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Internet governance 'too important to be left to chance,' CIRA says
OTTAWA – November 1, 2012 – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the organization that manages the .CA Internet domain, has consulted with Canadians and discovered that security, access and cost, and digital literacy pose the greatest challenges when it comes to their successful use of the Internet.
These were the findings of CIRA's latest Canadian Internet Forum (CIF), a series of online discussions and public consultations that took place over the past year as part of CIRA's Community Investment Program. The CIF, begun in 2010, provides a neutral environment for stakeholders from across Canada to discuss and debate the state and future of Internet policy and governance in Canada.
"The Internet has become the driver of a new knowledge-based economy and has radically altered the ways in which we communicate with each other," said Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA. "It's much too important to be left to someone else to look after and I thank those Canadians who took the time to contribute their views during the CIF."
Security relates to those things that impact the stability and safety of the Internet, such as viruses, spam and cyber-crime.
"It comes as no surprise that Canadians identified security as a top challenge," said Holland. "As the Internet becomes more integral to our social and economic landscape, it is inevitable that there will be greater volumes of criminal activity to exploit that."
Access and cost
For Canadians, access and cost go hand in hand. There is a clear belief that Canada suffers from an urban-rural divide with regard to access and speed. Urban centres are seen to have better, faster and cheaper access than rural or remote areas. This is a growing concern, considering that the Internet can be a great facilitator of economic development. While mobile was identified as one way in which better access can be provided in more remote areas, it is considered to be very expensive in Canada.
"Cost, access and speed form a nation's digital currency," said Holland. "A decade ago, Canada was a digital leader, but various third-party reports have since charted a steady decline in Canada's speed and competitiveness compared to other industrialized nations. It's time for us to retake our position as a global digital leader."
Digital literacy
Digital literacy is the capacity to use the Internet for education, work and entertainment, and to understand digital media content and applications, along with the knowledge and capacity to create digital technology for personal use as well as for the competitive marketplace. It touches on topics such as privacy, parental controls and barriers of language.
"Canadians are concerned that Canada is falling behind other counties in ensuring its citizens have the digital literacy skills they need," said David Fowler, CIRA's Director of Marketing and Communications, and a Board member of MediaSmarts, a not-for-profit that specializes in digital and media literacy. "While this may be true, we believe there is also a substantial opportunity here to advance Canada's social and economic agendas through education and outreach. CIRA is actively working with other stakeholders in Canada's Internet ecosystem to improve digital literacy among all Canadians."
Challenges and Opportunities for the Internet in Canada, a white paper detailing the complete findings of the 2012 CIF, was released today and can be found at http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Publications/challenges-opportunities-canada-2012.pdf.
About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the Member-driven organization that manages Canada's .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada's Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally.
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...what my chances are tonight. I have a 13+ point lead and my opponent has Jay Cutler in a 6 pt/TD league.
1 in 4 maybe?
...what my chances are tonight. I have a 13+ point lead and my opponent has Jay Cutler in a 6 pt/TD league.
1 in 4 maybe?
Wow, I never would've figured a scenario for losing and moving up a spot lol
I'm in 3 leagues with a combined record of 7-14, but feel as though there should be an asterisk beside that record. 2 of these leagues had to be autodrafted due to computer failure over a whole week, friggin' dell.
my beer drinking team has a football problem
Funny thing is, I knew I was playing you when I read the thread, but got confused... i got Cutler in another league. Had to look into it to realize i was actually winning one this week.
my beer drinking team has a football problem
Muwahahahah it felt GREAT to pull that win out, score 1 for the bad guy, LOL
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1st- Danny Shelton, DT, Wash
2nd- Cody Prewitt, FS, Miss
3rd- Paul Dawson, OLB, TCU
4th- Zach Vigil, LB, Utah St
5th-Wes Saxton, TE, S.Alabama
6th- Byron Jones, CB/S, UConn
7th- Erick Dargan, SS, Oregon
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Cutler is blowing this game. It's actually flipping sad considering that this is the best team in the NFC North losing to Carolina.


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NASCAR fans have grown accustomed to parity.Start Slideshow
Except for the Sprint Cup championship — which has been won by the same driver in six of the past eight years — NASCAR is used to producing a wide variety of winners.
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Since the 2000 season, the Sprint Cup Series has averaged 15.7 different winners each season. By comparison, it averaged 11.6 winners per year from 1983-99, and just 7.9 from 1972-82.
NASCAR believes it could produce the most winners ever this season with new Chase rules that place more emphasis on winning.
There have been six different winners in the first six races — the most in the Chase era, which began in 2004. There have not been seven different winners to start a season since 2003. The record is 10 different winners to start the 2000 season.
The 10-race Chase will consist of 16 drivers, primarily race winners who are in the top 30 in points. If there are not 16 different winners, the remaining spots will go to the top drivers in points.
There have never been more than 16 different winners in the first 26 races, though there were 16 after 26 races in 2003 and 15 in 2001, 2002 and 2011.
Here's a look at the most winners by season, with a breakdown of who won the most races that season and who were the biggest surprises.
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Winners: 19Next
Top winner: Jeff Gordon, 6
Surprise winners: Kevin Harvick (2), Michael Waltrip, Ricky Craven, Joe Nemechek, Steve Park, Elliott Sadler, Robby Gordon
Winners after 26 races: 15
Champion: Jeff Gordon
Winners: 18Next
Top winner: Matt Kenseth, 5
Surprise winners: Jimmie Johnson (3), Ryan Newman, Johnny Benson, Jamie McMurray
Winners after 26 races: 15
Champion: Tony Stewart
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Top winner: Tony Stewart, 5
Surprise winners: Trevor Bayne, David Ragan, Marcos Ambrose, Paul Menard, Regan Smith
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Top winner: Matt Kenseth, 7
Surprise winners: David Ragan, Brian Vickers, Martin Truex Jr.
Winners after 26 races: 13
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Surprise winners: Casey Mears, Martin Truex Jr., Juan Pablo Montoya
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Top winner: Greg Biffle, 6
Surprise winners: Carl Edwards (4), Kyle Busch (2)
Winners after 26 races: 12
Champion: Tony Stewart
Winners: 15Next
Top winner: Jimmie Johnson (5), Denny Hamlin (5), Brad Keselowski (5)
Surprise winners: Marcos Ambrose
Winners after 26 races: 14
Champion: Brad Keselowski
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Top winner: Jimmie Johnson, 7
Surprise winners: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, David Reutimann, Brian Vickers
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Surprise winners: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2), Ward Burton, Jerry Nadeau, Steve Park
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Elena Baltacha has been diagnosed with liver cancer and says she will "fight this illness with everything I have."
The 30-year-old said in a statement: "I have recently been diagnosed with cancer of the liver. I'm currently undergoing treatment and fighting this illness with everything I have."
Judy Murray, captain of the Great Britain Federation Cup team, said: "Obviously this is a tough time for Bally, her husband Nino and her family but she is a such a determined, upbeat person and everyone around her is staying positive as well.
"I know she'll be really grateful for all the support that she's getting."
Baltacha retired from the circuit last year after struggling to overcome a series of injuries.
The daughter of former Ipswich, St Mirren and Inverness footballer Sergei, she reached a career-high world ranking of 49 in 2010, and beat the likes of Li Na and Francesca Schiavone.
Baltacha, a hugely popular player on the circuit, was British number one from December 2009 to June 2012 - 132 weeks - and she won 11 ITF titles.
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Rahul Dravid retires
Indian batting giant Rahul Dravid announced his retirement from international cricket in a press conference at Bangalore on Friday.
Laying to rest months of speculation following a disastrous tour of Australia, Dravid said he was sad but proud at calling time on a tremendous career.
He was accompanied at the conference by his former teammate, captain and current KSCA president Anil Kumble and BCCI president N. Srinivasan.
Having made his debut in 1996 and played 164 Tests overall, Dravid leaves the game with 36 Test hundreds, a Test average of 52.31, as the second highest run getter in Test cricket (13,288 runs), the highest number of catches in Tests (210), as the only man to have scored centuries in every Test playing nation and with the double distinction of having scored more than 10,000 runs each in both Tests as well as ODIs.
Despite a slump since 2007, he held on to his place in the team with valuable innings and had his richest year in 2011 where he was India's sore bright spot on the dull tour of West Indies and disastrous one of England. He scored 5 centuries in the year but his failure on the tour of Australia brought back calls for his retirement along with those of Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.
He retired from limited overs internationals in 2011 on the tour of England after not being a regular part of the squad since 2007. He scored 10,889 runs in 344 ODIs with 12 centuries and took 196 catches, even serving as the wicketkeeper in India's run to the final in the 2003 World Cup.
Besides the big numbers, Dravid leaves as one of the most respected statesmen of the game, a cricketer admired throughout the world for his determination and conduct, a doyen of classical batting and a humble figure.
Tributes poured in from many greats and stars of the game, expressing their tribute to the universally loved player.


