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Deserts and beyond...places in and around the southern California deserts and beyond. Photo taken at Canyon Lake, in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona, December 2011. A few minutes later, after the sun disappeared, these cliffs were their normal color. They were only golden for a short time and I'm glad we were able to view them in their glory.
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I like your original photo best. I always like your photos...and you don't need any special effects or enhancements to make them good...they're already good!!!!!!
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i'm with you. i don't use the canned photo effects very often as they're often too strong for my liking. i like to tweak brightness and contrast but not override the original image. i've been using picasa (it was a free download, also). it has some canned special effects, but also has some finer tweaking abilities if you only want to enhance and not modify. :)
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Is speaking in tongues a necessary sign of salvation?
The Oneness Pentecostal people teach that speaking in tongues is a necessary manifestation of the Holy Spirit and without it a person is not truly saved.1 It is so important to them that one ex-Oneness person told me that her church had altar calls for people to come up and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit so they could speak in tongues. She said she never saw an altar call for people to come up and receive Jesus as savior. But, this is only one example and may not be typical.
We see in Acts that many people who became Christians immediately spoke in tongues (Acts 2:4; 10:46; 19:6). But is it a necessary sign of salvation? No. It isn't. Consider the following verses in 1 Cor. 12.
- 1 Cor. 12:7-11, "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."
- 1 Cor. 12:29-30, "Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?"
We can see that the Holy Spirit gives gifts as He desires. He distributes them upon His people in the church as He wills (1 Cor. 12:11). It states in 1 Cor. 12:7-11 that different people have different gifts, and we see in verses 29-31 that not all speak in tongues. Now, the Oneness person will state that all are supposed to speak in tongues, but that not all do. They maintain that speaking in tongues is a necessary sign/gift of true salvation, and that a true believer will speak in tongues. But, that is not what the text says.
Paul asks the questions: Are all apostles? No. Are all prophets? No. Are all teachers? No. In other words, within the body of Christ, different people are called by God to have different gifts. If someone states that all are supposed to speak in tongues but that not all do, then are all supposed to be apostles as well but not all are? Are all called to be prophets? Are all called to be teachers? No. Likewise, not all are called by God to speak in tongues.
It is simple. Not all speak in tongues because God doesn't give the gift to everyone. Speaking in tongues is not the sign of salvation but a sign. If anything, the fruit of the indwelling Spirit of God as listed in Gal. 5:22-23 is the sign of salvation. I would ask the Oneness person if the following fruit are what the true signs of salvation are in his or her life rather than speaking in tongues:
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." (Gal. 5:22-23).
So, again I ask. What is the biblical sign of salvation--tongues or the fruit of the Spirit?
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A fishing trip with everything but pink dolphins and unicorns
Sometimes, the end of a fishing charter just kind of fizzles out. Maybe the captain had a hard time finding the fish or maybe the weather is just plain bad. Sometimes, the ride back to the dock is warmed by a perfect trip and this was that kind of ride. My wife, Cherie, and our friend, Kaylen, were sitting on the console seat chatting and laughing. We had all the fish we wanted to take home in the cooler and our arms were tired from all the fish we'd released. As we ran in brilliant sunshine across Lake Calcasieu under blue skies and fluffy white clouds, I told our captain, Mike Bares with Hackberry Rod and Gun, the only thing that would make the trip better for the girls is if he pointed out a unicorn on the bank on the way to the dock. As I was saying this, Mike cut the throttle on the big Kenner boat and pointed ahead. It was a school of big redfish, their backs distorting the water's surface as they moved across the lake. Mike rushed and rigged a couple of rods with soft plastics and we worked our way around to get in front of these big fish. The fish sounded before we could get into position and we lost them but the trip had been so good, I didn't care. I've always had a healthy respect for Louisiana fishing since my first trip. I honestly have never had a bad trip in Louisiana but this might have been my best.
The trip didn't exactly begin that way for me. We left the docks under pre-sunrise grey skies and threatening rain. Our first fishing spot was productive. The girls caught several spotted sea trout or specks as they're commonly called. I caught nothing. This was Kaylen's first ever fishing trip so I was happy to see her doing well but Cherie began talking smack on her second fish. I made a statement about her being on the end of the boat where the fish were and she came to my end promptly landed the biggest trout, so far. By the time they were up four fish each on me, both were smack talking me incessantly. Finally, I landed a good speck and then another, and the threatening rain turned into actual liquid rain with the sound of thunder in the distance.
When fish are biting, it takes a little more rain to push my wife to a dry spot. I think Cherie's bravado helped to pump Kaylen's resolve up and the girls soldiered on with no mention of ending the trip. I think my humiliation in being out-fished helped. In coastal fishing, tide changes everything and tide changes continually. Our first productive spot began to fade, so Mike decided to try another spot for a while.
Calcasieu Lake is near Lake Charles, in Southwest Louisiana, about ten miles from the Gulf of Mexico just off Interstate 10. I'm a big fan of Louisiana fishing and my appreciation is based on experience. I've had an occasional slow fishing day almost everywhere I've fished, except Louisiana. While this trip wouldn't have been a bad trip fishing on the coast of North Carolina, had we been rained out, it would have been my worst in Louisiana.
There are a lot of reasons for the excellent fishing in Southwest Louisiana but I believe the most important is the state's commitment to conserving their fishery for recreational fishing. There has been very little commercial fishing for a long time. Like North Carolina, the fishing in Louisiana was fading before the changes were made, their redfish and spotted sea trout populations were on the rocks. With stringent restrictions and emphasis on recreational fishing over commercial, the fishery recovered some twenty years ago and is still going strong in spite of the highest creel limits on redfish and trout anywhere in the country. There still are commercial fishing operations in the state, but they're carefully regulated to protect the more valuable gamefish species like spotted sea trout and redfish, the same fish we call red drum. The result is that redfish and trout are much more plentiful in spite of the fact their recreational limits are five times more generous than ours.
A little rain can't dampen spirits when the fish are biting but our first spot had quit producing and Mike was moving to another spot. We only moved a couple of hundred yards to a gate in the levee where the lake and marsh equalized when the tide changed. As the tide receded, there was a strong flow and Mike instructed the girls to cast their shrimp into the outflow. The result was instant. Kaylen hooked up first and she squealed with excitement as she fought a four pound black drum to the boat. Cherie got the next one before Mike could get Kaylen's fish off the hook and the smack talk started up again. From that one spot, I estimate we caught at least 40 black drum, maybe 50 with almost continuous action. Mike was frustrated because the black drum would get the bait before the more desirable specks could get to it. He promised that when the tide changed, we'd get some specks, and big ones, too.
