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The loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation is known as spontaneous miscarriage. Most women who experience spontaneous miscarriages (around 75-80 percent) will have this occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Medical experts estimate that around one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, with many miscarriages going unreported or even unrecognised due to the fact that they often occur in the early stages of a pregnancy.
When a miscarriage does occur, it is usually because the pregnancy is not developing properly. It's important to remember conception is a very complicated process.
The most common sign that something is not right is vaginal bleeding. Approximately 30-50 percent of women who experience significant bleeding will suffer a miscarriage.
It is normal to experience a range of feelings after a miscarriage.
These feelings may include:
These feelings can sometimes linger for a long time and, if that is the case, that is okay. There is no set time limit to when you should stop feeling and no barometer of exactly how deeply you should be feeling either.
As well as your natural grief, your body is also still undergoing hormonal changes that may leave you feeling more vulnerable.
Talking may help. Families, close friends or finding other people with similar experiences online through Kidspot Social. Don't forget to include, and talk to, your husband or partner who may also be experiencing similar feelings.
If you have concerns that your feelings are taking over and that you might be having depressive episodes that are disrupting your daily life, please speak to your doctor and seek professional support.
When you feel ready, try again. You may have concerns and anxiety that it will happen again but, rest assured - in the majority of cases, the next pregnancy proceeds to full-term.
Some doctors recommend waiting one cycle before trying again. Your ovaries will generally release another egg two weeks after a miscarriage, so if you do want to wait, you may wish to consider contraception.
This article was written by Claire Halliday for Australia's leading parenting resource, Kidspot. Sources include The Medical Journal of Australia.
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A recent study showed that [female] veterinarians have more to risk than being bit by an animal, particularly if they are pregnant. They have twice the risk of miscarriage, most likely from their exposure to anesthetic gases, radiation and pesticides at work.
The risk was found to be higher in small animal practices than in large animal practices, perhaps because large animal veterinarians do more out-of-office practice. The risk can be decreased by using protective equipment—something that the researchers found is not always done. One problem noted in the report was that the veterinary profession is not as well-regulated as medical professions, which has similar risks.
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Some OTC Drugs to Avoid in Pregnancy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [uses a] rating system to categorize the potential risk to the fetus for a given drug.
Category D [are those for which] adequate, well-controlled or observational studies in pregnant women have demonstrated a risk to the fetus. (However, the benefits of therapy may outweigh the potential risk. For example, the drug may be acceptable if needed in a life-threatening situation or serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineffective.)
Ibuprofen—Some common brands are Advil and Motrin. This drug is considered category B (drugs that do not appear to cause birth defects or other problems) until the third trimester, then it is category D. It has a borderline association with gastroschisis (a congenital defect characterized by an incomplete closure of the abdominal wall with protrusion of the viscera). All NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) used near term may cause premature closure of the ductus arteriosus and inhibit labor. Oligohydramnios after prolonged use is a common complication with NSAIDs as a class. No adequate studies have been done on ibuprofen in pregnant women. Therefore, ibuprofen is not recommended during pregnancy.
Tums (calcium carbonate) is category D in pregnancy. Extended heavy use of calcium antacids (20 grams or more daily for a prolonged time) may cause excess calcium in the blood, which can lead to kidney stones and reduced kidney function. People who already have impaired kidneys may develop milk-alkali syndrome (causing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and mental confusion) with as little as four grams a day. (The amounts listed are incredibly high intake amounts and far exceed the normal dosage recommendations.)
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Q: I am writing from Indonesia, the country that got GMO soy first, to share what I am seeing, and to ask if you too are seeing the same. In 2008 Bumi Sehat Bali received 573 babies. We saw an increase in retained placentas. I also am seeing an increase in velamentous cord insertion. In 2008 and so far in 2009 we have seen [far] too many "sticky" placentas; two even had to be transported (we do manual removal on site when absolutely necessary), one for a hysterectomy and one with one liter of blood loss. In the last six weeks of 2008 I had to go after four placentas! It was not pretty, and I do not take it lightly (usually never more than one per year).
Also most shocking is the empirical experience (I have no research to prove it) of an increase of velamentous umbilical cord insertion and short cords. I also am seeing a decrease in Wharton's jelly among all our babies. Cords are also shorter. We don't cut them for a minimum of three hours at Bumi Sehat and many families choose lotus birth. Last week our midwife Ayu had to cut a cord after the birth of the head, as the body would not follow, it was that short a nuchal cord—she had never had to do this before in her life as a midwife.
What are you midwives seeing?
The study I read concerning M16 genetically modified corn showed that when fed to pregnant mice, ALL OF THE OFFSPRING, in one generation, had alterations of ALL the cells in ALL their organs! Can you see why I am worried about our precious placentas? I did not make this connection, until I began to see an increase in abnormalities and pathology due to placenta and cord troubles. The fact that so many Indonesian women depend upon genetically modified soy products (tempeh and tofu) for their day-to-day protein, and the early introduction of GMO soy here got me wondering.
— Ibu Robin Lim
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Q: I am a 28-year-old woman and I've just been told that I have uterine didelphys—with two of everything (cervix, uterus and vaginal canal). According to the gynecologist I saw, I can become pregnant but she said there is a higher risk of premature birth and of a caesarean. Other than this I am perfectly healthy and have had no illnesses or anything.
While I am not planning to get pregnant in the next two years, I would really like to think about my options, to prepare myself when the time is right. I have always planned on having a homebirth with a midwife to assist. I really want the opinion of someone who is not solely from the medical side of things. I know the doctors tell me what they think is the right thing to do but I have always felt that birth is a more natural occurrence than what the majority of the medical society seems to believe.
— Deborah
A: As a doula and a CBE, I have worked with two mothers who had didelphic uteruses. The first mother did not know that she had it until she had conceived and had her first ultrasound at 12 weeks. She had conceived naturally and went into spontaneous labor at 27 weeks and called me in. The baby was born via c-section and spent a long time (two months) in NICU. He had an intestinal block that was surgically corrected. Adam is now a healthy and happy four-year-old. They only wanted one child and are happy.
The second mother knew she had it prior to conception. We met early and worked for a long time together so I know more about her and her story. We did a lot of research and found a provider who was willing to do almost anything to work with her physical and emotional needs. Mother #2 had more of a bicornuate uterus with two cervixes and two uteruses that shared a small section of septum. When the first baby was conceived, she was luckily implanted in the larger chamber and therefore was able to have more space. The mother was told to expect to give birth between 27 and 32 weeks. The mother went into spontaneous labor at 35 weeks and had a natural vaginal delivery with a totally unprepared obstetrician, as her obstetrician was out of town for the weekend. At the birth the placenta shredded and she required a D&C as the obstetrician could not remove it all manually. As the uterus emptied it collapsed into an L-shape, making manual removal impossible. Afterwards the baby spent three weeks in NICU being fed her mother's breast milk. The NICU staff was wonderful but kept scaring the mother by running more and more tests. Ultimately they did genetic testing on to baby in order to calm down an NICU doctor before he would discharge her. The baby was negative for Down syndrome, etc., but the parents learned quite a lot. In this case both parents carry the genetic code for Down syndrome. They also found out what the risks were if the next baby were to be implanted in the smaller chamber, including growth retardation. Together they have decided to be blessed with one child. This was a very hard journey for this family as they had hoped to have many children.
— Ursula Sabia Sukinik, AAHCC
A: In response to the two inquiries regarding uterine didelphys:
Anatomy lesson: Variations on the structure of the uterus, such as bicornuate uterus and uterine didelphys, are known to affect up to 1% of women—however the true incidence is likely to be much higher, as many of these variations are completely asymptomatic. Many women find out they have a uterine structural variation with their pregnancy ultrasound scans, showing that becoming pregnant IS entirely possible. Corrective surgery may be appropriate for some women to improve their obstetric outcome, although it is not generally recommended for women with true uterine didelphys.
The bad news: Women with uterine malformations are more likely to suffer menstrual discomfort, endometriosis and some (but not all) may experience infertility and first trimester miscarriage. Outcomes of pregnancy typically depend on the type of uterine malformation and the site the conceptus implants. Antenatal problems such as intrauterine growth restriction, malpresentation and premature labour may occur; during labour a vaginal septum may interfere with dilatation and descent of the fetus. Also with true uterine didelphys the non-pregnant uterus may obstruct the labour. Women with uterine didelphys have a greater risk of retained placenta and postpartum haemorrhage.
The good news: I am a UK hospital-based midwife who cared for a woman with uterine didelphys during labour two years ago. When this woman's uterine didelphys was diagnosed in her teens she was told that she would have difficulty conceiving, that she would almost certainly miscarry, that the baby would not grow properly if she remained pregnant, and that she would have to have a caesarean. This woman became pregnant after trying for only a few months, had a completely normal pregnancy, and gave birth naturally and easily to a beautiful 7+ lb boy. She had a managed third stage, with no haemorrhage, and a small tear to her vaginal septum (which did not require any repair). She had a normal postnatal period, with no gynaecological problems. When I last bumped into her she was considering trying for a second baby.
My personal recommendation to women with any sort of known uterine malformation is to have their condition thoroughly investigated before conceiving and to research their options. Due to the risk of postpartum haemorrhage, I would think very carefully about a homebirth and would opt for a managed third stage.
— Luce
