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  1. Marco-Polo

    Expanded role of nurse practitioners

    I've seen both, and I'd think it's a matter of expectations. With respect to core knowledge, I think that primary care physicians have deeper/broader core knowledge from their clinical study (years 3/4 of medical school) and residency. Nurses/nurse practitioners have more applied training and...
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    needs to talk to someone in computer crimes ... sigh

    needs to talk to someone in computer crimes ... sigh
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    How much less 'should' one expect to pay for a car

    I would be surprised if "normal" car prices didn't rise significantly, especially for late models. They're an alternative to new car purchases (which have fallen), but people aren't driving any less. Especially for fleet, lease, and rental cars, which are turned over on a regular basis and are...
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    Timepiece Death, The search for a new Watch

    The Miyota movement inside most Invictas is a workhorse, so you could do a lot worse. Where Invicta seems to fall down is at the higher end of their product range; the process QC isn't in line with other pieces at the same price point. The 8926 - a stripped down, Rolex Sub clone - has a great...
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    Making Room PIF

    Sorry for the delay guys - having a hell of a time at work, and may not be there for much longer :-(. Will make it right.
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    CP Chefs Pass

    Mushy Peas 2 cups frozen peas 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp sour cream lots of salt and pepper to taste Boil frozen peas for 3-5 minutes. Add peas, butter, sour cream to food processor, do 1 quick buzz to mix them (< 10 seconds) Add salt and pepper, food-process to desired consistency. You end up...
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    Timepiece Death, The search for a new Watch

    Best deal for a sub-400 is almost certainly Bernhardt Watch - www.bernhardtwatch.com. I have a yellow Corsair and a blue/orange Globemaster. Both have ETA movements, the Globemaster a hand-modified one to add a GMT complication. They're assembled in North Carolina by a really nice guy, Fred...
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    Smart Phones Palm or Blackberry?

    Agree with Flamchop's comment on Windows Mobile - WM6.1 is definitely an improvement, but you still run into slow performance issues when multitasking. (You can, by the way, customize it to close apps rather than minimize them; this improves performance considerably at the cost of not being able...
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    Smart Phones Palm or Blackberry?

    I've had a Treo 650, 680, and Centro, as well as a Blackberry in the long-past future. Palm is - for all intents and purposes - easier to work with with a lot less useless flash. Much faster, lots of apps. On the other hand, it looks REALLY DATED. Now? I have a HTC Touch. I don't use my phone...
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    THIS MAKES ME SO MAD

    I saw that item on msgroup.org earlier today. The reason this is newsworthy is that she's actually going to be charged - clearly murder is not so much a crime as stupidity. Most drivers who kill or seriously riders get a traffic ticket, if they're caught, which they often aren't. I am not...
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    Weekend doings?

    Awful weekend. Dog (has epilepsy) went to emergency clinic after 4 seizures on Weds. Got him back on Fri night. Dog was in good mood, but declined fast. Rushed back to emergency clinic on Sunday with bloat, colon was totally filled with gas (the x-rays were ... um ... impressive) and hugely...
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    Anyone have Breakup/Relationship Help avail?

    For what it's worth - I can't compare my experiences to yours, nor should anyone - what you're going through is unique to you and tough to get through for you. What would I do? Well, I've done all the dumb things that you've done, probably more. I know the right way - keep the high ground...
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    CP Chefs Pass

    The only way to get my wife to eat tomatoes, one of my favorite foods, is my simple bread salad. (On the other hand, if she didn't eat it, I'd still make it, because it is better than sex. Really. And no, I do not need to get out more.) Rustic Tomato Bread Salad Tomato (2-3 plum, 1-2 on vine...
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    CP Chefs Pass

    After refrigerating it so it gels, you can cube it and freeze it - it ends up looking like frosty OXO cubes. Very old school, but it works.
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    CP Chefs Pass

    If you're at all handy in the kitchen, you can make demi-glace - roast, then boil chicken bones from a roast chicken, a few carrots, onion, celery. Once the broth is a light brown, pull the chicken and vegetables out and reduce it. From a big 5L pasta pot of broth, you end up with a cup or so...
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    Marco-polo

    Yeah, I'm all around loathsome. Enjoy yourself. :)
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    CP Chefs Pass

    Horsham's the other side of town from me, like a hour's drive across Center City. I've had packages go Swarthmore-Horsham-Swedesboro before (once) rather than Swarthmore-Philadelphia, so I'm a little concerned but not especially so. Edit: looked it up, there's a fairly new processing and...
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    I could use a sounding board

    1) You totally need a lawyer. End of life decisions are a big mess and they tend to get messier the longer they're unattended. There's a long list of things which you need to consider, and a lot of them are non-obvious. For example, filial-support laws: children can be forced to pay for a...
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    The Pig for Marco Polo

    I still can't believe that a) someone would think of making a pig shaped lighter b) someone would think that someone would buy a pig shaped lighter c) someone would go through the bother of manufacturing a pig shaped lighter d) someone would buy a pig shaped lighter That said, I want one. :) Oink.
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    Making Room PIF

    Hi everyone, I have a few packages going out tomorrow, and would like to take advantage of the pick-up to PIF. First four new guys (<= 1 yr), and first four old guys (> 1yr), to post to this thread, get a PIF package. The packages contain cigars - some new, some old, some good, some...
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