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By Billy Crosby
Acuity Brands Inc.'s (AYI) fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 5.7% on streamlining and other charges, though the lighting company posted a double-digit increase in sales.
Results easily beat expectations, and Chief Executive Vernon Nagel said the company's sales growth meaningfully outperformed the overall growth rate of the North American lighting market in the period.
Acuity, which makes light fixtures, has sought to diversify from revenue related to new construction, as home and commercial building remains weak. Instead, the company has focused on products used in renovation, like lighting-control and energy-efficient bulbs. It has also cut costs.
For the quarter ended May 31, Acuity reported a profit of $31.7 million, or 73 cents a share, down from $33.6 million, or 79 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding charges for streamlining activities, manufacturing inefficiencies and other items, earnings increased to 97 cents a share from 82 cents.
Sales increased 11% to $541.5 million.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of 85 cents on revenue of $518.76 million.
Gross margin dropped to 40.8% from 41.4%.
In May, Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised its outlook on Acuity to positive from stable, noting the lighting-fixtures maker's end markets are improving. The firm expects Acuity to continue its strategy of pursuing small to midsize acquisitions and noted the company's cash balance and cash flow generation should provide the funds for such deals.
Shares closed at $75.93 on Monday and were inactive premarket. The stock is up 11% in the past three months.
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Quick: Miller and Fernandez Might Start
On Wheels at Work today, Jason Quick reported that Nate McMillan is considering moving Andre Miller into the starting lineup again, possibly as soon as tomorrow's game against the Houston Rockets. Quick also reported that Rudy Fernandez worked with the first team in practice today and that this change wasn't caused by any injury to Martell Webster. Greg Oden is listed as probable tomorrow with his ankle. I would be very surprised if he didn't play. LaMarcus Aldridge did not practice today and is listed as questionable (gametime decision) tomorrow. More from practice later this afternoon. For now, read the analysis posted this morning. -- Ben Golliver | (firstname.lastname@example.com) | Twitter

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A few roads remain closed around Mid-Michigan due to high water levels.
In Bay County, Russell Road between Bowker and the Bay-Tuscola County Line is closed due to water over the road.
8 Mile Road between Ott and Wilder Roads in Bay County was closed Wednesday because of high water levels. The closure remains in effect until the water level recedes.
In Saginaw County, Dorwood between Busch & Townline in Taymouth Twp., Pettit between Rathbun & Canada in Taymouth Twp., Busch between Blackmar & Pettit in Taymouth Twp., Marshall between Lange & Rathbun in Taymouth Twp., Moorish between Courtney & Willard in Taymouth Twp., Bueche between M-57 & Ditch in Maple Grove Twp., Bueche between M-57 to Volkmer in Maple Grove Twp., Riverview between Dixie & Rookway in Bridgeport Twp., Rathbunway between Elms & Maple in Bridgeport Twp., Johnstone between East & Bueche in Maple Grove Twp., Fenmore between Grabowski & Colvin in Lakefield Twp.& Marion Twp., W. Michigan/St. Andrews between Timothy & M-46 in Saginaw Twp., Center between Stroebel & M-46 in Saginaw Twp., N. River between Hillshire Ct. & Shetland in Thomas Twp.
In Midland County, Shearer Road between M-18 and Magrudder is closed due to water over the road. Tittabawassee River Road is closed between the entrance to Northwood University and Dublin Road. Main Street from Saginaw to Sugnet, and Sugnet from Harlow to Main is closed.
Other roads in Midland County and the city of Midland that remain closed include: Poseyville, Elsworth to Ashby, Tittabawassee River Road at Dublin, Golfside at Currie, Emerson Park closed, Dublin, Plumtree to Tittabawassee, St. Andrews, Orchard to Eastman, Currie, Main to Burch, Crissey, Benson to Townsley, Pomranky, Vance to Currie, St. Charles, Poseyville to Pine River, Patterson, Midland City Limits to Pine River, Currie Parkway at M-20, Main, Orchard to Cook, Shearer, M-18 to Magruder Rd., Bradford, Coleman to County Line, Brooks, Meridian to Seven Mile, Seven Mile, Kent to Brooks, Orr, Tittabawassee to Laporte, Shepherd, Eight Mile to Nine Mile, Tittabawassee, Saginaw to Lambert, Alamando, Bradford to Gordonville.
In Genesee County, East Dodge Road is closed between the two sections of Vassar Roads in Thetford Township. Vassar Road ends at East Dodge Road and then picks back up about a quarter of a mile east down Dodge Road.
WNEM will continue to follow this story and will provide updates if any more road closures go into effect or if any existing road closures are lifted.
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Buttery toast topped with Nutella and bacon and deep-fried Dodger Dogs are among the foods that will be on sale at the LA County Fair, which opens Friday, Aug. 31.
Some of the vendors previewed their menus on Tuesday, including Chicken" Charlie Boghosian. In addition to his mind-boggling "totally fried" items such as cookie dough, he'll be reprising his Pineapple Express menu, a hit at the recent OC Fair.
I'll have a news story about it online on Wednesday. For now, feast your eyes on the pictures.


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Erythrophobia, or the fear of blushing, is a relatively complex phobia to overcome. Blushing is a physiological response to, among other things, anxiety. This makes erythrophobia one of the few self-perpetuating phobias in that the more you worry, the more likely you are to experience your object of fear!
The Blushing Response
Blushing is part of the fight or flight response, an involuntary reaction triggered by the sympathetic nervous system. When we are anxious or embarrassed, our bodies are flooded with epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, which causes us to experience very real physiological symptoms. In addition to increasing the heart rate, suppressing the digestive system and inhibiting pain, epinephrine may also act as a vasodilator on certain blood vessels. It cause blood vessels to widen, improving the flow of blood and oxygen throughout particular regions of the body.
Blushing is an unfortunate side effect of the vasodilation of certain veins in the face. As these blood vessels in the face grow wider, the increased circulation causes the cheeks to redden. Vasodilation sometimes occurs for other reasons, including alcohol consumption and certain medical conditions, but no matter what the underlying cause, those with erythrophobia are likely to become anxious and embarrassed when it occurs. This leads to a vicious cycle in which the blushing is likely to become worse and worse."
Social Phobia
The fear of blushing is a form of specific social phobia. Many people with erythrophobia also suffer from other social phobias, although it occasionally occurs alone. The fear generally is not of the blushing reaction itself, but rather of the attention that it might draw from others. If we are anxious or embarrassed, the last thing we want is further attention. The blushing is usually accompanied by a variety of negative thoughts that all focus on how we might be perceived. This, in turn, heightens the level of blushing, which further fuels the negative thoughts and then causes us to feel even more anxious or embarrassed.
Symptoms of Erythrophobia
Ironically, the strongest symptom of the fear of blushing is generally further blushing. As you perceive that you are losing control of the situation, you will likely grow redder and redder. In addition, you may experience such common phobia symptoms as shaking, sweating, an increased heart rate and difficulty breathing normally. You might stumble over your words or find it impossible to continue a conversation at all.
Over time, you might begin to develop anticipatory anxiety, in which you dread finding yourself in a situation that might cause you to blush. You might begin to avoid certain social situations or, in extreme cases, avoid going out at all. You might also develop additional social phobias, such as stage fright or the fear of eating in front of others, because of a fear that those activities might trigger a blushing reaction.
Treating the Fear of Blushing
Treatment depends on the severity and the complexity of the phobia. Ultimately, the fear is not actually of the blushing response itself, but of the reactions that you perceive others might have to your blushing. Brief therapy options, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, treat the phobia by teaching you new thought patterns and behaviors that help lessen the fear. Medications are also available, and are most often used as an adjunct to therapy. If you also suffer from other social phobias, your treatment plan will incorporate all of your fears, addressing them simultaneously. Surgery is available to limit blushing, but is not a recommended method for treating the fear.Source:
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th Ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Social Anxiety Institute. "Is Blushing a Symptom of Social Anxiety?". Retrieved January 28, 2013 from http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/blushing.html


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By Martha Nakimuli
National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has introduced a new curriculum for secondary school students in ordinary level which will take effect starting 2015.
In this new curriculum, more emphasis will be put on practical education than theory teaching.
According to Ms Angela Kyagaba, the CURASSE coordinator, the the current curriculum will be repackaged to form this new curriculum in order to ensure that it matches the changing needs of society.
NCDC has now embarked on holding workshops countrywide to collect views of various stakeholders which will be incorporated in the new curriculum.
