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1. Metal buckets of fall foliage
The oranges, yellows and browns of fall foliage are so beautiful we can't help but want to decorate our whole home with them instead of just seeing them outside on the trees. We have different kinds and colors of leaves at all three of our locations and can help you find the perfect bucket or vase for your arrangement.
2. Neutral colored pumpkins
Pumpkins are essential for fall whether they are real or just a decoration! Find the perfect color to match your own decor like a gray, white or even a light blue and paint some foam ones or some from the pumpkin patch.
3. Fall signs
When you're starting to decorate for fall don't forget about Thanksgiving! At our West Bottoms and Country Club Plaza locations, we have signs that are perfect for the fall season and even some that will work with your decor year-round.
4. Tobacco baskets
One of the latest trends with farmhouse decor is tobacco baskets. Use them on your wall with a seasonal wreath, a centerpiece with your painted pumpkins and some foliage or if they are small enough then use them in your place settings.


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Secrets of Tuscany©
6 nights, 7 Days
This is a small group tour of Tuscany that will make you feel as if you were staying at a good friends home. The all inclusive vacation includes the must see and do in Tuscany but with a local flare: Visiting local farms, meeting the people who are making the artisan cheese or producing the extra virgin Olive oil. Visiting family owned wineries, Cooking with Tuscan people, and indulging on fresh and seasonal produce. This will be a journey of discovery that will create life time memories!
Tuscany wine Tour ©™
5 Nights, 6 DaysThis wine tour in Italy is a dream come true for wine lovers, who are looking to taste the famous and greatest wines of Tuscany along with local gourmet specialties. You will visit the following wine regions of Tuscany: Chianti, Montalcino and Montepulciano.
The Best of Sicily
Sicily has been called the "eternal crossroads of the Mediterranean" and the vast diversity of her people, cultures, and even topography will certainly support that claim. The largest island in the Mediterranean Sicily offers warm sandy beaches, cloud-scraping mountains, and an epic volcano. Her tender climate nurtures olive groves and fruit plantations, providing tasty results. including some excellent Sicilian wines.
6 nights, 7 days
Umbria, Tuscany's Next door neighbor is a stunning region, full of medieval hamlets, hilltop towns, artists and gourmet treasures. Umbria is famed by its black truffle, the best cured meats, its high quality extra olive oil and of course its wines. We invite you to fall in Love with this Umbria!
3 nights, 3 days
Umbria offers one of the best culinary Tours of Italy. This getaway to the heart of Italy is all about unique experiences: you'll stay in the heart of an Italian town and live among the town's people. You will have access to experiences most travelers don't have. We'll introduce you to local artisans who share their life experience with you. You will hunt truffles with a real truffle hunter, you will have a lunch based on truffles, you will visit a family farm in the countryside to see how they make fresh Ricotta cheese and explore stunning towns.
Dreamin' Amalfi Coast ©
5 nights package in Amalfi
Breathtaking views, Azure water, Colorful villages, Food and wine are a great recipe for a memorable vacation. You will explore the best of Amalfi including Positano, Ravello, Capri all with a local guide who has an insider knowledge and contacts. You will visit a Buffalo Mozzarella farm, Greek temples, winery, and shop and cook in Paradise.
Discover Piemonte © (Piedmont, Italy)
Wine Tours in Italy
6 nights, 7 Days
Discover the land of Barolo, Barbaresco wines and the Prized white Truffle. This is also where the slow food movement started. Go Truffle hunting, visit underground cathedrals of wines and stunning castles, indulge on a mountain cheese and relax in the wine country.
The Allure of The Italian Lakes©
3 nights, 4 Days in Lake Como
The Italian Lakes are famous for their stunning landscapes of pastel-painted villages along the shores, grand mansions, and enchanting gardens. Get cruisin on Lake Como, visit quiant coastal towns like Belagio, Veranna, Como and explore grand mensions.

