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There's no trace of religious fanaticism in her, no history of extremism, but now she's starting to stockpile 350 pounds of rice and other supplies at the upstate farm for her family and relatives, hunkering down for what she fears could be as long as a year of economic and power disruptions.
She became convinced of the Y2K threat last year after her Internet surfing led her to disturbing reports by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Year 2000. Earlier this year the Senate committee announced that a breakdown of computer-dependent systems and equipment will be "one of the most serious and potentially devastating events this nation has ever encountered."
"They're saying it's a global crisis," Melissa notes. "How can you ignore it?"
Yet most people are ignoring it. A recent Associated Press poll showed that a majority of Americans won't make any preparations, and the upbeat tone of many recent Y2K local and national pronouncements has only reinforced apathy, creating mixed (sometimes downright schizophrenic) messages to the public. For instance, earlier this year the Miami Herald featured a story headlined, "Year 2000 computer bug won't sting U.S., experts predict." And just last month the paper offered a fundamentally reassuring account of South Florida agencies mobilizing to face "the last hurricane of 1999."
Despite such public optimism, the county government has made wide-ranging preparations for disaster and is asking the public to follow suit: Miami-Dade's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is urging citizens to amass food, water, and supplies for two weeks. "We're planning for total problems," says OEM director Chuck Lanza, the nation's most outspoken Y2K emergency manager, "but my gut feeling is that it isn't going to approach that."
The intensive, costly preparations ($20 million for county government alone) to fight the Millennium Bug have begun to pay off, even as hundreds of people in South Florida -- both in and out of government -- continue to work to avoid Y2K disaster. Last month the state's Team Florida 2000 report on Y2K readiness gave generally high marks to governments in Miami-Dade County and local utilities, while singling out Miami Beach and a few smaller towns as lagging behind schedule. Key local services, such as Florida Power & Light, assert they completed the necessary repairs and tests by the end of June on all "mission-critical" systems, and they'll be ready. In fact the company's Fort Lauderdale power plant has already had clocks and timers in computer-based equipment permanently moved ahead to the year 2000. Virtually all the company's plants will follow suit well before January. (FPL's three other plants in Miami-Dade and Broward temporarily rolled their systems forward as part of their successful testing.) "When you flip on a switch in January," says Sol Stamm, FPL's Y2K project manager, "the power's going to be there."
But worried Y2K activists, and even some county officials, aren't as confident. They're making extensive contingency plans to respond to possible disruptions in providing essential goods and services. At the heart of their fear is a glitch caused by computer programmers who used only the last two digits to refer to the year, a shortcut that could lead millions of computers and embedded chips in electronic equipment to shut down or provide faulty data when they read the "00" in 2000 as 1900.
That possibility has led Renee Greene, a Fort Lauderdale programmer who publishes the Y2K Newsletter for Non-Computer Users, to organize more than 200 neighbors to start food, water, and other Y2K-readiness preparations. One major survivalist concern: home invasions by hungry marauders. "Security is a prepared neighbor," Greene says, adding, "There's a resounding underground movement, and it's intentionally quiet."
Miami-Dade County officials have, in effect, formed their own Y2K underground. They've been quietly obsessed with the issue for two and a half years (preliminary work began four years ago), making elaborate repairs and preparations, from extra fuel and emergency shelters to special police training exercises. Their guiding principle has been "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst," according to Jenny Deblois, the county's Y2K project manager. But with most people in Miami-Dade apparently ignoring the issue, the challenge of alerting the public has become especially daunting for people like Chuck Lanza, the county's leading Y2K crusader. One sign of his zeal: He augments his official preparation work with warnings and advice on his personal Website, through sales of a video he produced, and in an Internet column he writes for, yes, y2ktimebomb.com .
The worst-case Y2K scenario Lanza and others have been preparing for sometimes seems like a B-movie sci-fi nightmare. Here's how Y2K might hit us if the readiness efforts collapse:
Just after midnight, as tens of thousands of celebrants are crowding nightclubs in Miami Beach and hotel ballrooms and Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, darkness descends. Digital sound equipment playing Prince's refrain, "Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999" suddenly goes dead, and the stunned dancers freeze in the silence. Outside, in some neighborhoods, the sound of broken glass can be heard as looting begins. But when people call 911 for help, the phones are dead. The street lights and traffic signals along Biscayne Boulevard have gone out; some cars, especially luxury models, have stalled along the roadway because their high-tech engines have failed. In Miami Beach high-rises, many elderly find themselves stranded, alone, and in the dark. Some keel over dead as their life-sustaining equipment shuts down. By the next day hundreds of thousands of residents are desperate and afraid, and they're mortified to discover that their toilets are backing up, too. They rush to Publix and Walgreens to buy emergency essentials but the water and batteries, the flashlights and candles, the tuna and peanut butter are long gone.


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I Have a Friend Who Believes Science Disproves Faith, Part 1
Is Christianity anti-science? Can Christians be good scientists? Is science the only source of true knowledge? Pastor Dave Gustavsen of Jacksonville Chapel addresses these issues.
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Is Christianity anti-science? Can Christians be good scientists? Is science the only source of true knowledge? Pastor Dave Gustavsen of Jacksonville Chapel addresses these issues.
Evolution is a challenging subject to consider in light of biblical faith, so it is often easier to ignore or reject it than to engage in meaningful discussion about the topic. Yet considering evolutionary creation has important benefits for Christians both in our relationship with the Creator, and in our relationships with other people—both believers and non-believers.
A short guide to where BioLogos fits in the origins debate.
We as Christians cannot claim that the world belongs to God and at the same time distrust the systematic study of it.
Because reliance upon experts cannot be eliminated, the central question for Christians today is not "should I believe scientific experts?" but "which scientific experts should I believe?"
I've always thought of the sense of smell as a more intimate sense than most other senses. For in smelling, the thing that we smell becomes almost a part of us.
Many of this week's science links happen at the wondrous intersection of mystery and discovery.
I became such an expert in young-earth creationist theology and science that it turned into a wrecking ball for my faith.
The prevailing evangelical view that evolution is in competition with the biblical account of creation sets up students to encounter a false dichotomy, where they feel they must choose between science or their faith.
Science is an honest and noble pursuit, evidence of human intellect and curiosity, and to turn away from these is to deny a very important part of who God created us to be in the first place.
My childhood in the evangelical church gave me the toolkit that led me to eventually accept the evidence for evolution, and marvel at the God who created it all.
BioLogos president Deb Haarsma responds to Ken Ham's recent comments about Hugh Ross, and pleads for a more gracious conversation between Christians on issues of faith and science.
The 1930 showdown between evolutionist Schmucker and creationist Rimmer generated a lot of heat but shed very little light on the real issues behind the debate.
Recent high-school graduate Jacob shares about his journey from young-earth creationism to evolutionary creationism, and how his faith was challenged and strengthened along the way.
If discussions of science and religion sometimes get bogged down in Genesis, perhaps that is because they have not made the preparatory journey through the rich material of the Wisdom books.
