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Scope Control
I'm more interested in fewer features with no bugs
party line is not fewer features, it is less scope in each feature. Given the requirement 'the user types in 30 numbers', do you let them write a text file and feed it in? Or do you put a spreadsheet on a window and let them type? Or all of the above?
Recall that modern
toolkits come with lite spreadsheets, so both options are equal cost. But what if the
neglected an aspect of those numbers, such as they typically come in via e-mail?
The OSC(=
), reviewing the feature as it develops, might remember this detail - typically via role-playing. They'l be inspired to request a large edit field. It will take 30 numbers, separated by linefeeds. Pasted in.
The feature is finished, but the scope within that feature got reduced down to a single edit field. We did not need to put in every import system we could think of. We put in the one that worked best, right away, for the OSC. Then we stopped. That's
(the first public showings of our game had no crashes! Woo hoo!), and we're doing a timebox-style of development these days. Basically the tasks are arranged such that lower-priority tasks get dropped if necessary rather than allowing bugs to remain in the higher- priority code while more bugs get added with the lower-priority stuff.
The bad way to do that is to over-require each feature, then "don't interrupt the programmers" until the feature's done. Sorting priorities (
) must happen in real-time, on a line-item basis. No batch mode.
Of course, if the test harness is decent (as it was around my body of code), then your bug list is short to begin with so it's trivial to go in and fix up the low-priority bugs (which in my experience tended to be feature/change requests rather than bugs).
D'oh! Don't run bug-free! Your plan will backfire!! They'l give you the hardest work, never review it, and never learn how you are doing it!!!
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Before that dog stands next to the famous purple-and-gold Westminster Best-in-Show rosette, before it can even stride around Madison Square Garden's green carpet, it has to totter around a whelping box. How do you breed a Westminster winner?
Making Mick
In 2002, a Kerry Blue Terrier named Mick (Ch. Torum's Scarf Michael) took the American Kennel Club show world by storm when he came to the United States. Fresh from winning BIS at Crufts in England, he quickly became the No. 1 dog of all breeds in America, capping his career with the 2003 Westminster BIS. Both Mick's sire and dam traced back to an influential male (Torum's Mr. Dooley) and, in the words of Ron Ramsey of Birkenhead, Merseyside, U.K., who breeds with his wife, Carol, "We felt that the connection could produce something good!"
By 6 months old, Mick already "had a presence, even on the grooming table," Ramsey says. "On the ground, he moved with great drive and purpose." In addition to Mick, the cross produced a brother that was Finland's No. 2 dog of all breeds and another that was the U.K.'s top terrier and reserve BIS at Crufts. Both he and Mick are behind many champions and top-winning lines in Ireland, the U.K. and America. Mick has more than 60 champion offspring and is the No. 2 all-time top AKC Kerry Blue Terrier sire.
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In 2006, Rufus (Ch. Rocky Top's Sundance Kid) the Colored Bull Terrier strutted away with the big prize. Rufus was from an outcrossed litter (from frozen semen from Germany) in which four of the five puppies earned their Register of Merit (ROM) titles. His owner, Barbara Bishop of Holmdel, N.J., says she knew he was special at first sight: "That puppy was magical."
Rufus has continued to work magic as a sire, twice named the Bull Terrier Club of America stud dog of the year with many champions worldwide and a son that's the top sire in the U.K. Bishop cautions Bull Terrier breeding isn't just about show wins. "Since the breed originally came from a very small gene pool, Bull Terrier breeders must be conscientious about health problems. Breeding stock must be tested and monitored." Bishop's advice for winning Westminster is practical: "It's a rough road to travel, especially in a breed like Bull Terriers. For blue-collar people like ourselves, if we didn't have our backer [who provides financial backing for a dog's show career], Dottie Cherry, to help with advertising and handler's fees we never could have kept going. Dog showing is expensive; it's easy to breed a good dog, it's the other costs that are hard – especially when you get up to the Westminster level."
Splendid Sadie
Rufus and Mick were the first of their breeds to win BIS at Westminster, but the 2010 winner, Sadie (Ch. Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot), was the eighth Scottish Terrier to go to the top. Her breeder, Cindy Cooke of AnStamm Scottish Terriers in Kalamazoo, Mich., points out that breeding Scottish Terriers involves some special challenges. "First is temperament," she says. "A Scottie must be willing to challenge any dog, but not be aggressive with people. Breeders walk a fine line to breed such a dominant spirit without breeding dogs no one can live with."
According to Cooke, the front comes next. Scotties must have well-laid-back shoulders, long upper arms, short (and preferably straight) forelegs, tight elbows and a deep, wide chest.
"The third challenge," Cooke says, "is to resist the urge to breed 'square' ultra-short-backed dogs which are popular with many judges, when our standard calls for a rectangular dog."
To meet these challenges, Cooke weighed both pedigree and phenotype. "Sadie's dam, Ch. Maryscot Painted Black, was an outcross, so we selected a linebred dog for her," Cooke says. "We chose Sadie's sire, Ch. Anstamm Like A Rock, because he was linebred on the grandsire of Painted Black, and because he was such a super show dog himself." Offspring from repeat litters have finished their championships with multiple specialty wins.
Cooke reports Sadie dazzled everyone as soon as she could walk. "It was partly her conformation – beautiful head, correct outline and sound movement – and partly her personality. She was a very independent spirit, confident and full of herself." Sadie has had one litter to date, with the offspring still young, but "very promising," according to Cooke.
Cooke's shares advice for breeding a Westminster winner: "In the words of Vince Lombardi, 'Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.'"
Hickory's Victory
In 2011, another Scottish lass, the Deerhound Hickory (GCh. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind), won the big one – the first Scottish Deerhound to do so. Her breeder, Cecilia Dove, says both careful selection, along with a vision of a perfect Deerhound, were behind her litter.
"We had greatly admired Hickory's aunt, Ch. Thistleglen Margot, a very special bitch who won the Hound Group at Westminster in 2006. Dove discovered Margot had a brother, Thistleglen Newell, who turned out to be the perfect compliment for Hickory's dam, Foxcliffe Summoning Charms." Dove also took into consideration the inbreeding coefficient – a relatively low 7.5 percent – which most geneticists believe should be low for health reasons.
"It was obvious at an early age that the puppies had lovely type and perfect movement," Dove says. "These proved to be Hickory's great strengths." Several littermates are champions, with a brother winning a regional specialty. Both he and another sister have produced champion offspring. Hickory recently birthed her first litter, so time will tell if another superstar is afoot.
