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Christmas morning, 1978: My brother rips open his final present to find exactly what he wanted--a newfangled chemistry set. Later, bathroom pipes will mysteriously explode.
July 29, Gypsy Tea Room: Dallas band The Chemistry Set holds a CD release for its self-titled album, a lovely little CD of catchy, ethereal pop songs that remind me of so many other pop bands I like. Later, the band may explode--we certainly hope so. (El Gato headlines.)
Murder or a heart attack?: Ambulances swarmed Gypsy Tea Room on Sunday night during the Old 97's second show--and afterward, rumors. The hubbub? A fight between two dudes in the back that ended in lots of blood and someone's head split open on the floor. The band wasn't aware of the situation, and there's no word on the status of said dude. But come on: It's the Old 97's. Can't we just get along?
Lauren, we hardly knew ye: Singer-songwriter Lauren Fine, whose fine debut CD, Paper Airports, was reviewed only two weeks ago, has already announced her departure for the northeast. Fine: Be that way.
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Everybody cut, everybody cut: Whenever Kenny Loggins comes to town, there's a special kind of buzz around the office. In anticipation of the Kenster's show at Fort Worth's Bass Performance Hall on Wednesday, August 4, I asked staff members what their favorite Loggins song was and why. Here is what they said.
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Shannon Sutlief: "Um, I only know one song by Kenny Loggins. 'Footloose.' And I guess that's why it's my favorite."
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Michelle Martinez: "I'll have to abstain. I really haven't been exposed to his oeuvre."
Jim Schutze: "Oh, geez. I don't know these things."
Personally, I like "I'm Free (Heaven Help the Man)" from the Footloose soundtrack because of that exhilarating children's chorus. But, then, no one asked me.
Five Questions With...
You might recognize Steve Burns better if he put on a rugby shirt and sang the "Mail Song." He won't, but that's because it was his job for six years as host of the phenomenally successful children's series Blue's Clues. Now he's a musician with an album, Songs for Dustmites, a collection of sweet Flaming Lips-inspired pop songs about science and love. On Saturday he brings his "multimedia video and rock hootenanny" to Hailey's, along with openers Modulator and El Gato. We tracked him down for a game of "Five Questions With." Ready? Let's play.
So you're the Blue's Clues guy. Are you OK with that, or are you ready for everyone to forget it already?
It would be unreasonable for me to try to erase my character from the American media landscape. It's sort of indelible. I know this and am fairly comfortable with it. I'm very proud of that show. It does sort of get under my skin when I'm onstage performing and someone asks me to sing the "Mail Song." Ooooh. That's bad. If you're planning on attending my multimedia rock-and-roll extravaganza, please, please try not to do that. Please.
Last time you toured, the Starlight Mints were your backing band. Who is it this time?
I'm touring with just a drummer. It's a two-piece so that we can feature the 10-foot video screen more. Yes. A 10-foot video screen. Come. Behold.
A while ago, there was a rumor that you were dead. Recently, a former member of the Polyphonic Spree was rumored to be dead. What advice would you give him?
Casket choice is very important. Also, don't deny the rumor. Go with it, and expound. I've taken to telling people that I died in a whaling accident. Before that, I died fighting lions in the Congo.
Who's hotter: nannies or groupies?
The absolute hottest are nanny-groupies with tattoos.
Your name is a complete sentence. How cool is that?
It's great. I'm glad you noticed that. I've always enjoyed that about my name.
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The plastic lenses of your glasses bend light to focus it, but a new high-tech material bends visible light in the "wrong" direction. The advance may open the way for a number of new optical applications, including a revolutionary type of lens that could resolve finer details than now possible.
First, a quick lesson in optics: Stick a pencil in a glass of water, and the pencil appears to bend. That's because light rays bend at the interface of the water and the air, a phenomenon known as refraction. For example, a light ray striking the surface of the water at a 45 degree angle from the right bends farther downward into the water and continues to travel down and to the left. But replace the water with a "left-handed material," and the ray would bend so much that it would travel down and to the right instead. So a pencil would appear not only to kink, but to bend back under itself. In 2001, physicists demonstrated such negative refraction for microwaves using a specially designed material that consisted of small c-shaped rings and little rods.
To bend visible light the wrong way, physicists Henri Lezec, Jennifer Dionne, and Harry Atwater of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena employed a simpler material. They sandwiched a 50-nanometer-thick layer of insulating silicon nitride between silver on top and gold on the bottom. When light waves zip along between the layers, they stir up ripples in the electrons at the metal-insulator interfaces called surface plasmon polaritons. These ripples then ferry the light until it emerges from the other edge of the slab. Moreover, when the light waves have the right frequency, the ripples in the plasmon bizarrely run upstream against the flow of the light. That's key to producing negative refraction, which the researchers demonstrated by cutting the slab into a wedge and using it as a prism to bend light beams of various colors. The prism bent red light the usual way, but deflected shorter-wavelength green light the wrong way, the team reports online 22 March in Science.
"This is an important step," says Gennady Shvets, a physicist at the University of Texas, Austin. The flat device works only for light traveling in the same plane as the slab, but even so, the advance could lead to novel optical systems on a chip, he says. However, first, he says, researchers will have to find a way to reduce the amount of light it absorbs. Meanwhile, Lezec says he has ideas for using the concept to make a 3-D material that bends light coming from any direction.
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A wide range of opportunities are available this week, including new art exhibits at local galleries, a three-day belly dancing festival and a mid-summer �Christmas� trade show and benefit for a local charity.
A wide range of opportunities are available this week, including new art exhibits at local galleries, a three-day belly dancing festival and a mid-summer �Christmas� trade show and benefit for a local charity.
The 11th annual Thea�s Ideas� �Christmas in July� mini-trade show is set for the New Bern DoubleTree by Hilton on Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will benefit Religious Community Services.
Kincaid started the event in 2003 to bring national marketing vendors to New Bern and introduce them to her clients.
Four years ago, she was inspired to add the RCS benefit collection. Business owners and nonprofit organizers are invited.
Those who bring a donation of food or money for RCS will get to take home a Bouge Sound watermelon, fresh from Garner Farms in Newport.
This year, there are also �Christmas in July� RCS collection sites scattered throughout the city to encourage people to support the food bank during the summer.
The New Bern area collection points include: The Graphics Shack, 981 old U.S. 70 West; Top Shelf Consignment, 206 Craven St. in New Bern; First Citizens Bank, 305 Broad St., 3490 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and 1600 U.S. 70; Mitchell Hardware, 215 Craven St.; Pepsi Store, 256 Middle St.; DoubleTree by Hilton, 100 Middle St.; and Kincaid Family Dentistry, 635 McCarthy Blvd.
For more information, visit theasideas.com on the web.
Here is a sampling of the week�s other top events:
The deadline for the New Bern-Craven County Public Library�s �Photographic Elements Amateur Photography Contest� contest is Monday. Pick up an application and submit entries at the Information Desk.
Judging and awards will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The contest will be judged by the Coastal Photo Club.
The New Bern-Craven County Public Library�s Literary Elements Adult Summer Reading Program will begin Wednesday and will continue through July 31.
Participants can listen to or watch any book, eBook, book on CD or DVD in the library system and submit book review forms. Each participant receives a free book bag. Special programs will include bingo, photography, gardening, movies and eBooks. There will be weekly and grand prize drawings.
The program is free. Call Wendy L. Rosen at 638-7802 or visit newbern.cpclib.org on the web.
The Galley Stores in New Bern presents �Sip and Shop� each Saturday at the 300 E. Front St. venue.
