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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Updated Coconut Milk Banana Ice Cream Recipe
Dairy Free Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe with a custard style version for those who don't want to eat raw/frozen eggs. :)
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
They took all the trees
And put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half to seem 'em
Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi
That song kept running through my head when we visited Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California. The redwood trees were probably my number one sightseeing destination on our trip. We drove up Highway 101 on our way back home so we could see them. They were big. We have Douglas Firs and cedars around here. Both are big trees, but compared to the redwoods they now seem almost piddling.
The girls were really excited. The first redwood we saw was the Chandelier Tree which was the only redwood tree that you can drive your car through that is still alive, or so the local gas station attendant told us. The gas station was really funny. The owner came out and pumped our gas for us and was very chatty. Then a guy drives up in a pick-up. He had long hair and an unbuttoned flannel shirt. I guiltily admit I had a fairly unsavory first impression of him. Floyd hollers for me to come over and take a look at his truck. Apparently he had installed some sort of hydrogen generator in his truck to improve its fuel efficiency. He wasn't a hick, but a hippy chemist doing experiments on his vehicle.
Anyway the girls were really excited about the redwoods and were yelling "Big trees, big trees" and running around like crazies. After that Selena asked what else we were going to do.
I said, "See more big trees."
She said, "Can I climb them."
Me, "I don't think so."
Selena, "That sounds boring."
Fortunately we did find some old gigantic stumps for her to climb. We drove through most of the Avenue of Giants. It was impressive. We stopped and walked around some. I did a small jog. I wish I had been able to go on a real run, but a lack of a shower for a couple of days made that idea seem like not such a good idea. I think if I ran a race through those trees I could run really fast. Their smell, and age, and massiveness just made me feel really energized.
We also saw the Dyerville Giant a fallen redwood that was the tallest tree in the world till it fell in 1991. The root system on that tree was huge. The trunk was gigantic. Crazy. I really would like to go back and spend a couple days camping there.
After the readwoods we headed up through Crescent City on our way home and saw a huge elk herd that apparently hangs out there.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Allie Has Tummy Problems
Allie is almost three and is starting to act like a three year old. She has been struggling with sharing, taking turns, and being nice. She's been pinching, hitting, kicking, and plotting revenge. She whines and cries often. It is pretty frustrating. Floyd yelled at her the other day for throwing rocks from Selena's rock collection in the house. Upset, she takes the remote for the TV and tries to hide it from him. Devious.
But the poor girl may have an excuse for all her grumpiness. Her tummy hurts pretty much constantly and she has reflux often. Per the awesome book, What's Eating Your Child, I figured it was probably milk. I switched to goat's milk and her reflux went away and she said her tummy didn't hurt. Great!! She still could eat cheese and butter. Goat's milk is an easy substitute. I thought we were all good. Then we ran out of goat's milk and I gave her some cow milk, and then she got a cold. She had another incident of her chronic early morning vomiting followed by a nap and then fine. I removed all dairy, except when I forgot, and her tummy still hurt. It has be over a month and her tummy still hurts. When we did give her dairy, for random reasons, she had reflux. She has been completely dairy free for about a week and still has a tummy ache but the reflux is gone. I've been giving her a probiotic as well. I've half-heartedly tried eliminating eggs, but she loves them, and insists they don't hurt her tummy. Really gluten is the next thing to try, but it seems like such a hard one. I really need to just buckle down and do it, and really I should do it with both girls. My biggest problem is what is a good on-the-go sandwich replacement?
On the positive side, Allie is getting to be a good climber and is starting to follow her sister monkeying around. Here is a picture of her days before her first birthday. When most babies are just learning to walk she was climbing box mountains. When she got to be around two, she started realizing that what she was doing was kind of scary, and she became a bit reticent and asked for help a lot. It seems like now she's getting her courage back and venturing out a bit more.
She really, really likes computers. Physical movement and outdoor play is probably my biggest soap box as what is important for young children (or really everyone), but at the same time its dark, cold, and rainy around here for the majority of the year. I like computers. I am a computer programmer. I write apps for kids. Really I think there is a lot of positive benefits to using a computer, just as long as it doesn't come at the expense of running around and playing. One day I was not letting her play and she was whining. I said she couldn't just sit at the computer and play all day and she said, "but you do." Touche. Really? How can you make logical and rational argument like that, but insist that their is nothing wrong with you pinching your sister for no reason. I just have to remember to lock the computer once I'm done with it, so that she has to ask before she gets on. I'm just waiting for one of them to figure out the password by watching me type it. Selena keeps thinking it is p-a-s-s-w-o-r-d because that's what the prompt says. But really I think Allie will be my kid that I can groom into a top-notch developer. ;)
She loves singing and dancing and unlike her father or I she seems to be able to carry a tune. Now that she is almost three she is eligible for classes at the Y. I think I'm going to try and get her in some ballet or gymnastics. She also likes babies. She likes her baby doll and she likes looking at pictures of babies. There is a little boy that we have playgroup with, and she really likes him, except he tries to take her toys often, so she wants his mom to hold him. I asked her if she made any friends at the daycare at the Y and she said, "A little boy in a green shirt was following me around. He really loves me."
I've signed her up for preschool. I really wish there was a super awesome reasonably priced outdoor preschool nearby, or that we lived in Seattle and could go to Teacher Tom's school, but I hate driving, so I am all about proximity. The preschool Selena goes to doesn't have an afternoon program for Allie's age group so I signed Allie up for the big church preschool that is right in the neighborhood. I like Selena's school because they have a great outdoor, nature play area that has lots of trees to climb and bugs to find, but I think the curriculum there is pretty underwhelming. The church school is more definitively play based and I think I will like the curriculum more, but their playground is pretty barren--plastic toys on bark. Allie says she isn't ready to go to preschool yet, because she isn't old enough, but soon she will be old enough.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Surprise Selena is Five!
It has been wonderful because lately she has been really helpful cleaning up and organizing around the house. Sometimes she can even convince Allie to help. It is wonderful because her helping is real help, not I'm pretending to help, but really just making it worse. She sweeps, picks up, unloads the dishwasher. It is wonderful!
She isn't really into anything at the moment. She spends a lot of time coloring, drawing, writing, and playing pretend. Her and Allie are dogs, cats, bad guys, good guys, etc, etc. They play well together as long as Allie does what Selena says.
She's getting pretty good at writing. She can spell Selena, Allie, Nana, Papa, dog, and probably a few other words without any help. Her vocabulary is expanding too. She sprinkles words like randomly, assume, and stressed in her speech.
Eating is still a struggle. Supplementing with zinc has greatly improved her eating, but she has lost the positive attitude about trying new things. She still prefers to eat only her favorites. So we've been having lots of arguments about food, and it is annoying. At least now I can get her to eat a few bites, whereas before she wouldn't even be in the same room. However I had fallen into the habit of giving the vitamin to her right before bed, and the last couple days I have given it to her in the morning and she has been better, so maybe that helps? I'll have to continue to do so and see if I notice a difference.
Sleeping has been better too. She is in bed and asleep before 10 most nights. Still pretty late, but compared to 10:30 and 11 I'll take it. When it is 9:30 I'm thrilled. I've been occasionally giving her a small amount of melatonin (maybe .2 mg) when we're spending the night somewhere, or when she has a few nights in a row of having a hard time going to sleep and staying up too late.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Dairy Free Ice Cream Recipe - Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip
Poor Allie seems to be intolerant of dairy. :( Since September she has had almost constant tummy aches and reflux. After reading What's Eating Your Child I thought it may be dairy causing her issues. The reflux goes away when she doesn't eat any dairy, unfortunately we haven't been able to get rid of the tummy ache. Anyway the poor girl can't eat the most delicious food in the world and that is very sad. So I decided to try making a coconut milk ice cream and it turned out VERY good! I don't typically like coconut, but I ended up eating more of it than Allie did. Oops. The other great thing about this recipe is that it is low in sugar because the banana makes it plenty sweet. :)
Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe
1 can of coconut milk
1 can of coconut cream
2 egg yolks
2 overripe bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1 chilled bar of free trade dark chocolate
In a blender mix the coconut milk, coconut cream, egg yolks, sugar, and bananas. Pour into ice cream maker and churn according to the machines directions. Chop the chocolate bar into tiny pieces. A couple minutes before the ice cream is done pour the chocolate chips in. Scoop and eat. :)
If you don't want raw/frozen eggs here is a custard style recipe
Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip Custard Style Ice Cream Recipe
1 can of coconut milk
1 can of coconut cream
4 egg yolks
2 overripe bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1 chilled bar of free trade dark chocolate chopped into pieces
- Warm coconut milk and sugar on the stove.
- Stir egg yolks in a bowl
- Slowly pour warm milk and sugar mixture into the eggs while constantly whisking.
- Pour the milk, sugar, egg mixture back into pot and heat over medium heat while constantly stirring.
- Pour cream into a bowl and place a fine colander/strainer over the bowl.
- When the milk sugar egg mixture starts to thicken and when you can dip a scraper in the mixture, and it coats the scraper so that you can draw a line with your finger (here is a good picture of what I mean from Simply So Good) then remove the mixture from the heat and pour it through the strainer into the cream.
- Put the whole mixture into a blender, or use an immersion blender and blend the bananas in.
- Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for a few hours. If you want to chill overnight you might want to wait and mix the bananas in the next day.
- Pour into ice cream maker according to the machine's directions.
- A few minutes before it is completely churned pour the chocolate pieces in.
- Scoop and eat!
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Ok, I'll write something then! When I first saw the leopard trapped in the cage, I didn't believe my eyes. He looked calm and was just sitting there in the cage looking at me. I got so excited that I started running. If you asked me why I was running, I would politely ask you not to ask me difficult questions too early in the morning.
Sunday November 9th marked the day of capturing the first leopard in my career. The event was too beautiful to mar with heavy words. Here is a full account of what happened that day in pictures.
Nothing starts your day like an angry mob at 7am.
A group of fifty or so men are gathering outside the yard of the house we're staying at. Things get heated – men begin shouting and waving their arms in frustration. They're yelling in Lingala, so I look to Jef for help. He shrugs. "They want money."
[Reporting from the Congo Heartland]
We had clear skies and a cool temperature as we pushed our two giant wooden canoes (pirogues) off the bank into the Maringa River. The crowd that had gathered to watch us pack now waved and shouted, wishing us bon voyage.
30 minutes after baiting the leopard traps, and having been reassured that they would be safe from lions, we got a call from Matthew Harding (Head guide). Steve Faulconbridge (Conservation officer) had seen two lionesses get in to the last cage and get trapped!

