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Many older Americans are looking forward to "aging in place" and staying in their homes as they get older. For seniors living in rural America, aging in place can be especially challenging because of the lack of transportation, the scarcity of doctors and hospitals, and fewer at-home services. In addition, the elderly in rural areas are more likely to suffer chronic conditions, such as arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. Telemedicine may be one of the key factors in allowing more seniors to comfortably and safely live in their own homes. Telemedicine comprises a wide array of services and technologies, including:
Broadband can enable greater distribution and use of educational resources. Throughout the nation, there is a scarcity of capable math and science teachers and an unbalanced distribution of K–12 teachers among geographic locations. Today, 40 percent of U.S. public school districts require online learning resources because certified teachers are not available for traditional face‐to‐face instruction in those districts. Post-secondary instruction often is located at a considerable distance from rural residents.
Broadband can provide rural communities with the option for virtual instruction to fill the gap between educational needs and availability. Broadband extends the reach of instructors and creates economies of scale. A rural student may not be able to relocate to enroll in a college or university, or may find a two‐hour bus ride to school a hardship; however, with a broadband connection, the student can learn a foreign language, take an advanced placement biology course or enroll in a university class. Broadband access can provide the community with continuing education opportunities, including job and technical training to support a learning workforce.
Currently, the United States spends more on health care than any other developed nation, and that trend is expected to continue as the population ages. By 2040 there will be twice as many Americans over age 65 as there are today. Chronic conditions, which account for 75% of the nation's health care costs, are increasing across all ages. As a whole, the country is expected to have a shortage of tens of thousands of physicians by 2020. Studies indicate that rural citizens also experience greater difficulty accessing quality health care.
Rural communities can bridge the gap between health care availability and rural patients' needs through the use of broadband‐enabled solutions. These solutions, usually grouped under the term health information technology, can assist health care practitioners as they strive to serve patients more effectively and efficiently.
Many rural residents visit a variety of local health care providers and also travel to urban areas for treatment. Therefore, it is important that their health information follows them across care settings via their electronic health records. Greater integration of patient information can improve the ability of health care providers to serve patients by enabling multiple doctors, clinics and facilities to access patients' prior health history and coordinate care more effectively.
Rural residents can also benefit from telemedicine. For example, remote patient monitoring devices electronically collect and send biometric patient information to health care providers and "store and forward" technologies e‐transmit pre‐recorded videos and digital files such as X‐rays and photos between health care providers. As we look toward the future, broadband technology can help to address the many challenges faced by health care administrators, providers and patients.
Contrary to popular misconception, agriculture is a technology‐intensive industry. Technological advances over the past several decades have allowed farmers to reduce costs, increase efficiency and productivity, and tap into markets that were previously unattainable.
Broadband allows farmers and ranchers to monitor market conditions, and makes it dramatically easier for farmers to collect price information for both inputs and outputs, thereby maximizing the profits derived from their products. In addition, broadband opens up new markets that were previously unreachable. Farmers and ranchers cannot only identify and connect with potential customers worldwide, but they can use broadband to address logistical matters such as gaining necessary permits and other paperwork to facilitate trade.
With broadband connectivity, farmers also can instantly access accurate, up‐to‐the‐minute weather information and plan accordingly. They can download software updates for automated farm equipment. Should their equipment break down, farmers can send a photo of the broken part to an equipment dealer anywhere in the world, minimizing both repair cost and downtime.
Likewise, if a farm is facing infestation from a particularly noxious pest, the farmer can send a photo of the pest to experts who can speedily advise as to the best method of dealing with the threat, minimizing any potential crop damage. These broadband‐enabled applications are especially useful in rural areas, where technicians or other experts might otherwise be required to travel great distances for an on‐site visit.
Broadband technology enables communities to more effectively and efficiently connect stakeholders with federal, state and local government resources. Broadband can be employed to distribute information such as regulations, public hearing schedules, agency forms and issue briefs. The Web also facilitates two‐way communication between a government agency and its citizens, a business or another agency. Users can conduct transactions such as submitting a permit application, or applying for services or grants. E‐government can unite stakeholders who are interested in the economic health and prosperity of the community. It can make agencies more transparent and accountable to their citizens. By breaking down the traditional "red tape" and communications barriers, the Web can empower citizens to become active participants in the governance process.
For instance, the Business Resource Portal, business.usa.gov, provides a single cross‐agency information and collaboration point for small businesses. This allows small business owners to avoid visiting multiple websites to find government resources, funding programs, forms, contacts, and guidance with respect to laws and regulations.
Due to their location, it is imperative for rural communities to operate cutting‐edge, public safety wireless broadband networks that are reliable and interoperable with other local, regional and national first responders. A next‐generation network enables emergency management personnel to send and receive critical voice, video and data information. In the case of a regional or national disaster, all emergency management personnel can communicate and stay apprised of the latest developments.
A next‐generation network allows public safety managers to track, in real‐time, police, fire and ambulance resources. While on‐site or traveling to or from an incident, medical responders can access patient electronic health records. When responding to a safety threat, police have real‐time access to criminal databases and on‐site video surveillance feeds via their handheld wireless devices.
Broadband also makes it possible for rural communities to implement next‐generation 911 (NG911) alerting systems. NG911 enables the public to transmit text, images, video and data to public safety answering point (PSAP) from broadband‐capable devices and applications. Likewise, NG911 notifies Americans about emergencies and disasters via a variety of mechanisms, such as local TV and radio broadcast alerts, messages sent to wireless phones within the affected area(s), notices posted on Internet RSS feeds and websites, and in various languages and formats as well.
Modernizing utility networks—such as energy, transportation, water and waste—with intelligent, broadband‐enabled infrastructure should be one of the top priorities for rural communities.
In rural areas, one of the most common implementations is the smart energy grid, which incorporates communications and information technology into the generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of power. The smart grid utilizes broadband and IP connectivity to create a more efficient, reliable, resilient and responsive network. It aspires to intelligently detect and resolve problems within the electrical system.
Smart infrastructure, via a system control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, will provide the electric provider with far greater insight into the grid, and the consumer with more information and control over his energy usage and expenditures. A variety of other infrastructure providers—such as water treatment and distribution plants, wastewater collection and treatment operators, oil and gas pipelines, and transportation operators—also are installing SCADA systems in order to obtain more insight into their operations and control over their networks. A network‐enabled SCADA system provides remote monitoring and control of all areas from a centralized location, reducing or eliminating the need for employees to patrol the perimeter of the operations or visit remote sites.
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Facebook has finally devised a new conversion measurement optimization system to measure ROI of Facebook ads for direct response marketers. The system works by keeping a count of "relevant" user actions, like registrations and shopping cart checkouts and it can be used with all Facebook ads and sponsored stories, in combination with any targeting.
This feature will help marketers to also use optimized CPM (OCPM) to deliver ads to people who are most likely to convert on their websites. In the beta testing phase, it has been discovered that ads reduced the cost per conversion by 40 % when conversion measurement is used with optimized CPM, rather than CPC ads with the same amount of money. Fab.com used this feature and lessened its cost per new customer acquisition by 39%, according to Facebook. Even the Democratic Governors Association used the system to decrease its cost per conversion by 85% (relative to any other online campaign run by it).
