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and protects the largest single area of heathland in Central Europe. Although heaths used to be commonplace in Europe a few hundred years ago, they are much rarer today. Part of Lower Saxony, the nature park's landscape is a mixture of Scotch heather, common heather and juniper, herds of Heidschnucke sheep and old sheepfolds, and farm land and beekeeping huts. The view from the 169-metre Wilseder hill is worth the climb, and not just in August and September when the purple heather is in full bloom. This tranquil, open landscape, dotted with natural wonders great and small, can be enjoyed throughout the year. As well as the heath there are ancient woods and striking trees, mysterious moors and bubbling springs, and heathland streams and gullies. Whether on foot, by bike, on horseback or traditional horse-drawn carriage, you can explore the reserve on your own or in the company of a nature and landscape guide. The local restaurants and inns offer great food and drink made from locally sourced produce. And there's plenty to do for children, too, with a barefoot adventure park, high ropes courses and the Heide Park Resort theme park in Soltau. Or you could take a day trip to the town of Lüneburg on the edge of the reserve or the city of Hamburg just 40km away.
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Matthew McConaughey is a dad again.
The star has thanked fans for their well wishes following the birth of his third child on Friday.
The movie star's wife Camila Alves gave birth to son Livingston, a sibling for their two kids, Levi, 4, and Vida, 2.
McConaughey announced the pregnancy news in a Twitter.com post in July, a month after he and Alves wed, and he returned to the site on Saturday to tell fans about the family's new arrival.
In a post, he writes, "Camila gave birth to our third child yesterday morning. Our son, Livingston Alves McConaughey was born at 7:43am on 12.28.12. He greeted the world at 9lbs. and 21 inches. Bless up and thank you for your well wishes. Happy New year, and just keep livin, Camila and Matthew McConaughey."

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Im sorry could you rephrase the question it might me just me but I don't even have a vague idea what your asking.
If the Catholic Church joined the Orthodox Church and there was an interior schism between two of its patriarchs, which Patriarch we follow and why?Catholig
Which two patriarchs are you referring to? Rome and Constantinople?
The Church folows Christ. Period.As for the patriarchal dilema, it depends. Would Rome make concessions to make autocephalous churches in it's varoius countries, giving them ruling metropolitans or patriarchs or catholici, or keep the centralized system for the interum? If you are asking if we would all follow a system like Rome's where the Bishop of Rome or the Patriarch of Constantinople would hold sway over the church, then you must understand that we DO NOT have a centralized system with the Patriarch of Constantinople as it's head. Patriach Bartholomeos is First Among, not Above equals. We would essentially follow neither, but as a whole we would proclaim, follow and worship Christ in the tradition of the Church.But we live not in a perfect world, and I'm not holding my breath for unification. There are too many details and big issues that need to be addressed for that to happen, most of which we probably will not be able to come to terms with in my lifetime. I can hope and pray, as nothing is above God, but the matter is complex. Speculating is fun, but it's like being on a stationary bike. You get a great workout, but you get nowhere. Peace
I just feel that it is hard when you don't know who to follow. I mean in the Catholic system you follow the Bishop of Rome - in the Orthodox system you follow whoever you feel is the most Orthodox when there's a schism. Whichever patriachate represents the "one holy, catholic, and apostolic church" could even flip-flop. One minute it could be the Patriarch of X and the next Y.Catholig
That's why we MUST seek to discern the Holy Spirit's guidance as the Apostles did in Acts 15. If you seek an infallible human authority in the Orthodox Church, you will find none.
I don't know. I mean it seems like musical "keys of the kingdom of heaven". One minute they lie with one Patriarch, while another Patriarch does something schismatic - then they reconcile all is well and the originally schismatic patriarchate is now the Church as the other falls into some doctrinal error.Catholig
That is what we as Orthodox believe. Like Peter said. But more long winded.
Ah, Glad you caught that!
So what should have happened when the Patriarch of Rome was in heresy as was the case of Pope Honorius who was a Monothelite and was anathemized by an Oecumenical Synod in AD 680? Should the whole Church have been Monothelite because the Pope of Rome "held the keys"?
I honestly don't know too much about Pope Honorius, I could probably look into it further, but from what I've found out so far this issue of Pope Honorius' Monothelitism was dealt with explicitly by the First Vatican Council (Vatican I) and it was ruled that he didn't speak ex cathedra. Also from what I understand he manifested his belief in Monothelitism in letters to other bishops including Sergius - he didn't write official encyclicals to be received by the whole Church. And whether or not it has any bearing he was only anathematized after his death.Catholig
And how about the subject of this thread? Pope Vigilius and His Anathematization at 5th Ecumenical Council
The question here is, in the event of schism, how is it then sorted out?From where I stand, the Orthodox have no tradition, hierarchical or logical structures to base their answer upon since each is either contradictory to their faith (the pope), logically inconsistent (Old Believers vs 1054) or too varied to form a solid answer (early schisms vs Chalcedon vs 1054 vs Old Believers etc...). In contrast, the Catholic position is simple and easy to define, and I suspect, often presented in a triumphalist manner. This in turn causes aggravation, and discussion turns into a shouting match, with no one learning anything.This is probably because the initiative behind the OP's question is designed to highlight the lack of ability (by the Orthodox) to deal with schism (abstractly). Although I agree with the point it is addressing, previous experience has left me with no doubts as to actually how non-effective it is in terms of trying to prove a point, and winning agreement.
Yes, Rome's ability to "deal with schism" is amply demonstrated... just ask her many offspring - Protestants, Anglicans, Old Catholics, SSPX, Sede...
...and there was a schism between two different Patriarchs? This question (not word for word) was asked on the Catholic Answers forum a while ago in reference to a schism between two "Orthodox" churches that happened (I don't know which two, but it was eventually fixed). In this case, which Patriarch(s) should the Catholic Church follow?Catholig
I've wondered about this issue myself (this is my first post here, by the way ). It seems that if a Patriarch does appear to fall into heresy, it's a matter of private judgment for the laity to know whether or not he actually did. It just seems a bit Protestant.
This is probably because the initiative behind the OP's question is designed to highlight the lack of ability (by the Orthodox) to deal with schism (abstractly). Although I agree with the point it is addressing, previous experience has left me with no doubts as to actually how non-effective it is in terms of trying to prove a point, and winning agreement.
*Magic, what *are* you saying?Schism 1. The Free Serbian Orthodox schism began in the States and Australia in 1963, a result of the Communist regime in the homeland. It was resoved and the schism was healed in 1992, with remarkable Christian charity on both sides.Schism 2. The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad was created in the 1920s in the West as a result of the Communist influence over the mother Church in Russia. The schism was resolved in 2007, and again with remarkable Christian charity on both sides.
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Mt. Etna in Italy Blows Smoke Rings [VIDEO]
One of the most seen images this week were from Italy where Mt. Etna was literally blowing smoke rings! Apparently, smoke rings are extremely rare and have only been documented three times. And what's even more weird is that this is the third time Mt. Etna has blown smoke rings. The last two times were in 1970 and 2000. The only other occurance on record happened in Iceland last year from Eyjafjallajokull. The BBC has more on this natural phenomena here.


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Amazon Refuses To Publish First Cornish-Language Ebook
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As we've noted before, Amazon is beginning to wield considerable power over the entire publishing chain. The past teaches us that as successful companies gain near-monopoly powers, their arbitrary decisions become more problematic. Here's an unusual example of that, pointed out to us by @IndigenousTweet via @MLBrook:
Diglot Books Ltd has today been told that Kindle Direct Publishing will not publish their bilingual children's picture book Matthew and the Wellington Boots because it is written in Cornish.
Fair enough, you might think -- if Cornish uses some weird alphabet not supported by Amazon, there's not much to be done. Except that's not the case:
The book which was released for St Piran's Day earlier this month has been successfully launched on the iTunes platform, but will not be available to Android or Kindle Fire users because "the book is in a language that is not currently supported by Kindle Direct Publishing."
The Cornish language which uses exactly the same alphabet as the English language has been on the rise since its recognition as a living language in 2002 under the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages, and is now spoken fluently by several thousand people.
