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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling Recipe
The following recipe is from the November 26th edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here!
I realize that I may be offending a lot of people here, but I really don't like pumpkin pie. There, I've said it. For the small, similarly-minded minority still reading, here's a recipe that contains the words "pumpkin" and "pie", but is a total departure from the dish as you know it. The key is in the whoopie.
In this recipe from Baked co-owners Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, pumpkin pie filling is baked into moist, spiced domes, which are then smooshed together with tangy cream cheese frosting. Cream cheese conquers all, the most confirmed fearers of pumpkin pie notwithstanding.
- Yield:12 whoopie pies
- For the pumpkin whoopie cookies:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 tablespoon cloves
- 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups chilled pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- For the cream cheese filling:
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Make the Pumpkin Whoopie Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves together and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk the brown sugar and oil together until combined. Add the pumpkin puree and whisk to combine thoroughly. Add the eggs and vanilla and whisk until combined.
Sprinkle the flour mixture over the pumpkin mixture and whisk until completely combined.
Use a small ice cream scoop with a release mechanism to drop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies are just starting to crack on top and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cookie comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool completely on the pan while you make the filling.
Make the Cream Cheese Filling
Sift the confectioners' sugar into a medium bowl and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until it is completely smooth, with no visible lumps. Add the cream cheese and beat until combined.
Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth. Be careful not to overbeat the filling, or it will lose structure. (The filling can be made 1 day ahead. Cover the bowl tightly and put it in the refrigerator. Let the filling soften at room temperature before using.)
Assemble the Whoopie Pies
Turn half of the cooled cookies upside down (flat side facing up.)
Use an ice cream scoop or a tablespoon to drop a large dollop of filling onto the flat side of the cookie. Place another cookie, flat side down, on top of the filling. Press down slightly so that the filling spreads to the edges of the cookie. Repeat until all the cookies are used. Put the whoopie pies in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to firm up before serving.
The whoopie pies will keep for up to 3 days, on a parchment-lined baking sheet covered with plastic wrap, in the refrigerator.


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Internet resources for what you need to know about NYC Crime and Police
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by Jessica Green
School safety
(Dec '00) A new statewide law, the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Law will take effect. Though it is credited with being the most aggressive legislation of its kind in the country, violence in New York schools remains an issue. In recent months, the Governor's Task Force on School Violence has examined the issue of teacher and student safety in depth. Former teacher and Lt. Governor Mary Donohue concluded, "It's not the schools' fault," during a forum at Southside Elementary School on implementing the new law designed to make schools "safe havens for learning."
Much of the law focuses on empowering teachers and schools to combat violence. Districts must develop plans and disciplinary actions for dealing with threats and incidents of violence. Teachers will now have the ability to remove disruptive students, and principals and superintendents have the right to suspend students for up to five days. (Suspension was formerly the domain of the Board of Education, which had to allow administrators the power.) All students will now receive instruction on civility, citizenship and character. And a new statewide system to report acts of violence will be put in place.
There are some more controversial aspects, however. The law will also require all new school employees to be fingerprinted and undergo a police records check, and cost the employee $74. Moreover, the courts will be required to report students' convictions.
Jessica Sounds Off:
Former Commissioner Howard Safir is still costing the city money. Though he stepped down as Commissioner three months ago, the city continues to foot the bill for his security detail. Though the NYPD would not reveal how many officers were assigned to Mr. Safir, the NY Post reported the number to be as high as 13. Safir now works for a corporate investigations firm, ChoicePoint Inc. The Mayor, Commissioner Bernard Kerik and former NYPD commissioner Robert Kelly asserted that such security was standard practice. Former Commissioner Bratton, credited with making New York the safest large city in the nation, commented that he never felt the need for additional security.
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Upon arriving at Pantai Inn, guests are struck by the beauty of the Balinese-inspired decor, found both indoors and out. With a wide array of guestrooms, ranging from one to three bedrooms, each La Jolla hotel accommodation offers the finest in guest amenities and the utmost in comfort. Sip on a glass of wine while relaxing next to the fire pit or on the private balcony while gazing at the breathtaking views as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean. Each morning a full complimentary deluxe breakfast can be enjoyed outdoors in the midst of the lush garden setting. And if anything is needed during the La Jolla hotel stay, outstanding personalized guest service awaits.
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I can not believe that it has been 4 years, it seems like just yesterday that we were going to the hospital to have you. I can not tell you how much I love you, you are a wonderful blessing each day!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
4th Birthday Party!!
Today we celebrated Stella's 4th birthday a day early with all of her friends. We had the party at Boingo Bounce, the kids had so much fun! Stella was very lucky to be surrounded by so many people that love her.
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Today was a very fun day at the splash park. I meet up with four of my favorite ladies and let the kids run around an play. We got to talk a little and the kids had so much fun in the water.
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Two Dental Benefits providers, Companion Life and Kansas City Life, have both recently announced coverage for a custom periodontal medicament tray code D5994.
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA, February 1, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — Two Dental Benefits providers, Companion Life and Kansas City Life, have both recently announced coverage for dental procedure code D5994 documenting a periodontal medicament carrier, a custom-fabricated tray used to deliver medication into periodontal pockets.
Initial reviews of insurance claim data for patients who have received Perio Trays® indicate that this benefit translates into better treatment outcomes for patients and a reduction in longer-term health costs. For companies that provide both dental and medical insurance, the savings in health care costs are expected to multiply given that treatment for periodontal disease has been shown to reduce overall healthcare costs for patients with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and pregnancy.
The most common periodontal medicament delivery device available to patients is the Perio Tray. Perio Trays have an internal peripheral seal and are proven to deliver medication deep into periodontal pockets to fight infections between office visits. Patients can only obtain a prescription Perio Tray through a licensed dentist who will develop and monitor a treatment plan for individual patients.
Perio Trays are used adjunctively to provide the best homecare. Toothbrush, rinse and floss can't reach deep enough into periodontal pockets to help the 46% of Americans adults with chronic periodontitis. The Perio Tray has been shown to place medication into shallow and deep pockets to reduce inflammation and pocket depths when used in 15-minute daily applications.
"The key with prescription tray therapy" says Dr. Duane Keller, the inventor of the Perio Tray, "is to use a low concentration of peroxide to oxygenate the pockets, kill anaerobic bacteria, and change the microenvironment to create conditions for healthy bacterial regrowth. We used to provide antibiotics, but their benefits were largely temporary. Peroxide delivered deep with the tray overcomes these antibiotic limitations for long-term gingival health."
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This two-day (July 29 & 30) workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston will focus on making science writing an reality in your classroom. From formal essays to oral presentations, debates, and science conversations, STEM controversies provide exciting springboards for objective writing and evidence-based discussion. In addition to Common Core writing styles and academic language, we will investigate ways to document lab investigations, including abstracts, narrative methodologies, logbooks, and symposia, We will craft writing prompts so that they are ready to implement in your classroom, including reading packets for the upcoming PARCC assessments. Participants will also develop original MCAS-style open response questions ready to use as journal prompts, class starters, or formative assessments. Join us for this intensive, two-day workshop on science writing for middle and high school teachers.
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Disney has shuttered LucasArts, the games publishing and development division of Lucasfilm, which Disney acquired in October. However, the company said in a statement that, "after evaluating our position in the games market," it still plans to license "Star Wars" characters for future games. Kotaku reports that about 150 people have been laid off as a result of the company closure. In addition to the many Star Wars videogames LucasArts had released over the years, the studio was also known for games like Sam & Max, The Secret of Monkey Island and Afterlife.
Disney Shuts Down LucasArts
Published on April 3, 2013
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And the cooling continues. Sorry – I mean that Global Warming is an imminent treat to humankind.
As a complement to my previous August U.S. Temperature trend/decade: 2.2 F Warmer in 100 years, I thought it also would be interesting to look at the recent 8 months (year to date, January-August) US temperature from a "historic" perspective since we now have a whole year of official data. To see how the decade trends have evolved during the last 112 years.
Especially to see how the decade trends have evolved during the last 42 years. The period that according to the Global Warming Hysterics and computer models they worship should show a steady and accelerated increase in temperature.
I don't know about you, but I consider a 8 month, a year by year consecutive trend 112 years long to be a "quit good" indicator.
And as I always point out:
Remember, these are the official figures. With the poor placement of stations (91 % of the stations are CRN 3 to 5 = bad to very poor); where they have purposely taken away the urban heat island effect, use huge smoothing radius, the historical "adjustment and tweaking" to cool the past etc.
Not to mention the great slaughter of GHCN stations 1990-1993 – roughly 63 % of all stations were "dropped". Oddly enough many of them in cold places – Hmmm? Now the number of GHCN stations is back at the same numbers as in 1890.
Also remember that the US stations are now nearly a third of the all GHCN world stations.
So here are the trends:
US temperature recent 8 months (Jan- Aug) 1900-2012
The trend for 1900 to 2012 is 0.15 F / Decade
US temperature recent 8 months (Jan- Aug) 1970-2012
The trend for 1970 to 2012 is 0.54 F / Decade
US temperature recent 8 months (Jan- Aug) 1980-2012
The trend for 1980 to 2012 is 0.45 F / Decade
US temperature recent 8 months (Jan- Aug) 1990-2012
The trend for 1990 to 2012 is 0.40 F / Decade
US temperature recent 8 months (Jan- Aug) 2000-2012
The trend for 2000 to 2012 is 0.08 F / Decade
And as I said in the beginning – always remember that these figures are based on the official data that has been tweaked, "adjusted" and manipulated to fit their agenda (cool the past, ignore UHI and land use change factors, huge smoothing radius – 1200km etc.)..
Do you notice the "accelerated warming" trend from 1970-2012 to 2000-2012??
So the "warming trend" 2000-2012 is exactly 0.08 F degrees warmer a decade. That is a whopping 0.8 F warmer in 100 years.
And this is also the decade that the Global Warming Hysterics have been screaming at the top of their lungs, trying to scare us to death, about the catastrophic treat that the "extreme increase" in temperature is to mankind and earth.
This is a perfect example of what I have been saying all along, it has always been a political agenda – anti human, anti freedom, anti development and anti capitalism. And this Global Warming Hysteria is part of that agenda. It has nothing to do with science, facts or saving the environment or the Earth.
All of this, as always, paid by us, the common people, in the form of taxes, high energy costs and reducing our living standard back to the Stone Age.
And all of this to "save" the Earth from a "catastrophic warming" when it is actually cooling.
And the most absurd thing is that all the things that the "intelligent" politicians and the so called "scientists", with the willing help of mainstream media, have forced through at EXTREME cost to us, are actually helping to accelerate the cooling.
Talking about an eminent treat to humankind!
According to the computer models that the Global Warming Hysterics love so much, worship and blindly follows (especially our intelligent politicians), it should be EXACTLY the opposite.
And we are supposed to be very worried about a predicted rise of 3-4 F?
But not this ACTUAL trend?
And for this predicted trend the politicians want to take our societies back to the Stone Age. But, as usual, they DO NOTHING about the actual trend.
So to summarize this evidence of this "accelerated warming" trend:
The recent 8 months trend 1970-2012 is exactly 0.54 F degrees a decade.
The recent 8 months trend 1980-2012 is exactly 0.45 F degrees a decade.
The recent 8 months trend 1990-2012 is exactly0.40 F degrees a decade.
The recent 8 months trend 2000-2012 is exactly 0.08 F degrees a decade.
So the "warming" trend is really accelerating wouldn't you say.
Some more "rapid warming" like this and the freezer looks really warm.
Another brilliant and glorious example of RAPID WARMING and an eminent treat to humankind! Especially during the last 42 years.
That is truly "Global Warming" US style.
An interesting "science" wouldn't you say.
This is the "stuff" that "Global Warming" is made of.
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I saw a man who stood on the white house lawn
Dousing himself with lilies and lighting himself into laughter,
hysterical at the shrieking feet of those whites who wear their crosses
on their sleeves, with their spinning swastikas neatly pinned behind their eyes.
I've heard of those who have sliced the throats of their razors to see a
stream of revolution spill off the tiles and into the mountains of that tiny land we call free
I know of cages from whose teeth flow tears, rage and sedation tenants
who refuse to feed the hand that bites us all.
I know of crimes so unspeakable they must be shouted, of a land
whose streets are paved with those without homes.
I know of a land numbered by the staccato upheaval of chorused
consumerism, of those who mutter "love" under their breath while
riding into a grey horizon, sweetened with steel,
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Bureaucracy and Regulation
Unlike in the federal government, some small bits of progress have been made against the regulatory regime at the state level
Bureaucracy and RegulationTaxes and Spending
From growth controls to minimum wage laws, Seattle's government is working hard to cut incomes and increase the cost of living.
The Colombian government should allow more options for self-defense for citizens, while stripping the cartels and guerrillas of artificially high drug profits.
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It's been over two months since the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, and while some folks may still be recovering from November's traumatic barn massacre, most viewers are ready to dive right back in to the undead bloodbath.
Picking up right where it left off, upcoming episodes deal with the aftermath of what happened on Hershel's farm, and the mounting tensions between Deputy Rick "Tortured Yet Trying to Be the Good Guy" Grimes, and Shane "I'm Not Yelling, This is Just the Sound of My Voice" Walsh.
Check out the trailer above for a quick glimpse at the horrors to come, get updates from the show on Twitter and Facebook, and make sure to tune in for all-new episodes of The Walking Dead, this Sunday, February 12 at 9/8c-only on AMC.


