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We're all experiencing rabid beauty madness over the impending arrival of the much anticipated Spring 2012 Meow Collection by Paul & Joe Cosmetics. I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peak at this kitti-rific range in New York last year and I can tell you there is some seriously cute makeup. In fact, the Paul & Joe Face and Eye Color Palette was just featured in the February edition of O, The Oprah Magazine! It's shown below in Kittycat, Purr-fect and Siamese Please. If you're a "cat" lady or just love and appreciate adorable packaging then this Meow Collection is well worth taking a peak at.
It's available for pre-order right now on b-glowing.com, however won't be shipped until February 1. I have a feeling these products won't last long so make sure you're one of the lucky ones! The Face and Eye Color Palette is in the shape of a cat and comes with three different colors per palette: A lighter shade for base, darker for contouring and then a highlighter on the cat's belly. So cute! If you take an extra peak you'll see that the cat's eyes are closed because when you rub a kitty's belly their eyes close with happiness! The Kitty Blusher Stick is my other favorite because one side has a carved out "cat in the hat" and the other is a smooth side. You gently apply three lines across your cheeks like a cat claw and then rub them together for the perfect blush application.
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The staff at b-glowing.com all have our favorites spanning makeup, haircare, fragrance and more which is why we combined them all in our staff picks page! There's something about a staff pick that perks my attention just like when I'm at the video store and looking for suggestions. In beauty, many times we find new products through word of mouth so it was great to see that the Kitty Blusher Stick from Paul & Joe Cosmetics Spring 2012 Meow Collection made the staff picks in People magazines Style Watch! Beauty assistant Maddy Zollo loved the Paul & Joe Blush Stick because, "this cute cat-inspired blush adds some fun to your beauty routine." For only $28 this blush stick has a carved out cat-in-the-hat while the other side is smooth. Simply draw three lines with the smooth side across your cheek like a cat scratch and then blend! The Limited Edition Kitty
Blusher Stick comes in three shades: Glamour Puss 001 (pearlescent beige), Minou 002 (soft pink) and Catfight 003 (tangerine).
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There are many and varying interpretations of compulsive gambling. The explanation that seems most acceptable to G.A. members is that compulsive gambling is an illness, progressive in its nature, which can never be cured, but can be arrested. Before coming to G.A., many compulsive gamblers thought of themselves as morally weak or just no good. The G.A. concept is that the compulsive gambler is a very sick person who can recover by following a very simple programme, to the best of his or her own ability, that has proved successful for hundreds of other men and women with a similar problem.
To accept the fact that compulsive gambling is a progressive illness and to have the desire to get well. Our experience has shown that the G.A. programme will always work for anyone who wants to stop gambling. It will seldom work for the man or woman who cannot, or will not, squarely face the facts about this illness. Only you can make that decision. Most people turn to G.A. when they become willing to admit that gambling has them licked. Also, in G.A. a compulsive gambler is described as a person whose gambling has caused growing and continuing problems in many departments of life. Many G.A. members went through terrifying experiences before they were ready to accept help. Others were faced with a slow, subtle deterioration which finally brought them to the point of admitting defeat.
No. The first small bet to a problem gambler is like the first small drink to an alcoholic. Sooner or later comes the fall back into the old destructive pattern. Once a person has crossed the invisible line into irresponsible gambling, then it seems to be impossible to regain control. After abstaining a few months, some of our members have tried some small bet experiments, always with disastrous results. The old obsession inevitably returned. Our G.A. experience seems to point to these alternatives; to gamble, risking progressive deterioration, or not to gamble, and develop a spiritual way of life.
It means exactly that. A stand has to be made somewhere and G.A. members have found the first bet is the one to avoid, even though it may be as little as tossing for a cup of coffee.
Often, families and friends of these people have asked us to intercede but we have never been able to be of any real help. Actually, sometimesewe felt we held back a member's eventual recovery by giving this unsolicited attention. It all goes back to the basic principle that a gambler ought to want help before being approached by us.
We think not. Most of the world's work of any consequence is done without the benefit of monetary wagering. Many of our leaders in business, industry and professional life have attained great success without knowing one card from another or which way the horses run round the course. In the area of social relationships, the newcomer will soon find a keen appreciation of the many pleasant and stimulating activities available - far removed from anything that is remotely associated with gambling.
Most people made quite a name for themselves as full-fledged gamblers by the time they turned to G.A. Their gambling was not usually a well kept secret. It would, then, be unusual if the good news of their abstinence from gambling did not cause comment. However, no disclosure of any affiliation with G.A. can rightfully be made by anyone but the member personally. Even then, it should be done in a way that will not harm the G.A. fellowship.
This is done by bringing about a progressive personality change from within. This can be accomplished by having faith in and trying to understand the basic concepts of the G.A. Recovery Programme. There are no short cuts to gaining this faith and understanding. To recover from one of the most baffling, insidious, compulsive addictions will require diligent effort. Honesty, open-mindedness and willingness are the key words in our recovery.
Among G.A. members, there seems to be a predominance of those who work on their own or have little personal supervision. Obviously this allows more freedom to gamble. The occupations of the other members, including those at school or at home, are extremely varied. It seems safe to say that compulsive gambling has nothing to do with the occupation or age of the individual. It apparently arises from an inner imbalance, not external factors.
Sometimes, but not usually. The G.A. programme works best for the individual when it is recognised and accepted as a programme involving other people. Working with other compulsive gamblers in a G.A. group, the individual seems to find the necessary understanding and support. There is an ability to talk of past experiences and present problems in a comfortable area. Instead of feeling alone and misunderstood, there is a feeling of being needed and accepted.
Only you can determine whether or not, or how much, you need G.A. However, most periodic gamblers who have joined G.A. tell us that, though their gambling binges were periodic, the intervals between were not periods of constructive thinking. Symptomatic of these periods were nervousness, irritability, frustration, indecision and a continued breakdown in personal relationships. These same people have often found the G.A. programme a guide to spiritual progress towards the elimination of character defects.
We believe that most people, if they are honest, will recognise their lack of power to solve certain problems. When it comes to gambling, we have known many problem gamblers who could abstain for long periods, but caught off guard - and in the right circumstances - they started gambling without thought of the consequences. The defences they relied upon through willpower alone gave way before some trivial reason for placing a bet. We have found that willpower and self-knowledge will not help in those mental blank spots but adherence to spiritual principles seems to solve our problems. Most of us feel that a belief in a power greater than ourselves is necessary in order for us to sustain a desire to refrain from gambling."
