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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 365511
Power button does not shutdown until root has logged in
Last modified: 2013-03-05 22:53:34 EST
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User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
Description of problem:
Pressing Power button does not shut machine down unless root is logged in or has logged in. Machine is configured (via adminstative settings) to shutdown upon power button.
Note: (a) When same machine had FC5 installed, pressing Power button successfully shutdown machine. (b) shutdown -h works fine
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start machine and wait for it to boot.
2. Press Power button (to initiate power button).
Actual Results:
Machine continues operation; logged in users (local & remote) stay logged in.
Expected Results:
Additional info:
/proc/event shows power button detected.
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The Big Bang Theory (2007 TV Series)
A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory. (22 mins.)
Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
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Person of Interest (2011 TV Series)
An ex-assassin and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes--including the civilians' roles--are left a mystery. (43 mins.)
Once Upon a Time (2011 TV Series)
A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed. (44 mins.)
Director: David Barrett
Revenge (2011 TV Series)
An emotionally troubled young woman makes it her mission to exact revenge against the people who wronged her father. (44 mins.)
Pretty Little Liars (2010 TV Series)
Four friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while unraveling the mystery of the murder of their best friend. (44 mins.)
Stars: Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell
Modern Family (2009 TV Series)
Three different, but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways. (22 mins.)
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
The Good Wife (2009 TV Series)
Alicia has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm. (43 mins.)
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles, Matt Czuchry
Covert Affairs (2010 TV Series)
Fresh out of the farm, Annie Walker must adapt to the challenging life of a CIA operative under the guidance of her handler, Auggie. But soon she realizes her recruit might have to do with her last boyfriend rather than her talent. (60 mins.)
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012 TV Series)
Chloe is a New York party girl with the morals of a pirate. She causes trouble for her naive small town roommate, June, and Chloe's best friend, James Van Der Beek. (22 mins.)
Family Guy (1998 TV Series)
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strive to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another. (22 mins.)
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Two and a Half Men (2003 TV Series)
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house. (22 mins.)
2 Broke Girls (2011 TV Series)
Two young women waitressing at a greasy spoon diner strike up an unlikely friendship in the hopes of launching a successful business - if only they can raise the cash. (22 mins.)
Stars: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris, Jonathan Kite
New Girl (2011 TV Series)
After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time. (22 mins.)
The Vampire Diaries (2009 TV Series)
A young teen struggles to make a decision between two vampire brothers and their supernatural lives. Soon after she discovers the truth her whole world turns upside down. (43 mins.)
Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Kat Graham
The Lying Game (2011 TV Series)
The Lying Game follows long-lost twins Emma and Sutton. Separated under mysterious circumstances, Sutton was adopted... (44 mins.)
Suburgatory (2011 TV Series)
Tessa Altman is used to the big city but when her dad moves her away, she has to adapt to her new suburban life in Chatswin. (22 mins.)
Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Jane Levy, Carly Chaikin, Allie Grant
The Secret Circle (2011 TV Series)
16 year old Cassie Blake moves to Chance Harbor, Washington to live with her grandmother after her mother mysteriously dies. She discovers she's a witch along with 5 other teens. (45 mins.)
American Dad! (2005 TV Series)
The random escapades of Stan Smith, a conservative C.I.A. Agent dealing with family life, and keeping America safe, all in the most absurd way possible. (22 mins.)
Alcatraz (2012 TV Series)
In 1963, all the prisoners and guards mysteriously disappear from Alcatraz. In the present day, they resurface and a secret agency are tasked with re-capturing them. (60 mins.)
Stars: Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Jonny Coyne, Parminder Nagra
Touch (2012 TV Series)
A widower struggling to raise his emotionally challenged son discovers that he can predict events before they happen. (43 mins.)
The Cleveland Show (2009 TV Series)
The adventures of the Family Guy neighbor and former deli owner, Cleveland Brown. (22 mins.)
Falling Skies (2011 TV Series)
Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back. (42 mins.)
Stars: Noah Wyle, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight, Will Patton
The Walking Dead (2010 TV Series)
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins, and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive. (44 mins.)
Wilfred (2011 TV Series)
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The Sydney Roosters have vowed to move on from the loss of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for the rest of the NRL season with wrecking ball Sam Moa set to make a timely return.
The side's talismanic prop will miss the remains of their 2015 campaign after suffering an ACL tear early in Saturday's 12-10 win over Brisbane at Allianz Stadium.
The Roosters were also without NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce for most of the contest after he suffered a hamstring strain which is set to see him miss three weeks but could also cost him the rest of the year.
Down to two men on the bench, coach Trent Robinson asked his team to make no excuses and they delivered a spirited win which jumped them into top spot.
While Waerea-Hargreaves's injury is a seismic loss, it is set to be eased with fellow New Zealand international Sam Moa to return from a wrist injury as early as Friday night's clash with Manly at Brookvale.
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Business process outsourcing companies, specifically those in the contact centre space, are reversing the trend of moving most outsourced work to low-cost locations such as India and the Philippines, chasing higher-value business in exchange for working closer to their clients.
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In the 2008-2010 period, more than 71% of the contracts were delivered mainly offshore. In the 2011-2012 periods, that fell to 59%, according to the latest data available at advisory firm Everest Group. And the trend is further picking up.
