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As snow blanketed the Washington DC area on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 Congress and the White House came almost to a standstill, cancelling most events, work, a traditional snow day. Over 10 inches of snow fell in the capitol region from Wednesday into Thursday, part of a larger monster storm bringing heavy snowfalls and ice from Georgia through the Northeast from Wednesday Feb. 12 to Friday, Feb. 14. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden cancelled their planned events, Press Secretary Jay Carney's press briefing was cancelled and the press sent home, with a newsless day. Many federal government offices were closed, but that did not mean employees had the day off, most telecommuted from home and several offices and departments were open. And Congress who was starting a two-week vacation anyhow made sure all their voting business was completed on Wednesday before the snow.
All of President Obama's public events were cancelled on Thursday. The President was to announce another part of his economic opportunity program, called "My Brother's Keeper," aiming at helping to decrease the disproportionately high unemployment rates and socio-economic challenges African-American and Hispanic men face. The program would with the help of "businesses and foundations" focus from childhood and education to adulthood and employment, attempting to curb the "the school-to-prison pipeline."
An administration official told USA Today the initiative aims "to make sure that every young man of color who is willing to work hard and lift himself up has an opportunity to get ahead and reach his full potential." The initiative stems from Obama's 2014 State of the Union promise; "I'm reaching out to some of America's leading foundations and corporations on a new initiative to help more young men of color facing tough odds stay on track and reach their full potential."
Vice President Joe Biden planned to speak at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference, their three-day annual retreat in nearby Cambridge, Md at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay on the coast, but the weather was so bad he had to cancel his appearance. The Democratic retreat continued on however, without the Vice President with only two-thirds of Congressional Democrats attending. That however, did not stop them from having fun, with according to ABC News House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer dancing and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley singing Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." Democratic lawmakers vowed to force Republicans into a Congressional vote to raise the minimum wage through a "discharge petition."
The White House press corps also had a day off being sent home at 9:45 A.M. and Press Secretary Jay Carney's midday daily press briefing cancelled. Not everyone in the White House complex was enjoying the snow, in the Office of Management and Budget Treasury Secretary Jack Lew did not let the snow stop his busy schedule, meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and continuing with a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting. Federal Government offices probably saw the most work done in a deserted Washington, DC. Most cabinet departments including Treasury, Labor and Interior did not let the snowstorm keep them from their regular business.
All official Congressional business was cancelled on Thursday. Most lawmakers did not make the snowy trek into their offices, with only a handful heading to work mostly those from snow hearty states. For Sen. Lisa Murkowski R-AK and her office it was "business as usual" in weather that could seem tropical next to her far north home state of Alaska.
The top legislative priorities were finished by Wednesday, Feb, 12, to avoid the snow. On Tuesday, Feb. 11 the House of Representatives voted 221-201 to raise the debt ceiling limit after Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH announced during a press conference that he will put to a vote a clean debt ceiling bill. The measure passed with a majority of the House's Democratic support, and only 28 Republican votes.
While a "drama-filled" Senate voted the next day on the major piece of legislation, the debt-ceiling raise passed 55 to 43, with all Senate Democrats voting for the bill and all Republicans in opposition. Conservative Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX kept his promise to push for a filibuster, the procedural vote for cloture needed 5 Republicans to make the 60 votes to advance the bill to a Senate wide vote. After much private discussions, 12 Republicans voted in favor of moving the bill along, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX and Sen. John McCain, R-AZ.
Even after an additional 3 inches fell onto the Washington D.C. area into Friday morning, Feb. 14 Valentine's Day, the federal government was not going to add Friday to make a long weekend. Workers went into their government offices albeit with a two hours later start to the day. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden headed to the Democratic retreat in Maryland to speak to lawmakers. Then the President will move on to California to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan "at the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage." The President will take advantage and stay over the weekend in this Palm Springs area to golf, enjoying the welcome relief from being thousands of miles away from snow pilled Washington.
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- Obama signs executive order raises federal minimum wage urges Congress to follow
- Showdown averted House passes clean debt ceiling raise bill
- Obama focuses on economic opportunity through executive orders in weekly address
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When it comes to Superman and relationships, most people automatically think "Lois and Clark". From the very first issue of "Action Comics" way back in 1938, Lois Lane has been a love interest for Clark Kent/Superman. Lois even had her own comic book titled "Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane".
But Lois hasn't always been the only woman Superman or Clark Kent has been romantically involved with. The most obvious inclusions are Lana Lang and Lori Lemaris. While long-time fans will list others including Lyla Lerrol, Sally Selwyn, Lyrica Lloyd, Luma Lynai, Cat Grant, and Maxima (just to name a few).
Then there's Wonder Woman. With the 2012 announcement that Superman and Wonder Woman would become romantically involved from issue #12 of "Justice League" (on sale August 29, 2012), I thought I'd look back at previous pairings of this super couple throughout various comic book incarnations.
Superman and Wonder Woman announce their engaged to be married, and are seen kissing and declaring their love for one another in the story "Wonder Woman: Mrs. Superman" from "Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #136" (February 1974). But it was all a ploy to save Lois from the Revenger.
Superman put a kiss on Wonder Woman in "Action Comics #600" (May 1988) in a story titled "Different Worlds", catching Wonder Woman off guard. Superman awkwardly admits to having thought about Diana constantly since first meeting her, even admitting to having had an "intense" dream about her. While Wonder Woman admits to also having feelings for Superman, the two agree to remain friends to give Wonder Woman more time to settle in to "man's world".
In the 2001-2002 "The Dark Knight Strikes Again" by Frank Miller, Superman and Wonder Woman have a daughter (called Lara).
Frank Miller also had the two characters share a passionate kiss in issue #5 of "All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder" (July 2007). Superman wants to arrest Batman while Wonder Woman wants to kill him. It's implied the two have romantic feelings for one another, but the issue over what to do with Batman leads to a heated argument... which ends in a kiss.
The pairing of Superman and Wonder Woman was even the subject of a series of greeting cards for birthdays and valentine's day.
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Donna Croney, the owner of the cat named Carley, told authorities she had let the cat out in the afternoon, and one hour later, when her husband returned, Carley ran into the garage leaving a trail of blood.
A trip to the veterinarian described the fatal wound to the cat's liver, and Carley was humanely euthanized due to extensive injuries. The cat had been shot with a .17 pellet gun.
Duke allegedly admitted to having shot the cat stating she was tired of the cat using the sandbox as her litter box. Croney stated that Duke could have just reported what her cat had been doing in the sandbox to her, and she would have acted accordingly to keep her cat away.
Duke has been on medical leave from teaching school since October. A court date has been set for early March.
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Today I was reading a technical papper and dicovered that some virus have funny particularity, they are mutable (their MD5 can change automatically from time to time). This virus are called oligomorphic viruses. This make me wondering if and how an anti-virus could detect this kind of malware and how can I prevent my system from one of this kind of infection. Did someone got any kind of experience with this kind of viruses?
