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Distribute and explain your customized Taking It Home handout. Review the suggested resources for continuing to explore spiritual practices on one's own or with friends and family.
Close the workshop with this ritual: The leader takes the hand of the person on his/her right while saying, "I put my hand in yours so that we might do together what we cannot do alone." That person, still holding the leader's hand, then takes the hand of the person on his/her right, saying the same thing. When this saying has gone completely around the circle and everyone is holding hands, the workshop has ended.
As a benediction, offer the song "Go Now in Peace," 413 in Singing the Living Tradition. Your group may have the song memorized, especially if your congregation has a tradition of singing this song to the children during worship services. Ask participants to consider the lyrics to the song and to sing them to one another as a blessing for the journey home.
Extinguish the chalice.
Be sure to be inclusive of people with a variety of living situations—living alone, with a significant other, in a family, with housemates, etc.—in the way you explain the Taking It Home activities.
You may wish to adapt the closing ritual to make it more comfortable for people who are averse to holding hands. You can change the words to "I reach out to you so that we might do together what we cannot do alone" and change the accompanying gesture to reaching rather than holding hands.
If your congregation has large-print and/or Braille versions of Singing the Living Tradition, make those copies available for participants who might need them.
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Adobe tucks in HDR editing and lens correction features that apparently didn't make the cut for Lightroom 4.0. Also: a high-profile Aperture user threatens to defect after feeling left in the dark.
Ever wanted to dabble in high dynamic range (HDR) photography? Seasoned photographer Jason Ruth shows you how to get started.
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In a new demonstration, the nouveau style of high dynamic range photography meets the frontier of SLR video for a dreamy look at San Francisco.
Automatic lens corrections, HDR photography, and automated editing tools are among the new features of Adobe's flagship image-editing software.
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Personally, I'm not sure why this is necessary, but the DSi is receiving two new colors: matte red and matte blue. A tweet from Nintendo of America states that these new colored handhelds could be in the stores "as early as this week." Take my advice and opt to buy a 3DS instead. Check out the DSi at http://www.nintendo.com/ds/.
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Summer is quickly coming to a close, so why not make the most out of it with some free games? If you loved watching and/or reading The Walking Dead, it'll be worth your time to try the prequel to the TV series out. Starting August 7, PlayStation Plus members will be able to play episodes 1 and 2 of The Walking Dead for free.
It's not as if the games are bad either. If you like point-and-click adventure games, you owe it to yourself to play the two episodes. You can check out our review on the first episode here, and the second episode here.
Posted in: Sony Tags: PlayStation Plus, PS3, PSN, the walking deadSEGA's Japanese themed real time strategy title, Total War: Shogun 2, just got a booster shot with the release of nine brand new units. These aren't any regular units either, they are legendary heroes of battle who have been hardened by countless battles and reveled in the defeats of many of their enemies.
These new units include the club wielding Tadakatsu's Tetsubo Warriors, the spears of Shizugatake and Hanzo's Shadows, an elite group of Ninja.
All nine of these units are playable in the Single and Multiplayer portions of Total War: Shogun 2. We've embedded the official trailer from SEGA below.
Posted in: PC Tags: DLC, Sega, Total War: Shogun 2During the last weekend we at Broken Joysticks got the opportunity to visit Con bravo down in the Hamilton Ontario area as our readership is already aware – and let me give a shout out saying it was one of the best con experiences that we have ever covered. Meeting the Special Guests, the con goers themselves, and the staff was nothing short of epic amounts of fun – and we've made a note to put this down as one of our favoured cons for the future.
While the big coverage will be coming out as the week goes on, including interviews with Spoony, Doug, and others from Channel Awesome, we'd like to make a special note on something that we usually find more then a little mundane that we thought was exceptionally well done at this con – the gaming. (more…)
Posted in: News, Retro Tags: Capcom, Marvel Vs Capcom, NES, Sonic AdventureIndie Gala has just launched its seventh "pay what you want" game bundle. If you purchase a copy of this bundle, you can choose how to split up your money between the developers, two charities, and Indie Gala. The charities you may donate to in this bundle are the Italian Red Cross (to help in efforts in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy that suffered from a series of earthquakes in May) and AbleGamers, which works to help make video games more accessible for disabled people.
