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As expected, erstwhile Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has come rumbling into the ring to challenge Barack Obama for the presidency in 2012. In launching his bid, T-Paw ran through the GOP's list of top gripes with the current administration: the bailout, the stimulus and, of course, "Obamacare." And he's going to tell the truth! —KA
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Blasting what he described as the president's "fluffy promises of hope and change," Pawlenty sought to cast himself as a truth teller and argued that spending in Washington was driving the nation's economy off a cliff. He chided the president for backing a "pork-filled stimulus bill," financial bailouts for well-connected businesses, and called the Democratic healthcare plan "an unmitigated disaster for our country."
Here we have another politician claiming to have a close relationship with the truth. Sure about that, T-Paw?


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A supposed Microsoft employee with an anonymous post on Pastebin, has explained why they're heartbroken about the change in policy regarding online requirments and DRM for the Xbox One.
While most Xbox fans are likely happy that Microsoft decided to get with the program and reverse the DRM and online requirements for the Xbox One, at least one Microsoft employee wishes the company hadn't made a 180. On Thursday, an anonymous Pastebin post titled "Heartbroken MS employee" hit the web wherein the author bemoaned the prior day's announcement that Microsoft would toss the previously stated requirements for the new console. The author made an attempt to explain the vision behind the new Xbox One, and why reversing the drastic policies is actually a mistake.
One part of that vision is family sharing, which the poster said would be an exciting new way of trying games. You can another person, anywhere in the world, try your game for a limited time, and then decide if they like it enough to buy it. "This allowed the person to play the game, get familiar with it, then make a purchase if they wanted to," the poster explained, "When the time limit was up they would automatically be prompted to the Marketplace so that they may order it if liked the game. The difference between the family sharing and the typical store demo is that your progress is saved as if it was the full game, and the data that was installed for that shared game doesn't need to be erased when they purchase the full game."
It is rather strange that Microsoft decided to remove not just the features gamers were complaining about, but even things that could have remained and benefited the One. Marcus Beer said it very eloquently on his weekly show, Annoyed Gamer, over at Gametrailers.com: "That's a good example to ease people into the digital future." he said, "You know, you basically decided to go all the way in with no lube. Educate us; show us the benefits!" The anonymous Pastebin poster agrees with this sentiment: "We didn't do a good enough job explaining all the benefits that came with this new model," the person said. "We spent too much of our time fighting against the negative impressions that many people in the media formed. I feel that if we spent less time on them and more time explaining the great features we had lined up and the ones in the pipes gamers and media alike would have aligned to our vision."
On the topic of blocking pre-owned games, the poster explained how the video game industry only relies on one source of revenue: new game sales. Reselling used games actually hurts the industry by limiting that one revenue source. Microsoft's model would , at least in theory, have lowered the price point of games.
Obviously, we need to point out that there is no way of verifying whether the poster was an actual Microsoft employee or not, but their message still has a point that should be considered. Perhaps we've all just chased away the next big breakthrough in gaming. Then again, maybe not; I'm still getting the PS4.
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Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act HR 2619
This important legislation would amend Medicare Part B to add coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services when furnished by qualified respiratory therapists in the physician practice setting to Medicare patients who have been diagnosed with COPD, asthma, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis. If enacted, this new benefit will not only enhance patient access to respiratory therapists, it will also provide Medicare pulmonary patients with the tools they need to lead healthier lives through self-management of their disease. View a copy of the bill.
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MEDICAL centres across Brisbane and Ipswich are being swamped as people rush to get immunised ahead of flu season.
All Care Inala Medical Centre doctor Michael Ho said flu shots were becoming more popular each year.
"Flu seasons tends to begin in late March early April to June," he said.
"More and more people are opting to get vaccinations because they are promoted well within the community."
The Mt Ommaney resident, who has been a doctor for 15 years, recommended people considered flu immunizations.
"It is particularly important for elderly people to be immunized because their immune system is already not at its best," he said.
"This is also the case for people who have chronic medical conditions like diabetes, severe asthma, or heart disease.
"With their current condition, if they catch the flu they can end up with a worse outcome."
Dr Ho also advised carers or heath care workers to be immunized to protect the patients they look after.
However he said vaccinations were not recommended for healthy children.
"Their immune system should be strong enough to fight it - and they need to build up their immunity," he said.
Queensland Health statistics show more than 140 cases of influenza have been recorded since January - which is lower than the average number of notifications.
But the State's Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said that was no reason to become complacent about guarding against the virus.
"Influenza is a highly contagious and potentially serious disease that can be spread through coughing and sneezing," Dr Young said.
"As is the case every year, this year's vaccine is based on the virus strains circulating in the northern hemisphere including the influenza A H3N2 strain, influenza A H1N1 and an influenza B strain.
"This reliable and safe vaccine is available to prevent people getting the 'flu."
Anyone over the age of six months who is not severely allergic to vaccine ingredients can be immunised.
"Annual vaccination against influenza reduces the chances of catching the 'flu and the severity of it if you do contract it," Dr Young said.
Queensland health offers free flu vaccinations for the elderly, pregnant women, indigenous people aged over 15 and those at risk due to medical conditions.
Vaccination is available through GPs, Aboriginal medical services and other immunisation providers.
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The Great Comic Book Cover Homage Streak: Week 85
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It occurs to me that it seems like many comic book covers are homages. Which is fine with me. I have no problem with it. It just made me think, though, how long could I go before I hit a week where NO new comic book was released that had a cover that was an homage to something? Let's find out! Here is an archive of all the cover homages featured in the streak so far!
This week, we'll go with Yale Stewart's cover for Adventure Time: The Flip Side #5, which is homaging the movie poster for the excellent John Ford film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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From Dust to Life
The Origin and Evolution of Our Solar System by John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton
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In about 300 pages, this book sums up the history of all that matters — or at least everything made of matter — from the Big Bang to life on Earth.
This wild ride across the cosmos and through time covers a lot of territory, but isn't merely a laundry list of observations. Instead, readers will find one lucid explanation piggybacked onto another. Chapters show how energetic particles first organized into atoms, then molecular clouds (the star factories), then protoplanetary disks and eventuall...
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Al otro lado (2005 film)
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|Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side)
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|Chuy Chavez
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Al Otro Lado is a 2005 documentary film about illegal immigration and drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States, addressing issues facing people north and south of the border, though the film mostly focuses on Magdiel, a 23-year-old fisherman and aspiring composer who dreams of a better life in the United States.[1]
Al Otro Lado was produced and directed by Natalia Almada and was aired as part of PBS's POV series in 2006. It was met with critical acclaim and received a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It also received the Special Jury Prize and the Best Editing Award at the Cine Ceará Film Festival and was nominated for the Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You.
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- P.O.V. Al Otro Lado - PBS's site dedicated to the film
- Al Otro Lado on IMDb
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BIO 319: Biological Literature
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(F) Techniques in use of library resources resulting in a comprehensive technical bibliography and oral presentation. Recommended before second semester of junior year. Fulfills: LASR. (1 cr. hr.)