As the black drum bite began, the sun came out and warmed us, we laid our soaked gear out on the back of the boat and continued fishing in warm sunshine and light breezes. The fishing was so good that when it came time to eat a sandwich, we ate in shifts, enjoying a break from the fishing while watching the others. At this point, we were way past keeping fish. We had all we wanted though we still hadn't reached the limits on specs, yet.
The girls continued to catch black drum on popping corks and Mike and I began tight lining the live shrimp for the specks that should have taken over the depths when the tide changed and I finally redeemed my masculinity. The biggest fish of the trip, a 24" speck that weighed just under five pounds nearly jerked my rod from my hands. The biting never faded but I had to get back to do a radio guest appearance so we left with the specks and drum still hungry.
We did have a little time for dolphin watching. We spotted a couple of pods and stopped the boat in their path. They came to within less than ten yards of the boat, some swimming right under the boat, not a unicorn but pretty good. Mike told me there's a pink, albino dolphin in the lake. Maybe next trip we can see the pink dolphin or the unicorn. That would be the only way the trip could have been better.
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Lunch in Portland, ME – Duckfat
Despite arriving at 1 pm, past what we thought would be the lunch rush, we still had to wait about 20 minutes for a table at this small, intimate communal cafe. During our wait, the hostess and servers were attentive and brought us drinks while we waited. The mint and lime soda was refreshing on a hot day. As was the locally-brewed Marshall Warf Tug pale ale.
Once seated at the bar, we decided to try as many things as possible. First we ordered the house-made charchuterie plate, with each of three options: Mexican-spice salami (daily special), duck rillettes and pork, apple and bacon terrine. The pickled fennel, red onions and cucumbers were amazing, as was the mustard accompaniment.
The third appetizer was a large order of their famous hand-cut Belgian fries. We ordered the truffle ketchup, which in and of itself was amazing, and perfectly complimented the hand cut potatoes fried in duck fat and canola oil.
We also ordered the poutine as another appetizer, their famous fries covered in house-made duck gravy and cheese curd.
The final appetizer amongst the group was a chilled borscht, with creme fraiche and ginger. I have never had a soup like this before, but became an instant fan. The creaminess of the soup was really nice without being too rich (although we were glad we shard a cup instead of a larger bowl). The ginger was subtle yet delicious.
Since there was four of us to split all of the appetizers, we still had room for lunch. In order to feel better about about all of the fries I had already consumed, I ordered the salad special of the day: mixed greens, poached pears, pecans, Danish bleu cheese, dried cranberries and tarragon vinaigrette. While I wished the tarragon had been a stronger flavor in the vinaigrette, the salad was delicious and one that I will try to recreate at home.
The Duck Fat menu is dominated with paninis, and we highly recommend the Spicy Italian: salami, capicola, hot pepper relish, pesto aioli and provolone. The crust was crispy, as a panini should be, with melted ingredients between the bread that come together very nicely.
We also ordered a second panini amongst the group, which was the daily special Roasted Mushroom panini with carmelized onions, French feta, roasted fennel greens and sundried-tomato aioli.
Duckfat is a perfect lunch spot, and suited for a very casual dinner. Due to the lunch crowd, the four of us sat across their small bar/counter, which is always a little difficult with more than 2 people, but due to the limited space, large lunch crowd and hungry stomachs, we were happy to get seats at this fabulous, must-try Portland cafe.
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Goalkeeper Richard Lee was the hero once again as Brentford earned a JPT Southern Area final clash with Exeter after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Charlton following a goalless 90 minutes.Lee saved three spot-kicks in succession to leave Bees striker Gary Alexander with the task of sending Andy Scott's side through to a money-spinning final.It was no more than the Bees deserved after dominating the second half but failing to find the killer touch to end Charlton's Wembley dream.Brentford centre back Karleigh Osbourne came closest to breaking the deadlock in regulation time when he slammed a volley against the bar from a free-kick with just five minutes remaining.Bees` leading scorer Charlie MacDonald then squandered a gilt-edged chance to seal the tie in injury time when he sliced his effort wide of the upright after good work from Alexander. Substitute Sam Wood also flashed a volley wide of the post with almost the last kick of the game.The closest the visitors came to ending the stalemate was when Lee Martin headed over Charlton danger man Kyel Reid's left-wing cross from close range. Earlier, Reid himself came close with a low drive which was tipped wide by the hero of the hour Lee, who followed up his penalty heroics in earlier rounds with the hat-trick of saves which settled the encounter.
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"I just want to get healthy again, man," Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams said before the 2014 All-Star break, according to ESPN. "If I get healthy, I know what can happen. It's been a frustrating two years for me injury-wise. It's something I can't really control. Hopefully I can figure it out this summer and then go from there."
He's not wrong. Here's a list of notable Deron Williams injuries since Williams joined the team in February 2011.
- On March 18, 2011, Williams injured his right wrist in a 110-95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. He was placed on the injured list with a strained tendon in his right wrist two days later amid whispers the Nets were shutting him down for the season. He returned to the active lineup on March 31st.
- On April 6th, 2011, he was placed again on the injured list, with the official report a "sore right wrist" that would keep him out for the season. On April 11th, 2011, Williams underwent surgery on that wrist to remove bone fragments and scar tissue.
- Williams wouldn't miss any more games until January 4th, 2012, sitting out with sore ribs. Also my favorite Fred Kerber tweet ever.
- From March 10th through 16th, 2012, Williams missed four games with a right calf injury.
- Williams returned for a month before missing five more games from April 16th to April 26th, ending his 2011-2012 year year.
- On October 27th, 2012, Williams said he might need offseason surgery on his left ankle after receiving a cortisone shot to lessen inflammation in the ankle. He sat out two practices.
- On November 1st, 2012, Nets general manager Billy King downplayed bone spurs in Williams's ankle, saying they'd get cleaned out after the season. Williams never had the surgery.
- Williams sat out December 26th, 2012 with a sore right wrist. Nets coach Avery Johnson was fired the next day.
- On February 11th, 2013, Williams officially went on the injured list with an ankle injury, undergoing platelet-rich plasma therapy treatment and cortisone shots on both ankles heading into the All-Star Break. He also reportedly did a detoxifying juice cleanse. He returned to the active roster on February 19th.
- On February 17th, 2013, Jerry Colangelo said that Deron Williams was "unfit" during the Olympics that summer.
- On February 23rd, 2013, it was reported that Williams had received at least eight injections on his ankles in the last four months.
- On March 17th, 2013, finally healthy, Williams admits that his ankles "felt like s—."
- On April 15th, 2013, Williams was placed on the injured list with a left knee injury. He was re-activated two days later in time for the playoffs.
- On September 18th, 2013, the Nets announced that Williams had sprained his right ankle while working out at his home in Utah within the month. He was fitted for a walking boot and was expected to make a full recovery in time for training camp, but did not return to contact in practice until October 22nd, and did not play until the team's last preseason game on October 25th.
