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Blowing bubbles is a summer activity that has been passed down for generations. Just blowing the bubbles teaches eye and hand coordination to small children. Bubbles can be purchased, or made using the following recipe.
1/4 cup Ultra Dawn Dishwashing liquid
1 quart warm water
1/2 tablespoon glycerin (available at any drug store) OR white corn syrup
Note that the "ultra" brands of dishwashing liquid are more concentrated than the store brands. The store brands contain water, and the recipe will have to be adjusted for that.
Mix the ingredients by stirring gently, trying not to create too much foam. Bubble solution has a way of disappearing when a young child gets a hold of the typical bottle with a large lid. If the solution is put into a sports type of drink bottle, with the pop-up spout, it will be harder for a small child to spill the solution on the ground. Make sure that the label is removed from the bottle, and "bubbles" is written on the bottle with permanent marker. Always label a bottle when it is repurposed for another product so that a small child will not mistake it for something that is edible. And be sure to store any leftover solution in a place that is safe and out of a child's reach.
Make your own wands by bending a pipe cleaner into a loop with a handle, like a P. Use a shallow lid for a dipping pan. A lid from a coffee can works well. Add just enough solution to cover the wire of the wand when it is pressed flat against the bottom of the lid. This not only helps prevent spills, it teaches the child to use what they need now, and save some for later.
Bubbles can also be used to make an art project by adding food coloring to the solution. For this project, the larger wands work better than the small ones used at wedding receptions. A larger bubble allows you to stand farther away from the paper, which lessens the amount of popping spray that gets on your face. If doing this craft with very young children, consider using sun glasses for eye protection.
Add liquid food coloring to the bubbles. It will take four or five drops of coloring to make an ounce of liquid dark enough to mark the paper. Test the bubble liquid by putting a drop of it on paper to see how dark the color is. Don't add too much or the bubbles won't blow out correctly.
If you don't have food coloring, liquid water color paint will also work. Water colors can be purchased as a liquid, or created by adding water to a solid cake. If you have water color sets that have just a little bit of paint left in the cups, add about ½ tsp of water to a cup and mix until it dissolves.
Another way to get coloring is to soak dried out water color markers in a small cup with ½ inch of water. It will take several markers of the same color to make water that is rich enough to color the bubbles without diluting it too much.
If the bubbles become too thin to blow properly, add a squirt of dishwashing liquid.
Place a large sheet of newsprint on a clothes line, volleyball net or wire fence. Do not use a wood fence as the food coloring will dye the wood. Use clothes pins or large paper clips to hold the paper down. Clip extra clothespins along the bottom edge to give it some weight and prevent it from flapping too much.
Dip the wand, and stand about three feet away from the paper. Make sure you are upwind so that the bubbles don't blow back on you. Blow a bubble. When it hits the paper it will pop, creating a circle of color. The best circles come from bubbles that land gently on the page and sit on the paper for a moment before they pop. Blow a lot of bubbles, in several different colors. Let dry.
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Procurement Services 106: Unauthorized & Prohibited Purchases
To prevent inappropriate purchases
University of Alaska Procurement Manual (not available online)
Unauthorized Purchase: An agreement, a commitment, an order for goods or services, or changes to existing contracts by any person who does not have the delegated authority to bind the university. Procurement transactions in excess of a person's delegated threshold authority or that fail to meet the requirements of small value purchases are also considered unauthorized. Small Value Purchase: Purchases of goods or services by one of the following methods:
Prohibited Purchase: Items or services that departments are restricted from purchasing Appropriated Funds: Funds appropriated by the legislature for general operating use. Includes the unrestricted funds budgeted to university departments.
Unauthorized purchases are not binding on the university. Individuals who violate this policy may be subject to personal liability for the value of the purchase. However, the purchase may be ratified in accordance with delegated authority if funds are available, if it is the best interest of the University, and the commitment would otherwise had been proper.
Unauthorized Purchase Examples
Prohibited Use of Appropriated Funds
Appropriated funds may not be used for extravagant or personal purchases, or for items or services that are not prudent or necessary to carry out university business. Examples of prohibited expenditures include, but are not limited to:
Waivers of such restrictions must be approved in advance by the chancellor or vice chancellor, campus director, or designee.
Related Policies: Finance 103: Personal Use of University Resources
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django-plugins will help you make your Django app more reusable. You will be able to define plugin points, plugins and various ways, how plugins can be integrated to your base app and extended from other apps providing plugins.
The idea for django-plugins was taken from Marty Alchin blog, for a deep understanding about how this plugin system work, read Marty Alchin blog.
Synchronization with database.
Plugin management from Django admin.
Possibility to include plugins to urls.
Possibility to access plugins from templates.
Many ways to access plugins and associated models.
django-plugins can be used in those situations where instances of your particular model can behave differently.
For example, you have one Node model:
class Node(models.Model):
title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
body = models.TextField()
This model stores basic information for news, articles and other possible content types. Each different content type has different forms, different templates for displaying and listing content.
To implement all this, you simply can use django-plugins:
class Node(models.Model):
title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
body = models.TextField()
content_type = PluginField(ContentType)
Then in your views.py you do:
def node_create(request, plugin):
return {'form': plugin.get_form()}
def node_update(request, plugin, node_id):
node = get_object_or_404(Node, pk=node_id)
return {'form': plugin.get_form(instance=node)}
def node_read(request, node_id):
node = get_object_or_404(Node, pk=node_id)
plugin = node.content_type.get_plugin()
return {
'TEMPLATE': plugin.get_template(),
'plugin': plugin,
'node': node,
django-plugins is currently tested with Python 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 along with Django versions 1.6.8 and 1.7.1. It might well work with other versions.
Installation works via pip:
$ pip install django-plugins
All plugin points and plugins live in the plugins.py file in your django app folder.
Example how to register a plugin point:
from djangoplugins.point import PluginPoint
class MyPluginPoint(PluginPoint):
Documentation, that describes how plugins can implement this plugin
Example how to register the plugin that implements MyPluginPoint, defined above:
class MyPlugin1(MyPluginPoint):
name = 'plugin-1'
title = 'Plugin 1'
class MyPlugin2(MyPluginPoint):
name = 'plugin-1'
title = 'Plugin 2'
All plugins must define at least name and title attributes. These properties are used everywhere in plugin system.
All defined plugins and plugin points are synchronized to database using Django management command syncplugins or syncdb. syncdb should be always enough, but some times, if you added or changed plugins code and need to update those changes to database, but don't want anything more, then you should use syncplugins management command.
When added to database, plugins can be ordered, disabled, accessed from Django admin, etc.
syncplugins command detects if plugins or plugin points where removed from code and marks them as REMOVED, but leaves them in place. If you want to clean up your database and really delete all removed plugins us --delete flag.
There are many ways how you can use plugins and plugin points. Out of the box plugins are stored as python objects and synchronized to database called plugin models.
Each plugin is linked to one record of djangoplugins.models.Plugin model. Plugins provides all login, plugin models provides all database possibilities, like sorting, searching, filtering. Combining both we get powerful plugin system.
Plugin classes are hardcoded and cannot be modified by users directly. But users can modify database instances linked to those hardcoded plugins. Thats why you should always trust database instances, but no hardcoded plugins, because users can change some thing in database and expects to see those changes in his web site.
Plugin and plugin models, both has name and title attributes, but you should always use these attributes from model instances, but not from plugins.
Here is example to illustrate this:
plugin = MyPlugin()
plugin = MyPlugin()
if plugin.is_active():
As you see, in GOOD example, we also check if a plugin is active. Users can enable or disable plugins using admin. Thats why you should always check if a plugin is active, before using it. Using methods like get_plugins and get_plugins_qs you will always get only active plugins. So checking if plugin is active is needed only if you working with particular plugin, bet not with all plugins of a point.
get_plugins method of each plugin point class and plugin point model instance, returns list of all active plugin instances.
Example, how to use it:
from my_app.plugins import MyPluginPoint
@register.inclusion_tag('templatetags/actions.html', takes_context=True)
def my_plugins(context):
plugins = MyPluginPoint.get_plugins()
return {'plugins': plugins}
{% for plugin in plugins %}
{% endfor %}
If you need to sort or filter plugins, you should always access them via Django ORM:
from my_app.plugins import MyPluginPoint
def my_view(request):
return {
'plugins': MyPluginPoint.get_plugins_qs().order_by('name')
You can tie your models with plugins. Using example below, plugins can be assigned to model instances:
from django.db import models
from djangoplugins.fields import PluginField
from my_app.plugins import MyPluginPoint
class MyModel(models.Model):
plugin = PluginField(MyPluginPoint)
Also there is ManyPluginField, for many-to-many relation.
This field is simply foreign key to Plugin model.
Takes one extra required argument:
Plugin point class.
Takes one extra required argument, point, as for PluginField.
It's easy to put your plugin point to forms using set of plugin fields for forms:
from django import forms
from djangoplugins.fields import (
PluginChoiceField, PluginMultipleChoiceField,
PluginModelChoiceField, PluginModelMultipleChoiceField,
from my_app.plugins import MyPluginPoint
class MyForm(forms.Form):
# Two fields below provides simple ChoiceField with choices of plugins.
choice = PluginChoiceField(MyPluginPoint)
# This field currently disabled:
# http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/9161
#multiple_choice = PluginMultipleChoiceField(MyPluginPoint)
# These two fields below provides ModelChoiceField with queryset of
# plugis.
model_choice = PluginModelChoiceField(MyPluginPoint)
model_multiple_choice = PluginModelMultipleChoiceField(MyPluginPoint)
This field can be used, when you want to validate if a string is valid plugin name and that plugin belongs to specified plugin point.
