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Canvas Prints and Perspex Art
Because it looks better than your usual canvas prints and the colours are fab.
OK! these are way better! I hope there is a matching shower curtain! I'm ready to re decorate my bathroom and if the Hello Kitty shower curtain that goes with these hooks is half as cute then I'm in business!Tags: fashion, bathroom, style, home decor, pink, decor, hello kitty, shoer curtain hooks, shower hooksAdded 9 Years Ago from Target
A great addition to the rest of the HK Bonjour Paris bathroom set.Tags: fashion, bathroom, style, home decor, pink, decor, hello kitty, hip, glamourAdded 10 Years Ago from Target
To go with the rest of the cute Carlisle set! Every girl needs a bath tray to organize all her parfums and what-nots
I like it! simplistic and cute. If I get sick of the themed bathroom set, I can just switch it out with this set.
"Treat yourself to the luxury of 100% Turkish cotton towels after a bath or shower." - thanks! I think I shall!!Added 10 Years Ago from Bed Bath and Beyond
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Research has shown that stress can adversely affect our
physical health. Yoga can be a valuable tool in combating
the stress that can lead to many kinds of illness. Yoga can:
• reduce stress and relieve tension
• lower blood pressure
• increase oxygen flow to the brain to increase mental acuity
• promote healthy joint function
• build strength
• improve balance, posture and coordination
• improve lung function
• improve immune system

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Here's the first of several posts to inspire you to be creative this Christmas!
Let's start with some inexpensive gift wrapping ideas...
Idea #1
Glassine and Sparkling Star
Materials needed:
- newspaper
- cardboard
- glitter
- glue (vynil or paper or spray)
- wax paper (glassine), find it in your kitchen
- twine
- adhesive tape
- empty box
Cut out a star from cardboard, glue and sparkle with glitter. Let dry.
Wrap your box in newspaper, and then again in glassine, securing with adhesive tape (glassine is very slick). Add string and the star. Finish off with a tag.
Idea # 2
Burlap and Pinecones
Materials needed:
- newspaper
- burlap
- 3 pinecones
- hot glue + glue gun
- twine
- white spray paint
- spray glue
- glitter
- adhesive tape
- empty box
Spray paint a pinecone white. Spray with glue. Sparkle with glitter.
Wrap your gift in newspaper, add a stripe of burlap.
Wrap in string, and glue down pinecones on the bow with hot glue. Add a coordinated and handwritten or stamped tag.
Idea #3
Tube with Heart
Materials needed:
- newspaper
- cardboard
- corrugated cardboard
- glitter
- glue (vynil or paper)
- twine
- adhesive tape
- empty chips box
- hot glue + glue gun
This is perfect if you are giving homemade cookies too, as the tube was originally meant to contain food.
Wash the tube and dry well. Cut out a piece of corrugated cardboard to fit the outside and glue down (I used hot glue).
Cut a heart, spray glue and sparkle with glitter. Let dry.
Prepare a stripe and a pleated circle of newspaper, glue the heart on the front with hot glue. Attach to the tube. Close the tube with string.
Idea # 4
Box with Corrugated Cardboard and Wooden HeartsMaterials needed:
- newspaper
- wax paper (glassine)
- cardboard
- corrugated cardboard
- glue (vynil or paper)
- twine
- stapler
- hot glue + glue gun
- wooden hearts (find them in craft stores)
Wrap the box in newspaper then in glassine. Add a stripe of corrugated cardboard that you'll secure with staples on the rear. Attach text to one of the hearts. Wrap in twine and seal with the smaller wooden heart (attach with hot glue).
Idea #5
Newspaper and Scraps BowMaterials needed:
- newspaper
- burlap scraps, anything works here
- glassine
- a button
- thread and needle
- twine
- scissors
Just cut out stripes of mixed materials, and knot a small bundle of them in the very middle using twine. Top off with a button handsewn in place.
Idea #6
Coordinated TagsMaterials needed:
- newspaper
- cardboard
- white paper
- glue (vynil or for paper)
- template
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This Tim Burton film is about a boy named Victor who will do anything to bring back his dead dog, Sparky. He conducts a science experiment to bring Sparky back to life, but has to deal with some monstrous consequences.
This Tim Burton film is about a boy named Victor who will do anything to bring back his dead dog, Sparky. He conducts a science...
Feeling nostalgic for those forgotten chilldhood days, when Halloween was fun instead of terrifying? Here are a few spooky movies you should absolutely watch with the family for old time's sake this October!
Frankenweenie DVD Review: Tim Burton Gets Back to Basics
Tim Burton has returned to stop-motion animation for Frankenweenie. The film has debuted on DVD and features the full length version of one of the director's first short movies.
Academy Awards News: 21 Animated Features Submit for Nomination
21 films have submitted for the Best Animated Feature category at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. The field of submissions includes Wreck-It Ralph and Rise of the Guardians
Frankenweenie Review: Tim Burton Scores with Passion Project
Frankenweenie was Tim Burton's first movie, albeit a short film, and it is his latest big screen adventure. Our Frankenweenie review states that the filmmaker's passion for the project is felt with love on every single second of film.
Frankenweenie: Martin Landau on Tim Burton Brilliance
Martin Landau has worked with Tim Burton three times: On Frankenweenie, Sleepy Hollow and his Oscar-winning Ed Wood. Landau talks exclusively about why Burton belongs in the category of other helmers he's worked with, including Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Ford Coppola.
Winona Ryder on Frankenweenie and First Meeting Tim Burton
Winona Ryder goes back to the beginning and tells us what it was like to first meet Tim Burton over two decades ago. Ryder also dishes what it is about Burton that always has her coming back.
Tim Burton on Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
Frankenweenie Tim Burton talks about taking the short film he made 30 years ago, and bringing it to life in a full length movie. Burton also dishes working with Winona Ryder again and why Frankenweenie is so special.
Frankenweenie Recalls Classic Monster Movie Posters
Take a look at some cool new Frankenweenie monster movie posters. The 3D stop-motion animated film will open October 5.
Frankenweenie Sees Two New Clips: A Cat's Ominous Droppings
Take a look at two new clips from Frankenweenie. The stop-motion animated feature is an adaptation of Tim Burton's 1980's short.
Frankenweenie Clip: Edgar Knows!
A new clip for Frankenweenie has dropped! It features Edgar telling Victor that he knows about his secret.
Frankenweenie Clip: You're Alive!
See Sparky come to life in a new clip from Frankenweenie! The 3D stop-motion animated film hits theaters October 5.
Frankeenweenie Gets its First Clip: When the Two Ladders Meet? Boom!
Check out the first clip from Frankenweenie. The clip features a very intense lesson about lightning from Mr. Rzykruski.