That is, no special characters are needed, as the Cornish Wikipedia's page on the language demonstrates, so there is no technical reason for Amazon not to publish the book. Clearly, this is just an arbitrary decision on the company's part, one that it is essentially impossible to appeal against.
As the press release from the publishers quoted above notes, Diglot Books were able to use iTunes to offer their ebook instead. Some might say this is a case of out of the frying pan into the fire, since in the past Apple too has shown itself inflexible in terms of what it will and won't accept. Had Apple refused to carry the title for whatever reason, it's arguable that the Cornish language, still struggling to re-establish itself after dying out a couple of hundred years ago, would have suffered as a result of this lack of access to the main ebook distributors.
Promoting Cornish may not be high on everyone's list of priorities, but Amazon's refusal to publish the first ebook in the language provides another worrying example of how it is failing to use its increasing global power responsibly.
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Vampire (Death) (Barded Nightmare)In amongst the fighting, a Vampire is a danger to her enemies, a vicious warrior and uncompromisingly cruel.
Vampires are the true masters of Undeath. Despite their curse, Vampires retain all of their devious intelligence, and hence all of their ambition and desire. This makes them very dangerous indeed, for they can continue to grow and learn, spending eternity perfecting their skills and honing their diabolical plans and schemes. A Vampire is ultimately a selfish creature who retains many of the traits and drives she possessed when mortal. Whilst the crudest of their kind exist only to feed, some lust after temporal power and conquest of the living. The Necrarchs strive to attain unparalleled necromantic skills, whereas Lahmnians possess immense wealth beyond the dreams of avarice. The greatest curse of Queen Neferata's legacy is that Vampires cannot live on normal food and drink, but must imbibe fresh blood for sustenance. For the youngest Vampires, this unnatural thirst is very strong. At this stage, they are often rash and easily caught and killed by Witch Hunters and other dedicated enemies of the night. Though most learn how to survive on less and less fresh blood until they need to feed only every few years, some never overcome their primal hunting instincts.
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Dark Blessings given freely from long-dead souls follow in the Wight Kings' wake. And so the dead strive for Unlife...
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Immortal spirits will refuse to leave the bounds of the mortal plane, and so cannot be put to rest with ease.
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As the Vampires rip apart their victims they feast on the blood that spills forth – gaining in strength and lost stamina.
- Crumbling
The dead do not rest easily in the Old World. Those summoned by Vampires and Necromancers no longer have mortal concerns - they serve only their master's will.
- Disintegrating
The Dark Magic binding has failed. Both flesh and necromantic energy slough off the subjects, leaving naught but dust.
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India: the ancient past: a history of the Indian sub-continent from c. 7000 BC to AD 1200
Burjor Avari
This carefully crafted study presents the fascinating story of the development and establishment of India's culture and civilization from early pre-history through to the early second millennium.
Encompassing topics such as the Harappan Civilization, the rise of Hindu culture, the influx of Islam in the eighth and the eleventh/twelfth centuries and key empires, states and dynasties, India: The Ancient Past engages with methodological and controversial issues.
Key features of this illustrated guide include:
a range of maps illustrating different temporal and geographical regions
selected source extracts at the end of each chapter, for review and reflection
questions for discussion.
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the political, spiritual, cultural and geographical history of India, making it an enriching read for anyone with an interest in this captivating period of history.
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Greater Magadha: Studies in the Culture of Early India
Johannes Bronkhorst
Greater Magadha, roughly the eastern part of the Gangetic plain of northern India, has so far been looked upon as deeply indebted to Brahmanical culture. Religions such as Buddhism and Jainism are thought of as derived, in one way or another, from Vedic religion. This belief is defective in various respects. This book argues for the importance and independence of Greater Magadha as a cultural area until a date close to the beginning of the Common Era. In order to correct the incorrect notions, two types of questions are dealt with: questions pertaining to cultural and religious dependencies, and questions relating to chronology. As a result a modified picture arises that also has a bearing on the further development of Indian culture.
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Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
Johannes Bronkhorst
This book deals with the confrontation of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Both depended on support from the royal court, but Buddhism had less to offer in return than Brahmanism. Buddhism developed in a manner to make up for this.
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The Spread of Buddhism
Ann Heirman, Stephan Peter Bumbacher
In no region of the world Buddhism can be seen as a unified doctrinal system. It rather consists of a multitude of different ideas, practices and behaviours. Geographical, social, political, economic, philosophical, religious, and also linguistic factors all played their role in its development and spread, but this role was different from region to region. Based on up-to-date research, this book aims at unraveling the complex factors that shaped the presence of particular forms of Buddhism in the regions to the north and the east of India. The result is a fascinating view on the mechanisms that allowed or hampered the presence of (certain aspects of) Buddhism in regions such as Central Asia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, or Korea.
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Buddhism Under the T'ang
Stanley Weinstein
Buddhism Under the Tang is a history of the Buddhist Church during the T'ang dynasty (618-907), when Buddhist thought reached the pinnacle of its development. The three centuries spanned by the T'ang saw the formation of such important philosophical schools as the Fa-hsiang and Hua-yen, the consolidation of the T'ien-t'ai school, the introduction of Esoteric Buddhism from India, and the emergence of the Pure Land and Chan schools as the predominant expressions of Buddhist faith and practice. Professor Weinstein draws extensively upon both secular and ecclesiastical records to chronicle the vicissitudes of the Buddhist Church. The main focus is on the constantly changing relationship between the Buddhist Church and the T'ang state. Among the topics discussed in detail are the various attempts to curb the power of the Buddhist monasteries, the governance of the Buddhist clergy, the use of Buddhism to promote secular political ends, and the violent suppression of Buddhism by Emperor Wu (840-846) and its formal restoration under the last T'ang emperor.
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China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty
Mark Edward Lewis
The Tang dynasty is often called China's "golden age"; a period of commercial, religious, and cultural connections from Korea and Japan to the Persian Gulf, and a time of unsurpassed literary creativity. Mark Lewis captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule, painting and ceramic arts flourished, women played a major role both as rulers and in the economy, and China produced its finest lyric poets in Wang Wei, Li Bo, and Du Fu.
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Imperial China: 900-1800
F. W. Mote
This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. A senior scholar of this epoch, F. W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule. No other work provides a similar synthesis: generational events, personalities, and the spirit of the age combine to yield a comprehensive history of the civilization, not isolated but shaped by its relation to outsiders.
This vast panorama of the civilization of the largest society in human history reveals much about Chinese high and low culture, and the influential role of Confucian philosophical and social ideals. Throughout the Liao Empire, the world of the Song, the Mongol rule, and the early Qing through the Kangxi and Qianlong reigns, culture, ideas, and personalities are richly woven into the fabric of the political order and institutions. This is a monumental work that will stand among the classic accounts of the nature and vibrancy of Chinese civilization before the modern period.
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The History of Tibet (Three Volumes)
Alex McKay
This major work provides a virtually complete resource base for the academic study of Tibetan social, political, and religious history, including the development of our understanding of the reality behind the colourful images of Tibet as 'Shangri-La'. This work will thus be of particular interest to libraries, and to lecturers, students and enthusiasts seeking to understand the development of the unique culture of this remarkable land.
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A History of Japanese religion
Kazuō Kasahara, Paul McCarthy, Gaynor Sekimori
Seventeen distinguished experts on Japanese religion provide a fascinating overview of its history and development. Beginning with the origins of religion in primitive Japanese society, they chart the growth of each of Japan's major religious organizations and doctrinal systems. They follow Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity, and popular religious belief through major periods of change to show how history and religion affected each-and discuss the interactions between the different religious traditions.
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The Cambridge History of Japan
The Cambridge History of Japan is a multi-volume survey of Japanese history published by Cambridge University Press (CUP). This was the first major collaborative synthesis presenting the current state of knowledge of Japanese history. The series aims to present as full a view of Japanese history as possible. The collaborative work brings together the writing of Japanese specialists and historians of Japan.
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Meyer lemons are rotund and have a soft, thin rind that almost glows golden orange when fully ripe. Their flavor is quite complex with brush strokes of bright lemon, shades of tangy lime, and hints of sweet orange.
