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Atlantic cod was listed as a vulnerable species in 1996. In the early 1990's many cod populations collapsed in areas where commercial fishing was intense. The collapse is attributed to overfishing, and specifically to the commercial fishing of older/larger cod which resulted in a smaller population of fertile females and the harvesting of young fish before they have had a chance to mature and reproduce. The prosperity that fishermen enjoyed prior to the collapse lured many into the commercial fisheries and as a result the cod population was negatively affected.
Some efforts have been made to help certain cod populations rebound. Moratoriums and fishing regulations were placed in regions of Canada but were unsuccessful in maintaining or increasing population size. The main deterrent in properly managing cod stocks relates to the geographic range which the cod occupy. Cod are found throughout the waters of the Atlantic, and since these are international waters it makes it difficult for any one region to impose certain regulations. Research shows that populations can easily fall below the "Safe Biological Limits," which represent the number of fish needed to maintain a proper population. Biologists argue that regulation alone will not be enough to keep the cod population at a sustainable level, but it is a start. Suggestions such as no-catch zones in areas of spawning and along migration routes may be helpful if enacted. As cod stocks move towards critically low levels, it is apparent that serious conservation efforts must be put into place to prevent the devastation of this important fish species. (Campbell, 2005; Wildscreen and U.K. Charity, 2004)
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Hi Bob. I don't have any edge pictures but this is a typical formulation.Flour (100%):Water (62.22%):IDY (.80%):Salt (2.22%):Olive Oil (6.67%):Honey (4.44%):I would like the edge to be less dense and lighter. Wondering if dough should sit once spread out longer, or would soapstone work better than the pizza stone? Just not sure where to experiment.
Chicago Bob,Yes you have a point there....but just in case he turns out to be a brain surgeon with ten posts, we both got him covered!Willard
Brain surgeon or not, that pizza looks mighty fine.
It is, and it extends throughout the whole crust. I think I'll try a couple day ferment with a tad more hydration than I normally use. Hoping my issue was over kneading. I may have gotten hung up on the windowpane test without really knowing what I was doing.

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Ok, I just figured they would have it because they are on tour. I'll pick it up before I go then. Thanks man!
Mankvill, alot of your review sucked IMO. It was a great fucking show and really, no band bands (expection of BFMV)...I had a fucking blast.
Whew just got back from a fun 2+ hr drive!!!!
Got there somewhat late...missed Whitechapel and apparently didn't miss a whole hell of a lot so no big deal on that. Got there probably 15 mins before Behemoth came on and boy would I have been pissed if I missed them. But of course they were amazing as they were the last time I saw them. God Forbid was next and loved their set as well. I might have preferred a different selection of songs from "Earthsblood" but still from the LOG tour I got to hear alot of the new songs I wanted. Plus it was nice getting "Broken Promise". Crowd was definitley hot for GF and I think they may have had the best reaction on Jager stage. BDM was next. I thought they were pretty good but still not necessarily my thing personally. I'm going to be honest here, as far as 2nd stage bands I really liked All That Remains the least. I just really don't think that they really bring anything to the table. I just found them dull and boring. I actually spent half of their set deleting pictures out of my camera. JFAC was next up and now for the 2nd time they still really didn't do a whole lot for me either. I was hoping that they would bring more to the table this time and the answer was definitley no. The "Kids" seemed to enjoy them.
Left JFAC a little early and got to meet Corey and Byron from GF and got autographs and pictures w/ them which definitley made the rest of my day.
For the most part I thought Trivium was pretty good. This was the first time out of 3 times I've actually got to see a full set from them. I can't comment too much b/c I really only know more of their popular stuff and really haven't listened to "Shogun" very much but what I did know was pretty good.
Wow I almost really screwed up. I was paying attention to the schedule in the program and I thought BFMV was going to be doing mainstage and halfway through I figured I would leave to get good spot for Cannibal Corpse. Thank god I didn't do that. 1st time seeing CC and wow I don't even know what to say right now. For some reason the 35 minutes seemed to go by fast. They tried to say Hammer Smashed Face was going to be last song and I really got pissed luckily he said they still had 1 more after that.
What a drop off going from CC to BFMV. I'm going to try to be positive but this will be tough. BFMV were really really not good at all. I really put them at the top of my list along w/ Shinedown of bands nobody should really see live. The positive out of this is I got to sit on the lawn and rest for awhile. Everything after that is best forgotten. There was a guy sitting behind me on the lawn yelling obscenities the whole time. I really felt at home after that.
My review for KSE will be a little different. Out of the 3 or 4 times I've seen them this was probably the best I have seen them. W/ only a 40+ min setlist that is really about the perfect time to see them. Anything else after that really drags and they put in their more emo-crappy newer songs. Crowd was def dead for the 2 new ones they played. Not sure if it was in the water but wow girls were taking off their shirts left and right. Adam D renamed it to Kansas Tity. I'm definitley loving the whole band playing in tuxedo t-shirts and I was even more ecstatic to finally have Adam D in a cape finally!!!! I was very surprised I enjoyed them as much as I did.
The Slayer thing was definitley dissapointing. I don't really recall going to a show where one of the first memories I have is how horrible the sound was. It's one of those jobs where if you don't here anything about it then they did their job. I'm not going to act like I know how to do sound but the 1st half of their set was just god-awful. Which really dissapointed me b/c I haven't seen Slayer in almost 5 years. A definite highlight was getting to see some drunk asshole in the pit get absolutely clocked in the side of the face. The sound situation definitley has me a little sour.
I'm not ashamed to say I stayed for Manson and I definitley enjoyed myself. Obviously the stuff off his new album wasn't quite as good as the other songs he played but still entertaining. Sadly nothing off of POAAF, GAOG, or EMDM. Thought he would have more time to atleast get 1 off of each of those but I think b/c of the Slayer sound situation he got shorted a song. But still I really thought he still did a good job. Maybe take off 1 new song and substitute w/ something else. Just my opinion. Overall a great day of music. Now off to work in another 6 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!
3/5 - Dope
6/6 - Morbid Angel
7/11 - Iron Maiden
God Forbid really played Walk Alone? Awesome! 13 days till Mayhem for me. btw Killswitch is not killing metal.
2/19 Tove Lo
3/28 Vince Staples
mankvill, do you remember what the merch designs were for behemoth, cannibal and slayer?
"We praise an act of charity, yet shrug at an act of achievement."
@Serpentine: I didn't see the Behemoth shirt merch, but I did see someone wearing a light grey Evangelion 2009 US Tour shirt that had dates listed on it fro when they got on Summer Slaughter to the end of Rockstar Mayhem. Cannibal Corpse shirts are all $21 (at least they were in Omaha) and I believe the only current tour shirt they have now is the one with the Evisceration Plague cover on the front, dates on the back in front of a horde of zombies. Tons of KILL shirts and a pretty cool Butchered at Birth design. I passed the Slayer shirts, it looked like the standard Slayer fare as fas ar shirts go. $25 - $30.
@Indestructible: I know you think "he dont like dem cuz dey rnt all screemy" but they really are fucking terrible/killing heavy music.
1/26 - Inquisition w/ Truckfighters
1/29 - Alcest w/ The Body
2/11 - Marduk w/ Incantation
2/16 - Pain of Salvation
"We praise an act of charity, yet shrug at an act of achievement."
I wouldn't go as far as to say they are killing music. Lately I don't think they are really helping it but personally I think All That Remains are killing it more than KSE. There are still some KSE songs I really enjoy. Like I said just a personal opinion and others may disagree but ATR & BFMV are definitley worse off than KSE IMO.
