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I have been at Mt. Olive since 2007. I love to preach the Word of God (Jer. 20:9) and I love to be a part of a work that only God can do (Eph. 3:20)! My amazing wife and my young daughter, count ourselves blessed to the hilt to serve the Lord here at Mt. Olive Baptist! Several years back, I went off to school to Toccoa Falls for Bible School, met my beautiful bride there, went to seminary at Liberty University from there while serving as dorm parents, and we've been serving at Mt. Olive ever since! We love it and sit on the edge of our seats to see what God will do next! For His glory, LET'S GO FOR IT!
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I am the minister of music at Mt. Olive and have been active in church music ministries for more than 30 years. My passion is to see God's people connect with Him in a special way every time we gather through the singing of hymns, choir ministry as well as contemporary praise and worship music. One of my primary goals is to cultivate a spirit of worship among the people and to develop leaders that can participate in leading God's people in corporate worship. Along with myself, my wife Jenni and son Jon have been a part of Mt. Olive since 2003.
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Remember when the Orange Don promised to "drain the swamp" during his presidential campaign? That was supposedly a euphemism for ridding Washington, D.C. of "special interest dealing." We hate to break this to you America, especially since you seemed to believe a sociopathic orangutan enough to elect him to our highest office, but guess what? He was lying to you. When he said he wanted to get rid of "special interest dealing" and purge DC of lobbyists, what he really meant was he loved special interests and lobbyists so much he wanted to put them all in his Cabinet.
He started by appointing Steve Mnuchin to Secretary of the Treasury. Mnuchin and his daddy earned millions working as CEOs of Goldman Sachs. Weird how Trump is now cool with Goldman Sachs, considering he featured them in his last campaign ad about corruption. But hey, he's entitled to do exactly what he always planned on doing have a change of heart. And why not pick a guy who did business with George Soros? You know, the George Soros that, according to alt-right conspiracy theories, supposedly funded all the anti-Trump protestors? I guess Trump had a change of heart about Soros too. Hmm, why is our favorite spoiled man-baby always changing his mind so much?
That would make sense. Then there's Betsy DeVos, Trump's nominee for Education Secretary. She's a billionaire by marriage who hates public school so much neither she nor her children have ever attended one a day in their lives. Being a billionaire, according to our girl Betsy, means that you get to pay for political favors. As she once told Roll Call:
"Soft money is just hard-earned American dollars that Big Brother has yet to find a way to control. That is all it is, nothing more. I know a little something about soft money, since my family is the largest single contributor of soft money to the national Republican Party. I have decided, however, to stop taking offense at the suggestion that we are buying influence. Now I simply concede the point. They are right. We do expect some things in return."
We love, by the way, how Betsy talks about not wanting "Big Brother" to control her husband's precious, hard-earned money when she's donating it to the Republican Party. You know, the people currently in charge of the government? If the people working in government (the very same ones who started the Patriot Act no less) are not Big Brother, then who the fuck is? Well, she is now, America, and with a Republican majority in Congress, we're probably stuck with her.
Then there's billionaire Wilbur Ross, who Trump appointed as the new Secretary of Commerce. Perhaps it's payback for when Wilbur bailed out his bestest billionaire buddy Trump when he was bankrupting Atlantic City with his shitty, overpriced casinos. Or maybe the Orange Don loves Wilbur for his deft handling of the Sago Mine disaster that killed 12 coal miners. Wilbur didn't let the Gawt-damn fedurul guvment tell him what to do. Even though the mine had over 200 safety violation citations, Wilbur didn't let a pesky thing like worker safety prevent him from running that mine until it collapsed.
Just today, Trump added to his collection of swamp creatures by nominating millionaire Hardee's CEO Andy Puzder as Secretary of Labor (because poisoning the American people with gut grenades and sexist TV commercials wasn't punishment enough). Yes America, the guy whose business brought you ads like this:
Jesus, just fuck the burger already! Isn't that the point of these ads? Sorry – the guy whose business made those ads is the guy who's going to be setting labor policy. Apropos, really, when you consider his boss did shit like this before he got elected president:
Labor is the key word in Andy's new job position, because he believes that you should labor no matter how much you're paid. Despite the fact that as of 2012, Andy got almost $5 million a year in salary and his workers made a little over $7 an hour, Andy thinks giving his employees a living wage would just make them lazy. From Raw Story:
"If the minimum wage was increased then younger potential workers would be 'at home looking at posters from the election or waiting for mom to make dinner, as opposed to getting out there and actually working, and getting the experience they need to go forward in life.'"
Yup, just ask the guy who makes almost $5 million a year: getting paid makes you lazy as fuck. When you're rolling in the riches of $15 an hour, you do worthless shit like indulge in your hobbies and spend time with your family instead of toiling at a shitty fast food joint for 90 hours a week just to make ends meet. What a hellacious dystopia that would be! And don't even ask this guy to give up a million a year in his precious salary so that workers can make a living wage; providing on-demand Type 2 diabetes to the American public while jerking off an orange-tinted sociopath for a political post is hard work, you guys! He's earned every penny!
So yeah, this is the by no means exhaustive list of the millionaires and billionaires who are working hard to drain that swamp. Don't you now wish you'd quit your glue-sniffing habit before you went to the polls?
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45 platoons of police to be stationed in Puri during Rath Yatra
Puri: Rath Yatra is just a week away. A multitude of human congregation is expected during the first annual festival after Nabakalebar of the Trinity. It is estimated that 30 lakh devotees will throng the pilgrim city to witness the grand festival.
Keeping this in mind, the State government is on its toes to conduct the mega event smoothly and successfully, especially after it faced a lot of criticism over the lapses in Nabakalebar rituals last month.
Greatly concerned over maintenance of law and order and traffic management during the festival, the State government has decided to deploy as many as 45 platoons of police forces in the holy town.
Besides, the government will station four commandants, nine deputy commandants, 15 DSP-rank officers to manage the crowd and traffic during Rath Yatra, said inspector-general of police Sanjeev Panda. More emphasis will be given to efficient traffic management, he added.
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Discussion in 'Linux' started by R29k, Apr 22, 2016.
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I have just tried v14.04. I plan to try 16.04 soon.
You posted the same link I did. That just shows you didn't read anything!
And I can't get my DSL modem to work with 16.04, tried all flavours. :-/
@thorin0815: is obvious that kernel 4.4 which is default in Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't support your DSL modem.
I can use Kernel 4.4 inside Mint without problems.
Edit: Just tried to upgrade from Xubuntu 14.04.4 to 16.04 and DSL still worked after the upgrade, but I would really prefer a clean install.
I created a different flavor. I installed Ubuntu 16.04 and then installed the Cinnamon 2.8 desktop environment on it. Ubuntu 16.04 with Cinnamon is faster on my pc than Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon (which uses Ubuntu 14.04, I believe).
When I tried this with Xubuntu 14.04 I had lotsa problems, I coudn't even power off my machine using the shutdown menu.