Facebook is riding on a high with this new offering. The company stated that marketers in e-commerce, retail, travel, financial services, and other direct-response industries can not only use Facebook ads and sponsored stories to drive specific actions on their websites, but they will also be able to understand the ROI of their ad spend and improve that ROI on future campaigns. Conversion measurement with optimized CPM has yielded highly positive results for multiple advertisers who concentrate on driving user actions on their websites.
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Before we get to why this is the dumbest of a once stupidly good-fun franchise, a question: What's with the German auto-wars?
It seems this has its own Moscow demolition derby, with various vehicles from the Mercedes Benz range safely delivering our battered heroes to the next hole in the plot, despite grievous panel damage. And if that's not product placement enough, in one scene, a row of black BMWs are blown up, just like that. In another, a shiny black Merc SUV commandeered by Bruce Willis crushes a row of Porsches. Did Audi and Volkswagen pay protection money?
Such is the tedium of the modern movie product placement business. But it's a bit odd to have that Teutonic car clash of the marques considering that Germans - well, ones played by English actors - made for some excellent villains in the first and third Die Hards.
Good, as in memorable, baddies is just one of the things that this fifth Die Hard lacks.
Yes, it has Willis back as John McClane, his scars temporary, his smirk less so. It has, as his estranged CIA agent son Jack, Aussie Jai Courtney, who has gone from spear carrier in the Auckland-made Spartacus to Jack Reacher punching bag to this.
And it's got a ropey plot which pits the American duo against an imprisoned Russian billionaire (Koch), a corrupt Russian politico, and lots of Euro-trash henchmen. And it's certainly got much motorised mayhem on the streets of Moscow (with Budapest playing stunt double).
But what it doesn't have is the fun factor that went with all the previous movies when the flatfoot McClane went toe-to-toe with various Dr Evils. Here, his quips are neither wise nor cracking. The attempt at father-son bonding between the regular hails of bullets is cringe-inducing. The action is confused by director Moore shaking that camera, even when there's nothing remotely exciting going on.
As for the action sequences - well, one or two pay homage to previous Die Hards - but there's plenty of GoldenEye, Terminator 2 and every movie featuring a helicopter gunship you've ever seen.
Which might sound exciting and at least it's short. But no, this takes the Die Hard series - one of the few popcorn action properties with peril and personality in its fireworks - and turns it into something tediously generic that treats franchise fans as stupid.
Though you can't say you weren't warned. Someone actually says to McClane before he departs to track down his boy: "It's Russia, they do things different over there."
Which is perhaps the problem. The resourceful McClane saving hostages in a Los Angeles corporate HQ, or a Washington airport, or Wall St bullion, or major US infrastructure, as he did in previous instalments all made sense, if decreasingly, at the time.
However, this, having turned Moscow into a giant car pile-up with presumably vast civilian casualties, winds up in Chernobyl. Which might be silly but it's oddly appropriate - just the spot for an 80s powerhouse to undergo a meltdown.
Stars: 2/5
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch
Director: John Moore
Rating: M (violence and offensive language)
Running time: 98 mins
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43 comments:
- Sfizi e Sfarzi Moda said...
Bellissima idea!
Baci Marcella
- December 13, 2011 at 1:56 AM
- StephieB said...
I think you already know the answer to that! Super cute - thanks for sharing, Stephie x
- December 13, 2011 at 1:58 AM
- tinajo said...
This is so cute - love the idea! :-)
- December 13, 2011 at 2:09 AM
- Flotsam Friends said...
Just so incredibly adorable and simple and stylish. I'm thinking of shells and Summer for here in Sydney. Pruxxx
- December 13, 2011 at 2:31 AM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
GOOD MORNING PRECIOUS FRIEND! Dearest, this is what I do. I see beautiful things in expensive stores and then I make it myself! SHhhhhhhh!
GREAT JOB! And just using simple objects. I think that is the buzz word these days in blogland: SIMPLE. But simple is sooooooo beautiful!
- December 13, 2011 at 2:58 AM
- Barbara von Enger said...
You've been very creative I see;-)
I adore this DIY. I ought to try it at home too. Have a nice week;-)
- December 13, 2011 at 4:14 AM
- Traveling Distances said...
Definitely DIY- you made it yourself so there's pride in it (and an extra $20 to splurge on something else)!
- December 13, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- Unknown said...
I 'd choose 5$ DIY. They are so pretty!
- December 13, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- k said...
those are SO cool...
- December 13, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- cb said...
that is so cute!!!!!!! you did such a great job and saved yourself $25! go lady! making one with a little deer would be oh so cute!
- December 13, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- Amanda said...
what a cute idea! i want to try! i always want everything at anthro....now if we could just figure out how to make everything! i hope your having a great week!! xo
- December 13, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- georgia ~ gi gi said...
Oh, yours turned out perfect!
I have been working on a few holiday crafts myself.
I have stuff for the kids and I to make a popcorn garland ( did you ever make one growing up?)
I think this will have to go on the list too! So cute!
Did I ever tell you I love your new design? Very modern and stylish!
I love your style!
Happy Tuesday!
gi gi
- December 13, 2011 at 3:34 PM
- HOGGER + Co. said...
I love that you made these! Another blogger did the same - it's amazing how well they turned out!
You can check out her post here:
- December 13, 2011 at 6:34 PM
- The Many Colours of Happiness said...
I love yours even more than the store bought ones!!! It came out great!
- December 13, 2011 at 8:50 PM
- Gracey said...
DIY! I'd like to make one too!
- December 14, 2011 at 12:23 AM
- Jaime @ laviejaime said...
Very cute! Like the idea of the quilt batting for snow. I did this DIY this weekend too :) it was so fun!
- December 14, 2011 at 5:56 AM
- Sem Nome said...
That is lovely, dear!!! How nice this idea!!!
X-mas is on the door...let me hurry!!!!
Love u!!
- December 14, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- LeeLee said...
This is such a great D.I.Y. love it!
- December 14, 2011 at 5:31 PM
- shopgirl said...
Awesome job Shawna! Love it and yes - $5 totally beats spending $25!
p.s. the cardboard pot and kettle were my favourite part of the whole design show! Promise to write soon!
- December 15, 2011 at 4:38 AM
- Martina said...
Oh, such a gorgeous project - love it! I 'll never get too old for things like that! Have a sweet evening!
- December 15, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- A Casa da Vá said...
Oh my, HOW adorable!! I have no craft skills but maybe I should give this one a try...
ps: Colorful giveaway alert:
Vanessa Adao
- December 15, 2011 at 9:51 AM
- amy b.s. said...
this is the greatest idea!
- December 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Gloria said...
Your snowglobe jar is beautiful!!!
It is always so much fun to make your own. And..look at all the money you saved making it!! Great job!
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas, sweet friend!!
God bless you,
- December 15, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Overlooking Mississippi said...
It's beautiful! I like yours better :)
- December 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- Unknown said...
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! XOXOXO I just love how yours turned out....you are inspiring me to give it a try! Ive seen these done before and thought, hmm maybe! But now...def!
- December 15, 2011 at 8:32 PM
- Annie said...
Oh my gosh, I LOVE this sooo much! You did SUCH an awesome job Shawna. I'm not surprised :)
- December 16, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Jennifer said...
DIY for sure! Yours looks AWESOME!
- December 16, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- Lisa {A Piece of Lisa} said...
That's lovely what you've made, even cuter than the anthro one! :)
- December 17, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- Madeleine Roberts said...
I love this version of snow globes..the DIY version that is.
I'm always conflicted with snow globes because some are pretty and some are so touristy (if you know what I mean.)