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Department of Marriage and Family Studies
The mission of the Department of Marriage and Family Studies is to equip students to strengthen family relationships and solve personal and relational problems through child and family services or therapeutic intervention while cultivating Christian leadership and character in each student. Our students examine how humans interact in relationships as families, groups, communities, cultures and society as a whole. They use this understanding to help and to serve.
ACU's faculty of Christian scholars and professionals are the foundation for student success. Each faculty member is an expert in their field, and at building supportive relationships with ACU students.


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Friday, February 4, 2011
FYI Friday!
4 comments:
- jacque said...
Just a note on the first question. I don't know how "thin" your hair is but mine is very straight and fine. I'm never happy with it. It doesn't hold a style very well. I have a square face and need a little wave so I decided to bite the bullet and invest in a perm. It was soooo worth it. I'm going to try and keep up with it every 6 months or so. I used to wear a perm when we were first married and my oldest was a baby. It helped then that my best friend had just finished beauty school and needed someone to practice on! I feel so much better about my hair when it's a little fuller. Might be something you'd want to consider too. I told the hairdresser that I wanted nice soft curls, no poodle perm! She did a great job. Good luck to you!
- February 4, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Libbi H. said...
Nice tips!
- February 4, 2011 at 3:21 PM
All these questions about hair raised some of my own! haha :)
I have really thick hair that has a mind of its own! Some say it is wavy, some say curly, but I think it is just kinky. It comes halfway down my back. I'd love to straighten it with a flat iron, but because I have so much hair, I have to have help, and the job takes about a hour. Do you have any suggestions on how to straighten it quickly
- February 4, 2011 at 8:25 PM
@ Kate
Do you split your hair up into sections when you straighten it?
That helps me do my hair faster, I have a lot of hair too, and it's wavy naturally.
Do you spray it with iron guard or anything else? I would say to rub in an argan(sp?) hair oil. It's one product that does it all, and you don't have to have a ton of different products in your hair. That lessens your time if you don't use a lot of products, for frizz, iron gaurd, shine, conditioning...etc.
Also, I don't know the style you are going for, but I get my hair thinned at the bottom, because I don't like the look of thick chunky hair at the ends. My hair is long too, half way down my back or longer. The thinning at the bottom, and long layers help reduce the super thickness. I also have some "flyaway" pieces tapered around my face, which is about 1/3 of my hair, so that has cut down with the thickness and added some volume to the top of my head. For my hairstyle, think Kim Kardashian or any long layered, Victoria's Secret, bombshell look...maybe not your thing, but for thick, wavy, long hair, I think it's a great option for style! :)
- February 5, 2011 at 3:42 PM


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After the orchid picnic we drove to Weybread and has a walk along a bit of the Angle Way, mostly me wanting to look at the river but we all had a lovely walkabout.
This is the main weir, the top drop is about two feet and the slope is about another two feet.
An easy enough slide/scrape in any sort of a play boat. This is at pretty low but not quite Summer levels.
Below is the main flow control sluice, about four feet to a flat brick floor. Unlikely to form any sort of user friendly wave as flow increases but you never know...
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Weybread Mill weirs
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A London and Kent Wedding: Catherine and Simon contacted me last year asking if I could photograph their wedding at the stunning Riverhill Himalayan Gardens in Kent. I was lucky enough to photograph one of the first wedding receptions at Riverhill in the Summer last year and I was very impressed. Set within the Kent countryside, Riverhill enjoys stunning views all the way to the Weald of Kent. That in itself is wonderful, but there is a certain charm and elegance about Riverhill that few Kent wedding venues match up to. I shoot a lot of weddings and Riverhill is up there as one of my favourite places to visit.
My day started with some bridal preparation photography at a family friends home in Dulwich, a short drive from the wedding ceremony, Christ's Chapel in Dulwich Village. To say the day was hot would be a massive, huge and enormous understatement… It was roasting but made a lovely change to the wet and windy start to the year. My assistant (Chuck) and I were welcomed very warmly by Catherine and her Bridesmaids.
Although I show a lot of casually posed with dramatic lighting images on my website, in fact the majority of the day I am photographing in a documentary style. Photographing moments as they unfold, as they happen. Essentially I am telling the story of the wedding day but I am a strong believer that the photography is as important part of the wedding as the cake, dress and flowers… Hence why I enjoy borrowing my couples for a few minutes to create some unique looking portraits.
I have put together a small selection of images from Catherine and Simon's wedding day which I hope you enjoy looking at. If you were a guest at the wedding, or just a lover of wedding photography please feel free to leave a comment.
Finally, if you are a bride and groom and thinking of getting married at Riverhill please do get in touch so we can discuss your day in more detail.


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KUTZ Volunteer & New Volunteer Meeting
Sunday Nov. 19 1-2:30PM
Gold Lion Arts (2733 Riverside Blvd | Orange Building | Left door)
This is a combo current volunteer + new volunteer meeting. The first half will be an update on KUTZ, info about DJing, submitting programming, and a call for help. We really need assistance with engineering and fundraising in particular. The second half will be open to questions for those interested in volunteering or DJing and more information about KUTZ FM in general.
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It's that time again in the tech world. The National Association of Broadcasters is throwing its annual show in Las Vegas so all of the tech junkies can drool at the new hardware and software set to release in the near future. Past years' shows have had anything from people unveiling new applications of mobile television, to Netflix announcing that Arrested Development would be getting picked up for more seasons. This year's show, however, seems to focus more on the continually developing technology of video definition and the furthering of the media's dependence on the Cloud.
The clear headlining piece of hardware to be featured has to be the new 4K ultra high-definition video that is beginning to go commercial. This so called "ultra-HD" technology increases the number of horizontal pixels from the norm of 1080 to, you guessed it, 4 thousand pixels. As television has begun to adopt the technology, there still is a lack of content being released in 4K definition, and this seems to be the year where people will first be able to dip their feet in to the next chapter of high definition video.
Full commitment to the Cloud should also be a common topic at this year's NAB show. Due to the Cloud making media collaboration and sharing easier than ever before in the past couple years, major media companies have been going all in with the Cloud. Storing everything online is just the next step in the evolution of the digital era, and such is why it has become more and more prevalent. Expect many speakers to speak of the Cloud, including Amazon Web Services and others.
In addition to these two pieces of technology, expect, as always, to see many captivating speakers talk about all sorts of things related to discussing where the technology world is going. If you want to follow the live stream of the event, simply visit the NAB Show's website and watch as the news is unveiled.