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With bat and glove, A-Rod can still contribute
Yankees' win over Tigers brings countless examples of third baseman's ability
NEW YORK -- To the often-asked question: "How much can Alex Rodriguez possibly have left?" The Yankees win on Sunday -- a 5-4 walk-off -- provided this inescapable answer:
Well, he has enough left to get two straight RBI hits off Justin Verlander, one of which was a home run.
A-Rod was making his second appearance of the season at Yankee Stadium. The debut on Friday night was inauspicious, to say the least. Rodriguez was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He is, of course, facing a 211-game suspension for violations of Major League Baseball's drug policy, playing while that suspension is under appeal.
Sunday was completely different. On the mound for the Tigers -- winners of 13 out of their last 14 games -- was Verlander, who just two seasons ago was the American League Cy Young Award winner and was, without question, the best starting pitcher on the planet.
This season, Verlander has been much closer to mortal -- equipped with outstanding stuff, but missing the consistent, precision command that he featured two years ago. But he is still having the sort of season that would be happily taken by most Major League pitchers and all of their agents.
Rodriguez, leading off the second inning, got from Verlander a belt-high, 92-mph fastball over the inner half of the plate, and did what he was supposed to do with it, driving it over the left-field fence.
"It felt good to get that first one out of the way," Rodriguez said. "All great pitchers have one thing in common: they attack you, they throw strikes.
"It's still a work in progress. I should get better, hopefully, every day. Today was a step in the right direction."
That tied the game at 1. In the third, with Robinson Cano at second and two outs, Verlander, who had been throwing primarily in the low 90s, started Rodriguez out with a 98-mph fastball for a called strike. After three sliders, Verlander came back with another fastball at 98. Rodriguez grounded it sharply inside the first-base line for a run-scoring single.
Rodriguez did not immediately run toward first.
"I actually thought I fouled it up to the upper deck," Rodriguez said with a small smile. "It's been a long time. I'm trying to get my feet wet out there."
The Yankees went on to win, thus taking two of three from the Tigers. They witnessed the unthinkable -- Mariano Rivera blowing a third straight save opportunity -- but the Bombers prevailed on Brett Gardner's walk-off home run.
On the plus side continually in this one, was A-Rod. As much as he demonstrated that he could hit one of baseball's toughest pitchers, after recovering from a second hip surgery, he showed the necessary movement and reflexes at third base.
He made three nice plays and one remarkable play. With one on and nobody out, the Yanks up, 4-2, Austin Jackson hit a ball down the third-base line. Rodriguez made a backhanded stop, and his momentum carried him into foul territory. But he turned and made a quick, accurate throw to second to get the force on Jose Iglesias -- or at least get the out call from second-base umpire Will Little.
It was an extremely close play at second, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland argued vehemently about the call. But Rodriguez had made a substantial play.
Rodriguez also flubbed a routine grounder in the third for an error, but no damage was done on the scoreboard.
"Today was a good day all around, I felt pretty good," Rodriguez said. "I had a couple days like this, but in Trenton and Scranton, they don't count as much."
"I think he's moving as well as he did before the surgery," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He made an impressive play there, going to his right."
Making an overall assessment of A-Rod's play, Girardi said: "Two big RBIs and a huge [defensive] play in that eighth inning, as well. You know I told you that I thought he was pretty explosive. I wasn't sure what we were going to get when he came back, but I felt pretty good about it.
"I think it's unfair to expect him to be in midseason form. I mean, our hope is that he is in midseason form. But you're never sure when a guy comes off the [disabled list] and he's been there for a long time. But today, it was a great day for him."
The home run gave A-Rod the 1,951st RBI of his career. That moved him past Stan Musial into fifth place on the all-time RBI list.
What did that mean to him?
"It means I'm getting old," Rodriguez said with a smile.
That answer provoked no response from his audience. So he tried again and did better on the second attempt.
"When you think about names like that, it's obviously so humbling. It makes you think you've been around a long time," he said. "But those are things you can reflect [on] years after you're done playing."
There will be people who, because of Rodriguez's acknowledged past history with performance-enhancing drugs, are going to resent his name being mentioned in the same paragraph with that of Stan the Man. That response is not going to evaporate.
But Sunday, on a baseball-right-now level, the Yankees saw what they needed to see: an A-Rod who was still capable of helping them win a baseball game against difficult competition.


