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The objective is to show all use cases. We can re-think how we fully utilize and deploy our web conferencing and collaboration to save more TCO and gain more ROI.
It's based on the model of Forrester Wave of Web Conferencing, Q2 2010.
The usages of Web conferencing are,
1. Ad hoc collaboration
2. Team meetings
3. Partner collaboration
4. Sales presentations
5. Training sessions
6. Marketing events
7. Company meetings
The advantages of Adobe Connect are,
1. runs on Flash
– light, low bandwidth, high performance
– no extra cost for users
2. experience on computers and devices
– Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry Playbook, Smart TV
– two-way video, voice, chatting, and voting.
3. highly configurable
– native support document (ppt, pptx, pdf, html), media (flash, flv, mp3, mp4), and image (jpg, gif)
– extended by SDK, API, and 3rd extensions
4. support complex learning and presentation scenarios
– non-coding (Captivate, Presenter)
– development or coding (Flash Pro, Flash Builder)
5. persistent meeting rooms
– launch any meeting or material with a simple URL
7. highly secure
– compliance control from IT – Force recording, Share permission
– certified by both Neohapsis (Nov 2010, Oct 2009, Jun 2009) and Security Innovation (Oct 2007)
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HOW would you like to pay for that? Not so long ago, this question had two answers: cash or card. Not any more.
Customers can now ''check in'' on a mobile app with facial recognition, tap their credit-card enabled phone, or hover their credit card over a scanner.
And as companies compete to win the point-of-sale battle, payment innovations will move consumers further away from the worlds of cash and plastic and onto mobile payments. With 64 per cent of Australians owning smartphones, analysts predict the mobile payment industry will be worth almost $50 billion worldwide by 2014.
The newest competitor in the mobile payment battlefield is PayPal, which is predicted to earn $10 billion in global mobile transactions this year alone.
Late last year, the online payment giant's first in-store payment app was activated.
Customers who have a PayPal account can ''check in'' to the store they are visiting, order their bread, coffee or cinnamon roll at the counter and then pay on their PayPal app via a few taps on their phone.
But the transaction does not stop there. When the customer checks in to the store, the retail worker can see their customer's face on a screen and their full purchase history.
This kind of ''intelligence'' will help shopkeepers know their customers before they even walk into their shop, PayPal spokesman Adrian Christie said. He said there were ''at least 20'' retailers, including cafes and fashion stores, using the PayPal app, which he referred to as a ''digital wallet''.
One of these companies is the Sonoma bakery chain, which has six stores in Sydney. Owner Andrew Connole, who implemented the mobile technology recently, was not put off by the 1.5 per cent charge to businesses for each transaction that uses the technology. It was the app's convenience and being able to ''understand his customers' buying mentality'' that attracted him.
''At the end of the day, it's a faster transaction,'' he said.
The manager of the Sonoma store in Alexandria, Stefan Villalobos, hopes that when regular customers check in to the store, he will be able to make their regular coffee before they reach the counter. He said the process of ordering and paying with a credit card can take three to four minutes, whereas the mobile app payment was instantaneous. ''We're a counter-style service cafe, so people have to line up and are interested in paying quicker.''
But PayPal is not alone in implementing innovative ways for customers to pay. In August, MasterCard and Westpac started the first trial of their mobile technology called ''tap and go''. Customers can wave the back of their mobile phone (fitted with a SIM card that contains their credit-card details) over a scanner that operates as a ''virtual debit card''.
MasterCard is preparing for a world without cash or plastic, said Matt Barr, head of marketing and innovation. ''The credit and debit card as we know it may well disappear, but the account itself will remain or become a digital account.''
Australian telcos are also in on the game. Technology enabling customers to pay for goods by swiping their mobile phones or tablets at the checkout is expected to become widespread.
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland's mayor has assured community members that they will be kept informed on the investigation into last week's police shooting that left two people dead in a hail of 137 shots fired by officers.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/SCL8Ul) reports that Mayor Frank Jackson spoke at a meeting in a church basement Thursday night that became heated at times as community members accused officers of murder.
More than 100 people attended. Police Chief Michael McGrath told them it could take up to six weeks for an administrative investigation to be completed.
Police said 43-year-old Timothy Russell and 30-year-old Malissa Williams were killed Nov. 29 after Russell led officers on a 25-minute chase. Police said use of force was justified because Russell rammed a cruiser and nearly hit an officer.
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text: Wow! Those are some interesting things that I hadn't heard before. Especially about Big John. I always loved his work on Conan, being a sword and sorcery fan myself. In a dream world, every artist/writer would work on their dream project. Unfortunately, a lot of them seem to be doing creator owned projects and they're not selling as well because they're SO MANY. Yes, I wish they could all succeed, but I think sometimes it's taking talent off bigger paying assignments. They could work on the creator owned stuff in their spare time and put them out as trades, I think they would come out even more successful then putting out monthly books that don't sell as well. But, that's just my opinion.


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Make sure that your warehouse has plenty of poly bags on deck to place loose items such as screws, nuts, bolts, pencils or pens inside bins and keep them together during shipping. The sales and marketing departments can use these bags to wrap samples along with instructions for usage and send them home with customers or out to potential clients. Around the office, use poly bags to gather up small loose objects and put them together by groups. This can help organize a desk or supply closet so that you don't waste money reordering products that you already have in stock.
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ANGRY residents living close to a Halesowen mosque have accused Muslim leaders of failing to listen to their objections to plans to build 21ft high minarets and a dome on top of the former Methodist church.
And a neighbour fears they will "bring hatred upon themselves" if they pursue the plans and they are approved by Dudley Council.
The Amhadiyya Muslim Association held an open day at the Baitul Ghafoor Mosque, Long Lane, last Saturday in a bid to quell concerns about the size of the additions.
About 35 neighbours went along to discuss the plans and the association's local president Dr Masood Majoka said he believed some of the opposition had "softened".
But he rejected a compromise from Halesowen North UKIP councillor Stuart Henley to scrap plans for the two minarets and just have the dome.
He said: "No mosque is complete without minarets and they are not disproportionate to the size of the building."
But Cllr Henley warned the association's determination to press ahead with the planning application could alienate the Muslims from the rest of the community.
He said: "This will ruin some of the good will they have built up over the two years since opening the mosque in 2012.
"People are disappointed they are not listening to them. They will lose support."
Cllr Henley said minarets – like church spires and bell towers - were relics from ancient times which were redundant in the modern world.
"New churches don't tend to be built with them and minarets, used to call followers to prayer, are not needed now," he added.
Resident Tracey Willetts said local people objected because they did not think the minarets and dome "were in keeping" with the area and feared house prices would be adversely affected.
She said: "The open day was a total waste of time. Most of the people who come to the mosque live away from here and they won't accept our views.
"We are not racist – the work they have put into the mosque is very good. It looks lovely inside and looks a lot better on the outside because they have cleaned it up.
"But we don't want to look out of our windows at great big minarets.
"They say they are good people and deserve to have what they want, but they don't think we deserve to have what we want."


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When you're on a mission to improve something that's already pretty great, small modifications can make a big difference. In this case, I set out to tweak a recipe for pumpkin pie to make a filling that's creamier in texture, slightly more complex in flavor, and less "weepy" in general (since I'm not a fan of soggy bottom crust). It took me three tries to get it just right, but for you, it will only take one.
Traditional pumpkin pie filling ingredients are simple and few, so there's little room for substitution. Pumpkin, sugar, and eggs are all non-negotiable in my book, but the standard butter and heavy cream components had potential for substitution. In my tests, I substituted buttermilk, Greek yogurt, or cream cheese for the heavy cream. The pie containing buttermilk, with a similar consistency of cream, sogged out the crust. The yogurt pie was a bit dryer, but cracked across the center and had a slightly gritty texture. The cream cheese filling was the clear winner, yielding a pie with a tangy, airy filling and smooth, creamy texture that cracked only slightly in the center and was free of weepy, pie crust seepage.
This Thanksgiving, I'll be blind testing this pie on my harshest critics. While the most staunch traditionalists at the table may notice the slight difference, I predict that most people will just enjoy it as an exceptional take on the classic.
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About the author: Lauren Weisenthal has logged many hours working in restaurant kitchens and bakeries of Brooklyn and Manhattan. She is a graduate of the Artisan Bread Baking and Pastry Arts programs at the French Culinary Institute and holds a CS certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers. You can follow her on Twitter at @evillagekitchen.


