We had a weird spring, so the strawberry crop was a little weak, but that didn't stop us. We (I) picked a bunch and we (they) ate a bunch, then we came home and cooked a bunch. Strawberry jam was of course on the docket, but this year I also made strawberry fruit roll ups and strawberry syrup. The fruit roll ups were fantastic! I used this recipe, but cut the sugar down to a few tablespoons.
The strawberry syrup, though, that's where it's at. Last year I checked out the book Canning for a New Generation so many times from the library I finally just bought the damn thing. Canning books usually put me off because the recipes are super labor intensive. This book is different. The author, Liana Krissoff, doesn't assume you have any fancy canning supplies, only a big pot and some jars. She even tells you how to make some equipment–throw rubber bands around your tongs and you have a jar lifter! Also awesome is that all of the recipes are for small batches. Some people are into sweating at the stove canning all day, I'm not really big on sweating.
The recipes in the book go from basic to slightly more adventurous. She also includes recipes for using all that stuff you canned, which is always helpful. What I'm saying is, the book is good, check it out! Now back to the strawberry syrup. It is crazy sweet, but I didn't want to mess with the sugar content because I was canning the stuff. We used the tiny bit that didn't fit in the jars for strawberry soda. You only need the littlest bit, because again it is super sweet, and it is also super strawberry-y. Holy crap! Mixed with pamplemousse sparkling water, this is hands down the best soda I've ever had.
1. Bring a large pot of water up to boiling.
2. Submerge three 1/2 pint jars in the boiling water and boil for 10 minutes to sterilize.
3. Place the jar lids in a heat proof bowl. When you take the jars out of the water pour some boiling water into the bowl with the lids. This will help the lids seal better.
2. Put the strawberries, just the strawberries, in a large pot. Smash them to release their juices. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
3. Place a fine meshed sieve over a large bowl and pour the strawberries into the sieve. Press down on the berries to get all their juice out. In the book there is a recipe for all this lovely strawberry pulp, but you don't need it for this syrup.
4. Rinse out your large pot and pour the strawberry juice in it.
5. Add the sugar and the lemon juice.
6. Bring to a boil. Boil, stirring often. Check if the syrup is done by dabbing a bit on the frozen plate. When it firms up a bit–not like jam, but like syrup (duh)–then it's done. This will take anywhere from 20-30 minutes.
1. Carefully remove the jars from the boiling water.
2. Ladle the hot syrup into the hot jars, leaving 1/2 room at the top.
3. Wipe off the rims (and anywhere else you have spilled) with a damp towel.
4. Put the lids on and screw them tight (not crazy tight).
5. Return the jars to the boiling water, making sure they are covered by at least and 1inch of water.
6. Boil for 5 minutes.
7. Carefully take the jars out and place them on a towel. Do not disturb them for 12 hours. After about an hour the lids should *thwunk* down. If they don't, put them in the refrigerator and use them within the month.
Makes about three 1/2 pint jars, or two with some leftover to make sodas right away. The book doesn't say, but I'm guessing these are good for 6 months or maybe a bit more. Cheers!
Wow, just lovely! Great summery thing to do, picking and eating berries.
I put that book on birthday list, now I'm not sure I can wait until August!
I'm so glad you liked the strawberry syrup; yours looks so lovely in those sweet glasses held by little hands! I've been reading—and being inspired by—your blog for at least a couple years now, and never imagined the canning book would make an appearance, especially not in such a generous way. Thank you!
I was tell my mom to make raspberry syrup just the other day. It might be a pain to strain (ha!) but it would be super delicious in the end.
I was inspired by your syrup to try my own hand at it. My mother-in-law does loads of syrup from the fruits of their farm, so it was very appropriate she be around while I tried it out. It was a big hit. I usually give a portion of my canning away as housewarming gifts, or birthday gifts, etc. I am not sure I want to give this away :) I too will try some other fruits, apricot syrup sounds quite exotic. I wanted to post the photo we took as the sun was just shining through the kitchen window and illuminating the jars quite nicely. I will have to experiment with that. But, thanks for the nudge and what a great blog you have.


My first LGBT Korean short. There was a lot of buzz on the internet about this short. It is now, that I'm writing a small review of it; that I understand why that was. Directed by Kwang-soo Jho Kim, one of the, if not the only, openly gay directors in Korea, Boy Meets Boy is another project in which Kim is trying to promote Korean LGBT themes.
The cute thing about this little short is that no dialog is used. The entire story is told through flashbacks and a funny little song. Boy Meets Boy depicts the story of when Min-soo (Hye-sung Kim) meets Seok-i (Hyun-jin Lee). Min-soo's camera was stolen by Seok-i friends, and Seok-i has been looking for Min-soo to give it back. They meet in a bus as Min-soo drops a roll of film, and Seok-i picks it up. There's clear tension, if not fear, as they look upon each other.
A thing that makes me wonder about the film is the fact that there is nothing that implies that Min-soo is gay. I mean, besides the ending that implies something, I don't think it's dead-on. The character of Min-soo looks like a cute little uke  and that Seok-i is a tall, muscular and strong seme . But besides that, nothing.
I do like the notion that Seok-i has had a crush on Min-soo since way before, with the camera being stolen, he has then a clear motive to speak to him… but that could be my fangirl heart speaking. As a short, Boy Meets Boy works very well and I love how much the actors use their faces to describe their emotions.
Buy the Korea Short Film Queer Collection 1, which includes Boy Meets Boy.
@Mirella, there was a YouTube version before (might be gone by now though), but it's fairly easy to find.