Oligomorphic and polymorphic software (Oligomorphy is a type of polymorphy, if I remember my classes right) can be detected heuristically by using behavioral analysis. Essentially, you can determine whether or not a piece of software is malicious by looking not at what it is, but rather what it does. You may have seen your firewall prompt you whether or not to allow a program to connect to the internet, that's an example of simple behavioral control of software. Most anti-virus programs have a heuristic engine that will observe the software on your computer and look for programs that do suspicious, virus-like things like:
Heuristic detection is imperfect, though, because it essentially involves taking an educated guess (something that computers are bad at). So, there's a constant balance between missing viruses and bothering the user too often (a high false positive rate). Good antivirus programs will allow you to adjust the sensitivity of the heuristic engine.
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Hello, my name is Debi. My husband & I just went on a cruise on the Norwegian Epic on 10-4 thru 10-10-13. we left from Marseille, Palma Maraca, Barcelona, Naples, Rome, Livorno, Pisa. We were so busy touring we didn't get free time to shop on the Epic ship stores. The last day we were looking around at the stores but they were all closed. They are only open while cruising. My husband & I seen a t-shirt wee wanted real bad I can't find it in the on line (Cruise Critic Store) It is a black t-shirt with a map of all the places we went to while we were there. The map was of Spain, France, and Italy. Colorful colors on the countries. I would love to get them for the 2 of us. In 2x & Large. They were only $5.00 each on the ship. I will pay more if they cost more ordering them on line. Would you be able to help me get though shirts???I would really appreciate it. Thank you and please let me know. Debi Wilson (303-988-1689)
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Community Partners
The University of Delaware has a long history of service to the State of Delaware. Many Colleges and Centers on campus have well-established relationships with the community. To continue and enhance that commitment, the Office of Service-Learning was created to provide continued support for a mode of teaching that has an engaged citizenry as a goal for its graduates. Service-Learning is a method of teaching that integrates students' work in community placements with directed reflection that connects theory and experience.
Community partners are an essential component of service-learning and work with faculty and students to develop projects that are appropriate for a particular course and meet the community's needs. Service-Learning projects tend towards the long-term and should be conceived by the community agency as a way to meet a need that ordinarily would not have resources.
The following typology provides a visual definition (Sigmon, 1994):
Service-LEARNING Learning goals primarily; service outcomes secondary
SERVICE-learning Service outcomes primary; learning goals secondary
service-learning Service and learning goals are completely separate
SERVICE-LEARNING Service and learning goals of equal weight and each enhances the other for all participants
Representatives from community agencies are welcome to contact the Assistant Director of the Office of Service-Learning to discuss new projects and proposals (or just brainstorm ideas). She can work with you to think through your project and facilitate discussion with faculty.
We also recognize that there are times when your agency could use assistance in other fashions. For other needs, the following UD resources are available:
Volunteers provide enthusiastic, but limited service, with no academic content. They might participate in a local clean-up effort, or help plan and execute a one-time event, or spend an hour a week reading in a local school. Volunteers make programs possible! Need a number of enthusiastic people (or just one)? Contact: Siobhan May, Student Engagement Coordinator for Residence Life and Housing, can get the word out to students living in the Residence Halls.
To view current volunteer opportunities refer to the Bank of America Career Services Center (CSC) website. In addition, there is information on the CSC website about occasional volunteer fairs where you can provide information about your organization and opportunities for service and career-related experience. This year the volunteer fair has been combined with the fall career fair to be held on Tuesday September 23, 2014 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Bob Carpenter Center. For more information, check out the Employer section on the Fall Career Fair site. Non-profit organizations offering unpaid volunteer and internship opportunities are welcome to participate.
In a straightforward internship, students work almost exclusively with the community agency, in a pre-professional placement. The academic content, if any, usually concerns issues of professional life. Internships are a longer term commitment and can run for a year, normally at least for a semester or during summer.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Sen. Patty Murray presented a Purple Heart medal Tuesday to a Vietnam War veteran in a ceremony in Seattle.
Murray's office says Kent Clark of Kirkland was wounded by shrapnel while serving as a helicopter door gunner on a mission in November 1969.
Clark flew more than 50 missions during the Vietnam War and received two Air Medal awards and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Murray's office says he didn't realize until recently that he didn't have the Purple Heart, so he contacted the office for help.
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The female newsanchors you portrayed in this issue were ALL liberal mainstream mouthpieces for the current administration and not one FOX news anchor or author in their midst! Come on now! During election year you would be this brazen! Many letters have echoed my sentiments over the past months but you obviously do not care about your conservative readers who cannot get weak-limbed and faint over Obama and his minions! There is a vast divide between Madison Avenue and Mainland America and you proved that you are not "woman "enough to cross it! Please cancel my subscription immediately.
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Do not change or be pressured into the mind-set of the liberal majority in trend publishing.
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March 29, 2013
SEATTLE -- No. 48 Washington's upset effort fell just short on Friday, falling 4-3 to No. 21 Arizona State. The outcome came down to the final match, but Natali Coronel fell in a tiebreak after holding off multiple match points.
The Dawgs began the afternoon by winning the doubles point. Coronel and Grace Ysidora started it off by dominating their match at No. 2, winning 8-2. Elianne Douglas-Miron and Julija Lukac and Andjela Nemcevic made it a clean sweep, winning the finals doubles match in a tiebreak, 8-7 (7-5).
In singles, the Dawgs got off to a good start when Julija Lukac won in straight sets. Lukac fought back to win the first set, 7-5, before dominating the second set, 6-1.
Arizona State then won a pair of matches in straight sets to even the score at 2-2. Ranked players Jacqueline Cako and Desirae Krawczyk defeated Nemcevic and Ysidora at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.
The match would come down to a best two out of the three for the final three matches, each of which went three sets.
The Sun Devils took the lead after Joanna Smith defeated Shimizu, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, at the No. 6 singles spot. However, the Dawgs bounced back to tie it at 3-3, when Douglas-Miron won her match. Douglas-Miron battled to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Leighann Sahagun. She showed her fight particularly up 4-2 in the third when she survived several break points in the longest game of the match to prevail.
All tied up at 3-3, Coronel needed to beat Ebony Panoho to win it for Washington. Down 6-5 in the third, Coronel survived two match points to get to the tiebreak. However, it was not to be as Panoho survived the tiebreak, winning 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
The Dawgs will be back in action on Saturday when they host Arizona at noon.
Washington Women's Tennis
March 29, 2013 - Seattle, Wash.
Bill Quillian Tennis Stadium
No. 21 Arizona State 4 - No. 48 Washington 3
1. Douglas-Miron/Shimizu def. N. Smith/Cako, 9-7.
2. Coronel/Ysidora def. J. Smith/Panoho, 8-2.
3. Lukac/Nemcevic def. Krawczyk/Sahagun, 8-7 (7-5).
Order of finish: 2,1,3.