I buy my Meyer lemons at local farmers' markets, but fortunately most supermarkets carry them seasonally from December-April. Now's the time to buy them while they're at their peak.
Then cook them with some exceptionally flavorful Kona Kampachi,® a sushi-grade Hawaiian yellowtail that is sustainably raised off the coast of Hawaii. Since it has no detectable levels of mercury and has high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids -- which have been linked to a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease -- Kona Kampachi is also healthy for you.
If you can't get to Hawaii to eat some Kona Kampachi, then consider buying some online from Kona Blue. I received my thick, snowy white, incredibly fresh fish fillets courtesy of Hannah.
Though it can be eaten raw, I quickly pan seared the fillets, which because of their high fat content, rendered the fish crispy on the outside and moist and flaky on the inside. Everyone knows that fish and citrus are beautiful together, but eating this succulent Kona Kampachi with browned, buttery Meyer lemons elevated this weeknight dinner to something truly special.
That's why I'm sending my Kona Kampachi with yellow Meyer lemons to Zorra of the beautiful Kochtopf for her International Women's Day event. Celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women this year on March 8th by sending Zorra your yellow food submissions.
I still find myself singing the "Lemon Tree" song when I'm cooking with Meyer lemons, but since my brothers are in RI, now I drive only Jeff nuts.
Kona Kampachi with Meyer Lemon-Thyme Butter
Serves 2
Print recipe only here.
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
the flesh of 1/2 de-seeded Meyer lemon, minced until pulpy
1 teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon fresh minced ginger
1 sprig of fresh thyme
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 ounces Kona Kampachi fillets
2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 Meyer lemon, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon butter or olive oil
Combine all ingredients for the citrus butter in a small bowl and mix with your fingertips, ensuring that the fruit and seasonings are incorporated into the butter. Set aside.
For the fish, melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Rub fish fillets on both sides with half of the citrus butter and place in the hot skillet. Cook fillets for 3-4 minutes, then flip once and cook an additional 2-3 minutes, or until opaque and slightly browned. If you'd like the fish more rare, then reduce the cooking time by half.
Meanwhile, melt 1/2 teaspoon of butter in a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Add a whole sliced Meyer lemon, and cook for about 1-2 minutes, flip once, and cook an additional 1 minute, or until lightly browned.
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Do you know that I cook too :D? My friends and I watched "Julie and Julia" a few months ago and we've been trying to imitate the way Julia talks. I've always loved movies about food and ever since we watched that movie, we can't stop talking about when are we going to make the famous beef bourguignon, the last and famous dish on that movie and there I was in search of the perfect cast iron pan (you see, when they said "we", they actually meant me). When I was in college, I had a dream that someday, I would own my own le creuset pan (for real!) and cook so many dishes with it including the beef bourguignon, it is somewhat a weird wish for someone who doesn't major in culinary, but chemical engineering instead and of course it didn't come to reality as it was pretty costly for a college girl, especially when one book costs around $200.
Every Summer, I notice that instead of becoming more relaxed, I seem to be in a very fast pace of life, it's like I'm in race with the time all the time, it's one of those time when you wish that there are 48 hrs in a day. There are so many birthdays in Summer and if you're like me, you're more excited making birthday cakes with those lovely fruits compared to the Winter time, plus the ice cream season, the stone fruits, the berries, the sun, it's like even if I bake everyday, I still wouldn't be able to make every item on my list.
I was pondering for inspiration of what I should make on the weekend a few weeks ago. Planning is the key since time is so valuable so everything has to be planned out first to have a success baking time :). I was looking at my fridge and I saw some leftover cream cheese that needs to be used up pretty fast. I like to buy big blocks of cream cheese whenever I go to Costco, but I can never use it in one go. Once it's opened, you need to use the remainder soon before it starts to go bad. It is actually perfect this time to have cream cheese leftover as I have been wanting to try one of the cheesecake recipe from Alain Ducasse's book. I've been referencing recipes from this book for the last few posts in my blog and I fall in love with this book all over again. If you look closely to the recipes, a lot of them are actually manageable to make, it just has a very long step and components, which can be a turnoff.
I don't have the amount of cream cheese required to bake a full cheesecake, so I re-sized them according to the amount that I have and it's perfect for 8" round, which is more than enough for me. He paired the cheesecake with yogurt sherbet and berry compote. I decided to skip the berry compote and just topped the cheesecake with raspberry glaze and served it with fresh berries. The top is actually a raspberry jelly that I planned to make a pattern on top of the cheesecake with but it wasn't 100% successful, the pattern smudges out and doesn't look so cool anymore, so I just covered the entire surface with it and applied some clear glaze to get the shiny effect.
As I mentioned in the previous post, San Jose has been pretty cold for Summer this year. The temperature just stays around 70-75F during the day and mid 40's-low 50's in the morning and at night. I was hesitant at first turning on the oven for 3 hrs in a Summer day but I guess this is the perfect timing because it didn't feel hot at all. The outside temp was nice, the house is also nice and cool at 75 F even with the oven turned on. It seems like forever waiting the cheesecake to be baked for 3 hours! I was so tempted to take a nap at the second hour but I didn't. I even thought that the cheesecake will never ever set at 195F because it still looked wet after the second hour. But in the end, it sets beautifully, so creamy without being dry or dense at all.
Now, onto the giveaway. The CSN store, which has 250+ different sites, is graciously offering a $40 gift certificate that you can spend anywhere in their hundreds of store. They have HUGE selections of outdoor and kitchen stuff that you would absolutely love. An idea would be to use to it toward the le creuset pan that I've always wanted :).
How to Enter: All you need to do is just leave a comment here and tell me what do you bake/cook/make to make use of the Summer produce to the fullest. I would LOVE to know what people are up to in Summer :)
The giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only. The giveaway will open for a week until Tuesday, August 17th 2010 and I will pick one winner randomly on the following day.
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
adapted from Grand Livre de Cuisine: Alain Ducasse's Desserts and Pastries
yield: 8" round cheesecake
75 g toasted slivered almonds (or almond powder)
45 g graham cracker crumbs
20 g sugar
3 Tbs. butter, melted
Cheesecake Filling:
24 oz cream cheese (three 8-oz blocks)
200 g sugar
3 eggs + 1 yolk
2 Tbs. flour
95 g heavy cream
vanilla bean seeds
Jellied Cream:
200 g heavy cream
25 g granulated sugar
3/4 tsp powdered gelatin (add about 1 tbs of water)
seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean
Yogurt Sherbet:
150 ml whole milk
90 ml heavy cream
50 g atomized glucose
140 g granulated sugar
550 g plain whole milk yogurt
4 g (1 tsp.) sorbet stabilizer
25 g (6 1/4 tsp.) powdered milk
To make the yogurt sherbet:
Combine all ingredients, except yogurt, and heat until it reaches 183F (84C). Remove from the heat and chill to 39F (4C), then add the yogurt. Mix well and let sit (I refrigerated mine overnight to one day). Process in the ice cream maker
To make the Cheesecake:
To make the crust: if you're using slivered almond, pulse it in a food processor until fine, if using powder, just combine it with the rest of the ingredients. Press the mixture in the bottom of a springform pan (I lined mine with parchment paper too, but you don't have to). Bake the crust on 350F for about 10-15minutes until the crust is slightly brown. Let cool.
To make the cheesecake filling: combine the cream cheese, vanilla bean seeds, and the sugar and mix with paddle attachment until soft and creamy. Add the eggs and egg yolk one at a time, then add the heavy cream and flour. Pour onto the cooled (or slightly cooled) crust and bake in a waterbath for 3 hours at 194F (90C). Let cool, leave to sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Spread the jellied cream on top of the cheesecake and smooth out with spatula, let it set. Remove the cheesecake from the pan.
- If you want to make it into 9" round springform pan, use five 8-oz blocks and re-size the rest of the ingredients for the cheesecake filling and the crust accordingly. You can use the same amount of the jellied cream and the yogurt sherbet.
