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USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announced today that it was extending the comment period on the proposed GIPSA rule on livestock marketing practices by an additional 90 days. The comments will now be due by November 22, 2010. The call for extending the comment period became very strong last week during the House Livestock Subcommittee's hearing on the proposed rule. Also, Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), ranking member of the committee, and 15 other Senators had sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack asking for the comment period to be extended 120 days. National Farmers Union, R-CALF, and others had written the secretary asking that the comment period not be extended.
Committee Sends Strong Message to USDA on GIPSA Rule — Members of the House Livestock subcommittee sent a very strong bipartisan message to USDA regarding the proposed GIPSA rule on livestock marketing practices. The committee members told administration officials that the Department had gone far beyond Congressional intent that was established in the 2008 farm bill. The Department was reminded by both Democrats and Republicans that many of these issues that GIPSA is proposing were considered and defeated during the writing of the livestock title of the farm bill. Some members complained that the proposed rules would actually increase concentration, hurt producers, and would eliminate some businesses. The Department officials said the rules were intended to provide transparency, fairness and protect producers against unfair practices. At the end of the hearing Congressman David Scott (D-GA), chairman of the subcommittee said, "For you and the department to arbitrarily go against the wishes and intent of Congress is serious. The least – the least – you can do is to extend the comment period. To move ahead would be the worst thing that we could do for the industry and America."
Antibiotics Hearing — The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on antibiotic use in animals. FDA, USDA, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) testified about the importance of using anti microbial drugs judiciously and detailed current efforts underway to combat antimicrobial resistance. FDA last month published its draft guidance document, "Draft Guidance on the Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals," indicating a new policy goal for the use of antibiotics for animals. The agency said "the overall weight of evidence available to date supports the conclusion that using medically important antimicrobial drugs for production or growth-enhancing purposes (i.e., non-therapeutic or subtherapeutic uses) in food-producing animals is not in the interest of protecting and promoting the public health." Randall Singer, University of Minnesota, testified about the importance of antibiotic use in animals. He said, "The best was to manage antibiotic uses in animal agriculture is through sound, rational, science-based policy." Singer also said, "the removal of growth-promoting antibiotics from use in food animals in Denmark resulted in an increased reliance on therapeutic doses of medically important antibiotics to treat the ill animals." Some witnesses spoke of the need to follow the Denmark example and ban the use of antibiotics. Congresswoman Slaughter (D-NY) has introduced legislation that would ban the use of antibiotics in livestock for growth promotion, control, and prevention of diseases.
National Hot Dog Day — Over 1,500 people, including 100 members of the House and Senate, attended National Hot Dog Day on Capitol Hill. Special guests at the event were former Major League All Stars Ron Guidry, Dale Murphy and Lee Smith. The event was co-hosted by Congressmen Collin Peterson (D-MN), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Frank Lucas (R-OK), ranking member of the committee, and sponsored by the American Meat Institute.
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Well, the Focaccia Bread turned out really really well and will be something I make again. Out of the loaf size I made it will do Simon and I for 6 'sandwichs' . I will show you a pic shortly of todays effort.
But first the loaf and the recipe taken from http://www.lowcarbcooking.co.nz/
• 2 cups LSA
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt, pepper to taste
• 5 beaten eggs
• ¾ - 1 cup water
• 3 Tbsp oil
• Optional extras: Rosemary, olives, garlic salt etc
§ Preheat oven to 180-190C.
§ Prepare pan (a 10X15 pan with sides works best)
with oiled baking paper .
§ Mix dry ingredients well - a whisk works well.
§ Add wet to dry, and combine well. Make sure
there aren't obvious strings of egg white hanging out in the batter.
§ Let batter set for 2 to 3 minutes to thicken
§ Pour batter onto pan. Spread evenly.
§ Bake for about 25 minutes, until it springs
back when you touch the top and/or is visibly browning even more than LSA
already is.
§ Cool and cut into whatever size slices you
§ Nutritional Information: Each of 12 servings
has less than a gram of effective carbohydrate (.7 grams to be exact) plus 5
grams fiber, 6 grams protein, and 185 calories.
So, on today's plan. I got up and made Si and I both a banana (flavoured) protein shake made from EATME Protein Banana Isolate and then I made us a sandwich each with the focaccia. YUMMY!!!!!!!!
Weighed in this morning at 119.1 kgs, so 200 gms down from yesterday. Onward with the day, feel like it is going to be a good one. On that note....off to work!!
Monday, January 30, 2012
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Janine that other flour will be fine to use I think and remember that pizza I made was for one person - double the recipe for two. I did overcook mine but it still tasted good.ReplyDelete
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Hello from 13,000 feet up in the Andes: Part 2
Our 11-day trip to Peru will soon be over, and it's officially the only long trip I have ever taken where I wished I could stay. Emma and I have fallen madly in love with 34 little brown children. We just went to church with them, where some of the girls were wearing Emma and Libby's old dresses, which delighted Em. I have seen my daughter learn and grow in a profound way (her Spanish has improved in a quantum way because she's so motivated to express herself to the orphans). Today we visit babies in a hospital in Cusco and give them the donations we brought. Babies go home wrapped in newspapers there, because the families are so poor.
