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The following link will take you to April's blog highlighting these areas of Brazil where these children live, and the terrible fate that awaits many of them who are not helped by Compassion.
As of 10/28/2012 The children still needing sponsors are: Carlos, Elison, Renata, Sabrina, Abmael and Matheus.
|Marta has been sponsored!
Renata Melo da Silva (BR2580359) is seventeen years old. In her home, Renata helps by washing clothes, cleaning, kitchen help, running errands, making beds, and child care. She lives with her grandmother and foster parents. Her foster father is employed as a painter. There are two children in the family.
Singing and jumping rope are Renata's favorite activities. In primary school her performance is average and she regularly attends Bible class and Vacation Bible School.


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By Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Source: ARC from Publisher
Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads:
"History is on repeat, and things didn't go so well the last time. "
Alexandria isn't sure she's going to make it to her eighteenth birthday--to her Awakening. A long-forgotten, fanatical order is out to kill her, and if the Council ever discovers what she did in the Catskills, she's a goner... and so is Aiden.
If that's not freaky enough, whenever Alex and Seth spend time "training"--which really is just Seth's code word for some up-close and personal one-on-one time--she ends up with another mark of the Apollyon, which brings her one step closer to Awakening ahead of schedule. Awesome.
But as her birthday draws near, her entire world shatters with a startling revelation and she's caught between love and Fate. One will do anything to protect her. One has been lying to her since the beginning. Once the gods have revealed themselves, unleashing their wrath, lives will be irrevocably changed... and destroyed.
Those left standing will discover if love is truly greater than Fate...
My Thoughts:
Well she's done it again...
Armentrout has written another terrific instalment to her Covenant series. Actually, I would go as far as to say that Deity is the best of all three!
We see a great deal of growth with regard to the characters in Deity, especially Alex. She's concerned that she's turning into an Apollyon, and how that will affect the kind of person she will become. I felt that Alex matured a lot in this instalment. The reader was given a much more thoughtful heroine this time around. Don't get me wrong, there was still quite a bit of butt kicking and sarcasm that we've come to know and love, but I appreciated the vulnerability that Jennifer wrote for Alex.
And let's not forget the epic love triangle! Armentrout definitely turned up the steam in book 3 (with both love interests). Alex's bed seems to be full of men throughout this one, haha. Sexy times to be had (by whom though? Well you'll just have to read to find out!) Alex does make a decision between Aiden and Seth, unfortunately it is short lived.
Be warned, the cliffhanger ending of Deity is a killer! I can't wait to see where Armentrout plans to take Alex in book 4!
Fans of Armentrout and her Covenant series will NOT be disappointed with Deity! Go ahead, give it a read, you know you want to :).
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text: The Inner Sphere has descended into chaos, as a band of techno-religious fanatics wage war on the former Star League systems. Fire up your mechs and get ready to defend civilization itself against the Word of Blake's 14-year holy war in Jihad Hot Spots: 3072. Whether you command a lance of mechs for some Classic Battletech tabletop warfare, or play an ace mechwarrior in the Classic Battletech RPG, this new sourcebook has lots of info on this turbulent period in the Battletech universe.Catalyst Games, the current license holder for Classic Battletech, is steadily releasing a series of sourcebooks that cover the 14-year Word of Blake Jihad in great detail. Word of Blake is a splinter group of ComStar, the interstellar communications company that tied the far-flung planets of the Inner Sphere together. When religious fanatics control all of your communications, well...that's probably not going to end well. In this case, planet-nuking ensued. But you can fight against the rising tide of Blakist terror with Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, including stats on important Inner Sphere political and military figures and an all-new technical readout on the Celestial Series OmniMechs. Image by: Paizo.com.


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The Iron Banner is back this week in Destiny and it's once again time for Guardians to show off their true worth in the Crucible. This time around, the Iron Banner will play out similarly to the second incarnation of the tournament (the one that did what it said it was going to do). Level differences, weapon and armor ratings will have an effect on gameplay, so be sure to bring your hardest hitting weapons and your strongest armor.
As far as rewards go, it's similar to the last time the event was held. There are two pieces of level 31 armor (a notch below new raid equipment). Also, there is a reforgeable Sniper Rifle and Auto Rifle, in addition to all of the cosmetic class items and emblems. Finally, players can once again purchase the tempered buff for one mote of light which increases the amount of reputation gained per win.
Unlike last time however, all Guardians will be starting at Rank 0. Meaning it will be a little more difficult to reach Rank 5 and unlock all of the purchasable items if you were relying on carried over reputation from the first time. If you're struggling to get that rank up or just want to make sure that you're being as efficient as possible, check out our Iron Banner tips from last time which are still very relevant for round three aside from the change in rewards noted above. The event will only run for one week, so make sure you're doing everything you can to maximize the amount of reputation you're getting per victory. For some general PvP tips that are certainly applicable to Iron Banner as well, check out our guide on dominating the Crucible.
One last thing that all players should know before starting (that is sure to scare a lot of people when they see it): Despite a banner indicating that it might, the new expansion pack Destiny: The Dark Below, is not required to participate in Iron Banner. No new maps are in the rotation. It's probably just a glitch.
Iron Banner is open to all players of Destiny. The Dark Below content is not a requirement to play.
— Bungie (@Bungie) December 16, 2014


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A daughter's search and recovery mission to bring home her father, 1Lt. Shannon Estill, a P-38 fighter pilot and one of the last casualties of World War II.
"It's such a powerful story and reflects well devotion and persistence in telling the story of a daughter's love for her father and of their continuing bond." —John Harvey, Editor of the Journal of Loss and Trauma and Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, University of Iowa
"Thank you for sending this beautiful story to me. Your writing is so lovely and lyrical—you are a wordsmith. This piece is breathtaking, heartbreaking, and heartwarming by turns. I was in awe—and then I was in tears." —Margaret Ann Comito, MFA, Memoirist
Sharon Estill Taylor, PhD, is a speaker, a professor of psychology, social work, and women's studies, and author of two books. She is a frequent conference presenter about issues of grief, loss, unimaginable wonder and reinvention. Her first book, a memoir, Phantom Son: A Mother's Story of Surrender was published in 2015. A Spiegel TV documentary film Love in the Time of War: The Last Flight of Lt. Estill is the prequel to Phantom Father: A Daughter's Quest for Elegy. She lives between the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and the Puget Sound of Washington. To learn more about Dr. Taylor and her work, visit www.sharonestilltaylor.com and www.myphantomfather.com.


