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Teachers surprised with early morning pep rally
"Pay our teachers 1st."
Those were the words written in red on a sign held by Deborah Gerhardt Wednesday morning before school began at Culbreth Middle School. Matching her sign were her shirt and her hair.
"All of this money in tax dollars, take that money and pay our teachers," she said. "There's nothing more important to me."
Parents and students gathered at the front entrance of the school to show their support for the teachers at Culbreth and their objections to recent legislation they feel has been chipping away at public education. The rally was a version of the Wear Red for Public Ed campaign that has spread across the state, with people wearing red on Wednesdays to show support of public education.
Organized by the school's PTSA, the rally was one of seven steps on an action list the group has devisedto show local support. Gerhardt said the group will reconvene to decide the next step.
"This school is a gem and we're afraid that we're going to lose our teachers," Gerhardt said. "It takes a teacher in North Carolina 16 years to make $40,000 but it only takes four years in Virginia. Why wouldn't they drive three to four hours up to Virginia?"
Former teacher and tutor Amie Schwartz was the first rallier on the scene in a red hoodie and a sign with bright red letters.
"I'm really concerned about the lack of funding to the schools," said Schwartz. "It concerns me because how will we attract quality teachers?"
Schwartz said Culbreth is suffering from the lack of funding, most tangibly in a lack of copy paper and ink for copy machines and with outdated textbooks. She added teachers have seen a 25 percent increase in their workloads and now have to pay more for health insurance.
Ben Gerhardt, an eighth grader, is Deborah Gerhardt's son. Holding a sign supporting teachers and wearing a pink, floppy hat, Ben said that the health of public education is important to him.
"I'm out here to support public education," he said. "I know they're not getting paid enough and they work so hard."
Wearing a matching pink hat was Quinn Jooss. Also an eighth grader at Culbreth, Jooss believes that the district will suffer if something isn't done.
"I feel like education is important and something that shapes who you're going to be in life," Jooss said. "I've had lots of great teachers over the years but if they aren't paid more they're all going to leave and we wouldn't have those great teachers."
Some of the teachers trickled into the school through back entrances but soon made their way to the front of the school to see why the crowd had gathered. As they headed back to their classrooms comments included, "I love the parents and the signs," "it's awesome," "very cool" and "respect the teachers."
Culbreth principal Beverly Rudolph said the rally was a pleasant and welcomed surprise.
"It's very encouraging and at the same time I'm not surprised because we have a dedicated PTSA," Rudolph said.
Rudolph said that the Culbreth Middle School community has been consistent in wearing red on Wednesdays to support public education and that she regularly reiterates to her teachers how important they are.
"It's what I always tell them, that they're the most amazing staff of people I could ever be principal for," she said. "They're great at what they do and through it all, they've always kept the kids front and center. I couldn't be more proud of them."
"We're going to fix this. We're going to fix this," Gerhardt said. "We have to. We don't want to lose out talent."


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The opening day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit got underway today with Jules Bianchi at the wheel of the MR03.
He was limited to three installation laps during the course of the day, with the car mostly confined to the garage due to an IT configuration problem.
With the team now on top of the issue, Max Chilton will take over the car on Thursday, when the aim is to get back on course with the run plan, which includes further exploration of the car's systems, along with an aerodynamic testing programme.


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A template guide bushing provides perfect alignment between the router and adjustable shelf hole jig.
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Clamp the jig to your case side, aligning edges and ends. Punch the shelf holes by plunging a 1/4-in. straight bit through the jig and into the side.
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Almost every cabinet I build, whether it's kitchen cabinets, bookcases, or an entertainment center, calls for adjustable shelves. There are a variety of great ways to make holes for adjustable shelves, from the drill press to hand-held drilling to dedicated line-boring machines. I wanted a system that was faster and more accurate than a drill press or hand-held drill could provide, but less expensive than a dedicated line-boring machine. My adjustable shelf hole jig is the solution. Combined with a plunge router, equipped with a guide bushing and 1/4-in. straight bit, this jig makes fast work of boring shelf holes. Thanks to the high speed of the router the hole edges are always crisp and clean, even in fragile veneered sheet goods.
The Jig
This jig is simple to make. I used 1/4-in. thick Baltic Birch plywood. Baltic Birch is a great choice for jigs since it's stable and durable. I use a piece 6-in. wide and 30-in. long for this jig.
The holes are bored on 3-in. centers up the length of the jig. They're 1-in. on center from one edge, and 2-in. on center from the other edge (more on that later). Drill the holes using a fence on your drill press to insure the holes are a uniform distance from the edge. Spacing from hole to hole doesn't have to be absolutely perfect. The holes in my jig are 5/8-in. diameter, matching the size of a template guide bushing I commonly use for this and other jigs in my shop, Photo 1. The 5/8-in. diameter isn't critical, but the inside diameter of the guide bushing you use must be larger than 1/4-in (so the router bit clears).
Once the jig is cut to size and the holes are drilled, label the jig. Mark one end as the top, the other as the bottom. Number each of the holes, and mark the edges as Edge 1 for the 1-in. set back and Edge 2 for the 2-in. set back. Label both faces of the jig identically.
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Using this jig is dirt simple. Clamp it to your case side, aligning the top or bottom with the end of the side, and Edge 1 or 2 with the edge of the side, Photo 2. I use Edge 1, which centers the shelf hole 1-in. from the edge, on face frame cabinets. I use Edge 2, which centers the hole 2-in. from the edge, on frameless cases with inset doors. Insert a 1/4-in. bit into your plunge router. Don't forget to set the depth of cut on the plunge router. You're making shelf holes, not ventilation holes. Holes should be 3/8-in. deep. Engage the guide bushing in a hole in the jig and plunge the router to make the shelf hole. You may or may not need to use every hole in the jig, depending on how far apart you'd like your shelves to be. That's why the holes are numbered. Keep track of which holes you use.
After completing one run of holes flip the jig and align it with the opposite edge of the case side. The edge you used for alignment in the first step, 1 or 2, must be the same edge you use in this step. Make sure the end of the jig, top or bottom, is aligned exactly the same way it was in the previous step. Use the numbers on the holes to make certain you use the same series of holes each time.