G.A. members, in considering this perplexing question, feel these are some of the possible reasons: "Inability and unwillingness to accept reality . . . " Hence, the escape into the dream world of gambling."Emotional Insecurity . . ." Here a compulsive gambler finds emotional comfort only when "in action". It is not uncommon to hear a G.A. member say, The only place I really felt like I belonged was when I was in a gambling environment. There I felt secure and comfortable. No great demands were made upon me. I knew I was destroying myself yet, at the same time, I had a certain sense of security."Immaturity . . . " A desire to have all the good things in life without any great effort seems the common character pattern of the problem gambler. Many G.A. members accept the fact that they were unwilling to grow up. Subconsciously they felt they could avoid mature responsibility through wagering on the spin of a wheel or the turn of a card and so the struggle to escape responsibility finally became a subconscious obsession. Also, a compulsive gambler seems to have a strong inner urge to be a "big shot" and needs to have a feeling of being all-powerful. There is a willingness to do anything (often of an antisocial nature) to maintain a personal image for others to see. Then, too, there is the theory that compulsive gamblers subconsciously want to lose to punish themselves. There is evidence among G.A. members to support this theory.
Not as a rule. Of the many G.A. members who have had extended psychiatric treatment, none have found a knowledge of why they gambled to be of value insofar as stopping gambling.
This is a rather common characteristic of us compulsive gamblers when still gambling. We spend a lot of time creating images of the great and wonderful things we are going to do when we make the big win. We often see ourselves as charming and charitable fellows. We may dream of providing our family and friends with new cars, expensive holidays and other luxuries. We picture ourselves leading pleasant and gracious lives made possible by the huge sums of money we will accrue from our "system". Servants, penthouses, charming friends, nice clothes, yachts and world tours are a few of the wonderful things that are just around the corner when we finally make a big killing. Pathetically, however, there never seems to be a big enough win to make even the smallest dream come true. When we succeed, we gamble to dream still greater dreams. When we fail, we gamble in reckless desperation and the depths of our misery are fathomless as our dream world comes crashing down. Sadly, we struggle back, dream more dreams and, of course, suffer more misery. No-one can convince us that our great schemes will not some day come true. We believe they will for, without this dream world, life for us would not be tolerable.
No, compulsive gambling seems to be an emotional problem. When in the grip of this illness, we create mountains of apparently insoluble problems. Of course, there are financial problems but we also have to face family problems, employment problems, or problems involving ourselves with the law. We lose our friends and relatives have us on their personal blacklist. Of the many serious problems we create, the financial problems seem the easiest to solve. Upon entering G.A. and stopping gambling, we find income often increases and, as there is no longer the financial drain caused by gambling, there is soon relief from the financial pressures. The most difficult task to be faced is that of bringing about a personality change from within ourselves. Most of us in G.A. look upon this as our greatest challenge and believe this to be a lifetime job.
No. The question of abolishing gambling is a controversial issue about which G.A. has no opinion.
Anyone who has a desire to stop gambling. There are no other rules or regulations concerning G.A. membership.
There are no assessments in connection with G.A. membership. The newcomer signs nothing and pledges nothing. However, we do have expenses relative to our group meetings and our G.A. service facilities. Since G.A. has traditionally been fully self-supporting and declines outside contributions, these expenses are met through voluntary financial support by the members. Experience has shown that acceptance of these financial responsibilities is a vital part of our individual and group growth process.
G.A. is a unique spiritual movement having no central government and little formal organisation. There are no officers or executives who wield authority over the fellowship or the individual. Even though G.A. is an informal organisation, certain jobs have to be done. In the local group, someone has to be responsible for the meeting place, look after the group finances, arrange for refreshments and keep in touch with other groups. This means that a group needs responsible people to perform these duties. In accepting these responsibilities, a member may acquire a title, but titles in G.A. are used only to designate areas of service. Those who accept these responsibilities are directly accountable to those they serve.
When compulsive gamblers apply the 12-step recovery programme in their lives, disintegration stops and unification begins. These steps are basically spiritual in their concept and their practice can be highly rewarding. These are the steps which are suggested as a programme of recovery. 1. We admitted we were powerless over gambling - that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to a normal way of thinking and living. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of this Power of our own understanding. 4. Made a searching and fearless moral and financial inventory of ourselves. 5. Admitted to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. Were entirely ready to have these defects of character removed. 7. Humbly asked God (of our understanding) to remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God (as we understand him) praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having made an effort to practise these principles in all our affairs, we tried to carry this message to other compulsive gamblers. No-one claims these steps are in any way original to G.A. They reflect practical experience and application of spiritual insights as recorded by thoughtful men in many ages. Their greatest importance lies in the fact that they work. They enable us and thousands of others to lead happy, productive lives. They represent the foundation upon which our society has been built. They were given to us freely, for which we are grateful.
Unity is the most precious quality our society possesses. Our lives and the lives of all to come depend squarely upon it. Yet unity in G.A. cannot automatically sustain itself. Like personal recovery, it demands honesty, open-mindedness and, above all, vigilance. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, 'We must hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately'. So there can be no sacrifice too great if it will strengthen our essential unity. In maintaining unity we have begun to traditionally practice the following principles: 1. Our common welfare should come first, personal recovery depends upon G.A. Unity. 2. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern. 3. The only requirements for G.A. membership is a desire to stop gambling. 4. Each group shall be self-governing except in matters affecting other groups or G.A. as a whole. 5. G.A. has but one primary purpose - to carry the message to the compulsive gambler who still suffers. 6. G.A. should never endorse, finance, or lend the G.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. 7. Every G.A. group ought to be self-supporting, declining outside contributions. 8. G.A. should remain forever non-professional, but our service centres may employ special workers. 9. G.A. as such ought never to be organised, but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. 10. G.A. has no opinion on outside issues, hence the G.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. 11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion, we must always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films and television. 12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of the G.A. programme, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
No, G.A. is composed of people from many religious faiths, along with agnostics and atheists. Since membership in G.A. requires no particular religious beliefs as a condition of membership, it cannot bedescribed as a religious society. The G.A. recovery programme is based on acceptance of certain spiritual values but the individual member is free to interpret these principles as he chooses.