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The Katana Mini is an extremely exciting, advance level freestyle model and it's the model that started it all; low wing loading, predictable handling, robust and incorporates the forerunner of our popular FiberFusion concept, yet it is not built with all of the FiberFusion features as the Katana MD which was released 18 months later.
Don't be mislead by size. The Katana Mini packs a potent punch for any modeler who has what it takes. In short this pint size model is like the KMD with lots of attitude! Its superior engineering design makes it fully capable of any advanced 3D and hardcore, high energy and high impact freestyle maneuver you can throw at it.
For those who thrive on flying on the edge executing advanced hardcore aerobatics at a fast pace, this is the perfect platform for you. Adrenalin junkies will love the KM's performance especially on a fast prop on insanely high throw rates, would guarantee to be a crowd pleaser!
Insanely fast roll rates, fast and violent high energy tumbles, sharp snappy snap rolls, smooth slow level KE, slow and low rolling harriers, nicely balanced hovers, low level torque rolls, stable inverted elevators and harriers are just some of the maneuvers its fully capable of performing with ease. Push her nose down on a vertical high speed powered dive into a jaw dropping violent blender that stops instantly on a dime. Recovery is merely releasing the rudder and aileron and it goes into a stable slow inverted elevator.
In short we describe the KM's performance as Fire and Ice and if you crave the attention, the KM is perfect for you!
Advanced building technology and finest grades materials provide a structure that is extremely lightweight and strong. In fact the Katana Mini's construction is the forerunner of our now popular FiberFusion® Technology. The two-piece removable wings with CF wing tube make the Katana Mini a compact, durable, and easily transportable package. The robust carbon fiber landing gear allows rough landings and excellent prop clearance for good ground handling.
This is a high quality ARF kit. Most of the work was done for you by skilled builders. It is very easy to assemble and includes a complete hardware pack so you'll be in the air in no time!
- State of the art laser cut light ply & balsa construction with CF structural reinforcements
- Balsa sheeted Two-piece removable wings with hinge slots pre cut!!
- pre-painted fiberglass wheel pants
- pre cut cowling is made of fiberglass and is reinforced with carbon fiber. Its aerodynamic design allows air to flow in and cool the motor, battery and ESC for maximum setup efficiency. Two air scoops are also included in the kit.
- Tinted canopy
- Carbon fiber reinforcements
- Carbon fiber control horns and pushrods
- Carbon fiber wing tube
- Heavy duty Carbon fiber woven texture Landing gear
- Pre-built FiberFusion® pre drilled motorbox with the correct thrust line already built in (taking away the guess work). Pre-drilled composite firewall is ready for the outrunner installation.
- Elevator and rudder with pre-cut hinge slots
Wingspan: 1020mm (40.15′ in)
Length: 990mm (39′ in)
Airframe Weight: 370g (13oz)
Wing Area: 2420 sq. cm (375.1 sq. in)
Radio Required: 4 Channel Servos
Required: 4 sub micro servos
Required to complete:
PA Thrust 20 outrunner motor
PA Quantum 30 Pro Programmable ESC
PA V4 LiPo pack 11.1V 2200mAh 25-50C
4 of NXT-70HV servos
iPAs Combos
Combos include the following:
iPAs Drive:
The Drive package includes
- • Katana Mini
- • PA Thrust® 20 outrunner motor with RotorKool® Technology
- • PA Quantum 30A Pro High performance Programmable ESC with SBEC
- • German made CNC machined precision prop adapter (We decided to include this adapter instead of common prop adapters usually bundled with motor accessories to avoid performance robbing, vibrations and motor mount structural damage).
iPAs Pro:
The Pro package includes
- • Katana Mini
- • PA Thrust® 20 outrunner motor with RotorKool® Technology
- • PA Quantum 30A Pro High performance Programmable ESC with SBEC
- • German made CNC machined precision prop adapter. We decided to include this adapter instead of common prop adapters usually bundled with motor accessories to avoid performance robbing vibrations and motor mount structural damage.
- • PA V4 Lipo 2,200mAh 11.1V 25-50c
- • Nexatec NXT 70-HV servo – 4pc
- • Thin gauge twisted light extension lead (made in the same German factory as our giant scale airplanes HD leads). Due to its fine high quality strings it is extremely flexible preventing RF noises and features low internal resistance.
- • Set of 4 Carbon Fiber extended servo arms specifically designed to achieve the desired linkage geometry for full control surface movement.
- • Low resistance Original Deans Ultra Plugs and Gold plated bullet connectors for the best electrical connection and power delivery to the drive.
- • APC 11×3.8 SF prop
What is iPAs? – Integrated Performance Airframe-Drive System
WHAT YOU SEE IN OUR VIDEOS IS WHAT YOU GET WITH iPAs
Unlike glow aircraft where it is mostly the matter of bolting on a specific size engine, the options for electric flight gear are simply overwhelming and matching electric gear to an airframe is a complex task for the average modeler and quite often can be very confusing.
Most manufacturers direct their customers to acquire a "compatible" motor and ESC or at best offer a "Combo" package that comprises of off-the-shelf motors and ESC that would, in theory "fit" within the model's power requirements.
Surveys we conducted showed that each and every EP models flyer experienced at least one if not more of the problems below
- • Unpredictable handling problems caused by reduced wing loading due to over sized motors or battery packs or ancillary gear.
- • Overheating or unwanted ESC cut outs due to over propping or undersized motors
- • Handling problems due to drastic shift in CG and overall weight distribution.
- • Unacceptable flight times due to inefficient "hot" motors or undersized packs
- • Airframe structural failure due to increased aerodynamic loads caused by over sized drives and packs.
- • Overheating and swelling of battery packs caused by serious drive mismatched.
- • Less than optimum motor performance due to incompatibility with the ESC.
- • Crashes as a result of servo gear failures caused by excessive loads on the control surfaces or exceeding the maximum airspeed limits.
- • A huge disparity in flight performance observed in the promotional videos against actual aircraft.
- • Premature Motors, ESC and Battery failures or performance degradation over time due to mismatch setup.
- • Gear does not properly fit the airframe and requires modifications.
We do not believe modelers should have to live with compromises in flight performances.
Through hundreds of hours of flight testing our airframe designs, we have established that there is a direct correlation between the airframe and drive system and one affects the other with consequences to the desired aerodynamic performance. That meant airframes and drives should not be treated as individual items isolation but as one whole system.
Due to the extreme lengths undertook in the design of the airframe, and the unprecedented flight testing period to finally achieve the aerodynamic characteristics we desired, we felt a complete solution for this airframe was necessary. As a result we have developed our iPAs, PA Integrated Performance Airframe-Drive System.
We embarked on this quest by first carefully selecting each iPAs component, considering each possible aspect. We then started testing each individual component of the iPAs and subsequently on the airframe itself ensuring impacts on the overall flight performance and aerodynamic characteristics caused by each component are identified and addressed and to ensure all iPAs components interact in full synergy as an integrated flight system within the constraints of the design specifications. Each component was then further refined until a perfect match meeting the performance criteria set are successfully achieved.
So, for the first time flyers has the unique opportunity to experience the exact aerodynamic performance as envisaged by our chief designer and team of test pilots minus all the guess work and unnecessary expenses.
Set of sub micro Carbon Fiber servo arms – pack of 4 (Katana Mini and Electric Shock)
Testimonials & Reviews
Build videos
Episode 1:
Episode 2:
In this Episode of PA Builds Hans' covers servo installation and the building of both types of linkages found on PA planes.
Episode 3:
In Episode 3 of PA Builds Hans Kahlert continues explaining the propert techniques and methods of construction your PA ARF. Topics cover include: Installation of the tail, motorbox, and the pull-pull system
Episode 4:
Hans Kahlert continues the build video series with Episode 4.
Topics covered include:
Landing gear assembly
Installation of the Motor, ESC, and air scoops
Cowling alignment and mounting
Installation of the Optional CF Vortex Generators
Episode 5:
Hans Kahlert demonstrates the basics for a good radio setup as well as the methods to properly balance your model and its prop
Soldering Guide:
PA Team Pilot Hans Kahlert continues along the "Builds" series with a special episode covering the proper techniques for soldering electrical components of your model. These methods are applicable for all soldering procedures including servo extensions and battery connectors.
Spare Parts
Mini size Carbon Fiber wheel pants set (Katana mini – Addiction)
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Wouldn't it be nice if you could write Python code with slightly tweaked syntax or something but avoid having to write all the import code to pull it off? Wouldn't you like to have bytecode compilation supported as well?
As an example, consider Quixote. It has a syntax format called PTL where string literals in Python code end up being used as output. They had to write a custom __import__ implementation to get proper support for imports of PTL files. And there is no bytecode support.
When I was designing importlib I wanted to make sure that situations like PTL could be supported without jumping through ridiculous hoops like completely reimplementing entire parts of the import machinery. I figured there should be a way to allow for a class to be written that acted as a delegate between the file system and the code that managed the source/bytecode dance.
That is when I came up with the idea of handlers. From PEP 302, importers are for querying a backend as to whether it has the desired module and loaders are for actually get the source or bytecode from the backend store. Handlers have been designed to handle the data received from the loader and to make requests of the loader as needed. Thus the py/pyc handler deals with validating the bytecode is new enough and has the proper magic cookie, requesting source when needed, and creating new bytecode to be stored by the loader.
And to support this I came up with an API for loaders to implement to be used by the py/pyc handler. But last night, when I decided to stop working in my zipimport rewrite, I looked at the API and realized it was not simple enough. I realized that the py/pyc dance requires some information up front while some other info is optional and completely depends on whether source and/or bytecode is available for a module. I also realized that loaders can cache any info they needed and thus I did not need to complicate things by passing around opaque token objects through the handler to give back to the loader to minimize wasted lookup costs and such.
Let's look at what it takes to import a source or bytecode module. To begin with, you need to know the values for __name__, __file__, __loader__ (optional, but since this is a PEP 302 implementation its easy to provide), and __path__ if dealing with a package. This all needs to be set on a module before any code is executed.
You will also need to know very quickly whether source and/or bytecode is available for the named module. Based on that you branch on what information you need. But the available formats or the module and the attributes that must be set before executed code are all upfront costs. So I figured those should be passed in to the handler at call time and thus not require the loader to implement as part of any API.
After that what is needed varies based on the formats the module is available in. If there is bytecode you need to get said bytecode. If there is both bytecode and source you need the modification time of the source to see if the bytecode is stale. If there is only source or the bytecode is stale you need to be able to get the source itself. Finally, if the bytecode turned out to be bad (stale because its out of date or bad bytecode cookie) you need to be able to write out the new bytecode. So that's four things that the loader needs an API for: read bytecode, read source, source modification time, and writing out new bytecode.
Now the question becomes how should this API look. Originally, as I mentioned above, there was an idea of opaque token objects that represented paths that were passed around within the handler code and given back to the loader. This was to make the loader stateless and to minimize any repeated lookups on the filesystem (or whatever store the loader used).
But then I realized the loader did not need to be stateless for any reason. Plus if someone who implemented a loader wanted to optimize they could easily cache information in the loader themselves. That meant the API really only needed the module's name. That does add the possible inconvenience of verifying that a request was reasonable for that specific module (e.g., requesting the bytecode for a module who has no bytecode yet), but that should be minimal. And the biggest perk of just requiring the module's name is that PEP 302's optional extensions for importers and loaders can be used (the get_source method).
So that is the direction I am going with for my API change to importlib. I am also breaking up the filesystem importer and loader I wrote and having extension modules and py/pyc modules have their own importers and loaders. That way the generalization does not need to be so severe on everything. Plus extension modules are just plain different from py/pyc files and trying to make them work with the same API seems extreme.


