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President Barack Obama's surprise move to seek congressional authorization before ordering any military action against the Syrian regime was met with a mixed reception around the world Sunday, with a chorus of Arab states calling for intervention — while a key Syrian government official disparaged the White House for a lack of leadership.
At an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Sunday evening, foreign ministers passed a resolution pressing the United Nations and the global community to "take the deterrent and necessary measures against the culprits of this crime that the Syrian regime bears responsibility for," according to Reuters.
The ministers also concluded that those responsible for the lethal chemical weapons attack should face trial just like other "war criminals."
And Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said merely condemning President Bashar Assad's regime for alleging staging the poison gas attack, which the White House has said killed some 1,429 people, was only a half measure.
"The time has come to call on the world community to bear its responsibility and take the deterrent measure that puts a halt to the tragedy," al-Faisal said, Reuters reported.
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Yet earlier Sunday, on the possibility of punitive military strikes against Syria, al-Faisal said: "We stand by the will of the Syrian people. They know their best interests, so whatever they accept, we accept, and whatever they refuse, we refuse."
An official in Pakistan also signaled Sunday that the South Asian nation may be prepared to join a potential coalition if the Obama administration decides to launch military strikes against key Syrian regime targets.
Pakistan's advisor for foreign affairs and national security, Sartaj Aziz, told NBC News that the nation "stands on principle for the respect of the integrity and sovereignty of any country, while condemning the use of chemical weapons."
But Syria's neighbors Lebanon and Iraq, as well as Algeria, all refused to sign off on the resolution, according to Reuters. Syria, moreover, is barred from the League.
Meanwhile, a leading Syrian government official early Sunday leveled harsh criticism against the Obama administration which, before Saturday's announcement to seek Congressional approval, appeared on the brink of launching missiles into areas around Damascus.
"The hesitation and the disappointment is so obvious in the words of President Obama yesterday," Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad told reporters in Damascus, according to The Associated Press. "The confusion was clear as well."
Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported Assad said his government is equipped to confront a potential U.S. military strike, but the agency did not quote the leader directly, according to the AP.
Assad's regime alleges the Aug. 21 chemical attacks were carried out by rebel fighters, but it has not presented proof of that claim. The Obama administration has forcefully charged the Syrian government with a "crime against humanity."
Following several days of sometimes dramatic prevarication among boosters of Western military intervention, a French official Sunday said his country was not prepared to act alone against Assad's regime and called on the international community to consider punitive strikes.
"France cannot go in alone," French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said in a radio interview amid growing pressure on President Francois Hollande to put the prospect of intervention to a vote in the French parliament. "A coalition is necessary."
"We are entering a new phase," he said. "We now have time and with this time, we must put it to good use so that things move."
In a surprising vote on Thursday, Britain's parliament rejected a proposal for military action in Syria.
Although he urged patience, Vallas said Assad needed to be punished for the alleged chemical attacks.
"Chemical massacre by Damascus cannot go unpunished and the determination of the President of the Republic is intact," he said. "To gas a population constitutes a crime against humanity and it would be worse to do nothing."
In Rome, Pope Francis appealed for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in violence-plagued Syria and throughout the Middle East on Sept. 7.
In remarks ahead of the traditional Angelus prayer on Sunday, the pope said: "I appeal strongly for peace, an appeal which arises from the deep within me. How much suffering, how much devastation, how much pain has the use of arms carried in its wake in that martyred country, especially among civilians and the unarmed! I think of many children will not see the light of the future!"
Pope Francis then denounced the use of chemical weapons.
"With utmost firmness I condemn the use of chemical weapons: I tell you that those terrible images from recent days are burned into my mind and heart," he said. "There is a judgment of God and of history upon our actions which are inescapable! Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake. War begets war, violence begets violence."
Wajahat Khan of NBC News, as well as The Associated Press and Reuters, contributed to this report.


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Doc Watson - Biography
By J Poet
Arthel "Doc" Watson, the most famous resident of Deep Gap, NC, may be the finest folk guitar picker America has ever produced. He was "discovered" by folklorist and former Greenbriar Boy Ralph Rinzler in 1960, when Rinzler visited Deep Gap to record folk and old time songs. Rinzler brought Watson back to New York City and Watson electrified the folk scene with his picking, singing and down home between song patter. With no promotion at all, Watson soon became the foremost folk/country/ blues/bluegrass/country blues stylist of the folk revival. He's won seven folk and country Grammys, a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy, a National Medal of the Arts (from President Clinton in 1994) and a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Doc Watson was born near Deep Gap, NC, on March 3, 1923, the sixth of nine children. Both parents were musical; his dad played the banjo, both parents sang in church and singing Gospel songs in harmony was a favorite family activity. An eye infection blinded Doc before he was a year old. He started playing harmonica at age five and learned banjo on an instrument his father made for him starting at 11. He started learning guitar at the North Carolina State School for the Blind in Raleigh, inspired by the country music on the 78 RPM records his friends had. One day he was fooling around on a borrowed guitar at home; his father told him that he'd buy him a guitar if Doc could learn to play a tune by the end of the day. His father bought him a guitar and by the time he was 18 he had a duo with his brother Linny singing the songs of the Monroe, Louvin and Delmore Brothers. At 19 he got a gig on a local radio station and when the announcer told him Arthel was too unwieldy a name, someone in the audience hollered "Call him Doc" and the name stuck.
In 1946 he married Rosa Lee Carlton, daughter of Gaither Carlton, a famous local fiddler. In the 50s Watson supported his family playing in country dance bands playing electric guitar, but evenings he'd play tradition tunes with Tom "Clarence" Ashley, Clint Howard, Fred Price, and other friends. This group was playing a folk festival in 1960 when Rinzler heard them and invited them to New York to play at Gerde's Folk City. It took three years to get the group to New York, but the buzz on the band started immediately. Folkways recorded them with Gaither Carlton on Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, Vol. 1 and 2 (1963 Folkways) and The Watson Family (1963 Folkways) but it was Doc's solo appearance at the Newport Folk Festival of 1963 that made him a star. A 1964 date opening for Bill Monroe at Town Hall in New York led to a contract with Vanguard, which released the seminal albums that showed off Doc's amazing range including Doc Watson (1964 Vanguard), Treasures Untold (1964 Vanguard), Doc Watson and Son with his son Merle on second guitar and harmony vocals (1965 Vanguard), Home Again (1966 Vanguard), Southbound (1966 Vanguard), Ballads from Deep Gap (1967 Vanguard), Old Timey Concert with Clint Howard and Fred Price (1967 Vanguard), and Doc Watson on Stage Featuring Merle Watson (1971 Vanguard).
When Doc returned from his first Vanguard session, he found his son Merle (named after picker Merle Travis) had become a prodigious picker, teaching himself just as his father did. For the next 20 years they duo played together amazing audiences with their picking. They won Best Traditional Recording Grammys for Then and Now (1973 Tomato) and Two Days in November (1974 Poppy). The duo also cut Memories (1975 Sugar Hill), Lonesome Road (1977 United Artists), Look Away (1978 United Artists), the Grammy wining Live and Pickin' (1979 Unitede Artists) Red Rocking Chair (1981 Flying Fish), Doc & Merle Watson's Guitar Album (1983 Flying Fish), Riding the Midnight Train (1984 Sugar Hill) another Grammy winner and Pickin' the Blues (1985 Flying Fish). Merle encouraged Doc to contribute to the groundbreaking Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1972 United Artists) and during those years Doc also cut the amazing Reflections (1980 Sugar Hill) a duo romp with Chet Atkins.
In late October 1985, Merle was out plowing a field when his tracker rolled over and crushed him to death. Doc was devastated and stopped playing for two years. In 1988, at the urging of friends, he staged a memorial concert for his son, which has evolved into MerleFest, one of the biggest acoustic music festivals in the world, still going strong today.
Slowly doc resumed his career, playing and recording, although not as prolifically as he did when Merle was alive. Highlights: The Grammy winning On Praying Ground (1990 Sugar Hill). Docabilly (1995 Sugar Hill) a rare electric guitar session covering rockabilly classics, Doc, Mac and Del (1997 Sugar Hill) cut with bluegrass legends Mac Wiseman and Del McCoury, Third Generation Blues (1999 Sugar Hill) with Merle's son Richard Watson on second guitar and harmony vocals and Three Pickers (2003 Rounder) a PBS special with Earl Scruggs and Ricky Scaggs.
Anthologies abound, many with duplicated tracks. Best bets are: Best of Doc Watson 1964-68 (1999 Vanguard) or the comprehensive four CD set The Vanguard Years (1995 Vanguard), Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection (2003 Sugar Hill), Black Mountain Rag (2006 Rounder) a Doc and Merle retrospective, the Grammy winning three CD set Legacy (2001 High Windy Audio) credited to Doc Watson/David Holt. Watson's most recent Best Instrumental Performance on a Song Grammy was for his participation on the track "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from Bryan Sutton's Not Too Far From the Tree (2006 Sugar Hill). On May 29 2012, Doc Watson passed away after undergoing colon surgery.

