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Correction to: High-fat diet or low-protein diet changes peritoneal macrophages function in mice
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Fun with Lytro!
It's no secret that our household is one that flies its nerd flag high & proud. So when the Lytro camera was announced a few years back, both LX and I were pretty stoked about its image capture possibilities.
Unbeknownst to me, however, he's been patiently checking it's availability in Canada ever since. And yesterday, for my birthday, he quite giddily (and in the manliest fashion) presented me with my very own metallic red Lytro. And, while I'm still learning the ropes, I must admit… it is SO awesome.
I've yet to test-drive all the options (including quite a few manual settings, which is very cool) but I do have a few trial shots that demonstrate the magnificence that is Lytro:


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This is what I get up to when doing the next thing on the list just seems like the last thing I want to do, blatant procrastination, but I think its worked out well in the end.
I love them, I really want to make some for planting succulents in, can you imagine them lined up along a window sill or hanging in a row in a large window (I have just the window too). I made one without the handles too but I am preferring the hanging ones.
What about outside with tealight candles inside in a tree or hanging over you table or even as a centre piece.
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It is still unclear how long and what lasting consequences the government shutdown will have on the federal government–but what about state governments? An article entitled, "What the Federal Shutdown Means for State and Local Government" from Governming.com claims that states can easily survive for a while, but the longer the government shutdown continues, the larger the effect will be on state and local governments. With the loss of federal funding, the states may be forced to step in for many essential programs like school breakfast and lunch programs, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. There are also many state employees whose salaries are federally funded. The looming question is will states step in and pay these people, and how? With the federal government proving an unreliable source of funding, will states have to turn to their own resources to find funds?
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Welcome to the Boston Architecture Diary, your essential guide to architecture exhibitions and events taking place across the city.
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Curator Scott Burnham leads a tour of NatureStructure, a global overview showcasing dozens of architectural and design projects that work in harmony with nature to heal and restore ecosystems and make cities more resilient and sustainable
From the "Sand Engine", a system that uses the tide to distribute sand along the Netherland's urbanized coastline to reverse erosion to a "bee highway" in Norway that feeds and nurtures endangered pollinators as they migrate across built-up areas to "Culture Urbaine", a bridge in Geneva that uses algae to consume the CO2 of passing cars and transform it into nutrient-rich food source; NatureStructure presents a new model for urban systems, showing how reconnecting the city to nature and natural process is essential for a resilient, sustainable, and livable urban future.
"A different relationship between built and natural environments is needed for a healthy and sustainable future. The Norwegians have a phrase for it: "Spille på lag med naturen."—"To play on the same team as nature."—Scott Burnham, Curator.
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NatureStructure is on view at BSA Space through September 23, 2018. Free and open to the public.


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Probably I like the sea during wintertime more than in the summer.
I grew up in a city surrounded by the sea and, now that I'm mostly based in Milan, I recognise how lucky I was I could escape to the beach all year round when I was a teenager.
I spent less than 48 hours in Senigallia, a port town between the hills and the sea.
We can consider this my very first time in the Marche Region. My friend Luisa told me only good things about this place, as well as all the people who stopped by or are from there.
Ilaria was my Cicerone and she invited me to join her on this trip to discover more of this small city through the eyes of Mauro Uliassi: a 2-Star Michelin Chef from Senigallia.
We visited the Santa Barbara winery where this young lady, Elena, is in charge of the communication dept.
Sipping a glass of their brand new bitter, she told us the story of this family company started by her grandfather. She is now working together with her uncle, Stefano Antonucci, to export their wine outside Marche and Italy.
The day after we started our tour from the fish market, right in front of the port, and then we moved to Foro Annonario for the farmer's market. A mix of fall colours and fresh fruit. A quick visit to Palazzetto Baviera before – finally – tasting some of the best dishes Mauro Uliassi created in the last years: red prawns with a citrus sauce, small squids in a skewer called Rimini fest, and a so-simple-so-good spaghetti dish with tomatoes and clams. B U O N I S S I M I !
I know I'll go back soon. If this is just what you get from a 48-hour trip, imagine staying there more…
A country full of nice and welcoming people, proud of their land and local produces: fish, fruit and vegetables; enjoyable wines like Vermentino o Lacrima di Morro.
A presto, Marche!
