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Monday, July 16, 2012
Thank You
Sorry its been so long since I've posted. Work has been extremely busy here lately and my evenings were really just eaten up trying to get everything done. The awesome thing is, people still found their way to my blog. 1500 followers?! Thats bananas. Its hard to believe that I am so lucky to have a job where I get to do what I truly love. And people actually like the results. Thank you all so much for your encouragement.
And to celebrate, I drew this. Zombie T Rex, vampire grizz, roller girls, george washington chicken, ghost cowboys, and a big purple thing full of skulls. Its how I say thanks.
38 comments:
- Claudio Cerri said...
Thank you too for sharing your amazing works
- July 16, 2012
- InSane said...
Amazing style.
- July 16, 2012
- Sean McCormack said...
brilliant as usual!
You deffo deserve all the success you have!
Love it!
- July 16, 2012
- Isaac Orloff Illustration said...
Finding time for blog drawing when working full time is a really hard thing to do. When I was only freelancing I would give my fulltime friends a hard time for letting their blogs go stagnant. I now take all those words back as I am lucky to get a post in every couple months at best. Thanks to you for still making the time to post on here!
- July 16, 2012
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- C.Deboda said...
Haha, oddest cast of characters but still very cool. Thank you for posting.
- July 16, 2012
- Jinny Hinkle said...
Oh, that's awesome!
- July 16, 2012
- Tyson Murphy said...
i accept this offering. also i love you.
- July 16, 2012
- Chad Libby said...
It's been worth the wait. Love your work. You're a huge inspiration. I love how you just let your imagination fly. Thanks for keepin it real... or is it unreal?
- July 16, 2012
- M★R said...
Amazing! I love u style :D
- July 16, 2012
- Juan Bauty said...
Gorgeous banner!
- July 16, 2012
- Sam Nielson said...
How much would I have to pay to get a high-res version to put up on my desktop?
- July 16, 2012
- Evilradish said...
this painting is straight up bananers!
- July 16, 2012
- Justin Rodrigues said...
haha brilliant!
- July 16, 2012
Sheesh, this is genius. It inspired me to go through your entire blog archive again. In summary: wowzers.
- July 17, 2012
- Dany fernandez casas said...
Un Gran blog!! Felicidades!
- July 17, 2012
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- Mike Bear said...
You are my hero.
- July 17, 2012
- TaD Polio said...
Damnit Mike Bear already said what i was going to say. Well then i'll ask...what was going through your head, this is awesome. :-D
- July 18, 2012
- gidgets said...
How do I buy this as a print????
- July 18, 2012
- Beatriz Iglesias said...
Gorgeous!!! :DDDD
- July 19, 2012
- Matt said...
Gidgets has the right of it; you should consider prints of this.
- July 19, 2012
- Katy Hargrove said...
^_^ Worth the wait!
- July 19, 2012
- Danielle Brown said...
This is so dang amazing. I am in love with Dragon-Bear and want a statue for my desk.
- July 19, 2012
- LLOYD said...
because if you stop posting in your blog..i will strangle you to death!..lol!!! your work is always an inspiration!! please don't stop sharing your wonderful talent to us.
- July 19, 2012
- =shane white= said...
That's some fun drawring!
- July 20, 2012
- El Fro said...
Weirdo. <3 <3 <3
- July 20, 2012
- Dave Greco said...
this tickles me all over. superb.
- July 24, 2012
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- July 27, 2012
- Cots said...
Awesome work man, but it need moar eye-lazerz.
- July 27, 2012
- stephenfmunoz said...
yeah........you still haven't changed. awesome dude!
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- stephenfmunoz said...
yeah........you still haven't changed. awesome dude!
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- Patrick Ballesteros said...
Well kiss my sister and call me Ahab...that sir is a beauty of an illustration!
- August 01, 2012
- Ido Yehimovitz said...
man, i gotta get this as a print!
- August 05, 2012
- artist Dejan Ostojic said...
Love your characters. Great work!
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Presented by Sandra Moritz
Specifically designed for School Nurses, District Nurses and School Health Coordinators serving grades K-12
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Ten Key Benefits of Attending
- "Must Know" Information School Nurses and Health Team Members Need to Effectively Respond to Medical Events
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- Recognize Critical Symptoms of Hypovolemia from a Severe Bleed
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- Select the Supplies You Need for Your Stock Rescue Medications Cabinet
What, where and how many will be detailed to insure you have what you need for the unexpected emergency
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Be ready to provide transport and care when they need evacuation or during lockdowns
- Evaluate Responses to Cardiac, Respiratory and Serious Emergencies and Injuries which Need Immediate Intervention
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Identify and address early on students with mental health issues including depression and anxiety … Here's how
- Prepare Your Staff with Skills Checklists to Safely Transfer Responsibility
Every 911 call is an opportunity to review and assess response during a crisis with team members
- More Effectively Address Issues Surrounding the Use of Unlicensed Personnel
Use checklists and apps to increase the safe collaboration of others who work with school nurses
- Receive a Detailed School Medical Emergency Resource Handbook Complete with Protocols, Handouts and Forms
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Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately
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- The new first aid guidelines for severe bleeding … Gain hands-on training by practicing applying tourniquets, compression dressings and receive a severe bleeding protocol for your practice
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- Discover community liaisons with medical groups and foundations that can add to your knowledge and training resources … Make professional "best friends" with invested groups in the community
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- What you need to know about your state nurse practice act to limit liability when utilizing unlicensed individuals in the school setting
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Dear Colleague:
As a fellow school nurse and colleague, I understand the unique challenges we face in our changing role as today's school nurse. We are the first responders in schools, assisting students who need us the most. As a school nurse and health services coordinator of more than 30 years, I can relate to your daily concerns. To stay current in our roles today we must be prepared for the unexpected. As the first set of medical eyes in the school setting, planning for the unplanned is now another function of our role. We must respond quickly with assessment skills and knowledge based on the latest research. My ability to relate to other school nurses gives me a unique opportunity for a great day of sharing, as only one school nurse to another can understand. As your professional colleague, we will explore the current challenges in our career choice of school nursing.
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School Nurses, District Nurses and School Health Coordinators serving grades K-12
Special Benefits of Attending
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Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar.
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This seminar provides a great opportunity for participants to meet and share ideas with other school nurses interested in enhancing their practices.
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Sandra Moritz will be available at the seminar to answer questions about your own unique school practice needs.
Materials on Display
Sample nursing interventions and orders, resource books, manuals and other materials related to school medical emergencies.
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Can't Make it?
Related PD Resources
On Demand Video-Based Online Learning
School Nurses: Best, Current Practices for School Medical Emergencies, Grades K-12


