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I had heard of kolaches but had never tried them until this morning. However, they were nothing like the recipe or the picture! I stopped by the Southern Maid Doughnuts & saw them on the menu. What I got was a similar pastry but the filling was sausage & cheese. Did I get gypped?
Many donut shops call pig in the blankets, kolaches. But some kolaches do have sausage filling.
Oh, okay but I think the ones in the picture look tastier!
Yes, the ones above were baked and given to me by a friend on Valentine's Day.
Another kolache recipe: http://www.servedraw.com/2010/08/off-road-kolaches-are-the-new-sand...
Kolache Dough
•1 cup warm milk
•3 1/2 cups flour
•1 egg
•1 package dry yeast
•1/3 cup sugar
•1/3 cup butter, melted
•1 teaspoon salt
Put 1/3 cup warm milk and 1 teaspoon sugar in a cup, stir.
Add yeast and stir until dissolved. Let it stand and get bubbly.
Pour flour in a large bowl.
Add warm milk, eggs, sugar, melted butter, salt and yeast mixture at once, mix and knead until smooth. Let rise again.
Divide into 2-ounce portions, roll in to a ball, place on a cookie sheet and let rise again.
Make a depression on the middle of the dough ball and fill up with your favorite fruit pie filling.
Place 2 to a cookie sheet, let rise 10 minutes. Brush tops lightly with melted butter and bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees. When golden brown remove from oven — brush tops with butter while kolaches are still hot.
From Kolache Factory
Double Cheese Kolaches from Canada
Double Cheese Kolaches
Canadian Living Test Kitchen food experts create every recipe to inspire home cooks and share how fun and satisfying cooking is.
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
Source: Canadian Living Magazine: June 2010
2/3 cup (150 mL) milk
1/4 cup (60 mL) unsalted butter
3 tbsp (45 mL) granulated sugar
3/4 tsp (4 mL) salt
1/4 cup (60 mL) warm water
1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) active dry yeast
2 egg yolks
2-1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (60 mL) 4% cottage cheese
1/2 cup (125 mL) cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp (30 mL) granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp (2 mL) finely grated lemon rind
2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tbsp (21 mL) granulated sugar
1 tbsp (15 mL) butter, softened
In small saucepan, heat milk, 3 tbsp (45 mL) of the butter, all but 2 tsp (10 mL) of the sugar and salt until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Let cool to lukewarm.
In large bowl, dissolve remaining sugar in warm water. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand until frothy, about 10 minutes. Whisk in milk mixture and egg yolks. Stir in 2 cups (500 mL) of the flour to form shaggy dough.
Turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead, adding as much of the remaining flour as necessary, until smooth and elastic, 10 minutes. Place in large greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1-1/2 hours.
Divide dough into 12 pieces. Shape each into ball, stretching and pinching dough underneath to smooth tops. Place, 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, in parchment paper–lined 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan, pressing to flatten slightly. Melt remaining butter; brush over tops. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Topping: In small bowl, whisk flour with sugar. Using fingertips, work in butter until crumbly. Set aside.
Filling: In small strainer, press cottage cheese to drain off moisture. In bowl, beat together cottage cheese, cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and lemon rind until smooth.
Using fingers, make indentation in each ball. Spoon about 1 tbsp (15 mL) filling into each; sprinkle with crumb topping.
Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until golden, about 35 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack.
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Accounts Receivable Specialist at Formlabs
Formlabs is growing explosively on all fronts, and that means we need more operational muscle on our Finance & Accounting team. At Formlabs, that means applying attention to detail and good judgement when driving financial operations, while delivering the accurate and timely information required to manage our scaling business.
If you are fiercely passionate about streamlining, are vigilant and diligent when handling money, and want to have a high impact on a fast growing company, we want you on the Finance Team as our Accounts Receivable Specialist.
The Job:
- Manage collections while delivering amazing customer service and experience
- Maintain monthly metrics and continuously develop new tools and processes to increase efficiency and productivity of collections
- Research and approve new customers' credit limits
- Ensure our finance operations run smoothly and drive process improvements
- Work across teams to assist with our sales operations, from beginning to end
- Assist the Accounting & Finance team with ad hoc projects
- Highly analytical mind and not afraid to dive deep into the details and solve problems
- Possess sharp business acumen to be able to resolve issues and make good judgment when dealing with ambiguity
- Experience with order to cash process, collections, preparing and analyzing invoices, expense reports, and cost summaries
- Negotiation skills when creating settlements with customers
- Energetic about continuous improvement
- Can multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently
- Results driven attitude that allows you to power through tasks at a lightning speed
- 3-5 years of experience working with invoicing, credit term approval and collection
- Passionate about 3D printing and the tech industry
- Experience at a rapidly growing startup
- Familiarity with NetSuite, Magento, and/or Salesforce
- Advanced Excel skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business
Our Perks:
- Flexible vacation
- Premium healthcare coverage
- Paid parental leave
- Commuter benefits
- Unlimited 3D prints
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

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The NFPA Standards Council considered the issuance of a proposed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) on the 2017 edition of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code. This TIA was issued by the Council on March 14, 2017:
- NFPA 70, TIA 17-3, referencing 770.110(A)(2)
Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) are amendments to an NFPA Standard processed in accordance with Section 5 of the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards. They have not gone through the entire standards development process of being published in a First Draft Report and Second Draft Report for review and comment. TIAs are effective only between editions of the Standard. A TIA automatically becomes a public input for the next edition of the Standard, as such is then subject to all of the procedures of the standards development process. TIAs are published in NFPA News, NFCSS, and any further distribution of the Standard after being issued by the Standards Council.


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How to backup your Notes
Quick Guide:
Step 1: Download, install and activate TouchCopy16.
Step 2: Run TouchCopy 16 and connect your Apple device.
Step 3: Chose the Notes Tab.
Step 4: Select the Notes you wish to copy.
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Advisory Board
The ePADD Phase 2 Advisory Board provides strategic project guidance to shape and support the development of the software.
Sherri Berger is the Product Manager in the Access & Publishing Group, California Digital Library. Berger focuses on helping archives, libraries, and museums expose unique and special collections materials. She provides ongoing product management and communications support to the Online Archive of California and Calisphere services, with an emphasis on envisioning new features to meet user needs. Additionally, Berger currently serves as the Product Manager for the UC Libraries Digital Collection Implementation Project, which will result in a shared, multi-campus digital asset management system and a unified public interface to the UC Libraries' rich and diverse unique resources. She received her MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her BA in American Studies from Northwestern University.
Andrew Byers is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Duke University. He is a historian of modern America, specializing in the history of the military, sexuality, and the body. At Duke, he has also directed a "Humanities Writ Large" laboratory to develop a new undergraduate history curriculum in War, the Military, and Society, a project sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. His recent scholarship includes studies of the regulation of sexuality in the early twentieth-century U.S. Army within the context of civilian social and moral reform debates, and the utopian drive to control the human body through the biopower of the state. His next book project will continue his explorations of biopolitics in American culture, society, and public policy. He received his PhD and AM in History from Duke, his MA in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, and his BA in History and Political Science from Virginia Tech.