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THE BEAUTY OF RAPID TRANSIT.
THE CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA. SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1890.
Travelers on the Whitehall and West End rapid transit line yesterday were surprised to see a street car standing in the middle of the wagon road that is a continuation of Peters and Whitehall street. The car was deserted. It had a lonesome appearance, and yet it was not without dignity. It was one of the brand new cars imported by Colonel Richard Peters in June, 1851, and placed on Marietta street. It has recently been overhauled at the company's shops, and is now a hand-painted gem, and yesterday, as it loomed up in the road some distance from the line, it lit up the landscape like a huge piece of bric-a-brac. Its mellow outlines filled what would have otherwise been an aching void, and its rich coloring gave tone and variety to the surroundings. In the middle panel of the car on the outside, in the shape of a delicately conceived aquarelle, a gastly white moon shone on a blood-red Arabian sea, and added interest to the native and ordinary landscape.
The passengers coming into the city wondered what the new departure could mean. At least some of them did. On the quarter-to-eight car from West End, which is the one that usually brings in the colonel, the major, the sad passenger, and others whose conversations have been given in these columns—on this particular car there was no surmising. One of the passengers gave a detailed description of the events that left the new and beautifully painted car (of vintage of 1857) high and dry, as it were. It was the sad passenger who told the story.
"We were going along at our usual gait," he said, rubbing his brow thoughtfully, "as contented as you please. The bumps on the track seemed no higher than usual, and we were holding converse sweet as friends, comrades and brothers are wont to do. The colonel and the major were cussing each other out in a friendly way about the water and sewer bonds, and everything seemed to be serene. There were no ladies on board and all hands were gay.
"At the middle turnout," the sad passenger continued, taking out his pocket-handkerchief, "the car became ambitious and left the track, and before it could be got on again, the passengers were compelled to get out in the rain and help the driver put it on again. This is such a common occurrence that nothing was thought of it. There was hardly a break in the festivities of the evening. You know how giddy a car load of West End passengers can be, and how their antics have driven me to consort with melancholy. Well, they were even more hilarious than usual, but I regarded the accident as somewhat ominous. I am not superstitious, but experience has taught me to be cautious and conservative.
"We were bowling along at a rapid rate. The driver was trying to make up for the time lost in the accident at the middle turn-out. I remember now, as in a dream, that the lights in Colonel George Adair's windows flung hospitable gleams of light along the wet grass of his lawn. I had but a faint glimpse of this, for the mules were whirling the car along at the rate of four miles an hour. Just beyond Colonel Adair's gate there is a pretty heavy down grade, and at the end of it, where Peters street melts into the old East Point road, there is a sharp curve. The car was going so rapidly that it disdained to enter the curve. It left the track and claimed the right of way over a series of square granite stepping-stones that protrude from the earth a half a foot or more. The concussion was tremendous. The most dignified man in the car flew into the air as lightly as a brown leghorn hen after a bug, and dropped flat in the aisle. As he went up I thought he was very light, but he came down with a thud that convinced me he weighed at least two hundred pounds.
"I think," the sad passenger continued with a sigh "that he must have bruised the seat of his pantaloons. There were other casualties. Wiley Pope had his feelings hurt, and John Tye had his sensibilities wounded. As for me, I shall not undertake to describe my feelings or to expose my scars. Suffice it to say they are of a tender nature."
"I think," said the major somewhat grimly; "that the wrecked car must be the one on which I came out to dinner yesterday. It was raining and the passengers on the car were compelled to sit with their umbrellas hoisted."
"Yes," said the sad passenger, "I saw the little gathering as it passed along the street. It made a most engaging spectacle. Many people went so far as to laugh, but as it is given to me to see only the gloomy side of things, I merely smiled behind my cuff button."
"Yes," exclaimed the major viciously, "I dare say we were a beautiful sight—grown men sitting on the inside of a street car with their umbrellas hoisted to keep from getting wet. If any strangers saw it they must have regarded it as one of the symptoms of Atlanta's progress."
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Written by Chris Ward on July 9, 2013 . Posted in Articles, News.
Back in February, we reported that the Melita Hume Poetry Prize was open for submissions for its second year of discovering young UK poetry talent. Five months later, publishers and award backers Eyewear and judge Jon Stone have whittled entries down to a shortlist of thirteen nominees which was announced late last week. Having initially predicted a shortlist of between six and ten, the publisher says the number of nominees is down to the year, so for better odds we'd suggest holding off entering as long as you can whilst still being eligible to participate. Eyewear's Todd Swift says of the shortlist: 'The 2013 shortlist is wonderfully varied, reflecting the wide range of young poets in the UK and Eire. Shortlisted poets come from all across Scotland, Wales and England, and we are delighted to have such a fantastic spread of styles and voices. The challenge of choosing a shortlist shows that there is huge amount of talent amongst young poets and we are privileged to showcase just some of these new voices.' Without further ado then, the nominated writers themselves in alphabetical order: Maria Apichella, Keiran Patrick Goddard, Carina Hart, Keith Jarrett, Mark Leech, Jessica Mayhew, Richie McCaffery, Marion McCready, Stefan Mohamed, Rachael Madeleine Nicholas, Shelley Roche-Jacques, V. A. Sola and Tom Weir (not that one). The prize – which was open to debut full collections of poetry written in English by a poet aged 35 or under – will see the winner take home £1,000 and a publishing deal with Eyewear, and will be awarded in September. Sole judgement lies with the aforementioned Jon Stone, himself a 29 year old poet, editor and publisher whose 2012 collection of poems School of Forgery was a summer recommendation of the Poetry Book Society. Last year's inaugural prize went to Birmingham's Caleb Klaces for his collection Bottled Air, with a runner-up prize of £100 going to Colette Sensier and two commendations of £50 apiece going to Jason Eng Hun Lee and Bethan Tichbourne.


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Красава — деревня в Шабалинском районе Кировской области. По административно-территориальному делению входит в Ленинское городское поселение.

География
Располагается в 5 км к востоку от административного центра района — пгт Ленинское. Деревня располагается на достаточно высоком холме (высота относительно русла р. Сюзюм — порядка 20—30 м), которые местные жители называют "Красавской горой". В 1,5—2 км к западу от деревни протекает р. Сюзюм, с севера деревню огибает река Красавка, с востока река Луговица — притоки р. Сюзюм.

История
Деревня Красава является одним из старейших населённых пунктов Шабалинского района — она была основана в 1806 году. Летом 2006 года широко отмечалось 200-летие деревни. До образования Шабалинского района в 1929 году являлась центром Красавской волости Котельничского уезда. Наибольшее развитие деревня получила в советские годы — здесь располагалась центральная усадьба колхоза «Красавский». Кроме того, сыграло роль выгодное географическое положение населенного пункта — в нескольких километрах от районного центра пгт Ленинского, железнодорожной станции Шабалино. В деревне работали дом культуры, восьмилетняя школа, магазин. 1990-е годы привели к упадку деревни и оттоку населения — закрылась школа, на основе колхоза «Красавский» была основана агрофирма «Шабалино», которая не смогла конкурировать с крупными колхозами района.

Население

Экономика
Основной занятостью постоянного населения деревни является сельское хозяйство, как правило, личное подсобное. В Красаве работает магазин товаров повседневного спроса Шабалинского РАЙПО. Также действует клуб.

Транспорт
Красаву с районным центром соединяет асфальтированная дорога Ленинское — Буторинская. Осуществляется автобусное движение. В 5 км расположена станция Шабалино Северной железной дороги.

Достопримечательности
В 2010 году к 65-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне на месте старого Дома культуры установлен памятник погибшим в Великой Отечественной войне и опубликованы списки погибших жителей деревень Красавы, Крутиков, Скурихиных, Ионичей, Фролов, Больших Сосков, Ежей.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Шабалинского района