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"A nuanced, sympathetic critique of the new domesticity" – Mother Jones
"Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book "Homeward Bound,"excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who've pinned the problem on feminism…" - LA Times
"She believes that the homemade weddings – including her own – are part of a larger trend of simplicity (which is anything but simple) and tradition (which is anything but traditional).- Sydsvenskan (Sweden)


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Winter canola has emerged as a viable Southern Plains crop. Ron Sholar, executive director of the Great Plains Canola Association, is seeking ways to expand on that success.
Sholar says 40,000 acres of winter canola was planted in the Southern Plains in 2008. In succeeding years, the acreage grew to 150,000 acres for a couple of years with the 2012 planting season topping 200,000 acres.
"Planting for the 2013/14 season is taking place now," Sholar said. "I believe we will see 300,000 acres planted and that may be a conservative estimate."
Sholar wants to see more positive changes with the crop, and not just with increased acreage.
"Estimates of acres planted are often anecdotal," he said. "In other words, university agronomists, seed company representatives, farmers themselves and other people listen to what is being said over coffee, how many bags of seed are being sold and what Extension specialists are seeing when they assist farmers with planting decisions.
"All of this is fine, but we should realize a lot of very important decisions are made on these anecdotal estimates, like bankers making decisions on how much money to loan a farmer to put in a crop."
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Sholar and other winter canola executives are working with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to begin listing planting and harvesting data in its regular reports covering other major crops like winter wheat, corn, soybeans, grain sorghum and cotton.
"This is part of a success story's growing pains," he said. "These are developments we need to give everyone affected by winter canola production a better, official handle on how the crop has been growing and enable them to make realistic estimates on its future production."
Sholar said NASS already recognizes Oklahoma as the leading winter canola-producing state among the Southern Plains states where the crop is grown. Following Oklahoma statistics are Colorado, Texas and Kansas statistics listed together under the heading of Southern Plains states.
Winter canola was developed from canola grown in the summer months in Canada and northern U.S. states. As a summer crop, it is an important crop for farmers in that geographical area. Sholar said.
As such, winter canola acres planted in the Southern Plains are thrown in with USDA summer canola acreage reports from the northern production areas, he said.
"This is just another area we need to address to get the winter canola acreage reported with other winter crops like winter wheat, a crop often grown in rotation with winter canola," he said. "It is confusing for the uninitiated to try to find acreage reports on winter canola when the figures are still contained in the spring crop category."
Winter canola was developed when Oklahoma State University and Kansas State University agronomists were seeking ways to combat perennial weeds infesting continuously grown winter wheat in the Southern Plains. Canola is entirely different in its genetic makeup and growing properties from winter wheat. Crop geneticists made changes in the crop so it could be planted and thrive in cold weather like winter wheat.
In rotation with winter wheat, canola disrupts the growth cycle of such weeds as winter rye and cheat grass. This cleans up wheat fields and allows farmers to escape price dockages on the wheat seed they sell to grain terminals each spring.
Winter canola has proven to be a money crop. It has consistently brought from $3 to $4 t per bushel more than winter wheat when sold at the market. A large tap root on the canola plant assists the crop to penetrate compacted soils to find soil moisture and nutrients.


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Pain a l'ancienne baguettes
I had some apprehension after seeing that this is almost an 80 % hydration dough and being somewhat of a rookie, and not owning a mixer. I made the women and children leave, just in case, and went for it.
I used the recipe and technique exactly as in BBA with the exeption of mixing by hand, which I accomplished by mixing in the bowl with a big wooden spoon and a plastic bowl scraper. I mixed it for about 20 minutes adjusting the water until it felt like it was barely coming off the sides of the bowl.
The shaping was actually very easy using Reinharts great instruction and pictures, but the scoring was another story. I guess I'll get it down someday. I got some great color and oven spring, the holes were nice and big. The crust was hard and crunchy like I like it, and the taste was outstanding. Really a real easy dough to make. I can't wait to use it for pizza.
A nice baguette with a real
nice Beefmaster fresh from the garden.


