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Author Notes: I was shopping in my food pantry recently, trying to feel rich. I hit a goldmine with a jar of roasted, unsalted, shelled pistachios and was happy. There was just enough sugar left to make some dessert, and I had both whipping cream and milk in the fridge and lots of eggs. Time for some ice cream! This ice cream tastes and acts a lot like kulfi, the slow-boiled caramelized frozen Indian dessert. It's churned in an ice cream maker though, and has slivers of dark chocolate throughout. I called it Chocolate Shiver because it tastes a little minty, even though it has no mint. As for the cardamom flavour, if you love cardamom use more, if you like it use a little less and don't crush open the pods before infusing the milk and cream.
The pistachio is used in three ways in this recipe: it's soaked in the milk, ground up and stirred into the custard, and the softened nuts used to infuse the milk are added to the ice cream later to make it a little bumpy and crunchy with the chocolate. I used single estate Venezuelan chocolate with 72% cocoa solids.
This ice cream was a family effort because the broken lid to the ice cream maker clattered and clanged as it bumped along, needing more than just a piece of double-sided tape to stick back together. It needed packing tape, and worked!
Makes: about 600 millilitres
large free range egg yolks
cup soft brown sugar
cup unbleached white sugar
milliliters whipping cream, 35% fat
milliliters 2% milk, organic
shelled, roasted, unsalted whole pistachios
green cardamom pods, bruised or crushed open
cup shelled, roasted, unsalted whole pistachios
cup 72% good quality dark chocolate, chopped into fine shards, with some larger pieces too
- Separate 5 large eggs, saving the whites for another use. Whisk up the 5 yolks in a bowl with 1/2 cup of brown sugar and half a cup of unbleached white sugar. Set aside.
- Steep 15 whole roasted, peeled pistachios and some green cardamom pods (use four, or five if you love cardamom) in a mixture of whipping cream (35% fat) and 2% milk. Scald it slowly and take it off the heat. Cool the milk mixture while you get the on with grinding the cup of whole pistachios.
- Blitz the pistachios for about 40 seconds in a food processor. Some pieces will be larger and some will be dust but don't make a paste. I used the pulse setting. Set aside.
- Strain the steeped, roasted (and now softened) whole pistachios and cardamom pods out of your scalded milk and cream, discarding the cardamom pods.
- Add the beaten sugar and egg yolks to the slightly cooled milk, set on a low heat, and stir and stir and stir. At first use a whisk and switch to a heatproof silicone spatula or wooden spoon, stirring until the custard is thick and coats the back of a spoon.
- Transfer to a clean glass bowl, no need to strain the mixture as there will be multiple textures in the end. Cool the bowl in an ice water bath or sink full of cold water quickly, then put in the fridge for at least four hours. The cooler the mixture is when you want to make your ice cream, the more quicker it will turn into ice cream from the machine.
- After at least four hours (or overnight in the fridge) churn the mixture in your ice cream maker. Slowly pour in one cup of pulverized, roasted pistachios you've processed earlier. Put the 15-20 whole ones in too, that you've removed from being steeped. Finally put in the chopped, very good quality dark chocolate. Add more dark chocolate as needed to get the right taste, I used a cup. Churn this mixture for 45 minutes to an hour.
- Transfer the ice cream to small freezer-proof containers with tight-fitting lids. Freeze for at least an hour before eating. I know, I know, it's hard. Eager helpers can eat a melting bowl after 20 minutes in the freezer. To freeze it properly, I'd wait at least 5 hours.
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Country family trio the Jenkins consist of mother Nancy Jenkins and her daughters Kacie Jenkins and Brodie Jenkins. Nancy grew up in Anchorage, KY, the daughter of a concert pianist. But instead of pursuing music, she earned a master's degree in physical therapy and worked with head injury and stroke patients in Texas and California. In 1981, she married Texan Bob Jenkins, and the couple settled in Sebastopol, CA, where Nancy became a full-time housewife and mother, giving birth to Kacie on November 1, 1984, and Brodie on March 1, 1987.
The family lived in a farmhouse on a vineyard. Mother and daughters first revealed their musical abilities at talent shows produced by Nancy at Twin Hills Junior High School, where Kacie and Brodie performed from first to eighth grades. The two began playing guitar when Kacie was 11 and Brodie nine. When Kacie was in the sixth grade and Brodie in the fourth, they sang with their mother before an audience at the school gymnasium, harmonizing on the Judds' "Guardian Angels" with Kacie taking the lead, Brodie the high part, and Nancy the low. As a result, they were approached by songwriter Dennis Hysom about turning professional. Nancy began writing songs and making demos with Hysom and his wife, Chris Walker, and the demos were heard by Los Angeles record producer Peter Bunetta, who worked with the trio for two years.
In 2003, they were signed to Capitol Records Nashville, which put them in the recording studio with Rodney Crowell producing. The result was their debut album, The Jenkins, six of its ten songs co-written by Nancy and one, "Tame Little Heart," co-written by the sisters, Hysom, and Walker. "Blame It on Mama," an advance single, appeared on March 29, 2004, and reached the country charts, followed by the full album on August 24, 2004. Meanwhile, the Jenkins went on a summer tour opening for LeAnn Rimes.

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Magician shows 3 colored folders and asks spectators to pick any 2. When the spectators folders are opened, under the clips are folded paper slips. When the performers last remaining folder is opened, there, under the clip is the paper money. The folders are clever switching devices, like a Swap Wallet or Himber Wallet, and can be put to use for many other effects. Supplied with set of three special folders (made of PVC), clips and instructions with many routines for their use.
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Last night, I was excited to make a meal I knew would be healthy and fast. It literally took at the most a half hour to prepare and make. There aren't very many ingredients required for the recipe, but I did tweak a few things which is of course optional. We had extra for leftovers and they still were good the next day, so you'll have something for a healthy lunch too!
1 cup uncooked macaroni noodles (I used whole wheat for added health benefits)
1 lb. lean ground beef (I chose to use ground turkey and my husband didn't know the difference)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained (I like Rotel with the added chilies)
2/3 cup frozen corn
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup fresh minced cilantro
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
cayenne pepper, to taste
1. Cook macaroni according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a dutch oven or soup pot, cook beef or turkey with the onion until meat is no longer pink, then drain the liquid remaining. Stir in the tomatoes, corn, tomato sauce, chilies, cumin, pepper and salt. This is where you would add about a half cup of salsa, black beans and the cayenne pepper as well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 3-4 minutes.
2. Drain macaroni, add to meat mixture. Stir in cilantro and heat through.
This was such a breeze to make. I got the recipe from my Taste of Home cookbook, which I LOVE! There is a section devoted to healthy, 30 minute meals and the nutrition information is included (see below). Now, before you serve the dish, taste it to see if there it's missing something. You might prefer it on the spicier side or vice versa. This is very versatile so you couldn't go wrong adding to it. I find it to be perfect for busy, hectic evenings and it will definitely remain on my recipe rotation! Enjoy!
The nutrition facts for this particular recipe (without my optional ingredients) are:
Serving: 1 1/3 cups = 224 calories, 6 grams fat (2 saturated), 24 grams carbs, 4 grams fiber, 19 grams protein


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Hi huys.
I'm considering to upgrade my Zauri with USB Bluetooth modules.
Since I want to keep the hardware compatible with standard kernels and don't want to do too many modifications to the hardware, I'm looking into the simple solution:
Take a normal USB BT module, connect it 1:1 to the USB port with a power switch, which will probably be blocking the USB port when BT is used. This limitation is okay with me.
I think this method is described here:
But since I cannot read any Japanese, would anyone able to read that please let me know how the switch must be connected?
From the pics it seems the switch only switches one line. But which one?
Is it really enough to switch only one line (probably one of the power lines)?
When the data lines are still co nnected to the BT module, can other USB devices which are attached in a normal way to the USB port still work without a problem?
Once I know all this, I will begin with the surgery and take some better pictures to put them onlilne.
I think this is a great way of enhancing the functionality of a Zaurus!