One thing I won't miss: the kids all call me Shakira, and I have had to respond to demands to ¡CANTA! and ¡BAILA! oh, I don't know, 200 times? After singing Hips Don't Lie and Underneath Your Clothes a few times, and doing Shakira's hip-shakin' thing, I decided that Ritchie Valens' La Bamba would be more appropriate to sing. The kids vastly prefer my dancing to my singing. The adults called me Barbie (including random strangers when I went running every morning, " ¡Hola Barbie!"). Apparently the only two people the orphans and even most of the adults have been exposed to, who have long blonde hair, are Shakira and Barbie? At first the kids would take my long hair and drape it over their heads to pretend it was their hair, and they'd surreptitiously pull out a strand of my hair to keep. Then after a while they got bold and would beg me to cut off a lock of my hair. (That's where I draw the line.)
On New Year's Eve we had a huge party for the kids at the orphanage, with live music, crafts, fireworks like I have never seen before, and a traditional feast the expedition volunteers paid for. The younger ones could barely prop their eyes open at the end of the night but, when asked to go to bed, pleaded, " ¡Por favor, no!"
I met the most gorgeous 4 y.o. boy, Marco, who has cerebral palsy, and I held him and danced with the others for a couple of hours to give his mother a rest. His mother Kynet had apparently been told what I do in the U.S. and asked me, shyly: Will you help me with nutrition, for Marco? She was the cook at the orphanage until carrying Marco on her back tied with a shawl (all the women here do that) became too much for her.
Yesterday I had a meeting with her, with my friend Van translating, as my Spanish is adequate but I don't have the sophisticated vocabulary for everything I wanted to say.
Kynet is very poor and has no education, but she is one of the most motivated, intelligent, loving mothers I have ever met. She talked about how Marco's father (her common-law husband) said, "I will never smile again until my son is well."
Kynet juices carrots and beets for her tiny boy, who is the size my children were at 15 months. She then adds the pulp to rice–brilliant!–rather than throwing it away. She didn't know that brown rice is much more nutritious than white rice, and the grama of the orphanage, Eunice, told her where to buy it. We discussed high calorie and high nutrition foods such as avocado and banana to feed Marco more of. I taught her how to sprout seeds and raw nuts, and I emphasized the importance of raw foods. Kynet uses a cheap blender, because Marco cannot masticate food so she blends most of it. I am going to talk to BlendTec: between us we will get a Total Blender to Kynet. I told her she is a wonderful mother, smart and attentive, the mother God chose very specifically for Marco.
Marco has winces with pain when he eats anything slightly cold or hot because of impacted teeth needing extraction. The anaesthesia used by locals could put Marco in a coma, so a pediatric oral surgeon is needed, and one does not exist in the entire state of Cusco. My friend Van and I talked for a minute about how to get such a doctor to fly to Lima, and pay for Kynet and Marco to go to Lima. Kynet looked us both in the eyes, back and forth, and whispered in Spanish,
"I plead with you."
The love of a mother. It is profound. It made tears well up in my eyes, in Van's, and in Kynet's, and I have the same reaction writing this. As difficult as life will be for Marco, a severely handicapped boy in a third world country, whose father makes $200/month, his eyes shine from all the love he's given daily. The 34 children of the Sunflower Orphanage break my heart even more.
I have had much to reflect on during many hours of physical labor at the orphanage. We planted a vegetable garden, ploughed and planted a wheat field, painted dorms, hauled rocks, built a swing set, built an outdoor sink. And played with the children, read to them, did arts and crafts with them, loved them up. If only you could love and touch and physically give enough to a child in a week to shore up a lifetime. It takes $30K and 2 years to get a child out of a Peruvian orphanage, only if you're lucky.
Primary among my reflections has been how significant parents are. I cannot really describe for you the effect on me–and more importantly, on my daughter–of spending an intensive week serving and loving children who have no mothers, no fathers. The children are fascinated by parents and grandparents and grilled me endlessly about mine: How old are they? Where do they live? Do you live with them?
I will post a photo of my meeting with Kynet, Van, and Marco when I get home. Give your children, if you're blessed to have them, an extra hug from the GSG readers who are here. All the children of the world deserve parents.
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Robyn -you made me cry today reading this for your humanity and compassion and for all the people in the world that need just that one meeting with someone like you to change their lives-thank you.
Thank you for sharing, Robyn.
Namaste ("I bow") to you. You are a wonderful wonderful person!
What better way to teach children the importance of reaching out to another human being in need.
Thank you for your touching example to us. Being an expectant mother myself, it is heart breaking to think of my child or any child not having the love of a mother. You are doing all you can and I'm sure this experience will leave those children with lasting memories of the love of a mother, even to children who are not her own.