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Church dedicates new building even as pastor struggles
Published: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 5:18 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 5:18 p.m.
For Pastor Don Farley, this year has already started with its highs and lows: the high of opening a new Baptist church and the low of having your wife bedridden in the hospital with leukemia.
Dedication ceremony
What: The Southwest Baptist Church will have a building dedication ceremony that is open to the public. There will be a ceremony, music and lunch.
When: Sunday, 10:45 a.m.
Where: 8012 SW 75th St.
Farley remembers Brigitte waking up one night, covered in blood, hemorrhaging from the nose.
She has undergone two chemotherapy treatments since she was diagnosed in September 2012, all while Don, 65, has been trying to build a new worship center, which will open this weekend.
The couple traveled around the world together as missionaries, and Farley said Brigitte was an active, strong supporter who could make things happen.
"It was a very grievous, painful process, even though we trust in the Lord," he said of his wife's ordeal. "We've almost lost her a couple of times, but she's a dynamo."
Southwest Baptist Church, at 8012 SW 75th St., will have a building dedication ceremony open to the public on Sunday at 10:45 a.m. There will be a ceremony, music and lunch surrounding the first service at the new church, Farley said.
Since 1970, the congregation worshipped in east Gainesville, but the church stopped developing and many of its older members began dying and moving away, Farley said. Church members decided to sell their old building in August 2010 and buy 4.6 acres to build their new church, Farley said.
For 17 months, the 35 church's members met in Kanapaha Middle School at they waited for the construction workers to finish their church. Farley said he expects the new church to grow to 100 to 150 members, and the church is looking to start a musical group.
"In this new church, we're going to be able to help Gainesville in so many ways," he said. "We help more of the homeless in the winter and host meals for students."
George Brabham, 75, a deacon at the church, said Southwest Baptist was considering giving away its old building to a church association, but a person came just in time to buy it from them, giving them funds to build a new church.
"It's been a stressful time for all of us," Brabham said. "I've had four heart fibrillations since we started the process of selling the church, and I know it's been hard for (the Rev. Farley). He's trying not to let it show, but he's done better than I thought he would."
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Troy Carter, Lady Gaga's business manager, is a big data devotee, reports The South China Morning Post. Carter created Littlemonsters.com, a Gaga-centric social network, by mining the singer's 31 million plus fans on Twitter and 51 million plus on Facebook. The reported goal is to woo as many of Gaga's "little monsters" as possible to this site, effectively bypassing the general-purpose social media networks and keeping 100% of future revenues.
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12 Monkeys
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I wonder if it was a baby monkey. Or an adolescent, playing with its food if you will.
Jake - is VO2 Max a shampoo?
Hey Candice! You're one of the 4 in the Monkey group that I've seen in real life Did you do your Olympic Tri yet?
Good I think I'll try some. I have a feeling there's a bald spot in the back of my head now.
Am I the only one in this group who hasn't ran the Monkey?
I didn't get to do Fall Creek Falls...so no. But i'm doing Music City Sept 14th! How's the swimming going?
Who are you? Do I know you?
Who am I?
Who are any of us?
My God, its full of stars.
Candice never runs anything. But she wins all the training runs. And has rock-like abs.


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NLDS Game Three Preview: Giants at Reds
Faced with a virtual must-win on Sunday night, the Giants instead suffered the worst post-season shutout loss in franchise history. Now, the Reds can apply the brooms and move on to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1995. Here are the PECOTA odds and projected starting lineups for Game Three:
Giants (Ryan Vogelsong) at Reds (Homer Bailey) – 5:30 p.m. ET
Projected Starting Lineups:
If you factor out home-field advantage, PECOTA essentially views this afternoon's contest as a coin flip. But since it will be played at Great American Ball Park, the model gives a slight edge to the Reds, forecasting Dusty Baker's team to complete what would be a rather resounding sweep.
Tuesday's pitching battle may be the most intriguing of any Division Series—mostly because, as recently as a week ago, neither Vogelsong nor Bailey was expected to get the nod. After days of back-and-forth debates about whether Tim Lincecum or Barry Zito was more reliable and deserving of the assignment, Bruce Bochy threw fans for a loop by selecting Vogelsong, who bounced back from a rough summer to hold opponents to exactly one run in each of his last three starts. Meanwhile, Bailey, initially in line for Game Four, was pushed up when Johnny Cueto went down with back spasms just one out into the opener, forcing Baker's intended Game Three starter, Mat Latos, to eat four innings in relief.
Vogelsong's 2012 was a tale of three seasons. He was a model of consistency from April through early August, working at least six innings every time out, and almost invariably giving the Giants a chance to win. But after lasting a season-low 2 2/3 innings in a rout at the hands of the Nationals on Aug. 13, Vogelsong went into a tailspin, failing to record even one out in the sixth in four of his next six starts. Then, suddenly, on Sept. 21, the pitcher who led the senior circuit in ERA through Aug. 8 returned, logging a 15-to-3 K:BB ratio and allowing only two earned runs in 15 innings of work against the Padres and Dodgers.
R.J Anderson chronicled Vogelsong's roller-coaster campaign, with this article on Aug. 13—the day his demise began—and this follow-up a month later, three days before the 35-year-old returned to form. Which Vogelsong will show up in Cincinnati this afternoon? As R.J. wrote, the answer depends on the righty's "command, feel, and confidence."
Of course, if the Giants' offense remains as dormant as it was in Games One and Two, Vogelsong could morph into the second coming of Juan Marichal and still find himself on the wrong end of a hard-fought duel. Pagan and Scutaro, despite making solid contact on several occasions, combined for just one hit in 17 at-bats in the AT&T Park leg of the series, and the home team as a whole went a dismal 9-for-63. Posey's home run on Saturday night was one of only three extra-base hits for the Giants, who were held to two knocks, Belt's fifth-inning single and Sandoval's garbage-time double, in Game Two.
Though a rebound from the table setters, Pagan and Scutaro, is crucial to San Francisco's Game Three hopes, the Matchup of the Game is Bailey versus Posey. A favorite in the National League MVP race, Posey is the likeliest Giant to deliver a multi-run blow that could stem the tide and restore some momentum to an enervated clubhouse. But Bailey, who is coming off a career-best 2.5 WARP regular season, has prevailed in most of his past meetings with Posey, limiting him to an 0-for-5 line with a walk.
A third of those six plate appearances resulted in strikeouts—and on both occasions, 20 months apart, the recipe was the same: Slider, slider, fastball; good morning, good afternoon, and good night. Posey surely is aware of Bailey's tendency to pitch backward, but the right-hander has kept him honest by mixing up his first offerings, throwing three fastballs and three sliders to start their six showdowns. If Bailey can stay one step ahead of the Giants' cleanup hitter again this afternoon, the Reds are likely to find themselves four wins away from the organization's first pennant since 1990.
Daniel Rathman is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @danielrathman
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Watching Lincecum walk to the bump to throw that inning it felt like when you're a little kid and your parents come to pick you up sick from school. If Bochy started him and he continued to struggle like he had all season then Boch would suffer the wrath, but, how can you not start Lincecum in this situation. The Rebel Alliance trusted some dill weed from the Dagoba system to pilot an X-wing and it set the Empire back years from achieving planetary destruction. Trust him Boch, he can do it. It'll be just like Beggar's Canyon back home.
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Tim Lincecum can't stop firepower of that magnitude!
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An increasing number of people are becoming infected with hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix marketed by Townsend Farms Inc. as the Food and Drug Administration begins testing the product weeks after an initial public warning May 31.
"FDA is inspecting the processing facilities of Townsend Farms of Fairview, Ore. The FDA has also finalized a protocol to test berries for the Hepatitis A virus (HAV), and is testing samples related to the outbreak," according to a June 17 update from the agency.
As of June 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 118 people sickened in eight states, with 47 admitted to hospitals. Of the 112 sick people interviewed, the CDC said 71% reported eating the berry mix before becoming ill.
The CDC report revealed Townsend distributed the product to Costco stores in a dozen states, but illnesses have only been reported in eight.
Confirmed cases linked to the berries started March 16 and are now reported in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Washington. The berries were also distributed to Costco stores in Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.
Townsend also supplied the berry mix of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries and pomegranate arils to the Harris Teeter grocery store chain in the Northeast, but no illnesses have been reported linked to the Organic Antioxidant Blend sold at Harris Teeter stores, according to the CDC update.
Townsend recalled the product June 3 citing food safety concerns because "pomegranate seeds (in the mixed berries) processed in Turkey may be linked to an illness outbreak outside of the United States." Both Costco and Harris Teeter pulled the product from stores days before Townsend recalled it, company officials said.
In Oregon, the Jackson County Health Department is warning customers of Evo's Coffee Lounge, Ashland, that they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A in the coffee shop's "Radically Free" smoothies served between May 17 and June 12 because the Townsend product was still in use after the recall.


