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Fordham Offers Business Training for Nonprofit Leaders
Fordham Offers Business Training for Nonprofit Leaders
Contact: Gina Vergel
(212) 636-7175
Fordham has launched a center that offers top-notch executive education for leaders of nonprofit groups.
Lucia Crossley (right), who works for the Impact Community Development Corporation, was one of 30 students to complete the certificate program on April 24.
Photo by Ken Levinson
The Fordham Center for Nonprofit Leaders, which is run by the graduate schools of business and social service, is an intensive and comprehensive program. Faculty members hail from Fordham graduate schools as well as New York-area nonprofit and business organizations.
After finishing the program, participants are matched with some of the most experienced nonprofit leaders from the New York City area for one year. The center's first cohort received certificates on April 24 in a ceremony at the Lincoln Center campus.
"The public often criticizes charities for lacking business efficiency and not taking on large social-change challenges," said Elaine Congress, DSW, associate dean for continuing education and extramural programs in the Graduate School of Social Service (GSS). "We created this center to elevate small nonprofits, by far the bulk of the nation's nearly one million charities."
Francis Petit, Ph.D., assistant dean and director of executive programs at Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration, agreed.
"A business portfolio of skills is becoming increasingly required by nonprofit executives," Petit said.
"The vision of the nonprofit world is to advance the public consciousness," he said. "Unfortunately, the business end is usually what trips these organizations up. This program and the relationship that nonprofit leaders build with mentors will improve their knowledge and professional reputation."
The center was the brainchild of Allan Luks, who serves as its director. Luks has three decades of experience with nonprofits and is the executive director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
"I've seen many such organizations fail because they did not have the right training," Luks said. "I brought this issue to Peter Vaughan (dean of GSS), asking him to help initiate a program that all nonprofits in New York City could afford."
"I wanted to elevate the reputation of nonprofit agencies in the city by giving them access to graduate-level teaching and mentors to use as resources," he said.
The first cohort of 30 MBA and MSW graduates met over three Saturdays in April. They received 18 hours of instruction in organizational and staff management, proposal writing, fundraising and board development, among other topics.
Ibet Hernandez, director of social work services at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, enrolled in the program because she focused for many years on perfecting her clinical skills but neglected the business side of social work practice.
"In these tough economic times, it becomes increasingly important to know how to utilize business principles to push social agendas," Hernandez said.
Francis Petit, Ph.D., Elaine Congress, DSW, and Alan Luks oversaw the curriculum
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Another program participant, Margarette Tropnas, recently became the executive director of Dwa Fanm, an organization that empowers Haitian girls with an eye toward decreasing domestic and sexual abuse.
"This program couldn't have come at a better time," Tropnas said. "Our agency is small, only 10 staff members, and we are trying to overcome the fundraising problems that are common in today's recession. I feel armed with more tools after completing this program."
Lucia Crossley, who works for the Impact Community Development Corporation, said she was honored to have participated in a first-rate program.
"They gave us great information and brought quality people to instruct us," Crossley said. "To provide us with such great minds with these high-caliber mentors for one year, I'm so proud."
The mentors, whom participants can call on about anything over the next year, are:
• Plinio Ayala, executive director, Per Scholas;
• Philip Coltoff, past executive director, Children's Aid Society;
• Kenneth Knuckles, president and CEO, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone;
• Daniel Kronenfeld, past executive director, Henry Street Settlement; and
• Dolores Swirin, CEO, Girl Scout Council of Greater New York.
The next training program will likely start in the fall and take place over nine evening sessions. For more information, contact Elaine Congress at
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whether in Tagalog
translation and definition "whether", English-Tagalog Dictionary online
Translations into Tagalog:
- kahit
- kung
Other meanings:
(obsolete) Introducing a direct interrogative question (often with correlative or) which indicates doubt between alternatives.
introducing indirect questions)
introducing adverbial clause
the exactness or the inaccuracy of the hypothesis that [Particle marking the object clause of a cognitive verb as doubtful.]
(obsolete) Which of two. [11th-19th c.]
Used to introduce a disjunctive adverbial clause which qualifies the main clause of the sentence (with correlative or).
Used to introduce an indirect interrogative question that consists of multiple alternative possibilities (usually with correlative or).
if, whether or not
Without a correlative, used to introduce a simple indirect question; if, whether or not.
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17 month old not walking yet!!!!
my little dude is very obstinate. He army crawled instead of normal crawling from 8 months until 14 months. Doc sees no obvious signs of developmental delay, but Mom is still worried. He is on the verge of standing on his own and has taken a few steps before he knew what he was doing. It seems rather that he is perfectly content just crawling and walking with assistance from mom or dad's hand holding. Should we be more worried or take any corrective actions? Mom is not a total worry-wart, but at almost 18 months his scenario seems to be not in the norm. Thanks for any input or advice!
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Ask a different pediatrician. Your doc is right though, there isn't anything to worry about yet.posted 09/12/2012 by PlainJaneMomma
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The procedure for changing the inner tube of tracheostomy
Dan Higgins, RGN, ENB100, ENB998, is senior charge nurse, critical care, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
There are many different designs of tracheostomy tube.
The silver Negus tube is a simple hollow tube generally used by patients with an established tracheostomy.
Most patients have a plastic device made up of a small inner tube inserted into a larger outer tube. This smaller tube can be removed for cleaning while the outer tube remains in place to maintain the patency of the airway. Tubes of this design may or may not have an inflatable cuff, which prevents the aspiration of secretions. Cuffs are also used where patients require mechanical ventilation, as a seal is required to allow positive pressure ventilation (Dougherty and Lister, 2008).
Some tubes have a small hole or fenestration to allow air to pass through the vocal cords. This allows the patient to talk and re-establish breathing though the upper airway when the tracheostomy tube opening is occluded with a one-way valve.
All patients, whenever possible, should have a tracheostomy with an inner tube. Problems associated with a blocked tube, such as airway obstruction, can be reduced by the use of an inner cannula that can be removed quickly in an emergency and a clean one inserted (NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, 2007).
Changing the inner tube regularly and using suction to remove secretions should prevent blockages (Serra, 2000).