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1.The Knicks have an extremely small chance that they're going to land Rubio.
2.They will not be a winning team with Duhon as their point guard.
3.With Jason Kidd in D'antoni's system this team could win at least 10 more games next season and perhaps make the playoffs.
4.It won't hurt the Knicks to not sign Lee and Nate and give Kidd at least a 2 to 3 year contract.
5.If the Knicks make the playoffs next season with Kidd as their PG it could attract other free agents for 2010.


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Yes – kickboxing! 🙂
I sometimes forget my gym offers a wide variety of group exercise classes. My mind is so wrapped around running and strength training that everything else kind of fades in the background. I need to make a pact with myself to try something different once a week just to mix it up. I think I can handle that. Or maybe every other week. That works too. 😉
The kickboxing class was fun. I'm probably one of the least coordinated people on the planet, but all I had to do was take a quick look around the class at anytime and realize I am not alone. Uncoordinated people unite! I think that's my favorite part about group exercise classes – you're never alone when it comes to making a fool of yourself and, frankly, no one cares what you look like because they're too busy getting their own exercise groove on.
Before the class I had my new favorite afternoon snack – mixed nuts with sommersaults.
Dinner tonight was conceived during my kickboxing class. Apparently kicking and punching makes me crave baked chicken tenders and roasted veggies.
The chicken tenders were dipped in an egg and milk wash then breaded in a whole wheat flour, cornmeal, and panko crumb mix. The tenders baked at 375 for 10 minutes, were flipped, and baked for another 5.
The brussels sprouts and potatoes roasted for 25 minutes at 375 with some salt, pepper, and 5 spice blend.
I think baked chicken tenders and roasted veggies rank up there as one of my favorite meals of all time. Right up there with pizza and hamburgers. The 10 year old me would be proud. 😉
I had a tiny piece of strawberry pie for dessert with a scoop of the Publix Tiramasu Ice Cream I picked up on Sunday and wanted to try.
The ice cream was good, but had more of a vanilla with chocolate fudge flavor than a distinct tiramasu flavor. It was definitely missing something.
Derek just put in Ides of March. Any bets on whether I'll make it through the whole movie awake? The outlook is doubtful. 😉
Good Night!
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The Student Life section of Utah State Today highlights work written by the talented student journalists at Utah State University. Each week, the editor selects a story that has been published in The Utah Statesman or the Hard News Café or both for inclusion in Utah State Today.
Study Abroad Broadens Perspectives
By Marissa Neeley, staff writer, The Utah Statesman, January 9, 2014
USU Study Abroad offers opportunities around the world for all students. There are semester-long opportunities, short-term faculty-led opportunities from those interested in languages or business opportunities for those who want to travel or do service.
USU has partnerships with institutions in various countries so they can provide the opportunity for students to participate in an exchange program, which allows them to change places with a student at the school in their desired location. This keeps it affordable, according to Kay Forsyth, director of USU Study Abroad in the Office of Global Engagement.
The other options are short-term programs lead by faculty of USU. These programs can take place over spring break or during the summer. Faculty-led trips are generally less expensive if there is a big group going, Forsyth said.
"There are 20-25 faculty-led short-term opportunities," Forsyth said. "Most are in the summer, being about four to eight weeks long with students earning school credit."
Nancy Hills, an associate professor for the theatre arts department, has led a study abroad for humanities for thirteen years. In this particular study abroad, participants fly to Rome, take a train to Florence, then Paris and end the trip in London.
"It's important for it to really be a positive experience," Hills said. "I've gotten great feedback over the years."
Funding for studies abroad is important. There are national scholarships that students, including students who already get pell grants from the government, can apply for.
"99 percent of the time, students will be able to use financial aid and scholarships to pay for it," Forsyth said. "Some partner institutions offer scholarships just for USU students."
Brady Stanger, a senior majoring in international business, said he was able to do this when he studied abroad.
"I did my study abroad to Beijing Spring 2012," Stanger said. "I just used my financial aid money and money I saved up for."
Hills said the cost is for her study abroad is about $4,200 without airfare, and that amount pays for hotel, passports and visa expenses. It also provides students with 12 credit hours. She said they try to keep the cost as inexpensive as possible.
There are around 200-250 study abroad opportunities from partner institutions with pricing based around USU tuition and a little on the provider, Forsyth said.
"When I went, we lived in international housing," Stanger said. "Most of my friends were from Saudi Arabia or Russia, not Chinese. It became a big family out there. Chinese food is much better there. (The) hardest thing was to get food due to not knowing the system, language or cost. By the end, I could get around as long as it wasn't too specific."
As for the most common or popular programs, Forsyth said it just depends on the student's interest and where they want to go. She said the innovation design studies opportunity in Switzerland always fills up along with the Spanish language study in Chile. She said England and Japan also tend to be popular destinations, but it changes every year.
"I went over there to study Chinese, and I only studied Chinese," Stanger said. "Class was from 8 a.m. in the morning to the afternoon. It took adjusting to the pollution and always being lost. I had so much fun."
Forsyth said students who study abroad learn a lot about themselves.
"You can do things you never thought you could do," Forsyth said. "It's amazing how energizing and good people feel with basic accomplishments like getting a train ticket to Switzerland on their own. It's great for academics. Employers may ask about your experience, and it helps you decide on a real focus for a career."
Stanger said studying abroad helped him gain a broader perspective.
"It is a good idea to get out of the Utah bubble and the American stereotype and see … world issues and open your mind to things you had no idea were problems," Stanger said. "You're obviously going to learn about your classes, but also yourself. You have no friends or family with you. Every day was an adventure. Nothing was the same. I went there not really knowing the language. Don't let that stop you. Everybody is so nice. (The) first thing you should learn is, 'Where is the bathroom?'"
Hills said she and her colleague Adrianne Moore try to give students the whole experience on these trips.
"I teach a variety of classes for general education and non-major students," Hills said. "We take classes in the morning from about 8 a.m. to noon, then we go some places. We end up seeing a lot of the city and landmarks."
There will be a study abroad fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 29 in the Eccles Science Learning Center foyer, according to Forsyth.
"If you are interested, March 1 is the deadline for summer, and most other deadlines are in February," Forsyth said. "Start investigating options six months to a year in advance to know when to go and what your schedule will be. Plan on two to three months of preparation when getting ready to go."


