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Definición de digest en inglés:
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1Break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- In terms of the western view of digestion, food is digested in the stomach and passed on to the small intestines where the nutrients in the food are absorbed and distributed to all tissues and cells of the body through the blood circulation.
- Their stomachs can't digest other foods properly until this age.
- They produce saliva, which drains into the mouth and helps to break up and digest food.
1.1Understand or assimilate (new information or the significance of something) by a period of reflection.
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- This of course creates the vicious circle where we are so used to understanding our past through stories that we can digest information only when it is has been turned into a story.
- Professionals need to be able to digest information in a certain way, so while the internet gave us the growth in information what we hear them to say is help me understand what is important.
- And with every response young minds click and whirr, evaluating and digesting the information.
assimilate, absorb, take in, understand, comprehend, grasp;
consider, think about, reflect on, ponder, contemplate, mull over
1.2Arrange (something) in a systematic or convenient order, especially by reduction: the computer digested your labors into a form understandable by a program
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- Along with his National Security Advisor he should be consolidating intelligence from all sources and digesting it in order to make the correct decisions.
- But for the most part, I digested the techniques and systematized them in my own way in Argentina.
- We all know burned-out activists who have turned angry over the years as they see their finest efforts come to naught or, at best, only slowly digested by the system.
1.3 Chemistry Treat (a substance) with heat, enzymes, or a solvent in order to decompose it or extract essential components.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Aliquot of the plant material was digested with nitric sulphate.
- That protein enzymes can digest proteins raises the important question of how enzymes are regulated.
- It seems that Japanese researchers have inserted a gene from the human liver into rice to enable it to digest pesticides and industrial chemicals.
1A compilation or summary of material or information: a digest of their findings
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- A digest of the information is provided on separate pages, along with the profession of the head of the family, and the residential telephone number.
- Few people will read them in full, so for most people their main sources of information are executive summaries, digests, and press reports.
- This digest offers some collected wisdom regarding considerations and strategies for selecting and retaining teacher mentors.
1.1A periodical consisting of condensed versions of pieces of writing or news published elsewhere.
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- In 1991 in the Directory of Electronic Journals and Newsletters, there were about 30 electronic journals and over 60 newsletters and digests published over the Internet.
- It's a morning digest of California political news, with a bit of attitude thrown in.
- The news digest has a section in it called 'Boring But Important'.
1.2A methodical summary of a body of laws.
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- Your Honours will see the second-last paragraph of what I might conveniently refer to as the digest.
- The wealth of charts, chronologies, and digests of laws and regulations (including more than a page of initials and what they stand for) will be useful to activists and interested citizens.
- The largest ever digest of Irish High Court and Supreme Court judgements will be launched by the Chief Justice this week.
1.3 (the Digest) The compendium of Roman law compiled in the reign of Justinian.
2 Chemistry A substance or mixture obtained by digestion: a digest of cloned DNA
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- After incubating the cells for one hour with soluble or lysate digests; calcium, iron, or zinc standards; or pure buffer, the researchers lysed the cells and measured mineral levels using atomic absorption spectroscopy.
- Phosphate in the digests and in culture solutions was measured spectrophotometrically using the molybdate and malachite green method described earlier.
- Lung digests were obtained as previously described.
Palabras que riman con digestabreast, arrest, attest, beau geste, behest, bequest, best, blessed, blest, breast, Brest, Bucharest, Budapest, celeste, chest, contest, crest, divest, guest, hest, infest, ingest, jest, lest, Midwest, molest, nest, northwest, pest, prestressed, protest, quest, rest, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-possessed, southwest, suggest, test, Trieste, unaddressed, unexpressed, unimpressed, unpressed, unstressed, vest, west, wrest, zest
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AUSTIN (February 21, 2013)--Gov. Rick Perry appointed two new members to the University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday, even as state lawmakers are investigating recent actions by the board over University of Texas President Bill Powers.
Perry appointed Ernest Aliseda of McAllen and Jeff Hildebrand of Houston to the board and reappointed regent Paul Foster of El Paso.
Thursday's appointments are for six-year terms and subject to Senate confirmation.
The moves came a day after the Legislature announced a special joint panel will investigate whether some board members have mistreated Powers and his family or have stepped too deep into campus affairs.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has accused some board members of backroom "character assassination" of Powers, who is believed to be fighting to hold onto his job.

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ZANESVILLE - Marietta High suffered its first setback of the season, dropping a 50-40 decision to host Rosecrans in East Central Ohio League girls' basketball action at Rogge Gymnasium Saturday night.
Erica Dawson paced MHS (5-1), which managed just one basket in the final three minutes of play, with a game-high 36 points. Only one other Lady Tiger scored after halftime.
Rosecrans converted 10-of-14 from the foul line in the final 2:33 and leaned on a stingy defense to seal the victory.
Dawson kept her team in the contest with five straight points midway through the fourth quarter to get Marietta within 37-36.
But the Lady Bishops finished the game on a 13-4 run, as they held the Tigers scoreless on five straight possessions in the final 2:57.
Dawson attempted all of her team's shots in the fourth.
Fact Box
Rosecrans 50, Marietta 40
Marietta 10 8 13 9 - 40
Rosecrans 13 9 13 15 - 50
Marietta (5-1)
Bonar 0 0-0 0, Walsh 0 0-0 0, Barton 0 0-0 0, T. Smith 0 0-0 0, Weppler 0 0-0 0, Dawson 15 3-5 36, Cozzens 1 0-1 2, Moore 1 0-2 2, Johnson 0 0-0 0, TOTALS 14-43 3-8 40. 3-point goals: Dawson 3.
Rosecrans (3-1, 6-1)
Madison Chandler 4 2-4 10, Kloie Johnson 4 4-4 15, Alexis Kirkbride 1 3-4 6, Molly Nash 6 3-8 16, Jess Smith 0 1-2 1, Samantha Swackhammer 1 0-0 2, TOTALS 11-36 14-22 50. 3-point goals: Johnson 3, Kirkbride, Nash 1.
Rebounds: Marietta 22 (Dawson 5), Rosecrans 27 (Chandler 9). Turnovers: Marietta 16, Rosecrans 17.
"Alexis (Kirkbride) did a great job on her," junior Molly Nash said. "Her scoring is going to be inevitable because she's so good, but I thought (Alexis) did a good job of keeping her from getting a lot of easy shots."
Rosecrans put three players in double figures as Nash had 16 points, Kloie Johnson 15 and Maddie Chandler 10. Johnson hit a trio of threes.
It was a nice rebound effort after a tough loss at River View on Wednesday, but Bishops coach Gale Kirkbride thinks his team has more to offer.
"I know they can play better," Kirkbride said. "I've seen them play better than they have this year so far. I see glimpses, but I don't think they've reached their potential yet. Hopefully we'll see that as the season goes on."
Rosecrans started fast with a 9-4 lead and had an eight-point lead in the second, but 10 second-quarter turnovers and timely Dawson baskets kept Marietta in the game.
Rosecrans led 22-18 at halftime, but Dawson put up nine points in the first 2:25 of the second half to send her team ahead 29-28.
But Marietta was one-of-eight from the field the rest of the quarter, while Rosecrans got big threes from Nash and Kirkbride to lead 35-31 entering the fourth.
Marietta never led again.
"We made too many mental mistakes on defense," Marietta coach Scott Cozzens said. "Defensively we broke down too many times and it hurt us."
Cozzens, whose team played 2-3 zone defense until the final minute, said his team got away from what worked offensively most of the game.
"We stopped running our offense," Cozzens said. "When we ran offense we got great looks. We just chose not to for some reason."
Marietta is scheduled to play in a Holiday Tournament Wednesday, TBA


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Tips On Identifying Genuine U.S. Coins
Consumers sometimes encounter difficulty distinguishing between replicas and genuine U.S. coins. We provide the below examples to help consumers distinguish between the two.
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Tips on Identifying the Genuine United States Mint 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Proof Silver Dollar
|Genuine Coin
|Inscription "In God We Trust" appears near the upper portion of the coin.
|Replica's inscription reads: ".999 Fine Silver".
|Inscription "E Pluribus Unum" appears under the buffalo's head.
|Replica does not have an inscription under the buffalo's head.
|Official denomination of the coin – "One Dollar" appears below buffalo.
|Replica's inscription reads "Giant Buffalo Proof".
|Genuine coin shows the Philadelphia (P) mint mark below the denomination.
|Replica does not display the Philadelphia (P) mintmark.
|Genuine coin displays the mintage year "2001" on the obverse (Indian) side.
|Replica displays mintage year "2001" below the buffalo.
