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Ladies and gentleman
You are now about to witness the strength
Of Aftermath straight out the mothafuckin streets of Compton
Put your hands together for Game bitch
Yeah mothafuckas
Compton's back on the mothafuckin map
Aftermath in that ass bitch
Game let's go
[Verse 1 - The Game]
Me and Marshall ain't start shit they listen to our shit
They talk shit about us but that shit is foul when
I'm tryna feed my son and drop multi-platinum albums
Make my mother proud that her son made it out
But its hard when they hate us and think 'Em a racist
They say shit but fuck them
Shady one of the greatest like Biggie n' Pac was
We saw the throne was empty and decided to chase it
Me, him and 50 racin' this rap shit is basic I followed that Jay shit
Thinkin what I wanna say, step in the booth in one take and
How could I not sell a million when I'm rappin' on Dre hits
Then spit that classical LA, NWA shit
The media is bullshit now we can't even say bitch
They accusin Michael of touchin kids in the wrong places
At first they embraced him, had a couple of face lifts
Now people wanna place him with murderers and rapists
They comin' I can taste this swear to God I ain't racin'
Put the clip in and wast 'em before I go out on that fake shit
I'm so sick and tired this black shit this white shit
So I sit here and write shit, Em they ain't gon' like this
[The Game]
So they callin us
We ain't goin no where so fuck you
We ain't goin no where so fuck you
This day the game won't ever be the same
Things just ain't the same for gangstas
The game just isn't the same its changing
To new Game
You're now about to witness the power
[Verse 2 - Eminem]
Only Dre can, judge me for the mistakes I'm making
If I'm faking, I'm Clay Aiken
You ain't 50 and you ain't Game, you lame, you're tame
Bitch you're mild sauce, you ain't ready to make that flame switch
You'll end up in the same situation, same shit
Different day, just with different gangstas in your face
Which- way do you wanna face when your brains hit pavement
Think of what you'll say to Pastor Mase and save it
For the day that they got them affidavits waving in my face
Looking for answers, rap sensation Eminem battles to ward off accusations
That he had somebody blasted
The Mask of Jason was found at the scene of the task with masking tape
And the victim's penis up his ass, a basket case
And they ask him to clean up his act, you bastards wasting too much time
Me no kiss ass, and if that's the case, then we ain't going
[Verse 3 - The Game]
Lo, get Dre on the phone quick
Tell him Em' just killed me on my own shit
I'm walking through 8 mile, startin' to get home sick
I'mma do Shady numbers, I'm ridin' my own dick
Yeah the chrome sick, the window's tinted
If Eminem is anybody armor under the Pendleton
These niggas is killing it take a minute to listen
Turn down my Jimi Hendrix, I'll throw your demo out the window
For tellin me its hot when its not and you got what you got
From them rocks on the block, you can stop tellin Dre you got shot
With a Glock that don't phase me
I'm crazy why the fuck you think I'm rhyming with Shady ?
I don't care if the radio don't play me
I say what I say when I feel like I'm feelin today
And get hard when these bitches see my car in the streets
I can't even take my son to cop them G-Unit sneaks
So I'm gone bitch
The Game worships Eminem, his labelmate at Aftermath at the time
The Game said this to Complex:
Game: I flew to 8 Mile & we went & got it in. I went to work with Eminem for like five days. He had 5 beats he made me. I rapped on all them & we recorded like 4 or 5 joints, but that was the best joint. [We have songs in the vault], not in my vault though.
Eminem comes in the studio & he looks like a guy that can't rap at all. He just chills with some sweats on, Jordans, a hat, & a jacket or a hoodie or something. Then he comes in with more Taco Bell then the law allows man. Fucking, Taco Supremes & Mountain Dew. And he listens, "How you feeling? You like this joint? Aight, do ya thing."
Then he goes off in the corner & starts spitting like he's in a cypher. If you look at him, you'd think there's 5 other dudes spitting with him like he's in a real cypher, but it's just him. He writes in circles on the paper. He literally turns the paper man & writes from the inside outside, some weird shit. Em [added the samples in the hook]. Every voice on there is him. He's like Eddie Murphy & shit. Eminem can do anything. Dude is a genius.


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A large cloud of smoke spread across the area and staff were led from the single storey building.
Ambulance teams treated people at the scene but no one was seriously injured.
The fire started shortly after 0800 BST on Friday and spread to a roof space.
Chief Fire Inspector Graham Moltby says the fire was made worse because of oil in equipment being stored in the building.
JCB's director of security David Bufton praised the fire service for their quick response.

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This affable gent will take you on a customized walk, hike, or boar hunt around town.
The head of this boar hangs on our walls to commemorate an event we are not likely to forget.
A horse and mare, a boar and two sows, and a goat with kid were likewise given to him.
Cf. "Mihr Yasht," 127, where the boar is not Verethraghna but the "curse of the sage."
A parson might be bound by custom to keep a bull and a boar for the use of his parish.
Now a boar spied him, and rushing at him, gored him with his yellow tusk.
The boar was not still for an instant, but rushing about in its efforts to get up the rock.
Wild horses fled from us, and we heard the grunt of boar in the fern thickets.
They had cock fighting, boar fights, and the baiting of bulls and bears.
The other, who was beloved by Meleager, and hunted the Calydonian boar, is the one mentioned in the Kn.
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2013 Schedule:
February 10,2013........ New Hope Baptist Church in Lottsburg Va., 10:30AM service
February 23, 2013....... Benefit for Trevor Appleby, 5:00pm dinner, with musical
following at 7:00 pm. A host of other musical guests will
perfom as well! Please come and support this much needed
cause! All are invited!!!!
March 10, 2013............ Memorial Service for my uncle Richard Thompson, in
Indian Creek, Kilmarnock, Va. 11:00 am
March 24, 2013......... New Hope Baptist Church, Palm Sunday, 7:00 PM
Lottsburg Va.
April 14, 2013........ Westville Baptist Church, Mathews Va. 11:00 Service
will be leading the worship service in Word and song!!
May 10, 2013......... Christian Womens Connection in Richmond Va.
10:00am to 12:00pm at Richmond Country Club
May 19,2013........ Travels with Trevor Benefit, Corrottoman Baptist Church
Lancaster County, Va.
August 5, 2013....... Hartswell Baptist Church, Ottoman, Va. 7:00pm
August 11, 2013.... Spring Hill Baptist Church, Mathews County Va.
Community Family night 6:00 pm
Sept.15, 2013.... New Life Church, Kilmarnock Va. 10:00 am Service
Sept. 21, 2013..... Talent Extravaganza, Kilmarnock Va.
Benefit Kilmarnock Museum 6:00pm
Sept. 22, 2013...... Currioman Baptist Church, Montross Va.
"Home Coming" Church at 11:00, followed by Lunch,
Musical starting at 1:30
Sept.29,2013....... Calvary, United Methodist Church, Rt. 3 Farnham Va.
3:00 pm Benefit for Richmond County Fire Dept.
October 12, 2013..... Wesley Presbyterian Church, Kilmarnock Va. 1:00 pm.
Food served at 5:00pm
October 13, 2013.... Lebanon Baptist Church, Alfonso, Va.
Homecoming 10:00am
October 20, 2013..... Fairfields Baptist Church, Burgess Va.
Homecoming 10:00 am
October 26, 2013..... Vision International Ministries and Outreach Center
"Friends and Family Day" 2:00 pm
Super 8 Motel Conference Center
1015 Pulaski Hwy. Joppa Md. 21085
Dec. 1, 2013.............. Mathews County Relay For Life
Mathews Chapel Methodist Church 7:00 pm
Mathews Va.
Past Schedule :
October 16, 2011.... Reedswood Christian Church,11:00 Service
7694 Meredith dr., Gloucester, Va.
Thank You so much to Reedswood, Christian Church! You made me feel so welcome and like a member of your family. I look forward to worshipping with you in the future!!
Tommy Thompson
October 23, 2011...... Ebenezer Methodist Church , Homecoming Service, 10:30-...
144 Ebenezer Church Rd., Oldhams Va.
Thank You, Ebenezer and church family! I had so much fun and felt like part of your church family. The day was great and all the other entertainment was ' Just Awsome!"!!!
Tommy T,
October 31, 2011...... New Hope Baptist Church, 10:00 service
Lottsburg, Va.
What wonderful Morning! Wish I could have stayed for the message! Thanks for the invite! My second Home as always!! Tommy T.
