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Hi Maki,
I want to make a few bentos ahead of time to put in the fridge (to be consumed within 2-3 days). Do you have any ideas as to what would keep decently? I'm visiting my boyfriend who is a workaholic and eats terribly (or not at all!), so I'd like to make him a few bentos to take to work after I leave. He's Japanese and has very Japanese tastes as far as bentos go :) I'm visiting him here in Tokyo so it's easy to find everything. He especially loves shiitake and tsukemono but will basically eat anything. I made the shiitake takikomi gohan and kabocha from your book today for his bento and he said 'yatta' lol. Your book is the best gift he ever bought me for himself! I've made some tsukemono (from your book and off the net) and other things like kinpira and left them ahead of time, but would like to assemble as much as I can to make sure it gets eaten right (so...no assembly on his part required!), so it's not just rice and tsukemono thrown together for lunch, like happened last time!
Also, this is a side question - I was looking at the five ingredient rice with chicken (it's p.40 of Just Bento) and was wondering, do you cook the chicken first before putting it all together in a rice cooker? And if not...is that safe to put in the rice cooker with a timer the night before?
Thanks, I love you and your book so much! Ever since getting your book bentos are kind of becoming my hobby! I make them for everyone! <3
Hello menkoiii
My husband is Japanese and he used to be my boyfriend who I would also visit in Tokyo. I can relate to your experience!
Even the most confirmed Japanese bachelors will be able to make rice for themselves on a daily basis. I can only assume he has a rice making machine and knows how to use it as well as a basic understanding of food safety (cooked rice can be dangerous if not kept in the right conditions - this is not a food you want to keep for 2 to 3 days).
As such, you probably only need to think about making a few items to keep in the fridge that he can add to rice to make a quick bento.
Since this sort of food is so easily available in Tokyo what you might want to aim for are a selection of side dishes with a home cooked taste.
As well as some of those 'instant pickles' or tsukemono - vinegary ones are supposed to be good at helping combat heat exhaustion. (On Sunday I made this recipe http://www.justbento.com/handbook/johbisai/sweet-sour-and-salty-instant-... from some radishes. I shared the pickles with a cup of hojicha tea with a Japanese friend - it was the hottest day of the year in the UK - about 32C)
I made this recipe http://www.justbento.com/handbook/johbisai/homemade-furikake-no-11-spicy... from the radish leaves.
You might even be able to make a couple of furikake recipes at home and take them with you - more time with your boyfriend and out exploring! (EDIT - sorry, I think you've said you're already there)
Maki has already made a list of staples, any combination of which would make a lovely home made bento
I think kinpira is a wonderful thing to have in the fridge. Maki has published a few different recipes
Douban jiang is a fabulous ingredient for making okazu (one of my husband's favourite bento fillers is spicy beansprouts) so you might like to take some to Japan from Shanghai. Here's the recipe we use: http://mshun.blog32.fc2.com/blog-entry-178.html
1 pack beansprouts, 1 tsp douban jiang, 1/2 tsp ichimi togarashi, 1/2 tsp instant dashi, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 or 2 cloves of crushed/grated garlic
Boil beansprouts for 1 minute and combine all the ingredients together.
(Except I boil the beansprouts, add a little salt, leave to drain in a colander for ten minutes, rinse with water and squeeze dry and only then add the other ingredients so that the beansprouts/moyashi don't leach out so much liquid in the bento)
It's quite hard to be more helpful as what you might find (and how much they cost) may be quite different to what you'd expected.
Hope you have an amazing time and that there are lots of follow up visits in the near future.
Hi Loretta, thanks for the response! We met when I lived in Japan a few years ago but now I'm in Shanghai working, and hoping to come back here when my contract in Shanghai finishes a year from now.
Hm, well he does have a rice cooker... as for an understanding of basic food safety, I'm not so sure! Maybe I don't give him enough credit...
I've made a few tsukemono recipes in the past, but have never seen the radish one. I'll give it a try! I left him so much tsukemono last time I think he might still be recovering! I'm going home (Canada) for 2.5 weeks tomorrow and will then be back for a month and be making bentos for camping, so I'll need to get some ideas. I absolutely love kinpira and will probably make some tonight for the fridge. I usually use the first recipe so it's interesting to see the other two, especially the broccoli one. I'll give the spicy beansprouts a try too, maybe later in the summer.
I think I might make some sushi rolls tonight and put them in the fridge for tomorrow's bento at least (I leave really early tomorrow). I made the cream cheese and ham rolls last night and still have ingredients left over, so those should keep for a day or two? And some kinpira and the radish tsukemono if I can find them... that's as much as I can do really!
Thanks for the really helpful reply :)
Radish tsukemono wasn't so very helpful, I'm afraid. I know they can be hard to find and expensive in Tokyo. I was just thinking how nice it is to have vinegared pickles on a hot day and I realise how very hot it is where you are right now.
Have you ever thought about making soba zushi as an alternative to rice norimaki/sushi rolls?
Someone posted a nice series of photos showing how she made them in a cooking class here:
(there's a recipe on the Washoku book by Elizabeth Andoh - the way the recipe is written is so close to the photos that I believe that Ms Andoh is the teacher of the cooking class shown)
Maki is more knowledgeable about how long rice lasts. My husband won't eat refrigerated rice and I don't much like it either. We'd personally prefer soba rolls to rice rolls if made in advance.
I'd bring some radishes back from Canada but don't know how that would go over in customs!
My boyfriend is really terrible for leaving rice in his rice cooker for 2 (probably even 3) days and then eating it :( The soba zushi looks really interesting, I might give it a try. Sometimes it feels like a pain to make sushi rice.
I saw that Washoku book on Amazon and was thinking about buying it. It's on my wish list for when I finally get to move back!
Thanks again... I'll make a few things tonight and then when I come back, I'll be on to the camping bentos. :)
The Washoku book is great. I've been using it for a couple of weeks and love it.
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Pregant anf tested +, Scared lost Confused? Help
I'm 32 and found out I was pregnat with my 1st child at 6wk, at 9wk I tested hiv+. First is there a chance the test was wrong, my last test was in Aug and that was neg. Second I don't live in the US and have been told that I would recieve better prenatal and delivery care in you country, how ever how do I find a Doctor in Florida that is able to deal with my needs. Third I'm not educated on hiv and I reall don't know what to do for myself or my baby, Or even if I should chance having a baby. I need to be educated on hiv and how this is going to effect my life. This is not a topic you can openly talk about in my country, Please help me?
Another tragic consequence related to being uninformed about HIV/AIDS. It's morally reprehensible that HIV/AIDS can not even be talked about openly in your country. Shame on your political leaders!
Is it possible you have a false-positive HIV test? Yes, it's possible. I don't know what type of screening and confirmatory tests were run, but pregnancy can cause a falsely positive reading on some HIV-screening tests. Your next step should be to see an HIV-knowledgeable doctor and have your tests repeated to see if the diagnosis is accurate.