Also this field normalizes to plugin object instance, but not to plugin model instance.
Takes one extra required argument:
Plugin point class.
Takes one extra required argument, point, as for PluginChoiceField.
Takes one extra required argument, point, as for PluginChoiceField.
Takes one extra required argument, point, as for PluginChoiceField.
django-plugins has build-in possibility to include urls from plugins. Here is example how this can be done:
from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns
from plugins.utils import include_plugins
from my_app.plugin_points import MyPluginPoint
urlpatterns = patterns('wora.views',
(r'^plugin/', include_plugins(MyPluginPoint)),
include_plugins function will search get_urls and name attributes in all plugins, and if both are available, then provided urls will be included.
Example plugin:
class MyPluginWithUrls(MyPluginPoint):
name = 'my-plugin'
title = 'My plugin'
def get_urls(self):
return patterns('my_app.views',
url(r'create/$', 'create', name='my-app-create'),
url(r'read/$', 'read', name='my-app-read'),
url(r'update/$', 'update', name='my-app-update'),
url(r'delete/$', 'delete', name='my-app-delete'),
With this plugin, plugin point inclusion will provide these urls:
Plugin points are better place to define urls. Here is example, how all this can be done:
class MyPluginPoint(PluginPoint):
def get_urls(self):
return patterns('my_app.views',
url(r'create/$', 'create',
name='my-app-%s-create' % self.name),
class MyPlugin1(MyPluginPoint):
name = 'my-plugin-1'
title = 'My Plugin 1'
class MyPlugin2(MyPluginPoint):
name = 'my-plugin-2'
title = 'My Plugin 2'
class MyPlugin3(MyPluginPoint):
name = 'my-plugin-3'
title = 'My Plugin 3'
From all these plugins, these urls will be available:
In templates all these urls can be added using these url names:
{% url my-app-my-plugin-1-create %}
{% url my-app-my-plugin-2-create %}
{% url my-app-my-plugin-3-create %}
You can access your plugins in templates using get_plugins template tag.:
{% load plugins %}
{% get_plugins my_app.plugins.MyPluginPoint as plugins %}
{% for plugin in plugins %}
<li>{{ plugin.title }} {{ plugin.get_plugin.plugin_class_attr }}</li>
{% endfor %}
In example above, get_plugins returns ordered queryset of plugin models, but not plugins directly.
It is possible to use plugins with Django ORM.
If your model has plugin field, you can:
from my_app.models import MyModel
from my_app.plugins import MyPlugin
plugin_model = MyPlugin.get_model()
qs = MyModel.objects.\
filter(name='name', plugin=plugin_model).\
qs = MyModel.objects.filter(plugin__name='email')
As mentioned above, you can get queryset of all plugins from a plugin point easily:
count = MyPluginPoint.get_plugins_qs().count()
There are two ways, how you can get all plugins of a plugin point:
First example returns plugins directly in random order. Second example returns Django queryset with plugin models ordered by order field.
In example below are listed all possible ways, how you can get model instance of a plugin.
plugin = MyPlugin()
# Get model instance from plugin instance.
plugin_model = plugin.get_model()
# Get model instance from plugin class.
plugin_model = MyPlugin.get_model()
# Get model instance by plugin name.
plugin_model = MyPluginPoint.get_model('my-plugin')
# Get model instance of a plugin point:
plugin_point_model = MyPluginPoint.get_model()
get_model method can raise ObjectDoesNotExist exception, so you should check it:
plugin_model = MyPlugin.get_model()
except MyPlugin.DoesNotExist:
plugin_model = None
plugin = plugin_model.get_plugin()
Currently these similar projects exists:
Also there is a lot of articles and code snippets, that describes how plugin system can be implemented. Here is article, that most influenced this project:
Also see list of other articles and python plugin system implementations:
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Assessment of Student Learning
Introduction to Assessment
Philosophy of Assessment
Levels of Assessment
Program Assessment
Assessment Process
Program Goals
Competency Maps
Direct and Indirect Measures
Assessment Resources for Faculty
Assessment Resources for Students
Anoka-Ramsey Community College is committed to having strong programs. Assessment of student learning is a critical part of our strategy to maintain and improve programs at the college.
The assessment of student learning is a comprehensive program to evaluate student learning with respect to learning goals, with the ultimate aim of improving student learning and strengthening learning programs. The process of assessment is relatively simple. It is a three-step process that involves:
A program is a cohesive course of study that usually leads to an academic award, such as a degree, diploma, or certificate. Anoka-Ramsey Community College has many types of degree and non-degree programs with unique and overlapping goals for student learning. Examples of programs at Anoka Ramsey include the Associate in Arts degree (A.A.), the Associate in Fine Arts degrees (A.F.A.) in Art and Music, the Associate in Science degrees (A.S.) in Accounting, Administrative Management, Biomedical Technology, Business, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems, Integrative Health and Healing, Pre-Engineering, and Nursing, and the Associate in Applied Science degrees (A.A.S.) in Business and Physical Therapist Assistant.
A successful assessment program requires the participation of all who are interested in the quality of our educational programs, including students, faculty, college administrators, and members of the public.
Assessment Resources for Students
Assessment Resources for Faculty
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The wooden screws that are used to construct the face vices on my workbenches are made by myself using a traditional tap and thread cutting tool. These are also offered for sale individually so you can install them on your own workbench build and make it extra special. Having constructed countless vices with these screws I can be sure that no detail is overlooked and guarantee that these are the finest wooden screws that you can purchase.
Each screw and nut are built from a solid section of beech that is soaked in linseed oil for several days prior to being threaded. The oil penetrates in to the timber and creates a self-lubricating effect along with really toughing up the wooden thread once it dries.
A circular garter is included which each wooden screw together with a handle with knobs. The supplied garter is for external use but the screws do have a second groove so that an internal garter could be used if preferred.
Each screw has a 2 1/2 thread diameter and a pitch of two threads per inch.
NEW LOWER PRICE:Single Screw with nut, circular garter and handle: £160.00 £185.00Twin Screw set (2 matched screws, 2 nuts & 2 handles): £295.00 £320.00Free delivery within the UK.Please email to enquire about international delivery prices.


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How we miss the days of our youth when we would hang upside down from the monkey bars for hours or daringly jump from a moving swing. Even if we're a tad timid in our old age (hey, we don't need any broken bones!), we can reminisce through the Jump Shirt ($25) by circles & squares. The design is simple and whimsical, which makes it perfect for a lazy summer day. Maybe wearing it will help us brave a playground swing jump again!
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The GED math test has two separate sections that assess your ability to solve problems, interpret charts, graph equations and read tables. In the first section, you're allowed to use an approved calculator. In the second section, you trade the calculator for scratch paper. The types of math that you must know to earn a passing score on the GED math exam include high school algebra, geometry and statistics.
Practice Test
Before you begin studying for the GED exam, take a practice GED test at a center that offers preparatory classes. Community colleges, universities, school districts and community centers with adult education programs often have GED preparation courses. By taking a practice test, you'll learn about the types of math problems that give you difficulties so you can focus your studies.
Calculator Use
Since you're allowed to use a calculator on the first part of the GED test, it's to your advantage to know how to use the special functions. If you take the GED test on paper, the testing center will provide you with an approved calculator. When you take the GED test on a computer, you'll have access to an on-screen calculator. The functions on the handheld and on-screen calculators are the same. To calculate an equation that has an expression in parenthesis, you have to tell the calculator the type of operation to perform. For example, if you want to calculate the equation 10(6+9), you must enter the following into the calculator: "10 x (6+9)." When you push the "=" button, the answer is 150. To find a number's square root, enter the number into the calculator, press the "SHIFT" button, "x²" button and then the "=" button. Use the "+/-" button to make a number negative or positive.
Studying for the GED Math Exam
When you take the GED math test, the testing service will provide you with a list of algebra and geometry formulas that you'll need to solve the problems. Even though you have access to these formulas, you need to know how to apply them. In addition to solving algebra and geometry problems, you'll also have to solve word problems, determine probabilities, know how to read graphs, write algebraic equations, solve graphing equations, and work with coordinate planes. To learn more about the types of problems covered in the GED test, purchase or check out a GED math workbook. If you have a tough time understanding some of the mathematical concepts covered in the GED exam, consider taking a preparatory class or hiring a tutor.
Computer Use
Many testing centers use computers instead of paper booklets for the GED exam. If you're not familiar with a virtual testing format, you may waste time trying to figure out how to navigate through the test. Get comfortable with the GED computer test by completing the GED Testing Service's online tutorial. The GED Testing Service is the official creator of the GED exam. The tutorial teaches you how to navigate through the different screens that appear during the GED math exam, recognize the test's instructions, answer questions, change your answers and use the "Information" buttons. During the GED math tests, click on the "Formulas" button toward the top of the screen. When you do this, a pop-up window will open with a list of formulas that you can use. Similarly, the "Calculator Directions" button will open a new window with instructions about how to use the on-screen calculator. The computer tutorial also teaches you how to respond to "short answer" questions that require you to type in the answers using the computer's keyboard.
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Format Post in Job and Curriculum Vitae BY Yate Martin
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As America starts down the long road of recovery from the worst recession in more than a generation, millions are searching for new jobs. The Author of this Book is Yate Martin With unemployment peaking at more than 10 percent in 2010, strong job-search strategies aren't an option--they're a necessity. Array ISBN . This twenty-fifth edition of Martin Yate's guide contains: Strategies for the long-term unemployed about how to best focus on their skills and strengths to win a job Completely revised "Where the Jobs Are" section, with new advice for where to find the best employment opportunities in 2011 A new introductory chapter that focuses on long-term career management Today more applicants struggle for fewer jobs. Knock 'em Dead 2011: The Ultimate Job Search Guide available in English. Yate shows you how to get an edge, whether you're a recent college graduate, unemployed, or contemplating a career change. And once you get a foot in the door, this book shows you how to ace the interview and clinch an attractive, exciting job offer.


