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Whiston Retires, Leaves Legacy of New Parks, Facilities across Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Steve Whiston is retiring from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Aug. 31, after a 30-year career with TPWD in which he was involved in or supported the development of more than 24 new state parks and natural areas.
Since 2003, Whiston has led TPWD's Infrastructure Division, a team of architects, planners and others who design, build, and repair state parks, fish hatcheries, wildlife management areas and other conservation facilities. During Whiston's tenure as director, the division has successfully managed more than 658 projects worth more than $157 million.
"Steve Whiston's leadership and experience will be missed by the agency," said Scott Boruff, TPWD deputy executive director for operations. "He has made tangible contributions to the character of our facilities over the course of his career that will serve all Texans for many years to come."
In recent years, Whiston's greatest challenge and biggest accomplishment has been seeking and obtaining additional legislative appropriations of $124 million in general obligation bonds to support the department's statewide construction and repair program. Most recently, this has included bonds approved by legislators and statewide voters to fund state park major repairs. But the TPWD bond program has in the past also funded important repairs to hatcheries, WMAs and other facilities.
"Our biggest challenge has been managing the sheer volume of work, prioritizing and planning multiple large projects to unfold over many years," Whiston said. "Our future funding, in terms of additional installments from the legislature, has depended on our ability to spend the money that had already been appropriated in a timely and efficient way."
Whiston originally joined the department in January 1978 as an architect in the former Historic Sites and Restoration Branch. For 14 years, he led project teams responsible for the restoration or development of 23 state historic sites across Texas.
Whiston rose through the ranks and held several other positions before becoming interim division director of the newly created Infrastructure Division in August 1996. In this role, he served on a special department task force that first assessed the backlog of statewide major repair needs facing state parks and other facilities. He co-authored an Infrastructure Task Force Report in 1997 that was instrumental in gaining legislative approval for $60 million in new revenue bonds for capital construction and repairs.
He was appointed deputy director of the Infrastructure Division in February 1996 and for the next seven years was responsible for day to day operations of the division and the successful expenditure of the new revenue bonds. He became Infrastructure Division director in January 2003.
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- Looks great flat against the wall, but tapered rear panels also make this model perfect for corners.
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Works of artist Michele Noiset featured this month at Barnstable Town Hall
8;30am-4:30pm Mon, Jan 28 - Thu, Feb 28, 2013
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367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601Contact:
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The "Art on Loan" program which displays the work of local artists on the meeting room walls in Barnstable Town Hall, will feature the paintings of Michele Noiset through the end of February. Works will be displayed in both the Town Hall Hearing Room and the Selectmen's Conference Room. Michele Noiset has been a freelance illustrator for over twenty-five years. Her published illustrations are colorful, whimsical, and animated, usually painted traditionally in gouache and acrylics. Recently Michele took a departure from her whimsical illustration, returning to school to work on her MFA. As part of her thesis project, Michele worked on the theme of man's inhumanity to man using plots of dystopian novels as her inspiration. She worked entirely in the pastel medium, and developed a series of tightly rendered, closely cropped, and refined images. She continues to expand on the work she began for her master's, finding unlimited dystopian themes to build upon. The images shown at the Barnstable Town Hall are a continuation of this project. Besides teaching full-time at UMD, Michele continues to pursue her freelance illustration business, and conducts Pastel Workshops and a 'Drawing Children' course at RISD. The artist can be reached at email@example.com www.michelenoiset.com and at www.michelenoisetpastels.com
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Sony Shares Concept For Eco-Friendly Old School Toys
Sony has unveiled ODO, a concept for an eco-friendly line of products that are powered by good old fashioned human energy. You know the kind kids used to produce in the days of windup Jack-in-the-box toys? The line, which is apparently made of durable, eco-friendly materials that can be easily disassembled for recycling when kids outgrow them, serves as an antidote to the bajillions of plastic toys kids discard every year and add a little workout to the mix. The ODO lineup features a digital still camera, a motion picture camera, an image viewer, MP3 headphones and a "juice box" which is a solar battery charger.
In light of recent news that kids are playing video games at younger ages than ever before I was pretty excited to hear about a project that fuses technology with more old-fashioned child's play and innovation. What's even better is that each toy will sell for less than $100 each, making them more accessible to the masses. Am I too old to want a juice box?
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Attention all iPhone users! I have something you are going to LOVE. Good Call is a Bluetooth Handset that turns your iPhone into a standard handset!! This is wonderful for those of us that no longer have a landline, but would like a comfortable phone experience while using your phone at home. This product also works as an iPhone docking station! What a great idea for Father's Day!!
Our family has been without a landline for over 7 years now. The only problem we have? How do you comfortably talk on the phone to friends and family on a small iPhone? I LOVE the idea of this iPhone handset!!! I was so excited to receive this product and give it a try. I was immediately impressed with the solid construction and sleek design of this unit. The footprint of the unit is small and fits nicely on my countertop without taking up a lot of space.
The Good Call Handset was so easy to set up! I literally plugged in the device (you can either plug it into the power adapter and use the USB cable to connect it to your computer) and followed the extremely simple 3 step process to pair it with my phone:
- Slide the power switch on the handset to On
- Hold the Call button for 3 seconds until you hear the startup sound
- Go to your iPhone's general settings and go to Bluetooth. Select Bluetooth to pair your phone to the device.
It was a really easy setup process that took me less than 2 minutes to complete. I immediately placed a call to try out the device. You do this by dialing on your iPhone, then using the handset to talk (as long as the handset is turned on, it will automatically be put into use). It worked great and had good range. I was able to walk around my house and receive good clarity. The handset itself is lightweight, but very comfortable to use. Much easier than talking on the iPhone!
While I am talking on the handset, my iPhone is docked and charging. I love that! If I don't want my calls to immediately go to the Good Call while I am at home I simply slide the power switch off and use my iPhone as normal. The Good Call handset give me a more comfortable talking experience, works great as a docking station and gives me flexibility to use my phone how I want while I am at home. I can't think of a better gift for Father's Day! Any dad would love this Good Call handset.
This product will launch on their website (www.goodcallbro.com) for $80 on Tuesday 6/19
- Join the Good Call Twitter party on June 19th. They are giving away 2 units every 15 minutes and giving away five prior to the party. #GoodCall
- Follow Good Call on Twitter as they will be giving away units randomly throughout the next month.
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Happy toddler zone
Everything parents need to know about raising happy, healthy little ones. more
There are stacks of outdoor activities that will keep children entertained for hours and won't always have you reaching for your wallet to pay for them.