Jackie Dooley is Program Officer at OCLC Research, where she leads projects to inform and improve professional practice for special collections and archives. Activities have included in-depth surveys of special collections libraries in the U.S./Canada and the U.K./Ireland; collaboration on a series of reports under the rubric Demystifying Born Digital, intended to help research libraries begin managing their born-digital archival materials; analysis of the four million MARC records in WorldCat that describe archival materials; participation in redesign and expansion of Archive Grid; and studying the needs of archival repositories for specialized tools and services. She has more than thirty years of experience in special collections libraries and archives. She is a past president of the Society of American Archivists and an SAA Fellow. She received her MLS from UCLA and a BA in Spanish from UC Irvine.
Marie Hicks is Assistant Professor of History at Illinois Institute of Technology. She is a historian of technology, gender, and modern Europe, specializing in the history of computing. Her recent work focuses on labor and technological change in Britain, and on investigating how 20th century efforts to computerize changed gendered and classed expectations associated with machine work. She studies how collective understandings of social progress are defined by competing discourses of national prestige, labor, and productivity, and how technologies play a formative role in this process. Hicks received her PhD and MA from Duke University, and her AB from Harvard University.
Peter Hirtle serves as Senior Policy Advisor to the Cornell University Library with a special mandate to address intellectual property issues, and also serves as a Research Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Previously at Cornell, Hirtle served as Director of the Cornell Institute for Digital Collections and as the Associate Editor of D-Lib Magazine. He is an archivist by training with an MA in History from Johns Hopkins and an MLS with a concentration in archival science from the University of Maryland. Hirtle is a Fellow and Past President of the Society of American Archivists and is a member of its Working Group on Intellectual Property. He was a member of the Commission on Preservation and Access/Research Library Group's Task Force on Digital Archiving and the Copyright Office's Section 108 Study Group, and is a contributing author to the LibraryLaw.com blog. His recent interests have focused on issues associated with licensing public domain material.
Jeremy Leighton John is Curator of e-manuscripts at the British Library and Principal Investigator of the Digital Lives Research Project. John has been Curator of eMANUSCRIPTS and Scientific Curator in the Department of Western Manuscripts at the British Library since 2003, having been Specialist Curator for the W. D. Hamilton Archive from 2000. Previously he worked as a cataloguer of bioacoustic collections in the British Library Sound Archive. He served as Principal Investigator for Digital Lives, a major research project focusing on personal digital archives and their relationship with research repositories. He is a member of the Library Committee of the Royal Society, and of the Advisory Committee of the National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists. He is also a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and of the Royal Geographical Society, and is a member of the British Society for the History of Science. During his career, he has won several scholarships and prizes, including one for writing, has conducted both field and theoretical research, and has given talks and published articles on scientific, archival and historical topics, in both scholarly and popular forms. Further, he has been working with hybrid (digital and analogue) collections of living as well as deceased scientists, and has also been adapting technologies and procedures for forensically capturing, authenticating and making available the digital equivalent of analogue personal archives and manuscripts. John has a DPhil in Zoology from Merton College, Oxford.
Christopher (Cal) Lee is Associate Professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He teaches courses on archival administration; records management; digital curation; understanding information technology for managing digital collections; and acquiring information from digital storage media. He is a lead organizer and instructor for the DigCCurr Professional Institute, a week-long continuing education workshop on digital curation, and he teaches professional workshops on the application of digital forensics methods and principles to digital acquisitions. Lee's primary area of research is the long-term curation of digital collections. He developed "A Framework for Contextual Information in Digital Collections," and edited and provided several chapters to I, Digital: Personal Collections in the Digital Era published by the Society of American Archivists. Lee has been Principal Investigator of the BitCurator and BitCurator Access projects, which have developed and disseminated open-source digital forensics tools for use by archivists and librarians.
Evelyn McLellan is President of Artefactual, developers of Archivematica and AtoM. She is responsible for directing Artefactual's business operations and strategy. She also works as a senior systems analyst on Artefactual's development and client projects. Prior to joining Artefactual, McLellan had over 10 years experience as an archivist and records manager at a number of organizations including the City of Vancouver Archives and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. She has worked as co-investigator on the International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) Project and as Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia's School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies from 2004-2010. She received her MA in Archival Studies from University of British Columbia in 1997.
Mark Matienzo is the Director of Technology for the Digital Public Library of America. Prior to joining DPLA, Matienzo worked as an archivist and technologist specializing in born-digital materials and metadata management, at institutions including the Yale University Library, The New York Public Library, and the American Institute of Physics. Matienzo received a MSI from the University of Michigan School of Information and a BA in Philosophy from the College of Wooster, and was the first awardee (2012) of the Emerging Leader Award of the Society of American Archivists.
T. Christian Miller is an award-winning investigative reporter, author, and war correspondent for ProPublica, an independent non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. His investigative reports have focused on how multinational corporations operate in foreign countries, documenting human rights and environmental abuses. He has also covered wars and U.S. campaigns. Miller is a pioneer in the field of computer-assisted reporting, and was awarded a Knight Fellowship at Stanford University in 2012 to study innovation in journalism.
Jessica Moran is Assistant Digital Archivist at the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand where she is responsible for supporting the acquisition, ingest, and management of born-digital heritage collections. She works closely with the National Digital Heritage Archive program, contributing to digital preservation policy and planning as well as system testing and requirements analysis. She has previously worked in university, special, and government libraries and archives, most recently as an archivist at the California State Archives where she worked in the electronic and legislative records programs. She has a BA from UC Berkeley, an MLIS with a concentration in Archives from San Jose State University, and an MA in History from San Francisco State University.
David Rosenthal is founder of the LOCKSS Program, aimed at long-term preservation of web-published materials (ejournals, books, blogs, websites, archival materials, etc). He built and tested the initial prototype, developed the OpenBSD-based network appliance technology that LOCKSS peers used for the first 5 years of production, and was part of the research team that developed the award-winning fault- and attack-resistant peer-to-peer network technology that underlies the LOCKSS network. He currently works on economic models for long-term storage. David received an MA degree from Trinity College, Cambridge and a PhD from Imperial College, London. He is the author of several technical publications and holds 23 patents.
Marc A. Smith is a sociologist specializing in the social organization of online communities and computer-mediated interaction. Smith leads the Connected Action consulting group and lives and works in Silicon Valley, California. Connected Action applies social science methods in general and social network analysis techniques in particular to enterprise and Internet social media usage. He is the co-editor, with Peter Kollock, of Communities in Cyberspace (Routledge), a collection of essays exploring the ways identity, interaction, and social order develop in online groups. Smith received a BS in International Area Studies from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 1988, an MPhil in social theory from Cambridge University in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA in 2001. He is an affiliate faculty at the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington and the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. Smith is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University Media-X program.