Simply stated, the word can be said to describe that characteristic of the human mind which is marked by the highest and finest qualities, such as generosity, honesty, tolerance and humility. Inasmuch as the G.A. fellowship advocates acceptance of these principles as a way of life, it can thus be said that G.A. is a spiritual fellowship.


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5 Amazing as always!sabre10 | 19/09/2012 | See all sabre10's reviews (1)I have been to every westlife concert from the begining...watched them grow and almost felt part of their lives! ( i wish! lol)Westlife The Farewell Tour is one to remember ..as always a great concert with fantastic effects and real patriotism.I will miss the boys VERY much...it was my yearly treat! something to look forward to.This last ever concert was exillerating , touching and heartbreaking...the songs/singing are great as usual,the Humour is there and i cannot fault the show...the boys as usual well MmmmMmmm ... AMAZING!!
5 AMAZING TOURLynettedavies | 20/06/2012 | See all Lynettedavies's reviews (2)Amazing band and an amazing tour,gutted have to wait till 19th dec for the dvd.Going to miss these fellas.
5 AMAZING TOURlynette1979 | 20/06/2012 | See all lynette1979's reviews (2)Amazing band and an amazing tour,gutted have to wait till 19th dec for the dvd.Going to miss these fellas.
2 Fabulous show as always !!BonnieVonnie8 | 27/09/2012 | See all BonnieVonnie8's reviews (1)I have been a big fan of Westlife since day 1 and have been every year to see them in concert. I was there for this spectacular finale over 2 nights and the boys were as ever brilliant, they did not disappoint, it was a GREAT SHOW from beginning to end, with 1 or 2 tears throughout!!It is a must for any fan :)
5 Best dvd evertitch54 | 06/01/2013 | See all titch54's reviews (5)This is the best ever and shame westlife have stopped after 14 years they are great and will be missed I've watched this dvd over and over all the best to all the westlife band xx


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Antiques & Restoration
Benchworks has been remanufacturing steering components for over 20 years.
The founder of Benchworks has been in the restoration business since the late 70s. with this experience of parts suppliers and machining abilities has kept the restoration department a full time business of keeping antique, muscle cars, street rods, and early exotics on the road for years to come.
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if i were to push my Dirtbike along on the side of the road with the engine off would that be legal and would i get pulled over if a cop saw me?
Conceivably, you can be stopped at any point. The police officer might want to check your ID or ask where you're going to or from where you are headed. If you're riding, that's a whole 'nother ball game (license check, registration, insurance, ticket, possible impound of the bike, etc.).


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A dust storm blew through Turkmenistan at the end of February 2013. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite acquired this image on February 28. The dust formed an arc, blowing first to the west then curving toward the north.
Sand seas stretch over most of Turkmenistan, providing ample material for dust storms. This storm, however, appears to have arisen from sandy desert terrain in Afghanistan. The storm likely picked up additional dust particles over Turkmenistan.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Michon Scott.
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According to information received by WMPoweruser, Microsoft has set an internal goal to sell about 100 million Windows Phone devices in 2012. That seems to be quite a lot, but perhaps it's not impossible. To put it into perspective, in 2010 more than 111 million Symbian smart phones were sold according to Gartner. So, with Nokia's help, this goal could be achieved. Network operators seem to be quite optimistic. They are expecting a 30% market share in 2012 for Windows Phone. Obviously, Nokia really needs to ramp up production and availability of Nokia's current Lumia line and future Windows Phone devices for this to happen.
The other piece of news received by WMPoweruser is that apparently Microsoft could have delivered multi core support already with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, but delayed this because of the partnership with Nokia. Microsoft wanted Nokia to be the first to take advantage of this because of its exclusive partnership. Since it was unrealistic for Nokia, which doesn't have that much experience yet with Qualcomm chips, to deliver dual core in such a short timeframe, the introduction of multi core was postponed. No doubt, Samsung and HTC would have been better positioned to take advantage of dual core, since they already do have them in their Android smartphones.
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Naked Beer Fest Is Coming to the Poconos
"No shirt, no shoes, no service" is a common practice in reputable drinking establishments, but not at this beer-centric gathering. Drink Philly reports that Sunny Rest Resort's annual beer festival requires guests to strip bare before grabbing a beer. The annual event will take place on Saturday, June 28, at the Poconos resort. According to the flyer, the "Bare Beach Beer Bash" offers "unlimited beer sampling" and "some of the finest local & imported breweries!" Also, "Nudity required at the beer festival area & in the pools and tub."
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The Company of Merchants of the Staple of England
The Staple is the name given to the trade of the export of wool from 1314 onwards. Its real commercial significance was founded when it was transferred to Calais then under English rule - all exports were restricted to the freemen of the Company who in return for their monopoly paid a levy back to the Crown.
After the fall of Calais the Company moved to Bruges until 1617 when a new Charter was granted by James I and the company moved to premises in Leadenhall.
The Company managed the supply of wool to the clothing industry throughout the 17th and 18th centuries in the UK but the industrial revolution brought problems of supply and ultimate decline.
The Staple acted as a quasi Livery company but by 1948 it only had two freemen left. It was then decided to re-launch the Company as a charitable and social institution and today it has some 100 Freemen. The Company meets twice annually for dinners, usually in York, and has a biennial dinner in London.
Its long term objective is to increase the significance of its chartiable activities.
The Company runs a charitable trust and supports, annually, student travel bursaries at York and Leeds Universities and projects linked to the wool and textiles industry. It also provides biennially, when a suitable project is proposed, a scholarship to the wool trade through the Nuffield Foundation.
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Posted by James Staten on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on September 30, 2013
There's no doubt that, to consumer marketing professionals, data about the users of mobile network are highly valuable. But AT&T is finding that enterprise application designers, corporate security & risk professionals, corporate trainers and CFOs are very interested in this data as well - so much so that the US-based network operator is turning access to and collaboration on its data into a new business service.
Under the guidance of Laura Merling, VP of Ecosystem Development & Platform Services (and formerly of Mashery), AT&T Business Solutions is embarking on an ambitious plan for sharing its data in a secure programmatic fashion leveraging RESTful APIs. It had previously shared it data in a more informal fashion with selected partners and customers but found this approach difficult to standardize and repeat on a larger scale. It also has participated in data collaboration efforts such as the well-known hackathon with American Airlines at South by Southwest earlier this year.