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Our UK wide team of specialist adjusters, engineers, surveyors and accountants understand that the requirements of local authorities can be wide ranging and can provide the expertise required to handle any nature of insured loss, be it below or above deductible level.
We work in partnership with our clients to resolve claims as quickly as possible and, in contrast with the majority of the adjuster market, we handle all claims on a case ownership basis.
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We have also developed a series of modules for internal and external training purposes which we share with our clients to assist staff training. The modules include Financial Conduct Authority – Regulation of the UK Insurance Industry; Handling Business Claims; Business Interruption Insurance; Fraud and Fraudulent Claims; and Money Laundering.
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Creativity knows no limits
La Rana began in 1980 when the young Beppe Tavola, a dropout from medical school who had always had a passion for dressing well, had an idea. Unable to find swimming costumes that he liked, he decided to make them himself, using as the brand the nickname that a friend had jokingly given his newborn daughter, Ludovica.History
Materials like linen, cotton and cashmere, a prized fabric with a fineness and lightness achievable only with specially-designed looms and technologically advanced methods, make our scarves utterly unique. Inimitable printing techniques, unique designs and wonderful colors combine to make products that stand apart.Scarves
An extremely light nylon that enables swimming costumes to dry exceptionally quickly, while at the same time giving colors an intensity that's almost silken – this is what customers appreciate the most.Swimwear
Polo shirts
The ideal complement to the swimwear collection has always been the polo shirt. The range of polo shirts on the market is huge and, in the company's quest to be different, it necessarily had to consider unusual materials that bring a great effect. Such as, for example, the idea of reintroducing terry cloth, which was very popular many years ago, and which is exceptionally light and cool. The garment-dyeing process has created amazing colors, the shirt has been printed with some of the motifs from the swimwear range, and we've added super-thin stripes.Polo shirts
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Will I be remembered by those stories they tell,
more grotesque with every telling? No one
gets it right: but what can I expect, with my species
abused and reviled—by farmers and herders,
by townsmen fearing music of the forest?
First of all, I never dressed as her Grandma.
Finding the nightcap in the bedclothes, she set it
on my head as a joke. It fell off as she went on
tickling, rolling around, pressing her body
against my fur. And she wasn't a little girl:
she was tall and strong from work in her mother's field
and long hours in the woods, gathering the plants
her Grandma paid her to collect. In her hooded cape
around her plain dirndl, she shivered when she saw me.
It wasn't fear—that's not what I saw in those eyes—
and it wasn't the chill of the deep forest where sunlight
doesn't penetrate. Listen, I was young and in those days
a loner: I too craved companionship. The hood
slipped to her shoulders—her hair was sleek and tawny.
Her eyes, direct as a wolf's, looked at me,
looked for new experience. She knew to rub
the fur under my jaw slowly, sensuously.
I followed her to her Grandma's cottage, deep
in the forest. The trail hadn't been used except
by deer, some voles, and a badger. No people.
Now, to set things straight: Grandma wasn't sick,
nor in bed, but in the kitchen, passed out from gin
in a rocking chair, so Riding Hood could sneak me
into the bedroom. Grandma's inhuman howls
were eerie but she always passed out again.
Riding Hood tickled me, rubbed my fur
in ways I appreciated, had me lick her,
sometimes delicately, sometimes washing her skin
roughly, then gently again. I could see the effect
as my fur caressed her pink skin.
I set my jaws around her face and growled
a little. Nervous for a moment, she relaxed and squeezed
her arms around me. Her hands grasped and opened
on my fur, her eyes rolled up, her breathing became deep
and slow as I nuzzled and licked.
When we heard the huntsman outside, she threw
a blanket around her, distracted him at the window,
allowing me to sneak out the back of the cottage.
She made up that story about me, her, and Grandma;
the huntsman added his own heroic details.
In further tellings it became ridiculous. Sure:
I swallowed the girl and Grandma, and he cut me
open. Right. I suppose she invited the huntsman
into the bed, though I can't imagine an attraction
between furless bodies.
Now that I'm known as the leader of my pack, few
associate me with the clown of that story.
And I hardly remember that time myself. Sometimes
I recall the sleek tawny hair as it caught
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In response to the FAC Call to Action, here's my letter I'm sending in the mail to the FL legislators (Except Lauren Book, because what's the point?):
From: Derek W. Logue
Registered Citizen Advocate
Founder of OnceFallen.com
To: Members of the Florida Legislature
Dear Florida State Legislators,
I am writing you today to oppose both SB 1226 and HB 1301, similar bills which will have a detrimental impact on the lives of thousands of individuals.
These bills will impact both the ability of free humans to travel as well as shackle individuals with costly and ineffective electronic devices that will cost the state tens of millions of dollars. I will address each of these parts individually.
I am an advocate for the restoration of individuals forced to register for life as "sex offenders." I live in Cincinnati, Ohio but I have taken numerous trips to your state in order to assist those on the registry improve the quality of their lives. I have engaged in a peaceful protest right outside the State House while Lauren Book completed her march across the state in 2015. I have visited (and stayed at) the homeless registrant camp on multiple occasions in order to report on conditions at the camp as well as provide much-needed supplies to the camp.
I know for a fact that "Senator" Lauren Book came up with this idea of lowering the time I can visit before registering specifically to try to deter me from visiting Florida to help the homeless registrants of Hialeah, the camp a law named after her was responsible for creating. Unfortunately, Senator Book has become a master of using the law as a weapon of vengeance against those who are forced to register. It is important to keep this in mind since I am currently engaged in a legal battle with Lauren Book. She is filing vexacious litigation against me trying to prevent me from exercising my 1st Amendment right to protest and speaking out against her reprehensible actions. This bill is just another attempt to bend the law to her will. Justice isn't supposed to be about vengeance!
Of course, even if this bill passes, I will continue to engage in protests against the Book family, as I already live in a state that requires me to notify my travel plans, so forcing registration when I . Quite frankly, I would not want to visit your state much less live there, but many registered humans have ties to Florida and this would impact them as well. I am well aware of the fact that only 45% of those listed on your registry actually live in Florida communities. However, you force individuals to register for life even if they haven't lived in Florida for years. You are also one of the only states that allow registry info to pop up on a Google search. This encourages vigilante violence against registered citizens. I have endured vigilante violence, including harassment by associates of Senator Book.
It also raises concerns that individuals not publicly registered in one state will have their registry information plastered all over the Internet. For example, Washington and Massachusetts are among the states that do not post registry info online. If one were to visit from those states, then they would be forced to register for life and be placed on the internet even though their conviction state does not do either.
Finally, it should be worth noting that there is already a lawsuit in the works over keeping out-of-state registrants on the Florida registry, so passing this bill will add the number of people eligible for this costly class-action suit.
When I had visited the homeless registrant camp (Lauren's Kingdom) in Hialeah, I was shocked to see the number of homeless registrants wearing these bulky, uncomfortable, radioactive devices. Imagine the time it takes recharging your smartphones, only with that smartphone strapped to your body. I imagine it would be hard to do things like go job hunting or shop for groceries while recharging. Imagine trying to find a place to recharge at a homeless camp. Who is paying for this? Your constituents, that's who!
I am concerned the GPS devices are costly and ineffective in reducing sex crimes, as well as constituting such a great burden to both law enforcement and to the former offenders who have served their time and are struggling to successfully reintegrate into society.
It was estimated back in 2007 that the cost of GPS is around $10 per day per device. (I imagine that number is higher now.) If the law was applied to 6,660 offenders currently on the list, the state will have to shell out $24.3Millions dollars per year just to maintain the devices by the $10 a day rate. The chances of passing the expenses onto former offenders is unlikely, as most former offenders struggle to find steady employment in a slumping economy and employers hostile to people with criminal records.
The use of GPS devices should be reconsidered, as the technology suffers from numerous limitations. Among the common technological problems: "Geometric Dilution Of Precision" (GDOP), meaning if the angle of the receiver to the satellite is too small, the satellite may give a false reading; satellite visibility- buildings, metal, and other terrain obscures the signal; speed limits- if it is going above a certain speed, it will not work; and temperature limits- will not work in extremes of temperature.
Washington state did a test run with "passive" devices (passive devices merely record where the person has been and must be uploaded to read, whereas active devices send out constant signals), and found 4000 "notices of violation," the vast majority of which were false alarms due to technical difficulties [Jonathan Martin, "GPS tracking beset by problems of terrain, technology, and time." Seattle Times, Sept. 28, 2005].
The batteries could fail to charge, be defective, or possibly leak or even explode. What about the health concerns? There is growing evidence that these radioactive devices can negatively impact your health. The overall health of those struggling with homelessness is already poor to begin with, so these devices can exacerbate an already existing problem.
GPS use also raises a number of ethical and constitutional issues. One senator who voted against the Wisconsin bill stated it would create a "big brother bureaucracy" and was unnecessary [Steven Waleters et al. "GPS tracking for sex offenders OK'd." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 25, 2006]. Most states are imposing the devices on all offenders, even low-risk offenders. It raises questions on the limits states can invade in the private lives of freed citizens. There is also a question of whether the devices violate the fourth amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
With all the concerns and limitations regarding GPS, it makes little sense to pass such sweeping legislation. Both the state and the offender will be burdened with the number of false alarms, as noted in the Washington study. Furthermore, GPS does not monitor the offender's actions, just location, and can easily be removed by an offender who is determined to re-offend. In other words, GPS will not prevent crimes, but places an undue burden on the registrants who cannot afford to pay and state taxpayers/ constituents who will end up footing the bill. . Former offenders are concerned of being "branded for life," a mark of infamy which lowers his chances at successful rehabilitation and reintegration. Such expenses would be better spent on prevention, treatment, and reintegration programs that are proven effective in reducing sex crimes in general and reducing recidivism rates for registrants.