Tips on Identifying the Genuine United States Mint
One-Ounce American Eagle Silver Proof Coin
|Genuine Coin
|Diameter is 1.598 inches [40.60 mm].
|Diameter is 3.5 inches [88.9 mm].
|Weighs 31.101 grams and contains one ounce of .9993 silver.
|Weighs 248.82 grams [one-half pound or 8 troy oz.] and contains .999 pure silver.
|Inscription on the bottom of the genuine coin (reverse) reads "1 OZ. FINE SILVER - ONE DOLLAR".
|Inscription on the bottom of the replica (reverse) reads "ONE HALF POUND FINE SILVER .999."
|Genuine coin (reverse) shows the official United States Mint Mark ("P", "S", or "W" depending on year of manufacture) to the left of the eagle's tail.
|Replica (reverse) shows the Washington Mint's private hallmark (WM) to the left of the eagle's tail.
|Genuine coin (reverse) shows the United States Mint designer's initials (JM) to the right of the eagle's tail.
|The replica (reverse) does not show the United States Mint designer's initials.
Replica Data Source:
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February 08, 2013
The number of workers who are self-employed has risen by 367,000 since the start of the downturn in 2008, according to a new report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
And 60% of this rise has happened since 2011, it says. By contrast, the number of employees has fallen by 434,000 between 2008 and 2012.
The increase in self-employment took place across all parts of the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland, where the number of self-employed workers decreased.
The ONS also reports that in the same period, there was an increase of 431,000 in the number of self-employed people who worked on their own or with a partner, but a drop of 66,000 in the number of self-employed workers who had employees working for them.
The ONS report also reveals that self-employed people work longer hours than employees — on average 38 hours a week compared with 36 for employees. Self-employed workers tend to be older than employees and are more likely to be male — in 2012, the average age of the 4.2 million self-employed was 47 and 70% of them were men.
The four most common occupations for self-employment are taxi drivers, carpenters and joiners, "other" construction trades and farmers. The ONS has produced a video presentation about the statistics that can be viewed on YouTube.
However, there are concerns that these figures indicate that the UK economy is in worse shape than employment figures have suggested.
Frances O'Grady, TUC general secretary, said: "Self-employment is normally a very small part of the workforce so the fact that it's been outstripping employee job growth shows that the UK labour market is far weaker than headlines suggest. There may be perfectly good reasons for being self-employed but it would be naive to think that all these workers are really budding entrepreneurs."


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What's up Islander Nation!
We've had an up-and-down start to conference. Started off slow, had a little win streak going, now we're struggling a little right now but we'll get with it before the season is out.
One of the reasons for our success is no doubt the play of T-Time and Psyche. Y'all know them as Terence Jones and Chris Hawkins-Mast. I'm not sure where either of them got their nicknames. Terence just looks like a "T-Time." It's crazy.
Anyway, those two have been scoring really well. When T-Time is going to the rack and creating his own shot he's hard to guard. With Psyche, his motor doesn't stop running. He doesn't stop going after the ball. You might be able to stop him for a little while, but once you get tired, he just goes after you. Kind of like a mongoose going after a cobra.
The record doesn't show it, but we're making a lot of improvements. No doubt we'll be going on another run soon.
I want to shoot down this stereotype about walk-ons. A lot of people tend to think walk-ons aren't good because they don't play. At those schools like Duke, do y'all honestly think a walk-on will play over future lottery pick Austin Rivers? No. But, more than likely those walk-ons were turning down mid-major scholarship offers for a chance to play for Duke.
More evidence, our scout team: myself, James King, Kennon Dvorak, Kevin Lynch, and Ted (aka Asian Bradley Cooper) Wang can be seen giving the starters the business. When the three guards are hitting on all cylinders and Kevin and Ted are getting rebounds, nobody can guard us. Ask anybody on the team; we get buckets, we got skills; and we help the team get better. 'Nuff said.
The most recent holiday that passed us was Valentine's Day. No doubt it's a fun day, but you shouldn't need a day to allow you to love someone. Loving somebody shouldn't be an excuse – it's all the time. (By the way, ladies, I can do the same Ryan Gosling dirty dancing move that he did in Crazy, Stupid, Love. No problem at all.)
Speaking of Valentine's Day, if I could have one female celebrity as my Valentine, it'd be Rashida Jones. Aside from good looks, she's smart (Harvard graduate) and hilarious. She's a regular on Parks and Recreation, one of my favorite TV shows. She seems like a really cool person. Girls being funny is a major plus for me.
Rashida Jones, I'll pay for lunch, dinner, coffee, whatever you want – just say when and where.
It's been real!
Charlie Hurd is a junior who is sitting out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. The Houston native played two years at Division II Tarleton State before coming to the Island University.


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September 13, 2005
Troops from Fort Gordon are serving in New Orleans. Their mission right now is to set up an operations center downtown. They say it will help them coordinate relief efforts.
Fort Gordon will work with several other military groups and government agencies. This means they need to set up in downtown so they can all work together.
Troops from Fort Gordon have been camped out in Terminal A of the New Orleans airport. Their satellites bring phone, Internet and video conferencing to the Gulf.
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Middleton says their technology is helping everybody. They need the space to do their job.
"It benefits everybody, the whole community, the whole effort that's trying to do the relief," Middleton said.
But they need more space. He says there are so many agencies down there that things can get confusing. Their job down here is to improve the lines of communication.
"We're making excellent progress here," Middleton said.
The plan has been to move into the Hilton Hotel, which is in the middle of downtown near the convention center. But there are some problems with the building.
"A lot of mildew, the carpets were soaked because the first floor got flooded with water, the food and kitchen area was rotten," Middleton said.
The outside of the Hilton Hotel is in pretty bad condition as well. There's broken glass on the streets but authorities are in the process of cleaning up the streets in front of the hotel.
As soon as the building is secure, they will move out there.
The Fifth Army has been on the USS Iwo Jima since they got in from Baton Rouge several days ago. Lieutenant Yarborough says they will use Fort Gordon's communications once they move on land.
"Everything is being orchestrated right from the ship right now," Yarborough said.
Lieutenant Colonel Middleton says the new communications center will help organize a relief effort that is already making a lot of progress.
"Night and day, the folks that are doing the cleanup are doing a phenomenal job," Middleton said.
But the new communications center will help them make even more progress. There will be four similar operations set up around the city. Right now they are looking at the Marriott, Embassy Suites and the Sheraton, all of which are downtown. They are working on fitting everyone in who needs to be there, so it may be a few more days until they have everything worked out.


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2014 Met Ball Gala: Stars Turn Out in Gowns, White Tie and Tails (Photos)
This was no ordinary Monday night. It all happened at what's been hailed as "the party of the year," the annual Met Ball. This year's benefit gala, for the museum's Costume Institute, celebrated a new exhibition in honor of the great 20th century couturier Charles James, "Charles James: Beyond Fashion," which opens to the public Thursday. It also celebrated the Costume Institute's new Anna Wintour Costume Center.
A number of Mr. James's gowns were big, fanciful affairs, calling to mind an era when society women wore white gloves and gowns with trains. So it's no wonder Anna Wintour, the gala's organizer, requested the dress code be white tie, which for men meant white tie and tails. But Charles James also had a mischievous, fleshy side: his famous "Taxi" dress of the early 30s, was, he said, a garment designed so that a woman could slip into or out of the dress in the back of a cab.
At the party, most of the women wore big, long gowns that they had to hike up as they ascended the stairs. A few, like Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton, for example, went short. Ms. Delevingne wore a peekaboo cropped top and pants by Stella McCartney.
Meanwhile, a fair amount of men wore a white bow tie, if not tails. Others went with a white dinner jacket and either black tie or a white tie. There were a few brave men, like Carmelo Anthony in rag & bone, who went at the white-tie challenge with gusto, top hat and all.