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Bendi's very narrow aisle 48 volt electric
- The Bendi Electric Narrow Aisle trucks are available with three stage tilting masts, with lift heights up to 36 feet (11M). Quad masts also are available to 26 feet (7.92M), which gives the Bendi high stacking ability, while allowing the low mast height necessary to work in highway trailers or travel through low doorways. Electric capacities range from 3,000 pound (1363kg) to 4,500 pound (2045kg) capacity.
Besides working in narrow aisles, the Bendis can also work in bulk storage and congested manufacturing areas, in push-back and drive in rack systems, rail cars, and outdoors. The Bendi comes standard with an 11.8 inch (300mm) stroke side shifter and can also be equipped with a variety of hydraulic attachments, such as paper roll clamps, push/pull, drum clamp, and a carton clamp to further enhance its versatility.
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Bendi's very narrow aisle internal combustion lift truck - Almost everything that makes the battery-powered Bendi the right choice for so many applications applies equally to the Bendi IC. Both are equally at home on the loading dock or in the warehouse. Both can go from trailer to plant floor to narrow aisle storage without staging. Both navigate narrow aisles with the speed and agility that allow Bendi operators to move safely into tight spots others can't reach. The main difference is that our LP-Powered Bendi can be refueled in less than 5 minutes.
This narrow aisle forklift features a GM 2.4L internal combustion engine designed specifically for LP gas. Refilling or removing and replacing the rear-mounted LP tank is easy, fast, and safe. The 2.4 liter four-cylinder engine is easily accessible under the insulated seat base. The engine is rated at 67hp at 2400rpm, and meets or exceeds emission standards for its vehicle class in all 50 states. The Bendi i4 measures just 48" (1200mm) wide, can climb 15% grades, turn in 9 foot (2.74m) intersecting aisles, and stack 48"x40" (1200mm x 1000mm) loads in 6-1/2 foot (1.98m) aisles.


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A new Pew survey has found that Mitt Romney is so unpopular that he has now replaced Sarah Palin as America's most hated national political figure.
The Pew Research Center for People and the Press survey revealed that more than half of respondents (52%) hold an unfavorable view of Mitt Romney, and only 37% have a favorable opinion of the Republican nominee. This is the sixth consecutive month that overall opinion of Mitt Romney has been negative. Romney's unfavorable rating has increased five points in the past month, and has not been lower than 45% since November of 2011.
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He is a slightly built new englander, in tie and shirtsleeves, whose sense of humor is about as dry and incendiary as kindling.
A study of the best speeches of the great new englander had made him question its value in a public address.
Jim and I have often discussed the divine origin of the new englander.
The new englander had heard much of Gotham's undercurrent and the brawls so prevalent there.
Yet in the farmer's eye it was "shiftless" (the new englander's bogy).
The children of the new englander sell their winter piety for the summer dollar.
He turned in his saddle, but the new englander had recovered himself.
The new englander is so constantly engaged in creating changes that in his eyes even variety appears monotonous.
Youll be sorry for it some day, remarked the new englander, you may depend on that.
It is beautiful to be a new englander, but to be nothing else is terrible.
1616, named by Capt. John Smith. As an adjective, New English (1630s) is older than New Englandish (1863).
Region in the northeastern United States that includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Note: The region is thought to have been named by Captain John Smith for its resemblance to the English coast.


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Paul's remarks on same-sex relations in his letter to the Romans is only an illustration of his main point. To understand the relation of this passage to our present-day lives, I don't think it is necessary to go on and on about how the first century understood sexuality or the sorts of perversions that may have put Paul off. The overriding question is, Is Paul correct in his main point?
Paul writes that what can be known about God is perfectly plain to human beings, since God has made it plain to them. Ever since the creation of the world, the invisible existence of God and his everlasting power have been clearly seen by the mind's understanding of created things. And so these people have no excuse: they knew God and yet they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but their arguments became futile and their uncomprehending minds were darkened (NJB).
Thus, Paul believes that the power of God is fully evident in the created order. And his implicit suggestion that we meditate on creation in order to experience the mystery of God is a good one. It sounds much like the Buddhist practice of mindfulness, in which one focuses intently on the present moment in order to experience existence most fully. But although such practice unites mystics of many traditions, mindfulness yields only experience, not explanations or doctrines. Our beliefs about God are based on what we have been told, what we have read, and what we have come to understand through our own experience. Even members of the same tradition often differ in their beliefs. Theologians of different cultures may differ radically.
So just WHEN was it that the invisible existence of God and his everlasting power was seen clearly by human understanding? Perhaps Paul is thinking of Noah, when presumably the whole of surviving humankind had talked with God and experienced his deliverance. But Noah is a story, not history. We know of no golden age of agreement on the nature and purposes of God.
People in the Americas, in Asia, in Africa, have come up with many different stories about their experience of the mystery of existence. There is no evidence that meditating on creation will necessarily yield a clear understanding of God--that is, an understanding that agrees with Paul's. Neither reason nor history supports Paul's theory that at some point humankind should or could have known God but instead turned away to worship mere creatures. And today we have evidence and experience that some people of the same sex never know the more usual experience of heterosexuality but are made to bond with one another emotionally.
Paul says that people who should have known the truth of God in his creation instead turned to worship of creatures--idolatry. As an example of this he cites people who should have known the truth of sexual relationships --heterosexuality-- but who turned instead to lust for others of the same sex. Experience, however, shows us that creation does not automatically reveal Paul's God, and sexuality is not inevitably expressed in heterosexuality. Paul shared the common human belief that whatever seemed clear and right to him should be clear to others, and if it wasn't, they were just fighting it. But in this case, his premise is wrong, and his illustration of it is wrong in the same way.
It is ironic that people who want to use this passage against those with whom they disagree actually do what the passage condemns. Instead of meditating on creation and seeing what it reveals of God (and creation includes plenty of straight and gay love), they have turned to the worship of a creature--the written word--and their uncomprehending minds have been darkened so that they serve an ideology rather than love their neighbors as themselves. Ironic too that the Sodom story, often used against gay people, was actually (according to Jesus, for whatever his teaching is worth) a condemnation of people who do not protect but abuse the strangers in their midst.
I don't believe any longer that it is useful to assume that the Bible is correct and to argue about its interpretation. The Bible is wrong about many things. It describes a flat earth throughout. The seed--the complete new life--comes from the male and the woman is only a field where the seed is planted. Two different stories are told about Jesus' birth; they are both inspirational, but they cannot both be true. Stories of the resurrection do not agree as to times and characters involved. Paul's mention of it, the earliest reference we have, declares that it was a spiritual event with nothing of the physical about it. Slavery is accepted in the scriptures, but Christians gradually came to believe that the freedom and equality promised in the Christian community were incompatible with one person's owning others.
William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, once said that we do not honor tradition by parroting or repeating it, but by understanding its principles and applying them constantly in the changing conditions of our own time
Jesus gave women prominence among his disciples, and he lived and worked among the outcast and the despised. Even before the Christian scriptures were completed, this scandalous challenge to the conventional social order was being played down. Today, as our present-day social order breaks down, we are looking with new eyes on what Jesus actually taught and practiced. He stood, above all, for compassion and justice, expressed most clearly in his new commandment that we love one another.
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What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality
Daniel A. Helminiak, Ph.D.
John J. McNeill
Robin Scroggs
Also In This Issue:
Esqueertology: Gay Christians' Right to Hope
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Stem Cell Dialogue
Sciencewise co-funded project 2007-2008
This project developed public dialogue activities around the science and social and ethical issues of stem cell research. Find out more about the project background.
Impacts & Value
• The results have been used by research councils and Government departments, for example by informing the Department of Health's study of cord blood banking policy and practice.
• The findings were considered by the BBSRC Bioscience for Society Panel, to identify issues for BBSRC and on which to make recommendations to their Strategy Advisory Board.
Project Status
1 page project summary published - March 2016
This project is now complete. Find out more to the right.
Policy Maker View
"The government takes public dialogue extremely seriously. In areas such as stem cell research – which are so important to this country's future – it is vital that any public concerns are listened to and acted upon."Lord Drayson, Minister of State for Science and Innovation, at the launch of the final report in December 2008
"We wrote up the process in our magazine and in our annual report as well as talking about it in parliament, so it was reflected throughout."Policy maker
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- "An independent evaluation of the BBSRC and the MRC Stem Cell Dialogue Project 2008"
- "Stem cell dialogue", December 2008 Final Report
- Stem Cell Dialogue Case Study
- Stem Cell Dialogue Desk Research
- Stem Cell Dialogue Key findings, recommendations and conclusions
- Stem Cell Dialogue Stakeholder Workshop Report
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Ford Mustang GT500 Tests Top Speed at Nardo Ring- Video
The Nardo ring in Italy is meant for one thing: speed. Usually hosting German sports cars, the track played host for the testing of the top speed in the Shelby GT500 Mustang.
The 14km oval is perfect for testing at speeds, as it doesn't offer any obstruction and is slightly banked to hold the cars on the pavement. The 662 hp GT500 looks great ripping past on the ring, and manages to hit 200 mph on the track.
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New York • Two days of talks between the NHL and international hockey officials wrapped up Friday with signs that the league will wind up sending its players to the 2014 Sochi Games.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel met for about 2½ hours after a 90-minute get-together Thursday night. No new talks were scheduled, but the sides are expected to meet again.
NHL players have participated in the past four Winter Games, and the league is weighing whether it gets enough return on its overall investment, which requires North American hockey to shut down its season for over two weeks to take part.
"I think it is fair to say that if this can be worked out to everybody's satisfaction, we'd all like to have NHL players at the Olympics," Bettman said.
Players' association executive director Don Fehr joined the discussions by phone from Toronto. The union and the NHL appear aligned in their position on the Olympics now that their labor dispute is behind them.


