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Resetting panning on grouped mono tracks results in crash
When working in surround I work with mono tracks, grouped together in sets of 5.1 (ie 6 mono tracks). Tracks are grouped as Mix/Edit and Main panning is linked within the group. When I option click the panning grid to reset the panning to default on one of tracks, Pro Tools crashes. This is repeatable and has occurred across multiple versions. If I suspend the group before reseting the panning, then no crash occurs.... more »
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BERLIN: Responding to Germans' unease over US surveillance of the internet, chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed initial plans to boost European technology companies and make them a more favorable alternative to US peers.
Merkel's chief of staff said that fears of mass US spying on Germans were unfounded, and Washington had assured Berlin it had upheld German law. But with an election looming in less than six weeks, the government has come under pressure to do more to protect citizens' private data.
"We need a strong European information technology industry which can offer alternatives," said economy minister Philipp Roesler. Among ideas to be explored, he listed more secure cloud computing and better links between technology start-ups and established industry.
First results would be discussed at a IT summit in Hamburg in December, he said.
A former US security contractor, Edward Snowden, set off an international furor when he told newspapers in June that the National Security Agency was mining the personal data of users of Google, Facebook, Skype and other US companies under a secret programme codenamed PRISM.
President Barack Obama last week announced plans to limit the sweep of government surveillance programs and make them more transparent.
Snowden, facing espionage charges back home, has been granted a year's asylum in Russia.
The German cabinet also agreed to negotiate with the European Commission on tightening EU data protection laws, and to pursue a "no-spy deal" with Washington, whose details are as yet unspecified.
Merkel's conservatives are still tipped to win the September 22 federal election, with opinion poll ratings at 40%, some 17 points ahead of the opposition Social Democrats (SPD). It is less clear whether Merkel can renew her center-right coalition with the Free Democrats (FDP), who are polling just 5%.
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GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE Oct.18th & Nov.14-22nd 2012
We are calling for a Global Education Strike. It is the first time that an education strike is being coordinated worldwide. We will UNITE in solidarity, because no matter where we live, we face the same struggle against national state and profit driven interests, and their hold on education. Increasing tuition fees, budget cuts, outsourcing, school closures, as well as other phenomena are linked to an increasing commercialization and privatization of education. Only by uniting globally will we be able to overcome these and enable free emancipatory education for all.
We are all struggling against cuts in education. Most of us are drowning in student debt. The increasing pressure to perform just makes us sick and the restrictions on education and ever-increasing tuition fees, among other barriers, make us angry!
Everyone must have access to education no matter their monetary or social status.
We have had enough of the pressure to measure everything – even the unmeasurable! We are sick and tired of competitiveness being the only criteria dictating everything! It is about time that we do something about this together – UNITED!
We are all people affected by the increasing commodification and commercialization of education. This is vividly portrayed by the symptoms affecting us, such as schools and universities being de-democratized and the further implementation of more hierarchical structures. The education market and competition between institutions is being facilitated by governments around the world, which are increasingly privatizing education, health care, and all other social needs.
In June 2012 alone, we recorded 45 protests in more than 40 cities in connection with the struggle for free emancipatory education. Governments have chronically underfunded the institutions, often using the current economic crisis as a pretext. They promote 'solutions' such as: rankings encouraging competition; closing schools that 'underperform'; increasing student enrollment without increasing faculty, staff, and student resources; outsourcing everything that can be outsourced; promoting elite institutions. All these 'solutions' are steps towards an increasing commodification and privatization of education, which also has negative impacts on the conditions for teaching and learning.
The education market and national states require that profits take priority over developing the capabilities for emancipatory thinking. Both need obeying 'citizens', consumers and cheap labour, not emancipated individuals living self-determined lives.
We are being mechanized to function as cogs in the capitalist machine. We are socialized to compete with our fellows on every level. Our creativity, our energy and our free spirits are actively being crushed by the educational institution.
The education system within capitalism consists mainly of training factories which are supposed to produce human capital for the exploitation on the labour market as well as knowledge to be commodified. To point out these links and interrupt this mode of production we herewith call for the closing down of educational institutions worldwide during the Global Education Strike.
Fight back! Join in the GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE.
All justice begins with knowledge. Stand with us as one this October and November, and the whole world will hear our call to Reclaim Education.
Send an email to the global ISM mailing list or to firstname.lastname@example.com, if you endorse this Call to Action as well and want to be listed below the Call.
Re-posted from http://ism-global.net/call2action_GES
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Hey all!!
So I've caught myself cheating a lot recently, both with my eating and my working out. I've basically been eating a paleo diet since August and through December I honestly cheated very little (i felt great and looked better). Now I've caught myself cheating more often and even with my workouts (I teach a lot of classes) I don't push myself as hard as I have in the past.
Yes, this type of thing even happens to those of us who have made health and wellness our careers!
So I have a solution and if any of you are interested, you're more than welcome to join me. For the next 30 days (April 9th – May 9th) I am going to be very strict and NO CHEATING! That may mean different things to each of us depending on our goals, but here is what it means for me:
1. Paleo eating lifestyle (again, no cheating)
2. Working out for no less than 30 minutes/day EVERY DAY during these 30 days.
- 30 minutes if it's super high intensity, longer if it's moderate intensity
- For me, this is in addition to the classes I already teach (my body knows those and has adapted so they won't provide the same results I'd like)


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Enjoying a unique rural location and stunning views, these two beautiful barn conversions are furnished to a high standard throughout. Dewsnaps Spring (ref RTT4) is single storey and lies with Dewsnaps Frost (ref RB8) in the grounds of the owners' home. There is an abundance of walks direct from the doorstep, including the Kinder Scout Massif. The popular Peak District villages of Chinley, Hayfield and Chapel-en-le-Frith are just 3 miles away, and the spa town of Buxton and ever popular village of Castleton can be reached in just 15 minutes. Bakewell and the magnificent historic houses of Chatsworth and Haddon Hall are just 30 minutes away, as is the National Trust's Lyme Park and the historic plague village of Eyam. Shop 2 miles.Dewsnaps Spring (RTT4) may be booked with Dewsnaps Frost (RB8) to accommodate up to 8 guests.
Read more about Dewsnaps - Dewsnaps Spring
Located within The Peak District National Park, this area includes Winnatt's Pass and Mam Tor in the west, the Edale Valley where the famous Pennine Way starts, Ladybower Reservoir where they filmed `The Dambusters' and south following the River Derwent to Hathersage.
The Hope Valley has some of the prettiest villages in the Peak District including Bamford close to Ladybower and Derwent Reservoirs, Hope at the junction of the River Noe and Peakshole Water where the Edale Valley joins the Hope Valley and Castleton, famous for Peveril Castle and surrounded by Mam Tor, Winnats Gorge and Cave Dale.
Castleton is one of the most popular and pretty villages in the Peak District. Set in the midst of beautiful scenery it has lovely walks and a ruined Norman castle; Peveril Castle first built in 1080. Around the village square are some fine old cottages, pubs and the church. The natural caverns of Cave Dale and Peak Dale are reached from the top of the main square and several shops in the village sell `Blue John' (a local Fluorspar), the ideal holiday souvenir.
Visitors can leave the car behind and travel the length of the Hope Valley by train; The Hope Valley scenic railway stops at Grindleford, Hathersage, Bamford, Hope and Edale villages.
Like much of Peak District this area is popular with walkers, of particular note is Mam Tor, with its hill fort and wonderful views in all directions and of course the Pennine Way.
Known as one of the wonders of the Derbyshire Peaks, Chatsworth House is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
Situated on the shores of Torside Reservoir Glossop Sailing Club welcome non members to the special family sailing days where you can enjoy a relaxing day out on the water.
The Trans Pennine Trail is effectively a coast to coast trail between Southport and Hornsea, a total of over 200 miles.
The valley and its surrounding moorland contains a wealth of places to explore and enjoy. From majestic reservoirs, quiet forests to the wild open moorland there is something for everyone.


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A build-up around the engine may lead to a fire hazard.
Allpower Industries has recalled its ECHO CS2510 TES Top Handle Chainsaws. A build-up of dust and debris around the engine may result in an extremely high muffler temperature.
This could lead to some plastic components melting or dry material catching fire (such as saw dust behind the muffler), posing a potential fire or burns hazard.
Affected chainsaws have the model number CS2510 TES. The chainsaws were sold at authorised Allpower dealers in March 2016.
Stop using the chainsaw immediately. Return it to your Allpower Industries ECHO dealer. Allpower Industries will offer you an alternative product as a replacement through your dealer.
For more information, contact Allpower Industries on 09 256 0730 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $920 million to manufacture 94 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets for production testing by the US military and several foreign countries, the US Defense Department said in a press release.
"Lockheed Martin Corp… is being awarded a $920,350,132 advance acquisition contract for long lead time, materials, parts, components, and effort for the manufacture and delivery of 94 F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production aircraft," the release said on Thursday.
Fifty-five of the aircraft will go to the US Navy and Marines, the release noted, while the remainder will be divvied up between the governments of Australia, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Turkey and various foreign military sales customers.
Lockheed is slated to complete the test production order by May, 2019, according to the release.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine and all-weather stealth multirole fighting jet that is undergoing testing and final development, according to media reports.
On Tuesday, the US Government and Accountability Office (GAO) called out the F-35 jet development project as one of two programs that has cost US taxpayers "hundreds of millions of dollars," because of disputes between the military's operational testing department and program directors.
On May 26, 2015, the United States and the United Kingdom began testing the F-35 jet's ability to conduct amphibious operations from an aircraft carrier, Lockheed Martin said in an earlier press release.
The F-35's development has been beset by delays, cost overruns and technical problems. Critics of the program in the US Congress have argued that the jets are unnecessary and a waste of money.