Recently, government also revised the primary teachers' education curriculum where three subjects including Agriculture, Kiswahili and Early Childhood Development were added.Earlier changes included making Mathematics or IT compulsory at A level.
The proposed new O -Level curriculum comes at a time when government is also planning to roll out the 'Skilling Uganda' programme where learning will be designed with short courses for senior four leavers, school drop-outs and graduates
Currently, 32 subjects are offered at O-Level but students can make a choice of up to eight or ten.


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James T. Handa is Robert Bond Welch, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. He specializes in medical and surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity, and other pediatric retinal diseases. He also has expertise in intraocular oncology and manages patients with choroidal melanomas, metastatic tumors to the eye, and retinoblastoma. Not only is he a highly skilled surgeon and clinician, but he also devotes significant effort to research related to the early causes of age-related macular degeneration. In his research, he uses molecular pathological approaches to understand how the eye transforms from normal aging to early macular degeneration.
Dr. Handa received his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and completed Ophthalmology Residency at the Wills Eye Hospital of the Jefferson Medical College. This was followed by fellowships in Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Duke University Eye Center and Intraocular Oncology at the University of Southern California, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Handa is board-certified in Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is recipient of the Inaugural Thomas Orton Jones Fellowship in Age-related Macular Degeneration.
Dr. Handa sees patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute's Johns Hopkins Hospital location.
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Federal and state agencies today announced a landmark $25 billion civil settlement against mortgage lenders after a year-long investigation into an institutionalized culture of foreclosure abuse.
The settlement, over faulty foreclosure practices servicers instituted shortly after the housing market crashed, is the largest ever federal-state civil settlement.
Another victory for the Obama Administration, the hard fought settlement also has been reported as a $26 billion deal that could grow to $30 to $40 billion if more servicers sign on. The agreement also leaves the door open for the federal government, states and individuals to file charges.
Also see:
• "Mortgage servicers in $25 billion settlement fined $766.5 million"
• "California nets $18 billion of landmark $25-billion national mortgage settlement"
Hopefully, the settlement will "Begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness that has left so much damage in its wake," said President Obama in a video statement from the White House.
"It was wrong and it cost more than 4 million families their homes to foreclosure. Many companies that handled these foreclosures didn't give people a fighting chance to hold onto their homes," the president added.
Multi-billion dollar decision
Initially, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Ally Financial and Wells Fargo, banks that were rescued with taxpayer money, signed onto the agreement to provide $17 billion in mortgage relief that includes principal reductions of up to $20,000 to more than 1 million homeowners.
The servicers are also expected to send checks of about $2,000 to an estimated 750,000 Americans who suffered improper foreclosures.
Another $1 billion will go to the federal government and $3 billion will help servicers refinance borrowers into lower-interest rate loans.
The settlement won't assist all homeowners in dire financial straights. It does not cover mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
"I really don't see this as being that big a deal. In reality, the total number of dollars is still small compared to the value of the mortgages that are underwater. To some extent, the numbers reflect losses the lenders would have taken anyway. As a result, the net impact is probably not as large as they are saying," said Richard Green, director of the University of Southern California's Lusk Center For Real Estate, an industry research, education and outreach effort.
The case was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. The Federal Reserve will assess monetary sanctions against the parent holding companies of the mortgage servicers.
The settlement is payback for a twisted culture of foreclosure violations including "robo-signed" (forged or falsified) affidavits in foreclosure proceedings; deceptive practices, including "dual tracking" (simultaneously working a modification application and a foreclosure procedure on a mortgage); failures to offer non-foreclosure alternatives before foreclosing on borrowers with federally-insured mortgages; filing improper documentation in federal bankruptcy court, losing and misplacing crucial homeowner documents and generally giving distressed homeowners the runaround, rather than a single point of contact.
The state of Oklahoma was the only holdout refusing to go along with the deal. Its struggling homeowners ironically will remain unsettled Sooners in the red (the state is named for Choctaw words that mean "red people"), suffering their state attorney general's concern the penalty went beyond the scope of the original investigation. Oklahoma gets nothing from the settlement, except the right to file it's own suit.
California, along with New York, had back peddled on the deal for some time but ultimately went along with it, though not without plans to further punitive efforts for services and relief efforts homeowners in one of the states hardest hit by the housing crisis.
"This is an historic amount of relief for California homeowners, but it is one piece of a broader focus. We will continue our crackdown on mortgage fraud and quickly move to pass legislation that will simplify, reform and upgrade our broken mortgage system," California Attorney General Kamala Harris said.
More than billions of dollars
The relief must be extended within three years or servicers will have to pony up cash for any remaining part of the settlement. Servicers that do work sooner will get more credit for modifying and refinancing loans.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the joint federal-state agreement also requires the mortgage servicers to implement unprecedented changes in how they service mortgage loans, handle foreclosures, and ensure the accuracy of information provided in federal bankruptcy court.
The agreement requires new servicing standards designed to prevent foreclosure abuses and create dozens of new consumer protections. New standards will include strict oversight of foreclosure processing, including third-party vendors, as well as new requirements associated with pre-filing reviews of documents filed in bankruptcy court.
Under the new rules foreclosures will become a solution of last resort. Servicers must evaluate homeowners for other loss mitigation options before proceeding with a foreclosure. Banks will be restricted from foreclosing while the homeowner is being considered for a loan modification.
The new standards also include procedures and timelines for reviewing loan modification applications and they will give homeowners the right to appeal denied modifications and other workouts. Servicers will also be required to create a single point of contact for borrowers seeking information about their loans and maintain adequate staff to handle calls.
If servicers hire the true number of people they'll need to comply with the settlement the new standards more Americans could find jobs.
In statement from Center for Responsible Lending president Michael Calhoun, he said "The foreclosure settlement announced today will help build a stronger housing market while keeping more people in their homes. But while a significant step toward fixing the foreclosure crisis, this settlement was never intended or able to provide a comprehensive remedy. Much more work is required."
Obama agreed.
"Now, I want to be clear. No compensation, no amount of money, no measure of justice is enough to make it right for a family whose had their piece the American Dream taken wrongly from them. And no action, no matter how meaningful is going to, by itself, entirely heal the housing market. But this settlement is a start and we are going to make sure that the banks live up to their end of the bargain," said the president.
• For more information, see the "National Mortgage Settlement."
• To find your state attorney general's website and learn more about state-specific committments, go to the National Association of Attorneys General.
• For more coverage see DeadlineNews.Com's: National Mortgage Settlement Page


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Sponsored Linkslol, this is some kind of debug message related to the fix of the old "fw update bypass" through proxyCode:In sc_proxy::write: workaround for SC firmware bug
Sponsored Linkslol, this is some kind of debug message related to the fix of the old "fw update bypass" through proxyCode:In sc_proxy::write: workaround for SC firmware bug
I'm going to spend some of my lunch time at work looking for anything interesting.Sponsored Links
Amazed with the progress so far though (I love public leaks).
I tried it on 5.5 and I get this from the logSponsored Links
I'm not 100% sure if the plugin actually works on 5.5 but I tried to play with the IDA..
