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Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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Hard to tell when they are so young. The boxer part doesn't look unreasonable. They are very cute, whatever they are.
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Without reading your description I thought 'lab/boxer' or 'lab/pit' but yes, when they're little it's tough to tell. It may remain tough to tell! CUTE is what they are!
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Making soy milk at home is not really hard..You don't needs to have special soy milk maker to make this delicious healthy drink.All you needs is a blender,a large size white clothes, large sieve and a large stock pot..I think I has problem when drinking soy milk sold at supermarket counter.Whenever I drink ready made soy milk,I will have several headaches and later resulted to vomit.I think my body reacted to the preservative added to the ready made soy drink.As we know soy milk intended to get spoilt easily,that the reason why soy milk maker have to add preservative to this product... Taaa...dah!! less than an hour ,I can have a glass or more fresh and healthy soy milk !!
2 pounds soy bean,soaked overnight
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2:Place stock pot at high heat,keep stirring to prevent the pulps from sticking or burn at the bottom.When it's bubbly boil,reduced the heat to medium,let it simmer for 20 minutes but remember keep stirring.
3:Remove the stock pot from heat.Use a large white thin clothes or cheese clothes over a large sieve.Scoop soy milk with pulps into the sieve,use ladle to compress or squeeze the hot milk out into another large stock pot.
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Six individuals who, as mistress of ceremonies and Azteca America anchorwoman Ana Mejia pointed out, "have given a piece of their soul to make sure our community is a wonderful place in which to live," are the recipients of the 2007 Celebrate Culture Civil Rights Awards. They were honored at a dinner held in the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
Presented by NEWSED Community Development Corporation and the Santa Fe Drive Redevelopment Corporation, the awards went to Mary Lou Makepeace, a former mayor of Colorado Springs who is now executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado; Denver Police Lt. Tony Lopez; former Denver City Council President Elbra Wedgeworth; businessman Robert Alvarado; Geraldine Gonzales, widow of Chicano rights activist Corky Gonzales; and Raul Yzaguirre, a past president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza.
The awards — handsome Lucite sculptures — were accompanied by a very personal gift: individual poems written for them by Ramon Del Castillo. Each poem traced how that particular honoree acquired the mettle and convictions he or she has exhibited over the years.
For example: Del Castillo's poem described Gonzales as an "obsidian butterfly whose wings … provided guidance and nurturance to communities lost in despondency, seeking out true liberation." Alvarado, Del Castillo noted, was "the California Chicano, a dreamer from East Los (Angeles)" who worked his fingers to the bone harvesting carrots in the fields before moving to Colorado and becoming a highly successful franchise owner and nationally known leader in making sure minority business owners and contractors had equal consideration in winning bids for public works projects.
The awards were presented by special friends of the honorees: Marvin Kelly, Adrienne Benavidez, former Mayor Wellington Webb, Walter Jones, Pierre Jimenez and Mayor John Hickenlooper. Guests included Lucia Guzman, executive director of Denver's Agency for Human Rights & Community Relations; Denver City Council members Judy Montero and Rick Garcia; Fire Chief Larry Trujillo; Manager of Safety Al LaCabe; Superintendent of Schools Michael Bennet; Sharon Vigil, chairwoman of the Latina Chamber of Commerce; NEWSED board president Jan Campbell; the SFDRC board president, Rogelio Rodriguez; director Bette Phelps;
and former Denver Fire Chief Rich Gonzales.
Mary Lou Makepeace, who had been Colorado Springs' first female mayor, called on guests to help further the drive for equality by speaking up. "I'm here to make things happen," she said, "particularly in the area of discrimination. Discrimination is fueled by those who merely observe, and I have to ask … how can anyone sit back when someone is being treated differently? Speak up! It's the way to change wrong to right."
Police Lt. Tony Lopez, commander of the Denver Police Department intelligence unit and bomb squad, came to America from Cuba with his parents and siblings when he was 4. When his father couldn't find work in Miami, they moved to Denver.
Attorney Adrienne Benavidez, who introduced Lopez, recalled the family's first Halloween in Denver. They didn't speak English at the time and were unfamiliar with the holiday. "Tony was home alone with his mom and siblings when the doorbell rang and kids in costumes were standing there. They didn't know what to think — especially when it happened again and again."
But they caught on quickly. Eventually, Tony earned two undergraduate degrees and two of his siblings have doctorates. As he accepted the award, Lopez, who spends much of his free time mentoring the youth of the community, said that he was "honored and speechless" to be recognized in this way.
Elbra Wedgeworth, who was introduced by former Mayor Webb, is the youngest of six children and before being elected to the Denver City Council she served in the Denver auditor's office, as clerk and recorder and the deputy director of regulatory affairs. She is now a senior executive at Denver Health and president of the Denver Host Committee for the 2008 Democratic Convention.
"You can't find a more committed person," Webb noted. "She stands tall, she stands strong and she does it with such dignity and grace."
"Not bad for a girl that grew up in the Curtis Park projects," Wedgeworth responded, adding that she has always lived by the motto: "Don't let circumstances define you. Define yourself."
Robert Alvarado said he came to Denver 30 years ago "hungry for success." And when the business opportunity that he thought awaited failed to materialize, he and wife, Linda, decided to stay and make it on their own, building Alvarado Construction to regional prominence and owning dozens of fast-food franchises in Colorado and New Mexico.
"Bob is a fighter," said presenter Walter Jones, "and his heart and soul never wavered as he led the charge fighting for the rights of the minority community. He's a committed visionary and self-made man."
Using a baseball analogy (Linda Alvarado is a part-owner of the Colorado Rockies) to describe his philosophy toward equal rights, Alvarado said that no matter what stadium the game is played in "The bases are all the same distance apart and every batter gets three strikes before he's declared out. When you let people work together in partnernship, amazing things can happen."
Geraldine Gonzales isn't one to ask for acclaim or accolades, said presenter Pierre Jimenez, but "Without her and her family there wouldn't have been a Chicano movement in Colorado. They gave us our self-respect."
"My award was my husband," Gonzales said. "He was the first to stand up for our people and for justice."
Yzaguirre, who was introduced by Mayor Hickenlooper, recalled a recent incident where someone asked his son what his father did. When the son told her that Yzaguirre was heavily involved in Latino civil rights, the woman replied that she didn't know there was a Latino civil rights movement.
"What a rich history we have, but no one knows about it," Yzaguirre lamented.
For pictures taken at the awards dinner, visit denverpost.com/SeenGallery
Denver Post Society Editor Joanne Davidson can be reached at 303-809-1314 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Her column appears every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.


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Accessories bring a sense of purpose into a space and, with thoughtful selection, can transform a room into an elevated experience.
As the winter months approach, there's much to anticipate: hot drinks, football games and getting cozy on those long, chilly nights.