Kam Woods is a Research Scientist in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently Technical Lead on the BitCurator project, and works with Cal Lee developing techniques and tools to assist in long-term archiving of born-digital data. Woods' research focuses on long-term preservation of born-digital materials. He is interested in interdisciplinary approaches that combine technologies and expertise in the areas of archiving, computer science, and digital forensics for the purpose of enabling and maintaining access to digital objects that are at risk due to obsolescence. Prior to his current work at UNC, Woods worked with Lee on the development of educational materials to support the use of realistic forensic datasets in professional training and to identify and explore novel uses of forensic data and tools in the context of digital archives.


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October 28, 2018, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
October 27, 2018, 3:30 PM - October 28, 2018, 10:00 AM @ Oak Point Park Nature & Retreat Center
Join us at Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve for an evening of outdoor games, nature walks, story-telling near the fire, s'mores, and family fun! There will be a tent decorating contest, pumpkin painting, and be sure to bring some candy for 'tent or treating'. Cost is $35 per tent-site. Limit 5 people per site. Meals are included! We'll have burgers and hot dogs for dinner and pancakes for breakfast. A minimum number of tents are available to rent from the Parks and Recreation Department. Please call 972-941-5403 to rent one on a first-come, first-serve basis.
October 28, 2018, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM @ Amphitheater at Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve
Benefitting Plano Police Association and Plano Firefighters Association, the Amphitheatre at Oak Point Park is the perfect Start/Finish location for a 5K and 10K run. Runners and walkers will enjoy a beautiful route through Oak Point Park and nature preserve. All race participants will receive a finisher medal, a gender-specific technical shirt, and a Fire/Police silicone bracelet. Definitely a cause and race swag worth running for!
October 28, 2018, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Courtyard Theater
Over 60 million people all around the globe have fallen in love with the story and the music that makes MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good musical. And now, we invite you to fall in love all over again! Voulez Vous, S.O.S, Take a Chance On Me, Dancing Queen and so many more hits you know and love make this worldwide phenomenon a fabulous night out for audiences of all ages.
Set on a Greek island paradise and inspired by the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs, writer Catherine Johnson's heart-warming tale centres around Sophie, a young bride-to-be. On the eve of her wedding, Sophie's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.
A celebration of love, laughter, family and friendship, MAMMA MIA! is exactly what the world needs right now.
October 26, 2018 - October 29, 2018
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Contact a Galati Yacht Sales Professional Specialist For More Information On this Yacht
The Fly 460 Represents A New Era In Comfort, Entertaining Capability And Performance. This Stylish Sport Yacht Makes Its Presence Known With Sea Ray's Iconic Lines And A Sleek, Modern Aesthetic. The Expanded Flybridge's Social Layout Invites Long Afternoons With Loved Ones, And An Available Flybridge Enclosure With A/C And Heat Lets You Continue The Fun No Matter The Weather.
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If you thought teenagers were difficult to deal with, try cockatoos.
When Pebble's owner told her it was time to go back in her cage, he got an earful. Pebble was not having any of it, and she made no bones about saying so.
This sassy (and foul-mouthed!) lady had an answer for everything. Be sure to watch the video the whole way through or you'll miss out! And keep your ears peeled for a few standout gems:
At 1:50: "I certainly do! Yeah I do! F*****g around up there looking at f*****g marrying me but tell me who's marrying you? I just like rock and roll!"
At 2:43: In response to being asked if she has an attitude, Pebble responds, "Yeah, that's right! The f*****g veterinarian!"
Check out this full-on cockatoo freakout and get ready, as Pebble would probably say, to laugh your a** off:
These are more than just angry words. Pebble puts her whole body into it. Points for commitment, girl!
In the mood for more crazy birds? Check out this hysterical compilation of parrots harassing cats, and then watch this video of a showdown between some cockatoos and a stuffed impostor.
WATCH NOW: Budgerigars Are Little Birds!


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War Horse
Opinions on the film
What can one say about a film that is likely to make an impact on people that aren't even horse lovers? I for one even began feeling tearful when I watched the trailer so I wont even mention how many tissues I used during the actual film!!!
Adapted from the book for children by Michael Morpurgo, and also from the London stage version Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks have really hit on a good one. Along with the actors Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup and Tom Hiddleston, the film has already 6 nominations for the oscars.
The story relates the story of a superbly intelligent horse called Joey who is trained with loving kindness by a young boy called Albert. Albert's father who once was a strong man, has succumbed to drink due to the pressures of trying to earn a living in order to keep on paying the rent on the cottage in Devon where he and his family live. But he can't work the hard soil of the land in order to grow any kind of crop and so In an act of desperation he ends up paying 30 guineas for Joey in a horse auction. This is way too much for a horse that has not even been broken in and having even less the qualities of a horse that could plough.
It is then that Albert steps in and trains the horse to do everything that is needed of him and more. Joey ends up harnessed to plough the land and show immense strength and loyalty to the ones that he loves.
But when World War One steps in and Albert's father finds that he still has problems in being able to earn some sort of income he is forced to take Joey to the market and sell him to the troops that are about to set off for war. This of course breaks Albert's heart and he vows to join the war himself as soon as he is of age so that he can search for Joey.
It has to be said now that the film, although principally aimed at children, is quite violent at times. The war scenes are horrific showing hundreds of dead horses strewn across the countryside (although it is a true fact that millions of horses did indeed die during the first world war). The sounds of bombs and rifle shots are loud and shocking and the scene of Joey galloping through 'No man's land' amid all the bombing while he crashes into one fence after another of barbed wire until he is finally entangled and helpless is really distressing and am not too sure whether this is okay for children to watch.
The story mainly concentrates on the ordeals of Joey in the war but at the same time it also touches on the human side. We are shown how when Joey is caught up in the barbed wire and the English troops raise up the white flag in order to be able to go and release him, that a German officer also comes out to help offering a pair of wire cutters. This was a very poignant part of the film showing how there are times, even during war, that people can forget their differences and join themselves into a good cause.
Albert gets to go to war but during one of the bombings his eyes are affected and he is left blind for a while. He is in the infirmary recovering when he hears the news of an extraordinary horse who has managed to gallop right through the nightmare of 'No Man's land' and still be alive. The doctor refuses to treat the severe injuries of this horse and it is decided that he should be shot. Albert after hearing the news suddenly has a seventh sense and decides to whistle his special whistle that he had for Joey. Joey acknowledges the whistle and as Albert walks blindly towards Joey continuing with his whistle we can see how the two have recognized the other. The greeting between the two is more cause for tears from the audience and the doctor is moved enough to change his decision and save the horse.