FirstSource Solutions, Aegis, WNS and Serco are among firms that have been spending on big-build delivery in places such as South Africa, Eastern Europe, Scotland and the United States and more investments in this space are be expected. FirstSource is looking at Latin America as a possible geography to expand to and service US customers from, CEO Rajesh Subramaniam said.
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The pace of the global economic recovery is also an important factor is driving work back to the home markets, particularly from clients who want to cut costs but are unwilling to send the work out of the country.
"In this initial recovery, companies are attempting to investigate additional avenues to variabilise cost by additional outsourcing, although not necessarily off-shoring," Sandip Sen, CEO of Aegis, in a recent interview.
"BPO is the perfect answer to variabilise cost and improve efficiency, but with customer experience being the key focus it also is critical to deliver from any shore," Sen said.
Aegis has about 5,000 employees in the US and over 2,000 employees in Australia and New Zealand. The company will be tripling its headcount in the UK to 1,500 and is considering a near-shore acquisition to serve the US market, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told ET.
Sen had declined to comment on this.
On-shore expansion is increasingly rising as a priority for BPO firms as such operations are becoming a major selling point to win new deals, which are increasingly thin on the ground in the BPO sector.
"Typically onshore plays an important role and does tend to play kingmaker in moving work offshore," Susir Kumar, CEO of the Global Services division at Serco told ET.
It's not just the quest for a better accent on the other side of the phone line that is driving the shift. As companies target new markets and strategic, higher value work, new models are evolving to cope with the shifts in business.
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Not sure who took over the blog yesterday, she sure was on a tear, wasn't she? Doesn't she realize this blog is about knitting and running and fitness and (more recently) locavoring? Heh.
So, back to the usual subjects.
Finished the back and started the front of the cotton top I pointed to a while back. Still. Don't. Like. Knitting. With. Cotton. I have enough of this yarn to knit a dress (I bought it with the intention of knitting a dress), and at this point I can't imagine knitting that much fabric with this fiber.)
Well, walking, anyway. I had to get my car serviced yesterday morning so I took the Garmin with me and walked while it was in the shop. 4.42 miles in 1:15:30 ... not bad for unfamiliar terrain and more traffic than I'm accustomed to here in the Middle of Nowhere.
Have completely ignored Jillian and the 30-Day Shred lately. I predicted this would happen and it has! It's the old self-fulfilling prophecy. If I'm outside walking and then I'm outside doing other stuff that needs to be done, I'm not inside shredding.
Today's the day (according to the Extension Service calendar) to seed turnips. I might or might not do that. They did pretty well with direct-seeding last year (until I accidentally dug them up prematurely, which is why this year's garden will have a map and row markers. And you thought row markers were knitting tools, heh.).
So there you have it. The weather has once again turned frightful. I made it from the house to the garage (where our home office is) in a mix of rain/sleet, with a snowflake or two added in just for good measure. The nice thing about snow in March is it doesn't last.
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- Being very regular cruisers, on Olympia we knew exactly what to expect, a smiling welcome aboard Olympia, efficient transfer to our welcoming, warm cabin and smiling faces everywhere.. Having been on board for several Christmas markets and New year cruises we opted for an over Christmas this time. Whilst we were at home immediately, new to cruise guests might have been disappointed to find Germany Closed. The weather dark and dismal didn't help. Our fellow table guests were first timers and I felt they were disappointed. Come in Spring or early Summer to appreciate how life on board Olympia is such fun, the ever changing scenery absolutely gorgeous and the tours offered or just a stroll round the towns we visit, absolutely enchanting. But Christmas is a quiet time and I don't really recommend it for a first time cruise.
Of course a lot of the cruise experience depends on the cruise Manager and this time unfortunately, we did not have the pleasure of being cossetted by the effervescent Lisa and felt we were a bit of a disappointment to Peter who kept himself very much aloof from his guests. George managed to get everyone to join in the entertainment and the delightful evenings passed with everyone feeling they were part of the show.
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Bucs rumored to be next team on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
TAMPA (FOX 13) - The HBO series "Hard Knocks" has been taking viewers inside NFL training camps since its debut in 2001. Last year's mini-series featured the now-L.A. Rams. This year, NFL Films cameras are expected to be in Tampa with the up-and-coming Buccaneers.
Quarterback Jameis Winston is likely to be a major focal point.
"I know I'll embrace it. You got to cherish the opportunity. The whole world gets to see how great of an organization this is," Winston said.
Though heavily focused on the gridiron, cameras often follow players off the field, as well. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said he looks forward to highlighting the city and the region.
"Anytime we can get in front of a national audience and showcase our city, it's a good thing, and I think what they're going to see is a potentially great football team with good young athletes and a city that's on a parallel course," Mayor Buckhorn said.
Teams can volunteer to be on the show, or be appointed by the NFL. There are ways out of it, and it's been said most coaches would rather avoid the distraction of a 30-man camera crew.
"I think ownership loves it. It expands the brand, gets the Bucs out there; this is what we're all about. The coaches won't want any part of it," said WDAE Sports Radio host Tom Krasniqi.
The team has not officially announced it will participate in the show, but is expected to make an announcement Wednesday at 1 p.m.
The new season of "Hard Knocks" will first air Tuesday, August 18 on HBO.


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Alexander who was featured on Shooting Film before loves to shoot urban area with black and white film and his Nikon FM. He has a lot of reasons to keep his passion on shooting film and here are 5 main reasons he would like to share with us.