Breeding Scottish Deerhounds takes planning beyond choosing mates, Dove says. "Most important is having the time, space and resources required to grow out large breed sighthounds. It requires a tremendous amount of dedication to raise Scottish Deerhounds to reach their full potential."Dove's advice for winning Westminster is simple: "Breed the best to the best and hope for the best. It's a lifetime commitment of hard work that is worth every minute." That's true even if you never get to Westminster.
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beautiful shot. L. Greetings, Ada
Very beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!! like 49/Fav 9 Best wishes and friendly greetings, Conny
Thank you Conny. Have a nice day! Rita
Beautiful image,composition and tones
complimenti, molto bella, saluto Renato
Renato molto grazie ! uns saluto Rita
Its amazing how a little sun rise colour can change a wad of swamp grass growing out of a putrid marsh, into a pretty picture. heh heh ;)
Thank you for the visit and nice comment. Greetings Rita
Great detail and great image. L+F! Greetings,Mirza.
Photo taken in Bonita Springs, FL, USA


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Türk Amerikan Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası yetkilileri Ajansımızı ziyaret etti.
Avukat Prof. Dr. Vahit Bıçak, iş adamı Üzeyir Şahin ve Türk Amerikan Ticaret
ve Sanayi Odası (TACCI) Başkanı Dr. Ali Koçak, Ankara Kalkınma Ajansı
Genel Sekreteri Arif Şayık'ı makamında ziyaret ettiler.
Görüşmede, 30 Nisan 2016 tarihinde ABD'nin New York kentinde yapılması
planlanan, Türk ve Amerikalı iş adamlarını buluşturacak konferans
hakkında görüş alışverişinde bulunuldu. Öte yandan, Ankara Kalkınma
Ajansı'nın yabancı yatırımcılara sunduğu hizmetler ve destekler anlatıldı.
Ankara Kalkınma Ajansı Genel Sekreteri Arif Şayık yaptığı değerlendirmede,
Ajans olarak Amerika kıtası ülkelerine yönelik ticari işbirliği görüşmelerinin
başladığını bildirdi. Ankara'nın savunma sanayi, yazılım, medikal gibi alanlardaki
potansiyelini okyanus ötesine tanıtmak istediklerini kaydeden Şayık, bu
konuda yabancı misyon temsilcilikleri ile görüşmelerin devam ettiğini
vurguladı. Şayık son olarak, kurumlar arası işbirliğinin artarak devam edeceğini söyledi.
We are Proud to annouce that our member Turkish Airlines is launching a new route from Istanbul to Atlanta! Turkish Airlines introduces a new non-stop service between Istanbul and Atlanta, Georgia (USA). The new flights will commence on 16 May 2016. The seven-times-weekly service will be operated by using Boeing 777-300ER equipment. In all classes, passengers will enjoy an individual inflight entertainment system with a wide variety of choices, along with fast broadband Internet connectivity via Wi-Fi onboard.
The new westbound TK031 service will operate on 7 flights per week, departing from Istanbul in the afternoon and arriving at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in the early evening after a 12-hour flight. The corresponding eastbound TK032 service will operate as a night flight, leaving Atlanta in the night and arriving at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport the following afternoon. The schedules have been designed to provide the best possible connections with other 282 destinations in 113 countries in Turkish Airlines' network.
Our new destination Atlanta is the cultural and economic center, home to more than 5.5 million people and the 9th largest metropolitan area in the United States, and is the primary transportation hub of the Southeastern United States, via highway, railroad, and air, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport being the world's busiest airport since 1998. Atlanta's economy is considered diverse, with dominant sectors including logistics, professional and business services, media operations, and information technology.
While Turkish Airlines continues to exceed all expectations through its award-winning on board services; note that prior to their flights, Business Class passengers and Miles&Smiles Elite Plus Economy or Business Class passengers can enjoy The World's Best Business Class Lounge awarded by Skytrax in 2015 in Istanbul Ataturk International Airport.
On Monday October 5, 2015, TACCI President Ali Kocak hosted a dinner for Congressman Brendan Boyle at Turkuaz Restaurant in Manhattan, New York. During the dinner meeting, President Kocak introduced Congressman Boyle, TACCI's mission and its role in the Turkish-American Business community through the services provided to the chamber members including strategic consulting, B2B arrangements, attorney services, logistics as well as export registration services. President Kocak and Congressman Boyle had the opportunity to discuss trade and investment opportunities between the two countries as well as the difficulties that Turkish businessmen face in the U.S. particularly in the Greater New York area. President Kocak invited Congressman Boyle to work together on improving business relations between the U.S. and Turkey. President Kocak also invited the Congressman to join TACCI's upcoming events and meetings. Congressman Boyle expressed his eagerness to participate in TACCI's activities and cooperate with any necessary projects that will take place in the near future.
Congressman Brendan Francis Boyle (born February 6, 1977) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2015. The district includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County PA. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 170th District from 2009 to 2015.Since first entering public service, Congressman Boyle has served as a champion for working and middle class families, in particular issues relating to social and economic justice. Congressman Boyle served as an adjunct professor at Drexel University's Graduate School of Public Policy. In 2011, he was named an Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellow.


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Keith J. "Duke" Bowman, 81, passed away June 12, 2012, at Glenville Care and Rehabilitation Center, Glenville.
He was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Tucker County at St. George and was a son of the late James Raymond Bowman and Theadocia Metz Bowman.
He spent four years in the U.S. Air Force, 84th Air and Rescue Squadron from 1951 to 1955. He was a West Virginia State Trooper from March 26, 1956, until his retirement March 30, 1977. He also spent 31 years working with the United Church Alcohol Action Program and Teens Against Alcohol and Drugs Program. He was a Lay Speaker and Soul winner right up to his death.
He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Leona R. "Judy" Bowman; one son, Jeffrey Bowman (Connie) of Scott Depot; one daughter, Tracy Bowman of Charleston; one grandson, Christopher Keith Bowman of Scott Depot; one sister, Eleanor Faye Clark of Fairmont; two step children, Donny Nichols of Mt. Zion and and Sherry McCroskey of Grantsville, also survive. Three step grandchildren, April Whipkey, Brad McCroskey and Dustin Nichols, all of Grantsville; four step great grandchildren, Joseph, Allie, Autumn, Avery Whipkey, all of Grantsville; and five neices, two nephews and several cousins also survive.
In addition to his parents, he was preceeded in death by his first wife, Norma Lee Clutter Bowman, for 35 years; three sisters, Mary Jane, Delores Rose, Betty May and a brother, Howard "Bill" Bowman.
He enjoyed camping, fishing and anything the kids wanted to do.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m. at Stump Funeral Home in Grantsville. Pastors Greg Swisher and Bryan Blair will officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 22, and on Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m. until time of services.