1. Jacqueline Cako def. Andjela Nemcevic, 7-5, 6-4.
2. Desirae Krawczyk def. Grace Ysidora, 6-3, 6-4.
3. Elianne Douglas-Miron def. Leighann Sahagun, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
4. Julija Lukac def. Hannah James, 7-5, 6-1.
5. Ebony Panoho def. Natali Coronel, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
6. Joanna Smith def. Riko Shimizu, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
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College Hockey:Middlebury Tops Ninth Straight D-III Poll
MINNEAPOLIS — Middlebury maintained its lock on the top spot in this week's USCHO.com Division III men's poll, garnering 12 of 15 possible first-place votes after a pair of weekend wins. Holding the second spot again this week is Manhattanville, which received the other three first-place votes after an idle weekend.
Remaining at No. 3 was Wisconsin-Superior. The Yellowjackets had a win over Concordia, and ties with St. John's and Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Also standing pat at No. 4 was St. Norbert, which won a pair against NCHA foe Lake Forest.
Moving up one spot to No. 5 is St. John's; in addition to the tie with Superior, the Johnnies downed Stevens Point. Norwich dropped one spot to sixth, after an overtime loss to Plattsburgh and two league wins.
At No. 7, up one position, is Fredonia. The Blue Devils won two exhibition games at St. Clair. RIT dropped to eighth after a loss at home to Plattsburgh.
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Opened in 1991 and refurbished in 2009, the Qinghai Hotel is located by the Huangshui River in the center of Xining city. It is about 4km to the Railway Station and 30km to the Airport. With a beautiful environment as well as convenient transportation, it is an ideal place for tourism, conference and business with its advanced facilities of accommodation, traveling, shopping and entertainment.
The Qinghai Hotel offers a total of 414 guest rooms and suites. Each room is equipped with central air-conditoning, stereo hi-fi, TV, and IDD and DDD computerized telephone. There are 12 restaurantes offering Chinese and western foods. The health center in the Qinhai Hotel is composed of fitness center,sauna room,beauty salon, medical care.
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Barrie is one of Ontario's leading communities in accessibility and is committed to accessibility and the tenets of the AODA. The City is actively working to remove barriers to persons with disabilities.
The Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), is a law passed by the Ontario legislature that allows the government to develop specific standards of accessibility and to enforce them. The standards are made into laws called regulations, and they provide the details to help meet the goal of the AODA. The AODA is the foundation on which the standards are built.
The purpose of the accessibility standards is to move organizations in Ontario forward on accessibility. The standards will set requirements in a number of key areas and will be reviewed at least every five years. New requirements may be added. Ontario will move step by step towards accessibility that is widespread and commonplace. The goal of the Act is to make the Province of Ontario completely accessible by 2025..
Businesses and organizations that provide goods and services to people in Ontario will have to meet certain accessibility standards in five important areas of our lives:
The Accessible Customer Service Standard is now law. The City of Barrie Accessible Customer Service Policy was developed in 2009 and is available for review on this website in the right hand tool bar.
The Integrated Accessibility Standard was released in the summer of 2011. This standard includes the Information and Communication Standards, the Employment Standard, and the Transportation Standard. The City of Barrie is committed to working towards being compliant with all of the standards under the AODA as they are introduced.
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FSU & Pierpont Celebrate International Education Week
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Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community and Technical College are making their international students feel more at home, by celebrating their heritages all week long.
This week is International Education Week at FSU & Pierpont C&TC. On Tuesday, international students raised their country's flags around the American flag to show that everyone is welcome. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a new report shows more than 40,000 students are enrolled in American colleges and universities, compared to last year.
"It is not only just celebrating international students, but also celebrating the internationalization of the campus. So, that also includes the idea that we are also encouraging American students to experience international countries," said Dr. Tadashi Kato, International Programming Coordinator.
All together, 31% more international students come to the U.S. for a college education than they did a decade ago.
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"American Idol" 2014 continued April 2 on FOX as the top eight finalists hit the stage to reprise the tunes that secured their golden tickets. Although several hopefuls turned in admirable offerings, Slapout, Ala. native Jessica Meuse started the show off with what was arguably the best performance of the night in her original song "Blue Eyed Lie."
Before she hit the stage to sing live, the judges shared their first impressions of the aspiring songstress. Harry Connick, Jr. remembered how she stared "holes into us" and called her "exciting to watch," while Jennifer Lopez recalled her dark threads and Keith Urban fixated on the distinct way she pops her right shoulder while strumming her guitar.
Looking striking in a red dress with her hair hanging in her face in an appropriately disheveled fashion, Jessica finally took to the "Idol" stage to sing live. Her delivery and tone were spot on, as was her expression. She has a clear sense of who she wants to be as an artist, and is well on her way to establishing herself as a truly legitimate competition threat.
Keith called it a "great start to the show" before likening Jessica's sound to that of Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick. Although he praised her "ferocity," he criticized her for what he considered a lack of motion and energy in her lower body. Jennifer called the performance "really perfect" and said she could "hear your album" and "the kind of stuff you're going to sing about." Harry likened her "really cool" performance stance atop a cylinder to that of the legendary Cher and Nancy Sinatra, and disagreed with Keith on the movement issues, asserting that she doesn't need to move if she delivers her vocals with enough intensity.
Although Jessica has yet to finish in the bottom three following a nationwide vote, the field of competitors is small and anything can happen. To see if she advances to the top seven, watch the "American Idol" 2014 top eight results show April 3 on FOX.
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A Great Neck man was arrested Monday on welfare fraud, grand larceny and other charges after and is alleged to have stolen $22,000 in Medicaid benefits by underreporting income, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said March 24.
Omid Chaman, 38, was arrested Monday after a joint investigation by the Nassau DA's Public Assistant Fraud Unit and the Nassau County Department of Social Services' Department of Investigations.
He was charged with third-degree welfare fraud, third-degree grand larceny and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing. If convicted of the top charge, Chaman faces up to seven years in prison.
Prosecutors allege Chaman – the owner of a rug business in Manhattan – falsely reported his income to the county's social service agency between April 2009 and July 2012. He also allegedly failed to report income from a rental property he owned, the district attorney's office said. As a result, Chaman and his family collected $22,732 in Medicaid benefits "to which they were not entitled," according to officials.
"Those who deceive government agencies entrusted with the proper disbursement of taxpayer-funded benefits are putting the financial future of our social safety net at risk for their own selfish ends," Rice said. "These kinds of cases are a reminder that abuse of our benefit system will not be tolerated and that lawbreakers will be prosecuted by my office."
At his arraignment Monday, Chamin was conditionally released to probation without bail and ordered to return to court on April 4. His attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.


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She has just been asked where her love for furniture and design began and she is reminiscing. Her mind drifts back to younger days, when she traveled the world, living here and there, from Hawaii to Australia. She'd rent a place to live and fill it with furniture and art from local garage sales. When she'd move, she'd sell it all and start over again.
"That's what got me into wanting to do interior design," McLane said, smiling.
Years later, McLane has made a career out of that passion. In October, she opened Tressa's Consign and Design, 6300 Sagewood Drive in Kimball Junction, after five years of offering her services online.