Senigallia | What to see
La rotonda a Mare
Palazzetto Baviera
Foro Annonario
Rocca Roveresca
Senigallia | Where to eat
Ristorante Pagaia
Senigallia | Where to sleep
Locanda Strada della Marina
This blogpost is in paid partnership with Marche Tourism, all opinions are my own.


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I have been doing some Christmas knitting.
I wanted something I could put chocolates into and give as small gifts and I thought a cracker might work. I found a crochet pattern but didn't like it much and found a tiny one which was quite cute knitted up (next to a pen for size).
So I used this as a basis and enlarged it and tweaked the zigzag bit. This is what it have at the moment.
I want the bits that are tied to be a couple of rows bigger, I think and also work out a way to stop the cast on edge rolling up. Other that that I think I am happy with it.


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BBQ Walnut Burger
1 pound of crushed or halfed walnuts
1 (4-ounce) bag of Uncle Ben's Boil in a Bag rice or 4 cups cooked rice
1 tablespoon EnerG brand egg replacer mix
4 tablespoons plain non-dairy milk (I use soymilk)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt (I use Johnny's)
1 cup flour + extra for dredging
BBQ sauce, to taste
vegatable oil, for frying
1. In a medium pot, boil rice for 5 minutes. To soften, add walnuts and boil for another 5 minutes (total boiling time for rice 10 minutes). In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix together egg replacer mix and non-dairy milk. After rice and walnuts are done cooking drain water. Cut open rice bag and add to bowl.
2. Add walnuts to blender. Grind walnuts until shredded into little pieces. (Do this a little at a time unless you have a food processor.) Add to bowl and mix egg replacer mix, non-dairy milk, rice, and ground walnuts.
3. Add vegetable oil and seasoning salt. Mix well. Add flour and stir to combine.
4. Get a large plate and lightly flour the surface. Form 6 to 8 patties. In batches, put patties on plate and lightly flour again. (This prevents sticking.) Put plate of patties in freezer for at least an hour. (I don't know why but you have to freeze it or the patties fall apart when cooking)
5. Cooking a. On the grill: Make sure to oil the grill because the patties will burn and/or stick to it if you don't. I suggest not to cook above the flame. While cooking spread BBQ sauce on patties. Add your favorite toppings to burger buns. (I like onions, tomatoes, sliced soy cheese, and lettuce) b. In the pan: Oil pan well and fry patties until crispy. I would particularly cover with a lid.
Source of recipe: A local restaurant had a good recipe for it until I found out it was fried in pork fat. Upset they didn't disclose this at first I decided to make one a million times better. Been obsessed with veganizing the recipe.
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Jacquelyn Smith, careers editor for Business Insider, wrote an article in 2015 focusing on the 13 most meaningful jobs in America. When compiling her list, based on a survey of over 2 million professionals, she found that 12 of the 13 listed jobs fell either in the field of healthcare or education. Both career fields provide opportunity to contribute to the overall improvement of the country, but a big difference is in the salaries listed. The median pay for an anesthesiologist is $273,000 while the median pay for a kindergarten teacher is $39,000. Granted, one requires extensive medical training and the other requires a bachelor's degree.
There is no denying that to be an educator means valuing the intrinsic reward of making the world a better place over the extrinsic reward of receiving a monthly paycheck that barely pays the bills. Why, as a society, do we deem it acceptable to pay educators so much less than other professionals in careers of high regard?
History of low pay
Historically, teaching and competitive wages have never walked hand-in-hand. In the 1800s, teacher compensation consisted of room and board provided by the community which he or she served. This was not an unusual arrangement during the time of a barter economy.
As education progressed into the 1900s, teachers were expected to have more formal training as school systems became more structured. Boarding arrangements were replaced by a salary schedule. A payment hierarchy was quickly established, with secondary teachers receiving higher pay than elementary teachers and men earning larger salaries than women and minority teachers of both genders. This position-based salary structure was a single-salary schedule in response to opposition over gender and race discrimination. Years of experience played a larger role in the hierarchy of pay scale.
Because teaching was regarded as a female-dominated profession (according to Business Insider, 81 percent of elementary and middle school teachers are women as of 2015), it was not beyond societal norms to keep pay low since women were not the primary earner within the traditional family structure.
As changes in education have led to increased licensure requirements, greater accountability, and higher standards, teachers have remained trapped under both a single-salary schedule that emphasizes years of experience and a paradigm that teaching is not a profitable career.