This jig will provide excellent results. The most important aspect is that each time you clamp it to your work you are consistent in how you align the jig edges with the case edges. As long as you're careful with jig alignment you won't have rock and roll shelves. A 30-in. long jig works great for most wall cabinets. If you regularly make tall cabinets, like bookcases or entertainment centers, make the shelf hole jig longer.


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Hello fellow non-believers!
I am new to TA but the question I pose is certainly not a fresh one: Can Atheists and Theists co-exist?
We all know that historically Theists and other Theists cannot co-exist peacefully. War and violence in the name of Religion has been widespread over the entirety of human existence, but it has to be said that civility between believers and non-believers in the modern age has been commonplace. Formal (mostly amicable) debates and the agreement on separation of church and state have somewhat proven this theory, right?
Do the majority of Atheists really strive for a world of empty churches, bible burning and the end of religion forever? Maybe some of us do, just as many Theists probably pray for the conversion of all Atheists to Theism.
What can we realistically hope to achieve as Atheists, and in your opinion is it possible to co-exist with the believers?
I'll leave you with some interesting quotes -
"The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the theist believes a 'who' created the universe."
- Criss Jami
"I'm noticing an exciting trend around the country: a resurgence of interest in Christian apologetics (the defense of the faith). This is a reaction to the current attacks on the essentials of Christianity that are coming from militant atheists, radical professors, and Internet gadflies."
- Lee Strobel
"I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world."
- Richard Dawkins
"Religion is part of the human make-up. It's also part of our cultural and intellectual history. Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts, our first attempt at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at health care, believing in faith healing, our first attempt at philosophy."
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Wow. I'm popping some popcorn.
no. religion should be kept quiet. everybody needs to keep it to theirselves. bieng a christian means having a relationship with god, not god and the whole world.
I think we can co-exist. I feel the same way about this as I do the gays. As long as they don't try to push their beliefs onto me, I am fine.
By pushing the beliefs, i meant as long as they dont try to turn me gay. im not homophobic or anything. i just dont think its the right way to go. i support them. i just dont want to be them.
One thing I did as part of my on-going philosophy interest/training, I went to several conferences for gay rights/marriage, and bisexual conflicts. After lots of enlightening conversations and good pizza, it became clear that you 'CAN NOT FAKE BEING GAY!'
There seems to be something different, but it is not about belief. Belief issues come into play during and after the emergence of the identity, with the other folks making it hard to cope and survive the expression of that identity.
We each emerge or submerge out of/into the some social construct of 'normal'. Atheism, for many would be an expression of the 'abnormal'. While with large groups of atheists, the belief/attitude appears to be normal, and the linguistic expressions of the group are good attempts to sustain that perception.
Gay folks are surrounded by multiple social constructs, some welcoming, others cruel and alienating. As an atheist, I have seen this in my own life, and can be treated differently just by using my words differently, or mentioning a detail that might not be common knowledge/experience.
Theists generally assume that they are the 'in group', with the divine right to define, normal, moral, justice, knowledge, wisdom, authority, and history.
I suggest not being affraid of gays, be more concerned about the folks that might like to define them out of existence, or deny basic human rights to them. Denying rights to one, can wedge open the gates to denying rights to any that might be convenient or politically useful.
So, being gay is a set of beliefs, not a sexual orientation.
Is that a statement of fact, or a question? See, how it works, is that statements of fact generally end in periods ("."), whereas questions usually end in question marks ("?").
I was feeding my interpretation of her belief back to her. Not a question; a statement.
"The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe; the theist believes a 'who' created the universe." - Criss Jami
Rubbish. The atheist rejects the theist's claim that God exists. That's all. If someone says he is an atheist, you know nothing about what he believes. You know exactly one thing he does notbelieve. Anything beyond that is an intellectually dishonest assumption.
I'm an atheist. I don't claim to know the answers. That is the exclusive claim of theists.
I only know what science has revealed: the universe probably originated from a multiverse which exists in every possible state at once and thus without time. That is eternity, which has no beginning, and requires no creation event.
This is one important reason why theists and atheists cannot co-exist: endless encounters with theists who tell me what I believe rather than askme. But it's not the most important reason.
The theist and atheist cannot co-exist in much of the world because the theist will saw your head off with a dull sword if he knows you don't believe.
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Rep. Peter King has introduced his resolution on Israel, the "America Stands With Israel" Act. It is a model of clarity. The resolution begins by stating that there is an "armed conflict" between Hamas and Israel, that Hamas has launched 10,000 rockets into Israel and that it is smuggling in more weapons. It states that Hamas is a terrorist organization funded and directed by Iran "as a proxy to fight Israel." It affirms that Israel has a right to self-defense and to impose a military blockade. It goes on to recite some information about the flotilla, including the fact that its main organizer was the IHH, which is tied to Hamas and al-Qaeda. It reminds us that Israel has allowed 15,000 tons of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza each day.
The resolution then turns to the UN Human Rights Council, which includes such despotic regimes such as China, Egypt, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. It states that the Council passed a deeply flawed resolution condemning Israel for the flotilla and that it has passed 27 resolutions attacking Israel.
It calls on the administration to withdraw from the Council, to refuse to pay for any UN investigation of Israel, and to oppose any UN investigation of Israel.
Seems pretty straightforward. And yet all 37 co-sponsors at the time of this posting are Republicans. Do Democrats oppose these things? One imagines the Democrats are scrambling for cover. Indeed, a source on Capitol Hill today says that Rep. Howard Berman is working on a watered-down version, which would be far less objectionable to the administration ("softer on the administration, softer on the UN"). One wonders whether Berman is getting some J Street help in that regard. Isn't that where you turn if you want cover for the administration when it's doing something antithetical to the interests of Israel?


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YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Led by sophomore Robert Crockett (Detroit, Mich./King), the men's track & field team set out for their second outdoor event of the 2013 season with a trip to Ypsilanti, Mich., for the Eastern Michigan University Twilight Invite.
Crockett, the Mustangs' recipient for the WHAC Indoor Champions of Character Team, entered Saturday's (04/20) 800m event and finished with a time of 2:08.56. The time was two seconds off his previous 2013 outdoor pace of 2:06.91 set at the 8th Annual Toledo Collegiate Classic in late March.
Jalen Wilson (Detroit, Mich./CMA) toed the line in the 200m and finished at 25.41, while Akil Prowell (Detroit, Mich./Crockett) ran the 3,000m strong after crossing the line at 10:42.
