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The number of Americans losing their jobs has continued to decline over the past few months to near a post-recession low. On Thursday we'll learn if that trend remains intact.
Initial jobless claims, or new applications for unemployment benefits, are expected to rise slightly in the last week of March. Economists polled by MarketWatch forecast a rise in claims to 320,000 from 311,000 in the prior week, adjusted for seasonal variations.
What's more important to watch is the four-week average that smoothens out the volatility in the weekly report. The monthly total fell to 317,750 last week and touched the lowest level since 2007, excluding some readings from last fall tied to application-processing delays in California.
Another drop would be a good sign, but it's no guarantee that monthly employment will show a sustained uptick. The correlation between the level of initial claims and the amount of jobs created has not been as strong in the past few years as is usually the case.
Also on tap Thursday is the U.S. trade deficit for February. The gap totaled $39.1 billion in January and it's been gradually moving lower over the past few years, thanks to higher production of domestic energy sources such as oil and natural gas. Economists see little change in the deficit in March. Both reports will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern
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Millions More For "Environmental Justice"
It's been a spectacular month so far for grant recipients of President Obama's costly "environmental justice" program, which keeps doling out millions to help "underserved" and minority communities obtain the same protection from health and environmental hazards as their wealthy counterparts. So what if the national debt is a gargantuan…
DOJ Releases First Annual Environmental Progress Report
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just released a highly-touted "progress report" outlining all the wonderful things the Obama Administration has done to help underserved populations obtain the same degree of protection from health and environmental hazards as their wealthy counterparts. This may seem like an odd task for the…
Govt. Pays Dance Theater To Teach Poor Kids About Pollution
In the latest federal cash giveaway to help "underserved" communities, a dance theater in Utah is getting thousands from the government to educate low-income youth about the evils of air pollution. The Repertory Dance Theater in Salt Lake City will use its $25,000 grant to help kids understand the impacts…
More Environmental Justice Grants In FY 2011, 2012
The Obama Administration continues pouring huge sums of taxpayer dollars into a program that seeks to help poor, minority and indigenous communities attain "environmental justice" with some of the cash going to groups that assist illegal immigrants. It's all part of the president's multi-billion-dollar initiative to bring "social equity" to…
Another Half A Mil For "Environmental Justice"
Though it has raked in upwards of $10 million in just a few months, a program that works to bring "environmental justice" to poor and minority communities keeps receiving a steady flow of taxpayer dollars even as the federal debt sits at historically high levels.It's all part of the Obama…
DOD, DHS Among Agencies Dedicated To Environmental Justice
Though it is unrelated to their mission, the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce and Housing are among the federal agencies that will focus on helping minorities get green under an Obama Administration plan that aims to bring "environmental justice" to poor and underserved communities nationwide.The effort was launched by…
Another $7 Mil For Environmental Justice
A few months after launching a multi million-dollar campaign to help minorities get green, the Obama Administration is dedicating an additional $7 million to study how pollution, stress and social factors affect "poor and underserved communities."It's all part of the administration's effort to bring environmental justice to low-income populations by helping

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This lesson introduces you to 8 science topics that are important in the cosmetic industry but are not usually covered in college course. It includes information about the following topics
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Crush of the Day: Doona Bae of 'Cloud Atlas'
Korean actress Doona Bae is a star in her native land. She's appeared in great Korean films like Park Chan-Wook's 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance' and Boon Jong-Ho's 'The Host.' Now, Bae is set to impress U.S. audiences with a role -- or several roles, rather -- in 'Cloud Atlas,'which opens in theaters this week.
The 33-year-old Seoul native plays at least three different roles in the ambitious 'Cloud Atlas,' a movie that spans time and genres, where most of the primary cast take on several different roles. You can see Bae featured in the film's trailer below, during the scenes taken from the "Neo-Seoul" portion of the movie.
Though she spans time throughout the course of the movie, we think Bae is just as gorgeous and talented in any time period. We're looking forward to seeing her on the big screen and, hopefully, following up her 'Cloud Atlas' gig with several more U.S. film projects in the coming years.


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High School: Listed on the All-Region team ... Played in the Metro Atlanta AAU league.
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The Nimatullahi Sufi Order is a spiritual discipline dedicated to the selfless service and love of all human beings. The foundation of our spiritual endeavors rests upon the practice of ceaselessly remembering God in thought, word and deed. Our guiding principles are firmly rooted in the tradition of chivalry (futuwwa in Arabic and javanmardi in Persian) in the Middle East, where relations among members of society were based on selfless service and consideration of others first and foremost.
Under the guidance and initiative of the late Dr Javad Nurbakhsh, the master of the Nimatullahi Order, the order has established charitable projects at each of its Sufi centers around the world to help address the social and economic needs of our respective communities.
Our doors are always open to any sincere seeker who yearns for spiritual guidance and selfless service. People who are interested are welcome to contact us to arrange a visit to any of our centers located around the globe.
Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi order, with his heir and successor, Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh, in two full 40 minute presentations from his last public interviews conducted in March, 2008.
SUFI is a semi-annual journal for those seeking to understand the key messages of Sufism and devoted to the study of mysticism in all its aspects.
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H2O Quenches Headbanger Thirst
There's a new music spot in downtown Owen Sound that will feature hard rock, metal and grunge, bringing in bands in those genres while they provide a platform for local bands of the same ilk.
The H2O Lounge is located on 2nd Avenue East, just down the block from Heartwood Hall and The Bleeding Carrot. I've seen it sitting there for a while and wondered water they doing in there (pun intended). I heard about some bands playing there and then what really got my attention was a Riot Grrrl night headlined by Pantychrist. It struck me as an unusual offering in downtown Owen Sound, surely filling a niche. I noticed it was an event created by Banding Together Promotions.
It turns out that Banding Together is mainly one guy, Raymond King. His band, Killing Clarence will be headlining a big anti-Valentine metal grunge show at H2O on the 14th.
"Originally my idea for Banding Together started in 2014 when I lived in North Bay," says Ray, "My friend's uncle was diagnosed with bladder cancer and he was given three months to live. They didn't have any money and they weren't prepared for it so we set up a fund raiser and we just called it Banding Together. From there the idea kind of stuck because it was a huge success. We were able to help them out a lot. We made $12,000 for them."