- The book uses grind tart crust to make the base crust for the cheesecake. It also suggests using regular plain graham cracker crust if you have it available, but I'm never a fan of the regular graham cracker, and I've been using this almond crust for every of my cheesecake. You can use any type of crust you want.


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Happy Heritage Month! I cannot put enough emphasis into the Hispanic Market for new leads and marketing launches. Hispanics are Brand-Loyal! As a person who was raised in Miami which includes a 70% Hispanic population, I not only speak Spanish fluently, I know how to deal with the different types of Hispanic countries. For example, you wouldn't greet, treat, entertain someone from the New England area to the Southern States to those who live in Silicon Valley or Out West the same way . In my case, hispanic individuals are unique, each country carries a different custom and way of speaking (dialect) and guess what: I've mastered how to communicate effectly from Cubans to Colombians and Mexicans to Argentines. So this is what I know:
According to "Hispanic Marketing: A Critical Market Segment" for:
"49% of U.S. Hispanics who watch television during prime-time hours, watch Spanish language programming." <—-This includes 7-10pm prime soap opera time on predominantly two channels Univision & Telemundo. Guess what sticks out to me from my childhood? I need to buy a Toyota and I need to drink Coca Cola commercials. I have been brainwashed to buy these brands because they have invested a lot of commercial time in my youth.
"Radio is a proven, effective medium in targeting Hispanics. The most unique aspect of Spanish-language radio stations is the time spent listening. The Hispanic population often listens to the radio all day. The entire family may listen to one station and tune in, on average, 26 – 30 hours per week. This ranks more than 13% above the general population." <—– In Miami there were many spanish-speaking stations, find out if there any available in your area, invest in translating your information, and make sure you have someone who speaks Spanish in your company!
Direct Marketing:
"Overall, Hispanic households are 3.5 times more likely to respond to a direct mail solicitation than a non-Hispanic household; 72% say they always read their mail, including direct marketing; 60% of the direct mail sent to homes is in English;52% of the respondents speak only Spanish in their homes." I don't know if Hispanics are frugal but I like my coupons through the mail- I use them!
Let me know if you need assistance in launching a marketing campaign to this demographic, I would be glad to help!
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On March 5, 2014, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published final regulations on pay for senior professionals (senior level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST)) in the Federal Register. The following information provides an explanation of several of the major provisions of these regulations.
The regulations treat pay setting separately from pay increases and include:
Pay may be set at any rate within the applicable rate range under 5 CFR 534.504(a). An agency must consider the nature and quality of the individual's experience, qualifications and accomplishments as they relate to requirements of the position and its impact on the agency's performance. Pay rates above EX–III but equal to or below EX–II are reserved for those individuals who possess superior competencies necessary to address key program and mission requirements and to senior professionals whose pay rate above EX-III must be preserved upon appointment in a new agency that does not have a certified performance appraisal system.
The regulations treat pay increases separately from reductions in pay. Under 5 U.S.C. 5376(b)(2), an agency head is required to adjust rates of basic pay for SL and ST positions as the agency head considers appropriate at the same time statutory pay adjustments are provided for the General Schedule (GS). The new regulations provide for this annual pay adjustment to be determined under 5 CFR 534.507 based on individual performance, contribution to agency performance, or both, as determined by the agency under a rigorous performance appraisal system. Rates above EX–III but equal to or below EX–II are reserved for those senior professionals who demonstrate the highest-level performance and make the greatest contribution to agency performance.
It is OPM's view that a senior professional rated Fully Successful (FS) or above and properly positioned within the pay range should receive a pay increase. We therefore provide that if GS pay rates are increased under 5 U.S.C. 5303, an agency head who does not adjust the pay of a senior professional rated FS or above (i.e., provides a "zero" pay adjustment) must communicate the reasons for that decision in writing. An exception would occur when a senior professional is already compensated within the top 10% of the pay range. In such cases, written communication is required only when he or she receives the highest possible rating above FS and the maximum payable rate for senior professionals has also increased due to an increase in Executive Schedule (EX) pay rates under 5 U.S.C. 5318. A senior professional employee rated below FS may not receive a pay increase unless one is required to avoid paying the employee at a rate below the minimum rate of basic pay.
The former 12-month restriction on pay adjustments for senior professionals is removed. In its place, new rules provide the following controls and conditions for setting and adjusting pay:
Each executive agency that employs ten or more senior professionals must conduct centralized review of ratings assigned under 5 CFR 430.208 and pay increases proposed under 5 CFR 534.507 by a panel of individuals designated by the agency head to provide advice to agency officials who are authorized to determine final ratings and adjust pay. The purpose is to provide for proposed ratings and pay adjustments to be considered within the context of ratings, pay adjustments, and pay rates for all senior professionals in the executive agency. Review panels within agency components will not meet this requirement. A panel considering ratings or pay adjustments for career or career-conditional (or equivalent) senior professionals must have a majority of career appointees, which may include senior professional or SES employees.
An agency head may delegate authority to set and adjust senior professional pay, except that only the agency head or the designee who performs the functions identified in 5 CFR 430.404(a)(6) may approve the following pay actions:
This rule applies whether or not an agency has a certified performance appraisal system for senior professionals.
The Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-409, November 14, 2008) provided that each OIG is a separate agency and the Inspector General (IG) is the head of that agency for purposes of Senior Executive Service (SES) statutes. However, this Act did not do the same with respect to statutes pertaining to senior professional positions. OPM therefore lacks authority to designate the IG as an agency head for the purpose of setting pay for senior professionals. OPM also cannot require an agency head to delegate authority for OIG senior professional pay actions to the IG. However, OPM is providing that an agency head who delegates to the IG authority for all pay actions for OIG senior professionals, including those pay actions reserved to the agency head or the designee who performs the functions identified in 5 CFR 430.404(a)(6), need not include OIG senior professionals when determining whether the number of senior professionals in the agency requires centralized review of pay actions. An IG who has been delegated such authority by the agency head need only consider OIG senior professionals when determining whether centralized review is required.
An agency head or the designee who performs the functions described in 5 CFR 430.404(a)(6) may grant an off-cycle pay increase to a senior professional under 5 CFR 534.510 based upon individual performance, contribution to agency performance, or both. An off-cycle pay increase must be supported by factors that distinguish the senior professional's performance from that of peers, and from that previously recognized by the annual pay adjustment. Granting such an increase should be based on one of the following factors:
Off-cycle pay increases are documented in accordance with 5 CFR 534.507 (b) through (e), to include use of a performance rating to distinguish the basis for the off-cycle increase from the basis for the annual pay adjustment. Information must be included to explain how and which of the additional factors supports the pay increase. Centralized review is not required for pay increases under 5 CFR 534.510.
A rating of record or performance rating used to support a pay increase for an SL or ST employee above EX–III must cover at least 90 days of performance beginning after the date of certification. OPM may waive this restriction upon the initial certification of a performance appraisal system, and permit an agency to use an appraisal covering time prior to certification, when OPM determines that the agency has been operating under the same performance appraisal system in a manner supporting certification for at least 90 days before certification was granted. Additional rules related to increasing pay to rates above EX-III but below EX-II are found in 5 CFR 534.507(d). Rules for off-cycle pay increases (5 CFR 534.510) apply when certification occurs after the annual pay adjustment.
No reduction in pay upon transfer to another agency or upon suspension of certification
An SL or ST employee whose rate of basic pay is higher than EX-III may not suffer a reduction in pay as a result of transferring to an agency where the maximum rate of basic pay for the applicable SL and ST rate range is equal to EX-III or as the result of the suspension or expiration of an agency's performance appraisal system certification. The senior professional will continue to receive his or her current rate of pay and is not eligible for a pay increase until assigned to a position covered by a certified performance appraisal system. These provisions do not apply upon appointment of a senior professional to an SES position or upon appointment of an SES member to a senior professional position.
An SL or ST employee's rate of basic pay may be reduced for poor performance or conduct subject to adverse action rules in 5 CFR part 752, subpart D. An SL or ST employee may also be placed in a General Schedule position under rules for reductions in grade at 5 CFR part 752, subpart D (adverse action) or part 432 (performance based actions), with pay determined under applicable rules. Additionally, the regulations allow for an agency and employee to voluntarily agree to a reassignment that will involve a current or future pay reduction for the employee. If an SL or ST employee willingly accepts this pay consequence to facilitate a desired assignment and the agency documents the voluntary nature of the reduction, it will not be subject to 5 CFR part 752, subpart D.