Hi dude, strange here works fine with my crap provider I make fresh install now and using with no problems
Still not for me and I have seen that some other people have problems with DSL modems @Ubuntu 16.04 as well. I can get a connection with pppoeconf, but this tool needs a internet connection to be installed, haha. The Debian package manager seems to be kinda screwed too, making it even worse to fix this issue for the average Desktop user.
I'm waiting for Mint 18 anyways, hoping that these problems won't be there.
yep dude,very strange again I want that you solve this problem fast yet this distro no come with unity 8 only for v.16.10
Thanks dude, but I never wanted to use Ubuntu 16.04 for real anyways. I just wanted to play around with the comming base of Mint 18.


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Bringing you information, opinions and views on the political scene in the Crowsnest Pass since 2008
Friday, January 31, 2014
Recreation in the Crowsnest Pass
They began the process by mailing out surveys to all our residents and meeting with various user groups throughout the community. Tuesday night was all about telling us the results they found during that process.
The highlights:
Almost 3000 surveys were sent out and 86 community groups were given the opportunity to provide their input of which 23 did, they contacted 36 stakeholder groups of which 33 met with them.
Almost 600 surveys came back which the consultants told us is one of the higher rates of return they have seen.
Most respondents want to see the following (Top 5):
66% Aquatic Center
42% Fitness/Wellness
34% Walking/Running track
26% Community Hall/Banquet
23% Performing Arts Spaces
48% Walking/Hiking trail system
29% Ski Hill
26% Picnic areas
26% Dogs off leash area
25% Access to the river
Paying for more recreational needs (How much additional taxes would you pay per year?):
38% zero
32% up to $100
16% $101 to $150
8% $151 to $200
7% over $200
Obviously with a lot of interest the conversation turned to the issue of an Indoor multi use facility the consultants were asked the cost and the opportunity for fund raising and grants.
Minimum $20 million for a facility with a aquatic center, minimum $15 million for a facility without an aquatic center.
The consultants advised us there was a time when "some" of these facilities were funded on a one third basis each by the Federal, provincial and local level. They told us those days are long gone their advice having working on a lot of these types of facilities over the years that the best case scenario would be to raise 15% of the cost by a combination of fundraising and grants.
Cost of operating an indoor facility? they advised us a minimum of $750,000 per year. Dependent on how many programs we offered and the number of hours the facility would be open.
They told us that typically a community needs to have a population of 15,000 or more to successfully operate a facility of this type.
Based on the survey results only 31% of our population supported a tax increase of more than $100 if we did that it would bring in an additional $300,000 per year not even half of the operating cost of this type of facility. (Keep in mind we would save $150,000 a year by not running the out door pool).
The payments on a $20 million facility (assuming we were successful in fund raising and grants to the tune of the 15%) $17 million over 20 years at 3% $1,130,000 a year.
We will be receiving the full report prior to summer, that will provide us with a lot of statistical information and hopefully address some of the concerns with our present facilities.
25 comments:
- Anonymous said...
From this blog 3 years ago:
"Anonymous said...
It will cost $20 million to build an Indoor facility in the Pass.
By the time you getting planning/fundraising in place you are looking at the earliest 2015 start date.
Local business paying to take kids out of town. Dream On"
"Crowsnest Pass Home said...
The Wave in Whitefish looks really good.
Construction started in 2003 cost of $7.2 million.
Any idea what that would be in todays dollars?."
I think the survey should have told us how much each visit to the various facilities would cost and asked users what % they would be willing to pay per visit.
- Fri Jan 31, 11:13:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Dean, I know you like to keep us up to date with numbers. What kinds of expenses have our new council members racked up since taking office?
- Sat Feb 01, 10:03:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Realistically I think most of us would pay a little extra to enhance our recreation facilities. These big dreams will only happen if and when we get some kind of industrial tax base.
- Sat Feb 01, 11:59:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Bottom line $90,000 will give us another stack of paper to sit on a shelf, collect dust and little else.
- Sat Feb 01, 01:25:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Couple of things that stand out to me are as follows:
"Minimum $20 million for a facility with a aquatic center, minimum $15 million for a facility without an aquatic center."
This seems unbelievably high to me. If we build a simple indoor swimming pool(all we really need) and nothing else about the same size as what we have now I think that 20 million number will drop by 50 to 75%. I hope someone could look into this and find out for sure what a basic indoor pool would cost. I know you can not compare this to a house being built but if I did for 10 million you could build 50,000sq.ft house completely finished on the main floor with a full concrete basement. So why is a pool so much more expensive?
The second thing for me is that 68% of the people are willing to pay more in taxes. So you have a strong majority that are giving you the green light.
Lastly, how many families choose to live in nearby communities over us because of the rec centres they have?
I think we have to find a way to get this done and start moving forward with this community. I wonder if Tech would be interested in helping out?
- Sun Feb 02, 09:54:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
What is in store for the Albert Stella arena and what is it cuurently costing the Municipality to operate? If memory serves, none of the present council would vote to close it when asked this question at the candidates forum, so surely they have plans for it, other than the few hours a week it is being used by the public right now.
- Sun Feb 02, 10:43:00 AM 2014
- Crowsnest Pass Home said...
For now all I am attempting to do is provide my readers with the information that we received. The final report will not be here until close to summer.
Hopefully we will see by then the justification for the expenditure of the $90,000.
The numbers we received from the consultants are from their experiences with other communities. I will email them this week and ask for more examples but two we did get were Grande Cache with an aquatic centre $23 million and Blackfalds without an aquatic centre $15 million.
As far as where we go with other facilities that will be determined during the budget process.
- Sun Feb 02, 11:40:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Why not ask our own rec board to get a cost estimate for a very basic indoor pool.
3 walls and a roof even on our existing pool may even be doible.I know that facility is way past repair. Or if you build the walls and roof and an extra million or 2 to get it up to date does seem somewhat feasible.
I am hoping you and the rest of council will do a little thinking on your own instead of relying on a consultants report. Was this not one of your big complaints from the previous council.
- Mon Feb 03, 04:44:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
The consultants were contracted by the previous council to the tune of $90 000.00 to tell us what we already know: until our tax base allows us, we can't afford an indoor aquatic centre. We could have used that $90K to patch our Swiming Pool. The poll does not say majority of the residents support higher taxes to get a pool. This is not a scientific poll. ask the consultants and they will tell you.
- Tue Feb 04, 02:24:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Dean, you like keeping us informed with numbers. How much of the new entrance signs were paid for through grants. I realize this was before you being in office, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard for you to dig up that information. Oh, and have you any answers for Feb.1 10:03?
- Tue Feb 04, 04:11:00 PM 2014
- Crowsnest Pass Home said...
Answer for 10:03 the financial audit will be presented to us soon which will show all councilor expenses up to Dec 31st.
In my previous terms on council, councilors made between $12-18,000 a year, I fully expect that those numbers would be in line with this year.
Hope that answers your question.