Organise a group of mums and start a pram walking group. You will enjoy the exercise and the babies will love being out and about.
Tired of your regular park, find a new place to play and enjoy exploring a different suburb and surroundings. Search for a new park or playground.
Have a dip at a local pool, no matter if it is summer or winter. Search for a fun acquatic centre or public pool near you.
Need a break but the kids have energy to burn? Tire everyone with active games like hula hooping , piggy in the middle and rope jump
Meet other mums - and new playmates for your kids - by joining a local playgroup. Search for one in your area
Turn an ordinary lunch into a picnic at home or in the backyard.
You can save money by joining a toy library and regularly borrowing toys - instead of buying expensive ones which tend to leave a black hole in the household budget.
Toy libraries stock loads of educational toys, games and puzzles as well as outdoor equipment for a range of different age groups and stages of development.
Children often lose interest in toys quickly - and need different ones to stimulate them as they grow - so joining a toy library is a great way to save money and space!
In most cases, an annual membership fee is payable and then it costs a small amount of money to hire the toys.
Find the location of your nearest toy library.
Keeping children occupied when you're indoors isn't as hard as it seems - and these activities won't cause money to leak from your finely tuned budget.
Keep the kids entertained with simple craft activities that can be put together using items you'll already have around the house.
Make play dough, finger puppets or edible necklaces
Does your toddler love having a sing-a-long but you've forgotten the words to their favourite tune? Brush up on your nursery rhyme lyrics
Keen to teach your kids to bake but need to find easy, kid-friendly recipes for them to follow? Search for easy recipes that kids can cook
Satisfy your children's curiosity by doing homemade science experiments. Will an egg sink or float? Find out in The Egg Float Experiment
Need to brush up on the rules for the card game the kids have been asking to play all day? Find the rules for games like Crazy 8s, Go Fish and War so there's no claims of cheating!
Got a budding artist in your midst? Download ready to use colouring pages that will keep them busy creating works of art.
How about an art activity where there's no mess for you to clean up afterwards! Log on to the Internet to create online cards for all occasions.
Instilling a love of reading in your children is a great thing to do but if you're not sure what books to choose for them check out Kidspot's recommendations.
Search for books that babies and toddlers, preschoolers and younger readers will love to read.
Use Kidspot's Mathbuilder and have a fun times table quiz that'll put kids of all ages' knowledge to the test. Bake a batch of cupcakes as prizes.
Find websites which will keep kids of all ages entertained. Search for the best websites for little kids or websites for school kids for safe places for kids to play online.
There are stacks of other places to take children that need not put too much pressure on the family budget - especially if you take the time to plan ahead.
An occasional visit to the zoo or aquarium; watching a movie or a play; or cheering on their favorite sporting team can be done without throwing your finances into disarray.
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"Murder for the Halibut" has got to be one of the best mystery titles ever. In Liz Lipperman's third book in the "Clueless Cook" series, Jordan McAllister, food columnist, sails on a cruise where she will judge a celebrity cook-off. The problem? Jordan hates to cook, and gourmet food makes her gag. On the first night at sea, one of the chefs dies after sampling his dish. Was it a simple case of a food allergy or was he murdered?
Readers who enjoy Joanne Fluke's mysteries will want to read this series.
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Late Night FDL: GOP Candidates Go Phallic With Code Names
Mitten$ Rmoney and Rick "Frothy" Santorum's Secret Service code names–which the candidates chose themselves–reflect a certain cockiness and focus on their manliness, and in Romney's case, a slight Oedipal overreach around. Rmoney's code name "Javelin," hypothesizes GQ which first reported the top sekrit pseudonyms,
is a reference to the '60s muscle car made by American Motors Corporation, the company once run by George Romney.
Mitten$' dad George ran for President in 1968, despite being born on foreign soil. And of course, javelins are long sticks thrown in track competitions, so the phallic symbolism is rather clear.
Rick Santorum chose an even more multi-layered named, "Petrus," Latin for Peter, and translating to rock. Along from its popular meaning throughout the English speaking world as a slang term for "penis," "Peter" is, of course, Jesus' sidekick, his second in command, the "rock" on which Jesus wanted to build his church.
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Peter also famously denied Jesus three times, making him kind of a weasel, and proving that Jesus was psychic.
And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Choosing this nickname is pretty self-aggrandizing. Like, is Santorum saying he's gonna be Peter as in Jesus' best bud; and if elected, God help us all, build (his version) of Jesus' church in America?
Ah, but there is a third even more secret meaning to Petrus: Château Pétrus is one of the world's most expensive and lauded wines, hailing from a small estate in the Bordeaux region of France, with an average bottle price of $2,790, though prices for older bottles can easily rise to five figures.
So, elitist vintage? Jesus' righthand dude deep in denial? Or just a dick?
Meanwhile, in response to "Game On,"–the execrably frothy Santorum singalong from teen sisters Camille and Haley Harris, who go by the name First Love Band — a 12-year old boy wrote this ditty and then directed the video himself:


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It's been stated and maybe overstated that Dwight Howard and Josh Smith would love to play together. I would love to help them accomplish that by taking Horford off their hands.
West and Tyler for Horford and Ivan Johnson. Throw in a first rounder if needed.
I love David West but I love the thought of Horford playing next to Hibbert better. Of course if I were Atlanta, I would try to sign Dwight AND Smith while keeping Horford. That would be a scary front court!


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Heavenly Journey
1) It all began when I carried the water from the well to my home.
2) That task completed, I jumped into the river and swam free, like I belonged, yet soon it was time to climb out.
3) I found myself in a field, crouched low to the ground. I was strangely possessive of this small field, and I could feel the anger bursting out of me as others came.
4) I jumped into the next field, I stood proud, ruler of all I surveyed. If the anger had teased me before, it now tortured my very soul, and I would gladly have died to protect that small piece of land.
5) Was I losing my mind? I was looking at myself, not in a mirror, but a living copy. The anger had disappeared and we both felt a warmth from the obvious bond between us.
6) I walked back to the river, crawling among the rocks on the bank, then walking underwater.
7) I walked out on the other side of the river, and felt the weight of a crown on my head. Yes, I was the King, I feared nothing, I bowed to no one. I needed to proclaim to everyone I now ruled this realm, and as I roared my message the ground shook with fear.
8) The crown grew heavy, so I removed it, and as I did I felt such pure clarity of thought. Had I returned to my childhood, or was this some innocence long forgotten but not lost?