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Hi all,
Well I'm back from my trip to America, to see my Mum for the first time since we left her in August just 5 weeks after my Dad died.
Yes, it was incredibly difficult as I expected. All the way over on the 9 hr flight I was reminiscing that my last trip over my Dad had come to collect me from the airport. Ok, he wasn't driving but he was there.....
This time my hubby and I picked up a car and drove the 40+ miles to Mum's. When I went in I began to cry and cry, the tears flowed, he wasn't there to meet me and I think then was a turning point.
In the nearly 5 months since he had gone I coul kid myself that it wasn't real, tangible, that he was going to be there when I went back to their house. BUT HE WASN'T and never will be again. so strangely I think it was another step on my journey to accepting what I had been trying to deny by keeping myself busy, busy busy since we left.....
We shared memories and could smile about my Dad, alongside tears. My Mum has come a long ways since we came back to England.
Then 3 days later my hubby and I took our cruise that we had cancelled in July and I totally relaxed and enjoyed every minute of it. Even the 62 mph winds and rain that were the edge of hurricane Ida!!! None all seson then we take our cruise and along she comes!!
So it's back to work tomorrow, piles of washing, tidying up after 2 teenagers who had been 'home alone' and living my life, as my Dad would have expected.
Nice to be back, need to catch up on all the newcomers,
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Summertime is a great opportunity to relax and refresh yourself before the next year begins. Kids should use this time wisely to make sure that they improve their minds in new and creative ways.
Children can expand their horizons, and with some assistance travel, get a job or engage in community activities that are not only enjoyable, but also good for their academic resumes. After all, competition for college is fierce. This does not mean that summertime has to be completely productive, just that kids need to use that time wisely. The following are some ways they can do just that.
Get A Job Or Internship
While the children of yesterday spent their summers running lemonade stands, today's kids are getting sophisticated positions caring for animals, recruiting customers for life insurance and running local community organizations.
Students may need to choose between an unpaid position that may look excellent on their resume or a paid job that is less flashy but could allow for a travel budget. Kids just need guidance on how to find jobs, according to Kiplinger.com.
Experience Travel
Traveling is the kind of learning that cannot be had from a book or during the school year. Not only will students get exposed to new cultures and ways of life, but also they enjoy themselves and learn in new ways.
By traveling, kids get their horizons broadened, according to GlobalGateway.org. Students who travel are more likely to have significant life experiences that assist them with making big decisions. They are more responsible and are more worldly. They also tend to not be as conceited and arrogant about themselves. There are a lot of benefits to travel for people of all ages.
Community Service Activities
There are many service-based activities available in your area, no matter where you are. You can invent your own or coordinate a new activity through social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.
Try New Activities
Summer is the perfect time to try out new activities. Try to build a rocket from a kit or go dune buggy riding. Spend time at a local library or go to an opera. There are several activities that people do not seem to do often enough on a daily basis. Trying new activities can be great for kids and will go a long way toward staving off summertime boredom.
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It's a big weekend for football fans, especially for those in New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Green Bay. The Jets and Steelers face off in the AFC Championship, while the Bears and Packers battle it out for the NFC title — the winners, of course, get a ticket to the Super Bowl on February 6.
Both matchups will take place this Sunday, so a hearty game-day spread is in order as you settle in on the couch for a double-header. Even if your team got knocked out already, get into the spirit and give your football-watching snacks some regional inspiration.
Will it be pizza town vs. pizza town for Super Bowl XLV? If the Jets and Bears emerge victorious in their respective games, we could face a serious showdown for pizza supremacy: New York thin-crust vs. Chicago deep dish.
Top Picks for New York Jets Fans:
New York Style Thin-Crust Pizza
New York Breakfast (Miniature versions of these open-faced sandwiches would make a fun snack)
Classic New York Cheesecake
Pittsburgh's most famous sandwiches can be found at Primanti Bros., where your choice of meat comes between soft slices of white bread with sauerkraut and french fries IN the sandwich. With a bread swap and the right fixins, you can improvise this charcuterie sandwich to mimic a Steel City classic at home.
Winning Recipes for Pittsburgh Steelers Fans:
Charcuterie Sandwich
Kielbasa in Polish Sauce
Lobster Pierogies
To honor the Packers of Green Bay, Wisconsin, we had to go with the cheesiest dish we could think of: Fondue! Sure, Jamie Oliver's recipe includes some fancy Gruyere, but there's also a healthy dose of good old Wisconsin Cheddar. Complement the cheese with a couple of other Wisconsin favorites: Bratwurst and beer.
Touchdown-Worthy Recipes for Green Bay Packers Fans:
Easy Cheese Fondue
Bread, Bacon and Beer Soup
Bratwurst Cooked in Beer
Fortunately, Emeril has recipes for both pizza camps in the NFL playoffs. Make a hearty pan pizza loaded with toppings to cheer on the Bears and Chicago's deep-dish tradition.
All-Star Recipes for Chicago Bears Fans:
Chicago-Style Pan Pizza With Sausage, Mushrooms, Herbs and Tomatoes
Classic Chicago Hot Dog
Italian Barbecued Beef Sandwiches
Feast on more game-day menu ideas over on our sister blog, the FN Dish. What football fare are you cooking up this weekend?


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A car smashed though a double-brick wall into her offices causing more than $30,000 worth of damage but Lyn McKenzie considers herself lucky.
''If we'd been there we would have been killed or injured,'' she said.
The white Toyota smashed into Action Sportsware on Nettlefold Street at about 7am.
Ms McKenzie was at home reading the paper when her landlord rang.
''There is a lot of rubble so I can't get to the equipment. Everything- partitions, filing cabinets -all got pushed back. It was like a freight train,'' she said.
Ms Mckenzie said the $30,000 damage was a very early estimate of the damage.
She cannot help but feel grateful even though the store is closed and the clean-up could take weeks.
''I'm lucky because a lot of my printing equipment and embroidery machines are okay. One of my machines is damaged and they are $30,000 each. All my printing equipment missed being hit by centimetres. I lost one whole desk but I consider that lucky.
I could have lost a lot more... we work in that area. That is our industrial working area that was damaged.''
Builders re-enforced the walls on Saturday but Ms Mckenzie was not sure when she would be able to re-open.
''We haven't had a structural engineer in yet and the walls will have to be rebuilt.''


