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We've all seen the news videos of runaway cars that have crashed through a storefront or into a crowded restaurant. Usually the drivers of such cars are the elderly or someone who has suffered a medical condition and they rarely are able to flee the scene. The following video is beyond strange in that the offending vehicle is driven away from its parking space, only to return into the frame moments later, when it gets really weird. For some reason, the driver mashes the gas and the car climbs a flight of 8 steps before crashing into and through a wall. The driver doesn't stop there though, as he/she changes gears and then speeds down the steps and flees the scene, leaving a trail of rubble and bits of car.
Would you have bought this Batman Tumbler for $17,000?
As a kid growing up in the early Seventies, the original Batmobile was the coolest car I had ever seen. Except of course for the Mystery Machine, or maybe the Munster Coach. Despite all of the cool movie cars the Bat has driven over the years, the original is still the coolest, but I can definitely understand the allure of the Tumbler. The problem, other than expense, of the more recent Batmobile type movie cars is that they are huge things that are not overly easy to drive on public roads. This Tumbler replica on the other hand was build from the ground up on a golf cart chassis. Sure, it doesn't look exactly like the real thing, but it is close enough that EVERYONE would know what you were driving.
So where exactly does one drive a hyped up golf cart like this? Well, my cousin lives in a gated community in Texas and he tells me that everyone there has a golf cart to travel to and from dinner parties and not a single one is bone stock. They all have custom leather, lots of bling and sound systems. Wouldn't this be a great machine to one-up the neighbours?
Wagon Attack
EPISODE 1: Welcome to Iceland. Four best friends. One rusty wagon and an amazing adventure ahead.
A teaser from a new project by my friend Matt Johnson and his crew.
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park announces 2014 schedule
Without exaggeration, 2013 was the most exciting year in the circuit formerly known as Mosport's history. Sure, we have seen Grand Prix, Can-Am and Trans Am racing in the past, but between track improvements, advanced landscaping and the new event centre, the buzz around CTMP has been nothing short of electric. Add in the final ALMS race and an utterly fantastic showing by the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and we all got to experience a landmark season.
Track officials have just released the 2014 major event schedule and it promises to be even more exciting than 2013.
May 16-18 Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series; Pirelli World Challenge (Touring & B-Spec); SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series; Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin; Canadian Touring Car Championship; Toyo Tires F1600 Championship
June 13-15 Canadian Historic Grand Prix
Triumph vs. MG Canadian-American Showdown; Regular classes include Historic & Vintage Production; Sports Racers; Group 70+; Open Wheel
July 10-13 SportsCar Grand Prix
TUDOR United SportsCar Championship; Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge; Cooper Tires Prototype Lites; IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge; Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America; SCCA Pro Racing Playboy MX-5 Cup
Aug. 15-17 Superbike Doubleheader Weekend
Mopar Pro Superbike; Pro Sport Bike; Amateur Superbike; Amateur Sport Bike; Harley-Davidson XR1200 Cup; Honda CBR250R Series
Aug. 29-31 Chevrolet Silverado 250
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series; NASCAR Canadian Tire Series; Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin; Canadian Touring Car Championship
Note that this does not make mention of any potential events at the newly redeveloped Driver Development Centre!
Tuerck'd Oregon Trail: Ryan Tuerck Drifts The Ultimate Dream Road
Take an incredible road, add in a couple of rear wheel drive race cars (ok, so drift cars) and throw in a bunch of cameras and you have a recipe for some stunning footage. It looks like Ryan Tuerck and Rob Primo had a great time filming this video and the footage is spectacular.
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Government sells £13bn Northern Rock loans to investment firm Cerberus
The Treasury has sold £13 billion of Northern Rock mortgages to investment firm Cerberus Capital Management in what is described as the largest ever financial asset sale by a European government.
UK Asset Resolution (Ukar), the "bad bank" created in 2010 to run down the loans in Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley, said the sale would include residential mortgages and unsecured loans from the legacy book of Northern Rock Asset Management (NRAM).
The sale represents a £280 million premium over book value at June 30 2015, according to Ukar, which added that it expects to repay around £5.5 billion of the NRAM Government loan as a result of the transaction.
Mortgage customers affected do not need to do anything as they will be contacted directly to explain the change, and there will be no change to the terms and conditions of the mortgages involved.
Chancellor George Osborne said it was now clear that taxpayers would receive more money from Northern Rock than they put in during the financial crisis, and the move means the Government has offloaded more than 85% of the assets of the former bank.
He added: "Today marks another major milestone in clearing up the mess left by the financial crisis, with the sale of former Northern Rock mortgages.
"The highly competitive process, unprecedented scale, and the fact that these mortgages have been sold for almost £300 million more than their book value demonstrates the confidence investors have in the UK, which has only been made possible by the success of our long-term plan."
Ukar chief executive Richard Banks said: "The sale of this loan book is a significant step in accelerating the repayment of our government loans and demonstrates our continuing success in maximising value for taxpayers. I am also delighted Ukar will continue to service these loans."
The sale brings the total Ukar balance sheet reduction to £73.5 billion since formation in 2010.
TSB Bank has revealed it will take on £3.3 billion of the former Northern Rock mortgages and loans from Cerberus, meaning it effectively becomes the lender to an additional 34,000 homeowners across the UK.
TSB chief executive Paul Pester said the bank was well-placed to take on the loans as it had one of the highest capital ratios in the industry.
"In addition, they will significantly enhance TSB's profitability which, in turn, will help us to continue to deliver our growth strategy - helping us to bring more competition to UK banking," he said.
As with the broader sale, the terms and conditions of the existing loan agreements will remain unchanged and UKAR's mortgage servicing arm will continue to service the loans.

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Cross-Layer Design of Energy Efficient Coded ARQ Systems
The energy efficient design of coded Automatic Repeat-reQuest (ARQ) systems is studied in this paper. The optimization aims to minimize the energy required for the successfully delivery of one information bit from a transmitter to a receiver. The design is performed by incorporating a wide range of practical system parameters and metrics, such as hardware power consumption, modulation, channel coding, and Frame Error Rate (FER) in the physical layer, and frame length and protocol overhead in the media access control layer. A new log-domain threshold approximation method is proposed to analytically quantify the impacts of the various system parameters on the FER, and the results are used to facilitate the system design.


