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we have met the enemy, and he is us
by tacoma1
on 3/3/2011 @ 8:44am
|btw, the above quote is from the great american philosopher, Pogo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_(comic_strip)
Once again, our air quality comes up short. We apparently only have ourselves to blame.
by NineInchNachos on 3/3/2011 @ 9:07am
|the enemy of my enemy is my friend... but if the enemy is us... uh.. we're so sewed
by fredo on 3/3/2011 @ 9:18am
|Yes the air is bad, too many people.
Yet we keep giving free food, free utilities, free medical care, free rent, subsidized transportation, driver's licenses and other benefits to illegals and others and then express surprise when problems associated with overpopulation occur. As tacoma1 noted: we have met the enemy and he is us.
by Mofo from the Hood on 3/3/2011 @ 9:23am
|We have met the enemy and it is Dumbacrats.
They know better than us how to spend our money taken through taxation.
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 9:27am
|fredo and mofo have points, not very good points................but they do have points. Some how I think its just the wood smoke.
If it was overpopulation or dumbacrats, Seattle's air quality would be worse than ours. They've got more of both.
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 9:28am
|It's kinda odd that any discussion about air quality instantly becomes political. Don't teabaggers breathe air too?
by fredo on 3/3/2011 @ 9:31am
|Obviously, there's only one way to address our smokey air. We need to pass a new tax so that we will have funds to install new furnaces in the homes of all the poor people and pay their utility bills. And this new policy will not attract more poor people to our area.
by Jesse on 3/3/2011 @ 9:35am
|Poor people + old drafty houses + real fireplaces + cheap or free wood on the Peninsula + higher and higher energy costs = Lots of wood stoves.
Go chop wood and use the wood stove to heat the house instead of paying a big electric bill. Use savings to feed family.
Be socially responsible and use electricity to heat the house but we will be spending a lot less on necessities each month.
by Mofo from the Hood on 3/3/2011 @ 9:41am
|More taxes = More overpaid public sector employees = More entitlement programs.
by NineInchNachos on 3/3/2011 @ 9:42am
|Mofo and Fredo are you guys smokers right?
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 9:45am
|Where I live, I have lots of well off neighbors...........their chimneys are constantly smoking like,,,,,well like chimneys. It's not just the poor people's fault. The shaved ape in the morning mirror putting on a suit and tie has some explaining to do too.
by fredo on 3/3/2011 @ 9:49am
|"Where I live, I have lots of well off neighbors...........their chimneys are constantly smoking like,,,,,well like chimneys"
Could you post pictures of these homes which apparently show upper income scofflaws? Please use a resolution high enough that we can make out the addresses.
by Mofo from the Hood on 3/3/2011 @ 9:51am
|Little known Tacoma ordinance:
Wood burning stoves are not allowed in public parks.
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 9:53am
|fredo, my guess is that if I did, we would see your house.
btw, Jesse, I consider clean air to breathe one of my basic necessities.
by fredo on 3/3/2011 @ 9:57am
|Just giving you an opportunity tacoma1 to back up your assertion that the air pollution problem is linked to the rich people in your neighborhood.
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 10:01am
|Ok fredo, you win. Its the brown peoples fault. Lets round em all up at night and put them on a train to Portland. That'll solve the problem.
Or then of course, maybe the problem is just the wood smoke.
by Jesse on 3/3/2011 @ 10:03am
|I'm sure there are rich people using their fireplaces too. Anytime you make general blanket statements, there are going to be exceptions.
"btw, Jesse, I consider clean air to breathe one of my basic necessities." tacoma1
More than heat or feeding your family? Because that is the real world decision these poor people are making.
Don't eat for the next two days and get back to me on that one.
by Jesse on 3/3/2011 @ 10:05am
|What would you like to see happen tacoma1? A law passed? Utilities paying for conversion out of wood burning devices? What do you believe is the solution?
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 10:08am
|I think the solution is pretty simple. Stop burning wood. The wood smoke will stop shortly thereafter.
And I said one of, not the.
Wood smoke is a carcinogen. Wood smoke is not harmless. It causes asthma, breathing problems, and cancer. Cancer causes death. Death is not compatible with a high quality of life, imho.
by Mofo from the Hood on 3/3/2011 @ 10:12am
|I think the real problem relates to the property where the wood burning is happening. The owners or users of the property may not have been satisfactorily taxed for the use of the air space.
by fredo on 3/3/2011 @ 10:16am
|OK I'll make some recommendations.
1. The Mayor uses her bully pulpit to call out the people who are sending dirty smoke up their chimneys.
2, The city utilities announce a program where they will install new furnaces that can be paid off over a 12 month term. The new furnace program requires that chimney flues be permanently disabled so there will be no more fires.
3. Every utility bill includes some condoms so that cold winter nights don't result in a population explosion.
4. Welfare benefits are reduced for families with more than 2 children.
by NineInchNachos on 3/3/2011 @ 10:23am
|look. Tacoma is the most romantic city. That means getting busy on a bear skin rug in front of a REAL fire.
don't be a mood killer.
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 10:25am
Just for the record, I'm ok with a real fire as long as some one is getting laid.
by fredo on 3/3/2011 @ 10:26am
|If the woman is sufficiently attractive a digital fireplace will be adequate.
by Jesse on 3/3/2011 @ 10:30am
|How about this:
The city use a few guys from TPU to offer free drilling for vertical geothermal rods to be installed in your back yard and installation of geothermal pump. That's the big cost of geothermal. TPU seals up the fireplace and takes the wood stove.
The home owner pay for the furnace and parts over a period of time in their electric bill.
Geothermal uses 70% less energy than electric.
by Mofo from the Hood on 3/3/2011 @ 10:30am
|Dang, how did the descendants of pioneer Tacoman's make it to 2011 if not for the right to burn wood?
Good thing them EPA scientists wadn't born before 1991.
by Jesse on 3/3/2011 @ 10:31am
|"If the woman is sufficiently attractive a digital fireplace will be adequate." -- fredo
Don't you mean this:
"If the woman is sufficiently cheap and easy a digital fireplace will be adequate."
by jenyum on 3/3/2011 @ 10:36am
|There actually is a law already. When there is an air quality burn ban, you are not supposed to burn wood unless it is your only source of heat. I know that there are a lot of poor people in the area who rely on wood for heat, but there are also a whole lot of relatively more comfortable people who don't know anything about burn bans, or if they do they know there is never really any enforcement. I smell woodsmoke all the time in my neighborhood and I'm pretty sure it's not related to anyone's political affiliation or immigration status.
Is there enforcement? I've never heard of any.
by fredo on 3/3/2011 @ 10:47am
|tacoma1 made a good point about the effects of air pollution. I want to breathe clean air myself! I don't want people burning smokey fires even if it's there only source of heat.
For the people in a cold house however, there is a tradeoff. Would they rather be warm today than cold, even if it means they might have their lives shortened by one day in 40 or 50 years? Sort of a no brainer.
by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 11:17am
2007 data that caused tacoma to have 4 monitoring stations and seatle 2 is flawed now because it was a brief monitiring period during a cold snap when electricity went out. also, wood stove particulates are comparable to rural areas and diesel emmissions are much lower than urban comparisons...
maybe tacoma is less than urban ... sub? urban?
but then again...multiple data collections always show tacoma at higher low quality measurements, what will it take to prove this place deserves all of our attention. it smells, it looks light lots of discharge, and data on emmissions backs that up.
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 12:20pm
|I'm pretty sure that the epa offices are in Lacey. The Seattle bias argument is pretty weak. We have been consistent in the level of wood smoke particulates in our air for years. This is not a new problem. These people that burn wood didn't just get their fireplaces and stoves installed this winter. The number of monitoring stations may give scientists a better representation of what the source is, but they don't take the readings and add them all together.