But what I heard on Sundays did not seem to fit with what I experienced of the world the rest of the week. Growing up in New Mexico in the cottonwood bosque of the Rio Grande valley provided everything for a kid to become a biologist. I roamed along the river, cooked over cottonwood fires, ate wild asparagus, watched clouds form thunderheads over the distant peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
This week in origins news, a great collection of articles by key players in the conversation about theology and science, a surprising science fair discovery, and the Apollo 11 anniversary!
We don't have all the answers and never will. And when God says that he is revealed in his creation, I think that means we need to take care of what we have and understand where we came from. The more I understand how things work, the bigger God gets. When he was just a magician pulling things out of a hat, that doesn't even compare to how I see him now!


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Why is Brazil always left out of these contests? Come on, we have our server already! We are part of the community too! I guess I will try to participate and use the address of a friend who lives in the US... Just because I needed a new tablet so hard =/
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不好意思,我有幾個問題: 1.主題 這次比賽的主題是lol的甚麼? 我朋友是告訴我一隻英雄+一個新道具?要用甚麼樣的方式呈現?是2d電繪 還是像設計圖的形式? 2.作品繳交 檔案名稱 前者與後者該輸入甚麼? 連同作品還需要附上甚麼?比如 基本資料之類的word檔,還有,作品完成後繳交方式? 格式、需不需要壓縮光碟、怎樣繳交? 3.截稿日期 以上應該就這些問題了@@" 謝謝。
I was reading the legal stuff and it said that the recipient will be paying the taxes. Riot, correct me if I'm wrong, but that means the winner will be paying up to 2 (two) thousand dollars worth of taxes. (tax on the 2000.)
@Ballv I will ask a Chinese speaking staff member to address your questions ASAP. Thanks!
Is pixel art an acceptable style, say something in the vein of 16-bit?
Ngai Tahu
Wait what? O_O Riot? O_O
Hi, the rules says that You must include at least one champion and one new Season Three item so is it legible to put more than 1 champions in the artwork? or there should be only one? thanks!
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A reasonably priced and classic-looking dress watch is something we get requests for ALL the time. Last year, Longines released a fantastic retro dress watch called the Silver Arrow that, at $1500MSRP, is really a great value. It turned into a smash success for Longines.
This year, Swatch little brother Tissot is following suit by bringing back one of their own 1950s classics, the Visodate. Originally released in 1953 to commemorate Tissot's 100 year anniversary, the Visodate was later adapted into a few different forms, including a beefier dive watch. The original concept is sleek and stylish, and at the time represented a coup for the brand because the watch was both automatic and had a date window.
The just announced Tissot Visodate 1957 is very handsome, features an ETA 2836 movement, and comes in either stainless steel or steel with an interesting PVD Gilt coating. The "Tissot" logo on the dial is also the same style as you would've found on an original Visodate, very cool. It is a simple and classic looking watch with a Swiss automatic movement, deployment clasp, and all the niceties of a modern wristwatch, which includes sapphire crystal and exhibition back.
We don't have the official MSRP just yet but it is listed at $500-$999 which makes this watch a real contender if you're looking for stylish dress watch that won't break the bank.
UPDATE: We just received word the Visodate will be selling for 355 GBP in the United Kingdom and hit shelves at the end of April. This translates to an expected MSRP of roughly $550 here in the US. Now THAT is a steal. Also, case size is 40mm.


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Twigs & Trees with Rhonda: Branching Out
As researchers we develop a form of tunnel vision. We concentrate only on our direct lineage, straying for nothing. However, this may not be the most effective way to conduct our research. |
A Little Story
Your hands are moist; your heart is beating just a little faster. You have just put a microfilm on the reader that holds the marriage record for your great-grandmother. You are eager to see the maiden name of your great-great-grandmother. You crank just a little faster in anticipation. Naturally, great-grandmother's certificate is at the end of the microfilm reel. Finally, the certificate is there and you read, expecting all to be revealed. Your eyes skim over the record, you see your great-grandmother's name. You see her father's name. Then your eyes fall on the line where her mother's name is listed. Her last name is . . .
Unfortunately this story is repeated more often then we care to admit. After all, if we admit it, we might actually get discouraged in our research. All is not lost though.
Where to Turn?
Frequently when conducting our research, we concentrate solely on the individual from whom we have descended. This is natural. This is the person of utmost importance to us in our research. However, when it comes to digging around in the records, it may be necessary to branch out a little to include searching for records of siblings as well.
You may have a goldmine at your fingertips, overlooked because you do not take the time to more thoroughly investigate the siblings of your ancestor.
A Case Study
Recently I was conducting a search for the family of actress Donna Reed. The good news was that the records I needed were microfilmed and they covered many years in all the records. Despite this good coverage, I was finding that records for the individuals I sought were sometimes missing or were missing the pertinent information I wanted.
For instance, family legend said that the mother of William R. Mullenger was Mary A. Johnston. Unfortunately, William's birth and marriage could not be found in the Crawford County, Iowa records. However, I had more than just William's name. In my research, I located the family in the census records. Through the census records, I had the names of William's siblings and approximate dates of birth. Armed with this information, I was able to locate the birth records of two of William's siblings and did verify that the surname of Mary was Johnston.
Had I concentrated just on William R. Mullenger, I would have been sorely disappointed. I would have gone home from the library in despair that there was nothing out there for this family. Instead, I was able not only to determine Mary's maiden name, but also to locate her parents' names and one of Mary's grandparents. Thus what could have been a disappointing research day turned into a prosperous day simply by including all the children when researching the family.
In Conclusion
The next time you find yourself at a brick wall where your ancestor is concerned, look at the family group and see if you might be able to find the same information by researching one of the known siblings. You may be very glad that you did.
Rhonda R. McClure is a professional genealogist specializing in celebrity trees and computerized genealogy. She has been involved in online genealogy for fifteen years. She is the author of the award-winning The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, now in its second edition. She is the author of four how-to guides on Family Tree Maker. In late 2001, she wrote The Genealogist's Computer Companion. She is a contributing editor to Biography Magazine with her "Celebrity Roots" column and a contributing writer to The History Channel Magazine. Her latest book is Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors. She may be contacted at email@example.com | | | Help | | | About Us | | | Terms of Service | | | PRIVACY |


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George M. Bard, a member of the USGA's Executive Committee during the 1980s who also served as president of the Western Golf Association, died in Naples, Fla., on March 4 at the age of 86.
Bard had many interests, but golf was at the top. He was a trustee of the Evans Scholars Foundation and he served as president of the Western Golf Association in 1972-73. From 1981 to 1985, Bard served on the USGA Executive Committee out of Barrington Hills Country Club in Barrington, Ill. He also served as the chairman of the Green Section Award Committee during his stint on the Executive Committee.
"He was always helpful, always friendly and always alert to the USGA's interests and problems," said William Campbell, who served as USGA president in 1982-83. "He made friends very easily and was good-natured."
"He was a happy-go-lucky guy," said Jim Hand, president in 1984-85.
