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The Midlands Meander, which now incorporates dozens of craft outlets and accommodation establishments, was established in 1985 by 4 local artists in Caversham.
Honeymoons of just about any kind are possible in KwaZulu-Natal. The province is blessed with year-round beaches, an awe-inspiring mountain range, wetlands, game parks and plenty of cultural offerings.
The province's largest city and Africa's busiest port, Durban, is synonymous with beach holidays, and has attracted South Africans to its Golden Mile – a strip of hotels along South Beach – for decades. With 12 sunny months of the year, the city is just as popular for holidays in winter as it is in summer.
Honeymoons can also be enjoyed north or south of Durban, on the North Coast and South Coast, where a string of resort towns with wonderful beaches, warm waters, subtropical vegetation and well-established tourism facilities are to be found.
On the South Coast you'll find the towns of Amanzimtoti, Margate, Ramsgate, Port Edward and Port Shepstone, among others. You will also find some of the country's premier dive sites such as Aliwal Shoal, and a selection golf courses.
Going north, Umhlanga is famous for its upmarket hotels, the Beverley Hills and the Oyster Box being two with international reputations. The towns of Ballito, Salt Rock, Zimbali and Zinkwazi are also found on this coastline, green with the crops of sugar-growing territory. This beautiful area is known as the 'Dolphin Coast'.
A honeymoon in the Drakensberg mountains is treasured by those who have chosen to begin married life in such extraordinary surroundings. The Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park is a World Heritage Site on two counts – it's a natural World Heritage Site for its overwhelming scenery, and a cultural World Heritage for its rich San rock art heritage.
East of the mountains is a tranquil, rural region of hills and valleys known as the Midlands. Small towns – Howick, Nottingham Road, Hilton – are found in this green area, which is sprinkled with romantic resorts for weddings. The Granny Mouse Country House & Spa and the Fordoun Spa Hotel are just two favoured by honeymooners.
Wildlife and nature are the main features of KwaZulu-Natal's Elephant Coast, in the north-east of the province, and even further north than the North Coast. Conservation areas here include the Hhluhluwe Mfolozi and Tembe Elephant parks, the Ndumo Game Reserve and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, also a World Heritage Site. Along the Elephant Coast, you'll find a number of luxury lodges offering a range of facilities, as well as Big 5 safaris.
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Choosing winners from this year's overwhelming pool of entries proved to be an extremely difficult task for our esteemed panel of judges: Dr. Vern G. Swanson, Director of the Springville Museum of Art, world expert and author of the Catalogues Raisonne on Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and John William Godward; Stephen Gjertson, ARC Living Master, founding member of the American Society of Classical Realism Guild of Artists; and ARC's own Chairman and Founder, Fred Ross.
A Certificate of Merit and $100 award goes to each of the following artists: Katherine Stone; Laura Tundel (The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art, Minneapolis, MN); Carolin Peters (Laguna College of Art & Design, Laguna Beach, CA); and Will St. John (Studio Incamminati (Nelson Shanks), Philadelphia, PA).
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With about one-tenth the population of Washington, D.C., Rapid City, S.D., is a bustling metropolis of 68,000 with tourist magnets such as the largest private collection of black bears in the world and a park containing seven enormous dinosaur statues.
It also happens to be home to one of this year's top colleges for veterans, beating out a number of nationally renowned institutions.
The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a relatively small school of about 2,400 students, but more than 150 of them are veterans or active-duty personnel. The school has a central veterans' office, nine staff members who deal primarily with vets and comprehensive policies for students who need to withdraw because of military obligations or whose benefits are delayed.
This tiny school nestled in the Black Hills raises the question: Why has SDSM&T gone above and beyond for its veterans, while some of America's most prestigious colleges don't have any staff at all dedicated to helping vets?
SDSM&T's Veterans Resource Center coordinator Catherine Payne says the school has been vet-friendly as long as anyone can remember.
"Ever since I've moved here, you just feel and see the support everywhere," she said.
Payne speculates that the college's location near Ellsworth Air Force Base might contribute to its large veteran population, but she notes that the school's history of serving veterans dates back to World War I, before the Air Force existed, possibly because of the nearby National Guard camp established in the 1900s.
Since then, Payne said generations of veteran alumni have established endowments for vet-related programs and spread the school's reputation by word of mouth. Today, she finds herself answering emails from prospective students who are on the ground in Afghanistan.
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Other hidden gems that scored well on our survey just recently started pursuing military students.
Eastern Kentucky University, a regional college in the heart of Appalachia, came in second among the four-year colleges on our list.
EKU's Associate Director for Veterans Affairs Brett Morris said the school began to zero in on recruiting vets around 2008, when the American Council on Education held its first Veterans Summit. One of the attendees was EKU President Doug Whitlock, an EKU alum who joined ROTC there and was commissioned in 1965.
"The recognition was … that we could expect to see more veterans [attending college] because of the changes to the GI Bill," Whitlock said. "As we began as an institution to look at best practices, we saw that we had some shortcomings, so we wanted to try to address those pretty quickly to make sure that if we were going to bring the vets there, bring them to our campus, that we were … delivering the goods in terms of services."
The school began conducting focus groups, and in May 2010 laid out a list of 10 quick policy changes that vets wanted, such as priority registration for military students and in-state tuition for vets.
And veterans have noticed. Out of 20 EKU students and alumni who responded to EDGE's student survey earlier this year, 17 said they were "very satisfied" with the staff at the school who are dedicated to working with veterans. Fifteen gave the same score to the university's communication with military students; 16 said they were very satisfied with the school's handling of benefits; and 15 said the same of academic support for veterans.
"It's improved a lot," said Donna Moseley, a Navy retiree who has been at the school since 2008.
Moseley chose EKU mainly because of its strong dietetics program but said having a community of students more like her than many of her 18- and 19-year-old classmates has made the experience less stressful.
She said a military community wasn't high on her list of priorities, but that it probably should have been.
"I didn't consider … how awkward it would be to go back to school at an older age with younger kids," she said.
Morris said the veteran population on campus has grown by more than 200 students, or about 40 percent, in the past year.
A friendly head start
Michael Adams, a student at Western Nebraska Community College, which ranked highest on our list of two-year schools, said he had no idea how good the veterans services were at WNCC before he enrolled. As he later looked for a four-year school where he could finish his bachelor's degree, his only gauge for vet-friendliness was whether certifying officials returned his emails. He settled on the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He plans to start classes there next fall.
"Being a veteran and knowing that the school has a staff to support veterans, that's probably one of the top three reasons why I'm choosing the school," he said.
Doing what others don't
Most of the schools that made this year's cut are public, including 51 of the 59 four-year schools.
George Washington University is an exception. At number 16, it's one of the highest-ranked nonprofit private schools on our list.
Mary Waring, outreach coordinator at George Washington's Veterans Office, said GWU invests in veterans because the school wants the wide range of experience vets bring to the classroom. But the higher price of private colleges can make it harder for them to attract large numbers of veterans, she added. Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, "private schools are automatically subject to a cap this year of $17,500."
Seventy-one percent of private colleges that answered our survey said some or all of their programs exceed the revamped Post-9/11 GI Bill cap, compared with 26 percent of public colleges.
Waring noted that schools exceeding the cap have the option to enter the Yellow Ribbon scholarship program, in which the Veterans Affairs Department will match the school dollar-for-dollar for any amount above that cap, but that not all colleges can afford it.
In the 2010-2011 school year, GWU gave out $2 million in Yellow Ribbon scholarships to 316 students.
Beyond financial considerations, Waring said schools often have different strategic visions that could shape their policies on military and veteran students.
Waring said she might consider pushing for relaxed admission standards for vets, but vets are set against it.
"One of the things that they're very vocal about is, they don't want any changes to be made to the admissions process," she said. "All the veterans want is to get in on their own merit."


