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RADNOR, Pa. (Nov. 17, 2010) — A website on domestic violence education created by communication seniors at Cabrini College earned national acclaim when it received a 2010 Silver Davey Award earlier this month.
"The Children as Witness Project" convergence site (www.cabrini.edu/domesticviolence) won in the Interactive Multimedia: Education category.
"The Children as Witness Project" offers information for elementary school teachers about domestic violence. It features video testimonials from victims, insights from experts in the field, interactive quizzes and downloadable documents.
The site supports the College's domestic violence education initiatives, which includes the Barbara and John Jordan Domestic Violence Education Program; a partnership with Norristown's Laurel House, a comprehensive domestic violence agency; and a domestic violence curriculum being developed by Dr. Colleen Lelli, assistant professor of education at Cabrini.
The curriculum will be used as a professional development pilot project for teachers in the Norristown Area School District, and is designed to be a resource in school districts nationwide.
The website interface for "The Children as Witness Project" was designed by Stream Companies in collaboration with the Cabrini College students.
Stream Companies was co-founded by David Regn, a 1997 graduate of Cabrini. Stream Companies was named one of the top 100 fastest growing companies by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
The Cabrini students spent a year researching and creating multimedia to provide teachers with ways to help students living with domestic violence.
The Davey Awards recognize outstanding creative work from the best small firms worldwide. The 2010 Davey Awards received more than 4,000 entries from ad agencies, interactive agencies, production firms, in-house creative professionals, graphic designers, design firms and public relations firms. The awards are judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
About Cabrini College
Students do extraordinary things at Cabrini College, a residential Catholic college welcoming learners of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds. Since its founding in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the College has provided a transformational "education of the heart," focusing on academic excellence, leadership development and a commitment to social justice.
Cabrini offers its 1,415 undergraduate students more than 30 majors, pre-professional programs, concentrations and minors. The College also has graduate and professional studies programs at its main campus in Radnor, Pa., and at 15 off-site locations. The College's serene 112-acre campus is located 30 minutes from Philadelphia.
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The article "Contemplating a Community Farm," in The Cheney Free Press of April 18, states, "A proposed addition to Cheney's zoning codes might make it easier for individuals to keep and raise farm animals and bees within city limits." That is true for large animals, which are currently prohibited on lots smaller than two acres.
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So, I was using my laptop, which is indeed pretty old (Got it in '07). (As soon as I got it I replaced Windows Vista with XP.) Now, all of a sudden the computer powered off. The battery was almost dead when this happened. So, I plugged it in to charge it, and it has been charging for over 6 hours.
Atlas, I went to turn it on, and the power light turns on for a second, then goes off. Nothing ever happens.
I am assuming this is a battery problem, if so how would I go about replacing it? Also, if this could be something else I would be pleased to hear any suggestions. Thanks.
See here: http://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Li-ion-battery-Latitude-Laptops/dp/B0011X5I7U


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As the pressure mounts in the office, weekends at the farm are more eagerly anticipated. It does seem strange that my way of relaxing entails working even harder than I do in my professional job… and that's saying something.
This weekend I finished putting together the stub axles and brake mountings, packed the bearings with LM grease and tightened up the axle nuts on the hubs.
After that I rubbed down and repainted the rather scabby looking expansion tank and also the headlight cowls.
Unfortunately I didn't have any siver paint – so will have to finish the lens holder next time.
I then got stuck into the really fun job…
Making and fitting the brake pipes. I didn't get as far as I'd hoped as it was a very fiddly job, particularly fitting the stop light switch,
and getting just the right bend in the pipe coming out of the servo as space was incredibly tight…. But what I managed to do looks really good.


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Emergency involving sickness, allergic reaction or injury. Immediate concern is to aid sick or injured person(s).
- In case of serious accident, injury or illness, call 911 immediately.
- Report non-emergency situations to the health center, 785.594.8409 during normal working hours (8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday).
- Call Campus Safety immediately at 785.594.8430.
- Personal safety is your first priority. Use protective equipment when in contact with blood or other bodily fluids. Latex gloves are in all first aid kits.
- The injured or ill person is to be moved or transported ONLY if there is imminent danger. Until qualified personnel arrive on the scene, you may want to notify the director of student health services if you need immediate help. Remain calm and provide assistance to the best of your abilities or begin first aid if qualified.
- After the emergency situation is handled, follow these steps:
- Call the Health Center, 785.594.8409, and give a verbal report if the Health Center has not been involved.
- Call Human Resources, 785.594.8362, and give a verbal report if the injured or ill person is a Baker employee.
- Call 0 for the operator if there is a blood or bodily-fluid spill that needs to be cleaned.
- Confidentiality of those involved should be maintained.
- Contact your supervisor, chairperson or the vice president of your area. The command center team will determine a further plan of action.
- If approached by the media, please refer them to the public relations director, 785.594.8330. Do not make any other statements. Especially do not say "no comment." It is okay to tell the media, "I do not have that information right now. Please give me your number and your call will be returned."
- First aid kits are located in each building on campus:
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Electricity is the basis for growth and activity in every home and in every economic sector in Israel. The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has worked consistently throughout the years to strengthen and develop the national electricity sector and to minimize adverse environmental impacts. Along with other Government agencies, the Ministry is taking steps to increase the efficiency of, and promote competition in, the electricity sector, in order to prepare for the additional increase in demand expected as a result of ongoing economic development and population growth.
Development of the national electricity sector dovetails with the Ministry's steps for the development of the national natural gas sector, which, combined with advances in technology, reduces the economies of scale in the electricity generation segment and makes competition in it economically viable from a national perspective.
According to the electricity demand forecast, rising demand for electricity is expected to continue, and consumption will double in the next 20 years, as a result of several key factors:
Population growth: annual population growth in Israel is higher than that prevalent in western countries, due to relatively high birth rates and waves of immigration at various times in the country's history.
Rising living standards: in some sectors of the population in Israel, living standards are still lower than those prevailing in some western countries. Rising living standards manifests itself in the purchase of additional electrical appliances (such as dishwashers and dryers) and increases electricity consumption.
Climatic changes: the greenhouse effect evidently contributes to extreme climatic fluctuations, resulting in increased electricity consumption for cooling and heating purposes. Peak demand for electricity often occurs on the hottest or coldest days of the year, and because electricity is not an easily storable product, building up and maintenance of an excess power generation capacity is required to prevent the collapse of the electricity grid during peak demand.


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I forgot to put in Hunter's check up report yesterday. Most probably aren't that excited about it, but I know a few family members are interested. Hunter is now a whopping 15#2oz.( a lil over 50%) Man what a piglet. He can eat up to a 10 ounce bottle now. Where in the world does 10 ounces go on that boy? He is now a 25 inches long. (a lil over 50%)I sure hope he becomes tall like his daddie and not short like... well.. me. And then his head circumference... well when the nurse measured him his head was in the 97 percentile. Wow that is a gargantuan sized head especially when the rest of your body isn't in that percentile. I was surprised cause his head didn't look that big. The Doctor came in looked over his scores and said that doesn't look right. She remeasured and his head was actually in the 75%. Still a big head for all those brains, but at least not freakishly weird.
He was a show off for the doctor off course. Hunter loves attention and is a little ham. The doctor oohed and awed over him. I love it when she does that. He showed how he can almost sit up and when she was holding him sitting he stood up on his own. Oh yeah that's my boy. Show off right. The hole time he smiled, talked, and laughed at her. She said based on what she saw he was ready to eat solid foods. She explained to me that starting solids is not an age thing but a developmental thing.
Then was the dreaded part. Two nurses came in with massive weapons of baby destruction and gloves. Okay I am exaggerating a little bit, but five shots for a baby is a lot. Hunter surprisingly knew what was about to happen. He smile vanished and turned in to a tight lipped mouth and his eyes got big and red. The scream wasn't as blood curdling as last time, but it still tore at me. I had given him Tylenol before this time maybe that helped. He didn't pout as long afterword. He breastfed for about ten minutes then was all smiles again and ready to charm the ladies. Oh I smell a stench in the air.I better attend to it.
10 May 2008
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Project Runway's season 8 episode 10 midway revealed contestant Mondo Guerra is HIV positive. Mondo's revelation came to viewers first, not fellow contestants nor judges, per the editing choices of the production. When confronted with a challenge to created his own textile pattern drawing up his life, Mondo chose a particular purple geometric pattern.
Other contestants and then judges were left guessing the meaning behind the pattern. Mondo, however, explained it directly to viewers in taped segments. Lifetime's introduction of the storyline was excellently produced. It was not overly dramatized, and it gave it front and center for viewers to see early on in the episode.
Mondo, like other contestants last night, was allocated roughly $100 of fabric to complement his textile. The result was a top and bottom of both geometric clashes. On the top, slashes of silver and blacks were employed in a blouse. On the bottom, high waistline 1960s0inspired pants carried the purple geometric design.
To fellow contestants, it appeared Mondo has simply draw upon something retro. In truth, it had much more meaning.
Earlier, Mondo was shown at his work station, battling the choice of which geometry to use in the creation of his textile. A fellow contestant tried to give her advice, but admitted Mondo would not open up to tell his story behind his textile.
When Mondo and fellow designers hit the runway, it was a show of personalities rather than patterns. Lackluster designs caused Nina Garcia to call it a boring show. The designs were boring, not the stories.
When Mondo was left for the end to showcase his pattern, Nina appeared to jab at Mondo for using a geometry that doesn't say anything to the viewer, until explained. And before that explanation came a dramatic pause and then a cut to commercial.
While Heidi Klum, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia are back in this eighth season, Project Runway has taken new life on Lifetime. Irrespective of Mondo's revelation, his talents have dominated this competition. A week that sent Valerie home after the elimination of Ivy, and showed that designers can express themselves even through a textile, episode 10 proved that this series just continues to get better.