- Three weeks later, Williams missed 11 games between November 16th and December 7th with a sprained left ankle. He originally injured the ankle on November 15th, returning to the Nets on November 20th and re-spraining the ankle on a bad fall. He was officially listed as day-to-day each day.
- Williams missed three games between January 6th and 10th, 2014, telling team doctors he felt pain in the ankle. Following an MRI, the team officially diagnosed him with a sprained left ankle.
- The team officially put Williams on the IL on January 11th to undergo platelet-rich plasma therapy treatment and cortisone shots. He missed the team's week-long trip to London and was re-activated on January 20th. He came off the bench for six games before returning to the starting lineup.
- Williams rested the final few days of the 2013-14 season with what was deemed "right patella tendinitis." With the Nets resting starters heading to the playoffs, it was not considered a serious injury.
- During the team's exit interviews on May 15th, Williams said he would undergo an MRI on both ankles on Friday, May 16th, to determine if he required surgery. He met with the team's foot & ankle specialist Martin O'Malley the following Monday for further evaluation.
- On May 22nd, the team announced that Williams will have surgery on both ankles. The surgery was performed on May 27th, and removed bone spurs from the front and back of his left ankle, cleaned out his left ankle joint, as well as a loose bone fragment from his right ankle. The surgery put him in two walking boots, with an expected recovery time of three to six weeks.
This piece was last updated on June 17th, 2014.


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Our 2007 design project offered a cutting-edge kitchen, family-media room, and home office—plus a luxe master bath
By Elle Decor Staff
Contemparary but warm—and definitely convenient: These were the goals driving designer Ingrid Leess as she created this year's Design Showcase, a collaboration between Home magazine and Woman's Day Special Interest Publications that was on display at May's Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas. Although this was a model project built in the Convention Center, Leess approached it as an actual home, inspired by the notion that "I was designing the space for myself."
The centerpiece of her vision is the kitchen, with built-in appliances on two walls plus plenty of work space on the main counter and island. "The kitchen area is open to the layout's other living zones," says Leess, "so if I had family and friends in, we could hang out together during meal prep." Among the extras she's provided is a pull-down video screen to see whoever rings the door chime (tucked to the left of the fridge and hooked up to a hands-free speaker phone), plus a movable base cabinet holding a laptop, which can be easily rolled to the cook's elbow for recipe retrieval, or into the media area for youngsters to play video games or do their homework.


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May 1, 2012
What's Going On With Rizzo Tees? An Update
I started Rizzo Tees back in 2007 with the entrepreneurial dream of growing it out of control. I wanted to build a big, strong, healthy business, and of course I wanted to leave my CPA/Accounting life behind. While Rizzo Tees remains small today, I was able to escape the accounting world over two years ago. I've mentioned this several times (here and here), but I can say it once more: you have no idea what this career change has truly meant to me.
What of Rizzo Tees now? I've had a few people tell me they've noticed a change in my content output over the last year. They say I've moved away from t-shirt promotion and more towards discussion of new media strategy. I believe they are right. I'd say my job at Falk Harrison has a great deal to do with that. Finally, a job that I can enjoy!
Rizzo Tees remains in business, tees are still in stock and people are still buying them (especially the bacon ones). But my interests have changed in important ways. Listen to the podcast below to hear more about the direction I'm headed.
Click here for the 5-minute podcast.
I'd love to hear from you in the comments below.
Apr 19, 2011
First Time I've Ever Made A List In Entrepreneur Magazine
I've made it onto a rather impressive list. Hopefully this isn't a Sesame Street case of "Which one of these….. is not like the other?" Sean Malarkey named me to a list of the top 5 people to follow on Twitter if you're a newbie. Also on the list were:
• Andrew Warner
… all people way more successful than me! So this is rather humbling. Since the post went up just a few hours ago, I have seen quite a few new followers on Twitter. Hard work on Twitter/FB/blog = relationships = lucky breaks like this article = more relationships = ???. Who knows what comes next? Like I always say, I keep throwing dots up on a wall. I never know how they're going to connect, but they're connecting.
Thanks to my bud Sean Malarkey (I'm not THAT snarky, dude. lol), and to author Kara Ohngren. I'll do my best to not scare the noobs away.
Nov 8, 2010
My Interview On The Rise To The Top
Recently I did a Skype video interview with my good friend David Siteman Garland, which he posted on his website, The Rise To The Top. I was honored to be featured on his site, and judging by the amount of retweets and Facebook shares, it's been one of his most popular interviews ever. Quite humbling, I have to say.
I'd like to keep the momentum going. For those of you on Facebook and Twitter, I invite you to go tweet out the interview
… or just watch it below if you're lazy lol. Thanks to everyone for your support!
Apr 7, 2010
Entrepreneurship is Hard Work
What does it take to succeed as an entrepreneur? I think it takes:
(whoops, I left out funding. Don't forget the money!)
What do the fancy cars sitting outside of businesses teach us about the need to work hard?
Here's the link to a podcast with my thoughts on the matter.
Mar 17, 2010
It's OK To Be A Business On Twitter
I recorded this video back in December 2009 in response to some hating I was witnessing on Twitter. I saw people reacting negatively to the presence of businesses on Twitter, and not just the MLM teeth-whitening jerks. As a business, it is true that poor marketing in any form can and should backfire on you – this includes Twitter. If you yap yap yap about your business, never join the community, never help others…. you will meet with adverse results, and you might even have a few people tell you how they feel about your business.
That aside, my point in the video is that there are many small business entrepreneurs out there that live their business – the business is them, and they are their business. This is their life's passion. So if you're on Twitter and you're passionate about the TV show Lost, and someone else is passionate about their startup business, there really is no difference there – it's just two people rapping about their passions in life. Respect the entrepreneur!
Mar 8, 2010
Alonzo Mourning – An Inspiration
Alonzo Mourning has always been one of my favorite basketball players. Back in 2006, he won an NBA title with the Miami Heat after having undergone a kidney transplant in 2003. Think about just how incredible that is. Professional sports requires the very best athletes in the very best shape, and Mourning came back on a transplanted kidney. Besides Sean Elliott with the San Antonio Spurs, there is little precedent for such a comeback.
He gave a press conference after series-clinching Game 6. I watched it live, and in the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that it made me cry. I remain in awe of what he was able to overcome and accomplish after going through such a dark period in his life. His perseverance is inspiring to me.
As entrepreneurs, we go through dark times – times of self-doubt, confusion, exhaustion – it certainly isn't always easy! Knowing that he was near death, was blessed with the gift of a kidney from his cousin, and came back to rise to the top of the NBA ….. it gives me hope that I can conquer my much smaller problems.