Rihanna got photobombed by Stella McCartney and Cara Delevingne. Zac Posen twirled for the cameras in a cape. Hayden Panettiere shouted "Hallelujah," when she made it all the way up the Metropolitan Museum's stairs in her long gown.
"Oh, you noticed?" said Grace Coddington when we remarked on her slick-backed hair in a ponytail, a startling contrast to her famously frizzy red mane. "I was hoping nobody would recognize me," she said.
At least one guest took the mischievous side too far: Around 6:15 p.m. a streaker tried to crash the red carpet. It's the second time this year a streaker tried to upset a big fashion event in New York. (The first was Prabal Gurung's runway show in February – could it have been the same streaker?)
"Yesssss, that's so exciting," exclaimed Zoe Saldana when asked about the white tie and tails for men edict. After all, men don't usually have to put too much thought into the Met Gala.
"This pump and these silk socks are definitely not in my usual wardrobe," said Michael Kors, who was accompanied by Ms. Saldana, wearing a white tie but not tails. "I tried the tails on and I couldn't do it," he explained. "I did it once in the 80s and it kind of felt like maybe when I'm silver haired I'll go back to tails. I was young enough in the 80s and when i'm silver haired I'll go back again." Since he's somewhere in the middle, "I couldn't go there."
Ms. Saldana wore a custom black cashmere halter bodysuit with a black floral lace on white taffeta sculpted skirt by Mr. Kors. In discussing the layers in Charles James work and Ms. Saldana's ensemble, the designer said, "the skirt comes off, she dances on the table." The actress responded, "maybe. You never know."
Frank Ocean was scheduled to perform at the party and he's not known for uptempo music. Or disco, which would have been more up David Byrne's alley, judging by his dance-club musical "Here Lies Love" at the Public Theater.
"I think Frank Ocean is going a little classier than [disco] tonight," Mr. Byrne said. He took the white-tie rule seriously, wearing a rag & bone tailcoat. "I've never worn white tie before. I hope I get another chance."
Supermodel Joan Smalls, clad in and accompanied by Vera Wang, accessorized her strapless nude silk tulle gown with a bold purple shade of lipstick. "I just wanted something that was a little bit edgy and I was trying to give you Vera in a way that nobody would expect," she said.
Zac Posen said Charles James's capes influenced his cape coat, made by Ralph Rucci, and the long, bodyhugging blush and red stretch duchess satin anatomical gown he made for one of the guests, burlesque star Dita Von Teese. "We were inspired by the relationship that Charles had with Gypsy Rose Lee," he explained.
The starry, whiplash-inducing guest list also included chair Aerin Lauder, co-chairs Bradley Cooper, Sarah Jessica Parker and Oscar de la Renta, as well as Dianna Agron, Erykah Badu, David and Victoria Beckham, Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady, Naomi Campbell, Andy Cohen, Sofia Coppola, Johnny Depp, Lena Dunham, Tom Ford, David Geffen, Anne Hathaway, Katie Holmes, Hugh Jackman, Spike Jonze, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Beyonce Knowles, Jay Z, Jessica Lange, Lupita Nyong'o, Rita Ora, Jessica Pare, Nicole Richie, Rihanna, Michael Sheen, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Taylor Swift, Gabrielle Union, Florence Welch and Reese Witherspoon. All got a chance to walk through the exhibit and the new Anna Wintour Costume Center.
Earlier in the day, none other than Michelle Obama cut the ribbon on the center in a ceremony and Ms. Wintour was visibly moved. When asked in the evening about getting emotional earlier, Ms. Wintour responded, "Wouldn't you?"


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Secretary of State Beth Chapman responded
today regarding the visitors who are in Alabama with the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe/Office of Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). In recent reports,
OSCE representatives say they will be "watching everything and everyone" on
Election Day. Chapman says that they
better watch it from afar because even she, as the state's chief election
official is not allowed inside the polling places other than to vote.
Secretary Chapman says that Alabama citizens
should know that only qualified electors in Alabama can be appointed as poll
watchers and workers and no other watchers are to be inside the polling place
on Election Day. "The visitors will definitely
not be allowed inside polling locations on Election Day and will have
absolutely no direct involvement with the voting process," Secretary Chapman
Even though OSCE says they are not directly
affiliated with the United Nations, Secretary Chapman says that Alabama
elections are never a place for UN involvement.
"They may believe that they are going to be
watching 'everything and everyone' on Tuesday, but the truth of the matter is,
they will be watching what they can from at least 30 feet behind the doors of a
polling place. Anyone who sees otherwise
should call our office immediately," Secretary Chapman said.
Anyone in any polling place being approached
by or observing anyone from the OSCE is asked to call the Secretary of State's
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EL CERRITO -- El Cerrito High boys basketball coach Michael Booker knew he had to regroup his team very early in a North Coast Section Division III semifinal game Wednesday.
With visiting Campolindo leading 4-0, Booker called a timeout just 46 seconds into the game. His team responded with an 18-6 run in the first quarter and didn't trail again in a 70-59 victory.
"We were a little bit unfocused," Booker said about his team's start. "I had to call a timeout to get them back in the game."
El Cerrito (28-3) advanced to its third NCS Division III title game in the past four years. The second-seeded Gauchos play No. 1 seed Bishop O'Dowd on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Saint Mary's College.
Booker was concerned about limiting Campolindo's 6-foot-6 Chris Hansen, who still managed 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Gauchos also focused on pushing the game's pace.
"We just wanted to come out and beat them in transition," said El Cerrito's Jovontae Carleton, who scored 19 points including 7-of-8 free-throw shooting in the final quarter. Teammate Tyrell Alcorn led all scorers with 20 points.
El Cerrito had a 15-point lead early in the third quarter, but Campolindo (22-7) was within nine points with less than five minutes to go in the fourth. But a 3-pointer by Anthony Sullen and an Alcorn layup gave El Cerrito a 59-45 lead with 3:38 left, and the Gauchos led by at least eight points the rest of the game.
The Cougars suffered a big blow when Matt O'Reilly left with an arm injury after crashing to the floor in the third quarter. After the game, Campolindo coach Matt Watson said he was "99.9 percent sure" that O'Reilly broke his arm.


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With the start of the school year comes whole slew of new social challenges: getting to know new friends, navigating different routines, and meeting the challenges of a brand-new grade level. What can parents do to help? Create a safe haven at home with the help of low-key creative play.
Here are some ideas:
- Open-ended drawing activities (using materials as simple as a white Drawing Pad and crayons or colored pencils) help kids wind down and process their feelings at the end of a long day. To encourage communication, ask your children to draw a scene from school and tell you about it.
- For kids who need help opening up, themed paper gently guides the artist to communicate. Create-a-Face Pad, for instance, features blank faces to fill with features, helping kids explore their emotions—and parents sneak a peek at what their little ones are feeling.
- A themed coloring pad is the perfect calming activity at the end of the day. Try one with lots of variety but no pre-scripted story, and kids will happily get lost in their imagination as they relax. (Bonus: They'll be strengthening fine motor ability to support budding writing skills!)
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The $9 cardboard bicycle Sep 11 2012
Izhar Gafni has designed a bike that weighs 20 pounds, costs between $9-12 to build, can hold up to a 485 pound person, and it made out of cardboard.
Engineers told Gafni that his idea was impossible. Yet he realized that paper could be strong if treated properly. As in crafting origami and tearing telephone books, he explains, "[if] you fold it once, and it's not just twice the strength, it's three times the strength."
The development to what you see today took three years. Two were spent just figuring out the cardboard complications--leading to several patents--and the last was spent converting a cardboard box on wheels to a relatively normal looking bike.
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KINGS BEACH, Calif. - Few attendees provided input at an Environmental Impact Report scoping meeting last week regarding multi-year proposed mountain improvements at Northstar California.
Of the nearly 25 attendees at the Nov. 28 meeting, only two commented, one about power consumption and the other on identifying various parcel holdings within and near Northstar.
"They're proposing several new lifts, so there must be a power consumption table or something that compares what exists today and what would be a result of power consumption under the plan," said Dave McClure, president of North Tahoe Citizen Action Alliance.
"That's a great comment, and I know it's a great comment because our consultant nodded his head," said Gerry Haas, senior planner with Placer County, who led the meeting at the North Tahoe Event Center.