3/5 - Dope
6/6 - Morbid Angel
7/11 - Iron Maiden
Their shitty clean passages and clean vocals before their "heavy" parts...Jesus Christ, it follows such a standard path of sub-mediocrity. They are the glam metal of the 2000's for sure.
1/26 - Inquisition w/ Truckfighters
1/29 - Alcest w/ The Body
2/11 - Marduk w/ Incantation
2/16 - Pain of Salvation
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Howdy Hey Neighbors. Weed'em & Reap Garden Club tonight!Posted Saturday, February 21, 2009, at 10:30 AM
We meet in Shelbyville, TN at the Hong Kong Restaurant on Madison Street.
We drift in around 6:30 if we are going to eat (buffet or order) and start our meeting at 7:00 in the back room. You don't have to eat, don't have to bring anything but yourselves and an interest in growing things.
That doesn't mean you have to have experience, just an interest.
Got kids? You live with them and so can we. We have a little closet.... just kidding. We are relaxed enough to adjust, so don't let that be a reason to miss the meeting. The owner's son Eric likes to come in and sneak up behind me several times during the meeting. That has not stoped out meeting yet.
If we have enough kids and interest, we could have a meeting dedicated to children in the garden. What plants get their interest, indoor projects, planning the layout of a youth garden etc. It's all fun, so lets us know.
In fact, that may be a good subject for discussion tonight. For more info and garden gleanings go to http://www.mybedfordcounty.com/Weedemand...
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Another great meeting. Sharon, good to see you back.
We covered a lot of things and some new websites to explore. I will post the whole report on our page in the next day or two. Still have some 'honey-do's.
Alicia and Lucretia brought us up-to-date on our tentative project.
We have been invited to have our next meeting at another site. The details are not firmed up yet, so watch the blog and out page for more information.
-- Posted by stevemills on Sun, Feb 22, 2009, at 11:22 AM
Glad to be there!!
q-cat, Starr gave us a good scare last night, her breathing became really labored so she is back for a stay at the vet. He said she was doing better this morning, he stayed with her most of the night. Dr. Harris is the best! Anyway, prayers and good wishes sent her way will be appreciated!
-- Posted by Jacks4me on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, at 8:45 AM
Sorry to hear about Starr. I am sure that many of us understand the feelings you are going through with her illness. Our payers are certainly with you.
-- Posted by stevemills on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, at 10:01 AM
Thanks, They called and said her little heart may have been affected. She's 14. They put her on some meds and are going to monitor her throughout the day.
-- Posted by Jacks4me on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, at 10:28 AM
Don't get toooo pessimistic.
These old gals can surprise you.
I've had pets pass away that we didn't think were that bad off but I had one cat and one dog that lived more than a decade after they were diagnosed with terminal illnesses.
In both cases,their ailments failed to go beyond that first,scary period and they wound up dying of other causes when their time came.
I think we all go when God is ready to take us home but,in the meantime,I figure great medical care,a lot of love from friends and family and just being too busy (and stubborn) to die helps overcome illness and injury and keeps the patient going.
I'm going to keep up the good thoughts for Starr.
(You'll know when you'd be prolonging death versus prolonging her life.)
As she's a Jack Russell,she may get partway across the Rainbow Bridge then start doing do-nuts in the middle and race her gold chariot right back home to you.
-- Posted by quantumcat on Mon, Feb 23, 2009, at 6:43 PM
thanks for the good wishes!
Starr is at home and is on several meds. She's weak, but still has her spirit. She growled at one of the others when he slipped in to see her this morning. He got a spanking and I swear she smirked at him. No wonder she got in the predicament she's in!
-- Posted by Jacks4me on Wed, Feb 25, 2009, at 7:23 AM
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We have an order header file that contains a PONUM field. Char(15).
But as the business expands to take on new customers sending in orders
with a PO number the 15 char limit might not be enough. The EDI 850
specs I look at say po number can be 1 - 22 characters.
The programmer who handles the RPG code with traditional F spec files
does not want to increase the field size and recompile all of the
I am thinking of a scheme where I put a special key in the char(15)
ponum field when the po number is longer than 15 characters. That
value being the key to another file that contains the actual value.
Are there any system level, DB2 features that can be used to solve this problem?
Ideal would be something where code written using RPG SQL would
function without any code changes.
d vPonum s 30a
exec sql
select a.ponum, a.shipname
into :vPonum, :vShipName
from dwhpf30c a
where a.ordnum = :inOrdnum ;
In the above code snippet, dwhpf30c is the order header. DWHPF30C is a
CRTPF created file and PONUM is a CHAR(15) field. When the value of
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Howdy, interwebs. I have been blogging a lot less than I used to. For those of you that haven't been around for the long haul, I used to post a lot, and I would dive in to controversial topics often. But, I cut down on my blogging for many reasons, not the least of which is how divisive and angry people can get online, and how annoying it gets to rehash the same arguments over and over.
Well, every now and then I get pulled back in. Here is where I should warn the more sensitive of my readers that there will be some four letter words coming, because of the, um, writing style of the person involved. Today, when I woke up, one of my Facebook friends posted a link to this post about white privilege by a certain contentious blogger. It starts with "Years ago, some feminist on the internet told me I was "Privileged". "THE FUCK!?!?" I said."
Let's hop on the wayback machine. I was that feminist. Here is the original post, if anyone wants to follow the sordid path. It wasn't even a touchy post about white privilege, with nuance about class. It was a post about a blatantly racist display in which Obama was compared to a monkey. She still couldn't handle it, and wanted to make the discussion about how she was poor as a child, and how mean black people were to her. She didn't say "THE FUCK?!?!". She accused me of reverse racism, and proceeded to call me a "cunt" who was "stalking" her (when she was posting on my blog, not to mention the cognitive dissonance of being a feminist who uses either term in that way…huh?) on twitter. She also used my real name and location on twitter, even though she was well aware that I was blogging anonymously at the time. This led me to "coming out" and subtly changing the way I discussed my patients, friends and medical school -> doctoring on here.
Here is where I was a "good feminist" as she called me in the post I saw on Facebook, and linked to many resources for her to learn about the concept of white privilege, and the BS that is so-called reverse racism.
She still hadn't learned the lesson when we interacted here on the Unnecesarean, which all you old timers will remember was a hugely popular blog at the time in the natural birthy circles.
Now, on the one hand I am happy that she has at least woken up to the reality of white privilege, including her own. I am happy that she has spent the past few years working on her blog readership, while I have spent that time becoming a doctor and letting my blog languish, and she is getting the information out to many people. I may not agree with her, often, and honestly avoid her like the plague, as do many old timers from the natural birth blogosphere. I didn't even find out about this post from November until today. I definitely have a problem with her lack of civility. She has gone from saying that I'm a cunt to saying "Lord help me, if I have to explain Privileged one more F*CK*NG time today. Seriously? LOOK IT UP. White? Privileged. Straight? Privileged. Man? Privileged. Got food? Privileged. American? Privileged. Health Insurance? Privileged. Please for the love of god if you think you're a feminist, LEARN ABOUT PRIVILEGE." I guess that's an improvement?
So, I can't comment on the latest post in which she has promoted me from a "stalking cunt" to a "good feminist" who introduced her to intersectionality and white privilege. I'm not a paying member, and I doubt my comment would get through her cadre of moderators. She is not well known for allowing any negative comments about her, at all, on any site she has control over. Please note I did not ban her from my site or moderate her comments. I politely asked her to, in my own nice way, to "Seriously? LOOK IT UP." (her words now) before she came back to discuss the topic.