The period between routine changes of inner tubes is controversial. Some authors suggest twice-daily changes (Woodrow, 2002; Serra, 2000). Frequency depends on the type and quantity of secretions produced - patients with copious or thick secretions may need changes every 2-4 hours.
It is important to assess respiratory function and the type of secretions removed by suction or coughing and to reassess regularly to ensure the airway is maintained.
A replacement inner tube should be specifically designed for the size and type of tracheostomy tube. The spare tube in the tracheostomy set may be intended only for temporary use during cleaning. The adaptor on the end of the spare tube is essential for connection to any ventilatory support devices while the regular tube is cleaned.
If a patient has a fenestrated tracheostomy and tracheal suction is required, a non-fenestrated inner tube should be used to avoid tracheo-bronchial trauma (from the catheter passing through the fenestration) and poor secretion clearance (NHSQIS, 2007).
The following equipment is needed:
- apron;
- sterile gloves;
- spare inner tube;
- suction equipment;
- cleaning solution.
All patients with a tracheostomy should have a full range of safety equipment, including oxygen and suction, near the bed space (see part 1) (Higgins, 2009).
The procedure
- Ensure you are familiar with how the inner tube is locked in place to the outer tube. Tubes have a locking mechanism to prevent them from being accidentally dislodged or displaced by coughing.
- Prepare equipment, including the spare inner tube and cleansing solution.
- Explain the procedure to the patient, particularly that the procedure may make them cough, and answer any questions.
- Wash hands and put on plastic apron and sterile gloves.
- Temporarily disconnect oxygen delivery device if one is attached (Fig 1).
- Unlock the tracheostomy inner tube (Fig 2).
- Remove the tube, following the 'line' of the tracheostomy (Fig 3).
- Insert the replacement tube into the outer tube following the line of the tracheostomy. Insert to the hilt of the adaptor on the outer tube. Lock the inner tube in place according to the manufacturer's instructions (Fig 4).
- Reapply any oxygen therapy.
- Assess the patient's breathing and check the patency of the airway. Changing the tube may stimulate a cough and suction may be required.
- Clean and dry the inner tube as outlined by the manufacturer and local policy (Fig 5). The inner tube should be cleaned with sterile warm water and the tube left to air dry before being reinserted (NHSQIS, 2007). The use of any other solutions, such as sodium bicarbonate, will depend on local policy and the manufacturer's recommendations. Pipe cleaner-design brushes should not be used on plastic tubes unless recommended by the manufacturer (NHSQIS, 2007).
- If the replacement tube was a temporary tube, repeat the procedure to reinsert the cleaned tube.
- Clean the temporary tube.
- Remove gloves and dispose of equipment according to local policy.
- Wash and dry hands.
- Document the procedure (Fig 6), reassess, then amend the care plan if tube changes are required more or less frequently.
Dougherty, L., Lister, S. (2008) The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Higgins, D. (2009) Tracheostomy care 1: using suction to remove respiratory secretions via a tracheostomy tube. Nursing Times; 105: 4, 16-17.
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2007) Best Practice Statement - Caring for the Patient With a Tracheostomy.
Serra, A. (2000) Tracheostomy care. Nursing Standard; 14: 42, 45-52. Woodrow, P. (2002) Managing patients with a tracheostomy in acute care. Nursing Standard; 16: 44, 39-46.
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Old Navy brand president resigns
Friday, January 20, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gap Inc. says the president of its Old Navy brand has resigned, but the company also has secured a former merchandising employee to serve as a consultant to its struggling namesake brand.
The retailer announced Thursday that Tom Wyatt will leave Old Navy Feb. 3. The company named two senior executives to assume his duties while the company searches for a permanent replacement.
Wyatt's departure is another blow to Gap as it struggles to turn around falling sales trends. He joined Gap in 2006 and took over as head of the Old Navy brand in 2008, helping prepare the retail chain to expand outside the U.S. Gap is planning to open Old Navy stores in Japan.
Wyatt, 56, is leaving to become the CEO of Portland, Ore.-based Knowledge Universe, a childhood education company.
"This was probably one of the most difficult decisions I've had to make," Wyatt said in a statement. "An opportunity came my way that allows me to devote myself to helping children get the education they deserve. Working with the strong leadership team at Old Navy, I'm both proud of what we've accomplished over the past four years and confident in the plans in place to improve the brand's performance in 2012 and beyond."
Gap appointed Nancy Green, executive vice president and chief creative officer for Old Navy, and Tom Sands, the executive vice president of stores and operations for Old Navy, to handle Wyatt's duties in the meantime.
Gap, based in San Francisco, owns the Banana Republic, Piperlime and Athleta brands as well as Old Navy and its namesake stores.
However, Gap also had good news on its talent front. Tracy Gardner, a former J. Crew executive and Gap merchandising veteran, will join the company as an adviser starting Monday, said Gap spokeswoman Louise Callagy. Gardner, who worked at Gap and Banana Republic in the late 1990s and early 2000s, will help guide the company's women's clothing and other products.
Gap has reshuffled a number of managers in the past few years as it tried to refresh the brand. It has been looking for a replacement for the head of its Gap design business since Patrick Robinson was ousted in May last year. Jefferies analyst Randal Konik said Gap "could significantly benefit from Gardner's input."
Shares of the company rose 73 cents, nearly 4 percent, to close at $19.37 on Thursday.
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This Week in The Civil War for Sunday, Aug. 31: The Fall of Atlanta.
The Confederacy's prized Southern city of Atlanta fell to Union Maj. Gen William T. Sherman and his troops 150 years ago this week in the Civil War. Sherman slashed the supply lines of rival Confederate commanders, hitting at points south of the Georgia city. Confederate attempts to drive back the Union invaders stumbled and the Confederate forces were forced to retreat from Atlanta on Sept. 1, 1864. Sherman's army began occupying the city the following day. "From Sherman's Army, GLORIOUS NEWS, Atlanta has Fallen" read one of the early headlines dated Sept. 3, 1864, informing the North, in the Cleveland (Ohio) Leader. "General Sherman is reported to have entered Atlanta at nine o'clock yesterday morning," the newspaper added.
This Week in The Civil War for Sunday, Sept. 7: Atlanta's Capture: morale boost for the North.