Ann Nichols, president of the North Tahoe Preservation Alliance, said it would be nice to have a map that shows the Northstar ski area boundary, timberland production zone (TPZ) parcels, adjacent parcels and their uses (such as Sierra Pacific Industries), the proposed California Pacific Electric Company power line relocation and Northstar's Habitat Management Plan.
"All of this because it all seems to be connected," she said. "... just so we can kind of see everything at once."
The proposed project outlines Northstar's proposed mountain improvements over the next 10 to 15 years, which are based on guest feedback with the intent to enhance overall guest experience and the environment, according to the resort.
"This is the master plan, so what we're looking at are program-level requests for improvements and also project-level," said Haas, adding the difference between the two is project-level requests are short-term projects, while program-level requests deal with the long-term vision.
The proposed project-level improvements include:
• Additional ski trails on the eastern and western slopes of Mt. Pluto, the northeastern slopes of Sawtooth Ridge and Lookout Mountain. New terrain will include traditional, tree island trails and gladed tree skiing.
• Five new ski lifts labeled C, J, V, W and Z.
• Five skier bridges across streams.
• Skier service site improvements at the top of Mt. Pluto with a summit deck and grille expansion and a warming hut on the backside.
• Implementation of a Habitat Management Plan through a protected conservation area in the northwestern extents of the resort.
• Relocating two areas designated as commercial.
• Zoning amendment that would allow ski lifts and trails within TPZ lands.
The proposed program-level improvements include:
• An additional ski lift - Q - on Lookout.
• Castle Peak Parking area gondola.
• Skier service sites to provide restrooms, enhanced food service and additional seating as well as additional non-skier recreation activities at Mid Mountain.
"There's a lot going on here," Haas said. "A lot of little components, but basically, when you start stripping everything away and you take a look at what each one of them is, it's not too complicated."
The cost of these proposed improvements hasn't been determined at this time, said Jessica Van Pernis, a senior communications manager with Vail Resorts, which owns Northstar.
Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Thursday, and can be sent to Maywan Krach, Environmental Coordination Services, at the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive, Suite 190, Auburn, CA 95603 or emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Haas said it could take months between Thursday and the circulation of the draft EIR, which will have a 45-day public review period.
More information about Northstar's proposed mountain project can be found at www.NorthstarCalifornia.com/masterplan and www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/CommunityDevelopment/EnvCoordSvcs/EIR/NorthstarMMP.aspx.


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General George Custer's last home is reconstructed, as are the central barracks, granary, commissary and a stable. ...
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Fort Ransom, ND 58033
Fort Ransom, ND 58033
Fort Ransom State Park, which takes its name from an 1860s military fort, is located in the midst of the scenic and heavily wooded Sheyenne River v...
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Garrison, ND 58502
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Fort Stevenson State Park, located on Lake Sakakawea's north shore, was named for the late 1800s fort that served as a supply depot for other milit...
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Devils Lake, ND 58301
Devils Lake, ND 58301
Grahams Island State Park, located on Devils Lake, is named after the first known white settler in the area, Captain Duncan Graham. The park offers...
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Icelandic State Park is home to the Pioneer Heritage Center, Gunlogson Homestead and Historic Buildings. Hiking Trails and a Self-guided Nature Tra...
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Situated on one of the upper bays of Lake Sakakawea, the rugged buttes of the North Dakota Badlands display a towering backdrop to one of the state...
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Killdeer, ND 58502
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Little Missouri State Park contains some of the most rugged, picturesque Badlands terrain in North Dakota. Most of the park is accessible only by h...
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Modern Studio Apartment with Internet! Silent location in Copacabana, 1-2 persons (C059)
Size27 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Smoking allowed
|Rua Santa Clara, 21030-210 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Our calenders and prices are always updated.
It is not necessary to verify the availiability and rates with us before sending your reservation request.
We do work with minimum rental periods for some events, like the Carnival, the New Years Eve and the World Cup. Please send us a message before making the reservation, if your request includes one of this events.
We administrate more than 150 vacation rental properties in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
You are welcome to visit our profile to visualise all our accommodations.
## WARNING: during carnival and new year's eve the minimum stay is 10 days. Be informed shorter stays will be NOT ACCEPTED. ##
Nice accommodation with 27m², divided in bed-, bathroom & kitchen.
Property with doublebed, air conditioner, washingmachine, dry machine & cable tv with international channels
Kitchen with refrigerator, cooktop and microwave oven.
Apartment with Highspeed Internet
Located in the 9th floor of a safe building with 24h doorman in 200 meters distance to the famous Copacabana beach.
Accommodation for 1 - 2 persons.
For your safety and convenience, we offer a transfer by executive car, with a bilingual driver. If interested, please request more information by sending a message.
We hand over the apartment clean and in perfect condition, including bed and bath linen. Is also our responsibility to clean the property and to take care of bed and bath linen laundering when client leaves.
Extra cleaning: If the client wants an extra cleaning during his stay in the property, we just need to schedule according to availability of dates and times. For any extra cleaning will be done the exchange of bed and bath linen. Price: R$ 60 (BRL)
Reservation confirmation:
To validate your reservation, we require the following information:
Passport or ID number
Phone number
E-mail address
Check-in time & Flight number (for plane arrivals)
Checkout time
Names of occupants
Reservation / rental cancelation and changing of booking dates/times
Security deposit:
Beside the amount of the rental fee, there is a separate charge for security deposit on each property.
Office times:
Monday/Friday – 8am to 7pm
Saturday/Sunday/Holidays – 9am to 4pm
Out of our office times we have a employee and a 24h emergency number.
Check-in / Check Out:
Out of our office times, the customer must inform the Agency about the exact arrival time at the apartment, since our employee will meet the customer at the apartment.
Before check-in / after check-out, customers are permitted to leave luggage during regular office hours.
Check-in time is at 14h (2pm)
Check-out time is at 11h (11am)
If the customers would like to schedule a different time and the apartment is still available (Important: Please check availability and confirm before the reservation), the following fees are will be charged:
Before 6h => previous day room rate + R$ 50,00 service tax;
6h01 to 13h59 => earlier check in = 50% of room rate;
After 22h00 onwards => R$ 50,00 service tax late (late check-in);
Before 6h => R$ 50,00 service tax (early check out);
11h00 to 22h00 => 50% room rate price;
22h01 => 50% room rate price + R$ 50,00 service tax (late check- out) ;
If the customer doesn't leave the apartment until 30 minutes after the pre-established contract time, there will be a charge of R$ 50,00 (fifty reais), if the customer leaves before 11h00. After 11h00 there will be a charge of a room rate price.
Property Inspection
During the check-in and the check-out a company represent will come to the apartment in order to check it for any damages and return the security deposit to the customer. This process may take 15-30 minutes depending on the size of the apartment.
Use of the property
The rental purpose is exclusively for residential use. It is forbidden to rent the apartment to third persons. Any kind of commercial use is forbidden without previous written authorization by the agency.
Number of guests
It is forbidden to exceed the indicated number of person. Children under 1 year of age are not calculated. Please check the allowed number of persons before renting the apartment.
Building rules
The client is fully responsible for the property and all items in the property and building. The client and all apartment occupants and visitors must comply with the building regulations. Fines imposed by the building administration for infringing regulations must be paid immediately by the client and can cause premature termination of the rental contract without any refund. The agency is not responsible for death, loss, theft and damage of personal property.
Please verify before making a reservation, if the building accepts the entrance of visitors. Please advise us before making a reservation if visitors are requested and we will provide a suitable property.
Damages / Cleaning:
Any damage to the apartment inventory or cleaning defects must be reported immediately to the agency. If this does not happen within the first 12 hours after the check-in the agency has the right to charges the customer the damage amount.
If there will be any kind of damages or defects during the rental period, the customer has the obligation to report this to the agency immediately. We will try to resolve the problem as soon as possible. Without advising, we will not accept further reclamations.
It is important to know, that Brazil is a tropical country. In reason of that insects such as ants are unavoidable in some cases. The agency has no responsibility for any complaints in reason of insects.
Personal items:
The Agency is not responsible for any loss, theft or damage to personal items in or outside the property.
Pets are not allowed in our properties. In exceptional cases, upon prior written authorization by the Agency, the following terms are valid.
Just one pet is allowed. The customer assumes the whole responsibility for the complete cleaning and damages in the property. If the property is not completely cleaned before the check-out, a cleaning fee of R$ 250.00 will be charged.