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Home The Beats Health Insurance companies beat rural Coloradans in pharmacy fight
Insurance companies beat rural Coloradans in pharmacy fight
Marianne Goodland
Terri Newland of Basalt put a thermometer in her mailbox on Wednesday morning. It read 42 degrees. By 4 p.m. the thermometer had shot up to 104 degrees. By summer, those temperatures will be much higher. For her husband, who has diabetes and depends on mail-order insulin, that's dangerous.
That's why she wanted lawmakers to pass a proposal this week that would allow her and thousands of other rural Coloradans to go to their local pharmacies to refill daily medications.
But House Bill 16-1361 failed to gain support from the Republican majority on the legislature's Senate Finance Committee and died Friday.
Under the bill, patients — not insurance companies — would choose where to shop for medications. If a pharmacy falls outside of an insurance company's network, there would be no additional charges foisted on the patient. Out-of-network pharmacies would have to agree to the insurance company's reimbursements.
Newland's husband's insurance plan requires he purchase his insulin refills through a mail-order pharmacy.
Insulin has to be refrigerated. And waiting for those refills to show up in the mail puts her husband's health at risk, Newland told the Finance Committee last week. If the insulin sits for hours in their mailbox, it ruins it. Sometimes it takes weeks for those refills to show up, which also puts her husband's health in jeopardy. They recently found one of his prescriptions in a ditch.
Newland pleaded with the committee during the Thursday hearing to allow her to go to her local pharmacy to get those refills.
"This isn't a retail issue," she said. "It's a matter of life and death."
The measure's main opponent is ExpressScripts, the nation's largest company managing pharmacy benefits for insurance providers and subscribers. Lobbyist Patrick Boyle told the Finance Committee that passing the measure will drive up costs for health insurers and for their patients, too.
The bill drew intense lobbying on both sides of the issue when it went through the House. It passed the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on April 26 on a 4-1 vote, with Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs in opposition.
But Hill also sits on the Finance Committee, where Republicans tossed up roadblocks on the bill. Hill told The Colorado Independent a "free-market solution" would be a better way of dealing with the issue, although he spent much of last Thursday attempting to find a solution with the the bill's sponsors, Sens. Jerry Sonnenberg of Sterling and Linda Newell of Littleton
Friday, Hill said he could not support the bill, but committed to Sonnenberg and Newell that he would make finding a solution a priority for next year. The bill died on a 3-2 party-line vote.
Photo credit: Rodrigo Senna, Creative Commons, Flickr.
Jerry Sonnenberg
Linda Newell
owen hill
has been a political journalist since 1998. She covered the state capitol for the Silver & Gold Record from 1998 to 2009 and for The Colorado Statesman in 2010-11 and 2013-14. Since 2010 she also has covered the General Assembly for newspapers in northeastern Colorado. She was recognized with awards from the Colorado Press Association for feature writing and informational graphics for her work with the Statesman in 2012.
Littwin: Trump is back to war and Polis is telling us the best defense is a good offense
Private prisons on the chopping block next legislative session
Colorado lawmakers plan to intervene in talks about water cuts
Colorado lawmakers can now request reports on their bill's contribution to climate change
Ask the Indy: In Colorado, how culpable are cows for climate change?
buford May 9, 2016 at 9:28 am
It is always the republicans who vote against what is good for the rest of us…It is always the same…The GOP of Colorado should change their name to the Koch Party of Corruption….
Concretecarol May 9, 2016 at 4:57 pm
Please vote YES for amendment 69 this November. Give the state a chance to negotiate prices and care instead of kowtowing to the insurance companies!
Will Morrison May 10, 2016 at 1:00 pm
SINGLE GODDAMNED PAYER NOW!!! It's time for health care to be taken OUT of the political realm and put back in MEDICINE where it belongs. Why are we allowing POLITICIANS to make medical decisions for us? Are THEY doctors? NOPE. Why are they allowed to paractice medicine on us? Last I checked, practicing medicine without a license was ILLEGAL, and yet we let POLITICIANS do it to us all freaking day long.
And isn't it funny how it's ALWAYS the blasted republicans who keep us from having the things we ned, even just to stay alive? And they want MY vote? DREAM ON, VERMIN! My goal in life is to rid the ENTIRE COUNTRY of YOU! We'll all be FAR better off without you screwing us for fun and profit.
VOTE! It's the one thing that republicans can't deal with. TIME FOR THEM TO GO! PERMANENTLY!


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Q: How to Access multi Accesslevel in php and mysql I am working on a simple PHP & MySQL college level management system... where all employee and student have own account.. i want to show their own pages
in my case 3 level admin,teacher,student
 if student login ,or  admin login,teacher login
how to go own pages  how?? help me please im biggnering ...
my code is
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    $res = mysql_query($qr) or die($qr);
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    }
        else {
$message = "Invalid Username or Password!";
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                                Plain Select

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                                    <option>Admin</option>
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A: You'll need to do an if test on the role variable you're getting through POST
so the end if the snippet you sent would look like this:
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Seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation after she is orphaned while onboard a ship from Ireland. She becomes an indentured servant, living with the master's illegitimate daughter, Belle. Lavinia becomes strongly tied to her adopted family despite the difference in their skin color.
As the years pass, Lavinia becomes more accepted into the world of the big house. While the entrance into this world provides her with more opportunities, she finds herself straddling two very different worlds. In the end, she must make a choice. Lavinia must decide where her loyalties lie, and she must find the strength to face the truth.
I knew I had to read this book when I heard it had been compared to The Help, which is one of my very favorite books. Thankfully, I wasn't disappointed.
The prologue opens in 1810 with a powerful and haunting scene that should have prepared me for what was in store. The Kitchen House is my favorite kind of book. It's a page-turner, forcing you to read just a little bit more, just read one more chapter... To say I was hooked would be an understatement.
The book shares two narrators - Lavinia and Belle. Lavinia is quiet, fragile, and barely able to cope with the horror of the things she sees and hears. From my first introduction to the girl, it's obvious that she isn't going to be "strong" heroine. She is unable to remember her parents passing, numb to her loss, and barely speaks. Her grief has silenced her. As she begins to remember her past, she is only comforted by the love and attention from those around her.
This aspect of Lavinia's character - her struggle to cope - lasts throughout the novel. Her reaction to some of the book's most shocking events is believable because it is the same reaction she had to her parents' deaths. She withdraws into another world. I was fascinated with her as a heroine because she was different and unique.
Belle, on the other hand, is grounded and strong. She, too, knows loss and pain. However, she is not naive. She faces tragedy and hardship with honesty and courage. I enjoyed Belle as a character, and I appreciated getting to hear things from her point of view.
All of the characters, not just Lavinia and Belle, were well-developed. They were fully drawn beings that could exist off the page. I had no trouble remembering who was who - even though numerous people played a role in the novel. It was obvious that a lot of research, as well as passion, went into this novel. I love when I am able to read a piece of historical fiction that draws me in with the characters but still feels true in the details.
I will note, however, that this book is quite dark at times. It deals with subject matter that is serious, and it is heartbreaking to know that some of the worst moments are based on factual accounts from a dark period in our nation's history. I don't want to give too much away, but this book does not paint a pretty picture of the pre-Civil War South. That being said, I would still absolutely recommend it.
"What the color is, who the daddy be, who the mama is don't mean nothin'. We a family, carin' for each other. Family make us strong in times of trouble. We all stick together, help each other out. That the real meanin' of family. When you grow up, you take that family feelin' with you."
"This world is not the only home. This world is for practice to get things right."