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Defining Representation
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Students and teachers make the most effective use of representation when they are open to a variety of forms and are regularly watching for interconnections among representations. When students see a concept depicted in several forms, that concept is strengthened. For example, the foundational concept of slope can be seen as a regular rate of change in the graph of a line. It can also be related to a constant value in a related equation. And it can be related to a rate; for example, "3 dollars/pound" in a situation and in a corresponding table of values. Such basic understandings support students as they move on to study more complex concepts.
Note that these ways of representing the situation may also prompt insights. For instance, here we have used a continuous graph, although in practical terms, when purchasing something, we usually divide down only as far as pennies. In a classroom context, this observation could introduce discussion on continuous versus discrete phenomena.
The slope of the graph can be related to the constant term in the equation and to the rate in the verbal statement. It can also be related to the change in total cost when one more pound is purchased, as is easily seen in the table of values. All of these connections deepen understanding of slope beyond "rise over run" to include the fundamental underlying idea of constant rate of change.
One point to remember is that every representation highlights some mathematical features and conceals others, prompting different kinds of communication with different results. For example, the slope can be directly interpreted from the table of values and from the graph, although it is implied in the equation and verbal statement.
A conscious effort must be made by the teacher to highlight commonalities between representations. This can be done through choice of problems, questions, and representations. The goal should be for students to move flexibly among representations, including from concrete to abstract, among abstract, and from abstract to more concrete representations.
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The Divine Warrior
Death and Satan, our greatest foes, tried their best to defeat God's Messiah. Nevertheless, God raised Him from the dead, proving that not even these most powerful of enemies will have the final say in the war between heaven and ...Read More
Singing Praises to God
Read the song of Moses out loud. Imagine what it would have been like to sing this on the shore of the Red Sea just after God divided the waters and then destroyed the Egyptian army. Do you sense the ...Read More
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Are you quick to complain? When you are suffering some kind of difficulty, do you pray for relief or do you accuse God of injustice? Do you look for what God might be teaching you in every situation, or do ...Read More


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This sidewalk paint recipe has come in handy a number of times. Its great for the kids to paint with, but its also easy for me to use when I'm setting up an activity and need something more prominent than just sidewalk chalk.
I made a variation of this sidewalk paint recipe without the fizzy part to do big maze with Henry outside.
With the fizzy part is where all the fun is for the kids though. You can find the fizzing sidewalk paint recipe recipe on Kids Activities Blog.
I made three colors of the paint recipe and added painting tools (a basting brush, sponges, as well as a 'spice' container).
Using his green 'paintbrush' (the basting brush), Henry started to paint the driveway.
At first, he let the paint drip and run off the paintbrush. (He liked to fill the holes in the driveway.)
After it thickened up, he had to paint with it as an actual paintbrush. It thickens up quite a bit, so make it thin to begin with and you may need to add water to it as you go.
I drew outlines of shapes for Henry to color in with paint.
Henry already knows his shapes pretty well, but this is still great practice! (For us, it was more to learn to color within the lines.)
I also filled a a spice container (ours was actually a sprinkles container from the bakery, you could also just punch holes in the lid of any jar you have) with red paint. Henry shook the paint out.
(Red probably wasn't the best color to choose for the shaker, it looked like a bloody mess!)
The paint lightened as it dried and made it really stand out against the blacktop. (Better than it would on a sidewalk, I think.)
After we painted with our entire batch of homemade sidewalk paint, then the fizzy fun began. We filled a squirt bottle with vinegar and sprayed the drawings we made!
(Fizzy fun is always fun! Just plain baking soda and vinegar is a good time!)
Its a fizzy good time!
Henry spelled his name as he sprayed it with vinegar.
Getting there….
The squirt bottle was a huge hit.
Henry continued to play with it long after he was done with the paintings. He even cleaned his big backhoe with it. (Vinegar still in it.)
I find its almost as easy to just make your own craft recipes most of the time. Especially when you're in a pinch. But I did just find that you can buy sidewalk paint (affiliate link) too! Crayola makes it, of course. Though, without the fizz, I bet some baking soda could be added to it to get the same effect!
Click the image below for our sidewalk paint recipe without the fizz.


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Since the thread's purpose has been accomplished, I'll hijack it to say that Prism is actually one of the folks who doesn't get much credit, but who does a bunch of behind-the-scenes stuff for the site. Same may go for Mike, although his name appears on things sometimes, and Yeager, who is our coding dude. So thanks to the stealth team! (And my apologies for anyone I'm forgetting who is super stealthy.)
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Plymouth Notch, Vermont is the birthplace and boyhood home of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. The Village is virtually unchanged since the early 20th century. The homes of Calvin Coolidge's family and neighbors, the community church, cheese factory, one room schoolhouse, and general store have been carefully preserved, and many of the buildings have their original furnishings.


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VERGENNES – City police on Dec. 21 responded to a First Street noise complaint and ended up discovering the aftermath of what they believe was a fight between a man and a woman. Vergennes Police said the two were "heavily intoxicated," and during the fight the man apparently suffered a broken bone.
Police found the couple lying on the porch of a First Street residence and said several nearby items were knocked over. Neither the man or the woman were willing to make statements about what occurred, police said, and no charges were filed.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police cited Travis C. Huestis, 22, of Middlebury, for driving under the influence, simple assault, unlawful mischief, assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, following an incident at the Greystone Motel on Route 7 South on Dec. 21. Police said they responded to the motel amid reports of an alleged drunk driver engaged in a fight. Police said they confronted Huestis, who allegedly ran from the scene before being taken into custody. Huestis declined a Breathalyzer test, according to police.
In other action last week, Middlebury police:
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State police on Dec. 17 cited Jason A. Gagnon, 27, of Bomoseen, for domestic assault and other charges on Monday after he allegedly tried to force his way into a Shoreham apartment and then allegedly vandalized a car belonging to one of the female occupants who had tried to defend herself with a pistol.
MIDDLEBURY — Hot shooting sparked the Middlebury Union High School boys' basketball team past host Otter Valley this past Saturday, when the Tigers took a 23-point first-half lead on the way to a 79-61 victory.