The end of the war arrives but it is announced that Albert cannot retrieve Joey as all the surviving horses are to be auctioned to the highest bidder. Everyone in Albert's troop decide to make a pool in order to give Albert enough money to buy Joey back and he nearly succeeds until the grandfather of a young girl called Emily who died in the war but who had spent some time with Joey when he was in France, ends up bidding far above the odds.
We are led to believe that the grandfather of Emily will take the horse away but when Joey suddenly rears up and runs backs to Albert, Emily's grandfather realizes that there is a bond so strong there that not even for the memory of his grand-daughter should this be broken and he hands Joey back to Albert.
The end of the film is along the lines of 'Gone with the Wind' in that we saw Albert riding Joey back to his family home as a silhouette against a red sky line where he rejoins with his parents.
It has to be said that this is a good film but am not so sure whether it will end up getting all the six nominations as there was something lacking. When talking about horse films and comparing it to 'The Horse whisperer' it doesn't have the magic of 'The Horse whisperer'. My final remark is that the reason for this could be that Steven Spielberg didn't really have any knowledge about horses until he made this film?


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Along with virtually every school in Seattle Public Schools, John Muir Elementary School has set ambitious goals around improving students' academic success and building positive student-adult relationships.
Friday, September 16, 2016, the school planned to host a gathering of more than 100 African American men from our community to affirm their support of students and their success.
The event, called Black Men Uniting to Change the Narrative was designed to benefit all John Muir students, giving students the opportunity to see black men in a positive light – as role models, mentors and leaders. Close to 50 percent of Muir's student population is African American.
Unfortunately, the intent of the event was overshadowed by negative press resulting in a threat to the school building and safety of our students and staff. The district had to postpone the student celebration late Thursday evening.
On Friday morning the school and grounds were swept and families were informed that school would be in session.
In the meantime, something remarkable happened. Many of our African American community members and supporters including pastors, firemen, police and city leaders showed up at the school.
The men showed up because they are united in their commitment to our students and our community. They showed up because they love our students. They showed up because it was the right thing to do.
So, while the official celebration was postponed, the African American men in attendance chose to proceed with a smaller but moving and inspirational welcome to the school day. It was abundantly clear in their messages of unity and hope that our students are loved and that our community stands with John Muir.
This last week a small but mighty group of educators and a committed group of African American men demonstrated to anyone lucky enough to be at the school, that in our community we have enough love, enough resolve, and enough commitment to ensure that every child in Seattle thrives.
We want to express our deep gratitude to our community. Thank you.


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It's easy to believe that the economy is getting better in Bellevue's Crossroads neighborhood. Three new businesses have opened recently or are about to open, and two more are getting ready…
Dragon's Lair Comics and Fantasy will hold its grand opening May 14-16 but the owners have gotten the shelves mostly stocked and they're open for business now in the shopping center next to IHOP at 14725 NE 20th Street. (OK, technically this is Overlake, but it's so close to Crossroads that it might as well be in our neighborhood!)
They will be selling comics, graphic novels, manga, board games, card games, CCGs, RPGs, and miniatures. They have room for people to play games, and will kick off with Magic the Gathering this Friday night (May 7 until 10 pm).
Crossroads Bar and Grill opened with a benefit for the Ethnic Heritage Council on April 13th, and the food and service has been improving steadily since. With eleven reviews on Yelp, it's sitting at three stars, but our experience there last Sunday with the Feast for $15 special was solidly four stars… have you checked it out yet?
Grendelsweets opened for the Bite of Crossroads weekend at the end of March. Business has been brisk, exceeding the hopes of owners Elena Anzalone and Steve Yee had for their first month. I hear that there's a growing crowd of "regulars" who have to get their daily kerfuffle fix… they are addictive!
How have your experiences been with these new businesses?
Two additional businesses are under construction near Crossroads.
The old Stuart Anderson's Black Angus restaurant will be reborn in a month or two as India King. They will face some stiff competition with at least four other Indian restaurants nearby including Bite of India in the Crossroads Food Court and Udupi Palace outside on the north edge of Crossroads Bellevue. I hope they offer a different regional cuisine than the ones currently available around here; it's a huge restaurant space and it has a big kitchen, so they have great potential.
Back in Overlake, a new Thai restaurant will be going into the space that's recently been tried by Black Bear Diner and El Eclipse on NE 24th near 148th Ave NE. We think it will have another name, but the signs proclaim loudly, "TASTY FOOD". We'll see!


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Sara Campos
Hello! My name is Sara Campos. I was born in Madrid. I am living in Gdańsk since my 5 years old son was born. I got Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at Complutense University of Madrid and also I have completed studies of Interior Desing and Pedagogy of Spanish Language.
I had the great opportunity to study technics of painters like Velázquez and Caravaggio copying some of the masterpieces at Museo del Prado in Madrid.
In Gdańsk, I had worked as spanish teacher before I started to be a oil-painter-animator in the film Loving Vincent.
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This week, we talk a little about Big News, lament the lack of a random penguin, and talk about Joss Whedon's brilliant, problematic and challenging adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing.
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Hot summers are becoming commonplace in many parts of the country, and homeowners are looking for ways to gain relief not only from the rising heat but also from the rising cost of air conditioning. Fortunately, the new architectural trend of installing "cool" roofs on new construction is catching on all over the country.
You don't have to have a new house built to take advantage of this trend, however -- a good residential roofing contractor can provide your existing home with a cool roof and help you save substantial sums on summer air conditioning expense. Following are four things that you should know about cool roofs.
What They Are
A cool roof is simply one that has been designed to reflect the heat of the sun rather than absorb it. They are created using special paints and reflective roofing materials -- there are many different types available, so be sure to ask your roofing contractor about options that are best suited to your particular climate and location. The principle is the same as wearing light-colored clothing on warm spring and summer days.
Who They Benefit
Cool roofs benefit anyone who wants to remain comfortable indoors during the warm season without paying astronomical air conditioning bills. They may also help extend the life of your roof by keeping surface temperatures down, allowing you to save even more money, and you may also be eligible for a federal tax rebate if you have a cool roof installed. They also benefit your environment because they significantly reduce emissions caused by air conditioning as well as prevent potential for power outages by reducing peak energy usage.
Where They're Found
Cool roofs are beginning to pop up in communities all over the country that experience enough summer heat for residents to warrant maintaining an air conditioning system. They're found in residential construction, commercial structures, and in government buildings. In parts of the country where summer temperatures are high and residents run the air conditioning on a regular basis, cool roofs are being placed on the majority of new construction. (For more information on residential roofing, contact All American Roofing Incorporated)
How to Decide if They're the Right Choice
In order to determine whether a cool roof is the right choice for your particular situation, you need to explore whether the costs of having the roof installed will justify the utility bill savings. The U.S. Department of Energy has devised a cool roof calculator designed to assist homeowners to estimate the cost-effectiveness of having a cool roof installed.