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To the guys that want to just check it out for fun why not look at with the strings command, so strings "*.bin | more" instead of pissing about with a hex editor. Yep you windoze people have no idea what I am talking about
Anyway been reading through and having a look, I could have a great rep if I post up every single thing from doing that command hey Boss? just kidding
like this
Strings is your friend just like google.. Couldnt' edit my last post but I wanted to paste this instead of the other I foundCode:PS3_LPAR /flh/os/lv2_kernel.self SCE_CELLOS_SYSTEM_MGR PS2_SW_LPAR /local_sys0/ps2emu/ps2_softemu.self SCE_CELLOS_SYSTEM_MGR_PS2_SW LINUX_LPAR /flh/lx/linux SCE_CELLOS_SYSTEM_MGR_LINUX LINUX_LPAR
Code:sysmgr : number of system spus = %d /dev/net0 /local_sys0/sys/internal/eurus_fw.bin eurus_fw.bin net_manager:: reset_eurus failed(%d) flag=%d net_manager:: read_firmware invaild jump command : command=0x%08x, new_data_size=%d current_offset=%d, data_offset=%d net_manager:: Error : eurus F/W download failed. net_manager:: read_firmware invaild data : command=0x%08x, new_data_size=%d current_offset=%d, data_offset=%d net_manager:: read_firmware data: %d, firm_offset: %d net_manager:: put_firmware read firmware fails. net_manager:: put_firmware ioctl (EURUS_FIRM) fails %d net_manager:: open_firmware can't open file (FAT) net_manager:: open_firmware open file (FAT) net_manager:: open_firmware open file (COMPOSITE) net_manager:: on_event_received ioctl (EURUS_STAT) failed. net_manager:: on_event_received Error : eurus F/W download failed. net_manager:: on_event_received firmware downloaded. update net_manager:: start_firmware_download get_node_value failed. %d net_manager:: start_firmware_download net_manager:: initialize ... net_manager:: initialize couldn't open the file %s. (%d) net_manager:: initialize mac_addr=0x%016lx net_manager:: initialize ioctl (NET_INIT) fails %d net_manager:: initialize ... completed. 1.2.3 gosldr : * inflateInit: %s gosldr : * read error ext os gosldr : * inflate: %s gosldr : * overflow: %d gosldr : * unknown error gosldr : * inflateEnd: %s gosldr : found valid gos image gosldr : * mmap failed: errno = %d gosldr : inflating gos image gosldr : load gos image completed /rmt/ timer : expired timer : set alarm %d us str_manager : delete_ata_key success str_manager : * delete_ata_key failed (0x%x) str_manager : skip delete_ata_key str_manager : * read size error %d != %d str_manager : event=%llu, bus_id=%llu, dev_id=%llu, port=%lld, dev_type=%llx str_manager : * unknown event type (%d) /dev/rbd0 cell_ext_os_area ext_os : * magic number invalid ext_os : * header version invalid ext_os : * read sysmgr area failed ext_os : * image size invalid clear boot flag for external os!
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Hehe.. I gave ya +Rep, mainly as I (like others here who are non-Devs) find it fascinating what can be accomplished when people start collaborating on a project like this.
One of the Devs is currently working on code that I believe attempts to bruteforce the Sony lpar id.. but it isn't ready just yet.
+Rep to you too dondolo, as even CJPC couldn't dig that up earlier tonight when he was scouring the Interwebs... tho actually, I think it was the 5.6 Disassembler itself but still nice.
There are also some interesting strings maybe related to the usb dongle used to access factory menu/configuration of the ps3
Code:usb_dongle_authenticator::initialize usb_dongle_authenticator::verify_response dongle_id=%u dongle ID revoked. get_dongle_key error usb_dongle_authenticator::generate_challenge _USB_DONGLE_AUTH_USB_DONGLE_
It's good to be back from a long holiday Just keeps on getting better and better, doesn't it?
what was this dongle exactly for? O.o
converting retail into debug/test/service?
and to the other posts, nice job guys.
i love it to wake up, eat something, watch tv and see that people going fine in progress.
From what i know of the usb dongle jig, what it does is put the ps3 into factory service mode, which allows sony to fix the ps3, run tests etc.
From the project i know CJPC is working on i believe he is trying to turn a retail machine into a test debug unit which i don't believe has anything to do with the jig since, putting debug firmware on retail machine wise. for his project but i could be wrong


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Listen back to my Late Junction BBC Radio 3 Maida Vale session here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04960gn
The mighty Kronos Quartet! And Bryce again. (Bryce produced the record with me thank goodness).
ATP Festival
Duet for Heart and Breath
Happy Heart and Breath release day! This tender lil' record of mine is #1 on iTunes classical! I am humbled and STOKED. iTunes: http://smarturl.it/HeartBreath_iTuAmazon: http://smarturl.it/HeartBreath_AmzRdio: http://smarturl.it/HeartandBreathRdio
Listen the full interview on 'Music For Heart and Breath' with NPR's Arun here http://n.pr/1kW9LHm
Nico Muhly conducting a stellar ensemble of Miss Nadia Sirota, Caroline Shaw, Caleb Burhans, Hideaki Aomori, Annaliese Pace, Arthur Sato, Shawn Conley, Amelia Lukas, Clarice Jensen, Yuki Numata, Courtne Orlando, Brian Snow. Almost everyone with their stethoscopes.
Recording a session at Maida Vale for BBC Radio 3's Late Junction show. Broadcast in July.
Music For Heart And Breath
Me, alone with heartbeat, at piano. Tomorrow I will be answering questions in Classic FM's live webchat, 10AM GMT.


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What is a CNA and how to become one or certified Nursing Assistants in full refers to healthcare workers who work under the supervision and direction of registered nurses or licensed practical nurses known as physicians. Bear in mind that certified nurse assistants are famous through different titles such as patient care assistants, nurse aides, patient care technicians, care patners, direct care workers members or orderlies.
Certified nurse assistants assist in the daily care and daily activities of patients who need nursing care. Depending upon the policies of particular healthcare facilities, certified nurse assistants may perform direct care for instance; significant sign checks, toileting, finger stick blood sugar testing, grooming, repositioning of patients, turning, bed baths, emptying urinals and urinary catheter drainage bags , showers, changing linens and doing oral care.
Certified nurse assistants also receives call lights ,report changes in patient status, , keep patients hydrated, operate mechanical lifts to transfer patients, always transport patients to appointments, document the care provided, maintain safety measures and accomplish an entire host of other tasks that goes around patients care.
A few countries use different titles to refer to their nursing assistants. For example, the state of Michigan calls their nursing assistants know-how evaluated nursing assistants and New Hampshire refers to their nursing assistants as licensed nursing assistants. Elsewhere, Ohio uses the title of state-tested nursing assistant to mean all nursing assistants who work there.
Each state has different requirements for the amount of training time as well as clinical hours required to become a certified nurse assistant. Generally, the training may take a week, weeks or few months depending with where you are. If you want certification, you will have to get formal training despite of your position. Luckily, someone who wishes to become a certified nurse assistant has numerous choices when it comes to his or her disposal.
How to become one!
Only option for training to become a certified nurse assistant is to respond to a native advertisement at any number of nursing homes that provide free training in exchange for commitment to work at the same facility for specified period of time after one become certified. Next option is to train to become a certified nurse assistant at one's native community college.
Some individuals prefer to get training at non-governmental for-profit schools, call them CNA academies, which offer nursing assistant courses not knowing it is the most costly option. Another option is to get training at a native Red Cross. State-operated-adult education homes sometimes provide training to be a certified nurse assistant.
To become a certified nurse assistant or CNA is not that easy and in fact it is not for everybody. This is because certified nurse assistant responsibility is right for someone who is a fast learner, physically adept as well as passionate when it comes to assisting patients. If you are a good coordinator who can handle the pain, happiness, ups and downs of healthcare, then, the Certified Nurse Assistant job might be right for you.


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Several groups have emerged as potential buyers, but one group, led by John Francis Bongiovi, Jr., also known as "Jon Bon Jovi," has received the most attention from furious Buffalo Bills fans. That's because Bon Jovi's investors are made up of a group of Toronto, Canada-based businessmen.
A real leader acknowledges quickly that rules must often change immediately. A real leader of the NFL better understand the role of violence in that sport -- its uses, its value, its expressions, and its costs.
A very impressive duck gives Marshawn Lynch's 2010 playoff run against the New Orleans Saints a run for its money. The duck lives in New Orleans, so maybe it had something to prove.
The highlight of Week 16's terrific slate of games will be the contest between two 10-4 teams with a ton to play for: New Orleans and Carolina.
How we each can lift ourselves above the fray -- life's circumstances, negativity and excuses -- is the true message of Thanksgiving that I see. Because, if we're truly thankful, then we will know that our lives have a higher purpose, and our expression of gratitude is to live out that purpose.
The Jets are a corrective to the spoiled brat, indulgent, I want it all now, mentality that is way too prevalent in our age. The Jets teach patience, perseverance and how to grapple with disappointment.
During an NFL era of inflated offensive statistics and elite quarterbacking play, Drew Brees is on a level so dominant and special that it can almost be baffling to watch. The New Orleans Saints are not unlike most of the league in that they give a vast amount of responsibility to the quarterback. What Brees does from there though is beyond words.
The Atlantic article suggests that in place of high school sports, kids could play on club teams outside of school. But that misses the critical role that high school sports play in America's unparalleled sports infrastructure.
Many of us love sports. So, with the attention on women's leadership and advancement, I thought I'd focus on how this issue plays out in the traditionally male-dominated sport industry.
As you reflect on the this year's Super Bowl, take a moment to think about the individual stadiums competing in the Solar Bowl. Their commitment to tap into our largest source of energy in the US -- solar energy -- is a clear example of how individual leaders are moving America forward.