The events are from noon to 3 p.m. They feature sipping wine samples and shopping.
Call Priscilla Livingston at 633-4648 or visit galleystores.com on the web.
Bear Hands Art Factory presents the summer camp �Around the World Pottery� for ages 7 and up beginning Monday through Friday.
It is from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the 1208 Pollock St. studio.
Campers will make a tea bowl from Japan, an Egyptian jar, a pyramid box, a Peruvian Stirrup Cup and a Taco letter holder. Art will be glaze-fired and ready for pick-up about two weeks after camp is ended.
Admission is $100 per child. Visit bearhandsart.com on the web.
Storyteller Elisha Minter � �Mother Minter� � will be featured Thursday in the Tryon Palace African-American Lecture Series.
�The Bread Family� will be a 7 p.m. program with a collection of stories, photos and foot-stomping music which focuses on the daily joys and struggles of a family living when Jim Crow laws and racism were prevalent.
Minter narrates the tales from a historical point of view, sharing what life was like in North Carolina for farmers, parents and children growing up in a time when �sto� bought bread� was a delicacy.
The program will be in Cullman Performance Hall and will begin at 7 p.m.
The Tryon Palace African-American Lecture Series offers a new program each month, and all performances are free, thanks to a donation from the Harold H. Bate Foundation.
Special hearing devices are available if needed. Contact Tryon Palace 48 hours in advance of the performance to make arrangements.
Call 639-3500.
Weekly Tryon Palace workshops that focus on learning the skills and culture of Jonkonnu, including dancing techniques, drumming methods and choreographing movements to music continue each Tuesday through Aug. 5.
Youth ages 7 and up are invited to attend these free workshops in the Waystation auditorium, located on the corner of George and Pollock streets, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Jonkonnu is the African-American holiday celebration that combines singing, dancing and drumming into one lively performance.
Tryon Palace invites all to attend a free public performance of Jonkonnu on Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. The celebration, performed by the students, will be complete with music, dancing and costumes. It will showcase the skills students learned in the workshops.
For more information about Jonkonnu workshops, contact Sharon Bryant, African-American outreach coordinator, at 639-3592.
Temple Baptist Church will host �Freedom Friday Dinner Theatre� Friday evening, with a program on human trafficking.
It will be from 5 to 9 p.m. at 1500 Kingdom Way in New Bern.
It will include dinner and fellowship and a short panel presentation about the epidemic of human trafficking locally, nationally and internationally.
The panel presentation will be followed by a showing of the documentary titled �Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.�
�Nefarious� is not rated. However, due to the subject matter, it is not recommended for children under 13.
Childcare will be provided after dinner from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Admission is $10 per person in advance, $15 at the door.
The program is projected by True Justice International.
Contact Jesse McDonald at 206-795-6404 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The �Dog Days of Summer� concert series at Isaac Taylor Garden will continue Thursday.
This week�s performer is Rick Huff. Admission is $2. The gate opens at 6 p.m.
On Friday, the New Bern-Craven County Public Library will have Lunch �n Learn - �Elemental Gardening,� with Master Gardener Judi Lloyd at noon.
Learn how to save money by making a garden work. Bring a brown bag lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
New Bern Civic Theatre�s Saax Bradbury Players will present �Tarzan The Stage Musical� Friday night at the Pollock Street theater.
Remaining shows are at 7:30 Friday and Saturday and again July 18 and 19. Sunday 2 p.m. matinees will be this week and June 20.
Admission is $17 in advance and $19 at the door. Students and active duty military are admitted for $10 with a photo ID.
Tickets are available at the box office by calling 633-0567 or at newberncivictheatre.org on the web.
Wheelrock Entertainment will present Jeff Miller, acoustic looping master, singer and songwriter, for his fourth tour to Trent River Coffee Company on Friday.
He will play from 7 to 9:30 p.m., sponsored by Courtyard by Marriott. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Craven Street coffee house in New Bern or by calling 639-1644.
Seating is limited. Previous shows here by Miller sold out.
Miller lives in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife, Debi, and their son.
The 2014 Down East Belly Dance & Drum Fest will be Friday through Sunday in New Bern.
On Friday, �Get Ready for your Closeup� will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hampton Inn of New Bern. That is followed by a drum jam.
Friday�s other venue is Mickey Milligans, 3411 Trent Road in New Bern. It will include a free belly dance demonstration class, beginning at 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday workshop location will be Stanly Hall Ballroom at 305 Pollock St., New Bern.
Registration and shopping will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Programs will include: �Spanish Fusion Belly dance;� �Maximizing Your Drum Solo;� �Advanced Techniques;� �Fan Addict� and �ITS Exposure.�
A �Gala Show� will be at Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center, 2000 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. at 8 p.m.
On Sunday, activities will return to the Rivertowne Ballroom, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Programs include: �Fluid and Elegant Veil Choreography;� �Fancy Foot Work & Traveling Combinations for the Modern Belly dancer� and �Ensemble Drumming and Percussion.�
For more information and prices, visit kaitlynbellydance.com on the web.
The Pamlico Library�s summer reading program will present a hands-on science museum on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pamlico County Schools will be sponsoring the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium Touch Tank. The Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation will be among the other stations.
The library is looking for donations of �old technology� � rotary telephone, large cell phones, �vintage� computers, old gaming systems, typewriters � for take-apart-tech display.
To donate or take part, contact email@example.com or call the library at 252-745-3515.
A number of new art exhibits have opened in the area, including the Twin Rivers Artist Association show, featuring 33 artists� works at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library in New Bern.
The hanging interactive exhibit �Stories� is at the Bank of the Arts on Middle Street, a project of the art group Cogs and Wheels. It features stories written by local people, with supporting artwork.
The Middle Street gallery also has Jan Hoppe paintings and Daphne Thomas woodburnings
�A Sense of Place� oil paintings by artists Mike Rooney and Dan Nelson continues at Carolina Creations on Pollock Street in New Bern.
Next door, at Fine Art at Baxters, there is portrait and traditional classical realism paintings by Luana Winner.
This is the last week for the North Carolina History Center exhibit �Mail Call� at the Duffy Gallery. It will continue through Sunday.
It is a unique exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service that tells the fascinating story of military mail and communications � from the American Revolution to current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mail Call is a National Postal Museum exhibition organized and circulated by SITES.
Charlie Hall can be reached at 252-635-5667 or 252-259-7585.


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By Benjamin Njoku
There is one name which will continue to ring bell as far as this year's edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search reality TV show is concerned. The name is Onyinye Udodi, the 23 year-old girl who would have become the first female contestant ever to win the competition. But she was narrowly edged out by her close rival, Paschal Eromosele who evenually won the star prize. She recounts her jungle experience.
How were you able to conquer the jungle with your hair-do?
I purposely made this hairstyle for the competition. I had to roll my hair in the Akwa-Ibom State style so that I could carry it for a longer period of time and it didn't weigh me down. It is merely wool and capable of withstanding any condition ; water, dust and the rest.
While you were in the jungle, you got tangled with Paschal. Was it why you lost to him?
What you see on the screen is based on your perception of it. But for me, Paschal was my best partner in the jungle. Ever since I have been with him, we always relate with each other. And each time, we were paired together, we were always winning. I think there was a bond between us, but we are just friends.
How are you going to spend your money?
How I'm going to spend my money is my personal decision .
Are you going to pay your tithe?
Definitely, I will pay my tithe.
Are you the first child in your family?
I'm the last child.