Kenzie Fuquay (Detroit, Mich./Redford), entering his first meet at the collegiate level, tested his recent work in the weight room by tossing the shot put to the tune of 9.13m.
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Public Meeting
What: Public forum on Initiative 502, which legalized marijuana for adults age 21 and older, to answer questions and take public testimony on how the initiative will be implemented.
When: 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday.
Where: Foster Auditorium, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way.
Online: Visit http://columbian.com on Thursday for live coverage of the meeting.
A public forum on Initiative 502, which legalized recreational use of marijuana for adults, will be Thursday at Clark College.
The forum, which will include time for public testimony, will be hosted by the Washington State Liquor Control Board. That agency has been tasked with implementing the desire of voters who believe adults should be able to toke in the privacy of their home and be able to carry an ounce of marijuana -- or 16 ounces of a marijuana-infused product in solid form (think brownies) or 72 ounces of a marijuana-infused product in liquid form -- in public without fear of arrest.
The forum starts at 6 p.m. with an open house, where the public can meet members of the Liquor Control Board and their staff.
At 7 p.m., after introductions and a brief overview, the board members will take public input for consideration as the members develop policies for implementing the law.
The Liquor Control Board has hosted marijuana forums in Seattle and Olympia, and has forums scheduled for Spokane, Mount Vernon and Yakima.
Under I-502, the agency can establish rules regarding production, processing and sales. The board members will also decide how many retail outlets will be allowed, and how many licenses will be granted for marijuana producers, processors and retailers.
The fee for each license will be $250, with an $1,000 annual renewal fee.
Retail licenses are scheduled to become active on Dec. 1.
"Clearly, there is passion about what Washington's system of legal marijuana will look like when fully implemented," Board Chair Sharon Foster said in a statement released in January. "This is an opportunity for the public to meet the board and staff involved in implementation, learn about our role in implementation, and to provide testimony. We appreciate the cooperation of the Association of Washington Cities for their help in arranging these forums."
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The subject of legalizing marijuana came up during last week's Vancouver City Council meeting during councilor communications,
when Jeanne Harris and Jeanne Stewart expressed concern about how it will impact the city. Particularly since, as Stewart noted, Oregon residents in pursuit of pot will be coming north.
"We have enough capacity on the Interstate 5 bridge now," said Stewart, having to pause for laughter. "But traffic isn't my big concern about this. Trafficking is a big concern. That's not the community we want to have here in Vancouver."
Said Harris: "I think we need to be out in front on this thing."
City Manager Eric Holmes reassured council members that they have made it clear that I-502 needs to be closely tracked.
City Attorney Ted Gathe said the city's lobbyist in Olympia, Mark Brown, will be giving input as rules are drafted.
Councilors asked about what revenues the city can expect from taxing sales of marijuana.
Gathe explained that the initiative created three new excise taxes (equal to 25 percent of the selling price) to be paid at the time of production, processing and sales. Those excise in addition to any other applicable general, state and local sales and use taxes, Gathe said.
The end of state-run liquor stores meant the end of revenue sharing from the sales of alcohol, and some officials have questioned whether marijuana sales will make up for the loss.
Councilor Jeanne Stewart asked if the city could impose an additional local sales tax on marijuana, over and above the general sales tax levied on retail sales, to help with enforcement costs.
"I realize that's a real slippery slope," she said, acknowledging it was an odd question for someone "who is always saying, 'Don't tack taxes on everything.'"
Gathe said a higher tax rate would have to be authorized by the state.
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1. Being Co-Owned which is cheaper in price and 2. Purchasing Out Right which is more expensive.
FEMALES with co-ownership are to be Co-Owned with me until; I receive a puppy back of my choosing, and also you must either do one of two, put at least 5 points towards her AKC Championship or complete both her UKC and INT Championships on her before being able to breed her.
MALES will be Co-Owned with me until they get 1 of either, their AKC Championship or complete both his UKC and INT Championships on him before being able to breed him.
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Losing leaves such a sour taste.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Pretty or Interesting
Or Pretty Interesting...
A few early morning pics in the back yard, and still in my pajamas.
My husband always leaves his garden shoes outside.
There's something there I didn't see when I took the picture.
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Angels Dance
Most of my trees are evergreens...so there's not much color going on in the yard.
But this...
And this...
Can you imagine angels
dancing in the garden?
All are welcome to take this gift or give it away.
This is a "thank you" for just being there.
I hope the words bring happiness to your heart.
(Please no credit to me. No strings attached)
This will be on be side bar to take whenever you like.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Wednesday Whimsy
Since I have interest other than gardening...
Wednesday Whimsy is more of a suitable title for this day of the week.
.......................................Shades of Gray
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Green Thumb Sunday
More 2007 flowers from seed.
Blackberry lily/Leopard lily (seeds from trade)
I love the one that's getting ready to open.
I'm not sure what you call it but it's like a fern unfurling.
Same going to seed
Spiderflower-Cleome (seeds from trade)
Had fun with these flowers because you can prune them one week
and then the next week you have flowers again.
Zinnia Profusion Apricot Hybred
Hardy plant that flowered late into October. Needed weekly pruning.
Harlequin Sunflower
American Goldfinch loved these and so did the gray squirrels.
Nicotiana sylvestris (Tobacco plant)
Interesting plant. I've seen these in a mass planting on one of HGTV's
Great American Gardens program. I'm not sure if it's right for my size garden.
Dahlberg Yellow Daisy
Pretty little flowers.
Look best if pruned once in awhile but it's a little time consuming.
Dwarf Queeny Mix Hollyhocks (seeds from trade)
Three feet tall and didn't need staking!
Moulin Rough Sunflower
Of course the birds and the squirrels liked these also.
A nice change of color.
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Two Thoughts
I think we all get a million seed catalogs through the mail. Here's one of them, as well as Garden Gate magazine, which has terrific ideas...wish I could show you some photos from the inside but that may be illegal.
Also I'd like to introduce two fun young bloggers Chad and Brandy at
My Backyard Life.They are certified as NWF BackYard Habitat.
Yes, I said "young"...not that any of us aren't young. :)
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
"Fabulous Fall Decor Award"
An Award for me...you shouldn't have. :)
Thank you Kim.
