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Website Terms and Conditions
(Version 07-2017)
In General
SISU ENGINEERING, LLC ("SISUENGINEERING.COM") owns and operate this Website. This document governs your relationship with SISUENGINEERING.COM ("Website" or "site"). Throughout the site, the terms "we", "us" and "our" refer to SISU ENGINEERING, LLC. SISU ENGINEERING, LLC offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.
By visiting our site and/ or purchasing something from us, you engage in our "Service" and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Service", "Terms"), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by request or hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.
Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Access to this Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Services without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason this Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts or all of this Website.
This Website may contain links to other websites (the "Linked Sites"), which are not operated by SISUENGINEERING.COM. SISUENGINEERING.COM has no control over the Linked Sites and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Your use of the Linked Sites will be subject to the terms of use and service contained within each such site.
Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy, which sets out how we will use your information, can be found HERE. By using this Website, you consent to the processing described therein and warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
You must not misuse this Website. You will not: commit or encourage a criminal offense; transmit or distribute a virus, trojan, worm, logic bomb or any other material which is malicious, technologically harmful, in breach of confidence or in any way offensive or obscene; hack into any aspect of the Service; corrupt data; cause annoyance to other users; infringe upon the rights of any other person's proprietary rights; send any unsolicited advertising or promotional material, commonly referred to as "spam"; or attempt to affect the performance or functionality of any computer facilities of or accessed through this Website. Breaching this provision would constitute a criminal offense and SISUENGINEERING.COM will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and disclose your identity to them.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of this Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
Intellectual Property, Software and Content
The intellectual property rights in all software and content (including photographic images) made available to you on or through this Website remains the property of SISUENGINEERING.COM or its licensors and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved by SISUENGINEERING.COM and its licensors. You may store, print and display the content supplied solely for your own personal use. You are not permitted to publish, manipulate, distribute or otherwise reproduce, in any format, any of the content or copies of the content supplied to you or which appears on this Website nor may you use any such content in connection with any business or commercial enterprise.
Terms of Sale
By placing an order you are offering to purchase a product on and subject to the following terms and conditions. All orders are subject to availability and confirmation of the order price. Dispatch times may vary according to availability and subject to any delays resulting from postal delays or force majeure for which we will not be responsible.
In order to contract with SISUENGINEERING.COM you must be over 18 years of age and possess a valid credit or debit card issued by a bank acceptable to us. SISUENGINEERING.COM retains the right to refuse any request made by you. If your order is accepted we will inform you by email and we will confirm the identity of the party which you have contracted with. This will usually be SISUENGINEERING.COM or may in some cases be a third party. Where a contract is made with a third party SISUENGINEERING.COM is not acting as either agent or principal and the contract is made between yourself and that third party and will be subject to the terms of sale which they supply you. When placing an order you undertake that all details you provide to us are true and accurate, that you are an authorized user of the credit or debit card used to place your order and that there are sufficient funds to cover the cost of the goods. The cost of foreign products and services may fluctuate. All prices advertised are subject to such changes.
(a) Our Contract
When you place an order, you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail confirming receipt of your order: this email will only be an acknowledgement and will not constitute acceptance of your order. A contract between us will not be formed until we send you confirmation by e-mail that the goods which you ordered have been dispatched to you. Only those goods listed in the confirmation e-mail sent at the time of dispatch will be included in the contract formed.
(b) Pricing and Availability
Whilst we try and ensure that all details, descriptions and prices which appear on this Website are accurate, errors may occur. If we discover an error in the price of any goods which you have ordered we will inform you of this as soon as possible and give you the option of reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling it. If we are unable to contact you we will treat the order as cancelled. If you cancel and you have already paid for the goods, you will receive a full refund.
Delivery costs will be charged in addition; such additional charges are clearly displayed where applicable and included in the 'Total Cost'.
(c) Payment
Upon receiving your order we carry out a standard authorization check on your payment card to ensure there are sufficient funds to fulfil the transaction. Your card will be debited upon authorisation being received. The monies received upon the debiting of your card shall be treated as a deposit against the value of the goods you wish to purchase. Once the goods have been despatched and you have been sent a confirmation email the monies paid as a deposit shall be used as consideration for the value of goods you have purchased as listed in the confirmation email.
User comments, feedback and other submissions
If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.
Errors, inaccuracies and omissions
Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.
Prohibited uses
In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.
Disclaimer of warranties; limitation of liability
We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.
You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
In no case shall SISU ENGINEERING, LLC, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Linking to this Website
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. This Website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of this Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
Disclaimer as to ownership of trade marks, images of personalities and third party copyright; Except where expressly stated to the contrary all persons (including their names and images), third party trade marks and content, services and/or locations featured on this Website are in no way associated, linked or affiliated with SISUENGINEERING.COM and you should not rely on the existence of such a connection or affiliation. Any trade marks/names featured on this Website are owned by the respective trade mark owners. Where a trade mark or brand name is referred to it is used solely to describe or identify the products and services and is in no way an assertion that such products or services are endorsed by or connected to SISUENGINEERING.COM.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SISUENGINEERING.COM, its directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, and affiliates, from any and all third party claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including, but not limited to, legal fees) arising from your use this Website or your breach of the Terms of Service.
SISUENGINEERING.COM shall have the right in its absolute discretion at any time and without notice to amend, remove or vary the Services and/or any page of this Website.
If any part of the Terms of Service is unenforceable (including any provision in which we exclude our liability to you) the enforceability of any other part of the Terms of Service will not be affected all other clauses remaining in full force and effect. So far as possible where any clause/sub-clause or part of a clause/sub-clause can be severed to render the remaining part valid, the clause shall be interpreted accordingly. Alternatively, you agree that the clause shall be rectified and interpreted in such a way that closely resembles the original meaning of the clause /sub-clause as is permitted by law.
Governing Law
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts.
Professional Services
All Professional Services provide by SISU ENGINEERING, LLC are subject to separate Terms and Conditions of Engagement. Both Limited and Full design services are subject to the most recent version of the Terms and Conditions of Engagement.
We operate a complaints handling procedure which we will use to try to resolve disputes when they first arise, please let us know if you have any complaints or comments.
If you breach these conditions and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these conditions.
Entire Agreement
The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.
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So… first, a little about myself, then a little about my project, my first month on board, and my efforts to begin creating a positive impact in the community surrounding my new home.
Born and raised Northern California, I grew up moving between the small foothill and farm towns of the North State, exploring the outdoors when and wherever possible, and doing so primarily through angling. I attended the University of California, Berkeley, where I completed a BA in Geography and learned about the real value of working for positive impact on society and environment.
Since then I've worked on Northern California land conservation as a Land Steward with the Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust, where I was tasked with strategizingconservation efforts and monitoring the land trust's conservation easements and real-property holdings.
More recently, as a member in the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Program, I worked at the intersection of fisheries science, watershed-focused education, and community service. Working with the staff of the Marin Municipal Water District Fishery Program, I monitored the salmon and trout populations on Lagunitas Creek in West Marin, educated area classrooms, and coordinated volunteer habitat restoration events and citizen science initiatives amid other community outreach. I am excited to apply and expand upon the skills learned through these experiences over the coming year and consider it a pleasure and privilege to do so in service as a Sierra Fellow.
My project as a Sierra Fellow will consist of completing a Basin-wide Native Fish Assessment and Improvement Strategy for the Upper Feather River Watershed. The complete project area is comprised of the the four primary branches of the Feather River and all of their tributaries above Lake Oroville.
This work will consist of assessing historic distributions of fish species within the watershed, investigating watershed and habitat conditions that affect fishery quality, and identifying current distributions of fish species using an exciting new sampling technique that reveals presence and absence of species by examining eDNA (environmental DNA, extracted from small bits of tissue suspended in the water column). I will then collate all of this information into a cohesive and comprehensive basin-wide restoration strategy for the watershed.
My first month as a Sierra Fellow has been an exciting learning experience, consisting of getting to know the Plumas National Forest by touring watersheds, seeing the sorts of watershed degradation that has occurred in the past, visiting restored sites, strategizing project efforts with technical support partners, and in my free time exploring the streams and rivers near my new home in Chester.
In addition to my work on the larger scientific initiative, as Sierra Fellows, it is important for us to integrate into the communities we now call home and create some positive impact therein. For my part, I am planning to engage with the community by promoting literacy through Plumas County Library's literacy program. I will serve as a volunteer tutor to help strengthen the literacy skills of children and adults alike.