Thanks for sharing your amazing experience with me, it brought tears
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HUNDREDS of jobs set to be created at Marks and Spencer will be split between call centres in Chester and India.
The high street giant Marks and Spencer is set to launch its own credit card later this year based at its Chester financial services headquarters.
The news follows success of a pilot M&S credit card scheme in South Wales.
Already employing 1,500 people at Kings Meadow in the city, the firm aims to launch its own Visa or Mastercard on which customers will gain loyalty points for use in its stores.
A spokesman said: "Initial feedback from the credit card scheme has been very positive.
"The pilot is due to complete later this summer but we are confident, once teething troubles are sorted out, this scheme will be rolled out across the UK.
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"It is too early to to say how many jobs we are looking at creating, but I can say the greater the success of the credit card, the greater the opportunities for Chester."
Market analysts say the launch of the credit card is part of the group's recovery strategy which aims to capitalise on the group's "quality" reputation with customers and boost sales of none-store products such as insurance and loans.


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Course Title: Design and implement a multilayer-switched internetwork
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: COSC5889
Course Title: Design and implement a multilayer-switched internetwork
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6068 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Science
Course Contact: Rudy Drew
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4931
Course Contact Email: email@example.com
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Nominal Hours: 100
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Students must have a current CCNA certification OR have successfully completed the four CCNA semesters of the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to implement a switched internetwork using multilayer switching technologies that allow for network expansion.
Students will be enrolled into the Cisco Networking Academy Program and use its extensive online curriculum resources with web based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on labs and preparation for industry standard certifications. This course will be delivered using the Academy's CCNP3 curriculum.
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VBP031 Design and implement a multilayer-switched internetwork
Complete and document implementation of Multi-layered switched network
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Successfully pass a Skills Test and an online theory exam
Design and implement a multi-layered switched network.
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Successfully pass a Skills Test and an online theory exam
Plan for design and implementation of a multilayer switched network
Performance Criteria:
Successfully pass a Skills Test and an online theory exam
Learning Outcomes
Complete and document implementation of Multi-layered switched network
Design and implement a multi-layered switched network.
Plan for design and implementation of a multilayer switched network
Details of Learning Activities
Lectures, lab work with Cisco routers and switches, labs with router simulators (Packet Tracer), online resources include extensive reading material,quizzes and elabs.
Teaching Schedule
CCNP3 MultiLayer Switching Course Outline
Week 1 Switch Management, VLANs, VTP
Week 2 InterVLAN routing
Week 3 STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)
Week 4 Spanning Tree Enhancements
Week 5 Multi Layer Switching
Week 6 Redundancy in the Routing Layer (e.g. HSRP)
Week 7 Layer 2 security,CCNP3 pre skills labs
Week 8 Minimizing Service Loss and Data Theft
Week 9 Voice VLANs, CCNP3 pre skills labs
Week 10 CCNP3 Case Study
Week 12 CCNP3 Skills Test practice, CCNP3 Case Study
Week 13 CCNP3 Skills Test , CCNP3 exam revision
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Week 15 CCNP3 theory exam
Wek 16 Finish CCNP3 case Study
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Downtown Summer Nights: How We Spent Our Summer
Eleven weeks, 33 bands and thousands of people. Yes, Downtown Summer Nights, in just its second year of existence, seems to have been an even bigger success this time around.
Powered by Chinook Fest, bands from Seattle, Portland, Spokane -- and yes, Yakima -- entertained on the Stewart Subaru stage to the delight of neighbors, music lovers and people who wanted to get out on a warm summer evening and do a little dancing.
In addition to a beer and wine garden, vendors offered a variety of foods, crafts and kids activities on Fourth Street, which has been closed to traffic behind the Capitol Theatre each Thursday night since June.
Here's a pictorial look back at how we spent our summer.


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Ice Cream Contest Entrant #3: Christine's Sumatra Chocolate Chunk
Entrant #3: Sumatra Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
Inspiration: I have loved ice cream my entire life and when I couldn't find a good recipe for my favorite flavor of ice cream, I created my own.
Quote from someone who tasted it: "How many synonyms are there for delicious? Whatever the number, they would all apply. This is hands-down my favorite ice cream, and I would be thrilled if I could buy it in the store and not have to beg it from my friend whenever she has the time to make it, though I would easily be ten pounds heavier if I could. Creamy, well concentrated and balanced, luxurious, incredibly indulgent, satisfying (but still always leaving you wanting just a little bit more, no matter how much you've had), and more than a little addictive."
• Entry #1: Faith's Honey Ice Cream with Fig-Sesame Swirls
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Sumatra Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
Makes approximately 1 quart
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 cup Sumatra coffee beans
4 large egg yolks
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 teaspoons canola oil
Combine milk and coffee beans in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to slow boil over medium heat. Lower heat to low, cover and keep warm for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, beat sugar into egg yolks with wire whisk until thickened and pale yellow. Beat in flour and salt. Set aside.