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"A few Januarys ago, I took out a book about Martin Luther King Jr. to read to the students. One girl – the only Black student in the class – puts her head down on her desk and complains, 'Why do we always have to read this book?' I was a little taken aback and explained to her that the topic is very important. She starts to cry and says, 'I just don't want to do it.'"
This story is an example of a teachable race moment. Similar situations happen in classrooms every day, but they often do not get addressed. Talking about race can be uncomfortable, awkward, and scary, even for adults. As difficult as these situations may be, they are also incredible opportunities for dialogue and learning.
This year I am interning with Border Crossers, an organization that trains educators to be leaders of racial justice in their schools. Border Crosser's "Talking About Race with K-5" workshop provides teachers with skills and resources they can use to talk to their students about race. Part of the workshop focuses on ways to respond to scenarios that happen in the classroom, like affirming a student's comment or asking clarifying questions. Additionally, the workshop empowers teachers to initiate conversations about race and diversity throughout the school year.
This workshop has a significant impact on its participants. Through reading post-workshop evaluations and creating reports on the effectiveness of the workshops, I have seen the concrete strategies teachers gained through Border Crossers. And through attending the workshop myself, I have been even more amazed by the passion and determination teachers wanted to bring back to their classrooms.
Racial inequality can seem like too large of an issue to tackle. We see examples of it in everything from healthcare to housing. I believe that ensuring children feel comfortable speaking up against injustice is the first step to tackling these issues.
Investing in children is a personal value for me, but it is also a Jewish value. Isaiah 54:13 says, "And all your children will be taught of the Lord, and great will be the peace of your children." A popular midrash on this verse explains that the word meaning children (banayikh) should be changed to builders (bonayikh). This midrash teaches that our children quickly become our builders; they are the ones who can shape and make changes to society. As a participant in List College's Fellowship in Jewish Social Entrepreneurship, I feel lucky to connect these Jewish values with practical efforts on the ground to effect racial justice.
As Border Crossers trains more and more teachers each year, their message of racial justice spreads to more and more students. These children, who learn to have tough conversations about race at a young age, will hopefully continue these conversations as adults. The children Border Crossers reaches will be the builders of an equal and just society in which conversations about people of other races are not limited to talking about Martin Luther King Jr. in January.
In 2012, The New York Times ran a sobering series on the scope of racial disparities in the NYC school system – this article featured some of Border Crossers' work.
To learn tools on how to talk to children about race, read this great blog post by Border Crossers Executive Director, Jaime-Jin Lewis. Additionally, here is a powerful video on the creator of the Courageous Conversations About Race curriculum, which is used all over the world to engage students in these kinds of discussions.


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Who pays the price for foreign bribery? We all do
But we all have the ability - and responsibility - to stop this extremely harmful conduct.
Every year, millions of dollars are squandered on bribes paid to public officials in exchange for business advantages. The result: shoddy roads, crumbling bridges, sub-standard hospitals and schools, and food and drugs that don't meet safety standards.
Too few realise bribery carries a price. The more everyone knows about this crime, the less likely companies are to offer bribes, the less likely public officials are to receive or solicit them, and the more likely law enforcement authorities are to investigate foreign bribery allegations.
Initiative to Raise Global Awareness of Foreign Bribery
With this in mind, the OECD launched in December 2009 an Initiative to Raise Global Awareness of Foreign Bribery to:
The launch of the Initiative came 10 years after the entry into force in 1999 of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, one of the world's most effective anti-corruption instruments, and the only one focused directly on foreign bribery.
Who is part of the Initiative?
All 41 Members of the OECD Working Group on Bribery—including all 34 OECD member countries plus Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Latvia, Russia and South Africa—are part of the Initiative.
OECD's longstanding fight against foreign bribery
The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention requires that the 41 states parties criminalise the bribery of foreign public officials to obtain advantages in international business, and subject companies and individuals who engage in such bribery to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions. States parties are also required to disallow tax deductions for bribe payments under the 2009 Recommendation on Tax Measures for Combating Foreign Bribery.
OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
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Have Yerselfs a Mairy Christmas
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Best Christmas card EVER!!! Merry Christmas, Rabid. Have a safe and happy holiday!
- December 24, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Aubrey said...
I have laughed out loud (LOL) several times. In fact I keep it in the car to help me laugh as I deal with bad holiday traffic.
CHEERS to the rabidrunner family! Oh how we all love them. ALL.
- December 24, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Blackdog said...
I would have laughed but it looks a bit too close to my family... They ar from Lehi.. And not the new Lehi if you know what I mean.
- December 25, 2011 at 1:51 PM
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Kyle Blanks is a subject who resonates with Padres fans.
For a variety of reasons, Blanks was the focus of more questions last week than any other player.
Why isn't he starting every day? Does he stay with the Padres when Carlos Quentin returns from suspension? How badly is Kyle Blanks hurt? Will he be going on the disabled list again?
Padres fans have had a fascination with Blanks ever since the 6-foot-6, 260-pound first baseman-outfielder arrived in San Diego in 2009 and hit 10 home runs in a span of 100 at-bats just before his season was cut short by plantar fasciitis.
Although almost all of two of his last three seasons have been wiped out by injuries (elbow reconstruction surgery in 2010 and shoulder surgery in 2012), Blanks has always been a hot topic with Padres fans.
Perhaps it's because he hints of raw power – as evidenced by the homer he lined off the second-deck façade at Dodger Stadium against Clayton Kershaw on April 17. Maybe it's because of the blend of size, strength and speed. Possibly it's because he's a nice guy.
Whatever the reason, any Blanks sighting in a Padres uniform, even a rumor of a Blanks promotion, stirs the fan base.
So, here's the best update we can offer on Blanks:
Q: Does Blanks go back to Triple-A Tucson when Quentin is activated from suspension? A: No. I imagine Blanks stays part of the outfield mix until at least Cameron Maybin returns from the disabled list. But when Maybin returns, if it appears Blanks at-bats are going to dry up, he'll return to Tucson.
:Q Will the collision with the wall in San Francisco last Sunday eventually land Kyle on the disabled list? A: No. Blanks' shoulder drew the blunt of that hit and he said the pain was subsiding a day later. As for the six stitches above his left eye, Blanks said: "My face looks worse than it feels."
Q: Where does Blanks play when Quentin returns to left? A: for one thing, I imagine Blanks will be in left any time Quentin gets a day off. And with Will Venable and Chris Denorfia platooning in center in Maybin's absence, Blanks could get some starts in right.
Your Questions:
Q: I know Freddy Garcia had a clause in his contract that allowed him to become a free agent if the Padres sent him to the minor leagues. Do Tim Stauffer and Sean O'Sullivan have the same clause?" Doug S, Temecula
A: Those clauses are pretty standard now for veterans signing minor league contracts. If right-handed pitchers Stauffer and O'Sullivan aren't on the Padres' major league roster by around June 1, they can request becoming free agents. The Padres would be bound to release them under the terms of their contracts.
Q: Are you disappointed by how Chase Headley has hit since returning from the disabled list? Shouldn't he be fresher than other players? E.P., Escondido
A:Hitting is not something you turn on and off like a light switch. Headley hadn't faced game-speed pitching since March 17 when he returned to the Padres exactly a month later. It usually takes a hitter two weeks in spring training to get a swing down. Missing a month is like returning to square one. We should start seeing the real Headley this week.
Q: Although Yasmani Grandal's suspension ends at the end of May, will he have to play in the minor leagues for a while before he is ready to play? Tom P., Chula Vista.
A: Grandal is allowed to start playing with a minor league team 10 days before his 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy ends. He can start playing for the Padres on May 28.
Q: Can Edinson Volquez's problems be as simple as fixing his mechanics as he claims, or is he done? Eddie P.
A: Volquez's mechanics were a mess. He proved he can still pitch with seven shutout innings against the Brewers Wednesday night. What happened? Since returning from the World Baseball Classis, Volquez mechanics had been out of sync. His head was moving far ahead of his arm – the terminology is "flying open" – as he tried to overthrow his fastball. The result was a total loss of command.
Q: Do you see Alexi Amarista ever being a starter as a regular at any position? Bill K., Anaheim
A: No. But his versatility will give him regular playing time. After 21 games, Amarista, Everth Cabrera and Yonder Alonso are the only Padres who have played in every game.