Did your boy friend miss you?
I'm sorry, I don't have a boy friend.
How old are you?
I'm 23 years.
You don't have a boy friend, are you saying you are a virgin?
My God….
When you went for selection, what was uppermost in your mind?
What was uppermost in my mind was to win. I didn't settle to be the last woman standing. That wasn't what I wanted, rather, I wanted to win the ultimate prize.
How did you feel losing to your friend in the jungle?
I felt much better that I lost the crown to Paschal, and not to someone else. I think it's a twist of destiny and I feel I can handle it better because it is him.
But when Paschal was announced as the winner, you felt so bad. Why was it so?
Yes, when he was announced as the ultimate winner, I had mixed-feelings. This is because it looked somehow when you know that you were there at that point in time, only for me to leave for someone else to take the shine off me.
I had mixed-feelings and outburst of emotion, which resulted in my breaking some stuff in the jungle just to let out my emotion.
You felt bad also that you didn't make history as the first female contestant?
I felt so bad also that I didn't make history. I really wanted to make history as the first female contestant to win the ultimate prize but luck was not on my side.
There is this feeling that you were restless and that was why you lost the crown to your close rival. How true is it?
People thought I was restless but I think I was just counting on my instinct to discover the gatekeeper's fortune in the first place. I had this rush on my head to quickly dig and if I couldn't find the fortune box, go to somewhere else in order to beat time and be ahead of my rival.
But I guess, it's a twist of destiny for Paschal to have found the Gatekeeper's fortune.
How do you intend to build on this platform?
With this platform, the organisers have given to me, I intend to build on it. I'm going to generate more money than I have gotten so far. It's a platform I appreciated so much. What I'm going to be doing with the money is still under wrap. But I assure you I'm going to spend the money judiciously.
Are you thinking of going into showbiz?
Not really showbiz per se. But I'm considering of going into modelling.
Have you modelled before now?
Yes, I have modelled before.
While you were in the jungle, what was your driving force?
God and my principle which is to take things a step at a time. I kept on praying because it wasn't easy; the mental pressure , the expectancy and all that.
Did your parents object to your decision to participate in the competition?
They full supported me. But my mother was not really in support of it but, after a while, by God's intervention, I got her full support. I am happy she is here today to witness what her support has done in my life.
Tell me, the first thing you will do with the N4 million?
N4 million is a whole lot of money for a 23year-old girl like me. The first thing I am going to do with the money is to go and pay my tithe in the church. I really have lots of projects lined up and I put them in mind before I came here.
But I have to be grateful to God for taking me this far and making me to have enough resources to take care of the projects.
Are you a graduate? Yes I am a graduate.
What did you study?
I studied Computer Science Education at the University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN). Before I entered for the competition, I was doing contract jobs.
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You mentioned CDC functional checks which apparently means multiple cycle checks as opposed to the first level static checks.
Functional checks involve resetting flops and proper design set-up before checking. With multiple cycles the potential function can become very compilicated quickly. Especially for a large design like your own.
I don't know if there is a "one size fits all" type of solution in this case. I think the best way to investigate is to contact Cadence support and talk to them. If you find a solution please share it with us!
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When you say ''proper design set-up'' what exactly does the checklist cover apart from resetting flops. Could you please elaborate?
In reply to arunvaidya:
I was instructed (by email, post not in forum) to clear up structural violations and once I was able to clear all the structural violations in the design I fired a run to perform all the functional CDC checks. The total run time taken was approx. 5-6 days, but to my suprise most (95%) of the checks returned a status of ED (explored depth), indicating a higher prove effort is required (but atleast the run finished with some results).
If I do increase prove effort won't it increase the already long run time or are there any other suggestions on how I may proceed to reduce the run time by also reducing the total number of ED paths.
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Michigan Business and Professional Association Announces West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™
Mar 15, 2013, 09:00 ET from Michigan Business and Professional Association
WARREN, Mich., March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Great companies that shine at employee relations will be recognized by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) as "West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™." This is a highly sought after honor by competing companies throughout the region. These select companies will be honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) on Thursday, May 2 at The Pinnacle Center in the Grand Rapids area.
This year's winners practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in human resources in industries as diverse as the automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit. (See the attached list of honorees.)
An independent research firm evaluates each company's entry based on key measures in various categories. They include Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment, Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives; Strategic Company Performance and the Best of the Best Small Business.
The winning 101 companies also vie for 11 elite awards, one granted for each category. Also, an overall winner that excelled in all categories will be honored with a "Best of the Best Overall" award. The elite award winners will be announced during the luncheon.
The annual symposium and awards program will begin with registration, networking and an exhibit gallery at 8:00 a.m. Educational workshops will follow at 8:30 a.m. The luncheon and awards ceremony begin at 11:00 a.m.
"Profitability and stability is essential for businesses in today's economic climate. Companies that recognize that their employees are the key to their success, achieve staying power. Our 2013 winners style their business standards to ensure employee satisfaction and they set standards for every business to aspire toward." said Jennifer Kluge, MBPA president. "We are very impressed by the commitment that they have demonstrated to their employees."
Tickets for the symposium and awards lunch are $115 for MBPA members; $135 for non-members. A member table of 10 is $1,150; non-member tables are $1,350. Sponsorships are also available.
Contact the Michigan Business and Professional Association at 586-393-8800 or visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to register or for more information.
Sponsors of the "West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™" include
Grand Rapids Business Journal, WOOD Radio, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, The Employers' Association, DTE Energy, Staples, Davenport University, McGraw Wentworth, Spectrum Health and Spartan Stores.
The "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™", a program of the Michigan Business and Professional Association is presented annually in several markets: Metro Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, West Michigan and Nationally. Nominations are now being accepted. Visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to obtain an application.
The Michigan Business and Professional Association boasts a statewide sphere of influence that no other organization of its kind can claim, leveraging a depth of programs and community initiatives that positively impact more than 150,000 businesses. Visit them online at www.michbusiness.org.
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American Axle & Manufacturing
Andy J. Egan Company
Aspen Surgical
Baker Holtz, CPAs and Advisors
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Baudville, Inc.
Beene Garter LLP
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Borgess Health
Carson City Hospital
Cintas Corporation
Clark Retirement Community
Coldwell Banker AJS Schmidt
Consumers Credit Union
Crowe Horwath LLP
CSM Group
Dan Vos Construction Company, Inc.
Deloitte, LLP and its subsidiaries
DFCU Financial
DK Security & Investigations
Dominion Systems, Inc.
Easter Seals Michigan
Elzinga & Volkers Construction Professionals
Employment Plus, Inc.
Ernst & Young
Express Employment Professionals
Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering, Inc.
Goodwill Industries of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Grand Rapids Label Company
Greenleaf Hospitality Group
Greenleaf Trust
Harold Zeigler Auto Group
Hastings City Bank
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company
Holland Hospital
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Hope College
HUMANeX Ventures
Hungerford, Aldrin, Nichols & Carter, PC
Kendall Electric, Inc.
KSS Enterprises
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Lamar Construction Company
Law Weathers & Richardson PC
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Macatawa Bank
Marquette General Health System
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Metro Health Hospital
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Open Systems Technologies
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RUGBY : Dan Carter's disciplinary hearing has been postponed until Tuesday, at the request of the New Zealand team management.
Dan Carter's disciplinary hearing has been postponed until Tuesday, at the request of the New Zealand team management.