The 3-1 Tigers ultimately stretched their advantage to 62-30 when senior guard Connor Collins sparked an 8-0 run in the middle of the third period with six of his team-high 19 points, including a dunk after a steal.
ADDISON COUNTY — In recent local high school hoop action, the Vergennes boys won big twice to remain unbeaten at 6-0, the Mount Abraham girls cruised past visiting Middlebury, and the VUHS girls and Mount Abe boys came up short on the road.
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Before every season, Middlebury Union High School Activities Director Sean Farrell asks all boys and girls aspiring to be on teams that season and their parents and coaches to attend an organizational meeting at the high school.
We meet first as a group in the gym and then in individual team meetings. Coaches introduce themselves and their athletic philosophy and address relevant practical concerns.
I have two children at MUHS who enjoy sports so I have attended 11 of these meetings so far, and likely have five more coming up.
Practicing Yoga While Grieving a Tragedy
On the Saturday after the Sandy Hook shootings, I taught two silent yoga classes. I demonstrated the posture, the students watched me and then held the pose until they heard me ring a bell. At the sound of the bell, they watched me demonstrate the next pose. I looked around the room at these dedicated yoga students, each processing their grief in different ways. We were practicing yoga, breathing together, some of us crying.
Hush Dad, it's Christmas… Let's not talk business," I whispered. It was Tuesday afternoon and wrapping paper was flying as 16 members of our extended clan tore through a pile of presents that seemed to take up most of our 850-square-foot cabin high in the Green Mountains.
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By lunchtime Monday, six NFL coaches were looking for work. With the regular season ending the day before, the firings came at a furious clip and within a two-hour span the following were sacked: Andy Reid in Philadelphia, Lovie Smith in Chicago, Norv Turner in San Diego, Pat Shurmur in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel in Kansas City and Chan Gailey in Buffalo,
SAN DIEGO (AP) — By lunchtime Monday, six NFL coaches were looking for work.
With the regular season ending the day before, the firings came at a furious clip and within a two-hour span the following were sacked: Andy Reid in Philadelphia, Lovie Smith in Chicago, Norv Turner in San Diego, Pat Shurmur in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel in Kansas City and Chan Gailey in Buffalo.
Though he also had a losing record, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan held onto his job while general manager Mike Tannenbaum was let go. Jacksonville fired its GM, Gene Smith, and coach Mike Mularkey could go soon, too.
The Chargers and Browns made it a clean sweep. San Diego dismissed GM A.J. Smith along with Turner. Cleveland fired GM Tom Heckert along with Shurmur.
Reid was the longest tenured of the coaches, removed after 14 seasons and a Super Bowl appearance in 2005 — a loss to New England.
Smith spent nine seasons with the Bears, leading them to the Super Bowl in 2006 — a loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
Turner went 56-40 with the Chargers, the third team to fire him as head coach. San Diego won the AFC West from 2006-09 — he was 3-3 in the playoffs — but didn't make the postseason the last three years.
Gailey was dumped after three seasons with the Bills; Shurmur after two; and Crennel had one full season with the Chiefs.
Reid took over a 3-13 team in 1999, drafted Donovan McNabb with the No. 2 overall pick and quickly turned the franchise into a title contender.
He led them to a run of four straight NFC championship games, a streak that ended with a trip to the NFL title game. But the team hasn't won a playoff game since 2008 and after last season's 8-8 finish, owner Jeffrey Lurie said he was looking for improvement this year. Instead, it was even worse. The Eagles finished 4-12.
"Andy Reid won the most games of any head coach in Eagles history and he is someone I respect greatly and will remain friends with for many years to come," Lurie said. "But, it is time for the Eagles to move in a new direction. Andy leaves us with a winning tradition that we can build upon."
Shurmur went 9-23 in his two seasons with the Browns, who will embark on yet another offseason of change — the only constant in more than a decade of futility. Cleveland has lost at least 11 games in each of the past five seasons and made the playoffs just once since returning to the NFL as an expansion team in 1999.
"Ultimately our objective is to put together an organization that will be the best at everything we do," Browns CEO Joe Banner said. " On the field, our only goal is trying to win championships."
Crennel took over with three games left in the 2011 season after GM Scott Pioli fired Todd Haley. Kansas City will have the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft as a result of having one of the worst seasons in its 53-year history. The only other time the Chiefs finished 2-14 was 2008, the year before Pioli was hired.
"I am embarrassed by the poor product we gave our fans this season, and I believe we have no choice but to move the franchise in a different direction," Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement.
Gailey, the former Dallas Cowboys coach, compiled a 16-32 record in his three seasons in Buffalo, never doing better than 6-10.
"This will probably be, and I say probably, but I think it will be the first place that's ever fired me that I'll pull for," Gailey said.
Smith and the Bears went 10-6 this season and just missed a playoff spot. But Chicago started 7-1 this year and has struggled to put together a productive offense throughout Smith's tenure. His record was 81-63 with the Bears.


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"A welcomed event" as it were...
Home Theater Forum gives Space Precinct 3 Stars. Says HTR review Neil Middlemiss, "Space Precinct has fervent fans and this release will be a welcomed event. Though short-lived, this British science-fiction series from the legendary creator of Space: 1999, Thunderbirds, and UFO, sought to meld the miniature visual effects style notorious in Gerry Anderson productions, with accessible morality tales and defined notions of good versus evil."
Meanwhile, across the galaxy somewhere, Gerry Anderson's series Space 1999 is makes its Blu-ray debut...just ask the Cleveland Plain Dealer what's going on!
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Martha Theresa Brown, 60, of Polk Township, Kunkletown, formerly of Wharton, N.J., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.
Martha cherished her husband, Robert, and they were best friends for 23 wonderful years of their marriage.
Martha was born in Kearny, N.J., on Sept. 11, 1952, and was a daughter of the late William and Emma (Ruggiero) Hoyt.
She had worked as a clerk and performed customer service for the Wawa mini-markets in Blakeslee, Brodheadsville and Easton.
She attended Salem United Church of Christ in Gilbert.
We give thanks for Martha's presence in our lives and for the way her love touched our hearts forever. She will be deeply missed by her devoted husband, Robert. She was always a kind and gentle sister to her siblings: Diane Kozlowski and her husband, Thomas, of Toms River, N.J.; Virginia "Ginger" Hoyt of Toms River, N.J.; and Bert Hoyt and his wife, Claire, of North Arlington, N.J. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, a great-nephew and many friends.