The Union's capture of Atlanta, one of the most important of Southern cities, immediately buoyed President Abraham Lincoln's re-election prospects — 150 years ago in the Civil War. Lincoln would ultimately be returned to office by voters with an ample victory. A North wearied by long years of grinding warfare suddenly had major news to rejoice over — even as the Confederacy and many in the South despaired. From the fall of Atlanta until the end of the war would just be a matter of months of heavy fighting to follow. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, days after his forces had entered the city, ordered its civilians to evacuate. Meanwhile, newspapers such as the Philadelphia Inquirer in the North reported Sherman's forces were still "in pursuit" of the fleeing Confederates. The Associated Press reported from Virginia on Sept. 9, 1864, that some Confederate forces in their defense works there had begun cheering after hearing a false rumor spread that Atlanta had been retaken." The AP report said those overly optimistic and mistaken Southern soldiers "were very jubilant for a time, indulging in loud cheering."
This series marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War draws primarily from wartime dispatches credited to The Associated Press or other accounts distributed through the AP and other historical sources.


text: Halo developer Bungie signs partnership with Activision Gaming 29 April 10 by Vincent P. Thacker Bungie Studios Halo developer Bungie has today announced a 10-year partnership with Activision -- the publisher of well-known franchises such as Call of Duty and Guitar Hero. And just hours after HP announced its intentions to by Palm, too.Bungie itself will remain independent, and the Halo franchise remains with Microsoft. But it would seem that Bungie is attempting to broaden its audience. In a press release earlier today, Bungie cited Activision's "global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise" as some of the reasons why it partnered with the publisher.It's possible that the new title Bungie is working on -- details of which are annoyingly limited -- will be a multi-platform game, rather than an Xbox exclusive as Halo has been.Activision recently came under criticism for firing Jason West and Vince Zampella -- the (now) former heads of Infinity Ward, the developers of last year's blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Shortly after the firing, West and Zempella announced a partnership with rival publisher EA. Bungie is currently focussing its efforts on Halo: Reach, due for release later this year. Edited by Nate Lanxon Latest on wired.co.uk


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Vim can easily highlight all search pattern matches and search for the current word (the word under the cursor). This tip shows how to automatically highlight all occurrences of the current word without searching. That can useful when examining unfamiliar source code: just move the cursor to a variable, and all occurrences of the variable will be highlighted.
Put the following code in your vimrc, or create file ~/.vim/plugin/autohighlight.vim (Unix) or $HOME/vimfiles/plugin/autohighlight.vim (Windows) containing the script below. Then restart Vim.
To automatically highlight the current word, type z/. To turn off, type z/ again.
" Highlight all instances of word under cursor, when idle. " Useful when studying strange source code. " Type z/ to toggle highlighting on/off. nnoremap z/ :if AutoHighlightToggle()<Bar>set hls<Bar>endif<CR> function! AutoHighlightToggle() let @/ = '' if exists('#auto_highlight') au! auto_highlight augroup! auto_highlight setl updatetime=4000 echo 'Highlight current word: off' return 0 else augroup auto_highlight au! au CursorHold * let @/ = '\V\<'.escape(expand('<cword>'), '\').'\>' augroup end setl updatetime=500 echo 'Highlight current word: ON' return 1 endif endfunction
A recent edit (here) introduced escape() into the previous line (which was au CursorHold * let @/ = '\<'.expand('<cword>').'\>'). In general the escape is a good idea, but in practice the current word (cword) is unlikely to have punctuation in it that needs escaping. Thoughts? JohnBeckett 07:11, March 3, 2011 (UTC)


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28-year-old Tamira Mobley, who is an unlicensed beautician, injected Tamara Blaine with silicone on July 8, in order to give Blaine the larger rear end she desired and that injection ended up costing Blaine her life. Once Mobley made the injection, Blaine began convulsing and having a seizure. Blaine was later pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital. Mobley was charged with manslaughter and felony assault, and is currently being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
The New York Post is reporting that Blaine and Mobley exchanged several e-mails about the butt-enhancement procedure and booked prior appointments in June 2012, September 2012 and February 2013. Blaine paid Mobley "$500 to $800 on around six different occasions" for the illegally administered injections.
Mobley — who lists herself as a contact for a "plastics and masks" company called Silikon Incorp — lured clients through a Web site, sources said. She had several e-mail addresses and at least three Web sites registered in her name, public records show.
The worst part of this is that Mobley has denied giving Blaine any type of injections! But reports claim that Mobley invited Blaine to the Liberty Inn Hotel in the Meatpacking District in NYC and about two hours after the deadly injection, Mobley called 911, told them Blaine had a seizure and left her there barely conscious.
The body of 22-year-old Tamara Blaine lay unclaimed in the city morgue from the day of her death, July 8, until August as her mother, Lola Blaine, searched desperately for her whereabouts — even filing a missing persons report with the NYPD within days of her disappearance, family lawyer Barry Weiss said.


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Oakmont High School junior Joe Tyler is ready to be taken seriously in the music world, and he took his first step on that journey by winning the RTAA Idol contest May 19 in Roseville.
He performed the song, "Angels on the Moon," by Thriving Ivory.
The Roseville Theatre Arts Academy hosted the second-annual Idol fundraiser with 12 finalists belting out their songs to an audience of about 250 people. These fans voted and selected 16-year-old Tyler as the winner.
"Winning the competition means that my name is out there and the time I've spent honing my talent and nurturing this gift is finally paying off," Tyler said. "I hope that having my name out there and the recording studio time will be the first step on a long career as a musician and a performer."
For being named Idol, Tyler gets free studio time courtesy of River City Recording in Roseville.
Tyler is part of Oakmont's drama program and recently performed the lead role in their production of "Little Shop of Horrors." He also writes poems and rap songs.
The Idol event raised more than $15,000 for the nonprofit academy, which operates out of Roseville Theater on Vernon Street.
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She said her organization is fortunate to be the recipient of generous parents, volunteers, businesses and civic leaders who helped make the event a success and share the passion "to provide our local youth the ability to participate in live theater and find their 'corner of the sky.'"