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Local comedian returns home to record first album
Adrian Washington recording his first album and doing a live-taping of his annual New Year's Eve show
Local comedian returns home to record first album Adrian Washington recording his first album and doing a live-taping of his annual New Year's Eve show Check out this story on sctimes.com: https://www.sctimes.com/story/entertainment/2019/12/24/local-comedian-returns-home-record-first-album/2736264001/
Sarah Colburn, Special to the Times Published 3:34 p.m. CT Dec. 24, 2019
Local comedian Adrian Washington smiles Wednesday, Oct. 31, outside the Red Carpet Nightclub in St. Cloud. (Photo: Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com)
Though local comedian Adrian Washington is seeing a lot of success on the national comedy scene, he always reserves a spot in his hometown for his annual New Year's Eve show.
This year he's recording his first album and doing a live-taping of the St. Cloud event. The streaming audio album is expected to be released this March.
"I feel like I should always do a show at home because that's who was rocking with me before everybody else figured out who I was," Washington said. "I feel like I've worked too hard to build something, I don't feel like I need to walk away from that. This community supports me."
Washington has lived in St. Cloud since 1989.
He's in his 12th season of monthly performances at The Red Carpet, taking summers off. And, for the last five years he's been touring as part of the Rockin' 101 Steel Toe Comedy Show.
At the same time, he tours all over the nation, making regular appearances in Las Vegas and Los Angeles as well as stops in North Carolina, Arizona and Canada. He fronts a weekly podcast called Comedy & Kinfolk, which airs on SoundCloud and iTunes at 7 a.m. every Saturday and has listeners from 10 countries.
He's also been hitting the comedy festival scene, something he's been working to break into for the last eight years. He was accepted to three festivals this year, the first of which was in March. He views the festivals as a networking opportunity.
"It's a great brother, sisterhood," he said. "It's a great group of people to be around because everybody thinks they're funny, you find out where you fit in, if you've got the chops for it."
Washington was a huge fan of comedy before he became a comedian and he said his love for it shows on stage.
"I literally know that's what I was put on earth to do, I thank God for the natural ability to make anybody laugh," he said.
Typically, 90% of Washington's comedy set is improv, but for the NYE live taping event he has scripted it out. His headphones broke on a flight and out of boredom he started writing down some of his favorite jokes on a 5-by-7-inch sticky note pad and at the end, he'd written half his album not knowing at the time he wanted to do an album.
The script he created is topic-centric and has a natural flow to it. Mike Lardy Creative Studio will record the performance and Chop Shop Productions will edit photos for the album cover.
"My family and friends are a big part of my comedy, the audience is always a big part of my comedy," he said.
For 2020 Washington is hoping to shoot his own television special and would like to host it at the Paramount Center for the Arts.
Though the comedian performs out of state at least every other month, he still makes time to mentor kids at North Junior High School, where he attended as a child.
"I know what it did for me as a kid," he said. "When I first moved here there weren't a lot of black people, it's great for kids to be able to see somebody who looks like them …somebody who's pulled it together and is living their dream."
"It doesn't matter how many degrees you have on the wall or how many years you went to school, they want somebody who will be real with them."
Washington and his wife Laura have three kids of their own, one of whom is grown up.
"I want to be a role model for kids, to the best of my ability anyways," Washington said.
Comedian Adrian Washington will perform his annual New Year's Eve show at The Red Carpet Event Center. The event begins at 7 p.m. and includes dinner catered by Kay's Midtown Café. Tickets for the show and dinner are $25 each and available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adrians-nye-comedydinner-show-tickets-84891012303. The show begins at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31.
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Hops and History pairs trivia with local brews
Five Things To Do in St. Cloud, Jan. 20-24
Minnesota Dance Ensemble's 'Snow Maiden' features opera singers and live musicians
Nightlife, Jan. 16-22
Beer pick: George Hunter Stout, Castle Danger Brewing Company
Local CD Pick: 'MMXX,' Sons Of Apollo


If you're a lover of the arts, then we have quite a treat for you! The Artistic Barcelona tour takes you to all the important works of the modernist architect Antoni Gaudi that are scattered across the city.
Start off with the landmark known as Barcelona, the stunning Sagrada Familia, which is yet to be completed. Enjoy a guided tour around the exterior of the building and admire the rich facades the city has to offer.
Next, explore the UNESCO World Heritage site - the whimsical and bizarre Park Guell.
Finally, head to the Passeig de Gracia to see Gaudi's famous apartment buildings like Casa Batllo, Casa Mila 'La Pedrera' and other modernist architectural marvels.
Your voucher will be emailed to you within 20 minutes of purchase. You must carry a printed copy of the voucher to the venue along with a valid photo ID.
Please be aware that this is a Walking Tour, we kindly advise you to use comfortable clothes and shoes and come prepared for some walking.


Children with English as their second language are outperforming their native peers.
Children in North Tyneside who do not speak English as a first language are more likely to pass important Year 1 reading tests than native speakers, figures reveal.
In North Tyneside, in 2018, 84 per cent of native English speakers passed, compared to 86 cent of children where English was not their first language.
With boys the pass rate was 82 per cent to 81 per cent in favour of those speaking English as a second language.
Girls who spoke English as a second language fared better than those who spoke it as a native tongue.
However, the NEU does not believe phonics help children learn to read.
In 2018, 73 per cent of children on free school meals passed, while 85 per cent of other pupils did.
In North Tyneside, 84 per cent of pupils passed this year, compared with 60 per cent in 2012.
Across England the pass rate has risen from 58 per cent to 82 per cent.
North Tyneside has a slightly better pass rate than average for the North East which is 83 per cent.
"I remain concerned that 18 per cent are not reaching that standard nationally and that 30 per cent of children eligible for free school meals are not reaching the expected standard in the phonics check.


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Flying high after last weeks' 9-0 victory, Ladies 3s knew that they would have to work hard to take a much needed 3 points from Evergreens, if they were to maintain their push for promotion into the second half of the season.
The 3s started quite sluggishly, struggling to find each other in their usual expansive passing style but instead seeing a number of weak passes snapped up by the opposition, who initially had the upper hand in the game simply by seeming to want the ball more. The first half continued in much the same vein with Dragons failing to hit their stride but still managing to cut out any attacks. Keeper Alice Smith made some strong clearances leaving the score at the halfway mark at a stalemate.
The half time team talk from coaches Mark and Ollie instructed the girls to focus on the bigger picture rather than getting dragged down by the finer points of the game. Dragons took this on board and improved significantly in the second half, although they initially found themselves 1-0 down due to a well-taken strike from a short corner. This seemed to wake the 3s up however as the team were determined not to lose the game and so an equaliser came not long afterwards. A sustained spell of pressure saw a series of short corners and the ball fell for Sam Franklin whose shot looped up from a defender's stick and sailed into the back of the net. Another penalty corner a few minutes later was struck powerfully across goal and into the far corner by Debs Smith to put the girls ahead.
After taking the lead the result never looked in doubt. Despite a few spectacular falls the defensive line of Harriet Green, Sarah Wagstaff, Angela Murgatroyd and Carmel Windsor-Waite held firm at the back, assisted by Tash Falzon and Claire Canning, in her final game for the team before heading to New Zealand. This allowed the 3s to start building attacks as they had been unable to do in the first half, assisted by a tiring Evergreens side who were unable to press as they had done earlier in the game. Hazel Sumner and Trish Hagan charged forward on the wings, threading passes through to Kate McKenna on the left and Sam Franklin on the right, Caroline Wolfe and Lauren Lawrie working to create space in the centre. This led to several more short corners and sustained pressure on the Evergreens goal, with McKenna seeing a shot on the post go agonisingly wide, and Franklin almost adding her second but instead hitting the post.
Although the 3s were unlucky not to add to their lead it enabled them to look comfortable at 2-1 and take the much needed 3 points, nursing various cuts and bruises after the very physical game. This hard fought win will see Dragons go 2nd in the table; hopefully they can sustain this momentum for the rest of the season. Player of the match went to Sam Franklin for her tireless running down the wings.
Ladies 6's always knew this re-arragned match was going to be a tough one. With that said, we went into the game with open minds and plenty of determination. The first half began as expected with Evergreens pushing hard testing our tenacious defensive line up of Katie Franks, Hannah Woods, Katy Saide and Nicola Robinson. We were successful in defending several of the Evergreens advances with excellence goal keeping from Luisa Valentini (POM), but their persistence eventually earned them two goals. With every attempt they had on goal, our motivated, goal-hungry team went on the counter attack. Mia McGhee in only her second game with us proved a valuable asset, making sure she was in the D and creating opportunities. Lizzy McDonnell, Sophie Thurtell and Rosie Skipp worked hard up front, displaying strong stick skills and sending plenty of balls into the D as well as each having shots on goal themselves, but all were sadly denied.
In the second half, the team were still feeling very much in the game and determined not to concede any further. With continued hard work from the midfield, the ever strong Beth Elgood showed her flexibility playing both top of the diamond and centre back, with Katie Franks also demonstrating flexibility stepping into the midfield role for part of the game. Beth Coates and Elsa Scott showed high work rates and caused problems for the opposition slowing their advances down in the middle of the pitch tirelessly tracking backwards and forwards. Fiona Fletcher provided consistency in midfield, displaying excellent ball distribution and opening up spaces. Ginny Simkin made up the last piece of the midfield team initially playing on the right before returning to bottom of the diamond, working hard to support the defence.
With great determination and team work we succeeded in defending all of the advances from Evergreens in the second half, including back to back short corners. This was due to so many members of the team having defensive skills and the whole team working together to clear the ball away form the danger areas. This team was a pleasure to play with and the work rate was second to none. We were unlucky not to score a goal, a theme that has plagued us this season, however with the determination displayed in this match and throughout the season I have no doubt that this curse will be left behind in 2016.
On a murky December Saturday Norwich Dragons Development boys took to the field to play their last game of 2016 against Dereham in a game rearranged from earlier on in the season.
Dragons started the game very well and played some very positive hockey in the first half against a well organised Dereham team. The score at half time was 2-0 to Dragons with 2 very well worked goals being scored by Edward Cross and Daniel Murphy.
In the second half Dragons continued their good team play and a third goal was soon scored when James Cross passed to Edward Cross in the D who finished well to score his second and Dragons third goal of the afternoon. Dereham then scored their first and only goal of the game a great reverse stick hit into the corner of the Dragons goal. Both teams then played out an even second half with short corners being earned at both ends of the pitch.
In the final moments of the game Jonny Taylor combined with James Cross who slotted the ball home with what turned out to be the final hit of the game to make the final score Dragons 4 Dereham 1.
Dragons go into the Christmas holidays on the back of a great team performance and a very good win. Edward Cross was named man of the match in the pizza bar afterwards after a very good personal performance and 2 crucial goals.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Dragons Development Boys. See you in 2017.
This entry was posted in Latest News on December 18, 2016 by admin.