9) I walked on and saw an argument between a trader and his customer. I felt duty bound in some way to offer help and sat with them whilst I listened to both sides of the story. I gave my judgement, which they accepted, and continued my journey.
10) The heat blistered me, and I...... I was standing in the middle of a desert. I felt vulnerable, naked, but powerful. Others sensed that power and were avoiding me. Sometimes even the weak can have a sting in the tail for those trying to take advantage.
11) My whole body then focused. I had been wandering, meandering even but now I knew my target. I marched on quickly, arrowing in on the goal, but I was beginning to tire.
12) My journey had brought me to a mountainside. How long had I been gone? My beard had grown several inches and I would have gladly stopped there and then. Those glorious, green pastures up the mountain were a wonderful sight and I sat and looked down into the valley. I sensed someone else nearby, a danger possibly, my instincts now took over and I ran towards them as fast as I could.
We collided, and as I found my bearings I realised I was back carrying the water. Oh cruel fate, that holds my destiny in this vicious circle.
Please tell me where I am trapped.
HintJust look for the signs.
AnswerI am cycling through the signs of the zodiac:
1 Aquarius (water carrier)
2 Pisces (fish)
3 Aries (ram)
4 Taurus (bull)
5 Gemini (twins)
6 Cancer (crab)
7 Leo (lion)
8 Virgo (virgin)
9 Libra (scales)
10 Scorpio (scorpion)
11 Sagittarius (archer)
12 Capricorn (goat)
I personally don't believe in this, but that's a typical Virgoan for you.
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Dropboxes IILanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
In this teaser, you will be given rows, each with three clues. The answer to the second clue of any row will consist of the letters -- usually rearranged -- of the answer to the first clue in that row, minus one letter. The answer to the third clue, likewise, will consist of the letters from the second answer, minus one. If you put each dropped letter into the box following the word from which it was dropped, reading down the two columns of boxes will give a phrase, or two terms that are somehow related.
1. Climb [_] 2. Walking supports [_] 3. Mentally healthy
4. Evaporated [_] 5. Like an ear or a cam [_] 6. Drained
7. Hear, actively [_] 8. Information, abbr. [_] 9. Sharp point
10. Failing engine's sound [_] 11. Bursts [_] 12. _____ throat
13. Entangled (as, in a situation) [_] 14. A U.S. coin [_] 15. Board game device
16. Fundamentals [_] 17. Wound coverings [_] 18. Surname from "Silas Marner"
19. Spoiled; sour [_] 20. A sink's exit [_] 21. Mend a garment
22. Alloy ingredient [_] 23. Limping [_] 24. Tall tree
Answer1. ascend [D] 2. canes [C] 3. sane
4. boiled [I] 5. lobed [O] 6. bled
7. listen [S] 8. intel [L] 9. tine
10. sputter [T] 11. erupts [U] 12. strep
13. mired [R] 14. dime [M] 15. die
16. basics [I] 17. scabs [B] 18. Cass
19. rancid [C] 20. drain [I] 21. darn
22. metal [T] 23. lame [A] 24. elm
"District [of] Columbia," or Washington, DC, the capital of the United States of America.
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I Am Andean Condor Trapped In A Human Body Sleeveless
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The Sleeveless I Am Andean Condor Trapped In A Human Body is the no-sleeve version of the popular favorite t-shape. Perfect for use in sports where you are bound to sweat and need wide range of movement as well as on hot and sunny days, to avoid those tan-lines across your biceps. Put Andean Condor on the finest combed jersey which feels soothing against your skin.
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Chocolate Chocolate Muffins and a Giveaway!
Debby starts the book with an introduction to small batch baking, including details about the various equipment you may need. After that, her recipes are well laid out and easy to follow. In the middle of the cookbook, there is a spread of full color photos of some of the recipes in the book.
After perusing the cookbook multiple times, I had flagged quite a few recipes. I decided I wanted to highlight something chocolatey, since that's the whole point of the cookbook! I settled on these chocolate chocolate muffins because I had every thing on hand last weekend and wanted a tasty snack.
This recipe yielded 4 regular sized muffins (or 2 giant muffins) and it was the perfect afternoon snack for me and Hubby. I put the other two muffins into plastic bags and we each took one to work the next day as well.
As you can see, these muffins scream CHOCOLATE. The batter is chocolate and there's 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in there! That comes out to 2 Tbsp of chocolate chips per muffin! I used Ghirardelli bittersweet chips because they're my favorite. The hardest part about this recipe was waiting long enough for them to cool so I could bite into one!
Giveaway Rules:
- To enter, leave a comment telling me what your favorite chocolate treat is
- Entries must be submitted by midnight (EST) on Thursday, July 28th
- Only one entry per person
Chocolate Chocolate Muffins
Yield: 4 muffins
1/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp butter, melted and cooled
3 Tbsp buttermilk
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp well-beaten egg
1/3 cup + 3 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Line 4 muffin cups with liners. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk the sugar, butter, buttermilk, vanilla, and egg. Set aside.
Place a fine-mesh sieve over a medium bowl. Place the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the sieve. Sift the ingredients into the bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until moistened.
Stir in the chocolate chips. Divide batter into prepared muffin tins. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
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8 Responses to "Chocolate Chocolate Muffins and a Giveaway!"
I love double chocolate chip cookies or chocolate cupcakes of any description 🙂
This book is such a great idea!
Im all about chocolate silk pie!
My mom makes the most amazing black forest chocolate cake. I could eat the whole pan, and I don't even like cherries!
Chocolate mousse. Gets me every time!
Chocolate lava cakes!!!! Yum
I love chocolate souffle. Then again I love anything with chocolate.
YUM! Sounds like a cool book : )
My favorite chocolate treat is my mom's famous chocolate crackle cookies!
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Sites that Spotlight Food Blog Content:
Alltop Best of the Web Food Sites - Links to recent posts from some of the top food blogs
Blogher Food and Drink - Another site where I write about food, spotlights food blogs in a wide variety of ways
CookEatShare - Spotlights recipes from food blogs and other sources
Eat Your Books - A very useful site that indexes cookbooks and food blogs
FoodieCrush - Spotlights food blog content on blog and in online magazine.
FaveHealthyRecipes.com - Features recipes from food blogs
Feastie.com - Features photos from food blogs and has a search and recipe box feature.
Velvet Aroma - Spotlights food blog content and has recipe-saving features.