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Sundance has been on a roll with its Grand Jury Prize winners— first the sleeper hit Frozen River in 2008, then the surprise Oscar nominee Precious in 2009, and now this year's Winter's Bone. Cowritten and directed by Debra Granik from Daniel Woodrell's novel of the same name, the movie has triggered excited buzz, and no wonder: Opening next month and featuring another beleaguered, indomitable heroine, it's a stunning piece of filmmaking and storytelling, with extraordinary character depth. Winter's Bone is an ordeal narrative with a mystery at its center. Its teenage protagonist, Ree Dolly, played by 19-year-old Jennifer Lawrence, must track down her vanished father while taking care of her little brother and sister and their silent, shell-shocked mother. Whether or not Winter's Bone makes next year's Oscars, it should land high on plenty of other 10-best lists, and Lawrence and John Hawkes, who plays Ree's fearsome uncle, Teardrop, give performances as memorable as those of Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique. The story's setting among Missouri's Ozark mountain clans could hardly be further from mid-'80s Harlem. But as with Precious, there are times in Winter's Bone when, following in Ree's footsteps, you find yourself walking through hell, only to discover that in all its peril and strangeness, it's an electrifying place to be.
The characters who dominate Winter's Bone are a people apart: hard-core hill folk, insular, interrelated for generations, living by their own harsh rules, and contemptuous of the outside world. The tradition of brewing moonshine, which was never the safest occupation—stills blew up, G-men came calling—has given way to the far more devastating meth trade. Ree's father, Jessup, is both a cooker and an addict. Using their house and land to post bail after a bust, he's disappeared. When Ree learns the family will lose everything if he doesn't make his court date a week away, she sets out to find him, going from family to family, only to meet baffling silence and eventually much worse. Filmmakers have long felt free to caricature this particular sliver of society, whether as comical hillbilly rubes, sleazy white trash, or Gothic grotesques. (John Boorman's much-praised 1972 Deliverance hit some kind of trifecta with a deformed albino child; a mute, cross-eyed banjo player; and a macho redneck rapist with a taste for short, fat city men.) By contrast, Granik got to know the locals before she started shooting, winning their trust and casting them as extras and in small parts. The payoff is enormous. You feel as if you've entered a secret world that's been hiding in plain sight: utterly alive, dangerous, both ugly and beautiful, and at times horrifying.
With few exceptions, the women in this movie are tough and strong, but the men rule so completely that their violence is a given. When Teardrop—a prison moniker if ever there was one—tells Ree not to look for her father and she refuses, he grabs her neck with the speed of a snake and drives his point home with a thumb pressed hard against her throat. No matter: The minute he's gone, she takes off. The scenes between Hawkes and Lawrence are some of the most powerful in Winter's Bone. Hawkes is best known for his current work on Lost, as the basset-eyed, comic dad in Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know, and as Timothy Olyphant's soft-spoken, railthin business partner in the famously foul-mouthed Deadwood. His Teardrop is skinny too, but in a way that brings piano wire to mind, not weakness. Just when your response to him has degenerated into hatred, he reveals facets of himself that can only be called redemptive. This role is his richest one yet, so it says a lot about Lawrence that she holds her own with him throughout, never seeming to break a sweat. She has three years of television to her name and made an impression opposite Charlize Theron in Guillermo Arriaga's little-seen 2008 drama The Burning Plain. Now Jodie Foster has cast her along with Mel Gibson, Anton Yelchin, and Foster herself in this fall's The Beaver. Lawrence is a striking beauty, but in Granik's film she doesn't play down her good looks so much as blow right past them. Her Ree is all about authority and purpose. She moves like an athlete, bats away male sexual advances with ruthless put-downs, and saves her tenderness for the people who need her most. At this point, she's the only parent her family has.
The power of blood ties runs through Winter's Bone; it's a subtext, most often brought to the surface by Ree. She invokes it again and again as she seeks help in finding a father who has snapped every bond. "There's got to be some blood between us," she tells a woman who has turned her away. "I thought family was supposed to mean something." Later, as she sits on the sagging porch steps with her siblings, her brother—who shares Ree's courage but is too small to do much with it—anxiously asks if she's going to leave him and their sister. Her answer has a beauty as tough as the landscape. No, she says, looking surprised, "I'd be lost without the weight of the two of you on my back." Has a better definition of family love ever been written?
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Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda have a delicate, sure-footed chemistry in Ondine, Neil Jordan's enchanting love story of an Irish fisherman and the mysterious sprite who gets caught in his net. Jordan (Mona Lisa, The Crying Game) expertly mingles whimsy with grit—the fisherman's young daughter is on dialysis, and terrifying brutes stalk Ondine—to create beguiling entertainment. Photo: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
Going Solo
What if one of those hotshots Michael Douglas plays so well (Traffic, Wall Street 1 and 2) blew his money and marriage (to Susan Sarandon) on a scam and went into a free fall he couldn't acknowledge? The answer is the darkly comic Solitary Man, with Douglas creepily charismatic as he bags every woman in sight (Mary- Louise Parker, Imogen Poots) on his race to the bottom. Photo: Courtesy of Anchor Bay Films.
Buddy Pic
Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes the Barley) has fun with Looking for Eric, a screwball romantic dramedy as lovable as The Full Monty. Steve Evets is soulful as a lovelorn divorced dad resigned to misery—until his favorite football superstar, Eric Cantona (nicely playing himself), shows up in his bedroom with suave, sardonic tips on how to dig out. Photo: Courtesy of IFC Films.