Bard was an accomplished golfer, carrying a 3 handicap for several years. From 1957 until 1996, Bard would play his personal favorite course – Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon, N.J. – twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
Bard was an avid fisherman and pursued the sport around the world. He also served as president of the Executives' Club of Chicago and the Chicago area council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Born in Chicago on June 11, 1924, Bard graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1945. As an ensign, Bard assisted in decommissioning the USS Pittsburgh and served aboard the USS Los Angeles. When he resigned his commission he settled temporarily in Bryan, Ohio. His father, Ralph A. Bard, was Undersecretary of the Navy during World War II and achieved notoriety by advising President Truman not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
Bard married Roma Prentice in 1947 and they had four children: Deborah Dewing, Mary Candace Bard, Jennifer Bard and George M. Bard Jr., all of whom survive him except Mary Candace, with seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. In 1974, Bard married Jean Eldridge Klein, who survives him with three stepchildren, Penelope Smith, Jeffrey Klein and Jennifer Weber; and two stepgrandchildren. The couple resided in Barrington Hills, Ill., in the summer and in Naples, Fla., during the winter.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Evans Scholars Foundation, the United States Golf Association or the David Lawrence Foundation.
Material from the Naples (Fla.) News was used in this story.
The USGA and Chevron have committed to using the game of golf to encourage students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. This commitment has led to the creation of extensive golf-focused STEM teaching tools, and has resulted in charitable contributions to support golf-related programs through Eagles for Education
At U.S. Open Championships the Chevron STEM ZONE™ is an interactive experience highlighting the science and math behind the game of golf through a variety of hands-on exhibits and experiments.
The partnership has also produced educational materials such as the Science of Golf video series and a nationally-distributed newspaper insert which are provided to teachers as tools to enhance existing curriculum in schools. These lessons teach the science behind the USGA's equipment testing, handicapping, and agronomy efforts.
For more interactive experiences featuring golf-focused STEM lessons, visit the partnership homepage.
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For more information on Rolex and their celebration of the game, visit the Rolex and Golf homepage.
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Together, American Express and the USGA have been providing world-class service to golf fans since 2006. By creating interactive U.S. Open experiences both onsite and online, American Express enhances the USGA's effort to make the game more accessible and enjoyable for fans.
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Broad landscaped avenue that typically permits several lanes of vehicular traffic as well as pedestrian walkways. The earliest boulevards originally followed the city walls (the word originally meant "bulwark") and were built in the ancient Middle East, especially at Antioch. In Paris, straight and geometrically precise boulevards were incorporated into design principles taught at the École des Beaux-Arts, and they form a prominent feature of the city. Similar boulevards are found in other cities such as Washington, D.C. Formal curving boulevards are a feature of such cities as Vienna and Prague.
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Boulevard (French, from Bolwerk – bolwark, meaning bastion) has several generally accepted meanings. It was first introduced in the French language in 1435 as boloard and has since been altered into boulevard.
In this case, as a type of road, a boulevard (often abbreviated Blvd) is usually a wide, multi-lane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the center, and "roads" along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery. The division into peripheral roads for local use and a central main thoroughfare for regional traffic is a principal feature of the boulevard. Larger and busier boulevards usually feature a median.
Baron Haussmann made such roads well-known in his re-shaping of Second Empire Paris between 1853 and 1870. The French word boulevard originally referred to the flat summit of a rampart (the etymology of the word distantly parallels that of bulwark). Several Parisian boulevards replaced old city walls; more generally, boulevards encircle a city center, in contrast to avenues that radiate from the center. Boulevard is sometimes used to describe an elegantly wide road, such as those in Paris, approaching the Champs-Élysées. Famous French boulevards: Avenue Montaigne, Montmartre, Invalides, Boulevard Haussmann. Frequenters of boulevards were sometimes called boulevardiers
In many places in the United States and Canada, municipalities and developers have adapted the term to refer to arterial roads, not necessarily boulevards in the traditional sense. In California, many so-called "boulevards" extend into the mountains as narrow, winding road segments only two lanes in width. However, boulevards can be any divided highway with at-grade intersections to local streets. They are commonly abbreviated Blvd. Some celebrated examples in California include:
In Chicago, the boulevard system is a network of wide, planted-median boulevards that winds through the south, west, and north sides of the city and includes a ring of parks. Most of the boulevards and parks are 3–6 miles from The Loop. Queens Boulevard, Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard, all in the borough of Queens, in New York City, and Roosevelt Boulevard in the Northeast section of Philadelphia are typically referred to as "The Boulevard." The section of Côte Saint-Luc Road that is located in Westmount, a suburb of Montréal, Québec, is also referred to as "The Boulevard," as was the majority of Broadway (New York City) in the 19th century. Kansas City, Missouri, is famous for having more boulevards and avenues in the world than any city (if the term is used lightly) except Paris, France.
Nineteenth century parkways, such as Brooklyn's Ocean Parkway, were often built in the form of boulevards and are informally referred to as such. In some cities, however, the term "boulevard" does not specify a larger, wider, or more important road. "Boulevard" may simply be used as one of many words describing roads in communities containing multiple iterations of the same street name (such as in the Ranchlands district of Calgary, where Ranchlands Boulevard exists side-by-side with Ranchlands Road, Ranchlands Court, Ranchlands Mews, etc.)
Melbourne has at least four roads named "the Boulevard." These are, generally, long roads with many curves which wind alongside the Yarra River. In addition, the spelling of boulevard with an extra 'e' is common, for example the Southlands Boulevarde shopping centre in southern Sydney.
Tel Aviv, established in 1909, was originally designed along the guidelines set out by architect Sir Patrick Geddes. Geddes designed a green or garden ring of boulevards surrounding the central city, which still exists today and continues to characterize Tel Aviv. One of the most famous and busy streets in the city is Rothschild Boulevard.
Due to city planning and physical geography, the U.K. has a lack of boulevards. After the Great Fire of London, London was supposed to be formed of straight boulevards, squares and plazas which are seen in mainland Europe, but due to land ownership issues these plans never came to light. Boulevards in London are rare but examples, such as Blackfriars Road, do exist. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, is one of only a handful of examples where boulevards are a key feature. This is due to Milton Keynes being built as a modern new town in the 1960s.
Tree lawn: Another use for the term boulevard is for a strip of grass between a sidewalk and a road, and located above a curb. Though in Europe the two are often adjacent, many residential neighbourhoods in the United States and Canada feature strips of grass or other greenery between the sidewalk and the road, placed in order to both beautify the street and to provide a buffer between vehicles and pedestrians.


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Happy New Year.
I am so glad I could finish this picture just for the first day of 2013. I didn't upload anything since last year and I am quite ashamed of this fact but anyway, who actually cares?
A Doctor Who fanart because over the year 2012, this series grew so much for me and I think I never loved a show as much as this one. I am very exciting for 2013 and I am waiting for all the nice stuffs that will certainly happen to me. And What is better than the Doctor, the optimist, the hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of impossible dreams to feature the first drawng of the year? There is certainly quite a lot of mistakes (I don't really like his face for instance) but I am very proud to have been able to finish an entire picture.