Posted by Katyayan Gupta on the eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals Blog on May 11, 2012
Huawei hosted about 160 industry and financial analysts at its ninth annual analyst summit in Shenzhen, China in April 2012. The event showed us that Huawei's carrier network activities are becoming increasingly software-focused. Huawei is building up its network software and professional services capabilities. This drive is reflected in its SoftCom solution, driven by the cloud computing delivery model in the network space. Huawei is well aware of the role software will play for future distributed and virtualized network infrastructure and network-centric solutions, where the data center is effectively becoming the phone switch for ICT solutions. In fact, Huawei goes as far as to say that hardware will be fairly commoditized and that differentiation will be based on software. Huawei is a member of more than 130 industry standard-defining bodies; as such, it influences the development of industry standards. Huawei maintains its own silicon chip fabrication capabilities (HiSilicon), which help deliver opex reductions and greater energy efficiency as part of its networking solutions for wired and wireless (WiFi, WiMAX, and LTE) environments. Huawei has been designing and assembling servers for a decade and offers blade and rack configurations designed to support cloud and virtualization environments. Huawei's security solutions, greatly enhanced by Huawei buying the remaining 49% stake in its Huawei Symantec joint venture recently, include firewall, VPNs, intrusion detection, application gateways, and unified threat management. Huawei also works with other leading ICT vendors to deliver solutions according to customer requirements. Huawei's GalaX Cloud operating system delivers large scale virtualization capability for compute and storage resources in a cloud deployment. Huawei assists carriers and enterprise customers with design implementation and operation of deployments through its SmartCare Services solution, which monitors and ensures the


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Biographical and Playing Info
Given Name: Ross A. Jones
Born: Miami, FL, USA, in 1960
School: Did not attend college.
Primary Position: Shortstop
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Major League Games: 67
Primary Team: New York Mets
Played For
New York Mets (1984)
Seattle Mariners (1986)
Kansas City Royals (1987)
First major league game: 4/2/1984
Final major league game: 10/4/1987
Hall of Fame Voting
No Hall of Fame elections.
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Matzo brei is probably the only thing I look forward to. That and my italian mamma's homemade gefilte fish. But let's face it, ashkenazi cooking isn't exactly the pinnacle of awesomeness from a gastronomic point of view. And matzo sucks.
Matzo brei is probably the only thing I look forward to. That and my italian mamma's homemade gefilte fish. But let's face it, ashkenazi cooking isn't exactly the pinnacle of awesomeness from a gastronomic point of view. And matzo sucks.
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I want to make some sort of spicy vegetable soup. I have vegetable broth from Trader Joes and also some barley, and some vegetables but don't know what to do next.
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To this day my grandma's kasha varnishkes is one of my top favorite dishes.
My mom made holishkes all the time. And I love kasha varnishkes, as well as kugels, knishes, and all the other asshole-soldering foods. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying any are bad, and of course they evoke memories of family and holidays and while they deliver on the endorphins and comfort, I can't say I'm blown away by typical jewish fare much anymore. Maybe my jew card has expired, I don't know. Nowadays, I'm gravitating to my brother-in-law's sephardic foods since that's what my sister makes (and no more bubbie to make ashkenazi grub). So shakshouka, bourekas, dag hareef, etc. all provide a different perspective and cut through the good ol' meat/dough/grain of eastern european cuisine.
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simple pastrami sangwhich, but i've started steaming the cheese....
I can really recommend Humus (u know; chick peas, sesam paste, olive oil, lemon....) + lebanese bread - that should fill u up for the Coachella day (&nite)
...and/or for breakfast wholemeal sandwiches richly spread with cashew butter...whatyathink?
1st time in the US!!! ...starting with Coachella!!!
Tomorrow I'm experimenting again with gumbo. This time there was a store that had okra in town, so I'll be using some in the recipe, and I got fresh creole sausage from the meat market. I'm shooting for a darker roux this time, as last time it was quite good but pretty light.
Hummus is great for Coachella. High in fiber = regular deuces, which no one can complain about when sweating in a hot portapotty. Easy to make, travels well too. Hell, I should whip up a batch, thanks for the tip.
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With the goal of making a dark roux for gumbo, I cooked my bacon grease/peanut oil mixture for two hours. I only achieved a dark peanut butter color, but the burns on my wrists were sign enough that it was cook time. I hope to turn in a gumbo better than the last one I made, and right now the house smells incredible, even if my right wrist is burned to kingdom come. Damn cajun napalm.
2015 Collaborative Playlist on Spotify.
Tall handles in the air, let me see 'em
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Will it leave a scar? cuz that'd be cool if there was a cooking scar that wasn't too big (gross) but big enough (badass).
cuz you know there's nothing more badass than flipping mahi burgers
also I hope you thawed those bad boys before you put them in the hot oil, otherwise your burn scar should just spell 'dumbass'.
No scar, didn't even leave a burn mark. Was just a tiny drop that was really hot for a second then went away. And no I didn't thaw them out, the directions on the box said put 1 tablespoon of oil and put the mahi burgers in the oil while frozen. Maybe that makes me a dumb ass for following directions though because I rarely do that when I cook.
That's quite purdy there, bmack. Any beer accompaniment?
This Will Destroy You| A Place To Bury Strangers| His Name Is Alive| Barry Manilow| Coachella| U2
I understood about every 3rd word there. My ignorance for sure although half the words when I quoted them, came up with the red spell check mark haha. BMack, that looks killer. I am not a big okra fan, but there are some dishes it just needs to be in it and it adds that "taste" sometimes you can't quit find. Now fried okra, yummmmmy......
Have Another Hit Of Colorado Sunshine
I made chili again. Great for making a large batch, great for freezing/reheating. This time around I basically combined the Turkey with White Bean Colorado-style chili recipe I've made before with The Best Chili Ever from Serious Eats. That recipe is gigantic and a bit of a mess... which is why I just stole a few ideas. I am guessing the most significant changes were using beef for stew (instead of ground turkey), the puree of the toasted and rehydrated chiles and adding Bourbon, apple cider vinegar and soy sauce. The beef was about perfect and this was the richest chili I have ever made, including other beef chilies.