- Tue Feb 04, 04:18:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
The poll may not be as scientific as you would like but it does say that a strong majority are willing to pay more in taxes toward an indoor pool.
An extra 240/year or 20/month really is not going to effect the average taxpayers life.
I say set a budget of no more than 10 million for a basic indoor pool and lets get this thing built and move forward in the CNP.
The Tech centre has a really nice ring to it.
- Tue Feb 04, 05:00:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
3000 surveys were sent out, 600 came back. Where does this inform us what the majoriy wants? You can hire a consultant to justify anything you want to do. Consultant says Peace Officers will pay for themselves, hell, let's get two.
- Tue Feb 04, 06:51:00 PM 2014
- Kim said...
Please don't just cover the existing pool. A patch of 400-500 thousand dollars would give the pool the work that it requires immediately but won't even begin to cover the costs associated with an updated mechanical system.
Immediate Work
Liners are badly stained and tearing from the concrete walls. The Cost for Removal / Concrete Work and spray replacement Estimate $300 000.
Change room floors have become very slippery, dirty looking and difficult to clean. Layers of paint are chipping off both the floors and walls in the building.
The Concrete deck is badly cracked and chipping. Standing water on the deck breeds algae and bacteria and against health regulation. Many sections should be cut out and repaired. heck the whole Deck is unattractive.
That's a lot of tax dollars to put into an old shell of a pool. I don't personally think its feasible for an indoor pool. Expenses would run say what 650 000. To recover these costs other pools charge school groups. We currently do not.
As a taxpayer I would support building a NEW outdoor pool and an indoor facility to house Albert Stella and MDM recreation activities.
- Wed Feb 05, 07:51:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
That's how a poll works. That's why they usually say something along the lines of being accurate within 5% either way, 19 out of 20 times.
2 out of 3 people who took the time to fill out the questionnaire are willing to pay more in taxes for a rec centre. I am sure you are not one of them. But you do not need to worry, this council will not even think about building a rec centre.
- Wed Feb 05, 08:56:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
I agree with Kim on some of her points. Do not spend money on fixing up that old pool unless you are going to put a roof on it and get everything else up to code. I strongly disagree with Kim that we should have a new OUTDOOR pool. Why spend big bucks on something you can only use for 4 months of the year and every time the thunder rolls the pool is shut down or too cold.
I also am having some difficulty understanding why it is so expensive to run an indoor pool. The report had it at 750,000 and Kim has it at 650,000. So that works out to between 1780/day and 2054/day. I would think that a new efficient facility that was only open for about 8 hours per day would not cost that much to run. So maybe someone can explain why it costs so much? It just seems all to easy to accept these numbers without any justification.
- Wed Feb 05, 11:42:00 AM 2014
- Kim said...
There would be Revenue to offset those costs for an indoor pool. Bonnyville pool has their operating budget on line. That's where I got the number.
You'd have to look more closely at the costs. Currently we use the cheapest form of disinfection - gas chlorine.... Most dangerous but suited for outdoor pool use.
Some pools use solar heat.
- Wed Feb 05, 02:06:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
I found your statement below to be true but deceptive in nature. A more accurate statement would have been to say that 63% of those who responded were prepared to pay $100 or more to see a facility. A very different picture than your 31%.
"Based on the survey results only 31% of our population supported a tax increase of more than $100" Totally misleading tell the whole story. Cheers
- Wed Feb 05, 09:09:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Take a look at the budgets for Elkford, Sparwood, or Pincher Creek all between $750,000 and $1 million a year available on their web sites.
- Wed Feb 05, 10:09:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
How much to just run an indoor facility with no indoor pool?
- Thu Feb 06, 08:20:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Are the budgets for the 4 towns mentioned for the pool area only or is it for the whole facility?
Either the numbers work or they do not.
If we were to build only an indoor pool, the same size as what we have today, how much would it cost to build and how much to operate?
If the numbers came in at 10 million to build and 500,000/year to operate would we proceed?
These questions should be asked to the rec board to do the research and see what can be done if anything(actual research, talk to contractors, talk to other communities running similar facilities etc..). But if you start talking about a multi purpose rec centre I know we can not afford this. As much as I would like to have a fancy new building and wave pools and all of the extras, I know we can not afford this. So keep it simple and see where the costs go.
With or with out an indoor pool the CNP is a great place to live.
- Thu Feb 06, 08:44:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
Just a thought but I would think Public transit would go well to access any new facility.
- Fri Feb 07, 09:21:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
4:11 wrote:
"How much of the new entrance signs were paid for through grants."
I'm pretty sure it was 100% MSI grants.
We get a fixed quota of MSI grants based on population. It's our money, same as tax dollars. We could have spent it on something useful instead.
- Sat Feb 08, 05:33:00 PM 2014
- Anonymous said...
The grants could have been spent on many different things, equipment, facilities etc.
- Sun Feb 09, 11:25:00 AM 2014
- Anonymous said...
I would love to see an indoor pool & exercise center. A center like that will pay for itself for sure. Kids can go swimming all year, swim lesson etc. Look to other small communities and see the good that comes out of these things. It will be enjoyed by all. Yes it is going to cost, it is not going to get cheaper as time goes on that is for sure.
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- Wendy said...
(I confess I'm a little jealous. We won't head out to the pond for a bit yet.)
- May 24, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Ange said...
Yeha!!! that was FUn! I loved Fri morning with you. It is a HUGE treat to swim stroke for stroke with you. loved it.
- May 24, 2009 at 9:52 PM
- IronMatron said...
After I start taking my roids, I'll be swimming stroke for stroke with you two too. haha! :)
Bean, I had my first OW this morning at 5:30. It was breathtaking, gorgeous, beautiful, amazing. OH MY GOD I had FORGOTTEN!!!!!!!!
I really did almost shout out SUMMER IS HERE! YAHOO!
xoxoxo you still are a dork, though. :)
- May 25, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Nitsirk said...
Sounds glorious! Hopefully I will lose this baby weight soon so I can get into my wetsuit and join you all for one of these swims. I am missing swimming something fierce!
- May 25, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Swimming for ME said...
Kristen that would be great. Enough of only knowing you through blog world!
- May 25, 2009 at 7:09 PM
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NAB team arrests Sharjeel Memon as SHC rejects bail in graft case
KARACHI: Former provincial minister Sharjeel Memon was arrested by a National Accountabiliy Bureau (NAB) team hours after the Sindh High Court rejected his request to confirm his interim bail in a corruption reference, ARY News reported.
The NAB team along with Rangers arrested the former minister from outside the court and moved him to NAB's Sindh office. Sources say he will be presented in a NAB court tomorrow.
Sharjeel Memon, flanked by his supporters and lawyers, took at least five hours to come out of the court premises as his lawyers advised him to hand him over to NAB team.
Earlier, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh dismissed the bail petitions of as many as thirteen accused persons, the PPP leader among them, after hearing arguments of their counsel.
Sharjeel Memon, who had returned to Pakistan in March this year after concluding his two-year long self-imposed exile, is facing several charges of misappropriation and corruption.