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From: "Doreen Baxter" <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Forbes
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 17:00:42 +0100
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Hi Barbara
I am also looking for FORBES families from the Aberdeen area - a bit before
the ones you mention. Have you any details of earlier generations as I am
trying to find a Margaret Forbes who was married to James McDonald and had a
daughter Ann about 1812. Do you have any likely connections please?
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Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 9:11 AM
Subject: [ABERDEEN] Forbes
> Has anyone come across marriages for three daughters of James Forbes and
> Isabella Bain. They are:
> Jemima Sherer Forbes, born St Nicholas Aberdeen, 1857
> Isabella Forbes, born St Nicholas Aberdeen,1851
> Alice Forbes, born St Nicholas, Aberdeen, 1865
> I have been unable to find them on the IGI but perhaps someone has
> encountered them marrying into families that they are researching.
> Many thanks,
> Barbara
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We feel like we should let you know this: We are a part of the vast pro-Arizona Cardinals media conspiracy. We're not some Johnny Come Latelys either; we have loved The Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals since they were in St. Louis. We know there is an excess of Arizona Cardinals coverage, so we apologize for contributing to it. But we're little eight-year-old fans when it comes to The Buzzsaw; forgive us.
Anyway, current Buzzsaw quarterback Kurt Warner — otherwise known as The Savior — still hasn't received his 1999 MVP trophy. It somehow got lost in all the confusion, though apparently the Associated Press is making him a new one. Which is nice. Though not as nice as this year's Super Bowl XL MVP trophy will be. Which he's totally getting. Sorry: Buzzsaw Bias again. We're as bad as Mariotti.
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Dine In
Dine In in Buffalo, NY
Looking for great food and friendly, attentive service? Ready to experience the best Buffalo, NY has to offer? It's time to visit Local Kitchen & Beer Bar. When you come to our restaurant, you'll find a little something for everyone. Our taste-tempting selection, uncompromising service, and comfortable, welcoming setting make our place the perfect choice for a meal out, whatever the occasion.
The Dining Experience You Deserve
At Local Kitchen & Beer Bar, We are all about quality and value. We believe that you deserve the most for your dining dollar, and we believe our mouthwatering menu and impeccable service speak for themselves. We are committed to our guests' satisfaction. We work hard every day to provide consistently excellent food and the best possible restaurant experience.
Get ready to sit back, relax and enjoy your meal. Come to Local Kitchen & Beer Bar today and indulge in an unparalleled dining experience.
Restaurant and Bar Hours
- Monday: 11:00am - 10:00pm
- Tuesday: 11:00am - 10:00pm
- Wednesday: 11:00am - 12:00am
- Thursday: 11:00am - 12:00am
- Friday: 11:00am - 2:00am
- Saturday: 12:00am - 2:00am
- Sunday: Brunch 10:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday Menu 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Local Kitchen and Beer Bar just catered a full-service event for us. Everything was exceptional from the firs phone call with Kim to the very end of the event! Kim was very helpful explaining all of our options in detail with pricing and letting us know exactly what we were getting from the linens to the plates and how much of each food item (I was worried about running out) We had plenty of food for all to enjoy. The food was amazing melted right in your mouth every bite from every dish had flavor, even the vegetables. The staff on-site and delivery and were all professional. I would highly recommend them to anyone. Infact I am now using them for all of our offices luncheon! Great Job!
Drop off Catering
Kim came up with the menu for us and it was perfect. The food was delicious and a hit in our office. I will be ordering from them again.
Exceptional quality
Local Kitchen and Beer Bar/Buffalo catering handled my wedding food/bar aboard the U.S.S. Little Rock at the Naval Park this summer and did an Exceptional job in coordinating the set up, apps, food and bar. They went above and beyond in communicating every detail to me. My guests all raved about the quality of food (esp. the beef on wick egg rolls) and service! Everyone was professional and attentive making my special event, just that much more special. Definitely recommend them!
Great food!!!
Buffalo's Best has catered a lot of our corporate events and the food is always delicious! Our last event we had a lot of people in from out of town and everyone was thrilled! I highly recommend Buffalo's Best and the almond chicken is fantastic!!
First time there, what a pleasant experience.
We (party of five) stopped there for lunch 8-24-17 around 3PM. We sat at an outdoor table on a beautiful day. The employees and waiters were superb, friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The reason I'm writing this is; I ordered a Cohiba sandwich, which looked good on the menu, even though I'd never heard of it. This was without a doubt the best sandwich I have had in months, maybe more. Everybody's meal and drinks were excellent! We have nothing negative to say. Nothing. We will certainly be going back to this establishment!
Can always count on Buffalo's Best
One of our employees parent passed away and we wanted to provide food to the family for the day of the wake. Well the food arrived hot, on time and everyone raved about it. There wasn't any food left over for the following day. The big hit was the almond crusted chicken. We've used Buffalo's Best in the past and will continue using them for our catering needs.
Smokehouse Chicken!
We had Buffalo's Best cater our son's grad party on 7/1/17. Kim recommended the Smokehouse chicken and people loved it! We had leftovers and served on the 4th and people were still raving! All the food was excellent it came hot, on time and delicious! Thanks again.
Wonderful visit!
My family and I visited Local over the weekend after we had spent the day at the art festival. Tom was prompt to greet us and always made sure our drinks were full and we were satisfied with our food. He really made the visit special and memorable. We hope to see him next time we visit. Thank you Tom!
Drop-Off Catering
Kim pays close attention to detail and she is very responsive up to and after the event with reminder calls and follow up to ensure everything went smoothly. Our guests raved about the food - Chuck the delivery guy was thorough and professional. Would definitely use again! Thank you for making my son's graduation party memorable. We will be using you again next year.... Can not wait to try out the restaurant
Excellent Corporate Catering
"Kim made catering our corporate event seamless. Food and service was excellent! Highly recommend!!!"
Excellent Corporate Catering
"Kim made catering our corporate event seamless. Food and service was excellent! Highly recommend!!!"
The only catering company we will use!
