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Anytime Ham and Cheese Frittata
From: National Pork Board
Quick Facts
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 15 min.
Cook Time: 35 min.
Total: 50 min.
Terrific any time of day, this combination of classic ham and cheese with mustard and red pepper flavor gives it pizzazz.
- 2 cups ham, chopped
- 2 cups hash brown potatoes with peppers and onion, refrigerated or frozen
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups bread, torn into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese, cubed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 3/4 tsp crushed red pepper
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, milk, dry mustard, red pepper flakes, and salt. Add bread pieces, stirring to combine; set aside.
- Heat oven to 400° F. In a large 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add potatoes and cook until golden and beginning to crisp. Add ham and cook, stirring often, for 2-3 minutes more. Push ham and potatoes to the side of the skillet; pour egg mixture into skillet, stir over heat and when the eggs begin to set up stir together, combining the ham, potatoes and eggs. Stir in cheese and place skillet in a 400 degree F oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and eggs are set.
- Cut into wedges to serve.
Recipe courtesy of the National Pork Board
Nutrition Facts
Calories 377
Calories from Fat 146 (39%)
(25%)Total Fat 16g
(33%)Saturated Fat 7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
(71%)Cholesterol 212mg
(18%)Sodium 423mg
(14%)Potassium 475mg
Total Carbohydrate 30g
(8%)Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 3g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(53%)Protein 26g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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- "It's an amazingly strong decision," says leader of a group that sued
- Judge: New Jersey must allow same-sex marriages starting October 21
- Ruling says civil unions insufficient because they hinder federal benefits
- New Jersey has allowed same-sex civil unions since 2007
Same-sex couples must be permitted to marry in New Jersey, a state judge ruled Friday, arguing that the parallel label "civil unions," which the state already allows gay couples, is illegally preventing them from getting federal benefits.
The judge ordered that same-sex marriages be allowed starting October 21. But the date could be delayed on appeal, and the office of Gov. Chris Christie indicated the case would be appealed to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
The ruling cites the U.S. Supreme Court's June rejection of part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a move that ensured same-sex spouses legally married in a state may receive federal benefits.
After the DOMA ruling, some federal agencies are extending benefits to legally married same-sex couples, but denying them to same-sex couples in "civil unions," Judge Mary Jacobson of Mercer County Superior Court wrote in her ruling Friday.
"If the trend of federal agencies deeming civil union partners ineligible for benefits continues, plaintiffs will suffer even more, while their opposite-sex New Jersey counterparts continue to receive federal marital benefits for no reason other than the label placed upon their relationship by the state," Jacobson wrote.
"This unequal treatment requires that New Jersey extend civil marriage to same-sex couples to satisfy the equal protection guarantees of the New Jersey Constitution," she continued.
Jacobson ruled on a lawsuit that six same-sex couples and their children, as well as gay-rights group Garden State Equality, filed against the state.
The group's executive director, Troy Stevenson, said the ruling is "amazing news."
"It's an amazingly strong decision. We're very excited," Stevenson said Friday. "We've been saying for months that we were going to win marriage equality for New Jersey, and this was a total victory."
An attorney who represented the plaintiffs also hailed the "thrilling" ruling.
"We argued that limiting lesbians and gay men to civil union is unfair and unconstitutional, and now the court has agreed," said Hayley Gorenberg, deputy legal director of Lambda Legal, a gay rights organization.
New Jersey has recognized civil unions between same-sex couples since 2007, after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the state must allow same-sex couples all the rights and benefits of marriage. As far as state rights and benefits went, civil unions and marriages differed only in label, Jacobson noted.
Friday's ruling came more than a year after Christie vetoed a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the state.
On Friday afternoon, Christie's office said it had wanted the "issue of marriage equality" to be on the ballot this November, but said the Legislature scuttled the effort. It also indicated that Jacobson's ruling would be appealed.
"Since the Legislature refused to allow the people to decide expeditiously, we will let the Supreme Court make this constitutional determination," read a Friday statement from Christie's office, which later clarified that it meant the state's high court.
The New Jersey attorney general's office, which was one of the suit's defendants, deferred CNN's questions about Friday's ruling to the governor's office.
New Jersey is one of four states that offer civil unions, but not marriage, to same-sex couples. The others are Colorado, Hawaii and Illinois.
Same-sex marriage is legal in 13 U.S states and the District of Columbia: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
Same-sex marriage is banned in every state not mentioned above, except for New Mexico, which has no laws banning or allowing it.


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Blame Jane: Ted Turner's son says Fonda made dad a lib
Teddy Turner, son of billionaire media mogul Ted Turner and Republican candidate for Congress, said his father's marriage to Jane Fonda prompted his major left turn.
"I was raised in a different time at the Turner household … a very conservative household with capitalism and all of that kind of stuff," the younger Turner told Newsmax TV's "The Steve Malzberg Show."
Teddy Turner is running for Congress in South Carolina, where he faces former Gov. Mark Sanford in a Republican primary. His platform includes opposition to taxes and same-sex marriage and he is a global warming skeptic – all positions his father does not share.
"Yes, I'm Teddy Turner," he said at a recent Republican gathering. "You can't pick your parents."
Ted Turner, who founded CNN and once owned the Atlanta Braves, married Fonda in 1991. The actress and workout guru, dubbed 'Hanoi Jane' for posing with a Viet Cong anti-aircraft gun in a misguided protest against the Vietnam War, apparently had an influence that outlasted their marriage.
"He started becoming more and more environmentalist and then Jane helped move things over as well," Turner told Malzberg. "Then when you start hanging around and everybody you're hanging around with is liberal, then you tend to move more liberal.''
In a recent interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, Turner quipped that his jet-setting father, one of the biggest landowners in the U.S., figures "he owns a lot of trees so his carbon footprint is pretty limited."
Despite their political differences, the father and son are close. Teddy Turner told Politico that after his appearance with O'Reilly, he got the following note from his father: "I saw your interview with Bill O'Reilly on Fox," it read, "and I thought you did a great job! I'm really proud of you, and I hope you win. Best of luck. Love, Dad."
Teddy Turner, a 49-year-old high school teacher, said he – not his father – has always been consistent in his political orientation.
"I'm not a liberal," he said. "People say how did you separate from your dad? I didn't separate from my dad. My dad separated from me."


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Rihanna's Next Single Will Be 'Right Now,' Working on Next River Island Collection [Pic]
Rihanna isn't ready to close the book on 'Unapologetic,' which dropped in November and gave the oft-topless one her first No.1 album. She is said to be readying the next single in the form of 'Right Now.' Additionally, RiRi's keeping busy and working on her second collection for River Island and even shared a photo of herself getting those talon-manicured hands dirty and involved in the design process.
First things first -- the music. While the spare, Mikky Ekko-assisted ballad 'Stay' is still burning up radio charts, RiRi is already eyeing the future, according to sources.
'Right Now' is an untz-heavy dance track, which is what Ri needs at this point in the promotional cycle for the album, as a lot of the material that's been released from her seventh record has been a bit heavy, content-wise. 'Right Now' is as Rihanna-esque as any of her past material.
The beat-driven song features David Guetta, upping its cool factor. But then again, when does Rihanna ever need her cool factor upped? How 'bout never!
And as for her next range for River Island?
She captioned the shot of her working on the new line, which is for the fall and winter seasons. Her debut collection looked lifted right from one of her closets, so we expect a similar aesthetic on the next go-round.
Rihanna posted: "Me and my better half @adamselman in design mode!! We went to #WERK on the upcoming #RihannaForRIVERISLAND Autumn and Winter collections! No really, we took it there! Like its not fair that you could get this kinda s--- at #RIHverIsland."
