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The Externship Program is offered to visiting predoctoral dental students. Externships provide an educational experience designed to familiarize a predoctoral dental student with the postdoctoral program and its faculty, and to provide the director and faculty an opportunity to evaluate the qualities of the student who may be a potential applicant to the program. An interested predoctoral dental student (rising or current senior) may apply for an externship by contacting the appropriate department below.
An externship in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program (AEGD) is available to interested dental students. Externs will attend lectures, literature reviews, and case presentations with the General Dentistry residents. The extern will assist with a variety of procedures in the Advanced General Dentistry Clinic (AGDC) including esthetic gingival surgery, bonded porcelain restorations, implant surgery, restoration, pre-prosthetic surgeries (ridge augmentation, sinus lift, crown lengthening, etc), CAD/CAM technology and other advanced procedures. Limited experiences treating patients in the AGDC may be available.
The Dental Diagnostic Science department of the UTHSCSA has an experienced faculty and state-of-the-art equipment to provide training in all the newest imaging modalities that are used and being developed in dentistry. The student has an excellent opportunity to train in Direct Digital Radiography that uses computers instead of films and will eventually replace conventional periapical radiography in dental offices. The acquired digital images can be enhanced and analyzed with the advanced computer equipment and programs. The student can have training in more advanced imaging methods for implant site evaluation, such as cross-sectional imaging with Linear Tomography and Computer Tomography that are routinely performed in the Department. Trauma cases, TMJ cases and developmental defects of the skull can be evaluated with an interactive 3-Dimensional Imaging Workstation that displays life-like images of the patient.
Externs in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery will be exposed to a wide scope of surgical procedures including orthognathic surgery, facial cosmetic surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, reconstructive surgery, dentoalveolar surgery, implant and preprosthetic surgery, management of head and neck infections, and the management of facial trauma. Externs will rotate at the various teaching hospitals including Medical Center Hospital, Brady Green Community Health Center, and the University of Texas Ambulatory Surgicenter with the staff and residents of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. [application form]
The Orthodontic Externship is offered to interested predoctoral dental students and dentists who plan to specialize in orthodontics. The extern will visit for one week and will attend lectures, literature reviews and case presentations with our Orthodontic Residents. We will provide an educational experience designed to acquaint the extern with the faculty, our state of the art clinic and our Residency Program. The Director, along with our faculty, will meet with and get to know the extern who may be a potential applicant to our Program. Externs can apply any time of the year and will be observing the treatment of patients in our graduate clinic, but will not treat patients. If you are interested in applying for an orthodontic externship, please fill out the application form.
We welcome currently enrolled dental students from other U.S. institutions that are interested in obtaining additional training as well as being potential applicants for our externship pediatric program. The length of the externship is one week. The externship will be during the months of June - August. Applications are accepted through the Department of Developmental Dentistry. Externs will rotate at two of the off-site clinics including the Ricardo Salinas Clinic and the University of Texas Health Science Center Pediatric Dental Clinic. The extern will be able to provide care to patients at these clinics and will also be able to observe residents with more complicated cases. Our desire is that graduates become pediatric dentists who are not only well trained but are also excited about our specialty and who will be leaders capable of shaping our specialty's future.
Applications are accepted starting Jan. 2nd through Mar. 30th. Notifications will be sent out after April 1st.
This program will provide the opportunity for the extern who has an interest in periodontics to observe advanced surgical techniques. This will include, but not be limited to, procedures such as: open flap debridement, bone grafts, guided tissue regeneration, and endosseous dental implants. The extern will also have the opportunity to participate in case presentations and didactic seminars/lectures.


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In the Fall 2016 issue of Acrylic Artist, we feature Karen Yee's work which spotlights a group of people many of us may not even know exists—aficionados who dress and assume the characteristics of swashbuckling pirates. Many are simply enthusiasts while others are actors looking for another outlet to express their creative energy.
Yee's paintings capture these remarkably colorful characters full of life and adventure. Yee told us that she's discovered that those in masks and in character often feel more freedom to reveal their true selves than they do when dressed in traditional street clothes.
We asked Yee to take us deeper into the details of one of her pirates, Lt. John Ash of the Royal Navy.
Acrylic Artist: Karen, Lt. John Ash of the Royal Navy makes me think of the good guy in a sea of bad guys. What drew you to this character?
Karen Yee: I liked the fact that he was different, and a foil for all the pirates. Every Hatfield must have his McCoy, just as every cop must have his robber. He stays totally in character when in costume which is delightful!
AA: You've said you think many of your subjects are "more themselves" when in costume, and that what some may see as an attempted escape from reality is more a pathway toward freedom to be who they really want to be. When you are painting are you escaping from reality or is painting your true reality?
KY: It has been said that every painting is a self-portrait to a point. I suppose a part of me gets into the mix, but when I paint, I escape time for awhile. As for the models, I don't think the costumes they choose are done so by accident. Something draws them to it, something that is revealed about themselves, maybe even if they are not aware of it.
AA: In the feature story you share that it can take years to complete a painting. How do you stay drawn to and inspired to work on one piece over such a long period of time? How are you able to recapture the momentum and motivation?
KY: That is a very good question. Sometimes it is very hard, which is why it takes so long to complete. Sometimes I have to simply stare at the composition for hours or days to remember why I was attracted to it in the first place, and grow the motivation to finish it. Sometimes motivation to work on another painting can act as drive to finish an older one.
AA: How do you maintain color consistency over such long periods of time?
KY: I paint in layers or washes. When I am done with where I want to place a color, then I can move on or take a break. So, when I return, even if I am painting the same object, let's say a hat, I am working with slightly different color, perhaps darker or lighter than the earlier color.
AA: What advice do you have for artists who want to create but are frustrated that they do no have large blocks of time in which to paint?
KY: I think that would depend on the personality. I know many artists who do very fine detailed work which takes them years to finish, and they have no problem with that. Some with less patience might need to find either a way to work more quickly, or choose a subject that better fits their painting style. I do get frustrated; I wish I could paint quicker (and better) than I do, but you work with what you have, right?
To read the full feature article on acrylic artist Karen Yee, visit NorthLightshop.com and order a copy of the Fall 2016 issue now.

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Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Escape From Alcatraz
Script Analysis of Escape From Alcatraz
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Plot & ThemesTime/era of movie: - 1960's-1970's Crime & Scandal - Yes Escape/Rescue? - escape/rescue from prison/confinement
Main CharacterIdentity: - Male Profession/status: - criminal Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality - White American
SettingUnited States - Yes The US: - California Island? - Yes Misc setting - prison
Writing StyleAccounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - generic/vague references to death/punishment Any profanity? - None - Some foul language
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Great way to use up leftover chicken, especially is using on a Buffalo Chicken Salad!
Great side dish, and gluten-free!
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Totally gluten-free, but tastes like fried chicken!
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Great way to use up leftovers and a sneaky way to get kids to eat vegetables!
Based on Ellie Kreiger's recipe for mayonnaise-free potato salad
This is more than just meat and veg! The quinoa packs and extra protein punch and the vitamins in the seeds give the recipe an extra nutritional boost!
This recipe is based on the Neely's recipe from the Food Network. A hit at parties and barbecues!
Similar to my other stuffed pepper recipe, but with a little more detail and a LOT more protein!
Substitute any fruit combo you may like in this recipe as long as it's proportionate!
Shapes this into individual loaves and you have a great dinner staple
Super quick and easy, good dinner for one or two
Super easy to make, esp. if you buy the pozza dough pre-made from the grocery store!
Tastes similar to corn chowder, but looks bright orange!
Yummy, easy, and filling! You probably won't be able to finish it!
Partway between a soup and a stew, this is a fantastic dinner, esp. served with yummy bread and a salad


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I have been reading "More Lost than Found: Finding a Way Back to Faith" by Jared Herd. My first impression of this book was that it was a bit disjointed, and struggled to come to a point. At the same time the style of the book was more of a reflection on some struggles and some thoughts that Herd went through.
As someone that grew up in the church I can identify with several of the ideas that he presents in the book. I have seen several of my friends become disillusioned with the church to the point of leaving.
The book seems to try to take the person of God and remove the big institution aspect that often the church has developed into, and Jared Herd wants to refocus the (quite possibly discouraged and disillusioned) reader on the person of Christ, and how Jesus focused on the heart of the person rather than the project that the local church was doing.
There are some things that stood out for me that you will have to read the book to know more about: idea of how the word Christian has shifted from describing the person to saying that something has been sanitized for use, comparing who Jesus asked to follow him versus how some churches only accept certain 'kinds' of people, and the idea of moving away from the superficial and into those things that are real in the life and spirit of the person.
This has been a challenging book and good for a read when you struggle with your faith and how it seems to not match the way the church sometimes behaves.
I have been provided a complimentary copy of this book by Booksneeze, and I am free to evaluate the book as I see it.