I like the Anthropologie and DIY style because it is so rustic and heavy vintage style. Very beautiful and great DIY project.
- December 18, 2011 at 4:29 AM
- mika @ Blue and the Girl said...
It looks great! Means a whole lot more when you do it yourself too!
- December 18, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...
Incredible!!! And I just happened to buy a bunch of mason jars yesterday. Now you've got me thinking... :) xoxo
- December 19, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Bonnie said...
This is such an adorable DIY! I love this idea. I might have to try it myself -- It is definitely cheaper!
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- December 19, 2011 at 8:17 AM
- erica said...
How gorgeous are these snow globes. I am definitely saving this and making them next year! xo
- December 19, 2011 at 10:26 AM
- Meta Musings said...
This is sooo brilliant! Happy monday!
- December 19, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Style, She Wrote said...
That is an AMAZING diy! So simple, too! I can't wait to try this for myself. xo style, she wrote
- December 19, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Alise said...
This is adorable!! I think I will hit 99c store and get some supplies. =)
- December 19, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- Punctuation Mark said...
i love the ones at anthro but they are certainly pricey and these look great!
- December 20, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- simply_KC said...
I love D-I-Y's!!! I am actually obsessed with making things... if it's not baking... it's something to either decorate with or usable items that the house needed. Most of my Christmas presents this year are projects that I've tackled over the course of the month. :) Those miniature tress are exceptionally adorable if you dip them in bleach you could have white trees!
x0x0 ♥
- December 20, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Gorgeous Glam said...
These are too presh! Mine would need a lil bunny rabbit in there..Hope you have a blessed Christmas dear!! xx
- December 21, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- StephieB said...
Have yourself a merry little Christmas! Stephie x
- December 23, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Unknown said...
Much much much love to you, dear friend!!!!
May your days be filled with JOY and HEALTH!!
- December 25, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- Camille said...
these snow globes are just adorable! love the idea!
- December 26, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- The Londoner said...
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Thotakura Majiga Pulusu ~ Amaranth leaves Buttermilk Stew
06-07-2012, 02:26 AM (This post was last modified: 06-07-2012 06:02 AM by natenqen.)
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1Thotakura Majjiga Pulusu Recipe
Prep: 15 mts Cooking 20 mts
Serves 4-5 persons
Cuisine: Andhra
3 1/2 cups chopped amaranth leaves/thotakura/chauli, packed
1 onion, sliced
1/4 tsp turmeric pwd
2 cups thick curd (slightly sour curd)
1 1/2 cups water
salt to taste
For paste:
4 tbsps grated fresh coconut
3 green chillis
1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves (optional)
For seasoning/poppu/tadka:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp methi seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp hing/asafoetida (optional)
10-12 fresh curry leaves
1-2 dry red chilli, de-seed and tear (optional)
1/2 tbsp oil
1 Add half a cup of water to thotakura (1/2 tsp salt) except the onions and cook till they are half-cooked. Keep aside.
2 Make a paste of grated coconut, green chillis and coriander leaves without adding any water.
3 Beat the curd well adding water to form a smooth sauce like consistency. Combine the ground paste with the beaten curd and keep aside.
4 Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them pop, add the cumin seeds, methi seeds and let them turn slightly brown. Add the curry leaves, red chilies and asafoetida, turmeric pwd and toss for a few seconds. Add the onions and saute for 4 mts before adding the half cooked thotakura (along with left over water if any) and combine well.
5 Add the curd-coconut mixture and on low heat, cook stirring continuously, otherwise it might curdle. Adjust the salt and cook till the leaves absorb the flavors and the gravy thickens. Do not boil. Turn off heat. Cover lid and let it sit for a few minutes before serving for the flavors to absorb.
6 Serve with white rice.
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Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a spectrum of issues involving problem drinking. The drinking continues even though it is clearly causing physical, mental, and social health problems.
The specific cause of AUD is unknown. It is often a complex combination of factors, including genetics and the environment.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase the chance of AUD include:
- Genetic makeup that affects how the body uses alcohol
- Family members with a history of alcohol misuse
- Use of alcohol at an early age
- Use of illicit drugs or non-medical use of prescription drugs
- Easy access to alcoholic beverages
- Situations with high peer pressure and/or emotional stress
- Psychiatric disorders, such as depression or anxiety
- Smoking
Symptoms can vary between people. The most common signs and symptoms of AUD include:
- Increasing amounts of alcohol that is being consumed
- Inability to stop or limit drinking despite associated problems
- Significant amounts of time doing activities to obtain or use alcohol
- Craving or urge to use alcohol
- Repeated home, school, or work problems
- Difficulty in relationships with family members, friends, and coworkers
- Missing previously favored activities in order to drink alcohol or recover from alcohol
- Alcohol use even if it creates physically unsafe situations or leads to legal trouble
- Alcohol use that continues even when it causes or worsens health problems
Drinking too much alcohol can lead to tolerance. As a result, greater amounts of alcohol are needed to reach the same levels of intoxication.
Some can also develop a physical dependence. This means that a sudden withdrawal of alcohol can cause physical symptoms such as:
- Nausea
- Sweating
- Shaking
- Anxiety
- Seizures that may result from delirium tremens (DTs)
AUD is linked to the development of serious health complications and early death.
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. AUD is diagnosed based on information collected from specific questions. This includes the number of drinks, social habits, lifestyle changes, and personal relationships. If a family member or friend is present, they may be asked questions as well.
There is no test for AUD. Further tests may be needed if there are some signs of related illness or organ damage.
AUD treatment is aimed at learning how to manage the disease. Most professionals believe that this means giving up alcohol completely and permanently. A combination of approaches is most effective. The first and most important step is recognizing that a problem exists. Successful treatment depends on the desire to change. Denial is common in people with AUD. Family and friends who have a loved one with AUD who is in denial can seek advice from professionals or support groups such as Al-Anon.
Medical support may be needed to safely manage withdrawal from alcohol. This could require hospitalization in a detoxification center. Support may include medications, fluid or nutrition support, and monitoring by professional staff.
Relapse is common in people who are recovering from an addiction. Treatment, like taking medication and working with a therapist, may help reduce the chance of drinking and provide the support needed in case of a relapse. Treatment to maintain management of AUD may include:
Counseling is a large part of AUD treatment. Stress and physical or emotional pain are often triggers for AUD. Counseling can improve coping skills and teach healthier ways of dealing with stress or pain. Since AUD affects all aspects of life, including relationships, family, and work, counseling may also help people as they adjust to a sober life. Counseling may be one-on-one, in a group, or with other family members.
Treatment and counseling take time. What works for some may not work for others. The length of time involved in counseling depends on individual needs. For many, some form of counseling is a life long support system.
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps many people to stop drinking and stay sober. Members who all have drinking disorders meet regularly to share and support each other's sobriety.
Living with an alcoholic can be a painful, stressful situation. Family members may also find group support of others in a similar situation helpful. The groups may help them better deal with stresses and changes they are facing.
Certain medications may help decrease the desire to drink alcohol. Medications may be used alone or in combination with other treatments. Options include:
- Medication that decreases the pleasure signal from the brain when drinking. It may help cut cravings.
- Medication that causes immediate illness after drinking alcohol.
- Medication that reduces that physical dependence and cravings for alcohol.