A reference filed against him related to the alleged award of government advertisements at exorbitant rates, causing loss of more than Rs five billion to the national exchequer.
Another case related to his alleged role in getting the state land allotted and adjusted in 43 Dehs at throwaway prices for a property developer, depriving the public exchequer of billions of rupees in revenue.


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From a valid RDF/XML for Twitter users to a dynamic SPARQL Endpoint
November 21, 2010 2 Comments
This weekend I upgraded the semantic profiling framework. Now it annotates for every Twitter user:
- Its profile as SIOC UserAccount
- The timeline as SIOC(Types) MicroBlog
- All the tweets as SIOC(Types) MicroBlogPost
It grabs the tweets from a user in Grabeeter if the user has registered there. If not they are being retrieved with the Twitter API.
for (every tweet) {for (all properties) {something >O(1)}}
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|Release Date: 1 August 1990 (USA)
- Director: Geoff Murphy
- Writers: John Fusco (characters), John Fusco
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Monday, July 21, 2014
More Damaged Walls
I was told that the plaster texture in the two walls that I have already shown (wall 1 and wall 2) wasn't realistic enough so I've tried a new sand based texture.
The bases of the walls were made using 0.9 mm corrugated cardboard with the holes covered with some masking tape. The walls are pieces of polystyrene and I added a few metal wire pieces for "extra" detail.
I've tried to make more damage effects than in the previous walls adding some impact damage to the walls.
I add sand to the base and also some cork dust and a few patches of static grass.
The texture of the wall is made of a mix of sand, plaster, white glue/PVA glue and water. I used and Airbrush to paint most of the element.
Wall section damaged at the middle
Wall with projectile impacts
Both types of texture comparison
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The president of ECMT is Dr. Jean-Pierre van Buyten, anesthesiologist in Sint Niklaas, Belgium. The other members of the Board are:
- Prof. Jan-Pieter Clarys, anatomist from Brussels, Belgium
- Dr. Jan Maeyaert, anesthesiologist from Eeklo, Belgium
- Prof. Eric Buchser, anesthesiologist from Morges, Switzerland
- Prof. Stefan De Wachter, urologist from Antwerp, Belgium
Prof. Jean-Pierre van Buyten
Was born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium in 1954. He graduated from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) with a Doctor's degree in medical science, surgery and obstetrics in 1980. From 1980 until 1984 he specialized on Anesthesia-Intensive-Care medicine and Pain Therapy under the supervision of Prof. Dr. G Haenegreefs. He obtained his special professional degree in INTENSIVE CARE MEDECINE in 1997 after having worked in Anesthesia & Intensive-Care (AZ Middelheim Antwerp, the Children's Hospital Antwerp, University Hospital Antwerp), in Pain therapy (University Hospital Gent - Dr. R. Verschraegen, Department of Anesthesia – Prof. Dr. Rolly) in Neuroanaesthesia CHU Montpellier - Prof. Roquefeuille and Obstetric anesthesia (CHU Pitié-Salpétrière Paris- Dr. J. Seebacher). He was Consultant in Pain therapy at the Catholic University of Leuven Dept of Anesthesia from 1989 till 1994 and Consultant in Pain therapy at the University of Antwerp department of Anesthesia since March 1997 until 2003. He now is a full-time member of the staff of the Department of Anesthesia/ Intensive Care/ Pain Clinic AZ Maria Middelares Sint-Niklaas since September 1984, he was the Chairman of the department of Intensive care until 2004 and since then he is Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Centre AZ Nikolaas ( former AZ Maria Middelares )
Prof. Jan-Pieter Clarys
Was born in MECHELEN, BELGIUM on 30.04.1947 and married to Else de Vos and has 2 children: Marie (16.09.1989) and Julie (16.10.1990). He is Master in Physical Education, Master in Biomedical Sciences, Doctor in Biomedical Sciences and has a Diploma of Orthopaedic Medicine. He was awarded the Dutch Prize of Sport Medicine in 1978 (Amsterdam), the Philip Noel Baker Research award - ICSSPE - UNESCO in 1995 (Ottawa). He is doctor Honoris Causa of the John Moores University of Liverpool since July 1996, is honorary citizen of Montpellier (France) and Florence (Italy).
- Prof. Clarys started as a researcher for the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research at the University of Ghent and Brussels in 1969. He became associate Professor in 1977 and full Professor in Anatomy and Electroyography in 1988. He teaches Topographical- Functional- and Clinical Anatomy to Medical-Physical Education – Physiotherapy - Farmacy – Manual Therapy and Clinical Engineer students.
- Prof. Clarys is editorial board member of the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology . The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. Int. Journal of Training and Coaching
- He is Past-President of the World Commission of Sports Biomechanics (WCSB) (ICSSPE-UNESCO) and Past-President of ISEK (International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology)
- He presented 120 keynote or invited lectures on International Congresses of Sport Sciences, Sport Medicine, Biomechanics, Ergonomics and Body Composition and presented another 140 papers on conferences with a scientific committee. Prof. Clarys wrote 8 books and published over 200 articles. He completed 18 student courses and produced plus edited 14 published scientific and educational video films.
- As Secretary General and President of the WCSB-ICSSPE-UNESCO he was directly involved in the organisation of 22 conferences and as treasurer and president of ISEK, he supervised another 4 conferences world-wide.
- Since 1990 he is head of the Anatomy Department (EXAN) and between 1996 and 2004 he was Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy.
- He was executive board member of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) until 2007
Dr. Jan Maeyaert
- Born: 29-07-54
- Medical Degree 1980 - Catholic University Leuven
- Training in Anesthesiology 1984 : Catholic University Leuven
- Consultant Pain Clinic Department, Catholic University Leuven from 1988 to 1996
- Director Pain Clinic Department, Heilig Hart Clinic, Eeklo, Belgium
- Member of ESRA - ASRA - IASP
- Treasurer Belgian Pain Society
- Secretary Flemish Pain Society
Prof. Eric Buchser
Eric Buchser is currently the head of Anaesthesia and Pain Management Services at the Neuromodulation Centre at the Hôpital de Morges, Switzerland, and a consultant in anaesthesia at the University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. Professor Buchser specialised in anaesthesia in 1983 after obtaining a federal diploma in medicine and a doctorate in medicine. His postgraduate training included clinical fellowships at the Pain Clinic at the University of Washington in the United States and in the Anaesthesia Department at the McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
He is well published in the area of pain management and neuromodulation and has written several book chapters. Professor Buchser is a reviewer for the European Journal of Anaesthesia and the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and has multiple teaching duties, including being an examiner at the Swiss Examination of Anaesthesiology. He is a member of several national and international societies and a founding member of the Swiss Society of Palliative Care Medicine.