November 5, 2011... Jones Chapel Baptist Church......Concert.....7:00pm
947 Trents Mill Road
Cumberland Va. 23040 www.joneschapelbaptistchurch.com
What a wonderful night! Thankyou so much Jones Chapel Baptist Church. You made Donna and I so very welcome. Thanks for asking us back for the morning church service.
November 12, 2011...N.A.A.C.P. King and Queen Banquet....6:00 PM
Northumberland Co. Community Center
Thank You, Northumberland Chapter, and Brother Jim Long for inviting me to participate in your celebration! The night was exiting and fun and educational.
December 3, 2011..... Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Whitestone, Va
Gospel Explosion, 4:00 pm
Explosion it was!!! Pastor Waller can SING!!!! The Praise dancers from all of the churches were AWESOME!!! Travon Walters brought tears of joy to my eyes. Thank You for allowing me to worship and praise with you, I felt very blessed!!!!!
December 11, 2011..... St. Mary's Episcople Church......11:00 Service
Reedville, Va
Thank You St. Mary's for inviting me to do what I love! Thank You Carina!!!!
December 18, 2011.... New Hope Baptist Church...Lottsburg Va. 7:00pm
"Christmas Sing"
Thank You New Hope for the fun evening of song!!!!!
December 19, 2011... Melrose Methodist Men "Christmas Dinner"..... 6:00 Pm
Lowery's Resturant in Tappahannock Va.
What a wonderful night of fellowship and fun, the dinner was great, you made Lee Toth and I feel very welcome and am looking forward to the Jan. visit!!!!
January 11, 2012 .... Melrose Methodist Church... 6:30 pm, Wednesday night service
Lewisetta, Va.
Thank You, Melrose for a wonder service, I feel so blessed when asked to speak and sing about what Jesus has done for me, and how other can recieve and have the same!!
January 21, 2012.... 1st Bapt. Church "Gospel Brunch" 10:00 am
Heathsville Va.
What? WOW!!!! We had a blessed time this morning!!!!! I'm just floating on down to Callao, to the next Program. "I'm on a Holy Spirit high!!!!! Thank You First Bapt.Church for making me so welcome. And Thank you to those who gave a special "Love Gift" it will be passed on to Shalom Garden Orphanage for their building completion. Many Blessings!!!!
January 21, 2012..... Benefit Concert, Bethany Baptist Church, Callao Va. 6:00pm
for "Shalom Garden Orphange" Kenya
Raising the funds to complete the building of their new home
And tonight was just as good as this morning!!! Thank You Bethany Bapt. for allowing us to sing for Shalom Garden Orphanage. Great night, Great turnout!!!! And thanks to Pastor Kori, Reign, Debra Whaley, and Pat and Preston Nuttal
January 29, 2012 ...... Mila Methodist Church, 5th Sunday sing, 11:00
Wicomico Church (Mila) Va.
What a Glorious Day in the Lord!!!! "God's Calling", It's what I love to talk about and sing about. Thank You for giving me this blessing!!!!!
February 12, 2012........ Irvington Baptist Church, Irvington Va.,
"Valentine Dinner" and Music
5:30 pm dinner with music to follow
A wonderful dinner last night, a Great messege by the Itbit's Group. Thanks to Lee Toth for running sound ,it was GREAT!!! And special thanks to Irvington Baptist Church. Blessings all around!!!!!
February 19, 2012....... Westville Baptist Church, Mathews Va. 11:00 service
Was wonderful to see some familiar faces and meeting new friends. Connie you are not out of the woods yet!!!! Wonderful sermon this morning by Bob May. Looking forward to April 29!!!
March 16, 2012...... Whitestone UMC, Whitestone Va, "Open Mic Night" 7:00 pm
Oh did we have fun or WHAT! Rick you were awsome as usual, Spoons you made me smile, Connie you just love it, Glen .... Keep on Elvis!!!! Thanks Pastor Brian and all at Whitestone Methodist Church!!!
March 18, 2012......... Galilee Methodist Church, Edwardsville, Va. 3:00pm
Wonderful day of "Breaking Down The Barriers" Great Service! Thank You!!!!
March 25, 2012...... Gospel Sing Benefit Afton United Methodist Church, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Such a great Gospel Sing for the Red Cross, I was blessed by all of the talent and songs!!
March 31, 2012....... "Gospel Musical Benefit" For Bethany Baptist Church,
South Dakota Mission Trip, 6:00 pm
Northumberland High School Auditorium
Wonderful Night!!!! Great music, great singers, and Great Kids!!!! Raise some money for the youth mission trip TOO!!!! Thanks to all!!!
April 1, 2012.......... New Hope Baptist Church, Lottsburg, Va. 6:00 pm
"Gospel Sing"
A wonderful night of Easter and Gospel music and fun Thanks all !!!!!
April 29, 2012..... Whitestone Methodist Church, Whitestone Va. 11:00am Service
What a wonderful day to serve the Lord. Thanks for the opportunity to share God in Word and song!!!!
April 29, 2012...... Westville Baptist Church in Mathews, Va. 5:00 pm
Another wonderful sing, and a great way to end a very busy day for the Lord!!!!
May 6, 2012...... Galilee UMC, Edwardsville, Va. 4:00
Men in Black, Women in Red
Thank You so much for making feel like family!!!!!! A Great Afternoon of fellowship and worship!!!
May 20, 2012....... Asbury United Methodist Church, Whitestone Va.
"Homecoming" Lunch 12:30, Program 2:00
What a great Homecoming!!!! Rev. Hobbs, I got it!!!! Great Job! I had a wonderful TIME!!
May 27, 2012........ Jones Chapel Baptist Church, Sing'n and Preach'n, 11:00 service
947 Trents Mill Rd, Cumberland Va. 23040
What a wonderful day in the Lord! Always a great pleasure to worship with You!! Thanks for the wonderful gift!!!!
June 9, 2012...... Whitestone Baptist Church, Whitestone, Va, Saturday Morning 10:45- 11:30
What a wonderful morning to see praises to our Lord!!!!! Thanks!!!
June 16, 2012....... Gwynn's Island Church of the Nazarene, Mathews, Va.
Saturday June 16, 4:00pm
Thanks Michelle Thacker for a great evening! Donna and I met some really nice people and made some wonderful new contacts. Enjoyed meeting both Pastor Dave's!!!
July 8, 2012...... Remlik Wesleyan Church, 11:00 Service, Remlik, Va.
Thanks to Remlik Wesleyan Church for a wonderful service and thanks for the wonderful "Love Gift"!!!!
August 12, 2012.... Corrotoman Baptist Church, Lancaster Va. Morning Service
What a blessed, Spirit filled day!!! Thank You Corrottoman Baptist church f or such a great day!!!!!
Sept 2, 2012..... Wasn't on schedule because it was a surprise!!!!!! What a wonderful day for Charlotte and Alf Braxton to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary!!!! Thanks for letting "Praise For Eternity" Ministries , be a part of the celebration. It's not often I get to sing my "Country Love Songs". The Shalom Gardens Orphanage thanks you for your generous gift!!!!!
September 8, 2012...... Edwardsville Day 11:00 am at Galilee UMC. in Edwardsville, Va.
What a fun and blessed day!!!!!
September 15, 2012...... Dance Extravaganza Lancaster Middle School, Kilmarnock, Va.
What a great night of entertainment!!!! I had a very blessed night Thank You!!!!
September 16, 2012..... Homecoming @ Corrottoman Baptist Church, Ottoman Va.
1:00 pm
A wonderful day of music and fun!! What a wonderful Homecoming!! All of the singers were great!!!!!
September 23, 2012... Bethany United Methodist, Reedville, Va. "Homecoming"
( Wonderful Homecoming service!!!!!)
Nov. 10, 2012.............. Veterans Day Service, Reedville, Va., American Legion Building
( What a wonderful Thank You to our vets. by our vets)
Dec. 2, 2012................ RBC Youth Roller Skate Party, Montross, Va.
(Great night with kids !! Special Thanks to Faith and Johnny Faith for singing beautifully with me and Johnny making us sound good
by running sound system)
Dec. 9, 2012........... New Hope Baptist Church, 6:00 pm
Dec. 17, 2012 .............. Christmas Dinner, Melrose Methodist Church, Lowery's , in
Tappahannock, Va.


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Lieutenant Worf must find a killer – with the life of a planet at stake!
- From the book jacket
- While on a mission to save the planet Lessenar from environmental collapse, the crew of the USS Enterprise is crippled by an emotional onslaught as the surviving aliens respond in anger and pain to the death of their comrade.
