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Mike's New England Chicken, Italian Sausage and Garden Green Pep
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Recipe by Gatorbek
I don't know who Mike is, or on which website I originally found his recipe, but it is a family staple. Thanks, Mike, whoever you are!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch strips
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 onion, sliced thin
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch strips
- 1⁄2 lb hot Italian sausage link, casings removed and cut into 1/2 inch thick pieces
- 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped, including juice
- 1⁄4 cup italian dry red wine
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated for sprinkling
- fresh parsley (optional)
- salt and pepper
Directions See How It's Made
- In a large saucepan, over medium-high heat, saute the onions, garlic, mushrooms, and bell pepper in the olive oil. Keep stirring until the vegetables begin to brown nicely.
- Add the chicken, sausage, can of tomatoes with juice, red wine, oregano, basil, and sugar.
- Simmer the mixture very gently, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
- While sauce is cooking, in a large kettle of salted water, cook the spaghetti until it is al dente, then drain well.
- Add the fresh cream to the tomato mixture. Adjust taste with sapt and pepper and simmer the sauce for another 3 minutes, or until it is thickened slightly.
- Remove the finished sauce from the heat.
- Serve tomato mixture over spaghetti, sprinkled with grated cheese and parsley.


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The Lakers are scrambling just to scrape into the playoffs, but coach Mike D'Antoni sounds skeptical that any move before the Feb. 21 trade deadline would do anything beneficial to the team's fortunes.
"It would add somebody who doesn't know what they're doing and it could take awhile," said D'Antoni, who spoke with Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak last weekend in Miami. "You're playing games you have to win and we might not even play them. That's a hard thing.
"As an organization, I'm sure we'll keep looking and talking and if something makes sense, we'll do it."
Even with Pau Gasol out at least five to seven more weeks because of a foot injury, the team's options are fairly limited. The Lakers have the disabled players exception stemming from Jordan Hill's season-ending hip injury. But the Lakers can only use that exception to sign a free agent for up to one season or acquire a player making up to $1.88 million through a trade.
Players such as Louis Amundson and Kenyon Martin would fit under that exception.
The Lakers don't plan to make a move before the trade deadline.
"We need to play guys who know the system," D'Antoni said. "We could bring somebody in to bring them on the bench for a while. But that doesn't make any sense for us either.
"We're in a strange situation."
Lending support
Despite nursing an aggravated labrum in his right shoulder that prompted him to sit out two games last week, Lakers center Dwight Howard plans to play Saturday in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston.
D'Antoni remains fine with it.
"That's his call," he said. "I think he feels good. I think it's a good experience for guys. I wouldn't recommend him sitting out. It's not that taxing. I don't think it will hurt him in any way, so whatever he feels he needs to do."
Stomaching the pain
After experiencing pain in his right foot during the Lakers' recent Grammy trip, Earl Clark underwent a series of tests Tuesday, including an MRI, CT scan and X-ray. They all turned out negative and revealed only inflammation, allowing Clark to play in the Lakers' game against Phoenix.
"I'm glad I cleared my mind," Clark said, "and there's nothing wrong with me."
The Lakers already are thin at power forward with the Gasol and Hill injuries.
Meanwhile, Clark has become what D'Antoni described as "the brightest spot we've had this year" by posting double-digit performances in 14 of the 19 games since appearing in the team's regular rotation.
"He's a tough kid," D'Antoni said. "He'll play through it."
Still, Clark said he will make some adjustments.
His pregame treatment includes icing, taping and electronic stimulation.
He has begun wearing softer orthotics in his shoes. During NBA All-Star weekend in Houston, Clark plans to rest and minimize movement on his foot.
Clark also said he'll become more aware of how the high arch on his foot applies pressure when he moves.
"I'm cool as long as I can jump off of it and play with a clear mind," Clark said. "I'm not just going to go up."
Embracing change
The Lakers' second meeting against the Suns brought another reminder of how Steve Nash's role differs with the Lakers from that with his former team.
He won two MVP awards in four seasons with Phoenix by cementing himself as one of the game's best passers in this generation. Nash lately has become an off-the-ball scorer while Kobe Bryant has morphed into a facilitator.
Nash's scoring average increased from 12.1 points per game in January to 14.3 points per game in February.
"It was hard at first trying to get a rhythm for it, but I've tried to embrace it," Nash said. "To be too authoritative in that can be disruptive. I'm just trying to help what I can and embrace it and be effective in adjusting to the role. I'm trying to enjoy it."

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Capstone Turbine (NASDAQ:CPST) reported earnings after the market closed on Thursday and provided few surprises. This was largely due to the company's revelations in the prospectus for a secondary stock offering that took place at the start of June. These revelations drove the share price all the way down to $1.28 and the company eventually issued a press release that discussed the poor fourth quarter performance. That release included annual revenue of $133.1 million, well below the soft guidance of $148.9 million.
FY 2014 Recap
To put things in the proper perspective, Capstone does not issue firm guidance. Instead it instructs analysts to look at the year-end backlog as a good approximation of revenue for the next year. In a press release last August that discussed the first quarter results for the recently completed year, Capstone CEO Darren Jamison was quoted:
While the first quarter was disappointing from a revenue perspective, this was not a result of systemic business issues, but rather a timing issue with regard to collections and shipments. ... The management team remains confident and looks forward to a strong rebound in Q2 and reaching our total year goal of continued revenue growth and EBITDA breakeven for the first time in company history.
On that Q1 conference call, Jamison also discussed backlog and the poor revenue number as follows:
So the backlog that we entered the year with is a good indicator of what we think we'll do for the year. We don't give specific guidance on a quarterly basis just for this very reason. As you know, we can be lumpy quarter-to-quarter. But I think for us, the most important thing is to manage our cash. Obviously, we don't want to do anymore equity raises especially before we're profitable. So we're really going to focus on the cash cycle, receivables, managing our inventory turns back up.
The backlog entering the recently completed 2014 fiscal year was $148.9 million and was the soft guidance referred to by Jamison. The $133.1 million of revenue wasn't the only disappointment. EBITDA breakeven once again remained an elusive goal. And, the company also failed miserably when it came to cash management and preventing equity dilution. One of its warrant holders was permitted to exercise those warrants after expiration of the exercise period, for an unexpected additional cash infusion of $6 million. This was discussed in one of the conference calls and can be found in the second fiscal quarter 10Q under Subsequent Events:
On October 31, 2013, warrants to purchase 4.7 million shares were exercised resulting in proceeds of approximately $6.0 million.
We now know that $6 million also wasn't sufficient and the company was forced to proceed with another equity offering following the close of the fiscal year when it announced:
the closing of its public offering of 18,825,000 shares of its common stock. The closing occurred on May 6, 2014. The stock was priced at $1.70 per share and allocated to a single institutional investor. Net proceeds from the sale of the shares, after underwriting discounts and commissions, were approximately $30.2 million.
So much for "we don't want to do anymore equity raises especially before we're profitable." And the receivables haven't been managed very well either. During the conference call that explained the first quarter miss, Jamison had described it as the company being prudent, unwilling to loosen credit terms, and withholding $8 million of shipments that had been scheduled to go out the door in the last week of the quarter.
I'm not sure what happened to being prudent, but Capstone entered the year with Accounts Receivable, or A/R, of $17.9 million representing 46 days sales outstanding, or DSO, and A/R had climbed to $23.7 million and 89 DSO by the end of Q1, despite quarterly revenue of less than $25 million. Here's what Edward Reich, Capstone EVP and CFO, had to say about the fiscal 2014 year end figures:
Receivables were $28 million at March 31st compared to $22 million at the end of the prior quarter and $18 million a year ago. DSO was 70 days for Q4 compared to 54 days in Q3, 46 days for the same period of last year. The increase in DSO for the fourth quarter of fiscal '14 was primarily due to the timing issues and we expect to return to more typical levels in Q1 of fiscal '15.
Clearly, the company continues to have "timing issues" and with collecting payments from its distributors. This would explain, in part, the need to raise additional capital through the equity dilution as well as an increase and amendment to its borrowing facility with Wells Fargo to $20 million, both of which occurred following the close of the fiscal year, and both of which will be used to fund increasing levels of accounts receivable. The amendment to the Wells agreement also extended the expiration out to 2017.
It wasn't all bad news at Capstone. Despite badly missing the revenue target, gross margin continued to improve. This was attributable to a combination of factors, including
- Price increases,
- Improvements in direct material costs,
- Lower royalty costs, and
- A shift in mix to larger units.