Peep the pic below to see Rihanna-as-designer. She's in a zone.
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Report: South Dakota State Lands Wisconsin's George Marshall
The South Dakota State back court is getting some help by way of the Big Ten next season.
The Argus Leader is reporting that Wisconsin point guard George Marshall will enroll in Brookings this month, and will be eligible to join the Jackrabbits beginning in the second semester of the 2014-15 season, after sitting out a year due to NCAA rules.
The Chicago native is 6-feet, 185-pounds and became aware of SDSU thanks to Jacks assistant and former Badger player Joe Krabbenhoft.
The report says Marshall chose SDSU over North Texas and Illinois-Chicago.
He played in all 35 games for Wisconsin last season as a redshirt freshman, averaging 4 points and 1 assist per game.
This season, he played in two games for the Badgers, including the season opener against St. John's at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Marshall played just three minutes of the next game before missing action with a concussion.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan announced Marshall's intention on leaving the program December 7th.


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1. Email Amber Packer with all 12 words you have collected from each of the blogs with the secret phrase.
2. We will randomly draw one of our designer's blogs and choose a winner from their blog comments. So, the more comments you leave, the greater your chances of winning! The blog hop will be open for comments until Wednesday, December 29th, 2010. The winners will be announced on Thursday, December 30th. Good luck!
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I have a quick Christmas project to share with you today for the My Mind's Eye blog hop.
I found this snowflake on sale in the Christmas section at Lowe's Home Improvement store last year. I used My Mind's Eye patterned papers, red chipboard letters, and brads to add a festive greeting to the front of it. I finished the top of it off by adding faux berries, a ribbon, and a jewel and now it decorates the glass door leading into my scrap room. I love that I can take my scrappy supplies and make an adorable decoration for my home!
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SD Commission on Teaching and Learning develops model teacher effectiveness system
This story is the first in a series on the continuing development of South Dakota's model teacher effectiveness system. Next month, we will focus on measures of student growth and in December, we will talk to educators who are implementing the system this year as part of a pilot program.
Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, South Dakota public school districts will be required to have teacher effectiveness systems in place. The South Dakota Commission on Teaching and Learning (CTL) has developed a model system that meets ESEA flexibility requirements and encourages meaningful evaluation and development of effective teaching. The CTL's work builds on that of work groups that started this process in the summer of 2012.
The CTL is a partnership of the following entities:
• South Dakota Education Association
• Associated School Boards of South Dakota
• School Administrators of South Dakota
• South Dakota Department of Education
"This evaluation system represents tremendous opportunity for professional development. The system provides a framework for conversation between evaluators and those being evaluated," said South Dakota Secretary of Education Melody Schopp. "At the end of the process, teachers have a clear understanding of what they can do to continually improve their instruction."
The model system of evaluation is available for all South Dakota school districts to use. However, at its Oct. 1 meeting, the South Dakota Board of Education passed rules that would allow districts to use their own system for evaluating teachers, as long as the system aligns with the South Dakota standards for teaching, is research based, and includes a valid measure of student growth. Districts that are interested in taking advantage of this flexibility would need to apply to the Department of Education. (See related story under Hot Topics.)
"We've come a long way in developing this model. My congratulations go out to those educators who were a part of this process," Dr. Schopp said. "It was extremely difficult but meaningful work."
Teacher Effectiveness Model
The model teacher evaluation system is based on a clear set of objectives. The goal is to provide regular opportunities for educators to engage in professional conversations focused on improving instructional practice:
1. The purpose of the teacher evaluation is to continually improve instruction and student learning.
2. The evaluation process encourages professional teacher-administrator relationships as a basis for structuring meaningful, in-depth dialogue focused on student learning.
3. The evaluation process uses multiple measures of teaching practice and student growth to meaningfully differentiate teacher performance.
4. The evaluation process communicates clearly defined expectations and provides regular, timely, and useful feedback that guides professional growth for teachers.
5. The evaluation process is a fair, flexible, and research-based mechanism to create a culture in which data drives instructional decisions.
6. The evaluation process will be used to inform personnel decisions.
Under the model system, teachers will receive both a professional practice rating and a student growth rating. The two separate ratings are combined using a summative rating matrix. This tool provides the opportunity for evaluators to exercise professional judgment prior to classifying teacher performance into one of three categories (Below Expectations, Meets Expectations, Exceeds Expectations).
The recommended method does not rely on a uniform formula to calculate effectiveness ratings. Instead, the method prioritizes professional practices relative to the South Dakota Framework for Teaching (Charlotte Danielson model), while also incorporating evaluations of student growth as one significant factor.
Click here to view graphic summary.
The professional practice rating is based on the state's professional teaching standards known as the South Dakota Framework for Teaching. Evaluations are supported by evidence gathered through formal observation and by other evidence demonstrating performance relative to the teaching standards. The teaching standards include 22 components grouped into four domains:
1) Planning and Preparation
2) Classroom Environment
3) Instruction
4) Professional Responsibilities
Quantitative measures of student growth are the other significant factor in determining and differentiating teacher effectiveness. Data from state standardized tests must be one of the quantitative measures used to evaluate the performance of teachers who provide instruction in state-tested grades and subjects.
Given that the state assessment is administered to limited grade levels and subject areas, it is important to note that the model system includes a common process for evaluating student growth for the broad range of teachers. Evaluators and teachers collaborate in a goal-setting process and the establishment of Student Learning Objectives, or SLOs, which serve as the foundation for evaluating a teacher's impact on student growth. These SLOs reflect a rigorous, yet realistic expectation of student growth that can be achieved during the instructional period.
"Using student growth, as opposed to student achievement results from a single test delivered once a year, is much more reflective of the impact an individual teacher has on student learning," Dr. Schopp said.
The model system includes the following observation schedule to support the professional practice piece of evaluation:
• Probationary teachers (teachers in years one through three of continuous employment)
º Two formal observations of professional practice per year; one completed prior to Oct. 31 and a second completed prior to Jan. 31
º Four informal observations per year; one prior to the first formal observation, then the remainder delivered throughout the year
• Non-probationary teachers (teachers in their fourth contract and beyond)
º One formal observation of professional practice per year
º Four informal observations per year
Training to support professional practice evaluations will be delivered through Teachscape Focus, a comprehensive web-based training program aligned to the South Dakota Framework for Teaching. Teachscape Focus provides in-depth training for both teachers and evaluators. The state is providing this tool to all public school districts.
Training related to SLOs also will be offered beginning spring 2014.
To learn more about the model teacher effectiveness system being piloted this year, view the South Dakota Teacher Effectiveness Handbook.
Contact Carla Leingang with any questions.


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Watch Alanis Morissette's New Video; She's Also Working on a Book
Performing in the Swiss town of Montreaux has always been special for Alanis Morissette, so her appearance last year at the annual jazz festival there seemed like a perfect opportunity to film a new concert DVD while touring behind her 2012 album "Havoc and Bright Lights."
"Every record is like a snapshot of a period of time, and I'm not very precious about it, though it is very sacred," Morissette said by phone from Los Angeles. "Capturing it onstage at Montreaux, it was blending the old world and the new world, and I think Montreaux has that nailed. There's a richness, and the city itself is stunning and haunting and misty."
Her performance mixed new songs with old favorites, including "Ironic," "Hand in My Pocket" and "Head Over Feet," which Speakeasy premieres exclusively today. Morissette performed the song with a broad smile on her face, which she said is an accurate reflection of how she felt onstage.