This is called the "Fabulous Fall Decor Award".
Presented to me by Kim at Wishnik Woods.
I have little in the way of "fall decor"... but get the idea.
Guess what happens now ? You got it ! Now I pick 6 people to be the lucky recipients.
All of you created beautiful fall decorations and or great fall posts.
I think everyone has some wonderful fall/autumn posts but I can only pick six.
Anyway here goes...
Joy @ Garden Joy 4 Me
Giddy @ Crafty Gardener
Angelika @ Fushsienrot"s Gartentraum
Shady @ Does Everything Grow Better In My Neighbors Yard
Cameron @ Defining Your Home
Robin @ Robin's Nesting Place
Frances @ Faire Garden
"The rules are simple...you pick up this award photo and post it on your blog. Nominate six people/blogs of your choice for this same award. Then finally, you need to let the winners know that they have been chosen!"
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Labels: Blogging
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wordless Wednesday
From the hand with trowel.
From the hand with brush.
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Labels: Crafts
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Green Thumb Sunday
More 2007 plants for GTS.
Starting Canna plants from seeds is easy and a fun way to try out different kinds without the cost of buying bulbs. The bulbs from these cannas weren't saved because I didn't want to repeat them this year. I have more than enough seeds saved to try again in the future.
Pixie (same seed pack as above)Think maybe they got mixed up?
Much shorter and very prolific.
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Labels: 2007 from Seed, GTS
Thursday, October 16, 2008
A Day in October
With warmer than normal temperatures this time of year,rarely dropping below 68 degrees during the day since spring, it's no surprise to see happy impatiens and my Camellia Japonica budding.
I can see autumn toeing it's way in with the fading of some flowers,tree leaves starting to turn yellow, and our Douglas Fir producing hundreds of cones.
Funny,one reason I enjoy this time of year is because it's time for change, a rest from the heat and most of the chores of the growing season.
It's not hard to love gardening with all the rewards that it brings,but there is more than one season for most of us.
This coming season is one to relax,reflect and of course make plans for the new year.
Finally I'll be moving some plants,trying to get it right for next year and pulling out those annuals.
Time to mix things up just a little then give it a rest.
This is my one and only Hydrangea flower.
Impatiens that will be biting the dust. I have some all over the place.
A gazillion cones on the Douglas Fir.
I believe this is golden sage. I won't mention something I pulled out by mistake.
My favorite zinnia so far it's called "swizzle".
I yanked these out also.
Camellia Japonica may be in too much sun. I'll give it one more year.
The bees were upset when I pulled up these cosmos.
Dixieland maiden grass is now in a pot. Just don't know where to put it.
Persicaria microcephala(red dragon) got moved to the front.
Hydrangea blue wave lace cap found a new home.
Wouldn't bloom for 2 years where it was.
What starts out like this...
Winds up like this.This is one year of debris.
Not really what you would call a compost bin.
Last thing to do is plant a few mums. 4 for $10. sold !
Found a home for my Montauk daisies.
Finally a pleasant surprise.
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Exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Committee Opinion, No. 267. January 2002 (Reaffirmed 2009).
Leopold KA, Zoschnick LB. Postpartum Depression. Women's Primary Health Grand Rounds at the University of Michigan (series). August 1997.
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Just when folks thought that the Basketball Wives franchise had come to an end, VH1 launched the 3rd season of the LA edition this week with a bang. And there are a few new faces!
On Monday night, the cast gathered at Allure Studios for the official viewing party, which was attended by the new girls, Brittish Williams (who is engaged to overseas basketball superstar, Lorenzo Gordon), Sundy Carter (baby mother to Larry Hughes) and occasional cast member, Ariane Williams (an ex-girlfriend of DeShawn Stevenson). Jackie Christie (the self-proclaimed HBIC of the LA edition) was also on the scene with her daughter Chantel, as well as Somaya Reece, Lola Monroe, Daphne Joy, Miss Jackson and new mom Eva Marcille.
Noticeably missing from the viewing party (and for good reason) were Draya Michele and Malaysia Pargo.
Catch a few snaps below:Ariane Williams looked super cute and chic in black leather pants, pumps and a Kate Spade Cinema City Now Playing Clutch bag. Ariane started the episode off with a bang by interrogating Draya about her former relationship with NBA baller DeShawn Stevenson.
New girls Sundy Carter (left) and Brittish Williams (right). Sundy made headlines last year after she got into a huge argument with her daughter, and retaliated by posting her daughter in a compromising position with her boyfriend on Twitter.
Jackie Christie had a nip slip on the carpet but she pulled it together quick! Her daughter Chantel also joined her at the event. Allegedly, this season some ish will be popping off between Chantel and Draya over Draya's man Orlando allegedly cheating, which will lead to a fist fight between Draya and Sundy Carter. Back in November, during filming of course, Sundy started bad mouthing Draya's boo Orlando in a club and all hell broke loose between the two ladies. Draya may want to leave this show if she wants to guard her relationship or they will continue to put her in situations where her relationship is threatened. It happens on these shows all the time.
Somaya Reece looked gorgeous on the scene in a Philthy Ragz dress and nude heels. She's been filming a reality show for awhile now but it's been super hush hush!
Lola Monroe was all smiles as she arrived at the event.
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Model Daphne Joy hit the scene. (She welcomed a baby boy with 50 Cent early last year).
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Firefighters from Falmouth Community Fire Station and a crew from Truro Community Fire Station dealt with a small fire at a house in Perranarworthal earlier this afternoon.
A pan left on the hob had caught fire but was out prior to the crews arrival at 2.30pm.
A positive pressure ventilation fan was used to clear the smoke in the house. The fire was believed to accidental.


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MKs accuse Tibi, a-Sanaa of stoking violence
By LAHAV HARKOV
Yisrael Beytenu, Likud MKs accuse Arab counterparts of incitement to violence after they took part in Sakhnin demonstrations.
Yisrael Beytenu and Likud MKs accused their Arab counterparts of incitement to violence on Tuesday, following
demonstrations in Sakhnin
protesting the failure of the government to prosecute anyone for the death of 12 Israeli Arabs and one Palestinian in riots 12 years ago.
UAL-Ta'al MKs Taleb a-Sanaa and Ahmed Tibi participated, along with several thousand other Israeli Arabs, in the protests in Sakhnin on Monday, where Palestinian flags and black banners of mourning were waved.