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Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party - Official Trailer
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In the official trailer for Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party, it's said that "the Democrats are the party of economic opportunity, social justice and racial equality. That's their pitch - but is it true?" Images of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are flashed on-screen, and the Democratic Party is said to be about "social engineering" and "social control."
As the trailer rolls on, reenactments of historic moments (including ones from the Civil War) are featured. One man says, "The Democrats support slavery, while we, the Republicans, oppose slavery." In real-time, a woman claims, "The whole purpose of the Democratic Party was to reestablish white supremacy."
The trailer then zeros in on the Clintons, who are accused of taking hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign entities. Quotes from Hillary are drawn upon, and the following question (in reference to the Clintons) ends the trailer: "Imagine how worse things could get if these two depraved crooks return to the White House?"


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Taco Tortilla Cups
Cook Time
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- Ingredients
4 small flour tortillas (6-inch) 6 EGGS 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1 4 oz. can diced green chilies 1 tbsp. taco seasoning mix
Yields: 4 servings
- Nutritional Information
Per serving: per 1/4 of recipe
Calories: 431
Total Fat: 27 g
Saturated fat: 14 g
Polyunsaturated fat: 2 g
Monounsaturated fat: 9 g
Cholesterol: 334 mg
Sodium: 816 mg
Carbohydrate: 19 g
Dietary fiber: 1 g
Protein: 27 g
Vitamin A: 905.3 IU
Vitamin D: 75.5 IU
Folate: 76.6 mcg
Calcium: 495.1 mg
Iron: 2.7 mg
Choline: 199.7 mg
HEAT oven to 400°F. COAT 4 ramekins or muffin cups with cooking spray. Gently PRESS 1 flour tortilla into each ramekin, allowing ends to extend above edges of cup.
BEAT eggs in medium bowl until blended. ADD cheeses, chilies and taco seasoning; mix. SPOON filling into each tortilla-lined ramekin.
BAKE in 400°F oven until filling is set, 20 to 25 minutes.


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July 2015
July 25
DNA damage seen in patients undergoing CT scanning
Stanford University Medical Center, July 22, 2015
Health officials kill proposal to curb mercury dental fillings
By Greg Gordon, July 21, 2015
Self-proclaimed experts more vulnerable to the illusion of knowledge
Psychological Science, Published online before print July 14, 2015,
Fake cancer doctor in Richmond arrested after prescribing bogus to patients
By Douglas Peter, www.thestandarddaily.com, July 18, 2015
Did reports of side effects contribute to drop in bone drug use?
By Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Health, July 14, 2015
Drinking beet juice regularly may lengthen your workouts
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, July 2015
US House passes anti-GMO labeling law
By Carey Gillam, Reuters, July 23, 2015
A daily habit of sugary-sweetened drinks can boos your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes–even if you are not overweight
British Medical Journal, Published 21 July 2015
July 18
Magnetic pulses may ease ringing in the ears
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, July 16, 2015
High-pressure oxygen can effectively treat fibromyalgia
PLoS One, Published: May 26, 2015
Exercise linked to improved erectile, sexual function in men
Journal of Sexual Medicine, July 2015
Low chance of obese people recovering normal body weight
American Journal of Public Health, July 2015
Confirmation that some SSRI antidepressants may be associated with increased birth defect risk
British Medical Journal, July 9, 2015
Higher vitamin D doses may be needed to restore health levels in overweight blacks
BioMed Central Obesity, July 2015
Molecules linked to muscle fatigue in humans; enhances exercise tolerance when fed to mice
Cell Metabolism,Volume 22, Issue 1, p65–76
Statins linked with heightened aggression in women, but reductions in men
PLoS One, Published: July 1, 2015
July 11
Unhealthy lifestyle can knock 23 years off lifespan
JAMA, July 2015
Latest warning follows a decade of concern about the safety of NSAIDS.S. Food and Drug Administration
Ancestral diets determine vulnerability to type 2 diabetes
Cell Metabolism, July 9, 2015
Children get wrong immunizations at New Jersey clinic
www.cbsnews.com, July 7, 2015
Using garlic to combat antimicrobial resistant urinary tract infections
Tropical Agricultural Science 38 (2): 271-278 (2015)
Quercetin found to be protective against high altitude cerebral edema
Volume 53, Issue 4, 15 August 2012, Pages 659–668
July 4
Older athletes have a strikingly young fitness age
By Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, July 1, 2015
Dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
American Journal Clinical Nutrition, June 24, 2015
Long-term statin use and risk of ductal and lobular breast cancer among women 55-74 years go age
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Sep; 22(9): 1529–1537.