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Christian Employee Discharged After Refusing to Work on a Holy Day
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Medical Specialties, Inc. d/b/a Gaylord, Inc. (Gaylord), a North Carolina corporation that manufactures, designs, and produces orthopedic and sports medicine products, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs and by firing her because of her religion, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division (EEOC v. Medical Specialties, Inc. d/b/a Gaylord, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:11-cv-00464), Evelyn Lockhart has been a follower of the Christian (Holiness) faith for the last 33 years. In accordance with her sincerely held religious beliefs, Lockhart does not work on certain sacred days, including all or part of what are known as "Holy Days," "Annual Feasts," and the Sabbath.
Lockhart was hired as a sewing machine operator for Gaylord in Wadesboro, N.C., in September 2006. In 2008, Gaylord required Lockhart to work on Tuesday, October 21, which for followers of Gaylord's faith was a Holy Day known as the "Last Great Day." When Lockhart refused to work that day because of her faith, Gaylord discharged her.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees as long as doing so poses no undue hardship. In its suit, the EEOC seeks back pay, reinstatement, compensatory damages and punitive damages for Lockhart, as well as injunctive relief. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
"Employers are obligated to provide a religious accommodation unless they can show undue hardship," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office. "An employee should not be forced to choose between her faith and her job. The EEOC remains committed in its fight against religious discrimination occurring in the workplace."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination. More information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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Julie, the protagonist, is a special young woman who has some very special abilities. As the book opens she has just moved into a new town, is scared, but determined to make a new life for herself. She had recently managed an escape from the thugs who had kept her captive since she was a small child.
Vowing to be cautious, her plan is to try not to attract attention, live quietly, and not allow herself to be drawn into any relationships. She fears her pursuers will eliminate any friends in their eagerness to recapture her. Almost immediately, however, her carefully considered plan begins to go awry. But, you see, Julie is uncommonly beautiful and most people are naturally drawn her. After exiting the bus, she buys a small meal from a street vendor and is not surprised when a cute young man introduces himself and offers to show her around the town.
From this excerpt, I am immediately drawn to Julie, as well, and already feel protective of her. I want her to succeed and my interest is further peaked at the end of the excerpt as to her aims regarding volunteering at the local hospital. I love the description of the newly renovated retro hotel, with its huge black chandelier and black and white tiled floor in the lobby. The descriptive detail, so far, seems perfect to me – not over-blown or showy but just enough to bring the visual image to life in my imagination. The whole tone that is carefully being conveyed is refined, sedate, and endearing. I just know the stage is masterfully being set by the author and that Julie will have to face her share of trouble in the near future. I found this excerpt easy to read. It captured my interest immediately and as I read I found myself becoming even more engaged. I hope I get an opportunity to re-read Human Blend. I found it an enjoyable read last year, and Ms. Pescatore is such a talented author, I am sure a second reading will uncover nuances I missed before.
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Secure Investments
The Sermon on the Mount is tough to swallow all at once. Though what we have recorded for us in Matthew 5–7 is significantly shorter than the sermons most of us are used to, it is on the other hand …Read More
Discipline in the Home
Early in our married life, my wife, Donna, spent two years working as a pediatric nurse at a large children's hospital. Her unit regularly saw young patients who were in desperate need of medical care, sometimes extreme medical care …Read More
Disabilities and the Gospel: An Interview with Michael Beates
Tabletalk: What inspired you to write Disability and the Gospel? Michael Beates: Some thirty years ago, with the birth of our first child, Jessica, my wife and I began a long journey with disability. Seeking answers and some assurance of …Read More
In the School of Christ
It is not hard to complain about the government's schools. The government, at least during every election cycle, seems less than satisfied with its own product, ever promising us that it will improve. Atheists complain about prayers before football …Read More
Relevant, Old Paths
My dad was fifty-two years old when I was born. When I was thirteen, he asked me if I was embarrassed that he was so much older than my friends' dads. I told him I wasn't embarrassed but that …Read More
Listening at Home
How well do you communicate? Most of us will answer in light of our ability to present our thoughts and ideas in cogent ways. But I would suggest that the finest art of communication in our family life is not …Read More
Hope for Prodigal Children
As a pastor, I am often faced with the difficulty of counseling deeply saddened fathers and mothers with prodigal sons and daughters. Parents who enter my study for counsel and prayer are usually trying to come to grips with the …Read More
Christian Parenting
Allie was having a rough night. She had already been disciplined once for slapping one of the pastor's sons across the face, and she had just done it again, this time to his brother. Her mother was humiliated and frustrated …Read More
A Community for Broken Homes
It's 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning and a monumental battle is being waged. Margi wants to go to church, but is it really worth the trouble? Her disabled son is more difficult to deal with in the mornings …Read More
It Takes a Church to Raise a Child
I have often heard parents of college students lament that their children return home from school, drop off the laundry, and immediately go out with friends without spending any time with the family. I remember hearing that complaint and thinking …Read More


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Posted by: jazylh« on: February 29, 2012, 09:54:17 AM »
Not be super hokey but I think a fantasy comic community would be a great opportunity to make friends with like minded folks!
When I first started out I noticed that most articles/forums/podcasts that i found on the subject of web comics leans very heavily towards humor/gag a day strips. The most relevant advice and critique has always come from someone doing a long format/fantasy comic, and that has been immensely helpful. I think it could be a great support network for everyone (not only online but also at Cons, events, ect).
CMorgan,Best way to put it.
Mithandir, I think you've started a great platform for all of us artists to share our universe with each other along with a chance to get feedback on improving their own. I for owne am extremely happy I came across this as I'm an avid fantasy webcomic reader as well & I think there's so many great comics to explore here already.


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BP officials are objecting to the state's decision to close waters around Grand Terre to fishing after a 40,000-pound tar mat was unearthed in the surf just off the island.
BP officials are objecting to the state's decision to close waters around Grand Terre to fishing after a 40,000-pound tar mat was unearthed in the surf just off the island.
Grand Terre is an uninhabited barrier island east of Grand Isle. The tar mat, which was 165 feet long by 65 feet wide, was about 85 percent sand, shells and water, and 15 percent oil. It was removed over a period of a few weeks.
The state issued the closure Friday, a few days after reports of the massive tar mat took off in the media. According to state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials, all commercial fishing is prohibited in closed waters off Grand Terre. Recreational fishing is limited to rod and reel fishing and charter boat tours.
For a map detailing the closure, visit wlf.louisiana.gov.
Wildlife and Fisheries officials said in a release the waters were closed due to tar mats unearthed in tidal zones off Grand Terre. Some of those mats were in waters that are already closed, but additional closures were required for the tar mats that were not.
"The seemingly endless appearance of new oil that was dumped by BP into the Gulf of Mexico more than three years ago leaves us with no choice but to close these areas," said Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham. "The identification of several tar mats along Grand Terre triggered the recent closure."
BP claims the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issued the fisheries closure without explaining its reasons or offering data to show the closure is needed.
"By extending fishery closures, the state may help perpetuate the myth that consumers should avoid Gulf seafood and tourists should avoid Louisiana's waters," Geoff Morrell, a BP spokesman, said in a statement. "When no scientific basis is provided for the decision, Louisiana does a disservice to the thousands of people who work in the commercial fishing, recreational fishing and tourism industries and who depend on those industries for their livelihoods."
Federal on-scene coordinators for the spill ended cleanup last month in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, but active cleanup continues on many beaches in Louisiana, including Grand Isle, Grand Terre, Elmer's Island, Fourchon Beach and East Timbalier.
Louisiana officials have repeatedly voiced concerns about buried oil being left behind.
Since 2010, the Gulf Coast states, including Louisiana, have tested roughly 10,000 shellfish and finfish. None of those tests has exceeded oil toxin thresholds for human health set by the Food and Drug Administration.
"Gulf seafood is the most rigorously tested seafood in the country, and every test conducted — by multiple state and federal agencies — has shown the same thing: Gulf seafood is safe," Morrell said. "The state's decision to extend the fishery closure appears to be groundless, and that hurts the people of Louisiana and the reputation of the state."
Barham said that the state will continue to close fishing grounds when oil is discovered. He added that according to the most recent federal estimates, up to 1 million barrels of BP oil remains unaccounted for in the Gulf.
"We do our best to minimize the impact to our fishing industry while still maintaining the integrity of our seafood and the confidence our consumers have come to rely on," Barham said. "If BP would spend more time worrying about cleanup and less about our management we would all be better off. We will leave it to our department experts to make natural resource management decisions in our state."
Staff Writer Nikki Buskey can be reached at 448-7636 or email@example.com.