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I've come into about 80 boxes of cake mixes, mostly chocolate, a few white and a few yellow. I would welcome any ideas for these cake mixes besides the obvious. I had a great recipe for brownies using cake mix, but I lost it. They were delicious! I imagine they could be used for cookies, etc. but I am not an accomplished baker and really need some tips. Thanks ahead, and I will be anxiously waiting for your ideas and hints.
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I love using cake mixes for cookies! The basics are as follows:
1 cake mix
1-2 eggs
2 Tbls oil
1/4 cup water
Additions (choc. chips, peanut btr., etc)
Bake for 10 min. at 375.
You can also go to recipegoldmine(dot)com and look at their section for cake mix recipes. My favorite is Easy Lemon Bars. YUMMY!
Here's two I've used for years:
Chewy Cookies
cake mix - your choice
2 eggs
1/3 c. oil
1/4 c. flour
Stir together to form dough. Spoon out onto cookie sheets. Bake at 350, 10-12 mins. Use your imagination to add nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, etc.
Easy Cookies
1 chocolate cake mix
1 large egg
1/2 (8 oz) container cool whip or other whipped topping
1 c. chopped pecans or other nuts
powdered sugar
Combine the first three ingredients - stir well (batter will be sticky). Stir in nuts. Dust hands with powdered sugar and shape dough into small balls. Roll in powdered sugar and put 2 " apart on ungreased sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
BTW where did you get so many cake mixes?
Wow, with that many cake mixes, it would pay you to get this book "The Cake Doctor" by Anne Byrn. It contains 150 recipes that use cake mixes. The ones I have tried are all excellent. Do you think you will get them used up by expiration date?
This is my favorite recipe using cake mix and it freezes beautifully.
Pumpkin pie cake
1 can pumpkin (29 oz)
4 eggs
1 can evaporated milk (12 oz)
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 package yellow cake mix
1 c. melted margarine
1 c. chopped nuts
beat all ingredients except cake mix, margarine and nuts.
Pour in a 9 x 13 pan sprinkle dry cake mix over pumpkin mixture. Pour melted margarine over cake mix and sprinkle with chopped nuts
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour no longer. Top with whipped cream if desired.
And if you get tired of cake and cookies- make dessert waffles. Just mix up the cake batter as it calls for on the box and pour into a waffle iron. Top the cake waffles with fresh fruit (raspberries with chocolate cake is lovely) and ice cream or whipped cream. Fast, delicious, ... what more could you ask for in a dessert?
Easiest Cake Ever
just 4 ingredients
1 can crushed pineapple
1 can cherry pie filling
1 yellow cake mix (used dry right from box)
1 stick oleo, I, melt mine a little, easier to drizzle over top
In a 9x 13 pan, spread pineapple evenly, same with pie filling, Add dry cake mix, sprinkle evenly, last drizzle oleo over the top.
Bake 350 till golden about 25-30 minutes Good, easy, can be served with Cool Whip, on top Enjoy
1-2-3 Cookies
1-8oz cool whip
2 boxes of cake mix - any flavor
3 eggs
Dump all 3 ingredients together and mix (batter will be thick and sticky). Use silverware spoon and scoop out small spoon fulls of batter on greased cookie sheet. Bake 375 for 9 minutes. I like them slightly under cooked. They freeze well.
Be creative:
Chocolate cake mix cookies- dip in white chocolate
Strawberry cake mix -- roll in powder sugar before you bake
Lemon cake mix -- roll in powder sugar before you bake
White cake mix -- mix in chocolate chips or dip in chocolate
Here's a recipe I posted on this website. I always keep several boxes of cake mixes and instant pudding for this one. It's soooo easy and sooooo good and moist! Even better with a scoop of ice cream on the side.
Easy Easy Pound Cake
1 box cake mix
1 small box instant pudding (not the fat free type)
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Mix all together with beaters and pour into greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-50 minutes (check with toothpick). Let cool in bundt pan for 20 minutes before inverting onto plate.
You won't be disappointed!
I use this brownie recipe for the scouts potluck(I make 2 pans):
1 box cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/4 c oil, 1/4 c water, 1/4 c sugar- Mix the last 3 ingredients throughly and add eggs, Beat and stir in cake mix. Bake 350- 25 min 9x13 pan.
or Triple Fudge Brownies
1 small pkg instant pudding, 1 pkg cake mix , 6 oz chips 1/2 c nuts
Prepare pudding according to directions (with milk) add cake mix, Beat well stir in chips and nuts . use well greased 15x10 pan 350 30 minutes.
I also make Banana Bread
1 pkg cake mix (yellow or white) 1 egg 1/2 c milk 1 1/2 c mashed banana 1/2 c chopped nuts (opt) Makes 2 -8x4 loaf or 12 mini loaf. 350 40 min. Tastes like "hostess" .
Cake mix makes some yummy cinnamon buns (with yeast) Tastes like the box kind, do not get stale like homemade ones.
I'm a lazy cook, so my recipe is easy. Take box of yellow cake mix, put in large bowl. Melt one stick of margarine and add it with two eggs to cake mix. Add large can of peaches juice and all to mix. Put in 9x12 pan and bake till golden brown at 350 degrees. Serve warm with cool whip or ice cream. Tastes like peach cobbler.
Here is my favorite cookie recipe they are soft and great by themselves or make a cookie sandwich by putting your favorite icing or filling in between two cookies. You can also add choco chunks nuts etc. to make them special.
1 pkg. chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup shortening or veg oil
2 eggs
1 tablespoon milk
Mix together well.
Drop with spoon onto cookie sheet. They spread so give they room.
Bake ONLY 9 min. Allow to cool on pan they will be very soft. Firm when cool.
Large box Spice cake mix or any flavor you like.
15 oz pumpkin
1 cup chocolate chips
Mix and bake in muffin tins for twenty minutes at 350. Just make sure they spring back when you touch them.
Here is a link I found for cinnamon buns made from cake mix:
http://www.reci … amon-Rolls-97697
WOW! 80 boxes?! What a jack pot!
My favorite recipe uses a yellow cake mix. I dont have my recipe here but this one looks like the same only I make it with almond extract and also add sliced almonds to the top. Very rich and tastes like a pastry made with almond paste.
Smash cake (sometimes called Chess Cake):
http://www.cook … 0-242205,00.html
Here are just a few pages with recipes using cake mixes:
http://baking.a … _Mix_Recipes.htm
http://allrecip … Wanted1=cake+mix
You can also check the websites of the big 3 cake mix companies...they alwasy have a lot of recipes:
Also if you check right under your question above to the right it says "related links"...there are other posts here at thrityfun with cake mix recipes...or use the 'search for answers' searchbox at the top of the page for more.
You could give some to a food bank.
Thanks for all the ideas. Especially the cookie one. There are times I want to make a quick batch of cookies, but without so many ingredients. Can't wait to try all the cookies recipes.
Pick up the book The Cake Doctor. She uses cake mixes in all her recipes.
Wow, I envy you. 80 boxes!
I do have a few of my own and Thanks to all of you that gave web sites and recipes I'll use them up now.
Try the <cakemixdoctor> website; my favorite is her cake found on the site at: http://www.cake … e_cream_ca_1.php
I have a recipe where you use cake mix for making chocolate chip cookies. They are really good, too....
If you type in the google search, using cake mixes as brownies, different sites will come up to review.
You can make a dump cake. I use one can crushed pineapple and one can cherry pie filling. Dump one can on one side of a 9X13 in cake pan dump the other can on the other side. Sprinkle a white or yellow dry mix over the fruit. Melt two sticks of margarine. Pour over cake mix. Sprinkle coconut flakes and walnut meats all over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 45mins to one hour.
here is a cake recipe that I have tried and it is delicious. Got it from Kraft food magazine you may have to zoom in to read it.
I would suggest that being you have so many cake mixes that you store a lot of them in the freezer. I have done this in the past and they are always fresh and never get any bugs in them. Good Luck!
Another good book is Quick Fixes with Cake Mixes by Lia Roessner Wilson. I bought mine on clearance for only $5.99 softcover. And remember what they say--there's no calories in cookie crumbs!
Hi, one thing you can do to keep all those mixes fresh, is to put the boxes in the freezer. I did this when the kids where little when cakes mix was on sale. It keep them fresh as the day I bought them.
I know you were probably asking for recipes for all that cake mix, but I'd like to suggest to you a way to share those yummy cookies, cakes & candies: I have a son serving in Iraq where temp gets in 120-140 degrees in August. As you can imagine, our guys/gals over there sweat alot of weight off that they desperately need to hold onto, as well as their sweating away any nutrition at all. It takes sometimes up to 3 weeks for a package to get to them, so it has been a challange getting backed goods to them not molded by the heat & packaging. So, my suggestion is to find a way to share with a troop or someone you already know there; they will for sure share with their buddies as well as the Iraqi kids that beg for toys & treats from our military. Hope this helps someone.
One way to use some of those boxes is to simply make cupcakes instead of a regular cake. Teach your kids (even a husband?) how to do it.
The kids can give them away in the neighborhood -- if they want to be popular. Then they will bring other kids to your house to bake some more. The surplus will be gone in no time.
http://www.thri … 7351265.tip.html
This has the basic recipe and the input says you can use applesauce instead of the oil. I made the basic recipe with German Chocolate mix and added mini chips and they turned out great.
You could use some as "gifts" Wrap a box of mix with chips, the recipe, and a cookie scoop.
You could give some to a girls club to use. Also could give them the cookie recipe. Would be a good thing for the girls to mix up in one night.
You could mix up a few batches and take them to a nursing home. I plan to do this in the fall when the weather gets cooler:0
Enjoy making baked goods and sharing the goods or the mixes:)
I was given the most wonderful book by my favorite sis in law. It is the Cake Mix Doctor by Ann Byrn. Ms Byrn has published several. I can always find a way to make a surprise dessert from her book.
This is my first time posting here so I hope I'm doing this right.If you key in the search bar recipes using cake mixes or cookies using cake mixes there are alot of sites.One site I like is nancyskitchen.com,allhomemadecookies.com and preparedpantry.com is another one they have items to buy but they also have hundreds of recipes, guides and e-cookbooks to download.I know you can make cakes and cookies and freeze them but I'm not sure for how long.I'm sure it would be easy to find out though.Here are a couple of recipes I got during my search.
Recipe 1
Using a puchased cake mix to make cookies is a fun way to save time in the kitchen.This recipewill work with any flavor cake mix.You can also use homemade cake mix.
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
18 oz cake mix [any flavor]
1/2 cup butter,softened