We ordered the gold package for last Saturday. They showed up with the food a few minutes early, set it up, had plates, silverware, condiments. There was nothing lacking and the presentation was fantastic-the little signs stating what the food was and acknowledging gluten free etc., was icing on the cake. The food was phenomenal, everyone was impressed. Pretty sure everyone went back for second helpings and still we had food left over. If you are looking for great quality and quantity, fullest bang for your buck-Buffalo's Best Catering is the only company you need to contact!
Delicious food, Extremely professional
Used their drop off catering service for an office lunch of about 80 people. Received MANY compliments on the food. The catering staff was very pleasant to work with, always responded to emails in a timely manner. The delivery driver was also very friendly and professional. We order catering from a variety of companies and the prices here were EXTREMELY reasonable. We are very much looking forward to ordering from them again!
Great service and quality food.
Kim was great to deal with and did everything she could to help us meet our needs. Food was always on time and was very good. Plenty of options to choose from. Used Buffalo's Best Catering for 3 events this year and will continue to do so for any future events.
Amazing Catering.
I used Local Kitchen and Beer Bars Catering for the first time for a corporate lunch catering and Absolutlt LOVED the food. Everything came hot and on time. The delivery mans was so nice and very helpful!! The Quinoa and salmon dishes were outstanding. I will be recommending you to everyone and can not wait to try your many other dishes!!! Thank you for making me look like a rockstar in front of my boss... BONUS!!
So delicious!
I just did a "skip the dishes" order and was totally blown away. I ordered the Grilled Apple and Goat Cheese Salad and an order of Chicken Fingers and Fries. Both were super fresh and totally delightful. Yum!
Fantastic Tuna
Went for lunch today and had the Sesame AHI Tuna Salad and it was awesome, cooked rare to perfection. Will go back as soon as possible. Service was attentive and polite, manager stopped by table to see how our lunch was.
Great food
We went there for dinner on Friday night. They accept reservations for two which is great. Got our table immediately. The food was delicious. We'll be back. Also had their food at a work function and it was excellent.
We went on a Saturday night with a group of 8. They took reservations which is great. We sat immediately and our waitress came right away. Drinks were great, but the food was fantastic. A few people got the chicken stuffed with goat cheese and cranberries. I would highly recommend it. A few people got burgers and they said they were great. I heard great things about the bacon wrapped meatloaf. We also ordered 30 wings with 3 different sauces. I loved the black and blue! We will be going back.
Buffalo's Best Catering by Kim
We used them for our Christmas party, and the food was amazing. Everyone loved it. Had the almond crusted chicken - to die for. Will definitely use them again, and am recommending them to others. Everyone was awesome to work with, food was early, and hot. Great job!
Wonderful Experience!
The food was amazing! The blooming onion chicken was out of this world! So good. Received compliments from everyone on the meal, they loved it all! Every single person from Kim to the delivery men were so helpful and made sure that all of our needs were met. Would definitely use them again and will be recommending them to others!
Buffalo's Best Catering
Kim and the team at Buffalo's Best are amazing! Our company orders from Buffalo's Best 2-4 times a month for everything from small executive breakfasts to 150 person lunches. No matter the group size, they are always accommodating to special requests, always deliver on time, and respond very quickly to any questions or concerns via phone or email. Aside from their great service, the food is absolutely delicious! I highly, highly recommend Buffalo's Best for all catering needs!
We were there for dinner several weeks back and the food and service was fantastic. They had a catering menu on the table so we decided to try it for a party we had today. The food was exceptional. Delivery was on time. Driver was friendly and food was delivered nice and hot! We even had left overs. Would highly recommend them!
High Quality Food And Service
We had a group of 10 of us come in for restaurant week. The staff was friendly and attentive. The food was fantastic and came out promptly and nice and hot. We did have to wait a little bit for our reservation (every table in the place was full) which we did not mind because our guest were late and the hostess continued to update us on when our table was going to be ready (was only 15 minutes after our reservation) We ordered off the restaurant menu, which was a hard decision because there everyday menu items looked amazing. The Soup, Chicken and Korean Ribs and Parfait for dessert were amazing. We will be back to try the regular menu for sure!!
We had them caterer for our lunch and everything was amazing!!
Catering - Excellent
We had lunch catered from them today for the first time! Absolutely AMAZING. Food was delivered on time, delivery guy was very polite and professional and the food was outstanding!!!! We will defiantly be ordering from you again soon!
Great Food, Great Service. First time hear and enjoyed the casual atmosphere and great menu selections everything from just a simple sandwich to a great salmon or steak dinner. Salads and Appetizers were to die for. Cheeseburger egg rolls very different and yet so yummy!!! Great Selection of wine and beer for everyone. Our Server was amazing!! Bartenders ere very attentive when getting our drinks while waiting for our table. Overall very happy with our experience at Local. Can not wait to come back and try some more of their menu options.
We were very satisfied with your services and the food was wonderful. I'm happy to tell you that we had several compliments and we were more than happy to recommend your company. If the need arises again, we would not hesitate to hire you without a worry! Thank you for making our party quite a success!
Great Place
Outstanding beer, wings, service, and experience. Everytime I visit Local, the servers/bartenders recommend great drinks and food off of the menu. Great experience and location for meals, drinks, and socializing.
Kim makes the ordering so easy. The Almond Crusted Chicken and Asparagus Risotto are my favorite. They offer a great variety and Kim does a great job making sure we don't get the same food because we get their food at least once a week. I would highly recommend them for any catering.
Kim makes the ordering so easy. The Almond Crusted Chicken and Asparagus Risotto are my favorite. They offer a great variety and Kim does a great job making sure we don't get the same food because we get their food at least once a week. I would highly recommend them for any catering.
French Fries to Die for...
I had lunch here with my girlfriends a few weeks ago and it was fantastic! I had to get back to work and was able to do so within the hour I had. The French fries are to die for! Great atmosphere and friendly staff.