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Parents play a crucial role in guiding the development of their child's self-confidence and emotional strength and balance.
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, self-esteem is the value we place on ourselves. It is the feeling we have about all the things we see ourselves to be. It is the knowledge that we are lovable, we are capable, and we are unique.
Good self-esteem means:
- having a healthy view of yourself,
- having a quiet sense of self-worth,
- having a positive outlook,
- feeling satisfied with yourself most of the time,
- setting realistic goals.
Sara Dimerman, founder of Parent Education Resource Centre in Thornhill Ontario and author of 'Character Is the Key' and 'Am I a Normal Parent?' suggests children who are taught to work towards goals and take pride in their successes will develop a greater sense of self worth.
Dimmerman offers the following tips to help build confidence in children:
- Balance competitive extra curricular activities with those that encourage personal best like swimming or karate.
- Don't ask how the rest of his /her classmates did on a project, ask "did you try your best?"
- Frame certificates of achievement and awards to encourage your child to strive for more of the same, and foster pride in his/her accomplishments.
- Take away the good girl bad girl affliction and comment on actual behavior. Instead of "good girl" you can say "I really appreciate it when you help put away the dishes.


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Democratic congressmen Travis Childers and Gene Taylor of Mississippi don't walk, talk or look a thing like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. They certainly don't agree with her on every issue, and they don't always vote the way she wants.
Still, between now and November, Republicans will do all they can to convince Mississippi voters that Childers and Taylor are ready to do the bidding of a San Francisco lefty.
Longtime state Sen. Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo won the Republican primary in north Mississippi's 1st District last week and will challenge Childers in the Nov. 2 general election. Childers, from Booneville, first won the seat in a mid-2008 special election.
Freshman state Rep. Steven Palazzo of Biloxi won last week's GOP primary in the southern 4th District and will challenge Taylor of Bay St. Louis, who has represented the district since 1989.
Both Nunnelee and Palazzo regularly criticize Pelosi and Democratic President Barack Obama.
"This is not an election about one man," Nunnelee said primary night. "This is about taking our country back, taking it back from the liberal left wing that controls the United States Congress."
Palazzo is a Marine veteran who served in combat in the Persian Gulf War. He said he's ready to challenge the status quo if he goes to Washington.
"I think the part of being in the Marine Corps has given me the courage to take on people like Pelosi and Obama," Palazzo said primary night.
Childers and Taylor are both Blue Dog Democrats — fiscal and social conservatives who often disagree with their party's leadership on gun rights, abortion and other issues.
Both represent districts that went Republican in the 2008 presidential election, and before.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is backing both Nunnelee and Palazzo, but appears to be focusing more intently on the 1st District seat. For months, the NRCC has included Childers on its list of potentially vulnerable Democrats.
Democrat Jamie Whitten represented northern Mississippi in the U.S. House for 53 years and chose not to run in 1994. As longtime chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, Whitten steered big bucks to his district for rural electricity and other substantial projects. Folks there still appreciate that.
Roger Wicker was elected to the 1st District seat at part of the Republican sweep in 1994. In late 2007, Republican Gov. Haley Barbour promoted Wicker to the U.S. Senate when the GOP's Trent Lott resigned. Childers won a special election in mid-2008. That November, he defeated the same candidate again, Republican Mayor Greg Davis of Southaven.
Childers voted with Pelosi on federal stimulus spending but voted against her on a federal health care overhaul.
Mississippi Democratic Party executive director Sam Hall said in a news release that Nunnelee is a "career politician" who's out of touch with the middle class.
"Travis Childers has been independent minded and stood up for working families while Alan Nunnelee has only stood up for himself and his own career," Hall said.
Childers and Nunnelee will be on the November ballot with seven other candidates. The 4th District ballot will have Taylor, Palazzo, a Libertarian and a Reform Party candidate.
One particular challenge for Palazzo might be his name. It's not an unusual name for the diverse coastal district — but spoken quickly enough, it does sound a bit like Pelosi.
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This week has quite literally flown by. We have had lots of visitors and of course there is ROXY here to entertain us. She is a lovely dog. The other night she cracked us up by managing to get herself shut in the garage when she sneaked in there and because it was dark my mum didn't notice her. She was just hanging around the dog biscuit shelf hoping some might fall down. Then she and Sam were lying on the floor muzzles touching, but then they got a bit ratty and started pushing each other with their muzzles, trying to claim that exact spot of floor. She likes to get up at 7am, an hour earlier than Sam.
Friday, 27 May 2011
Week 38
Today Maru chan and I are at week 38! 2 weeks till my due date.
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Sam's New Friend
Yesterday Sam's friend ROXY the chocolate Labrador arrived to stay with us for the next 3 weeks. They have met each other once before and got along fine. Last night they were both terribly excited and did a lot of playing. Roxy is 2 and Sam is nearly 8 so a bit of an age and maturity difference but they seem to be getting along very well. It's going to be an interesting 3 weeks!
|An unusual quiet moment!
Friday, 20 May 2011
Ikebana... NZ style
I did some ikebana yesterday for the first time in a long time. My sister came up and bought some of the stuff that is growing around her house. I also improvised with a few things out of my mum's little garden here.
These are not my best works but they look interesting.
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Nearly week 37
So tomorrow will be Week 37. Only 3-5 weeks to go. 3 weeks. I guess I can handle that. 5 weeks...please let it all be over before then. Everyone keeps saying that one way or another, at some time this baby has to come out. Still a little in disbelief that we are not far from the point where Maru chan will be a whole separate person and I will be a mother! At about 11pm every night when kickboxing practice in my tummy starts up, I am relieved that it won't be too much longer till I get kind of get my body back. But then sometimes the kicks are kind of cute and I think I will miss our special little relationship.
When I found out that we were finally having a baby, I said to DH that I wanted this baby to be an Eco Baby. By that I meant, that we shouldn't go out and buy all new everything - tempting though it is! But borrow or buy as much as possible second hand. Luckily for us, being a bit challenged in the fertility department meant that pretty much everyone we know has already had at least one if not two children and so we quickly had offers of all kinds of things from friends in Japan, who were pleased to have some space back in their tiny storage closets. I "may" have splashed out on some cute clothes from NZ but in my defense, they were all on sale! Opposite seasons rock.
Then we had the earthquake and the nuclear power station up the road had a melt down etc. I decided to decamp to NZ. For a second time, I have been shown amazing generosity by friends and even relative strangers. Someone I have never met, who works with my sister gave me a beautiful bassinet for Maru chan to sleep in. Someone else is giving us a changing table. Not to mention all the great clothes, car seat and other paraphernalia my friend P gave me. The only thing we have had to buy new is disposable stuff like nappies, creams and what not. NZ also has the most amazing array of great reusable cloth nappies which I am planning to use after Maru chan is out of the 7-10 nappies a day stage that newborns apparently go through. The environment will have to forgive me those disposable diapers and the energy and resources it cost to make them. At first I was skeptical about using cloth (keep in mind I still haven't actually used them yet!) but after researching the issue, running the numbers and thinking about our lifestyle in Japan and how we wash clothes (using recycled water from the bath tub, only drying on the line in a very sunny part of Japan at our house that has solar panels on the roof etc), I decided that it would work for us and since doing the laundry is strangely the one chore I don't mind I have decided to try using them.
So, only 3 more weeks until DH gets here and on his bday too! Now remember everyone, we are putting it out there to the universe that Maru chan will be born from the evening of the 11th of June or sometime shortly after! :)
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Things to do in Nelson
Yesterday was beautiful here in Nelson and since it was a Saturday I wanted to go into town to the weekly Saturday markets. I am always very impressed with the products one can buy there and there is always lots of yummy looking food, like bread, cheeses, jams, honey to name some of things. Yesterday was a bit of a disappointment as there were not so many store holders there as last time and we only bought some vegetables.
After the market we went to the river with Sam. The Maitai river runs through Nelson and has a really beautiful leafy walkway beside it. Sam did his sniffing, stick bashing, grass munching and had a swim. The river was a bit high due to the rain overnight but when it is calm he likes to jump in and float down the river!