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Durkon: Redcloak! Ye reign of terror ends today!
Redcloak casts destruction, and Durkon is destroyed. When he wakes up, he finds himself alone in a cell with a cleric demon roach, sitting on an oversized diamond.
Demon Roache: Your alive!!!
The roach falls top the floor as the diamond disappears
Durkon: Och, what foul trickery is this?
Demon Roach: No, handsome one! No trickery, my beloved!
Durkon: …
Durkon: Yer what?
Demon Roach: Redcloak killed you, but I raised you, 2 months later. I love you Durkon! I couldn't wait to -
Durkon: Plugging his ears Thor's overtanked liver! Don' continue, please, lad!
Demon Roach: sidling closer Come on, Durkon.
Durkon: On his knees Och, NO! Please NOOOOO!
Several hundered miles away
Elan: Did somebody just do something cheesy? I got this feeling…
Roy: Shut up, Elan
Back in the cell
Durkon: I'll kill ye! THOR'S MIGHT!!!!!
Durkon: Y'know, this ain't that bad…
Several hours later. Thor's might has not yet worn off.
Demon Roach: C'mon, Durky-baby.
Durkon: That's the stuff, Roachy.
Demon Roach: I'd just love it if you were normal sized. I've had about enough of hugging something my size.
Durkon: Anything for you, babe.
Durkon returns to normal size.
Demon Roach: I IS BEING SQUISHLED DOWN HERE!!!
Roach: Och, sorry, babe.
The door to the cell is thrown open.
Xykon: What is this rumpus? I could hear you from the other side of Azure City!
Xykon: …
Xykon: REDCLOAK!!! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE, AND BRING A SPELL OF BLINDNESS!!!!!!!
Redcloak and MitD: What is it?
Redcloak: Um, sir? I suggest we don't let the creature in the darkness see this.
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Smoke is currently covering parts of the ACT as the result of two hazard reduction burns being conducted in the region.
The first, by the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS), is at Kowen Forest and is expected to continue for a few days.
The ESA has also been notified of a second hazard reduction burn currently being conducted by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The 382 hectare burn is located north of the Brindabella Valley at Waterfall Creek which is approximately 12 kilometres northwest of the ACT border.


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A personal insight on origins, perspectives, inspirations and views in the ever-evolving Philippine fashion and style landscape from an industry insider who's been in the business for 20 years.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Metal Wonder
Time to shine your brightest this holiday season with MAC's ultimate metal wonders. Step into the spotlight because everyone is a star in this wonderful time of the year. Yes, MAC cosmetics presents a range of glittering shades to brighten up every evening with just the right sparkle. Sorry hurry up and check out the latest from MAC and discover the star within you.
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The cemetery occupies an area of some five acres set amidst green-belt countryside. The cemetery provides an idyllic resting place for your pet. A choice of coffins, surrounds and grave markers are available.
We also undertake exhumation of pets from owners' gardens with a view to cremation or burial of the remains within the cemetery
We actively encourage people to visit our cemetery even if they are having a cremation and many clients now do this.
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Facebook Messages: One Step Closer to World Domination?
Barely a day goes by without a major announcement from one of the big web players in 2010 it seems…
Today was the turn of Mark Zuckerberg's Social Networking Leviathan, Facebook. The teen millionaire and central character of the big budget Hollywood blockbuster 'The Social Network' announced at a press conference yesterday that Facebook would be rolling out a new service called 'Messages' in the next few months. The rivalry between Facebook and Google has become increasingly confrontational and relations will be tested even further with the launch of Facebook's revamped messaging service.
Messages is said to integrate email, instant messaging and SMS all in one easy-to use interface. Zuckerburg has emphasised that this new feature is not just about email but about consolidating all your communications into one space, meaning you won't need to use separate devices, applications or sites to keep in touch with friends. Messages sounds promising, though the concept is reminiscent of the now defunct Google Wave project which met a frosty reception to say the least. Facebook's vast existing user base should be enough of a head start to ensure Messages does not meet the same fate however.
As with any big announcement in social media these days, the blogosphere is ablaze with reaction and comment on Facebook Messages right now, the consensus appears to be that Facebook are aiming to create a 'social inbox' of sorts. Users will be able to set up their own @facebook address , the idea being that their inbox will only play host to messages from friends, cutting out the spam and inconsequential bi-monthly news letters from the Angling site they signed up to eight years ago.
Zuckerberg claims that Facebook Messages is not an email platform to rival the current big players Yahoo, Hotmail and Gmail, although the service headlines on the fact of an @facebook.com email address for every user and it's being referred to internally as the "Gmail Killer". If it is not intended to be that, then it must strive to carve a niche and provide a clear USP, something that Wave so unceremoniously failed to do. Special attention must also be paid to privacy issues, an area where Facebook has faltered in the past. Leaking details that people have chosen to make (at least partly) public is one thing, revealing data exchanged in emails which are intrinsically private would be quite another. Personally, given Facebook's previous dubious history on privacy issues, I don't think I'll be using their @facebook.com email anytime soon.
Facebook Messages will be rolled out over the next few months. Do you think it will change the way you communicate with friends, or use email as a whole?


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Our exciting 48th Anniversary Season, Making Light, will include:
By Robert Harling
September 5 – October 6, 2013
A classic comedy-drama play that later became a popular film about the bond among a group of Southern women. The action centers on Truvy's beauty parlour and the women who regularly gather there.
By Betty Tokudani
November 7 – December 8, 2013
The third installment of a comic trilogy following the lives of a group of widowed Nisei women who only have each other in the face of loss and the search for love in their golden years. Tomi loses her only son to a heart attack at the early age of 45 and the other widows gather around her during this time of grief. Hilarity ensues when they embark on an unforgettable trip to Hawaii unleashing the cougar in all of them at a hula retreat.
By Madhuri Shekar
February 20 – March 23, 2014
The second place winner of EWP's "Face of the Future Playwrighting Competition." The Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage has been decided and this play is timely in continuing the discussion. Naveen Gavaskar meets Keshav Kurundkar, and they share all things Indian – from the Hindi language to the difficulty of being gay in Hindu culture. They agree to meet in person to find that one is South Asian and the other (Keshav) is Caucasian, adopted by Hindu parents and speaks fluent Hindi.
Lyrics by Tim Dang
Music by Joel Iwataki
May 15 – June 15, 2014
A sung-through musical commemorating the events of the Tiananmen Square Uprising in Beijing, 1989. For weeks, the world's eyes were on China as the youth fought for democracy against the hardliners of the Chinese Community Party. This will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Uprising. BEIJING SPRING is a compelling reminder that the battle for freedom and human rights has yet to be won for many.
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Some days we all just need to step away.
I'm not just talking to the Mommies either. This applies to the Daddies and the Grandparents and the best friends and the daycare providers and the people without any kids at all. Sometimes we reach a point where all the breathing in the world isn't going to do any good.
Life is just sometimes overwhelming.
Whether it's the massive to-do list from home or work, the mounting expectations or just exhaustion, it is okay to take a break. I think sometimes it is hard to remember that or, at least, hard to let ourselves believe it.
We can feel guilty for needing a break. Maybe we look at what other people are going through and think we have it so much easier in comparison, or maybe it is the pressure we put on ourselves, either way its hard to admit doing it all is impossible.
We can't compare ourselves to other people and we can't push ourselves to the point where we are useless to the people we think we need to be there for.
It IS okay to run away for an afternoon, or to take a long bath without interruptions or to kick the family out of the house for a few hours. If we don't take care of ourselves, we can't live up to our own impossible expectations.


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Godoy's debut in Italy: 'An exquisite vocality hovers under the frescoed vault of The Verdi'
'Nespolo also quotes in his curtain the 'futuristic' three singers, excellent actors, easy pawns of the game. From these voices, I emphasize at least , the Diego Godoy's Lindoro.'
Francesco Tei, 'RAI NEWS ', Italy.
'In the same way
valid, the tenor Diego Godoy : his Lindoro is imposed without the slightest effort even in the ensemble scenes, but his exquisite vocality literally hovers under the frescoed vault of the [Teatro] Verdi [di Pisa] in the two big (and arduous) 'cavatinas' that Rossini entrusts to him in the first and second act.'
Luca Fialdini, 'Tutto Mondo News', Pisa, Italy.
'Diego Godoy, a true discovery for the Belcanto speciality'
Naturally youthful as Marie and warmly welcoming by the ramp: is her admirer, lover, and partner Tonio played by the Chilean Diego Godoy. He spiced up Ah mes amis ...with the 9 High Cs in a storm of enthusiasm, and him took the biscuit with the most lyrical and difficult air 'Pour me rapprocher de Marie': he conveyed the feelings with a wonderful legato, emotional phrasing, and a closing cadenza with a length and virtuosity which I have never heard in a live performance — with a 'High D' includes — one can not believe it! The Mediterranean and never "white" tone fared on its best for this young tenor, of which we hope to continue listening!
Michael Tanzler - Der Neue Merker
Diego Gonzalo Godoy, as Tonio, was a true discovery for the Belcanto-fach.
Ewald Baringer, NÖN
The lyric tenor, Diego Godoy, who played the role of Tonio, was a real revelation. His middle register is warm, shiny and manly while his highs are opening and exploding. He sang the high D natural as naturally as the nine high C's. We did not feel that he touched his limits because it seems, that he can go higher.
The timbre and volume can be placed between Juan Diego Flórez and Francesco Demuro. However, the quality can not be compared to either, because Godoy, who was part of the Rhin Opera in Strasbourg, is already in the same "Club" of these
two current opera world stars.
Nagy István - Café Momus
The confidant Araspe, a beautiful high tenor role offered by Diego Godoy: Refined, with acting presence, dark timbre and a very accurate intonation
No questions remain unanswered in this cast, for example, Diego Godoy with his refined highs in the role of Araspe.
Saverio Mercadante, Didone Abbandona, Der Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik).
Araspe, the confidant of Jarba, who later falls in love with Selene, receives from Diego Godoy acting presence and vocal profile through his pleasantly dark timbre tenor.
Renate Freyeisen - 'O-Ton'
Tenor perfectly impacted and an intonation always one of the most precise, the young Diego Godoy Gutiérrez also offers sweets in 'mezza di voce'.
Bertrand Bolognesi - ANACLASE
The confidant Araspe, a beautiful high tenor role offered by Diego Godoy.
Karl Harb, Salzburger Nachrichten
Diego Godoy performing his italian debut as
'Lindoro' in Rossinis 'l'Italiana in Alger'
at 'Teatro Verdi di Pisa.
10 March 2018.
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The press video-review of the national
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Diego Godoy
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'La Fille du Régiment'
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Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2018 , Didone Abbandonata, cooming soon in historical first CD recording by NAXOS .