The Agency has the right to increase the security deposit for these cases.
Other situations / exceptions
The terms and conditions will not change in cases of flight delays, flight cancellations, closure of airports or baggage loss.
The Agency assumes no responsibility for cases, such as water failure, power failure, faults of the Internet, air conditioner or tv connection.
If the reserved property has an internet connection or cable TV, we assume no responsibility for connection problems and any resulting damages. This service is provided by telecommunication companies beyond our control: should there be any problems, there will be no refund of rental payments.
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The apartment was just how we imagined it.Heidleberg provided good and smooth service, can really recommend to the next guests!
The staff at Heidelberg helpful and professional throughout our stay in Rio. They are friendly and have genuine interest in their customers. More importantly for us they also speak English which made everything much easier for us. The apartment was as advertised. A few interruptions with wi fi access but otherwise everything was great.
The term "luxury" is really too generous for this apartment. The location is excellent, it's true, because the apartment is located in a green and quiet side road, about 5 min walk from Copacobana away.
The apartment is well renovated, the renovation is rather outdated, especially the walls need to be re-passed. The kitchen is, as pictured, very small and getting used to. Probably the biggest drawback to the apartment is the building itself - old, dirty, and thanks to the neighbors verstunken also.
The so-called ventilation shafts with cracked windows in the bathroom and in the kitchen provide for pets of any kind - especially for cockroaches, big and small. Well, the problem is well known for tropical countries and the agency may basically nothing for it. Just keep in mind - because cockroaches we had our apartment for 4 days change until the employees have all chased. But also a complete cleaning has only solved the problem temporarily, because then also what came. The good thing - for a day, we have also received compensation from Heidelberg.
So, overall for Brazil really good, there are only a few drawbacks, the smear the good impression. Because of the location I would recommend the apartment, everything else depends on the attitude / perception. The Agency gives Rio a total of 150 properties - should provide some points out in this apartment to be critical, you would have to opt for another apartment. In any case, this is better than to step into the relationship with local private landlords and cheaper than the hotel.
Die Bezeichnung "luxuriös" ist für diese Wohnung eigentlich zu großzügig. Die Lage ist hervorragend, das stimmt, denn die Wohnung ist in einer grünen und ruhigen Seitenstraße gelegen, ca. 5 min zu Fuß von Copacobana entfernt.
Die Wohnung ist gut renoviert, die Renovierung ist jedoch ziemlich veraltet, besonders die Wände müssen neu verstrichen werden. Die Küche ist, wie abgebildet, sehr klein und gewöhnungsbedürftig. Wohl das größte Manko bei der Wohnung ist das Gebäude an sich - alt, schmutzig und dank der Nachbarn auch verstunken.
Die sog. Lüftungsschachten mit eingerissenen Fenstern im Bad und in der Küche sorgen für Haustiere jeglicher Art - insbesondere für Kakerlaken, groß und klein. Gut, das Problem ist für tropische Länder allgemein bekannt und die Agentur kann im Grunde nichts dafür. Einfach nur im Hinterkopf behalten - wegen Kakerlacken mussten wir unser Appartment für 4 Tage wechseln, bis die Mitarbeiter alle verjagt haben. Aber auch eine komplette Reinigung hat das Problem nur zeitweilig behoben, denn danach kamen auch welche. Das gute daran - für einen Tag haben wir auch Kompensation von Heidelberg erhalten.
Also, insgesamt für Brasilien wirklich gut, es gibt bloß ein paar Mankos, die den guten Eindruck verschmieren. Wegen der Lage würde ich die Wohnung weiterempfehlen, alles Andere hängt von der Einstellung / Wahrnehmung ab. Die Agentur vermittelt Rio insgesamt um 150 Unterkünfte - sollten paar Punkte in dieser Wohnung sich als kritisch rausstellen, müsste man sich für eine andere Wohnung entscheiden. Auf jeden Fall ist das besser als mit lokalen Privatvermietern ins Verhältnis zu treten und billiger als im Hotel.
Very basic, but I guess its justified by the price; looked clean, wifi worked properly. Lukewarm water (not hot) but I didnt care. What I didnt appreciate was that I could hear everything happening in my neighbours kitchen and toilet - the window in my bathroom was somehow connected to theirs bathroom? Also a noisy dog wasnt fun early in the morning. Except that everything else was fine - nothing great (maybe except great location) and nothing terrible either.
apartment in the center 50 meters from the seafront of Copacabana small for four people for two great condo monitored 24 h
appartamento in pieno centro a 50 mt dal lungomare di copacabana piccolo per quattro persone ottimo per due condominio sorvegliato 24 h
We stayed at this studio flat from 14th to 18th Nov. The apartment is a little bit outdated, need some improvement on the kitchen and bathroom. But apart from that it is spacious ( the bedroom and living room) and reasonable clean. The location is excellent, just a few blocks from the beach and near a 24 hours supermarket. I would recommend this studio to anybody. I would stay again if they accept pets.
Check-in and check-out went very bureaucratic. After you log in Wimdu only had to be filled out to register a form. Upon arrival, then still had to be agreed on a contract. The taxi took us to 8 suitcases to the apartment. After a phone vote, we were asked only to sign the contract to the office before we could be let in to the apartment at all. The office was a few road blocks. The result: We have had to wait about 45 minutes with 8 suitcases on the road, which is dangerous for Rio de Janeiro. At check-out, all appliances, window and light were tested extensively before we got the 500 reais deposit back. We are a normal family: two married couples (60 + and 35 +). The apartment itself is in need of renovation, even by Brazilian standards. The building and the apartment stink. Day and night, there was a lot of noise. The beds are not comfortable. The beds in the rooms were small even wrong and no longer be used. All got back pain. The apartment is offered for 6 people. We do not see it that way. The beds are two beds but not suitable. The stove was broken. We were offered to repair the stove while we were away. The fact that we did not want. We were instead promised at check-in rebate, which we did not get in the end. At check-out there was someone else who knew nothing. The bed covers were delivered two hours later. It was rung, but the woman was already in the kitchen and arrive via a locked back door in the apartment. The only positive is the good location and very nice painting on the wall.
Check-in und Check-out ist sehr bürokratisch verlaufen. Nach der Anmeldung bei Wimdu musste erst noch ein Formular zur Anmeldung ausgefüllt werden. Bei Ankunft musste dann noch ein Vertrag vereinbart werden. Der Taxi hat uns mit 8 Koffern zu der Wohnung gebracht. Nach telefonischer Abstimmung wurden wir gebeten erst den Vertrag ins Büro zu unterschreiben bevor wir in die Wohnung überhaupt reingelassen werden konnten. Das Büro war einige Straßenblocks entfernt. Die Folge davon: Wir haben ca. 45 Minuten mit 8 Koffern auf der Straße warten mussten, was für Rio de Janeiro nicht ungefährlich ist. Bei Check-Out wurden alle Geräte, Fenster und Licht ausführlich getestet bevor wir die 500 Reais Kaution wieder zurück bekamen. Wir sind eine normale Familie: 2 Ehepaare (von 60+ und von 35+). Die Wohnung selber ist Renovierungsbedürftig, auch für brasilianische Verhältnisse. Das Gebäude und die Wohnung stinken. Tag und Nacht gab es viel Lärm. Die Betten sind nicht komfortabel. Die Betten ins kleine Zimmer waren sogar schief und nicht mehr zu benutzen. Alle bekamen Rückenschmerzen. Die Wohnung wird angeboten für 6 Personen. Wir sehen es nicht so. Die Sofas sind als zwei Betten aber nicht dafür geeignet. Der Herd war kaputt. Uns wurde angeboten den Herd zu reparieren während wir weg waren. Dass wollten wir nicht. Uns wurde stattdessen bei Check-in ein Rabatt versprochen, den wir am Ende nicht bekamen. Bei Check-out gab es jemand anders der von nichts wusste. Die Bettbezüge wurden zwei Stunden später geliefert. Es wurde geklingelt, aber die Frau stand schon in der Küche und ist via eine verschlossene Hintertür in der Wohnung gelangen. Das einzige positive ist die gute Lage und die sehr schöne Gemälde an der Wand.