Create a progress report, setup your traininggroup with pupils, track their progress.
Setup a report, a group and add pupils.
Keep track of your own progress and get comments from your trainer.
See how well your kids can paddle, all of them.
See how your kids are doing.
With Skills I provide trainers and instructors the posibility to maintain a progress report of the skills of their pupils. Optionaly they can invite pupils (based on their email address). He or she can also create an account, in order to follow their own progress. This allows trainers to get an overview of the overall progress of their pupils.
If desired, up to two other people can be linked to a report, for example parents, allowing them of get insight into their childrens progress.
Create your own progress report and add skills to it. Choose a default scoring scale for your report, to allow trainers to set a grade. If you have created a progress report in the past, you can change it. Or make a copy, so your changes wont influence the existing reports.
After you've create a progress report, you can setup your training group. Select a report to use, you can create more groups if you like.
Now you can add pupil to your group. Just type their name and add them to the group, but if you want to enable them to see their own report, then use their email address instead of their name. If theirs an account with the address you specify, they'll receive an invite right away. When no account could be found, you'll get the option to send an email invitation. After the pupil is added to the group, you can add at most two additional email addresses to invite parents/guardians. To allow them access to the pupil's report.
Now you can start filling the reports for all of your pupils in the group, by using the selected scale you can give a grade for how well they perform.
In case you used an email address of a pupil and they accepted yout invitation, they'll be able to see their own report. The same goes for all other people (parents/guardians/(girl)friend) you've invited.
Do you train with multiple trainers or are you just managing the groups for your club or organisation? You can add other trainers to your groups, this will allow them to update the reports for all pupils in the group. Just add them by their email address.


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Idaho, a state in the northwestern United States. It borders British Columbia in the north, Utah and Nevada in the south, Montana and Wyoming in the east, and Washington and Oregon in the west. The area is 216,413 km2, which is equivalent to the total area of the six states in New England. The capital of Boise. "Idaho" comes from Indian, meaning "the jewel of the mountains." The term originally used to refer to the gem-bearing mines in Pikes Peak, Colorado, and later to the Pacific Coast gemstones. After the establishment of Idaho, it became the state name of the state.
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State: Idaho
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Q: If password field not filled it should not make link to next activity & show alert. How can i do that? My code:
package com.example.linkingpage;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.app.Dialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class LinkingPage extends Activity {

     String tv,tv1;
    EditText name,pass;
     TextView x,y;
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
         Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.widget44);
        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(View v) {

                Intent obj = new Intent(LinkingPage.this,LinkingPage.class);
                startActivity(obj);

            }
        });

        x = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.widget46);
        y = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.widget47);
         name = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.widget41);
         pass = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.widget43);
        Button button1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.widget45);
        button1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(View v) {
                 x.setText(tv);
                 y.setText(tv1);

                 tv = name.getText().toString();

                 if(tv.trim().equals("")) {
                     // text is empty
                     showDialog(EMPTY_TEXT_ALERT);
                 }

                 tv1 = pass.getText().toString();

                 if (tv1.trim().equals(""))
                 {
                   showDialog(EMPTY_TEXT_ALERT);

                 }

                  else
                  {Intent obj = new Intent(LinkingPage.this,ResourcePage.class);
                  obj.putExtra("name", name.getText().toString());
                  obj.putExtra("pass", pass.getText().toString());
                      startActivity(obj);
                  }
           }
        });

    }
    private final static int EMPTY_TEXT_ALERT = 0;
    @Override
    public Dialog onCreateDialog(int id) {
        switch(id) {
            case EMPTY_TEXT_ALERT: {
                AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
                builder.setMessage("Message:Field Empty!!!")
                       .setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

                           @Override
                           public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                               dialog.cancel();
                           }
                 });

                 return builder.create();
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

}

When both fields are kept empty, and button is clicked alert is generated. Same happens when only name field is filled. But when name field is kept empty and passwor is filled , then though an alert is generated but link to other page is also generated showing my password.How can i prevent this??

A: Its because your your else that starts your next activity is only applying to your second if statement(the one for the password)
this:
if(tv.trim().equals("")) {
    // text is empty
    showDialog(EMPTY_TEXT_ALERT);
}

is completely separate from this:
if (tv1.trim().equals(""))
{
    showDialog(EMPTY_TEXT_ALERT);

}else
{
    Intent obj = new Intent(LinkingPage.this,ResourcePage.class);
    obj.putExtra("name",name.getText().toString());
    obj.putExtra("pass", pass.getText().toString());
    startActivity(obj);
}

In order to make it check both of them you should do something like this:
if(tv.trim().equals("") || tv1.trim().equals(""))
{
    showDialog(EMPTY_TEXT_ALERT)
}else{
    Intent obj = new Intent(LinkingPage.this,ResourcePage.class);
    obj.putExtra("name",name.getText().toString());
    obj.putExtra("pass", pass.getText().toString());
    startActivity(obj);
}

And again I really cannot stress enough how much easier your could would be to understand if you used descriptive names for your variables instead of things like tv,tv1,button,button1,widget38 etc...