McLane's new store has found a warm reception from customers. It is stuffed full of unique consignment furniture and art -- walking is a delicate maneuver in some areas of the store -- and she has gotten a lot of foot traffic from new clients, as well as those who have previously purchased items or services from her website.
"It's been great because I do have a following, and the new location is fantastic," McLane said. "I'm right in the middle of everything. There's a lot of hustle and bustle."
One aspect of her store McLane said she is most proud of is the prices. None of the furniture is new, and she often gets items at furniture markets, meaning she's able to pass along a low price to her customers.
"I have choices and different price brackets," McLane said. "I go to market to try to keep my prices down. I don't charge retail for anything."
In addition to the furniture available in the store and online, McLane offers design services, furniture brokering and estate sales. She often furnishes whole homes for out-of-town clients who are buying secondary homes in the area, sometimes without ever meeting them in person.
"I'm out running around looking at furniture or meeting with people to see what they need," McLane said.
McLane said those services are vital in a resort town like Park City.
"I did interior design around town, and I saw the need for consignment because properties flip so quickly," McLane said. "I was getting people new furniture, and they didn't know where to put their old furniture, so I opened up Tressa's Consign and Design."
One of the things McLane finds most interesting about her job is the variety of furniture she gets in her store. Many of the items have unique backstories customers are always eager to hear about.
"I get some really fun art pieces that have really fun stories to them," McLane said. "I get pieces that come from art collectors -- some very rare pieces. We get really cool pieces that you don't see anywhere else."
offering design and furniture brokering services in addition to running the store, McLane said she often is juggling many jobs at once and trying to keep her head above water. But for her, that's part of the fun.
"I actually love the challenge," McLane said. "It's fast and furious and that's the way I work. Me and my staff just go in and get it done. It keeps me going and on my toes. And then afterwards, you get to see customers happy with what you've done -- that's very rewarding."
Tressa's Consign and Design: 6300 Sagewood Drive in Park City; 435-640-1588; parkcityconsignment.com


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Hong Kong, 1962. The city is tranquil and courteous, but divided between indigenous Cantonese Chinese and immigrants from mainland China. Through coincidence, Chow Mo-wan, a journalist, moves into an apartment building occupied mainly by Shanghainese at the same time as Su Li-zhen, a secretary, while their spouses are away. When Chow finds out their respective spouses are having an affair, the two of them grow closer as they commiserate, finding more and more excuses to spend time with each other.
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Building Relationships, Building Bridges: Library Outreach and Marketing to Latino and Spanish-Speaking Families
Instructor: Katie Scherrer
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Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175
Public libraries across the country experiencing growth in their Latino and Spanish-speaking populations face similar challenges in connecting these communities with library service. Though libraries may offer Spanish-language materials and/or programming, these services may not attract the targeted community as desired. This class is designed to help libraries to bridge the gap and increase the use of their services by Latinos and Spanish-speakers, with particular emphasis on reaching first-generation immigrants and their families. Participants will increase their knowledge of Latino cultural values that impact library use, develop an understanding of common barriers that impede library use, and develop strategies for overcoming those barriers. Participants will also identify key people/organizations within their own communities for potential partnerships. This course is strongly recommended as a prerequisite for "Bilingual Storytime at Your Biblioteca."
Katie Scherrer is a library consultant and training specialist whose work focuses on improving library services to Latino and Spanish-speaking children and families. She previously worked as the first Spanish Program Specialist for the Columbus Metropolitan Library and as a Children's Librarian at the uniquely bilingual Village Branch of the Lexington Public Library. Katie has presented many workshops on bilingual storytime and library services to Latino families for librarians across the country, including at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference. Katie's Website, Interview with Katie Scherrer
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This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment.
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I'm a software guy with only the most basic of hardware training/knowledge so while I understand the basic concepts of ASICs and FPGAs the details are beyond me. What are the primary differences and, more importantly to my purposes, how do those differences play out for bitcoin mining purposes?
An FPGA is cheap in quantity one ($100-$300) but expensive in quantity 1,000 ($50,000-$3,000,000). They can mine decently (200MHash/s or so), but are not cost effective yet. (They do, however, consume much less power than GPUs.)
An ASIC is expensive in quantity one ($2,000,000) but cheap in quantity 100,000 ($5,000,000). They can mine unbelievably well (perhaps 1GHash/s), but nobody (as far as we know) has gone to the expense of making one for bitcoin mining yet.
I co-founded LargeCoin, Inc., and we really are developing an ASIC for Bitcoin mining. As earlier replies pointed out, the unit cost of ASICs is far lower than FPGAs once you get beyond a few hundred units. The up-front cost of ASIC production varies widely depending on the process you use. On the cheap side, there is so-called "wafer sharing," where your design gets populated on to a wafer with many other designs. Wafer sharing typically uses very old processes that aren't going to deliver the power and density benefits of newer processes. BTW, a "process" refers to a the physical process for making the transistors within the ASIC. Generally a process is referred to by its transistor geometry size - for instance 45nm is a relatively current process.
Next up is "Structured ASICs". A structured ASIC vendor provides an assortment of standard logic components on the bottom layers of the chip. You then add a few metal layers on top of these connecting up the basic components to implement your custom logic. Structured ASICs cost between $100,000 and $500,000 (very approximately) for the first prototypes.
Then there are "standard cell" ASICs, where the chip is designed using standard components that are sort of analogous to software libraries.
And finally, there is "full custom". With a fully custom chip, you are designing everything about the ASIC yourself. The NRE costs for a full custom design is in the millions of dollars typically - particularly if you want to use a modern process.
What process are we using? We're keeping that close to our chest at the moment. However, I can confirm that our detailed modelling at this point indicates we'll be able to mine 250 GHash/s in a single rack of mining units using 5kW of power. When you consider that this represents the computational power of about 400 AMD Radeon 6990 GPUs (which would consume close to 200 kW), you can immediately see the benefit of ASICs for Bitcoin mining.
By the middle of 2012, ASIC mining will be a substantial factor in the Bitcoin economy.


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Behind every traditional type of cheese there is a fascinating story. By examining the role of the cheesemaker throughout world history and by understanding a few basic principles of cheese science and technology, we can see how different cheeses have been shaped by and tailored to their surrounding environment, as well as defined by their social and cultural context. Cheese and Cultureendeavors to advance our appreciation of cheese origins by viewing human history through the eyes of a cheese scientist.There is also a larger story to be told, a grand narrative that binds all cheeses together into a single history that started with the discovery of cheese making and that is still unfolding to this day. This book reconstructs that 9000-year story based on the often fragmentary information that we have available. Cheese and Cultureembarks on a journey that begins in the Neolithic Age and winds its way through the ensuing centuries to the present. This tour through cheese history intersects with some of the pivotal periods in human prehistory and ancient, classical, medieval, renaissance, and modern history that have shaped western civilization, for these periods also shaped the lives of cheesemakers and the diverse cheeses that they developed. The book offers a useful lens through which to view our twenty-first century attitudes toward cheese that we have inherited from our past, and our attitudes about the food system more broadly.This refreshingly original book will appeal to anyone who loves history, food, and especially good cheese.