"If the government fails to do justice – we shall. If it fails to punish the criminals – we shall," a-Sanaa said. "The Arab public holds the Israeli government accountable."
"A state that kills its own citizens and rewards their murderers is acting in a criminal, racist manner," Tibi said, adding that Israeli Arabs will not forgive or forget, and called for those who killed the 13 to be punished.
MK David Rotem (Yisrael Beytenu) said that a- Sanaa was inciting the crowd to be violent and take the law in their own hands.
"Once again, the disloyalty of Arab MKs to the State of Israel has been proven," Rotem stated.
"It is too bad that we didn't hear a-Sanaa's voice after the murder of the Fogel family's children in Itamar [in March 2011] and after a series of other terrible murders in which Jewish blood was spilled."
According to MK Tzipi Hotovely (Likud), Tibi and a-Sanaa's words show that they are followers of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who tries to rewrite the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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MK Danny Danon (Likud) called for there to be a discussion in the Knesset about what he called Arab MKs' incitement to violence.
"The MKs who speak out against the State of Israel crossed every red line," Danon said. "In a different country, they would already be behind bars."
Danon called the Arab MKs "terrorists disguised as MKs," adding that "we cannot stand silent when faced with the terrorist cell developing in the Knesset. Their escalating activity – praising 'martyrs,' meeting terrorists, attending an anti-Israel conference in Qatar, and now encouraging a violent battle against the state – must be put to a stop."
MK Alex Miller (Yisrael Beytenu) accused Tibi and a-Sanaa of subversive behavior against the state and encouraging violence as a solution to problems.
"The Arab MKs add to the bonfire of hate and prevent the Arab population from feeling like it belongs in the State of Israel," he stated.
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Ed Luce, generally a good columnist, missteps here in this profile of the Ed DeMarco decision on principal reduction. He gets the basics right, that the housing market is a lead weight on the economy that will prevent "escape velocity" and a recovery fast enough to significantly reduce unemployment. He does not get right, or only hints at, how DeMarco fits into all this. To wit:
In the coming weeks, Washington will discover whether Edward DeMarco, acting regulator of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is susceptible to political pressure. Most Americans have not heard of Mr DeMarco. But millions of homeowners will be affected by what he decides. One way or another, that will also apply to his nominal boss, President Barack Obama.
The problem is that millions of homeowners will not be affected by what he decides. Three-quarters of all underwater mortgages at the GSEs are current: that is, the owners are making their mortgage payments on time. DeMarco's principal reduction decision would only apply to those homeowners who are seriously delinquent on their mortgage payments.
Nobody in the Administration or the Democratic establishment has pushed for broad debt forgiveness. They segment their policies, with refinancing for those "current" underwater borrowers, and principal reduction for the delinquent. Since Fannie and Freddie are already pursuing refis, that means that DeMarco's "big decision" would only impact a small universe of borrowers, far less than 1 million, and far less than 10% of the total subset of those underwater.
This is proved by DeMarco's preoccupation with "strategic modifiers," those hypothetical folks who would go into default to reap the rewards of a principal reduction. If current borrowers stood to benefit from his decision, there would be no such thing as a strategic modifier.
Luce criticizes Obama for "pulling levers that do not work" in housing policy, but he seems to mean the inability to fire DeMarco, not the cascade of ineffective programs to mitigate the foreclosure crisis. Luce does say that Democrats realized only too late the centrality of housing to the recovery, and that while "the situation has long demanded a bazooka … Mr Obama is offering only a rifle." That's true, but he, like every Democrat in office, won't speak about the implications of his rhetoric – that with the private sector deeply in debt and thus still unable to boost the economy enough, we need broad debt forgiveness to write down mortgages to current value.
To the idea that banks wouldn't go for this: I give you the fact that banks are worried even about the minor policy that DeMarco may (I think will) endorse:
The banking industry is concerned that Edward DeMarco, the nation's chief housing regulator, is moving toward a plan that would allow some homeowners to walk away from their mortgages. […]
"Principal reductions create an incentive for a huge group of borrowers who have continued making their payments, despite lower home prices, to stop paying in hopes of principal forgiveness," said Frank Keating, the president and chief executive of the American Bankers Association.
Strategic default is a dog that hasn't barked throughout the foreclosure crisis. You don't want to do it and take the hit to your credit score, making you ineligible for practically any major purchase for decades. And you don't want to measure your ability to game the system to mortgage servicers, who may see your default, deny you a modification and raise you an eviction.
Notice that the big banks are relatively silent on all this. It's really the community bankers and credit unions opposing GSE principal reduction. That's because the big banks stand to benefit by boosting the value of their second liens, which they wouldn't have to write off.
In the end, DeMarco's choice may lead to a bunch of hot air in op-eds, but it's not going to cause a revolution on housing policy either way. And so we'll limp along, because protecting and defending banks has taken priority over protecting and defending the homeowner.


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PLATTSBURGH — Once upon a time, there was a sleepy mountain town in Colorado called Boulder.
One day, the townspeople decided it was time to put their community on the map.
So they took action, redefined Boulder as a magnet for culture, arts and recreation, and stoked their city's economic engine.
"Plattsburgh is no Boulder, Colorado, but Boulder wasn't always like that, either," said Colin Read, an economist and interim chair of the economics and finance faculty at Plattsburgh State.
Read included Boulder in a list of cities throughout the country that have made major changes, changes that have nurtured economic growth. Among them were Austin, Texas; Eugene, Oregon and Burlington, Vermont.
"Each of those communities has created an identity for themselves, and we should look to them for inspiration," Read said.
Change usually requires a catalyst, and for Read it was an economic study he conducted in 2008 on the future of Plattsburgh.
The results showed that young and middle-aged people are leaving the area at a steady rate.
By 2030 there will be a shortage of almost 4,000 employees and 10,000 residents in the county, adding to the loss of 5,000 residents in the past 20 years, the study showed.
But there is a solution — staunch the flow of departure by keeping or attracting at least 3,000 families to the area by 2040.
"I'm an economist, so I worry about this sort of thing," Read said. "If we know this, we can't afford not to act on it."
And that's exactly what Read did, but he wasn't alone.