1. It facilitates discovery, of both self and surroundings. Having limited exposures forces the photographer to understand what elements he/she finds visually captivating. And in doing so, the individual then learns how to view the world through a lens which enables the photographer to see how those elements manifest themselves in everyday life.
2. In an increasingly digital world, the chemical reactions that make film possible provide a comfort of sorts.
3. Film speed, shutter speed, aperture...simplicity at its finest.
4. The aesthetic of film is distinctive.
5. Film is just as much a part of the image as the image itself. Because of its very nature, film must be nurtured. No two people inhabit the same world and so to provide others with a glimpse into our own, we must care for film so that it may serve as our voice.
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Lovells has dropped out of a case in the US Supreme Court against the might of George Bush's legal team because of a disagreement with leading English QCs over how their arguments – concerning the US President's treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees – should be presented.
One senior source said Lovells' New York office ceased acting in the landmark action because it wanted its case to be presented in a less anti-American stance than had been proposed by the UK barristers.
"Lovells wanted a more American, more patriotic view of the detainees," the source said. "Its office in New York wanted to put its own imprint on its side's own submissions. As it was, it was going under the barristers' names."
The counsel included the legendary Sir Sydney Kentridge QC of Brick Court and Colin Nicholls QC of 3 Raymond Buildings.
Lovells was replaced by ex-White House lawyer Stephen Pollak, a partner at Washington DC firm Shea & Gardner.
Lovells partner Graham Huntley said: "Our US lawyers were not comfortable with the format [in terms of paragraph layout] of the barristers' submissions. Our people thought the format was unusual. There are very particular ways things are presented to the US Supreme Court.
"However, we didn't change it because the English counsel did not wish to do so."
He added: "Because there was only around three days before the filing deadline, the preference was not to spend time discussing formatting issues, but to resolve it in a swift way by finding new US lawyers who could file it just as they got it."


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Carbon Farming Could Halt Rising CO2 Levels
Global warming is real!
A new potential solution to global warming has just been presented by a duo of German researchers: carbon farming!
Carbon farming can halt rising levels of CO2
Atmospheric CO2 levels are higher today than they were during the ice, and they are higher than they were during the warmest periods recorded in time. So far, many efforts have been put into reducing the amount of CO2 emissions and finding alternative sources of energy, but what if there was such a thing as a carbon farm that removed CO2 already in the atmosphere? Think that sounds nuts? Well, you're right!
Think globally, act locally
The Barbados nut could be the Bruce Willis of plants, but instead of sending it into space to destroy an asteroid, we're going to plant millions of hectares in desert areas to combat local effects of global warming and save our planet. The two researchers, Klaus Becker and Volker Wulfmeyer, suggest that the Barbados nut, uniquely suited to grow in inhospitable environments, could decreasing the temperature and increasing precipitation. If we do that enough times over, all over the world, all the local effects join hands in creating a global solution to global warming.
Some experts are skeptical that the Barbados nut will grow as well as we think in hot, dry areas, but it's worth a try, and more research.
Carbon farming in a nutshell
If this works, all we have to do is assign 730 million hectares of land across the globe to carbon farming, and we can theoretically halt our rising CO2 emission levels.
Go nuts, we say!
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Living the moment. Are you doing it? Are you living the here…the now?
Too often we are baggage collectors… trash haulers. We keep living in the past with all of it's guilt, shame, disappointments, grief, failures…I think you get the picture. We are captured in a prison cell without the key. Sights, sounds, music, aromas…take us back, back to a place that no longer exists.
Maybe we have moved from being trash collectors to time travelers speeding into the future at the speed of light. We are planning, dreaming, calculating…when suddenly, without warning we are attacked with worry, anxiety, doubt, and fear. Voices from the past speak to our future. Can we really pull it off…this dream of ours? Can we really exist, can we really make a difference?
We are beings of eternity, placed into time…and we have forgotten who we are. We have forgotten that we are created to live the moment inside and outside of time. The only key to the freedom we seek, the only key to escape from the prison of the past or future is the now. The moment…the here. Beings of the now, created to live the moment… to look for the gifts, His gifts, and to give thanks. Look, live and give. The result? Peace, and the ability to change lives and our environment…because we have changed.
There is no doubt about it, the world is changing…and we are seeing chaos. We are becoming a fearful people, lacking trust…and there is only one way out. The moment.
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Icing on cold mornings, feet that fit into boots that take me from here to there, the aroma of hot apple cider, and sleeping in…under blankets, with a pillow…in a bed. Thank You for cold mornings… reminders that I am surrounded by warmth, and I have a new day with a new start…living the now. I am living the moment. Looking for His gifts. Giving thanks.
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Dessert Table-Ideas| Black, White, & Red|Elegant & Sassy
Dessert Table Ideas for a Black, White, & Red , elegant and sassy table scape that is inspiring for any occasion to Celebrate! Whether you are hosting a graduation party, bridal shower, or anniversary reception, celebrate the occasion with a black, white and red dessert buffet table. Just for fun, here is a riddle for you. What are black, white and red all over? Are you guessing? Nope… it's not a newspaper, it's not a sun-burned penguin, and it isn't Santa.. Well then what is it? Read more to find out.
Time to Create a Black, White, & Red – Elegant & Sassy Dessert Table!!!
Time to Celebrate-It! what-ever the "it" occasion may be. Black, White & Red for a reception or party color scheme makes Sassy come alive. Why not create an elegant and sassy table for your next party!!! Here was my inspiration.