- Worf must overcome this alien influence and find the true killer with the destruction of the Starship Enterprise, the survival of Lessenar, and his Klingon honor hanging in the balance...
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Other Enterprise crewEdit
- Alexander Rozhenko
- Simon Tarses
- Guinan
- De Groodt
- Ensign.
- Chyrso
- Lieutenant.
- Ro Laren
- Navarre
- Ensign.
- Korn
- Puckee
- Ensign.
- Potter
- Ensign.
- Hassett
- Ensign.
- Standish
- Ensign.
- Saart
- Ensign.
- Timnia
- Alyssa Ogawa
- Nurse.
- Maria Rosso
- Admiral.
- Could be Connaught Rossa.
- Wiccy Ron Micc
- Reeves
- Sebast
- Cryano's Christian
- Du Guiche
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Jacob Walch
- Paddy
- Mon Hartog
- Helena Rozhenko
- Sergey Rozhenko
- Brund
- DaiMon
- Macra
- Paddy
- Norah Satie
- Admiral
- Lwaxana Troi
- T'chal
- S Doman
- Miriah Walch
- Jono
- K'Ehleyr
- Wesley Crusher
- Duras
- Benjamin Marley
- Ensign
- Betazoid
- Klingon
- Romulan
- Vulcan
- Bajoran
- Lessenarians
- Sli
- Ferengi
- Acamarian
- Intaran
- Cardassian
- Talarian
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Background informationEdit
- On the scene where Worf activates a hologram of K'Ehleyr, Susan Wright commented "For me, this is character development as you don't get to see Worf sitting quietly in the show. There is a tendency in science fiction to go for huge fanfare, for great visual effects. However it is the quieter moments that tell us more about the characters, about things they they don't have but want. It is that kind of moment that builds a connection between us and them". ("Holodeck Adventures: Susan Wright", Star Trek Communicator issue 105 p. 53)
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BOLIVIA—Was Terri Oxford fired from the town of Holden Beach because she is a woman?
Ten jurors thought she was—two jurors thought she wasn't.
A Brunswick County jury failed to unanimously determine the answer to that question, leading to a mistrial in the gender discrimination and wrongful termination trial against the town of Holden Beach.
After nearly three days of deliberation, jury foreperson Dianna Laster told Superior Court Judge Ola Lewis jurors were deadlocked at 10-2 without the chance of anyone changing their minds.
We are in the dog days of August. It is that time of year when the heat and humidity raises havoc with the psyche. Add the lurking possibility of a third "h"—hurricane—to the mix and gratitude is most uncommon.
A string of bad luck had recently descended upon the Ed Peters family of Calabash. Peters suffers from a rapid heartbeat and required the assistance of a pacemaker.
While he was hospitalized for a pacemaker procedure, his wife Ruth suffered a fall and fractured her hip. Upon her release, she required a walker for mobility and Ed Peters needed a walker, too.
Suddenly, the steps leading to their home were a barrier they could not easily conquer. Fortunately for the Peters family, help was on the way.
A Brunswick County 4-H'er was among award-winners at the recent 2010 State 4-H Congress, July 19-22 in Raleigh.
Congress is the high point of the 4-H year, bringing young people from across the state to the North Carolina State University campus for four days of activities.
At the beginning of summer, youth gather at their 4-H District Activity Day events to give presentations on topics of their choice to a panel of judges. Winners advance to the state level, where they gathered during the second day of Congress.
Recently we have received several calls on the Extension Master Gardeners Hot Line concerning lack of blooms on various types of plants.
Following are some possible reasons but sometimes there are just no explanations.
Shrubs and flowers that are supposed to bloom but don't often frustrate gardeners. Someone recently reported nothing in their yard would bloom, and went on to name several species that normally flower well in this area.
Lady Justice may be blind, but she can also be quite slow.
For the last 11 days, I have been covering the civil trial in which former Holden Beach Police Officer Terri Oxford sued the town of Holden Beach for gender discrimination and wrongful termination.
It's been a long two-plus work weeks—days in court followed by writing stories to update the website daily and trying to catch up on work missed while watching the scales of justice in motion.
Rain gardens are a great way to treat stormwater runoff from roofs, parking lots and driveways.
Rather than piping all of that water to a stormwater pond, these depressions in the landscape trap the water and allow it to infiltrate just as it did in its natural state.
Here are lunch menus for Brunswick County's nine Senior Nutrition Sites for next week.
Monday, Aug. 9
Barbecue pork, baked beans, coleslaw, apple cobbler, dinner roll/margarine, beverage.
Tuesday, Aug. 10
Chicken dumplings, lima beans, peaches, sugar cookies, biscuit/margarine, beverage.
Wednesday, Aug. 11
Sloppy Joe/hamburger bun, corn, turnip greens, applesauce, beverage.
Thursday, Aug. 12
Baked beans and franks, coleslaw, fruit cocktail, hot dog bun/margarine, beverage.
Chilled soups are a great idea for these hot summer days when you just want something light.
We had some chili a couple days ago, even though I prefer to have it during the cold winter days, which we don't seem to have very often around here. So I started thinking about making some chilled soups and came up with a few that are relatively easy to make with ingredients most of us have in the pantry or fridge.
August's sky is full of wonder; however, not the wonder of seeing Mars the size of the full moon.
Sorry to say that to those prepared to go outside at the end of month hoping to enjoy this celestial wonder.
Can anyone be safe from the evil, "bad science monster," restored to life, like a B movie zombie, which invades in-boxes of innocent e-mailers all over the world? Please save everyone and hit delete.
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Jacoby Jones' Best Showing May Spell Finals - Baltimore Ravens
The feature went into Jones' muffed punt in the playoffs versus the Ravens in 2011, which led to a Baltimore touchdown in a close divisional playoff victory. It resulted in fervent backlash in Houston, and was followed by Jones' release from the Texans.
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Establishing an Australian national sustainability charter : challenges in a federated system of government
Brown, Kerry A., Furneaux, Craig W., McFallan, Stephen, & Hortz, Mike (2008) Establishing an Australian national sustainability charter : challenges in a federated system of government. In Public Policy Network Conference 2008, 31 January – 1 February, Sunshine Coast, Australia.
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In August 2005, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage released the Sustainable Cities report which recommended in part that the Australian government establish national sustainability objectives (a sustainability charter) together with reporting mechanisms for progress towards those targets. In September 2007, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage released their subsequent Inquiry into a sustainability charter, which made a number of specific recommendations as to the implementation of this charter.
In view of the national importance of sustainability to Australia's future, this paper seeks to examine what some of the challenges might be to establishing a National Sustainability Charter. Through a review of relevant literature and policy documents, a number of challenges to the establishment of a national set of sustainability targets became clear. These challenges can be broadly classified as: coordinating policy in a federal system of government; gaining the attention of government(s); the process for establishing national values, objectives and indicators; the cost to industry and the need for government funding and incentive mechanisms; and the suitability of current ratings systems for assessing progress towards national goals. The paper also outlines how a Sustainability Commission might respond to these challenges.
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The Advantages of a Digital Voice Recorder
If I think back to my school or college days, especially the classes, all I can remember is fervently taking down notes during lectures. I remember my classmates joking about the fact that whatever the instructor said was written down. Though I could write fairly fast to keep pace with the lecture, it was often quite hard to think about the lecture topics and write them down at the same time.
Even today, when I attend official meetings or conferences, I still feel the same. I considered carrying a tape recorder along, but due to the short record time and poor quality it is just not an option, and the biggest disadvantage is that I can't load the recording onto my PC. That is why I now use a digital voice recorder. Here are just some of the great features:
* The first is that with a portable digital voice recorder you can completely concentrate on the lecture or meeting without having to worry about taking down notes.
* You can download your recording directly to your computer. The ability of having it in a digital format opens up a lot of possibilities.
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Ellen Gates Starr (1859-1940)
Ellen Gates Starr was born in 1859 near Laona, Illinois. With the encouragement of her aunt, Starr attended the Rockford Female Seminary, where she met Jane Addams. In 1888, she traveled with Addams to Toynbee Hall, a settlement house in London. Inspired by this experience, in 1889, she and Addams co-founded Hull House, in Chicago.