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The jury was still out on the new Buck at the Landing, as far as Silas was concerned. She'd breezed into town in a slick European sedan, holed up in her late father's apartment, and kept mostly to herself.
He'd only spoken to her once in the three weeks she'd been in residence. She'd been hauling a huge suitcase out of the trunk of that Beemer, and she'd refused his friendly offer of help. He'd gone in from the railinged porch roof that served as his "deck," but he'd watched her drag that luggage up two flights of narrow stairs up to Jimmy's apartment with equal parts amusement and distaste.
Silas recognized the young woman working the register at Buck's. She'd pounded pavement before the last frost looking for a summer job, even coming into Atlantis Gifts to see if he was hiring. Turning her down had been tough, so he'd been glad to hear Jimmy had hired her on for the summer. Later in the spring when he'd run the numbers and knew could afford a part-timer, he'd hired his nephew Theo. His big sister was a persistent woman.
"Stacey." He smiled. She was reading one of those creased and worn steamy beach novels that made their way from rental to rental. This one had been up and down the strip, he imagined.
Stacey stashed the novel. "Mr. Wilde. Can I help you?"
"I'm wondering if you've seen a kitten around the place this morning?"
Stacey lit up like the Funarama on a Saturday night. "Seventeenth hole. He's a troublemaker, huh?"
"You could say that. Thinking of calling him Houdini." He peered around the building towards the course. "Seventeen, you said?"
"Go on back, Mr. Wilde."
Silas couldn't help inspecting Jimmy Buck's astroturf and the gravel paths that wound amongst the holes as he walked. Jimmy had been a good neighbor in the few months they'd known one another.
The older man had introduced himself the first morning Silas had woken up as the owner of Atlantis Gifts; he'd turned up on the small deck off Silas's upstairs apartment with a pair of to-go coffees and a half-dozen donuts. They'd grown close before his passing, but aside from a handful of tales, inspired by the framed photos of an olive-skinned knockout and a little girl with mahogany ringlets, he'd rarely spoken of his family. His wife gone too young, his daughter just gone.
There were changes at Buck's Landing, Silas noted. He had to admit, mostly for the better. The paths were weeded, their gravel leveled. The turf and obstacles had been cleaned and the greens patched in the worn spots. The music Buck had favored leaned toward classic country and western, so much so that Silas has begun to tune it out, but today he appreciated the thump of bass and electronic warble of autotune.
The daughter knew what the kids listened to, anyway. He heard Jimmy's daughter's voice first. Unlike the belting R&B queen over the sound system, this was the smokey voice of a blues singer. Who swore like a trucker.
He rounded the corner at the sixteenth hole and burst out laughing. There was Houdini alright, surveying his kingdom from the top of the Easter Island head, his posture comically regal. The cat watched his would-be rescuer hoist herself up from a short ladder by using the statue's left shoulder as a foothold.
"Come on, sweetheart," she cajoled, that bourbon voice pitched low. With an arm wrapped around the statue, she swung her leg over, bracing her other foot against its chest and reached up for his cat.
He closed the distance between them and pushed his hair back with his sunglasses. The better to get an eye full of Jimmy Buck's mini-golf heiress. Silas took in the khaki shorts stretched across a toned rear and the long tanned legs, and briefly envied the statue, with his cement face pressed against that body.
"That's one lucky statue," he said with a chuckle. "I see you found my cat."
I introduced you to Sofia on Monday, but it can't be a good romance without a romantic interest. I hope you enjoyed this quick introduction to Silas.


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A 91-year-old Lenny Reeg, of Dalton, N.H., has been ordered by a court to stop feeding bears on his property.
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A Sweater
As I was browsing the net for fabulous Valentine's Day ideas when I found this darling DIY project on how to make a pillow out of a sweater by my longtime blogging friend Megan, from the Brassy Apple. My goodness they're so gorgeous I just had to show them to you! You'll have to head over to the tutorial on how to make a pillow out of a sweater to get the details, but here are the materials that you'll need.
Make A PillowSweater - one from your closet or thrifted Pillow form Measuring tape Scissors Needle/thread Sewing machine Straight pins Embellishments (like buttons) - optional I adore the fabric flowers that accent each pillow, they add that extra special homemade touch, don't you think! I cant wait to see what beautiful pillows you make! Thanks Megan for all your make a pillow tutorial, feel free to grab my Ive been featured button from Tip Junkie. You've earned it!
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His highness is a vindictive man, attempting to make the 'shut down' as painful as possible, just as he did the sequester. Barricading monuments and placing guards to enforce that has got to cost more than it did to leave them open.
The National Park Service placed barricades at Mount Vernon, which is privately owned, because they (we) co-own the parking lots. They later removed them. There was no NPS maintenance going on, so to send out a crew to put up barricades; well ...
During the infamous blockade of WWII veterans from the WWII memorial, a Park Service official said the order to shut down came from the White House OMB. Again, bringing in crews and forklifts is not a normal daily expense at these outdoor monuments.
Aren't there enough real problems that we don't have to play games for petty political purposes.
has been created than we can imagine - USA ??? Oh - THAT country!
What are they doing???????? They are slowly killing it off.! May God have mercy on them - they'll have to answer one day, no matter how 'tough' they act at this time.
THANK YOU RICK - you are the one that dares to speak out, bless you!
This is the type of person one gets who is raised on the leftist ideology and is a student of Alinsky, as Hillary is by the way. He is covered in the slime of Chicago politics which are the most corrupt in the US and has brought other slime covered people with him to DC.
This is planned vindictiveness which is "not letting a good crisis go to waste." The man is a destroyer and will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal as he stated to "fundamentally transform America."
Nothing new on today's editorial page.
This is a bigoted cartoon; nothing but a piece of propaganda intended, intentionally, to illicit the kinds of responses posted above.
Does the AC have no shame to disrespect the Iwo Jima event for its own conservative, Republican, political propaganda?
" This is a bigoted cartoon;"
dahreese, you mind explaining what is 'bigoted' about the cartoon?
Charles, I have no intention of reaching down so low as to have to explain this to you.
You either get it or you don't.
play games for petty political purposes?"
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About weatherhistorian
Christopher C. Burt is the author of 'Extreme Weather; A Guide and Record Book'. He studied meteorology at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison.
By: Christopher C. Burt , 8:37 PM GMT en Octubre 19, 2012
The Top 12 Most Unusual Weather-related Photographs
It's been a relatively slow week weather-wise so I thought I'd take this opportunity to showcase some of the most unusual photographs ever taken of weather events. The selection is not a collection of the most beautiful (four of them are black and white) or spectacular weather images but rather a selection of very rare photographs mostly taken by amateurs that happened to be in the right place at the right time. Even professional weather photographers could probably never replicate most of them. Here they are in no particular order.