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Writers are tagging each other with a questionnaire about what they're working on now. I was tagged by Marsha Skrypuch. To read Marsha's answers, go here.
What is your working title of your book?
Unmasking the Enemy
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
In 1943, Erich is barely 18 when he is captured by the British and sent to a prison camp beside Lethbridge, AB, where he is badly beaten by other POWs, so he volunteers to spend the winter as a lumberjack in northern Alberta where the lovely Cora (an English orphan) works – but he trades known enemies for unknown ones when a saboteur starts causing accidents.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
The idea came from a desire to write time travel. It occurred to me that many WWII war brides experienced a kind of time travel when they left English cities for what were essentially pioneer-era farms, because electricity didn't come to many part of rural Canada until the mid-1950s. I couldn't use a war bride as a YA character, so I gave the war bride a younger sister. She is an essential part of the story, though it was Erich who eventually became the main character. I wanted someone who was conflicted, and Erich filled the bill – a young man who loves Germany (not his government) but also loves his English grandfather.
An important sub-plot arose from a phone call. Not quite a year after my first novel, Run Like Jager, came out, a friend of my father's called me. "I only read your book because you're my friend's daughter," he said, "but I really liked it." Then he went on to tell me about his childhood as the child of German immigrants (they'd left Germany around 1930). He was six when the war started, and even though his parents had left Germany before Hitler had even come to power, those war years were pure hell for him as he was mercilessly bullied by his schoolmates. Max, the character who was inspired by my dad's friend, came into being from that phone call.
What genre does your book fall under?
YA historical.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
It's tough to cast any of my books because most of the actors I'm familiar with are way too old to play a teen. My best guesses: Erich would be played by Zac Efron or someone who looks like a slightly younger version of Zac (ideas, anyone?); Cora would be played by Dakota Blue Richards or possibly Juno Temple (both English); based solely on his age, Max would be played by MattyB whom I've never heard of but has the right look.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
I do not have an agent at this time, though I'm hoping to some day. The question is an either/or choice which leaves out the important avenue of small publishers. My first three books were published by a small/medium publisher and I love what they bring to the table, especially their editorial and marketing efforts. I'm not yet at a point where I'd even want to consider doing it all on my own. I'm not sure I'll ever be at that point, but hey, you never know.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
It took about eight months, a bit longer than usual for me. Then I had to do a significant re-write when I realized, with the help of my first reader, that it had veered into territory where I didn't really want it to go. It's essentially finished but I'm trying to decide on some POV and structural issues and am hopeful that I'll soon be done waffling.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
There are a lot of books out there that cover a multitude of aspects of World War Two, but I'm not aware of any fiction set in POW camps in Canada (there are a few nonfiction titles on the subject). Because the story involves the interaction between a German POW and a Canadian (British?) civilian, it might possibly be compared to Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene, but that's a stretch because the stories are quite different.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
I've already touched on this when talking about where the ideas came from. I can add that the POW part of the story came from a fascination with the fact that huge numbers of German POWs were sent to Canada by the British for a number of reasons – not having the resources to feed all those prisoners, but also not wanting a "fifth column" ready to fight against them should Germany successfully invade England. Most people have no idea that the two largest POW camps in Canada were in southern Alberta.
Years ago, a library patron mentioned to me in passing that he remembers there being German prisoners who worked at a logging camp by the small town of Kinuso, AB, which was very close to where I grew up. The thought that POWs worked in northern Alberta immediately fascinated me. I had no actual proof of this casual statement until I visited the archives in Lethbridge, AB, and did some digging. The second I knew that German POWs actually went to northern Alberta to work in logging camps, I knew I wanted to write a story about it.
As a bonus, it now means my sister can no longer ask why I don't have any stories set in, as she puts it, "our part of the world."
What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
Well, I'm always up for a story set in WWII, especially one that explores a different aspect of the era, but if you need more than that… Culture clash! Shakespeare in the bush! Lumberjacks! (ps: I've now used my allotment of exclamation marks for the year.)
***I am tagging Karen Krossing, Erin Bow, KC Dyer, Maureen Bush, and (dearly-loved token American) Janni Lee Simner. This is just a sampling of authors I'd like to hear from about their current or next projects. If you aren't tagged but want to complete the questionnaire, let me know when you have because I'd love to read about your project.
Addendum: Karen Krossing responded to the questionnaire here.


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Herald Rating: 3/5
Address: 39 Oranga Ave, Oranga, Auckland
We came here because we'd noticed a new cafe in this growing little area in between One Tree Hill, Onehunga and Penrose, close by our favourite pizza place in Auckland, Epolito's.
Parking was on the street, right outside. There is plenty nearby.
We walked in and immediately thought the décor is an unusual mish-mash of retro kitsch and ethnic curios, and the ethnic theme runs through the menu too.
The most unusual thing on the menu was chicken liver on toast ($12) - tender liver marinated in Indian spices and served with fresh green salad.
We ordered mushrooms on Wild Wheat toast ($10) and corn fritters ($12), which both came with a green salad. Both were good - the fritters light and fluffy and the mushrooms deliciously garlicky. But, be warned, the servings aren't huge.
The service was a bit slow - but we were there during the lunchtime rush and it's still early days in the life of this cafe.
The coffee was Allpress, and pretty good.
We recommend if you come here you nab one of the two big booth tables by the front windows, especially if it's a sunny day.
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Internet Computing and Systems Administration
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In choosing to study Internet Computing and Systems Administration at Aberystwyth University you will be part of a long established academic department that continues to be at the forefront of research into computer-related technologies, often carried out in co-operation with major international companies. The Internet Computing and Systems Administration degree scheme combines practical training in building websites to professional standards with study of the commercial, legal and technical context in which the Internet operates. In addition, you will look at how networks are developed and maintained to meet ever-increasing business needs. With the Internet at the heart of business strategy in most organisations, there is a huge demand for people with the skills to construct effective internet and networked applications.
Department of Computer Science: 91% student satisfaction (NSS 2016)
93% of undergraduates from the Department of Computer Science who graduated in 2015 were in employment or further education six months after graduating (DLHE 2015)
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The Internet is of central importance to the strategies of many large organisations, and there is a need for people who understand networks and who can also construct effective internet solutions. This requires more than building simple web pages. Rather, it involves considering the needs of users and the needs of the organisation and creating a professional response based on understanding of the relevant technologies.
Why study Internet Computing and Systems Administration at Aberystwyth?
This practical based degree provides students with the chance to engage with an economically important and rapidly-expanding industry, and to help create solutions to the ever-changing needs of the business world. You will learn core computer science and business skills such as: web programming, website design, database management systems, database driven websites, software engineering, e-commerce, commercial processes, internet services administration, and internet security. The staff who teach on this course teach from an engineering perspective, meaning that they focus on science in application. The department has strong links with other departments in and beyond Aberystwyth, as well as a strong track record of collaboration with industry.