It's really pretty simple. Our wood smoke problem comes from us burning wood. IMHO.
by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 12:25pm
|yes tacoma 1, it is NOT a seattle bias argument. it is an answer to the question why? does tacoma have 4 monitiring stations and seattle 2...that is from the 2007 results showing tacomas wood stove particulates as high. that test in 2007 was done during a local power outage and is well known to everyone in elected positions. please do not reduce my arguments to your gutter seattle/tacoma squabble. just asnwer the question...what sense does it make to have 4 in t town and 2 in seattle?
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 12:35pm
|I'm ok with it. Since I live in Tacoma, I would rather have cleaner air here than in Seattle. Just sayin.
And I'm still pretty sure that the wood smoke problem we have is coming from the burning of wood, not the number of monitoring stations.
by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 12:41pm
|that is too bad...in oct. 2008 i personally witnessed rep. jeanie darneille, frm. rep. dennis flannigan, senator debbie regala, county council tim ferrel, barbara gellman, terry lee, dale washam, jan shabro...julie anderson, pat mccarthey, lonergan, norm dicks' staff ... they all acknowledged the data had been collected at an extremely predjudical time for tacoma. without facts tacoma1 being OK with something kind of makes you ignorant
by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 12:42pm
|it is from wood, but we have less deiesel emmissions so tacoma is cleaner than seattle???????? lets good good test data before policy is made. thank you
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 12:47pm
"In the study, air quality data was collected ...................between Nov. 1, 2008, and Oct. 31, 2009"
I don't think that the power was out for a year and a half. If that makes me ignorant, I be unedumacated.
And I'm pretty sure that the politicians opinions all had more to do with the fact that they don't want the epa to levy a huge ass fine on Tacoma and or Pierce County for being stinky i.e. non compliant.
by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 12:55pm
|you must be educated, because a person without that advantage in life would never make such light of it...having myself been to gradumawit scoolz i think you are the scourge of psuedo-intellectualismz. why build on flawed data? why not give tacoma an award for being the city with lowest iesel emmissions?
by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 12:57pm
|you are mis-informed about local elected officials-they all wanted better data and want to work hard for cleaner air...fines were not discussed, only desire for clean air
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 1:02pm
|So I take it that you like your wood stove then.
If we have 4 monitoring stations, wouldn't that actually get us a better range of samples? And therefore better data?
I was taught in college that small samples sizes were worse (i.e.more variable, and less reliable) than large sample sizes. Maybe things are different now.
by Mofo from the Hood on 3/3/2011 @ 1:37pm
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by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 1:41pm
|im so glad you brought up statistical quality...see sampling is not only size it is quality...quality in statistics is about inference...ex, the large sample made my inference closer to the factual mean than a small sample would have. read carefully, WE in tacoma have been rated as POOR quality air in COMPARISON to a place 8 times larger with only half the sample taken there...the validity of every measurement is in question now-especially seattle's. thanks tacoma 1
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 2:11pm
|Well, the sample size in Seattle may be in question, but the samples taken in Tacoma are still valid, and show that we have a substantial wood smoke pollution problem. A problem that is "significantly higher than elsewhere in the state" A problem that regardless of who you compare us to, we are above the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. So in comparison to the standard, we don't cut it. We stink. We are making ourselves and our neighbors sick.
I take no comfort in thinking that Seattle air quality may or may not be worse than it appears. Knowing that our air quality is as bad as it is, is my concern.
The actual report is here for anyone that want to read it.
"The Tacoma area is currently nonattainment for the 24-hour National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate (PM2.5). Adverse health effects from breathing air with a
high PM2.5 concentration include: premature death, increased respiratory symptoms and disease,
chronic bronchitis, and decreased lung function particularly for individuals with asthma and
increased cardiovascular disease.5,6 Recent work7 has confirmed that the most significant source
contribution of PM2.5 in Tacoma is from wood smoke."
"While there are many similarities between Seattle and Tacoma, one air quality difference is the
higher concentrations of fine particles (PM2.5) observed in some residential areas of Tacoma during
winter. Fine particle levels in South Tacoma are the highest in Washington State, leading EPA to
designate the Tacoma/Pierce County area as nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 daily standard.10
Monitoring has shown that elevated PM2.5 levels mainly occur during the heating months, when a
main source of fine particulate is wood smoke."
by cisserosmiley on 3/3/2011 @ 3:42pm
|in the first para of this report it says it is a comparison between seattle and tacoma...2 stations in seattle, 4 in tacoma...
"Fine particle levels in South Tacoma are the highest in Washington State" out of 6 stations, south tacoma reported the highest (yes all 6 stations were in fact in wa. so this is technically true but an example of colorful language that is misleading) if tacoma 1's argument is valid it makes tacoma the LEAST polluted of the 2 cities because less fomaldehyde and diesel as well as the overall cancer risk being lower.
tacoma 1 just took out the parts that support their argument and forgot to tell averyone that tacoma scored a 250 and seattle was 350 and 450 (high being bad) i want a clean environment, but when epa, puget sound clean air, and the uw team up and score tacoma as the least polluted area and you blog about how bad it is here it feels less thorough than the facts reveal. i guess we are our own enemy when the truth is in a report yet becomes evidence of the contrary...
by tacoma1 on 3/3/2011 @ 4:50pm
|Well, actually my point is that our wood smoke is specifically a Tacoma air pollution problem. Being a Tacoma problem, only Tacoman's can fix it, but only if we want to. I'm happy that the other levels of air pollution are relatively low. But those ratings don't cancel out our high levels of wood smoke pollution. What part of it's the wood smoke don't you understand. Once (if) we fix this little air quality problem, then we can brag to the world that Tacoma has cleaner air than Seattle. That has to be worth something.


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Boosting the informational productivity of GPC/SEC experiments: Using a multi-detector array to quantify polymer branching. By Paul Clarke.
Gel permeation or size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC), is the technique of choice for measuring the molecular weight (MW) of polymers, proteins and macromolecules. As the application of these macromolecules diversifies, there is an increasing demand on GPC/SEC systems to deliver more accurate MW and more detailed insight into polymer structure. This article explores how multi-detector GPC/SEC meets this demand, focusing on its application for quantifying branching in polyolefins.
Seeing the full picture
The functionality of a polymer is defined by features such as MW, molecular weight distribution and structural characteristics such as branching. By varying these properties developers are able to tailor polymeric materials to meet specific applications. Detailed, accurate polymer characterisation provides the information required to drive product and process development, and for effective QC.
GPC/SEC is a two-stage process. The first stage involves separation of the dissolved polymer, using a microporous packing material, on the basis of hydrodynamic volume. The second is analysis of the eluting size fractionated sample. Conventional, single detector GPC/SEC relies on concentration measurement alone, typically via a refractive index (RI) detector. External calibration with an appropriate reference standard enables the conversion of this data into a relative (to the standard) MW distribution.
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Multi-detector GPC/SEC directly addresses these limitations and delivers a far more complete view of polymer features. Figure 1 shows the information generated by a multi-detector array incorporating RI, light scattering, and viscometer detectors ("triple detection"). Light scattering is particularly valuable as it provides absolute MW data without calibration. In combination with intrinsic viscosity (IV) data, MW information can be used to quantify structural characteristics, via the construction of a Mark-Houwink (M-H) plot.
Branching out with multi-detector GPC/SEC
An M-H plot (see Figure 2) is a double logarithmic plot of IV against MW. As IV is a measure of molecular density, this plot shows how molecular structure changes with MW thereby revealing characteristics such as branching and cross-linking. The degree of branching can also be quantified numerically from light scattering and IV data. Branching ratio and frequency for larger polymers can be calculated from radius of gyration (Rg) data, or more practically and reliably, for polymers of all sizes, by directly comparing IV measurements (see equation 1).