Knapkins.com - Dualing food photos
Jelli.com - Features recipes from food blogs
Ziplist.com - Recipe Box, shopping list, and menu planning feature that can be added to blogs
Sites where Food Bloggers Can Submit Photos
Foodgawker - All types of food photos
Tastespotting - All types of food photos
Photograzing - All types of food photos
Make and Takes - Food and Recipe Spotlights
CookbookKarma - Submit photos of recipes from cookbooks of cookbooks reviews
eRecipeCard - Submit photos from original or adapted recipes
FoodiePix - All types of food photos
Here a list of 17 More Places to Submit Food Photos from Food Bloggers Australia.
Forums for Food Bloggers:
Food Blog Alliance - Site where food bloggers share information about food blogging
Food Blog Search - Want to build up good Karma for your food blog? Share the love by linking to recipes from other food bloggers!
Food Blog Forum - Discussion and information site for food bloggers
UK Food Bloggers Association (and friends of UK Food Bloggers)
Listings of Food Blogs:
dmoz - Directory of Cooking Weblogs - directory of blogs from around the world
Kiplog's Food Blog List - earliest listing of food blogs (many of the blogs are no longer in existence and this list is no longer updated, but it shows which were the earliest food blogs)
[the]FoodBlogBlog.com - an extensive list of food blogs


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Lanai Stories
Go on a whale watching tour in the channel between Lanai, Maui and Molokai, one of the best spots in the world to spot whales. Watch this amazing short video and a variety of other films featuring stories told by the people of Hawaii. Then start planning your own Lanai adventure. Click to view the "Stories of Hawaii":


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I started out as a child, to paraphrase Bill Cosby. One of my oldest memories was trying to get into bed with my parents and being rebuffed. I would curl up on the floor next to the bed. Remember clearly looking at the patterns in the rug or on the wall paper, it was the 50's wall paper being popular back then. My eyes would go round and round, connecting and unconnecting the patterns. I know now that I was meditating. Fast forward to now. I'm a recovering alcoholic. Mindfulness and Metta have played a major, if not the major role in maintaining my sobriety. It feels like finally this is IT. Anyhow, I ramble.
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Town officials voted 4 to 1 to enter into an agreement with the county to split renovation costs and use the building jointly.
Pender County and Burgaw plan to work together to renovate the former Burgaw jail building.
Town officials voted 4 to 1 Tuesday night to enter into an agreement with the county to split renovation costs and use the building jointly.
Town Manager Chad McEwen discussed the proposal with the Pender County Commissioners at their meeting Monday night and was given the go-ahead, with county officials saying the county's Tourism Department could relocate there. McEwen then took the issue to town commissioners Tuesday for their approval.
"The county will use it for office space, and our tentative plan is for the town to use it as storage. Right now since the town will only be using it for storage, the responsibility for utilities will be on the county," McEwen said.
Commissioner Charles Rooks said, "Sounds like we've finally come to a public use for the building." Rooks added he had concerns about the building's future cost to the town.
"We're basically saying we're going to spend $50,000 for storage," he said. "I still have my concerns about spending this money. The county still has control over what it's being used for public use. It's probably the best solution we've come up with to date, but I still have reservations."
The town plans to use money from film productions in Burgaw for the project.
"Chad's (McEwen) given us an option to use some of the movie money so we won't be spending taxpayer dollars on it," Rooks said. "That's the only bait hanging out there for me. My concern is the future money that's going to spent on the building." His was the lone vote in opposition to the plan.
The terms of a memorandum of understanding include that the county and town will each contribute $50,000 toward renovations. McEwen said the town will appropriate $100,000, oversee all aspects of the renovation and be reimbursed $50,000 by the county after renovations are completed.
"I think it's a pretty good common sense approach to this," county Commissioner David Williams said of the proposal.
"We put a stipulation on this when the town got this building that it would need to be used for public purpose," county Commissioners Chairman George Brown said. "This is a way to help them comply. It's kind of a compromise they've worked out with us, and I think it's a good project."
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ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.
"We delivered double-digit sales growth across each of our worldwide businesses in the first quarter, reflecting our balance, diversity and strength," said Miles D. White, chairman and chief executive officer, Abbott. "We also enhanced our emerging markets presence and pharmaceutical pipeline with the closing of the Solvay Pharmaceuticals acquisition and the announced acquisition of Facet Biotech, augmenting Abbott's long-term growth outlook."
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Abbott updates 2010 outlook; continues to forecast double-digit earnings-per-share growth for 2010
Abbott is updating ongoing earnings-per-share guidance for the full-year 2010 to $4.13 to $4.18, excluding specified items. This guidance includes the impact of the recently enacted U.S. health care reform legislation in 2010. The midpoint of this guidance range reflects continued double-digit growth of approximately 12 percent over 2009.
Abbott forecasts specified items for the full-year 2010 of approximately $0.34 per share, primarily associated with health care reform impact on deferred tax assets, previously announced acquisitions, previously announced cost reduction initiatives, and the one-time impact of the devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar on balance sheet translation. Including these specified items, projected earnings per share under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) would be $3.79 to $3.84 for the full-year 2010. This forecast excludes additional integration costs associated with the Solvay Pharmaceuticals acquisition that may occur, to be specified at a later date.
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Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs approximately 83,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.
Abbott's news releases and other information are available on the company's Web site at www.abbott.com. Abbott will webcast its live first-quarter earnings conference call through its Investor Relations Web site at www.abbottinvestor.com at 8 a.m. Central time today. An archived edition of the call will be available after 11 a.m. Central time.
Some statements in this news release may be forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Abbott cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect Abbott's operations are discussed in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," to our Annual Report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, and are incorporated by reference. Abbott undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments.
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Q1) What drove the growth of Worldwide Pharmaceutical sales?
A1) Worldwide Pharmaceutical sales increased 12.9 percent, including a favorable 4.4 percent effect of exchange rates. Sales included a partial quarter contribution from the Solvay acquisition, which closed in mid-February, partially offset by the continuing decline in Depakote sales due to generic competition. The quarter included six weeks of Solvay sales in the United States, and only two weeks of international sales from Solvay given Abbott's standard practice of reporting international sales on a one-month lag. In addition, the negative impact of higher Medicaid rebates as a result of U.S. health care reform has been reflected in the respective U.S. pharmaceutical product sales in the quarter.
Growth in the quarter was driven by strong performance from key franchises including HUMIRA and lipid management. HUMIRA global sales growth was 36.5 percent, with international growth of 39.2 percent. International anti-TNF market growth trends remain strong, and HUMIRA maintains a market-leading position in many of the international markets. U.S. HUMIRA sales were up 32.4 percent as demand for HUMIRA continues to outpace the market, with particularly strong growth in the dermatology and gastroenterology segments. The U.S. HUMIRA growth rate also benefited from a favorable comparison to the prior year.