Backlog grew to a record $171.6 million, an increase of $22.7 million, or 15.2%. And revenue also grew to a new record of 133.1 million, $5.5 million or 4% over $127.6 million achieved last year.
Unfortunately, the $5.5 million and the 4% growth were the smallest increases since revenue declined in 2007, and well below the annual double digit growth rates achieved each year since then. And, as I pointed out in a previous article, if fiscal 2014 revenue had come in at the $148.9 million level, Capstone backlog would not have grown 15%.
... if the company had actually shipped product totaling $148.9 million rather than $133 million, there would be $16 million less in backlog. The "$22.7 million, or 15%" backlog growth cited by Jamison would have been under $7 million and closer to 5%.
What Lies Ahead
During the recent conference call, management statements were somewhat less bullish than in prior years when discussing FY 2015 and "guidance." For example, Reich stated:
We are cautiously optimistic that we will return to higher revenue growth rates in fiscal '15 given the positive momentum that we are seeing in Europe and the broad traction we're getting in a number of our other markets.
Let's hope so. Management reflected several times on the compound annual growth rate of 30% since 2007, and another year of low single digit growth won't do much for the share price. In response to a question, Jamison noted:
We closed the year with a highest backlog in company history. I think more importantly backlog is up 15% year-over-year which sets us up nicely for hopefully double-digit growth and strong double-digit growth going into fiscal '15.
In response to another question, Jamison later added:
... [I] hesitate giving short term guidance. We haven't fared it very well doing that. We'd much rather give you annual guidance. But I will say you could look at historical trends, Q1 is normally not our best quarter, Q2 usually build, Q3 is our strongest and Q4 is close to Q3 but margin rates usually slip a little bit. So I wouldn't expect a gain for us for Q1 but I do think our goal is going to be again year-over-year improvement on revenue, year-over-year improvement on margin and hold our expenses flat. For a total year our backlog's up 15%. We'd like to grow much faster than the 4% last year. So our goal to be solidly into double-digit growth for the year and again as I said put 400 to 500 basis points of margin improvement and keep our operating expenses flat.
While Jamison hasn't fared well at giving short-term guidance, he hasn't been very good at giving long-term guidance either. Anyway, in his concluding comments, Jamison added:
If you look at backlog a year ago you could see it was fairly flat over the previous year. We can see -- we saw that come out in revenue this year. Now with backlog being up 15% we hope to see the benefit of that increase.
Yes, investors saw that "come out in revenue this year," but the more important question that Jamison didn't answer is why he didn't know it would come out in 2014 and lower guidance. Or, whether 2015 "guidance" will also turn out to be too high.
The company is looking for continued margin improvement, and on an annual basis that should be relatively easy to achieve as the reduced royalty rate will be in place for the full year. It also expects that the hiring of Richard Lewis as a new VP in charge of operations will help the company reduce direct material costs. Lewis comes with a background in supply chain management.
The dilemma facing investors is the inability of the management team to forecast. During the year end 2013 conference call when discussing breakeven and margin, Jamison said:
We're still thinking high teens. We don't want to give specific guidance. The quarter is still in process. It really depends on if we get all of our slots filled and what the orders look like. But definitely we're talking about an EBITDA breakeven within the next couple of quarters, so that's around 21%, 21.5% at these revenue levels. So we should be somewhere, in the next 2 quarters, breaking the 20% barrier.
During this year's Q3 conference call on February 10th, Jamison said:
Obviously this is the best all around quarter [Q3] in the company history. We're very happy with the results; highest revenue, highest product revenue; gross margin in both dollars and percentage, record backlogs like we discussed, both in FPP and in product; a tremendous book-to-bill ratio of 1.4:1, average selling price is at the highest levels and strong cash, I mean our cash position is becoming more of a strength for us.
...So we still are maintaining our goals for Q4 -- as these are breakeven and a cash balance of $33 million to $36 million. So hopefully we can achieve those goals and have a great Q4 call.
Failure to achieve the expected results in Q4 triggered another equity dilution.
If management could not adequately predict what would happen two quarters out into the future at this time last year - or even seven weeks into the future last February - why should investors expect them to be getting any better at it? It seems reasonable that Capstone will continue to grow revenue, and that the company will eventually get to break-even.
The issue is that if management doesn't know when it will get to breakeven and stop burning cash, how can investors figure it out with much less information? Still, I see this as a long-term buy for the speculative portion of your portfolio if you can put the shares away for a couple of years and forget about them. For those that are more conservative, wait until the company actually turns the corner and stops burning through its cash balance. You may lose out on some of the potential appreciation, but at least you will be spared the disappointments of miss, after miss, after miss...
Disclosure: The author is long CPST. The author wrote this article themselves, and it expresses their own opinions. The author is not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). The author has no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: In addition to a long term investment in CPST, I also actively trade the shares.


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Artist of the Month: Jerome Anderson
By Geoff Belcher
Jul 11, 2014, 20:09
"Yellow Indian," acrylic on stretched canvas.
"Indian Boy."
The Sea Coast Echo's readers have selected Jerome Anderson as the inaugural Hancock County Artist of the Month.
Anderson, 58, is a native of New Orleans, but spent a lot of time in Waveland when he was growing up, and now lives there when he isn't in the Crescent City.
A fine artist/graphic designer by trade, Anderson has basically been a multi-media artist since he was three years old.
"My first art exhibit was when I was five years old," he said recently. "It was a one-man show, due to the volume of work created. Since there was never enough class work to last the entire class time, my teachers filled the day with art activities."
Anderson studied Fine Art at Xavier University of New Orleans and Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). He received the Certificate of Excellence from the Advertising Club of New Orleans - Student Division, an Award of Excellence from SUNO Art Department and earned a Fine Arts Degree at SUNO with a concentration in Graphic Design. While privately working as a graphic designer, photographer and fine artist, he maintains a 9-5 job in the printing and image processing business.
Throughout grade school and college, he participated in art programs and exhibits. Early on he exhibited at schools, The Children's Film Festival, various galleries in the French Quarter, New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture and History (NOAAM), at a series of Venezuelan Consulate exhibits, and Ashe Cultural Arts Center in New Orleans; also created a mural for the Restore The Oaks public art in New Orleans.
His preferred mediums are acrylic paint, charcoal, graphite and pen & ink, but he also exhibits his photographs, most recently at the Hancock County Courthouse and Waveland City Hall Gallery.
His art is characterized by vivid colors and rich detail. While many painters concentrate either on portraits or landscapes, Anderson integrates them equally.
"I do a lot of figures," Anderson said. "I like to capture people's expressions. I like scenery. I really like colors, in the skies, in the trees.
"I'm constantly creating, whether I'm putting it down on a surface or not, I'm thinking about the images I see ... and I try to capture that on my canvas. ... I try to transmit the way I feel about stuff to other people, and that makes me happy, when someone can look at my work and instantly understand what I was going for.
"Right now, I have a focus on Mardi Gras Indians. I paint the images of the Indians, but I can't even come close to the amount of detail they put into their outfits."
While New Orleans' rich cultural heritage informs a great deal of his work, Anderson says he's most comfortable living and working in Waveland.
"I feel like I'm in a community with the artists here," he said. "It's not like that everywhere. ... It's more like a competition in New Orleans. In Waveland, it's a community."
For more information, Anderson can be reached at 504-715-5115 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A nod to party spirit in the summertime, fun album 'Euphoria' is promised to keep people bobbing their head with VIP guests from the likes of Akon, Usher and Pitbull.
A son of Latin pop veteran Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias made a name in music industry with his own hard work, not taking advantage of his father's big name. To date, he has sold 40 million albums in a little over a decade, becoming one of the most successful artists in the history of popular music.
Three years after busting the charts with "Insomniac", now Enrique brings "Euphoria" in a star-studded affair featuring additional guest appearances by Usher, Akon and Nicole Scherzinger. "[It] is like nothing I've ever done before. It taps into so many different styles of music - it's been really exciting for me to experiment and explore new territory," he promised.
As a kick-off, fist-pumping single "I Like It" which features Pitbull is offered to bring a rush of blood to the dance floor. From being set to be the club anthem with its infectious uplifting beat, the song spreads its wings to small screen, serving as theme song for MTV's hit reality show "Jersey Shore". Most importantly, it becomes one of his chart-busting singles by currently sitting at No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100.