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A portrait of Jesus that hangs prominently in an entranceway at a rural Ohio public school is in violation of the U.S. Constitution and should be removed, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday says.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation say the large portrait at Jackson Middle School unconstitutionally promotes religion. The two groups seek a court order requiring the school to remove the portrait and prohibiting its re-hanging or any substantially similar display in the future.
"The maintenance and display of the portrait has the effect of advancing and endorsing one religion, improperly entangling the State in religious affairs, and violating the personal consciences of plaintiffs," the lawsuit says.
The suit follows complaints by both groups to school officials, and was filed on behalf of three plaintiffs, identified only as "Sam Doe." One is a student at Jackson Middle School; the other two are parents with children who attend the school.


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Librarian,Internal Audit Officer,Junior Engineer (Electrical),Technical Assistant (English Language Lab),echnical Assistant (Natural Sciences),Laboratory Assistant ( Nanotechnology) ,Laboratory Assistant (Water Engineering and Management),Laboratory Attendant, Jobs & Vacancy in Officer at Central University of Jharkhand , Ranchi May 2012
Job or Vacancy Description:
Central University of Jharkhand invites application for the following posts :
1. Librarian : 01 post
2. Internal Audit Officer (on deputation) : 01 post
3. Assistant : 02 posts
4. Junior Engineer (Electrical) : 01 post
5. Personal Assistant : 01 post
6. Technical Assistant (English Language Lab) : 01 post
7. Technical Assistant (Engineering & Technology) : 01 post
8. Technical Assistant (Natural Sciences) : 01 post
9. Laboratory Assistant (Life Sciences) : 01 post
10. Laboratory Assistant ( Nanotechnology) : 01 post
11. Laboratory Assistant (Water Engineering and Management) : 01 post
12. Laboratory Assistant ( Mass Communication) : 01 post
13. Driver : 01 post
14. LDC : 02 posts
15. Laboratory Attendant (Applied Chemistry) : 01 post
16. Laboratory Attendant (Life Sciences) : 01 post
17. Attendant (Kitchen) : 01 post
18. Attendant Hostel (1-Boys Hostel, 1-Girls Hostel) : 02 posts
Application Fee : Rs. 300/- only through cross demand draft drawn in favour of Central University of Jharkhand" Payable at Ranchi. SC/ST/PH Candidates need not pay fee.
How to Apply : Prescribed application form with APIs form filled in, complete in all respect, should reach to the Registrar, Recruitment Cell, Central University of Jharkhand, Ratu- Lohardaga Road, Brambe, Mandar, Ranchi-8352085
General Instructions:
(i) Reservation for SC/STs, OBC and PH for all posts exists as per the guidelines of the UGC / GOI. Candidates applying for the reserved posts should clearly state to which category they belong. They must also enclose attested Photostat copy of Caste Certificate/ Medical Certificate from the concerned competent authorities.
(ii) The prescribed qualifications and experience are minimum and the mere fact that a candidate possesses the same will not entitle him/her for being called for interview. More stringent criteria may be applied for shot-listing the candidates to be called for interview. Applicants having higher qualification and merit will be given preference.
(iii) The statutory provision for relaxing of age, experience etc. prescribed in case of the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories will be made applicable to them as per GoI.
(iv) Upper age limit for persons with disabilities shall be relaxable as per GoI.
(v) The number of vacancies indicated in the Employment Notification and this leaflet is tentative. The University reserves the right to increase/ decrease the number of posts, at the time of selection.
(vi) The panel of selected waitlisted candidates will be valid for one year from the date of approval of competent authority and University shall make appointments on consequential / new vacancies.
(vii) The University may offer lower post to a candidate who may have applied for a higher post in case suitable candidates are not available for the advertised posts.
Tentative Last Date:02-07-2012
About the organization:
The President of India gave assent to The Central Universities Act, 2009 that envisages establishing and incorporating universities for teaching and research in the various states.The Central University of Jharkhand came into being under this Act on 1st of March, 2009. The Visitor of the Central University of Jharkhand, Her Excellency, Shrimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil, appointed Dr. Darlando T. Khathing, an internationally renowned scientist and a distinguished academic administrator, as its first Vice Chancellor.Students join higher education courses to gain knowledge. At CUJ, we strive hard to turn that knowledge to wisdom in order that society finally gains a useful citizen to guide and mould its destiny.This we plan to do through many compulsory community-based projects, interactions with a wide cross-section of people from within our country and outside it and innovations in the teaching-learning processes.The logo occupies a very special place within the whole brand image building process of CUJ.Respect for traditions is reflected by the curved design around the circles enclosing the name of the university.The Banyan tree symbolizes learning, enlightenment and its dissemination to the ever growing youth of our nation.The two rocks represent strength of character and unswerving truthfulness.
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Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ)
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Brambe, Lohardaga Road, Mandar, Ranchi-835205, Jharkhand
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ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine baseball series, scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 11 at Binghamton, has been delayed due to rain. The two teams will try to play a single game on Saturday starting at 3 PM, followed by a doubleheader on Sunday, May 12 beginning at 12 noon.
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For an all natural, chemical-free face mask, try this recipe:
1 egg white
1 TBS honey
1 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Egg whites contain lysozyme, an enzyme that protects against bacterial infection. It is good for the face because it kills acne-causing bacteria.
Egg whites also have proteins that repair tissue, potassium that is hydrating and moisturizing, magnesium that slows the aging process and riboflavin that kills wrinkle-causing free radicals.
Honey is extremely moisturizing. It is also antibacterial and contains antioxidants that slow the aging process. It opens pores making it easy to unclog them.
Lemon juice is antibacterial as well because of it's acidity. Lemon juice helps with discoloration including redness and removes dead skin cells.
Walker Honey Farm of Rogers, Texas recommends adding rose oil (undiluted) to honey for dry and sensitive skin. Here is an alternative recipe:
1/4 cup yogurt (with live cultures)
1 TBS honey
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VIDEO: 2014 Georgia Peanut Farm Show Sees Record Attendance
As they do every January, peanut producers from around the state gathered in Tifton recently for the annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show. The show is held to inform growers on industry issues, and award those who work to support the industry. Mark Wildman was there, and has this story.
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Teachers at top schools cite collaborative efforts
SMITHFIELD, Cache County — Teachers at the state's top-scoring school attribute their success to collaboration.
They meet almost weekly as grade levels at Summit School in Cache County to discuss proven teaching strategies and how to help individual students excel.
"We talk about what we are seeing and how we can strengthen each other and the school," said Don Sheffer, a fourth-grade teacher who has been at Summit for 20 years. "We diagnose needs and figure out how we can address those needs."
They call these strategy meetings between teachers Professional Learning Communities, and the principal at Summit School, Jack Robinson, said this model "has made all the difference."
Despite being a low-income school, Summit had the highest average math and language arts Criterion Reference Test score (or state test score) for elementary schools with more than 250 students in the state last year, according to a Deseret Digital Media school ranking analysis released Monday night.
Coming in at second was another Cache County school, Mountainside Elementary, which also implemented the Professional Learning Communities model several years ago.
To create the elementary school ranking analysis, Deseret Digital Media (DDM), which manages the websites for KSL, Deseret News and Deseret Book, took the average percentage of students in each public school in Utah who scored above proficient on language arts and math and ranked them accordingly.
DDM broke down the data into schools with more than 250 students and schools with 250 or fewer students.
The team of analysts also created a group of outlier elementary schools, which included schools that had 25 students or fewer and schools that reported two or fewer grades per testing category. A total of 617 elementary schools were analyzed.
Many of the top schools said they have tried new practices in the past several years that they believe raised their test scores to the highest in the state.
Canyon Crest Elementary in Provo School District, which had the third highest average state test score in the state at 93.39 percent proficient, implemented a tutoring program two years ago where five tutors would come to the school for most of the day and spend time in each classroom, helping students who struggle in language and math, said the school's testing coordinator, Adele Youd.
Canyon Crest also tests their students each week on concepts they should be learning in language arts and math and then devotes the last 30 minutes of the day, four days a week, to either help those kids who have not mastered the concepts catch up or to provide an enrichment activity for the students who understand the material.
"In the world today, we have to know how well our kids are doing," said Youd, who has been part of the school system for over 25 years. "We have to prepare them to be better writers, better readers, better mathematicians and to understand technology. They just have to know things they didn't have to know 28 years ago."
Mt. Loafer School in Nebo School District, which had an average proficiency rate of 92.99 percent and had the fifth highest rank for large schools in the state, attributed its success to a new instructional framework for its teachers, said Lana Hiskey, spokeswoman for the district.
And Bonneville School in Salt Lake City School District, who traditionally has done well on the state test scores, says it's because of parental support and volunteers, highly qualified teachers and administrators, an implementation of the arts, and a focus on introducing proven teaching strategies. This year the staff at the school is even reading and discussing a book called "Teach Like a Champion."
Many of the schools that performed the worst in the state have high poverty, high mobility and/or high numbers of students who are English language learners.
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Ryan Seacrest announced a game changer would happen to start the "American Idol" results show tonight, May 1. He warned the contestants that it would affect all of them before introducing the judges. Harry told the contestants he was so incredibly proud of them and said they had done an amazing job.