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For the Birds
By Al Batt
, For the Birds
Monday, November 19, 2012 8:57 AM
Darcy Sime of Alden shared this photo of a Ross's goose.
Great distance is not necessary to travel. Exploration and discovery are made possible by seeing things through new eyes. These could be done in a backyard or through a window.
Abraham Heschel said, "The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living."
Who knows, maybe each time we delight in the wonder of nature, an angel gets his wings.
The North American iridescence
Larry Peterson of Wells saw a common grackle in his yard that demonstrated leucism by having a white head. Larry told me that he used to find the presence of the grackles in his yard frustrating as they tended to rule the roost, but he has found it helps if he thinks of each grackle being called the North American iridescence instead of a common grackle. Larry admits that grackles are not the best of singers, but he doesn't value his friends according to their ability to sing.
Spark bird
Birders talk about a spark bird. That's a bird that someone sees or hears that sparks an interest in birding. A birder from Chicago said that when he was a boy, he saw dandelions fly. In reality, they were goldfinches flying into the air after feeding on the seeds of the dandelions. By the time he learned that, he was hooked.
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
"It's a good thing that I have a good memory for faces."
"Why is that?"
"Because I broke my shaving mirror this morning."
Driving by the Bruces
I have two wonderful neighbors - both named Bruce - who live across the road from each other. Whenever I pass their driveways, thoughts occur to me, such as: Money is like underwear. There's no need for everyone else to know you have it.
The news from Hartland
Ole's Margarine Company announces that business has never been butter.
A duck flew up the elephant's trunk at Bob's Zoo and Windshield Repair. The elephant was arrested for snorting quack.
Non-resident deer hunters are allowed to shoot only non-resident deer.
Did you know?
A survey cited in The Wall Street Journal found that 59 percent of women admitted to having frequent problems in relocating their vehicles in parking lots. This same problem afflicts 42 percent of men.
Doctor, doctor, give me the news
Marci Fuller of San Benito, Texas, told me that her doctor/husband tells many of his patients to go on "itos-free" diets. That means no Doritos, Fritos, burritos, Cheetos (qualifies on sound alone), or taquitos.
Restroom reflections
I was about to speak at a thing in Harlingen, Texas. I visited the bathroom first. Always a good idea. No one needs any extra stress. As I entered the necessary room, I met a man carrying one of those giant mugs. I reckon it held about five gallons of his favorite soft drink. That might be a slight exaggeration, but it was huge.
"You must have to make a lot of stops in rooms like this," I said.
He raised his mug as a salute in my direction and replied, "Endless."
Maybe he should drink the contents of his enormous mug only in restrooms.
Echoes from a church basement
We were talking of many things as we enjoyed good food in the church basement. Food always tastes better outside and in church basements. Anyway, we talked of many things. I thought of Lewis Carroll, who wrote in Through the Looking-Glass, "'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things: Of shoes - and ships - and sealing-wax - of cabbages - and kings - And why the sea is boiling hot - And whether pigs have wings.'"
We didn't actually talk about any of those things, but the Rev. Ron Brey, a friend of long-standing, did say that it was hard to find funny sympathy cards.
I had to agree.
Brain cramp
I got up from my office chair and walked into the living room. For no apparent reason. Or at least not for any reason that I could remember.
The cat that had been sleeping on the sofa, suddenly awakened, jumped to the floor, and walked resolutely down into the basement.
I hoped it remembered why it had gone there.
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Arlene Bryson of Alden told me that she has been experiencing some hearing loss that is most noticeable in rooms crowded with people. She said that when talking to people in such situations, she has learned to smile a lot and to refrain from nodding.
Hurricane Sandy impacts birds
A caller asked what impact Hurricane Sandy had on birds. Many birds are killed by hurricanes, especially seabirds that are unable to seek shelter from storms. Birds caught in storms are blown off course, often landing in inhospitable places or becoming too battered and weak to survive. Others, while not killed or displaced by storms, may starve to death because they are unable to forage in poor weather. Hundreds of thousands of birds may die as a result of a major hurricane. Hurricanes can have severe impacts on endangered species. Hurricane Hugo (1989) killed half the wild Puerto Rican parrots in existence. The Cozumel thrasher, found only on Mexico's Cozumel Island, was pushed to the edge of extinction by Hurricane Gilbert (1988). Hurricane Iniki (1992) may have wiped out the remnants of as many as three bird species when it hit Hawaii. Hurricanes can have detrimental effects on bird habitats. Cavity-nesting species can be especially hard hit when the trees in which they nest are blown down.
Thanks for stopping by
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." - Robert Brault
"We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them or build with them." - William Arthur Ward
Meeting adjourned
Dr. A. J. Cronin prescribed an unusual treatment for some of his patients who were feeling blue. He insisted that for six weeks a patient say, "Thank you" for every kindness and keep a record of this gratitude. According to Dr. Cronin, he had a remarkable cure rate.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Many businesses are offering freebies and military discounts for Memorial Day. Local municipalities and shops are also having free Memorial Day events this weekend.
Matthew Cheng, creator of eCoupons.com and MemorialDayFreebies.com said, "Memorial Day is the kickoff to the summer season and one of the few weekends that retailers like Home Depot and Lowes offer discounts to military personnel."
Here is a list of some places around town offering Memorial Day freebies and military discounts.
1. 24 Hour Fitness honors the military community with complimentary workouts Memorial Day weekend. In appreciation and support for millions of active and retired military personnel, 24 Hour Fitness is providing complimentary access to more than 400 clubs across the nation during Memorial Day Weekend.
2. Hooters is offering free Hooters wings for military veterans and active duty on Memorial Day. All day on Memorial Day, personnel with proof of service or a military ID will receive 10 free wings. The offer is for either boneless or traditional wings with purchase of a drink and is only available for dine in orders.
3. Max & Ermas is giving away free sliders on Memorial Day. The home to "America's best cheeseburger" has been celebrating National Hamburger Month all month long. Just order a beverage and receive one free slider.
4. Home Depot and Lowes are offering 10% military discount on Memorial Day weekend to all veterans who served honorably and who present a valid form DD214 or other proof of service.
5. Jo-Ann is offering 20% off regular, sale-priced and clearance items to past or present members of the armed forces, as well as their families.
6. CVS is offering ExtraCare members free $10 gas cards when spending $30 on everyday essentials advertised in the circular during select weeks this May through August. Once ExtraCare customers reach the $30 required purchase threshold, a special coupon will print on their receipt that can be redeemed immediately in store for a $10 gas card.
A listing of more Memorial Day freebies can be found at www.MemorialDayFreebies.com
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Comedian Dana Carvey will Return to the State Theatre in May
Showtime is 8 PM. Tickets at $52 & $47 go on sale to State Theatre Members Friday, December 14th at 10 AM, to the public on Friday, December 21st. During Members Only sales, there will be a 6 ticket limit per Member per performance.
State Theatre Memberships can be purchased at any time and begin at $75 for one year. As a non-profit organization, State Theatre membership contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Tickets and Memberships can be purchased at the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or online at www. statetheatre.org. Fees apply.
The show is sponsored by 99.9 The Hawk.
A repertory member of "Saturday Night Live" since the 1986-87 season, Carvey left in 1992 after seven seasons. Carvey is best known for his characters the Church Lady; Hans, of the Hans and Franz body building duo; Garth, Wayne Campbell's (Mike Myers) 'Excellent Co-Host' on the immensely popular sketch 'Wayne's World,' and Weekend Updates Grumpy Old Man. In addition to these characters, Dana has received widespread praise for his uncanny comedic impersonations of such political figures as Ex-President George Bush, H. Ross Perot, Jerry Brown, David Duke and Bob Dole. He also does impersonations of George Burns, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, John McLaughlin, Mickey Rooney, Casey Casem, and Regis Philbin.
In 1992 Carvey appeared in the blockbuster film "WAYNE'S WORLD," based on the hit "Saturday Night Live" sketch. The film grossed over $160 million and was produced by "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels. The public demanded a sequel and in 1993 Carvey appeared in "WAYNE'S WORLD 2," recreating his role of Garth, alongside Mike Myers' Wayne. The film was hugely successful.
Carvey won an Emmy Award in 1993 for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He has received a total of six Emmy nominations one of which was for a guest appearance on HBO's highly acclaimed "LARRY SANDERS SHOW." Also, he was honored with The American Comedy Award as Television's Funniest Supporting Male in 1990 and 1991.
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Avian influenza (also called bird flu) is a serious illness that affects the lungs. Currently, this illness mainly infects birds. But if the germs that cause bird flu begin to spread easily among people, a worldwide outbreak could occur. No one knows whether this will happen, but health experts are trying to prepare for such an event. This sheet answers some of the questions you may have about bird flu.
The biggest risk factor for bird flu is contact with sick birds. This is more likely to happen in parts of the world where people raise their own birds for food or where live birds are sold in markets.
Wild birds carry the virus (germ) that causes bird flu. They then spread the virus to farm-raised birds such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys. Most people who have had bird flu have touched an infected bird or its droppings. A few people have been infected by a sick family member. This is rare.
There are multiple strains (types) of bird flu. In the United States, it has been limited to the type that caused only mild to moderate illness. There are strains that have caused more severe illness, including death, in other parts of world, however. There have been more than 650 cases of the more serious type of bird flu in humans since 2003. These cases have mostly occurred in Asia, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Near East. The CDC monitors the trains of bird flu found because changes can occur in the viruses that could make them more likely to infect humans.
Bird flu often begins like ordinary influenza, with symptoms such as fever, sore throat, cough, and muscle aches. Some people develop eye infections. If you have any of these symptoms, you most likely do not have bird flu. Of course, if you have symptoms that trouble you or are getting worse, seek medical care.
Heat kills the germs that cause bird flu. You can't become sick from eating poultry or eggs that are fully cooked. To stay safe:
Wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20-30 seconds before and after handling raw chicken or eggs.
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Genghis Blues nominated for an Academy Award!
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I love the look of Bunuelos — the treat is so enticing with their perfectly round shape. They are a Christmastime favorite in Columbia, where the fried yeast balls are stuffed with a white salty cheese and are more savory than sweet. The dish is traditionally served with natilla, a custard-like dessert that is very similar to flan, and with 'manjar blanco' for a Christmas trifecta.
Columbian Natilla (the 's' gets dropped in Columbia) differs from the natilla in other countries since they don't use eggs. This dish gets served chilled and is the perfect accompaniment to a crunchy, salty bunuelo.
'Manjar blanco' completes the trio of perfection. It's a milk based pudding made out of rice, milk and sugar. All three are best served together and really represent the holiday season in Columbia. There are many different recipes for each dish and they vary from family to family. I know you're going to love it!
Make It at Home:
Find It Online:
- Natilla from LatinMerchant.com
- Natilla from Amazon.com
- Natilla from AmigoFoods.com
- Manjar Blanco from AmigoFoods.com
Try It in NYC:
- Sabor Colombiano
- La Nueva Bakery (serves everything but Natilla)
- Miracali Bakery
- Las Americas Bakery
Eden Grinshpan graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in London with the "Grande Diplome" in both Pastry and Cuisine. After graduating she went to India to volunteer with different organizations, one of them being an orphanage called Ramanas Garden. Here she came up with the idea of raising money for the orphanage by re-opening a café, which had not been in operation for some time, and teaching the children the basics of culinary cuisine. After returning to New York City, Eden enrolled in a management program at The Institute of Culinary Education before working at the bakery, Babycakes. Eden is the co-owner of EthNicitY Productions, and hosts Eden Eats, a traveling show to find global cuisine in cities across the US. Check out Eden's blog, Eden Eats, and follow Eden on Facebook and @EdenEats on Twitter.