Watch the first seven minutes of the video, at the very least. After 7:10, he just talks hoops. Here are the parts of the video I found most inspiring:
4:10 – "You need words of hope. Words of encouragement." (hopefully we entrepreneurs can get this from our family and our friends)
6:20 – "The key… is keeping your mind right." (it takes a great deal of focus, even stubbornness, to stay on track through the ups and downs)
Perseverance is key! 6:30 – "So many people are quick to give up, and say 'Why me? Why me?' …. So many people out there have it a whole lot worse than you….. think about that." (I think about that all the time)
p.s. I take alot of inspiration from sports, so you'll see me talking about sports and giving examples of perseverance, teamwork, struggles etc, because it all relates to what we go through as entrepreneurs.


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Bedi, Raman and Furnham, Adrian and Swami, Viren (2012) Predictors of job satisfaction among general practitioners of South Asian descent in Britain. In: Bedi, Raman and Davidson, Emma and Liu, JingJing, (eds.) Indian health professionals around the world: a common agenda. Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO), New Delhi, pp. 121-127. ISBN 9780957159808


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Letter of EndorsementMonday, September 8, 2014
To the Editor:
In the past 21 months, I have met and spoken with many elected officials – both here in Connecticut and in Washington DC – as I advocated for sensible gun legislation. Having spent time with Kim Fawcett on several occasions and after learning about her record as State Representative, I am stepping up to support her for State Senate in District 28 (Newtown, Easton, Fairfield, Weston and Westport).
Enforce The Gun Laws Already On The BooksMonday, June 16, 2014
To the Editor:
I have sat back and watched, read, listened to the ever present discussions in the paper, television and radio in relation to the gun situation here in United States.
My question is this: citizens have you gone to a gun store, and asked for the document (s) needed for the purchase of a handgun here in Connecticut? Note I said bought – not carry that is a different set of rules and laws that we will not get into here.
Seeking Protection From Gun ViolenceMonday, June 9, 2014
To the Editor:
Thank you to The Bee for your thorough coverage of the movement to expand and strengthen background checks on the federal level. On page A-7 of the June 6 issue, the article that reported on the #NotOneMore demonstration in front of the NSSF was informative, balanced, and timely.
The Blame-the-Games GameTuesday, May 27, 2014
To the Editor:
Finding A Place On The Gun IssueMonday, May 12, 2014
To The Editor:
To Prevent Violence, Start At HomeWednesday, April 9, 2014
To the Editor:
I would like to take a moment and thank Po Murray, that's not easy for me to say given her stance on many issues being well on the other side of my own personal beliefs! I would like to thank her for providing the list of those state senators and house representatives who must be defeated in their next election cycle!
Listening To Reasonable VoicesThursday, March 27, 2014
To the Editor:
In January 2013, the state's general assembly, in response to the Sandy Hook School tragedy, formed a Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety to explore solutions. Many of us urged the task force to support passage of common sense gun legislation that would better protect Connecticut citizens from gun violence.
Marshals In Our SchoolsWednesday, March 19, 2014
To the Editor:
I'd like to humbly suggest to my fellow townspeople, that - where possible - we employ concealed-carry teachers already teaching in our schools to act as school marshals for the purpose of emergency response professionals in the event of a school shooting. This group might augment and/or replace – if there are enough of them – the retired police personnel being planned for this function.
We might use the air marshal program as a loose model.
Changing PositionsWednesday, March 12, 2014
To the Editor:
Hopefully, the [Team 26] bicyclists will accomplish what is so desperately needed.
Failing this, we have to find a way to make every member of Congress reveal, along with their vote, the money they have received from the NRA.
If we can accomplish this, I have to believe many, if not all of them, who voted against controls will find a way to rationalize changing their position.
Richard Cole
Facebook's Policy On Guns: Changed? Yes. Improved? Not Much.Monday, March 10, 2014
To the Editor:
Facebook recently announced that it is improving its policies regarding the unlicensed sale of guns through its site. Yes, the policies have been changed, but only minimally improved; the changes will do very, very little to reduce this trade.


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Thanksgiving is almost here!
In celebration of the pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, millions of Americans will gather with their family and friends and enjoy the traditional feast of turkey, ham and all the trimmings.
Here at theReef Resort we have employees from all over the world that celebrate a variety of holidays. We have Canadians, Jamaicans, English, Filipinos and Caymanians as well as a few employees from Serbia and one from Australia.
For me Thanksgiving is about being grateful, it's a time that forces us to stop & reflect on what we have & appreciate all the good things in life. I live here in Cayman on a beautiful island with my family. I have a really fun job as a concierge where I get to meet new guests & make friends every week, and every week I go on a catamaran and play with the Stingrays when we take our guests out, who wouldn't be thankful for that.
So in this holiday season I encourage you to be grateful for what you do have and not dwell on what you don't have and let us all be thankful for all the wonderful things we get to experience, for sunrises & sunsets, for laughter & for love, for always learning and for the simple joys of life, like hearing your favorite song on the radio or seeing a child smile.
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1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less.
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c. What career do you plan to pursue after business school and why? (150 words)
3. Describe a time in your career when you were frustrated or disappointed. What advice would you give to a colleague who was dealing with a similar situation? (400 word maximum)
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How it started...
I can remember the first time I walked through Sears and saw this new system to control lights remotely. It was called X-10 and I was probably 12 years old. Over the years I have installed many of these switches throughout the house to turn on lights and appliances from a small console on my nightstand.
Eight years ago I was introduced to a product that turned my hobby into an obsession. That is Home Automated Livings HAL 2000. HAL is an operating system for your house. This software works with many "off-the-shelf" home automation products including all of those X-10 devices I already had installed. HAL has many unique features however, the most impressive is its ability to control all of these devices by voice. It does this by use of a very powerful (Speaker Independent) speech recognition engine designed by Lernout & Hauspie. "Speaker Independent" means you do not have to train it. Right out of the box it is able to accept your voice commands.
Whole House Control
In order to command HAL from different rooms in the house, I set up a Open air microphone system. This consists of installing microphones and speakers in 8 different locations throughout the house so the computer can hear you, and you can hear the computer. In order to command HAL you need to select a single phrase that will get HALs attention. I picked "Yo Superman!" as my attention phrase. This phrase was selected since it does not normally come up in general conversation and it consists of two words. When you say, "Yo Superman" Hal Responds, "How may I help you?" From here HAL listens for a wide range of commands. When you are done addressing HAL you simply say, "Thank you, thats all, or goodbye" and HAL will go back to listening only for his attention word. HAL's status screen actually shows your speech commands when your interacting with the software.
Of course you dont need to install microphones and speakers in your home for voice control. HAL was designed so you can pick up any phone in the house, press #, and then tell HAL what you want her to do. In fact, you also have 100% control over HAL when you are away by calling your house from a telephone. For instance, I routinely call HAL from my cell phone to check email, voice mail messages or set the temperature, all by simple voice commands.
