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Statler is a 10 week old kitten rescued right before he was turned into the local pound where he faced euthanasia due to being too little at the time. Statler is an observant kitten, who likes to watch things happen from afar. He will sit next to you and cuddle up close along with his favorite stuffed animal wombat as he falls asleep.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Scottsdale 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.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Scottsdale breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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Reviewed Meyer Lemon Curd Tart
Jan 14, 2012 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"Wow, Anne is a "Rock Star"!! I decided to make a "Blueberry Coulis" and served that with fresh blueberries and strawberries on the side. Delicious! The remarks about being too "sour", I have no idea what they are talking about. This tart is perfect. """
Reviewed Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Dec 22, 2011 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
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5:00am | Canned Heat "On The Road Again" from Boogie With Canned Heat (Liberty Records) R Buy it! |
5:05am | Leon Russell "Tight Rope" from Carney (Shelter Records 1972) R Buy it! |
5:08am | Rolling Stones "Live With Me" from "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" (Decca 1970) R —Autographed virgin blue vinyl import from Holland. Charlie Watts was OK but Bill Wyman was really cool. Recorded live at Madison Square Garden 11/27 & 28, 1969. Signed after night #2 of the ARMS Benefit tour in Dallas, 11/29/83.Buy it! |
5:11am | Rolling Stones "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo(Heartbreaker)" from Goats Head Soup (Promotone Records RCA 1973) R —Radio promo copy.Buy it! |
5:15am | The Beatles "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" from Alternate Yellow Submarine (Swingin' Pig Records 1967) R —Virgin blue marble vinyl, only 500 pressings. This is a rare one for sure!Buy it! |
5:18am | The Beatles "Hey Bulldog" from Alternate Yellow Submarine (Swingin' Pig Records 1967) R —Have another virgin blue marble cut.Buy it! |
5:21am | Denim "Throw Away" from Denim (Epic Records 1977) R Buy it! |
5:31am | Budgie "I Ain't No Mountain" from The Best Of Budgie (Spectrum) R —U.K. import CD. This was the only CD used during this broadcast.Buy it! |
5:34am | Budgie "Sky High Percentage" from If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules (A&M Records 1976) R Buy it! |
5:40am | Sugarloaf "Green-Eyed Lady" from Sugarloaf (Liberty Records) R Buy it! |
5:47am | Painter "Goin' Down The Road" from Painter VINYL ALBUM (Elektra Records 1973) R Buy it! |
5:56am | The Kinks "No More Looking Back" from Schoolboys In Disgrace (RCA Records 1975) R Buy it! |
6:02am | Aerosmith "Lord Of The Thighs" from Get Your Wings (Sony Records 1974) R Buy it! |
6:07am | Aerosmith "Spaced" from Get Your Wings (Sony Records 1974) R Buy it! |
6:11am | The Cult "King Contrary Man" from Electric (sire 1987) R —Radio promo copy.Buy it! |
6:14am | The Cult "Love Removal Machine" from Electric (sire 1987) R —Radio promo copy.Buy it! |
6:20am | West, Bruce, & Laing "Why Dontcha" (Columbia Records 1972) R —Autographed original copy. All 3 signatures.Buy it! |
6:23am | Deep Purple "Woman From Tokyo" from Who Do We Think We Are (Warner Brothers Records 1973) R —Autographed original copy. What a bad-ass band this is.Buy it! |
6:28am | Deep Purple "Mary Long" from Who Do We Think We Are (Warner Brothers Records 1973) R —Have another cut from one of my favorite bands.Buy it! |
6:33am | Free "Wishing Well" from Heartbreaker (Island 1972) R —Import audiophile pressing from Germany.Buy it! |
6:37am | Black Sabbath "Into The Void" from Master Of Reality (Earmark Records 1971) R —Import audiophile picture disc from Italy.Buy it! |
6:40am | The Jimi Hendrix Experience "Are You Experienced" (Legacy Recordings 1967) R —Audiophile pressing.Buy it! |
6:44am | Led Zeppelin "Achilles Last Stand" from Mothership (Atlantic Records 2007) R —Audiophile pressing.Buy it! |
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Buy-1-get-6-free is nothing more than marketing to the mind set of those people who buy the fireworks. I'm shocked they don't sell cigarettes that way too.
It is good to know the Indiana Democrats are not merely puppets of the chamber of commerce. I prefer an elected leader who listens to the constituents rather than the chamber. They are elected to represent the people not businesses.
"Lone Ranger" and "World War Z" were both money wasted to see.
Here's a hint: If you are against gay marriage, don't marry a gay person. That should solve your conundrum.
If it pains you to read rebellious comments in Quickly, then stop reading. This column is not here for your sole pleasure.
Indiana Department of Education, please start teaching my grandchildren instead of just testing them. America used to excel in our educational system.
I also got one of those new right-to-work jobs, but mine was in Hammond from a company that came from Rockford, Ill. I am also very grateful for the opportunities that brought these new good paying jobs to Indiana. I guess I need to thank the Republicans, but I am a Democrat at heart!
The ISTEP tests were a bust. Now, they can't proceed any further because the results are skewed. A $95 million contract with McGraw-Hill is useless. They need to go back to paper-and-pencil tests.
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The marketing machine behind the slightly confused production of Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer is finally kicking into gear after weathering a couple of release date adjustments and a change in the title of the movie. The Jack and the Beanstalk retelling will finally stomp onto theater screens March 1st, starring Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor.
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In fact, retinyl palmitate has been used safely in personal care products, including sunscreen, for many years and is also approved by the FDA for use as a food additive.
"The EWG report also questions the safety of oxybenzone. Oxybenzone is an FDA approved over-the-counter sunscreen active ingredient. It provides broad-spectrum protection from both UVA and UVB rays. In addition to the FDA, Health Canada and the European Union Cosmetic Ingredient Authority have approved the use of oxybenzone as a safe and effective sunscreen ingredient. Contrary to EWG's claims, the global safety profile for oxybenzone is comprehensive and robust, and current scientific research shows no connection between oxybenzone and endocrine or hormone disruption.
"The EWG report raises a question about the safety of sunscreen sprays and powders. In fact, in its proposed rule, FDA simply requested further information on the use of this unique dosage form and proposed a few labeling changes. Until FDA makes its final decision, the agency is allowing these important dosage forms to remain on the market.
"EWG's lack of understanding of SPF is demonstrated in their assertion that SPF refers only to UVB protection. In fact, an SPF number can account for up to 20% UVA protection, especially in the higher SPF ranges.