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Submitted to: Natural Resources Research Update (NRRU)
Publication Type: Research Technical Update
Publication Acceptance Date: February 17, 2010
Publication Date: February 17, 2010
Repository URL: http://ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=15371
Citation: Evans, R.G. 2010. Long-term Tillage influences on soil carbon, nitrogen, physical, chemical, and biological properties. Natural Resources Research Update (NRRU). Update #251349. Technical Abstract: Long-term tillage influences physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil environment and thereby crop production and quality. We evaluated the effect of long-term (>20 yrs) tillage no-till, spring till, and fall plus spring till under continuous spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on soil penetration resistance, bulk density, gravimetric water content, and saturated hydraulic conductivity under dryland cropping systems in northeastern Montana, USA (1). Tillage frequency influences on these physical properties were evaluated on a Dooley sandy loam soil (fine-loamy, mixed Typic Argiborolls) in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Soil penetration resistance was measured using a digital penetrometer in 2.5-cm increments to a depth of 25 cm at three locations across each plot. Undisturbed soil cores were sampled at 0 to 5, 5 to 10, and 10 to 15 cm depths and were used to measure bulk density and particle size distribution. Soil penetration resistance was significantly greater in the no-till than in spring till and fall+spring till treatments at 0 to 10 cm depth, but was greater in fall+spring till than in no-till and spring till at a depth deeper than 10 cm. In all three treatments, soil penetration resistance generally increased to a depth of 10 to15 cm and then decreased beyond this depth. Long-term tillage reduced soil compaction in the surface (0 to 10 cm), but increased in the subsurface at a depth > 10 cm due to the traffic intensity induced by tillage. Soil bulk density was not affected by tillage and averaged 1.59, 1.58, and 1.61 Mg m-3 for no-till, spring till, and fall+spring till, respectively. Similarly soil gravimetric water content was not influenced by tillage and generally decreased with increased intensity of soil manipulation and tillage frequency. Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity at 15 to 20 cm depth generally decreased with increased tillage frequency. The results showed that soil bulk density, gravimetric water content, and saturated hydraulic conductivity were minimally influenced by tillage intensity after 22 year of treatment imposition. In dryland soils in the northern Great Plains, conventional farming systems, such as spring tillage with spring wheat-fallow, have resulted in a decline in soil aggregation and organic matter by 30 to 50% of their original levels in the last 50 to 100 yr. While tillage reduced soil organic C (SOC) and N concentrations, fallowing further decreased their levels by reducing the amount of crop residue returned to the soil and increasing the mineralization of soil organic matter during fallow. Therefore, improved management practices are needed to enhance soil aggregation and C and N fractions to reduce soil erosion and increase soil quality and productivity. We evaluated the 21-yr effect of tillage and cropping sequence combinations on C and N fractions in aggregates of a Dooley sandy loam at 0- to 20-cm depth in eastern Montana (2). Tillage and cropping sequences were no-till continuous spring wheat, spring-till continuous spring wheat, fall+spring-till continuous spring wheat, fall- and spring-till spring wheat-barley (1984-1999) followed by spring wheat-pea (2000-2004), and spring-till spring wheat-fallow. Carbon and N fractions were SOC, total N (STN), particulate organic C and N (POC and PON), microbial biomass C and N (MBC and MBN), potential C and N mineralization (PCM and PNM), NH4-N, and NO3-N. Aggregate proportion was greater in no-till continuous spring wheat than in fall+spring-till continuous spring wheat in 4.75-2.00 mm aggregate-size class at 0- to 5-cm but was greater in spring-till spring wheat-fallow than in spring-till continuous spring wheat in 2.00-0.25 mm size class at 5- to 20-cm. After 21 yr, spring-till spring wheat-fallow reduced SOC, STN, POC and PON concentrations in aggregates by 34 to 42% at 0- to 5-cm and by 20 to 32% at 5- to 20-cm compared with no-till continuous spring wheat and spring-till continuous spring wheat. The PCM and MBC were greater in no-till continuous spring wheat and spring-till continuous spring wheat than in spring-till spring wheat-fallow at 0- to 5-cm but MBN varied with treatment, aggregate-size class, and soil depth. The NH4-N concentration was greater in fall+spring-till continuous spring wheat than in spring-till spring wheat-fallow in 4.75-0.25 mm size class but PNM and NO3-N were greater in spring-till spring wheat-barley (1984-1999) followed by spring wheat-pea (2000-2004) than in fall+spring-till continuous spring wheat in <2.00 mm size class. The SOC, STN, POC, PON, PCM, and PNM were greater in 4.75-2.00 mm than in <0.25 mm at 0- to 5-cm but MBC was greater in <0.25 mm than in 4.75-0.25 mm size class at both depths. Reduced tillage with annual cropping can improve soil aggregation, C and N sequestration, and microbial activity in 4.75-0.25 mm size class compared with conventional systems, such as spring-tilled spring wheat-fallow. Because of greater proportion of aggregates and intermediate levels of organic C and N concentration, C and N can be sequestered mostly in small macroaggregates (2.00-0.25 mm size class) by using these management practices. Inclusion of pea in the crop rotation can increase N mineralization and availability in <2.00 mm size class. Publicatoins contributing to the NRRU Release as shown above: 1. Jabro, J.D., U.M. Sainju, W.B. Stevens, A.W. Lenssen, and R.G. Evans. 2009. Long-term Tillage Influences on Soil Properties under Dryland Conditions in Northeastern Montana. Archives in Agronomy and Soil Science. 55(6):633-640. 2. Sainju, U.M., T. Caesar-TonThat, and J.D. Jabro. 2009. Carbon and Nitrogen Fractions in Dryland Soil Aggregates Affected by Long-Term Tillage and Cropping Sequence. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:1488-1495. 3. Sainju, U.M., T. Caesar-Tonthat, A.W. Lenssen, R.G. Evans, R. Kolberg. 2007. Long-term tillage and cropping sequence effects on dryland residue and soil carbon fractions. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71:1730-1739. For more information contact Dr. Robert Evans (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Kim Kardashian looked chic during an outing with her pregnant friend Ciara on Wednesday, according to E! on Feb. 13.
The "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star sported a black leather Givenchy skirt featuring ruffle details paired with a bright white high-neck sleeveless Lanvin top. Kardashian finished the look with a killer pair of black Tamara Mellon legging boots and a Jacon chain necklace.
Kardashian's brunette hair was kept simple with a center part and pulled back into a ponytail. Her makeup was minimal with a smoky eye and neutral lips.
Ciara, who is engaged to rapper, Future, was dressed in a white Grecian-inspired mini dress and matching jacket. The mom-to-be completed the look with a pair of brown gladiator sandals. Ciara's ombre colored locks were worn down and parted in the center with loose waives that cascaded over her shoulders. Her makeup was also minimal with neutral shades on the eyes and lips.
The pals were spotted while shopping in Beverly Hills at Baby Bel Bambini.