A: Remove the code from else and put it right there without else there is no requirement of else and after showDialog put return;
and dont post duplicate posts


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Crowdfunded SuperTank battery promises 100W output over USB Type-C
Ryne Hager
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10:06am PST Feb 4, 2019
I know, typically we avoid covering Kickstarter products, but once in a while a product catches our eye as kinda cool, or kinda luggage lookin'. This time it's the SuperTank, a slightly ridiculous name for a slightly ridiculous battery/portable charger/power bank/whatever. The monstrosity you see above spits a ridiculous 138W in total, with up to 100W of that over a single USB Type-C port. All that power comes pretty cheaply, too, with an $89 "Early Bird" price.
Other than the nearly concerning level of power output — far in excess of the standard 15-45W you see on Amazon — the battery has a mix of typical and unique features, like an FAA-OK 27,000mAh capacity, pass-through charging, a special low-power charging mode for wearables, and a Jackery-style LED display for the remaining capacity.
Four ports in total — 2x USB Type-C and 2x USB Type-A — all live on one edge (objectively the best configuration). Outputs levels for each are mixed, and the battery itself charges off USB Type-C at up to 100W as well. And although it might look like metal (luggage), the battery is sadly just encased in a plastic composite.
At the time of writing, the project has already doubled its goal over on Kickstarter, though about half of the $89 Early Bird units are gone, with the price set to increase to $99 when it does, and ostensibly $149 after the Kickstarter ends. There's also an option to bundle in a 100W/136W desktop charging station for an extra $59-69 if you need a high-wattage power source to go with it.
We may get a chance to put the battery through our highly quantified review gamut in the future, too, so if you've gained an aversion to Kickstarter — as I frankly have after being burned so many times — you can wait to see what we think of it in-person later. On paper, it sounds pretty great, but specs are frequently only half the story when it comes to stuff like this.
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I needed to replace a few luggage tags for a plane trip. I like covered luggage tags for security reasons.
I couldn't find a style I liked and that was unique enough to distinguish my suitcase from everyone else's suitcase in the airport.
Pin this tutorial for your next trip or vacation!
Blitzkrieg offered to help in the bag identification and security department. I think he was trying to get a free trip and told him he couldn't go. I hate making Blitzkrieg sad. I told him he can eat any robbers that try to break into the house while I am gone. I thought that might make up for being left behind.
I packed the most important stuff for your trip Lisa.
By the way, you could use a luggage tag on this suitcase.
No one tried to rob the house and I got an earful from the Welcoming Committee when I came home. Blitzkrieg wasn't happy when he found out I didn't bring him a slice of real deep dish pizza from Chicago when I got home from the Craftsman DIY Blogger Summit.
but let Blitzkrieg do his dirty work.
Enough of the fun we put in dysfunctional. I'm jumping back to the making clever stuff story.
My eye fell on the BlogHer '09 conference badge I clipped to the lamp on my sewing table. Hey! I bet I can make a covered luggage tag from a conference badge.
1. Cut one 12 inch long by 5 inch wide rectangle of fabric and interfacing. Optional: I used a 12 inch long piece of fabric that I folded in half because I didn't want to fuss much with matching up the Velcro on the inside top and outside bottom of the luggage tag. You can cut two 6 inch long by 5 inch wide rectangles of fabric if you like. It may be fun to try using different fabrics for the inside and outside of your luggage tag holder. Or not. Do what you like - have a ball!
2. Use the iron and ironing board to attach the interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric if you are using iron on interfacing.
3. Fold the fabric rectangle in half, right sides (the pretty part) facing out.
pinning the Velcro to the front layer of fabric only.
5. Pin the other side of the Velcro ¼ inch from the bottom of the fabric rectangle on the back side of the fabric rectangle.
6. Sew the Velcro strips in place with the sewing machine. Remove the pins when finished.
7. Cut the conference badge holder apart. Pin the square 1 inch from the Velcro strip to what will be the fabric inside of your luggage tag.
8. Sew around three sides of conference badge holder. Tip: I used a ¼ inch seam and it worked fine. I didn't need to buy or use a special foot for my sewing machine but you might.
9. Trim the excess plastic from the side seams of the conference badge.
10. Pin right sides together and sew three sides of the fabric together. Optional: I sewed a seam across the folded edge so it looks like I used two pieces of fabric when I only used one. Sneaky, huh?
I got giddy and used a different color thread for the side seams.
11. Clip the corners at an angle with the scissors so you will have nice pointy corners when you turn the whole thing right side out.
12. Turn the luggage tag right side out and press the seams with the iron and ironing board. Warning: Don't melt the plastic ID holder!
13. Fold and pin the raw edges inside the top of the luggage tag holder.
14. Sew the top seam closed with the sewing machine. Optional: I top stitched all four sides of my luggage tag for durability and to make it look professional.
I used a different color thread for the top stitching too.
15. Insert a card with your identification into the plastic pocket.
16. Wrap the luggage tag holder around the handle of your suitcase and secure it with the Velcro strips.
17. Hit the road, Jack!
My wrap around luggage tag holders survived checked baggage; carry on baggage, and plane side check in baggage. My airport does not always use grown up planes. They surprised me with plane side check in on three of my last four flights.
They work great on car trips too!
Are you going anywhere fun this summer?
Really cute! My parents could use some new luggage tags with some bright fabric when they travel. Great idea!
Steph - Having a nice patterned tag on a black suitcase helped me find it quickly at the baggage claim!
Awesome! Thank you so much for linking up to Upcycled Awesome. I definately need to make a batch of these!
I will definitely make some of these if I ever get on an airplane again! :) I'm hoping the pat-downs will stop!
Tanya - I go through the body scanner instead of a pat down. Pat downs confuse me. Should I tip the TSA agent when they are done or leave the money on the dresser?
Hello, I just found you blog! I was looking for information on one eye pekingeses. I'm about to adopt a 10 mo old one eyed peke. I just want to make sure (from another peke owner) that she will be okay with one eye. This has kept me up at night worrying about how she will cope with one and and the fear of something happening to her remaining eye. I can see your little guy is happy and healthy and seems to be handling the one eye thing fine! Is there any problems with his remaining good eye? Sorry for all the questions ! I'm just a worried doggy mama.
Hi Kaity - I'm concerned about Blitzkrieg losing sight in his other eye too. I switched his ceramic dog food & water bowls to lead free stainless steel when I noticed his eye clouding and read that it's possible lead could be in the paint of some pet dishes. I looked into having the former bowls tested but it's easily done. After the switch the clouding in his eye cleared. That's the only issue we've had.
Blitzkrieg does surprisingly well with one eye. All of his toys have squeakers so I can alert him where I am w/ his toy if a rousing game puts me on his blind side. Blitzkrieg responds to hand signals better than voice commands. We do agility for fun but some obstacles like the weave poles are a little harder for him. His favorites are the contact obstacles which are typically harder for most dogs. My boy is a genius!
Personally I think you will make this best human for this dog because of your concerns. The best thing you can do is treat your one eye Peke as you would any two eyed dog. Be consistent with routines, commands, and expectations. Be a good leader. You might have to be a little creative and adapt things to a dog with a blind side but doing so also reinforces that dogs explore the world with their noses first and eyes second. If you need any help or have specific questions please email me!
Thanks so much for getting back to me! Hopefully the foster mom will accept my application and I can bring my little one eyed peke home. I don't even have her yet and I am so concerned! Thats really interesting about the ceramic bowls, I have a boxer who eats & drinks out of those bowls and i haven't seen any clouding yet so hopefully we don't! I probably will be sending an email when if I get the dog just so I can have some correspondence with another one eyed peke owner :) I'm just paranoid since I've read all these stories about one eyed dogs remaining eye bulging out and other horrible things. But fingers crossed that'll never be an issue. !
ps. Just favorited your blog. It's so great!
I love this! I would love it if you would link to my Tuesday Confessional link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/tuesday-confessional-link-party.html. I hope to see you soon!
This is a great fabric stash buster project! I made a bunch of luggage tags from fabric scraps for Christmas stocking stuffers.


