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One of the many remakes that made it to the silver screen in 2005, Fun takes the 1977 comedy classic starring George Segal and Jane Fonda and shifts its story to a post-Enron world filled with greed and cynicism. Carrey — who manages to restrain his, uh... Jim Carrey personality enough to let the script tell the jokes — plays a corporate lapdog whose massive new promotion comes right before an Enron-style stock crash that leaves him jobless. Carrey and his unmeployed wife (the awkwardly beautiful Leoni) are then forced to supplement their middle-class lifestyle by resorting to crime.The DVD of Dick & Jane is relatively trim on bonus features, containing only gag reels and outtakes from the movie's press junket in addition to the standard commentaries by director Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) and screenwriters Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller. Dave Attell Insomniac Tour Presents: Sean Rouse, Greg Giraldo & Dane Cook April 11, 2006 Sean Rouse, Greg Giraldo, Dane Cook. Like the groundbreaking Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (if you consider accusing Andy Dick of having genital warts groundbreaking) the main reason to pick up this DVD is for the verbal trash you didn't see when it aired on TV. Besides the increase in vulgar material thoughout the showcase, the DVD also contains interviews with the comedians, the "A Night Out In Vegas" featurette and footage from the backstage party.Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend by Eidos Interactive Available April 11, 2006For most of us, Lara Croft was the first woman... er, womanly figure we spent a prolonged amount of time with outside of our mothers and sisters. And just as we have developed into more complex and fully-realized human beings (hopefully), the latest version of Tomb Raider features more mature and advanced gameplay and a smilar yet expanded world. 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Bullion Run is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III, given to protagonist Claude by Red Jacks leader D-Ice from a public phone booth in the Wichita Gardens district of Shoreside Vale, Liberty City.
D-Ice wants Claude to collect at least 30 pieces of platinum bullion that a plane had scattered around Pike Creek. The vehicle Claude would be in will become heavier the more platinum that is collected. Claude eventually drives to the area, collecting all pieces of platinum. The platinum are then dropped off at D-Ice's garage just east of the location.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get a vehicle
- Head to the location where the cargo is scattered, you need to collect 30 pieces of bullion
- Drop off the bullion at D-Ice's lockup
- In real life, the bullion is a sauce from tomatoes. The packages in this mission have a similar look to the real life bullion.
The reward for completing the mission is $25,000. Completing the mission unlocks Rumble.


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Easy ways to learn more about wine
Wine drinkers are creatures of habit. We tend to drink the same wines and shop in the same places for those wines. Which, frankly, doesn't do much to expand our wine horizons.
This is an especial problem for beginning wine drinkers, whose lack of experience is compounded by the intimidation factor — wine can be a scary place for newcomers, who are overwhelmed with labels, names, terms, and the like.
Hence this post, part of my New Year's resolution to write more items for people just getting started with wine. And a big tip of the Wine Curmudgeon's fedora to Dave McIntyre, who has written about some of this and jarred me into action.
Four easy things anyone can do to boost their wine savvy:
• Drink more wine. Seriously. One of the things that people always laugh at when I talk about wine is the idea that they can learn more by drinking more. This, I'm convinced, has its roots in our post-Prohibition cultural outlook. Americans have been taught that liquor is different, and can't be approached like other consumer goods. So we reserve wine for special occasions or let people who are supposed to know more about it than we do tell us what to drink. What we should be doing is drinking more (responsibly, of course), deciding ourselves what we want to drink, and not really caring what others think of what we drink.
• Shop in a different store. It's amazing, as Dave notes, how this will change your wine-buying perspective. For one thing, there will almost certainly be wines that you haven't seen before. For another, a store employee could recommend something you've never thought about. This is very important for people who only buy wine in grocery stores, where there are a lot of wines but mostly from the same old places made by the same companies and tasting exactly the same.
• Write down the names of the wine you enjoy. And even those you don't. No one, including the so-called experts, remembers the name of every wine they drink. So we write it down (CellarTracker, the unofficial wine inventory software of the blog!). There is nothing wrong or snooty with this; it's common sense. You don't even need a computer or smart phone or iPad — pencil and paper work just as well. Record the name, price and what you thought about the wine (and, believe it or not, phrases like good and bad are perfectly acceptable). If you have that information, you can go into a store and ask an employee to recommend something similar to the wine you liked — or to steer you away from one you didn't.
• Try a wine you don't like. You don't have to do it often. But every once in a while, if you don't like sweet wine or red wine or whatever, taste one. Yes, there's a good chance that you still won't like it. But, given that your palate will change over time as you gain more experience, there's also a chance you'll find a new appreciation for a wine you didn't like.
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I really like this post. I've only been drinking wine for about a year. I try to mix up the wine stores I go to for just the reasons you mentioned. I love going and asking the folks in the wine stores to recommend me something that isn't Cab Sauv, Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, or Pinot Noir. I ask them to give me something that may not be the cheapest, but a decent priced wine that will give me a good idea what the wine type tastes like without turning me off. I found some nice Tempranillo's and Sauv Blancs that way. One guy even got me hooked on a Greek Sigalas Assyrtiko Santorini.
The other thing about asking for something new, is it really strikes up interesting conversations with the wine shop owners/workers. I have found that they are truly passionate about wine and love talking about it. I have learned so much from these conversations that allows me to be a smarter wine buyer.
The other item you mentioned that I found extremely helpful is keeping track of your wines. I found it a must to keep track of the wines I buy and drink. I just have a basic excel spreadsheet that has the wine's information, what I paid for it, where I got it, and then when I drink it, I write about it.
All of which leads to your first paragraph and I only wish I had more time to drink more wine but I am working on it 🙂
Glad you found the post, Chad. That's why I wrote it. And thanks for sharing your experience.


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Coconut is a versatile crop grown all over the world except Australia and Europe. Indonesia, Philippines and India are leading producers accounting for three-fourth of global output. Coconut oil and copra are the two major products shaping the global coconut economy.
The scientific name for coconut is 'Cocos Nucifera'. Early Spanish explorers called it coco, which means "monkey face" because the three indentations (eyes) on the hairy nut resembles the head and face of a monkey. Nucifera means "nut-bearing."
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Pacific Islanders consider coconut oil to be the cure for all illness. The coconut palm is so highly valued by them as both a source of food and medicine that it is called "The Tree of Life." Only recently has modern medical science unlocked the secrets to coconut's amazing healing powers.
Coconut oil is used in India as a cooking fat, hair oil, body oil and industrial oil. Coconut oil is extracted from copra, the dried kernel of coconut. Oil content in copra varies from 65 to 72 percent. Steam cooking of copra is also practised by some millers to enhance the quality and aroma of oil.