Medical Care
AUD affects the body's major organs, including the brain, heart, liver, and pancreas. Treatment for AUD may also include medical treatment for life-threatening health conditions. These may include:
- Heart disease, such as heart arrhythmias, or a heart attack or stroke
- Liver disease, such as cirrhosis
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Poor nutrition
- Cognitive problems, such as dementia
- Psychiatric problems
AUD tends to run in families. If you have any family members with a history of problem drinking, be aware that it may increase your risk for addictive behaviors.
Education and structured programs can help children and teens learn about alcohol and how it affects families and society. Parents can be good role models for their children by avoiding alcohol, or drinking in moderation. Moderation is 1 drink or less per day for women and 2 drinks or less per day for men.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board James P. Cornell, MD
- Review Date: 03/2018 -
- Update Date: 03/17/2017 -


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Is President Obama a lame duck already?
Second terms have historically been tough ones for presidents. From Ronald Reagan's Iran Contra scandal to Bill Clinton's Lewinsky affair to Hurricane Katrina during George W. Bush's second term, U.S. leaders have so often found their second four years going off the rails that it's known colloquially as the "second-term curse."
President Obama has been no stranger to this trend. Despite winning reelection, he has had to compromise on many of his priorities or have seen them rejected outright by Congress: letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire; gun control measures; investments in the economy, and quite possibly, immigration reform.
While he doesn't quite qualify as a lame-duck president - a term reserved for the 10-week period after a successor has been elected - Mr. Obama has seen his ability to set and carry out an agenda significantly curtailed just a year into his second term. Political scientists and scholars tend to point to two reasons for this: an obstinate, Republican-controlled House of Representatives, and the botched roll out of the Affordable Care Act, the president's signature legislative achievement.
"It has almost nothing to do with his length of service, his public opinion standings, or the focus shifting to Democrats and Republicans who might replace him," said Tom Mann, a governance studies expert at the Brookings Institution. "It's almost entirely a consequence of a Republican House of Representatives and the sort of relentless opposition from the out party."
- Obama's priorities for the year: Budget, immigration and farm bill
- Obama looks to avoid the "second-term curse"
Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and global affairs at Princeton University, offers a take that puts Mr. Obama squarely at the center of his own problems: "He shot himself in the foot with the rollout of [the Affordable Care Act], which undermined any small sliver of strength he would have had."
None of the experts who spoke to CBS News predicted that Mr. Obama would be able to push much major legislation through Congress during the remaining three years of his presidency between his bad relations with much of the Republican Party and the difficulty for even moderate Republicans to be seen working with him since it might risk angering their base. Mr. Obama's poll numbers have also dropped precipitously since the launch of HealthCare.gov in October, so he can't do much to harness public opinion in his favor.
"If he were a good politician I would say he's got a good chance of bouncing back and getting some important things done but I don't think he's really learned yet how to work with the Congress," said Donald Wolfensberger, a former Republican Hill staffer who is now a senior congressional scholar at the Wilson Center.Mr. Obama will have the most luck affecting change through the powers of the executive branch and on the foreign policy front, where Congress has less influence than they do over the domestic agenda. He can take limited action on issues like climate changeand immigration reform through his executive powers, though it's a risky proposition: he might be seen as overreaching, and his work could be undone by his successor in the White House or through legal challenges. There is a small spot of good news, though: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's move to change the Senate rules last week will make it easier for Mr. Obama to make appointments to both cabinet positions and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which often hears cases on federal agency decisions and regulations.On foreign policy, there is "always the potential for breakthroughs," like the recent interim deal to freeze the Iranian nuclear program, Zelizer said. But Congress still has some influence in that arena, and some lawmakers are threatening to impose further sanctions on Iran that could undermine the chances of crafting a long-term deal. The president has also dispatched Secretary of State John Kerry to Israel to help move along peace talks in the region.
But second-term domestic policy achievements aren't unheard of - think Ronald Reagan signing tax reform and the1986 amnesty legislation into law, or Bill Clinton achievingtax cuts and a plan to balance the budget - so scholars say there are a few areas of domestic policy in which Mr. Obama stands a chance at seeing legislation move through Congress: immigration and tax reform, and a larger budget deal that reforms entitlement programs.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio has said he wants to move immigration reform, even though House Republicans have yet to schedule any floor time for the legislation that has started to move through the body. And Mr. Obama has said he is willing to consider a broader immigration overhaul in a piecemeal fashion, which Republicans would prefer. Still, it's unlikely that any law passed would encompass all of the principles Mr. Obama would like to see.
And Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., are working on a broader tax overhaul, laying the groundwork for a bipartisan agreement. As far as a budget deal goes, Zelizer said Obama could mimic Clinton, who "co-opted his opposition's priorities like welfare reform and deficit reduction."
"Right now for Obama this discussion of a deficit reduction deal including cuts to Social Security and Medicare is something that he's eyeing and that makes democrats very nervous, but I think that is an area where he can still accomplish anything," Zelizer said.His success may well depend on two things: whether efforts to get HealthCare.gov working by the end of the month are successful, and the 2014 midterm elections - where Democrats' fortunes are tied to the health care law.
Mann said he would be "stunned if anything of major consequence happened" before the 2014 elections.
The best thing Mr. Obama can do to get back on the offensive is to make the Affordable Care Act work - and fast.
"The great thing about public opinion is that it shifts so quickly in this day and age and we see that all the time, and so I think that if there was a way for the website to get up and running, for people to start feeling the benefits of the program in the next few months I do think there is time for the program to be more popular," Zelizer said.


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New "Switch-Up Challenge" Dance On DWTS17 Week 6, Ariana Grande And Mika To Perform
ABC MediaNet has issued a new press release for Dancing With The Stars Season 17 Week 6! This week Ariana Grande and Mika will perform their hit duet "Popular" . Also note how not only will the couples being dancing a new individual dance, but, they will also take part in a new "SWITCH-UP CHALLENGE"!!! Details below. Sounds interesting, but, HARD!! What do you think?
Episode 1706" – Eight remaining couples hit the dance floor and face an exciting new challenge on "Dancing with the Stars," MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET). Each couple will compete in an individual dance style they have not yet done as well as take part in the first ever "Switch-Up Challenge." In this fresh take on a dance marathon, couples will compete side by side, in two rounds, with no prior knowledge of dance style or musical accompaniment. One by one, the judges will select couples to be tapped-off/removed from the dance floor. Extra judges' points will be awarded to couples based on longevity. The show will also feature a spectacular opening number with the entire cast, choreographed by Lacey and Benji Schwimmer. Additionally, musical guest Ariana Grande and Mika will perform their hit duet "Popular." At the end of the night, one couple will face elimination.


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Losses for Phillies family
The passing of loved ones is always difficult, no matter the time of the year. The Phillies family has lost four men in the last couple of months. A couple wore the uniform a long, long time ago and a couple didn't wear a baseball uniform but they were part of the game and the fans' experience.
Eddie Ferenz didn't wear a uniform, yet he had impact on Phillies fans. He first began working for the Phillies in 1967 as the PA announcer at Connie Mack Stadium. Three years later, he became the traveling secretary, a position he held full time until he retired in 1999.
The traveling secretary job is a stressful one. Moving 40-50 people around the country to meet the baseball schedule isn't easy. He did it well and with class.
We knew him as "Fast Eddie", "Eddie Spaghetti", the "Great One" and the "Fast One." Not sure how he got those nicknames. To some, he was the "Pope of Clearwater." Eddie loved Clearwater. An army of friends, including "Eddie's Girls", his fan club, gathered at the Beachcomber Restaurant on Monday night for a toast to their friend. Burial was at 12 noon on Monday in South Jersey.