B vitamin promising in progressive multiple sclerosis
American Academy of Neurology, 67th Annual Meeting. Clinical Trials Plenary Session. Presented April 24, 2015
Woman's tattoos mistaken for cancer on imaging test
Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 8, 2015
Eating 'healthy' food may not make you fit
Journal of Marketing Research, June 2015
Two bergamot benefits: raise the HDL cholesterol and relieve anxiety naturally
Kathleen Jade, N.D., Natural Health Advisory, January 21, 215
Cooking up change in American medical schools
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It is obvious that quality is the life for long time win-win business, Shanghai Olimy Co.,Ltd also understand well that you need to quickly adapt to the changing consumer needs with high quality, cost-effective products to win more markets. At Shanghai Olimy, we monitor every single step of every single machine in real time, also keep studying and learning from customers' feedback to ensure we can adjust at a moment's notice. Using documented such as FAI(First Article Inspection), FPA (First Part Approval), PFD(Process Flow Diagram), PFMEA (Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, PCP(Production Control Plan) and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) for all in process and final inspection procedures, our main goal is to guarantee the final product arrived at your side is completely built to your specifications and agreements as promised when quotation.
What we do to ensure a process for your project is reliable and repeatable? The answer is the Process control, that is something we need to follow for all the manufacturing and assembly process, so you can be assured that changes won't be made without thorough review of the entire procedure/process:
"1. Feasibility Analysis:
Once receiving your request for injection mold or injection plastic, it's our duty to study the parts carefully such as lifetime for mold, application and using condition of the parts. It's critical to know as more as possible to ensure the feasibility of the mold and the parts we are going to quote."
"2. Nonconforming Material Control System:
Once order is confirmed, it is necessary to follow a system which will direct your nonconforming material control, both mold steel material and plastic material. For every single new project, Shanghai Olimy will provide you with the original certificate for both mold steel (such as 1.2344 heat treatment from SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH and 1.2083 from Schmiedewerke Gröditz), we quest this from material supplier to ensure we are working on the right material as promised, not any copies or fakes. Especially for the mold, you will not see any quality difference for the first thousands shots, but if you run more, for example 10,000 shots, mold problem such as crack, scratch or some other surface problem."
During production, we do all the checks including receiving inspection, process defects, products defects, finished goods containment, returned material and in process product specific containment.
"3. Control plan(Timing plan) and Weekly report:
Control plan, which is also called timing plan, will be provided once order is confirmed, from which you can see all the processes such as CNC processing, EDM etc for mold making and how long each process will need. Weekly report will be sent every Tuesday to assure you will be updated about all the progress here like you are in the workshop yourself. "
"4. FAI (First Article Inspection) and FPA (First Part Approval):
Once sample is finished, we will do the in-house FAI and FPA to ensure your parts have been manufactured to all your specifications including size requirements, tolerance, color etc, during which our CMM (Co-ordinate Measuring Machine) is continuously used for high precisons measuring of production samples and tight tolerance, which improves the analyzing and also provides consistent accuracy. All critical design characteristic will be verified and recorded and pointed out on part drawing, send together with sample for your approval. "
"5. In Process and Final Inspection:
Once sample is approved, all documents will be sent down to workshop to follow for mass production. In process will be run 1 piece every two hours, three shifts along all the production time to ensure all the parts are completely qualified to your specifications and comments. After all parts are finished, run the final inspection:surface inspection:500 pcs/50000 pcs,dimension inspection:32 pcs/50000 pcs."