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I took a knife sharpening class today. Screw paying someone else to do it, and forget electric or other sharpening "systems". 3 waterstones, a strop, and my knives were taking hair off my arm. Highly recommended.
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I made crepes for the first time last night. Basically an excuse for me to make Pancakes for dinner. It's basically the same ingredients as pancakes just different ratios of them. The only difference is the Pancake recipe I use calls for two tsp of Vegetable oil and the crepe recipe used two tbsp of melted butter. I think I'm going to start using the melted butter in regular pancakes because holy shit does it make a difference. I just rolled some turkey in them and made one fruit desert style crepe. Overall pretty good but since it was a spur of the moment idea I really didn't have the ingredients to pull off a more interesting stuffing then just turkey. Next time.
I made Thomas Keller's recipe for Braised Beef Short Ribs last night. Accompanied by Thomas Keller's recipe for Polenta and Zarela Martinez' recipe for sauteed spinach. It was all wonderful.
(note a couple of the pics in that blog show that the cook took a shortcut and didnt' follow the directions to the letter. Deal with it).
I could not find boneless short ribs (I don't think i've ever seen that anywhere) ("boneless ribs" seems like such an oxymoron to me) so I got bone-in ribs and removed the bone.
Bone in is the English cut. Bone out is also used in Chinese a lot. cr****
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- 1 box(es) White cake mix - 2 layer size
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- 1 tablespoon(s) cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon(s) white vinegar
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- 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil
- 2 ounce(s) red food coloring
- 1. grease and flour three cake pans2. combine all cake mix ingredients3. beat 4 minutes - scraping sides often4. divide batter evenly among the 3 pans5. bake at 35o for 20-25 min or til cake springs back6. cool on racksFor frosting you will need:4 oz butter - softened8 oz cream cheese - softened1T vanilla1 lb. confectioners sugarBeat butter and cream cheese til smooth and light. Add vanilla and sugar. Beat til smooth. Frost cake
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It seems that sunrise and sunset don't look symmetric. I mean that sunsets tend to have much redder skies and sunrise is usually a bit gloomier. If you see a picture, many times you can tell if its sunrise or sunset, even though I would think they should like identical, except that the sun is either going up or going down. Why do they not appear the same but in reverse?
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The sunrise and sunset would be symmetric if there were no atmospheric effects. My guess is on the moon it would be difficult to tell the difference. The redness of the sunset is due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering (named after Lord Rayleigh who investigated the phenomenon). Light scatters from particles in the air depending on its wavelength and the size of particle in the air. Longer wavelengths, more reddish light, scatter less than shorter wavelengths, more bluish light. If we have white light, all wavelengths, traveling in a straight line to us from the sun, blue light will scatter in all directions leaving more red light to reach our eyes. The more particles in the air, dust, smog, etc, the reddish the light will be. At sunset, the sunlight travels through more atmosphere and will appear redder than when it is directly overhead. Rayleigh scattering also explains why mountains appear blue. The mountains are illuminated by the scattered light, most bluish, since those wavelengths scatter the most. The likely change between sunset and sunrise comes from the different levels of atmospheric dust between morning and at night. More activity occurs during the day to load the atmosphere with more dust. Human activity will introduce scattering particles in the air. Sunlight also is a driving force for weather, and dust can be kicked up by winds. The perception that sunrise is gloomier may arise from the same cause—scattered light during sunset will give the perception that the surrounding scene is receiving more light, and "brighter" light since it will favor the blue end of the spectrum. Also, contrast may be sharper in sunrise since there is more direct light from the sun and less scattered light. Note the stark contrast and gloomy landscape of the moonscape when the astronauts were on the moon.
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Shoe god Manolo Blahnik is descending to Earth, specifically the style isle of Palm Beach.
The high-heel-hero will be at Neiman Marcus Palm Beach, at 151 Worth Avenue Friday, March 22 from 2 to 4 p.m., signing his shoes for customers and introducing a foot-fashion design he chose specifically for the resortey clientele.
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Everyone is so excited about your visit. When exactly are you arriving?
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What are you going to wear to the event?
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And in Florida you don't even need the underwear, right?
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Being in the tropics won't be anything new to you since you grew up in the Canary Islands, right?
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I know you've been to Palm Beach before, but have you been to other parts of South Florida?
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What shoe did you select for the Palm Beachers?
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What from your spring/summer line do think the Palm Beach ladies will gravitate toward?
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I read that you don't think too much of the new crop of Hollywood actresses, that they aren't too memorable. Is that true?
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Utopian colonies and the deep roots of Occupy
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Cross posted from Pruning Shears.
Last year I worked on a series of posts1 with a loose collection of bloggers, mostly from Corrente. The general theme was arguing against the "diversity of tactics" approach being introduced at numerous Occupy encampments, Occupy Oakland in particular. During this process one of our co-authors – jaspergregory – referenced "The Dark Side of the Left: Illiberal Egalitarianism in America" by Richard J. Ellis as providing a good examination of authoritarian impulses among progressives since roughly the 1830s.
I put the book in my queue and am just now getting to it (I work slowly, what can I say). Having gone about a third of the way through I'd say it's a good read but not a must read. On the plus side, I think liberals benefit from taking an unflinching look at the intolerance that has sometimes come from their own side. This does not mean paying attention to manufactured outrage on the right, incidentally.
On the other hand, Ellis seems to have started from a contrarian impulse. In his introduction he describes his reaction on reading a liberal author's book on right wing authoritarianism. In Ellis' view such a book needed to be balanced by a similar one, by and for the left. As his book proceeds he sometimes shoehorns his history into his thesis, and sometimes the poor fit shows.
For instance, Ellis' examples show exactly the kind of false equivalence liberals point out in MSM "both sides do it" narratives. Right wing authoritarians have at times in American history prospered greatly. When the environment is friendly, and it has been friendly numerous times, there seems to be no limit to how far a right wing authoritarian can go.
The same is not true for liberals. Left wing authoritarians either marginalize themselves or are marginalized by political leadership. They do not ascend to power the way right wing authoritarians can. On the right you can point to Senator Joe McCarthy. On the left is George Pickett, who is not even the most famous George Pickett. See the difference?