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Sometimes it feels like there's a certain irony to the name of this website. Every day we are buried by hundreds of press releases featuring hyperlinks to videos, streams and downloadable zip files. DiS is paralysed by email (which would be a rubbish name for a website) and so once again we're trying out a new feature to allow you to hear the very best of what comes in.
To put things into context, each and every day about 300-700 emails hit my inbox from PR companies, labels and musicians. Attempting to listen to it all isn't an option, there just aren't enough hours in the day. And yet, whenever I spend an hour or two ploughing through links (instead of listening to albums I've become obsessed with), there is always some gold in them there mountains of emails. It's impossible to tell if things are better or worse now or if it's the same as it ever was. Of course, this overloaded music journalists complaint is nothing new, and at least these days we can all be thankful that the endless flow of stuff that goes un-listened to hasn't been a waste of a jiffy bag and postage or our poor old postman's back.
We've (I say we, but I'm the only full-time member of staff at DiS, so most of what hits my inbox doesn't end up going any further - essentially my inbox is a bottleneck) tried various methods over the years to share the best of what comes in. Some features, lists and ideas have worked better than others - the podcast was especially good for sharing what we loved, but the royalty rates we would have had to pay to continue doing it would have bankrupted DiS (it was something like £10k per show!). It seems that sharing music recommendations on individual pages is fine for the very eager music fans, but most people don't have the time nor inclination to click from one vague headline to the next or particularly like putting their listening decisions in the hands of intriguing band names or imagery. Most seem to end up going for a random stumble through a pile of hyperlinks, in the vague hope that the standard is strong throughout. Instead of this scattergun approach, most opt for radio shows or recommendation apps like Last.fm. The whole point of sharing music you're passionate about, to an audience that are eager to let a few acts/records into their life, is that the message gets across, but the greater volume of things we bigged up over the years, the less people were listening - which, to be honest, was a little bit soul-crushing. I've never wanted to be The Boy Who Cried Awesome, but it was getting that way.
Over the past few years we've tried to limit DiS' new music coverage, focussing instead on acts we love who are two, three or thirteen albums into their careers - many of whom are still quite unknown beyond a small cluster of dedicated followers (people like Eluvium, dEUS, Low and Sea & Cake, are obvious examples of this). Across the rest of the music-championing web, it feels to me like everywhere you turn there are endless recommendations, with new bands of the day, blogs churning out 10 link-bait posts of new tracks an every hour of the day, and magazines filling their pages with the same few heavily PR'd names (Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks, Lana Del Rey, Savages, Palma Violets, Fleetwood Wack aka Haim) and nods to acts they will never mention again. We also felt that it was important to focus our meagre resources on album reviews and interviews with acts that many of you are interested to hear more from - rather than chats with bands you've never listened to, so have no real interest in hearing how they formed or why they're called Boris' Bro or Arthur Ska Kill.
In limiting what we've covered on DiS, we have tried to shine a glimmer of light on a few 'new' acts (even defining what is and isn't 'new' is a hugely contentious conversation, but let's not get distracted), as and when we've been genuinely thrilled (EMA, Stay+, Pins, Olafur Arnalds, Eaux, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Foe and Hey Sholay are just a few recent-ish examples). We have also allowed music recommendations to cluster into specialist genre columns for rap, electronic, ambient, pop and noise-pop and local music round-ups, allowing individuals to become filters. Of course, every now and then we review a bands album that very few people have heard of (Hookworms, for instance), which has created a barrier of entry of sorts, which was done semi-on-purpose... There are also plenty of new music recommendations in our weekly singles column and loads and loads and loads of suggestions on our music forum, especially in the various rolling threads. I even tried to maintain a regular audio-only Tumblr blog, but after a while it seemed a little fruitless, as very few people came from Tumblr to visit DiS, which wasn't really the point, but yuhknow, it's nice to pick up new community members every so often. There have been video round-ups, news digests, MySpace journeys and various other ways we've tried to turn people onto music, and eventually they seem to fizzle out, for one reason or another.
However, this lack of new music on DiS is starting to feel like a bit of an over reaction. There's still plenty that trickles into my inbox and social media feed that is worth more of you checking out, or that has been covered elsewhere that may need some under-scoring to get you as far as clicking play. Some of what hits my inbox is brand new, from acts who have barely done anything before. Other bits are things from bands who still seem to play to less than a hundred people, despite being extraordinary. Mostly, I feel a little bit guilty that we're not doing more to champion and support these acts, and it seems a little be negligent to just toss recommendations into the ether on Twitter.
This will probably quite irregular column is my way of sharing a few things with you - comment below if you think there's a better format for this or you'd like to share links I should check out for the next one of these or if you think the descriptions are too pithy or not worth bothering with. I'll shut up and start copying embed codes of some things I've liked in the past few weeks now...
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Following singles on Communion and Fear & Records, there's a debut album on the horizon for this four piece from Southampton. This 7minutes of dark, foreboding, Low-like music was my introduction to the band. It thrilled me so much I started a thread about new music and went to see them play this week. The live show brings out a wonderfully Dandy Warholian spirit of anthemic psychedelia. A rather special new band - even their FB bio mentions Elliott Smith - who are well worth keeping an eye on:
Often comparisons can feel like barbed insults, but there is no higher praise I can think of than comparing anyone to Andrew Bird. Denver's "orchestral chamber pop quintet" (their words, not mine) Princess Music, sound quite a bit like Andrew Bird. They also have a whiff of Sufjan Stevens when they go slow but expansive, and a sniff of Vampire Weekend when they hint there's some funk in their trunk. The music is complex without being too clever-clever, and lush without drifting too far into the wafty ethereal fairy den. Their - well, it's mostly composer Tyler Ludwick's project - debut album is called Odobenidae and is due out on September 3rd via Hot Congress Records. http://princessmusicband.com
Well known in some circles, but with a second album (or first record proper, depending how pedantic you are about such things), the tribal-drones of this chap from Liverpool are surely due to prick up some ears and worm his way into thousands of record collections. This new track, which can be found on his Tumblr, is a bit like a dubbier Burial (I realise comparing any modern electronic music to Burial is like comparing any guitar music to the Beatles, but fuck it, you came here for tunes, not my snot-splattered words). Thanks to No Pain in Pop for emailing me about this.
Dublin doesn't have much of a reputation for producing electronic music. If this EP is anything to go by, that might be about to change. This was recommended to me by GoldFlakePaint, where you can hear plenty more of this Pantha du Prince, Apparat, early M83 "slo-fi" is your sort of thing.
An intriguing new artist. A little more Marissa Nadler than Laura Marling. This is from her debut EP, out now on the Young & Lost label. For upcoming live dates visit her Facebook page.
Not to be confused with that band who tried to ride The Strokes' coat tails, this duo are from South London and make the sort of vintage doo-wop that can only exist in a time of 'womps'. There's a charm, without the kitsch of Camera Obsura or the revisionist, regressive rock'n'roller nonsense. They probably have more in common with Au Revoir Simone's sweet-futurism and Azure Ray's timelessness than anything else, so perhaps the dreamy swoosh of the past needn't have been mentioned at all. Debut album is coming soon on Memphis Industries, for now tho, pick up this track as a 7'.
They sent me their record in a fancy box. Some of the folks from Youthmovies are helping them out, which is more than enough of an endorsement around these parts for you to click play, no?
Brooding with the ache you barely feel nuzzling its way into your hearts shadow when you listen to The National. This made me catch my breath when I first heard it, and then I read the press release after agreeing to post it and it turns out Andy LeMaster who's produced quite a few records I like is involved, as is Orenda Fink from Azure Ray (that's the second time they've been mentioned in here, and yet they're probably the sort of band for which this column should be championing, despite how long they've been releasing great records) and some chap called Michael Stipe helped write some of the lyrics. Blimey! The album is called Glacial and its out on September 9th via the Highline label.
DiS messageboard regular, Ghosting Season and WorriedAboutSatan member Gavin Miller now has a solo project. It throbs. Oh how it throbs.
Die! Die! Die!
And finally, here's a video premiere to finish off this 'column'. I've never quite understood why this bunch of Kiwis haven't scorched their way into the hearts and minds of more people. They take all that Fugazi, Mudhoney, Sonic Youth rage and channel it into a melodic mess that would surely see them hit some sort of buzz band status if they changed their name, but that would involve playing a game, and they're far too good for that. This video however, I dunno, but what a tune:
Catch them if you can on their upcoming UK tour:
August 2013
13th Start The Bus - Bristol
14th Cardiff Buffalo Bar - Cardiff
15th Sixty Million Postcards - Bournemouth
16th Sticky Mikes Frog Bar - Brighton
17th The Shacklewell Arms - London
21st Oporto - Leeds
22nd Heartattack & Vine - Newcastle
23rd Nice N Sleazy - Glasgow
25th Night & Day Cafe - Manchester
Feel free to join in the bombarding of my inbox by emailing sean AT drownedinsound dot-com. I really should start a worst of my inbox feature to ward off people who don't do their homework, but you can send your poorly recorded jazz-funk and sexist death-prog my way if you like.


