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Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New Eng. Teamsters & Trucking Indus. Pension Fund, 724 F.3d 129 (1st Cir. 2013), which we reported on in our August 7, 2013 client alert, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued its decision (available here) addressing two questions posed to it on remand from the First Circuit. The district court's conclusions have potentially far-reaching implications for private equity funds investing in portfolio companies that sponsor or contribute to underfunded pension plans.
When an employer withdraws from an underfunded multiemployer pension plan, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") requires the employer to pay into the plan a proportionate share of the plan's underfunding. This can occur, for example, when an employer bargains out of its obligation to contribute to the plan, transfers covered workers to another employer in an M&A transaction, or simply reduces its covered workforce substantially. All "trades or businesses" that are under "common control" with the employer are treated as parts of a single employer for this purpose and thus are jointly and severally responsible for this liability. The First Circuit's 2013 decision involved a portfolio company, Scott Bass, Inc. ("SBI"), which incurred a withdrawal liability when it withdrew from the New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Plan. A private equity fund ("Sun Capital IV") indirectly owned 70% of SBI, and a related private equity fund ("Sun Capital III") indirectly owned 30% of SBI. The issue was whether they were trades or businesses under common control with SBI and thus were jointly and severally responsible for that liability. The First Circuit ruled that Sun Capital IV was not a mere passive investor in SBI, but rather constituted a trade or business and therefore could be aggregated with SBI if common control could be shown. It remanded the case to the district court to resolve two questions: (1) whether Sun Capital III also was engaged in a trade or business and (2) whether Sun Capital IV and Sun Capital III (together, the "Sun Funds") were under common control with SBI.
Trade or Business Analysis of Sun Fund III:
In considering whether Sun Capital III was a trade or business, the district court employed the same "investment plus" approach adopted by the First Circuit in its earlier decision, which asks whether an investing entity's actions involve more than just "passive investment" and takes a very fact-specific approach, considering a number of factors, with no one factor being dispositive. The factors cited included statements made by the fund about its ability to actively participate in making management and operating improvements in SBI, its ability to appoint a majority of members to SBI's board of directors, the provision of management and consulting services to SBI by an affiliate of Sun Capital, and whether Sun Capital's involvement in the management of SBI provided an "economic benefit" to the fund that a passive investor would not receive. The district court observed that many of the "plus" factors which led the First Circuit to determine that Sun Capital IV was engaged in trade and business applied to Sun Capital III as well. The only factor that was unclear, which the First Circuit appeared to consider important and specifically directed the district court to examine, was whether Sun Capital III's involvement in the management of SBI provided an "economic benefit" to the fund that a passive investor would not receive, by virtue of the fact that Sun Capital III could offset management fees payable to its general partner by the amount of management fees SBI paid the general partner. After examining the record, the district court concluded that it did. The court rejected the Sun Funds' argument that the offsets for some years were carried forward to later years (because the general partner had waived its management fees for those years in exchange for reduced capital contributions to Sun Capital III) and therefore the offsets did not directly benefit Sun Fund III. Accordingly, the court held that Sun Capital III, like Sun Capital IV, engaged in more than mere passive investment in SBI and therefore was a trade or business.
Common Control Analysis of Sun Fund III and Sun Fund IV:
The district court next addressed the second question, namely whether Sun Capital IV and Sun Capital III were under common control with SBI. Generally, in order for an organization to be under common control with another organization under ERISA, one organization must have at least an 80% ownership interest in the other. The Sun Funds argued that since Sun Capital IV indirectly owned only 70% of SBI while Sun Capital III indirectly owned only 30% of SBI, neither of the entities was under common control with SBI and, accordingly, they could not be responsible for SBI's withdrawal liability. However, the district court concluded that the Sun Funds had combined to create a partnership-in-fact with respect to their investment in SBI, and the partnership-in-fact was a trade or business that owned 100% of SBI. Citing decisions from the tax area, the court pointed to a number of factors supporting the existence of a partnership-in-fact, including that the Sun Funds had identical language in their partnership agreements and operated similarly; co-invested in five other companies using the same organizational structure; acted jointly in deciding to co-invest; and consciously decided to split ownership of SBI 70%-30% in order to jointly allocate responsibility and remain under the 80% threshold generally required for common control. In addition, it concluded that the record offered no convincing evidence that the Sun Funds operated independently with respect to their joint investments, and showed only "smooth coordination" lacking any disagreement between the funds over how to operate. The court also acknowledged that the two funds were not "parallel funds" – funds investing together in fixed proportions and often sharing the same general partner – but explained that not all parallel funds are partnerships and not all non-parallel funds are not partnerships, and that conduct, rather than organizational formalities, determines questions of partnership.
Impact of the District Court's Decision:
It is not yet known whether the district court's decision will be appealed. It also is too early to know whether this decision will be adopted in other circuits. However, if the decision is not reversed and the analysis is adopted by other circuits, private equity funds could be looked to as responsible for their portfolio companies' withdrawal liabilities in a much wider range of circumstances than was previously understood. The same analysis could be applied to single-employer defined benefit pension plan liability, which is imposed on all members of a controlled group when an underfunded single-employer plan is terminated with the PBGC's permission on account of the group's financial distress or involuntarily by the PBGC in order to limit its own liability.
The funds that could face the most risk would be those that invest in portfolio companies with potential withdrawal liabilities, either by themselves, or with others with whom they coordinate their activities, at a combined level of 80% or higher, are involved through their general partners, employees or managers in the management of those portfolio companies, and receive "economic benefits" that passive investors would not receive. Not only would the funds in these situations be at risk, but so would any other portfolio companies owned by the funds at an 80% or higher level. Therefore private equity funds investing in portfolio companies should consider the potential ERISA controlled group implications that could arise as a result of Sun Capital, including risk allocation considerations when negotiating definitive purchase and sale agreements.
In addition, although Sun Capital dealt only with the application of the common control rules under the pension underfunding rules in ERISA, the same common control rules apply to the rest of ERISA and to many tax rules relating to employee benefits, including the rules for determining whether a retirement plan is tax-qualified. If a court or the IRS took the same approach as the First Circuit in Sun Capital under those rules, 401(k) and other tax-qualified retirement plans maintained by every portfolio company in which a fund owned an 80% or more interest would have to be aggregated to determine whether the plans satisfied applicable nondiscrimination and other requirements. It also is possible that the IRS or a court could regard Sun Capital as supporting a conclusion that an investment fund (particularly one with a management fee offset such as the one here) is engaged in a trade or business for purposes of determining the taxability of foreign and tax-exempt investors under the rules pertaining to "effectively connected income (ECI)" and "unrelated business taxable income (UBTI)," respectively. We will watch these developments closely and report on any additional significant developments.


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C R A B S. I absolutely love to try crabs (among other things). So when I was invited to eat at Arpochi's in Davao, I didn't hesitate. Oh well, another one of those hashtag cheatday moments.
The very first local branch of Arpochi's is located in Marbel, South Cotabato. They also have a branch in General Santos City. And just last 2011, they finally set sails and brought their seafood expertise to Davao City.
Don't be surprised when they hand out a menu that has only a few items listed, don't get me wrong all of the food they serve is really delicious. All three branches are owned and managed by family members, for sure you'll get the same taste and quality on every local branch near your area.
True, I was overwhelmed by the huge crabs that they serve (the quantity and quality is just too much for the price). It was prepared with their signature Sweet and Spicy recipe. Perfectly cooked meat, not dry or soggy. Really juicy with hints of pepper and garlic, drenched in an unforgettable sweet sauce (not too sweet though).
I rarely touch the food I eat but that moment at Arpochi's, I happily ate with so much gusto using only my hands. The crabs and the sauce were too tempting (oops, I ate more than my share).
Arpochi's Sweet & Spicy Crabs is a true delight for all seafood aficionados. They also serve prawns, chicken, squid and other dishes but people go to Arpochi's for the crabs. So you must absolutely try Arpochi's Sweet & Spicy Crabs when you're in Davao City.
The Apochi's Davao Branch is located along Palma Gil Street, Obrero, Davao City. It might take a while to have your delicious crabs prepared so don't hesitate to call them up first to reserve seats and to order in advance. You may call them at +6382-305-8246. They are open Mondays to Sundays from 10 am to 10 pm.