When Read began holding meetings under the moniker Vision 2040 to discuss options for revitalizing the community, he was unaware that others were also meeting informally for the same purpose.
In 2009, the two groups began collaborating under one banner—Vision 2 Action.
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Sushi, the quintessence of Japanese food,
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widespread popularity, the industry is now facing an
acute shortage of skilled chefs. This impacts not only
cultural and culinary integrity, but involves important
issues such
as food safety and overall industry reputation. As
Sushi and Japanese food businesses continue to expand
further away from the Motherland, what is truly Japanese
is becoming lost along the way. And there is no organized
culinary program in Japan that is currently poised to
fill the gap created in the international market. The
world is changing.
The world is shrinking. The Sushi
Institute of America ( SIA ) was created to produce
skilled chefs who can carry on the true art form that
the former generations of hardworking Sushi chefs have
so diligently built. That includes the preparation,
art, tradition, safety, and philosophy. What SIA is
adding is the "globalization" aspect where now, anyone
from anywhere can step up to challenge an exciting
Since the introduction of Edomae Sushi
to America in 1965 by Mutual Trading Company, Sushi
has forever changed the dining scene in America. As
American embraced the new culinary sensation, the industry
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Sushi to the US exactly 43 years ago.
More recently,
as Chef Extraordinaire Katsuya Uechi championed a new
age of Sushi dining experience with his creative artistry,
charisma, and precision skills, his Katsuya Restaurants
rose to the city's top rankings by ZAGAT and by the
popularity vote of his loyal clientele. However, from
his own success, Katsuya faced shortages of skilled
chefs to carry on his vision. Along with this dilemma,
he also felt a profound calling to contribute back
to the very industry that has brought him fame and
success. In Katsuya's mind, an idea to educate and
to train future Sushi chefs started to take form. So,
in September 2008, with Kanai as the founder and Chairman,
and Chef Katsuya as the Principal and Executive Instructor,
the SIA opened with 6 students from varied backgrounds
and work experiences. Five will graduate in February
2009 from the advanced course, as fully trained Sushi
chefs to challenge new and exciting careers as Sushi
The Sushi Institute of America is a place
of learning and
training for professional chefs and
culinary enthusiasts. Located in Mutual Trading's
office and warehouse building in the commercial district
off Downtown in Los Angeles, the facility is appointed
with professional equipment, stations and tools that
are found in a normal Japanese restaurant environment.
Its mission is to train the best Sushi chefs to carry
on the art of Sushi cuisine worldwide. It's a commitment
in promoting the true spirit of traditional Sushi,
to educate in the proper techniques, and to share
the integrity of the Sushi business, all to foster
talented chefs of tomorrow, worldwide. SIA is not
a "for-profit" operation positioned to compete with
the already established Sushi schools in the area.
In fact, SIA hopes to work together for a common
cause so that the industry as a whole benefits, which
will eventually have a trickling down affect to benefit
consumers in general.
Authentic Edomae Sushi works on a fast food, "order-on-demand", and interactive system that's quite demanding and unique versus any other cuisine from around the world. It requires skills in:
food knowledge and preparation = to serve good, clean,
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service oriented & impeccable memory = which can
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well informed knowledge base = lively & interesting client communication
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When Amanda Rottman woke up Tuesday, April 22, 2014, she had no idea she would see her mom for the first time in 25 years.
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"I got a call from my mom. She asked if I was awake, and I said no. Then she said I better get up because she was in Moline," Amanda said while laughing and holding her mom's hand.
Amanda spoke to her mom for the first time in 25 years on Easter Sunday.
Amanda's mom, Cheri Jo James, drove nearly 900 miles from Burlington, North Carolina to surprise her daughter.
"I just wanted to surprise her," Cheri said, smiling while looking her daughter in her eyes.
Amanda was shocked.
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The two shared laughs, hugs and tears. They discussed the day Amanda's dad picked her up from her mom's home in Chattanooga, Tennessee and moved her to Illinois. That was the last time they saw each other.
"He came and got her and left with her," Cheri said, her eyes filled with tears. "After she left that day, I just never thought I would ever see her again."
Cheri says Amanda's dad received custody of her when Amanda was 10 years old.
"I had no way I could fight for her. I had no money," Cheri said.
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"We're together now, and that's all that matters," Amanda said while hugging her mom.
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ripe bananas, mashed
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1/2 cup
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This cookie has a nice flavor, but the texture is too much like bread. When I was mixing up the batter, it seemed too runny. I was afraid that the cookies would not turn out, but they did. If you like banana nut bread and want to try something a little different, this will fit the bill.
These were a nice break from banana bread, but not very cookie-like. Mostly though if you happen to have any left after a few days, make sure you freeze them or at least keep them in the fridge (mine went moldy way faster than bread or regular cookies do). In retrospect, they might be better frozen anyways.
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These cookies are delicious - exactly what I expected. I used the ingredients exactly as stated in the recipe, but mixed it differently, as I would any cookie recipe. I combined the wet ingredients first, stirred together the dry ingredients and mixed gradually into the wet. These are cakey cookies. Watch the baking time. I use airbake cookie sheets with parchment paper and usually have to add about two minutes to my baking time, but not with these. I used a 1 TBS cookie scoop and made 44 cookies which baked for ten minutes. I used my own butter frosting recipe rather than the one from this site (tinted just slightly yellow and sprinkled with toasted walnuts.) Try toasting the walnuts before adding to the batter. Place walnut halves on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes stirring every 4 minutes or so. Allow to cool, then coarsely chop. The flavor of the nuts is really enhanced. Thanks for a great way to use up ripe bananas.
Everyone loved the cookies and could not stop eating them. They were great!!
I doubled the cinnamon and cloves and added 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips to the recipe plus I didn't frost them, they were fine the way they were which was absolutely delicious!
This is a strange recipe- it's similar to mini banana bread disks without the delicious crust. I frosted mine, and that helped, but I will still not make again. I guess it depends on what you're looking for in a 'cookie'
This recipe was just ok for me. It was very bland and definately just a tiny version of banana bread. But if youre looking for a mild cake-like cookie that you might have with breakfast (without icing of course) then you will like this recipe. I also have to add that the process of making the dough is new to me. Most cookie recipes will have you beat the butter/sugar and wet ingredients and then incorporate dry ingredients to it. I'm not sure why this recipe wanted you to add two amounts of flour separately, but I just went ahead and mixed it the way i know.