She loved her family and friends deeply throughout life's ups, downs, joys and sorrows. She was always there for everyone in need to lend a helping hand.
Family and friends are welcome to offer their condolences from 1 p.m. until time of service Saturday, April 13, at Salem United Church of Christ in Gilbert. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the church, with the Rev. Michael Eckroth officiating. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in loving memory of Martha Theresa Brown to: Monroe County Diabetes Society, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, or to a charity of one's choice.
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Martha Theresa Brown, 60, of Polk Township, Kunkletown, formerly of Wharton, N.J., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.


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This month's MIX magazine includes an article by John Foyston taking a look at the growing interest in beer cocktails:
Good beer, it can be pretty easily argued, is perfect and complete by itself. It's complex and flavorful and doesn't need anything else … except that a band of intrepid young mixologists see good beer as a starting point for something better — beer cocktails.
Straight-ahead beer fan that I am, I have to agree that beer cocktails open up a brave new world. I recently got to taste and talk about beer cocktails with some of Portland's most ardent proponents: mixologist Jacob Grier, New School blogger Ezra Johnson-Greenough and Yetta Vorobik, owner of the Hop & Vine, where Grier and Johnson-Greenough held an event in the summer called Brewing Up Cocktails. They plan to repeat it this month, also at the Hop & Vine.
Portland bartenders Jabriel Donohue, Neil Kopplin, Christian Rouillier, and Kevin Ludwig also make appearances. Read the whole thing here.
The drink in the photo is the Quatro Blanco, made with a Farigoule rinse, Herradura reposado tequila, and a special keg of Upright Four wheat farmhouse ale aged in a Hungarian oak barrel with yarrow flowers and rose petals. It was probably my favorite drink from our Brewing Up Cocktails event, but since it was a one-off beer it will probably never be made again and you will never be able to try one.
There's one other drink that went understandably unmentioned in the article, the notorious Furburger:
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The name comes from the beer, because Yetis are furry, and from "bur" as in bourbon. So Furburger. See, nothing dirty about it. At least that's what I thought when a friend jokingly suggested the name assuming I knew what I meant. I didn't know what it meant and so passed the idea on to the owner of Hop and Vine. It wasn't until two days later that I learned what it really referred to. We talked about finding a new name for the drink, but after that incident we couldn't think of it as anything but a Furburger. The lesson? When coming up with new cocktail names, be sure to look them up on Urban Dictionary before submitting them to your prospective boss. Or not: The Furburger was one of our bestsellers of the day. And since the word has been approved for use in schools by a federal judge, why not for a beer cocktail menu too?
Two other cocktails from the event, the Dutch Devil and Brewer's Bramble, we're covered previously here. Brewing Up Cocktails II is in the works and we'll announce the date soon; stay tuned here and at The New School Blog.
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It's a new month, and we have new requests.
Let's begin with Tom in Long Beach, who writes:
"When we were growing up, Mom frequently prepared a recipe she got from Parade magazine. She always referred to this as 'First Lady's Steak.' Adding together the time frame in which we were young and after finding similar recipes attributed to first ladies, my guess is that this recipe was attributed to Lady Bird Johnson. Mom always prepared 'First Lady's Steak' from memory. That memory is now inaccessible due to rapidly encroaching Alzheimer's.
"I'd like to whip up a batch of 'First Lady's Steak' in the hope that it, like many other elements from her past we are exposing her to, will help her to better remember. Since I was young in the '60s and my brothers even younger, we know nothing about this recipe other than it utilized round steak and came from the pages of Parade."
From Barbara in Hermosa Beach:
"Elly Schwarzer, who lived from 1895 to 1998, baked her famous plum cake, or Pflaumenkuchen, for the Plum Festival during Oktoberfest at Old World Village in Huntington Beach and for her daughter, Dolores Bischof's, birthday in August.
"After she passed, the Bischof family, owners of Old World Village, decided to share her recipe with the public and it appeared on their website. I cannot find my copy and it is no longer on their website. The plum cake still appears in their bakery during Oktoberfest. Does anyone have this recipe?"
Linda in Van Nuys writes:
"I would like to know if anyone has the recipe for the barbecue sauce from Valley Ranch Barbecue that was located at 16623 Sherman Way in Van Nuys. I believe it closed in 2010.
"I haven't found a barbecue sauce that even comes close. It was the perfect sauce and I would buy it by the quart."
Dennis in Woodland Hills writes:
"Back in the 1980s, when the Santa Monica Pioneer Boulangerie restaurant was serving a variety of soups daily, they often had a chicken gumbo soup that was really excellent. Is there any chance of getting that recipe?"
Can anyone help Tom, Barbara, Linda or Dennis?
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Most Asian stocks rose Friday as investors took in their stride indications that no major progress had been made to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff, with Chinese shares rebounding from near four-year lows to snap a four-day losing streak.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +1.72% rose 0.5%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, +1.19% added 0.6%, China's Shanghai Composite 000001, +2.11% advanced 0.9%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, +2.56% climbed 0.5% and Taiwan's Taiex XX:Y9999 rallied 1%.
The performance added to the solid monthly gains for most regional markets: Japanese and Taiwanese stock benchmarks ended November with a 5.8% surge, while the Shanghai and Shenzhen indexes finished November with a loss of 4.3% and 10.9%, respectively.
South Korea's Kospi 180721, +1.24% defied the broad regional advance to end 0.1% higher, but finished both the week and the month with a 1.1% gain.
Regional stocks managed to climb on Friday despite uncertainty over whether U.S. politicians will be able to prevent more than $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts that are set to kick in automatically in January. Read: U.S. stocks extend gains on 'cliff' hopes.
Dampening sentiment, Republican U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday morning there has been "no substantive progress" in negotiations on the so-called fiscal cliff, briefly rattling Wall Street. Read: Republicans say no to Obama's opening 'cliff' bid.
IG Index strategist Stan Shamu said the back-and-forth on the fiscal cliff would likely fuel market volatility through the end of December.