Regarding basic HIV information, this Web site is a good place to start. Have a look around, including the information in the "Just Diagnosed" chapter that can be easily accessed on The Body's homepage under the Quick Links heading.
As for finding an HIV specialist in Florida, I would suggest you consult the American Academy of HIV Medicine's Web site. (See post from the archives below.)
Finally, whether you stay or go, do what you can to bring HIV/AIDS out of the shadows of shame, ignorance and fear in your country. These repressive attitudes fan the flames of the pandemic.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
how to find informaiton reguarding aids May 16, 2008
My friend has aids, his t cell is 13 he was just released from icu after 6 weeks of battling pcp pnemonia. He now is in a long term care still on oxygen not through his trach anymore only through the nose. They want to start HIV meds now. His liver count is 60. He actually is beating the odds. I understand that when you start the meds it can through you back is this true? They want to put him on sustiva 600 mg emtriva 200mg viread 300mg all these nightly. After all the nightmares these past two months we don't know who to believe and we are trying to be advocates for him. How do I find an aids specialist or someone to consult with our Dr that is treating him. He is at Kindred care in Folsom Ca as far as I know, I don't think they are experts in the field of AIDS. Can you recommend someone for me to consult with so I can help him get the best possible treatment. THank you JB
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Hello JB,
Sorry to hear your friend has been having such a rough time. It would be wonderful if all AIDS patients had advocate friends like you! To answer your primary question about how to locate an HIV/AIDS specialist in your area, I would suggest you consider the American Academy of HIV Medicine's Web site, www.aahivm.org. They have a "find a provider" function that lists HIV/AIDS specialists by locale. I'll reprint some information from the archives about choosing an HIV care provider. (See below.)
As for your other question, there is no doubt your friend should be started on antiretroviral medications as soon as he is able to tolerate them. We would recommend he get a resistance test first to see if his particular viral strain is sensitive or resistant to the various antiretroviral drugs available. If he is not resistant to Sustiva, Emtriva and Viread, this would be a reasonable combination for him to be started on. It is both a potent and convenient regimen. As with many HIV medications, side effects are relatively common, but generally tolerable. Sustiva, for instance, can cause vivid dreams. You can read about the various medications and their potential side effects in the archives. Despite potential side effects; however, there is no doubt your friend should begin treatment. Particularly when one considers his current condition the potential upside of these drugs is far, far greater than the potential downside.
Good luck to you and your friend. I'm here if you need me, OK?
Dr. Bob
Choosing an HIV Care Provider July 18, 2007
Why Is Choosing an HIV Care Provider Important?
Treating HIV disease is very complicated. There are choices to consider at every stage of the disease. It's best if you and your health care provider work together as a team. That makes it easier to choose and stick to your treatment plan. "Care provider" means a doctor, a physician's assistant, or a nurse practitioner.
There are several issues you may want to consider in choosing an HIV care provider. You might decide to have them be your "regular doctor" for all of your health issues. You might use a different care provider for most health issues and use your HIV provider as a specialist. If your regular provider isn't an HIV specialist, be sure they regularly get expert advice on HIV issues.
Training and Experience
Many people with HIV/AIDS get their care from physicians who are specialists in infectious diseases. However, especially now that people are living longer with HIV, it's important to deal with all of your health issues. You might prefer to have a family practitioner or a specialist in internal medicine as your primary physician.
No matter what their specialty, you will get better HIV care from providers who have experience treating people at all stages of HIV disease. Be sure to ask how many patients with HIV they have treated, and how many they currently see. HIV patients do better when their physicians have more experience treating HIV disease.
Do You Have Similar Ideas About Treating HIV?
Some providers are conservative. They prefer "tried and true" methods. Others are more aggressive. They are willing to try new and experimental treatments. Some are optimistic by nature, and focus on the hopeful or positive side when they talk about test results or future prospects. Others are more realistic. Some are pessimistic.
Some providers are comfortable suggesting "complementary and alternative" therapies such as massage, acupuncture, or herbs. Others stick strictly to Western medicine.
If you want a lot of emotional support, you probably won't be comfortable with a health care provider who only talks about test results. The more comfortable you are with their approach to HIV treatments, the easier it will be for you to get the kind of health care you want. Talk to providers and their patients before you make your choice.
The Provider-Patient Relationship
Many patients do better when they take an active role in planning their own health care. These patients do a lot of reading on their own, and bring information to their providers. They work together to make health care decisions.
Other patients are more comfortable with the provider making important decisions. Decide how you want to work with your provider. See if that fits with the way the provider likes to work with patients.
Help Your Provider Help You
Make sure that your provider has all the information needed to give the best advice about your treatment. This starts with your medical records, which may have to be transferred from another office. When you start working with a new provider, they will probably do a lot of tests to collect "baseline" information. This helps you see how well you're doing as time goes by.
Be sure your provider knows how you feel about using medications, and about your illness. Some people don't mind taking a lot of pills. Other people would rather take as few as possible. Are you willing to change your diet, or the amnount of exercise you do? Your provider should also know about other treatments you are using or want to try, including non-medical ones.
Be honest about your lifestyle. Your eating, sleeping, and work patterns can make a difference for your health care. So can your sexual practices and use of recreational drugs. If your provider seems too judgmental, try to change providers. It's better to have a provider who really knows you instead of holding back information.
Let your provider know about the important people in your life: the people who will support you if you get sick, or will help you make important medical decisions.
The best care provider won't do you any good if you can't get in to see them. Ask them (or their receptionist) how long it usually takes to get an appointment. Find out how well they usually stay on schedule during the day.
The type of insurance you have could limit your choice of a provider. Maybe the provider isn't on the list for your health maintenance organization (HMO) or insurance plan. Be sure to find out how you will be able to pay for their services.
Remember, you don't need an HIV specialist to help you with most of your health care needs. If a good HIV provider is hard to find, or if it's hard to get an appointment, use a non-HIV care provider for your general health care. Just be sure that when you are dealing with HIV issues, you see an experienced HIV provider, or one who consults with an expert in HIV.
Some people are very concerned about keeping their HIV status private. You might choose to get your HIV care from a provider in another town to protect your privacy. You will need to find your own balance between confidentiality and convenience.
Changing Providers
Your health care needs might change as time goes by. Also, your ideas about treatment could change. Although you will probably get better medical care from a provider who has known you for a long time, you always have the right to stop seeing one provider and change to another.
To Find a Health Care Provider ...
You can get help finding a care provider from your case manager or from your local Department of Health. You can also ask other people living with HIV. The American Academy of HIV Medicine has a web page to help you find a doctor at http://aahivm.org/web/index.php?option= com_comprofiler&task=usersList. The HIV Medicine Association has a similar resource at www.idsociety.org/HIVMA_Template.cfm? Section=Find_a_Provider_in_Your_Area.
The Bottom Line
HIV medical care is very complicated, and changes quickly. This makes it important to find an HIV care provider who works with HIV/AIDS patients and is committed to staying up to date. Your relationship with an HIV provider will be better if you are comfortable with each other's personal style and approach to dealing with health issues in general, and HIV in particular.