They've got a couple of great games in this bundle (each of which will come with a Steam key). People who pay less than the average price (which is about $7.00) will receive Rig'n'Roll, Space Rangers, Reign: Conflict of Nations, and a mystery game. People who pay more that the average will also receive Death to Spies, Death to Spies: Moment of Truth, King's Bounty: Armored Princess, UFO: Afterlight and another mystery game.
I personally think that King's Bounty: Armored princess alone is worth over $7.00.
If any of this sounds interesting to you then check out the bundle here. It will be running for another 13 days, so you can afford to tarry a little bit.
Posted in: PC Tags: charity, Indie Gala, Sales, SteamSeveral screenshots have been released for Nascar The Game. These screens give you the inside track on all of the highly detailed racing action the game is set to offer.
Nascare The Game: Inside Line is set for release on PS3, Xbox 360 on November 6th 2012.
Posted in: Microsoft Tags: Nascar The GameIf you've been a fan of Transformers since its inception, in the 1980s, then you might be interested in the latest pre-order bonus for Fall of Cybertron. By pre-ordering the game at Gamestop/EB Games in either Canada or the United States you'll gain access to the G1 Retro Pack. The Pack includes a classic generation 1 skin for Optimus Prime and G1 inspired scoped pistol and G1 inspired blaster cannon.
Check out a brand new thirty second trailer featuring Optimus in his classic digs mowing down his enemies in truck form! . Fall of Cybertron will be released on August 21st in North America and 24th in Europe.
Posted in: Microsoft Tags: Activision, Fall of CybertronWe are back with one more Dust 514 Beta Key, just like the last time it's first come, first played. You'll have to enter this code on a North America PlayStation Network account to gain access to this weekend's closed Beta for CCP's upcoming free to play shooter.
Please Note: The below PSN code will only give you access to this weekend's DUST 514 beta, and is subject to CCP's Terms of Service and Non Disclosure Agreement, as this code gains you access to a closed beta.
PSN Code: F89Q-C7N4-Q799
Posted in: Site News Tags: DUST 514, giveawayActivations next James Bond title, 007 Legends, looks to be bringing its A game with the announcement of a celebrity roster of contributors. Naturally you've got Daniel Craig reprising his role as 007, James Bond. Joining him are Michael Lonsdale as Hugo Drax and Richard Kiel as the steel teethed Jaws. To top the whole thing off the game's narrative is being written by veteran bond scribe Richard Kiel who penned The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day and GoldenEye.
007 Legends certainly has enough talent behind it to make it stand out from some of the other bond games that have passed us by. Will it recapture the magic that Goldeneye 007 did in '97? That has yet to be seen, and to be honest we probably shouldn't be comparing it to a 15 year old game, anyways.
007 Legends is due out this Fall and spans 5 different bond films including one from each decade of the franchise. More information about the game should be revealed soon, until then why not check out a few screenshots from our gallery at the bottom of this article. (more…)
Posted in: Microsoft, Sony Tags: 007 Legends, ActivisionHave you wanted to join in the fun in CCP's cross platform/cross-game MMOFPS Dust 514? We've got two Beta keys to give away and the first of which is at the bottom of this article!
Please Note: The below PSN code will only give you access to this weekend's DUST 514 beta, and is subject to CCP's Terms of Service and Non Disclosure Agreement, as this code gains you access to a closed beta.