After our walk I was having a "low blood sugar level" moment so we went to the Suter Art Gallery's cafe. They have extremely yummy food and coffee there and lovely outlook to a beautiful botanical gardens. I was in heaven! I had an urge to take a photo of my lemon tart I was having, but realised my camera was at home.
When DH gets here it will be nice to take him to those places, even though it might be a bit cooler.
He also wants to go to this boutique organic brewery: Founders.
I'm sure we will need to go to a winery or two, depending on when Maru chan decides to make an entrance to the world.
Speaking of Maru chan. All is well at the moment. I had a tour of the hospital the other day which has a very new maternity area. It's quite compact but looks very comfortable and has everything someone in my position should need. Maru has been running out of room recently and the kicking gets quite violent and I wonder if the baby might just burst out of my stomach at times!
Yesterday was a big day for me (lots of walking and outside activities) but I managed not to take a nap and was really tired when I went to bed. So tired in fact I barely remember the huge thunder storm we had last night that kept my mum and Sam (who is terrified of thunder) awake.
I have been looking at the news in Japan on the internet. Am not heartened by any of the news from the power plant in Fukushima. They are saying one of the reactors "may" have had a meltdown, and 2 others might suffer the same fate. Argh. Then there are the thousands and thousands of people still living in public shelters, more than 2 months after the quake. It really is atrocious. Thankfully now in NZ I have to go looking for news about Japan so I can avoid stressing myself out about this most of the time, especially since there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Well I am now in Nelson! Finally settled in at my Mum's place and will be here for the next 2 months or so. We have the mod cons of broadband internet which means I have been able to talk to DH properly for the first time since I left Japan 6 weeks or so ago.
My mum lives very close to the hospital. This will be a good thing if I am like my mother and pop this baby out in about 2 hours from woah to go like she did. I have a midwife sorted out. I love love love it how she comes to my house for our appointments! I was seriously dreading the 3 hour waits at my clinic back in Japan when I got really really pregnant as they are frustrating enough. And especially now that we are getting to the once a week stage of the game. Heaven! And I love it how in NZ my opinion matters. Do I want my child to have a vitamin K injection? Would I like to take the placenta home with me? Personally I want what is best for Maru chan, whatever that may be but it is nice that they ask you and try to follow your wishes if they can.
I have also been to a prenatal aquarobics class which was pretty hard out actually but I enjoyed it and enjoyed being with lots of other pregnant women who were chatty and friendly. We bonded over the physical exertion as much as the fact that we all have huge tummies. I liked not being the sole foreigner, being able to compare tummy sizes and see I am not huge but kind of average! That is a nice feeling after being in Japan and seeing tiny tummy people all the time and sitting in silence for 3 hours waiting for 5 minutes with the dr.
I started working again last night at my online job in Japan. I was a bit worried about getting back into it after having 2 months off, but it was fine and it turns out I haven't forgotten how to teach English! There is a 3 hour time difference which means I am a bit tired but have nothing else to do all day so taking a nap is no biggie.
It turns out we have quite a few relatives, friends and acquaintances here in Nelson and we have had a very social week catching up with people, lunching etc. We are not from Nelson, my mother only moved here last winter, so it is kind of strange to have this social circle already waiting for me. I'm so used to having a pitiful one or having to go and make my own from scratch, again.
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Back Online
My mum and I arrived in Nelson on Monday night and the internet was finally hooked up this morning! After how many weeks of trudging down to the local library every morning to use theirs and talk to DH, this is a real novelty!
Our move up to Nelson was supposed to happen on Tuesday but on Monday night I started having lower stomach and back pain that didn't seem to go away. So we called the midwife on duty that night and went down to the clinic. She put me on the fetal heart monitor machine for a while and since the pain had gone by then decided that I wasn't in labour and was probably just an upset stomach or some other reason for the pain. She said that she didn't want us to stay in Westport as they are only able to cater for women who are full term with uncomplicated second pregnancies. The nearest bigger hospital an hour and a half away doesn't have a neonatal unit nor a pediatrician so if I did go into labour that night, it would mean a helicopter flight to a bigger hospital in Christchurch or Nelson since I am only 35 weeks tomorrow.
We had packed our stuff into the car that afternoon and were pretty much ready to leave town anyway so we went home and got our stuff and headed off into the night (it was already 9pm) in the rain to drive the 3 hours to Nelson. In hindsight this was not the best idea and I was personally against it as the route we had to take is a very quiet country road and I had images of us with a flat tire and no body coming along to help us (not that I don't know how to change a tire, but we did have a car FULL of stuff and it was raining hard). But we did get here safely at 1am.
Nelson has quite a big hospital with all the whistles and bells a pregnant woman should technically need. Yesterday I met the woman who I decided I will take on as my midwife or lead carer for the rest of my pregnancy and the birth. So that is a big relief to get that sorted out. Now it is just a matter of getting the last few things together for Maru chan's arrival and hoping that it happens not long after DH gets here from Japan.
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A new study revealed some eye-opening statistics in how much it actually cost to deliver a baby in California. The aim of the study was to assess the between-hospital variation of charges and discounted prices for uncomplicated vaginal and caesarean section deliveries; in addition, it attempted to determine the institutional and market-level characteristics, which influence adjusted charges. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco published their findings on January 16 in the journal BMJ open.
The researchers accessed data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD); they reviewed all privately insured patients admitted to California hospitals in 2011 for an uncomplicated vaginal delivery or an uncomplicated caesarean section. They assessed hospital charges and discounted prices adjusted for each patient's clinical and demographic characteristics. The study comprised 76,766 vaginal deliveries and 32,660 caesarean sections that took place in California in 2011.
The investigators found that, after adjusting for patient demographic and clinical characteristics, the average California woman could be charged as little as $3,296 or as much as $37,227 for a vaginal delivery, and $8,312 to $70,908 for a caesarean section; the rate was dependent upon on which hospital she received her maternity care. On average, the discounted prices were 37% of the charges. They found that hospitals in markets with an average level of competition had significantly lower adjusted charges for vaginal deliveries. In contrast; hospitals in higher income areas, as well as for-profit hospitals, had higher adjusted charges. Hospitals in areas with a large uninsured population charged significantly less for caesarean sections; however, hospitals in higher income areas, and for-profit hospitals and hospitals charged more. The investigators noted, however, that the institutional and market-level factors included in their models explained only 35–36% of the between-hospital variation in charges.
The authors concluded that their results indicate that charges and discounted prices for two common, relatively similar diagnosis groups, uncomplicated vaginal delivery and caesarean section, vary widely between hospitals and are not well explained by observable patient or hospital characteristics. Their findings indicate that for the more than half million women who give birth at California hospitals every year, medical costs are difficult to predict and can result in differences of thousands of dollars among facilities even in the same geographic area.
Take home message:
Often, an obstetrician or physician group will admit their patients to a single facility; however, some will deliver patients at more than one. This information is often provided when a woman presents for the initiation of her obstetrical care. Contacting the hospital's business office can provide cost information. Another factor that must be taken into consideration is the level of care provided at the hospital. A hospital that has an excellent reputation and can provide a high level of care may be worth an increased cost. It is also important to determine how much of the cost will be covered by your insurance policy.


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Approved products list
New product evaluation committee
The Iowa DOT's Office of Construction and Materials receives many requests for the Iowa DOT's approved products list. This information is maintained in the Materials Instructional Memorandums (IM). Search the MAPLE database to find specific products. To submit a request for approval, contacts may be found by product and corresponding IM in Materials IM 204, Appendix Z..
For new products not found in the current IMs, a product evaluation request may be submitted to the New Product Evaluation Committee.
If you have questions or are unable to find the list you are seeking, contact Joe Putherickal.