I was writing an article for VIP SEEN magazine and they are celebrating their 5 year anniversary as a regional magazine located in Kingsport, Tennessee. VIP's headquarters is decorated with black & white and red which is absolutely contemporary, bold and lovely!!! In celebration of their anniversary and using their color scheme as inspiration, I created a large tissue and card stock flower wall and dessert table to host a dessert reception. Of course all the food follows the black and white theme with a bit of red as accent.
In this blog post I am sharing the dessert buffet and will post individual posts for the flowers, due to the nature of the blooming beauties being so large, this blog page would go on and on… who has time for that? The pictures tell the story.
Any time is an occasion to host a sassy soiree with simple elegance and delicious sweets as with this dessert buffet. A dessert table is a festive and fun table that is spread with luscious little bites of small desserts usually in the same color family as the overall color scheme of the event. There are candy buffets, pie and cookie buffets, chocolate buffets and many other wonderful creative buffets that can be featured as a dessert table.
This dessert table features all décor and food in black and white with accents of red. Behind our dessert table is a festive wall of hand-made tissue and paper flowers that bloom like a summer garden. Each flower bursts open with red, black or white centerpieces and arranged on the wall touching each other for impact and drama for the dessert table.
The large tissue flowers are made from tissue paper that is accordion pleated, paper clipped and edges cut to resemble flower petals. Each petal is spread open into a blooming flower and glued to a cake board round for support and attached to the wall with Command Strips. See post on How to make giant tissue flowers and card stock cone flowers.
Black, White, & Red – Elegant & Sassy Dessert Table
Tissue Flowers as the background wall display
Black, White, & Red – Elegant & Sassy Dessert Table|Staging the Table
Before I added any food or the wall background, I determined the placement of the service-serving platters and plates. Using black and white polka dot and chevron wrapping paper and sturdy boxes made excellent risers for the plates and food. The center piece which is two different stacked cake stands and small decorative plate at the base, added the necessary height and dimension to the table. Under the black pattern on pattern tablecloth is a white longer table cloth that extends to the floor. This creates drama and elegance to the formal black and white theme. Go for balance and various heights in arranging your service ware. Make sure the boxes are stable and flat before adding any weighted plate of cookies or desserts.
Before adding the food, which in this case is black and white with red accents… create your back wall. Don't leave the wall blank, you need to jazz it up a bit, it doesn't have to be flowers, it could be pennants, flat sided pom poms or hanging from the ceiling poms, tissue flowers, kissing balls, loop and chain construction paper, as long as it is your color scheme. No more than three colors per scheme unless you are doing a salsa theme where multiple colors are used.
After you make all the beautiful tissue and card stock flowers, you will need to place them to the wall. The command strips were a life savor in attaching these to the wall. Because I used a cardboard round cake board as the base for the flowers the command strips attached perfectly flat to the wall. The best part is if you don't like the placement you can easily remove the flower from the wall with out damaging the wall or the back of the flower. I arranged the wall and rearranged the flowers until I got the look I wanted. I even texted my dear friend, Susan Burns to see what her eye said about the placement. I ended up making a few more flowers and when it was all said and done I had 7 flowers.
Black, White, & Red – Elegant & Sassy Dessert Table|Centerpiece
Two tired cake stands mixed black with white in graduated sizes as centerpiece for dessert table. Black and white polka dot and striped cupcake liners are used as cupcake plates for a pretty presentation. The cupcakes are baked in small or mini white cupcake liners. I have noticed baking in the decorative cups do not come out very pretty.. not all but the ones I had, so that is why I used them as paper plates for the cupcakes. I love the use of two different cupcake tiered stands. I had a white ruffled set and a solid black stand, it worked beautifully. Oh.. under neath the largest stand I turned a small white decorative plate upside down to help ground the stand on the black tablecloth. Just happened to fit the bottom of the plate perfectly. Lucky day for me.
Black, White, & Red – Elegant & Sassy Dessert Table|Black and White Cookies
Desserts for this table are variations of the black and white color scheme. Black and white butter cookies were made from cut out butter cookies and frosted with a thin layer of butter cream frosting, then added chocolate and white fondant in slices. Click here for the cut out butter cookie recipe, the recipe is called Red High Heel Cookie Recipe, but you can use this recipe for any cut out cookie that you want the shape to stay as it is cut. This is the best recipe. The cookies will not spread while you bake them. I used fondarific, which is delicious and comes in many flavors.
Pecan Honey Bites dusted in confectioner's sugar are like the little Mexican wedding cakes only this recipe has honey in it. See recipe here.
Red Macrons are sweet little almond flavored cookies perfect for teas, and receptions… dessert buffets. Macrons can be a bit tricky to make. You need to sift your almond flour twice to get a fine textured cookie surface. Room temperature egg whites also make this cookie light and airy. With this cookie you really need to follow directions to a T to get the right "footing" on the cookies. I made black macrons and used black food coloring gel to get the color I wanted them to be. The flavor was vanilla but adding dark chocolate ganache as the filling would have added another delightful flavor.