If you want to get tickets to see the big game up "close" and personal, you need a little bit of luck and a whole lot of patience. But hey, the Harbough brothers did the same thing, and look where they'll be on Super Bowl Sunday.
Winning isn't everything. They haven't won a championship in 40 years, but the Knicks lead the NBA in jersey sales.
Well, it's that time of the season, either your playing for the playoffs or rebuilding for next year. Fortunately for the Oakland Raiders their division is solely dominated by one team leaving room to excel. If they win all remaining games there is a possibility for a playoff run.
The Red Sox have signed designated hitter David Ortiz to a two-year deal worth at least $26 million.
Well, the Heisman Trophy voting committee has showed their opinion on the matter in their recent selections -- the last few selections in particular, praising athletes who possess educational values and very positive morals.
One of Payton's motto's throughout his tenure in New Orleans has been: "Do your job." Without his daily leadership however, it seems as if his message has been either misplaced or completely forgotten.


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Scores Drop on Day 2 of B1G Golf Championship
April 26, 2014
FRENCH LICK, Ind. - All six Hoosiers came in with lower rounds on day two of the 2014 Big Ten Women's Golf Championship being contested on the Pete Dye Course at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind.
Indiana is currently in 12th place with a score of 636 (322-314). Michigan State and Ohio State are tied for first (598), with Northwestern third (608), Illinois fourth (612) and Penn State fifth (614).
Sophomore Maria Mancini posted a 6-over 78 on Saturday and moved into the lead for IU and tied for 34th overall (79-78). Mancini had 12 holes of par or better, highlighted by a birdie on the opening par-4 10th hole, as well as the par-4 second hole.
Freshman Ana Sanjuan moved up to a tie for 37th with IU's low round of the day at 77 (81-77). Sanjuan was +5 after the first nine holes, but played even par golf after the turn with back-to-back birdies on three and four.
Junior Elizabeth Tong is tied for 41st after carding an 81 (78-81). Tong was one of just two players through the first two waves to birdie the par-4 12th hole. Her second birdie of the day came on the par-5 third hole.
Sophomore Camille Chevalier is 60th after a 6-over 78 in round two (85-78). Chevalier was just +1 after 10 holes, with birdies on 15 and one, but a double bogey on two and bogeys on three and four added to her score. She finished with pars on four of the final five holes.
Junior Kamryn Klawitter posted a 10-over 82 and is tied for 63rd (84-82). Klawitter was even through her first four holes before a bump with a bogey on 14, double on 15 and bogey on 16. She rallied with a birdie on 18, a hole she bogeyed the day before.
Junior Sarah Dusman is 72nd after an 86 today (89-86). Dusman carded a four on the par-5 14th hole, after putting up a double bogey in round one.
Indiana will play with Nebraska and Michigan for tomorrow's final round. The Hoosiers will begin teeing off from the 10th tee starting at 9 a.m. ET.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson Friday called for a mass, non-violent demonstration to protest the appointment of an emergency manager over Detroit's finances.The civil rights leader, along with councilwoman JoAnn Watson and U.S. Rep. John Conyers, spoke to a group in downtown Detroit. Together, they suggested instead an urban renewal program for the city and asked citizens to stand up prior to Monday's start date for newly appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr."It's time for a major, mass, non-violent demonstration in Michigan," said Jackson.On Tuesday, Jackson told the Associated Press that turnaround expert Orr's appointment by Gov. Rick Snyder is a "constitutional crisis" because it usurps local control.Jackson wants the Justice Department to get involved and take action against Michigan's emergency manager law.
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PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 7: Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett of the Dallas Cowboys looks on from the sideline during their NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 7, 2008 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys 20-13. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said Wednesday that penalties are greatly to blame for the team's recent red zone struggles, an idea that seems clear after last Sunday's season-opening loss to the Redskins in Washington. That game ended when an Alex Barron hold negated what may have been a game-winning touchdown as time ran out.
It was Barron's third holding penalty of the night, and the 12th for Dallas.
"You keep making that emphasis, Garrett said, per ESPN Dallas. "You keep making that emphasis. It's not an effort issue. A lot of our penalties that are happening during a play are guys working hard to make a block or to do their job.
"Technically at times, it isn't right and we get ourselves in compromising positions and make those penalties. It's something we continue to address."
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Motor Racing: Sutil returns to Force India
Adrian Sutil is back at Force India 15 months after being axed by the Silverstone-based team.
The 30-year-old, who competed in 73 races for Force India from 2008-2011 - and a further 17 races in 2007 in the team's former guise as Spyker - will partner Paul di Resta for the coming campaign.
Sutil was dropped at the end of 2011 in favour of fellow German Nico Hulkenberg, who has moved on to Sauber for this season.


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The wave — and make no mistake, it's a global one — has just crashed on our shores, soaking our imperial masters. It's a sight for sore eyes.
It's been a long time since we've seen an election like midterm 2006. After all, it's a truism of our politics that Americans are almost never driven to the polls by foreign-policy issues, no less by a single one that dominates everything else, no less by a catastrophic war (and the presidential approval ratings that go with it). This strange phenomenon has been building since the moment, in May 2003, that George W. Bush stood under that White-House-prepared "Mission Accomplished" banner on the USS Abraham Lincoln and declared "major combat operations have ended."
That "Top Gun" stunt — when a cocky President helped pilot an S-3B Viking sub reconnaissance Naval jet onto a carrier deck and emerged into the golden glow of "magic hour light" (as his handlers then called it) — was meant to give him the necessary victory photos to launch his 2004 presidential reelection campaign. As it turned out, that moment was but the first "milestone" on the path to Iraqi, and finally electoral, hell. Within mere months, those photos would prove useless for anyone but liberal bloggers. By now, they seem like artifacts from another age. On the way to the present "precipice" (or are we already over the edge?), there have been other memorable "milestones" — from the President's July 2003 petulant "bring 'em on" taunt to Iraq's then forming insurgency to the Vice President's June 2005 "last throes" gaffe. All such statements have, by now, turned to dust in American mouths.
In the context of the history of great imperial powers, how remarkably quickly this has happened. An American President, ruling the last superpower on this or any other planet, and his party have been driven willy-nilly into global and domestic retreat a mere three-plus years after launching the invasion of their dreams, the one that was meant to start them on the path to controlling the planet — and by one of the more ragtag minority rebellions imaginable. I'm speaking here, of course, of the Sunni insurgency in
The Fall of the New
But let's back up a moment. After such an election, a bit of history, however quick and potted, is in order — in this case of the post-Cold War era of
A mighty country, soon to be termed a "hyperpower," straddling the globe alone and without obvious enemies — that should have been a formula for declaring victory (as many Cold Warriors promptly did) and acting accordingly (which none of them did). It should have been the moment for the Long Peace.
But in an enemy-less world, there was a small problem called the Pentagon (and the vast military-industrial complex that had grown up around it). So, while the peace-dividend-that-never-was vanished in the post-Cold-War morning fog, some new, prefab enemies did make their appearances with startling speed. They essentially had to.
These new dangers to our country were termed "rogue states," an obvious step or two down from a single Evil Empire. They were, in fact, so relatively weak militarily that you needed to pile them up into a conceptual heap to get an enemy that would keep an empire and its global network of bases in military restocking mode. Not too many years down the line, the Bush administration would indeed pile three of them up in just this way into the gloriously labeled "axis of evil"; this was that old Evil Empire rejiggered for midget powers (or alternatively the Axis powers of World War II shrunk to Mini-Me standards).
Back in 1990, Saddam Hussein, our former ally in a Persian Gulf struggle with
Not so long after, in 1992, under the aegis of then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, a small group of unknown Defense Department staffers — Paul Wolfowitz, I. Lewis Libby, and Zalmay Khalilzad — unveiled a new draft Defense Planning Guidance, a document for developing military strategy and planning Pentagon budgets. It was the first such since the Cold War ended and, leaked to the New York Times, it was denounced as an extremist vision and buried. As the website Right Web describes it, the document "called for massive increases in defense spending, the assertion of lone superpower status, the prevention of the emergence of any regional competitors, the use of preventive — or preemptive — force, and the idea of forsaking multilateralism if it didn't suit U.S. interests."