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Services and facilities
At Werribee Open Range Zoo, we offer a range of services and facilities designed to make your visit more enjoyable.
Where to eat
At Werribee Open Range Zoo, we cater for every taste and budget – from adults looking for a delicious bistro meal to fussy kids looking for a snack on-the-go, and everything in between.
Werribee Visitor Information Centre
Werribee Open Range Zoo is home to the Werribee Visitor Information Centre. Open seven days a week the centre is staffed by friendly, professional and trained local people with extensive local knowledge. They can provide reliable information on attractions, activities and events, help you make reservations for accommodation or sightseeing tours, or give up-to-the-minute advice on travel in the area.
One of the best ways to discover region is a journey on the Bay West Trail. This sign posted scenic driving route takes you to some of Victoria's premier attractions from historic sites, to places of natural beauty, wild animals and experience sensational local food and wine.
Wherever you go, drop by a local Visitor Information Centre to help you get the most out of your stay!
The Visitor Information Centre is open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm (Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday).
For more information call 03 8734 6006 or visit www.experiencewyndham.com.au
Free guided tours of the walking trails
Werribee Open Range Zoo's volunteer guides offer free one-hour tours. The guides have undergone an extensive training course with Zoo staff and other experts, covering topics ranging from the history of the Zoo, specific animal information, and grasslands flora and fauna. Guides are available most days, but it is preferable to book, especially for large groups.
To book a guided tour for a group (minimum of seven days' notice required):
Tel: (03) 9731 9600
Fax: (03) 9731 9606
Bus groups
Special group menus are available for bus groups coming for lunch, morning tea or afternoon tea. These must be pre-booked and pre-paid through Zoo Events and will be available from the Meerkat Bistro.
For bookings and information contact Zoo Events phone (03) 9285 9440 email email@example.com
Barbeque and picnic facilities
Visitors are welcome to bring picnic food into Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Please note: the barbecue facility is only available when the barbecue area is hired. Barbecues are not available for casual use by visitors. Group picnic sites or barbecue areas can be booked through the bookings office (site fees apply):
Tel: 1300 966 784
Fax: (03) 9731 9606
Please do not feed the animals. Human food does not form part of a naturally balanced diet for our wildlife.
Functions and events
Zoo Events at Restaurant Associates is the dedicated caterer for Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Zoo shop
The Village Trader is a great place to buy quality African and Australian gifts and souvenirs. Stamps are also available. All profits from the shop contribute to the care and upkeep of the Zoo's animals and plants.Open every day 10.00am to 5.00pm.
For more information:
Tel: (03) 9731 9610
Fax: (03) 9731 9611
Werribee Open Range Zoo has an easy-to-follow pathway system with access for people using wheelchairs and pushers. Wheelchairs are also available from the Village Trader. Hire is free but a $20 fully refundable deposit and photo identification are required.
Note: The Zoo guides can provide a buggy service for up to three people. This service is subject to availability on the day.
For bookings and information:
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Power, conviction, missions, and love for every word in The Word Of God and even every punctuation mark are just a few of the thoughts that come to mind when I think of Jeff Long, senior pastor of Parkwood Baptist Church in Gastonia.
Jeff came to this area with quiet passion and burning desire in 1992 and served as the church�s youth pastor before becoming the Senior Pastor in 1999. His partner in life is peaceful Celeste, who he married six days after graduating from Lenoir Rhyne College. They have four great children in Jacob, Anna, Mary Claire, and Andrew.
I got to know Jeff early in his tenure at Parkwood. We ate and travelled together and I was even invited to speak to the students in his charge several times over the years. He also did me the honor of serving on the team that ordained me for ministry. He asked the probing questions and the tough ones to make sure that I was called and chosen to do the ministry so that God�s work and name would be honored.
When I pass by Parkwood and look at one of the finest works of architecture in our county begun by Dr. M. O. Owens and then Ned Mathews, I pray regularly for Jeff. So many things that can be observed from the road are inherent in the life of the church. The grounds are tended with meticulous detail. Even when under construction � which happens regularly in this growing church � there is decency and order following the biblical definition to do just the same in all of the life of the church. There is a strong commitment to stewardship in that every aspect of the facility is stylish and functional without being overly ornate. And then there is the sign present each week where the message title and the Scripture for the week are neatly inscribed. All of these outward symbols are reflective of a leader who embodies the same qualities.
Jeff believes in the details. Manage well by managing the little things well. Whether it is the appearance of the facility, the flow of services, the usage of space, or the using the best translations of the Bible and words from the English Language to bring it to life, Jeff insists like velvet brick that things be done well with a smooth firmness that typifies his inner character.
Jeff is a �truck guy� from the Long View Community of Hickory. He is practical in his tools. He lives without flash or cutesiness. Yet lurking deep inside is someone sensitive to the needs of the world and community while maintaining an unswerving devotion to the truth. And there is a funny side that revels in his annual Christmas invitation only party where he and some of his �boys� gather to watch Chevy Chase and �Christmas Vacation� just one more time. I was invited to the party once and it is among my great Christmas memories. He stewards every dollar and every minute well in his church, time, and family life.
Most important, Jeff cares about �rightly dividing God�s word of truth.� He cares about the careful exposition of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the call bring God�s kingdom from heaven to earth. As the missional focus of Parkwood reaches into the community in our culture�s �Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth� � the heart of the pastor that leads them is reflected �in Spirit and in Truth� � the only way Jeff knows how to live. Thanks Jeff for your faithfulness to God and His kingdom.
Columnist Ray Hardee is pastor of Forest Pointe Church in Belmont.