"Many [are] now convinced that negotiations will mirror that of last August's debt-ceiling disaster and go right down to the wire. As a result, a choppy last month of the year is probably the most likely scenario, disappointing those hoping for a Santa Claus rally," Shamu said.
The term "Santa Claus rally" refers to a year-end gain for shares that tends to start in December.
Still, a slew of Japanese data out Friday helped to lift sentiment, with the country's industrial production unexpectedly rising in October after a sharp decline in the previous month. Read full story on the Japanese economic data.
The Japanese government separately announced its approval for a second stimulus package in a little more than a month, comprising of 880.3 billion yen ($10.7 billion) in spending. Read: Japan government approves stimulus package.
Exporters performed particularly well as the dollar USDJPY, -0.03% rose against the yen to ¥82.65 from ¥82.11 in early action, while the euro EURJPY, +0.05% hit a seven-month high against the yen.
Among currency-sensitive firms, Nikon Corp. 7731, +2.79% NINOF, -2.18% gained 4.5%, and Canon Inc. 7751, +1.11% CAJ, +1.18% advanced 1.2%.
Elsewhere, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. 7011, +1.59% MHVYF, +0.58% climbed 3%, and Hitachi Ltd. 6501, +1.43% HTHIF, +4.35% advanced 4.2%, after the firms said they will merge their thermal-power businesses and related units in a joint venture by 2014.
Gains in Hong Kong were led by banks, with heavyweight stock HSBC Holdings PLC 5, +1.72% rising 1.4% and Bank of Communications Co. 3328, +1.74% BCMXY, +0.21% climbing 2%.
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 388, +2.51% HKXCY, +4.35% fell 0.8% after announcing a plan to raise 7.75 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1 billion) via a private placement to fund its acquisition of the London Metal Exchange. Read: Hong Kong Exchanges taps market to fund LME bid.
In other stock market related news, People's Insurance Co. Group of China — commonly known as PICC — priced its initial public offering at HK$3.48 (45 U.S. cents), a level near the low end of its indicative price range of HK$3.42–HK$4.03. The firm makes its trading debut on Dec.7, and PICC's listing is set to become the largest IPO — at a projected $3.1 billion — for a Chinese state-owned company since 2010.
Over on mainland Chinese bourses, construction-related shares advanced after Vice Premier Li Keqiang reportedly said urbanization remains a main focus area for the leadership in coming years.
Shares of property developer China Vanke Co. CN:200002 US:CVKEY rose 3.8% in Shenzhen, while Anhui Conch Cement Co. 914, +2.02% jumped 4.9% and Poly Real Estate Group Co. 600048, +0.31% climbed 3.3% in Shanghai.
In Australia, shares of miners ranked among the gainers after metals prices rose in New York trade on Thursday. Read: Gold futures score first climb in four sessions.
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. FMG, +2.82% FSUMF, +4.13% rose 1.3% and Rio Tinto Ltd. RIO, +1.94% RIO, +2.51% climbed 2.8% after announcing cost plans on Thursday.


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Author of Ed Engoron's Choclatique, Running Press, 2011
I discovered sopapillas (like Al Gore invented the internet)! Well, at least I first tasted them late in life while working on a project for H.E.B. (H.E. Butt Grocery Company) in San Antonio. I was visiting a supplier who did nothing else but fry chicharrón (fried pork rinds) and sopapillas. I know – what a combination of flavors!
Sopapillas are usually served as a dessert with honey and are common throughout Mexico, Central and South American and the American Southwest. In some Mexican restaurants in Texas and New Mexico sopapillas may be served in place of bread or tortillas or filled with ingredients common to tacos and tostadas. In fact, sopapillas were designated as Texas' state pastry in 2003.
I needed to do something to add my California-Choclatique touch, so I figured what could be better than to add a little cocoa and chocolate sauce?
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Fry Time: 15 minutes
Ready In: 45 minutes
Yield: 24 servings
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup Choclatique Rouge Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons white shortening or lard
1 1/4 cups warm water
1/4 cup warn coffee
2 quarts oil for frying
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
- Cut in the shortening.
- Stir in water and coffee and mix until dough is smooth.
- Cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Roll out on floured board until 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick.
- Cut into 3-inch squares.
- Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375º F.
- Fry the dough until crisp, puffy and dark brown on both sides; about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Shake on a little confectioner's sugar or cinnamon-sugar and dip them into warm chocolate sauce or marshmallow fluff.
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The Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak and Rev. Dr. Curtiss DeYoung will present the address "Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Church Quietism" on Friday, Nov. 9, at 3:30 p.m. at Hope College in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Boesak is recognized for his leadership role in the anti-apartheid freedom struggle in South Africa, and DeYoung is a professor of reconciliation studies at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minn. They are co-authors of the book "Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Church Quietism," published earlier this year by Orbis Books.
Boesak will also be speaking during the college's chapel service on Friday, Nov. 9, at 10:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel. Admission to the service is free and the public is invited, but seating is typically limited.
Boesak previously spoke at Hope on Feb. 28, 1990, delivering the opening keynote address "South Africa Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Facing the Challenges of Our Times" for the annual Critical Issues Symposium, during which he received an honorary degree (doctorate of divinity) from the college. The symposium that year explored "The Quest for Justice: Christian Voices."
During the anti-apartheid freedom struggle in South Africa, Boesak and Archbishop Desmond Tutu led the United Democratic Front (UDF)–the equivalent to the civil rights movement in the United States. Bringing together more than 700 organizations from all communities, the UDF became the first genuinely non-racial movement and the main force behind the anti-apartheid activities in the country during the decisive decade of the 1980s.
Boesak is a pastor in the Uniting Reformed Church and has served the church in many local, national, and international posts including the South African Council of Churches. At 36 years of age he was elected the president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches; the youngest ever, and the first African and person from the developing world to hold that position.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called Boesak the most powerful orator ever produced by South Africa. Boesak is the author or editor of nearly 20 books.
DeYoung, who is an ordained minister in the Church of God, headquartered in Anderson, Ind., has spent his life working both nationally and internationally to develop networks for reconciliation, peace, justice and human rights. He has traveled to South Africa on nine occasions speaking on reconciliation and the multiculturalism of the Bible.