"6. Packaging and Shipping:
Packaging is the last step but of same importance for the whole process, which requires proper protection to ensure no damage during transportation. Shanghai Olimy runs many different parts made from various material, including the Chromed plating parts, which requires specially protection. All these enables us to work out a perfect packaging solution with lowest cost. "


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A better way than buying lottery tickets is to start a home business.
Do you buy lottery tickets in any form? That's a big gamble with a huge win/lose ratio. If you stick to a budget of a few dollars and have discipline, not too serious. However still a real small potential to win. If you get a thrill anyway, go for it – again as long as you have control over your gambling 'instincts'. If not just don't go there ever, at all, period.
A much better gamble would be to invest that money to start a home business. A million dollars will not flush themselves out of your computer magically. Not even doughnuts and coffee. However if you can create a plan you might have an intelligent gamble with little risk. You may make some money someday if you work at it.
The fear of losing a few dollars in this way somehow seems to trump the stupid gambles and therefore people usually don't even try. If they realized how few dollars are necessary to get a business started online, maybe they would skip the lotto. Or maybe the problem is they don't need any more work. If they realized that once your home business is set up it requires very little work. Not like a job.
Once your home business is set up and functioning so that it will eventually develop into an income, you can call it pretty much 'passive income. 'Passive' doesn't mean you never need to do any work. It means the business (website or affiliate page) is always running, 24/7 online. Whether you are present and accounted for or not, you have the capacity to earn income at anytime from anywhere in the world when you consider a 24-hour clock.
With for example affiliate marketing programs, you pay a very small fee monthly with no contracts beyond month-to-month. You get a working web page you can use to advertise your opportunity and/or product, an affiliate link that can be used anywhere to promote your business, as well as banners and ads that you can use to earn commissions.
Some of the best programs also provide some level of training in Internet marketing for their members and some go as far as to provide actual resources and tools that you can use. There is likely a communicating, living community that you can network with and maybe even learn something else from.
Your only gamble here would be that small monthly fee – even just once to check it out from the inside; and of course the fact that you will either like the environment and are willing to try to develop an online business or not.


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Bill Owens is an American politician, author and attorney who served as the 40th Governor of Colorado from 1999 to 2007.
Owens was re-elected in 2002 by the largest majority in Colorado history, after making transportation, education, and tax cuts the focus of his governorship.
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Ephrata Health Pavilion
Our office located on the third floor of the Ephrata Health Pavilion went through an expansion along with major renovations in 2016, growing from a 9,000 square foot facility to a 17,000 square foot facility. This office includes a physical therapy clinic and proudly serves the Ephrata area community. The Health Pavilion is accessible by wheelchair, walker, or ambulance and offers free valet parking, with a covered entrance for easy drop-off and pick-up. Javáteas Gourmet Coffee Café is located just inside the Health Pavilion doors, and offers a large variety of coffee drinks along with lunch specials.
175 Martin Avenue
Suite 315
Ephrata, PA 17522
Suite 315
Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone: 717.560.4200
Fax: 717.733.9766
Physical Therapy Phone: 717.721.9201
Physical Therapy Fax: 717.733.4887
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Physical Therapy Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8AM-5PM
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Yeehaw! Kids and adults love cowboys and now you too can ride home in style with this fun design from altoonativ!
MySoti is a place where designers can upload original artwork and turn it into awesome, real-life products for sale that we print and ship out to customers worldwide!
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My interview with the Chief Market Technical Analyst for Miller + Tabak includes the conditions necessary for a successful stock market bottom, the positive secular story for commodities (especially agriculture), attractive market action in water related companies, and a dismal longer term outlook for financials and info tech and telecom.