1. This is an image no one would be happy to replicate. Two seconds after Mary McQuilken snapped this shot of her brothers posing on top of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, California a powerful lightning bolt struck them. A hiker just outside the frame was killed and Sean (on the left) eventually also died from complications associated with his injuries. Michael McQuilken (on the right) survived. The family was hiking in the Sierra Nevada during August 1975 when the incident occurred. Photo by Mary McQuilken.
2. There have been thousands of fantastic tornado photographs and videos but none quite like this one. It is the nonchalance of Audra Thomas as an F1 tornado swirls a mile away towards her family farm (in the background) that makes it so unusual. She looks like she was posing in front of the Statue of Liberty or such. In fact, the tornado did cut across the farm and destroyed a barn structure on the property. The scene took place south of Beaver City, Nebraska in April 1989. Photo by Audra's mother, Marrilee Thomas.
3. Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR waterspouts churn simultaneously in the Mediterranean Sea near Cyprus in this extraordinary image! I don't ever recall a photo or video showing more than three funnels in formation at the same time. I have not been able to find much information about this event (date or specific location). Photo by Roberto Giudice.
4. Photos of individual hailstones tend to be pretty boring, even if they are monsters like the Vivian, South Dakota 7" record-holder. Unfortunately, no one seems to have ever bothered to take a good photograph of the landscape littered with, say 5-7" diameter, hailstones before. There have, however, been several fascinating images of great hail accumulations but none that can beat this. Here hail cliffs some 15 feet high were formed in a wash near Clayton, New Mexico following a hailstorm on August 13, 2004. The hail was swept into the creek by heavy rain and backed up behind a clogged culvert. This photo was taken, I believe, the following day after the creek cut a path through the hail accumulation. The banks of hail resemble a glacier front!. Photo by Barbara Podzemny.
5. The 'pole of cold' region in northeastern Siberia is the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth, especially the region centered around Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk where January temperatures average around -65°F. During the Soviet era children underwent ultraviolet treatment to make up for the long, dark, and cold Siberian winters with the consequent lack of sunlight. I am not sure if this practice is still in use. Photo by professional photographer Mark S. Wexler.
6. This macabre photograph was taken in a cemetery in northwest Arkansas following a devastating ice storm on January 27-28, 2009. The ice accumulated up to 1-2" thick on most surfaces. The crushed trees in the background, the Washington Monument-like obelisk, and the colorful flower offerings all come together to create an image that is not only awesome but also fraught with iconic symbols. Photo by professional photographer Mike Hollingshead.
7. Snow rollers are very rare phenomena that only occur when the weather conditions are just right: fresh sticky snowfall (not to wet and not to dry), high winds, and a large open space for them to form (not necessarily on a hill like above). Although there are many fairly decent photographs of large snow rollers (they have been known to grow up to 4 feet in diameter) nobody aside from Mr. Hagerman seems to have had the presence of mind to place a human in the image to give it perspective. These giant snow rollers formed in Vermont's Lamoille River Valley in February 1973. Photo by Ronald L. Hagerman.
8. While I'm on the subject of snow, I couldn't resist to include this unique photograph. The Great Blizzard of January 1977 in the Buffalo, New York region was so intense that wind gusts up to hurricane speed smashed windows in homes allowing the up to 70" of snow accumulations and drifts 20 to 30 feet deep to penetrate into the living spaces of unfortunate victims of the storm. The blizzard and the entire winter of 1976-1977 were so extreme that some climate scientists at the time believed it was the beginning of a new 'Little Ice Age'. Photographs like this helped reinforce that idea. Photo by Dino Innandrea and first reproduced in a book about the 'Buffalo Blizzard' titled 'White Death' by Erno Rossi.
9. Time for a couple of extraordinary cloud formation images. This one is of a twin lenticular cloud formation over peaks in the Omataco Mountains near Otjiwarongo, Namibia in Africa. The event occurred in February 2004. Although there are many fantastic lenticular cloud photos around (some much prettier than this one), I can't recall ever seeing a photo of two side-by-side peaks experiencing almost identical clouds forming simultaneously. Photo by Viveca Venegas.
10. Like lenticular clouds, there have also been many thousands of extraordinary photos of super cell or other thunderstorm-related cloud formations. However, this particular image takes the cake in my opinion. It is of a super cell that formed over southern Nebraska in June 2011. As photographer Mike Hollingshead said "At times this storm looked like a giant tsunami in the sky.". Photo by Mike Hollingshead. You may have noticed that two of the images in this blog collection were by Mike Hollingshead. Mike recently had the tornado cover shot in the September 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. To view more of his amazing work see his web site.
11. Birds at sea sometimes become trapped in the eye of a hurricane or typhoon and seek refuge on the decks of passing ships that are also in the eye of the storm. This is what happened in the case above when, in August 1926, the S.S. West Quechee sailed through a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. I know of no other photograph of this phenomenon. Photographer unknown. Image from Ivan Ray Tannehill's classic 'Hurricanes: Their Nature and History', Princeton Univ. Press, 1938.
12. Perhaps a strange choice to finish with, but it is interesting for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, the photograph was taken in Lincoln, Nebraska on the night of July 25, 1936 when the minimum temperature fell to only 91°F in Lincoln. This was the hottest night ever experienced anywhere in United States recorded history outside of the desert Southwest (although a minimum of 92° was reported at Leavenworth, Kansas on August 10, 1934 but is suspicious). As the day progressed the temperature rose to an all-time record of 115°F in Lincoln. The second reason the photo is interesting is that, without air-conditioning, people spent the night sleeping on the lawn of the state capital building in Lincoln. This is a sight not likely ever to be seen again in the United States—at least due to a weather condition. Photographer unknown. Image from the Nebraska State Historical Society.
BTW: The wunderground.com community has posted hundreds of thousands of amazing photographs over the years on our web site and so, to make my dozen selections a 'baker's dozen' here is my favorite yet posted:
13. It gets cold in Fairbanks, Alaska every year but last January (2012) saw temps fall to -50°F officially in the city and wunderground photographer Terezka Sunshine posted this joyful image on January 29th. Fairbanks has seen temperatures as low as -66°F (on January 14, 1934) but it may take some time before this jump can be captured at an even colder temperature again. Photo by Terezka Sunshine.