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Nicely painted piece of Tibetan furniture with plenty of Buddhist symbols. The top row of panels and doors have some curious rock cliffs; the panels with the Champaka blossoms coming out of the cliffs and the doors with subtle energy radiating from the cliffs as a metaphor for what can be accomplished by following the Scriptures. The rock cliffs appear to be in a simulacra of the stacked beginning or condensed initial syllables in Sanskrit OM HAM of the 10 syllable Kalachakra mantra and that would explain the subtle energy. The art work is good as is the raised out-lining (kyungbur). The Dharma Wheels on the lower doors have the yin-yang symbol as their hubs; the lotus blossoms on the doors next to them are in full bloom: looking inward to find that spiritual heart that is in full bloom. I have included some meditational aids in the iconography that comes with this cabinet. The hinges of the 4 doors are wood-pegs in the doors that fit into a hole in the underside of the top and slide into a groove on the horizontal frame. The door-pull is the vertical kyungbur-trim in the center of the two doors. The front trim is kyungbur (raised gesso) in a red and gold zigzag design. There are two drawers at the bottom with a circa 18th century Chinese coin as the backing for the drawer pull. The sides, back and top are a natural wood with the original oil and wax finish which has been cleaned and a danish finishing oil applied to help preserve the wood. The top is attached with wood pegs, the rest of the frame is mortise and tendon joinery. The wood is predominately Asian Cedar, with some pine, spruce and possibly elm thrown into the mix. Asian cedar, an aromatic wood, naturally repels insects and is the wood used to to send prayers to the Wind or prayer horse. We have cleaned and treated the interior and exterior wood, (top, back and all sides) as well as cleaning the painted surfaces, which we have treated with a clear non-yellowing preservative.
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Aaron Hernandez's cousin pleads not guilty
BOSTON (AP) -- A cousin of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to a criminal contempt of court charge.
Tanya Singleton appeared Monday in Suffolk Superior Court in Massachusetts.
A judge ordered her confined to her Bristol, Connecticut, home with GPS tracking. Singleton, who is being treated for breast cancer, is allowed to go to medical appointments.
Prosecutors say she refused to testify before a grand jury investigating Hernandez's alleged role in a double slaying in Boston even though she'd been granted immunity. Prosecutors say the SUV used in the shooting was stored at her home.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in the shootings. He has also pleaded not guilty in another shooting death a year later.
Singleton's attorney says her prosecution is "aggressive and unnecessary."


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Well, that was fast.
Our house sold in just 7 days. In this market? Well, we must've been under-priced. By a LOT. Still, it meets our financial goals so everything works out.
All that's left to do now is...
- Fill out our applications for long stay visas
- Confirm our apartment in Paris (which is looking quite nice, actually)
- Buy health insurance
- Buy one-way airline tickets
- Collect our financial information
- Sign letters saying we will not work while living in France
- Fly to San Francisco to submit our applications in person
- Say goodbye to my wife's daughter and my brother and sister in law
- Buy a long term storage location
- Close on the house
- Manage the money so we can live overseas
- Drive to the south coast to say goodbye to my father and younger brother
- Move the few things we'll keep into aforementioned storage location
- Sell or give away everything else that needs to find a new home
- Pack and ship the few pieces of art and tools we like and need
- Land in Paris
- Perform a walk-through of the apartment with the owners so we can all confirm it's current condition
- Submit our request to be seen by the immigration doctors
- Wait for our long stay visa sticker
- Start the search for a long term apartment (something closer to what we can afford forever)
- Receive our long stay visa sticker for our passports
- Move to the new apartment before Bastille Day
- Unpack (again) and settle in
- Integrate into French culture and society
- Live like we're actually fully retired. Finally. After 30 years of work.
That's all that's left to be done. Really not much, eh?
Have I mentioned how tired I am just thinking about it? Have I also mentioned just how exciting it is to actually begin a new life in such an amazing city?