Great Food& Atmosphere! Outstanding Service!
We came here for lunch on a Monday afternoon food was delicious and service was friendly and attentive.
We had them catering our daughters graduation party of 150 people. The food and customer service were outstanding. We even had left overs that were just as good the next day heated up. People are still calling and asking where the food came from. Luckily they left menus to pass out. Thank you for making our event such a success
Great Find
Finally got to this little gem last week. Very happy with the staff and the beer options. Finally a bar really embraces local breweries. They must have two from everyone and then also the bigger regional craft beers that we all love. Space is comfortable and spacious with a general cozy feel throughout. I was most blown away by the food. We got two appetizers only but the freshness and tastes were superb.
Great Food
Great atmosphere and the local woodwork from a Clarence barn is perfect for anyone that supports local food/shops. The food was amazing and the portions are big enough so you have leftovers. Some of the sides are from the Broadway market which is a nice touch -locals supporting locals! There is a large selection of local beer as well.
High quality service and food!
We ate here for lunch and the food was fantastic!! So we decided to try here catering in our office for 65 people and the quality of the food was just as good as when we ate in the restaurant. I would Highly recommend trying them out for dine-in or catering.
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By Marian Scott
MONTREAL — Advocates for five men arrested under security certificates said they were stunned to learn that Canada's spy agency believed cases against them could fall apart if it could not use information obtained by torture.
On Saturday, the Montreal Gazette revealed that in 2008, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) warned the minister of public security that it could become impossible to use security certificates to arrest and deport suspected terrorists if it was prohibited from using information from foreign regimes known to use torture.
In a letter obtained by the Montreal Gazette, former CSIS director Jim Judd warned that a proposed bill then before Parliament "could render unsustainable the current security certificate proceedings." A security certificate is a means by which the government may detain and deport non-citizens perceived as a threat to national security.
The letter calls into question CSIS's assurances that it did not countenance the use of torture abroad.
On Sunday, an advocacy group representing men who have been detained under security certificates hailed the report as proof that CSIS and top government officials knew terror cases might not stand up without information obtained under duress.
"It's very disturbing that CSIS is so dependent on information that's obtained from the use of torture that they would consider that these cases would fall apart without it," said Mary Foster, a member of the Coalition Justice for Adil Charkaoui.
Charkaoui, 37, was arrested in 2003 under a security certificate and cleared in 2009. He is seeking compensation from the federal government and has led a campaign against the arbitrary arrest of terror suspects.
"It is unbelievable. CSIS has been lying to us for years," Charkaoui said in a statement. Charkaoui charged that by signing security certificates against him and other suspects after he received the warning from Judd, then-public safety minister Stockwell Day was "effectively condoning the use of torture and condemning us to several more years of arbitrary detention."
Hassan Almrei, another former terror suspect cleared of allegations in 2009, also hailed the revelation. "It really makes me sick to think that when I was sitting in solitary confinement on secret allegations for almost eight years, the head of CSIS knew that my case, and the cases of the other men held on security certificate, were completely baseless, because they were likely based on information that came from torture," the Toronto man said in a statement.
In February 2007, the Supreme Court struck down the security certificate legislation as unconstitutional and the government passed a new law to replace it in 2008.
In his letter, Judd urged the minister to fight a Liberal amendment to prohibit CSIS and the courts from using information obtained by torture or "derivative information" — information initially obtained by torture but subsequently corroborated by legal means.
But despite Judd's urging, the government passed the amended Bill C-3 in February 2008.
However, Foster said the letter reveals an alarming readiness to use information that might have been obtained by torture despite the legal ban on doing so. "CSIS on their own evaluation thought that these cases were built on information that the law said they couldn't use," she said.
"It's disturbing that they then went ahead and advised the ministers to issue the certificates. And it's disturbing that the ministers went ahead and signed it, knowing that CSIS believed that it was based on information that would not pass (scrutiny)," she added.
In addition to Charkaoui and Almrei, the coalition is also demanding that the government drop charges against Toronto men Mahmoud Jaballah and Mohammad Mahjoub as well as Mohamed Harkat of Ottawa.
In an email message on Friday, CSIS spokeswoman Tahera Mufti said the agency opposes the mistreatment of any individual by any foreign entity. "We do not condone the use of torture or other unlawful methods in responding to terrorism and other threats to national security," she wrote.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 20 January 2004
Date Type of Proceeding Issued Case (1) or App'n No. Party/Parties 12-17 CANC 92031423 H. E. Butt Grocery (SJ) Co. v. Innovative Foods L.L.C. 12-17 EX 76329770 HEB Grocery Co., L.P. 12-18 EX 76180488 Creative Action, Inc. Opposer's/ Applicant's/ Petitioner's Respondent's TTAB Mark and Mark and Issue Decision Goods/Services Goods/Services 2(d) Petition "HILL COUNTRY FARE" "TASTE OF THE HILL" to Cancel and "TASTE OF THE HILL [specialty Italian Denied COUNTRY" foods, namely, (Respondent's [both marks for coffee] pasta sauces, motion for pasta, salad summary dressings, spices, judgment coffees, barbecue granted) sauces, pastries and frozen confections] whether Refusal "MEAL DEAL!" applicant's Affirmed [supermarket specimens services] show service mark use of the mark it seeks to register in connection with its recited services 2(d) Refusal "EZ WHEELER" Affirmed (and design) [invalid walkers, namely, wheeled walkers and rollators with w aist-level handles to facilitate ambulation and on integral lift mechanism to lift items] Mark and Citable as Goods Cited by Precedent Examining Atty. of TTAB No No "EASY WHEEL" No (and design) [wheelchairs for disabled persons for transport by land, and replacement parts for the aforementioned goods] (1)EX=EX PARTE APPEAL; OPP=OPPOSITION; CANC=CANCELLATION; CU=CONCURRENT USE; (SJ)=SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (R)=REQ. FOR RECONSIDERATION; (MD)=MOTION TO DISMISS; (MR)=MOTION TO REOPEN