P.S. The one rarest of all weather phenomena that has NEVER been reliably photographed is ball lightning. Science knows this event does occur, there are many reliable eyewitness accounts. However, the numerous existing images purporting to be ball lightning are, without exception, unverifiable and easy to explain as the result of camera optics, fireworks, or hoaxes. Like my first image of the boys about to be struck by lightning, most ball lightning events occur over a matter of seconds so it is an event that could only be captured by pure chance. The best hope is that a surveillance video camera may some day capture this uber-rare event.
NOTE: Many of the photographs above can be found in my book which is still available on Amazon.com. However, the book is now out of print and the remaining copies are about to be pulped by my publisher. So if you would like a copy, order soon!
KUDOS: To all the photographers that had the presence of mind to capture these unique images.
Christopher C. Burt
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Sender Berlin
This collective of Berlin DJs and producers arose around the Tresor institution, releasing their work on the label and performing at the club. Their first production work appeared on Tresor's Headquarters compilation, alongside other up-and-coming Berlin artists. Later, this mysterious collective -- modeled after the equally ambiguous Detroit-based Underground Resistance -- released their debut album, Spektrum Weltweit, followed by an album featuring remixes from the album by other artists. Though there has been little press coverage and an attempt by Tresor to construct a veil of secrecy over the group's identity -- referring to them in press releases as "a flexible cluster of DJs and producers" -- the liner notes of Spektrum Weltweit credits the productions to T. Litschko and H. Vaak. The accompanying music is surprisingly collected and far from harsh. In addition to the mannered arrangements and sounds, the collective also manages to integrate an edge of experimentalism without sacrificing any consistency. Assuming that Sender Berlin continues to produce material on par with their early work, they seem one of Tresor's more promising acts to succeed the label's storied canon of past artists. Jason Birchmeier
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1. Who is this program for?This program is for people with teaching experience, whether licensed or not. Some of the coursework includes projects that require the use of a classroom. Students who are on a leave from teaching must foster a relationship with a local school (grades K-12) and make arrangements to be a guest in a classroom from time to time. Students without teaching experience can contact the Graduate Admissions Office for information on appropriate programs for people who want to become teachers. Also, while the program was designed specifically for K-12 teachers, we have found that it translates well to the community college level. 2. How long does this program typically take to complete?The program consists of eleven 3-credit courses. Most students take one course in an eight-week term and finish the program in just about two years. Students who wish to take more than one course in an eight-week term may discuss this with a program advisor for approval. If students need to take a semester off, or want to move at a slower pace and take only one course per semester, that is also possible. It is advised that students who are actively teaching not take more than 3 credits in an 8 week term. Three credits translates to roughly 7 hours of work each week, depending on projects and assignments. At times, students will need to set aside blocks of time to be online (a block can mean up to 90 minutes). 3. Will I be able to advance an existing, or obtain a new, teaching license or certification with this program?While the program is not specifically designed to obtain or further a license, our experience shows that we do sometimes satisfy state requirements. We strongly encourage you to approach your local Department of Education to discuss whether this program would be appropriate. 4. What are the technical requirements for participating in the program?The most important technical requirements for online coursework are access to a Mac or a PC with an high-speed internet connection and an email address you can check daily. Some content-specific software will be required throughout the program; students will be given information on how to purchase it prior to the start of each course. Students must also have access to a scanner. It is essential that all students download Firefox as their browser, which can be downloaded for free. Software: Geometer's Sketchpad: CD-ROM, available at amazon.com. Lesley University students are eligible to receive discounts on computers and software. 5. Is being away from a class for a week or two a problem?Being away from class for a week or more is problematic. The online program is very much a classroom environment. While the courses are asynchronous, you still must be present each week. If a situation such as a family crisis or illness arises, arrangements must be made with the instructor of the course.6. I have some courses from another university that I would like to transfer into the program. Is this possible?Lesley University may allow a transfer of up to 6 credits from an appropriate institution. They must be graduate level and relevant to the program of study. Please refer to our policy on transfers. 7. I am not interested in completing a Master's degree at this time; however, I am interested in taking some courses that look interesting to me. Is this possible?Probably. However, some courses have prerequisites and also may require specific technical skills. Contact the program advisor directly to arrange for permission to enroll: Mike Matvichuk: 800.999.1959 ext. 8463, or 617.349.8463 email@example.com.
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The Government of Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence seeks to mobilize Canada's best research and development talent through programs such as the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research Program. This program provides resources to small and medium-sized enterprises including connecting them with university researchers, with commercially viable innovations. Recently the program helped Wavefront, a not-for profit centre focusing on the commercialization of wireless companies in Canada.
Catching the wave
Nigel Malkin and fellow entrepreneur Jeff LaPorte liked their loyalty programs but they didn't like searching for their loyalty cards at the cash register. And so it hit them—why not develop a loyalty program that doesn't involve cards at all? Many Canadians carry mobile phones—what if they could find a way to use wireless technology to automatically credit loyalty points or stamps to their account?
They developed the idea and came up with innovative technology, applied for a patent, and applied to be part of Wavefront's entrepreneurship program which offers a year of free office space and $10,000 worth of services.
Once accepted into the program, Malkin and LaPorte said to each other: "we actually have an office just waiting for us." They decided then to make a leap; they left their current employment in order to work full time on their new company, RewardLoop.
Nine months later the device Malkin and LaPorte innovated is being sent to manufacture and RewardLoop has captured the attention of major chains in Canada and the United States. A pilot roll-out of the technology will take place in chain stores early next year. The company now has three employees working full-time.
"Getting into the program catapulted us forward," says Malkin. "We caught a wave at the perfect time."
A great idea at the right time
Part of the RewardLoop's success is having a great idea at the right time, according to Wavefront's President, James Maynard.
It is easy for companies to use RewardLoop's technology. "There is no expensive capital and or complicated process; it is really simple for businesses to integrate RewardLoop's device into their process." Basically, RewardLoop involves merchants inserting a device between their point of sale system, and the receipt printer. The device intercepts the print data stream in order to add a secure, one-time use QR code (a type of matrix bar-code) to a customer's receipt. The QR code can be scanned with a mobile phone and used to earn and redeem merchant-defined loyalty rewards.
RewardLoop was able to approach companies with this solution at the very time they were grappling with mobile strategies. "The big chains are really thinking about how to innovate in the mobile space," says Malkin. "They know they have to; they just don't know how."
Accelerated capacity building
"We knew we had to act quickly," remembers Malkin, "and Wavefront was an extraordinary catalyst; we developed much faster than we otherwise would have."
When Malkin and LaPorte were accepted into Wavefront's entrepreneurship program they gained access to office space in Wavefront's collaborative, downtown wireless accelerator centre, as well as mentoring and coaching, technical services and connections to key industry contacts. "When you are a new start-up, some of the big chains ask questions like: how long have you been around? Are you going to be here tomorrow?" Just walking into a meeting in Wavefront's professional boardroom with full connectivity helped to allay doubts before a presentation even began, according to Malkin.