Q: I am pregnant with my fourth child; the second child was a compound presentation and I had a T incision. During the c-section for my third child, the vertical extension of the T opened up after the baby was delivered, so my T has been stitched twice. I believe it is double-stitched; I know it was after the first c-section, and I'm assuming it was again with the second. Additionally, my vaginal delivery was at 41 weeks, and my second child also went 41 weeks gestation. I never went into spontaneous labor with either child, even after waters broke. I had Pitocin (no epidural) with the first, and no drug interference with the second prior to discovery of the baby's hand in the birth canal (the doctor had manipulated my uterus to expel waters and try to facilitate labor). Add to all this that I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes (GD) in December. So far my blood sugars are okay with diet. This baby will arrive almost two years to the date from my last cesarean.
Here's my problem: The recommended time for my cesarean is 39 weeks gestation, which falls on a Friday. The hospital doesn't usually do "elective" surgery on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and my surgeon isn't available again until the following Tuesday, making me 4 days past my 39 week mark. The perinatologist is worried about rupture and suggests cesarean before 39 weeks, but then the hospital requires an amniocentesis to determine lung development. I do not like the idea of an amniocentesis, and if lung development is immature, I'd have to wait anyway.
My question is what to do? I feel an exception should be made to give me surgery at 39 weeks, rather than incurring risk to the baby from amniocentesis and respiratory problems, but I'm not sure they'll do this. What can you tell me, either about getting an exception to surgery dates and/or risk of rupture, or would you recommend doing the amnio and delivering before 39 weeks? I really do not want to deliver early, especially for the doctor/hospital scheduling policies. Any help you can give me is appreciated!
— Brigid Luzarraga
A: I would respectfully, but adamantly, insist that they make an exception to their Friday rule. This is not elective surgery in the true sense of the term. You have a valid medical reason for scheduling a repeat (not elective) cesarean. You have good evidence to back you up. You are not asking for a nose job on Christmas morning. This is what they signed up for when they became obstetricians. Hopefully, when you explain your concerns about deviating in either direction they will understand and make an exception.
— Jenny Ward McDonald, CNM
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2008 was the first year of commercial planting of genetically modified (GM) sugar beets in the US, with that sugar expected to enter the nation's food supply this year. The Monsanto Roundup Ready sugar beet is genetically engineered to be resistant to Monsanto's herbicide glyphosate (marketed as Roundup). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently agreed to a Monsanto request to increase the allowable levels of glyphosate residue on sugar beet roots by 5000 percent.
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People in Malmesbury, Pewsey and Warminster can now sign up for free messages - by email, text and voicemail - about policing and crime matters in their area by joining Wiltshire and Swindon Community Messaging.
Angus Macpherson, Wiltshire Police, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Wiltshire and Swindon, and Wiltshire & Swindon Neighbourhood Watch Association are officially launching this new two way communications tool with a number of community events.
Malmesbury, Pewsey, Swindon West and Warminster are the first four neighbourhood policing areas going live on Wiltshire and Swindon Community Messaging.
People who live or work outside these areas can still sign up and they will receive messages as and when their area neighbourhood policing team starts to use Community Messaging.
Mr Macpherson, who is commissioning the initiative, said: "Both myself and Wiltshire Police Chief Constable Pat Geenty are committed to involving communities in the prevention and reduction of crime and anti-social behaviour, in line with priorities in my Police and Crime Plan and the Force Delivery Plan.
"Wiltshire and Swindon Community Messaging is an exciting new system allowing the police to send emails, texts and voicemail messages to those signed up.
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Neighbourhood policing officers, supported by some Neighbourhood Watch volunteers, in the four initial areas are hosting stalls to talk with members of the public about Community Messaging and show people how to sign up with Mr Macpherson and the chief constable due to visit.
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Police Chief Constable Pat Geenty said: "This is additional tool with lots of potential for us to use to engage, inform and involve our communities in policing and crime matters.
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Gwyn Comley, Wiltshire & Swindon Neighbourhood Watch Association chairman, said: "We are really looking forward to using this new messaging system, which will mean we have a central database of our coordinators and members.
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Although African American women tend to have higher bone mineral density (BMD) than white women throughout life, they are still at significant risk of developing osteoporosis. The misperception that osteoporosis is only a concern for white women can delay prevention and treatment in African American women who do not believe they are at risk for the disease.
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease characterized by low bone mass, which makes bones fragile and susceptible to fracture. Osteoporosis is known as a silent disease because symptoms and pain do not appear until a fracture occurs. Without prevention or treatment, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks, typically in the hip, spine, or wrist. A hip fracture can limit mobility and lead to a loss of independence, and vertebral fractures can result in a loss of height, stooped posture, and chronic pain.
Risk factors for developing osteoporosis include:
Many scientific studies highlight the risk that African American women face with regard to developing osteoporosis and fracture.
Osteoporosis prevention begins in childhood. The recommendations listed below should be followed throughout life to lower your risk of osteoporosis.
Talk to your doctor if you have a family history of osteoporosis or other risk factors that may put you at increased risk for the disease. Your doctor may suggest that you have your bone density measured to determine your risk for fractures (broken bones), and measure your response to osteoporosis treatment. The most widely recognized bone mineral density test is called a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, or DXA test. It is safe and painless, a bit like having an x-ray, but with much less exposure to radiation. This test can measure bone density at your hip and spine.
Although there is no cure for osteoporosis, several medications are available for the prevention and/or treatment of the disease, including: bisphosphonates; estrogen agonists/antagonists (also called selective estrogen receptor modulators or SERMS); calcitonin; parathyroid hormone; estrogen therapy; hormone therapy; and a recently approved RANK ligand (RANKL) inhibitor.
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Financial - Issue Briefs - IB99-1 March 5, 1999
Inflation Indices
Discussion of College and University Price Indexes
There are two regularly used price indexes for higher education, Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) and Research and Development Price Index (R&DPI). The two are principally distinguished by type of expenditure. HEPI measures prices of a fixed basket of goods and services purchased through current fund educational and general expenditures (E&G). Sponsored research, sales and services, and auxiliary enterprises are not priced by HEPI. One component excluded from HEPI, sponsored research, is priced by R&DPI. R&DI measures prices of goods and services purchased as current direct expenditures for sponsored research. Indirect costs for research are excluded as are major expenditures for equipment and furnishings, and separately budgeted physical plant investments.
The HEPI basket of goods and services was established in 1972 based on national budget data collected by NCES. No subsequent data have been collected regarding expenditures by object classification. The relative costs of these goods and services has changed, but the basket itself has been held constant. In addition, the index reflects average national prices for state-of-the-art services and typical quality goods. As described in Inflation Measures for Schools, Colleges and Libraries, five critical dimensions of HEPI that should be kept in mind are:
- The index reflects general inflation affecting all colleges and universities, not specific institutional, regional or institutional type variations.
- It reflects average quality commodities. Institutional decisions to vary from this average will necessarily affect the accuracy of HEPI for individual colleges and universities.
- Because the basket is fixed, and has been fixed for over 25 years, variance in relative weights experienced by individual institutions are not measured. In fact, any generalized change in the delivery of education is not reflected.
- As long as the relationships among components are constant, the index is accurate. Any change in unit ratios (i.e., library expenditures per student, students per faculty) are not considered. Efforts to create local indexes would have to consider differences in item quality.
Overall, the proportional amount of the two HEPI cost component divisions in 1990 were personnel (79%) and services, supplies and equipment (21%). The largest single HEPI component was faculty salaries at about 37% of HEPI in 1990. Sources for the various components are as follows:
|H1.1 Faculty Salaries
|AAUP all categories, all ranks
|H1.3 Graduate Assistants
|AAUP instructors
|H1.5 Extension and Public Service Personnel
|AAUP faculty salaries (H1.1)
|H1.6 Administration
|CUPA Administrative Compensation Survey
|H1.7 Library Personnel
|H2.1 Technicians
|BLS: engineering & related technologists
|H2.2 Craftsmen
|BLS: precision production, craft & repair
|H2.3 Clerical
|BLS: administrative support
|H2.4 Students
|BLS: handlers, equipment cleaners, etc.
|H2.5 Service
|BLS: service occupations
|H2.6 Operators and Laborers
|BLS: machine operators, assemblers, etc.
|H3.0 Fringe Benefits
|Based on AAUP reported percentage
|H4.0 Contracted services
|Various BLS categories
|H5.0 Supplies and Materials
|Various Producer Price Index (PPI categories)
|H6.0 Equipment
|Various PPI categories
|H7.0 Library Acquisitions
|Acquisition component of library index
|H8.0 Utilities
|PPI fuels, power and water & sewage
The Research and Development Price Index is designed to assess the price of immediate research activities. Indirect costs, and major expenditures for scientific equipment or physical plant investments are excluded. Expenditures included are salaries and wages, contracted services, supplies, and equipment. The large majority of components are shared by HEPI and R&DPI, but there are unique features. R&DPI does not include the utilities sub-index and either substitutes or augments HEPI with the following unique components:
|R1.1 Faculty Salaries
|AAUP full professor faculty salaries
|R1.2 Research Associates
|AAUP university instructor salaries
|R1.4 Other Professional, Non-doctoral
|BLS: chemists and engineers
|R4.6 Consultants
|BLS: engineers, math & computer, natural sci.
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Hi everyone!
Could somebody help me to clarify what R. Gethin is referring to in his article On the practice of Buddhist Meditation (2004), when he says:
"The Satipatthana Sutta takes the form of an exposition of a stock satipatthana formula that is found in overt 40 places in the four Nikayas9"
The footnote 9 says:
"For references see Gethin (1992), 355."
Could somebody look it up and tell me what he is referring to at this page, as I don't have the first edition of his Buddhist path to awakening (1992) ?