Until the Phillies placed a minor league team in Clearwater, Eddie ran the ticket office during spring training. It wasn't as big business as it is today but it was a job that required no days off for six-seven weeks.
Then, there was Seymour "Pops" Steinberg. Many may not know his name but if you bought a hot dog, ice cream, soda or cotton candy, chances are you got it from him. Pops was a little guy with a sharp voice who was a vendor for Phillies games, plodding up and down the aisles of three stadiums over four decades.
Yep, he worked at Connie Mack Stadium, Veterans Stadium and even Citizens Bank Park. Unable to get around any more, he sold cotton candy from a booth on the 300 level at the Phillies' newest home.
He actually began vending in 1954 working games for the Philadelphia Athletics. His record that year: 77 A's game and 77 Phillies games. In other words, he didn't miss a game.
The late Jim Barniak, an Evening Bulletin columnist, once called Seymour, the "Babe Ruth of vendors."
Pops saw his first game at Baker Bowl in 1936 as an eight-year-old.
That leads to the two uniformed members of the Phillies family who have left us. The first was pitcher Tommy Reis. The 95-year-old died in early November. He's the last Phillies player who performed in Baker Bowl during the 1938 season. That was his only big league season.
Christmas eve, outfielder Stan Benjamin, who played for the Phillies in 1939 until 1942, died, also at the age of 95.
96-year-old first baseman Art Mahan (1940) is the oldest living Phillie. Outfielder Alex Pitko, who turned 95 on November 22, is now second to Mahan.
Ferenz, Steinberg, Reis and Benjamin were part of the Phillies family, one way or the other.
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Thank you for remembering my Grandfather Seymour!
The holiday's always make us remember those that have gone. That was a beautiful tribute :O)


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As promised, the buckwheat crepe recipe from the post yesterday.These crepes are so easy and I found them to be very dreamy. (If one can call food dreamy.)
Buckwheat Crêpes (from David Lebovitz)
18-20 crêpes
It's best to let the batter chill overnight, but let it come to room temperature prior to frying them up. And keep stirring the batter as you go while frying since the flour tends to sink to the bottom.
2 cups (500 ml) whole milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons (80 gr) butter, salted or unsalted, melted
1/2 cup (70 gr) buckwheat flour
3/4 cup (105 gr) all-purpose flour (In France, I use type 65)
3 large eggs
In a blender, or with a whisk, mix together all the ingredients until smooth. Cover and chill overnight.
To fry the crêpes, remove the batter from the refrigerator about an hour before frying. Stir it briskly; it should be the consistency of heavy cream. (If not, you can add a tablespoon of milk.)
Heat a 8- to 9-inch skillet on the stove top. You can use a real crêpe pan that's been seasoned, but I use a Tefal non-stick skillet which works great.
Drop a tiny piece of butter or neutral oil in the hot pan and wipe it around with a paper towel. (Only needed for the first crêpe, but feel free to re-butter after a couple of crêpes.)
Lift the pan and pour 1/4 cup of the batter in the middle of the hot skillet, swirling the pan to distribute the batter quickly and evenly. The pan shouldn't be too hot or too cold: the batter should start cooking within a few seconds, giving you just enough time to swirl it. It may take a couple of crêpes for you to get your rhythm.
After about a minute, run a non-stick spatula around the underside of the rim of the crêpe, then flip the crepe over. (You can use your fingers after a little has been lifted, but beware, it will be hot!) So use the spatula the whole time if you wish.
Let the crêpe cook on the flip side for about 30 seconds, then slide it out onto a dinner plate. Repeat, cooking the crepes with the remaining batter, stirring the batter every so often as you go.
Crêpes should be served warm. To rewarm the crêpes for serving, fold the crepes and put them in a baking dish covered with foil. Heat them in a moderate oven until warmed through.
Feel free to be creative and use any fruits or sauces you wish. A smear of Nutella, your favorite jam or simply a drizzle of honey and a tab of butter is terrific folded inside. For savory crêpes, fold some grated cheese and maybe a piece of ham in the crêpe and warm in a non-stick or lightly-buttered skillet for a minute or so, flipping the crêpe midway though, until the cheese is melted.
Since this recipes makes 18-20 crêpes, it may be more than you need all at once. But if you're going to stand over a hot stove, you may as well make extra and freeze them. Once cool, wrap securely in plastic film, then foil. They'll keep in the freezer for a couple of months. You can also store them in the refrigerator for up to three days, well-wrapped.
Erika's Extras: I made a third of this recipe and stuck the batter in the freezer for 15 minutes. They turned out fine. (Just in case you don't need so many crêpes and if you're rushed on time.)


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Joe Daley learned at rookie orientation that as a PGA Tour member, he had access to the vast TPC network. He was at tour headquarters that week and wasted no time taking advantage of this perk, sneaking out to play the TPC Sawgrass and holing out from the 10th fairway for eagle.
That was December 1995.
Ben Crenshaw was the Masters champion. Tiger Woods was a two-time U.S. Amateur champion in his second year at Stanford.
Daley could not have imagined it would take him more than 17 years to get back to Sawgrass, and certainly not under these circumstances. He finally returns next week, at 52 the oldest player to make his debut in The Players Championship.
"I've played a lot of courses between then and now," Daley said.
The most significant course was Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh, where last July he won the Seniors Players Championship by two shots over Tom Lehman to earn a spot in The Players Championship, the tournament with the strongest field and richest purse.
That he never played Sawgrass except for that casual round is not surprising. Daley only had two full years on the PGA Tour. He spent 10 full years in the minors, long enough to play under three umbrella sponsors - Nike Tour, Buy.com Tour and Nationwide Tour. When he turned 50, he had to Monday qualify for Champions Tour events. He finally got his big break with a 66-64 weekend in the Senior PGA Championship to tie for fourth, which make him eligible for the Senior Players.
And here he is.
"It's a lot of years of hard work, man," he said. "It's pretty cool."
To put some of that into perspective, the winner of The Players Championship gets $1.71 million. That's nearly as much as Daley's earnings ($1.96 million) in two decades playing the PGA Tour, the Champions Tour and what is now called the Web.com Tour.
Other than his two wins in the minor leagues and his one big win on the Champions Tour, the highlights have been limited.
Daley, who didn't start chasing his dream until he was 32, remembers the first time he played a PGA Tour event. He was a Monday qualifier for the old Anheuser-Busch Classic at Kingsmill, made the cut and wound up getting paired with Curtis Strange in the third round.
"I had to remember to breathe on the first tee," he said.
He was playing in the final round at the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1996 when a 20-year-old making his pro debut - Woods - had a hole-in-one. And, in 2000, he became the image of all that can go wrong at Q-school, which even now might be what Daley is remembered for the most. He rapped in a 4-foot par putt that dropped into the bottom of the cup at such an angle that it popped back out. Daley was so stunned that he flung his cap to the ground. He wound up missing his card by one shot.
"I've had people overseas says, `I know you.' And that happened 12 years ago," Daley said with a laugh.
There are other highlights only Daley would appreciate.
Like the time he joined a group that included Woody Austin and Doug Dunakey for a tour into South America, where the prize money was paid in cash in the back room of a pro shop. He remembers his first U.S. Open at Pebble Beach in 2000, where he followed an 83 with a 69 and still missed the cut. Looking for a place to play a few years ago when he turned 50, Daley played a developmental tour in Carolina and tied for third while walking and carrying his own bag.