Coconut oil is an important cooking medium in southern parts of the country especially in Kerala and has varied industrial applications. Besides cooking, coconut oil is also used extensively on cosmetics, toiletries, hair tonics and slew of other industries.
Coconut oil is marketed in bulk as well as in packs ranging from sachets containing 5 ml. to 15kg tins. The branded coconut oil in small packs is mainly marketed as hair oil and body oil. There are several brands known for their superior grade oil which have export market throughout the world.
India has unbeatable quality advantage in this sector. Refined coconut oil is also manufactured in the country for industrial uses. Refined coconut oil is mainly used in the manufacture of biscuits, chocolates and other confectionery items, ice cream, pharmaceutical products and costly paints. Generally, filtered coconut oil is used for cooking and toiletry purposes.
India accounts for nearly 20% of global coconut output. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra are leading producers of coconut in the country. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are the major centres of coconut oil and copra in the country.
The price of coconut oil is shaped by variations in production, global demand and supply situation and price of other vegetable oils. Philippines is a major player globally in coconut oil. Rotterdam is the centre of global coconut oil trade.
Globally 5.5 million tons of coconut is produced annually. The share of leading producers, Indonesia, Philippines and India, are 27%, 23% and 22% respectively. SriLanka, Mexico, Vietnam, New Guinea and Brazil are other important producers.
Annually around 2 lakh ton raw copra, 1 lakh ton meal and 3.5 lakh ton coconut oil is traded worldwide. Indonesia, Philippines, SriLanka are important market for coconut and copra
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Though crop is available throughout the year, it follows a seasonal cycle with the production peaking after the monsoon.
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The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are accurate for all realms. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional, speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only. Guild pages must comply with the guild page policy.
The goal and purpose of the Order of the Golden Law is to stand against the forces of greater evil that threaten the existence of life as we know it, from the Scourge, the Burning Legion and the Twilight's Hammer, to lesser organizations of evil such as cults, chaotic-evil guilds, and mortal forces bent on destroying or enslaving mankind. It is our duty to stand in defiance of all of these, not as individuals, but as a body which is united under one banner in the name of the Light (or in the name of Good in general). Individuals who do not necessarily follow the Light - Druids, Shamans, and Mages - can still join the Order if their goal is aligned with the Orders. While they do not need to believe that the Light is their overall higher-power, they are expected to adhere to, and dedicate their lives to follow the teachings of the Three Virtues and the tenets of the "Followers Code".
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The Order of the Golden Law is a level 25, active, heavy role-play guild. Minimum level requirement is level 15 (so we know you at least have intentions to play them). Experienced, mature, and veteran role-players are preferred, with a general understanding of basic Lore, and a decent skill in spelling, punctuation, and over-all grammar. All members are expected to have either an MRP (MyRolePlay) or a TRP (TotalRolePlay), and are recommended to have GHI (GryphonHeartItems) to optimize their role-play capabilities and personal experiences with the guild. Ventrilo or Skype is heavily recommended for In-Character events and for an Out-of-Character voice interview.
The Order of the Golden Law is, first and foremost, a Holy Military Order. What's a "Holy Military Order"? The Knights of the Silver Hand, the Argent Dawn, and the Argent Crusade are all Holy Military Orders.
Uniforms are enforced ICly and are expected to be worn. OOCly, you're free to wear what you wish!
The Order of the Golden Law is founded by Jonathan Kalery and was built around the very same virtues that the Order of the Silver Hand and Church of Holy Light were modeled after - respect, tenacity and compassion. In the current absence of the Highlord, who is lost and last reported in the cold wastelands of Northrend, Ennalor Silvertongue, once Regent Lord, has stepped up as Lord Protector - new leader of the Order.
Months after their founding, when the Order of the Golden Law was several hundred strong, comprised of true-hearted men and women in service to the Holy Light and to the people - it began to establish a reputation as an Order whose members are willing to put their lives at risk to defend Azeroth and her people against evil.
The banner of the Golden Law is recognized amongst their allies as a symbol of peace, hope, justice, and unity, and the men and women who carry that banner are the very embodiment of these tenets. Any seeking to join the Order are called to lose much of their old life, including: titles of power, pride, disrespect, dishonesty, and hedonism. Giving up their titles of power (such as the title of a Noble), each member will accept the mantle of a commoner and the humility that comes with it.
Giving up their pride, each member must learn to show compassion even to those who show them disrespect or do them a wrong. Giving up their disrespect, they must learn to respect all beings, good, evil or otherwise. Giving up their dishonesty, they must learn to be truthful in their actions, words, and thoughts. The demands the Order of the Golden Law have for those who carry its banner are heavy, but this only proves the discipline of the members that comprise it. Will you become a Brother or Sister of the Order of the Golden Law?
Guild Rules & Recruitment
Guild rules and protocols can be found on the website, along with additional information regarding recruitment.
The Golden Law welcomes all races and classes so long as they aim to do good. Roleplaying add-ons such as MRP (MyRolePlay) or a TRP (TotalRolePlay) are recommended, along with GHI (GryphonHeartItems), to optimize their role-play capabilities and personal experiences with the guild.
Firstly, anyone seeking to join the Order of the Golden Law must undergo an Out-of-Character interview in Ventrilo. The Out-of-Character portion of the interview allows us, as the recruiters, to know the quality of who we are bringing into the guild and to determine whether a character is truly fit for the guild - but also so that the recruit can decide for themselves if they feel the Golden Law -is- the best guild for them.
The questions asked during the Out-of-Character interview can also be found on the on the left hand side 'Quick Links' item titled Recruitment/About.
Secondly, after passing the Out-of-Character interview with an Order of the Golden Law recruiter, each individual is asked to spend two weeks (on average) with the guild through RP, OOC interaction, activity on the website and in Ventrilo so that the recruit can get a real feel for what its like to be a part of the Order.
These two weeks allow the recruiter, and other guild members, to experience the roleplay skills of the recruit. Grammar, punctuation and writing experience are observed, as well as how the player interacts not just with guild members, but with out of guild members.
During the first week out of Guild - recruits are asked, to /join a guild recruitment channel, and to place 'Trial of the Golden Law' in the title bar of their Roleplay Profile in game. During the second week - they are welcomed into the guild out of character until they have completed their trial.
Following being recruited, each new recruit is given their In-Character Uniform by their recruiter and welcome into the Order in an initiation ceremony.
Events & Activity
Most story lines focus around larger campaigns, built upon smaller events and plots. It is not uncommon for most events to reach upwards of 60-80 people, and often stretch anywhere from 40 minutes to 6 or 7 hours, depending upon the date and start time.