More Black and White Cookies! These cookies were purchased from a local specialty shop. They are called Whippet's. The pure chocolate Whippet, a "cloud-like marshmallow cookie coated in pure dark chocolate". For dessert buffet I drizzled the purchased cookies with white frosting for the black, white and red color scheme of dessert table. You don't have to be a baker or decorator to make everything for your table. Purchased little treats from your local bakery or specialty shop can be transformed by placing in decorative cupcake liners, paper cups and other decorative containers for a pretty presentation. Just keep your theme and color scheme in mind and run with it.
Mini Chocolate Cupcakes in these pretty little paper liners and red candy decor roses make the centerpiece pop! Here's the recipe for the mini cupcakes.
A dessert in small bites and variety keeps your buffet easy and elegant. Three to four mini desserts per person is the recommended serving size if the guests are not eating a slice of cake, as in a wedding. You don't want to overwhelm your guests with too many choices so offer 2-3 desserts per person with 5-6 dessert varieties. Serving large cake pieces on the dessert buffet can prove to be messy and unattractive. To solve this challenge, cut the slices into a 1 X 2 inch slice and serve it up sassy on a special individual small plate or other decorative container. Decorative cakes are beautiful on a cake stand, but not really practical for a dessert buffet. Although, it is your party and if you want them to eat cake and see your masterpiece, let them eat cake. Weddings will have a separate cake table with someone cutting and serving the cake.
Black, White, & Red – Elegant & Sassy Dessert Table|Final thoughts
Presentation for any party is important. People eat with their eyes first so your desserts will need to be garnished with special details and displayed at various heights on the table. Take the time to think through how the guests will approach the table and how to serve each item. Provide small plates and utensils if your desserts require the assistance. Decorative paper napkins are appropriate and necessary. Small labels at each dessert will notify guest what the dessert is and if it has nuts or other allergens. These labels can be decorative with flourish and sometimes as simple as chalkboard stickers.
Beverages can be served but on a separate beverage table. Colorful punches, small water bottles with decorative labels and fruit juices make delicious drinks for simple receptions. Creating a beautiful table for your special events will bring great joy to you and your family and friends.
Celebrate some good times! Find a reason to celebrate, be a clever hostess and turn an ordinary day into a special occasion; just remember to Celebrate-It with a lovely dessert buffet.
Helping you Make a Statement, Make is Sassy and Make it Yours! ®
See other blog posts with tissue and card stock instructions and watch for VIP Seen magazine article. Headed to Roanoke Virginia for Daytime Blue-Ridge! Can't wait to see all my friends in Virginia!
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Gravity darkening
Gravity darkening, also referred to as gravity brightening, is an astronomical phenomenon where a star rotates so rapidly that it has a detectably oblate spheroid shape, such as in Regulus in the constellation Leo.
When a star is oblate, it has a larger radius at its equator than it does at its poles. As a result, the poles have a higher surface gravity, and thus higher temperature and brightness. Thus, the poles are "gravity brightened", and the equator "gravity darkened".[1]
The star becomes oblate (and hence gravity darkening occurs) because the centrifugal force resulting from rotation creates additional outward pressure on the star. The centrifugal force is expressed mathematically as
where is mass (in this case of a small volume element of the star), is the angular velocity, and is the radial distance from the axis of rotation. In the case of a star, the value of is largest at the equator and smallest at the poles. This means that equatorial regions of a star will have a greater centrifugal force when compared to the pole. The centrifugal force pushes mass away from the axis of rotation, and results in less overall pressure on the gas in the equatorial regions of the star. This will cause the gas in this region to become less dense, and cooler.
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- ^ Inglis-Arkell, Esther. "The Mysterious Phenomenon of "Gravity Darkening"". io9. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.


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Lower-extremity musculotendinous surgery is standard treatment for ambulatory children with deformities such as joint contractures and bony torsions resulting from cerebral palsy (CP). However, evidence of efficacy is limited to retrospective, uncontrolled studies with small sample sizes focusing on gait variables and clinical examination measures. The aim of this study was to prospectively examine whether lower-extremity musculotendinous surgery in ambulatory children with CP improves impairments and function measured by gait and clinical outcome tools beyond changes found in a concurrent matched control group.
Seventy-five children with spastic CP (Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I to III, age 4 to 18 y) that underwent surgery to improve gait were individually matched on the basis of sex, Gross Motor Function Classification System level, and CP subtype to a nonsurgical cohort, minimizing differences in age and Gross Motor Function Measure Dimension E. At baseline and at least 12 months after baseline or surgery, participants completed gait analysis and Gross Motor Function Measure, and parents completed outcome questionnaires. Mean changes at follow-up were compared using analysis of covariance adjusted for baseline differences.
Surgery ranged from single-level soft tissue release to multilevel bony and/or soft tissue procedures. At follow-up, after correcting for baseline differences, Gillette Gait Index, Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument Expectations, and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Physical Functioning improved significantly for the surgical group compared with the nonsurgical group, which showed minimal change.
On the basis of a matched concurrent data set, there was significant improvement in function after 1 year for a surgical group compared with a nonsurgical group as measured by the Gillette Gait Index, with few significant changes noted in outcome measures. Changes over 1 year are minimal in the nonsurgical group, supporting the possibility of ethically performing a randomized controlled trial using nonsurgical controls.
Therapeutic level 2. Prospective comparative study.