1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl,combine all ingredients at low speed until dry ingredients are moistened and dough is thoroughly mixed.Drop dough by rounded Tbsps.2" apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.Bake at 350 degrees for 9-12 minutes.Cool two minutes on cookie sheets,then remove to wire racks to cool.
If using chocolate cake mix,add 2 Tbsps.water along with egg.You can stir in chocolate chips,coated candy pieces,chopped nuts,or oatmeal.Frost cookies using canned frosting or make sanwich cookies by spreading frosting between 2 cookies.
From allhomemadecookies.com
Recipe 2
About five years ago,I discovered a recipe for German Chocolate Cake mix Cookies.I have since adapted the recipe and now make many different cookies using the basic recipe.I love the versatility and ease of this recipe.
Yields: about 4 dozen cookies
1 box cake mix[any variety]
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips[can substitute caramel or peanut butter chips or do a combination]
1/2-1 cup oatmeal[I always put in as much as I can]
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs,slightly beaten
1/2 cup raisins[optional]
1 tsp. vanilla[optional]
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl,combine all the ingredients blending well.If the mixture is to stiff,add a little water.Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until set.Cool1 minute before removing from the cookie sheet.
For altitudes above 3500 feet,add 1/4 cup flour to dry cake mix
Variations:Use white cake mix and add a pudding mix.I added strawberry for tasty pink cookies.If you use pudding you will need to add some water[about 1/4 cup].Also the pudding tends to make the cookie sweeter.
Yields:about 2 dozen
1[9 oz]pkg.yellow cake mix[or your favorite flavor]
2/3 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup butter or margerine,melted
1 egg
*1/2 cup chocolate chips,butterscotch chips,peanut butter chips,M&M's[your preference]
*For a healthier cookie,substitute raisins in place of chips.
After reading this again I'm guessing this is for packaged cake mix and not a box since it only calls for 9 oz.You could probably use 1/2 a box of mix or if using a whole box you could probably just double the ingedients and just use one box of cake mix.That's just a suggestion as I've never tried any of the recipes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.In a mixing bowl,beat the cake mix,oatmeal.butter and egg.Stir in the chips.Drop by Tbsps. 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.
Recipe 4
Devil's Food Cookies
Yields about 5 dozen cookies
1[18.5 ounce] pkg. devils food cake mix with pudding
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs,beaten
1/2 cup chopped pecans
6[1.45-ounce]milk chocolate bars,divided into squares[optional]
1/2 cup coconut[optional]
Preheat oven to 350.Combine cake mix,oil and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix well.Stir in the pecans.Drop batter by teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.Bake for 10 minutes.Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks.
Optional:While the cookies are still on the pan place 1 square of milk chocolate on each:spread gently to frost.Sprinkle with coconut.
I hope this helps .Please realize though these are not TNT by me.I have never tried them.
The post by Rita...how do you make the cinnamon buns from a cake mix? Could you please post the recipe? Thanks,
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Meet Dena Herrin: a Hebrew school drop-out who married a practicing Catholic — and then went on to become president of one of the largest Reform congregations in Greater Philadelphia. Herrin laughs at the memory of convincing her dad to let her off the hook from religious school because she hated it "with an absolute passion."
Meet Dena Herrin: a Hebrew school drop-out who married a practicing Catholic — and then went on to become president of one of the largest Reform congregations in Greater Philadelphia. Herrin laughs at the memory of convincing her dad to let her off the hook from religious school because she hated it "with an absolute passion."
Not only did she find her spiritual home at Rodeph Shalom — a historic congregation based out of a massive Moorish-style building on North Broad Street — she's spent the last three years chairing a building expansion campaign to keep up with the hundreds of other families, like hers, who have gravitated there.
While intermarriage, disengagement and economics threaten the membership rosters and financial stability of many congregations, Rodeph Shalom has grown into a hub of Jewish activity with 1,127 families and three rabbis.
Just last week, the synagogue hosted the Idan Raichel Project, a popular Israeli musical group, drawing more than 700 concertgoers. Members have raised three-quarters of an $18 million construction project expected to break ground this fall; and an affiliated childcare center is adding two mobile classrooms in response to waiting lists.
In addition, officials just contracted with an independent research company to examine whether there could be enough interest to support a Jewish day school on the site. If the answer turns out to be yes, it would be the first Reform school in the area since the Rimon Jewish Day School in Bucks County closed in the summer of 2001.
With renewed interest in urban living over the past two decades and the growth of the Reform movement, perhaps it's no surprise that Rodeph Shalom has blossomed.
Anticipating shifting geographic trends, synagogue leaders in 2005 funneled $5.5 million into a year-long renovation of the ornate circa-1928 sanctuary, modeled after the Great Synagogue in Florence, Italy. That same year, they announced plans to shut down a satellite center in Elkins Park, which had opened in 1957 to reach members migrating out of the city.
That decision came with a price, however — according to Jewish Exponent archives, about a third of the more than 1,000 families attended the suburban branch, and some opted to cancel memberships rather than commute into the city.
By 2007, membership had dropped to 941 families. But new members steadily arrived. The convenient metropolitan location certainly helped attract young professionals, empty nesters and other Center City residents, but members said it was the synergy between development and welcoming leadership that kept them coming.
Instead of sitting in an office and deciding what the congregation might like to do, clergy charged members on "visioning" task forces to play a hand in shaping the synagogue's education programs, urban engagement and political advocacy, said Senior Rabbi William Kuhn.
"We've worked really hard to be intentional about everything," Kuhn said.
Together, clergy and task force members came up with a "whole menu" of opportunities for those who were observant, secular, gay, single, married, raising young children or whatever, said Larry Ceisler, a board member from West Mount Airy.
"People can go à la carte. There's something there for everybody," he said, even those who "deactivated for a number of years."
Added Herrin, "It's not just that we're growing — people are showing up all the time, they're not just coming for High Holidays."
That took off about four years ago after retooling the religious school to a more interactive "camp-style" model, she said. Rather than staying in one classroom, the students in grades kindergarten through 10th move around to specialists to learn about prayer, art, music and other topics.
Board members sent out research explaining the rationale, along with data showing that kids get more out of the experience when parents are also actively engaged. Parents who used to just drop their kids off started coming in to attend Sunday school services with them, Herrin said. Many of them now stay the whole morning, chatting and reading the paper in the parent lounge. Some joined the men's club bagel brunches; others formed a choir group.
"They just like to hang out," Herrin said, noting that religious school enrollment also mushroomed from 160 in 2006 to roughly 280 this fall. "We fight for space on Sundays now. We're literally bursting at the seams."
During the week, the synagogue hosts committee meetings, adult education classes or programs for niche groups almost every night. Aside from regular lectures, guest speakers give short speeches during services, followed by a meal with congregants looking for a more interactive exchange. Friday night services that used to draw a handful of worshippers can now exceed 150 — too big for the small chapel but still not big enough for the main sanctuary, Herrin said.
Many of the most active members aren't even Jewish, Herrin added, a sign of how welcome clergy has made intermarried families feel. She recalled how a former rabbi not only invited her Venezuelan in-laws to hold the Torah on the bimah during her son's Bar Mitzvah, but paraphased the portion in Spanish so they could understand what was going on.
The synagogue even granted Eli Freedman, a young assistant rabbi who joined the staff two years ago, Fridays off once a month and a stipend for kosher chickens so he and his wife, Laurel Klein, could host Shabbat dinners at their home.
Responding to the demand for full-day childcare, Rabbi Jill Maderer, also a young mom, led efforts to partner with Federation Early Learning Services. The Buerger Early Learning Center opened in a vacant building across the street in fall 2010 and quickly filled all 36 slots.
Not long after enrolling their son that first year, Lauren and Peter Rose joined the congregation. They'd looked at other options closer to their Queen Village home, Lauren Rose said, but settled on Rodeph after seeing the young, enthusiastic rabbis interacting with the preschoolers during a monthly family Shabbat program.
"Especially for a large congregation where you could just be a family among thousands of families, they know my son on a first-name basis," said Rose, 37, a museum marketing director.
Outside of the preschool, she said, the synagogue is constantly running interesting programs, "above and beyond, 'it's Purim, let's have a Purim carnival,' " Rose said, like a young-families playgroup and a networking event.
With more than 1,000 families now on the membership roster and others stopping by for public programs, the expansion is perfectly timed, Herrin said.
Based on current drawings, a new wing would add 27,000 square feet to the existing building, including a multipurpose room, administrative offices and a two-story day care center with capacity for up to 72 children. The project also calls for upgraded security, elevators and stairwells, as well as a new entranceway with a drop-off driveway.
More than 100 congregants have donated to the project so far, Herrin said, enough to break ground on schedule in September. She anticipates that it will take about two years to complete construction and raise the remainder of the money.
Meanwhile, MarketingWorks, a market research firm specializing in education, will begin a feasibility study to examine whether there would be enough interest to sustain a progressive day school at the facility. Rabbis said the overwhelming growth at both the preschool and religious school, coupled with requests from congregants over the years, motivated the study, which the synagogue funded along with a $10,000 matching grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.
"It's kind of been a dream of mine all along," said Kuhn. Many Reform Jewish families send their kids to private Quaker schools, the rabbi said, "but now there seems to be a desire to do something more."


