible as long as it preserves the appearance of legality. In other words "ruthless pragmatism."
One practitioner of this political art is Pres. Putin of Russia. He knows that Pres. Obama is not prepared to start WWIII over Crimea or Ukraine. So he had the pro-Russian forces in Crimea not only take over the local Parliament, but also administer a referendum, that was passed by 98%. He had Russian forces without insignia take over all military bases in Crimea, and then had the Russian Duma pass a resolution accepting Crimea into the Russian Federation. He maintained the appearance of legality, even though the whole process was illegal under international law, but with sufficient force no-one is prepared to counteract him. In effect, notwithstanding the US and EU threats and sanctions, Crimea is now part of Russia, fait accompli. Now he is carrying out the same process in eastern Ukraine, although perhaps with a little more circumspection. His accomplices in Donetsk and the other cities of eastern Ukraine are playing their role. Only this time the interim pro-Western Ukrainian President Yatsenyuk has ordered the Ukrainian army into eastern Ukraine to remove the pro-Russian insurgents. It seems that there will be a war, but Russia has overwhelming force and Putin knows that the West will not intervene to save Ukraine. Ruthless pragmatism.
Why can't our PM Bibi Netanyahu exhibit more of this ruthless pragmatism when dealing with the Palestinians. After all Israel has a prima facie case for sovereignty over the disputed territories, the Palestinians are splintered into several hostile elements, they are disorganized and weak. Israel should be able to manipulate and outflank them. First we should announce that because of the Palestinian unilateral actions all negotiations are over. Second in response to their actions we should annex those areas that have a Jewish majority and that we wish to be part of Israel. Third, when the Palestinians react violently, as can be predicted they will do, we go in and suppress them and take more of the territory.
It might be argued that this policy is not moral, and it is true that it is not primarily based on moral concerns, but then neither is the political course taken by the Palestinians or many others for that matter (the British in their former Empire, Russia in Crimea, the US in Iraq and Afghanistan). In order to beat them at their own game we must be realistic and pragmatic. It reminds me of the old adage, "faint heart never won fair lady," if you want her enough you must take her. In fact, in the arena of international relations, the order of the day is expediency, something that the Jews and the Jewish State have never been very good at.
It also reminds me of the taking of the US hostages in Tehran in 1979, who were held for 444 days during the Carter Administration. But the day after Pres Reagen was installed as President, the Ayatollah released the hostages. It wasn't because he had changed his attitude towards the USA, it was because he feared the ruthless pragmatism of Reagen much more than he feared the incompetence and indecision of Carter. Another case in point, if PM Thatcher had not exhibited ruthless pragmatism, the Falkland Islands would now be called the Malvinas. If there are two sides in a dispute and you really want to win, then you must take active steps to ensure victory, while always maintaining at least the appearance of legality.


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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Builder's Half-Model-USS Delaware
The ship builder would take a model like this, put it on the floor, and start making drawings on the floor in proportion to the actual size of the ship. If the builder found any errors in the ship designer's original calculations, he could then make corrections to the math before the keel was laid and heavy construction began.
As many half-models ended up in the fireplace once workers finished, these type of models are rare. The museum is very appreciative to the Navy's Curator of Ship Models (the legal custodian for all Department of the Navy ship models) for loaning and allowing us to display models like this.
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Guest blogger Paul Bloomfield learns to love signs (and cheese) in Switzerland:
I knew exactly what to expect on my first visit to the Bernese Oberland. I'd read the most accurate, exhaustive and in-depth text on the country – the definitive source material. I refer, of course, to Asterix in Switzerland.
The Swiss like cheese and they like banks – so Goscinny and Uderzo told me. The cheese is bountiful and melted; the banks impenetrable and anonymous. That pretty much covers all you need to know. I can't really comment on the banks (the two ATMs I used didn't ask any personal questions but otherwise didn't seem especially anonymous, or at least no more than the ones we have in Britain).
The cheese, though, was indeed plentiful and notable – each breakfast and dinner I had to be forcibly restrained from surrendering to ruinous gluttony at the free-for-all cheeseboards in our hotels. Familiar names like Gruyère, Raclette and Vacherin were augmented by an array of novel delicacies – firm or runny, stinky or smooth, blue-veined or orange of rind.
Deserving of special mention was a particularly memorable Bergkäse (mountain cheese) that we picked up at a farmhouse just outside Lauterbrunnen, where we followed a hand-written sign from the footpath to a fridge sat beside the back door, topped with an honesty box. Out came the two-year-matured cheese; in went a neatly folded 10-franc note. Not only did that fine vintage power my girlfriend and me over several mountain passes during the following week, but it tasted all the finer washed down with the righteous contentment of having supported a cottage (or should that be chalet?) industry.
But the thing about Switzerland that I hadn't quite anticipated was the signs. They're everywhere. You can't walk five paces without being confronted by a dizzying array of walking options, neatly and precisely identified on perky yellow arrows: 'Kandersteg 6 Stunden (hours); Gemmipass 2 Std; Melcherboden 1 Std 10 Min'.
At first, I had to fight a tinge of irritation. What price spontaneity? The opportunity to test mapreading skills? Where's the fun in hiking when there's simply no chance of getting lost? I couldn't have been more misguided about being guided. These signs are a gift to spontaneity. They simply beg you to try to get lost.
On a grey, mist-moist day, we arrived at Lauterbrunnen on the lunchtime train from Interlaken. We could proceed straight to Wengen, and rest up in the hotel (the charmingly timeless Alpenrose, since you ask). Or… a glance at the map was enough to see us scaling the steep valley side to Grütschalp and chugging along on the Lilliputian railway to Mürren. Where next? Gimmelwald's a mere hour and ten minutes downhill – so says the sign; let's see how that tickles us. Stechelberg only another hour? Well, where's the harm in exploring? The signs will always be with us, and with our Inntravel notes, there's no danger of missing our connection to Wengen. And a choice of routes back to Lauterbrunnen? Veer off from the road along the edge of the valley, close to the parade of cascades tumbling to our left.
And so (mea culpa, Inntravel) we diverged from our designated itinerary. The signs made us do it. But without our confidence in the signs, we wouldn't have stumbled on the little village shop in Gimmelwald. We wouldn't have emerged at the very top of the Lauterbrunnen Valley to be surrounded by slow-mo, shimmering waterfalls at just the moment that the cloud lifted. And we wouldn't have passed that fateful farmhouse with its fridge full of spectacular Bergkáse.
Here's to the signs. After cheese, they're the second-best yellow things in Switzerland.
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Discovering the Scientist Within offers an utterly unique approach to the research methods course. Rather than taking students through statistical methods one at a time, the authors provide a series of realistic and engaging case studies with each design-focused chapter presenting a single study start to finish. View More
This video clip from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart addresses the question of ''How can global warming be true, if there are record snowfalls?'' This provides a nice context for discussing the difference between single data points (individual experience) vs. larger samples (accumulated experience).
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