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Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes combines two family favorites into one crazy delicious sandwich you'll be asked (begged) to make on a regular basis. It's lightning-fast to make, in a skillet or crockpot, and is a sure thing with kids and adults alike. Dress it up or down by adding your own favorite things: cheez-whiz, green chilies, or barbecue sauce. Great ideas down below!
Not everyone is lucky enough to have their favorite cheese steak hole-in-the-wall nearby, and where I live is a long ways away from Geno's or Pat's. But when the urge hits, this sloppy Joe recipe is what I make.
Beef, cheese, peppers, and a little guest appearance from chopped mushrooms, all make this one absolutely delicious dinner.
After all, Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes are, like every sloppy Joe recipe out there, endlessly adaptable.
Making a triple batch of Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes? Who could blame you? Click and slide the number next to "servings" on the recipe card below to adjust the ingredients to match how many you're feeding—the recipe does the math for you, it's that easy.
What kind of bread can you use for Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes?
The great part about this recipe is the fun you can have with add-ins, bread, and low-carb options.
Some ideas for bread:
- Buttered, toasted Hawaiian bread or Texas toast
- Hot grilled tortillas folded up and served on the side
- Little slider buns for Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes (gulp) sliders
- Hoagie sandwich rolls
- Amoroso's Hearth Baked Rolls, if you wanna be authentic
How to make Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes in a crockpot:
- First, brown the beef and drain off excess liquid. Then add the onions, mushrooms, green pepper, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard to the crockpot.
- Cook on low for 4 hours.
- Adjust seasoning to your taste.
- Serve on toasted buns with provolone or cheez-whiz.
How do you make Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes low-carb?
Here's some fun ideas for making dinner delicious while keeping the carbs low:
- Serve Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes over riced cauliflower.
- Spoon the Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joe stuffed in red or green bell peppers and bake with melted cheese on top.
- Cook up portobello mushroom caps and serve Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes spooned on top.
How do you make Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes healthy?
Depending on what you're trying to avoid, you could use the leanest beef, or ground turkey or chicken, fat-free cheddar cheese, and light-style, low-carb, or gluten-free hamburger buns.
Please tell me how you did it in the comments!
Other ways to make Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes:
No ketchup: Did someone use the last of the bottle without telling you? Switch up tomato paste or crushed tomatoes instead. Or pour in your favorite BBQ sauce.
Worcestershire sauce: I can never find mine, can you? Use steak sauce of some kind, and don't worry about going back to the store.
Whiz or without? Go ahead and use another cheese: Cheese-Whiz, American cheese singles, pepper jack, or muenster cheese with Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes.
Why mushrooms in Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes: Mushrooms add body, flavor, and texture to these sloppy Joes. If you chop them finely enough, no one will be the wiser. If you don't care for them, leave them out. Joe won't mind–he likes everything!
Spicy Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes:
It doesn't have to be 'authentic' as long as it's delicious.
- Add 2 tablespoons of diced jalapenos and a teaspoon of the juice.
- For a tangy zip, add jarred sliced banana peppers and some of the liquid.
- Not a fan of bell peppers? Switch out canned Hatch green chilies instead.
Can you freeze Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes?
You can freeze the beef mixture and warm it up in the slow cooker when you need it, adding cheese later.
I often make a double batch and freeze it in portions with buns wrapped in foil and plastic wrap—great for meal prep.
Can I make Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes ahead of time?
This comes together pretty easily but if you're looking to prep a few things to get ready for a busy week, you could brown the meat and make the vegetables ahead of time. Once ready to serve, finish up the remaining steps.
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes Recipe
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium green pepper finely chopped
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 8 ounces mushrooms finely chopped (or omit if desired)
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 Sandwich buns split
- 8 slices provolone cheese
- Mayonnaise for serving, optional
- Butter lettuce leaves for serving, optional
- Tomato slices for serving, optional
- In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add beef. Cook until beef is dark brown and caramelized on one side before breaking apart, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in green pepper, onion, and mushrooms and cook until softened, about 2 to 3 minutes longer.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard.
- Pour sauce ingredients over drained beef and stir until evenly coated. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, preheat broiler on HIGH. Arrange split rolls on a baking sheet and broil until toasted, 30 seconds to one minute.
- Divide mixture evenly on the bottom half of each roll. Top with cheese and broil until the cheese is melted, about 30 seconds to one minute. Top with buns. Serve with mayonnaise if desired.


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"Kate's Changing The World" is my reaction to the gender gap in the STEM fields. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. Unfortunately, women are underrepresented in these professions. Girls, even when they have shown potential, have traditionally not been encouraged enough to study math, computer technology, engineering or science and there are not many women role models. Computer technology is becoming increasing important in our world. It was my intent that this artwork reach out to girls by showing a female computer and data scientist, fully engrossed in her work, who will change the world with her formulas.

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Choosing a recipe for the alphabet W started out being over ambitious and I kept putting it away as it was for the last week. By the time, I was done with two weeks, we have had enough of deep fried and sweets that I no longer wanted to make what I originally chose for the letter. My husband was really looking forward to me making the Wheat Halwa (Tirunelveli Halwa), but I had to cancel it out as it involves quite a bit of procedure and a lot of Nei / Ghee.
This Wheat Flour Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram recipe was very interesting when I came across it from here. I have always made kuzhi paniyaram from left over idli batter and never knew that I can make it with wheat flour as well. The paniyaram was very soft and fluffy and it definitely is a good recipe option if you don't have idli batter in hand.
I very frequently make kuzhi paniyaram for kid's lunch boxes as it is easy to handle for them. They love it with some ketchup on the side. This time, I had it ready when they came back home from school and they loved it as their evening snack. It is quite filling and we can also add few vegetables in the batter like carrot or bell pepper. I have used only onions here, but if you are using any other vegetable, just sauté it a little bit with the onions.
When making the kuzhi paniyaram, I realized that my paniyaram pan is very small and since I make it so often, it becomes time consuming. I wrote it on my India list and will ask my father to buy one when he comes to US this summer. I have been seeing that we get large non stick pans available these days and I need to research a little bit more and see what I need.
My other recipes from this series -
A - Athirasam
B - Badam Burfi
C - Chettinad Masala Cheeyam
D - Dosai Milagai Podi
E - Ellu Urundai
F - Fruit Kesari
G - Godhumai Rava Pidi Kozhukattai
H - Homemade Rice flour
I - Inji Marappa
J - Jevvarisi Thengai Paal Payasam
K - Kancheepuram Idli
L - Lemon Pickle
M - Manapparai Murukku
N - Nokkal
O - Oothappam
P - Pattinam Pakoda
Q - Quinoa Dosai
R - Ragi Idiyappam / sevai
S - Semiya Pakoda
T - Thaen Mittai
U - Ukkarai
V - Vazhaipoo Vadai
Preparation time – 10 minutes
Cooking time – about 20 minutes
Difficulty level – easy
Recipe adapted from – Bhojana Recipes
Ingredients to make Wheat Flour Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram - (makes about 35)
- Wheat flour – 1 ½ cup
- Rava / semolina – ½ cup
- Rice flour – ¼ cup
- Yogurt – 1 cup (preferably sour)
- Baking soda – ¾ tsp
- Onion – 1 small (finely chopped)
- Green chilies – 4 (finely chopped)
- Ginger – ½ inch piece (grated)
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Ullutham paruppu / urad dal – 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Asafetida – a pinch
- Curry leaves – few
- Cilantro – few
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 1 tbsp per more to make the kuzhipaniyaram
Procedure to make –
- In a bowl add all the flours along with salt and mix well.