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Today's inspiration comes all the way from a tiny fishingvillage in Scotland, Cellardyke. Here artists Pete and Kirsty Thomas design andmake beautiful jewellery, stationery products and prints, also do design consultancy work and commissions. They work under the name TomPigeon.…Leave a Comment
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Today I would like to share with you something playful and fun, inspired by Nordic design and Japanese illustration. A balance of beautiful pastels with a great distinct style, mood and personality. And I am talking about Sketch.ink creations. Sketch.ink…Leave a Comment


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Exquisitely modern and eye catching is a freehold high rise development in Green Lane. The project was dubbed the Central Park, an apt name for its distinctive concept which promises complete convenience and comfort in one place. Surrounding and amidst the 10.9-acre suburb gem are lush greenery and picturesque views that ought to take your breath away. At the forefront of the ambitious project is CA+ Associates, under its subsidiary Insa Properties.
Spacious Modern Condos in the Suburb
Central Park was completed in March 2011 featuring 6 gorgeous blocks, arranged side by side and going as high as 36 storeys. Housed within these modern high rises are 326 condominium units available in a typical design or a duplex unit. Built-up size for typical options is 2,540 which include 4+1 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Duplexes, on one hand, are twice as big at 5,110 sq.ft. accommodating 5+1 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.
There are only 60 units per block following a low-density setting with only 1 or 2 condominiums per level. Two lifts serve each floor and each unit is allotted with 2 car parking bays.
With its low density setting, Central Park is ideal for discerning buyers who value their privacy above anything else. And for a chance to experience what the project has to offer, expect to fork out a minimum of RM500 psf (launch price) for a unit. While at it, you might also want to double check the property's fair market value which you can accomplish using our free valuation guide.
The Cherry On Top Features
While Central Park's ultra modern façade is a great feast for the eyes, it's not the cherry on top yet. What really draws buyers to the development are its extensive collection of facilities hosting wet and dry activities for everyone as well as catering to the sporty types. Within the development are several courts for badminton, squash, tennis, table tennis and basketball. For wet and leisurely activities, residents can enjoy the adult pool and wading pool while children can dip in their own with water slides. Other enticing features for relaxation and de-stressing purposes are the sauna, steam rooms and sun loungers.
The fun continues on with Central Park's dry activity facilities which include the indoor gymnasium, function room, bbq area, reflexology walk, jogging track, kick-about field and children's playground amongst others.
Ample Amenities to Live Comfortably
Amenities are never out of reach either. Though its not a plethora of them, it's enough to keep one's lifestyle comfortable and convenient in one of Georgetown's suburbs that is Batu Lanchang. Close to the site are for parents with children to choose from including SMK Jelutong, SJK Jelutong and D'Monte Kindergarten. In the event of a medical emergency or any other related need, the nearest facility is The Lam Wah Ee Hospital. Another useful amenity is the suburb's market which is a short away from the property. This is where you can shop for the basics especially food.
Our Final Thoughts
Despite its suburb setting in Batu Lanchang, Central Park remains connected to the rest of the world. It is particularly easily accessible via two major routes – Thean Teik Highway and Lorong Batu Lanchang. Through the same roads, residents can head over to other key destinations in Georgetown and the rest of the island. The develop is a nice modern touch added to the quiet area and it essentially offers its residents the best of both worlds. While tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city, modern conveniences are never compromised thanks to ample amenities and topnotch facilities.
Not far from the property are other developments including Symphony Park, Jelutong Palace and Taman Pusaka Flat amongst others. It is a good indication that the suburb has increasing potential for appreciation. But as you know, we're not experts here so we'd recommended double checking on the property's fair market value using our free ebook guide below.


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400 years in three tenths of a second
(images used for educational purposes only, of course.)
Ain't virtual archaeology grand?
I was guessing from memory on the location of some things, because my own books and maps are still packed, but I guarantee I'm not off more than, oh, mebbe a mile. ;-) Also, that's the new Globe, not the old Globe. The old Globe, I believe, is under an off ramp or something and would be a bit, what, west? of the current location. In a swamp. Near a bear pit. Yay!


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EDIT: Adfiver staff are completely exposed by Fernando (admin of Neobux) and you can read more about them HERE
You can found everything about Gustavo, Alexandre, Karin and Lisa who run all those scam sites like Fusebux, Zapbux, Probux, Upbux, Onbux, Kayads and finally Adfiver.
We can only say: Thank you Fernando! And if you read this we ask you to take some time and attention and try to expose owner of Useclix and Buxwon. We believe that it is same owner behind these two sites and this one is smarter then Gustavo and Alexandre.
Well to be honest we know this from beginning. We already mention that Adfiver remind us on Fusebux an Zapbux and that we suspect that behind this site are same group of people who/was running all well known scam sites.
Adfiver did not stop operate but what you can't see now on forum is that several members reported that they was unable to do cashout on Neteller or Paypal.
OK that was not big deal if they're post stays on forum and if admin or some of mods answer and explain what is going on, but instead of that mods just delete posts and probably ban those members from forum!
Here is some captured post before adfiver staff delete them:


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10+ Awesome Patriotic Recipes & Crafts Part 210:00 PM
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Patriotic Children's Art Collaboration
Debbie from Rainbows Within Reach has awesome crafts for children to do together.
4th of July Stained Glass Window Bunting
Rebecca from Here Come the Girls Blog created this awesome patriotic bunting
Red, White & Blue Crescent Rolls
Paula at Beauty Through Imperfection shows you how to make these delicious crescent rolls.
DIY Yarn Brushes
Clarissa at Munchkins and Moms has an creative tutorial on how to make these brushes. They're great for your 4th of July projects!
Fireworks Tie-Dyed Shirts
Jaime from Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails created these fab tie-dyed tees.
4th of July Tutu Tutorial
Jackie at I Heart Arts n' Crafts created this adorable red, white and blue tutu. How stinking cute is this?!
Thanks for visiting and Happy 4th of July!
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BUST magazine columnist and children's-book editor McClure (I'm Not the New Me, 2005, etc.) takes an engaging road trip in search of a remembered "Laura World."
"I was born in 1867 in a log cabin in Wisconsin and maybe you were, too." Like millions of other young readers, mostly girls, the author had lived the dream and then—possibly impelled by the disappointing way the series peters out—moved on. Hoping to recapture the magic after glimpsing that world years later in a re-reading Little House in the Big Woods (1932), McClure checks out the LHOP canon's continuing role in online communities, lines of commercial products, the perpetually-in-syndication TV series and a steady stream of literary and other cultural spinoffs. The author also tries her hand at butter churning and farm cookery, and sets out with an obliging companion on a Midwestern pilgrimage. McClure presents a merry travelogue that features stops at Pepin, Wisc. (where Wilder was born), Rocky Ridge Farm (where she died) and most of the other widely scattered sites the peripatetic Ingalls clan set down in between, as well as meetings with fellow pilgrims, a wade in Plum Creek, a weekend at a self-sufficient farm (made scary by a group of "end times" survivalists) and even a later jaunt to the upstate New York farm where Wilder's husband Almanzo grew up. McClure also ruminates on the qualities that give Wilder's fictionalized but oh-so-evocative memoirs their enduring appeal. In the end, she moves on once again—coming to recognize the beguiling joy and simplicity of Laura World, but at a slight remove brought on by years and other experiences.
Many others have made the same pilgrimage, but not, perhaps, with such a winning mix of humor and painless introspection.


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TOKYO – June 8, 2015 – Works Applications, Japan's largest ERP software provider, today announced it has established a new office for sales and customer support in Torrance, California, with the aim of further expanding sales in the North American region. This is the second US-based sales office for Works Applications, which also has a presence in New York City, as well as offices in Shanghai, Singapore and Chennai, India.
Hiroyuki Komatsu, president of Works Applications America and Works Applications Singapore, will head up operations at the Torrance facility. The company is actively recruiting for open positions in sales and customer support roles. There are currently more than 3,000 Works Applications employees worldwide.
Works Applications serves customers in all major industries, including healthcare, education, manufacturing, energy and transportation. Notably, Works Applications holds nearly 35 percent market share in Japan, the largest of any ERP provider in that market.
The Torrance office will allow Works Applications to better support Japanese-based companies that are expanding their North American presence, as well as US-based prospects and global enterprises.
Works Applications' current ERP software package, COMPANY, is used by more than 7,000 global organizations and more than 1,000 of the largest Japanese brand name companies and subsidiaries to support their core businesses. Its newest product offering, AI Works (High Usability Enterprise), is a versatile, cloud-based, ERP solution that provides a consumer-friendly user interface, significantly increased speed, artificial intelligence capabilities, support for mobile devices, and a focus on enterprise applications.
The city of Torrance serves as the US headquarters for numerous Japanese-based corporations such as Toyota Motor Sales USA, American Honda Motor Company, and others.
The new office will be located at 970 West 190th Street, Suite 480, Torrance, CA 90502.
About Works Applications
Works Applications was founded in 1996. Its ERP software package system, COMPANY is used by more than 7,000 organizations to support their core businesses. Works Applications holds nearly 35 percent market share in Japan, the largest of any ERP provider in that market. The company serves customers in all major industries, including healthcare, education, manufacturing, energy and transportation; customers include 1,000 of the largest Japanese brand name companies and subsidiaries. Works Applications employs 3,000+ people worldwide, with offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, New York, Los Angeles, and Chennai.


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This multi-purpose stylish zebra tote bag is the perfect carryall for many types of uses. The wholesale priced bag has a spacious main compartment with a fully lined interior and plenty of room to carry a wallet, cosmetic case, sunglasses, books and small portable electronic devices. Two large exterior pockets offers a large space for those items that require quick access. When bag is filled with contents, hard material bag floor allows tote to be self-standing as shown in photograph.
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- Material: Polyester
- Dimensions: 12.5 inches H x 12 inches W x 4.75 inches D
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|All Artists: Poco
Title: Crazy Loving 1975-82
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Release Date: 10/26/1989
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock
Styles: Soft Rock, Country Rock
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"The thing which surprised many Poco fans was that after the departure of Richie Furay, the band still sounded like Poco. With Paul Cotton and Rusty Young leading the way, the band adopted a more rock-oriented sound, without losing their identity as Poco. This disc offers a good cross-section of the band's best work in the post-Furay era, and will be enjoyed by old and new fans alike."
Perfect companion to The Forgotten Trail
Mark Gatzke | Plant City, FL USA | 03/01/2007
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"Crazy Loving is a somewhat distilled compilation of Poco's later years with Paul Cotton and Rusty Young sharing the reins, pleasant and substantial enough for the casual fan of that period (arguably better production and glossier arrangements). It's a perfect companion to the indepth perspective, The Forgotten Trail, which chronicles their work up to 1974. Crazy Loving picks it up from that point and follows up through 1982. If you don't own either one of these, you may be better served by other compilations that offer a complete chronological perspective in one place and weed out lesser tracks. But Crazy Loving is still a decent if limited collection that flows nicely from start to finish."