RewardLoop also made use of Wavefront's testing services. "We have a library of 350 to 400 different mobile devices," explains Maynard. "For an early stage company, money is hard to come by and it's expensive to test and deploy on a broad range of devices. Through Wavefront, individual devices can be rented for $10 a day, or entrepreneurs can pay $150 a day and do all the testing they want."
When RewardLoop ran a pilot project in a local restaurant, one of Wavefront's marketing staff also gave feedback that helped triple the uptake of the QR codes. Essentially, the advice was to let customers know about the program before they got to the cash—by means of table cards that advertised the program.
"Sometimes in the forest, all you can see are trees," says Maynard. "It's the third-party objective view that snaps attention to what you've never seen before."
In terms of securing financing, RewardLoop profited from Wavefront's advisory services, and its broad network of connections. "They helped us craft our pitch and make connections that led to financing—they gave us referrals that led to other referrals."
Wavefront's growing presence
RewardLoop is just one of small and medium-sized wireless companies that Wavefront is working with to help grow and compete. Seven other companies were also selected to participate in the entrepreneurship program the same year as RewardLoop. This year, Wavefront is selecting a further 12 companies for the entrepreneurship program bringing the total to more than 250 companies served. With this success, Wavefront is currently developing an organization in Ontario to help businesses there connect to Wavefront's national and international programs.
While Wavefront focuses on helping businesses in Canada, it knows that opening international markets is critical to success. That's why it's helping small-and medium-sized Canadian businesses foster connections abroad. "Wireless is an export business; the big play is off-shore," says Maynard. "How does a 20-person company navigate those waters?" Wavefront is helping to lead the way by fostering the connections and knowledge that Canadian companies can use to penetrate markets in Europe, Latin America and other regions of the world. "When it comes to wireless, everyone's looking for the next new thing," he says. "And Canadians from Alexander Graham Bell through to RIM, have been a persistent source of innovation in telecommunications." With strong partnerships between government, not-for-profits, and Canadian business, this tradition will surely carry on.
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It is safe to assume that in a down economy, belts are tight in corporate America. And while corporate social responsibility (CSR) continues to grow by leaps and bounds in relevance, thanks in large part to the many corporations who have made a name for themselves by being more responsible and more sustainable (i.e., Starbucks, HP, Coca-Cola), it is often seen as something "nice to do" but certainly not a priority. CSR professionals are often told, "Sounds good, but does it really make us more money?"
Now more than ever, it is critical to educate the C-suite about CSR, and also to help them see its many benefits. Every corporation's CSR needs and approaches will differ; however, there are several universal lessons that can help maximize your chances of success:
1. Understand that there is more than one bottom line and get the C-suite to do the same;
2. Demonstrate the impact of CSR in laymen's terms;
3. Take an army approach: pool resources to maximize impact;
4. Test the waters (pilot a campaign) before diving in;
5. Keep stakeholders updated every step of the way; and,
6. Repeat what works.
First, it is important to understand (and get the C-suite to understand) that there is more than one bottom line.
I recently attended a "green cities" conference where cities and corporations were abuzz with plans to become more sustainable and responsible. These are ambitious goals, which, on the surface, are not linked to profit. And, herein lies the problem.
In the 1990s British consultant John Elkington coined the term "Triple Bottom Line" (TBL) and defined it as "people (human capital), planet (natural capital) and profit." It presents an alternative way to measure success and reflects a convergence of societal, ecological and corporate interests. TBL demands that environmental and social performance play a role when determining corporate "value," not just profit.
While many in the public sector now rely on TBL as an actual accounting tool, among corporations it is still often seen as more aspirational, or as a strategic planning tool. Yet this is a step in the right direction. Even just beginning to examine how people, planet and profit all play a role in a company's success is an important acknowledgement that CSR is critical to long-term success.
Many corporations and industries are much farther along in this process. United Airlines is a good example of commitment and action surrounding the TBL. In their recent corporate responsibility report, they reference the need to "forge strong relationships with the people and communities" they serve and detail how they use their resources to make an impact on business, environment and community.
Take the aluminum industry, as another example. Years ago, the industry that brings us, among other things, the aluminum can, watched the recycling rate of their number one product free fall. In the early 1990s, two out of every three cans sold were recycled, yet today the number is closer to one in two. Using recycled content to make new cans is 95% more energy efficient than mining and using new, raw materials, so this sharp decline has yielded significant environmental and economic impacts quickly felt in the C-suite.
You must find a way to connect the dots and do so in a way that the C-suite can understand. We understand that not every CSR effort will be a money saver, and there are certainly many other reasons why a community or corporation should take these steps, but it does help to try to connect the dots between doing what is right and doing what will save (or make) money. You will be successful if you can find a way to demonstrate how people and planet can actually play a role in boosting profit.
During the course of the aforementioned "green cities" conference, attendees revealed how they were able to sell the idea of sustainability to their stakeholders. (Inherent in the TBL concept is the value placed on stakeholders. They are not limited just to shareholders in a company, but rather a wider circle that includes society as a whole, and particularly those who are impacted by the actions of a company or community. To be truly sustainable, their needs must be embraced and addressed when making decisions and charting a path forward.)
Essentially, these communities had to learn, through a lot of trial and error, how to quantify and explain CSR in their community. By quantifying, in tangible terms, how a renewable energy plan, for example, will save, or better yet, make money in a community, Community X now had a ready and willing audience. If not, they had to get in line with every other community program (or department) that needed funding. Then, they had to learn how to explain the impact of their program in laymen's terms to their elected officials and other stakeholders. Industry jargon, complicated graphs and charts depicting C02 emissions and climate change calculations, while meaningful to insiders, would only confuse and clutter their case.
Speaking Their Language
Basically, they had to learn to speak the language of their elected officials. The same can be said for the C-suite. Understand what drives them, is it strictly profit? Is it market share, PR benefits or technology? When describing a CSR opportunity to the chief marketing officer, you would take a very different approach than with say, the chief operating officer. One may care more about sales and share of voice, for example, while the other may care more about manpower implications and operational needs. All of these areas can benefit from CSR, but you must look at it from all of those angles and be prepared to speak to them when putting your case forward.