As temperatures drop, many people will start spending more time in the warmth of their homes. Animals don't have the luxury of extra heating and take whatever refuge they can find, making chimneys a convenient place for pests to seek shelter.
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Anthony Phillips, Ford Motor Company
Modern automobiles are complex mechatronic systems rich with existing and new opportunities for application of automatic controls. Today's vehicles already have dozens of microprocessors and millions of lines of control software that manage everything from the electric seats to fuel injection timing. Expectations are that electronic control will constitute the largest growth area of new vehicle content in the future.
Managing the growth of this complexity in a way that still delivers quality products requires a disciplined adherence to a structured control system development process. There are opportunities for use of model-based methods throughout this process, beyond just control algorithm development. Today, most automotive companies have an installed base of processes, methods, and tools for control system development that is a mixture of traditional and model-based methods. In order to move to an end-to-end process that is based primarily on model-based methods, careful consideration of all aspects of the process is required. This session provides examples of how model-based methods can be used throughout the controls development process as well as elements that need to be considered when growing the percent of model-based work within the overall process.
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Need more proof that geek humor has gone mainstream? Check out the new trailer for Christian Slater's new show Breaking In, which name-checks Star Wars, Dragon*Con and Avatar. These days, TV shows prove they're hip by referencing geek culture.
Breaking In seems like a G-rated version of Sneakers. A group of hackers are hired to break into large corporations for security checks... but things go wrong etc. But what's interesting about the latest trailer is how little time the video spends on the group's mission. Instead we're shown clips of characters talking about science fiction icons — check it out:
We give them credit, it looks adorable and quite funny. That being said, it's pretty fascinating to watch shows that would normally slide into the mainstream slot for dramedy fodder are starting to lean heavily on the rapidly growing geek demographic. And they're not the only ones. Just this week images from the set of the teen drama 90210 revealed one of the characters in full Na'vi dress:
Image via Pacific Coast News Online.
And as we reported earlier this week Glee is taking on yet another genre staple by reenacting Michael Jackson's "Thriller" for their Superbowl episode.
Hell, even The Bachelor has a vampire bachelorette on the series, and she STILL hasn't been cut!
This could be the year that geek cred conquers television. Already, shows such as The Big Bang Theory, Community, Psych, 30 Rock, Castle and How I Met Your Mother. effortlessly throw in a Star Wars quip or a Buffy reference without derailing the entire plot. And it's certainly working out well for them, The Big Bang Theory was just picked up for another three years!
Here are a few of our favorite past moments:
How I Met Your Mother Asks the Eternal Scifi Love Question:
30 Rock Salutes Science Fiction: Every Great Clip
Nathan Fillion References Buffy, Firefly And Underworld In One Scene
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Who are we?
The Economics Education and Research Consortium was created in 1995 to strengthen economics education and research capabilities in the CIS. Managed by a Kiev-based secretariat, EERC's Research Network supports original policy-relevant studies, organizes training seminars and research workshops, links academics and policymakers, and invests in the virtual research infrastructure – access to scholarly literature, data and peers. Since 2000, EERC serves as the regional partner of the Global Development Network (GDN) in the CIS.
What is our mission?
EERC's mission is to support the renewal of the economics profession in the CIS, to foster a culture of peer review and open scientific exchange, to encourage individual economists to work at the frontiers of their discipline and subject research to international standards of excellence, and, last but not least, engage academic economists in the public policy debate process, at the national and local levels. While trying to foster high-quality research in economics, we emphasize the incubation of innovative research ideas, and of young scholars, and the formation of a CIS-wide professional network of economists.
What do we do?
EERC delivers funding for original policy-relevant research through a cycle of semi-annual grant competitions and ad hoc research tenders on specific topics.To foster professional exchange and to engage policymakers and the general public in the discussion of the most important research findings we publish research through EERC's working papers series (in English and Russian).
Who supports us?
The Economics Education and Research Consortium is a partnership of prominent donors interested in fostering local capacity in economics education and research in the CIS. Consortium members include:
- The Global Development Network (GDN)
- The World Bank
- Open Sociey Institute
- The Government of Norway (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- The Eurasia Foundation
- The Viktor Pinchuk Foundation
The EERC Network's International Advisory Board consists of
- Richard Ericson (East Carolina University, Greenville), Chair
- John Earle (Central European University and Upjohn Institute)
- Vladimir Popov (Carleton University, Ottawa; New Economic School, Moscow)
- Shlomo Weber (Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas)
- James Leitzel (University of Chicago, Chicago)
- Diana Weinhold (London School of Economics, London)
- Michael Alexeev (Indiana University, Bloomington)
- Gary Krueger (Macalester College in Minnesota)
- David Tarr (World Bank)
Experts involved in mentoring the network's grantees include:
- Michael Beenstock (Hebrew University)
- Wojtek Charemza (University of Leicester)
- Tom Coupe (Kyiv School of Economics and Kyiv Economics Institute)
- John Earle (Upjohn Institute and Central European University)
- Richard Ericson (East Carolina University)
- Randall K. Filer (City University, New York and CERGE-EI)
- Gary Krueger (Macalester College)
- James Leitzel (University of Chicago)
- Russell Pittman (US Department of Justice)
- Victor Polterovich (CEMI and New Economic School)
- Vladimir Popov (Carleton University and New Economic School)
- Marc Schaffer (Heriot Watt University)
- Oleksandr Skiba (Kansas University)
- David Tarr (consultant for World Bank)
- Shlomo Weber (Southern Methodist University and NES)
- Victor Gisnburgh (ECORE, Brussels)
- Oleksiy Kryvtsov (Bank of Canada)
- Michael Alexeev (Indiana University, Bloomington)
- Diana Weinhold (London School of Economics)
- Irina Murtazashvilli (Drexel University)
- Denys Nizalov (Kiev School of Economics)
- Olena Nizalova (Kiev School of Economics)
- Oleksandr Shepotylo (Kiev School of Economics)
- Natalia Volchkova (New Economic School)
- Tigran Poghosyan (International Monetary Fund)
Current activities:
1) Economics Research Grant Competition:
a) supported by GDN and Government of Sweden
b) held twice a year, 36 workshops for 18 years
c) 75 applications for the last competition, 25 participants took part in June workshop, 5 grants awarded during workshop up to $11,000 each
d) development opportunity: Young researchers from CIS countries whose projects show promise may be awarded "development" grants of up to $2,000.
2) Inter-regional project "Cities: An Analysis of the Post Communist Experience", insight into the important features of 21st century urban life:
a) held by EERC and CERGE-EI, funded by GDN
b) the total value of the project - $250,000
3) EERC-World Bank Capacity Building Activity: Supporting Capacity Building of ACE and CIS Researchers in International Trade in Services
a) financial support for research papers of economic researchers from the Europe and Central Asia that assess liberalization of trade in services in the amount of $10,000 each
b) the research results must be presented at semiannual research workshops
4) The best research papers are published in the EERC working papers series and internationally recognized journals in the amount of over 350.