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A newsletter to inform advocates for CSHCN about current issues and upcoming opportunities to express their opinions to policymakers and program administrators.
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S SERVICESRevised Members List for CCS Redesign Stakeholder Advisory Board
The membership list (PDF) for the CCS Redesign Advisory Board (RSAB) has been updated. The next meeting is scheduled for May 29 in Sacramento. Check the website for the agenda and updates on the RSAB and the meetings of its technical workgroups.
Meetings Scheduled for Title V Needs Assessment Workgroups
California is required to conduct a needs assessment every five years to identify priorities for improving children's services funded under Title V, which includes CCS. The Family Health Outcomes Project at UCSF is managing the process for the state. Workgroups on Organization of Services, Transition, Medical Home and Improve Access are scheduled in the next week. See the calendar.
NATIONAL POLICYChildren's Health Insurance Program, Centers That Serve CSHCN a Step Closer to Two-Year Funding Extension
A two-year extension of funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, which serve families of children with special health care needs, is included in long-sought legislation that was passed by the US Senate on April 14. The bill also extends the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for two years, along with the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program. President Obama has said he will sign the legislation, which is part of a broader "doc fix" bill to repair a longstanding flaw in how payments to physicians who accept Medicare are calculated. Read more.
See also: State Urged to Spend New CHIP Money Only on Children's Health Care
CALIFORNIA POLICYKey Upcoming Meetings
In December, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) act became federal law, allowing individuals with disabilities to establish tax-free savings accounts in which they can deposit up to $14,000 annually, up to a total of $100,000, without jeopardizing eligibility for government benefits and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California). Each state is required to enact its own conforming legislation, and California now has two bills pending. See status of SB 324 and AB 449.
Members Sought for In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee
California is establishing a new Stakeholder Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations on its In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program. At least half of the committee's 13 members must be consumers. The committee will advise the IHSS Statewide Authority and the Departments of Social Services and Health Care Services. Applications must be postmarked or submitted electronically by May 1. Read more and see application.
Related: Feds Warn Governors to Prepare for Minimum Wage, Overtime for In-Home Supportive Services
In January, California officials put minimum wage and overtime provisions for home health workers on hold after a federal judge overturned a U.S. Department of Labor rule that would have required both. The Labor Department filed an appeal that is scheduled to be decided some time after early May. On March 20, the U.S. Labor Secretary sent a letter (PDF) to Governors advising them to factor provisions for minimum wage and overtime into their upcoming budgets. Read more.
TRANSITION TO ADULT CARETransition Ideas from Around the Country
The March/April edition of Pulse, the newsletter of the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs, is devoted to Children with Special Health Care Needs and Transition. Read the newsletter.
Federal Agencies Joining Forces to Improve Coordination of Transition Services
The Federal Partners in Transition Workgroup has released its five-year strategy to improve interagency policy and service coordination to support all youth, including youth with disabilities, in successfully transitioning from school to adulthood. Goals include better access to health care and work experiences; enhanced self-determination and individual planning; connection to programs and services; development of leadership and advocacy skills; and involvement with family and other caring adults. Read the plan.
Webinar Series for Providers: Transition of Patients with Special Health Care Needs to Adult Medical Care
Seven-Part Series – Sixth segment, April 22
10 a.m. Pacific Time
Topic: Social Determinants of Transition – Employment, Housing, Life Skills, Building Assets
New York – Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Genetic and Newborn Screening Services
Designed to give health care providers the tools and understanding necessary to care for young adults with special health care needs who are transitioning from pediatric to adult care. Learn more and register.
DID YOU KNOW?According to kidsdata.org, 11.3 percent of California children were enrolled in special education in the 2013-2014 school year, with county figures ranging from 6 percent to 18 percent. See the data.
RESOURCESEncouraging End-of-Life Conversations
The April edition of Complex Child is devoted to Preparing for End-of-Life, including discussions about palliative care, preservation of memories, financial planning and more. Additionally, the New York Times recently published an article on the national movement to have end-of-life discussions with teenagers and young adults, giving them a voice in the difficult decisions that must be made: Teenagers Face Early Death, on Their Terms.
Developmental Screenings
Children Now and the First Five Association of California have produced an infographic that highlights how California lags in timely developmental screenings. It notes that two in five California parents with children under age 6 report having concerns about their child's physical, behavioral, or social development.
WEBINARSStatus Update on the Lanterman Coalition 10% Initiative
Wednesday, April 22
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Lanterman Coalition
Tony Anderson, executive director of The ARC of California, will discuss the status of the Lanterman Coalition efforts to secure an across the board 10 percent increase in rates for agencies that provide services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Read more and register.
Leadership Essentials to Integrate and Accelerate Patient and Family Centered Care
Friday, April 24
12 to 1 p.m. Pacific Time
Patient Family Centered Care Partners
Presented by Co-founders of Aefina Partners, Kris White, RN, MBA, and Barbara Balik, RN, EdD.
Register. Fee.
EVENTSAct Early Network Virtual Networking Event
Thursday, April 23
12 to 1 p.m. Pacific Time
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Experts will discuss effective program methods and strategies that have improved the early identification of autism and other developmental disabilities.
Learn more and register.
Advancing Equity in Education & Health Care
Friday, May 1
San Diego
California School-Based Health Alliance
Speakers, workshops, exhibits and networking for health care providers, educators and children's health supporters.
Learn more and register. Fee.
See also: Health Services in Schools Conference: From Cost-Effectiveness Studies to Distributional Justice
California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth Annual Conference (CMHACY)
May 13-15
Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA
Founded in 1980, CMHACY is dedicated to advancing children's mental health services in California.
Learn more and register. Fee.
Let us know what's happening with your organization or family. E-mail Newsletter Editor Eileen Walsh at firstname.lastname@example.com with your news or updates.


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Last week, singer Neil Diamond announced he has Parkinson's Disease and will stop touring. Dr. Douglas Pugar with DCND appeared on WDTN to talk about the symptoms and treatments of Parkinson's after the announcement.
Diamond was 76 years old when he announced his diagnosis. Dr. Pugar say Parkinson's is considered a movement disorder that impacts the central nervous system. Symptoms can include tremor, stiffness of movements, and problems with posture and walking. He says most of the time people notice the tremors first.
"Often times that is kind of the obvious one that is hard to miss. Sometimes even families will notice it before a patient does," said Dr. Pugar.
Dr. Pugar says while there is still no cure for the disease, there are treatments.
"There are lots of medications that can help with the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. There are also a lot of therapies that can help patients better their movements and avoid falling by improving their balance," he said.
Dr. Pugar said there is research underway that will hopefully help the medical community develop better treatments and possibly a cure one day.
DCND is involved in some of that research. You can learn more about that here: http://www.dcndinc.com/research/


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Having a well-managed supply chain is important to every industry. In the aerospace and defense industry, manufacturers have to audit their suppliers to make sure they are following regulations regarding weapons sales. In the food and beverage industry, with rising demand for sustainably sourced, organic and fair trade goods, manufacturers need to track numerous ingredients to be certain they're providing customers with the high quality they've been promised. For medical device companies, supply chain management is even more critical. Companies like Remington Medical (RemingtonMedical.com) supply practices with much needed equipment that will allow them provide their patients with the upmost care. Without suppliers like this, the medical industry wouldn't have enough equipment to look after those in need.
The Inventory Dilemma of Medical Device Manufacturers
Visibility into one's supply chain is a key tool for controlling costs throughout an organization. In order to avoid stock-outs that can result in serious repercussions for patients, medical device companies carry high levels of inventory and are notorious for having low turnover. This strategy results in high costs of maintaining so much extra product, and loss of sales representative productivity from having to manage their "trunk-stock."
To get around the increased costs and risk associated with the high-inventory approach, companies are re-evaluating supply chains and pursuing efficiency opportunities. The ability to predict demand is critical and supply chain visibility is imperative to improving inventory performance while preserving fulfillment and delivery commitments.
Consequently, many MedTech manufacturers are implementing solutions that offer real-time visibility into on-hand inventory, production schedules and order commitments. Demand and supply chain planning solutions that provide accurate forecasts and enhanced mobile capabilities allow for significant reductions in inventory while maintaining customer service metrics and meeting full commitments.
Optimizing Your Supply Chain
QAD offers cloud-based ERP solutions delivered in a qualified environment, purposely built for medical device manufacturing. QAD ERP enables full control of the manufacturing processes while remaining compliant with global GMP regulations. To learn more about QAD Demand and Supply Chain Planning solutions, download this white paper on the issues facing manufacturers in the medical device industry.