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Is Proud To Announce Its Grand Prize Winner
Of Theatrical Distribution From Cinema Libre Studio
And Scandinavia Locations Prize
Of Scandinavian Trip And Writers Retreat
Is Awarded To
Love Steaks
Directed By Jakob Lass & Edited By Gesa Jäger (Germany)
A Beautiful Love Story, Told With Candor, That Evokes The Behind-The-Scenes Madness Of The Restaurant And Resort World. Funny, Audacious, Touching, And Brilliantly Acted And Directed.*
First Time Fest Special Jury Prize To
Directed By Tommy Oliver (USA)
A Man Struggles To Keep His Family Together In A Threatening Environment, A Philadelphia Neighborhood Of The Early 1980s. Deeply Evocative Of A Specific Area And Place, 1982 Shows A Bold, Imaginative Spirit.
FTF Award For Outstanding Achievement In Directing To
Directed By Marieke Niestadt (Netherlands)
A Disarming And Beautifully Constructed Documentary That Opens Up The World Of Women's Boxing And, More Specifically, Charts One Women's Experience In That Brutal, Challenging World
FTF Award For Outstanding Achievement In Storytelling To
Farewell, Herr Schwarz
Directed By Yael Reuveny (Germany/Israel)
For Its Evocative Use Of Language In Telling The Story Of One Woman's Exploration Of Painful Family Truths.
FTF Award For Outstanding Achievement In Cinematography To
The Sleepwalker
Cinematography By Zachary Galler (Norway/USA)
Whose Subtle, Gorgeous Visuals Set The Tone For A Tense Drama In Which Four Individuals Stumble Into A Web Of Unsettling Secrets.
FTF Award For Outstanding Achievement In Editing To
Love Steaks
Edited By Gesa Jäger (Germany)
Whose Editing Work -- Lively, Adventurous And Precise -- Brilliantly Captures Both The Breakneck Pace Of Restaurant Work And The More Languorous, Tentative Pace Of Budding Romance.
FTF Award For Outstanding Achievement In Scoring
The Sleepwalker
Music By Sondre Lerche And Kato Åbland (Norway/USA)
For Its Evocative And Original Approach To Storytelling Through Sound, Sounds That Linger After You've Gone.
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Hill Harper
For1982 (USA)
Harper's Portrayal Of A Father Who Takes Action To Protect His Family In Early-'80s Philadelphia Is Simultaneously Tender And Tough-Minded, An Intimate And Ultimately Glorious Performance.
*Film Blurbs From Jury Members Presentations. Jury Members: Actor Nicholas Haden-Guest; Eye For Film's Anne-Katrin Titze; Village Voice Chief Film Critic Stephanie Zacharek
2014 John Huston Award For Outstanding Achievement In Cinema To
Julie Taymor
Presented By Elliot Goldenthal
After 5 days featuring 10 new films from around the world; 9 retrospective screenings with artists such as Jennie Livingston, James Toback, Julie Taymor and Frederick Elmes; 9 amazing panels featuring the brightest industry minds; and 8 special events including conversations with Michael Moore, FIRST TIME FEST, The Second Time Around came to a close on Monday, April 7 with its Closing Night Awards Ceremony which took place at the 42West Nightclub in NYC.
The members of the Jury presented all the Awards except for the presentation of the Grand Prize, distribution from Cinema Libre Studio and Scandinavia Locations package, which was presented by FTF Co-Founders Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward.
Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated director Julie Taymor will be the FIRST TIME FEST's 2014 John Huston Award For Achievement In Cinema recipient. Ms. Taymor was also represented in the Fest's 'First Exposure' Retrospective Program where she attended to present and discuss with the audience her first feature film, Titus. Presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the art of cinema, and whose presence in our community has offered leadership and inspiration to other cinema artists, the John Huston Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema is named in honor of one of America's greatest filmmakers. Academy Award®-winning Composer Elliot Goldenthal presented the John Huston Award to Julie Taymor.
Among the many guests and participants attending the festival over the five days were Tony Bennett, Julie Taymor, Elliot Goldenthal, Slash, Duncan Sheik, Carol Alt, Rosie Perez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Brook Shields, Lake Bell, Frederick Elmes, Jennie Livingston, Tom McCarthy, Michael Moore, Kelly Reichardt, James Toback, Jess Weixler, Nicholas Guest, Noah Levy, Anne-Katrin Titze, Stephanie Zacharek, and our fantastic competition filmmakers: Tommy Oliver (1982), Marieke Niestadt (Bittersweet), Josephine Decker (Butter on the Latch), Rok Bicek (Class Enemy), Jayce Bartok (Fall To Rise), Yael Reuveny (Farewell, Herr Schwarz), Serene Meshel-Dillman (Getting to the Nutcracker), Gesa Jäger (Love Steaks), Mikael Berg (Miss Julie), Mona Fastvold (The Sleepwalker).
The 2014 First Time Fest (FTF) – a celebration of first time filmmakers – is a second year, unique film festival that took place in New York City from April 3rd through 7th, 2013. FTF is set to discover and present the next generation of great cinema artists. Screenings were held at Loews Village VII and panels at NeueHouse, a new FTF sponsor, and a work and social space. This year's FTF industry jury included Nicholas Haden-Guest, Anne-Katrin Titze and Stephanie Zacharek, together with the audience members. The Grand Prize winner was offered theatrical distribution for their film and full international sales representation from the renowned American film distributor, Cinema Libre Studio, a leader in distributing social-issue documentaries and features by passionate filmmakers, as well as a trip to Norway and Sweden to spend a week at a writer's cottage in Northern Sweden to work on their next project, courtesy of Scandinavian Locations – the consortium of Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Danish film commissioners -
In addition to the Competition Films, FTF presented FIRST EXPOSURE, a series of first films from now prominent filmmakers. They included TITUS (Julie Taymor), Roger & Me (Michael Moore), FINGERS (James Toback), TARGETS (Peter Bogdanovich), ERASERHEAD (Frederick Elmes), RIVER OF GRASS (Kelly Reichardt), SALESMAN (Albert Maysles), IN A WORLD (Lake Bell), THE STATION AGENT (Todd McCarthy), The Festival also included special presentations of SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY (Drew Tobia), and the first film produced by musician Slash NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR by Anthony Leonardi III.
First Time Fest also included a series of panels called "How They Did It," in which a diverse group of award-winning filmmakers and industry professionals moderated filmmaking case studies and spotlighted some of the most successful and accomplished masters of the industry. The panels were Women in Entertainment (with Carol Alt, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Rosie Perez, Brooke Shields); From Rock To Score (with Slash, Duncan Sheik); Show Me the Money (moderator Steven Beer); Panel What's Up Doc? (with Carol Suh, Michael Bonfiglio from Radical Media, and directors Rachel Doynton and Richard Rowley); Sell Baby Sell (with) Help Me Help You: Everyone Needs an Agent, Manager, Publicist, Lawyer and Personal Umbrella Handler! (with moderator Steven Beer; We Need a Bigger Boat – Producing Independent Cinema (with ) and A Critical Eye: Critics and their Role in Discovering New Filmmakers (with Eric Hynes, Keith Uhlich, Josh Rothkopf , Violet Lucca and moderated by Film Society's Eugene Hernandez).
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Another related article is from Science Daily, and both are included below.
I am sitting here shuddering and thinking of these little critters that seem to be wreaking havoc world wide, with no relief in sight.
I have been following this issue of MRSA and C. diff along with the infection control crisis hospitals and other health facilities are facing, with little in the way of success, since the early 1990s.
Today I can only say, after reading these two articles, new to my currently very thick folder of articles I've collected for the last 8 years, that those in mainstream medicine (MSM) are just plain stupid!
I've put out a challenge to MSM on this single topic for close to a decade now and haven't seen one serious effort to explore the issues with me.
I worked in ICU, managed critical care units and taught critical care nursing in college level programs. I take infection control issues and people's lives very seriously.
I'm just wondering why others in health care are not on the same track.
As a graduate student in the mid 70s at the University of Pennsylvania one of my nursing instructors wrote a comment on a paper I wrote, "Too much of your own thinking."
I always thought grad school was for this purpose; honing your ability to engage in critical thinking. However, in one of the several classes that were a part of my graduate program I was taking at the Wharton School, I figured out that the only thing I needed to do was to parrot the instructor and I'd be sure to get an 'A'.
The same in their College of Nursing.
Of course, if you follow my BLOG and read on my web sites, or subscribe to my newsletter, you probably know I am not much for status quo. I am more for getting to the core of the problem and finding the solution(s).
Maybe more in health care need to think like me. After all, the life they save might be their own.
On a personal note, I was saddened to read about Hy Lit in the WSJ article. In addition to sitting in on med school classes and watching surgery as a young child at the side of my physician and surgeon father at Thomas Jefferson, I listened to Hy Lit on the radio as a teen. My condolences go out to his family. It is a death that could have been prevented.
If anyone out there is listening, reading or paying attention, and you are interested in what could be done differently, contact me and I will be pleased to continue the discussion.