Prior to his current position at Bethel University, he served for 17 years in urban multicultural settings in Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minn., as the president of the Twin Cities Urban Reconciliation Network (TURN), the executive director of the City Gate Project, and the senior pastor at a multiracial congregation. He also served congregations in Washington, D.C, and New York City, and worked at the Covenant House Times Square shelter for homeless and runaway youth in New York City.
DeYoung is an author, co-author or editor of more than a dozen books on the topic of reconciliation and social justice, including, in addition to "Radical Reconciliation," "United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race" and "Reconciliation: Our Greatest Challenge --Our Only Hope." He has led retreats for Hope students, faculty and staff on the theme of reconciliation, and also spoke during a Hope chapel service in March.
The Friday-afternoon presentation is among multiple events scheduled across the school year for additional discussion of themes explored in this year's Critical Issues Symposium, which was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 25-26, and examined "Reconciliation: Hope in a Divided World." The symposium featured a variety of keynote addresses, focus sessions and department-sponsored sessions.
Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave., on College Avenue at 12th Street. Graves Hall is located at 263 College Ave., between 10th and 12th streets.


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I am willing to bet that was not the case in downtown EC. As previously reported here and further confirmed in today's post on Hometown Columbia, the place to grab coffee and free wifi connection in Ellicott City is the Bean Hollow coffee shop. On the other hand, Bean Hollow isn't a very good bookstore.The Scene This Week in Columbia is the sculpture "When The Wind Comes." I was driving through Thunder Hill last weekend when I noticed this large sculpture in front of Thunder Hill elementary school. The plaque at the base of the sculpture identifies the sculptor as Rodney Carroll and indicates that it was erected in 2000.
I love discovering stuff like this. When I was a senior at Wilde Lake High School one of my best friends lived in a house directly across the street from the school. I was in that neighborhood all the time. It was fun to drive through it again and discover this piece of public art.


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The EPA has finalized a rule implementing the renewable fuels mandate of 36 billion gallons by 2022 that was established by Congress. According to the EPA, increasing renewable fuels will reduce dependence on oil by more than 328 million barrels a year and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions more than 138 million metric tons a year when fully phased in by 2022.
Some renewable fuels must achieve GHG emission reductions—compared to the gasoline and diesel fuels they displace—to be counted toward compliance with volume standards, EPA added.
Corn-based ethanol achieves a 21% GHG reduction compared to gasoline when "dubious ideas of international indirect land use change (ILUC) are included," the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) states. Without ILUC, corn-based ethanol achieves a 52% GHG reduction, and cellulosic ethanol achieves a GHG reduction of 72-130 percent depending upon feedstock and conversion process. In a recent statement, the RFA said that the new RFS rules are "workable," but that the ILUC is "problematic."
The RFA also stated that the "EPA continues to rely on oft-challenged and unproven theories, such as international indirect land use change to penalize U.S. biofuels to the advantage of imported ethanol and petroleum."
The RFA addresses Brazilian sugarcane ethanol, for example, in an Issue Brief, which is available at www.ethanolrfa.org. The organization adds, "despite the reliance on unproven science, the greenhouse gas benefits of all ethanol show tremendous improvements compared to gasoline." All GHG reductions for ethanol exceed those mandated by RFS2, the RFA states.
In related news, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) reports that in 2010, 1.15 billion gallons of biodiesel will be required to be entered into commerce. EPA classifies biodiesel as an "advanced biofuel."
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Kiwis have been imbibing it since 1987, but the boss of Kiwi herbal mineral water brand Ch'i says the firm still has plenty of scope for growth.
General manager for the past two years Ray Nicholls has modernised the firm's logo and done away with the old 1980s-style chunky bottles for more slender packaging.
"Nothing had changed in the way the product was presented for at least 18 years," Nicholls said. "You have to keep evolving with the times and stay relevant."
He said the Albany firm had seen strong growth in "middle New Zealand" on the back of the rebranding, the first products of which hit the market about 12 months ago.
"It's put us in the 21st century."
He said there was still plenty of room for the brand - best known for its marketing slogan, "the drink that knows its own name" - to grow in New Zealand as its products were well distributed through supermarkets but did not have such a strong presence in dairies.
"We're focusing on improving sales in dairies, bars and food outlets," Nicholls said.
Another priority was growing exports.
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Nicholls said the firm, which has its products made at contract bottling facilities and employs only five staff, was also seeing good results from its recent release of a sugar-free product, which uses a natural sweetening agent derived from the stevia plant.
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Lesson #1:
Creating a Spirit of Unity in the Presidency
Introduce the Principle
In His great Intercessory Prayer, the Savior prayed that those who believe in Him might be one, even as He and His Father are one (see John 17:20–23). In the latter days the Savior commanded us to be unified when He declared, "Be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine" (D&C 38:27).
Counseling together provides an opportunity to become unified as a presidency. Your presidency also bears the responsibility of being unified with and following the direction of priesthood leaders who hold priesthood keys (bishops, stake presidents, and apostles and prophets).
Learn Together
- Why is unity essential for success in the Lord's work?
- How can differences of opinion be helpful?
- How will you, as a class presidency, resolve differences?
- After a decision is reached, what is the responsibility of each member of the presidency?
- How and where do you receive direction from priesthood leaders?
Live What We Are Learning
- Identify one specific way to build more unity as a class presidency and then commit to act. Write down the blessings and benefits you receive. Prepare to share your observations at the next class presidency meeting.
- Identify one thing you can do to increase unity among your class members.
- What direction are we as a class presidency receiving from our bishopric and other priesthood leaders? How can we be unified with them?
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Think of every individual in your class. What will you do to help each feel included?
Lesson #2:
Planning Activities with Gospel Purposes in Mind
Introduce the Principle
The Lord has called His followers to "strengthen [our] brethren … in all [our] doings" (see D&C 108:7). Therefore, it is essential to plan activities with gospel purposes in mind. Meaningful activities give you opportunities to put into practice gospel principles, strengthen testimonies, develop talents and leadership skills, give service, and foster friendships with others who are committed to living gospel standards. These are gospel purposes.
Learn Together
Sometimes leaders begin planning an activity by asking, "What do we want to do?" Instead, why is it important to begin by asking, "What does the Lord want to have happen in the lives of those we serve?" What differences will likely occur in the types of activities planned if you begin by asking the latter question first?