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WKU agriculture graduate honored as Local Food Hero
|Date: Friday, August 30th, 2013
Clay Turner of Logan County, a 2006 WKU graduate with a degree in agriculture, was one of the three vegetable producers in the state who have been honored as Local Food Heroes by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the City of Louisville.
The awards were presented Aug. 23 by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer (also a WKU alumnus) at the Kentucky State Fair. The Local Food Heroes will be recognized Saturday night at halftime of the WKU-Kentucky game at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn.
Turner Valley Produce is widely diversified in its vegetable production, but is moving toward primary emphasis on beans, peas, tomatoes, pumpkins and gourds. An ever-increasing volume of the farm's produce is now headed to cities like St. Louis and Chicago, which send buyers to Kentucky for vegetables grown in Kentucky soil. Turner Valley has also been retained to be the supplier of large quantity of green beans for a meal sponsored by Kentucky Proud to let the public experience the benefits of eating locally grown foods.
"We want people to know when they buy from us at our home stand or at farmers' markets that the vast majority of everything we sell was grown on land my grandparents bought over 75 years ago," Turner said.
Read more about Turner's award at http://www.theloganjournal.com/Stories.aspx?Article=features128
The first speaker in the Far Away Places series is Ricardo Marin Ruiz, presenting "Cycling in Spain" Thursday, September 21 at Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
"Finding Your Way Around the Autumn Sky" will be presented Sept. 19-Oct. 22 at WKU's Hardin Planetarium.
WKU senior Geographic Information Science (GIScience) major Terry Bearb of Lafayette, Louisiana was awarded a $1000 scholarship by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP).
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A MARKET trader in Accrington has pledged to 'smash the taboo' over out of date chocolate.
Muhammad Hussain, 35, opened Smart Chocolate in December and offers confectionary which is past its sell-by date.
The father-of-three, from Burnley, said he hopes selling the stock — which accounts for two per cent of what he sells — will help reduce food waste.
Mr Hussain said: "People don't want to pay over the odds, and a lot of people are unemployed. One woman hugged me and said I was a Godsend because she has five kids."
Mr Hussain said he also sells tinned food, pet food, and baby food, and wants to change people's attitude to food that is out of date.
Use-before dates appear on food that goes off quickly, such as fish, meat, and salads, while best before dates appear on frozen, dried, and tinned foods, which deteriorate over time.
Best before dates are 'more about quality than safety', the Food Standards Agency says.
Mr Hussain added: "Most of us are under the understanding that, if food goes out of date just by one day, it means throw it in the bin.
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Sylvester wrote:What are we supposed to do with the Chinese parallel in MA 72?
Sylvester wrote:That being said, I would not disagree that MN 128's nimitta does not quite resemble the Commentarial paṭibhāganimitta
Sylvester wrote:Indeed it does. Ven Analayo therefore surmises that the Commentarial explanation for MN 128 stems from the Gayasisa Sutta aforementioned. That explanation, in Ven Analayo's view, is difficult to reconcile with the standard model of the development of the iddhis based on the 4th jhana.
Sylvester wrote:All in, the Gayasisa account gels quite well with the Eastern Bamboo Park account in MN 128, where the effulgence and forms were in the lead-up to jhana, rather than pursuits of iddhi post-jhana.
Ñāṇa wrote:Sylvester wrote:But at any rate, speculating about this particular issue of iddhi and abhiññā without recourse to the commentaries or direct knowledge is akin to blind men speculating about what it's like to look through a kaleidoscope.
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Small Axe Truck
Breakfast (7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.): 122 Anderson Street, Portland ME 04101 (map)
Lunch (11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.): 385 Congress Street, Portland ME 04101 (map); 207-400-9971; smallaxetruck.com
Cooking Method: Grilled
Short Order: Lightly smoked, beefy, and drip-down-your-fingers juicy
Want Fries With That? No fries available
Price: $8
A few weeks ago, the Small Axe Truck debuted its burger, the Smokestack Lightning ($8), and proclaimed it the best burger around. Ordinarily, I'd say that's a bold statement to make, but in this case it might well be true.
Karl Deuben and Bill Leavy, alums of Hugo's and Miyake who added their truck to Portland, Maine's small fleet this past spring, get the raw materials right: local beef chuck (often from Caldwell Farm or Archer Angus), local Jack cheese (Pineland Farm), and light brioche buns designed and baked just for them by the folks over at Southside Bakery, the wholesale division of 158 Pickett Street Cafe. Those components alone would add up to a damn fine burger, but Deuben and Leavy took a few flavor risks that really paid off.
For one thing, they don't simply grill the beef. They cold smoke it first. That process occurs at relatively low temperatures, but to ensure that the burger, a four-ounce patty seasoned simply with salt and pepper, stays as juicy and tender as possible during both the smoking and grilling phases, they grind a little extra fat with the chuck and partially freeze it before smoking. (The patties range from 75 to 85 percent lean.) The effect works because the smoke flavor is subtle and late to sink in, so you get a moment to savor the flavor of the beef itself. And despite being cooked to about medium (a standard doneness that allows for ample browning on each side of the patty), the meat is still quite tender and really, really juicy (note the messy fingers).
The fixin's stand out, too: shishito pepper rings from Green Spark Farm that offer just a little bit of heat and vegetal bitterness. I'm a pickle person through and through, but these are a nice alternative to and an equally effective distraction from the burger's richness. The ketchup is gochujang-based; I was expecting (and would have preferred) even more of that condiment's heat, depth, and pungency, but even the subtler flavors are nice.
About the author: Liz Bomze lives in Brookline, MA, and works as the Senior Features Editor for Cook's Illustrated Magazine. In her free time, she freelances regularly for the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, the Improper Bostonian, and Martha's Vineyard Magazine; practices bread-baking and canning; takes photos; reads; and watches baseball. Top 5 foods: fresh noodles, gravlax, sour cherry pie, burrata, ma po tofu.