PSN Code: TAH4-L5NL-2M3H
Update: We accidentally pushed this live a little too early. Sorry about that, as soon as PSN comes back up, we suppose the code is first redeemed, first served
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Peter Weber wrote: > Hello, > > I now that Chris Gianelloni loves his LiveCD an the GUI-Installer and I > know that he don't like to accept changes he don't support personally. > But I do that know, so please don't kill me: > > Gentoo should have again an Universal-CD again, because: > > * Support for network/networkless-installation on one release-media The LiveCD does this. > * More flexibility as with Minimal-CD and LiveCD The only "flexibility" that the universal has over the LiveCD is in allowing you a little more customization during a networkless install. However, you can always customize after the fact after installing with the installer. > * Compared with LiveCD the footprint is generally small (necessary > hardware, size of image) If you want small, use the minimal. Also, you seem to be forgetting the GRP CD, which is required to make the universal CD actually useful. > * Offers the classic full "Shell-Installation" who is loved by the > gentoo-community (no voodoo-scripts, included stage3 and sources for the > most important packages like vanilla-sources and bootloaders) Why can't you open a terminal and install? I know I've done it many times from the LiveCD. > * Could also offer a Ncurses-Installer and requires only some MB of > space on the disk (without X11, Gnome, OpenOffice) > * One consistent-installation way for all platforms (only x86/x86_64 > doesn't offer it currently) > * Debian and Ubuntu (with its alternate-cd) offers currently more > flexible solutions than Gentoo! Hey, who is here the meta-distribution? Good for them. > * There are currently unoffical Universal-CD avaiable, we don't need > much work to prepare: http://download.libexec.de/ting/2007.0/ You're always welcome to build your own media if you don't like what we put out. Keep in mind that we are *volunteers*. We like the LiveCD, because it's easier to build and test. That means less time taken and less stress for us. If you don't like it, become a dev and volunteer for release engineering, and build the universal CDs yourself. -- Andrew Gaffney http://dev.gentoo.org/~agaffney/ Gentoo Linux Developer Catalyst/Installer + x86 release coordinator -- firstname.lastname@example.com mailing list
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If you can manage it, try to get yourself the CompTIA A+. Qualifications are not the be all, but it does show that you can learn about IT and that you're prepared to study.
Also, keep a close eye on the adverts in local papers. That's how I got my first position. Apply for everything and try to let your enthusiasm shine through if you get to interview stage.
I'm about to start my 3rd role in IT and I'm very much looking forward to leaving the engineering sector and getting back amongst education!
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Some have lots to say, others are silent. Some ask forgiveness, while others proclaim their innocence, or confess their guilt. Last night in Georgia, Marcus Wellons asked for forgiveness from the victim's family and said, "I'm going home to be with Jesus". In Missouri, John Winfield said nothing. A look at the last words of death row inmates.
Death row inmates are allowed a special last meal request before execution. Here's what some of them ordered.
Though it's unusual for a woman to be sentenced to death and even more unusual for execution to be carried out on a woman, it does happen. Fifteen women who have been sentenced to death and executed in the United States, from 1955 to 2010.
Fifteen women who have been sentenced to death and executed in the United States, from 1955 to 2010. After yesterday's verdict, the nation wants to know: Will Jodi Arias be joining their ranks?
Debra Jean Milke spent 22 years on death row after being implicated in the murder of her 4-year-old son. Now she's being freed on a $250k bond pending a retrial, thanks to a belated reconsideration of the record, ethics and honesty of the detective who served as the lead witness in her trial. But did she kill her kid, or not?
There aren't many decisions that a death row inmate can make. In some cases, however, a condemned criminal is allowed to make the ultimate choice: how he will die.
At 16 years old, Paula Cooper became the youngest person on death row in America. She, along with three other teenage girls, was convicted of killing 78-year-old bible study teacher Ruth Pelke in 1985.
When Kathryn Eastburn and her daughters were brutally murdered just before Mother's Day 1985 police quickly closed in on suspect Master Sergeant Timothy Hennis. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Later he was acquitted, only to be convicted and sentenced to death again, this time by a military tribunal, in this controversial case.
William Van Poyck's execution is days away and there's little chance for a stay. Throughout his 25 years on death row, he's been writing to his sister Lisa, who has dutifully documented his letters on a blog. Read the condemned prisoner's impressions of life on death row and his thoughts as his final day on earth approaches.
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Baldwin D et al. – An ergonomic, work–place intervention (versus a control) is associated with decreased arthrtitis–related work difficulties over 2 years for individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as well as improvements in physical functioning and pain.
Methods- 89 participants (mean age = 50.54; 88% female; 38% RA, 62% OA) were randomized into the intervention or control groups.
- Seventy five participants completed baseline, 12 month, and 24 month evaluations.
- Outcome measures: Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2 (AIMS2) Physical, Symptom (i.e., pain), and Role scores (i.e., impact of arthritis on employment); Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS); and Brief Symptom Inventory Global Scale Index (BSI GSI).
- Design: two–factor (treatment, time) with repeated measures on one factor (time) design used with baseline as a covariate for 12 and 24 month data.