"We still love the journey," he said. "And it's been a cool journey."
This much can be said of Daley: He devotes all his energy into whatever he is doing, and it took him awhile to realize that all he wanted was to play golf for a living. He was a walk on for the golf team at Old Dominion and earned his degree in finance. Having spent so much time around country clubs as a kid - first as a caddie, then in the kitchen, later as a waiter - he decided to put his college studies to use.
Daley's specialty was credit management, a career that was going along fine except that he didn't have much time to play amateur events. In an era of hostile takeovers, his company was bought and then streamlined. Daley hated the idea of laying off people, so he quit and worked for a small company as a credit manager.
"I still wanted to play golf for a living," he said. "I figured out I needed to be in better shape. So I saved up some money and quit my job in `92, got on a flight and flew to Vancouver and qualified for the Canadian Tour. I went broke and went back to Florida."
His wife, Carol, was a teacher. Daley took a job as a banquet waiter at night, allowing him to play, practice and go to the gym in the day.
He tried (and failed) Q-school. He went to South America and South Africa, wherever he could find a place to play. His two years on the PGA Tour (1996 and 1998) brought him career earnings of $155,532 - about what Marcel Siem earned for his tie for 10th in the Texas Open - so he toiled in the minor leagues. If he ever felt like giving up, Daley leaned on a friend in Virginia Beach, Va., an accountant who left a standing offer of a job along with a subtle hint.
"He said, `If you ever get tired of that, I'll put you to work. But there are millions of people who would love to do what you're doing,'" Daley said. "After every year, I asked my wife, `Are you cool with this, honey?' And she always said yes."
Daley made just over $1 million in all his years in the minor leagues, not much considering all the hotel rooms and the miles he put on four used cars.
He was driven by pure passion. He learned the value of working hard, eating right and getting plenty of rest. He studied other players and was honest about his own shortcomings as a player. For 20 years, he tried to figure out how to get better after every round and every tournament.
After winning the Senior Players, he said in his press conference, "I'm my own competition. Have been for years."
Such is the nature of golf, and why Daley loves this game so much. One of the greatest appeals of golf is the process of getting better. It's what keeps him going even at 52. He knows that a positive attitude and hard work can go a long way, even if he had to wait a long time for it to pay off.


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An Armenian Sketchbook (Paperback)
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Few writers had to confront as many of the last century's mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman, who wrote with terrifying clarity about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook, however, shows us a very different Grossman, notable for his tenderness, warmth, and sense of fun.
After the Soviet government confiscated—or, as Grossman always put it, "arrested"—Life and Fate, he took on the task of revising a literal Russian translation of a long Armenian novel. The novel was of little interest to him, but he needed money and was evidently glad of an excuse to travel to Armenia. An Armenian Sketchbook is his account of the two months he spent there.
This is by far the most personal and intimate of Grossman's works, endowed with an air of absolute spontaneity, as though he is simply chatting to the reader about his impressions of Armenia—its mountains, its ancient churches, its people—while also examining his own thoughts and moods. A wonderfully human account of travel to a faraway place, An Armenian Sketchbook also has the vivid appeal of a self-portrait.
About the Author
Vasily Semyonovich Grossman was born on December 12, 1905, in Berdichev, a Ukrainian town that was home to one of Europe's largest Jewish communities. In 1934 he published both "In the Town of Berdichev"—a short story that won the admiration of such diverse writers as Maksim Gorky, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Isaak Babel—and a novel, Glyukauf, about the life of the Donbass miners. During the Second World War, Grossman worked as a reporter for the army newspaper Red Star, covering nearly all of the most important battles from the defense of Moscow to the fall of Berlin. His vivid yet sober "The Hell of Treblinka" (late 1944), one of the first articles in any language about a Nazi death camp, was translated and used as testimony in the Nuremberg trials. His novel For a Just Cause (originally titled Stalingrad) was published to great acclaim in 1952 and then fiercely attacked. A new wave of purges—directed against the Jews—was about to begin; but for Stalin's death, in March 1953, Grossman would almost certainly have been arrested himself. During the next few years Grossman, while enjoying public success, worked on his two masterpieces, neither of which was to be published in Russia until the late 1980s: Life and Fate and Everything Flows. The KGB confiscated the manuscript of Life and Fate in February 1961. Grossman was able, however, to continue working on Everything Flows, a novel even more critical of Soviet society than Life and Fate, until his last days in the hospital. He died on September 14, 1964, on the eve of the twenty-third anniversary of the massacre of the Jews of Berdichev in which his mother had died.
Robert Chandler is the author of Alexander Pushkin and the editor of two anthologies for Penguin Classics: Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida and Russian Magic Tales from
Pushkin to Platonov. His translations of Sappho and Guillaume Apollinaire are published in the Everyman's Poetry series. His translations from Russian include Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate, Everything Flows, and The Road (all published by NYRB Classics); Leskov's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk; and Aleksander Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter. Together with Olga Meerson and his wife, Elizabeth, he has translated a number of works by Andrey Platonov. One of these, Soul, won the 2004 AATSEEL (American Association of Teachers of Slavonic and East European Languages) Prize. His translation of Hamid Ismailov's The Railway won the AATSEEL Prize for 2007 and received a special commendation from the judges of the 2007 Rossica Translation Prize.
Elizabeth Chandler is a co-translator, with her husband, of Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter; of Vasily Grossman's Everything Flows and The Road; and of several volumes of Andrey Platonov: The Return, The Portable Platonov, Happy Moscow, and Soul.
Yury Bit-Yunan was born in Bryansk, in western Russia. He graduated from the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow, and completed his doctorate on the work of Vasily
Grossman. At present he is lecturing on literary criticism at the Russian State University while continuing to research Grossman's life and work.
Praise For…
"Vasily Grossman is the Tolstoy of the USSR." —Martin Amis
"…it is only a matter of time before Grossman is acknowledged as one of the great writers of the 20th century." —The Guardian
"Charming. Grossman digresses as nimbly about the master craftsmen of Russian stoves found in the homes of the high-mountain villagers as he does about the touching customs of a rustic wedding he attended. Living among the Armenians, he witnessed a kind of timeless biblical nobility he conveys with artless simplicity in his own work." —Kirkus Reviews
"Like history, human nature is open-ended; people are capable of doing evil as much as good…[Vasily Grossman] the writer sought to probe the historical fabric and future potential of his society. Perhaps it's because of this stance that his work is finding its way back into print…" —The Nation
"Vasily Grossman's writing sneaks up on you, its simplicity building to powerful impressions as he records the small things that occur in people's lives as they experience - or endure - larger events." —The Jewish Chronicle


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Massive Epsilon email breach could lead to email attacks, spam
At least 50 banks, retailers and other firms are affected by a major email breach at a Texas-based data management firm that provided marketing email services.
A massive data breach at a third-party company that handles customer email messaging for 150 major banks, retailers and other firms could lead to unwanted spam and phishing attacks, according to security experts.
It now will be easy to spoof a legitimate website because many people are already used to receiving email messages from these companies using third-party domains
HD Moore,
Irving, Texas-based Epsilon Data Management LLC handles customer email for a number of big-name banks and retailers including Best Buy, JPMorgan Chase, CitiGroup, LL Bean, Walgreens and the Home Shopping Network. The company announced last Friday that a breach may have exposed the names and email addresses of thousands of people. The company said investigators are looking into the breach.