You will have opportunities to practice your skills in the second year in your group project – where you are likely to be the student in a group charged with considering networking and internet issues. In your final year you will undertake another group project where you will propose and design an IT business using the skills you have learned in your degree. This is followed by an individual web based project where you may build on your business idea.
Students who graduate with this degree tend to move into areas of IT that are practical and hands-on and related specifically to networking and the web.
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Our computer science degrees are accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) on behalf of the Engineering Council, which means that they meet industry standards and requirements, giving you a head start when you enter the competitive jobs market.
The Department is also designated a Centre of Excellence by the Welsh Assembly Government's Department of Enterprise, Innovation and Networks and in the most recent Research Excellence Framework comparison (REF2014) the Department produced more world-leading (4*) and internationally excellent (3*) research than any other university in Wales. REF 2014 also assessed the impact of research on society, industry and government policy and the Department delivered 100% of its research impact at the top 3* and 4* level, demonstrating that our research makes a real difference in the world outside academia.
We are particularly proud that Times Higher Education (THE) ranked the Aberystwyth Computer Science department as 11th in the UK and 1st in Wales based on an analysis that takes into account both the research quality profile and the proportion of staff submitted. This is a good indicator of the research activity in a department irrespective of its size and with 99% of eligible staff submitted, this indicates that you will be taught by staff who are working at the frontiers of their disciplines. Many staff also have significant experience in industry, often working in co-operation with major international companies, so you can be confident that you will be learning the very latest concepts and working with cutting-edge technologies.
As you would expect from a major research department, you have access to excellent facilities. In addition to Windows PCs across campus for everyone, students in our department have access to dedicated Linux and Mac OS X laboratories and central servers. The Department has a range of equipment and simulation environments used primarily for research, which are available to final year students who choose projects in these areas. These include mobile and aerial robots, vision and motion tracking systems, micro-controller systems and laser scanners.
The department also prides itself on the employability of our graduates. Students may take a year in industry as part of their course. All students participate in a fun-packed activity weekend away from Aberystwyth in the first year which helps to develop important team-building and team-working skills. This will not only make you more attractive to employers, but will also pave the way for working on group projects later in your course.
Our Staff
Almost all of the Department of Computer Science Lecturers and Teaching Fellows are qualified to PhD level, and those who are not have considerable research or industrial experience. All new Lecturers and Teaching Fellows are required to obtain the PGCTHE, and hence are Senior Fellows or Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. The department also employs a number of part time demonstrators and tutors and some student demonstrators, who are selected from our undergraduate and postgraduate students. Research fellows and research assistants (mostly PhD qualified) may also be involved in delivering occasional teaching when it is appropriate.
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
- Communication and Technology
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As a Computer Science graduate from Aberystwyth, you will have acquired the skills and experience necessary for the majority of computing-based work, and especially for work in the software industry. Your degree will also give you an advantage in fields involving website construction, for example: building modern database driven websites using appropriate tools and components; using engineering techniques to achieve quality results; and using the web and databases to provide interactive real-time solutions for industry, commerce and the public sector.
The course will also demonstrate you capacity to learn, to work with others and to offer solutions to business or software-related problems, all skills valued highly by employers.
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experience, both personally and professionally, and can help you to stand out
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Help is available from the department and the University's Careers Service to find suitable placements and to develop your interview skills and CV. Our students are in demand with employers such as IBM, HP, Gloversure and Plymouth Marine Laboratories. Industrial year employers are diverse and worldwide, including CERN, Walt Disney and GCHQ.
By the end of your second year you already have enough knowledge and understanding to make a substantial contribution at work. Most students find they return from their industrial year with much improved skills, more motivated to learn, and having a better idea of what areas of computing interest them.
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GO Wales is administered by the University's Career Service, working with local businesses to create paid work placements of a few weeks' duration for students. It gives you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience which will enhance your CV and make you more attractive to potential employers.
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Teaching is delivered predominantly through lectures and practical sessions, supplemented by smaller tutorials. You will be assessed through a combination of examination and coursework, including an extended project in the final year. Part one of the degree will introduce the fundamental concepts and tools of Computer Science, such as programming, the use of Java and Unix operating systems, and the tools available for web-design. A module on professional and personal development will develop your interpersonal and academic skills and includes an activity weekend, which will test these skills through a series of team-based challenges and activities. The second and third years of study will focus on more specialised study of internet applications. You will study the administration and management of network systems, the creation of interactive web-content, and more sophisticated web-based programming, among other areas. Modules on e-commerce and business processes for web-developers will give you an understanding of the business applications of internet computing, and of the business world in which they can be applied. You will also undertake two major projects, in the second and third years of study. The first, a group project, will involve the specification, design, implementation, testing and operation of a large software system. The conditions for the project will be modelled as closely as possible to those found in the software industry, and will involve consideration of project management, prototyping and standards compliance. The second major project will be undertaken individually, and will involve the design and creation of a website relevant to a specific business enterprise. It will involve applying several of the skills learnt throughout the degree, and will include a critical appraisal of your work, evaluating the various aspects of your approach. You will find the department an engaging and welcoming environment in which to study. A personal tutor, assigned in your first year, will be able to provide you with any assistance you may need, regarding your studies or life in Aberystwyth.
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A Vacaville man accused of sexually abusing two children in 2011 took the witness stand in his own defense on Thursday in Solano County Superior Court.
Ricky P. Mankini, 48, is charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 10 in regard to a series of incidents that are alleged to have occurred in 2011 when he lived at a Callen Street apartment complex. The older child, now 10, had previously testified about the abuse, as did the younger child, who was then 8, testified that Mankini attempted to molest her as well.
He has been the focus of a jury trial in which his accusers, and a co-defendant in the case, Regina L. Crotzer, detailed how he would call the oldest child into a bedroom where the molestations took place.
On Thursday, Mankini's defense counsel, Deputy Public Defender Meenha Lee called him to the witness stand and questioned him about the allegations. Lee called them "horrendous accusations."
When asked if any of them were true, Mankini responded, "No, they are not."
Mankini's defense also included testimony from a an expert child psychiatrist to testify about the way investigators question children in sexual abuse cases that can influence their memory.
Crotzer, who has already pleaded no contest to committing a lewd act on a child and testified on behalf of the prosecution, reported multiple occasions when the sexual abuse of one girl took place and about one occasion when she was directed to participate.
Attorneys are expected to deliver closing arguments today. The trial is set to resume at 9:30 a.m. in the Fairfield courtroom of Judge Donna Stashyn.
Mankini has pleaded not guilty and remains in Solano County Jail custody.