Another weakness in Ellis' argument is his rather expansive definition of words like authoritarian. In writing about Walt Whitman and his spiritual descendants, he repeatedly uses authoritarian terms to describe their longing for a charismaic leader to help bring the world they envision. That doesn't strike me as authoritarian though. It seems more messianic or prophetic, a way for a nonreligious movement to articulate a sort of mystical or transcendent vision. That doesn't seem especially authoritarian though, and Ellis' book is least persuasive to me when he reaches like that.
What is really fascinating (and surprisingly relevant) is Ellis' coverage of utiopian communities that began to form in the late nineteenth century. Inspired in part by proto-science fiction like Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, these communities withdrew from the larger society in an effort to construct the one they envisioned. While the only separatist type impulses these days seem to be on the right, their governance had striking similarities to Occupy – including its weaknesses. (I will include short clips here and longer excerpts in footnotes):2
These colonies were typically hyperdemocratic: "democracy with the lid off," in the words of one colony leader. Unlike in religious colonies where the leader could single-handedly expel dissenters, expulsion in these secular egalitarian colonies often required a near-unanimous vote of the general assembly. Within the general assembly, moreover, any man in the colony could speak for any amount of time on whatever issue.
The near-unanimous vote of the general assembly resembles the consensus model used by Occupy. As our group noted last year, a consensus model eventually works to the advantage of those with the most time. Getting 90% approval might represent the overwhelming view of the majority, but it might also might represent 90% of the handful left after an extended and frustrating filibuster.
When a tiny minority can block change like that, popular ideas and general sentiment cannot be codified; something like a formal commitment to nonviolence remains ever out of reach even if the vast majority approve. When substantive action is ruled out, it becomes all about personalities:3
For instance, an attempt to write a constitution that would remedy some of the evident weaknesses in the colony's political structure foundered after getting bogged down in interminable arguments over details. The untempered egalitarianism of the General Assembly not only made collective decision making difficult, but it also tended to inflame personal jealousies and factional rivalries.
In California's Llano del Rio Colony this led to an extreme enforcement of loyalty under the charismatic leader George Pickett:4
Pickett responded to this challenge to his authority by having the organizers of the opposition movement expelled from the colony. He justified his actions by arguing that "there should be NO MINORITY in such an organization or enterprise as the colony, for the reason that IT ITSELF IS THE MINORITY" within the capitalist system. The threat posed by the external enemy required a "solid phalanx" and the "utmost loyalty" within the colony. Disloyalty in such critical times could not be tolerated; indeed it was treasonable since it threatened the future existence of the colony.
Which seems quite similar to the "comrade" language that was especially popular at Occupy Oakland. This line between voluntary solidarity and enforced unanimity is something both Occupy and the utopian colonies struggled with. Ellis writes this about the demise of Llano, but it too has more contemporary echoes:5
Embedded in the ideal of a perfect unity is an invitation for one person to speak for all without considering their opinions or preferences. Recognizing that interests and values inevitably and legitimately clash is necessary to protect against the charismatic or authoritarian leader. Cooperation and harmonious relations are always nice, but they are worth precious little if they come at the expense of democracy and dissent.
Finally, a more general note. Idealism can be dangerous when it causes people to compare the world they wish to come with the current one. Frustration, impatience and even despair over the difference can cause a jaded outlook and corrosive cynicism to creep in; abstract celebrations of the working class sour into denunciations of the crass and vulgar people who actually comprise it; the striving to create alternate political models makes it tempting to write off and boycott existing political structures as hopelessly corrupt. Perhaps most importantly of all, an overly ideological outlook makes it easy to demonize others:6
The often rancorous character of debate in the Llano General Assembly must be put down in part to a worldview that made no allowance for legitimate conflict. Since Llano had eliminated conflict between rival interests, disagreements must reflect bad faith, sinister intent, or plain ignorance. Civility and respect become difficult when one construes opponents in terms of betrayal or benightedness. Put positively, recognition that different groups and individuals have interests can be a profoundly democratic and even egalitarian idea. In following the elusive grail of natural harmony and innate goodness, colonists subverted their own egalitarian and democratic ends.
Simply maintaining a belief in the existence of legitimate conflict, and making allowance for it even in the midst of a heated debate, is a very liberal sensibility. It's worth claiming as our own and holding onto, even (especially) when it is most tempting to discard it.


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Students wishing to participate must see their high school counselor or administrator for information on how their school participates in the program and district forms. The district must approve any participation in the program. A Concurrent Enrollment Agreement form must be submitted for each semester the student plans to participate in the program.Do I have to apply to the college?
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Check with your counselor or school district for deadlines and information. Schools require advanced notice in order to complete the Concurrent Enrollment paperwork. The Concurrent Enrollment Agreement form must be submitted to the Concurrent Enrollment office no later than the add/drop deadline in the semester in which the student is participating.Can I declare a degree?
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Does anyone have experience attending a pizza making school? I know there is one in CA and I've heard of the ones in Italy but just want to know if they are worth the money. Thanks.
Didn't know about that one. Learn something new everyday. Forgot to mention, Tony has 5 different kinds of ovens, giving one a wide variety of experience on multiple cooking platforms.David
There are actually two in Cali that I know of. One is the VPN in L.A. and the other is in SF by Tony Gemignani.http://www.internationalschoolofpizza.com/http://www.verapizzanapoletana.org/
My friend was at Tony's class this week. Looking forward to the report.
School of hard knocks is where I got my edumacation, learn by makin mistakes.
yes, we will also be looking forward to the report, soon as you hear something let the brothers know.. cheers..
Here's a pizza school in New York which teaches New York style...it was just written about in PMQ magazineJohnhttp://www.pizzaacasa.com/Home.html


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With only 75 minutes of Breaking Bad left, some questions are bound to go unanswered—and one of the biggest missed opportunities might be the backstory of one Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. Lydia (played by Laura Fraser) has quickly established herself as one of the oddest, most morally bankrupt people in the Breaking Bad universe—or, in Fraser's words, "a very, very sick little bunny." We'd love to know how her transition from Louboutin-wearing executive to neo-Nazi collaborator occurred, but unless there's a Todd-and-Lydia spinoff in the works (like a sick Joanie Loves Chachi), it will remain a mystery. Nonetheless, she has played a pivotal role in this final season, co-opting Walt's empire, bringing the Nazis back into play, and now using a captive Jesse Pinkman to restore her blue meth "brand." We're guessing she won't make it through the finale alive, but unlike Jesse, Lydia probably deserves everything that's coming to her. We spoke to Laura Fraser—a lovely, thoughtful Scottish actress with a big laugh—to get her own theories on Lydia (she may have hidden tattoos!) and the scoop on the series finale.