Anyway, I just think I am really in love with the Doctor and I am waiting for him to take me to his Tardis to see the world. I am going to move to London for him to be easier to find me! héhé ♥
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MPN: 5161B030AA EAN: 8714574570181 Step up to DSLR image quality with the Canon EOS 1100D, an impressively powerful digital camera that will help you capture stunning photos and video you'll want to treasure and share.With an impressive 12-megapixel APS-C-sized sensor, you can shoot beautifully lifelike pictures that can be blown up to A3 size with no loss of detail. Compose and review images on the 2.7 inch LCD screen, which also provides access to the menu system and Quick Control Screen. The EOS 1100D's Feature Guide shows how to use the functions simply and clearly. The Scene modes automatically pick the most suitable exposure for your shooting situation, while Creative Auto mode portrays adjustable functions in an easy to understand way. Shoot stunning HD video at 25 or 30fps, with automatic exposure control leaving you free to concentrate on the action. Footage can be edited on your PC or Mac, or played directly on an HD TV via HDMI connection. Low-light shooting without flash is possible thanks to an ISO 100-6400 sensitivity range. The camera's 14-bit DIGIC 4 processor helps to control noise and maintain image quality. The Canon EOS 1100D focuses quickly and accurately on static and moving subjects, thanks to nine AF points, spread out across the frame. Useful info: 12 megapixel APS-C-sized sensor |
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Yesterday was my 300th blog post. 300! I'm pretty sure that means I am now a Spartan blogger (just call me Gorgo, Queen of Sparta). I'm not sure how I missed that yesterday, but I'm kind of amazed. 300 blog posts over 3.5 years? That's an average of 7 blog posts per month (I had to use a calculator, I am terrible at math)! I am super duper grateful for all of my readers, without you my husband would be the only person that reads my blog.
About a month ago (probably more), I realized we were going through an insane amount of beef jerky. My husband had been bringing Primal Pacs with him to work so that he would have a quick post-gym snack.
After a couple orders of those, I set out to find a way to replicate them in our own home. I knew that I loved the dried cranberries they had in them and it took me a while to find dried cranberries without sugar (WholeFoods carries them, they are sweetened with apple juice and are out.of.this.world). My husband and I agreed we could leave the dried mango out for now. I was not crazy about it and he didn't care either way. Other than that, macadamia nuts and almonds are a staple in our house, so those were easy to find.
Now for the jerky. It is hard to find jerky that does not have sugar added to it. I can not recall how many packages I had looked at to find sugar free jerky, but it was probably more than 10. If I found jerky that complied with Whole30, it was expensive and outside my grocery budget.
Into our lives came a dehydrator. It's nothing fancy, but it has become an appliance that we use at least 2-3 times a week. We usually dehydrate anywhere between 1-3 pounds of beef at a time. It's easier to get it all done at once than have to make several batches a week.
We started with a recipe from Danielle at Against All Grain. It was phenomenal. Tasted just like jerky in a bag from a store. When I bought her cookbook there was a recipe for Carne Asada jerky which both my husband and I were excited to try.
We did a taste test to decide which we liked better.
The Carne Asada jerky is good. I mean, really good. Especially if you like Carne Asada steak, this is definitely the jerky for you. It was not over powering, just right.
The Smoky Beef jerky is good too. If you like traditional jerky, this is the sugar free, yuck free, I-know-all-of-the-ingredients, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE WHAT?!, equivalent.
During our "Jerky Debate" it was close, but the Smoky Beef Jerky won. It is the jerky that my husband likes best in his gym packs and the one I like best to munch on during the day if I am hungry.
I have also been dehydrating apples. My kids love them, I love them, and they take the place of the dried mango in the gym packs we have been throwing together. We probably dehydrate about 5 lbs of apples a week and they last for maybe 3-4 days. I need more racks for my dehydrator, then I can fit 10 lbs.


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Our projects in Zimbabwe
Action for better governance
This project aims to ensure that poor and marginalised people, especially women, will have greater influence on the decisions and policies which affect their lives, in order to reduce their poverty. This is done through building the capacity of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and working directly with church leaders and community members to help them engage with local government. The main project activities include:
- Training of CCJP personnel and parish members on good governance, research, policy analysis and advocacy techniques
- Training for bishops and other church leaders on accountable governance and effective strategies to influence government policy and practice
- Awareness-raising initiatives on civic education and rights, good governance etc. for community members through school-based training, youth theatre and literacy programmes
- Supporting the establishment of faith-secular partnerships – bringing together Catholic church leaders and those from secular organisations that work on governance programmes to promote synergy between this project and other initiatives around governance in the country.
Start date: August 2011
End date: May 2014
Partner organisations: Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP)
Locations: Chinhoyi diocese in Mashonaland West
Conserving our land, producing our food
The project seeks to improve the quality of life of poor and marginalised people in Zimbabwe through more equitable and more sustainable management of natural resources, especially in the light of climate change and resource scarcity. The main project activities include:
- Setting up farmer field schools on agro-ecology
- Promoting the adoption of soil and water conservation farming techniques by the communal farmers
- Training farmers on food processing, value addition and preservation techniques
- Setting up and training Village Savings and Loans groups
- Setting up and training Environment Action Groups (EACs) on the management of natural resources
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- Documentation of case studies and success stories on successful initiatives for sharing and replication
Start date: May 2012
End date: April 2015
Partner organisations: Environment Africa Zimbabwe
Locations: Guruve, Nyanga, Zvimba
Funded by the Big Lottery Fund
This project is also being implemented in Salima district in Malawi.
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This project aims to reduce stigma and discrimination and increase access to HIV care, support and prevention among poor and at-risk groups, specifically employees, truck drivers, prisoners and children vulnerable to HIV and AIDS. The specific objectives include:
- To increase HIV knowledge, reduce stigma and discrimination and provide care and support to groups vulnerable to HIV, including inmates, prison officers and long-distance truck drivers;
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Start date: August 2011
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went to The Eating House" thank you i enjoyded very much so did my friendsfod great and beautiful the service was awsomethaks will visit again
So far, Miami has barely acknowledged the pop-up-dining movement that has captured many other cities' imaginations. The concept is simple: A restaurant pops up in an unused space for a limited, specifically planned period of time. It allows chefs and restaurateurs to operate with far less financial pressure than in a permanent eatery. Miami's first real popup, Phuc Yea!, had a successful three-month run in the Ingraham Building downtown.
Our second "restaurant installation" comes via Giorgio Rapicavoli and Alex Casanova, a pair that opened Eating House on Ponce de Leon Boulevard in early February; the planned expiration date comes this August. Judging by the swelling crowds and critical approval this popup has thus far engendered, there will surely be calls for an encore.
Rapicavoli, a 26-year-old Miami native, came to national attention when he copped first prize on Food Network's Chopped competition. Afterward, he continued his three-year chef stint at 660 at the Angler's, but the $10,000 in prize money was burning a hole in his pocket just as surely as the notion of fulfilling his own culinary vision had seared itself into his mind. In January, he left 660 and turned his cash and fiery passion into Eating House.
804 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Category: Restaurant > New American
Region: Coral Gables/South Miami
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By day, the locale is Café Ponce, an unassuming storefront luncheonette with an L-shaped counter and table seating for 48. By night (after 7 p.m.), street-art canvases are slapped onto the walls, the lights are dimmed, and the space is transformed into an unassuming storefront restaurant with an unpretentious neighborhood vibe. It's like a place you might come across in some small European town, where the décor is an afterthought but the food is meticulously focused.
Eating House's nightly changing menu is a compilation of 12 to 15 plates of food and three to five desserts. There is no specific ethnic motif, with a bill of fare laced with everything from nuoc cham to red curry to chimichurri to Korean barbecue sauce to fried chicken to French onion soup. If there is a theme that binds, it is fresh, locally sourced ingredients and a hefty handful of dazzling creativity.