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Nothing warms a teacher's heart quite like a parent-teacher conference where an overbearing parent says "My tax dollars pay your salary!" Essentially, that parent is correct. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported in 2013 that one-fourth, or approximately $280 billion nationwide, of state tax revenue goes toward education. By far, the largest piece of the education budget goes toward salary and benefits for employees. An increase in salaries probably means an increase in taxes.
A Harris Poll conducted in 2015 found that 60 percent of American adults believe that teachers are paid too little. The challenge lies not only in finding the funds to increase pay, but also in deciding on the philosophy for teacher compensation reform.
For years, state and federal legislators have toyed with merit-based pay initiatives, school-based performance awards, and skill-based pay. Most of these ideas focus solely on state-mandated test scores to drive the pay increases. This type of reform is not supported by the educational community due to the summative nature of these assessments, the concern that approximately 25 percent of educators teach tested subjects, and the inherit nature of low assessment scores in high poverty settings. This battle of ideologies often leads to little progress in the area of teacher compensation.
Getting your money's worth
Does higher pay result in higher student achievement? Can the United States buy its way into the top education echelon of countries such as South Korea, Finland, and Singapore? The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development places the United States ninth on the list of teacher salaries across the world.
Comparatively, Finland was 23rd on the list and below the OECD average. Finland is among the top academically performing countries in the world, according to the results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The United States educational system is often compared to high performers such as Finland, with legislators and educational antagonists furrowing their brows trying to figure out why we can't be more like them.
So what makes Finland so special? The most obvious response would be to highlight the significantly small size and low poverty rate of this country, especially compared to the United States. Educational advocates would point to the low dependency on high-stakes testing and the larger amounts of teacher time devoted to curriculum development.
Perhaps the most critical factor, and the most complex, would be their cultural attitude toward education. The value of education in Finland is very high. Although the teacher salary may not be comparable to the medical profession, there is a large amount of autonomy and an expectation of collaboration over competition.
Rather than the factory-model design that is rooted in the American educational system, Finland embraces a system based on the developmental milestones of students. Essentially, all practices at the school level and policies at the legislative level work in a symbiotic way that puts the need of the student first.
A desirable profession?
No Child Left Behind increased the accountability of schools and put a magnifying lens on the educational process in our country. This reform led to a greater emphasis on more concrete, research-based curriculum practices and began a shift on the role of the educator.
As the new generation of college-bound students look at the career options in front of them, there will still be many who see teaching as the most direct path to changing the world. There will be many more who see the challenges on the surface of the education field: high stress, low autonomy, lack of respect, and miniscule compensation. These challenges may outweigh their desire to use teaching as a catalyst for change when other professions can do likewise without the additional roadblocks. This shift should be a concern for all American citizens.
Teachers don't deserve just more money, they deserve an entire culture shift. Even if someone disagrees with the plight of educators, it's hard to deny that education isn't as valued as it should be in America. The work doesn't fall strictly on legislators or on educational advocates; it falls on all of us. Regardless of the preference for public schools, charter or private institutions, education as a whole needs to play a more pivotal role in the framework of our society.
It is not enough to simply lament the plight of educators or dismiss it because you don't have a child in school. A country is only as strong as the education of those who support it. President Harry Truman summarized this by saying, "Without a strong educational system, democracy is crippled. Knowledge is not only key to power. It is the citadel of human freedom."
Dr. Jason Perez is the executive director of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness for the Oklahoma State Department of Education with 14 years of educational and administrative experience at the elementary level. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at St. Thomas University.Learn More: Click to view related resources.
- Allan F. Cook, "Perceptions and Beliefs Regarding Men in Elementary and Early Childhood Education," University of Illinois at Springfield
- Kathleen Elkins, "20 Jobs That Are Dominated By Women," Business Insider
- "History of Teacher Pay," Consortium for Policy Research in Education
- "Policy Basics: Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go?," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- "Finland," Center on International Education Benchmarking
- LynNell Hancock, "Why Are Finland's Schools Successful?," Smithsonian.com
- "How the Job of a Teacher Compares Around the World," The Guardian
- Jacquelyn Smith, "The 13 Most Meaningful Jobs in America," Business Insider
- "Are We Paying Our Teachers Enough? Most Americans Say 'No'," The Harris Poll


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Martin Lammon's most recent poetry collection is News from Where I Live. His poems and essays have appeared in such journals as The Gettysburg Review, Ploughshares,Poet Lore, Poets and Writers, and The
Southern Review. His essays have been published in The Iowa Review, named a "notable essay" in Best American Essays 2009, and won the Lamar York Prize for Creative Nonfiction from The
Chattahoochee Review. He also won a Pablo Neruda Prize for poetry. In 1997, he was named the Fuller E. Callaway endowed Flannery O'Connor Chair in Creative Writing at Georgia College & State University.