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Many people are not clear about what they want. As a result they get 'stuck' in their current situation, not really happy about what they are doing but stuck nonetheless. They get up, go to work, do their job, go home, spend some time with their partner and kids (if they have any) and repeat the same thing five days per week. Luckily the weekend provides some respite from the boring and repetitive nature of their life.
While many of these people are able to maintain a reasonable level of performance in their jobs and life, the truth is their passion for life is long buried. You know who we're talking about. You see them everyday. Hey, you might even see this person each morning when you look in the mirror!
Over time the years roll by, career opportunities seem to reduce, the waist gets that bit larger, the children have their own lives and you really start to wonder what it is all about. Those dreams that you had when you were younger seem like they were dreamt by a complete stranger. "Did I really think that I could do all those things?" you wonder to yourself.
The fact is that dreams really can come true. People can and do live the lives that they desire. But it's not magic or some special 'secret' that does the trick. It is clarity, planning and focused effort. In fact it is no different to an organisation creating the future that it's desires. Could you imagine working for a company that wasn't clear about where it was going or how it would get there? Yet many people seem to live their lives this way.
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Hempfield beats Canon-Mac to reach semifinals for 1st time
Hempfield used a strong pitching performance to win its opening round WPIAL Class AAAA playoff game on Monday.
They used a different method Wednesday in the quarterfinals.
Winning pitcher Greg Martin went 3 for 4 with three RBI, and outfielders Jeff Livengood and Luke Fox gunned down runners at the plate as Hempfield defeated Canon-McMillan, 7-3, to advance to the WPIAL semifinals for the first time in school history.
No. 3 Hempfield (19-3) will face No. 2 North Allegheny, which defeated Plum, on Tuesday at a site and time to be determined.
"I don't think they are uptight about reaching the semifinals," Hempfield coach Tim Buzzard said. "They're excited they still have a shot at the finals."
Martin worked the first four innings, limiting Canon-McMillan to two runs. Tyler Tubbs earned a three-inning save, limiting the Big Macs to one run. Both pitchers got clutch outs with runners in scoring position, as Canon-McMillan (12-8) stranded eight runners, including the bases loaded in the fourth inning.
Martin recorded a huge strikeout in the fourth inning when he got Canon-McMillan's leadoff hitter Frank Fortunato looking with the bases loaded.
Hempfield scored a run in every inning except the fourth and took advantage of wildness by starting pitcher John Ross. The Spartans drew six walks and five came around to score.
Ross walked five and allowed only two hits, an RBI double by Martin in the first inning and a two-run single by Martin in the third inning.
"They hit the ball well, and we knew that," Buzzard said. "We knew we'd be in a battle, so we just limited the walks and tried to play a clean game defensively."
Hempfield led, 2-0, after two innings before Canon-McMillan tied the score at 2-2 on Teagan Piechnick's home run and Fortunato, who had reached on a hit, scored on a hit by Jared Beach. Livengood, however, cut down a runner trying to score on Fortunato's hit.
"Our outfield is one of the best in the WPIAL," Livengood said. "When I saw the runner rounding third, I knew I had the kid. I got him and it saved a run."
Martin then followed in the bottom of the third with his two-run hit that gave Hempfield the lead for good at 4-2.
In the fifth inning, Fox, fielding an overthrow down the right field line, threw a strike to catcher Tyler Hensler to nail Beach trying to score the tying run.
"I was just doing my job backing up the play," Fox said. "I knew I had a shot with a good throw. Tyler made a great play at the plate."
Hempfield got out of trouble when Tubbs retired the next two batters to end the threat.
"Even though they scored a run, we were able to get an out," Buzzard said. "That was a heck of a throw by Luke."
Nathan Mori and Joey DeFloria added RBI hits in the sixth inning to give Hempfield a four-run lead.
Paul Schofield is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or via Twitter @Schofield_Trib.


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Naomi Schiller is assistant professor of anthropology. Schiller studies the media, the state, ethnographic film, social movements and politics in Latin America. Her current research examines how people use community television in Caracas, Venezuela, to enact political change. Schiller is an ethnographic filmmaker and has worked collaboratively with media producers in Caracas to produce short films. She has taught courses on Latin America, ethnographic film, the anthropology of media, social theory and American cities.[ BACK TO FACULTY PROFILES ]