The length of the interview is 12 minutes 3 seconds.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Phil Roth, CMT
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sam Stovall
My conversation with Standard and Poors' Equity Research Chief Investment Strategist includes how stocks tend to perform when one party controls government, fourth quarter of an election year stock performance, first year of a new administration and stock performance, and the earnings estimate split between bottom up analyst forecasts versus top down driven estimates.
The length of the interview is 13 minutes 30 seconds.
The length of the interview is 13 minutes 30 seconds.
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text: [Risk No. 673] Nick was outside BNA smoking a cigarette when the wind blew his check-in papers out of his hand and right toward me. I said hello and asked where he was headed. "Boston." Oh, cool, I'm headed up to the Northeast soon. I shared that I saw him as someone who, once on board with something, remained committed to it. He smiled. Asked if I could pray a blessing over his day. Held hands and prayed Jesus would move mightily and that Nick would be moved mightily toward him.


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In Spanish, aldea means small village or community. We chose this name to represent ourselves because it demonstrates our strong belief in and commitment to empowering communities. For this reason, we are dedicated exclusively to the villages (aldeas) and farmers of La Union, Honduras.
We pay our farmers prices that reflect the high quality beans they grow. At the end of the day, this empowers us all to be part of a more ethical, inclusive coffee market, where you can make a positive impact in a farm-to-table supply chain.
Aldea Coffee's cafe is located inside the Armory building in downtown Grand Haven.
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This 1970′s inspired 2 piece holiday outfit PDF sewing pattern designed by Eden Ava Couture provides a fun grown up look for a little girl celebrating the holidays back in the 70′s.
The skirt features a front waistband and a gathered back, decorated with a black velvet bow. The lace blouse features long sleeves with ruffle trim at the neck and sleeve band. A cameo button adorns the neckline.
Sized to fit 18 inch dolls such as American Girl®, this pattern is designed to use special occasion fabric such as taffeta, satin, or shantung for the skirt paired with cotton and lace for the blouse.
Supplies Needed:
-1/2 yard special occasion fabric for the skirt
-1/2 yard of cotton and lace overlay fabric for the blouse
-1 yard velvet ribbon for the bow
-hook and loop tape
-pre gathered lace trim
Skill Level: This is a fun and easy pattern!
What You Get: One 23 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! The PDF sewing pattern provides full color step-by-step illustrated instructions and full size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the files (example: Adobe Reader or Preview for MAC). The download link is received immediately after the transaction is complete. Print copies are NOT available.
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National Insurance figures paint an alarming picture of immigration
EACH week no fewer than 4,000 National Insurance numbers are given to migrants from Eastern Europe.
But even this staggering figure fails to reveal the true scale of immigration for those who apply for NI numbers are those who intend to work and pay tax, not those who don't.
This is one of the facts to emerge about EU migration from new data published by the Department for Work and Pensions showing where migrants have settled in the UK.
The 1.2 million Poles have tended to settle in north London, Edinburgh and Birmingham. Lithuanians (256,000 all told) go to agricultural East Anglia, Romanians and Bulgarians make for the Welsh borders and Czechs favour Manchester.
Since 2002, 2.3 million migrants from former communist countries have moved here and last year saw more arrive here than at any time since 2008.
Significantly these figures do not include the Romanians and Bulgarians who have come here since the beginning of the year when visa restrictions were dropped.
We are used to hearing about such large numbers of people but having a sense of where they are settling, swelling and changing the face of entire regions brings home the sense of an unstoppable movement that is beyond the control of government or local authorities.
And these, remember, are the migrants we know about, not the ones living in garden sheds or with criminal intent.
No wonder Ukip is riding high in the polls. Britain is losing its identity week by week.
In more innocent times all small boys carried a penknife and a piece of string in their pockets.