THEREFORE, I strongly urge you to not advance this terrible piece of legislation. Both of these bills will end up costing constituents millions of dollars without offering any benefits. For those who are religious, remember, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:20. This is not about preventing sexual abuse but about vengeance and harming an unpopular group of people. That was why we created a Constitution in the first place. No victim advocate turned State Senator should advance laws based upon hatred and revenge, lest we return to the days of inquisitions, trials by ordeals, and witch hunting.
Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com
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Games of the Chairman
He styles himself as "The Chairman." Following Mao, perhaps, or that voiceover dude from "Iron Chef" whose memory always serves him correctly. The edifice at Orense Street stands as a monument to his slogan of "Metro Gwapo," with footbridges and road barricades and urinals standing as mini-monuments to the magnificence – or perhaps the maleficence – of Bayani Fernando. The Metro Manila Development Authority, at least in my eyes, is The Chairman's sandbox for urban development; where an elevated U-turn will do no harm, and devoting entire lanes of EDSA to the sheer influx of provincial and colorum and extended-franchise buses will solve traffic.
A sandbox. A game; to be exact, the Games of the Chairman.
Since there's no such thing as "declaring your candidacy" in Philippine politics, you take to the media to subtly announce your intention to announce your bid. There are infomercials, there are billboards, and yes, there are those funny yellow beads distributed to funerals every now and then. Yet as Technograph tells us, there's always the game.
Presenting… the Bayani Fernando Flash Game.
The Bayani Fernando Game (yep, BFG) is a simple game similar to O2 Jam, Dance Dance Revolution, and if you know how to play Guitar Hero, you can probably handle this one (I've seen Japanese hentai games that follow the same gameplay principle, but let's not go there). The game puts you into the character of BF's protegé, where you learn the in's and out's of discipline, urban planning, and some quotable quotes from The Chairman himself.
A "Urine Meter" (yes, a Urine Meter) warns you of mistakes in timing and such. Players get to fill out a form to join in the pa-contest part of this game, where the winner receives an Asus EEE laptop.
I have no patience whatsoever for these kinds of games, but I did manage to get past a few violators until I just closed the game and moved on with my life. Maro-Mom would probably enjoy it, though, given all that hoopla with everything from Ravenhearst to Diner Dash… woe be the days she discovers something like, say, YoVille.
I'm sure that, like Carlo J. Caparas films and social justice, the Bayani Fernando Game will teach us more about taking care of our Metropolis, and getting to know more about the policies of the MMDA. I'm sure that the gratutious use of pink and cartoony Flash-rendered urine will get the job done.
Everyone goes "New Media" these days, and BF throws himself into that group of the Tweeting, Facebooking politicos (who will one day have their Plurk timelines and invade the Television Text Chat Channel, speaking in h3lLuR p0wH and HO11A-ese, whatever you want to call that). "New media" politicians who do not make a clear declaration or do not have a clear intent, and market their way in the oddest – perhaps even the stupidest – ways possible. In games that celebrate the "political will" of The Chairman, that highlight our collective lack of common sense, and yeah, Flash-rendered urine.
Maybe it's funny. Maybe it's ineffective. Heck, maybe even stupid. Yet you never know the opportunities that present themselves with the Bayani Fernando Game. For us, it's a chance at an Asus EEE. For him, it's cheap self-promotion. You can't get any more win-win than that.
Yet it does give you the sinking feeling that maybe the MMDA – and the sandbox that is Metro Manila – is run in exactly these terms.
* – Image courtesy of Rico Mossesgeld and Kiven Codamon of Technograph
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Rumor: Barnes in, Artest out for Lakers?
The Lakers have some personnel decisions awaiting them at the end of the season. Nothing major, but the reserves could be affected. It's a tad early to say for sure, but Matt Barnes says he is comfortable with exercising his $1.91-million player option to stay next season.
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Matt Barnes exercising the clause on his contract and staying with the purple-and-gold through 2012 for a reasonable $1.9 million gives the Los Angeles Lakers options.
Options are always good, especially when the league's financial landscape is bound to change with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The new CBA will be more restrictive. No doubt about it. For instance, loopholes like the mid level exception and veteran's minimum will surely be eliminated.
And the luxury tax and soft cap that served the wealthy Lakers so well could be replaced by a hard cap and/or revenue sharing to encourage parity amongst the league's 30 franchises.
Obviously, the Lakers want to keep Ron Artest and Barnes; however, having two similar players may be an unaffordable luxury. It all depends on whether the new CBA grandfathers expensive contracts from the old system.
The Lakers, who are scheduled to pay $92 million in salary next year, may be in a financial mess and have no choice but to cut costs. Artest –the cult hero, fan favourite, and lockdown defender- becomes far more expendable if Barnes is around.
After all, Ron-Ron is owed $22 million over the next three years, while Barnes comes in at a fraction of the cost.
So today is a good news, bad news situation. Barnes wants to stay through 2012. What does that mean for Artest, though?
–Oly Sandor.
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Wiping little and often to keep MRSA at bay
A new study in BMC Infectious Diseases models the impact of various cleaning strategies on the transmission of MRSA. Regular wiping of high touch surfaces was more effective than daily cleaning of the whole room in preventing the transmission of MRSA.
The study team created a simple mathematical model to explore the transmission of MRSA. And herein lies the main limitation: "all models are wrong, but some are useful"! The real challenge with modelling studies is whether we really know enough to accurately 'parameterise' the model. Also, even when there is data for a given variable (e.g. the amount of MRSA that is shed by a patient into the environment), this will vary greatly (e.g. where the patient is infected or colonised, strain of MRSA, how mobile the patient is, and environmental factors such as airflow, and others). Models like this have to come up with mathematical ways to model all of these uncertainties. So, you can see why some people think that mathematical models are not really that useful. However, they allow us to explore transmission pathways in a way that would be extremely challenging to do, and sometimes not possible to do, using experimental studies.
The study evaluated the transmission of MRSA from one patient to another who were in adjacent hospital rooms. The key variables were the type of cleaning (either irregular cleaning of the whole room), or wiping of touch points (variable frequency of cleaning high and low touch points). The main finding was that regular cleaning of touch points in the room was much more effective than once daily cleaning of the entire room. The effectiveness of wiping touch points in preventing transmission increased with the frequency of wiping, perhaps unsurprisingly!
Further work is required to confirm this observation (this is a modelling study after all), but this idea could change the way that we approach hospital cleaning and disinfection. Could we start talking in terms of the "Five Moments for Environmental Hygiene" to mirror the "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene"? Should healthcare workers disinfect each surface that they touch? Or perhaps the same wipe should be used to disinfect both hands and surfaces following each of the Five Moments for Hygiene?! Just thoughts at this stage, but this study certainly does make you think!
Caps off to chlorhexidine for needleless connector disinfection
A number of options are available for preventing the introduction of microbes into central venous access devices (CVAD) via needleless connectors, including disinfection using alcohol or chlorhexidine, or disinfectant impregnated caps. A recent ICHE study compared three different needleless connectors, and three different decontamination approaches (alcohol scrubbing, chlorhexidine-alcohol scrubbing, and an alcohol-impregnated cap). Chlorhexidine scrubbing was by far the most effective method: so it's caps off to chlorhexidine for needleless connector disinfection!
The laboratory study tested a range of bacteria and fungi (Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans) in three of the most common needleless connectors with or without the presence of human serum. Connectors were inoculated with a clinically-relevant amount of micro-organism, which was allowed to dry. Then, connectors were disinfected using three different methods:
- Scrubbed with 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) swabs for 5, 15, or 30s;
- Scrubbed with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate + 70% isopropanol swabs for 5, 15, or 30s; or
- Covered with 70% isopropyl alcohol-impregnated caps for 5 minutes.
The results show clearly that chlorhexidine + 70% alcohol was superior to the other two methods, both with and without the presence of human serum (see chart below). A 5s scrub with chlorhexidine was superior to a 30s scrub with IPA or the caps. Although the effectiveness of all methods was reduced in the presence of human serum, chlorhexidine continued to outperform the other methods.
Chart: Proportion of organisms remaining following disinfection of the needleless connector.
IPA, 70% isopropyl alcohol with 5-, 15-, or 30-second decontamination; CHG, chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% isopropyl alcohol with 5-, 15-, or 30-second decontamination; IC, 70% isopropyl alcohol impregnated cap. * P=<0.05. (Click the image to enlarge)
The study also reports some data on the cost implications of these findings. The chlorhexidine swabs cost around 5p compared with 1p for the IPA swabs, and 15p for the antimicrobial-impregnated cap. Whilst volume would be high given how much needleless connection disinfection goes on in hospitals, the total cost of switching to chlorhexidine swabs from IPA swabs would be pennies compared with the cost of a single CLABSi, which can cost tens of thousands.
This important study establishes firmly that a 5s scrub with IPA is not the way to go for disinfecting needleless connectors, despite this being standard practice in some hospitals. It also shows that active scrubbing is better than passive disinfection: we need to "scrub the hub"! A 15 or 30s scrub with chlorhexidine was markedly more effective than 5s. Although chlorhexidine swabs are more expensive than IPA swabs, the switch will be cost effective even if a single CLABSI is prevented.
Although this is a laboratory study, and may not be representative of the contamination challenge faced in the real world, the authors did their best to make the study representative of the clinical setting; they did this by using a range of organisms at a clinically relevant inoculum, and testing with or without the presence of human serum (to simulate contamination of the needleless connector with blood products). Chlorhexidine disinfection of needleless connectors seems to be the way forward, and it's good to see the recommendation in the EPIC3 guidelines for at least 15s scrub with chlorhexidine plus alcohol for disinfecting needleless connectors!