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Pizza-La is the highest-grossing pizza chain in Japan, with franchises located in 34 of the country's 47 prefectures. Their slogan? "All the taste and toppings you want on a pizza, straight from our oven to your door!"
Note: When they say "all the taste and toppings", they mean all—teriyaki chicken with cheddar cheese, scallops with butter and soy sauce, mochi, cheese and honey, tuna and mayo are just some of the options. Oh, and most of them come with the option of either tomato sauce or mayonnaise sauce. Yeah.
If you've been thinking, "This all sounds great, but what I really want is the chance to pretend to be a Pizza-La employee," then you're in luck!
Introduced in the late '60s, the popular Japanese dress-up doll (à la the American Barbie) Licca-chan now comes in her very own Pizza-La iteration.
Accept imaginary orders, pretend to bake bizarre pizza combinations, go on successful deliveries to nowhere, and more!
Licca-Chan Delivers! Pizza-La Shop
About the author: Kate Andersen is a Contributing Editor for Slice.


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Topic: feeding tube, chemo, depression
Okay, so my dad is still on a liver transplant list. However, he has had such a hard time keeping anything down they have had him on a feeding tube for about 6 weeks (give or take). They would like to take him off it but he won't eat. He says he wants to but it makes him want to throw up. We are working on mind over matter but that is hard too. He was off chemo for some time but is now on a 2 week on 1 week off cycle for as long as he can tolerate or get a liver, whichever comes first. So any suggestions to help with the nausea/vomiting/lack of appetite are welcome. He already tried the feeding tube makes me feel full until they told him the feeding tube went way into the intestines and never touched his stomach.
So lately he just says he doesn't care. I have had to take anti depressants for about the last 12 years (with the exception of during pregnancy). My grandma (his dad) has also had bouts of mental illness. My mom has even taken things over time. We know that the medication makes a difference for us and think it would help my dad.
My question to you is...have any of you taken anything for it and if so what works with the whole liver thing? He forgot to ask the doctor yesterday and I am sure my mom will call the doctor but it always helps to see what you guys think.