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12 Wishes of Christmas
Laura Lindsey's life is falling apart- and it's all happening right before Christmas! With nothing left to lose, Laura visits life coach Noel Nightingale to gain some direction, but the only advice Noel gives her is to go home, log on to her website, and start making wishes. One by one-the wishes come true! Trying to pick up the pieces of her life is tricky business though and it seems all her wishes are doing more harm than good. With Christmas quickly approaching, Laura must undo her wishes and learn the true meaning of Christmas- with the help of a little Holiday Magic of course!
Elisa Donovan, Fred Willard, Chonda Pierce, David O'Donnell, Michael Gross
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Modelling of high velocity, loose abrasive machining processes
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May 02, 2008
Second Deceptive Freedomĺs Watch Ad Pulled Off the Air
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"Freedom's Watch has a track record of running ads that
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misleading that local stations have to remove them from the airwaves," said
- A Freedom's Watch ad was also pulled down in December 2007 by a local NBC station in OH-05, the only other special election it has advertised in so far this cycle.
- Freedom's Watch typically claims its ads were pulled "for review," however the ads are not being run by stations and don't return to the airwaves.
- Freedom's Watch is being run by Executive Vice President Carl Forti, who ran the NRCC's independent expenditure campaign last cycle. According to the nonpartisan FactCheck.org, "Several of the NRCC's ads are smears that twist facts or ignore them." [Annenberg Fact Check, 10/27/06].
- Republican candidates and objective observers called the NRCC, overseen by Forti, "a rogue attack shop," responsible for "smears," "over-the-top accusations," "demonstrably false" and "misleading" attacks and "political mudslinging."
- On April 16, 2008, the DCCC filed an FEC complaint against Freedom's Watch and the NRCC for illegal coordination of their attack ads. A script from one of Freedom's Watch's ads contained electronic identifiers linking it to the NRCC. The message, images, and citations in both the Freedom's Watch ad and NRCC ad are nearly identical.
- On April 23, 2008, the DCCC filed an FEC complaint for running a political attack ad that directly and illegally advocates the defeat of a Democratic candidate and also for failing to disclose the names of the donors funding that ad.
- On April 29, 2008, the DCCC requested the Internal Revenue Service investigate Freedom's Watch. Freedom's Watch violated its tax exempt status by running political attack ads against Democratic candidate Don Cazayoux in the LA-06 special election, designed to benefit the NRCC and the Republican candidate. Freedom's Watch meets five of the six criteria the IRS uses to determine that a group is political – not a tax exempt 501(c)(4).


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The Wallabies are savouring a rare comeback win in South Africa that has revived Australia's Tri Nations title hopes.
Led by a powerful forwards display, the Wallabies squeezed out a spirited 14-9 victory in an absorbing Test in Durban.
A second-half try to outstanding centre Pat McCabe and three penalty goals to fullback James O'Connor were enough to take Australia to equal first spot with New Zealand on the Tri Nations ladder.
The morale-boosting win over the most experienced Springboks team in Test history set the stage for a potentially tournament-deciding showdown with the All Blacks in Brisbane in two weeks.
Desperate to atone for last week's 30-14 drubbing in Auckland, Australia had standouts across the park, with hooker Stephen Moore collecting the man-of-the-match award and besieged skipper Rocky Elsom silencing his doubters with a storming performance.
Australia's memorable win soured veteran Springboks captain John Smit's 105th and last Test in his home city.
But it was the big away scalp the Wallabies craved before heading to New Zealand for the World Cup next month.
South Africa led 6-0 at halftime but, despite only six points being scored, it was a frenetic, action-packed opening 40 minutes.
Francois Steyn drilled a 48-metre penalty goal in the second minute after Elsom was booked on a touch judge's report for over zealousness before Butch James made it 6-0 in the 20th minute after the Australian scrum was pinged.
Aided by a lopsided penalty count, the Springboks enjoyed a territorial advantage in the first half but the Wallabies looked far more likely on attack in the rare moments they had the ball.
Fullback Kurtley Beale went within a few metres of completing an exciting long-range raid from the Wallabies after the halftime siren had sounded, but coach Robbie Deans was relieved to have his side in the sheds still in the contest at the interval.
The Boks could easily have been some way in front, with James missing an easy penalty goal attempt, then skewing a shot at drop goal, while the video referee took an age to deny a try to Jaque Fourie in the 25th minute.
Quade Cooper erred in letting a box kick from Boks halfback Fourie du Preez bounce close to the Australian in-goal but fortunately for the Wallabies the TV match official deemed the South African centre had knocked on.
It didn't take long for the Wallabies to hit the front for the first time after the break, with O'Connor slotting a penalty in the 44th minute before putting McCabe over for his first Test try shortly after.
O'Connor missed the conversion and the Springboks regained the lead through another James penalty in the 58th minute.
Some awesome defence from replacement centre Anthony Faingaa allowed Australia to nudge ahead 11-9 thanks to a 38-metre penalty goal from O'Connor.
Faingaa, not long on for Adam Ashley-Cooper, rushed up on JP Pietersen and forced the penalty when the Boks winger was unable to release the ball.
Despite driving rain lashing into his face, O'Connor calmly landed the difficult shot at goal.
Another O'Connor penalty six minutes from time gave Australia a little more breathing space, ensuring the Boks needed a converted try, and the Wallabies defended for their lives as the world champions attacked relentlessly in the tense final stages.


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Maui County Ag Festival – Grand Taste Education Tickets On Sale Now
Mauiʻs famed regional cuisine is based on locally grown produce. Meet this yearʻs featured farmers and ranchers and Mauiʻs top locavore chefs who are creating menus that matter at the Grand Taste Education, a festival highlight at the annual Maui County Agricultural Festival.
The Grand Taste Education allows attendees an opportunity to enjoy tastings served at 12 featured farmer and rancher stations and to talk story with the farmers, ranchers and chefs. Attendees may also check out presentations centered around growing and preparing locally sourced fruits, vegetables and proteins at the Taste Education stage.
Advance tickets are available through March 30 at http://www.mauicountyfarmbureau.org/merchandise_tickets.shtml Tickets cost: $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. After March 30, tickets will cost $30 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. *Ticket price allows attendees one tasting from each of the 12 stations. Attendees may enjoy presentations at the Taste Education stage throughout the day from 11 am – 4 pm.
The Grand Taste Education will be presented in two sessions:
• Session one from 11 am – 1 pm
• Session two from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
The Grand Taste Education is presented in partnership with Slow Food Maui. Slow Food Maui members will be on hand to provide information and assist attendees, farmers, ranchers, and chefs.
Maui County Agricultural Festival is held annually on the first Saturday in April. The annual Ag Festival celebrates agriculture's vital role in the economy, environment, and lifestyle of Maui. Held on the lū'au grounds of Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū and in its fourth year, Maui's prime event to raise awareness about local agriculture on Maui invites Maui to talk story with the people who grow our food and their industry allies, to discover what agriculture means to our communities and 'āina, to taste fresh flavors, have fun. Hosted by Maui County Farm Bureau in partnership with Office of Economic Development, supported by generous sponsors, the festival provides the one-stop experience of the wondrous impact of agriculture in day-to-day life. For more information or to become a vendor or sponsor visit www.mauicountyfarmbureau.org
For more information contact, festival organizers at 808-243-2290.