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Phils' Ruf homers in fifth straight game
Reading slugger has gone deep 11 times in last 13 contests
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | August 15, 2012 7:16 PM ET
The Phillies prospect homered for the fifth straight game Wednesday, blasting his Eastern League-leading 29th of the year in the sixth inning of Double-A Reading's 6-5 loss to visiting Trenton.
"The front office is loving it, too, more ticket sales," Ruf said with a laugh of his streak. "Whatever keeps the fans coming. And it's a cool streak. Whatever comes out of it, it's been all positive so far."
Ruf, an Eastern League All-Star batting .313, sparked a four-run rally in the sixth with a two-run shot off Thunder starter Shaeffer Hall. It was his sixth longball during the streak and 11th in his last 13 games. The R-Phils had won three straight entering Wednesday.
"I've felt pretty comfortable at the plate for about a week and a half, trying to get started and get my foot down on time, just being ready to hit any pitch that's thrown," said Ruf, who's batting over 100 points higher in August than he did in July. "I'm recognizing the ball out of the pitcher's hand a little better than I have over the course of the year."
Ruf, the Phillies' top-ranked first base prospect, moved into fifth place on Reading's single-season home run list with 29. Ryan Howard hit a club-record 37 in 2004.
Ruf came up with one out in the sixth after Tyson Gillies was hit by a pitch. Hall, a left-hander, had given up 12 homers in his first 23 starts, so the stage was set.
"Tyson led off the inning with a hit-by-pitch, so I'm just kinda looking to drive him in, drive the ball somewhere," Ruf sald. "Facing Hall, he left a changeup up a bit and I got my hands extended a little bit. It happened to carry over the fence and then Tommy Joseph kept the rally going a little bit and Jiwan James came up with the hit and Miggy [Miguel Abreu] got a nice double to cap of the inning."
Ruf, who hit 17 homers for Class A Advanced Clearwater last season, said the streak and any pressure to keep it alive vanish once the game begins. While some players might be superstitious about a hot streak, Ruf said he just keeps it out of his mind.
"Not when I get in the box," he said. "Once the game starts, you kinda go out there and help the team win any way I can. And it's fun before and after the game, but after the first pitch is thrown, you kind of play that game and hope everything goes well."
The 2009 20th-round Draft pick out of Creighton University has enjoyed a breakout season after earning Florida State League postseason All-Star honors last summer. And after hitting .261 in July, he's batting .362 with 11 homers and 16 RBIs in 15 games this month.
"It's baseball. I'm just trying to ride it out as long as I can," Ruf said. "You're gonna get streaks where you're not doing as well and the baseball seems like a golf ball."
These days, it's looking like the moon. The 26-year-old left fielder was hitless in his first two games in August, then blasted a pair of solo shots on Aug. 3 to start his current run. He's hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games, leads all Minor Leaguers in homers this month and has four more than San Diego's Chase Headley, who leads the Majors with seven in August.
Ruf said he hasn't made any dramatic changes to his swing this season, but he appreciates the results.
"Not anything mechanically, I've just worked on the same thing all year with our hitting coach, Frank Cacciatore, just trying to drop my hands on the ball, use as much of my hands as I can," he said. "And I'm starting to feel comfortable a little more now. I'm starting to translate things from working in the cage to on the field and it's nice to see when you've been working on something for three or four months, doing those reps over and over.
"It's feeling a little more natural and comfortable, and it's big when it can translate like this."
Reading has jumped on the homer parade, too, taking to Twitter with graphics depicting everything from Ruf's head superimposed on Babe Ruth's body to Chuck Norris wearing Darin Ruf pajamas.
Ruf's teammates aren't letting the success slip by unnoticed, either.
"Yeah, they're loving it," he said. "They're doing all they can do to make sure I know about it, over Twitter. The Reading Phillies are having some fun with it, so it's fun and it's nice when they're all having some fun with it."
Over the last week, Ruf went deep in back-to-back games against New Britain, hit two homers against Trenton on Monday and followed that with two-run shots on Tuesday and Wednesday.
It's not Ruf's first hot streak -- he homered in four straight games from May 6-10 (Trenton and New Britain also were victimized in that outburst). And he had a three-game streak last July 23-26 with Clearwater.
Overall, Ruf ranks third in the Minors in homers, trailing Wil Myers of Triple-A Omaha (34) and Mike Hessman of Triple-A Oklahoma City (30).
"I'm very pleased with how I've played so far," Ruf said. "I think a lot of the success comes with being in a good lineup all year. I have guys all over the place that can get on base and drive me in if I get on base. And it's always nice when you have that comfort level with your teammates."
At 66-57, Reading is five games back in the Eastern League's Eastern Division with less than a month go to.
"I hope to finish the season strong," Ruf said. "We have about 20 games left and every game means something coming down the stretch with the playoff race. You want to keep the season going and it's nice when you have some meaningful games to play. It keeps you locked in."
Danny Wild is an editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Now, these aren't really booties. I'm trying to stay away from the heel. Although a few of them below have heels, my goals is to stay as low to the ground as possible. Do you blame me? LOL! I can already see me wearing #11 with skinny jeans, tights, or leggings. And for some reason I have a thing for the buckles right now!
How would you wear them? Which pair is your favorite?
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Mar. 8, 2013 - By AARON MEHTA - Defense News
Beechcraft again will challenge the U.S. Air Force's decision to award the Light Air Support (LAS) contract to Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corp., the company announced Friday.
The Air Force awarded the contract to supply Afghanistan with 20 planes on Feb. 27.
"Following our debrief with the Air Force earlier this week, we are very perplexed by this decision," Bill Boisture, CEO of Beechcraft, wrote in a statement. "Our belief that we have the best aircraft was confirmed by the Air Force rating our aircraft 'exceptional' and the fact that we are the lower cost solution was confirmed by the USAF's public award announcement."
This is the second time in a year that the Air Force decided to award the contract to the SNC/Embraer pairing, who put forth their A-29 Super Tucano, and the second time that Beechcraft has challenged the decision.
The Air Force selected the plane early last year but was forced to recompete the program after Hawker Beechcraft lodged a formal complaint with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and filed a lawsuit in federal court.
The Air Force relaunched the competition last April, although the Super Tucano and the AT-6 were the only competitors. The relaunching of the contract nullified the lawsuit from Hawker.
"We simply don't understand how the Air Force can justify spending over 40 percent more — over $125 million more — for what we consider to be less capable aircraft," said Boisture in his Friday statement. "Given our experience of last year and our continued strong concern that there are again significant errors in the process and evaluation in this competition, we are left with no recourse other than to file a protest with the GAO. The Air Force needs to make the right decision for the nation and our future allies."
Beechcraft's announcement was followed shortly by a statement of support from The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
"I don't know why the U.S. government is bending over backwards to accommodate Brazil in the midst of sequestration, but this is a real blow to American workers and taxpayers," IAM President Tom Buffenbarger wrote in the statement. "The claim by Embraer that most of their plane would be 'built in the USA' adds insult to the injury of the 1,400 jobs that will be destroyed here at home."
The Brazil-based Embraer has said they plan to fulfill the LAS contract with planes manufactured in a new plant located in Jacksonville, Fla. Embraer estimates the new facility will support 100 suppliers across 20 states and result in roughly 1,400 American jobs.
"Beechcraft has the right to protest the award determination in accordance with the [Federal Acquisition Regulation]," Ed Gulick, Air Force spokesman, wrote in an email. "Offerors were debriefed on March 4, 2013 and the 10-day GAO protest period began on that day."
Embraer and SNC released a joint statement Friday evening.
"In evaluating the competitors, the U.S. Air Force looked at three criteria, in priority order: mission capability, past performance and pricing in order to determine overall best value," read the statement.
"The A-29 received an exceptional rating on technical capability and low-risk in all other categories. Only the A-29 Super Tucano is operational and performing light air support missions today. Its capabilities and long track record are fully known and demonstrated. The past performances of SNC and Embraer are equally strong and proven. Based on these factors we are confident the Air Force selected the A-29 as the lowest risk solution for the U.S. and its partner nations and overall best value.
We look forward to another rapid Government Accounting Office decision on Beechcraft's protest. "
During the period the contract was recompeted, Hawker Beechcraft went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, now rebranded with just the Beechcraft name, announced its restructuring in mid-February.
At the time, Boisture praised the USAF for how it was handling the competition. The process "proceeded with a great deal of urgency, and yet care. Our interactions with the Air Force on this round of competition have been very professional."
"I guess it's the triumph of hope over experience," Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Teal Group, said about the protest. "I don't really know what they're hoping to accomplish."
"I'm just not sure what the grounds [for protest] would be," he added. "The AT-6 is good, but the Super Tucano is heavier and more capable, and that's obviously a key part of the selection criteria."
"If Beechcraft is just waiting for political pressure to weigh in, the delay could just be a few months," Aboulafia said about the protest. "But given the way things are going in terms of Afghan military requirement, it might scuttle the whole deal if requirements change or if the picture changes."
A GAO official confirmed that the agency received the official challenge Friday, meaning GAO must issue a ruling 100 calendar days from today – on June 7th, if not sooner. During the protest, an automatic stay is put in place on the contract, although that can be overridden if it is decided the contract fulfills the best interests of the U.S.
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Winnipeg's most famous bus driver claims he didn't do anything remarkable when he pulled his bus over Tuesday morning, hopped off and gave a homeless man his shoes. He habitually helps people and believes the rest of us do the same.
"I just do it because you've got two arms and two legs and you use them every day. You've got one heart and you should use it every day, too," Kris Doubledee said Wednesday night.
Doubledee, 38, was driving the No. 24 bus down Portage Avenue near Fort Street early Tuesday morning when he spotted the barefoot man on the sidewalk. He'd seen him the day before, shoeless.
"I just couldn't imagine him going through that," Doubledee said. "It was cold, maybe seven degrees and he was barefoot. I had to help him. Anyone would have done it."
He pulled the bus over and got out to speak to the man. He estimates the stranger to be in his mid-40s, with shoulder-length hair worn in dreadlocks.
"I asked him, 'Do you have any shoes?' He said 'No.' I said, 'If I give you a pair of shoes, will you keep them?' He said he would."
So Doubledee pulled off his good leather shoes, the ones his wife bought him four years ago at the Bay. They were meant to keep his feet comfortable during long hours on the job. He got back on the bus and finished the last two hours of his shift in his stocking feet.
"I couldn't imagine him walking a mile without shoes," the driver said. "I couldn't imagine how cold he was."
Doubledee got a small taste of the discomfort, walking shoeless back to his car at the end of his shift.
He has a deep faith in God that guides his day-to-day actions, he says. He'll often offer up prayers for the people he sees.
"It's kind of a thing with me. I see somebody with a disability or a need, I try to take their pain away or pray they find relief."
He prayed the first time he saw the shoeless man. When he saw him the second day, he thought that was a sign to get involved.
"The first time I saw him I asked the Lord 'Can you take his pain away?' The next day, it's like God put him there. I pulled over the bus. I knew I had to help him."
Doubledee doesn't belong to a church or really have much to do with organized religion. He's got his beliefs, he's got his moral compass and he's the best man he can be.
He says he offers up a prayer every time someone takes the Lord's name in vain. He will politely ask passengers to tone down profanity on the bus. If you do it right, he says, they'll comply.
Doubledee says he didn't stop to think about whether driving without shoes was dangerous or a bad idea. He wouldn't speculate about the possible danger.
"I really don't have an answer to that," he said. "My main concern was for his well-being. I couldn't imagine walking barefoot. You could tell he was already in pain."
Doubledee is convinced every other Winnipeg Transit employee would have done the same thing, or has helped a Winnipegger in another way. He hasn't yet talked to his bosses about his altruistic act.
There's something wonderfully innocent about Doubledee and his conviction we all go out of our way to comfort the troubled and the afflicted. We don't, most of us, not for strangers on the street or even casual acquaintances. He's the same guy who once helped an old lady lug four full suitcases onto the bus at the airport, got her to her stop and had a responsible-looking stranger sit with her until the woman's son could to pick her up.
He did it because she needed help and he has a heart he likes to use.
The homeless man may have already sold the shoes or had them stolen. That doesn't matter to Doubledee. He saw a need and he handed over his good leather shoes to fill it. He'll do it again if he sees a need.
He believes you would, too.