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Published: October 31st, 2008 | Tags: Buffalo Bills, David Harris, New York Jets
It's a trick-or-treat injury report for the Jets this Friday. The sweet part is that both wide receivers Laveranues Coles (thigh) and Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder) are listed as probable after being limited in practice all week. The scary part is that the Jets, already without staring safety Eric Smith (head), may be minus leading tackler LB David Harris (doubtful, groin) against the Bills.
Buffallo will be without DE Aaron Schobel (foot) for the third straight week as well as WR Josh Reedand starting RG Brad Butler.
Injury report: Jets
K Mike Nugent (thigh)
S Eric Smith (head)
TE Bubba Franks (hip)
LB David Harris (groin)
TE Chris Baker (hip)
LB Cody Spencer (shoulder)
WR Laveranues Coles (thigh)
WR Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder)
Injury report: Bills
G Brad Butler (knee)
WR Josh Reed (ankle)
DE Aaron Schobel (foot)
QB Trent Edwards (ankle)
S John Wendling (ankle)
G Jason Whittle (thigh)
CB Ashton Youboty (foot)


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Raymond Strong Carlisle made his mark as an ace sideman to the biggest names in R&B. Now he lies in the mud outside his home, shot dead from behind. He's the first official casualty in a dirty war for control of Rio Mirada: a low-rent city in transition at the northernmost point of the San Francisco Bay, beset by drug dealers, arsonists, squatters, and restless developers. And now a murderer.
In Rio Mirada, the truth is in short supply. What's plentiful are people with all the reasons in the world to make sure the murder of Strong Carlisle remains unsolved. And the harder Detective Dennis Murchison pushes for answers, the clearer it becomes that this single, brutal homicide is just the tip of an iceberg in a town where small-time crime and big-time corruption are about to collide with explosive consequences.
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No sage grouse hunting in ND for 7th straight year
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — There will be no sage grouse hunting in North Dakota for a seventh straight year, after a spring survey indicated a record-low number of males, the state Game and Fish Department said.
The department's spring survey counted 31 males on six active strutting grounds, or leks, compared to 50 males on 11 active leks last year.
"South Dakota and eastern Montana witnessed a similar decline this year," Aaron Robinson, an upland game bird biologist for Game and Fish, said in a statement. "The last time we saw such a drastic decline in the region was because of West Nile virus in 2007-08. We may have had another outbreak in the region, but at this point it is only speculation."
Far southwestern North Dakota is on the edge of the sage grouse's historic range. The bird's population in that area peaked at 542 males in 1953, and has steadily declined in the past three decades. Sage grouse hunting was halted in the state in 2008 for the first time in nearly half a century.
Natural reproduction of the birds in North Dakota can't keep up with natural mortality, Robinson said. Finding another state willing to provide some birds for North Dakota might be the only answer.
"The success of such a project is not guaranteed, but it is our only option to increase the genetic diversity of our population," Robinson said.
However, the potential for a successful nesting season is good this year due to abundant grass cover after last summer's ample rainfall.
"We have learned from recent research in North Dakota that sage grouse rely heavily on residual grass cover for concealment during nesting season," Robinson said. "Without grass cover, mortality of females on nests increases and the probability that the nest will be depredated also increases. The outlook for a favorable hatch this year looks optimistic for the limited number of birds we have in the state."
Scientists say the sage grouse has lost half of its traditional range and also has been hit hard by West Nile. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2010 determined sage grouse deserved federal protection but that other species were of higher priority. The agency has pledged to make a final decision on listing the sage grouse by late 2015.