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My name is Lanya and I am a fashion enthusiast (and puppy lover!). Fashion isn't just about clothes, it's about style. Style is personal. Style is incorporated into our everyday lives. It's how we dress, how we act, how we think. The Striped Elephant shares with you my own personal style. Please feel free to contact me with comments or questions via e-mail at email@example.com.
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As I processed off the stage to solemn organ music I spotted that one of the tribulations of being a man of a certain shape was happening. My trousers were slowly slipping down. How to hold them up in fancy dress is a big problem. Nothing for it, but to thrust the robes to one side and yank the buggers up. Now that's one for the family album.
At first they came for the smokers but I did not speak out as I did not smoke. Then they came for the binge drinkers but I said nothing as I did not binge. Now they have an obesity strategy.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Just back from the Ruritarian invented tradition of graduation in the City Hall; a procession straight out of Lord of the Rings, with everyone telling me that I either look like Henry the Eighth or a Beefeater in my garish robes, followed by wine and food with students and colleagues. It was my last one, a poignant moment. Our degrees were presented together with the Business School's. Large numbers of proud families of overseas students were taking films and pictures and I realised that I would now figure in the photograph collection and home movies of several African families.
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text: On 11/14/2012 11:16 AM, andrea crotti wrote: > 2012/11/14 Dave Angel <d at davea.name>: >> On 11/14/2012 10:56 AM, andrea crotti wrote: >>> Ok this is all very nice, but: >>> >>> [andrea at andreacrotti tar_baller]$ time python2 test_pipe.py > /dev/null >>> >>> real 0m21.215s >>> user 0m0.750s >>> sys 0m1.703s >>> >>> [andrea at andreacrotti tar_baller]$ time ls -lR /home/andrea | cat > /dev/null >>> >>> real 0m0.986s >>> user 0m0.413s >>> sys 0m0.600s >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>> >>> So apparently it's way slower than using this system, is this normal? >> >> I'm not sure how this timing relates to the thread, but what it mainly >> shows is that starting up the Python interpreter takes quite a while, >> compared to not starting it up. >> >> >> -- >> >> DaveA >> > > > Well it's related because my program has to be as fast as possible, so > in theory I thought that using Python pipes would be better because I > can get easily the PID of the first process. > > But if it's so slow than it's not worth, and I don't think is the > Python interpreter because it's more or less constantly many times > slower even changing the size of the input.. > > Well, as I said, I don't see how the particular timing has anything to do with the rest of the thread. If you want to do an ls within a Python program, go ahead. But if all you need can be done with ls itself, then it'll be slower to launch python just to run it. Your first timing runs python, which runs two new shells, ls, and cat. Your second timing runs ls and cat. So the difference is starting up python, plus starting the shell two extra times. I'd also be curious if you flushed the system buffers before each timing, as the second test could be running entirely in system memory. And no, I don't know offhand how to flush them in Linux, just that without it, your timings are not at all repeatable. Note the two identical runs here. davea at think:~/temppython$ time ls -lR ~ | cat > /dev/null real 0m0.164s user 0m0.020s sys 0m0.000s davea at think:~/temppython$ time ls -lR ~ | cat > /dev/null real 0m0.018s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.010s real time goes down by 90%, while user time drops to zero. And on a 3rd and subsequent run, sys time goes to zero as well. -- DaveA


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High School Madison, WI Mission Trip
Sunday, June 10, 2018, 12:00 PM - Saturday, June 16, 2018, 12:00 AM
We will be heading to Madison, Wisconsin to partner with Next Step Ministries, a Christ-centered organization that is passionate about giving students a mission trip experience that serves others. We will stay with a local church and partner with them as they serve their community in unique outreach opportunities such as Habitat for Humanity, various homeless shelter support, downtown outreach ministries, transitional housing organizations, sustainable food banks and many others. This mission trip will especially give students the opportunity to come alongside Madison's growing population of homeless men and women. Students will not come back home without first showing this community the love of Christ by their actions, deeds and prayer.
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Christianity Abolishes Slavery
Is it not surprising that this change represented by the disappearance of slavery has not been more strongly emphasized? Schoolbooks do not mention this social fact whose paramount importance seems to have escaped historians. The return to slavery at the time of the Renaissance should nevertheless have attracted their attention to the revier process that had started as early as the fourth century. The institution of slavery, where the slave-thing was totally deprived of any right, as in the Roman world, could not long surive the spread of the gospel. Already, in the fourth century, the freedom of slaves had been made much easier, and from the time of Constantine, of the reforms stipulated that the members of a slave's family could no longer be separated from him. This implied that the slave had a right to marriage and family, a right that until then had been refused him. Finally, the role played by the Church in actual emancipations was enshrined in the Code of Justinian, which declared that a stay in a monsastery made with a view to entering it annulled every type of slavery. Justinian had abolished the Roman law of the later Emperor that forbade the emancipation of more than one hundred slaves at a time. Church councils never ceased to enact measures to make the fate of slaves more human and gradually to have them recognized as human beings. Thus we can measure progress between the Council of Elvira in 305, which imposed seven years' penance on anyone who had killed his slave, until the Council of Orleans (311), where the right of asylum in churches was proclaimed for fleeing slaves, and the Council of Eauze (551), which automatically emancipated a slave whose master forced him to work on Sundays. But in order to understand the evolution that had taken place, we much remember the Council of Elvia took place in the midst of a fully pagan society, where the murder of a slave was in no way considered a crime since it was legally permitted.
We can also mention the Councils of Orange (441) and Arles (452), in which it was declared that masters whose slaves had sought asylum in a church could not seize the priets' slaves in compensation. A whole study should be made, which up to now has only been started within the strict limits of the judicial code, tracing the influence of the Christian mentality as little by little it impregnated morals and eventually influenced civil legislation as such. In the fifth century St. Caesarius exclaimed, in answer to those who blamed him for having paid for the emancipation of slaves, "I would like to know what those who criticize me would say if they were in the place of the captives I am redeeming. God, who gave himself as the price of man's redemption, will not reproach me for redeeming captives with the money from the altar." Furthermore, the books that studied the various acts applied to the tribunals all contained by the sixth and seventh centuries various formulae for emancipation granted for religious reasons.
Therefore, we have to conclude that during this reputedly brutal period perhaps the greatest change in social history occurred: the slave, who had been a thing, became a person, and he who was thereafter called a serf could enjoy the essential rights of a person. Delivered from that power of life or death that his master once had over him, he could also now have a family and a home and lead his life as he wished, with the sole restriction that he remain on the land according to forms that can more easily be studied when concentrating on the feudal age as such.
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- Peace by Jesus said...
As regards Christianity and the Bible, slavery was by no means a monolithic institution. A very good study on this is found at, http://www.christian-thinktank.com/qnoslave.html
In the New Testament, in which the Christians had no power to change laws, and opposition might have made it worse for slaves, slavery as an economic practice was tolerated, but in which it was required of Masters, "give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven" (Col. 4:1), and mistreatment was forbidden (Eph. 6:9), and even the escaped slave Onesimus was to be treated as a brother, not a servant, if indeed he should be required back at all (Philemon v. 16). Moreover, slaves were encouraged to obtain freedom if they lawfully could get it (1Cor. 7:21).
Later as real Christians has power to change laws the outworking of the gospel helped lead to the freedom from slavery.
But the greater bondage, freedom from which was and is to be the primary concern of a true church, is that of bondage to sin, which ultimately will make one far more miserable than physical slavery.
And everyone serves something or someone. Jesus Christ, who served others selflessly and sinlessly day and night, and then took responsibility for our sins and paid for them with His own precious blood, and who now reigns in Heaven, is the only One that can set us free. And as was told slaves, "if thou mayest be made free, use it rather" (1Cor. 7:21).
Give your sins and life to Him to died for you and rose again, and then follow Him,. Therein is true freedom.
- 28/1/08


