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Back to School – SAS® Curriculum Pathways® Now Available to All icurio Subscribers
Free digital content in core academic subjects helps schools transform from print to digital curriculum
Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) August 15, 2012
Knovation, the leader in personalized learning solutions, announced today that it has expanded its collaboration with SAS to help schools as they transform from print to digital curriculum. Under the new agreement, SAS' extensive, award-winning interactive curriculum product SAS Curriculum Pathways will be available via icurio, Knovation's digital curriculum content solution for personalized learning. Available to icurio subscribers at no additional cost, SAS Curriculum Pathways provides interactive, standards-based resources featuring hundreds of interactive tools, inquiries, web lessons and audio tutorials in every core subject for grades 6-12 in traditional, virtual and home schools.
With the addition of SAS Curriculum Pathways, icurio subscribers will gain access to a greater depth and breadth of interactive content. SAS Curriculum Pathways focuses on topics where doing, seeing and listening provide information and encourage insights in ways conventional methods cannot. Aligned to state and Common Core standards, SAS Curriculum Pathways targets higher-order thinking skills and engages students with quality content that can be differentiated to meet their varied needs.
"As the transformation from print to digital content in the classroom takes fold, we believe that SAS Curriculum Pathways content, combined with Knovation's icurio solution, will not only help schools in their efforts to incorporate digital curriculum, but also better enable teachers to personalize lessons to the individual needs of every student," said Scott McQuiggan, director of SAS Curriculum Pathways. "SAS Curriculum Pathways has a reputation for making learning more profound and efficient and we are thrilled to make this award-winning content available to Knovation's network of educators through icurio."
Knovation's icurio enables districts to bridge from fixed traditional content to flexible digital content that can be targeted to meet the unique needs of learners across the learning continuum. The only digital curriculum content solution that delivers a comprehensive collection of 330,000 digital learning resources aligned to state and Common Core standards, icurio provides teachers more time and flexibility to engage students and address their individual needs and gives students the content and tools they need to take charge of their own learning.
Available at no cost to all U.S. educators, SAS Curriculum Pathways features over 200 Interactive Tools, 200 Inquiries, 600 Web Lessons and 70 Audio Tutorials. With that content, icurio will now have an even broader variety of instructional strategies as well as supplemental curriculum resources to augment existing curriculum. Using unique personalized learning tools such as the Read Aloud text-to-speech feature for auditory support and the dictionary/translation tool, icurio enables students to become independent learners, improve comprehension and attain a higher level of success.
"SAS' learner-centered approach focuses on measurable outcomes and targets higher-order thinking skills. This aligns perfectly with our commitment to empower teachers as they transform their classrooms to engaging, learner-centered environments," said Randy Wilhelm, CEO of Knovation. "Our complimentary offerings will allow us to work together to reduce barriers to learning and improve student achievement – a win-win."
For more information, please contact Knovation at 1-855-KNOVATE (566-8283) or visit http://www.knovationlearning.com.
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The Touch of Twilight
Vicki Pettersson
June 2008, Urban Fantasy
Avon, $6.99, 416 pages, Amazon ASIN 0060898933Part of a series
With The Touch of Twilight, it becomes apparent that Vicki Pettersson's Signs of the Zodiac series just keeps getting better and better as she creates ever-more intriguing characters and engages in fantastic and complex world-building. Readers going into this novel should be aware that it is likely impossible to understand much of the plot without reading the two preceding books, The Scent of Shadows and The Taste of Night. But the series is so addicting that I don't consider this to be a hardship.
Without spoiling the series for anyone, I will simply set the stage by mentioning that the heroine, Joanna Archer, comes from a very privileged background as the daughter of a successful Las Vagas casino owner. Her world turns upside down when she learns that she has also inherited a place as an Agent of Light in the Zodiac. Two Zodiacs exist in the city, one of Light and one of Shadow. The two are locked in endless combat, and now Joanna's destiny is to fight on the side of Light.
For a variety of reasons, Joanna's place in the Zodiac will be difficult for her to fill. Over the course of all three books, readers see the various battles Joanna must fight with herself over hurtful events in her past and the betrayals of her deeply selfish father. Joanna's struggles come to a head in this book as she learns that her inability to overcome her own trials could cause the downfall not just of herself, but of the entire side of Light.
In addition to preparing and fighting against the Shadow Zodiac, Joanna struggles to find her place among the agents of Light. An unexpected addition to their troop, Joanna has not exactly received the most enthusiastic reception from everyone since her existence changes the alliances and positions of power within the Light Zodiac. Though the plot is complex and Joanna does accomplish some great things, the fact that she has to fight and prove herself constantly makes her more appealing than the naturally kick-ass heroines populating the landscape nowadays.
Against the backdrop of the epic struggle for Las Vegas, Joanna also finds herself torn between her old life and the new. In her former life, Joanna sought solace from her past in her photography and her beloved Ben Traina. Though she still loves Ben, her position in the Zodiac has ripped her away from him while she also feels a disturbing attraction to Hunter Lorenzo, the Light's weapons master. Joanna's internal struggle over these two relationships plays an important role in all of the books, but grows especially intense in this installment.
The world created by Vicki Pettersson in The Touch of Twilight will appeal to anyone who likes their characters morally conflicted and living in complex worlds with more than a touch of darkness to them. While there are a few times when the world-building feels a little too convenient or characters seem to be plowing the same ground they've covered too many times before, the series is overall a very strong one. For anyone who is curious, The Scent of Shadows would probably earn a B- from me as it took me some time to really make myself want to believe in the world being created, but The Taste of Night and this latest installment would both get strong B's from me and I recommend this series to anyone looking for some good vampire and werewolf-free urban fantasy.
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Employment Articles in Atlanta, Georgia
Top 5 Sources of Finding Keywords for Your Social Media Profile
by Joshua Waldman - Aug, 2012
I'm often asked, "Well, if I need nouns, how do I know what nouns to use?" Here is a simple list of some great places to begin growing your Keyword list. Use Your Brain I'm not being cheeky by saying that. I think we often overlook our own common sense because the online tools are so convenient. Sit down with a blank paper and come up with as many industry specific nouns as you can. Don't judge what happens, now is...
Your career path might be right under your nose!
by Hallie Crawford - Aug, 2012
I was thrilled that our Career Intensive with the Georgia Tech Alumni Association went so well last month. Working with one of the participants reminded me that sometimes the right idea for your next career path is right under your nose. Katie was going around and around in her head with different career ideas, from being a professional organizer, to working in a theater and even thinking of continuing to work in a library as...
College Students Are Missing Out on Career Planning
by Marcia Robinson - Aug, 2012
College students who don't take full advantage of their college career centers are missing out big time on the career planning advantage. In addition to finalizing course schedules, buying books and outfitting college dorms, college students should make working with the campus career center a priority this year. I always encourage college students to go back to their campuses, especially in the fall, with a career checklist. W...
Does your resume make you look old?
by Miriam Salpeter - Aug, 2012
Age discrimination, unfortunately, is a fact of life for experienced job seekers. However, there is more you can do to make yourself seem modern, relevant, and qualified for the jobs you want than simply dying your hair or updating your wardrobe. One key to job search success: an up-to-date, contemporary resume that doesn't make the reader assume you last applied for a job in 1995. Here are some tips to help you create a r...
Should I hire a resume writer?
by Miriam Salpeter - Aug, 2012
The other day, I saw a message from Quora in my email box. It was a question requesting my opinion: Is it worthwhile to hire a resume writer? I believe that I have written a strong resume; I have received positive feedback for my resumes clarity and content. I am also aware that most employers probably spend less than a minute actually reading a resume. I wonder if hiring someone to write my resume will make a signific...