I still want to remind her of the concept of white women's tears, which I explained to her back when this all started. She still spends almost the entire post about white privilege talking about her poor upbringing. Listen, I am sorry about every time she was cold and hungry. Poverty = horrible. I am a class warrior with the best of them, trust me. But, if you still spend every discussion of white privilege talking about how poor you were when you were a little white girl, you are still missing the point.
This poem is by a Native American poet named Chrystos
of a white woman who came to the group for Women of Color
her grief cut us into guilt while we clutched the straw
of this tiny square inch we have which we need
so desperately when we need so much more
We talked her into leaving
which took 10 minutes of our precious 60
Those legion white Lesbians whose feelings are hurt
because we have a Lesbians of Color Potluck
once a month for 2 hours
without them
Those tears of the straight woman
because we kicked out her boyfriend at the Lesbians only
poetry reading where no microphone was provided
& the room was much too small for all of us
shouting that we were imperialists
though I had spent 8 minutes trying to explain
to her that an oppressed people
cannot oppress their oppressor
She ignored me
charged into the room weeping & storming
taking up 9 minutes of our precious tiny square inch
Ah those tears
which could be jails, graves, rapists, thieves, thugs
those tears which are so puffed up with inappropriate grief
Those women who are used to having their tears work
rage at us
when they don't
We are not real Feminists they say
We do not love women
I yell back with a wet face
_Where are our jobs? Our apartments?_
_Our voices in parliament or congress?_
_Where is our safety from beatings, from murder?_
_You cannot even respect us to allow us_
_60 uninterrupted minutes for ourselves_
Your tears are chains
Feminism is the right of each woman
to claim her own life her own time
her own interrupted 60 hours
60 days
60 years
No matter how sensitive you are
if you are white
you are
No matter how sensitive you are
if you are a man
you are
We who are not allowed to speak have the right
to define our terms our turf
These facts are not debatable
Give us our inch
& we'll hand you a hanky


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Topic: Jquery event on form added via ajax
Tricky one..
I have a form that is added to a page via a ajax call. Then I want to submit this form via ajax.
I'm using the code in the last example listed here: http://mad.ly/2007/05/17/jquery-ajax-rails/
This is the code as added to the page:
<% form_for :post, Post.new, :url => posts_path, :html => { :id => "new_post" } do |f| %>
<%= f.text_field :title %>
<%= f.text_area :body %>
<%= submit_tag "Create" %>
<% end %>
In external js file called on orig page load.
$(function() {
dataType: 'script',
beforeSend: function(xhr) {xhr.setRequestHeader("Accept", "text/javascript");}
The problem is that the binding between #new_post and the ajaxForm function does not happen if the form is added after the original document loads.
Anyone know anyway around this while still using jquery and not remote_form_for ?


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Link your iOS device to the outside world
The beauty of the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad is that, with the right music making apps installed, they become totally self-contained and portable music making platforms. However, a growing number of companies are now producing hardware add-ons that, should you decide you need it, give you a little extra functionality.
Specifically, there are now interfaces that enable you to get audio and MIDI in and out of your Apple handset; mics that facilitate higher quality recording; and even a keyboard on which you can play your music making apps 'for real'.
We're rounded-up the most notable iOS music making hardware add-ons here - if you think we've missed something important, let us know.
Our one word of warning is that, before you buy one of these products, you should check its compatibility list carefully, as it may not work with the device you own. Also bear in mind that it may not be future proof, so if you upgrade your iPhone (for example), you might be left with a redundant peripheral.
With that caveat covered, let's get started.
NEXT: Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer
Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer
The first and so far only MIDI interface for iOS devices has a dock connector on one end and a pair of 2.5mm mini-jack connectors on the other. A pair of 2.5mm-jack-to-MIDI-jack cables plug into these, providing MIDI I/O.
When it was launched, the MIDI Mobilizer suffered from a lack of software support (it was only compatible with Line 6's MIDI Memo Recorder, in fact), but now that its SDK has been opened up, other app developers are starting to support it.
FULL REVIEW: Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer
Buy Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer: Thomann
Akai SynthStation25
Many developers have incorporated onscreen keyboards into their iPhone apps, but if you want something a bit more playable, SynthStation25 is the thing to have. It's basically a 25-note MIDI keyboard with a slot for your iPhone/iPod touch in the middle and RCA/headphone outputs on the back so that you can hear what you're playing.
The keyboard is compatible with Akai's SynthStation app, and the opening up of the SDK means that other developers can now create compatible software, too. The only downside - and it's quite a big one - is that, despite being announced months ago, the SynthStation25 still doesn't seem to be available.
FIND OUT MORE: Akai SynthStation25
Buy Akai SynthStation25: Thomann | SoundsLive | Production Room
IK Multimedia AmpliTube iRig
The hardware companion to IK's AmpliTube for iPhone software, iRig is as simple an audio interface as you could wish to see. The cylindrical body features a 1/4-inch input (for your guitar) and a 3.5mm headphones output, plus a short cable that connects to the headphone jack of your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.
The iRig is designed to be used not only with guitars and basses, but also synths and other line-level signal sources.
FIND OUT MORE: IK Multimedia AmpliTube iRig
Buy IK Multimedia AmpliTube iRig: Thomann | Andertons Music Co. | SoundsLive | GuitarGuitar | Production Room
Peavey AmpKit LiNK
Peavey's iDevice interface does a very similar job to IK's iRig: a cable runs out of it and attaches to your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad's headphones output, while on the other side there are 1/4-inch jack and headphones sockets.
The AmpKit was launched to run alongside Agile Partners' AmpKit app, though it'll work with any app that takes an audio input and accepts all line level sources.
FIND OUT MORE: Peavey AmpKit LiNK
Buy Peavey AmpKit LiNK: Thomann | PMT Online | SoundsLive | GuitarGuitar | Production Room
Sonoma Wire Works GuitarJack
This is the priciest audio interface for Apple's mobile devices we've seen thus far, and connects to the dock connector rather than headphones socket. It has a 1/4-inch instrument input with configurable pad, Lo-Z and Hi-Z modes, and an 1/8-inch stereo mic/line input with pad, normal and boost modes. Each input has 60dB of continuous level control, and there's an output for headphones.
GuitarJack is particularly suited for use with Sonoma's FourTrack, which now has a special control panel for it and supports recording from both inputs simultaneously.
Be aware that version 1 of the hardware doesn't support the iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation) or iPad - these will be catered for by GuitarJack 2, which is scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2011.
FIND OUT MORE: Sonoma Wire Works GuitarJack
Blue Microphones Mikey
This isn't the only iPod microphone on the market, but it's probably the best. It offers a pair of custom-tuned Blue capsules, a line input and 230 degree rotation, while the three gain settings means that it's suitable for capturing a wide range of material.
All of which is great, though there is a fly in the ointment. The spec list states that there's no compatibility with the iPhone, 4th generation iPod touch or iPad, so here's hoping for an updated version soon.
FIND OUT MORE: Blue Microphones Mikey
Buy Blue Microphones Mikey: Thomann | Andertons Music Co. | SoundsLive
PRS Guitarbud
At first glance, you might not even realise that this is an interface, as it's basically just a cable that features a mini-jack plug to go into your iPhone, a 1/4-inch jack to plug into your guitar and a headphones socket.
As such, it gives you an easy way of getting your guitar signal into any app that accepts an audio input: no other cables are required.