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|I loved this Barley Pilaf with Dried and Fresh Mushrooms; a unique and tasty side dish.
Barley with Dried and Fresh Mushrooms
(Makes about 6 servings, adapted from The Best Recipes in the World.)
1 ounce (or more) dried mushrooms (Porcini mushrooms are great if you have them)
8 ounces sliced white or Portobella mushrooms
1 1/2 cups pearl barley (not instant)
3 cups chicken stock or canned chicken broth
1 cup boiling water for mushroom soaking liquid, later simmered until reduced to 1/2 cup
1/4 tsp. dried thyme (or more)
1/4 tsp. onion powder (or more)
1 T + 1 T butter or margarine use margarine for South Beach Diet)
1 T + 1 T extra virgin olive oil
South Beach Suggestions:
More Ways You Might Enjoy Barley:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Barley Risotto with Mushrooms and Thyme from Kalyn's Kitchen
Barley Minestrone with Canadian Bacon, Savoy Cabbage, and Rosemary from Kalyn's Kitchen
Barley Salad with Mint and Lemon from Kalyn's Kitchen
Roasted Vegetable and Barley Salad from FamilyStyle Food
French Barley Salad from Eat Me, Delicious
Moroccan Barley and Pea Shoot Salad from The Taste Space
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Ukraine Battles to Rebuild a Depleted Military
With Russia Hovering, Country Seeks Donations From Population to Fund Army
KIEV, Ukraine—As the Kremlin began its invasion of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea last month, a days-old government in Kiev turned to its military to stem the tide. There was an immediate problem: No car batteries for the military vehicles.
With coffers empty, Ukraine's fledgling government appealed to the U.S. embassy for help. The embassy said it would take weeks to get assistance, so the government had to search—among its own...


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In this very special time of the year, Dangerous Prototypes lays out how they do their taxes.
We're not tax professionals, so you need to do the research yourself. Our strategy is to be completely honest, do our best, and maintain exquisite records. We assume that if we don't hide anything the IRS will help us work out any problems. That said, here's the barebones of how we do taxes for a single member LLC.
While we may not all be as elite as DangPro, any freelancer who doesn't know anything about paying taxes (raises hand) can benefit from reading this post. Thanks, guys!


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Spring with a passion.
While other regions are still hibernating, nature is already showing off in Carinthia. The ballast of the cold months is thrown overboard, and in the south the doors are flung wide open to the feeling of spring and a sense of new beginnings.
In Carinthia the loveliest lakes and mightiest mountains are very close together. You can therefore easily climb in high alpine terrain, hike in gentle rolling hills and walk over the extensive lowlands throughout the province.


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Three Potential Breakout Stocks
This market feels like it is setting up for a 2013 that will reward the buyers of some stocks that have been down and out or left for dead in a very big way, but not all those stocks. So, there will be many buyers left wanting and some left hurting. Therefore, when I look at very speculative longs, I am looking to buy a small group and spread out my risk rather than go with a single name. Three charts that came up over the weekend look attractive and have the potential for breakouts. I'm not going to paint a pretty picture of any of these names with their fundamentals. They all have huge challenges ahead, but I am buying two this morning.
Gannett (GCI) is by far the most attractive, and I bought it today at $19.35. Of the three names, GCI has the qualities I like most. There is a 4% dividend to provide income along the way, which could be used to hedge the position. There is a double-digit short interest to bring in a potential short squeeze. Most important, for me, is the chart looks strong. I have a 1% portfolio position, but I will increase that to 1.5% on a close above $19.75....344 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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So, someone help me out here: who are the other 17? How many of them went on to become NBA champions?
I was looking for data on this online but couldn't find anything. Supposedly this comes from STATS but I have no way to access that. Anyone know where to find this out?


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I love hearts of palm, a tasty and low-carb delicacy that I learned to like years ago when I worked at Le Parisien, a French Restaurant in Salt Lake that's no longer in business. For years I would rarely buy them at grocery store prices, but that changed when Costco started selling them in two-packs of 25 oz. jars at a price that was a lot more affordable. Now they're something I always have in my pantry.
Still this Rich Salad with Hearts of Palm, Avocado, and Radicchio includes avocado, radicchio, butter lettuce, and pine nuts, all things that aren't really everyday ingredients which may be why it's called Rich Salad! But when you need something for a special dinner party, this is a delicious salad that's sure to impress, and if you can get those two-packs of hearts of palm from Costco, you can have it a little more often.
(Rich Salad with Hearts of Palm, Avocado, and Radicchio was featured for Phase One Fridays, November 2013. Use the South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes-by-Photo Index Page to find more Phase One recipes.)
Rich Salad with Hearts of Palm, Avocado, and Radicchio
(Makes 3-4 small servings, recipe adapted from The Silver Spoon.)
1 small head Boston lettuce (or use green leaf lettuce or romaine, but the Boston lettuce was great in this)
1/2 head radicchio, thinly sliced (optional but good)
1 cup sliced hearts of palm
1 avocado, peeled and diced
2 T pine nuts (optional, could use slivered almonds if you don't want to buy pine nuts)
Dressing Ingredients:
1/2 tsp. lemon zest (zest the lemon first before you squeeze the juice)
2 T fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Coarse ground black pepper to taste
Vege-Sal (vegetable seasoned salt) or salt to taste
2 T extra virgin olive oil (use your best olive oil for this)
Tear the lettuce into pieces and wash in salad spinner or by hand, then dry well. Slice the radicchio into thin slices. Toss the lettuce and radicchio together. Stir together the lemon zest, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and salt, then whisk in the olive oil to make the dressing. (Make the dressing before you cut the avocado so it doesn't turn brown.)
Arrange the lettuce (and radicchio if using) on individual plates or in salad bowls. Layer the avocado/heart of palm mixture over lettuce. Drizzle a little more dressing on each salad, sprinkle with pine nuts and serve.
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions
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Ten More Tasty Ideas with Hearts of Palm:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Grilled Hearts of Palm from Desert Candy
Hearts of Palm Salad with Tomatoes, Olives, and Feta from Kalyn's Kitchen
Hearts of Palm, Shrimp, and Cheese Pizza from The Perfect Pantry
Mango Salad with Hearts of Palm, Radishes, and Lime, and Cilantro from Kalyn's Kitchen
Hearts of Palm Salad with Cucumber, Tomato, Parsley, and Lime from 5 Second Rule
Green Bean Salad with Hearts of Palm, Olives, Red Pepper, and Feta from Kalyn's Kitchen
Hearts of Palm Risotto from Technicolor Kitchen
Arugula Salad with Hearts of Palm, Kalamata Olives and Gorgonzola from Kalyn's Kitchen
Savory Hearts of Palm Pie with Yogurt Crust from Kitchen Space
Proscuitto-Wrapped Hearts of Palm from Revel and Feast
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THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT Opens 3/1 at Victory Theatre in Burbank
Patrick Riviere, who is in the midst of directing the epic drama by Stephen Adly Guirgis, about Judas's trial in a courtroom in Purgatory, is now adding the double duty of also playing The Judge and Caiaphas the Elder after several other actors had film and TV prospects come their way. "It's a testament to the remarkable talent in this cast that everyone we are working with is so highly sought after by the best in the business," Producer Dee Smith remarked, "and frankly, I wanted Patrick in this track from the beginning so all the stars are in line as far as I see it!"
The play has garnered much attention since its debut at The Public Theater in 2005 directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Not lost on anyone is the timing of this particular production as Lent is about to begin and the show will actually have a performance on Easter Sunday!
Riviere is currently nominated for a 2013 Pryer Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of El Gallo in THE FANTASTICKS at The Gilbert Theatre in North Carolina. He has directed a variety of material on the East Coast over the past 20 years, but JUDAS marks his West Coast directing debut. He will be directing the West Coast Premiere of PIE Story Theatre at Casa O101 Theater this Spring and is in negotiations to direct a 75th Anniversary Production of OUR TOWN with original music this summer.
Also headlining the cast are two Harvard Theater grads: Faith Imafidon as Saint Monica and Jon Gentry as Pontius Pilot, Saint Matthew and Butch Honeywell. Faith has performed with ART, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Boston Playwrights' Theatre; Jon has performed with ACT, Shakespeare Santa Cruz and was in the American Premiere of THE IMAGINARY LIFE OF THE STREET SWEEPER, AUGUST G at Casa 0101 Theater.
The rest of the cast:
RoBert Walters (Judas), Cooper Daniels (Jesus), Marc Erickson (Satan), Sharon Freedman (Fabiana Aziza Cunningham), Robert Paterno (Yusef El-Fayoumy), Dee Smith (Henrietta Iscariot/Mary Magdalene), Paul Nieman (Sigmund Freud/Saint Thomas), Robin McClamb (Gloria/Mother Teresa), Kevin Lino (Baliff/Simon the Zealot), John Dana Kenning (Matthias of Galilee/Saint Peter), Melissa May (Loretta/Sister Glenna).
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT opens March 1, 2013 at The Victory Theatre (Big Theatre) in Burbank and plays Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00PM and Sundays at 4PM through April 6th! The rest of the creative team in addition to the aforementionEd Smith and Riviere: Scenic Designer, Caley Bisson; Lighting Designer Robert Corn; Costume Designer, Jannique Mosely-Niambele; Assistant to the Design Team, Alex Reposh; and Stage Manager, Sean Sekino.
For tickets please visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/314649 or call 800.838.3006.
More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/TheLastDaysOfJudasIscariotAtTheVictory