For agencies that are exempt from performance appraisal requirements under 5 U.S.C. 4301 or other applicable authority, section 534.511 provides a limited exception to certain requirements of the final regulation. The exception applies only to the extent that the regulation requires an agency to set or adjust pay based upon individual performance, contribution to agency performance, or both. Otherwise, the regulations apply. For example, section 534.505 still requires the agency to provide its senior professionals written procedures that explain how pay is set and adjusted. An agency using the exemption in section 534.511 may not set a pay rate for a senior professional above the rate for EX-III, except as provided in section 534.509.
If an agency elects to implement performance appraisal for its senior professionals despite being exempt from any requirement to do so, the exemption in section 534.511 does not apply. In such a case, OPM considers the Act to require the agency to set the pay of a senior professional based upon individual performance, contribution to agency performance, or both.
Each agency must develop written procedures for setting and increasing SL and ST rates of basic pay explaining the criteria and administrative and management controls that will be implemented to ensure pay actions conform to statutory and regulatory requirements. The content for these procedures is described in 5 CFR 534.505(a) and includes any criteria the agency uses to establish pay ranges applicable to different SL or ST positions (e.g., pay tiers), as applicable. The procedures must be kept up to date, made available to senior professionals, and provided to OPM upon request.
SL and ST pay actions are processed under rules found in the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions, the Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping, and the Guide to Personnel Data Standards. A table, to be used in conjunction with the appropriate Guides, explaining the proper Nature of Action Codes to use for these pay actions can be found on the OPM Website. For additional questions, please contact the assigned OPM agency contact in Executive Resources and Performance Management Policy, call 202-606-8046, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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DOVER — Snow and slush continue to sit on city roads, and with another storm coming through Saturday afternoon, officials are unsure when they'll be able to finish cleaning up.
The city declared an emergency parking ban, in addition to the citywide winter parking ban, for Monday, Dec. 31 from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. to allow Community Service crews to remove the snow downtown from Thursday's storm, but City Manager Michael Joyal said Friday evening that the timing of the removal may change if the upcoming storm brews more than expected.
AccuWeather meteorologist Mark Paquette is predicting 2 to 4 inches to fall during the afternoon on Saturday and into the evening.
Crews, at this time, are expected to prepare for snow removal late Sunday evening before the ban begins, stating that vehicles parked downtown after 1 a.m. will be towed at the vehicle owner's expense. The general area of this ban includes Chestnut Street to the west, Main Street to the east, Sixth Street to the north and Hale Street to the south. During the emergency parking ban, vehicles can park in any city controlled parking lot without a winter parking pass, according to a public statement.
Joyal said this past storm was difficult for equipment and crews.
"The timing of the storm during business hours, the significant accumulation of heavy and wet snow continuing throughout the morning commute into the afternoon has challenged our equipment," he said in a public statement on Friday. "The main roadways are relatively clear of snow due to the heavy traffic working the salt that was applied overnight Wednesday and throughout the day Thursday into a brine keeping the snow from compacting."
Joyal said side streets and less populated roads are still snow covered, "requiring extraordinary efforts and additional heavy equipment to be brought in to scrape to the road surface."
Crews and equipment will continue to scrape and treat the roadways still needing attention and will prepare for the next round of snowfall this weekend.
For more information on the parking ban, contact Parking Manager Bill Simons at (603) 516-2277. For a map of the ban, visit http://www.dover.nh.gov/pdparking_out.htm?id=Winter%20Parking%20Restrictions.


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When Canada legalized same-sex marriage in 2005, it became the third country in the world to do so, following the Netherlands and Belgium.
In 2011, there were 64,575 same-sex couples in Canada, up 42 per cent from 2006.
In 2011, 21,015 same-sex couples were married, compared with 7,500 in 2006.
Among both married and common-law couples, same-sex couples were more likely to be male (54.5 per cent) than female (45.5 per cent).
While only nine per cent of same-sex couples had children in 2011, lesbian couples were nearly five times more likely than male same-sex couples to be raising children.


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It looks like Frank Underwood just may win that election.
Netflix announced Thursday that "House of Cards" has been renewed for a fifth season, ahead of the March 4 season four premiere. However, there will be one major change to the political thriller: Creator and showrunner Beau Willimon will not be involved.
"Prior to its fourth season premiere, Netflix and MRC are thrilled to announce that 'House of Cards' will return for a fifth season in 2017. Concurrent with the renewal, creator and showrunner Beau Willimon is departing the critically acclaimed series. Netflix and MRC owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Beau Willimon for his strong narrative vision for 'House of Cards' over the show's first four seasons. As an Academy Award nominated writer, he made his first foray into television and built a riveting and critically acclaimed series, establishing his place in TV history. The producers, cast and crew join us in wishing Beau the best in his next creative adventure," the streaming service said in a statement.
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"After five years and four seasons, it's time for me to move on to new endeavors, but I'm supremely proud of what we've built together, wish the show much continued success, and leave it in the hands of a very capable team."
"House of Cards" stars Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, and Michael Kelly, with Neve Campbell joining season four as a series regular.
All episodes of "House of Cards" season four will be available for streaming March 4 on Netflix.


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Google has one way of attracting the best technical talent -- money, according to a recent study.
The information came from a study by Glassdoor, a job listings and information site, which tallied salaries for Google software engineers and others around Silicon Valley, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google's engineers earned an average annual base salary of $128,336, slightly more than Facebook's $123,626. Apple's pay seemed anemic in comparison, only $114,413 -- and that's coming from a company which had $90 billion in cash lying around.
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Still, a large tech company has an advantage. The smaller social games developer Zynga, for instance, pays $105,568. The average Silicon Valley software engineer salary was $92,648, a modest 2.5 percent rise from last year.
Google also has an advantage because its stock is solid and has risen significantly, unlike the initial public offerings of both Zynga and Facebook (where stock options became less valuable as time passed.) So while engineers may be attracted to hot young start-ups, one of the elder statesmen of the Silicon Valley, could be the safest and most lucrative place to work.


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I've described how our circle of San Francisco families have launched a number of neighborhood projects — and in the Shareable article "Urban Butterflies," my pal Olivia Boler describes how started we started a group to explore the lifecycles of bees and butterflies and to introduce our kids to basic ecological concepts.
This month, our "Bees and Butterflies" group went to the city and asked if we could plant a community garden in a strip of dirt available on our neighborhood playground, Noe Courts. To our surprise, the city said yes — and our kids helped plant the garden on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. Here's how we did it:
Step one: Contact the city
Our friend Karen Curtiss contacted the San Francisco Recreation and Park department, which offers a list (including emails and phone numbers) of neighborhood service managers who are the best points of entry for this kind of project. Their site is extremely user friendly, and so were the department staff, who walked us through the process of lining up the permits and resources. You can, of course, do the same in your city.
Step two: Take a gardening class
Karen set up a special class at Independent Nature, a local nursery that specializes in native plants and organic herbs and veggies, where the grown-up members of our group learned the basics of habitat gardening — a type of garden designed to support wildlife.
"The focus of a habitat garden is to provide food, water and shelter in an attempt to imitate nature," says Beth Saiki, the closest thing our "Bees and Butterflies" group has to a leader. A habitat garden is not just an aesthetic flourish, she says; it responds to real ecological needs: "The habitat of honeybees and butterflies has been shrinking, with the overuse of pesticides among other factors. This has led to sharp declines in these pollinator populations."
Step three: Order the right plants
Independent Nature owner Susan Prentice then worked with us to order all the plants, choosing them based on what attracts bees, butterflies and birds. A habitat garden is not as groomed as backyard garden might be, which makes it ideal for this kind of community project, as well as for the wildlife.