"On March 30, an incident was detected where a subset of Epsilon clients' customer data were exposed by an unauthorized entry into Epsilon's email system," the company said in an announcement on its website. "A rigorous assessment determined that no other personal identifiable information associated with those names was at risk."
Other companies, including retailer Target Corp., Hilton Hotels and Marriott International disclosed the breach to customers on Monday. Epsilon said the breach had hit about 50 companies. Epsilon sends out about 40 billion email ads and offers a year to people who register for a company's website by giving their name and email address.
At a minimum, users affected by the Epsilon email breach may experience a surge in spam to their email account, wrote Paul Ducklin, head of technology at security vendor Sophos. Email breaches are fairly common, Ducklin wrote in the company's blog. Online travel review and advice company TripAdvisor and entertainment retailer Play.com each experienced separate email breaches via third-party partners.
"Losing your email address via a service to which you already belong makes it much easier for scammers to hit you with emails which match your existing interests, at least loosely," Ducklin said. "That, in turn, can make their fraudulent correspondence seem more believable."
Making email more believable can be a boon to cybercriminals who use automated tools to conduct phishing attacks, said HD Moore, creator of the Metasploit attack platform and chief security officer of Rapid7. It also creates a new threat to enterprises, Moore said, because a savvy attacker can couple privately used or less public email addresses to executives at a specific business and create a successful social engineering attack to ultimately gain access to company data.
"It now will be easy to spoof a legitimate website because many people are already used to receiving email messages from these companies using third-party domains," Moore said.
Moore said there are a number of tools available that can help cybercriminals couple email addresses with information on social networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, to create more convincing email messages.
Maltego, an open source intelligence and forensics tool, can do complex data mining to gather information on people and pair it with email address and other information. A tool called Creepy gathers geolocation data about users from social networking platforms and image hosting services. Another tool, called Yeti, is used to help pen testers conduct reconnaissance prior to conducting penetration testing. But the tool can also map out IP addresses and other publicly available information it finds by scouring the Internet.


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Oh yes, it's happening. Busy baking, but not too busy to stop and snap while I'm at it. I've cut way back on what is typically going through my kitchen at this time of year. Mostly because I'm not having anyone in and there's no need for me to eat it all! But we still have concerts and teachers in need of a little something yummy. Plus my kids and friends who are begging for a treat or two! So, here's where we're at as of today:
Have I inspired you?? It smells wonderful and brings a smile and all it takes is a little effort and a bit of mess!


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September 21, 2013 - December 29, 2013
Prints created by Austrian, German, and Swiss artists included in this exhibition reflect the dramatic shifts in taste in the arts during a time of significant cultural and political transformation throughout the German-speaking regions of Central Europe during the Romantic period.
December 21, 2012 - December 18, 2013
All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children and Their Families focuses on clothing from the late eighteenth through mid-twentieth centuries, comparing and contrasting adults' apparel with children's smaller styles.
May 4, 2013 - November 17, 2013
Multimedia artist Candy Coated blends nineteenth- and twentieth-century children's fancy dress costumes from the Museum's collection into a rich wonderland of colorful vinyl decals, ceramic wall gems, hand-screened fabrics, and wallpapers in the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building's Joan Spain Gallery.
June 8, 2013 - November 10, 2013
Family Portrait examines the many ways photographers picture family, from amateurs who document their own households, to progressive reformers who make views of domestic life to encourage social change, to artists who explore the deeply personal and often private nature of familial relationships.
May 25, 2013 - October 14, 2013
This exhibition will feature some of the latest furniture, toys, tableware, wallpaper, and textiles designed internationally in Australia, Asia, Europe, Great Britain, and the United States, along with classics from the Museum's design collection.
June 28, 2013 - September 22, 2013
This exhibition of drawings and watercolors by Jerry Pinkney (American, born 1939) presents an overview of the artist's long and varied career as a designer and illustrator.
July 13, 2013 - September 8, 2013
The holdings of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are constantly changing, and every year, hundreds, if not thousands, of new works are added to the permanent collection. These acquisitions would not be possible without the remarkable generosity of donors, whose dedication to philanthropy has sustained the Museum since its origins.
April 27, 2013 - August 25, 2013
Presented on the occasion of the artist's ninetieth birthday, this installation brings together a selection of four works that span Ellsworth Kelly's prolific oeuvre. One of the most prominent artists of the postwar period, Kelly is known for his explorations of contrasting formal relationships: flat color versus depth, shape, and scale.
May 11, 2013 - August 11, 2013
Photogravure, a printmaking process that combines elements of aquatint etching and photography, was a prized medium among artist-photographers of the late nineteenth century, who labored over their hand-pulled prints.
May 11, 2013 - August 11, 2013
Starting from Scratch showcases more than seventy of the Museum's finest etchings, demonstrating the ways in which some of history's most famous artists have embraced the medium to create original and dynamic works of art.
July 28, 2012 - July 14, 2013
Sean Scully's paintings speak eloquently to the history of abstraction, engaging in a passionate conversation with the legacies of Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism while offering new models for the continuing role of nonfigurative art.
March 16, 2013 - July 7, 2013
The Golfers (1847), an iconic work by Scottish painter Charles Lees (1800–1880), is the centerpiece of The Art of Golf, an exhibition celebrating what has been called "a game of considerable passion" on the occasion of the U.S. Open Championships, which will be played in June at the Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
March 3, 2013 - June 9, 2013
The power of self-taught artistic talent, the drive of the human spirit to create, and the wonders of highly original inner worlds revealed. These are just a few of the reasons why the Philadelphia Museum of Art is proud to debut the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, a promised gift to the Museum of more than two hundred works by self-taught artists.
April 14, 2012 - May 27, 2013
Taking cues from the Dada movement and from the work of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, Cy Twombly (American, 1928– 2011) created poetic objects whose serene white surfaces and allusive forms seem to recall remote worlds of myth and the ancient past. After reaching an indisputable maturity in his early sculpture, created from 1946 to 1959, Twombly returned to working in three dimensions in the mid-1970s and continued to cast new works up until his passing in 2011.
Journeys to New Worlds: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Roberta and Richard Huber Collection
February 16, 2013 - May 19, 2013
With a rare group of paintings, decorative arts, and sculptures from the collection of Roberta and Richard Huber, Journeys to New Worlds explores the artistic exchanges between Spain and Portugal and their colonies in the Americas and Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
November 17, 2012 - May 5, 2013
Resonating Surfaces – A Trilogy presents for the first time in a museum exhibition a series of three cinematic portraits defined by narratives of time and memory, and structured around the relation between images and sounds.
December 2, 2012 - April 14, 2013
With a shared sensibility and approach to design, graphic designer Paula Scher and illustrator Seymour Chwast have transformed their fields of practice. Celebrating the achievements of this remarkably creative couple, whose work is being shown together for the first time, this exhibition includes images in a wide range of formats, selected and installed by Chwast (American, born 1931) and Scher (American, born 1948).
December 22, 2012 - April 7, 2013
This exhibition showcases diverse highlights from the Museum's photography collection, tracing the medium's history as a visual art form.
October 6, 2012 - March 10, 2013
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Ronaldus Shamask (American, born Netherlands 1945) burst onto the runway with thoughtfully spare, minimalist works during a time of buoyant excess. Disregarding trends, Shamask drew on his background in illustration, architecture, theater, and dance as well as collaborations with choreographers and artists to create a timeless body of work that paved the way for the minimalist fashions of today.