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13 Amusements for the Weekend | Families
Whether you want to "Shamrock" your ride, party with First Friday crowds, catch the Drive-By Truckers at the Big Bird Bash, help christen the very first Peach Blossom Festival or hang with the Miss Forsythia Pageant, there is something for you to do this weekend in Central Georgia.
March, let the madness ensue.
- Warm up the weekend with First Friday, whether you're in Macon, Milledgeville or Dublin. In Milledgeville, you'll find a celebration of the town's roots with trolley rides to four local museums and chats at Allied Arts over old architecture photos. In Dublin, catch the concert on Madison with country singer Garrett Miles.
- Also in Dublin Friday, get in the St. Patrick's festival spirit by Shamrocking Your Ride. To have a shamrock painted on your vehicle, the cost is $5 and available all day, 11-5.
- In Macon Friday night, warm up your ears for the Big Bird Bash with Sterling Waite and the Cotton Avenue Hustlers at The Hummingbird, starting around 9:30 p.m.
- Before that, get your dose of art in downtown Macon with never-before-seen photos of musical icons at the Macon Arts Alliance. That's open from 5-8 p.m. Friday.
- Then, if First Friday doesn't hit you to hard, you may want to check out a rummage and bake sale from 8-1 on Saturday at 1546 Rocky Creek Road. Proceeds benefit Macon Purrs N Paws.
- You can also check out a spring sale at Second Impressions consignment shop Friday and Saturday. Early-bird shoppers, starting at 8 a.m., can enter the sale for a $5 donation to Jay's Hope. They're located at 3035 Hartley Bridge Road.
- After your shopping spree, head to the all-day Big Bird Bash with music starting at noon and ending with headliner Drive By Truckers. Tickets are $25.
- In case that isn't enough music, you can also check out bluegrass band Kenny Scoggins and Miller Creek at the Juliette Opry. Entry is free, show starts at 7:30 p.m.
- Celebrate the first Peach Blossom Festival with Lane Southern Orchards from 10-5 a.m. Saturday. Head down Highway 96 for a peach blossom tour, entertainment and vendors.
- If you head north to Forsyth Friday and Saturday, you'll also be able to start celebrating the Forsythia Festival this weekend with the Friday night musical and then the Miss Forsythia Pageant on Saturday. The "Ain-A That Good News!" starts at 7 pm.
- Friday with the Backlot Players at First Baptist Church. Saturday, the pageant is from 9-5. Adult tickets are $4, students are $2 and children 5 and under are free.
- Once you change out of your pageant dress, head to Crawford County for a concert with The Whisnants and Roberta's New Grace. That's at the Crawford Co. BOE Auditorium, 6 p.m. Saturday.
- Ready your door for spring with this decorative wreath. Make roses out of burlap material with this tutorial.


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The items will now move to the Phoenix Benefit Concert at the Sooke Baptist Church on West Coast Road. The doors will open at 6:30pm and bidding will resume then until after intermission. Tickets at the door are $15.
The winner of these items will be posted here tomorrow morning.
** If you are the winner: you may pick up and pay for your item tomorrow (Sunday between 1-3) or Monday (between 10-12) at the temporary Sooke Dance Studio office
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Following the debacle against Stanford Thursday and now yesterday's flap over Josh Shipp's over-the-backboard shot to beat Cal, a lot of folks are making a hue and cry about UCLA being quite the officiating darlings of late.
KC Cal at The Play in California wonders if the Pac-10 is trying to inflate the resume of its top team going into the dance.
This is no knock to UCLA. They made the right plays when handed the chance to make them, but the point is that they never should have been handed those moments in the first place. That leads to the question that everyone is asking: What Pac-10 officials are UCLA blowing in order for things to go so swimmingly for them? First they call a foul when they shouldn't have, then they don't all one when they should! And the better question is who are they going to blow when the NCAA tournament comes around? Hmm....
Perhaps my animosity to UCLA is indeed misguided. They are not the enemy, they're just a pawn in the grand scheme of things. There's always the age old conspiracy that lurks around when any favorite gets calls thrown there way. One has to wonder if the Pac-10 is just trying to pump up UCLA's resume as they head into the tournament. After all, a UCLA upset before the big dance would certainly give the Pac-10 nothing to win. We do, after all, want to look like the best of the best comes from the Pac-10, and a number 2 seed sure doesn't look very noteworthy.
The Sports Lounge sees less invidious forces at play: that ol' hand of fate.
That missed call only served as the appetizer for what would transpire over the final moments. Inbounding the ball from under their basket, Shipp received the ball and drove toward the hole, but was forced to shoot the ball over the backboard, a shot that remarkably went in. According to NCAA Rule 7, Section 1, Article, "The ball shall be out of bounds when it passes over the backboard from any direction." Clearly, Shipp's shot fit that description to a tee, but again the refs botched the call and it changed the outcome of the game in UCLA's favor for the second time in three nights. No matter how you interpret the events of the last two games, it's clear that sometihing special is surrounding the Bruins. A Team of Destiny? You decide.
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Dipped Spice Cookies
A hint of orange and a sprinkling of spices lend old-fashioned goodness to these delightful treats. The logs are dipped in melted chocolate and sprinkled with nuts for a special look.
- 1/2 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 teaspoons shortening
- 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1. In a large bowl, beat the cookie dough, flour, brown sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, ginger and orange zest until combined. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into 2-in. logs. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- 2. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- 3. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off; sprinkle with walnuts. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 110 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 53mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.
Dec 27, 2011
These are delicious. My niece made them for Christmas.
Oct 14, 2010
very easy to make, great flavor.Awesome autumn cookie!
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Fun Facts – 20 Years of Growth on Queensland Roads
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Looking back 20 years on Queensland roads is an interesting journey. Your car CD player was probably blasting out popular hits from the late 90s like Barbie Girl, Mmmbop or Tubthumping. A lot has changed since the 1990s. The music has changed, Hanson has grown up and while Queensland roads are becoming busier they are becoming safer.
•There are over one million more cars registered in Queensland now than there was 20 years ago.[1]
•There are almost three times as many motorcycles on the road in Queensland as there was 20 years ago.[2]
•You can now choose between four insurers for Compulsory Third Party Insurance (CTP Insurance) in Queensland but back 20 years ago you had a choice between 11 CTP insurers.[3]
•Annual CTP insurance premiums for cars (forming part of your annual registration fee) have gone up around $120 since 1997.[4]
•Despite the increase in the number of cars on Queensland roads, the number of accidents happening on Queensland roads has not spiked considerably.[5]
•Queensland roads are becoming safer despite being busier. The Queensland road toll in 1998 was 279. The road toll in 2015 was 243 and overall there is a downward trend in road fatalities since records dating back to 1952.[6]
•Women between the ages of 16 to 35 are still the most likely to be injured in an accident that results in a compensation claim.[7]
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[1] As at 30 June 1997 there was over 1.5 million cars registered in Qld. As at 31 December 2016 there was over 2.7 million cars registered in Qld.