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Issue 22
Restaurant Guide: Ciao Bella
By Michele Laverty If you are searching for local, fresh Italian food in Modesto, look no further than Ciao Bella. This restaurant brings fine dining to Modesto's Century Center. Ciao Bella's story begins with chef and owner Chau Nguyen. Chau started in the restaurant business as a dishwasher at the
Taking Lemons and Making a Difference in the World
By Michele Laverty At the young age of eight, Isabelle Alkhas may sell lemonade in her hometown but her sights are set on helping people on the other side of the world. After hearing what was happening to her own people in Iraq and Syria—that children her age didn't have homes,
Barnstormers Preserve Local Agricultural History
By Jacqui D. Sinarle The homemade farm machinery of yesteryear may have been replaced by modern high-tech farm equipment, but the Patterson Township Historical Society Barnstormers are hard at work collecting, preserving and restoring the valuable evidence of our unique agricultural history, one piece at a time. "The West Side
Cottage Food Workshop Teaches Entrepreneurs What to Do
By Jacqui Sinarle If you've always dreamed of starting your own food business from home but never knew where to begin, the university of California Cooperative Extension in Stanislaus County can teach you how in its popular workshop, starting a successful cottage food business. "The workshop is very fun and
In Season: Cherries
By Michele Laverty Living in Central California means we have many opportunities to eat amazing and healthy foods right from our own backyards and nearby orchards. The sweet, but short fresh cherry season is no exception, bringing the best of the Bings, Raniers and Queen Anne's into our kitchens
Foodsheds–Local Healthy Eating
By Michele Laverty Food was once a local thing. Everyone either grew their own food or knew the dairy down the road where the milk bottles came from. In the past century we have strayed from our roots —literally. As a society, we have become dependent on trucks and trains
One Table supports Graduation Coach program
By Jacqui D. Sinarle This month, 300 people will gather in downtown Modesto to enjoy a Sunday dinner prepared by the area's best chefs, fine wine, and live music, all while supporting local youth at One Table—literally. "One Table is a relaxed, alfresco community dining experience where all guests dine
Make Your Own Cheese (and More) with the Gypsy Cowgirl
By Jacqui D. Sinarle If you've ever wanted to preserve some type of food, chances are the Gypsy Cowgirl–a.k.a. Bambi Porter–can teach you. That's because Porter, owner of Gypsy Cowgirl Kitchen Co., is enamored with all types of food preservation and eager to share her knowledge and passion. "I think
Gleaning & Gather Helps Homeowners and Farmers Feed the Hungry
By Jacqui D. Sinarle If your season's bounty is overflowing, think gleaning and gathering. That's the name of a program operated by Interfaith Ministries that helps homeowners and farmers who have excess produce get it harvested and donated to people in need throughout community. It's easy, philanthropic, and good for the environment, too. "With
Rising Sun Growing Great Things on the Westside
By Michele Laverty In 1870, Rising Sun country school opened on the Westside of the county in Vernalis. A few years ago the program re-opened, after a few years of dormancy, as a transitions program for young adults with developmental disabilities. The dream was bigger than providing just a place
Grow Your Own Mushrooms for Flavor and Nutrition
By Jacqui D. Sinarle There's something magical about mushrooms. Usually a food that's so naturally delicious is devoid of nutrition, or vice versa. Not so with mushrooms, which are packed with both flavor and health properties. And Donnie Creekmore knows the secret to growing them in your own home: his
Penumbra – a State of Literacy at CSU Stanislaus
By Michele Laverty penumbra (pi-num 'bre): n. 1. A partial shadow, as in an eclipse, between regions of complete shadow and complete illumination. 2. The partly darkened fringe around a sunspot. 3. An outlying, surrounding region; periphery; fringe Nestled in the southern end of our beautiful county is a mecca
Oh the Places They'll Go!
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto launched a hospital-wide literacy project to foster a love of reading in young children and families. The project started on Mar. 1, along with the start of The National Education Association's Read Across America Day which is a nationwide celebration of the birthday of Theodor
Bike to Work this Month
By Michele Laverty May is National Cycling Month and the City of Modesto and local cycling groups are putting together a host of fun activities to encourage exercising on two wheels. Events will include a Bike to Work Day, Tour of California Cycling Expo and Family Cycling Festival. The
Why is 'Farm to Fork' Eating Important?
By Gitaine Reis, In-Shape Health Clubs Exercise and nutrition go hand in hand. You can't work off bad nutrition and you can't diet yourself skinny. It is an effort on both sides and good nutrition will help keep your body in balance. Eating fresh food will help achieve healthy nutrition,
A Hoppin' Good Time at Modesto Reservoir
By Michele Laverty 6,000 eggs, 100 goodie bags, a train and one Easter Bunny came together for a fabulous spring day at the 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Modesto Reservoir on March 26. An estimated 1,300 people joined in the fun to hunt for eggs, compete in sack
The Gallo Center's Music to Our Ears
Tale As Old As Time Mary Stuart Rogers Theater Jun. 3, 8 P.M. $19-92 Your favorite Disney tunes will come to life with the help of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra and talented guest vocalists. In addition to the magic of live music, scenes from everyone's favorite Disney films will be
Food By the Community For the Community
By Jacqui D. Sinarle If you enjoy eating farm-fresh produce and want to support local growers, consider participating in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program. CSA is a popular way for consumers to purchase local, seasonal food directly from farmers. It works like this: A farmer offers a certain number
Stanislaus County Fair's Rhinestones and Red High Heels
by Anne Marie H. Bergthold No summer is complete without taking a ride on the Ferris wheel, sampling deep-fried desserts and going to concerts. This July, the Stanislaus County Fair will once again include concerts spanning a wide range of musical genres. "The Fair has 10 days of full entertainment
Unique Area Races Aren't Just for Runners
By Jacqui D. Sinarle Whether you're a serious athlete or you just want to have fun, there's some type of unique foot race in the Central Valley for you — and most local color runs, mud races and obstacle courses include events that are designed just for kids! Check out
Hidden Talents: Matt Aguirre
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Meet Me at the Barre
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Inspiring Spaces: Bloomingcamp Ranch
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London's Metropolitan Police Launches Anti Photography Propaganda Campaign
In what I can only view as troubling and a move surely to invite more backlash against photographers, London's Metropolitan police has launched a new counter-terrorism PR campaign complete with anti-photography propaganda.
The campaign is meant to encourage people to turn in "odd" seeming people that they see taking photographs.
"Thousands of people take photos every day," reads their advertisement being run in London's major newspapers. "What if one of them seems odd?"
Having personally been harassed in the past by the U.S. police while out shooting, I worry that this kind of a campaign will result in even more harassment for photographers going forward. In addition to police harassment, I think that this campaign also sends the wrong message to people about photographers and photography. I think it encourages people to think suspiciously of photographers and to add to the climate of fear associated with photography.
Photography is not a crime. Taking photographs is part of a rich tradition of art, social commentary and historical documentation. I'm very disappointed seeing London's Metropolitan Police decide to take this course of action and worry that this sort of backward thinking will continue to spread the boogeyman myth that photographers and photography are the enemy when they very much are not.
Having people report "odd seeming" photographers will only take important police time away from ways that it could better be spent in really fighting crime and terrorism.
Thanks Nick for this important heads up.
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Layered Protection on Vehicles by National Theft Search & Recovery
2 februari 2017 - Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
National Theft Search and Recovery (NTSR) is a private company that offers a Vehicle Plate Recognition and Theft Recovery services.
The Different layers of Protection:
The more the number of protective layers on a vehicle, greater is the extent of protection offered to it. How many layers of protection are required for a vehicle depends on the geographic location, personal preference and budget of the clients.
Layer No.1 (Window Stickers)
The first layer of protection for the vehicle is a sign that warns the thief that additional anti-theft has been placed on the vehicle with police tracing ability. Stopping a theft from occurring before it happens is the best way to recovery any vehicle.
- Warning Stickers
- Visible to Thieves
- On driver side and passenger side windows
- Directly above the door key lock
- Layer No.2 (Decals)
The second protective layer of your vehicle is non removable identifying system. Many times the VIN number provided by the vehicle manufacturer is removed by the thief but our decals can help in such a case. By placing decals in multiple areas around your vehicle you are marking your vehicle with our unique identifying system. Even when removed, our decals leave behind a chemical that is transferred to your vehicle permanently marking it with your assigned identifying number. Although this is invisible to the naked eye, under ultra violet lighting it will illuminate allowing law enforcement to see which they can use for tracing purposes.
- Theft deterrent decals
- Permanently marking Vehicle
- Invisible to the naked eye
- Body etching
Layer No.3 (VPR Tracking)
We, at National Theft Search & Recovery offer the VPR tracking service. This is similar to the software that helps in face recognition. This is used by FBI to offer protection from the terrorists or to know the identity of the perpetrators by matching the facial features.
If a vehicle is stolen, we scan for the number on the license plate of a vehicle in order to know the last GPS location with the help of the latitude and longitude coordinates. We offer decals of 2 types, that is the "identification marker on vehicle" and the "theft deterrent decal." If a vehicle is stolen then our decal can hasten the procedure of informing vehicle owner by giving to the law enforcement, a phone number in order to contact the vehicle owner.
- Plate Readers
- Photo confirmation and latitude/longitude location
- Used by law enforcement
- All vehicles are covered that are registered to address
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Arthur Payne:2 maart 2017Great and very important article from safety point of view.
David:15 maart 2017great points.