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As a unit of the University System of Georgia, the University of West Georgia is required to adhere to the Board of Regents Guidelines regarding immunizations. The Board of Regents (BOR) has established immunization requirements for all new students (first-year, transfers, and others) as directed by policy. A summary of the current policy is available on the Board of Regents website for your review.
It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to comply with the mandatory immunization program established by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Prior to registering for classes at UWG, students must provide proof of the required immunizations. Upon acceptance to UWG, a HOLD will be placed on the student's account preventing registration. The HOLD will be removed once the required documentation has been satisfied.
Any student with questions regarding their immunization status may check my status or email the Immunization Clerk at UWG Health Services at firstname.lastname@example.com. This email account is checked daily and immunization submissions are processed within 3 business days.


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The 19th Niigata Breeders Auction was staged at Yamakoshi Branch Office, Nagaoka, on 1st November 2016.
Following hot on the heels of the Niigata Nogyosai and Dainichi auction ensured that there was a large attendance of potential bidders.
Yamakoshi Branch Office really is in the heart of Nishikigoi country, as you can see in the image below it is literally surrounded by mud ponds. It is situated in Takezawa Village which is considered the very birthplace of Nishikigoi.
From 8.30am until 10am the auction lots were all on display in show pools outside the building. This building is actually a sports hall and gymnasium, the building to the left housing the administrative offices, visitor centre and earthquake museum.
It was a crisp autumnal morning which turned progressively more wintery as the day wore on.
I'd picked out a number of Koi from the website listing over the preceeding days but for me, like the other visitors, this was the first chance to see many of the Koi close up properly. Below are a few Koi that particularly interested me for one reason or another. Unfortuately before I'd had chance to photograph all the Koi I wanted to the rain came in and stopped play.
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Before last autumn's Niigata Breeders Auction I had picked out a couple of Beni Kikokuryu and tipped them for show success. Following that of course we saw a Beni Kikokuryu win the International Junior Koi Show in April – http://nishikigoi.life/2016/04/26/4th-international-junior-koi-show-grand-champion-voting/. I've witnessed some truly stunning examples in Poland at Yoshikigoi, and 2 examples won Governor prizes at last weekend's Niigata Nogyosai – http://nishikigoi.life/2016/10/30/major-winners-2016-niigata-nogyosai/. The seemingly increasing interest in the 'Kikokuryu' varieties leads me to conclude that they may become the next Goshiki, in terms of a variety that really sees incredible progress, however that's another story for another day.
The example of Ki Kikokuryu was bred by Hosokai Koi Farm. When I highlighted it in my male selection a few days back I wrote 'Nice pattern, neat scales on dorsal ridge, one to see in real life i think.' It certainly was one to see in real life, that whole area between the head and dorsal fin was particularly beautiful and interesting, the metallic silver grey incredibly shiny.
I had seen this Koi swimming in a pond at Hiroi Koi farm and it looked stunning. In close up it was even more stunning, an absolutely gorgeous example Ginrin Sanke. The sumi is just so deep and glossy, and perfectly placed.
If there was a prize for best pool of Koi at the auction then for me this would be it, in fact there was another Koi in it, but not in the shot, a Shiro Bekko. It wasn' left out for any particular reason, it just wasn't in shot. I had highlighted both Sanke, the left one being female, the right one a male, in my preview posts.
This Sanke was just beautiful in all departments really.
Never really been an Asagi fan, however when you see one like this example below……
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The detail in the scales close up is really quite amazing and beautiful.
This Sanke had beautiful quality, however in this image, and the auction image you would understandably think that the sumi was essentially just on one side.
From the side shot we can see sumi is also coming on this side of the Koi which will add much needed balance.
I saw this Koi at the Niigata Nogyosai and it confirmed what I thought from the auction listing picture. Pure quality!! I'm sure you are getting bored of me banging on about sumi quality and its importance on Showa, but just look at that sumi! My personal number 1 Koi at the auction.
At 10am each lot was individually rebagged and carried inside the building where the auction would take place.
The hall was as full as I've ever witnessed at a Niigata Breeders Auction, people seated 3 rows deep and more stood behind. At 11am Mitsunori Isa, now head of the Niigata District Shinkokai, made a welcome speech and led a toast to get things underway.
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The 4 autctioneers for the day took it in turns to run each lot.
The wooden block board in front of the auctioneer displays the running value of the highest bid however, I suspect that none of the visitors use that to follow the price, and indeed for many the speed of the auction and the auctioneers calling of the current bid is too fast for many to follow as well. Thankfully modern technology come to the rescue as each lot is displayed on a large screen with the running highest bid continuously updated.
At the end of each lot the bidding number of the succesful bidder is written on the plastic bag where the Koi will remain for the remainder of the auction.
A number of Nishikigoi.Life advertisers were in attendance, and indeed in the thick of the bidding, at the auction.
Just before 2.30pm it was time for the final lot of the day, the Ooya Asagi detailed above. The lot saw Kiki Sutarki of Samurai Koi Centre, and Michael Hernandez for Kois and Ponds, locked in a bidding war in which Kiki finished victorious.
Unsurprisingly the Asagi was one of the most expensive lots of the day, however, the honour of most expensive lot fell to the Isa Showa, the price however we will of course not disclose.
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Burwell, in the North Loup River Valley, is the only incorporated town in Garfield County. It is uniquely platted with streets go out from the center of the square, rather than from the corners, and the square is not the site of the courthouse. The town was laid out on land donated by Frank Webster and I.B.Nelson, and named for Ada Burwell, fiance of Webster's brother who was killed in a logging accident.
Originally part of Wheeler County, Garfield County was established in 1881 but struggled with its organizational duties. Burwell, on the south side of the river, and Willow Springs on the north were rivals for business and the county seat. After a real bang-up county seat fight, Burwell was finally declared the winner. When the Burlington railroad extended northwest from Central City in 1887, tracks were laid on the south side of the river to Burwell, ending forever the hopes for the Willow Springs.
The railroad did not extend beyond Burwell, so a turntable was constructed to allow steam locomotives to be turned around for the return trip. While the line was discontinued in 1983, the turntable is still intact.
The Kinkaid Act brought many people to settle in the Sandhills in the northern part of the county. They built homes, schools, and churches. At one time there were 18 rural schools in the county. Presently there are six rural districts, an elementary school, and the junior-senior high school in Burwell.
Early churches included: Congregational started in 1888; Methodist in 1894; Christian in 1895; and Catholic in 1910. Congregations now serving the area also include: Lutheran, Assembly of God, Berean Fundamental, and Evangelical Wesleyan.
A county library was started in 1912 by the Burwell Women's Club and other concerned citizens. Other organizations provide for the social and fraternal needs of the area. Burwell has a modern hospital and nursing home as well as housing for senior and low-income families. A county historical museum was established in 1970.
In 1921 in an effort to perk up business, a group of businessmen decided to have a fair. There were ball games and races, and rodeo events in Schultz' pasture. That was the beginning of "Nebraska's Big Rodeo." Soon the group formed a corporation, built grandstands and buildings, and the rodeo became "the event" of the area. In 1975 Burwell was designated the "Outdoor Rodeo Capital of Nebraska." The Garfield County Frontier Fairgrounds and Arena, a 40-acre tract of land at the southeast edge of town, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Burwell livestock market started in the early 1930s. Specializing in the sale of cattle, the market attracts buyers from far and wide. Sales are held every Friday from August to the end of May in one of the largest cattle auction operations in the nation. Annual sales have consistently topped 100,000 head, with a single day's receipts at 6,083 in 1988.
Burwell and Garfield County celebrated their centennial in 1984 with many events: a special 4th of July celebration, a 70-entry parade prior to the annual rodeo, and a community dinner to honor early settlers and the descendants of pioneers to Garfield County
Fort Hartsuff, eight miles southeast of Burwell, was built in 1874 to protect settlers and keep peace between the Pawnee and Sioux Indians. Restoration of the fort began in the 1960s. Many museum items are displayed in the hospital and guard house, and the officers' quarters contain 1870 furniture. The fort was chosen for the filming of "The Trial of Standing Bear" by the ETV network staff, a story of the removal of the Ponca Tribe from their lands in the Niobrara Valley to Oklahoma in 1877.
The Calamus Dam was dedicated on July 4, 1985. The dam, over a mile in length, forms a lake that extends well into Loup County, providing irrigation to 54,000 acres. The paved road that circles the lake provides easy access to recreational facilities which include boating, camping, swimming, and fishing.
Burwell retailers start the summer season with a street carnival, exhibits, sidewalk sales, horseshoe contests, and other activities on Memorial Day weekend.
There are lots of things to see and do in Burwell, and visitors are always welcome.
By Emma Bristol, Box 521, Burwell, NE 68823
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Garfield County Roundup volume I, published in 1967; and volume II, published in 1984, in conjunction with the centennial. Available from the Garfield County Historical Society, Burwell, NE 68823.