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Our laboratory focuses on basic biomedical research and clinical translation directed towards amelioration of inherited and acquired disorders. We are especially interested in applications that interplay with the hematopoietic system.
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Fabry Disease
Fabry disease is a Lysosomal Storage Disorder (LSD) due to a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A (a-gal A) caused by mutations in the galactosidase A (GLA) gene. The enzyme deficiency leads to accumulation of glycosphingolipids such as globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) damaging tissues. Kidney, cardiac, and cerebrovascular disease are the primary manifestations in Fabry patients.
We have been working for a number of years on the pre-clinical development and clinical implementation of gene therapy trials mediated by recombinant lentiviruses targeting hematopoietic stem cells for the sustained systemic correction of Fabry disease. This work has been supported by the CIHR. In one embodiment, we have generated a fully congenic NOD/SCID/Fabry (NSF) mouse model to facilitate the
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Acid ceramidase (ACDase) plays a key role in regulating the balance between cellular ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate. Depending on the context, these fundamental lipids either promote apoptosis or promote cell proliferation. Projects here involve generating models with increased or decreased levels of ACDase activity and determining biological outcomes as related to a variety of cell types and tissues.
We have recently generated a novel mouse model of ACDase deficiency that manifests characteristic features of Farber disease, an LSD resulting from the build-up of ceramide. This model is helping us to investigate the roles of ACDase and various sphingolipids in cell signaling and cancers. We are also utilizing this model to better understand the pathophysiology of Farber disease and develop new treatment modality for this very severe and fatal LSD.
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Immunotherapy offers the potential to eliminate localized cancers, tumor stem cells, and also metastatic disease. One promising modality of immunotherapy for cancer employs chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that redirect potent immune cells towards the elimination of tumors cells. These receptors are composed of a tumor-specific antibody binding domain, that functions to direct cells to the cancer of interest, fused to a signaling domain that will activate the immune cell's killing and proliferative mechanisms. One set of projects here involves generation of novel CARs for tumor-associated antigens identified from Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, and Colorectal Cancer. These CARs will be stably expressed in various subtypes of immune-effector T cells and/or NK cells and tested in animal models of these cancers.
We are also currently in development of a clinical gene therapy trial for an IL-12-based cancer immunotherapy protocol in collaboration with Dr. Christopher Paige's lab at the OCI. Here, leukemic cells are genetically modified using lentiviral vectors to express IL-12, a potent immuno-stimulatory cytokine. We are also extending development of this treatment schema to solid tumors.
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A place where you get a massage but most commonly refers to a whore house in disguise of a legitimate massage business. Usually if you see a run down building in the shady part of town with a neon sign saying "MASSAGE", chances are its a rub and tug joint.
"I'm going to a massage parlor Dan, you want to come?"
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"No thanks, I'm afraid of getting the clap"
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Any business displaying itself as a place to receive a massage, but will offer sexual services...if the price is right. Police may occasionally raid these joints in places where prostitution is illegal (mainly U.S.).
Why date and play all those stupid games with a "girlfriend" when you can go to a massage parlor?
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Open source developers agree Ajax definition
Members of the OpenAjax Alliance – the industry body set up to promote use of the open source Ajax web development language – have agreed on a common definition of Ajax.
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Members of the OpenAjax Alliance – the industry body set up to promote use of the open source Ajax web development language – have agreed on a common definition of Ajax.
Ajax – which stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML – uses a group of technologies to make web pages feel more responsive and increase interactivity, speed and usability.
The OpenAjax Alliance was established earlier this year to develop formal specifications for Ajax technology – including protocols, server topologies and techniques – and to develop an open, flexible, platform-independent Ajax framework.
Participants at an OpenAjax conference last week agreed to a definition that is "pretty similar" to the one given in Wikipedia, the open access online encyclopaedia, spokesperson Joe Becker said.
The 30 companies at the summit had slightly refined the Wikipedia definition, itself "massaged by hundreds of thousands of people" to ensure there was nothing redundant in it, he said.
The conference also discussed how to generate wider Ajax adoption throughout the industry.
Earlier this month, search engine giant Google announced it was making a number of its Ajax web development tools available for free, including the tools used to develop its popular Google Maps system. Business applications firm Oracle is also handing its Ajax user interface technology to the web development open source community.
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Posted By Sarah Parsons On April 16, 2010 @ 9:00 am In Environment,global warming,Green Technology,Green Transportation,Innovation,Renewable Energy | 4 Comments
Scoring free stuff at nice hotels is a rare occurence (hello, $10 bag of mini-bar peanuts!), so when a classy establishment like the Crowne Plaza [2] pays guests to embrace green energy, we get a little bit excited. The chain's Copenhagen hotel offers guests free meals for pedaling stationary bicycles [3] to power generators.
Crowne Plaza's stationary bicycles are hooked up to generators, which provide electricity for the hotel. [3] Guests staying there can receive a $36 meal voucher if they produce 10 watt-hours of electricity, which typically takes about 15 minutes of pedaling. iPhones attached to the bikes' handlebars display power generation as it's occurring. Crowne Plaza execs hope the offer will lessen the hotel's carbon footprint and incentivize fitness for guests.
The fraction of the hotel's energy generated by biking is probably pretty small, but the concept is quite novel. If all stationary bikes could be hooked up to generators like Crowne Plaza's [3], think about how much carbon-free energy could be generated in places like gyms, hotels and college campuses.
Via Popular Science [3]
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Thierry Frémaux launched a tribute to Egypt, Invited Country, yesterday evening in the Salle du Soixantième, with the world avant-premier screening of Tamantashar Yom (18 Days), a collective work by 10 Egyptian filmmakers made around Tahrir Square, which was given a standing ovation.
"Egypt is one of the great countries of cinema, one that has always been represented in Cannes, notably by Youssef Chahine, but by others too. This tribute is to acknowledge the past and the history of Egyptian cinema, its glory and grandeur, but also its present and its future," declared Thierry Frémaux. He then called up all the filmmakers and actors who particpated in this collective work made around Tahrir Square and comprised of 10 short films, including Yousri Nasrallah's Bab el Chams (The Gate of the Sun), originally screened in the Official Selection in 2004.
Three of the participants spoke, the first in English, the second in Arabic, and the third in French.