What Not to Do or Say When Interviewing
by Miriam Salpeter - Aug, 2012
Job seekers spend so much time figuring out what to say during the job hunt, it's easy to forget how important it is to know what not to say. Unfortunately, in this competitive job-search environment, one poor response or casual reference can mean an employer will decide not to hire you. The most important thing you can do as a job seeker is focus on the employer's needs before your own and recognize that hiring managers wi...
10 Smart Tips to Impress the Boss Your First Day
by Miriam Salpeter - Aug, 2012
When you land a job finally, the important work isn't over. It's essential to do your best to impress your boss and teammates right from the start. First impressions count; your supervisor and colleagues will judge you based on how you act and what you do from the very first day. It is much easier to start off on the right foot than it is to change their perceptions later. Holly Paul, PricewaterhouseCooper's U.S. recruitin...
9 Ways You Must Invest in Your Career
by Miriam Salpeter - Aug, 2012
Most people are too busy working to stop and think about how to invest in their careers. You may be thinking, "I'm doing my job, isn't that enough?" However, if you want to make sure you stay on the right career track, it takes more than just getting the day-to-day work done to be successful. Cynthia Good is an award-winning journalist and the chief executive officer and founding editor of LittlePINKbook.com, an online reso...
How do Recruiters Find You?
by Georgia Adamson - Aug, 2012
First, I need to clarify something. You do realize that recruiters (headhunters) do not beat the bushes to find you a job, right? Okay, but we also know that recruiters do look for candidates to fill in-house positions or to submit to client companies for openings at those companies. So how might those recruiters find you? Where do recruiters look for candidates? It depends. For example, some executive search firms hav...
How Do You Show Up?
by Valerie Sokolosky - Aug, 2012
June was a busy month of executive coaching. During these sessions I've consistently heard what a struggle it is for leaders to handle their over-flowing workloads. Yes, the age-old Time Management dilemma. So I held some informal focus groups to see how people are handling this dilemma. Here are some suggestions from those who have figured it out!. #1 – Strive for work/life integration rather than work/life balance. O...
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Game day: Utah State
November 2nd, 2013
By Stephen Tsai
LOGAN — Sure, the Rainbow Warriors arrived at the hotel at 2:35 this morning, and who knows when they got to go ne-ne. But this is truly a game day, one of the few early-afternoon ones.
Cool weather, 2 p.m. kickoff, and newbies amazed they can see their breath.
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Awesome Airbrush Nail Design
Almost everyone loves some art or another. Many women love to get their nails manicured. So why not combine the two? Well that is exactly what has happened. Airbrush art has combined with the manicure to give women a great opportunity to use their nails to show off great artwork. Airbrush nail design applied to give a great flare to a manicure. Confined to the stencil design in which the artist can get their hands and imaginations of artists.
Airbrush art form has become very popular and many salons around the world that offer this to their clients. Airbrush art is also available on false nails and sold in almost every store that carries fake nails. You two can get in on this craze and start your own business that offers a fun and exciting airbrush art on nails.
Airbrush art on nails is not for beginners just getting started in airbrushing. The working area is very small and the artist must have mastered the techniques involved with airbrushing. One major problem faced by beginners is more than spraying. During spraying is when the artist sprays outside the area in which they try to spray. When working with nails you do not want to end up airbrushing the person's fingers. So before trying to do airbrush art on nails gain some experience with airbrushing on larger surfaces.
Depending on the type of airbrush nail design you are doing will determine the type of airbrush that you need. When doing airbrush art on nails go well Iwata HP Iwata HP – A or – B. It is great for airbrushing nails. Even if you do not go with the Iwata though remember to always go with the brand name and never use artificial airbrush.
You will need an air compressor designed for airbrushing on nails. Best air compressor to be used is Iwata Studios Series Silver Jet Air Compressor. While this is the best one that you can go with a small compressor which has 18 psi. Should get a air compressor that will adjust between 10-18 psi if you do not go with the Iwata Silver Jet.
To do airbrush art on nails you will need a stencil nail art or nail art masks. Masks nail art reusable masks that have adhesive that leaves no residue on the nails. Of course if you are really creative and very good you can freehand airbrush art right into the nail.
If not then take the time and invest in nail art stencils and masks. Paint that you will use when doing airbrush nail design is water based. A down coat and top coat are what protects the water -based paint is not damaged. You also will need to spray a light coating of what is called varnish between the artwork and the top coat. Varnish only water -based clear coat will protect the paint from getting brush strokes when you apply the top coat.


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Providence, R.I.-Rhode Island College junior pitcher Dylan Cummiskey (Warwick, RI) has signed on to play the remainder of the summer with the New England Collegiate Baseball League�s (NECBL) Plymouth Pilgrims. The Pilgrims are currently in first place of the NECBL�s Southern Division with the league�s best record.
As a junior in 2014, Cummiskey appeared in 11 games, starting eight of them, for the Anchormen. He was 2-4 with 28 strikeouts and a 6.50 ERA in 44.1 innings of work. Cummiskey ranked third on the team in games started, wins and strikeouts.
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The #9 Seward County Saints opened their season with a 107-62 win over Fort Carson Friday night in the Green House. Kaheem Ransom scored 19 while Edson Avila scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to go along with six assists. Jabari Peters and Leslee Smith scored 14 a piece. Quentin Purtue and Jerry Cobb scored 11 a piece.
Seward shots 56 percent and forced 33 turnovers.
Seward faces God's Academy at 8 p.m. Saturday night on Talkradio 1270 and kscbnews.net.
McMurry beat God's Academy 82-81 Friday afternoon.
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I have been living all my life with my junk and i want it all gone. I am married to a wonderful loving wife and she wants to cut it off but i want to do it safe and not die from it. I want it total except for my sack. i look at pictures on here and this is what i and my wife want. this has been a turn on to me since age 13 and i want to persue this. is there a safe way to do this first? My wife wants to be the one to cut it off is there anyway she can without going to the hospital? I want it gone and just want to do it safe. I love these pics on here
Re: Getting it gone!Fri, May 17, 2013 - 2:08 AMYou need a medical professional with surgical experience to do this. Perhaps you can find one who will assist your wife and let her have the pleasure of cutting it off. Good luck to you.
Re: Getting it gone!Fri, May 17, 2013 - 2:20 AMThank you so much. She really is turned on by this and i also. I have wanted it gone since age 13. I know you have to go to a Counsolor and i am seeing one June 3rd and am going to try my best to get it done. i want it all gone except my sack. Is that weird?
Re: Getting it gone!Fri, May 17, 2013 - 2:32 AMObviously, I'm probably not a good judge of what "weird" is. Do what makes you happy, just be safe about it.


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In recognition and appreciation of the service provided by countless men and women in uniform and their families who have served and continue to serve our country, The Sage Colleges is dedicated to providing a comprehensive array of services, advocacy, and support to veterans, military, and their loved ones.
The Sage Colleges is committed and honored to serve as a focal point to disseminate information about a vast array of community resources available to assist veterans, military members, and their families.
Yellow Ribbon Program
As a designated member of the Yellow Ribbon Program, Sage is proud to be able to make college more affordable for returning servicemen and women by offering educational benefits to veterans. Please visit the Student Services Financial Aid page or contact Sage representative: Megan Henry, 518-244-2088, [email protected]


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It's rare to see an extremely clear chart pattern develop. Usually, there are multiple interpretations of price action, so traders often pick the one that fits their bias. That is a recipe for trading disasters in many cases, as the bias wins out over the weight of the evidence. Clear patterns make it difficult to introduce a bias into the analysis and that increases a trader's chances of success.