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VOLKSWAGEN has launched a five-door version of its Up! city car with on-the-road prices £365 more than the equivalent three-door model.
Order books are now open for the model with prices starting at £8,360 for the five-door 1.0 litre 60 PS five-speed manual Take Up! Five-door models are expected to make up just over half of all Up! sales.UKdeliveries of the five-door Up! are expected to start in August.
The five-door range mirrors that of the three-door, with a choice of Take Up!, Move Up! and High Up! models, plus the special edition Up! Black and Up! White.
As with the three-door, two BlueMotion Technology versions will also be available, offering sub-100 g/km carbon dioxide emissions. The 60 PS Move Up! BlueMotion Technology returns 68.9 mpg on the combined fuel cycle, while emitting 95 g/km, and the 75 PS High Up! BlueMotion Technology offers 67.3 mpg and 98 g/km.
A fully electric version will join the range in late 2013, and an automated manual gearbox will become optional later in 2012.


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The cast and creators of midseason TV's scariest new series, Bates Motel, sat for a Q&A session at the Television Critics Association Press Tour and spoke about the dark violence of the series, the connection to the film and the frighteningly close relationship between mother and son.
Many scoffed at the news that A&E was doing a TV show based on Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. But Bates Motel, a prequel series focusing on a 17 year-old Norman Bates and his mother Norma, is much more, and way better, than one might think. Vera Farmiga (The Departed) and Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), who play the infamous mother and son, were joined by EP Carlton Cuse (LOST) for a panel that was full of revelations.
"I got into this wanting to defend who that woman was," Farmiga said of Norma Bates. "And to me, she was just such a beautiful portrait of valiant maternity to me. And so therein I saw the challenge. She was just a real head turner, you know. And it read, and it reads still, to me as just a beautiful love letter between a mother and her son, and that's that's how I perceive the character. That's how that's how I approach it."
Bates Motel takes place after a family tragedy has claimed the life of Norman's father, causing Norma to uproot the two of them and buy a dilapidated roadside motel to run together as a means of starting over. "There's an Edvard Munch painting of the Madonna," Farmiga continued. "It's really warped and it kind of exudes the sacred and the profane. And it's just psychologically gripping, and that's what I was so drawn to with Norma. She's a playground for an actress. It's like when they offer you Hedda Gabler, you don't say no. And that's what it was for me. The character's riddled with contradiction. She's as strong and tall as an oak and as fragile as a butterfly, and everything in between that I admire in female characters that I come across. Which is resilience and passion and intellect and, at the same time, she's an absolute train wreck and a magnet."
So what was it about the backstory of Norman Bates that EP Carlton Cuse thought would make for a great series? "We don't know much about Norma Bates," Cuse explained. "But again, we're doing our own thing here. We are using Psycho as an inspiration for the plot, the ultimate plot, but we very much have our own thing going here. We were interested in doing something that was inspired by Psycho, but not an homage to Psycho, and that was a big difference to us."
Part of the inspiration element that Cuse is referring to may have to do with the fact that Bates Motel takes place in the present day, and not in the '60s. Though there is certainly a "throwback" vibe to it all – especially concerning the old, creakiness of the motel and house, which stick out like outcasts themselves. "It just seemed really interesting to us, this sort of fundamental idea of how does Norman Bates become the guy who's in that movie," Cuse went on. "And that was just really a fascinating idea for us. And in a certain way we thought this is a tragedy. And we want the audience to fall in love with these characters, particularly Norma and Norman, and yet we know sort of their inevitable fates. And that tension of knowing what their fate is and seeing how they get there was something that we, as storytellers, just thought was really compelling."
So how long could a tale like this run for? "I think there's a story here that has a beginning, middle, and end," Cuse said, definitively. "I can't tell you exactly how long our story's going to last just yet. I think that's part of the discovery process of us developing the show, but I think eventually there is an end point to this narrative, absolutely."
Most remember British born Freddie Highmore from roles opposite Johnny Depp in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Finding Neverland. Certainly not the type of lad who'd grow up to play one of the most famous screen killers of all time, that's for sure. But Highmore has high hopes for Norman. Highmore spoke of wanting people to be "able to identify with Norman from the start."
"He kind of indirectly challenges the audience in that we all know where he's going to end up," Highmore added. "It doesn't give anything away to say that he'll go on to be psycho. But is that necessarily because of his upbringing? It's that sort of argument between 'nature versus nurture.' Is he who he is and will he always become the person that he will become, or is it because they move to this dodgy town and there's a sort of weird relationship between or certainly close, intimate relationship between Norma and Norman? And that challenges the audience to think, well, if I was in that situation, if I had had the upbringing that Norman had had, would I be slightly different? You know, we all go a little mad sometimes." Nice.
"I guess, as you say, I have big shoes to fill," Highmore concluded. "I feel more that if there is any pressure to do as well as you can with a character, it comes more from the character himself other than from previous people who played him. Anthony Perkins has done an iconic take, but the character of Norman Bates is also iconic. And so I guess I just want to do him justice and make sure that we get the best Norman that we can."
Bates Motel premieres on Monday, March 18 at 10 p.m. EST on A&E.
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Oxford running back Racean "Roc" Thomas, who is being heavily recruited by both Auburn and Alabama, is the only player of the nine who has officially accepted his invitation to participate in the game.
The remaining eight players to receive nominations include:
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The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission has conditionally certified the Boot Hill Casino and Resort in Dodge City for a possible opening next week.
The casino could open Dec. 15 if the state approves two controlled demonstration days at the facility. which will be held tomorrow and Dec. 14.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for 11 a.m. on Dec. 16 featuring Gov. Mark Parkinson and other officials.
If the casino opens on Dec. 15, it would close that evening and re-open after the ceremony, said Sharon Stroburg, Boot Hill's marketing director.
The racing and gaming commission has approved the casino's internal control systems, security and surveillance plans, slots and table game rules and procedures, and its responsible gaming plan.
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Overview of organoiron polymers.
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Well I have to say it was a rocky start. I have been weighing myself daily again and I had gained 3 pounds before the end of the week where I lost those three and another. So good news is I lost one pound. (and actually I feel like I did lose 4 but the other bastards dont count)
Im faithfully entering my food into the tracker and thats been very useful although difficult at times. I guess Im going to have to admit that salt is an enemy of mine. All these years of my doctor telling I needed to cut back on my salt intake did not make a difference to me. Hell.. I hardly add any salt to my foods so what did he know? (maybe the high blood pressure gave him a hint...)One week on the food tracker of this site and already Im on board with this lower sodium intake thing. Damned stuff is in every single packaged food out there. The only stuff devoid of salt is on the fresh foods shelves of the grocery store. So I have worked hard at getting as many fresh veggies and fruits as I can muster mister. But then comes the task of turning these lovelies into meals that my husband will enjoy as much as I. He loves everything I have prepared so far. Well... except for the lentil mush I tried to pass off as bean dip. But hes such a dear.... all he said was "interesting....honey WHAT EXACTLY is in this?"
Im married... duh... I had a nice carreer in the electronics industry for many years, and then turned my hobby of cake decorating into a home based business for 10 years. But years of hunkering over cakes in the same position long into the wee hours of the night left their toll on my back and I had to give that up. I went back into the electronics field when we moved from CA to OH. I had one great company I worked for 5 years at. But after that company moved I drifted from one miserable job to the next until I finally gave up and retired. Im only 54 years old, but I decided that I would rather spend my time running the household than hassling with company politics.
The side product of this retirement plan was that I started to sit around on my ass all day and play on the computer. It kept my brain engaged while my ass just grew larger and larger. So I started searching for activities that would get me out of the house, into the fresh air and on the road to better health. I took up biking. I actually love biking. There is a lovely trail very near to where I live and I go for daily rides in good weather. But sadly... when I set foot outside in cold weather my back throws a fit and leaves me in pain the rest of the day.
On the top of my wish list is a Wii with the fitness programs... but for now Im just struggling... Spring is a long way off here in Ohio. So I simply must do something. Ive started getting up and dancing wildly around the room. I dont log that into my fitness tracker because that would look silly! But its a start! So on with week 2....
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Good point Deb! But I think I need to set some sort of gluideline for logging it... like I cant log it if I havent broken a sweat or gone past 10 minuets?
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I just got the "dancing with the stars" video from Netflix ... and when I dance with it, you can bet I'm going to take credit.
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Dance would look silly? If you did as much dancing as your avatar you wouldn't be on this site. Of course you can entre dance as exercise. If you type 'disco' into the cardio search you'll find that 10 mins = 120 cals. It's great fun to have the music up high and dance around the house doing chores.
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* 60% of Smaggle survey contributors have never had a Brazilian wax
* Most of the women who HAVE had a Brazilian are in their 30s
* 45% of participating readers have only ever had one Brazilian wax ever
* 40% of readers said that they would have them more regularly if money wasn't an issue
* 20% said that they had Brazilian waxes because their friends did. Although this isn't published in the graph, 90% of those who were influenced by friends were in their 20s
So I conclude that my hypotheses, that younger women across the board are more into Brazilian waxes than their slightly older friends has been proven completely inaccurate. I love that.
Thank you so much to the 123 people who contributed to the survey. The response was truly outstanding.
We are running another survey this week Have You Ever Stolen Something? which has been live for only 24 hours and already has 190 responses. Please take a quick peak and participate in the survey. I think we can reach 300 responses by Friday!
May I ask… are you guys enjoying the survey and response posts? The participation so far has been magical, but I'd love to get some written feedback. I'd hate to be quietly boring you to death.
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That is really interesting – I am completely surprised that most women have never had one! They were just the done thing – or at least the thing you tried – when I was in my 20's. I love the way you've displayed the results by the way.
And feedback-wise – I like the surveys! I find them interesting and I like the interactivity. Keep it up Lady!
Surely these results don't prove that older women are more into Brazilian waxes than younger women, but more that older women have been alive for longer and therefore had more time in which to get Brazilian waxes than younger women. Am I missing something that came up in the questions?
Maybe if the question was "have you had a Brazilian wax in the last year" the results might show something different. It is still very possible that women in their twenties are more likely to get a Brazilian wax than people in their thirties, it's just that people in their thirties were also once in their twenties, and some of those women have continued to get Brazilian waxes, hence more said yes. I can only assume that women in their forties have had so few because you have less 40+ readers, and that maybe Brazilian waxes have only been the thing to do in the last, say, twenty years.
Still, lots of fun! I love statistics!
I like the surveys, and your smart looking stats and graphs. Very curious about the thieves amongst us…
Love these surveys! Keep 'em comin'! And of course, you make the results look so pretty. Awesome.
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This was amazingly quick. I already had leeks ready to go which saved a lot of time. The substitutions I made were: fresh dill instead of dried, chicken instead of ham, and sharp cheddar for the cheese since those were what I had in the fridge. I served it with a side salad and the whole family enjoyed it.
Green Eggs & Ham Frittata
From EatingWell: March/April 2010
Our version of green eggs and ham is full of spinach, leeks and dill, along with ham and havarti cheese. Serve with: Roasted red potatoes or hash browns.
11 Reviews for Green Eggs & Ham Frittata
Very flavourful! I was worried that it would be too strong with all the leeks (it calls for a lot) but it blended together very nicely. I did find all the chopping to be a bit of a nuisance, but it was worth it in the end
Made as written a couple times, and loved it. Looking forward to experimenting - starting now!
I love frittatas and this was no exception. I use egg beaters instead of real eggs and I cut the salt amount in half. I also normally use low-sodium ham in this and it works well.
It's good but my family and I felt it was missing something. I felt it needed some extra seasoning to really bring out or highlight the flavors. Not sure what seasoning though; perhaps some nutmeg. Might be better with a cheese that has a more pronounced flavor ( I used harvarti.) Will make again and tinker with it.