FIND OUT MORE: PRS Guitarbud
Buy PRS Guitarbud: Thomann
Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit
What's this got to do with music making, you might wonder? Quite a lot, as it happens, for the iPad's Camera Connection Kit adds a USB port to your Apple tablet. And if you plug a USB 1 audio interface into this, you may very well find that it works with your music making apps.
The stipulations are that the interface has to be class-compliant (work without its own drivers under OS X) and require less than 200ma of power (otherwise you'll need an external supply). Also, only software that uses Apple's CoreAudio API will work with it.
There could be more good news to come now we know what Apple iOS 4.2 will feature CoreMIDI. This may mean that you'll soon be able to connect a MIDI keyboard via the camera kit - watch this space for more details.
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Popular Browser Stats From My Sites
May 3, 2011 | Comments Off on Popular Browser Stats From My Sites
When I design my websites, I always make sure that they render properly across all web browsers including; Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera. This is an absolute necessity because my sites get visitors from all of these browsers (some more than others) each and every month. Here is a list of the most popular browsers used on my sites for the month of April (along with some pretty pie charts).
Overall – April 2011
37.08% – Internet Explorer
25.40% – Firefox
14.31% – Chrome
13.90% – Safari
3.57% – Opera
5.74% – Other
Internet Explorer Version- April 2011
73.81% – 8.0
14.50% – 9.0
6.96% – 7.0
4.71% – 6.0
0.01% – 5.5
Firefox Version- April 2011
48.18% – 3.6.16
22.07% – 4.0
4.83% – 3.6.13
3.65% – 3.5.18
21.27% – Other
Chrome Version- April 2011
56.93% – 10.0.648.204
25.16% – 10.0.648.205
7.20% – Other
4.55% – 11.0.696.60
1.54% – 11.0.696.57
There are a lot of things these type of stats tell us about internet users and the browsers they choose. It's clear that people who use Google Chrome or Firefox update to the latest version much more quickly than others (mainly because it's an automatic update). We can also see that most Internet Explorer users only update to the latest version once it's included in a Microsoft update. The most used browser on my sites is still Internet Explorer however, Firefox is a very close second with Chrome and Safari battling for third.
As far as web design goes, it's clear that every site created needs to be optimized for every browser out there. It may be frustrating and it may be tedious, but if you want to be taken seriously as a web designer, it's something that needs to be done.
List Of Browser Safe Fonts
February 2, 2011 | Comments Off on List Of Browser Safe Fonts
The other day I was discussing a custom web design with a client and I was showing him a few different types of fonts he could choose from. He asked me if he could pick one from the list of fonts in his Microsoft Word document and I had to explain to him that he couldn't because it wasn't a browser safe font. You can guess what his next question was; "what's a browser safe font?" I went on to explain that browser safe fonts are fonts that can be used across the most popular web browsers like; Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome without any issue. I then proceeded to show him the following list. I figured I'd post it for anyone else curious about the best picks for fonts on the internet.
All of these fonts are in their standard format (no italics, bold etc.) and have a font size of 18px.
Arial Black
Comic Sans MS
Courier New
Lucida Console
Lucida Sans Unicode
Palatino Linotype
Times New Roman
Trebuchet MS
MS Sans Serif
MS Serif


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Development and evaluation of a 3-day patient safety curriculum to advance knowledge, self-efficacy and system thinking among medical students
- Hanan J Aboumatar1,2,
- David Thompson2,3,
- Albert Wu4,5,
- Patty Dawson6,
- Jorie Colbert7,
- Jill Marsteller2,4,
- Paula Kent2,8,
- Lisa H Lubomski2,3,
- Lori Paine2,8,
- Peter Pronovost2,3,4
- 1Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 2Armstrong Institute for Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 3Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 4Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 5Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 6Nursing Clinical Quality and Magnet, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 7Office of Medical Education Services, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 8The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Correspondence to Dr Hanan J Aboumatar, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Education & Research Associate, Center for Innovations in Quality Patient Care, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street, Suite 2080, Baltimore, MD 21287-0765, USA; habouma1{at}jhmi.edu
Contributors HA initiated and designed the study, conducted the intervention, analysed the data, drafted and revised the manuscript. DT, AW, PD, JM, PK, LL, and LP conducted the intervention and revised the manuscript. JC contributed to the data collection and analysis. PP contributed to study initiation and design, conducted the intervention and revised the manuscript.
- Accepted 25 January 2012
- Published Online First 15 March 2012
Purpose To develop a patient safety curriculum and evaluate its impact on medical students' safety knowledge, self-efficacy and system thinking.
Methods This study reports on curriculum development and evaluation of a 3-day, clinically oriented patient safety intersession that was implemented at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in January 2011. Using simulation, skills demonstrations, small group exercises and case studies, this intersession focuses on improving students' teamwork and communication skills and system-based thinking while teaching on the causes of preventable harm and evidence-based strategies for harm prevention. One hundred and twenty students participated in this intersession as part of their required second year curriculum. A pre–post assessment of students' safety knowledge, self-efficacy in safety skills and system-based thinking was conducted. Student satisfaction data were also collected.
Results Students' safety knowledge scores significantly improved (mean +19% points; 95% CI 17.0 to 21.6; p<0.01). Composite system thinking scores increased from a mean pre-intersession score of 60.1 to a post-intersession score of 67.6 (p<0.01). Students had statistically significant increases in self-efficacy for all taught communication and safety skills. Participant satisfaction with the intersession was high.
Conclusions The patient safety intersession resulted in increased knowledge, system-based thinking, and self-efficacy scores among students. Similar intersessions can be implemented at medical, nursing, pharmacy and other allied health schools separately or jointly as part of required school curricula. Further study of the long-term impact of such education on knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours of students is warranted.
- Curriculum
- students
- health occupations
- medical errors
- communication
- safety
- communication
- health professions education
- medical education
- patient safety
- teamwork
- patient outcomes
- medication error
- health care quality
- adverse events, epidemiology and detection
- anaesthesia
- checklists
- critical care
- evidence-based medicine
Other disclosures: The lead author of this paper 'had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis'.
This manuscript is not under consideration at any other journal. All those who qualify to be authors of this work are listed above and meet criteria for authorship. The authors take responsibility for and agree with the data presented and report no conflict of interest. No similar manuscript based on this study has been submitted or published.
Funding This intersession was supported by funds from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Competing interests None.
Ethics approval Johns Hopkins Institutional Review Board.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.


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For more than 175 years, in the heart of New York City, Tiffany & Co. has been creating the most glamorous jewels the world has ever seen. Here is the story of one resplendent piece. The one-of-a-kind design was created to honor our 175th anniversary with a 175-carat morganite, a rare and remarkable gemstone introduced to the world by Tiffany.
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Building on the foundation of a three-year World Council of Credit Unions partnership between the Ohio League and the Federation of Romanian credit unions, Karen Reams, CEO Millstream Area CU, joined the League's John Florian for a visit to Romania June 15 - 22.
The purpose of the trip was to discuss effective marketing and community outreach strategies. One of the early highlights was Karen's presentation ("Traits of a Successful Marketing Campaign") to a group of 100 CU officials at a seminar in Bucharest.
Another important moment was a meeting in Teius CU (located in the mountainous region of Transylvania), which was hosted by CEO Christian Bota and attended by the Mayor of the city. Beyond the impressive civic connections that the presence of the Mayor illustrated, Mr. Bota provided a tour of a community center being built by the credit union to serve local residents.