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No pop quartet has appeared in area casino showrooms since Manhattan Transfer played Harrah's Tahoe in 2000. The MontBleu comes to the rescue Friday, March 17, with the area debut of Lake Street Drive, ushering in a busy weekend for the club and South Shore in general.
The multigenre Lake Street Drive got its biggest national attention on Chris Thile's first show as the new host of "Prairie Home Companion" in October. Its vocal mix, topped by Rachael Price, called by Billboard a combination of Amy Winehouse and Rita Hayworth, have all gotten great notices on this tour, coming on the heels of the group's new CD "Side Pony." (8 p.m.; $25-$30; Ticketmaster)
Saturday, March 18, the Montbleu brings in "More than Magic: An Evening of Circus and Illusion," headed by Alex Ramon, known for multiple appearances at Lake Tahoe. The "circus" portion of the evening is of the cirque variety, headed by aerialist Leah Christiana. (7:30 p.m.; $29)
The magic show is a tie-in with Zephyr Cove's South Lake Tahoe Polar Plunge Weekend on Saturday, March 18, one of the wilder events of the season and one significantly enhanced this year by Tahoe's extreme winter. Raising $100 for Special Olympics Nevada gets you all kinds of benefits, including a free buffet, T-shirt (inscribed "Feel the Brrr") and a chance to join a multitude of others in the completely silly, but certainly invigorating, running in and out of the lake's frigid waters at Zephyr Cove Resort. Raising from $750 to $1,000 gets you special seats and treatment at the magic show.
The theme of the plunge this year is "Space Odyssey," and costumes are encouraged although not required. The sponsors of the event make a point that this is "not a swim." The plunge begins at noon, and there are further activities, including some snowshoe races, later in the day.
Thunder Valley brings in Tony Orlando on Friday, March 17, the singer celebrating one of the longest careers in show business. He is remembered along with Dawn (Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent-Wilson) for "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree." There were other hits, such as "Candida" and "Knock Three Times," but it's the ribbon that has sustained Orlando for more than four decades. (7:30 p.m.; $44.85-$57.95; thundervalleyresort.com)


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We really believe that our young people are God's anointed! We want to remind them of this and empower them to make a difference in our community and world! Youth Group meets weekly on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall and are open to grades 5-12. This spring we will be looking at "The Greatest Hits", some of the foundational stories in the Bible and what they show us about following God.Find out more »


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April is the start of both the festival season and the baseball season in Kansas City.
Highlighting the first category is a new event at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival grounds. Kegs 'N' Eggs on April 11 is an adults-only, week-late Easter celebration with an egg hunt, craft beer tastings and music.
Other festivals in April will include Ink magazine's Middle of the Map Fest (April 8-25); the Kansas City FilmFest (April 15-19); Gatsby Days (April 24-26) in Excelsior Springs; and the Parkville Microbrew Fest (April 25).
Smaller celebrations will include the Multicultural Festival (April 10) at Donnelly College; Downtown Dog Day (April 11) in Overland Park; the Wyandotte County Ethnic Festival (April 11) at Kansas City Kansas Community College; and the Asian Cultural Festival (April 25) at Olathe East High School.
Baseball season will kick off with high expectations for the Royals when they open against the Chicago White Sox on April 6 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have 10 home games scheduled for April, including an early-season showdown with the Detroit Tigers beginning April 30.
Here, then, are our day-by-day picks for events to check out during the first full month of spring.
April 1
Scott Martelle: The author of "The Madman and the Assassin: The Strange Life of Boston Corbett, the Man Who Killed John Wilkes Booth" will discuss this little-known part of U.S. history and sign books. 7 p.m., Rainy Day Books, 2706 W. 53rd, Fairway.
Info: $24.95; rainydaybooks.com, 913-384-3126
"Guys and Dolls" (through April 19): This is a good old-fashioned musical comedy if there ever was one. 7 p.m., Musical Theatre Heritage, Crown Center, 2450 Grand.
Info: $17-$55; mthkc.com, 816-545-6000
"The Sing Off" Live: Musical groups from the NBC show will perform their a cappella versions of popular songs. 8 p.m., Midland, 1228 Main.
Info: $29.50-$49.50; midlandkc.com, 816-283-9921
Easter Bunny (also April 3): Kids can visit with the big, fuzzy critter and can even have their pictures taken with him. Or her. We're not sure. Noon-4 p.m., Crown Center Shops, Level 1 Atrium, 2450 Grand.
Info: Free; crowncenter.com, 816-274-8444
Sporting Kansas City vs. Philadelphia: Start an Easter tradition: Take in a soccer game. 6 p.m., Sporting Park, 1 Sporting Way, Kansas City, Kan.
Info: $20-$275; sportingkc.com, 913-387-3400
Royals vs. Chicago White Sox: After reaching the World Series last season, the Royals have spawned high hopes as they kick off the 2015 season against their American League Central Division rival. 3:10 p.m., Kauffman Stadium, 1 Royal Way.
Info: $90-$202; kansascity.royals.mlb.com, 816-921-8000
Missouri Mavericks vs. Brampton: The home hockey team will take on the Beast in the final regular-season home game. 7:05 p.m., Independence Events Center, 19100 E. Valley View Parkway, Independence.
Info: $16-$38; missourimavericks.com, 816-252-7825
"Three Bears" (through April 18): This show takes the traditional story of Goldilocks and friends and turns it on its head. 10 a.m., Paul Mesner Puppets, 1006 Linwood.
Info: $6-$12; paulmesnerpuppets.org, 816-756-3500
"Equus" (through April 19): A disturbed boy blinds six horses, and a psychiatrist tries to find out why. 8 p.m., Living Room Theater, 1818 McGee.
Info: $25; thelivingroomkc.com, 816-533-5857
Screenland at the Symphony: "Singin' in the Rain" (also April 11-12): The Kansas City Symphony will perform the soundtrack of "Singin' in the Rain" while the movie plays on a huge screen. 8 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway.
Info: $25-$85; kcsymphony.org, 816-471-0400
Kegs 'N' Eggs: Come for the adult Easter egg hunt, stay for the beer, live music and other adult-only stuff. 1 p.m., Kansas City Renaissance Festival site, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs.
Info: $20-$55; kegsneggskc.com, 913-721-2110
William Baker Festival Singers: Members of the Kansas City Symphony will join the singers for the Kenneth Babcock Memorial Masterworks Concert celebrating the music of Mozart. 2 p.m., Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W. 13th.
Info: $15-$20; festivalsingers.org, 913-403-9223
Vital Remains: The death metal band from Providence, R.I., will be joined by Boris the Blade and many others. 7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway.
Info: $15-$20; theriotroom.com, 816-442-8179
Fountain Day: The city will celebrate as its 48 public fountains are turned on for another season. 11 a.m., J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain, Mill Creek Park, J.C. Nichols Parkway.
Info: Free; kcparks.org
Burton Cummings: The former lead singer of the Guess Who is still going strong 46 years after "American Woman." 8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester.
Info: $38.50; knuckleheadshonkytonk.com, 816-483-1456
"The Last Night of Ballyhoo" (through May 3): Opening night of the 1997 Tony Award-winning play set in 1939 Atlanta, where the Ballyhoo is the social event of the season. 7:30 p.m., Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, 3614 Main.
Info: $15-$29; metkc.org, 816-569-3226
Alan Jackson: The popular country singer will celebrate his 25th anniversary in the business with guests Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark. 7:30 p.m., Independence Events Center, 19100 E. Valley View Parkway, Independence.
Info: $25-$80.40; independenceeventscenter.com, 816-442-6100
"Tosca" (also April 22, 24 and 26): Lyric Opera of Kansas City will perform Giacomo Puccini's melodramatic opera. 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway.
Info: $45-$170; kcopera.org, 816-471-7344
Kansas City FilmFest (April 15-19): The five-day event wraps up with shorts, full-length movies and a live screenplay reading. Noon, Cinemark Palace, 526 Nichols.
Info: Prices vary; kcfilmfest.org
"What They Did for Love: The Songs of Marvin Hamlisch and Burt Bacharach" (April 17-May 17): A play for baby boomers if there ever was one; songs will include such classics as "That's What Friends Are For," "Alfie" and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again." 7:30 p.m., Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W. 10th.