We have clear patterns forming in major stock market indexes, and the patterns are uniformly bullish. My favorite chart right now is the chart of PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ), which shows a cup-and-handle pattern forming.
The cup-and-handle pattern was popularized by William O'Neil and Investor's Business Daily in the 1990s. It was the favorite pattern of momentum traders who used O'Neil's CAN SLIM trading method. It's a simple pattern that generally serves as a consolidation during a longer up trend. Despite a lot of doubters, QQQ has been in an uptrend for more than three years -- up about 175% from its 2008 bottom.
The depth of the pattern, $8 in this case, can be added to the top of the pattern to identify the price target. From the recent price, QQQ offers a target of $76 and a potential gain of about 12%.
More important than the potential gain is the fact that this is a leading market index that offers valuable market insight. If QQQ is rising, then it's a bullish sign and traders should be more aggressive.
Aggressive strategies, in my mind, usually include options. In deciding at which expiration month to look, I consider the presidential election in November, which could have a big effect on stocks. Options with an expiration date in November are likely to participate in any election related moves. A number of calls are available with November expirations, but the $74 call option offers the biggest potential gain if QQQ reached the $76 target price. November $74 calls are trading at about 28 cents. If QQQ reached $76, then the call will have an intrinsic value of $2 and deliver a gain of 614%. Options with different strike prices offer lower percentage gains, assuming that the trade is closed at the target price.
Some traders might be wondering how such a big gain is possible. One of the most important factors in options pricing is volatility, which has been lower than average this past month. Because volatility is down, options are priced at bargain levels.
Another reason call options are selling at low prices is because more traders are looking for a stock market decline. About 27% of advisers are bearish and an additional 30% are looking for a correction, or a drop of at least 10% in price, according to an Investors Intelligence weekly survey of investment advisors. Almost 60% of advisors expect a market drop, even as stocks are going up week after week.
Action to Take -- > Bearishness is probably due to a slowing global economy, the crisis in Europe, the uncertainty of the election and many other potential negative news stories. I think these stories are providing the proverbial "wall of worry" for stocks to climb, so trading options on QQQ is a high-reward way to profit from that climb. It doesn't pay to be a bear in a bull market. Low-cost options make it possible to profit with a small investment. As such, I recommend the following trade setup: Buy November $74 QQQ call options at 50 cents or less, don't use a stop and set the price target at $2.
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At 9:40 pm on the evening of February 15, 1898, in Havana Harbor, an explosion tore apart the USS Maine. The Cuban revolution against Spain was heating up and President McKinley had sent the battleship to protect Americans. The situation was tense, but both the Americans and the Spanish were trying to keep peace, until more than just the quiet night was shattered.
A total of 266 American men lost their lives on the Maine. Most of these, 229 in all, are buried at the Maine Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. Only 62 of the 229 were identified. Between the 167 listed as "Unknown" and the ten who were never recovered, many families never got closure.
In the Key West Cemetery, there is an area called the US Navy Plot. Used by the Navy for burials since the Civil War, it is surrounded by an old but well kept wrought iron fence. A pathway leads to the center of the plot, to a flagpole and a memorial. Twenty-seven of the USS Maine dead are buried in the Navy Plot. Here they join the dead from other ships and other wars. When there was nothing to bury, marble plaques have sufficed. Since the Maine was berthed at Key West, the citizens felt a special attachment to her. In 1900, they commissioned the bronze lone oarsman who watches over the graves of known and unknown alike.
Watching the sun set behind the oarsman, one is enveloped not just by peace, but a deep contentment. As if those memorialized here knew that they did their jobs, keeping us save, and they are satisfied.
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MONDAY MASHUP: School Children & Reading, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory the Musical, Fifty Shades Bestselling Record & Highheel Bookends
Welcome to our new feature where we talk about random things we've seen around the blogosphere. It could be an interesting article, a book trailer, maybe a fun piece of news we feel you should know about, and maybe even a stylish pair of shoes or handbag we've seen (if Laura has her way!). Basically it's a bit of a mashup! Enjoy….
School Children and Reading
I saw a news article on the TV that was discussing children and reading. In it, it stated that by the end of primary school most children are turned off reading for pleasure. This stat makes me so sad, because I have always loved reading from a very early age and to think that so many people are missing that joy and escapism is in my humble opinion a tragedy! Interestingly, if you read the article associated with this feature, it also talks about the type of books children should be reading, the implication that fantasy and horror are some how less savoury:
The books are all in genres that weaker readers tend to prefer – action, crime, fantasy, horror and adventure. They are made up of short chapters or scenes that include plenty of dialogue and action, as well as cliffhanger endings.
Now I should state that, the article does also state the need to find engaging books for children:
Clearly we need to make sure we are providing our children with the right types of books which stimulate their interest, capture their imagination and make them turn the next page.
But as an avid horror and fantasy reader, I resent the implication that they are somehow less intelligent! But I strongly believe that getting a child to read any book is surely any better than none at all? I love the classics too, ahh those Eyre sisters, ohh the seductive world of Mr. Stoker! But I also have tried to read Dickens so many times and, and several times forced myself painstakingly through a couple of his novels for my studies. I know he's a revered novelist but I'm afraid I hate his books! Classics are classics, but perhaps we need to move with times and let children read more popular genres before we put them off reading all together. What do you think my book loving friends? Did you always love reading? Did your school put you off reading for a long time?
Source: BBC News
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory The Musical
And talking of children's books, top of my favourites list was the marvellous Roald Dahl, so I was quite excited to see that Sam Mendes, ex-husband of course to the lovely Kate Winslet has been approved to make a musical of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY! Now my favourite of his has to be THE WITCHES, but I'm not so sure it would have made such a great musical! I have also heard MATILDA the music is very good, although I have not got around to seeing it, it even won this year's Laurence Olivier Awards. But I think CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY would make a super musical. I just hope the base it on the Gene Wilder version and on the Johnny Depp one. Sorry Mr. Depp, but in this instance little orange men one over your pirate cool factor! 😉
Source: Guardian Books
Fifty Shades of Grey Breaks Fastest Selling Paperback Record
I don't think anyone can have missed the hype surrounding FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, you will have see Carolyn and I's joint review of it this upcoming Saturday. So the news in the UK this week is that it has now between the likes of J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown to be the fastest selling paperback in the UK since records began.
It does annoy me that the national press does keep referring to it as 'mummy porn' and I think that the success of E.L. James' trilogy is more down to perhaps what have previously been covert reading trends becoming more mainstream. At the core FIFTY SHADES OF GREY is a romance book, and romance books have been until recently slightly taboo. Erotic fiction even more so. I think it's no surprise that they have a huge share of the ebook market, essentially people still (myself included), don't like to be seen reading some titles, because of the eyebrow lifting from those that have yet to pick up a good romance.
I just want to pass on my congrats to E.L. James how exciting to write a book you never expected to be more than fanficton and that book propel you to international book stardom. And let's hope more people will start reading romance with pride!
Source: Daily Mail
High Heel Bookends
I shall finish this week's Monday Mashup with this super cute bookends I came across. High Heel bookends, these would look very cool on my bookshelves!
Source: Heelme.net


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Improper Food
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Ten Golden Rules of Pressure Cookery
Five Formulas For Foods That Foam, Froth Or Expand
There are a few special rules to keep in mind when pressure cooking meats.
Whether you're a beginner
or an experienced pressure
cooker user, incorrect
timing is the most common
mistake made in pressure
cooking, with most foods
being overcooked. All too often pressure cooker users fail to follow recipe directions, or use someone's "heirloom" recipe that started off with the wrong cooking time, or they don't even use a recipe and just take a wild guess at the cooking time. Another
mistake is the false
assumption many users have
in thinking that they must
submerge everything
underwater and boil it in
the pressure cooker.