What might seem gimmicky in print — say, frozen coconut milk in tomato salad — more often than not translates to "Why didn't anyone else think of that?" Of course it helps when the tomatoes are grown in Homestead, served at peak ripeness and room temperature (to better contrast with the cool coconut), and sealed with Asian accents of ginger, lime, nuoc cham, peanuts (plus the coconut), microherbs, and pungent basil. Even without the innovative icy touch, this tomato medley would be peerless; the frozen coconut makes it memorable.
Though dishes such as that pack a potent wow factor, the response provoked by "raw local carrots" was more of a "Huh?" The white oval plate, containing five unpared (and thus dull-hued) variously colored baby carrots with trimmed tops attached, looked like a lampoon of farm-to-table eating (a ranch-like buttermilk dressing with roasted garlic and lemon notes served as dip). The vegetables proved crunchy and sweet, as expected of raw carrots, but one can hardly say, "Compliments to the chef," unless it relates to Rapicavoli's savvy sense of sourcing.
Three meaty, silky squares of guava-and-hoisin-glazed Snake River Farms pork belly come aptly chaperoned by a thin circle of pickled radish and a pickled cucumber slice. Only white crumbles of sesame oil powder distinguished this version from other Asian-influenced treatments around town — a negative solely in the context of having so many more distinctive choices available.
Like, for instance, salt-roasted beets mingled with raw plums, ponzu, yuzu, and "tofuzu" — whipped tofu — on the side. Or crisply cooked broccoli rabe splashed with Korean barbecue sauce, Montreal steak sauce, and seven-spice togarashi and topped with a sesame-fried egg. Or a deconstruction of French onion soup involving sherried, caramelized onions in a supporting role alongside two smokestacks of fatty bone marrow and Gruyère cheese toast. This is a smart framing of classic flavors in a new format, something at which Rapicavoli excels. The only thing lacking was a small spoon to scoop out the marrow.
This chef is especially deft with pasta (he caught the love of cooking from his Italian mother). His orecchiette with asparagus pesto, fried prosciutto, and neat cubes of softly browned potatoes was a show-stopper at 660, and he does it again at Eating House with arguably the best pasta carbonara in town. The squares of clipped lasagnette noodles are composed rustic-Batali-style with thick sections of applewood-smoked bacon, toasted bread crumbs, softly grated Parmesan, a mild hint of black truffle oil, and an organic egg yolk nesting in the center. Toss it together, sample a forkful, and you are likely to pop up from your chair in excitement.
Fried chicken with waffles is one of only a few menu mainstays (as is the aforementioned tomato salad). Strips of dry-rubbed, buttermilk-marinated boneless thigh meat, drizzled with Vermont maple syrup shot through by a smoking gun, are interspersed on the plate with thin triangles of buttermilk waffle and chewy slabs of candied bacon; spicy ranch dressing is pooled alongside. Smoky maple and sweet bacon flip expectations; a taste of all the components at once defies them.
went to The Eating House" thank you i enjoyded very much so did my friendsfod great and beautiful the service was awsomethaks will visit again
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Another predictable review by Klein. Do you just write well about the places you are afraid foodies will castrate you if done otherwise?
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Let us tell you about catering at RGU!
We have a wide range of catering outlets across campus to suit all needs. There is a Subway at Aberdeen Business School and range of coffee and food outlets at the sites. This includes Costa, Starbucks and Cafeology. Most outlets are open from 0830 onwards each day and have a variety of food and drink to suit all needs. We also operate a cashless card system to save you always having to take cash with you.
For more information please see the following links:
RGU Catering main pages (Internal Only)
We look forward to welcoming to the catering facilities at RGU.
ARAMARK currently provide all hospitality services to the university.
Hospitality can be ordered by anyone within the university through our online booking system on PECOS or by using a hospitality booking form, copies of which are available from Estates and Property Services by calling extension 3395.
Aramark, in conjunction with the university have developed a service level agreement and menu which ensures a level of flexibility for all budgets.
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200 calories per serving, nearly 100% of daily vitamin C; black currant juice (2 brands are CurrentC and RW Knudsen) can be found at CurrantC.com or Whole Foods Market; from Health Magazine, October 2009
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Serves: 2
Total Time: 10 min
Prep Time: 5 min
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- 1 cup(s) black currant juice
- 1/4 cup(s) 1% low-fat milk or soy milk
- 1 cup(s) frozen blueberries
- 6 ounce(s) low-fat vanilla yogurt
- Place all ingredients in a blender; blend until smooth and frothy. (Use a spatula to break up any frozen berries.) Pour into 2 large glasses; serve.
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James Alexander Craig Thom (May 26, 1933, Gosport, Indiana) is an American author, best known for his works in the Western genre and colonial American history which are noted for their historical accuracy borne of his painstaking research. Thom graduated from Butler University in 1961 with a BA in Journalism after serving in the United States Marine Corps in the Korean Conflict. He taught a course in journalism at Indiana University, and was a contributor to the The Saturday Evening Post. In 1975, he married his third wife international platform speaker Dr. Cody Sweet. She became his literary agent and introduced him to senior editor Nancy Coffee at Avon Books and Random House. Coffee asked Sweet to manage the publicity tours and media campaigns for Thom's first three books, his best selling tomes. Eleven historical and contemporary novels followed. He has been married five times, currently to Claudia Cahill Dixon Kirkpatrick who writes under the name of "Dark Rain" Thom.[1]


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Sweet Potato Souffle Pie
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Layers of paper-thin buttery phyllo overlap to form a delicate base for a sweet potato souffle.
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- 2 medium sweet potatoes, pierced with the tines of a fork
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoon(s) packed light-brown sugar
- 1 cup(s) whole milk
- 1 piece(s) (2-inch) peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup(s) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup(s) melted butter, plus more for pan
- 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup(s) granulated sugar, combined with above, plus more if needed
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon, plus more if needed
- 9 (17 by 12 inches) sheets phyllo dough , thawed if frozen
- 1 pinch(s) cream of tartar
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake potatoes until tender, 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand until cool enough to handle.
- Peel potatoes, and press through a ricer into a large bowl (you should have about 1 cup); let cool completely. Stir in ground ginger, vanilla, salt, egg yolks, and brown sugar; set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat milk and fresh ginger in a medium saucepan over medium heat until just under a boil. Remove from heat; let stand 30 minutes. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour; cook, whisking, 1 minute. Whisk in milk mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 1 minute. Stir into potato mixture.
- Butter a 9-inch springform pan, and place on a baking sheet; set aside. Stir 1/3 cup granulated sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl. Brush 1 phyllo sheet with melted butter. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Fold in half crosswise; brush with butter. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon-sugar mixture, and fit into prepared pan, folded side in, allowing a 2 1/2-inch overhang. Repeat, overlapping sheets to cover bottom.
- Put egg whites into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. With machine running, gradually add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar; beat until stiff glossy peaks form. Whisk one-third of the egg whites into potato mixture. Gently but thoroughly fold in remaining egg whites.