- Between group analyses indicated differences at 24 months for the AIMS2 Role score (p<.03), with the intervention group reporting less arthritis–related impact on their work.
- Within group analyses indicated significant improvements for the intervention group in AIMS2 change scores for Physical Functioning and Symptom variables at 12 months (p<.04; p < .01, respectively) and 24 months (p<.01, p<.01, respectively).
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Vivian Ellis was born in Hampstead, London, England on October 29, 1904. He studied the piano with Myra Hess and began a musical career as a concert pianist, but became a composer and lyricist. Initially he contributed pieces for several revues in the 1920s. He became well known in the London West End Theatres for providing the music and collaborating in the production of a large number of musical shows, spanning from 1925 to 1958. In fact he was to dominate the theatre of the 1930s having one to three shows run most years of this decade. However, in spite of his music being both pleasant & catchy, few of his compositions were recorded, so his name became less well known after his last London production. He wrote some songs used in British films of the 1930s. He authored several humorous books (How to Enjoy your Operation, How to Bury yourself in the Country being two of them). His grandfather was the composer Julian Woolf. His autobiography, published in 1953, is entitled Ellis in Wonderland. He died in 1996. Productions Pre-World War II
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HIstory of Fan Cove from the Rememberance Wall of the Great Merchantile Building
773.M19 The Coming of Man: Humanity arrives on this wild, giant tree covered planet and names it Fan Cove. They begin to push back the planets wild spaces.
145.M20 The Meeting: A being, now known as the Voice of Geliom, meets the human colonists of Fan Cove and negotiations are started. The Geliom offers his knowledge and ability in exchange for peace with his new neighbors.
853.M24 The Battle of Once Friends: The human's old allies, known as Iron Men turn on the citizens of Fan Cove. Geliom wars with the Iron ones to protect the remaining humans and turns the metal menace away.
989.M25 The Long Silence Begins: All communication with worlds beyond the Confluence of Ristan is lost. Fan Cove falls into darkness with no contact possible to the outside Galaxy.
434.M28 Cove Wheat: The first hybrid Fan Cove wheat is born from the scientists of humanity and Geliom. Food is now plentiful.
950.M30 The Coming of the Lion and the Wolf: Two great beings of humanity arrive over Fan Cove with a great fleet, breaking the long Silence. Geliom and man hail them as saviors. Negotiations are started for Fan Cove to join the new Galactic Imperium.
955.M30 The Emperor Arrives: The Great Golden Man comes to Fan Cove to meet with the Geliom and finalize the great treaty between races. Fan Cove joins the Imperium proper and sets tithes as an agricultural stronghold.
110.M31 The Harvest: Fan Cove exceeds tithing quotas for the first time, providing 50% more foodstuffs than required by the administration of the Imperium.
490.M31 Word of the Fall: News always slow to arrive at Fan Cove's door the populace is stunned to learn of the turning of many great ones and the fall of the Great Golden Man some centuries before. Contact is rekindled with the Warriors of the Wolf and from them come recommendations that the Geliom hide its involvement in the new reforming Imperium.
560.M31 War of the Beast: In one of many reported Ork outbreaks of mid M31 Fan Cove is brought under attack by Orks. Forces of the Imperium blunt the attacks, while the Geliom secretly sabotages Ork reproduction on the planet. The war ends in four years and Imperial troops are withdrawn.
289.M32 Darkness Falls: The Death anomaly pulses for the first time in eight million years. Contact with the astronomicon is lost across local space and most of the once thriving sector is lost to the general imperium. Anarchy and lawlessness tears much of the area around the Ristan Confluence apart. Fan Cove is left untouched, it's continued supply of food all the more necessary without the Imperium.
503.M34 The lost Child: Warriors of the Wolf arrive on Fan Cove in accordance to the pacts of unity. The war host of Geliom travels forth with the Warriors of the Wolf to battle a corrupted Geliom named Ouroboris. The Geliom learns of many new beasts of war from his embattled sister before her defeat.
596.M34 New Cove Wheat: Fueled by greater need for food in the surrounding area Fan Cove wheat is improved. Much of Fan Cove is now covered by food growing plants. Only a few areas of the ancient forest remain.