Info: $31-$34; qualityhillplayhouse.com, 816-421-1700
Joel Sartore: The wildlife photographer will have plenty of stories to tell with his "Grizzlies, Piranhas and Man-Eating Pigs," part of the National Geographic Live series. 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway.
Info: $15-$50; kauffmancenter.org, 816-994-7200
Ink's Middle of the Map Fest (through April 25): The music portion of the festival will begin with performances by the Republic Tigers, White Arrows and OK Go. The film portion of the festival is April 8-12, the forum portion April 15-17. 7:30 p.m., Uptown, 3600 Broadway.
Info: $15; middleofthemapfest.com
Wild About Harry: Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Liberation Trilogy," will be the featured speaker, and former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole will be honored at this USO-style fundraiser for the Truman Museum. 7 p.m., Downtown Marriott, 1213 Wyandotte.
Info: $175; trumanlibraryinstitute.org/events/wild-about-harry, 816-268-8237
Gatsby Days (through April 26): Culture of the 1920s is the focus of the weekend, with artists and musicians providing entertainment throughout and with a vaudeville show scheduled for opening day. Hall of Waters & Cultural Museum, 201 E. Broadway, Excelsior Springs.
Info: Prices vary; esculturalguild.com
Drink of your choice: This day is big for events celebrating alcoholic beverages. You'll have your choice of three.
▪ Parkville Microbrew Fest, 1-5 p.m., $30-$35, English Landing Park. parkvillemicrobrewfest.com
▪ 14th Street Wine Walk, 2-6 p.m., $30, Power & Light District. powerandlightdistrict.com
▪ Kansas City on Tap, 2:30-6 p.m., $35, Richard L. Berkeley Riverfront Park. americaontap.com
Neil Diamond: The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer continues to pack arenas with fans who can't get enough of "Sweet Caroline," "Cracklin' Rosie" and "Song Sung Blue." 8 p.m., Sprint Center, 1407 Grand.
Info: $65-$150; sprintcenter.com, 816-949-7000
Dirty Heads: This Southern California band will bring its mix of hip-hop, reggae and rock. 7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence.
Info: $25-$28; thegranada.com, 785-842-1390
Home Free: Winner of NBC's "The Sing-Off," a five-member a cappella group from Minnesota, performs with a country flavor. 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th.
Info: $30-$100; follytheater.org, 816-474-4444
"If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" (April 21-May 16): Theatre for Young America will present a musical following the antics of Cat and his human friend, Laura. 10 a.m., H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing.
Info: $10; unionstation.org or tya.org, 816-460-2020 or 816-460-2083
Royals vs. Detroit: The Tigers finished ahead of the Royals in the American League Central Division last year and figure to be the home team's chief competition this season. 7:10 p.m., Kauffman Stadium, 1 Royal Way.
Info: $9-$40; kansascity.royals.mlb.com, 816-921-8000


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operating income. Investment Management group activities generate significant
additional business for other parts of the Company's operations, particularly
in the areas of Property Management and Leasing Services and Investment Banking
The Company maintains an extensive real estate research department which,
with a staff of 12 professionals, monitors real estate and capital market
conditions to enhance investment decisions and identify future opportunities.
In addition to drawing on public sources for information, the research
department utilizes the extensive local presence of LaSalle Partners
professionals throughout the United States to gain proprietary insight into
local market conditions. Representative clients served in 1996 included the
British Coal Pension Fund, California Public Employees' Retirement System,
Cargill, Dai-ichi Life (U.S.A.), Inc. and Oregon Public Employees' Retirement
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Private Equity and Debt Investments. The Company introduced its first
institutional investment fund in 1979 and currently has a series of commingled
investment funds with over 115 investors. The Company also has 34 single client
account relationships ("separate accounts") with domestic and international
investors for whom the Company manages private real estate investments. On
behalf of its Investment Management clients, the Company acquires, manages,
leases, finances and divests real estate investments across a broad range of
real estate property types.
To take advantage of the trend toward globalization of real estate capital
sources, the Company strengthened and extended its international investment
activities with the acquisition in October 1996, of CIN Property Management
(now renamed CIN LaSalle Investment). The Company believes that CIN LaSalle
Investment, the fourth largest manager of real estate equity investments in the
United Kingdom, will expand the Company's investment activities and capital
raising in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The Company also
initiated opportunistic investment programs in France in 1996, acquiring for
clients one of the first distressed French real estate loan portfolios sold by
financial institutions. The Company believes that significant additional
investment opportunities will arise in France due to existing economic
conditions, and that it is well positioned to play a role in the restructuring
of French real estate assets. The Company currently has approximately 300
assets under investment or property management agreements in the United Kingdom
and France, with a total value of approximately $3.4 billion at March 31, 1997.


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Veggie Samurai: Uprising 1.0 APK for Android
Calling all Veggie Samurais! - Suit up, sharpen your blades, and stretch out those fingers. BECOME the Veggie Samurai...
It is time to face a new challenge... it is time for an Uprising!
"INCREDIBLY fun game!! I can't stop coming back for more!""All the fun of Doodle Jump + Veggie Samurai/Fruit Ninja = Twice the fun.""Great INVENTIVE and ORIGINAL combination of jumping and slicing...""My Veggie Samurai is soooo cute!"
From the studio that brought you Veggie Samurai and other great games like Starball and Rabid Gophers, comes Veggie Samurai: Uprising a NEW, ORIGINAL GAME for iPhone, iPad, and Android!
Veggie Samurai: Uprising still has all of the satisfaction you get from giving veggies what they deserve - but with a distinct twist. Your goal now is to get as high as you possibly can by slicing veggies, all-the-while collecting useful power-ups and avoiding hazards as you climb.
UNIQUE GAME MODES:Samurai -Slice veggies to climb - Get combos to boost up even higher - The bigger the combo the higher you go - Watch out for hazards - Keep an eye out for power-ups and other surprises to help you along.
Free Play -Slice and Climb until your heart is content - No hazards, but as the saying goes... no pain, no gain.
Hardcore -Use every ounce of skill - Hazards in inhumane quantities - Hazards are much stronger - Gravity has been increased - Potential to earn more SP credits.
Precision Mode -Tactical slicing - 3 lives - Only bombs - Hit a bomb, take a life - Earn extra lives.
Match Mode -Free falling chaos - "Match 3" style game play - Slice combos of the same type of veggie - Get as many combos as you can before you land.
Harmony -Relaxed pace - No hazards - Time is now your only enemy - Get as high as you can in the time limit - Earn extra time.
PLAY DRESS UP:-- Style your Veggie Samurai with awesome suits and hats-- Many sweet weapons to equip your Veggie Samurai-- Wear the ultimate in Veggie Samurai Camouflage... the Broccoli Suit
FEATURES:-- 6 unique game modes-- Several power-ups to collect and upgrade-- Tons of outfits to customize the appearance of your Veggie Samurai-- Game Center integration-- 34 achievements to master-- Beautiful background art-- 3 original soundtracks
Many other secrets you will only discover by joining the Uprising!!
Veggie Samurai: Uprising Permissions:
- Retrieve running apps:
- Allows the app to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. This may allow the app to discover information about which applications are used on the device.
- Read phone status and identity:
- Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
- Full network access:
- Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- View network connections:
- Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
Rating users:
Content rating:
Android Android 2.0.1 and up
Veggie Samurai: Uprising 1.0:
What's New in Veggie Samurai: Uprising 1.0
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. --A speeding car slammed into a church in Riverside Friday night, setting that church on fire. The church also has a residential unit where the pastor and his wife were trapped for a time.
The pastor refused treatment but his wife is being treated for smoke inhalation.
The car slammed into the church's natural gas line, shearing it off, sparking a fire and making the flames hard to extinguish.
California Highway Patrol officers took the car's driver into custody.
Both the driver and an injured passenger were transported to a local hospital for their injuries.
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The 28th Annual Make-A-Wish Golf Classic will include 18 holes of golf at The Crosby National Golf Club. Golfers will also enjoy lunch, raffles, silent auction, dinner and awards, all in support of wishes in San Diego at this fun and philanthropic annual event.
Make-A-Wish San Diego is proud to have received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator. This means we are accountable, transparent, and financially healthy! Charity Navigator works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities.