- Pour over phyllo; fold overhang over filling. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture (if needed, combine 1 to 2 tablespoons more sugar and a pinch of cinnamon). Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Bake pie until puffed and just set in center, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand until slightly cooled and center has fallen, about 20 minutes.
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2014 Ongoing
In recognition of Kilmore and District's participation in World War One, the Committee wish to expand on the list of names known with additional information
June 2013
Launch of new book, Sydney Street - Kilmore: Past & Present. Copies may purchased using the Order form available via download.
September 2011
Photography for the booklet "Kilmore now and then" continues
March 2011
Wording for Kilmore Library plaque been approved by Mitchell Shire. Currently being manufactured.
The Society's framed historical photo collection is available for loan and display. Please contact the Secretary
Memorial Garden at Kilmore General Cemetery
Book "Kilmore now and then" nearing publication date
Ongoing negotiations with Council regarding informative plaques
Indexing of Court of Sessions Books
Discussions with Shire of Mitchell regarding signage of streets and bridges.
Book "Kilmore now and then" now at the point for selection of photographs. Grant application to be written for assistance with costs of publication.
Indexing Court of Petty Sessions Books.
New Book project including "now and then" photographs and buildings and areas in the township of Kilmore being compiled.
June 2008 Received a George Hudson Award from the Kilmore Mechanics' Institute for funding for a bookshelf to house the remnants of the Kilmore Mechanics' Institute Library collection
May 2008 "Kilmore - those that came before" was nominated in the 2008 Victorian Community History Awards.
The book is still available. To order a copy, you can down load a form here and mail it to the society.
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June 2007: An funding application has been made to receive funding to place ten or twelve interpretative plaques on heritage buildings in the township.
Kilmore Cemetery
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June 2007 : Kilmore Cemetery Trust has received funding for volunteers to map, photograph and
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months. This project has commenced.
June 2007. Thank you to the those members who recently donated ACK yearbooks after a call out was made. There are still gaps and all donations welcome.
June 2006. The Court House committee of management have received a grant to improve the Court house. Renovations currently underway including painting the the main court and refurbishing two rooms downstairs which will be used by the Kilmore U3A. The leaking roof will also receive attention.
The earliest known photograph which exists of the township of Kilmore has been dated as 1859. The Society has an original copy and it is currently being professionally restored.
Update June 2006. The Society has received the restored photograph plus a print and members are very happy with the new condition.
Update June 2008 A Limited number of prints of the engraving will be made available for purchase.
A grant has been received from the Victorian Public Record Office to digitise the Society's records with a digital camera and record to CD.
Book covering is in progress. The inMagic cataloguing package has been purchased and the cataloguing of the collection has commenced.
New District newspaper
The Society will maintain a hard copy collection of the new newspaper The North Central Review which had its inaugural issue 18th May 2004.
An authoritative compilation of district soldiers is being compiled. Various local records have revealed quite a deal of inconsistencies and inaccuracies. The list was initially published in the March 2002 Issue of our newsletter and it is hoped that over time a more complete picture of Kilmore and District soldiers will emerge. It would be most satisfying to have full names, a photo, family details, war service and some knowledge of life after the war. If we are to acknowledge the great sacrifice these young men made for their country, the least we can do is to record them with some style and with accuracy. - Kilmore and District World War 1 Soldiers and Nurses
Any information relating to any of these projects would be very welcome.
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Column: Toeing the Onside Kick Debate
By DAVID BREIDENBACH, Correspondent
Nov 1, 2012, 12:47
The Dinwiddie High School football team kicks an onside kick during a Central District road game against Colonial Heights on Oct. 19 (photo by David Breidenbach).
Some might call it a contrast in styles; others see it as a matter of sportsmanship.
Two weeks ago, the Dinwiddie High School football team raised the ire of Colonial Heights fans by consistently kicking onside kicks after scoring plays, even when the game was decidedly out of reach for the Colonials.
Dinwiddie coach Billy Mills explained that his team has opted for the short kicks because it generally only costs them one first down for a chance to get the ball back.
Essentially, the strategy is low-risk, high-reward.
Mills said he and his defensive coordinator had reviewed film of kickoffs for last season and found that the average kick return left the ball on the 37-yard line. Failed onside kicks typically ended up at the 45 or 50-yard line, a difference of about one first down (10 yards).
Once the statistics were compiled, making the philosophical shift was logical.
Admittedly, Mills said that they had not had great success with the philosophy, but he still felt it could benefit his team in the long run.
In football, and especially at the high school level, an element of fairness and sporting behavior should be groomed. When one team so far out-performs another, at some point a sense of gallantry ought to come forward.
Stronger teams, once they have established themselves by virtue of a lopsided score, ought to call off the dogs. At what point the dogs should be called off is another matter altogether, which relies on a coach's judgment.
Onside kicks are traditionally reserved for last-ditch efforts by teams who are trailing in games, but Dinwiddie's use of the tactic against Colonial Heights resulted in two additional possessions in the first half.
Consequently, the Generals rolled up a 52-0 lead by halftime. What kind of lead is enough? For the Generals, apparently 52 points didn't meet the requirement as they started the third quarter with yet another onside kick.
No one argues that Dinwiddie was within its rights to continue to use the approach. The question is about ethics. With the score at 52-0, the second half already was going to feature a running clock, which shortens the playing time, and the chances were non-existent that Colonial Heights might launch a comeback.
To the visitors' credit, Dinwiddie had turned to its back-up players, and that allowed the Colonials to score three second-half touchdowns to make the final score 66-22.
Fair or unfair?
What did the Generals have to gain? Other than needing to win, the game was meaningless. The Colonials were no match on the field or in the standings. The game was not for a district championship or some other title. Instead, the Generals gained nothing more than a bad reputation among the Colonial Heights faithful.
Prince George also benefited from an onside kick in its 36-0 win over the Colonials last Friday, but under different circumstances. The Colonials had managed to keep that game fairly close in the first half, yielding a touchdown with only minutes to play in the half to give the Royals a 10-0 lead.
After scoring their next touchdown in the third quarter, the Royals tried an onside kick, which they recovered and scored again to push the lead to 17-0. The Royals scored later to go up 23-0 and had a 29-0 advantage at the end of the third quarter.
Obviously in charge of the game, Prince George did not resort to the onside kick again.
The Colonials, who always seem to lack enough players, have been seriously dinged up this season. Their injuries are not just bumps and bruises — torn MCLs, broken wrists, separated shoulders, and hurt tibias are not run-of-the-mill ailments.
Colonial Heights coach Remus James says injuries are part of football, and he just wants to make sure his charges come out and play as hard as they can; which they do.
The other teams in the Central District are aware of Colonial Heights' personnel situation. That's one of the reasons the Colonials are invited to so many Homecoming contests. The real question is when and why have teams lost sight of sportsmanship, and the sense of camaraderie that used to exist among district and region foes?
From my perspective, kudos to the Prince George players and coaches for recognizing the situation during the game and holding back from actions that might otherwise seem unsporting.
Once they established the lead and dominance on the field, they let the game play out without feeling the need to pummel a weaker opponent.