"Our goal is to help consumers to make informed decisions, and use sunscreen as an important part of an overall safe sun regimen. Sunscreen is a crucial step in the fight against skin cancer and premature skin aging. Our hope is that sun protection will become as much of a habit as putting on your seatbelt."
- National Institutes of Health "Report on Carcinogens" – Identifies solar UV radiation as a known human carcinogen. www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2000/niehs-15.htm
- Mayo Clinic – A single bad burn as a child is known to increase the skin's susceptibility to damage and skin cancer throughout life. www.mayoclinic.com/health/skincancer/DS00190/DSECTION=risk-factors
- The Journal of Investigative Dermatology published a clinical study with whole body application of a commercial sunscreen product with 10% oxybenzone, no product-related changes to hormone levels were observed. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 123:57–61, 2004.
- U.S. National Toxicology Program – Studied oxybenzone and found no indication from the data that the ingredient is endocrine disruptive. ntp.niehs.nih.gov/?objectid=071CEFFD-E2C3-E8A8-786A3758F293EFBD
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – Reviewed and approved oxybenzone as a sunscreen ingredient since 1978 and continues to recognize it as safe and effective. www.fda.gov
- European Union Cosmetic Ingredient Authority – "Based on the actual scientific knowledge, the SCCNFP is of the opinion that the organic UV-filters used in cosmetic sunscreen products, allowed in the EU market today, have no estrogenic effects that could potentially affect human health." ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/opinions/sccnfp_opinions_97_04/sccp_out145_en.htm
- Health Canada – Has reviewed and approved oxybenzone as a safe and effective sunscreen ingredient. www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/applications/licen-prod/monograph/mono_sunprotect_ecransolaire-eng.php
- American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) http://www.aad.org/stories-and-news/news-releases/sunscreen-remains-a-safe-effective-form-of-sun-protection Skin Cancer Foundation www.skincancer.org/prevention/sun-protection/sunscreen/if-recent-attacks-on-sunscreen-concern-you


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Paramount's upcoming film adaptation of Max Brooks' novel World War Z was already smelling like a stinker — the $125 million production was originally slated for release this Christmas, only to be pushed back until next summer to accommodate an additional seven weeks of shooting and a third act rewrite by Damon Lindelof (because that's what that guy's best at, wrapping things up). That rewrite was eventually done not by Lindelof but by Cabin in the Woods co-writer/director Drew Goddard, and with the reshoots complete, the studio released its first trailer for the film last week. And the Internet went apeshit.
Responses on Twitter and film blogs were swift, damning, and nearly universal. The crux of them was that, simply, the film being advertised appeared to bear little to no resemblance whatsoever to the book it was ostensibly based on. "It's not always wise to judge a movie by its trailer," writes Film School Rejects' Robert Fure, "but from our first look it seems Hollywood has screwed the pooch in the most Hollywood way imaginable." The book's multi-narrative structure and elements of social commentary are, it seems, gone; the film's story of a single protagonist taking on an army of fast-moving zombies looks less like World War Z than I Am Legend.
We'll have to wait until next June to find out if this controversial trailer reflects the entirety of the film — and if the already poison buzz surrounding World War Z will crash its box office chances. But what has become clear over the past two decades is that the explosion of online film culture can hurt a film's build-up as much as it can help it; though movie geek sites, Twitter, and even Wikipedia can help amass an audience, they can also keep one away. After the jump, we'll take a look at ten movies that the Internet may well have smothered in their sleep. … Read More


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Yes, you should be proud of your fancy new palette of Pisco and Mezcal.
But some nights call not for sipping, but for shameless double-fisting. Which is why you should thank Thor and Zeus for Lightning Tavern, now open on Union Street. If the thunder gods got hammered, this is where they'd do it.
There's no need to start by ordering a round of drinks; the guys behind Bullitt, Tonic and Mayhem are pouring well drinks by the pitcher. Literally. So you can safely return from the bar with 60 ounces of Jack n' Coke or Redbull Vodka without spilling, regardless of how packed it is.
Double fist with one of five classic $10 shot-and-a-beer combinations, including the Evil Knievel, which dares you to chase a shot of Bulleit Bourbon -- served on tap -- with a can of Dale's Pale Ale.
Repeat until thoroughly tipsy, then order tots. Or totchos. Or a $28 bucket of 50 East Coast-style chicken wings, served with the sauce of your choice.
While the entire menu is designed to turn the stand-stumble ratio in your favor, in true SF style it's all fresh, organic, and good enough to order when stone cold sober.
Like anyone hanging out on Union Street is sober.
Lightning Tavern
1875 Union St. (Laguna St.), Cow Hollow
Price: 2 (out of 4) Noise: 3 (out of 4)
Parking: Metered street
Scene: Exactly what you'd expect -- girls who complain that the burgers are too big, and guys keeping one eye on the high heels and the other on the big screen.
Best bets: East Coast-style wings; El Guapo; Luchadoro chicken sandwich
The early word on brunch: Expect boozy, fan-friendly morning options to appear on the greenhouse-like enclosed back patio in time for football season.
Hot seat: Bar, or the communal tables facing it.
Nearby: Brixton; Cafe Des Amis; Brickyard
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I am now living in Massachusetts outside of Boston in the family homestead. We're enjoying having four seasons again, after spending 15 years living in Texas. I spent our first year in MA as a stay-at-home mom, taking care of our multi-generational family and really expanded my cooking skills and I was able to try alot of new recipes. Now I'm back to work (social work/manager at an Eldercare agency) so I'm now cooking the quicker recipes much more often. We sit down to dinner together every night (except maybe once on the weekend when DH and I leave the kids with my mom -- one of the perks of living in Massachusetts instead of Texas!).
I like to focus on 'real' foods (the less processed the better), lots of veggies and cutting out the extra calories without cutting out flavor. My general dinner menu rule is 1 protein, 1 pasta/rice/grain, and 3 vegetables (typically at least one green and one orange). My youngest has been known to say, Hey, where's the third veggie? when I get lazy.
My most convenient dish to cook (therefore my favorite when I'm short on time) is made by getting a bunch of raw cut veggies from Whole Foods food bar (usually includes finely cut carrots, zucchini, summer squash, red cabbage, orange/yellow/or red peppers). Saute (with a bit of olive oil) with some chicken, an onion and garlic. Very simple one-pan dish, but very tasty.
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Air Messenger LAN Server 6.7.6
The Air Messenger LAN Server is a great investment for companies that run a large sales force or dispatch centers. All sales people or dispatchers can send pages through one network computer without the need to supply each computer with a phone line or modem. The Air Messenger Server can maintain company wide group and user lists which can be broken down to departments.