Lower extremity musculotendinous surgery is standard treatment for ambulatory children with deformities such as joint contractures and bony torsions resulting from cerebral palsy (CP). Ideally, these procedures are completed during 1 surgical setting to balance joint forces about the hip, knee, and ankle1–3 by lengthening shortened muscle-tendon units and realigning bony levers.4,5 The objectives of surgical management in CP are to improve function, decrease discomfort, and prevent disabling structural changes.6,7 The assumption is that by improving gait, function in general will improve.5
Recommendations for specific surgical procedures vary because of the heterogeneity and complexity of CP2 and lack of evidence-based protocols. Soft tissue surgery changes musculotendinous unit length, but does not reliably improve gait or overall function.8 Many children with CP have gradually worsening gait and overall function as they age, which complicates outcome assessment. 9,10 Some have suggested that the minimum goal of lower extremity musculotendinous surgery should be to maintain rather than improve gait and function.11
Considerable evidence exists for the short-term impact of individual procedures on gait, such as rectus femoris transfer,12–21 hamstring lengthening,12–14,16,21–30 and heelcord lengthening.14,29,31–36 These are based on retrospective, uncontrolled studies with small sample sizes focusing on gait variables and clinical examination measures. At present, there are no published randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of lower extremity musculotendinous surgery in improving the function of ambulatory children with CP.
The purpose of this study was to assess change after lower extremity orthopaedic surgery using a prospective multicenter cohort design. Surgical effectiveness was assessed using measures of function and quality of life. Outcome measures included International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)37,38 measures of Body Function and Structure, Activity and Participation, and Health Related Quality of Life. The hypothesis was that surgery improves impairments and function beyond changes found in a nonsurgical group over 1 year.
This study is part of a 6-year prospective multicenter study at 7 pediatric orthopaedic facilities. It included both cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments of ambulatory children with CP. The background and methods have been reported earlier.39
Institutional Review Board approval was obtained at each site and consent, assent as appropriate, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act forms were completed for participants. Inclusion criteria were diagnosis of CP, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to III, age 4 to 18 years, and the ability to complete gait analysis. Exclusion criteria were earlier selective dorsal rhizotomy, orthopaedic surgery within the last year, botulinum toxin A injections in the last 6 months, or a currently operating baclofen pump.
Five hundred –and sixty-two participants completed the baseline study. Ninety-one subsequently received lower extremity surgery during the study period as part of their ongoing care. All participants were invited to complete a follow-up assessment; 387 participants (68.7%) returned. Of these, 18 were excluded because of missing data. From the remaining 369 (75 surgical, 294 nonsurgical), an individually matched cohort of 150 participants (75 surgical, 75 nonsurgical) was identified.
Procedures in the surgical group included both soft tissue and bony surgery (Table 1). Fourteen participants received botulinum toxin injections within the study window in addition to their surgery. Forty-one participants had no earlier surgery, 33 had earlier surgery, and previous surgical history was unknown for 1 participant.
The matched data set included 28 pairs in GMFCS level I (7 female, 21 male), 30 in GMFCS level II (10 female, 20 male), and 17 in GMFCS level III (12 female, 5 male). There were 56 pairs with diplegia or quadriplegia and 19 with hemiplegia. The involved side was selected for analysis for those with unilateral involvement and 1 side was randomly selected for those with bilateral involvement, resulting in 75 limbs in each of the surgical and nonsurgical groups.
Participants completed gait analysis, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-8840; GMFM-6641), Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire,42 Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory [PedsQL (Mapi Research Institute, Lyon, FR)],43 Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI),44 and Pediatric Functional Independence Measure [WeeFIM (Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, Amherst, NY)],45 at baseline and follow-up. Parent and child reported separately when appropriate. This study focuses on parent-reported measures. After the baseline study, participants received ongoing clinical care based on physician recommendations. Each participant was reassessed a minimum of 1 year after baseline or surgery. Average time between studies was 1.5 [standard deviation (SD) 0.4] years for the surgical group and 1.3 (SD 0.4) years for the nonsurgical group.
The 75 participants who received surgery during the study period were individually matched with 1 of the 294 participants who did not have surgery after the completion of the study procedures. For each surgical participant, all nonsurgical participants who exactly matched by sex, GMFCS level, and type of involvement (hemiplegic or diplegic) were identified. Then, the nonsurgical participant with the smallest Euclidean distance between the normalized z scores for both age and GMFM Dimension E (Walking, Running, and Jumping) at baseline was selected. The z-score transformation normalizes distributions (mean of 0 and SD of 1). The resulting distances allow comparisons among scores in units of SDs.
The Gillette Gait Index (GGI) is calculated using 16 gait parameters from 1 representative stride.46 Greater gait deviations from normal are reflected by a larger GGI. Under a separate protocol, 49 typically developing children and adolescents underwent gait analysis to establish 16±5 as a mean normal score for the GGI.
Change in outcome scores and GGI between baseline and follow-up were calculated for the involved limbs. To compare mean response between surgical and nonsurgical participants at follow-up an analysis of covariance was constructed for each endpoint with covariates being the corresponding baseline measure and baseline Parent PODCI Transfers and Basic Mobility, GGI, gait velocity, earlier botox injection, earlier surgical procedure, and site, a surrogate for surgeon. These covariates were selected to account for differences at baseline, and possible differences in severity, earlier treatment, and treatment site. Statistical significance was determined at the 0.05 level throughout. Changes in surgical and nonsurgical group scores at follow-up were compared with a minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for a medium effect size.47 As defined by Oeffinger et al,47 MCIDs are changes greater than those expected to occur with standard of care (not including surgical intervention) in 1 year. Differences because of the type of surgical intervention and type of involvement were examined using analysis of variance (P<0.05).