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The Nigerian senate passed a motion on 30 May 2017 to halt a concession agreement with the regional unit of Italian firm Eni to repair, operate and maintain (ROM) Nigeria's Port Harcourt refinery, on the ground of the deal's lack of transparency
The rumour about Eni's winning the ROM contract had been triggered since January, when a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Eni and state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) to assist in the rehabilitation and enhancement of Port Harcourt refinery.
The reports emerged that Eni's local subsidiary Agip and the local Oando Petroleum had been selected for the deal without competition.
Commenting on the motion passed in the senate, Adewale Tinubo, CEO of Oando, said, "No mandate for the concession, sale, equity transfer or privatisation of the Port Harcourt refinery … has been signed with Oando."
Nigeria, an OPEC oil producer, has been seeking investment to finance and implement the rehabilitation of the three dilapidated and under performing state-owned refineries, aiming to reduce dependence on imported oil products.
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, said that the ROM contracts for the state-owned refineries are aimed to reach refining capacities of 445,000 bpd within the next 12-18 months, eliminating the need for fuel imports by 2019.
Kachikwu clarified that a technical committee is assessing the qualifications of the bidders for financing the plants' rehabilitation. He further added that the final names of the winning companies would be announced after the approval from the cabinet and the parliament.
According to the government, the estimated cost for the project is approximately US$1.1-1.2bn, excluding the restore-work of the pipelines supplying crude feedstock to the facilities.
Nigeria has presently gained a momentum in oil production as the local conglomerate Dangote Industries is constructing an oil refinery near Lagos. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2019, aiming to have refining capacity of 650,000 bpd. The project is expected to meet the demand for oil products for the domestic purpose, and reduce the reliance on imported oil products that consume a large part of Nigeria's foreign currency reserves.
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Robin Höek episodeEdit
Powdered Toast Commercial segmentEdit
- Ren Höek
- Stimpy
- Powdered Toast Man (debut, prototype design)
Ren and Stimpy star in their own version of Robin Hood.
Ren and Stimpy are praying before getting ready for bed. Stimpy asks for his family to be watched over while Ren asks for a million dollars, a fridge with a padlock, and huge pectoral muscles. After their prayers they go to bed. In the middle of the night Stimpy wakes up Ren, to which he isn't happy about, and asks him to read him a bedtime story. Ren, upset, tells him to read it himself. Stimpy then goes to get a storybook from his litterbox, and procedes to read the story of Robin Hoek. Robin Hoek (Ren) is the leader of his Merry Man (as Stimpy calls it) which includes Friar Chuck, Little Brain, Ransack the Elder, Elkhorn the Downtrodden, and Maid Moron, the most beloved of Robin's merry men, who dwelt in a castle far across Logwood Forest. However, Maid Moron is held captive in the castle by the Sheriff of Dodge City (George Liquor). With the exception of the Sheriff and Robin, Stimpy portrays the Merry Man. After going through different trials to claim his bride, he is found by the evil sheriff. A fight ensues and he defeats the sheriff by "Thrusting a generous helping of giblet gravy onto he". After the sheriff's defeat he and Maid Moron were married, but Robin was unwilling to kiss the bride, then we switch back to the bedroom, where Ren is twisting and turning, and he screams himself awake. At first he is relieved that it was only a dream, but once he sees Stimpy dressed as Maid Moron, he faints and falls out of the bed.
Production MusicEdit
- The Four Seasons: Spring – Antonio Vivaldi
- New World Symphony- 2nd Movement – Antonín Dvořák
- Sylvia-Pizzicati – Leo Delibes
- Brahm's Lullaby – Johannes Brahms
- Pizzicato Playtime – Sam Fonteyn
- Waltz of the Flowers – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Happy Holiday – Anthony Spurgin
- Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Op.3, No. 8 (RV522) – 1st Movement – Fiachra Trench, Antonio Vivaldi
- Tritsch Tratsch Polka – Johann Strauss II
- Catfish Row – Benny Carter
- Badinerie – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Folli the Foal – Andrew Fenner
- To Death or Glory – Laurie Johnson
- Inferno – Frederic Bayco
- Romantic Legend – Eric Swan
- Romeo and Juliet Overture – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- The Poet and the Peasant Overture – Franz von Suppe
- Comic Ending (h) – Dick Walter
- Song of the Volga Boat Men – Igor Tuhmanov
- Dramatic Impact 2 – Ivor Slaney
Watch EpisodeEdit
- Robin Hoek was the first of the Stimpy's Storybook Land Cartoons.
- This episode has a fan made game on Addicting Games at this link.
- This is the first episode to feature George Liquor, although he ends up having a different appearance from the series and is referred to as the "Evil Sheriff of Dodge City" along with having a different voice.
- This is the first episode animated by Bon-Art.
- Robin Hoek's clothes look similar to Link's from The Legend of Zelda.
- When Ren says good night, his mouth doesn't move.


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Saturday, August 16th
East-West Crossover @ Jamestown
Minot def. Fargo North 1-0
Fargo South def. Jamestown 4-1
West Fargo def. Bismarck 1-0
Century def. Fargo Davies 2-1
GF Red River def. Mandan 3-0
GF Central def. Bismarck Legacy 3-0
Fargo Shanley def. Bismarck St. Mary's 4-0
Fargo South def. Minot 2-0
Jamestown def. Fargo North 1-0
Bismarck def. Fargo Davies 2-0
Century def. West Fargo 3-2
Fargo Shanley def. Mandan 1-0 (shortened by weather)
Tuesday, August 19th
Fargo South tied Fargo Davies 2-2
GF Red River def. GF Central 2-1
West Fargo def. Fargo North 2-1
Century def. Mandan 6-1
Bismarck def. Bismarck St. Mary's 6-0
Thursday, August 21st
Fargo North def. Fargo Davies 4-3
Fargo Shanley def. GF Central 2-1
Fargo South tied West Fargo 1-1
Bismarck def. Jamestown 6-0
Century def. Minot 2-0
Mandan def. Bismarck St. Mary's 3-2
Saturday, August 23rd
Bismarck def. Fargo North 3-0
Century def. Fargo South 2-1
GF Red River def. Jamestown 4-0
Century def. Fargo North 2-1
Fargo South def. Bismarck 4-0
Bismarck St. Mary's def. Bismarck Legacy 4-2


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Microsoft Office's built-in Picture Styles on the Picture Tools ribbon provides a quick way to add fancy borders to your pictures. But what if you want to have more control over the corners or shape of your picture? For example, during a recent PowerPoint course, Lee, Theresa and Nicky wanted to round the corners in a specific way that matched the branding of their organisation. (Thanks for the inspiration, guys!)
Here's how:
- Double-click the picture you want to change, which will display the Picture Tools ribbon.
- In Office 2007: On the Format tab, click on the Picture Shape button and select the shape you want. In Office 2010: On the Format tab, click on the Crop's drop-down arrow, select Crop to Shape and select the shape you want.
- If the new shape has a small, yellow diamond-shaped handle, you can drag it to adjust the shape.


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Seventh Division is also commonly known as the Logistics Division and proves to be efficient at the task despite the rowdy behavior of the delinquents that call the 7th home. Maybe it's simple the influence of the new captain, but shinigami who rankle under authority or don't seem to fit with any other Division will usually end up in the 7th which has given the Division a bit of an unsavory reputation as a home for shinigami-criminals. Some of those are obviously true, but mostly false.
The 7th Division also has strong ties to the Shinigami Woman's Association, probably because the captain is the founder, and a fair portion of it's number are female shinigami with membership in the Association. All this usually means is that there are frequent 'invite-only' parties in the Division's training area that have been known to spill out into the Seireitei proper to disastrous results for the surrounding terrain. The SWA has yet to tackle any serious issue, though they are on the agenda.
Basic Stats and Description
Division Size: ~800. 20 seated officers. 720 unseated.
Division Training Levels: The power of any individual un-seated 7th Division member is likely to be a bit on the low side when compared to other divisions. Seated officers are the exception to the rule and tend to be on the higher end of strength for seated officers. This is likely to having much more exposure to Tai then anyone else and having to put up with her mood swings and violence on a regular basis. Those who aren't tough enough to make the cut are sent to other divisions. The one area that 7th division seems to excel at above any other Division, especially considering the smattering of abilities the Division members possess instead of focusing on one aspect of shinigami combat, is in raw endurance. If anyone can take a beating, then it's a member of the 7th Division and the most preferred combat style (aside from fighting dirty) is to wear the opponent out before making their move.
Monitor Travel Between the Seireitei and the Rukon: One of the foremost duties of the 7th Division is to keep accurate tabs on who travels between the Seireitei and the Rukon and when, in order to have an accurate idea of who might be in either place at any given time. To date, their records are fairly accurate but it's a nightmare to keep track of highly seated officers who can simply bypass 7th Division checkpoints with little difficulty.
Facilitate Travel Between the Seireitei and the Rukon: Not everyone can just shunpo from place to place, even among the shinigami, and those who can't have to throw themselves on the mercy of the 7th Division in order to travel long distances. Between maintaining roads, organizing shipments to the districts of the Rukon, and handling the transportation duties of important non-shinigami, the 7th Division has a small army of wagons, rickshaws, boats, and horses that also play into their final duty.
Supply: If the shinigami would ever, in mass, go to war then it would be 7th Division that monitors the supply lines and keeps the logistics of battle up-to-date and ready for viewing. Obviously they haven't been used in this function in quite some time but that doesn't mean that they've grown rusty at this duty either. If war ever comes, 7th Division has numerous plans for quickly establishing lines of retreat, bottlenecks, supply lines, redoubts, and impromptu camps for the 4th Division.
Skills Emphasized: No one skill is overly emphasized in the 7th Division other then being able to use what is available to win. Improvisation is more highly regarded then one's shikai and those who disdain the traditional concepts of honor and fairplay can rise quickly in the 7th. That said, a smattering of all the forms of shinigami combat is expected of all seated officers and those who slack off can't rely on having served in a position for a long time to save them. Because of this, the 7th Division does it's best to keep up-to-date on new techniques in shinigami combat, inventions of the 12th division, and have at times even begged the Kido Corp to teach them forbidden kido. The last is, obviously, never granted.