They played the "round table discussion" footage from after last night's show. Jessica thought America chose really good songs for everyone. They wondered if it hurt Caleb's voice to sing so high – he demonstrated and said "No." They also laughed about Sam tripping up the steps and his reaction over Ariana Grande showing up during the show. Jena Irene couldn't get over how much smaller the table was getting and felt it would come down to just a few votes because they all sang so well last night.
Ryan, Jennifer, and Harry introduced Keith Urban, who performed "Good Thing." He received a standing ovation and plenty of screams and cheers from the audience. Ryan asked Jennifer what she thought, and she said she just kept thinking he was so cute.
Randy Jackson thought Jena had an amazing night last night and killed it. He was so proud of Alex and thought Jessica didn't have the best of nights performance-wise. Randy said Sam's night started shaky, but he really got it going by the end of the song. He added that Caleb really tore the place down and tore the roof off the whole thing.
Ryan gathered all five finalists on stage and told them they had two options: they could decide that the person with the lowest number of votes could go home tonight as planned, or they could all stay around another week and have two people go home next week. With that, he handed out ballots for everyone to vote and told them the vote had to be unanimous in order for everyone to stay.
The group voted anonymously, and Ryan read the votes – three contestants voted to keep everyone this week, while two voted for someone to go home this week. With the split vote, Ryan announced that it was Sam Woolf going home this week. He sang his final song: "It's Time."


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On two trips to Vietnam in 2007 and 2008, Robert and Ilene kept an online travelogue--a miscellany of notes, short essays, postcards home and daily diary entries. In the meantime, they wore out three digital cameras trying to capture all the new things they were experiencing. Travelogue Vietnam presents in print form their favorite material from that electronic record.
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The second-in-command of a New England liberal-arts college will head up Washington State University Vancouver starting in July.
Mel Netzhammer, the current provost of Keene State College in New Hampshire, will become chancellor of WSUV, the university announced Monday. Netzhammer will have the job formerly held by Hal Dengerink, who died Sept. 14 after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
Dengerink was the only chancellor the Vancouver campus ever knew. He started the branch campus in 1989 in a space borrowed from Clark College. Lynn Valenter, vice chancellor of finance and operations, has served as interim chancellor since Dengerink retired last summer.
The man who is about to take on the top position was one of four who interviewed for the job in February.
The 52-year-old said convincing him to take the job was "a quick sell." He was instantly impressed by the campus' ties to businesses and school districts in Clark County, he said.
"It's been very important for me in my career how a university connects to its community," Netzhammer said.
Netzhammer felt warmly welcomed by faculty and administrators on campus during his interviews.
"I thought, 'These are people I'd like to work with,' " he said.
The feeling was mutual. A 17-member search committee, which was mostly made up of faculty but also included representatives of other WSU campuses and Clark College President Bob Knight, unanimously recommended that WSU President Elson Floyd appoint Netzhammer, said Gay Selby, a professor who headed the committee.
"He connected on a personal level with members," Selby said. "He seemed very authentic and approachable."
That's in addition to his qualifications. Netzhammer holds a doctoral degree in communications from the University of Utah. After getting his Ph.D., Netzhammer became an assistant professor at Buffalo (N.Y.) State College in 1987. By the time he left that college in 2006, Netzhammer was the dean of arts and humanities.
Next, he took on the provost's position at Keene State College. The college, about 90 miles northwest of Boston, is part of the public university system of New Hampshire.
His provost duties there include being the chief academic officer, which means Netzhammer is involved in decisions concerning teaching techniques and classroom spaces, among other things. He also served as the liaison on K-12 districts' adoption of Common Core standards. That new set of national testing standards also will be fully in use in Washington starting in the 2014-15 school year.
Netzhammer worked with school districts to make sure their curricula properly prepared students for college.
His current job also has provided him with experience in college finances that will come in handy at his new position in Vancouver. The WSU system has seen the money it gets from the state cut in half over the last five years, Floyd, its president, has said.
In New Hampshire, the cuts were as deep, but came a lot faster. Instead of losing state money over several years, Keene State College saw its state money reduced by almost half just last year, Netzhammer said.
"For every dollar we spend (as a college), we get about a nickel from the state," he said.
He understands the need to advocate on behalf of higher education with legislators, he said. But he was encouraged by the support WSU enjoys in Vancouver's business community, he said.
Netzhammer will receive $300,000 per year in salary, according to his contract. Chancellors on the Tri-Cities and Spokane WSU campuses receive about $221,000 per year, which is what Dengerink was paid at the end of his tenure, according to the state's Office of Financial Management.
Chancellors haven't gotten a raise since 2008, said Valenter, the interim chancellor. But after seeing the caliber of applicants for the Vancouver job, the university felt it had to increase the salary for this position, she said.
The position was not advertised with a dollar figure, but the university offered $300,000 after meeting the candidates because that seemed to be the going market rate for this competitive search, Valenter said.
Netzhammer said he considered a few other positions nationwide, but that he had been very selective.
He's moving to Vancouver with his partner of 25 years, Lee Faver, a counseling psychologist. The two enjoy outdoor activities, particularly hiking and biking. They are looking forward to exploring both Vancouver and its surrounding landscape, Netzhammer said.
Aside from budget struggles, Netzhammer said he sees the main challenge of his new job as letting WSUV grow in an organized fashion.
"But I'm not coming in with preconceived notions," he said. "I just want to get to know the campus and Vancouver."
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An I-15 bridge collapse caused a traffic nightmare for commuters traveling to California on I-15 yesterday. The three lanes of Interstate 15 in Hesperia were closed in both directions yesterday after the blowtorch of a construction worker accidentally burned the wooden supports of an overpass that was under construction. Dozens of firefighters battled the blaze despite the wind and limited access to water, according to an updated report from KTTV Los Angeles.
Crews on Tuesday reopened one side of northbound Highway 15 after traffic was stalled for hours as the massive structure burned through the night. The fire started at 1:30 pm Monday afternoon, according to the San Bernardino Fire Department. The I-15 bridge collapse occurred just hours after the fire erupted while laborers worked to complete the demolition and begin cleaning the area.
Drivers had to wait until Wednesday morning for the complete reopening of both directions. A statement from the fire department regarding the I-15 bridge collapse read:
"Falling debris and ongoing collapses prevented crews from fighting the fire from beneath the structure.Once personnel pulled back out of the collapse zone, constant winds of 25 mph with 35 mph gusts kept hose streams from penetrating deep into the bridge and to the seat of the fire. These same winds contributed to the quick spread as flames were pushed through the construction area much like a wildland environment."
The CS Monitor explains that the bridge was intended to carry Ranchero Road over the eight lanes of I-15 about 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The overpass is being built at the northern foot of the approximately 4,200-foot Cajon Pass, one of the few major freeway routes crossing the east-west trending mountain ranges that separate the populous metropolitan areas of Southern California from the expanse of the Mojave and desert cities.
According to The Christian Science Monitor, the construction project will cost $60 million and began more than a year ago. It is expected to open in the summer of 2015.
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Schmid, Stephan (2010). Voiced obstruents in L2 French: the case of Swiss German learners. In: Dziubalska-Kolaczyk, K; Wrembel, M; Kul, M. New Sounds 2010 - Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech. Poznan: s.n., 403-408.
The phonemic inventory of French coherently exploits the contrast between voiced and unvoiced obstruents. This opposition is distinctive in almost all phonotactic contexts, with two exceptions: i) /z/ does not occur word-initially; ii) the feature [±voice] may be assimilated in accordance with a following obstruent. Quite a different system is found in Swiss German dialects, where pairs of obstruents sharing the same place and manner of articulation are not differentiated through the presence/absence of laryngeal activity, but rather in terms of longer or shorter duration; such an opposition is maintained even word-finally, though some kind of postlexical fortition does occur if two obstruents follow each other. Therefore, one may predict that Swiss German learners will find major difficulties in realizing French voiced obstruents before other obstruents, whereas they might be more prone to achieve voicing in intervocalic contexts. All in all, these hypotheses are confirmed by the acoustic analysis of a corpus of read speech: the overall degree of voicing in the whole data only amounts to 46%; intervocalically, 68% of the obstruents were voiced, whereas in the prepausal position the subjects only obtained a degree of voicing of 6%.
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What do I need to know about baby carriers?Most baby carriers can be used straight after your baby's birth. This makes them ideal for comforting and caring for your newborn in the first few months.
Needing to be held is one of the reasons baby cry. Putting your baby in a carrier gives you a bit of freedom while still giving your baby the closeness he craves.
Carriers are also handy if you like to get out and about to places a pushchair can't reach. Carriers make going for walks over rough ground, or getting around the shops, a lot simpler. Escalators and stairs won't pose a challenge either.
The downside, though, is obvious. You have to carry your baby all the time, as well as any baggage you may have, such as a changing bag, or your shopping. This can be a problem if your baby is on the heavy side. However, many parents find they soon get used to carrying the extra weight of their baby, even as he grows.
What should I look for when buying a carrier?Some carriers are adjustable, so you can carry your baby in a variety of positions on your body. This allows you to move your baby around until you're comfortable, and gives your baby different views.
The way the weight is spread across your back, and the amount of padding on the weight-bearing straps, can make a big difference.
Some structured carriers have adjustable straps to help you ensure a good fit, but some are more adjustable than others. The most comfortable tend to be those that hold your baby close up against you, so he feels like an extension of your body, rather than a weight hanging off you.
A very heavy baby will put a strain on your back if you often use a front carrier. Once this starts to be a problem, it is best to carry your baby on your back. Some carriers have multi-positions that will let you carry your baby on your hip or back. Others can adjust to an outward-facing position when your baby is six months old. This means you can use the carrier for longer, giving you better value for money.