Prof. Stefan De Wachter
Curriculum Vitae
Personal details
Stefan Gert Gust De Wachter
Professional Career
• 1999 : Medical Doctor cum Maxima Laude; University of Ghent
• 2003 : Doctor in Medical Science (PhD); University of Antwerpen
" Sensation and sensory evaluation in the Lower Urinary Tract"
• 1999-2008: Resident in Urology, University of Antwerpen; Prof. Dr. J.J. Wyndaele
• 2006-2008: Lecturer at Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerpen
• 2006-2009: Lecturer at Institut d'Enseignement Superieur Parnasse-deux Alice"
• 2007- : Member Editorial Board Spinal Cord
• 2008- : Certified Urologist
• 2008-2012: Staff Member department of Urology, Maastricht University Medical Center; Prof. Dr. Ph. Van Kerrebroeck
• 2008-2012: Assistant Professor, Maastricht University Medical Center
• 2008-2012: Senior Researcher European Graduate School of Neuroscience
• 2008-2012: Visiting Professor University of Antwerpen
• 2012-2014: Senior Staff Member – department of Urology, Academic Hospital Antwerpen
• 2012-2014: Associate Professor of Urology – University of Antwerpen, Belgium
• 2014- : Head of the Urology department – Academic Hospital Antwerpen
• 2014- : Professor of Urology – University of Antwerpen, Belgium
• 2014- : Member of the Board of European Continuous Medical Training (ECMT)
Publications and Lectures/Presentations
• Promotor and co-promotor of 9 PhD thesis defended to obtain the degree of Doctor in Medical Science in Belgium and the Netherlands
• Author of 89 papers in national and international peer reviewed journals
• Author of 6 chapters in international urological books
• Author or presenter of 64 abstracts presented at national and international congresses
• 89 national and international invited lectures
• Laureate of 10 national and international awards including
o European Assocation of Urology Thesis Award, 2004
o Best Scientific Paper published on Fundamental Research in European Urology; Prize of the EAU Publication Committee; 2007


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The acquired companies will be merged into the "XStreet SL platform", a form of Craigslist-eBay hybrid for the business of Second Life's virtual products.
This newly acquired marketplace by the Linden Labs actually forms a part of its strategy to regain the mass attention by providing the residents and potential residents an opportunity to trade outside the environs of Second Life.
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Meanwhile, in spite of the shaky economic times, the services from Second Life have performed really well, said Tom Hale, chief product officer of Linden Labs.
According to Mr. Hale, trades of the residents at the Second Life accounted for a massive $100.8million in the quarter that ended on December last year, showing rise from $65.4million of items traded in the same period a year before.
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Linden Labs, like too many startups, could well be feeling the pinch and it wouldn't be surprising that they have decided to invest, like many of their Asian counterparts (e.g. Cyworld), in virtual goods which will bring in a revenue stream without adding much to the cost of production.
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COSLA today (Tuesday) said that a cut to local government funding from central government next week is both a wrong and dangerous road to go down.
Speaking in advance of the Scottish Government laying out its spending plans for next year, COSLA's Transport Spokesperson Councillor Stephen Hagan said: "The Scottish Government needs to realise that if as a result of their political choices the local government settlement is cut again next week – this will have severe consequences for roads, transport and travel across Scotland.
"Local authorities have responded to budgetary pressures and worked hard to maintain local road quality over the last few years despite having to reduce road budgets by the order of 14% from 2011/12 to 2014/15.
"Councils have worked hard to adapt to the years of austerity and are delivering efficient services despite decreasing funding. However, a further reduction on top of a £350 million cash cut last year will make it virtually impossible to maintain road quality into the future.
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Week 10 EPL fixtures fall on Ethiopian Christmas
Week 10 matches of the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) are to be played over the Ethiopian Christmas weekend. Electric are to host Adama City today while Ethiopia Coffee are to play against Wolaita Dicha and Sidama Coffee face Hawassa City in the southern derby.
Tottering in the relegation zone, Electric are to face Adama City at home turf. It will be a key match for both sides who have exhibited inconsistent performance. Electric are placed 15th with only eight points. It was two weeks ago that Electric sacked Birhanu Bayu for poor performance and national team coach Ashenafi Bekele took over. Ashenafi used to manage Adama City.
In a week 9 fixture, Electric were beaten by Wolaita Dicha 2-0. Last year's top fighters Adama City seemed to be lacking their flair. Adama collected 12 points in the past nine weeks and this match will be crucial in order for them to sit on the top four.
Tomorrow's fixture will see Coffee playing against Wolaita Dicha and Sidama Coffee taking on Hawassa City in a southern derby. Ethiopia Coffee have continued with their two-week winless streak. Coffee have consecutively lost matches against Jimma Aba Jiffar and Dedebit (a.k.a. the Blues). The Blues beat Coffee 1-0 week 9, and with 11 points, Coffee are placed seventh on the table. Coffee are to play against Wolaita Dicha on week 10, and it will be easy for the former to prevail over bottom-placed Wolaita, who have so far managed to collect only eight points.
Meanwhile, the highly anticipated derby match will see Sidama hosting Hawassa City, who had a good start this season. However, the home side is not going to be easily beaten as they are playing in front of their fans.
On Thursday's match, St. George thrashed Jimma Abba Jiffar 3-0 at Addis Ababa Stadium. The champion's full-back Abebaw Butako opened the goal sheet in the 4th minute and he again scored in the 66th minute. In the 76th minute, Adane scored the third goal.
Dedebit top the table with 19 points, St. George (with two games in hand) follow with 16 points. Then trail Jimma Aba Jiffar with 14 and Fasil City with 12 points respectively. Wolaita Dicha, Electric and Arba Minch City are at the bottom of the table.
Week 10 EPL Fixtures
Saturday, 6/1/ 2018
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Practical and Helpful Tips: Chats
Tips on Selecting an Online Dating Coach People were born to relate with one another. There are many reasons people relate with another. It has been known for some individuals to relate with one another for pleasure. It is good to enjoy life together on an agreement. Expect some people to enter into a relationship just to know one another. Expect this class of a relationship to be displayed by those in schools. Expect some people to relate for marriage reasons. This is the most known relationship for many. Relationships do not succeed to the jokers. There are several features of a successful relationship. True love must be in a successful relationship. It is impossible for a relationship to go on without true love. True love emanates from the soul. Communication is very crucial when relating with one another. It is through effective communication that both parties can be able to assist each other. Forgiveness should be practiced in relationships. Each and every one is born with weaknesses. People are prone to wrong one another. It is good to trust one another in a relationship. It has been known for trust to enable relating individuals to stay in freedom. It is not a guarantee for a relationship to succeed. Expect a couple of relationships to fail due to wrongs were done by one of the party. Some people lack what it takes to be a player in a relationship. It is natural for the man to start by showing affection to the lady. It is through this action that the lady makes up her mind to give in for the relationship. Relationship is like preparing foods. The person in charge of food preparation is needed to mix the ingredients properly to produce a delicious meal. It is hard for a relationship candle to go off as long as both parties are in good terms. It has been known for some people to try hard relating without succeeding. This makes it a need to seek for assistance in the field. Dating coaches are entitled to assisting relating people to do wow in the field. Most of the dating coaches are found on the website.