932.M36 Quotas Exceeded: Fan Cove's production now exceeds the needs of the Moesby Hive world, Ristan Confluence and Triton Conglomeration. New development continues. All nearby micro-empires expand on the bounty of Fan Cove.
998.M36 The Coming of Abidel: The first recorded contact between the warrior of the Lion Abidel and the Geliom since M31 occurs. Geliom is pleased to see that the normally short lived human has exceeded his years so greatly. Fan Cove is added to the Apocrypha of Abidel and to the new great map.
333.M37 Cove Wheat Mark II: Fan Cove Wheat Mark II is created. A lesser strain than the older Mark I wheat, but considered less of a moral contagion, Mark II wheat allows for planting outside the soil of Fan Cove. Subsidiary planets are planted with Cove II wheat.
344.M37 Cove Wheat Conquers: As of this year Cove Wheat II is the only wheat in general production amongst the Micro-Empires. Fan Cove branches out to the breeding and raising of meat animals including Grox and Ancient Bovine.
950.M37 Death Receeds: The great shroud of death, so long covering the entirety of the old lands begins to receed. Within 500 years only the systems of the Ristan Confulence are coated by it's darkness.
698.M38 Cometh the Crusade: Near its end the great and mighty ClockWork Crusade enters and claims a number of local worlds under the cloak of Death, calling them the Ristan Subsector. A covert side mission of the Crusade, led by Abidel himself, recontacts Fan Cove, bringing it secretly back into the fold of Imperium and reestablishing all the Coves contracts with what is now the Abidel Sector.
001.M39 The Reign of Peace: With the final stabilization of the Abidel Sector's governance, its military and its commercial lanes a period of unprecidented peace descends upon the area. Fan Cove is free to provide and grow wealthy.
350.M40 Renovations Complete: Much of the overt above ground machinery of Fan Cove is moved underground and connected by radial tunnels. Human settlements become smaller and nomadic but more efficient. Fan Cove succeeds in providing seventeen harvests that year, more than ever before.
589.M41 Birth of the Abidelson: With the help of Geliom the great Abidel's genetics are used and improved to facilitate the natural birth of a son. This son of the great is immediately put through rigorous training. Geliom is saddened by the intensity of the ordeal the young Abidelson is put through. One hundred years later the Abidelson is sent on mission across the galaxy by his father.
750.M41 The Confusion: The signal of a new member of the race emerges, yet is strange because it matches the signal of Ouroboris. Many of the brothers and sisters are thrown into confusion. Reports that the new member has engaged in outright war with the Imperium throw the race into an argument still ongoing today.
943.M41 The Loss of Abidel: The great Abidel returns to the Warriors of the Lion. His fate is currently unknown.
944.M41 Return of the Abidelson: Taking over his father's place the son of Abidel is initially reluctant to renew treaties with Geliom over his experiences in the far side of the galaxy. Much renegotiation and renewed tenets of faith are required before he is calmed.
965.M41 Invasion of Chaos: Much of the Abidel sector is overrun by the fleets of Abbadon the Despoiler. Quotas are upset as many supply lines become irregular or downright dangerous. Fortunately Chaos forces are defeated by the work of the Abidelson before they can find Fan Cove.


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Seattle officials want to provide a small, monthly payment to employees in same-sex marriages because they will pay higher federal income tax than married heterosexual couples on medical benefits.
Mayor Mike McGinn was poised to introduce legislation Wednesday to make up for the inequality created by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bars federal recognition of gay marriage.
But late Tuesday, the City Attorney's Office advised McGinn that that approach might not be legal.
"Based on this latest advice, we ... are now evaluating our options for next steps in our work to help address these inequalities," McGinn said in a statement.
The city estimates the tax differential to be about $90 per employee per month. The 2013 budget approved by the City Council in November includes $185,000 to address the tax difference.
Mayor Mike McGinn included the money in his 2013 budget recommendation to the council. At a news conference Tuesday morning, he said that providing what he called a "gay allowance for health care" is the right thing to do.
"If the federal government has an unjust law, it's not fair to punish city workers," McGinn said.
But the budget proviso was approved by the council without public comment or even widespread knowledge in the gay and lesbian community, said City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen.
City and state laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In trying to adopt a gay marriage-pay allowance, City Council sources said, the city may be violating those anti-discrimination laws.