On becoming a mom, Ciara told HuffPostLive last month, "It really is a blessing. It's the most exciting time in my life. I'm really excited, like a little kid."
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Monmouth Park was buzzing with activity yesterday in preparation for this Saturday, May 10 — opening day of its 69th season of Thoroughbred horse racing. Around the clubhouse area small groups of workers fastidiously planted flowers while inside the grandstand a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place marking the grand opening of the new William Hill Race & Sports Bar. The invitees to the event were certainly charmed with the new facility: one-hundred flat-screen televisions and impressive granite bar.
Of course, the areas that accommodate the public are a necessity for a great horse racing experience for all of the fans. But what takes place behind the scenes is the pulse and the heart of Monmouth Park. Since early April, at the Monmouth Park backstretch — where the barns are located — grooms, trainers, assistants, exercise riders, countless other workers and, of course, the horses (about 1,000 so far) have been preparing for the 2014 season. Without these diligent individuals, whose springs and summers are spent immersed in the care and training of horses, and the New Jersey breeders, who are committed year-round to the birth, care and raising of the magnificent Thoroughbred foals that come to be known as "New Jersey-Breds" — there would be no racing at Monmouth Park.
The workers, trainers, assistants, breeders, stallion owners, vets and others who have committed their lives to Thoroughbred horse racing may seem like ordinary people, but they are truly extraordinary in the way they approach their work. These are not nine-to-five jobs. Many of the workers who care for the horses, for example, live in small flats at the racetrack for the season. Trainers moving from one track to another may find a rental home or live with friends. Vets make barn calls around the clock. Breeders run farms where mares foal during the coldest of months in the middle of the night. The equines must be monitored 24/7. These people spend each and every day and night caring for their horses. It's a way of life that is foreign to the majority of New Jersey residents.
Meet the new Jersey-breds and their people competing on opening day at Monmouth Park
Gerri Kromann of Edgemont Farm in Perrineville is geared up with her Jersey-bred four-year-old gelding named Thenewmanintown who is being trained by her husband, Lloyd Kromann. Kromann is a graded stakes winning trainer whose earnings per start average $3,600. Thenewmanintown is out of a Sweet Cali Cat mare who just had a filly by the stallion Scipion and a yearling filly by the stallion Love of Money.
The Kromann's Edgemont Farm is a genuine family affair. Gerri and her husband Lloyd have been New Jersey breeders and farm owners for the past twenty-five years and now Gerri and her son work as a team to breed horses while Lloyd does the training. "This is the third farm in Monmouth County that my husband and I have owned," explained Gerri.
Millie Fleming is a horse owner and breeder with three New Jersey-breds this year. "I'm so nervous and excited," exclaimed Millie when asked how she felt about the upcoming weekend. "I've got three horses being trained by Pat McBurney: Chaser and Padre Graz are three-year-olds that will race this Saturday and Miles Together is my four-year-old," she said. (CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE TO PAGE TWO OF THIS ARTICLE)
Suggested Links
- First horses arrive at Monmouth Park with a spring in their step
- Monmouth Park announces controversial horse trainer and owner incentives in 2014
- 2013 foal crop down: Thoroughbred foals face extinction in Garden State
- New Jersey horsemen press on despite paucity of Thoroughbred horse races in 2014
- 'Horseplayers' reality star speaks out about exchange wagering at Monmouth Park


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After a three-year break, the European Union on Tuesday agreed to reopen EU membership talks with Turkey but delayed them several months due to concerns notably from Germany over Ankara's tough crackdown on anti-government protests.
Ireland, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said EU ministers agreed to resume entry talks with Turkey but that negotiations proper "will take place later this year."
After two days of tough talks, pitting Germany, Austria and the Netherlands against their 24 partners, ministers finally agreed a compromise to open EU-Turkey negotiations on so-called Chapter 22, one of 35 sets of EU rules and regulations that EU candidate states must satisfy before gaining entry to the club.
"While we have been disturbed by the reaction to the recent peaceful protests in Turkey, I believe that the EU accession process is the most effective tool we have in influencing the reform agenda in Turkey," said Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore.
"The protests have also shown that Turkey needs further reform," he said. "Moving ahead with the EU accession process .... will, I believe, allow the EU to continue contributing to shaping the direction of future reform in Turkey."
The deal however was concluded only after overnight contacts between German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu.
In Ankara, Davutoglu welcomed the decision. "Chapter 22 has been opened. This matter is over," he said, adding that an obstacle hampering Turkish-EU relations had been overcome.
In a separate statement, the Turkish foreign ministry welcomed the decision as a "step taken in the right direction" but still deemed it "inadequate."
The opening of negotiations on Chapter 22 originally was to have kicked off Wednesday in Brussels, but Berlin, backed by Austria and the Netherlands, blocked the plan citing concern over Ankara's tough crackdown on protests in the last weeks that has left four dead and 7,000 hurt.
"We cannot act as if nothing has happened in the last days," said Germany's Westerwelle.
Negotiations now are expected to kick off in the autumn, probably in October after the German elections and after the release of annual reports by Brussels on reform within EU candidate nations.
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said it was a good idea to give Turkey "a certain amount of time in which we can have a look at human rights, freedom of speech."
"We are a community of values," he said. "You can't stick the knife in countries like Egypt but not criticise an EU candidate country."
Germany's sudden opposition last week to the planned resumption of membership talks with Turkey triggered tension between Ankara and Berlin, with sharp words exchanged and each calling in the other's ambassador for explanations.
Turkey began accession talks in 2005 but so far has agreed with the EU only one of the 35 chapters needed to gain entry.
Its strategic importance as the Syria conflict unfolds on its border has underlined moves in the West to strengthen the partnership.
A delay in opening the new chapter would have raised fresh doubts about whether the predominantly Muslim country of 76 million people will ever be admitted to the European club.
"I think this is an extremely important time to engage with Turkey. We want to influence events in Turkey, we don't want to walk away from Turkey," Sweden's Carl Bildt told AFP.
"It's very important to confirm our open door to Turkey. That's the political signal, that the door is open, that we want to take this new step."
"German elections are a good thing, but it cannot be an excuse for postponing everything else in Europe," he said.
Luxembourg's Jean Asselborn said it was vital for the EU to maintain relations with Turkey while clearly criticising the crackdown on the protests.
"We need to think less about the government than about the Turkish people," he said. "Millions of people in Turkey hope that the EU continues to put pressure" on the government.


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Power App's RamDisk for Mac OS X lets you create a virtual drive using your Mac's RAM. This virtual drive can be treated like any drive for a Mac.
Files and apps can be installed and run on that drive. An image of this drive is stored on the SSD or hard disk of the Mac when it's shut down. It's re-read at the next start-up.
Power App recommends using RamDisk for two types of applications:
° Those that make extensive use of the SSD, executing a lot of writing cycles.
° Applications where speed is important and which make you wait during completing a task.
Solid State Drives (SSD) are faster conventional hard disk, their mechanical counterpart, but since they use flash memory for data storage, they have a limitation to the maximal number of possible write cycles. While this limitation is a fairly high number, some applications are shuffling data on the hard disk, and this process becomes more intensive as lower as the free space on the drive is.