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D C Raina assumes office as JK's new Advocate General
SRINAGAR, JULY 16: Senior Advocate D C Raina today assumed office as the new Advocate General of Jammu & Kashmir replacing Jehangir Iqbal Ganai.
Mr Raina was accorded warm welcome by the officers and officials on his arrival in the office of the Advocate General here.
Pertinently, Mr Raina is assuming the office of the Advocate General for the third time. He has earlier served as J&K's Advocate General from September 2008 to January 2009 and from February 2016 to May 2016.
Mr Raina has a longstanding career as a lawyer with almost 44 years' experience. He has also functioned as legal advisor to some of the prestigious institutions including Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, J&K Public Service Commission and J&K Services Selection Board.
Lal Chowk, adjoining areas shut to remember Gaw Kadal massacre victims
Srinagar, Jan 21: A complete shutdown was on Monday observed in Lal Chowk, Maisuma, Gaw Kadal and its adjoining areas to mark the 29th anniversary of Gaw Kadal massacre, that several civilians dead on this day in the year 1990.
Joint Hurriyat comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik had called for a complete shutdown in Gaw Kadal and adjacent areas today against the Gaw Kadal massacre.
Eye witnesses saidthat authorities had also imposed restrictions in and around Gaw Kadal, Maisuma and others areas.
All the shops and business establishments remained closed throughout the day in the areas including Mandir Bagh, Maisuma, Basant Bagh, Gaw Kadal, Red Cross Road, Exchange Road, Budshah Chowk, Abi Guzar, Residency Road, MA Road, Sarai Bala, Court Road, Koker Bazar, Hari Sigh High Street, Goni Khan and Polo View while as the traffic was also thin on the roads.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik was detained from his residence in this morning. Malik was scheduled to lead a protest rally today.
Joint Hurriyat holds memorial meeting at massacre site
Srinagar, Jan 21: Despite police foiling Joint Hurriyat protest, many of its leaders and activists on Monday managed to gather at Basant Bagh and held a memorial meeting near the site of 21st January 1990 massacre at Basanat Bagh Gaw-Kadal.
According to Joint Hurriyat, police on Sunday evening laid a tight siege around whole Lal Chowk and adjacent areas, erected barricades, imposed curfew and restrictions in and around Gawkadal, Nai-Sadak, Basant-Bagh, Maisuma, Budshah Chowk, Burbarshah, Chotabazar,
Despite strict vigil, pro-freedom leaders managed to reach and gather near the martyr's memorial at Basant- Bagh and held a peaceful protest program.
Meanwhile, Joint Hurriyat comprising of Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, has paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of Gaw Kadal massacre on their 29th martyrdom anniversary.
"21st January is an important day of Kashmirs 5000 year old history. On this day thousands of unarmed people came out of their houses to demand freedom and right to self-determination and protested against the crackdown of Indian forces that had been started from Guru-Bazar, Kani-Kadal, Chota-Bazar .These peaceful people were showered with bullets by Indian forces and police killing more than fifty of them on spot and injuring hundreds of others," Joint Hurriyat said.
UJC pays tributes
Srinagar, Jan 21: United Jihad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin on Monday paid glorious tributes to martyrs of the massacres of Gawkadal and Handwara and said their memories are still afresh in our minds and hearts.
The UJC chief also expressed concern over the "ill-treatment" of Kashmiri political prisoners in J&K and outside State jails, terming it the "grave violation of human rights".
Syed Salahuddin, who is also the chief of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, as per the statement, made these remarks while chairing a high-level meet of UJC. Glorious tributes were paid to martyrs of Gawkadal, Handwara and Budgam massacres.
"In 1990, the then Governor Jagmohan started massacring Kashmiris thinking they will surrender and stop fighting for freedom but that didn't happen. Kashmiris didn't surrender before tyranny and oppression and continued their struggle for freedom. The day is not far when the sacrifices of the martyrs will yield results," he said. (GNS)
City residents complain of waterlogging
Srinagar, Jan 21: Residents of various Srinagar areas Monday faced inconvenience traversing water-logged lanes and roads as the faulty city drainage, yet again, gave in to a day's rainfall.
Waterlogging was reported in several uptown areas including Jawahar Nagar, Bemina, Natipora, Padshahi Bagh, Barzulla, and Rambagh.
"How long do we have to wait for an efficient sewerage and drainage system? A day of rainfall hampers the movement of pedestrians particularly the children and the aged," said Mohammad Altaf, a resident of Bemina.
Commercial locations including Lal Chowk, Residency road and Dalgate too reported pedestrians facing difficulties moving through inundated streets.
"This area is prone to water-logging and whenever it rains, the water enters my shop," said a shopkeeper at Residency Road here.
Mayor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Junaid Azim Mattu too was busy replying to the tweets of people complaining of waterlogging.
"Have asked MED (mechanical wing) to dispatch mobile dewatering unit in the area immediately," he wrote.
Executive Engineer, SMC, Imtiyaz Ahmad, said they were doing their "best" to reach-out to the areas that were waterlogged.
Asked about the faulty drainage system, Ahmad said that they have already submitted the sewerage project to the World Bank. "We are at the final stage. For now, we use mobile water logging pumps in the city," he said.
Projects being inaugurated by Modi 'visible discrimination with Kashmir': Mainstream parties
Srinagar, Jan 21: As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay foundation stone or inaugurate projects worth Rs 35,000 crore in Jammu and Rs 9,000 crore in Kashmir on February 03, the mainstream political parties on Monday termed the share allotted to Kashmir as an open discrimination with the people of the Valley, saying that the people of Jammu are entitled to see development but at the same time Kashmir must not be ignored.
National Conference (NC) General Secretary, Ali Muhammad Sagar said that it is an open discrimination with the people of Kashmir. "Though these projects were announced during the tenure of Late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed led government in the State, but the Kashmir region has been ignored as it has got just a few crores out of Rs 80,000 crores for the projects and other things," he said.
He added that NC is not against the development of Jammu region as the people there are entitled to get these projects but at the same time Kashmir region must not be ignored. "We have already raised our concern in this regard in the assembly. We want every development must be impartial not biased," he added.
Furthermore, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice Chairman, G N Monga told it exhibits the hollow promises on equal development by the BJP led government.
He added that "we don't believe in the promises they have made but at the same time, we will resist the attempts of ignoring any part of the State."
CPI (M) leader, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami said that this is the gimmick for the people of Jammu. "The promises done with the people in 2014 are concluding ahead of the general elections. Though the people of Jammu are dissatisfied with BJP but they (BJP) are trying to send a message to the Jammuties that we care for them, which is a gimmick," he said.
He added that it is unfortunate that PDP-BJP government was making hue and cry, claiming they have got big packages for Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, but the fact remains that most of it is not visible anywhere either in Jammu, Kashmir or Ladakh.
"Whatever the announcements were made by PM Modi in the rally which was held under the chairmanship of Late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed are nowhere, even we don't know about the details of Rs 80,000 crores because they (the erstwhile government) didn't convene assembly sessions properly wherein these issues could have been debated. Therefore, I believe these things are being done just to keep an eye on the coming general elections," he said.
He added that BJP is playing the card of Jammu vs Kashmir again exhibiting they are favouring Jammu. He also added that Kashmir has already been neglected as it the sufferings of Kashmiris don't matter for them.
People's Democratic Front (PDF) chairman, Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen told KNS that it's the visible discrimination with the people of Kashmir. "We have been telling from the very beginning but unfortunately, those who put forth agenda of alliance kept our concern behind the curtains," he said.
"Now, the BJP is itself revealing the figures about the developmental projects being inaugurated by PM Modi on his forthcoming visit, which is visible discrimination with the people of Kashmir," he said, adding that they have never seen such kind of discrimination with the people of Kashmir that was visible in the erstwhile PDP-BJP bonhomie.