- Add the yogurt and just enough water to make a thick batter. The batter should be like idli batter. Make sure that you mix them up well so that there are no lumps. The wheat flour tends to lump up and hence it is important to use your hands to break the lumps.
- In a pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil and add the mustard seeds and the cumin seeds. Let the seeds splutter and then add the urad dal. Also add the asafetida and curry leaves along with the onions and sauté the onions until they turn translucent. Add salt just enough for the onion mixture as we have already added salt to the batter.
- Turn off the flame and add the ginger and the cilantro. Mix once and add it to the batter. Mix well.
- Add the baking soda to the batter at the end and mix up well to combine.
- Heat the appam pan and add about ½ tsp oil in each of the holes. Add the batter and cover the pan to help cook the paniyaram. Flip over to the other side and let it cook on the other side as well.
- Remove and serve the Wheat Flour Kara Kuzhi Paniyaram with sauce or chutney.


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Ever wonder what a mysterious object is in the sky? In this episode Dean Regas, the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory, discusses popular things to see in the night sky and how to see them. Dean's also the co-host of Star Gazers on PBS, as well as author of two books, "Facts from Space!" and "100 Things to see in the Night Sky". Dean is a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope magazine and Astronomy magazine, and has written more than 120 astronomy articles for the Cincinnati Enquirer and blogs for the Huffington Post. He's also been a frequent guest on NPR's Science Friday, been featured in the New York Times and hosts an astronomy podcast along with Anna Hehman called "Looking Up".
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Update: theTyee.ca has picked up the story: Province shortens hunting season following Tahltan blockades.
And, HuntingBC.ca now has a discussion board related to the topic of new hunting regulations in the Klappan.
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On the heels of last fall's Tahltan aboriginal protests of the open moose hunt in the Klappan and elsewhere in northwestern BC, Tahltan Wildlife Committee and the British Columbia Ministry of the Environment have revised the rules for moose hunting. From the press release:
The Agreement develops a collaborative moose management program, including a moose inventory within the territory, a shortened hunting season and game checks …
It continues with five regulations, including shortened hunting seasons and compusory moose inspections. They are meant to control the unregulated harvest of moose from regions where the moose populations are in question.
To this point, there are no discussions related to these regulations on the HuntingBC.ca message boards. I will update this post if that changes.
I blogged recently about the rhetoric that appeared on CBC.ca news stories and HuntingBC.ca's forums around last fall's closures.Sphere: Related Content


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Marvellous Marquez takes tenth pole of the season | Silverstone MotoGP
Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) grabbed his tenth pole of the season right at the end of the qualifying shootout, clocking a 2'00.829 to secure the top spot on the grid as he looks for an immediate return to winning ways, after his fourth place Brno race finish.
Dovizioso (Ducati Team) made good use of the softer option qualifying tyre again to trail by 0.311s in second place.
Despite his troubles on Friday to get on the pace and to get the best from this weekend's tyre allocation Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) qualified on row one in third place.
Aleix Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) impressed once more on his Open Forward-Yamaha in fourth, qualifying ahead of factory equipped riders Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) and Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP).
Teammates Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro (both Monster Yamaha Tech3) will line up on row three in seventh and eighth respectively. Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) ended up in ninth place, having escaped unscathed after two crashes earlier in the day.
Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing) also crashed, in his case towards the end of Q2, leaving him tenth on the grid. Colleagues Scott Redding and Alvaro Bautista (both GO&FUN Honda Gresini) made it through from Q1 but could only qualify 11th and 12th.
Yonny Hernandez (Energy T.I. Pramac Racing) and Cal Crutchlow (Ducati Team) missed out on Q2 in third and fifth in Q1, leaving them 13th and 15th respectively on the grid.
A crash towards the end of Q1 for Leon Camier (Drive M7 Aspar) hindered his progress, but the Briton walked away unhurt, qualifying 18th.
Silverstone MotoGP Qualifying Practice Classification
Moto2: Superb Saturday action concludes as Zarco takes pole | Silverstone MotoGP
Frenchman Zarco (AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing) achieved his first Moto2™ pole and the first pole for Caterham in Grand Prix, with a 2'07.094 lap of Silverstone.
Title candidate Kallio (Marc VDS Racing Team) and experienced Italian rider Corsi (NGM Forward Racing) will line up behind Zarco on row one, in second and third respectively.
Kallio's teammate and championship rival Tito Rabat (Marc VDS Racing Team) appeared to be furious with himself at the end of QP, qualifying fourth but apparently feeling he had missed an opportunity to get onto the front row with a late charge.
Rookie Jonas Folger (AGR Team) and Thomas Luthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) qualified just behind Rabat on row two, respectively in fifth and sixth.
The top ten was completed by home rider Sam Lowes (Speed Up), Maverick Viñales (Paginas Amarillas HP 40), Sandro Cortese (Dynavolt Intact GP) and Franco Morbidelli (Italtrans Racing Team).
Tetsuta Nagashima (Teluru Team JiR Webike) will miss Sunday's race after breaking a leg and damaging a shoulder in an FP3 crash, whilst veteran wild card Jeremy McWilliams (Brough Superior Racing) found the going tough in QP, crashing twice and recording a lap time nine seconds off the pace.
Dakota Mamola, substituting for Nico Terol in the Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 outfit, qualified in 33rd place.
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Moto3: Top spot for rampant Rins on Silverstone grid | Silverstone MotoGP
Rins (Estrella Galicia 0,0) produced a superb 2'13.112 lap to set a new pole position record time and grab the front position on the grid for race 12 of the year, ahead of Antonelli (Junior Team GO&FUN), by 0.112s.
Rins' teammate Marquez (Estrella Galicia 0,0) held provisional pole with ten minutes to go, but was eventually 0.338s behind his colleague on the front row.
Meanwhile, the second row positions were secured by Enea Bastianini (Junior Team Go&FUN Moto3), Brad Binder (Ambrogio Racing) and Alexis Masbou (Ongetta-Rivacold).
Behind them Miguel Oliveira (Mahindra Racing), standings leader Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Isaac Viñales (Calvo Team) will occupy the third row.
Niklas Ajo (Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo) completed the top ten, whilst Juanfran Guevara (Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3) was unlucky to slip to 11th after a mechanical problem. Local rider Danny Kent (Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo) rounded out the fourth row in 12th.
Romano Fenati (SKY Racing Team VR46) had a difficult session and qualified down in 22nd. Early in the QP wild card Jasper Iwema (KRP Abbink Racing) went down and limped away. He qualified 28th whilst fellow wild card Joe Irving (Redline Motorcycles/KTM UK) was 32nd.
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This afternoon, as I was looking around our house, I seriously started feeling closed in by all our things. There were piles of things everywhere. Things that need to be sorted and things that used to be in the basement that are now crowding us out of our main level. There is a full-sized mattress and boxspring in my kitchen. So, I started a list and I just plowed ahead. Then I told Nathan how I was feeling and he went into action when he got home. We accomplished a lot. I feel like I can breathe now. I do still have a mattress and boxspring against the wall in my kitchen though.
Things finished: I cleaned the boys' room, organized the boys' closet, sorted the books on the bookshelf, cleared off the kitchen counter, brought my scrapbooking stuff downstairs (to be sorted later), went through another bookshelf with Nathan and decided to get rid of a bunch of books, folded and put away laundry, and Nathan did a bunch of other things that I don't remember right now.