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The Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten really good at making people who count them out look really bad in recent seasons.
If Sunday night is any indication, they're getting ready to do it again.
Behind a smothering defense and revitalized running game, the Steelers overpowered the Cincinnati Bengals in a 24-17 win at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Steelers (3-3) entered Week 7 ranked 31st in the NFL in rushing, but they gashed the Bengals for 167 yards on the ground. They managed that despite missing both Rashard Mendenhall and Isaac Redman, not to mention Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey.
Jonathan Dwyer -- third on the depth chart at running back -- led the way with 122 yards on just 17 carries. The Steelers dominated in time of possession, holding the ball for more than 37 minutes.
When the Bengals got their chance on offense, they struggled to decipher Dick LeBeau's scheme. Andy Dalton was ineffective, barely eclipsing 100 yards passing. A.J. Green was covered well by Ike Taylor, who also got help over the top to neutralize one of the game's best receivers. The Bengals were outgained 431-185 in total yardage.
After a fast start, the Bengals went right back to looking like the little brother in the AFC North. The Steelers, meanwhile, looked like a team reacquainting themselves with an identity that's served them well in the past.
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The Eclipse TD508 Mk3 speakers are the cure for the epidemic of boring black boxes. If they weren't so compact they'd look like the they might blast off their stands. turns out they're engineered as precisely as jet engines too.
According to British designer the speaker's egg-shaped design helps eliminate the distorting effects of standing waves on sound. The three-inch fiberglass drivers are extremely light and are driven by powerful magnets so that their sound is clear, spacious, and accurate. That means when you crank up the volume to a roar, they'll still sing be singing sweetly. [Eclipse via Gear Patrol]


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Indoor soccer team plays first home game on Saturday
After losing 13-1 on Nov. 17 in their debut in the Professional Indoor Soccer League (PASL) at Rio Grande Valley, the Texas Strikes will play their first home game on Saturday, Dec. 1 when the team hosts the Dallas Sidekicks (2-0) at 7 p.m.
This is the inaugural season of the Strikers of Beaumont, who will play eight home games in the 16-game PASL schedule. Ticket prices are $25 (field side), $18, $15 or $9.
"After one game, the competitive level is absolutely as high as I expected it to be," said head coach Topper Cogan, who is also an assistant coach for the Lamar women's soccer program. "Teams at this level are very good, very organized and play very fast. Our team has a sharp learning curve ahead of us because most of our players are primarily experienced in the outdoor game. They have a little to learn in terms of the pace, but they are training hard and are motivated. We are going to be competitive very quickly."
This is not your kid's soccer game — four 15-minute quarters of six-on-six action on a field approximately 200 feet long by 85 feet wide.
"If you are a true soccer fan, this game has the best parts of the game — shooting, tackling, saves and goals," said Cogan. "In an outdoor game, you may have two or three goals with four or five shots. Our goalkeeper in the game against Rio Grande Valley made 35 saves. If you are new to soccer, this is what you want to see. These are all the highlights you see on television."
The Strikers are the fourth professional team to call Ford Arena their home. The Texas Wildcatters hockey team lasted just four seasons; the Beaumont Drillers indoor football team moved over from the Civic Center but didn't stay long; and the Southeast Texas Mustangs/Mavericks ABA basketball team played in the arena before heading out to Winnie to play at Nutty Jerry's for owner Jerry Nelson.
Will soccer be the answer?
"My answer to that is twofold," said Cogan. "The grass roots elements in soccer are tremendous. It's multicultural and represents all social economic levels. Anyone can play soccer just about anywhere. The league we participate in is start simple and build up. We want this to work."
For more information about the team, visit texasstrikerssoccer.com.
Chad Cooper can be reached at (409) 832-1400, ext. 241, or by e-mail at cooper [at] theexaminer [dot] com.


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Firm forecasts cash not clash for Blu-ray, HD DVD
Oh, what a lovely war
War may be hell, but it sure can be profitable too. Consider the nearing fight between next-generation optical disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Only a few opening salvos and empty throws have been made so far, but the battle's expected to intensify this coming Christmas. But that won't stop it expanding into a $28bn market come 2010.
So calculates US-based market watcher the Santa Clara Consulting Group (SCCG). It reckons the blue-laser technology market will have grown to become a $2bn endeavour by the end of 2006. At least half of that will be accounted for by games consoles and games media.
Four years on, the market for players will be $4bn, for pre-recorded movies $3bn, for PC-oriented burners $4bn, for compatible games consoles $6bn and for games on blue-laser media a whopping $10bn.
"Currently the market seems to be preoccupied with the format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD technologies," said SCCG managing director David Bunzel. "What is overlooked is the fact that a market is developing and the opportunity is huge."
You might argue that for a clear winner, the opportunity is even greater, but there's a possibility for the two formats to co-exist, favoured by slightly different market constituencies. SCCG's sales forecast, if it proves accurate, suggests there's room for content providers and hardware companies to back both formats and do very nicely out each. ®