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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco police are searching for an alleged armed robber who held up a donut shop and shot the owner, who then stabbed the suspect.
The suspect entered the Happy Donut Store located on the 2600 Block of Bayshore Blvd in San Francisco On April 8, 2013 just before 3:00 a.m.
During the robbery a struggle ensued and the victim was shot by the suspect. The victim stabbed the suspect who then fled the scene.
The victim was shot in the arm and sustained a non-life threatening injury and was treated and released from a local hospital.
The San Francisco Police Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) is asking the public's assistance in locating the suspect. Police believe that the suspect may have sustained life-threatening injuries and may succumb to his injuries, if not found and medically treated.
The suspect is described as a possible bald black male approximately 30-40 years of age, 5'08" – 5'10" in height with a thin build. The suspect was last seen wearing black clothing with possible stab wounds to his upper torso.
Anyone with information is urged to contact San Francisco Police.
(Copyright 2013, KRON 4, All rights reserved.)


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Barbed hooks? What's your opinion?
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Re: Barbed hooks? What's your opinion?
Can anyone on here tell me just how fragile a trout is? I thought I read in a post of a plac where hatchery trout were dumped off of a 50ft bridge into the river? If that's the case, a little squeeze shouldn't hurt them too awful much. I'm not condoning superfluous squeezing, but what is the truth of the matter?
The times I've witnessed stocking, it was done at a short distance if dumped. The truck usually has some type of chute or large diameter hose. Otherwise the fish are carefully placed in containers & carried to places along the stream, & released by hand. But as you say, it probably happens in less than favorable manners too sometimes. I really don't know how much damage such releases may cause.
I'm sure we've all heard the new's reports of human babies falling off 2nd or 3rd floor balconies without any harm. Most animals can take a certain amount of rough treatment, and sometimes even in extreme cases, like the babies, it's surprising there is no or little damage, but that's not the point.
I've seen folks squeeze many species of fish until the vent was pushed way out & even bleeding from the vent. When that type of damage occurs, you can bet the fish stand little chance of surviving if released. But, some may anyway. If they're putting them on a stringer to take home & eat, it really doesn't matter much.
The point is to use your head about how you handle any species you do not wish to harm & wish to release to be caught another day. There is going to be some harm, even if it's just the small hole from the hook, it's fishing, but we can do things that minimize it, by how we choose to handle a fish.
Remember, no one likes to be behind the big truck, but that's better than being under it!
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A DOG show, donkey rides and inflatable jousting were among the entertainment on offer at a community carnival.
A sunny Bellevue Park played host to Offa Carnival as hundreds of people came out to enjoy the day.
Cambria Marching Band played and there was a summer football school put on by Brickfield Rangers FC which was open to all.
The dog show was held in aid of People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), with entry costing £1 and judging was done by Greyhound Rescue Wales along with Rhyd Broughton Veterinary Centre staff.
Refreshments were available in the nearby Parciau Community Centre, on Bellevue Road.
The family-friendly event, which ran from 11am on Saturday, included community and craft stalls, while there was also a Punch and Judy show.
But while the weather was good for the majority of the carnival, things took an unexpected turn for the worse as heavy rain hit Wrexham just before 3pm.
Cllr Phil Wynne, who represents Brynyffynnon for Wrexham Council and sits on Offa Community Council, said it was a "cracking" day.
He added: "We normally run it at the start of July but we decided to put it back because of all the other events going on.
"We were really fortunate with the weather, apart from the downpour at the end.
"I was put in charge of the donkey rides for a couple of hours. If I never see another donkey again, it will be too soon!
"The whole day really showed the park off to people who don't usually use it. We had a music festival the night before and people said it was the best attended they have seen.
"The dog show was really well attended.
"A big thanks to clerk, Karen Benfield, who spent a year organising the event and making sure everything ran smoothly.
"These events really bring the community together."
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If your interested in joining the county land search team and currently serve as an active member of a participating Cabarrus County public safety organization; please contact our office at (704) 920-2143 for more information.


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begging to lick Her entire ass crack clean and probing Her hole by the time She's finished with you. Isabella's round ass looks incredible in this hot point-of-view clip.


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Police media spokesperson SP Ajith Rohana stated that the Criminal Investigations Department officials at the Katunayake airport today arrested an Afghan couple along with their 6 children while attempting to travel to Germany using forged visas.
The family is said to be residents of Kabul, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan.
Bandaranaike International Airport police are conducting further investigations regarding the Afghan family.