World Faces Global Pandemic Of Antibiotic Resistance, Experts Warn
ScienceDaily (2008-09-18) -- Vital components of modern medicine such as major surgery, organ transplantation, and cancer chemotherapy will be threatened if antibiotic resistance is not tackled urgently, warn experts. ... > read full article
from The Informed Patient - Shortly after being admitted to a Cleveland-area hospital with severe abdominal pain, 52-year-old Maureen O'Hearn was transferred to intensive care. An intestinal infection had distended her abdomen so badly she appeared to be six months pregnant. To save her life, a surgeon had to remove her colon.
The cause of Ms. O'Hearn's illness was an epidemic strain of Clostridium difficile -- C. diff for short -- that is fast emerging as one of the most dangerous and virulent foes in the war against antibiotic "superbugs." C. diff is spawning infections in hospitals in the U.S. and abroad that can lead to severe diarrhea, ruptured colons, perforated bowels, kidney failure, blood poisoning and death.
Katie Lancey follows special procedures for cleaning a patient's room at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis, Mo.
Even as hospitals begin to get control of other drug-resistant infections such as MRSA, a form of staph, rates of C. diff are rising sharply, and a recent, more virulent strain of the bug is causing more severe complications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are 500,000 cases of C. diff infection annually in the U.S., contributing to between 15,000 and 30,000 deaths. That's up from roughly 150,000 cases in 2001.
"We've been trying to sound the alarm repeatedly since 2004 that the trend is continuing upward," says Cliff McDonald, a CDC epidemiologist. He adds that C. diff, once mainly a concern for older patients, is now a growing risk for pregnant women, children and healthy adults.
Many patients get C. diff infections as an unintended consequence of taking antibiotics for other illnesses. That's because bacteria normally found in a person's intestines help keep C. diff under control, allowing the bug to live in the gut without necessarily causing illness. But when a person takes antibiotics, both bad and good bacteria are suppressed, allowing drug-resistant C. diff to grow out of control.
As a result, hospitals are more closely monitoring and limiting their use of antibiotics. It's a strategy that also has shown some success in preventing the spread of other drug-resistant bacteria. Once patients do contract a C. diff infection, hospitals sometimes can treat them with certain "last ditch" antibiotics, such as vancomycin, but many patients relapse after treatment.
Other efforts to stop the spread of C. diff include isolating infected patients; suiting workers and visitors from head to toe with scrubs, masks and gloves; and blasting patient rooms with super-strength bleach solutions. Milder "green" cleaners don't kill C. diff, undermining some hospitals' efforts to use these products.
Spreading Spores
One problem: C. diff produces spores that can dry out after cleaning and hang around on hospital cart handles, bed rails and telephones for months. Hand cleaning with alcohol, many hospitals' standard practice for keeping staff from spreading infection, can actually help disperse C. diff spores. Many hospitals now have special rules requiring staff to wash their hands with antibacterial soap when dealing with C. diff patients.
[Clostridium difficile spores can last a long time and make the bug hard to kill.] Photo Researchers
Clostridium difficile spores can last a long time and make the bug hard to kill.
Katie Lancey, lead environmental services aide at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., says she spends up to an hour cleaning a room after a C. diff patient leaves. She wears protective garments and wipes down everything in the room with a bleach solution, including the TV, pillows, mattress and lower structure of the bed. "Anything you can think of, you make sure you wipe it down thoroughly," she says.
If a patient coming in to SSM St. Joseph is suspected of having C. diff infection -- severe diarrhea is one symptom -- they are put in isolation even before lab tests come back, says James Hinrichs, the infectious-disease specialist charged with the hospital's C. diff-prevention program. He says that when C. diff patients are discharged, he advises them to eat yogurt with so-called pro-biotics to help restore a healthy balance of bacteria in their intestines. He also tells families to follow strict cleaning and hand-washing rules at home.
The efforts, along with more careful use of antibiotics, have helped SSM St. Joseph reduce the rate of C. diff infections to 0.5 cases per 1,000 patient days currently from 2.5 cases in 2006, Dr. Hinrichs says.
C. diff was first recognized in the 1970s, when it was readily treatable. The more virulent strain was first identified at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2000, killing 18 patients. By 2004, the new C. diff strain was reported elsewhere in the U.S. and around the world, and studies showed it was producing 20 times more toxin than older strains.
Carlene Muto, medical director of infection control at the University of Pittsburgh, says the hospital was able to reduce its C. diff infections by 50% after the 2000 outbreak and has sustained that rate since then. It instituted strict cleaning practices, restricted its use of antibiotics and began relying on its electronic medical-record system to quickly flag lab tests of patients most at risk so they can be isolated. "You have to be constantly vigilant," Dr. Muto says.
Only 3% to 5% of healthy, non-hospitalized adults carry C. diff in their gut, but that rate is much higher in hospitals and nursing homes, where carriers can spread the bacteria to others. Studies at several hospitals in recent years have shown that 20% or more of inpatients were colonized with C. diff, and a 2007 study of 73 long-term-care residents showed 55% were positive for C. diff. Even though the majority had no symptoms of disease, spores on the skin of asymptomatic patients were easily transferred to the investigators' hands.
The CDC is launching a national surveillance effort to gather more precise data about the prevalence of C. diff. It is working with states to identify local outbreaks. It also is working with Medicare and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop new guidelines for fighting C. diff.
Nursing Home Infections
Ms. O'Hearn, the Cleveland-area patient, says she took an antibiotic for a sinus infection and then visited a nursing home, where she may have picked up the C. diff bug. During her hospital treatment, Ms. O'Hearn says she suffered an irregular heartbeat and dehydration, and required additional surgery to temporarily attach her small intestine to the abdominal wall to bypass the large intestine. "It was the worst nightmare that anyone could imagine," says Ms. O'Hearn, a nurse by training. Though she has returned to work and a more normal lifestyle, she continues to have digestive troubles, and must take medications to regulate her heart.
Kettering Medical Center near Dayton, Ohio, had 305 cases of C. diff last year and has had 165 cases so far this year. Even newborn babies have gotten the disease from their mother during birth, says Rebekah Wang-Cheng, Kettering's medical director for clinical quality. She says that among other measures, the hospital has cut its post-operative antibiotic doses for all joint-replacement surgeries to two from three to avoid C. diff infections. Patients who come into the hospital with suspected pneumonia now get an antibiotic within six hours, instead of four hours previously, to allow more time to assess the need for drugs.
Fecal Transplants
One controversial strategy: fecal transplants. For one patient with recurrent C. diff, Kettering suggested a stool transplant from a relative, to help restore good bacteria in the gut. But Jeffrey Weinstein, an infectious-disease specialist at the hospital, says the patient "refused to consider it because it was so aesthetically displeasing."
The Greater New York Hospital Association in March began a 40-hospital effort to halt the spread of C. diff from patient to patient. This included placing signs on patient rooms with pictures of a bottle of bleach and soap and water to remind staff the room needs special cleaning. The association also asks visitors not to use patient bathrooms.
Hospitals face growing legal concerns if they don't take such measures; relatives of 16 patients who were infected or died from a C. diff outbreak are suing a Quebec hospital, claiming that infection-control practices weren't followed.
C. diff infections can emerge days or weeks after antibiotic therapy. Earlier this year, Marcus Glover, a 40-year-old mailroom worker for the Greater New York Hospital Association, was discharged from hospital after a successful rotator-cuff surgery, which included antibiotic treatment. Ten days later, he landed in an emergency room with a C. diff infection that required another week in the hospital. Mr. Glover avoided the worst complications and was successfully treated with strong antibiotics.
But C. diff can be fatal. Philadelphia radio personality Hy Lit, 73, contracted a C. diff infection at a rehabilitation center after being treated at a hospital owned by Main Line Health System last fall. He died in another Main Line hospital two weeks later. "It was a multiple train wreck, when the bug permeated his bloodstream and his kidneys failed," says his son, Sam Lit. "It was a tragedy to lose him like that."
Main Line says it can't comment on individual patients but adds that it follows stringent prevention guidelines and is conducting ongoing initiatives to control infections in its hospitals.
Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.