Some baby carriers are no more than a length of cloth that wraps cleverly around your body and your baby. Your baby's weight puts tension on the fabric and this helps to keep him in place. You can often use these cloths to carry your baby in different positions. Newborn babies can be carried in front, whereas older babies and toddlers can be carried on your hip or on your back.
If your baby has outgrown his carrier, you could move on to a backpack carrier.
There is a huge variety of baby carriers on the market. You will need to be sure that you follow the manufacturer's instructions for how to secure your baby in the carrier safely.
When using a carrier, make sure you:
- take time to adjust the carrier correctly for your and your baby's safety and comfort
- check straps, buckles and ties regularly
- always ensure your baby is securely held within the carrier
How will I know which carrier is best for me and my baby?What suits you will come down to your personal preference. To help you, here are some tips from other BabyCentre parents:
Structured carriers
"My carrier can be used as a front and back carrier. When carrying my daughter all day, I switch her from front to back every hour or two hours. It's also reversible. I wear the carrier with the pretty side showing while my husband wears it with the black side exposed."
"My carrier is great as it holds my baby very close to my chest. It doesn't hurt my back at all. My daughter goes straight to sleep, and she stays asleep pretty much the whole time she's in the carrier. It's simple to use and I can easily put it on myself. I was able to use it in different positions once my baby could support her head. I did need a newborn insert to begin with, though."
"A carrier is a must when you have a baby who hates the pram and you have a three-year-old to run after. My carrier has a handy pocket on the front for bits and bobs, and a sleep hood to support my baby's head."
"Our carrier has a padded waist belt and shoulder straps, which mean it's very comfortable to wear. However, while our baby was little we needed to use an infant insert, which was fiddly and quite hot in the summer."
"I'm a plus-sized mum and I worried about finding a carrier that would be generous enough to fit around my post-pregnancy curves. My 6ft 5in husband is no rake either! In the end we found a structured baby carrier that is simple and easy to use. I can now get on with vacuuming and washing up, or go for a walk with my hands free. Our baby loves the closeness and kisses that being in a carrier provides. I have my freedom back!"
Fabric carriers
"A wrap carrier reaches down to your hips. It's great at distributing your baby's weight, provided your baby is not hanging from your shoulders. The fabric should spread out over your frame and should never be uncomfortable. The wrap is tied on first, and can be worn all day like clothing, so that you can pop your baby in and out securely as and when you need to."
"If you get the chance, go to a sling or carrier meet. They are so many types of carrier available that you are bound to find one that you like."
"I have a clingy baby girl, so our carrier was a must. It's made from a soft fabric and she feels very snug and secure next to me. I can wear it in several positions and I can discreetly breastfeed her in it, too."
"I ended up selling my wrap carrier as it was so difficult to put on. It would have helped if I had found a sling or carrier meet as someone may have been able to show me how to wear it correctly. It's a very long piece of fabric that you have to fold and then wrap around your body in a certain way, depending on how you want to use it. If you're new to fabric carriers, put in plenty of practice."
"I used to love my stretchy wrap carrier, but my baby started to become too heavy for it, so I went for a structured, soft carrier instead. It's easy to use and the straps are nicely padded. It has a beautiful pattern of birds and a nest on the front, which gets many compliments!"
"I had twin girls who suffered from terrible reflux in the first few months. They would scream for hours, day and night. Baby-wearing saved us! A wrap carrier should be an essential for every mum with twins. When they were both fretting, it got really hard to hold them both. But with the carrier, I could stick them both in and they would snuggle me and each other, and eventually settle."
"Look for a company that lets you try before you buy. I know many friends that regretted their choice of carrier and ended up forking out for an alternative."
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Falling Velocity of Commodities
Investors are becoming pretty familiar with the notion that the velocity of money collapses in a liquidity trap, which is to say when interest rates drop to zero.
But the velocity of commodities also falls when official interest rates hit the lower bound, according to John Hussman, manager of an eponymous fund. Put another way, investors hoard commodities when interest rates are low enough, squeezing prices. The more negative real rates become during periods of very low nominal official rates, the more inclined investors are to hang onto commodities, and other real assets, Hussman argued in his latest weekly note.
Which is a concern in light of the Federal Reserve's all-but-promise to expand quantitative easing yet further next week. More QE is likely to drive asset prices further, but without commensurate growth in the underlying economy.
That's because economies in the grip of a liquidity trap, and zero interest rates, tend to be suffering from an excess of productive capacity. Forcing yet more money into the system either increases cash holdings or squeezes up commodity prices but doesn't actually encourage more business investment.
Much as it did a decade ago, following the bursting of the tech bubble, the Fed is aiming to inflate asset prices as a way of kick-starting the economy. It worked then because banks were willing to lend, so the low interest rates were passed on to consumers who borrowed both to invest and consume. This time around, banks and households are so traumatized by the crash and by the burden of private and state sector debt that's been built up, deleveraging is the name of the game.
Without an expansion of debt, asset price appreciation then becomes very unstable. For instance, once you smooth for cyclical effects, the S&P 500, currently trading on a price to earnings ratio of around 22, is about a third overvalued. Others point out that on a historic basis the price of gold is currently around 40% above trend. Other commodities are similarly overpriced.
High asset prices might encourage wealth effects, helping to lift household consumption. But high commodity prices act as a tax, particularly in an economy where labor has little scope to force higher wage settlements because of high levels of unemployment. So the Fed's QE exercise could well prove more harmful to household finances than helpful.
Of course, asset prices can only float at elevated levels for so long. Either the incomes underpinning those prices have to rise or the prices themselves have to fall. Should investors start to believe that the Fed's asset price support operations will fall short–an in these perversely priced markets this could mean the Fed failing to surprise on the upside–asset prices could react suddenly.
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We will celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 20 and most kindergarten and early learning centers will plan a celebration in a lesson activity. The life of Martin Luther King can be introduced to young children with great-read-alouds during storytime. "A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr." by David A. Adler and illustrated by Robert Casilla is a beautiful picture book for reading and discussing the life of this African American leader with young children.
The book is short and easy to read. This book will appeal to young children in that it emphasizes Martin's childhood and his family. The story tells how Martin's childhood gave him leadership concepts for later life. Children will be able to relate to Martin's early experiences with racism, and the story can be used as a springboard for discussions about fairness, kindness, and treating friends with equality. It also makes a great beginning for a classroom discussion about community service.
The watercolor illustrations are attractive to children, and are very effective in telling Martin's story.
This book is recommended for ages 5-8, and was published by Holiday House, Inc. It has an ISBN of 9780823408474.
Teachers will want to add this biography to their storytime collection. It makes a great choice for teaching empathy for any situation when children need inspiration for being kind.


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Supersedes Bend Flxd In Chicago
to Await Hearing en Writ of Er-
ror Should One Flee U. 8. They
Cannot Be Returned.
Chicago, Jan. . Writ of uperse
deas were granted Friday by the Uni
ted Statea court of appeal in the ease
of thirty-two of the thirty-three labor
leaden convicted of a dynamite plot.
All will be released on bond. That
of Frank M. Ryan waa placed at $70,
000. The bonda were made on a baaia
of 110,000 for each year of the term
to which the men had been aen
tenced. In flxing the bonda Judge Baker re1
viewed the erldence and the argu
ment In the caae and atated that the
bonda ahould be large enough to make
the peraona furnishing them very
much concerned In getting the men
Into court when they are wanted.
The charge le not one In which ex
tradition may be resorted to, he aald
If the men ahould once get out of the
country, he declared It doubtful If
they could be compelled to return or
If the government could punish them.
Only thirty-two of the thirty-three
committed men were specifically rep
resented, although all were mentioned
In the petition. Herbert S. Hockin of
Indianapolis had expressed a willing
ness to serve his sentence and not
ask an appeal.
Attorneys for the 33 convicted labor
leaders at once took atepe to provide
suitable bonds for their clients.
The bonds for the 33 men, as fixed
by the court, aggregate $1,070,000.
Immediately following the decision
of the court of appeals the point waa
raised by whom the bonds should be
approved. It was agreed by the court
and the attorneya that Federal Judge
Anderson In the district court at In
dianapolis -should be the Judge to ap
prove the. bonds.
Oil Magnate Accepts 8ervlce to Appear
Before the Puje Money Investi
gating Committee.
Washington, Jan. 6. The end of the
long search for William O. Rockefel
ler, Standard Oil magnate, . wanted
as a witness before the money trust
Investigating committee, came Friday
when Chairman Pujo was notified by
Rockefeller that he would accept serv
The search has lasted since June,
and for the last few weeks has coat
the public at least $500 a day.
It waa arranged that Mr. Rockefel
ler will appear before the committee
on January 13.
Rockefeller's decision was communi
cated to Chairman Pujo through At
torney Samuel Untermyer. counsel
for the committee, and House Ser-
geant-at-Arma Rlddell, both of whom
are In New York.
Mr. Pujo would not discuss the
terms of Mr. Rockefeller's surrender,
if terms were made by the Rockefel
ler lawyers. Details of Mr. Rockefel
ler's agreement to appear before the
committee were left to Mr. Unter
myer, although there were frequent
telephone conferencee between the
chairman of the committee and Its
counsel during the day.
Norfolk and Newport Newe Isolated
by Storm Ships Sink at Sea .
Freight Destroyed.
Washington. Jan. 8. The south At
lantic coast states Friday were In the
grip of a terrlflo wind and rain storm,
which worked havoc with shipping
and cut off the cltiea of Norfolk and
Newport News. All land wires lead
ing out of the cltiea were destroyed.