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View the Video Meet the Padres: Clayton Richard
View the Video Meet The Padres: Aaron Harang
Padres at Cardinals
Thursday: 1:15 p.m.at Busch Stadium;. RHP Tim Stauffer vs. Cardinals RHP Chris Carpenter.
On the air: 4 San Diego; 1090-AM, 860-AM (Spanish)
Mat Latos is in full delivery mode on the Padres' pocket schedule, looking over his left shoulder, eyeing a runner on first base. Petco Park serves as a backdrop.
It'll be some time before Latos replicates the pose. The team's marquee starter will begin the 2011 season on the disabled list.
Taking his spot on Opening Day will be Tim Stauffer, who didn't join the starting rotation last year until September.
Number two starter Clayton Richard battled shoulder problems in the spring, finishing with a 9.56 earned run average.
Number three starter Dustin Moseley sports a lifetime 5.28 ERA.
And fourth starter Aaron Harang was a combined 18-38 the past three seasons.
On a team that battled the World Series-champion Giants down to the final day of the season last year on the strength of its pitching, that's your rotation going into Thursday's season opener in St. Louis.
"Right now, the starting pitching is in (bad) shape," said Barry Bloom, a national writer for
mlb.com and former Union-Tribune reporter.
"If the pitching doesn't stay healthy, what people thought would happen last year (the Padres occupying the NL West cellar) could very well happen this year."
General Manager Jed Hoyer scoffs, saying that's the doomsayer's view. Hoyer puts little stock in spring training, where balls soar off the bat in the dry, thin air and ground balls scoot through asphalt-hard infields.
"For the most part, any one starter on that list, I can't tell you they pitched outstanding baseball this spring," Hoyer said. "But at the same time, there's not a lot of low ERAs in the Cactus League."
Pitching coach Darren Balsley puts even less importance in Cactus League play.
"Spring training," said Balsley, "doesn't matter one bit."
One reason for the Padres' optimism is that the club doesn't expect Latos' stint on the DL to last long.
"It's just precautionary," Balsley said. "The encouraging thing is he seems to be healthy now."
Latos has been placed on the disabled list with bursitis in his right shoulder. He threw Tuesday for the first time in eight days and said, "I felt fine. No pain." Latos is scheduled to throw again today. If there are no setbacks, he's set to pitch off a mound in St. Louis on Thursday.
He could be activated by April 6 at home against the Giants, the Padres' fifth game of the season.
Latos' spring ERA was an unsightly 9.00, including 16 hits and nine walks in 10 innings.
"I really don't know why I struggled," Latos said.
Balsley said he isn't concerned.
"His stuff is still the same," Balsley said. "It's still there."
One by one, Balsley went through the four pitchers who will comprise the early rotation and offered his rebuttal to the naysayers. (Because of three off days in the first week, a fifth starter won't be needed until April 12 against Cincinnati.)
Stauffer: Balsley points out that Stauffer was the team's most consistent starter down the stretch last year, going 3-2 with a 2.10 ERA in six starts after being put in the starting rotation on Sept. 6. In the penultimate game of the season against the Giants, a game the Padres had to win to keep their playoff hopes alive, Stauffer went 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits in a 4-2 win.
"The way we look at it, that was a playoff game," Balsley said. "He's ready to handle it. I'm not at all worried about Tim."
Richard: In his last two spring starts, the left-hander pitched 9 2/3 innings, giving up 21 hits and 14 earned runs. Balsley said that in his last outing Richard was focusing on specifics: first-pitch strikes (he walked one), getting his pitch-count up, first-pitch curves to right-handed batters and a split-fingered fastball.
"He accomplished all those things," said Balsley, pointing out that Richard won 14 games last season.
Moseley: Balsley said the ex-Yankee can get into trouble when his arm drops down and his breaking pitches move on a flat, horizontal plane. Balsley said Moseley has been keeping his arm up and changing speeds on his breaking pitches. "He has excellent command," Balsley said. "He's similar to Stauffer as far as controlling the corners."
Harang: The Patrick Henry High product's line wasn't pretty in his final spring outing Tuesday: 5 2/3 innings, 11 hits, eight runs, six earned. And Balsley said he doesn't care. More important, said the pitching coach, Harang is throwing about 3 mph harder than last season (from 87-90 to 89-93).
"Stuff, fastball command, repeating your delivery, those are the types of things I'm looking for," Balsley said. "If Aaron had a zero ERA this spring and was throwing 87 mph, I wouldn't be nearly as encouraged if he had the ERA he does now (6.12) but he was throwing 92, 93 (mph)."
Balsley became the Padres' pitching coach in 2004, when pitcher-friendly Petco Park opened. Since then, the team's ERA is 3.98, second best in the major leagues.
"We find a way to get the best out of everybody," said closer Heath Bell. "Just watch and wait."
And what does Balsley say about the cynics who are fretting about the team's starting rotation?
"The only reason cynics asks these questions is because they are cynics," he said. "Or then they wouldn't dabble in these things."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Congratulations are in order for Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber.
During an upcoming appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Wedding Crashers star announces that their second child is on the way.
"This is the first time I've said anything," Vaughn, 43, revealed. "We're very excited … [She's due] August 5th."
The Internship star and his Canadian real estate agent wife were wed in January 2010. They welcomed daughter Locklyn Kyla the following December.
During a family vacation in Mexico last month, we thought we spotted a baby bump on Kyla.
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A soldier who had an affair with a Fort Bragg general found numerous emails and voice messages from him on an old phone last month, prompting a delay in his court-martial.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair faces charges that include forcible sodomy, indecent acts, violating orders and adultery. His court-martial was scheduled to begin Tuesday but has been pushed back to March 4.
The charges stem from allegations that Sinclair twice sexually assaulted a captain with whom he had a three-year affair and that he had inappropriate relationships with five other women, including some subordinates.
The captain, who served with Sinclair in Iraq and Afghanistan, said during a pre-trial motions hearing Tuesday that she found an iPhone that she stopped using years ago in a cluttered box on Dec. 9. She found messages from Sinclair, including some under his alias of "Nathan," and immediately turned the phone over to Army investigators.
Defense attorney Richard Scheff asked why she bothered to charge up the phone and examine its content in the first place. She said she wanted to see if there was any evidence on it that either military prosecutors or Sinclair's defense team would need during the court-martial.
"I was very overwhelmed with what I found on the phone," she said.
The content of the messages wasn't detailed in court on Tuesday, but Scheff said there's nothing in them to indicate "a coercive relationship."
"There are some voicemail messages from him that are actually very loving and tender," Scheff said after the court hearing.
In previous hearings, Col. James Pohl, the military judge handling the case, has ruled that Sinclair's emails could be used as evidence.
Marcus Lawson, a forensics expert called by Scheff, disputed the captain's statements, saying an analysis of the iPhone's contents show it was used as recently as 2011 and had been turned on several times, including once in November – a month before she reported finding it.
"This morning's hearing was a game-changer," Scheff said in a statement. "Not only did the captain withhold and tamper with material evidence, she also misled prosecutors and gave false, sworn testimony to the court. ... When the government's chief witness knowingly lies to the chief prosecutor and the judge, the case against Gen. Sinclair loses what little credibility it ever had."
Pohl said the defense could have access to material on the phone from May 1, 2008, through March 19, 2012 – the time frame of Sinclair's affair with the captain. The judge also ordered further analysis of the captain's four other old cell phones.
A special victim lawyer representing the captain, Capt. Cassie Fowler, objected to the latter order, saying it would violate her privacy. Pohl said Sinclair's right to a fair trial trumps the accuser's right to privacy.


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TEMECULA -- A 35-year-old Winchester man was arrested Wednesday after police reportedly discovered at least 150 items believed to have been stolen at a storage facility and at his home, authorities said.
Officers identified the suspect as Jason Thomas Lillard, who was arrested on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglary tools and possession of controlled substances. He was being held Thursday at the Southwest Detention Center in lieu of $5,000 bail.
Lillard was arrested following an investigation Wednesday into a burglary at a storage business on the 44000 block of Pechanga Parkway in Temecula. Several people had reported that their recently stolen property could be found at another shed on the property, police said.
Officers discovered at least 100 items believed to have been stolen in Lillard's storage unit. Searching Lillard's home on Haute Court, police said they found controlled substances and more than 50 additional reportedly stolen items, including tools, computers and appliances believed to be worth thousands of dollars.
Officers said they are reviewing recent theft cases to return the items to their owners. Anyone with information is urged to call Officer Patricia Horn at (951) 696-3000.


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Nope, not talking about the hirsute gentlemen out there, I'm talking about pups and cats showing their love for their adopted human fathers–hairy or otherwise. Hope everyone had a tremendous Father's Day yesterday, and you can keep the glow going by launching the gallery above.
Click here to see "10 Animals with World Cup Fever" and check back every weekday for a new Daily Cute!


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4 eggs - beaten
2 cups shredded cheddar
1 can crabmeat (drained)
1 can spinach (drained)
1/4 cup milk
1 tbsp flour
salt and pepper to taste
2 pie shells
mix all ingredients, pour into pie shells
bake at 350 for 1 hr.
2 eggs, one package of frozen spinach (defrosted and well drained), one cup of sour cream, garlic salt, 8oz of shredded cheese, pre-made frozen pie crust.
Mix all together (reserve 1/2 the cheese for the top), pour into pie crust, top with remaining cheese and throw into a pre-heated oven 350 for about 25-30mins.
Sometimes I add ham or swiss cheese to it, I've also done artichocke hearts and feta inside.
You can do a lot with quiche!!! :D A few of my favorites are Quiche Lorraine which is bacon, a swiss cheese. Feta, spinach and tomato is yummy and shrimp and spinach is quite delightful! Quiche is actually fairly easy, it is just heavy cream, eggs whipped just to incorporate into the cream and salt and pepper. You cna buy a premade shell and blind bake it for 10 minutes (just bake without anything in it.) The put the fillers in with the cheese as well and pour the quiche custard over top and bake at 400 for about 15 minutes then check to make sure it set and take it down to 350 until done.