*Announcement of farmers, ranchers and chefs scheduled February 22nd.
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cheri phillipsJanuary 30, 2011
i am curious about whether you will be serving any food that originated from Monsanto seeds??
i am also shocked to see them (Monsanto) listed on the website … http://www.mauicountyfarmbureau.org
as a resource for Maui!
yes they are hereon Maui, but i don't believe they have our health or best interests at heart!
GMO is NOT the way to go!..
BOYCOTT Monsanto… their Roundup is killing our coral reefs as well… enough said!
Dania KatzFebruary 9, 2011
Aloha Ceri –
The Grand Taste Education will feature food from Mauiʻs vegetable and fruit farmers as well as Mauiʻs ranchers; none are Monsanto.
We will also feature local fish and pork.
cheri phillipsJanuary 30, 2011
PS if my comment does not make it thru the moderator with an adequate response…
it will be obvious that you are in favor of Monsanto and their GMO activities!…
Dania KatzFebruary 9, 2011
Dear Cheri,
Our apology about the delay in reply. We are volunteer powered. Please see our comments and reply below. We, Slow Food Maui do not support or in favor of Monsanto. This reply was sent by our treasurer of Slow Food Maui:
Aloha Ceri –
The Grand Taste Education will feature food from Mauiʻs vegetable and fruit farmers as well as Mauiʻs ranchers; none are Monsanto.
We will also feature local fish and pork.


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The tried and tested method for eradicating bedbugs was once to sling gunpowder into the crevices of the bedstead, light and stand well back. These days, chemicals such as pyrethroid sprays are used to flush them out. Non-toxic methods include steam-cleaning the mattress. As an extra precaution, use petroleum jelly on bed legs to stop the bugs creeping up from the carpet.
The cat flea is the most common variety, and readily bites humans. Chemical treatments are aggressive and often based on industrial insecticides such as organophosphates. For a more natural way to control these pests, soak a cat collar in a mix of alcohol, cedarwood oil, lavender, citronella and thyme oil. It will last a month.
If checks on Welsh schoolchildren are anything to go by, four out of five headlice are now resistant to the aggressive chemical treatments designed to wipe them out. According to the British Medical Journal, your best hope of beating these blood-sucking parasites is wet-combing. It only works 57% of the time, but that's vastly better than chemicals.
Clothes moth
Adults moths have malformed mouths and can't eat, but their larvae devour wool, hair, carpets, fur and feathers. The moths are attracted to stains from food, sweat and urine, so if basic standards of cleanliness are too demanding, try dry-cleaning. Moth-proofing treatments are available and modern mothballs don't have the stench of naphthalene.
A nest can churn out 30,000 wasps a year, so if there is one nearby, act quickly. You may feel it's safer to call in the professionals, but if the nest is within reach, you could throw a big plastic bag around it, knock the nest inside and quickly seal the bag. Wasps cannot cope with extreme temperatures, so leaving the bag in the sun will probably kill the entire nest.
Exceptionally robust, cockroaches are best left to the experts. Borax is one of the most effective treatments, but newer chemicals are proving their worth. A combination of the insecticide hydramethylnon, the hormone hydroprene and a drying agent, drione, is now common. The insecticide lingers in dead roaches, where it can kill others feeding on their carcasses.
Black ant
There might be too many to count, but the key to wiping out ants is to go for the weak spot - the nest. Track the ants back to the entrance of the nest, then pour a kettle-load of boiling water on to it. Back that up with insecticide powder. Many of these are sweetened, tricking the ants into taking the powder deep into the nests, destroying them from the inside.
Relative lightweights, woodlice can easily be eradicated by cleaning and vacuuming. They like it damp and dark, so keep piles of leaves and big plant pots away from the house. If they find their way in, look at ways of sealing cracks around doors and windows. Insecticides designed to kill off crawling insects are effective, but a quick spray around wall edges should be enough.


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Priceline Adds Three New Carriers to the Mix Brian Graney (TMF Panic)
November 17, 1999
Investors in e-commerce intermediary priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) woke up to some big news today as the company announced that UAL Corp.'s (NYSE: UAL) United Airlines, AMR Corp.'s (NYSE: AMR) American Airlines, and US Airways (NYSE: U) have signed up for its "name your price" leisure airline ticket program. With the new airlines on board, priceline users now have the ability to buy specially priced tickets from all of the major U.S. carriers, which combined represent 90% of the U.S. airline market and fly more than 500,000 empty seats on average each day. Investors cheered the news, sending priceline's share price up more than 10% this morning.
At priceline, bagging the final stragglers to round out its airline ticket fleet is being regarded as a major coup. "We view this addition of three major domestic airlines as an extremely strong endorsement of the value of priceline.com's system to our airline partners," said chairman and CEO Richard Braddock. "The Internet will continue to be the travel industry's most competitive sector, but priceline.com has clearly carved out a unique franchise for itself and is now in a position to serve the entire airline industry.''
The company has been quick to tout the benefits that airlines can derive from its demand collection services, namely incremental revenues on seats that would have otherwise gone unsold through the traditional distribution channels of airline ticketing agencies, travel agencies, and air travel consolidators. To keep some level of control over their revenue-management systems, airlines in return have the flexibility to pick and choose which routes to include in the program, how many tickets to offer, and what discount to accept from priceline users.
However, not everyone in the airline industry has supported the priceline concept. Former AMR CEO Robert Crandall publicly questioned the concept in a speech earlier this year, saying the whole idea of special or off-tariff discounts "doesn't make any business sense." Of course, judging from the incredibly dismal value creation history of airlines in general over the years (cited most recently by Warren Buffett in this article), pretty much the same "bad business" argument could be thrown right back at the entire airline industry.
Selling tickets off-tariff doesn't seem like bad medicine to the airlines when the deal includes copious amounts of stock purchase warrants in a high-flying Internet company. Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) took the most risk by signing up with priceline earlier than any of the other big carriers. As a consequence, Delta is reaping the biggest windfall from priceline's Mach speed price appreciation. That should make the Atlanta-based carrier's shareholders smile, though the situation must have its rivals angrier than those wacky first class passengers currently fuming at United about ditching its crystal salt and pepper shakers for ordinary sachets.
Late last week, Delta exercised the warrants from its 1998 agreement with priceline to acquire more than 16.5 million shares -- effectively at zero cost. Instead of paying the exercise price of $0.93 per share, Delta simply sacrificed some 2.1 million additional shares that were issuable under the original warrants for 18.6 million shares. Based on priceline's closing price on Friday, Delta's windfall on paper roughly equaled a startling $934 million, which is equivalent to 86% of its total net income for fiscal 1999.