See also: WCTP, SNPP, internet paging, TAP, pager, text messaging, paging sever, paging software, HTTPS, network paging
EchoForum vBulletin LACI 1.31
This software allows webmasters operating vBulletin forum software to take advantage of the EchoForum Network and easiely import into their discussion forum many types of content including member based forum networks, usenet newsgroups, RSS feeds, XML, mailing lists and many others. As messages are posted and replied to, they are seamlessly "echoed" to all participating members and vice versa.
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AdventNet ManageEngine OpUtils 3.2
AdventNet ManageEngine OpUtils 3 provides real-time monitoring tools to troubleshoot poor network performance, heavy bandwidth utilization and connectivity or link problems before they turn into outages, delayed response times, high CPU usage, hard disk utilization, device availability, software inventory, etc. It has a collection of 40+ real-time troubleshooting tools. OpUtils being web-based gives instantaneous results for any network node.
See also: Cisco Router monitoring, Bandwidth Monitoring, Diagnostic Tools, Memory Utilization, CPU Monitor, Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Switch Port Mapping, Network Tools, System Utilities, Network Utilities, Address monitoring, CPU Desktop monitoring, SNMP Monitoring, IP Address Manager Tool
BT2NET Downloader 1.37
BT2Net Downloader provides you with a fast and easy access to any files avaliable in the file sharing network. The program has a user-friendly interface and with advanced search you'll always find what you need. Millions of files are avaliable for downloading and all of them have proper titles and don't contain viruses (not like in other file sharing networks).
See also: BT2Net Network, download, sharing network, client, P2P
BytesRoad.NetSuit Library 2.0
If you would like to give your .NET application a simple way to communicate with remote computers then BytesRoad.NetSuit may be the library you are looking for. It is an open source network library developed for the .NET platform and is completely written in C#. It exposes classes that you may use in your own application for communication with FTP servers. It also contains classes suitable for TCP/IP communication through various proxies.
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The software INSTALLATEUR can be launched on any network computer provided that the PC is on Windows XP or Windows 2000. In fact, even if you have no access to the domain server, you can install your Microsoft security patches or others without through the server. Obviously, you must have the administrator password.
See also: pc remote access, remote pc access, microsoft patch, install patch, install remote program, patch microsoft, microsoft, patch, only freeware, freeware, network
Big:eye 2.0
Maps(AutoDiscovery) Business Views Monitoring Fault Management Remote Control Inventory management for Windows Inventory Change management for Windows Software distribution Web based reports Performance Monitoring CISCO device monitoring MOTOROLA device monitoring SNMP Device monitoring Client-Server Architecture Network printer monitoring Syslog Application Monitoring License management Network traffic analyze Traffic monitor
See also: Network Management, SNMP, Syslog Deamon, Application Monitoring, Inventory Management, Network Monitoring, Cisco, Motorola, Windows Policy Management
Contact Wolf 2.25
Contact Wolf's award winning design sets a new standard in Contact management. An intuitively easy to use interface lets you start building your contact database without hesitation. Keep detailed records on everyone you know - Phone numbers, addresses, internet addresses, family info, business details, personal comments and more! Designed for home or business and network compatible.Contact Wolf gives you the information you need, when you need it
See also: contact management, management, information, personal, network, database, business, book, organizer, pim, manager, contact, address software, address book software, address, phone, contact manager, contact software
NetPoint 1.0
Simplified, agentless, web-based network inventory software for the enterprise. Designed for Windows system administrators, NetPoint is equipped with automated system discovery, tracks 550+ properties for 17 hardware and software components, and can be deployed in a matter of minutes. Here are a few components NetPoint tracks that have been installed or uninstalled: BIOS, Disk Drive, Memory, Operating System, Processor, Program, and much more.
See also: network management, network inventory, network audit, inventory control software, help desk, hardware inventory, asset management, PC audit, PC inventory, software inventory, software audit
XLnow OnScript 1.0.330
XLnow OnScript is an integrated tool for writing, maintaining and running scripts on Microsoft Windows desktop and server systems. The product?s core components are the scripting code editor and a console that can connect to multiple machines to control script execution and display script output. It is complemented by file templates and wizards, an object browser, mechanisms for generating script code and a library for organizing script files.
See also: network administration, automation, scripting tool, scripting IDE, remote machine, debug scripts, WSH editor, JScript editor, VBScript editor, windows script host, WSH, windows scripting, systems management, script reference, WMI, ADSI
CertExams.com JNet Simulator. 1.0
CertExams.com JNet Simulator has the following features: -Several lab exercises: The labs are particularly useful for candidates preparing for JNCIA, Several labs are available for hands-on preparation. -Simulator -Comprehensive help file
See also: network sim, netsim, network simulator, juniper simulator, juno simulator, router simulator, juniper sim, router sim
InSight Diagrammer 2005.3
Draw flowcharts, business and organizational charts, network diagrams and graphs. InSight Diagrammer provides several collections of shapes and images for creating professional drawings. It also lets you define your own node shapes and images and organize them into thematic shape libraries. InSight drawings can be printed or exported to image files for use in other applications.
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BeFaster 3.6
BeFaster is a connection speed up toolkit with some powerful tools. It optimizes AOL, Symantec PcAnyWhere, IE, Opera, Dial-up modem, Lan, Wireless, Cable Modem, xDSL, ISDN, T1, DirecPc and Cable/DSL running PPPoE. Manual or Automatic optimization. Multi-language support. It will improve your online/network gaming speed. Super-Ping Tool prevents connection drops and Ping Now Function awakes suspended modems. Have a faster connection now!
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Akeni Enterprise Instant Messaging LDAP 2.2
Akeni Enterprise Instant Messaging IM is an enterprise messaging system that offers strong encryption, along with Active Directory / LDAP integration. It also provides corporate im messaging policy management through the use of shared public groups and role based user access rights. All messages can be logged into flat files and databases to allow for searching and auditing.
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AdventNet Web NMS Trial Edition 4.7
AdventNet Web NMS is the industry-leading network management framework for building custom EMS and NMS applications. It offers a comprehensive set of FCAPS functions, provisioning, along with customizable interfaces for most popular network elements, OSS systems and other management applications. Networking equipment vendors and other management solution providers rely on Web NMS for rapid management application development and deployment.