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Many have dismissed the superstitions that surround the arrival of a new year, but those superstitions nonetheless remain stitched in the fabric of Southern culture, rituals of heritage and tradition.
In many black households across the country, today is a time to sit back with the family, let out a big sigh and say, smiling, ''Who comes up with this stuff, anyway?''
There are several New Year's superstitions, traditions and myths that have circulated among the black community for decades, even centuries.
One of the most common traditions is eating black-eyed peas and collard greens on New Year's Day.
The traditional belief is that the peas are for good luck and the collards represent money. A couple of spoonfuls of both on New Year's Day and you will prosper. In some circles, the peas represent coins and the collards represent bills.
Some black cooks mix hog jowls with their New Year's Day black-eyed peas. Why? The answer escaped some local soul food cooks.
''I really wish I could tell you what they were for,'' said Angelish Wilson, a co-owner of Wilson's Soul Food at 351 N. Hull St. ''I don't even know how to spell 'hog jowls.' In the grocery stores they are called 'smoked' something.''
At the Bi-Lo grocery store at 4025 Lexington Road, the meat in question is officially labeled ''smoked hog jowls,'' currently at 59 cents a pound.
''I don't have any idea of what the hog jowls are for, but they are part of the New Year's Day dinner,'' said Carrie Jackson, mother of Dexter Weaver, the owner of Weaver D's Delicious Fine Foods at 1016 E. Broad St. ''I just know that they are supposed to be there.''
Other traditions associated with New Year's Day concern visiting on the holiday.
One tradition holds that when a couple goes visiting, the man must walk through the door first.
Wilson explained that there is a superstition that you will receive a year of bad luck if the first person to set foot in your home in the new year is a woman.
If a man isn't the first visitor to your house, then all the black-eyed peas in the world won't help.
''That is first above all of them,'' Wilson said. ''That is rule number one.''
According to Jackson, having a female as the first visitor to your home in the new year means curses only if there is an unmarried woman already in the house.
''But it doesn't matter,'' she said. ''These are all just old sayings that have never been proven and haven't been unproven. They are more traditions now than myths.''
Karl McCoy, a local black-history buff, had never heard the visit-related superstition.
''To tell you the truth, I don't know where (black people) got this stuff from except to say that it comes from slavery days,'' McCoy said.
He suggested that the tradition of putting hog jowls in collard greens may come from the practice of giving slaves the less-desirable parts of livestock to eat.
''They were left the hog's innards, the feet, the head and ears,'' he said. ''So somehow, maybe we got the cooking stuff from all of that. But I wish I could say where it all started ... just maybe slavery days. And ever since then, it has been handed down from generation to generation. From mother to daughter and so on.''
Indeed, that is how Wilson and Jackson and others heard of New Year's Day traditions.
Jackson, for instance, recalled the tradition of the New Year's bread.
Every New Year's Day, his mother would make a bread with simple ingredients -- cornmeal and water -- and place it in a cedar box. The bread would be kept in the box until midnight of the next New Year's Eve and thrown out, and a new loaf of bread would be baked and put in the box.
''Keeping that bread means that you will not go without food for the entire year,'' she said. ''We had to use a cedar box because back then there was no freezer, only iceboxes.''
Wilson and Jackson mentioned a couple of other New Year's Day traditions:
n Don't wash or iron clothes on New Year's Day: An old saying holds that if you do either task on Jan. 1, you will wash or iron someone very close to you -- usually a relative -- out of your life. A related superstition holds that you should not comb your hair or sweep the floor on New Year's Day, so that you don't sweep someone out of your life.
n Clean your house in the hours before the new year arrives. ''It's just a thing to get ready for a new year and a new beginning,'' Jackson said.
Jackson, Wilson and McCoy dismiss the New Year's traditions as old wives' tales.
But all three said that when they eat their New Year's Day meal, they will have some black-eyed peas and collard greens within a fork's reach.
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You can't disable the screensaver from the menu/settings.
Even if you unclick the settings there, it doesn't work. If you are watching a video in VLC, for e.g., the screensaver will still operate and the screen will still turn black.
This has been posted previously yet not one person from the LMDE camp does anything about it?
Screensaver doesn't work properly
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Re: Screensaver doesn't work properly
Nobody? I can ask politely... Has anyone else come across this? Surely, someone watches a movie or video in LMDE and then what happens when watching? If a show or movie is over 1 hr, the screensaver probably comes on before then. I looked at the settings and even if you unclick the setting, it still activates. Moving the time frame is limited, also.
I suppose this request requires tweaking settings manually someplace? That's my guess.
I suppose this request requires tweaking settings manually someplace? That's my guess.
Re: Screensaver doesn't work properly
Here's a solution I came up with:
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Reading comes easily to some students, but many struggle with some part of this complex process that requires many areas of the brain to operate together through an intricate network of neurons.
As a classroom teacher who has also worked as a neurologist, Judy Willis offers a unique perspective on how to help students not only learn the mechanics of reading and comprehension, but also develop a love of reading. She shows the importance of establishing a nonthreatening environment and provides teaching strategies that truly engage students and help them
By enriching your understanding of how the brain processes language, emotion, and other stimuli, this book will change the way you understand and teach reading skills - and help all your students become successful readers.
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The book is very technical. She illustrates a lengthy knowledge of reading practices and solutions but it's overshadowed by her medical explanations of how the mind works. This is good information but not precisely what the reader is seeking to obtain. The "steps" will need to distilled from the vast amount of data supplied. Which is unfortunate if the person that purchased the book was looking for steps to correct his or her comprehension.
"Academic at best"
If the first 5 chapters would have provided any useful information in terms of applicability as either parent or teacher, I would have provided a higher rating. Much ado about brain scans and what not.
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I???m teaching a seminar on advances in wireless networking in a couple of weeks in Bellevue, Washington, so as I finalize my course content, I???m thinking about what are the most important developments in each wireless segment. In the Wi-Fi area, I think its centralized controller architectures, sometimes referred to as switching architectures. These provide centralized radio planning, security functions, mobility management and other functions. Underscoring this importance, Cisco acquired Airespace in January, and just last week Nortel did an OEM deal with Trapeze Networks and Aruba Wireless Networks did a similar deal with Aruba Wireless Networks. Unfortunately, there are no industry standards currently used for access point to controller communications, so the tricky thing for large deployments is that you have to make a major commitment to one vendor for a lot of Wi-Fi infrastructure. Fortunately, the end result is an efficient and secure managed network.
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Lucent unveils CMOS-friendly silicon germanium process module
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Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Microelectronics Group is the latest chip maker to jump into the silicon germanium (SiGe) market, announcing a high-performance process technology geared for LAN/WAN, wireless, and system-on-a-chip applications.
Developed at the company's powerful research and development arm-Bell Labs-Lucent's SiGe technology is manufactured in its 0.25-micron CMOS-based process module, which the company said will offer OEM customers a price/performance advantage.
Competing SiGe-based processes are typically made in a specialized bipolar fabrication module at feature sizes of 0.35- and 0.5-micron, according to Lucent.
Lucent recently demonstrated its first SiGe-based chips, including SONET/SDH-based devices for 10-Gbit/s applications.
"We've taken pioneering research in silicon germanium technology from Bell Labs and deployed it as a process module in the same cost-effective CMOS-based technology we use to fabricate our systems-on-a-chip for communications applications," said Mark Pinto, chief technical officer of Lucent's Microelectronics Group.
Like competitive SiGe-based technologies, however, Lucent's new process is also built around enhanced bipolar transistors, which are said to have switching speeds of more than 70-GHz.
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Weekend in Pines, walk coming to Osage
There's still time to sign up for The Center for Weight Management's Weekend in the Pines event set Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3, at the Smokey Hills Wilderness Retreat in Osage.
The informational and motivational retreat is geared for surgical weight-loss patients or those who are considering having the surgery.
Event highlights include keynote speaker, Allison Bottke, weight-loss patient, author and radio/TV personality. Surgeon Dr. Daniel Smith, who leads the surgical team at the Center, will also be featured.
Other visiting special guests will be a plastic surgeon and a dermatologist in addition to St. Joseph's Area Health Services and Innovis Health Park Rapids professionals who will speak in the topics of nutrition, addiction, supplements and core strengthening.
The Weekend in the Pines favorites are always the "Before & After" presentations, question and answer time with the Center for Weight Management's "Dream Team" of professionals, and break-out sessions with other participants on weight-loss journeys. There will also be time for wellness checks, relaxation and pampering.
The annual Walk From Obesity is a big part of Saturday morning's line-up. You can still register for the walk online at www.walkfromobesity.com.
The Center for Weight Management is a service of St. Joseph's Area Health Services and Innovis Health of Park Rapids, MN. It has been named a Center of Excellence by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery as well as a Blue Distinction Center by Blue Cross Blue Shield.
It recently became a referral site by Ontario's Ministry of Health. To date the Center has performed more than 2, 360 surgeries for patients throughout the Minnesota/North Dakota regions and beyond.
Anyone interested in attending the Weekend can register by calling 218-237-5588 or 1-800-566-3311, ext. 588. You can also register at www.weightmangementmn.com.
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SHOLING have re-signed Jamie Musselwhite ahead of tomorrow's bottom-of-the-table clash against FA Cup heroes Yate Town.
The striker has been signed as a replacement for Kevin Gibbens, who left Sholing for Blackfield & Langley in the summer, and will play the first game of his second spell with the Boatmen against the only side below them in Evostik Southern League division one (S & W).
Musselwhite has left Sydenhams Wessex Premier outfit GE Hamble to return to the Silverlake Arena and Sholing manager Dave Diaper is delighted.
He said: "Jamie will fill the gap left by Gibbo.
"One thing we've tried to do since Kev left is work our way through midfield and we won't change that but Jamie gives us a plan B.
"He's got great ability and is a natural goalscorer.
"He's been brought in to do what he does best, linking play and using his strength, as he did against us in a pre-season friendly.
"He and Ashley Jarvis gave our centre-halves a torrid time."
Sholing are aiming to bounce back from last week's last-minute 3-2 defeat at home to Cirencester Town.
"Signing Jamie's a gee-up for the lads after the Cirencester result," said Diaper. "He played for us for a season five years ago and only lives down the road so he knows how I work and it suits him.
"We're very compatible, he's a self-employed builder and might not be available for every away game, but there's not as much travel as there is in the Southern Premier."