Sound familiar? No wonder. It was the very imperial program for eternal American dominance and endless war against the planet's rogue states that George W. Bush's administration would officially adopt. By then, Wolfowitz was the number two man at the Pentagon; Libby, the Vice President's good right hand; and Khalilzad was the new, post-invasion
In a post-9/11 atmosphere of belligerent fear, their program went mainstream. Having been attacked not by a rogue state but by a squad of 19 terrorists pledging allegiance to a stateless terrorist organization, we were "at war" with evil itself. By 2002, the administration had conducted a "successful" war in
Dazzled beyond any reasonable imperial sense by the power to dominant that they believed American military superiority gave them, top Bush administration officials essentially proclaimed the U.S. an empire by fiat, a superduperpower the likes of which the world had never seen. In their infamous 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States of America (essentially the 1992 Defense Planning Guidance document recycled), they swore that we would remain so forever and feed the Pentagon so much money that it would be bulked up into the distant future to suppress any potential superpower or bloc of powers that might emerge.
They insisted that we would go our own way, strike whomever we pleased, torture anyone we wished, and jail without recourse anyone we cared to sweep up or kidnap anywhere on Earth. The rest of the world could either approve or be damned, but it would be full speed ahead for us. Their acolytes in right-wing think tanks and lobbying outfits around
In the meantime, domestically, Karl Rove and his pals were working to ensure that the Republican Party would be dominant against all challengers for a generation or more. This was to be a domestic version of "full spectrum dominance." The two — the global Pax Americana and the Party's Pax Republicana seemed joined at the hip back then, each reinforcing the unilateral, don't-tread-on-me, I'll-do-anything-I-wish dominance of the other. It was Rovian Abramoffism at home and Cheney-izing Wolfowitzism abroad.
How deeply they misunderstood the nature of power in our world, and how thoroughly they miscalculated the limited nature of the power of the New Rome! If you want to take the measure of how far we've come since then, consider the spectacle of this last election season. Take Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Like the President, deep into this September he was still excoriating the Democrats not just for their positions on the Iraq War, but for their "surrender" policies in the war on terror. As he put it in a PBS interview with Jim Lehrer on September 14th:
"I'd say, 'Wake up, Harry Reid. Wake up, Harry Reid…' I think that [the president] has got it right, that we're not going to do what Harry Reid wants to do, and that is surrender, to wave a white flag, to cut and run at a time when we're being threatened… as we all saw just three or four weeks ago, in a plot from Britain that was going to send 10 airplanes over here."
He then characterized the Democratic Party as a group "who basically belittle in many ways this war on terror, who do want to wave this white flag and surrender."
By late October, however, according to Washington Post reporters Peter Slevin and Michael Powell, Frist had fully grasped that the global and domestic programs of dominance no longer were working together. So he offered the following succinct advice — a flip-flop of the first order — to congressional candidates: "The challenge is to get Americans to focus on pocketbook issues, and not on the
Just another "milestone" on the path to… well, that's the question, isn't it?
Oil Wars
After September 11, 2001, the President and his advisors were determined to run an invasion of, and war against,
Unlike in
Extremity on Display
So, just past the midterm election mark of 2006, what's left of the New Rome? You could say that George W. Bush's dark success story has involved bringing his version of the
We now have our own killing fields in
The administration went after the right to torture or treat captives any way its agents pleased in places not open to any kind of oversight remarkably quickly after the September 11th attacks. By late 2001, Donald Rumsfeld's office was instructing agents in the field in
What administration officials grasped, I believe, is this: If you could manage to get the right to legally employ extreme (and normally repugnant) acts of torture, then you would have in your possession the right to do anything. Think of the urge to abuse as the initial extreme expression of this administration's secret obsession with the creation of a "wartime" commander-in-chief presidency which would leave Congress and the courts in the dust.
If you want to measure where this has taken Bush officialdom in five years, consider their latest legal defensive measure. According to the Washington Post, the administration has just gone to court to declare American "alternative interrogation techniques" — which simply means "torture" — as "among the nation's most sensitive national security secrets." It is trying to get a federal judge to bar "terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons" from even revealing to their own lawyers details about what was done to them by American interrogators. In other words, torture is now to be put in the secrecy vault like a national treasure. Next thing you know, we'll be sending it to the Smithsonian.
Reflected in this desperate maneuver, you can catch a glimpse of an administration driven to the extremity of going to courts it despised — and thought it had cut out of the process of foreign imperial governance — simply to bury its own extreme misdeeds. You can feel the fear of the docket (and perhaps of history) in such a stance.
Another example of the extremity into which this administration has driven itself and the rest of us lies in an editorial published in the four main (officially private) military magazines, the Army Times, Air Force Times, Navy Times, and Marine Corps Times, on the very eve of the midterm elections. It called for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation just after the President had given him his vote of confidence once again. Realistically speaking, this can only be seen as an extreme military intervention in the American electoral process.
In so many ways, the American Constitutional system has been shredded and this — whether we are to be an outlaw empire (and a failing one at that) — is what Americans were voting about this last Tuesday (though it was called "
The Wave
The history of recent American politics at the polls might be seen this way: Not so long after he declared the successful completion of his Iraqi dreams, George W. Bush found himself, to the surprise of his top advisors and supporters, hounded by
The next summer, two storms hit the endlessly vacationing President in Crawford, Texas — Hurricanes Cindy and Katrina. Cindy Sheehan tore away the bloodless look of casualty-lessness in
Imagine where that "capital" will be by 2008. Our President has been wedded to his war of choice in a way unimaginable since Lyndon Baines Johnson quit the presidential race after the Tet Offensive in 1968. Based on what's happened so far, there's every reason to believe that, in 2008, he will still be wedded to it (as would potential Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain) and his approval ratings may be bouncing in the 20%-30% range by then.
So what part of the 2001 dream team and its "vision" of the world are we left with? To answer this, you first have to realize that yesterday's electoral "wave" of repudiation is hardly an American phenomenon. It's global and, if anything, we were way late into the water. All you have to do is look at the latest polling figures (which are but extensions of previous, similar polls) to see that wave in country after country. The most recent international survey of opinion — in
As hectorer-in-chief, George W. Bush has, hands down, used the word "must" more than any combination of presidents in our history. Only recently, he repeatedly told the North Koreans that they must not develop (and then test) nuclear weapons; he told the Iranians that they must halt their nuclear program; and his minions told the Nicaraguans that they must not vote for former Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega. The results: The North Koreans tested a weapon; the Iranians went right on enriching uranium; and the Nicaraguans, poverty-stricken and threatened with nothing short of economic ruin if their democratic vote went into the wrong column, simply ignored him.
All these decisions were based on assessments of the limits of power that had been revealed by the desperate acts of a failing empire stretched to its military and economic limits. If these are the "rogue" parts of the global wave, all you have to do is look at Russia's reassertion of interest and power in its old energy-rich Central Asian bailiwick (much coveted by the Bush administration); or the expansion of Chinese economic power in Southeast Asia and energy power in Africa to see other aspects of the global wave of reassessment under way.
In fact, the global part of the election was long over by November 7, 2006. For vast majorities abroad, the vision of the
Here, briefly, are five "benchmark" questions to ask when considering the possibilities of the final two years of the Bush administration's wrecking-ball regime:
Is an Attack on
Are the Democrats a Party? If Rovian plans for a Republican Party ensconced in
Will We Be Ruled by the Facts on the Ground? In certain ways, it may hardly matter what happens to which party. By now — and this perhaps represents another kind of triumph for the Bush administration — the facts on the ground are so powerful that it would be hard for any party to know where to begin. Will we, for instance, ever be without a second Defense Department, the so-called Department of Homeland Security, now that a burgeoning $59 billion a year private "security" industry with all its interests and its herd of lobbyists in
What Will Happen When the Commander-in-Chief Presidency and the Unitary Executive Theory Meets What's Left of the Republic? The answer on this one is relatively uncomplicated and less than three months away from being in our faces; it's the Mother of All Constitutional Crises. But writing that now, and living with the reality then, are two quite different things. So when the new Congress arrives in January, buckle your seatbelts and wait for the first requests for oversight information from some investigative committee; wait for the first subpoenas to meet Cheney's men in some dark hallway. Wait for this crew to feel the "shackles" and react. Wait for this to hit the courts — even a Supreme Court that, despite the President's best efforts, is probably still at least one justice short when it comes to unitary-executive-theory supporters. I wouldn't even want to offer a prediction on this one. But a year down the line, anything is possible.
So we've finally had our plebiscite, however covert, on the failing Outlaw Empire of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. But what about their autocratic inclinations at home. How will that play out?