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There are few things in life I enjoy more than sitting with someone I love and talking—talking over lunch, at a family gathering or a simple playdate at the park. I crave connection, and find great satisfaction in the process.
And this is what it's like to read Holley Gerth's new book, You're Already Amazing.** It's like meeting her at your local Starbucks, and listening to her share her transparent heart.
In her book, Holley encourages you to embrace who you already are, and become all God created you to be. Her writing is practical, her humor refreshing, and her passion obvious…
"Pssst…pull up a chair and I'll tell you a secret. You'd better lean in close for this one. Ready? You don't have to do more, be more, have more…you're a daughter of God, a holy princess, a woman created with strengths you've yet to fully grasp and a story that's still being written by the divine Author himself. And if you really take hold of who you are and what yhou're called to do, there will be no stopping you. That's because ther's no stopping Him in you—and he's got bigger plans for your life than you've even imagined."
Amidst the pages of this book, Holley not only inspires, but equips you with tools that are easy to understand, giving you the ability to implement realistic goals.
She uses God's Word to explain concepts, and then gets super practical, asking questions and giving you tools to brainstorm the answers. And then, using her counseling background and coaching enthusiasm, she helps you make a plan, and propels you to move forward in your growth.
In this book, Holley will help you:
- Discover your strengths and skills
- Explore who you are called to serve, by identifying the relationships you already have
- Uncover the lies that prevent you from believing that you are already amazing
- Learn to replace those lies with the truth
- Discover your emotional style, and learn how to prevent your emotions from hindering you
- Become aware of the journey God has for you, and grasp the various phases of that journey
- Uncover why you hold back your heart in relationships
- Be empowered to surrender your issues of control to really love others more
- Identify your social strengths, and develop a strategy to remain in those strengths while being led by God's spirit
- Investigate what God is really calling you to do with your life, in your current season
- Formulate your own plan, to take steps to move in the direction God has for your life, while discovering what entangles you and prevents you from moving forward
- Become enabled to take care of yourself without guilt
- Learn how to fully receive from others
You will be blessed by reading Holley's words.
And, I'm so excited to tell you about a chance to join Holley and other (in)courage friends, together in community.
For the next 6 weeks, over at the Bloom Book club, they'll be reading through Holley's new book, You're Already Amazing.
Check out their book club schedule below, and click on over to enter their book club giveaways that are ending tomorrow.
Bloom Book Club Schedule
Monday, March 12: Giveaway related to the book
Wednesday, March 14: Giveaways & Sponsor reminder
Friday, March 16: Giveaway ends/logistics re: free books
Monday, March 19: Video introducing Holley
Wednesday, March 21: Post from Holley
Friday, March 23: Reminder for study kick-off
Monday, March 26: Chapters 1 & 2
Wednesday, March 28: Chapter 3
Friday, March 30: You're Already Amazing Freebie
Monday, April 2: Chapter 4
Wednesday, April 4: Chapter 5 & 6
Friday, April 6: You're Already Amazing Freebie
Monday, April 9: Chapter 7
Wednesday, April 11: Chapter 8
Friday, April 13: You're Already Amazing Freebie
Monday, April 16: Chapter 9 & 10
Wednesday, April 18: Chapter 11
Friday, April 20: You're Already Amazing Freebie
Monday, April 23: Bonus video from Angie and Jess
Wednesday, April 25: Wrap-up from Holley
Friday, April 27: You're Already Amazing Freebie
Through this book, Holley wants you to know that …
God really can use ALL of you,
That what you have to offer really IS enough,
That you really ARE loved more than you know,
And that there really IS such a wonderful plan for your life.
She wants to share with you how amazing you already are!
What book are you currently reading?
Have you ever joined a book club?
**I was provided a copy of this book to review for this post. I was not compensated in any way for this post or it's links, and all opinions are 100% my own. This post DOES NOT contain affiliate links, and is offered as an informative and honest review.


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Best Parmesan Chicken Ever
Recipe by Babychops
I threw this together and wow'd the boyfriend who's only complaint was that I didn't cook enough of it so I've upped the recipe to make sure you'll have enough! Quite frankly, it was the best tasting chicken I've ever made. Hope you enjoy! You can find the black truffle butter on Amazon.com if it isn't available in your area.
Top Review by Ivy Food Sleuth
Of course it's delicious. It's the truffle butter! Which makes it very expensive. I gave it four stars instead of five only because of that. I'm sure you'll agree Babychops that we have to think where best to use that precious truffle butter and there are many candidates. Good recipe though!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 8 chicken thighs
- 1⁄2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1⁄2 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper
- 2 eggs
- 8 teaspoons black truffle butter
Directions See How It's Made
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line broiler pan with foil & spray with Pam.
- Add all dry ingredients to a baggie.
- Beat eggs & pour into a baggie, add chicken. Shake until thoroughly coated.
- Place chicken pieces one at a time in dry ingredients, shake until coated.
- Place chicken pieces one at a time back into egg baggie, coat.
- Place chicken one more time into dry ingredients baggie & shake until coated.
- Arrange chicken on foil & bake for 20 minutes skin side down on center oven rack.
- Turn chicken, top each piece with a teaspoon of the black truffle butter and bake for another 20-25 minutes.
- Enjoy, goes well with Classico garlic parmesan alfredo sauce & your favorite tortellini.


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Clippers put on Hit Parade, but Hang on Late in Indianapolis
Columbus explodes for an 8-run second and every starter gets a hit in nailbiter
By Columbus Clippers | April 13, 2014 6:08 PM ET
A day after being ran out of Louisville in an eight-run loss the Columbus Clippers (3-7) marched into Victory Field Sunday and beat the two-time defending IL champion Indianapolis Indians (9-2) 10-9. The Indians came in tied for the best 10-game start in team history, but the Clippers made a bid to get out of the IL-West cellar with the win.
The starter for Indianapolis was Phil Irwin (0-2, 16.50 ERA) who went only one and one-third innings allowing seven earned runs on four hits and walking three. All of the damage to him was done in the second inning. For the Clippers Travis Banwart (1-0, 4.66 ERA) couldn't make it out of the fourth and did not factor into the decision. Banwart allowed five runs on five hits and three walks, striking out five. Scott Barnes (1-0, 1.35 ERA) got the win pitching two innings in relief.
The game got much more interesting than it looked it would be after the top of the fourth inning when two runs gave the Clippers a 10-2 lead. The Indians got three in the fourth and one in the seventh to make it 10-6. Nick Hagadone had to come in for his first save after the Indians rallied for three runs in the ninth to make it 10-9. With the bases loaded and two outs Hagadone struck out Gregory Polanco looking to end it.
The eight-run second inning set the tone early for the Clippers. In that inning the Clippers sent 13 to the plate. The Clippers came into the inning trailing 2-0 after the Indians scored a pair bottom one. Columbus loaded the bases with no outs after Jesus Aguilar and David Cooper walked and Matt Carson was hit by a pitch. A two-run single by Tim Fedroff tied the game 2-2.
Things were just brewing offensively for the Clippers. With runners on the corners Audy Ciriaco gave the Clippers the lead with an RBI single. It was a lead Columbus would not relinquish. They added five more runs in the frame, chasing Irwin in the process. The highlight of the inning was a three-run homer to center off the bat of Roberto Perez.
Every starter for the Clippers got a hit in the game and the three through nine hitters had at least one run and one RBI. The Indians also had a great offensive game matching Columbus with 12 hits. Polanco and Andrew Lambo each had two RBI and a run scored and Matt Hague went 3-5 with an RBI and run scored. Michael Martinez went 3-3 with two RBI and a run scored and two walks, finishing a homer shy of the cycle.
The win for Columbus was the first of the season over their IL-West rivals in five tries. The win also gives the Clippers two chances to get their first series win of 2014. The teams will meet again Monday with Trevor Bauer (1-0, 1.50 ERA) the probable starter for the Clippers and Casey Sadler (1-0, 2.08) for the Indians. The game is scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch in Indianapolis.
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The Best Breakup Songs That Perfectly Sum Up Every Type Of Heartbreak
Showing off just how much you are over it: "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
Showing off just how much you are over it: "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
"I will survive and be the one who's stronger. I will not beg you to stay. I will move on and you should know I mean it. Wild horses run in me."
The answer to the people who want more from you than you can give them: It Ain't Me Babe
Here are 21 songs that pay tribute to 'out with the old' and in with the not awful. Always for the better than for them, the literal worst.
The songs we made up in our heads in our bedrooms and recorded for months in isolation, everybody is now singing them back at us. People are shouting and dancing. The lights are really bright and colorful and I feel like I'm going to catch fire.