This capacity to quantify branching is particularly useful for polyolefins where the induction and control of branching is essential to develop and manufacture products with different characteristics. However, the application of multi-detector GPC/SEC in polyolefin analysis has traditionally been restricted because of the difficult application requirements of working at high temperature. The emergence of integrated multi-detector GPC/SEC systems that provide controlled measurements at temperatures up to 160oC has changed this situation. These systems enable the accurate and efficient measurement of polyolefins, and of filled materials containing, for example, carbon black.
Employing high temperature GPC/SEC to assess the extent of branching in different polyethylene samples
Three reportedly similarly branched polyethylene samples were analysed, together with a linear polyethylene standard material at 140oC using a high temperature triple detection GPC/SEC (Viscotek HT-GPC Malvern Instruments). The solvent used was 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) with 500 ppm BHT. An M-H plot was generated to qualitatively compare the structural characteristics of the polymers (Figure 2).
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The following report is forwarded with permission from Tom Stehn, USFWS biologist and US Whooping Crane Coordinator.
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An aerial census on 30 November, 2005 of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas estimated the number of whooping cranes present at Aransas as 185 adults + 29 young = 214 total. Numbers counted are approaching last winter's record peak population of 217. One additional whooping crane is in extreme South Texas in Hidalgo County near Hargill. This is believed to be the 2004 juvenile that had separated from its parents last fall and had spent the 2004-05 winter with sandhills near Bay City, Texas north of Aransas. It is the 215th documented in the flock this fall.
Approximately 235 whooping cranes are hoped to arrive at Aransas this winter. Thus, an estimated 91% of the flock has completed the migration. Peak flock counts are normally not obtained until December. However, I'm getting worried since there have been no recent reports of whooping cranes in migration and severe weather in the Flyway should have pushed the cranes south. The last report was of 2 whooping cranes in flight south of Canyon, Texas located in the Panhandle on Nov. 25th.
Recap of cranes observed on the flight: (214)
adults + young change from previous flight
Refuge 55 + 8 0
Lamar 4 + 0 0
San Jose 45 + 5 + 4 subadults
Matagorda 64 + 11 - 1
Welder Flats 17 + 5 + 1
Totals 185 + 29 = 210 + 4
Remarks: Excellent viewing conditions were present in the morning, but skies were dark in the afternoon making it much harder top find cranes. All of the crane winter area except for Burgentine Lake was flown in an 8.0-hour census.
An estimated 4 + 0 = 4 whooping cranes have arrived from migration since the previous flight on November 23. A Pacific cold front provided excellent migration conditions November 28-29.
Whooping cranes on today's flight were located in salt marsh habitat (199), open bays (10), and at ponds thought to be somewhat fresher than nearby salt marsh (5). Heavy rains that fell November 26 has freshened up the marsh somewhat. Salinities were measured at 20 ppt in the bays and 11 ppt in cut-off salt marsh on November 29. No whooping cranes were found on recent prescribed burns done on the refuge and at Welder Flats. Tides levels were low at 2.0 mlt, up 0.3 feet from last week's flight. Tidal flats on San Jose were dry over about 60% of the island. A crab count done Nov. 29 indicated blue crabs were still plentiful, although 27% reduced from levels one month ago. Wolfberries are currently abundant and are being fed upon extensively.
Three subadult whooping cranes were visible from the refuge observation tower, the largest subadult flock seen on today's flight. This sighting indicates that the territorial pair at Mustang Lake has not yet returned to Aransas. Other territories for which pairs have not yet returned are 'W' on San Jose, and the Middle Matagorda Island territory. The family group that last week on Panther Point was observed as 3+1 was back to a typical 2+1 grouping on today's flight. Three cranes were found on the extreme north end of Matagorda Island, the first documented crane use in that area since a single crane was reported present on November 12. A farm field with over 1,000 sandhill cranes located northwest of the refuge's Burgentine Lake was checked, but it was late in the day and some of the sandhills may have already flown to roost. Photographs were taken of the Army Corps of Engineers beneficial use of dredge material sites, seismic lines cut just west of the refuge's Tatton Unit, and the site of a proposed housing development by a crane territory near Port O'Connor. It seems like there are usually several activities going on in the crane area that requires involvement of USFWS.
Tom Stehn
Whooping Crane Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Aransas NWR
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Austwell, TX 77950
(361) 286-3559 Ext. 221
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New author Emma Broch Stuart (aka IFW Editor Wendy Chorot) shares her passion for seeing women and men released from bondage and healed from relational wounds. Her newly released book, Broken Umbrellas, takes the reader on her personal journey from the pit of despair and brokenness to the healing arms of Jesus. Along the way, she allows the reader an intimate look into the relationship baggage she hauled around most of her life—even crossing the Atlantic with it—before surrendering to God's radical healing.
1. Tell us a little more about your nonfiction.
Once upon a time, brokenness claimed so many areas of my life, and every one of those areas were relational in nature: bitterness and shame from past intimate relationships; wounds and scars from abuse; insecurities from relating with women I felt had it together when I did not; feelings of failure as a mother. It was all relationship stuff. When I realized that humanity tries to relate with one another in spite of their brokenness, God asked me to write about my own personal struggle with broken areas of my life. And voilà! Broken Umbrellas was born.
2. What was the driving force behind writing Broken Umbrellas?
This is a good question. I feel most people are really bad at one thing in life like sports, or math, or sewing. For me it was relationships. Even becoming a Christian didn't save me from a broken marriage. And I kept asking myself, "Why can't I get this right?" And God showed me that when we have unhealthy hearts, we have unhealthy relationships. (That goes for friendship relationships, too.) Then he took me on an incredible 13-month journey that healed me in the most radical way. I wrote Broken Umbrellas because I don't believe I'm the only one who has struggled with relationships.
3. What do you want your readers to take away from reading your book?
Hope. Pure and simple, yet profound hope. Hope for all their hurting relationships and a desire to be healed, healthy individuals. I want my readers to see—and believe—that God is bigger than any brokenness they have suffered or caused. And I pray Broken Umbrellas is a tool to bring my readers into a deeper knowing of God, the only one who can heal them.
4. What writing projects are you working on now?
I'm working with WhiteFire Publishing on a fun and inspiring piece called Barn Doors. Barn Doors is a collection of short stories about everyday life and how God speaks to me . . . and how I hear him. It releases next spring.
I also have a children's series with DeWard Publishing called The Keeper Series. "The Windkeeper" is the first in the series and looks to be ready for this fall. An illustrator has it as we speak, bringing my words to colorful life. "The Starkeeper" will follow, and "The Rainkeeper" will complete the series. One way God speaks to me is through the pages of his Word, and I incorporate that into these stories.
5. Where can readers learn more about your book?
Broken Umbrellas is for sale on Amazon in paperback and Kindle version, which you can find HERE.
6. How can readers connect with you?
I LOVE connecting with people! Readers can find my blog on my website: http://emmabrochstuart.com/
They can also find updates on my Facebook author page:
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7. Where did you get the name Broken Umbrellas?
At my precious grandson's funeral, I spotted a broken blue umbrella flapping in the winter wind. The woman holding it was oblivious to the fact that snow was falling on her. When she moved her broken umbrella to offer protection to the man beside her, my heart was overwhelmed with the symbolism of humanity doing the same thing—"protecting" (or loving, serving, relating) in spite of our brokenness.