The campaigns are broad strokes, filled in with small developments and character progression that stretches out over months. The Siege of Stromgarde - the first truly 'large' event hosted by the Order, was composed of a week long siege boasting 40+ roleplayers - and has set the standard for Roleplaying events for the guild. On the larger campaigns, such as the Siege, roleplay is constant, including small events like shoring up fortifications, gathering supplies, scouting missions and search and rescue - while the large events are the big time sieges and battles - drawing resources from all aspects of the guild, such as cavalry, shield walls, airborne units and siege/ranged formations. With the addition of allied forces at most events, even the most basic combat turns into an unforgettable event.
Most stories, on the large scale, are handled by Dungeon Masters, such as Tiberios the Cold - providing some order to the chaos of war.
Most weeks find smaller events, such as training, sparing, sermons, lectures, lessons and a new 'do it yourself' events called Quests which are mini-dungeon mastered events, fully prepared, that can be tapped on the website.
The most notable event hosted by the Golden Law is the Court of Honor, a ceremony in which honors, promotions and awards are presented, as well as the initiation of new members. This event is hosted once a month in Hearthglen. Allies are often present at the ceremony, and several have been honored with commendations for their actions.
The Golden Law has regiments stationed all over Azeroth, but currently only two regiments are active for daily roleplay with members.
The Southern Regiment
Founded to combat the undead threat in the South of the Eastern Kingdoms, the Golden Law dispatched some fifty persons under the title of the Southern Regiment to establish a forward position in Duskwood, and later the Blasted Lands where, over the past year, the Order and its allies have fought against the undead, a small resurgent sect of the Cult of the Damned under the leadership of Victor Marrow - which it still fights to this day, and the feral Worgen which still attack travelers. They are also bound to aid in the defense of small townships against the demons that continue to roam the land.
The Northern Regiment
A long standing regiment based in Northrend to watch over the remnants of the Scourge and to aid the Argent Crusade, the Northern Regiment has recently ceased all communication with the Golden Law Chancellory, based in Stormwind. Concerned, the Chancellory has dispatched a group of some thirty members of the Order to ascertain the current situation of the Regiment, based in the Grizzly Hills were recent contact with the undead has had the Golden Law on high alert. There is suspicion that the recent attacks and loss of communication may be linked to the recent disappearance of the Highlord.
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|Jeca Goldmane
|Protector (Co-GM)
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|Otulissa Skyheart
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|Chancellor of the Order of the Golden Law; Hunter
|Constance Steeldawn
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|Belathan of Northshire
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When Dalane Shaull begins to play basketball for the NAIA program Goshen College this season, he will be doing more than spreading the ball around.
He will be spreading the word about Columbus Christian High School.
"Nobody has heard of Columbus Christian anywhere," said Shaull, who received both athletic and academic scholarship money to continue his education.
Well, Goshen obviously heard of Columbus Christian.
"They called me," said Crusaders head coach Kevin Roth. "They were looking for players. I sent Dalane their way.
"There are actually a lot of NAIA schools in the northern part of the state that look for players."
Perhaps Shaull can make an impact at Goshen and force those northern Indiana college coaches to put Roth on their speed dial.
Shaull is just the third Columbus Christian basketball player to perform at the collegiate level, according to Roth. Pete Lustig played for Olivet Nazarene of Illinois after his high school graduation in 2003, and Kyle Roth (Kevin Roth's son) played for Bethel College of Mishawaka after his graduation in 2011.
While many high school basketball players tend to play AAU basketball during the summer to get exposure to college scouts, the Crusaders tend not to play at that level. That means Roth has to scramble a bit to get information out about his players.
Winning an Indiana Christian Schools state championship this year certainly helps. Roth has been receiving more calls about the players he has returning, such as Nick Bridgewater, Austin Straub, Josh Miracle and Chris Noblitt.
"We also have beefed up our schedule, adding three more IHSAA (Indiana High School Athletic Association) schools," Roth said.
Shaull said he loved the way Goshen coach Neal Young ran his program, keeping a small school feel. "It was very family oriented," said Shaull, who averaged 13.4 points and 6.5 rebounds for a Crusaders squad that went 32-5.
"He really scheduled a lot of time for his players to spend together to build bonds," Shaull said of Young. "That kind of thing helped us win a state title."
Shaull said Goshen runs a fast-paced offense but he said he will have to get used to the shot clock. He expects to play guard but isn't sure which guard position.
He has spent the summer working on his shooting and his ball handling.
Although he will miss all the friendships he had at Columbus Christian, Shaull is excited about a new chapter of his life.
Shaull leaves Aug. 23 for college. He remains undecided on a major.
Roth said Columbus Christian will miss him.
"He was the glue that held our team together," Roth said. "But I think he is going to do well at that level. It's going to be a lot quicker, but he worked hard this summer. We noticed that his shot was better at our workouts this summer. And he is a physical player who is going to cause some matchup problems."


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This is a discussion on Whats your favorite "GUY" movies? within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; By "GUY" I mean Shoot Em Down, Blow Em Up, Blast them, Gun shooting, Gun toting weapon movies? Will list mine when I get back ...
By "GUY" I mean Shoot Em Down, Blow Em Up, Blast them, Gun shooting, Gun toting weapon movies?
Will list mine when I get back home from in-laws:) I am wanting to add to my collection:)
Die Hard
Though defensive violence will always be a sad necessity in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men -St. Augustine
Last Man Standing,Outlaw Josey Wales,...way too many to list!
It is pardonable to be defeated but never surprised.
2 Ruger alaskan .454s
Ruger P95
Rem 870
Barrett .50BMG
Sex In The City
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Thelma and Louise
I'd like to shoot, blow up and blast them all.
Here at the rock, we have two basic rules...
Glock 27 for every day carry (LCP for deep conceal when necessary)... Glock 23 for the home.
Call me Iggy. Only my mother calls me by my full given name.
Clockwork Orange....
Fight Club Probaly
Lone Wolf McQuade
Remo Williams
Killer Elite
The Unforgiven
Josey Wales and anything with "The Duke."
Retired USAF E-8. Official forum curmudgeon.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Some are not necessarily gun movies but....
Godfather I and II
Really like films with 'long distance shooting'
It is pardonable to be defeated but never surprised.
2 Ruger alaskan .454s
Ruger P95
Rem 870
Barrett .50BMG
Act of Valor
Lethal Weapon
The Good The Bad and the Ugly
Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation. - Rule #23 in the USMC rules for gunfighting.
The new DREDD movie. Justed watched it again. Karl Urban played the part well. "I AM THE LAW"
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
― Abraham Lincoln
My favorite would likely be The Fifth Element, which gets funnier every time I see it. Second would be the Hunt for Red October.