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Although the New England and Chesapeake regions came from similar backgrounds, the way they developed created two very different societies. The land, the people, faith and government all played vital roles in the shaping of these two regions.
A major difference in the two regions is who actually came and settled in the respective areas. New England attracted families, making this region family oriented, thus it was safer. Health was better because people looked after their families and protected them. People were less willing to do things that could be potentially dangerous because they wanted to be around to help their families.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Chesapeake region was mainly settled by young, single, men, whoÃÂs main goal was to make money. They didnÃÂt have families to watch after, and no one was watching after them. Dangerous tasks were undertaken more willingly because no one would be greatly affected should something go wrong.
Because of this difference, New England had a lower death rate therefore itÃÂs population grew faster than that of Chesapeake.
Faith also was a deciding factor in how each region was developed. Religious freedom was the very reason that the Puritans (who settled in New England) came to the New World. Not only was this a uniting force throughout the region, but it made them, as John Winthrop said, ÃÂAs a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us... We shall open the mouths of our enemies to speak evil of the ways of GodÃÂ(Document A.) In other words, the colonists were determine to succeed and be model Christians while they were at it, because the entire world was watching them. If they were to fail in their colony, they thought that the world would blame God for it.


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Entry Nickname: Beards
Word count: 71K
Genre: Contemporary Adult Rom-Com (Own Voices)
Amira Khan is too old for her noisy dorm, and exhausted from reporters' constant calls for her personal 'hot take' on Islamophobia. She needs peace and quiet, and intends to get it by leaving grad school early to finish her thesis at her Grandmother's house. But it turns out, her grandmother rented the basement to a Barbershop Quartet. What? Amira needs silence; they need to rehearse for an upcoming competition, and the overgrown garden-gnome of a baritone is making her absolutely crazy.
For the sake of his family, Duncan Galahad has to stay in the tiny town he calls home. But he needs big-city cred even for small town gigs these days, and winning this competition might give him top billing, so he can't let an outspoken, overbearing engineer like Amira get in his way. Even if outspoken, overbearing women are his exact catnip, Duncan knows women like that have no time for small-town singers with no steady pay-check. And Amira might be way too much... even for his tastes.
Inexplicably, Amira finds a harmonious friendship with the misfit singers. And soon enough, she finds that clashes with Duncan outside bedroom only means hitting all the right notes between the sheets, as they both find exactly what they crave.
Their differences are only skin deep, literally, but Duncan comes from a world that sees Amira as nothing more than a cautionary tale against multiculturalism. And Amira long ago decided that only someone like her, could understand her. To make it work, they both have to not only accept their differences, but fight for them.
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If there was a Sufi Saint protecting single women travelers, Amira Khan was sure she'd royally pissed her off at some point in a previous life. The last time she tried to travel, she'd been ceremoniously escorted out of the security clearance area of Toronto airport, having been denied boarding her flight to Philadelphia. Nothing like that could happen now— this was a train, and there was no border crossing between her University in Kingston, and her house in Toronto. No border meant no overzealous border guards accusing her of terrorism because of her last name and fondness for Arabic calligraphy. But seeing as her train stood stuck in some place called Port Hope, and a creepy man wearing silver pants was leering at her, Amira clearly couldn't trust any deity to help her reach her destination unscathed.
She discreetly peeked at the creep. Shiny grey pants, black shirt open to reveal a silvery-grey undershirt, plus gold chains and a vile facial expression. Fuck… Amira hated traveling alone. She'd left grad school early because of overly creepy guys… only to get stuck on an almost empty train car with a gruesome member of the male species.
Finally, the doors slid open for new passengers. Good. More people meant more protection should things get hairy with the slick sleaze. Only one boarded— a large man with a lurid, orangey-red beard. Holy hell, that was bright. He accessorized his facial hair with a red-plaid flannel and black suspenders, resulting in a look that could only be described as Garden-Gnome chic.
Entry Nickname: She's Fast, He's Furious
Word count: 87K
Genre: Adult Contemporary Sports Romance
MotoGP princess, Lorelai Hargrove, has battled tirelessly to earn her place in professional motorcycle racing's starting lineup. But her biggest challenge is resisting the pull toward her sexy-as-he-is-infuriating rival: Italian racing superstar, Massimo Vitolo.
Their ten-year mutual attraction remains hidden behind Lorelai's frustration with Massimo's arrogant teasing. Meanwhile, Massimo is convinced there's no point in attempting a relationship with the girl of his dreams. Thanks to Lorelai's tumultuous family history hardwiring career-over-romance ideals into her priority list, racing will always come first for her. But when another rider crashes out Lorelai, leaving her shaken from cracked helmet to busted bike, Massimo's determination to keep his heart at a distance gets left in the dust.
With the losses piling up, Lorelai is soon on the verge of losing her racing contract. Help arrives uninvited when Massimo saunters into Lorelai's Memphis home during a break in the season, and their competitive tension ignites into a sexual explosion. But once they head back to the track, their relationship teeters on the brink of destruction as the foe-turned-lovers slip back into dangerously competitive habits.
While Lorelai's sponsors are busy making noise about her low placements, Massimo's sponsors are raising eyebrows at his fraternization with a competitor, and soon, he risks losing paychecks that feed his immediate family. Worse, if both can't manage to keep their racing contracts, their banishment from the circuit will sink their globetrotting romance. For both Lorelai and Massimo, there's only one way to salvage both their beloved careers and the relationship they'd risk anything to keep: Win the title of World Champion, or lose it all.
Circuit of Attraction is an Adult Contemporary Sports Romance of 87,000 words, a stand-alone novel with series potential. It is dual POV, alternating between the confident win first, ask questions later heroine, and the snarky Italian-born hero.
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Third gear.
The cool March air screams past me as I downshift in my approach to turn fourteen, a damn near 90-degree right corner on the Losail International track.
My body leans right, commanding my 300lb motorcycle around the tighter-than-tight turn. As I creep closer to horizontal than vertical, my knee scrapes the track while my braid hangs over my shoulder, flirting with the pavement rippling inches away from my helmet—my trademark American flag painted across my crown.
I tuck in my elbow and control my breathing. Twenty-one laps down, two turns to go, and then I will fly over the finish line: the first woman in history to win a race in MotoGP. The first woman ever to race in MotoGP. And all I have to do is what I've managed for ten years: ignore the part of me that wants to rope Massimo into a bedroom, and instead, beat him to the finish line one last time.
Fourth gear. I tilt her vertical and charge toward the sharp left of fifteen. Fifth gear. Sixth. Golden dust flashes on my right, black pavement and gray bailout gravel rushing by my left. The stadium lights of Qatar lead the way, and I fade left, forcing Massimo's royal blue fairing further inside than he wants it to be. I never set out for us to be enemies, but if the Italian know-it-all jerk would've kept his distance, it would've made the fact that I can't stop dreaming about his body against mine so much easier to ignore.