Reams and Florian also met with the Chairman of the Federation's Board, Serban Nicolae, who also serves as a Senator in the country's Parliament. Senator Nicolki discussed his plan to soon introduce legislation that will provide new credibility to the Romanian CU movement by establishing a legitimate supervisory structure to oversee the country's credit unions.
Federation Manager Florin Simion was pleased the results of the visit and expressed hope that the partnership would continue to provide benefits to credit unions on both sides of the Atlantic.


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by John MacArthur
In leadership and in life, loyalty is one of the great, essential virtues.
We often forget that simple truth in the cynical age in which we live. Our society is so rife with corrupt leaders and so hostile to the concept of authoritative truth that loyalty is often perceived as a weakness rather than a merit. Rebellion and defiance have been canonized as virtues instead. "Who can find a faithful man?" (Proverbs 20:6).
But Scripture exalts loyalty. Loyalty is owed, first of all, to the Lord and to His truth, but also to those who stand for the truth. Second Chronicles 16:9 says, "The eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him."
On the other hand, disloyalty is among the most repugnant of all evils. Judas sinned because he was a traitor. He had no loyalty to Christ, although he had been a privileged friend and close companion for years. No sin in all of Scripture is more despicable than Judas's traitorous act of treachery. Jesus Himself classed Judas's wickedness as more wretched than that of Pilate (John 19:11).
What do we mean by loyalty? Authentic loyalty is not blind devotion to a mere man. It is, first of all, an allegiance to truth and duty. But it involves devotion to the obligations of love and friendship as well. It is among the most godly and godlike of virtues, because God Himself is eternally faithful (2 Timothy 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3).
That's why loyalty is essential to leadership. The wise leader cultivates loyalty by being loyal—loyal to the Lord, loyal to the truth, and loyal to the people he leads. Nothing is more destructive to leadership than the leader who compromises his own loyalty.
I have a very hard time hearing criticism of people who are under my leadership, because I am committed in my heart to being loyal to them. My instinct is to defend them. I always seek to give them the benefit of the doubt. My love for them includes an earnest desire to assume the best of them. After all, that is how love is expressed: "Love suffers long and is kind . . . is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" (1 Corinthians 13:4–7).
Leadership hinges on trust, and trust is cultivated by loyalty. When it comes to godly leadership, the goal for leaders is clear—our hearts have to be in our people, and our people have to be in our hearts.
(Adapted from Called to Lead)
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I first want to thank you John MacArthur for your servitude to the truth and being a vessel for truth representing God in a Godless era.
Leadership hinges on trust. Life in this world trains the sinner to be so self-consumed that authentic leadership becomes tainted and marred. Only the Holy Spirit inside of a man can place him in a position to be selfless in leadership. So many leaders out of ignorance operate from a motive of leadership that surrounds a promotion of self. To be vested in those you are leading on a sincere level and building trust is a task I believe is beyond the task of any man to perform. Divine intervention and a constant seeking for God to assist is essential. This model of leadership discussed by John is one I believe is feasibly uttered than done. With that being said let us still continue to esteem for excellence and perfection as our savior Jesus Christ would demand.
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Thank you, John, for this encouraging article!
I have always believed that we can trust you in all things, including your discernment with people, because God Himself is in you and we know that it is He whom you long to please. Thank you for always striving to do what is right, by His power, even if it is misunderstood or difficult. I am sure God will reward you for your courage and loyalty to Him and His truth and righteousness!
Indeed we are very grateful to God for you and continue to be blessed much every day by your faithful service and love to Him and to us, His people! May He continue to bless and encourage your heart much as you continue to love and follow Him with all your heart, soul, mind and strength!
For Him and His glory,
Marsha ~ Romans 11:36
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If you ask me: Of all the teaching I received from John Macarthur (…) What do you remember ?... I would say little or nothing ... But every word from John Macarthur as the voice of God has been delightful lullaby to my life as a Christian - as the mother lulls the baby - and without his teachings would not be the Christian I am today: … so calm and at peace with God. Amen.
Si usted me pregunta: ¿De todas las enseñanzas que he recibido de John Macarthur (...) ¿Qué recuerdo ... Yo diría que poco o nada ... Pero todas las palabras de John Macarthur como la voz de Dios ha sido arrullo agradable para mi vida como cristiano - como la madre arrulla al bebé - y sin sus enseñanzas no sería el cristiano que soy hoy: ... tan tranquilo y en paz con Dios . Amén.
Pastor John you certainly are someone who has practiced what you preach and the wise words in this article are a great reminder of that! You have been loyal to the Lord, to His Word, to the flock God has given you. You have been relentless and faithful to teach Truth not only to the visible flock you lead but also to us invisible sheep across the miles. For more than 16 years you have been a teacher, mentor, pastor, shepherd to me and you don't even know me. You remind me so much of Paul! From your personal testimony, to how you faithfully serve in the ministry God has given you, you are absolutely a modern day apostle Paul! You certainly have his spirit of faithful, humble, loyal, service. Your strength and stand for the truth has been a beacon of light to me over the years. I came out of a legalistic, shallow circle where over and over I witnessed congregations of people blindly follow arrogant, domineering, manipulating, talented preachers who put on dynamic performances, generating big crowds, big buildings, big money, big names--for themselves--all for themselves. The result was always the same they would eventually be caught up in immorality or theft or whatever. Amazingly, people keep on following people like that, falling for the same satanic scheme again and again. I want you to know that God used you to lead me and my family out of that oppressive arena. Like a starving sheep wandering about searching for food God led us to the "green pastures" of your teaching. Truth--always Truth--nothing but Truth! My family and I have feasted on it now for some time and I thank you. You cannot know know the impact you have had. As a sunday school Bible teacher myself, you were my only human encouragement for years as I just kept on teaching Truth in a church where a dictatorial type pastor persecuted me greatly for it. Now, after years of preparing me, God has recently given me a flock of His to shepherd (in Alabama-your favorite state!ha!). Not surprisingly, they are a small remnant of believers who have suffered through a string of imposters like the kind described above, and stood strong. They are hungry for Truth and now they are being fed! Praise our great Shepherd! I know now why God had me in that situation those years. Pray for us as we move forward to worship Him together, serve Him, and stand for Truth. We are all so excited to obey God--to submit to His plan and be a part of what He is doing in His Kingdom! Thank you pastor John! 1 Cor 15:58
John, your example of loyalty and faithfulness as well as the example the rest of the faithful shepherds at Grace Community Church display is one of absolute reverence for Christ and a true love for His beloved church. I agree with the last post from Greg in saying that you all live Phil. 3:17 where Paul says: "Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us". As one who as a youth did not have a male figure in life to pattern myself after, it is very important for me even today to see a life lived for Christ fleshed out by faithful men. Paul showed us how to follow Christ in Scripture, and you show us how to follow the man that followed Christ, so that those we influence for Christ will follow us as we follow the men who follow the man who followed Christ.
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PERRYSBURG – Jean A. Woncki, 69, of Main Street, Perrysburg passed away Sunday (April 21, 2013) at the Unity Living Center in downtown Rochester.
Born April 10, 1944 in Gowanda, she was the daughter of the late Howard Strohauer and Virginia Estella.
She married Clarence D. Woncki on Aug. 22, 1992 in the Episcopal Church in Springville. Clarence died on March 29, 2009.
Jean was an aide at the JN Adams Developmental Center in Perrysburg for nearly 20 years after which she worked for the Gowanda Central School District in housekeeping.
Always a Perrysburg resident, her memberships include the Gowanda Assembly of God, the Perrysburg Fireman's Auxiliary and Eastern Star, Phoenix Lodge 262 at the Gowanda Masonic Temple.