On Chats: My Rationale Explained
Online dating coaches help their clients on dating skills and practices via phone. It is necessary for one to have the right online dating coach of their need. There are many online dating coaches one can select when in need of help. There are some factors to consider when selecting an online dating coach. It should be your choice to start by doing a research to get the right online dating coach of your need. It should be your aim to hire professional and experienced online dating coaches. You should not forget to visit the reviews to know the online dating coaches that offer quality services to their clients. You should look for the affordable online dating services. You should make a budget for the dating services.Getting To The Point – Relationships


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Trump's Obamacare repeal hangs in balance
President Donald Trump's latest attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare is hanging in the balance.
Republican lawmakers are trying to rally votes to pass a new health bill this week after their previous attempt two months ago collapsed in disarray.
Mr Trump insists the new measure covers Americans with pre-existing conditions "beautifully".
But even many Republicans say the bill undermines that popular element of President Barack Obama's signature law.
Haven't we been here before?
Republicans withdrew a healthcare bill in March to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, after they were unable to secure enough support to pass it.
The withdrawal embarrassed the president, who has repeatedly vowed to repeal and replace his predecessor's accomplishment.
It was also viewed as a major setback for Republicans, who were unable to rally behind the party's long-held goal to repeal the law, despite control of both the House and Senate.
Moderate Republicans were unhappy that the bill cut health coverage too severely, while more conservative lawmakers felt the changes did not go far enough.
What's different about the latest bill?
It has an amendment designed to woo hard-line conservatives, allowing states to ditch key Obamacare insurance regulations.
It keeps an Obamacare clause requiring insurers to provide coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, however, it also allows insurers to charge higher rates to those same patients.
States could obtain a waiver to allow insurers to charge higher rates based on the "health status" of a person if they let their coverage lapse.
Insurers could also offer policies that limit benefits for those with pre-existing conditions, which could affect the quality of policies.
The new bill's amendment also allows states to apply for permission to opt out of the law's essential health benefits, including maternity, emergency care and mental health.
What's the key sticking point?
At the centre of debate is whether the new amendment protects Americans with pre-existing conditions such as cancer or diabetes.
House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan insisted on Tuesday that "there are a few layers of protections for pre-existing conditions".
Mr Trump told Bloomberg News on Monday: "I want it to be good for sick people. It will be every bit as good on pre-existing conditions as Obamacare."
But critics say the new bill will allow insurance companies to charge sick people at significantly higher rates, ultimately pricing them out of the market.
The American Medical Association, the Association of Medical Colleges and other consumer advocacy groups have called on Congress to vote against the measure.
How disastrous for Trump is healthcare collapse?
The rise of Obamacare: Why is the ACA so popular?
How much support does it have?
With Democrats united in opposition, House Republicans are currently short of the 216 votes they need to pass the bill before the Senate could take it up.
They can afford only 22 defections, and the latest whip counts put Republican "no" votes at about 20, with a dozen more undecided.
Though the amended bill has brought some hard-line conservatives on board, moderate Republicans are hesitant to support a measure that is perceived to weaken protections for sick Americans.
Top Republican Fred Upton came out against the measure on Tuesday, saying he was "not at all comfortable" with removing protection for people with pre-existing conditions.
House Republican Billy Long, who campaigned against Obamacare in 2010, says he will not support the bill.
The Missouri lawmaker said it "strips away any guarantee that pre-existing conditions would be covered and affordable".
No vote has been formally scheduled.


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Experian Health consolidates branding for patient-centric revenue cycle
Experian Health will unify its brand name across its entire healthcare business portfolio in an effort to improve and expand its product offerings.
The new Experian Health brand will represent 11 different product teams, including Experian Healthcare, SearchAmerica, Medical Present Value, Passport Health Communications, DSG, STAT Technologies, NEBO Systems, Terahealth, Healthworks, Pro Services Health Information Technologies and MediCheck.
Through the unified brand, Experian aims to enhance the patient payment and care experience for its clients. Experian will expand its capabilities beyond revenue cycle products and services to include identity management, population wellness and patient engagement offerings.
"From revenue cycle through episodic care coordination and beyond, we are shaping the future of healthcare," said Experian Health President Scott Bagwell.
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Behind the ear, also referred to as BTE, listening to assistances are much as well as away the most commonly utilized kind of hearing assistance. When listening to aids are actually pointed out, these hearing aids are actually also just what many folks photo. The electronics making a BTE electronic hearing aid functionality are actually housed in a plastic situation which fits responsible for the ear and possesses a pipe that links this to an ear mold and mildew which matches the ear channel.
They are actually much more conspicuous then listening to aids that go with totally in the ear canal, they have an amount of advantages that strike to a broad range from hearing impaired individuals. In add-on, BTE hearing aids come in a number from sizes, designs and also different colors.
Given that responsible for the ear listening devices are bigger at that point their completely in the channel, or even CIC, versions, they may much more effortlessly house a much bigger amp and also considerably more powerful electric battery and also therefore may be particularly good for individuals along with an even more intense hearing reduction. BTE electronic hearing aid are actually likewise instead flexible because they can be found in the very most typical analog design in addition to in the recently popularized digitally powered type from electronic hearing aid.
When financial constraints are actually an issue, behind the ear tools certainly gain out over hearing aids which fit totally in the ear channel. Due to their much larger dimension, various other groups from individuals to whom BTE listening devices have additional charm then CIC versions include the aged, arthritis victims as well as others along with fine electric motor control specials needs and similar issues.
Eventually considering that CIC models demand the putting on from a much heavier unit in the canal after that just the light-weight ear mold and mildew connected to BTE listening devices, there oftens be a lot less ear channel irritation with the previous.
In the overdue 1800s the initial commercial created listening device were actually copyrighted and also came to be website offered to the community. The very first behind the ear hearing help came on the scene over fifty years ago.
Just before this, listening to assistances were essentially amplifiers worn someplace on the physical body as well as these were pricey as well as heavy, due partially to quick battery consumption. Along with the advancement from the smaller sized junction transistor in 1952, widespread BTE listening device usage became additional from a reality.
As a result of to renovations in the technology from integrated circuits,1964 observed one more advancement in usage of BTE tools and making use of body system worn listening device went down to a lot less after that twenty per-cent. By 1972 models for hearing help which could be programmed to an assortment of listening closely circumstances, were actually being actually developed. The following twenty years revealed continuing enhancements and also developments in hearing assistance innovation.
Quantity managements were included in the majority of behind the ear gadgets in the 1990s as well as electronic listening devices began seeming in the mid nineties. There has been proceeded brand-new landings in the listening device world given that at that point such as remanufactured electronic hearing aid, non-reusable listening device and also over-the-counter hearing aids. Who knows what the future of responsible for the ear electronic hearing aid technology holds, the possibilities are limitless
Behind the ear, also known as BTE, hearing assistances are actually much as well as away the most often utilized type of hearing assistance. These hearing assistances are also what the majority of folks photo when hearing aids are actually pointed out. The electronics which create a BTE hearing aid functionality are housed in a plastic case which goes with responsible for the ear and possesses a cylinder that connects it to an ear mold which suits in the ear channel.