I was surprised how easy it was to install the software and set up all of the devices. You simply name all of your devices like, "Master Bedroom Lights" or "Reading Room Lamp" and associate the X-10 house code and unit number. When you want to control these devices you simply say, "Turn on the reading room lamp", or "shut off the master bedroom lights". You can actually schedule these devices by voice. For example you can tell HAL, "Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 PM, turn on the driveway lights, for two hours." HAL will respond by confirming your commands then automatically schedule the events. Of course you can also say, "Turn on the living room light for 5 minutes" and HAL will do just that.
Update: Because X-10 technology is old and unreliable, over time I replaced most of my X-10 light switches with Insteon switches from Smarthome. When I first started purchasing the Insteon switches they were very reasonably priced (about $20 each), however Smarthome has raised the prices substantially (about $45 each). The hardware quality of the switches is pretty poor. I have had about 30% of the switches go bad. Most of the problems are related to the switch not operating locally because the momentary micro-switch inside goes bad. As an alternative you may want to use UPB switches. The most recent HAL software version (4.0) supports both UPB and Insteon protocols fairly well.
Security System Control
Controlling lights is all good and fun, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. HAL can connect to a compatible alarm system via an RS-232 port on your computer. Now you can control your alarm system by voice. You can arm and disarm your security system from anywhere in the world. The best part is that any door, window or motion sensor that is monitored by your alarm is now a sensor in HAL. HAL uses sensors to trigger events or act as a condition in a rule. For instance, when I come home and DISARM the security system, HAL runs a series of rules that I have set up:
Of course when I leave the house HAL can jump into action when I ARM the security system:
By now you have probably figured out that you can make HAL say anything you want to by adding a "text to speech" action in a rule. This is fun since you can make HAL say anything in a male or female voice! Whats really cool is having HAL play windows wave files based on actions in rules. Remember every door in the house is a sensor. In fact an opening door can fire one rule while the same door closing can fire another rule. You follow me yet? The Internet is filled with tons of windows wave files that can really animate your home. My front door plays a creaking door opening when it is opened, and a creaky door slamming shut when it is closed. The sliding glass door plays the elevator door sound effect from Star Trek when it is opened or closed. During Halloween we associated many scary sounds to doors, motion sensors and even the phone ringing. I have a set of stereo speakers, mounted in the eves of the attic in the front yard so I can listen to music on the weekends. Those speakers came in quite handy. Many small children did not approach our house that night.
I modified our bathroom scale with a wireless X-10 transmitter so whenever someone steps on the scale a humorous wave file is played throughout the house. This was recently mentioned in an article in the Wall Street Journal.
Controlling the temperature
Playing wave files with HAL definitely opened up the opportunities for fun, but next I wanted to add some practicality. I bought two bi-directional X-10 Thermostats, one for the heating and air and the other for our hot tub. Since these are X-10 thermostats I did not need to connect them directly to the computer. I simple replaced the existing thermostats with these RCS X-10 Thermostats then HAL had complete control over the air conditioner. Now I have the ability to control the air conditioner by voice. For instance I can ask HAL, "What is the house temperature" or "What is the spa temperature" and HAL will respond, "The temperature in the house is 78 degrees. You can set the temperature with voice commands or in rules. I also wanted to be able to control the hot tub pump, jets, blower and light so I purchased an RCS X-10 relay controller. I set this up in HAL and now all I have to do is say, "Turn on the hot tub light" and HAL carries out my request.
Update: I recently replaced my RCS X-10 thermostat with a more reliable hard-wired RCS RS-485 thermostat. (I needed to use a RS-485 to RS-232 converter). I also now control the SPA with a Jandy AquaLink RS-232 interface.
Controlling Audio and video equipment
Now that I had control over the thermostats it was time to attack the audio and video devices. I wanted to be able to control every TV, Radio, VCR, and Replay TV with HAL. Not a problem. HAL can easily control any audio video equipment that supports IR (Infra Red) communications. With the use of an IR Controller (I strongly recommend Applied Digital's Ocelot) HAL can learn every button of every remote control in your house. Then you can control these devices by voice or by rules or macros. The tricky part of this is distributing the IR commands from the controller to the devices in your house. I came up with a pretty inexpensive way to distribute the IR to every TV in my house by using an Adicon SECU-16IR. This is a device that can send out IR to 16 independent zones. I used the existing cable TV lines in the house to carry the signal to the televisions. To learn how it was done click here. Now that I had the IR Distribution set up and had complete control over all of the TVs and radios in the house, I needed an inexpensive way to tell when a TV was on or off. This is important since most remote controls send a "toggle" command to power on or off a TV. It is useful to know which state it is in before you send the command. To learn how to build an inexpensive X-10 TV Power Sensor click here.
These TV power sensors come in very handy because now HAL can tell if a TV is turned on or off. I have set up some rules in HAL where:
Play that funky music
The guys at Home Automated Living are always adding features to the software. With the popularity of digital music on the rise they developed the DMC (Digital Music Center) for HAL. The DMC allows you to record all your CD's to your computers hard-drive and play it all by voice! That's right I can get HAL's attention then say, "Play Pink Floyd in the master bedroom." or "Play my eighties music in the downstairs." You can even play music by genre like, "Play my hard rock music in the living room". Once you rip your music or use your existing MP3's HAL automatically voice activates all your songs. The best part is that you have complete control of you music via automation. The HAL guys added a ton of automation controls so you can play music and control the DMC based on just about any event in the house. Lets say you are listing to music and the phone rings, no problem... I created a rule that pauses the music when the phone rings and resumes the music when you hand up. If you want to be able to specify a location to play the music. (i.e. "Play Pink Floyd in the master bedroom.") you will need to give HAL the ability to control the speakers in each room. I developed a low cost way to do this. You can learn how to do this by reading the "whole house audio" section of this web site.
Update: Using my new 2-way Insteon light switches I made a few rules in HAL that will start, advance and stop the DMC music player from the light switch in the bathroom.
Who is home
HAL can even keep track of which car is home or away with a smart car sensor that I installed in each of our vehicles. This gives the house the intelligence to adjust to our lifestyle depending on who is home. Here are some examples of what HAL can do:
By now you are likely seeing the power of this incredible software. HAL is an operating system for your house. One of the best features of this software is the ability to create a macro that can be activated with a natural voice phrase. A macro can send a series of commands to all of the devices in your house. For instance, since HAL has complete control over the alarm, air conditioner, lights and televisions, it is only natural to create a macro like
> It's bed time.
> Get the hot tub ready
> Lets listen to some music
> Lets watch TV
> Lets watch a movie
When the family room motion sensor is tripped and the "DAY" flag is false and the MOVIE TIME flag is true; a light turns on which leads the way to the bathroom. This is for when you get up to use the bathroom during a movie.