Starr lived and worked at Hull House for nearly 30 years. During her time there, she promoted art appreciation among the residents of Chicago by establishing reading clubs, teaching art history classes, and decorating Hull House with works of art. In 1894 she founded the Chicago Public School Art Society. In addition, Starr opened a bookbindery in Hull House, but later concluded that bookbinding skills were of little use to the clients of Hull House.
While at Hull House, she also worked to end child labor and aided striking women workers. She helped found the Illinois branch of the National Women's Trade Union League and was arrested in 1914 during a workers' strike.Starr converted to Roman Catholicism in 1920, and devoted herself to writing and speaking about Catholicism and Catholic art. In 1929, she became paralyzed from the waist down after an operation to remove a spinal abscess. In 1930, she retired to a Roman Catholic convent, and remained there until her death in 1940.
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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Neutral α-glucosidase (NAG) activity in human seminal plasma is an important indicator for epididymis functionality. In the present study, the classic World Health Organization (WHO) method has been adapted to enhance assay robustness. Changes include modified enzyme reaction buffer composition and usage of an alternative enzyme inhibitor for background correction (glucose instead of castanospermine). Both methods have been tested in parallel on 144 semen samples, obtained from 94 patients/donors and 50 vasectomized men (negative control), respectively. Passing-Bablok regression analysis demonstrated equal assay performance. In terms of assay validation, analytical specificity, detection limit, measuring range, precision, and cut-off values have been calculated. These data confirm that the adapted method is a reliable, improved tool for NAG analysis in human semen.
Semen α-glucosidase activity can be subdivided into a neutral (epididymis-related) and an acid (prostate-derived) fraction [
Seminal plasma of azoospermic males with bilateral obstruction between the epididymis and the ejaculatory duct contains very low α-glucosidase [
Low NAG in patients with oligozoospermia may reflect partial obstruction of the epididymides, associated with infections or inflammatory disease [
A reliable method for NAG activity assessment in semen is described in the World Health Organization (WHO) manual for semen analysis [
All ingredients, including para-nitrophenol (PNP), para-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (PNPG), sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), castanospermine, glucose, reaction buffer ingredients, and NaOH were purchased from Sigma Aldrich (Diegem, Belgium), Acros (Geel, Belgium) or Prolabo (Leuven, Belgium), respectively. The exact composition of the enzyme reaction buffer (pH 6.8) is considered proprietary and cannot be disclosed.
The WHO method was performed as described in the WHO manual, using homemade reagents [
Under specified conditions (pH = 6.8; T = 37 °C), α -glucosidase will catalyze the conversion of the substrate 4-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside to α-D-glucopyranoside and p-nitrophenol, as shown below (Equation (1)). The yellow colour of the latter product is measured spectrophotometrically at 405 nm.
As the reaction buffer contains SDS, the acid form of α-glucosidase (originating from the prostate), is selectively inhibited. This allows specific determination of neutral enzyme activity [
Kinetic experiments have been performed according to the Michaelis-Menten model [
With V = reaction velocity and S = substrate concentration. Experimental data were used to select optimal incubation period and the substrate concentration, yielding maximum reaction velocity.
Alpha-glucosidase enzyme activity is expressed as mIU per mL or mIU per ejaculate (if corrected for ejaculate volume). At pH = 6.8 and T = 37 °C, one α-glucosidase unit is able to liberate 1 µmolar of PNP from PNPG per minute. Therefore, one has to take into account the semen dilution factor (improved assay: 1150/20 = 57.5; WHO: 1115/15 = 74.33) and the incubation time (2 h for both methods). This results in a correction factor of 0.479 and 0.619 for the improved and WHO test, respectively. The calculated PNP concentration for each sample is multiplied by this correction factor in order to convert to enzyme activity (mIU/mL).
Glucose has been evaluated as an alternative for castanospermine. In total, 7 independent experiments have been performed using 9 different semen samples with variable activity. Dose response curves were generated by gradually increasing the concentration of castanospermine and glucose, respectively. Optical density (OD) was measured at 405 nm using a spectrophotometer (Zenyth 3100; Anthos Labtec, Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands). Values were expressed as a % of the OD value obtained for the non-inhibited sample (reference).
All preliminary experiments contributed to the final assay protocol. In the next phase, the new assay protocol was extensively compared with the gold standard, being the WHO method [
Briefly, 144 frozen seminal plasma samples of patients who visited the andrology laboratory of the University Hospital between 2009 and 2011 were randomly chosen. This selection was based on semen analysis results (α-glucosidase content) and clinical data, kindly provided by Ahmed Mahmoud (Laboratory of Andrology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium). They have been divided into a subset of 94 patient/approved donor samples (normal group) and a subset of 50 approved vasectomy samples (negative control), respectively. Samples analysis was performed in parallel, using both methods. Importantly, to allow reliable and unbiased method comparison, all tests were done in a single-blind manner by an independent laboratory technician of the Andrology laboratory.
Assay validation has been performed according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines [
Beside descriptive statistics, other analyses, including Passing-Bablok regression, reference interval determination, linear regression (PNP standard curve), detection limit calculation, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, have been performed using MedCalc statistical software (MedCalc Software BVBA, Ostend, Belgium).
In our hands, addition of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) to the WHO phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) resulted in a strong, white precipitation. According to the monograph, precipitation will disappear by gentle warming. As we were not able to reproduce this setup, buffer composition has been modified to avoid precipitation formation. It is important to stress that no changes have been made to SDS content and pH, a crucial parameter for optimal enzyme activity. Enzyme kinetic properties (Michaelis Menten model) have been determined in order to evaluate the effect of the adapted reagent buffer on NAG activity. The correlation between substrate (PNPG) concentration and reaction velocity (µM/min) demonstrates that enzyme activity strongly depends on substrate concentration (
The Michaelis Menten curve represents the enzyme reaction velocity, expressed as µM/min, in function of substrate (PNPG) concentration. This figure is an example of the analysis of three different semen samples (S1–S3).
The affinity between an enzyme and its substrate is reflected by the Michaelis-Menten constant (Km), being the substrate concentration at which 50% of maximum reaction velocity is achieved. In our hands, an average Km value of 4.604 ± 0.63 mM was calculated. The WHO method recommends a concentration of 16.6 mM to reach maximal reaction velocity. Although confirmed by our data, we decided to use a concentration of 20 mM in order to guarantee sufficiently high PNPG content, and thus optimal enzyme activity, during the complete shelf life of the commercial kit.
Regardless of sample enzyme activity, substrate conversion was linear between 90 and 210 min (PNPG concentration of 20 mM). However, the linear curve of some samples showed a small planatation if samples were incubated longer than 210 min (data not shown). Similar to the WHO method, we have chosen 120 min as final incubation period.
In summary, the selected assay conditions (adapted reagent buffer (pH 6.8) with SDS, PNPG concentration = 20 µM, 2 h incubation at 37 °C) will guarantee optimal enzyme activity, independent of the semen NAG content.
Semen plasma is a complex mixture of biochemical compounds, originating from the prostate, the epididymis, the accessory glands, the ampullae and the seminal vesicles. It is important to stress that semen plasma composition strongly depends on individual gland secretion, thereby resulting in within- and between-patient variability [
Both glucose (blue) and castanospermine (red) dose-dependently block NAG enzyme activity in seminal plasma. Castanospermine has a stronger inhibitory capacity in comparison to the carbohydrate.
The WHO advises using only two internal quality control samples for background correction. However, our experiments demonstrated that the background variance of semen samples is indeed quite large (>20%) for both glucose and castanospermine-treated samples (data not shown). Therefore, we recommend preparing a negative control for each seminal plasma sample in order to allow correct and reproducible background correction. Thus, NAG assay outcome will not be influenced by a variable semen plasma background.
Both assays have been compared using the Passing and Bablok methods, a non-parametric regression analysis tool [
Based on the experimental data, one may conclude that both methods vary by a constant amount (−0.3279). However, this value is marginally low and will not affect assay outcome. In other words, it is clinically irrelevant. This observation is confirmed by the results of the separate groups, showing no difference. Data are presented in
Passing-Bablok regression analysis demonstrates equal performance of both NAG methods (WHO, X-axis; improved NAG assay, Y-axis). Regression parameters are presented in
Passing-Bablok regression parameters.
|Regression parameters
|95% CI Slope
|0.986 to 1.090
|0.837 to 1.016
|0.995 to 1.054
|95% CI Intercept
|−1.442 to 0.441
|−0.285 to 0.103
|−0.612 to −0.038
As semen samples are complex biological samples, assessment of NAG activity must be robust and reproducible. Specificity of the improved protocol is guaranteed by: optimal reaction conditions, selective inhibition of acid α-glucosidase by SDS [
The detection limit is 2.32 and 2.11 mIU/mL for the improved and the WHO method, respectively. Both values have been calculated using Equation (3).