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May 12th, 2008, 09:52 AM #16
I was far from disappointed with Ringworld: for me it is a good, middle of the road SF novel, having elements that make truly great SF as well as being a good example of the problems that are often cited as common criticisms of the genre as a whole. For that reason I think it is probably essential reading for anyone interested in SF not just as 'entertainment'. I have heard good things about some of the follow-ups too and will probably read them one day.
I think my enjoyment trumps anyone else's dislike.
May 12th, 2008, 09:54 AM #17
May 12th, 2008, 10:00 AM #18
Did the sequels win it a set of awards?
I'm not going to quit a Hugo/Nebula winner. I've gone through about 30 so far, with a few endings that justified the grind.
I just don't see the usual shining aspects that make it a winner. This is the first oddity in my awards collection.
May 12th, 2008, 10:04 AM #19
May 12th, 2008, 11:15 AM #20
darn it, its a Hugo winner - therefore, you MUST like it.
Don't get upset - I know science fiction fans are about the last group you can expect conformity and respect for authority from.
On the other hand - Hugo-Zombies do sound somewhat compelling...
Being former fans of course, they'd be FAST Hugo-Zombies, and selective when eating brains. They only eat the part of the cortex where critical faculties reside - and only that portion that engenders dislike for Hugo-winning stories.
Closely allied to Nebula-Zombies, but less viscious.
May 12th, 2008, 12:27 PM #21
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May 12th, 2008, 12:37 PM #22
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May 14th, 2008, 08:42 AM #24
Officially unimpressed.
I found it read almost like one of Heinlein's less favorable works (like Double Star).
For the time I can see it having some standing merit. I guess I got suckered by the hype machine.
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well it just goes to show, I find Heinlein painful to the point that I just don't get the adoration for him. whereas Niven I thoroughly enjoy and thought Ringworld was great. I would say that when reading older books it is always worth trying to imagine the times it was written in. Groundbreaking SciFi, of its day, can easily seem mundane in years to come if you don't look at when it was written. But I also feel it stands the test of time well, can't think of any more impressive BDO's than the Ringworld itself.
Also starting a negative thread on a book you've not completed, hoping for a big ending, doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It's not like it's a long book that needs hours of wading through. Maybe you could be described as being of the 'impatient generation'
May 14th, 2008, 10:10 AM #26
May 14th, 2008, 11:12 AM #27
this thread has prompted me to re-read Ringworld (I'm now a third of the way through) and I'm developing a theory.
In order to test that theory, I need a little help.
Could those of you who found Ringworld lacking, particularly in the "characterization" department, give me a couple of examples of novels that are similar (high concept/hard sf) where you found characterization that met your needs?
Preferably, I'd like a quoted example or two illustrating what you mean by good characterization.
May 14th, 2008, 12:16 PM #28Could those of you who found Ringworld lacking, particularly in the "characterization" department, give me a couple of examples of novels that are similar (high concept/hard sf) where you found characterization that met your needs?
Preferably, I'd like a quoted example or two illustrating what you mean by good characterization.
May 14th, 2008, 12:25 PM #29
I found them lacking in the fact that I was not drawn to them. They stayed perfectly within the mold they were cast in. Teela was arguably the only character that developed.
It seemed very much a weak parallel to Wizard of Oz. A scared character, a lion, a pseudo-alpha male and a female.
May 14th, 2008, 12:52 PM #30
I've got VInge's books; I'll dig them out and take a look.
I don't want to argue individual points just yet - but I'll say that I disagree with the 'no one develops except Teela' position.
I'd like a couple more examples, one is just too slim to go on.


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Lean venison casserole
Venison hotpot
Serves 6
Cooking time 30 minutes
Protein 40g
Cooking 2.5 hours
2 slugs olive oil
150g bacon lardons
875g lean venison shoulder, cubed and dusted with plain flour
1 large onion, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
handful juniper berries, crushed
300ml red wine
200ml beef stock
splash balsamic vinegar
2tbsp redcurrant jelly
350g cooked chestnuts
1kg sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
pinch thyme, chopped
40g soft butter
salt and pepper
1. Heat the oven to 160°C. Put a dash of oil in a large, flameproof casserole dish on the hob and fry the lardons until the fat runs. Remove them and drain away any excess fat you dont need it.
Time so far: 5min
2. Brown the venison in batches over a high heat, then put it to one side. Reduce the heat slightly and fry the onion and carrots in the casserole dish for 5min or so.
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3. Add the berries, lardons, wine, stock, vinegar and jelly. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and stir in the chestnuts and venison. Make sure theres enough liquid to cover the meat. If theres any fat on the top, skim it off with a spoon.
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The tiny berries that give gin its flavour contain essential oils that decrease inflammation and help to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness. Thats not to say it has the same effect when distilled and mixed with tonic, mind you.
Without a doubt, venison is the best meat for packing on muscle. Its lower in cholesterol and leaner than beef, as well as being chock-full of iron and zinc. Keep telling yourself Bambi has gone to a better home.
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MarShon Brooks gave the Nets something to look at with his defensive performance against the Pistons Monday. He took a charge and blocked 2 shots displaying great help defense on several rotations. P.J. Carlesimo noticed the effort and rewarded him and the rest of the second unit with more minutes.
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"It was a good feeling," Brooks said. "It was better to get a win, especially a good win like that, and the bench played well … for us to extend the lead when the starters sat down, that was huge for us. That's something I feel like we should do a lot more often, especially when we're playing against other team's second units. It's an opportunity for us to give our starters some breathing room.
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The Chaos of Constant Connection? A while back I read this article in Newsweek by George Will.
In it, Will warns us against the "chaos of constant connection. " The ubiquitous barrage of battery-powered stimuli delivered by phones, computers, and games makes "the chaos of constant connection" an addictive electronic narcotic. As continuous stimulation becomes the new normal, "gaps between moments of heightened stimulation" are disappearing; amusement "has squeezed the boredom out of life." Merchants of Culture: A Meditation on the Future of Publishing. By Maria Popova What Gogol, Seth Godin and TED have to do with the fate of the written word.
The year has barely begun and already it's been a tremendously disruptive month for the publishing industry, with a number of noteworthy developments that bespeak a collective blend of optimism, fear and utter confusion about what the future holds for the written word as its purveyors try to make sense — and use — of digital platforms. Here are just a handful of important, potentially game-changing, events in the publishing world that took place in the past month alone: So what is all of this momentum building up to? Are you a content consumer or creator? « Brian Solis Brian Solis. InShare835 You'll soon learn why I'm posting shorter, but more frequent posts…In the mean time, I wanted to share with you something I've been thinking quite a bit about these days.
Think about the generation or two before us. FT Magazine - War on the net. For a long time after its birth, just over two decades ago, Planet Cyber was dominated by the ideology of Kumbaya – everything about it spread joy.
The web reunited long-lost school friends and lovers; it made us all smarter, shifted more product and even allowed us to revisit our childhood by watching TV shows on YouTube, such as Fireball XL5 or Champion the Wonder Horse. It also appeared to confirm the west's technological superiority, and for advocates of democracy, Kumbaya promised a new era of political change: dictators would surely cower in the face of citizens now able to chat freely about their ghastly governments and the need to overthrow them. It was indeed the perfect technology to accompany the end of history, offering peace and harmony to all mankind. But in 2010, Kumbaya suffered a string of debilitating blows that is forcing us to reappraise its pre-eminence. Digital Culture & Education.
Flickr Accidentally Wipes Out Account: Five Years And 4,000 Photos Down The Drain. Yahoo's Flickr may have another PR nightmare on their hands.
IT architect and Flickr user Mirco Wilhelm couldn't log on to his 5-year old account yesterday, and when he asked the Flickr team about this issue they flat out told him they had accidentally flushed his entire account, and the 4,000 photos that were in it, straight down the drain. Apparently Wilhelm reported a Flickr user with an account that held 'obviously stolen material' to the company last weekend, but a staff member erroneously incinerated his account instead of the culprit's.
Hello,Unfortunately, I have mixed up the accounts and accidentally deleted yours. 25 Years of Digital Vandalism. Texas Student Attends School As a Robot. Facebook Private Info Increasingly Used In Court. The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions.