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In case you're wondering why real estate mogul Donald Trump called New York Atty. Gen. Eric T. Schneiderman a political hack and why he's going on a tirade on Twitter, let's recap, shall we?
The drama began unfolding Saturday when Schneiderman sued Trump, alleging that consumers who attended his school, the Trump Entrepreneur Institute, formerly known as Trump University, were bilked out of thousands for sham courses.
The lawsuit says that the Trump Entrepreneur Institute, which operated from 2005 to 2011, was an unlicensed education institute that promised to teach students Trump's real estate investment techniques. Instead, the students were steered into expensive, useless courses that left many in debt, according to the lawsuit.
Students, the lawsuit contends, were initially lured in by a free seminar and later upsold a three-day seminar. At the longer seminar, some consumers were talked into paying up to $35,000 for a Trump Elite mentorship program, which promised more personalized attention.
"Despite claims to the contrary, consumers who paid for and attended the three-day seminars were not taught everything they needed to know about real estate investing," Schneiderman said in a statement.
Trump, the attorney general said, "used his celebrity status and personally appeared in commercials making false promises to convince people to spend tens of thousands of dollars they couldn't afford for lessons they never got."
But Trump wasn't going to take that without responding. In a phone interview with Fox & Friends, he called the New York attorney general a "political hack."
He defended his school and said that students who took his courses gave him a 98% approval rating. He said the lawsuit was politically motivated and he pointed to the fact that President Obama had met with Schneiderman on Thursday, a few days before the lawsuit was filed.
"Thug Politics," read a tweet from Trump's Twitter feed. "Lightweight hack Schneiderman meets with Obama on Thursday, then brings frivolous suit on Saturday."
In an appearance on CNN Monday, Schneiderman responded to some of Trump's criticism.
"Prosecutors are all used to people who commit fraud making wild accusations when they're caught," he said. "It's just an effort to distract from the substance of the case."
And on the point that Obama knew about the pending lawsuit when they spoke in Syracuse last week?
"The president and I had much more important stuff to talk about than Donald Trump," Schneiderman said.
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McDonald's to roll out chicken Mighty Wings nationally
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What was up with the dialogue tonight? With lines like "You finally became the wolf" and "Sorry my daughter, this is what it means to be a wolf," I found it hard to take this episode seriously.
Aside from presenting some of the worst acting to date, "Child of the Moon" went into more detail about Red's wolf past, which I thought was a good thing. What's not to love about werewolves?
From mouse to man to cadaver
For those that need a quick refresher: Last season, "Once" put a huge spin on the Little Red Riding Hood story by making Red and the wolf the same person. In order for Red to transform back into a human or not not turn into a wolf at all, she needs her red cloak. Although this defeats the purpose of the well-known children's fairy tale, it gets points for originality.
Anyway, Storybrooke is about to have its first full moon in 28 years, which means Red is going to turn into a wolf. Unfortunately this means she can't hook up with handsome tow-truck guy Billy, who was a mouse in his fairytale life. Sorry Billy, but that relationship is just not going to work.
Red is scared that she's going to hurt people but Charming trusts that she won't based on his intuition. Charming gets the award for worst zookeeper of the year.
At the diner, George reveals himself to Charming and vows to bring him down and says he's not fit to run Storybrooke. Charming thinks otherwise. Jerry! Jerry! George plans to use Charming's trust in Red to show to the townspeople that their prince cares more about a wolf than their wellbeing. I mean, I would too because wolves are awesome.
Sure enough, Red manages to claw her way out the cage overnight. Charming and Granny find Red asleep in the woods, alone and confused. She tells them blacked out last night and doesn't know why she's been sleeping outside. Been there, girl.
Someone calls Charming, informing him that Billy the tow-truck guy is parked illegally. That's because he's dead. Red thinks she killed him during her blackout. She freaks out and asks to be thrown in jail so she won't kill anyone else.
Charming throws her in jail only to be chastised by George, who says he's putting the town in danger. George is being very Charles Widmore-y and I don't like it. George persuades the townsfolk, who now have pitchforks and torches in their hands, to break into the jail and kill Red. I wonder what someone would think if they happened to be driving through Storybrooke and saw this. "These guys know how to party," is what comes to mind.
Red has relocated to the library where Belle wants to stay with her when she turns. Girls night! Red isn't having any of this and locks Belle up. She wants to surrender herself to the angry mob and claims that she's a monster and that she deserves to be killed. I think Belle finally realized that it's not she, but Red who is the "hot but crazy girl with issues" of Storybrooke.
Granny and Charming find the axe used to kill Billy along with Red's hood in the trunk of George's car. Surprise! Red isn't a murderer. George set the whole thing up because he's a schemer and that's what schemers do.
Just as George and the mob are about to slaughter the wolf, Granny fires a crossbow that puts a damper on their fun. Charming approaches Red with the cloak and calms her down, getting close enough to throw it on so she turns back into a human. Wouldn't it have been funny if Red took a bite out of Charming's hand? You know, just for kicks.
George has the last laugh however, as he throws the magic hat into the fire. In the beginning of the episode, the dwarves found diamonds to make fairy dust that would have turned the hat into a portal again. It looks like Emma and Snow will have to find another way back to Storybrooke. I hear Southwest has good deals these days.
Mom of the year
And the award for Mother of the Year does NOT go to Red's mom. But really, what is up with the moms on this show? Red's flashback revealed that her mom Anita was alive unlike Granny said. Unfortunately she wasn't very motherly and kind of just wanted to teach Red how to kill things.
Red and Snow are on the run from the Queen's henchmen. Her cloak gets torn in the process and she freaks out again, telling Snow she thinks a torn cloak won't stop her from turning. She splits and tells Snow she'll meet up with her once the full moon is over.
Her cloak still manages to work, but a male wolf named Quinn steals it from her and tries to burn it. Red tackles him to the ground and then he gets on top and flashes his wolf eyes. Smooth move, Quinn. He explains to Red that she can be tought to control her wolf alter-ego. He leads her to a trap door in the middle of the forest which isn't creepy at all. It turns out that a pack of wolves live in what used to be the grand hall of the castle.
Quinn introduces Red to her mother Anita, who says Granny stole Red away so she wouldn't discover the truth. Anita tells her that wolves need to embrace their true nature in order control herself.
"If you give into the wolf, you won't black out." Seriously? Red runs with her new pack, in a sequence that would have been beautiful if the wolves didn't look so fake.
Later on, Snow comes through the trap door and interrupts the wolf party. She wants Red to come back with her, but she's having mixed feelings and wants to stay. Red, you are not ride-or-die right now.
Snow unfortunately attracts the Queen's men, who storm the hideaway, killing Quinn in the process. Anita is pissed and has Snow tied up, ready to be eaten for dinner. That's when you know the party is over.
Anita wants Red to do the honors of killing her best friend. Of course she can't do it, so Anita decides to take matters into her own teeth and charges at Snow. Red saves the day by intervening and killing her own mother. Red and Snow have a small funeral for her crazy mother and then they leave to find a cabin in the woods. Not the best idea, guys.
Fairy dustings
The dwarves want to go to happy hour, but Grumpy literally won't do anything until he mines his way to the diamonds. He conveniently breaks through the rock and finds a bountiful amount of crystals. Now all they need to do is grind them up to make fairy dust. In other words, Walter White needs to make a trip to Storybrooke.
Henry/Aurora's dream:
We actually get to see Henry and Aurora in their scary joint-dream. They are both about to get burned by fire. Regina (oh hey Regina!) notices a burn on Henry's hand and takes him to Dr. Rumpel. Rumpel suspects Henry may be the victim of a sleeping curse and that the dream is a journey between life and death. He prescribes Henry a necklace to control the journey, which I presume he will continue to encounter. Meanwhile, Aurora has the same dream and informs Snow and Emma that she saw Henry.
What does all of this mean? I really couldn't tell you. I suspect Cora has put a spell on both of them but unless she has a connection to someone in Storybrooke, I don't see how she could've gotten to Henry. This does seem to be forming into a central plot for the season though, which I fully support. After six episodes of fooling around, this season finally looks like it's getting some direction.
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Apparently, your cleavage-clad pictures are being tagged unbeknownst to you in your iPhone, and can be searched by simply typing Brasserie into your search bar in your photos.
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Not only did Chrissy Teigen verify this, I did too. As a female, I don't take a lot of those type of shots, but as a photographer, I have quite a few examples, as well as client photography that popped up when I typed in the word.
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It's true. If u type in "brassiere" in the search of your iphotos, it has a category for every boob or cleavage pic you've ever taken. Why.
So, ladies, I would suggest checking your phone and seeing if it does the same. Luckily, The Verge points out that the data is only stored locally.
"Image recognition was introduced with iOS 10 in June 2016, when the Photos app was updated with deep learning for object and scene detection. Apple stressed during the keynote, as well as on its website, that all object detection is done completely locally on the device."
They also noted that Google has been doing the same thing since 2015 on their servers, and the fact that there is way less attention to Male's clothing while tagging than when it comes to women's clothing.
As of right now, there's not really a way to fix it, but I guess at least you know it's happening?
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KWL is a strategy typically used with nonfiction material. The students are to recall what they already know about a topic, what they want to know, and later what they have learned. It is also highly effective in introducing new themes or units of study, as well as a culminating activity.
The teacher prepares a K-W-L chart on posterboard.
- The students brainstorm what they already know about the topic. The teacher records this information under the K on the chart. Important: Accept all predictions. This is not a teaching time, you are merely recording what they think they know about the topic. Later you can reexamine their speculations as to whether they were indeed true or not.
- Under the W, the teacher lists what the students want to know about the topic. These must be formed as questions.
- After completing the reading assignment, or unit of study, the teacher lists what the students have learned through their assigned reading or unit of study.
- Items listed under the L can be categorized using a key. For example, when listing what they have learned about mammals, the class could devise a key such as, D for description, F for food and L for location. These designations can then be placed next to each item listed under the L.
Ogle, D. (1986). K-W-L: A teaching model that develops active reading of expository text. The Reading Teacher, 36(6), 564-570
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The Lee County Sheriff's Office reports that Ryan Lee Carroll sold synthetic marijuana and shipped it across the U.S. from his Fort Myers home with two other men. He was arrested on New Year's Eve.
Authorities seized more than $1 million in synthetic marijuana during the bust.
According to deputies, the suspects used a cement mixer to create the drugs. The drugs were shipped through the U.S. Postal Service.
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John McGINNIS was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1810.[1] His wife Priscilla WALKER was also born in Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1812.[2] No information is known on their parents. John and Priscilla married in Wilkes County and their marriage bond is for December 14, 1835.[3]
John and Priscilla had ten children. Their first child, Martha, was born in 1836.[4] Within the next four years, the couple had two more children a boy and a girl who both died before the 1850 census was taken.[5] Next came Elizabeth (1841), Theresa (1844), George (1845), Mary (1849), Isaac (1851), Sarah (1854) and James (1860).[6]
In 1840, the young family was living in Captain Kilby's District on Warrior's Creek in south Wilkes County.[7] The family continued to live in North Carolina until just after their daughter Mary was born in 1849. They then moved to Tennessee where they are listed on the 1850 census for Washington County. John's occupation on the census was a farmer.[8] By 1860, the family was back in Watauga County, North Carolina in Valle Crucis.
John and Priscilla are listed on the 1870 Watauga County Census living by themselves.[9] This is curious, as at this time three of their children would have been underage. Isaac would have been 19, Sarah 16 and James 10 years old. Isaac is not found individually on the 1870 census but he shows up later on the 1910 Watauga County Census so he had likely left home to work.[10] It is possible that 16-year-old Sarah was married and also out of the household. Sixteen was a young age to marry but her sister Theresa married at seventeen. A marriage record has not been found for Sarah as a fire destroyed many of the records in the Watauga County courthouse including the marriage registers. It is also possible that Sarah was deceased. There is no accounting for the absence of 10-year-old James from the census. James has not been located on later censuses and it is probable that he died as a child.
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Both John and Priscilla are listed on the 1880 Census for Watauga County with John at 70 years old and Priscilla at 68.[14] Information on their whereabouts in 1890 is unavailable as the 1890 census burned. Neither John nor Priscilla appears on the 1900 census. Therefore, it is assumed that both John and Priscilla died after 1880 but before 1900.