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Advanced Host Monitor 5.70
HostMonitor is an award-winning system management tool that continuously monitors servers availability and performance. It checks network servers at regular intervals and takes pre-defined actions as soon as a device does not respond. HostMonitor has 55 test methods, 25 alert methods, highly flexible report and log manager. Package also includes Log Analyzer, HML Manager, Web Service, Telnet Service, remote monitoring agents and other utilities
See also: tcp monitor, advanced monitor, SQL Monitor, cpu monitor, web monitor, snmp monitor, IP monitor, host monitor, LAN monitor, network monitor, monitor, file monitor, services monitor, database monitor
Net Shimmer 1.5.0
Test for Internet/Network connections.Net Shimmer enables you to monitor web sites and your internet connection. Some DSL/Cable connections are not very reliable. Occasionally it would lose connectivity for minutes or hours at a time. Instead of waiting on the computer for the service to come back up, you can now use Net Shimmer to monitor it.
See also: network, downtime, connection, internet
Whizlabs MCSE 2003 (70-293) Kit 6.0.1
Ensure your success in MCSE 2003 (70-293) exam with Whizlabs preparation kit. Backed by Unconditional 150% Test PASS Guarantee, it contains 5 full length simulated Mock Exams and Interactive Quiz (over 320 questions) on the real exam pattern. The advanced features like Adaptive Testing, Intelligent Reporting, and In-depth Customization offer you much more than passing the exam. Still not convinced? Take a FREE demo and find out for yourself.
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A VIP Task Manager ClientServer 1.01
Professional client/server software for task management and collaboration. Authorized users can simultaneously access the common database through Local Network (LAN) to see, add, edit and delete their team or personal tasks. It is the best tool to plan, schedule, share, track and report tasks, appointments, projects, and any company activities in small business, government and non-government institutes, non-profit and educational organizations.
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When I tasted this sauce in Jerusalem a few years ago, I was reminded of how much I like the earthy taste of sesame tahini and the brightness of parsleystems and all.
Whip up a batch and toss it with grains and chopped carrots for a colorful salad, blend it with cooked chickpeas for a quick sandwich filling, or spoon it over microwaved kale or steamed broccoli florets set on a bed of brown rice for an entreé.
The amount of garlic you'll need depends upon your taste. I like to start with two cloves and blend in more if neededkeeping in mind that the sauce's favor will be somewhat diluted when mixed with other ingredients.
Refrigerate for up to one week. Thin as needed with additional fresh lemon juiceor water, if you're out of lemon.
- Small bunch (about 30 sprigs) flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup sesame tahini
- 2 to 4 large cloves garlic
- 4 to 5 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 to 6 tablespoons water
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
Holding the parsley in a bunch, trim off and discard an inch or so from the bottom of the stems. Cut the bunch crosswise into thirds. Place in a colander, rinse, and drain. Bounce the colander up and down to shake off excess water.
Place the tahini, parsley, garlic, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons water into the bowl of a food processor. Blend well, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed and adding enough additional water and/or lemon juice to create a sauce with a smooth, pourable consistency and a nice puckery taste. (The amount of liquid youll need to add will depend upon the thickness of the tahini and how much water adhered to the parsley.) Add the salt and cayenne (if using). Refrigerate until needed, for up to 1 week.
Reprinted with permission from Short-Cut Vegan by Lorna Sass, copyright © 1997, 2008. Published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
my notes
- Calories148
- Carbohydrates14 g (5%)
- Fat9 g (14%)
- Protein7 g (15%)
- Saturated Fat1 g (7%)
- Sodium324 mg (13%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber7 g (27%)
- Monounsaturated Fat3 g
- Cholesterol0
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US Predators strike again in North Waziristan
US Predators struck yet again in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agencies, killing four "militants" in North Waziristan today. The attack is the fourth in Pakistan's tribal agencies in eight days, and the fourth since US commandos killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during a raid in the city of Abbottabad.
Unmanned Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired a pair of missiles at a van as it traveled in the Kharkamar area in North Waziristan, Pakistani officials told AFP. Four "militants" were killed in the strike, the officials said. Pakistani officials use the term "militants" to describe members of the Pakistani Taliban.
No senior Taliban, al Qaeda, or allied terror group leaders or operatives have been reported killed in the airstrike.
The Kharkamar area is administered by Hafiz Gul Bahadar, the Taliban commander for North Waziristan. Bahadar provides shelter to top al Qaeda leaders as well as to operatives from numerous Pakistani and Central Asian terror groups.
Despite the known presence of al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations in North Waziristan, and requests by the US that action be taken against these groups, the Pakistani military has indicated that it has no plans to take on Bahadar or the Haqqani Network, the other major Taliban group based there. Bahadar and the Haqqanis are considered "good Taliban" by the Pakistani military establishment as they do not carry out attacks inside Pakistan. Yet Bahadar, the Haqqanis, and other Taliban groups openly carry out attacks in Afghanistan.
The Predator strikes, by the numbers
The US appears to have revived its covert Predator campaign against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan's tribal areas after several months of slow activity.
Today's strike is the fourth in May in Pakistan, and the fourth since US Navy SEALs and CIA operatives raided Osama bin Laden's safehouse in Abbottabad, far from Pakistan's tribal areas, on the early morning of May 2. The first strike, on May 6, killed 13 "militants," including "foreigners," at a compound in Datta Khel. The second, on May 10, killed four more terrorists, including three "Arabs," in the town of Angoor Adda in South Waziristan. The third, on May 12, killed seven local and "foreign" fighters in Datta Khel.
The strike today is also the sixth in Pakistan's tribal areas since the deadly March 17 strike in Datta Khel that killed more than 30 people, including 10 Taliban fighters and a senior lieutenant loyal to North Waziristan Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar. Pakistani officials, including General Pervaz Kayani, the top military commander, denounced that strike and claimed that everyone killed was a civilian attending a jirga, or council, to resolve a local mining dispute. But the Taliban were reported to have mediated the jirga.
During the month of March, the US carried out seven Predator strikes inside Pakistan's tribal areas. Five of the seven strikes in March hit targets in North Waziristan, and the other two took place in South Waziristan. During the month of April, the US launched only two strikes, one in North Waziristan, and the other in South Waziristan.
The pace of the strikes tapered off in February 2011, which proved to be the slowest month for Predator strikes, with three, since November 2009. That slowdown in attacks occurred after the pace of the strikes picked up from the beginning of September 2010 until the third week in January 2011. September's record number of 21 strikes was followed by 16 strikes in October, 14 in November, 12 in December, and 9 in January. The previous monthly high was 11 strikes in January 2010, after the Taliban and al Qaeda executed a successful suicide attack at Combat Outpost Chapman that targeted CIA personnel who were active in gathering intelligence for the Predator campaign in Pakistan. The suicide bombing at COP Chapman killed seven CIA officials and a Jordanian intelligence officer.
The US carried out 117 attacks inside Pakistan in 2010, more than double the number of strikes that occurred in 2009. By late August 2010, the US had exceeded 2009's strike total of 53 with a strike in Kurram. In 2008, the US carried out a total of 36 strikes inside Pakistan. [For up-to-date charts on the US air campaign in Pakistan, see LWJ Special Report, Charting the data for US airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2011.]