[2] As at 30 June 1997 there was over 26,000 motorcycles registered in Qld. As at 31 December 2016 there are over 78,000 motorcycles registered in Qld.
[3] Queensland drivers can now chose between Suncorp, RACQ, QBE and Allianz.
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A two-time All-ACC selection at guard in 1961, and 1962, Jean Berry was an integral part of three conference championships and a victory in the 1961 Cotton Bowl.
Berry, a native of Mooresville, N.C., earned All-America honors at the offensive guard position and was the team's MVP his senior year in 1962. The Blue Devils rolled to a 23-8 record with Berry as a three-year starter from 1960-62 under head coach Bill Murray. He was named first-team All-America in 1962.
Upon graduation, Berry worked for two years with Reynolds Tobacco Company in New York and Winston-Salem before a stint with McClean Trucking Company in Memphis, TN. In 1966, he was married and moved to Germany to work with Pilot Life Insurance.
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Current Law Students / Re: Endorphins: Free Smack!« on: October 17, 2006, 05:21:23 PM »
I was under the impression that running had first and firemost to do with the release of endogenous adrenaline and that runners were typical adrenaline junkies.
Running is not considered a "high risk" sport -- and it is the latter that trigger the release of endogenous adrenaline (epinephrine So you are correct in that people who engage in extreme sports that cause the release of endogenous epinephrine are epi junkies but not when you say that runners are such. Che Guevara was literally an adrenaline junkie, for instance: danger released the hormone that allowed him to breathe freely.
Be aware, however, that the adrenaline rush in participants of extreme sports is a misnomer, since often the rush or high obtained is also product of increased levels of dopamine, endorphins and serotonin.


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Climbing, ski and national telemark instructor Carlo lives in one of the most beautiful places in the dolomite mountains.
During the winter you can find him freeriding gorges or out of slopes in Dolomites and Central Alpes. During the summer he's very busy with his work as a Mountaineering courses instructor in the Mountain Training Centre of the State Police but, as soon as he's got free time, he loves climbing the most famous mountains in Sella, Pordoi, Pale di S. MArtino, Cortina.
The collaboration with Scarpa Team allows him to test the telemark and freeriding boots, been always in the vanguard. We can not forget the mountain bike that's a part of him.


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Burglar Alarms (Alarm Systems)
The California Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS), regulates alarm system companies.
Alarm company operators (ACOs) are defined as companies which engage in business to install, maintain, alter, monitor, sell on the premises, sell service alarm systems, or respond to alarm systems.
Licensing is not required for anyone retained by a licensed ACO to monitor for the ACO, provided they do not perform any other duties within the definition of an ACO.
Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS)
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Sacramento, CA 95834
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Hey there, Im new to the site, but I've been playing with my friends for the past few years. Nothing too special, just for fun. Looking for someone to rally/ maybe play a few sets. My schedule is pretty flexible.
Looking forward to hearing from y'all!
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Hey Will, Been looking to play more as well. maybe we can hit some. My sched is pretty flex as well. Im in la Verne.
I am looking to hit in San Dimas at Marchant Park. My level is 3.0. Let me know if you're up for it.
Hey Im located in Pomona right on Foothill, sounds like you're close. lets hit sometime, my number is 6504547054
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Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams sat out Sunday's Pro Bowl after sustaining injuries in a nightclub incident earlier last week. Now the owner of the nightclub has been charged in connection with the alleged assault, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Michael Miske Jr., owner of the M Nightlife nightclub in Honolulu's Restaurant Row district, is believed to have struck Williams in the head with a champagne bottle, giving Williams a laceration that required seven stitches, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.
Miske, 38, was arrested Saturday and charged Monday with second-degree assault. His bail was set at $250,000. Following the incident, players in Hawaii for the NFC's Pro Bowl were warned to stay away from the club.
Williams was replaced on the Pro Bowl roster by Minnesota Vikings rookie Matt Kalil.
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Suzuki Motor of America Inc. (SMAI) has announced that company veteran Takeshi Hayasa has been appointed President to the American subsidiary, replacing the recently appointed Toru Muraki. According to a press release from SMAI, Mr. Hayasa has many years of experience serving as an executive with Suzuki Motor Corporation and his sales experience make him a vital asset to the company.
"We're glad to have Mr. Hayasaki's business experience and leadership as we plan for continued growth," said Larry Vandiver, Suzuki's Motorcycle/ATV Vice President. "The introduction of new products such as the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS and the Burgman 200 ABS shows just part of our growth plan, and Mr. Hayasaki's experience will help Suzuki Motor of America with these new products and much more."


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Plainview residents nab top awards at Wayland's annual awards chapel
PLAINVIEW – Two students who call Plainview home received the top awards given at Wayland Baptist University on Wednesday, April 25, at the annual awards chapel ceremony held in Hutcherson Center.
Elyse Newland, a longtime Plainview resident, and Nick Pruitt, whose family moved to Plainview three years ago, received the Citizenship Awards, given to students who embody Christian principles, academic excellence and outstanding character and involvement.
Newland, the 51st woman to receive the award in WBU history, is the daughter of Lonnie and Darla Newland. A graduate of Plainview High School, Miss Newland transferred to WBU after one semester at another school and played basketball for the Flying Queens for two seasons. She will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, and has accepted a position as assistant volleyball and basketball coach and math teacher at Dumas High School.
Pruitt, the 51st male recipient of the award, is the son of Mark and Karla Pruitt. A graduate of Mineola High School, he will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. A participant in the honors program, Nick wrote his honors thesis on the activity of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s in West Texas. He has been involved in Senate while at WBU.
Other major awards presented at the chapel service included the Janis Davis Memorial Scholarship, created to honor the late wife of Dr. Wallace Davis, chancellor emeritus, for her involvement with students and love for the university, and the Patsy Davis Scholarship, named in honor of Davis' second wife. Jordan Kuss, a sophomore from Lubbock, received the Janis Davis Award, and Lauren Davis, a freshman from Red Oak, received the Patsy Davis Award.
The Division of Religion and Philosophy presented its top awards for the year, honoring Noel Keener of Elkhart, Kan., with the Timothy Award for the top senior ministerial student and Tyler Dipprey of Shallowater with the Boyd Award for the top junior ministerial student. The Amelia Bishop Award for outstanding female ministerial student was awarded to Emily Robinson, a senior from Alpine. The Owen Leech Award recognizing a commitment to discipleship and evangelism was awarded to Brandon Urlaub, a senior from Wickenburg, Ariz.
Other major awards given included the L.C. Wayland Medical Award, presented to Martin Ortega, a senior from Midland; the Ted Bell Art Award, presented to Megan Wimberley, a junior from Weatherford; the Turner Memorial Music Scholarship, presented to Jody Keesee, a senior from South Plains; the Sanders Mathematics Award, presented to Celeste Louder, a junior from Hereford; the Roy C. McClung Award and Scholarship recognizing future educators, presented to Daniel Fitzgerald, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colo.; the Helen Barnhart Reese Award and Scholarship for outstanding student in education, presented to Jordan Kuss; and the Senator of the Year Award, presented to Sarah Kron, a senior from Lockhart.