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Thanks for FPN # definition. Is that the small nmber that appears in the field at left and above edge of the Bank of Canada banner?
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Today, the people behind the Neanderthal genome project (Svante Pääbo's group at the Max Planck Institute) loosed yet another Neanderthal genome on the world, a genome that many press outlets are calling "complete." This one comes from a single toe bone found in the same cave as the finger bone that helped us identify the Denisovans, an extinct group of humans who inhabited Asia tens of thousands of years ago. Apparently, something about the cave environment has preserved ancient DNA extremely well.
That good preservation, combined with improved techniques, has provided a very high quality new sequence. Genome sequences are obtained randomly, typically in stretches about a hundred bases long. Over something the size of a human genome (about 3 billion bases), this randomness means that some areas will be sequenced many, many times, and others will be missed entirely or contain errors that repeated sequencing would allow us to catch. The typical measure of quality for a genome is called "coverage," and that's simply the number of times the average base would be sequenced if every base was covered equally.
In this case, the genome has 50-fold coverage. That's well above draft quality (which tends to be around 30-fold), but there will definitely still be gaps, errors, and places in the genome that aren't sequenced at all. Still, that's about as good as we're likely to get with ancient genomes; the sequence includes almost all of the non-repetitive DNA found in the human genome, and it will provide a valuable resource for comparative studies.
The new genome, labelled Altai (after the region in Siberia where the Densiova cave is) in the diagram above, clearly groups outside the Denisovan and modern human lineages and in with other Neanderthals. But it's somewhat distant from the other Neanderthal genomic sequences we have, which are derived from bones found in Germany and Croatia. According to anthropologist John Hawks, there is also a Y chromosome present, which could allow some additional comparisons with modern humans.
As with the past sequences, the data has been placed in a public archive. Other scientists are free to analyze it, but they should coordinate any publications that analysis produces so that the people who generated the sequence get to have the first say on it.