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Reilly rescues a point for Muirhevnamor against Boyne
Muirhevnamor remain in touch with the league leaders after picking up a point from their clash with Boyne Harps in an entertaining 1-1 draw in Monasterboice on Thursday night.
The Drogheda side dominated the opening exchanges and they forced the visitors to defend in numbers and it was no surprise when Boyne opened the scoring on 20 minutes.
The Muirhevnamor defence was caught napping as they allowed the home side's left winger to pick up possession from a throw-in. He waltzed past two defenders to comfortably beat Michael Cooney in the visiting goal.
The concession of the goal appeared to galvanise Sean Dixon's side and they were unlucky not to draw level when Brian Begley crossed for Anto Reilly who saw his header strike the butt of an upright.
Reilly made amends on the half-hour mark though when he struck for Muirhevnamor's equaliser. A piece of excellent interplay between Jimmy Cooney and Begley saw the Cooney take possession of the ball, before leaving four defenders in his wake and delivering a brilliant cross from the byline to the head of Reilly whose powerful trademark header gave the Boyne goalkeeper no chance from 10 yards.
Five minutes into the second-half the home side struck a post as they again caught the visiting defence off guard but this was as close they came to grabbing a lead goal as Dixon's side quickly regrouped and easily dealt with Boyne's best efforts for the remainder of the half.
With 10 minutes left to play the visitors took complete control of the ball as they camped in the home side's half and Conor Gorman hit the woodwork from a Stefan McKevitt corner kick while in the final minutes Ryan Dillon, from another McKevitt set-piece, was denied a certain winner by a brilliant fingertip save from the Boyne goalkeeper.
The result leaves Muirhevnamor six points behind leaders Woodview Celtic with a game in hand but they have a chance to maybe close the gap at the top when they take on third from bottom OMP at home on Thursday night at 8pm.
Muirhevnamor: Michael Cooney, Stefan McKevitt, Brian Begley, Adrian Rafferty, Shane O'Callaghan, Jimmy Cooney, Thomas McShane, Sean Conlon (Paul Mallon), Simon O'Shaughnessy (Conor Gorman), Ryan Dillon, Anto Reilly (Brendan Hughes).


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How the middle class enables the ultra-rich
If you want a three-sentence distillation of Adam Davidson's latest column for the NYT Magazine, just ask Joe Schwenk, a/k/a @HamptonsBorn, what the biggest secret is about the Hamptons:
Many farm families can sell their land and rake in hundreds of millions. They don't because they are more interested in maintaining their way of life than making cash. Farm-family-owned land provides the vistas that make this place so special. So when you see a tractor ramble by your backyard, dusting up your custom windows, be thankful — don't throw a woman's heel at the windshield.
Or, as Davidson puts it:
There are more than 27 million businesses in the United States. About a thousand are huge conglomerates seeking to increase profits. Another several thousand are small or medium-size companies seeking their big score. A vast majority, however, are what economists call lifestyle businesses. They are owned by people whose goal is to do what they like and to cover their nut. These surviving proprietors hadn't merely been lucky. They loved their businesses so much that they found a way to hold on to them, even if it meant making bad business decisions. It's a remarkable accomplishment in its own right.
The ironic thing about both the Hamptons and the West Village — the subject of Davidson's column — is that they're expensive and desirable precisely because they still have a significant quotient of these "lifestyle" denizens refusing to avail themselves of the seemingly-obvious property-price arbitrage. Which applies to rentals just as much as it does to farms: Davidson tells the story of Arleen Bowman, who signed a ten-year lease for the Arleen Bowman Boutique in 2002, and is going to lose her space next month. She could have sold that lease in 2007 to Marc Jacobs or some big brand, and made a lot of money by doing so — but she didn't.
It's people like Arleen Bowman and Joe Schwenk who make their neighborhoods highly desirable for the 0.1%: they lend charm and character to a place which without them would be just another soulless luxury enclave like Aspen or Palm Beach. John Paulson just spent $49 million for a 56,000 square foot house on 128 acres in Aspen — compare that to the $41.3 million he paid for a 15,000 square foot house on 10 acres in Southampton. Southampton's more desirable, partly because it's only a helicopter ride as opposed to a private-jet ride from NYC, but also because it has Mr Schwenk:
Hamptons Request of the Day: Dig out Mr.P's Palm trees and return to greenhouse down island. Mr.P installs trees just for the season.
— Joe Schwenk (@HamptonsBorn) September 18, 2011
When the 0.1% — or, in Paulson's case, the 0.001% — hire Schwenk to drive their poodle back to New York City because she won't fit in the helicopter, what they're really doing is lording their financial aggression over people who really just want to enjoy living in the place they call home. The ultra-rich believe in profit maximization just like America's middle classes believe in God and apple pie. And so they phone the people who grew up on what are now multi-million-dollar farms, and order them to fix their ice machines.
America tends not to begrudge the ultra-rich their wealth — not until they see it in ugly, entitled close-up. Joe Schwenk and Arleen Bowman are the kind of people who built America, and who continue to make it the place the ultra-rich want to call home. What Davidson calls "bad business decisions", I call keeping things in perspective — these are people who would be unlikely to be happier, and quite likely to be significantly unhappier, if they suddenly found themselves in possession of $35 million. And there is something a little depressing about the fact that it's these middle-class strivers who pay the price for the gentrification they themselves are helping to turbo-charge.


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This is one of the first pieces I did as a freelancer. It is an ad for "Minnesota West train for a career" campaign that focused on their plumbing, carpentry and HVAC programs.
Minnesota West Community College Train for a Career from Doug Wire on Vimeo.
Ripple Marketing did the project Management. I produced the piece


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Rotherham Council's award-winning Rotherham Ready enterprise education programme is looking for more local businesses to get involved and support the development of the borough's entrepreneurs of the future.
Rotherham Ready, which was launched in 2005, has become internationally acclaimed for its approach to integrating enterprise into learning for all children aged 4-19. The town won the prestigious Enterprising Britain competition in 2010 for this work which is now being replicated nationally through the Creative Councils programme, creating a culture of enterprise in education.
Within Rotherham, enterprise education and training is being coordinated at three Learning Communities, known as the Ready Hubs, and more businesses are being sought to get involved in exciting work with schools and colleges.
A business briefing is taking place on Tuesday November 27th from 8.30am – 9.30am, at Rockingham Professional Development Centre, on how local businesses can offer meaningful support at a manageable level.
Kate Penney, creative councils coordinator at Rotherham Ready, said: "I am really excited to be working with Rotherham Ready to develop the already successful and highly regarded enterprise provision across Rotherham.
"I am particularly excited by the further development of the programme that will promote and engage representatives from schools and colleges, the wider community and businesses.
"The business briefing event on the 27th November is an excellent platform for businesses to get involved with young people and the community to raise aspirations and give enterprise education and skills a real life context. There are a number of different ways that businesses large and small can support this and we encourage them to come along to the event to find out more."
To book a place at the Rotherham Ready business briefing email email@example.com
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It may be your lifelong dream to live in the grand old cities of Europe…cities with a foot in the past and another firmly in the present. Or maybe you'd rather be closer to home in the Americas, enjoying the sultry Latin lifestyle of Panama City or Buenos Aires.
Whatever metropolis suits you best, a pied-à-terre is just the thing. French for "foot on the ground," it's exactly that…your home away from home, a base from which to explore and enjoy big-city life.
Own or rent a small apartment in the heart of the action, and you'll be living your life as the residents do: in the street, in the parks, in the squares, and on the terraces of elegant cafés. And, in three of the world's best cities, you'll be doing so far more affordably than you may think.
Panama City, Panama—Luxury for Less
Often called the Miami of Latin America, Panama City does share a lot in common with that metropolis. Both are waterfront. Both skylines are dominated by gleaming high-rises.
Both are home to world-class dining and nightlife. But booming Panama City also has one foot in the past, with ongoing restoration of the Casco Viejo historic district. And it's much cheaper.
In fact, Panama City just garnered third place in an index of the world's cheapest cities.
Be part of that world-class skyline in a 900-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment with an ocean view for $160,000. For rent, a two-bedroom, ocean-and-city-view apartment, in a new building near the water, will run you $1,250 a month.
Paris, France—Escape to the City of Light
Who can resist the City of Light? It's a refuge for lovers on romantic getaways…a Mecca for those seeking to be immersed in arts, culture, and high fashion. Whether you enjoy browsing the used bookstalls along the Seine, spending hours in the galleries of the Louvre, people watching at sidewalk cafés, or simply wandering the city's history-infused streets…magic is found in every corner.
With prices approaching $1 million for two-bedrooms in most districts, we have to scale things down a bit. Just in size, not in quality. You can find a lovely, tastefully-renovated, 226-square-foot pied-à-terre in the heart of Paris in the newly refurbished République neighborhood for just over $250,000.
In République, you're just five minutes away from the chic boutiques and cafés of the Marais. A five-minute walk in the other direction, you'll find yourself on the peaceful, tree-lined footpaths of the Canal St. Martin, made famous by the movie Amèlie.
Don't want to buy? Rent a 194-square-foot duplex in the elegant Palais Royale area, just steps from the Louvre. This charming, furnished apartment comes with an equipped kitchen, shower, and even a washing machine for just under $1,000 a month. The apartment might be on the cozy side, but in this dazzlingly central area, you'll really feel like you're living the Paris dream.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—Old-World meets Latin Flavor
Set on the Río de la Plata, this bustling city blends the Old and New Worlds, thanks to architecture reminiscent of 19th-century Europe and waves of immigrants from Italy, Spain, and just about every other European country imaginable over the centuries. Expats have been coming here for years, drawn by low prices, business and investment opportunities, and a culture that embraces theater, dance (like the tango), opera, and art.
A one-bedroom apartment in the Palermo neighborhood, the heart of the historic city center and full of classic BA style, will run you $110,000. For rent, try a studio down-town for $625 a month.
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Chile Cheese Bread
David and Julie Johnson, Leesburg, VA
As promised, here is the recipe for the chile bread made for the DC hot luck.
We prepared both a Chile cheese bread and a Chile Tomato Bread. This recipe is
for the cheese bread, substitute tomatoes and vegies if desired to make the
tomato bread. Of course as always, chile to taste. This is a great recipe
because you can make it as mild, spicy, exotic as you wish.
For 1.5 lb loaf:
3/4 cup sour cream
1/8 to 1/4 cup water
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
3 cups bread flour
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 cup Jalapeno and Habaneros, etc. (Original recipe suggested a wimp 4
2 tsp Red Star brand active dry yeast.
Place all ingredients in bread pan. Select light crust setting and press
After he baking cycle ends, remove bread from pan. Place on cake rack and allow
to cool 1 hour before slicing.
Calories per slice 169, Fat 5.9 grams You could probably omit some of the fat by
substituting on some of the sour cream and cheese and adding more peppers.
This recipe is courtesy of a brand new book titled The Bread Machine Magic Book
of Helpful Hints, Linda Rehberg & Lois Conway which I recently found.
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Different IVR message when open and when out of hours.#1
I wanted to know if it was possible to upload two different IVR messages. When callers called our main number during office hours the message would say press 1 for accounts 2 for sales etc. If a caller calls out of hours then the message would say. Our offices are now closed etc.