Most all of the Eastwood movies... Watching High Plains Drifter at the moment...
I Shoot Birds With A Canon.


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1-21-05 – For the 12th straight year, the Grace Lutheran Church has put up hundreds of crosses on Texoma Parkway on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion.
3600 small, white crosses sit in Denison, one for each abortion performed in the country every day. The display will remain for two weeks and is a silent statement against the practice.
The Texoma Pro-Life Association will host a rally at the church Saturday night from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
This is the 32nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
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How to Customize the winrar context menu handler in Windows explorer to only show "Add to rar" item ?
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How to Customize the winrar context menu handler in Windows explorer to only show "Add to rar" item ?
ShellEx only shows Winrar:
Here's the option for customization
I solved the problem using rar.exe (the command line utility) that is included in WinRAR. I created this reg file:
This creates a menù that when you click on a directory and execute the command. In my example I clicked on a folder and created a RAR file with the name of the folder with password "test" compression "store" recursive folders and split at 350000k without prompt.
You can modify the options to suit your individual needs.
I think WinRAR has an option in the settings menu. However if you uninstall it and install it again, it will let you choose the context menu you specifically want in the context menu as shown here:
These context menu options are specified in the registry. There's a free tool called Shell Menu View that you can use to edit these in a user-friendly way. Just find the options you don't want (the leftmost column in the Shell Menu View window lists the options as they appear in the menu) and click the red toolbar button to disable them. They may be listed multiple times for different file types.


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Chrysalis guitars
Theyre coming back from oblivion! There may not be a more innovative travel guitar out there. If Tim White's kickstarter project is effective, the guitars may hit the market in the $600-1000 range. (The original 15 go for around $5000 these days.)
Personally, my fingers are crossed, and I'm going to keep my eyes open for this one.
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National Library of Medicine classification: a scheme for the shelf arrangement of library materials in the field of medicine and its related sciences
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Jazz sensation embarks on emotional tour
14:48 16 February 2012
»The thing that strikes you most about YolanDa Brown is the way she's so unassuming for a woman who has two MOBO awards, has played in front of presidents and worked as a TV presenter – all before the age of 30.
The saxophonist and singer is modest about her achievements, but warm, earthy and bubbly after achieving so much despite being a latecomer to jazz.
She only took up the saxophone aged 13, although previously played the piano, violin and drums before the age of seven.
Her interest in the saxophone started because she "wanted to play a wind instrument" and says she did not look back because it felt so natural. She sees the saxophone as an extension of herself.
"The sax is my voice. I can communicate my life with music," she says.
YolanDa's talent was spotted a few years later at an African-Caribbean society event in London where a representative of the High Commission decided to fly her to Jamaica to play for the president when she was 18.
Playing sax remained a hobby and she decided to study business at university.
It was not until she was doing a PhD, aged 24, that she started working full-time as a musician. The following year in 2008 she won her first MOBO for Best Jazz and the rest is history.
Yolanda is touring to promote her debut album, April Showers, May Flowers.
She said: "The album is about going through hard times and growing. If you believe you can do it, you can get to the good times.
"I do find when I'm playing, it's easy to be emotional. Some audience members say 'I really did feel what you were saying'."
When not performing, she's a music ambassador for the Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians and Yamaha, teaching children to play instruments.
She added: "Music is important in a child's education.
"We are so caught up in league tables, we forget about the emotive, creative side."
n YolanDa Brown is at Hammersmith Apollo on February 17. To book tickets, call 08448 444748.


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Kubiak collapses leaving field at halftime Sunday
Sunday, November 3, 2013
HOUSTON — Houston coach Gary Kubiak collapsed leaving the field at halftime of the Texans' game Sunday night against Indianapolis and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
Kubiak hunched over and dropped to his knees at the 24-yard line and was immediately surrounded by medical personnel. He was lifted off the field on a stretcher and taken by cart to the ambulance.
The Texans didn't say what was wrong with Kubiak, but did say he didn't have a heart attack. The team said the 52-year-old coach, a former NFL quarterback who calls the team's plays, was conscious and was with his family as he was taken to the hospital.
Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips took over as coach. Up 21-3 when Kubiak collapsed, the Texans unraveled in the second half, falling 27-24 for their sixth straight loss after opening 2-0 with Super Bowl hopes.
Kubiak has long been known as a top offensive coach, mentoring quarterbacks in Denver under Mike Shanahan and now Matt Schaub — and Case Keenum — in Houston. Kubiak has had no known public health problems.
Kubiak was hired in 2006, along with general manager Rick Smith, after the Texans finished a franchise-worst 2-14. Smith spent 10 years with Kubiak while the coach was offensive coordinator of the Broncos. Smith was Denver's defensive assistant for four seasons before moving into the front office for his last six years with the Broncos.
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maintenance staff must supplement the Wi-Fi phones with cell phones because maintenance staff work at the district level and travel from school to school.
"One of the problems with the wireless IP phones is that you actually have to be in the building for them to work. They don't work when you're driving down the street or when you're at the hardware store picking up supplies."
Auker said the district would look into replacing the district's cellular phones with cell phones capable of switching to Wi-Fi-based VoIP when they become available.
Hybrid phones capable of switching from a Wi-Fi network to a cellular environment and vice versa are just hitting the market, and are not yet widely available. Some say acceptance from cellular providers may be slow because providers would have to give up revenue to local VoIP environments.
"It will be tough for service providers to make a business case around this technology, as it would require giving up their revenue to a LAN environment by providing an end point," said Cisco's Childs, "but it will be a model providers will have to address."
Though cellular providers may not warmly receive the technology, hybrid phones may force their way into the market as providers vying for market share struggle to remain competitive. Some cellular providers are already looking into incorporating the technology, according to news reports, and VoIP over Wi-Fi implementations at the local level may give cellular providers reason to support wireless VoIP.
Rio Rancho, N.M., recently worked out an agreement with Azulstar Networks to implement a citywide Wi-Fi network, which will support wireless VoIP. Soon, Azulstar's broadband wireless customers will also be able to opt for wireless VoIP service in Grand Haven, Mich.


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SAN ANTONIO (Mar. 20, 2014) -- Demonstrate your true value by focusing on improvement and doing the hard jobs well, Maj. Gen. Camille Nichols, deputy commanding general and chief of staff, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, said during a panel discussion on women's roles in the U.S. Army -- a mentoring opportunity coinciding with National Women's History Month.
Joining four other female Army leaders ranging in rank from sergeant major to colonel in a variety of occupational specialties, Nichols spoke to approximately 30 members of the San Antonio chapter of Rocks, Inc., an officer corps mentoring and professional development organization.