Remove and discard coffee beans with a slotted spoon. Slowly beat warm milk into egg mixture with a wire whisk. Pour entire mixture back into pan and place over medium heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon until custard is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon and leaves a trail when a finger is drawn through it (approximately 3 to 6 minutes). Be careful to not let custard boil.
Remove from heat and immediately pour custard through a fine mesh strainer into a large, clean mixing bowl or pitcher. Let custard cool slightly and then stir in heavy cream and vanilla.
Cool custard in ice bath by placing bowl of custard into slightly larger bowl partially filled with water. Add ice cubes to larger bowl. Stir occasionally until custard is cool. Cover with plastic wrap. Press plastic wrap directly onto custard to avoid formation of skin. Refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
Just before freezing ice cream, melt chocolate by microwaving on 50% power in 30 second increments until fully melted, stirring in between (approximately 1 1/2 minutes). Stir in oil. Transfer to small pitcher. Let cool to room temperature while ice cream is freezing.
Stir chilled custard and pour into ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. When almost frozen (consistency of whipped cream), slowly pour chocolate into ice cream while machine is still on, stirring carefully with a spatula if needed.
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The long, dark, harsh winters of Scandinavia have given rise to a sturdy stock of frugal, sensible folks descended from once wild-eyed Vikings such as Eric the Red. Fiercely independent, these Nordic folk are not given to frivolous style over function, and they can be, in some cases, reluctant to embrace new technologies. Consider that neither of the companies hailing from Sweden-where snow blankets at least part of the country for more than half the year-offered a four-wheel-drive sedan until 1999. Sven: "Four-wheel drive? Dat's fer dem sissy warm-landers who don't know how ta drive." Ole: "Yah, shoor, skinny studded tires is all ya need."
And Volvo's 1999 S70 AWD system was hardly state of the art. It used a simple viscous-coupling unit to transfer torque aft when the front wheels slipped. The trouble with such systems is that they tend to lock and unlock repeatedly in slippery conditions, which is less efficient and can sometimes feel jerky. They can also lock up when you don't want them to, such as when the rear tires have more grip than the fronts under braking. That means they require a second clutch to disengage the viscous coupling so that the rear wheels can't stop the fronts. The V70 AWD and Cross Country wagons will continue to use that system through the 2003 model year, but at last a more advanced Swedish-designed Haldex system is fitted to the 2002 S60 AWD.
Cognoscenti will recognize the Haldex name from its Audi TT Quattro and European VW Golf 4Motion applications. Aside from minor detail changes and a new, lighter magnesium case, the systems are fairly similar. A speed differential between the front and rear axles drives a pump that locks a wet clutch pack under electronic control. There's no built-in torque bias. All the torque goes to the front until a wheel slips, after which it goes wherever the grip is, or it's split 50/50 when all four tires are rooster-tailing snow.
We managed to outsmart the Haldex, however, and brake the front axle from the rear on a closed snow and ice circuit. We yanked on the hand brake in an attempt to rotate the car while accelerating hard on ice, but since the Haldex clutch was engaged, all four wheels locked. Clearly, such hooliganism should be considered atypical for a Volvo owner, but-we learned later-the system will unlock when the hand brake is engaged if speed is less than 44 mph and the throttle is open less than 10 percent.
Volvo claims the system adds 132 pounds to the S60, which is about what the old viscous system weighs and what Audi claims for its Quattro hardware. EPA fuel economy drops from 21/28 mpg city and highway for the light-pressure turbo front-drive S60 to 19/26 with all-wheel drive. The AWD badge adds $1750, same as the Quattro and xi badges at Audi and BMW.
Volvo's 197-hp light-pressure turbo five-cylinder is the only available engine, but the Haldex can handle more power, so an S80 AWD is likely, and there's hope for a 247-hp S60 T5 AWD (surely that model would be offered with a manual transmission, unlike this one). As it is, the S60 AWD's 7.4-second sprint to 60 mph and 15.8-second, 89-mph quarter-mile run are competitive with slushbox-equipped Audi A4 3.0 Quattros, BMW 325xi's, and Jaguar X-type 3.0s.
To demonstrate what the S60 AWD could do, we visited the Kananaskis Valley, about an hour and a half west of Calgary, Alberta, in the pristine Canadian Rockies. Our drive-and-photo car was shod in high-performance (H-rated) 17-inch Pirelli 210 Snow Sport winter tires. (Our Ann Arbor test car wore standard 16-inch Michelins.) The combination was formidable in the snow and on the snow-covered gravel and ice surfaces we traversed. The Haldex unit doled out the torque seamlessly. The winter tires, which washed out early and didn't transmit much info on the state of dry-pavement grip, provided superb cling and feedback in the slick. We could sense minute variations in the available surface friction.


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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Three Canyon Farms 2011
The hard part was what to put in it and how to lay it out. We decided to use chapters and do pages based upon different things that take place in our lives. Family is first and then other activities.