After some financial juggling between the two companies, though, Delta's priceline purse works out this way:
-- $125 million for 2.08 million shares sold back to priceline founder Jay Walker
-- 6 million shares of convertible preferred stock, which were received in exchange for an equal number of priceline common shares
-- 8.5 million common shares with a current market value of about $650 million
-- new warrants to buy 5.5 million priceline shares at a price of $56 5/8 per share
At the end of the day, that's still not too shabby for slightly more than a year's worth of partnering work with priceline. UAL, AMR, and US Airways shouldn't expect the same kind of return from their priceline warrants, but missing out on at least part of the action proved to be too hard to pass up in the end. UAL and AMR will each receive warrants for 5.5 million priceline shares, while US Airways is set to receive warrants for 1.5 million shares.
Of course, this warrants issuance business will catch up to priceline and be dilutive to shareholders at some point down the road. But right now, the company and its airline partners appear to be having too much fun tallying up the potential short-term rewards to worry about such things.


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Great stuff guys. When we have our arrival party back in NZ I'm going to hire myself one of those.
In this case I would rather fallout than fallin.
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Meal of the day: Tagliatelle Pasta with a simple tomato and herb sauce.
Coolest thing we saw: moulded plastic urinals in the middle of the squares.
Cock up of the week: not realising we had to change trains in Antwerp until it was too late.
When tourists go to Amsterdam they do one or more of the following: Smoke drugs (its legal there), use the services of prostitutes, see windmalls and tulips, wear clogs, eat cheese or go biking. We did none of the above.
Most of our visit was spent walking around the centre of the city and soaking the place up
There are 750,000 people in Amsterdam, and 1 million bikes. They love their bikes. The sad thing is 60,000 of these are stolen each year, so the residents have a subconscious contest against each other to own the most undesirable bike. 95% of them are falling apart and were built well before the years of gears and suspension, but this adds to the cities character and laid back lifestyle. There are wide bike lanes on every main street, and even the elderly can be seen out for a ride. The coolest ones to watch are families with young children. They either have seats at the front or back of their parent's bike, or if there are a couple of kids, there are wheelbarrow things attached to the front that can fit several. If the kid's a little older they have wee bikes clipped onto the back of the adults bike and get towed along. In Europe it is not law to wear a bike helmet, so maybe that is the appeal? They drive on the right side of the road over here too
We went to Anne Frank House, well Liz did, Jonny waited outside. It was a very moving place, they had done it very well, leaving the rooms of the house empty to allow the spaces to speak for themselves. The displays were informative without overly simplifying the story of the families and it wasn't overloaded with holocaust history.
Jonny was very eager to get on the water so we took a tour on a canal boat. We saw the city from a different perspective and enjoyed plodding along at a leisurely pace taking in some sun.
We went to the Heineken Brewery for a "tour", which turned out to be a major branding exercise, where we were confronted with multiple Heineken ads and marketing tricks. There was free beer at the end of it though, so it wasn't a complete waste of time.
The camping ground we stayed at was lively, being Amsterdam there were a lot of alternative types staying there. Surprisingly there weren't very many Kiwis or Aussies, most seemed to be Spanish or Italian
The red light district is famous, so we felt obliged to go and have a look. In case you don't know, the area is full of houses with window lit with red lights, where prostitutes sit and try to entice customers inside. Most of the girls looked almost bored though, and only a few were getting into it. The street were packed, but most looked like tourists rather than potential clients.
Although the packed footpaths can be maddening at times, you don't have to walk far to find a quite square with an ice-cream stall and a busker for entertainment. So far Amsterdam has been our favourite stop.
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Thats a good theory. Some of the locks and security measures they had on these old crappy bikes was way over the top. Big massive heavy chains or industrial padlocks were very common. It was also surprising how many locked up bikes were missing a wheel, a seat, or even multiple key components. I guess you don't bother buying replacement parts, you just flog the piece you need off a bike down the street.


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Port Mann Bridge Tolls Announced
Drivers of passenger cars will pay $1.50 to cross the new Port Mann Bridge when tolling starts this December, a rate 50 per cent less than originally planned.
However, the reduced toll is only available for the span's first year, announced B.C. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mary Polak on Wednesday. She unveiled a discount plan for drivers who register for a windshield decal and tolling account.
People who register by Feb. 28, 2013 will be guaranteed the $1.50 rate. Those who sign up before Nov. 30 will receive a $30 credit on their account, equivalent to 20 free trips for passenger vehicles, said Polak in a press release.
The world's widest bridge will open to traffic in December on eight of the 10 lanes. The Port Mann connects Coquitlam and Surrey, described by the province as "the worst traffic bottleneck in British Columbia."
Originally, the province was going to charge $3 each way on the Port Mann, or as much as $1,500 a year for daily commuters. Drivers of larger vehicles would have been charged more as well.
Tolls are required by law to cover the $3.3 billion cost of the Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement project.
NDP Transportation critic Harry Bains told CBC News it's no accident the toll cuts will take effect just before the May provincial vote, when the unpopular tolls are expected to be a big election issue.
The Lions Gate Bridge, built in 1938, carries commuters from Vancouver to the North Shore communities of North Vancouver and West Vancouver.
The suspension bridge is a tourist attraction, carrying people on a wobbly walk 70 metres above the Capilano River.
Motorists must pay a $4.90 toll to drive the Golden Ears bridge, while those driving small trucks must pay $7.10 and those driving large trucks must pay $10.05.
The Port Mann Bridge, at a width of 65 metres, will be the widest in the world.
The Burrard Bridge spans False Creek, connecting Vancouver's downtown with the community of Kitsilano.
This five-lane bridge carries Highway 97 commuters across Okanagan Lake.
The Brown Bridge that takes drivers between Princeton and Tulameen once featured in the Burt Reynolds film "Malone."
You'll have to take the Rocky Mountaineer train to view this beauty, which is located up on the side of Mount Shaughnessy in the Rogers Pass area of B.C.'s Selkirk Mountains.
The Kawkawa Bridge in Hope featured heavily in the Sylvester Stallone film "First Blood," which introduced the world to his famous "Rambo" character.
Heath Fletcher rides his bicycle across trestle #15 in the Myra Canyon in Okanagan Mountain Park near Kelowna , B.C. on Thursday, June 19, 2008. The Okanagan fire of September 2003 destroyed 12 wooden trestles, which were rebuilt to historical specifications.
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RAINBOW BRIDGE Oljato, Utah Gradually carved out of sandstone by a steady creek, this national monument holds the distinction of being the largest natural bridge in the world, reaching 290 feet high and 270 feet across. Its position near Lake Powell makes it popular with visitors, who reach the sandstone attraction via private watercrafts or boat tours, while Navajos make the journey because they consider it a sacred destination.