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Spectacular robbery shuts down Swedish city
Masked gunmen robbed a post office in Gothenburg early Tuesday, leaving behind burning cars and suspected bombs that caused chaos in Sweden's second largest city.
The robbers struck the busy Krusthusgatan post office in the middle of the night but it was not immediately clear what they escaped with.
"An unknown number of masked, armed men threatened employees and carried out a robbery," Gothenburg police said in a statement.
The robbers fled about 15 minutes later, setting several cars in the city centre on fire and leaving behind a number of "suspicious objects", feared to be bombs, police said.
One suspected bomb was left in front of police headquarters and a number of police officers were reportedly stuck inside.
Some 120 people were evacuated from a nearby building, and large parts of central Gothenburg remained blocked off on Tuesday morning, police said.
Per Ljungberg, a spokesperson for the Swedish postal service, said the Gothenburg post terminal was the largest in the region and handled about two million letters a day.
"We're a bit surprised by the robbery. There are obviously some valuable packages that pass through, but it's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack," he told AFP.
He said none of the dozen or so employees present at the time of the heist had been injured, "but many are in shock".
Former US vice president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore was expected in the city later Tuesday to receive the Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development at a conference on climate change.
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If you're a regular reader, you'll be familiar with the wearable multitouch projector from Microsoft Research. Andy Wilson of MSR took it to NYC last yesterday for On The Verge. The short clip above shows Josh in typically jocular forum with Andy projecting on his back. I'm looking forward to seeing the full show tomorrow.
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Update: Petition to Save Baby Joseph
Baby Joseph Maraachli's family has rejected an offer from the London Health Sciences Centre to transfer the young infant boy home and remove the breathing machine there. The family continues to plea with the hospital to give their son a tracheotomy and to let them care for him at home.
Bobby Schindler and Brother Paul O'Donnell, representatives for the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, will be traveling to Canada to advocate for Baby Joseph and his family. They will be joined by Pat Mahoney of Christian Defense Coalition along with human and disability rights groups and faith organizations from Canada and the United States. The following events are planned in support of the family's cause to bring Joseph home to care for him:
- Saturday, March 5th - 12:00-2:00 pm Prayer Gathering, London Health Sciences Centre's Children's Hospital in London, Ontario
- Saturday, March 5th - 4:00-6:00 pm Rally, location to be announced
- Sunday, March 6th - 1:00-3:00 pm Prayer Gathering, London Health Sciences Centre's Children's Hospital in London, Ontario
"Baby Joseph is a frightening example of how vulnerable patients suffer when the dignity of their life is not respected," said Bobby Schindler, spokesperson for the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network. "We urge as many people as possible to join us this weekend to support this family in their effort to simply bring their child home to die naturally."
Last week Bobby Schindler traveled to Canada to meet with Joseph's family and offer the support of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network.
If you have information on a medical facility that would accept baby Joseph on a transfer please call the Life & Hope Network at 1-855-300-HOPE (4673).


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Jan. 26, 2010
|#14/16 Baylor (14-4, 1-3) vs. #8/8 Texas A&M (15-2, 3-1)
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 | 7 p.m. CST
Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center (10,284)
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Date: Wed., Jan. 27, 2010
Tip-Off: 7 p.m. CST
Location: Waco, Texas
Arena: Ferrell Center (10,284)
Television: None
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM (Waco)
Talent: Rick May (pxp), Lori Fogleman (color)
Video Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com
Audio Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
2009-10 Record: 14-4, 1-3
Ranking (AP/ESPN): 14/16
Last Game: L, 70-62, Missouri
Head Coach: Kim Mulkey
Career Record: 251-70 (10th season)
Record at BU: same
Mulkey vs. Texas A&M: 17-4
2009-10 Record: 15-2, 3-1, 0-4
Ranking (AP/ESPN): 8/8
Last Game: W, 69-54, Texas Tech
Head Coach: Gary Blair
Career Record: 550-231 (25th season)
Record at TAMU: 144-68 (7th season)
TAMU vs. Baylor: BU leads 42-35
• No. 14 Baylor, 14-4 on the season and 1-3 in league play, takes on its third Big 12 South opponent on Wed., Jan 27, as it hosts eighth-ranked Texas A&M at 7 p.m.
• The Aggies enter the game at 15-2 overall and 3-1 in Big 12 action. Texas A&M's two losses this season have come at TCU (56-54) and at Oklahoma, 74-65.
• Five of BU's first six league games are against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25; then-No. 23 Oklahoma State (L, 78-65), No. 13 Oklahoma (W, 57-47), then-No. 11 Nebraska (L, 65-56), at Missouri (L, 70-62), No. 8 Texas A&M (Jan 27) and at No. 20 Texas (Jan. 31).
• In Baylor's four Big 12 games, four of the five players seeing the most playing time are freshmen and sophomores. Freshman Brittney Griner is averaging 34.2 minutes while fellow rookie Shanay Washington logs 31.0, sophomores Terran Condrey and Ashley Field average 31.5 and 22.0, respectively, and junior Kelli Griffin plays 36.0 an outing.
• BU freshman post Brittney Griner became just the seventh female to dunk in a regular-season NCAA contest when she threw one down against Jacksonville State, Nov. 24. She is also a defensive threat as a shot blocker and alterer with her 88" wing span. Griner added two more dunks to her total against Texas State. She has blocked 107 shots and altered 47 more.
• As a team, Baylor ranks No. 1 nationally in blocks per game (7.8); No. 2 field goal percentage (.502) and field goal percentage defense (32.0); No. 3 in scoring margin (23.2) and rebound margin (12.7); No. 8 in scoring offense (79.9) and No. 9 in 3-point field goal percentage defense (25.6).
• In 10 seasons under head coach Kim Mulkey, Baylor is 251-70 (.782), which ranks her No. 4 nationally in winning percentage. In addition, the Lady Bear program ranks No. 6 among the NCAA Division I's winningest teams over that span.
• With her dramatic improvement since the beginning of the season, Brittney Griner has emerged as a National Player of the Year, Big 12 Player of the Year and All-America candidate.
• Brittney Griner blocks more shots per game than 326 of the 332 NCAA Division I schools and only 13 teams beside Baylor have blocked more shots than Griner. She ranks No. 2 nationally in blocks and needs 13 to break Courtney Paris' Big 12 single-season record of 119 set during the Sooners' 36-game 2005-06 campaign.
• In Big 12 Conference games, freshmen Brittney Griner and Shanay Washington are the team leaders in scoring. In league games, Griner averages 15.0 points while Washington is scoring 10.0 a contest.
• Point guard Kelli Griffin (81) and Melissa Jones (44) account for 44.3 percent of Baylor's assists. Sophomore guard Terran Condrey has dished out 36 assists this season and freshman guard Shanay Washington adds 28. In Big12 Conference games, Condrey leads the squad with 14 dimes while Griffin follows with nine and Washington with eight.
• Only two Baylor players, juniors Melissa Jones and Kelli Griffin, have two or more years in the Lady Bear system. Morghan Medlock, a senior, transferred last season from Southern California and junior Whitney Zachariason has just over a year in the system after transferring from Arkansas. All the rest of the squad are freshmen and sophomores.
• Baylor returned one starter (Kelli Griffin) and eight letterwinners from its 2009 NCAA Sweet 16 team which finished the season 29-6.
Baylor and Texas A&M have faced four common opponents so far this season, California, Arizona State, Gonzaga and Oklahoma.
Baylor leads the series 42-35 and holds a 22-12 edge in Waco while BU head coach Kim Mulkey is 17-4 versus the Aggies, 8-1 in Waco.
In Kim Mulkey's 10 seasons along the Ferrell Center sideline, her teams have posted some impressive numbers in the venue. The Lady Bears have maintained a 140-18 (.886) Ferrell Center record during that time span. Mulkey's first three seasons produced a 45-8 (.849) Ferrell Center mark while over the past seven years the Lady Bears are 95-10 (.904).
The Lady Bears have won 82 of their last 90 home games, including 40 of their last 44.
Last season, Baylor finished with a 14-2 home record and it is 10-1 this season.
This Wednesday's contest against eighth-ranked Texas A&M marks Baylor's second game against an AP Top 10 teams this season. Baylor lost its season-opener at then-eighth-ranked Tennessee (74-65).


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Prime Minister David Cameron to ignore his own advice and join Twitter
Despite having criticised the micro-blogging site in the past, David Cameron has reportedly decided to join Twitter and will commence tweeting at the Conservative party conference next month.
Mr Cameron famously warned that 'too many tweets make a t***' but looks set to follow in the footsteps of oft-tweeting political figures such as US president Barack Obama, who has amassed more than 20million followers.
The PM is expected to unveil his account name at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham next month, hoping to provide more politically-charged updates than the ones currently being posted by his Downing Street account, @Number10gov.
'It will be more edgy,' a Tory party source told the Daily Mail. 'He wants something that's able to be more political.
'Especially when it comes down to the local, European and general elections he needs something where he can connect more directly with the voters as leader of the Conservative party.'
It is likely an aide will run Mr Cameron's Twitter account most of the time, though the prime minister himself is expected to tweet intermittently.
The Tory leader is visiting the US today, making a speech to the UN General Assembly and later appearing as a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman.
London mayor Boris Johnson also appeared on the US chat show recently, singing the praises of London's bicycle scheme and joking about running for president.