Nichols spoke frankly about her Army career path, shared personal experiences and offered insight into changing attitude and culture regarding women's expanding opportunities in the Army.
Nichols first enlisted in the Army in the 1970s still the Women's Army Corps at the time, seeking a means of funding her college education. Because she asked so many questions, she told the audience, she wasn't a good private. Candidly, she described her unorthodox journey to United States Military Academy West Point and choosing to join the engineering branch.
"It was a different Army in 1981. I wanted a job where I could get dirty," Nichols told her listeners, "so I became an engineer. I was one of two female officers when I arrived at Fort Knox as a brand new second lieutenant. They didn't quite know what to do with me," Nichols said.
Nichols mentioned holding early positions based on her gender and reflective of the more limiting Army policy of the times, like managing the only women's barracks. While many doors closed in her face, unlooked-for opportunities shaped her career path.
"You never know what opportunities are out there - the Army needs agile, innovative, creative people," she said. It's an exciting time to be both a participant and an observer of these changes in the Army, she told the Rocks members. "You can shape the Army," she said.
Today, Nichols is the highest-ranking female of her graduating class.
The audience asked questions of the leaders on a wide variety of topics, including mentorship, work-life balance and handling gender discrimination.
When she encountered gender bias in leadership, Nichols said, she focused on her actions helped her as a female Army leader.
"You're going to have bosses you don't like, people who don't like you," she said. "It's going to happen [referring to a less than perfect evaluation]. Don't chase a rating. If you do, you are in this for the wrong reason. Stay focused on improvement. Seek out the toughest job and do it well. That's how you show your true value."
When confronting a culture of sexism, Nichols said, character development and flexibility go a long way.
"Be true to yourself and do the right thing always," Nichols said. "At other times, if it's not immoral or illegal and it builds the team or makes stronger NCOs, that's the goal. Does it matter who gets credit if the mission is accomplished? You've got to give a little and you'll get a lot. Did I go out and smoke a cigar with the guys in my unit once a month in the combat zone when I still had work to do or meetings to prepare for?" she asked. "Yes. I did. I don't particularly care for cigars, but it was important. I needed to learn the language, break through the barriers."
Adding to comments about career and family, Nichols closed with this thought. "I don't even have a houseplant in my apartment because I'm never there, yet my life is fuller than full. My family -- my six brothers and sisters, my parents -- they're why I joined. Is my path the right one? It is for me. Your definition may be different. So, know yourself, be true to yourself and show by doing."


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April 29, 2016
The secret to having physically active children may lie within their parents.
A study of 11 and 12 year olds in the U-K finds that parents who are active during pregnancy and in their child's early life tend to raise more active children.
The link was especially strong among pregnant moms who regularly swam or did brisk walking. Researchers don't think that particular link has anything to do with what happens in the womb... rather, experts say active pregnant women are simply likely to stay active afterward.
Having a big brother or sister to run after also helped young kids stay active.
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Ultra Products, a global leader in technology solutions, today announces that it will unveil the world's first 2000W ATX Power Supply Unit for the PC at next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Ultra X3 Modular 2000W PSU has a footprint similar to some competitors' 1000W units (just 10.25 inches) and is 80% efficient under typical loads. The 2000W X3 will be available to consumers sometime in early 2007. The product will be on display at the ShowStoppers media showcase at the Wynn Hotel on Monday night, January 8th.
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Jesus Wasn't American—Neither Is The Bible
Unfortunately, American values are often completely in conflict with the Gospel of Jesus.
We point to the Bible and use verses like Romans 13:1-7 to show that it's actually God-ordained to submit to our governmental authorities and pay taxes, support our military, and proudly back our country's actions.
We obviously don't think these same verses apply to other governments, other authorities, and especially not to our enemies' empires. Surely Romans 13 wasn't meant for dictatorships, communist regimes, and states that are unfriendly and uncooperative with the U.S. Citizens of those nations should revolt, rebel, and join our cause—that Biblical text is only applicable to an American government, in an American society, benefitting American citizens.
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- Graduates from our program have earned teaching positions across the country including in Winterville, N.C., Pompano Beach, Fla., South Bend, Ind., and Columbus, Ohio.
- In 2011 Wittenberg was one of only two private liberal arts institutions to receive a $1 million grant from the highly competitive Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program funded by the National Science Foundation.
Education minors pursuing a career in secondary education STEM fields may be eligible for the scholarship. Learn more on the (Wittenberg Noyce Scholarship) homepage.
Learning Outcomes - Wittenberg
Beginning in school, and continuing at successively higher levels across their college studies, students should prepare for twenty-first-century challenges by gaining:
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
• Through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts
Focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring
Intellectual and Practical Skills, including
- Inquiry and analysis
- Critical and creative thinking
- Written and oral communication
- Quantitative literacy
- Information literacy
- Teamwork and problem solving
Practiced extensively, across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance
Personal and Social Responsibility, including
- Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global
- Intercultural knowledge and competence
- Ethical reasoning and action
- Foundations and skills for lifelong learning
Anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges
Integrative and Applied Learning, including
- Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies
Demonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings
The learning outcomes stated above are part of the Association of American Colleges & Universities' (AAC&U) LEAP campaign, which includes Essential Learning Outcomes. For more information visit the AAC&U page.
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- Demonstrates a commitment to professional growth and teaching excellence.
- Demonstrates the ethics and values associated with the teaching profession.
- Demonstrates thorough content knowledge.
- Plans effective instruction.
- Implements instructional practices that support the achievement of all learners.
- Uses assessment to guide classroom instruction and evaluate learning.
- Establishes a safe, nurturing, accessible, and just learning community.
- Advocates for learners in school and community.
- Demonstrates global awareness and sensitivity towards issues affecting schools, communities, nations and the world.


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A revolution has been brewing in the workplace among coffee drinkers unwilling to settle for the break room sludge.
For some of them, pod machines and single-serve cups provide the illusion of a superior product. Others swear by the French press method, which has traditionally reigned supreme as the alternative to automatic coffee makers.
Now, more hand-brewed coffees from devices like pour-overs and the Aeropress are popping up in home kitchens and cubicles alike. Even in the CNN.com break room, the buzz of a coffee grinder has become a regular morning fixture. But why the fuss?
"People are always looking for ways of reintroducing handcrafted arts into their lives as a counter to the convenient but often over-produced items that we so heavily rely upon," LaMont says. "Someone may not want to give up their kitchen stove in exchange for an open fire in the backyard, but they can trade up to a simple drip cone and freshly ground coffee without a lot of added headache or trouble."