I know! If Sandy and Heidi should ever stage a walkout, you and I would be out of business!
Perhaps some flowers (or something special) are in order for Sandy. Hey – it's Friday the 13th! Don't tempt fate by not telling Sandy how much you appreciate her!
Why should I do something special for her? What has she done for me lately?
Don't push it, David! LOL!! Be smart on Friday the 13th!!!
I'm beginning to see your point, dear Susan. Flour it will be. Maybe she can bake me a cake!
Oh my!! I see a lonely weekend in your future! LOL!
Actually, we're having a birthday party at our house this evening for a friend and neighbor. I'm getting to hep!
It was, Jane! If everyone else had half the fun I did, they had a good night.
Thank you, Maryann. It was a good evening all around.
PS, I was so happy to win a book, I wrote it on my blog! Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you, Janine (aka Grump). I was glad you came and happy to meet your charming daughter! I was delighted by the turnout to help me celebrate the new titles. It was a great evening for me and I hope for others as well!


How to Throw The Ultimate Baseball Party - 20+ Great Ideas!
It is officially baseball season! While baseball is quickly becoming a year round sport, Spring is the season where little baseballers are playing at the same time as their favorite MLB teams. The freshly mowed grass, dirty uniforms, and the crack of the bat hitting the ball…what a fun season it is!
Here are some great ideas for a baseball birthday party, an end of season party, or even a fun way to get the kids excited about a baseball watching party.
We are watching baseball right now– so much fun to have baseball season again. Thanks for sharing my cookies! Pinned all these ideas for our next baseball party, thanks!
What a great round up! There's some wonderful ideas. I love baseball parties. There's so many great DIY activities you can do to make them unique and special. Thanks so much for sharing our free printable baseball popcorn boxes and baseball bunting. Here's to a great season ahead!
What a cool collection of recipes and ideas! Thank you for sharing!


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Possible involvement of nitric oxide in quinolinic acid-induced convulsion in mice
Toshi Aki Nakamura, Kiyofumi Yamada, Takaaki Hasegawa, Toshitaka Nabeshima
Quinolinic acid (QA) induced clonic and tonic convulsions in mice when it was injected into the cerebral ventricle. Pretreatment with l-arginine (L-Arg), a substrate of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS), and/or 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin (THB), a cofactor of NOS, tended to potentiate QA-induced convulsion. NG-monomethyl-l-arginine (NMMA), a competitive NOS inhibitor, diminished QA-induced convulsion. This effect of NMMA was attenuated by coadministration of L-Arg or THB. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), which spontaneously releases NO, did not potentiate, but diminished QA-induced convulsion. These findings suggest that an endogenous NO may be involved, at least in part, in QA-induced convulsion in mice, and that an exogenous NO released from SNP may cause downregulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activity, and thereby prevent the excessive excitation of NMDA receptors and subsequent convulsion caused by QA.
Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior
https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-3057(94)00385-V
Published - 01-01-1995
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Nakamura, T. A., Yamada, K., Hasegawa, T., & Nabeshima, T. (1995). Possible involvement of nitric oxide in quinolinic acid-induced convulsion in mice. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 51(2-3), 309-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-3057(94)00385-V
Nakamura, Toshi Aki ; Yamada, Kiyofumi ; Hasegawa, Takaaki ; Nabeshima, Toshitaka. / Possible involvement of nitric oxide in quinolinic acid-induced convulsion in mice. In: Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. 1995 ; Vol. 51, No. 2-3. pp. 309-312.
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In: Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, Vol. 51, No. 2-3, 01.01.1995, p. 309-312.
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Q: changes to ng-model are not updating the model (in yii) I want to use angular inside of a Yii view because of its data binding.
I copy/pasted the exact code to jsfiddle and it works like a charm: http://jsfiddle.net/9wd9msgh/
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I'm including the javascript files from the view like this:
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Cosmo "Mike" Pittarelli, age 87, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 surrounded by his family. Born September 27, 1932 in Compochiaro, Italy, he was the son of the late John Anthony and Albina Gentile Pittarelli. Mr. Pittarelli had a big heart and was kind to everyone. He loved going to the Shepherd's Table. Along with his parents, Mr. Pittarelli was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Mary Evelyn Pittarelli; a brother, Nicholas Pittarelli; two sisters, Antoinette Ciotoli and Rosemary Buttino; and two grandchildren, David Robert Pittarelli and Brandon Michael Pittarelli. Surviving are two sons, David A. Pittarelli and wife, Jackie, of NY and Ricardo Pittarelli of NC; two daughters, Mary Pittarelli of Conway and Ellen Wheaton of NC; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two sisters, Elvira Clemente and Carmelina Golden, both of NY; and a very special nephew, Michael Buttino of Rome, Italy. Due to COVID-19 and CDC regulations, you will have to contact the family for service information. Please continue to keep them in your prayers in the coming days. Memorial donations may be made to Conway Church of God, PO Box 874, Conway, SC 29528.
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Katharine E. Morgan, currently Vice President of ASTM's Technical Committee Operations, will succeed James A. Thomas as ASTM President. The decision was made during the ASTM Board of Directors' October meetings in Seoul, South Korea.
"Having been informed by Jim Thomas of his intention to retire, the executive committee of the board set out on a search for candidates whose passion for ASTM would again result in excellent stewardship of the society," said Thomas A. Schwartz, 2014 Chairman of the ASTM Board of Directors. "Kathie is precisely that individual, with her instinctual knowledge of the workings of ASTM technical committees, the industry sectors they represent, as well as the global standardisation landscape."
Morgan joined ASTM in 1984 as a Staff Manager and soon assumed roles of increasing responsibility in standards development, rising to her current post in 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering and a Master of Business Administration. Morgan is also a member of the American National Standards Institute's Organisational Member Forum, the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives, the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organisation, the Society for Standards Professionals, and the Standards Council of Canada's Standards Development Organisation Advisory Committee.
To ensure a smooth transition for ASTM's members and customers, Morgan will assume the position of ASTM Executive Vice President on 1 March 2015. She will work closely with Jim Thomas during a time of transition up to his retirement on 1 February 2017. "Since assuming the presidency in 1992, Jim Thomas' leadership has had an enormous positive impact on ASTM and its stakeholders. Jim is a respected ambassador, advocate and a voice not only for ASTM, but also for strategic standardisation as a whole. We wish Jim and Kathie well, and appreciate their deep dedication to the future of ASTM," said Schwartz.
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UT Arlington student commits suicide after being disciplined for rejecting gay man
Young people seem to like gay marriage more than they like individual liberties
This is from David Fench in National Review.
On June 2, 2016, Klocke committed suicide — mere days after learning that he'd been disciplined for allegedly "harassing" a gay student. Last week, his family filed a lawsuit, laying out claims that — if proven true — should send chills down the spines of parents of male children.
[…]He claimed that the gay student called him "beautiful." Klocke then typed into his web browser, "Stop, I'm straight." The gay student replied, "I'm gay" and then allegedly kept glancing at Klocke, who eventually got up and moved seats.
[…]After the class, the gay student allegedly approached a senior administrator he knew, the university's vice president of student affairs and dean of students. Rather than launching the school's Title IX process for resolving complaints of sexual harassment or gender discrimination, the dean assisted the student in preparing a claim that circumvented normal procedures entirely.
The dean then allegedly assigned the case to the school's associate director of academic integrity, who promptly issued an order prohibiting Klocke not only from contacting his accuser, he also prohibited him from attending the class where the incident occurred, and — crucially — from contacting any member of the class, directly or through any other person. Later, he reportedly barred Klocke's father, an attorney, from attending a meeting regarding the case, and then "decided" the dispute without following university-prescribed procedures, without giving Klocke the opportunity to contact or call witnesses, and indeed without hearing from any witness who could corroborate either student's claims. The school, for its part, denies that it departed from mandatory processes and asserts that it "followed its policies and procedures."
The associate director of academic integrity found Klocke responsible for "harassment," placed him on probation for the remainder of his academic career at the university, and prohibited him from returning to the class where the incident occurred, though he could work on "group projects outside the classroom."
It is important to note that there are two competing accounts of what happened, and those are laid out fully in David French's article.
The College Fix has more on the lack of evidence from the gay student, and the actions of the university:
Here's a list of UTA violations of Klocke's rights under its own rules, according to the suit:
Not letting him go back to his class or contact anyone in class to find potential witnesses
Never telling him he was under Title IX investigation
Never telling him a student affairs official, who was advising the accuser, was running the investigation
Charging him with "physical abuse" (a claim never made by the accuser) and a "non-specific" harassment violation, without giving him the required hearing and opportunity to present witnesses
Withholding a list of witnesses and describing the accuser's report as a neutral "statement of evidence"
Refusing to tell Klocke that his father, an attorney, could accompany him in a meeting with Moore if they "waived confidentiality"
Even when both Snow and Moore privately agreed they couldn't keep Klocke out of his class based on the evidence, Moore told Snow he had "worked it out" to keep Klocke out, the suit claims.
The next day he received a letter stating he had been found responsible for harassment, putting him on disciplinary probation through graduation.
Schow concludes:
Klocke had no prior history of mental health problems, and by all accounts was happy and looking forward to the future after graduation.
Personally, I believe the account of the student who committed suicide, that seems more in line with what universities are doing to straight white male students these days. Progressives are constantly faking hate crimes against themselves in order to punish those who refuse to approve or participate in what they are doing. They can't live and let live, they have to crush and overpower all dissent. It really makes me wonder why you hear so little about the corrupting effects of sin in churches today. People who sin can become dangerous to people around them, because they seek to stifle out any dissent or disapproval to what they are doing, by any means necessary. Sin can cause intolerance, in short.
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larryzb says:
Your last paragraph above says it all. Those who sin cannot tolerate disapproval or condemnation. Sin is destructive and needs to be rejected, and yes it does impact others.
I'm chaste. You'll never see me trying to use power to compel those who disagree with me about chastity. I won't sue them in court, shut down their business, vandalize their property, or walk into their think tanks with a gun (like Floyd Lee Corkins did at the FRC building). I'm tolerant of those who don't share my views, and would never hurt them, or even speak harshly to them.
Eco says:
Suicide seems excessive even if the university is teaming up with some gay guy to try to screw you. Not to mention his pops was a lawyer. Why didn't he just sue?
I feel there's more to the story.
marshalart says:
I agree with Eco. While I wouldn't doubt WK's conclusions as likely being true, I'm concerned about the mental stability of anyone who decides suicide is the answer. I do not believe that one accused of pushing an unstable person to suicide can rightly be so charged, unless it can be proven that the intent was to provoke the unstable person to take his own life. A tough thing to prove without an admission by the one accused. When a homosexual commits suicide over some alleged infraction by a straight person, the first move is to cite the straight person, when the mental state of the homosexual is likely the real problem and reason for the result. The same here is likely. Just sayin'.