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Classic Pumpkin Pie
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- 1 (4-pound) sugar pumpkin (or 3 cups solid-pack canned pumpkin), halved
- 1.50 recipes Pate Brisse
- All-purpose flour, for work surface
- 7 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon(s) heavy cream
- 1.50 cup(s) (packed) light-brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) (packed) light-brown sugar, combined with above brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1.50 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1.50 teaspoon(s) ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg
- 3 cup(s) evaporated milk
- Whipped cream, for serving
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. If using fresh pumpkin, roast pumpkin, cut sides down, on a rimmed baking sheet until soft, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool completely. Roasted pumpkin can be refrigerated in an airtight container overnight.
- Reserve 1/4 of the dough for making leaf decorations. Turn out the remaining dough onto a lightly floured work surface; divide in half. Roll out each half into a 14-inch round. Fit rounds into two 10-inch pie plates; crimp edges as desired. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
- Roll out reserved dough to 1/8 inch thick. Transfer to a baking sheet, and freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Using a leaf-shape cookie cutter or a paring knife, cut leaves from dough. Freeze until cold, about 10 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Whisk 1 egg and heavy cream in a small bowl; set aside. Brush edges of pie shells with a wet pastry brush; arrange leaves around edges, pressing to adhere. Brush leaves with egg wash. Cut 2 large circles of parchment; fit into pie shells, extending above edges. Fill with pie weights. Freeze until cold, about 10 minutes.
- Bake pie shells 10 minutes. Remove weights and parchment; bake 5 minutes more. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- If using fresh pumpkin, discard seeds. Scoop out flesh using a large spoon; transfer to a food processor. Process until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer pumpkin to a large bowl. Add brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, nutmeg, remaining 6 eggs, and evaporated milk; whisk until combined.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Place pies on a rimmed baking sheet. Divide pumpkin mixture evenly between shells. Bake until all but centers are set, 35 to 40 minutes. Let pies cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into wedges, and serve with whipped cream.
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Christian Coalition Founder and Chairman Pat Robertson recently implied that President Clinton is deserving of assassination.
On The 700 Club, Robertson's daily television program, Robertson included the following comments in a story about the debate over whether members of the Secret Service should be protected from subpoena:
I guess their thinking is, well, if they can squeal on the President, so to speak, then he'll slip out the back alley by himself, without a Secret Service detail, and then some gunman will assassinate him. Well if you've got a philandering president, maybe that's what, ya know (laughter) ... I mean, he can take his chances."
People For the American Way Foundation President Carole Shields said "Implying that the President should be assassinated, even in jest, is completely irresponsible. Pat Robertson's comments would be unbelievable if he didn't have such a long track record of ridiculous statements."
"Just a couple of weeks ago Robertson was threatening Orlando with God's wrath for the dire deed of flying rainbow flags," said Shields. "Despite the best efforts of his handlers, Robertson just can't keep his extremism from bubbling out. It's a remarkable state of affairs that this man * the patriarch of the Religious Right political movement * is treated with respect by America's conservative leaders."
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Heathy life in 90 seconds
1. Eat bark
Most of the useful properties of apple hiding in the bark. In a laboratory experiment in the bark of red apples are down more than 10 chemicals that prevent the growth of cancer cells. According to studies of other types of peels apples are also very effective if they are not sprayed with chemicals. Artificially bred to go through the procedure and many pesticides are harmful.
2. Take supplements with calcium and
Adoption of adequate vitamin D and calcium significantly affect the reduction in risk of cancer. 4-year study shows that women who are taking this combination, the total cancer risk is lower by up to 77%. increases the body's immune response, which is the first line of defense against malignancy. Skin produces vitamin D, when exposed to sunlight, but modern man, according to statistics rarely procure thereby enough and therefore need additional intake.
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3. Use scents of lavender and rosemary
The scent of lavender calm sleep, but the plant can be very useful in daylight. Research shows that essential oils of lavender or rosemary, even for a short acting, reduced levels of stress hormones (cortisol) in saliva up to 24%. This hormone is a common cause of increased blood pressure and depression of the immune system. Lavender and rozmarin have an effect on reducing the level of free radicals in cells – the same mechanism by which act and other antioxidants.
4. Sprinkle salad with pistachio
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University found that 85 g (about a handful) of pistachios day for a month decreased total cholesterol by an average of 6.5 percent and LDL (bad) cholesterol – by more than 11%. This is not so significant reduction actually has tangible effects – the reduction of total cholesterol by about 7 percent reduced risk of heart disease by almost 14%. Pistachios are one of the best sources of plant sterols – compounds which are known to lower the absorption of cholesterol. But they should not be too far - traitement capillaires – only 30 g is about 160 calories.
5. Replace sugar with honey
Honey was used for medical purposes since ancient times. For example, affixed to a wound, it has natural antibacterial effect. Today science has known that the benefits of honey stretch far beyond the skin. Test studies show that honey slows the accumulation of bad LDL cholesterol.
6. Breathe deeply
Slow, deep abdominal breathing lowers the incidence of any warm episodes by nearly half – this : http://sante.journaldesfemmes.com/ shows the results of several studies. The decrease of estrogen is partly the reason of which gives the appearance of hot seizures, but researchers believe that stress also plays a role because it irritates the sympathetic nervous system. Breathe deeply to turn para-sympatic nervous system which activates the relaxation of the body. This will slow the heart rate will relax muscles and reduce blood pressure. Sit on a comfortable chair and allow your breathing to deepen over time. Breathe through your nose, exhale through your mouth. Close your eyes to limit distractions. Allow your abdomen to relax – the goal is to enable it rises and descends with each breath.