8. Tell us about living overseas.
I credit a lot of who I am today on my experiences in Europe. There's something about getting out of your comfort zone that forces you to relate differently, engage in the world around you at a different level. And most importantly, see beyond yourself. I have dipped my toes in the Mediterranean, hiked mountains in the French Alps, drank wine with my baguette and cheese, breastfed under the Eiffel Tower, and made a complete fool of myself many times as I butchered the language. I have been misunderstood, ignored, lost in a big city, and served fish with the head still attached. But I have also been kissed by complete strangers, given free bus rides when I didn't have exact change, served delicious cuisine, and most importantly, blessed with knowing Christ at a deeper level. My daughter was born there, my first grandchild buried there, and, while there, I collected more than a decade of memories—both good and bad.
Living in a foreign country shows you just how strong you really are.
9. Why did you choose to write under a penname?
Because Broken Umbrellas gives the reader a very intimate and vulnerable look at my past, I chose to write under a penname out of respect for the people I speak about. Of course, I did not have to, and if any of them were to read my book, I have written it in a respectful way that they should not take offense. And I have decided to keep my penname for all of my writing projects. The name Emma Broch Stuart is very special to me; it is the middle name of each of my three children.
As a bonus to this beautiful interview, Emma Broch Stuart is giving away a free copy of Broken Umbrellas to one of you! All you have to do to qualify is leave a comment on this blog. Next Monday, a winner will be randomly selected and contacted by Jessica Nelson (in the form of a reply to his/her comment in this blog) with further information about how to collect his/her prize.
Thank you again to Emma Broch Stuart (and Wendy Chorot) for granting this beautifully poignant interview!


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ANGEL MESSAGE FOR THE DAY My angels came through to me today with the following message: ✨ Don't give up. Come through the struggle and hold on tight. It's a hell of a ride but you need it. You need this. All shall pass and you'll walk into a clearing and look back to see all that you have been through to turn you into the new human BEING who is stronger and in tune…Read More


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See another side of Mexico with this trip to the capital city. Enjoy comfortable transport from Acapulco and choose to explore DF in one or two days. Visit important colonial buildings like the Cathedral and National Palace, as well as archeological sites like the Templo Mayor and the pyramids of Teotihuacan. Your local guide shares knowledge of the history, cuisine, architecture, and culture of this incredible city.
Your adventure will begin in your hotel where your friendly, fun and knowledgeable Driver-Tour Guide will pick you up in a very comfortable Van or Sedan (depending of your numbers) where you can rest and even have a nap while your capable driver takes into the road to Mexico City. Once you have arrived you will go visiting Downtown Mexico City, "The Plaza de la Constitucion" where you will visit The National Palace, The Cathedral and The recently discover Archaeological Site of "The Templo Mayor", the very core of the Aztec Empire. Always in company of your knowledgeable guide visit this which is the Political, Economic, Artistic, Religious Center of this vibrating country while in the Downtown area go visiting the Palace of Fine Arts. On your way to The Pyramids you will be making a stop for a Buffet Lunch (included). After this your tour will go all the way to the neighboring state of Mexico for a thorough visit of the Sacred City of Teotihuacan, admire the Pyramids of the "City of Gods" that reached it peak during the 3rd and the 5th Centuries A.D. After this your One Day Tour will head back to Acapulco City. If you booked for the Two Day Tour you will be driven to your hotel in Mexico City.
Visit historic churches, buildings adorned in hand-painted tiles, and a religious art museum, and get an introduction to the craft of Talavera tile-making. Later you'll head to the Cholula archaeological zone. There, you'll have plenty of time to explore the massive Great Pyramid. Learn about the history of the pre-Hispanic structures and see the Church of Our Lady of the Remedies, which was constructed atop the pyramid after the conquest of Hernán Cortes. In Puebla, you'll get an introduction to this historic city's UNESCO-recognized colonial center with a visit to the ornate 16th-century Church of Santo Domingo. The church's Chapel of Rosary baroque interior is considered a wonder of the art world. Next, head to a former convent that's now home the Museum of Religion Art, followed by a tour of workshops that make onyx and Talavera ceramics.


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My garden this year has been extremely fruitful. My neighbors have been greytful recipients of tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and giant zucchinis. My recipe box is overflowing with different ways to cook, bake and fry zucchini. My freezer is full of grated zucchinis and skinned tomatoes.
Finally the zucchinis are done in the garden, but the tomatoes just keep coming. We have had an unusually warm fall, so I have been able to let them ripen on the vine. I have learned to blanche them to remove the skins and freeze them. Last week I made an old recipe of mine using fresh tomatoes, instead of canned. I call it Italian Goulash. I removed the skins from the tomatoes, strained them and added them to the goulash. It actually turned out greyt.
So, I browned the hamburger. Added chopped onion, red and yellow sweet peppers, minced garlic and sauted. Seasoned with pepper, oregano and basil (hopefully fresh from the garden). Added the chopped tomatoes, canned tomato sauce and simmered. Add cooked pasta. Sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan cheese.
Add a side salad, fresh garlic toast and of course the last of the zucchini,…
and we had a greyt dinner!
I chopped the zucchini and yellow squash, drizzled with olive oil. Seasoned with pepper, rosemary and thyme (hopefully from the garden). Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and baked.
Oh, the strained juice from the tomatoes,… made greyt tomato juice. It was also greyt to moisten the left over goulash a couple nights later.
Retirement has given me time for lots of new things I did not do while working. Gardening, trying lots of new recipes, organizing recipes, organizing photos, exercising, making new friends, learning to weave, joining a knitting group, blogging. And most important, …a lot of time to knit!
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The Coral Distaff betting tips given by Horsebetting.com experts for the 1m Listed contest for fillies say Desert Diamond is worth a punt to win, while Narella sets the standard on form but has an absence to overcome. Gavota looks a value each-way bet if making the step up in trip, and you can read why in our Coral Distaff betting tips preview for the race on Eclipse day at Sandown.Desert Diamond can deliver in DistaffIn-form trainer Sir Michael Stoute has saddled four previous winners of the 1m Listed Coral Distaff for three-year-old fillies only on Eclipse day at Sandown (13:30), so his Desert Diamond looks well worth a wager at a tasty price to enhance that splendid record.
This daughter of Dubawi has won two of her three starts this season, first landing a novice stakes race over an extended mile on the all-weather on return to action in May. She was pushed along early to chase the leaders and shaken up before the furlong pole, then ridden to lead and ran on well for a 1 1/2 lengths victory.
Desert Diamond, who sports the famous green, white and pink sash silks of Prince Khalid Abdullah, was then stepped up in class and trip for a fillies' handicap at York. She was produced to lead inside the two marker by jockey Danny Tudhope and kept on well for a career best 1 3/4 lengths win over Akvavera.
A tilt at the Sandringham Stakes during Royal Ascot followed when dropping back down to a mile and there were excuses for Desert Diamond, who only finished a four-length fourth of 23. She didn't get a clear run when ridden less than two out, but did belatedly close inside the final furlong when space appeared.
There has been a tendency for Desert Diamond to hang right when racing, and that won't be a problem at Sandown as the Esher venue is that way round. A smaller field in this race will also suit her better; so, given the stable is going well and clearly targets the Distaff with useful types, she looks a real value bet in this year's renewal.Narella sets ratings standardsJuvenile Group 3 winner Narella heads the betting on debut for new handler Roger Varian, so her European form and top mark of 105 sets the standard here. This daughter of Reliable Man hasn't raced since finishing last of seven to Wild Illusion in the Prix Marcel Boussac at the Arc de Triomphe meeting at Chantilly last October.
Soft ground in France, rather than the calibre of Group 1 opposition, may have explained her performance. Narella was only beaten just over seven lengths and her two career victories when in the care of Markus Klug came on good going.
Those underfoot conditions are assured at Sandown, and she has joined a stable that is going very well at present. Given how bullish connections were off the back of her Group 3 success to then race her at the highest level, then Narella is respected.