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In previous eras and coupled with other social forces, smoking had given women an air of authority, even insouciance. In the "Age of Aquarius" it served a similar purpose of offering liberated modern women the visual means to telegraph similar types of authority. The alignment of smoking with the women's movement became a staple of visual culture. Produced about and by feminists, it took hold so firmly in popular cultural products like women's magazines, advertisements, television and film representations that the dangers of smoking were masked by the powerful cultural messages culminating in the second wave of feminism. Using many of the same techniques that had been honed by the end of World War Two, advertisers and other cultural architects added to the stock-in-trade approaches by presenting the liberated woman smoker as an iconic image for the modern age. This paper explores ways in which feminism became closely linked with smoking between 1968 and 1990.
Dr. Cook's webpage is here.
I remember clearly the Virginia Slims "You've come a long way, baby" ads. The suggestion that women's progress meant freedom to smoke was hardly subtle. Virginia Slims was one of the early corporate sponsors of women's professional tennis, too. Martina Navratilova's first #1 ranking came in 1978 after she won the Virginia Slims tournament (she won Wimbledon that year, too).


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RTC 2009-10 Impact Players: Deep SouthPosted by zhayes9 on September 29th, 2009
Ed. Note: the previous posts in this series (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Atlantic South) are located here.
It's time for the fourth installment of our RTC 2009-10 Impact Players series, the group of states bordering the Gulf of Mexico known as the Deep South region. Each week we'll pick a geographic area of the country and break down the five players who we feel will have the most impact on their teams (and by the transitive property, college basketball) this season. Our criteria is once again subjective – there are so many good players in every region of the country that it's difficult to narrow them down to only five in each – but we feel at the end of this exercise that we'll have discussed nearly every player of major impact in the nation. Just to be fair and to make this not too high-major-centric, we're also going to pick a mid-major impact player in each region as our sixth man. We welcome you guys, our faithful and very knowledgeable readers, to critique us in the comments where we left players off. The only request is that you provide an argument – why will your choice be more influential this season than those we chose?
Deep South Region (FL, AL, MS, LA, TX)
Ed. Note: our assumption is that Mississippi State's Renardo Sidney will not be eligible to play this season.
Aubrey Coleman – Sr, G – Houston. Young Mr. Coleman was a controversial pick for our panel, to say the least. There's no denying his talent, but the 6'4 rock of a player went national (and viral) last season for his footplant on Chase Budinger's face during a game at Arizona. Seriously, that thing made what Christian Laettner did to Aminu Timberlake in 1992 look like playtime in the sandbox. Coleman served his one-game suspension for the ugly incident, and proceeded to take out any residual anger he might have on the rest of Conference USA to the tune of twelve double-doubles and becoming the only player to finish in the top five in both CUSA scoring and rebounding. Yeah, rebounding. At 6'4. Playing guard. If that doesn't give you a clue as to Coleman's toughness (despite his cowardly act against Budinger), we don't know what will. Despite his position, Coleman makes it a common practice to regularly venture into the lane for frequent trips to the foul line on offense and for rebounds on defense (ranks #294 in def reb%). He also ranked in the top 25 nationally in steals, and we should point out that only three guards in the entire country pulled down more boards per game than Coleman. About the only part of Coleman's game that isn't quite honed is his outside shot (21% on threes), but he doesn't take many, which shows recognition of his strengths and weaknesses. With two star players (including Kelvin Lewis) returning for their senior seasons in Houston, it's safe to say that Tom Penders is sitting on an explosive duo who could lead UH to a successful slate in a wide-open CUSA and its first NCAA Tournament appearance in nearly twenty years.
Damion James – Sr, F – Texas. Just three days prior to the declaration deadline for the 2009 NBA Draft, Damion James told Texas head coach Rick Barnes that he'd be returning for a final season in Austin, a decision that drastically alters the expectations of a Longhorns team that underachieved a campaign ago. Texas should be a top-five team in 2009-10 due to an influx of talent from all angles: from returnees like Dexter Pittman, to transfers like Jai Lucas, stud freshmen like Avery Bradley and, most importantly, a senior season from Damion James. James has just about as much pure athletic talent as any forward in the nation featuring an NBA-ready body, constant activity on the glass and an ability to run the floor like few other 6'7 forwards. The issue with James has always been complacency and wavering effort. Often James will hang around the perimeter, settle for outside shots, disappear when his team needs him the most or settle for being a secondary figure when a player with the ability of James should always be The Man. When James is motivated, you'd be hard-pressed to find a player in the Big 12 that can contain him. James finished on the All-Big 12 Second Team his junior season after finishing with 15.4 ppg and 9.2 rpg a year following a sophomore campaign in which James averaged a double-double. James ranked fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding, tenth in the conference in scoring and totaled double-figures on 31 occasions in 2008-09. A player the caliber of James should be right there with Cole Aldrich and Craig Brackins at the top of potential Big 12 POY candidates for the upcoming season. He should be a first round pick and he should average another double-double. One of the reasons I have Texas pegged #2 in the nation preseason is because I trust James to provide that consistent effort for Rick Barnes in search of a very realistic Final Four.


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The Turkish robes fail to meet the flammability standards for clothing textiles, posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled robes and contact RH for a full refund of the purchase price.
About 5,400 (in addition, about 300 were sold in Canada)
Paint on the chairs and stools contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Consumers should stop using the recalled chairs and stools, place them away from children and contact RH for a full refund for the purchase price.
About 3,200 (In addition, about 180 were sold in Canada)
The recalled toys can break and create a sharp point, posing laceration and choking hazards to young children.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled Ubbi Connecting Bath Toys away from children and return them to Pearhead for a full refund and a free replacement Ubbi Squeeze Bath Toy. Pearhead is contacting all known purchasers directly.
About 6,200
The chair frame can bend causing the user to fall, posing a risk of injury.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and return them to any Rite Aid store for a full refund.
About 18,800
The prescription drug packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk if swallowed by children.
Consumers should immediately secure the medications to keep them out of the sight and reach of children and contact Sandoz for a free replacement child resistant bottle cap. Once the medication is secured, consumers can continue to use the medication as directed.
About 636,000
Incorrect assembly can cause the carabiner to unlock while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the user.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled carabiners and return them to any Decathlon store for a full refund.
About 50
The module that regulates power to the vehicle's USB ports can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the USB charging device in the recalled vehicles and contact a Yamaha golf car dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is contacting all registered owners directly.
About 16,000 (The model year 2017 and 2018 units included in this alert have been previously recalled.)
The recalled cooktop surface elements can turn on by themselves, posing burn and fire hazards.
Consumers should immediately contact Whirlpool to arrange for a free installation of a replacement cooktop. When not in use, turn the unit off at the circuit breaker. Do not leave flammable materials or empty cookware on or near the cooktop.