A tool and not a weapon
These days an adult can't even carry a pair of nail scissors on to a plane and knife crime is a hideous element of inner city gang culture. Quite rightly we want carrying a knife to be regarded as a serious matter.
Yet in more innocent times all small boys carried a penknife and a piece of string in their pockets. And many will sympathise with Chief Scout Bear Grylls when he says that all children should be given penknives so they can learn to use them responsibly.
A toxic combination of fear of crime and a desire to mollycoddle children has led us to this lamentable state of affairs where a pocket knife is viewed only as a deadly weapon rather than a useful tool.
British cup that cheers
Nine out of 10 of us say a cup of tea is the most British drink of all, good first thing in the morning and in times of crisis. Time for Polly to put the kettle on surely. We'll all have tea.


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Jeff Jardine
Attorney for both: Patterson beats even Riverbank in council member tumult
Tom Hallinan thought he'd seen it all in Riverbank a couple of years ago, when that city's council tried several times to oust troubled councilman Jesse James White from office.
Two recall attempts couldn't do it. Neither could spending $50,000 trying to litigate White from his seat or a grand jury recommendation that he step down over questions regarding whether he lived within the city when he originally filed to run for his council seat. Nor could White's legal problems that included two felony and two misdemeanor convictions from a car crash in 2012. Officially, White left office because he did not seek another term.
Hallinan is the city attorney in Riverbank. And in Ceres. He's also the city attorney in Patterson, where that council recently vacated the seat held by Sheree Lustgarten. And despite the contentiousness involving White in Riverbank, Hallinan will tell you the situation in Patterson is worse.
"I've never seen anything like it in my 25 years (as city government counsel)," Hallinan said. "I thought the Jesse James White situation was the most interesting thing I'd ever dealt with until this."
"This" meaning the acrimony between Lustgarten and others on the council and the community. Practically from the moment she took office, she claimed the city was corrupt and dominated by a good-ol'-boy network. She made enemies from the get-go, and quickly became a target herself. She was accused of bullying seniors at the town's senior center and of making threats against Dennis McCord – the councilman who sat next to her on the dais and who obtained a restraining order that kept her away from him except during council meetings.
Her husband, Jeff Lustgarten, committed suicide in December. And her political enemies seized upon statements about her past that were not truthful, including that she had never been convicted of a crime.
A 1998 battery on a spouse charge in San Bernardino County had been reduced to a "fighting noise; offensive words" infraction and she was convicted of passing a bad check, a misdemeanor, in Riverside County. Lustgarten told The Modesto Bee's Ken Carlson in February that both cases were related to being a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of a previous husband 18 years ago.
"I found out about the bad check when I was in hiding, and I paid it," Lustgarten said. "They were trying to get me on a perjury charge for things that happened 18 years ago."
In April, after being evicted and moving, Lustgarten failed to provide city officials with a new address. The council planned to vacate her seat then, but she pre-empted the action by providing documentation that she still lived in Patterson, Hallinan said.
Recently, though, a woman in Gustine came forth to tell authorities Lustgarten lived in that city for a few weeks, and that Lustgarten had to be evicted by Gustine police. The whistleblower signed an affidavit under penalty of perjury, and the document gave the council and city officials what they needed to move forward in bouncing her from the council, which they formally did late last month.
"It's a tragedy all the way around," Hallinan said. "But (officials) have to do what's for the greater good of all of the city."
Tuesday night, the four remaining council members – Mayor Luis Molina, McCord, Deborah Novelli and Dominic Farinha – will pick her replacement from a field of four applicants. Among them, Peter P. La Torre Jr. is a retired physician and Troy McComak works at a paintball facility. Vivian Ratliff, also retired, is active in the community. The fourth, Elias Funez, once worked for The Bee as an on-call photographer and later served briefly as the editor of the Patterson Irrigator newspaper. The application form included an entry that read "Employer," followed by a blank space to provide that information.