You Hold the Ticket to a Child's Wish!
Last year, more than 70% of wishes involved travel. Once donated, your miles will never expire and will be used to grant wishes to children in San Diego.


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Skip to comments.The Hidden Hand (Very good piece on Iran's support of alQaeda)
Posted on 08/19/2011 6:43:59 PM PDT by nuconvert
The Obama administration finally highlights Irans key role in supporting al Qaeda
On July 28, the Treasury Department designated six al Qaeda operatives involved in shipping money and men from the Persian Gulf to senior al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The move targets a node of the global terror network that is critical to its overall strength, freezing any of its financial assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting any transactions with the operatives. Of the many conduits for al Qaeda funds and personnel across the world, the U.S. government believes this one is the most important.
This network serves as the core pipeline through which al Qaeda moves money, facilitators and operatives, according to Treasury. Without this network, al Qaedas ability to recruit and collect funds would be severely damaged, an Obama administration official involved in the designations tells The Weekly Standard.
The centrality of this network to al Qaedas day-to-day operations makes the Obama administrations move significant. What makes it extraordinary is the networks partner: Iran.
There is an agreement between the Iranian government and al Qaeda to allow this network to operate, Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen told The Weekly Standard in an interview last week. Theres no dispute in the intelligence community on this.
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
A long read but good info.
They will work with each other as long as they have a common enemy. The enemy of of my enemy is my friend
"Answering Muslims is reporting that the Islamic Circle of North America is calling on the Obama Administration to take action against Robert Spencer and (Pam Geller). If given the chance they would be all of America in jail under the sharia (save those that converted to Islam.)"
Who said Obama is not muslim?
In WW2, we were allies with the Soviet Union. When you have a common enemy, it makes sense to set aside differences for a while.
Long read, but a good one.
This Administration is going to screw the pooch over Iran until they detonate a nuclear weapon and start another war in the Middle East. Israel will be lucky if that nuke isn't tested over downtown Tel Aviv.
And don't forget that the Hildebeest thinks that Syria's Bashar al Assad is a "reformer"......
What? Muslim terrorists? How can that be? Homeland Security shows us terrorists are white Tea Party types...
Related article from FR archives :
The Hidden Hand (Very good piece on Iran's support of al Qaeda)
The obummer administration finally highlights Irans key role in supporting al Qaeda
. . . . Article.
Answering Muslims is reporting that the Islamic Circle of North America is calling on the obummer Administration to take action against Robert Spencer and (Pam Geller). If given the chance they would be all of America in jail under the sharia (save those that converted to Islam.)
~ See link at # 4:
Thanks, combat_boots.
A Look at Iran
Thanks for your link from the past. It led me to several interesting articles.
"Former CIA Director George Tenet claims that the CIA learned in mid-2002 "that portions of Al-Qaeda's leadership had relocated to Iran. This became much more problematic, leading to overtures to Iran and eventually face-to-face discussions with Iranian officials in December 2002 and early 2003. Ultimately, the Al-Qaeda leaders in Iran were placed under some kind of house arrest, although the Iranians refused to deport them to their countries of origin." Many of them were not arrested, but put in special safehouses run by the elitist Iranian Revolutionary Guards."
Thanks nuconvert.
JUNE 27, 2002 : (IRANIAN UN WORKERS EXPELLED BY US AFTER BEING CAUGHT CASING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, BROOKLYN BRIDGE , SUBWAY TUNNELS-— SEE CAMERA INCIDENTS) -————— "Pre-emptive Expulsion - Two Iranian U.N. Workers Expelled From the United States," by John McWethy, ABCNews.com , 6/27/02 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/707456/posts
I remember that. Thanx
How does she think that reforming is now going along by the way? ;-)
Check it out, the article's been deleted.
"Check it out, the articles been deleted"
hmm....wonder what the title/ source of the article was?
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More Conservative Cities Have More Uniform Twitter Conversations
Below is a memo for a data story from Mark Hansen's Data II class at Columbia Journalism School, in which I received honors. The process and story are described in-depth below. The assignment was to conduct story-worthy R analysis of a Twitter dataset provided to us by Gilad Lotan, Chief Data Scientist at Betaworks. The analysis here is fresh and the product of my own independent analysis. It has not yet been pitched for publication.
The input datasets (besides Gilad's Twitter dataset) are accessible here.
My full R code is accessible here.
In examining the Twitter trending topics data, I was curious how the topics broke down as a comparison between cities. How "common" the conversation is between cities might get at some geographic distinctions of American politics and culture.
Many interesting metrics have been used to group cities together in a sense of commonality: population density, political affiliation, density of graduate degrees, firearm ownership, sports fandom, food cost, public expenditures, and on and on.
However, the 'most trending' topics (if they represent the major topics of conversation for a given city), offer a compelling metric for directly comparing the cultures of one city to another.
Behind the Dataset
The attached code is heavily commented and the structure should be largely self-explanatory. Here, I'll offer clarification and discussion on the code.
I limited the data to include only trending topics that appeared enough times to warrant being considered relevant. Many topics appear briefly each day and never appear again. By a very modest limitation, I hoped to remove irrelevant trends in a way that brought the data closer to the nebulous concept of "the conversation" actually occurring in a given city. Gilad Lotan suggested a 'floor' to the topic time windows.
I examined a couple example cities and tried different forms of a floor and settled on one that was fairly lenient. Trends are only included in the final list if, on a single day, they trend for at least 30 minutes overall. These trends could appear for one continuous half-hour or six separate five-minute windows throughout the day. Given the intra-day limitation, I think allowing for non-contiguous counting is reasonable. Here's a brief table of the effects of different cutoffs:
The choice of 30 minutes is a judgment call. At once, I want to ensure a high enough floor that only relevant topics enter, but not so high that too many topics are filtered out. Considering "round" cutoffs like those in the table above, eliminating half of the unique observations in the dataset seemed excessive, but putting the floor at only fifteen minutes seemed too short. A half-hour floor that eliminated a little over third of the unique trends struck me as a decent floor.
With that basic dataset ("long_us" in the code), I set out to create the "ratios" dataset that gives the portion of one city's unique trends that appear in another city's list of unique trends. Considering each city as a "denominator" and "numerator" city, the ratio represents the number of trends that appear in both cities over the total number of unique trends in the denominator city.
Twitter collects trending topics for 48 American cities, meaning 2,256 (48*47) pairs, each with a related ratio (inverting the numerator and denominator city doesn't invert the calculated ratio as the actual numerator is the trend counts common to both cities). To obtain this dataset, I have a nested pair of for loops that calculates each ratio, produces named subsets of "long_us" for each city (for reference – they're not used in later code), and creates a summary stats dataset of all 48 cities ("sum"). These nested for loops take roughly five hours to run.
[As a brief aside, I'd love any feedback on efficiency and if the long runtime here is a product of inefficient coding (I know the summary dataset could be calculated outside the for loop for instance). I'm completely new to R, so I imagine it can be improved. The runtime showed one minor downside of R as compared to SAS, from my personal experience.]
The summary dataset "sum" reduces the 2,256 pairs back to 48 denominator cities, giving the mean, median, maximum, and minimum ratio for each denominator city. I calculate this dataset within the outer for loop. I realize I could easily calculate it from the "ratios" dataset, and that may help the runtime. When I wrote the code, I was curious to play with the for loops and experiment to better understand it. I may have had a little too much fun with this coding. Seriously, I really enjoyed turning the corner on R and closing out this analysis.
Interesting Initial Results
Besides the final results for each city, some broader trends emerged from examining this output dataset.
Interesting Initial Results
Besides the final results for each city, some broader trends emerged from examining this output dataset.
- Population appears to be an important factor. New York and Los Angeles, the two largest American cities, are clear outliers with the two lowest average ratios by far. With New York at 48% and Los Angeles at 51%, they stand out from the other 46 cities that span 55% to 70%. The overall average of averages is 63%.
- Speaking broadly, larger cities tended to have a more "unique" conversation and smaller cities tended to have more "common" a conversation (i.e. the larger the city, the lower the ratio). This relationship is born out in greater detail in the regression discussion below.