In 2010 the strikes were concentrated almost exclusively in North Waziristan, where the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, the Haqqani Network, al Qaeda, and a host of Pakistani and Central and South Asian terror groups are based. All but 13 of the 117 strikes took place North Waziristan. Of the 13 strikes occurring outside of North Waziristan in 2010, seven were executed in South Waziristan, five were in Khyber, and one was in Kurram. That trend is holding true this year, with 20 of 25 strikes in 2011 taking place in North Waziristan; the other five strikes have taken place in South Waziristan.
Since Sept. 1, 2010, the US has conducted 85 strikes in Pakistan's tribal agencies. The bulk of those attacks have aimed at the terror groups in North Waziristan, with 71 strikes in the tribal agency. Many of the strikes have targeted cells run by the Islamic Jihad Group, which have been plotting to conduct Mumbai-styled terror assaults in Europe. A Sept. 8 strike killed an IJG commander known as Qureshi, who specialized in training Germans to conduct attacks in their home country.
The US campaign in northwestern Pakistan has targeted top al Qaeda leaders, al Qaeda's external operations network, and Taliban leaders and fighters who threaten both the Afghan and Pakistani states as well as support al Qaeda's external operations. The campaign has been largely successful in focusing on terrorist targets and avoiding civilian casualties, as recently affirmed by the Pakistani military.
For a list of al Qaeda and Taliban leaders killed in the US air campaign in Pakistan, see LWJ Special Report, Senior al Qaeda and Taliban leaders killed in US airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2011.
READER COMMENTS: "US Predators strike again in North Waziristan"
Posted by Villiger at May 13, 2011 10:17 AM ET:
Its quite brilliant the way the US has managed to maneuver itself out of the Davis affair to holding the upper hand now.
On our frustration with Pakistan, one very reassuring aspect deriving from Obama's handling of Geronimo is that we now know that he has a Plan B. So that the drones are not now the only game in town.
America can play darts, chess and dominos, while Pakistan sits dumbly at the chessboard. This is how i see the American strategic advantage. Pakistan is weak, despite its nuclear arsenal.
Pakistan, and by definition its Army, ISI and nukes, must not be allowed to outlive this Long War.
Posted by Fred at May 13, 2011 8:00 PM ET:
Seems like there must be some new capabilities based on all the recent attacks on vehicles. Assuming the info is good this is a very effective way to kill only the bad guys.
Keep it up!
Posted by Soccer at May 13, 2011 10:25 PM ET:
This may seem off-topic, but has anyone ever seen a known photo of Hafiz Gul Bahadur?
People say this may be him:
The man in the middle, on the motorcycle.
But I've always been curious as to what he looks like. Bill, do you have any photos of him?
Also, I wonder how he could escape so many predator strikes in his own territory.
Posted by Cerberus at May 14, 2011 7:06 AM ET:
Bill, I read the article today in CNN sourcing you regarding the uptick in predator strikes. I am glad to see that the MSM is finally relying on reputable orgs like the LWJ for info. Keep up the good work.
"I don't think the U.S. cares about the Pakistani sensibilities," said Bill Roggio, a military-affairs analyst. "I think it's game back on."


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A historic gem is sold at auction. Across the state, a threat to the Dawgs and their fans could be brewing. For high school seniors in Tacoma, the threat to a way of life is here: school on a Saturday.
Want the tallest (and coolest) building on the West Coast pre-1962? Sorry, you just missed your chance, This morning the Smith Tower was sold at auction for $36.7 million, to the holder of the loan that had been foreclosed on. It's usually the case in Washington that the holder of the loan winds up with the high bid at a foreclosure auction, according to a Seattle Times report.
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White Sky Blues
Fixing Those Boring White Skies
As discussed elsewhere on this site (see my article titled Digital Manipulations) I rarely use digital image processing for anything other than basic corrections. I am not a big fan of using the digital process to create artificial realities. But, since I have no problem using filters in the field to darken the sky, accentuate foliage or produce other image enhancing and pleasing effects, I similarly have no compunctions about doing so with the computer.
Monument Valley Sunset, 1999
This photograph, taken in Monument Valley, AZ in April 1999 is quite pleasing, in a postcard kind of way. But, the sky is a total bore, being just shy of plain white. In fact, plain white skies are the bane of every photographer's existence. We use polarizers, tinted grad filters, red and yellow filters when shooting monochrome.... anything to get rid of those boring clear white skies.
Here's a simple technique using Photoshop to fix those white sky blues.
Double click on the Magic Wand Tool and make sure that Antialiasing is selected and that Tolerances is set to about 50. Then, choose Select / Color Range and then use the Magic Wand to click on the clear sky area. Adjust the Fuzziness slider so that just the sky is selected, probably around setting 50. Click on the foreground color square and choose a shade of blue that you find appropriate for the sky.
Now, click on the Line Gradient Tool, select Normal, Foreground to Background. Using the tool, draw a line from one part of the sky (say top right) to another (bottom left). You'll now have a shaded blue sky. If you select a background color of yellow, such as I did here, you can have the blue sky fade to a light yellow in the left hand side of the image, simulating the glow of sunset.
Monument Valley Sunset, 1999 - With Sky Correction (D)
There's a great deal of experimentation needed to get a pleasing and convincing effect. The basic steps just take seconds, but in this case, for example, I spent close to an hour getting the colours, shading and transitions just the way I wanted them. Use of Undo and the History Palette make this fun and instructive. Well worth the effort.
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While the simple technique described above is available to anyone with a decent image processing program there is an inexpensive PhotoShop plug-in program called Four Seasons that is worth your attention. In fact it's virtually a must for anyone doing landscape work who uses digital image processing. Have a look at my Four Seasons review and decide for yourself.
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Title: The Demon's Daughter
Author: Emma Holly
Publication Info: Berkley Publishing Group 2004
Genre: Historical: Other
I have to give this book an F because I am so damn bored by it I don't even want to finish it. I'm on page 135 out of 311 and I couldn't give less of a shit about these characters. So this will have to be a half-finished review because I can't be bothered to give a damn.
I think it speaks volumes that I am in my 2nd trimester and flush with hormones that should have responded merrily to this book, but instead were left with a feeling of, "Who in the what now?" Even my hormones were confused.