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Philippians 2:5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. 6 Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. 7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form.
Dear Heavenly Father, why should I feel like I am entitled to anything when your son Jesus Christ did not. He chose to humble himself as should I.


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Do you know what you can do?
Higher education is undergoing a revolution. Whereas the question at the heart of the university previously was what do you know, the core question in the future is what are your competencies. The curricula of the new degree programmes starting at the University of Helsinki in the 2017 autumn term must include learning outcomes: the content that students master either by completing the course or by having learned the content otherwise. In the future, students will ideally understand what kinds of knowledge and skills they master and how this know-how can help them in research or in working life outside the University.
Competencies are, of course, a built-in component of the pursuit of science: praxis – how and for what purpose theories are used – always goes alongside theory. Competence-based education does not change this principle – it emphasises understanding of competencies in connection to the learning process. Studying becomes more relevant than before, with thematic units being studied for their future use, not only for credits. Understanding of one's own skills also positively affects self-efficacy beliefs.
Know what you can do
Self-efficacy beliefs (in Finnish) define what students believe they can survive. How many weeks of preparation do you need for an exam worth three credits? How easily can you get a job after graduation? The more realistic the image students have of their own skills, the better. Thus far, there has been the risk of students graduating from the university thinking they have not learned anything of use. Statistically, at least, this is not the case. Graduates of the University of Helsinki continue to get jobs that correspond to their level of education and get placed in positions at the very top of the scientific world.
General education increases competencies
Achieving the learning outcomes obviously requires good basic knowledge in the future too. Doctors can only tend to their patients if they understand the anatomy of the human body, biochemistry and physiology. Political scientists must know the culture, history and power structures of the surrounding society. A foundation of research and theory is a central part of the core idea of the Humboldtian university (in Finnish). Emphasising competencies does not conflict with the ideal of the Humboldtian university. Accumulating general knowledge is also a skill – the ability to conceive phenomena and to act in a complex world.
Learning outcomes should not remain on the pages of the curricula – they should actually be visible in studying every day. Teaching can be developed to suit students' needs through learning outcomes, as the same outcomes can be reached with several different teaching methods. At the same time, unnecessary work decreases, when skills acquired outside formal education are learned to be recognised better and included in degrees. Achieving all of this does, of course, require pedagogical skills from the teachers.
Heikki Isotalo
Specialist, educational policy
Heikki is able to write a blog text in a single afternoon.


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Selecting a Site for a Radioactive Waste Repository: A Historical Analysis; Elements; Daniel Metlay; August 2016
The US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Intern Program:Developing Next Generation Nuclear Waste Professionals (2016); WM2016 Conference; Bret Leslie; March 2016
Safety Cases and Siting Processes: Nuclear Energy Agency, "The Safety Case for Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: State of the Art"; Paris, France; Daniel Metlay with Rodney Ewing; 2013
Consent-based Siting: What Have We Learned?; Radwaste Solutions; Daniel Metlay; July/August 2013
Partitioning and Durable Waste Forms for Highly Radiotoxic Isotopes; IHLRWMC 2013; Bruce Kirstein; April/May 2013
Background Information for the Presentation to the Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste's Seminar Entitled "The Future of Nuclear Waste - Burden or Benefit?" in Stockholm, Sweden, November 2012; Gene Rowe; March 2013
How Social Science Informs Engineering Practice; The Bridge; Daniel Metlay; Fall 2012
Decision Strategies for Addressing Complex, "Messy" Problems; The Bridge; Daniel Metlay; Fall 2012
Management of Radioactive Waste: A Socio-Technical Challenge; The Bridge; Daniel Metlay; Summer 2012
Atmospheric Chemistry Impacts on the Corrosion Environments of Waste Packages; IHLRWMC 2011; Bruce Kirstein; April 2011
A Quantitative Risk Assessment Description of a Radionuclide Souce Term; IHLRWMC 2011; Bruce Kirstein; April 2011
Nuclear Waste Assessment System for Technical Evaluation (NUWASTE); IHLRWMC 2011; Gene Rowe; April 2011
Recognising interdependencies in design of nuclear fuel cycle and transportation of SNF and HLWPackaging, Transport, Storage & Security of Radioactive Material; Daniel Metlay; 2011
On the Calculation of HLW Loading in Borosilicate Glass; Bruce Kirstein; December 2010
International Experience Developing Deep Geologic Repositories; Daniel Metlay; July 2010
Ethical Issues and Societal Expectations; Daniel Metlay; 2009
Thermal-Response Evaluation of Yucca Mountain During the Preclosure and Postclosure Phases; Gene Rowe and Bruce Kirstein; July 2008
Obligation to Future Generations: The Interplay of Science and Policy; Daniel Metlay; 2005
From Tin Roof to Torn Wet Blanket: Predicting and Observing Ground Water Movement at a Proposed Nuclear Waste Site; Daniel Metlay; 1999
Hazards and Institutional Trustworthiness: Facing a Deficit of Trust (1996); Social Trust and the Management of Risk; Daniel Metlay; 1999
Hazards and Institutional Trustworthiness: Facing a Deficit of Trust; Public Administration Review; Daniel Metlay; July/August 1996


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Dear Friends,
Double trouble today because I'm posting here (duh) AND with my monthly gig at The Handmade Home. I'm talking about ceilings over there, otherwise known as rocking the fifth wall. It kind of makes me want to sing "rock the fifth wall" to the tune of "Rock the Casbah." What is a casbah anyway? I always thought they were saying cash bar because I'm notorious for screwing up song lyrics.
Now that you are humming and annoyed, let me update you on the window treatment progress in the family room. So far, I added the panels which made a huge difference. I knew right away that I wanted to layer them with some type of wood shade underneath.
I started scouring the universe for woven woods or bamboo shades and found that Lowe's will CUSTOM cut their wooden shades for you. As in, they have a giant machine that you put the shade in and it will magically slice them to the correct WIDTH.
Custom for less. That could be my motto. It was my lucky day, because they had a style that I loved right away. The Levolor Natural Bamboo has a beachy feel that stole my cottage-lovin' heart. Also, it has dark spots interwoven that coordinate with the bookcases and floor. The lighter overall look goes nicely with the sofa table and lighter furniture. And we are forever trying to lighten things up around here!
Looking back, perhaps I should have bought a lottery ticket that day because those shades were a rockstar score. And no, I can't get that song out of my head.
I really like the depth they add. The texture is a great addition to the space.
For the love of symmetry, I'm thinking I need a couple over those doors. Do you agree? I was reluctant to buy four shades without knowing fully if they were going to work, especially since they were being custom cut.
I thought I'd sit on them for a week or two to see how I felt but I know I like them.
So much color! Okay, I'm going over-board but I really like these shades. I honestly didn't think I would be able to buy an off-the-shelf product for my less than standard windows. The shades vary in width from 24 -72 inches and the length is set at either 60 or 72. I bought a 36 inch wide shade that was 72 inches in length. I had it cut to 30.5 inches wide for the actual inside width of my window where I was doing an inside mount.
Should I choose to do the doors, those would be an outside mount.
Hanging the shades was easy with step-by-step directions. It is a beginner level project and takes less than 30 minutes overall. I didn't have a lick of trouble.
Well, do you like them? What is the verdict? Shades over the doors? Yes? Or nah? I want your valuable opinions.


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The Sheffield paintball centre sits close to Stocksbridge on the outskirts of the Peak District National park. Together with the Kegworth and Wakefield paintballing centres, the North Midlands is well and truly covered when it comes to the best paintballing action available.
Located to south of Leeds just off the M1, the Britannia Wakefield paintballing centre is ideal for guests from West Yorkshire and surrounding areas. This centre features a colossal 8 game zones, enough to keep anyone entertained for a whole day. Come on down to the Wakefield paintballing centre and check it out for yourself today.
Located west of the city, the Manchester paintballing centre is perfect for visitors from surrounding areas such as Eccles, Salford, Swinton and Worsley. The centre offers guests access to impressive game zones - including the popular Wild West recreation that features its very own saloon bar as well as other structures. Come on down and check it out today.
This paintball centre is often used by premiership football stars. Including the lads form Manchester City and Manchester United. Not surprising then that this centre is close to Manchester and Liverpool. It also incorporates some of the best game zones, from Chemical Alley to the creepy Haunted Graveyard.