- The ratios span from 40% (Dallas / Jackson) to 82% (Jackson / Norfolk)
- As Jackson shows, the total counts of unique trends in a given city vary widely and have a large impact on the ratios. Jackson has the second-highest total count of unique trends, with 15,164. Harrisburg has the highest with 15,359. Houston has the lowest count of 9,082. Crucially, these numbers serve as the "denominator counts" for all of their respective cities' ratios. This point is also discussed in greater depth in the regression section below.
- The "common" or "numerator counts" vary as well though, perhaps lessening the impact the wide span of "denominator counts" has on the span of ratios. The raw numbers of trends in common between two cities stretch from 5,373 (Dallas and Salt Lake City, with ratios of 57% and 48%) to 11,290 (Harrisburg and Jackson, with ratios of 75% and 73%).
- Harrisburg and Jackson are strange outliers. They're small cities, very small for this Twitter dataset in fact (49,000 and 172,000 residents, respectively). Despite that, Twitter included them in the list of 251 locations. That fact simply struck me as strange. They also behave unlike other small cities in the dataset, having the third and fourth lowest average ratios after New York and LA. One potential explanation is that they're both state capitals: Harrisburg for Pennsylvania and Jackson for Mississippi – perhaps Twitter's visibility or use in politics led to these cities' inclusion in the list of tracked locations.
- Depending on how you want to spin it, New York is either "out of touch" or "ahead of the curve." Not only does the Big Apple have the lowest mean and median ratio (mean and median differ very little across all cities), it's the denominator city in twenty of the lowest forty-five pairings. Los Angeles, as mentioned before, is also a strong outlier after New York.
- Examining what cities New York has the least to most in common with gives the following ratios:
Regression Results
In examining the data, my first impression was that population size influenced a city's average ratio. Larger cities had a more "unique" overall conversation on Twitter. However, large southern cities like San Antonio, Nashville, and St. Louis clearly bucked this trend. Given the geographic (and political) distinctions these cities have compared to coastal and northern cities, and the large share of Twitter's conversation taken up by politics, I was interested in finding out if what I initially saw as a population effect was actually a political one.
So, I obtained city-level political orientation data and merged it on my Twitter dataset. The city politics measure comes from a recent March 2014 paper forthcoming in the American Political Science Review by political scientists Chris Tausanovitch (UCLA) and Christopher Warshaw (MIT) entitled "Representation in Municipal Government" (accessible on Dr. Tausonovitch's website here).
The data is normalized across all cities so that a purely "liberal" city has a measure of -1 and a purely "conservative" city has a measure of 1. A 'neutral' city thus has a measure of zero. This variable is referred to as "city conservatism" in the APSR paper. I'll adopt that name from here on.
Given the apparent impact of population, I also added city-level population data from the Census (accessible here) and merged that to the dataset.
This process is commented clearly in the code, leading to the dataset "reg." After initial review and feedback from Mark Hansen, I used the log of population as a regressor. Plotting the three variables against each other yields this chart:
This chart appears to show a potential positive linear relationship between conservatism and mean (average Twitter commonality) as well as a negative linear relationship between log population and mean.
It's important to note here that the political science dataset doesn't fully overlap with the Twitter dataset. The paper only examines cities with populations over 250,000 and, as we saw with Harrisburg and Jackson, that isn't the case with all 48 cities Twitter collects Trending Topics for. The final dataset with all three variables contains 36 cities (lost data is visible in the code as the "lost" dataset).
And so, the regression equation entails the following formula:
Mean = β0 + β1 * Conservatism + β2 * Log of Population + εi
--- which, in the data, appears as ---
mean = β0 + β1 * cons + β2 * ln_pop + εi
The final regression results bear out the apparent relationships at a statistically significant level. A city's average commonality of trending topic to other cities is positively linked to conservatism (β = 0.077, σ = 0.024, t-stat = 3.26) and negatively linked to log population (β = -0.029, σ = 0.007, t-stat = -4.15).
There were some early concerns about heteroskedasticity in the data, but the current dataset is not heteroskedastic (as detemined by a studentized Breusch-Pagan Test). In any case, the significance holds up with robust standard errors and the coefficients are (essentially) the same.
Mapping this relationship out gives the following plot of residuals vs. fitted line:
Here are normal and Q-Q plots of conservatism against the city mean variable:
Population, also a statistically significant predictor of city mean commonality of conversation, has an interesting trend to its data:
The linearity of the data in the conservatism Q-Q plot implies a normal distribution. The log population Q-Q plot appears linear, but has an interesting kink to the data around the center of the middle quartile.
Interrogating the Data
While the "mean" ratio of Twitter conversations may offers a proxy for how "common" the overall online conversation of one city is to that of other cities, the construction of the variable should be questioned to ensure that it actually reflects as much.
Of the highest concern to me, as mentioned earlier, is the denominator count. Each city's ratios involve the same count of total unique trending topics in the denominator. These denominator counts vary from 9,082 (Houston) to 15,359 (Harrisburg). I want to ensure that, when the model predicts variation in the mean ratio, it's not actually predicting variation in that denominator count.
Re-running the regression with denominator count as the dependent variable does not yield statistically significant results however, implying that the findings are not driven by denominator counts.
Due to clear endogeneity concerns, I don't include the denominator count in my regression. The variables "denom_count" and "mean" have a correlation coefficient of -0.79 (as expected; the larger the denominator, the lower the ratio).
The regression results offer interesting insights, but are also open to many different forms of interpretation.
The more conservative a city, the more it has in common with other cities. The more progressive a city, the more unique its conversation. Perhaps more liberal cities are more heterogeneous, more local, or produce more unique ideas. Or perhaps more conservative cities are more homogeneous, more atuned to a national conversation, or tend to participate in a common conversation. Ultimately these different potential interpretations redound to how we view Twitter's Trending Topics and their meaning as representative of the nebulous concept of a city or country's "conversation."
I'd be interested in a number of different directions for further analysis.
- Bring in new data. There is a massive amount of research into attributes that predict political orientation: from large obvious factors like religious devotion and professional background to small, less obvious factors like retail buying behavior and entertainment preferences.
- Expand the analysis outside the United States. The code was built to encompass a single country, but could easily work with a reasonably sized international dataset. By changing a few lines in my SQL function, we could find out if New York's Twitter conversation has more in common with Hong Kong or Houston, and other potentially revealing questions.
- Dig into the existing shared topics to see what appears most. By keeping the "freq" variable defined earlier, the code could find out not only what cities have the most in common, but what topics most strongly define that commonality.
- Weight the variables. Right now, this analysis determines the average ratio of two overall numbers. Those overall numbers are simply counts and as a result weight equally a topic that trends (for a given city) for half an hour and a topic that trends for a month. By weighting the ratio using this frequency variable, the analysis may yield sharper insight.
- Finally, it's often said that we live in our own "echo chambers" of information and media consumption these days, particularly when it comes to politics. Geographically, America has divided itself into physical communities that represent political ideology. Now more than ever, an American is less likely to have a next-door neighbor of an opposing political party. Yet, digital platforms like Twitter offer the opportunity to bridge that geographic divide. The overall relationship of political orientation and Twitter conversation commonality is clear in the regression results -- I'd be interested in finding a way to go deeper for individual cities and measure how much each city "preaches to the choir."


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Over the past few weeks I've been working on refinishing this deck with Rustoleum Restore 4x and 10x with the hopes of bring it back to life so that it will be somewhere people would want to gather for BBQ parties, or just lounging in a patio chair while soaking in the sun. Curious to see how it turns out? Read about the process of getting this deck from a cracked, peeling mess to one that looks brand new.
The Deck Before
Brace yourself, this deck was painted two years ago by someone else using some other outdoor deck paint and just ended up looking horrible.
As you can see the entire deck was filled with long deep cracks, nail holes, and peeling paint all over.
Here is a close up of some of the viewable nails.
Some of the boards even went slightly bumpy, and there were rust marks on the wood from previous patio furniture, as you can see from this section of the deck beside the stairs.
To make matters worse, the railings had huge knots and were the furthest thing from a smooth surface that you would want to place your hands on.
Here you can see the other side of the railing, where the posts were plagued with large deep cracks all over.