Mariam Abou Ouf, who made the film #tahrir 2/2, brought an emotional audience to a standing ovation with her words, "When we shot the film three months ago, I would not have thought we would be presenting it here in Cannes. And I would like to dedicate it to each person who devoted 18 days of his or her life to the revolution, as well as to all those who disappeared."
Marwan Hamed, maker of 19-19, compared the Egyptian people to a piece of elastic: "You stretch it and stretch it but you don't know when it is going to break."
Finally Yousri Nasrallah, who made Interior-Exterior, evoked "the breath of freedom that is carrying us all away at home, but here too. It's with this desire for freedom and dignity that some sacrificed their lives, and that we have made this film. Today, our thoughts are with Libya, Yemen, Syria, Tunisia. We must stand by them."
The tribute to Egypt continues today with the screening Cannes Classics of Facteur (Al Bostagui) by Hussein Kamal 1968) in a new print and of Cri d'une fourmi (Ant Scream) by Sameh Abdel Aziz (2011) at the Cinéma de la Plage.


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How about a benefit for the Child and Family Guidance Center that could have you ridin' high on the hog? It's the annual Harley Fun Run, and you could walk away a winner. David Bayless, Brenda Hayward, and James Mayer stopped by the studios Monday to talk about the Harley Fun Run Benefit.
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"23 weeks pregnant, feeling like your uterus is "falling out" when you go to the bathroom"
I'm 23, almost 24 weeks pregnancy and something has been scaring me lately. I've noticed when I go the bathroom (#2), after wiping it feels like my vaginal area is swollen or puffy and like my uterus or something is literally coming out! It feels this way for a while and then things seem to "move back into place". I'm so concerned that something is wrong, or I'm going into early labor? The thing is it doesn't hurt, and when I go back to my normal routine and sit down I can still feel my baby kicking up high in his normal place. Is it possible my uterus is falling out of my body? Should I be concerned? I'm afraid of going to the bathroom now!
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I can pretty much guarantee you your uterus isn't going to 'fall out'. The feeling is most likely caused by the extra blood flow to your happy parts down there, and your whole balance/center of gravity is shifting - your body has to get used to things. I wouldn't let it stress you out too much as most of what you are experiencing is psychological. Just take it easy and know you are just fine - there is no way for your uterus to fall out of your body.posted 04/12/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
yeah, but y is this feeling happening. It's horrible, and this is my 3rd pregnancy and ive never had this happen before!!posted 01/06/2012 by MrsNicholson2008
I am 32 weeks pregnant and I squatted down to pick something up and felt so weak, like i had to sit right then, so i sit on the floor where i was at, and it felt like i just pushed the baby back inside of me..???? I'm all creeped out. This just happened to me.. And it had a ton of pressure and kind of hurt!!posted 01/06/2012 by MrsNicholson2008
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The Golden State Warriors traded guard Jason Richardson to the Charlotte Bobcats for the rights to North Carolina forward Brandan Wright, the eighth overall pick.
Charlotte also got the rights to Alabama forward Jermareo Davidson, Golden State's choice with the 36th selection.
Richardson has spent all six of his N-B-A seasons with the Warriors. He returned slowly from knee surgery last season, averaging 16 points and six and a-half rebounds in 51 regular-season games. He averaged just over 19 points in eleven playoff games.
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Carrie Prejean says that her statement on gay marriage cost her the Miss USA title and Christian culture seems to agree.
Carrie Prejean says that her statement on gay marriage cost her the Miss USA title and Christian culture seems to agree.
Christians love "Lost" like they love "24."
Backsliding is a word used by Christians when people fall away from the faith. The adjective form is "backslidden," the present participle is "backsliding," and if you want to sound southern the past participle is "backslid."
Men in Christian culture have a giant man-crush on Jack Bauer. He is the prototype of Christian culture's ideal male, save for the profession of faith.
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Christian women are on the fence about Oprah. Her touting of "The Secret" with its new age agenda rubs them entirely the wrong way. They also don't appreciate her cohabitating with Stedman, her angling towards gay acceptance, suggesting there could […]
Christian culture isn't able to reconcile violence and beauty very well when it comes to stories and allegories outside of the Bible. But judging from the use of symbols and sacraments in the Bible it would seem that God loves symbolism.
There comes a time in every young evangelical's life when he must roll up his sleeves, raise the black flag, and commence destroying his secular music.
Christian culture has a tenuous relationship with movies. Even PG movies have no shortage of cursing, violence and innuendo, and it's hard to appreciate the movie as a whole with all that thrown in.
Men in Christian culture often have giant man-crushes on Bono. Pastors who wish to be emergent/relevant sometimes quote him in sermons and work in a U2 lyric mention when they can.
It's uncomfortable for Christian culture to entertain the idea that gay marriage might be anything other than flat-out wrong. People in Christian culture can't seem to see themselves as being as sinful as they think gay people are.
Making same-sex marriage legal would mean Christians would have to relinquish some political and moral control and trust the issue to God. It is quite a conundrum for the Christian culture, indeed.
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If scuba diving had advocacy like bicycling has advocacy...
- The focus of scuba diving magazines would be... how to make our oceans safer for scuba diving.
- Almost every time someone died while scuba diving, the diving community would be dominated with talk about how inherently unsafe scuba diving has become. There would be very little interest in learning what if anything the diver could have done to prevent his death.
- Whenever a scuba diver ascended into a boat anchored at the surface, scuba advocates would generally blame the boat captain (and not the scuba diver for not looking where he was going).
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The European Commission has been scolded for wrongdoing over a quasi-open source software system.
The European Ombudsman reprimanded the Commission after buying the system without holding a public competition.
The reprimand raises important questions about the open source business model. But the complex investigation into the contract has not provided answers because the Commission failed to explain what had really happened.
The Commission can now implement system, provided by UK-based Alfresco, despite the doubts raised by its procurement.
The Ombudsman said the European Commission was guilty of "maladministration" because it failed to explain why it had bought the software system without holding a public competition.
The Ombudsman did not name the parties involved but Computer Weekly can confirm the contentious deal was for an Alfresco system, and involved a Belgian middle-man called PC-Ware.