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Imagine if one day capitalism reaches the point, where the big brands starts to sponsor the superheroes. How would this influence their images? That's the question that Roberto Vergati Santos invites with his Sponsored Heroes series. Based on this hypothesis, he decided to experiment with some characters, and see what would be the results of such idea. Santos takes images of familiar superheroes from movies, television, and comics, and assigns each one a brand. It's a simple execution, but one that forces us to contemplate how easy it could be to see superpowered folks sporting Adidas exclusively or earning a little extra income from Red Bull. What happens when superheroes stop fighting for the American way and start fighting for the American corporation?
Superheroes have to pay the bills, after all, and superheroics isn't really that lucrative.


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Japanese: not common in Japan, this name can be written with characters meaning either 'nine fields' or 'long time' and 'field'. German: habitational name from places in Pomerania and Brandenburg called Kunow.
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so what's so special about transforming sunlight into heat? Actually the transformation of short wave UV and visible light into heat and IR radiation is a natural process. It's not rocket science. It happens every day. Without heat the chemical processes that occur within water would be impossible. Life itself would be impossible. The transformation of light into heat is so natural that we often take it for granted, yet if the generous supply of sunlight that falls on our Earth suddenly disappeared none of us would be around very long. Did you know that more sunlight energy falls on our Earth in 24 hours than all of the recoverable oil energy we ever had or ever will have. Without clouds and an atmosphere almost all the heat gained during the day would be lost at night. This phenomena is made possible because of the greenhouse effect . Without sunlight, clouds and the greenhouse effect life itself would be impossible and there would be no oil to squabble about. Hundreds of millions of years were needed to create oil from tiny one celled organisms and it only took modern man about 100 years to consume half our planets non-renewable supply.
What will happen if the rate of
consumption continues to increase at its current rate?
What will happen if the supply of oil can no longer meet the current demands?
INCREASING PRODUCTION: An increased supply of oil would increase competition and according to the laws of supply and demand the price of oil would drop, but this scenario is improbable. All the major oil field discoveries occurred before 1973 and the remaining small oil fields may never be exploited because major producers consider them to be non-profitable.
DECREASING DEMAND: If people would travel less and conserve more the demand for oil might stabilize for awhile, but this will never be a total solution to an oil shortage. Old habits die hard. Guided by Adam Smiths green hand of greed oil producers will continue to drain the liquid gold in the name of capitalism and free enterprise. Research needed to make renewable energies profitable will take a back seat without the intervention of a concerned government. It would be nice to have respect for our tiny spaceship earth, but we've been raised on a diet of capitalism. This is all we know. A sustainable economy is low on the list of someone caught up in the game of day to day survival. Government leaders should be busy preparing us for a world without oil instead of accepting bribes and supporting our addiction to non-renewable resources.
HOW ABOUT HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS? Specially constructed fuel cells combine Hydrogen with Oxygen to make water and electricity. Since the byproduct of power production is water there are no toxic emissions to worry about. The problem with fuel cells has to do with the manner of producing and containing Hydrogen. Hydrogen may be extracted from petroleum or water. If Hydrogen is extracted from petroleum we're right back where we started from with less energy to show for our troubles. Hydrogen may also be extracted from water by the process of electrolysis. PV panels may be used to make the electricity for the process, but let's not forget to compress the hydrogen in a storage tank. This takes energy. The entire process of converting PV solar energy into Hydrogen takes place at an efficiency of less than 1%.
HOW ABOUT SOLAR PV PANELS? Solar Panels convert sunlight into electricity at an efficiency of about 10%. Some manufacturers claim efficiencies as high as 20% but this is a peak power situation in direct sunlight on a cold day. High temperatures decrease the efficiency of PV panels. In time the performance of PV panels also decreases. Nothing lasts forever.
HOW ABOUT SOLAR SOLAR COLLECTORS? Solar Collectors convert sunlight into heat at an efficiency of about 60% which is approximately the same efficiency that oil burners convert oil into heat. Since the efficiencies of converting oil or sunlight into heat are the same the value of heat produced is the same as energy received by the solar collector.
If we compare the performance of
a 1m2 collector with a 1m2 PV panel what can we say
about the value of the energy harvest? To work out a problem like this we may
have to express energy in terms of fuel oil equivalent to understand their
relative value.
1. SUNLIGHT The energy available to one hour of direct sunlight on one square meter over the period of one hour is approximately 1KWH (one kilowatt hour) this is a good one to remember. National Solar Radiation Data Maps express solar energy in terms of average daily kilo watt hours per day.
2. PV PANEL A 1m2 PV panel at an efficiency of 10% will harvest 0.1KW in one hour. If 1KWH of electricity is worth $.15 than 10% of 1KWH is worth 1.5 cents.
3. SOLAR COLLECTOR Now let's take a look at the value of energy collected from our 1m2 solar collector. One hour of direct sunlight on one square meter has the energy equivalent of 1KWH, as we said before. Since collectors convert sunlight into heat at the same efficiency as oil burners convert oil into heat the amount of solar energy available to a collector is the same as the energy harvest of the collector which would be 1KWH.
Now ask yourself what 1KWH of heat worth?
Since 1KWH contains 3,400 BTU's and one gallon of fuel oil contains 150,000 BTU's one KWH is the same as 3,400/150,000 gallons of heat or .02 fuel oil equivalents. We can't really have a gallon of heat, but we can express heat as a fuel oil equivalent. A good rule to remember is that 1KWH of electricity contains the fuel oil equivalent as .02 gallons of #2 fuel oil. If oil is worth $2.00/gallon .02 fuel oil equivalents would be worth
$2 x .02 = 4 cents.
A one square meter of PV panel harvest 1.5 cents worth of electrical energy in one hour.
A one square meter solar collector harvest 4 cents worth of heat energy in one hour.
This is not to say that solar thermal energy is better than PV power or hydrogen fuel cells or wind or geothermal any other source of energy. Every energy source has unique applications. I prefer solar thermal energy, flat-plate collectors because of their high efficiency and low cost. You don't need a PHD in rocket science to build a solar collector. The future belongs to those with a do it yourself attitude. The low tech nature of solar thermal energy facilitates a variety of low cost do-it-yourself-solar projects. Once a person learns how to build and install solar hot water systems he or she will gain the experience needed to build a solar thermal roof or Trombe Walls or solar thermal engines by understanding the basic principles of thermodynamics for transferring heat and for generating power. An entire energy independent house can be designed and built by anyone with basic construction skills and with a background in solar thermal energy. Our future is only limited by the laws of physics and by our own imagination. As we evolve the possibilities of entering a "solar age" or age of enlightenment become more real. Our social evolution depends on the decisions we make and the leaders we elect to represent those decisions.
Best of luck with all your solar projects.
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26/10/05 - Simply Tomatoes has won gold in the Colorpak Packaging Export Award at the 2005 Packaging Awards for its entry Simply Green Tomatoes.