It could have been anything very nice. But unfortunately, the apartment is in a very bad condition, it's dirty - fortunately the laundry is clean - it's raining in, internet was not a day that is not close doors, rain runs into the apartment, with the wind caresses a curtain over the head. Would be all right, we stopped for the price also ok. But that? We would therefore like to make a reduction of 20% claimed.
Therefore, please contact me privately via the popular email and not through a public medium in combination.
Es hätte alles sehr schön sein können. Aber leider ist die Wohnung in einem sehr schlechten Zustand, sie ist schmutzig - zum Glück ist die Wäsche sauber - es regnet rein, Internet ging einen Tag nicht, Türen schliessen nicht, Regen läuft in die Wohnung, bei Wind streichelt einen der Vorhang über den Kopf. Wäre alles in Ordnung, hielten wir den Preis ebenfalls für okay. Aber so? Wir möchten deshalb eine Minderung von 20% geltend machen.
Bitte setzen Sie sich deshalb mit mir privat über die bekannte email und nicht über ein öffentliches Medium in Verbindung.
Very nice location, just 5 min. away from Cantagalo. 2 Blocks from Copacabana.
Our Agent, Bernard, who did the check in was very nice too.
The appartment itself was nice too. nice kitchen with quite qood equipment for cooking. really liked it.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Oh my, August is here again and of course that means summer is coming to a close, especially for all the families with young ones who will be off to school again this month. This weekend is the annual Incline Studio Artists Tour. For information go to www.inclineart.com. It is always fun to see the studios of our local artists.
Also be sure to head over to the Christmas Tree Shopping Center from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5 to the Kris Moose Art Gallery. They are offering a book signing for Dora Levy Mossanen's Last Romanov. The author has several books on the NY Times bestseller list. For information call 775-831-7077.
A huge thank you to our community for supporting the annual Relay For Life fundraiser last weekend and to all of the organizers and volunteers. This is such a fun event and supports something so important to so many. The pancake breakfast was a great new feature to end the event.
Please, please remind everyone — visitors and locals — that it is bear season. Our local bears are also getting ready for the winter ahead and will be looking for free food. It is the responsibility of all to protect our bears and not put them in harm's way.
Be sure to purchase tickets now for $60 for the Women's Club of North Lake Tahoe's annual fashion show by calling Nan Healy at 775-832-0939. The show is on Sunday, Aug. 12 at the Hyatt.
Also on Sunday, Aug. 12 is the annual Tahoe's Connection for Families Teddy Bear Picnic at Aspen Grove. For more information visit tcfkids.org or call 775-832-8230.
Like Cowboy Poetry? The IVCH Foundation is sponsoring its annual Cowboy Poetry Barbecue from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16 at the home of Janet Pahl and Warren Kocmond. Tickets can be purchased by calling 775-888-4201. Seating is limited.
The annual P.E.O. Tastes of Incline is from 4:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23 at The Chateau. Tickets can be purchased at the Potlatch or by calling 775-831-8330. This event always sells out so get your tickets early.
Another hole-in-one to report this week. Congratulations to Daniel Brown of Incline for a hole in one on the Mountain Course on July 24. Remember there is still time for more to get that hole-in-one before summer ends.
Welcome home to Sean McClelland. Great to have you around and hope you enjoy some favorite Tahoe moments.
Congrats to Alexis Roman Hill and Matthew Tuma. They were married last weekend.
Happy Anniversary to Elise Fett and Rob Lober. Congrats Elise and Rob. And as always a Happy Anniversary to Marty and Betty Fineman on Aug. 7. Hope you still read the Bonanza online.
I had one birthday reported late but there is still time to wish Chris Bryan a happy birthday. His was on July 22 — wish him a Happy Birthday next time you are in Ace Hardware. Birthdays to celebrate this week include: Steve Andersen on Aug. 2; Rebecca Layne and Julie Rebar on Aug. 3; Domingo Estrada Chavez on Aug. 4; Jose Romero on Aug. 5; Mark Miller and James "JP" Peterson on Aug. 6; Lorea Beshears and Bob Croke on Aug. 7; Elena Rusu and Kathleen Vomund on Aug. 8. Happy Birthday.
This weekend we have two great deals and steals out there. The first is the Hot Tahoe Cruisin' Car Show at the Tahoe Biltmore. Go check out the cars on display all of the activities and events for this weekend. And the other one is the annual Water Carnival from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Aspen Grove It features inflatable water slides, slip and slides, water games and all around fun for all. It is a blast! Cost is only $2 for children and $1 for adults. For information call 775-832-1321.
As always send in your birthdays, anniversaries and news along with the best deals and steals you can find to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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September 24, 2009
While August's Sock Summit was all about socks, that's also where I discovered a lovely new lace yarn base that's finding its way into the hand-dyed yarn world. It's a blend of baby alpaca, silk, and cashmere that takes dye beautifully and drapes like a sleeping baby. This week we see how Land O Lace transformed this base yarn into Lou Lou.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE — I remember asking my dad, when I was very young and Father's Day was approaching, "when is kids' day?" He looked up from under my mini bike he was fixing and said. "Every day is kids day."
Well, he is always going to be the dad, meaning you are always going to be the kid, so you will probably never be able to even the score there. But what you can do this Father's Day is go the extra mile to make it truly memorable — in a good way.
First of all, we all know from experience Pop is not the bed-in-breakfast type. Even blowing out his knee during your soccer practice couldn't get him to sleep in past 5:30. It's like dads still think they are the regions' early settlers and have to get up to tend the livestock, even if it is only a 12-year-old Jack Russell Terrier (to be fair, Sparky can be handful).
So this year why not play into that rugged, Marlboro Man delusion and treat dad to a dinner straight from the prairie? That's right — a home where the buffalo roam. I have had buffalo tri-tip three times in the past two months while my friend Rick Rucker has been perfecting it. Yes, Rick is the GM at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Truckee, but don't get all excited and think they will be serving it at their free breakfast buffet. Guests only! You know who you are.
This was a personal goal he took on to ... well, I don't know why. You'd have to ask him. The point is, Rick has succeeded and his buffalo tri-tip is one of the best dining experiences I have had the pleasure of featuring in this column. It is lean, but succulent, juicy and loaded with flavor. It is so Father's Day worthy I had to dress up the plate with a neck tie in honor of the day celebrating our bread winning patriarchs.
I know, this is Truckee-Tahoe and I could have used, like, a tool belt. Who wears a tie among us besides, maybe, the D.A.? How do I know that? No reason, Pop, no reason! (Such a long story, really.) Whatever your father's occupational adornments, this is one dinner that says "I love you!" or "I'm sorry" in any lingo.
Buffalo Tri-Tip in Maker's Mark Marinade
Buffalo tri-tip can only be purchased locally at Village Meats in Incline Village (775-831-6243) who will have them available, ordered specially for this Father's Day weekend. Otherwise, securing one does require a drive to Whole Foods in Reno. If neither of those options work out, you can substitute a nice beef trip tip using the same rub/marinade and grilling in your preferred style.
11⁄4-13⁄4 pound buffalo tri-tip
4 tbls. chili powder
2 tbls. paprika
6 tbls. golden brown sugar
2 tbls. kosher salt
2 tsp. ground back pepper
2 tsp. smoked paprika
2 tsp. ground cumin
4 tbls. Maker's Mark bourbon
1 cup canola oil
Combine chili powder, paprika, brown sugar, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, bourbon and oil. Rub liberally onto the tri-tip. Place on plate, cover and refrigerate about four hours. To grill the buffalo is pretty much the same process as grilling a beef tri-tip. Use a medium-high, indirect heat on the grill. For rare, your internal temperature should be 140ºF (about 35 minutes); medium rare, 160ºF (35-40 minutes); medium, 170ºF (40 minutes); well done — you are on your own.
This coleslaw/salad packs a punch that gets your glands watering more than a Sour Skittle (those things are brutal.) It is time consuming to make and requires a variety of spices, but this is a special occasion. If the tri-tip marinade proved to be your budgetary swan song, then you can fore-go the Chow-Chow and serve a nice green salad with a light balsamic dressing instead.