GQ: Congratulations—you made it to the last episode!
Laura Fraser: [Laughs] It's good to be here.
GQ: That's an accomplishment.
Laura Fraser: I know. I actually did not think Lydia would make it this far.
GQ: She's tougher than we all thought she was.
Laura Fraser: Or maybe just luckier.
GQ: In the last episode, Lydia was pretty adamant that Walt's family needs to die. Where is that extreme conviction coming from?
Laura Fraser: Well, she was always a little bit "off," and I think her moral compass is definitely wonky. She's about three-quarters submerged in the underworld in this point, and she has less and less desire to escape the darkness that she's in; she's no longer trying to climb the walls and get out. And her decision-making process has just become demented. I mean, it's just deranged. Trying to logistically explain it to a rational person is pointless, I think. Just go with it and enjoy the ride!
GQ: That's fair. One thing that's funny about Lydia is how easily she transitioned into hanging out with the Nazis.
Laura Fraser: I know! I think she must have always been a bit of a crypto-Nazi, and it's all coming out now. It's all coming out in the wash, as my mother would say.
GQ: What do you think makes her so comfortable in that environment, where she sticks out like a sore thumb?
Laura Fraser: I mean, you haven't seen Lydia's neo-Nazi tattoos. They're more discreet than her comrades, but you might get to see them in the last episode. [Laughs] She has, like, a neo-Nazi tattoo on her ass.
GQ: Earlier in this final half-season, Lydia had everyone in the meth lab killed, but refused to open her eyes to see the bodies. What was that about?
Laura Fraser: I think she baffles herself. There's levels of denial there that she's not aware of. She wants what she wants, how she wants it. And at that moment when she was climbing the ladder after this massacre that she'd ordered had taken place—I think it didn't occur to her, like, "Hmm, it might be a bit distasteful to me. You know, I really don't know if I want to see this. Can they sort this out?" It's all a bit much for her. She can do so much, but then that would actually have to face it, to face the blood. I don't know whether she would vomit, or whether she'd just go, "Ugh." She's a strange cookie. But anyway, I think it just occurred to her on the ladder that, "You know what? Actually I don't think I want to see this." She's a nutcase. I don't know. She's mad.
GQ: She's such an interesting character.
Laura Fraser: Yeah! I love her. I've got to. No one else likes her! I've got to give her a bit of love.
GQ: At this point, we know we're not going to get a whole episode explaining Lydia's backstory. Where do you think she comes from?
Laura Fraser: Well, I definitely feel that she grew up in a group home, because—I think it was in Episode 505, "Dead Freight"—she mentioned to Walt that she didn't want her child to end up in a group home, and how he didn't have any idea what these places are like. So I assumed that she'd come from that background. I think her mother definitely abandoned her, because she has very strange issues with women. Her reaction to Skyler at the car wash was so over the top. If that had been a man, I don't think she would have been as afraid; she was unnaturally frightened. She's just full of fear. She's always in fight-or-flight. I think she had an upbringing full of unhappiness and uncertainty, and I think she feels that if she just gets enough money and enough power, that she can be safe. But the fact is, she's gone completely zany, and she's lost the plot. And she's never going to get that, I don't think.
GQ: Is she in a situation like Walt, where no matter how much money and power she has, it's never going to be quite enough?
Laura Fraser: Yeah, her greed is just trumping her fear. It's just trumping everything. And I think it starts with good intentions, to save herself, to save her life, to protect her daughter and herself. And then she thinks she's going to buy this imaginary castle and build up the walls of the fort and make a moat and be safe, and it's never going to happen. She's just becoming more and more reckless. And I think she's a sociopath, but of course, she has no idea that she is. You know, she's a very, very sick little bunny.
GQ: But she also has a daughter whom she obviously cares about protecting.
Laura Fraser: Yes. And I feel like that's the way she justifies her behavior to herself; that's how she can stay in her denial. She tells herself it's for her daughter.
GQ: How do you think Lydia is different from Walt?
Laura Fraser: Objectively, I feel like Walt, as a character, was somewhat sympathetic in the beginning, whereas Lydia has had a very concentrated journey. She had one moment of being sympathetic, in that she was quite unusual and brave in her response to being nearly killed by Mike. And there was something almost dignified in that moment, for someone who is so nervous and irritating and annoying. [Laughs] In terms of being different from Walt, I think she thinks less about the game plan. She thinks more moment-to-moment, and he's more big-picture. I think she's more blinkered in her vision, because she has a lot more fear than Walt. That's the biggest difference.
GQ: I'd just like to point out that chamomile tea with soy milk and stevia sounds really gross.
Laura Fraser: I know, that is disgusting! Why would you put milk in chamomile tea? I don't get that. That should have been clue #1 there, of how deranged she was going to get.
GQ: Let's say I bought a bottle of whiskey specifically to get me through the final episodes of Breaking Bad. How much of it am I going to need to drink next week?
Laura Fraser: You'll need to drink all of it before it even starts. Just down it. But you should save a little dribble for the end.
More Breaking Bad:
Jesse Plemons's Todd "Will Bury FNL's Landry" in the Last Two Episodes
The Betsy Brandt on Marie Schrader's Tragic Moment and Crying in Between Takes
Steven Quezada on Gomez's [SPOILERS EVERYWHERE]
RJ Mitte on Walt Jr.'s Dad Issues and Trying to Avoid Spoilers


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Gardner slams EAGLE-Net's reinstatement, will seek federal audit of project's finances
Posted By Andy Vuong On April 30, 2013 @ 2:45 pm In EAGLE-Net | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on Tuesday slammed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's decision to reinstate a taxpayer-funded broadband program that has faced questions about its network buildout [1] and financial controls.
EAGLE-Net's network rollout had been on hold since December until the NTIA lifted the suspension [2] Tuesday.