Global lipid management franchise sales were up double-digits, including a modest partial quarter contribution of international fenofibrate sales, following the close of the Solvay acquisition. Niaspan sales continue to benefit from favorable clinical data presented last year. Total prescription growth for the franchise continues to exceed the growth rate of the cholesterol market.
Q2) What drove the strong performance in Worldwide Vascular, Worldwide Nutritional and Worldwide Diagnostics sales?
A2) Double-digit growth in Worldwide Vascular sales were driven by the continued global growth of XIENCE, which is now the number one drug-eluting stent (DES) in the world following the successful launch in Japan. Launched in February in Japan, XIENCE V captured the number one share position with share in excess of 40 percent. With the addition of Promus, the XIENCE platform share is already well in excess of 50 percent in Japan. As a reminder, the quarter included only February sales in Japan given Abbott's one-month lag for international reporting. In addition, strong international sales of XIENCE and XIENCE PRIME in Europe and other international markets also contributed to growth in the quarter.
Worldwide nutritional products sales increased 11.8 percent, including a favorable 2.6 percent impact from exchange. International nutritional product sales increased 18.1 percent, including 5.4 percent favorable exchange, reflecting strong growth in key emerging markets, including Latin America and Asia. Both pediatric and adult international nutritionals grew double-digits.
Double-digit growth in Worldwide Diagnostics reflects continued double-digit growth in Abbott's Molecular and Point of Care diagnostics businesses as well as strong growth in our international Core Laboratory Diagnostics business.
Q3) How did U.S. health care reform impact the first quarter?
A3) During the first quarter, U.S. healthcare reform legislation was enacted. Beginning in 2010, this legislation includes an increase in the basic Medicaid rebate rate from 15.1 percent to 23.1 percent and extends the rebate to drugs provided through Medicaid managed care organizations. As a result, sales in the first quarter were reduced by approximately $60 million, and ongoing earnings per share in the first quarter were reduced by $0.03 per share. Excluding this impact, first quarter ongoing earnings per share would have been $0.84, up 15.1 percent.
In addition, Abbott recorded a one-time charge in the first quarter of $60 million, or $0.04 per share, related to the impact on deferred tax assets associated with a provision of the U.S. health care reform legislation that will eliminate the Federal income tax deduction for prescription drug expenses of retirees for which companies receive reimbursement under the Medicare Part D drug subsidy program. See Questions and Answers 7 for further discussion.
Q4) What was the first-quarter gross margin ratio?
A4) The gross margin ratio before and after specified items is shown below (dollars in millions):
The adjusted gross margin ratio of 57.4 percent, above our previous forecast, was driven by strong performance across several businesses, including vascular and diagnostics, and less of a negative impact from foreign exchange than originally forecast. This was partially offset by the additional Medicaid rebates required under U.S. health care reform in the first quarter, which reduced sales by approximately $60 million.
Q5) What drove SG&A and R&D investment in the quarter?
A5) In the first quarter, both SG&A and R&D reflect Abbott's continued investment in programs to drive future growth, as well as increases associated with the partial quarter addition of Solvay Pharmaceuticals. R&D investment, up 12.2 percent, reflected continued investment in our broad-based pipeline, including programs in vascular devices, immunology, neuroscience, oncology and hepatitis C.
Q6) What was the tax rate for the first-quarter 2010?
A6) The ongoing tax rate this quarter was 16.3 percent, in line with our previous forecast. The reported first-quarter tax rate is reconciled to the ongoing rate below (dollars in millions):
Q7) How did specified items affect reported results?
A7) Specified items impacted first-quarter results as follows:
As previously disclosed, Venezuela devaluation reflects the one-time non-cash impact of the bolivar devaluation, which occurred in early January, on the translation of the balance sheet associated with Abbott's business in Venezuela. Health care reform reflects a one-time charge from the recently enacted U.S. health care reform legislation related to deferred tax assets, due to the elimination of the Federal income tax deduction for prescription drug expenses of retirees for which companies receive reimbursement under the Medicare Part D drug subsidy program. Acquisition related is associated with closing costs related to Solvay and the costs to integrate the acquisitions of Solvay, AMO, Evalve and Visiogen. Cost reduction initiatives include actions to improve efficiencies, including the previously announced efforts in the core laboratory diagnostic business.
The impact of specified items by Consolidated Statement of Earnings line item is as follows (dollars in millions):
Q8) What are the key areas of focus in Abbott's broad-based pipeline?
A8) Abbott is conducting leading-edge research across the company. In 2010, we expect to see continued advancement in our broad-based pipeline, including the anticipated approval for five new products or indications and data for numerous Phase I and Phase II compounds. In our leading vascular pipeline, Abbott expects to launch more than 10 new products over the next five years, including MitraClip device in 2011 for mitral regurgitation, the most common heart valve defect. In addition, we are planning numerous new product launches in our U.S. and international nutritionals business, as well as several key diagnostic assay launches in our core laboratory diagnostics business. Following are select highlights from breakthrough research across both pharmaceuticals and medical products pipelines:
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This study will determine whether giving estrogen replacement therapy through an estradiol patch can improve ovulation rates in women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure. The ovaries are glands in women that produce female hormones and normally release an egg once a month. In women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure, the ovaries stop working too soon. Women with this disorder have abnormally high levels of leuteinizing hormone (LH) in their blood, which impedes normal ovulation. In some women, estrogen replacement can suppress LH levels to the normal range.
Women between 18 and 40 years of age with premature ovarian failure may be eligible for this 4-month study. Participants receive either standard hormone replacement therapy, consisting of an estradiol patch and progestin tablets, or placebo. The placebo group receives patches and tablets that look the same as those for the group with active treatment but they contain no hormone. All participants wear the patch every day and take the tablets the first 12 days of each month. In addition to taking the study drug, participants have blood drawn once a week for the 16 weeks of the study.