3 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
3 cups thinly sliced red cabbage
2 cups bite sized pieces of cauliflower
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
1⁄4 cup thinly sliced onion
1⁄2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper
1⁄2 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper
3 tbls. kosher salt
1 cup sugar
1 pint cider vinegar
2 tsp. celery seed
2 tsp. dry mustard
3⁄4 tsp. mustard seed
1⁄4 tsp. turmeric
1⁄2 tsp. freshly grated ginger
2 quart sized mason jars, or similar heat-proof containers
Combine the vegetables in large bowl; sprinkle with tablespoon of salt and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for about four hours. Remove from refrigerator and transfer the mixture to a colander in the sink. Rinse and drain vegetables twice. Place drained vegetables on a sheet pan lined with several layers of paper towels; blot dry with more paper towels. Place the vegetables into the two clean quart-sized Mason jars. Combine the sugar, vinegar, remaining 2 tablespoons salt and the spices in a non-aluminum pot; bring to boil, remove from heat and immediately pour into the jars, making sure vegetables are fully covered. Let the jars cool slightly; cover and refrigerate overnight before serving.


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This workshop was the third in a series of activities focusing on the topic of how vector factors influence human immune responses to vector-borne pathogens. In May 2011 NIAID organized a meeting on the Immunological Consequences of Vector Derived Factors followed by a symposium during the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in December 2011.
This third event focused on how the human immune response to vector factors influences pathogen transmission and pathogenesis. Another important goal of this meeting is to engage investigators in the human immunity, vector factors and pathogen immune evasion fields to collaborate in order to answer questions around this complex topic.
To ensure that the discussions are cross-cutting and stimulating, and that the interactions will lead to scientific collaborations, we developed a novel format for this meeting. Senior investigators presented talks that provided background information. Each senior investigator was expected to invite a senior postdoc or junior faculty who presented a hypothetical project that addresses a specific question related to the interaction among the three organisms involved in the spread of vector-borne diseases (human, pathogen and arthropod vector). This hypothetical project should showcase the young investigator's expertise and creativity, and clearly lay out what additional expertise such a multi-disciplinary project would require. This format facilitated the assembly of collaborative research teams and generated discussions that may help young investigators initiate a new and independent research program in this field.
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Census: Black voting rate topped rate for whites in 2012; NH among top voting states
While voting and turnout rates from 2012 were known soon after President Obama's re-election, the survey by the U.S. Census Bureau offers new details on the social and demographic characteristics of the electorate by age, gender, race or Hispanic origin, and geography.
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Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Sam Wyche will be the featured speaker at the 2014 University of Georgia Spring Football Coaches Clinic scheduled for Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28.
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Camp Sunny Patch Session 8 is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by Camp Counselor (and Melissa & Doug Blog Ambassador) Amy Mascott. (Click here for a printable version.)
Get your children moving and grooving and into the Olympic spirit with the Olympic Torch Game!
Children will skip, jump, and speed-walk through a simple obstacle course in their back yard while 'passing the torch' like the runners in the Torch Relay which precedes the opening ceremony of the Games. All you need to play are the Melissa & Doug Activity Traffic Cones and a kickball (we used the Scootin' Turtle Kickball), a few around-the house-items like a plastic bowl, chair, rope, or hose, and a little space to run and play.
First, set up an obstacle course using items from around the house. We used some outdoor chairs, jump rope, hula-hoops, and a baseball bat. Our challenges were simple and included running a circle around outdoor chairs, squirting water through the tire swing and at the tree, hopping through hula hoops, and jumping over a jump rope and baseball bat.
Then decide which person will be the first Olympic Torch runner. That person will create an "Olympic Torch" by turning one of the activity cones upside down (for the torch) and then putting the kickball on top (for the flame).
Then that person runs–or walks quickly–through the obstacle course, making sure that the Olympic Torch stays balanced!
Make sure the audience members are dressed appropriately and do a great job cheering for their team.
Once the first runner makes it through the obstacle course, he or she practices the "Olympic Torch Kiss" where he or she "lights" the next runner's torch. Be careful! We found it wasn't easy to keep the ball balanced–but it's a great exercise in balance, and it's a whole lot of fun!
Lighting the "Olympic Cauldron" at the end of the game was reserved for our final torch runner, just like the final runner in the official Olympic Torch Relay. Our runner lit the "cauldron", simply dropping the ball into the plastic bowl.
It's all about imagination–and keeping it simple–when it comes to playing with kids!
Go, Olympic torch runners!
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ALAMEDA -- Matt Flynn worked with the first team Wednesday as Terrelle Pryor recovered from the effects of a concussion, with the starting quarterback for the Raiders against the Washington Redskins still in question.
Unlike linebacker Sio Moore and cornerback Tracy Porter, who moved into the second phase of the NFL concussion protocol and were able to practice, Pryor was scheduled to take a cognitive test on a computer to determine if he can practice Thursday.
"I think it was very mild, because I'm doing very well," Pryor said. "They said I'm making good steps toward being able to play."
Pryor got past the first phase of the program, which allowed him to exercise, attend meetings and speak with the media.
Moore and Porter successfully completed the same test Pryor must pass and were able to practice in a limited fashion Wednesday. The final phase, which usually doesn't happen until Friday or Saturday of game week, is being cleared for full contact.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen said he has "no idea" if Pryor will be available to face the Redskins on Sunday and that his availability will be determined by the medical staff. He said he is prepared to move forward with Flynn if necessary.
"I thought Flynn had a good practice today," Allen said. "I would expect nothing less than that. He's a pro. He'll be ready to go if his number is called."
Allen wouldn't speculate on how much practice time Pryor needs in order to start. Pryor said he thinks he could practice as late as Friday and still play but acknowledged the decision is out of his hands.
"I cannot put my team in harm's way, so if I can can't lead the guys to win, then Matt's definitely going to be the best guy to do it," Pryor said.
Pryor, who was hurt during Monday night's game at Denver, said that Tuesday morning he began to put together the events that led to the concussion and what happened afterward. He cited a "delayed reaction" to the trauma, citing his ability to speak with the coaching staff through a replay review and two-minute warning before returning for two plays.
In response to Fox Sports and ESPN reports that said the Raiders handling of the concussion will be reviewed, Allen reiterated he believes the club complied with the protocol.
"We don't ever put a player out there and put him in danger," Allen said.
NFLPA director of communications Carl Francis declined to comment regarding the Raiders' handling of Pryor but did say in an email, "We routinely monitor and review concussion cases throughout the season. Every concussion is important to the health and safety of our membership. We take all player concussions seriously."
Flynn, who talked at length for the first time since losing the job to Pryor, said it doesn't matter when he learns he's the starter. As a rookie in Green Bay, Flynn was told there was a 99 percent chance he'd be starting for an injured Aaron Rodgers.
"An hour and a half before the game, Aaron comes running in there in his shoulder pads," Flynn said. "It's one of those things you never know. No matter when they tell me, whether it's today or Sunday morning, I'll be ready to roll."
Flynn said his arm feels more fresh than it did toward the end of training camp, although he's not sure how much a part the elbow tendinitis played in Pryor getting the job.
"I understand decisions are not made because of one thing. It's all encompassing and what's best for the team," Flynn said. "I know what my job is. Me and Terrelle still have a good relationship, and I'm trying to help him as much as I can."
The car is another story.
"The car didn't make it," Moore said. "She protected me. She gave her life. We'll be having a wake for her soon."
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"Returning to Henry Adams, Kansas, is akin to attending a family reunion. The characters are rich, and the kids all have a story to be told."
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Bestselling author Beverly Jenkins takes readers back to Henry Adams—a small town originally founded by freed slaves—for a delightful fourth visit with A Wish and a Prayer. Time spent in this close-knit community of lovable eccentrics is always quality time, and this trip promises to be especially memorable, with a pig on trial and new love blossoming. Loaded with heart and wit, Jenkins's A Wish and a Prayer is like coming home—a welcome return that readers of Kimberla Lawson Roby and Angela Benson and African American romance fans will certainly want to experience.
Anyone worried that living in a small town could be boring certainly hasn't lived in Henry Adams, Kansas. From the wealthy divorcée who saved this historic town founded by freed slaves to the romantic entanglements that have set tongues wagging and hearts fluttering (and everything in between), there's plenty to keep the lovably eccentric townsfolk busy.