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In somewhat of a surprise move, Gardena (Calif.) Serra athlete Marqise Lee took an official visit to Cal over the weekend and the Bears could be a player in his recruitment moving forward. We caught up with Lee at the Cavaliers game with Rolling Hills (Calif.) Peninsula just two weeks ago and the athlete didn't mention the Bears on his short list of schools he was interested in. When his good friend and teammate Jason Gibson decided to visit Cal over the weekend, Lee joined him as well. "It all came together pretty late in the process," Lee said. "I decided Monday or Tuesday to take the visit and I'm really glad I did. I had a great time and learned a lot about the school.


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And that's what I was getting at.
I wonder if a gov't funded project to make a graphics engine or middleware exclusively for Australian companies to use would make sense. That would greatly reduce the costs of development for the next several years. However, I can't see a gov't bureaucrat thinking of that and Australian companies being interested in much beyond their own gain.


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The PlanMy plan for climbing Mount Diablo on Saturday November 18th was a simple one. I was planning on going to bed pretty early on Friday night and waking up at 5:00 am. Since Mount Diablo State Park doesn't open until 8:00 am I had plenty of time to get there. My Plan was to climb the Mt Olympia Trail. Sounds easy enough, right
This Is What HappenedWrong! Lets see where things went wrong. Well with no regrets I say my plan un-raveled because of a fun Friday night with my wife. We planned on watching Seven Years In Tibet and having a few beers. We ended up finishing the movie and drinking a ton of beer. Then we started the Monopoly game and that required more beer. We played the game until 2 in the morning and we were both pretty darn drunk by the time we went to bed.
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP its 5:00 and I'm not getting up. So I hit the snooze button. And I keep hitting it until 7 when I realize that I'm still drunk so I give up and just turn the damn thing off. Somewhere around 9 my daughter finally has enough and starts crying. So I get up and change her diaper and get her a bottle. I then sit down in front of the computer at Summit post with a Mount Diablo map and explore my options.
I decide that it is too late for the Mt Olympia Trail and decide on Juniper Trail instead. So finally at 10 am I get on the road. The drive was pretty un-eventful. Just fog in the Valley and traffic in the Bay Area. When I got to the park the drive got interesting. All of sudden the road narrowed and was very winding and was infested with bicyclist and joggers/walkers that refuse to get off the road. Finally at 12:30 pm I reached the Diablo Valley Overlook and I parked my truck.
The ClimbBy 12:45 I'm on the trail. I had a little difficulty finding the trailhead. But once I located it in the Laurel Nook Group Picnic Area it was hard to lose the trail. The first part of the climb was a surprisingly steep section to the top of a ridge. The trail then leveled out for about a ½ mile. The trail then climbs from the ridge up to the summit road. From the road the trail then climbs steeply up to the lower parking lot. During the first part of the climb I came across only two people. I was really surprised by this because Mount Diablo is a really popular mountain and it was a beautiful day.
When I hit the Lower parking lot my seclusion was shattered by of all things a Mercedes Benz SLK club get together. There were about 25 of the little sports cars in a big circle all facing towards the center of the circle. Any thoughts of being in nature were then gone. After gawking for a few minutes I walked off thorough the parking lot towards the Summit road. When got to the end of the parking lot I noticed that the road then splits and my trail continues in between to the lanes. The trail continues on for another ¼ mile or so. As I emerge from the trail around 1:00 I was greeted by another f!&*ing parking lot!
And a Visitor Center. So I walk through the parking lot and into the Visitor Center. I walk up a small flight of stairs and I look down at the floor and notice some rocks sticking up though the floor. Guess what? This is the summit of Mount Diablo the top of Contra Costa County.
I then head up to the observation deck on top of the Visitor Center. The views from up there were unbelievable. Fog covered most of the low lands on all sides. To the west Mount Tamalpais and Sutro Hill in San Francisco poked up through the fog. To the North I could see Mount Saint Helena and parts of the Delta. Looking East I was able to see the snow covered Sierra Nevada. And to the south was the rest of the Diablo Range.
Tourists also infested the Summit area. There were kids running all over the place. People smoking in all corners. There was even a woman in a little black mini-skirt and Go-go Boots (not that I'm complaining)(okay, I'm complaining). But it all seemed out of place on top of a mountain. So By 1:30 I had enough and headed back down to my truck.
My descent was lonelier then the climb up. I didn't run into a single person on the way down. About halfway down I found the only spot on my trip where I had absolute silence.


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As we jet into 2011, here are a couple of thoughts for how you can focus and frame your purpose and goals. First, what do you want to me known for? Simple but not-so-simple question. I was reading in the current Success Magazine about Ron Howard - amazing nice guy. Made me think about what I wanted to be known for. I want to be known as being generous with my time and support. What about you?
And here is a short but punchy post from Dan Pink called, There are two kinds of people in the world... Check it out and decide who you will be.
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It's my favorite time of the day. Having my coffee, listening to the birds, alone, the house quiet, reading, thinking, peace!ReplyDelete
I love that first cup of coffee each morning also!!ReplyDelete
I love the early morning too. I go outside and water the gardens and just putter around. Peaceful and quiet!ReplyDelete
Love your photos of your sweet kitchen items. I can really picture you there having coffee. Lovely and Peaceful.ReplyDelete
The perfect way to start the day, Brenda! Have a lovely weekend!ReplyDelete
I always look forward to Saturday and Sunday mornings early when I can have my coffee outside, I have been filling my birds baths and watering my shade flowersReplyDelete
Oh I am an early rise and love my morning coffee too.ReplyDelete
Perfect! Love my breakfast coffee and I always love to see pictures of your apartment!ReplyDelete
Happy weekend, Brenda.
Helen xox
have a wonderful day!ReplyDelete
What a lovely tour around your kitchen.. I absolutely love every bit of it.. The coffee mug stand with the coffee can....tooooo cute. and I love that rolling pin.. Enjoy your coffee.ReplyDelete
I love all of the pops of red in your kitchen! Red is my favorite accent color in my own home decorating. And coffee is the first thing in the morning for me too. Sipping my coffee and reading in the quiet and peaceful early hours of the morning is always a wonderful way to start my day...ReplyDelete
Your morning coffee sounds perfect. I love picking out the mug that suits my mood that morning for my cocoa! Have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
I've been known to go to bed, watch a little Tv and get to thinking how great coffee is going to be in the morning, get out of bed and brew up a cup right then and there. haha...ReplyDelete
I would love to know where you got your mug holder...I would like one but haven't found one I really like...but I really like yours....
The best way to start the day. Enjoy your weekend, Brenda!ReplyDelete
I wish I'd had opportunity to read this at the start of my day but rushing to get off to work didn't allow it. Now this evening (7:20 pm here), it's almost as delightful to read it now because it has me primed for tomorrow morning.ReplyDelete
Nothing will be sweeter than having my first and probably only cup of the day, sitting outside in the cool of the morning listening to the birds serenade the neighbourhood.
Drat, after that, I'll head indoors to the AC and some major cleaning that has been ignored since my return to work. My foot is in such bad when I get home I just have to do a flop on the couch with my foot elevated so all the day-to-day cleaning has been ignored. I need to vacuum the floors and carpets or I'll lose my sweet pup Bear, in tge fur clumps his brother Jasper has left behind on the floor!
Your Friday post has me primed for a great start on Saturday. Thank you!
Didn't you have a red Kurig at one time?ReplyDeleteReplies
I am usually up by 5:30 and make my dark roast coffee and that first cup is the best! Your kitchen is warm and inviting!ReplyDelete
I love summer mornings before it gets too hot outdoors...best part of the day :)ReplyDelete
I love seeing these little glimpses into your life....and your beautiful home!ReplyDelete
Your coffee mugs are so pretty and colorful...I love mugs that are decorated on the inside..ReplyDelete
I always enjoy reading your comments and having you join the conversation here at Cozy Little House. It is like having a gathering of friends sitting in my cozy apartment. Enjoying coffee and dessert, chatting and having a good time.
Please be kind with your comments. We all need kindness in this world. That's not to say you can't state your opinion! Everyone should be able to state their own opinion in a kind and thoughtful manner.
I appreciate each and every one of you!