Before the last two went down a tele
graph operator In Newport News re
marked that the gale waa so terrific
that the waters of the James river
surged up Into the lower parts of the
city with the violence of a small tidal
The navy wireless sent out unan
swered calls to the ships of the Atlan
tic fleet gathering In Hampton roads.
Anxiety was felt for the safety of tor
pedo boats In the narrow aea way.
Launches and small boats from the
warships which attempted landings
were swamped. Large quantities of
freight on the piers were swept Into
the sea. The beachea about the Vir
ginia capea were strewn with wrecks
of small craft
Italy Buys Coal In America.
Cardiff, Wales, Jan. I. Italy, fol
lowing the lead of the Egyptian rail
ways, placed an order for $00,000 tons
of coal In America Friday, while she
has Invited tender for a Urge quan
tity rrom in lorasnir mines, j
Settlement of Dispute By Two Nation
Urgsd By President.
Wmtern Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. President Taft Is will
ing to submit to arbitration the ques
tions at issue between Great Britain
and the United States over Panama
Canal tolls, but he does not favor arbi
tration by The Hague Tribunal.
This fact became known upon the
president's return from New York.
Although he has not yet given the
matter of a tribunal much thought, the
president probably would prefer a spe
cial board of arbitration, composed of
an equal number- of citizens of the
United States and Great Britain.
Such was to be the composition of
the arbitrate court he proposed to
settle any vital question arising be
tween nations when he spoke In be
half of the arbitration treaties. Tho
president has expressed to friends the
view that at The Hague all Europe
would be against this nation, and that
the moral pressure on the court would
be enormous because all Europe Is In
terested In Panama tolls Just as much
as is England.
In a court on which only Great Bri
tain and United States were represent
ed, It is argued, there would be a much
greater chance of a fair decision. Sev
eral Democratic senators have voiced
the opinion that a special tribunal be
created to arbitrate this dispute.
Uniontown, Pa, When Mrs. W. E.
Johnston, 30 years old, wife of a
wealthy farmer of Cheat Haven, was
In her home with her one-year-old
daughter a man, armed with a re
volver, appeared at one of the win
dows and demanded that she open the
door. Instead of complying the wom
an barricaded the door.
Just as the man broke open the
door Mrs. Johnston fell dead on the
floor, at the same time crushing her
little daughter to death.
A short time later officers arrested
W. H. Simmons, who was found in tha
vicinity. Farmers keuiiuta to. take'
Simmons from his captors, but were
unsuccessful, although he was rough
ly handled and required medical at
tention when brought to the Union
town Jail.
New York. Robert A. Raetze, an
architect, and his wife, Gertrude, were
burned to death in their home In a
fashionable residence district in a fire
that started in the basement from a
dried-out Christmas tree and spread
rapidly throughout the building. The
two children of the couple, Grlswald,
$ years old, and a year-old baby, Rob
ert, were rescued. The Raetzes were
socially prominent. Mr. Raetze was a
graduate of Heidelberg university. He
was 37 years old and his wife a year
Detroit, Mich. Eben Smith Wheel
er, Chief United States engineer in
this district, and. chairman of the Nlc
araguan canal commission, died at his
home here. He waa 74 years old and
was born In Wayne county, Pa. Mr.
Wheeler entered the employ of the
government Immediately after his
graduation as civil engineer from the
University or Michigan and continued
in the service until his death. He bad
charge of construction work at the
Soo Canal ' and spent much time in
perfecting surveys of the great lakes.
Trenton, N. J. Miss Jessie Wood
row Wilson, daughter of President
elect and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, gave
an address at the Central Baptist
church at the vesper services of the
Young Women's Christian association.
The services were to have been held
In the association's hall, but the crowd
was so large that the place of meeting
was changed to tb church.
Los Angeles. At least 20 men are
missing snd three launches were
wrecked as a result of the heavy gale
that swept, the Southern California
coast. The wrecks took place along
the strip of coast about 20 miles south
of San Diego and a short distance
north of the International boundary
line. Two United States Immigration
Inspectors are among the missing and
it 1 belle ed that both have perished.
Huntington, W. Va. F. A. McDon
ald, 3D years old, editor and owner of
the Huntington Herald-Dispatch Co.,
died of uremic poisoning. Mr. McDon
ald was president of the West Virginia
Republican Editorial association aud
was-prominent la political affairs of
the state.
Upper OLAF. TVEITMOB .
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Centre JUDGE A.
BAILEY'S Sill SONG
Lone Star Statesman Quote From
Prealdsnt-Elect Wilson Did Not
Favor Hie Selection, but Wishes
HI Administration Success. ; .
Washington, Jan. 4. The s wan aoi
of 8enator Bailey waa, the "feature laj
tong:-sHKa'Uea Ui-oog; to l
capitol Thursday. The retiring sena
tor, defending hi own career In con
gress, made an elaborate attack on
the Initiative and referendum.
Practically none of Senator Bailey's
address had been prepared In ad
vance. It dealt principally with the
principle of the Initiative and referen
dum, and he directed his words to
ward his resolution, declaring that
such a "system of direct legislation
as the initiative and referendum
would establish Is In conflict with the
representative principle on which the
republic Is founded."
"The wise and patriotic statesmen
who dedicated thia republic to liberty
and Independence," declared Senator
Bailey, "rejected a direct democracy
In which the people would rule with
out the Intervention of representatives
and adopted a representative democ
racy In which the people should rule
through their duly chosen agents."
The senator quoted from states
men who participated In the formation
of the Constitution and the organiza
tion of the government to show that
they had never Intended that the re
public; form of government should
give way to direct legislation by the
people, such as the initiative and ref
erendum would provide.
"This Is a republican democracy,"
be said, and cited again opinion of
men Identified with history to prove
that a "representative democracy"
was better than a true democracy.
Senator Bailey said he would not
quote from lawyers, because they "do
not seem to be In high favor now
with those who wish to work this
change In the government."
"I never had a client who was my
master In any manner," he declared
at one point.
Mr. Bailey quoted from works of
President-elect Wilson.
"I am a democrat," said Senator
BaVley, "and though I did not favor
hla selection, no man living hopes
more for the success of his adminis
tration than I do."
Death of Financier Follow Operation
For Abdominal Trouble Had
Been III Two Year.
New York, Jan. 4. James R. Keen
died Friday morning In Miss Alston's
private hospital. Death followed an
operation for an abdominal trouble of
long standing which became acute a
few day ago and which necessitated
his removal from the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel to the place where be died.
Mr. Keen had been an Ul nian for
two year.
He was a leader In Wall street
stock speculation and also a com
manding figure on the turf. He had
the distinction of having owned, bred
and raced some of the greatest horses
in the history of the American turf.
Upper H. 8. HOCKIN
Lower F. M. RYAN.
i MICHIGAN LEAPS INTO SEA.
.Became III, Then Violent, on Trip to
. Panama Raved Over Failure to
Be Re-Elected.
.Washington, Jan. 6. Representa
tive Wllflam W. Wedemeyer of Ann
Arbor, Mich., who suddenly became ill
and was thought to be Insane at Co
lon, Panama, at the time of President
Taft' recent visit to the isthmus.
Jumped overboard from a ship on
which', he had been taken at Colon,
ills body had not been recovered,
i. Rn?resentat!ve Wedemeyer went to
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It at the same time the president vis
ited there. On the voyage from New
York he collapsed aad waa taken first
to a sanitarium In Panama and later
waa put In confinement in a hospital
where he became violent and raved
about his defeat at the last election.
He developed a suicidal tendency and
was closely watched. Mr. Wede-
meyer's close friends say that a few
day before leaving for the Isthmus
he fell and struck his head on an Icy
sidewalk. It waa not regarded as seri
ous and did not deter him from going
with the congressional party.
Ann Arbor. Mich... Jan. 6. Although
It was reported that the mental con
dition of Congressman William W.
Wedemeyer, who, while Insane leaped
overboard from a steamer carrying
him home from Colon, Panama, was
due largely to a fall he received re
cently in Washington, his local friends
and associates attribute the congress
man'a breakdown to the strenuous
campaign he went through last fall,
which resulted In bis defeat by S. W.
Beakea, Democrat, and his enthusias
tic congressional work In general.
Message I 8nt From Eiffel Tower
In French Capital to Arling
ton Station.
Washington, Jan. 2. The long arm
of the wireless has reached from the
Eiffel tower, Paris, to the govern
ment station at Arlington, a distance
of four thousand miles, according to
a report of Commander C. H. Bullard
to Secretary of the Navy Meyer to
Naval officers consider this the
most Important achievement of the
wireless since Us Invention.
Tbe communications between
Washington and Paris were estab
lished In the quiet hours of early
morning when the Arlington operator
received the time signal sent out from
the Eiffel tower every fifteen minutes.
Petition Allege Court Erred In Sen
tencing Labor Leader to Jail for
Washington, Jan. 4. Samuel (tamp
ers, John Mitchell and Frank Mor
rison of the American Federation of
Labor, convicted of contempt of court
and sentenced to Jail In connection
with the Buck' Stove ft Range case.
have died their appeal In the District
of Columbia court of appeals. It al
leges tbe men were convicted not ol
contempt of court, but of want of re
spect for Judicial authority. Seven
teen alleged error are charged
against Justice Wright The "commit
tee of prosecutors will file a brltJ
in reply before February 6.
Work Has Been Grestly Hampered by
Lack of Care Output for This
Year Should Rcsch Much
Higher Figure.