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You see, I spend a lot of time browsing deviantART, and there are some pretty good artists whose work I like specially. So much that I sometimes feel like downloading their entire gallery! But because individually downloading 20 and so pictures is boring, I decided to make a small program to automate that for me. It works in two phases, two functions:
- getImgUrls, which pulls the images' urls from the gallery's HTML source code using a regular expression;
- downloadImgs, that, well... downloads the images one by one onto your filesystem.
As for its usage, I recommend that you import the script into another .py file and use its functions there, for the sake of modularity. Here's an example usage:
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A CHARITY box containing hundreds of pounds has been stolen from the counter of a popular Ilkley cafe.
The box containing cash destined for a local mum who is battling MS, went missing on Tuesday or Wednesday last week from La Stazione, a bustling, friendly Italian cafe in the heart of Ilkley.
The crime has left staff and customers disgusted and now one regular Stuart Tolch, has offered a reward to anyone who can provide information which will lead to the conviction of the person who carried out the despicable crime.
The 40-year-old chartered surveyor, of Ilkley, said: "The box was on the counter. It wasn't fixed down because you don't expect that sort of thing to happen here.
"But some idiot has come along on Tuesday or Wednesday and taken it. I would now like to offer a reward leading to the conviction of this idiot. It contained several hundred pounds which was going to a local woman with acute MS who is in a terrible way.
"This money was going to help her and her young son and husband.
"I am a regular customer and like all the regulars we wanted to some something, however small to make her life a little bit easier. All the money goes towards her care. The charity box is something that has been working really well and we are all disgusted it has gone missing."
The cafe, which is directly outside Ilkley Train Station, has large windows and people regularly ask to put posters up. Instead of charging for the service, the cafe asks for contributions to the charity box.
La Stazione manager Max Crane, who has reported the theft to the police said he knew the box was still there on Tuesday because a lady came into the cafe to put up a poster and put money into the charity box.
On Wednesday at around 10am another lady came in and wanted to put £5 in the charity box and it was then staff noticed the box was missing.
"I was just in shock," said Max. "I could not believe it - I felt disgust and anger. There must have been up to £300 in there. Stealing is one thing but stealing a charity box is just an awful thing to do. She is such a nice lady and I can't imagine it would have been any of our regulars.
" It is not a light box either - it must have gone in a split second and unfortunately no one saw anything."
Max said it didn't surprise him that Stuart had offered a reward. "He is a fantastic guy and a real friend - for him to do this is just typical Stuart," he added.
If anyone has any information about the theft they can call in at La Stazione at 10 Station Rd, Ilkley LS29 8HF, or call the cafe on 01943 605877. The cafe is open from 6am to 5pm.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed they were aware of the crime and asked anyone with information can call the police non-emergency number 101.