The Demon's Daughter is set in a parallel universe to Victorian England. By "Victorian" I mean that Victoria is the queen, but there are demons living alongside the humans, everyone is aware of this fact, and life proceeds as one might expect, with, as expected in Victorian society, a very strict and curious balance of power. Seems there are outcast demons who are crapful and take advantage of the human's energy so as to fuel and better themselves, and certainly there are humans who are willing to pay for the privilege of a demon's protection. Very similar to a vampire/voluntary donor relationship.
Then there are the daimyo demons, who are upper crust, and look down on the low class demon outcasts. Add to that the strata of rank at work in the Victorian human society, and you have one very confused Sarah. The only thing I could get straight about this universe is that there were more than the normal social levels of peers and undesirables to be dealt with.
I have not had much experience with Holly's efforts at world building, but I have read several fantasy books and series wherein an entire universe was created that I could access and explore easily. But I could not for the life of me figure out some of the key elements of tension in this book.
First, there's Adrian Phillips, a policeman who has been physically "enhanced" by the demons, who put implants in his wrists to give him a short period of superhuman strength with which to fight the demons. His decision to accept these implants put him on some kind of universal shit-list, since the demons look down on him as a mere human, and the humans think he sold his own humanity for his ambition. I think he wanted a fair fight, but what do I know? He's uninteresting to me because he bemoans his exiled status, but then never really wants human contact anyway, diagreeing with the social restrictions standing between him and the heroine, yet never really indicating that at any time prior he gave much of a shit about what people thought of him anyway. He got those implants, he's dismissed as less-than-human (or more-than-human) and he doesn't much care, so why should social acceptabilty give him pause? No clue.
His partner in this confusing erotic romance is Roxanne McAllister, daughter of a departed and rather promiscuous opera singer. Roxanne has peculair strength and a gifted talent with painting. They meet because Adrian gets in a fight, gets the crap kicked out of him, and collapses in her backyard unconscious. She brings him into her home – literally lifts him basket-catch-style from the ground and walks into her house with him – to have him stitched up and nursed back to health.
Roxanne, she's a seriously annoying paragon of virtue. She takes in stray children, finds jobs for them (and of course they are also miraculously talented individuals as well!) and accepts easily that her lover, the man to whom she is effortlessly attracted, has demon technology strapped to his wrist tendons. Further, she finds out that her father is a very prominent upper-class Demon, and an ambassador to the city they live in. She's conflicted about this information about herself, but she confesses her half-demon status to her new bouncing partner, and he's like, "Well, ok, shall we go back to bed?"
Now, half-demon status is something that no one thinks is biologically possible, and given the fact that demons feast on the energy of humans, particularly humans in orgasm, one might think he would have more concern over her ability to drain him to the point of needing a few day's sleep. Certainly she is a little cautious and afraid of how she might inadvertently use him for his energy. Adrian? He's all, "Please, ma'am, may I have some more of that splendid boinking?"
There are several sources of tension that I'm not going to read any further to see how they are resolved. She's unacceptable as a mate for him, as her class level is a detriment to his social standing and even his supervisor tells him not to be seen with her. He's a half-human demon-altered mega cop who is shunned my most human society, though evidence of this shunning is hard to find in the beginning. Seems he just doesn't like people and wants to hunt down additional criminals in his time off. So what's the problem? Shouldn't being an outcast serve him in that endeavor?
Meanwhile, she's half demon, but rather uncurious about whether that means she can bench press her house, or whether she's just the same as she ever was, except that she knows who her father is.
But what gets me is how poorly the sexual elements and the tension fit together. It's so jarring, like the paranormal plot starts up and then Holly grabbed the crowbar to wedge some hot-n-heavy erotic moments in there. To me, they didn't seem to fit and were too abrupt to be truly erotic. They seemed more like paint-by-numbers elements: "It has been 20 pages and now we must fuck like bunnies on cialis. Let us begin!"
Moreover, Roxanne is a virgin, yet she displays an astonishing amount of sexual knowledge and technique. How did she acquire such a sexual repitoire? She paints erotic portraits, and her mother was a ho, but what does she know about blow jobs? How does she know the perfect manner for giving a hand job? Is this a latent strand of ho-knowledge suddenly becoming wantonly active?
Further, the pacing is so confusing to me: drama drama, world building details guaranteed to confuse the hell out of me, drama drama, hello, let us make the beast with two backs! Let us do it like the madness!
Then, what's worse, they separate for a time, and then, for some undeveloped reason he takes her to dinner, whereupon he tells her he can't be seen with her. Her reaction: she's going to order something deliciously expensive on his tab (I'm down with that) and… change the subject entirely to get him all turned on so he can't resist her. She punctuates her effort by sticking her foot in his crotch and threatening to go under the table and hoover down his traitorous wang.
Sadly, a good number of the Amazon reviewers are unable to see past the erotica elements to evaluate the plot, so I couldn't point to anyone else who agreed with me here. Anyone who posted a bad review said it was porn and porn is bad, so of course I give their opinion about as much weight as a cold fart. But the good reviews went on about the fantasy of this world of demons existing alongside humans and I could not get into it.
To be brutally honest, it reminded me of the movie "Underworld," which Hubby and I call "Underwear." Vampires hunting demons? Whoo! Hot interspecies love between undead death hunter and hot sexy man-wolf? Whoo! Actual movie? BLEU DONKEY KOCK. Oh, it was awful. It had such potential and was beyond boring. And the sexual tension between the protagonists was so underdeveloped and flat that when the time came for them to get their kissy kiss face on, the entire audience groaned. A hundred people collectively groaned, having realized that this movie sucked.
The Demon's Daughter had the same amount of erotic tension between the protagonists – that is, none that I could discern. Further, the areas of exploration that I thought were obvious – what does it mean that she's a demon's daughter? What can she do with that? And what does it mean for him whether people think poorly of him for his implants and think worse of him for being seen with her? – were left in favor of plot developments I couldn't bring myself to care about. There are all these alleged forces working against two people who already live on the fringe of acceptable society, and yet he cares desperately about his own reputation enough to insult her to her face about whether he can be seen with her, even while he himself is desperate to be with her. This man is not worthy of her, super human strength or not.
She's a remarkable balance of fragility and strength, and I was intrigued by her character, but I was so bothered by the scene where he announces his inability to be associated with the likes of her that I closed the book.
And this, dear reader, is where I stopped reading. So this will be where my review ends as well.


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Nestled in the mountains with breathtaking scenery, Beaverfoot offers you an authentic 'off the grid' rustic wilderness experience. Choose from Heritage Lodge rooms (queen, twin & family); rustic & executive cabins; covered Pioneer Wagons set around a fire pit; or our large Camp Meadow. On-site activities/attractions include: trail riding (our friendly horses are suitable for all riders); wood burning saunas; hiking; canoeing on our own 0.8 ha (2 ac lake); meandering river & glacier fed spring creeks; & free range horses roaming the 64 ha (160 ac) property. We are truly off the grid generating our own power from our creek. Family atmosphere, home cooked food. Borders Yoho National Park. Within hiking distance of spectacular Wapta Falls. Discover the serenity, peacefulness & rustic charm of Beaverfoot.