The All Blacks fly-half was cited for a dangerous tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts during his side's 19-12 victory at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
Carter was due to appear before Judge Jeff Blackett, the International Rugby Board-appointed judicial officer for the match, at a hearing on Monday. The case will be heard in London.
Carter escaped censure from referee Craig Joubert at the time but Wales head coach Warren Gatland and assistant Shaun Edwards both believe the challenge deserved a yellow card.
If Blackett decides Carter deserves a ban, it could threaten his participation against England at Twickenham on November 21.
The All Blacks are currently preparing for Saturday's Test with Italy at the San Siro stadium in Milan, a game Carter would probably have been rested for anyway.
New Zealand had two players – wing Sitiveni Sivivatu and prop Tony Woodcock – cited and suspended following the victory over Australia in Tokyo nine days ago, bans that meant they missed the Wales game.


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Richard R. Stevens, 74, of Lowell, Ohio, formerly of South Amherst, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Specialty Hospital in Amherst. He was born on September 24, 1938.
Richard worked for the Ford Motor Company for 30 years, retiring in 1990.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Martha; five children, Pamela Shaw of Chagrin Falls, Tamela Griffith of Vermilion, Jackie Sliman of Vermilion, Kim Pickett of Elyria, and Todd Stevens of Lowell; and 13 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Bryan Stevens; and brother, Darrell Stevens.
Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be held at 10 A.M. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, in Lowell, Ohio with The Rev. Timothy Shannon celebrating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with full military honors being observed. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 12 from 2 to 8 P.M. at the Lowell Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home, 227 Lock St, Lowell, Ohio 45744. There will be a Vigil Service held at 4 P.M. at the funeral home on Tuesday.


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Patients implanted with defective Stryker hip devices may be suffering with life-altering consequences or they may not know they have legal recourse against the device manufacturer.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PRWEB) April 24, 2014
The Stryker Corporation voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems in 2012 for the "potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction." The recall came too late for hundreds of patients implanted with the Rejuvenate and ABG II with metal-on-metal injuries from where the metal modular meets the metal neck of the device. The Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II multicounty litigation in New Jersey is showing signs of moving forward with settlements including mediation. (Case number: Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Stem and the ABG II Modular Hip Stem Litigation; MCL-296, Bergen County Superior Court, New Jersey)
Experienced trial attorney, Joseph A. Osborne of Babbitt, Johnson, Osborne, & Le Clainche has been following the Stryker multi-district litigation (MDL) closely. Having built a solid reputation for his work on medical device cases, Osborne was appointed the leadership structure of the Plaintiff's Steering Committee for the nationwide case against Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II devices.
"MDL centralization places all actions in a given docket before a single judge who can formulate a pretrial program that streamlines discovery. This ensures the pretrial proceedings will be conducted in a manner leading to the just and expeditious resolution of all actions to the overall benefit of the parties," stated Osborne.
Patients implanted with defective Stryker hip devices may be suffering with life-altering consequences or they may not know they have legal recourse against the device manufacturer. Osborne stresses that if a patient has been injured as a result of hip replacement surgery, their best defense is to speak to a knowledgeable Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Lawyers to about their rights and options.
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Dr Hughes is my third physician in the past 20 years due to insurance changes, he is the most professional, attentive and caring. Calls are answered within hours and he truly cares. I would recommend him to anyone, I do not understand the negative reviews, that is not the Dr Hughes I have experienced.
The staff are wonderful! I had a terrible experience with physicians in the past. Hughes is caring, knowledgeable, and expeditious. Tamra and Olive always go out of their way to help with referrals, scheduling, you name it! I'll never go anywhere else.
I don't see how there can be such terrible ratings and then such positive ones. Either he is favoring some and hating others or these positive reviews are fake. Dr Hughes and his staff blacklisted me slanderously near the end of my time with him. I have multiple serious medical problems, both chronic and acute and he has made it impossible to get a diagnosis and has blacklisted my name. I recently was in his office and he had to leave to get the EKG machine because he detected an abnormal heart rhythm. I glanced at my record on the screen in front of me and there was a RED button at the top of my file that said ALERT boldly in the box. This surely follows my file everywhere and is slanderous to me, based on the vindictive office staff and has caused me to suffer and get sicker for months on end, while being neglected by the doctor and his staff. I was a patient with Dr Hughes for about 2 years. As the other bad reviews state the office staff is ABOMINABLE. In all that time as his patient I would call abut every 2 weeks for something and NEVER got a call back from the drs assistant OR the Dr. regarding tests or results or referrals or anything. I didn't like the way he didn't even look at me when he entered the room. WHen I would explain my symptomology he would always be just looking at the computer and doing other things, and yet even though it seemed rude he did seem to get the general idea behind what I was saying. I overlooked alot of it and tried not to take it personally. Currently I have heart spasms, hypothyroid and goiter, car accident, inability to gain weight.... toxic encephalopathy, ichthyosis, immune deregulation etc I went to some OB's for about 6 months with an infection which they were having trouble diagnosing. I had dozens of severe disabling symptoms. I finally decided to tell Dr Hughes. He started running tests. I already showed him that they ran HIV and Herpes and all the others like 3 TIMES and yet he ran them again which I found strange. The office staff especially Natalie and Tamra would NEVER give my messages to the Med assistant or to medical records or doctor. At one point I called a couple times a week for test results for over a month and a half and near the end of that they started telling me to look online for the test result. I told them I had looked online Beacon Labcorp a dozen times and it wasn't there. They kept ignoring me. I made an appt to see Dr Hughes, drove almost an hour to see him and I was 10 minutes late. The office staff let me wait there for 40 minutes and then came out and told me that he would not see me. Tamra office manager told me the next appointment wasn't for over a month. The whole reason I was there was to get the tests that they SHOULD have given to me over the phone! I called my insurance to ask them if that was even legal. They were on the phone the whole time. I was calm and collected; did not raise my voice but I was angry, and insurance lady heard the whole transaction and told me I was well within my rights to complain and expect to be seen. Tamra the office mnger went into the back and returned with a SECURITY GUARD. (I am all of 110 lbs) It was creepy that they 'went there' in such a situation. When I told Tamra that I had my insurance carrier on the phone she THEN said she could give me an appointment in 2 DAYS. It went from over a month to 2 days in a matter of minutes! When I pointed that out she got VERY b i t c h y with me. This very tense event with the security guard was the only one of it's kind and totally unprecedented in itself. It was surely the reason they blacklist me with a RED ALERT button on my file A month or so later I discovered that the reason these tests weren't showing up on Next MD-- and hence why I had to call them for two months with unreturned calls then drive an hour to get the tests only to be told I had to go home without seeing doctor and come back again-- THE REASON WAS BECAUSE THE OFFICE STAFF GOT MY EMAIL WRONG FROM THE OUTSET. It isn't .com. They made the mistake that caused me to be blacklisted for future doctors and assistance with my health. In the last few days it is happening again. They have been sitting on test for over 3 weeks and NOW the Next MD site strangely won't accept my password which I have previously used and written down. The site locked me out. The office hasn't answered called for 5 days. The fact that this doctor allows his staff to be so abominably rude and incompetant and even slanderous in a MEDICAL SETTING where peoples lives and health are at stake is truly disgusting.
Dr. Hughes is the next best thing to House! I have been fighting with chronic pain for 9 years and NO doctor has been nice enough or even wanting to even help me! He is the first one to even know what one of my situations was without looking at my like I had a third eye and not only KNEW what it was but knew how to treat it! He also helped me with my migraine issues. I have had them for over 20 years weeks on end the kind that you just hide in the closet with a bucket and pray for no light or noise.. after meeting Dr. Hughes I have not had one in 3 months!! I am getting all the treatment that I have should have been getting from other doctors years ago! I wish more doctors were like him and had the caring, compassionate heart that still want to help people get better! I will ALWAYS be a loyal patient of his!