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(Doton: Iwa Keiro) – Earth Style: Rock Trail
Rank: B
Type: Attack
Range: Mid
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: The user slams their hands on the ground and giant rocks rise up and jag the opponent from underneath.
For the next jutsu, I'd like you to release your chakra into the sky above your opponent and using that chakra, I need you to create an opening. The opened up area would then begin to drop down a large and viscous mud down towards your opponent.
You can use this in a combination with the jutsus Lightning release: sixteen pillar bind and Fire release: Firing biscuit technique in order to create a giant oven around the opponent and then using Fire technique to ignite the oven.
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Owensboro Bourbon And Jazz Festival This Weekend
Bourbon is a Kentucky staple and this weekend, Owensboro rolls out the red carpet for all kinds of libation happenings. The very first Bourbon & Jazz Festival kicks off tonight during "Friday After Five" with a VIP Cocktail Reception in Woodward's 6p-10p with live music courtesy of Barbara Santora and her band "Jazzin". An after hours mixer will be held at Kentucky's only bourbon bar, Spirits, located in the Miller House at 301 East 5th St. 10p-12a. There will be more jazz and guests can sample over 100 bourbon selections. Click through for more events!


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The Crap We Missed – Wednesday 4.4.12
In the land of Sad Keanu, Giant Sad Philip Seymour Hoffman is king.
Welcome to Wednesday's The Crap We Missed featuring Joey Lawrence who knows the importance of a strong male figure in a kid's life as well as Coco, who knows exactly what we're all on this Internet thing for, and oh look, the producers of The Client List finally found a way to keep Jennifer Love Hewitt away from the
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News Release: EPA Awards Almost $700,000 to Student Teams in Sustainable Technology Competition
EPA Awards Almost $700,000 to Student Teams in Sustainable Technology Competition
WASHINGTON--December 4, 2012: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded grants to 45 college teams in phase I of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) annual student design competition. Each grant, totaling up to $15,000 per team, for an overall amount of $675,000, is applied toward designing and developing sustainable technologies to help protect people's health and the environment while promoting economic development.
Examples of team projects this year include:
A design for fog harvesting technologies to provide clean water and reduced pollution in underdeveloped communities
A prototype system to improve building energy performance through enhancing heat transmission and solar heat gain
* A module that can improve the efficiency of solar energy collectors
The annual P3 competition begins by awarding grants to student teams to develop and design their proposed technologies. The proposals highlight the team's technology and its potential for improving quality of life, promoting economic development, and protecting the planet.
"This year's P3 teams are made up of emerging environmental leaders who are part of the future of environmental and public health protection," said Lek Kadeli, principal deputy assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development. "These P3 grants encourage the growth of small businesses focused on developing innovative technologies to combat environmental issues."
After eight months of work on their projects, the teams bring their designs to Washington, D.C., to participate in EPA's National Sustainable Design Expo. During the event, a panel of scientific experts judges the projects. Winners receive a P3 award and recommendation for a second phase grant of up to $90,000 to further develop their designs and prepare them for the marketplace.
The 9th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA's P3 competition is scheduled for April 20-21, 2013, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The expo is open to the public and will display the 2012 P3 teams' designs.
EPA is currently accepting applications for P3 awards for the 2013-2014 academic year through Dec. 11, 2012. .
More information on the P3 2012 recipients: EPA 2012 P3 Recipients
More information on past P3 winners: EPA Past P3 Winners
More information on the expo: EPA 2012 P3
More information on applying for P3 awards for the 2013-2014 academic year: EPA 2013-14 P3


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On Tuesday in New York, modern art collectors will get the chance to spend tens of millions dollars on paintings such as Gerhard Richter's "Abstraktes Bild (712)", which is on sale with an estimated value of between $22m and $28m. Will the painting, which was sold 18 months ago at Sotheby's for only $17.5m, set a new record for the German artist? It may be difficult to tell.
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Place quinoa and sea salt in boiling water, cover, reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the flame. Place quinoa in a medium mixing bowl and toss to cool. When cool add cranberries, raisins, almonds, and oranges. Whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad. Toss to mix. Place a lettuce leaf on each serving plate. Place salad on top and serve as is or chilled.
Per serving - 512 calories, 21 gram fat (36% calories from fat), 16 gram protein, 68 gram carbohydrate, 17 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 116 milligram sodium


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Workshop for Novice Farmers
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USU Extension Co-sponsors Utah Building Farmers Program
OGDEN, UT – Small farm operators, ranchers, food processors/developers, master gardeners and others can refine and enhance their business development, management and marketing skills at the Utah Building Farmers Program evening class series. Co-sponsored by Utah State University Extension and the USDA - Risk Management Agency, classes are designed to help both newer and experienced farmers learn the tools to succeed in direct market outlets. The program is held Oct. 23, 25, 30 and Nov. 1 and 8 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Farm Service Agency Building, 2871 S. Commerce Way in Ogden.
According to Kynda Curtis, USU Extension agricultural marketing specialist, the class series is designed for those looking to develop business and marketing plans for sales at direct market outlets, including farmers markets, community supported agriculture programs, farm stands and restaurants. In addition, the series will assist experienced farmers and ranchers looking to retool, refine and enhance their current business, and next-generation farmers and ranchers returning to the family farm and seeking new or alternative enterprises to enhance existing production.
"Consumer demand for local foods has increased dramatically in the last couple of years, providing an excellent opportunity for local agricultural producers and food developers," Curtis said.
The Utah Building Famers Program aims to help farmers by focusing on building and reinforcing capacity through interaction with Extension, producer peers and community resources. The program also aims to build a strong community network among producers involved in direct marketing and their suppliers and customers.
"The program thrives on participation from producers of all levels of experience," Curtis said. "Farmers and ranchers will develop new connections in their local areas for inputs, specialized production, extending the growing season, marketing outlets and credit and loan programs."
As part of the program, participants complete a business plan that includes feedback from peers and local experts. Participants will also have the opportunity for mentorships with experienced farmers and other chances to gain experience with production, financial and business planning consultants.
Registration fee is $80 for all five sessions and includes dinner and program materials. Meals allow opportunities for participants to network.
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VALDOSTA, Ga. – In a double overtime thriller, the Saint Leo women's basketball team fell to Valdosta State by a score of 69-64 at The Complex on the campus of Valdosta State University. The Lions overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half to force the extra periods.
Saint Leo (5-4) was led by Chelsea Williams, who had another double-double performance, this time churning out 20 points and 13 rebounds. Teresa Manigrasso contributed 15 points and added four assists. Kinnara Lewis dropped in 10 points after going 2-6 from beyond the arc. Christina Granville nearly had a double-double of her own after grabbing 13 rebounds and scoring eight points.
The Lions struggled offensively in the first half, shooting just 9-29 from the field and 0-8 from three-point territory. Valdosta State (7-2) on the other hand shot a red-hot 48 percent from the field including four shots from beyond the arc. Brittany Nelson led the Blazers' offensive attack in the first half, scoring 11 points, including going 3-3 from long range. Facing a deficit as large as 10, the Lions were able to cut Valdosta State's lead to eight points going into the break.
Valdosta State's Brooke Satterfield drained two threes in the first 58 seconds of the second half to extend the Blazers' lead to 14, their largest of the game. The Lions were able to counter with a 7-0 run over the next four minutes and trailed by just seven with 16 minutes remaining in the contest. The Blazers got the lead back to double digits with 15:36 remaining and at that point the Lions began their 10-2 run to get within two of the Blazers at 41-39.
The Lions and Blazers proceeded to trade baskets for the remainder of the ball game and with one minute remaining the Blazers held the ball and a 50-47 lead. After a few missed free throws from the Blazers and a Saint Leo timeout, Lewis tied the game with a three pointer after a beautifully executed inbounds play with just 14 seconds to on the clock. Two more Valdosta State missed free throws gave the Lions one final possession and a chance to win the game in regulation, but a Manigrasso jumper went just long as the buzzer sounded.
In overtime, Sarah Winans sank a three-pointer to give the Lions their first lead since the Lions lead 2-0 at the beginning of the contest. Leading the Blazers 55-54 with 26 seconds remaining, Valdosta State's Kourtnee Williams hit the front end of a one-and-one, tying the game and forcing a second overtime period.
The Blazers quickly gained a four-point lead over the Lions in the second overtime period and the Lions were never able to recover. Down three points with just a few ticks on the clock, Valdosta State hit two free throws to solidify their second double-overtime win in five days.
The Saint Leo women's basketball team gets back in action on Saturday, Dec. 29 when they host Ursuline in the Saint Leo Classic at 4:00 p.m. The following day the Lions will take on Trevecca Nazarene, which will also tip off at 4:00 p.m.
This postgame recap is brought to you by Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant in Brooksville, Fla.
For more information on the Saint Leo women's basketball team, be sure to follow us on Twitter at @SaintLeoLions.