She is survived by two sons: Douglas (Joan) Castellano of Angola and Samuel (Pamela) Castellano of South Dayton; a daughter, Tonya (Michael) Crouse of Gowanda; four step-children: Tammy, Kenny, Christina, and Michael Woncki; a brother, Charles (Martha) Strohauer of Fla.; two sisters: Joyce (Tom) White of Ariz. and Jane Johnson of Neb.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, Jean was preceded in death by a brother, Elroy.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, April 25 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Schindler Funeral Home at 44 Center St. in Gowanda. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Friday, April 26.


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The good news, after one loss, is that there is a long season left to play. The bad news could be that there is a a long season left to play. Gonna choose to stay positive, even in the face of some clear concerns, as long as I can.
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Scott Foil 20
Best For: Skeptics seeking an aero baptism.
The Test: Because shaped tubes reduce drag, many companies are jumping on the aero-bike trend. But shaped tubes are also usually heavier than round ones and can make for a backbreaking ride. Enter the Foil, which uses a truncated airfoil tube shape (tail lopped off) to both cheat the wind and remain compliant and feathery. That sounded like a tall order to us, but on the road the Foil railed the flats and was as agile and quick on steep climbs as any bike in the test. The Foil comes in seven models, but the 20's full Ultegra components and workhorse Mavic Cosmic Elite wheels pack the highest performance-per-dollar punch.
The Verdict: The one bike that practically every tester said they'd buy. 17.4 lbs
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Read the full review of the Scott Foil before our editors got their hands on it.
Though it doesn't necessarily look the part, this was the sleeper aero bike of the review. It's no secret that properly shaped tubes can reduce drag (hence your effort), which is why so many companies are jumping on the aero bike trend. But shaped tubes are also usually heavier than round ones and can make for a backbreaking ride. Enter the Foil, our Editor's Pick road bike in the May edition. It uses a truncated airfoil tube shape (rounded on the front; tail lopped off) to both cheat the wind and remain compliant and feathery. Frame weight is just 840 grams (1.85lbs.)—that's staggeringly light for an aero frame—and based on wind tunnel tests, the company claims the Foil has 20 percent less drag than a traditional round-tubed frame. Scott was so confident of this bike that they completely did away with their flagship road bike, the much-loved Addict, to make room for the Foil.
It sounded like a pretty stiff sales pitch to us, but after months of pushing this bike hard on the road, we have to admit that we're sold. Simply put, the Foil looks and feels like a traditional bike while still ripping along on the flats like an aero frame. We didn't have a wind tunnel to verify the 20-percent drag claim, but we do know that on the rolling terrain south and east of Santa Fe, we were able to regularly drop friends on standard-shaped bikes whom we normally can't shake. Yet at 15.3 pounds, the Foil 10 packed sprightly climbing power on the 16-mile, 3,500-foot Ski Santa Fe hill climb, even with Mavic's 52mm-deep Cosmic Carbone SL wheels. It's not a total mountain goat like, say, the Cannondale SuperSix EVO, but it holds it's own just fine in the hills and drops like an anchor on twisty, turning descents. Even better, unlike some aero frames that beat us up as badly as a round with Mike Tyson, the Foil was comfy enough to ride hard for hours at a time. "It's the surprise all-arounder," one reviewer noted. "Unexpectedly fast uphill, stable on fast descents and even in the wind, and like a bullet train in the flats. This bike can do no wrong."
Beyond the killer frame, our Foil 10 was hung with Shimano Dura Ace components, the smoothest, quietest mechanical option out there. As always, the Ritchey WCS carbon cockpit bits felt downright luxurious, and the flush seat post clamp bolt was not only one of the most elegant designs we saw, but it also worked better than many. Finally, testers raved about the clean, classy internal cable routing. "This is how a bike is supposed to look," said one.
The Foil 10 is an absolute dream to ride, and it proved itself again when Simon Gerrans powered one to the win at 2012's first classic, Milan-San Remo. But if you don't have that much coin, take a look at the Foil 20. With full Ultegra components and workhorse Mavic Cosmic Elite wheels, it weighs a pound or so more than the 10 but rode just as well and costs a much more manageable $3,400. Need more convincing? That's the bike that several of our testers said they were saving up for after riding the 30-some bikes in the review this year. 17.4 lbs; scott-sports.com


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Al Watan newspaper claimed that Former Chief of Staff and deputy commander of SCAF Sami Anan announced today that he was going to for presidency in Egypt. The news was published in the newspaper's Friday evening
According to Al Watan General Anan announced this during some public conference in North Coast attended allegedly by thousands of Matrouh's tribesmen. It is quite interesting because Matrouh is considered an Islamist voting bloc , a Salafist voting bloc to be accurate.
Hours later Al Masry Al Youm claimed that it spoke to the general and he denied that he intended to run for presidency !! He did not explain the reason behind that meeting though.
When I made a quick search online , I found interesting news like for instance how in several shady news websites on how the his support campaign claim that he was the main financier of Tamaroud campaign and how he reconciled with the so-called revolutionary youth.
I do not understand what is exactly happening knowing that Al Watan is too close to what is being referred to the Deep State of Egypt
Let's be clear that Anan is not popular anymore. He is not popular among the revolutionaries who can not forget what happened during SCAF's rule and he is not popular among the pro-military or the NDP supporters who used to support in the past because they believe that he supported the Muslim brotherhood.
He is also believed by that conspiracy theory group that he cut his visit to the States in January 2011 only to implement the US plan to destroy Egypt ….etc.
It is worth to mention that this news comes at the same time that there are several campaigns in Egypt calling General Abdel Fatah El Sisi to run for presidential elections. It is also worth to mention that most of those campaigns if not of all them are moderated by NDPians ,Omar Suleiman and Pro-military's figures.
Abdel Fatah El Sisi , the new idol of the public in Egypt has not declared yet whether he will run for presidency or not.
So yes we got two possible presidential hopeful : Sami Anan and Abdel Fatah El Sisi.


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I t's that time of year again, when you start thinking about what to make for your Super Bowl party. Last year you probably made wings. The year before that you probably made…wings. Those tasty nuggets have been a go-to for football parties since the early 1960s, when a Buffalo bar purportedly invented the Buffalo chicken wing. Well, it's 2012, for goodness' sake, time for a change!
The Meatball Shop
What to make instead? Meatballs are riding a popularity wave again, so we turned to the Meatball Shop's chefs, Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow, for advice. After successfully opening three restaurants in the New York area, the duo published The Meatball Shop Cookbook, and they have a thing or a hundred to say about how best to feed feisty football fans.
I Love Meatballs!
Recipes from Rick Rodgers
- Lemongrass-Chicken Meatballs on Rice Vermicelli
- Lamb Meatballs in Green Curry Sauce
- Beef Meatball Bourguignon
So this year, go about game-day business as usual. Chill some beers, put out bowls of chips and guac, and follow these meatball pros' recipes and tips. Just be sure to let your guests know that they'd better come hungry.
Other Meatball Recipes
- Baked Chicken Meatballs with Peperonata
- Grilled Meatballs with Indian-Spiced Yogurt Sauce
- Pork and Lemongrass Meatballs in Lettuce Cups
- Middle Eastern Bison Meatballs with Cilantro-Yogurt Sauce
- Plan Ahead
Holzman recommends making meatballs a couple of days before the big game. They can be frozen up to two months in advance—but make sure they are fully cooked first, and well wrapped in plastic and foil. (Never freeze them raw, as they will not hold together when thawed.) To reheat, you've got several options. Simply microwave them for 4 minutes, or 2 minutes longer if frozen. Or, preheat the oven to 300°F and cook the meatballs in a covered pan with 3 tablespoons of water for about 20 minutes.