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[RESEARCH] Engagement Rate of Top 100 UK Influencers is 3.42%
Adding the United Kingdom into the list with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and the United States, we looked at the 100 Top British influencers on Instagram and their marketing performances. In this research, we used an advanced influencer analytics tool and some good ol manual…
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I have for you swatches of every Jeffree Star Magic Star concealer, including C5!
If you haven't, you should watch Jeffree's video on what happened and an introduction to the Magic Star line with Gabriel Zamora .
As far as choosing your shade, you need to decide what exactly you will be covering. Especially, if you can only afford one at a time. The thing with concealer, you will not have only one shade. It depends on what you are using the concealer for, what area of your face and what you are trying to achieve.
You will want one concealer that is lighter than your skin tone (but your undertone) for brightening the high points of your face.
You want want a second concealer that is your actual skin tone. Just to cover areas without highlighting them. Such as covering broken capillaries or a blemish, and for carving out your brows or lips. You will want to use concealer that is your skintone on down planes of your face. What's that? Your cheek below the contour line for example, and perhaps the sides of your nose for sculpting.
Depending on your needs, you might want to use color correctors:
A peach to cancel out darkness (such as blue or purple undertones) Such as your under eyes or 5 'o clock shadow.
A green to cancel out redness such as a zit or rosacea.
If you don't have those problems, then you probably don't need them.
The white concealer is genius! That is for mixing with products that are too dark for your skin tone, or you can even use it for special fx, Halloween, editorial or cosplay looks. You can also use it as a base for eyeshadow. It will be handy for any professional makeup artist.
When swatching them in person, if you don't already know your color just by looking at it, you will need to blend it into your skin to see if it disappears. If you're going for brightening, then it disappearing wont be what you're looking for. But you will need to make sure the undertone matches your own skin.
As far as coverage, I am very impressed! It covered my freckles with no problem. Usually I have to go over those spots again, but I noticed that I did not the two times I have used the concealer so far. It is supposed to be opaque enough to cover tattoos, so I tested it. (See it further down this post.) It needs some peach to cancel out the green and probably needs to be the appropriate color to his skin tone. But yeah, it's got good coverage!
I might have to wear it more to give a more accurate review of the formula. But in the two days I have worn it: It has not caked up, has not separated, or worn off.
This concealer has anti-aging properties. I can't say what ingredients they are. The box says:
Actives help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
I don't have fine lines or wrinkles (lucky for being in my late 30's) so I can't test that. But I have not seen any creasing or cracking or any newly created wrinkles that may occur if I wrinkle up my face. You know how sometimes makeup can crease and make your skin look way worse than if you had a naked face? The Magic Star concealer doesn't betray you like that. I'd like to see this applied on wrinkled skin to see how much it reduces the appearance.
I like the applicator a lot! The tear drop shape is great for applying in smaller areas like the dark area between my inner corner of my eyes and nose. The reservoir inside the applicator holds a lot of product so I do not have to re-dip.
I went to the Morphe store the day after it launched. While the powders were cleaned out (except for one shade), and most concealers sold out. I heard an employee ordering more. The Morphe store at Valley Fair is on it! I believe there was a line to the store on launch day, the the day after it was fine. Not horribly crowded around the display and I was able to swatch and take photos.
I tried to make photos in as many different lighting as possible. Sunlight would have been best, but I was in a mall I easily get lost in.
I don't think my arm swatches of the medium to deep shades will that that helpful for anyone to find their color match, unless seeing it against a white background is actually useful! Let me know if my post actually helped if you're of a deeper skin tone. By the time I swatched the row of deep colors, I had my merch in my hand, so I couldn't go out of the store to take photos out in the atrium. But I tried my best to make sure I could get good lighting in the store.
If you need to see swatches on NC30, please see my Part 2 post here! This post I will be showing swatches on NC15:
I spy the James Charles palette! And yeah, I have to bend my arm, it couldn't be avoided!
Well, the problem with taking photos in the store… I don't actually look through my previous photos to see if the lighting matches up to the previous set.
Yes, we all make jokes that I am C0! I got C3, it's my brighten/highlight shade for the high points of my face and not my actual skin tone. It works great for the brightening. Next I will pick up C6 or C8 for my actual skin tone. When I used C3 everywhere, it was too light for the entire face but awesome for the high points!
I had seen a lot of complaints on Instagram about how there aren't enough shades, especially medium tones. I say, swatch them all on your skin first and then make your opinion. We all know there aren't only 30, 40 or 50 skin tones out in the world. But companies have got to start somewhere! Jeffree will definitely be filling in the gaps. If your skin tone is not covered, do not be afraid to put your voice out there. Just… you know…. don't be an asshole about it. He is doing his best. Remember you may want two shades, so perhaps JSC may have at least one of them covered!
I really appreciate the fact that Jeffree noticed that there are different undertones than just yellow and red. He noticed that people can be a fair olive and that's what I am! I may have a yellow undertone, but yellow can lean more orange or more green. Mine leans more green, which is olive. A warm (orange) yellow is considered golden.
As someone who is very fair and of mixed race, I don't always find my perfect shade. But when I do, I am loyal to that brand buying and re-buying that product for many years. I have been buying Make Up For Ever's HD foundation since it came out because they nailed my shade. Fenty who is praised for the shade range does not have my foundation color, and that's okay! I do have a concealer shade from Fenty that works! Because Jeffree noticed that there are people with very light olive tones, he has my shades! Yes, olive is not just for tan, Mediterranean skin! You can be fair with olive tones! Look at Asian skin tones (which I am part.)
Magic Star Setting Powder
The powders were all sold out except for Suede. On me, I would get Fair, Translucent will work too. They smell like cotton candy, I like it a lot! I don't think the fragrance would make me feel sick, like a floral scent. I think candy scents are pretty safe when it comes to feeling nauseous. Well, at least for me! The packaging is also really pretty but I am pretty partial to stars!
I did not swatch any of the setting powders because they really need a base to stick to and not a bare arm. (Such as your moisturized face plus foundation.) Also, because it was a lot to have to open every jar and have to wipe off my fingers, balancing my phone and products I'm buying with people around me also trying to look at the products. But if you already know what your ideal shade of powder looks like, then I hope the photos will be helpful.
I will be going to Morphe again next week. If you need more (or better swatches) please leave a comment on my Instagram. (Leave a comment on a photo. Don't send me a DM because if I am not following you, I won't see it.) I will be swatching the olive shades all next to each other on my arm for a better side-by-side comparison between that color family.
The adorable Sailor Moon-esque want top! It's extremely cute and looks great on your vanity! But the star topper can break off easily if you aren't careful. One of the concealer wands I picked up already had a broken top. I don't think he should change it though, I have to just not be a butterfingers and stop dropping shit.
Nevermind the terrible job I did with making my nails look like Easter Eggs! I should really look into stamping.
Comparisons with other concealers
Jeffree Star Magic Star Concealer compared to other popular concealers: Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly, Tarte Shape Tape in Fair and Light Sand, Kylie Cosmetics in Shell and Fenty Beauty in 145.
If you need an idea of my foundation shade, it's Make Up For Ever 117 / Y225 Marble , MAC NC15 and Skin 79 Orange BB Cream.
And my swatch of Nars Chantilly looks dry because it's run out and I used the last scrapings for the swatch! It's not typically that dry looking!
Covering a Tattoo
I did a small experiment covering a tattoo. This is with no primer or foundation. What it needs is the Peach concealer to cancel out the green-ness of the tattoo first. And it could help if the concealer was his skin color and not too light! But still the coverage is good, but I'd definitely need a primer, a color corrector and the appropriate shade that matches. But this is just an example. Coverage is pretty good! I just need to apply the Peach color corrector first!
More Photos of the Display
Feel free to pin these on Pinterest! If you want to repost any of my images elsewhere, please do not edit and crop out my logo, and give me credit and link back to this website! Thank you!
The first row swatched, the fair-light shades: C0- C8
For once, the Jeffree Star x Morphe brushes are in-stock! I want to buy these brushes! Unfortunately, I don't make any money from this blog so…. I guess I'll have to wait until I can monetize it.
Overall, I am very happy with my purchase! I definitely want to get C6 or 8 and Peach. Plus, the Fair setting powder!
I also swatched the JSC Blue Blood collection, so that will be coming up! I have a lot of blog posts in the queue!
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The Allure Of For-Profit Universities Grows
The Allure Of For-Profit Universities Grows
As higher learning becomes increasingly expensive, students are taking a greater hand in where and how they get an education. Anya Kamenetz, author of the forthcoming DIY U, talks with host Guy Raz about the growing attraction to revenue-seeking universities.
GUY RAZ, host:
Here's a question, what's the largest university in North America? Ohio State? University of Texas? Even with more than 50,000 students at each, they're not even close to this one.
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RAZ: Most of the 400,000 students enrolled at the University of Phoenix take classes online. Very few have ever seen the main campus in Phoenix. The school is one of a growing number of for-profit universities. Universities that operate like publicly-traded corporations complete with listings on the stock exchanges. The quality of these schools has come under scrutiny by the Department of Education.
Anya Kamenetz, a reporter for Fast Company magazine, has written about the for-profit model. She says about 10 percent of students in America are now enrolled at these online universities.
Ms. ANYA KAMENETZ (Reporter, Fast Company; Author, "DIY U"): It's growing really under the radar. You know, these universities, the Kaplan Universities that arise, they don't fit what we think of as being higher education. And that's for a good reason.
A lot of them just don't have the same offerings that the traditional colleges do. You know, they obviously don't have independent research going on. They don't have the same extracurriculars. They don't have community service. But they're granting an increasing number of not only bachelor's degrees but actually advanced degrees. University of Phoenix certifies tens of thousands of teachers. They give MBAs.
And, you know, all of this is happening without a clear understanding in the part of the public, I think, of exactly what online education or for-profit education constitutes. It's a very different model. Their interests are different. The way that they operate is different, yet, it's not something that the public thinks of that comes to mind when we think of higher education.
RAZ: Well, is it substantially cheaper for a student to attend a school online than to go to a campus?
Ms. KAMENETZ: Well, no, it's not. You'd be surprised. A two-year degree at a for-profit college costs often significantly more than a public community college. And the cost for a four-year degree at a for-profit college is a little bit more to about the same as one at a public university.
The product is extremely different. And they don't really have to be cheaper. They have this flexibility to offer to working adults, to first-time students. The online attendance - the fact that you can attend on your own time is something that many public universities don't have the same offering.
RAZ: And, of course, you don't have sports teams, you don't have student newspapers, and all the extracurricular activities and actually institutional costs that other universities would have to consider, right?
Ms. KAMENETZ: Absolutely. I mean, some of these for-profits, it's a very interesting model. The Grand Canyon University is one that I'm really interested in. It was actually a takeover of an existing Christian university in Arizona. And they have maintained the campus as sort of a learning laboratory.
So the professors are there in campus teaching students. And on the campus, they have - they still have chapels because it's an old Christian university. They have a flag team and they have sports teams and they have even community service. And then for every student that's on the campus, there are 10 students online that are learning from the same curricula that are developed from the professors on the campus.
Those students, I understand, actually like to log on to the Grand Canyon University Web site and find out how the basketball team is doing and they log on to the live stream of Sunday chapel so they can participate virtually. So, many of the students will never set foot on that campus, they may be all around the world, but they are feeling that sense of virtual connection, which is I think an interesting model.
RAZ: That's Anya Kamenetz. She's a staff writer for Fast Company magazine and author of the forthcoming book called "DIY U."
Anya Kamenetz, thank you so much.
Ms. KAMENETZ: Thank you.
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I went to see my trainer this morning. Not as good of progress as I had hoped, weight loss-wise, but big strength gains.
My weight was up. I knew it was, I peaked this morning before I left home. I wasn't surprised, but felt rather ashamed that I had let myself fall back in to old eating patterns and let stress get the best of me. I beat myself up pretty bad about it on my way to my appointment, thought about cancelling and then forced myself to make a new beginning.
We did my weight and measurements, BP and pulse rate and body fat measurements. My weight was up, but I had lost inches in some areas. All in all my BF% maintained ok.
What was rather exciting to see was the gains that I made during the fitness assessment. I completed 34 perfect toe pushups (up 4 from last month), 60 curl ups in one minute (up from 49 last month) and I increased my flexibility by 1 inch. She showed me how my core strength measured on her chart and I was in a high percentile, so that made me feel good. She also showed me some exercises that I can do to gain flexibilty in my legs, as I have very tight hamstrings.
I am so glad I went to see her today. She really helped me realize that this is not an "all or nothing" game. It's life. You deal with the stressful, busy times. You move on when you screw up. You come up with a plan B and as a mother and a wife, you take time for yourself.
Some of the tips she gave me that I thought I would pass on to you busy people out there are:
1. Drink your water. I know we all know that, but I am not too busy to drink my water. I get my coffee chugged down no prob.
2. Get in a mini workout WHILE I cook supper. Interesting concept. I CAN do my bicep/tricep routine while I stir my pot of hotdish!
3. Plan for the week on grocery day. Put your lunches in separate bags with your name on it. Then you are assured that when you go to grab your healthy lunch, it will be there ready for you. I like this idea. I find when my grocery supply gets low, I grab not so good choices, so then I don't want to track and I end up with a bad day or three.
I am going back in 3 weeks instead of 4. I also get to stay to take her circuit training class. I am excited about that! I was hoping we could max out on the weight machines today, but I did not have time today.
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Great job on the fitness assessment! That's super...you must be working hard. I'm proud of you for keeping your appointment, it sounds like you felt better about things after meeting with your trainer. I'm glad she helped you to put it all in perspective. As busy as you are it makes this journey all the more challenging. Keep on working it but don't beat yourself up too much! This is all about changing your life a little at a time to get where you want to be. I love your tips, especially the one about the mini workout while making supper!
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Though it may not have been exactly what you wanted, you are progressing! Little setbacks make the little (and big) victories all the sweeter. I'm so glad you kept your appointment. Thanks for sharing! :-)
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Wholla them are some great improvements chickie! Good on ya cuz you musta put some hard work in:) Great tips!
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schmidty wrote:After the league has been formed, like others have said, there's not much you can do. I would say just play your game -- it would be a mistake to drop a player worthy of being on your roster (who someone else might pick up from waivers) just to play the churning game for a week.
I don't stream in baseball, but in fantasy basketball, I, at one time this past season, owned Boris Diaw and Raymond Felton and streaming them off my roster caused me to lose the league in the championship round.