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Your roof is one of the most important parts of your home. Having your roof inspected on a regular basis means possibly discovering potential problems while they are still small and easy to repair. We recommend that homeowners inspect the roof twice a year. Keeping up with yearly maintenance will prevent major problems from ruining your roof before its serviceable life is through. You can perform the check yourself by going into the attic and looking for certain problems, but the most thorough way to check is to call your local roof experts at Gold Key Roofing.There are several indicators that point to roof repair in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. If you notice leaks or signs of water damage on the ceiling, you probably have a leak in your roof. A strong windstorm might have blown away some of your shingles, leaving spaces for water to seep into your home and cause damage. Constant water exposure could cause your wood beams to rot and mold to form. If you can see places where your roof deck is sagging, or if you can see natural light showing through the roof, you should call a professional roofing contractor in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania immediately.If you've already checked the attic, you can perform a basic exterior check. Pay attention to missing shingles, curling shingles, buckling or rotting, and algae growth. You can visually inspect your shingles for cracks, tears or missing shingles. Check your gutters for an excessive amount of shingle granules. This could mean advanced wear on your shingles. While you are looking at your gutters, make sure that they are draining properly and are free of debris. This will prevent water from getting caught on your roof or overflowing to cause problems with your foundation.


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If nurses like this really existed, we would all fall into cardiac arrest the second they walked into the hospital room!
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The Seminole Wars
- The students will be able to explain the Seminole Wars, their events, and treaties.
- The students will be able to explain the steps Florida took in order to become a state.
Sunshine State Standards Benchmarks:SS.A.1.2.1 - SS.A.2.2.4 - SS.A.4.2.1 - SS.A.6.2.3
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Suggested Activities:
- Have the students construct a timeline of the major events in the article.
- Discuss the vocabulary using the C(2)QU method.
- Have the students create a "classroom constitution" listing the laws (rules) that they are to follow. Have each student sign the completed document.
- Using a map of Florida, label the areas discussed in the article. For example, Escambia County, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, Pensacola, places where battles took place, etc.
- Have the students research about life on an Indian reservation.
- Complete and review FCAT questions.
(Note: Actual FCAT practice passages are wrtten at the students' independent reading level. These Florida History selections are written at the students' instructional reading level. Therefore, students should not be asked to complete the questions until after receiving class instruction on the vocabulary and content of the passage. Students should also read the Florida History selection independently before answering the FCAT questions and be permited to return to the selection for rereading as they answer.)
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Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
506 Bloor Street West,
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Opened as the Madison Theatre on December 23, 1913 with the feature "Alexia's Strategy". It was renovated in the early-1940's and in 1943 it was known as the Midtown Theatre. The 997-seat Bloor Cinema has been in operation ever since and became a second-run cinema.
In March 2012 it was renamed Bloor Hot Docs Cinema after a $3 million renovation It is now a premiere cinema for the Hot Docs International Film Festival, and also shows regular first-run and repertory programming. Thea seating capacity has been reduced to 727.
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It is puzzling; were it not for the fact that the building to the right of the theatre appears to remain the same (right down the connection for utility wires on the building's extreme left), one might think that one of the archival pictures is mislabled. I think it is possible that the building in the 1919 picture may have completely replaced for some reason. (Perhaps too it was only the building through which one entered the auditorium section). Comparing the 1945 and 1917 pictures, it would appear that the building to the left of the theatre was replaced, as it is not as high as the theatre building whereas in the 1919 picture the building to the left theatre was just about as high as the theatre's facade.
The Bloor Cinema appeared in a season 1 episode of CBC's "Being Erica" called "Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma".
Not only did they set the scene by showing an exterior shot, but also Erica and friends inside.
The episode in question is available on online, with advertisements, for Canadians, here—> View link
The official Bloor cinema website is back online the address is:
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A two part 2006 documentary on the history of the Bloor —
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Hey all, the Bloor's correct opening date is December 23, 1913 (as the Madison). You can read a little more about it at my site Silent Toronto.
I enjoy your site, Eric. Perhaps you could shed some light on an puzzle that has intrigued me and others such as Jon Lidolt for some time. It is known that this theater was born as the Madison, then became the Midtown, and then the Bloor Cinema (along with at least two other names at various points). Looking at the pictures of the theatre over the decades, we wonder when (if not how) the theatre's façade changed so radically from its appearance as the Madison, with its stately lower facade, its arched cornice, and bay windows to the rather dull street face it has now and from at least the Midtown period. It is as if that grander original façade was ripped off and replaced with the dull brick front which it now sports. I have always wondered if this is what happened or if perhaps a new building housing the entrance was built, probably in the 1940's. (See the comments above from June 26, 27, and July 2, 2009 and pictures that are linked to in a number of the comments).
Sometime in 2008, The Bloor held the premiere of "My Dinner With Jimi". A film by Howard Kaylan, lead singer of `60's folk rock group The Turtles. The film chronicled the night in London he met Jimi Hendrix & The Beatles.
Incidentally, Howard Kaylan was in attendance at the premiere & answered audience questions. He thanked the Bloor staff & the press for their reception on his official website.
Eric Veillette, on one of the articles he later wrote for his Silent Toronto website, did unravel the mystery of why the Midtown/Bloor's facade looks so different from that of its earlier incarnation as the Madison. The current theater is a essentially a new structure built in 1940 and opened in 1941. Only some outer sidewalls from the Madison were retained. The article is here: http://silenttoronto.com/?p=2035
The theatre switched from running censored pornography as the Eden to first run movies as the Bloor on March 16, 1979. It later became a repertory house, while retaining the Bloor name, and that is how most Toronto cinephiles remember it most fondly.
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Five Things Plastic Surgeons Won't Tell You
Americans spend billions on cosmetic plastic surgery every year but MarketWatch's Thomas Bemis says there are things you may want to know before you and your wallet go under the knife. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Just because your budget has been cut doesn't mean your team should cease to grow.
In our last article, Five Reasons to Emphasize Career Development during Sequestration, we painted a picture of a federal executive who looked to career development to retain employees to meet the agency mission. Now, imagine you are a supervisor in the same agency. Like your leadership, you recognize the devastating impact of critical vacancies and skill gaps and the importance of implementing career development programs for your employees. But what can you do with your very tight budget?
First, as a supervisor, be intentional about career development and find ways to align your employee's goals to your organization's mission to achieve results. Start with individual development plans (IDP) and help your employees map a comprehensive training program to develop specific competencies. Aligning these resources is an important and effective way to link an employee's career goals and the skills your agency needs. To help get this process started, here are six inexpensive actions you can take to leverage resources and strategically focus on career development.
1. Talk to your employees: Don't let the yearly performance review be the only time you have an in-depth conversation. Have frequent career development conversations and focus on developing skills and career advancement. Spend a few minutes talking to your employees each week. Periodically make time to have targeted, thoughtful conversations around their skills and aspirations. Understand their goals and think about how to align them with your organization's needs. Then identify opportunities where they can develop in ways that satisfy both of you.
2. Develop effective plans: Creating developmental plans is one of the easiest ways you can build engagement, increase performance, and improve dedication among your employees. When your employees focus on development, they grow their skills. This allows them to support your mission more effectively. What's more, when your employees feel they have development opportunities, they are more likely to feel engaged and motivated. Using the IDP process to guide career development is both cost effective and high impact.
3. Leverage what you have: First, take stock of your agency's training and development resources so that you don't have to recreate the wheel. Sharing information and materials across divisions is a really effective way to save time, energy, and precious resources. If your agency has a mentoring program, encourage your employees to use it. If not, help them reach out to someone with strong skills in an area they would like to develop.