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Metered-Dose Inhaler: How to Use It Correctly, American Academy of Family Physicians, August 2006 http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/asthma/medications/040.htmlAsthma: Controller and Quick-Relief Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians, July 2004 http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/asthma/medications/665.html
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/resources/medication_guide.asp
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=8&sub=16&cont=42
American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/sections/allergy/child.cfm
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology http://www.acaai.org/allergist/asthma/asthma-treatment/pages/default.aspx
Asthma Medications for Kids, American Lung Association, October 2006 http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22883
Peak Flow Learning Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, February 2006 http://www.nationaljewish.org/disease-info/diseases/asthma/living/tools/peak/index.aspx
Inhaled Medication With a Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) and Spacer, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, February 2006 http://www.nationaljewish.org/disease-info/treatments/devices/metered/mdi-spacer.aspx
Managing Your Medication Supply, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, February 2006 http://www.nationaljewish.org/disease-info/treatments/manage-meds.aspx
What Is Asthma? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_All.html


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Posted: Apr 15, 2010 9:47 PM by Ashley Rodrigue
Updated: Apr 17, 2010 1:04 AM
Source: WBRZ
The FBI caught a man in Baton Rouge who's been on the run from Minnesota since January.
27-year-old Byronte Reed was charged with sex trafficking of minors last February in Minneapolis. Reports say he was arrested during a prostitution and human trafficking sting.
Agents say Reed skipped his trial three months ago and fled the state.
The FBI tracked him to Baton Rouge, where he barricaded himself when agents attempted to arrest him.
The stand-off at a townhome on Jefferson Highway and Inniswold lasted almost three hours before Reed surrendered.
He is in the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail. It's unknown when he'll be transferred back to Minneapolis, or whether he faces new charges.


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Mar 7 2010
Mo'Nique tops off her slicked back updo with a pretty flower.
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China Silicon Valley's mission is to promote investment, business and cooperation between China and Silicon Valley. Hosting events that attract business and government leaders focused on China business is a key part in pursuing that mission.
On March 28, they will host the event: How to Leverage Business Opportunities between China and Silicon Valley from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at San Jose City Hall. Register at Eventbrite here.
We first met Rebecca Fannin, author of the books Startup Asia and Silicon Dragon and contributor to Forbes, in 2011 at a Bay Area Council lunch series on doing business in China. She holds a series of Silicon Dragon events each year in the Bay Area and China bringing together leading venture capitalists and entrepreneurs on both sides of the ocean.
NetBridge Global has recently been listed as a Business Service Provider for China by the United States Commercial and Foreign Service Department (export.gov). U.S Commercial Service provides a surprisingly comprehensive set of services for companies looking to sell their product or service abroad. This includes market research, company due diligence, business matchmaking and more.
NetBridge Global can help companies utilize these services and/or connect them to the right people locally, either in the U.S. or China.
This Friday, September 13, 2013, the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA), is hosting their annual Big Data Conference at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
A who's-who in both the "Big Data" industry and entrepreneurial ecosystem will be speaking at the all-day conference.
Hope to see you there. Registration and agenda details follow.
Conference Website
We attended a very interesting and timely event on China investments in California hosted by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and Asia Society. It featured a panel of both familiar and new faces, including Ben Chen, President of the Chinese Enterprise Association (and President of China Unicom America), Kim Walesh, Director of Economic Development for San Jose, and Victor Wang, President of Hanhai Investments and co-President of China Silicon Valley.
A very good summary of the event can be found in an article by editor-in-chief Greg Baumann who moderated the panel discussion: "Six ways to bridge the Silicon Valley-China gap." Here are two of the six tips for working with Chinese companies as a teaser (click here to go to the full article for the rest):
- U.S. companies: Understand that small, symbolic gestures of respect and friendship are meaningful.
- Chinese companies: Break out of your circle of Chinese business acquaintances and form new networks.
If you follow the articles we post on NetBridge Global's China Market Insights portal, you'll know that we typically emphasize partnerships, relationships and connections as the most critical part of success in doing business with China. The insights from the panel and the summary by Mr. Baumann reinforce this view.
On March 5, 2013, NetBridge Global (NBG) hosted the first of what will be an ongoing series of informative events on "Doing Business in China." The event was an overwhelming success with 150 people attending live and 30 people logging in via the webcast.
Here is a full HD video of the event on our YouTube Channel:
Speakers included:
- Mark Beckford, CEO, NetBridge Global — MODERATOR
- Darlene Chiu, Executive Director, ChinaSF
- Qiming Huang, Chair of the Board of Directors, SVCWireless
- Christine Lee, Senior Vice President and China General Manager, Tapjoy
- Xiang Xia, Commercial Counselor, Consulate-General of China for San Francisco
We would like to thank our co-hosts Asia Society and Silicon Valley China Wireless (SVCWireless) as well as the sponsor K&L Gates San Francisco.
China Mobile is feeling the heat from the popularity of the free app-based messaging service WeiBo (Weixin in China) as Weibo cuts into China Mobile's text messaging revenue. It is planning to fight back with a new push for it's similar "Fetion" platform. From CAIJING Magazine, March 22, 2013:
China Mobile May Restructure Fetion to Fight back Weixin amid Slower Business – The Chinese mobile operator … developing Fetion into an integrated telecommunication product, according to a leaked document. China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, is planing a comeback by restructuring its instant SMS service against the increasing popular Weixin which has garnered over 300 million users home and abroad.
"Been there, done that." China is promoting the development of a new open source operating system, probably to compete with Android, based on the popular Ubuntu O/S. This is well-travelled territory as China has tried and failed to develop and promote their own "standards," the microprocessor "Godson" and the WiFi Standard "WAPI)" as the most famous examples. From BBC News, March 22, 2013:
China to create home-grown operating system – China is working with software firm Canonical on an open-source operating system customized for Chinese users. The collaboration will produce a version of Canonical's Ubuntu operating system called Kylin which will be released in April.
Will a Chinese company save Blackberry? From Bloomberg BusinessWeek, March 12, 2013:
What Lenovo Could Gain From Buying BlackBerry - BlackBerry's share price is rising because Lenovo Chief Executive Officer Yang Yuanqing suggested his company is seriously considering acquiring it. Yang: "BlackBerry could possibly make sense, but first I need to analyze the market and understand what exactly the importance of this company is."
The king of Chinese eCommerce, Alibaba, will launch its own credit-line. From The Economic Observer, March 12, 2013: Read More
In an extended visit to Beijing in January this year, we had a meeting with officials from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). They have an Economic Information Department which generates copious amounts of data and reports on the Chinese economy. We walked away with at least 10 pounds worth of books and reports on Chinese industry and the economy, in both Mandarin and English.
If you are in any way skeptical about the data that the Chinese government produces (I think everybody agrees that whatever industry or market one is looking at, it's BIG!), there is a solution for you, albeit an expensive one. Read More
Great article from the Wall Street Journal on the challenges of selling mobile apps in China, hitting nearly all the key points, including challenging business models, piracy, payment systems, local competition, and most of all, how to make money. From WSJ Online Feb 20, 2013:
For App Makers, China Is Untapped and Untamed – China is emerging as the next battleground for global app makers—but cracking the world's largest smartphone market is proving to be vexing. App makers must navigate dozens of app stores with looser rules than in the U.S., fend off a proliferation of cloned apps, and steer around a thicket of regulations and intense competition from local developers.