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Holly Madison Has a Tip for Kendra Wilkinson's Sore Dancing Feet
The former DWTS competitor is offering advice for her Girls Next Door costar
Kendra Wilkinson is about to go where Holly Madison has gone before – on Dancing with the Stars.
And the season 8 contestant has a bold prediction about how her former Girls Next Door costar will do on the upcoming season of the hit dance show.
"Kendra will do better than most," Madison told PEOPLE recently. "I'd say she'll get to at least the semi-finals. She has a lot of personality and people like her."
Madison has offered her pal a bit of advice, telling Wilkinson to befriend the sound man on the show and take his extra Moleskin ear cushions commonly used for headphones.
"You put them on your feet before you put your shoes on and it helps to keep blisters away," the star of E!'s Holly's World said. "Your feet hurt so bad from all the practicing."
And Wilkinson, it seems, is already feeling the pain. She Tweeted: "Anti inflamintory n water is my new oreo n milk now cuz of dancing."
Though she's going up against professional wrestler Chris Jericho, NFL champion Hines Ward, boxing legen Sugar Ray Leonard and Karate Kid Ralph Macchio in the competition, Madison said Wilkinson is a "natural athlete."
"She's really fearless," Madison said. "She'll do a really good job and enjoy the whole thing no matter if she wins or how long she lasts."
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Glass Gem corn, the iridescent flint corn that looks like little jewels on a cob is both ornamental and edible. You wouldn't want to eat it straight off the cob but it grinds into perfect cornmeal and used for popcorn.
I was at my neighbour's house the other day dropping off some chives from my garden for her when I said something that felt a little ridiculous. Not Westboro Baptist ridiculous, just normal ridiculous. You may know the fun loving Westboro Baptists from their hit single, "God Hates the World" or one of their catchy mottos, "The Only True Jews are Christians" and "1, 2, 3, 4, God Hates the Marine Corps". They also hate "fags", flags, Catholics, the Pope, Barrack Obama, Sweden, Apple (even though they use iPhones), Leonard Nimoy, pink buses, life, death, air, rainbows and anti-psychotic medications apparently.
What I said to my neighbour was "this is a very busy time of year for me with the harvest and all". The harvest and all. Firstly, when did I learn to speak yokel? And secondly … the harvest? I have a 20×40 foot community garden and a patch of front yard and I'm referring to "the harvest".
But I'm telling you now, with Sweden as my witness, every spare second I have at the moment is taken up by picking vegetables, storing vegetables, canning or otherwise preserving vegetables. The harvest.
One of the things I happen to be harvesting is Glass Gem corn. Reader Kat mailed the seeds to me last year. I didn't really know what they were at the time which isn't surprising since Glass Gem corn was only unveiled to the world in 2012.
Glass Gem corn is a variety that almost didn't exist. You see, years ago a part-Cherokee farmer in Oklahoma was known for being a bit of a corn breeding genius. His name was Carl Barnes. Carl mixed and matched and bred different varieties of corn. He planted and created corn that produced translucent, gem-like kernels. He did this for years until he was satisfied he had created a variety of corn that would reliably reproduce what he had in his head. A corn that looked like it was made up of translucent glass gems. Glass Gem corn.
When Carl started to get on (there's that yokel talk about), he passed his seed collection onto his seed saving protege Greg Schoen. Greg was the one person that Carl trusted with his decades of work. In 2010, while in the process of moving and not wanting to lose track of the thousands of seeds, Greg took a small portion of his collection to a seed saving institution, Seeds Trust.
Curious about these seeds, in 2012 someone from Seeds Trust planted a handful of them in their garden to see what this Glass Gem corn would look like.
They were stunned to find corn with see through kernels in gemstone colours. And every single cob was different. The company posted photos of the corn on their Facebook page and within hours the corn pictures went viral, crashing their Facebook page. EVERYONE wanted to buy the seeds. The problem was, there weren't any for sale.
Over the next couple of years Seeds Trust worked to produce enough seeds to be able to sell to the public.
I have no idea how my reader got these seeds, but I'm hoping she'll let us all know in the comment section. I take my seed responsibility very seriously so I'll be getting a separate garden next year just for my glass gem corn. I'm hoping to grow 100 plants.
If YOU want to buy Glass Gem corn, there are many places that sell it on Amazon.com but if I were you I'd buy it from the original source Seed Trust. By buying from them you'll be guaranteed you're getting a properly bred and selected seed.
I know you're all excited about the possibility of eating this now, but Glass Gem isn't an eat off of the cob type of corn. It's a grind into flour type of corn; a flint corn. Before you get too disappointed, there are 2 other things you can do with this corn. Use it for fall decorating because it's SO much more impressive than the regular Indian corn you can buy. OR … and this is the fun part … you can use it for popcorn.
Coming up on Wednesday I'll be showing you 4 ways to decorate with Indian Corn using my Glass Gem corn because no matter what Pinterest tells you, tying 3 cobs of Indian corn together isn't as easy as it looks. For real. Once Autumn decorating season is over I'll be removing the best kernels for seed saving and the rest will get put into a glass jar for popcorn.
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This green goodness smoothie is packed with vitamins and minerals that can help jump-start your day or serve as a post-workout recovery snack. Make it the night before if you are pressed for time and give it a good shake before drinking.
Serves 2
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1 frozen medium banana
2 tablespoons unsweetened smooth peanut butter
1 tablespoon Kretschmer Honey Crunch Wheat Germ
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 1/2 cups baby spinach
4 large ice cubes
Place all ingredients into blender and process until smooth and creamy. Serve cold.
If you can't make it to Italy to enjoy authentic home-baked biscotti in person, try baking some yourself instead. They're a healthier treat than most sweets and are perfect for the whole family. Dunk them in milk, hot tea or coffee!
Makes 25 to 30 biscotti
1/2 cup Kretschmer Honey Crunch Wheat Germ
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for shaping dough
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup sliced almonds
3 ounces finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350° F. To toast almonds, spread nuts in a single layer on ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. Set aside.
In large bowl mix together wheat germ, flour, salt, baking powder and brown sugar. Stir in almonds and chocolate.
In separate bowl lightly whisk together eggs and vanilla. Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients and, using your hands, mix until dough comes together. Divide dough in half, forming each into a 10 x 3-inch log. (If dough is too sticky to work with, flour your hands before shaping it into a log.)
Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Place logs onto prepared baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until firm. Remove baking sheet from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 325° F. Transfer logs onto a cutting board and cut each into 1/2- to 3/4-inch diagonal slices. Place slices, cut side down, back onto the baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown, turning slices over after 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on wire rack. Store in an airtight container.
Makes 16 2 x 2-inch bars
We've created a delicious energy bar you can wrap and take with you to eat before a workout, on a long bike ride or for a boost after a run. Energy bars don't need to come in packages to be good for you. Make a batch and freeze bars in individual baggies so you can use them as you need them.
2 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup chopped dates (about 12)
1/3 cup toasted almonds, chopped
2 tablespoons flaxseeds
1 large egg
1/3 cup honey
3/4 cup smooth almond butter
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1.) Preheat oven to 350° F. Line 8 x 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
2.) In medium bowl mix oats, coconut, dates, almonds, flaxseeds and wheat germ together with a spatula.
3.) In another bowl, whisk egg, honey, almond butter, baking soda and salt until smooth and creamy.
4.) Pour honey almond butter mixture into dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
5.) Transfer mixture into prepared pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and slightly firm to touch. Move to wire rack and cool completely. Cut mixture into 16 bars.
Make this quick and easy cornbread recipe while your chili is cooking on the stovetop. It's so rich and tasty, it doesn't even need butter.
Serves 8
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1.) Preheat oven to 425° F. Grease 8 x 8-inch pan.
2.) Combine cornmeal, wheat germ, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in large bowl.
3.) In separate bowl mix eggs, oil and buttermilk. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients, combining quickly so you don't over mix. Pour into prepared pan.
4.) Bake about 30 minutes, until top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Serve warm.
Makes 8 servings
The whole family will love making these classic holiday cookies. The dough doesn't need to be refrigerated and they're on the healthier side, so you won't feel like you're over indulging when you eat one (or two). If you want to hang them on the tree, don't forget to put a hole in the top before you bake them.
Serves about 18
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour, plus more for rolling out dough
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon meringue powder
2 tablespoons warm water
To make cookie
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In large bowl, combine melted butter, oil, molasses, brown sugar and baking soda. Stir in egg.
Add wheat germ, ground ginger and half of flour. Stir until combined. Slowly add remaining flour until dough is no longer sticky. (On dry days you may need less flour; on humid days you may need more.)
Sprinkle cutting board with flour and knead dough until smooth. Roll out dough, adding flour as necessary so dough does not stick. Cut into desired shapes.
Gather up the dough scraps and roll them out again to cut more cookies.
bake for 10 to 12 minutes until a light golden brown. Cool completely before icing.
To make icing:
In grease-free mixing bowl, combine sugar and meringue powder. Add water and beat until icing forms peaks (about 8 to 10 minutes with a heavy-duty mixer, 10 to 12 minutes with a handheld mixer.)
Keep icing covered with damp cloth while using it and store in an airtight container (it does not need refrigeration; beat at low speed before using again).
You can color icing by adding food coloring a little at a time.
Spoon icing into small sealable plastic bag. Seal bag and cut small piece of corner off. Pipe icing onto cookies.
Makes about 18 6-inch gingerbread people
Thanksgiving just isn't complete without a homemade pumpkin pie. By adding wheat germ and using whole wheat pastry flour, we've not only boosted the nutrients but added another tasty dimension to the crust. We've also reduced some of the saturated fat by substituting canola oil for some of the butter.
Serves 10
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup canola oil
1 to 3 tablespoons water
Pumpkin Filling:
2 large eggs
1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup 2 percent evaporated milk
5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
In medium bowl add flour, wheat germ, whole wheat pastry flour and salt. Stir to combine. Cut in butter using fingertips until mixture is crumbly and no big lumps of butter remain. Stir in canola oil and add water as needed to form dough into a ball.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and freeze 15 minutes.
Meanwhile prepare filling. Preheat oven to 425° F. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin, milk, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Set aside.
Remove dough from freezer. Roll dough between two pieces of parchment paper into a 12-inch circle. If dough cracks, pinch it together.
Remove top sheet of parchment. Place 9-inch glass pie plate on top of dough, rim side down, and flip over with dough and parchment. Peel back parchment and press dough into pie plate. Seal or patch cracks with extra dough pieces.
Trim dough to 1/2-inch overhang. Fold overhang under to create an even rim around the pie. Use fork tines to create design around pie rim. Poke bottom of crust with fork 4 or 5 times.
Pour filling into crust. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes. After 5 minutes, place foil around pie edge to prevent burning. Reduce temperature after 15 minutes to 350° F and bake 30 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
Makes 12 Tarts
Whip up these yummy tarts for dessert and your friends will think you visited the local bake shop! The honey-flavored wheat germ in the crust enhances the flavor and makes it more nutrient dense.
(Note: This recipe also works as a large tart. Follow the directions for the small tarts but instead of using a cupcake pan, use a 9-inch pie plate. Pour the crust mixture into the ungreased pie plate and press onto the bottom and sides to form the crust. Bake for 10 minutes or until crust is lightly browned on the edges. Pour key lime mixture into crust and bake for 15 minutes or until filling is set.)
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Whisk together yolks, key lime juice and sweetened condensed milk in large bowl. Set aside.
In the bowl of a food processor, add the macadamia nuts, coconut, Kretschmer wheat germ and graham crackers. Process until crumbs are finely ground.
Pour into medium bowl and stir in melted butter until completely combined.
Divide crumbs evenly into cupcake pan with 12 cups (about 2 1/2 tablespoons per cup). Press crumb mixture onto the bottom and sides of the cups.
Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned.
Remove from oven and spoon key lime filling into each crust. Place back in oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until center is set.
Remove from oven, let cool and then place in refrigerator to cool completely for at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.
Just before serving, carefully remove tarts from pan with a small, thin spatula. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and a small slice of lime.