Relax in the peace & quiet of our stunningly beautiful RV park. Conveniently located 2 km east of McBride with easy access from Hwy 16. This is an immaculately kept, all grass, campground. Stroll among trees & flowers & watch the hummingbirds & other wildlife in the park. Gaze at the magnificent views of the snow capped Rocky Mountains & the mighty Fraser River. Pull throughs, power & water hookups; tent sites with firepits. Spotless washrooms with free hot showers; laundry facilities. Free WiFi throughout the park.
Full hookups, grassed or trees, long pull throughs, back-ins, tenting sites with parking, tenting area closed May & Sep, 30 amp service, coin laundry, free hot showers, satellite TV, firewood, firepits, picnic tables, play area, heated pool open in June 15, closing after labour day long weekend, weather permitting; coin car/RV wash, ice, sani-stations, free WiFi.
Centrally located close to Victoria & Duncan, steps away from Mill Bay Nature Park where you can enjoy hiking & exploring the natural beauty of the inviting forest trails & creeks that lead to beautiful salt-water tides. Enjoy the peaceful country setting & natural surroundings with wildlife featuring field of deer.
The campground is easily accessible from the Trans-Canada Highway & is conveniently located minutes away from Mill Bay shopping centre.
Washrooms with flushable toilets, coin operated showers & laundry facility. Choose from medium to large sites varying from sunny to grassy. These sites offer a wide range of services from full hook-up (power, cable, water, sewer) to just basic tenting sites without services.
A great place for a weekend getaway or year-round camping.
Bell 2 Lodge is a unique, full-service lodge on Hwy 37 in Northern BC. In the winter it is used as a home base for Last Frontier Heliskiing, which offers 4, 5 and 7 day heli skiing trips in the world's largest single heliski area. During the summer Bell 2 Lodge offers 24 rooms, a campground, licensed restaurant and coffee shop. Our log chalets offer deluxe features such as a private bath, soapstone fireplace, hot tub, sauna and exercise room. Guests of the RV park and campsite have use of showers, on-site access to propane and diesel gas and minor tire repair service.
Located on oceanfront sandy Mackenzie Beach; oceanfront & wilderness campsites; full & partial hookups; flush toilets; hot showers; laundry; ice; firepits; firewood; reservations required; children under 6 free. Reservation fee $10 per site. Additional vehicles $15. Boat trailer $15. Cancellation service charge $15. Online booking available.
Nestled alongside Vernon Creek which flows from Swan Lake just north of Vernon, the park has a sense of tranquillity. Located in a centralized area, guests are only minutes from Vernon's hottest restaurants and pubs, grocery stores, beaches, activity rentals, parks, wineries, golf resorts and much more!
The RV season runs from April - October and we strongly advise to book in advance during peak season. The RV sites have power, water and sewer hook-ups and guests have access to the club house where there's WiFi. Communal washrooms and shower facilities are well kept. The communal fire pit is perfect for roasting hot dogs and making s'mores.
On 21 hectares (53 acres) of rolling Cariboo ranchland. Grassy tent sites, extra long pull throughs, full hookups available; 15, 30 & 50 amp service (we can take the big rigs with tow), free showers, seasonal heated pool, store, laundry, playground, games room (pool table, ping-pong, darts, exercise equipment), sauna, camping cabins, campfires allowed (firepits at every site; firewood available with charge, grills available), pay phone, WiFi, limited cable TV, security gate closed 10:00 pm, children under 4 free.
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University HealthSystem Consortium, an alliance of the nation's leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has selected Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak as one of 10 winners of its 2012 UHC Quality Leadership Award.
The award is given to academic medical centers that have demonstrated excellence in delivering high-quality care as measured by the annual UHC Quality and Accountability Study.
The 2012 winners are:
The UHC Quality and Accountability Study was designed to identify structures and processes associated with high performance in quality and safety across a broad spectrum of patient care activity. The Institute of Medicine's six domains of care - mortality, effectiveness, safety, equity, patient centeredness and efficiency - are used as a guide for the study. This year, 101 UHC members were included in the analysis.
"Being recognized for quality, safety and efficiency outcomes on a national level by UHC is a significant honor," says Leslie Rocher, M.D., physician in chief, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. "Through this award, the UHC recognizes the best overall performance among more than 100 elite academic medical centers."
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"This recognition is a direct result of the exceptional care that our Beaumont doctors and staff provide to patients every day," says Shane Cerone, president, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. "It demonstrates our team's focus on high quality care, patient safety, low cost and outstanding outcomes, which equates to high value for our patients, the communities we serve and local employers."
The award winners were announced on Sept. 13 at the 2012 UHC Annual Conference in Orlando which drew leaders in quality and safety from more than 100 academic medical centers across the country.
Beaumont qualifies for UHC membership as a fully, integrated academic medical center through its role as the exclusive clinical teaching site of the new Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.
"Improving patient care and operational effectiveness is of paramount importance to every health care provider, and these organizations are the best of the best," said Irene M. Thompson, UHC president and chief executive officer. "Being named a UHC Quality Leadership Award winner is truly a reflection of everyone's efforts at the hospital—from the executives and board members to the physicians to the nurses and support staff."
About Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Beaumont's 1,070-bed hospital in Royal Oak is a major academic, research and referral center with Level I trauma designation. It was named Michigan's first Magnet-designated hospital for nursing excellence and is an associate member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related institutions. The hospital ranks among the top hospitals in the United States for inpatient admissions and for surgical volume. Beaumont, Royal Oak has been named the "most preferred hospital" in a five-county area for 14 consecutive years in a consumer survey by National Research Corporation. The hospital is also named in 10 medical specialties on U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" 2012-13 rankings. Beaumont is the exclusive clinical teaching site for the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine that welcomed its charter class in Aug. 2011. Visit Beaumont's website at www.beaumont.edu.
About UHC
UHC is an alliance of the nation's leading nonprofit academic medical centers, which are focused on delivering world-class patient care. Based in Chicago, Ill., UHC fosters collaboration with and among its 116 academic medical center and 276 affiliated hospital members through its renowned programs and services in the areas of comparative data and analytics, performance improvement, supply chain management, strategic research and public policy. UHC helps its members achieve excellence in quality, safety and cost-effectiveness. Formed in 1984, UHC's membership includes a majority of the nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States. For more information, visit uhc.edu.