There has actually been actually continued new appearances in the hearing help planet due to the fact that after that such as remanufactured hearing help, throw away hearing assistances and over the counter hearing help.


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Blue Skies Over State College
Blue Skies Over State College
by Sylvia Houser
It was 7:45 AM on Wednesday, May 24; and the Elite Coach was waiting for its 38 passengers from our Sr. Adult Fellowship to travel to Centre County to visit the Pennsylvania Military Museum, the Boal Mansion, and the campus of Penn State University. You know what they say in State College: "If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute." That's just what we did. When we arrived at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, the sky was Penn State blue and white.
Our very informative guide took us from the trenches in France during WWI to jeeps and tanks used in WWII. The impressive guns from the USS Pennsylvania, a survivor of Pearl Harbor, guarded the driveway.
A drive through the campus of Penn State University wouldn't be complete without stopping by the Berkey Creamery for dessert! A choice of many unique flavors was available and enjoyed by all. Did you know that the owners of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream as well as Häagen-Dazs were trained at the Penn State Creamery? The Creamery is part of the Penn State Agricultural Department. Penn State originated as Penn State Agricultural High School and was founded by the Boal family whose mansion was part of our itinerary for the day. Penn State still has an extensive agricultural program with 10,000 acres to assist their students. More recently, a new law school has been built as well as a bridge to their technology department known as "Technology Bridge."
You might say we went to where this all started when we visited the Boal Mansion. Generations of the Boal family lived in this stately home for 200 years, with the last relative living there until four years ago at the age of 96. It was here the Boal family started the Penn State Agricultural High School. The first observance of Memorial Day in our nation, which was then called Decoration Day, was held here after the Civil War. The mansion boasts a ballroom and a private chapel on the grounds with artifacts imported from Spain by Boal family descendants of Columbus.
A Sr. Adult bus trip would not be complete without Don Witman leading us in song and Jim Albrite adding his humor. It was a special day for Amy and Ralph Forester as they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. What a great trip and what a great fellowship!
Esther Miller Says: June 8, 2017 at 4:05 pm
How mush do those trips cost? I love bus trips & didn't know anything about it but I couldn't have gone anyhow I had the flu & still not really well.


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Stino and I decided to get out while we could and we didn't tell our girlfriends. We opted for the 10 – minute drive to Pickwick Creek to get the fishing in before it gets dug up by Trout Unlimited. The creek is slated to get "habitat improvement" for the introduced exotic Brown Trout.
I appreciate wild creeks that do not have artificial overhead cover installed by heavy machinery, steel reed bar poles pounded into the bed rock, artificially created runs, riffles and pools, and the natural trees that provided fish and angler cover and shade from the sun. Our time appreciating this creek in its wild natural form is limited so we hunted it.
We found Light Hendrickson mayflies emerging and willing trout feeding on them. Although we didn't catch huge fish the small ones were plentiful. I fished a #14 Adams and took several fish and enjoyed the tree and poinsonous plant lined pathless banks of this gem of a creek. That will all change.


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Peeps are a major touchstone of kitschy pop culture in the U.S. I think I had my first one a couple of years ago. Yes. I went over thirty years without a Peep. It just wasn't a treat that showed up in our Easter baskets. I have to admit that it is actually the contrast between the gooiness of the marshmallow and graininess of the sugar that I like best.
Just Born, the company that spawns Peeps, has a surprisingly long history. Before the 1950s, they were produced by hand, and took twenty-seven hours from start to finish! After 1953, they were mass-produced. The founder of the Just Born company was named Sam Born. Many people think the name has more to do with the fact that they produced "just born" chicks and bunnies.
Think out of the box when making your own marshmallows. They don't have to be square. One of my first classes in culinary school included an opportunity to make marshmallows. The entire time I really wanted to make an amazing gooey sugar sculpture, but we had to make them square. : ( I've included Martha Stewart's directions for piping a bunny at the end of this post. You can make your own colored sugar if you don't have pastel colors on hand. Simply mix a tiny bit of food coloring into some white granulated sugar you have put into a zip-lock bag. I have to stress that you use a minuscule amount until you get the desired color. It doesn't take much to make pastel colors. And, I have to include that the little eyes are simply a little dot of chocolate.
You could get really creative and make Peep Nests, stir up a pot of chocolate fondue and dip your Peeps, or have a Peep eating contest. There is a whole world of Peep culture out there, like the Peeps Film Festival. Did you know that Lenox has a whole line of Peeps china? We're going to just put them in Easter baskets at our house. I'm the only one around here who appreciates a good homemade Peep and I'm sure I am the only one within a couple of square miles who knows about the Peep Film Festival.
Homemade Marshmallow "Peeps"
1 unflavored gelatin, (2 1/2 teaspoons)
1/3 cup cold water, for gelatin, plus 1/4 cup for syrup
1 cup sugar
fine colored sugar (for dusting the bunnies and chicks)
In the bowl of an electric mixer, sprinkle gelatin over 1/3 cup cold water. Allow gelatin to soften, about 5 minutes.
In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup water and sugar, and stir over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Stop stirring, and place a candy thermometer into sugar water. Wipe down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent the sugar from crystallizing. Place a candy thermometer into the sugar water. (Do not let it touch the bottom of the pan or it will not give an accurate reading.) Boil sugar until temperature reaches 238 degrees, also known as soft-ball stage. Remove syrup from heat and add to gelatin mixture.
With an electric mixer on low, beat until the bottom of the bowl is cool, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla, then increase speed to medium high until soft (not stiff) peaks form, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer marshmallow mixture to a large pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch tip, and use immediately.
Fill rimmed baking sheet or small bowls with about 1 1/2 cups sugar. If desired, color white sugar by stirring in a drop of food coloring. Pipe shapes onto sugar.
(Martha Stewart's Directions)
Pipe a small marshmallow mound onto sugar, about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch tall. Pipe two smaller mounds on either end for the head and tail.
Pipe the ears, starting from the top of the head onto the body, pulling forward and off to finish. With a damp finger, pat down any marshmallow spikes formed from piping.
Immediately sprinkle sugar over the entire surface of the bunny. Allow a few minutes for the shape to set.
Pipe on a royal-icing face (or you can use a dot of chocolate syrup) with a #1 Ateco icing tip; lift bunny out of sugar with a spoon or small offset spatula. Place in a parchment-lined airtight container until ready to serve, or for up to 2 weeks. (or longer if you like them stale)


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A group of firefighters have rescued a moose that became trapped in ice after it fell through a frozen river in Canada.
Rescue workers were called to the Shediac River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick after the 225kg female moose fell through the ice, CTV News reports.
"She certainly was not moving very much," eyewitness Ron Chiasson told CTV News.