We hope you enjoy looking at it and catching a glimpse of our family and farm. We plan on doing a book for each year now to highlight the different things that take place and make a collection for future generations. Enjoy.
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This morning as I was having my time alone in God's Word, I was reading through Romans. It's part of the Read the Bible For Life plan from Brentwood Baptist. Let me be honest and say Romans is heavy. It digs deep and Paul doesn't hold back on them or me for that matter.
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.-Romans 8:14-17
Right there in chapter eight Paul tells us we are His children, God's very own. Not only that but we are co-heirs with Christ. I forget that most days, and in most moments. I forget I am a child of the King, a very princess of the Most High God. I don't allow the realization of my inheritance to fully seep in to my daily life.
I believe and know I am His, know that Christ is co-heir in both suffering now and glory later. I think I often lose sight of that belief and knowledge.
How can I reflect my daughtership and inheritance within the kingdom today? Would my daily life be lived differently with this belief intentionally woven throughout my actions, words, thoughts, and relationships?


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Definition of Gestapo
1. Noun. The secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods.
Generic synonyms: Secret Police
Group relationships: Schutzstaffel, Ss
Definition of Gestapo
1. Proper noun. The secret police of the Nazi party in the Second World War ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gestapo
1. a secret-police organization [n -POS]
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gestapo
Literary usage of Gestapo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In God's Name Awaken! by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"ARMED WITH Gestapo POWERS What is scary is that these powerful women, because of their high-level positions in government, now possess awesome Gestapo ..."
2. Survivor from an Unknown War: The Life of Isakjan Narzikul by Stephen Lee Crane (1999)
"One of the Gestapo put his hand in his pocket and brought out a half dozen candies, ... As he did, another of the Gestapo took this as a signal, ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... including the five-and-ten stores, are 'Made in Brazil.' Gestapo iiber Alles TO REVERT BRIEFLY to the Gestapo, it appears that a super- Gestapo (the ..."
4. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"That was the day when a detachment of Gestapo poured into the Institute in ... The reasons why the Gestapo had a particular desire to have a chat with him ..."
5. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"The continuous undercurrent of fascination with space travel was real enough to land von Braun in the clutches of the Gestapo. Late in the war, ..."
6. Accounting for Pow/Mias from the Korean War and the Vietnam War: Hearing edited by Robert K. Dornan (1998)
"Identical to the way the Gestapo slowly beat and tortured until his spirit ... The Gestapo traded Moulin from Gestapo headquarters so they all could have a ..."


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3rd commission candidate files
By DON AINES
Staff Writer, Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A third candidate has thrown his hat in the ring for the seat on the Berkeley County Commission being vacated by James Smith.
Leon Close, 64, of 506 Penn St., filed Tuesday in the circuit court clerk's office to run in the Republican primary on May 12.
Smith, 64, announced Thursday he will not seek re-election.
C.B. "Butch" Pennington, a Democrat, and the Rev. John E. Wright, a Republican and former county commissioner, have also announced they will run for the seat.


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I found my bank card that I lost on Saturday which was a huge relief because that was my travel card. Running on four hours of sleep, I dragged myself out of bed and went to the airport. When the woman came back with my card, all blue and shine, I was in heaven. I twirled, I danced and I felt blessed and merry. Between losing my card and leaving my bag in the tram, everyone was starting to think I was an airhead but life happens, what can I say. After that, I went to exchange my dollars for Euros, something that I don't enjoy doing much here because I feel more or less cheated but so far, the place gave me the most! 88.60 Euros for 100 dollars. We went to eat at the Cameroonian restaurant and I had poisson frit avec attieke which I hadn't had in years. It was delicious but the service was interesting to say the least. After that we went to la foire du livre (book fair). It was a big three days fair and Monday was the last day and we arrived half an hour before closing. A woman insisted on selling me a novel that in her words is one of the most amazing she even sold and she was sure I would like it. This might have been a marketing strategy but the way she insisted on selling me the book made me buy it and also it was her last one and she wanted to wrap up the fair by selling it. After the fair, we went home and we went to dinner with our host, my lovely friend of ten years and counting. We went to a local restaurant and had typical Belgian food and some cocktails. I had boule de liege et frite avec la sauce de biere which was simple yet delicious. As we were eating and talking and laughing, having a great time, we noticed dessert at another table she prompted our gluttonous eyes into wanting dessert too. My friend recommended that we go to this old fashion Belgian restaurant that has some of the best waffles et grand dame around town. We went and it was delicious and we were giddy and happy. It was a lovely evening to wrap up a day of tiny miracles.The food in Belgium has been delicious whether it is waffle on the street, carbonade in a nice restaurant or African food at port de namur. I am excited for what tomorrow will bring!
All the little miracles


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Uhuru: Why I delegated duties to County Commissioners
The constitution reminds us that the authority assigned a public officer is a public trust. Public authority is not a personal possession; it is a grant of power, regulated by law, to serve the best interests of Kenyans. Always, it must be exercised in conformity with the constitutional values we chose for ourselves: equity and efficiency, accountability and impartiality.