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The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on trans fat in foods. It's estimated that the total elimination of trans fats could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. per year. Dietitian Silvia Veri, R.D., with Beaumont's Weight Control Centers, is available to identify high-risk foods and discuss the dangers of trans fats.
Michigan's everchanging weather can play havoc on skin care. The arrival of fall not only means falling temperatures, but increased exposure to wind and rain. Beaumont dermatologists are available to offer seasonal skin care tips.
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Question: How do you feel about feel about performance-based interviews?
Answer: Performance-based interviews are the same as behavioral-based interviews. As an interviewer this type of interview is seven times more effective than regular interview questions. Behavioral questions are seeking past behavior examples as an indicator of how you will perform in the future.
The difference between a behavioral question and other questions is what the question asks for. A behavioral question will be very specific. For example when asked, "Tell me about a time when you solved a problem," the key words are "a time." This answer calls for a "specific" example of a "specific" incident.
When traditional questions are asked they usually include the word "if." When "What would you do if…" questions are asked you can use your imagination to come up with an answer. For example, "What would you do if you had a problem to solve?" The word "if" is the clue word that indicates the interviewer wants to hear your thought process – how you think through a problem. This question does not require a past experience example.
While preparation is important for every interview, it is essential to prepare for the behavioral interview. You must have examples or stories for anything you have claimed on your resume or that you say in an interview.
One example would be, if you claimed you were very organized on your resume. A natural question for the interviewer would be: "Tell me about a time when you organized a project." It is now your task to let the interviewer know that you have had success when organizing a project or event. In other words, prove what you said you did by providing an example.
There are several methods and acronyms suggested for formatting your stories but the main point to remember is that any story has three key elements:
1. A beginning – "There was a time…."
2. A middle – "The action steps I took were…"
3. An Ending – "The end result was…"
Stories should be interesting and full of action. Give the interviewer something to remember about you. A savvy interviewer will be able to hear skills from the stories and judge your behavior from your past actions. The more details and skills you can work into your story, the more convincing your story will be.
Preparing your stories before the interview will take the mystique out of behavioral interviewing and allow you to tell the success stories you want your interviewer to hear. Through your examples the interviewer will begin to get a clear picture of you and be able to decide whether you are the right person for the job based on your past experience and successes.
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With this plugin you can easily showcase your portfolio on your WordPress website. Utilizing Custom Post Types keeps those items separate from posts and pages, supporting individual titles, images, features and descriptions.
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- Download and install Arconix Portfolio using the built in WordPress plugin installer, or if you download the plugin manually, make sure the files are uploaded to
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- Improved the plugin defaults and added a filter so they could be changed easily
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While you can certainly start a thread in the support forum, there are some troubleshooting steps you can take beforehand to help speed up the process.
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The cinder block wall that separates my yard from my neighbor's needs to be replaced. However, my neighbor does not want to split the cost of replacing it. Is it possible to support the wall with wooden posts set in poured concrete and then bolt these posts to the wall?
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- Posted by mainegrower (My Page) on Thu, Aug 25, 11 at 5:09
Impossible to tell without more information - wall height, present condition, original construction, provisions for darinage, etc. If the wall is holding back a slope, wooden posts are unlikely to provide enough support. |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Sat, Aug 27, 11 at 19:26
First, you have to look at your survey to determine who owns the wall. If the property line is on the dirt side, then you own the wall and he owns the dirt. That means the headaches are all yours. (Or vice versa) If the property line is down the middle of the wall, then you both own it and need to maintain it properly. Half assery with wooden posts isn't proper repair and maintenance. Retaining block walls hold back a LOT of weight. If damaged or improperly constructed, a heavy rain can cause them to move downhill and carry the hill with them. Y'all had better have deep pockets, because you are assuming the liability if it fails. Insurance won't pay for damages due to neglected maintenance or improper repairs. |
- Posted by Adamwilliams1 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 29, 11 at 5:48
Can you post a picture of the wall please? That will be more helpful to understand the situation. |
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After 1971 quake in San Fernando area my dad talked to man that was really upset about his very long wall & how much it would cost to repair or replace it. Since it was on level ground & just a foot in on his property from sidewalk my dad drew him pilasters to put up every 8-10 ft. They are cement wider at bottom & have rebar in center & are up against side of wall that was leaning out toward street. Wall was only leaning not broken anywhere.At top the cement is narrowed. Looks like it was meant to be that way. I drove by it yesterday & it is still in great shape. About 200 ft. long. He mixed cement up himself after dad helped him brace it with 2x4's once pilasters were cured all braces removed & looks like it is all original. The cement was just smoothed& is narrower both ways at top so from side it is narrower than at bottom & looking straight on it is narrower as goes up. I think dad had him dig down about a foot to embed the rebar, can't remember is dad made him a form or not. Dad is 95 now & had stroke so wouldn't remember but the man saved a lot of money & since it is on a corner it was all his responsibility. No neighbor to deal with. Good luck. Oh, wood rots so cement would be better. If fence in good shape might be able to sink steel poles in next to it but wouldn't look professional like 1 my dad helped guy do.(At no charge I might add). |
- Posted by GreenDesigns (My Page) on Tue, Aug 30, 11 at 2:52
The point about being sure of who owns the problems is a valid one. If you turn out to be the owner, be sure to check with your city about any permits needed. Retaining walls over 16" need a permit for replacement where I am and I imagine it's not too different in most locations. Ones over a certain height also have to have an engineer's stamp in addition to a permit. Wet soil is a lot more heavy than you imagine, and doing an incorrect fix on a tall retaining wall is potential disaster in the making. Just look at the film footage of a mud slide to get an idea of the power of wet soil and gravity. |
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This training will be a total of 25 hours. 21 of those are covered over the weekend in the form of lecture and practicum. The remaining hours are comprised of a 4 hour practice teaching assignment as well as reading/writing assignments which will be turned in along with a report that details your experience of practice teaching. This practice teaching may be done with a single pregnant client or a group of pregnant women (perhaps through a local childbirth ed program). This practice teaching should be done volunteer as karma. Upon completion of all hours and assignments, a certificate will be mailed to the participant. In the course of our weekend we will cover: Anatomy and Physiology of the Pregnant Body Pregnancy Therapeutics including Contraindicated Postures Sequences by Trimester Coping Mechanisms for Childbirth Postnatal Concerns Working with Couples Infuse Creativity into your Classes Herbs and Aromatherapy for Pregnancy and Childbirth Intro to Postnatal Yoga How to Market your Classes Hours are Friday 5-9pm, Sat 9:30-6pm and Sun 9-5pm. |
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