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The pertinent facts about the status of health care in this country should have been ample evidence to persuade Congress and the American people that 'kicking the can down the road' for another few years is not befitting, as President Barack Obama told the nation in a joint speech to Congress last Thursday, of our national character.
It is in the American character, the president reminded us all, to address the tough issues and to rally around those in need.
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Italian tourists end up in wrong Sydney
CBC News – Nova Scotia – Italian tourists end up in wrong Sydney.
An Italian couple ended up in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada rather than Sydney, NSW, Australia. The incident reminded me of a story that my former boss told me. He had to go to San Jose, California for work so, thinking he was doing the company a favour, he decided to buy the cheapest ticket available on Expedia. On the day of the flight, he checked in and waited by the gate. When his flight made the boarding call over the loudspeaker, he learned that the destination was San Jose, Costa Rica not California. Luckily he never boarded the plane and had to buy a second, more expensive ticket, which was the opposite of what he intended to do.
Moral of these stories: Always check your plane ticket and verify the shorthand country code and airport code.


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Managing and Disabling Automatic Windows Updates
Windows Update is a service that was installed alongside Windows XP that enables Microsoft to provide your PC with critical security updates. Microsoft has used Windows Update for other purposes as well, such as ensuring your software isn't pirated, pushing the latest feature updates for bundled applications, and deploying brand-new software to users of authentic Windows software.
Should I turn off Windows Update?
Typically, Windows Update is scheduled to run on your PC every night at 3:00 AM. Windows Update may inform you of updates, download them for you, or install them for you, depending on which settings you choose.
Turning off Windows Update is not recommended. By disabling Windows Update, you're preventing Microsoft from patching security breaches that hackers and spyware pushers could otherwise use to compromise your system. Instead of turning off Windows Update, consider modifying its settings so it's less intrusive to your day-to-day computing habits.
Sometimes, turning off Windows Update is desirable if you're trying to keep your PC in a static state. This is useful if you're developing and testing software or trying to recreate a bug.
Modifying Windows Update settings
You can change the way Windows Update behaves on your machine by accessing the Windows Update control panel. Open the Start menu, right-click on the "My Computer" icon, and choose "Properties". Navigate to the "Automatic Updates" tab. If you are concerned that Microsoft will attempt to push an upgrade to your PC that you do not necessarily desire, you should set Windows Update to the "Notify me but don't download or install them" option. However, this will cause Windows Update to nag you until you review the update options. The best option for convenience is the "Automatic" setting. This setting will allow Windows Update to seek out critical patches and install them for you without your involvement. If you wish to turn off Windows Update, you can choose the "Turn off Automatic Updates" option, but this exposes you to huge security risks.
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Speed Post Tracking is a leading domestically express industry in providing shipment services for domestic and Logistic services all over the country. The speed post will provide express delivery of packages from one place to another location. Since the name speed post, the services are provided at a very fast rate with high speed. In the past 28 years, the speed post has been successfully helping all the people. It also has the best facilities that are incorporated into it so as to help the people in accessing all the services very quickly. By using the speed post, you can send letters and packages weighing up to 35 kgs. The India post tracking is accessed almost in all the departmental Postal Office across the country.
Speed Post is one of the services of India Post also known as Bhartiya Dak. India Post comes under Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and India Post offer complete courier solutions in all over India. Speed Post was established in Aug 1986. This courier services by India Post, includes Letters, Parcels (lightweight to heavyweight), gifts and documents from all over the world.
The service of speed post tracking was started by the Postal Department of India to ease customers' queries regarding the guarantee of mailing of their parcels and consignments. Whatever is the current location of your parcel, the track, and trace system of Indian Postal Department will make you locate it easily. For locating the package one can either get to the local center of Speed Post where the customer service executives will help them track the location or can use speed post online tracking system in which there is no need of accessing the centers of Speed Post to avail this service.
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speed post tracking Website Track Speed Post Couriers & Parcels By Entering the Speed Post Tracking Number Track
As soon someone send letter or parcel from one place to another through India Post, they provide online tracking system from where you can track whether your goods have been delivered or not. With every consignment, you will get a unique 'Item No.' that can be used to track your letter or goods. The best part about Speed Post is that you can check it online and via SMS as well.
Here is a list of most popular and top 4 advantages of Speed Post:
- Fast Delivery (only sometimes the Speed Post-Courier Wala might take more time during the festive season)
- Receiving Confirmation
- Affordable Price
- Tracking System (Online is good but in case if you have to visit the Post Office then nightmare will start, we all know about customer service).
One of the most important advantages of Speed Post is that the letter or parcel can be delivered within 2 days of time in any part of India. Another best advantage of Speed post is that you don't have to worry about delivery of the goods or letter since it's posted on actual address along with receiving confirmation. Last but not least is the affordable price, a rate of Speed Post is nominal as compared to private courier service provider.
Speed Post Network
To know about the speed post network, the users should first know that the network is accessible all over the country. The Postal Services are provided for National and International with courier postal services as well as money transfer services with trackable postal facilities. Speed Post network can be booked in almost all the departmental stores that are provided by the speed post, and the delivery is available to any place.
Speed Post International Services
Speed Post Services accessible for both National and international wide. Speed post is said to be the Universal Postal Union that can send packages to any place with the best speed facilities. EMS Speed Post Office in Economic and faster sending of packages to more than 99 foreign countries.
Features of India Speed Post
Insurance:- Speed post will issue in providing an insurance of Rs. One lakh on payment as an insurance charge based on the terms and conditions. If any of the packages are damaged by the speed post, then it is ready to provide compensation for The lost package.
24 hours booking facility:- The customers who use the speed post service and book the shipment package at any time. And the 24 hours booking facility is provided for only some selected offices in the main cities only.
Internet-based track and trace system:- The customers can enjoy a wide range of online track and trace service. This will help you in finding the location of your shipment from time to time on a regular basis. Using the online tracking service the user can have more reliable speed and customer friendly services. Tracking of the shipment can be done by using the tracking number which will be provided by the speed post while booking the consignment.
SMS based delivery status:- Speed post provides a Department of Postal which will send a free SMS to the customer's number when the shipment has been delivered to the desired location. So the speed post will take the complete responsibility of sending a delivery status. The SMS – POST TRACK <13 digit article number> to 166 or to 51969 to know the status of Speed Post article.
Speed Post Tracking Complaints Through Facebook
If you are unhappy with the service you have received or if you have any issues regarding India Post service provider we may be able to help you. If you have been unable to sort out the problem with the body concerned you can complain to our Facebook page also. click the link below to make a complaint through Facebook also.
Free pick up facility:- If in case the user has a bulk or a single package then the customer need not worry about the shipment charge. Since the speed, the post will not charge anything to pick up the shipment from the customer's location itself. Speed Post will provide a collection of the package from the premises of the customers in which the customer can request for free pickup facility by just calling to the customer care service.
Book now pay later facility:- Speed post has the best opportunity for the users to book the shipment now and pay the amount letter. The scheme is facilitated only for the registered users.
Volume-based discount facility:- Based on the volume of the package the customers will be allotted a discount. The service is applicable for only corporate customers and your regular users
Cash on delivery:- The customers who have booked a shipment by using online can pay the shipping charges once after the product has been delivered.
What can be Tracked by Speed Post
- Speed Post
- Registered Letter
- Insured Letter
- Value Payable Letter
- Insured Value Payable Letter
- Registered Packets
- Registered Periodicals
- Registered Parcel
- Insured Parcel
- Value Payable Parcel
- Insured Value Payable Parcel
- Business Parcel
- Business Parcel COD
- Express Parcel
- Express Parcel COD
- Electronic Money Order (e-MO)
- Complaint registration at http://ccc.cept.gov.in/complaintregistration.aspx
- International EMS
- Electronic Value Payable Parcel (eVPP)
Track your Speed Post Online
Now the question is how someone can track speed post online? It's very easy and saves good time to track your stuff. Follow below image to check the current status of your courier/parcel today.
Speed Post Online Tracking Service
This service facilitates customers in locating their package whether within the country or anywhere in the world easily sitting home. All one has to do is, log on to the official website of the Indian Postal Department and get to the tracking and tracing service section. In this section there will be asked speed post number of their parcel and few seconds after providing it, the current location of their mail will be generated. Information through speed post tracking service is easily attainable and also provides a complete peace of mind to the customers. Read More: Speed Post Passport Services
How Does It work
Track Speed post that works very best in providing tracking facilities to the customers. The tracking system will be updated on a regular basis so as to provide the real-time information to the users. The tracked information will make the customers know the status of the shipment in real time. The working of the Speed post is given below,
- When your item was booked
- When your item was dispatched and received at various locations during its Journey
- When your item was delivered, or
- When a Delivery Intimation Notice was issued to notify the recipient that the item is available for delivery
Procedure to track the shipment
- Go to the official website to track the shipment details.
- Enter the Postal Article Number In the Tracking Number(s) box.
- Select the Go button to view your results.
Speed post Tracking Number Formats
| Category
|No. of digits
|Speed Post (EMS) Domestic
|International EMS Articles to be delivered in India
|Electronic Money Order (eMO)
|Registered Mail
|Express Parcel Post
How to check via SMS (55352)
Indian post office does provide facility users to check status via SMS as well. You can use any phone number to know the status of your parcel, just make sure to include your EMO no and keep all in BLOCK letters.
- EMO: Go to Text Box >> Type EMP <space> Your EMO No >> Send sms to 51969 or 166
- Speed Post: Go to Text Box >> Type "EMS" <space> "Type your Speed Post No." and send it to 51969 or 166 .
SMS tracking
The tracked information will be sent through SMS to the customer's number. The free SMS to the mobile number which was provided while booking the Speed Post, Registered Parcel, Business Parcels, Express Parcels, e-Money order and while registering a complaint. SMS Speed Post Tracking to 166 or 51969 to know the status of Speed Post article SMS POST TRACK PNR NUMBER to 166 or to 51969 to know the status of e-Money order.
The customers should take note of few points which are given below.
1. The SMS that you sent to the company should is case-sensitive, so you need to use all capital letters only.
2. The shipment details of the pack that will be available for an item booked up to 60 days from the date of SMS inquiry.
3. SMS service is available to all the customers throughout the country.
4. SMS service charges may be applicable.
5.Complaint registration at http://ccc.cept.gov.in/complaintregistration.aspx