Then, go beyond your agency and consider the career development tools and resources other federal agencies use. Explore agency websites; look for free or low cost training opportunities; don't be afraid to ask folks on the bus or in your carpool for suggestions. Identify free online events or webinars that multiple employees can join. The bottom line: explore what other agencies are doing and see what might work for you. While there is no "one size fits all" approach, there certainly are pieces you can leverage across agencies.
4. Share information: If you do send employees to a course, have them share what they learned with the rest of your group. This not only maximizes your "bang for the buck," but also helps reinforce what the employee learned, giving them a chance to enhance their development. Similarly, maybe you can host a brownbag lunch series where agency experts share their knowledge and train others.
Developing accessible web resources is another cost effective strategy for sharing and retaining knowledge. Explore whether there are forums that might be helpful or consider starting your own. Encourage employees to share relevant articles and research. Some say information is power. Find ways to share it!
5. Look for allies: As you pay closer attention to career development, you will likely run into big needs that may be difficult for you to address on your own – for example, defining career paths and competencies, developing new training or creating tools and systems to support employees. Rather than trying to address these expensive needs in isolation, find allies across your agency and possibly across government. Collaboratively and systematically pool your scare resources to address larger needs.
6. Take your time: Remember the old adage "time is money"? With career development, taking your time can actually save money. An effective career development program won't happen overnight and rushing it will likely end up costing more money (for example, think about the cost of revising courses not designed well or rushing someone off to "training" without determining whether the training really meets their needs or yours). Spend some time identifying your workforce needs and planning the best strategy. Identify courses known to be effective and tailor other developmental opportunities to your workforce. Design a solid plan; then move full steam ahead!
Career development is a powerful – and affordable – way to engage your workforce and deliver results especially in tough times. When agencies are facing severe budget cuts, it is more important than ever to have a well-trained, high-performing workforce. Finding ways to maximize available funding, while at the same time leveraging free resources are effective steps you can take to enhance career development, even with a limited budget.
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Blessed is the nation where God is the Lord! What is it going to take for America to bow the knee before it�s too late?
To the editor:
Blessed is the nation where God is the Lord! What is it going to take for America to bow the knee before it�s too late?
It might already be too late. The old-time gospel hymn says: �Wait a little longer please Jesus; just a few more days to get our loved ones in.�
There was a time when it was said that to provoke America was to awaken a sleeping giant; but that was when it knew God. Our country is no longer a giant, but it is sleeping.
We need to come out of our slumber and awake to righteousness. How can we ask God to bless America when we don�t bless Him? Many even deny the great God that created them.
Disaster on every hand is not because of Mother Nature but Father God. Over the last 12 months, I have often remembered how we, in North Carolina, were so blessed during the last hurricane season. We so often forget to thank God for His mercy and grace. The Lord is long-suffering and not willing that any should perish. Repent, therefore, and be converted that America�s sins may be blotted out.
The Bible says we reap what we sow. When we sow corruption, the same shall we reap. Remember when the apostles were in the boat and Jesus was asleep down below and the winds and water became boisterous and the apostles said to Jesus, �Do you not care that we die?�
Jesus said, �Ye of little faith.� He then said to the wind and the water �peace be still,� and the winds became calm and the water as slick as glass. God can do what he will with the wind and the water and with all his creation.
The Oklahoma tornado was so very sad. We soften for a week or two and then go back to our selfish striving for gain, power and pleasing our flesh. But there are many who love God and His Christ.
I, for one, read the letters to the editor in The Daily News every day that I can. I have noticed that there are many people in our area who are unafraid to take a stand for Jesus Christ and are not ashamed to call Jesus Lord and savior. I want to commend them all.
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The Student Chapter of the National Art Education Association is large and active, providing community-based art instruction to underserved populations, and participating in annual conferences of the MAEA and NAEA. The MAEA-WMU Summer Professional Development Institute, a week of workshops held each August, offers opportunities for in-service art educators to update their knowledge and skills in teaching and studio practice. The Summer Institute has been honored by the NAEA as one of only a handful of co-sponsored institutions in the nation.
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Basharat Peer was born in 1977, in Seer village in the southern corner of Anantnag district of Kashmir. His childhood, as he describes it in his book, Curfewed Night, was idyllic. To be sure, Kashmiris at the time were still opposed to Indian rule. But this dislike had not turned militant yet. In the late 1980s, though, when Basharat was in boarding school, violent struggle for an independent Kashmir pervaded every aspect of life. Young men offered themselves to fight for the cause. The Indian military, intent on crushing the movement, set up bunkers in Basharat's boarding school. Basharat himself toyed with the idea of joining the militants before he was dissuaded by his family. Pakistan stepped up its support. Kashmiri men walked across the Line of Control (LoC), got trained, and came back to fight against Indian rule. Many men viewed this journey across the LoC as a matter of pride – a duty, a calling. As Yusuf, one of Basharat's friends, says in Curfewed Night:
" [Going to Pakistan] is like a certificate, a degree that you are a real militant! Otherwise people wouldn't take you seriously."The Indian army brutally suppressed the separatists and set up torture chambers -- Papa II on Gupkar Road, Srinagar's own Green Zone, was the most terrifying -- in which lives were irreparably damaged. In the fight between soldiers and militants, thousands of people lost their lives. Soldiers shot down innocent protesters – the cruelest perhaps the Gawkadal Bridge Massacre – and raped women. Radical Islamic groups became stronger even as Kashmir's Sufi traditions suffered. Those of us who are not Kashmiris know of the conflict from newspaper reports and television. But it has remained rather abstract – this blast or that blast, number of people dead, where it happened and so on. In Curfewed Night, Basharat provides a view – a deeply personal one – from the inside.
And what a disturbing view it is.
Basharat nearly lost his parents in 2001 to a mine blast, specifically meant to kill his father; one of his cousins suddenly decided to become a militant, crossed the LoC, returned, and was later killed; his Hindu Pandit friends escaped Kashmir for the safety of Jammu and other Indian cities. Basharat himself left Kashmir after finishing school. He went on to become a journalist in Delhi, and wanted badly to write about Kashmir.
Curfewed Night is a result of that yearning. From the courtyards of families who have lost their sons to the conflict, to the empty streets of Srinagar, to Sufi and Hindu shrines: Basharat carefully chronicles the embattled landscape of Kashmir in richly descriptive prose. As Chandrahas writes in his essay, Curfewed Night is "so good because it moves skillfully between close-ups of people and the long view of history, and because it describes the scars not only on the physical but also the psychological landscape of Kashmir. He treats his subjects with sensitivity and sympathy, and they respond graciously in turn." Despite the book's charged material – the accounts of the humiliations Indian soldiers impose on Kashmiris and the deeply personal nature of the topic – Basharat's writing is not of the accusatory kind.
My copy of the book is full of notes – I've never learned so much about Kashmir, its people and what they have to go through as I have in this book. Let me give a few examples.
1. Kashmiris dread the sight of an Indian soldier. It was only on his first trip away from home that Basharat realized the fear of Indian soldiers is restricted to the state's borders. While traveling out of Kashmir in a train,
"…two soldiers entered my compartment. Like me, the soldiers had made a twelve hour journey through the high mountains to the railway station in Jammu. Ahead of us was a fourteen hour train ride to New Delhi. The soldiers smiled and dropped their bags in the aisle. 'Will you please make room for us?' one of them asked a middle-aged man reading a newsmagazine. 'We are going home after a year in Kashmir and don't have any reservations.' The man was unmoved. The soldier repeated his request, and as I squirmed in my seat, another passenger pointed at the floor of the dirty aisle and said, 'You may sit there.' I was stunned. Grandfather and I looked at each other. Unlike people in Kashmir, our north Indian fellow passengers had no reason to be scared of the soldiers: they ordered them around and the soldiers obeyed."2. And a return to Kashmir always means being searched, or "frisked" by soldiers – a strangely familiar routine.