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Being a digital teacher is our last major area. We examine how to be prepared to teach in a digital world and the types of skills we will need. You will look at the three different pedagogical strategies set out in the textbook – paying careful attention to the one that matches your phase of schooling. There will be definitions to learn and we will tie together the three modules from the unit; digital participation, digital learning and digital teaching.
This week you should read either chapter 7, 10 or 13 from the textbook. Select the one that matches your program or phase of learning. If you have time, read all three chapters. Plus there is an education policy to look at online.
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textbook The reading from the textbook (Howell, 2012) is Chapter 7, 10 or 13. Choose the one to match your chosen teaching area or read all three. Digital Blogger.com
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websites This week there is one website for you to visit, read and explore before the workshop:
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2.How to use: Survey Monkey
3.How to use: eValuate
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regional This week your online tasks are:
1.This week you are going to create a digital survey using Survey Monkey. You need to join the site, select the free version and create a short 12 question survey. It should be for pre-service teachers like yourself and develop questions on one of the following topics:
◦Digital skills
◦Learning with digital technologies
◦Teaching with digital technologies
◦Preparing students to be digitally fluent
Before you start spend some time thinking about your questions, the answers you want to collect and the types of questions best suited for this (e.g. MC, Cloze). Once you have created your survey, share the link with your peers via the discussion board. Try doing some of the surveys your peers create.
2. Discussion starter: When you are sharing your link to your survey, answer the following questions: How can we use electronic surveys in our teaching?
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Can you define digital pedagogy?
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2013 has not been a fun year for Rory McIlroy, to say the least. The No. 2-ranked golfer in the world, a year after being named the PGA Tour Player of the Year, hasn't played nearly like one. He hasn't won any tournaments and even had a brush with controversy in February, when he walked off the course at the Honda Classic, citing wisdom tooth pain.
And now, it appears McIlroy is hitting rock bottom.
McIlroy had a dismal first round at the British Open on Thursday, shooting an 8-over 79, which put him in 134th place and a whopping 13 shots off the lead. Then, to make things worse, McIlroy lamented his play in his post-round news conference, saying he feels "like I'm walking around out there a bit unconscious," and that his recent struggles are making him feel "brain dead."
And, as one may imagine, those remarks caught the attention of British tabloids.
Check out Friday's tabloids, which include calling McIlroy "brainless," in the tweet below.
The British tabloids showing no mercy on @McIlroyRory today. http://t.co/e0ikokQ9e2—
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I came home Friday evening from a full day of celebrating St. Patrick's Day to a picture message from my mom. She had found a dog for me. I was very hesitant and gave a soft "no." Nevertheless, she said that I should come by the pet store Saturday afternoon when they were showing her again and I said I would be there.
The pup's name is Harley. She is a German Shepherd/Golden Retriever mix. I was very sad to say no, but I did. Mom persisted and told me that Harley was a rescue and, that if things didn't work out, I could return her in a week. She had all her shots and was healthy, except for some ear irritation that she was being treated for once a day with drops. Mom would pay for everything. Ultimately, it was the ability to return her that convinced me to take her home.
About a year ago, I had a horrible experience with a husky named Tonka, whom I was asked to adopt from my brother's girlfriend at the time. I had such high hopes because I haven't had a pet since childhood and have fond memories of having dogs. Tonka only lasted a week and it was one of the longest weeks of my life. Tonka was so destructive, jumping and chewing on furniture, peeing and pooping all over the house, and spreading garbage everywhere. I even had to leave work several times to stop the destruction. I moved him to the garage, but after a couple of days, he nearly broke down the garage door. I chained him outside, but that did not stop the destruction of everything in all directions. When I took him on walks, he would strain on the leash and attack other dogs. It was a very scarring experience.