I was just diagnosed with cancer and am now seeing multiple doctors. Dr. Hughes is acting as my guide through all of this. He explains everything that I am having done and has been such a boost to my sanity, he uses English when he explains issues, not large medical terms. Great doctor!!!
Dr. Hughes couldn't be more friendly and understanding! He is a delightful person with and I feel lucky that he is my doctor. He has demonstrated to me many times his knowledge and expertise. I am confident that I am in safe hands with his counsel. Thank you Dr. Hughes!
In today's complex medical system, Dr. Hugh's attention and passion for his job are a breath of fresh air. I've never felt rushed or unimportant. My transition to his office was initially because of a change in insurance but now its a welcome one!
I recently changed insurance plans and was referred to Dr Hughes by my physician. I am pleased to say it is the best recommendation I have ever received. Dr Hughes is kind, patient, personable, and genuinely cares about his patients. I would highly recommend him to anyone!
I recently moved from Los Angeles to Palm Springs and was referred to Dr. Hughes by a friend. I have to say, I made the right decision by making an appointment. Dr. Hughes took the time with me to answer any questions I had and fully explains any and every answer he gives you with his undivided attention. Dr. Hughes went above and beyond to do all the necessary tests to ensure I was in good health. He is very caring and knowledgeable and I would highly recommend him to any of my family or friends. For once, I don't feel like I was just another number. Thank you, Dr. Hughes!
My experience with this doctor echoes a lot of the negatives that have been expressed here. I was not comfortable with his demeanor and not confident in his medical care. He sits there like a mute and doesn't EXPLAIN anything... communication skills are lacking. Staff interaction was terrible and I dreaded having to ask them anything. It was like medical care by WALMART! I moved on to another medical group because I felt if I was ever in trouble and needed real help this doctor and staff wouldn't be there for me. Hopefully he will move on too... to another city!
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6:30 PM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Every life has a story! Do you have stories to tell but don't know how to begin? Join Sherry Bailey in this free, introduction to writing workshop and take the first steps in your writing journey. Learn tips on how to begin writing and how to stay motivated. Some writing exercises will be given. No
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Windy Corners Toastmasters
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Each Wednesday 7-10 p.m. come for Chase the Ace..free Every Friday evening Festivities! Every Saturday 4-5:30 p.m. multi-prize meat
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Metro Club Business Networking
11:45 AM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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11:30 AM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Explore the benefits of being a wellness facilitator and how this adds value to your business. Discover how to help your clients live well and be satisfied in life. This free info session is an online teleclass.
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DRIE Central Luncheon - Stuarburn Fires and Snowstorm
11:30 AM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
On October 2, 2012 grassland fires whipped through the RM of Stuartburn, resulting in evacuations of residents and destroying 4 homes. Later that same week, thousands of residents in the same area were without power due to an ice storm. Join us for a lunch and a panel discussion of the event and
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Rotary Club of Winnipeg (Downtown)
12:00 PM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
with Florence Watson, Executive Director, Youth Employment Service (Y.E.S.) speaking on the development of Y.E.S. and how they help youth, from 16 - 29 years of age, to prepare for and get jobs (especially in the core area).
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Q. Yesterday I added two black mollies to my aquarium. Right now one of the black mollies is at the bottom of the aquarium with a blue discoloration and growth around its gills and mouth. It is also breathing rapidly. I just upgraded my 10-gallon aquarium to a brand new 20-gallon. I moved all my old substrate, water and filters to this new aquarium.
I did an ammonia test and found only trace amounts of ammonia. I have two goldfish, two black mollies, one silver molly and several other silver fish (I'm not sure what they are). What is wrong with my black molly? Will my aquarium be all right and will the other fish get sick?
East Syracuse, New York
A. I see some potential problems with your fish aquarium and I am going to address each one separately. To answer the first part of your question about the ill black molly: I think chances are the blue growth or discoloration you are seeing may be a fungal infection. Extreme stress from unstable water parameters can cause fungal infections and from the symptoms you described it is my guess that bacterial fungus has made your tropical fish sick. Treating fungal infections can be very difficult and the most effective way to handle these is with an antibiotic.
Treating a fungal infection requires close evaluation and several steps. Bacteria may be present and the fungus you are seeing is secondary to a bacterial infection. Also, the initial culprit may have been a parasite and the fungal infection is secondary to a parasitic infection. Normally just treating a tropical fish with an anti-fungus agent is ineffective and to truly help the animal the aquarist must attack potentially degrading water quality, bacteria or parasitic infection and finally the fungus itself. Sometimes feeding garlic soaked fish foods in addition to superior water quality can clear these conditions up rather than creating a chemical soup of antibiotics and other medications.
Anytime a medication is employed in the fish aquarium it is best done in a quarantine aquarium. Most antibiotics as well as anti-fungal or parasite drugs kill beneficial bacteria and can stress healthy tropical fish. I prefer to attack the problem with diet and a healthy environment before trying to play doctor with medications. That said, deciding which antibiotic is right can be a major undertaking and using an antibiotic on the whole aquarium will often make matters worse. It's often a better pursuit to correct the source of the fish's stress rather than concoct a chemical soup of antibiotics trying to cure it.
It sounds to me like your bacteria bed may not be suited for the tropical fish load in your aquarium. Twenty gallons makes for a tight squeeze for two goldfish, two black mollies, and several other fish. Goldfish require not only cooler water than some of your other tropical fish but larger aquariums. The thought that a goldfish can survive in a bowl or small aquarium is a common misconception as goldfish eat a lot and create lots of waste (not to mention the fact that they get very large). I am sure when you made the transition from your old aquarium to the new aquarium that large colonies of bacteria died off. Even though you moved the substrate and water filters it can still take an aquarium several weeks to re-cycle once it has been moved.
It sounds like your ammonia test did show some trace elements of ammonia in your water. While it's good that these amounts were not off the charts, chances are your fish aquarium is basically restarting the nitrogen cycle. It is likely that you will, in coming days, see drops and rises in both nitrite and ammonia. Finally you should see the nitrite and ammonia drop to 0 and the nitrates even out. Monitoring nitrate, nitrite and ammonia will be crucial for the next several weeks. At this point, since you already have tropical fish in the new aquarium, water changes will be the only way to dilute the rising ammonia and nitrite. I would recommend testing your ammonia as you have been, and also nitrite, and administering water changes of 25 percent of your aquarium's water volume as needed. There are several products on the market that claim to speed up the water cycle or absorb ammonia and nitrite. I cannot attest to how any of these work, but they may prove helpful in your situation. Soon you will notice that the parameters causing problems (the nitrite and ammonia) will even out and your fish aquarium should be cycled. I will say that I wouldn't recommend adding any more tropical fish to the aquarium.
I'm sorry I can't offer more advice on the molly that has fallen ill. I honestly think at this stage adding anything that is intended to fight off a fungal infection would do more harm for the overall aquarium than good. If you have a small hospital or quarantine aquarium, however you could attempt to treat the infection there.


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Abu Dhabi Finance to offer mortgages to profile group properties customers
Abu Dhabi Finance, the Emirate's leading new home finance provider, today extended its reach with the signature of a cooperation Agreement with one of Abu Dhabi's leading private developers, Profile Group Properties. The agreement means Abu Dhabi Finance will offer mortgages of up to 85 per cent loan-to-value on apartments in Profile Group's residential developments on Reem Island.