The guy's in the shop like it very much.
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There's a moment when Steve Jobs is officially introducing the first Macintosh that has now become iconic. He's talking up the specs of the machine at the Apple shareholders meeting 30 years ago today and then shows off an ad for the computer where we see someone unzip a case and pull the machine out. On the screen, the Macintosh displays one word in lowercase: "hello." Though Jobs was at his brash, boastful best that day, the Mac itself was humble. And it needed to be. Apple wasn't exactly on a roll. The Mac was a big bet on a new kind of computer and, really, a bet of the entire company.
Three decades later, it's pretty clear the bet paid off big time. You can still buy one, and for far less than the $2495 price you'd have paid back then (about $5600 today). While the Mac wasn't perhaps the hit Apple hoped it would be — IBM's PC and clones dominated — it did find success in education and the creative community. And it also saved Apple. The company had pioneered personal computing with the Apple II, but the follow up Apple III was a disaster. It was an expensive, bug-ridden beast that failed to extend Apple's presence into new markets. And it wasn't the only bomb. The year before Macintosh, Apple released the $9999 Lisa, which was supported to usher in the era of mouse-based computing and might have were it not for the extraordinary price and incompatibility with everything that existed to that point. Yet while Lisa failed commercially, it paved the way for Mac and more importantly established an Apple that lives on today.
There's a constant media theme that Apple is inevitably in the throes of death, soon to be swept aside as its current hit product becomes yesterday's news. But what that narrative fails to account for is that Apple has been inventing the future for more than 30 years. And in that time, its hits have lived on, unless it has been the one to kill them off. Consider the Mac versus Sony's Walkman, which also technically survived as long, albeit without much glory in middle age. Sony brought portable music to life in the cassette era and saw tremendous success. Like Apple, it couldn't completely own the market as cheaper knockoffs of the Walkman (think PCs running Windows) eventually became ubiquitous. The Walkman moved onto CDs without much fanfare; the Mac became portable. Apple's notebooks were often groundbreakers, with the first practical active-matrix LCDs, one of the first practical docking-station machines, and other innovations.
By the time music moved to the digital age, the Walkman was already an also-ran, killed off by nothing other than an Apple product, the iPod. Apple's foray into digital music wasn't well received by the faithful. Over at MacRumors, one poster asked: "Are you really aiming to become a glorified consumer gimmicks firm?" The answer was clearly yes. Apple had failed to extend the franchise before that 2001 iPod launch, not for lack of trying. The Newton PDA was an unmitigated disaster from its launch in 1993 till its demise 5 years later. And though Jobs return to the company brought with it some success in the form of the 1998 iMac and 1999 iBook, the 2000 Mac Cube and it's toaster-like design, would be yet-another Apple failure.
The point of this history lesson isn't to criticize Jobs or Apple for the spectacular failures of those years, but quite genuinely to praise them. At Asymco, Horace Dediu muses on a similar question: What if Apple is a system? He's asking whether this process of constantly inventing isn't in the very DNA of the company itself. Apple is pretty clearly deliberate about this. There are stories about throwing out prototypes and delaying products that clearly aren't ready — and perhaps in retrospect the Mac Cube and Newton should have been among those.
But consider the company in the 2000s: After iPod, Apple would take 6 years, but would follow up with its most successful product ever: iPhone. The first practical touchscreen smartphone would not only produce more profit than any single consumer-electronics product ever, but it would be used by the company to end the MP3 player era — one it dominated, with a 70% market share (We'll kill ourselves off, thank you!). The next year, Macbook Air arrived. By no means as significant, that notebook design persists today and more or less defines portable computing. In 2010 came iPad, which was the first practical tablet and is the one everyone has copied in some fashion or another.
In all of these categories, Apple owns critical things: a dominant share of profits and a significant share of people's imagination. (In the case of tablets and smartphones, it also owns the majority of usage, despite having a smaller share of sales, according to numerous third-party surveys.) Which brings us back to that Mac 30 years ago. I remember my first one quite well. No one else at school had one and when working on the yearbook, I could mockup pages because the Mac allowed you to manipulate typefaces and graphics in ways that no computer could at the time. It was nothing short of incredible.
As we sit here in 2014, what strikes me about those memories is how obsolete everything about them is. The big thing back then was something called "desktop publishing" and now the very idea of printing anything seems like an anachronism. We design now for tablets, which themselves are the objects of wonder. Don't believe me? Look around at the children in strollers or on park benches. What are they mesmerized by? iPads.
There is no certainty that Apple will produce another new product as popular as any of those hits ever again. But by the same token, there's no reason to believe the iPad won't be celebrating its 30th birthday in 2040 either. Ditto the iPhone. And whether the iWatch is the next big thing or the improved AppleTV takes over your living room (more on that soon), Apple has shown time and again it will find a way. Three decades is an eternity in the world of technology. That IBM PC the Mac "lost out to" was sold to Lenovo some years back. IBM's server business joined it today. Apple just keeps on kicking, even without Jobs, even in a world where computers are dying off. Long live the Mac.
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Your first dance as a newly married couple is symbolic; it is the first time outside of the ceremony you are officially announced as husband and wife. As you take your first steps together on the dance floor, you are reminded that your relationship is symbolic of your dancing, it ebbs and flows with the changing tempo, you have synchronized your life together just as you synchronize your footsteps on the dance floor.
The first dance also symbolizes the beginning of your reception party, the big kick off of your celebration. Family and friends have gathered here besides you to celebrate your new life together. What you select for a first dance song should be important and meaningful to you as a couple. Perhaps it is the song you first danced to when you were courting, or perhaps it is a song your groom dedicated to you. Or maybe it is the song which played as he proposed. Whatever you select, know that you will be reminded of your wedding day every time you hear it � and the fond memories of your first day together.
I interviewed DJ Robert Fayder, Owner of Party Perfect NYC, who specializes in musical entertainment for upscale weddings and events in the Hamptons and New York City, New York. He has recommended a list of the top ten most often requested First Dance songs which he has played at the weddings he had presided over.