October 30, 2012 - January 21, 2013
Dancing around the Bride is the first exhibition to explore the interwoven lives, works, and experimental spirit of Marcel Duchamp (American, born France, 1887–1968) and four of the most important American postwar artists: composer John Cage (1912–1992), choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009), and visual artists Jasper Johns (born 1930) and Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008).
September 22, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Winslow Homer's masterpiece The Life Line (1884) is the center of an exhibition about the making and meaning of an iconic American image of rescue. One of the great popular and critical successes of the artist's career, the painting engages age-old themes of peril at sea and the power of nature, while celebrating modern heroism and the thrill of unexpected intimacy between strangers thrown together by disaster.


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Emmanuel College is a Christ-centered liberal arts institution that strives to prepare students to become Christlike disciples who integrate faith, learning and living for effective careers, scholarship and service.
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Emmanuel College is a private, four-year Christian college with an Evangelical, Pentecostal foundation. Committed to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Founded in 1919 by the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.
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Well, the frying pan gets hotter. After a 3-5 road trip, back home Wednesday night to face the Rockies (two games), Rangers (three) and Reds (four). All three teams are in first place in their respective divisions.
Offense is still struggling while the starting pitching continues to keep the team in the games. Their lone run on Tuesday night was set up by an error. Roy-O did a pretty decent job in his return to the mound, his first major league game since April 21. Stutes, who had been very impressive, had to leave the game with yet another injury.
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Bonnie Says: Ignore The Critics: 'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon' Is Totally Entertaining!
I could care less about fighting transformers and special effects, but even I was surprised by how engaging energy bunny Shia LaBeouf was along with unexpected co-stars Frances McDormand and John Turturro.
Whether you've seen the first two Transformer movies by director Michael Bay or not, it's not hard to get pulled into the unbelievable — but who cares — action of this third flick in the series.
Star Shia, as the impatient Sam Witwicky, is understandably frustrated that after saving the world twice, he still can't get a job after graduating from college. It's a predicament a whole lot of young people can identify with!
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While Josh Duhamel is so low key as some high level Navy Seal- type military leader you barely know he's there, Frances McDormand is riveting as a hard-nosed, Hermes bag-carrying National Security Chief called Mearing, who's supposed to be tougher than ANY man.
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Listen, the point isn't for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, to actually be potentially believable science fiction and it isn't. But it does have a very clever premise based on facts about the U.S/ Soviet race to the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's infamous first walk and 21 minutes of non-communication between the Apollo 11 astronauts and NASA, while they performed their little moon walk. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin even shows up for a guest appearance. As for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley? She is annoying decoration but it's not at all her fault. Her character is so blatantly written as an almost helpless damsel-in-distress who serves as a key motivator for Sam's heroics, it's truly cartoony. As such, she doesn't do much except walk around in teeny weeny miniskirts and scream in fear at the appropriate times. Annoying Michael Bay, annoying.
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VICTORIA — One day after refusing to comment on the latest damaging revelations in the teachers' court case, the B.C. Liberals decided Thursday that maybe they'd better say something to address public concerns.
Premier Christy Clark herself lifted the cone of silence, fielding questions from reporters at a late-morning media scrum in Vancouver.
Her reaction to the NDP's disclosure that her own chief negotiator had admitted in court that the objective in talks with teachers in 2011 was to provoke a full-blown strike?
"The NDP have released snippets of out-of-context information from the court," Clark told reporters. " I would ask instead that people judge us, judge me, based on our record, based on what we actually did."
Which was?
"At a time when the teachers' union across the province was already in strike action, refusing to perform or ordering members not to perform basic administrative duties, including report cards, we set out a cooling-off period that would allow all the parties to come together.
"We appointed one of the most respected mediators in the province in Dr. Charles Jago to sit down and come to an agreement, and rather than coming to a strike, we came to an agreement."
What about negotiator Paul Straszak telling the court that the government objective was to pressure teachers to stage a full-blown strike?
"What we did is we had a cooling-off period, appointed a mediator and got to a settlement. That sounds like the opposite of what we're being accused of."
But even as she disputed the NDP's interpretation of the record, Clark refused to release the raft of cabinet documents that led a B.C. Supreme Court judge to conclude that the Liberals were bargaining in bad faith.
She said it was because of her oath of confidentiality not to disclose the substance of cabinet deliberations. But that's a bit of a stretch. The documents in question have already been vetted by the court as not disclosing cabinet deliberations.
Act two of the Liberals' tentative fielding of the Straszak testimony unfolded in the legislature later Thursday, as the New Democrats revisited Wednesday's line of questioning.
Once again, you had Attorney-General Suzanne Anton doing her impression of a stone wall: "As I said yesterday, the appeal has been filed and the documents are with the court ... We are not going to argue that appeal in this chamber."
Speaker of the Legislature Linda Reid then issued a caution of her own: "I know that all members would not want to prejudice the outcome of the matter now before the Court of Appeal, and accordingly, members should refrain from raising the matter in the house until the Court of Appeal has issued its decision."
For a moment, I wondered whether the Liberals would try to enlist the speaker in shutting down the NDP. But it turned out that Reid was simply issuing a perfunctory reminder. She did not interrupt the Opposition line of questioning again.
Then the unexpected. After a couple more non-answers from Anton, suddenly Education Minister Peter Fassbender was on his feet to "set the facts straight" as he put it.
"Fact 1: teachers in this province initiated work slowdowns, lack of extracurricular activities, no report cards, no parent-teacher interviews. We stayed at the table with them trying to find a negotiated settlement.
"Fact 2: the teachers announced that they were going to take a three-day full strike, putting children and their families into disruption, and we stayed at the table. We initiated a cooling-off period so that we could continue to negotiate.
"Fact 3: we appointed a mediator with the sole purpose to mediate a solution to the teachers' work disruption. We were able, by the deadline of that mediator's work, to reach a negotiated settlement."
Fassbender's sudden discovery of the power of speech on the issue brought some predictable teasing from the NDP side. "I look forward to the attorney general cautioning the minister of education and using her "before the courts" argument," quipped Rob Fleming, the NDP education critic.
Still, at least it was an answer, as opposed to the "before-the-courts" blather that the Liberals had served up exclusively on Wednesday.
It also came as the New Democrats made an unsettling discovery of their own. Turns out that the transcript they'd been quoting from had been provided to them in error. It remains subject to a court-imposed sealing order until the end of the month, to allow time for the filing of an appeal.
More serious was the question of how the Liberals intend to deal with Straszak's testimony once they get to the Court of Appeal. The lower court relied heavily on his words in finding that the government had, in fact, bargained in bad faith.
Courts of appeal are not known for second-guessing trial courts on the facts. Moreover the government does not appear to have made much of an effort to rebut the damaging implications of testimony during the trial phase. Indeed, I've heard some suggestion that the Liberals were not aware of what Straszak had said in court before the New Democrats paraded his comments in question period this week.
So this still looks like an uphill fight for the government, with taxpayers on the hook for the full cost of settling if the Liberals fail to persuade a higher court to see things their way.
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1571 - 1630
Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician and astronomer who discovered that the Earth and planets travel about the sun in elliptical orbits. He gave three fundamental laws of planetary motion. He also did important work in optics and geometry.
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