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High up on a cream-colored wall inside the chapel at Federated Church in Saratoga, the words from a Psalm are painted in script with a gentle shade of beige. They declare:
"I will lift mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help."
The words, which seem to float in midair, come off as the perfect sentiment for at least one group that meets here monthly. The South Bay Woodworkers gather each fourth Tuesday, attracting enthusiasts from Menlo Park to Morgan Hill.
While many members are of a certain age, sprinkled among them are younger folks. No matter: All of them — plus woodworkers in similar groups throughout the Bay Area — are mesmerized by the hand-wrought mysteries of transforming raw wood into lovely chests, tables, chairs, boxes and all manner of art objects.
As each meeting is about to come to order, members and guests carry in furniture items, tools, books, magazines and Photoshop presentations about woodworking. As at all kinds of area woodworker gatherings, "show and tell" is a popular feature for showcasing the hobby — which could be described as a kind of calculated love, but also a tactile, creative lust.
Because so much of working with wood requires not only planned precision but improvisation, those familiar with the craft know a lot of creative time is spent staring into space — or up to the heavens to conjure "help," as the psalm indicates.
Woodworkers are constantly struggling to imagine, or instantly calculate, or problem-solve just how to achieve the joints, planes, angles and curves involved in fashioning raw wood into objects of practicality and loveliness.
Elegant material
During the group's most recent meeting, June 24, several members stood up to show off a variety of projects under way or finished.
A new member that night was Mike Papa, a prolific box-maker from Sunnyvale, who passed around a collection of tiny, elegant, custom-made handles for his jewelry-style boxes.
"The beauty of the wood," Papa noted, is the essential reason for his love of woodworking. "I find so many kinds and textures of wood so very fascinating," he said.
For example, one of Papa's boxes had a surface that was massively eaten through with twisty holes caused by fungus and insects in the wild. Though the critters were long gone, the box — in a perfect size for holding several decks of playing cards and crafted from spalted tamarind, a native of Southeast Asia — was a natural mottled white color that quietly boggled the eyes of onlookers.
"I love that the wood was once a tree and is now getting a second life," said Papa, who has his own shop at home and also belongs to the Sawdust Shop, a membership facility in Santa Clara where both new and veteran woodworkers find creativity nurtured daily. "That concept is precious to me."
Like most woodworkers, Papa doesn't necessarily know what he will build next. He often starts the unpredictable process by procuring an interesting hunk of wood. He might think on it for months.
"I may not know what I want to make," said Papa, 67, who still has a "New Yawk" accent despite 30 years in California. "But for me, going to the wood store can be like going to the candy store. I'll have a sweet tooth, and I just can't resist the urge to get something."
Then one day, he'll find himself fashioning something special. Recently, he has been romancing a hunk of lignum vitae, a super hard, medicinal wood with a name that means "tree of life" in Latin. Just recently, he launched a lathe on the glorious stuff, native to the Caribbean and the north coast of South America, hoping to transform it into a small vase.
Another group member, Tom Kenyon, 74, also confessed to having a nearly lifelong romance with wood. "I love the look and the feel of wood," he said, showing the swooping vessels he'd turned on a lathe. "I love the ability to use this very beautiful medium to create things."
Part of the reason woodworkers love this pursuit is that not only is it messy and confounding, but it demands plenty of heartfelt creative energy. The project might involve assembling a complicated chest of drawers, or lathing matching chair legs, or notching together a smooth, singular table top from smaller pieces of wood. Or it could be carving a headboard, or whipping up elegant, multidimensional boxes or slicing out artistic marquetry. It might even be one of the myriad finishing operations — sanding, shellacking, buffing and sizing to a tight fit — a few of the endless variety of tasks.
Why the love?
Woodworking is the alchemy that transforms a grand material into countless shapes, forms and items of delight. Thanks to a number of classes and clubs around the Bay, it can also be a source of camaraderie.
Before the June 24 meeting, one member of the club wrote: "Each meeting consists of a presentation of a unique topic, followed by a short break for snacks and conversation and then a showing of ongoing or recently finished projects. Our focus is to be creative, exchange ideas and techniques and solve one another's problems."
In addition to gathering at Federated, this club makes a number of impromptu field trips to the home shops of members. And sometimes, the 25-year-old group of about 30 active members visits a professional shop to see how well high-tech machines perform some facet of a craft that dates back to the cave people.
The one woman at the June meeting, Linda Horner, proudly passed around her oval Shaker boxes. A small, delicate case with a lift-off top was tucked inside a similar, slightly larger one — and then another and another and another. Each one featured a top bearing Horner's detailed beveled marquetry depicting complex flowers such as fuchsias, hibiscus, asters, daisies and even mixed bouquets.
"My husband taught me how to do marquetry," said Horner, proudly pointing across the room to prolific woodworking author Ken Horner, president of the American Marquetry Society.
Just as proudly, Ken described his wife as a talented wood-crafter in her own right, with a special passion for "carving full-sized carousel figures." Together, they teach classes out of their Morgan Hill shop, a pastime "that is great fun for both of us," said Linda Horner.
Another member, Richard Winslow, explained to the group how he took slabs of tight-grained redwood and fashioned a curvaceous, outdoor bench with "only four right angles."
Winslow, of Sunnyvale, was most proud that the wood he'd used contained a number of gashes, gouges, splits, cracks and holes. He deployed his skills to coax those wounds into looking beautiful, since he firmly believes that even "the ugliest parts of the wood have character."
Charles Aring, a Saratogan who lives just down the street from Federated, showed off a jewelry box on curved legs, crafted of a combination of selected California black walnut and Honduran rosewood that looked as delicious as a cake. With its concave doors and beautiful back side, this piece — an homage to the late Sam Maloof, America's Chico-born patron saint of woodworking — lit the room with quiet gladness.
At the end of each meeting, someone is invited to give a "lecture," of sorts. The June presenter was Scott Wynn, an expert on saws, who brought along a blade as wispy as a feather and another one the size of a surf board. He put on a big-screen presentation that sounded more like a math/physics symposium.
This third-generation woodworker discussed fleam and rake and gullet and curl and chip and teeth and file and anvil and crosscut and ripping and chamfering, covering just about every imaginable facet of the science of the saw-cutting of wood — from styling the tiniest joint, to felling a giant redwood.
While it was fascinating, it seemed lots of eyes were "lifting skyward," hoping for divine intervention and a bit more understanding of yet another of the endless mysteries of woodworking.
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Want to learn woodworking?
DeAnza College, Cupertino
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills
Laney College, Oakland.
Mission College, Santa Clara
San Jose City College
Sawdust Shop, 320 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, 408-992-1004, bayareawoodworkers.org
San Jose TechShop, 408-916-4144, firstname.lastname@example.com
Mid-Peninsula TechShop, 650-521-9027, firstname.lastname@example.com
San Francisco TechShop, 415-263-9161, email@example.com
Palo Alto Adult Education, 650-329-3752, paadultschool.org
Santa Clara Adult Education, 408-423-3510, santaclaraadulted.org
— David E. Early, Staff
woodworking clubs
Bay Area Woodturners Association, Pleasant Hill, www.bayareawoodturners.org
Bay Area Woodworking Association, Foster City, bayareawoodworkers.org
Diablo Woodworkers, Pleasant Hill, diablowoodworkers.com
Northern California Marquetry Club, Morgan Hill, norcalmarquetarians.wordpress.com
South Bay Woodworkers, Saratoga, www.sbww.org
South Valley Wood Workers, Morgan Hill, southvalleywoodworkers.org
— David E. Early, Staff
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Oh yeah! I first didn't realised this. I went through the songs on three days on my ipod and just wondered that Desire was played two times. But I thought it must have been my imagination. It was not!
Original and unique release, from 10000 copies of the new Anthology with an industrial error, and at me now collections.
New Yello Best of & DVD??
Latest news of new music, albums, remixes and YELLO projects
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The excellent selection of clips, but is a small spoon of tar — could collect in connection with the anthology really all clips of group. There are no many clips from albums Baby, Zebra, Motion Picture!!!!!
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Has anyone here seen the film clip for Do It (album version)? How does it compare with the extended remix version on the Anthology? I found the remix video repetitive (but then, so is the remix) - would have much preferred the shorter version, plus a couple of extra videos (e.g. How How - I've only seen a short clip of this).
Mark P.
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You could't find these videos on youtube Mark?
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Yellow wrote:Hi
I'm really interested to know more about the 48 booklet that has been released with the box set.
I would be grateful if anyone has any more information about this.
Are there any details about this?
Just got a copy of this from Germany. The booklet lists the tracks from each album, highlights those that are on the CDs, and includes a little "story" related to what's going on in each song. Also, recording information and production info on the albums and videos.


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Publications: Moriyama, Takeshi
Journal Article
Moriyama, T. (2013) Rural poets' publishing projects in a Tokugawa-period province. Japanese Studies, 33 (2). pp. 161-170.
Moriyama, T. (2010) Unhappiness in Retirement: "Isho" of Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842), a Rural Elite Commoner. Early Modern Japan: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 18 . pp. 26-40.
Moriyama, T. (2009) Communicating Provincials: The Correspondence Network of Suzuki Bokushi (1770–1842). Japanese Studies, 29 (1). pp. 47-63.
Book Chapter
Moriyama, T. (2000) Overcoming "Hinomaru-like" Views on Japan: An Introduction to a Study of Suzuki Bokushi and Country Literati in the Late Edo Period. In: Mackie, V., Skoutarides, A. and Tokita, A., (eds.) Papers of the 10th Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia: Japanese studies: Communities, cultures, critiques. Volume three: Coloniality, postcoloniality and modernity in Japan. Monash Asia Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, pp. 25-40.
Moriyama, T. (2013) Crossing boundaries in Tokugawa society: Suzuki Bokushi, a rural elite commoner. Brill, Leiden, Biggleswade.
Moriyama, Takeshi (2008) Crossing boundaries: Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842) and the rural elite of Tokugawa Japan. PhD thesis, Murdoch University.


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5 Ways to Telecommute Successfully and Productively
Telecommuting comes with numerous tangible benefits (no more traffic jams, no more dress code, you can pet your dog whenever you want), but it can be a minefield when it comes to staying productive and keeping your manager happy with your job.
Here are some work-from-home habits you can pick up to make sure you make the telecommuting process successful:
Stay Professional
When you're not at the office, no one can see that you're working—and some people will assume you aren't. So, be sure to stay professional. If you have a call-in meeting, make sure there aren't interruptions from pets, children or television shows in the background. Create a home office so you can keep your work organized and stay focused. And even if working in your pajamas is your dream, shower and get dressed every day. To do good work, you need to be in a working frame of mind, and spending every day in Saturday-morning attire won't help.
Set Boundaries
When you work from home, your home becomes your workplace. That means you have to set boundaries. First of all, your friends and family need to know that you are at work. If you wouldn't do it at the office, don't do it at your home office. The other boundary you need to set is for you. When you work from home, it's easy to let the line between work life and home life get blurry. For your own sanity, and to avoid burnout, you need to be able to walk away from work and have a personal life. An email at 10 p.m. may make the boss think you're a dedicated employee, but it might also indicate to her that you aren't getting your work done during the day.
Follow a Schedule
The other way to maintain your professionalism, stay productive and keep your sanity is to follow a schedule. Start working at the same time every day. Set a deadline for accomplishing your day's tasks and walking away. You also need to have set break times so you don't zone out in front of your laptop. People at the office take breaks, and you'll need them too in order to stay productive.
Stay Connected
When you start working from home, it's very important that you stay connected. Use all the communication tools at your disposal to let co-workers and management know you are available and still part of the team. It will help you keep from feeling isolated, like you're working in a bubble. You need to share ideas and get inspiration from other people, and sometimes you need other people to keep your mind fresh. When you're connected, it's very obvious to everyone on your team that you're still working hard. You'll also steer clear of the "out of sight, out of mind" syndrome that can plague telecommuters.
Meet Goals and Deadlines
If you're going to be a successful telecommuter, you have to work even harder to meet your goals and deadlines. In short, you have to get your work done. You don't want your boss to think you want to work from home so you can slack off, so that means your home working has to have equivalent or better results than your office working. The best thing you can do for yourself is always meet or beat your deadlines. You've successfully pitched the idea that by working from home, your work not only won't tail off, it may even improve. Now, you have to show that it's true.