We were at Banihal tunnel, which had been bored through the mountain by Swiss engineers in 1953, crossing which you see the valley of Kashmir. Two soldiers boarded the bus and began checking our luggage; the passengers walked in a queue towards a bunker serving as a security checkpost. One by one the passengers entered the checkpost, their hands raised above their shoulders. The soldiers stared at our identity cards and frisked us. There was a strange familiarity with this ritual. It was oppressive and intimate at the same time. In some perverse way, it did signal reaching home.3. Have you ever seen lights being used in auto-rickshaws at night in India? I've never traveled in one with a bulb – and if there was one, I've never seen it used. But lights in auto-rickshaws are important in Srinagar:
"From the city centre, Lal Chowk, I boarded an auto-rickshaw. The driver switched on a bulb that cast a bright yellow light over both the driver and the passenger. You always switched on that light so soldiers could see you."4. Finally, an old marriage custom in Kashmir – the groom leaving for the bride's place – was done after sunset, but this is no longer the case. Here's why:
"Women and girls formed a circle, held hands and sang. They moved back and forth, tapped their feet on the ground, shook their heads, raised and lowered their voices. It was an old custom practiced before the groom left for the bride's house; grooms left for the bride's place after the sunset and returned after a late dinner. Kashmiris had discarded that centuries-old tradition the evening of May 16, 1990, when Indian paramilitaries fired upon a marriage party and raped the bride."


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(Acute Abdominal Pain; Severe Stomach Ache; Abdominal Cramps; Surgical Abdomen)
Acute abdomen is the medical term used for pain in the abdomen that usually comes on suddenly and is so severe that a person may seek emergency treatment. Acute abdominal pain can signal a variety of more serious conditions, some of which require immediate medical care and/or surgery.
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There are a number of possible causes of acute abdomen. These may include:
- Viral gastroenteritis—stomach flu
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- Appendicitis—inflammation of the appendix
- Pancreatitis—inflammation of the pancreas
- Diverticulitis—inflammation of small pouches that form in the large intestine
- Cholecystitis—inflammation of the gallbladder, with or without gallstones
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Factors that increase your risk of acute abdomen will depend on the cause.
The symptoms of acute abdomen have a variety of causes. If you experience any one of them, see your physician.
- Persistent, severe pain, swelling, and/or tenderness in the upper, middle, or lower abdomen
- Guarding—involuntary contraction of the abdominal muscles
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You will be asked for details about your pain, such as the exact location and duration. You will also be asked about any additional symptoms you may be having, such as bowel or urinary symptoms. A medical history will be taken. You will be asked about any drugs or medications you've taken. A physical exam will be done, including rectal and pelvic examinations.
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Surgery may be done to visually examine the abdomen.
You may be given pain relievers. However, many doctors may delay prescribing pain relievers, since details of the pain can help find its cause. Do not take any medication, and do not eat or drink until you have spoken with your doctor.
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Depending on the underlying condition causing your acute abdomen, treatment options may include:
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Depending on the underlying condition causing acute abdomen, prevention measures will vary. Talk with your doctor about preventing conditions that cause acute abdomen.
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Directed by Harry Bromley Davenport
Starring Philip Sayer and Bernice Stegers
More than a decade before "The X-Fles" made alien abductions a national craze, this bloody, schlocky, overly serious British film exploited the subject, while trying to cash in on the "Alien" craze, with mixed results.
A boy watches his father abducted by a fake-looking space ship. His father returns three years later—but in the form of a space monster. The creature effects are pretty cool. When the monster first shows up it's shaped like a man, but walks on all fours—frontside up. The monster rapes a woman who, in a graphic and particularly memorable scene, then gives birth to the full-grown father!
The alien/father befriends the boy and somehow enables his toys to come to life and start killing people. The story doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it does create the opportunity for some fun horror movie setpieces, including some bloodsucking by the alien/dad.
The best thing about this film—aside from the English accents—is the gorgeous Maryam D'Abo (the main Bond girl in "The Living Daylights") who has a small part and two graphic nude scenes. She's a hot babe. The film borrows quite a bit from past alien invaders film, particularly the classic "I Married a Monster From Outer Space" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," but it doesn't come remotely close to conveying the paranoia of them. Overall, it's a weak effort.
The tagline attempted to exploit the popularity of "E.T.": "Some extra-terrestrials aren't friendly." A sequel of sorts followed: "Xtro II: The Second Encounter and finally Xtro III: Watch the skies"
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During the last week, much-needed rain developed across the northern and eastern Corn Belt and continued in the Southeast, stabilizing or even improving crop and pasture conditions. In the Midwest, some of the heaviest rain (locally 2 to 4 inches) fell from southern and eastern Wisconsin into Ohio. Substantial rain (at least 2 inches) also extended into the northern Mid-Atlantic States.
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Farther west, however, mostly dry weather and triple-digit heat gripped the Plains and the western Corn Belt. The shift of heat into the western Corn Belt could not have come at a worse time for corn and soybeans entering the reproductive stage of development—similar to what happened in late June and early July across the lower Midwest.
Read: Vilsack prays for rain, wants Congress to aid ag producers
During the week ending July 22, the portion of the U.S. corn crop rated in very poor to poor condition climbed to 45 percent, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Soybeans rated very poor to poor rose to 35 percent. Such ratings for both commodities have increased for seven consecutive weeks; on June 3, just 5 percent of the corn and 6 percent of the soybeans were rated very poor to poor.
During the same period, from June 3 to July 22, the portion of the U.S. corn rated good to excellent plunged from 72 to 26 percent.
Soybeans rated good to excellent fell from 65 to 31 percent.
Read: Drought could lead to crop delivery problems
The current corn and soybean ratings represent the lowest conditions at any time of year since 1988. That year, corn rated very poor to poor peaked at 53 percent on August 21, while soybeans rated very poor to poor peaked at 37 percent on July 10.
Weather Outlook: Unfavorably hot weather will persist through mid-week across the Plains and Midwest. During the second half of the week, however, markedly cooler air will overspread the northern and central Plains and the Midwest. Prospects for Midwestern drought relief will improve this week, especially in the northern and eastern Corn Belt. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts, from the Dakotas to Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. However, only light showers can be expected across the southwestern Corn Belt, from Nebraska to southern Illinois. Unfavorably dry conditions will also persist on the central and southern Plains.


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Every time a homeless person is admitted to the hospital, an angel gets his wings
As part of the med school admissions process, applicants must write a personal statement in which they confess their undying love for humanity and their willingness to join the medical field for the sole desire to help others. Applicants come up with pretty unique ways of demonstrating their humility with everything from the mundane such as serving lunch to the homeless to extremes such as trips abroad to teach Third Worlders about sanitation and vaccines. When I applied, I had to prove that medicine was my life's calling. I don't know why medical schools purposefully force pre-meds to pretend that through divine will they chose medicine as if they were entering the convent and becoming a monk for the rest of their lives.