In ordinary cooking, when a cut of meat is braised, the longer it cooks, the more tender it becomes. In the pressure cooker something quite different happens. Many people forget that meat becomes tender in one-third the time, and often cook meats two and even three times longer than needed.
Properly cooked at 15psi, and using the correct pressure release method, a roast should come out of the pressure cooker, tender, juicy, and flavorful in 20 to 30 minutes. If the cooking continues past the recommended cooking time, the meat
passes from fork tenderness to a stage of toughness, and if cooking still continues, the overcooking will eventually make the meat tender again.
So the first key to successful pressure cooking meats is to get the timing
right by using a reliable recipe of my Cooking Time Charts. The second key is understanding the effect of each of the three (or two in the case of electric appliances) pressure release methods on the texture and tenderness of meat.
Why is my meat so dry and`tough?
It sounds odd, but even
when meat is cooked in a
broth, it can become dried
out, tough and stringy if it is overcooked in a pressure cooker.
As meat cooks, the muscle fibers shorten
in both length and width and eventually
squeeze out all the fat and juices they normally hold.
This makes meat
dry and tough. See
Another factor the contributes to dry, tough meats is using the incorrect method to depressurize the cooker. The rule of thumb is to use the Natural Release Method for most cuts of meat, especially larger cuts like a roast, to allow the meat to finish cooking and complete the process.
If you have inadvertently overcooked meat to the point where it is dried
out or tough, the
solution is
to return the meat
to pressure and cook it about 10 minutes longer, or until
the texture is easily
shredded with a fork. The meat can then be used
for sandwiches, stews, casseroles or
The first mistake of slightly overcooking will leave the meat tough, dry and
relatively tasteless. When this happens, most cooks wrongly assume the meat is undercooked and proceed to cook it even longer, reinforcing the idea that the pressure cooker needs 45 to 60 minutes... or even longer, to produce tender meats. Actually this is a good way to recover, or salvage, that meat, but in reality it only compounds the original error.
A second mistake of lengthy overcooking actually corrects the first mistake and eventually results in a final stage of tenderness again by breaking down the meat fiber to such a degree that it seems tender, when it's really just falling apart. The third mistake that also adds to the problem of meat toughness, is
using the quick-release or cold water release. Even if the meat is properly cooked, all that effort can be ruined if the pressure cooker is rapidly depressurized rather than allowed to depressurize slowly using the natural release method.
Inside, the pressure drops rapidly from 15psi down to zero in just minutes. This causes the meat fibers to compress, squeezing out fats and juices, and that leaves the meat tough,
dry and stringy. Although the meat relaxes somewhat after a 10 minute resting period, it is
never as tasty and tender as when the pressure comes down naturally.
While edible, this overcooked meat is tasteless because all the nutrients, juices and fats that provide flavor, have been cooked out and end up in the broth or gravy. This is fine, and it will make a delicious sauce or gravy that will improve the the flavor of the meat. A zippy barbecue sauce will do the same thing, but the nutritional content of the meat is probably the equivalent of feeding your family a piece of cardboard.
Always use a recipe, especially
if you are a novice. Even experienced
users should
refer to the
Cooking Time Charts
for best results. How do you tell if meat is over or under cooked? If the meat is tough and dry, it's overcooked. If it
is tough and moist, it is undercooked
Overcooking not only
produces mushy foods, but
a loss of nutrition. All
the good stuff you want
your family to have is
cooked away and you cheat
them of the very things
they need for growth and
good health. Overcooking
also wastes energy, which
is money out of your
pocket that you needlessly
'give' to the utility
company, not just for longer
cooking times but the additional energy
needed to cool down a hot kitchen. Most
importantly, overcooking
wastes your own valuable
time when you might be
doing something other than
Many cooks rely on
heirloom recipes handed
down from their mother or
grandmother, and all too
often these recipes were
"homemade" and never
followed the correct
cooking times in the first place. Take a look
at the cooking times of
your old favorites and
compare them to the timing
charts or the cooking times
used in similar pressure cooking recipes
of a more current date.
Some readers tell me they
have mistakenly
used recipes from a
nonstandard cookbook intended for a pressure cooker that used less than the
standard 15psi. Of course, when they tried
these recipes in their standard
pressure cooker at 15psi,
the food was overcooked and
turned to mush.
Many pressure cooker users
have a tendency to throw
everything in the cooker
at one time, but most
combination dishes cannot
be cooked at the same time.
making beef stew for
example, the beef takes 15
minutes to cook, but the
vegetables need only 5
minutes. The correct
method is to partially
cook the meat for 10
minutes first, using the
phased cooking method,
Use the quick or cold
water release to open the
lid and then add the vegetables
to the cooker. Return to
pressure for the last 5
minutes needed to cook the
vegetables and use the
natural release method.
Always use a recipe with accurate
cooking times. Don't guess on the
time, while a couple of
extra minutes added to a
tough roast that cooks for
25 minutes will not change
the results that much, even
just a minute more than
necessary for shorter
cooking foods like vegetables can result
in soft or mushy food,
great for babies but not
exactly what you want for
If you are an experienced pressure
cooker user and do not need to use a
recipe, refer to
Timing Charts
to double check the cooking times for the
ingredients used. Become
familiar with different
cooking methods as well,
read about
Interrupted Cooking,
Tiered Cooking are
used in pressure cooking
to achieve the best
results with combination
dishes or foods with
different cooking times.
It is important to use
some kind of a timer that
will alert you when to
turn off the heat, use the
timer on your stove, or
one of those inexpensive
bell timers so you won't
forget. Try one of the new
timers that you can
wear around your neck,
that way you can leave the
kitchen and still be
Produces Unsatisfactory Results
cooking times will
affect the final
result of the foods
you cook by changing
the taste, appearance
texture, producing
an unsatisfactory
and disappointing
final dish. Meats
especially, can
become dried out
from over cooking
when using a pressure
cooker. This true
of standard pressure
cookers using 15psi, and
even more so if
you are using a
non standard model
using less than
15psi because it
takes longer to
finish cooking.
This also applies
to electrics that
are notorious for
cooking at temps
that are too high,
and when users of jiggle top pressure
cookers let the
pressure rise so
that the regulator
weight is spinning
To avoid overcooking, test for doneness by
using the interrupted
cooking method
near the end of the
time stated in the recipe. Use the quick
(best method) or
cold water (2nd
best method) to
release pressure.
Then use
a meat thermometer to check the temperature.
For example; at 160�F (71�C), a roast
will be cooked to medium. At this temperature,
some of the tougher connective tissue breaks
down to gelatin, which helps �lubricate�
and tenderize the meat.
how your cooker works.
Many pressure cooker
owners cook with the
heat too high. Foods
may be
or burned. Overheating shortens
the life of gaskets and
rubber parts and you will
have the added expense of
replacing them more often.
Overheating can cause heat
tint on stainless steel,
leaving a permanent,
iridescent blue
discoloration, and while
this doesn't damage the
cookware it is
Overheating is a problem
for novices as well as
many longtime pressure
cooker users who make the
mistake of cooking with
too high a heat after the
pressure cooker comes to
pressure. Overheating
results in over-pressure,
and that could trigger the
safety release methods on
your cooker. See how to
adjust and maintain the
heat. Do the
Test Drive until you
get it just right.
A 2nd generation cooker
has a pressure indicator
to show when pressure is
reached. Overheating and the
resulting over pressure is
almost impossible with
the new 2nd generation
cookers. High
heat triggers the first
stage safety release and
alerts you to the problem
so you can lower the heat.