Preston Miles is happy living with his foster parents, but an e-mail from his maternal grandmother is about to change all that. . . . Riley Curry, the former town mayor, is convinced his pet hog, Cletus, acted in self-defense when he sat on—and killed—a man. Now Riley just has to prove it in a court of law. . . . And as for Rocky, she has already had a lifetime of hurt. Will she risk opening her heart—and her life—to Jack?
Warm, funny, poignant, and unforgettable, Beverly Jenkins's latest excursion to Henry Adams is a true delight—a welcome return to a place that always feels like home.
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Making More Room in ICUs
When a patient needs the highest level of medical care, a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) offers crucial life saving resources. But ICUs are among the most in-demand units at hospitals, with a constrained number of beds available. Adding ICU capacity is neither quick nor cheap, and hospitals must prioritize treatment with the ICU beds and nurse staffing they have on hand. To make room for new ICU patients, existing ICU patients are sometimes transferred to other units that are not designed for intensive care before it is medically optimal. So-called demand-driven discharges increase the risk of complications, which result in readmission to the ICU, and increase length of stay (LOS) in the ICU.
Current medical protocols are not as helpful in alleviating the strain on ICUs as one might expect — they tend to be subjective, with physicians not always agreeing on the best course of action. "Of course doctors want to discharge the least critical patients," Professor Carri Chan says. "But no systematic framework exists to measure that."
Chan worked with Vivek Farias of MIT, Nicholas Bambos of Stanford, and Gabriel Escobar of Kaiser Permanente to analyze patient and ICU data and recommend a discharge protocol that would reduce ICU readmission rates while preserving the quality of patient care. The researchers examined 60,000 patient data points at 17 different hospitals in the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program during the course of one year. Kaiser has extensive patient data available electronically, giving the researchers access to a rich data set that included patient age, sex, type of admission (for instance, if the episode was an emergency), the medical reason for admission, and whether a patient had any prior conditions prone to causing complications.
The researchers winnowed their large data set down to focus on 6,600 ICU patients at seven hospitals during one year. To determine if capacity played a role in a patient's discharge, researchers examined the occupancy level of each ICU throughout the course of the year. If an ICU was full when a patient was discharged, it was more likely that capacity issues prompted the decision.
Next, the researchers combined this discharge information with an assessment created by Kaiser that uses patient lab results taken within 72 hours prior to admission to describe the severity of a patient's condition. Using these patient severity scores, researchers placed patients into nine different classes. For each of the classes, researchers determined patients' likely LOS in the hospital if there were no capacity issues, the likelihood of readmission if subject to demand-driven discharge, and the likely LOS if readmitted to the ICU.
Using the Kaiser dataset, the researchers determined that discharge strategies that take a patient's risk of readmission to the ICU into consideration are safer and more efficient than other discharge strategies. Although physicians may lean toward first discharging patients least likely to be readmitted, Chan stresses the role that LOS plays in readmissions. "We want to discharge the patient who will use the fewest resources upon readmission," she explains. "We have to think about not just whether they're going to be readmitted, but what happens when they come back — how long will they need intensive care the second time around?"
It doesn't always work out that that a patient with a higher likelihood of readmission is the sickest patient, Chan points out. "It's common for a patient who just had surgery to experience bleeding from the wound. But that complication doesn't usually take very long to recover from compared to many other complications, so readmitting that patient wouldn't redirect too many ICU resources. On the other hand, another patient may face a lower likelihood of readmission, but if readmission is required, that patient is more likely to suffer from a more severe complication and require a much longer stay in the ICU." It's this distinction between which patients are or aren't likely to experience lengthy LOS upon readmission that the researchers' model can help hospitals determine.
"Compared to other ICU discharge strategies, we expect the strategy we have defined through our study to be associated with similar or lower mortality rates and with a lower readmission load," Chan says. Reduced readmissions can translate into shorter wait times for new ICU patients, less need to shuffle ICU patients to other units, and a lower average LOS. Chan is now expanding her collaboration with Kaiser so that more refined models can be developed from additional patient data. These models, in turn, will be used by Kaiser to define better operational strategies for its ICUs.
"There is sometimes hesitation in the medical community to discuss space-capacity issues," Chan says. "But this model suggests that it is possible to make better use of critical care resources while maintaining or improving the quality of care and saving lives."
Carri Chan
Professor Chan teaches the core MBA class, Operations Management. Her primary research interests are in data-driven modeling of complex stochastic systems, dynamic optimization, and queueing with applications in health-care operations management. Her current focus is on combining empirical approaches with mathematical modeling to develop evidence-based approaches to improving patient flow through hospitals, and particularly intensive care units.
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Body confirmed as third worker killed in oilfield explosion
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 6:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 6:40 p.m.
The death toll from an oil platform explosion and fire earlier this month has risen to three after the Lafourche Parish coroner identified a body found Monday as one of the platform's workers.
The body was identified as 28-year-old Jerome Malagapo, who has been missing since the Black Elk Energy platform he was working on exploded Nov. 16, Coroner John King said.
King said the identification was made from dental records, and more investigation is needed to determine the cause of death.
Malagapo's body was found by workers on an offshore supply vessel near Port Fourchon, about 25 miles from the platform.
Ellroy Corporal died the day of the explosion, while Avelino Tajonera died Nov. 23 from severe burns he suffered in the ensuing fire.
Eleven workers were injured in the explosion, which happened about 20 miles south of Grand Isle. All of the workers killed or injured are from the Philippines.
Two workers remained in critical condition Wednesday at the Regional Burn Unit of Baton Rouge General Hospital, while the condition of another, Wilberto Ilagan, a 50-year-old welder from Batangas, continued to improve, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said.
The men worked for the Galliano-based company Grand Isle Shipyard, a contractor with Houston-based Black Elk.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. No major oil spill was reported.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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"How could you leave out Rufus?!" by Scribouilleuse
Categories: Final Fantasy 7
Characters: Reader, Rufus
Description: Rufus Shinra?
Are you friggin kidding? The man has basically been thrown to the wind, much like our poor Rude. T-T
You all have to admit, the deranged blond is amazingly beautiful. I love his demeanor and I think it would be fun playing with when it comes to Reader-Inserts.
The point being, I swear i've only seen a few Reader Inserts with Rufus Shinra.
Come ON man, the guy is simply delicious!
Okay, so here is the deal:
In response to my OWN challenge, I will try to write a few Rufus Shinra drabble/one-shot/multi-chapter stories just to be fair and to show a little sport.
Also, concering a reward if need be...
If you tickle my fancy, I'll write you a one-shot or two dealing with your favorite FF7 Character.
AS LONG as you don't place the plot and character sorely out of my reach.
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"'Twas the Night before Christmas" by Clement C. Moore is by far the most well-known children's Christmas story about Santa Claus. Reading it is a Christmas Eve tradition in many households.Originally titled "A Visit from Saint Nicholas," it was published in 1823. This timeless poem helped define the traditional Santa we see today. It has been illustrated many times over the years, so there are several editions of the book.My mom was given the task of memorizing this verse as a young girl, and I was inspired to do the same as an adult. As a children's librarian and mother of two, I recited it every year, so it remains with me. I encourage parents, or anyone with children, to memorize a favorite story to recite. Stories in rhyme are easier to memorize and have a nice sing-song quality when told aloud. There are many to choose from, and they are easy to remember after repeated readings. Examples I had fun with include "Madeline," "Owl & the Pussycat," "Wynken Blynken & Nod," "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" and several by Dr. Seuss. "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" is my favorite. Here it is if you want to read or memorize it. If you recite it enough (either out loud or to yourself), it will come back to you each year.Wishing all of you a Happy Christmas and a Good Night!'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;The children were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads,And Ma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,Had just settled down for a long winter's nap —When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.Away to the window I flew like a flash,Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow,Gave a luster of mid-day to objects below;When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,With a little old driver, so lively and quick,I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:"Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen,"On Comet, on Cupid, on Donder and Blitzen;"To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!"Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away, all!"As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly,When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,With the sleigh full of toys — and St. Nicholas too:And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roofThe prancing and pawing of each little hoof.As I drew in my head, and was turning around,Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound:He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.His eyes, how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry,His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.He had a broad face, and a round little bellyThat shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly:He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;But a wink of his eye and a twist of his headSoon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,And laying a finger aside of his noseAnd giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,And away they all flew, like the down of a thistleBut I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight —Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.— Clement Clarke Moore
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