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On the nation's crowded airways, 254 commercial and private planes collided in flight between 1948 and 1955, and there is an average of four near misses a day. After last June's collision of two commercial aircraft over the Grand Canyon took 128 lives (TIME, July 9), the search for a warning device to prevent such disasters in the future became a major concern of U.S. airlines. Last week the airlines finally thought they had found what they wanted. The Air Transport Association approved a collision alarm system blueprinted by Collins Radio Co. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a company as little...
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I once dated an incorrigible ladies' man who liked to bring me to high places: the steep hillsides of Berkeley, CA overlooking the port at sunset; the ledge of a billboard on the roof of an abandoned building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; even the very top of Tree Nine, a legendary 120-foot redwood on the campus of UC Santa Cruz. Whether he knew it or not, these vertigo-inducing excursions were neuroscientifically designed to get me (and keep me) interested in him.
As we took in the views, my pulse was racing from the climb, I was breathing fast, and I was seeing everything around me, literally, from a new perspective. As it turns out, everything I was encountering–surprise, variety, novelty, and a hint of danger–bathes the brain in neurotransmitters called dopamine and norepinephrine, which are associated respectively with pleasure, pain and emotional response, and with alertness and arousal. Dopamine is the same chemical that's affected by drugs like cocaine and amphetamines, while norepinephrine relates to the fight-or-flight response. In high amounts, therefore, dopamine and norepinephrine are associated with euphoria and intense sexual passion–in short, with the feelings of falling in love.
So what can we take away from this? Specifically, that a little bit of variety can be the spice of romance. When you first fall in love, just being around your partner offers huge dopamine hits, activating the brain's reward systems and making you feel all fluttery. Unfortunately, in long-term relationships, humans are prone to something called "hedonic adaptation"–a fancy way of saying that we get bored. The same stimulus, repeated, offers less in the way of reward. The tenth bite of ice cream is not as tasty as the first, and the 40th time you go out to your old-standby Italian place for date night is not going to be as enrapturing as the first time you sipped Chianti and gazed into each others' eyes.
In a cruel twist of fate, hedonic adaptation occurs even more quickly with positive experiences than with negative ones, which is bad news for long-term love. For example, one study showed that the initial happiness boost from getting married lasts only two years. In the realm of sex, hedonic adaptation is tied to our evolutionary desire for sexual variety. When your sweetie becomes too "familiar"–literally, too much like family–they may seem less sexually attractive than someone new.
So are we all doomed to succumb to our nature and become bored with our true loves? Luckily, there's a way out: You can trick your brain's desire for newness, and thereby bring that fresh jolt of dopamine into your relationship, by doing the unexpected, and trying new things. Arthur Aron, a professor of social psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, has done a series of studies on how pursuing novel experiences with your partner can be a path to recapture the excitement of early love.
In one study, Aron's team assigned a group of middle-aged couples to spend 90 minutes together, once a week for ten weeks, doing an activity that they both agreed was either "pleasant" (playing cards with friends) or "exciting" (skiing or going to a concert.) The group assigned to have the "exciting" experiences rated their marriage as more satisfying than the "pleasant" groups. In a similar study done in the lab, one group of couples was asked to simply walk back and forth across a room, while a second group had to cross the room while tied together at the wrists and ankles with Velcro. The couples who faced the physical challenge showed a substantial increase in reported love and satisfaction in their relationship, and when asked to do a communications-based task, they related to each other more warmly.
"The simplest explanation is that doing things that are novel and challenging feels good and exciting and meaningful," says Aron. "And if you do it with your partner, you associate those feelings with your partner." Aron, by the way, collaborates with his wife, Elaine, also a psychologist, on this research. For the two of them, designing new experiments and waiting for the results provides a great source of novelty and challenge to their lives and their relationship.
Not everyone has the time, or the stomach, to compete on The Amazing Race or jump out of airplanes together. But this Valentine's Day, anything that breaks up your normal routine–visiting a water park, say, or a bar trivia night, or even climbing a tree–could flood your brain with the feelings you had when you were first falling in love.
Anya Kamenetz is the author of Generation Debt and DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education.


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I like Hip-hop, reggae, soca, zouk, compa, reggaeton, salsa, bacchata, merengue... Anything I can dance on!!!
I enjoy watching documentaries and true stories, but I also like all the Hollywwod crap except for horror movies.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Wrestling in a kid's pool fill up with Jell-O...
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you whatever I know! I'm a teacher! :)
Countries I've Visited
Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United States, Venezuela
Countries I've Lived In
Canada, France


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As I haven't figured out workspaces/sessions/etc. yet, I usually, upon shutting down Accordance, close all windows, so that when I open it again I have a blank 'workspace' to start off with. Whenever I open Accordance and then open a Text (e.g. ESVS) it starts out in a strange state:
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How do you say "Sandra Bullock is awesome" in Japanese?
Opening up her heart—and her wallet—once again, the actress has generously donated $1 million to the American Red Cross in order to help those in need following Japan's devastating tragedy last week, reports CNN.
Of course, this isn't the first time the Blind Side star has shown her kind side.
Bullock contributed the same dollar amount last year to Doctors Without Borders in the wake of the earthquake that ravished Haiti. She also gave large sums to a school in New Orleans for rebuilding purposes after the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Yep, Sandra Bullock is awesome. In any language. But some Great American Country stars are right behind her...
GAC announced Thursday that Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Chris Young, Randy Houser and various other country stars have taped PSAs for the network encouraging people to donate to the Red Cross.


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My boyfriend had to pick this one up, yet here it lingers, unfinished a year later. I find he likes much darker, headier teas than I do, so that's why I can't really stand making a cup/pot of this tea when there are others around that I know I will enjoy far more.
It also has a really odd scent to it, considering its name. Caramel Spice? I'd say… Fruity citrusy spice, to be honest. I don't taste any hints of caramel, and to me that's deeply disappointing. And I find the spices kind of shock my throat into feeling a little sore – like I'm on the brink of a cold. Not particularly pleasant, and a bit odd.
Also, I'm not sure what redeeming quality mulberries have in teas – I feel like they're dragging this one down.