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25/10/05 - Spark Studio has won gold in the AMR Hewitts PrintPackaging Family of Packages Award at the 2005 Packaging Awards for its entry Cottons Feminine Hygiene Products.
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06/12/04 - Colorpak, a leading folding carton printer, has acquired the self-adhesive label and flexible packaging business of Castle Graphics Pty Ltd.
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29/05/02 - COLORPAK Packaging has installed the first computer-to-plate (CTP) device in Australia's folding carton industry. This unique solution, delivered by Esko Graphics and its Australian partner Print and Pack, also includes the first PlateDriver 8, Plato
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Discovery Science: Flight
"Man must rise above the Earth – to the top of the atmosphere and beyond – for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." – Socrates
There are few better ways to learn about the laws of physics that govern our universe than by studying flight. From commercial aircraft to fighter jets to rockets and satellites, the world of flight is filled with the spirit of scientific adventure. In one week, campers will capture that spirit through hands on lessons and a design-build-test approach.
Introductory Flight Camp
In Introductory Flight Camp, campers will build gliders, long-distance slingshots, and parachutes to learn important concepts like the scientific method, gravitational force and air resistance. Their introduction to the study of flight will culminate with the building and launching of their own model rocket.
- Dates: TBA
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- Grades: Incoming 5th-8th
- Fee: $195
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Advanced Flight Camp
In Advanced Flight Camp, campers will get experience with airfoils, servo motors, and controlled combustion in order to better understand the engineering approach to problem solving and concepts like lift, thrust, and aerodynamics. Their advanced study of flight will culminate with the building and flying of their own quadcopter drone.
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- Grades: Incoming 8th-11th
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The lessons Chuck Noll passed down to his players — maxims that often applied as much to life as to football — are tacked on the wall in Mike Mularkey's office.
They say things like "stress is when you don't know what you're doing" and "I wasn't hired to motivate players, I was hired to coach motivated players." They ring as true now as they did when Mularkey heard them the first time playing tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers' Hall of Fame coach 25 years ago.
It's why Mularkey made sure he had a chance to say goodbye, joining Steelers past and present, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and several hundred friends and family on Tuesday for a funeral mass honoring Noll, who passed away last week at age 82.
"I've gotten more from Chuck off the field as much as I got on the field about how to do things the right way," said Mularkey, now a tight ends coach with Tennessee. "Family was important. Balance in life was important."
And that, as much as the record four Super Bowls Noll won while transforming the Steelers from an NFL afterthought into a dynasty during the 1970s is what will resonate for the city he championed and the team he built from scratch.
The men he molded embraced at Saint Paul Cathedral. They clutched programs featuring a picture of a vibrant Noll wearing a polo shirt, shorts and the closest he ever came to a smile while at work. Each vowed to carry on the lessons Noll imparted from his first day of coaching to his waning days.
Steelers President Art Rooney II and Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene were among the pallbearers, a responsibility Greene wished he could have avoided but one he ultimately welcomed as a final gift from the coach who changed his life.
"It meant Chuck was thinking of me," Greene said, "and that's special."
Noll and Greene will be forever entwined in Steelers history. Noll was a rookie head coach in 1969 when he selected the massive but somewhat unknown Greene in the first round of the NFL draft. It was a pick met with skepticism but one that changed the course of the organization and Greene's life.
"If he hadn't chosen me, maybe I wouldn't have been a Pittsburgh Steeler," Greene said. "Maybe I wouldn't have had the opportunity to be coached by Chuck Noll. And that probably would not have fared very well for me."
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The lessons Chuck Noll passed down to his players — maxims that often applied as much to life as to football — are tacked on the wall in Mike Mularkey's office.


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Normal end-of-year slow down in housing market gives buyers a brief window of
opportunity for deals, but they must move quickly.
San Jose, CA (November 20, 2013) —The Bay Area housing market is definitely moving into recovery with October's median home sale price of $539,750 up 29.7 percent from a year earlier, according to real estate data and information service DataQuick. As we move into winter, though, normal seasonal slowing indicates that price gains will likely slow a bit for the next few months. This bodes well for consumers who are willing to shop "out of season" in order to take advantage of the brief lull in the market, but they must be able to move quickly as sellers are receiving more cash-only offers from competitive buyers and investors than in years past.
"We've heard several stories in the last year about buyers who were beat out of a house bid by cash-only investors, including overseas investors," said Steve Donahue, VP of mortgage originations for Tech CU. "It's become apparent that we have to help our clients move fast so they can be competitive in this market."
To help simplify and speed up the process of being approved for a mortgage, Tech CU mortgage consultants work with buyers one-on-one, ensuring they secure the appropriate documentation for submitting their loan application. Unlike many large banks, Tech CU's mortgage applications are processed locally, giving its mortgage consultants the flexibility they need to approve qualified buyers as quickly as possible. In fact, Tech CU offers both pre-approvals on home loans and a Quick-Close Guarantee for those who qualify: If the credit union does not close a buyer's purchase loan within 10 business days, the buyer will receive a $500 gift card.*
According to Data Quick, Bay Area home buyers who appear to have paid all cash for their transactions accounted for 22.8 percent of all sales in October (down from 24 percent in September). The monthly average for cash deals going as far back as 1988 is 13.3 percent, with a peak of 32.3 percent in February of 2013.
"You can imagine the pressure this is putting on the average Bay Area buyer who needs a mortgage to purchase," continued Donahue. "The trend for cash-only does seem to be slowing as we move into winter, but it's still important to work with a mortgage partner who can be flexible and move quickly. This is a highly competitive market."
DataQuick President John Walsh has stated that Bay Area home price appreciation for the first three quarters of the year was due in large part to very low mortgage rates, a slim inventory of homes for sale and high levels of investor purchases. In recent months, however, these forces have reversed a bit because, "interest rates are higher, the inventory has risen and investors now account for a lower share of all sales."
The brief lull is expected to continue for a short period, but will likely end in the spring when home buying and selling typically picks up.
For those who are in the market for a new home, Tech CU offers a variety of personal home loan options with affordable rates, including: adjustable- and fixed-rate mortgages, out-of-state loans, FHA loans, first-time homebuyer loans, and more. Tech CU also offers super jumbo loans up to $8 million on adjustable¬-rate mortgages and $3 million on fixed-rate mortgages.
For real estate investors in the Bay Area, Tech CU offers investment property loans for one- to four-unit, non-owner occupied properties, for apartment properties of five units and more, and for mixed-use properties.
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Founded in 1960 by the employees of Fairchild Camera and Instrument Semiconductor Division, Tech CU has served the high tech workforce in Silicon Valley for more than 50 years. Today, Tech CU is one of largest credit unions in the country with 70,000 individual, non-profit and business members and more than $1.7 billion in assets. The financial institution is recognized as one of the best managed and strongest in the country. Tech CU's members have access to 65,000+ surcharge-free ATMs nationwide, online and mobile banking, 10 full-service branches throughout the Bay Area, and comprehensive mortgage, wealth management and commercial banking services.