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GRANADA HILLS (CNS) – A bear tagged June 3 in Granada Hills wandered back into the same neighborhood near the Knollwood Country Club today, where he was treed outside a school, chased through backyards and finally taken into custody after being darted with a tranquilizer for a third time.
State Fish and Wildlife rangers with an animal-tracking dog searched the woodsy edges of the Knollwood golf course for the presumably unconscious bear this afternoon, according to spokesman Andrew Hughan, who said he believed the spunky bear should have been immobilized by about 12:30 p.m.
Soon, however, the 250-pound bear reappeared about 4:30 p.m., fully awake and conscious. He was hit with another tranquilizer and had to be carried uphill from a hill to a waiting truck about 5:45 p.m.
Soon after initially being spotted in the 16600 block of Rinaldi Street about 7 a.m., the California black bear climbed a tree at North Valley Charter Academy, prompting school officials to shoo arriving children inside.
With police and news media helicopters overhead, the bear eventually shimmied down and started running through backyards, with trackers from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife on his heels.
Eventually, the bear was hit with two darts containing a tranquilizer about 9 a.m., but continued over back yard fences and walls and eventually disappeared in the underbrush on the south side of the golf course.
Dan Sforza, assistant chief of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the male bear was tagged on its left ear by wildlife personnel in the same general area June 3.


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The Vocal Jazz Workshop at Hope College will present a concert on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the De Pree Art Center.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Songs will include "A Foggy Day," "In a Sentimental Mood," "It Had To Be You," "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Body and Soul," and "Fine and Mellow."
Participating in the concert will be senior Catherine Bennett of Arlington, Tex.; sophomore Carrie Cushman of Portland, Ore.; freshman Laura Hobson of Flushing; junior Jenny Kellogg of Grand Rapids; junior Laura Lynch of Lake Odessa; junior Alison Mills of Mount Vernon, Ohio; sophomore Courtney Muir of Upland, Calif.; junior Briana Sosenheimer of Fort Wayne, Ind.; junior Brittany Stock of St. Charles, Ill.; sophomore Mark Waterstone of Holland; and Edye Hyde of the jazz voice faculty. They will be assisted by the Hope Faculty Jazz Trio consisting of Steve Talaga, piano; Tom Lockwood, bass; and Mike VanLente, drums.
The De Pree Art Center is located at 160 E. 12th St., on Columbia Avenue at 12th Street.


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Ex-city manager pleads no contest in Bell, Calif. pay scandal
LOS ANGELES The former city manager authorities say masterminded a corruption scandalthat bilked the working-class Los Angeles suburb of Bell out of millions of dollars pleaded no contest Thursday to 69 counts of municipal corruption.
Robert Rizzo, who was charged with stealing more than $5 million from the modest, blue-collar city where one in four people lives below the federal poverty line, is scheduled to be sentenced March 12. He is expected to be sent to prison for 10 to 12 years.
"Mr. Rizzo is trying to send a clear message that he accepts responsibility for wrongdoing," his attorney, James Spertus, told The Associated Press. "He made mistakes and he's trying to make amends for that."
Rizzo still faces federal charges and a civil lawsuit filed by the state attorney general, and Spertus said he plans to resolve those cases as well in the weeks ahead. He added that his client will fully cooperate with authorities still prosecuting others in the Bell case and would be willing to testify against his former top assistant, Angela Spaccia.
Both Rizzo and Spaccia were scheduled to go on trial Monday.
"Part of the resolution of all criminal counts in state and federal court is Mr. Rizzo's commitment to cooperate with authorities against Angela Spaccia," Spertus said.
Although a no contest plea does not admit criminal wrongdoing, Spertus said his client acknowledges that he made mistakes during his tenure as Bell's city manager and wants to make amends for them. He also wants to put the Bell episode behind him for his and his family's sake, his attorney said.
Rizzo was accused of masterminding a scam that set up a handful of various boards and commissions that did no work but existed only to pay him and a handful of other city officials huge salaries. He and others were also accused of illegally diverting taxes earmarked for other uses and of illegally raising property taxes to keep paying themselves the exorbitant salaries.
Five former City Council members have been convicted of corruption charges.
Rizzo himself had an annual salary and compensation package of $1.5 million when Bell fired him, making him much better paid than almost any public administrator in the country, including the president of the United States. He oversaw a city of about 39,000 people.
His no contest plea came less than a week before he and Spaccia were scheduled to stand trial together.
"Although we were prepared to go to trial and felt confident we could convict Mr. Rizzo of all charges, we are pleased he chose to admit his guilt and accept full responsibility for the irreparable harm he caused the people of Bell," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement.


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I've eaten a lot of guacamole in my 30-something years.
Granted, most of it has been in the last ten years or so because for the longest time I was very anti-guacamole *gasp!* Most of what I had eaten tasted like bland, mushy, goop. That was before I started making my own and was able to tweak a basic recipe into bowls of chunky, spicy, yummy-ness.
This recipe has been known to convert even the most adamant guacamole haters and impress our friends who are guacamole connoisseurs. It makes appearances at nearly every football party and social gathering. I hope you like it, too!
The ingredients (I forgot to add the salt shaker to the photo. Just imagine it there, right beside the cumin):
If you're making this recipe for a larger group, you'll want to double (or triple) the recipe. Keep in mind that guacamole is best right after it's made, as it tends to turn brown quickly. One tip, that my brother-in-law told me about, is to place the pit of the avocado into the guacamole after it's made to prolong the freshness. It really does help!
If you're new to avocados, here's a great tutorial on how to open them.
Best. Guacamole. Ever.
Recipe by Mary
1 large avocado
1/2 of a lime
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 of a Roma Tomato, finely diced
1/4 cup Red Onion, finely diced
1 tsp. Cumin
1/4 tsp. Ground Chipotle Chile Pepper, more if you like it spicy
Place your pitted avocado halves in a large bowl. Sprinkle on the salt and squeeze the lime juice over both halves. With a fork, mash/muddle the avocado till you reach the desired consistency. I prefer my guacamole chunky, but some like it thinner. Combine the avocado mixture, tomatoes and red onion with a spoon. Sprinkle the cumin and desired amount of chipotle pepper and combine. Grab your tortilla chips and dig in!