Funez's response? "Yes, I have one." OK ... By that, he means himself. The Patterson native launched the one-man-show www.weststanislausjournal.com in December and, if chosen, would be in the position of being a council member whose publication covers the city.
The applicant selected will hold the seat through the remainder of Lustgarten's term. She is up for re-election in November and told me – and others – she is considering running again.
The city wants California Attorney General Kamala Harris to rule that the convictions should prohibit Lustgarten from running for office, and the city could cite the Gustine issue as further evidence though no charges have been filed.
It's unlikely, Hallinan said, any such decision would materialize before the election. Should Lustgarten run and win, they'd have to find grounds to remove her all over again.
"It's a morass," he said. "A mess."
Worse, if you can imagine, than Riverbank during the Jesse James White era.
Patterson's City Council will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the City Council Chambers at City Hall downtown.
Jeff Jardine: 209-578-2383, email@example.com, @JeffJardine57


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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Connecticut Democrats are taking Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley of Greenwich to task after he reportedly changed his stance on proposals to raise the minimum wage during a recent press conference.
State Democrats say Foley was originally in support of the state's proposal to raise minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
But Foley told reporters he was in favor of a national minimum wage but was concerned a state initiative to raise the minimum wage could drive jobs out of the Nutmeg State.
Click on the video above to watch the full interview.
Foley is the front-runner for the Republican nomination to run for governor this fall, according to a recent Quinnipiac University poll. He is in a virtual tie with Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy, whom he lost to in 2010, the poll said.
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OK – I promise not to turn this into a total Dane puppy blog. But I just had to post another page on the pups my friend recently had.
I visited them when they were 3 weeks old, and then again 9 days later. I couldn't believe the difference!!! They were HUGE, and much more active – playing and battling with each other. Running across the floor – skidding into their siblings – chomping down on legs, and ears and noses.
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I had a blast with the puppies. I could just watch them for days. (Sorry if I've said that before). Not sure if I'll go back to see them one more time before they go off to their new homes - I might be tempted to snatch one up and make a break for it!


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It all began in 1951 when Anker Pallesen had a vision of creating the best chocolate milk in the world! He started experimenting in his kitchen, together with his wife, Ella. One day, they found the wonderful recipe for Cocio by mixing just 3 natural ingredients: milk, cocoa and sugar. Nothing else.
In 1964 there are so many thirsty Cocio fans that the factory is no longer large enough. A new location is found nearby and soon there is Cocio for all.
The first Cocio in a can hits the market. It looks different on the outside but the Cocio inside is still just milk, cocoa and a little sugar. As always.
Cocio is sold to the American Borden Group. But don't worry - it will be back in Danish hands again in 1999.
People want more so a new 40 cl Cocio is launched. Needless to say, it is a success.
Sweden hears the rumours and in 1985, our popular chocolate milk is launched in Sweden. Cocio wants to conquer the world. Starting with our neighbours!
People love 2 things. TV and Cocio. So we decide to go on TV to launch our 1 liter bottle. The message is delivered by a singing Cow - who doesn't love a singing cow?
Norwegians become jealous of the Swedes and now you can find 'Cocio Sjokolademelk' on the shelves in Norway. Still trying to conquer the world!
We have never been fond of competition. So we decide to buy our rival Congo (known then as Congo beer).
Cocio launches a new and daring variant: Chokolet! A few years later changing its name to Cocio Light. The new Light variant lives a quiet life until 1999 when singer Flemming Bamse Jørgensen announces that he lost 50 kg on a Cocio Light diet. Sales explode!
The founder Mr. Anker Pallesen dies a few weeks before his 80th birthday. A sad day for Cocio.
Cocio returns to Danish ownership. Needles to say, it's good to have it back.
Cocio is on its way out to conquer the whole world. Exports are rising and a brand-new, state-of-the-art factory is built in a field nearby. Up to 800,000 cans and bottles can be produced a day… 800,000!