At the end of the trial, women who were in the placebo group are offered the opportunity to receive the estrogen patch and progestin therapy for another 16 weeks and continue the blood tests to determine if they ovulate on this treatment.
|Premature Ovarian Failure
|Drug: Estradiol/Medroxyprogesterone acetate
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effect of Transdermal Estradiol Replacement Therapy on Ovulation Rate in Women With Premature Ovarian Failure: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Serum progesterone in the ovulatory range.
|Study Start Date:
|August 25, 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|December 12, 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 12, 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a life altering and distressing diagnosis for women due to associated infertility. Despite having amenorrhea and markedly elevated serum gonadotropin levels, approximately 50% of women with 46XX spontaneous premature ovarian failure have ovarian follicles that function intermittently. These follicles are faced with high serum LH levels. Normally, women have their LH levels in the range of 3-14 u/L except in the preovulatory stage, when it rises above 20 u/L. At that level it works on LH receptors on the granulosa cells and transforms the follicle in the corpus leutium. In POF, continuous high level of LH prematurely lutienizes growing follicles and thereby causes follicle dysfunction. We have shown by histological examination that inappropriate luteinization is a major mechanism of Graffian follicle dysfunction in these women.
We have found that approximately 50% women with premature ovarian failure have LH levels in the normal range while they are taking 100 mcg per day of our standardized transdermal estradiol therapy.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Patients with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure (as defined by screening protocol 91-CH-0127), i.e. women who have at least 4 months of amenorrhea, two FSH levels above 40 mIU/mL, or in the menopausal range, at least one month apart, and a normal 46, XX karyotype, diagnosed with premature ovarian failure prior to the age of 40 who are between the age of 18 and 40 years will be candidates.
Patients will be screened under the protocol 91-CH-0127 (Ovarian follicle function in patients with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure).
- General smokers (greater than 2 cigarettes/d), alcohol users (greater than 2 drinks/d), body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2) greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal to 19, major dermatologic disorders, or a history of skin sensitivity to adhesive bandages, tape or transdermal matrix patches
- Hysterectomy
- Medication use current and/or past use of: diuretics, anticoagulants (heparin, coumadin), glucocorticoid drugs, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or antagonist therapy, chemotherapy, use of other therapies to induce ovulation such as clomiphene citrate and other assisted reproductive technologies.(At present there are no proven ways to improve ovulation rate in these women)
- Medical history of anorexia nervosa, hyperprolactinemia, Cushing's syndrome, gastrectomy, osteogenesis imperfecta, mastocytosis, rheumatoid arthritis, long term parenteral nutrition, hemolytic anemia, hemochromatosis and thalassemia, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple myeloma, any cancer, any other major illness
- Contraindications to hormone replacement therapy thromboembolic event associated with previous estrogen use history of endometrial cancer or hyperplasia history of breast cancer
hypertriglyceridemia (fasting triglyceride levels greater than 250 mg/dL) undiagnosed vaginal bleeding known sensitivity to agents.
Active liver disease with more than 3 times elevation of liver enzymes.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00370019
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Responsible Party:
|Lawrence M. Nelson, M.D./National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
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|NCT00370019 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 29, 2006
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Premature Ovarian Failure
Estrogen Replacement
Follicle Function
Premature Menopause
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Premature Birth
Menopause, Premature
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Ovarian Diseases
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Gonadal Disorders
Endocrine System Diseases
Polyestradiol phosphate
Estradiol 3-benzoate
Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate
Estradiol valerate
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Contraceptive Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
Contraceptives, Oral
Contraceptive Agents, Male
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
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But consider the starting five coach Mike Woodson tabbed for the game: Pablo Prigioni, Raymond Felton, Iman Shumpert, Chris Copeland and Kenyon Martin. Felton and Shumpert are expected starters, but Prigioni is a 35-year-old rookie from Argentina, Copeland is a 29-year-old undrafted rookie who has been beating the bushes for the last six years, and Martin was signed off the scrap heap in February.
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This is a long way from the stretch-run version of the Knicks we thought we'd be seeing back when they were 18-5 and on top of the Eastern Conference. But the injuries keep piling up in New York, and with them, what was a promising season threatens to devolve into yet another wildly mediocre outcome for the Knicks.
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Tyson Chandler is the big concern now. Chandler has been bothered by a contusion on his knee, but the real issue is his neck, which is strained. It is painful enough to cause Chandler to have an MRI exam on the neck Tuesday, which revealed a bulging disc that will keep Chandler out for a week, according to the team. Chandler has missed the past two games.
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Paul Mitchell has created four exclusive, party-âperfect looks that stylists can create in their salons. When stylists buy one of three select Neuro Tools, they will receive a free Salon Service kit that includes styling products, hair accessories, and the Big Night Out Style Guide. This guide features step-âby-âstep instructions for creating the four Big Night Out looks in the salon, as well as business-âbuilding and merchandising tips and specially designed appointment cards. There will be more business-âbuilding, marketing and educational support available online for stylists at http://www.paulmitchellpro.com/bignightout.php, including an inspiring sizzle reel, how-âto videos, and customizable Big Night Out social media graphics, press releases, and e-âmail blasts to help salons reach their customers.
In addition, Paul Mitchell will reach out directly to consumers using the hashtag #DressUpPartyDown on social media, and an online contest supporting Big Night Out.
Salon guests can take home a piece of Paul Mitchell Big Night Out with "Get The Look" kits inspired by three of the four Paul Mitchell Big Night Out styles. These trios of travel-âsize stylers can be bundled to make a great gift with service, or can be retailed. Stylists who are interested in hands-âon education on the four looks also have the option to book free Big Night Out in-âsalon classes through their Distributor Salon Consultants, who they can find at http://www.paulmitchellpro.com/distributors.php.
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The Meatless Monday Campaign, aimed at cutting meat, dairy and egg consumption by 15 percent, is accused of misrepresenting its number of participants, especially in the categories of schools, food service and restaurants.
The Meatless Monday Campaign gained traction in recent years, but is ready to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. An investigation by the Animal Agriculture Alliance finds the popularity of the campaign is grossly misrepresented.
The alliance spent weeks surveying schools, school districts, universities, food service companies and restaurants listed on the Meatless Monday website. Feedback showed some participants decided to discontinue their involvement while other were never a part of the meatless movement.
Results of the survey found participation was cancelled largely due to food waste, concerns regarding proper nutrition and consumer preferences.
Jamie Jerabeck, a nutritionist for the school district in Henrico County, Va., said the district received complaints from parents during its participation in the program. The school district decided to end Meatless Mondays less than a year after the program started.
Another school in Utah already offering vegetarian options found students didn't like the menu items served on Meatless Mondays.
Many restaurants didn't understand how their business appeared on the Meatless Monday website.
"I have an obligation to my customers to serve what they want. That means having both meat and vegetarian options," Daniel Sauer, owner of 7a Vineyard Restaurant in Haven, Mass. said.
In addition to the results charted below, key findings include:
- Out of the 56 kindergarten through twelfth grade schools listed as participating, more than 64.2% no longer or never participated in the program;
- Out of the 155 colleges/universities listed as participating, more than 43.2% no longer or never participated in the program;
- Out of the school districts listed as participating, more than 57% no longer do.