The agreement covers the 234 apartments in 'Marina Heights I' and 470 apartments in 'Marina Heights II', both within Marina Square. The two projects are amongst the most advanced on Reem Island, with completion expected by December 2009. As a result, Profile Group Properties is in the unique position of having a significant number of near 'ready to occupy' apartments available to offer investors and homeowners alike.
Profile Group Properties, which began trading in 2005, was the first company to start selling real estate to all nationalities in Abu Dhabi, when it launched the first of its Marina Heights towers.
Raeid Al Yousif , Chairman of Profile Group Properties, said: "We are delighted to be able to introduce our customers to Abu Dhabi Finance, which has quickly established itself as a pre-eminent provider of home financing options. Its dedication to delivering a quality service is second to none.
"Both new and existing customers will be able to take advantage of 85 per cent mortgages, with the wide range of customer-specified options that come from Abu Dhabi Finance."
Philip Ward, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Finance, said: "Marina Heights is an excellent development, with some fantastic apartments coming onto the market by the end of this year. These apartments are perfectly suited to long term investors and owner occupiers alike. We are delighted to be able to partner with Profile Group Properties, extending our reach within Abu Dhabi."
Abu Dhabi Finance formed and launched in 2008 with a capital of Dh 500 million, offers mortgages with a wide range of benefits, including loan-to-value ratios of up to 85 per cent, loan terms of between three and thirty years, flexible repayment methods and debt service ratios of up to 55 per cent.
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Vanden Bosch needs rest to get healthy
Published: November 6th, 2008 | Tags: Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tennessee Titans
It sounds as if Tennessee is catching on to the idea that, in order to get Pro Bowl defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch healthy, it needs to force him to sit down and rest his strained groin.
Vanden Bosch keeps pleading to play, Tennessee relents, and each time it happens, it seems to set back the defensive end more.
Vanden Bosch wound up playing only a handful of plays Sunday against the Green Bay Packers before suffering another setback to his groin injury. He did not practice Wednesday and it doesn't sound as if he is going to be practicing much, if at all, this week.
Tennessee is starting to realize that the best and only way for Vanden Bosch to get healthy for the key stretch run, starting a week from Sunday with a game against division-rival Jacksonville, is to rest him.
The smart money says Vanden Bosch will not play Sunday against the Chicago Bears, but could be back the following Sunday at Jacksonville.


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But let's split the difference. Winning for Pagano is the purpose. Pagano's return adds additional mojo. The combination might even be more than the Baltimore Ravens can handle when the teams meet for a wildcard playoff game at 1 p.m. Sunday in Baltimore.
The Colts (11-5) made Pagano's return as head coach both heartwarming and satisfying as they beat the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Texans were shipped back to Houston without the No.1 playoff seed and with a still winless record (0-11) in Indianapolis.
"Happy, happy, joy, joy," Colts outside linebacker Robert Mathis said about the post-game locker room. "Everybody was dancing and not taking anything for granted and the small things in life mean the most."
There are all sorts of lessons to be taken from this Colts season and Pagano's plight as he fought and beat leukemia. There are lessons off the field, certainly, of the preciousness of life and family. We all know cancer's a dirty opponent, and we all cheered – even in the press box – for Pagano to win.
But there are lessons on the field, too, lessons of resilience, of camaraderie and of the need for every player to contribute. Consider this: Perhaps the biggest play Sunday was the 101-yard kickoff return touchdown by the Colts' Deji Karim after the Colts had lost the lead. Three weeks ago, Karim was parking cars.
The Colts' defense limited the Texans to one touchdown and three field goals. Vontae Davis picked off Matt Schaub twice. The Colts sacked Schaub four times. Those sacks were by Dwight Freeney (a guy we all know) and Clifton Geathers, Jamaal Westerman and Lawrence Guy (guys few of us know, unless our last name is Guy).
"They threw a sack party," Mathis said. "I was kind of mad I wasn't invited to it. Nah, it was fun to see that and fun to get the win."
The fun started when Pagano returned to the sidelines, his first time as coach since Week 3, when he went into the bye week, went to the doctor and had his life turned upside down. After nearly three months of treatment, his leukemia was battled into remission. He was cleared to come back and Arians, the interim coach, gave him back the keys to the team.
Fans greeted Pagano with a long, emotional ovation. Late in the game, when the offense kept the ball for nine minutes, the fans started chanting "Chuck, Chuck, Chuck!"
"It was a like a rock star coming out of the tunnel with all the cameras flashing when he walked out," Colts quarterback Andrew Luck said. "That was sort of a life that he gave us, it was energy."
By the time the improbable win was over and Pagano reached the postgame news conference, his eyes were dry. He paused a couple times, still harboring emotion, but he seems to be getting stronger by the minute. Watching this team will do that for a man.
"I told our team I received medicine from my doctors and I had to go rough things that everybody else has to go through who has battled what I battled," Pagano said. "The best medicine I received was just watching them play week in and week out."
The Colts played one of their best games of the season against the Texans. It was a bit illogical, since the Colts had the No.5 seed wrapped up, nothing else to gain, and the Texans were playing for the AFC's No.1 seed.
The sharper team was Indianapolis. Rookie quarterback Luck directed the Colts 75 yards in 13 plays over 7:09 on their first possession, hitting rookie Coby Fleener with a 1-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead. Luck hit rookie Dwayne Allen with a 20-yard pass on third down to keep the drive alive. That's a lot of rookies in one drive.
The Colts later scored when Luck hit rookie T.Y. Hilton, who was ruled down at the 1-yard line, and rookie Vick Ballard powered in the for the score. The Colts' final touchdown was a 70-yard strike from Luck to Hilton, the longest TD pass for Luck yet. Must have been a good draft for general manager Ryan Grigson and Pagano, huh?
In retrospect, given the Colts' come-from-behind wins over Green Bay, at Tennessee and at Detroit, we should have figured they'd play their best with Pagano on the sidelines.
Pagano mentioned asking his team earlier this season, before his illness, what they wanted their legacy to be 10-20 years down the road.
"We're still writing our story because the journey continues," Pagano said. "They've done such an unbelievable job that they got us in the playoffs and we've got another ballgame obviously to look for. I think the sky's the limit when you look at what they just did to close that thing out."
As Pagano says, they've got their mojo working. Working with a purpose, I'd say.
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Colts 2012 team recordsAndrew Luck:
* Passing yards by a rookie in a season: 4,374 (NFL record)
* Completions by a rookie in a season: 339
* Attempts by a rookie in a season: 627
* Most wins by a rookie QB drafted No.1: 11 (NFL record)
* Most fourth-quarter or overtime game-winning drives: 7 (ties Colts, NFL record)
* Most 300-yard passing games by a rookie: 6 (NFL record)
* Most passing yards in a game by a rookie: 433 vs. Miami (NFL record)
T.Y. Hilton:
* Most 100-yard receiving games by a rookie: 5
Reggie Wayne:
* Most consecutive games with three or more catches: 64 (NFL record)
Dwayne Allen:
* Most catches by a rookie tight end: 45
Jerrell Freeman:
* Most tackles in a season: 202
Pat McAfee:
* Punting average in a season: 48.4
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How Do I Make Mmf Pieces Stick To Cake?