Will it be: All hail, Caesar, we who are about to dive back into prime-time programming.
Or will it be: All the political hail is about to pelt our junior caesars as we dive back into prime-time programming? Stay tuned.
Tom Engelhardt, who runs the Nation Institute's Tomdispatch.com ("a regular antidote to the mainstream media"), where this article first appeared, is the co-founder of the American Empire Project and, most recently, the author of Mission Unaccomplished: Tomdispatch Interviews with American Iconoclasts and Dissenters (Nation Books), the first collection of Tomdispatch interviews.


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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Get your first look inside the new Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park.
Ohio's fourth casino, Horseshoe Cincinnati, will open March 4, 2013
CINCINNATI - An opening date of March 4, 2013 has been set for Ohio's fourth casino, Horseshoe Cincinnati.
The casino, located in downtown Cincinnati, will be the last of four voter-approved full-service casinos to open in the state in less than one year.
Horseshoe Cleveland was the first of the bunch to open in May of 2012.
Construction at the site, which began in February 2011, is in its final stages. "We expect final work inside and out to wrap up next month," said Steve Rosenthal, a principal of Rock Gaming and a leader on the casino's design and construction team. "To date, more than 2,000 construction workers have contributed to make this development a first-class destination."
The Horseshoe team will hold a pre-opening controlled demonstration on Feb. 27 before Casino Control Commissioners and staff.
"Horseshoe Cincinnati is a huge new addition to Downtown," said Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory. "It's putting thousands of Cincinnatians to work and it will open the door for new business development in the surrounding area. The casino opening is an exciting way to kick off 2013 in Cincinnati."
Located on 23 acres in the northeast corner of downtown, the $400 million urban casino development spans more than 400,000 square feet and includes full-service gaming, sit-down and casual dining options and onsite parking.
The casino will also offer nearly 33,000 square feet of multi-purpose and special function space for social, corporate, private and live entertainment events.
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The new Hard Rock Rocksino in Northfield Park features 2,300 slot machines as well as restaurants and live entertainment that keep with the Hard Rock theme.
The newest addition to Las Vegas' resurgent downtown announced itself this week with a marching band, a ribbon cutting and showgirls.
October numbers up for ThistleDown and Horseshoe over September.
The new walkway linking the Horseshoe Casino's parking garage to the second floor of the downtown gaming center is beginning to take shape.
September revenue numbers released Monday show the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland posting a slight revenue jump over August figures but down 8.4 percent over September 2012.
Cuyahoga county is pushing a plan to raise $2 million annually by taxing hotel rooms the Cleveland casino gives away as perks to high rollers.
Is there really a difference from casino to casino in Ohio when it comes to how much you win?
Revenue numbers released Monday for August show the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland down 4.8 percent from July, and 17.2 percent compared to August 2012.
Horseshoe Casino is celebrating the return of football with the Ultimate Cleveland Tailgate party on Public Square.


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Moving the HBP film to July 2009 is:
|Completely unforgivable
336 (41%)
|Annoying, but I'll get over it
345 (43%)
|Not something I care about.
23 (2%)
|Cool; who wants to go to the movies in the winter anyway?
9 (1%)
|Awesome! I get to save $10 until next year.
23 (2%)
|Awesome! I get to save $10 because now I'm skipping this movie!
27 (3%)
|I've made a Facebook group, started a protest, called my local councilman, staged a sit-in, started a boycott, and organized a million-fan march because we won't stand for the - wait, what was this about again?
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|802 votes in total
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Not my fault I can pull off a headshot mid jump…
NICK! I LOVE the text only function.
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Mmmhmm. My computer just flipped out so I am going to restart it bbt
Bye everyone!
Night E.S.
Time for me to head out also. NIGHT ALL
Night Ella and Ironsos! Sweet dreams!
Bye, Ella!
PB Ironsos left too…You should say goodnight to both of them…
Sorry, Ironsos, didn't see your post.
I loves Helena
Even if you are not on a diet, you should try Lean Cuisine's Chicken Philly. Lots of flavor. ;)
I'm out for the night. ;)
I have to get up and go to work tomorrow and I will be the only one in my office. So, I won't be able to wander off and visit anyone to help keep me awake. ;)
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Hello Leaky!!!
Wow! Is this why I could not post this morning?? I think I like it. I was just bummed that I could not post this morning.
Alright, I will be back in a little bit letting you know the movie night votes.
It didn't remember me through a computer restart
Hmmm… it didn't remember me when I came back, and the bookmark is still not working for me, either. :( sigh Oh, well, I have gotten used to that over the last year! At least the pages are loading super fast, that makes catching up so much easier even without the bookmarks and remember me functions. I wonder if that is because I am on a Mac?
Anyway… good to see you, MM, I'm glad you were able to get it finally. :) And Hi, PB! Have a good night you guys.
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Woohoo! I just failed to crash my computer! This hasn't happened in SO long!!!!!
Night Lemon.
If Leaky is this fast…dare we dream of having the games here again???
MM…. we'll have to see how it acts with more people on…
You are so right PB. I had not thought of that. Sigh!
I missed the old Leaky…remember the good old days. When we had the Castle Balls and we danced. Also when we were able to have the games here. Those were the good ole days…Sigh.
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Ahhh.. Castle Balls… Sluts R Us dresses….Yumm
How did I splinch IN my post!?!!?!?!?
ROTFL PotterBoy you are so talented
Thanks, Ella :D
Awww, I do miss the Castle balls. Everyone dressed up, awkward dancing, good food, too much liquor, the Hoff getting loose…le sigh.
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In the best of all basketball worlds, the mid-season trade between the Thunder and Celtics, in essence a swap of Jeff Green for Kendrick Perkins, would be yielding amazing benefits for both sides. The Thunder have certainly enjoyed their nasty makeover, but what of the Celtics? Well, our old friend Mr. Green seems to be confounding them the same way he confounded us.
The Perplexing Jeff Green | CelticsBlog
If you peruse the comments, it is like walking down memory lane. You will see such sentiments as:
- Green seems so talented!
- He just needs more minutes!
- I don't get how Green isn't better.
- He doesn't really rebound well.
- Green doesn't play very aggressively.
- Green plays too passively.
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Richard Brigham fundraising for Train for Ten and Help AMEN
Richard Brigham fundraising for Arlington Thrive, Inc.
I am training to run the GW Parkway Classic 10 Miler on April 22nd and raising money to support Arlingtonians Meet Emergency Needs.
On April 22nd, I will be running the GW Classic Parkway 10 Miler. I have been participating in the Train for Ten and Help AMEN program to help me prepare for the race and raise important funds for Arlingtonians Meeting Emergency Needs (AMEN). The Train for Ten team is raising vital funds for our Arlington neighbors in need. AMEN has provides same-day emergency financial assistance to Arlington residents who experience sudden financial crises that make it impossible for them to pay their rent, utilities, medical or dental bills, prescriptions costs, transportation needs, or related emergencies. This past year AMEN provided $798, 633 in direct emergency financial assistance to 3,399 families and prevented 622 families from being evicted. Despite Arlington's affluence nearly 1/3 of Arlington County students receive free or reduced lunches. To qualify a family of four must have an income below $41,348 and a family of 2 below $34,281. Many of our Arlington neighbors are struggling to make ends meet. I am hoping to raise $X for AMEN's work and hope I can count on your support. Your donation keeps countless families warm, safe, and at home. Thank you!
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If you're looking for a family estate, there's plenty to recommend the Mazda 6 Tourer. It's smart to look at, decent to drive and very cheap to run. Just make sure you can live with the firm ride.
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The all-new Mazda3 hatchback is well-engineered and fun to drive, but will enough people give it a chance?
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Buyers have been moving away from traditional family cars, but the Mazda 6 could help stop that. It's smart to look at, decent to drive and cheap to run, and should ensure that the family car market has a bright future ahead of it.
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The Mazda CX-5 is a well-rounded small 4x4 with sporty looks and performance but low running costs. It's a real contender in this growing class.
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Compared with other cars in its class, the Mazda 2 is now a pretty aged design - and it shows. Although it's not without its merits, it lags behind too many more modern rivals in too many crucial areas for us to recommend it.
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The Mazda6 is interesting and stylish. A major upgrade in 2010 has made it a more attractive proposition than ever.
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The Mazda6 Estate is the family car that has it all. Good looks, practicality, masses of equipment and it's great to drive too.