It's a skill set that casual coffee drinkers are seeking out with increasing enthusiasm. On a recent rainy Sunday at the 2012 Atlanta Food and Wine Festival, LaMont and three Atlanta baristas demonstrated the use of a pour-over, or a cone-shaped dripper in which coffee and water are slowly combined and drained through a filter.
They talked up the benefits of buying locally roasted beans and grinding them yourself in order to yield a crisper cup of coffee. As they passed out wet filters for the ceramic drip cones, the quartet waxed poetic on the virtues of treating coffee like the fruit it is. As participants waited in between pours for their coffee to "bloom," LaMont politely urged them to ditch coffee pods, if not for the sake of quality then for the environmental and financial benefits.
The politics of the office coffee pot
"I find that once a person is willing to give a pour-over a try with all the right equipment, [he or she] always end up getting hooked," says Empire State South Coffee Program Manager Emily Letia, who coached participants as they slowly poured water from a kettle in a circular motion into the cone.
"The key is having everything you need before you make a judgement on the pour-over. That's a good grinder, a pour-over device... the correct filters, and a kettle. I haven't met someone interested and willing that has gone back to their coffee maker after diving in to manual brewing."
Pour-overs seem to be the most popular manual brewing method, second only to French press, which involves combining hot water and grounds in a special carafe, then pressing down a plunger to halt the process. But Letia finds interest in all kinds of forms is growing with the proliferation of venues dedicated to the science of brewing.
LaMont has also noticed the upswing. "A few years back, the vast majority of the people we taught at the Counter Culture Training Center in Atlanta came to us to learn about espresso-making and barista skills. Now we get just as many if not more attendees interested in learning about the basic science of non-espresso brewing."
Factors such as price, convenience and control tend to dictate which method people favor, LaMont says, and offers some words of wisdom:
French press: The carafe and plunger combination is easily the most popular among the general public because it's easy to use and widely available. But, it tends to produce a silty cup of coffee with a muddy bottom that is often under-brewed, which is why many professionals and home enthusiasts look for alternatives.
Pour-over: Many of today's hand drip cones are based on a simple 110 year-old design that originated with Melitta Bentz in Germany. Most cone-shaped drippers produce (arguably) equally great coffee, regardless of whether it's a $2 plastic Melitta cone or an $80 hand-made ceramic. From there, it's a matter of perfecting the technique using coffee of a coarse grind, a pre-wetted filter and a pour with the right kind of kettle.
Aeropress: The Aeropress has morphed from its original design as a pseudo espresso maker into the most portable, unbreakable brewer around. It doesn't rely on a nice pouring kettle, making it one of the more approachable brewers.
Chemex: Among American designs, few brewers hold the pedigree of Peter Schlumbohm's Chemex. Part of MoMA's permanent collection, it is one of the older and still most elegantly designed. It consists of an hourglass-shaped glass flask with a conical neck that uses a thicker filter than you'd find on a standard drip coffee filter.
The coffee is made by placing the filter and grounds in the neck of the flask, heating water in a separate vessel and "blooming" the grounds with a small amount of water to moisten them before pouring the rest of the water over the grounds.
Vacuum pots: There are a few die-hard users of "vac pots" or siphons. Most of the time, they are beautiful, two-piece brewers made of blown glass that require an extra degree of skill and knowledge to perfect. Used properly, they can quickly brew a clean, refined cup of coffee and impress dinner guests. Sadly, they are expensive, easily breakable, and a pain to clean.
If someone is interested in testing the waters of home brewing, LaMont says to consider the following as an order of importance when it comes to purchases and investments:
1. Buy good, fresh coffee .
Once you've got the tools, start brewing and drinking, LaMont advises. If the coffee tastes great, then sit back and enjoy. If it doesn't taste as good as the coffee shop in your area that brews on the same equipment, then drop in and ask them for pointers. Most shops, especially those that are preparing hand-brewed coffee, are going to be willing to share a lot of their tips and techniques and probably even diagnose what's going wrong with your brew.
Got a favorite method or something that's stumping you? Pour out your heart in the comments and we'll do our best to help.
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IBM Content Analytics Administration Workshop (4 days)
IBM Content Analytics gives organizations the ability to access and analyze unstructured information that can be found both inside and outside the organization. Using sophisticated natural language algorithms, this solution can deliver new business insight from virtually any type of content in any format including both text and data. It extracts key information, then sorts, filters and categorizes this information to present the relevant content in context to the business user.
In this workshop, you will learn features and functions of the IBM Content Analytics (ICA). You will have hands-on labs to install and configure IBM Content Analytics and the LanguageWare Resource Workbench (LRW), use Content Analytics to discover information in structured and unstructured content, and integrate documents processed by Content Analytics with IBM Classification Module and IBM Content Collector.
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To deliver finished products to market, most enterprises rely on the skills and resources of tens to hundreds of different suppliers. However, without the ability to collaborate with one another, suppliers remain isolated from one another—effectively "blind" to the operations occurring at other sites. Because suppliers do not have a real-time view into shortages or disruptions, they too are unable to make adjustments in supply constraint situations.
Additionally, the inability to send and receive timely supplier commit data makes it nearly impossible to develop accurate planning forecasts. What limited communications do occur are generally done via manual methods such as fax, email, and telephone—all of which are slow, resource-intensive, and error-prone.
Effective communication across suppliers is crucial to optimizing the efficiency, accuracy, and profitability of your supply chain. For today's supply chains, that means automating inventory status across stocking locations and goods-in-transit. E2open provides your enterprise with the software and services necessary to develop and manage a fully automated, best-in-class, B2B-driven supplier collaboration program. By leveraging E2open's cloud-based platform and integration infrastructure, your company is able to connect to suppliers across the globe. Once integrated, you and your suppliers have complete visibility across sites and regions and can pinpoint transactions, and activities needed to ensure supply continuity.
What does "real time" actually mean? To some providers, it is merely a portal where demand is posted and supply commitments are made. This approach is insufficient to tap into the deep knowledge your suppliers are capable of sharing. A portal is like a bulletin board; you can't tell how current the information is and you certainly can't collaborate with it. What is needed is a real-time, bi-directional platform with robust role authentication to reveal the data within the network that each partner should be able to see. It goes beyond seeing and actually allows your partners the ability to interact with this "source data." Other providers merely take "data dumps," which are in fact abstractions of what is really happening within the network, and leave you to figure out what changed since the last dump.
If a problem arises at a supplier location, the supplier is able to communicate possible resolutions, quickly allowing you time to resolve the issue. A portal asks binary questions such as, "Can you deliver 1,000?" If the supplier can't meet that request, you are forced to ask 50 more questions to find out what the supplier can do, all while the supply chain continues to change. If a retailer is experiencing more demand than anticipated, with E2open your enterprise is able to communicate with other customers of the same product and the logistics providers managing goods-in-transit to reroute additional inventory and avoid stockouts.