Investigators had been trying to find out whether there had been a much more serious case of maladministration over the Commission's Alfresco deal, which involved the choice of a collaboration system to be implemented across all agencies of the European Union, and in the offices of every member state that may have cause to use the EC's document exchange tools.
The question was whether the Commission arranged to pay millions of Euros to build its CICRABC collaboration system on Alfresco's quasi-open source content management system, but bought Alfresco's software as though it was truly open source and therefore fell outside normal competition rules.
Alfresco's licensing model was at the heart of the problem, according to the Ombudsman's report. The Commission's technical requirements had been for an open source system. It chose Alfresco's system, which in its Community version is open source.
The Commission told the Ombudsman that it did this without going to tender because it was an open source solution. It simply chose Alfresco after a technical evaluation.
But the Commission chose to use Alfresco's Enterprise version, which is not open source. Alfresco's Enterprise licence required the Commission to pay an annual subscription. That payment covered the provision of support services from Alfresco. The Commission went to competitive tender for someone to provide support services. But the support services were for an Alfresco system it had already chosen without a competition. Alfresco won the business through a partner.
"If [Alfresco] was the only company which could win the tender for the supporting services for its own platform, the Ombudsman does not see why the Commission did not comply with the [law] from the outset and organise a procurement procedure to select software for its new platform, which would have included support services," said the Ombudsman in its decision.
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John Powell, CEO of Alfresco, told Computer Weekly that the open source business model allowed customers to cut cost from the procurement process by cutting out sales people. They chose the technology they wanted and then went to tender for services to support the open source system.
"Other people can support Alfresco," said Powell. "We just tend to be the best."
Powell said Alfresco's software was open source and that his company was the second largest open source company in the world after Red Hat. But when pressed further, he confirmed that only the community version of Alfresco is issued under a certified open source licence. The Enterprise version required the purchase of a support subscription and though customers could carry on using the software and even modify its code after the subscription had finished, they were forbidden from redistributing the software.
Raluca Trasca, the EU lawyer who conducted the investigation, said the Ombudsman could not determine whether the Commission had been wrongful in not tendering for the software system because it supplied insufficient answers to her official questions.
"It...failed to justify its decision for having selected the supplier of this software without conducting an appropriate call for tenders," concluded the Ombudsman's decision.
"When the Commission acquires products and services against payment, it should do so only through procurement procedures.
"The Commission failed to put forward sufficiently convincing reasons why the contract with [Alfresco] was not a public contract...This constitutes an instance of maladministration," it said.
The Commission had established a technical requirement for an open source upgrade to its collaboration system because there were so many external agencies that used it. It did not did not want to force them to buy expensive software licences just so they could collaborate on EU work.
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Powell said Alfresco struck an agreement to let the EC redistribute its Enterprise software under a European Union Public Licence in 2007. The Commission chose the software in 2006. EUPL was certified as an open source licence in 2009.
A source close to the investigation provided Computer Weekly with EC publicity material that said in 2007 the full system would cost €3.3m.
Powell said he did not know how much money the European Commission had paid Alfresco. He admitted that the deal had made the Commission one of Alfresco's biggest customers. He thought it might be paying roughly €100,000 a year.
European Dynamics (Eurodyn), a Greek company whose complaint had caused the Ombudsman's investigation, had tried and failed to get the Commission to stop installing Alfresco's software on the basis that it had been chosen without a competition. Eurodyn had developed the previous version of the EC's collaboration system, called CIRCA. It's complaint did not include enough evidence to justify an order to cancel the Alfresco procurement, said the Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman's decision allows the Commission to proceed with implementation of the Alfresco system, and its distribution across the EU. This was said in 2007 to involve 70 offices in 20 member states.
The Commission has until 31 May to explain what it has done to ensure it does not get pulled up over other quasi-open source procurements. It's office did not reply to our request for comment.
Gerry Gavigan, chairman of the Open Source Consortium, said the Commission was free to ignore the Ombudsman's decision. He asked why Eurodyn had not taken its complaint to the EU's competition office, who had bigger teeth.
Mark Henley, a lawyer with Wragge & Co., said the decision did not help clarify unanswered questions in open source procurement because it hinged on Alfresco's enterprise licence. It did, however, provide assurances where that had been doubts that it was legitimate to opt truly open source software purely on the basis of technical requirements.


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Families of about 100 Fort Carson Soldiers packed into the Special Events Center Wednesday afternoon to welcome home loved ones from Afghanistan.
The soldiers are members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. They'd been deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom since May or June of 2011.
Their mission was to assist the Afghan National Security Forces.
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Level: B2 / Upper Intermediate Age Group: Adult / Young Adult
Type of English: General, Academic, Professional English - International English
Examiner: Cambridge English Language Assessment
Description: Cambridge English: First, also known as First Certificate in English (FCE), is an upper-intermediate level qualification. It proves you can use everyday written and spoken English for work or study purposes.
The Cambridge English: First exam format is changing in January 2015:
These are the key changes that will be introduced in January 2015. The updated exam will:
• have four papers instead of five. Reading and Use of English have been combined into a single paper assessing language knowledge and reading skills.
All of the tasks in the current papers have been retained in modified formats in the new Reading and Use of English paper.
• be approximately 30 minutes shorter than the previous examination. However, careful exam design means that the updated Cambridge English: First still assesses at exactly the same level, and retains the same language and skills coverage as the current exam.
• feature new tasks and testing focuses in the Writing and Speaking papers.
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The Waldo Canyon fire destroyed almost everything from the Boyd family's home in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. Wednesday, on their fourth wedding anniversary, the couple became the first to start the process of building a new home on their lot.
Jody Boyd and Patricia Nelson Boyd have elected to build a home with a new floor plan on their property along Yankton Place. Patricia says they decided the location was important to them, despite the heirlooms and possessions that were lost in the fire.
"We did look around at other properties," she said. "We didn't find anything that, for us, meant what this property means."
The process will begin with a cleanup of the concrete and other debris left behind when the fire consumed the former home.
"We're just looking forward to moving back home, possibly in December if all goes well," Jody said.