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A Romance..or a Love Story?
~*~The movie "Love Story"
~*~Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship
~*~Ronald and Nancy Reagan's relationship
~*~"You've Got Mail"
~*~"Pride and Prejudice"
I think I understand the clear definition in order to submit to a publisher, but I didn't always. Two of my Texas books--Texas Promise and Texas True--begin with the couple either already married, or married by chapter two.
In the case of Texas Promise, Jo and Dalton's marriage began rocky and almost ended before the story began. But they remained married throughout, giving me a chance to redeem both of them and rescue their precious love and form a stronger bond in marriage than they'd had in the beginning.
In the case of Texas True, young True Cameron falls in love instantly and marries hastily. Then she learns of her husband's true personality and deceit, and instead of giving up, she works to save her marriage...and save him, as well. Another case of someone needing redemption, and that was Sam, the husband.
Needless to say, the main publisher I was with would not accept these books in these forms. I understand completely, but soon succeeded in having both published as I wrote them.
So, what should these novels be called? I still call them Romances, because truly, the married characters actually fell in love--a real kind of love-- during their conflicts in the plot.
In reality, both are probably Love Stories, though.
The best part is that not one reader ever questioned me about whether they should be labeled "romances."


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Republican Congressman Ted Yoho brought some new attention to the Affordable Care Act's tanning tax, bringing up the subject at a recent town hall meeting in Florida. I'll let the representative take it from here, via ThinkProgress:
I had a little fun with [John] Boehner and told him about the sun tanning tax. He goes, 'I didn't know it was in there,' and I said, 'Yes, it's a ten percent tax.' He goes, 'Well, that's not that big of a deal.' I said, 'It's a racist tax.' He goes, 'You know what, it is.' I had an Indian doctor in our office the other day, very dark skin, with two non-dark skin people, and I asked this to him, I said, 'Have you ever been to a tanning booth?' and he goes, 'No, no need.' So therefore it's a racist tax and I thought I might need to get to a sun tanning booth so I can come out and say I've been disenfranchised because I got taxed because of the color of my skin.
This is not the tanning tax's first moment in the sun (pun most certainly intended!). The tanning tax was, for awhile, referred to as the "Snooki" tax, after the Jersey Shore star made it known that she opposed a 10 percent excise tax on tanning salons.
Get behind the headlines though, and the tanning tax actually proves a relatively vexing health law provision to implement. Its only a few pages in the health care law and is expected to raise $21 billion in revenue. That's not nothing but, in a law that costs $1.3 trillion - that is about as close to nothing as you get.
When I went to an IRS hearing on the tanning tax in 2011, there was a debate over how the excise tax ought to be implemented. The law does impose a tax on "any indoor tanning services equal to 10 percent of the amount paid." But what about places that offer tanning without a specific fee, like gyms?
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Frosty Cantaloupe Soup
Recipe from MrFood.com
4 cups ripe cantaloupe, chunked
3 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
¼ cup honey
½ of a 6 oz. can of frozen orange juice concentrated, thawed
1 ½ cups ginger ale, chilled
Fresh mint leaves
1. Process cantaloupe chunks, ice cream, honey and orange juice concentrate in a food processor until smooth, in batches if necessary; transfer to a large pitcher or serving bowl. Cover mixture, and chill for at least 1 hour.
2. Just before serving, gently stir in the ginger ale. Garnish individual servings with fresh mint leaves.
Variation: Substitute the cantaloupe for honeydew by using chunked honeydew and substitute the orange juice concentrate with 6-ounce can of thawed frozen limeade concentrate.
Watermelon Gazpacho Soup
Recipe from AllRecipes.com
6 cups cubed seeded watermelon
2 English (hothouse) cucumbers, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
1 onion, chopped
½ jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
¼ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
3 tablespoons honey
½ cup pineapple juice
20 small mint leaves
1. Reserve 20 small pieces of watermelon for garnish.
2. Working in batches, place the remaining watermelon, the cucumbers, red bell peppers, onion, jalapeno pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, 3 tablespoons of fresh mint, the ginger, honey and pineapple juice into a blender, and blend for about 30 seconds per batch. The mixture should be well-blended but retain some texture.
3. Pour into a large pitcher or bowl, and refrigerate 1 hour.
4. Serve in bowls, and garnish each bowl with a couple of chunks of the retained watermelon and 2 small mint leaves.
Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
Recipe from Parties by Melanie Barnard and Brooke Dojny
4 ounces of soft blue cheese
3 ounces of cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons minced shallots
2 tablespoons minced parsley
Fresh ground black pepper
2 pints cherry tomatoes—red, yellow or mixed
1. Thoroughly blend cheeses, milk, shallots, minced parsley and black pepper in a food processor or use an electric mixer.
2. Clean tomatoes
3. Fill each tomato with cheese mixture
Watermelon Lemonade
Recipe from Food.com
8 cups cubed seedless watermelon
2 12-ounce cans frozen lemonade concentrate
4 cups water
1. Place watermelon in a blender or food processor.
2. Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth.
3. Place lemonade concentrate and water in a large pitcher or punch bowl.
4. Add watermelon.
5. Mix well and garnish with small wedge of watermelon.
Pistachio Dessert Salad
Recipe from SheKnows.com
1 pound can crushed pineapple including juice
1 package pistachio instant pudding
1 medium container Cool Whip
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup chopped nuts
1. Stir dry ingredients into pineapple and juice.
2. Mix in other ingredients.
3. Pour into mold and chill.