"It's better to not do things to cut off dead flowers, because animals and insects can use the seeds," says Susan. For example, you'll see leaf litter in a habitat garden, because butterflies like to lay eggs on the underside of leaves. Caterpillars will freely munch tattered leaves. Mud puddles in the garden will be source of drinking water. That's how a habitat garden is supposed to look.
Step four: Get some help
Independent Nature sent gardener Carey Craddock to talk to the kids about the garden and help the parents make sure all the plants went in right. The city also sent a gardener to supervise the planting. "They were great," says Beth. "They really helped us to understand what we were doing."
Step five: Plant it
The plot is just 12-feet-by-3-feet (selected because it was close to water and had good soil) so we had the kids take turns going in to dig and plant. This wasn't a problem, since we were planting on the edge of a playground — most played while some dug in the dirt. Note that all the planting was closely supervised by adults, both parents and professionals. The planting was a structured teaching moment, not a free for all.
"We hope that the habitat garden in Noe Courts will capture the interest of children and help them to learn about our pollinator friends and their habitat," says Beth. "Who knows, the habitat garden may even inspire children and their families to plant habitat gardens in their own backyards."
Step six: Maintain It
Once you plant the garden, your circle of families is responsible for maintaining it ... for the rest of its natural life. In some ways, committing to the year-round growth of the garden should be step one, and Susan Prentice urges that you think first about your goals and long-range commitment to the project. A habitat garden is actually an excellent choice for this kind of activity, "since it doesn't need as much maintenance as a groomed garden," says Susan.
"We planted 15 nectar and host plants to attract and support our pollinator friends," says Beth Saiki. "This spring, if you come by the habitat garden, you may notice eggs that were laid by a monarch butterfly on the underside of the milkweed leaves. This summer you may see a happy swallowtail caterpillar chomping on the leaves of a ceanothus. Butterflies will be congregating to sip nectar from the asters and yarrows. Hummingbirds will be visiting the currant."
Our kids are learning about nature, but our community habitat garden is also a great way for them to feel an investment in that corner of their neighborhood, and for them to grow alongside the plants.
This story was written by Jeremy Adam Smith and originally appeared on Shareable.net. It was reprinted here with permission.
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Tom Joseph Sagarsee, 67, of Wabash, died at 6:33 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at Miller's Merry Manor East in Wabash.
He was born July 16, 1945 in Elwood to Tom Sagarsee and Marie (Talbert) Sagarsee Gosnell.
Tom first married Ethel McKenzie. He then married Barbara (Harding) Davis, who preceded him in death in March of 1998. He was a hard worker and worked in foundries his entire life. He was a member of the Wabash Eagles Lodge and was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. His family, friends, and his dog, Sophie Lynn, were most important in his life.
He is survived by his companion, Theresa Neupert of Wabash, 5 step children, Larry Salyers, Greg Salyers, Annie Salyers, Troy Davis and Gina (Willie) Garcia; 2 sisters, Cozetta (Al) Monize of Greentown, and Marketta Webb of Huntington; 2 brothers, Jim Sagarsee of Elwood, and Raymond Jack Sagarsee of Wabash; several step grandchildren, and his extended family, Melissa (Chris) Wetherford, Charlene (Don) Blair, Dan (Andrea) Schlemmer, Jordan Blair, Zach Wetherford, Benjamin Wetherford, Dereck Schlemmer, and Levi Schlemmer, all of Wabash. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, in Wabash. Pastor Tim Webb officiated. Burial was in Memorial Lawns Cemetery in Wabash.
The memorial guest book for Tom may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.


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"The arthritic changes at this level appear to be mild, perhaps mild to moderate. They're in the mild to severe range."
Friday, February 3, 2012
Make up your mind!
"The arthritic changes at this level appear to be mild, perhaps mild to moderate. They're in the mild to severe range."
12 comments:
- Thatgirl said...
Covering all the bases.
- February 3, 2012 at 2:57 PM
- Syrlinus said...
Kind of a CYA statement, eh? (Cover your ass).
- February 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Gotta love the indecisive ones. Especially when they are preceeded by a frantic urgent phone call along the lines of "OMGOMGOMG, get this patient to the OR NOW!"
- February 3, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Are you sure the person doing the report doesn't work for the government? "Your budget has been approved for the fiscal year. Your spending limit has been decreased by 15,000 for the project line item that purchases *the most expensive items*."
Purchasing agent bangs head on brick wall for extended periods of time.
- February 3, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Heard the joke about the symbol to represent the radiologist? It's a weasel, standing on a hedge, eating a waffle.
- February 3, 2012 at 7:32 PM
Well, you can't really accuse the radiologist of being wrong, can you.
The hedge, national tree of radiologists everwhere.
To get three interpretations of an image, you could ask 3 radiologists on 1 day, or 1 radiologist on 3 days.
- February 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM
"Or something like that. Who cares, really, when it's almost time for the 2-for-1 margaritas at El Compadre? Who's with me?"
- February 3, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- RehabRN said...
Can't be a government radiologist, 'cause it would have way LESS information, which means, you'd have to get another 2 MRIs to determine what actually happened.
(Bad, bad nurse comment...smacks self)
- February 3, 2012 at 10:52 PM
- a.generic doc said...
I'm amazed.... you don't mention the final line in every radiology report, "clinical correlation suggested"
- February 4, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- C said...
hey, "mild to moderate" IS in the "mild to severe range." Draw a ven diagram if you do not believe me.
- February 5, 2012 at 10:00 PM
and I am certain there is great continuing education in exotic places to enhance radiology's detailed reporting....
CME = A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a massive burst of (solar) wind......
- February 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM
- eulogos said...
And I have to decide how many pounds this person can lift, how long they can sit, stand, and walk, and therefore whether he is going to get a check from the government for the rest of his life.
Susan Peterson
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Amarantus BioScience Announces Biotech Showcase 2013 Corporate Presentation is Available Online
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Amarantus BioScience, Inc. (OTCQB: AMBS), a biotechnology company discovering and developing treatments and diagnostics for diseases associated with protein misfolding and apoptosis centered around its patented therapeutic protein Mesencephalic Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor (MANF), today announced that a corporate presentation made by President & CEO Gerald E. Commissiong on Wednesday January 9, 2013 at Biotech Showcase 2013 is now available online at http://www.media-server.com/m/p/g4dhucqq.
About Mesencephalic-Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor (MANF)
MANF (Mesencephalic-Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor) is a protein that corrects protein misfolding, one of the major causes of apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death). Mesencephalic-Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor (MANF) is believed to have broad potential because it is a naturally-occurring protein produced by the body for the purpose of reducing and preventing apoptosis (in response to injury or disease), via the unfolded protein response. By manufacturing MANF and administering it to the body, Amarantus is seeking to use a regenerative medicine approach to assist the body with higher quantities of MANF when needed. Amarantus is the front-runner and primary holder of intellectual property (IP) around MANF, and is initially focusing on the development of MANF-based protein therapeutics. MANF's current lead indication is Parkinson's disease with additional focus on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Future indications may include myocardial infarction and certain rare and ultra-rare orphan diseases where MANF is currently being evaluated.
The Company also owns an inventory of 88 cell lines referred to as "PhenoGuard Cell Lines." MANF was the first therapeutic protein discovered from a PhenoGuard Cell Line, and it is anticipated that additional therapeutic proteins useful for various therapeutic approaches to the Central Nervous System will be identified from the Company's inventory of PhenoGuard Cell Lines.
About Amarantus BioScience, Inc.
Amarantus BioScience, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company founded in January 2008. The Company has a focus on developing certain biologics surrounding the intellectual property and proprietary technologies it owns to treat and/or diagnose Parkinson's disease, Traumatic Brain Injury and other human diseases. The Company owns the intellectual property rights to a therapeutic protein known as Mesencephalic-Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor ("MANF") and is developing MANF-based products as treatments for brain disorders. The Company also is a Founding Member of the Coalition for Concussion Treatment (#C4CT), a movement initiated in collaboration with Brewer Sports International seeking to raise awareness of new treatments in development for concussions and nervous-system disorders. For further information please visit www.Amarantus.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the possible benefits of MANF therapeutic applications and/or advantages presented by Amarantus' PhenoGuard technology, as well as statements about expectations, plans and prospects of the development of Amarantus' new product candidates. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks that the anticipated benefits of the therapeutic drug candidates or discovery platforms, as well as the risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the development of Amarantus' new product candidates, including those identified under "Risk Factors" in Amarantus' most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in other filings Amarantus periodically makes with the SEC. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements Amarantus does not undertake to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect a change in its views or events or circumstances that occur after the date of this presentation.