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Our Island Story
Go back in time to a monastery,
a fortress, a port and a family home.
Religious roots
Marvel at the church built on the summit of the island after the Norman invasion when St Michael's Mount was granted to the Benedictine Abbey of Mont St Michel in France.
Under siege
Witness the gun batteries and suits of armour that hark back to times when the fortress was under siege during the War of the Roses and the Civil War.
Living history
Brimming with treasures of a past life, the medieval castle has been passed down through generations of the St Aubyn family and is still home to James and Mary St Aubyn today.
Bronze Age Hoard
At the end of 2009, parts of an axe head, dagger and intact metal clasp were found on the Mount. The British Museum has confirmed these dating back to the Bronze Age and this extraordinary find is now on display in the castle.


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Make learning fun … hold an educational event at the Gateway Arch!
The Education Department at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM) provides education programs and resources aligned with national, state, and local learning standards.
National Park Service ranger-led programs are available for all activities to support teaching efforts. NPS rangers use museum exhibits, living history items, and period clothing to help students learn about the people, places, and events related to America's westward expansion and St. Louis history during the nineteenth century. Click to view the Museum Educational Programs brochure.
Call 877-982-1410 or visit online.
Learn about the Old West with a visit to the Museum of Westward Expansion.
View additional information on Museum of Westward Expansion educational programs here.
Trial Reenactments - Step into a restored courtroom at the Old Courthouse and bring history to life by reenacting a historic trial. Students read scripts, argue facts and decide a verdict. Trials are 60-minutes long.
Old Courthouse Museum Tour - Echoing the architecture of the ancient Greeks, the Old Courthouse served as the civic hub of St. Louis during the 1800s. Learn more about the significance of the building and how it was used during this 45-minute tour.
View additional information on Old Courthouse eductational programs here.
The Education Department offers a series of programs and workshops that help fulfill the requirements for a number of badges related to history, citizenship, law, and the environment. Click to view additional boy scout program information (including pre-visit materials) and girl scout program information is available online.
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Lights, camera…COVERS!
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Superman Unchained Deluxe Edition by Scott Snyder and Jim Lee is now in stores, and it's a gorgeous book packed full of exciting extras. But how is the story? Our DC All Access host offers some of her (very enthusiastic) thoughts.
The disaster at S.T.A.R. labs has scattered secrets all over Central City and we know where they are. We're here to tease you with all the #DCTV Secrets hiding in each episode. If you really want to know some of the answers to these questions, check out the spoiler section... in a flash.
Each week, DC Comics will be releasing a free—that's right, FREE—digital comic book issue featuring a sample chapter from one of our 25 Essential Graphic Novels as well as sample pages from the 2014 Essentials catalog. This week: Final Crisis #1!
Constantine: A Painfully Familiar Face Gallery
Tonight's all new episode of Constantine, "The Saint of Last Resorts," not only serves as the show's gripping midseason finale, but also introduces yet another face from John's past… and from his Vertigo comic, Hellblazer.
Not feeling the holiday spirit this year? Well, we're here to ensure you get through the season with your spirit and all your limbs--well, okay MOST of your limbs intact. Here are the one and only Harley Quinn's five tips for enjoying the holidays, as derived from the just released Harley Quinn Holiday Special.
The secrets (and bodies) are piling up in Starling City and only we know what they really are. That's why we're here to tease you with all the #DCTV Secrets hiding in each episode. If you really want to know some of the answers to these questions, check out the spoiler section... and get to the point.
Tara Carter's awesome, contest-winning Masters of the Universe action figure photo will be featured as a variant cover to this month's HE-MAN: THE ETERNITY WAR #1. If you're a Masters of the Universe collector or an action figure buff, you're going to want a copy. But you won't find this cool variant cover in stores...
12.09 THE NEW 52: FUTURES END – a road to CONVERGENCE?
Futures End? Blood Moon? Brother Eye? Convergence?
Yes, it all connects.
Being told in the weekly comic book series set five years in the future, the events of THE NEW 52: FUTURES END play directly into CONVERGENCE—DC Comics' massive 2 month event taking place in April and May of 2015.


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South Florida's Possible Paperless Future
Categories: Media Watch
Despite how it might come off around here once in a while, Riptide deeply respects the duty of daily newspapers. Which is why the recent report of credit raters Fitch Ratings is worrying. Fitch predicts that many newspaper chains will default, dissolve, or be liquidated and that "several cities could go without a daily print newspaper by 2010."
The two chains in the biggest trouble? The McClatchy Co. and Tribune Co. which own The Miami Herald and The Sun-Sentinel respectively. Both companies have had their debts rated as junk.
So, will a South Florida city be one of those with out a print newspaper? Well, we're pretty sure you'll be able to put 75 cents in that metal cube on the corner and get something out of it. Doomsday scenario if both companies fail? We're not sure, but we're betting someone, somewhere couldn't resist coming in to save at least one of the papers and possibly expanding it to cover both Dade and Broward. As it is now both papers are moving in a strange direction of consolidation, despite the fact that they're not corporate cousins.
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Whisky barrels make up new hardwood flooring
Whisky barrels make up new hardwood flooring
The boards of a new line of wood flooring come from an unlikely source - whisky barrels. While many Scotch whisky containers end up in landfills, others are being recycled and used as an innovative new floor covering.
According to Luxist.com, the flooring is certainly unique - the boards of the barrels are flattened like typical planks, but many still boast pieces of lettering and branding. The news source reports that the planks do not have a strong whisky scent, but notes that the aroma "tickles the imagination."
While the new whisky barrel flooring may be a novelty for now, those who would like to install traditional wood flooring in their own homes can take a few cues from the whisky barrels.
Whisky barrels are made of oak, which is a popular floor covering in the United States and around the globe. The National Wood Floor Covering reports that the majority of U.K. wood floor installations are oak, and that white oak and beech account for 70 percent of Germany's wood floors.
Hardwood flooring fills homes with elegance and warmth and offers a timeless durability that will be appreciated throughout generations.