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I must make these Truffle Hot Chocolate Balls from Mel's Kitchen Cafe immediately. Not only do I want to have these stockpiled in my freezer for hot chocolate emergencies, but these truffles are a brilliant gift idea! I love Mel's advice to fill a mug with them for a friend—an inexpensive, but scrumptious way to show some love in a horrible economy. Remember not to freak if your mixture isn't smooth right away. Mel mentions it will take some time to come together, but as long as you don't overheat it, you'll be happily wrapping your arsenal of Hot Chocolate Balls into perfect packages of sweet warmth waiting to happen.
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With Autumn Comes Bliss & Medical Paranoia
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UK plans $4 million facelift to men's basketball locker room at Joe Craft Center
John Calipari on Joe Craft improvements
The University of Kentucky plans to spend about $4 million to upgrade the men's basketball program's practice locker room at the Joe Craft Center, according to a proposal approved by the UK Board of Trustees athletics committee early Friday. It was approved by the full board Friday afternoon.
The upgrades will "renovate and improve the existing player locker and shower space, lounge area, and team meeting room into one multi-functional space," according to the proposal. It will also include a "supplementation and nutrition fueling station, as well as a hydration station."
The project will be paid for by private donors, including a $1.5 million gift from UK alumnus Davis Marksbury. UK has legislative approval to spend up to $5 million but said the project will cost closer to $4 million.
Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said the upgrade is part of a more comprehensive look at the 10-year-old Craft Center, which attaches to the back of the 67-year-old Memorial Coliseum.
When UK built the Joe Craft Center, there was much discussion about the men's and women's basketball homes being mirror images of one another. Federal Title IX laws require parity of athletic opportunities for men and women.
But there are no plans to upgrade the women's locker room in Memorial Coliseum in a similar fashion, said Guy Ramsey, UK's director of strategic communications.
"This will separate the two at this time," he confirmed.
The women's program likely will benefit from another phase of the feasibility study, which includes possible upgrades at Memorial Coliseum. It likely will take 8-10 months for that study to be completed.
Among the upgrades under consideration is replacement of the stained, dated ceiling tiles at the venue where women's basketball, volleyball and gymnastics hold their events.
In 2015, Barnhart said he had received multiple letters from fans complaining about the ceiling tiles in the venue. But it's about more than just popping out and replacing a few tiles.
"It sounds like an easy task, but it will take $1.5 or $2 million to replace ceiling tiles," Barnhart said at the time.
Other improvements being studied at Memorial Coliseum include updated seating, new video boards and related technology, and creating premium spaces.
A third athletics project being discussed is a $21 million athlete dining facility that would be adjacent to Wildcat Coal Lodge, which houses the men's basketball team. The new food venue would be used by all athletes on the north side of campus, Ramsey said.
The timing of that project will be dictated by UK's ability to raise money for it. The earliest UK would begin the project is the end of this year, Ramsey said.
In 2013, the men's locker room at Rupp Arena, where the team plays, received a $3.1 million upgrade. Most of that was funded by UK sports booster Joe Craft, who also led donations for the Joe Craft Center, the Wildcat Coal Lodge and the new football practice center.


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"Operation Jade Helm is designed to simulate a MILITARY RESPONSE to an UPRISING of the American people.
Obama has known since Day 1 that his plans did not even RESEMBLE anything constitutional, and it is expected that eventually WE THE PEOPLE will SNAP and try to take our country back.
When we do, Obama and the rest of Crime Inc. will be ready for us. Being the clever little sh** that he is, Obama duped the DEMOCRATS INTO NOT READING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT which essentially did away with Posse Comitatus AND did away with the ENTIRE BILL OF RIGHTS with the exception of the Second Amendment, and we all know how hard Obama is working on that one. "
On the surface, the Posse Comitatus Act (18 USC 1385) act should prevent the Army from deploying the troops in the midst of a protest that is not on the scale of something like the 1992 LA Riots. However, the Army claims exemption from Posse Comitatus in the four following areas.