Overheating is a common
error for users of the
"jiggle top" style
pressure cookers. Once
pressure is up and you
have correctly lowered the
heat, the pressure
regulator should rock only
3-5 times a minute . If
your "jiggler" is
constantly in motion,
rocking franticly, it's
trying to reduce that over
pressure before the
blow-out plug pops.
Plain tomatoes withstand the pressure cooking processes very well. Recipes using thicker tomato products and tomato paste have a tendency scorch on the bottom when using the normal high heat setting needed to pressurize the cooker. This is caused by the combination of added sugars which caramelize, and the density of the sauce which makes it harder, and therefore takes longer, for heat to penetrate.
You can prevent scorching by adding the tomato products last. Brown the meats first, saute the aromatic vegetables, herbs and spices, add any other ingredients and then stir in the water and flavoring liquids. When everything is in the pressure cooker, you can begin to add the tomato product in layers on top of the meats and vegetables already in the cooker.
Beginning with any tomato juice, or plain tomatoes that are packed in their natural juices without a thick sauce, like whole, chopped, cut, sun dried,sliced or stewed tomatoes. Do not stir.
Next add the thicker tomato products such as crushed, diced, salsas, , and sauces. Again, do not stir.
Lastly, add the dense tomato puree or paste. I recommend first mixing these products with an equal amount of plain water so they with be more evenly distributed over the top of the other ingredients when you add it to the pressure cooker. Once again, do NOT stir!
Lock the lid in place and bring to pressure over high heat as usual. The meats, vegetables and liquids on the bottom will heat up first and serve as a buffer zone to keep the tomato products from scorching as the pressure cooker goes through the pressurization process. As soon as the cooker is at full pressure, its very important to reduce the heat to the lowest setting to prevent over heating that may scorch the foods on the bottom.
Time and release method according to the recipe, and when the lid is removed, then you can stir the sauce, blending all the different layers together. Simmer the sauce over a low heat for a few minutes using a regular lid to allow the flavors to meld and then serve.
Use the correct method of
releasing pressure for
best results. All pressure
cooker recipes should state the
best way for dropping the
pressure for that
particular dish.
Understand the three
methods of pressure
release, and follow the
directions for best
results. Your cooker will
remain hot for a long
time, and foods will
continue cooking inside
the pot until the heat has
diminished. While this is
excellent for finishing
large cuts of meat and
soups for example,
delicate foods like fish
or tender-crisp veggies
will be overcooked and do
best when the cold water
release method is used to
stop the cooking process
immediately. This is one
of the major drawbacks
facing owners of
electric pressure
cooker who have no
means of stopping the
cooking any faster than
the time it takes for the
electric heating elements
to cool.
Many people are surprised
learn there are several
different methods used in
pressure cookery. . Most
users only learn one
method and never fully
utilize the full potential
of their cooker. The
pressure cooker cooks with
steam heat where a small
amount of water is used to
generate steam which
produced pressure to
rapidly cook food, this is
the method used most often
in pressure cooker
recipes. Some users
mistakenly "boil"
drowning foods under
water results loss of
nutrients and vitamins,
and lengthier the cooking
times as well as increased
fuel costs. Become
familiar with all the
cooking methods used in
pressure cookery,besides
steaming and boiling try
PIP (Pan In the Pot)
cooking method,
Cooking, or using
All pressure cookers must
have a minimum amount of
liquid to build pressure.
Check your owner's manual
to see the amount
recommended by the
manufacturer. In general,
a jiggle top model
requires 1 cup, and a
spring valve model uses
1/2 cup. These amounts are
sufficient for about the first
15 minutes of cooking
time, beyond that the
cooker will require more
liquid. Use the
Test Drive to
determine how much water
your cooker uses. Using
more than the recommended
amount will result in
longer times for the
cooker to come to
pressure and destroys more
nutrients and increases
fuel costs.
It is not necessary to
drown meats or
vegetables in water or
other liquids unless you are
using the infusion cooking method. In pressure
cookery, we
generally want to use the
active steam under
pressure to cook foods
because it preserves the
most vitamins and
nutrients. That's not
only good nutrition, but
it's also economical.
A pressure cooker is a
wonderful appliance, and a
great addition to any
kitchen, but foods must be
properly prepared for the
best results. Most meats
should be at least
thawed and
browned first. To have
mixed foods finish cooking
at the same time they must
have the same
cooking times. To cook
mixed foods that have
slightly different cooking
times you can 'fudge' a
little by varying the size
of the pieces- larger
pieces for the quicker
cooking foods and smaller
pieces for the foods
needing a little longer
cooking times. Use the
Interrupted Cooking Method
for foods that have very
different cooking times.
The pressure cooker should
only be filled 2/3 full
for most cooking purposes.
The remaining space is
need to generate steam to
build pressure. When
cooking foods that they
froth or foam, such as
dried beans, fruits like
apples or rhubarb, or
pasta, only fill the
pressure cooker half-full.
Using 1 tablespoon. of light
cooking oil will help
minimize foaming. When
cooking liquids, such as
stocks, broths, soups or
beverages the cooker
should only be half-full.
Some pressure cookers have
a max fill mark etched on
the inside of the pot and
this is a great asset, but
unfortunately most don't
have this feature. You can
determine the 2/3 fill of
your cooker by filling it
with water and then
equally dividing that
water into 3 containers.
Now pour 2 of the
containers back into the
cooker and note the
measurement of the water
level inside your cooker
using a ruler. For a quick way to mark the two fill levels, place a long-handled stainless steel or wooden cooking spoon into the measured water in pressure and then scratch a mark for each level.
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22 May 2012
who doesn't love puppies?
I found this sweet peach-colored linen towel recently at an antique mall. The bottom edge features two dogs (Scotties, maybe) embroidered in brown and white using very small cross stitches—almost, but not quite, petit point.
You can probably figure out the design yourself—it's pretty simple—but I made it into a charted pattern for you. Click through to the Flickr page for a larger version.
20 May 2012
embroidery exhibit
Also shown will be the original Redwork Coverlet (circa 1895) as well as a reproduction sewn by the Lehigh Valley chapter of the EGA, that will be raffled off on the last day of the exhibit. Both versions feature 64 redwork blocks embellished with red feather stitching.
Accompanying these main items will be needlework featuring landscape and nature themes from the museum's permanent collection, including 18th and 19th century textiles, embroidered kimonos, and Victorian era silks and towels.
This is just a few hours drive for me so I'm going to try to make it there some time in the next couple of months. I'll report back!
Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley, 31 North 5th Street, Allentown, PA 18101 (610) 432-4333. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 11-5, Sunday 12-5. Admission $12
19 May 2012
alternate (or double) stem stitch
One of my readers emailed me to ask about a stitch called double stem stitch. And I checked all my embroidery books and didn't come up with anything. But many stitches are called by different names depending on where they originated and are used, so I think I may have found it but named alternate stem stitch. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
So, as a quick refresher, stem and outline stitches are done the same way except that stem stitch holds the thread below the needle (diagrams 1 and 2) and outline above (3). Alternate stem stitch is going to use both of these methods combined.
Work along a line as for stem stitch but, instead of holding the thread below the needle for every stitch, hold it alternately below for the first stitch (ABC), above for the second (CDB), below for the third (EGF) and so on. See the first diagram (4).
The second diagram (5) shows what happens when you work two rows closely together. Start the second row at "a", holding the thread above for the first stitch, below for the second, etc.
Diagrams from Stitches with Variations: A Handbook of Basic Stitches by Jacqueline Enthoven. ©1976 Sunset Designs. Many thanks to Patricia in NJ (my 'personal shopper') for sending me the book!