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This week, Windows president Steven Sinofsky reiterated what we already knew: Windows 8 PCs and tablets running on ARM chips won't be able to load applications originally built for Intel-based computers. While this is no surprise, Microsoft did also say that applications using the Windows 8 Metro interface will be easily ported to ARM platforms and that Microsoft Office will likely be given the Metro treatment.
In a call with financial analysts Wednesday, Sinofsky was asked if Microsoft will use an emulator or application virtualization to bring current applications to Windows 8 on ARM chips.
But Sinofsky noted, "We've been very clear since the very first CES demos [in January] and forward that the ARM product won't run any x86 applications," according to a transcript of the conversation. "What we announced yesterday for the first time was that when you write a Metro style application, all the tools are there to enable you in any of the languages that we support to automatically support ARM or x86."
While Windows 8 on Intel platforms can run both Metro-style applications and traditional Windows apps, Sinofsky indicated that ARM will primarily run Metro apps. "It's an Intel-based world and the AMD-based world plus the ARM-based world for Metro style apps," he said.
Back in June, Ars reported that Windows for ARM wouldn't include an x86 emulator, and therefore would not be able to run existing Windows programs. "It is, however, the same operating system with the same APIs, meaning that it should be possible to recompile existing software and device drivers for ARM Windows with few difficulties."
It is hard to imagine any device that runs Windows but not Office, given that these are Microsoft's two biggest cash cows. CEO Steve Ballmer said in the same call with analysts that Microsoft is working on a version of Office that will use the Metro interface.
"The brilliance of the Windows 8 strategy... is we get all of the applications that come from Windows on x86, as well as applications that have gone through the process of rethinking how they might work in a Windows 8 world," Ballmer said. "Certainly you ought to expect that we are rethinking and working hard on what it would mean to do Office Metro style."


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"I have always been a fan of roasting any vegetable at a high heat to caramelize its natural sugars. This fantastic side dish goes a step further by adding a spicy kick that makes these carrots addictive." – Susie Fishbein
I would double or triple this recipe and use it for Shabbat as a new vegetable on the table. – Marlene
Ingredients for this Kosher Recipe
- 6 large carrots, peeled, ends trimmed
- 1 egg white from a large egg
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt or kosher salt
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1. Preheat oven to 450˚F. Cover a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Cut each carrot in half to make 2 (3–4 inch) pieces.
3. Cut each carrot half in half lengthwise. With the cut-side-down on your cutting board, cut each half into 3 equal strips to make thin carrot sticks.
4. Place the egg white into a large shallow bowl or container and whip with a fork or whisk till foamy.
5. In a large bowl, mix the olive oil, water, garlic powder, cumin, sugar, paprika, and white pepper.
6. Place the carrot sticks into the beaten egg; toss to coat the carrots in the egg white.
7. Stir the carrots into the spice mixture. Arrange in a single layer on the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the salt.
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Former Son-Chief Electrics complex sold to Torrington businessmen
WINSTED >> The industrial complex formerly occupied by Son-Chief Electrics, located at 41-43 Meadow St., has been sold to two Torrington businessmen, officials announced Friday morning.
The complex has been sold to Tom Iffland Tim Hurrey.
Winchester Mayor Maryann Welcome, and Town Manager Dale Martin met together in the hopes of ushering Winsted into a new era of business development.
"This is a great day for Winsted and for our continued efforts to retain and attract business and create new job opportunities for our residents", Welcome said. "Thank you for making an investment in our community, and be assured that our Economic Development Commission and other town officials and I all stand ready to assist you in your new endeavors."
The business duo acquired the complex from former owner Donald Fitzgerald, whose father purchased the building in 1913. They plan to call the property, "Meadow Street Commons."
"It's very exciting that we're the new owners after the property had been in the Fitzgerald family for exactly 100 years", said Hurrey. "I know Tom and I are committed to improving the property, working closely with our current tenants as had the Fitzgeralds, and teaming up with Winsted officials and with our real estate agent Vance Taylor to bring new companies to Meadow Street Commons. We're very upbeat about the potential for this property, and look forward to the next 100 years."
Vance Taylor, agent for Commercial Real Estate Group, Torrington, represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
"As many of you know, we've had lots of lookers at the Son Chief property over the years, but Tom and Tim were the first who were ready to roll up their sleeves and make a serious commitment of time and dollars to preserving and improving this property," Taylor said. "I'm confident the new Meadow Street Commons will continue being a good place to do business for many and various types of small and medium-sized companies."
Martin said he was pleased to see the building will be renewed and get new use. He said the building will hopefully bring business into the town.
"As companies who are presently occupying space in the existing building outgrow their quarters, I know Tom and Tim will consider creating a mini industrial park on the property," he said. "Effectively, a continuum would be created, where fledgling companies could establish their operations in very small spaces in the main building, continue growing either within one of the existing or proposed buildings, and ultimately move to their own facility in our town's industrial parks."
According to Welcome, the Son Chief property is now home to 18 businesses with 20 employees. The two businessmen have received the support for the town and will soon start the renovations on the industrial complex.
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Ibanez looks to be more than just a DH
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Raul Ibanez, turning 42 on June 2, still is not sure how much longer he wants to play this game.
"I don't really think about it," he said. "I try to focus on the day to day. It's a gift. That's how I look at it.
"But not too many more."
Can this be the last one?
"We'll talk at the end of the year," Ibanez said, grinning. "If we can win a World Series, then we'll talk."
For now, Ibanez is focused on being more than just a designated hitter for the Angels. That is what he signed up for with the Yankees in 2012 and with the Mariners in 2013, then ultimately played a combined 1,483 1/3 innings in the outfield.
The Angels have plenty of outfield coverage, but Angels manager Mike Scioscia has stressed that he wants versatility out of Ibanez, who needs to be able to fill in at left field and is a potential emergency option at first base -- a position at which Ibanez has not started since 2005.
"I'm ready for whatever," Ibanez said. "You train in the offseason to be an athlete, not to be a DH, so you have to be ready to do anything."
Ibanez slumped to a .203/.295/.345 slash line in the second half last year, but he will tell you that had nothing to do with the 832 1/3 innings he spent in Seattle's outfield. In fact, he believes it was taking a break that hurt him.
"I was the only guy, maybe in all of baseball, that didn't want the All-Star break to come, because I felt so good," Ibanez said.
"I'm not going to attribute it to anything other than I wasn't good in the second half. That's it. If you do that when you're 40, people say you wore down. If you do that when you're 25, they say, 'Oh, the league figured him out, and he'll adjust.'"