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In 1985, Warren and his wife Kara moved to Sweetwater
and Nolan County and they have made it their home for
over 28 years. Sheriff Warren and his wife have two
daughters that have been raised in Nolan County.
Sheriff Warren is active in many areas. He is the current
chairman of the board of directors for Gateway Family
Services, a member of the Sweetwater Lion's Club and
Sweetwater Rifle & Pistol Club, serves on the board
of directors of Sweetwater Regional Federal Credit Union,
a fourth term trustee at Broadway Baptist Church and
is vice-chairman of the TCOLE Advisory Committee for
the Sheriff's Association of Texas. Warren is a lifetime
member of the Sheriff's Association of Texas and also
remains active in the Texas Chief Deputies Association
(TCDA). During his years as Chief Deputy, Warren served
as President of the Texas Chief Deputies Association
in 2004-2005. In June of 2006, Warren was presented
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and honor bestowed upon a Chief Deputy, by the Texas
Chief Deputies Association. Sheriff Warren also teaches
periodically at the West Central Texas Law Enforcement
Academy and has been invited to do so for many years.
"Over the years, I have worked diligently to increase
the level of professionalism in the Sheriff's Office.
Nolan County will experience some new challenges in
the near future with the expected growth in the energy
industry, especially oil and gas related activity."
Warren said.
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What Would Comic Book Villains Do? (WWCBVD?) Week 5/
Nasty. Nefarious. Naughty.
Just a few words used to describe those who embrace or indeed embody evil. They are the super villains of comics, the requisite "bad guys". They are the arch-nemesis, the evil twins, the players on the other side. And yet how often do we seek their opinions on issues? Largely this is a matter of personal safety that we spurn them, but when you take the time to pose a pertinent question to such villainous types, you learn a lot about them you might never know otherwise.
Scenario: You answer the phone in the middle of the night to the sound of a frantic voice. It is an old friend you have not seen in several months and he begs you to meet him at a secluded corner in town. Concerned, you agree to his request and find him looking disheveled and terrified. Looking unnerved he begs you to hide a gun for him until the heat is off and he can take it off your hands. What do you do?
Hammerhead: Wow, this sure brings back memories! I remember the first time I needed to hide a gun! I called my cousin Saulie in the Bronx because he was the only person I thought I could trust. I was so panicked! He told me to forget about it, there was no gun. Saulie took good care of me, you see. Funny thing, ten years later that gun winds up being used in a robbery. The guy gets caught and, get this, he winds up taking the rap for not only the two guys I plugged but some broad that was killed before I ever got that gun! Small world, huh?
Deathstroke the Terminator: Certainly I would take the gun to hide. In my line of work what we call "experienced firearms" are always welcome. Depending on the type of gun I would either sell it to underworld contacts or file down the serial numbers and reconfigure the rifling before adding it to my personal arsenal. Though I am rather particular about the guns I use myself, so it will likely be the former. A few days later I will naturally have to track him down and kill him. No loose ends as we say in the business.
Arcade: Naturally I would be only to happy to hide the gun. And I would hide it very well. Deep in the bowels of an abandoned warehouse that I have refit with elaborate death traps like animatronic Foreign Legionnaires armed with long rifles, a breakaway bridge over a snake pit, and an oversized version of Whack-a-Mole. Convincing me to hide the gun is no problem at all, getting it back will be quite another matter!
KGBeast: I would take the gun and hide it for him.*
Kraven the Hunter: I would refuse and send him on his way with a strict rebuke! How dare he deign to assume that Kraven the Hunter would hide a handgun for him! A HANDGUN! Everyone knows of my disdain for those pathetic weapons. Now a rifle, that is a whole different story. A rifle is a man's gun! From the Browning A-Bolt to the Ruger M77 these are the guns of choice for a true hunter. Take the .300 Winchester Magnum (with a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14x40 scope) for example. Ideal for hunting zebra, red hartebeest, or caribou. It is also highly prized (by me) for hunting Spider-Man.
Gizmo: I would only be willing to hide a gun for a friend if he did not actually ever want it back. Certain guns make ideal templates upon which to build more elaborate, and indeed useful, weapons. By reconfiguring a revolver to accommodate miniaturized kinetic energy accelerators of my own design and adding an amplification matrix to the muzzle I can create a single-shot force ray useful for blasting holes in bank vaults. Certain types of automatic pistols are useful in creating sonic resonance field generators that can counteract Cyborg's white sound laser. I hate that guy and his gadgets!
*KGBeast (continued): What? No, there's really no more to it. I have many places to hide a gun, no one would ever find it. I'm KGB, hiding a gun for a friend is elementary stuff! A new recruit could do it. Why do you insist on long, drawn-out explanations?


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May 17 (Reuters) - Treasury Wine Estates Ltd is facing delays for clearance of some of its shipments to China, it confirmed on Thursday in a statement responding to media reports.
Treasury also said it was co-operating with Chinese authorities to meet regulatory requirements.
"The company is seeking greater understanding of new and additional verification requirements which have been applied since April 2018, and seemingly appear to only apply to Australian Country of Origin wines, and to Australian exporters operating "warehouse models"," the company said.
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The story line in the new theatrical release Promised Land is obviously intended to leave audiences with a very dim and scary view of fracking and the companies that use this new method of drilling to tap vast amounts of oil and natural gas that otherwise would be inaccessible. But the depiction in Promised Land is so fantastic that the intent could backfire. Indeed, by the end of the film, moviegoers may be left annoyed and offended by the blatant attack on fracking. Indeed, this reviewer was very annoyed. (Warning: spoilers follow.)
In Promised Land, Steve Butler (Matt Damon) and his associate Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand), representing drilling-giant Global Crossover Solutions, are assigned the task of getting the residents of a small town in rural Pennsylvania to sign leases for drilling on their property. This sets the stage for the inevitable confrontation with an environmentalist, Dustin Noble (John Krasinksi), who thinks Butler is taking the town for a ride.
At first Damon dons the mask of respectability. He expresses his belief that his job is far more than just a job — it's a passion, a calling. He sees Global's willingness to offer cash incentives to the town's residents in exchange for their signatures as "a way out" of their current financial difficulties brought on by the recession. That's why his success in closing such deals is three times that of his nearest Global associate.
Things go smoothly at first with citizens signing on the dotted line and visions of Global sugar plums dancing in their heads. One of the citizens purchases a high-end sports car and shows it off to Butler in anticipation of riches to come.
But when Butler is about to close the deal in the school's auditorium with half the town present, the true agenda of the film is exposed. Retired school teacher Frank Yates (Hal Holbrook) begins asking questions that Butler (predictably) cannot answer. You know the drill: Fracking is dangerous; Global is the target of numerous lawsuits (why would that be, if the company is pristine?); peoples' drinking water is at risk; etc. And how does Butler respond? Well, he lets the charges go unanswered. The implication, of course, is that the charges are true.
Then the concerned and caring environmentalist Dustin Noble (love the name, don't you?), played by Damon's co-producer Krasinski, shows up, winning favor during "open mike" night at the local bar, and catching the attention of Butler's love interest, school teacher Alice (Rosemarie DeWitt). Recognizing the threat to his plans to close the deal with the citizens at the next meeting, Butler's associate Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand) offers Noble a large envelope of cash to just go away. Noble takes the cash, leaving the audience with the first real distaste of "how business is done" in the drilling business.
Of course, Noble doesn't go away but in fact continues to have success in awakening the townspeople to the supposed dangers of fracking. In one especially memorable scene, Noble sets up a mock-up model of a farm, complete with barn, horses, cows and chickens, in front of a fourth-grade class. He pours water into a leaky plastic baggie filled with sand and then adds chemicals —suggesting that some of them are secret — and explains that holes drilled into the ground will be filled with this concoction in order to extract the natural gas hidden below.
Then, in a moment of breathtaking audacity, he pulls out a fireplace lighter and sets the entire scene ablaze to the horror of the kids and their teacher.
This whole scene was just too much for the reviewers at Scientific American, who described the surreal scene in detail and noted that the classroom demonstration of the hazards of fracking is "ridiculous" and a "cheap trick":
Just at the height of the tension between gas guy Steve and enviro hero Dustin, teacher Alice invites Dustin to her classroom. He has built a big model of a farm on Alice's desk, with a nice farmhouse, green grass, a tractor and cute farm animals grazing about. He says some people want to come [and] drill on that farm. But they don't use a little drill like your daddy does around the farm, they use a really big drill — and he wields a big spike and starts poking holes in the grass around the farmhouse and animals. He then explains how the company people need to help the drilling by using sand; he holds up a gallon-sized clear-plastic freezer bag with some sand in it. And they don't just use sand, he tells them, they also use water, lots of water; he drains a plastic water bottle into the sandy bag.... And they also need chemicals; he plops three big bottles of chemicals onto the desk, then dumps them like waterfalls into the bag, which startles the kids. The portrayal is ... totally wrong. Although thousands of gallons of chemicals are sent down a fracking well, that's compared with millions of gallons of water, so the mix in the bag is extremely disproportionate....
[H]ere's where the real transgression occurs. Dustin says that to get the gas out, the company has to pour the sand, water and chemicals into the holes. So he holds the now busting bag over the farm and pours the nasty mixture all over the grass, the animals, everything, until the toy plot is soaking wet. The kids are aghast.
Yet that's not all. See, when the chemicals are in the ground they can get into the water, and when that happens — he reaches for an igniter, one of those handheld flints, about the size of a pair of scissors, that go "click-click" to light a barbecue grill.... He touches the igniter to the grass, it goes "click-click," and phoom! The whole farmstead goes up in flames.
Sorry, movie people, but that's ridiculous. Contaminating groundwater is a serious issue, and having gas infiltrate drinking water is a serious issue. But a farmhouse's front yard wouldn't be soaking in chemicals and it wouldn't ignite like a fire pit because of fracking. And doing that in front of 10-year-old kids is a cheap trick.
Indeed it is. In real life, anti-fracking environmentalists claim that fracking is responsible for methane getting into groundwater while also pointing out that the contaminated water will burst into a ball of fire when a flame is applied to it. The truth is that methane was found in groundwater long before fracking existed. It got there naturally. There is no evidence that fracking is now causing methane to get into the water supply. For a good article on this subject, this reviewer recommends "Firewater and Other Urban Fracing Legends" by Rebecca Terrell.
Back to the movie: Noble's stunts against fracking does not end with his classroom demonstration. He also shows the townspeople photos of dead cows that supposedly died as a result of fracking. Butler is put on the defensive. He still has nothing to say in defense of Global, and he once again leaves unanswered the charges against Global in particular and fracking in general.
However, when Butler gets a mysterious package from Global headquarters with proof that Noble's photos are faked, it's game over. The town is ready to sign on the dotted line.
But not quite yet. In a final confrontation between Butler and Noble it is learned that Noble is a double agent, working for Global all along, just to make sure that the citizens go along with the scam. Says Noble, "Global covers every angle. They wouldn't leave anything as important as this to chance."
In the film's final scenes, Butler gets the girl (Alice), Noble disappears over the horizon, Sue flies back to Global headquarters, the townspeople are aghast when they learn of the deception pulled on them, and viewers are left with the deliberate impression that no one associated with fracking or the drilling industry —or, for that matter, corporate America itself — can be trusted.
It's a fine piece of propaganda. It's not suited for anyone offended by rough language with a well-deserved R rating. And the film took a dismal 10th place in its initial weekend box office, with just $4.3 million in ticket sales.