China's smartphone market is now as big as the total population of the United States. Lenovo, Yulong's Coolpad, ZTE and Huawei round out the top five after Samsung. From the South China Morning Post on Mar 6, 2013:
Mainland China's smartphone market to top 300 million units this year – The market for smartphones in China is forecast to exceed 300 million units this year, representing an industry-leading 32.8 per cent of total global shipments. The market is also expected to be bolstered by rapidly growing domestic demand for Chinese-brand smartphones.


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Welcome to the web cam page of peregrine falcons that nest on Atlanta's SunTrust Plaza. The cam will be live again in early 2015, when the falcons' nesting season begins more than 50 stories above downtown Atlanta. The eyas hatched this year and moved from the nest balcony to lower balconies and ledges in late May. The parents are caring for it there. (A second egg in the planter didn't hatch.) See videos of the fledgling being fed and practicing to fly further. The falcon camera is operational from early March through May here without advertisements and on our Ustream channel. Please Support conservation of Georgia's peregrines and other nongame wildlife. Peregrine falcons are the world's fastest animals, diving on prey at speeds reaching 200 mph. These raptors normally have their nest, or eyrie, on remote cliffs. Their historical nesting range barely extended into Georgia because of lack of suitable nesting sites. However, peregrines – on the rebound from a mid-1900s population crash linked to the insecticide DDT – have found a substitute for cliffs: tall buildings and bridges! Many peregrines now nest on structures in urban areas. All known nests in Georgia are in metro Atlanta. The SunTrust Plaza nest is in a large planter with small bushes. The site is ideal. The open balcony is too high for natural predators and the planter offers soft substrate and some protection from harsh weather. Nesting usually begins in March. The young fledge by June or July. The falcon cam is operated by DNR's Nongame Conservation Section and made possible by generous support from the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge; The Environmental Resources Network (TERN), friends group of the Nongame Section; and the Garden Club of Georgia Inc. Help in setting up the camera was provided by IP Video Specialists/HDOnTap and staff at Georgia Outdoors.
Falcon Cam PartnersMcKenna Long & Aldridge: The international law firm is the host of the nesting falcons and providesDNR critical support and access for the camera. Formed in 2002, McKenna Long & Aldridge is among the top 70 largest firms in the U.S., and has more than 575 attorneys and public policy advisors in 15 offices and 12 markets. TERN: The Environmental Resources Network is a group of citizens sharing a common interest in wildlife conservation. TERN, formed in 1992, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and the friends group of the Nongame Conservation Section. TERN's primary mission is to help financially support the Nongame Conservation Program and its conservation projects. The Garden Club of Georgia Inc.: Founded in 1928, The Garden Club of Georgia promotes beautification, conservation and education. The club also provides annual scholarships for Georgia students pursuing environmentally related fields of study. Youth environmental education efforts are a strong focus, as well as many conservation outreach projects.
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Don't look now – Rick (Marc Warren) faces a threatening future alone. Pics: BSkyB |
Sky1: starts Tuesday, 4 June, 9pm
Story: After the law finally caught up with them at the end of the last series, Woody, Quinn, Baxter and Rick are now being interrogated in a dilapidated prison in the Moroccan desert.
THOSE MAD DOGS who managed to turn a fun reunion in Spain into the holiday from hell involving stolen drug money and murder are now hitting their third series.
The law of diminishing returns dictates that this should be poorer than those preceding it. But while it is not as engaging or funny as the first series, it does pack surprises and have the guts to take the story on a new trajectory.
Jaime Winstone as Mercedes
Caged – Woody (Max Beesley) |
This is Jaime Winstone playing Mercedes, and she seems to be following in dad Ray's footsteps by being the hardest character on display. Mercedes is a soldier who strayed but shows her combat readiness by throwing Quinn to the ground.
She's also a lot more clued-up than the clueless foursome. When Quinn whinges about their rights being infringed by their incarceration, Mercedes tells them, 'This place doesn't exist.'
Mad Dogs is again intriguing, surreal and pretty silly
Flying by the seat of their pants – Baxter, Woody, Rick and Quinn |
Writer Cris Cole instils the new series with intrigue and surreal touches again, including a scary little African figure haunting proceedings this time. It's a disorientating touch, similar to 'Tiny' Blair's appearance in series one.
That was a triumph for Sky1 in 2011, getting nominated for a Bafta and winning terrific ratings for a non-terrestrial channel (episode one got 1.6 million viewers). The plot was slow in places but the theme of old mates meeting up in disappointed middle age – and played with relish by the four actors – gave the drama emotional impact while the lads got sucked into Alvo's criminal enterprise.
The lads are now on the run from the CIA
This new series has lost much of that as the foursome's characters are subsumed in a hectic story. Where 'Tiny' Blair was bizarre, funny and sinister, here the scary masked figure is part of a moreWired – Rick under interrogation |
Anton Lesser eventually turns up as Alex, who appears to be from the British government and tells the guys they are on a CIA hit list (don't ask). From there the drama spins off into another country and another cliffhanger.
Mad Dogs is now a story charging along so fast it's hard to get a grip on who's who and what's happening. The final moments of this opener do, however, set up some interesting possibilities for the remaining three episodes, so perhaps the dogs will stop chasing their tails and the series can recapture its earlier charm and character focus.
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Please read the chart and see March 22 of this year when the high for the day was $16.95 and then MAGS climbed to a high of $40.35 very quickly... kindly spare us the short_it_now BS and let's ride this timely stock to it's next high UP.
Mags up 28% in Tel Aviv market.http://finance.yahoo.com/q?d=t&s=MAGS.TA
hey Ineedaferrarihow are those future's doing?getting worried yet?30 minutes to the open.you cover at 22, right?
what were those gay scooters from about six years ago? Razors or something like that?
Very accurate. Few will hold over the weekend. IF you are 'investing', you can't 'watch'.......
Nope, it's in the right sector, but the bottom line is unimpressive...I don't like the fundies all that much...I will cover today if given the opp and may go short or long on Monday based on TA and Mkt conditions Monday morning. This is a trader vehicle right now..very few people are investing.
My my, weren't we (you) up late last night posting doom and gloom on this board. Like ALL NIGHT.Don't sleep well when your $ is at risk?Oh, and anyone that puts 'watch and learn', 'count on it', or 'guaranteed' on a stock board immediately gets the iggy!!Have fun!ineedaferrari has been added to your ignore list.
quite simply the huge run up in such a short time fram justifies a sell off. I'm not commenting on fundementals or the underlying fundementals and frankly I don't care. This is technically a short, everything is in place profit will be taken, it was taken yesterday and those that don't understand price action bought into the sell off. There will be an abscence of buyers today and the selling will continue. Mo players don;t put on new long position before the weekend that is reality, even less do so before a holiday weekend..The higher probablility trade is short and because of the high beta it could move down a lot. The same things that make this a good long make this a good short in a matter of speaking...
I really don't care about anything except what MAGS is doing, I believe you appear to be the moron....name calling and acting threatening won't change the direction of this stock. I think your analysis is emotional and flawed and it will pull back today, hopefully a lot...STRONG SMELL
what in the world does the drivel you just spewed have to do with MAGS?