Harley is the exact opposite of Tonka. She is a total lapdog. She acts like a 7 or 8 year old dog even though she is a puppy at 1 year old. She is so calm. She doesn't really bark or whine. She hasn't peed in the house once. She keeps your pace when walking and naturally heels. She doesn't jump on the furniture unless invited. She has a kennel that she is willing to spend time in while I'm away. For a 1 year old dog, she is very low energy and is content to lay on the floor next to you while you watch TV or play games.
Just as I suspect Harley is doing right now, I find myself thinking about her here at work. Harley came from a family who had to move and couldn't take her with them. She had other dog and cat companions. While at the pet store, I found that she was drawn to cats. I wonder how she will handle being the only pet in the house?
Harley reminds me of my first dog Spottie, who I'm pretty sure had depression. Harley hasn't eaten much since she first arrived. She is fairly clingy, but I can understand that. Being adopted must be a very jarring experience and memories of old friends and family must still be fresh. She seems to like it at my house and my roommates like having her around. The only person who hasn't liked her yet is my Dad, but he's just a grumpy-grump.
I think Harley was named after Harley-Davidson, because she has similar colors. But I like to think of her like Harley Quinn – Medicine Dog. If I were to name her, I would give her a similar sounding name: Nellie. Long name: Arenal – The Volcanic Princess, named after the Arenal volcano of Costa Rica that I visited as a boy. But Harley has the opposite of a volcanic personality and I see no reason why I should confuse her by changing her name. Harley – Medicine Dog will do just fine, because she is very therapeutic and healing.


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Saturday, December 21, 2013
Taiping Houkui • 太平猴魁
2009 Taiping Houkui • 2009 太平猴魁
A few weeks ago, I posted about comparing Taiping Houkui at Kkik Da Geo and thought I'd do a follow up.
The comparison was between an authentic 2009 and an imitation from earlier this year. Though the imitation was still nice, it's hard to choose against authentic, and I brought 50g of it home.
Though I fully accept that this blog may put me in the upper echelons of tea snobbery, I'm normally a rather humble guy... To prove it (is trying to prove humility still humble? oops!), I'm not above using a $4 mason jar instead of a fancy $25 French press for steeping! (-_^). It is an Italian mason jar, so I guess it's still a snob-level mason jar... Anyway, I punched a few holes in the lid to pour from and gave it a try.
It wasn't totally ideal, it was tricking to pour (I hadn't considered the heat of the glass) and a little too big, but after a couple of adjustments, it did the trick. Some green teas can stand a little hotter water, this is not one of them. Also, the width of the jar was much wider than the the proper glass vessel, making the amount of leaves to use harder to judge.
I also tried using a "new zhuni" Draon Egg potthat I keep for white and green teas. I thought it's height would be enough but it was still too short to hold the extremely long Taiping Houkui leaves. But after just a few seconds in water, they softened enough to slip into the pot, like pasta in boiling water. The results of the zhuni pot were excellent, the only drawback being that you miss the "phoenix dance" as the leaves swirl around the pot.
Overall, I found this tea to be unforgiving. If the water was even slightly too hot, the taste was unpleasant and other times I wasn't able to get much flavour from it at all. Once I become better acquainted with its mood, I should find more consistency. Though it's challenging bothDragon Well and Bi Lo Chun for top green tea, I think that I still prefer Dragon Well.
What drew me the most to Taiping Houkui are its unique, long leaves. The cultivar used for Taiping Houkui, Shi Da Cha, is exclusively used for this tea, it isn't found in any other tea growing region, and is the reason for its sharp, blade-like shape. Buds with five leaves are initially plucked, then during the processing the bottom two leaves are removed. Most green teas are roasted and rolled but these leaves ate flattened with mesh and baked, leaving their original appearance somewhat intact.
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Well, 5 years ago on Thanksgiving Day, Son2 told us he was addicted to heroin. I thought of that a couple of times last week, and just remembered it today.... but yesterday, Thanksgiving Day, I did not think of it at all, not even once.
Isn't that wonderful?
Lots to be thankful for...


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HTML::Entities - Encode or decode strings with HTML entities
HTML::Entities - Encode or decode strings with HTML entities
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This module deals with encoding and decoding of strings with HTML character entities. The module provides the following functions:
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I would not have been here today;
Wishing for things I'll never have,
And weeping my sweet life away.
cho: If I was on some foggy mountain top,
I'd sail away to the West
I'd sail all around this old wide world
To the one I love the best.