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Where Was I When HIV First Reared Its Ugly Head?
On June 5, 1981, when the CDC report on mysterious cases of young gay men dying of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Los Angeles came out I was a very busy student in my senior year of college. I had begun college in 1977 with the intention of being an English major; however, I found out soon I was rubbish at writing literary critiques. A woman I met at lunch one day told me that Actuarial Science graduates made loads of money so I switched my major to mathematics. I finished courses sufficient to take the first two Actuarial Science tests; but in May 1981 I realized the Veteran's Administration War Orphans benefits I was receiving due to my dad's 100% disability suffered in Viet Nam were due to run out before I could complete the coursework necessary to take the next eight Actuarial Science exams. I needed to have a job by March 1982 when my VA benefits ran out, so I switched my major to Business with a concentration in Accounting. To graduate, I needed to take four courses per quarter in the coming summer, fall and winter quarters. I was consequently swamped with course work that June.
I have always been an early riser. I love the freshness of the world in the morning and I like listening to National Public Radio during my breakfast. As clear as a bell 30 years later, I remember an announcer and commentator discussing the previous day's CDC report. My partner and I were going to a dinner party that Saturday evening; and, it was at that party that I first talked about what would become the AIDS Crisis. Everyone except me though it was nothing to worry about; but the NPR spot had convinced me the mysterious outbreak of PCP in LA was serious.
As the dinner party broke up, we began to talk about which bar would be hot that night. I asked if no one was concerned about catching the mysterious plague I had talked about during dinner. I shall never forget a good friend, a doctor, said, "No, I'll just take some antibiotics in the morning." He died of AIDS in 1991.
The Party was still raging in June 1981. The discos were jammed. Sweaty dancers were snorting cocaine in the bathrooms and poppers on the dance floor. Truly, "Love was in the air." The straight people had discovered that the gay discos were the best, at least in Atlanta where I lived, and the gays and the straights meshed into a seamless whole on the dance floor. Outside the disco, the economy was in a recession and unemployment was near 8%, but inside the music was hot; the men and women were sexy; and, everyone knew we would end the night by making love.
It took a while for the party to stop. In September 1984, when I was diagnosed with HIV, the discos were still jammed. In December 1984, I experienced my first AIDS death. My grandfather clock stopped at the precise moment of his death. Over the years since, I have lost many friends and acquaintances to AIDS. Just how many people my partner and I knew who had died of AIDS was brought home to us when we returned to Atlanta in 2005 after an absence of 18 years. Not one gay man we knew from our Atlanta days was left alive. The lesbian friends we visited on that trip to Atlanta had survived to bear witness to the carnage.
A generation has come and gone since June 1981. There are very few of us left who were HIV positive in the early days of the AIDS Crisis, who can remember the fear that, like an incoming fog, slowly crept into our lives as the Crisis deepened. Or, the sense of an urgent hunger for life that led my partner and I in 1986 to buy an inn just north of Atlanta, a friend to move to Key West, or another friend to rise from his hospital bed pulling the IV needles from his arms as he did to take a trip he had dreamt of all his life. Not many people can remember the intense grief we felt as we attended funeral after funeral, nor can many people recall attending the lavish funerals dying gay men had planned from their hospital beds. After the funerals, we met in the apartments and houses of our dead friends and decided how to dispose of their effects. I have to this day an inkwell on my desk that belonged to the first person I knew who died of AIDS and stopped my grandfather clock.
For me, I have mixed emotions of joy, guilt and remorse at surviving. Joy that I lived to experience the wonder of life, guilt that I survived when so many wonderful people died, and remorse that I have few people from my Salad Days to share my older years.
I used to say aloud the names of the AIDS dead I knew during the prayers for the deceased in church. The list is long and I could hear the congregation start to shuffle as I said the names. Now, I say them silently. As I say their names, I see them with my mind's eye as the happy, carefree youth I knew "Dancin' the night away."


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Learning Index >> Ceramic Decoration: a selective guide to pots in the collection of the Crafts Study Centre
No 37: Footed globular vase, c.1953 (P.74.102)
The earlier of two similar vases in the Crafts Study Centre's collection, this footed pot is somewhat primitive in appearance. The stoneware body is cut through with short toothed or grooved decoration and covered with white glaze inside and out; the exterior is also brushed with manganese brown pigment in a wide spiral and, producing a pattern of contrasting colours and textures. The foot's exterior is also grooved and brushed with matt brown pigment. In the early 1950s, when this pot was made, Hans Coper shared Lucie Rie's Albion Mews workshop in London and they worked in the same materials, producing very different pots.