The Association of Former Students presented awards for Outstanding Freshman Male and Female Students, honoring Alexis Hall of Lockney and Kevin Burrow of Tulia. Runners-up for the award included Chris Igo of Whiteface, Joanna Jernigan of Shamrock, Rachel Morgan of Plainview, Tara Newland of Plainview, and Marcos Subealdea of Plainview.
Each academic division presented awards to its top students, with the following receiving honors: Cody Adams of Plainview, Management Information Systems; Noelia Balderas of Lockney, Spanish; Sarah Barbre of Shallowater, Secondary Education; Jason Bohnstengel of Plainview, Economics; Blake Burrow of Tulia, Physical Education; Stephanie Clements of Plainview, Marketing; Dayna Cline of Cotton Center, Management; Jerod Clopton of O'Donnell, Mathematics; Maureen Coutinho of Comoros Islands, Justice Administration; Hayley Cox of Plainview, Journalism; Scott Ferguson of Lamesa, Religion; Tim Fisher of San Antonio, Theatre; Devin Fitch of Ashland, Ohio, Political Science; Mark Franklin of Plainview, Instrumental Music; and Predenia Grantham of Tulia, English.
Also honored by their academic division were Kelsie Jackson of Spring, Organ; Lisa Jennings of Plainview, Accounting; Jennifer Jones of Artesia, N.M., Chemistry; Erin Luckie of Lubbock, Psychology; Jessica Lynch of White Deer, Vocal Music; Travis McCullough of New Deal, Instrumental Music Education; Rachel Merrill of Lubbock, Piano; Leigha Messer of Amarillo, Biology; Joy Miller of Amarillo, Religious Education; Christy Morgan of Muleshoe, Elementary Education; Amy Moss of Plainview, Vocal Music Education; David O'Brien of Lander, Wyo., Art; Emily Parker of Plainview, Physical Education; Michal Polanowski of Poland, German, International Management; Nick Pruitt of Plainview, History; Sarah Quisenberry of Post, Middle School Education; Heather Robison of Slaton, Speech; Daniel Storey of Canyon, Business Administration; Ryan Thurman of Littlefield, Social Studies; Callie Wheeler of Whitewright, Telecommunications; Garrett Wooten of Amarillo, Church Music; and Sandra Wyatt of Tulia, Finance.
Students were also recognized for being chosen for Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities and for remaining Pioneer Scholars, recipients of an institutional scholarship based on incoming test scores and continued academic excellence. Honorees included Cimarron Ainsworth of Amarillo, Who's Who; Alicia Alford of Forney, Who's Who; Blake Burrow of Tulia, Who's Who; Philip Carlson of Sublette, Kan., Pioneer Scholar; Stephanie Clements of Plainview, Who's Who; Jerod Clopton of O'Donnell, Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Kameron Copass of Van Alstyne, Who's Who; Maureen Coutinho of Comoros Island, Who's Who; James Estes of Plainview, Pioneer Scholar; Tim Fisher of San Antonio, Who's Who; Mark Franklin of Plainview, Who's Who; Abby Holmes of Hobbs, N.M., Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Staci Hutto of Plainview, Pioneer Scholar; Kelsie Jackson of Spring, Who's Who; Kris Ann Jennings of Perryton, Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Lisa Jennings of Plainview, Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; and Jennifer Jones of Artesia, N.M., Pioneer Scholar.
Also honored were Noel Keener of Elkhart, Kan., Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Jalissa King of Portales, N.M., Pioneer Scholar; Matthew Knobbe of Phoenix, Ariz., Who's Who; Tiffany Lambert of Hawley, Pioneer Scholar; Erin Luckie of Lubbock, Pioneer Scholar; Matt McCabe of Lubbock, Who's Who; Leigha Messer of Amarillo, Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Joy Miller of Amarillo, Who's Who; Elyse Newland of Plainview, Who's Who; David O'Brien of Lander, Wyo., Who's Who; Martin Ortega of Midland, Pioneer Scholar; Emily Parker of Plainview, Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Michal Polanowski of Poland, Who's Who; Nick Pruitt of Plainview, Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Sarah Quisenberry of Post, Pioneer Scholar; Kristen Raines of Mansfield, Who's Who; Jillian Riemersma of Glendale, Ariz., Who's Who; Emily Robinson of Alpine, Who's Who; David Sanders of Plainview, Who's Who and Pioneer Scholar; Brandie Shaffner of Wichita Falls, Pioneer Scholar; Danny Storey of Canyon, Who's Who; Leigh Thomas of Las Cruces, N.M., Pioneer Scholar; Ryan Thurman of Littlefield, Who's Who; Michael Van Buskirk of Raton, N.M., Who's Who; Callie Wheeler of Whitewright, Who's Who; Deborah Williams of Artesia, N.M., Who's Who; Lauren Willson of Idalou, Who's Who; Garrett Wooten of Amarillo, Who's Who; and Sandra Wyatt of Tulia, Pioneer Scholar.


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Extended Groth Strip
Extended Groth Strip, EGS
The Extended Groth Strip is 1.1 degrees long by 0.15 degrees wide (70.5 x 10.1 arcminutes, respectively).
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10134: M. Davis (University of California, Berkeley), M. Ashby (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), T. Small (California Institute of Technology), P. Guhathakurta (University of California, Santa Cruz), L. Simard (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), K. Noeske (University of California, Santa Cruz), S. Kwok, J. Mader, and P. Amico (California Association for Research in Astronomy (CARA)), A. Koekemoer and R. Somerville (STScI), S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz), J. Newman (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), D. Koo (University of California, Santa Cruz), S. White, G. Kauffmann, and V. Springel (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching), M. Cooper (University of California, Berkeley), A. Metevier and B. Weiner (University of California, Santa Cruz), and K. Bundy (California Institute of Technology).
This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using two different filters to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
Blue: F606W (V)
Green: F555W (V) + F814W (I)
Red: F814W (I)
NASA, ESA, M. Davis (University of California, Berkeley), and A. Koekemoer (STScI)


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Twins Top Price, Rays 6-4
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Rays ace David Price gave nine hits in five innings and the Minnesota Twins beat Tampa Bay 6-4 Saturday.
Price allowed three runs, two of them earned, while striking out seven and walking two.
Eduardo Escobar had two hits for the Twins, including a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh.
Jose Lobaton homered and had three hits for the Rays. Yunel Escobar got two hits and drove in a run.
Twins starter Kevin Correia allowed five hits and three earned runs in 4 2-3 innings.
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Did he really tweet that? It's not coming up in my news feed. I would do something like the Marshall trade. 2 3rd rd picks or like a third and a fourth that could escalate depending on play
@AdamSchefter Hearing Jets have inquired with Kansas City regarding Dwayne Bowe
And so it begins, I've been waiting for news like this.
Harvin, Bowe, both make sense
Bowe/Harvin, Holmes, Hill...
Either player would be had for a high round pick IMO.