Live What We Are Learning
Commit to planning the next activity with gospel purposes in mind. After the activity, discuss as a presidency specific ways lives were strengthened and gospel principles applied.
"Youth in Action: Service," Mormon Messages for Youth
Lesson #3:
Preparing and Using an Agenda in Class Presidency Meetings
Introduce the Principle
The Savior has directed leaders in our day to "organize yourselves; [and] prepare every needful thing" (D&C 88:119). An agenda is a written plan for a meeting. It is an organizational tool that helps participants focus on the meeting's purposes and use time effectively. It should be prioritized to ensure that the most important matters are discussed first. (See Handbook 2: Administering the Church, 18.1.)
Learn Together
What do you think are some of the most "needful things" that could be included in a written agenda and why?
An agenda for class presidency meetings might include the following:
- Have someone offer an opening prayer.
- Study a verse from the scriptures.
- Receive leadership training.
- Discuss counsel from priesthood leaders and how best to implement it.
- Counsel together about how to strengthen and bless individual class members.
- Report on assignments.
- Plan for upcoming events that meet needs.
- Give new assignments.
- Have someone offer a closing prayer.
Live What We Are Learning
Commit to prepare and use a written agenda in your next class presidency meeting. What benefits did you observe? Share your insights at the conclusion of the meeting.
Lesson #4:
Conducting Meetings
Introduce the Principle
In our day, the Lord has instructed leaders to plan and "conduct the meetings as they are led by the Holy Ghost, according to the commandments and revelations of God" (D&C 20:45; see also Moroni 6:9; D&C 46:2). A well-conducted meeting will establish a dignified tone and invite the Spirit to be present.
Learn Together
- Discuss some qualities you like to see when someone is conducting a meeting.
- How do these qualities invite the Spirit to be present?
- Why is preparing in advance essential for an efficient and effective meeting?
Consider the following suggestions for conducting a meeting effectively:
- Arrive early and make sure everything is ready for the meeting.
- When possible, make assignments ahead of time, including opening and closing prayers.
- Conduct with reverence as guided by the Spirit. Leaders always teach by example.
- Use a written agenda that outlines events to take place in the meeting.
- The person conducting announces who will pray, speak, lead the music, and do other things.
- Music:
- Choose music that invites the Spirit.
- See that the music director and accompanist are prepared.
- Where appropriate, arrange for prelude music to be played before the meeting starts.
- Be efficient and aware of time limits.
Live What We Are Learning
- Practice conducting a Sunday opening exercise or Mutual activity. Ask presidency members to identify the things you did well and possible ways to improve.
- Identify one specific way you will better prepare and conduct a meeting. Share with your class presidency what you did and the difference(s) you observed.
Lesson #5:
Delegating Responsibility and Ensuring Accountability
Introduce the Principle
The Savior recognized the potential of others and called them to help in the work of His kingdom (see Matthew 10:1; 3 Nephi 11:18–22). Leaders help others grow by giving them meaningful assignments and providing encouragement and assistance as needed.
Learn Together
A relay race is an exciting event in track-and-field competition. What would you think of a member of a relay team who decided to keep the baton and run the whole race by herself? How would she make her team members feel? What would happen to a class if the president or the class presidency planned and did everything alone? What growth would others miss? How can involving others make for a "better race"?
Delegation includes more than giving someone an assignment. It includes the following steps:
- Clearly outline the assignment in your own mind.
- Prayerfully determine who should be given the assignment.
- Meet with the other person to explain the assignment.
- Decide together when the assignment needs to be completed.
- Ensure that the assignment is understood and responsibility for it is accepted. Keep a written record of the assignment and check progress from time to time.
- Respect the assigned person's efforts to develop plans and fulfill the assignment. Leaders provide encouragement and assistance as needed.
- Ask the person to report back about the assignment. After receiving the report, the leader accepts the person's best efforts and expresses sincere appreciation for the good things the person has done.
Live What We Are Learning
As a presidency, counsel together about how you could involve class members in meaningful ways to prepare for an activity, to participate in a Sunday lesson, and so on. Use the guidelines for delegating. Discuss the benefits you observed by involving others.
"Working Together in the Ward Council" — Watch this video and liken the ward council to your class presidency. How can you better work together to bless the members of your class?
Lesson #6:
Keeping Confidences
Introduce the Principle
In 1 Peter 1:15 it says, "But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation." For the Strength of Youth teaches us, "Speak kindly and positively about others. Choose not to insult others or put them down, even in joking. Avoid gossip of any kind, and avoid speaking in anger. When you are tempted to say harsh or hurtful things, leave them unsaid" (20).
As you show concern for and counsel about ways to support and strengthen members of your class, think carefully before you speak. Communicate in ways that build trust and respect individuals and families. As a leader you are in a sacred position to keep confidential any private or sensitive information that is discussed.
Learn Together
- Discuss Alma's counsel to his son Corianton (see Alma 41:14). How can you, as leaders, "see that you are merciful unto your brethren; deal justly, judge righteously, and do good continually" as you strive to help your class members?
- Discuss together the importance of keeping confidences and not allowing anything shared in confidential settings to be turned into gossip.
- Discuss ways you as presidency members can stop gossip and encourage kindness.
Live What We Are Learning
Commit to keeping confidences of individual class members. Determine as a presidency to keep your meetings and all your conversations gossip free. Speak kindly of others, and by your example invite others to do the same.
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Judging Others? Stop It!"
Mormonad, "Gossip"


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UnNews:Irish Duckists rebel
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2 February 2007
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BALLYDUCK, South Armagh, Ireland - Today the leaders of the Duckist fundamentalists in Ireland, Seán Fearon and Niall McCann, announced that they were beginning a rebellion against what they called "the imperialist and oppressive force that is The Church of Duck". They spent today preparing for battle, and rallying up support. This morning the world Duckist population was lower than 110: by the end of the day though, there were over 500 members.
Previously, The Church of Duck had not considered the Duckists a large threat, considering that it is the largest duck-based religion in the world, with over 3 million followers.
The Church of Duck has had a bad history with the Duckists. The Church was formed in 1765, during the worst years of the war between the Duckist extremists and the Robot Nazis. Soon after its formation, the church destroyed duckism in it's national home, Duckistan, weakening their forces so badly that they lost the war.