"Offering options is always better than alienating consumers by forcing a viewpoint—and diet—upon them," said Alliance President and CEO Kay Johnson Smith. "At the Alliance we support consumer choice. People don't like to be forced to do anything. If the Meatless Monday campaign was honest—they would see that their numbers are dwindling and that their extreme viewpoint will ultimately lead to the campaign's demise."
Animal Agriculture Alliance says Meatless Mondays is a carefully orchestrated campaign that seeks to eliminate meat from Americans' meals seven days a week — beginning with Mondays. The Meatless Monday website encourages going meatless one day a week for health reasons and to reduce your carbon footprint, but Frank Mitloehner, associate professor and air quality specialist at the University of California-Davis, says the change in diet isn't as environmentally beneficial as activists claim.
In an American Meat Institute video released in August, Mitloehner says transportation choices make up for 26 percent of the carbon footprint whereas livestock consumption makes up 3.4 percent according to the EPA.


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Between $500 million and $600 million will be returned to the MF Global Inc. estate under an agreement announced by James Giddens, trustee for the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) liquidation of MFGI, and Richard Heis, a joint administrator of MF Global UK Ltd.
Separately, Giddens and the Chapter 11 Trustee for MF Global Holdings Ltd. (MFGH), Louis Freeh, announced that they will resolve all claims between their respective estates.
Once certain conditions are satisfied to make the agreements effective and if approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Giddens anticipates the agreement between MFGI and MFGUK will result in 100 percent satisfaction of allowed securities customers' claims and significant additional distributions to commodities customers who traded on U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges.
SIPC President Stephen Harbeck said: "These agreements are a major accomplishment that will benefit customers and creditors worldwide. Not only will the agreements with MFGH and MFGUK likely allow for the return of 100 percent of allowed securities customers claims, it will also result in significant distributions to be made to commodities customers. SIPC commends the efforts of Trustee Giddens, Mr. Heis and Mr. Freeh, whose work has yielded agreements in the best interests of all creditors that will minimize legal costs and allow for an expeditious resolution of all open matters."
Harbeck added, "SIPC looks forward to continuing to work with the trustee and other parties to make sure all conditions are met and the agreements are approved by the court, so that the distributions of funds to customers can occur."
Full details on the agreements can be found at mfglobaltrustee.com.
As an explanation of SIPC's involvement, in the U.S., it is the investor's first line of defense in the event of the failure of a brokerage firm owing customers cash and securities that are missing from customer accounts. SIPC either acts as trustee or works with an independent court-appointed trustee in a brokerage insolvency case to recover funds.


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There are few things more glorious than a farmers market in spring, with its baskets of purple-tipped asparagus, plump sugar snap peas and crisp jewel-toned radishes. It's enough to woo gourmets of any dietary persuasion, whether they're omnivores, vegetarians or -- increasingly -- the chefs and gourmet diners who think the only distinction that makes any actual sense is delicious-arian.
"Why can't you just love food?" says Berkeley food writer Mollie Katzen, whose "Moosewood Cookbook" (and the New York restaurant that inspired it) helped launch the vegetarian movement into the mainstream in 1977. "You can eat beautifully without meat, but I've never been a strict vegetarian. There are degrees of everything."
It's odd now to contemplate the enormous divide -- a dietary Wall of Jericho -- that existed not long ago between vegetarians and meat eaters. Katzen has always been bothered by the sense of segregation, of dinner-plate judgment and the sense, she says, of "'are you or aren't you?' Who cares what I eat?"
But there has been a dramatic shift in the dining landscape over the last several years. Sure, there are still plenty of steak-centric places where vegetarians end up with mashed potatoes for dinner. But these days it is completely normal to find Brussels sprout starters at upscale bistros everywhere, from Walnut Creek's Corners Tavern and San Mateo's Vault 164 to San Diego's glitzy new Stone Brewing World Bistro.
Kale chips have become ubiquitous. ("I take credit for them, thank you," Katzen says. "1997. People thought I was insane.")
The Meatless Monday movement has gathered so much steam, it doesn't even need parenthetical explanation anymore. And farmers markets have become not just beloved bastions of seasonal produce, but chic hangouts for hipsters and cooing couples, who browse the English peas and garlic scapes, then go home to cook them.
"I think the message that it's good to eat a lot of plant food -- Michael Pollan has made that cool and it's gained critical mass," Katzen says. "Produce is better than ever -- dizzyingly delicious, irresistible." And how chefs handle those Brussels sprouts, green beans and other vegetables, she adds, has become a point of pride for them.
Now spring has brought that irresistible fare to the fore, with asparagus that just begs to be turned into puff pastry tarts or lightly layered, vernal riffs on the lasagna theme. There's no need for omnivores to give up salmon or steak, but moving in a vegetable-centric direction is not only good for you, it's delicious.
Put the emphasis on that end of the equation, says Sarah Copeland, a New York-based Food Network chef and cookbook author, and you may discover what she did: "I found everything around the meat to be the most exciting parts on the plate." Copeland still eats some meat -- the recipes in her new book, "Feast" (Chronicle Books, $35, 288 pages), include the occasional salmon or crustacean sighting -- but her main focus lies in the fresh produce and vibrant flavors of, say, a watermelon radish salad with salty, crumbly aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, or bowls of creamy polenta topped with grilled tomatoes and zucchini.
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Virtualisation for Beginners
It's not just for server jockeys, you know
This is something that Windows itself has always purported to be able to do since the arrival of XP, but - in my experience at least - the success rate has been less than sterling. A VM snapshot, by contrast, is equivalent to a complete new installation on brand new hardware with a slipstream update of all your apps up to the last point of failure.
Technically, if perhaps not legally, you can run Mac OS X in a VMWare virtual machine under Windows
The Technology Behind the Magic
Virtualisation originated in IBM's big mainframes of the 1960s and 1970s when the company hit on the idea of installing a thin software layer, the 'hypervisor' immediately above the hardware that would allow multiple operating systems to run simultaneously side by side without impacting on one another or even necessarily being aware of each others presence.
'Simultaneously' needs some qualification here, because the various operating systems in fact time-shared a single CPU. But the switching would take place fast enough - several thousand times a second - to create the illusion of simultaneity.
Multi-tasking operating systems use a similar technique to run multiple apps at the same time. In this scenario, called 'context switching', only the metrics associated with each running app - the 'state' of the app - need be stored. When switching between complete guest operating systems much more data has to be saved between each switch: the total state of the guest operating system itself, as well as the states of all the apps it happens to be running at the time. Engineers call this a 'world switch'.