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Vote for the Worst Health Insurance Company of 2013
December 3, 2013 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Action Alerts, Healthcare-NOW! Updates
Now's your chance to vote for the worst health insurance company of 2013!
The nominees are…
UnitedHealth for paying its CEO, Stephen Hemsley, $49 million last year.
Moda Health for paying $40 million for naming rights to the Portland Trailblazers arena.
Anthem Blue Cross for predatory premium increases even while announcing $2.7 billion in net profits.
And last but not least, Humana for charging women over 50% more than men for the same insurance plan.
The winner is up to you–so vote today!
We will be accepting votes until Tuesday, December 31st.
After that, we will announce the winner and a group of single-payer activists will present the award to the lucky winner.
Doing terrible things is business as usual for all health insurance companies in our healthcare system, we know. That's why Healthcare-NOW!'s mission is to win expanded and improved Medicare for all–a healthcare system that's completely free of for-profit health insurers.
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Peaches broke the news exclusively to HELLO! that she is expecting a little boy, due on April 24 – the same day her late mother, writer and TV presenter Paula Yates was born.
She revealed her dad's joy that finally, another man will be joining the family.
He was "overwhelmed and emotional", she says.
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JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Two people are behind bars on charges for possession of methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and a firearm silencer.
Oregon State Police and the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (R.A.D.E.) team worked together on the case to arrest Sky Anthony Shipman, 34, and Kayla Marie Donnersbach, 22, in Wolf Creek Thursday.
Detectives seized more than 15 firearms, 4 ounces of heroin, 15 pounds of marijuana and half of an ounce of methamphetamine at the residence on the 3600 block of Leland Road.
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Also in this section: Martinelli moves in on another Amador deadbeat's illegal marina Bosco certified as mayor US consulate and embassy alter their hours Push comes to shove on PRD "civil service" appointments Martinelli's Kuna and Embera governors Martinelli's ambassadors City moves to gut historic controls in Casco Viejo Copy of a note alleged to be handwritten by former CEMIS exec Stephen Jones Reopened investigation could alter more than one political pecking order Years
later, high court reopens CEMIS case
by Eric Jackson If some local journalists are calling it "the country's biggest scandal" --- and some are --- that mostly says unflattering things about not only the state of those reporters' historical knowledge, but also about their memory of recent events. Hundreds of people poisoned to death by cough syrup mixed at a government lab is a lesser matter? All the political murders and disappearances of the 21-year-long dictatorship pale in importance? The still-unsolved 1955 murder of President José Remón suddenly becomes a relative trifle? It is, of course, a matter of opinion which facts in the news are important --- just as it's newsworthy to know who plays up and who plays down a particular story. The CEMIS case is about allegations that bribes were paid to legislators back in 2001 to get a concession to expand the France Field airport into a facility that can handle jets and international flights; build an adjacent container handling interface among the airport, the Manzanillo International Terminal and Colon Container Terminal seaports and the Panama Canal Railroad; and surround the whole thing with a commercial and light industrial zone. The allegations when the court stopped the prior investigation named only three men, but that was almost certainly the limiting partisan influence of the flagrantly pro-corruption attorney general of that time, José Antonio Sossa. Other published tales touch about 15 current legislators and a number of former ones, most but not all from the PRD. When one considers who was said to have been involved and compares them to the factional lineups both within the PRD and to a lesser extent in Martinelli's governing coalition, however, that could provide ammunition for major political firefights. A chronology To summarize the events in this case: September 2001 --- The Moscoso administration proposes a 30-year renewable concession contract with Consorcio San Lorenzo, whose two principal executives were the Panamanian Martin Rodin and US citizen Stephen Jones, to build and operate the Centro Multimodal, Industrial y de Servicios (CEMIS). However, Moscoso was unable to mobilize a majority in the legislature at this time, and the proposed concession was stalled in the face of deputies' objections that the government was giving too much away. October through December, 2001 --- CEMIS runs into opposition from Colon Free Zone merchants and environmentalists at heated sessions of the Legislative Assembly's Commerce Committee (then headed by Laurentino Cortizo, at the time a Solidaridad deputy allied with the PRD, who later joined the PRD), and gets handed back to President Moscoso for modifications. On December 6 Cortizo convenes a closed door meeting among himself, CEMIS representatives, then Comptroller General Alvin Weeden, then Legislative Assembly president Rubén Arosemena (Partido Popular, allied with the PRD), then Minister of Commerce and Industry Joaquín Jácome, and possibly others. It was reported that the Moscoso administration agreed to make changes and resubmit the proposal to the legislature. December 29, 2001 --- In the usual mad rush at the end of the second 2001 legislative session the CEMIS concession, having breezed through the Commerce Committee, passes unanimously on third and final reading in the legislature. January 3, 2002 --- Sergio Gálvez, a legislator of Mireya Moscoso's coalition who hardly ever showed up at Legislative Assembly meetings, is seen and photographed at his desk in the assembly's chambers, counting cash from a manila envelope. January 9, 2002 --- Mireya Moscoso's two nominees to the Supreme Court, Winston Spadafora and Alberto Cigarruista, are approved in a 36 to 35 vote wherein PRD legislators Carlos Afú, Tomás Gabriel Altamirano Duque and Carlos Alvarado broke ranks and voted for ratification. Altamirano Duque's family business had a government contract to print lottery tickets at stake. It is said that Alvarado broke ranks due to a combination of personal friendships with the nominees and the Moscoso administration spending money on projects in his legislative circuit. But Balbina Herrera and Pedro Miguel González accused Afú of taking a $1.5 million bribe to vote for Mireya's high court nominees. January 16, 2002 --- Afú holds a press conference at which he waves $6,000 in cash. He said it came to him in a manila envelope on December 29, 2001 and was one of many envelopes of cash in a cardboard box in the office of then PRD deputy Mateo Castillero for distribution to various of his colleagues. Afú said that Balbina Herrera, then both a fellow legislator and president of the PRD, got $150,000, as did Héctor Alemán, then a legislator and party undersecretary and later the presidential campaign manager for Martín Torrijos in 2004 and Balbina Herrera in 2009. Afú alleged that the mastermind of the whole bribery scheme was Miguel Bush, then a PRD deputy from Colon, who allegedly received "much more" than either Herrera or Alemán. Afú further asserted that there was a second distribution of cash, this time $14,000 apiece, to the legislators who had voted for CEMIS. Afú said that then deputy Manuel de la Hoz was present when he picked up his envelope at Castillero's office. Tomás Gabriel Altamirano Duque told La Prensa that day that Castillero had offered him money but that he did not accept it. January 17, 2002 --- The Attorney General begins an investigation of the bribery allegations. February 27, 2002 --- The Attorney General petitions the Legislative Assembly to lift the immunity from investigation and prosecution of all of its members, so that an investigation of bribery allegations related to both the CEMIS matter and the ratification of the Supreme Court nominees can be investigated. April 12, 2002 --- The Supreme Court holds that the legislators did not have immunity when the bribery investigation began. December 31, 2002 --- Attorney General Sossa recommends bribery charges against Rodin, Jones and Afú, the end of the investigation of Castillero and no action against any other person. June 30, 2003 --- The Legislative Assembly's rejects the request to lift any legislator's immunity. September 17, 2003 --- By a 6-3 vote the Supreme Court reverses itself and declares that the bribery investigation was illegal because the legislature had not lifted its members' immunity. It went further and ruled out any case against non-legislators Rodin and Jones, holding that when an immune person is accused of committing a crime in league with a non-immune person, the immunity of the former attaches to the latter. Jones, having been free on $1 million bail, takes advantage of the ruling to leave Panama. Rodin, protesting his innocence in the affair, stays in his native Panama. October 10, 2003 --- Supreme Court magistrate Cigarruista, who had been a legislator when the CEMIS concession passed, tells a national television audience that there were bribes paid, that he knows who paid them and who received them, and that he has given this information to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Panama, José Dimas Cedeño and Attorney General Sossa. (To date, neither Cigarruista, Cedeño nor Sossa have disclosed such details.) March 8, 2004 --- A motion for reconsideration of the Supreme Court's September 17 decision, made by the Attorney General's alternate, Mercedes Arauz de Grimaldo, while Sossa was away, is rejected by the high court on procedural grounds. March 18, 2004 --- Manuel De La Hoz says that he lied in his initial denials of Afú's allegations, and that virtually the entire PRD caucus lied, in order to protect party leader and then presidential candidate Martín Torrijos. January 1, 2005 --- New constitutional provisions go into effect, one of which is that the Supreme Court, not the legislature (now renamed the National Assembly), makes decisions about lifting legislators' immunity. March 3, 2005 --- The new Attorney General, Ana Matilde Gómez, petitions the Supreme Court to reopen the CEMIS case. July 2009 --- The Martinelli administration comes into office and discovers that its predecessor, considering the CEMIS concession dead, had granted concessions on 47 parcels of land on or near the France Field Airport, where the CEMIS concession had been located, to expand the Colon Free Zone. There was an unspecified plan to build a new airport for Colon elsewhere. Martinelli, who wants to upgrade France Field to an international airport notwithstanding the CEMIS affair, cancels these concessions. July 22, 2009 --- The Supreme Court, after a more than four-year delay, rules on Gómez's motion and unanimously decides to reopen the CEMIS case. There is no precedent for reopening a closed case in such a fashion, and the decision reversed the usual rule that any investigation begun against someone who's immune from investigation is not only null and void but it prevents any subsequent investigation or prosecution in the matter. Still to be issued is the high court's order about who will conduct the investigation. Gómez wants the case assigned to her office, but the court could appoint one of its members or, theoretically, any other attorney, to act as prosecutor. July 27, 2009 --- Gómez delivers two video tapes to the Supreme Court. These are purportedly of two December 2001 conversations among former President Ernesto Pérez Balladares, former Labor Minister Mitchell Doens, former legislator Manuel De La Hoz and legislator Carlos Afú. These recordings may have been made surreptitiously --- and if that's the case, illegally --- by Pérez Balladares. They are said to contain detailed admissions about the bribery of legislators to assure the CEMIS concession's passage, and talk of a role that Martín Torrijos played in the transaction. The former president claims that he had given copies of these recordings to former Attorney General Sossa some seven years ago. Today's political context In the wake of the PRD's crushing defeat in this past May's elections, Balbina Herrera declared that she's party president and thus leader of the opposition until 2014. It is widely presumed that she wants to run for president again in that year. Balbina Herrera, Martín Torrijos and Héctor Alemán could be run out of political life by this case, and party factions whose leaders had already called for their resignations from party offices in the wake of last May's defeat are, not surprisingly, calling for a full investigation. Chief among those calling for new PRD leadership and applauding the reopening of the CEMIS case are Balbina's primary opponent and later running mate, former Panama City Mayor Juan Carlos Navarro, and former President Pérez Balladares. So is this the definitive scandal from the PRD perspective? Maybe not. Still lingering out there are investigations of the 35 tons of bronze statues that disappeared from the custody of former first lady Vivian Fernández de Torrijos, and of the poisoned medicine scandal. These, too, could be the monsters that slay political reputations and careers. Meanwhile, Vice President Juan Carlos Varela fought long and hard to establish his dominance of the Panameñista Party, against various opponents but most of all against Mireya Moscoso's clique. So does this scandal taint legislators and former legislators on both sides of the aisle? If so, it would hurt Mireyistas and not much affect Varela's faction. One of the top vote getters in Martinelli's Cambio Democratico party, legislator Sergio Gálvez, may have trouble answering questions about the envelope full of cash that he was seen counting. Afú was re-elected in 2004 as an Arnulfista, and this past May as an independent, and votes with the Martinelli alliance in the assembly. However, even at the risk of some losses on his own side, Martinelli cheered the reopening of the CEMIS case. The Supreme Court, meanwhile, is dominated by PRD presidents' appointees --- but that does not necessarily mean that they're aligned with the faction that led the party to defeat. As a matter of hardball politics, the magistrates also well know that Martinelli has the votes in the legislature to expand the court's membership and thus erase any PRD majority. So might it be a pragmatic move to reopen a case that could also bring down one of their colleagues, Alberto Cigarruista? That would give Martinelli one more vacancy to fill than he would ordinarily get. Legal conundrums So, when did the last act of the CEMIS affair occur? Was Gómez's motion to reopen the case in the nature of a "trial?" These questions probably matter. If the last act of the CEMIS scandal was in December of 2001 or in the following month, and there was no "intervening trial," then arguably the statute of limitations has run on this case. Under the Penal Code that was in effect at the time, this would have been six years. Meanwhile, Stephen Jones is gone and the United States (if that's where he is) has no extradition treaty with Panama. (It does have the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, but that's another case in another jurisdiction if it arises.) The note at the top of this article, if it can by handwriting or fingerprints be attributed to him, could be fairly damning --- to Jones. But what, if any, evidence would there be to directly link Rodin to bribery? Jones could be tried in absentia, but in his absence it may be hard to prove anything against anyone else on the CEMIS end. Did people know about and consent to those recordings that Toro Pérez Balladares produced? And even if they pass the screen of legality, how much of their contents is admissions about things in which the people speaking have direct personal knowledge, and how much is political bochinche? And if the tapes either can't be used or can be but don't prove much, might they provide leads to more solid evidence? Panama doesn't have a US-style "fruit of the poisoned tree" doctrine about improperly obtained evidence. Who is going to conduct this investigation, and what motives might she or he have? These are rude questions, but this is Panama. A prosecutor taking a dive and losing a solid case, a judge ignoring the evidence, undue influences being brought to bear --- none of this would be unprecedented here. But
maybe, just maybe, three people coming from very different
backgrounds --- Supreme Court President Harley Mitchell, Attorney
General Ana Matilde Gómez
and President Ricardo Martinelli --- truly intend to lead this
country into a new era in which corrupt old ways will not be
tolerated. If that's the case, then whatever happens with the CEMIS
case may be anti-climactic because there are plenty of other
political scandals floating out there to be used to set examples.
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Marie McCue
Marie McCue, 94, Hays, formerly of Stockton, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Hays Good Samaritan Society.
She was born Feb. 10, 1919, in Stockton to Carl Bray and Hazel Colburn.
She married Albert McCue on Jan. 19, 1941, in Los Angeles. He preceded her in death Sept. 19, 1998.
Survivors include two sons, Kerry McCue, Hays, and Bob McCue, Green Valley, Ariz.; a sister, Donna Allen, Bella Vista, Ark.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stockton United Methodist Church; burial in Stockton City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton.
Memorials are suggested to Stockton United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.plumeroverlease.com.