Enrique's first album to feature songs in both Spanish and English, "Euphoria" is the perfect name for a collection of songs all about setting all the problems aside and having some fun. Also, the album clearly is a way for him to celebrate his renowned status. With its seductive pop, driving hip-hop beats and heart of pure passion, it additionally becomes his most diverse, eclectic collection to date. The effort has hit United States since July 6.


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Also, a small loaf of sour bread sells for a shilling at the humpy aforementioned.
Pete stared as he recognised humpy Dee and five other partners in the raid.
There's a sort of dell down here in front of us, where the ground seems all hilly and humpy and hummocky.
humpy gave his mouth a slap, as if to shut it, and the settler turned to Nic.
I take it," said humpy Harlow, "because it is such strange weather that one does not know what to do.
When humpy heard this, his eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation.
It was all a feint on the part of humpy to gain time and carry out his plan.
humpy paid the money, and hurried to the house, anxious to make his experiment.
Almost on the verge of the steep-to wall of rock was a large and regularly built "humpy," in which Douglas Fraser and Kate lived.
"He'll kill me if he ever gets hold of me," said humpy, shuddering.
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When men are mentioned in conversations about domestic violence and other forms of abuse at women's shelters, it's often in the context of how much blame they should carry. But one organization in Toronto is making a point of giving men an active part in the process of recovery.
Ernestine's Women Shelter is inviting men to participate in its candlelight vigil to mark Thursday's anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre, when 14 women were killed by a gunman. The shelter has also launched a new fundraising campaign that asks women to highlight male role models in their lives. The strategy represents a major change that's trickling through women's shelters across the country: the idea that in order to help prevent violence against women, men need to be involved.
"I see a real shift," said Jill Cunningham, co-director of Ernestine's. "Men need to be engaged as part of the solutions."
The exclusion of men from women's shelters was based on good intentions. Women escaping violence need a safe place to stay and many may be uncomfortable in the presence of men, according to Peter Jaffe, academic director of the Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children.
But keeping men out of the discussion can foster divisiveness, ignorance of the issues and even animosity toward shelters and other groups dedicated to the prevention of violence against women. And men have often felt unsure of how to get involved in the discussion or whether they even should, said Todd Minerson, executive director of White Ribbon, a men's organization working to stop violence against women.
"Sterotypes have played a role," Minerson said. "I think also … men haven't stepped up in a meaningful way as well. There's been a legitimate skepticism from women's groups throughout the years."
Now, that appears to be changing. More organizations are welcoming men into their programs, community outreach initiatives and even staff positions and are adopting the attitude that both sexes have a major role to play in addressing underlying causes of violence. It's a significant move, given that many women fleeing violence are fearful of men, but is important because men have much to contribute to helping end violence against women, according to Cunningham and other experts in the field.
Many of the programs engaging men are challenging the notion that masculinity is tied to power, strength and control over a woman. They also encourage men to speak up if they may suspect a friend is being violent or abusive.
Ernestine's has launched a fundraising campaign called "10 Great Men" that allows women to honour 10 men who are role models in their lives. The hope is that the project starts a conversation among men about violence against women.
Last week, White Ribbon announced it was the organization behind a provocative campaign called "Be a Man," designed to change conventional ideas about manhood. The group placed posters around the Toronto area emblazoned with phrases like "Stop acting gay" and "Feelings are for chicks," which included the web address of the campaign. White Ribbon is hoping to challenge the idea that "real" men don't cry and that it's acceptable to solve problems using violence.
Minerson also said he's seen "an incredible change" in the past few years and now receives a "flood of requests" from women's organizations to work together.
"This has been, in my view, a really critically missing piece of the puzzle in the last 10 to 15 years," said Minerson.
Last year, the B.C. Lions launched a project called "Be More Than a Bystander," which targets witnesses of violence against women, urging them to speak up.
"Obviously, if a majority of these violent crimes are committed by men, it's important that men who do not perpetrate violence against women speak up," said Jamie Taras, director of community relations for the B.C. Lions. The project includes educational workshops about gender-based violence, which are facilitated by B.C. Lions players.
The federal government provided funding for the project and, earlier this fall, issued a call for proposals for similar projects that engage men and boys in the process of ending gender violence.
The Battered Women's Support Services in Vancouver created "The Violence Stops Here – Men Ending Violence" initiative last year, involving online and social media campaigns.
But the increasing inclusion of men is not without controversy. Angela Marie MacDougall, executive director of Battered Women's Support Services, said that initiatives created by male-dominated organizations, such as the B.C. Lions and White Ribbon, could do more harm than good, because they aren't formally involved with women's groups. She described the phenomenon as "careerism," suggesting that male-sponsored efforts are succeeding at the expense of women's groups.
"Because of how our society is structured, they get a lot of notoriety and it's very lucrative," she said. "Those of us that have been doing the work for years are rubbing two nickels together."
Taras with the B.C. Lions noted that "Be More Than a Bystander" is a partnership with the Ending Violence Association of B.C., adding that negative attitudes toward male involvement aren't helpful.
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Kevin Federline sets the record straight
Kevin Federline has broken his silence. The dancer, appearing on Los Angeles radio host Ryan Seacrest's show yesterday, told Seacrest that everything is "wonderful" between he and Britney Spears. He then punched Seacrest in the nuts and challenged him to a dance-off, calling him "Ryan Seabitch." (note: just because I made that last part up doesn't mean it never happened).
When Seacrest asked if he was kicked out of the home he shares with Spears, Federline replied, "No way," and later laughed when Seacrest asked, "What about the divorce reports?" He also denied reports his Ferrari had been repossessed, saying it was simply being taken into a local garage for repairs. He also laughed off reports that he and his wife were planning to have a second baby. He said, "Nah, not right now, we're gonna wait."
Some questions I wish that Seacrest would have asked: "Kevin, why are you such a douchebag?" or "People often say to me 'Ryan, that Kevin Federline is a total douchebag'. Can you explain that?" or "I was watching this documentary on douchebags the other day, and you were featured prominently. In fact, I believe it was called 'Kevin Federline: profile of a douchebag' – what's that all about?"


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Ethnic restaurants provide a taste of variety for everyone not lucky enough to travel frequently or secretly live in the United Nations food court. Have a far-flung feast with this Groupon.
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The dinner menu opens with hot and cold mezze, or Mediterranean small plates, such as stuffed grape leaves ($6.45), spinach pies with accents of feta and pine nuts ($6.45), and calamari with Mandaloun dipping sauce ($8.45). Traditional entrees include kafta khosh-khash, which features charcoal-grilled kebabs of minced lamb on a bed of spicy tomato sauce ($14.95).
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Like the Phoenician traders who set out from Lebanese ports in ancient times, the Barakat family has voyaged far and wide, spreading culinary excellence across three continents since the 1930s. Founded in 2008 by Pierre Barakat, Mandaloun Mediterranean Cuisine is the latest outpost of a dynasty that includes UK restaurants run by Pierre's nephews and his father John's original eatery back in Lebanon. Family tradition finds expression in recipes honed over decades, guiding chefs as they transform fresh ingredients into Mediterranean classics from veg-friendly falafel to meaty shawarma and kebabs. Sunlight glints off outdoor tables in front during the day, and belly dancers maze between white-linen-topped tables inside on some weekend nights.


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I had previously applied the linux "patch-2.4.4" to a 2.4.3-xfs tree and examined the rejects comparing it to the recent patch "linux-2.4.4-xfs-TEST.patch" The "unsigned char s_posix_acl_flag" in "struct super_block" in "include/linux/fs.h" is between two longs "s_flags" and "s_magic" this produces the worst packing of a structure is it intended to be in the same cache line or some other reason? tucking it after "unsigned char s_dirt" would have a better packing, I think. The "unsigned long block[]" and "ulong block[]" declarations are back in "drivers/md/lvm-snap.c" "lvm_snapshot_COW" and "lvm_write_COW_table_block" was it intended to return to local arrays? The b_dev vs b_rdev in drivers/md/lvm.c 1111 "MINOR(bh->b_rdev) and 1140 "kdevname(bh->b_rdev)" also have disapeared Jens Axboe's comment about destroyed stacking devices made me leery in this section. There also were files that may have been left over "merge#conflicts" and "fs/iobuf.2.4.4.c"
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Looks like we won't have Regis Philbin around to get us through the holidays. The 78-year-old talk show host announced on his show (from Vegas) this morning that he will undergo hip replacement surgery next Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Philbin hurt his hip several months ago when he slipped off the podium while taping a segment for the Who Wants to be a Millionaire primetime special. He has been complaining about hip pain on Live with Regis and Kelly ever since. But don't worry; he plans to return to the show in early 2010 after the requisite four-to-six weeks of healing time.