From then on duckism only existed on the remote island of Kragen, in tens.
But in 2005, An Cumann Duckism na Éireann (The Duckism Club of Ireland) was established by three unknown bat fuck insane Duckist extremists in Ballyduck, Ireland, the Church of Duck's capital in that country.
Over the next two years membership increased veeeery slowly, and by the new year 2007, it had about 50 members.
Also today, Ballyduck was pronounced the Duckist capital of the world, because as of today the population in Ballyduck of Duckists passed 500.
Fearon and McCann have not used their new forces to attack the Irish Church of Duck yet, but they say that they are preparing troops, and waiting for the right time, when the Church in Ireland is weakened.
"Our first goal," said Seán Fearon today, "is to take back Ireland, and to give Duckists the first country to be truly proud of since 1765. Our second goal is that once we have established Ireland as a truly Duckist country, we will have the power to establish Duckist outposts in neighbouring countries, such as England, Scotland, Wales and France. Once we do this we shall hopefully recapture those countries, and establish them as Duckist."
"By then we shall have the power to invade Germany, one of the main countries belonging to the Church. This will most likely cause war between us and the Church of Duck, and possibly the Robot Nazis]. This war is inevitable, and it is very likely that we will lose it, but if we win, if we win my dear followers, we shall reclaim Germany, Poland and then, our long-lost home: Duckistan." finished vice-president of the Duckists in Ireland, Niall McCann.
President of the Duckists in Ireland, who for now are nameless, Seán Fearon, explained why recruitment and re-establishment of the Duckists in Ireland was so important: "people of Ireland, my friends and enemies, family, I urge you to join our reviving force, Duckists. We need to reclaim this country, before we can continue with any secondary objectives. Tell me, dear followers, how many troops, how powerful an army would it take to reclaim Ireland, to invade England, and to return home, to Duckistan? Exactly, a lot. So I plead with you to join us and join our forces, so we can crush the imperialist and oppressive force that is The Church of Duck, and reclaim our former glory!"
It was during these two speeches, and during a rally session that lasted all day and night, that Duckist numbers went from 100 to 500. There are 32 counties in Ireland, and out of these only one is now declared completely Duckist, and this progess is incredible, maybe we should think about what it would be like if and when the Church of Duck is wiped out, and Duckists ruled the world?
We will report on this story as it develops.


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Ⅰ Application Objects
Foreign high-level talents and professional personnel who are in urgent need of China can apply for R visa.
Ⅱ Application Materials
1.Valid passport or other international travel certificates.
2.Valid Registration Form of Temporary Residence for Visitors issued by police station of the temporary residence or hotels in Beijing.
3.Completely filled VISA / STAY PERMIT / RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM with recent half-length, white background, bareheaded, full-faced 2-inch color photo. Please fill in the application form in black ink or sign pen.
4.Chinese official letter with official seal issued by the inviting units to Exit-entry Administration Police Corps of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (hereinafter referred to as Exit-entry Administration Police Corps), describing the following details: (1) basic information of the inviting unit and applicant; (2) purpose to visit China including activities, time and place of staying, exit-entry itinerary arrangement; (3) source of expense and warrant to observe relevant laws during stay in China.
5.Foreigners who enter into China with non-R visa and apply for renewing a new R visa should submit certification materials in accordance with the introduction condition and requirement of foreign high-level talents and professional personnel in urgent need of China determined by competent department of Chinese government.
6.Other relevant certification documents that the Exit-entry Administration Department consider it necessary to submit.
Ⅲ Timeline for Application
1.For application of R visa extension, foreigners can apply for extending duration of stay for no more than 180 days longer. The specific timeline for approval will examined and determined by Exit-entry Administration Department according to the circumstances of different applicants.
2.For application of R visa renewal (including a R visa application for re-entry times), foreigners can apply for renew zero, one, two or more-time visa with period of validity for no more than 5 years and duration of stay for less than 180 days. The specific timeline for approval will examined and determined by Exit-entry Administration Department according to the circumstances of different applicants. The accumulative total duration of stay must not exceed 1 year from the date of entry according to the renewal of F visa.
Ⅳ Points for Attention
1.Applicants will be required to accept a face-to-face interview .
2.The extension for a longer duration of R visa is only valid for this referred entry and does not affect the entry times and period of validity of the original visa. The accumulated length of extension shall not exceed the original duration of stay specified in the visa. By issuing new R visa, meanwhile the original visa became invalid.
3.For the above-stated materials, if with no special instructions, the original documents need to be verified, and submit the copies in A4 paper.
4.Application materials with foreign language (except for English) should be translated into Chinese by qualified translation Company and submitted finally.
5.Applicant who doesn't nullify cancel China's household registration should apply after the cancellation of household registration. The relevant cancellation certificate issued by police station will be submitted if the Exit-entry Administration Department consider it necessary.
6.Foreigners aged under eighteen who apply for extension or renew visa for the first time in China must submit their birth certificates, passports of parents and overseas residence certification.
7.The Inviting units shall be required to register for the record in the Exit-entry Administration Department.
Ⅴ Warm Prompt of regulation
1.Where the duration of stay needs to be extended,the visa holder shall file an application 7 days prior to the expiry of the duration specified in the visa.
2.During the application process when the applicant's passport or other international travel certificates are received and kept by the Exit-entry Administration Department, applicants can reside legally in China by right of the receipt.
3.Entities or individuals that issue written invitations shall be liable for the fidelity of the contents.
4.The Exit-entry Administration Department of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau may verify the authenticity of the applicants' purpose through interviews, telephone inquiry and investigation. The applicants and the inviting units issuing the invitation letters and certificate materials shall cooperate.
5.Decisions made by the exit-entry administration of public security organ on rejecting applications for visa extension or reissuance, or on not issuing foreigners' stay or residence permits or not extending the duration of residence shall be final.
6.The visa-issuing authorities are not required to give reasons for refusing the issuance of a visa.
(source: Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau)
Notice for R Visa Extension and Renewal Application for Foreigners (Temporary)
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Notice for R Visa Extension and Renewal Application for Foreigners (Temporary)
Be happy no matter what....
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its a bit difficult to get a work visa in beijing now.
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