In the midst of our craziness, we took some time for a movie tonight. We got How To Train Your Dragon. It was a cute movie. It arrived just in time to allow us some time with the kids calmed down and not chasing after each other. One 6 year old boy + One toddler boy = NOISE.
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Publicity is what increases community awareness of your fundraising need and your planned fundraiser. This article provides ten publicity tips that will boost your fundraising results.
The best way to get publicity for your fundraiser is to do a press release. And the most important part of your press release is describing the most newsworthy aspect of your fundraiser.
For example, if your group is doing a spaghetti dinner to raise funds for a cancer patient, the spaghetti isn't newsworthy. The story of how friends and neighbors are pitching in to help someone in need is what's newsworthy.
However, if you're doing a fundraising dinner and the event features an auction of rare coins to benefit a cancer patient, the newsworthy angle is the rare coins auction. Focus on what's unique and different about what you're doing or leverage the human interest angle.
News media want story hooks that will attract an audience, not put them to sleep; so write the summary paragraph of your press release first and make it as exciting and interesting as possible.
Then fill in the rest of the who, what, when, where, why and how information of your press release. A great picture is definitely worth a thousand words, so when you submit it to all the media outlets in your marketplace, include newsworthy photographs if at all possible.
Place follow-up phone calls to talk radio stations, television producers (well assistant producers anyway), and newspaper columnists. I'm not saying that the squeaky wheel always gets the grease, but it never hurts to proactively make a little noise!
More fundraising publicity tips:
Publicity Tip #2 – Use your website
If you don't have one, get one. Use it to communicate your goals, thank your sponsors, highlight periodic offerings, recognize successes, honor individual contributors, give event updates, etc.
Don't forget to promote your web site on all your materials.
Publicity Tip #3 – Actively seek more publicity
Get the word out about your fundraiser in as many ways as possible. Get into as many neighborhood newsletters, community forums, talk shows and other public forms of communication as you can.
Publicity Tip #4 – Utilize any gathering
Make announcements at other events to spread the word, display products, take orders, make sales, and recruit volunteers.
Take a joint venture approach to marketing your group or event by giving something of value back to all those help out, even if it's only a lousy t-shirt (just kidding!).
Publicity Tip #5 – Goal awareness
Heavily promote the goal of your fundraiser in all communications, particularly with potential attendees, auction bidders, and sponsors. A good cause gets the checkbooks out!
Make sure that all participants know the specific reason why the money is being raised and specifically how it will be used.
Publicity Tip #6 – Communication
Use all available means of increasing awareness of your group's efforts including roadside signs, e-mail lists, phone calling trees, newsletter, flyers, posters, bulletin boards, recorded hotline messages, etc.
Publicity Tip #7 – Sponsorship decals
Offer these free to supporting merchants and include them supporter memberships. Use the glass stick-on type for storefronts or vehicle windows.
This "branding" gets the word out to the community that your organization has a strong support base.
Publicity Tip #8 – Bumper stickers
Sell your organization year round with every fundraiser by offering one that says "Proud Supporter of _____." Give one to every volunteer and group member.
Publicity Tip #9 – Flyers
Hit local mailboxes (follow postal regulations) and car windshields in shopping centers. Give fundraiser details in your flyer in a way that promotes sales and gives contact information.
Incorporate a coupon or free gift offer into the flyer that will keep it from being thrown away. Your merchant base will help provide the offers because this is free advertising for them.
For example, a flyer could include a car wash, dry cleaner's discount, or oil change coupon. (Or even all three!)
Publicity Tip #10 – Build and use an e-mail list
Ask for an e-mail address for future newsletter distribution when you're fundraising. Have opt-in links on your web site. Easily stay in touch with a monthly email update.
You can build an online community of supporters even faster by offering them extras available only at your site. Offer community forums to post information or read the latest news.
Put your fundraising publicity plan in place today. You'll reap the benefits in continued growth and additional fundraising success for years to come.


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LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez's failed drug tests from February weren't the result of just one meal, Alvarez said Tuesday in a scrum with reporters at the MGM Grand, but came as a result of living in Mexico.
Alvarez, the linear middleweight champion who will face WBA-WBC champion Gennady Golovkin in a mega-dollar pay-per-view showdown on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, said he only lives in the U.S. when he is training for a fight and he relocates to San Diego.
Otherwise, he spends all his time in Mexico, and that led to several occasions where he ate beef prior to being drug tested.
"Look, I spend all of my time in Mexico," Alvarez said, via an interpreter. "That's where I reside. It's where I live and it's where I spend all of my time with my family."
And so he ate beef as a part of his everyday life.
"When I was in Mexico, I wasn't on a diet, I wasn't training, I wasn't doing anything and so I ate beef maybe two times a week. In Mexico, as I now know unfortunately, I have to stop doing that because of what happened."
[Related: Boxing experts dissect Canelo-GGG II and pick their winner]
Each fighter met with reporters for about 30 minutes on Tuesday and the dislike that has developed between them was a major topic. Asked if the fight had become personal, Golovkin said it was just business.
Alvarez, though, would have none of that.
"I don't know what he wants," Alvarez said. "I don't know what he's thinking. I don't know what kind of business he wants with that. But for me, personally, it's personal. This has become personal. It's personal for me because of all he said, but it's served as a great motivation for me for this fight on Saturday."
Golovkin wasn't in a particularly expansive mood on Tuesday, but Alvarez sure was. Golovkin mostly repeated what he'd said over the six months since news of Alvarez's positive test became public.
Asked what Alvarez did better than he expected in their first fight, which was a controversial split draw on Sept. 16, 2017, Golovkin grinned and said, "Yes."
After a pause for comedic effect, he said, "He ran."
Earlier in the conversation, Golovkin made a much more serious accusation, though one he'd made previously. He said people had sent him photos of Alvarez from their first fight in which it show what Golovkin called "needle marks" all over Alvarez's body. It would be significant for any reason if what he saw was actually needle marks, but given that Alvarez has failed a drug test in February, it gains added significance.
"You couldn't deny there were some injection marks on this guy," Golovkin said. "His arm had some injection marks. I don't know what the injection marks were evidence of, but right now, it's the last thing I'm worried about."
[Related: GGG already looks like a winner in rematch vs. Canelo]
Pressed about where he saw the marks on Alvarez's body, Golovkin said "Everywhere. His biceps, his stomach. Pretty much everywhere. All over his body were the injection marks."
That didn't sit well with Alvarez, who scoffed when he was asked about it.
This might have been the most honest and direct Alvarez, with English-speaking reporters at least, in the seven years that he's been a major figure in boxing. He didn't duck any questions and took them on directly.
"Those are the kicks and screams of someone who is drowning," Alvarez said of Golovkin's allegations of needle marks on his body in the first fight. "Those are excuses that they're making for what is coming this Saturday, which is a loss for them. I've been monitored for most of my career. I've been monitored by VADA since 2011. If I'd have had something, the authorities would have picked it up. Basically, it's an excuse."
Alvarez admitted he'd lost respect for Golovkin as a result of what transpired in the year since they first met.
"I made a [180-degree] change, a radical change," Alvarez said of his relationship with his opponent. "You'll see that in the ring on Saturday. Those stupid things he's saying? I'm using them as motivation in my training for this fight."