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Another week. Another example of a high school kid doing something to incite a college rivalry.
Florida commitment James Hearns participated this weekend for a 7-0n-7 camp on the Florida State campus.
With his team on the way to winning the competition, Hearns mocked an opposing quarterback with a Gator chomp after a sack.
Hearns was ejected and asked to leave the camp for what was his second taunting incident during of the game.
Making the situation more interesting is that he plays linebacker at Lincoln (Tallahassee) linebacker so he should get plenty of reaction to his antics at home.
Hearns, who is rated as the No. 174 overall prospect by Rivals.com, posted the news of his ejection Saturday on Twitter.
"I just got ejected for throwing up the gator chomp at Fsu camp"
It naturally sparked reaction from both sides on the social media site.
Hearns downplayed the incident later in the day.
"It wasn't that big of a deal to me... We won the whole camp and that's all that matters"
I didnt want none of this to happen... Relax people.. It's not that big of a deal
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CSExtra – Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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Tuesday's CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Russia loses a Proton rocket moments after the booster lifts off with three GLONASS navigation satellites. Meanwhile, India launches the first spacecraft of an eventual independent regional global positioning system satellite network. In the U. S., investors rally to shape the future of space exploration. Essays, one focused on commercial CubeSats, the other on space financial transactions, explore the rally theme from different perspectives. United Launch Alliance scores a major launch services contract. Space Center Houston, the visitor and educational arm of NASA's Johnson Space Center, asks Texans for help in naming its shuttle/Shuttle Carrier Aircraft display. July skies hold promise for stargazers.
1. From Spaceflightnow.com: A Russian Proton rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation satellites crashed overnight, moments after lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Russian Federal Space Agency quickly initiates an investigation.
A. From Aviation Week & Space Technology: A Russian Proton rocket veers off course, triggering a fiery crash in the Kazakh desert.
2. From Space News: On Monday, India successfully launches the first satellite of an eventual independent seven spacecraft regional Global Positioning System navigation system. India's operational target is 2015.
3. From USA Today: In the U. S, the investor spirit takes on space exploration. "America's manned space-exploration program has already been privatized, and there's no going back," according to the newspaper's assessment.
4. From The Space Review: Essays examine the prospects for two new commercial space markets, one grounded another perhaps not so much.
A. In "Smallsat constellations: the killer app?" TSR editor Jeff Foust assesses the commercial promise of two small satellite companies, PlanetLabs and Skybox Imagery. The California-based startups have attracted venture capital backing to launch fleets of small Earth imaging satellites. Will a demand for "rapid turnaround" photos of the Earth provide a commercial CubeSat breakthrough?
B. In "Conflating space exploration and commercialization: coverage of PayPal's announcement," political scientist John Hickman finds more novelty than substance in a June announcement that PayPal will pioneer a means of facilitating financial transactions for those headed to space as tourists and colonists.
5. From Spaceflightnow.com: United Launch Alliance wins new contracts from the U. S. Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office for Delta and Atlas rockets.
6. From Collectspace.com: Space Center Houston, the visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center, will sponsor a name the shuttle contest, starting July 4. NASA's retired shuttle orbiters, Atlantis, Endeavour, Discovery and Enterprise found public display venues in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Los Angeles, suburban Washington and New York City. Houston's signature display will feature a shuttle mock up atop a NASA Boeing 747 "Shuttle Carrier Aircraft." The contest promises to provide the display with a name that suggests a "can do" spirit.
7. From Space.com: There's plenty for sky watchers to observe in the nighttime skies of July.
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If you've got a spare 4 minutes to watch clouds spinning around the Earth, take a look at this cool video (below) of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season from NOAA. The first tropical system doesn't appear until about 0:45 (Arlene over the Gulf) so don't think you're going batty when you're not seeing the storms, which are conveniently labeled.
Hurricane Irene, the year's most destructive storm, roars up the East Coast from about 2:10 to 2:20. Irene killed 55 people in the Caribbean and the USA, and accounted for the bulk of this season's damage, more than $10 billion.
Over the USA, it's fascinating to watch summertime thunderstorm complexes explode over the northern Plains, Midwest and Northeast. Also, the persistent lack of clouds and storms over Texas shows the cause of the devastating drought across the southern Plains, as most of the summer rainstorms bypass the region to the north.
The six-month hurricane season officially ends Wednesday.
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Big Ten Conference Announces Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Oct. 18, 2010
Big Ten Women's Soccer Weekly Release
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference has announced its women's soccer Players of the Week with Michigan's Clare Stachel, Michigan State's Jill Flietstra and Ohio State's Rachel Middleman earning recognition. Stachel garners Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Flietstra earns Defensive Player of the Week and Middleman reels in Freshman of the Week accolades.
Offensive Player of the Week
Michigan's Clare Stachel scored the game-winning goal in back-to-back contests over the weekend to lead the Wolverines to their first conference wins of the season and earn her first career weekly honor. Stachel netted the first game-winner of her career in the 83rd minute of Michigan's contest against Purdue on Thursday, solidifying a 2-1 win. She followed with a goal five minutes into the second half against Indiana on Sunday to give the Wolverines their second goal in a 2-1 victory. The goals were the first of Stachel's season.
Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Jackie Carron (Sept. 7, 2009)
Defensive Player of the Week
Michigan State goalkeeper Jill Flietstra posted back-to-back shutouts over the weekend, extending her shutout streak to five matches en route to her third Defensive Player of the Week accolade of the season. Flietstra notched six saves against Oakland in a 2-0 Michigan State win on Thursday before making another six stops in a 1-0 defeat of Northwestern on Sunday. The Spartan keeper has kept opponents out of the net for her last 540:28 in goal and has allowed just one goal since Sept. 5.
Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Jill Flietstra (Oct. 4, 2010)
Freshman of the Week
Rachel Middleman earns her second nod for Freshman of the Week after helping Ohio State to two wins against Big Ten opponents over the weekend. The Buckeye goalkeeper recorded three saves against Wisconsin in her sixth shutout of the season, a 1-0 Ohio State win. She then made one save and allowed a goal in Ohio State's 2-1 overtime win over No. 15 Minnesota on Sunday, improving her record in goal to 11-0 this season.
Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Rachel Middleman (Sept. 6, 2010)
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Get in the Halloween spirit and plan this spooky yet sophisticated party. Follow these fun tips in decorating your party space for your glam theme Halloween party.
Get in the Halloween spirit and plan this spooky yet sophisticated party. Follow these fun tips in decorating your party space for your glam theme Halloween party.
When I saw the Chandelier Web invitation over at Pear Tree Greetings, I knew I had to have it for the girl's Bunco night Halloween party I was planning.
This glam, sophisticated invitation is a far cry from the cheesy monsters and monotonous witches we see on party store shelves.
I loved the elegance of the black and white invitation and added just a touch of bright purple throughout my space for an extra little pop of glam.
Black and white toile print was used throughout the decorating scheme. I wrapped the Bunco prizes in a toile print paper and tied them with a glittery purple ribbon.
The plates, runners and napkins continued to echo the elegance of black and white toile. To mimic the chandelier on the invitation, we created some chandelier prisms to add to the party decor, as well as a few unexpected glitzy spiders.
Getting together to play Bunco with the girls is really just an excuse for an evening out to chat, laugh, eat and enjoy friendships. I decorated each of the card tables with little black evening bags. Add a few purple silk flowers and you have a great centerpiece for the table.
Some sparkly purple spiders were clipped to the purse for a little Halloween "eek" and the Bunco Score cards were stamped with spiders and then mounted on a decorative black and silver paper.
Warm chicken appetizers, a variety of cheeses and grapes, chocolates, and blueberry cupcakes were settled on the dining room buffet so guests could help themselves.
With inspiration from my Chandelier Web invitation, I decorated the buffet with a bit of glamour, some sparkle, and for the "eek factor," some big scary spiders.
My plain purple candles got all dressed up for the party, too. Jewels from the craft store were strung together to replicate a chandelier prism and were then tied to the candles with black organza ribbon.
It's easy to transform a candle to fit the party theme and is an inexpensive way to decorate.
There's something a bit glamorous about a pretty glass jar filled with chocolates. But beware! We added a big... black...sparkly spider to create a little scare!