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Located on the eastern shore of the island of Zealand, Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmar. It faces the Oresund to the east, the strait of water that separates Denmark from Sweden.Copenhagen is also a part of the Oresund region, which consists of Zealand, Lolland-Falster and Bornholm in Denmark and Scania in Sweden.
Copenhagen is a major regional centre of culture, business, media, and science. Life science, information technology and shipping are important sectors and research & development plays a major role in the city's economy.
Places to visit:
• Copenhagen City Hall
• Kongens Nytorv
• The Marble Church
• The Royal Danish Playhouse
• Copenhagen Opera House
Copenhagen experiences unstable and changing weather patterns in all four seasons. The average temperature is around 20°C in summers and in mid-winter the temperature hover just above or below zero. Rainfall is moderate, while showers are possible in any season.


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The centralized dispatch service is part of $7.4 million plan.
Beginning Monday, operators at the 911 center on Rhodes Avenue will be dispatching first responders from both Lenoir and Jones counties � part of an overall $7.4 million merger of the counties� 911 systems.
�Starting July 1 at midnight, Lenoir County 911 will become Jones-Lenoir County Emergency Communications Center,� said Paige Johnson, communications operations manager for Lenoir County Emergency Services. �What that means is we�re going to be taking Jones County, their 911 calls, and making their dispatches. They will no longer have a PSAP (public safety answering point) in their county.
�We�re going to be taking all their 911 calls and doing all their dispatches. We�re not taking over EMS, we�re not taking over anything.�
The reason for the merger is to bring both counties� systems to state standards. Jones County jailers who have been cross-trained on 911 service have staffed the county�s 911 center.
�This is a way we could get money to help do some upgrades to that (radio) system, as well as give us a backup center that we need, and then, in turn, Jones County would get a primary center that they need, so it was a win-win for everybody,� Lenoir County Emergency Services Director Roger Dail told Lenoir County commissioners in November.
As one operator at the 911 center takes a call, within 90 seconds, another person dispatches law enforcement, firefighters or EMS.
�They�re going to be asked a series of questions � even though they�re being asked questions, someone else already has help on the way. But, they still need to answer those questions,� Johnson said. �They don�t need to think that, one, whoever�s on the phone is actually coming � that�s not the case. A lot of people think that.
�And, two, even though that person�s still asking you questions, that information is to help the responders for when they get there, whether it be law enforcement, fire or EMS.�
Lenoir and Jones counties are the first in the state to combine 911 services.
Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.


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Newcomer Lapid says he won't join coalition for free
TV anchor turned head of fledgling Yesh Atid party vows to demand prime minister take care of ultra-Orthodox, peace process
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Little known outside Israel, political newcomer Yair Lapid could soon become the moderate face to the world of an otherwise hard-line government after next week's parliamentary election.
Gamely predicting he will one day be prime minister, the cosmopolitan Lapid stands out in a political landscape crowded with ex-officers, lawyers and apparatchiks: perpetually dressed in black and coiffed in high style, he is a former TV news anchor, movie star, talk show host, novelist, newspaper columnist and amateur boxer.
Lapid said he would not be a "fig leaf" in an extremist government and will make firm demands in exchange for joining, including an end to the country's preferential treatment of ultra-Orthodox Jews and the resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.
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"I think it is crucial that we take the path of being part of the Western, civilized world and the international community," Lapid told The Associated Press. "I don't want a country that is defined by religion. I don't want a country that is defined by the separation of groups and sectors."
The 49-year-old Lapid was one of Israel's best-known faces, writing a popular newspaper column — — in which he often discussed his wife and children and various personal matters — and hosting a top-rated weekend news program when he abruptly declared a year ago that he was entering politics.
Despite being the son of a former Cabinet minister and living in an exclusive Tel Aviv neighborhood, he billed himself as an average Israeli, representing the interests of middle class people struggling to get by in a country torn by conflict and a high cost of living.
His "Yesh Atid" — "There is a Future" — party has grown into a formidable movement. Opinion polls predict the party will win perhaps a tenth of the seats in the 120-member parliament, which could make it the fourth-largest faction. But thanks to Israel's coalition system, Lapid could end up wielding influence far beyond his party's size.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's faction — a union of his Likud with the even more nationalist Israel Beitenu — is poised to emerge as the largest, with over 30 seats, according to the polls. Together with his traditional allies, hard-line nationalist and religious parties, he is expected to manage a majority of at least 61 seats.
However, there is a strong sense among many Israelis that such a nationalist coalition would be disastrous for the country — and that sense seems especially strong among the elites who are the natural milieu of both Lapid and Netanyahu.
This has led to much speculation that after a stormy four-year tenure characterized by deadlock in Mideast peace efforts and repeated clashes with the US and other allies, Netanyahu will pursue a more centrist coalition.
That has left Lapid as a potential coalition partner, putting him in a strong position to demand a high-profile cabinet post.
Despite opposing stands on most issues both Netanyahu and Lapid have encouraged the speculation by openly discussing the possibility. Often heard is the idea of Lapid as education minister.
Lapid repeatedly declares his deep regret about Netanyahu's strong poll showings but tends to follow that with what has become a stock phrase of sorts: "Let's be practical." He then explains how important it is to pull Netanyahu toward the center and free him from dependence on the most extreme nationalists.
A similar logic applied to the other main players on the center-left. But Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich recently declared she would not join Netanyahu under any circumstances, and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who has founded a new party dedicated to promoting peace with the Palestinians, has a testy relationship with the prime minister.
Lapid could give Netanyahu an attractive new face to present to the world. He is a regular fixture on lists of Israel's sexiest men, dresses stylishly, claims to work out every day and speaks impeccable English.
During the interview in the book-lined basement study of his Tel Aviv home, he quoted Albert Einstein, Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and "The Godfather," and proudly displayed a pair of boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali. Discussing his own crime novels, he professes his admiration for Raymond Chandler.
A hard bargain
For Lapid, a place inside the government could boost his fledgling party and provide a springboard to his larger ambition: becoming prime minister one day.
But he vowed to drive a hard bargain, seeking guarantees that the new government would adopt his agenda. "I will not sit as a fig leaf for ultra-Orthodox extreme rightists," he said.
Accomplishing this goal will not be easy, since Lapid's targets include well-entrenched interest groups aligned with Netanyahu's party — especially the country's ultra-Orthodox population.
Making up roughly 10 percent of the population, the ultra-Orthodox have long used their political influence to win key benefits. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men receive exemptions from compulsory military service in order to pursue religious studies. These benefits continue well into adulthood, with a welfare system that allows the men to continue religious studies. These benefits have bred widespread resentment among the secular majority, which pays heavy taxes and generally serves in the military.
Lapid called religious study a "beautiful thing" but said the current system is unsustainable. "We can't support this anymore," he said. "They need to go out to work."
Lapid also criticized Netanyahu's failure to hold any substantive negotiations with the Palestinians.
The Palestinians claim all of the West Bank and east Jerusalem — captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war — as parts of a future state and have refused to negotiate with Netanyahu while he continues to build Jewish settlements in the two areas. Netanyahu rejects a full withdrawal from the West Bank and opposes any division of Jerusalem. The Palestinians seek the city's eastern sector, home to sensitive Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy sites, as their capital.
'I think if the prime minister really wanted to negotiate … then he would have. I think this is part of what I'm going to do, make the government do this because it's so important'
Israeli doves like Livni say a Palestinian state is needed not only to end decades of conflict, but also to save Israel. Continued control over millions of disenfranchised Palestinians, they say, could turn Israel into an apartheid-like state of a Jewish minority ruling over an Arab majority.
Netanyahu himself has acknowledged the need to establish a Palestinian state. But critics, including Lapid, accuse the Israeli leader of not doing enough to pursue this vision.