Although there's an absence of 279 days to overcome, Andrea Atzeni is an in-form jockey who can get the best out of her. Off level weights, Narella is the clear danger to improving types like Desert Diamond, Preening and Awesometank.Gavota looks a good each-way betRoger Charlton is yet another in-form trainer with a hand to play in the Distaff, and so Prince Khalid's other runner Gavota may outrun her odds into a place based on her juvenile form and a step up in trip.
After winning her first two starts, she placed in Group 2 and Group 3 contests at Newmarket – getting chinned in the last strides to go down by a neck to Altyn Orda on the latter occasion. It was a desperately unlucky defeat as Gavota was first of seven in her group, and the winner went on to finish fifth in the 1000 Guineas this season which gives the form a solid look.
Gavota's own displays this term haven't been great so far, but she clearly needed the run when a 12 1/2 lengths ninth to Dan's Dream in the Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes at Newbury on reappearance. She had nearly 200 days off between runs and clearly stripped fitter for returning to action when a more creditable 3 1/4 lengths fourth to Dance Diva in a Listed affair at Carlisle last time out.
Without showing the pace needed to challenge over 7f on what is a very testing sprint course, Gavota should instead now benefit from a further trip. She is out of a Galileo mare, so stepping up in distance shouldn't be a problem based on that breeding.
If taking it in her stride and treated on the pick of her form, Gavota looks a big player here and hold claims of making the frame. Tackling the mile for the first time could bring out the best in her.Your Next Bet


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If you're a Windows 10 user, you probably know that old methods of booting the system into Safe Mode won't work. Unfortunately, simply pressing F8 while the OS is booting won't help you at all. This method stopped working due to the fact that the latest version of Windows boots much, much faster than the previous ones.
Now, this doesn't mean Windows 10 has no Safe Mode – of course it does – you just need to use different methods to boot it. There are, in fact, a few different methods of booting your system into Safe Mode. If you have problems booting the Safe Mode – worry not, we're here to help. Without further ado, here are seven different ways you can do it.
About the Safe Mode
In Safe Mode, your computer is running with non-core components disabled which makes it easier to fix potential errors or remove various software that, in normal conditions, can't be fixed or removed.
If you boot into Safe Mode, you can use various diagnostic tools:
- System Restore
- Various settings for your Windows version
- Device Manager, where you can update and remove devices and drivers from your computer
- Event Viewer
- System Information, where you can view information about the hardware
- Command Prompt
- Registry Editor
For more information on how to run these diagnostic tools, go to Diagnostic tools in Safe Mode.
In Windows XP, the Windows Advanced Options Menu shows the Safe Mode option available:
Usually, you can choose from 3 options: Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking and Safe Mode With Command Prompt:
- Safe Mode
- Safe Mode with Networking
- Safe Mode with Command Prompt
In Windows Vista, the equivalent of Windows Advanced Options Menu of Windows XP, the Advanced Boot Options, also lists the 3 options available for Safe Mode:
Windows 7 is the same:
Windows 8 has the same options, but the interface is different:
And the Windows 10 screen is slightly different as well:
The Safe Mode of Windows has 3 options available:
- Safe Mode. This is the most used option. It gives you a minimal set of devices, drivers and services to run Windows
- Safe Mode with Networking. This loads the same devices, drivers and services as the Safe Mode option with the additional drivers necessary to load networking.
- Safe Mode with Command Prompt. This option loads the same drivers and services as the Safe Mode option, but loads Command Prompt (cmd.exe) instead of Windows Explorer (graphical interface)
How to boot into Safe Mode
To boot into Safe Mode, you need to press the F8 key while your Windows is booting, but before the logo appears.
For Windows 8 and Windows 10, the combination of Shift and F8 keys might work, but it work for computers with UEFI/EFI.
For Windows-specific steps, follow the steps below.
Safe Mode in Windows XP
For Windows XP to start in Safe Mode, follow these steps:
- Reboot your computer. It's recommended to remove all external cables and media and leave only the essentials: monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.
- Press the F8 key as your Windows starts, before the Windows XP logo appears
- The Windows Advanced Options Menu should now appear
- Choose Safe Mode
- Hit Enter
Safe Mode in Windows Vista
For Windows Vista to start in Safe Mode, follow these steps:
- Remove all CDs, DVDs or USBs from your computer. Make sure you don't have any printers, scanners etc. connect
- Reboot the computer
- Press F8 as your computer start. You need to press this button before the Windows Vista logo appears.If you have more than 1 operating system, use the arrows keys to select which operating system you want to boot into Safe Mode and press Enter.
- At the Advanced Boot Options, use the arrows keys to select Safe Mode
- Press Enter
- Login in as an administrator, if prompted to do so
Safe Mode in Windows 7
The steps to boot a Windows 7 system into Safe Mode are similar to those of Windows Vista:
- Remove any peripherals from your computer
- Restart your computer
- Press the F8 key before the Windows 7 logo appears.If you have more than 1 operating system installed on the same computer, use the arrows keys to navigate and select which operating system you want to boot into Safe Mode.
- Select Safe Mode using the arrows keys and press Enter
- If prompted to do, login as an administrator
Safe Mode in Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10
For Windows 8 or Windows 10 to boot into Safe Mode, follow these steps if you can boot into Windows:
- Restart the computer
- Press F8 or Shift + F8 during the boot, but before the Windows logo appears
If F8 or Shift + F8 doesn't work, go to Windows 8 – F8 key not working or follow the alternative instructions below:
- Boot into Windows
- Press the Windows and R keys to open Run
- Type msconfig
- Click the Boot Tab
- At the Boot options section, check the Safe Boot checkbox and the Minimal checkbox
- Click OK
- Restart the computer. If prompted by the System Configuration window, click Restart – not Exit without Restart.
Another method is the combination of Shift and Restart keys at the login window:
- Boot into Windows until the login screen appears, but do not login as a user. If you don't have a login screen showing, boot into the system and click on Settings
- Press the Power button
- While holding the Shift key, click Restart
- At the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot
- Select Advanced options
- Select Startup Settings
- Click Restart
- Your computer may restart and open the Startup Settings screen automatically
- Press the F4 key to boot into Safe Mode. For the other 2 options of Safe Mode, press F5 to boot into Safe Mode with Networking or press F6 to boot into Safe Mode with Command Prompt
It is also possible to use the installation CD/DVD to boot into Safe Mode:
- Insert the disc in the optical drive
- Reboot the system
- Press any key to boot from the CD/DVD
- Choose a keyboard layout
- Click Repair your computer
- Click Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings
- Click Restart
- The computer should restart with the Startup Settings screen automatically
- Press F4 to boot into Safe Mode. Press F5 to boot into Safe Mode with Networking. Press F6 to boot into Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
Diagnostic tools in Safe Mode
You can run various diagnostic tools in Safe Mode.
System Restore
- Boot into Safe Mode
- Go to Start
- Click All Programs
- Go to Accessories
- Click System Tools
- Click System Restore
- Enter the administrator password, if you are prompted to do so
For more details on System Restore, follow our guide Windows System Restore.
Device Manager
Follow these instructions on how to open and edit configuration in Device Manager while in Safe Mode:
- Boot your Windows into Safe Mode
- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Click System and Maintenance
- Click Device Manager
- Enter an administrator password, if prompted to do so
You can use Device Manager and edit configurations only if you are logged in as an administrator. Changes that you do under a non-administrative account will apply to that user only.
Event Viewer
Follow these instructions on how to open Event Viewer while in Safe Mode:
- Boot into Safe Mode
- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Click System and Maintenance
- Click Administrative Tools
- Double-click on Event Viewer
Command Prompt
Follow these instructions on how to open Command Prompt while in Safe Mode:
- Boot into Safe Mode
- Click Start
- Click All Programs
- Click Accessories
- Click Command Prompt
Safe Mode not working
If you can't boot into Safe Mode, consider the following tips:
- Check if you have a Keyboard Support USB option in BIOS. If so, make sure it's Enabled not Disabled.