That means an increased number of writing cycles, which also means a decreased life span of the SSD. RamDisk is designed to help with this.
RamDisk requires Mac OS X 10.6 or newer. It costs US$8.99 and is available at the Power App web site (http://www.powerapp.ch).


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Bethenny Frankel has become known as "SkinnyGirl" for her brand of everything from nutrition bars to beverages. We first met her on "The Real Housewives of New York," where she stole the spotlight with her smarts, sass and sparks. Now Bethenny shines in her own talk show, which combines the best of the "Dr. Oz Show" (great diet debates), "The Chew" (skinny versions of tasty foods) and Ellen DeGeneres' talk show (hilarious guests).
But just because her talk show has been cancelled (which we regard as a network executive's really bad decision!) doesn't mean we're deprived of Bethenny's SkinnyGirl wisdom. She's designed products and books to help you rock your world, from beauty to body:
- One of our personal favorites: "The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life" cookbook (click for details). She's dished up delicious recipes on her show that prove you can reduce calories without sacrificing flavor (we've included two below).
- Want to slip into your skinny jeans as sleekly as SkinnyGirl? Bethenny's also authored a diet book: "Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting" (click for more information) and "Skinnygirl Solutions: Your Straight-Up Guide to Home, Health, Family, Career, Style, and Sex."
- We also have tried and love her workout DVDs, such as Body By Bethenny with Bethenny Frankel. She's fun and easy to follow.
- You are what you eat - and when we want to eat chocolate, we love Skinny Girl On The Go Protein Bars in flavors like Dark Chocolate Multigram Pretzel.
- In addition, she's created various lotions, some of which are featured in Skinnygirl Body Solutions Three Piece Gift Set.
On a recent episode of her talk show, Bethenny dished up sweet treat recipes that have fewer than 200 calories per generous serving (see below).
Skinnygirl Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar with Sea Salt:
1 cup Brown Rice Syrup
1/4 cup cane sugar
2 tsp. Salted Butter
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup soy crisps
1 cup rolled oats
7 oz caramel
7 oz chocolate
Desired amount of crushed unsalted
Pinch of sea salt
1. In a pot add syrup, sugar and peanut butter. Heat on medium until melted and mixed.
2. In separate bowl mix soy crisps, oats, and desired amount of crushed unsalted peanuts. Add hot syrup, sugar and peanut butter mixture and hand mix for less than a minute until evenly mixed.
3. Spread on a baking sheet on top of wax paper.
4. Heat chocolate in pot on medium until melted. Pour a thin layer of chocolate over the mixture on the baking sheet
5. Heat caramel using double boiler until melted. Drizzle over mixture on baking sheet
6. Sprinkle sea salt.
Bethenny's Dark Chocolate Covered Bananas:
Bag of dark chocolate chips
Slivered almonds
Popsicle sticks
1. Cut banana in half
2. Dip in dark chocolate (after melting)
3. Dip in silvered almonds (or sprinkles)
4. Put on wax paper and freeze.


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Oh today's post is so hard!
I am feeling soooo guilty! Last night I went through all of the submissions for this month's challenge! All I can say is, wow. I seriously could have EASILY had a Top 20 this month!! You blow me away! I feel so bad picking a Top 10!
If you didn't see the challenge, I asked everyone to create a layout using this template:
Sketch from www.sketchsavvy.blogspot.com
This was probably my hardest month to pick my favorites. I couldn't believe how great y'all did with the 2 page layout!! I feel like a meany-pants but I have to pick my top ones. But luckily I will let my little boy giving me a number between 1 & 10 to decide a winner :)
Here are my top 10 this month...Remember, click on the photo for a bigger view!!
Celebrations Stack by Yanely Abreu
The banner pieces work perfectly with the photos and papers!
Mod Retro Stack by Kristy Luccketta
(I am a sucker for dressed up dogs lol)
Ultimate Stack by Angela Alexander
Love how it was altered for a 8 1/2 x 11 layout
Eco Stack by Kathy Perry
Who would have guessed this was the Eco Stack used?!
Tis' the Season Digital Stack by Amber McBurney
Fun having a digital version!
Flower Shower Stack by Tracy Thompson
Nantucket Stack by Amy Jo Middleton
This one just makes me happy!
Linen Closet Stack by Sandy Lewis
Love how the soft colors match the mood of the title
Dots, Stripes & Plaids Stack by Brittany Kohl
love the rounded edges instead of the banner pieces
Downtown Loft Stack by Mandy Stallins
Great, unique color combination
One of the reasons why I love these challenges, it allows you to break into your stacks, old or new, and create! I love seeing some of my older, favorite stacks used. Like Downtown Loft & Mod Retro! So fun...it's like running into an old friend at the grocery store :)
Out of these TOP 10 I want to pick a winner...so my little guy picked a number between 1 & 10....
Congratulations to...
Sandy Lewis!
Send me your address and I will get some of our newest stacks sent right out to you!!
Can't wait to see what you do next month! I will get the layout posted next week :)
Have a fabulous weekend!!!


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Photos: Pueblo girl at center of Amber Alert reunited with parents in Colorado Springs hospital
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The parents of a 9-year-old Pueblo girl who went missing Thursday afternoon are at her bedside in a Colorado Springs hospital right now.
Calysta Jane Cordova was found this morning with visible bruising on her body, including two black eyes.
Her father, Steven Ryno said he doesn't yet know what happened to his daughter while she was missing, but that she is happy to be back with her family.
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When we conjure up scenes in which we would be carrying this old-fashioned Seville Doctors Bag ($88), they always begin with us stepping off a Greyhound or the Amtrak in a new city, bag in hand. Classic carry-ons like this always have us thinking of overland travel - they're romantic in a way that rolling bags with pop-up handles never will be.
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News on Bret Hart, Booker T, and Bound for Glory
Oct 17, 2011 - by Steve Gerweck
– Prior to the event, the word was that TNA sold about 2,500 tickets for Bound for Glory in Philadelphia, which would be considered a disappointment.
– Booker T is being advertised for November Smackdown house shows.
– Bret Hart attended the Calgary Stampeders vs. Toronto Argonauts Canadian Football League game over the weekend in Toronto as a special guest.
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I compile small latex math snippets using the
standalone document class. I rasterize the resulting PDF to a PNG image using ImageMagick and finally include these images in some HTML document. However, for technical reasons of this procedure, I want to ensure a specific height of the document above + below the baseline, let's say the letter "Q" should always fit vertically, even if the document only contains one single "a".
I thought about including a phantom letter, but this also introduces additional whitespace in the horizontal dimension. Is there an easy way to tell
standalone (or a special environment) to at least include a specific height above + below the baseline of the text? Is there some phantom-similar thing which enlarges the bounding box but doesn't occupy space by itself? I also thought abut a tikz image which doesn't draw anything but specify a bounding box. However, including the tikz package for this reason only will make compilation very slow since I have to compile dozens of latex snippets.