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'Most Recent Common Ancestor' of All Living Humans Surprisingly Recent
"Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth""....
"The Sons of Noah
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth"...From Genesis Chap 9
"God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God."... 1 Peter 3
"While we may not all be 'brothers,' the models suggest we are all hundredth cousins or so," said Joseph T. Chang, professor in the Department of Statistics at Yale University and senior author on the paper.Chang established the basis of this research in a previous publication with an intentionally simplified model that ignored such complexities as geography and migration. Those precise mathematical results showed that in a world obeying the simplified assumptions, the most recent common ancestor would have lived less than 1,000 years ago. He also introduced the "identical ancestors point," the most recent time -- less than 2,000 years ago in the simplified model -- when each person was an ancestor to all or ancestor to none of the people alive today. The current paper presents more realistic mathematical and computer models. It incorporates factors such as socially driven mating, physical barriers of geography and migration, and recorded historical events.Although such complexities make pure mathematical analysis difficult, it was possible to integrate them into an elaborate computer simulation model. The computer repeatedly simulated history under varying assumptions, tracking the lives, movements, and reproduction of all people who lived within the last 20,000 years. These more realistic models estimate that the most recent common ancestor of mankind lived as recently as about 3,000 years ago, and the identical ancestors point was as recent as several thousand years ago. The paper suggests, "Further work is needed to determine the effect of this common ancestry on patterns of genetic variation in structured populations. But to the extent that ancestry is considered in genealogical rather than genetic terms, our findings suggest a remarkable proposition: No matter the languages we speak or the colour of our skin, we share ancestors who planted rice on the banks of the Yangtze, who first domesticated horses on the steppes of the Ukraine, who hunted giant sloths in the forests of North and South America, and who laboured to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu. The results can also work backwards, into the future. According to Chang, "Within two thousand years, it is likely that everyone on earth will be descended from most of us." Other authors are Douglas L.T. Rhode of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Steve Olson of Bethesda, MD. The National Institutes of Health supported this research.Citation: Nature 431: (September 30, 2004). For solicited commentary on this paper, see News & Views and supplementary material in the same issue.
Another View"Notice the model converges on a few thousand years ago, not millions. Such a date is closer to Noah than Lucy. Care should be exercised interpreting what this means, because it is somewhat of a counterintuitive artifact of a mathematical model that makes certain assumptions.Another counterintuitive result, Hein claims, is that "not many generations ago (about six), members of our pedigree existed that did not contribute to us genetically." The authors are not claiming that humankind popped into existence a few thousand years ago, but only that everyone alive today had the same ancestors. Can the same models be applied to guppies, tigers and oak trees? Hein points to additional interesting questions that will require further refinement of models and the combining of pedigree and genetic ancestry information.One question he asks is, "In the idealized models, how far back would one have to go to find a single couple who are the lone ancestors of everybody?" to which we might add, "and did their names start with A and E?"
We can't judge how valid is Professor Rhodes' computer model, but it is interesting that this was not published by Answers in Genesis, but by Nature and by researchers from MIT and Yale – not institutions particularly interested in validating Biblical chronology. It calls into question evolutionary assumptions about human pedigrees stretching back tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of years.
It also means that all those "racial" differences between people are superficial and must be of recent origin. Like AIG has emphasized in its Biblical creationist answer to racism, we truly are of "one blood," just as Paul told the Greek philosophers on Mars Hill (Acts 17).
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and then they got wise to that shit
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http://mmajunkie.com Jason Reinhardt (20-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has a story to tell.
This will come without prompting. Ask him about his life, and he launches into an unbroken 20-minute monologue about all the circumstances that have led him to where he's at today – fighting for his job against Edwin Figueroa (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on a UFC preliminary card.
It's a story of chronic pain, misfortune, hopes, dreams and desires, and ultimately, a message: Don't give up. If he can make it, so can you.
He is, of course, still trying to make it. Eleven years after starting his career, Reinhardt, who on Sunday meets Figueroa at UFC on Versus 5 at Milwaukee's Bradley Center, is broke and owes money to the IRS. His car will be repossessed on Monday. His 20-2 record is a list of first-round blowouts over unheralded fighters, and his two UFC appearances have ended in first-round disasters.
From a glance, it looks like the spotlight has a crippling effect on his talent.
Still, he presses on. Reinhardt said he gave up a six-figure salary selling life insurance to pursue MMA full time. Although he and his father still tinker in the insurance industry, he can't see doing anything else but fighting in the cage.
"I'm on a mission to change a small part of this world that we live in – this [expletive] up place where everybody's so selfish and self-centered," he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
His voice breaks with emotion several times during the story, mostly when his outpouring drifts toward his wife and daughter, who have joined him on this road in MMA and have given him their trust. He recently has moved them to Las Vegas, where he's taken residence at Wanderlei Silva's gym.
"I have a very good family and a support system, and I'm very lucky," Reinhardt said.
That support has pushed him past points at which many would throw in the towel. His career choice, after all, hasn't just cost him financially, but physically. He broke his neck during a 2001 fight and began suffering from severe back pain shortly afterward. He said he spent the $60,000 he had from his insurance gig to correct his neck, but he never addressed his back. Consequently, it grew into a full-time problem for which he self-medicated with Vicodin. Worse, doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. One suggested it was his head and suggested he take Prozac.
"It's not in my mind; it's in my damn back," Reinhardt said.
Prior to beginning his camp for Figueroa, Reinhardt met a doctor who had worked for Strikeforce. He isolated his problem to his facet, a joint in his back that protects against excessive rotation and flexion. The doctor immediately prescribed him a new medication that in just three days gave him the mobility to train as he used to. Physically, he could prepare properly.
But how is his mind? Years of misfortune have created in him a well of trauma that's drawn when he opens up about his life. From the sound of it, MMA is a life-and-death struggle. And it is – to him. Isn't that an unfair amount of pressure to put on himself as he steps into the octagon?
Maybe. But Reinhardt doesn't know any other way to do things. He said he will never give up on his dreams, and he will never give up trying to spread a positive message.
The struggle may never end. It definitely won't after Sunday.
"The first thing I'm doing after my fight, we're sitting down, my wife and I, and we're getting our taxes caught up," he said. "I don't know how I do it. I feel like I try to be 10 people, and I'm only one person."
And though Figueroa will stand in the cage on Sunday night, he is not the person Reinhardt is fighting.
For more on UFC on Versus 5, including the night's official lineup, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.


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« Q & A Collections: Professional Development | Main | Q & A Collections: Administrator Leadership »
Q & A Collections: Teacher Leadership
I'll begin posting new questions and answers in early September, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past five years. You can see all those collections from the first four years here.
Here are the ones I've posted so far:
This Year's Most Popular Q & A Posts!
Student Motivation & Social Emotional Learning
Best Ways To Begin & End The School Year
Teaching English Language Learners
Today's theme is on teacher leadership. You can see the list following this excerpt from one of them:
* 'Teacher Leadership Is the Lifeboat to a Better School'
Megan M. Allen, David Allen, John DeFlaminis, Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar, and Eric Yoak, along with readers, share their suggestions for ways teacher leaders can respond when new administrators are not thrilled with their role or presence.
* Teacher Leaders Are 'Hungry To Learn'
Laura Robb, Kylene Beers, Susan Chenelle, ReLeah Cossett, Christopher Lehman, Matt Townsley, Anthony Cody and Patty O'Grady contribute their ideas on teacher leadership. I've also included comments from readers.
* 'Schools Cannot Thrive' Without Teacher Leadership
Regie Routman, Aubrie Rojee, Megan M. Allen, Shane Safir, Sean Slade, and Barnett Berry share their thoughts on what teacher leadership looks like....
* Policy Decisions Must Be 'Done With' Teachers, Not 'Done To' Them
This post includes contributions from Randi Weingarten, Jody Spiro, Susan Ochshorn and Meghan Everette discussing how teachers can effectively engage in educational policy decisions. I've also included comments left by readers.
* 'Writing A Letter Isn't Enough' To Affect Ed Policy
Karen Baptiste, Eric C. Heins, Mary Tedrow, and David Griffith share their suggestions on how teachers can affect education policy decisions.
* Avoiding 'Trust Busters' When Making Change in Schools
Today's contributors on the topic of making change in schools include Catherine Beck, Paul D'Elia, Michael Lamond, Julie Combs, Stacey Edmonson, Sandra Harris, PJ Caposey and Kirke H. Olson. In addition, you can see quite a few comments from readers.
* Change In Schools 'Is A Process, Not An Event'
Educators Sally Zepeda, Bill Sterrett, Pete Hall, and Opal Davis Dawson share their thoughts on how teachers can encourage - and "embrace" - change.
* Teachers Must Help Determine New Ideas Being Implemented
I share my thoughts here, as do Renee Moore and Kelly Young.
* 'Teacherpreneurs Can Lead Reforms': An Interview With Barnett Berry
I interview Barnett Berry about the book Teacherpreneurs: Innovative Teachers Who Lead but Don't Leave (Jossey-Bass 2013) authored by Barnett and Center For Teaching Quality colleagues Ann Byrd and Alan Wieder. In it, they document the leadership journeys of eight classroom educators (several who are regular contributors to this blog) who are spreading their expertise beyond their schools, districts, and states -- and even nationally and internationally.
* We Need "Fewer John Waynes & More John Deweys"
This is Part One in a series responding to the question: "How can teachers best relate to Superintendents -- and vice versa?"
This post provides responses from a teacher's perspective, with contributions from Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers; Dean Vogel, President of the California Teachers Association ; and Barnett Berry of the Center For Teaching Quality.