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So I am way behind on my blogging. I really don't have an excuse except procrastination.
Hunter's Preschool for their fund raiser does a great race.
My Hunter was so ecstatic. He was so worried about not winning the race that he kept making me make practice rounds at the house. I didn't tell him not to worry that all the kids would get a medal.
My kid has a bit of his momma's competitiveness in him. He woke up the morning of the race and said I am going to win!
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'It's not easy bidding on television'
As reported in July 2013: Frank Valentic may be The Block Sky High's breakout star, but the veteran buyer's agent admits he could have done better at the mega-auction.PT3M13S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2qulj 620 349 July 29, 2013
- Block finale ratings go sky high as three million tune in
- The Block twins pocket whopping profit
- Would you pay $1.49 million for this?
And the winner of The Block Sky High is... Frank!
At least, that was the verdict of thousands of viewers who tuned into the reality renovation television show on Sunday night as five luxury apartments went under the hammer in the grand finale episode.
Determined: Buyer's agent Frank Valentic was out-bid on four of the five apartments. Photo: Channel Nine screengrab
The managing director of Melbourne buyer's advocacy firm Advantage Property Consulting, Frank Valentic, became an instant online hit as he bid unsuccessfully for four out of the five apartments before finally securing Perth couple Matt and Kim's level two apartment for his buyer.
Mr Valentic played up to the cameras, and the auctioneers, as his successive bids were outmatched time after time on every level of the mid-rise complex in South Melbourne's Park Street. At one point he left the room in apparent frustration at being outplayed in increments as small as $1000.
But the frustration gave way to joy for Mr Valentic and his buyer, a single woman from Glen Iris looking to downsize, when their final bid of $1,455,000 was followed by the fall of the auctioneer's hammer.
Fifth time's a charm: Contestants Matt and Kim react to the bidding on their apartment, eventually sold under the hammer to buyer's agent Frank on behalf of a client. Photo: Nine screengrab
"It was a very exciting day for [the buyer] and she has already met a couple of the people who bought other properties," he said.
"She was hiding in the back room as she didn't want to be on TV but she was thrilled with the purchase."
Mr Valentic first came to the attention of television viewers in the 2011 incarnation of The Block, filmed in Richmond.
Frank, standing behind the man in the striped tie, gave it a red-hot go at Alisa and Lysandra's level one auction. Photo: Mal Fairclough
The seasoned buyer's advocate managed to purchase the only one of the five cottages to sell on the auction day for a client.
This time round, he was inundated with buyers, all owner-occupiers looking for the chance to own a slice of television and real estate history.
"We had a go at all five of the apartments, we had quite a few buyers interested in several of the properties," he said.
Winners: Lysandra and Alisa Fraser took home $395,000. Photo: Mal Fairclough
"One particular client only wanted the penthouse, we had two clients for another floor, a buyer who had a go at a few others and then we had the buyer we were successful with."
For one of Mr Valentic's clients, it was a case of second time unlucky.
"She bid for one of the Richmond block cottages, and missed out and unfortunately missed out again yesterday," Mr Valentic said.
'Good value': The apartment building in Park Street, South Melbourne, was a run-down motel before Channel Nine took over. Photo: Mal Fairclough
Mr Valentic nominated the ground-floor apartment renovated by South Australian twins Alisa and Lysandra Fraser as having the best interior design, with superior fittings and finishes.
The pair took out the grand prize of $100,000 when their apartment sold for $1.435 million, some $295,000 over the reserve.
They walked away with a total of $395,000 in cash, including the bonus $100,000 for winning the series.
West Australian couple Matt and Kim made $250,000 thanks to Mr Valentic's bidding.
But the Melbourne real estate guru's favourite apartment was the penthouse, renovated by Queensland duo Trixie and Johnno.
"It is the views that make it, these 360-degree views of Melbourne, you are high up and it really makes it the most desirable," Mr Valentic said.
He said since the 2011 series in Richmond, the standard of The Block renovations had got "progressively better".
"All the apartments were of reasonable quality and were good value. The value is really to be found in that you get to keep all of the furnishings and fittings and that can be up to $150,000 thrown in for free."
Mr Valentic said he received "lots of calls, texts and tweets saying I was the star of The Block", after the program went to air.
"What you see is what you get," he said.
"I love to have a bit of fun, have a joke, that's my personalty. My mother died 13 years ago at the age of 48 from cancer and every day since I've tried to have fun, and live each day to the fullest.
"But in the end, I was there to do a job for my clients and it is a serious thing.
"I used to play soccer professionally for 20 years and I go out there to win.
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A faulty wood burning stove is to blame for a five-alarm blaze in Walworth County, Wisconsin this afternoon. Firefighters from agencies in Beloit, Delavan and as far away as Hebron, Illinois responded to the MABAS call just after 9:45 a.m.
The property belonging to Doris and Phillip Katzenberger, W8726 School Section Road, Darien, suffered severe smoke and water damage.
"Due to a lack of fire hydrants, we had to bring tenders and tankers to the scene. Cold weather slightly hampered our efforts, but we were eventually able to get the fire under control," said Darien Fire Chief Justin Schuenke.
Damages are estimated at $150,000. The American Red Cross assisted the family during the crisis. There was only one report of a Whitewater fireman injured during the blaze, but he did not require medical transport.
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OWB 11gR2 – Lookup operator
By David Allan-Oracle on Sep 13, 2010
The lookup operator in OWB 11gR2 has been supercharged letting you utilize it in many more scenarios and generate more efficient SQL and in general be more flexible than before. The enhancements were requested from large use case scenarios and are summarized below (and expand on the doc here);
Lookup operator supports multiple lookup objects - more efficient use of screen real estate.
Lookup operator supports complex lookup conditions including a range of condition types such as =, <, >, or BETWEEN...AND (any boolean expression basically).
Preferences for which row to return in case of multiple rows in lookup result (ANY, FIRST,LAST,nTH).
Below we can see that there are multiple output groups in the lookup operator. We can lookup all the surrogate keys for example of one sales tables in a single lookup.
For each output group you can specify the table which you will be looking up information in, below we see that OUTGRP3 is looking up information in CHANNELS_TAB, note we could rename OUTGRP3 to have a meaningful name.
The lookup condition as before by default is a simple column equals column style condition for each output group and input pair. Note now in the panel there is a 'Freestyle Editing' option.
If you select the 'Freestyle Editing' you will change into a more traditional OWB expression editor with the available inputs in the tree and now the ability to do different types of lookups including complex expressions.
Last but definitely not least, we have the ability to control for each output group how the lookup row is to returned, do we want a single row and let it be;
- any row (uses rownum = 1)
- first row - uses MIN(column) KEEP (DENSE_RANK FIRST ORDER BY column_4_order ASC)
- last row - uses MAX(column) KEEP (DENSE_RANK FIRST ORDER BY column_4_order ASC)
- nTH row
We can also decide to make the mapping error if there are multiple matching lookup entries. How does it error? Well the generated code would cause the map to error with the SQL error;
ORA-01427: single-row subquery returns more than one row
Or we can decide to return all the matching rows.
For the case where no row matches you can still specify the default values to return.
These defaults are then used in the generated code. Many more options than before as you can see.
You'll also see from the generated code that a scalar subquery is generated for the single-row style lookups.
Advice on Using The Wizard? How do I use the lookup?
Well the quickest way of building one up when you add in a lookup operator is to exit the lookup wizard at Step 4 when defining the Input Attributes. Its much easier just to use the mapper to draw the inputs rather than type them in. So after I exit from the lookup wizard I map the input attributes then edit the lookup operator and define the actual lookups etc.