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E.R. Craine (WRC/GNAT), M.S. Giampapa (NSO), A.L. Kraus (UKans), R.A. Tucker (GP Obs), W. Scharlach (GNAT)
The Moving Object Transient Event Search System (MOTESS) is a three telescope, scan-mode system developed initially for near-Earth asteroid detection, and since adopted as a prototype for a Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes (GNAT) system. In this paper we summarize photometric characteristics of the prototype telescope network and discuss initial results of measurements of stellar variability using data obtained during the first full year of operation of the system. In the initial data set, 173 known variable stars were observed, of which 19 exceeded the useful upper brightness limits of the images. The remaining stars ranged down to about 17.5 mag with the brightness distribution peak at about 14.5 mag. The most frequently occurring types are Mira variables (52), eclipsing systems (33), and semi-regulars (25); with the remainder distributed over a wide range of variable types. We give examples of data for known variables, discuss the likely discovery of new variables and outline a strategy for using these data in screening stellar observations suggestive of possible planetary transits.
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Measurement of Thick Coatings on Pipelines
On oil pipelines, propylene coatings serve a multitude of important purposes including corrosion prevention and insulation, but they are expensive. In order to ensure appropriate thickness for guaranteeing performance without wasting valuable material, the application process needs to be controlled carefully.
Complying with regulations concerning coating thickness inside storage tanks
Anticorrosion coatings on the interior of storage tanks are critical when storing many types of products, whether saltwater or freshwater, gasoline, ballast, foamy liquids, or diesel. Typically, regulations are in place to ensure that the right coating is used. Quality inspection of the coating is an essential part of compliance with the regulations.
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The quarterly hogs and pigs report released by the USDA showed that in the third quarter of 2020 the US hog inventory was up 1% vs. year ago levels.
According to USDA the US inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2020 was 79.1 million head. This was up 1% from September 1, 2019, but down 1% from June 1, 2020. Breeding inventory, at 6.33 million head, was down 2% from last year, but up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 72.8 million head, was up 1% percent from last year, but down 1% from last quarter. The June-August 2020 pig crop, at 35.1 million head, was down 3% from 2019. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 3.18 million head, down 3% from 2019. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 50% of the breeding herd. The average pigs saved per litter was 11.04 for the June-August period, compared to 11.11 last year.
US hog producers intend to have 3.12 million sows farrow during the September-November 2020 quarter, down 5% from the actual farrowings during the same period one year earlier, and down 3% from the same period two years earlier. Intended farrowings for December 2020-February 2021, at 3.11 million sows, are down 1%
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The total number of hogs under contract owned by operations with over 5,000 head, but raised by contractees, accounted for 47% of the total United States hog inventory, down 1% from the previous year.
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration publishes a list annually of its top 10 most frequently cited alleged violations. The list changes little from year to year, but it is worthwhile for employers to review the list and consider whether extra attention should be paid to specific potential hazards in the workplace.
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No rest for the weary
We recently had a hospital stay for two nights after the birth of our second child. We learned from our first stay two years ago how the entire operation worked so this time we were not just better prepared for the hospital "lingo" but also better able to handle ourselves at the hospital. Hospitals are no place for rest. It seemed that Murphy's Law applies at a hospital stay more than anywhere else. Right when you fall asleep, someone decides to take your vitals, or right when your baby falls asleep, someone decides you need to undress him or her so they can check the vitals on the baby. What? Couldn't you do that in another few hours?
Despite the signs we put up on our door even the hospital-provided ones, people still found ways to disturb sleeping, labored-weary mom and newborn baby. The first night, we knew what to do – "for the love of God, take the baby to the nursery already!" It was almost midnite. The nurse threatened us, "well, if you do not feed the baby, we will give her a bottle in the nursery." My response after being a second time mom was…. "so what? feel free to give her as many bottles as you want. I am not worried about any type of confusion." I was more experienced and wiser because of the last time. In the end, the truth is, bottle or nipple, the baby turns out just fine. And because of what happened last time, I knew better. Needless to say, we did not get much rest. I was in pain all night and when I was not in pain, I had stomach issues because there was no food available after I delivered. I did manage to get about 3-4 hours of sleep and I guess that is what I have to look forward to from here on out.
The next day was more of the same- they wheeled in the baby around 630am and took my vitals and checked me. We must have changed like 10 nurses and each one had their own thoughts and opinions on things and even though my birth plan stated not to ask me my pain level (1-10) every two minutes, no one paid attention. So they kept irritating me with questions like that all the time. It was quite annoying. Then, the signs went up – do not disturb, shhhh napping, but it made no difference. People would stroll in and out of our room like it was okay. The picture lady came by; the folks who run tests on the baby's cord, and so on. It never ended. My doula came to visit when we were napping and the nurse always popped in and out. There was no end to the disturbances and napping was out of the question. That night though was the kicker. It was Oscar's night and I was fading fast. I needed sleep and they were not taking the baby to the nursery. The nurse told us there were not enough people in the nursery and they were understaffed so they could only take her for 3 hours. I was going delirious from lack of sleep and at 1130pm I finally went to the nurses' station and BEGGED them to please take the baby to the nursery because if I did not get sleep, I would lose my mind. It worked! They rolled her out at midnight and did not bother us until 650am when they returned her. I slept good and got 6 and a half hours… not much but let's face it, every hour counts from here on out.
Hospitals are no place for the weary to rest. You would think it would be but it is not. In the end, you have to just hope for the best, put your foot down, and be persistent. I did not let them guilt trip me into thinking there would be nipple confusion or that I had to breast feed at night. I was not going there again and so I was wiser. In the end, it is how you handle the staff and your mindset that will determine whether you get any rest at the hospital or not. More importantly, communicate with the staff and do let them know your expectations. There is a lot of turn over so you may have to repeat yourself several times. Happy Hospital Stay!


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I'm fairly pleased with these pictures, I used my remote control to take them myself as nobody was around to be my photographer. Unfortunately the lighting isn't great but that's what you get in Winter right?
I love this outfit, particularly my new coat and skirt from Primark. I can't quite believe they're from Primark...the quality is amazing. The coat is just what I've been looking for recently...a masculine tailored shape which can be dressed up or down with the use of the lovely fur stole (which is old I'm afraid). The coat was only £20 in the sale which is just incredible. You can see the other bits I got from Primark in my new haul video, but I will be doing a more detailed picture post in the week so watch out for that.
It is rather annoying that I don't get much time to play with my new camera with the silly changeable weather. It's been snowing already today which I'm not happy about...I live in 'the sticks' so it's rather annoying when you need to get out and about.
I've had a rather nice week saying bye to my friends, eating out and spending time with my Dan, but I'm back to uni tomorrow which I'm not overly looking forward to. It's my final EVER term and I can tell it's going to be a stressful one, but I must try and enjoy my time while it lasts before I have to join the real world!
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Powell, M and Lancaster, Sandra (2003) Guidelines for Interviewing Children During Child Custody Evaluations. Australian Psychologist, 38 (1). pp. 46-54. ISSN 0005-0067Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
This paper offers a brief review of the current literature related to the interviewing of children during child custody evaluations. In particular, the paper highlights several key issues and concerns, and provides a series of recommendations for professionals working in this area. These recommendations (which apply to children aged 3 to 12 years) are organised under the following headings: (a) establish rapport using broad open-ended questions, (b) make the purpose and ground rules of the interview clear to the child, (c) allow the child's perspective be heard without expecting an outright custody preference, (d) demonstrate a willingness to consider all reasonable perspectives or hypotheses about what has occurred, (e) try not to exacerbate the child's stress or guilt, (f) pursue all possible explanations for a child's report, irrespective of whether there are clear signs of "coaching" or contamination, (g) obtain appropriate training in the use of forensic interviewing techniques, and (h) engage in research on the impact of children's participation in custody cases.