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The MN Association of Charter Schools Board of Directors recommends that all charter schools which are members of the Association adopt the practice of public oaths of office for charter school board members. (We would also encourage non-member boards to adopt this practice.)
The practice of charter school board members taking a public oath of office before assuming a seat on the board, administered by a legislator, mayor, county commissioner or some other publicly elected official, is a means of stressing the seriousness and importance of accepting the responsibilities of being a board member of a public school.
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About the Book
At the moment of his supreme triumph, a man of science dodges an assassin's bullet and loses everything that truly matters in his life. Now only a miracle can save Dr. Tom Carter's dying daughter: the blood of salvation shed twenty centuries ago.
In the volatile heart of the Middle East, amid the devastating secrets of an ancient brotherhood awaiting a new messiah, Tom Carter must search for answers to the mysteries that have challenged humankind since the death and resurrection of the greatest Healer who ever walked the Earth. Because suddenly Carter's life, the life of his little girl, and the fate of the world hang in the balance ...
After two thousand years, the wait is over ...
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She won an Oscar for her documentary on acid attack victims in Pakistan. She won an Emmy for another documentary on children influenced by the Taliban. She has won several other equally acclaimed awards. She also featured in Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2012.
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is definitely not your average film-maker.
At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013, seated on the stage of the Counselage Durbar Hall, with a huge mirror in the background, Chinoy looks younger than her 34 years. Her documentaries go beyond political and surface reasons; they bring to light the real sufferers of the collateral damage of the war-zone that is Pakistan.
Her Academy Award winning documentary, Saving Face, is a story of two Pakistani women who have acid thrown on their faces by their husbands. One fights the system to emerge a winner, sending her husband to jail, while the other resigns herself to her fate.
In Pakistan, women consider domestic violence a rite of passage. "The documentary shows that women can be empowered if they have the family support and what happens when they feel powerless," said Chinoy.
During the filming of the documentary she learnt of a movement in Pakistan to pass legislative laws against acid violence, an endemic that cuts across strata. "The law was passed in Parliament making acid-throwing a punishable crime."
But Chinoy feels the laws that exist are enshrined. "They just exist in constitutions."
Commenting on the social structure of the society she said that there is a sense that women are men's property. "Our society doesn't punish men, the actual perpetrators of the crime. As societies we tend to look the other way."
Stressing on making examples of people, she said, "We must send the culprits to jail. When we don't make examples, we embolden others to commit even worse atrocities."
Having women in the Parliament, according to her, is just cosmetic. "What we need are more women in the work place, making actual decisions. What we need is a change in the mindset of the society."
A perfect example came at the end of the session when a young man got up to ask why she hadn't included the 'positive aspects' of being a woman in Pakistan. Chinoy looked back at the man and asked him, "Are you from Pakistan? Of course! Have you even watched the documentary? No? Then before you make assumptions, watch the film."


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Ulster Bank's parent company to axe 2,300 jobs
Ulster Bank's parent company, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to axe up to 2,300 jobs.
RBS said the cuts would not affect customer-facing branch staff and pledged to make every effort to keep compulsory redundancies to a minimum.
The bank, now 68%-owned by the Government, said the cuts represent around 2% of the group's workforce of 106,000.
A spokesman for Ulster Bank declined to comment on the announcement.
It comes just weeks after Ulster Bank revealed it would be shedding 200 jobs in Northern Ireland and 550 in the Republic as part of a cost-cutting exercise. An additional 550 posts are to be axed in the Republic.
RBS yesterday attributed the latest jobs blow to a restructure of its business.
Derek Simpson, joint leader of Unite, referring to apologies given by RBS and HBOS bosses before a committee of MPs yesterday, said: "On the day that sorry appears to be the easiest word for the bosses, 2,300 employees are left paying the price for management mistakes.
"The announcement by Royal Bank of Scotland that they plan to cut thousands of jobs marks a disastrous day for staff at the bank and represents a further blow to workers across the financial services sector.
"These job losses reflect the reality of the credit crunch, where staff face the ultimate penalty in the form of their jobs, while the senior bankers, who played Monopoly with the money of established finance companies, simply walk away with bumper pay-offs.
"Unite remains opposed to any possible compulsory redundancies as a result of this restructuring plan. The priority, through continued consultation, is now to ensure that every endeavour is made by RBS to avoid any such redundancies.
"The union will continue to campaign to retain vital financial sector jobs which must remain an essential element in the UK's strategy to emerge from this economic downturn."
The former bosses of bailed-out banks RBS and HBOS offered their "profound" apologies yesterday — just hours before RBS announced plans to axe up to 2,300 jobs.
At a highly-anticipated encounter with the Treasury Select Committee, the former chiefs admitted they had misjudged the extent of the financial turmoil that engulfed both banks.
Both RBS and HBOS were brought to their knees by the credit crunch and were bailed out in the £37 billion taxpayer-funded rescue.
Sir Fred Goodwin, former chief executive of RBS, which is now 68% owned by taxpayers, apologised for "all of the distress that has been caused".
Sir Fred — known in the industry as "Fred the Shred" — and former RBS chairman Sir Tom McKillop faced accusations of "destroying a great British bank and costing the taxpayer £20 bn" thanks largely to their decision to buy Dutch rival ABN Amro in 2007 at the peak of the market.
The pair admitted the £50bn RBS-led takeover was "a bad mistake" and was now virtually worthless after the bank market collapse.
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This year's Illinois Deer & Turkey Expo was a great show! For those of you who were not able to attend the event I wanted to share some more photos on what you missed. This was our first year having a large 10 x 20 booth for Bowhunting.com and it was a ton of fun meeting grassroots bow hunters like us. This year the show had:
370 plus boothsLots of seminarsNew Product display areaVenison Butchering DemosArchery RangeLife-Sized Whitetail Deer SkeletonLive Animals – Yes my son and I got a photo with a bear cub!Outdoor Photo Contest A ton of Deer Mounts
Here are some of my favorite photos:
The Bowhunting.com booth was set up early and ready to go with time to spare.
It did not take long for the crowds to start rolling in!
We had a 115 inch shed antler in the booth for everyone to check out.
More big sheds.
When Justin was not looking I should have sold his bow, I had about 10 chances to sell it! You think he would have noticed?
As always our long-time friend was on hand to help kids shoot a bow!
We're always giving away FREE gear from out sponsors each month – make sure you sign up – www.huntingsweepstakes.com
Our good friend Mark Luster with Legends of the Fall stopped in to say HI!
Go figure we had to be right next to the Fudge booth! Yes, we were her best customer.
This was my favorite T-Shirt – If anyone knows who this is tell her call me at my office – 847-659-8200 to receive a free ladies Bowhunting.com T-shirt.


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|Indeed - only four bolts; the guidebook also states that these routes diverge after the sixth shared bolt, when they in fact separate after their second shared bolt.


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- Electroconvulsive therapy and ethnicityRafael Euba
Memorial Hospital, London, UK
J ECT 28:24-6. 2012..In the United Kingdom, there is a mistaken predominant perception that ECT is given mainly to members of ethnic minorities; instead, there is a need to ensure that nonwhites have equal access to this effective treatment...
- A comparison of the ethnic distribution in the depressed inpatient population and in the electroconvulsive therapy clinicRafael Euba
Memorial Hospital, Shooters Hill, London, UK
J ECT 22:235-6. 2006..The aim of this study was to test such assumption in the area of London covered by our mental health Trust...
- The depiction of electroconvulsive therapy in the British pressRafael Euba
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Mental Health for Older People, Memorial Hospital, London, UK
J ECT 25:265-9. 2009..It has been suggested that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) tends to be described in negative terms by some sections of the media. The aim of this survey was to examine the depiction of ECT in the British press...


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When I'm trying to upload images I got the folowing error:
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The same images success to upload on other SS installation on other hosting service.
On the working service the PHP memory limit is 64M and on the not working one is 80M, so I guess it isnt the memory limit.
Does anyone know what's the problem?