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Harrison Graham: The Corpse Collector
On January 28, the pre-trial hearings began.Ā Graham was ruled competent to stand trial, based on the reports of five court-appointed experts.Ā They said that during his evaluation sessions, he'd been calm, friendly, and alert. He did show evidence of personality disorders, but he understood the legal proceedings well enough to participate.Ā He seemed to understand that he potentially faced the death penalty, but believed that God was watching over him "and lets me know he still loves me."Ā (He went to court with rosary beads in his belt.)Ā Even the defense attorney's psychologist, who had initially found him incompetent, had changed his opinion.Ā While he was probably mildly retarded, he said, he functioned at a high intellectual level.Ā Two of the experts indicated that Graham had been faking his disorganized state during his earlier hearing.Ā Now he was lucid and clear, thanks largely to anti-psychotic medication.
In early February, there was a two-hour hearing to determine which part of the prosecutor's evidence would be admitted.Ā More than 100 gruesome photographs of the apartment were entered as exhibits.Ā When Graham saw them he waved them off as the deeds of "a very sick" person, and then chuckled, although he added that it hurt his stomach to see them.Ā Judge Robert Latrone ordered Moldovsky to keep him quiet or "he may bury himself just by opening his big mouth."
Charles Johnson, the ME's investigator, offered testimony about his experiences during the investigation and he described how he'd found each of the seven bodies.Ā He posted the photographs as slides on poster boards and the judge came down from the bench to examine each one.
Moldovsky had requested a closed hearing, but attorneys for the newspapers protested, so he withdrew the motion.Ā Journalists from the Daily News and the Inquirer were in attendance, and Dave Racheer recorded Moldovsky saying that Graham was happy to have the press there because they would then hear how he'd been treated under interrogation.Ā Supposedly, the police had beaten and otherwise coerced him, which had provoked an involuntary confession.Ā The police denied the charges.
Later during this hearing, Graham stood up and growled, "You're lying," at ADA Roger King.Ā Deputies rushed to control him should he show evidence of aggression, and Graham's mother, present in the courtroom, asked him to be quiet.Ā His comment apparently was in response to King, who muttered, "You should get a better defender."Ā In fact, the entire trial would prove to be an antagonistic and even personal struggle between the two attorneys.


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10 thoughts on "Episode 23: Cucumbers"
I swear these episodes keep getting shorter and shorter. Seriously, what's up with that? It makes me sad.
Jill Blevins
I appreciate your attention to the hated cucumber. I have a couple in my fridge, thanks to my CSA box, and just looking at them makes me burp.
Although I am a simple girl and don't have once-banned items like Sichuan anything, I am inspired. And smart! Next time my know-it-all step-mother brags about her vegetable knowledge (yes, it is a frequent topic of convo with her), I plan to shut her up with my newly-gained salt/water facts.
I love your show. Thank you both for doing it.
Since most of us grew up with the American cucumber, I've been generally unimpressed with them until this last summer, when I made a trip to Bulgaria. Not only do they have different types (like the Persian and Armenian that we CAN find here if we look), but their salads are basically cucumber and tomato based, rather than lettuce based. Very filling and satisfying. They are a lot like the Greek salads that you actually find IN GREECE, as opposed to the "Greek Salads" you find here. Cukes and tomatoes rather than lettuce based. Good stuff.
I wrote up my first attempt back home right here: http://littledoglost.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-first-bulgarian-shopska-salad-recipe.html
Thanks again, and I'm looking forward to the next episode!
Am thrilled to find out that the epis will be longer!
Hey, I have a theory about the whole salting cucumbers thing. I agree that it does *not* make them crisper if you're just eating them like so, but when I make sweet pickles with Kirby cukes during summer, it requires salting them first, and I think it makes them a) lose water so that when you stick 'em in the brine, they b) absorb the vinegar and sugar and re-crisp up. (It occurs to me that the word "turgid" applies here, which sounds naughty, but I figure you guys would appreciate that.)
I'm a little disappointed. While the two of you were talking about how salting cucumbers was detrimental to their texture no one said "Because my love for the crunch is fierce!"
Hi, so I was wondering if the salting isn't to make it crunchier when fried maybe? in the case of the zucchini at least…
Just throwing that out there, could be completely wrong! Oh and great show! Only recently discovered it so have been listening out of order
(Just now catching up on all the Spilled Milks)
Shout-out for Mediterranean Imports and Deli!! The owner always greets my mom with the one or two Farsi phrases that he knows, his Persian cucumbers are great (you know Iranians add them to fruit bowls along with everything else, plums and grapes and whatnot? Try it!), and if you ask, he'll order a whole box of Seville oranges for you — we've been doing it for years.


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In the morning, as usual, they were among the last of the boats to start. Breck, despite his boating inefficiency, and with only his wife and nephew for crew, had broken camp, loaded his boat, and pulled out at the first streak of day. But there was no hurry in Stine and Sprague, who seemed incapable of realizing that the freeze-up might come at any time. They malingered, got in the way, delayed, and doubted the work of Kit and Shorty.
"I'm sure losing my respect for God, seein' as he must a-made them two mistakes in human form," was the latter's blasphemous way of expressing his disgust.
"Well, you're the real goods at any rate," Kit grinned back at him. "It makes me respect God the more just to look at you."
"He was sure goin' some, eh?" was Shorty's fashion of overcoming the embarrassment of the compliment.
The trail by water crossed Lake Le Barge. Here was no fast current, but a tideless stretch of forty miles which must be rowed unless a fair wind blew. But the time for fair wind was past, and an icy gale blew in their teeth out of the north. This made a rough sea, against which it was almost impossible to pull the boat. Added to their troubles was driving snow; also, the freezing of the water on their oar-blades kept one man occupied in chopping it off with a hatchet. Compelled to take their turn at the oars, Sprague and Stine patently loafed. Kit had learned how to throw his weight on an oar, but he noted that his employers made a seeming of throwing their weights and that they dipped their oars at a cheating angle.
At the end of three hours, Sprague pulled his oar in and said they would run back into the mouth of the river for shelter. Stine seconded him, and the several hard-won miles were lost. A second day, and a third, the same fruitless attempt was made. In the river mouth, the continually arriving boats from White Horse made a flotilla of over two hundred. Each day forty or fifty arrived, and only two or three won to the north-west short of the lake and did not come back. Ice was now forming in the eddies, and connecting from eddy to eddy in thin lines around the points. The freeze-up was very imminent.
"We could make it if they had the souls of clams," Kit told Shorty, as they dried their moccasins by the fire on the evening of the third day. "We could have made it to-day if they hadn't turned back. Another hour's work would have fetched that west shore. They're--they're babes in the woods."
"Sure," Shorty agreed. He turned his moccasin to the flame and debated a moment. "Look here, Smoke. It's hundreds of miles to Dawson. If we don't want to freeze in here, we've got to do something. What d'ye say?"
Kit looked at him, and waited.
"We've got the immortal cinch on them two babes," Shorty expounded. "They can give orders an' shed mazuma, but, as you say, they're plum babes. If we're goin' to Dawson, we got to take charge of this here outfit."
They looked at each other.
"It's a go," said Kit, as his hand went out in ratification.
In the morning, long before daylight, Shorty issued his call.
"Come on!" he roared. "Tumble out, you sleepers! Here's your coffee! Kick in to it! We're goin' to make a start!"
Grumbling and complaining, Stine and Sprague were forced to get under way two hours earlier than ever before. If anything, the gale was stiffer, and in a short time every man's face was iced up, while the oars were heavy with ice. Three hours they struggled, and four, one man steering, one chopping ice, two toiling at the oars, and each taking his various turns. The north-west shore loomed nearer and nearer. The gale blew even harder, and at last Sprague pulled in his oar in token of surrender. Shorty sprang to it, though his relief had only begun.
"Chop ice," he said, handing Sprague the hatchet.
"But what's the use?" the other whined. "We can't make it. We're going to turn back."
"We're going on," said Shorty. "Chop ice. An' when you feel better you can spell me."
It was heart-breaking toil, but they gained the shore, only to find it composed of surge-beaten rocks and cliffs, with no place to land.
"I told you so," Sprague whimpered.
"You never peeped," Shorty answered.
"We're going back."
Nobody spoke, and Kit held the boat into the seas as they skirted the forbidding shore. Sometimes they gained no more than a foot to the stroke, and there were times when two or three strokes no more than enabled them to hold their own. He did his best to hearten the two weaklings. He pointed out that the boats which had won to this shore had never come back. Perforce, he argued, they had found a shelter somewhere ahead. Another hour they laboured, and a second.