Back to the aluminum folks. They knew they had a problem and they knew they needed to address it by making sure they really understood its impact on the industry as a whole as well as on their individual companies. They began by researching and analyzing the many financial and environmental impacts of declining recycling rates, such as increased costs to mine raw materials, higher energy use in plants and added transportation costs, among others. They found a very clear line between reduced recycling among Americans and their profit bottom line. In short, lower recycling rate = bad for the environment = bad for costs = bad for profitability. They were then able to quantify the impact of even one rate point of recycling decline and demonstrate up the food chain how that affects them, in a very real way, enabling them to convince their executives to support and fund an industry-wide effort to increase recycling.
It takes an army: It is easier to find a solution and execute when you pool your resources. One corporation, acting alone, may not have the financial ability to make measurable strides in addressing critical issues, particularly ones with national or even global ramifications. An industry, or sub-set of an industry, on the other hand, may. In the case of the aluminum companies, they quickly realized they needed to join forces if they were going to make a significant impact.
Thus, they formed the Aluminum Can Council where companies with a stake in recycling could join forces, share costs and collectively make a true difference.
An added benefit of forming the Council was the credibility it brought their program. Instead of seeing it as one company's CSR effort, stakeholders perceived it to be a united, industry initiative, and thus gave it more credence and attention. This army approach also made the effort more palatable to the individual companies (and their C-suites) who now are sharing in the risk, versus taking programs on independently. Through this newly formed Council, the industry was also able to thoroughly study the root causes of the problem through many different lenses, thanks to the diverse views of their members. Now, fully up-to-speed, they were able to agree upon a plan of action.
Test the waters before diving in.
It is human nature to want to get to the end goal quickly and see results now. However, with a CSR program, you must be conservative. You may have won over the C-suite by demonstrating the potential benefits of the effort, but you will lose favor in a snap if you cannot show them meaningful results.
It is for this reason that many corporations will pilot a CSR program before launching to the masses. We all know an idea or strategy may sound promising in a boardroom, but when executed, you may realize that you miscalculated. A pilot approach allows you to work out any kinks and determine whether the strategies being recommended are indeed effective.
In the case of the aluminum industry, they determined that a pilot program would be their first step. Research indicated that by helping communities better educate their residents about recycling programs; they could make a meaningful impact on recycling participation. But, they wanted to be sure. They selected three communities and launched education campaigns, and after a three-month test, they analyzed the results. To their delight, the campaigns were deemed to be effective, so they formalized their program, gave it a name and a brand, and began to market the effort nationally to other communities, and internally to their own companies. Now in its sixth year, the program has engaged over 23 communities and four states in effective recycling campaigns, growing recycling among partners by an average of 23%.
Keep the C-suite informed every step of the way
The C-suite can't support what they don't know about. Often, we fight hard up front for the chance (and the resources) to develop a program. But once the program is underway, we forget the need to keep stakeholders up to speed. And this includes the C-suite. While you may or may not have direct access to them for frequent updates, work hard to ensure they are updated (whether directly or indirectly).
In the case of the Aluminum Can Council, each participating aluminum company has a representative on the Council and this person's responsibility, in addition to providing input and making decisions, was to report back to their company (and their senior executives) on progress made. This ensured that all stakeholders were knowledgeable and supportive.
Promote your successes in CSR to external audiences as well, and the C-suite will take note. A glowing story in a major business outlet about your CSR efforts can go a long way to persuading your executives that these efforts are paying dividends, both with reputation and with the TBL.
Repeat What works.
The old mantra of "if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it" rings true even today. We must resist the temptation to bounce around with our great ideas. Sure, you will need to refine and adapt as time passes, you would be a fool not to, but you do not need to re-create new programs if the current ones are working well.
Corporations spend a good deal of time, energy and money to make a CSR program effective. Learn from what works, as well as from what doesn't. Adapt, but stay the course if your programs are bearing fruit. You will keep the C-suite engaged, supportive and in your corner if you focus on sustaining the momentum you have already gained, instead of coming to them every six months with a new idea.
Thankfully, CSR has taken on even more meaning of late as companies look to be even more cost-effective, responsible and transparent. CSR efforts can often be far less expensive but can also reap greater rewards than say, a pricy advertising campaign. You just have to make sure the C-suite sees it that way. By following these simple rules, you will be on the right track.
This article was written by Lena Davie, vice president of Hill & Knowlton, based in Tampa, Florida. It will appear in PR News upcoming Guide to Best Practices in Green PR and Corporate Social Responsibility, Volume 3. To find out more information about the book, please go to www.prnewsonline.com/store.


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5 Questions with comedian Kathleen Madigan, Friday's guest at the Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy
1 Were you a Lucy fan? I'm more a fan of her business sense. I liked the show; I mean I get it. But when you read about her business life, it was astonishing what she accomplished not just as a woman but a person and comedic actress. I can tell jokes really well, but I can't add. I don't even know how I'm incorporated. I don't know how that's legal. Every time I sign a piece of paper and see 'CEO,' I literally laugh out loud and think, 'This is what's wrong with this country, the fact someone is allowing me to be a corporation.' My checkbook doesn't even work.
2 How was performing on "The View?" That was more fun than I can seriously say. They told me, "You have to be here at 9 a.m." ... I've never done comedy in the morning, ever! Then I went, and it was the greatest crowd. I want to become a morning comic! The people were phenomenal and they were not even drinking. They were totally sober, unless they had Bloody Marys. I didn't get one. If they had them, I would have found one, believe me.
3 Because you do comedy, for balance do you watch dark shows? That's exactly what I do. You're the only person that figured that out. Most people go, "Oh, what's your favorite sitcom" and I say, "I have no idea, but I can tell you about the last six episodes of 'Dexter' and 'Homeland.'" People go, "You should watch them; it's your business to be funny." I don't plan to be on a sitcom. Why would I make myself watch "Three Babies and a Monkey?" I tend to go for the dark channels like Investigative Discovery with murders all day, and some get solved and some don't.
4 Will you work another cruise with Lewis Black? Only if he made me go. If it was his dying wish. If it was his birthday present. He loves the cruising. I've done it twice and I'm like, "Lewis, can't you have an on-land cruise? Can't you rent out a resort and say all my friends can come here and play golf?' Every time a cruise ship goes wrong, I make sure I send him every clip. He loves food. These people don't have food for 72 hours! I do this joke in my act: Picture if we're all standing in the Bellagio in Las Vegas and, all of a sudden, it just sailed away! The whole thing. I don't need to sail away. Not when we can stay in Miami.
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Rita E. Rehder, 87, of Geneseo, formerly of Moline, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society, Geneseo. Per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be at a later date in Andover Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Trinity Luthern Church, ASHHS or Good Samaritan Society, Geneseo. Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory Ltd. Moline assisted the family with arrangements.