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The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) have collaborated on the publication of new health guidelines for dogs and cats. Developed in response to startling statistics that indicate visits to veterinarians are declining while preventable diseases in pets are increasing, these guidelines are designed to provide the foundation for the veterinary practice team to promote preventive veterinary medicine.
The guidelines are a tool to help ensure complete checkups by providing a springboard for veterinarians to explain to their clients the importance of each step in the preventive care checkup, without being overly prescriptive.


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Baking at Christmas time is a family tradition in our house. Each year we make cookie trays for friends and family. Apparently they look forward to them because my 8-year-old neighbor, Ricky Nunley, saw a commercial for Hershey Kiss cookies at the beginning of December and immediately wanted to know when I would be making them.
Baking can be very expensive, but it doesn't have to be. Follow some of my tips and make some delicious gifts inexpensively.
Pay attention to prices
Know your prices. Prices are steadily on the rise on just about everything. If you aren't aware of what a good price might be, you may unknowingly fall prey to ridiculous prices. Here are my buy prices on some common ingredients you will use for baking. All prices are after coupons are applied -- and I am not brand-loyal. I have found that the generic can be just as good as the name-brand, but you still must check prices.
• Sugar (brown, powder or granulated): 50 cents or less per pound
•Flour: 50 cents or less per pound
• Spices/flavorings : $1
• Margarine sticks: 75 cents for a four-pack
• Oil: 3 cents per ounce, or $1.44 or less for 48 ounces
• Evaporated milk: 10 cents or less per ounce
• Sweetened condensed milk: 10 cents of less per ounce
• 12 ounces baking chips: $2 or less
• Large eggs: 10 cents per egg
• 8 ounces cream cheese: $1.25 or less
• Marshmallows: $1 or less
• Sour cream: 10 cents or less per ounce.
• Peanut butter: 11 cents per ounce or less (No more than $2 for 18 ounces)
• Shortening: $3 or less.
Make the coupons work
You may not always be able to find these items on sale for my "buy price." When this happens I do one of the following:
• I will look for dollars-off store coupons to help reach my "buy" price. Example: If I have a $5 off $30 Piggly Wiggly coupon that would help to get the price of my items down, I'll use it then.
• Purchase the items with Extra Care Bucks, Register Rewards, +UP Rewards or gift cards I got free with prescription transfers.
Be sure to watch for store coupons that match the items you are looking for because those can be combined with manufacturer coupons.
Example: Publix has a $1 off Gold Medal Flour store coupon that can be stacked with a printable 35 cents off coupon. The 35 cents coupon will double in Georgia stores. With those, you'll save $1.70 on the flour before you even walk in the door. Using these coupons, you can buy flour for less than $1. (Prices will vary by store location; S.C. stores do not double coupons). The $1 coupon can be found in the Publix Yellow Advantage flyer in the stores. You may find these by the store circulars or may have to ask at customer service for it.
Buy the correct amount
Now that you know what prices to look for, let's figure out how much of each item you are going to need. If you do not try to calculate this in advance you will end up with way too much of something and waste money.
• Make a list of the cookies that you want to make.
• List the ingredients for each cookie.
• Pay close attention to the number of cookies each batch will yield (One dozen, two dozen, etc.)
• Determine the number of cookie trays you will be making. (Don't forget to save some for yourself.)
• Determine how many of each cookie you will place on each tray. If you know someone has a favorite cookie, like my neighbor, you may want to allow for extra on that special tray.
A five-pound bag of flour or sugar will yield approximately 10 cups. (There are 16 ounces in a pound: 16x5 = 80. One cup=eight ounces: 80/8 = 10) For other products, determine the number of ounces and divide it by eight to get the approximate number of cups you'll need.
12 Trays: Five cookies of each type per tray = 60 of each cookie. (Five dozen)
Let's say I have five different types of cookies requiring flour:
Cookie 1: 2 cups flour
Cookie 2: 3 cups flour
Cookie 3: 2-1/2 cups flour
Cookie 4: 4 cups flour
Cookie 5: 3 cups flour
Total cups of flour needed: 14 cups. Since there are only 10 cups in a bag, I will need two bags of flour.
Set a schedule
It's always good to plan your holiday baking in advance. Create a schedule of which cookies you will make each day. Review each recipe to determine the temperature needed to back each batch of cookies.
Always bake the cookies with the lowest/same temperatures first. When you are finished, you can easily turn up the oven for the next batch. Make all of your no-bake cookies the same day.
When making fudge, line the pans with aluminum foil and spray the pan. Once the fudge sets you will be able to lift the fudge out of the pan easily, making clean-up easy. It also allows you to cut the fudge easily.
Consider foregoing the plastic wrap or foil and use a large resealable plastic bag. I found these at the dollar store last year and they worked great.
Don't forget the dollar stores for spices, cookie trays and other ingredients.
Happy baking!
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today withdrew its approval of the import and sale of 200,000 gas-powered off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles from China.
The agency alleges that tailpipe emissions information was either incomplete or falsified entirely. It is just the latest action that casts doubt on the quality or safety of Chinese products or the integrity of the firms that produce them.
This is the first time EPA has voided certificates of conformity for off-road or all-terrain vehicles. Moreover, it is only the second time the agency has done so for any type of vehicle.
EPA says it is considering an enforcement action under the Clean Air Act, which could lead to "significant financial penalties" against the businesses that manufactured or imported these types of recreational vehicles. The amount is still under consideration, an EPA official told me.
The revocation comes as the Obama Administration is desperately trying to prevent the U.S. Congress from introducing bills on reforming the Chinese Yuan or Renminbi (RMB), long an undervalued currency, which allows cheep Chinese goods to displace U.S. made ones. In an election year, and given the ongoing Great Recession, such bills – if introduced – will find widespread non-partisan support, and complicate the U.S.'s relationship with China, which holds large amounts of U.S. Treasury debt.
Back in May, EPA fined Pep Boys $5 million for importing non-compliant motorcycles, recreational vehicles and generators manufactured in China. (See Pep Boys Fined $5 Million for Clean Air Violations) More than 35 different Chinese manufacturers were building illegal vehicles and engines in that case.
In the latest case of the Chinese flouting U.S. law, EPA issued certificates in 2006 and 2007 to the U.S. counterparts of four of China's largest manufacturers including Hensim USA (City of Industry, Calif.), Loncin USA (Hayward, Calif.), Peace Industry Group (Norcross, Ga.), and Seaseng (Pomona, Calif.).


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my problem is this ill show code then explain what i want
echo "<td width = 100px align=\"center\"><input type=\"submit\" name = \"{$row['productcode']}\" value= \"Download\">
this bit is on a while loop adding buttons to a table giving them a unique name according to the record comming ba ck this is in a php self form so that it creates the table on fly deping on what query has been requested to run.
$prodcuctname[$count] = $row['productcode'];
trying to add the unique name to a array
now at the top of this php script is this
i want to do a check to see if the button has been clicked and then load the new query in but this part doesnt work how to i check to see it those unique buttons have been clicked and then exercute according new query.
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text: As I was posting in another thread about a Gwildor/Orko 2 pack I thought about this. The Cosmic Key could bring the future to the present. I think it could work if they wantd to go that route. Becasue then you dont have to go and have the same story as the original Na and keep all the characters in the classic present. MAybe the present time needs help from the Galactic Guardians instead of the other way around. Or maybe Gwildor opens a portal and the Mutants come thru and they team up with bone face or the snakes and are really powerfull. So they go into the future to find out hwo to beat them. And the GG come back in time to help the Masters.