About 26,300 (In addition about 2,800 units were sold in Canada and 128 units in Mexico)


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If energy efficiency is part of your organization's mission...
Now is the time for you to join our Allies network!
The NEEP Allies Program is an opportunity to affiliate with NEEP and join our diverse network of energy efficiency stakeholders working to realize the full potential of energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.
What are the benefits of being a NEEP Ally?
Participate in NEEP's regional network of efficiency leaders and stakeholders
- Get a complimentary pass to the NEEP Summit
- Get four complimentary passes to NEEP workshops
- Receive two free admissions to invite a colleague to any NEEP workshop
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Anyone can become a NEEP Ally. We welcome any business, institution, agency or organization seeking to unlock the low-carbon potential and associated energy reliability and economic benefits of energy efficiency to be part of our regional network of energy efficiency leaders, movers and shakers. NEEP affiliates include:
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Liberty University offices compete in decorating contest
Several Liberty University administrative departments at Campus North displayed their Christmas spirit during a Christmas Decoration Contest Thursday.
Admissions Processing was the winner by unanimous decision. Workers welcomed the judges into their own version of Santa's village, decorated in minute detail — from the North Pole Post Office to the Reindeer Stables.
Second place went to the Financial Aid department, where workers decked the halls with their individual styles to make a sprawling Christmas village, with everything from a Christmas bead shop to a children's bookstore.
Within Financial Aid, which had several decorated offices, the judges chose some standout winners who went the extra mile:
• Michael Lewis wowed the judges by turning his cubicle into a Christmas Chapel, complete with a steeple and ringing bell.
• Pauline Alleyne got points for her intricately designed Winter Wonderland.
• Eileen Kurtz demonstrated a sense of humor with her Charlie Brown Christmas theme.
• Stacie Rose received an honorable mention for her unique Dallas Cowboys Christmas theme, right down to a Cowboys-themed Santa hat.
Creative Services earned third place and lived up to its name by decorating office space to resemble a family room, complete with a cozy fireplace and a hearth displaying "family photos" of the staff.
The Marketing department earned an honorable mention for originality and teamwork. They used project request forms, colorful Post-it notes and phone message slips to create a surprisingly festive Christmas display.
Rachel Macy of Resident Enrollment also received an honorable mention for her simple, but elegant, holiday décor.
The contest was sponsored by LU's University Advancement office, who would like to thank all the offices that participated, including the Information Services Help Desk, Resident Enrollment, and the Call Center.


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Medical History and Physical Exam for a Lumbar Herniated DiscSkip to the navigation
Exam Overview
During the first visit to your doctor for a possible lumbar (low back) herniated disc , you will be asked about your medical history, including:
- The pattern, intensity, and duration of your leg or back pain (you may be asked to complete a pain drawing to identify the areas and types of pain you have).
- Previous accidents, injuries, or illnesses involving your back.
- Previous back surgery, procedures, or spinal or epidural injections.
- Family history of low back pain and herniated disc.
- History of cigarette smoking and drug and alcohol use.
- Employment history.
- Involvement in sports and other leisure activities.
Your doctor will also ask questions to check for any other conditions that may be causing your symptoms. This may include questions about:
- Signs of infection, such as fever and chills.
- Symptoms that can suggest severe nerve damage. Examples
- Numbness in or between the genital and rectal areas (saddle anesthesia).
- Significant weakness or loss of coordination in one or both legs.
- New problems with bladder or bowel control or sexual function.
- Possible spinal fracture. This can result from:
- A recent, severe injury involving the back, such as a fall, a car or motorcycle accident, or a sports-related injury.
- A mild to moderate back injury (from twisting, or lifting a heavy object) in people older than 50 years of age, especially women (who are at high risk for osteoporosis ).
- Prolonged corticosteroid use.
- Any history of cancer, osteoporosis, bone disease, or certain other diseases.
- Any recent weight loss.
During the physical exam, your doctor will watch how you sit, stand, and walk. You will also be asked to do certain movements while standing, sitting, and lying down. This allows your doctor to assess the flexibility of your spine, any areas of pain or tenderness, and any muscle or nerve problems that typically occur with a herniated disc.
These tests may include:
- Muscle strength tests. Your doctor will test the strength of specific muscles (in your legs or feet) for signs of a pinched nerve .
- Sensory testing. Sensory testing measures your ability to feel light touch, a pinprick, or hot and cold.
- Deep tendon reflexes (knee and ankle jerk). Your doctor will tap your knees and ankles with a reflex hammer. If there is nerve root compression in your lower back, you may have little or no reflex in either the knee (patellar tendon) or the ankle (Achilles tendon).
- Lying straight-leg test. You will lie on your back with both legs extended. Your doctor will raise the affected leg toward your head. A positive test for herniated disc produces pain down the back of the leg, below the knee, when the leg is raised up.
- Sitting straight-leg test. You will sit on the exam table with both knees hanging over the edge of the table, bent at 90 degrees. Your doctor will slowly extend one leg until the knee is straight. Your leg is released, and the test is done on your other leg. A positive test for herniated disc produces pain down the back of the leg, below the knee, when the leg is raised.
- Femoral stretch test. You will lie face down on the exam table with your legs extended. Your doctor will raise one leg toward the ceiling and then bend your knee. If this test produces pain that travels (radiates) toward the front of the thigh, it is likely that one of the nerve roots located high in the lumbar region (lower back) is irritated.
- Valsalva maneuver. You will cough or bear down, as during a bowel movement. If you have a herniated disc, a Valsalva maneuver may increase pain or other disc-related symptoms.
In addition to the above tests, the physical exam may also include general abdominal (belly), pelvic, and rectal exams.
Why It Is Done
A history and physical exam are done when symptoms of a herniated disc (such as leg pain or numbness) are present.
Findings from the history and physical exam may include the following.
Pain, weakness, or nerve-related symptoms cannot be reproduced during the physical exam. Laboratory tests and additional physical exams may be done to find out whether some other medical condition is causing your symptoms.
Your history provides information that suggests irritation of and pressure on a nerve root may be a cause of your symptoms. Testing done during the physical exam causes pain and/or nerve-related symptoms that are typical of a herniated disc.
Treatment (pain relievers, gradual increase in activities, and other home treatment) may be started at this point. Imaging studies will probably not be needed unless your doctor suspects a more serious cause of nerve root compression, such as an infection or tumor.
What To Think About
A herniated disc can usually be diagnosed using a medical history and physical exam.
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Charlie Brown actor pleads guilty
The man who was the voice of Charlie Brown in the first Peanuts television specials has pleaded guilty to threatening and stalking both his ex-girlfriend and a plastic surgeon who gave her a breast enhancement he paid for.
City News Service says 56-year-old Peter Robbins entered the plea Wednesday in a San Diego court and could get up to three years in prison at his sentencing next month.