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The Affordable Care Act is a key part of establishing financial security for Americans, President Obama argued in his annual State of the Union address Tuesday -- but the president went without addressing high-profile hiccups in the law's rollout.
In a speech with the theme of "Opportunity for All," Obama highlighted his signature domestic achievement as helping to ensure "the peace of mind that if misfortune strikes, you don't have to lose everything."
Before members of both parties in a packed House chamber, the president ticked off the benefits of the law that has become synonymous with his name: three million Americans under the age of 26 who have gained coverage under their parents' health insurance plans; nine million have signed up for private health insurance or Medicaid; and the fact that Americans will no longer be denied insurance coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
Among the first lady's guests this year at the State of the Union was Amanda Shelley, a 37-year-old physician assistant from Arizona who had been unable to find health insurance due to a pre-existing condition before the implementation of Obamacare.
Shelley became covered on Jan. 1, and by Jan. 6 required emergency surgery.
"For decades, few things exposed hard-working families to economic hardship more than a broken health care system," he said. "Just one week earlier ... that surgery would've meant bankruptcy."
Obamacare's initial healthcare.gov rollout was roiled by technical problems in October, providing Republicans with ample fodder to criticize the administration's handling of its signature reforms. The president declined to address this.
After a "tech surge" to improve the website's poor performance and the dismissal of the original contractor behind its design, the Obama administration has argued that the worst of its health care technical issues are under control.
Republicans, who have spent much of the past congressional session focusing almost single-mindedly on the need to repeal, replace, defund or amend the president's health care reforms, continued to pound home their point Tuesday.
The Republican criticism of Obamacare took a personal turn when Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a staunch opponent of the law, told MNSBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday morning that his new health insurance doesn't cover his cancer specialist. Coburn, who is battling prostate cancer, announced recently his plans to resign after the end of the current legislative session.
In a broader effort to frame the president as unwilling to work with Republicans, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Obama could "show he's serious about a year of action" by working with Republicans to "start over" on health care reform.
"He could work with us to relieve the pain Obamacare is causing for so many Americans across the country. Across all income brackets," McConnell said. "I asked him last year to prepare Americans for the consequences of this law. He didn't do it. Today, those consequences are plain for anyone to see."
Obama dismissed this possibility outright, saying "the American people aren't interested in refighting old battles," but said that he was open to discussing compromise that would "cut costs, cover more people and increase choice."
"Let's not have another forty-something votes to repeal a law that's already helping millions of Americans like Amanda," he said. "Tell America what you'd do differently. Let's see if the numbers add up."
Wrapping up the health care portion of his speech, the president encouraged Americans to get their family members signed up for health insurance.
"Moms, get on your kids to sign up," he said. "Kids, call your mom and walk her through the application. It will give her some peace of mind — plus, she'll appreciate hearing from you."


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Social studies teachers in Ashbrook's Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program value its solid emphasis on core American principles. As Americans forget their history and principles, teachers must work hard to hand on those vital elements of citizenship to their students. This challenge is complicated in the Southwest, where ethnic identities compete strongly with Americans' sense of their shared culture. The MAHG program helps teachers, who find themselves in these challenging circumstances, to point their students to the principles of the Founding no matter what their ethnic identity might be.
MAHG graduate Karen Dziurzynski Cox's commitment to teaching the American Founding drew her to Ashbrook's program, which is unique in both the structure and content of its courses. Unlike many graduate programs in Government or American History that begin from a position that America is badly flawed or that race, class, and gender hopelessly divide us, Ashbrook focuses on understanding our American history and the principles of our unique form of self-government that unite us as Americans.
Cox grew up in New Mexico. Her mother's ancestors settled on land grants from the king of Spain, well before the area became part of the United States. "For me," she said, "the phrase 'the American experience' evokes a complex merging of identities." Cox formerly taught at Atrisco Heritage Academy in Albuquerque, where most of her Hispanic students identified with bilingual immigrants from Mexico. Today Karen teaches in Cuba, New Mexico, where her students are largely from Navajo Native American reservations who must mentally integrate membership in the Navajo Nation with their U.S. citizenship.
Karen wrote her advisors in the Ashbrook Master's program telling them about her new teaching assignment and thanking them for their "kind support and encouragement – gifts I try to pass on to my students every day."
Cox seized "a teachable moment" last spring as her students read the Preamble to the Constitution, which begins: "We the People of the United States…." She explained, "In the Navajo language, the phrase 'the people' means all of their ancestors who walk with them, the living. My students reacted reverently to the opening of the Constitution, suddenly feeling they too were part of the Founding."
Cox's students have helped her in turn, showing her layers of American experience overlapping with poetic significance. She asked her class about the design in a Navajo basket she found at a roadside shop. White stripes radiated through a red ground, with a star-studded field of blue above. "I asked, 'is this an image of the sun and stars rising over mountains? Or of the Stars and Stripes?' They told me, 'Yes. It's all of that.'"
To date, Ashbrook has educated more than 7,000 teachers from across the country through online webinars, one-day professional development programs, weekend seminars in historic sites, and the multi-year program leading to a Master's degree in American History and Government. The MAHG program alone has attracted teachers from 48 states. They come to Ashbrook to take courses on everything from The American Revolution, The American Founding, and Sectionalism and Civil War to The American Presidency, America during the Cold War, and The Progressive Era.


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Introduction to Stokes Structures
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Publisher: arXiv 2010
Number of pages: 157
The purpose of these lectures is to introduce the notion of a Stokes-perverse sheaf as a receptacle for the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence for holonomic D-modules. They develop the original idea of P. Deligne in dimension one, and make it enter the frame of perverse sheaves. They also give a first step for a general definition in higher dimension, and make explicit particular cases of the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence, relying on recent results of T. Mochizuki.
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Countryside Hospice Support & Memory Center
Countryside Hospice Support & Memory Center, Inc is a 501c3 non-profit agency established in 1980, which serves the Pierre/Fort Pierre area by providing:
Funding for hospice and palliative care services (Over $1.3 million to-date)
Support group for Breast Cancer Survivors & Dementia Caregivers
A "Bed & Breakfast" travel fund for local cancer patients
Professional and community education in the areas of cancer care, memory loss and communication skills
comes from memorials, donations, fund-raising events and proceeds from the hospice thrift store. All funding stays in our community to provide services at no charge.
are the foundation of Countryside Hospice. Currently we have over 85 dedicated volunteers serving in every capacity of the organization; from working at the Thrift Store to serving on the 12-member Board of Directors. To volunteer, please call 945-0827 and we will be happy to place you in one of the many areas of service.
If you know someone who needs to travel outside our community for cancer treatment and need financial assistance, we may be able to help. Funds are available to assist travel expenses for patients living within a 60-mile radius of Pierre. Patients may request assistance as often as needed. There is no income guideline. Call 945-0827 for more information.
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Countryside Hospice was conceived in 1980 at a time when hospice care was relatively new to America. The concept was taken to the local community who liked the idea of providing support for terminally ill patients and their families. So without any surveys, grants of outside funding, Countryside began providing hospice care in the home, working from St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
For 20 years Countryside Hospice served over 600 terminally ill patients and their families and established a solid foundation for hospice care in the local area before leaving St. Mary's Healthcare System in 2003. Hospice care is still provided to this day by Avera@Home, which is financially subsidized by Countryside.
Since 2003 Countryside has grown in scope of service to provide support groups for breast cancer survivors and dementia caregivers; dementia education for nursing home staff and families; and information and presentations on topics such as memory loss. We are funded by memorials, fund raisers, donations and proceeds from our Thrift Store.
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The 29th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2013 & 2014 has been awarded to Shri Rajagopal PV, for his services in promoting and preserving National Integration in the country.
A lot of history is made these days in New Delhi. Please check all the news and the backgrounds on the Ekta Parishad international website and Facebook.
The news page of our website is available only in english as most of the information produced is in english, and we try to keep this page to stick to the latest news about Ekta Parishad and Ekta Europe. All the other pages of this website are available in english, french and german. Enjoy the visit