- If you have a keyboard with F-lock functionality, make sure it's Off
If the F keys don't work to boot into Safe Mode even after following the above tips, you can also run msconfig from within Windows (you need to boot into Windows first):
- Boot into Windows
- Click Start
- Click Run
- Type msconfig
- Click OK
- Go to the Boot tab (or Boot.ini for Windows XP users)
- Check the Safe Boot checkbox (or the /SAFEBOOT for Windows XP users)
- Click OK
- Click Restart
- Wait for your Windows to automatically start in Safe Mode
Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 users can open Run by pressing the Windows and R keys.
If you can't boot into Windows to run msconfig, you can use the original installation disc or Easy Recovery Essentials to run Command Prompt and run chkdsk and bootrec commands.
chkdsk and bootrec utilities will attempt to fix any issues found on your hard drive or during the booting process of your Windows. After that, you can try again to boot into Safe Mode.
For more information on chkdsk, read our guide: chkdsk. For more information on Bootrec, read our guide: Bootrec.
The instructions for Windows XP are:
- Insert the installation CD in the optical drive
- Restart your computer
- At the "Press any key" message, press any key to make sure you boot from the CD
- Press R at the Windows Options menu to open Recovery Console
- Enter the administrator password
- When Command Prompt appears, type this command:chkdsk C: /r
Replace C: with the letter of the drive where Windows XP is installed
- Press Enter
- You can also run the equivalent of bootrec found in Vista, 7, 8 for Windows XP, the bootcfg:bootcfg /rebuild
- Press Enter
- When done, type exit, press Enter and restart the computer
The instructions for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 are:
- Insert the original installation disc
- Reboot your computer
- Press any key to boot from the installation media: CD, DVD or USB drive
- Click Repair your computer
- Select your operating system
- Click Command Prompt
- Run these commands in order and press Enter after each:chkdsk /r bootrec /FixBoot bootrec /FixMbr
If you don't have an original installation disc, you can run Command Prompt from Easy Recovery Essentials:
Windows 8, 10 – F8 key not working
If you use Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 and have a computer with UEFI/EFI, the F8 key would not work to boot into Safe Mode as Windows 8 and Windows 10 are optimized to boot very quickly.
To enable the F8 key, follow these steps:
- Open the Command Prompt
- If you're logged into Windows, click to run it as an administrator
- Type this command:bcdedit /set bootmenupolicy legacy
- Press Enter
- A success message should appear:The operation completed successfully.
- Restart your computer
If you can't boot into Windows to run Command Prompt, you can open it from the installation disc (CD/DVD for Windows 8 and Windows 10; USB drive for Windows 8.1):
- Insert the disc in the optical drive and restart the computer
- Press any key to boot from the disc
- Choose a keyboard layout
- Click Next
- Click Repair your computer
- Click Troubleshoot
- Click Advanced options
- Click Command Prompt
If you don't have the installation disc, use Easy Recovery Essentials to have access to Command Prompt:
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This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems:
- Windows XP (all editions)
- Windows Vista (all editions)
- Windows 7 (all editions)
- Windows 8 (all editions)
- Windows 8.1 (all editions)
- Windows 10 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2012 (all editions)
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1. Booting with System Configuration
Possibly the easiest method to boot your system into Safe Mode is to use the tool called System Configuration. Most users know this tool by the name: msconfig.exe
Furthermore, the fastest way to launch the tool is by pressing the Windows and R keys simultaneously on your keyboard. That command will open the Run window. When the window opens, you just need to type in msconfig.exe in the text field and press OK.
Alternatively, you can also use Cortana to open the System Configuration tool for you. You can do this by entering the words "system configuration" into the search field in your taskbar. Click on the System Configuration shortcut, and when a new window opens, just click on the Boot tab.
There, you'll see an option that says "Safe Boot," click on it, and then tap OK. The system will tell you that you need to reboot your computer, however, if you still have some work do to, you can exit without restarting, and go back to your business.
The next time you restart your PC, the system will boot itself into Safe Mode. When your PC is in Safe Mode, Microsoft Edge doesn't work. Luckily, you can still use the Internet Explorer if you need to browse around the web.
2. The Restart and Shift Combination
Another widely-used way of getting into Safe mode is through the use of the Restart and Shift combination. First, you need to open your Start Menu, click the Power button and then press and hold Shift+Restart for a couple of seconds.
What's more, you can also use this combination from your Sign In screen. When Windows boots, press and hold the Shift button, click Power, and then tap the Restart button. Once the system reboots, it will give you three options:
- Continue
- Troubleshoot
- Turn Off your PC
Select the Troubleshoot option. When you go to the next screen, pick the advanced options. Click on Startup Settings first, and then Restart your computer. After the system reboots, you just need to press F4 to enable the Safe Mode.
4. Booting from a Recovery Drive
By using the Recovery drive application, you can actually create a recovery drive that can boot your operating system. When you insert the Recovery Drive, the application will ask you to select a keyboard layout. Pick the one you want to use, and proceed.
Next, you'll see a screen that says "Choose an option." There, you'll see the following options:
- Continue (that will lead you to Windows 10)
- Use another operating system (that allows you to use another installed version of Windows)
- Troubleshoot (that allows you to see advanced options).
Naturally, you should click Troubleshoot, and as we mentioned in the section above, you need to follow the 2nd method from our list to boot into Safe Mode.
5. Using the W10 Installation Drive
If you have the Windows 10 Installation DVD, you can use it to boot the Safe Mode. Moreover, in case you don't actually have it, you can always download the latest version of Windows, create your own installation DVD, and use it to boot your broken computer.
Once the installation environment loads, pick your desired language and keyboard layout. Then, just press Next to continue. A link that says "Repair your computer" will appear in the bottom left corner of your screen. You need to click on it in order to continue.
Then, click on the Troubleshoot option, which will take you to the Advanced Options screen. There, you'll find the Command Prompt option. Click on it, wait for a few seconds to load, type "bcdedit /set safeboot minimal" in and then press Enter.
After the Command Prompt informs you that the process was completed successfully, close it and click on Continue. After the computer reboots, your Operating System will boot into Safe mode on its own.
Safe Mode in Windows XP/Vista/7
To get into the Safe Mode in Windows XP, Vista or 7, re-boot the computer and then press and hold the "F8 Key" which will then bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu". Scroll down to "Safe Mode" using the arrow keys and press Enter.
Note that sometimes if you press and hold the F8 key, some computers will start to beep annoyingly, so in that case, simply hold the F8 key continuously during the boot up period.
If you are still not able to get into Safe Mode, you can try to kill the power on the computer to turn it off and then turn it back on. If Windows shuts down unexpectedly, it will usually bring up the Advanced Boot Options menu automatically. If that doesn't work, you can read my previous post on getting into Safe Mode if F8 is not working. This method, however, requires you to be able to log into Windows in order to tell it to boot into safe mode on the next restart.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan 21, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FORTUNE announced today that Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in the U.S. for the third consecutive year. Chesapeake's rank this year is #34, up from #73 a year ago. The full list and related stories will appear in the February 8 issue of FORTUNE, which will be available on newsstands Monday, January 25 and is now available at www.fortune.com/bestcompanies.
Aubrey K. McClendon, Chesapeake's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are honored to have been selected again this year as one of America's 100 best places to work. We place a very high priority on creating a work environment and culture in which our employees deliver extraordinary performance while achieving professional and personal growth. This winning combination of great talent and a unique culture promises a very bright future for Chesapeake in the years ahead. I am also very proud that Oklahoma City, with only 0.3% of the nation's population, is home to three of the top 35 best places to work in the U.S."