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Prospect Erlin to start for injured Richard
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres announced Robbie Erlin will start Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Erlin fills the spot of the injured Clayton Richard, who was placed on the disabled list on Saturday with a left shoulder strain. The Padres are expected to make a roster move to recall the left-hander after Tuesday's game.
Erlin's turn in the rotation at Triple-A Tucson comes on the same day as Richard's, and Erlin had already made a spot-start for Richard on June 1. That was his first career start and win, as he held the Blue Jays to two runs in 6 2/3 innings.
"He's getting to the point now where he's about ready to break through," Padres manager Bud Black said of the 22-year-old.
For Tucson, Erlin was 6-2 with a 5.25 ERA in 12 starts. The Padres' other candidates to make the start included long relievers Tyson Ross and Tim Stauffer.
Ross, who pitched two scoreless innings in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Phillies, started the season as the club's fifth starter, and made three starts in April before an injury forced him to the disabled list.
"I don't think it was real prudent for him to make this start and expect him to go even five or six innings, based on pitch count and stamina," Black said about Ross.
Ross has been in bullpen since April and Black said he likes having him and fellow long man Stauffer there.
"I think it was a move to keep a little continuity," Black said.


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Paul Bedard
Supporters of the 380 sheriffs in 15 states who so far have vowed to defy new state and federal gun control laws claim that legislation is starting to pop up around the nation to fire any state elected or appointed law enforcement official who doesn't obey federal orders.
The first effort emerged in Texas. Legislation proposed by Dallas Democratic Rep. Yvonne Davis would remove any sheriff or law enforcement officer who refuses to enforce state or federal laws.
What's more, it would remove any elected or appointed law enforcement officer for simply stating or signing any document stating that they will not obey federal orders.
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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, August 30
With yet another successful Ichiro pick, Steven Summer reached 41 games last night and moved into a tie with Joe Turner atop the BTS season leaderboard.
Stay tuned for tonight's episode, in which Steve will likely choose between the Mariners leadoff man and a "speedy left-handed player from an NL team" in his quest to take sole possession of the season crown.
Tuesday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there…
Omar Infante: .577 (15-for-26) since '06 vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
Nick Markakis: .500 (6-for-12) since '06 vs. Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil
Curtis Granderson: .368 (7-for-19) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey
Hunter Pence: .344 (11-for-32) since '06 vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo
Joey Votto: .357 (5-for-14) since '06 vs. Phillies starter Roy Halladay
Feeling kinda spicy?
Jorge Posada: .417 (10-for-24) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey
Ronny Paulino: .400 (6-for-15) since '06 vs. Marlins starter Javier Vazquez
Will Venable: .348 (8-for-23) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
Greg Dobbs: .350 (7-for-20) since '06 vs. Mets starter Mike Pelfrey
You'll thank me later
Jason Bay: .077 (1-for-13) since '06 vs. Marlins starter Javier Vazquez
Lance Berkman: .091 (1-for-11) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum
Adam Jones: .167 (2-for-12) since '06 vs. Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil
Miguel Cabrera: .182 (2-for-11) since '06 vs. Royals starter Jeff Francis
Top MLB Streakers
David Ortiz: 12 games
Mike Moustakas: 12 games
Brandon Phillips: 12 games
Ichiro Suzuki: 12 games
J.J. Hardy: 12 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Ryan Howard: (27 home runs this season) vs. Reds starter Bronson Arroyo
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Miguel Cabrera's single through the left side in the 7th pushes my streak to double digits for the 1st time this season at 10 games!
Shocked that was the only hit through the infield off Francis though.
Keith, as it stands right now in SFTC. (830AMet)
Still a 2 horse race.
w25 has no pick selected
w22 has pick selected –> he will have to make 5 (2 basketball, 2 baseball props & the sea/laa game) correct picks today if he wants to win. starting with the Euro Hoops.
Once Ian posts todays blog I'll continue to update you on that page.


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On December 5 Gentle Friendly release a split 12" with Dustin Wong, through Palmist Records. It contains ten tracks, six by Gentle Friendly and four by Dustin Wong. You will find a list of these below, where you will also find a lovely stream of one of the GF tracks, entitled 'The Shake Up'.
It's bassy, fuzzy and has some mean, mean percussive parts. What else did you expect? Have a listen for yourself in SoundCloud's FANCY new HTML5 player, which really is aesthetically pleasing.
Dustin Wong:
- Ten Fingers
- Two Hands
- Two Feet
- One Head
Gentle Friendly:
- Numbers Station
- The Shake Up
- Rides on Fire
- All I Ever Did
- Numbers Station
- Infinite Return
Photo by theredbird on Flickr


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|Wimbledon 2019 on the BBC
|Event: Wheelchair competitions Venue: All England Club Dates: 11-14 July
|Coverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and app from Thursday, with Saturday and Sunday finals live from 11:00 on BBC Two.
Britain's Andy Lapthorne and Australian partner Dylan Alcott have won the first quad wheelchair doubles title at Wimbledon.
Lapthorne and Alcott beat American David Wagner and Japan's Koji Sugeno 6-2 7-6 (7-4) in one hour 26 minutes.
Quad wheelchair tennis is making its competitive debut at Wimbledon having appeared as an exhibition event last year.
"It means absolutely everything," said Lapthorne, 28.
Lapthorne and Alcott will contest Saturday's quad singles final.
"Tomorrow we go up against each other and I hope everyone comes out to support so we can get this sport out there and on TV more often," Lapthorne told BBC TV.
Two-time Paralympic silver medallist Lapthorne and Alcott – now a 12-time Grand Slam champion across both singles and doubles – went an early break up and never looked like relinquishing their lead in the first set.
The second set proved more tricky as the first eight games went with the serve, before they finally broke Wagner and Sugeno, only to have their own serve broken immediately.
But they sealed the title – and Wimbledon history – on a tie-break.
"Well done to David and Koji and thanks everyone for coming. I dreamed of playing here, it's full, and tomorrow we will play on an even bigger court," said Lapthorne.
"Thanks so much for being here. It means the world to me. It means absolutely everything. This, for me, is the world.
"Thanks to my team that have put up with me, thanks to the All England Club for the wildcard and believing in me – and thanks to Dylan for playing alongside me."
Elsewhere, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid reached the wheelchair men's doubles final with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-4) win over Frenchmen Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer.
They will play Joachim Gerard and Stefan Olsson in Saturday's final.
But Britain's Jordanne Whiley and partner Yui Kamiji – four-time Wimbledon champions together – missed out on the wheelchair women's doubles final, losing in three sets to Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot.