Meatball Hero Sandwiches
- Italian Sausage Meatball Heroes
- Meatball Hero Sandwiches
- Pork Meatball Banh Mi
- Turkey Meatball Grinder
- Fan-Friendly
You can't meet everyone's dietary needs, but you should assume a few guests won't eat red meat, so double up on batches of vegetarian and chicken meatballs, and be sure to replenish the platters as they disappear. Those watching their diet will appreciate the lentil-based veggie balls, which are packed with fiber and protein. Any fish or chicken meatball recipes are going to be much healthier than a lamb ball. And use a tomato sauce, which is fairly healthy, instead of a cream-based sauce.
- Stick a Fork in Them
These party delights are fairly mess-free, unlike those sticky wings. If you are serving them mini-sized or passed, then offer them with toothpicks; but if you are going for the regular-sized balls, Chernow recommends giving each of your guests a fork and telling them to "get down and dirty."
- Be a Halftime Hero
Chernow is a big proponent of sandwiching meatballs in a hero sub. "If you really wanna get crazy with it, you can go and buy a huge, long hero, stuff it, and then just cut the hero in pieces," he says. "People will really love you forever."
When crafting a meatball sandwich, follow these simple rules:
1. Make sure there's an even ratio between bread, main ingredient, garnish, and sauce.
2. The bread is just as important as the stuffing. It should be crusty on the outside, soft on the inside. The Meatball Shop guys also recommend trying focaccia.
3. It's important to keep the sandwich intact, so spread sauce over the meat and not under it, which would make the bread soggier.
4. There's no need to go crazy with toppings. They recommend adding potato chips on top of the meatballs for crunch.
5. Keep time short between construction and consumption.
6. Size is key. A big sandwich may look delicious, but it has to fit in your mouth, so make sure it's no more than 2 ½ inches high.
- Life After the Party
While chances are small that you'll have any leftover meatballs, if you do, the chefs recommend cutting them up and making meatball frittatas or salads. (And if you have a dog, meatballs are, of course, a four-legged favorite.)
Photos: John Kernick
See more Super Bowl recipes and entertaining ideas:
- Epicurious' Complete Guide to Hosting a Super Bowl Party ›
- 21 Top-Rated Burger Recipes ›
- Taste Test: Canned Beer ›
- Five Cocktails Made with Beer ›


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Couple split over sinkhole risk
By DAVID DeCAMP
Published December 18, 2006
BAYONET POINT - If Tom and Lois Beaudrie still lived in Michigan, fixing the 31/2-inch depression near his orange tree would be easy.
Fill it in with dirt and move on.
But this being Pasco County, they had to fix it with at least $60,000 in repairs because of sinkhole activity cited by engineers this year.
Fortunately for the Beaudries, their Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policy covers the costs for repairs going on at their Beacon Woods home.
But a proposal by Citizens would eliminate sinkhole coverage in base policies starting in March. Citizens officials will argue for the change during a 5 p.m. hearing today in New Port Richey.
Customers would have to pay more for sinkhole coverage, or accept that only a catastrophic collapse of at least 5 feet within seven days would be covered.
Less serious sinkhole damage, like the kind the Beaudries have, would be covered only if homeowners paid for the additional insurance.
And that risk leaves the Beaudries divided.
Lois Beaudrie, 62, said she favors dropping coverage as long as the house is repaired right.
After all, their $2,000 annual premium could be halved next year if their home qualifies. But her husband questioned going without coverage.
"Under those guidelines, no, I would not drop it, even if it would save 50 percent," said Tom Beaudrie, 65. "I'm a gambler, but I'm not that big of a gambler."
For Pasco, the state capital of sinkhole claims, the change could save money - a 56 percent lower bill for most homeowners.
Hernando County, which also has many claims, could see a 43 percent drop. Other areas of the Tampa Bay region and the state would see smaller savings.
Pasco officials have embraced the proposal, saying it's much-needed rate relief.
State Rep. John Legg, R-Port Richey, wants to change state law to allow private insurers to follow Citizens' lead.
Reform advocates with Homeowners Against Citizens say it merely shifts the risk to homeowners, benefiting the insurers.
"If they make sure that people understand they're not going to have the coverage, it's okay," Tom Beaudrie said. "But some of the older people, they're going to see the lower rates and take it."
Five years ago, the Beaudries moved from Michigan to be close to Tom's brother and to seek sunshine and salve for Tom's ill health. After a bad experience in a rental house, they said, they bought their home for $71,000 in December 2001 from Rent to Own Pasco Inc.
The company had acquired the home five months earlier, according to property records.
A home inspector gave them no reason to worry, they said. And even if other signs were there?
"We were so green, we didn't even know what a sinkhole was five years ago," Lois Beaudrie said.
But in February, they found the depression. In June, Rimkus Consulting Group - hired by Citizens - inspected the home. Engineers bored into the soil. They used ground penetrating radar.
According to the Rimkus report, filed with the county property appraiser as required by law, many of the cracks in the walls and around the windows were because of age. Some structural damage and settlement were attributed to a foundation that wasn't deep enough. But the boring showed that sinkhole activity underground was a "contributing cause."
The report recommended at least 24 injections totaling 200 cubic yards of grouting under the house, costing about $52,000.
Contractors ended up injecting 270 cubic yards in October, Tom Beaudrie said, costing as much as $88,000.
An additional $11,000 worth of interior and exterior repairs are needed, too, he said. And the couple said they have no guarantee against future sinkholes.
But by and large, the Beaudries said, they are happy with the 10-month process.
And with how their sinkhole coverage works today.
David DeCamp can be reached at 727 869-6232 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you go
What: A hearing on making sinkhole coverage optional for homeowners insurance policies with Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Experts and the public will speak.
Where: Spartan Manor, 6121 Massachusetts Ave., New Port Richey.
When: 5 p.m. today.


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i really miss kristen.....ReplyDelete
I miss Kristen so much; I can't even explain it. I just want to watch a new interview or hear about a movie or project she is involved in. I miss seeing her passionate spirit.On the road is showing very soon in my city and Ican't wait to watch it.ReplyDelete
I miss her too, I would be very glad to read some new interview with her or about a new project she's involved in, I would be happy to see some new photos from a magazine, but for her well being, I don't want paparazzi pictures. I watched On the Road several times and I am fascinated!Delete
Jealous of you I have to wait for DVD ); and you watch so many time boo,boo. I live in far away land ); not only that where I live they will cut all the love making and nude parts so stupid ! I'm big fan of kristen I just care for her to me she a young lady with sweet personally and of cos robert is there for her when she is down he's a good and sweet man (:Delete
Where is robsten missing themReplyDelete
blurry pap pics of ks playing with bear and bernie. saw this on twitter but im not sure if its a new or not *shrug*
no news of robsten togetherReplyDelete
no news means they are not being hounded by papz, i miss them too but happy that they are slowly getting their life back,ReplyDelete
Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate <3
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Jared Newman, CineSport—The San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 45-31 to reach a second straight NFC Championship Game. Colin Kaepernick was responsible for 444 total yards & four scores in his playoff debut.
The Packers must be devastated that their 2013 playoff run came to an end on Saturday at Candlestick Park, but the loss to the 49ers has to sting the most for Aaron Rodgers.