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WHITTIER — The Jerome Foundation's fellowships for emerging artists are meant to give a boost to early career artists who haven't yet gotten the recognition they deserve.
This year's group of five, whose work is featured in the annual fellowship exhibition at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, are — possibly to a greater degree than some of the fellows before them — emerging fully formed, or close to it. Take the singular Lindsay Rhyner, who has chosen an unusual artistic path — recycling fabric scraps into elaborate junk-tapestries — and marched steadfastly through a series of impressive shows at Bockley Gallery, the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and elsewhere.
Rhyner's "Cinder Cone" is a fantasy landscape of a double volcano that — particularly in the sinuous clouds swirling at the mountains' bases — seems inspired by the flatness and bold compositions found in ukiyo-e, the Japanese printmaking tradition in which landscape was a popular genre. Rhyner's genius for transforming found materials is a constant source of delight, and the lava streaming from the cinder cones — actually lipstick-red faux alligator leather cut into strips — is just one of the countless ways her work rewards close attention.
Emmett Ramstad's installation piece is split into two platforms located on opposite sides of the gallery, each constructed from wood panels and parts from a public restroom stall. There are landline phones, and phone numbers written in marker on the wall nearby.
Maybe it's best not to say here what happens when one dials those numbers, because the piece seems to hinge on evoking the quasi-private, public spaces like phone booths or public bathrooms, where the number scrawled on the wall holds the promise of lurid mystery. That doesn't seem to be the case here, where Ramstad seems more intent on piercing our technological bubbles to make some kind of real, person-to-person connection.
For her video, "Spectral Response," filmed in the vacant interior of the 1894 Hill House on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, a former college president's residence that was later converted into student housing, Holly Streekstra collaborated with performer Adrienne Gaylord, who pushes her body around the space, leaning on walls, dragging her body across the floor and contorting herself into narrow cubbyhole. With an ambient soundtrack composed by Reid Kruger, Streekstra's video records the intimate meeting of an individual human body and a place that has housed many human bodies, and in her captivating performance Gaylord explores the space like a child explores her room, making its nooks and closets her private domain.
Star Wallowing Bull is a Pop artist who professes to be a fan of the logos and commercial art he appropriates into bold and vibrantly colored drawings and paintings, playing against expectations that Pop will take an ironic pose. In one painting, "Black Hole," an abstracted figure's split-open skull vacuums up both intricately patterned butterfly wings and the symbol of the "Transformers" toy-and-movie franchise, suggesting Wallowing Bull is an omnivorous consumer of his visual environment.
The "Troutorobouros," the invented fish-eating-its-tail symbol that plays a role in Samual Weinberg's perplexing, sprawling narrative — which plays out across a suite of paintings, multiple objects and a bizarre parody of a soap opera — could symbolize the artist's entire project here: each recurring symbol points to the next until you're right back at the beginning of Weinberg's obscure storyline. There's a soap opera character's bulbous red hand, developed after "the event"; the many knives; a queasy-looking cartoon face; and the two-dimensional Pink Man with an eyeball tattooed on his hand, who seems to be the main subject of Weinberg's paintings, which shift prismatically between styles that range from cartoonish to realistic.
It is loopy and vastly entertaining, and Weinberg hints at a whole world that may not have fully emerged, yet, from his head.
2015/2016 Jerome Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition
When: Through Nov. 8
Where: Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2501 Stevens Ave. S.
Info: mcad.edu, 874-3700