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hping2 is a network tool able to send custom ICMP/UDP/TCP packets and to display target replies like ping does with ICMP replies. It handles fragmentation and arbitrary packet body and size, and can be used to transfer files under supported protocols. Using hping2, you can test firewall rules, perform (spoofed) port scanning, test network performance using different protocols, do path MTU discovery, perform traceroute-like actions under different protocols, fingerprint remote operating systems, audit TCP/IP stacks, etc.
Homepage: http://www.hping.org/
Yet another great package recommendation from Robert W.:
Good companion to nmap & friends, and shouldn't be missing in your toolbox, especially if you do security work.
More information on this package can be found on the Debian web site.
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State of Our Unions 2006
Raising children has never been easy. For today's parents, however, it has become a conspicuous source of anxiety and distress. A recent crop of books and articles give voice to this complaint. In surveys, parents report lower levels of marital happiness than nonparents.
Why is this happening? Are parents merely whining? Or is there an objective reason for their distress?
As the lead essay in this year's State of Our Unions report by Rutgers' National Marriage Project discloses, there is an objective reason for parental discontent: a dramatic, but until now largely unacknowledged, change in the pattern of our adult lives.
Within living memory, the larger share of the adult lives of most Americans consisted of years spent with minor children in the household. Today, however, the larger share of the adult lives of most Americans consists of the years before and after child rearing. This change is particularly striking in the lives of women.
As a National Marriage Project analysis of Census Bureau data shows, women are now entering their active child-rearing years at older ages than in the past and ending child-rearing years at younger ages. In 1970, 73.6 percent of women, ages 25-29, had already entered their child-rearing years and were living with at least one minor child of their own. By 2000, the share had dropped to 48.7 percent. In 1970, 27.4 percent of women, ages 50-54, had at least one minor child of their own in the household. By 2000, the share of such women had fallen to 15.4 percent.
A growing percentage of women today are not having any children. In 2004, almost one out of five women in their early forties was childless. In 1976, it was one out of ten.
"Child rearing is no longer the defining experience of adult life," says co-director and author of the report's essay, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead. "Parents today feel out of synch with the larger adult world."
The 2006 report also includes good news and bad news on the marriage front. The good news: for the college-educated minority of the American population, marriage appears to have gotten stronger in recent years. The bad news: For everyone else, marriage continues to get weaker. "The 'marriage gap' is generating a society of greater inequality," says National Marriage Project founder and co-director, David Popenoe. "America is becoming a nation divided not only by education and income levels but by unequal family structures."
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The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America, 2006, the eighth annual report released from the National Marriage Project, will be released today: http://marriage.rutgers.edu.
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Regional Reviews: Philadelphia
"Have you seen this play before?" asked the first man.
The second man shook his head, smiled, and said "I've lived it."
That exchange helps to explain why Sylvia has been one of the most popular comedies in regional theaters for over a decade. A.R. Gurney's tale of a dog and her owners blends a clever approach with recognizable situations and characters, and, for the most part, the dialogue and the plot feel natural and believable. It's not a particularly challenging play, sometimes going for laughs that feel too easy, sometimes relying on minor characters that are too self-consciously wacky. And the sentimental closing scenes don't seem like a natural extension of what has come before; they feel roughly tacked on just to send the audience home feeling good. But Sylvia isn't a trifle, either. At its best, it's a perceptive view of the lives of dogs and their owners. And it's really funny.
Greg and Kate have been married 22 years, and their youngest child is away at college. While Kate is satisfied with her teaching job, Greg feels adrift working in finance. Then Greg finds a stray dog named Sylvia and takes her home. Kate doesn't want Sylvia around ("The dog phase of my life is definitely over," she says), but her complaints are ignored. "We keep making these arrangements," Kate complains to a friend, "and he keeps breaking them, like Hitler." Pretty soon Greg's job takes a back seat to his concentration on Sylvia, and eventually his marriage does, too. Kate senses the marriage is fracturing due to this "other woman," but Greg blithely insists that nothing is wrong. As for Sylvia, she worships Greg, which only makes him jealous when she's in heat and turns her attention to a stud named Bowser. Greg tells Sylvia she has to be spayed, saying "It's for your own good." "Oh yeah, sure," says Sylvia, rolling her eyes. "Tell me another."
How do we know this? Well, Sylvia isn't a talking dog, but in Gurney's world, we hear Sylvia's thoughtsor at least what Greg and Kate suppose her thoughts are. Sylvia is played by Jessica Bedford, who is suitably adorable, whether she's begging for attention, jumping naughtily on the living room couch, or cursing at a cat. Director Harriet Power gives her a lot of room to act wild, while Greg Wood and Mary Elizabeth Scallen, as Greg and Kate, are stuck having to act like, well, humans. Wood is terrific as a nice guy who can'tor won'tsee all the problems his new obsession causes, while Scallen's frustration at her husband's midlife crisis is just as persuasive. Power never tilts the audience's sympathies in either actor's direction. Paul Felder plays three supporting characters of various genders, with mixed success.
Bedford is curiously convincing as Sylvia, even though there's nothing canine about her appearance. Rosemarie McKelvey's clever costumes range from bohemian duds when Sylvia goes for a walk to an elegant cocktail dress when she returns from the groomer's. And Dirk Durossette's elegant set suggests midtown Manhattan with a minimum of fuss.
Sylvia sometimes seems a bit too calculated in its efforts to pull at the heartstrings, but it earns its laughs and its tears. It isn't perfect, but it's witty, uplifting and worth checking out.
Sylvia runs through October 2, 2011, at Act II Playhouse, 56 East Butler Avenue, Ambler, Pennsylvania. Ticket prices range from $27 to $33, with discounts available for students, seniors and groups, and may be purchased by calling the box office at 215-654-0200, online at www.act2.org or in person at the box office.


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Hey Santa Cruz! Forever 21 Fails to Comply With Federal Sweatshop Investigation
Just droppin' this on ya as we seem to have one of these downtown at the corner of Pacific & Soquel. Oh yeah... They sell their sweatshop products using crude psychology, as the picture above from the downtown store's side window illustrates. A side tip: Use LOTS of lipstick and you won't have chapped lips girls.
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Clothing chain retailer Forever 21 has been sued by the United States Department of Labor for ignoring a subpoena requesting information on how much the company's suppliers pays the workers who make its clothes. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the salaries are well under the current U.S. federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
For example, one Los Angeles factory worker told Bloomberg Business Week that she was paid 12 cents per vest that the company sells for $13.80.
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And we all feel so REGAL when we're wearing duds sewn for us by slaves, who all work so hard to make sure we look forever 21. Isn't this the American way?
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The Sentinel ran several puff pieces lauding Forever 21 as being a great benefit for the City of Santa Cruz:


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LAFORTE, GEOFFREY L., Assistant Professor, Department of
Computer Science (1998); B.A., University of Texas, 1986; M.A., University
of Texas, 1990; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1995.
LAMBERT, MARK B., Coordinator for Broadcasting, Information Technology Services, (1984); B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1980.
LAMBORN, MARILYN L., Associate Professor, Director, Nursing Program (1995); Diploma, Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, 1967; B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia, (1973); M.S.N., Medical College of Georgia (1975); Ph.D., University of Texas, 1986.
LANDIS, TAMARA S., Building Code Administrator, Environmental Health and Safety (2001); B.S., University of West Florida, 1981.
LANIER, GREGORY W., Head, School of Fine and Performing Arts; Director, University Honors Program; Chair, Department of Theatre; Associate Professor, Joint Appointment, Departments of English and Foreign Languages and Department of Theatre (1986); B.A., University of Colorado, 1979; M.A., University of Michigan, 1981; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1986.
LARGUE, E. M. ROBIN, Coordinator, Community Partnerships; Visiting Associate Professor, Division of Graduate Education (2001); B.S., University of Alabama, 1969; M.A.T. University of West Florida, 1974; Ed.D., Florida State University, 1980.
LARIN, ERICK A., Coordinator, Computer Systems Control, Information Technology Services (1998); B.S., University of West Florida, 1998.
LAUDERDALE, LYNNE A., Associate Professor, Department of Music (1980); B.M., Louisiana State University, 1975; M.M., Louisiana State University, 1977; D.M.A., North Texas State University, 1980.
LAVENDER, ELAINE B., Assistant Director, Office of University Planning (1977); B.S., University of West Florida, 1999.
LEE, RUSSELL L., Director, Educational Training Programs, Division of Engineering and Computer Technology (1968); B.S., University of West Florida, 1973; M.B.A., University of West Florida, 1977.
LEE, TORRANCE K., SGT, U.S. Army, Division of Military Science-Army ROTC (2002).
LEPO, JOSEPH E., Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation (2001); B.S., Pittsburg State University, 1969; M.S., Pittsburg State University, 1971; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1979.
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Enjoy the stunning acoustic cover of your favorite song as you try to guess the title or artist.
Jakarta, Indonesia (PRWEB) April 17, 2014
Two years since the original release, Icon Pop series has racked up more than 30 million downloads, and steady 4.5/5 stars rating. Icon Pop Song itself is a quick-trivia game for music lovers who want to challenge themselves to guess the artists name or song titles from an extensive sets of original acoustic guitar play. And now, Icon Pop Song 2 is here, with a new set of tunes, from classics to most popular hits to date.
Here is the quick highlight of Icon Pop Song 2 features:
● Original acoustic recording from our own kitchen.
Enjoy the stunning guitar play and answer the song-trivia from various genres of music.
● Don't know the answer? Use the social features.
Connect your Facebook & Twitter accounts to seek help from your friends!
● Feel a bit unsure with your guess? Use power-ups.
Skip, Get Hints, or Reveal the Answer button is only one tap away.
● Addictive game-play, perfect for a get-together.
Play with friends, family, co-workers, or community members for hours on end!
If you are into music and love fun quizzes, be sure to download Icon Pop Song 2 on App Store for free!
About The Developer:
Alegrium is an independent studio that develops games on both iOS and Android platforms. It was founded on the principle of "happiness" and it is at the core of their existence, from the games they created to the way they work together. The company is the creator of Icon Pop Series (Icon Pop Quiz, Icon Pop Song, Icon Pop Brand, etc), a simple yet addicting trivia game, infused with the soul of pop culture. Icon Pop Series has been live globally since November 2012.


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Mexico City, January 11, 2009, With last year's addition of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve and the town of San Miguel de Allende and the nearby Sanctuary of Jesus Nazareno de Atotonilco, Mexico has now a list of 29 World Heritage Sites in the UNESCO sponsored list. The list comprises 878 sites in 145 countries, making this an average of six sites per country.
Since the addition of the Historic Center of Mexico City in 1987, Mexico has continuously committed itself to the preservation of one of the longest lists of the most beautiful sites in the world. In 2009 Mexico will be presenting El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, The Royal Road Far Inland, which for almost four centuries, beginning in the 16th century, was the main artery from Mexico City to Santa Fe, U.S.A.
Through this road Europeans arrived in what today is the United States of America decades before the arrival of the Mayflower in New England. 2,600 miles of an ancient road united Mexico City with the most important metropolis of the north. Queretaro, Guanajuato, Morelia, Guadalajara, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi, Saltillo, Monterrey, Chihuahua, El Paso, Albuquerque and Santa Fe all depended on this main artery for communication with the capital city: Mexico. It took carriages six months to do the full distance on dirt roads. All the haciendas, monuments, inns and churches along the road will be included in this outstanding new candidate for a World Heritage Site.
This bi-national candidate will also give the U. S. A. its 21st World Heritage Site.
The full list for Mexico includes:
Historic Center of Mexico City and Xochimilco (1987)
Historic Center of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alban (1987)
Historic Center of Puebla (1987)
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque (1987)
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (1987)
Sian Ka'an (1987)
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines (1988)
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (1988)
Historic Center of Morelia (1991)
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City (1992)
Historic Center of Zacatecas (1993)
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (1993)
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino (1993)
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl (1994)
Historic Monuments Zone of Queretaro (1996)
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal (1996)
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara (1997)
Archeological Zone of Paquime, Casas Grandes (1998)
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan (1998)
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco (1999)
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche (1999)
Ancient Maya City of Calakmul (2002)
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Queretaro (2003)
Luis Barragan House and Studio (2004)
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (2005, 2007)
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila (2006)
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) (2007)
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (2008)
Protective town of San Miguel de Allende and the Sanctuary of Jesus Nazareno de Atotonilco (2008)


text: I saw a B&S post by some SFer selling some homemade shoe polish. That sparked an interest in looking into experimenting with making some polish myself. I had been thinking of it for a while before that, but never got around to actually getting my hands dirty. Got myself some organic beeswax, some organic carnauba wax, and some turpentine, and got set on my project. Did some research for some recipes online. Surprising how difficult it is to get a hold of some simple recipes for old shoe polish! There were some old chemistry books etc. on Google Books that were of help. Did not have a weighting machine, so did some calculations and approximations, to get the right proportions of ingredients. It was an experiment after all - all that I had to lose was some wax and a half cup of turpentine. Surprisingly, the results were great. Didn't want to experiment with my good shoes, so started with some beaten up Zegna fatte-a-manos and was immediately surprised at how quickly they took a shine. Next up were some vintage J&M wingtips that I'd scored on Ebay a while back. They too took a shine quickly. Next up, a pair of Nettleton boots that I really like. Solidly made and beautiful. Pictures of those are attached. And this was about a 15 minute shining effort at most. No multiple coats, letting it sit for hours, then buffing, etc. The homemade wax polish, and a few drops of water was all it took. My myriad Saphir polishes that I have spent decent money on - maybe it sounds unbelievable to most, and I am certainly very surprised myself - have not given me a much better shine. They are pigmented however, and the wax that I made is neutral. I have to research on the best pigments to use, and how much. But aside from the pigment, I don't see much difference. I'm sure Saphir is better, of course, with all the research and trial-and-error that must have gone into the making of a well-loved product. However, I cannot help but say that if it is this easy to make good shoe polish, more people should be doing it. I'd love to hear if some closet DIYers have done this. We can learn from each others experiences. A brave new world - where there is no more wondering about whether or not this or that polish has silicone in it! Excuse the quality of the pictures. I used my phone, for lack of a digital camera at present.