"I think if the prime minister really wanted to negotiate … then he would have. I think this is part of what I'm going to do, make the government do this because it's so important in my mind," he said.
Lapid's vision of a Palestinian state is far more generous than Netanyahu's. He favors a near-total withdrawal from the West Bank, retaining major settlement "blocs" along the border. But on the emotional issue of Jerusalem, Lapid sides with Netanyahu, opposing any division of the holy city.
Lapid said his late father, the former Cabinet Minister Joseph Lapid, survived the Holocaust and resettled in the holy land because of Jerusalem, saying the city "is the reason we are here and if we have to fight for it we will fight for it."
He expressed confidence that the Palestinians would eventually come to terms with this and relinquish their claim to the city — a position that would seem unrealistic given the Palestinians' own emotional attachment to Jerusalem, home to the revered Al-Aqsa Mosque.
While calling the Palestinian Authority president a "partner" for peace, Lapid also accused Mahmoud Abbas of intransigence and rejecting past Israeli peace offers. The Palestinians reject this narrative, saying Israeli peace offers have not been as generous as billed.
They will also be disappointed by the absence of urgency emanating from Lapid.
"I think that working out of panic is always wrong. We don't need to be hysterical about it," he said.
Lapid insisted his joining the government is not a sure thing, saying his "values are not for sale.
That said, one must be practical.
"Politics — you know what, life — is the art of compromise," he said. "I'm married — I should know."
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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July Focus: UV Safety Rules
With July being Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Month, this is a great time to spread the message of sun, fun and UV safety to your friends and family. UV radiation is the main cause of skin cancer and can also damage your eyes.
Protecting your skin and eyes from the sun's harmful rays can be easy with a few simple tips:
- Stay out of the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Do not let yourself burn - use a broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher every day. For extended outdoor activity, use a water-resistant, broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher.
- Avoid tanning and UV tanning booths.
- Cover up with clothing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses.
- Apply 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes before going outside.
- Keep newborns out of the sun. Suncreens should be used on babies over the age of six months.
- Examine your skin head-to-toe every month.
- See your physician every year for a professional skin exam.
Take care of your self, your skin and your eyes this summer while enjoying the pool, beach and all of your outdoor activities. For any minor injuries or illnesses, please visit our ExpressCare Clinic . Have a great summer from Affinity Health!


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This geologic time spiral cake — which was baked by a group of geologists at Oxford University — took 32 eggs, 3 kg of marzipan, 7 people, 30 hours of labor, and several billion years of evolution. Watch how they constructed it in the above how-to guide. That K-T boundary looks scrumptious.
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Who will be managing the White Sox next season? We tossed that question at a baseball source who is tight with team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, and got this succinct reply: "Ozzie Guillen."
The same source also said, with zero equivocation, that if the Marlins think they can wait this out and then scoop Guillen off the unemployment line this winter, they'd better re-think. Unless the folks in Florida want to trade a big-time player to the South Side, the source said, the White Sox won't make any move to resolve Guillen's future until after the Marlins have hired a manager.
Seems like the Sox want to make others think Guillen isn't going anywhere so they have more leverage in any negotiations that take place. I'm not confident it will work. There is also this nugget:
White Sox officials have been telling people in the game they need to cut payroll next year after going over budget this season. And they also have five starters under contract for next year, even without Buehrle.
So an executive of one team who spoke with the White Sox brass says the only way he sees them making room for Buehrle is if he's willing to "be creative" about his next contract. AND the club would have to be able to trade one of its current starters — most likely Gavin Floyd. Can all that happen? Of course. But it's still a lot of hoops for Buehrle and his team to jump through.
I think Buehrle will be "creative." Maybe a 2-3 year offer would be enough. Sign him Jerry!
Other White Sox links:
- James recaps last week's and yesterday's game.
- Chuck Garfien writes about what's going on with Joe Crede.
- Jon Paul Morosi has an article on Paul Konerko.
- BTW, B-R's blog notes the Sox are 14-2 when Paul Konerko draws an intentional walk.
- The Sox added 3 pitching prospects to the AFL's Mesa Solar Sox: Nevin Griffith, Jacob Petricka and Brandon Kloess.


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Invicta Women's Angel 0463 Silver Stainless-Steel Plated Japanese Quartz Fashion Watch
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- Japanese Quartz Movement
- Case diameter: 38mm
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- Water-resistant to 50 Meters / 165 Feet / 5 ATM
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Joe Carter of The Evangelical Outpost usefully rounds up the blogosphere's commentary on Nick Coleman's defamatory diatribe against us in the Minneapolis Star Tribune yesterday: "Megaphones without oversight: Blog swarms, opinion storms, and brand destruction." In addition to rounding up the blogosphere's commentary, Carter also applies the Hewitt doctrine to yesterday's events.
I spoke yesterday with Coleman's editor at the Star Tribune to complain about the factual inaccuracies in Coleman's column and to ask the Star Tribune to run corrections. Calling Coleman a "megaphone" would be far too kind, but my conversation with the editor persuades me that the "without oversight" portion of his description of us applies more to Coleman than it does to us.
Among other things, the editor advised me that Coleman's attack on us involved no reporting, and that the column's factual misrepresentations were to be read in that light. Moreover, certain of the misrepresentations were to be construed as sarcasm rather than taken at face value.
Finally, according to the editor, Coleman's false assertion that he didn't know and we didn't say whether we might be on the take from some campaign, political party or anonymous benefactor, appeared to violate no Star Tribune standard. In his meeting with Coleman after my discussion with the editor yesterday morning, Coleman had told the editor that he "assumed" we received a stipend from the Claremont Institute. (Wrong. As we expressly stated here in response to Coleman's slander earlier this month, "we are not paid by anyone" for our work on the site. What part of "not" doesn't Coleman understand?)
I asked the editor what standards Coleman's column was subject to at the Star Tribune. He said he didn't know; he would have to research the answer to that question and get back to me. But they do have standards, which is of course a relief!
UPDATE: Jim Geraghty has some excellent thoughts on the Strib's abdication of responsibility for the paper's accuracy.
HINDROCKET adds: Chris Muir's invaluable Day By Day puts the "controversy" in what I think is the right context, namely, the desperate struggle of a little-known and out of touch columnist for recognition. This is tomorrow's strip; Chris kindly sent us a preview and granted us permission to post it. Click to enlarge:
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|Melobar Mosrite
Interestingly, Walt Smith was encouraged in his effort by his friend Leo Fender.
As we know Mr. Fender started out building steel guitars and was a big encouragement to Walt.
He then returned to his hometown and started building his own brand of unique steel guitars. He named them Melobar guitars.
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Smith built a metal version of this guitar.
However he was unhappy with the completed instrument.
He kept some of them and had his son take the rest to the county dump.
Many of these guitars were salvaged by dumpster divers. This guitar has been unofficially designated as the Melobar Dumpster Guitar. His son, Ted Smith, mentions in a reply that his father was furious with him until his passing in 1988.
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Because Melobar guitars were all handmade there are subsequently few. Probably around 1,000. Not only are they unique, but rare as well.
Many well-known steel players have a Melobar in their collection. Players such as David Lindley, Rusty Young, and my favorite steel player, Cindy Cashdollar all own a Melobar.
At first Melobar Guitars started with six string lap steels. The product line soon expanded to include not just six string instrument, but eight string guitars as well.
In 1998, Melobar added a Fiberglass resonator guitar to the line-up. These models were produced in six, seven, and eight string versions.
That same year Melobar/Smith Family Music add a double neck instrument called the Tele Steel Guitar.
The Melobar Powerslide was indeed a unique guitar. It came with 10 strings and was shaped like a Gibson Explorer, but the body was soft.
A family business is a tough to run. I know since I ran one for 27 years. Profit is hard to come by. Good employees are hard to come by and great ones even harder.
I have read that Jim Frost and Ted Smith attempted to resurrect Melobar in 2008 with a company called Hardway Manufacturing.
Ted Smith has entered into the world of sales and is promoting a book he has written about cold calling.
Update! ere is a wonderful link that I have come across from Ted Smith.