When the living room receiver is turned off from the normal remote
Some macros are set up for pure entertainment purposes. Here are a few that I have available:
> Whats up?
> Who is the president of the United States?
> Who let the dogs out?
> Go away!
Dont think I'm obsessed. Some of these are just for the entertainment factor. You can program responses to macros that lead people to believe you are speaking with an actual assistant.
Hal also has a powerful schedule feature that allows you to create reminders. For instance, I can call the house from my wireless phone and have HAL schedule a voice reminder to be played at a date and time in the future. When the time comes the recording is played throughout the house reminding me of the task. This is especially useful for repetitive tasks that need to be carried out on certain days. I have scheduled a reoccurring reminder that is played on Tuesdays and Sundays that reminds me to take out the trash. It is very specific as HAL announces, "Tonight is garbage night, please take all house trash and lawn clippings to the curb." Reminders can also be subtle and discreet. Every night at 10:30 I play a single wave file as a reminder for my wife to take her birth control pill. Its so effective that some nights she takes two!
Occupancy Sensors
For the most part this is just one big educational hobby. But there are times where all this automation starts to make sense by taking over many repetitive daily tasks. If you follow your weekly routine you will find yourself doing the same thing day in and day out, usually at the same time of the day. These routine tasks are perfect opportunities for HAL to automate. Many of my macros and rules attempt to do just that. However it is a real triumph to not have to raise a finger in order to start a series of events. I have installed an occupancy sensor (motion detector) in our bathroom. This sensor is used to trigger many different rules depending on the time of day.
If the occupancy sensor is tripped between 6:45 and 8:45 AM
If the occupancy sensor it tripped during the evening:
I installed these same occupancy sensors in just about every room in the house. Walking into an unoccupied room, after sunset, causes HAL to turn on the lights. I purchased some nice 2-way X-10 Switchlinc switches that fade to bright when turned on. This gives a very cool effect as you walk into the room. In addition, since these are 2-way switches they can report their status to HAL. When the room is unoccupied for a preset duration HAL checks to see if the lights are on by polling the switches status. If the light was left on then HAL announces throughout the entire house, "I see you left the lights on in the master bedroom but are no longer there. I will turn off that light to conserve power and save money." Then HAL turns off the lights in that room. Here's the cool part: If you happened to be in the room but were simply motionless for a while, say reading a book, and you wave your arm (15 seconds after HAL made the announcement) HAL will turn the light back on and say, "Sorry I didn't see you there." Of course he only says that over the speaker in that room.
For fun, I have a sound-effects mode that I can enable by voice. For example, when the sound-effects mode is on and you walk into the guest bedroom HAL says, "Welcome to the guest bedroom, now take off your clothes and lets' get down to business."
Voice Controlled telephone book
HAL has a directory feature that can hold all of the names, addresses and phone numbers of your contacts. In fact if you use Microsoft Outlook HAL can use your existing phone book. Since we were recently married I took the wedding list that contained the names and numbers of more than 100 friends and relatives and imported them into HAL. This is extremely useful as all I need do to ask for someones home address is say, "What is the home address for Elizabeth kidder and HAL will rattle off that home address. The best part is that HAL can actually call them at home, work or their wireless phone. I was surprised how accurately it recognizes subtle differences in names. Since there are many different "Lipsits" in the directory I can ask HAL to call Dan Lipsit at CELL and HAL never misses. I can hear the call over the speakers in the house then pick up an extension when the calling party picks up. At this time I have not interfaced the microphones in the house to the input on the modem.
HAL also works great with caller-id. When a call comes in, HAL announces the caller ID name and number throughout the house. You can also leave custom greetings for your callers based on the caller ID. For instance I can open the phone book (all by voice) and ask HAL to leave a custom greeting for Dan Lipsit at CELL. If Dan calls from his wireless phone and HAL answers the custom greeting is played just for Dan. This adds a great level of personalization for your callers. Of course you can route those caller-id "private" calls to a special voice mailbox, which can contain a personal message just for telemarketers!
The HAL engineers are constantly adding features to the software. In the latest 2.0 update they added a host of cool telephony features. You can now associate a wave file to a entry in your phone book. So you can get your friends and family to record custom caller-id announcements that will be played over the speakers in your house when they call. They also added an option where you can instruct HAL to intercept calls from unknown or private callers or individuals you just don't like. HAL then plays a custom greeting just for them and either hangs-up or takes a message.
Internet Information
HAL also downloads information from the Internet and makes it available by voice control. You select how often HAL goes to the Internet to update the following information:
Expand the capabilities of HAL with Tell Me
I wrote a Add-On program to HAL that will retrieve information from the internet. You can now ask HAL to tell you a joke or a poem. You may want HAL to find the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood. With Tell Me, HAL can tell you what new movies are coming out and what he thought of them! There are over 50 new internet download capabilities. Best of all it's a free program; check it out here.
Im sure you can tell that Im pretty impressed with the HAL 2000 software. I could go on and on with additional capabilities. I hope to be adding to this web site as new products are introduced. Im always looking for additional items to automate, if you have any ideals you did not see on this web site, please send me an email.
If you are interested in trying the HAL 2000 software Home Automated Living does allow you to use an unrestricted version of HAL for 30 days. In fact you can go download the software right now from their web site.
Be sure to check out the HAL add-on called My Servant!
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You got rid of my quote in your sig.... </3
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149 Mr R. G. Casey, Minister to the United States, to Mr J. McEwen, Minister for External Affairs
Memorandum Was.89/40 (extract),
WASHINGTON, 16 April 1940
Under cover of a letter of 16th February, I have received from the High Commissioner in London a copy of a memorandum prepared by Dr.
Clunies Ross on the problem of establishing closer relations between United States of America and Australia. [1]
After examining the memorandum closely I find, as I had the honour to advise you in my telegram No. 44 [2], that, whilst I am in complete agreement with everything on pages 1 and 2, I do not agree with the general line of the proposals from page 3 onwards.
In my opinion, Dr. Clunies Ross is not right in comparing, and regarding as alike, the technique to be followed in the sale of a commodity on the one hand, and of social or political ideas on the other. I cannot help feeling that he has been influenced by his own experience in dealing with a commodity such as wool and has not given sufficient weight to the difficulties in dealing with a matter which Americans in particular are all too apt to place in the category of propaganda. It is one thing to set out to change a physical habit; it is quite different and much more difficult to set out to change an attitude of mind.
As I see the situation, we begin with the advantage of very good relations between Australia and the United States, although there certainly are misunderstandings as to the position Australia occupies in relation to Great Britain-and in other related connections. It is one of my aims to endeavour gradually to bring about a better understanding of the real situation on these matters-as part of my more general objective of getting Australia better known or more sympathetically understood in this country. I need not repeat to you the broad objectives that influenced the minds of the Commonwealth Government in deciding to set up this Legation-nor the fact that these objectives are constantly in my mind.