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Game Of Thrones Is About To Drop The 'Mother' Of All Jon Snow Surprises
This Sunday, May 8, families across the country will celebrate a very special occasion: the newest episode of Game of Thrones. Oh, and Mother's Day. But mostly Game of Thrones because let's be real, moms DO NOT want to miss what happens to Jon Snow and his newly resurrected, incredibly fine ass.
But as the gods would have it, it's no coincidence that Season 6, Episode 3, titled "Oathbreaker," is airing on Mother's Day. In fact, there's a much deeper, and probably more emotionally manipulative, meaning behind this season's programming schedule. Remember: This is a show that aired Tywin Lannister's death at the hands of his son Tyrion on Father's Day.
Before we break down why Sunday's episode "Oathbreaker" is the perfect Mother's Day surprise, our pet bear would like to have a word:
OK, so the preview for "Oathbreaker" clearly showed Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) having a vision of his father, Ned Stark, fighting at the fabled Tower of Joy in Dorne. "No, now it ends," young Ned says at the end of the promo. It is known.
Now, if that name means nothing to you, don't worry. The Tower of Joy has yet to be mentioned in the HBO drama, but it's the setting of a rather imperative scene in the books. In George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones, Ned Stark recounts the brutal events in a dream sequence. A year after his sister Lyanna's abduction at the hands of Rhaegar Targaryen (Daenerys's older brother), Ned and six of his companions stormed Rhaegar's Tower of Joy, a Dornish stronghold where Lyanna was being kept, and defeated three sworn members of the Targaryen Kingsguard, including the legendary warrior Ser Arthur Dayne.
By the time he reached her room, it was too late to save Lyanna. There, on her death bed, which smelled of "blood and roses," Lyanna made her brother promise something—the content of which has remained a mystery since that very first book. But the tragic scene sparked a very popular fan theory: R+L=J, which hints that Jon Snow is actually the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.
The theory suggests that Rhaegar did not abduct Lyanna at all; instead, the two were in love. Though never confirmed in the books, Lyanna allegedly dies in childbirth during the assault on the Tower of Joy, but only after demanding a "promise" from Ned to raise Jon as his own son, and keep his true heritage a secret from the Baratheons, who nearly decimated the entire Targaryen line for the Iron Throne.
Jon Snow's parentage has always been central to the mythology of the show, so if Game of Thrones does finally confirm R+L=J, then this is a very big deal. As the son of the dragon prince, Jon Snow not only has a real claim to the Iron Throne, but he also has a special connection with dragons. DRAGONS. We wonder how the White Walkers feel about dragons…
But I digress. Is there any better day to answer the series's most vital question—who are Jon Snow's parents?—and put so many fans out of their years-long agony than on Mother's Day?
After all, the show finally introduced Lyanna Stark in last week's episode, "Home," and we can't imagine that it was by coincidence.


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Larry Jordan interviewed me on the buzz this week - you can listen to the interview here: http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/Archives/ShowNotes.php?date=2010-07-01
Simon Walker is a freelance trainer based in London. The world of training is changing, both in response to new technology and the needs of students. It isn't enough to know applications, editors now need to know the plug-ins that work with those applications. We invited Simon to visit this week to talk about training in the UK, the importance of plug-ins, and whether shooting and editing video on an iPhone marks the beginning of the end of professional editing.


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TU names Meis new Associate VP for Academic Affairs
Dr. John Meis recently joined Thomas University as the new Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Before joining TU, Meis spent the past 16 years as a faculty member and academic administrator at Flagler College's branch on the campus of Tallahassee Community College. In that role he led the departments of Business and Education, which included programmatic assessment and accreditation work, curriculum development, and support for instructional excellence.
"Dr. Meis' broad academic background and experience in higher education teaching and leadership position him well to guide curriculum and instruction at TU," said Dr. Ann Landis, TU Executive Vice President and Provost. "We are very pleased that he has joined our academic leadership team."
During his career, Meis has taught undergraduate courses in psychology, business and education as well as graduate courses in statistics and research methods with a special interest in sports psychology. In addition to his administrative title at TU, Meis also holds the faculty rank of associate professor of psychology.
Meis earned a bachelor's degree from Rollins College. He also earned master's and doctorate degrees in educational psychology and sports psychology from Florida State University.


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Letters to the Editor
Toll relief
Re the Sept. 17 story Drivers get break on unpaid tolls: I imagine that drivers who regularly pay their tolls weren't exactly thrilled to see this.
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the scofflaws won't have to rely on seeing the article to take advantage of the program. Will they get a special invitation to apply for "Operation Toll Relief?" I suspect these same irresponsible drivers are the ones who regularly damage those pesky poles that end up costing the rest of us a million dollars a year.
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We create controlled, working fireplaces in studio sets or delicate locations such as stately homes where fireplaces may not be used regularly, e.g. Chatsworth House, Castle Howard and Wentworth Hall. Our installations are temporary; we have micro-bore gas systems for this purpose, or we can use clean-burning bio-fuels that produce no fume and can be used beneath a clean, capped chimney.
In the studio (providing a "fireplace" is suitably built) we often use bio fuel, as it can vent to a studio atmosphere. We have extraction kit for studio setups in which a variably sized gas flame is required.
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Somehow this Alaskan summer just keeps summering on!! Normally when I think about summer in Alaska I think of missing the warmth, I think of training hard, and I think of avoiding the rain. Not this summer!!! The amazing weather, the fun training, and the fresh atmosphere just keeps coming!! I have had another "best ever month" here in Alaska. Best month of training, best month of fun, and best month of just living the life!
|who knew you could sun bath in Alaska?
|Don teaching Celine a geography lesson.
|Enjoying the midnight sun with my fine new teammates!
|Saved by the cool water! (Sarah Cresap Photo)
|Happy Birthday America
|Land of the midnight sun, and the midnight swimming! (Lauren Fritz photo)
|Exploring Lost Lake with the ladies
|Enjoying time with the greatest two people! Greta and Corey
|One great camping spot right there!
|Headed up the roots at the bottom of the mountain.
|Jessie leading the Frenchi's and Norwegians up the way.
|roasting and toasting on the side of the mountain.
|Beauty from above!
|Racers cover the whole span of this picture in approximately 3 seconds..... controlled fall I call it.
With one week to rest and rejuvenate from our first glacier camp, we were back at it for the annual North American Womans Training Alliance Camp. This year our mystery international guest was Celine Brun-Lie from the Norwegian National Team. Celine has been a good friend of the American Team for the past couple of years after she took in Liz Stephen last summer when Liz went to join the Norwegians for a camp. Ever since, we have been encouraging her to come join us. So, a few months back, she jumped on board the ship and booked her ticket. She has been staying with me for the past three weeks of camp, so it has been fun and awesome getting to know her. We learned that we have more than a few things in common- with our similar training approach and 'need to keep this fun'. I think we both learned a lot from each other. Many of our afternoons of training we spent talking about the team atmosphere, the personalities of different Norwegian stars, our academic goals, and our life outside of ski racing. Meanwhile I also had a French Biathlon National Team guest visiting at the same time, Marine Bolliet. Between Marine, Celine and I... it was an international mixing pot of ideas and laughter!
|Spending some time with the biathletes
|Celine Brun-Lie! (Chris Hodel photo)
|A beautiful day to make a trek up Hatcher Pass!
|When your watch tells you this at the end of your workout... you know you have had a good day of training!
|Introducing Celine to the world of aqua training! She busted out 1 kilometer like it was nothing!
|It's great to follow Celine and watch how she moves so effortlessly! (Matt Whitcomb photo)
|Smiles post skate threshold training! (Matt Whitcomb photo)
|hanging out in the Alpine Air hanger for the weather to clear.
|A quick glance at how many layers I was wearing on the side of the freezing glacier... maybe 10?
|Rosie and I trying to stay warm! (Lauren Fritz photo)
|Things can get a little bit messy up there..... sticky! (Lauren Fritz photo)
|SODIE special
|Thanks to these two awesome people! Zuzana Rodgers, the best physio in the world, and Erik Flora, the best coach in the world! (Zuzana Rodgers photo)
|Pushing hard on an interval day at the end of the camp. (Matt Whitcomb photo)
|Matt fueling up on an odd Sandwich full of pasta and anything else you can think of! Coaching, training, chasing people around on the snowmobile- that is hard work!!!
|Mid-week media day with one excited photographer!
|The one place in the world a salad like this is acceptable.... Eagle Glacier when you are training all day, every day!
|And some days will be less glorious than others...!! (Matt Whitcomb photos)
|A team full of many strengths! (Matt Whitcomb)
|Our flashy new summer training gear! Wa-BAM! (Matt Whitcomb)
|Working on speed (Matt Whitcomb)
|Practicing our downhill skills. (Matt Whitcomb)
|July? (Matt Whitcomb)
|Trying to follow one of the best sprinters in the world! (Matt Whitcomb)
|OUCH! (Matt Whitcomb)
|PAIN TRAIN! (Matt Whitcomb)
|Sodie (Matt Whitcomb)
|Colorful combination of rain jackets (Matt Whitcomb)
|NAWTA Camp 2014 (Matt Whitcomb)
|NAWTA crew minus Erik Flora, Don Haering, and Andre Lovett. (Matt Whitcomb)
|See you next year. (Matt Whitcomb)
|GCI is a sponsor of our team, so Tuesday I took a trip to Cordova to help lead a customer appreciation day.
|Signing posters for the little kids (GCI photo)
|leading a train of Cordova girls around an obstacle course. Thanks GCI for an adventurous and fun trip! (GCI photo)
Summer on!