"If you fellows put into your oars some of that coffee you swig in your blankets, we'd make it," was Shorty's encouragement. "You're just goin' through the motions an' not pullin' a pound."
A few minutes later Sprague drew in his oar.
"I'm finished," he said, and there were tears in his voice.
"So are the rest of us," Kit answered, himself ready to cry or to commit murder, so great was his exhaustion. "But we're going on just the same."
"We're going back. Turn the boat around."
"Shorty, if he won't pull, take that oar yourself," Kit commanded.
"Sure," was the answer. "He can chop ice."
But Sprague refused to give over the oar; Stine had ceased rowing, and the boat was drifting backward.
"Turn around, Smoke," Sprague ordered.
And Kit, who never in his life had cursed any man, astonished himself.
"I'll see you in hell, first," he replied. "Take hold of that oar and pull."
It is in moments of exhaustion that men lose all their reserves of civilization, and such a moment had come. Each man had reached the breaking-point. Sprague jerked off a mitten, drew his revolver, and turned it on his steersman. This was a new experience to Kit. He had never had a gun presented at him in his life. And now, to his surprise, it seemed to mean nothing at all. It was the most natural thing in the world.
"If you don't put that gun up," he said, "I'll take it away and rap you over the knuckles with it."
"If you don't turn the boat around I'll shoot you," Sprague threatened.
Then Shorty took a hand. He ceased chopping ice and stood up behind Sprague.
"Go on an' shoot," said Shorty, wiggling the hatchet. "I'm just aching for a chance to brain you. Go on an' start the festivities."
"This is mutiny," Stine broke in. "You were engaged to obey orders."
Shorty turned on him.
"Oh, you'll get yours as soon as I finish with your pardner, you little hog-wallopin' snooper, you."
"Sprague," Kit said, "I'll give you just thirty seconds to put away that gun and get that oar out."
Sprague hesitated, gave a short hysterical laugh, put the revolver away and bent his back to the work.
For two hours more, inch by inch, they fought their way along the edge of the foaming rocks, until Kit feared he had made a mistake. And then, when on the verge of himself turning back, they came abreast of a narrow opening, not twenty feet wide, which led into a land-locked inclosure where the fiercest gusts scarcely flawed the surface. It was the haven gained by the boats of previous days. They landed on a shelving beach, and the two employers lay in collapse in the boat, while Kit and Shorty pitched the tent, built a fire, and started the cooking.
"What's a hog-walloping snooper, Shorty?" Kit asked.
"Blamed if I know," was the answer; "but he's one just the same."
The gale, which had been dying quickly, ceased at nightfall, and it came on clear and cold. A cup of coffee, set aside to cool and forgotten, a few minutes later was found coated with half an inch of ice. At eight o'clock, when Sprague and Stine, already rolled in their blankets, were sleeping the sleep of exhaustion, Kit came back from a look at the boat.
"It's the freeze-up, Shorty," he announced. "There's a skin of ice over the whole pond already."
"What are you going to do?"
"There's only one thing. The lake of course freezes first. The rapid current of the river may keep it open for days. This time to-morrow any boat caught in Lake Le Barge remains there until next year."
"You mean we got to get out to-night? Now?"
Kit nodded.
"Tumble out, you sleepers!" was Shorty's answer, couched in a roar, as he began casting off the guy-ropes of the tent.
The other two awoke, groaning with the pain of stiffened muscles and the pain of rousing from exhausted sleep.
"What time is it?" Stine asked.
"Half-past eight."
"It's dark yet," was the objection.
Shorty jerked out a couple of guy-ropes, and the tent began to sag.
"It's not morning," he said. "It's evening. Come on. The lake's freezin'. We got to get acrost."
Stine sat up, his face bitter and wrathful.
"Let it freeze. We're not going to stir."
"All right," said Shorty. "We're goin' on with the boat."
"You were engaged--"
"To take you to Dawson," Shorty caught him up. "Well, we're takin' you, ain't we?"
He punctuated his query by bringing half the tent down on top of them.
They broke their way through the thin ice in the little harbour, and came out on the lake, where the water, heavy and glassy, froze on their oars with every stroke. The water soon became like mush, clogging the stroke of the oars and freezing in the air even as it dripped. Later the surface began to form a skin, and the boat proceeded slower and slower.
Often, afterwards, when Kit tried to remember that night and failed to bring up aught but nightmare recollections, he wondered what must have been the sufferings of Stine and Sprague. His one impression of himself was that he struggled through biting frost and intolerable exertion for a thousand years more or less.
Morning found them stationary. Stine complained of frosted fingers, and Sprague of his nose, while the pain in Kit's cheeks and nose told him that he, too, had been touched. With each accretion of daylight they could see farther, and far as they could see was icy surface. The water of the lake was gone. A hundred yards away was the shore of the north end. Shorty insisted that it was the opening of the river and that he could see water. He and Kit alone were able to work, and with their oars they broke the ice and forced the boat along. And at the last gasp of their strength they made the suck of the rapid river. One look back showed them several boats which had fought through the night and were hopelessly frozen in; then they whirled around a bend in a current running six miles an hour.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Bad loser Webb is still smiling despite Supermarine defeat
6:00am Monday 14th January 2013 in Sport By Ned Payne
HE MIGHT be the 'world's worst loser' but Dave Webb had nothing but praise for his Supermarine side after they lost 1-0 at Division One South & West leaders Hungerford.
The only goal of the game came after 11 minutes when a weak back-pass from Jon Steadman was seized upon by Ben Pugh and he coolly fired home.
Ash Edenborough - surprisingly in the side after coming through a late fitness test - had a glorious chance to level soon after but headed straight at the keeper from all of two yards.
That was how the score line stayed until the final whistle, despite Marine looking threatening for much of the game.
Boss Webb believes his players deserved a pat on the back for their efforts at Bulpit Lane, in spite of the final result.
He said: "We went there and played probably some of the best football we've played this season.
"They are top of the league but we played some fantastic football and dictated the way the game went.
"We gave away a poor goal but had enough opportunities to score ourselves.
"Normally I'm the world's worst loser but I'm nothing but pleased and proud with the way we played.
"The only criticism I can have over the last three games is that maybe we haven't been clinical enough.
"Maybe we have just lost that little bit of edge that Josh (Parsons) and Ash have had.
"That's the difference between winning and losing sometimes, but we've played a lot worse and won.
"Hungerford and Poole have got a bit of a gap at the top of the table now, Merthyr are right up there and Paulton are on a good run, so we need to make sure we bounce back.
"(The play-offs) are our target now, forget about what we're chasing, we've got to make sure we pick up points in as many games as we can.
The boss added: "I'd like to thank so many supporters for coming over to Hungerford and getting behind us.
"Hungerford don't usually get massive crowds but the atmosphere was terrific on Saturday and the support is much-appreciated."
Webb also revealed that striker and midfielder Jordan Roberts will be primarily a Supermarine player for the rest of the campaign, despite still being registered with Calne.
"Jordan Roberts has committed himself to the club for the rest of the season and he was terrific today," added Webb.
Elsewhere in the division, Sam Collier scored either side of the break as Cirencester took a point against Cinderford.
The visitors took an early lead courtesy of Lewis Sommers before Collier levelled things up minutes before the break.
The former Wootton Bassett striker put Cirencester in front seven minutes after the interval, but before the game had reached the hour mark, Sommers had equalised.
That was how it stayed until the final whistle and Brian Hughes' side are now without a win in eight league games.
- CHIPPENHAM are the Southern Premier's draw specialists after they played out a fifth successive stalemate.
The Bluebirds created the better of the chances but couldn't find a way past in-form Gosport Borough as the teams drew 0-0 at Hardenhuish Park.
Chippenham threatened first when Toby Osman's long-range effort was tipped over by Nathan Ashmore.
With 31 minutes on the clock, the Bluebirds were up in arms when Jamie Brown scythed down stopper Ben John and was subsequently booked.
At the other end, Dean Griffiths headed wide from Jim Rollo's clever cross while ex-Supermarine front man Alan Griffin also nodded off-target.
Ten minutes after the resumption, John was alert to claw away a well-struck effort from Bennett.
The Bluebirds custodian then looked on as Daniel Smith's deflected effort from outside the box flew harmlessly wide.
John had to be at his best once more to keep Bennett out, while sub Luke Ballinger nearly won it for Chippenham late on, jinking past several challenges before directing wide.
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