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PM 'thrilled' by Deloitte wage view
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is "thrilled" with predictions a lift in wages growth - the missing link in Australia's economic expansion - is on the cards.
But Labor and unions are more concerned about the present with wage growth at its lowest rate in at least 20 years and salaries negotiated through enterprise bargaining also in decline
Prominent economist Chris Richardson believes the pre-conditions are there for wages to rise, describing the strength in local jobs market as a "beautiful thing".
"It's the one thing Canberra is holding its breath over," he told AAP.
Mr Richardson, in the latest Deloitte Access Economics quarterly business outlook released on Monday, says he expects good global growth will lift demand for both labour and investment.
Mr Turnbull noted there had been strong jobs growth in the past year - 371,000 and 85 per cent of those in full-time employment.
"I'm very pleased to see Chris Richardson's forecast that we're going to see strong wages growth. That's good news," he told reporters in Canberra.
Wages growth at 1.9 per cent is the lowest annual rate in at least 20 years and only just matching the rate of inflation.
New figures also show wage growth through enterprise bargaining is also gravitating towards the inflation rate when normally there is a premium as agreements take into productivity arrangements over a number of years.
In the June quarter, such agreements showed an annualised rate of 2.6 per cent down from 2.7 per cent three months earlier, which Labor employment spokesman Brendan O'Connor says is a 26-year low.
Labor was seriously concerned the government was incapable of addressing consistently flat wages growth, he said.
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says the government's planned increase in the Medicare levy was not justified at a time of low wage growth.
The money is being put aside to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
"This government believes in lower tax for corporations and higher tax for low and middle-income workers," Mr Bowen told parliament as debate over increase got underway.
The consumer price index for the September quarter due to be released on Wednesday is expected to show the biggest three-monthly jump in four years because of surging energy prices.
But it will only lift the annual inflation rate to around two per cent and the bottom end of the Reserve Bank of Australia's target band.
Mr Richardson expects an interest rate hike is still some way off.
"The outlook may see the cash rate on hold until well into 2018," he said.
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We were supposed to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey so we could discuss it in class today and I really enjoyed the movie.
I know it came out in 1968 and is listed as one of those MUST SEE movies but I had never gotten around to it till yesterday.
A shame, I know.
But I'm glad I was finally able to watch it.
It's just funny to think that I've seen so many parodies and spoofs of the HAL 9000 without even knowing what it was referencing back to.
And of course I had to share the classic scene where HAL is being deactivated which represents not only his regression back to a state of childhood or otherwise primitive state but also the "murder" that Dave is committing which reflects the "Dawn of Man" scene where one ape is seen murdering another in order to gain control of the watering hole. When HAL begins to sing Daisy it shows a different side to him, one that isn't completely emotionless when speaking, he is taken back to a simple entity.
But I couldn't end this without posting some of my favorite parodies of HAL.
When Bender falls in love with the ship:
I can't find the Ultrahouse 3000 Simpsons clip on Youtube so I guess a picture of it will have to do.
But before I go, one more thing.
So my teacher stopped the film at this point and asked everyone what they thought that this exact moment with the monolith meant.
Of course there are a million different explanations that people will explore but the most common would be that this not only signifies the "dawn" of man because of the sun seeming to appear from one side of the monolith, but also the path that the apes will take to become human and then eventually travel to the next frontier which is the moon. Where, of course, there will be yet another monolith to guide the next step of the journey of man.
But all this aside, this old lady that we have in our class always tends to give answers that are either: a) irrelevant, b) far from the point, or c) blatantly obvious, and today was no different.
When the teacher stopped the film at this point she says that only someone with the same immense knowledge of religion would be able to decipher that this exact moment is not only the 3rd day in Genesis but also connected to the ideas of the Cold War.
Needless to say, we all couldn't help but burst out laughing. At least she didn't cry in class today. That's some sort of a win right?


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Find A Community College Near Me
Headed to college? A community college is a great place to start. Community colleges are also a fantastic place to finish core curriculum classes that can be transferred to a four-year university when the student is ready to complete his or her bachelor's degree.
Attending a community college before transferring to a university or four-year college can save students a lot of money. According to CollegeBoard.org, the average yearly tuition at a public two-year college is $3,440 and the average yearly tuition of a public in-state four-year college is $9,410 (that number climbs to $32,410 at a private four-year college).
Local Community College Near Me: Map
There are more than 1,600 community colleges (also known as two-year colleges) across America. Find a community college in your neighborhood!
4 Year Colleges Near Me
In addition to community colleges, there are plenty of four-year colleges and universities. There are more than 3,000, in fact. Find a four-year college near you!
Community Colleges Near Me With Nursing Programs
If you find yourself wondering "Are there community colleges near me that offer nursing programs," the answer is yes! Most community colleges offer nursing programs where you can obtain an associate's degree in nursing.
Can You Go To Community College And University At The Same Time?
If you're wondering if it's possible to attend community college and a university at the same time, the answer is yes. You'll have to be admitted into each separately and pay separate tuitions, of course, but there is no rule against attending both at the same time. Attending a community college near you and a university at the same time can be advantageous for the student who wants to complete his lower division courses at the community college while working on his upper division courses at the university or four-year college.


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Nothing better than watching the Cowboys win, right? Unless, that is, you watch the Cowboys win while getting a naked rubdown from this chick and having them cover the spread as the sixth winner in your $100 parlay. The accessories are up to you, but let's see if I can't be of some assistance in making your Cowboys experience profitable. (It's all, obviously, just for fun. Monopoly money, if you will. No columnist from an alternative paper whose financial backbone is topless bars and escort services would ever point his righteous readers in a decadent direction.)
Let's start with a mythical bankroll of $1,000, courtesy of Bodog sports online gaming. First, because their site is easy to navigate. Second, because they're based in Costa Rica and have had minimal success tracking me down in the past. I'll analyze each Cowboys game and make a wager every Friday. With any luck, by Christmas it'll be iPhones for everyone.
In Sunday night's season opener the Cowboys are hosting the New York Giants, giving 6 points. My initial thought: too many points. Of course, my initial thought was to stuff my life savings in Mason jars and bury it in the backyard at the first hint of Y2K, so let's dig a little deeper before getting out the shovels, shall we?
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You'll recognize the Giants. Eli Manning throwing wobblers to Plaxico Burress. Michael Strahan rushing off the edge. Coach Tom Coughlin incessantly barking on the sidelines. What you won't see is Tiki Barber (retired, replaced by Brandon Jacobs), an effective Strahan (35 and coming off a missed training camp) or even an average secondary (Sam Madison, still?).
The Cowboys have their own pimples. Receiver Terry Glenn is out with a bum knee, eliminating the deep threat from the offensive playbook. Cornerback Terence Newman (heel) will be gimpy at best. Pass-rusher Greg Ellis remains a no-show. And turns out quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson is impotent. If that shit's contagious, all bets are off.