The Euclidean distance of the combined normalized age and GMFM Dimension E between the matched surgical and nonsurgical participants was used as an indicator of the quality of the matching process. Table 2 displays demographic and matching variables. The mean distance was 0.37 SDs (SD 0.32) for the group, indicating a close fit with low variability.
Outcome scores at baseline and follow-up for the surgical and nonsurgical groups are shown in Table 3. At follow-up, accounting for differences in corresponding baseline measure and baseline Parent PODCI Transfers and Basic Mobility, GGI Velocity, earlier botox injection, earlier surgical procedure, and site, a surrogate for surgeon, the adjusted mean GGI score is significantly higher in the nonsurgical group (266±15) compared with the surgical group (201±15, P=0.001). The magnitude of difference between the groups increased with increasing GMFCS level (P=0.022). The adjusted mean for the nonsurgical group is almost that observed at baseline whereas the adjusted mean for the surgical group is much lower than baseline. Figure 1 illustrates changes in GGI by GMFCS level.
After adjusting for baseline differences, the mean Parent PODCI Expectation subscore is significantly higher (better) at follow-up in the surgical group (78.4±2.9) compared with the nonsurgical group (68.8±2.9, P=0.013). The mean PedsQL Physical Functioning subscore is significantly higher at follow-up in the surgical group (60.5±2.2) compared with the nonsurgical group (54.7±2.1, P=0.039). The adjusted mean for the nonsurgical group is lower than at baseline whereas the adjusted mean for the surgery group is higher for both of these findings. No other subscores showed a statistically significant difference at follow-up after adjusting for baseline differences.
To evaluate the effect of earlier surgery in the surgical group, the 42 participants with no earlier surgery were compared with the 33 participants with earlier surgery. At baseline, those with earlier surgery were older (12.5 vs. 10.4 y, P=0.005) and walked faster (82.8 vs. 71.5% normal, P=0.038). Despite these differences, there were no significant differences between the groups from baseline to follow-up. There were no significant differences between groups because of the type of surgical intervention (bony vs. soft tissue vs. bony plus soft tissue) or involvement (hemiplegic vs. diplegic).
This study prospectively evaluated the changes in gait and function over 1 year in ambulatory children with CP. Within the study window, 75 participants had lower extremity orthopaedic surgery and completed follow-up assessment at least 12 months after surgery. These were individually matched to 75 participants who did not have surgery, either because it was not recommended based on full clinical assessment including 3-dimentional gait analysis, or because the family did not elect to move forward with surgery during the study period, creating a concurrent control group who received all standard care except surgery. Effectiveness of the matching process was shown by an average distance of 0.37 SDs between matching parameters for pairs of participants.
It was hypothesized that the surgical group would improve in function beyond changes found in the nonsurgical group. We expected the nonsurgical group to deteriorate slightly in function or remain stable and the surgical group to have a net improvement at 1-year follow-up in subscores related to function. The nonsurgical group received standard of care (observation, stretching and strengthening exercises, bracing and medication management, as necessary) within the study window. They did not have any surgery, botulinum toxin injection, or baclofen pump insertion. There is evidence of a gradual decrease in function in children with CP as they age,9–11 perhaps resulting from a worsening strength-to- mass ratio. The findings of this study revealed no improvement or worsening between baseline and follow-up for the nonsurgical group that was statistically significant and none that exceeded a MCID. Earlier studies have looked at decreases over a longer time frame. A 12-month to 15-month time frame may be insufficient to measure significant changes in function without surgical intervention. Similarly, the effectiveness of surgery may need to be evaluated over a longer time period. Prevention or alleviation of musculoskeletal deformity because of orthopaedic surgery in childhood may result in lesser pain and disability in adults with CP, who are at risk for declining mobility at an earlier age than individuals without CP.48
The GGI showed improvement in the surgical group whereas no change was noted in the nonsurgical group over the 1-year time frame. This finding may reflect that surgeons use gait analysis to identify kinematic deviations and perform surgery to establish a more "normal" biomechanical alignment. GGI was designed specifically to quantify lower extremity kinematic deviations based on a composite score. GGI has been shown to correlate with other functional measures in individuals with CP.42,49
In this study, after accounting for baseline differences, statistically significant changes in functional measures were noted for the PedsQL Physical Functioning subscore. In addition, the Parent PODCI Expectations score improved slightly in the surgical group and worsened slightly in the nonsurgical group. Neither of these changes exceeded a MCID. Changes in GGI, at the ICF level of Body Structure, do not consistently translate to changes in ICF measures of Body Function or Activity and Participation as measured by the study outcome instruments. This is consistent with the study of Abel et al,8 who found at best a weak correlation between measures of impairment and measures of function.
This study compared results of a matched data set of participants from 7 pediatric orthopaedic centers. This was not a randomized controlled trial and the criteria for patient assignments by group were not standardized. The matching procedure created concurrent surgical and nonsurgical groups within the study window. Surgical treatment selections and procedures were not standardized. Surgical procedures were a heterogeneous mix ranging from soft tissue releases alone to multilevel bony and soft tissue procedures, making it difficult to draw conclusions about any specific surgical approach. Some of the participants had earlier surgery; others had not. The sampling reflected current treatment approaches by experienced pediatric orthopaedic surgeons to improve physical functioning in ambulatory children with CP. The study did not include nonambulatory children and the results should not be generalized to nonambulatory children with CP. Further randomized controlled trials with strict selection criteria and treatment protocols or large-scale practical clinical trials may be needed to understand the functional benefits from specific surgical procedures.