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Chewy Energy Bars RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 2-1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a large bowl, combine the cereal, oats and wheat germ. In a small saucepan, combine the corn syrup, peanut butter and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat until peanut butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal mixture; mix well.
- Transfer to a greased 9-in. square pan. Gently press cereal mixture evenly into pan. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
Reviews for Chewy Energy Bars
"After my husband passed I had to start working full-time so I needed to find a quick breakfast that the kids could eat in the car on the way to preschool/daycare. It's taken a year of experimenting but we've settled into a groove with the following spin-off recipe: Like other readers I have substituted most of the corn syrup out; currently use 1/2C Honey 7Tb Corn syrup 1Tb Molasses, a scant 1/4 C brown sugar and 1 C peanut butter (not homemade or "natural" PB though, I found the additional oils or perhaps the lack of emulsifiers in those caused the bars to not set-up properly), 1 C Brown Rice Cereal, 1C rolled oats, 1/2 C wheat germ, 1/2 C Wheat Bran, 2Tb Millet. I routinely forget to add the vanilla, I don't find that it really makes a difference... Anyway, I'm giving 4 stars because even without my substitutions they are delicious and it was a great jumping off point for our weekday breakfasts!"
"Everyone in our family absolutely loves these bars. And they're pretty easy to make even for older kids."
"As is the recipe is so unhealthy. I used organic brown crisp rice cereal, 1/2 cup maple syrup instead of the unhealthy corn syrop, natural nut butter, and some carob chips. We need to stop using corn syrup!"
"This recipe cut into 32 bars is more usable by diabetics and children and non-athletictype people. Cutting into 16 bars, can't see how anyone would get 18 bars out of a 9x9 panful, is just too many carbs and calories. Cut into 32 bars and adding a4 oz serving of yogurt or small fresh fruit is showing healthy wisdom in your choices."
"I make this one often - they are easy to make and good to eat - the whole family loves them!"


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Sep 10, 2011 9:10 AM
We could buy the IKEA Cirkustalt Tent ($20) as a birthday present for our kids. Or we could set it up in the front yard on Halloween, jumping out of it dressed as a horrifying, murderous clown throwing flaming mini pumpkins at children who dare cross our property line. Which sounds more fun to you?
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Getty Images has long been considered the premier provider of high quality photography with over 80 million images and over 50,000 hours of stock film footage for business or consumers. While they're based in Seattle Washington Getty Images has offices all over the world capitalizing on internet and CD-ROM distribution.
In 2008 Flickr inked a partnership with Getty Images to create the Flickr Collection within the network of Getty Images which allowed selected photographers of all levels the chance to showcase their amazing talents on the Getty website and get paid for their work. Thousands of everyday photographers along with a good crowd of elitist photographers were now happily....for the most part and proud to be part of the Getty collective.
This relationship was not without its fair share of problems and a ton of unhappy photographers. Groups created for Getty Images Contributors on Flickr many times had issues with curating photos and the submission process would be closed with communication from Getty being vague at best or totally non-existent. These private groups were filled with long threads from photographers asking when curators looked at photostreams, when the submission process would reopen and then those streams of photographers bragging about how many pictures they've sold through Getty and with that came the whole "you owe us" mentality of certain photographers.
In 2012 Getty was sold to Carlyle Group a global asset management firm based in Washington DC and many will say this was the beginning of the end of the Flickr Collection.
Since its creation Getty has very aggressively acquired it's competition buying mostly privately help companies and in 2000 it squashed one of its main competitors, Archive Photos of New York, but all the kings horses and all the kings men could not make things work well with the Flickr Collection.
March 10, 2013 all Getty Images Contributors from the Flickr Collection received an email stating " Today we are announcing that we provided notice to terminate our existing agreement with Flickr. Our original agreement reached its end, and while we continue to be open to working with Yahoo!/Flickr, we have not agreed to a new agreement at this time......"
Even though Getty says they are "very proud" to have worked with photographers from Flickr and how they've "thoroughly enjoyed and been inspired by our experience working within the Flickr community" many photographers feel uncertain about their futures with Getty Images. Adding fuel to the fire has been contributors being banned from the very groups created for them simply for expressing their opinions, by the very corporation trying to assure them that "We have never been more committed than we are now to expanding on what we've started together."
Photographer Remi Thornton shares why he terminated his contract with Getty Images which involves his images for sale on Cafe Press His relationship with Getty Images also started through Flickr and not to be left out photographer Thomas Hawk also expressed his concerns about the alleged "scheme" Getty Images has been up to in his blog posting "How to Lose Control of Your Photos With Getty Images."
Here's the thing, it's 2014 and the line between who is and who isn't a "professional" photographer has been blown out of the water. Like it or not expensive camera equipment and photos tweeked to death in photoshop doesn't make one a "professional" Anyone with a camera is a "professional" and while some photographers look down on those they consider to be"Less experienced photographers (amateurs)", Getty Images has giving them a platform to shine. While the platform may not be perfect, it is a platform to showcase their talents which is far more than what "professionals" would be willing to offer.
The world of photography is constantly changing from the end of the Kodak era to the beginning of photography produced by cameras on cell phones. Anyone can stand on a red carpet and anyone can take a fantastic picture. Getty Images recognizes this and is doing all they can to keep their competitive edge.
So while a half a decade relationship between Getty Images and Flickr appears to have reached the end of the road, the long overdue acknowledgement of a talented bunch of photographers who happen to be in love with the art of taking pictures, the magic in capturing special moments and the thrills of seeing their work hanging in a photography show or for sale on Getty Images continues.


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BlackBerry Z10 Porsche Design edition pictures leaked
The Z10 isn't really selling that well, but this fact apparently won't stop BlackBerry from releasing a Porsche Design version of its current all-touch flagship. This of course is nothing new – the Canadian company has previously churned out the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981, which was a redesigned Bold 9900 at heart. And it came at a premium price.
The new Z10-based Porsche Design phone will be called P'9982, and like its predecessor of sorts it will apparently sport a unique UI that isn't 'stock' BlackBerry OS 10. Obviously, since the Porsche name is involved, we're expecting this to be rather expensive too (over $2,000).
What you see above are images showing the upcoming model, and you can clearly notice the Z10's legacy in there. However, the design is rather different in many parts, and the materials used are premium as you should expect in this price range.
This will clearly be a niche device that won't have any mass market appeal, and launching devices with mass market appeal should probably be BlackBerry's main priority right now given the issues it's had in bouncing back into the spotlight of the smartphone world.


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Hurricane Tomas at 2 p.m. Friday
For more information on Hurricane Tomas, see our story.
At 2 p.m. on Friday:
– Tomas was in the Caribbean about 75 miles southeast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or about 140 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
– It was moving northeast at 12 mph with sustained winds of 85 mph, or Category 1 strength.
– It was lashing portions of western Haiti with hurricane conditions.
– It is projected to slide between Cuba and Haiti in the Windward Passage later on Friday.
– It is expected to be over the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southern Bahamas on Friday night.
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