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I have found this great facebook like liughtbox script on the net and it works perfect when I have a link to trigger it:
Popup Lightbox
Is there anyway I can make this trigger when a page is loaded or refreshed?
I think this is the important part:
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
loadingImage : 'loading.gif',
closeImage : closelabel.png'
Hope somebody can help me... Thanks in advance ;.)
After initializing facebox, you should be able to trigger the link itself by activating the click event on the link.
Perhaps with something like this:
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
loadingImage : 'loading.gif',
closeImage : 'closelabel.png'
But I don't want to show the link on the page... I just want it to "popup" when the page is loaded... Shouldn't the "link" be a part of the javascript?
I would think that the above does that without showing the link.
Do you have a test version of the page?
Sorry... Had to sleep
Here is a link to the testpage with the link...http://www.mansa.dk/lightface.html
If you do it without a link, how is someone going to show it again after they've clicked and the content goes away?
It is meant to be in a "if" clause in php:
if(//new mail in mailbox//){
// show the popupbox //
Does this make sense?
The facebox documentation has a good section on controlling facebox programmatically, which should be of good help for you then.
Oh sorry... Didn't see this... Thanks alot. You have been great help again


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My situation,
I have a arduino development board what reads 10 ADC signals. I want to put these values on a screen for monitoring.
The data need a refresh of 5 times a second. Data is received by using the serial port.
Does somebody have a good sample program for the GUI interface.
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I'm not sure, but it seems like the Christmas spirit, at least the part about good will to all mankind, may have gotten an earlier start than usual this year.
Maybe we have Larry DePrimo to thank for that, at least in part. DePrimo is the New York City Police officer who bought a pair of all-weather boots last week for a barefoot homeless man in Times Square. A passerby, Jennifer Foster, snapped the picture of DePrimo on bended knee before the homeless man as the man unwrapped his new boots. The photo was posted on the NYPD Facebook page and has gotten thousands of likes, attracting the attention of network television stations and newspapers around the country.
One of the comments which has stayed with me the most about DePrimo and the homeless man came from Foster when she said the police officer had no idea anyone would ever know about his gift to the homeless man; he was just doing an act of kindness to someone who needed it.
I suppose those could be the best acts of kindness, those that are done simply and quietly to meet a need, regardless of any personal recognition.
I was driving home from Peoria the other day, listening to Christmas music on the radio. In between songs, the announcer talked about a holiday project called Random Acts of Christmas, which the radio station is sponsoring. The idea behind the project is for people to nominate someone, a non-family member, who could use some kind of help this Christmas. By making the need known, then hopefully someone would step forward to help meet that need. The guidelines for the program are a bit complicated, but it still sounded like a good way to celebrate the giving spirit of Christmas.
After the announcer finished his talk about the Random Acts of Christmas project, I turned down the radio, listened to the silence and wondered how often, if ever, that I have done "Random Acts of Christmas." I wondered if Random Acts of Christmas were somehow bigger or deeper, or quieter and more anonymous, than other acts of kindness, the regular gift giving which I may or may not do during the rest of the year.
On a very practical level, I'm sure that Random Acts of Christmas start with giving to the local toy drives each year, donating to the food pantries or giving some money for a special cause or need announced at church. But when I think of Larry DePrimo and the homeless man, I wonder if I'm supposed to not only do the traditional Random Acts of Christmas but to look also for the unexpected opportunity.
I don't know for sure what Random Acts of Christmas will look like, whether they will be obvious encounters or something that will almost slip by me if I'm too lost in my own little world. I'm pretty sure Random Acts of Christmas will be different from person to person. I'm also sure they don't have to cost money. But then again, maybe an unexpected anonymous gift of money is just the right random act of Christmas.
Maybe Christmas is supposed to be a bit bigger, a bit more random this year.
BCR Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker can be reached at email@example.com.