Part of this humility involves the willingness to treat all people regardless of race, religion, or ability to pay. Although a noble cause, medical schools try to coerce students into this feel-good attitude about treating a variety of patients including criminals, the insane, the criminally insane, and even the stinky. At my own urban hospital, we play host to numerous homeless persons who drop by for everything from getting a drug fix by mentioning vague 10/10 abdominal pain, to those hungry few who couldn't convince the residents outside to donate a dollar to get a meal—so they show up at the emergency department demanding turkey samiches.
The emergency department serves at a gateway into the rest of the hospital. Its doctors serve as the primary care physicians for a variety of non-tax payers who think that healthcare is free anyway. Our hospital sees drug seekers, samiche seekers, and even skirt chasers. I've had quite a few Casanovas call out to nurses, "Hey baby doll, bring me some water and come on over here." While these pseudo patients with no medical issues are taken through triage, a good physician can stop them there. Unfortunately, a few attendings still believe the personal statement story they wrote many years earlier.
I've seen sickle cell patients claim 10/10 diffuse body pain and demand round-the-clock dilaudid, only to fall asleep during the interview because they already had so much morphine on board. For this particular patient, I had to use a sternal rub to wake him up—at which point he slurred his words to say that he was still in 10/10 pain and required more powerful narcotics. I wanted to send him home and tried to plead my case for my attending. My boss said that we could not judge the patient's level of pain and wrote for a patient-controlled dilaudid pump that would deliver enough drugs every 10 minutes that would send an average man into a coma. This patient was an average man. Nurses found him unresponsive and had to call a code to resuscitate him. When the patient regained consciousness, he stated that he was still experiencing 10/10 pain and requested cinnamon-coated apples for lunch.
Similarly, my current attending wants all patients to remain in-house for complaints that could be handled as an outpatient. I have one gentleman who has been waiting for the results of his biopsy during the past week. Keep in mind that we aren't actually doing anything for him other than waiting for the test result to come back. When I asked the physician in charge why we're holding onto the patient for so long, she replied that he may not return to clinic given that he's homeless. We throw around phrases such as "lost to follow up" to describe patients who miss outpatient appointments. Some of these people are homeless; all of them are uninsured. So instead of losing $400 with the biopsy and clinic visit, the hospital is now losing $10,000 a week just to have the patient sleep in one of our mechanical beds.
The worst patients are the homeless individuals who show up with multiple friends and family members. For the homeless, getting admitted to the hospital is like winning the lottery. They get free meals, a warm bed, and a nurse offers a sponge bath every morning. One patient had six friends show up and demand beds of their own—because in their kindness, they wanted to take care of their buddy.
Instead of charging tax payers the extra expense of hospitalization, let's send the bill to the attending who hides behind the label of loss to follow up. If nothing more, let's have med schools cut their nonsense about helping others and admit only students who clearly have a business sense and a wariness to discharge patients when the hospital fails to provide added benefit over outpatient care. Now that's a personal statement worth reading.
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REO SpeedDealer said,
I clearly recall one cool attending telling me, "You're already in, you don't have to lie about liking people anymore." He was a radiologist.
eneri said,
"So instead of losing $400 with the biopsy and clinic visit, the hospital is now losing $10,000 a week just to have the patient sleep in one of our mechanical beds."
honestly .. You can't measure life in dollars and cents


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Andrew G. King to St. Clair Avenue LLC, 1036 St. Clair Avenue, no price given.
Timothy A. and Margaret M. Diamond to Theresa A. Guise and John M. Chirguin, 803 Elliot Avenue, $170,000.
JPA Investors LLC to Stephen G. Pollock, condominium unit in 1800 Jefferson Park Avenue, $90,000.
Heidi E. Martinson to Jerome C. and Geraldine L. Dane, 117 Hartford Court, $201,000.
Robert C. and Lena C. Banks to Margaret Sutton, 121 Roy's Place, $72,000.
Robert C. and Lena C. Banks to Courteney B. Stuart, 120 Roy's Place, $72,000.
PS2 Properties LLC to David F. and Miriam E. Bizup, parcel at Riverbluff, $150,000.
Richard E. Baltimore Jr. to Richard E. Baltimore Jr. and Mana Behbin, 1110 Montrose Avenue, no price given.
UVA Foundation to Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, 0.530 acres at 11th Street and West Main Street, $8,098,074.45.
Catherine A. Kellett and Benjamin W. Duva to Katherine L. Harlow, unit in Monticello Overlook condominiums, 1610-A Monticello Avenue, $104,500.
JPA Investors LLC to Jonathan D. Hohman, condominium unit in 1600 JPA, $102,900.
Sidney A. and George O. Chocklett to Eric A. Gilchrist and Deborah R. Caudle, 1207 Belleview Avenue, $156,000.
JPA Investors LLC to Loreto P. and Julieta O. Virtudes, condominium unit in 1600 JPA, $169,900.
Earl H. Burton to Gary L., Janie G., and Charles L. Hunter, 1630 Mulberry Avenue, $131,000.
William W. Stevenson and Angus M. Green, trustees of Georgetown Land Trust, to Neighborhood Investments LLC, two lots on Arlington Boulevard, $3,610,000.
Jane B. and Eugene A. Foster to Legal Aid Justice Center, units 304, 208, and 211 at Carlton Bridge condominiums, gift.
Legal Aid Justice Center to Binx Investment Group LLC, three units at Carlton Bridge condominiums, $117,500.
J.W. Moore Development Co. to Matthew K. and Andrea M. Smith, 1394 Avon Street, $264,000.
Elizabeth W. Woodfolk to Patrick Lee Atkins, 313 10th Street NW, $121,100.
Marvin Haden to Arnell Haden Carter, parcel at 11th and West Streets NW, 504 11th Street NW, $24,900.
Arthoudious Haden III to Arnell Haden Carter, 504 11th Street NW, $24,000.
Steven A. and Martha F. Davis to Dennis and Kathleen Szymanski, 123 Old Fifth Circle, Willoughby Townes, $310,000.
Southern Property LLC to Urszula and Wladyslow Turawski, parcel in Brookwood subdivision, $352,800.
Ian Pallini to Windfall Real Estate LLC, unit in Wertland Commons condominiums, $160,000.
JPA Investors LLC to Lawrence D. Fabian and Toni L. McMillan-Fabian, condominium unit in 1800 JPA, $38,000.
NRV Inc. to Amy R. Stone and William H. Dunn, parcel in Cherry Hill, 600 Ranier Road, $542,000.
C. Connor Crook to James Elam, 624 South First Street, no price given.
Munro C. Russell to Global Eventmakers Inc., unit in Court Square condominiums, East High Street, $129,500.
Southern Development Group Inc. to Southern Property LLC, four lots in Brookwood subdivision, $380,000.
Francesco Benincasa to Waterhouse Village LLC, 44 West Water Street, $720,000.
Palmer F. Putnam to Local Oak LLC, parcel on Franklin Street, $150,000.
David Lynn Houchens to Craig D. Hochbein and Kelly Holohan, 1108 Avon Street, $187,000.
Hugh D. Scott III and Susannah G. Wood to Russell L. and Mary Katherine Edwards, 919 Anderson Street, $240,000.
Ballif Investments LLC to Daisy Lundy and Herbert T. Lovelace Jr., 913 Raymond Road, $369,900.
Stephen M. and Joy J. Pickett to Joy J. Pickett, 514 Rockland Avenue, no price given.
Stephen M. and Joy J. Pickett to Stephen M. Pickett, 806 Nalle Street, no price given.
Octopus Property LLC to Nandini A. and Nishant H. Patel, unit 740 in the condominiums at Walker Square, $268,800.
Edward H. Kim Song and Felicia Wu Song to Phillip A. Egolf and Winsor D. Simmons, 1204 Sherwood Road, $247,000.