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After an expert panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences issued a long-awaited report on genetically engineered foods, much of the news coverage said it gave GMOs an unqualified seal of approval. In fact, the report pointed to an array of concerns and unanswered questions. Here are the top ten findings of the report that most traditional and social media missed—or got plain wrong.
You can't generalize about GMOs. The panel was careful to say you can't generalize about genetic engineering, and we should instead be looking at each product (or new trait) to assess the benefits and costs, not the process. The report warns against making sweeping generalizations, such as assuming all GMOs are safe.
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Herbicide use is up and headed higher. Although insecticide spraying has gone down on Bt corn and cotton, the use of herbicides on GMO crops (some of which are engineered to withstand applications of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsnto's Roundup) has been going up and will keep increasing. In recent years, farmers have been forced to turn to mixtures of weed killers as weed resistance spreads.
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Environmental impacts could be big. Are GMO crops affecting monarch butterflies and other species? More research is needed, including a life-cycle analysis of the monarch butterfly. Future GMO crops could also lead farmers to plow up grasslands, increasing carbon pollution.
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Browsing SUNY College of Optometry by Subject "wavefront vergence"
Accommodation to wavefront vergence: adapting 'averse channels'
Chen, Angela (2008-06-02)
Purpose: Accommodation responds to wavefront vergence, but the mechanisms for vergence detection are unknown. One possibility is that accommodation responds to the angle of incidence of light at edges blurred by defocus. 'Averse channels' that sample light from opposite sides of the pupil were hypothesized by Makous (1968, 1977). Makous named the phenomenon a "transient" Stiles-Crawford effect because he found that there was a reduction in sensitivity to light entering one side of the pupil that lasts for a short period of time. Such 'averse channels' that sample modulation across the pupil are a possible mechanism for detecting the sign of defocus. The purpose of the present experiment is to determine whether such 'averse channels' can operate separately of each other to specify the sign of defocus for accommodation. Method: Accommodation was monitored continuously while subjects viewed a vertical monochromatic (548nm) luminance edge (1.0 contrast) that stepped either to a far or near direction in a Badal optometer. Various levels of adapting field were used to reduce the contrast of the edge (0.48, 0.36, 0.26, or 0.17 contrast) to determine the contrast threshold for accommodation. In a final experiment, an adapting field entered the eye through the nasal or temporal side of the pupil, to selectively adapt nasally or temporally tuned 'channels', while the target stepped randomly toward or away from the eye. The orientation of the vertical edge was either bright on the right side or bright on the left. Results: In a preliminary experiment, only five out of twenty-six subjects showed reliable and consistent responses, with gains >0.5 for both positive and negative step change in vergence. The contrast threshold for accommodation to step changes in target vergence was approximately 26%. Data from three subjects who accommodated reliably to both directions of step changes in vergence do not support the claim that 'channels' sample light separately from opposite sides of the pupil to determine the sign of defocus. Conclusion: Potential factors that account for the poor accommodative responses in the present study include: 1) the target was illuminated with monochromatic light, 2) the target was a simplified stimulus in which the blur was in only one direction (one spatial phase), 3) the target was viewed monocularly, 4) the 3mm artificial pupil increased depth-of-focus and removed the normal dynamic behavior of the pupil, 5) our subjects were untrained. The negative results suggest alternate hypotheses: 1)'averse channels' work in conjunction with each other, not separately, to detect vergence, 2) 'averse channels' can function separately to detect vergence, but the signal was undetectable using the current method, and 3) 'averse channels' do not mediate vergence detection.


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