Decorating By klamb17 Updated 9 Jan 2012 , 1:24am by klamb17
Can someone please tell me the best way to get MMF to stick to a buttercreamed cake. I don't mean a whole layer to cover the cake, just pieces. I tried to make a book cake and trying to stick the white fondant around the book for pages was a pain in the neck! It keep peeling off at the top. The cake was in the fridge all night and by the time I started working with the fondant the icing was becoming soft. Also, how much icing do I need to put under fondant? I have noticed that I have some lumps and it maybe to much. I want enough so when people eat it they can have some icing on the edges, because most people peel off the fondant.
Water. Just brush the back of the fondant piece with water.
I don't know what kind of buttercream you are using, but it shouldn't get soft if it's American BC at room temperature or less than 85-90 degrees. You don't need to refrigerate a BC cake unless you're using perishable fillings. Perhaps your cake was sweating after removing from the fridge which made it too wet for the fondant to stick.
The recipe I use calls for 3-4 cups p/s, vanilla, butter, salt, and milk that's it. It's actually really good. I mean it doesn't get soft and melt...it's like the can frosting but thicker. I thought the only way to get icing to crust was to refrigerate it...lol sorry I am really new to this.


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Teens Visit City Hall to "Speak Out" on Education
Fourteen teens from community schools and centers across The Children's Aid Society visited City Hall on April 30th at the invitation of New York City Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development Dennis Walcott.
Mr. Walcott met with the teens in City Hall's famous Blue Room to continue a dialogue on education that began in February at the annual Youth Speak Out on Education. The teens impressed Mr. Walcott with their interest in and passion for education issues at the conference, presented by Children's Aid and the Audrey Miller Poritzky Education Fund for Children, and again at City Hall.
The teens took advantage of the rare opportunity to speak directly to an elected official whose decisions impact their educations. Mr. Walcott, who has met with other Children's Aid Society teens in the past, listened intently and engaged the youth in a true dialogue. The wide ranging discussion touched on everything from mayoral control of the New York City school system to the school environment, including security and overcrowding, as well as gang violence, parental involvement and undocumented immigrants.
Before and after the meeting, the teens were treated to a tour of City Hall, during which they learned about the building's architecture and its importance in the city's rich history.
The students left City Hall with a deeper understanding of their city's government, its relationship to their educations and their own place as possible future leaders.


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Obama volunteer Julie Haywood visited with Craig Browne in a Montgomery County neighborhood. She was urging Democrats to vote in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary. (Scott Lewis for the Boston Globe)
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Vast and varied, India is a country of contrasts. On the one hand, one out of three of the world's malnourished children lives in India. On the other, a McKinsey Global Inc. report suggests that if India continues its recent growth, it will be the fifth largest consumer economy in the world by 2025.
September 2011
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Containing almost 250 entries written by scholars from around the world, this two-volume resource provides current, accurate, and useful information on the politics, economics, society, and cultures of India since 1947.
With more than a billion citizens—almost 18 percent of the world's population—India is a reflection of over 5,000 years of interaction and exchange across a wide spectrum of cultures and civilizations. India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic describes the growth and development of the nation since it achieved independence from the British Raj in 1947. The two-volume work presents an analytical review of India's transition from fledgling state to the world's largest democracy and potential economic superpower. Providing current data and perspective backed by historical context as appropriate, the encyclopedia brings together the latest scholarship on India's diverse cultures, societies, religions, political cultures, and social and economic challenges. It covers such issues as foreign relations, security, and economic and political developments, helping readers understand India's people and appreciate the nation's importance as a political power and economic force, both regionally and globally.
Arnold P. Kaminsky, PhD, is professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, CA, and former chair of the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies. He was the founding director of the Yadunandan Center for India Studies at CSULB. A specialist on modern India and South Asia, his published works include The India Office: 1880–1910 and a number of articles and book chapters on the administrative history of India. Kaminsky has received numerous grants and fellowships to advance his research and engage in curricular design of Asia in the schools. He recently worked with the National Knowledge Commission of India to establish teacher education and higher education leadership collaboration between CSULB and Indian universities.Roger D. Long, PhD, is professor of history at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. His research focuses on India during the 20th century, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s, with special reference to the nationalist movement. He has edited a number of volumes, including The Founding of Pakistan: An Annotated Bibliography; The Man on the Spot: Essays on British Empire History; Charisma and Commitment in South Asian History: Essays Presented to Stanley Wolpert; The Political Career of Muhammad Ali Jinnah; and 'Dear Mr. Jinnah': Selected Correspondence and Speeches of Liaquat Ali Khan, 1937–1947.
"This resource provides up-to-date information on the political, cultural, and economic specifics of the Indian society, from its declaration of independence in 1947 to the present day. Approximately 250 entries, written by notable worldwide scholars, represent a concise overview of the progress and the growth of this diversified modern nation. . . . Successful at nurturing an appreciation for and an understanding of life in contemporary India by providing a clear, solid foundation describing its challenges and its development, this reference is recommended for libraries serving high school and college students."—Booklist
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KASHIWA, CHIBA PREF. – Japan striker Ryoichi Maeda scored twice as struggling Jubilo Iwata boosted their top-flight survival hopes with a stunning 3-1 win at Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League on Friday night.
Iwata came into the match second-from-bottom of the table and nine points adrift of the safety zone, having not won in the league since beating Albirex Niigata 2-1 on July 10.
But Shunya Suganuma opened the scoring early on and Maeda completed his brace in the 63rd minute to put a dent in Reysol's preparations for their Asian Champions League quarterfinal second leg away to Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab on Wednesday.
"I'm so happy," said Maeda. "We have been two goals up and then conceded and lost games so it was good timing (for my second goal) and all credit to Zaki (Ryohei Yamazaki for the assist).
"It is a big win for us but we have got a tough opponent in Kashima next and we want to give our supporters (another) victory."
Buoyed by an 8-1 demolition of non-league Saurcos Fukui on Saturday in the Emperor's Cup, Iwata took the lead after five minutes.
Suganuma headed in a flick on from Yoshiaki Fujita following a Carlinhos corner and Maeda then doubled the advantage two minutes later, beating marker Naoya Kondo to head home another Carlinhos delivery from 12 meters.
Kashiwa nearly hit back in the 32nd minute but Iwata goalkeeper Naoki Hatta did well to get down and turn a low drive from Junya Tanaka around the post.
Hatta produced an even better stop to once again thwart Tanaka five minutes into the second half, but there was little he could do as Tanaka made it third time lucky by bundling in Masato Kudo'S flick on from Kim Chang-soo's cross in the 56th minute.
Iwata, however, needed only seven minutes to restore its two-goal cushion. Yamazaki took a pass from Yuki Kobayashi and broke free down the right flank before his cross set up Maeda for a simple finish at the far post.


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When I first arrived at The Province in June of 1995, the first person I remember meeting was Paul Chapman. We became fast friends and colleagues, moving into the sports department around the same time. And in that first year, especially, we tended to work the same hours, often starting work around 3 or 3:30 in the afternoon. Which meant there were many days when I'd zip over to his False Creek condo around, say, 11, and we'd settle in to play a few hours of Madden, or FIFA Soccer, or NHL 95. It was fun, but I got used to being pummeled pretty quickly. It's always been that way, I think. Not back in the days when I was really good at pinball, which stretch back to my preteen years at the end of the 1970's. But in more modern times, when arcades started shutting down and home entertainment systems became more common, I started to struggle. So the stories are famous. How Paul used to beat me in Madden 77-3. You know, that sort of thing.