Some interesting changes there that were included in the lookup operator for the OWB 11gR2 release.


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Philosopher Bertrand Russell said, "There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all." The poverty of Russell's thought begins not with the idea that all things must have a beginning but his own failure to see the value of that beginning.
The account of God's creating the world comes first in the biblical record for greater reasons than explaining how the world came into being. The Creation is the opening act of God's redemptive play. The Creation introduces the reader to the key players in this great drama. It sets the theological stage upon which the rest of history will be played out.
Consider the following five key elements of the beginning:
1. In the beginning God is introduced. God, Moses writes, "created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1 ESV). He is Elohim, the creator God. This is the God with whom the Israelites would have to deal and this is the God with whom we must deal today.
He is God alone. He needs no help to create. He requires no consort as did the gods of the Canaanites. Instead, God operates according to His own will and creates according to His own great power. Moreover, this verse tells us that God is preexistent. He was before the universe. He was before time. He created them both. He created them ex nihilo, out of nothing – no big bang, no primordial soup, just God, His divine imagination, and His boundless power. Now that's a God worth worshiping.
Bound up in one short sentence is the majesty of God's character. If there was a beginning, there must be a God, a Creator who exists independent of the creation. By denying a beginning, man denies God His claim to authority and character.
2. In the beginning the Trinity is invoked. Moses laid the ground work for later theological development. He writes of "the Spirit of God … hovering over the face of the waters" (1:2). This Creator God is unlike any other god. He is plural in Person yet One in nature. He is transcendent and He is imminent.
Later God would announce His determination to create mankind according to the plural image, "according to our likeness" (1:26). While scholars point out that any idea of the Trinity would have been foreign to Israel, the value of man according to Genesis 1 is determined by his creation in the image of God not the image of an angel. Taking into account the idea of progressive revelation, we find the first hints at Trinitarian theology in the beginning.
The New Testament further adds to our understanding of the Trinitarian involvement in the Creation. John 1:1 speaks of the Word being with God "in the beginning" because He "was God" and the Creator of all that was created (John 1:3). As such, with the Apostles, we interpret the Genesis account in Trinitarian terms. To deny the supernatural in the Creation is to deny the Trinity – a thought that is unacceptable and unchristian.
3. In the beginning the world is created. The Creation provides a marvelous demonstration of God's power and care. He created according to His good pleasure. He created according to His great power. He said it and it was.
God superintended every step of the Creation and He did so according to His own time line. That which God began, He completed. He did not create a partial, imperfect world. He did not wind the world up and hope it turned out as planned. God created what He wanted, how He wanted, when He wanted. And, it was "good" because God created it.
Moses' account of the universe's beginning does not end there. The creation isn't the end; it is just the beginning. The story Moses is about to tell is greater than the stage that he has set. God did what He did for a purpose.


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I'm looking for a proof of the claim that given a poset P, the topos of presheaves over P is equivalent to the topos of presheaves over the complete Heyting algebra of sieves on elements of P. I found this claim in John Bell's paper "causal sets and frame valued set theory". I get the impression that the proof is probably pretty trivial, but I can't quite see it at the moment. If anyone could either outline the proof or give a suitable reference, that would be great.
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The claim is false. Let $P$ be the trivial poset with one element; then presheaves on $P$ are just sets. But the complete Heyting algebra of sieves in $P$ is the poset $\{ 0 < 1 \}$, and presheaves on this constitute a non-boolean topos. Here is the correct statement:
It is a consequence of standard facts in topos theory:


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gc {base}
A call of
gc causes a garbage collection to take place.
gcinfo sets a flag so that automatic collection is either silent (
verbose = FALSE) or prints memory usage statistics (
verbose = TRUE).
gc(verbose = getOption("verbose"), reset = FALSE) gcinfo(verbose)
- verbose
- logical; if
TRUE, the garbage collection prints statistics about cons cells and the space allocated for vectors.
- reset
- logical; if
TRUEthe values for maximum space used are reset to the current values.
A call of
gc causes a garbage collection to take place. This will also take place automatically without user intervention, and the primary purpose of calling
gc is for the report on memory usage.
However, it can be useful to call
gc after a large object has been removed, as this may prompt R to return memory to the operating system.
R allocates space for vectors in multiples of 8 bytes: hence the report of
"Vcells", a relict of an earlier allocator (that used a vector heap).
gcinfo(TRUE) is in force, messages are sent to the message connection at each garbage collection of the form
Garbage collection 12 = 10+0+2 (level 0) ... 6.4 Mbytes of cons cells used (58%) 2.0 Mbytes of vectors used (32%)
Here the last two lines give the current memory usage rounded up to the next 0.1Mb and as a percentage of the current trigger value. The first line gives a breakdown of the number of garbage collections at various levels (for an explanation see the 'R Internals' manual).
gc returns a matrix with rows
"Ncells" (cons cells), usually 28 bytes each on 32-bit systems and 56 bytes on 64-bit systems, and
"Vcells" (vector cells, 8 bytes each), and columns
"used" and
"gc trigger", each also interpreted in megabytes (rounded up to the next 0.1Mb).
If maxima have been set for either
"Ncells" or
"Vcells", a fifth column is printed giving the current limits in Mb (with
NA denoting no limit).
The final two columns show the maximum space used since the last call to
gc(reset = TRUE) (or since R started).
gcinfo returns the previous value of the flag.
See Also
The 'R Internals' manual.
Memory on R's memory management, and
gctorture if you are an R developer.
reg.finalizer for actions to happen at garbage collection.
Documentation reproduced from R 3.0.2. License: GPL-2.


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Drug testing for some welfare recipients in Pennsylvania
After a federal judge blocked a much broader drug-test rule in Florida, Pennsylvania is taking a more careful approach. Instead of mandating drug tests for all welfare recipients, Pennsylvania plans to randomly test only those with a felony drug conviction within the past five years and those on probation for such offenses.
Officials are taking it slow. A pilot program has started in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill County, which could pave the way for a statewide program this summer if it proves cost effective.
State Sen. David Argall said in a statement last month that the program is "overdue," as officials try to cut costs in the state's most expensive division — the Department of Public Welfare.
"This initiative seeks to stop the abuse within our welfare system," he said, adding that government benefits should only go to those "who genuinely deserve state assistance." . . . .


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EUGENE, Ore. – Washington State and Oregon played to a 0-0 draw in the Pac-12 women's soccer opener for both schools, Thursday night.
The Cougars (7-0-3, 0-0-1 Pac-12), who held a 17-7 advantage in shots, created the more dangerous chances in the match, but none better than the first 30 seconds of overtime. Senior Micaela Castain's header hit the crossbar and junior Nicole Setterlund's rebound attempt was denied at the near post by Oregon (2-4-3, 0-0-1) goalkeeper Abby Steele.
"The chance in overtime was a great one," Washington State Head Coach Keidane McAlpine said. "But, we created plenty of chances in the first half and should have finished more than one of them. We are disappointed, but earning a point on the road in the conference is a positive."
With the draw, the Cougars extended their school-record unbeaten streak to 14 matches, the second-longest active streak in the country.
The Cougars play at nationally-ranked UCLA, Friday, Oct. 4 at 4 p.m.
Washington State is one of nine unbeaten teams in the country…Cougars earned their third-straight shutout and eighth of the season.