With SD = standard deviation of the analytical response, and S = slope of the PNP curve.
For each assay run, a standard curve of PNP is included to determine PNP production and corresponding enzyme activity of test samples. The curve remains linear up to 300 µM (144 mIU/mL) but the assay curve ends at 200 µM (95.8 mIU/mL), as most samples do not exceed this value. This corresponds to a measuring range of 2.32–144 mIU/mL and 2.11–124 mIU/mL for the improved and the WHO method, respectively. The latter data confirm the sensitivity value, as stated by the WHO monograph (1.9 mIU/mL).
Precision is defined as the ability of an assay to consistently reproduce a result when subsamples are taken from the same specimen. It is reflected by the intra-assay and interassay coefficient of variation (CV) [
The intra-assay CV was assessed by measuring 6× enzyme activity of both low and high pools, within the same run and performed by the same operator (lab technician). Interassay CV was calculated with data, obtained from 32 independent experiments, performed by multiple operators (3 lab technicians) at different days on both pools. Intra-assay CV values are 4.27/3.67% (low pool) and 1.88/1.47% (high pool) for the improved and the WHO method, respectively. Interassay CV values are 10.13/10.6% (low pool) and 10.91/13.92% (high pool) for the improved and WHO method, respectively. These data demonstrate that both assays yield comparable, low inter- and intra-CV values, especially in view of the complex sample.
The CLSI guidelines now use the term within-laboratory precision to denote the total precision within the same facility using the same equipment [
Reference intervals have been calculated according to the CLSI C28-A3 guidelines [
Right-sided reference intervals for the improved and WHO methods.
|Improved NAG protocol
|Upper limit
|6.35 mIU/mL
|6.84 mIU/mL
|19.98 mIU/ejaculate
|22.08 mIU/ejaculate
|5.09–7.37 mIU/mL
|5.64–7.92 mIU/mL
|15.44–23.63 mIU/ejaculate
|16.63–26.48 mIU/ejaculate
ROC Curve comparison (continuous line = improved assay, dotted line = WHO method).
A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve has been used as an alternative for cut-off calculation (
The highest specificity (93.6%) and sensitivity (96%) values are obtained for a cut-off value of 5.88 and 6.64 mIU/mL for the improved and WHO method, respectively. These data are almost identical to the values, obtained by the reference interval method.
All described data are expressed in mIU/mL and are not corrected for ejaculate volume, which is advised by the WHO method. To evaluate the impact of ejaculate volume on assay outcome, both datasets have been multiplied with the respective ejaculate volume values and all statistical analyses were redone. All results were identical to the non-corrected data set, except for the ROC curves (data not shown). For both methods, specificity was almost identical (93.5
Neutral α-glucosidase is a sensitive marker for detection of epididymis-related problems [
Enzyme kinetic studies have demonstrated that changing enzyme buffer composition has no impact on α-glucosidase activity. The average Km (of 4.604 ± 0.63 mM) was comparable to the observations of Chapdelaine and colleagues (2.92 ± 0.84 mM) [
The second major change is the use of glucose instead of castanospermine for seminal plasma background determination. Although the former has stronger inhibitory properties, glucose concentration in the improved assay elicits identical enzyme inhibition as the castanospermine reference. Glucose blocks α-glucosidase activity by competitive binding to the monosaccharide binding site of α-glucosidase, a pH-dependent process called competitive product inhibition [
An extensive comparison to the golden standard (WHO) method has demonstrated identical analytical performance, as reflected by regression analysis and validation data. However, some remarks must be made. Passing-Bablok analysis revealed that both methods differ by a constant amount. However, the difference is marginally low and has no impact on assay outcome. Another important issue is the decrease of assay sensitivity if data were corrected for ejaculate volume, as observed with both methods.
In conclusion, although the WHO method is an excellent and reliable tool for NAG analysis in human seminal plasma, assay robustness has been further improved by changing the reaction buffer composition and the type of inhibitor for background determination, without affecting assay performance.
The authors would like to thank Frank Schoonjans for the statistical support (MedCalc Software bvba, Ostend, Belgium), and Ahmed Mahmoud (MD, Ph.D.; Dept. of Andrology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium) for giving us the opportunity to use the laboratory infrastructure and to provide the required semen samples.
The WHO assay has been further optimized by FertiPro NV to obtain the final protocol mentioned in detail above. One could therefore state that there is a conflict of interest. However, the method comparison has been performed by an independent lab technician from a university hospital, who has no direct connection to FertiPro NV. All experiments were executed in a single-blind manner, as described in the methods section. Furthermore, all calculations have been performed separately by both the independent lab technician and FertiPro NV collaborators.


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Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Port Canaveral (Orlando)
We had instructed the service desk to not apply gratuities to the credit card because we wanted to do cash tips. Upon arriving home we checked the credit card statement and found that we were charged the gratuities on TOP OF the cash envelopes.
Food was so so, room attendant was great, the dining staff were great. The steak was good, but potatoes not done all the way through, I am glad I ordered a baked potato also. I see some of the reviews that the "class" of people were lacking, and I agree totally. The one formal night dining there were a good number of people who did suit up, but many did not, including a man in a printed t-shirt. I thought that is what the Lido deck was for. I had the unfortunate time of winding up near a highly intoxicated More person too often. They tend to "take over the show", become obnoxious, or completely pass out.
Personally I found the dining room seats very uncomfortable, giving my back additional pain for the length of time I had to sit there. Asking for the fruit plate with "just the watermelon" was not possible, you have to take it as it is listed on the menu.
Music by the pool was too loud, too often. You can't even hear conversation if you shout. The 2 hot tubs are filled beyond capacity by children, allllll the time. What ever happened to school days? The swimming pool is small and very cold.
Limited space on the outside deck to sit and watch the ocean. There is in fact, no seating on the Lido deck on the outside rail (I am not counting the storage units for life jackets), some choose to drag a lounge chair out there to get away from the loud music, myself included. Sure, if you go up one deck over looking the pool there is seating, but you have direct exposure to the loud music there too.
Speaking of life jackets.... The muster drill at the beginning of the cruise was lacking in information. One of us is handicapped and uses a scooter. Elevators are out of service in a real emergency. Handicapped persons were instructed in the muster drill to remain in the theater lounge while everyone else proceeded to continue the muster drill up to the lifeboats, I assume that is where they went. We were never told. We were told that persons unable to navigate stairs would be taken care of... BUT NEVER TOLD HOW THEY WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. We were left in the dark of what to do in an emergency. I think I could get him down stairs, but most definitely NOT UP stairs. Another point we were not told of, do we go up or down?
This was our first cruise on Carnival, and is our last cruise with them. I was really trying to keep an open mind figuring the line was working hard to improve their image from recent tragic events. But we will stick to Royal Caribbean or Celebrity, don't let Carnival ruin your view on cruising. BTW... pick pockets are on board the ship too, not just in port. Less
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My fault for choosing an inside cabin, won't do that again. It was COLD in there, needed extra blankets. But the water in the shower and the sink is EXTREMELY HOT! Someone is going to get burned. Housekeeping did an excellent job though, the temperatures are not their fault.
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Celebrate Eid ul-Fitr with Food from Around the Muslim World
Tens of thousands of New York Muslims begin to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr on Friday, the festive celebration marking the end of Ramadan, which is the month of fasting and abstinence from worldly pleasures. The Eid, as it is affectionately called, starts when the new moon is sited or according to scientific calculations of when the moon will appear.
Around the world, Muslims gather on the first day of Shawwal--the month following Ramadan on the Islamic calendar--for the Eid prayer to worship and thank God (Allah) for completing their month-long fast, blessings bestowed upon them, and renewed faith. Afterwards, celebrations begin with family and friends at mosques, parks, community centers, family fun centers, restaurants, and homes. Special treats like festive lights, games, new clothing, toys, and fireworks are all part of the fun!
Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade to observe fasting on two days – the day of Fitr and the day of Adha. [Sahih Muslim, Book 6:2538. The traditions of the sayings and doings of the Prophet Muhammad as narrated by his companions and compiled under the title Al-Jami'-Us-Sahih by Imam Muslim]
As with any joyous occasion, food is a big part of the Eid, and Muslims go all out, especially with candies and pastries. Fasting on this day is not allowed. In fact, Muslims are enjoined to give Zakat ul-Fitr or charity in the form of food – dates, barley, wheat, rice, cheese, fruit, etc. during the last days of Ramadan and before the Eid Prayer on behalf of every Muslim male, female, adult or minor in one's household. This ensures everyone in the community can join in Eid feasts and festivities. Though not preferred, some give money.
"O you who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) He whom you worship." [Quran 2:172]
People often ask what Muslims eat during Ramadan and on the Eid days. Since Muslims are a diverse lot, and food is very cultural, the answer to that question depends on whom you talk to. The one thing Muslims agree on is that the food must be halal (halaal).
In general, halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. As it relates to the meat from animals, certain conditions must be met for it to be considered halal. The animal itself must: be halal (i.e. no swine/pork), be herbivorous (not having consumed blood or meat of other animals), be slaughtered humanely and according to Islamic custom, and have the name of Allah pronounced over it at the time of slaughter (zabiha).
According to the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America, North America's leading halal-food certification organization, all foods are considered halal except pork and its byproducts, animals improperly slaughtered or dead before slaughtering, alcoholic drinks and intoxicants, carnivorous animals, birds of prey and certain other animals, and foods contaminated with any of the aforementioned products.
"There is no such thing as Muslim food, except that it is halal," says Nimmi Ali, a Muslim woman planning for the Eid feast. "The Christian Indian and the Muslim Indian's food is the same, except that the Muslim's food is halal. The only exception might be dates because the Prophet (peace be upon him) broke the fast with them." Although Ali was born in Bangladesh, her children "eat hot dogs, pizza and chicken nuggets just like other American children, except that their food is halal."
At home, Ali's family enjoys kheer, a sweet rice dish, before attending the Eid prayer. Later the children open presents before heading out to spend the next few days visiting Muslim relatives and friends, "eating small amounts of food at each home". Bangladeshi's enjoy biryani--a spicy rice dish made with chicken, beef, lamb or goat--and kabobs, which Ali calls "a must" for Eid. Sweets are a huge part of the celebration and Ali likes to make doi, a dish she describes as "a very, very, very sweet yogurt." Jalebi, an orange pretzel-shaped pastry filled with sweet syrup, is another Eid favorite.
Anas bin Malik reported that "Allah's Messenger never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of Eid ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates." [Sahih Bukhari, Book 15:73. The traditions of the sayings and doings of the Prophet Muhammad as narrated by his companions and compiled under the title Al-Jami'-Us-Sahih by Imam Bukhari]
The practice or sunnah of the Prophet eating before the Eid prayer is still followed by Muslims today and signifies the intention that they are no longer fasting. Layla Ahmad has adopted this tradition. She eats dates or fruit along with milk or yogurt for protein, after praying the early morning (fajr) prayer.
Ahmad usually prepares ma'amoul--date cakes traditionally served with cardamom-flavored Arabic coffee in parts of the Middle East, where she lived for some time. After the Eid prayer, Layla shares the pastries at the Eid breakfast held at the local mosque.
Jamiylah Amatullah says her family's Eid food tradition consists of going to the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) after the prayer. She carries along halal beef or turkey bacon and sausage in a closed container to supplement their breakfast menu orders, and to share with other Muslim families they meet. She says that IHOP has been open to accommodating Muslim dietary needs like cooking pancakes and eggs on separate grills from pork and other meats.
"Our Eid dinners tend to have a traditional African-American holiday dinner theme, similar to Thanksgiving," says Amatullah, "with turkey, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, candied yams, stuffing, cakes, and pies."
Meera Norris, loves konafa, "a sweet dish made up of thin strips of spaghetti-like dough, syrup and cream" from her Egyptian heritage that is popular on Eid. Growing up between the US and Egypt, Norris had a wide range of Eid experiences, including breakfast at the mosque after the prayer followed by trips to Chuckie Cheese for entertainment and food, and the notion that on Eid, "people are free to eat as much as they want, no restrictions."
"One of my favorites is Savaiya, a dish made with wheat vermicelli," says New Jersey resident Ayesha Tasveer. "We always had this special dessert called Zarda, a white rice colored yellow, with added sugar, raisins, thinly sliced almonds, and cardamom seeds," adds her brother, Saleem. "It was always a special treat, made on special occasions like Eid. It's a very common dessert dish in Pakistan and with many Pakistanis here [in the US]."
It is becoming quite popular for Muslims to reserve a nearby 6 Flags Great Adventure amusement park for the Eid Day. Families who flock there have their choice of halal foods provided by Muslim vendors from many different cultures. And it's not uncommon to find Muslims from different backgrounds wishing one another 'Eid Mubarak' (blessed Eid), celebrating Eid together, and sharing Malaysian redang, Middle Eastern roz bil halib, Pakistani zarda, Somali cambaabur, and American bean pies.
Although many of the Eid foods mentioned may be high in calories, sugar, and/or processed ingredients (especially the desserts), one should remember that most of them are eaten rarely, or on special occasions like the Eid. So, if you choose to partake of them, just consider it your occasional guilty pleasure. Wishing you Joy, Health, and Peace. Eid Mubarak!
2 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup yogurt
Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil for deep frying
1 cup sugar
Few strands saffron
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
2 drops orange food colour
2 tbsp rose water
Batter Preparation: Mix the flour, baking powder and yogurt into a batter and keep aside for 24 hours to ferment. Pour batter into a squeeze bottle.
Syrup Preparation: Melt the sugar with the rose water and boil to get a one thread consistency. To check for one thread consistency, carefully dip the tip of your index finger into the syrup, touch your finger and thumb together and gently tease apart. If one thread is formed between your finger and thumb the syrup is done.
Turn off fire, add the saffron strands and cardamom and stir well.
Heat the oil in a deep wok-like dish. To test for the right temperature, drop a small amount of batter into the oil. If it sizzles and rises to the top of the oil, the oil is hot enough. Keep the flame on medium at all times to ensure all round cooking of the jalebis.
Now hold the squeeze bottle over the hot oil and squeeze the batter into the oil into a wiggly, randomly coiled circle. Squeeze out several at a time. Fry till light golden and then remove and put directly into the sugar syrup. Allow soaking for 2-3 minutes before removing. Serve warm.
1 package Savaiya
1 tbsp cooking oil
cardamom seeds
Begin boiling water, about 2-4 cups. Crush one package Savaiya (into small pieces while inside the package). Add 1 tbsp cooking oil into a tall cooking pot. Turn burner to Medium heat. Add cardamom seeds. Add crushed Savaiya. Occasionally stir the Savaiya to avoid burning, but enough to "toast" it in the oil. Add sweetener to taste. Stir again. Add about 2 cups of water. Stir. If needed, add more water. This is the delicate part…too much water and your Savaiya will be soggy. Make sure it is all cooked and the water dried. Serve in your favorite dessert bowl or plate. Enjoy with hot tea or warm milk.
Southern Greens Mix
Several small bunches of mixed greens (kale, collard, mustard, turnip)
½ half onions, sliced thin
2 garlic cloves, crushed or sliced thin
1 yellow pepper, sliced into strips
2 cups mushrooms, sliced or chopped (opt.)
Olive oil
Heat oil in a large skillet with lid off. When oil is hot, add onion, and sauté until transparent. Add garlic and yellow pepper. Cook a few minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until a little soft. Add greens and sprinkle with a little of your favorite seasoning. Steam for 5 minutes with lid on. Add ½ cup of water and continue cooking for 15 minutes on low-medium until greens are soft and color is darkened. Turn if necessary to redistribute greens and ensure even cooking. Drizzle with your favorite stir-fry sauce, if desired. Serve hot, as a side dish or over jasmine rice.
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Is it just me or our kids no longer taught about our Founding Fathers, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson? We were sitting around talking about school tonight, as I tried to slip an History Channel documentary about Benjamin Franklin, I asked them what they knew about the founding of our nation and the men that are accredited with founding it? Nothing, from a 1st grader to a 5th, nothing?
My oldest said it is considered too religious or political. Are you friggin' kidding me? By the 5th grade I could tell you who the founding fathers were and what they did. I could recite parts of the Constitution. Now it doesn't matter enough to teach the facts of history?
Maybe someone else can explain this to me...Are we not robbing our kids of the knowledge of why the United States is a special nation, that we made the experiment of freedom work?