Here is a list of Top 10 First Dance songs:
1) At Last - Eta James
2) Endless Love - Mariah Carey & Luther Vandross
3) From This Moment - Shania Twain
4) This Years Love - David Grey
5) You Belong To Me - The Duprees
6) Always and Forever - Heatwave
7) What A Wonderful World - Luis Armstrong
8) I Believe In You and Me - Whitney Houston
9) Faithfully - Journey
10) By Your Side - Sade
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Let's find some beautiful place to get lost
Dunderdon shearling lined field jacket, Loden Dager sheer tee, eternity scarf from Nordstrom, H&M handwarmer gloves, F21 jeggings and over the knee boots, Marc Jacobs bag
The last photo is a little treasure we found while browsing vintage markets in Fremont.. I love animal print as much as the next girl but who thought it'd translate into a good idea for a stiletto shaped couch? It was awkwardly tacky in a sassy rad way.. so okay I kinda liked it. Anyway, the other day my boyfriend surprised me with this Dunderdon field jacket. It's perfect for our casual yet adventurous winter days, and the shearling lining is removable come spring (already pining for the warmth of sunshine...)
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Getting Punk to brush her teeth is one of the hardest things we have to deal with, seriously. She's pretty much a great kid, but she doesn't brush her teeth unless I specifically tell her she needs to. It's weird for me because I love brushing my teeth. Yes, I'm strange, I know. After watching the video, we did get her a toothbrush just like the one at RealMom's house and little flosser things so it's easier to floss. Hopefully things start getting easier in the oral care division.
Now, want your chance to win your own dental health package? I need you to leave me a note and tell me your biggest struggle with oral care. That's all. But you need to do it by midnight MST on September 18th. I'll pick a winner shortly thereafter using random.org and will announce the winner right here on the blog. Easy peasy, yes?
And, I did get a really sweet dental care package from Crest for doing this. With all sorts of fun things in it, like toothpaste and toothbrushes for different ages, and flossers; it's pretty awesome. But you should know by now, my opinions are my own and are not influenced by free things. :)


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Our department chair, Jan Zulich and instructor of ED 310, Lehua Veincent.
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Closing Ceremony, May 2012.
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Local retailers across the country have asked Congress to pass a federal law requiring all Internet retailers to collect sales taxes and send the tax money to the states.
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Gang received his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Shanghai Jiaotong University, P.R.China, in June 1998. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science minor in Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in June 2004. In collaboration with many researchers worldwide, he founded the International Health Informatics Symposium (IHI) in 2010. He was a Research Staff Member at IBM T.J. Watson research center between July 2004 and August 2012. Gang is currently a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Informatics of the School of Medicine at the University of Utah.
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"Index of fear": The upside of a 4 percent approval rating
- By Joshua Keating
Joshua Keating is associate editor at Foreign Policy and the editor of the Passport blog. He has worked as a researcher, editorial assistant, and deputy Web editor since joining the FP staff in 2007. In addition to being featured in Foreign Policy, his writing has been published by the Washington Post, Newsweek International, Radio Prague, the Center for Defense Information, and Romania's Adevarul newspaper. He has appeared as a commentator on CNN International, C-Span, ABC News, Al Jazeera, NPR, BBC radio, and others. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he studied comparative politics at Oberlin College.
Gallup has just released a survey of government approval ratings in 12 post-Soviet countries. (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are left out._ Ukraine now has the unenviable distinction of having the world's least popular government, with only 4 percent of citizens approving of their leadership. But RFE/RL's Robert Coalson provides some useful context:
You notice a big gap between the sixth least-approved governments (Latvia, at 27 percent) and the seventh (Kyrgyzstan, at 43 percent). On one side of that divide, you have, in order, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Latvia. On the other side (the dark side), you find Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. (It is a safe bet which side Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan would find themselves on if polling were possible there.)
The Gallup chart is actually an index of fear. What it reflects is not so much attitudes toward the government as a willingness to openly express one's attitudes toward the government. As one member of RFE/RL's Azerbaijan Service told me, "If someone walked up to me in Baku and asked me what I thought about the government, I'd say it was great too."
For all the talk of Ukraine's political dysfunction, getting to the point where 96 percent of the people are eager to tell an interview they hate their government is actually fairly impressive. That's cold comfort for Ukrainians but I agree with Coalson that Gallup could have provided some more context for these results.


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Good Technology Rides Smartphone Wave
Whether IT managers like it or not, iPhones and Android models are working their way into the enterprise, and Good Technology is seeing the fruits of that growth.
The company, which supplies push e-mail and device management services to enterprises, says the shift of personal phones doubling as work phones is driving "substantial" growth for the company. In the first half of this year, more than 1,500 enterprises turned to Good to secure and manage these popular new devices and enable them for business applications and data. Intel and Costco are among its big-name customers.
When the iPhone was first introduced in 2007, some analysts cautioned IT departments that it wasn't ready for the enterprise. Flash forward four years, and there's no stopping the iPhone from infiltrating the enterprise – along with a string of Android models.
Good reports that Apple's iOS and Android devices have penetrated 43 percent of its deployments and nearly one-fifth of its enterprise customers are now supporting three or more device platforms.
As far as who pays for the device and data plan, there's no one clear-cut trend. "We see all kinds of models," says Dmitri Volkmann, who leads the product team at Good Technology. Some companies are willing to pay for everything; others let the employee buy the device. "The technology we have allows you to do whatever model you want" while keeping the IT department happy.
Good's technology allows, for example, an enterprise to separate a worker's personal data from the enterprise data, so if a person leaves the company, the enterprise-related data can be removed and the personal data left in tact.
The company intends to support whatever devices are massively adopted, but it hasn't yet worked up a solution for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 because it doesn't have all the information it needs from Microsoft to do so. A similar situation arose with the WebOS that Palm created. "We did encounter difficulties with WebOS due to the APIs limitation and had to put the project on hold a few months ago," Volkmann says. "We have seen signs of change recently, so we will continue to monitor and evaluate, especially as/if we see growing market acceptance."
Good essentially is providing solutions for pretty much any popular OS that is not BlackBerry, similar to what Seven does, but Volkmann says Good doesn't encounter Seven so much in the enterprise – it's main competition is the native e-mail client that comes on devices.
Good Technology is having conversations about getting its technology embedded in devices, but it isn't announcing anything in that realm.
Good Technology was acquired by Motorola in 2006, then in 2009 it was sold to Visto, which renamed the company to Good.