Demolition and cleanup began Wednesday. The builder, Classic Homes, hopes to start work on the new foundation next week. That may precede any city decision on implementing new fire codes in the Mountain Shadows area. Project manager Jim Boulton speculated those rules may include fire resistant roofing or siding materials.
"We'll make changes as they determine what the new policies are," Boulton said.
"The only direction to go is forward and to do that in a timely manner is going to get us home," Patricia said.
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WordPress is a very versatile program, allowing you to create different types of sites. Some want ecommerce, some want the basic blog, etc. Some, however, want to create a regular site with static pages and no blog posts, including the post index page that displays the recent posts. This article will guide you on how to remove the blog index page for Wordpress so you can display only your custom static pages.
Removing the blog posts page in WordPress
- Log into your WordPress admin panel.
- Look to the left hand sidebar menu and click the Settings option.
- From the expanded menu, click on the Reading option.
- You are brought to the Reading Settings page. From here, locate the Front page displays section and select the radio button for A static page (select below) .
- Next, select the page you want as your front page from the Front page: dropdown.
- Finally, set the Posts page: dropdown to --Select--. This effectively removes it from displaying on your site.
- Click on the Save Changes button to activate the new setup.
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The official student count is in for Colorado and the numbers seem to show consistent trends.
According to numbers compiled by the Gazette, Falcon School District 49 is still one of the state's fastest growing district, seeing a 16 percent increase in enrollment since last year.
Academy School District 20 grew almost 4 percent and Lewis-Palmer District 38 grew about 4.5 percent. Both are considered good growth rates.
Colorado Springs School District 11 is still the largest in southern Colorado. But D-11 continued to see a decline in enrollment, losing 488 students.
The figures are important because they determine how much funding the districts receive from the state.
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Well, thats my scale . For me dark night, usual suspects, memento are 4.99/5. So , no offense my friend :)
Rating : 3.5/5
Another significant sporting achievement which went unnoticed was that Indian Fotball team qualified for Asia Cup, this definitely is a right step forward for the most loved game in India, I just hope India does well there and soon make a serious effort to achieve bigger things in the game.
I dont make right plans, I make plans and make them right.
Sachin Tendulkar
PS- KAUN- If you think anything in it was personal, PM me, we can have some good exchanges there :biggrin:
I cant find the shoutbox .........................please tell me where's it
had to settle some scores with Murthy
I think this sums it up And yes, the young indian team showed yesterday that it has a greater chance of winning without "guides" ;)
Statistics can also prove that the posts of anti-fans make no sense;). Statistics can also prove that when confronted with hard hitting facts, anti-fans will seek the refuge of their intuition(?!),which no one gives a **** about. Statistics can definitely prove that the anti-fan is more obssesed with Sachin than the fans themselves But alas, no one has the time here:biggrin:
People here are taking pains to post statistics only to make the anti-fans see some sense and point out the flaws in their logic. But alas, what can be expected of people who actually think Imran Khan is smart So much for the anti-fan IQ:huh:
Sachin....hmmm..who is this guy???
cummon folks..Sachin is History nw..we must accept this..and move fwd..no need to discuss this and wasting our tym..
Keep rocking
Rahul Singh
Sachin....hmmm..who is this guy???
cummon folks..Sachin is History nw..we must accept this..and move fwd..no need to discuss this and wasting our tym..
Keep rocking
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Engineers are looking for ways to make the Drake Power Plant more environmentally friendly.
It's all part of a new study approved this afternoon by city council members who also double as the Springs Utilities Board.
The study will be done by an outside engineering company and will focus on evaluating alternate energy.
There will be 3 public meetings over the next year.
The study should be complete by the end of the year.
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Richard Guy Fugler
Position: T-DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 238 lbs.
Born: July 19, 1931 in Dallas, TX
Died: January 22, 2003
High School: White Oak
College: Tulane (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 5th round (51st overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.
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Position: P
Height: 6-1 Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: December 17, 1969 in St. Augustine, FL
High School: St. Augustine
College: Flager, Florida St. (school history)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 18 (5186th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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What's for Dinner: Football season inspires tailgating recipes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As football season starts, everyone is looking for great tailgate recipes. Taco in a Bag, Chicken Quesadillas, White Chili, Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken and Turkey Sliders are all nutritious suggestions for tailgates and end-of-the-season barbecues and sure to appeal to people of all ages.
Beverly Glaze has a master's degree in human nutrition and food science and is a WVU Extension specialist in the FNP adult program. Reach her at email@example.com or 304-634-8449.
Taco in a Bag
Makes 12 servings. Source: West Virginia University Family Nutrition Program.
12 1-ounce bags baked Doritos
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1/2 package taco seasoning mix
Lettuce, chopped
Tomato, chopped
Onion, chopped
Fat-free sour cream
BROWN ground beef in a skillet and drain well.
ADD taco seasoning and 1/2 cup water and simmer.
CRUNCH the chips in the bag and add a spoonful of desired garnishes. Eat taco out of the bag.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 183 calories, 8 grams fat, 10 grams protein, 20 grams carbohydrates, 2.5 grams fiber, 217 milligrams sodium.
Chicken Quesadillas
Makes 20 servings. Source: West Virginia University Family Nutrition Program.
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 packet fajita seasoning mix
2 green bell peppers, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
1 onion, chopped
10 10-inch flour tortillas
1 1/2 cups low-fat shredded cheese
1 tablespoon bacon bits
HEAT the broiler.
CUT the chicken into small cubes and prepare with the fajita seasoning mix. Broil 5 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink on the inside.
HEAT the oven to 350°.
MIX, in a large saucepan over medium heat, the seasoned chicken, green bell peppers, red bell peppers and onion.
COOK slowly and stir 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and chicken is thoroughly cooked.
LAYER half of each tortilla with chicken mixture and bacon bits.
TOP with cheese and fold the tortilla.
BAKE in a heated oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 115 calories, 3.5 grams total fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 9 grams protein, 12 grams total carbohydrate, 1 gram fiber, 180 milligrams sodium.
White Chili
Makes 6 servings. Source: West Virginia University Family Nutrition Program.