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NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has taken the "conservative" option and asked veteran back-rower Stephen Hoiles to fill the boots of injured captain Dave Dennis.
With Dennis booked in for season-ending knee surgery, Hoiles will play blindside flanker as the Waratahs look to clinch a precious home semi-final after victory over the Highlanders in Sydney on Sunday.
Hoiles' promotion comes four months after Cheika revived the 32-year-old's career after the one-time Wallaby made a desperate last-ditch trip to Sweden for radical surgery to repair a chronic achilles tendon injury.
Cheika had several options at his disposal, including moving Jacques Potgieter to the back row and starting Wallabies sensation Will Skelton at lock.
He could also have drafted lineout ace Mitch Chapman into the second row and handed Potgieter Dennis's No.6 jumper.
But just hours after indicating otherwise, Cheika decided to bank on Hoiles, a former Brumbies captain with 114 Super Rugby caps to his name.
Cheika, though, did qualify his selection with the promise he'd likely shuffle the pack again for next weekend's final-round showdown with the Queensland Reds.
"The conservative thing to do is put Stephen straight in. He's done it before," Cheika said.
"But I think we've shown in the past that we're looking to be far from conservative and we're looking to be more progressive in what we do.
"My experience tells me at this end of the season that if you try to hang in there and stay at the same standard, you'll fail.
"You've got to keep progressing and keep moving forward, evolving your game to give the opposition different things to deal with."
Already guaranteed a playoff spot after locking up the Australian conference with a club-record-equalling five straight victories, the Waratahs still need to win one of their remaining two games to be sure of hosting a semi-final at Allianz Stadium.
Little wonder the famously guarded coach wasn't prepared on Tuesday to revise his long-stated goal of a top-two finish and start targeting the minor premiership.
The Waratahs are unbeaten at home this campaign, but Cheika insists the fourth-placed Highlanders are capable of crashing the party and leaving his side under pressure to topple the Reds in Brisbane to avoid a dreaded away final.
"They're equal top of the New Zealand conference," he said.
"On Sunday, it's probably the game I'm going to ask the team to make the biggest sacrifices of the season so far."
Waratahs: Israel Folau, Alofa Alofa, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Kurtley Beale, Rob Horne, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, Wycliff Palu, Michael Hooper (capt), Stephen Hoiles, Kane Dougles, Jacques Potgieter, Sekope Kepu, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson. Reserves: Tolu Latu, Jeremy Tilse, Paddy Ryan, Will Skelton, Mitch Chapman, Pat McCutcheon, Brendan McKibbin, Jono Lance, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Cam Crawford (two to be omitted).
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Sharks get a bad press and suffer from a negative public image - it's official.
A paper just published in Conservation Biology in the US looked at 300 shark-related articles published in 20 major Australian and US papers from 2000 to 2010.
Despite evidence many shark species are at risk of extinction the research sponsored by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University found that most media coverage emphasised the risks sharks pose to people.
White sharks, bull sharks and tiger sharks got most coverage and shark attacks were the emphasis of more than half the articles analysed (52 per cent). Conservation concerns were, conversely, the subject of only 11 per cent of articles while species of greater conservation concern like grey nurse sharks did not receive much coverage.
Of the articles in Australia 58 per cent related to shark attacks on people and 11.3 per cent related to the "positive effects of sharks".
Attacks on people in the US accounted for fewer news reports, 46 per cent, and there was more coverage given to their positive effects at 27 per cent.
The study also found shark events received international coverage which meant the world was watching how local people reacted.
It stated: "To the extent that media reflects social opinion, our results highlight problems for shark conservation."
"If sharks continue to be framed primarily as perpetrators of risk, policy responses will likely remain unfavourable to shark conservation."
In conclusion the paper suggested that "conservation professionals purposefully and frequently engage with the media to highlight the rarity of shark attacks, discuss preventative measures water users can take to reduce their vulnerability to shark encounters, and discuss conservation issues related to local and threatened species of sharks."


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Wishing for a Merry Christmas period and a safe, if not Happy, New Year, the Arab world celebrates Christmas 2011-2012, in its own distinct way.
On Christmas Day, we remind ourselves that the Arab Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and home to the world's most ancient Christian denominations. Here's a scan of Christmas around the Middle East, as marked by the minority Christian Arab communities distributed around the region to varying degrees of concentration, from Lebanon to Egypt and even some of the Gulf states. Christmas in 2011 is widely celebrated or at least commemorated by many of the region's Muslims too, reflecting the global trend by an increasing number of non-Christians to partake in the holidays.
Christmas is observed in some Middle Eastern countries, by local peoples as well as by expatriates. How do these some 10 million Christian 'Arabs' living in the Middle East mark Christmas, with most living in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine? Christmas visits smaller Arab Christian populations in Jordan, Iraq, and even some of the Gulf states.
A Middle East Holiday
Jesus Christ was born in the modern day Middle East within historical Palestine, or the Holy Land. The precise day of Jesus's birth, is unknown. Early in the 4th century, the Western Christian Church first placed Christmas on December 25, a date later adopted also in the East. Theories behind this selection include that it falls exactly nine months after the Christian celebration of the conception of Jesus.
The original date of the celebration in Eastern Christianity was January 6, in connection with Epiphany (baptism at the River Jordan), and that is still the date of the celebration for the Armenian Christians. Coptic Christians mark Christmas at the later time of January 7 in line with the new date of Eastern Christianity. Ethiopia and Russia, to name a few, celebrate Christmas, both as a Christian feast and as a public holiday, according to the Julian calendar (now 13 days behind the Gregorian version) on what in the Gregorian calendar is Jan.7.
Christmas is widely celebrated December 25 in the Middle East as a religious and cultural holiday. This feast closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide.
The trappings of West and East: Western crosses local Middle Eastern fare
Christmas in the Middle East is increasingly commemorated according to the Western habits, so not altogether unlike Christmas of America or Europe. People decorate trees, though they retain idiosyncratic tastes in decorating their Christmas tree. Some fix it up in exclusively gold, some in red, and some have it multi-colored.
On the eve of Christmas, Turkey is taken, while on the day itself, usually rice with lamb is the feast food. Again, even with food, many Arab families have adopted traditional western holiday customs in combination with Middle Eastern traditions. A curious combination of indigenous habit with Western practice preside.
The Christmas feast can consist of chicken, rice and Kubbeh- made of crushed and cooked wheat - or burghul mixed with onion, meat, salt and pepper. Mughly, a pudding topped with crushed almonds and walnuts, is prepared whenever a child is born in the family during the Christmas season. It is offered to the family members and also to the people who visit the newborn.
Lebanon's Caves (Not Jeita Grotto)
Lebanon is home to the most sizable proportion of Christian indigenous peoples in respect of the whole population.
The largest Church is the Maronite Church, which traces its origins to a 4th Century Syrian hermit, St Maron. The Church united with the Catholic Church in 1736, rendering Maronites, Maronite Catholics, although it retains its own practices.
The baby Jesus cribs crafted in a 'cave' rather than stable become the focus of prayer and visitations for the people in the house and their guests. These cribs are used to harvest crops grown on cotton wools leading up to Christmas. Early December, Lebanese Christians spend the Advent period setting up cribs in the sitting room of their houses where they entertain seasonal guests.
A typical Christmas dinner on the Eve includes turkey, roasted duck, Lebanese salad (Tabouleh), and sweets such as honey cake and Buche De Noel, or a Christmas log. While the family attends midnight mass, Papa Noel, or Santa Claus, enters the house bearing gifts. The morning of Christmas is an occasion for visiting friends and neighbors. Offerings for the guests include sugared almonds, liqueur and coffee.