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK Moab, Utah More than 2,000 red-rock arcs pepper this 76,359-acre landscape, making it the most natural-bridge–rich area in the U.S. The distinctive landscape evolved over the course of 300 million years, as inland seas repeatedly formed and evaporated.
DURDLE DOOR Dorset, England Captured in director John Schlessinger's film Far from the Madding Crowd, this 140 million-year-old formation can be found on the Jurassic Coast, which earned its name from the presence of rocks from three different geological eras. Over time, ocean waves eroded softer portions of this particular stack and left the limestone curve protruding from the shoreline.
LONDON ARCH Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia The London Bridge did indeed fall down—just not in the United Kingdom: A double arch bearing the moniker partially collapsed in 1990, leaving this detatched portion of limestone now known as the London Arch.
MOON HILL Yangshuo, China One of several noteworthy geological structures in the Guangxi province of southern China, this 110-foot-wide archway takes on the appearance of various lunar phases depending on your viewing angle. To inspect the opening up close, you can climb 800 paved steps to the bottom of the 1,247-foot-tall limestone rock.
LONDON ARCH Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia The London Bridge did indeed fall down—just not in the United Kingdom: A double arch bearing the moniker partially collapsed in 1990, leaving this detatched portion of limestone now known as the London Arch.
THE AZURE WINDOW Gozo, Malta Rising 164 feet out of the Mediterranean Sea, Tieqa Zerqa emerged when a limestone cave collapsed. Continuing tidal erosion indicates that the structure won't last much longer, so people are forbidden from walking across the expanse both to aid preservation efforts and for their own safety.
THUNDER COVE ARCH Darnley, Prince Edward Island, Canada Lobsters and mussels might get the bulk of visitors' attention, but there's another natural wonder stemming from the Gulf of St. Lawrence: This 40-foot-tall double arch composed of copper-hued red sandstone layers


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Earth to Stella! (edition 2006)
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Earth to Stella! by Simon Puttock
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27 months - We always enjoy a good story about a little kids with great imaginations!
The theme of this book seems to be imagination. Stella let her imagination run wild as she ventured through "space." Her father encouraged this by taking a trip with her before bedtime to meet her new blue bug friends.
Stella has a big imagination that comes to life when her dad reads her a bed time story.
Stella asks her dad to read her a bed time story but before she goes to bed she takes an imaginative trip to outer space. There she sees stars, meets new life forms, and flies a space craft while she still hears her dad calling out from earth things like, "EARTH TO STELLA. ARE YOU TUCKED IN TIGHT?" When she finally makes it back to her bedroom she asks her dad to take another trip with her, and he does before bedtime. The purpose of this book is to instill imagination into young readers. Today there are so many video games, movies, websites, etc. that are used in place of creativity and imagination. This books reminds readers how fun imagination can be. I am not sure that I would read this book in my classroom. I believe it would be better to read to a child before bed time or on a similar personal level because there is not much else to learn about it besides the power of creativity.
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It's time for bed, but Stella has an important trip to make first. After she brushes her teeth, she climbs aboard her rocket ship and zooms off into space in search of adventure. She's bouncing on the moon when her dad's voice comes over the radio: EARTH TO STELLA: NO JUMPING ON THE BED! Stella lifts off again, this time traveling even deeper into space. But after a while she loses contact with Earth. What's happening back on her home planet?
Kid-friendly, cute-as-a-button illustrations complement this humorous story about a girl with her head in the cosmos and a dad ready to bring her back down to Earth. This delightful father-daughter story will spark the imagination of any young explorer and is a charming choice for Father's Day.
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Before Stella's father comes in to tell her a bedtime story, Stella takes a little trip in a spaceship.
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Well me personally I like to take my ducks soak them in butter milk and then batter them in a flower salt, pepper, garlic mixture. Double batter them and then fry them up in the fryer. Make sure to double batter or you'll get a real thin breading and it will just come off in the fryer. I also like to cut the breasts in half before I fry them.
Lets hear your favorite recipe maybe ill try something new this year.


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Crispy Herb-Coated Pork Chops Recipe
- 1/3 cup butter, cubed
- 2/3 cup butter and herb-flavored mashed potato flakes
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 bone-in center-cut pork loin chops
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1. In a shallow bowl, melt butter. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the potato flakes, cheese and garlic powder. Dip chops, one at a time, in butter, then place in bag; seal and shake to coat.
- 2. In a large skillet, cook chops in oil over medium heat for 7-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 533 calories, 39g fat (18g saturated fat), 135mg cholesterol, 391mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 33g protein.
Reviews for Crispy Herb-Coated Pork Chops
"Loved this recipe and will definitely make them again as I have most of a box of butter and herb instant potatoes to use up."
"We liked these chops they were moist and something different thank you for sharing."
"This is so easy. My husband hates instant potatoes so I have to hide them when making this. Once this is ready to be cooked he never knows! He loves pork chops this way. I even use this recipe for company. Always raves."
"Very quick, tasty, and easy."
"Fabulous and easy. The chops came out moist and tender. Other reviews complained about calorie and fat content. If you are watching your calories, my suggestion? Find another recipe!!"
"The people who complain about the fat/calories, etc. They need to look at the Light and Tasty section."
"What could be substituted for the potato flakes?"
"I also made this with gravy from the pan drippins, absolutely delicious!!!!!!!!!!! :)"
"391 mg of salt per chop is too much for a salt free diet/low salt diet. Fat is high. Not healthy, but taste is great! Cannot make again."
"Jill, that's the type of instant mashed potatoes. They are Butter and Herb flavored instant mashed potatoes. Hope that helps."
"I guess I don't understand the recipe. What does 2/3 cup butter and herb-flavored mashed potatoes mean? Does one prepare herb-flavored mashed potatoes and add 2/3 cup butter ? Does this recipe really mean to use 1 full cup of butter?"
"while this may be good, the question is is it good FOR YOU!! Check out the cholesterol and sodium not to mention the fat...533 calories per chop??? I think we can do better than this!!"
"Great flavor. Use chicken if you want a healthier fare."
"UFFDA. 39 grams of fat, half of which is saturated? Can't we get a healthier fare?"
"Made this for supper last night and the chops were awesome! My family loved them."
"Really great flavor! Nice and crispy! I pair them with asparagus! Yummy!"
"These were so easy and tasted great. Also, I added some flour and milk to the drippings and made a white gravy to go over them. So good!"
"loved them and they were easy to make. A new family favorite at house."
"I made this last night and it was great! I am always looking for new ways to make pork chops! A+!"


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On this episode of The Young and the Restless, Ashley wears an ombre striped maxi dress. It is no coincidence that she is wearing a halter as she halts to a stop when she hears about Diane's death. Luckily, Ashley's suspicious behavior is being out-shined by this flowing silk number. One could even say the dress is to dye for.
Parker Halter Long Tie Front Dress
$285.00 by Parker at Bloomingdale's

To get the look for less, see this dress.