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26/05/2018 - 15:55:00Back to Liverpool FC Sport Home
A Liverpool fan was left crying tears of joy after his son surprised him in Kiev for the Champions League final.
Sean Quinn, 24, had been backpacking in Australia, but travelled for three days to make it to the Ukrainian capital to see the Reds face off against Real Madrid – and to surprise his overjoyed dad, Bill.
Sean surprised Bill while he was posing for a photo, saying: "I hope you've changed enough money for us Bilbo."
Bill's wonderful reaction was met with cheers from their friends, and the father and son, both originally from Liverpool, embraced after it had all sunk in.
Posted to Twitter by Sean, the video has been shared thousands of times and has more than 15,000 likes.
Club legend Robbie Fowler commented: "Superb."
Liverpool fan Peter Bennett wrote: "That's the best thing I've seen all day lads. And believe me, I've seen a lot today!"
Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Uefa Champions League final in Kiev at 7.45pm on Saturday.
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Also Note: The album is a collaboration between poet/actor/musician Saul Williams (writer/performer) and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor (producer).
Sound: Most tracks feature quintessential Nine Inch Nails production – a mix of grinding industrial rock, ominous and percussive electronics, dark and sparse piano lines – and Saul's angsty, confrontational vocals can somewhat approximate Trent Renzor's. But the music can mellow out, become more harmonious and take on a TV on the Radio vibe. Plus, they make room for some militant hip hop, occasionally reminiscent of Public Enemy and even a jazzy, funky groove.
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Heavy Rotation tracks: "Skin of a Drum"; "Tr(n)igger"; "Raised to be Lowered"
Medium Rotation tracks: "Niggy Tardust"; "Convict Colony"; "Raw"; "No One Ever Does"
Recommended: Niggy can often feel like a Nine Inch Nails album with a new context and refreshing vitality – it gives Trent Reznor's production an excellent new outlet. But it also jumps into several other sounds and styles, making it extremely difficult to categorize. It's a lot to digest in one sitting, but certainly worth the effort. Niggy Tardust is one of the most exciting and ambitious albums of the year, if not the decade.
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The Best Land Under Heaven
The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest DestinyBook - 2017
Named "Best Book of 2017" by the Wild West History AssociationCutting through 160 years of mythmaking, best-selling historian Michael Wallis presents the ultimate cautionary tale of America's westward expansion.
In the eerily warm spring of 1846, George Donner placed this advertisement in a local newspaper as he and a restless caravan prepared for what they hoped would be the most rewarding journey of a lifetime. But in eagerly pursuing what would a century later become known as the "American dream," this optimistic-yet-motley crew of emigrants was met with a chilling nightmare; in the following months, their jingoistic excitement would be replaced by desperate cries for help that would fall silent in the deadly snow-covered mountains of the Sierra Nevada.
We know these early pioneers as the Donner Party, a name that has elicited horror since the late 1840s. Now, celebrated historian Michael Wallis--beloved for his myth-busting portraits of legendary American figures--continues his life's work of parsing fact from fiction to tell the true story of one of the most embroidered sagas in Western history.
Wallis begins the story in 1846, a momentous "year of decision" for the nation, when incredible territorial strides were being made in Texas, New Mexico, and California. Against this dramatic backdrop, an unlikely band of travelers appeared, stratified in age, wealth, education and ethnicity. At the forefront were the Donners: brothers George and Jacob, true sons of the soil determined to tame the wild land of California; and the Reeds, headed by adventurous, business-savvy patriarch James. In total, the Donner-Reed group would reach eighty-seven men, women, and children, and though personal motives varied--bachelors thirsting for adventure, parents wanting greater futures for their children--everyone was linked by the same unwavering belief that California was theirs for the taking.
Skeptical of previous accounts of how the group ended up in peril, Wallis has spent years retracing its ill-fated journey, uncovering hundreds of new documents that illuminate how a combination of greed, backbiting, and recklessness led the group to become hopelessly snowbound at the infamous Donner Pass in present-day California. Climaxing with the grim stories of how the party's paltry rations soon gave way to unimaginable hunger, Wallis not only details the cannibalism that has in perpetuity haunted their legacy but also the heroic rescue parties that managed to reach the stranded, only to discover that just forty-eight had survived the ordeal.
An unflinching and historically invaluable account of the darkest side of Manifest Destiny, The Best Land Under Heaven offers a brilliant, revisionist examination of one of America's most calamitous and sensationalized catastrophes.
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The Donner party is definitely something that has become more legend than fact over the years. Wallis does a great job of pulling back the myth and exaggeration to create a true portrait of the Donner and Reed parties who were seeking their future in the great American west. Wallis also puts thei... Read More »
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This book provides the ultimate cautionary tale of America's westward expansion. While we all know how it ended for the Donners, the story of how they ended up there is a story all its own. The ideas, assumptions and beliefs that propelled the Donners and Reeds on their epic, fatalistic journey have been spun into a tale that, 172 years later, has become more myth than truth. Wallis pulls apart the myth and provides an unflinching, engaging examination of this dark event in American history.
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This is a thoroughly researched history of the Donner Party disaster, but the first half really drags. I skimmed through some pages because there is just soooo much detail! I don't really need to know that someone was an Irish immigrant and who he married and what work he did, if he's never going to figure again in the history. To be frank, I found the first half of this book really dull reading.
It picks up quite a bit once everyone gets stuck in the mountains and I certainly learned much more about what the survivors did to survive at all. The use of actual interview material, or letters, added authenticity to the accounts.
If you can make it through the first dreadfully boring half of the book, the latter part becomes quite the page turner.
A fascinating topic (the doomed Donner Party) that's well-researched, but somewhat indifferently written. I didn't really like the cannibal parts.
The subject matter is extremely grim but the book is well-researched and -written. It's illustrative of the truism that a disaster is made up of lack of preparation, a concatenation of a myriad of small errors and mis-calculations and some bad luck. What happened at the end of the trek is well-known. The book explores and clearly sets out how the end rose out of the beginning.
If you love well written history backed up by solid research this is an author to read. The gory details are well known (the true ones and the exaggerated) but the story of their journey and how the families on the trail reacted as things got worse and worse is fascinating. The strength of some of the individuals (especially the women desperate to keep their children alive) is absorbing and heartbreaking.
Simon Worrall writes a very interesting article in the National Geographic based on his interview with the author Michael Wallis; Mr. Wallis's research including interviews with descendants of the Donner party; the political climate at the time; as well as the settling of the west known as Manifest Destiny. A book to go on my list for sure.
My review in a single sentence: The Best Land Under Heaven is a detailed, humanizing portrait of a doomed American migration that underlines the fragility of the human condition.
I, like most people, learned about the Donner Party from a textbook. The gruesome details of their fate are a byline in the narrative of westward expansion and Manifest Destiny. In this book, Michael Wallis pulls back the layers of myth and exaggeration and tells the story of the Donner and Reed families. Once I spent some time with them and got to know their dreams and aspirations, each poor decision or stroke of bad luck filled me with dread rather than the derision I felt all those years ago in the classroom.