2. You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn,
You caused me to leave my home;
Oh, that lonesome pine and those good old times,
I'm on my way back home.
3. Oh, when you see that two-faced blonde,
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She need not fool her time away,
A-tryin' to steal a feller.
4. Oh, when you come to courtin' now,
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The Los Angeles Lakers are in desperate times as they chase the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. And Kobe Bryant put the team on his back last night, scoring 34 points and helping the Lakers reach .500 (30-30) with 22 games remaining.
Kobe saved his best for last, scoring the Lakers' final six points, including a monster drunk that reminded many of a much younger Kobe. After the game, Kobe celebrated the game in the most Hollywood way possible, by high-fiving Jeremy Piven (see GIF below). Here's the dunk ( via Sportsnet)...// OO.ready(function() { OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer', 'duY2V1OToTsS2KjpZiZWo3VF5BxXCNaY'); }); //
Here is Kobe high-fiving Jeremy Piven (aka Ari Gold from "Entourage") after the game
Earlier in the game, Bryant nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to end the third quarter and we got a glimpse of just how important this game was for The Black Mamba as he unleashed some venom


text: Digital Paypal Apologizes for Shutting Down Campaign for Needy Kids By Tonya Garcia|December 6, 2011 Share By Tonya Garcia|December 6, 2011 Share Earlier today, Herman Cain taught us a lesson about using words carefully. Now Paypal is teaching us to use our rules carefully. Regretsy.com, a site that pokes fun at ridiculous things they find on Etsy, decided to be nice and try to raise money to buy Christmas gifts for needy kids. We don't fully understand what happened — it looks like they broke a rule about using something reserved for nonprofits — but Paypal tried to shut down the effort. Rule number one for avoiding bad press and being a good citizen of the world: Do not interfere negatively with any effort to help needy children. According to the Regretsy post on the incident, a customer service rep was unbending in his/her interpretation of the nonprofit rules when Regretsy's April Winchell called to try and sort out the problem. Yes companies. Customers understand that there are rules. And I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that many customers try their darnedest to adhere to them. Because who wants trouble? But every once in a while something happens that requires a human touch and a little understanding. Citi's SVP of social Frank Eliason addressed this very thing at the Brands Conference last month. "Businesses want to turn everything into a process, but that's not how customers think. They just want their problems to be solved," he said. Many times when you hear tales like this (here's another example , but there are many) a customer service rep who is just trying to do their job is the cause of the trouble. Companies need to do a better job of letting their workers know, particularly those who have direct contact with the public, that they should use their good judgment and common sense when an issue like this comes up. Winchell writes a snarky blog and came to Paypal with an issue about an account that, during the holidays, is helping the poor. Who wouldn't want to painlessly solve this issue? Someone who's been told that they could lose their job if they don't enforce the rules. Then what? The issue gets picked up by the media, onlookers are giving Paypal hell across the Internet, and then Paypal, via director of comms Anuj Nayar, has to issue an apology and make a donation to reaffirm the company's interest in helping people. Nayar says there are laws that have to be followed. OK, but surely, there was a better way to handle this. Let your reps know what that is. Share http://adweek.it/2kPoCM1 copy Adweek Adweek


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I'm no conspiracy theorist, not by a long shot. I'm also not a skeptic, though, and I am open to things that aren't necessarily in our realm of understanding. Like how Knizia games keep getting printed, for instance.
Anyhow, this is the single most compelling thing I've ever seen regarding time travel, which is theoretical (but only moving FORWARD in time) under Einstein's special theory of relativity. But what about BACK in time? Here's some info on the reality of the possibility of time travel from a reasonably credible source:
So, it looks like our CURRENT UNDERSTANDING indicates that no, you can't go back. But, that being said, we used to think that the earth was flat and that people got sick from the Devil's work, rather than by the little microbial bastards that actually make you sick.
Here's the rub: This guy in the UK, who is a big Charlie Chaplin fan, got a bunch of videos with "deleted scenes" and whatnot, and he found something that is amazing. He found what appears to be a terribly unfortunate-looking woman talking on a cellphone or other communications device, but in 1928. Yes, I said 1928.