How To Refinish A Deck
To start I prepped the deck surface which mean tightening raised screws with a screwdriver, and painting over the rusted screws or rusted spots on the wood with a rust primer that was painted on using a paint brush. Next used Restore Crack Filler in a caulking gun and filled all the cracks that were more than 1/4″ deep. For the entire deck as it was plagued with tons of long deep cracks I ended up using 6 containers of Restore Crack Filler.
When filling the holes for deeper holes you may need to apply 2-3 coats of the Crack Filler to fill the deep spaces. Here you can see me putting coat 2 of the crack filler on one the railing posts with a large crack. To ensure a smoother finish when applying the crack filler have a damp cloth on hand and after filling the hole wipe the wood with a damp cloth to remove any of the excess crack filler.
After the crack filler has dried the next step is sanding. To help the process go quicker as I had a large area to cover, I used my orbital sander with 60 grit sandpaper. For some of the smaller areas of the deck, such as small corners of the railing I would switch to sheets of 60 grit sandpaper to get into tight places my orbital sander couldn't get into.
Finally after the entire deck had all the deep cracks filled and is nice and smooth I cleaned the deck to remove all the built on dirt and organic growth. Before continuing, you need to do a splash test to make sure the deck is ready for paint. To test splash water onto the deck, if the water is absorbed into the deck it is ready to clean and paint, if the water beads or puddles that means there is still too much water repellent, stain, paint or sealer on the deck so you will need to sand the deck further until you can do the water test and have the water be absorbed into the deck.
Once your deck is ready to be painted the next step is to properly clean the deck. To do this, I mixed Rustoleum Restore Cleaner as instructed on the bottle into a bucket and painted the soapy mixture onto the entire deck using a large paint brush. After 10 minutes, I then used my hose and washed all the soap off the deck. The process of removing all the soap took a bit of time, but I found it easier to use a hose than a pressure washer on low setting as it would remove the crack filler at times.
To read the rest of the guide and review about painting your deck along with the before and after photos check out part 2.
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This Comedy Gala About Australian Identity Is Free If You Bring Your Local MP
Over the past few months we've seen the nation split itself in two at the federal election, a huge resurgence of far-right politicians (and an apparent enormous support for their extreme policies), an ignited debate about Australia Day which has the country's biggest youth radio station under fierce scrutiny and a film interrogating and satirising Australian nationalism through the lens of the Cronulla riots.
Though we've always been a self-conscious country which struggles to define itself on the world stage, things are more intense now than ever. And because of this, there's never been a better time to ask the question: what does it mean to be Australian.
This is the main topic for debate on stage tonight at Melbourne's Anthenaeum Theatre. Australian Aid (a joint initiative comprised of a number of local charity and development groups) are hosting a one-night gala featuring 12 comedians who'll be speaking on the theme Australia, Who The Bloody Hell Are We? The event will be hosted by Tom Ballard, and it will feature Shiralee Hood, Tripod, Nelly Thomas, Osama Sahi, Busty Beatz (Hot Brown Honey), Demi Lardner and more.
"So our election was pretty much a draw, the Census was an #EpicFail and I'm still not Prime Minister: truly, these are confusing times to be an Australian," Tom Ballard said in a statement about the event. "In such an atmosphere, I'm very happy indeed to be hosting the Campaign for Australian Aid's inaugural Comedy Gala.
This isn't exactly new territory for Ballard. He's often spoke about the ways comedy can effectively tackle political issues and his most recent gala set at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival All Stars show included talk of assassination, immigration policy and screaming "the revolution starts today" while suggesting we start sinking rich people's boats.
I highly recommend it.
But the most interesting thing about the event may be its mission to reach out beyond the usual comedy-loving crowd. The event itself is totally free if you invite your local MP.
"As our MP, I reckon it's important that you know the type of people, and the type of country that you represent," reads the pre-written letter you can send to score a free ticket. Though it hasn't been confirmed who exactly will be in attendance, quite a few have definitely received their invitations.
With topics such as marriage equality and Australia's refugee policy on the bill, it could be a very uncomfortable show for some in the audience — but that just makes it all the more important.
"[The comedians] will make us all laugh and remind us that we have been, occasionally still are, and definitely should aim to be a great country that helps out others when we can," Ballard says. "We normal people are actually in charge of defining who we are as a nation, not the soulless suits in Canberra, so why not do it while laughing?"
Tom Ballard and Demi Lardner will also be talking about some of these issues at this year's Junket.


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3. On select of each root category there will be one or more sub categories. On select of sub category the right hand side should load all exam items in scrollable pagination table. It should be exactly like our main inbox with items listed at the bottom instead of top.
4. On click of each exam in the table row it should open exam details at the top with main title, sub title and download/take exam buttons. The selected item should be differentiated with some background color. On top of exam item table add text something like "There are 200 exams found on this category".
Note that the page I am attaching here is created in paint to show what I am looking for. You should use proper color and fonts to match with my corporate branding. Look my site [login to view URL] and take relevant JS files. One more point I want to mention here, both header and footer should be in fixed position.
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Singer/actress Hilary Duff is convinced she was too young to get married and she and her husband Mike Comrie were not mature enough to keep their relationship on track.
The star split from the former ice hockey player in January, 2014, after four years of marriage, and they finalized their divorce in February (16).
Hilary insists she has no regrets about the union, but admits she and Mike were not ready to face the challenges of marriage and parenthood.
"I was 22 when I got married," she said during an appearance on U.S. TV show The Talk on Friday (16Dec16). "I am now divorced, I have a four year old, I wouldn't change any of it for the world... (but) I had so much so young.
"I had a full time job and I felt really ready to get married. However, I don't think we were mature enough to, like, stick it out. But then you look at other (U.S) states, and they get married at that age and they have great marriages for 40 and 50 years."
The 29-year-old recently opened up about her divorce, insisting she does not view the marriage break-up as a failure.
"I wasn't shamed because I got a divorce," she told The Love Bomb podcast's host Nico Tortorella last month (Nov16). "It was a big step to take... Lots of people in my family are still married. Actually, I don't know if anyone's divorced but me."
Following her divorce from Comrie, Duff embarked on a romance with her trainer Jason Walsh, but they reportedly parted ways amicably last month (Nov16). The short-lived relationship,which began this summer, marked Duff's first official romance since her divorce.


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I stumbled on Let's Be Crafty via a recommendation from a friend on our Facebook page.
I was immediately impressed by this gal's projects- particularly her Stained Tree Side Table. Check this out!
With a little painters tape and some basic stain, she created an amazing design.
There is lots of potential with this idea- especially with a Silhouette Machine that can cut out custom shapes. A stained table might be in our near future. Thanks for the idea, Jil!


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Importance Of Tree Pruning Bloomingdale, Illinois
Pruning trees can help structure the tree to grow the way you want it to. It also helps prevent broken limbs and keeps the tree growing strong. Trees should be pruned in the late fall or early winter, during the dormant season. When trees are dormant insects are less likely to damage the tree and the tree is less likely to catch tree disease. When tree trimming, you never want to cut too much. If too much of the tree is cut you can damage the tree and it has less ways to get energy. If you are unsure about tree pruning, call a professional arborist.
Tree pruning is also important for safety precautions in order to protect people and property. Remove dead branches from trees to prevent them from falling and injuring people or property. If your tree at your Bloomingdale home or business is close to electrical cords or lights call a certified arborist to safely remove it. Tree pruning near intersections helps control trees so drivers are able to see others cars coming.
How To Prune A Tree Bloomingdale
Common types of tree pruning:
- Crown Cleaning- removing dead branches or dead wood from the crown of the tree.
- Crown Thinning- removing specific branches while trees are still young throughout the crown to help it grow healthy and strong. This also reduces the amount of weak branches the tree will have.
- Crown Raising- removing the lower branches to allow more room over sidewalks, walkways, streets and your lawn.
- Crown Reduction- removing larger branches at the tops of trees to reduce its height. Crown reduction is not common and something that should only be done when necessary.
How to Prune Large Tree Branches Bloomingdale
It is important to try not to tear bark while cutting. When cutting down a branch make three or four cuts. The first cut should be on the underside of the branch. The second cut should be about 4 inches away from the first and on the topside, allowing the branch to break. After you finish cutting, make sure you do not leave a stub so the tree will not have a chance to decay.
Tools Needed For Pruning Bloomingdale
- Hand saws – used for cutting branches 1-4 inches in diameter
- Small chain saws – used on larger branches. When using a small chain saw, it is important that you the proper safety clothing.