Rasmussen, who is gay, questioned whether the city should spend public money to lower some people's federal tax bill.
"We've fought discrimination in Seattle for decades. This discrimination is at the federal level. Should we as a city spend city taxpayer dollars? I question whether this is the best way to address it."
Rasmussen said working at the federal level to repeal DOMA might be a better strategy.
The medical benefits received by the spouse of a gay city employee are considered income by the Internal Revenue Service and taxed. Married heterosexual couples aren't subject to the additional tax, according to city staff.
Rasmussen said the city has about 150 gay employees, but the city doesn't know how many of them may get married.
Council President Sally Clark, who is also gay, said she first raised the issue in 2007 at the request of a lesbian labor activist and another gay city employee.
She said the Council can't implement the budget appropriation without legislation to authorize it. Any legislation will be complicated by labor contracts, current benefit plans, as well as state and federal laws, she said.
But, she said, the state's approval of gay marriage in November paves the way for ending discrimination against gay and lesbian couples in federal taxes.
"What we said November 6 is marriage is marriage. This is a step we as a city could make."
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Of course they're not — but Hilary Rosen's remarks yesterday about Mrs. Romney's decision to stay home with the Romney kids have given the press an excuse to say both sides are at war against women.
Yes, Republican laws in dozens of states telling women what they can and can't do with their reproductive organs is exactly the same as Hilary Rosen's one offhanded statement on CNN which she has since retracted.
The desperation by the press to not seem lopsided, even though the world is very lopsided, is forcing them to manufacture balance. And that means creating news where there is no news — to give more weight to inconsequential things while, concurrently, diminishing very consequential things. It's truly shameful. Both sides are not the same. Events do not have equal and opposite points. The world is messy, and the truth is not evenly distributed among every player on the political stage.
If you're a member of the press and you're involved in this fabrication of reality, you're hurting America. And you look like an idiot on television. Stop it.
Adding… While we're here, thanks for nothing, Hilary Rosen.
On CNN Wednesday night, Rosen claimed Ann Romney "never worked a day in her life" as part of a criticism of Romney's claim to know what average American women want from their president. The Obama campaign immediately condemned the comments and the DNC chair called them "disappointing."


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For busy folks that don't have alot of time to prep food, smoothies can be a clean-eating lifesaver. The following green smoothie incorporates the powerhouse vegetable, kale, which has become a popular salad green thanks to its remarkable nutrient profile. Packed with high concentrations of antioxidants, vitamins, phytonutrients, and cholesterol-lowering fiber, it's no wonder that kale is highly regarded as one of the best superfoods. In addition, strawberries provide an additional vitamin C boost as well as a nutritious amount of folate, potassium, manganese, and fiber. Last but not least, with a base like non-fat or low-fat Greek yogurt, you've got a healthy, hunger-fighting 22 grams of protein per serving that works as an excellent meal or prepost-workout recovery drink.
* Makes 1-2 servings
- 1 tightly packed cup of kale, washed and chopped
- 1 cup of fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1 cup of non-fat or low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon of freshly ground flaxseed (flaxseeds are an excellent source of omega-fatty acids)
Prep: Put all ingredients in a blender/food processor, mix thoroughly, and that's it! Bon appetit!
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Quick Tip: Have some extra fresh kale leftover and worried that you wont use it up before it spoils? Just blend the leftover greens with a little water, pour into an ice cube tray, and freeze! Now you have nutritious kale cubes to quickly pop in the blender for your next smoothie, defrost to make a nourishing juice, or add a boost to your favorite soup.
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Washington, DC 40047
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Square Footage Retail: 3,000
Kruba Thai and Sushi is a full service Thai and Sushi restaurant now open in the ground floor of the Foundry Lofts apartment building. The restaurant is located at the corner of 3rd and Water Streets, SE and overlooks the Yards Park. Current hours of operation are Monday - Thursday from 11am - 10pm, Friday 11am - 11pm, Saturday 12pm - 11pm, and Sunday 12pm-10pm. For more information contact Kruba Thai at 202.484.0234.