Martha A. Burger, Chesapeake's Senior Vice President - Human & Corporate Resources, added, "We are proud to accept this honor on behalf of our 8,200 employees across the nation, since consistently ranking as one of America's best places to work is very much a reflection of their commitment to build an outstanding team that we believe is at the top of our industry. During 2009, Chesapeake added more than 500 employees and we look forward to continuing our aggressive hiring in 2010."
Chesapeake is actively hiring the best available talent for every facet of its business. The company currently has more than 300 open positions, which can be found at www.chk.com/careers.
FORTUNE Deputy Managing Editor Hank Gilman said, "The most important considerations for this year's list were hiring and the ways in which companies are helping their employees weather the recession. All 100 companies on our list are currently hiring, many of them aggressively, leading to more than 96,000 open job positions expected during the year."
To select the 100 Best Companies, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the results of the Institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about the management's credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third of the scoring is based on the company's responses to the Institute's Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring, communication and diversity.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the second-largest producer of natural gas in the U.S. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on the development of onshore unconventional and conventional natural gas in the U.S. in the Barnett Shale, Haynesville Shale, Fayetteville Shale, Marcellus Shale, Anadarko Basin, Arkoma Basin, Appalachian Basin, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin, South Texas, Texas Gulf Coast and East Texas regions of the United States. Further information is available at www.chk.com.
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There are two sides to every story – or one if you are Boston Borough Council.
Last Thursday's Illuminate celebration – we won't bother mentioning Christmas … even Worst Street put the word in quotation marks – was an unparalleled success according to the powers that be.
Words such as "spectacular," "excitement," "vocal joy," and "wonderful" peppered the borough account.
Boston's town centre Majordomo Councillor Paul Skinner, called the evening "great."
He added: "It shows what can happen when Boston puts its mind to it – we know how to party."
We also heard how the Mayor received "a massive yell of confirmation" when he declared Boston to be "the best town in the world."
But the people footing the bill for the event saw things rather differently.
More than 70 readers of the Boston Standard posted their views on the paper's Facebook feed in very short order – and almost to a person, they panned the event.
- I've lived here most my life, and at 41 I must say this is the worst effort I've ever seen for Christmas lights in Boston. It was a waste of my time going into town last night. Never again if this is it!
- Thank god I didn't drag my kids into town in the cold hardly magical is it!!!
- Total embarrassment. The council should hold their heads in shame!
- How tragic!
- What a load of rubbish
- What a joke Boston council is
If you involve hundreds of kids in event, you will always get crowds – but once the parade was over, many critics declared that everything went flat.
The whole event had a semi-pagan look about it – with photos that could either have been taken in Boston Market place or at Up Helly Aa.
We understand that the day began with early activity in the Market Place, because the lights had not been hung on the tree at that late stage.
Mid-afternoon we ventured into town – lured by the promised of a "Christmas Market" and were disappointed to find little more than a glorified array of charity tombola stalls.
We didn't return for the evening's events – and by all accounts saved ourselves a wasted journey.
Next year, we wonder whether Christmas will even get a mention.
Last year the spoils between celebrating American Thanksgiving and Christmas were more or less divided.
This year Thanksgiving – which commemorates a celebration by the Pilgrims Fathers after their first harvest in the New World in 1621 – dominated the day.
Next year, we expect Christmas to be side-lined entirely.
Let's not forget that all this nonsense is leading up to the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers' arrival at Cape Cod.
And let us also not forget that none of these first colonists came from Boston – their arrival to establish our American namesake began a decade and more later as part of a drive by the Massachusetts Bay Company to encourage colonisation … a far less risky affair that the ordeal endured by the real Pilgrim Fathers.
Check out Sunday's timely BBC documentary about the voyage of the Mayflower – Boston doesn't get a mention.
There is also the matter of cost – and of who carries the can in future years.
B-TACKy – Worst Street's town centre committee – is allocating up to £35,000 towards the cost of all this through an unfair council tax top up imposed on roughly half the people living in the borough which will cost them and extra £50 a year..
Versions vary – but the latest is that the lights and the none-too-successful laser projector used this year have been hired for five years and that there will be other costs of up to £8,000 a year.
B-TACky's hope is that the extra money will come from the shadowy Boston Town Team – a do-nothing spin off from Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce.
Now that it would seem that Worst Street has guaranteed a major chunk of the "Christmas" spending, there is no real incentive on the Town Team to do anything at all, as the borough has painted itself into a corner that will see it forced to keep on paying if no-one else steps in.
Meanwhile, we read that the laser light display was intended to continue for a number of nights after Thursday's switch on.
But it didn't.
Why are we not surprised?
And what will we do once the 2020 Mayflower anniversary is over.
If it helps the borough's forward planning department, there are several pagan festivals in December to which we could hitch our wagon.
Try Saturnalia on the 17th, Eponalia the next day, Mother Night on the 20th or Larentalia on the 23rd.
The list is endless – who needs Christmas anyway?
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Research provides new evidence of role of diet in breast health and microbiome
03 Oct 2018 --- Like the gut, the breast gland has a microbiome, and it too can be affected by diet, according to new research by scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine. According to the researchers, shifting the breast microbiome through diet may offer a new approach to preventing breast cancer or at least reducing the risk.
Published in the journal Cell Reports, the study utilized a well-established non-human primate model of women's health to compare the effects of a Western diet to a Mediterranean diet on breast tissue. Female monkeys were fed a specially prepared diet that mimicked either a high-fat Western diet or a plant-based Mediterranean diet for two-and-a-half years, which is equivalent to about eight human years.
The research team found the group that ate the Mediterranean diet had a distinctly different set of bacteria in their breast tissue than those that ate the Western diet. Consuming the Mediterranean diet led to about a 10-fold increase of mammary gland lactobacillus, a bacteria shown to decrease breast cancer tumor growth in preclinical models. The Mediterranean diet also resulted in more bile acid metabolites in the breast tissue, which may reduce breast cancer risk.
"We were surprised that diet directly influenced microbiome outside of the intestinal tract in sites such as the mammary gland," says the study's lead author, Katherine Cook, Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery, hypertension and cancer biology at the Medical School, a part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
"However, we are just at the early stages of understanding how dietary effects on the microbiome might be used to protect women from breast cancer," she adds.
Previously published research showed microbiome populations can vary due to geographic area. Therefore to strengthen future studies, the team plans to obtain tissue biopsies from animals housed in different regions of the country, Cook says.
Additional pre-clinical studies are being conducted by Medical School researchers to investigate whether oral interventions, such as fish oil or probiotic supplements, can affect microbiome populations in mammary glands and in breast tumors. The team also is studying the role of bacterial-modified bioactive compounds and bile acids on breast cancer tumor growth, therapeutic responsiveness and inflammation.
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New Student Registration: $250.00 (per child)
Annual Registration/Supply Fee: $200.00 per returning child ($100 due in Sept. ; $100 due in March)
Monthly Tuition by Classroom
(Full Tuition is Due On the 1st of Each Month)
Infants and Pre-Toddlers $900.00 per month
Toddlers $870.00 per month
Twos and Non-Potty Trained Pre-School $760.00 per month
Pre-School and Pre-Kindergarten $735.00 per month
Your child's class enrollment is determined by his/her age as of September 1st of the school year (Sepember – August). The Infant through Toddler class promotion is based on individual development and class availability.
Sibling Discount
A $50.00 multiple child discount per month is available to families with more than one child enrolled at the University CDC.
We accept daily drop-ins for children in classes where space is available at a rate of $50.00 per day.