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Homemade Corned Beef with Vegetables
From Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Here, the traditional Irish meal of corned beef and cabbage is supplemented with turnips, carrots, and boiled potatoes. Serve it with a loaf of freshly baked Irish soda bread.
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- 2.00 quart(s) water
- 1.00 cup(s) coarse salt
- 1.00 tablespoon(s) pink curing salt
- 1/2 cup(s) sugar
- 1.00 teaspoon(s) coriander seeds, crushed
- 1.00 teaspoon(s) mustard seeds, crushed
- 1.00 teaspoon(s) black peppercorns, crushed
- 1.00 cinnamon stick, crushed
- 4.00 dried bay leaves, crushed
- 8.00 whole cloves
- 5.00 pound(s) flat-cut beef brisket
- 1.00 medium onion, halved
- 1.00 medium celery stalk, halved
- 1.00 medium carrot, peeled, halved
- 1.00 pound(s) baby turnips, peeled, trimmed
- 1.00 pound(s) baby carrots, peeled, trimmed
- 1.00 medium head cabbage, cut into 8 wedges
- 1.00 pound(s) small red potatoes
- Dijon mustard, for serving
- Make the brine: Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add salts, sugar, and spices; remove from heat, and stir until salts and sugar dissolve. Let cool.
- Make the corned beef: Place brisket in a nonreactive container just large enough to hold it. Pour cooled brine over meat. Place 2 small plates on top to keep meat submerged; cover, and refrigerate for 2 weeks.
- Rinse brisket; discard brine. Place in a large pot. Add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Add onion, celery, and halved carrot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
- Set a steamer in a large saucepan. Add enough water to reach the bottom, and bring to a boil. Add turnips. Reduce heat, cover, and steam until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with baby carrots, steaming 10 to 12 minutes. Add to turnips.
- Transfer corned beef to a cutting board. Tent with foil, and let rest for 30 minutes. Discard remaining solids from broth, then bring to a boil. Add cabbage and potatoes, and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. Add turnips and carrots, and cook until warmed through. Transfer vegetables to a platter; reserve broth.
- Trim excess fat from beef. Slice thinly against grain, and transfer to platter. Serve with broth and mustard.
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Twelfth Night (Modern)
Enter Valentine, and Viola in man's attire [as Cesario].
251Valentine If the Duke continue these favors towards you, 252Cesario, you are like to be much advanced. He hath known 253you but three days, and already you are no stranger.
254Viola You either fear his humor, or my negligence, 255that you call in question the continuance of his love. Is 256he inconstant, sir, in his favors?
Valentine No, believe me.
Enter Orsino, Curio, and Attendants.
258Viola I thank you. Here comes the count.
259Orsino Who saw Cesario, ho?
260Viola On your attendance, my lord, here.
262Thou know'st no less but all; I have unclasped
263To thee the book even of my secret soul.
264Therefore, good youth, address thy gait unto her,
265Be not denied access, stand at her doors,
266And tell them, there thy fixèd foot shall grow
267Till thou have audience. | |
268Viola | |
Sure, my noble lord, |
269If she be so abandoned to her sorrow
270As it is spoke, she never will admit me.
271Orsino Be clamorous, and leap all civil bounds,
272Rather than make unprofited return.
273Viola Say I do speak with her, my lord, what then?
274Orsino O then unfold the passion of my love,
275Surprise her with discourse of my dear faith;
276It shall become thee well to act my woes,
277She will attend it better in thy youth,
278Than in a nuncio's [Indicating Valentine] of more grave aspect.
279Viola | |
I think not so, my lord. | |
280Orsino | |
Dear lad, believe it; |
281For they shall yet belie thy happy years
282That say thou art a man. Diana's lip
283Is not more smooth, and rubious; thy small pipe
284Is as the maiden's organ, shrill, and sound;
285And all is semblative a woman's part.
286I know thy constellation is right apt
287For this affair. [To the Courtiers] Some four or five attend him--
288All if you will, for I myself am best
289When least in company. Prosper well in this,
290And thou shalt live as freely as thy lord
291To call his fortunes thine. | |
292Viola | |
I'll do my best |
293To woo your lady. | |
[Exit Orsino.] | |
[To the audience] Yet a barful strife; |
294Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife.
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TYLER, Texas – A 30-year-old Henderson, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Enrique Estrada Quintana pleaded guilty on Sep. 9, 2011, to three counts of production of child pornography and was sentenced to 708 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis.
According to information presented in court, on Feb. 2, 2011, a search warrant was executed at Quintana's residence in Henderson, Texas, during which several computers, cameras, and other forms of digital media were seized. A forensic examination of the seized items revealed several thousand images of child pornography and over 10,000 videos of child pornography. It was also determined that Quintana actually took approximately 100 pictures and 20 videos of three different minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Some of the images depicted prepubescent children under the age of 12 engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and some of the images involved the commission of a sexual act. Quintana was indicted by a federal grand jury on Mar. 2, 2011.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, ICE/HSI, Henderson Police Department, and Longview Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children/Cyber Crimes Unit and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher T. Tortorice.