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Micron announces 1.4TB PCI-Express SSD for servers
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MEMORY MAKER Micron has announced a 1.4TB solid state disk (SSD) drive for servers that runs off the PCI-Express bus and uses the firm's own chips.
While Micron is trying to close a deal to buy bankrupt Japanese memory maker Elpida in order to boost its DRAM business, the firm is pushing ahead with its NAND flash operations in consumer and enterprise markets. The firm announced its 1.4TB PCI-Express based SSD to act as a cache for servers.
Micron's P420m SSD accelerator board is intended to be used in servers to act as high bandwidth storage. The firm said it will produce 350GB, 700GB and 1.4TB versions of the P420m SSD, using the firm's own controller chip and 25nm multi-level cell NAND chips.
Although Micron's P420m SSD uses the PCI-Express bus, the firm touted its ability to fit into a standard 2.5in drive bay like those typically found on the front of many servers. Server vendors usually fill these drive bays with 2.5in serial attached SCSI (SAS) drives that can be hot swapped, and Micron said that its P420m SSDs can be treated in much the same manner, allowing users to add and remove drives without powering down servers.
Ed Doller, VP and GM of Micron's Enterprise SSD division said, "The P420m is a true workhorse, it delivers where performance matters most. Introduction of the P420m is a testament to our commitment to storage innovation for all levels of integration. We've expanded our portfolio to address the changing storage needs of today's data centers, regardless the workload."
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Project Design Team Wednesday~Monogram Baby Quilt
Posted by administrator on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Hello fellow fabric lovers! My name is Amy Smart and I write about my fabric addiction adventures at a blog called Diary of a Quilter. I'm so excited to get to be a part of the Riley Blake Design team and share my first team tutorial with you today.
This tutorial is for a simple monogram baby quilt. With so many great large scale fabrics available, you can create a simple baby quilt, letting the design motifs do all the work for you. By adding a simple monogram embellishment you can both personalize the quilt and give the quilt added design detail. Today I'm going to show you two variations on this design to create a 41" x 54" crib-sized quilt.
Supplies for Quilt 1:
- 1 1/2 yard of fabric for front (I used Riley Blake's large Gray Chevron)
- 1 5/8 yard for backing (I used Aqua Marine)
- fat quarter for circle (I used Aqua )
- fat quarter for letter (I used Charcoal)
- batting (I used Pellon Legacy White cotton batting)
- 1/2 yard for binding (I used Charcoal)
Supplies Quilt 2 (with stripe):
- 1 3/8 yard fabric for front (I used Mystique Black Petal by Lila Tueller)
- 1/6 yard fabric for stripe (I used Mystique Gray Stripe by Lila Tueller)
- 1 5/8 yard cotton fabric for back (I used 60" wide minkie and needed 1 3/8 yards)
- fat quarter for circle (I used Peony)
- fat quarter for letter (I used Charcoal)
- batting
- 1/2 yard for binding (I used Charcoal)
Using a needle and sturdy thread, sew a large running stitch all the way around the circle, about 1/4" away from the edge.
Carefully pull thread to gather edges around the cardboard edge.
Bring circle to your ironing board and spray edges with starch. (You may want to put a dish cloth on your ironing board so your cover doesn't get gucked up with starch.) Press the edges so that you have a nice, clean edge all around your circle. Don't remove cardboard yet.
To create your monogram, choose a font on your computer and increase the font size so that it's about 10". Print the letter. (Hint: using a bold, chunky font is easier to work with. Ask me how I know this.) Using Wonder Under (the thinnest, lightest kind), trace the letter onto the paper side in the reverse. (You might want to tape your letter backwards to a window or light box and then trace letter backward.) Fuse Wonder Under to the back side of your monogram fabric.
Cut out monogram and peal off paper side of the Wonder Under. Carefully center letter on top of your circle and iron into place. Remove card board and take monogram to your sewing machine to either top stitch or satin stitch around the raw edges.
Take your pressed monogram circle and place it where ever you desire on your top fabric. (I chose about 3/4 of the way down and 1/4 of the way from the right side.) Carefully pin in place.
Carefully top stitch around the outside edge of the circle.
To create the quilt top with the "stripe" you will cut your main print into two pieces: One measuring 36" and the other measuring 13". From your "stripe" fabric, cut a piece 6.5" (6" if you only bought 1/6 yard - either is fine). Sew the stripe fabric between the 36" and the 13" piece using 1/4" seams.
Use the same method as above to create the circle monogram. On this one I satin-stitched around the letter because it was thinner and needed more reinforcement.
Once your monogram is in place, square off the selvage edges plus about 1/2" of the front side of your quilt. This will help when you go to create your quilt sandwich with the front, back and batting, the backing fabric will be visible from the front on all four sides.
Then quilt the top as desired. These two quilts were quilted for me by Melissa Kelly. We decided to use the chevron as a guide for the quilting on this one, but changed the look in the circle to reemphasize the monogram. I love the pebble quilting she chose.
When the quilting is done, square off the batting and binding fabric to prepare the quilt for binding. Cut 5 strips 2 1/2" wide from your binding fabric and sew them together end to end. Binding tutorial here.
And there you go! A quick project for your new favorite baby! Thanks again for having me. I'm excited to be back often :)
Category: Project Design Team Wednesday
Great monogram project, soooooo cute!!, glad we use same materials for patterns(big G cereal boxes, great !!). I even have the big boxes storing my 8.5 x 11 patterns. Need to cover with cute paper though!by Cyndi
February 12th, 2013 at 11:52 p.m.
So cute Amy! I love how this shows off the beautiful fabric, while still being thoughtful and hand made. xoxoby Amy
February 12th, 2013 at 11:57 p.m.
Amy, you are remarkable! Awesome job...yet again!by Becky @ Ucreate
February 13th, 2013 at 1:56 a.m.
muy linda idea ! gracias por compartirla ;)by Barbara
February 13th, 2013 at 6:35 a.m.
These are so precious!! Sometimes the simplest quilts are the most gorgeous. Thanks.by Mitzi
February 13th, 2013 at 10:44 a.m.
I love the way you "keep it real" with the Kix box template. That is just what the rest of us would do! Bravo on the darling quilt!by Karee
February 19th, 2013 at 7:50 p.m.
I think you meant "peel", not "peal". Cute design. I especially love the contrast of the chevrons with the circle.by Speattle
March 01st, 2013 at 3:09 p.m.
Thanks for creative solution to label the white towels my husband and two sons share. I heard boys arguing about whose towel was whose--said they wished they had names on them--so glad I can do this without spending money!by smackender
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SummaryCool space opera that pushes the boundaries of its genre
The GoodAlshark is, together with Emerald Dragon and Illusion City, one of those distinguished classic Japanese role-playing games that originated on computers and were later ported to console systems, sometimes with enhanced content. Both Alshark and Emerald Dragon were created by Atsushi Ii, one of the best Japanese RPG designers of the time. There are several versions of Alshark; opinions vary as to which is the definitive one, though I certainly prefer the PCE CD variant for numerous reasons: it has voice acting, more cutscenes, full screen graphics, tweaks to ship navigation and minimaps, doesn't encourage grinding as much, and has noticeably faster battles with a reduced enemy encounter rate.
Alshark is somewhat of a phenomenon in the world of Japanese RPGs. The author's ambitious vision resulted in what must be the most expansive, most generous representative of the genre ever. Many Japanese RPGs, even the genre itself, have been described as "epic". But this word can mean different things when applied to a video game. Games are a peculiar medium that, in a way, exist both in time and space. They are played from the beginning to the end, but much of the enjoyment also comes from traveling through the game world without necessarily advancing the time aspect, i.e. the plot. A long, twisted narrative doesn't necessarily imply a vast world - in fact, the two often contradict each other. Thus "epic" Japanese RPGs end up being linear affairs where the player is guided through the story without being able to take advantage of the space, basically turning into interactive melodramas with reduced control and exploration.
This game, on the other hand, is one of the precious few Japanese RPGs that has a vast world that the player can explore at his own pace. Sure, there is a linear plot to follow and some planets can't be safely explored without falling prey to overleveled enemies populating them. But in general, venturing into an unknown space sector, narrowly escaping intimidating ships, landing on an unknown planet and simply walking around, exploring it, trying to get to a populated area before hostile wildlife puts an end to unrestricted curiosity - all that is possible. Alshark is wonderfully open-ended, and has very few equals in that regard among other games of its sub-genre.
Alshark gracefully complements traditional Japanese RPG gameplay with elements from Western space exploration games. You can physically navigate your ship through space and land on planets, exploring them on foot or in various vehicles. It is by far less sophisticated than games like Starflight, since there is no trading and space combat is only marginally important. Still, fighting in space by engaging other ships in simple dogfights (which can be automatized) brings you scrap, which can be either converted to credits and used to buy better gear on the planets, or given directly to your mechanic Scrap Joe, who can outfit the ship with better frames, engines, turrets, and fighters. Again, ship customization cannot be compared to similar elements in Western space exploration games, but it is there, and it adds more depth and more excitement to the game. Alshark is the closest possible thing to the great Western space RPG hybrids such as Hard Nova or Planet's Edge in the world of Japanese games.
But Alshark also adheres to the best elements found in its own genre. Unlike the aforementioned games, Alshark has a tight plot based on characterization. In fact, its story was decidedly one of the best for its time. It is a rare example of a game that is truly epic in both meanings of this word, both in size and freedom of exploration as well as story-wise. The plot is long and ripe with dramatic confrontations, rich background history, twists and turns, and everything else needed from a good space opera. Already the beginning is loaded with contradictory emotions: your girlfriend's father has killed your own, and you have to find out why and figure out what to do about it. This premise is almost Star Wars-like in its intensity, but Alshark goes further than most RPGs of its era by keeping the plot focused at all times. Things keep happening in the game, and emotions always run high.
I actually found the story of Alshark superior to most of its contemporary RPGs. It is also character-driven, and most characters come across as colorful and charismatic. Particularly cool is the "Talk" option, allowing you to converse with your characters at any time. These conversations change frequently and help the plot flow when you don't know what to do next. The PCE CD version further enhances the dramatic aspect by adding more full-screen cutscenes.
Alshark is set in a rich world with its own history and lore. There are political tensions, wars, alien races and different civilizations, mysterious ancient ruins and huge futuristic cities, spaceports and space stations, abandoned facilities and remote caves. Even though many graphics are re-used, the amount of different settings is still astounding, considering the time of the game's release and the limited possibilities of its engine. There are lush green planets, ice planets, desert planets, and others. There are tiny native village and huge imperial capitals. There are high-tech installations and dark natural passages beneath the surface. There is so much to see and to do in Alshark, and it never gets boring. No two planets are alike, and all are populated by NPCs with unique lines, creating an illusion of a living, breathing world.
Alshark is a game of exploration, and it's a role-playing game in the sense that you grow and become stronger. It's not about combat, and maybe it's good so, because combat in most Japanese RPGs tends to be too primitive most of the time. Battles are lightning-fast to the point of creating an illusion of a real-time flow. Gaining levels is always pleasant, and Alshark makes full use of that mechanic: you level up ridiculously fast, and grow all the time. I'm not even sure what the level cap is in this game or whether it exists at all, but finishing the game at level 160 is not uncommon.
The BadCharacter customization in Alshark is on par with other representatives of its genre, which means you won't have any choices in party selection, class changes, learning abilities, or any of those little things that greatly enhanced Final Fantasy games. After you obtain all your party members through the story rather early on, you'll be stuck with them for the rest of the game.
Alshark lets you control only Sion in battle, while other characters are managed completely by the AI. This further diminishes the feeling of control over your characters. Sometimes this unnecessary omission undermines the game's non-linear structure: a fight against a much tougher enemy would be lost more quickly because the AI won't have four characters healing each other constantly, which a human player might have easily chosen for that particular kind of battle, and possibly succeeded.
The dungeons are kept relatively small and not particularly interesting in their layouts. They seem to contain no treasure, and generally exist only for you to go in and complete a quest. One must keep in mind, however, that, considering the game's immense scope, tougher and more twisted dungeons would probably impede its flow. Still, more rewarding dungeon exploration would have greatly complemented the satisfying planet-hopping.
The PCE CD version reduces random encounter rate, for which I'm very grateful. However, it also lowers the difficulty level too much, so the more hardcore players would probably turn to computer versions instead. Bear in mind, however, that the encounter rate there can be irritatingly high.