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The HCC "Power Dragon" is owned and managed by the HCC Alumni and Friends Association.
Designed in 1998 by artist Tom Denny, the Power Dragon provides a modern and up-to-date look, and serves as the official logo for HCC Athletics.
The "Tiger Tail Dragon" is actually the officially-adopted dragon logo for Hutchinson Community College. Designed in 1995 by the Lowen Corporation of Hutchinson, the Dragon was approved as the official college Dragon logo by the HCC Board of Trustees in July of 1995.
Esther Stoss, a long-time secretary in the Social Sciences Department at HCC, has been an amateur artist for years, and has a passion for drawing Blue Dragons.
Over the years, she has rendered her version of Duke the Dragon in a variety of activities, ranging from Duke doing Homework, to Duke Cheering at the Game. Many of her original drawings grace the hallways and lounge areas of Lockman Hall.
Over the years, the Blue Dragon has undergone many changes and looks, and this logo represents one of the many Blue Dragons that have appeared in HCC Yearbooks and on letterhead and apparel. Many of the dragons have been drawings or images created by students or staff, and then adopted for unofficial use by areas of the college to portray the mascot.
Another artist's rendering of Blue Dragon, the Wyatt Dragon is one of many the college has utilized to represent HCC through the years. This particular Dragon was designed to be used on recruiting materials for the college. It is believed to be drawn in the early 1960s.
The Dickerson Dragon - The oldest dragon in existence, this Blue Dragon was the original. In the 1929 spring assembly, the student body at HCC selected the Blue Dragon as the official mascot of the junior college, and chose the colors scarlet and blue, in part, to show affinity for the University of Kansas, where many HCC students chose to continue their education.
Student Donald Dickerson drew the first Blue Dragon and it appeared in print in the 1930 edition of The Scarlue, which served as the yearbook for the college at the time.


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The Lamborghini Countach is fast, but everyone knows Bulls can't swim, so is it fast enough to walk on water, Jesus-style?
We think not, which is why we wonder what the heck this thing is doing almost fully submerged. Anyone have any ideas? We did some searching online and couldn't find anything.
UPDATE: Our resident commenter, C.S.M. Technophile, has figured out the mystery of the swimming bull. The amphibious Countach was built by Mike Ryan of Sea Roader.
[via car lover, flickr]


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NEW YORK, N.Y.—Sharon Osbourne says she and husband Ozzy aren't splitting.
Osbourne addressed recent rumours of their family problems on Tuesday's edition of The Talk, the CBS chat show she co-hosts.
She told viewers she had not been aware of her husband's year-and-a-half-long relapse into prescription drug and alcohol abuse, which he made public in an apologetic Facebook post last week.
She says she is "devastated" by their struggles, but she added that the couple has dealt with worse before.
The TV personality and music manager blinked back tears as she said, "This, too, shall pass."
Ozzy Osbourne was a founding member of heavy-metal pioneers Black Sabbath, but he left the group in 1979. The 64-year-old has since rejoined, and the band's new studio album is out in June.


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Rihanna to Receive AMA Icon Award at the 2013 American Music Awards
Rihanna has a big night ahead of her at the 2013 American Music Awards. In addition to performing at the award show, she will also be receiving the very first AMA Icon Award.
"The first-ever Icon Award was created to honor an artist whose body of work has made a profound influence over pop music on a global level. Rihanna's iconic and innovative sound has enabled her to become one of the most influential and best-selling artists of all time," announced producer Larry Klein.
Icon-worthy people are apparently also people who have enough dosh to drop $100K at strip clubs with their exes. Just sayin'!
As previously announced, the show will be hosted by Pitbull, with performances by Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Kesha, Jennifer Lopez, One Direction, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, TLC, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and more.
You can catch the AMAs on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 8PM over on ABC.


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Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Dec 28th, 2018
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- Avoid extra weight. Maintaining a healthy body weight is one of the most important things you can do to minimize osteoarthritis risk. Making sensible, sustainable diet changes you can live with, even if these just result in a small weight loss, will put you on the path to better joint health. Select Eating Right, above, for more information.
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- Mobilize your motivation. Moderate, regular physical activity, such as brisk walking, is important for maintaining joint health. Consider a tool, such as a pedometer, to help you get more steps into everyday. Select personal care for more ideas on tools for a healthier life.
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- Assess allergies. Some food allergies and sensitivities worsen arthritis symptoms. If other therapies are unsuccessful in relieving symptoms, talk to your doctor about identifying and eliminating possible food allergies. Select Eating Right, above, for more information.
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I am a pretty calm person. There is one thing, however, at which I was extremely aggressive -- taking tests.
In undergraduate school, business school, and especially at law school, I was a test taking terror. I would gear my entire semester on being prepared for the final examinations. In law school, there often was only the final examination, no other tests or assignments during the term. As such, your entire grade would be based on that single examination.
I would study intensely for exams, and would make up songs that I could memorize and sing in my head with the names of all the major cases applicable to the subject. As soon as the test would begin, I would sing the song and write down all the case names. As the test progressed, I would be sure to include the relevant cases.
Test taking was like a tournament to me. I not only attacked the test, I attacked the person who wrote the test. I tried to see what it was he or she wanted/expected the students to say. If I could see that, the test was far easier.
I don't think linearly. The law, to me, was like floating, colored shapes. There were patterns, but sometimes seemingly unconnected things were connected. If you let the shapes move, you could see these connections.
I have to say that I was a test monster. They were my single focus and I directed all my energies to them. During a test I would not allow myself to be distracted for even a second. My attention was like a razor.
When it comes to daily life, I try to be very calm and peaceful. When it came to tests, I was extremely aggressive.
I also challenged myself by taking many courses in undergraduate school. One semester I took 7 classes. As a result, I graduated in three years rather than four and was able to get a master's degree with only five years of study overall.
As Karate students, we are often challenged physically. Through hard training, we can meet such challanges. But we can also use the same determination we learn in Karate to excel at school and work.
Karate training can enable you to give superhuman effort when needed.
Charles C. Goodin
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I am a pretty calm person. There is one thing, however, at which I was extremely aggressive -- taking tests.
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EAST MIDDLEBURY — While the Middlebury Development Review Board (DRB) continues to gather testimony on the Fenn gravel pit proposal on Route 116 (see related story), the board recently issued a conditional use permit to a less controversial pit proposal off the east side of School House Hill Road.
The property in question is owned by J.P. Carrara & Sons. Plans call for Carrara to extend its existing 20.4-acre sand and gravel pit by 8.5 acres onto an abutting parcel the company owns to the east. The balance of the land, 30.5 acres, is to be left as undisturbed woods.