Frankfort. Kentucky's coal output
for 1912 was 14,000,000 tons, accord
ing to a report of the United Geolog
ical Survey. It says:
"The development in what is known
as the Elkhorn coal field, In. south
eastern Kentucky, which have been ac
tively pushed during the last two
years, are expected to be in full run
ning order in the spring of 1913, and
will swing the maJoBj, production of
the state from the western to the
eastern district Up to the present
time the larger part of the production
has been derived from the western
counties, and in 1912, out of an esti
mated output of 14,000,000 tons, the
western counties have contributed
over half, or say 7,500,000 tons, as
compared with 6,500,000 tons from the
eastern counties.
"The whole state has suffered from
car shortage In 1912, but it was espe
cially felt in western Kentucky,
where, in December, the car supply
on the Louisville & Nashville railroad
was only 65 per cent of the needs, and
n the Illinois Central railway barely
40 per cent From April 1 to May 15
an agreed suspension of mining oc
curred in the organized districts of
western Kentucky, which affected
about 5,000 men."
McCreary Names Delegate. V
Governor McCreary appointed dele
gates to the Fourth International Con
gress on School Hygenic, which meets
in Buffalo August 25 to 30. They fol
low: Dr. J. N. McCormack, Bowling
Green; T. J. Coates, Barksdale Ham
lett and Dr. John O. Smith, Frank
fort; Mrs. Lafon Allen, Harrodsburg;
Fred Mutchler, Prof. H. H. Cherry,
Bowling Green; Dr. W. E. Grant, Prot
W. H. Bartholomew, Louisville; T. A.
Hendrick, Cynthlana, M. A. Cassldy,
Lexington; M. O. Winfrew, Mlddles-
i u'jru- c. i. vmrmvj, vv iucu?ier; ea
ger C. Riley, Burlington; Leslie Bos-
ley, Danville; J. W. Ranklns, Danville;
J. E. Lanter, Winchester; R. I. R. L.
McFarland, Owensboro; Orville
Stivers, Louisville; J. W. True, George
town; M. J. Gordon, Mt. Sterling; John
W. Clarkson, Lebanon; M. P. Hlfner,
Versailles; G. M. Money, Shelbyvllle;
J. W. Ireland, Stanford; J. L. Pilker-
ton, Ellsabethtown; C. C. Sandusky,
Nlcbolasville; W. D. Rodds, Mayfleid,
and N. C. Hammack, Morganfield.
Report of State Geologist
According to the quarterly report of
State Geologist J. B. Hoeing, made to
the Advisory Board, a practically vir
gin coal field of fine proportion is on
the eve of development along tbe up
per Licking river in Magoffin and Mor
gan counties. Two co-operative camps
of the state and government survey
have Just been closed for the winter
In Warren county and near Hindman.
The latter camp was finishing work
in the vicinity of Pound Gap to con
netft with similar work being done In
Virginia. The survey is about ready
to complete a map of the Owensboro
and Tell City coal field. An interest
ing work has been carried on in the
fireclay district embracing Rowan,
Boyd, Carter and Greenup counties,
and maps of the Georgetown quad'
rangle and the Big Sandy valley coal
field from Prestonburg to the mouth
of the river.
City le Offering Prise.
Louisville came up handsomely with
cash prizes for the Kentucky Educa
tional Association, which will meet
there in April. Secretary Thomas
Vinson, who was In Louisville on busi
ness connected with the meeting, col
lected $250 In a half day. This mouey
will be distributed in addition to the
banners to stimulate interest In the
attendance. For the county sending
tbe largest delegation, considering the
number of teachers in the county and
the distance traveled. $75 in gold will
be given; to the second, $50 In gold; to
tbe third, $25, and to the next five
$10 and to the next ten $5. It will be
left to the County Teachers' Associa
tion of each county receiving a prise
as to what shall be done with the
Refuse to Stamp Warrant.
Stat Treasurer Thomas Rhea de
clined to stamp as Interest-bearing a
warrant for $2,000 for the mitnte
nance of tbe girls' dormitory at the
elate university. This mouey waa ap
propriated In a special act of the gen
eral assembly several years ago, and
Judge Lafferty, dean of tbe law school,
thought this should tske It out of the
operation of the rule applied to all spe
cial appropriations. Treasurer Rhea
said all would bo treated alike, aud no
interest-bearing warrants would be Is
sued unless the court of appeals de-
Me otheivis.
Membership to be Increased.
Effort to Increase the membership
of the Kentucky Educational Associa
tion from 3,280 to 5,000 at tbe meet
ing In Louisville April 30. will be
crowned with success. In the opinion
of Secretary Thomas Vinson, who Is
receiving regular and encouraging re
ports from tbe Congressional district
committees In charge of the work of
arousing Interest among teachers In
their territories. He Is devoting a
great deal of time to the rally aud
expressed gratification at the co-operation
the association is meeting with.
The two normal schools will to
gether send about 2,000 to the meet
ing on special trains, arrangements
for securing which will be made In
the next week. Superintendent of
Public Instruction Barksdale Hamlett
also will bring the meeting to tbe at
tention of the county and city school
boards, urging the former to increase
the pay of rural teachers who attend
the meeting, a dollar a month, and
the latter to dismiss their school
and allow the teacher full pay for tbe
time of the meeting. The rural
schools will be out by that time.
Prizes will be offered to Induce at
tendance. The county sending the
largest delegation, considering the dis
tance traveled, will receive a huge
silk banner, and smaller ones will be
given the counties in each district
sending the largest delegations. Olh
er prizes, aggregating $300 in gold will
be given county delegations.
It seems assured, Mr. Vinson said,
that Theodore Roosevelt will speak at
one of the night meetings on the
child problem. Either Elbert Hub
bard or Capt. Richmond Pearson Hob
son will be the other speaker.
Whisky Tax le Raised.
The valuation for taxation on whis
ky in bond waa raised $2 the barrel by
the State Board of Valuation and As
sessment The tax was placed at $13
the barrel in the tentative assessment
over the protest of the distillers, who
complained of the raise of $2 made by
the last board. Notices will be sent
out to the distillers, who have thirty
days In which to file complaint before
the tax i made final. Tax. Clerk C. F.
Saunders, of State Auditor Bosworth'a
office, ha mailed to the distillers
blanks on which to make the return of
the whisky taken out of bond, but will
not be able to furnish them tables on
which to compute the tax until this
1913 assessments Is made final. Ev
ery four months the distillers report
the number of barrels taken out of
bond and pay the tax on them. This
Is done in January, May and Septem
ber, but on account of the late assess
ment they will not be able to pay the
tax In January this year. The revenue
derived from this source last year un
der a $10 tax was $133,000.
Medala Given te Guardsmen.
Service medals for nine, fifteen and
twenty-one years of faithful service In
the Kentucky National Guard have
been awarded by the Adjutant Gen
eral's office to the following officers:
Twenty-one years' service CoL
Jouett Henry, Third Infantry; Lieut
Col. Nelson J. Edwards, Second In
fantry; Lieut Col. Ersklne B. Bassett.
Third Infantry; MaJ. C. W. Longmire,
Second Infantry.
Fifteen years' service Capt An
thony G. Chapman, Third Infantry;
Capt. Charles H. Tandy, Third Infan
try. Nine years' service May. Henry H.
Denhardt. Third Infantry; MaJ. T. W.
Woodyard, Quartermaster; MaJ. John
A. Webb, Second Infantry; Capt. E.
W. Clark. Third Infantry.
Federal Building.
Concerted effort on the part
of tbe thirty-eight states rep
resented In the American Association
of Fairs and Expositions will be ex
erted toward pushing through Con
gress House bill No. 18005, wfelch car
ries an appropriation of $100,000 for a
Federal building on every state fair
ground in the country. Tbe building
is to be devoted to tbe exhibition of
food and forage crops and 20 per cent
of tbe flodr spare Is to be given over to
Federal exhibits. Commissioner of
Agriculture J. W. Newman, who is a
member of the committee assigned to
promoting the interest of the bill ex
pects the bill to pass.
369 8tate Banks Have Been Inspected.
Since July 12, when the law creating
tbe department became operative, the
State Banking Department has In
spected 369 banks, and will have com
pleted the first round of inspections by
the middle of February. The law re
quires an Inspection of each bank at
least once a year. This being a legal
holiday and the banks closed. Com
missioner R. R. Revll held a confer
ence with the inspectors, John B.
Chenault A. B. Farris and E. J. Doss.
Prof. Harker Is Appointed.
Chairman Daniel E. O'Sulllvan. of
the Stat Prison Commission, ha an
nounced the appointment of Prof. Har
vey R. Harker, of I-oulsvtlle, to suc
ceed M. M. Mallory as the head of the
educational department of the 6 hool
of Reform. .
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A federal judge in Oregon yesterday ruled that insurance providers cannot deny coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for the treatment of autism. The Governor of Oregon, John Kitzhaber, today agreed with this ruling and will adjust state health plans to reflect the decision.
The ruling in the class action lawsuit came when Judge Michael H. Simon deemed that Providence Health Plan violated state and federal laws when it denied coverage of ABA therapy for children diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities, but granted coverage for children without a diagnosis. This is a violation of federal and state health parity laws as well as mandates which decree that insurers must cover treatments, such as ABA therapy, for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum, but simultaneously deny them.
ABA therapy can be very expensive, costing upwards of $50,000 annually. It typically entails interventionists working in a family's home, and sometimes a child's school, to address behavioral deficits for between 20 and 40 hours per week. In the state of California, regional centers fund ABA therapy by service providers, as well as insurance companies. In 2011, California issued a warning to insurance companies after nine denials of ABA treatment had been overturned on appeal.