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Welcome to the InterContinental Berchtesgaden Resort, located in the Bavarian Alps 1,000 metres above sea level. I am proud to work in this great area and offer a warm welcome to all of our guests.
At a height of 1,000 metres the scenery between Watzmann, Untersberg and Kehlstein, surrounded by Germany's one and only Alpine National Park, is simply impressive. Nesting in the midst of untouched nature the InterContinental Berchtesgaden Resort sits like a horseshoe among lush mountain pastures on the eastern outskirts of Berchtesgaden, just 30 kilometres from Salzburg.
MAÑANAThe perfect day starts with the glorious sight of the snow-capped peaks of the Bavarian Alps from your hotel-room window. Greet the morning at Rossfeld Peak, a panoramic spot where you can enjoy croissants and freshly brewed coffee while the guide points out the surrounding mountains. You'll also have the chance to see the last surviving eagles in the area. Come back to the hotel and take in the view from the heated outdoor pool. |
TARDEYou will be intrigued by the rich local traditions of this once-remote corner of south-east Germany, and one of the best ways of experiencing them is with a boat trip over the picturesque Lake Hintersee. Complete your afternoon with a visit to a truly authentic beer garden. The Auzinger offers the best succulent roasted pork with Bavarian dumplings in the whole Berchtesgaden area. After the rich meal, take a walk in the National park, where a ranger can show you the wonderful variety of alpine plants and wildlife. |
NOCHETo finish the day, have a relaxing glass of champagne in our Chimney Lounge. Dine at Michelin-starred restaurant LE CIEL where the Head Sommelier can recommend wines from a collection of 4,000 to team with gourmet French cuisine. Finally, relax in the Rocks American Bar, with one of the most spectacular whisky collections in Germany and legendary cocktails. |
CULTURA LOCALLake KönigsseeThe lake is inhabited by a wide range of freshwater fish including salmon, trout and catfish. Lake Königssee's landmark, the chapel of St. Bartholomä, can only be reached by boat. This world-famous church, originally dating back to the 12th cent., lies at the tip of a picturesque peninsula. School of wood-carving exhibits and art exhibitionDiverse exhibits from Berchtesgaden's school of wood-carving can be admired during a tour of the hotel. You're bound to be enchanted by the modern, creative interpretation of this traditional craft. In addition, well-known regional artists present their artworks in alternating exhibitions. Salt mineDeep down underneath the `Salzberg´ mountain a secret world awaits your discovery. For many years, only the salt miners in Berchtesgaden were allowed to enter the complex tunnel system. Today, part of the mine – which has been in operation for over 500 years now – is open to all fans of adventure who wish to get to know the place where the famous Bad Reichenhall brand salt originates. Royal palace BerchtesgadenPalace Berchtesgaden, after 1810 the summer residence of the Wittelsbach family, was once the center of a small spiritual state of the Augustinian Canons. In the following period, they gained the imperial immediacy and 1559 the status of a prince provost. Until 1803 the monastery was the residence of the rulers. Mozart's birthplaceThe house in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 is now one of the most frequently visited museums in the world. No other place makes the person behind the artist Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his music as palpable as his birthplace in Salzburg. |
¿SABÍA QUÉ? ?"Luftkurort"This area has long been renowned as a spa destination for its fresh, unpolluted air, saltwater baths and general peace and tranquillity. The main road to the hotelThe road B305 is the steepest road in Germany with a gradient of 24 degrees. LanguageAlthough the German spoken in Berchtesgaden is easily distinguishable, it is a typically Bavarian dialect The winter sport programme of the hotelFrom December until March sports fans will discover numerous ways of exploring Berchtesgaden's winter wonderland. The winter sports school of Berchtesgaden is in the hotel to ensure that you enjoy the winter season at the InterContinental Berchtesgaden Resort to the full. Trained ski instructors are there to support you as desired, while state-of-the-art equipment is available to hire. For further information please contact us: +49 (0)8652 9755 0, firstname.lastname@example.com. Tracht (local traditional wear)The traditional Bavarian costume is not just worn on Sundays and bank holidays. For many, it is everyday clothing. |
QUÉ METER EN LA MALETADriving LicenceFor maximum flexibility and to allow you to fully discover the area, rent a car when you arrive at the airport. EurosIt is recommended to exchange at least some money - just enough to cover airport incidentals and transportation to the hotel - before you leave home, so you can avoid unpleasant queues at the airport ATMs. Credit cards are not accepted everywhere. Hiking GearBring walking shoes and trousers and a waterproof jacket for mountain hikes. Sun CreamPack a high SPF-factor cream as the mountain sun is extremely strong. |