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They Hate Apple Pie - Yet More Red Alert 3 Trailers
Red Alert 3's just a week away now, but that's no reason for EA to stop pumping out ludicrous trailers. Three more now, and I don't doubt there'll be others. This time there's one for each of the playable factions, intercutting game action with hammier acting than a pig-only production of Hamlet. (Yes, I went there).
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A bourbon-tinged evening turns into a night of spur-jangling passion. And wrapped in the arms of hunky cowboy Zane Phillips, Lucy Campbell feels like her dreams have come true all at once! But she knows Zane needs a chance to let their move from friends to lovers sink in. That is, until reality knocks…and Lucy discovers she's pregnant.
This wasn't how Zane imagined daddyhood would happen. And with pretty Lucy…his best friend's little sister! He wants to do right by her and the baby, but Lucy wants the fairy tale, not a marriage of obligation. And while this simple cowboy isn't sure he can measure up as her Prince Charming, the real magic is that he's had her heart all along…
Emotional friends to lovers story. Lucy and Zane have been friends for most of their lives, and Lucy has been in love with him for almost that long. But Zane doesn't see her that way - after all, she's his best friend's little sister. When Zane's mother dies, Lucy shows up one evening with Chinese food and old movies, hoping to give him a little respite from his grief. With a little too much bourbon blurring the lines, comfort turns to a passion filled night together. Lucy thinks that Zane has finally seen how they belong together until he gives her the "just friends" talk. Then Lucy discovers she's pregnant.
I loved Lucy. She has finally gotten her life just where she wants it. In the previous book, The Cowboy's Runaway Bride, we see her pursuing her dream of turning an old barn into a wedding venue. Her business has taken off, and life is just about perfect. She loves her life in Celebration, where she realizes that she has belonged all along. I loved her upbeat attitude and way of looking for the best in things. She tends to have a fairly romantic view of life, which goes well with her chosen profession. She's loyal to those she cares about and wants what is best for them.
I loved Zane too, though he also frustrated me at times. He and his brother were raised by their mom after their father abandoned them to marry another woman. Seeing what his mother went through soured him on the idea of love, which he believes is just short-lived passion wrapped up in flowery words. I ached for him and his feeling of being adrift after his mother's death. He's ready to leave Celebration behind and start a new life. Lucy's news stuns him, but he's ready to step up and do the right thing. She stuns him again when she turns him down and tells him just why she has no desire for a marriage of obligation.
One of the things I loved most about this book is that Lucy and Zane are completely open and honest about their feelings. She knows that marrying without love would be a huge mistake for her. The last thing she wants is for Zane to feel that she trapped him, especially if he were to fall in love with someone else later on. Zane doesn't believe in love, but he does believe that the genuine liking and respect that he and Lucy feel for each other would be enough to build a life together.
The progress of the relationship was a very emotional one. I ached for Lucy as she gave up her dream of happy ever after with Zane for the reality of sharing the raising of their child. I loved that she was willing to visit the job site in Florida with him, even though she was pretty sure that she would not be going with him. I hurt for Zane, who was trying to reconcile his feelings with his beliefs about love. It was obvious that he cares for Lucy; the way he listens to her about the nursery and gets the paint for it is his way of showing it, even though he can't say the words. Watching Lucy send Zane off to his new job without her had me in tears as I wondered how they were ever going to find their way together. Their happy ever after came thanks to a surprising twist, and I loved Zane's big moment at the end. The man who hadn't believed in love turned out to be an even bigger romantic than Lucy.
I enjoyed seeing more of Ethan and Chelsea. Their wedding was everything I expected it to be with Lucy and Juliette in charge of it. I loved seeing the realism of the relationship between Ethan and Lucy, where he still has to fight treating her like the flighty girl she used to be. I loved seeing her stand up to him when he did so, and that he was man enough to admit his mistake. It was also fun to see Ethan and Zane deal with the effect Lucy's pregnancy has on their friendship. There are also hints of a relationship for Lucy's other brother, Jude, and her friend Juliette.


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Kathryn Margaret Kirk, 31, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born in Landsdale, Pa., and moved to Bokeelia in 2006.
She was active in the Matlacha Hookers and From Our Hearts organizations, known best for her beautiful smile and warm heart.
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She is survived by her son, Joshua Michael Kirk; parents, James and Nancy Kirk of Bokeelia; brothers, Christopher Kirk of Tampa, Fla., and James Kirk of Yardley, Pa.; sisters, Cheryl Jeronimo of Philadelphia and Veronica Lanigan of Perkasie, Pa.
There will be a mass service at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Bokeelia, Friday, May 2, at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to FromOurHeart.org or Hope Hospice.
"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear."


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WAUKESHA, Wis. – Concordia University Wisconsin linebacker Luke Scheuerlein was named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week, as selected by the league's athletic communicators.
Scheuerlein (Thiensville, Wis.) tied for a team-high 10 tackles and sealed the game with an interception late in the fourth quarter as CUW defeated Benedictine University, 28-27, Saturday during Family Weekend. The sophomore's interception came with 20 seconds left on the clock, helping the Falcons (2-2) move to 1-0 in NACC play.
The conference accolade is the first of his career and the second of the season for the Falcons.


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There is only one thing everyone agrees on about Medicare: The other guy is wrong.
And it's not just the Democrats and Republicans who feel that way.
The 50 people at a forum Thursday night on the topic listened politely as AARP state director Jeff Johnson led a discussion. But at every break in the action, hands shot in the air for a turn to talk.
The event was hosted by the Tampa Bay Times and AARP at the Poynter Institute, which owns the Times.
Johnson, moderating one in a series of AARP's national You've Earned a Say initiative, put five proposals — one at a time — on a screen in front of the audience, which had been given voting clickers on the way in.
Differing opinions could be heard even before the voting started on facts laid out by Johnson and his co-moderator, PolitiFact Florida editor Angie Holan, who was there to tell the group about the Times' fact-checking website.
Johnson told the group AARP, which is nonpartisan, decided to hold these forums so everyone's voice could be heard in Washington, D.C., as the clock ticks down to 2024 when the trust fund that pays for Medicare is depleted.
According to recent polling, 59 percent of Florida boomers say they will have to rely on Social Security and Medicare even more in retirement because of the recent economic downturn. But almost 50 percent feel that their voices will not make a difference in Washington, D.C.
Several audience members, three-quarters of whom receive Medicare, didn't believe the trust fund would be depleted — or, if it was, it wouldn't matter.
"We need a hospital that will deal with us at a reduced rate," Jim Kegler, 63, of Largo said. "If the rate's so low, the hospital can't afford it, the population will deal with it."
In one of the rare instances of agreement, a woman who identified herself as a registered nurse put the blame on doctors, saying no one was monitoring them.
Another registered nurse, Sherry West, 65, of Clearwater added: "We don't have health care; we have disease care. We need real health care reform."
Susan Coffey, 56, of St. Petersburg said the qualifying age shouldn't be raised because people won't be able to get insurance in the gap.
"Health care is a right, not a privilege," she said. "No insurance company wants you after 50."
AARP will collect participants' responses and share them with members of Congress and candidates for president. To take part and to learn more, go to earnedasay.org.
If you are interested in seeing what else the local audience had to say, Bay News 9 plans to air the discussion at noon Friday on Bay News 9 On Demand, Channel 342 on Bright House Networks digital cable.


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It's always awesome to see our cover model Jessica Weaver no matter how crowded it is or how little time we can get! It's been just a while since we last saw her at the DUB show. Nonetheless it's always sunny with Jessica!