Prosecutors say Robbins called his former girlfriend dozens of times a day and told her he would kill her and her son if she did not give back his dog and car.
They say he made similar threats and demanded a refund from the plastic surgeon.
Robbins provided the voice of the title character in 1965's A Charlie Brown Christmas and 1966's It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.


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Puget Sound
Puget Sound extends for 30 miles along the western edge of Seattle. The sound connects with the Strait of Juan de Fuca and ultimately the Pacific Ocean. Water levels here fluctuate with the tides and winds can produce dramatic waves seasonally.
Seattle's Puget Sound shoreline is used in many ways. Elliott Bay supports a deepwater shipping port and tourist and commercial businesses. Some areas of the shoreline are used for housing and residential neighborhoods. Universally the shoreline is used for recreation where public access exists. Similarly universal are fish and wildlife species that use this saltwater area for breeding, rearing, and feeding.
Seattle's shoreline has lost many natural features like coastal bluffs, sand spits, coastal wetlands and marine riparian areas. The majority of the shoreline around Seattle is armored with few trees or other plants to provide cover or shade. Water quality impairments include increases in water temperature and fecal coliform, which can be present in high concentrations at some swimming beaches. Bottom sediments are contaminated in some areas with metals, petroleum-based hydrocarbons and organic pollutants. Some formal clean up has occurred for Elliott Bay sediments. Shoreline habitat has been modified by railroad corridors, overwater structures, bulkheads and removal of riparian vegetation associated with the urban and industrial setting.
Links to other sites
Puget Sound Partnership
Regional Salmon Recovery - Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8)
Regional Salmon Recovery - Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9)


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Discussion in 'Fan Productions' started by Danlav05, Aug 17, 2012.
wasn't star trek renegades the name of an audio series a while ago?
I believe this is what you are talking about:
Star Fleet Renegades (Audio series)http://starfleetrenegades.com/Starfleet_Renegades/Welcome.html (Single episode Most recent discussion as of June 3, 2012 promises updates 'soon.' http://forums.hiddenfrontier.com/index.php?showtopic=15571
It produced an episode which was released Feb. 22, 2008.
(Listing taken from http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/247.html )
Who are the powers that be you're referring to?
If you want to believe that Star Trek fan films had a small impact on Paramount's decision to launch a big screen reboot of the original characters, that strikes me as plausible. But if you want to believe that fan films were anything more than a minor reason for Paramount's decision to sink $150 million (plus prints and advertising) on a big screen reboot, that's crazy.
After the collapse of Rick Berman's version of the franchise, a reboot was a forgone conclusion. CBS certainly wasn't going to let one if its most lucrative properties go to waste. That said reboot chose to use the most popular characters in the franchise (i.e. Kirk, Spock, etc.) is hardly surprising, either.
I have no doubt that fanfilms played zero part in the Trek reboot. Paramount has a property that's made them tons of money in the past, and even though it was diminishing returns in the previous decade, they obviously understood its potential and when they saw a potentially good pairing with Abrams, they smartly went for it.
Agreed, and I would suggest that claims to the contrary on the part of people associated with the new film are saying so purely for PR purposes.
On the bright side, at least they are aware of fan films.
Well, since they said it privately, I'd disagree. But I'll leave it at that - people are going to believe what they choose to, despite what JJ and CBS has said to anyone.
Adrienne Wilkinson has been cast as Captain Lexxa Singh, the leader of the renegades.
We just cast J.G. Hertzler (Martok in DS9) as the main villain 'Borrada'.
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You sound like a man with a plan! Just donations have slowed since a VERY fast start - contacts on standby?
I think if a goal is not reached then all the money your donators pledge does not go through to the production.
YES! This baby is DEFINITELY happening!
Many congratulations - this should be the start of a very exciting journey.
I'm really curious how "Renegades" is getting around the CBS prohibition against raising money to fund a production. Insight would help us all.
And now they've added Monica Keena to the cast (although, the announcement sadly neglects to mention Undeclared). I can't wait to see this thing.
We just annoounced Edward Furlong (Terminator 2 etc..) as well.
Wow! A very interesting cast. I can't wait to see how this all turns out
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Headlining this year's events at Castello di Amorosa include International stars Jean- Yves Thibaudet, Nina Katova; jazz-pop prodigy Nikki Yanofsky, Francesco Demuro and conductor, Omer Wellber. Also appearing is actress, singer and dancer, Rita Moreno. A recipient of the National Medal for the Arts, and an Oscar, Emmy Grammy and Tony award winner, Moreno opens the program with a special reading. The Festival runs July 16 through July 25 at other venues around the Napa Valley.
Jean Yves Thibaudet and Nina Katova (below) will join the Rossetti String
Quartet for chamber music on July 20. (Photo credit: FdS website)
Cellist, Nina Kotova (Photo credit: FdS website)
Jazz-pop prodigy, Nikki Yanofsky performs at
Castello di Amorosa on July 21. (Photo Credit: FdS Website)
On July 22, tenor Francesco Demuro (not pictured) and cellist Nina Katova headline a
concert with the Russian National Orchestra (pictured above)
Rene Fleming performs at the 2009 Festival del Sole in Castello di Amorosa's revered Courtyard. (Photo: Vi Bottaro)
"Festival del Sole is a great event." said Dario Sattui. "The Castle is a perfect backdrop to the immense talent performing throughout this great international summer music festival. This year is no exception. Once again, the lineup of international stars is incredible."
All performances take place in the Castle's outdoor Courtyard built with handmade, antique European bricks. It provides an ideal acoustical venue for world-class music.
Festival director, Richard Walker says, "Five years ago we set out to create a festival combining the best in music, art, food and wine. And we have done just that. Today Napa Valley Festival del Sole has become one of the country's leading music festivals."
The schedule at Castello di Amorosa is as follows:
Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Nina Kotova join the Rossetti String Quartet for chamber music on July 20. Renowned for its sophisticated, sensual sound, the Rossetti String Quartet is a frequent collaborator of the virtuoso French pianist.
Jazz-Pop prodigy Nikki Yanofsky performs at the Castello on July 21. The 16-year old sensation who recently sang Canada's national anthem at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics, is also poised to release her first studio album.
On July 22, tentor Francesco Demuro and cellist Nina Kotova headline a concert with the Russian National Orchestra under the baton of Omer Wellber at Castello di Amorosa. Also appearing is actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno. A recipient of the National Medal for the Arts, and an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy and Tony award winner, Moreno opens with a special reading from Master Class , Terrence McNally's award-winning play based on the life of Maria Callas.