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And the awards come so thick and fast it's hard to keep up. Now the shortlists for the Nebula awards have been announced:
All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
Borderline, Mishell Baker (Saga)
The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Everfair, Nisi Shawl (Tor)
Runtime, S.B. Divya (Tor.com Publishing)
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
"The Liar", John P. Murphy (F&SF)
A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)
"The Long Fall Up", William Ledbetter (F&SF)
"Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea", Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed)
"Blood Grains Speak Through Memories", Jason Sanford (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)
"The Orangery", Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)
The Jewel and Her Lapidary, Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing)
"You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay", Alyssa Wong (Uncanny)
Short Story
"Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies", Brooke Bolander (Uncanny)
"Seasons of Glass and Iron", Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)
"Sabbath Wine", Barbara Krasnoff (Clockwork Phoenix 5)
"Things With Beards", Sam J. Miller (Clarkesworld)
"This Is Not a Wardrobe Door", A. Merc Rustad (Fireside Magazine)
"A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers", Alyssa Wong (Tor.com)
"Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station│Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0", Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed)
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Arrival, Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, 21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films/Xenolinguistics
Doctor Strange, Directed by Scott Derrickson, Screenplay by Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill, Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
Kubo and the Two Strings, Directed by Travis Knight, Screenplay by Mark Haimes & Chris Butler; Laika Entertainment
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Directed by Gareth Edwards, Written by Chris Weitz & Tony Gilroy; Lucusfilm/ Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
Westworld: ''The Bicameral Mind'', Directed by Jonathan Nolan, Written by Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan; HBO
Zootopia, Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, & Jared Bush, Screenplay by Jared Bush & Phil Johnston; Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios
Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin Young Readers)
The Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin's)
The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK; Abrams)
Arabella of Mars, David D. Levine (Tor)
Railhead, Philip Reeve (Oxford University Press; Switch)
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies, Lindsay Ribar (Kathy Dawson Books)
The Evil Wizard Smallbone, Delia Sherman (Candlewick)
The SFWA has issued the following change to the ballot:
Due to an unfortunate error in word-count verification, SFWA has to regretfully make a few changes to our final Nebula ballot. Cat Rambo's work, "Red in Tooth and Cog" has been deemed ineligible for the category of Novelette for a word count of 7,070. Novelette consideration starts at 7,500 words.
With her current number of nominations, Ms. Rambo would be eligible to take the fourth-place spot on the current finalist list for short story, but she has declined and withdrawn her work from consideration as not to displace a three-way tie for the fifth position in that category.
In addition, SFWA would like to congratulate Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, for her novelette, "The Orangery" published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies in December of 2016 which has been added to the ballot.
Dark Orbit
From Nebula and Hugo Award–nominated Carolyn Ives Gilman comes Dark Orbit, a compelling novel featuring alien contact, mystery, and murder.
Reports of a strange, new habitable planet have reached the Twenty Planets of human civilization. When a team of scientists is assembled to investigate this world, exoethnologist Sara Callicot is recruited to keep an eye on an unstable crewmate.


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Explore America's Campgrounds
The Ruger P95 DC 9mm pistol is one of the more popular handguns manufactured in the United States, and has made a name for itself because of its smaller frame and light weight as a "carry" pistol--the moniker assigned to handguns that are good weapons to carry in a concealed weapon pouch. Because of its simple, modular nature, the Ruger P95 is also a weapon that is relatively easy to disassemble for cleaning and repair. Best of all, the Ruger needs very few tools to be disassembled--or "field stripped"--properly.
Items you will need
Old towel or soft cloth
Step 1
Spread out the towel or cloth on a flat, dry surface. You will be placing all the parts from the disassembled Ruger onto this cloth.
Step 2
Push the magazine eject button at the bottom of the pistol grip and remove the magazine from the Ruger's handle. Place the magazine on the cloth, then slowly pull back on the slide to eject any round that might have been chambered in the pistol barrel.
Step 3
Pull the slide back as far as it will go, then push the slide lock bar--located on the left side of the pistol--up to lock the slide in the open position.
Step 4
Look down into the magazine chamber from the top of the gun--opening the slide will reveal this chamber--and locate the small lever inside the pistol. Press this lever down.
Step 5
Lower the slide lock bar and let the slide come forward just a bit. You will notice there are two notches on the slide that the slide lock bar can be moved up into. The notch farthest back on the slide is the take down notch. Move the slide lock bar up into this notch, then pull back slightly on the slide to relieve the pressure on the slide lock bar.
Step 6
Press the take down pin removal button on the other side of the pistol. It will be a small button located towards the front of the gun. This will pop the slide lock bar and pin out on the other side. Keep holding the slide so that there is no pressure on the pin and lock bar, then pull the pin and lock bar completely out of the pistol. Set the pin and lock bar down on the towel.
Step 7
Let the slide go all the way forward, then grip it firmly and push the slide forward--towards the front of the gun--until it slides off the pistol completely. Lay the plastic lower portion of the pistol on the towel.
Step 8
Hold the slide in your hand and turn it upside down so you are looking into the bottom of the slide. Find the small metal protrusion in the center of the slide--the metal piece connected to the spring and rod--and push it towards the front of the slide, then pull up gently. This will free the rod and spring piece. Set the rod and spring on the towel.
Step 9
Use your finger to pull the barrel up and out of the slide. Place the barrel on the towel. Your Ruger P95 DC is now completely disassembled.