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The world is designed for good people, and the bad people are just none the wiser. God always creates special beautiful details, gifts, a sort of holy light, in everything He creates for believers, while the unbelievers suffer from a sort of darkness in everything they do. However, the unbelievers also benefit from the holy light of the believers. Indeed, in the Qur'an, God informs us that they will say: 'That Day the men and women of the hypocrites will say to those who have belief, 'Wait for us so that we can borrow some of your light.' (Surat al-Hadid, 13) They don't ask for a direct gift for themselves. That's the way this world functions. The unbelievers are indirectly benefiting from the gifts that God gives to the believers. They would have never gotten it in any other way. They can enjoy these blessings only indirectly. And God allows that because of the test everyone is having. God says to believers: 'Say: These are for the believers in the life of this world, purely (theirs) on the day of resurrection ;". (Surat al-Araf, 32) God doesn't even take the unbelievers into consideration. The verse means that they will indirectly benefit from the gifts created for the believers. This beautiful and subtle tone of the Qur'an makes everything very clear, though one has to be able to grasp that depth.
"There will come a time when prayers will be abandoned, houses will get taller, people will swear and curse a lot, bribery will spread' says Prophet Mohammed (saas) as the signs of Hz. Mahdi (as)'s time. He says: "Listen Halid" and continues, "There will be incidents, problems, division after me'. He informs us that the 'Muslims will be divided, and that they won't be united'. The companions were surprised to hear that Muslims could be ever divided.
And now, some people proudly say that 'It is a blessing that the ummah is divided'. They claim that Prophet Mohammed (saas) said this, while in the Qur'an, God says that division is illegal, wrong and disastrous. However, the radicals, through their forged hadiths, claim that the division of Muslims is a good thing. According to them, the division and conflicts in the Muslim community is a blessing! They invent lies in the name of Prophet Mohammed (saas) and use that to create evil.
"And conflicts will arise. Tough days are awaiting you." That is the End Times. Prophet Mohammed (saas) says "Anyone who is practicing his religion during those times, will get fifty times more good deeds than any of you.' That's how tough it will be in the End Times. "The day of judgment will not come before people greet only their acquaintances, before the mosques are left empty, before trade loses all of its profit'. Since all these things are happening around us, we are clearly in the End Times.
He continues: "People will seem to get along while inside they will hate each other.' And he says: 'People will be proud of the tyranny they are unleashing upon others.' In another hadith, Prophet Mohammed (saas) says that [a sign of the End of Times] '...will be despicable and vile people taking over the leadership'. And you see those very repulsive people being leaders, like in Egypt, or in Syria. Brutal psychopaths of the deep government take over the administrations of their countries and terrorize people. He says that '...the streets will be narrow due to houses' in the End Times and adds: '...orators will be abundant while the ones communicating Islam will be few'. Many countries have lecturers, they lecture at mosques, but do it only as a job and go home and mind their own business. However, the lecturers should spread Islam everywhere but these people lecture only on their due days according to a pre-determined speech. They don't explain anything other than that. Prophet Mohammed (saas) says '...there will be too many divorces'. In the End Times, the rate of divorces has spiked up. This is another sign of the End Times. Before, it was difficult to get a divorce. It wasn't easy in the Ottoman times, nor was it during the Republics' first years, but now it is very easy, people divorce just like that.
"Sudden deaths"; For example people die suddenly in the middle of a speech.
"Traitors will be trusted" in the End Times, he says. For instance in Egypt, people trust Sisi, they respect him. They respect the anti-Christ of Syria .
"Good people will be taken for bad people". The greatest scholars, the people that communicate Islam in the best way, the most decent Muslims are (routinely) vilified in the media, in the newspapers.2013-10-17 20:55:32


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Can NBC Regain Its Comedy Mojo?
It has felt like a long trip in a hot desert, comedy-wise, for NBC. The only cool drink they have right now is Parks and Rec (which they just put on hiatus…sigh). Everything else over the years has been crumbling to dust. Community has been good too, but it's been too up-and-down. The days of the Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, Seinfeld juggernauts are long gone.
NBC has tried trotting out its old heroes from the past. First Matthew Perry foundered on Go On. I'm rooting for Michael J. Fox to succeed and add another success to the the NBC ledger. They also brought back Sean Hayes, who we all remember from Will & Grace. Admirable casting efforts but I'm not sure they are winning ones. They also can't keep hoping that past actors will bring the same amount of success. Hayes was great on Will & Grace, but he might not catch lighting in a bottle. Perry has had two failed shows since his return. They don't have a shot with Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow. Jennifer Aniston might still be too big a movie star to do anything but the brief cameo appearance. I think David Schwimmer is still looking for work, though.
The Peacock has to be better about picking good comedy scripts and nurturing the ones that might struggle at first. They can't keep yanking them around like they did with Community. I know that's a very tough business and desperation can make people even more impatient than usual. But if they stick with a plan, they can get people watching weekday comedies and not just rely on Saturday Night Live for their consistent laughs.
There was a time when NBC was king of the comedy landscape. As long ago as it was, they may be able to scale those heights again. But at the rate that this is going, it's going to be a long climb.


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Mandarin Pork Potstickers with Hot & Sour Chili Sauce
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Those look so good! Would love to have them in your kitchen ;-)ReplyDelete
I would LOVE to have you in my kitchen. Call anytime and we can make the arrangements.ReplyDelete
Awesome recipe…truly Delicious..BookmarkedReplyDelete
Thank you, Aarthi. I made one of your curry dishes last week. I can't remember which one, because I have several bookmarked. It was fabulous. We devoured the pot. My next attempt will be your triangle paratha. Love your blog. I purchased some Indian spice on-line. I hope I have everything I need for more of your curry dishes.ReplyDelete
Very lovely preparation. All pictures are so attractive and awesome..Bookmarked.ReplyDelete
I hope you have the chance to make them. They are so good!ReplyDelete
These potstickers look delicious. I'd love to give these a try.ReplyDelete
Your rat comment made me chuckle. I am a Rooster, not very exciting either. The signs Dragon or a Tiger sound much better, don't they... :-P
Thank you. I hope you do try them. My buttermilk turned out fabulous by the way.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2/23/12, 7:35 AM
There is an omission in the ingredients for the sauce "2 tablespoons, minced". I assume it's the scallions.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for pointing that out. The correction has been made and, yes, you were right I did omit the scallions.Delete
- Anonymous2/23/12, 7:51 AM
In the detailed directions of this recipe it states "40 - 50 gyoza wrappers" are required and at the end you state that you end up with "exactly 50". In the recipe's ingredients section it states "20 gyoza wrappers" are needed. I assume it should be 40 - 50, based on my past experience in making gyoza. Someone who has never made them before might not know how far such a small amount of filling will go. Thanks for posting a great recipe!ReplyDelete
Thank you for being my eyes, once again. I corrected that error as well.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/30/12, 8:24 PM
can I use chicken instead of pork????ReplyDeleteReplies
Absolutely. I have many times.Delete
These potstickers are amazing! My grown children are "foodies" and they love this recipe too! We have so much fun prepping, cooking and eating together! We are hosting "Chinese Food" tonight and this dish is..once again... one of the main attractions! Can't wait! Thanks for sharing all your gifts and talents!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for making my day! They are delicious. Isn't it great to gather in the kitchen and cook with adult children. One of my favorite things to do.Delete