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The Access to Medicine Foundation aims to help poor people in developing countries gain access to medicine by encouraging the pharmaceutical industry to improve its commitments and practices related to this issue. The Foundation's major initiative is the Access to Medicine Index, which analyzes and ranks the access to medicine efforts of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Over the last few years, much progress has been made in improving access to drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests in developing countries. Several new organizations and funding mechanisms have been established and the pharmaceutical industry has shown increasing attention to both the need and the business opportunities. However, neglected tropical diseases continue to cause significant health burden while research to develop treatments for them remains limited. Meanwhile, diarrhea and pneumonia continue to be leading child killers in low-income countries. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria remain endemic in a large part of the world and developing countries are experiencing an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases. For millions of people worldwide, medications are expensive, non-existent, inaccessible or of low quality. Addressing the global access to medicine problem demands the collaboration of multiple international and national stakeholders. However, there has been no consensus on the role of the pharmaceutical industry in this effort. Several organizations have attempted to define what should be expected from the industry, but because many stakeholders, including the pharmaceutical industry itself, were not consulted, such initiatives did not have a significant impact on industry practices.


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This wasn't supposed to happen.
The Aztecs were not supposed to get blown out in their own stadium, by an FCS team in a home opener that should have marked the auspicious beginning of their quest to win a 20th conference title.
But the defending Mountain West champions never looked comfortable in Saturday night's 40-19 defeat to Eastern Illinois.
The Aztecs' defense seemed off-kilter, the receivers dropped several passes, and quarterback Adam Dingwell threw four interceptions, fumbled thrice and finished 27-of-63 for 318 yards in a performance that brought back memories of his three-interception showing in the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl.
When asked after the game if Dingwell was still his starting quarterback, Aztecs coach Rocky Long said "Right now, he is."
Still, Dingwell wasn't the only one at fault in the loss.
"That's as bad a performance as I've ever been around, but you have to give them a lot of credit. They came and played extremely well and didn't make many mistakes," Long said. "We played poorly and made every mistake in the book."
That list of mistakes, as summarized by the head coach:
"We gave up long touchdown passes, turned the ball over five times on offense. In scoring position, we had to kick field goals instead of scoring touchdowns. We got a punt blocked, we got a punt returned for a touchdown against us," said Long, who did not let the players talk to the media because he insisted that the defeat was his fault.
The numerous execution errors committed by the Aztecs on all phases of the ball were evident throughout the game.
SDSU scored its only touchdown in the first quarter, when Dingwell pitched to Adam Muema, who handed off to Colin Lockett on a reverse.
Lockett shrugged off a couple of defenders and then zoomed off down the field for a 48-yard rushing touchdown.
That was the last bright spot of the night.
That touchdown came after an SDSU field goal, and was followed by three more from Wes Feer as the Aztecs failed to capitalize on all their red zone chances.
To his credit, Feer converted all four field goal attempts from 41, 35, 22 and 38 yards.
But exchanging field goals for the other team's touchdowns will never win a football game.
The Panthers came out fearless and ready to pounce on the home team's shakiness.
Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and his army of lethal receivers stole the show and embarrassed SDSU's secondary in the process.
Garoppolo finished 31-of-46 for 361 yards and three touchdowns, and the senior quarterback ran Dino Babers' hurry-up offense to perfection.
It took the Panthers just 1:43 to drive 70 yards downfield before Garoppolo hit Erik Lora for a 37-yard score.
He found Lora again in the second quarter, this time lofting a nicely-placed fade pass to the receiver who pulled it in over Damontae Kazee for a 4-yard touchdown that tied the game at 13-13.
From that point on, the nightmare simply intensified for the Aztecs, whose problems were compounded by the loss of running back Adam Muema (ankle) and linebacker Derek Largent (knee) in the first half.
The knockout blows came in the second half when the Aztecs self-destructed and allowed Eastern Illinois to score three unanswered touchdowns.
Running back Taylor Duncan capped a 75-yard offensive drive with a 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Two ineffective Aztecs offensive drives later, the home team lined up to punt – only to have Sheperd Little return Joel Alesi's kick for a 60-yard score as the 42,978-strong crowd started booing.
Duncan rubbed salt in the Aztecs' wounds with 4:30 remaining in the game when he scooted 45 yards upfield for the Panthers' final score.
"We'll regroup," Long said. "Competitors regroup after they've been embarrassed and beat up like that… Other people quit and say it's over."


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Here's an item that some media organizations were reporting as news this past week: California's legislative Republicans made great show of boycotting a Senate budget hearing Thursday because Democrats did not make their budget plans public.
If Democrats will not give them time to read the bills, Republicans refuse to vote on the budget.
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There are enough GOP crocodile tears here to make up for the water shortage in the next drought.
Few Republican lawmakers have ever voted for a budget in California. Indeed, the party's strategy has long been to hold up the budget by refusing to consider it or vote for it.
The goal was to create a hostage situation, where Democrats and the governor had to buy the handful of GOP votes necessary to pass the budget with some policy change or bit of funding necessary to the hostage takers.
But this GOP strategy doesn't work as well anymore -- because, in 2010, voters eliminated the rule that 2/3 of both houses of the legislature must approve a budget. That meant that the majority Democrats no longer need the Republicans, and so Republicans no longer had the leverage necessary to take hostages.
But apparently, word of this change has not reached legislative Republicans, who are still laboring under the delusion that what they think about the budget matters.
It doesn't.
Indeed, legislative Republicans would be wise to stop whining and boycotting -- and start engaging. The party should offer constructive ideas for the budget (not the political documents that the party has touted as its budget alternative) -- even if Republican lawmakers have no intention of voting for the budget. If you can't be relevant politically, try to be relevant by being helpful.
But Republicans aren't engaging like that. And they aren't pushing for deep reforms of the broken governance system. So, effectively, they are further marginalizing themselves.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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SEOUL, South Korea – Asian markets shrugged off negative economic news to rise Wednesday, underpinned by continued faith in government measures to boost flagging economies as Congress neared a deal to rescue ailing U.S. automakers. European markets were mixed.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 264.37 points, or 3.2 percent, to close at 8,660.24, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index advanced 824.52 points, or 5.6 percent, to finish at 15,577.74.
Benchmark indexes in Australia, South Korea, India, China and Singapore also rose. New Zealand's market ended down.
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As European trading opened, Germany's DAX advanced 0.3 percent to 4,792.48 but Britain's FTSE-100 fell 0.6 percent to 4,355.25 and France's CAC-40 declined 0.5 percent to 3,282.01.
Investors in Hong Kong snapped up Chinese stocks as they expected the country's top planners would emerge with additional measures to spur economic growth after a high-level economic planning meeting concluded Wednesday.
"Because of the global economic downturn, China has no choice but to change its policy completely to take a more stimulus-oriented approach," said Francis Lun, general manager of Fulbright Securities Ltd. in Hong Kong.
ICBC, China's largest bank, climbed 5.9 percent and China Construction Bank advanced 5.6 percent. China-based computer firm Lenovo jumped 26.6 percent on news that the world's fourth-biggest PC maker is interested in acquiring a Brazilian counterpart.