A Solid Proposition
The earlier Pentium processors weren't designed with virtualisation in mind. But using a software technique called 'segment faulting', developers managed to introduce world switching, and hence virtualisation to Pentium-class processors in the late 1990s. The first VMware product allowed Windows to run in a virtual machine on a Linux host, and this technology was later extended to use Windows as a host for Linux and other operating systems.
Parallels 5 for the Mac allows you to set an 'Active Corner' when in Full Screen mode
By 2006, even modest desktop processors from Intel and AMD were becoming powerful enough for virtualisation to be a solid proposition. And that, literally, is what it became. The two x86 companies each introduced hardware assistance for virtualisation into its processors: AMD-v - codenamed 'Pacifica' - and Intel's own VTx - 'Vanderpool' - were similar but different hardware virtualisation support systems.


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Troublemakers Need Not Apply
We need to learn to love the things God loves and hate the things He hates. It seems that much of the preaching in churches in the last few years focuses on the love of money! Jesus didn't have one good thing to say about money. He did have a lot to say about loving one another. In fact, He commanded us to love one another, not money! (John 13:34) "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another."
And then the Lord said in John 14:15 "If you love Me, keep my commandments!"
Trouble isn't always bad. There were a few good troublemakers in the Bible. Paul and Silas made trouble for one slave owner when they cast the demons out of his best performing fortune teller. Elijah made a heap of trouble for Jezebel when he challenged the prophets of Baal.
I need a few good people who can cause some trouble for the devil, not cause trouble in the Church! I need a few good people who know how to put first things first. I need some people who know how to pray. I need some people who know how to sow peace among the brethren, not discord!
When you gossip and backbite and slander each other, you are tearing down what Jesus is building! Stop it! Stop working against each other and learn how to cover each other with love. The Bible says love covers a multitude of sins – not exposes them! 1 Peter 4:8 "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
Your first mission is SUBmission.
Why don't we hate what God hates? The more mature we are as Christians, the less likely we are to fight. When the apostle Paul lists "the acts of the sinful nature", sins such as witchcraft, drunkenness and sexual immorality are overshadowed by sins found often in church: "hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy" (Galatians 5:19-21).
We need a little more fruit! On the other hand, the fruit of the Spirit is "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23). Fruit takes time to develop, but there are likely to be few conflicts in a church full of people who are loving, patient, kind and gentle.
Humble yourself! If you have offended or sinned against someone, go, confess and ask forgiveness quickly
(Matthew 5:23-26).
Seek reconciliation! If someone has offended you or sinned against you, go, talk to him or her and seek reconciliation (Matthew 18:15). Sometimes the other person is not even aware that he or she has offended.
Be willing to forgive! (Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 6:14-15)
Pray for unity, peace and love in the church! Jesus did. (John 17:20-23)
Be more concerned with looking for your own sin than with looking for the sins of others (Matthew 7:1-5). Examine yourself and your own motives.
Love your enemies (Matthew 5:43-45). Sometimes those in the church feel like enemies. Jesus told us to love our enemies.
Church, it's time to put first things first. It's time to love what Jesus loves and hate what He hates. It's time to get ourselves aligned with the right priorities. Does anyone want to help me? I'm looking for a few good people who want to line up with the Word of God and agree to build the Kingdom of God, not tear it down! I'm looking for some people who will labor in the Word and prayer to destroy the things that are hindering God's people!
So, please read this ad carefully. It's not an easy job, but it has eternal rewards!
God loves you! He really does!


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Bill Stabile, senior director, brand & marketing communications, Siemens Corporation, shared the strategy behind Siemens' attempts to Americanize their brand and break down silos within the company.
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I'm content with our frontcourt... McBob/Roy is a perfect combo. And I'm obviously good with Granger on the wing. The backcourt, though, still needs work. DC needs to figure out how to move sideways, and Dunleavy is a natural 3 playing out of position. I think (and have thought all year) that he'd be far more effective in the second unit, where his playmaking skills can be fully used. The dude needs the ball to be effective, and in the first unit he's the 4th option.
But I've understood why it hasn't happened yet. I like Brandon a lot and have wanted to see him get the start over Dun all season, but I get why there's been hesitation. Brandon's been McKey-esque (in the infuriating way).
But a new option has emerged, far sooner than I expected. It's Paul George, and it's time for the rook to get the start. Roy/Josh/Granger/George/DC? Yes please. Let Foster/Tyler/Dunleavy/BrandonJones/AJ round out the ten-man rotation.
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Dogma wrote:I'd like clarification on this too. The rule states:
802.01 Discs Used in Play
C. Players may not make post-production modification of discs which alter their original flight characteristics. This rule does not forbid inevitable wear and tear from usage during play or the moderate sanding of discs to smooth molding imperfections or scrape marks. Discs excessively sanded or painted with a material of detectable thickness are illegal.
Since tuning is intended to alter flight characteristics, I read it as illegal. However, if you hit a tree, then bend your disc back to the way it was, isn't that just returning it to its original characteristics? Paging Chuck...
the way i see it, there's not a single pure ideal flight for any given disc. each mold has a whole range of flights that fall within "original flight characteristics" -- and tuning doesn't generally make a disc go outside of that range. the rule doesn't forbid all alterations, it just forbids those that would make a disc fly abnormally.


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Kubota's new hydraulic 6-in-1 Blade can be angled right and left, and now, tilted
as well. This new blade enables six different positions: neutral, float-up, left-end-up,
right-end-up, left-end-forward and right-end-forward.
This feature makes leveling and backfilling work incredibly easy, even on inclines
and uneven terrain, making you more productive and more efficient.
a single lever and the push of a button, the 6-in-1 Blade is at your command. You
can angle the blade by moving the lever right or left. To tilt the blade, press
the "T" button atop the lever while moving the lever. Now you can attack leveling
duties with unprecedented ease-with just one lever.
This 5' 10.9"-wide blade stretches across the entire machine width, even when tilted.
It can be tilted a generous 10 degrees right or left, allowing the operator to easily
dig ditches when tilted on a flat surface.easy!
A convenient indicator makes it simple to return the blade to its original position.
For added durability and increased protection from soil, dirt and rocks, we've covered
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Unlike many other models in its class, the KX121-3Ss hydraulic 6-in-1 Blade is equipped with a float position mechanism. This feature dramatically improves efficiency during backfilling work.
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