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The New Jerusalem
The book of Revelation is a visionary tapestry woven from threads drawn from all of Scripture, giving us a unique view into the Lord's grand purpose for us: to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever. Before we turn to …Read More
Dragons and Holiness
The incredible imaginative power of the human mind connects us. If I mention standing ankle deep in the ocean, many of you can picture this image (and maybe feel the dizziness as you watch the water rush past your feet …Read More
The Beginning at the End
Of all the prayers in the Bible, there is one I am drawn to more often than any other. It is perhaps the shortest prayer in the Bible and is found at the end of the book of Revelation, where …Read More
Eyes to See
It was my habit — my sophomoric habit — to proudly argue from my ignorance that we ought always to consider last things last. That is, recognizing the great difficulty in grasping the meaning of the end times and the …Read More
Revelation-Driven Life
God wins. If I had to summarize the message of Revelation in just two words, those would be my choice. They not only convey the point of the book but also hint at its main storyline. Despite what some overly …Read More
Revelation for All Time
The book of Revelation is the last book in the Bible and completes the New Testament canon. It is Jesus Christ's final word to His church. This easily overlooked fact suggests that Revelation is one of the most practical and …Read More
The Apocalypse
The book of Revelation seems to lend itself to either obsession or neglect. In the first church I attended as a new Christian, our pastor preached through the entire book of Revelation at least twice in a two-year span of …Read More
Love Letters
It is a strange habit, though I am often caught in its grip. Why is it, I wonder, that we find ourselves so often longing for those days of the early church? Where did we begin to confuse the descriptive …Read More
The Letter to the Church in Laodicea
The pipes in our home sprung a series of leaks. Since most of my neighbors had replaced their plumbing, I knew it was time for me to do the same. However, hiring a plumber to do this would cost thousands …Read More
The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia
Many evangelical churches in North America are scrambling to find strategies that will enable them to reach out effectively with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Despite a rich heritage of gospel teaching on this continent, there is a sense of …Read More
The Letter to the Church in Thyatira
In the opening pages of Revelation, our Lord introduces Himself as heaven's holy warrior (1:12–20) who would prepare His people to overcome their enemies (2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21) by exhorting them to hear what …Read More
The Letter to the Church in Pergamum
The late, great American man of letters, John Updike, once wrote, "Sex is like money — only too much is enough." But modern Americans aren't the only people who obsess over sex; it has possessed the minds of men …Read More
The Letter to the Church in Smyrna
How wonderful it would be if our church received an encouraging letter from Jesus, especially if it contained no criticism. Jesus has no censure for the church in Smyrna but reveals His deep compassion for a people who are faithful …Read More
The Letter to the Church in Ephesus
Ephesus was the site of the first congregation that Jesus addressed in the Apocalypse, and the New Testament tells us more about the history of this church than about any of the others. Planted by Paul during a brief visit …Read More
Come, Lord Jesus
When it comes to eschatology, there are two types of people that I do not want to be numbered among. There are those who avoid reading the book of Revelation because they are convinced they will never understand it, and …Read More


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With health-care costs continuing to rise with no end in sight, knowing just what your plan covers can pay off.
Understanding the ins and outs of your plan before visiting the doctor can avoid getting stuck paying for treatments, tests and practices out of pocket. "When people start shopping for insurance, they tend to focus on how much they will pay every month," says Lisa Zamosky, health-care reform expert at WebMD. "What they miss are things like: does my plan limit the number of doctor visits and what is actually being covered?"
Navigating your way through your health coverage can be arduous, but experts offered the following key areas to keep in mind when choosing and reviewing a policy:
1. Wellness Visits Aren't Always Free
Wellness and prevention are major cornerstones of the Affordable Care Act as a way to reduce long-term care costs. The president's signature legislation requires all insurance plans to offer consumers access to wellness visits and health screenings free of charge.
But there's a limit. Whether it's a colonoscopy, mammogram or wellness visit for a child, there are always rules associated with it, says Zamosky. For example, some plans have age limits for services like a colonoscopy or mammogram to be free.
Some plans also limit the number of wellness visits a year, and confusion of what constitutes a wellness abounds. According to insurance experts, if a person goes to a wellness appointment with a list of complaints about ailments the appointment could be no longer be preventive, but diagnostic, and the patient will be charged accordingly.
2. Beware of Specific Limits, Costs and Deductibles
High-deductible plans, which mean you have to cover any minor or routine health care costs until your deductible is met, are becoming more common.
But it's not just up-front and out-of-pocket costs you have to pay on these plans. Insured people can be charged for co-insurance and co-pays, all of which may differ depending on the type of doctor you are seeing. For instance, some plans charge higher co-pays when you see a specialist compared to your regular doctor.
Other plans may require a referral before you can see a specialist. "You have to be aware of the specific limits," says Carrie Mclean, director of customer care at eHealthInsurance. "It's important to know everything from the co-pay to the co-insurance. Plans can work differently."
You should also know when you need preauthorization for a service in order to have your plan kick in.
"If you have to have surgery, most insurance companies require you to submit paperwork to demonstrate this medically necessary," says Zamosky. "You have to find out what those rules are."
It's also a good idea to bring a list of prescription medicines your insurance covers when you go to the doctors to make sure you aren't prescribed something you can't afford.
3. Know Your Doctors
For many people, particularly ones with chronic diseases, they see the same doctors and specialists all the time and are loyal to their care givers. But that loyalty can end up costing a lot of money if one of the doctors falls out of their network.
While it seems like a no brainer, it's common for people to purchase insurance without first checking to see if their current doctor accepts that plan. It's not enough to ask a doctor if he or she takes a particular type of insurance, ask about a specific plan. "People really get caught off guard" with this, says Mclean. "Know who your network provider is because if you go out of network, you can get sticker shock."
4. Read the Summary of Benefits if Nothing Else
Insurance companies make it easy to understand your benefits through a summary of benefits, which includes details of the plan including what is covered before and after the deductible, says Zamosky
It also explains what is covered when you go to the emergency room and other specialists. "It's an important document to take a look at and refer back to before you go for a service so you know what the rules of engagement are and what you can expect to pay," says Zamosky.