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Instructor(s): David Buckley, MD, MPH
Course Description Seminar series investigating the relevant issues in the field of public health and preventive medicine. Key public health and preventive medicine professionals from around the region will present their current work. A paper will be required on a topic related to course content.
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Kristen Stewart Bares Her High-Fashion Chops For Balenciaga's New Fragrance
The reception of Kristen Stewart's fashion presence mimics that of her reception on-screen: people who like her really love her, warts and all, and those who don't just… don't. I tolerate her, even like her a little bit, but even so it has to be said that she's certainly no Charlize, who's a natural both at her craft and, you know, wearing beautiful, often heavy clothes without looking like she might freak out or bite straight through her lower lip. Kristen's high-fashion ascent has Nicolas Ghesquière to thank — the designer and creative director of the house of Balenciaga took a particular pet liking to Stewart, crafting her into a sartorial sometimes-star against all odds (and by odds, I mean Converse and hoodies). Ghesquière approached the actress in January after years of collaborating and cast her as the face of an untitled forthcoming fragrance.
On Friday, Balenciaga came forward with a name, Florabotanica, for the perfume, which intends to exude the essence of the common ground between artificial and natural, as well as the debut ad starring Stewart. In an interview with WWD, the actress lent her particular brand of caustic charm to the discussion of the fragrance: "I'm very lucky that I like [it], because I would have done anything with Ghesquière … and I'm a terrible liar." As for Ghesquière, he highlighted the dualities of the scent (which includes a "vetiver, amber and caladium-leaf accord [and] a hybrid rose, carnation and mint accord") echoed in Kristen — "nice and nasty," "gorgeous and boyish." Out in September, I predict a meteoric rise to the top for Florabotanica given the popularity of Ghesquière's eponymous 2008 fragrance for the brand, not to mention the high-profile nature of its star, but only time will tell if Kristen can really sell it to the fickle upscale demographic. [NY Mag, WWD]


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City Hall Artwork Aims To Highlight Importance Of Jury DutyIf you're at City Hall thinking of ways to get out of jury duty, some new artwork may make you think twice.
Month-Long Celebration Of Art, Culture In Philadelphia BeginsPhiladelphia's Mural Arts month is now underway.
South Philly's Snyder Plaza Getting Mural Arts MakeoverOctober is expected to be a big month for mural arts Philadelphia -- but some new murals are already popping up in South Philadelphia.
DNC Delegates Pitch In On Art ProjectThe volunteers teamed up with members of the Mural Arts Program and the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership.
Mural Arts Portrait Of Former Inmate Now Out & Thriving Installed On Wall At Friends CenterInstalled on the side of the Friends Center Building at 15th and Race Streets, "The Stamp of Incarceration: Amira Mohamed," depicts a young woman who was locked up for seven years.
Mural Arts Celebrates Latest Exhibition, 'Open Source'Mural Arts is celebrating its latest exhibition titled "Open Source" all during the month of October.
Mural Arts Celebrating Groundbreaking Exhibition In PhiladelphiaThe exhibition includes work from 14 artists on public spaces at locations throughout the city.
City Hall Courtyard Mural, Worn By Years Of Foot Traffic And Rock Salt, Is RestoredArtist Nathaniel Lee with the Mural Arts program is leading a team of volunteers in restoring the mural.
Art Meets Animal Adoption At New PAWS Facility In Northeast PhiladelphiaThe Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society cut the ribbon on their new facility in Northeast Philadelphia today, and did so in grand fashion as dozens turned out to see the beautiful mural painted on the building's exterior walls.
Eye On The Arts: PAFA's Mural Arts ExhibitIn this Eye on the Arts, head inside a world that started out as graffiti and is now considered mural arts. It's on exhibit at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Mural Arts Program Takes Art Beyond The Wall, Celebrates Food In PhillyThe City of Philadelphia's Mural Arts program kicked off its summer program for "What We Sow," a program that celebrates food and takes art beyond the wall with cooking demos and more.
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Depending on what time you read this, Western Australia may or may not have formally placed the finishing touches on the Abbott government's comedy support act due to open in July, otherwise known as The Senate.
Whatever the result, it seems quite certain that the Red Chamber is going to come under some heavy fire in the next few years, so I would like to get in early with a defence of the 76 men and women Paul Keating once dismissed as "unrepresentative swill".
That remark is just not fair. The Senate is intimately representative of Australians in a number of ways.
For example: voting for the Senate is the point at which our system of representative democracy gives glorious voice to the Australian sense of humour. Everything about the Senate ballot paper is hilarious: its rippling expanse, its novelty candidates, the sight-gag plastic AEC magnifying glass supplied in some states in the interests of the bewildered.
Thus prepared for comedy, is it any wonder, given our national character, that - having dispatched the serious business of electing one party or other to form a majority in the House of Representatives - we turn to the Senate paper in chuckling search of a balance-of-power equation that would most traumatise our new government?
When we made John Howard prime minister in 1996, we made sure we booby-trapped the upper house with a nightmarish array of Greens, Democrats and disaffected former Labor senators with a horrid tendency towards independence of thought.
In 1998, we let him have his GST but made sure there were enough Democrats in the Senate to ensure that he would spend six months in purgatory, arguing about the difference between chicken nuggets served hot or cold and whether lavosh was a bread or a biscuit. In 2001, we threw a little One Nation into the mix (hat tip: Queensland). And in 2004, we planted the greatest banana skin of all time; we gave John Howard control of the Senate, which was his cue to go and hang himself with WorkChoices, and all that lovely rope.
To Kevin Rudd, in 2007, we delivered a bunch of Greens who would not vote for his green agenda, plus Steve Fielding, a man with 15 brothers and sisters, who enjoyed dressing up as a soft-drink bottle.
The Senate is a national hazing ritual we inflict on new prime ministers. And this one is the best yet; knowing Tony Abbott's fondness for extreme sports, we've served up a Senate that amounts to a modern pentathlon of prankery. There's the motorist guy who doesn't speak. There's the Palmer people, who don't speak until they've spoken to Clive. There's Nick Xenophon, whom you know. There's the Family First guy, whom you don't. There's the chap from the Democratic Labour Party – "Putting the 'You' Back Into Labour!"
There's the Liberal Democrats guy from NSW, who got elected only because the Liberal Democrats drew the number-one spot on the bedsheet ballot paper and everybody got him confused with the Liberals, which now makes him the official Senate representative of Liberal voters who can't read.
Not only is the Senate closely representative of our national sense of humour, and our love of persecuting the authority figures in our lives, it also represents our deep recognition that life is sometimes random.
But the way the Senate operates is also a rather faithful representation of how decisions are made in ordinary Australian life. Now, I know governments often find the Senate annoying, with its fusty ways and its constant procrastination and its wont – just as the legislative backlog reaches the Code Orange Alert stage – to digress into a series of speeches about the habitat of the Lesser Beakless Grass Parrot or similar.
And negotiations with Senate crossbenchers – that interminable game of bunnies-in-a-basket, when you get one in, then two, then five, and then you turn around and realise that the first one's hopped out again and has lolloped off in search of more lettuce – can be horribly frustrating.
But have a look at any workplace. Any household. That's how we make decisions! All group deliberations start off with a sensible plan, which is then systematically ruined by a minority of well-meaning lunatics whom the rest of the group are too polite or lazy to bind and gag. THAT IS HOW WE DO THINGS IN AUSTRALIA.
And if – as a result of this new Senate – we end up with a direct action carbon emissions reduction plan that balances generous incentives to the fledgling Australian animatronic dinosaur industry with significant carve-outs for the high-adrenaline end of the recreational motor sports community, plus does something nominal about poker machines, then we have only ourselves to blame.
Maddening, bizarre and popcorn-munchingly compelling the Senate may be. But unrepresentative it most certainly is not.


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Alan [Thicke, his on-screen dad] was the same thing, he was like, Kirk, this thing is heating up a lot.
As the health-care debate was heating up in the summer of 2009, Republican pollster Frank Luntz offered Sean Hannity some advice.
So bless HBO for heating things up a bit with the release of an epic 15-minute trailer for the fourth season of Game of Thrones.
Its opinion will come down in late June, just as the presidential race is heating up.
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Meaning "a single course in a race," especially a horse race, is from 1660s, perhaps from earlier figurative sense of "violent action; a single intense effort" (late 14c.), or meaning "run given to a horse to prepare for a race" (1570s). This later expanded to "division of a race or contest when there are too many contestants to run at once," the winners of each heat then competing in a final race. Meaning "sexual excitement in animals" is from 1768. Meaning "trouble with the police" attested by 1920. Heat wave "period of excessive hot weather" first attested 1890; earlier in reference to solar cycles.