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It's often said that the hardest life situations can lead to some of the most creative works of art. The idea seems to have rung true for Tom Gauntt. After being dealt a difficult hand when diagnosed with an illness that restricted his physical activity, Tom decided to focus on smaller projects and tried out turning a pen on a lathe. Though his first iteration was less than perfect, he kept at it. Once he refined his technique, he started incorporating driftwood found along the nearby Chesapeake Bay and discovered that it made for truly special writing utensils.
We're so excited to have Tom's one-of-a-kind driftwood pens as new additions to our assortment. Settle in and read on to hear directly from Tom about the in-depth craftsmanship that goes into each one.


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Chief has been out of town most of this month so I have been faced with my usual dilemma…what to do with the bottles of red wine that I can't finish before they start to turn. This bath is the perfect way to enjoy a glass and not feel compelled to finish the rest of the bottle by oneself! If you want an excuse to throw it back, just forget you ever read this post. 😉 This is also a good opportunity to use up leftover wine after a party.
Bath Recipe
- 20 drops of jasmine essential oil (it usually comes blended in jojoba oil)
- 1/4 cup grape seed oil
- 1 cup of Epsom salt or sea salt or a combination
- 1/2 bottle red wine
The antioxidants in the wine and grape seed oil help to heal damaged skin. The jasmine provides a sensual scent. The grape seed, jojoba and jasmine oils moisturize and nourish the skin.
I am addicted to Epsom salts for the way in which they soothe aches and pains in muscles and joints and reduce inflammation as a result of overuse, injury or arthritis. It seriously feels like you have had a massage after soaking in Epsom salts – pretty fantastic for a fraction of the cost!
Epsom salts are basically just magnesium sulfate named after a bitter saline spring at Epsom in Surrey, England. By soaking in them, your body absorbs these nutrients through the porous membrane of the skin organ. The magnesium helps regulate enzyme activity for biochemical reactions in the body, maintain muscle and nerve function, and regulate blood pressure. Sulfate helps to flush toxins and other salts from the body by the process of reverse osmosis.
The sea salt has the same theory. It contains mostly sodium chloride, but also has macro-minerals (including magnesium) and nearly 80 trace minerals that are beneficial for our bodies.
I like to keep both my Epsom salts and sea salt that I buy in bulk in glass jars near the bathtub. It's sexier looking than the Walgreen's Epsom salt bag!
The red wine won't stain your tub, but sparkling wine also works. It might be nice for the morning after a celebration with some citrus oils like grapefruit, tangerine, or bergamot.
Soak for 20 minutes. Maybe for once soaking yourself in wine WILL solve your troubles!


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Politics & Government
NC Gov. Cooper vetoes appeals court and elections bills
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed bills that would cut the state appeals court by three judges and deny the governor's political party control of the state elections board.
The legislature is likely to vote to override the vetoes.
House Bill 239 would reduce the state Court of Appeals from 15 to 12 members, which would prevent replacement of three Republican judges approaching mandatory retirement age.
Senate Bill 68 would consolidate the state elections and ethics boards. The new board would have eight members, four from each major political party, with a Republican chairman in presidential-election years and a Democratic chairman in midterm-election years. Local elections boards would also be split. A three-judge panel struck down an earlier attempt by Republicans to merge the boards.
In a statement Friday, the Democratic governor said Republicans are trying to politicize the courts.
"Having three fewer judges will increase the court's workload and delay timely appeals," he wrote of HB 239. "Just as bad is the real motivation of Republican legislators, which is to stack the court with judges of their own party. Earlier this session, Republican legislators already injected partisan politics into our courts by slapping political party labels on all judicial races."
Republicans say they want to shrink the court because of its workload. The bill would also send more cases directly to the state Supreme Court.
Last month, Cooper issued his first veto to block the legislature's restoration of partisan elections for judges. The legislature went on to enact that law through a veto override.
GOP lawmakers say the reconfigured elections boards created by SB 68 would bring more bipartisanship to elections oversight.
Cooper says the evenly split boards would lead to gridlock.
"This is the same unconstitutional legislation in another package, and it's an attempt to make it harder for people to register and vote," Cooper wrote.
"It's a scheme to ensure that Republicans control state and county boards of elections in Presidential election years when the most races are on the ballot," he wrote. "The North Carolina Republican Party has a track record of trying to influence Board of Elections members to make it harder for people to vote and have fair elections. Under this bill, that same party controls the pool of appointments of half the state and county elections boards," he wrote.
House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger said in a statement said Cooper is fighting bipartisan cooperation with his veto of the elections board legislation.
"North Carolinians deserve a bipartisan ethics and elections board with an equal number of Democrats and Republicans to govern without partisan motivations, but Roy Cooper wants to rig the system for his own benefit, just like when he packed the Court of Appeals with Democrats while serving in the legislature," they said.
"We have complied with the court's order and restored the governor's ability to make all appointments to that board, yet he is still fighting measures to increase bipartisan cooperation and undo his court packing scheme for no other reason than to preserve his own partisan advantage," Berger and Moore wrote.
In 2000, a legislature controlled by Democrats added three seats to the Court of Appeals. Then-Gov. Jim Hunt, a Democrat, appointed the three judges on the day before he left office to expand the court to 15 members.
Lynn Bonner: 919-829-4821, @Lynn_Bonner
A few glitches
The text of Gov. Roy Cooper's veto message on Senate Bill 68 suggests that he was sending it back to the House clerk. It should have been addressed to the Senate. And it looks like Cooper might have put his signature on the line to sign the bill before thunking the veto stamp down.
What's more, it looks like Cooper put the wrong date on his veto messages.
"No, I just did them both this morning," Cooper said after speaking to a group of black elected officials on Friday. But he dated his action the 20th, which was Thursday.
"Then it should have been the 21st. We'll figure that out. Sorry about that. I signed them this morning," Cooper said.
Given that there were several small errors, does he have any concerns about vetoes not holding up?
"No," he said. "It's clearly stamped 'veto.'"


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Do not miss an opportunity to earn money with us, advertise yourself and make this world better
How it works for an author.
You can create your own audio tour using our web tour editor. Editor is in process of beta testing now but you can try to use it. To create a tour you should specify a way of the tour on the map and record your voice comments or attach mp3 files with your audio comments and images to the points on the map. Then you will set a price of the tour (we recommend range between $1 and $5). You can also create a free tour. Our administrator will check your tours and if content makes sense, we will publish it then.
We implemented encryption of tours data on mobile devices which means we take care of your intellectual property.
Your tour will be represented in Android and iPhone application and our website.
In addition, tourists can contact an author of the tour directly to receive a private tour. So your tour in our system is a way to attract more clients to your business. Don't forget free tours will have more users and that is the best way to make interested more clients who might use your primary service.
Profit received from your tour will be shared among authors. 50% to service / 50% to authors. For 1st 100 tours the authors will be given 80% of profit.
We are working on development of money processing from a tourist to an author now. In December we are planning to run in testing mode selling tours (right now only free tours are in system). We suppose 2 ways of money transfer from our service to an author:
- PayPal transfers
- Wire transfers (we will send money when your balance is more than $100)
We are open to any suggestions from authors so you can contact us on email@example.com.
Make your own tour, help us make this service valuable for tourists and sell you audio tours to tourists from any country.
Who can be an author? Anybody.
- Tourist businesses to have alternative ways to provide or sell excursions, in addition or replacing human-guided tours;
- Individuals and companies to earn money by selling authored content to tourists or sharing profits from advertisement;
- Holders of public and tourist objects (museums, exhibitions, entertainment parks, sport arenas, etc.) to attract tourists by providing authored content for mobile tours;
- Holders of tourist and commercial areas (like expos, malls, resorts, hotel complexes etc.) to lure people by detailed and focused information about their objects and areas.