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Duke Second-in-Command Resigns Amid Revolving Door Ethics Scandal
UPDATE 4/13/2012: The Indianapolis Star's John Russel has compiled a full timeline of this scandal: Prying Open the Duke Energy Scandal
Duke Energy is experiencing the departure of its second-top executive (after CEO Jim Rogers), utilities division president James Turner, making Turner the third Duke casualty in an ethics scandal that has already led to the firing of two other Duke officers and an Indiana state utility regulator.
Emails between Turner and David Lott Hardy, the recently-sacked chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), revealed that the two men had a particularly cordial relationship that extended itself into professional circumstances. As Duke negotiated positions for Michael Reed (coming from the state's Department of Transportation and with three years of experience in the IURC) and Scott Storms (an administrative law judge and general counsel for the IURC), Turner and Hardy frequently discussed the hiring process. The Indianapolis Star revealed that in one message to Turner, Hardy encouraged the executive to hire Reed, asking, "Is this decision yours and I don't need to sell Jim [Rogers, Duke CEO], or is his buy-in pivotal?"
In order to avoid honoring a customary yearlong pause before moving from the IURC to Duke, Storms was given an express pass through the IURC's ethics panel investigation with help from Reed and Hardy. Reed, concerned that Storms would not get the panel's go-ahead, urged Hardy to enlist the help of the IURC's ethics officer, Loraine Seyfried, who then wrote a memo to Storms denying any conflict of interest. The ethics panel mirrored Seyfried's conclusion and allowed Storms to move to Duke; Seyfried got his old job as administrative law judge. Reed and Storms were both fired in November, just before emails revealed the full extent of the scandal. While Seyfried was not fired along with Hardy, she was removed from cases involving Duke.
What made the Duke-IURC revolving door particularly improper was Scott Storms' role as a judge presiding over Duke cases while arranging to work for the utility giant. Chairman Hardy, Storms' boss, ignored the clear conflict of interest, which included Storms' approval of a utility ratepayer hike in order to cover massive cost overruns of Duke's new Edwardsport coal plant.
The new Edwardsport plant, which is intended to both replace an existing facility built in the 1940s and to demonstrate integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology, has swelled in costs originally estimated at $1.5 billion to just under $3 billion. The difference in costs will be reflected in the estimated 16% ratepayer increase that Storms approved before joining Duke. Indiana's Citizens Action Coalition, which has been a strong voice of opposition to the Edwardsport plant, warns that other hidden expenses will likely wind up in utility bills as well.
The debacle's most recently disgraced figure, James Turner, boasted Duke's second highest annual compensation--$4.3 million--after CEO Jim Rogers ($6.9 million). The Indianapolis Star insinuated that part of Turner's "incentive pay" (last year an almost $800,000 portion of his total compensation) could have been a result of the very revolving door relationships that forced him out of the company. While we can hope the lesson in this case is "don't cheat the system," industry sentiment is much more likely to be, "don't get caught like Duke did."
Important to consider is how similar scandals could be possible on the federal level. Duke has a total of five lobbyists with former experience in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including Bill Tyndall, who was announced as one of the individuals reporting directly to Jim Rogers following Turner's departure.
David Lott Hardy: "Don't tell the utilities I'm being accommodating -- bad for my reputation."
James Turner: "Don't worry. Your reputation in this regard is unalterable."
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To judge by the hundreds of attentive advisors who packed the Chicago Hilton's International Ballroom on Thursday, nothing can compare to getting estate planning advice from tax lawyer Natalie Choate.
The Harvard-educated, Boston-based counsel in the trusts and estates department of Nutter McClennen & Fish appeared on stage at the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) 2012 national conference to get into the nuts and bolts of retirement benefits.
No surprise: Choate, right, had plenty to say about IRAs, annuities and the Internal Revenue Service. Big surprise: not only is she smart, she's funny.
In fact, Choate is a popular speaker on the advisor circuit because she really knows how to engage an audience with her direct speaking style. On Thursday, she urged her listeners to read the brand-new 7th edition of her book, Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits, and to send their questions to her website, http://www.ataxplan.com/.
"I love to get questions and answer them," she told the NAPFA audience, many of whom lined up to buy Choate's book after her presentation. "I welcome your questions."
Here are just a few of Choate's latest tips about recent developments and current trends in estate planning:
New Taxes to Drive Roth Conversions in 2013. In 2013, after this year's elections, expect to see higher tax rates, Choate advised her NAPFA audience. When that happens, she said, a flood of clients will want to convert their traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs.
"I expect people to do a lot of Roth conversions before the new tax rates go into place," Choate said.
New IRS Rules for Annuities Inside IRAs. In a recent development so new that it wasn't even in the handout for Choate's presentation, the IRS has published rules specifically for minimum distribution of annuity contracts that are inside IRAs.
"Annuities in IRAs are likely to become more important as the baby boomers get older," Choate said. "The IRS sees these products as fulfilling a need."
As a result, the IRS's new rule specifies what type of annuity can be bought inside an IRA, with minimum distribution rules that push retirees to take level payments during their lifetime. Payments must begin at age 70 so retirees can live comfortably until their life expectancy of 86 without passing on a large sum that would function as a wealth shift down the generations.
Qualified Lifetime Annuity Contracts. QLACs for retirees 85 or older will soon be approved by the IRS, Choate predicts. These contracts would be purchased with either 25 percent or $100,000 from an IRA.
"If that is approved, I expect to see a lot of sales of $100,000 QLACs," Choate said.
See also:
- Annuities Now Permitted to Be Unleashed in Retirement Plans
- The Biggest IRA Mistake
- Estate Planning With Annuities
For the original article on AdvisorOne, click here.


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Investors in Spirit Realty Capital, Inc (Symbol: SRC) saw new options begin trading this week, for the April 2015 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 239 days until expiration the newly trading contracts represent a possible opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to achieve a higher premium than would be available for the contracts with a closer expiration. At Stock Options Channel , our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the SRC options chain for the new April 2015 contracts and identified the following call contract of particular interest.
The call contract at the $12.50 strike price has a current bid of 10 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of SRC stock at the current price level of $11.97/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $12.50. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 5.26% if the stock gets called away at the April 2015 expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if SRC shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Spirit Realty Capital, Inc , as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing SRC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in red:
Top YieldBoost Calls of Stocks with Insider Buying »
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.


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Post Miss America Coverage Of Dancing With The Stars Mark Ballas And Brooke Burke (Photos)
The post Miss America coverage continues here at Pure Dancing With The Stars. Above is a picture taken of judges Mark Ballas, Raul de Molina, Kris Jenner, Lara Spencer, Chris Powell, Mike Fleiss, Teri Polo, and the lovely, newly crowned Miss America Laura Kaeppeler. You can see more post pictures of Mark and the group at Zimbio.com. There is a cool album here too (Facebook account required). Some pictures include Miss America host Brooke Burke one of which you can view below. Stunning gown! What do you think?
ADDING: You can also read on how Mark and the other judges have influenced next year's pageant at Vegas Deluxe. Below is a take which is a good idea I think….
Lara and Mark said that they recognize the relevancy of Miss America but want her to become more of a celebrity during the yearlong, hard job she reigns over. "It's a shame that she's MIA in public recognition when they've taken on this incredible responsibility and worked so hard for it," Lara said.
Mark commented: "We can update and still respect the fact she is relevant and a wonderful role model with great confidence who connects with everybody from politicians to pop stars. I want to have more young people saying, 'I want to be like Miss America" — and that might mean taking a '70s wardrobe look into modern times and changing the music for the talent competition."


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Started this new painting two weeks ago. Here are a couple of progression photos. At 36"x48" this is the largest painting I've attempted. Given the size I skipped the usual detailed drawing and went straight to doing a rough drawing on the gessoed panel and working straight over that. I went over the pencil outlines with acrylic, then blocked in some colors. I am now doing a monotone under-painting for most of the image so as to lay down most of the tonal values.
The theme of the painting is one of the transcendent, a concept that I've been intrigued with after listening to some philosophical podcasts.