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Pietersen slow to follow team plan
Kevin Pietersen was only convinced of a move to No. 4 when he realised England's brittle tail was limiting his batting opportunities. Shortly before John Buchanan questioned Pietersen's commitment to the touring team, Duncan Fletcher revealed the England management had been trying to get its most gifted player to leave his favoured place at five since before the Ashes series.
After being stuck with the struggling lower order for three consecutive innings in Perth and Melbourne, Pietersen finally decided to shift mid-match at the MCG and arrived ahead of Paul Collingwood. Pietersen made only 1 before being bowled aiming a drive off Stuart Clark as England fell to their fourth defeat of the contest.
"We've been trying to get him to four but he just feels very, very comfortable at five," Fletcher said. "Then Kevin discussed with us that he was batting with the tail a lot and he wanted to bat four. We said 'Are you sure you want to? He said he'd rather do that than be caught with the tail that we've got at the moment."
England's original top four batsmen were used to blunt Australia's attack in the hope Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff could provide a surge in the middle, but Flintoff has been shut down and Australia have rushed through the tail. Despite the imbalance and the direction of the series, Pietersen was unable to shelve his personal feelings until after his seventh innings.
Pietersen, who has scored 420 runs at 60 in the series, will be used at second drop in Sydney from Tuesday and be followed by Collingwood. Fletcher said Collingwood was ready to "do what's best for the team" and knew Pietersen was the better player. "Colly realised we were not using Kevin's full potential," Fletcher said.
The difficulty in getting Pietersen to fit in with the side's plan was highlighted by Buchanan when he said Pietersen seemed to be distanced from the group. "He talks about how much of a team man he is, but I can't see that," Buchanan said. Pietersen was one of four England players who did not attend the team's large Christmas lunch the day before the Test.
Buchanan has also noticed Pietersen spending a lot of time fielding on the boundary when his skills could be used better inside the ring. "I wonder whether the criticism of him is because he's different from the group," Buchanan said. "Difference is important in a team dynamic, we have some different players in our team, but it's how the difference is managed."
Concerns over the size of England's tour group, which has expanded to almost 100 and includes the players' families, have been raised as possible distractions to the side, which heads to Sydney trying to avoid a cleansweep. However, Fletcher said the arrangements were similar to previous trips and would be reviewed when they returned home.
"We have it in England when they are on the tour there," he said. "We see it as no different. When we go back there we play seven Tests and the wives will be there for all of them. We just believe that with the amount of cricket that's played that people are as comfortable off the field as they are on the field."
Peter English is the Australasian editor of Cricinfo


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With the recession creating greater demand for charitable services and greater pressure on charitable giving, nonprofits should pay close attention to a new study that reinforces the long-held belief that fundraising is all about relationships.
Instead looking for quick-fix solutions for the financial crisis looming over the giving sector, nonprofits need to get back to basics and invest the time and effort needed to understand, cultivate and engage their givers and personally ask them for support.
The new study, commissioned by Chicago-based consulting firm Campbell & Company and conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, found donors who were asked to give in person by someone they knew gave 19 percent more to secular charities and 42 percent more to religious groups than donors who were asked by phone, mail or email.
"Volunteers sometimes are reluctant to ask their own friends for donations, but this research confirms that donors are even more willing to give when someone they know ask them personally," says Edith H. Falk, chair and CEO of Campbell & Company.
The study, based on a national sample of over 8,300 donors, also found that a typical household's largest gift represented nearly two-thirds of the household's total giving in 2006.
And while greater levels of recognition do not necessarily prompt givers to make bigger gifts, the study says, givers who received substantial recognition for their contributions made bigger gifts than givers receiving minimal or moderate recognition.
Patrick M. Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy, says if nonprofits expect to get givers' most significant gifts, "they must build strong personal relationships, acknowledge gifts in accordance with the donor's wishes, and communicate in ways that build long-term donor loyalty."
Charitable giving is the lifeblood of nonprofits, which face huge challenges in paying their bills, delivering services and strengthening their operations and programs
Yet nonprofit executives and boards often are reluctant to ask for money.
But now more than ever, nonprofits need to ask, and make it personal.
Todd Cohen, a veteran news reporter and editor, is editor and publisher of Philanthropy Journal, an online newspaper published by the A.J. Fletcher Foundation in Raleigh, N.C. Cohen has taught nonprofit reporting and media relations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Duke University, and regularly speaks on the topics of nonprofit media relations and trends in the charitable world.


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Nick Malgieri's Fig and Almond Bread
Artisan Bread Bakers. Phyl, the organizer of this group, has chosen Nick Malgieri's Fig and Almond bread as the Bread of the Month for September. I didn't see Phyl's orginal announcement of this bread for September, but saw it a little into September and started flipping through Nick's book, The Modern Baker thinking that must be where the recipe had come from. Alas, it wasn't in any of his current books, and so I had another thought and popped on over to Nick Malgieri's blog and lo and behold, he has given his fans a sneak peak into a new, upcoming book of his.
I was so thrilled that he chose to divulge one of the bread recipes to any who might want to try it. I couldn't pass this Fig and Almond Bread recipe by and quickly picked up a 6 oz. bag of Sun Maid Calimyrna Figs at the store. (If I already have part of the ingredients sitting out on my counter, then I'm more likely to complete the projects that I want to get done that month).
I thought the recipe was easy to follow, although it would have been nice to have a few 'why' explanations for some of the steps, especially for novice bread bakers and inquiring minds.
I followed the recipe pretty much as written. I did use instant yeast instead of active dry and in that case, you can just add the instant yeast to the dry ingredients listed in step #3 and can just skip step #2. The Sun Maid dried figs sealed in a bag are usually pretty moist so I didn't need to steep my figs in step #1.
The ingredients are straightforward and were all in my pantry. I used 15 grams of brown sugar instead of granulated sugar, since the sticky, sugary sweet figs just seemed to call out brown sugar to me instead of white. I love, love, love figs and it was hard not to eat them as I cut them into a 1/2 inch dice. As I was handling them, I felt as if I'd just reached into Pooh's honey stash and pulled out some treasure he'd stashed along with it. I think Pooh would like figs don't you?
I used a single edged razor to score one of the boule's with an 'X' and I gave the other one an overlapping box cut. The bread baked up wonderfully, but with not a whole lot of oven spring. I brushed the loaves liberally with the melted butter after they came out of the oven and we ate half of one of the loaves with dinner.
I asked my husband, who is usually very generous, and not as stingy as myself, who we might share the other loaf with, and he replied that we should keep both for ourselves. This bread was that good!
Thank you Nick, for a wonderful recipe to add to our list of family favorites!!
Great pick Phyl!
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It all started with an idea in February 2009 to build a network of cycle trails that would provide a healthy and enjoyable way for Kiwis and international visitors to see the country, and generate economic, social and environmental benefits for our communities.
'Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail' originated as a partnership project between the Government and the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Government invested $50 million into turning this idea into a reality, with additional contributions of $30 million from local government and cycle trail trusts resulting in 23 Great Rides being established across the country.
In 2013, the Great Rides experienced 56% average growth, with an estimated 97,000 trail users during the month of January alone. Reports show more than 1,200 jobs have been created and the trails are boosting regional economies.
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An interesting topic for emerging technologies.
Nowadays, the amount of applications used to solve problems in healthcare is increasing more and more since many medical devices that existed before are now being redesigned or improved, so that they can be connected with mobile phones in order to acquire, analyze and show data from the users or patients. The difference of a medical app relays on the way the data is interpreted since some results can be just emp (read more)
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Different Types of Motocross Bikes: The Ones that Will Make you a Winner
There are so many companies that have risen on the motocross scene and each company has their own strengths that allow them to dominate the event. However, there are certain bikes that have gained the reputation that they can kick some serious dirt in their opponent's faces, and we thought we'd bring you a list of them. They may be old, but they earned their laurels in their time.
Firstly, we must be informed that there are different types of events to understand the different types of Motocross bikes that are used. There's the Motocross, Supercross, Enduro and Trials. Similarly, there are bikes which are created to compete in the different classes which each competition has – from the 250 cc, 450 cc (four stroke), 175 cc to 499 cc. They range from power and modifications to pricing.
Once known as 'Scramblers', these types of bikes raced on short closed off-road tracks which had a variety of obstacles placed. Because speed is of the essence, it had a small fuel tank for compactness and lightness. Motocross engines ha long travel suspension which allowed the riders to take jumps at full high speeds and are usually single-cylinder two-stroke or four-stroke units which vary in size. These types of engines could range from 50cc – 650cc.
This is a road legal motocross bike which also has a horn, lights, a number plate and effective silencing which is required in most countries. Riders of this type compete over a longer course (thus the name Enduro – from endurance) and the race itself can last from 1 day to 6 days. Multilappers are short circuit endure events which are very popular with novice riders.
Rally Raid
Also known as 'Rallies', these types of bikes have a larger fuel tank which is suitable for long distance racing and the capacities can range from 450cc to 750cc. These types of races are usually held through deserts.
This is a dual purpose bike that is great both for off-road and on-road biking. It may look similar to an endure bike but as this type of a bike is not suitable for competitions, it will not be as hardy and will have more road legal equipment like lights, indicators, mirrors etc.
Bikes for these events demand precision and off-road competition testing balancing skills rather than speed, unlike the other bikes. The main qualities of a trials bike would be low weight and a crisp throttle response power. This is why most trial bikes have smaller engines which range from 125cc to 300cc with two-stroke being the most popularly used. Most bikes have a very small seta, if any at all because the rider will always be standing on the pegs.
Track Racing
This type of a bike will have no brakes and hardly any suspension with the engine running on methanol. Having at most only 2 gears, they are long stroke four-stroke singles and some models such as the Speedway have only the capacity to turn left.
Famous Bikes
- 1986 Honda CR125
Honda has always proven itself when it comes to bike riding. This Japanese company is famous all over the world and since it was established in 1959, it has continuously been regarded as the best choice for people who have just picked up the sport as well as veterans of the sport. The bikes that Honda produces have the perfect combination of innovation as well as the latest technology which makes it a top contender in many races. Honda's hey-day of wins came during the time of the CR250 from 1983-1987 when they won for five years straight.
- 2001 Yamaha YZ250F/ 2000 Yamaha YZ125
Introduced to the world in 1955, Yamaha has probably won the most crowns in the motocross championship world. Its wins which are mostly in the 250cc two-stroke and four-stroke classes.
- 1994 Kawasaki KX250
Regarded as being one of the best bike brand sin the world, it started its business in 1966 with sales being provided only in America which gradually spread to the rest of the world.
KTM took the world by storm since it started n 1992. Its performance is excellent, stylish and no other bike can come close to this brand.
How I got into motocross is a different matter. My best bud – whom the bike belonged to had signed up for a race and got sick the last minute. Not until that point I had been going on the tacks with him every weekend or every possible chance I had and he asked me if I could take his place.