University Child Development Center Contract
The tuition for the entire program year at University United Methodist Child Development Center has been averaged out and is the same per month regardless of the number of days your child(ren) are in care each month. For ease of payment, the total tuition for the twelve (12) months is determined, and then is divided into twelve equal payments. Due to budgeted expenditures and required staffing patterns, tuition remains the same regardless of attendance (NO deductions for absences due to vacation, illnesses or days off.)
If payment is not made by the 5th of the month a late fee of $25 will be added to the account balance. If the account is not paid in full by the 10th of the month, an additional $50 late fee will be charged and the child will not be allowed to return to the center until payment arrangements have been made in full or withdrawal notice is received (the two week notice and payment mentioned above still applies to withdrawals)
If a check is returned to us for Non-Sufficient Funds, we will notify you immediately, and you will have 48 hours to remit the entire balance in cash, including a $30.00 NSF fee to the CDC office.
CDC hours of operation are 7:30 am – 5:30 pm. Operating hours are according to the office clock. There will be a late fee of $2.00 per minute for the first 10 minutes (up to 5:40 pm), and a late fee of $5.00 per minute after 5:40 pm. This fee is to be paid in full by the following business day.
If an emergency situation arises and you know that you will be detained beyond closing hours, please notify the school immediately.
If your child is to be withdrawn, a two week written notice is required for termination of child care services. Tuition will be charged regardless of whether your child is in attendance their final two weeks. We do not offer any kind of tuition reimbursement, even if you choose to leave before the month is up.
Failure to comply with this contract will result in dismissal of the student from the University United Methodist Child Development Center.


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Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay (ChIP)
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay, also known as the ChIP assay allows one to determine the mechanism of trascriptional repression, by immunoprecipitating chromatin with antibodies. ChIP involves formaldehyde treatment of a cell population to cross-link proteins to their target DNA in vivo, cell lysis, sonication to fragment chromatin, and then immunoprecipitation of specific chromatin complexes using an antibody against the protein of interest. After removal of the cross-links, PCR amplification at a selected locus, or slot blot hybridization using a specific probe is performed.
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay / ChIP Advantages
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay / ChIP has the advantage of measuring protein DNA interactions of promoter regions with protein complexes in the natural genomic state. Moreover, the ChIP assay can directly provide information on the histone acetylase status of specific chromatin regions, and be used to study non-histone proteins, even ones that do not directly bind DNA. It also minimizes the chances of chromatin rearrangements during preparation and precipitation, and it can be used with gene-specific primers for increased sensitivity or with a specific probe, slot blot hybridization, for increased specificity.
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay / ChIP Disadvantages
Dificulties with using ChIp will include, the danger that the cross-linking step may fix interactions that are of minor functional sugnificance, precipitation us often very inefficient, and purifying cross-linked DNA-protein usually requires isopycnic centrifugation, a prolonged and expensive procedure. A large number of cells are usually required and the data represents an average of potentially multiple functional states in the cell population. In addition, negative results do not necessarily mean that a given factor is not associated with the site. Certain antibodies are poor in immunoprecipitating crosslinked chromatin and lack of crosslinking can results from inaccessibility of factors in large complexes or biochemical properties of proteins that decrease cross-linking efficiency.
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay / ChIP Success
The likelihood of success with the Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay / ChIP method is protein and antibody dependent, but the methods track record suggests that this technique is extremely versatile and widely applicable. Success will depend on the abundance of the desired protein-DNA adducts being studied, the quality and affinity of the antibodies being used, and on the size and complexity of the genetic loci studied.
Alternative Approaches Instead of Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay / ChIP
Alternative approaches include, studies using conventional methods such as transient transfection assays, electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) and coimmunoprecipitation.
ChIP References
Beatrice N et al. Location analysis of DNA-bound proteins at the whole genome level: untangling transcriptional regulatory networks. Bioassays 23, 472-476 (2001)
Weinmann AS et al. Identification of unknown target genes of human transcription factors using chromatin immunoprecipitation. Methods 26, 37-47 (2002)
Johnson KD et al. Dissecting long-range transcriptional mechanisms by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Methods 26, 27-36 (2002)
Kuo MH et al. In vivo cross-linking and immunoprecipitation for studying dynamic protein:DNA associations in a chromatin environment. Methods 19, 425-433 (1999)


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Happy Friday, everybody! That means we're close to the end of another work week...and it also means it's time for the weekly social media news round-up!
Google+ Gets More Plusses
Google's social networking platform just got a little fancier. This week's upgrades to Google+ include a built-in photo editing tool (with special tweaks added just for Halloween) and "Ripple," which allows you to see the influence of a public post over the network (via Google).
Get Sexy with Newspapers
The Newspaper Association of America has launched a new social media campaign in order to convince social networkers that it's sexy to be smart, and the best way to be sexy-smart is with a newspaper in your hands (via CNN).
Facebook's Fortress of Solitude?
Facebook's next data center will be located about 60 miles from the Arctic Circle. How cool is that (via Mashable)?


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dairy free, dinner, egg free, gluten free, noodles, nut free, pasta, rice noodles, spaghetti, vegetables, zoodles, zucchini
I finally got down to the market on Friday. I feel like I haven't had a vegetable in weeks. So, I picked up a bag of 5 zucchinis for $1 🙂 and decided to make some zucchini noodles for dinner, or "zoodles" as I've heard them called. This is so easy to do, if you have the right tools, and as far as I know, you have 2 options (well, 3 if you have amazing knife skills and can slice zucchini into noodles by hand). One tool is called a spiralizer, like this, and the other tool is a simple julienne peeler (I got mine at HomeGoods in a pack with vegetable peelers):
5 zucchini
Vegetable Peeler and Noodle Maker
Collander (preferably fine mesh)
The whole process is super simple, but it's a little labor intensive, given how much you get in the end. I always plan on making about half zucchini noodles, half rice noodles for dinner for 2, otherwise I'd be noodling zucchinis all day.
Lightly peel off the skin of the zucchinis with a vegetable peeler. Using either your spiralizer or your hand tool, well, make zoodles! You can peel them right into a collander or sieve, over a bowl, because zucchini contains a buttload of water, we need to drain off as much as possible.
You won't be peeling the entire zucchini. You should stop as soon as you start to see seeds, this part just won't hold a noodle shape so well. But don't throw away that core! We'll use it to make something else scrumptious, like Zucchini Bread Muffins!
When you've finishing zoodling all your zucchinis, cover them generously with salt. Don't worry, we'll wash it off, we just want to speed up the water extraction process. Let them drain for a good 10 minutes, and then, if you used a sieve, it'll be really easy to press out all the extra water without compromising the noodle shapes. Rinse them off and squeeze again. Now, you can microwave them if you want at this point, or cook them in your sauce for a while, but I prefer them to be slightly crunchy so I just add them to my sauce last.
Like I said, 5 zucchinis won't give you a full 2 servings of noodles, so I combine them with a serving of cooked rice noodles. Last night, I made a marinara sauce for a healthy spaghetti, but the possibilities are truly endless!
I served it with slices of my left-over French Bread, which I now call Crostinis. 🙂
What's your favorite zoodle dish?


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cincinnati art galleries
This show featured artist aaron delamatre
These small colorful paintings were at 1305 Gallery and the show was called "wu-wei 150 small paintings" by matthew miller-novak
The paintings were actually collages of under-the-sea imagery with dollops of paint here and there.
This was main street where most of the galleries were. And when I say "most" I mean about 5 real galleries and then some others that combined art and books and vintage and cafe....
This new gallery downtown, Nicholas Gallery was having their first solo show opening. Although I did not care for the work by Tony Dotson, the owners were super nice and kept offering wine and food. They renovated the space completely and from the pictures shown they did an awesome job! They seemed optimistic about the art scene and hope that other galleries follow into the downtown area.