The star quarterback grew up in the Bay Area as a 49ers fan and stayed nearby during his college years at Cal. He tied an NCAA record for most consecutive passes in a game during his junior season, and it looked like he could become a 49er when he declared for the 2005 NFL Draft and San Francisco had the #1 pick.
San Francisco decided to go with Alex Smith though, and Rodgers dropped all the way to the 24th pick, where Green Bay selected him.
It has been eight years since then, but Rodgers must have still had revenge on his mind on Saturday. When he was asked in 2005 if he was disappointed that San Francisco decided not to take him, he responded, "Not as disappointed as the 49ers will be that they didn't draft me."
With that in mind, San Francisco fans had cause to worry about their team's chances of returning to the NFC Championship Game, since Rodgers showed earlier this season that he plays his best football when he has a reason to be personally motivated.
When the Packers were 2-3 and heading into a Week 6 matchup with the undefeated Houston Texans on the road, it looked like they could be on track to miss the playoffs.
In the first quarter of that game, Cris Collinsworth explained that he had spoken to Aaron Rodgers the night before and that the Packers quarterback couldn't believe people were starting to count out his team.
Collinsworth went on to say that he got the feeling there was no way Green Bay could lose that game to Houston.
He was right.
In that Sunday night game, Rodgers responded to Green Bay's critics by lighting up the Texans defense, throwing six touchdown passes and guiding the Packers to a 42-24 blowout victory.
So, let's say you wanted to make a bet on the Packers-49ers game and weren't sure which way to go.
If you saw what Collinsworth said, the way Rodgers performed against the Texans and the video clip of Rodgers saying that the 49ers would regret passing on him, wouldn't you be tempted to put your money on the Packers to beat the 49ers (or at least cover the spread)?
In fact, even if Rodgers didn't have an extra reason to be motivated, the Packers still seemed to have a terrific chance of leaving Candlestick Park with a win. Green Bay won the Super Bowl just two seasons ago and Rodgers had a 3-1 road playoff record, which is one win away from the all-time record.
With that said, hopefully you didn't make that bet. But if you did because you were swayed by Rodgers' desire for revenge, you can take heart in the fact that you are likely one of many.
Revenge is a made-up factor that we like to consider to be capable of making a legitimate impact. We speculate this way to entertain ourselves and to raise the stakes of a scenario. We also often look up to athletes as heroes and have unfair expectations.
It would have been great if Aaron Rodgers could have risen to the occasion against his personal rival, the 49ers, the way Batman is always able to get the best of The Joker and Superman can always find a way to foil Lex Luthor's plans.
However, the reality is that Rodgers is merely human, and a football game isn't scripted for him to succeed.
In that game against Houston in Week 6, he didn't have a grudge against the Texans, but he was motivated to prove critics wrong. Yet, that wasn't the only reason why the Packers beat the Texans in that game.
At the end of the season, it became clear the Texans weren't as good as they seemed to be in the first few weeks, but at the time Houston looked like a great matchup for Green Bay.
Teams that rely on the running game (like Houston does) almost always struggle to make comebacks when they get behind early. The Packers struck quickly, scoring a touchdown on their first possession, and then they put up another seven points at the end of the first quarter.
The 49ers are similar to the Texans in that they also rely heavily on the run. But they are a much better team all-around and have a more dangerous quarterback. Colin Kaepernick has proven that Jim Harbaugh made the right decision by starting him over Alex Smith, whereas Matt Schaub was inconsistent all season, especially when he didn't get major help from Arian Foster.
Rodgers didn't have a great game by his standards against the 49ers, racking up 257 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception. However, he shouldn't be blamed for the loss. The bigger problem for Green Bay in that game was that their defense allowed Kaepernick to rush for a quarterback-record 181 yards.
It would have been a great story for Aaron Rodgers to defeat San Francisco, but the 49ers proved that they are the best team in the NFC by dominating Green Bay. They deserve to go to Atlanta to take on the Falcons for a shot to play for a championship.
Chances are they'll win that game on Sunday and take on the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
Playoff rookie Colin Kaepernick rebounded from an early pick six and carried the 49ers past the Packers, 45-31 at Candlestick Park on Saturday night.
Kaepernick set an NFL playoff record for quarterbacks by rushing for 181 yards. He found the endzone twice as a runner and twice through the air while amassing 444 total yards. The Nevada product's 56-yard scoring run in the third quarter put San Francisco ahead for good. Kaepernick stayed humble after the win.
Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns but it wasn't enough as Green Bay's defense was shredded for 579 yards, including 323 on the ground. Rodgers and head coach Mike McCarthy both came away impressed by Kaepernick.
The 49ers return to their second consecutive NFC championship game. However, they must wait for Sunday's winner of the Seahawks, Falcons contest to determine where the game will be played. Stay with CineSport for the latest NFL news and be sure to follow us on twitter at CineSport.


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Fairmont Area, Gemini contract is a mistake
Fairmont Area Schools has reached an agreement with Gemini Studios of Fairmont to broadcast high school athletic events live on the Internet. The studio is getting $18,000 per year through 2018.
Um, so, is the school going to be signing contracts with the radio station and newspaper for coverage as well? The answer is no, because high schools do not pay the media to cover their events. And the media should not expect it.
There are other problems with this deal.
First is the financing. The school has made a point of saying funds paid to Gemini are coming from rental of school-owned farm land. This is an irrelevant accounting gimmick. School funds are school funds. When they are spent on something they shouldn't be spent on, they are gone. They can't be spent on something important.
Second, Gemini is a private business that sells advertising and gets donations from sports associations to cover events. Is the school (taxpayers) going to get any percentage of the advertising or donations that Gemini receives?
School officials also say they are trying to ensure "gender equity" by paying Gemini to cover 40 boys and 40 girls events. There is no federal general equity issue involved here. Gemini has covered whatever it has wanted to cover. It can and should. The feds are not going to intervene. There may be locals who complain about what gets covered. That is between them and Gemini.
Superintendent Joe Brown says live broadcasts of games on the Internet will boost college recruitment of local athletes. That's a stretch, to say the least. Colleges are not going to watch Gemini for recruiting purposes.
School board member Dan Brookens says the service through Gemini represents a luxury (he means it as a compliment) for the school and its students. Yes, an unnecessary and expensive one.


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Vitamin-packed kale and a bit of bacon make Bobby's frittata super healthy.
Get your veggies in the morning with this simple, savory baked egg dish.
Aida's asparagus jack cheese frittata is the perfect one-pan dish.
Nutritionist Elizabeth Bertrand shows how to make healthy meals for one.
For brunch, Giada uses muffin tins to make individual frittatas.
Bobby's Frittata With Peppers: an egg dish that's equally good hot or cold.
Mini frittatas are like an omelet you can hold in your hands.
Kelsey's using veggies, but the sky's the limit when you make a frittata.
Bobby's Italian frittata is bursting with tomatoes, sausage and cheeses.
This Italian omelet proves that eggs aren't just for breakfast anymore.
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- Overview
Skillfully navigate these frogs across traffic and over rivers to get to the other side. The classic Frogger game is now available in a mobile format so it can be played wherever your kids go.
- 2" wide x 1" deep x 4" high
- Interactive and mobile gaming phenomenon for one player.
- Provides hours of challenging fun.
- Travel size; features a carabiner clip to hook on anywhere.
- Requires 2 AAA batteries (not included).
- Ages 6 and up.
- Dimensions & Care
- Dust with a soft, dry cloth.
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