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Well-traveled bassist Drew Gress, equally at home in new-music and straight-ahead environs, deploys on this project the same band heard on 2008's The Irrational Numbers and 2005's 7 Black Butterflies; two of the group's core players, saxophonist Tim Berne and drummer Tom Rainey, longtime Gress associates, also appeared on 2001's Spin & Drift, the first Gress solo album to be released in the U.S.
The approach Gress takes on the new CD-adventurous compositions that juxtapose tightly structured sections with open passages, some jolted with electronics effects-is similar to that taken on his earlier recordings, although the work benefits greatly from the musicians' considerable experience playing together as well as the maturity of the leader's writing. Moments of great beauty and occasional dissonance are here along with brilliant improvisations, all stitched together in a manner that's eminently logical if often surprising.
At nearly 12 minutes, the title track is the disc's most ambitious, opening with Berne and trumpeter Ralph Alessi playing unaccompanied figures, shifting to an atmospheric ballad section featuring pianist Craig Taborn's herky-jerky lines, moving to a propulsive back-and-forth between rhythm and horns, and closing with a final passage that might be mellow if not for Rainey's fast-scrambling drums, which carry nearly to the end. Opener "No Saint" has Gress and Taborn doubling a circling bass pattern and Berne and Alessi playing in counterpoint before moving to unfettered solos, while "In Streamline" migrates from a relaxed piano-trio piece to a more moody tune, with the horns offering long unison lines. Other moments pop out: Gress' beefy solo on "Kernel"; the building and rebuilding funk-ish grooves of "Jacquard," suddenly dropped in favor of ethereal solo keys; and the often-manic intensity of "Zaftig Redux." Bracing stuff.


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Stars Place Aaron Rome on Injured Reserve; Recall Travis Morin from Texasby Dallas Stars Staff / Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars announced today that defenseman Aaron Rome has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to the lower body injury he suffered on Nov. 24. The team also announced that forward Travis Morin has been recalled from the Texas Stars, Dallas' development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Rome, 30, is in his second season with the Dallas Stars, posting five assists and 18 penalty minutes in 27 career games with the Stars. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound defenseman from Nesbitt, Man., was Los Angeles' fourth-round selection (104th overall) in the 2002 NHL Draft and was signed by Dallas as a free agent on July 1, 2012.
Morin, 29, leads the AHL with 29 points (11-18=29) in 19 games with Texas. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound forward has skated in three games for Dallas this season, posting two shots and a plus-1 rating for the NHL club. Originally drafted by Washington in the ninth round (263rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft, Morin was signed by Dallas as a free agent on July 12, 2010.


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Recently I heard pieces by 12 American composers at two events. The American Composers Alliance at the tiny Thalia Theater played music by people hovering around middle age or beyond. The names at the Counter)induction concert at the equally tiny Tenri Cultural Center averaged about 35.
None of these 12, I think, will ever have festivals devoted to them. Their chances of big commissions by major symphony orchestras or opera houses are equally dim. They have been, or probably will be, recorded, the making of CD's having become such a user-friendly cottage industry. Judging by their program biographies, all seem to have first-rate musical educations and many teaching jobs.
Posterity does not beckon. There may be no entries in future music encyclopedias. Scholars will not pore over their techniques or the cultural contexts of their lives. Yet these composers are obviously devoted to their work, and to one another's work as well. A lot of them know exactly what they are doing. How high they aspire I don't know. I hope their aspirations are more on the order of personal satisfaction and the collegiality of fellow artists than of fame.
This may sound like a sad story, but it is not. That these concerts go on — indeed, thrive — tells us that music as an art keeps moving through time from generation to generation, from language to language and idea to idea. Such progress is usually unremarked by the serious music lover who looks to a Thomas Adès or the next grand premiere for signs of advances in music.
I suggest that it is my 12 men and women who keep music going. Any true lover of baseball will understand. We cherish the skills — indeed, the art — of players at the highest level, but we also feel that the essence of the sport is in the sandlot pickup game, or softball in Central Park. The most satisfying afternoons I have ever spent were not in Yankee Stadium but in minor-league parks in cities like Indianapolis or Richmond, Va.Continue reading the main story
Music at the highest levels is to be honored and sought after; mediocrity is no prize. But supreme talent can also be a victim of its own success. Size does matter. How many famous pianists have I heard with reputations big enough to command full houses at Carnegie or Avery Fisher Hall who would be so much more effective in spaces seating 500 or fewer? Music is a business, and if you can sell more tickets, you do. The Metropolitan Opera House is bigger than it ought to be because, economically, it has to be.
Indeed, intimacy is one of the prizes our 12 composers have won, though sometimes, I'm sure, in spite of themselves. Concerts like the recent ones at the Thalia and Tenri are invariably played by young musicians of astonishing skill and evident devotion. No one is in these kinds of events for the money. The waiving of fees is a common practice.
At Tenri loose chairs are pulled up around players in one corner of an art gallery space. Anyone who remembers the cinematic history of the Thalia will know how small it is. When I first started covering this kind of event, more than 25 years ago, I usually came away with a sense of having heard very talented people who were frustrated, forlorn and isolated. I hope I have learned better. Certainly these composers, musicians and audiences are at a distance from New York Philharmonic subscription concerts or Great Performers at Lincoln Center. But there is a community here, a kind of musical village, that is taking care of itself very nicely.
There is a quota of aspiring students at these events, a critic or two, a handful of the curious, or just plain admiring concertgoers. But more often than not, the composers and musicians onstage are being received by their colleagues sitting in the audience. A few weeks hence, perhaps in another place, the people onstage will be sitting in the audience, and the people in the audience will be up there playing.
We are still pretty well hypnotized by the big event, the international reputation and the march toward future greatness. This mentality has also caused us to misuse the word "provincial," which now implies "limiting" when it might more constructively mean "limited." Being limited need not mean being less sophisticated, less proficient or less intelligent. Small communities can do music's work at a high level without management or press coverage.
I don't pretend to understand how the Internet proliferates music as widely as it does. I do know that it is promoting many individual tastes for individual audiences. This makes the prospects for our 12 composers very promising. True greatness will always pursue universality, but it is the very good and the local that keep music's blood circulating.Continue reading the main story


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