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Haven't seen all of this year's Best Picture Oscar nominees yet? This Tuesday's new DVD and Blu-ray releases include "Dallas Buyers Club", one of this year's awards favorites. Other new movies include something for everyone, from the animated comedy "Free Birds" to the romantic drama "Romeo and Juliet". Read about those films and this week's other new movies below, and leave a comment at the bottom letting us know what you'll be watching.
Pick of the Week: "Dallas Buyers Club"
This drama directed by Jean Marc-Vallee is set in 1985 Dallas and centers around Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a hard-living redneck who is diagnosed with AIDS and is told he has only around thirty days to live. Moving past his initial anger at his situation, Ron uses what little time he has left to find a treatment for the disease, to help other patients if not himself. Runtime: 117 minutes. Rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity and drug use.
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· "About Time"
· "Escape Plan"
· "Romeo and Juliet"
· "Baggage Claim"
· "A Case of You"
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My swarovski crystal and pearl sash is a handmade ISLA design by Allyson James. It is made from pearls, mounted swarovski crystals, and silk thread. The sash is beautifully intricate and emanates old Hollywood Glamor and vintage feel making it both luscious and trendy. A prefect bridal belt to add on a simple wedding dress to add shimmer. * Total length of beading is 20 inches, and max with in the center is about 2.4 inches. The beading tapers on either side. * Finished with silver satin finish ribbon. * Option to sew on to the dress * Beading Color – Silver, off-white, clear swarovski stones and ivory pearls. I purchased the sash in June 2013 and wore it for 6 hours during my wedding on August 31, 2013.
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Tepache, or fermented pineapple water, is a real authentic Mexican treat. Simple in concept and made in a few quick and easy steps, Tepache only requires time, patience, and an adventurous spirit. An acquired taste for some, this interesting and flavorful beverage is both exhilarating and refreshing on a hot summer day.
1 large, very ripe pineapple
water to cover
6 oz piloncillo*
Remove rind and top from pineapple. Discard top piece and reserve fruit for another purpose. Place rind pieces in a clean glass jug or pitcher. Pour in lukewarm water to cover. Add piloncillo and stir. Cover with cheesecloth and secure with a large rubber band or kitchen twine. Set jug in a cool, dark place and leave undisturbed for 2-3 days. Once fermentation starts, and bubbles begin to form on the surface, check daily to test for desired strength of alcohol. To stop the fermentation process, remove rind and strain off Tepache through cheesecloth or fine meshed sieve. Serve chilled.
*Although piloncillo is readily available in the Chicago area, regular brown sugar may be substituted if desired.
Tepache in Chicago:
The necessary ingredients for making Tepache are conveniently obtainable. Piloncillo, or Mexican brown sugar, can be found at many large chain stores throughout the Chicagoland area such as Meijer's and Food4Less. It is also certainly available in every Hispanic Market around the city. One market that I can suggest in the Western suburbs is Supermercado Tampico located at 516 Main St in West Chicago. They also carry large glass containers and pineapple if you want to shop all in one trip.
More drink recipes:
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Agua de Sandia
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Atole de Avena
Te de canela
Licuado de Mamey
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THE KALINGOI (or Calingi) were an extremely short-lived Indian tribe who reached maturity at the age of five and died of old age at eight.
Pliny the Elder, Natural History 7. 30 (trans. Rackham) (Roman encyclopedia C1st A.D.) :
"Duris [a Greek historian C3rd B.C.] says . . . that among the Calingi, a tribe of he same part of India, women conceive at the age of five and do not live more than eight years."