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Islamist rebels in Syria attacked two Christian churches in the city of ar-Raqqah, burning relics and breaking crosses.
Fighters from al-Qaida spinoff the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) stormed the Catholic Sayida al-Bshara church and the Armenian al-Shuhada' church, also known as Martyrs' Church, in the northern rebel held city, Britain-based activist organisation the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.
"Isis fighters broke the cross of the Sayida al-Bshara Catholic church," SOHR said. "They also burned the church's contents (crosses, paintings and statues) and set up the Isis banner on top of the church."
"Isis fighters also removed the cross from the al-Shuhada' Armenian church near the al-Rashid garden," the group added.
"We in the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights strongly condemn such sectarian actions that contradict the Syrian people's demands in justice, freedom, democracy and equality."
The Islamist grip over ar-Raqqah in northern Syria has fuelled tension and deadly clashes between the Islamist group, Kurdish factions and moderate rebel groups such as the Ahfad al-Rasul brigade.
ISIS is believed to be responsible for the abduction of Italian Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio, who vanished in the city in July.
The Jesuit missionary had reportedly voluntarily approached Isis at their headquarters to negotiate the release of some hostages and broker a truce between Islamist rebels and local Kurds.
Isis is a rebranding of al-Qaida's Iraqi branch, whose influence was curbed by US operations in Iraq after the 2003 war, but has recently regained momentum.
In recent months its followers have killed more people in Iraq than at any time since 2008, carrying out a spate of terrorist attacks and staging spectacular prison breaks. Isis eventually exploited the ongoing civil war to extend its reach into Syria.
Largely fuelled by foreign jihadist it has taken over control of large rebel-held areas, including ar-Raqqah.
Islamist rebel groups influence in Syria has dramatically grown in recent months.
Eleven extremist groups have recently signed a declaration announcing they do not recognise the authority of the main opposition alliance, the National Coalition.
Death of a Priest? Why Isis Jihadists Abducted Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio
Syria: Pro-Rebel Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio 'Abducted by al-Qaida Offshoot'
Syria: Hopes for Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio Fade as Death Reported by Human Rights Activists
Syria: 'Pro-Rebel Jesuit Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio Executed'
Syria: Pro-Rebel Priest Paolo Dall'Oglio 'is Alive' Claims New Report


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Probiotics: Not Just for Your Gut AnymorePosted by Nora Filed Under: Science and Research
In recent years, bacteria have gained popularity on the health and wellness scene. Most commonly, you hear of the wonders probiotic bacteria can work for your gastrointestinal health. But now there's evidence to suggest they may play a beneficial role in staving off respiratory tract infections too. This could be welcome news for endurance athletes who might have compromised immune systems that leave them more susceptible to these types of illnesses.
After results from an earlier study in fatigued exercisers showed favorably toward probiotic therapy, researchers in Canberra, Australia set out to see if feeding healthy endurance runners capsules of the bacteria Lactobacillus fermentum would have any effect on their immune response and whether the runners would still become sick during treatment. According to the paper published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the runners who were given the probiotic treatment spent less than half as many days ill as those who'd received the placebo.
The researchers followed 20 male distance runners for 14 weeks. After one month of taking either the L fermentum treatment or the placebo, the runners had a "washout month" in which they took neither. In the third month, the runners who were originally given the treatment were then given the placebo and vice versa. Alongside taking their three capsules twice a day, the runners, whose average mileage was around 100 km a week, also kept daily training and illness logs.
At the beginning of the study and at the end of each month, the participants completed treadmill tests, and gave saliva and blood samples so the researchers could check the levels of immune function indicators. However, the most prominent finding from the study came from the illness logs. Although the duration of each illness reported was about the same, treatment group runners got sick less often and with less severity than placebo group runners.
Though it was a small study in extremely fit athletes, it appears it might be worth delving more deeply into the mechanisms behind these results. In the end, these bacteria might turn out to be good for more than just our guts.
About Nora
I am a native Californian currently settled and running my way bit by bit around the South East of England. Besides running, my training activities include biking, hiking, swimming, yoga, and tap dancing in place while in line at the grocery store. I am addicted to photography and run most races with my camera in hand, just in case.
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That's cool! That kind of explains why my baby has suddenly started shaking her cold! I started mixing her baby cereal with a probiotic yogourt because she didn't like the cereal anymore. She's had a cough for 5 weeks and suddenly this week it has FINALLY started to clear up!


text: Scout ↔ Tweet Scout is a 2-year-old Pit Bull/Boxer Mix. Distinguishing Characteristics I love to be around people. Whether we are cuddling or they are just in the same room as me. I love someone to keep me company. I love doing things, anything. If my human counterparts are doing or going anywhere, I want to go and help. Do you have any canine housemates? No, just me and my dad. How did you join your family? I joined the SHC Court Case Dogs program and then was rescued by One Tail at a Time. During my time with fosters, I worked at IL Youth Center in hopes of achieving my Canine Good Citizen Award (which I eventually did). From then, my dad, Chris adopted me and i've been happy as ever since. Do you have any "jobs"? Tell us about them and what you like most about them. Not at the moment, but I am very eager to start my ambassador work at IYC again! Do you have any "hobbies"? I have quite a few hobbies and can't pick my favorite. I love swimming and taking runs and bike rides. I also love going to dog camp and playing outside with my dog friends all day. My funnest hobby would be agility though. I have such a blast doing it, and I think I'm pretty good at it. What is your favorite trick? I absolutely love doing tricks; for treats, of course. I like doing shakes/paw, hi-fives, and roll overs. My favorites are probably closing doors or my army crawl. What is your favorite toy? Anything i can chew and shred to bits. A rope or stuffed toy are perfect! What is your favorite treat? I'm not picky, but I love marrow bones. What do you like to do when your dad isn't home? I love to sleep. I like to think I'm the laziest, calmest high energy dog out there. I can sleep all day or run all day. Is there anything you would like to tell us about your work with Safe Humane Chicago or anything else? I am eager to get working w/ SHC again. I know the work they do with my canine friends (especially the ones who were once in bad situations with bad owners like I once was) is very beneficial to dogs and people alike. I feel, without them, I would never be the dog I am today. I am indebted to them, so I am eager to repay the favors they've done for me by helping them out in any way possible. Also, with me being a pit bull breed, I hope I can make a difference in any way for my pittie friends in need.


text: The question is why were no US 16" battleships at Normandy. 16"/45 and 16"/50 naval guns could have made contributions firing either a 2700 pound armor piercing or 1900 pound bombardment round accurate at 20+ miles. The ships that could do this were not off Normandy, they were on the other side of the world off Saipan. I think all answers went to the grave with King, Marshall and Arnold. They were the ones determined what assets were available to theater commanders.


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Mavs-Spurs was a classic last night. Avery Johnson coached it like a playoff game, using only an eight-man rotation. Dirk was good and Duncan was great and Bruce Bowen was sharpening his elbows for the post-season. Fascinating, riveting stuff. Dallas led by 10 in the third. The Spurs came roaring back. The Mavs had a shot to win it, trailing by two with 34 seconds remaining. This, ladies and gents, was Jason Kidd time.
It's precisely why Dallas traded half the team and all the future for him. To lead. To finish. Right? Right?! RIGHT??!!
Um, apparently not.
Unless I'm pulling the ol' Andy Pettitte "misremembered" trick, I coulda sworn Avery just last week praised his new acquisition as a leader and, yep, a closer. But with 34 seconds left, Avery yanked Kidd and inserted Jerry Stackhouse. After Dirk missed twice and Bowen blocked Jason Terry's shot, the Spurs escaped, and the dookie flew into the oscillating wind machine.
"Well, we were looking at spreading the floor with all of our shooters in the game," Johnson tried to explain. "We wanted to put in Stack, Josh and Jet, and that gave Dirk some more room to operate in those situations. Our spacing was good."
Ya know what, doesn't matter if Avery's strategy worked or not. Either way, it's a shitty move. One that could haunt the Mavs for a while. Kidd can't lead or finish from the bench, and what kind of empowerment does he get by getting pulled just before the money shot?
I covered the team when Kidd issued a me-or-Jim-Jackson ultimatum and when he led a revolt against coach Jim Cleamons' triangle. The dude also ran coach Byron Scott out of New Jersey on the heels of two trips to the NBA Finals. Point is, he usually gets his way. Be careful, Avery. Be careful.
More importantly, be smart. Or at least just not idiotic.
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Three dead-ball opportunities in the last half-minute, and it never occurred to the not-so-distant Coach of the Year that it was asinine to have Erick Dampier on the court and Jason Kidd on the bench?
To his credit, Kidd took the high road, saying "I support the move." Dirk wasn't so satisfied, telling inquisitive reporters "You have to talk to coach about that."
Making matters worse, you-know-who debuted with a rousing 21 points for the New Jersey Nets last night, who were helped to a win by another familiar face's nine points and six rebounds.
I know. I know. Still too early to say "toldja so." Can I at least think it? --Richie Whitt


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With 165 years of tailoring expertise under their belt, Moss Bros. are proud to launch their new 'Tailor Me' service, rolling out across their UK stores.
Tailor Me is an exciting new personalisation service which allows customers to pick from a wide range of suit fabrics and styles, then have it tailored to their preferred fit. Customers can also add personal touches, such as monogramming and colourful linings. Each suit made to order and ready for collection within 30 days, all available for an extra £100. For more information, pop into store and ask a Suit Expert.


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