We must do better when it comes to relations between the two levels of government. The confusion and confrontation we see wastes time and resources better spent elsewhere. We have not achieved the efficient public integration between national and local government that our constitution demands.
That is why I directed the national administration to take up the functions of national government at the county level. County commissioners, as key representatives of my office, will coordinate all national government functions at the county level. The arrangement mirrors the management of the public service at the national level.
That is not to say that I have not ceded control at the centre. I have delegated the functions for efficient, reliable and better service delivery. We have a mandate to serve the public in a way that respects the resources available to us. The move I took yesterday is about filling the service delivery gap.
What we have done is no different from what the county-level governments have been doing. Governors have felt that they needed county administrators in their areas to deliver the services which national government is mandated to provide. Consequently, it would be hypocritical to claim that the national government does not need administrators to ensure that its functions at the grassroots are properly carried out. We are not fighting for control, we are not pre-occupied with control. Neither should others be. We should all be concerned with the priorities as outlined by the constitution.
Earlier this week, some of our foreign partners issued travel advisories. These only cover specific parts of the country, not the whole of it. Nonetheless, they give a misleading picture of our security situation, and they run the risk of inadvertently damaging our security. The misunderstanding and risk could have been avoided if the governments concerned had consulted more closely with us.
The fact of the matter is that the measures we introduced have begun to make a difference.
First, the security operation that we begun over a month ago will continue, as we look to isolate the extremists and those who aid them.
The operation has already removed thousands of illegal immigrants, and severely disrupted the networks of information and money which support radicalisation and violence.
Second, my government has entered a five-year contract with Safaricom to provide communications and surveillance equipment for our disciplined services. In time, the new security system will be in constant communication with the national command centre that has already been set up. There will be a continuous interaction and exchange of data between the command centre and our men and women on the ground.
The agreement with Safaricom also allows us to deploy around 2,000 CCTV cameras in locations around Nairobi and Mombasa – the two towns which have been hardest hit by the terrorists.
As before, we continue to raise the numbers of security personnel. In the last two months, about 7700 new recruits have graduated into the various branches of our national police service. This is in line with the commitment we made earlier. Kenyans can expect to see at least ten thousand new officers a year for the next four years.
Let me also pause to rebut an unfortunate report that has recently appeared in the news. It was argued, in some of the dailies, that the Anti-Terorrist Police Unit had received only 28 million shillings in this year's budget. This is a deep misunderstanding of the nature of security funding. First, the 28 million shillings covers the office operations of the unit. Second, the overall security budget provides for equipment and information that are shared across services, for the sake of economy. For example, our surveillance aircraft are available to the ATPU, as well as to other security services.
The report badly misidentifies the resources available to the ATPU; the mistake could have been avoided by simply consulting the relevant authorities for explanation.
(This statement was issued on May 16, 2014 at State House Nairobi.)


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I had seen a couple of posts about Real Techniques dupes on eBay, whereby the factory RT brushes are sold are essentially selling the same colour handle brushes for a fraction of the price. I did a little more eBay research (the US government should hire me, yo) and soon found a couple of sellers who were offering almost identical Sigma kabuki style brushes... for SO cheap. Now, I have never actually tried a Sigma brush, but you can pretty much guarantee these are all made in the same factory, just with a different name stuck on the handle. ONE of the Sigma kabuki brushes costs $24 (without shipping).. I would personally prefer to get TEN of these eBay kabuki brushes for less than €13 (and free shipping!)... wouldn't you? ;)
This post is really just going to show you the brushes and briefly what I use them for. The main reason I'm doing this post, though, is because I just think they're such a great bargain that everyone should know about! They come in a couple of different handle colours and upon further inspection they also sell other types of brushes for just as cheap that I will definitely be looking into next! My friend Susan over at What's New With Suzie Q bought an identical set online in pink so she can vouch for their quality too! They are really excellent quality and so affordable. Something to keep in mind for birthday/Christmas presents, for building up your brush kit or even just to buy for the sheer bargain thrill of it.. #TreatYoSelf. Here is the particular seller I bought mine from, but eBay is full of 'em so you may be able to find them for even cheaper!
The face brushes are particularly great for cream/liquid products. I like the flat topped one for setting my face with powder, the round brush for foundation (but I often rotate with powder/foundation between those two brushes!), the 2 slightly angled kabukis (flat and round) are also great for foundation, and I use those when I'm in between washing my other brushes (guilty!). I had heard the tapered face brush was great for undereye concealer (everyone and their mother seems to love this technique!) but I honestly find it's just too big for such a precise area, so I like to use this for cream contour. The matching eye brushes are handy little things to have for a number of things. I've been using them for concealer under the eyes/around the face, nose contouring and for both cream and powder eyeshadows too.
|Flat topped kabuki.
|Flat angle kabuki.
|Tapered kabuki.
|Found topped kabuki.
|Round angle kabuki.