Stocks in Tokyo advanced despite data showing that core machinery orders, a key barometer of corporate capital spending, fell 4.4 percent in October, indicating that business investment was retreating sharply amid the global slump.
Investors were focusing more on continued economic rescue efforts by governments, including a tentative agreement on a rescue plan for U.S. automakers, said Kazuhiro Takahashi, equity general manager at Daiwa Securities SMBC, in Tokyo.
Democrat congressional leaders and White House officials agreed in principle Tuesday on a $15 billion bailout of Detroit's "Big Three" automakers that would give the government extraordinary power to restructure the failing industry.
Fears of a possible implosion of the U.S. auto industry have weighed on stock markets in recent weeks as a failure to come up with a support package would strike a further blow to the reeling U.S. labor market.
"Investors welcomed the news of congressional agreement to rescue the Big Three automakers, which came after Wall Street closed," said Daiwa SMBC's Takahashi.
Honda Motor Co. vaulted 10.3 percent, Toyota Motor Corp jumped 6.5 percent and Nissan Motor Co. rose 5.2 percent. In South Korea, Hyundai Motor Co. soared 9.2 percent, while Kia Motors Corp. gained 8.5 percent.
Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp. overcame an initial fall to rise 1.1 percent after announcing Tuesday it will cut 8,000 jobs — 4 percent of its worldwide work force — rein in spending and shutter plants as it tries to ride out a looming worldwide recession that is battering Japan's export-reliant manufacturers.
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 242.85, or 2.7 percent, to 8,691.33 after logging a total gain of 560 points Friday and Monday.
Wall Street futures pointed to gains in U.S. markets Wednesday with Dow futures up 115 points, or 1.3 percent, at 8,835 and S&P500 futures up 11.9 points, or 1.3 percent, at 901.4.
The Australian stock market bounced back from a slow morning, overcoming the negative lead from Wall Street to close 1 percent higher as resources stocks rallied.
BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, jumped 6.7 percent and rival Rio Tinto soared 12.1 percent.
Rio announced after the market closed that it will cut 14,000 jobs worldwide, reduce capital investment and sell assets to try and trim 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.6 billion) from its debt by the end of next year as it copes with waning demand for iron ore and other metals.
Light, sweet crude for January delivery was up 91 cents to $42.98 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by late afternoon in Singapore. The contract fell overnight $1.64 to settle at $42.07.


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I very well know my own birthdate, but to confirm that date for government purposes or whatever, I dig out my birth certificate or request a copy from the State Department of Vital Records where I was born? Am I doing research? Even though I already knew the date?How you answer this question depends on your understanding of the research cycle and the goals of research in general. For much of this discussion, I am going to rely on ideas and concepts covered in that fundamental genealogical reference book,
Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co, 2000.
Greenwood defines research as follows:
An investigation aimed at the discovery and the interpretation of facts and also the revision of accepted theories in light of new facts.
So, it seems to me, that research is something more than simply confirming an already known fact by doing some investigation. So let me change my hypothetical example a little and see where that take us:
I think I know my father's birthdate and we have celebrated his birthday every year on a certain date, but when he dies, I find his birth certificate among his personal papers and the date is different than the one we had always celebrated.
(By the way, these fact situations are purely hypothetical and do not reflect any of my own family situations directly)
Did my chance finding of his birth certificate constitute research on my part? Does research depend on my prior knowledge at all? Does research involve something more than correcting misinformation? Does it matter that I wasn't looking for a correction to his birthdate? Is the second example closer to research than the first example?
Let's move on to another more complex hypothetical.
I have only a vague idea about my family. I know my parents' names but only know some of the names of my grandparents. I find a book in my parents' home that talks about my father's family going back many generations. I am fascinated by the book and borrow it to copy out some information about my family.
Is my examination of the book and copying out information considered to be research? At this point, I think many, if not most, of the genealogical community would say yes. I have started to do research. But if we look at Greenwood's definition carefully, I think we would have to answer this question differently. This takes us into what is commonly referred to as the Research Cycle. It also brings up some important differences in what is considered research by those involved in the scientific community as opposed to those who are in the humanities including history. But in either case, the scientific or the historical, research involves an important preliminary step, usually called the survey.
In a survey, we are trying to determine what is already known. In genealogical research this involves reviewing what our family has already preserved or accumulated. The fact that I, personally, do not know those facts is irrelevant to the issue of research. I am not plowing the field for the first time, I am merely following where others have already gone before. Research involves more than copying what others have already discovered. Any search for information can only be considered to be research when it moves beyond what is presently known. But, you argue, if I don't know a fact, isn't my search really "research" for me? Well, we could argue that for days, but merely copying what has already been written or published is not considered research.
That is the reason the survey. Let's carry the hypothetical a little further.
As I read the surname book I found in my parents' house, I discover that the date given for my father's birth is not the same as the one on his birth certificate. They are off by years, not merely a day or month. I immediately assume that the book is wrong and forget about the issue.At this point, we get to the issue of sources. Why do you automatically reject the book and believe the birth certificate? Could the birth certificate be wrong and the book reflect the correct date? The answer to this question is surely yes, but here is where, for the first time in these hypotheticals that we move into the realm of research. But in most cases, despite the conflict, the researcher is still in the survey stage.
Looking to wording from the Genealogical Proof Standard, a reasonably exhaustive search assumes the examination of a wide range of high quality sources. Is my examination of a birth certificate and a surname book, a reasonably exhaustive search? Not likely. Quoting again from Greenwood, page 6:
Another thing we can readily observe from this research cycle is that many would-be genealogists do not use all of the steps required for complete research. Too many spend their entire efforts on secondary research, thinking they are all that can be and needs to be done when they are copying the records of others and searching old family histories.
This statement certainly applies today to those who merely copy online family trees and think they are doing genealogical research. There is a lot more to be said on this subject, now that I am started in on it again. During the month of May, I will be teaching a number of classes at the Mesa FamilySearch Library that could be considered to be a research series. There are thirteen classes scheduled and I will be reviewing those classes and my preparation by writing blog posts during the next few days and throughout the month of May. If you are in Mesa, you are invited to attend some or all of the classes and we can discuss these issues more fully.


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Daring Bakers: Lemon Meringue Pie
It's time for another Daring Bakers challenge! Due to postponing December's challenge until last minute and then catching a really bad cold on the day for publishing, I didn't manage to bake the yule log that everyone was supposed to bake. But it feels good to have done the first challenge of 2008. The idea of the Daring Bakers is that every month one baking recipe is presented that all members have to follow exactly without any modifications except where specifically allowed. During the month we share our experiences and learn to be better bakers. The recipe, our photos and experiences are then officially posted on a specified day, this time on the 28th of January.