Bernard E. and Alice S. Easton to Catherine B. Corish and Jerry W. Martin, 625 Elliot Avenue, $241,500.
Frank Bergland to Debra L. Robinson, 417 9th Street NW, $435,000.
Robert M. Callaghan and Robert D. Brugh, trustees, to Clark Court Properties LLC, three lots at the corner of Price Avenue and Lewis Street, $725,000.
William F. Kingrea, trustee, to Anthony J. Santoro, trustee, parcel on Franklin Street, $60,000.
Keith P. and Cabel G. Whipple to Sharon Teraoka, 414 Dice Street, $257,200.
Spencer and Sarah R. Bakich to James Robertson and Kathryn M. Lewis, 1004 St. Charles Avenue, $265,000.
Luella A. Anderson to Eric Scholz, 412 Riverside Avenue, Riverview subdivision, $190,000.
Southern Property LLC to Robert A. and Alice R. MacCallum, 201 Brookwood Drive, Brookwood subdivision, $378,600.
Cherry Hill Inc. to NVR Inc., three lots in Cherry Hill, $325,200.
Deborah Beach to Barbara Frost, 634 Watson Avenue, $215,000.
Deborah Martin to Howard L. Huntley Jr., 1526 Broad Avenue, Highland Park, $250,000.
Seymour and Marian A. Rabinowitz to John A. and Noella F. Jane, 1902 Blue Ridge Road, Meadowbrook Hills, $750,000.
Neil K. and Cynthia Carter to Chad A., Daniel W., and William H. Logan Jr., parcel on Buckingham Road, $362,500.
Charles Moseley and Kathleen Free to Kathleen Free, 0.271 acres at 400 West High Street, no price given.
Serena Sage (fka Jane Erlich) to Ian Pallini, unit in the Corner Village condominiums, 1215 Wertland Street, $136,000.
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Francesco Benincasa to Waterhouse Village LLC, 44 West Water Street, $720,000.


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A Global Mars Map
The four hemispheric views shown above have been combined into a full-color global map (called a Mollweide projection), showing the regions of Mars imaged by the Hubble telescope during the planet's closest approach to Earth. Latitudes below about 60 degrees south were not viewed by the telescope because the planet's north pole was tilted towards Earth during this time. This image is a composite of pictures taken with three filters: blues (410 nanometers), green (502 nanometers), and red (673 nanometers). The Hubble telescope's resolution is 12 miles per pixel (20 kilometers per pixel) near the Martian equator.
Photo Credit: Steve Lee (University of Colorado), Jim Bell (Cornell University), Mike Wolff (Space Science Institute), and NASA


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Supermarket Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
How we tested
Olive oil, which is simply juice pressed from olives, tastes great when it's fresh. The highest grade, called extra-virgin, is lively, bright, and full-bodied at its best, with flavors that range from peppery to buttery depending on the variety of olives used and how ripe they are when harvested. (In general, an earlier harvest yields greener, more peppery oil; a later harvest results in a mellower, more golden oil.) But like any other fresh fruit, olives are highly perishable, and their pristine, complex flavor degrades quickly, which makes producing—and handling—a top-notch oil time-sensitive, labor-intensive, and expensive. But the results couldn't be more worth it. We use extra-virgin olive oil as a condiment on grilled meat, fish, vegetables, and pastas; a source of richness and body in soups and sauces; and a star player in vinaigrette.
Setting the American Standard for "Extra-Virgin"
Unfortunately, the supermarket extra-virgin olive oils we tasted seven years ago were wan facsimiles of the good stuff. Most were either as bland as vegetable oil or, worse, funky, overpowering, and stale. We learned that Americans were literally getting the bottom of the barrel, and a number of more recent articles and books have pointed out a big reason why: With no meaningful U.S. standards for olive oil, lower-quality oils found a ready market here. In fact, one widely reported 2010 University of California, Davis Olive Center study revealed that a whopping 69 percent of tested supermarket olive oils sold as "extra-virgin" actually weren't according to the standards set by the International Olive Council (IOC), the industry's worldwide governing body. They were in fact lesser grades being passed off at premium prices.
Since then, the U.S. olive oil industry has taken steps to be more stringent. California, where olive oil production has grown tenfold over the past decade, passed its own standards in 2008 and tightened them last year. And in 2010, after the UC Davis Olive Center study and at the urging of domestic producers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adopted chemical and sensory standards for olive oil grades similar to those established by the IOC. Among the chemical standards: An oil must not exceed certain levels of free fatty acids and peroxides, which would indicate olive deterioration, poor processing, and oxidation. To meet sensory criteria, an oil must taste not just flawless—or have what experts call "zero defects"—but also possess good fruity flavor.
To see if these new standards have led to better-quality oils in supermarkets, we decided to take a fresh look. We sampled 10 top-selling nationally available supermarket extra-virgin olive oils in a series of blind tastings: plain, with bread, over tomatoes and mozzarella, and in a vinaigrette served over salad greens. We also sent each of the oils to an independent laboratory for chemical evaluation and to 10 trained olive oil tasters to get a second opinion on their flavor quality.
Seeking Fresh, High-Quality Olive Oil
Every stage of the process affects the quality of the oil. Producers must start with good fruit—that is, ripe olives that have been harvested carefully and aren't bruised or fermented—and get it to the mill as quickly as possible, before spoilage sets in. Extra-virgin olive oil (sometimes abbreviated EVOO) must also be pressed—or, in modern terms, spun out by a centrifuge to separate the water from the oil—with clean equipment that won't add impurities and without using high heat or chemicals. While heat and chemicals extract more oil from the olives, it's at the cost of preserving important aromatics and antioxidants that help keep the oil fresh-tasting. That said, producing high-quality oil is only half the challenge. Because olive oil begins to degrade as soon as it's exposed to air, heat, and light, producers must transport and store it carefully to preserve its freshness.
Any of these factors might account for the fact that, while all the oils in our tasting did just pass the lab tests we commissioned (a limited spectrum of some of the same freshness and quality tests required by the IOC and USDA), only one passed all the tests with solid scores. The rest showed spotty results that weren't indicative of a truly fresh, high-quality oil. As for our sensory evaluations, these were even more discouraging. Both panels agreed that only two out of the 10 oils had good fruity flavor without off-notes. Our in-house panel found these remaining oils merely lackluster, but the experts were harsher in their criticism. Oils that we deemed simply flat or dull they decried as borderline rancid or "fusty," an industry term for a fermented taste.
When we spoke about these results with Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne, an independent California-based olive oil consultant and educator, judge in international olive oil competitions, and author of Olive Oil: A Field Guide (2014), she confirmed what we suspected: "If this had been an official panel tasting, the problems in these oils would make them a lower grade. They would be virgin, as opposed to extra-virgin."
Misleading Labeling and Unenforced Standards
But how could so many subpar oils labeled "extra-virgin" still appear in supermarkets, given the standards the USDA has put in place? The answer is simple: The standards aren't enforced. In fact, they're not enforced anywhere in the olive oil industry. A 2013 U.S. International Trade Commission report noted that even in Europe, the IOC standards are "widely unenforced," allowing "a wide range of oil qualities to be marketed as extra-virgin." (In the United States, a different reason might eventually force more compliance: Manufacturers of two of the oils in our lineup are the targets of class-action suits for misleading labeling. Both have denied the claims.)