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The Ducks will face Tulsa next weekend in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Norman, Okla.
The fifth-seeded Ducks fell 4-0 to the No. 4 seed Cardinal in the second round of the Pac-12 Championships held at Libbey Park.
The Ducks shut out Arizona, 4-0, today in the opening match of the Pac-12 Championships at Libbey Park in Ojai, Calif.
The fifth-seeded Ducks will face No. 8 seed Arizona Wednesday at 12 p.m. to open the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif.
The Ducks got out in front early and never let up, winning 4-2 over No. 35 Washington Saturday night in Seattle.
UO head coach Nils Schyllander announced the signing of Akihiro Tanaka to the incoming class.
The Ducks close out the regular season Saturday at 3 p.m. when they travel to No. 35 Washington for a Pac-12 Network-televised contest.
After rain suspended play yesterday, the Ducks came up short at No. 19 Cal today, falling 4-1 at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
The Ducks came back from a 2-0 deficit against No. 42 Stanford but were unable to complete the comeback, falling 4-2 Friday afternoon.
The Ducks close out their NorCal road trip with a pair of Pac-12 road matches, playing first at No. 42 Stanford on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
The Ducks earned their third straight 4-0 sweep as they took down No. 66 Pacific on the road Wednesday afternoon.
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A Haven for Birds and Bird Lovers
From its riverbanks to its highest cliffs, Chimney Rock is a haven for North Carolina resident birds, migrating birds and of course, bird lovers. Deciduous forests on the north- and east-facing slopes attract many summer-breeding birds such as Scarlet Tanagers and as many as 15 varieties of warblers and vireos. The most elusive of these are the Cerulean and Swainson's Warblers. You can spot Cerulean Warblers in the tall trees immediately below the parking lot at the Chimney and Swainson's Warbler in the rhododendron thickets, especially along the Hickory Nut Falls trail.
A birder's paradise, people have been flocking to Chimney Rock for years to catch a glimpse of their favorite North Carolina birds. Chimney Rock hosts guided bird walks spring through fall led by world-traveled expert Simon Thompson and the region's premier fall migration birding event, Flock to the Rock, every September. Featuring live Birds of Prey programs, this weekend of birding activities includes bird walks guided by local ornithologists, workshops ranging from bird photography to hummingbirds and backyard feeding, hawk watches, family nature walks and kids' activities.
Chimney Rock is an official site on the North Carolina Birding Trail.
Chimney Rock: Home to Peregrine Falcons
While you're here, don't forget to train your binoculars along our cliff walls and up into the surrounding sky. You just may have the chance to see the amazing acrobatics of a Peregrine Falcon high above the Gorge. Slicing through the air at more than 60mph or swooping on smaller birds in flight at the incredible diving speed of 200mph, Peregrine Falcons (Falco Peregrinus) once again grace the skies in the North Carolina mountains!
By the early 1960s, none of these striking birds were found in the area. In recent years, these magnificent birds have made a comeback thanks to captive-breeding programs. In 1990, three of these young birds fledged from the high, nearly-inaccessible cliffs of Chimney Rock and since then, Peregrines have been sighted in the area almost every year.
View the newest edition of "Your Guide to Birding at Chimney Rock," edited by Simon Thompson. You can even download a PDF copy to take out on the trails.


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The Daily Ed: August 20, 2012
Editorial: State PTA should rethink opposition to charter school initiative (Seattle Times)
The Seattle Times Editorial Board suggests the Washington State Parent Teacher Association reconsider its opposition to Initiative 1240 in part because the Initiative will help spur parent involvement.
5 Tacoma preschools target lower income families (Tacoma News Tribune)
"Five new free half-day preschools for kids from low-income neighborhoods will open in Tacoma schools this September."
For Vancouver, Evergreen schools painless budgets (The Columbian)
For the first time in years, the two largest school districts in Clark County were able to pass their budgets without major cuts.
Another challenging year for school financial planners (Kitsap Sun)
Districts in Kitsap County look for creative ways to fill gaps as enrollment decreases and state cuts continue to make an impact on schools' funding.
Education's digital divide more about bandwidth than computer hardware (Denver Post)
Without a fast enough internet connection, the power of many online learning tools is impossible for students to harness–a problem that disproportionately affects rural students.
Obama renews call for aid to halt teacher layoffs (Seattle Times)
In reaction to a study that found that 300,000 education jobs have been lost since 2009, President Obama pressed Congress to provide aid to states to prevent teacher layoffs and support other education jobs.
Student loans can dent retirees' Social Security
A new report has found thousands of cases of the federal government withholding Social Security funds from people who have stopped repaying their student loans. One expert calls student loans "the only consumer loan out there that people cannot get rid of."
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For Easy To Grow Greens, Think Asian
I love to eat greens of all kinds, and they are a staple food on my menu. And as a gardener, I also like plants that are easy to grow and productive. So I guess it's only natural that I fell in love with Asian greens when I first started growing them. In general, they are easy and undemanding garden performers, and as a group they offer a wide variety of tastes, shapes, colors and growing habits. And it doesn't hurt that they are versatile and tasty in the kitchen as well as being highly nutritious.
All of the easiest to grow Asian greens are members of the brassica family, a group that includes more widely known vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale. Asian brassicas are fast growers, and can be used at any stage of growth, from baby size on up to mature plants. Even the flowering shoots are edible, and in fact some varieties like choy sum and gai lan are specifically grown for their edible flower shoots and stems.
Asian greens in general grow better in cool weather. Their speedy growth allows them to be planted in early spring and then replanted again in fall for a second harvest. Many can also be planted thickly and harvested with scissors in a cut-and-come-again manner, though second cuttings are usually not as big as the first.
For a quick introduction to this wonderful group of vegetables, here's a list of five of my favorite easy to grow Asian greens:
- Pak choi, also known as pac choi, or bok choy, is a vegetable that has been grown since ancient times. There's quite a choice of varieties available, some having green leaves with white or green stems and others having reddish purple or bright yellow leaves. And it comes in all sizes too, from the miniature Toy Choi at 5 inches tall to the giant Joi Choi variety which can grow to 18 inches in height. All are easy to grow, and mature plants can be harvested in about 2 months after sowing, with baby plants usable much sooner. One of my favorites is Mei Qing Choi, a hybrid green stemmed variety that is tolerant of both heat and cold.
- Tatsoi (sometimes spelled tah tsai) is a pak choi relative that is also known as spinach mustard and spoon mustard, due to its spoon shaped leaves that resemble spinach. It is very cold hardy, and usually survives the winter here in zone 6b if protected by a cold frame. Yukina Savoy is a variety that is more upright in habit and a little slower to bolt in spring.