This month's challenge was to bake a lemon meringue pie from Wanda's Pie in the Sky by Wanda Beaver, and the recipe was picked by Jen from The Canadian Baker. I like lemon meringue pie but in the past, when I was around 14 years old, me and my mother took turns in making it once a week and gradually we got tired of our favourite pie. So these small lemon meringue pies were the first since then and it was like meeting an old friend again. I love the tart lemon filling and the crispy crust, and between the bites I asked myself how I could have neglected this lovely pie for such a long time.
The pie is very sweet, but the sweetness is balanced a bit thanks to the tartness of the lemons. It was nice to try a new recipe for lemon meringue pie and I had no problems what so ever, even though I just as usual waited with the challenge until the last minute. Both the filling and meringue came out perfect, however I must admit that I didn't follow the recipe completely as I decided to cover the lemon filling while it was still warm. I'm not sure if that really matters, but it didn't feel like a good idea to put the meringue on a cold filling as I thought that the bottom of the meringue would take longer time to cook. I choose to make 6 small pies instead of one large as the pie can get a bit messy after cutting it. But I felt that the servings were too big, so I would recommend to do more and smaller pies if you want to do individual ones.
Edit: The pies were perfect even on the day after baking. I kept them in the fridge, but completely uncovered. The meringue and filling were still perfect without any liquid, and the crust was great as well. The meringue didn't sweat at all.
Lemon Meringue Pie
Makes one 10-inch (25 cm) pie or 6 small ones.
Recipe from: Wanda's Pie in the Sky by Wanda Beaver.
For the Crust:
3/4 cup (170 gram) cold butter; cut into ½-inch (1.2 cm) pieces
2 cups (475 mL) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (60 mL) granulated sugar
1/4 tsp (1.2 mL) salt
1/3 cup (80 mL) ice water
For the Filling:
2 cups (475 mL) water
1 cup (240 mL) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (120 mL) cornstarch
5 egg yolks, beaten
1/4 cup (50 gram) butter
3/4 cup (180 mL) fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon zest
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
For the Meringue:
5 egg whites, room temperature
1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) cream of tartar
1/4 tsp (1.2 mL) salt
1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) vanilla extract
3/4 cup (180 mL) granulated sugar
To Make the Crust:
Make sure all ingredients are as cold as possible. Using a food processor or pastry cutter and a large bowl, combine the butter, flour, sugar and salt.Process or cut in until the mixture resembles coarse meal and begins to clump together. Sprinkle with water, let rest 30 seconds and then either process very briefly or cut in with about 15 strokes of the pastry cutter, just until the dough begins to stick together and come away from the sides of the bowl. Turn onto a lightly floured work surface and press together to form a disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 20 minutes.
Allow the dough to warm slightly to room temperature if it is too hard to roll. On a lightly floured board (or countertop) roll the disk to a thickness of 1/8 inch (0.3 cm). Cut a circle about 2 inches (5 cm) larger than the pie plate and transfer the pastry into the plate by folding it in half or by rolling it onto the rolling pin. Turn the pastry under, leaving an edge that hangs over the plate about 1/2 inch (1.2 cm). Flute decoratively. Chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Line the crust with foil and fill with metal pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and continue baking for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden. Cool completely before filling. [I have a convection oven and baked the crusts in 175ºC.]
To Make the Filling:
Bring the water to a boil in a large, heavy saucepan. Remove from the heat and let rest 5 minutes. Whisk the sugar and cornstarch together. Add the mixture gradually to the hot water, whisking until completely incorporated. Return to the heat and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. The mixture will be very thick. Add about 1 cup (240 mL) of the hot mixture to the beaten egg yolks, whisking until smooth. Whisking vigorously, add the warmed yolks to the pot and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in butter until incorporated. Add the lemon juice, zest and vanilla, stirring until combined. Pour into the prepared crust. Cover with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming on the surface, and cool to room temperature. [I didn't let the filling cool, but did the meringue and covered the pies directly]
To Make the Meringue:
Preheat the oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Using an electric mixer beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar, salt and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Add the sugar gradually, beating until it forms stiff, glossy peaks. Pile onto the cooled pie, bringing the meringue all the way over to the edge of the crust to seal it completely. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool on a rack. Serve within 6 hours to avoid a soggy crust. [Here I did a misstake, I forgot to change the oven temperature so I baked them in 175ºC for 15 minutes. But the result was great.]


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I have this habit of becoming a shut-in, a hermit whose daily social interactions cease past the point of one-sided relationships with characters in books or films. It's a habit worth breaking, unlike other harmless quirks that are a part of my package deal (and there are many). This one is self-destructive and pops up every now and then - but sometimes, every few years or so, it sticks for longer than I care to admit. Last night, I was sitting around in my pajamas, bare faced and zombie-eyed from perpetual insomnia, when I realized: I remember this all too well. And if I don't put a stop to it now, I know exactly how this story goes.
Upon my initial move to New York, I knew hardly anyone. I barely even knew my roommate; we met a handful of times prior to signing a lease together, but for some reason, I was always in a costume. She was probably half-expecting a girl dressed as Snow White to inhabit the room I rented. I wonder, if not for our modern social networks and profile pictures, if she would have known what I looked like without panda, geisha, or doll makeup. Despite the strange girl that I am, we coexisted quite nicely and found a friend in one another. But normal girl that she was, she worked outside the apartment, had a healthy social life and also a boyfriend, and was generally a pretty high functioning adult with seemingly few hangups or phobias. I, prone to serious depression and forever floating in clouds above my head, found myself retreating evermore into the depths of sheets and infinite pillows, of pajamas and ratted hair, of books and songs that could make you want to draw a bath and drown in it. I even fancied myself a rather adept builder of blanket forts, seeking further a tangible hiding place that provided both infantile comfort and a shield from the outside world. Because they were all judging me, weren't they? Just silently picking me apart - every physicality I could and could not control. Or, at least, that's what I told myself to give a reason for my illogic, to victimize myself in the name of faceless, nameless, critical people who didn't actually exist, except in my paranoid mind. Remember, I didn't really know anyone at the time. So who was judging me, save for me?
In short, it/I was pathetic. It took awhile (and the patient persistence of people who love me) for me to coax myself out of that one, and I swore I wouldn't let myself go back to that level of reclusion. Well, I failed for a minute or two but I'm not letting myself stay there - and that's, at the very least, something. This week was difficult. I started spiraling out of control, and couldn't even put on a brave face to pretend otherwise. Whatever resilience I've had through the years seemed to abandon me, and I'm disappointed in myself. I know I'm better than this, and I am taking it all back. This new year starts today, and this past week - it just doesn't exist to me anymore.
I'm taking a few days to get out of the city with Bobby and Miku; we're leaving today. I'll still be around, but please don't be offended if I haven't responded in the last week or two. I plan on catching up next week. I'll be back to normal, or maybe even better than ever, in due time. I just need a moment to catch my breath.