Did he really tweet that? It's not coming up in my news feed. I would do something like the Marshall trade. 2 3rd rd picks or like a third and a fourth that could escalate depending on play
Do it. Like yesterday.
But on the real, this isn't on his twitter feed. Fakez
20 pages here we come.
Report: Dwayne Bowe will report to Chiefs by Week 1
Makes sense to at least find out...But I doubt anything comes of it..
How can you trade a high pick (#1 or #2) and then have 3 WRs (Holmes, Hill, Bowe) for a team that wants to run the ball?
Question though---Who does KC have TEs? Keller and a pick for Bowe?
I dont see any tweet either. If it is true, I have mixed feelings on Bowe. He' seems to have elite talent but disappears games at a time.
Here's the problem with this. Are we going to give up a couple of draft choices (Edwards was a 3 and a 5), and then when this guy's contract expires we don't re-sign him (can we afford it?). We have to trade somebody to KC to make some cap room.
We can't keep giving up draft choices for players and letting them walk away.
And how will this go over with Revis if we give Bowe, a holdout for KC, a new contract?
Can we even afford this?
I would much rather give up a second rounder for harvin. Brings more to the table and is younger
Doubt it'll happen, but I wouldn't mind him being here at all.
Last tweet from Schefter was this sent about 3 hours ago:
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Statement from the Reid family: On behalf of Tammy and our family, I would like to thank everybody for their tremend
Nothing about Bowe.
Ray ray is trying to get people riled up lol
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IMO all of these players are too rich for our cap. But if the Jets are going to shop then they should shop at Tiffany's.
Make it happen. This guy is a beast. You want a guy who can stretch the field and make plays 10-15 yards out. This guy has the tools. Bring him in, with all the changes next season, there will be plenty of cap room to resign.


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Flea Market
The Pelican Courtyard Open Air Flea Market for New and Vintage Finds is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month .The event is at 124 Tustin Ave, Mariners Mile section of Newport Beach. For more information, visit http://www.thepelicancourtyard.com.
IDI Open House
The Interior Designers Institute will have an Open House from 10 a.m. to noon at its campus, 1061 Camelback St., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 675-4451 or go to http://www.idi.edu.
Hoag Symposium
Hoag Hospital will hold a daylong symposium, "Neuromythology: myths, fads and controversies of neurological disorders," from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at The Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine.
Free Workshop on Electric Vehicles
The California Center for Sustainable Energy will give a workshop on plug-in EVs, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at City Hall, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine. To sign up, go to http://www.energycenter.org/cvrp-events.
Learn to Smock
Rebecca Pierce and Stephanie Holdridge, a mother-daughter team that owns the Smocking Birds shop at the OC Mart Mix, 3313 Hyland Ave., Costa Mesa, will offer a two-session class on how to smock like your mom or grandma did. The sessions, which cost $45, are from 10 to 11:30 a.m. To sign up, call (714) 600-2162.
'Hello, Again'
UCI Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts presents "Hello, Again," a production for adult audiences only. For ticket information and show times, call (949) 824-2787 or go to http://www.arts.uci.edu/boxoffice.
'Nunsense' and 'Nunsense A-Men'
The Costa Mesa Playhouse, 661 Hamilton St., stages two versions of the same play, "Nunsense," featuring an all-female cast, and "Nunsense A-Men," featuring an all-male cast. Shows are Friday through Sunday. For showtimes and more information, visit http://www.costamesaplayhouse.org.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Segerstrom Hall. Tickets start at $16. For showtimes and more information, visit http://www.scfta.org.
'Merry Wives of Windsor'
Glendele Way, a graduate of the Orange Coast College theater program, will direct an OCC production of William Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor." Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $6 for OCC student, senior citizens and children. For more information, call (714) 432-5072.
Free Composting Workshop
The Costa Mesa Sanitary District will give a free workshop on how to compost at 10 a.m. at Fairview Park, 2501 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa.
Purim Carnival
Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, invites families from throughout Orange County to its 11th annual Purim Carnival. Admission to the event, which features skateboard lessons, pony rides, a bounce house and food, is free. The carnival is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. To sign up for a skateboarding lesson, call (949) 644-6563.
'Music for Prague 1968'
The Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, under Music Director Joshua Roach, will perform Karel Husa's "Music for Prague 1968." The concert is at 2 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For ticket information and tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or go to http://www.PacificSymphony.org.
'Pedals and Pipes'
The Pacific Symphony presents Hector Olivera performing the last concert in the 2011-12 season of its "Pedals and Pipes" organ recitals. The concert will take place at 7 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For ticket information and tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or go to http://www.PacificSymphony.org.
Samantha Smith
Newport Beach singer/songwriter Samantha Smith performs a free show at 7 p.m. at The Blue Beet, 107 21st Place, Newport Beach. For more information, visit http://www.reverbnation.com/
'Sight Unseen'
Playwright Donald Margulies' OBIE Award-winning play "Sight Unseen" comes the South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage. For showtimes and more information, visit http://www.scr.org.
Dash Berlin
DJ Dash Berlin performs at Sutra, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa mesa. The 21-and-older show starts at 9 p.m. For more information, call (949) 722-7103 or visit http://www.sutraoc.com.
Toshiba Classic
The 2012 edition of the Toshiba Classic golf tournament unfolds at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1600 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. For tickets and more information, go to http://www.toshibaclassic.com.


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Christopher Caldwell comes to praise former Obama administration czarina Elizabeth Warren in his Weekly Standard article "Elizabeth Warren, closet conservative." Warren is the Harvard Law School professor who dreamed up the abominable Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that went into operation last month. Yesterday I quoted Professor Todd Zywicki's devastating explication of the statistical shenanigans that hoodwinked Caldwell.
I noticed that Caldwell also made this statement in his article, finding another reason to praise Warren in addition to the featured one that fooled him:
Almost anyone who uses a bank will have a story of making a $1,000 deposit drawn on a bank across the street, meant to cover four $200 checks written two days later and cashed four days after that—and seeing the bank put a hold on the deposit just long enough so they can collect $35 "bounce" fees on each of the four checks (although the checks do not actually bounce!).
Caldwell comments: "Warren was outraged at such chicanery long before the economy tanked. That is why she retains so much credibility among neutral observers, and why her approach to the finance crisis took the consumer-protection form that it did." He believes his example illustrates a "sneaky game of devious tricks and arbitrary penalties."
I worked as an attorney for a bank holding company for 12 years and necessarily came to have some understanding of the issues touched on in Caldwell's statement. I did not understand the first thing about the issues before going to work for the company. It seems to me that Caldwell is in the cloud of unknowing that enveloped me before I went to work in the bank legal department. (I left the company at the end of 2009. The applicable laws and regulations were being revised at a breakneck pace at the time I left, so I can't say that my knowledge is up to date.)
What's wrong with Caldwell's example of bank "chicanery"? The answer depends on an understanding of the Federal Reserve's Reg CC. Reg CC prescribes the periods within which banks must make funds deposited into demand deposit accounts available to their customers. The information is summarized in account opening packages that we all receive and toss when we open checking or saving accounts.