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The sensation or perception of such energy as warmth or hotness.
An abnormally high bodily temperature, as from a fever.
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Rusk & Palestine, Texas
The Texas State Railroad, Est. 1881, is the "Official Railroad of Texas" and is truly a "Texas Treasure!" This historic tourist railroad offers steam train excursions that travel 50 miles roundtrip through the scenic piney woods and hardwood creek bottoms of East Texas in 1920's passenger coaches. Steam excursions depart from the Victorian Style Depot in Rusk, Texas for a 1.5 hour journey to the Palestine Depot for a lunch layover. After lunch, customers board the train for the 1.5 hour return trip. The Texas State Railroad is the home of The Lone Ranger®, so expect to see bandits on the train. Not to worry, The Lone Ranger will save the day!
During steam train excursions, customers can experience the railroads' best value by riding in the Premium Lone Star Class Adult Only Car or Family Lone Star Class Car featuring table service aboard a climate controlled car with beverages, snacks, and a souvenir refillable tumbler for everyone. Standard seating in coach or open-air cars is also popular.
The Texas State Railroad is also well known for its many popular special events that are held throughout the year, including The Polar Express™ Train Ride, Day Out With Thomas™, Peanuts™ - The Great Pumpkin Patch Express, Peanuts™ - The Valentine Express, Peanuts™ – The Easter Beagle Express, RailFest, Memorial Day Armed Forces Event, & Dinner Trains. For the true rail fan, engine cab rides are available on steam excursions and a photo excursion is held at least once a year during RailFest.
The railroad and its rolling stock has been featured in over 30 movies, TV series and music videos since it first began operating as a tourist railroad in 1976. It has also been awarded Best Attraction by the Texas Travel Counselors in 2011 and holds three Golden Rail Awards from readers of Cowcatcher magazine including, Best Excursion Railroad, Best Theme for The Polar Express™ Train Ride, & Best Special Event for RailFest!
TSRR is a proud member of the American Heritage Railways family! American Heritage Railways owns and operates the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina, and Rail Events, Incorporated, which coordinates licensed special rail-related events around the country.
Visit www.TexasStateRR.com or call 1-888-987-2461for schedule, tickets and more information.
Engine 201, a 4-6-0 built in 1901 by A.L. Cooke
Engine 300, a 2-8-0 built in 1917 by Baldwin
Engine 400, a 2-8-2 built in 1917 by Baldwin – under restoration
Engine 500, a 4-6-2 built in 1911 by Baldwin – under restoration
Engine 610, the "Freedom Train", a 2-10-4 built in 1927 by Lima – static display
Three diesel locomotives built between 1944 & 1953
|Great Scenic Railway Journeys recommends staying at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Palestine, TX.
David and I just finished filming here at the Texas State Railroad. This is by far a destination you must plan for. I will be posting my notes here in the next few weeks. Please come back and revisit.
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Harnett County Man Charged with State Tax Offenses
Date: February 6, 2013
RALEIGH – An Erwin man was arrested Thursday on tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
David Jerome Salvey, 40, of 309 East I Street, Erwin was charged on January 31, 2013 with three counts of failure to file North Carolina Individual Income Tax Returns.
Arrest warrants allege that Salvey willfully failed to file individual income tax returns for years 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Salvey appeared before a Harnett County magistrate and was placed under a $1,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear Feb. 28, 2013 in Wake County District Court in Raleigh.
The charges against Salvey resulted from an investigation by a special agent with the Department's Criminal Investigations Section in Raleigh.
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. Automatically backup files through Email (no record kept in Sent folder)
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. File names have caller id + type + date+ time (for phone calls) and meeting date+time for meeting notes
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Phone call PVR
. Record all phone calls
. Records silently in background
. Option to start / stop recording using HotKey
. Option to automatically ask for a text note after recording
. Option to automatically backup recorded calls by Email(no record kept in Sent folder)
. Length of recording can be controlled through a parameter
. Caller id, incoming/outgoing, date and time is stored in recorded file name
. Each recorded file is stored in a folder with the caller id so you can easily identify when copying to PC
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. Supports in memory rolling buffer that allows you to record "what is already said before"
. Capture points in a meeting without missing the context that led up to the point using "Pre-push" buffer
. Automatically stop recording after "Post-push" time so you do not get distracted(Auto capture)
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. Meeting date and time is stored in recorded file name
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. Pre-push and Post-push time can be set by user
. Recorded meeting notes can be automatically Emailed (no record kept in Sent floder)
Use case: You are in a meeting with LivePVR on and you have set the pre-defined value to 45 seconds. Suddenly you realize that you will need to record this part of the conversation. When you press the button, LivePVR will record the conversation to a file starting from 45 seconds before you pressed the button till either you press the stop button (if you have selected manual capture) or the time pre-set by you (if you are using timed capture).
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. All Voice mails are stored on device and can be accessed randomly as files
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fuck yes finally got to make my jordan shoe got them Jordan Superflys haha. sucks you can't pick the design cause i was going to try to make some spizikes but owell. They add +8 shot medium idk if you can get different ones or not tho


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And here it is! The long awaited and according to Microsoft itself, the revolutionary Microsoft Windows tenth constantly holds a privileged position in operating systems. Windows is notorious for many years been a point of reference for less experienced users, but also experienced professionals. Following a revised version Windows 8.1 quite surprisingly skipped in the numbering and the new version came straight designations Windows 10. Now it is clear that there has been a significant change Thinking and complete the connection of mobile and desktop platforms. Wait bright future!
The big step is the return of the classic Start menu, but it can in addition installed programs show smaller live tiles. For example, weather, unread messages and the latest information from social networks. An interesting feature of the completely redesigned notifications on the right side of the user interface. Big attraction but it also becomes a virtual assistant Cortana. In addition to understanding the voice commands you can also give an early warning of upcoming events in the calendar.
Of course there is the ongoing integration with cloud services onedrive, so all your files will always have with you. In the mobile phone, tablet and of course in classical computer.
Among the pleasant findings also include a range of installed programs for daily life. Perfect email client for Outlook.com, photo manager, contact manager and a sophisticated calendar. There is, however, no significant enticement for game-based users. Now it will have applications in readiness for connection to Xbox One. In addition to a full interaction with an account on Xbox Live, can be measured streaming console games on a Windows tenth Imaginative hits so easily play on the tablet.
Futuristic novelty is a holographic user interface. Indeed skilled developers get access to a special platform where design applications for three-dimensional virtual space. This, however, will need to buy special glasses HoloLens
With editions of Microsoft Windows 10 Home you get all the benefits of a modern operating system designed for the average user. The installation is designed for 32-bit and 64-bit systems. However, you can only use one computer. However, if you want more, work with professional tools and business computers to upgrade, you should look for a version for Windows 10.
Microsoft is a multinational corporation based in the United States. Microsoft products have had an indelible influence on our perception of virtual worlds since 1975, when Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company. The company is best known for its peerless software, including Windows OS and the universally used Microsoft Office suite. The company is gradually becoming more active in hardware as well - for example, with Xbox gaming consoles and Lumia mobile phones.
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This announces the availability of a new package from PLaneT: ------- Name: uuid.plt Package version: 1.0 Owner: williams Package Description Provides immutable Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) as defined in RFC 4122. Functions for constructing time-based (type 1), name-based using MD5 hashing (type 3), (pseudo-)random (type 4), and name-based using SHA-1 hashing (type 5) are provided. Release Notes This is the initial release of the UUID package. ------- Go to http://planet.plt-scheme.org/display.ss?package=uuid.plt&owner=williams for more information.
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Guernsey County annual cake auction will be Thursday, April 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cambridge Classic Ford on Wheeling Avenue.
Any cake with a pledge of $250 or more will be auctioned at 6 p.m. Only the highest pledge of $250 or more is valid until the auction.
No other bid will be considered a pledge for that cake.
Awards will be given for the most unusual cake, Peoples Choice, best incentive and prettiest cake.
This is BB/BSs major fund-raising event. The organization says all monies from the fund-raiser stay in Guernsey County for the agencys mentoring program.
In addition to the cake auction, participants may help set a record for the longest Easter egg chain ever by purchasing an Easter egg to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
All staff and students in Guernsey County schools grades K-8 (including friends and parents) may participate. Sign-up sheets have been distributed to area schools.