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The wife and I hit this little neighborhood topaz place about a month back, the one items we picked were tea smoked ribs, and they were outstanding. I said to the wife I am going to try and make them at home. Since at a topaz place you get like 3 small ribs.. LOL
So I searched the internet and found a couple of recipes, but all of them were made in the over, so I took a common theme from all of them and tried to make it work on the BGE. Here we go...
First of the rub: Brown Sugar, Chineese Five-spice, Salt, Ground Ginger, Ground Coriander, Red Pepper Flakes, Onion Powder. So much different then the a normal rib rub. Couldn't wait to taste it.
Two slabs of baby backs, rubbed good and plenty with this wonderful rub, foiled up and in to the refrigerator overnight.
On to the smoke packet: Loose OOlong Tea, Dry Jasmine Rice, Brown Sugar, Peppercorns, Star Anise Pods, Fresh Ginger, Cinnamon Stick, Orange Peel.
I cut slits in to the packet and threw it on to the lump and the smoke that came off this was unreal, really hard to describe. A cup of tea with a strong scent of the Anise. Really wonderful smelling. You can see some smoke in the below picture.
You can see my "Chair" that I sit in while the ribs are cooking.. it's a tough life!
Ribs are on and the temp at the grate is 238, locked and loaded:
At the two hour mark it was time to foil them up, for this instead of just Apple Cider I tossed in a little bit more loose tea, this time using a flavored tea (Sweet flavored Rooibos tea) along with the apple cider:
Back in the egg for another two hours, although next time I think I am going to do a 3-1-1, the last two times I did a 2-2-1 I felt the ribs are little over done, I don't like them to fall apart when lifting them off the grate.
Lastly the sauce, I am going to tell the truth and admit I didn't make the sauce I bought some korean bbq sauce.
Unfoiled and sauced up the ribs and back on to glaze them up.
Time to plate these bad boys up, I was hoping they would taste half as good as then smelled and looked, to my surprise they were better then I would have hoped!
Along with the ribs, we served an Asian Noodle Salad that my wife made the night before and a good old fashion baked potato. This was one of those meals that I really couldn't believe I made these at home and it didn't come from a restaurant.


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Got up and went hunting real early yesterday morning. Didn't see anything, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. And when I got home, I fired up the Egg and got it dialed in nicely at 250 deg f dome temp. Nothing like a low and slow smoke on a lazy day off. I used Apple Wood and rubbed the 8.5 lb butt down with a little bit of mustard and the new Dizzy Pig's Down and Dizzy...
Gave it a spritz of Apple Cider Vinegar every few hours.
Took it to an internal temp of 197 deg f. It melted like butta'!
Sauced it with some Sticky Fingers Habanero Hot.
And my super awesome wife made me a Strawberry Shortcake from scratch! Man o man, it was deeeeeeelicious!
Just had me a leftover sandwich and a slice of cake for lunch.


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Written by Nate Tschaenn
The second year Fellows have embarked on the North American Experience portion of the Longwood Graduate Program. This year's destination is just a few states south of Delaware in North Carolina. We arrived in Charlotte last night, our westernmost destination, and will be making our way north to Wilmington stopping at some of North Carolina's great public horticulture destinations along the way. First stop along out trip is Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden (DSBG) located about thirty minutes outside Charlotte in the city of Belmont.
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is a relatively new public garden having had its official grand opening in October of 1999. In 1991, the founder of the Garden, Daniel J. Stowe, donated the four hundred acres of prime property to be developed into a botanical garden. He was a retired textile executive who envisioned the evolution of this garden over a period of forty years as an internationally renowned garden.
There are currently twelve display areas at DSBG including a white garden, formal display gardens, and perennial gardens. There is also an 8,000 square foot orchid conservatory, which opened in 2008 and showcases tropical plants and a large collection of orchids in unique and artistic fashion. There are also many whimsical fountain displays throughout the gardens, and a beautiful, multi-million dollar visitor pavilion serves as the grand façade.
It was a treat for us to get some perspective on a public garden that is still growing and trying to determine its full potential. There is a fifty-year master plan approved in 1994 that has been serving as a general guide for the expansion of the gardens since it first opened. DSBG has been constantly growing and still has a large amount of space to expand. The annual attendance has also been rapidly growing and is now around 100,000 visitors per year. The gardens and visitor center have been cleverly designed to support a growing attendance and are capable of supporting up to 600,000 visitors per year. A three-acre children's garden is the next major expansion project slated to begin in spring of 2013, and is estimated to cost about six million dollars.
Daniel Stowe Botanic Gardens was an outstanding first stop on our journey and definitely worth a stop for anyone traveling to the greater Charlotte, North Carolina area.