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Youtube had a problem encoding the sound, so for now you can watch it here (please ignore the inappropriate adverts):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xj7uuc ... yry_webcam
Let me know what you think and how it affects you when you watch the pictures and read the Sutta quotes.
This video was made to illustrate the Buddha's teaching on dependent co-arising or dependent origination (paticca-samuppāda) which can be observed at many scales, which means that lessons drawn from observing the world (loka) can be applied to our internal experience of the six senses which makes up 'our world'. The black hole at the center of a galaxy is like the fundamental ignorance which gives rise to the formations that construct our experience in terms of consciousness being established in name & form. The Buddha compares the ongoing cycle of becoming to the process of planting seeds in fertile soil which is watered by rain.
See 'The Shape of Suffering' by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... fering.pdf
'When there is this, that comes to be;
with the arising of this, that arises.
When there is not this, that does not come to be;
with the cessation of this, that ceases. That is, because of ignorance, formations arise. Because of formations, consciousness arises. Because of consciousness, name and form arise. Because of name and form, the sixfold sense base arises. Because of the sixfold sense base, contact arises. Because of contact, feelings arise. Because of feelings, craving arises. Because of craving, clinging arises. Because of clinging, becoming arises. Because of becoming, birth arises. Because of birth old age, sickness, death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief and despair arise. Thus arises the complete mass of suffering (dukkha).
'imasmiṃ sati idaṃ hoti, imassuppādā idaṃ uppajjati, imasmiṃ asati idaṃ na hoti, imassa nirodhā idaṃ nirujjhati, yadidaṃ - avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā, saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṃ, viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṃ, nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṃ, saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā, vedanāpaccayā taṇhā, taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṃ, upādānapaccayā bhavo, bhavapaccayā jāti, jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṃ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassūpāyāsā sambhavanti. evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.'