"She was splayed out on the ice. When they did manage to approach her, she didn't try to get up or anything like that," he said.
Firefighters were reportedly able to chisel a path through the ice to free the animal.
Besides being a bit cold, it is believed the moose was not injured.
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Kelly Clarkson Joins Reba McEntire on 'Softly & Tenderly': Stream & Download
Reba has accomplished quite the laundry list of achievements throughout her eminent career in Country music, but this time she's taking a chance on a brand new endeavor with the release of her latest project, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope , through a business collaboration between Nash Icon Records and Capitol Christian Music Group.
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Dallas, Ore. police officer shot in leg, expected to survive; suspect killedAssisting the agency are the Grande Ronde Tribal Police, Polk County Sheriff's Office, the Monmouth, Independence and Salem police departments; and Dallas Fire and EMS.
Russia & Turkey to launch talks for a nationwide ceasefire in SyriaTurkey, which wants to boost its global sway too, is also deeply frustrated by US policy in Syria, particularly Washington's support for Kurdish militia fighters it sees as a hostile force, and by what it views as Barack Obama's failure to give enough support to the rebels.
No briefing on Russian election interference for electorsElectoral College members who wanted an intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the presidential election are out of luck. The statement also said that the intelligence community will brief Congress and make the findings available to the public once the review of potential foreign interference in elections since 2008 is available.
Arrested, 1 Sought After Elderly Woman Is Robbed Leaving Parx CasinoJason Ballard, 33, was taken into custody for his alleged role in the December 11 attack in the parking lot, said Bensalem Lt. William McVey. Ballard has been arrested and is charged with robbery, theft and conspiracy. Ballard is being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on $25,000 bail. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719.
Russia: 9 convogli con 3 mila ribelli hanno lasciato AleppoIl Presidente Tusk ha affermato che l'Unione non è però efficace come vorrebbe. Ad Aleppo Est continua l'evacuazione di civili e ribelli, ma, secondo l'Onu, ci sarebbero ancora 50 mila persone intrappolate nella città. Secondo il generale, per il ritiro dei miliziani da Aleppo vengono usati 20 autobus e dieci ambulanze nonché i mezzi di trasporto dei miliziani stessi, circa 100 automobili.
GOP voters warm to Russia, Putin, WikiLeaks, poll findsIt's not clear if Russian Federation was working directly with Wikileaks , which released tons of hacked content from Democrats, but the Economist/YouGov Poll shows that 27 percent of Republicans favor Wikileaks, which is a staggering shift from June 2013 when 47 percent didn't like the hacktivist group.
Boosts Position in Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL)Brean Capital restated a "buy" rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of Marvell Technology Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 7th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 2nd. The stock now has a PEG Ratio of 0.18. COPYRIGHT VIOLATION NOTICE: This piece was originally reported by The Cerbat Gem and is the sole property of of The Cerbat Gem.
Woman shot during a purse snatching in South SeattleThursday in the southern end of the city. Multiple shots were fired during the incident and Nguyen was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, where she died of her wounds. "We're putting officers on overtime to work these particular areas", he said. "These cowards are targeting the most vulnerable of our community". For those who don't speak English, translators are available to those who call 911, he said.
US offers $25 million reward for info leading to al-BaghdadiOn Friday 16 December, the US State Department's Rewards for Justice Program increased the bounty on the Isis warlord's head from $10m (£8m). Since October 2011, the reward for the ISIS leader had been $10 million. In this Sunday, May 29, 2016 photo, Iraqi security forces and allied Popular Mobilization forces fire artillery during fight against Islamic State militants in Fallujah, Iraq.
WEATHER - Sunny to partly cloudy. Windy and FRIGID! High 9FHigh around 14. Lowest wind chill readings of around 10 below in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Fire risk is elevated across the area as temperatures rise to the low 60s Friday , accompanied by west winds in the 15 to 20 mile-per-hour range and gusts as high as 30 mph in Kiowa County, and potentially stronger in other part of southeast Colorado.
Next Weeks Broker Price Targets For EasyJet PLC (ESYJY)The newest analyst ratings which are still in issue on Friday 16th of December state 6 analysts have a rating of "strong buy", 1 analysts "buy", 14 analysts "neutral", 1 analysts "sell" and 4 analysts "strong sell". 07/21/2016 - EasyJet PLC had its "hold" rating reiterated by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. 07/10/2016 - easyJet had its "Reduce" rating reiterated by analysts at HSBC.


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The Magic Words
Maybe it's me, but the older I get it seems like I hear more and more excuses of why people aren't in a situation or place they think they should be. Maybe it's because my profession is full of those who can find every excuse why they didn't make the team, or why they can't lose weight or why they can't show up on time for work.
Today I turn 40. And as I reflect on the last four decades of my life I can remember plenty of times where I made excuses, felt sorry for myself, thought I was owed more than I was getting, thought I should be farther along than I was. Because when you hit an age like 40 you start to ask yourself, "Am I where I wanted to be?"
The answer for me is generally, "No." This is because the goals and standards I set for myself are pretty high. However, what I do know is I am exactly where I am today because of the accumulation of the choices I've made. Yes, I've been through some crappy stuff like divorce, business failures, the housing market crash, but so have millions of other people. These aren't excuses, they're learning opportunities.
My life and career has given me the opportunity to become close with, study and observe some very successful people in business, sports and life in general. I've found a common denominator in all of them. It's not their talent, their work ethic, their training or the circumstances. Rather, it's one thing that all of us can easily do. Your life can completely change when you accept this and say these three magic words:
"I am responsible."
Author Brian Tracy in his book, "Get Smart: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field," wrote "It's impossible for you to blame someone or something else for a negative emotion and accept responsibility for the situation at the same time."
He goes on to explain that this "positive, present tense affirmation eliminates negative emotions of all kinds, instantly." And that because your mind can only hold on to one thought at a time, positive or negative, "you can cancel any negative thought at any time by simply repeating to yourself over and over again, "I am responsible.'"
There's an interesting thing that happens when people start to get this responsibility thing. They start to make more money, they start to lose weight, their relationships with their family improve, their skills improve, they start making the teams that no one gave them a chance to make before.
Why? Because accepting responsibility is your first step to true commitment. It makes things clear. It opens your eyes to the path you need to stay on. Because you are accepting responsibility, you attack with a positive mindset and the energy you have behind it has a purpose.
Next time you are felling sorry for yourself or you have negative emotions creeping in about where you're at in your life, try saying the words, "I am responsible" and watch how you attitude changes. Say this enough and a crazy thing will happen, your life will change.
Go Get It,
Coach Jeff Higuera


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I decided to browse through vintage sweater dresses on Etsy today. Here's some super cute one's I found:
The first one comes from TreeandKimballMarket. Not only is the dress cute but I love the fabulous wallpaper background.
This one comes from TheRubyKitten. It looks super comfortable!
This one is from Studio1950. Would look super cute with a pair boots.
and this one from the thevintagemistress. LOVE this color!
Thanks for looking!