There were limitations in the matching process used in this study. There was no attempt to match based on preoperative gait kinematics, joint spasticity, or other clinical indications typically used in determining appropriateness for musculoskeletal surgery. Individual gait patterns were not available, only a combined assessment of the magnitude of gait deviation through the GGI; therefore, we are unable to determine whether the type of gait deviation altered the magnitude of change over 1 year. There may be other variables not included in the data collection and matching process that would improve matching. No a priori expectation existed for any of the enrolled participants to have surgery. Recommendations for surgery in the nonsurgical group are unknown. If surgery was recommended for these participants, but not performed, there might have been a greater expectation for decreased function over time. The surgical group had a trend for a higher baseline GGI, showing more differences from normal at baseline; however, the differences between the groups at baseline were minimal. Only WeeFIM SelfCare exceeded the threshold for MCID with a lower score in the surgical group. Thus, the 2 groups were as similar as possible at study initiation. The analytic methods used to evaluate outcome at follow-up accounted for differences between the groups at baseline.
Five participants had bony procedures alone in this study; an additional 20 had soft tissue procedures concurrent with bony procedures. The small sample sizes do not permit a well-powered analysis comparing outcomes based on types of procedures. Many of the participants (44%) had earlier surgery and bony correction may have occurred in this group before soft tissue procedures; however, this was not explicitly analyzed.
There was no attempt to correct for multiple comparisons in this study. The results showed consistent trends for improvement in the surgical group and worsening or no change in the nonsurgical group. Those parameters found to be statistically significant are consistent with expectations. It is unlikely that the results would change using a different threshold for statistical significance.
This study reflects clinical practice at 7 institutions over 1 year. The results provide a background for future randomized controlled trials or practical clinical trials to estimate sample and effect sizes, select outcomes of interest, and refine methodologic issues. Changes over 1 year are minimal in the nonsurgical group. This may support the ability to ethically perform a randomized controlled trial using a nonsurgical control group.
In conclusion, based on a matched concurrent data set, there were significant improvements in gait kinematics from baseline to follow-up for the surgical group compared with the nonsurgical group as measured by the GGI. PODCI Expectations and PedsQL Physical Functioning showed statistically significant improvements between the surgical and nonsurgical groups 12 months following baseline; however, these did not exceed an MCID. The greatest changes occurred at the ICF Body Structure and Function level, closest to the level of surgical intervention and did not translate into clinically significant changes in Activity and Participation. Measuring self-esteem, self-perception, and other Health-Related Quality of Life indicators and expanding measurement of impairments (such as body composition or strength) and participation may result in stronger links between function and orthopaedic surgical outcomes for future studies.
The authors acknowledge Richard Kryscio, PhD, for statistical assistance. The authors acknowledge the participation of the Functional Assessment Research Group, the study coordinators from each site and thank the patients and their families for their participation.
This work was funded by Shriners Hospitals for Children, Clinical Outcomes Study Advisory Board Grant No. 9140 "A cross-sectional and longitudinal assessment of outcome instruments in patients with ambulatory cerebral palsy."
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If you have ever been to a Rocket Fizz Soda and Candy Shop, you know that walking into the soda and candy store is like stepping into an alternate universe where Oldies songs, retro imagery, and of course, soda and candy reign supreme. Rob Powells and Ryan Morgan founded their flagship store in Camarillo several years ago, and since then, Rocket Fizz shops have been popping up all over the U.S., much to the delight of candy and soda lovers everywhere. Rob Powell took a few moments to tell Best Friends For Frosting about Rocket Fizz and his dilemma involving baseball cards and chewing gum.
The name Rocket Fizz conjures up a great array of imagery from spaceships to comic books. How did you come up with the name, and what led to you to launch the Rocket Fizz brand and your first shop in Camarillo, CA?
We came up with the name Rocket Fizz because we like spaceships, aliens, and soda pop.
Your shops definitely have a very retro vibe, and they are the place to go if you want to find candy from different eras. What era do you think produced the best candies?
I'm a fan of all eras of candy… I'm also a huge chocolate fan, so all eras of chocolate are fine with me.
We all have that one piece of candy from our childhood that we remember but seems to elude us. For me, it was Bonkers, and I searched long and hard to find them. Has there ever been a piece of candy that you had to scour the candy world to find?
I remember Marathon Bars when I was a kid. We found out that they are have been renamed Cadbury Curly Wurlys.
You have some very unusual items in your stores including bacon soda and lollipops with insects in them. What item would you say sounds incredibly bizarre, but is surprisingly enjoyable?
We have a lot of bizarre candies and sodas. I personally like our sweet corn soda. It's surprisingly good.
Has there ever been an item that you came across that was just too out there for your shops?
We like to push the "out there" limits, but we do not want to be too far out there to the point where it deviates from our brand.
Candy has a way of taking us back to our childhoods. What are some of your best childhood memories that revolve around candy?
When I was a kid, we had an ice cream man drive around our neighborhood every afternoon. I collected baseball cards, and the challenge was that I liked the stick gum, but I never wanted to open up the packs because I knew if I saved the unopened packs they would be valuable in the years ahead. It was always a dilemma for me.
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