I hope this was helpful to some of ye, especially if you were considering purchasing any of these brushes from the more expensive brands... now you can get 9 more for less than the price of one! I'm really excited about these brushes... probably because of how much of a bargain they are! What are your bargain/dupe finds that you're really proud of? Don't forget to follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Bloglovin to keep up to date with posts! x


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Staff Writer
August 10, 2011
Have you visited downtown lately? If not, then you're missing out on all it has to offer.
Downtown Florence does indeed provide a place for great food and shopping, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. I was speaking with a friend recently and was reminded that there is more to downtown than meets the eye. My friend experienced a plumbing issue and instead of going to one of the big box stores to tackle the issue, she stayed within her downtown community and gave her business to a local store. By doing this she was able to make a positive impact within her community. How, you might ask? Well, locally owned businesses generally make use of other local services, such as a bank; they provide more in the way of income and jobs to their local community and tend to be more accountable to the local area. According to the 3/50 Project for every $100 spent in a local business, $68 is returned to the community by way of taxes, payroll and various other expenditures. If that same amount is spent in a big box store the amount returned to the community is reduced to $43; and when items are purchased online none of that is returned to the local economy. The positive impact to the environment is another consideration when thinking of buying locally and this is due to reduced fuel consumption, as this reduces how far shoppers have to travel.
Locally owned businesses also tend to know their product a little bit more than a big box store and can generally guide you to what you need in a timely manner, rather than wandering all over a store that can be up to 250,000 square feet.


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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) --If you're hitting the road for a summer road trip, don't forget to check your car for recalls.
One in three cars in Texas has an unfixed safety recall, making it the highest in the nation.
According to Carfax, about 63 million cars on the road are defective and potentially unsafe.
This is a 34 percent increase over last year.
You can check if your vehicle needs a fix at the link here. A Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, is required.
Report a typo to the ABC13 staff


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Refusing To Answer Questions At The BorderWritten by Terry Bressi Subject: Homeland Security
During these encounters, Mr. Lukacs practices his right to remain silent. His signature statement in defense of this practice appears to be:
"I'm not going to be interrogated as a pre-condition of re-entering my own country"
While I haven't had cause to cross the border myself for several years, Mr. Lukacs is a man after my own heart. Given my frequent encounters with suspicionless CBP checkpoints inside the country, the only modification I would make for myself regarding his quote would be:
"I'm not going to be interrogated as a pre-condition to traveling within my own country"
What's of special interest to me regarding Mr. Lukacs encounters is the fact that he quite ably demonstrates an individual's right to remain silent is still mostly intact at the border despite the large amount of discretion courts have given CBP inspectors operating at the border or its functional equivalent. While U.S. citizens may be required to adequately prove their citizenship as an entry condition, they are under no legal obligation to answer questions not directly related to their citizenship status.
In other words, U.S. citizens have no obligation to explain the purpose of their trip, who they spent time with, where they stayed, how long they stayed, etc. Further, failing to answer such questions can't be used as a basis to deny U.S. citizens entry to the country or as a factor to conduct anything other than a routine border search in the absence of consent or probable cause.
The pertinence of this issue to Roadblock Revelations should be obvious. If CBP agents can't legally compel individuals to answer questions (outside a narrow range) at the actual border, they certainly can't legally compel individuals to answer questions at suspicionless checkpoints removed from the border or its functional equivalent where individuals have no obligation to prove their citizenship (or prove anything for that matter). A fact many Border Patrol agents either choose to ignore or were never taught.
For those interested in how Mr. Lukacs conducts himself at the border along with a good discussion of the legal issues involved and feedback he's received over the past year regarding his stance, I've compiled a list of links in reverse-chronological order below:
* The right to remain silent at airports and borders
* More Law: Refusing To Answer Questions At U.S. Passport Control
* Hyperbolic Dramatization of the Day
* Several Hundred More Comments
* 10 Brief Responses To 700 Comments About Refusing To Answer Questions At Passport Control
* More On Not Answering Questions At The Border -- With Several Updates


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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Crying over spilled milk
5 comments:
- Lisa said...
I always have such a strange emotion well up inside of me as I comfort one of my children who is crying because they did something naughty and were scolded. I know it is my fault that they are crying. But it is their fault that I had to discipline. And in that moment that I have to humble myself enough to soothe the tears that I caused (even if they "deserve" it), all I can think of is, "So THIS is what it means to be a Mother."
- December 7, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- A. said...
When I start getting upset with little ones I ask myself some questions:
1) Am I setting them up for success of failure?
2) Am I being realistic with how much responsibility I'm putting upon them?
3) Do they really need discipline in this moment, or do they need more training in the skill?
For our house with drinks (milk in particular), I started buying only the twist top lids instead of pop top lids so that they can't accidently spill by tipping it over. I also only give about 1/4 cup of liquid at a time because ti won't make much mess if spilled, and if they are still thirsty we can always get more. Also, no open cups for kids under 5 unless it's supervised.