A ceramic white pumpkin got a splash of color and a little glam with the addition of a black and white polka dot ribbon and some silk flowers tied to the stem. Attaching a little glittered sprig of silver leaves gave it the elegant look we wanted.
Look around your house for containers that may have a dual-purpose. This square black vase was perfect for holding the utensils.
We wrapped the forks and spoons in a black and white toile print napkin and then tied them up with a glitzy purple ribbon.
A tiered stand of cupcakes can make the perfect centerpiece for your buffet. It's a fun, colorful, and of course, yummy, edible centerpiece. We added some cute toppers with that same spider we met on the Pear Tree invitation.
I'm not sure if this spider was invited to the party, but she showed up anyway. The Halloween section at the craft store had lots of inexpensive items to add to our Halloween glam decor.
We suspended this web above the buffet table and the spider, dressed in her party-best kept watch over things all night long.
Bottles of French soda got in the party spirit with a simple band of decorative paper adhered around the middle. The spider web print complimented the graphics on the Chandelier Web invites that we sent out. What a quick and easy way to add a little more decor to your themed table.
For a party favor for our guests, we crafted little black purses from decorative paper and small paper sacks. We filled them full of gourmet chocolates, added a satin ribbon handle, and a little jeweled brad to the front. They fit our inspired theme perfectly and were a great decoration on the buffet table.
This idea was sponsored by Pear Tree Greetings.
Jennifer Kelly Geddes has hosted Christmas cookie swaps, New Year's open houses, Thanksgiving for 22, and all manner of dinner parties in her Manhattan and Ghent, NY homes.Read More »


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Diwakar Pokhriyal
The Epic Battles - Poem by Diwakar Pokhriyal
Thunderous wet roars,
Carcass of humanity,
The epic battles,
The battle of good against bad,
Enormous faith throttling life,
Never-ending phantom strife,
Laughing on faith being glad,
The bleeding hope of souls,
Evil accumulating greed,
Castle of insanely hopeless deed,
Proud over tiny goals,
Those were the battles of truth and lie,
Battles of ruthlessness and compassion,
Battles of duty and aimless aggression
Shook the world and burned the sky,
Cried hope,
Mother Earth
Proud killed brilliance,
Greed created a misdeed,
Sky shivered gutsy lightning,
A warrior of ethics stepped,
To enlighten sleeping Mother earth
And righteousness killed inhumane Ego,
On the other side,
An apparent display of energy,
When a Goddess killed a demon,
Reflecting the power of a women creating synergy,
The equality of sexes at sacred moments,
At different testing times,
Epic battle won by both,
Relieving earth from envious clouds of crimes,
This is a day of sacredness,
Hinged on righteousness,
Enlightening human souls,
Energy of synergy,
Protecting faith and truth,
Incarnation of Holy Spirit,
Clearing every misdeed,
Blessing to whole earth,
Astutely and courageously showered,
The day of astonishing magic when,
Twilight turned dawn,
Leaving every soul shocked,
Enlightening belief in truth and righteousness,
Showcasing power of right and purity
Poet's Notes about The Poem
The day on which this piece was written - Dusshera
This poem on two mythological stories - 1) Ramayana: when Lord Shri Rama Killed Ravana 2) When Goddess Durga killed daemon Mahisasur.
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I subscribe to a number of scientific periodicals. Reading them doesn't make me smarter. Quite the contrary. Most of the time I have no idea what they're talking about.
But occasionally these periodicals make me think. And as anyone forced to associate with me will tell you, nothing good can come from that.
In the March issue (yeah, I know it's still February) of Discover magazine is an article by Steven Kotler on how human beings are continuing to evolve but now at a fantastically accelerated rate.
When people think about evolution, we tend to focus on appearances. For example, man went from a slope-shouldered, supra-orbital browed creature named Oog, to the more (even if only slightly) alert and articulate guy we know today as Brad.
If human beings were continuing to evolve along that model, then we'd have to factor in things like our addiction to computer and TV screens. In another 1,000 years our eyes should be closer together again, and we'll have bicep-size muscles in our thumbs.
Ten thousand years of immediate gratification and our careers and long-term relationships will be measured by days instead of lifetimes.
But as Kotler points out, the current form of human evolution is much more subtle than that. And we're doing it on purpose.
When human beings first emerged 200,000 years ago, our lifespan was just 20 years. By 1900 thanks to cleaner water, better nutrition, pasteurization, etc. the human lifespan had more than doubled to 44 years.
Here's the cool part: In just the past 100 years, our longevity has nearly doubled again. At 80 years we're living four times as long as our ancient ancestors.
This prolonged lifespan is all thanks to our ability to think up ways to make ourselves safer, ironically while simultaneously inventing world-obliterating %#@$ such as nuclear weapons.
If the current rate of longevity continues, in another 50 years we'll be living to the ripe old age of … um … hell, I don't know. Round it off to 300.
We'll be doing this by the newest technology of all the ability to tinker with our own genetics. It won't be long before we're fixing everything that's wrong with us by stopping it from happening in the first place.
Even better, we'll be able to shop for our babies. Not the actual babies … well, OK, the actual babies. You'll be able to order (probably online) eyes, hair, skin tone and even mental acuity for your baby.
While this sounds great, it isn't. Unlike natural selection, better is a relative term to human beings. When left to our own devices (as opposed to nature's) we've never gotten anything entirely right.
Hey, it's one thing for a normal person to order up a healthy baby with dimples and a great smile, and another thing for a Hollywood celebrity to do it. The last thing we need are babies equal part Goth, rapper and purple ferret.
But it's the longevity part that scares me the most. I can't imagine why anyone in his right mind would want to live to be 500 years old.
Maybe that's the problem. In 200,000 years, we've never been entirely in our right minds.
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The outcome was an attempt to combine in one party organized labor, organized agriculture, and believers in the single tax.
Anyhow, he is led to approve the French doctrine of the single tax.
Outside of New York the political labor movement was not associated either with the single tax or any other "ism."
The only proposed and the only possible alternative systems are Socialism and the single tax.
A single tax on land would be better than the present system of taxation.
As in the matter of monopoly, however, so here, single tax advocates are chargeable with a certain amount of overstatement.
The single tax would not fall on all land, but only on valuable land, and on that in proportion to its value.
Rent might be terminated through the single tax, but interest could not be abolished by any mere legal prohibition.
He then said he had never taken a single tax from the Arabs, and would gladly relinquish his intention to do so.
For the first time he heard of socialism, anarchism, and single tax, and learned that there were warring social philosophies.


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Chinese Herbs
China has a long and ancient history exploring its indigenous substances for their healing and medicinal properties. Shen Nong, one of China's three most ancient yellow emperors, known as the Divine Farmer or Divine Healer, was said to have lived 5,000 years ago. He was credited with writing the "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing" , an herbal pharmacopoeia which classified 365 medicinal ingredients, hundreds of which he personally tasted, classified and graded for their effects.
Since that time onwards China has culled its medicinal ingredients from plants, animals and minerals of the earth. Today, Chinese Medicine draws from a pharmacopoeia of over 2,000 substances many of which have been researched thoroughly in relation to their clinical uses, pharmacology and interactions. They are still divided into the traditional three categories according to effect and toxicity. High grade or food grade medicinals (predominantly plants but also some animal products) were considered to be superior because they are non-toxic and can be used for extended periods of time with ongoing activity. Many of these medicinal grade substances are tonics intended for long term use and which in many cases fluctuate adaptogenically according to the bodies needs. The two lesser grades of medicinals were used to control disorders of a more acute nature and were countered with other ingredients or processing to minimize toxicity.
Unlike western herbal therapy which is more single herb based, Chinese herbal medicine usually combines medicinal ingredients in formulations to balance and facilitate healing from a particularly individualized perspective aiming effect at patterns of imbalance more than disease. This is considered treating both the "root and branch" of a problem. That is to say the symptom and what Chinese medicine considers to be the cause of the disorder are treated in most cases simultaneously. This symptomatically resolutive practice differs from the more symptomatically suppressive style of allopathic drug therapy a great deal. However in some cases integration of herbs and drugs is necessary with the advantages of both producing the best result. Chinese medicinal therapy by itself should be free of side effect and beneficial at any stage of almost any problem. It can be used as the primary therapy for many disorders or in conjunction with acupuncture and other therapies.