Well, let me tell you, those horrendous memories, those nightmares, are coming back more vividly than ever, now that I have a six-year-old who routinely beats me in video games. I haven't introduced him yet to Madden, which is probably a good thing, since he's already pounding me regularly at NHL 13. And I mean pounding. Last night I was the Washington Capitals, visiting Heinz Field and the Pittsburgh Penguins for the NHL Winter Classic in 2011. When all was said and done, I lost, 7-0. Sidney Crosby scored three times on me, and the little guy was upset because the announcers said no hats would rain down on the ice because the fans needed the hats to keep their heads warm. I reminded the little guy that there was a more practical reason, that the fans in the stands of the football stadium were so far from the ice that their hats would never land within 200 feet of the players. And then I descended into a deep funk. Damn you, Chapman. Damn you, six-year-old. (Though in my defence, he's almost seven.)
And on to the 10 O'Clock, and a few quick hits for your morning reading pleasure. Let's start with Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback, because that column is always a Monday-morning must-read. King's already looking forward to next weekend's game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos — a game that might not go too well for the 0-5 Jags. "What's my line?" writes King. "Depending on your source for gambling, it's either 27.5 or 28 points for Jacksonville-Denver, which is significant because it is the most lopsided line in NFL history — or at least since records have been kept on such things, since 1972. A bookie in New Jersy (no names, please) told me last night he'd bet on the 0-5 Jaguars for a couple of reasons. 'You don't know who's playing in the fourth quarter for Denver,' he said. "They could have (Brock) Osweiler in and take it easy on Jacksonville, or run a lot just to run out the clock. I'd bet on Jacksonville.'" King is promising constant coverage all week on this game, on the stupendous line, on the Jags' sorry history. Should be compelling stuff.
When the Indianapolis Colts beat the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, it pushed Andrew Luck's record to 15-6 in his first 21 NFL starts. Interestingly enough, it dropped the Seahawks' Russell Wilson's record to 15-6 in his first 21 NFL starts. Just three QB's in NFL history had better records through their first 21 games, including, amazingly enough, Chicago's Rex Grossman. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at that situation, and how Luck vs. Wilson could be a tantalizing comparison well into the future.
Dodger Stadium, meanwhile, is a really fun place to be when the hometown team is playing well. And now, with the Dodgers just five wins away from their first World Series appearance in a quarter-century, there's no better place to be, writes the Los Angeles Times' Bill Plaschke. "In the end, as the Dodgers were scoring the most postseason runs in Los Angeles history, the crowd was joining the pummeling with a taunting, blue-toweled tomahawk chop and chant. To those who say they were being disrespectful to the Braves, since when has Atlanta's chop and chant been respectful to anyone?"
Finally, is Alex Rodriguez starting to look a lot like Lance Armstrong, or what? Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News has spent a lot of time and effort and words reminding his readers about what he says is Rodriguez's true nature; this column is another intriguing read.
OK, see you back here this afternoon for the 2 O'Clock. Get back to work. Work hard. And I'll serve up another deserved break in a few hours.


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The Adventures of Shuggy - PC
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There are over 100 levels in the game connected through a gradually unlocking map screen ensuring there is always a variety of levels to choose from. Various different mechanics give each level a fresh spin with Shuggy traveling in time, swinging on ropes, rotating levels, turning to a zombie, shrinking, growing, flying, teleporting and more. The game takes place in an old Scottish mansion recently inherited by young Shuggy, a cartoon vampire. To clear the mansion of evil spirits he must venture through the five different areas of the mansion, The Dungeon, The Boiler Room, The Gallery, The Graveyard and The Clocktower. Progress through the mansion is punctuated by comic book cut scenes and the occasional boss encounter.
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"And in the last days of humanity, We shall look upon what we have wrought with fear"
- So sayeth the great Cherkov Alexandriesk.
Ten years ago a powerful apocalypse swept the world. With the discovering of ancient ruin, the destruction came to be. The explorers and scientists there stopped communication after a disturbing message of creatures, demons, and undead. Within a week communications were caught of from Africa, the land in which the ruins were found. Within a month Parts of Europe, including France, Belgium and south Germany, and Most of Asia. Within a year the old world was gone, leaving north and south america alone. Those that did not die came here seeking shelter with tales of mass outbreaks of "cannibalism" and whole fields of crops wilting. The original story from the first coming. With the coming of the final survivors the tales grew more wild, and those out there were not allowed in. Canada and the united states sealed a pact with each other and became known as "Das Weiße Rosenreich" or the white rose, underneath the Ruler ship of High Lord Cherkov Alexandriesk. Outbreaks like this bring out the best in some, and the worse in others. Cherkov ruled the newly formed alliance with an iron fist, placing all funds into military and health research programs. Military members were sent to all possible borders and entries into the lands. Whole cities where walled off in preparation of the imminent attack of these "demons". Five years passed before any signs. A man appeared from Great Britain. He was allowed entry for he bared the imperial seal. When he was asked for any clue as to what was going on over there he screamed, for what seem like hours. Then he died. The military there where very disturbed by what happened. Suddenly the body got up and charged at the nearest soldier. He appeared to bite him but there was blood, when teeth shouldn't be able to pierce the bulletproof armor, nor the cloth underneath. The man went down screaming in pain as his arm was almost torn clean off. Soldiers in the area where shocked by what they saw for just a moment before gunning both members down. Sending a message to Cherkov they burned both bodies just in case. At 10:50pm that evening the message was sent. To all Soldiers of the Das Weiße Rosenreich. This is an emergency situation. Allow no one into your city for a span of 3 days. Allow no one to leave your city for 3 days. We are under imminent threat from unknown sources in the east. Today i send 40 of our bravest and best men. Good luck.Begrüßen Sie alle die Weiße Rose!
You are one of these men. It is up to you and your squad to find out what your up against, and hopefully stop it.


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Insertion of a multibasic cleavage motif into the hemagglutinin of a low-pathogenic avian influenza H6N1 virus induces a highly pathogenic phenotype
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus phenotype is restricted to influenza A viruses of the H5 and H7 hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes. To obtain more information on the apparent subtype-specific nature of the HPAI virus phenotype, a low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H6N1 virus was generated, containing an HPAI H5 RRRKKR↓G multibasic cleavage site (MBCS) motif in HA (the downward arrow indicates the site of cleavage). This insertion converted the LPAI virus phenotype into an HPAI virus phenotype in vitro and in vivo. The H6N1 virus with an MBCS displayed in vitro characteristics similar to those of HPAI H5 viruses, such as cleavage of HA0(the HA protein of influenza A virus initially synthesized as a single polypeptide precursor) and virus replication in the absence of exogenous trypsin. Studies of chickens confirmed the HPAI phenotype of the H6N1 virus with an MBCS, with an intravenous pathogenicity index of 1.4 and systemic virus replication upon intranasal inoculation, the hallmarks of HPAI viruses. This study provides evidence that the subtypespecific nature of the emergence of HPAI viruses is not at the molecular, structural, or functional level, since the introduction of an MBCS resulted in a fully functional virus with an HPAI virus genotype and phenotype. Copyright
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Ark. panel OKs change in sex-crimes law
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - An Arkansas House panel says the state should eliminate the statute of limitations for certain sex crimes against minors.
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the measure after hearing from two supporters of the proposal who said they were abused as minors.
Current law in Arkansas limits prosecution for certain sex crimes involving minors to cases in which victims abused as children are under a certain age.
The proposed legislation advanced by the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday would allow prosecution in certain cases when victims who were abused as children come forward at any age.
The measure heads to the full House for consideration.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.