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Shares of DreamWorks Animation fell more than 7% Monday after analysts said the company could face a write-down after animated film "Turbo" had a disappointing opening weekend at the box office.
"Turbo," which features the voice of Ryan Reynolds as a snail with dreams of winning the Indy 500, had a sluggish debut, bringing in $21.5 million over its first weekend in release.
Piper Jaffray analyst James Marsh, who has a "neutral" rating on the stock, said the film's poor box office performance could result in a write-down of $30 million to $50 million.
If that happened, it would be the company's second write-down on a film this year, after taking an $87- million hit from "Rise of the Guardians" in February. "Weak box office performance like this will likely lead to chatter of a material writedown," wrote Marsh, in a note to clients.
--By Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times


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What does the future hold for wide-format digital imaging? Greene offers predictions about where technology, consumables, service, and more are headed.
By Tim Greene
What's the next big thing in the wide-format digital-graphics market? The question is so big that I was recently asked to prepare a presentation that would discuss the subject. After thinking about it for just a few minutes I had to ask, "Next big thing for who?"
So much is going on that I think the next big thing will be different for many of the stakeholders in the wide-format market. When I think of a typical wide-format digital printing system, I think of the printer, the RIP, the ink, the media, and usually a finishing system. So let's look at it from that perspective.
Printers and ink
To me, the next big thing will be to watch the development of durable, water-based, wide-format inkjet printers. This is the segmentation I use to describe HP's Latex inkjet printer and technology. By now many of the readers know that HP introduced its latex inkjet technology formally at Drupa. The promise of latex is that it will provide the ability to print durable graphics onto uncoated materials, much like in solvent inkjet printing, and support the very high image quality and eco-friendliness of aqueous inkjet printers. Also, while HP certainly headlines the durable, water-based initiative because they are such a big company and garner so much attention, there are at least two other companies, Sepiax and Eastech, that have demonstrated durable, water-based inkjet inks and the same desired properties as HP's Latex inkjet technology—only these are for use in piezoelectric inkjet printheads.
Just as solvent and UV inkjets have emerged and now represent tens of thousands of printers installed annually, I think we'll see companies that will integrate piezo printheads and durable, water-based inkjet inks to assemble durable, aqueous imaging solutions that span the market. I've written before that I am also very bullish on wide-format, UV-curable inkjet, and that was somewhat more of a sure bet because there were very important market suppliers like Sericol (now Fujifilm Sericol) that have a stake in that segment of the market.
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LETTER: City Not Interested in Sharing Correct Information About Annexation
The Burien City Staff is not really interested in getting correct and factual information about annexation to the public. This lack of effort on their part has contributed to the confusion on the issue of annexation. Citizens and voters can't get a sense of what is truth and what appears to fabricated fiction about annexation.
I read on the City of Burien website this statement about what kind of taxes citizens in North Highline/White Center/Area Y should expect with annexation:
"The property tax rate will decrease from $14.07 to $13.74 per $1,000 assessed value beginning the second year of annexation. For property with an assessed value of $200,000, this would result in a reduction of $65. The City levies a 3% utility tax on electric and a 6% utility tax on cable, gas, garbage and telephone utilities. Seattle City Light customers in Burien also pay a special fee for undergrounding of utilities along 1st Ave. S. Based upon usage, the total increase in utility taxes and fees would be $205 per year for the average household.
The combined overall change in property and utility taxes for the average household would be an increase of about $140 per year."
I and some of my neighbors read this statement over and we started to question how these figures related to our real life taxes and bills as current citizens of Burien. The figures just didn't seem to add up. So I made a request to the City of Burien and asked to see the figures for fees and utility taxes that the city plugged into the math problem to come up with the $140 total.
After two requests to the City, I was told that I could not have their figures because it was not an official record. So no one at City Hall is willing to explain how they got that total or someone at City Hall just made the $140 number up. Frankly that kind of response from the City does not cause me to trust their math or anything they have to say about annexation.
Also, citizens and Council Members have asked the City to show the math on how the Sales Tax Credits will work and the City Staff and City Manager have refused to make that information available. It's tough to trust a guy who won't show you the math problem and how it works.
So if citizens and writers to this blog at times appear to be frustrated and angry over this issue of annexation, I believe that their anger and frustration are fueled from the City Staff's unwillingness to be completely honest about how much revenue can be gotten and how much annexation will really cost to the citizens of both areas.
Citizens should ask the tough questions at these annexation meetings. The next one is Aug. 23, 2012 (details here). An honest and transparent city government should be willing to give the answers and not hide behind evasive statements about why they don't need to answer a fair question.
– Linda Plein
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Davis presents eight ways to build a better textile-printing operation, including a standardized procedure that ensures consistent quality from production run to production run.
By Rick Davis
As another year comes to an end, I would like to summarize my thoughts on achieving consistent quality control through process standardization. The greatest challenge in developing standardized procedures is that once the standards are established, you must maintain those procedures so that the quality-control process is ongoing and does not fall by the wayside. It is easy to allow standardized procedures to slip, and if they do, you'll inevitability see a decrease or loss of quality.
A well-known Wonder Bread ad campaign once told us that the bread would "build better bodies, eight ways." This month, I present eight ways for building a better textile-printing operation. The following suggestions form a totally standardized procedure that ensures consistent quality from production run to production run.
1. Stencil reclaiming
Maintaining a standardized procedure in screen reclaiming--a work area that is inherently wet and messy--is no easy task. The point that some overlook is that while reclaiming is one of the most rudimentary and basic procedures, it has enormous impact on the overall productivity and quality delivered by your facility. To ensure consistent quality in screen reclaiming, do the following:
First, make sure to use at least a 2000- to 2500-psi pressure washer, which will extract residue from between the knuckles of the mesh (the residue can create "ghost" images). Using the correct washing technique in conjunction with the correct screen tension and exposure often eliminates the need for ghost or haze removers. Insufficient tension requires more squeegee pressure, which puts wear and tear on the screen, making it harder to reclaim. Also, underexposed stencils like to fuse with ink and then refuse to be reclaimed.
The second tip involves technique. Many screen breakdowns and pinholes occur due to poor washing and rinsing procedures. Screenroom personnel must reclaim screens in a slow and methodical manner to ensure that the most possible residue is removed.
In addition, make sure that the frame also has been thoroughly rinsed to prevent residual chemicals from contaminating the image area of the screen. Slacking off on that procedure can lead to horrific loss of production time and have a negative impact on quality. A screen is not properly reclaimed until all traces of the stencil and cleaning chemicals have been removed.
2. Stencil-coating consistency
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L.5.6 – Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
Samples: When I'm at School (poem). I'm Getting Taller (or My Jeans Are Shrinking!).
L.4.2 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.4.2.a – Use correct capitalization.
Samples: Sentence beginnings. Look, Cover, Write - Rule: Adding Prefixes. Prefix bi. prefix tri. Prefix de. prefix in.
L.4.2.d – Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
Samples: Compound sentences. Sentences - Connectives (conjunctions). Saying verbs. Quotation marks. Clauses with saying verbs.
L.4.4 – Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.4.4.a – Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Samples: Homonyms. Homonyms. Missing Words. Missing Words. Missing Words. Missing Words. Missing Words. Missing Words. Missing Words.
L.4.4.b – Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
Samples: Marco Polo. Chinese Silk Painting. Writing Instruments. Writing Implements part 2. Sundials.
Creating texts
ACELY1706 – Develop a handwriting style that is becoming legible, fluent and automatic
Samples: Letters c, a, C and G. Letters o, a, O and Q. Letters d, g, O, Q, G and C. Letters i, j, l and L.
They draw on knowledge and skills that include:
Y5&6.W.8 – Using basic punctuation that is mostly correct (e.g., when punctuating dialogue)
Samples: Using capital letters in names: activity 1. Capital Letters. Full Stops and Question Marks. Simple sentences.
You can go to an overview of all the curricula here.