I am afraid that I do not agree with Dr. Clunies Ross' proposals for organization. I do not believe there is any room for such a 'Council for the Promotion of Better Understanding, etc.' Such a body would have to register as a Propagandist Agency and would at once be subject to derogatory publicity in Congress and in certain sections of the press.
The British Library of Information in New York, which has been in existence for over twenty years, is obliged so to register, but as it has been well and favourably known for a long time, it has not brought as much obloquy on itself as would be directed towards a new organization created for a specific purpose in war time.
Embassies, Legations and Consulates are exempted from the provisions of the Propaganda Act. So also is the Australian Government Trade Commissioner's office in New York.
To sum up, in the light of my appreciation of the American mind and as a result of all that has been told me by well-informed and well-disposed individuals here, I fear that there is a very grave danger that the organization suggested by Dr. Clunies Ross would have results and reactions directly the opposite of what we all wish to bring about.
There is at the moment a great suspicion here of 'Propaganda' in any form. The newspapers are full of expressions of such suspicion. Large number[s] of very able pressmen are 'on their toes' to dig out some new example of 'propaganda'. In the local phrase, I believe we would be gratuitously 'sticking our necks out' if we were to create an organization that would be obliged to register publicly as a propagandist entity-and to be 'written down' almost immediately as a body whose publicity is suspect. I believe that it is essential that there should be no direct association whatever between the Australian Government and sources of publicity-if we are to avoid the taint and the taunt of 'propaganda'.
And now-if I might make some constructive proposals.
The American people know very little about Australia. Except on the Pacific Coast they think very little about Australia. They are inherently well-disposed towards Australians as a people, and I believe would be receptive to more news and information on Australian matters.
I believe that any and all references to Australia in the American press are to the good. I want to get them used to seeing the name 'Australia' in their papers-and to foster the picture of a young and virile nation composed of people like themselves, developing a land the size of their own, and at the same time defending their freedom and independence against the forces of aggression.
It may be a slight exaggeration to say that the success of our endeavours will be measured by the increased references that we can get in the American daily and periodical press-but not much of an exaggeration.
It will be one of my objectives to endeavour to ensure that as many references to Australia as possible appear in the daily press. Since I have been in this country, there have been widespread press references to my appointment and to the new Legation, together with photographs and good reports of my speeches and movements. I have not had to seek such publicity-nor shall I do so. As soon as one 'goes out after it', so I am advised, it is liable to dry up.
No less than 1400 inches of single-column press references have already appeared in the principal newspapers of America, regarding myself, my appointment and the new Australian Legation. This is apart from Australian news cabled from Australia-i.e. it represents press references to Australia that would not have appeared had the Legation not been created. I may say that this press publicity has resulted in my being the target for a wide range of correspondents (American and Australian resident in America) since I have been here, mainly serious and worth-while communications on a variety of subjects, both seeking and giving information, and we have tried to reply as courteously and effectively as possible to this large daily mail.
So far as my personal speeches and press interviews are concerned, I have been able, so far, to steer a course between 'publicity' and 'propaganda'. I have spoken freely about Australia's war effort and the reasons that brought us into the war-whilst studiously avoiding any suggestion as to what the Americans should do about the war. I have taken the line that each country must work out for itself how the defeat of the Allies would affect its own welfare and future.


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Giant Oopsie Cinnamon Roll
I used BikerAng's recipe but yesterday I tweaked it a little bit..
Oopsie batter:
4 eggs, separated
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
3 ounces of cream cheese
1/4 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbs. Splenda
Separate the eggs,...whites in a big bowl..mix with a mixer, add cream of tartar then whip until stiff..
Other bowl: Mix yolks, cream cheese, Splenda, vanilla..After mixing whites, use the same mixer to mix this until smooth.
Fold a bit of the white into the yolk, then fold the yolk mixture into the whites and fold until incorporated..gently.
Take a 9 x 13 pan and line with parchment paper and put oppsie batter in it and bake
at 300 until done..(25-30 minutes)
Flip oopsie out and peel back the parchment..Save the parchment.
4 Tbs. softened butter
2 ounces of softened cream cheese
Sweetener to taste ( I used powdered E and some splenda)
(if you want, a touch of molasses)
cinnamon to taste
Mix this in a bowl while oopsie is baking..When oopsie is cool, spread this on top
of the whole oopsie and then sprinkle with chopped pecans..
Now, this is what I did: Slice filling covered oopsie into 3 long sections..
Take parchment paper and place it back into the 9 x 13 pan. Start in the center
of the paper and roll the first section of oopsie like a rose, then add on the pieces into a spiral until you run out of oopsie.
Mine was pretty tall so I squished it down with my hands a little..LOL..Next time I might cut the oopsie into 4 sections or 5..
Sprinkle top of the giant roll with pecans and bake at 325 for 15 minutes. Remove, let cool then add frosting..
3 Tbs. cream in a small sauce pan
1 Tbs. butter
1 Tbs. cream cheese
touch of vanilla
Sweetner to taste
Let this cook down a bit, til smooth and creamy. Let it cool before pouring it over the oopsie coffee cake/giant roll.
Shrinking Pumpkins Challenge
Weight: 147
This picture isn't the greatest, but you get the idea..This was on a luncheon plate, I believe.
Oh, Carolyn...you are so clever! Your pic looks good...not bad at all. I have all of the ingredients. So, I'm putting this on my list of recipes to try this weekend. Thanks!!! :D
Oh my goodness....that sounds sooooo good and it looks so good too!
Carolyn - you rock!!
LOL..It is very easy..
However, I have some LC pancake mix and I'm trying a cinnamon roll using that tonight.
What is the cal,carbs and fat ratio for these ?
Are you stacking them when rolling it like a rose? Or just starting in the middle and rolling outward? I hope that makes sense. Not sure how to explaing but I dont know what roll it like a rose means.
Nope, rolling it like a giant rose..Starting in the middle, and rolling it outward..Yupp.
It is rather tall because the section of oopsie could be 3 inches across..
Honey: I haven't figured the ratios out..
:kicking:That is supper for me tonight :kicking:
Carolyn, let us know how the pancake rolls some out. I have some I need to use up, too. Julie
I can't believe it... Just as my Oopsies were mixed my power went out. So I had this idea... to cook it on the grill... It worked!!! By time it was done my power had returned and I was able to finish the recipe, which by the way is awesome :O) I have all ready eaten half!! This recipe ROCKS!! yummmm
LOL..Barbecue Oopsies..:) Look great.