These two make such a mischievious team! i love that you are keeping pictures of it all! (Mostly so i can see in on it. :) ).
- December 7, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- Nikki said...
1) I believe my negative reinforcement with a reaction instead of an action sets them up for failure.
2) It's not their responsibility to pour milk until they've passed bathtub gallon-pouring practice (around age 5).
3) I AM considering training them to pour nonw instead of trying to prohibit them from touching it.
They get in the fridge because we no longer have a fridge lock. They broke the lock off. They get the milk (with the screw on lids), find a cup and fill it.
When I'm serving milk at a meal, I actually only serve them like 1/2 an inch in the bottom of the cup at a time.
One other thing I'm considering is keeping all milk (and juice if we have it) in the garage fridge. They can't open the garage. yet.
- December 7, 2011 at 10:18 PM
- A. said...
I knew a seasoned mom like you would need no such advice. :) I say go for the garage fridge. If they broke the lock on the house one and help themselves, they are some determined little guys!
I'm on opposite sides of the boys; the girls are old enough to serve themselves every morning, and Sam can't have milk nor can he open the fridge yet. I'll have to revisit this post in a year or two. lol
- December 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM
- Julie V. said...
how about you get a little pitcher with a lid that has pour spout and put a little milk in it...then tell the kids that if they need to get their own drink, to use the little pitcher...then if they spill, at least not so much will get wasted, and the kids will think it's cool to have their own pitcher! You just have to keep it refilled. Let me know if this works.
- December 19, 2011 at 7:23 AM


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Loveskiing's Samoëns Review
Samoens is a charming French farming village set in the Savoy region. It is part of the extensive Grand Massif ski area which is one of the largest in the alps boasting over 260km of pistes; 25 km difficult, 185 km medium, 50 km easy), reached by 70 mountain lifts. 4 resorts create the Grand Massif: Flaine, Morillon, Les Carroz and Samoens. Older and larger than neighbouring Morillon, Samoëns retains the friendly charm of an ancient market town, still strongly influenced by its farming and masonry traditions.
Example of the architecture in Samoëns.
- Traditional farming village which is aesthetically pleasing and you will always receive a friendly welcome
- Large ski area when you purchase the Grand Massif area pass
- Much of the ski area is above 2000m so snow is normally reliable
New Gondola
Samoëns is one of five resorts in the grand Massif lift-linked circuit of more than 265 kms (160 miles) of ski runs. It was formerly linked to the circuit a few miles from the village so a ski bus trip was needed to reach the slopes. A new high-speed gondola was completed in 2004, the Grand Massif Express, lifts skiers from the village centre up to a key plateau on the circuit, 1600m up, in just eight minutes.
Top Runs
Runs to try include the Piste des Cascades which from Samoëns 1600 you need to go to Flaine and take the
Grandes Platières cable car. The 14km (9 miles) long, blue rated wonderful Cascades run descends to the resort of Sixt Fer à Cheval. Expert skiers looking for tough skiing take the same lifts but head for the Combe de Gers sector and a black slope called Styx which is never bashed. This rejoins the long Cascades run at its end. Closer to home the Croix area at Samoëns 1600 has the black slopes Marmotte and Chamois, both really enjoyable runs with jumps and ramps at the end of the slopes.
One of the best known areas is the Combe de Gers reached from Samoëns 1600 by heading up to Flaine and then taking the Grandes Platières cable car over to Combe de Gers. Here a black slope called Styx is never crowded. This can take you over to join the Piste des Cascades or take a lift back to Flaine. Heliskiing (into Italy, not legal in France) is possible through the ski school, minimum of three participants of at least level three ability equivalent on the French scale. The Ski school also organises excursions to the legendary Vallee Blanche above Chamonix where descents of up to 25km (17 miles) off piste are possible from 3842 metres.
Snowboarding in Samoëns
For the snowboarders out there, there is plenty on offer with very few flat "drags" and plenty of scope for off piste, tree runs, little kickers, plenty range for vertical descent and overall the area is snowboarder friendly.
Freestyle in Samoëns
There are three snow parks in the Grand Massif region. Above Morillon the park is especially for children, above Samoëns on the Soleil slope there's a park for all levels of ability, whilst -Flaine's The Jam Park in the Vernant area contains a Boarder Cross and other features. The snow park's construction depends on snow conditions and its location is changed accordingly on occasion. It is aimed at experienced freeskiers and boarders. If you are looking for huge jumps, halfpipes, rails and a large expansive park area you will be dissapointed… not the best area for freestyle.
Samoëns Aprés Ski
Not a great après ski destination if you're lucking for the night owls out there, but a good selection of traditional restaurants and bars provide a relaxing social atmosphere in the resort. The Clarine Bar is very modern and has created an original selection of entertaining cocktails as well as a big choice of beers. Le Savoie is another good bar with internet access and sometimes live bands during the ski season. Worth checking out is a game of ice hockey in the local arena.