1 10-ounce can white chunk chicken
3 cups cooked white beans
1 14.5-ounce can low-sodium diced tomatoes
4 cups low-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1 medium onion, chopped
3/4 cup green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
6 tablespoons reduced-fat cheese
Baked tortilla chips
ADD the chicken, beans, tomatoes and chicken broth in a soup pot. Cover and simmer over medium heat.
ADD, in a skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray the onions, pepper, garlic and celery; sauté until the vegetables are tender.
ADD the vegetable mixture to the soup pot. Stir in the chili powder, cumin and oregano.
SIMMER for 15 minutes. Check the vegetables for tenderness. Spoon into individual bowls, sprinkle with cheese, serve with baked chips on the side.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 355 calories, 4 grams total fat, 2 grams saturated fat, 25 grams protein, 55 grams carbohydrate, 12 grams fiber, 485 milligrams sodium.
Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken
Makes 8 servings. Source: West Virginia University Family Nutrition Program.
4 boneless skinless chicken strips
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
3/4 cup bread crumbs
4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon paprika
Nonfat vegetable spray
HEAT oven to 425° and spray cookie sheet with vegetable spray. Place chicken strips in yogurt and refrigerate while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
MIX in a medium bowl the remaining ingredients. Coat each piece of chicken well with yogurt and dredge in crumb mixture, pressing down on both sides to get a thick coat of crumbs on the chicken.
PLACE chicken strips on the cookie sheet, spray lightly with vegetable spray.
BAKE for 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and the internal temperature has reached 165°.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 140 calories, 3 grams total fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 17 grams protein, 12 grams total carbohydrates, 210 milligrams sodium, 38 milligrams cholesterol.
Turkey Sliders
Source: West Virginia University Family Nutrition Program
1 1/2 pounds ground turkey breast
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
MIX ingredients together and form into 6 patties. Grill on a barbecue or under a oven broiler. Serve on a whole-wheat bun.
Nutrition information: Per serving: 222 calories, 10 grams total fat, 18 grams protein, 15 grams total carbohydrates, 215 milligrams sodium, 58 milligrams cholesterol.
Shopping list
Green bell peppers
Red bell peppers
10-inch flour tortillas
Taco seasoning mix
Fajita seasoning mix
Canned diced tomatoes
Bacon bits
10-ounce can white chunk chicken
Ground beef
Chicken breast
Chicken strips
Ground turkey breast
Chicken broth
White beans, canned or dried and cooked
Baked Doritos, small bags
Baked tortilla chips
Shredded cheese
Nonfat plain yogurt
Fat-free sour cream
Pantry staples: garlic cloves, chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, bread crumbs, grated Parmesan cheese, flour, nonfat vegetable cooking spray, olive oil
Programs and activities offered by the West Virginia University Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin and marital or family status. This material was funded, in part, by the USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with limited income. To find out more, contact your local Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.


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Virginia wildfire smoke seen from space
If you happened to be in Washington, DC Tuesday, or in Anne Arundel County as I was, you could smell what seemed like wood smoke in the air. It was smoke, and it was coming from a raging fire in southeast Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp, blown by a south wind into northern Virginia and southern Maryland.
Today, a new image from NASA's GOES-13 satellite shows that the fire is still burning, but the wind shifted with the front that swept across the state late yesterday. It's now blowing mostly to the northeast.
The fire is called the Lateral West Fire. It was ignited by lightning and fueled by brush and woods dried by drought conditions in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
By late Tuesday the blaze was only 10 percent contained, and it had consumed 2,500 acres of wild lands. The smoke has triggered a Code Orange air quality alert in the area, including the cities of Norfolk, Hampton and Virginia Beach.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. We updated our 2009 study of adult learner interactive marketing preferences and behavior and found exactly that. Adult learners value email, search engines, and direct mail as preferred sources of college and university information above social media. Download a copy of The 2012 Interactive Marketing Preferences of Adult Learners
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May 2, 2016
Deputies are looking for a gunman who held up a store in Greene County last night.
Sheriff Lemmie Smith says just after 10:00 p.m. the lone gunman walked into Lewis' Food Market on U.S. 264 Alternate, just outside of Farmville.
The man got away with an unknown amount of cash. The sheriff says two employee were inside at the time, but they were not injured.
Deputies Wednesday afternoon released surveillance pictures of the gunman, who is described as a black man who was wearing all dark clothing. The gunman covered his face with white cloth.
Anyone with information on the robbery should call the Greene County Sheriff's Office at 252-747-3411.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
P.J. O'Rourke Talkin Bout His Generation
Recorded: Thursday, February 13, 2014
P.J. O'Rourke, a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Independent Institute, is Americas leading political humorist and the best-selling author of over twenty books. He spoke at an event held on February 13, 2014 at the Independent institute in Oakland, CA.
Experts: P. J. ORourkeType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Culture/ Society, Entertainment, Politics
Charles V. Peña on the Need to Withdraw from Afghanistan
Recorded: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Charles V. Peña on WTOP radio discusses the need to withdraw more troops from Afghanistan.
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Can the U.S. Withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq?
Recorded: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Civil strife in Iraq continues and instability may only increase after the January elections. U.S. withdrawal has become an acceptable strategy in Washington, but will it be tenable if violence escalates and Iraq unravels again?
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P.J. ORourke On the Wealth of Nations
Recorded: Friday, February 9, 2007
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Americas most provocative humorist, P. J. ORourke, has read pioneering economist Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations, first published in 1776, so we dont have toand the results are as entertaining as they are enlightening.
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Months after sustaining severe damage from Hurricane Sandy, the New York Aquarium is set to partially reopen on Saturday, May 25, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today (April 5).
Sandy only claimed a few causalities at the aquarium, including some invertebrates and fish like koi carp that were housed in tanks. But the record-breaking storm sent surge waters into the Coney Island campus, damaging buildings, exhibits and the aquatic life support systems.
According to WCS, these are the facilities set to open their doors next month: Glover's Reef (featuring the sea life found in Glover's Reef, Belize); exhibits in Conservation Hall (Coral Triangle of Fiji, Great Lakes of East Africa, and the Flooded Forests of the Amazon); outdoor spaces of Sea Cliffs (walrus, sea lions, harbor seals, sea otters and penguins); and a fully re-modeled Aquatheater with a new sea lion demonstration.
You can read the full news release from WCS.