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February 2, 2011
The National Debt Is A Real Threat
Mission Statement
By signing this Mission Statement, we join with other Americans of all political persuasions in urging the President and the Congress to promptly develop and approve a bold, comprehensive plan to avoid an explosion of federal debt that could devastate the economy, weaken our national security and unfairly burden future generations. We have concluded that this plan must include spending reductions and increased tax revenues, along the lines recently recommended by two bipartisan national commissions.
We seek to assure the economic growth and fiscal sustainability of this nation free from the encumbrances of growing debt and creditors, whether foreign or domestic; to increase the likelihood that our children and grandchildren will enjoy an enhanced quality of life, and to reduce the widening disparity in incomes and wealth within the U.S. population.
The Issues
At the core we must regain our national values and replace a pervasive short-term focus with long-term thinking. It is about setting national priorities and creating long-term growth; it involves making choices as to how we invest in our future; it concerns ensuring fairness for all citizens from all financial classes and ethnic backgrounds; it means making sacrifices to improve society for our children and grandchildren; it relates to protecting our national standing in the world, securing both our safety and continued leadership role in a rapidly changing environment. Balancing our budget, reining in our national debt and honestly addressing expense and revenue issues are crucial to these goals. We fear a financial crisis if we do not act.
The Two Commission Reports
Recently the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform and the Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force set forth possible solutions to our national debt crisis. The recommendations of these national commissions have been met by a chorus of rejection from some elements of the political left and some from the political right. Some will not think about reductions in government spending and the others will not think about increases in federal revenues. Both are unwilling to compromise across party lines. They count on a lack of public alarm about the debt crisis. We intend to prove them wrong. We ask them to put country before party or uncompromising ideology.
Time for Action
As an active group of people in seven cities, we represent many different localities and political affiliations. We have come together over a period of time, starting out in our own local communities. It is clear to us that only when we act as a united, national citizenry can we hope our representatives will listen and act. We are actively creating an ongoing large and broad, grass-roots signature base coming together for a national effort of united citizens of all ages dedicated to keeping our country strong, with a promising future.
We support this Mission Statement and urge responsible action by Congress and the President to solve America's fiscal and debt problems.
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Fox Fabricates Axelrod-Gallup Contacts To Push Bogus Intimidation Story
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The Daily Caller's dubious report suggesting a connection between a David Axelrod tweet about Gallup's polling methodology and a Justice Department lawsuit filed against that company found its way to Fox News, which embellished the already problematic story by fabricating the existence of direct communications between Axelrod and Gallup's employees.
On his Fox Business program this morning, Stuart Varney claimed that Axelrod, "reportedly furious" over a May Gallup poll unfavorable for President Obama, "personally contacted some Gallup employees who now say they felt threatened."
Here is the sum total of Axelrod comments cited, directly or indirectly, by the Daily Caller article Varney was pushing. Note how "furious" Axelrod appeared to be.
The Caller article did not show that Axelrod directly contacted anyone at Gallup at any time. While it alleged that internal Gallup emails show him "attempting to subtly intimidate" the firm, it provided no direct or indirect evidence that he actually spoke to anyone there. The piece referenced the tweet, and an email in which a Gallup employee mentioned that "the White House 'has asked' a senior Gallup staffer 'to come over and explain our methodology too," with another Gallup employee making a Godfather joke about Axelrod.
Given that the story is clearly being pushed by someone at Gallup who wants to attack the Obama administration, if such direct communications existed they would surely have been given to and then reported by the Caller article's author.
Even conservative bloggers have pointed out that the timeline the Caller article lays out regarding the DOJ's lawsuit against Gallup debunks the article's suggestion of a connection between that lawsuit and Axelrod's single tweet from four months earlier.
UPDATE: The bogus story has now spread to Fox News' America Live, where guest anchor Shannon Bream said the Caller's story "suggests a conspiracy theory" between the filing of the DOJ lawsuit and Axelrod's "angry tweet" (which she did not quote or show on-air). Both guests, attorney Brian Claypool and GOP pollster Chris Wilson, agreed that there was a connection between the two events; Wilson said it was indicative of "Chicago-style politics" on the part of President Obama and called it "frightening," while Claypool said the DOJ "needs to hire Houdini right now as a legal consultant" to "get them out of this mess."
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Regular, brisk walking after having a stroke could help boost your physical fitness, mobility and quality of life, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
"Walking is a great way to get active after a stroke," said Carron Gordon, Ph.D., lead author of the study and a lecturer in the physical therapy department at University of the West Indies in Jamaica. "It's familiar, inexpensive, and it's something people could very easily get into."
Researchers divided 128 adult stroke survivors into a group that performed brisk outdoor walking three times a week for three months and a group that had therapeutic massage and no supervised exercise.
Compared to the massage group, the walking group:
- Reported a 16.7 percent improvement in quality of life based on physical health.
- Walked 17.6 percent farther in a six-minute endurance test.
- Had a 1.5 percent lower resting heart rate (the massage group's resting heart rate was 6.7 percent higher).
Previous research has shown that improving physical activity without putting too much stress on your body can help achieve a higher quality of life after a stroke. But those studies evaluated treadmill walking and cycling.
The new study shows you can walk without exercise equipment at any convenient place in the community, Gordon said.
Study participants were from three Jamaican hospitals, had either an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke six to 24 months before the study and could walk independently with or without a cane. The average age of the 70 women and 58 men was 64.
Before and after the study, researchers interviewed participants and measured their fitness and quality of life. They also monitored heart rate and blood pressure before and after each walking session.
Walking group participants were supervised by instructors during their walk. Eventually, friends or family members could walk along instead, until the participants were comfortable walking alone, Gordon said.
Although most study participants were blacks living in Jamaica, similar results can be expected in any ethnic or cultural group, Gordon said. However, the results can't be extended to patients with more severe effects or those unable to walk independently.
"Walking can help control blood pressure, reduce lipid or fat levels and help with weight control—all cardiovascular risk factors," Gordon said. "So doctors should encourage it for patients who have had a stroke."
The American Heart Association recommends at least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise or 75 minutes per week of vigorous exercise (or some combination of both) for most people. For stroke survivors, the association recommends aerobic exercise three to seven days a week, for 20 to 60 minutes, depending on fitness level.
Explore further: Fewer than half US adults get enough exercise


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Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has flagged tough public service job cuts and boasted of an immediate "adrenalin charge" to the economy under a coalition government.
But he shouldn't count on a boost to his campaign from an early departure by former Labor minister Robert McClelland before the September poll, Labor MPs say.
Mr McClelland, who is stepping down from his NSW seat of Barton after 17 years in parliament, is understood to be considering the role of a commissioner with the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, which pays $265,000 a year.
Unlike two other retiring ministers - Nicola Roxon and Chris Evans - Mr McClelland hasn't specifically ruled out standing down before the election campaign begins on August 12.
That's fuelled concerns he could retire early and trigger a by-election in Barton, particularly if the NSW job is confirmed.
"Mr McClelland is considering a number of potential opportunities for his post-parliamentary career," a spokeswoman for Mr McClelland told AAP on Friday.
The final decision on the job is in the hands of NSW Treasurer and Industrial Relations Minister Mike Baird.
The new commissioners are expected to be announced within the next four to eight weeks, a source close to the process said.
Mr McClelland was dumped from cabinet in 2012 after speaking out in favour of Kevin Rudd's unsuccessful quest to regain the Labor leadership from Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
He said in his retirement statement he looked forward to "continuing to make a contribution to the Australian community in the next stage of my professional career".
A by-election loss would take Labor's numbers in the House of Representatives to 70.
But the government could survive, because there are six independents and one Greens MP on the cross benches of the 150-member house from whom it draws support.
Speaker Anna Burke is yet to say whether or not she would approve a by-election ahead of September 14 - but she has the option of deferring a vote until the national poll.
On Friday, Labor frontbencher Simon Crean said Mr McClelland had given him no indication he had sought another job or planned to leave parliament early.
"It's not destabilising ... there is no by-election," Mr Crean told reporters in Canberra.
"The government has announced the election date, and we are getting on with the task of trying to win at the next election."
NSW ALP secretary Sam Dastyari also doesn't believe there will be a by-election.
Meanwhile, Mr Abbott told business function in Sydney a coalition government would make "controversial" cuts in a bid to get the federal budget back into the black.
Mr Abbott said there were 20,000 more public servants than five years ago but no increase in service delivery or efficiency.
"We will trim back the commonwealth public sector," he told the Committee for Economic Development of Australia event.
Special Minister of State Gary Gray said slashing jobs and services was "bad policy with dire consequences", adding the public service had grown by only 13,000 in five years.
Mr Abbott also said a coalition government would deliver an "instantaneous adrenalin charge" to the economy and would simultaneously deliver tax cuts, extra services and a budget surplus by boosting economic growth.
"Strong economic growth brings a magic to all aspects of our society," he said.
The coalition is leading Labor in the opinion polls.