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Oxhey Jets founder John Elliott has won the Hertfordshire FA's volunteer of the year award.
Elliott, who founded the club 44 years ago, currently holds the title of general manager but has fulfilled virtually every role at the club and continues to step in wherever required.
The 58-year-old, who lives in South Oxhey, won the award at the Hertfordshire FA's awards night last Thursday at Sopwell House.
He has served the community of South Oxhey for 40 years, forming, running and managing Oxhey Jets, with thousands benefitting from the support and service Elliott offers via the football club.
The principle Elliott abides to is: 'If you need me, give me a call and I will see what I can do.' Reflecting on his award, Elliott said: "It's superb, it feels great. It was a hard season, the pressure was on. To win the St Mary's Cup and this as well is just fantastic.
"I didn't know until the night. I was told I was shortlisted and they read out a little bit about me and the other nominated and then they announced the winner. I was quite surprised," admitted Elliott.
"I know everyone says they don't expect to win these things but I really didn't.
"Because I had won a Herts FA thing a few years ago I thought it wouldn't happen again," he added.
Elliott, who founded the club as an Under-12s team and has overseen its rise to the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division, was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours list.


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Hello. I'm not sure it this a bug in udev or not, so I decided just to write this message instead of reporting bug against udev. I've just spent an hour or two trying to find out why udev stopped working for me. The symptom was: I inserted an usb mass-storage device, but no entries in /dev got created. In past it worked, but probably udev package was upgraded since then (without reboot). After some exploration I found that the reason of failure was running udevd (started on Dec 2 - definitly before last udev package upgrade). Killing that one solved the situation: next time device was inserted, a new instance of udevd was started that created all /dev entries as expected. So probably upgrade procedure should kill any stale udevd process?
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It's fair to say that the Sony PSP, which debuted way back in September 2005, has been well overdue a facelift. In 2007 it received only minor liposuction with the Slim & Lite, while last year the PSP-3000 brought underwhelming tweaks like a new screen and microphone.
But at long last, Sony has taken a scalpel to the PSP's oversized chassis and brought it up to date by jettisoning the UMD slot in favour of 16GB internal storage. The PSPgo is certainly a major overhaul – but can it top the Nintendo DSi and fend off Apple's iPod Touch?
Vibrant screen
At first glance the 3.8in display appears more boxy than previous PSP screens, but in fact it retains the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. It's lost half an inch across the diagonal but is just as vibrant as ever and even a touch brighter.
As always, the 480x272 resolution is fine for games and movies but it gets caught short when trying to display web sites – expect lots of sideways scrolling.
This isn't helped by the built-in web browser, which is seriously creaky. Rendering of pages is often messy and navigation is cumbersome. Text entry is a nightmare and there's no Flash, which means no YouTube. Frankly it's just not up to the job.
Awkward controls
With no disc slot, games are all downloaded from the PlayStation Store, where you'll find new releases, existing PSP games and re-released PSone classics.
A flick of the thumb reveals the controls that once flanked the display. The D-pad and main buttons have been flattened to save space and now have very little travel.
They're marginally smaller than before, but the nubbin has shrunk considerably in all directions. Worse, it's now almost central, making some games incredibly awkward to play. All of the controls (apart from the shoulder buttons) are all too close to the bottom edge of the unit to be comfortable.
Out of ports
These hardware changes also mean the PSP's Go!Explore sat-nav and Go!Cam snapper are incompatible. The only peripherals available at launch will be a cradle for charging and viewing, and a video lead pack for connection to a TV.
Power and USB are now combined in a custom connection. The mic input has gone but the external mic remains, as does the 3.5mm headphone output.
Inside there's that healthy dollop of 16MB of onboard flash memory, while removable storage is now in the form of M2 cards, the smaller of Sony's own Memory Stick formats. Also new is Bluetooth, which makes an appearance for wireless headset hook-ups.
Windows-only software
You can think of the bundled Media Go software as iTunes for PSP. It allow games and other content to be downloaded from the PlayStation Store to a PC and then transferred as you like, and also rips CDs and manages audio, video and picture content.
The bad news for Mac users is that it's Windows only, which is a shame as video playback is what it does best. The display is brighter and a better viewing angle compensates for the loss of width, while motion handling is solid and the speakers do a fair job. It now plays a much more useful spread of formats than its predecessor too.
Previous PSPs were too big to be taken seriously as portable music players, but the PSPgo is different. Sound quality from the 3.5mm jack is respectable: there's plenty of bass, although top-end detail gets lost in a fiesta of fizz.
But how does the PSPgo fare against the Nintendo DSi? Well, Nintendo's portable feels better in the hand and benefits from a touchscreen and built-in camera. It also wins on games despite valiant efforts from Locvo Roco 2 and Final Fantasy VII, and pips it on browsing.
But if movies and music are your favourite condiments to mobile gaming, the PSPgo remains, despite occasionally frustrating controls, the better choice.


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Central Standard Friday - 4/22/2009
Spray Can Art
Small as a stencil on a sidewalk, or large as a full-scale painting on the side of a building wall: Spray can art can be found in a variety shapes and sizes, and is created with just as diverse a range of motivations. Join us for a conversation on the purpose, popularity and influence of street art, with a focus on the murals and graffiti that exist in our urban landscape.
Jim Prigoff, Author, photographer and lecturer on the subject of worldwide urban murals
Gear, Local Spay Can Artist


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GOODWIN — Rosemarie Lantsberger, age 78, of rural Goodwin, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls after a sudden illness.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at Immaculate Conception Church in Watertown with Fr. Michael Wensing and Fr. John Lantsberger officiating.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. with a rosary at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, at Wight, Comes & Sogn Funeral Chapel.
Casketbearers will be Joseph Russo, Jacob Russo, Ronald Brandriet, Joseph Brewster, Jeffrey Riley and Roger Whittle.
Rosemarie was born to Raymond and Grace (Hupf) Riley on Aug. 23, 1934. She grew up in Watertown and on her grandparents' farm in rural Goodwin. She graduated from Watertown High School with high scholastic honors and went into bookkeeping.
She married Ambrose M. Lantsberger of Castlewood and they traveled together through their married life. They primarily resided on the East Coast, living in different parts of New Jersey before settling down in Narrowsburg, N.Y. After living in Pipestone, Minn., for a brief period, Rosemarie moved back to the Watertown area and took up managing the family farmland.
She is remembered by all who knew her as an intelligent, dignified woman of warm humor, always ready to lend an open ear and an open heart to those around her. She enjoyed times with friends and family, playing cards and sharing coffee. She also loved the quiet peace of her country home. She is lovingly remembered by her children and grandchildren as a gentle, guiding spirit whose presence will be deeply missed and always cherished.
She is survived by sons, Michael Russo of Chandler, Ariz., Louis Russo of Irvine, Scotland, UK, and Kyro Lantsberger of Owatonna, Minn.; and grandchildren, Joseph Russo of Sanquhar, Scotland, UK, Rachel Russo of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Jacob Russo, of Irvine, Scotland, UK, Ashley Russo of Gilbert, Ariz., Chelsea Russo of Queen Creek, Ariz., and Connor and Hannah Lantsberger of Owatonna; siblings Jean Hanson of Marshall, Minn., and Joan Whittle and Ambrose Riley, both of Watertown.
She also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Wight, Comes & Sogn Funeral Chapel.
For more information go to www.wcsfc.com.