"The suspension should not have been lifted until all of the problems and issues of government competition had been worked out," Gardner said Tuesday in a statement. "We're still waiting on an overdue state review of EAGLE-Net's operations, and federally we are preparing to ask the Inspector General's office to conduct its own audit of EAGLE-Net's finances and sustainability. Until we have a full accounting of how the taxpayers money was spent and how it will be managed moving forward, it is irresponsible to let this project continue with business as usual."
EAGLE-Net has been accused of overbuilding [3] because its network reaches educational institutions in communities already had access to multiple broadband providers. As such, small carriers that serve those institutions have been among the most vocal critics of EAGLE-Net.
The organization has said it provided ample opportunity for communities to opt out of the network. The goal of the project is to connect the majority of the state's school districts to a fiber-optic network, particularly those in rural Colorado.
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Evaluates patient's psychotherapeutic needs and provides psychotherapy for outpatient chronic illness populations as indicated.
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- Provides effective individual, family, and group psychotherapy as indicated.
- Identifies realistic goals for psychotherapy.
- Attend case conferences as indicated for patients treated or evaluated.
- Provides in-services to staff and community agencies as requested by Supervisor.
- Disseminates findings accurately and sensitively, according to Department policy.
- Provides effective team consultation as needed.
- May participate in program development and program planning as needed.
- Display in-depth understanding of the impact of chronic medical illness on development, learning and mental health.
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Tact, initiative and judgment in performance of duties.
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Ph.D. or Psy.D. preferred and a minimum of 1 year pediatric/adolescent experience. Willing to consider a Masters Degree with a minimum of 2 years pediatric/adolescent experience. Experience working with Chronic Illness population, particularly Diabetes, highly desirable.
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Ability to work effectively as a team member in a hospital setting. Ability to relate therapeutically with professional team, children, adolescents, and parents/significant others.
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Via Rail train #11, led by CN FP9 6532 passes Rockingham station, six miles out from Halifax Ocean Terminal.
Via train #601 with a trio of RDCs (Railiners on CN) makes a station stop at Rockingham, six miles from Halifax's Ocean Terminal.
CN RS-18 3633 leads FPB-4 6860 on Via train #11 a few miles out of Halifax Ocean Terminal enroute to Montreal. On the right side of the scene you can see the grade of CN's line to Yarmouth climbin... (more)
Via train #16 "The Chaleur" splits off from the consist of the "The Ocean" at Matapedia, Quebec and runs along the south coast of the Gaspe Peninsula to Gaspe. Here it is crossing a river at Grand... (more)
CNR train #387 is heading uphill on the Dundas Sub passing some remnant's of Canada Crushed Stone's building and equipment formerly used to local railcars. Much is now changed in this scene as the... (more)
CNR train #415, lead by a trio of GP40s that usually spend their time pulling trains through the tunnel between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan, grinds upgrade under Dundas Peak and past ... (more)
CNR train #493 is back up to track speed after cresting the grade on the climb from Bayview.
CNR 1416 was recently rebuilt and retruced to B-B. It is sitting in front of Merriton station with local freight 549 about to depart eastbound.
A CN eastbound casts some light on the rail as it approaches Niagara Falls at dusk.
CPR 5815 leads a quartet of SD40s through downtown Lethbridge enroute to the US border at Coutts, Alberta / Sweetgrass, Montana to interchange with the Burlington Northern.
CPR 5815 leads a quartet of SD40s enroute to the US border at Coutts, Alberta / Sweetgrass, Montana to interchange with the Burlington Northern.
CN's last HR-616 from Bombardier, rounds the curve on the approach to Bayview and passes under Plains Road with Toronto - Fort Erie train #433.
CN 9558 leads train #557 back to Hamilton Yard where CN's Hamilton area locals originated before the yard was sold to Railink.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Just days before Veteran's Day, a soldier from Southern Oregon was killed serving in Afghanistan.
Captain James Nehl was from Gardiner near Reedsport, in Douglas County. The Department of Defense says he was killed in small arms fire while on patrol.
Captain Nehl was based in Fort Riley, Kansas. He is the eighth Douglas County resident killed in Afghanistan or Iraq since 2005, and the 136th from Oregon.


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The TV show Toddlers and Tiaras is at it again, finding the craziest kids and the least fit parents to feature in their beauty pageant-meets trainwreck program.
The latest cuckoo kid is a two-year-old named Alexa, who has had a cup of coffee every single morning since she was nine months old.
But that's not the worst part. The tiny tot is addicted to something called "Tinker Tea" which consists of soda, sweet tea and Pixy Stix.
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Five Best Summer Camps in Fort Lauderdale to Ditch Your Kids
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Everything in your house is sticky. The Disney channel plays 24 hours a day at a volume that would give Helen Keller a headache. The only thing you've had to eat all day is a fistful of grapes and three strands of your own hair.
It's summer. Your kids are home. And you're Googling "How much Benadryl to make 8-year-old sleep for three months."
The transition to summer can be a little overwhelming for any parent. One minute your kids are gone for eight hours a day, releasing all their insane energy on the underpaid punching bag known as their teacher, the next minute they're home all day, missing the toilet and scratching you with their Nosferatu fingernails you could have sworn you just trimmed.
Fear not, weary parents. School may be out, but there are still places that will shelter these little terrorists for the day while you take a bath and watch Django Unchained in your living room as loud as you want.
Here are five summer camps in Fort Lauderdale where you can ditch your kids.
5. Camp Live Oak
Does your kid love to run around in nature? Then they'll love Camp Live Oak.
Does your kid love to canoe and shoot arrows? Then they'll love Camp Live Oak.
Does your kid like to trap and torture lizards? Then stop reading this right now, get your kid, and take him or her to the nearest psychiatrist. I will NOT get murdered in 10 years because of your irresponsible parenting.
Registration ranges from $20 for one week to $885 for three weeks. Visit their website for more details.
4. Museum of Discovery and Science Summer Camp
Think you got a little Einstein on your hands? Well, bad news. So does every parent in the world.
Chances are your little dude won't discover the theory of relativity. This is Florida. If they don't have a face tattoo by their 18th birthday, consider yourself lucky.
But, you never know. Your child may be a little Neil deGrasse Tykeson, and the only way you'll know is if you expose them to science at an early age. The Museum of Discovery and Science will allow your child to make a mess on their quest to understand this universe, and the good news is you won't have to clean up a goddamn thing.
Registration ranges from $60 to $235. Visit their website for more details.
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