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New vehicle sales fell slightly in Germany, France and Italy in August, which is usually considered a weak vacation month throughout Europe, while Spain's subsidy-led recovery kept its momentum.
Car registrations in Germany went down 0.4% to 213,092 vehicles sold, mainly because this year's August had one less working day. Matthias Wissmann, president of the Automotive Industry in Germany (VDA) stated that he is still expecting the sector to reach its target of increasing annual sales to around 3 million in 2014 from 2.95 million in 2013.
Registrations in France slid 3% last month to 83,340 cars sold there. With one less selling day compared to the August from last year, the adjusted sales actually rose 2% in France according to the CCFA, the French automotive industry association.
In Italy, the vehicle sales dipped just 0.2% to 53,191 last month, but the eight-month sales are up 4% to 925,393 units sold until this September.
Automakers are expecting a slight growth in sales for the rest of the year as January-August orders grew 7% to 914,000 cars. The entire year sales are expected to reach 1.35 vehicles sold, which is an improvement from last year's 1.3 million cars sold, the lowest since 1978.
Spain did not follow the same trend as Germany, France and Italy, having its sales up 14% to 45,355 cars sold. It was however helped by the government subsidy scheme that gives buyers of new cars a €2,000 rebate for turning in their old cars which need to be at least 10 years old. This rise was the 12th straight month of increased sales in Spain, with cars sold in the first eight months of 2014 reaching 583,663 units, a 16% increase.
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- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 stick melted salted butter
- 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
- 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
For crust:
In medium bowl, combine crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter. Press down flat into a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
For filling:
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and the spices. Add flour and vanilla. Beat together until well combined.
Pour into crust. Spread out evenly and place oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
There are also pumpkin martinis, though I have not yet tried this one...
- 1/2 oz Sylk Cream Liqueur
- 2 oz vanilla vodka
- 1/2 oz pumpkin liqueur or pumpkin spice syrup
- 1 tsp whipped cream
- cinnamon stick for garnish
- Pour the Sylk Liqueur and vodka into a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake well.
- Add the pumpkin liqueur or syrup.
- Shake again.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Top with a teaspoon of whipped cream.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick.


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The Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association's Thresherman's Reunion is taking place this week in Kinzers, Pennsylvania How often do you run into an organization for antique vehicles of any kind that actually operates its own show field, along one of America's most famo ... Read more
It's getting late in the show season, but not for the folks along the Long Island Sound living in Rhode Island. The Antique Truck Club of America's Little Rhody Chapter has scheduled its third annual truck show for Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Foster Fairgrounds, located on state Route 94, off ... Read more
What's better than enjoying a truck show on a summer weekend, in some of the nation's most beautiful terrain? How about enjoying a pair of truck shows, within easy driving distance of one another, both coming up next month on the same weekend in Vermont. You can thank the highly active ... Read more
When you form a mental image of a big Kenworth, Peterbilt or Western Star roaring into sight with both exhausts blasting black soot skyward, what's the 10-20 of your fantasy? Not climbing out of the Lincoln Tunnel into a bunch of stopped-up taxis in Manhattan, we bet. Real truckers truly are t ... Read more


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AREN'T WE ALL—Delightful drawing-room comedy offering Cyril Maude wide scope as a charming old titled rake who parks his brand-new sweeties in the British Museum.
SEVENTH HEAVEN—Up among the Paris chimney pots, Helen Menken suffers to the breaking point the verbal and physical abuse of a shrewish sister. Later she plays the Marseillaise on sister's anatomy with a long black whip and almost everyone but sister is sittin' pretty at the finale.
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Ben Affleck recently declared that he and his actress wife, Jennifer Garner, are done having kids. Apparently, the Hollywood family has their hands full with their three kiddos Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel.
"We're in a really good place. Three is good! That's enough!" the Argo director said at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Film Festival on Thursday, according to Us Weekly. He went on to affirm that a fourth baby was out of the question.
At one point Affleck had hinted that baby number four was a possibility. But after their son's birth, Garner publicly proclaimed that for her, three was the limit. It seems the actress won that argument!
In our house, we go back and forth about whether or not we would want to go for a fourth baby. But like the Afflecks, I know my opinion would eventually win out. Women are the ones who carry the babies after all!
Meanwhile, Affleck was not afraid to gush about how much he loves being a dad to his brood.
"Raising kids is the greatest thing I think a person, or at least I, could ever do in my life. I know what the best part of my life is and it's my kids and it doesn't mean there aren't other things that aren't great, but I know sort of what the center is," the mega star father told Us.
As an Academy Award winner, Ben Affleck could have a big ego. But it seems his family truly keeps him grounded. It's refreshing to hear that a Hollywood guy like the Boston native knows what is truly important. After all, once the awards and attention are gone, his wife and kids will still be there. But only three of them!
How did you know when you were done having babies?
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Young Black Voters Important to 2012 Election Cycle
Joyce Jones | 3/16/2012, 1:28 p.m.
Voting for Barack Obama in 2008 and playing a role in history was a no-brainer for more than half of the 18- to 24-year-old African-Americans who were eligible to vote and turned out in record numbers. But now that they've been there and done that, will they do it again in 2012?
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She skips the gym!
Giada is definitely fit, but not from running. "The idea of being strapped to a treadmill every day is my worst nightmare," she says. She takes walks on the beach, does an hour of yoga most mornings and paddleboards in the Pacific Ocean with her husband, Todd.
She puts olive oil on her face.
One of Giada's favorite ingredients is also one of her beauty secrets: She mixes olive oil with white rice flour and uses it as a nighttime exfoliating paste. Plus, she regularly rubs olive oil into her hair and scalp to keep her locks shiny.
There's chocolate in her purse.
Giada always carries a little dark chocolate with her for an occasional treat. She also totes a mini pantry of healthful snacks: almonds, trail mix, agave nectar (to sweeten her coffee when she's on the go) and green tea bags.
She goes rogue in restaurants.
When Giada eats out, she often picks two appetizers instead of an appetizer and a main course. And when she orders salad, she sometimes asks for olive oil and lemon wedges to make her own dressing right at the table.
She snacks from the freezer.
Giada stashes sweet treats in the freezer because "they take a while …read more


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NEW ORLEANS -- Two of the NFC East candidates up for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year were selected for induction.
Former New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells became a Hall of Famer on his fourth try, after being eligible in 2001 and 2002 and again last year. Former Cowboys offensive lineman Larry Allen was elected in his first.
The announcement was made at 6 p.m. ET Saturday.
Former Giants defensive lineman Michael Strahan, eligible for the first time, was among the 10 finalists but did not receive enough votes to be elected this year. I'm a bit surprised that Warren Sapp made it and Strahan did not, and I'll have more on that later, as well as analysis on the elections of Parcells and Allen.
Wide receiver Cris Carter also was elected, and while he will be remembered as a Viking, he did play the first three seasons of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. So I guess we can count him as an NFC East Hall of Famer as well.


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Once an icon of the American west, bison are now hazed through costly government-driven efforts and killed in droves around Yellowstone National Park during the winter. Their crime: migrating outside of the park's borders onto public and private land in Montana, searching for food.
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Water MarketsPriming the Invisible PumpTerry L. Anderson and Pamela S. Snyder
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Wall Street JournalSeptember 7, 1995 By Pamela S. Snyder and Jane S. Shaw
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Savannah Morning NewsMay 19, 1996 Georgia's Groundwater: Own It or Lose It By Terry L. Andersonand Pamela S. Snyder


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Cincinnati Falls 9-6 Against Colorado - Game Recap
Colorado used a 2-HR day from Todd Helton on Friday at Coors Field as the Rockies defeated Cincinnati 9-6 in baseball action.
Colorado was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 10.5.
Colorado got 6 innings from Jorge De La Rosa, who gave up 3 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 3. He earned the victory, while the Rockies got 6 RBIs from Todd Helton in the win.
Cincinnati's starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo worked 3 1/3 innings, giving up 9 hits and 6 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Brandon Phillips in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Colorado as they had 19 hits, while Cincinnati only had 11.