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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Nonsteroidal antinflamatory drugs (NSAIDs) that block an enzyme called COX-2 relieves pain and inflammation. However, they can cause heart attacks, stroke, heart failure, and even sudden cardiac death. Researchers at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania clarify action of potential new class of pain relievers that may benefit, not hurt, the heart.
Researchers are building on previous work that showed that deleting an enzyme in the COX-2 pathway in mice with heart disease slowed the development of atherosclerosis. Now, they extended this observation by clarifying that the consequence of deleting the enzyme mPEGS-1 differs, depending on the cell type in which it is taken away.
"While deletion or inhibition of COX-2 in mice elevates their blood pressure and predisposes them to clotting and hardening of the arteries due to suppressing the cardioprotective lipid prostacyclin, deleting mPGES-1 avoids these effects and even restrains the development of atherosclerosis," senior author Garret FitzGerald, MD, FRS, director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, was quoted as saying.
"Taken together these studies add more evidence that targeting the enzyme mPEGS-1 could result in a new class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that steer clear of heart-disease risk and even work to reduce it," Lihong Chen, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of senior author Garret FitzGerald, was quoted as saying.
For more information, go to: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2014/04/fitzgerald/
SOURCE: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2014
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Free income tax return preparation and electronic filing for both state and federal returns will be available again this year for Mountain Area residents of all ages, offered by the AARP Tax-Aide program. Tax returns are prepared by specially trained, certified and supervised volunteers.
Tax preparation services will be performed at the Sierra Senior Center in Oakhurst on Tuesdays between Feb. 12 and April 9. The returns are prepared on site, and then electronically filed.
Appointments can be made by calling the senior center at (559) 683-3811.
In an effort to reach out to families and working people, volunteers are also offering tax return preparation services on three Saturdays at the Oakhurst Library. Services will be offered between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 23, March 16 and April 13. These services are also offered on an appointment basis by calling Darlene Kelly, (559) 760-0404.
Taxpayers will also be provided service on a drop-in basis, without an appointment, as time is available.
An additional site in the main library in the City of Madera is also available. Services are provided there every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. between Feb. 15 and April 12 by appointment. More information and appointments are available by calling Jeannie Turpenen, (559) 673-4115.
Darlene Kelly, Madera County Tax-Aide coordinator, says volunteers are experimenting with a new service this year -- do-it-yourself tax return preparation. A computer station will be set up at the Sierra Senior Center and the Oakhurst Library when Tax Aide services are being provided. Individuals who wish to prepare their own tax returns will be able to use the computer with a trained volunteer available to answer questions. Free efiling of the returns is included.
Taxpayers with incomes of $57,000 or less are eligible to use this do-it-yourself service.
AARP Tax-Aide is the nation's largest free, volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service available to taxpayers with low- and moderate income, with special attention to those age 60 and older. Over 33,000 AARP Tax-Aide volunteers, trained in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), now help over 2 million taxpayers file their federal, state and local tax returns each year at nearly 7,000 AARP Tax-Aide sites nationwide.


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ACE Get Fit website.
Are you looking to get healthy and fit in the New Year? For budget-conscious people, the internet is probably the best source for ideas and motivation.
The American Council on Exercise (ACE), who is celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2010, just released their Get Fit website designed to be a comprehensive resource on health and fitness. This new website has an extensive exercise library for any fitness level, as well as workout routines for you to follow. Want to know how to use a stability ball or resistance bands? ACE has it all in an easy to navigate website.
The Get Fit website also offers:
- Fitness tools and calculators - to help track your progress and tailor your workout to your fitness needs.
- Fitness research – to help you make informed decisions on products, especially with trends in fitness.
- Healthy recipes – a free database of nearly 2,000 recipes to help you get those nutrients to fuel your body.
- Product reviews – what works and what doesn't.
Get Fit is completely free and offers a lot of great information. It is the perfect resource to add to your home fitness routine.


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WWE taped the following for WWE Superstars prior to this week's episode of Monday Night Raw in Los Angeles, California:
WWE Superstars:
* WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston b. Drew McIntyre
* Natalya b. Tamina
Wrestling news, rumors, spoilers and results. We are a leading resource for WWE, TNA and everything related to pro wrestling.
By Richard Gray
Big E has been off major TVs and back on superstars for
Big E has been off the major TVs for a few weeks and now back on Superstars. I think his push might have been put on hold until after Wrestlemania
Didn't I say the IC title has a curse? Everyone who held it in the past few years their careers go down hill. Wade Barrett, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes (until Goldust came back), ezikial Jackson, Curtis Axel, the Miz.