Let's examine that, though. Maybe it was a radio and she was singing along! No, the transistor radio wasn't invented until 1954, the Texas Instruments TR-1. Not even the basic TENETS of this technology existed in 1928, so there's no argument that this could've been a 'prototype' being 'field tested. Further, who the tell talks into a radio?
What about a walkie talkie? A very basic version wasn't invented until 1937, with real, workable versions not coming out until 3 years later.
So, looks like the lady in the ugly shoes is clearly talking into something. Take a look at the news story and decide for yourself, and make sure to watch the video at the bottom of the page as that's the meat of this story.
And a counterargument..which I don't tend to believe…
…because of the Siemens page for that product:
Maybe a hoax, maybe not, but either way, it's fun to dream.


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Just when you thought Hong Kong's chief executive 'election' couldn't get any weirder, local cultural phenomenon 'Bus Uncle', AKA Roger Chan Yuet-dong, announces his candidacy.
Chan gained notoriety in 2006 when he was caught on camera going beserk at a fellow bus passenger, demanding an apology for a tap on the shoulder. He inspired mass debate about stress levels and etiquette in Hong Kong society, giving birth in the process to catchphrases such as "I'm stressed! You're stressed!" (你有壓力,我有壓力, pinyin: Ni you yali, wo you yali) which teachers became so sick of hearing that they were banned in several schools.
He is running on a platform of giving 400,000 HKD to each person in Hong Kong, and promises that if he wins, Hong Kong people will be the 'happiest urban residents in the world' (世界上最幸福市民, pinyin: shijie shang zui xingfu shimin).
Unrealistic, vague promises from a complete joke of a candidate. Sounds strangely familiar…


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Have you been Confirmed?
"Confirmation …brings a deepening of baptismal grace. It strengthens our relationship to God the Father as adopted children, draws us nearer to Jesus, and increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit within us. Confirmation intensifies our bond with the Church to help us spread and defend the faith". – Fr. Oscar Lukefahr, "We Believe", p. 96.
Have you been confirmed? If so, are you living it out? Are you spreading and defending the faith with the help of the Holy Spirit?
The quote above is from the book we use for RCIA and adult formation. The sacrament of Confirmation is all about what we do. It is about doing God's Will. It is about going out on mission for Christ and the Church. It is about living virtue with the help of the gifts of the Holy Spirit (e.g., courage, wisdom, fear of the Lord). It is about bearing the fruits of the Spirit (e.g., love, joy, peace).
If you have not been confirmed, we will have a six-week summer series that you can attend in order to receive the sacrament. The series will run from May 31 – July 5, and be held at the rectory on Wednesday nights from 7-8 p.m. Please register by May 29 by calling me at the rectory (202-561-4178) or emailing me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Confirmation is referenced in the readings for today. In the first reading (Acts 8), the Apostles "laid hands on (people who only had been baptized) and they received the Holy Spirit". This is the sacred action in the sacrament of Confirmation. The current Apostles – the bishops – lay hands on people who are being confirmed, and then they bless them with oil saying, "be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit". That bestows the sacrament on them. This is what Acts 8 is referring to when it says that the Holy Spirit "had not yet fallen upon them". They had the Spirit within them through Baptism, but had not had the Spirit come over them fully. It's like with the Apostles: the Spirit came upon them as "tongues of fire" at Pentecost which was their Confirmation. And, what did that do for them? It sent them out. They had been baptized and received the Eucharist, but it wasn't until they were confirmed that they went out and spread the Good News.
The Lord Jesus refers to Confirmation also in the Gospel (John 14). "I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth". When He says immediately after this that "you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you", he seems to be indicating the same thing as the first reading – that this is for people who already have the Spirit in them from Baptism. And, it was not long after the Lord said this in John14 that the Spirit was sent upon the Apostles at Pentecost. So, again, He is promising to send the Spirit upon those who had been baptized in a new and fuller way. We now call this the sacrament of Confirmation.
If you still need the sacrament, please know that it is a good thing if you do the series and get confirmed. Our parish family will celebrate your Confirmation! It will take humility and courage because it will not be an easy thing to admit as an older adult that you have not been confirmed. But, through today's readings and hopefully this column, the Lord is speaking to you about being confirmed. It is never too late to be confirmed! We are never retired from spreading the Gospel! And, of course, there will be additional graces and gifts that the Lord will give you in the process that we can't imagine right now. If you take this bold step, I promise you that He will bless you abundantly. God is never outdone in generosity!