Under Reg CC, the length of time before which a bank must make deposited funds available generally depends on the nature of the deposit — cash, certified check, government check, local check (drawn on a bank within the local processing region), or nonlocal check (drawn on a bank outside the local processing region), and so on. The periods specified gave some recognition to the time it takes to process a check.
The depositary bank has no idea when a deposited check is accepted at the bank on which it is drawn. If the deposited check is rejected by the drawee bank for some reason — usually because the check is fraudulent or the account on which it is drawn is NSF — but the funds have been withdrawn by the customer who deposited the check, the depositary bank might take a loss which could well be substantial.
For local and nonlocal checks, Reg CC provided basic 2-day and 5-day funds availability periods. Banks are required to make the funds deposited on a local check available to the customer within 2 business days. Banks were required to make funds deposited on a nonlocal check available within 5 business days. Last year the Fed migrated to a single check processing region. The distinction between local and nonlocal checks under Reg CC has been abrogated. Accordingly, the longest standard delay for the availability of funds on deposited checks is now two days, though the exceptions set forth in Reg CC remain.
The "bank across the street" in Caldwell's example must have been the local branch of an out of state (and out of processing region) bank. And the fees to which Caldwell refers are NSF fees, imposed whether the bank honored or dishonored the customer's checks that, in Caldwell's example, are drawn on funds that the bank has not yet made available. Though not thrilled by NSF fees, many bank customers are, unlike Caldwell, happy to have their NSF checks honored rather than rejected.
Caldwell asserts (with an exclamation point) that the checks do not actually bounce. That isn't necessarily or always the case. If they aren't dishonored, it's because the bank judges its chances of loss under the circumstances to be low and chooses to honor them. Bank regulators have promulgated new regulations that limit the imposition of NSF fees, and some banks have in addition reformed their own NSF fee practices, but the rules on funds availability remain as set forth in Reg CC (as revised to account for the merging of check processing regions).
Even under the old old funds availability system, Caldwell could have obtained 2-day availability of the funds deposited via the $1,000 check in his example. He could have deposited the check in an ATM, in which case the funds would have been made available in two days, or he could have walked across the street to the bank on which the check was drawn and negotiated it for cash.
Did the Fed funds availability rules and bank NSF practices amount to "chicanery," as Caldwell asserts? Readers can draw their own conclusions.
The recent reforms in funds availability and NSF rules will, like all such regulatory reforms, have unintended consequences. It would be interesting to see an assessment of the reforms by an informed observer, and I wish Caldwell were the man, but in this case he is not.


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A telephone extension cable has been pulled from its socket. How do you rewire such a socket?
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A telephone extension cable has been pulled from its socket. How do you rewire such a socket?
We're having to make assumptions here that this is house wiring for an single analog phone circuit (POTS) as no specifics other than "it's a phone extension" are given.
This is a four wire cable with a green/red and white/brown circuit. POTS requires a pair of wires. Your house could be wired having up to two separate phone lines if this is the only wire used. Typically older houses are wired with four wire cables, newer houses with CAT4 or 5 have four pairs (8 wires) available for phone circuits.
If it's a single line phone circuit, the green/red wires should be the only ones that need to be hooked up. What's the difficulty with connecting them back up observing the color coding? This is assuming that the socket is using screw connectors, the straight on angle doesn't allow the connection method to be seen.


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Vehicle registration numbers (VRM) and penalty charge notices (PCN) must be
entered in the correct format. Please check your VRM and PCN carefully before
entry. The most common mistake made by vehicles owners which result in an error
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Launched earlier this month, the Ink Markup Language (InkML) Recommendation is the W3C's latest "digital ink" initiative for the storage and exchange of electronic pen or stylus output. Laid down as part of the W3C's efforts to build "one web available from any device", InkML is hoped to help support new applications such as online collaborative whiteboards, handwritten annotations, and other "new media" content.
"Pen input is a very natural way to use a device, whether for controlling the device, inputting information, or communicating with other people," said Debbie Dahl, chair of the Multimodal Interaction Working Group.
"It's an especially compelling input mode for the variety of touchscreen-based devices that are currently entering the marketplace. But until now, pen input formats were largely proprietary, and so interoperability across devices and applications was limited. InkML changes this. It will be exciting to see how InkML enables new, interoperable, and innovative applications based on handwriting, drawing, and symbols," added Dahl.
The W3C insists that when used in combination, pen and voice (and other input methods) can improve usability. For example, with combined pen and speech input, users can ask questions like "show me restaurants in this area" while drawing a circle on a map.
While analyst commentary on the subject of so-called approaches to Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and device input paradigms is comparatively thin on the ground, the Multimodal Interaction Working Group's openly stated charter (below) makes for interesting further background on this subject.
"The primary goal of this group is to develop W3C Recommendations that enable multimodal interaction with various devices including desktop PCs, mobile phones, and less traditional platforms such as cars and intelligent home environments. For rapid adoption on a global scale, it should be possible to add simple multimodal capabilities to existing markup languages in a way that is backwards compatible with widely deployed devices, and which builds upon widespread familiarity with existing web technologies. The standards should be scalable to enable richer capabilities for subsequent generations of multimodal devices."
"Users will be able to provide input via speech, handwriting, motion, or keystrokes, with output presented via displays, pre-recorded and synthetic speech, audio, and tactile mechanisms such as mobile phone vibrators and Braille strips. Application developers will be able to provide an effective user interface for whichever modes the user selects. To encourage rapid adoption, the same content can be designed for use on both old and new devices. The capability of possible multimodal access depends on the devices used. For example, users of multimodal devices which include not only keypads but also touch panel, microphone, and motion sensor can enjoy all the possible modalities, while users of devices with restricted capability prefer simpler and lighter modalities like keypads and voice."


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I have not published it, but I made a Dahlia dress a few months ago and I have been thinking A LOT about adapting the pattern to make a blouse out of it. It all started after I read this very cool article on Seamwork from their Block Paper Scissors section. It explained how to make a summer swing top from a basic sloper. In my head, this principle was meant to be applied on the Dahlia.
Now, the only missing part was the fabric. It did not take long to figure it out! Last october, Jenny made a gorgeous skirt from a wonderful fabric. And I, like many others, fell in love with the fabric. I actually found it on a market in the Netherlands and I purchased a couple of meters. I made a skirt, also not published yet, and I had half a meter leftover. It was perfect for a summery top!
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I used some ready-made black satin bias for the neckline, straps and the hem. This fabric is lovely but BOY! does it fray! I also used french seams, again, due to the fraying.
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A line three-people deep felt like a crowd last week at Vashon's tiny Pure café, where owner Stephanie Morris took lunch orders and prepared the food with the help of a volunteer assistant.
Murray opened Pure, a vegan, gluten-free café and juice bar, two years ago intent on offering the healthiest fare possible — and the blackboard menu boasts some of her bestsellers: the Nature Bowl with quinoa or brown rice, vegetables, seeds and sprouts, vegetable juices and salads from local farms. Raw pizza, another favorite, recently received glowing reviews in the Seattle Weekly.