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In 2015, Canada will host the Pan American games in the Greater Toronto Area. In an effort to promote cricket across the region, Cricket Canada, in conjunction wtih ICC Americas and West Indies Cricket Board, has launched a major initiative to have cricket included as a sport in the 2015 competition.
Cricket Canada is coordinating activities to put a "cricket group" together from cricket playing nations in the Americas and the countries that make up West Indies Cricket Board. Cricket Canada hopes to put cricket up for consideration as a sport in the upcoming meeting of the PASO in Mexico City in March 2012. Cricket Canada has been a strong proponent of cricket in multi-sport events such as the Pan Am Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games. Canada partcipated in the 1997 cricket event at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia.
"This is a very important opportunity for the development of cricket in Canada as well as the region" said President Ranjit Saini.
"We learnt a bitter lesson last year when our request for funding to host (the 2012 u19 Cricket World Cup) was declined due to lack of priority for sports that are not part of multi-sport international events such as Pan Am, Commonwealth and Olympics".
As a direct result of lack of funding to make necessary upgrades to the infrastructure and not having sufficient time to launch other efforts, Cricket Canada had to take the decision to withdraw from the hosting opportunity.
Saini believes Canada is well positioned to host the proposed T20 event saying.
"The inclusion of T20 cricket will reduce the demand for large infrastructure requirements and hence creation of new and/or up grading of the current grounds will be easily affordable. Most of the infrastructure exists and only minor upgrading is required.
Cricket Canada is proposing that T20 format of the game be included in the Pan Am games, in the same vein its inclusion in the Asian Games.


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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9TV dated October 29th 2013
Didem Ürer: A dear brother of ours has sent you the following message: "Our very dear, very precious, beloved, brave Master, we visited the Church of Agape in Samsun last Sunday. We met with Mr. Yahya, church official and spoke about how the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), whom we love more than life itself, is imminent. We gave him copies of the books "Christians Must Listen to the Prophet Jesus" and "The Glad Tidings of the Messiah". We also asked whether they had any requests or needs. The church official said: "I would like to make one request of your Hodja. We also approach you with your conception of love but we do not see the same conception in other Muslims." He then asked us to issue statements related to this topic and to talk to other Muslims on the subject."
Adnan Oktar: So he is simply saying that they are thus persecuted right? Well that is agreat sin. The command of God is very clear. He says; "You will find the people most affectionate to those who have faith are those who say, 'We are Christians'." And God says; "you can marry Christian ladies." What kind of mentality and way of thinking is that? So there are a few Christians in Samsun. The great majority of our brothers there are good natured. The people of the Black Sea are loving and hospitable. However this means that there are also some persecutors there, some cruel people there so that such an attitude has been observed.
Let us send messages of support and love from all over, to our Christian brothers there so their hearts can be at ease. Those tactless people cannot do anything. They should not be troubled. However, in general, the people of the Black Sea are really sweet natured. They are in a safe place and they can keep their hearts at ease. Insha'Allah.
Didem Ürer: Our brothers there have explained him that you frequently make statements about this matter on A9TV and said that they will pass this message to you as well. And Mr. Yahya has numerous times stated how delightful he was about this meeting.
Adnan Oktar: Well that would be a pity, a sin. There are a handful of Christians there. There are only a handful of followers of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). They have been devoted to him for 2000 years. They have lived under the worst conditions. They have been martyred, beaten and sworn at, but have remained true to their beliefs. It is a fine thing that they are devout and believe in the prophets. They believe in the Hereafter, the existence of God and the Oneness of God. We must show them deep love and affection. Anything else would be persecution.
Some fools constantly incite enmity toward Christians and Jews and constantly spread propaganda of hatred. They depict this as required by the faith. Yet they are acting in complete contravention of Islam. Islam wants us to show Jews and Christians love and affection.
Some people fail to understand the verse. Almighty God says "You can marry them." What does marriage mean? She is your beloved and confidante. "This is how close I want you to be," says God. They pretend not to understand. "You will find the people most affectionate to those who have faith are those who say, 'We are Christians'." says God.
What do you want from these immaculate people? On the contrary, when you see these people in the market you must show them respect and affection. When they come to the coffee house you must ask them in and invite them home. When you have prepared food and the table is looking nice, you should say, "Let us invite the priest over for dinner." Then you can pray and talk about the existence and oneness of God, of the love of God and of heaven and hell.
Our brothers have therefore done very well, but they must have a little patience. They will soon see Jesus the Messiah (pbuh) in bodily form. In physical form, as Bediüzzaman puts it. They are going through painful times, but that will increase their merit many times over. The Gospels describe at length how they will suffer. They will earn much merit from that. There will always be utterly foolish people, but the people of the Black Sea, the people of Samsun, are immaculate. By far the great majority are very good and virtuous. But flawed people can appear anywhere in the world. They must have patience. But we are with them at all times, insha'Allah. The entire nation is with them, always, insha'Allah.


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Question submitted on Aug 27, 2012.
Iam from India. I will be working in US for one year. I will be paid salary in my home country. When iam in US my company pays me for the apartment and car. They just pay me food allowance of $39. Should i have to pay tax if iam paied more than $39 per day. please advice.
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Hi Lakshmi,
You will be treated as a resident alien for US income tax purposes, which means that your income will generally be subject to tax in the same manner as a U.S. citizen. Barring specific US/India treaty exemptions you will report all income on a US tax return whether from sources within or outside the US, including interest, dividends, wages, housing/car allowances, income from rental property or royalties, etc.
Please visit www.findacpapfs.com to find a CPA/PFS in your area, who will be able to help you interpret the treaty provisions as well as advise you on both Federal and State tax treatment of resident aliens.
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Student Employee Appreciation
Student employees are a crucial part of the success of Ithaca College and with over 3,000 students employed at positions both on and off campus, the University is dedicated to showing its gratitude for the performance of these students during the academic year. Ithaca College participates in several programs sponsored through the Northeast Association of Student Employee Administrators (NEASEA) aimed at demonstrating appreciation for both the student employees and the supervisors they work under. These programs take place during the second week of April every year, culminating in the presentation of the Student Employee of the Year Award. Click the links in the side bar for more information here at Ithaca College, or visit the NEASEA website.
View the slideshow from this year's Student Employee Appreciation Luncheon here.