The disparity between insurance mandates and what insurance companies actually cover occurs because the medical community accepts ABA as a medically necessary treatment of autism, whereas certain insurers view it as an educational service provided by schools. Furthermore, since autism is classified as a "developmental disability" rather than a mental health disorder, some insurers exclude ABA coverage for those with autism. Excluding a certain population from medically necessary treatments is, again, a violation of mental health parity laws.
The federal ruling will hopefully set a precedent for insurance companies across the United States. It also comes in light of President Obama last week signing the Autism CARES Act into law which was set to expire on September 30. The reauthorization approves $260 million annually through 2019 for research, prevalence tracking, training for medical professionals and service providers, early identification, adult services and other related autism efforts.
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Medina residents will see a 5 percent hike in their water bills beginning Aug. 1.
The higher water rates are the result of several increases requested by Avon Lake Municipal Utilities, which supplies the city with water.
City officials said there are several unanticipated capital improvements that the water fund cannot sustain, resulting in the rate increase to maintain operations and service levels.
The city contracted for water with Avon Lake, which draws from Lake Erie, in 2002 after it was estimated that repairs to the city's Lake Medina water treatment facility on Granger Road in Medina Township would cost nearly $20 million.


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We here at Lifestyle Examiner are naturally curious about most things and we love when Tada.com sends us these little graphics about their research. We share this one about body image and happiness with you, and be sure to visit their site to see the colorful infographic for more details.
In the latest study from Tada.com on body happiness (http://www.tada.com/blog/infographic-1968-respondents-reveal-ideal-body-size-opposite-sex), we made some interesting discoveries: Men don't actually believe that models have the ideal body shape, while women don't seem to like overly muscular men.
We found that the current size of men lines up with what they believe to be ideal, whereas a majority of women are a size 16, but wish they were a size 8. It's not all bad news though: We polled genders about ideals for the opposite sex and the results were heart-warming. Men think that a curvy, medium height woman is ideal (tall and thin garnered 0% of the vote), while women found guys of a medium height and an average build to be most attractive.
The survey also found that 57% of online buyers are somewhat satisfied with what they see in the mirror, with small percentages being totally satisfied or totally unsatisfied with their physical appearance. Not surprisingly, 33% of these shoppers are also hoping to lose more than 20 pounds to be at their ideal weight, lining up with the weight loss necessary to bring the average size 16 woman down to a size 8. So while women have loftier goals in terms of the perfect body size, they also know how much it would take to get there.
• Men don't actually want women to look like models; their ideal is women of medium height and curvy.
• Over 50% of American men wear size L or XL; their ideal size would be an M or L.
• Women from study claim they don't like super muscular men: They like their guys of medium height and average build.
• 57% of people are satisfied with what they see in the mirror, 21% are not satisfied at all.
• 32% of people weigh 20 pounds or more than they did ten years ago; 33% of people would like to lose more than 20 pounds.
• Only 15% of women in study wear a size 6 or smaller.
• While 45% of the women in study wear a size 14 or larger, 30% believe an ideal woman is size 8-10.
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Hello from the other side! I realize we haven't been back here for a few weeks, and I'm sorry for dropping into a little black hole. My cookbook deadline was Monday, so I've been a writing and editing machine, stepping away from the computer to occasionally clean the house like a crazy person or throw together a most random lunch or dinner. But somehow it all came together although there was something strangely anti-climactic about sending it off: In the days when you'd print out your manuscript and have to walk to the post office and seal it up carefully to send to the publisher, I imagine it would feel much more ceremonial and important –you could stroll out of the building and do a cartwheel. Or high-five a fellow customer on your way out. Instead, I was sitting in our dining room on an incredibly rainy, dark Monday afternoon unable to hit "send." My sister Zoe told me to just close my eyes and do it. Sam gave me the thumbs up. So around 3 p.m. that's what I did. With the click of a button, just like that: it was finished.
And then I proceeded to take the longest nap I've taken in six months. I don't generally allow myself to take naps, but I made a pretty big exception and woke up feeling squarely on the other side of it all. We went out to dinner and had good wine and bowls of pasta at our favorite celebration spot [3]. I felt teary and tired and gripped onto Sam's arm for most of the meal, still in disbelief that I wouldn't be waking up each morning working on book recipes. In a sense I feel like I just told you guys [4] about the cookbook. In another sense, it feels like I've been working on the manuscript forever. I'm so pleased and proud of the way it has turned out, and can't wait to share it with you.
It will be a little while though: Now that the publisher has it in their hands, it takes almost a year to make the book come to life. Right now, we're looking at a December 2013 publish date, so this next year will be filled with lots of edits, a photo shoot, design meetings, revisions and the like. I think it'll be a busy year but for now, I'm glad to step away into the land of eggnog, Christmas trees, strings of lights and afternoon naps.
If you've followed the blog for some time, you know that Sam is the web designer I hired for Marge [6] and, after dating long-distance for a year, he is the reason I eventually moved up to Seattle from the Bay Area. Our story will be in the book as will the story of beginning and growing a small business. It looks like it will include anywhere from 60-70 whole-grain breakfast recipes, and I've been snapping photos of our house, neighborhood, farmers markets, and ingredients I use in the kitchen and many of those will be in the book as well. The cool thing is that the photos will actually be a collaboration in the sense that there will be many by me, but plenty of photos of the food itself will be done by an incredible local photographer (I'm not certain I'm yet allowed to say who she is, but I will as soon as I get the thumbs-up).
[7]On Sunday we were debating what to make for breakfast and Sam asked if I'd cook something from the book. We'd both gotten used to having the recipes around all the time that he was starting to miss them as I'd been focusing much more on writing rather than recipe testing. That moment made me smile — the book's become a part of our lives quickly, and so many of the recipes are new morning favorites. We lounged around debating which one it would be: whole-grain gingerbread, salmon crème fraîche tart, gingered grits with golden raisins, or maybe just some good leftover bread with my honeyed tangerine marmalade. So many decisions. So many recipes we've both come to love.
For now though, it feels good to have a little space from the book, to dip into my files of holiday recipes that I've been looking forward to making. This eggnog loaf actually wasn't even on my radar until this week when my friend and fellow Kitchn writer, Emma Christensen, developed it. The second I saw her photos I knew I wanted to make it and thought I'd try doing so using whole-grain flours and natural sugar. The result? A lightly-spiced holiday loaf cake with a subtly sweet, boozy glaze that is already nominated as a must-make-again-soon this holiday season. I rarely tell you that you absolutely must make something on the blog. I figure you all decide what looks good to you, try a few recipes every now and again, and move on with your lives. But if I were to rate the recipes here from 1-10, this is a 10. It's simple to put together with ingredients you likely already have at home (with the exception of eggnog, perhaps) and makes a wonderful afternoon snacking cake, morning sweet or after-dinner dessert with a little espresso.
The trouble I have with loaf cakes is that they often come off as heavy and dense but because this version is made with a mixture of spelt flour and whole-wheat pastry flour, it has a delightfully light, springy crumb and doesn't feel at all overly-indulgent. If you've baked much from the blog, you know I have a thing for spelt flour. Remember the Rhubarb Custard Bars [9] in the spring or the more recent Sweet Potato Drop Biscuits [10]? I often turn to spelt flour in the kitchen because, while it's whole-grain in composition, it behaves much like an all-purpose white flour: it has a mild flavor and produces baked goods with a tender, soft texture. Here, it helps form a loaf that's everything a holiday cake should be: fragrant and begging to be shared.
Happy weekend to you. I'm so looking forward to lots of baking in the month ahead. Also, the lovely Melissa from The Faux Martha [11] won the granola giveaway from the last post. Thank you all so much for commenting — I loved hearing what you were thankful for, and loved sending a box of Marge out to a blog reader. Let's do that again soon, shall we?
Boozy Whole Grain Eggnog Loaf
The only natural cane sugar I had in the house was a coarse turbinado sugar, so I used that here and it turned out delicious. I will say that the butter and sugar don't whip up quite as light and fluffy as they would with a finer-grain sugar and that's why my version isn't as tall and stately as Emma's loaf. But I'm not so sure it's a short coming, really. For the glaze, Emma suggests any dark booze you have: rum, bourbon or brandy. I opted for rum and folded a little into the batter itself. Last, full-fat eggnog is the best choice for this recipe as the lower-fat varieties won't become nearly as frothy.
Adapted from: Emma Christensen's recipe for The Kitchn [12]
Eggnog Cake:
Rum Glaze
Heat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8×5 loaf pan with parchment so that the extra hangs over the sides. Spray the parchment and loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In a standing mixer with a whisk attachment or with a hand mixer, beat the eggnog at high speed until it becomes frothy and airy, about 8 minutes. Don't expect it to actually firm up like whipped cream as it has other ingredients (namely eggs) preventing that. Keep the frothy eggnog in the refrigerator until ready to use.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the two flours, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.
Wash the bowl to your standing mixer and fit it with the paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer). Beat the butter at medium speed until it become creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat in the sugar until the mixture is is smooth and well-incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and egg yolk one at a time, fully incorporating each before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla and the rum. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Add the flour mixture into the bowl of the stand mixer, and mix on low until the ingredients just come together into a dough. Be careful not to overmix.
Using a spatula, gently fold 1/3 of the whipped eggnog into the batter. Then fold the remaining eggnog into the batter. It will feel pretty loose at first, but don't worry: just keep gently folding and stirring, and eventually it will form a nice, pourable batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Place in the oven and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the top is golden-brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then lift the loaf out by the parchment paper and transfer it to a cooling rack. Remove the parchment.
When the loaf has cooled but is still warm to the touch, whisk together the glaze and spoon over the top of the loaf. Allow the loaf to sit until the icing is set and dry. Slice and serve. Wrap leftovers in plastic wrap and store at room temperature for up to three days.