Morris notes she has many loyal customers, ranging from people who are coping with serious health problems to people who simply want to eat well. But Pure has yet to be profitable, and in recent months Morris and her supporters have turned to the listserve VashonAll, Facebook and other avenues to garner support for the café.
"It's sort of like putting together a puzzle," Morris said. "I'd like to be able to make it work."
Earlier this summer, she said, Valerie Howe of Chase Bank suggested she apply for a small business grant Chase was sponsoring in partnership with the online company Livingsocial. She applied, she said, but doing so required supporters to vote for Pure online. So she took to Facebook in earnest, she said, "friending" everyone she could and inviting people to participate via VashonAll. Customers followed suit. Morris, a musician, also offered some of her guitars and other items for sale, with proceeds going to support Pure.
With only 12 grants given out nationwide, Morris believes Pure's odds of receiving one are long, but the voting efforts helped raise awareness about the restaurant on Vashon, and this summer has been the café's busiest season so far.
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When acupuncturist Jessica Bolding of Vashon PRAHM hosted a free film on food and nutrition recently at the Vashon Theatre, Pure supplied wheatgrass shots. Followers of Kathy Abascal's popular anti-inflammatory diet can find what they need at Pure, Morris noted, and naturopathic physician Nicole Maxwell, who practices next door, also frequently sends customers to her.
Even in the best of economic times, restaurants are known for being challenging businesses, with slim profit margins. In addition to the typical obstacles, Morris said, she's faced a few more because of the nature of her café. Her organic ingredients are costlier, she said. The restaurant, which uses no flour, sugar, eggs or dairy, instead relies on fresh produce, often purchased from local farms, and a variety of other ingredients, such as nuts, which come with a hefty price tag. In fact, Morris said, she has only three shelves for dried food; the rest of her storage is refrigerated and holds perishable food.
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Hi Bengt/Linda,
I was wondering your thoughts on something that struck me today: In the Mplus manual, when a single observed variable is used at multiple levels of analysis, the within-groups portion of the multilevel models is shown as observed (rectangles) and the between-groups portion is shown as latent (circles). However, are not the within-groups variables latent too? The within-groups variance is not directly observed, we must remove the between-groups variance to estimate it.
I think this idea is made clear when considering the reticular action model espoused in Mehta & Neale (2005), where observed variables are modeled as a function of a latent group factor, and the residuals are the within-groups variance. Such a model is like a CFA model, except each case is a group, each variable is a person, and the factor loadings are set to unity to act as an equal-weighting linking function. In such a model (if a CFA), the residuals are considered latent because they are not observed. Ergo, is not within-groups variance also latent?
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It is a little tricky to connect drawings and formulas here. We have to have observed variables somewhere in the picture so that the parameters are identified. Perhaps an easy way to think about it is 2-level regression with say a random intercept. Level 1 is within and level 2 is between. Level 1 estimates a within variance - namely the residual variance, while level 2 estimates between variance. Still, the level 1 regression equation has an observed y on the LHS and an observed x on the RHS, and the drawing using squares reflects that. The unobserved within variation is the residual which is drawn just as a residual arrow, but could be drawn as a latent within-level variable. Between has latent outcomes, here the random intercept, just like in the level 2 regression equation. So the Within drawing for the observed variables can be said to refer to the total variation in the variables, but the term Within refers to what parameters are estimated and that can be said to be from a latent variable (the within residual).
mike zyphur
posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 6:24 pm
Thanks, Bengt,
That makes sense. I forgot to include the within-groups residual as a latent term but, of course, once one does then the "problem" I describe disappears. Perhaps I shouldn't post at 4:00 AM :-)
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Bob Motz is no newcomer to admiring the grandeur of bald eagles, our national symbol of strength and freedom. While ice skating as a boy with his father on a frozen canal, he began observing the majestic birds, which winter by the hundreds, sometimes thousands, in the Quad Cities area.
Now 77, the retired biology teacher turns the wooded banks along the Mississippi River into his living classroom, offering nature enthusiasts a closer look at the white-crowned creatures. Armed with spotting scopes, Motz invites groups of people to pile into his Chevy Malibu for eagle tours he calls "safaris."
At $20 a carload per hour (there's a two-hour minimum), Motz isn't really enhancing his retirement income playing tour guide. He's simply sharing his passion.
"My main goal is to get people excited about eagles," he said.
Each January through early March, all along the upper reaches of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, people like Motz take newcomers and repeat visitors to prime locations for spotting eagles, which migrate south from their summer homes in search of fish, the main staple of their diet.
"Eagles, like all birds, migrate for food availability," said Eileen Hanson, public relations director of the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn. "They can tolerate cold temperatures, but they've got to have a steady food supply. So open water, in the wintertime, is the place you're going to find them."
Across much of northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, a predictable layer of ice keeps the giant birds of prey blocked from getting food. So in places farther south, such as along the Wisconsin River in the Sauk City area, eagles by the hundreds perch in trees overlooking the river, waiting for prey to swim past.
"These are not ordinary, year-round eagles," said John Keefe, of the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council. "These are migrants or tourists, however you want to put it, who come here because ( the habitat is) conducive to surviving in the wintertime."
Each Saturday morning through the end of February, Keefe and his colleagues will be taking tourists on bus trips to prime viewing locations in the Sauk City area.
About 100 eagles, the largest concentration in Wisconsin, are wintering this year in the area about three hours northwest of Chicago. The organized tours allow folks to get close enough to see the birds perch on tree limbs overlooking the water.
"Sometimes it's referred to as loafing," Keefe said. "In reality, it's a survival technique that allows them to conserve energy by not flying around looking for food. It allows them to sit right by the river and let the food come to them."
The bus serves two purposes: keeping eagle-watchers warm and preventing them from spooking the birds. In eagle etiquette, that's a no-no.
"One of the things that disturbs them is people getting out of their cars and walking up to the bottom of the trees. The eagles fly off and, lo and behold, that close-up (photo) you had hoped to get doesn't occur," he said.
In the Quad Cities, about a three-hour drive mostly west from Chicago, Motz also tends to keep his guests inside the vehicle. The scopes bring people surprisingly close to the eagles.
"I have spotting scopes that magnify from 15 to 45 times," he said. "We get close enough that we can see the yellow around the black center of the eagles' eyes. We can see the nostrils and the beaks."
Motz promises his customers they will see eagles. He has been giving tours for about 15 years and knows where to find them.
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Upstream in Wabasha, eagle viewing is available at the National Eagle Center. Wabasha sits along a narrow channel that doesn't freeze over.
"Our building is actually right on the Mississippi River … with a wall of glass overlooking the river, so you can see them from the comfort of the indoors," Hanson said.
The center also leads occasional field trips. Education director Scott Mehus begins the four-hour experience with a brief classroom program before taking visitors, by coach, to several spots where eagles gather.
The fact that eagles gather at all is thanks to the 1972 ban on DDT, an insecticide that caused females to lay fragile eggs that would break.
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