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- Color: Brown/Chocolate - With White
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- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
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I am good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Hi! My name is Filbert. I was rescued from Southern California and put on a plane to Grace. My rescuers are not quite sure how old I am or what breed I am because I was left on the curb outside the shelter. They think that I am about 2 months old. I might be part Labrador but for 2 months I'm a little small for a Lab so my rescuers can't be sure. One thing they do know for sure though is that I am one cute little boy! I am a sweet playful puppy and I like to be held as well. I might now know who my doggie family was but I will make a great addition to your family!
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Filbert, a El Dorado Hills Labrador Retriever puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Labrador Retriever for sale in El Dorado Hills, or seeking a Labrador Retriever puppy from a breeder in El Dorado Hills.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in El Dorado Hills already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Labrador Retriever breeders who help with Labrador Retriever rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in El Dorado Hills paves the way for another one to be saved.


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A key executive at Electronic Arts, has hinted that the next version of FIFA on mobile devices could be a free-to-play title.
During the publisher's E3 2013 analyst call, EA's Frank Gibeau explained that the strategy going forward was to make most mobile games freemium rather than charging a set price for them.
In the Q&A section that followed, Gibeau was asked why FIFA was one of the few EA mobile games that is not yet freemium, with the most recent entry FIFA 13 launching at a price of £4.99.
"I think you'll be very pleased this fall," was the executive's response.
EA currently offers free-to-play FIFA in South Korea, with the MMO PC football title FIFA Online 3. If the next mobile FIFA is indeed freemium, it will be the first time the series has adopted this pricing structure in the west.
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Herring, Kiersten Sarah URN etd-06122009-144826 Document Title Scatology as non-invasive tool for conservation of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus Von Schreber, 1775) in South Africa Degree MSc Department Animal and Wildlife Sciences Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Prof P Bloomer Co-Supervisor Dr E van Marle-Köster Supervisor Keywords
- cheetah in South Africa
- De Wildt Cheetah Centre South Africa
Date 2009-04-23 Availability unrestricted Abstract Cheetah are difficult to census and as a result there is only a limited amount of information regarding the status of cheetah populations across South Africa making it difficult to identify and address potential threats and to plan effective conservation strategies. The aim of this study was to determine if scatology could be used as a non-invasive method for genetic analysis of cheetah in South Africa.Corresponding blood and faecal samples were collected from cheetah at the De Wildt Cheetah Centre. The faecal samples were aged and then collected and stored in ethanol after four days and after two weeks. Faecal samples of suspected wild cheetah were also collected in the Thabazimbi area in the Limpopo Province. DNA was than isolated from all the blood and faecal samples.
A species-specific primer set was developed in the mitochondrial control region to reliably identify cheetah faecal samples. The PCR amplification success of the species-specific marker was high, all fresh faecal samples had a positive result (100%), four-day-old samples were 83% positive and two-week-old samples were 94% positive. The species-specific primer was found to be effective in accurate cheetah identification and had greater amplification success on fresh samples. Twelve microsatellite markers were used to profile the blood and faecal samples. Multiple PCRs were performed per faecal sample per marker to ensure that the genotype obtained was correct. Amplification success of the 12 microsatellites was 59% for fresh samples, 20% for four-day-old samples and 2.4% for two-week-old samples.
Difficulties associated with the technique included poor DNA quality and quantity and genotyping errors, resulting in allelic dropout and false alleles. Genotyping errors were determined by comparing the genotype of the faeces with that of the matching blood sample. Overall, allelic dropout experienced was 16% and 7% for false alleles. These values correspond to the results of similar studies.
Samples of suspected wild cheetah were collected in the Thabazimbi area and were analysed. The alleles obtained were similar to those from the pilot study. Data of 45 De Wildt cheetah samples obtained from the NZG were analysed and compared with the results of the pilot study, as expected, all alleles in the De Wildt population occurred in the NZG samples. The alleles found in this study and in the NZG samples can be used as the standard when using molecular scatology techniques.
The results of this study provide valuable guidelines for future studies of cheetah using the non-invasive technique of scatology. The genotypic information from the 12 microsatellites can now be used as a standard when analyzing samples of cheetah origin. Using this information, additional markers can now be tested for improved amplification success and decreased rates of allelic dropout and occurrences of false alleles.
The results prove the feasibility of using cheetah faeces as a potential source of DNA for population studies of cheetah in South Africa in addition to the methods currently employed.
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