Chinese medicinals can be administered in a variety of forms and ways. One of the oldest formats which is still considered the best and strongest way to take herbs is in a water decoction or what the Chinese call "Tang yao"- soup medicine. This process requires a boiling preparation and is best due to its potency and specificity allowing the practitioner to customize ingredients and dosage ( for more specific instructions, please see our herb cooking info sheet). Medicinal wines and tinctures also have a long history and are used for many tonic herb and medicinal preparations due to their long lasting nature and potency. More modern methods of taking herbs are in a pill or powder format including the well known Chinese "patent" herbs which are standardized formulas made into a pill or capsule by a pharmacy. Your practitioner will decide which style of herbal usage is best for you based on need and compliance.
We at Turtle Dragon are dedicated to maintaining a high standard of quality in our products and raw medicinals . We are proud to offer you one of the most comprehensive herbal apothecaries in central Texas to meet your needs. The use of herbal medicine drastically enhances your treatment effect and broadens the scope of treatment for your therapist. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the necessity and type of herbal therapy you may require.


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TOP STORY >> Airstrip had a key role in WWI
Leader staff writer
Across from the Lonoke Cemetery is the Lonoke Golf Course, but before it was a golf course, it was Eberts Field, which served as an aviation-training field during World War I.
Lonoke County managed to outbid Pulaski County, offering rent-free 960 acres with a railroad spur connecting the field to Rock Island Railroad track. The U.S. government in November 1917 accepted the offer and the first cadets and soldiers arrived in spring 1918.
According to an article in Southern Historical News by Sherill Miller, executive director of the Lonoke County Museum, plans for the land called for 50 buildings. This would include 12 hangars with six planes each and barracks for 1,082 officers and students.
Instructors used the Lonoke Cemetery as a reminder of where cadets would end up if they made mistakes while flying. The training school had a no-fatality record.
It ranked second among aviation training fields maintained by the U.S. government. It was not uncommon to see hundreds of planes in formation over the field between March 1918 and March 1919.
Cadets trained in Curtis JN-4D planes, called the Flying Jenny. A second landing strip was located at DeValls Bluff for landing practice.
Despite the no-fatality record, there were some crashes mentioned in the local news. In May 1918, a flier landed on a mule attached to a scraper, killing the mule. In the same month, a plane landed on a steam roller.
In March 1919, Lt. F.G. Watson, with a cadet passenger, overturned near England High School while attempting a landing.
Also in March, a pilot ran out of gas near Cabot and got lost. A Cabot soldier visiting home offered to lead the way back to Eberts Field. The engine died and the plane landed in Jacks Bayou near Lonoke.
All involved in the crashes, except for the mule, survived with little or no injury.
Some notable moments at Eberts included pilots entertaining around 4,000 people on Washingtons Birthday in 1919 with stunts.
The Arkansas Gazette was the first newspaper delivered by plane in Arkansas. Lt. C.E. Johnson of Eberts Field delivered 300 papers to Lonoke on June 18, 1919, to display the possibilities of aviation, according to the article, Eberts Training Field on www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net.
In December of 1919, 72 buildings at the field were sold for $30,000 to Lynch Creekmore of Fort Smith with the Lesser-Goldman Cotton Co. of St. Louis. The buildings were moved to various locations and used for cotton warehouses.
The total cost of the field was $1,815,940.
The war ended on Nov. 11, 1918, before the first class graduated from the school.
In January 1919, discharge orders were given and by March, only 65 men remained at Eberts.
The field was named for Capt. Melchior McEwen Eberts, a West Point graduate. Ebert was an early Arkansas aviator.
He was killed during an exhibition flight at Columbus, N.M., on May 15, 1917 at the age of 28.
Since its closure, the field has served as a glider school, landing strip and is now the Lonoke Golf Course.
A marker with a brief history of Eberts Field was placed where the field had been during the Arkansas Sesquicentennial celebration.
The Lonoke County Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.
For more information, call 676-6750.
Visit the Web site at www.lonokecomuseum.com.


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It's not fun though.
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Fox Therapy Center, PLLC is a family owned and operated speech and occupational therapy center. We love serving the community in which we also reside!
Below is our Mission Statement:
Fox Therapy Center, PLLC
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide the highest quality care and services to our patients and their families in a fun, engaging and positive environment. Fox Therapy Center, PLLC is also committed to maintaining excellence, respect, and integrity in all aspects of our operations and in our professional and business conduct.
We strive to reflect the highest ethical and professional standards in our relationships
with our patients, their families, other providers, and our staff members.
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Was the destruction of British industry in the 1970's and 1980's inevitable?
Was the destruction of British industry in the 1970's and 1980's inevitable? was there any way in which British industry could of been reformed in such a way as to save the industry or was it inevitable that it had to wither away? Is the blame for this primarily on Mrs Thatcher or do her predecessors bare some responsibility for what happened as well?
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The reform of British industry could of saved it from total destruction.
British industry could have been saved if it had undergone a thorough reform and re-organisation, looking to our European counterparts and how they run their industries focusing on the numbers employed in industries and individual factories, the size and location of factories, modern technologies and the quality of the items produced. This would sit alongside the refocusing of the relationship between the government and industry, in particular the need to nationalise vast swaths of industry such as the car industry, steel and iron industry, shipbuilding and aerospace. We should of focused instead on leaving industry under private control and exerting government influence through better regulation and financial support instead of nationalisation. This would of had the effect of allowing businessmen to run the companies on a profit and at a competitive edge, which the post war nationalised industries plainly didn't. Finally government should not have focused on backing one industry over another which too often represented how government played a part in industry during the post war period , instead they should have supported all industry in the ways I outlined above.
The taming of Trade Union power earlier could of allowed serious reforms to take place
If the trade Unions had been tamed earlier as outlined for instance in Barbara Castle a Place in Strife then there would of been greater opportunity to carry out radical reform of industries and face down the quite virulent hostility that faced attempts to reform before the Thatcher Trade Union legislation in the 1980's. The ability to carry out serious reform which would of involved job losses and the closure of factories would of been impossible in the 1960's and 1970's without major strikes that would of forced the government to compromise.
Industry should of remained in the private sector and nationalisation of industry should of been a measure of last resort.
The nationalisation of industry should of only been used as a last resort and indeed only when all other opportunities were seen to not of worked, this would still of involved the respective industry being put back into the private sector as soon as it was deemed necessary. The government of the day and indeed the governments in the 1960's and 1970's ran nationalised industries in an inefficient and bureaucratic manner that focused securing full employment and not on running a competitive and profit making business producing good quality goods for a mass market. By running industry as I outlined earlier as private companies and profit making, rather than nationalised but with government regulating and financing in a way that still gave the government a interventionist role but focused on backing all industry and not a select few could of seen British industry saved and become a competitive and profitable sector. Finally by still allowing the government a interventionist role in British industry would of meant that the government of the day could of encouraged companies to merge or join together if one or the other was failing or wished to join forces to allow it a better chance against bigger UK companies or international companies. This practice of encouraging companies to merge was something that the both the post-war governments did and the inter-war governments, these mergers ranged from the big four railway companies in 1923 to the British Aircraft Corporation in 1960 amongst others.
Surviving reformed British industry could of played a important role in the UK economy
A surviving British industrial sector could of played a important role in the UK economy and could of acted as a counterweight to the rise of the financial sector in our economic system. With a vibrant, competitive and modern industrial sector the many areas that previously made up British industry such the the car industry, steel and iron, shipbuilding, aircraft building, trains, coal and many more could of still been with us and indeed on a scale that matched their previous importance on the UK economy. With a different approach to industry and the reforms that I outlined earlier industry wouldn't of had to die a painful and disastrous death.
The UK government could of gained a stake in companies of major importance to the UK economy
The UK government could of gained or kept shares in industry that it transfered into the private sector or which already sat in the private sector. This could of been used in major industries of high importance to the UK economy and to the government, such industries would include defence industries such as aerospace and shipbuilding, coal industry and others. This would of allowed the government o have a say in the direction in the company and to ensure that is was remaining a competitve and profitable business, stepping in with financial support or loans when it was in need or assiting in a merger or tie-up with other companies.
Any industry owned by the state should of been run at arms length and by business expert
Any industry owned by the state should of been run at arms length with limited government interference and by expert businessman or women who would of been tasked with making the company a profitable and competitive enterprise pruducing good quality materials or products.
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An antique glass plate featuring a wheat sheaf on the interior. Around the tiny scalloped rim we see a slight hobnail pattern and the words 'Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread'. Under the hobnail pattern is a log pattern encircling the sheaf.