When their fate in the Sierra Nevada mountains became clear, I was not filled with macabre fascination but with great sorrow. The details of their survival that terrible winter are present in detail, made all the more powerful by the knowledge of who these people were. Their story is framed within the larger context of Manifest Destiny and the arrogant righteousness that blossomed in many westward pioneers.
The narrative that leads the reader on a journey from Illinois to California flows easily thanks to Mr. Wallis' writing style; I read the entire book in two sittings. One might expect such a historical accounting to be dry, but if you've read any of Michael's other books you know he weaves a wonderful tale. The research undertaken was extensive and it shows through the detail present across the pages.
It's a piece of American history, a showcase of frontier survival, and a powerful cautionary tale. Highly recommended.
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Between the beginning and the end is the middle
All models of therapy have a beginning, middle and an end. Even long term or open-ended therapies have phases of focused work with times of review, or episodes of work that come to an end and have their middle phase. Brief, structured, time-limited therapies are by definition making conscious and therapeutic use of time. The passing of time, in this context, might be seen as one of the tools to work with and to develop shared use of and ownership over. If we don't work actively and collaboratively with time it will work actively on us.
The beginning of therapy receives a lot of attention with issues of selection, suitability, assessment, alliance building and formulation. The ending is discussed in terms of loss, difficulties ending and readiness to end, and practicalities of fair provision for all. But the middle phase of therapy, despite being where processes of change succeed or fail, is relatively neglected. It is easy to procrastinate, give more time, collude or get distracted or lost in the middle of therapy. With CAT, with its emphasis on early and active reformulation and active use of a planned ending, the middle is even more important.
Two linked therapies
At the heart of Cognitive Analytic Therapy is the shared activity of reformulating current issues and problems. Reformulation is a triangular process. It develops a shared plan to link the detail of current symptoms and problems to the experience of the therapy relationship in relation to the bigger picture of the interaction of self in the world past and present. This triangle of shared activity seeks to be transparent and self-reflective. How the work is going depends upon joint awareness of, and responsibility for how the immediate relationship in the therapy room is playing its part. It is a relational activity and there are key relational skills:
• actively engaging and joining in whilst sustaining an observing eye
• showing the client how to tolerate and learn from hovering between more than one perspective
• working up and down the perspective taking ladder between big picture and small detail
• moving between a person-wide focus and problem centred focus.
It can be helpful to characterise this as doing two therapies at once: one being more cognitive, problem and task focused and one being more analytic , holistic and person focused. All therapy has two levels of tasks to complete. At one level there are personal problems to understand and resolve. At another level with the act of solving particular problems there are general lessons about self in the world, the influence of the past on the present or consciousness raising about social position and restriction that can be addressed hand in hand with solving problems.
An argument for CAT as an integrative, pragmatic and relational therapy is that it weaves these two level of therapeutic and educational tasks together. The transparency and collaborative nature of the approach means that it is more likely that moments of being too caught up in the detail or the past or the emotions of the present can be countered by the agreed focus of a time limited therapy. Feeling a sense of shared control, practising negotiation of needs and reactions is likely to help develop a secure base, a more reflective capacity and a willingness to stay with and work through unmanageable feelings (otherwise known as core pain in CAT).
For a fuller discussion of the issues about being in the middle of therapy download this pdf In the middle of therapy 2014 Potter
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George Duke, American musician and record producer (born Jan. 12, 1946, San Rafael, Calif.—died Aug. 5, 2013, Los Angeles, Calif.), crossed jazz and popular-music boundaries repeatedly during his more-than-40-year career of playing soulful music on keyboard instruments (particularly the synthesizer), composing and arranging, and producing hit recordings. After Duke earned (1967) a B.A. in trombone and music composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he played piano in Cannonball Adderley's jazz combo as well as organ and the recently invented synthesizer in Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention rock group (1969–71, 1973–76). He also earned (1975) an M.A. in composition from San Francisco State University. Duke, together with drummer Billy Cobham and bassist Stanley Clarke, helped pioneer jazz fusion music and funk. Duke and Clarke collaborated on such hit singles as "Reach for It," the ballad "Sweet Baby," and "Shine On." Duke also dabbled in Brazilian jazz and recorded the album A Brazilian Love Affair (1979) with singers Milton Nascimento and Flora Purim, performed as a sideman with Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, and others, arranged music for Miles Davis, and produced recordings by a parade of soul and pop performers, including Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Barry Manilow, and Deniece Williams., for whom he produced the number one 1984 hit "Let's Hear It for the Boy." Duke won a 2000 Grammy Award for producing the best jazz vocal album, In the Moment—Live in Concert, featuring the vocals of his cousin Dianne Reeves. Duke's final album, DreamWeaver (2013), was a tribute to his deceased wife.
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I am a Remedial teacher by profession but I am also finishing off my qualification in Personal training & Nutrition. I have always been active but I haven't always eaten healthily. If I take a look back over the last 10 years, I have come a LONG way!!! I wouldn't say I had an eating disorder but I definitely come from a background of disordered eating. I am, however, extremely grateful for what I have been through because it has allowed me to merge my two loves: Teaching and Health & Fitness. Life is too short to live on chicken and broccoli! I would love nothing more than to educate others about this lifestyle, to prevent people (especially young women) from making the same mistakes that I made, to show everyone how easy following a healthy lifestyle is AND lastly, why they should do so!!! Ultimately, I would love to show people that they CAN have their cake and eat it!!!!


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I had no idea about the history of the skincare brand, Roger & Gallet. At the heart of this new range, is the 'aqua mirabilis' a powerful natural concoction used by monks 300 years ago. There are 18 plants within this including Lavender, Thyme, Lemongrass and Bergamot, which gives you an idea of its deeply natural, botanical properties and why it could be so good for this skin.
There are four new products - the Extra Fine Cleansing Mask (£15), Beauty Vinegar (£15), Double Extract (£40) and Legendary Cream (£32), all containing the aqua mirabilis. I have the first two here:
When I was at the launch event, it was the Beauty Vinegar that got the most attention, simply because of the name - it's very intriguing. If you were to liken it to something, it is probably the most similar to a toner. It smells gorgeous, and you use it after cleansing to get rid of the last traces of any make-up, dirt, etc and it also refreshes the skin.
You can see the texture of the vinegar in the photo above. You pop a little bit of it on a cotton pad and swipe it over the face, neck and décolleté for your skin to be ready for your various lotions and potions!
I've also been trying the Extra Fine Cleansing Mask. It can be used as a mask but I've been using it as a cleanser and make-up remover. How this looks and feels is really exciting. The gel itself has a opalescent quality which looks gorgeous and sort of magical. Then you put it onto dry skin and massage in. As you massage it in, the texture changes from a gel to a silky oil so that it is really easy to cleanse all over without dragging the skin. I'm really impressed by this.
Even though this new range has quite a medicinal background, the products smell really fresh and not too intense. I've been trying these two products for about a month now and they are a really lovely addition to my skincare routine.
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What about the stereo is bad? If the internal amp is bad there is nothing you can do other than adding a new amp to the car. You might as well buy a cheap head unit for the car.
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I bought an old car recently. But came with bad stereo head and perfectly working speakers. Now I figured out that all I need in my stereo in aux input which I can connect to my mobile device. Is there any way to make an aux input port without using any radio head, ie, the direct connections with AUX. also please explain wiring layout of head.