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US National Team
Rapids players join USMNT for first meeting of the group in 2014 ahead of the FIFA World Cup
Fri, 01/03/2014
Match in Colorado amidst blizzard started the USMNT's path to World Cup
Mon, 12/30/2013
Marcelo Balboa led the 1997 Rapids to the MLS Cup Final, where they fell to D.C. United.
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Balboa represented the U.S. National Team at the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups
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Rapids legend adds another honor to a storied professional career
Fri, 12/20/2013
"Snow Clasico" at Dick's Sporting Goods Park goes down in history
Wed, 12/18/2013
Catch up on all trades, major announcements, and player movement as teams prepare for 2014
Mon, 12/16/2013
CONCACAF teams grouped with Asian teams in Pot 3, Draw coverage begins at 9 am MT
Thu, 12/05/2013
Rapids defender was one of five finalists for US Soccer honors after outstanding season
Wed, 11/27/2013
Vote: O'Neill nominated by U.S. Soccer for prestigious award that dates back to 1998
Tue, 11/19/2013
MLSsoccer.com editors discuss who and watch to watch for in Scotland, Austria games
Fri, 11/15/2013
Vines, of Colorado Springs, to join U-15 Boys' National Team from Oct. 26-Nov. 3 in California
Wed, 10/23/2013
Gaby Torres reflects on missing out on the World Cup following loss to the USMNT
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Rapids, Panamanian forward says he's "turned the page" from "sad" game and wants to score Sat.
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Gaby Torres reflects on missing out on the World Cup following loss to the USMNT
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USMNT scored twice in stoppage time to eliminate's Panama's World Cup hopes
Tue, 10/15/2013
Rapids forward put his country up 1-0 with strike from top of the box
Tue, 10/15/2013
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quote:You won't find many men who teach complaining about it. If anything it's "the Man" getting involved instead of just letting us teach. It's a profession dominated by women, and for the most part women complain about challenging things. I'll throw nurses in the same boat.
quote:Just because they're in classes for 40 hours a week
quote:What state are you talking about? I don't know of a teacher salary schedule in Louisiana where after 2 years a teacher makes $50,000. Let me know if there is one.
quote:Depends on your state. Some states, both do very well.
quote:Not just scores on your class' aptitude tests, but other things like class grades in general, and the way you teach the subject and your class' performance after that year is over and another teacher sees your student and how much they learned with you?
quote:btw my wife is a teacher.....
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Ford Mustang
Crappy Convertible Repair
"Ford Mustang convertible with a crappy tape job. I see this car all the time and it just seems to get worse every time. Salina, KS "
5000 Beer Cans Later…. (3 Pictures)
Jack Kirby creates a 1965 Ford Mustang using 5000 beer cans that he collected all in hopes of winning a real Ford Mustang. Jack is a art and design student still in college. Think he drank it all?
White trash battery clamp
The submitter wrote: "This is from my 1965 Ford Mustang. The original clamping method relied on the fact that batteries of the time had a small plastic ledge on the side of them. This modern battery had no such ledge so I bungee'd it like this for about a month while I sourced/built an updated clamp assembly. Worked great!"


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Single Pink and Red Dish
Cynthia Vardhan Ceramics
A small dish with predominately cream based areas with raised patterns. Often used for displaying/storing jewelry, serving dipping oils & spices, containing aromatics, or simply to provide beauty to a room.
The colors are in the red/cotton candy pink spectrum with the occasional pop of yellow, chartreuse or white. Actual patterns may vary from those shown in above pic, but will be very similar. Sizes range from 2-3" diameter and all are less than 1" tall. Pieces are made on order and will be shipped within 2 weeks.
The dish is made from a proprietary fine translucent porcelain that I formulated and make myself. If you raise a dish to a lamp, you can see light coming through the piece. The pigmented slip is applied through a needle-like tool in a precise and clean pattern which requires both skill, time, and years of practice :)
The dish is lead-free and are completely food and microwave safe. Dishwashing detergents may wear down the raised textures, so gentle-cycle washing is preferred.
All orders are shipped with insurance for peace of mind.
I have a large shipping fee for international orders in case of emergency. Or Australia. :) Seriously, if the shipping costs are less than charged, I will refund you the difference.


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Always An Adventure (AAA) is geared to the interests of men and women who want to maintain and continue an active, fun and social lifestyle as long as they can and as best they can.
AAA offers a menu of on-going weekly seasonal activites such as biking, walking & hiking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, as well as monthly one, two or three-day adventure trips, and at least one international trip per year. There is literally something for everyone - we invite you to peruse the website and contact Barb Hanchett for more information.
Lest you think that you have to be a life-long athlete, we assure you that many members join without any previous experience in kayaking, to name but one popular spring thru fall activity, and it's not too long before the new member is helping someone else ...
Excerpts from our member memory book, The AAA Book of Adventures, tells the story best.


text: On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 5:38 PM, James E. Lang <jim+lfssup at lang.hm> wrote: > I am part of a Linux Users Group that has taken on LFS as a group learning aid. > > > > The errata for Host System Requirements for v6.6 contains this line: > > Linux Kernel-188.8.131.52 (having been compiled with GCC-4.12 or greater) > > Is that GCC version a typo? Yes, that's a typo. It should be 4.1.2. I can't fix it right now as I am out of town. I'll get it fixed later this week. Thanks for letting us know. -- Bruce


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It is official now. Formula One will produce new champion this season. Only Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are now left with the chance to win the 2009 F1 title. All the previous champions on 2009 grid – Alonso, Raikkonen and Hamilton – now have no chance to do better than Button's 80 points and 6 race wins.
With four races to go Button leads the championship by 14 points from Rubens Barrichello. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are 26 and 28.5 points behind the championship leader. The Red Bull drivers still have a mathematical chance. And as long as the chance exists on the paper the Red Bull drivers are still in the frame. Remember year 2007. With 2 races to go Kimi Raikkonen was 17 points behind Lewis Hamilton. Two race wins for Raikkonen and two disastrous races for Hamilton later Kimi was the champion.
To win the title either of the Red Bull drivers would very much need to win all the remaining races and hope that Jenson Button suffers from another performance slump (similar to his tally of only 11 points from 5 races between Silverstone and Spa). Difficult job especially for Vettel who is likely to suffer 10 places grid penalty in one of the final four races (he is now on his 8th engine). And do not forget, Vettel and Webber only have four career wins between them.
So no matter what the math says it does look like from now on it is only between Button and Barrichello. Barrichello has had the upper hand in recent races. He managed to cut 12 points off Button's lead in last 3 GPs, it definitely is possible for him to cut another 14 in next four races. The concern for Barrichello may be his fragile gearbox possibly damaged during Belgian GP. It lasted the Monza race but will it last another two ? If the team decides to play safe and change it Rubens will suffer grid penalty. He already had one unscheduled gearbox change and 5 places grid penalty in Malaysia. Another unscheduled change should result in 10 places grid penalty…
Good news for Ross Brawn is that with only his drivers realistically left to fight it out for the 2009 title he can let them race till the end without favouring one or the other. We may actually see team mates seriously fighting each other on the track .
The earliest the drivers championship can be decided is in Japan. If Button collects in next 2 races 6 more points than Barrichello and does not loose more than 6 to Vettel or 8.5 to Webber he can pop the champagne at Suzuka. To have the championship going to the wire as in 2007 and 2008 (and to certain extent also in 2006) Barrichello will need to score at least 5 points more than Button in next three races in Singapore, Japan and Brazil (or Vettel 17 points or Webber 19 points more than Button in next 3 races).
If Bernie's intended winner takes all system remained in the 2009 regulations Jenson Button would have the chance the seal the title in Singapore. All he would need is someone other than Barrichello or Vettel to win that race.
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