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Free Holiday Series Class Descriptions
Free Holiday Series Class Descriptions
Location: acac Albemarle Square
Click here to view the FULL December Schedule…below you will find a list of the Free Holiday Series Class Descriptions.
Join us at any one of these FREE Holiday Series classes and learn a new workout, experience mindfulness, or challenge your brain by engaging in an interactive discussion. This is a wonderful opportunity for your to connect with a Personal Trainer, Nutritionist, or Mindfulness Coach, so you can be your BEST through the holiday season.
"Eat Your Best" with the Food Squad: Join the Food Squad to learn ways to help keep your energy up with delicious and nutritious snacks through the holidays.
"Gift of Presence" with Jennifer Kelly & Shannon Johnson: Join Jennifer and Shannon for mindfulness practices and stretching during this Holiday season.
"Take a Stand Parts 1 & 2" with Rob Whittaker, Jared Rohrer, Jennifer Kelly, Dana Mook, & Jim Haseltine: This workshop is designed to teach you easy exercises to offset the nagging if not worsening imbalances caused by too much sitting (and perhaps too much screen time). Part 1 will cover the basic imbalances created by the "sitting" lifestyle and what you can do to reverse the likely postural issues while at acac. Part 2 will cover additional exercises you can do easily at home, along with a few simple habits to adopt while sitting to fend off the likelihood for continued postural and muscular imbalances.
"Foam Rolling Workshop" with Jennie Whittaker: In this session we will discuss the why's and how's of the foam roller as well as guiding participants in the correct use of this versatile fitness tool.
"Kettle of the Bells" with Meredith Richard & Leigh McCready: Tis the season…to be busy! Even though there is a lot of hustle and bustle associated with this time of year, you can still find time to take care of yourself! Kettle Bell workouts are perfect for combining total body movements with core, cardio, and strength. Plus, it's fun! If you're running short on time, Kettle Bells are the most efficient use of your workouts! Come join us for some tips, so you can truly have time to celebrate the season.
"Get Upright" with Antje Waxman: The best upper body and posture exercises!
"Fitness is Coming" with Jared Rohrer: One does not simply "get" a summer body. The winter is the best time to start training for all of those summer activities you want to feel and look your best at. Join Jared for a fun workout that will challenge and strengthen you. The workout will focus on a dynamic body weight warm-up. Followed by body part specific strength training, ending with a high intensity finisher…all levels are welcome.
"12 Days of Christmas" with Pam Finney & Meg Klenk: In just one hour learn 12 new workouts with Pam & Meg! Test out different pieces of equipment like: dumbbells, kettle bells, resistance bands, and more.
"Deck the Halls" with Johanna Ecochard & Hina Naeem: Simplify your full body workout, keep it fun, and keep moving! This workout uses a standard deck of playing cards to make your body work through a one-hour workout. Each suit in the deck represents a different exercise and after the cards are shuffled, the number on each card flipped determines how many repetitions of each exercise will be done. Examples: J=11, Q=12, K=13, A=14, and every 10 cards your abs will be worked with a totally different exercise not included in the deck.
*No additional charge for members. Email Rob Whittaker for more information: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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We often take them for granted because they are not the most important ingredients in the food, but condiments make meals tastier. So, do you know what's in your favorite condiments?
Ingredients: Tomatoes, salt, vinegar, sweeteners, onion and garlic, other spices, and flavorings
Trivia: The original ketchup was made from pickled fish or shellfish. Some ketchups today are made not from tomatoes, but other main ingredients like banana and mushroom.
Ingredients: powdered mustard seeds, water, and vinegar; others contain wine/beer, oil, sugar, and spices
Trivia: There are different types of mustard based on the three colors of mustard seeds (white, black, and brown). The yellow mustard is white mustard seed plus turmeric, while Asian and most European mustard are made from brown seeds.
Sour Cream
Ingredients: fermented regular cream (mostly butterfat)
Trivia: Sour cream is a dairy product that undergoes bacterial culture which can vary according to the thickening agents used.
Ingredients: egg yolk, oil, and vinegar or lemon juice; others add spices and herbs, while some make egg-free mayonnaise
Trivia: There are many speculations to the origin of the word "mayonnaise," and it was not used as a condiment until the early 19th century.
Worcestershire Sauce
Ingredients: anchovies, brine, garlic in vinegar, tamarinds in molasses, cloves, sugar, shallots, and chilies
Trivia: The mixture is sat for two years and stirred occasionally, then the solids are sifted before it's bottled.
Ingredients: tabasco peppers, vinegar, and salt
Trivia: The name Tabasco is taken from a Mexican state, but it was first made in the Louisiana, USA in 1868.
Soy Sauce
Ingredients: fermented soy beans, water, salt, and roasted grains
Trivia: Creating soy sauce can sometimes take months. There are also more than a hundred types of soy sauce because of the variety of the recipes.
Balsamic Vinegar
Ingredients: different varieties of grapes
Trivia: Creating a true balsamic vinegar in the traditional way is as tedious as creating the best wines. The grapes are crushed, simmered, then transferred to wooden barrels for evaporation and oxidation. Then, red wine vinegar is added and aged for 12 to 150 years.
Ingredients: grated wasabi rhizome; most manufacturers outside Japan use horseradish, starch, mustard, and spinach powder or green food coloring
Trivia: Most of the wasabi paste served with your sushi outside Japan are fake due to the high cost of the wasabi plant.
Fish Sauce
Ingredients: fermented fish with sea salt, herbs and spices
Trivia: Fish sauce is usually made from one species of fish or shellfish. One variety, called kechiap, might have been the inspiration for ketchup.
Ingredients: tomatoes, chilies, onion, corn, beans, and other spices
Trivia: The word "salsa" means "sauce" in various languages.
Ingredients: acetic acid (made from fermented ethanol), water, and trace chemicals
Trivia: There are more than a dozen varieties of vinegar all over the world, but they are made through process called fermentation. The most popular types are apple cider, cane vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and coconut/date vinegar.
Who doesn't want to eat healthy, right? Problem is, the effort and time required to make delicious vegetarian dishes often outweighs its benefits. So what's a diet-conscious busy person to do? Well, go to restaurants of course.
When it comes to delicious vegetable fare, there's never a shortage in Singapore – and they're quite affordable too! Here are 5 of the best we've found in the country.
What if you're an ardent vegetarian but your friends or your boyfriend are die-hard meat-lovers? At Gokul, that won't be an issue as the restaurants use mock-meats that taste just like the real thing. They have an extensive 500-item menu of vegetable dishes as well as traditional "meat dishes" like chicken curry and mutton biryani.
For those who favour Middle Eastern flavours, Fill-a-Pita is the place for you. This resto offers arguably the best authentic falafel in town. (Their hummus is pretty great too!) The place is ideal for vegans as all dishes are free from egg, dairy and other animal products. Plus, all orders are served with a smile.
Love dosai? Well, Komala Vilas have delicious masala dosai and cone dosai, plus over 40 other kinds of the dish. Giving customers the best value for their money, they also have a rice meal, which for only $7.20 already has raita, appalam, payasam, dhal, kulambu, sambar, thairu, rasam, pickles and three vegetables. The restaurant specializes on South Indian cuisine and offers customers to customise their orders.
Veggie Cottage offers a mix of local and Western cuisine. On their menu are local favourites like laksa, claypot tofu, nasi lemak, veggie chicken rice, as well as popular Western fare like spaghetti Bolognese and fish and chips. This restaurant is unique for their homey, café-like atmosphere, providing customers with leisurely dining. The Veggie Cottage is 100% vegan, even using soy milk for all its milk-based drinks.
Serving vegetarian dishes even before the diet became popular in the country, Zen Fut Sai Kai sure knows how to make excellent meals, especially for Chinese vegetarians. Their best-seller is the mushroom wanton, which features crispy, aromatic filling made of mock meat and mushrooms. This restaurant is also known for favouring Buddhist vegetarians both with its menu and interior décor.


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Guide to making the most out of SXSW
Howcast is out on the streets of Austin, TX, asking creative types at SXSW how to make the most of the festival, which can be an important place for filmmakers and musicians to network and find an audience for their work.
- Don't be shy. Make a lot of friends. You never know when your paths will cross again
- Try to see other people's films (or music showcases)
- Be prepared to talk about your art at any time
- Charge your phone whenever you can
- Eat! Take advantage of the free food
- Get on as many guest lists as possible
- Don't drink too much, because it is a marathon and not a sprint
Read more in the Howcast blog.


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Partnerships are central to our consulting, knowledge services and academy. We work closely with many of the global knowledge leaders on climate adaptation and resilience in delivering Adaptation Services.
Grupo Laera
Grupo Laera is a consulting team in Bogotá focused on SMEs. They combine leading experts in customer service, micro-finance and natural ecosystems to develop sound investment projects on climate resilience. GCAP and Grupo Laera cooperate on project development in Latin America and in understanding the market for adaptation in the private sector.
Upande, based in Kenya, specialises in GIS, WebGIS, general web and mobile application development. Upande provides high- end services to international and local clients since it was founded in 2009. GCAP and Upande work closely in Kenya to develop spatially aware solutions to achieve climate resilience.
Geospatial Analytical Services (GeoSAS)
Geospatial Analytical Services (GeoSAS) is an Ethiopian company that provides professional services in the planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects in infrastructure, health, agriculture and the environment. GCAP and GeoSAS have led pioneering work on climate resilience in land use planning for the Climate Resilient Green Development initiative.
PPAF promotes effective poverty alleviation, linking a holistic and multi- sectoral strategy to deep impacts at the community level. Institutions of the poor at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid are the focal point of PPAF programmes. GCAP and PPAF have joined to identify linkages between disaster risk reduction, climate resilience and transformational development.
aWhere enables the integration of complex agricultural, environmental, and public health data into local, actionable insight. GCAP and aWhere are developing adaptation services using advanced climate products in the private sector.
Cotiviti leads development of GCAP's Adaptation Space and online knowledge management services. Having a long-term professional partner ensures that GCAP's tools are fully supported.
Atkins is one of the world's leading design, engineering and project management consultancies with a breadth and depth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects. The Futures Group in Atkins lead work on climate change, including carbon management, risk assessment and robust adaptation plans for the built and natural environment. GCAP and Atkins collaborated on development of the Climate Safeguards System for the African Development Bank.


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Real Estate News
Miami real estate pros offer advice in buying vacation homes
A couple of Miami real estate specialists have come up with a list of 10 tips to use in buying a vacation home.
They are:
1. View the home as a form of recreation, not an investment.
2. Approach joint property investments carefully.
3. Don't buy outside the country.
5. Research all four seasons before you buy.
5. Make sure the house and location make a good rental.
6. Work with an agent who knows the area.
7. Don't buy a timeshare.
8. Buy an exisitng home instead of land.
9. Factor in extra costs.
10. Buy only what you can affort.
At least a couple of those -- working with a knowledgeable agent and buying only what you can afford -- seem kind of obvious in the list compiled by Dan Hechtkopf and Reid Heidenry of SBI Realty.
Another, researching all four seasons, might be more applicable to those moving to South Florida versus the mid-Atlantic coast.
Buyers are not uncommon along the Grand Strand who left the Northeast for Florida only to find out they missed changing seasons.
So they move halfway back to a place that has all four seasons without the long and harsh winters they formerly had to endure.