Bottom line: Gimme the Giants, plus the 6 points for $100. I see the Cowboys winning, but without Glenn and a full-speed Newman and with a rookie kicker (Nick Folk) in his first NFL game, I'm leery about giving up that much pop. --Richie Whitt
STARTING BANKROLL: $1,000 SEASON RECORD: 0-0 CURRENT BANKROLL: $1,000 PENDING: Giants +6 over Cowboys for $100


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The Texas Aggregate & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 360 attendees to its 65th annual meeting June 12-14, at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine, Texas.
A highlight was the National Industry Leadership panel, which included thought leaders Michael Ireland, president and CEO, Portland Cement Association (PCA); Michael Johnson, president and CEO, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA); and Michael Philipps, president, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). TACA President David Perkins moderated the panel.
The discussion opened around the topic of transportation/infrastructure, in which NSSGA's Johnson noted that the upcoming presidential and legislative elections would have a profound effect on the industry.
"If we end up after the 2020 cycle with an all-Democrat line up (presidency, Senate and House)," says Johnson, "we would most likely have a $2 trillion infrastructure bill passed within 90 days. However, it would also present a bit of a paradox because the regulatory landscape would also change dramatically, creating a situation in which we would have to be wary of unreasonable regulations and rules based upon unsound science that would make it more difficult to meet the increased demand for our products."
PCA's Ireland notes that is one of the reasons the industry associations are engaging in closer collaboration.
"Whatever happens in the upcoming elections, we will be far more effective in achieving America's infrastructure needs if we pool our resources," he says, furthering explaining that the PCA is sharing back-office support and other assets with NRMCA, with both associations moving into the same building as the NSSGA headquarters in Washington, DC.
"Together," says Ireland, "we are a stronger force."
NRMCA's Philipps called for allocating more industry resources for promoting the advantages of concrete vertical construction (low- to mid-rise buildings, mainly in the three- to seven-story range). In Texas, for example, Philipps says NRMCA is assigning more resources to vertical construction. He touted the benefits of NRMCA's Build with Strength program, which advocates for the use of concrete, a material that is durable, affordable and energy-efficient, in addition to having aesthetic properties for both vertical and horizontal construction.
All panelists referred to the superior construction attributes of concrete, including its sustainability and durability in ever more demanding environments, and to the innovative work being done by MIT's Concrete Sustainability Hub. In fact, Jeremy Gregory, PhD, executive director of the Hub, told TACA members, "Concrete is a low-impact material and the most used building material in the world. It is key to solving many of our infrastructure challenges."
At the roundtable, Perkins concluded by saying, "We are excited about the growing collaboration among national trade associations to meet the challenges of providing the U.S. with the infrastructure it needs to grow and thrive. That has a profound impact on what we do at the state level. We realize that working together, rather than individually, helps us to achieve a longer-term and more sustainable impact."


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Driver accused of killing 3 soccer players in North Miami charged with DUI manslaughter
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - The driver accused of killing three soccer players in North Miami has been charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide.Read more
Stripper drunken driving in crash that killed 3 teen soccer players, police say
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Congratulations to Partner Jocelyn Santana
Goldberg & Rosen Partner, Jocelyn Santana is feature in this month's Attorney at Law Magazine: Women In Law EditionRead more
Goldberg & Rosen Wins Punitive Damages For Texting And Driving
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Over the past day and a half Google has begun rolling out its "Google+" social networking features*. And immediately this response from the government of the country where more people use the internet and social networking systems than any other on Earth:
Yesterday at the Aspen Ideas Festival I was on a panel with other people who have been dealing with China for years or decades -- Orville Schell of the Asia Society, Robert Hormats of the State Department, David Schlesinger of Thomson Reuters, moderated by Josh Tyrangiel of Bloomberg Businessweek -- on the topic of "How Much Freedom is Enough" for China. Obviously a lot depends on the definitions of "Enough" in that question -- and of "Freedom," "Is," and so on. Obviously too some of the most familiar bromides** about the interaction of freedom and China's development are wrong or oversimplified. But it is a question that struck me with special force on seeing this latest instant reflex from the government.
In an article coming out soon in the magazine I go into some aspects of the tension between the growing maturity of China's economy and civil society, and the recently tightened controls on discussion, association, and citizen activity in most forms. This is also a theme in the book I've been wrapping up this year. When I saw this morning's announcement, I thought of an interview I'd heard in Beijing early this year, when official nervousness about contagion from the "Arab Spring" led to a new tightening on internet controls. From part of a description for my book:
>>Between brownouts on my internet connection, in the spring of 2011 I listened to an analysis by a Western tech expert of how Chinese university officials rationalized the blockage. "They are kind of embarrassed," he said. "It suggests a kind of second-rateism for the country, even now. It also suggests a kind of profound defensiveness about legitimacy."
The reaction [among the globalized "thinking class"] on the Chinese side, he said, "may instantiate itself as embarrassment, since they think it makes China a little bit backward." But the real issue, he said, is that in any line of work that depended on international communication, "there was a sense that this could make China second-rate. If you're an internet professional, this is not the place you'll want to work if you want to be competing with the best. This will be a place where people can make money. But they will go to Silicon Valley -- or India [or other countries he could have mentioned] to be part of innovation."<<
This is a huge and complex theme that will play itself out for a very long time. I'm not trying to resolve it today, just noting a particularly stark illustration.
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The Arc of History bromide: that increasing wealth and technological sophistication will "inevitably" make China a freer society;
The Efficient Authoritarianism bromide: that Chinese officialdom has figured out a sustainable way to have both a creative, innovative economy and a controlled political/media/intellectual system;
The Material-Minded Chinese People bromide: that the Chinese public has well and truly internalized the idea that a rising GDP is the only thing that matters;
The Rise of the East, Decline of the West bromide: that the Chinese model is proving its basic superiority to squabbling Western democratic systems that can't pay attention to big problems. This one is often illustrated with gape-jawed accounts of the latest Chinese infrastructure achievement.
And so on. There is something to each of these, and a lot that they all miss. Some day I'll compile a master bromide list.
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D2 is the recognized leader in VoIP and converged IP communications software for devices used in 4G and next-generation networks that deliver advanced communication services, such as VoIP over LTE (VoLTE) and IMS-based Rich Communications (RCS) video call. Manufacturers and service providers rely on D2 software to deliver carrier-grade IP communications across any network (LTE, WiMAX, cellular, WiFi, broadband, PSTN), service (voice, video, IM chat, SMS, presence/status, etc.) and system (carrier, IPPBX, UC, OTT, social network, etc.) for a broad range of fixed and mobile devices. From processing billions of VoIP minutes each month to adding enhanced IP communications for Android™, learn how D2 software is converging communications at www.D2Tech.com or follow the company on Twitter @D2Tech.
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