- Looping sheers – used to cut branches about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
- Pole Saws – used when needing an extra reach
- Hedge Sheers – used for pruning hedges and small stems
Pruning is something you are able to do by yourself, but it is always best to contact your local certified arborist. Arborists are certified and have plenty of experience with tree trimming and tree pruning. They have the proper tools to use when cutting and the proper safety gear. They have plenty of experience and know what to do in every type of situation. If you still decide to trim or prune your trees yourself, make sure you follow the safety guidelines
Tree Trimming Safety Tips:
- Make sure you check the area and remove anything that could be hazardous
- When attempting to trim a tree yourself, you must be careful and follow safety guidelines.
- Never turn your back to a falling tree
- Do NOT trim trees during bad weather
- Do not climb the tree while carrying your tools
- Be careful operating any equipment or call a professional to do it
- Wear safety protection such as, gloves, long sleeves, glasses, and a hat
- Do not climb on small limb branches
- Watch out for falling tree branches while tree trimming
The professionals at US Tree Service offer tree trimming and tree pruning service to Bloomingdale commercial and residential customers. We always provide excellent customer service with every customer. We provide quality service and follow ALL safety guidelines. If you are looking for the best tree professionals in your local area, call us today! Our professionals will make you feel comfortable and answer any questions you might have.


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This story is the third I have written in recent weeks of medals that have been reunited with a "HARRIS" family – none of them related in any way. It is also yet another case of medals that have been missing for decades and family members having no idea when or how they disappeared.
The HARRIS family of Okains Bay on Banks Peninsula were some of it first occupants and long term residents. Edward William HARRIS (1836-1921) had married Adeline ANSEL from Newcastle-on-Tyne before they emigrated to New Zealand. They arrived at Lyttelton on the Steadfast in 1851. Edward and Adeline had bought most of what they required with them – plates, cutlery, tools etc all manner of things with which to establish a house. Once they landed the Harris's discovered that there was no accommodation in Lyttelton and so made their way on foot to Governors Bay where they erected a basic tent-like shelter with an oilskin roof propped up with manuka stays. Here they stayed living off their boxes of household goods, ever alert to local Maori who were keen to see the contents and trade whatever they could. The Harris's eeked out a settler's living here while waiting for the Canterbury Company to release land on the Banks Peninsula for settlers. Edward and Adeline ANSELL busied themselves making cheese from which they made a modest living. A fearless and strong willed woman, Adeline would take the completed cheeses by rowboat from Governors Bay to Lyttelton and sell them, rowing there and back by herself.
The Harris's were allocated a piece of virgin bush at Okains Bay which, once cleared would support about 40 odd head of cows/cattle. Edward and his young family all pitched into this massive and back breaking work, as well as pit-sawing the felled trees with which to build their first home – a small single room settler style cottage.
** The Harris cottage has survived and was re-located to the Okains Bay Museum, restored and opened to the public.
Edward and Adeline's first child, Walter George Harris (1871-1962) worked the farm until he was old enough to marry Gertrude Ellen PEGG (1872-1955). They decided to try their luck at Reefton on the West Coast working both gold and coal mines however with no significant returns moved back to the family farm in Okains Bay.
Walter and Gertrude had a family of nine children, one of whom died as an 8 month old infant. Their first born son, Lawrence Harold Harris and siblings all worked the farm from an very early age; most married and had families in Okains Bay which between the late 1920s until the 1960s made them the most numerous family, and Harris the most common surname at Okains Bay. Today there is only one Harris family at Okains Bay – former generations largely populating the Okains Bay Cemetery.
Lawrence Harold Harris (known as 'Lorry') born at the Bay in 1895, apart from taking the lead in running the farm after his father died, took an active interest home defence as Europe descended into WW1. Being located on the Peninsula, surrounded with very high, steep rolling hills and being adjacent to Akaroa Harbour, Lorry had joined the territorial Coastal Defence Unit ('K' Company, which was an artillery battery).
By January 1916 the Gallipoli evacuation was complete and the New Zealanders were concentrated in Egypt to reorganize in preparation for operations on the Western Front. Lorry's call to full time military service also arrived at Okains Bay at this time.
2/2840 Gunner Lawrence Harold Harris was selected for the NZ Field Artillery on the basis of his territorial service with the Coastal Defence unit. He embarked with the 10th Reinforcements of the NZ Field Artillery which sailed from Wellington on the HT Waihora in March 1916. The Reinforcements arrived at Port Said on April 30th and after settling in, Gnr. Harris went into the field on the Western Front, France in August. He was assigned to 11 Battery with whom he served with for the next 18 months. His first battle experience was gained providing artillery support for the New Zealand Division's first offensive on the Somme River which lasted from 15 September until the 04 October, 1916. The Division was then moved to Ypres ("Wipers" as soldiers called it) in Flanders, Belgium for the start of what would be known as the 3rd Battle of Ypres, commonly called the 'Passchendaele Offensive'.
This offensive had actually started in July 1917 and would progress through eight separate battles before the finish in November 1917. The one obstacle that had to be removed before this offensive was the removal of the enemy from Messines Ridge. On June 7th the Battle of Messines was initiated by the destruction of Hill 60 on which the enemy was entrenched. The Hill had been tunneled under and massive explosive mines placed to annihilate the enemy emplacement – it was highly successful but the assault had cost 700 NZ lives. Following this operation, Gnr. Harris's battery was required again on the 12 of October to support the 1st Battle of Passchendaele. The fierce action during the assault on Bellevue Spur by the New Zealanders resulted in our darkest day in WW1 – 2,846 casualties (486 killed) in a single day !
It was during this battle that the enemy also employed mustard gas bombardments on the forward infantry and artillery positions. During the bombardment Gnr. Harris was rendered unconscious for several hours during the early morning hours of darkness. As he started to regain consciousness he felt his foot being kicked by someone (one of his own) who said "he's a goner" and he was left for dead. When he did become fully conscious Gnr. Harris dragged himself to his rear trench lines before dawn. When he unexpectedly appeared at the breakfast tent, the gasps and looks of horror by all accounts produced ashen faces aplenty. Gnr. Harris then read his name on list of those who had been "Killed" overnight, pinned on the tent wall – he was NOT amused ! The NZ Division was relieved by the Canadians on 18 October 1917, and in November. Gnr. Harris gained his first rank stripe – he was promoted to Lance Bombardier (Lance Corporal equivalent).
Footnote: Lorry (left) and his friend who was invalided back to NZ with mumps one week after their arrival in Egypt. When Lorry got to France he sent his mate a message written on a 20 Franc banknote. In the 1980s, a numismatist in the Bahamas placed a request in a Wellington newspaper for help to try and locate the author of the message which he had purchased the banknote for his collection. A cousin of Lorry's spotted the article and alerted him to it. Lorry, then in his 90s, and the numismatist made contact and discussed the history of message, Lorry's friend having long since died – amazing that the banknote had survived at all let alone made it to the Bahamas !
On 1st January 1918, L/Bdr. Harris was again promoted, to Bombardier (Cpl. equivalent). The previous nine months of intensive field operations had taken it toll and Bdr. Harris was evacuated from the field with dysentery and general debility to St Omar Hospital, then a temporary military hospital, in Rouen.
Bdr. Harris's convalescence at St Omar proved to be most fortuitous. It was whilst he was under the care of a little English Red Cross nurse the by name of Florence Annie ROBERTSON (just over 5 feet tall) that Bdr. Harris laid the ground work for a lasting relationship. Florence Robertson was a fluent French speaking scholar prior to the war and so when she joined the Red Cross to help the war effort she was immediately dispatched to France and 'St Omar'. St Omar's had been designated as the "St Omar Military Hospital" , one of the largest hospitals in France which in fact contained several allied force military hospitals within its walls. St Omar's also housed the worst casualties who generally required long term care. When he was fit enough to go on sick leave, Bdr. Harris and Nurse Florence (whom he knew as 'Flossie') arranged regular meetings behind the church in Rouen's Old Market Square – the place where 'Joan of Arc' was burnt at the stake.