I am not sure. All it does is a buzz sound. And sometimes not even that.
Then how do you know the speakers work? Blown speakers can make a buzzing noise too.
If the speakers are fine and the best you can get out of the stereo is a buzz you probably just need to go ahead and replace the head unit.
This is what the seller told me that speaker are fine. However, I can surely buy a new head unit. But this out of my interest and curiosity that i want to make to make an aux only headset of my on. My idea is to somehow directly connect my present speakers with my mobile device using aux cable, which as you said might require an amplifier in between. I am attaching images of my head unit and its connection pins. I have no idea what each wire does. Can you help me with wiring diagram on seeing the connector used? Also if suppose, i know the wiring diagram that is which in my power wire and which belongs to speaker, is it possible if I connect those speaker wires derectly with my mobile's aux with just an amplifier in between (as u said), will this connection work?
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In an effort to raise awareness and money to fight homelessness in Reston, more than 400 volunteers from local faith communities and youth groups marched on Sunday afternoon.
Starting at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter, the marchers finished at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, helping to raise $10,000 for Reston Interfaith, which runs the shelter and the Reston food bank.
"We hope that this is the first of many annual walks where we can all turn out and make a difference for so many people in our community," said Kerrie Wilson, Reston Interfaith's executive director.
At a similar fund-raising walk last month, Reston Interfaith brought in $3,580, largely from a Comstock Homes contribution.
Del. Ken Plum, who marched alongside the volunteers on the walk, said poverty and homelessness are bigger problems in Reston and Fairfax County than most people realize. But with efforts like the march on Sunday, he said, the plight of homelessness can be lifted.
"Eventually we'll eliminate homelessness as we should, being the richest nation in the world," he said.
Reston Interfaith estimates there are approximately 2,000 homeless people in Fairfax County, 39 percent of whom are children. Last year, the organization served 13,000 low-income people overall. Also, more than 500 homeless families stayed in the Embry Rucker Shelter last year, said Amanda Andere, Reston Interfaith's director of development.


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Save, Don't Spend, During The Holidays
This story was written by CNET's Declan McCullagh.
Happy holidays. Now don't go out and buy some presents at the mall.
This is, of course, exactly the opposite of what Washington officialdom wants you to do. I don't know exactly how this line of spendthrift thinking started, but my hunch is that its recent antecedents came from President Bush's post-9/11 line that Americans should "take their kids on vacations" and "ought to go to ball games." Bush's more recent suggestion was "I encourage you all to go shopping more."
This is a bipartisan sentiment. Last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent out a press release lamenting the fact that consumer spending declined by a dramatic -- wait for it -- 1 percent.
The reality is that Americans have been on an unprecedented and unsustainable consumption binge for at least a decade. They paid bills with borrowed money. Savings was out, while leased BMWs, large-screen TVs charged to credit cards, and zero-down option ARMs were in.
Now, as the economy is trying to heal itself and return to normal, consumer spending has dropped off. This should be no surprise: When unemployment is rising, people save more because they're worried about losing their jobs. This is prudent and sensible; what's irresponsible is politicians urging visits to the mall when saving may be the wiser option.
A catalyst is that many consumers have pushed their credit cards to the limit and extracted as much as possible from their homes during the real estate bubble. Now that credit card issuers are becoming more restrictive, and the home equity loan spigot is being turned off, more debt is no longer as attractive (or as possible) an option.
Another reason that spending slackens is that some prices are falling. Why buy a house now when you might be able to save tens of thousands of dollars by waiting? Does anyone really think that, given the bad news for the auto industry including Toyota, car prices will be significantly more expensive in 2009?
A broader defense of savings is worth making, especially when thrift is forgotten. The late Henry Hazlitt, once an economics writer for the New York Times, said in 1946 that: "When money is invested (including by depositing it in a bank, which allows the bank to invest) it is used to buy or build capital goods -- houses or office buildings or ships or trucks or machines. Any one of these projects puts as much money into circulation and gives as much employment as the same amount of money spent directly on consumption. 'Saving,' in short, in the modern world, is only another form of spending."
So the next time someone tells you that if everyone becomes more thrifty, everyone becomes poorer, don't believe them.
Unfortunately, Washington has set an awful example. Politicians have borrowed over $1 trillion in the year ending in September, not counting the whopping costs of the Wall Street bailout. The Treasury's two largest creditors are China and Japan; our federal budget now depends on their continued generosity. (If our creditors demand more stringent terms in the future, watch out.)
But that's not all. What politicians have done, through years of government policies that enjoy bipartisan support, is to make it painful to save. When you save, you're first taxed on interest, capital gains or dividends, and a second time when you eventually pay sales tax on future purchases. Spending is taxed once.
Inflation tends to be another tax on savers, and an especially regressive one. One handy inflation calculator estimates that something that cost you $1 in 1928 would cost you $12.42 today. A 1932 newspaper archived by Google News shows that a pair of "smart" ladies' shoes was $1.95. Around the same time, 16 ounces of peanut butter was 21 cents, and bacon was 18 cents a pound.
The Federal Reserve's artificially low interest rates -- savings accounts are offering a mere 2 percent or so average return -- aren't helping. Not only does that mean an annual return of closer to 1 percent after federal and state income taxes, it's also hammered the U.S. dollar in the last few weeks, making imported goods more expensive.
Anyway, back to the holidays. If you have some last-minute holiday shopping planned, don't put it off any longer. Cancel it. Web sites like NoChristmasGiftsThisYear.com offer some useful no-spending-required ideas. Rather than spending money on loved ones, spend time with them instead.
Americans are planning to cut their Christmas spending by 50 percent this year, from $859 last year to $431 this year, according to American Research group, a market research firm. That indicates that, after many years of borrowing, people are starting to live within their means. It also shows they have more common sense than their elected representatives in Washington.
Declan McCullagh is the chief political correspondent for CNET. He previously was Wired's Washington bureau chief and a reporter for Time.com and Time magazine in Washington, D.C. He has taught journalism, public policy, and First Amendment law. He is an occasional programmer, avid analog and digital photographer, and lives in the San Francisco Bay area. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com
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Whatever force—depression, weather, online review aggregators—that's been taking a bite out of this summer's box office receipts appears to have been repelled by the power of scary clowns; Deadline reports that Andy Muschietti's Stephen King adaptation It is on track to have one of the most successful opening weekends ever to greet a Hollywood horror film.
Analysts are speculating that the film will bring in $47 million tonight alone, with a projected weekend take of over $100 million. (The deciding factor will probably be Hurricane Irma, which might keep a number of normally voracious Florida movie-goers out of theaters.) That puts It on track to have the second-highest R-rated opening weekend ever (after Deadpool), and the highest for a horror movie.
Now, It has a long way to go if it wants to surpass, say, The Exorcist—which, if you adjust for inflation, pulled in roughly $320 million back in 1974—but it's already well on its way to blowing past modern horror success stories like The Conjuring. It's been a while since a major studio like Warner Bros. made a big, prestige marketing push behind a horror movie, but it appears to have paid off; the film's warm reception from critics presumably helped, alongside America's long-standing love of cheerful, helpful clowns.


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Grim Fandango Gets New-Fangled At Last, But...