Manufactured by Campbell Jones & Company this dates to c. 1877. The pattern name is Dew Drop or appropriately, Sheaf of Wheat.
Measuring 11" in diameter we find just a bit of scratching on this lovely glass plate. It is in excellent antique condition.
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Linguine Primavera With Creamy Cashew Sauce
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb whole wheat linguine
- 1 1⁄2 lbs asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 small zucchini, cut into half circles
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 cups grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 6 scallions, finely minced
- 1⁄4 cup fresh basil, minced
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, minced
- black pepper
- parmesan cheese
Directions See How It's Made
- Cook linguine in large pot of lightly salted boiling water, stirring occasionally, according to package directions. After 7 minutes, add asparagus and zucchini. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until pasta is al dente and vegetables are tender, 5-7 minutes. Drain well and return to pot.
- Meanwhile, put cashews, onion powder and salt in blender and pulverize. Add milk and blend until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- Add cashew mixture, tomatoes, scallions, basil, parsley, salt and pepper to pasta mixture. Sprinkle with cheese as desired. Toss gently to combine, and heat over low, stirring frequently until hot.


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I wish you a very cultural year!


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September 9, 2004
1:30-3:00 pm
428 Library
Present: Beth Woodard, Susie Duncan, Joe Zumalt, Lisa Hinchliffe, Zoe Revell, John Weible
Absent: Tom Teper, Diana Walter, Cindy Kelly, Lisa Hinchliffe, Sue Searing, Michael Norman,
1. The committee reviewed training completed this year, and progress on the training schedule for this year. Conflict Management sessions are still pending, but we're looking at December, May, and July.
2. Topics for the once a month training sessions for the GA's were discussed. Some ideas were reporting bad records in the online catalog, services in the phone center, and dealing with patron behaviors.
3. Choosing participants for T4B training—schedule not out yet—so we'll wait until it is available to discuss.
4. Spring GA training was confirmed for the week of January 10th, with library-wide sessions starting on Monday afternoon and online catalog sessions on Tuesday.
5. Other methods of doing needs assessment besides the library-wide survey were discussed. Some ideas included interviewing unit heads via focus groups in divisions, some staff focus groups, and follow up email surveys for GA training. Joe Zumalt suggested having an open training forum to discuss needs. Finding an appropriate room would be important.
6. The Lincoln Trails calendar of events was reviewed. Only blogging, diversity, and Paul Healey's session seemed to be of interest to our audiences.
7. Other training needs were discussed:
a. Reference interview for support staff
b. Supervisory training
c. Time management
d. Supervising students
e. Administration—possibly Paul Healey?
f. Discussion topics, like the Abilene Paradox (video and workbook on organizational dysfunction: the management of agreement).
8. The need for coffee and water at training sessions was discussed.
The next meeting will be Thursday, September 23 at 1:30 in room 428 Library. Beth will explore other options for meeting times.


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London (Sep. 3)
Disappointment was expressed today in Jewish Agency circles at the reported rejection by Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin of the Agency's request that its own plan for the partition of Palestine be made the basis for discussion at the forthcoming London conference of Palestine, instead of the British "federalization" scheme.
Prof, Selig Brodetsky and Berl Locker, two members of the Agency executive, returned from Paris today to meet with Dr. Chaim Weizmann on Bevin's reply. The exact contents of the reply have not yet been disclosed, but it was reliably reported that Bevin insisted upon the "federalization plan" remaining the chief subject of the London talks, thus bringing the situation back to its starting point. Bevin's reply was delivered yesterday after Dr. Nahum Goldmann and Berl Locker presented him with the Agency's request.
(In Paris, Dr. Goldmann today denied a report that the Jewish Agency had rejected the British invitation to participate in the conference, following Bevin's refusal to accept the Agency's teams. He emphasized that the talks between the Jewish Agency and Bevin would continue.
("There has been no rejection and so far no decision," he stated. "We are only six or seven members here and cannot speak for the whole Agency. Dr. Weizmann mist be consulted, and then there are also the Palestine members of the executive.")
A government spokesman today denied the rumors that the round-table conference would be postponed. He said that the conference will start with the representatives of the Arab states which accepted the British invitation, while other delegations may join the parley at a later stage.
Authoritative sources emphasized today that the government considers the "federalization plan" as the point from which the discussions at the parley "must start." This, it was pointed out, is the proposal with which the British Government is coming to the conference. Other delegations are free to introduce their own proposals, the same sources added.
British Colonial Secretary George Hall today saw Prime Minister Clement Attlee and discussed with him the arrangements for the conference. Authoritative sources said that the conference will be opened by Attlee with two speeches, one at a morning session for the Jewish representatives, and another at an afternoon session for the Arab delegation. Final details of the conference, however, are still being worked out.
No invitations will be extended to Jewish organizations and individuals outside of the Jewish Agency, pending the latter's final reply, it was indicated today in official circles.


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Putnam Bulletin Board
Yuletide Princess Program: The Putnam County Parks Department is sponsoring "Yuletide In The Park with the Princesses" from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6, at Valley Park Community Center, Hurricane. The free event includes hot cocoa and cookies. Also, donations of hats and gloves for needy children will be accepted. For more information, call 304-562-0518, ext. 10.
West Teays Fair: West Teays Elementary School in Hurricane is hosting its 12th annual PTO Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. More than 50 vendors will be selling everything from woodcrafts to jewelry. Admission is free. For more information, contact email@example.com or Jessika Fischer, 304-412-1322.
Free Thanksgiving Dinner: Putnam County area volunteers will be offering a free Thanksgiving Dinner for those who have no one to spend the holiday with or who would otherwise not enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. The dinner will be held at the Eleanor Fire Department upstairs facility on Thursday, Nov. 22, from noon to 2 p.m. The volunteers would like to say a special "thank you" to the following businesses who provided the funds to make this dinner possible: Parkline Inc., Toyota Motor Manufacturer West Virginia Women's Leadership Forum, Tammy's Country Kitchen, Town of Eleanor Mayor and Town Council, Town of Buffalo Mayor and Town Council and Foodland of Eleanor. For more information or to volunteer, call 304-586-2319.
Art Classes: At the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington on Wednesday, Nov. 21, Scott Depot artist Susan Tschantz will teach an Adult Drawing class from 1 to 3 p.m., a Junior Art class from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and another Adult Drawing class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 24 at the gallery, Fern Christian will lead a Painting class from 10 a.m. to noon and Pati Payne will instruct a Watercolor class from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Tschantz at 304-552-2006 or email@example.com
Thanksgiving Day Workout: From 8:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, a Thanksgiving Day workout will take place at the Tri-County YMCA, 200 Carl's Lane, Scott Depot. Admission is $5 or a donation of nonperishable food items for the Community Cupboard. For more information, call Marty Bavetz at 304-757-0016.
Reindog Parade: The Putnam County Parks & Recreation Commission is having its annual Reindog Parade from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 8 (registration from 9:30 to 10 a.m.) at the Valley Park Community Center by the Wave Pool. The registration fee is $10; proceeds will go to support the new Putnam County animal shelter. For more information or to register early, call the park office at 304-562-0518, ext. 10.
Hurricane Hot Dogs: The Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will have a hot dog sale at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at Hurricane Fire & Rescue, 2716 Main St., Hurricane. Two hot dogs with your choice of topping, a single-serving bag of chips and a drink will cost $5.
Hunting Safety Program: The Kiwanis Club of Putnam will sponsor a free, public program on hunting safety, featuring Sgt. Jerry Payne of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Payne will also explain the various hunting seasons for different game and the required licenses, and he will answer questions afterward. The program will be approximately 20 minutes long. It will be held at the First State Bank Community Room, 3754 Teays Valley Road in Hurricane. Please use the entrance at the rear of the building.
KVRA Open House; The Kanawha Valley Railroad Association is having a Holiday Open House at its clubhouse in Coonskin Park, beginning Thanksgiving weekend. The hours are 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 and Saturday, Nov. 24. The clubhouse will also be open throughout December on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m., Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m. each week until Christmas. Admission is free. Parking is free. For more information, call 304-539-6721 or visit www.kvrailroad.org.
County Events Calendar: The Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau is compiling the 2013 Putnam County Calendar of Events. If you have or know of any activities, festivals or events taking place in Putnam County in 2013 and would like them printed in the calendar, free of charge, fax to 304-562-0728, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call the CVB office at 304-562-0727 by Dec. 10. More than 12,000 calendars will be printed and distributed to area locations in Putnam County. Items can include special or nonprofit, fundraising events of interest to the general public or tourists. Contact the CVB office if you have questions.