She was born on March 17, 1925, in Probsteierhagen, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Klara (Wellendorf) Denker. She married Ernst Rehder in 1948 in Hohenwestedt, Germany. Prior to coming to Moline, she worked for 18 years as a bookkeeping supervisor for Grayslake National Bank, Grayslake. She was a member of the German American National Congress (DANK), the American Schlweswig-Holstein Heritage Society (ASHHS) and Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline.
Survivors include her husband, Ernst Rehder of Geneseo; a son and spouse, Jens and Judy Rehder of Andover; grandchildren, Capt. Anna Rehder USAF of San Antonio, Texas, Paul and Nicole Rehder of West Covina, Calif. and Jeffrey and Angela Hyett of Dalton City; great granddaughter, Amanda Hyett of Edwardsville and sisters, Ruth, Lisa and Gertrud of Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Klaus, Emil (Missing in Action, World War II), Ernie and Peter; and two sisters, Frieda and Ulla.
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America's favorite Trailer Park Queen is good for more than weather amulets and gelatin-mold T-shirts. Jolene Sugarbaker has a YouTube cooking show, and has recently been nominated for a Viewers' Choice Best Comedy Series Tasty Award alongside the likes of Andrew Zimmerman. (Also nominated for a Tasty: the Travel Channel's Man v. Food, also a CafePress Shopkeeper.)
The Viewers' Choice award is based on voting, so if you have a spare moment please do head on over and give Jolene your vote. We had the pleasure of an exclusive, world-premiere in-depth interview with Jolene recently. Here it is:
CP: What is your all-time favorite recipe?
JS: Corn Chip Pie. You can't go wrong with ground beef, a bag of corn chips and spices! When I teach my live cooking classes, regardless of if the class is about desserts, people request I fix Corn Chip Pie. It's a hearty casserole that uses a snack chip! It's something I fix for myself all the time. It has so many variations and can be as spicy as you want it! It's great with toppings, such as Sour Cream, chopped onion, or great just being basic.
CP: If you were in a kitchen and had only : a can of maraschino cherries, canned peanuts, marshmallows, and cheezits in the pantry but were allowed to add 2-3 ingredients, what would you make?
JS: I'd definitely need some Chicken, some Orange Gelatin and some Whipped Topping. I'd create a Cheezit encrusted baked chicken, and serve that with a Orange Gelatin Salad with Marischino Cherries, Peanuts and Whipped Topping.
CP: Why did you start your CafePress shop, and how has it changed your life?
JS: I started my CafePress store almost when CafePress started! Back in 1999-2000 I knew I had to make changes to the way I produced products. Handling orders and then producing orders from screen printing was a lengthy process. Not to mention there's only so many items you can produce on your own. CafePress stayed on the cusp of technology and printing methods. They also handled all the back end for me, so I could continue being creative and produce the products I wanted to produce, without having to spend my time on the "Business" side. I know my customers are taken well care of, and if there is a problem, CafePress will work for a solution. As an Entertainer, my store's income supports things like my Health Care, my Travel and other Business Expenses. It's not cheap to produce your own show, I'm always breaking lights and equipment! My main goal has always been to produce quality products featuring my themes and images without hassle and with CafePress I can do just that!
CP: What's mightier: tuna noodle casserole or jello mold fruit cocktail salad?
JS: Everyone usually has a can of Tuna, and there are many variations of Tuna Casserole. However, Gelatin Molds are a lost art! Many of the molds can be found at local yard sales and thrift shops. There are so many variations, and they can really please all tastes. They are artistic and pretty as well as a conversation piece. People may be scared to try the vegetable based ones, but they are sure great on a cracker, definitely a taste change from the normal onion dip. I think people would be more attracted to a glistening jewel colored dish at a buffet table, more than a tuna casserole. With the Tuna, in a casserole it's hard to tell what's under a Potato Chip Crust (well that's the point of that too).
CP: If you could put a T-shirt on any person, living or dead, what would the T-shirt say, and who would be wearing it?
JS: I wrestled with this question, for some reason, the first thing that came to mind was… Baby Jessica….. a T-Shirt that said "Keep Away From Wells…" Because really, I am still traumatized years later for that poor little girl that fell down a well. That whole event gripped the Nation. If only she was wearing a shirt that warned people to keep her away from wells or steep places!
Susan Lucci! I'd give her a t-shirt that says "Pick Me!".. Well, the 18 times she wasn't picked for the Award! I'm out to Win my nomination for the Tasty Awards for Best Comedy Series! Hopefully I don't end up being the Susan Lucci of the Foodie World! (although 18 times is quite an accomplishment.) At the Tasty Awards, the power to vote is given to the Audience, not a voting board! That's why I'm out asking for Votes, everyone can vote! Won't you help the Trailer Park walk the Red carpet? (I might wear that t-shirt myself!)
We had the delicious pleasure with cooking with Jolene in the CafePress kitchen, making both microwave peanut brittle and egg sandwiches. So if you're hungry and at work, and have a ready supply of coffee mugs…


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Two-thirds of providers hire consultants to prepare for ICD-10
The Department of Health and Human Services' August decision finalizing a one-year delay for ICD-10 has given providers additional time to make the necessary preparations for the switch, and, according to a KLAS report released Monday, most of them plan to use a third-party firm to help get them there.
The report, "ICD Consulting: Roadmap to a Successful Transition," finds that to prepare for the Oct. 1, 2014 deadline for ICD-10, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of providers are consulting a third-party to help them successfully move to the new coding system.
Other report findings show that San Francisco-based professional services firm Deloitte together with Washington, D.C.-based research and consulting firm The Advisory Board are among the top firms chosen by providers for ICD-10 support.
The complexity of the new coding system and the initially proposed October 2013 start date for ICD-10 prompted Barry Blumenfeld, MD, CIO of MaineHealth – an eight-hospital health system in Maine – to consult London-based professional service firm Ernst & Young for support. MaineHealth commissioned a study by the firm more than a year ago, which has helped get their house in order.
"We've been working through all of the other supporting systems," Blumenfeld told Healthcare IT News. "We've purchased the tools that we need in terms of being ready for our coders to work in ICD-10."
He said MaineHealth could have made the 2013 deadline, but all-in-all, they're relieved it was pushed back to 2014. "Worst case, it just gives our folks in medical records a little bit more time to practice."
Industry officials say all the processes that go into the ICD-10 switchover make this a huge undertaking for providers.
This diagnosis code is slated to replace ICD-9 and expand the number of diagnosis and procedural codes from 17,000 to some 155,000.
"It's not the number," said Blumenfeld in an interview with Healthcare IT News last summer. The complex addition of coding, he added, "makes things very complicated for physicians choosing codes and will require a lot of training and a lot of insight into how these codes are different."


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