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Just look at this chart; the smaller budgeted films are winning; audiences are rejecting big budget bloat.
As Steven Zeitchik and Amy Kaufman of the Los Angeles Times observe, "Summer moviegoing is usually about the stars, the spectacle and the sizzle. But in a trend that's mystifying Hollywood, this summer's box office is being driven by films with modest ambitions, including relatively inexpensive comedies, lower budget animation and horror pictures. Call it the summer of the B-movie. Like the quickie flicks the studios used to crank out for the back end of double features, these new hits —The Purge, The Heat, Grown Ups 2, Despicable Me 2 and, as of this weekend, The Conjuring among them — are drumming up business while bigger-budgeted offerings such as The Lone Ranger and Pacific Rim struggle to sell tickets.
It's these smaller films that have helped summer box-office receipts climb by 14% over last year, defying the conventional wisdom that summer is the time when audiences mainly want to see movies that are big, loud and laden with costly special effects. Several factors may be behind the turnabout, according to Hollywood analysts, including studios doing a better job of serving niche audiences and consumers experiencing blockbuster fatigue. 'Everything looked watered down and the studios were left trying to distinguish their movies,' said Ted Mundorff, chief executive of Landmark Theatres.
This weekend the trend seems to be hitting its apex. R.I.P.D., a supernatural science fiction comedy starring household names Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges that cost at least $130 million to make, is projected to take in less than $15 million at the box office. Meanwhile, The Conjuring, a paranormal-themed film made for the horror faithful at one-seventh the budget, is expected to collect as much as $35 million."
None of this surprises me; when I look at my own viewing, the unexpected hits are the ones I've been seeing, and blogging about, and the other films strike me as boring and unimaginative. When you have too much money, you take fewer creative risks because too much is at stake. Too many people become involved, and you just keep throwing money at the film until it's finished, as with The Lone Ranger, even if the entire project has gone off the rails.
When you have $4 million, as with The Purge – I heard $3 million, actually – you have to use your creativity and improvise on the spot, because you don't have the time or the money – you have to get it and move on. All the money in the world, and all the empty spectacle in the world, can't make up for original ideas, craft, passion, and energy, which usually comes from having less to fall back on.
The studios need to rethink their strategy, which is a throwback to the 1950s, when television threatened theater attendance. 20th Century Fox decreed that all future films would be made in CinemaScope, Warner Bros. rushed House of Wax into theaters in 3-D, and Cinerama was born. It worked for a few years, and then burned out. And after the fall, what was the Academy Award winner for Best Film of 1955? Marty, a small little film that could just as easily have worked on television, but audiences wanted to see it, so they went out to theaters in droves, making the modest little film a hit.
Marty even won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. But Hollywood still thinks bigger is always better, and that bombastic CGI effects will always stun audiences into submission, but that strategy is beginning to play to diminishing returns: the "wow" or dazzle factor has worn off. People are getting tired of destruction. The studios always want to cash in on the past, as if by simply remaking a hit film, the same thing will work in the future. Sometimes it will, as with the Bond franchise, but sometimes it doesn't — and a little bit of creative energy is more than welcomed by both audiences and critics. I hope it's the start of a trend.
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Work by the multiagency working group set up by President Obama to deliver a report to the White House on how to improve safety at chemical manufacturing and storage facilities isn't moving ahead fast enough to make Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) happy. She is chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A hearing on "Preventing Potential Chemical Threats and Improving Safety: Oversight of the President's Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security" was held March 6 in front of Boxer's committee. Key presenters and those questioned by the committee included Billy Pirkle, senior director of environment, health and safety for Crop Production Services; Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response at the Environmental Protection Agency; and Rafael Moure-Eraso, chairman of the United States Chemical Safety Board.
The executive order from the President for a multiagency report came after the fire and explosion in West, Texas, where ammonium nitrate was determined to be the fuel for the explosion, but oversight of chemical facilities became even more complicated when there was a January spill of the coal-scrubbing chemical, MCHM, into a West Virginia river.
The report from the multiagency group to the President is on a schedule to be delivered by the end of May, according to members of the working group.
Jason Plautz, writing for Greenwire, the energy and environmental news service, wrote that Boxer was "dismayed" about slow progress and specifically "that the agency has not taken a step to add ammonium nitrate as an explosive chemical under the agency's (EPA's) risk management program, which would require companies to submit a response plan to the agency."
Moure-Eraso reportedly suggested that the EPA may be understaffed to cover all the industry sites that need to be reviewed, inspected or whatever under new regulations that might be placed under oversight requirements, especially if ammonium nitrate is added as an explosive chemical.
Pirkle, who is a past chairman of the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), represented The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) in testimony, to introduce the committee to the ResponsibleAg proposal worked out by TFI and ARA. Greenwire did not provide specifics about the ResponsibleAg program that has been communicated to members of TFI and ARA. The program was only described as an agriculture industry announced plan "for a voluntary information-sharing system and an industry-led group that would help compliance with federal and state regulations." The reporter further said the ResponsibleAg group "would communicate information to retailers and other industry partners as well as engage federal and state regulators."
It isn't clear whether the agricultural side of regulatory change can be separated from the non-ag chemical side of changes in regulatory oversight. The chemical spill seems to have complicated all the issues.
Not clear to those outside the regulatory circle in Washington, D.C., is a reference to the use of the "general duty clause" being advocated by Boxer. In simple terms, engaging the general duty clause seems logical until the details are pulled to light because many describe the general duty clause as simply requiring chemical facilities to "take steps to prevent a catastrophic release." The ag industry has indicated it doesn't want EPA to engage this clause because it is much more complicated than being suggested, and the EPA has not embraced proceeding down that road.
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D.-W.Va.) and Boxer after the January spill introduced a bill that would increase safety regulations and inspection requirements for above-ground chemical storage tanks.
A senator who spoke with a voice of reason at the hearing was Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) who suggested that enforcing laws already on the books would seem more important than writing a bunch of new regulations.
Greenwire quoted him as saying, "If we make a mistake and over-regulate a needed chemical without the facts … the result is lost jobs for already struggling communities."


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Street Team Uses Social Media to Connect with Students
Published on Tue, January 15, 2013
In the fall, a trio of students—Erica Nealon, Madison Reeder, and Dominique Kozuch—were asked to document their lives at Marywood: one tweet, photo, or blog post at a time. Since then, the group, dubbed Marywood's "Street Team," has been using Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr to share their experiences and build a following.
Kozuch, a senior illustration major, who has been a resident assistant for the past three years, says she has always had an interest in blogging and her experience as a Street Team member has been enjoyable.
"It's a great way to document my senior year," Kozuch explains. "I want it to be a blog about what I am doing. So, it takes some thought to figure out what's important to write about and what isn't."
Writing about her artwork, excursions into New York City, and—most interestingly—what it was like in her role as resident assistant during Hurricane Sandy, Kozuch hasn't had a shortage of interesting topics to discuss. When asked how people have been responding to her writing, Kozuch says the feedback has been positive.
"I do have followers," she says. "People might ask questions like, 'What is your favorite part of being an R.A.?' It's nice that people ask me things."
Kozuch, along with Nealon and Reeder, hopes that sharing their collective experiences online will help shape the digital conversation about the university, adding student voices to the mix.
To follow Erica Nealon, Madison Reeder, and Dominique Kozuch, visit www.marywood.edu/social/street.html.


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Today is St. Patrick's Day.
Here in the U.S., unlike in some other countries, it is not an official holiday.
But don't tell that to the Irish.
Historically, St. Patrick's Day commemorates the patron saint of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland.
Over the years, March 17 has gradually become more of a secular celebration of Irishness and Irish culture. The day now includes parades, festivals and the wearing of green clothing or shamrocks.
In southeastern Michigan, St. Patrick's Day was celebrated a week early with and a huge parade and street party in Detroit last Sunday. An estimated 65,000 persons, proclaiming themselves at least Irish for the day, took part in the event marching down Michigan Avenue through the Corktown area. The grand marshal of the event sponsored by the United Irish Societies was Nora Cassidy, a St. Clair Shores resident whose late husband, Seamus Cassidy, was among the 12 founders of the parade.
And we are sure today, crowds will gather at local taverns to offer a toast -- or two -- to the Irish. Some of the favorites will be the Dooleys locations in Macomb and Oakland counties, Duggan's in Royal Oak and the Irish Hut in Mount Clemens.
They'll feast on the traditional stew and corned beef cabbage.
So enjoy the day. Have a green beer and a little stew.
But remember, don't drink and drive. As they say, the life you save may be your own.


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Have not seen these posted ... 2 interesting articles concerning our friends in Golden State:
1. Warriors: A Team in Turmoil ...
( "With the firing of Chris Mullin's right-hand man this past week, the dynamic in the Warriors' front office continues to shift.
Perception is that Warriors President Robert Rowell and coach Don Nelson are now the true decision-makers, and Mullin, their top basketball executive, is being shunted aside." ... )
2. Disgruntled Warriors F Harrington placed on inactive list
( "Perhaps in an attempt to quiet his clamoring for a trade, Golden State Warriors forward Al Harrington was placed on the inactive list with a strained lower back prior to Fridays 109-104 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Harrington, who has had an ongoing feud with coach Don Nelson about his role on the team, was not in attendance at Oracle Arena. He asked to be traded one day before the start of the season." ... )
Sounds like the Warriors might have Tinsley-ed Baby Al. You'd think a Harrington-Tinsley swap would make sense for GS at this point, perhaps with a third team involved, except now Larry's friend and trading partner may not have the chalk.