Standard bottling practices and "best by" dates also might be part of the problem. Devarenne explained that the oils in our lineup may have had the necessary flavor profile to qualify as extra-virgin when they were first pressed, but the fact that oils are commonly stored in stainless-steel tanks for multiple years and given a "best by" date from the time of bottling rather than harvest may have meant that they weren't especially fresh by the time we tasted them.
For Devarenne, the issue with most of the oils we tasted is not that they don't have a place in the kitchen—she thinks most would be acceptable as cooking oils rather than condiment oils, and we agree. Instead, it's what she calls "the 'truth in labeling' thing." "If, overnight, all of the olive oil in the supermarket magically relabeled itself to accurately reflect what was inside the bottle, we would have a vigorous trade in virgin grade olive oil in this country," she said. Instead, mislabeling cheapens the consumer's impression of what a real extra-virgin oil should be.
For Better Oils, Consider the Source
So what about those better-quality oils in our lineup? Our runner-up was from Lucini, a supermarket brand of extra-virgin we've liked in the past. Our top-ranking sample was also the winner of our 2009 tasting of California extra-virgin olive oil. The latter stood out for its "fragrant," "complex," and "fruity" flavors. Not surprisingly, it also was the oil that bested the others in our chemical tests. So what does our winning manufacturer do differently that makes their product better than the others? Mostly, it boils down to the company's control over every stage of the production process, which preserves the freshness of the oil as much as possible.
It starts with the source. Six of the 10 brands we tasted are sourced from multiple regions—and from one to as many as 11 different countries—which increases the likelihood that the oils were collected from a price-driven global bulk market that prioritizes cheap, not high-quality, oil. Conversely, our winner is made from olives that are grown within 150 miles of the pressing and bottling facility. The company knows exactly what types of olives go into its oils and is willing to share the information, whereas the bottlers of some lower-ranking brands wouldn't reveal the varieties used in their products, making us wonder if they even tracked such information (one brand admitted that it didn't).
Second, the company uses a relatively new growing and harvesting process called super-high-density planting, in which the trees are planted together much more tightly than they would be in traditional groves. As a result, the olives can be harvested by machines more efficiently than they would be if they were picked by hand or shaken into nets on the ground. (Speed is of the essence, since olives begin to change flavor from the moment they are separated from the tree and must be pressed as quickly as possible to ensure they retain the desired flavor profile.) Then, by bottling very close to the source, the company cuts out the risk that the oil oxidizes and spoils during transport to another facility. And unlike some producers that sell their oil in clear glass or even plastic bottles, which expose the oil to more damaging light, our winning manufacturer uses dark-green glass bottles that help shield the oil. The upshot of all these factors: fresher and cheaper olive oil.
Our Favorite Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
We hope we'll be seeing more choices like our winner on supermarket shelves. While it costs more than mediocre oils from industrial bottlers, it's far less expensive than our high-end extra-virgin favorite which costs $1.12 per ounce. (We even found these oils comparable when we tasted them side by side.) In fact, its price is so reasonable that we can use it as a condiment, but we won't feel bad about also using it in cooking.
Shopping: Indications of a Fresher Oil
These three things can help you assess the quality of an extra-virgin olive oil before you buy it.
- HARVEST DATE: Since a "best by" date might be 24 to 32 months after the oil was bottled and 1 to 2 years after it was pressed, a harvest date is a more precise indication of freshness. Look for the most recent date, and note that in Europe and the United States, olives are harvested in the fall and winter, so most bottles will list the previous year.
- DARK GLASS: Avoid clear glass; dark glass shields the oil from damaging light. Avoid clear plastic, too; it's not a good barrier to light or air.
- OIL ORIGIN: Bottlers often print where their oil has been sourced from on the label; look for oil that has been sourced from a single country.
We tasted 10 top-selling extra-virgin olive oils plain, with bread, over tomatoes and mozzarella, and in vinaigrette, rating the oils on their fruity, fresh, bitter, and peppery flavors and overall appeal. Information about source, olive varieties, and bottling location were obtained from manufacturers. We also had the oils tested at an independent laboratory for quality and freshness. (An independent group of trained olive oil tasters conducted a separate double-blind tasting of the oils, but we didn't factor their assessment into our rankings.) Results were averaged and products appear in order of preference.


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The logo is a picture / painting or just a sketch with a particular sequence representing the company, organization, product, country, and others. The logo must have a philosophy and a basic framework for a particular purpose.
This is according to Wikipedia, but in a short summary, the meaning of the logo is an image to a specific meaning.
The logo is derived from the Greek 'logos' which means 'words and thoughts'.
Logo is very important for a company or other organization. Suppose you want to buy an Apple Macbook, but there is no logo on the laptop, what happens?
Of course you do not buy the laptop and choose to find another laptop because there is no clear statement.
To make a logo, you will need certain skills. However, we here will learn how to create a logo easily online and offline.
Things to consider before making a logo is, to prepare in advance about your idea, then you can select the layout and start designing.
How to create a logo for beginners
# 1. On-line
It will be better if we first discuss how to create a logo online.
How is it done? It's easy, because through online, you do not need other software or, just need to have an Internet connection.
Now, select one from the manufacturer's website for free logo below, sorted by the best.
- LogoGarden
- OnlineLogoMarker
- DesignMantic
- Logaster
- Supalogo
I will show the tutorial only for LogoGarden, because I think it is most convenient and suitable for beginners. For others, you can try them by your own.
How to create a logo in LogoGarden:
- Select the 'Make my FREE LOGO'.
- Select the category of the logo that you want, for example, the admin will select the logo Technology + Science.
- After that, you will enter the symbol list of the category you choose. Now, click on the symbol you want. It is great if that symbol can represent and give a good sense for your industry.
- Now, edit the logo and give the title logo that you want. For example, an admin will give it the title of this website SKETCHPLANET.COM and with tagline Art for Everyone. Oh yes, do not forget to choose a nice font. If it's for technology, I suggest to choose a font that is cool. If it is for travel, I suggest to use it with an Italic style. Anyway, just adjust it based on your own preference.
- Finally, click Save Now.
- Fill out all the forms to get the download link of your logo.
# 2. Offline
First, to make, I have to set up and install the software to create offline logo, sorted by the best experience. The following list are:
- AAA Logo
- MSWLogo.
- Logosmartz.
- LogoMaker.
- Summisoft Logo Design Studio.
For the tutorial, we will cover them in the next tutorial. Meanwhile, you can try them first one by one, remembering that it is easy to make a logo using these tools.


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Why Is Rip Taylor Swearing And Trying To Be Jeff Reed?PSAMP HAS MOVED! CLICK HERE TO GET TO THE BRAND NEW SITE! NOW!
Videos are a shifty deal for sportsbloggers. Most of the vids out there in Youtubeland are straight dirt, and not nearly as funny as the uploader thinks. As a Pittsburgh sportsblogger, I like to focus on the fans as the fourth (of 4!) main aspects of the local teams (team/staff, players, media, fans). You can't get an accurate view of the teams if you choose to ignore any of these avenues.
So Youtubes are important to the product I put out. Usually, I try and find stuff that is unique enough, and not just any crap on film.
This video sorta straddles a fine line. It portrays Jeff Reed's recent brush with the law at a Sheetz, but it's also incredibly cliche. I mean, the idea of it is great, but you can't just put on a blonde wig and fake facial hair and expect to be Jeff Reed by letting out a few loud F-bombs. And it doesn't help when your get-up makes you look more like Rip Taylor. Or Von Kaiser.
Maybe some confetti would've helped the production value? Or at least get a Shmuffin involved.
People should pay me for my ideas. And I haven't even suggested the Jeff Reed manscaping or senseless drinking, yet!