Also in 'hey, PS4, get orf moi land' news, it seems Sony's latest under-telly monolith has managed to hoover up a surprise remastered version of beautifully bittersweet, death-themed adventure game Grim Fandango. No fair – so many of us PC types have been desperately wailing for these last ten years or so. The last great LucasArts game would enormously benefit from some modern spit'n'polish, especially to see its wonderful, weird scenes looking sharp and clear on our big, high res screens. To think that we may be denied it on our PCs is heartbreaking.
Fortunately, I spotted an update from Tim Schafer on the matter, clarifying that PS4 won't be the only platform, when I was only halfway through necking that bottle of bleach, so perhaps I'll be out of hospital in time to play the strongly-implied PC version.
Admittedly "Talk about other platforms soon!" is all we've got to go on, but the main thing is that it means no doors are shut. Also, news that this is a licensing collaboration between Double Fine and Disney is extremely exciting – perhaps the new LucasArts owners will prove fairly liberal about giving access to the older gaming jewels in their titanic crown.
The re-release was revealed as part of Sony's E3 conference, but again that's just where it's getting its initial promotional boost – I'm sure this will arrive on PC too. Whether before, simultaneous to or after the PS4 version we just don't know yet.
There's also no word on just what will be involved in the re-release on any platform, but I'm absolutely certain that releasing even a 15-year-old game on a next Jennifer console will necessitate a graphical upgrade (specifically resolution) and a control overhaul. Limitations in both regards have held Grim Fandangao back from the fan modernisation projects that its 2D predecessors have enjoyed. That said, a recentish mod has done some splendid things with the game's notorious shopping trolley controls.
Ah, the thought of playing Grim with sharp edges and non-batshit controls is delectable. Though I'll still scream blue murder about the cat racing puzzle, naturally.
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Well today was one of those day that you eat breakfast at 8pm, tired from talking and telling everyone what to do and end up doing it yourself because its more exhausting trying to get another to understand what you are telling them. You finally get home and you're thinking yourself "poo on the gym, pass me that chicken wing, get me a drink and it better not be weak" hahah
Which I did… I went to this amazing place that I eat at regularly called Beaver & Bulldog they have the spiciest chicken wings yet that I have tried in comparison to any other restaurant. I have done all the challenges and they taste blah.. Spicy should not be based on the sing of acid; but these wings, give just the right amount of burn in the back of your throat, but yet you can still taste the flavor of the pepper.
I order my usual 2lbs drumsticks only, well done, only carrots & garlic dill dipping sauce with a big boy container of their hot sauce (exorcist- it makes your head turn around)!
It's the perfect meal to make you fill your being naughty. As I sing my Christmas carol " I bring jolly good cheer when I drink my raspberry beer"… before I left, I saw this little girl sitting with her family not saying a word, but with a little sad pout.. The father waved the waitressed over and smile like he knew what his little girl was thinking, and sure enough a plate was brought to her of sticky toffee cake with a lump of vanilla ice-cream and caramel syrup.
I was laughing, its in our nature not to express what we want, but yet we get all pouty and frustrated when we don't get it (I'm speaking on the behalf of women).
Since I was able to say a prayer on my own that wasn't
"Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I shall die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen."
I had asked for three things every night until I realized one of three I never had to worry about
- That my parents wouldn't divorce (A lot of kids in my private school had parents who got divorce and these kids would talk to me and tell me that all mommies & daddies break-up.. I was about 6 so this scared me.. But I quickly came to know that would never be the issue with my parents.)
- That my parents would never die
- That God would take me to heaven when He came.
Sounds like the childish requests of a child I know… I grew up having everything a little girl could ever want; I had every Barbie, every toy, and every nicnac… There wasn't anything my heart desired that I didn't get. My parents spoiled me unconditionally.
My sister always wanted what I had…. She bought mickey mouse stickers , I bought Hercules sitckers, she would play with her's and then want mine and that hasn't changed today.. Lucky now we have arrangements… a little tradey tradey…
When my mom bought me toys, specially stickers I never peeled them off , I wanted them new,. My toys, I would play with them and if it came in a easy box, I would put it back in the box every time I played with it.
Being in a private school you deal with little rich kids, and to this day I remember my peers always saying to each other "I got this and you don't" from little we learn to compete to have the newer thing, to be ahead of everyone and we do it in such a wrong manner. Each year our wants change, we have no solid desires; what I mean is, that no matter how much we evolve into our own person, we should always have at least three desires/ true wants that never alter but rather ripen like a fine wine.
Growing up, yes I wanted things, I wanted that pair of shoes, I wanted that book, I wanted the iphone, I wanted the Bugatti… still do!!! Its not a sin to want, it's a controlled luxury.. but we should not work in order to fulfill our idol wants, we waste life chasing the wind and in the end we have gained nothing but material objects that once peeked our interest and now lost all value. Its like Coach.. at first it was a name only certain people had…. "Coach" and you would say "oh she's rich, she's wearing Coach" everyone then wanted to be that image, to be that something special… and now a name that meant something of social status is nothing more than a mere poor man's rich.. So now everyone is fighting to find the new Social changer that gives a new distinction of upper class and financial status.. people are blindly running to their end day without having any true wants and achieving truly nothing.
When I was in high school, I was hated by all cheerleaders.. why? I don't know.. but I got the new phone the "Razer" before it was even on the market… and dear god it was war.. as soon it came out every girl was flaunting their razor and saying "your not that special, we have it too" the futile competition, everyday their wants changed, everyday more paranoid that maybe somebody has something they don't. These people will grow-up and bear children that will surpass the teacher.. and we ask ourselves,…..why we have murders, why we have so many teen mothers, why do we have so many delinquents crawling the streets like ants in a colony?????????.. Then they strive to become leaders, political figures and they offer us everything our little greedy hearts desire, doesn't matter who gives it to us, as long as we may possibly get it….
And we wonder why North America is in the economical crisis that it is in. We have never learn to want simplicity, values, things money can't buy, that only morals can achieve. TO STAND FOR SOMETHING SO THAT WE MAY NOT FALL FOR EVERYTHING!
So I stand today surprisingly still only wanting three things..
1) That I may never have to live with the pain of losing my parents, emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally.
2) My salvation and the salvation of my love ones
3) ***
Knowing that there is only three things that truly matter to me and everything else in life is replaceable, unnecessary, a passing wave.. Puts my life in proper view, makes my goals achievable, makes me determine and focused, without getting sidetracked with passing amusements..
Coming home tonight, I watched one of my 5 favorite movies "Serendipity" it much describes my life right now, but in the end there is a beautiful speech and he says "You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion? "
I know my wants, and my desire is to live my life in utter passion. Never letting a second go where I didn't explode with excitement, that I didn't have blinders on my eyes, that even the flutter of a butterfly's wing was capable to make me feel giddy and happy.. to dance in the rain with the man I give me heart to, to dance with no music on, to see a view that will forever be imprinted into my memory.
That when I take my last breaths, those I loved, know I loved them not only by words but by actions, that one day my children would say "Wow my mom did so many things, she really lived life", knowing I never once intentionally hurt someone or betrayed them… that I had enough morals to inspire another and have enough mental photos to entertain angels. To live with such passion to be able to share it with others in compassion.
Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.
– Lousie Erdrich
As woman I know I will always want something pretty, sparkly, dainty, something picked just for me, I may not always know what I want when I go into the mall, and I may be frustrated if I leave without finding it. Its my right!
P.s The little girl in the picture reminds me of my Middle sister


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