Young, Fabulous & Broke Jamie Summer Stripe Maxi
$189.00 by Young Fabulous & Broke at Revolve Clothing


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H.R. 6266, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, and for other purposes (2 comments ↓)
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Introduction MY MOTHER WAS FORTY the day the photographer came to our house on Cherry Court and lined us kids up behind my parents, who were sitting shoulder to shoulder on the piano bench. I've never forgotten how she looked. She was in her mint-green knit suit. Her brooch and earrings were the same gold tone as the buttons on her closed jacket. Her soft strawberry-blond hair was in tamed curls framing her bespectacled, confident face. I was a teenager looking through a different lens that day, but what I captured was just as permanent an image as the portrait that hung for years on our dining room wall. While the photographer was setting up his tripod, I was looking into the future. In that moment, watching my mom settle onto the piano bench, I saw how profound it was to be a woman at forty. Forty meant freedom. When you were forty, you could be yourself, you didn't have to live up to other's expectations. Forty meant you could wear whatever you wanted to, because by then you were your full, radiant self, not a copy of someone else. I could hardly wait to be just like my mom, an original, in her mint-green suit on that fall day in North Dakota. Now, twenty-some years later, it could be me sitting on that piano bench with my teenaged daughters and my son posing behind me. I've grown up. Not only am I in my forties myself, but it's also my good fortune to be working every day with women in their forties, dressing them to look their beautiful selves. I wonder if it really was easier back then, or did my mom just make it look easy? Life seems so complicated today. Women have been crazy busy. Look around. We've climbed the corporate ladder, survived a divorce or two or three, been to therapy. If you're forty, you may have earned a black belt in juggling careers and family. I know you. While you're making time to mentor a coworker, you're also closely following the basketball or soccer seasons of your kids, consoling one friend through a breakup, or helping another one plan her wedding. Chances are you're the most likely one to be neglected. While you're chasing life down the fast lane, you're not sure how to dress yourself anymore. Your wardrobe's been slogging along in the slow lane for a decade or maybe two. Where does a real woman go for relevant advice on style and clothes? Fashion magazines? They're filled with pages of twenty-year-olds weighing less than a hundred pounds. Do you take the advice of your teenaged daughter—in orange hair and skimpy T-shirt, with a pierced tongue and belly-button ring? No. When you manage to grab a minute to shop for yourself, what do you find on the racks? Retro fashions in Day-Glo colors, showing up again like a bad dream. Aaaugh! This is hard work! Everything's stopped making sense. To confuse the issue even more, you're living in a different body. Your shape is changing, and your hair and attitudes are too. Where do you fit in? I've heard the lamenting. If you could make it all go away, you would. You may be older and wiser, but opening your closet door still brings you to your knees. You could have written the Roy Lichtenstein caption on the T-shirt that says, "I feel like such a failure! I've been shopping for over twenty years, and I still don't have anything to wear!" Should you just give up? Hold everything! Amidst the world's clatter, it's time to do the unthinkable—to slow down, turn the focus on yourself, and do a major check-in. Who are you right now? Get current. Take a good long look, discover yourself anew. It's the right time to take a look in the mirror and make peace with this body, these arms, these thighs, these gorgeous lips, and this hair flecked with gray. This precious body of yours has made it through one million comparisons and has defied the look of the Kate Moss print ads on the sides of city buses. It's time to invite a new love affair into your life—a love affair with your every line, every tooth, every toenail, every facial expression, every whim and desire. Passionate, wild, crazy, frivolous, impulsive—make it a love affair with yourself. You've earned it. There are no more excuses. There's no time to waste, nothing's more important. You have collected half a lifetime of laughs, wisdom, accomplishments, mistakes, integrity, and experience. You've kept getting better and better. Now it's time to express that on the outside—confidently, boldly. There is freedom at forty, the freedom I saw in my mother's eyes, in her sure smile. With a little excavating and renovating of attitudes, you'll be wearing that freedom too. It's under the surface, waiting to reveal itself. You'll find it in these forty chapters of fashion advice. You'll learn how to combine looks, passion, personality, and preferences into the perfect recipe for wearing clothes and accessories—while having delicious fun. Forget about problem areas! Go somewhere else to hear about camouflage tricks. You'll be too busy falling in love with yourself when you put the focus on what works (a great smile, pretty skin, shapely calves). Other body parts will quiet down and assume their proper proportion. You'll find the correlation between your personality and preferences and discover how to wear them proudly. You'll learn how to shop for a bathing suit with dignity and courage, what to wear while going through a divorce, what to do instead of (or until) plastic surgery, and how to walk away from clothing with "potential" and only buy what works. I won't ask you to do anything I haven't already done in my forties. I've been the mom who frantically shopped for school lunch ingredients at 7 A.M. in my accessorized jammies. Following my own advice on dressing for a high school reunion, I snagged a sweetheart at mine. I've given in to friends who insisted I'd lost ten pounds when all I'd really done was lift up my bra straps and loosen my belt. It's all doable. My clients in my style and wardrobe consulting business prove it to me every single day. I invite you to zero in on the ordinary thing that you do everyday—
getting dressed— and turn it into an opportunity
for personal expression, peace, and joy
beyond words. After you've done your homework, it'll be so much easier to turn off the screaming consumer ads, ignore questionable advice from teenaged daughters or well-meaning friends, and trust yourself. You can and will love how you look in clothes. Come on, I'm going to show you how.


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The best thing about kulfi, Indian ice cream, is how simple it is to make. No machine is required. It's traditionally made from khoa (cooked-down milk) and flavorings and frozen in individual metal cones, but this modern interpretation uses sweetened condensed and evaporated milks and can be frozen in ice cube trays, Popsicle molds or ramekins.
As the outside melts, it combines with the crystallized interior for a wonderfully creamy-but-granular texture. If you can't find canned or frozen mango puree (available in Asian and gourmet markets), make your own by blending fresh ripe mango pulp in a blender or food processor.
Servings: 12 - 18
- 3 cups mango puree
- 1 1/4 cups sweetened condensed milk (one 14-ounce can)
- 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk (one 12-ounce can)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios, for garnish (optional)
- 1/2 cup cubed mango, for garnish (optional)
Combine the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
Pour into twelve 1/2-cup ramekins, 3 ice cube trays or 15 to 18 Popsicle molds, cover and transfer to the freezer. If using Popsicle molds, place a stick in each mold once it is half-frozen, or after about 45 minutes. Freeze until completely hardened, about 2 hours if in ice cube trays and a little longer in larger shapes. The kulfi keeps for 1 month in the freezer.
If using ramekins or ice cube trays, when ready to serve, run a knife around the edges and unmold onto individual plates. (Serve 1 ramekin or 2 to 3 ice-cube-size portions per person.) Garnish with pistachios and cubed mango, if desired.
Recipe Source
Adapted from "Mangoes & Curry Leaves" by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (Artisan, 2005).
Tested by Joe Yonan.
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