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We are awarding a scholarship to AgChat Foundation's Agvocacy 2.0 Farmer Social Media Training (August 23rd through 24th). See all of the Agvocacy scholarship finalists and vote for your favorite.
A friend of mine involved in used equipment sales in my state encouraged me to begin using social media about a year or so ago. At first, I wasn't so sure people would care about a farmer in North Dakota. I started out sharing photos and information about my day to day activities on the farm as well as my job as an agronomist. And much to my surprise, people commented and began being interested in what I do. Initially, I branded myself "Sunflower Farmer" because well, I farm sunflowers. Now via social media that is what I have become known as. And really that is what interests most people and the way I am best able to connect with non-ag people. Sunflowers are a unique crop and most people don't realize that you farm them. They are also beautiful so sharing a photo of sunflowers in bloom as far as the eye can see, people marvel and then share it. I love that through social media and sharing my photos I am able to share with people (both ag and non-ag) the passion I have for agriculture.
Social media has now become an integral part of my day to day farming activities. Social media has provided me with a valuable resource to connect with other farmers all across the country as well as in my own state. Not only do I connect with people who are also farmers but equipment salesmen, fertilizer and chemical salesmen, basically anyone in the ag industry. If I am having an issue with my crops or some equipment, what better way to solve my problem than hop on social media. Most of the time my social media connections get back to me sooner than if I were to try and call my local salesman. Help from the field is literally a click away.
Besides troubleshooting via social media, I have also found it to be a good outlet for sharing new ideas. Other farmers sharing innovative methods they are trying or trying out new equipment. Rather than talking to my salesman, I can get a real critique about a piece of equipment from somebody who uses it every day. They can tell me the good and the bad and the best part, they may be halfway across the country. But thanks to social media, I can interact with them. To me, these things are the beauty of using social media. And as technology advances, I can only imagine the benefits it will bring to the lives of farmers.
I am completely self-taught when it comes to social media, never before having received formal training. I contemplated attending AgChat conference last year, but this year I was encouraged by several people to at least seriously consider going so I am submitting my application. I think I will benefit greatly from the training mainly because I have been on the fence to start a blog for the Farm. We currently run a Facebook page, but I am unsure where to go from there. I am hoping that through attending it will not only help me develop a vision for my future use of social media but also give me the opportunity to meet with other people who farm and blog. Not to mention, I will get to finally meet so many people I have been connecting with online for so long. Thank you for considering my application and I hope to take a break from farming in August to attend the AgChat conference.
I received a bachelor of science in agriculture degree in 1999 and immediately begun working as an agronomist for a local ag service. I now serve as the agronomy department manager there but my connections with agriculture do not stop there. Not only do I work full time as an agronomist but I also work with my father and brother farming crop varieties such as wheat, corn, and soybeans. But we also farm another crop that has become my brand across social media, sunflowers. Most people don't think of sunflowers as a crop to be farmed, but North Dakota leads the nation in sunflower production. My family has been farming since 1949 when my grandpa started in the same place that my father, brother, and I farm now. Growing up, I was also involved in a commercial cattle operation which we dispersed in 2009 when we decided to move our interests into more farming. We have since invested into more equipment and land in order to grow our business. Agriculture is my passion in life and will continue to be a part of my life and I hope my children's lives as well.


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The internet analog of buyer's remorse, wherein one comes to regret having clicked on a link of interest after they look up at the clock minutes or hours later and realize that they have invested an inordinate amount of time reading an article, playing a game, conversing with someone, looking at photos, etc. which they would not have spent had they resisted the impulse to "check it out"...
Upon looking up at the clock and realizing he'd spent the last 2 hours choosing the cuter kitten after clicking on the link his sister had emailed him Danny developed a strong feeling of clicker's remorse for not having resisted the urge to click on the link.
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In this amazing age of supermarkets and convenience stores, why would anybody want to make their own butter? For the food nerd in me, the answer is simple: to see if I can. But I came to home butter-making for a practical reason, too — I had a couple of baked potatoes almost done in the oven and not a stick of butter to be found. Now yes, there are several places to buy butter nearby, but those taters were ready to GO, and I was hungry for the New York strips I had coated with pepper and ready for the skillet. So I had resigned myself to butter-less potatoes when it hit me: I had a half-pint of heavy cream in the fridge leftover from another recipe I had made a few days before. And what is butter made from? Cream. Lacking a proper butter churn, I took down the Kitchen-Aid, slapped on the whisk attachment, turned it on and within a few minutes I had a ball of pale golden butter, perfect for my potatoes. It's a fun process, so if you want to play Little House on the Prairie (with a Kitchen-Aid Mixer), keep reading.
First off, you'll need that cream and your stand-mixer. Dump it right in, and put on the whisk attachment. You can make this stuff in bulk, but we like to just make small batches of table butter — there's only two of us, and we like the stuff too much to make a lot. Turn your mixer on high-speed, around an 8. Let it whirl.
Soon enough, the cream will thicken and you'll have one of the most wonderful things on earth: whipped cream. You may be tempted to add a touch of simple syrup and vanilla to the pot now, mix, and eat with a spoon — but stay with us, we've still a ways to go.
Keep beating, and soon enough the cream will get kind of gnarly looking. We call this the "steakhouse butter" stage because it looks a lot like the whipped margarine you get at cheap steakhouses (but it tastes a lot better). Whipping the cream has forced the fat in the cream to cling to itself, which first allowed air to be trapped (whipped cream) and now the fat globules are getting so big that they are losing their fluffiness and beginning to turn into real butter. There's still a lot of moisture here, though, and we want to get it all out so that we only have the pure butter-fat. Keep beating.
There will, at last, come a magical moment where the fat finally turns loose from the water. This happens rather suddenly, and if you're not careful, the liquid — buttermilk — will splash everywhere. Turn the mixer down until it looks like no more fat will separate. Strain the butter from the buttermilk — and take a taste of that buttermilk. You'll find it's nothing like the cultured product sold in the supermarket (it's quite yummy). You can return your butter to the dry bowl and beat it some more; more moisture will come out. Finally gather your butter together and rinse it with ice water, changing the water until it stays clear. This gets the last of the water out of the butter and keeps it from going rancid. Add a touch of sea salt if you like, or add herbs, or leave it unsalted for baking. They say necessity is the mother of invention, and in this case, the need for butter on my spuds made for a fun discovery. Happy cooking!