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British designer Jenny Wilkinson creates interactive wall coverings inspired by the beloved "paint-by-numbers" of our youth with her own non-so-serious take on traditional wallpaper designs.
Decorative patterns which, on closer inspection, are composed of hammerhead sharks and botanical illustrations depicting butterflies in imminent danger of being captured by venus fly traps reveal the designer's playful sense of humor. The paper can be colored using paint, pens, markers, or left blank to showcase the paint-by-numbers pattern. The wallpapers, which are part of the permanent collection at the V&A Museum in London look to be a seriously fun exercise in customization.
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Teaching the Raspberry Pi how to read analog inputs is easier than you think! The Pi does not include a hardware analog-to-digital converter, but an external ADC (such as the MCP3008) can be used, along with some bit banged SPI code in Python to read external analog devices.
Here is a short list of some analog inputs that could be used with this setup:
This guide uses a potentiometer to control the volume of a mp3 file being played, but the code can be used as the basis for any kind of analog-input project.


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Radioactive water leak prompts new call for Indian Point to close
ALBANY — A spike in radioactive groundwater around the Indian Point nuclear facility has prompted elected officials to call again for the plant's closure.
Indian Point's operators reported that radioactive tritium-contaminated water leaked into the groundwater at the facility, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a press release Saturday. He said Entergy reported "alarming levels of radioactivity" at three monitoring wells, including one that rose 65,000 percent.
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The governor, who has pushed before for Indian Point to close, directed the state's commissioners of health and environmental conservation to investigate the leak's causes, its extent, its likely duration and its potential impacts on the environment and public health.
"This is not the first such release of radioactive water at Indian Point, nor is this the first time that Indian Point has experienced significant failure in its operation and maintenance," Cuomo said in a statement. "This failure continues to demonstrate that Indian Point cannot continue to operate in a manner that is protective of public health and the environment."
Entergy officials said the measured amount of radioactivity was still below federally permissible levels but acknowledged the leak was not in "accordance with our standards."
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Cuomo acknowledged that the plant had reported that the leak did not pose an immediate public health risk.
Indian Point has had a series of mishaps in the last year, including a transformer fire that forced the facility to shut down one of its reactors. Cuomo has used a number of the incidents to back his claim that the facility should be shuttered, saying it poses a danger to New York City.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer did not call for the plant's closure. He urged state and Entergy officials to work with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to address the leak's cause.
"It is critical that proper safety measures are in place to prevent water contamination," Schumer said in a statement. "That is why I am urging NRC to fully investigate all the wells surrounding Indian Point and determine why the pump was not working, how far the contamination spread, how to prevent future spills and more importantly determine if local residents' health and safety are at risk."
U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat who represents the Hudson Valley district north of Indian Point, reiterated Cuomo's call for the plant's closure.
"This latest incident isn't the first time Indian Point has been responsible for radioactive water and unless we get serious about shutting this place down, it's far from the last," he said in a statement. "Since coming to Congress, I've worked to bring an end to operations at Indian Point because it's too great a risk to the Hudson Valley."


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Why You Should Hire A Local Real Estate Attorney if I am considering signing an Oil and Gas lease?
Many Ohio residents are considering signing an Oil and Gas lease. In this economy any source of additional income is a welcome one. That does not mean, however, that a person should jump on the first offer that comes along. Petroleum companies make their living by negotiating the best lease possible for their terms. Accepting the wrong terms or signing up with the wrong company could not only result in permanent damage to the landowner's property, but could also be binding on generations to come and cost the landowner millions. Negotiating the right terms with the right company can lead to financial security and comfort and could be your legacy to future generations. That is why hiring a local Real Estate Law attorney is a good investment. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and an experienced Oil and Gas attorney will be worth every penny paid.
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Previously, it was thought that sharing food with others was exclusively a human trait. But now we learn from a team of researchers about the generosity of bonobos, one of our closest primate relatives.
An experiment revealed that they were actually more likely to choose to share their food than opt to dine alone.
Scientists now hope to uncover why the bonobos volunteered to share their food, rather than dine alone.
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Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) – The 4th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa ended on Tuesday in the Senegalese city of Diamniadio, with a call on Africa to rely on itself first to ensure its security before appealing to the international community.
"We must engage to resolve our problems before calling for foreign aid. I don't think that Africa's defence will come from the outside world. I don't believe so. Africa must first ensure its security and our partners will come after that," said Senegalese President Macky Sall.
The two-day forum closed with a high-level panel chaired by President Sall, Rwandan president Paul Kagame and Malian president Ibrahima Boubacar Keïta.
The Chadian Prime Minister, Albert Pahimi Padacké, the chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, the French minister of Armed forces, Mrs Florence Parly, and the deputy minister to the Japanese ministry of foreign affairs, Masahisa Sato also attended the panel discussion.
Mr Padacké pointed out that his country has made efforts to help its neighbours - Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon - to fight against Boko Haram terrorists who operate in the Lake Chad basin.
"We must first count on ourselves for the safety of the continent and the Africans. It's our responsibility to protect our countries and populations. We can still call on the international community, but we shouldn't expect everything from them," he said.
"Chad does not accommodate any terrorist organisation but the country was the first to intervene in Mali and devote huge resources to the fight against terrorism which affects our neighbours," he said.
The forum, however, stressed the need for sub-regional and international cooperation to fight against terrorism, in Africa particularly.
Debates focused on several themes including terrorism and violent extremism, Africa and the new security challenges, migrations and security challenges, the fight against terrorism financing, security and maritime safety in Africa, as well as cybercriminality and the information and digital space management.
The two-day was held under the auspices of the Senegalese ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Senegalese Living Abroad, with the support of the French Ministry of Defence and several other partners.
The theme for this year was "Security challenges in Africa: Integrated solutions." It brought together more than 400 participants including regional and international actors, public and military authorities, experts, academics, diplomats, representatives of international organisations and civil society activists.
The organisation of the forum was decided in December 2013 in Paris in a France-Africa summit on the fight against terrorism.
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