- Komatsuna is a green that many gardeners have never even heard about, much less grown. And that's a shame, because this leafy, tasty green relative of the turnip is easy to grow in most any season. It is tolerant of both heat and cold, though like most greens it does do better in cooler weather. Komatsuna has a mild flavor somewhere between mustard and cabbage, and frosts and freezing temperatures make it taste even sweeter. The hybrid variety Summerfest grows 12-18 inches tall, and the leaves can be harvested individually, or the whole plant can be cut at once.
- Fun Jen and Tokyo Bekana are two greens that are sometimes classified as Chinese cabbage, and sometimes as pak choi. I like to think they combine the best of both vegetables. With a juicy white stem and tender frilly leaves they have a mild, delicate flavor and can be used either raw in salads or added to soups or stir-fries. These non-heading plants are both much easier to grow than the sometimes finicky Chinese cabbage. The baby leaves are especially nice in salad mixes.
- Mizuna is a frilly green that you might have eaten and never realized it, since it's a common ingredient in commercial salad green mixes. And there's a good reason it finds its way into those mixes. Mizuna is quick to grow, cold hardy, mild tasting, and very lovely to look at too. Mizuna plants respond well to harvesting the leaves a few inches above the soil line with scissors and then letting new ones regrow. The crisp leaves are sturdy and keep well after harvest, and they add some 'loft' to salad mixes. Mizuna is also tasty when cooked, useful in soups, lightly steamed, or stir-fried by itself or with other vegetables and meats.
Though none are fussy growers, all of these Asian greens have fairly shallow root systems, and they appreciate a fertile soil with good moisture retention. They do well with dense plantings, which makes them great for gardeners with limited growing space. This also serves to conserve moisture by shading the soil and reducing weed competition. As a rule, Asian greens have few disease or pest problems, but flea beetles and cabbage caterpillars do love to feast on the tender leaves. Floating row cover material will help to keep both pests under control. Slugs can also be a problem, and they can be controlled by hand picking or by using iron phosphate pellets.
If you've never tried growing Asian greens, you might consider giving them a spot in your own garden. With so many varieties to choose from, there's bound to be one that suits your tastes. And who knows, you just might wind up loving them as much as I do!
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Selena Gomez certainly knows how to impress through her fashion choices, and stopping to get gas is no exception. Gomez, the envy of all Justin Bieber fans, was recently spotted in a classy ensemble while filling up her ride with gas.
Gomez looked sultry and ladylike in her casual look that consisted of skinny jeans, a flowy top and sassy sky-high shoes. It wasn't just her outfit that looked hot, her cosmetics were also a key component to how good she looked. Gomez rocked tangerine red lipstick in a lip gloss finish, cheery light pink blush and fresh eye makeup to stand out. Her eyes had just a touch of eyeliner and eyeshadow in shades of brown and gold. She added a pair of hipster glasses as well.
Her fun outfit must have made her decide to go glamorous with her makeup as the tight gray skinny jeans paired with her patent leather pumps called for it. Gomez added a flowy white top that tied at the waist and flirty accessories to complete the outfit. She rocked multiple gold necklaces in different styles, sizes and shapes and added a few black and gold bracelets to cap of this Hollywood leading lady look.


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Friday Mar 16 2012
Placer jobs picture darkens but some silver linings emerge
By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
10.1 percent unemployment lowest in region but still higher than national average
AUBURN CA - While the unemployment rate has risen, Employment Development Department figures show Placer County continues to be lower than other counties in the region. And although the county's 10.1 percent unemployment rate is still higher than the 8.8 percent national unemployment average, there are glimmers of economic hope. Dingus McGees restaurant on Chubb Road in Bowman opened in November and has found success – so much so that the eatery has already increased its work force from 37 to 47 employees. "Those are all local people," said Danielle Nelson, Dingus McGees co-owner with her husband, Dave. "When we first opened we were cautiously optimistic but we've had to quickly up our staffing." Nelson said she recalls taking a deep breath of surprise when she looked at staffing levels and realized the restaurant had close to 50 employees. Nelson also owns the Big Salad restaurant in Downtown Auburn and a decision to provide the same salads at Dingus McGees has created such a demand at the other business, they're already looking at hiring one or two more employees there, she said. "The last couple of years, like others in the Downtown, we've definitely felt the downturn," Nelson said. "The double-dip in the menu has helped." Dianne Patterson, a labor market analyst for the Employment Development Department's labor market information division, said the seasonal nature of employment dropped the number of jobs in the counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties by 10,900 in January to 800,500. Year-over-year, however, the four counties had still increased job numbers by 15,000. While health jobs gained more than 3,600 positions, the leisure and hospitality industry led the region in job losses, with much of that coming from businesses like skiing, she said. Home Instead Senior Care held a recruitment open house in Auburn on Thursday that attracted our people. Owner Buck Shaw said that he's positive about the future for his business and the potential for more job creation. The business provides in-home care services. "We've stayed pretty steady through these tough times," Shaw said. "But our business is a bit of an anomaly because demand is so high for care-givers." Snow was falling in the Sierra, which was good news to the Placer County ski industry that had been off to a slow start. Andy Chapman, chief marketing officer of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, said that this year's down market could be buffered by a heavy final part of the season. He added that it's hard to compare this year to last year's "monster year," when 800 inches of snow fell at Squaw Valley and skiing continued into July because of a cold spring. "We still have a month or more of the season in front of us," Chapman said. Dave Snyder, director of Placer County's Office of Economic Development, said that one can always be taken aback by an increase in unemployment measures. But Snyder added that it had been going down for several months. "I'm not an economist but I suspect at this time of year, a post-holiday slowdown is happening," Snyder said. "The silver lining for me is to look back a year ago and see that the comparisons are significant."


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For you guys who actually voted for snakewood, did you actually play it? Not to be mean to the owner, but when I saw CoolBoyman play it during the Rom Hacking Charity, it was really disappointed. A lot of the maps were ruby maps, with added rocks. . . Most of the fakemon where just pallet edits, and some of the trainers looked really weird.
The earlier work done in that hack is pretty crappy yeah, but that's just part of what makes it interesting. If you play through the game you'll see how the quality of the game improves.
Thats what I like about it. This game is pretty much "Look at how crappy it was in the beginning, and see how good I've gotten since then."
This game is on this list because it serves as a inspiration to new hackers. This game can give them a view of how their skills can change over time.
Edit - As for the game, Snakewood is pretty much Pokemon Ruby all jacked up on meth and LSD. Your going to see some real crazy stuff.
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