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Up to this point we have been discussing hunting in general terms. Now it is time to dig deeper and fine-tune our skills. The old saying goes 10% of hunters kill 90% of the game. One of the skills that this elite group of hunters must be proficient at is stalking. No matter what type of hunting you are doing at some point you will have to stalk your game. Stalking game correctly and effectively is an art form that takes years of practice. Overview I don't know how many times I have heard hunters say, "Wow, what a long day! We must have walked 10 miles." My response is always the same. Why? Why in the hell would you walk 10 miles? If your ...Read More »
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Virgin Atlantic Airways has tapped fashion designer Vivienne Westwood to redesign its uniforms the airline announced Thursday.
The partnership between the two British brands will result in newly designed -- and eco-friendly -- uniforms for about 7,500 employees, including pilots, cabin crew and ground crew.
According to the announcement, Westwood's goal with the redesign is "a futuristic look, which references her enduring interest in '40s French couture cutting techniques as well as the Savile Row tailoring heritage."
For the men of the cabin crew that will mean burgundy wool three-piece suits with shadow details under the jacket lapels and pockets.
For the women logging miles in the aisles, it's a jacket and pencil skirt combination that flatters the female form thanks to bust pleats, a nipped waist and a curved hip line -- in the eye-catching shade of red that's become a Virgin signature.
It's certainly not the first time airlines have turned to fashion designers (see the link to Times fashion critic Booth Moore's 2001 piece "Sleek, chic at 20,000 feet" below), and not even Virgin Atlantic's maiden voyage on that front -- the airline tapped Irish designer John Rocha for a 1998 overhaul of its uniforms.
(And one shouldn't confuse the 28-year-old London-based long-haul airline with its kid sister, 5-year-old San Francisco-based Virgin America, which last year announced a uniform redesign of its own -- by Banana Republic.)
What will be new is the level of eco-friendliness. According to Virgin's announcement, many of the pieces will be made from recycled materials (including polyester yarns made from recycled soda bottles) and the suiting fabrics will be treated with a "nano finish" designed to prolong the life of the garment.
Although the full launch of the redesigned uniforms won't be implemented until 2014, Virgin's announcement notes that some passengers may notice the new red threads as early as this July when the redesigned uniforms get a final test drive (make that fly).


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I went through the configuration of MP and setup a lineup in SD but could not get any channels to showup in the TV guide.
Downloaded the SchedulesDirectPluginTVE3.dll plugin and copied it to the "C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\plugins\process" directory, as well as, the "C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\Plugins" directory.
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|Roseville, Calif.
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|Roseville HS
|Byers Gymnastics
2014 Season: Returned from off-season surgery to compete on beam in seven meets…scored 9.800 at UC Davis on Jan. 31 for her career high…had three scores of 9.725 or better.
2013 Season: Competed in the first 10 meets of the season before suffering an ankle injury…was an all-arounder in eight meets…scored 39.075 at Southern Utah for her career high…finished first on floor twice and once on vault…scored 9.825 in three meets for her best floor score…also matched that score on bars against Seattle Pacific…best vault was 9.850 at Oregon State, which was the third-highest on the team during the year…averaged 9.767 on vault and 9.794 on floor.
Prior to Sacramento State: Competed for Byers Gymnastics in Roseville, Calif…was coached by Rhonda Hawkins and Kim Bruns…competed at Nationals in the all-around…was fourth in the all-around at 2012 Level 10 regionals…finished first on floor and bars at state…placed second in the all-around at the Level 10 Regional in 2010…was the NorCal state champion on bars in 2010-12…was a three-time recipient of the club's beam award…trained with current Hornet Claire Torgerson.
Personal: Majoring in child development…graduated from Roseville HS in 2012…parents are Mike and Cindy Benning.
|Career Highs
|9.825 at Southern Utah (Feb. 15, 2013)
|9.825 vs. Seattle Pacific (Jan. 11, 2013)
|9.800 at UC Davis (Jan. 31, 2014)
|9.825 (3x), last vs. Utah State (March 1, 2013)
|39.075 at Southern Utah (Feb. 15, 2013)