One final reminder: a pastor at a nearby parish made the same offer to his parishioners with a brief series for Confirmation, and 20-30 older adults signed up and were confirmed. Do not be afraid!
May you know the peace of the risen Christ,
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Iran's oil and gas sector will be the first to open up to foreign investment, generating the much needed cash to fund other infrastructure projects, according to a panel of Iranian experts
Iran's economy is set to open to the world for the first time in decades early next year when sanctions against the country will be lifted following June's nuclear accord with world powers including the USA, Gulf News reported.
"The country needs cash and cash will only come from oil and gas," Naveed Ahmad Jeddy, partner at Ernst & Young in Bahrain, said.
Iran has the second-largest proved gas reserves and fourth-largest crude reserves, which are expected to generate substantial revenue once sanctions are removed despite the current period of sustained low energy prices.
But with the focus on the country's oil and gas sector, other heavy investment projects such as information technology, infrastructure, airports and roads will have to wait until the government has raised enough finances.
Nader Ghadessi, member of the Iranian Business Council in Dubai, added, "The opportunities are going to be higher than any other country in the Middle East. It will be the second-largest economy in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia."
Reports suggest that Iran's economy is already the region's second biggest and worth US$415bn in 2015.
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Easter 2013 exploration - Willow Springs Ranch, AZ, a set on Flickr.A group of friends gathered in the Sonoran Desert over Easter weekend 2013 to celebrate a 40th birthday. The company, food, and chocolate cake were outstanding. The weather was perfect, and to our delight we also were surrounded by beautiful desert wildflowers, found a desert tortoise just emerging from its burrow, and climbed a hill to find a furious flurry of hundreds of spring butterflies "hilltopping."
Hilltopping is mate-locating behavior. Males compete for the best location on the highest hills, patrolling furiously, trying to find the few females amidst a sea of males. Theory is that the "top" males that can ascend the hill and hold the best territory make the best mates.
We observed black swallowtails, desert orange-tips, Sara orange-tips, possible Texas crescents, and perhaps 4 other species.
The experience was pure magic—our blood pressure plummeted and we sat, entranced, surrounded by an aerial dance, exclaiming with delight like children at a circus.
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There are many different techniques for liposuction, and this can be confusing to patients who research liposuction online. One way of simplifying the concept of liposuction is that in all different versions of the procedure, the fat under the skin surface has to be reduced using small cannulas through small incisions. Typically, all plastic surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the only organization that is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties for certifying plastic surgeons, will use some form of tumescent formula (i.e., a fluid mixture containing lidocaine, a numbing medication) and epinephrine (i.e., medicine that shrinks blood vessels temporarily). This is to make the liposuction comfortable for the patient and also to decrease bleeding and bruising.
The best candidates for LipoShaping have sufficient skin elasticity, so that their skin can "shrink" back to a smaller size or shape once the fat has been reduced. This is why certain parts of the body respond to LipoShaping better than others. For example, the outer thighs and flanks, or love handles, are typically tighter in skin elasticity. These areas tend to respond the best to LipoShaping because the skin overlying the area "shrink wraps" around the smaller area, once the fat is reduced. Other areas such as the inner thighs and abdomen respond well too, but if a patient has had pregnancies or major weight fluctuations, performing LipoShaping in these areas may result in loose skin. Individuals with poor skin elasticity may be better candidates for tummy tuck or another body lift surgical procedure involving the reduction of excess skin.
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To begin the LipoShaping procedure, Dr. Rosing marks the area(s) of fat excess as well as the best access incision site. He then injects a small amount of local at the access site(s) where a very small incision (3 millimeters) is made. The incisions are placed in areas of the body that are easily concealed, either by clothing or by the body's natural shape. Tumescent solution comprised of saline solution (sterile saltwater), lidocaine (a local anesthetic) and epinephrine (a medication that temporarily shrinks blood vessels) into the treatment area before reducing the fat to minimize swelling, bleeding and bruising. Dr. Rosing then inserts a cannula (a thin, hollow tube) through the incision and gently suctions out the unwanted fat. The tumescent solution makes subcutaneous, or fatty area being treated, temporarily numb allowing for the liposhaping procedure to be performed with minimal discomfort.


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