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March 18, 2013
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LOS ANGELES - The UCLA men's basketball team, seeded No. 6 in the NCAA Tournament's South Region, will face No. 11-seed Minnesota (20-12, 8-10 Big Ten) on Friday evening at approximately 6:57 p.m. (PT) in Austin, Texas. The second-round NCAA Tournament game will be televised live by truTV. UCLA has not faced Minnesota since an Elite Eight appearance in the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
Event: NCAA Tournament, second round
Venue: Frank Erwin Center (capacity: 16,292)
Tip-Off Time: 6:57 p.m. (PT)/8:57 p.m. (CT)
Television: truTV
TV Talent: Tim Brando, Mike Gminski, Otis Livingston
Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 570
Radio Talent: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)
Overall Record: 25-9
Pac-12 Record: 13-5
Pac-12 Regular-Season Finish: 1st/12
Pac-12 Tournament Finish: 2nd/12
Head Coach: Ben Howland
Coach's Record at UCLA: 233-106 (10th season)
Coach's Record Overall: 401-205 (19th season)
Overall Record: 20-12
Big Ten Record: 8-10
Big Ten Regular-Season Finish: 9th/12
Big Ten Tournament Finish: first round (L, 51-49, vs. Illinois)
Head Coach: Tubby Smith
Coach's Record at UCLA: 123-80 (6th season)
Coach's Record Overall: 510-225 (22nd season)
(3) Florida vs. (14) Northwestern State, 4:27 p.m. (PT)
(6) UCLA vs. (11) Minnesota, 6:57 p.m. (PT)
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UCLA has returned to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last three seasons and for the seventh time in Ben Howland's 10-year tenure as head coach. The Bruins are making their 45th overall NCAA Tournament appearance and will face Minnesota for the first time since a 1997 NCAA Tournament loss (Elite Eight) to the Golden Gophers on March 22, 1997 (Minnesota was later stripped of its Final Four appearance that season). None of UCLA's current players competed on the Bruins' 2010-11 NCAA Tournament team (Travis, David Wear redshirted that season after transferring from North Carolina). The Bruins are 100-37 all-time in 44 previous NCAA Tournament trips.
The Bruins have won four of the last eight Pac-12 regular-season titles, having clinched the 2013 crown with a 61-54 victory at Washington on March 9. Later that day, Oregon lost at Utah by a 72-62 margin, allowing UCLA to assume sole possession of first place on the final day of regular-season Pac-12 games. UCLA advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament last weekend, dropping a 78-69 decision to Oregon at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Bruins had erased double-digit second half deficits against Arizona State (March 14) and Arizona (March 15) to advance to the tournament's title game for the first time since winning the crown in 2008.
UCLA has registered a 5-1 all-time record against Minnesota, with the five victories all coming under the guidance of legendary head coach John Wooden. The Bruins faced the Golden Gophers in five seasons during the 1960s winning two games at home, two games on the road and one game at a neutral site. Minnesota defeated the Bruins, 80-72, in the "Elite Eight" during the 1997 NCAA Tournament before being stripped of the Final Four appearance that season (NCAA violations). In 19 seasons as a college head coach, Ben Howland has never before faced Minnesota.
UCLA enters this season's NCAA Tournament having won nine of its last 12 games ... the Bruins completed the Pac-12 regular season with a 13-5 conference record and first-place finish ... UCLA lost to Oregon, 78-69, in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game last Saturday in Las Vegas.
The Bruins have compiled an 11-2 record this season in games decided by five points or fewer ... Larry Drew II both earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors last week ... Jordan Adams, UCLA's second-leading scorer (15.3 ppg), broke his right foot March 15 and is out for the season.
Larry Drew II ranks in the top four, nationally, in both assists per game (7.4) and assist turnover ratio (3.1) ... Drew II's 253 single-season assists are third-most in Pac-12 history and first on UCLA's single-season list.
Head coach Ben Howland secured career victory No. 400 in UCLA's 80-75 win over Arizona State on March 14.
UCLA leads the Pac-12 in scoring (74.7), assists (16.1), turnover margin (3.1) and assist turnover ratio (1.5) ... in addition, the Bruins gone 7-5 against this season's 68-team NCAA Tournament field.
- Jordan Adams scored a team-leading 24 points, including 16 points in the second half, to help UCLA complete the season sweep of Arizona with a 66-64 victory last Friday evening (Pac-12 semifinal) ... Adams suffered a broken right foot on the game's final play (on defense) and has been sidelined for the remainder of the year.
- UCLA went 3-0 against Arizona for the second time in school history and for the first time since 2006 ... the Bruins have won five of their last seven games against the Wildcats.
- The Bruins overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half against Arizona State last Thursday (80-75) before erasing Arizona's 11-point lead with 11 minutes to play on Friday (66-64) to advance to the Pac-12 Tournament title game.
- Jordan Adams became UCLA's first freshman to score at least 20 points in a Pac-12 Tournament game (March 15) since the conference resumed its tournament in 2002 ... he has scored 20-plus points 11 times this year.
- The Bruins have won at least 25 games in five of the last eight seasons ... prior to head coach Ben Howland's arrival, UCLA had won 25 or more games in six of the previous 28 seasons (after John Wooden retired).
- UCLA's three freshman starters (Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson, Shabazz Muhammad) have accounted for 54.7 percent of UCLA's total points, 47.3 percent of the total rebounds and 43.3 percent of the total minutes.
- Ben Howland is one of five head coaches in Pac-12 history to have won at least 100 conference games and maintained a winning percentage above .650 (also John Wooden, Lute Olson, Jim Harrick, and Mike Montgomery).
- Larry Drew II has logged 1204 minutes (averaging 35.4 mpg), the highest total by any UCLA player since 2008, when Russell Westbrook (1318) and Josh Shipp (1269) each logged over 1200 minutes.
Larry Drew II registered his first-ever 20-point effort in UCLA's 80-75 win over Arizona State last Thursday (March 14), connecting on all four three-point shots. Through UCLA's last six games, Drew II has made 9 of 15 shots from three-point range (.600) and has shot 50.0 percent from the field (25-50). In the recent six-game span, Drew II has averaged 10.2 ppg and 5.8 apg. He finished with 14 points in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game (March 16). Drew II, a former guard at North Carolina, has scored in double figures in 10 games (including six of UCLA's last 10).
Larry Drew II and Shabazz Muhammad earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors, and Kyle Anderson secured second-team All-Pac-12 acclaim. Muhammad was named Co-Freshman of the Year along with Arizona State's Jahii Carson. Muhammad, who ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring (17.8 ppg), has become the eighth player at UCLA to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year accolades. Muhammad and Anderson were named to the All-Pac-12 Freshmen Team, while Jordan Adams was chosen as an honorable mention All-Freshmen Team selection.
Shabazz Muhammad and Arizona State's Jahii Carson were named Pac-12 Co-Freshman of the Year. UCLA's past recipients include Pooh Richardson (1986), Don MacLean (1989), Baron Davis (1998), Jason Kapono (2000), Jordan Farmar (2005), Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (2006) and Kevin Love (2008).
Between the 15 total All-Pac-12 Team selections (10 first-team, 5 second-team), UCLA led the way among all Pac-12 programs with three selections. UCLA, Arizona and Colorado were the only programs to have two players represented as first-team All-Pac-12 selections.
Larry Drew II became UCLA's single-season assists leader during the Bruins' 61-54 victory at Washington on March 9 in the team's regular-season finale. Drew II, who hails from Encino, Calif., now has 253 assists as a senior, three ahead of Pooh Richardson's total of 236, a record previously established in 1989. He is tied for fourth place with Russell Brown (Arizona, 1979) on the Pac-12's single-season assists list.
Larry Drew II has moved into third place on the Pac-12's single-season assist list after having totaled six assists in UCLA's 78-69 loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament title game last Saturday evening (March 16). Earlier this season, Drew II moved past former UCLA standout Pooh Richardson for the Bruins' single-season assists record. Richardson, a former NBA standout, totaled 236 assists as a senior in 1989.
The Bruins have gone 11-2 in games decided by five points or fewer this season. In 10 seasons under head coach Ben Howland, UCLA has logged a 59-33 record (.641) in games decided by five points or fewer. The Bruins overcame double-digit deficits in their first two Pac-12 Tournament games last week. During the regular season, UCLA's two greatest comeback wins took place against Texas (Dec. 8) and Missouri (Dec. 28). The Bruins trailed Texas (in Houston) by eight points (59-51) with 3:43 to play in regulation and took a 62-61 lead with 47 seconds left. UCLA was losing to Missouri by nine points (86-77) with 5:34 remaining in the second half before winning the game in overtime.
UCLA has gone 4-2 against teams ranked in the top-25 this season (team must be ranked during week of game) and has posted a 2-0 mark against top-10 ranked opponents. This marks the fourth season in Ben Howland's 10-year tenure as UCLA's head coach that the Bruins have earned at least two wins against top-10 teams - UCLA downed No. 7 Missouri (97-94, overtime) on Dec. 28 and knocked off No. 6 Arizona (84-73) on Jan. 24. Most recently, the Bruins knocked off No. 18 Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals on March 15.
Freshman guard Nick Kazemi remains sidelined with a sprained left MCL (sustained the injury on Oct. 26, 2012).


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LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - In an effort to help citizens clear up any outstanding warrants that they may have pending, City of Laredo Municipal Court Judge Rosie Cuellar is extending the amnesty through this Friday, April 4th, 2014.
The judge wants to encourage the public to check at the Laredo Municipal Court if they have an outstanding warrant or pending citations, before an arrest may occur. In order for citizens to take care of this matter before an arrest warrant, Omni warrant or Linebarger warrant is issued, Judge Cuellar is offering an amnesty program extending today, Monday, March 31st, 2014 through Friday, April 4th, 2014 in order to allow citizens to clear their outstanding warrants and traffic violations. This includes all cases pending, capias, warrants, capias pro-fine, DPS Omni warrants or Linebarger warrants.
Municipal Court clerks can help the public with any information that they may need. Please call (956) 794-1680 or come by to the court, located at 4610 Maher Avenue, before the Amnesty program goes in effect to find out the total amount of fines.
In order to qualify for this program and possibly to be clear of the outstanding debt, citizens must be prepared with at least of half of the amount of the outstanding fine. However, the determination is on a case by case basis.
It is very important that the public take advantage of the amnesty program and check to see if there are outstanding warrants. After the warrant alert, Judge Cuellar will initiate a warrant round up. If residents have not made any arrangements, an arrest warrant will be executed. Thereafter, the police department will be looking for all individuals, regardless of the amount due. Arrest warrants may be issued even for a single violation.