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Currently, the Hispanic population of the United States is growing very rapidly. Despite the significance of this growth and the fact that it is expected that Hispanics will be soon the largest ethnic minority group in this country, the access to health/mental health care for the Hispanic population is rather limited. Many factors are currently affecting the Hispanics' access to health/mental health care services. Among them, cultural and language barriers, insufficient numbers of Hispanic manpower in the health care professions, low educational and socioeconomic levels, the high number of uninsured Hispanics, and ethnic and racial prejudices and discrimination. In this commentary, I address the factors that interfere with the Hispanics' access to health/mental health care, and advance recommendations geared to alleviate and/or resolve this critical problem.
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Apple claims iPhone is a "gaming console" and "console experience"
Apple owns the iPhone, so they can pretty much say whatever they want to say about it. They say that the iPhone 3G is twice as fast, at half the price of the original, but we all know the truth. That it's only barely faster most of the time, and actually more expensive in the long run.
Apple also considers the iPhone as a smartphone, and constantly tries to push the device as such, even though glaring deficiencies such as its inability to multi-task and lack of copy/paste bog it down in the face of true competition, especially those from Nokia's Nseries and RIM's BlackBerry.
And just recently, at a talk held in San Jose about the iPhone platform by Apple, Director of Technology Evangelism John Geleynse dropped a few serious bombs, saying that the iPhone is a "gaming console" and claiming that it's not just a phone, but a "console experience."
Having experienced iPhone gaming myself, I can say that there is some truth to this. But the iPhone platform has a long way to go before it can be considered as a viable mobile gaming platform. Aside from initial user complaints about the lack of buttons, Apple faces the arduous task proving the iPhone's worth as a gaming device while updating it to provide many other features that it currently lacks.
But knowing Apple, they'll still probably stick to their words as always, and just work to update things in the background, finally delivering in an upgraded version or follow-up model, like they always do.
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The verdict is in from the team who brought you the Evasi0n jailbreak. Confirmed via Twitter, the newest version of iOS, 6.1.1 beta 1, does not patch the exploits used by the jailbreak tool released earlier this week. However, it's important to note that the jailbreak tool does not support this version of iOS, so it's still not recommended to upgrade.
It's likely that a future version of iOS 6.1.1 will block the exploits used by the jailbreak, though the enhancements brought by 6.1.1 beta 1 aren't useful for most. The major additions to the version are enhancements to the Maps app in Japan. We'll be sure to keep you up to date with the latest happenings in the jailbreak world.


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President Barack Obama's re-election campaign staff opened a new Twitter account, organizers announced Tuesday.
The new account is @Obama2012.
The account's profile describes itself as "the official #Obama2012 destination for news, views, and answers to your questions" and is linked to the president's official campaign website.
"If you're not a campaign junkie, this may not be for you," one of the first tweets said. "If you are: Pull up a chair and send us your questions and thoughts."
The first two articles placed on the account on Tuesday:
- Side by Side: Say Anything Mitt on Contraceptive Coverage; and
- As the payroll tax cut deadline looms again, Republicans engage in stall tactics.
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The TopShop Puppy Tooth Jersey Jacket ($110) makes us want to get out our riding crop and helmet and practice our genteel English countryside accents. But since we're neither British, nor thoroughbred owners, we'll just be content to pair this smart jacket with a cigarette pant and call ourselves fashion-forward.
P.S. Yes, we get the whole houndstooth-puppy tooth joke thing. ;-)
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Letter From the Founders
Michael & Margie Baldwin | July 18, 2009
Change is in the air.
It became the focal point of an entire political campaign. It resonates in the language of Wall Street and Main Street. And it appears on bumper stickers, in TV commercials and in speeches by politicians, CEOs and civil society leaders.
Change, however, is not new to the Marion Institute.
For almost two decades now, we have been at the forefront of the change movement.
With the generous support of our members, the Marion Institute has helped promote some of the most important change agents of our time.
For many years, the Marion Institute was the sole North American funder of Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai – helping her to plant over 30 million trees in Kenya and other parts of Africa. Dr. Maathai went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
We have illuminated the work of Dr. Thomas Rau, Frances Lappe and Jeremy Narby – pioneers who are revolutionizing the way we approach health, food and habitation.
We have helped nudge Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson and Gunter Pauli – men who are creating new business paradigms – into the mainstream of American corporate thinking.
Four years ago, we identified John Holdren and Van Jones as key thought leaders on climate change. Holdren and Jones are now hugely important figures in President Obama's administration.
And every year, during our Connecting for Change conference, we profile the world's most transformational environmental, social justice, spiritual and business leaders. This gathering has become a platform for the planet's most influential change agents.
The Marion Institute has long believed that change – deep and positive change – is the most important action we can take to help save the planet. Of course this is not quite true. The planet will be quite fine, no matter what we do or don't do. But it is the planet as we know it and humanity that we are out to help preserve.
And the planet as we know it is on the brink. Yes, this heartbreakingly beautiful ecosystem known as Earth is almost impossibly intricate and interwoven. But there is one, central root cause that has led to the crisis: it is that we [the humans] have become disconnected. We're lost. We've forgotten what we are and who we are. We think of ourselves as separate, above, beyond. And we've altered the balance of our ecosystem in ways we never imagined possible.
In this age of broadband and 24-hour news, we often find ourselves leaping from seeing to doing without pause for thought, without making time to connect with a deeper wisdom. We've become accustomed to the quick return, the convenient, the genetically modified, the 'cure-all'.
And where has it gotten us? A global population of almost 7 billion people, set to top 9 billion by 2050. An unquenchable thirst for fossil fuels that has unleashed chaotic climate change, ice-melt, sea-level rise, drought, flooding and disease. We are witnessing unparalleled species extinction. And we have set about mass deforestation of the Amazon in order to produce $1.00 hamburgers. And there is a growing sense that although we have more – we have less.
So how do we find ourselves again? How do we get back? How do we reconnect?
One thing is for sure: we will not create the transformation we need by tinkering around the edges. Incremental change – the change of campaign slogans and marketing taglines – will not be enough.
Before making any decisions, the Iroquois contemplated the impact that change might have "on the seventh generation." We must find a similar resolve. We must slow down, contemplate and consider the longer view. We must address the deeper, underlying root-causes not just the symptoms.
The 'bottom line' is no longer sufficient to guide us. We must make decisions based on the 'triple bottom line'. We are consuming at an insatiable rate without understanding where stuff comes from and where it goes. We must see waste as a design flaw and adopt more cyclical, harmonious systems thinking. A re-tooled healthcare system will not make us well. We must learn to embrace preventive and holistic medicine. Our diet is creating an obesity epidemic while stripping the planet of precious natural resources. We must abandon fast food for slow-food. Our belief systems have created a dangerously false sense that we are somehow superior to the natural order of things. We must explore our beliefs to see how they affect our behavior – and then have the courage to change course.
This won't be easy. Real change never is. But it is possible.
Margaret Mead's timeless rallying call still urges us onwards.
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small group of thoughtful,
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can change the world.
Indeed, it's the only
thing that ever has."
We must connect. We must re-connect. With the carrot pulled from the rich, dark soil. With the next seven generations. With a sense of community. With the murmur of the breeze through aspen leaves. With the rhythms of the planet.
And once we connect, we will finally be able to enact the change our hearts ache for.
We hope you will join the Marion Institute and our small group of thoughtful, committed citizens.
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You have certainly heard the news by now: qooxdoo 3.0.1 is released. If you haven't yet looked into the release or switched to it for your projects, start doing it now. Today, Friday 13th, may just be a perfect date for a test drive. Let us know how this latest stable release of qooxdoo works out for you.
For a complete list of tasks accomplished during the last working week, use this bugzilla query.
One of the most awesome JS conferences is about to start: JSConf Europe. A couple of us are going. So if you happen to attend or are around Berlin on the weekend, get in touch.