Here is the one using pancake mix:
Thanks, Carolyn. Julie
I'm goin have to try this. That looks wonderful MMorris.
Has anyone figured the carb count on this?
This looks great but WAY to labor intensive for me in my current state. Also, WAY too much for me to eat. SO, I took the oopsie recipe, added a little stevia (I don't use anything else) and cinnamon. Then bakeed in my muffin top pan. When done, I iced w/ a little cream cheese frosting and topped w/ chopped nuts. Easy peasy and the perfect size for me.
Bumping this one ,carb count please!!!
Where's the cinnamon?
I figured the calorie/carb counts to be 1434 calories and 8.6 net carbs for the total recipe.
Made these and WOW!
Ok I saw the recipe today, did the calorie and carb counts and decided I HAD to try them. All I can say is amazing, so delish and sweet! Even my finicky teenage son loved em and wanted to eat them all up on me LOL. I did roll them a bit differently. I just smoothed out the oopsie mix on to a 1/2 sheet pan on parchment paper. When cooked I peeled it off of the paper and put the filling on the back side of the oopsie then I rolled the entire thing like you do with regular cinnamon rolls and cut into 1 1/2 inch slices and set them to bake another 10 minutes. Glazed when they came out and tried one right away! YUM!
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The team announced Wednesday that Kelly was being sent outright to Triple-A Toledo, but he would elect free agency instead and be eligible to sign with any major league team.
Kelly played in 75 games with AL champion Detroit this season, batting .186 with a home run and seven RBIs. In four seasons with the Tigers, he hit .235 while playing all over the field.
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Welcome to SpringHill Suites Las Vegas hotel, an all-suite hotel near the Las Vegas Convention Center, offering the space you need to vacation or get down to business. This Las Vegas Convention Center hotels 4,500 square feet of meeting space is ideal for social or business events. Close to the Las Vegas Strip, our stylish and smartly designed hotel suites are 25 percent larger than comparably priced standard hotel rooms. The hotel is located just minutes from McCarran International Airport (LAS). Enjoy all that Las Vegas has to offer from live shows to shopping at the Fashion Show Mall, touring the Hoover Dam to hiking Red Rock Canyon - you'll find something for everyone. Stop by Palettes Gallery and Bistro for our happy hour featured nightly with discounted food and beverage options. Enjoy a cocktail, a light meal or relax in your suite and order room service. Enjoy our complimentary new breakfast with healthy choices. Experience all that our Las Vegas Convention Center hotel offers!
List of Amenities for SpringHill Suites Las Vegas Convention Center
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Our restaurant near Las Vegas Convention Center offers a casual and relaxed atmosphere featuring happy hour nighly with discounted food and beverage options. Enjoy our full bar with classic American fare and healthy choices before a night on the town.
Meeting FacilitySands Ballroom - 2,3 & 4 Dunes 2 Frontier 3 Desert Inn 4 Dunes/Frontier- 2&3 or Frontier/Desert Inn 3&4 Dean Martin Board Room 2 Frank Sinatra Board Room 1 Hospitality Suite
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Health club
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Children's program
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McCarran International Airport
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Meal included - breakfast, Free local calls, Coffee/Tea maker, Alarm clock, Air conditioning, Air conditioning individually controlled in room, Shower, Bathtub/shower combination, Private bathroom, Phone in bathroom, Hairdryer, Lighted makeup mirror, Separate closet, Closets in room, Iron, Bathroom amenities, Down/feather pillows, Foam pillows, Sofa bed, Cribs, Storage space, Local calls, Free toll free calls, Mini-refrigerator, Microwave, Color television, Cable television, Premium movie channels, List of movie channels available, CNN availaible, HBO available, ESPN available, All news channel, Free movies/video, iPod docking station, AM/FM radio, Remote control television, Large desk, Chair provided with desk, Desk with electrical outlet, Spare electrical outlet available at desk, Telephone, Voice mail, Multi-line phone, Direct dial phone number, Pillow top mattress, Duvet, Speaker phone, Connecting rooms
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· Opened in 2009
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Fifty Million boxes of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies are sold every year. To me… Maybe not just me, but I try to eat as many as possible. By selling over 700 million dollars worth of cookies last year, the Girl Scouts are one serious booming business.
Some Girl Scout use the money from selling cookies for long trips to locations thousands of miles away. In 2008, a girl in Michigan raised $14,000 for her troop to go on a 10 day tour of europe! That's some real cash. The Girl Scouts have always had business in mind. In the 1930′s the girls sold home-baked goods and started commercializing in the 50′s. Over 10 different kinds of cookies have been discontinued with only two bakery companies in the United States Licensed to bake Girl Scout Cookies.
Some argue these cookies are fattening America's youth. The Girl Scouts encourage eating the cookies in moderation along with regular exercise. I think they are right on this one. [Via]
Where is the mention of transfats in these cookies? That stuff is so toxic it is even banned in restaurants in CA . . .
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The Oracle v. Google case goes before the Federal Circuit on appeal today (stay tuned for a first take of the oral argument here on DisCo). Although the specific issue on appeal is the copyrightability of APIs, the question of copyright fair use has figured prominently in that dispute, as well as numerous other significant copyright cases this year. In fact, 2013 has shaped up to be an important year for fair use and Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act, with both tech sector and entertainment industry constituencies scoring impressive fair use wins. Arguably, these victories have strengthened the doctrine.
On the tech side, victors have included the DISH Hopper and Google. Film and theatre litigants have prevailed in prominent fair use defenses as well — inconveniently timed, it turns out, as motion picture industry interests have actively resisted the fair use doctrine in Australia even as it is being successfully invoked in U.S. courts. This post provides a chronological review of some of the more significant fair use decisions in 2013.
The Year in Fair Use
In a March decision that may have set the tone for the year, SOFA Entertainment v. Dodger Productions, 709 F.3d 1273 (9th Cir. 2013), the Ninth Circuit demolished the plaintiff's arguments in a case involving a 7-second clip from a 1966 episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. The clip, which depicts Ed Sullivan introducing the Four Seasons musical act, was used in the Broadway musical about the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys. SOFA Entertainment, who owned rights to the show, sued the musical production company Dodger over the seven-second use.
Quoting and citing several Supreme Court decisions, the Ninth Circuit summarized fair use thusly:
The Copyright Act exists "'to stimulate artistic creativity for the general public good.'" It does so by granting authors a "special reward" in the form of a limited monopoly over their works. However, an overzealous monopolist can use his copyright to stamp out the very creativity that the Act seeks to ignite. To avoid that perverse result, Congress codified the doctrine of fair use.
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Captain Lyman K. Swenson, USN
Ashore at Fox Harbor, Newfoundland, 14 June 1942, while he was in command of USS Juneau (CL-52).
He was killed in action on 13 November 1942 when Juneau was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine.
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