The rest as they say is history … Bdr. Lawrence H. Harris and Red Cross Nurse Florence A. Robertson married in May 1919 at Gateshead and both returned to NZ in July on the Athenic to the Harris family farm at Okains Bay.
Being a farmer Lorry had been eligible for the Rehabilitation Farm scheme. The Harris's were balloted a farm (a rugged chunk of virgin bush on the West Coast) at Mozzie Creek at Antonios Flat, Mawheraiti which is about 10 minutes out of Reefton. It was here they started their family – Joyce, Joan, and Harold were all born on the Coast; a fourth child did not survive. Lorry and Florence gave their all clearing and breaking in the land here, trying to make the farm pay but the effects of their war service had taken its toll physically and mentally. Illnesses plagued them and eventually the farm went bust – they were forced to give it up. Fortunately an unexpected inheritance from Florence's mother after her death in England saved the day and gave the Harris's an opportunity to break from the Coast and make a new start in Christchurch.
Lorry got a job working for a builder in Christchurch and honed his skills as a carpenter. He built a large house for his family at 353 Linwood Avenue and in later years built a second, their Sumner retirement home at 68 Colenso Street which they named "St Omar" in honour of the hospital Florence had served at and Lorry had convalesced in during the war. Their second daughter, Joan, was named after 'Joan of Arc' in memory of their meeting place at the Old Market Square in Rouen.
Daughter Joan said of her father, Lorry's carpentry and building skill made him the 'go to' man for anything woodwork related and so was constantly in demand, always making something for someone – he just couldn't say no ! Lorry left an indelible mark on Sumner and its people – everyone new Lorry Harris through his generosity and benevolence toward others. Lorry's visible legacy around Sumner is the countless volcanic rock and stone fences and walls he built which abound in the Sumner community.
When he retired Lorry kept him self busy learning – he did many WEA courses and always on the go, be it making things, digging up artifacts, fishing, or out giving away vegetables and his fresh the fish to those who were doing it tough. Lorry also took up photography, primarily of NZ birds in the wild, of lakes and rivers and spent a great deal of time hiking into the back blocks of Canterbury in pursuit of this. His extensive knowledge led to a voluntary job with Forest and Bird and for over 20 years assisted in finding and banding birds all over NZ. In fact he was still helping to band birds at the headwaters of the Conway River in North Canterbury at 90 years of age ! (the birds by this stage were being bought to him)
Lorry's sense of humour was personified by his ability to deliver one-liners. He could not stand show offs or people who big noted themselves – Lorry would cut them down to size with well crafted one-liner. A classic one-liner to three family members who had quietly gathered at his bedside during his final days, was delivered with his usual wit and directness – dozing, one eye opened he said "what's the matter – aren't I dying quick enough?" Lawrence Harold Harris died in May 1988 aged 92 and (ironically) and was buried in an RSA plot at the Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch (an RSA burial or ashes plot is free to a Returned servicemen). Florence (Flossie), Lorry's wife of 60 years had pre-deceased him in 1980, aged 94.
Like so many of his era, Lorry was a somewhat bitter man when he returned. Bitter at the fact that veterans returning home seemed to be forgotten and received little help to re-integrate and get established in civilian life, and particularly with with so many veterans finding themselves in desperately poor circumstances and/or ill health (both physical and mental), or with wives, girlfriends and/or families whom had left in their absence. What really capped of Lorry's distaste was his abhorrence of commemorative occasions such as Anzac Day or anything to do with honouring the dead. This is best summed up in his own words – "look at all these statues and memorials they built after the war to 'The Glorious Dead' – there's nothing glorious about being dead" he would say, and "Lest We Forget – and they did !"– lamenting the lack of basic supplies they so desperately needed during the war – "they found plenty of money for those (statues etc) but couldn't find enough for bandages and medicines when we needed it." As a direct consequence of his experiences Lorry never spoke of the war to his family, never went to an Anzac Day or Armistice Day parade, and never darkened the door of an RSA (or ever became a member).
Awards: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Service overseas: 3 years 193 days
My search for a descendant of Lawrence Harris I felt should not be too difficult given the number that had lived at Okains Bay and those who did move generally did not go far beyond Christchurch. I began by determining which of Lorry & Florence's children may have been still living, if any. My start point was Okains Bay to see if any Harris's were still living there. Several phone calls to Harris families on Banks Peninsula resulted in unconnected families with the same surname – except one. Janice (Jan) Harris (nee CROSSAN) is the last Harris family descendants living at Okains Bay. Jan is the widow of Bevan Ross Harris. Bevan was the son of Lorry's brother, the late Joe and Muriel Harris and therefore nephew of Lorry. Jan and Bevan had three children, Lorry's great nephew and niece – Gary, Phillip, and Jacqueline.
Jan Harris was most helpful filling in the blanks for me – of Lorry and Florence's children the eldest, Joyce Molly WHITFIELD formerly ATKINSON, had died in January 2017 aged 96. Their youngest and only son, Harold Edward Ernest HARRIS, had died in 1989 aged 62. But as luck would have it the Harris's only other daughter, Joan Mary M, is a hale and hearty widow of 94 years young, living in her own home in Christchurch.
Needless to say when I called Joan she was both stunned and thrilled to hear I had found her dad's medals. Joan put me in touch with one of her daughters, Sandy, in Dunedin who I was able to email the details as Joan was not on the internet. Between us we managed to verify Joan;s entitlement and make arrangements to get the medals to her.
I drove down to Christchurch from Nelson earlier this week and was honoured to personally hand over Bdr. Harris's medals to daughter Joan. I found Joan as Jan had described – bright, sharp as a tack and a veritable mine of anecdotes and information.
Joan who told me she has been the only Harris family member to religiously attend every Anzac Day service to honour her father and mother's First World War service. Some years ago Joan had bought herself a Replica set of her father's medals to wear on these occasions in the absence of his originals. As far as Joan was concerned her father's medals had disappeared years ago and were gone forever.
I spent a delightful few hours with Joan who showed me some fascinating items of memorabilia (see above), photographs of her parents in uniform, and regaled me with anecdotes of the Harris family's life at war, Okains Bay, the Coast and in Christchurch, much of which I have related here.
Anzac Day this year will have a whole new significance for Joan. She will For the first time ever she will be able to proudly wear the original WW1 medals awarded to her father, 2/2840 Bdr. Lawrence Harold Harris, medals she never expected to see again in her lifetime … lest we forget


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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a 9 by 13-inch baking pan, combine tomatoes, oil, garlic, salt, pepper and 1/2 the basil. Roast for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, gently stir. Nestle fish in pan with tomatoes, place back in oven and continue roasting 7 to 10 minutes more or until fish is no longer translucent and tomatoes are just beginning to burst. Remove from oven. Divide fish among serving plates. Add remaining basil to tomatoes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Spoon over fish in equal portions.
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It is the mid 80's. Geno had a lot of friends from his early baseball playing days. One of them was Jerry Grote. This particular summer he stayed in the Gunnison area and helped out at the store a bit. When you look up 'competitive' in the dictionary it shows a picture of Jerry. So one weekend four of us decided to go play some tennis. Jerry, me, Mike McGinnis and Bill Bloomquist. We are playing along, talking smack and generally having a good time. Jerry decides it is time to ramp up the game a bit.
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Happy 3rd Birthday Jackson!!!
The old Swiss saying regarding Berners goes "3 years a bad dog, 3 years a good dog, 3 years an old dog, and the rest is a gift." Jack has certainly enjoyed his first 3 years, but you can definitely tell that he has matured this past year. We woke up yesterday morning and had a talk about how our expectations have changed now that he is 3 years old! Suprisingly, he continues to bark at us. I have a feeling no matter how old he gets, that will still be Jackson! Every morning he wakes up with crazy excitement to start a new day. We typically appreciate him for his spirit and enthusiasm for life (I do better at this appreciation than Chris). Couldn't love him any more!
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Happy Birthday to Jackson! What a beautiful boy!! How much does he weigh? (Thank you for giving me your blog link on Berner L! Hope you come over to say hello to Scout at www.bigbernese.blogspot.com )ReplyDelete
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- Sally PeeblesAugust 31, 2009 at 8:39 AM
How gorgeous!!! He looks so much like Ozzy in both pictures. I can definitely tell they are related! I'll have to send you some pics. Happy Birthday Jackson!ReplyDelete
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