Green Craft Show: An "upcycled," recycled and eco-friendly craft show will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the South Charleston Recreation Center. For crafter applications or information, contact Tabitha at 304-550-4912 or email@example.com
Scouting Programs: Milton Baptist Church sponsors Cub Scouts for boys in grades one through five. The meetings are from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays. Milton Baptist also sponsors a Boy Scout program for boys in grades six through 12. The Boy Scouts meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Alzheimer's Support Group: An Alzheimer's Association support group for caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients meets at 12:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at the Hometown Senior Center, 100 First Ave., Hometown. Information shared is kept confidential. For further information or directions, call 304-586-2745.
Santa Breakfast/Vendor Fair: Conner Street Elementary School in Hurricane will host a Breakfast With Santa and Vendor Fair on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The pancake breakfast is $5 and runs from 8 to 10 a.m., and photographs with Santa will be available. The fair boasts more than 30 vendors, from locally made crafts and clothing to all of your favorite direct sales companies. Lunch items will be available, as well. There is no entry fee and several raffles will be held. For more information, contact Andrea at firstname.lastname@example.com.
VFW Activities: VFW Post 9097, Hurricane, has bingo and a grill open every Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. Also, there is Karaoke with Dynomite every Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday afternoons feature free food at the bar.
ADHD/ADD Support: An ADHD/ADD skills group is starting again in the Teays Valley area. Strategies and topics of discussion will cover organization, procrastination, attention, social skills, anxiety, depression and anger/frustration. Limited spaces are available. All ages are welcome. Call 304- 972-6097 for more information.
BAN Support Group: The Beyond Affairs Network (or BAN) is a confidential, nonprofit group that provides a way for people dealing with a partner's extramarital affair to meet for mutual support, share helpful resources and discuss personal experiences. Meetings are open to all whose spouse had an affair, whether or not the marriage survived. The support group's e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com, for more information.
Putnam County Ringers: The Putnam County Ringers community hand bell choir is open to all interested in joining. The group meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at Eleanor Presbyterian Church. The group will also schedule bookings for all occasions in advance. For more information, call Kathy at 304-546-0259 or Sharon at 304-586-4131.
Utility Assistance: If you are having a problem with a utility company and been unable to resolve the problem, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia maintains a staff of consumer affairs technicians who can answer questions and may be able to help. For more information, call 1-800-642-8544 or log on to www.psc.state.wv.us.
Cub Scouts: Cub Scout Pack 586 meets on Tuesdays in the Eleanor First Baptist Church on W.Va. 62, Eleanor. Meetings include games, character-building exercises and other activities. For more information, call Cub Master Glen Armstrong, 304-586-1157.
NHAR Meetings: New Hope Animal Rescue (formerly the Putnam County Humane Society) meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at its thrift store, Paws and Shop, 2806 Putnam Ave. in Hurricane. NHAR is a nonprofit, no-kill animal rescue. The group is seeking new members, volunteers, foster homes or anyone who would like to help. Call 304-562-0300 for more information.
Literacy Training: Literacy Volunteers of Putnam County offers a free training session to provide the skills needed to become a literacy volunteer and aid adults in improving their basic academic skills. To find out more, call 304-757-1550.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 3430 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane. Several other meetings are available each day. For more information, visit www.aawv.org or call 1-800-333-5051.
Landlords: The West Virginia Landlords Association meets at Little Creek Country Club in South Charleston every second Thursday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. (Social Hour) and 7 p.m. for dinner and a guest speaker. For more information, call 304-342-4343 or visit www.wvlandlords.com
Winfield Building Rental: The Winfield Lions Club building is available to rent for showers, birthday parties and other functions. Overlooking the Kanawha River, with an outdoor grilling area and picnic space available, the building is air-conditioned, has a complete kitchen and seats up to 50. For rates and more information, call 304-755-5539.
Milton Golf League: Milton Baptist Church has a golf league which plays on Thursday evenings, with starting times from 4 to 6 p.m. You do not have to be a member of Milton Baptist to participate. To sign up, contact Bill Sanders at 304-743-3969 or e-mail email@example.com
Caregiver Support: The Family Caregiver Support Program offers support, training and relief to those providing full-time caregiving for a loved one. Services include in-home respite and counseling. Putnam Aging, the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services and the Metro Area Agency on Aging sponsor the program. For more information, contact Sally Halstead, 304-562-9451.
Henson Senior Center: The John Henson Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. Regular activities include rook, spades, dominoes and pool daily; preventive exercise with Wilma Bennett, 10:15 a.m. Monday and Wednesday; Fit Start, provided by the YMCA, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; crafts with Glenda Black, 10 a.m. Tuesday; and line dancing, 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The center also offers in-home respite to caregivers of all seniors 60 and older and caregivers who are caring for those of all ages diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. The center is also available to rent on evenings and weekends. For more information, contact Sally Halstead at 304-562-9451.
Infant Care Classes: Once a month, FamilyCare offers a two-hour class to help new parents learn to care and feed their newborn babies. Topics include diapering, swaddling, SIDS prevention, bathing, signs of illness, cord and circumcision care, breastfeeding and more. To register, call Debi Ellis at 304-757-6999, ext. 80, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Childbirth Education Classes: FamilyCare offers ongoing childbirth education classes in the Teays Valley area. These classes discuss birth options, the labor process, medications and more. This class series meets for four Mondays each month from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is required, and Medicaid patients are welcome. To register, contact Debi Ellis at 304-757-6999, ext 80, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Moms/Tots Playgroup: Teays Valley Moms and Tots offer weekly activities for children 4 and younger, as well as monthly Mom's Night Outs for mothers. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Expectant Parents' Program: The CAMC Family Resource Center conducts a "Becoming a Family" program at CAMC Teays Valley Hospital. Programs, services and classes are designed to help expectant parents gain as much information as possible on parenthood. Attendees (including family and friends, depending on the nature of the class) will leave feeling supported and more confident during the process. The program includes special classes on preparing for childbirth, preparing siblings, pediatric CPR, breastfeeding, infant massage and pregnancy massage (for couples). Contact the hospital for more details.
Hometown Space Rental: The Hometown Senior Center is available for rental for showers, birthday parties and other social functions. Reasonably priced, the center has catering available and its dining room seats 75. For reservations or more details, call 304-586-2745.
NWC Event Planning: The Nitro Woman's Club can assist in the planning and staging of special events (weddings, meetings, receptions, birthdays, etc.). Call 304-755-9091 or 304-727-7801.
HLC Volunteers: The Putnam County Commission seeks citizen volunteers to serve on the county's Historic Landmark Commission, which undertakes and assists others in various historic programs and meets at the Putnam County Courthouse monthly. Contact Sherry Otey, Putnam County Commission, 304-586-0201, or Linda Bess, Putnam County Office of Planning and Infrastructure, 304-586-0237, for an application.
Silver Sneakers Class: The Tri-County YMCA in Scott Depot hosts the Silver Sneakers Muscular Endurance Class from 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Move to music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support. Certified instructors lead classes. For more information, call 304-757-0016.
Senior Fitness Classes: Senior fitness classes are held at the John Henson Senior Center in Hurricane from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. A certified fitness instructor leads the class. For more information, call 304-757-0016.
CASA Volunteers: The Court Appointed Special Advocate program for Putnam County seeks volunteers to serve as advocates for children who have been abused and neglected. Volunteers must have flexible schedules (some daytime hours are required), complete a 30-hour training session and undergo a background check. For more information, call Kim Runyon Wilds at 304-523-9587, ext. 307.
History Books: The Upper Vandalia Historical Society of Putnam County has several books and publications for sale. They include "Paradise Journals," "Poca-Raymond City Story," "Putnam County Cemetery Survey," "Putnam County Marriages 1848-1882," "1899 Map of Putnam County," "History of Putnam County Volumes I & II," "Nitro: The WWI Boomtown," "Annals of the Great Kanawha," "Recollections and Reflections of Mollie Hansford," "The Course of History of the Kanawha Valley" and "Two Rebel Sisters." To purchase any of the books, call Cheryl Wintz Withrow at 304-760-2121.
Nitro Senior Center: The Nitro Senior Citizen Center, Second Avenue and 21st Street, is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. All seniors are invited to visit, have lunch, play pool or cards, use exercise machines and enjoy other activities. For those needing a ride, the senior van is available by calling 304-755-5502 before 9 a.m.