Cocio is sold to Arla and big plans are made for the company.
The artist Kristian Hornsleth paints a magnificent painting as a part of the campaign "Show us your inner Cocio". Consumers follow with their own videos and pictures. The same year, we launch 3 new mouthwatering products: A Dark with 67% more cocoa, an Organic variant and a Chocolate Coffee.
We begin to use UTZ-certified cocoa in our production.
UTZ is a very big and important step for Cocio. We need to look out for our chocolate milk, but not least, for nature and the people who help us make it.
UTZ is a very big and important step for Cocio. We need to look out for our chocolate milk, but not least, for nature and the people who help us make it.
Cocio One replaces Cocio Light as the lighter alternative to the classic chocolate milk. It has the same great taste as Cocio Classic, but with only 1% fat and 1% sugar.
Cocio gives the classic Milkshake a twist with the launch of Cocio Milkshake Chocolate - and a Cappuccino version for all coffee lovers out there.
A new family member is born "Cocio Energy" – our good ol' cocio taste, but now filled with great tasting energy. Even the milkshakes gets a new friend with a taste of raspberry and white chocolate.
This year Cocio lands in UK. We are ready to conquer British taste buds with the great tasting Cocio.
This year Cocio lands in UK. We are ready to conquer British taste buds with the great tasting Cocio.


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Frances Whelan is a qualified Nutrition & Health Coach with over 27 years experience in helping people to take control of their eating habits and in turn experiencing quality of life.
Weigh Lighter, the nutrition and weight loss programme designed by Frances advocates a simple and straightforward approach to helping people adopt healthy eating and lifestyle habits, and places a high value on the place of group support and motivation as part of the process.
Weigh Lighter classes are held on a weekly basis, and are 1 hour. The first 30 minutes is dedicated to a confidential weigh-in with Frances, when members receive personal attention and feedback, followed by a motivational class talk, food demo or teamwork activity. Find a list of weekly classes here.
Frances believes that quick fixes and diet products are not the answer to the epidemic of obesity and other diet-related illness engulfing Ireland today; instead a balanced approach to weight loss is crucial, and you will find this teaching is ever evident in the Weigh Lighter classes run by Frances.
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The London Summer Event Show
What a great show!
The London Summer Event Show enjoyed its second year on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th January 2016. It was a pleasure to be exhibiting at Merchant Taylors' Hall an old medieval livery hall which has nothing visible but an unsuspecting blue door from street level. It is a gorgeous venue once you step inside…
The theme of this year's show was a hidden, secret garden and the mascot Lady Summer Evelynn Skye welcomed everyone again to the show.
No.4 Hamilton Place was exhibiting as it is a perfect fit for us with the focus on Summer events and the fact we have our roof terrace that looks out over Hyde Park. A show dedicated to London Summer Parties was a great way to talk to agents and to corporate event planners looking for outside space for their 2016 summer events.
The show, which runs in parallel with the London Christmas Party Show, brought together over 100 summer event venues and suppliers with over 700 corporate event buyers and event agents. Created and organised by Story Events, the show seeks to provide a different and unique exhibition experience to its guests and exhibitors. At the show, there was complimentary food, drink, entertainment and goodies to show what all of the venues and suppliers could provide to create a wonderful summer in the city event.
We all enjoyed meeting some new faces and catching up with many of the event planners and agents we know so well.
If you are looking for a venue for your summer events we can offer a package to suit different budgets and requirements. Canapés, Bowl Food, BBQs (or coming soon our new World Foods menu) can all be enjoyed courtesy of our fabulous onsite caterers Foodbydish. We can look after everything so you and your guests can have a wonderful summer event in London, on our stunning roof terrace in the heart of Mayfair.
For more information visit our website, call us on 020 7670 4314 or email. We look forward to hearing from you and making your summer event one to remember!


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Acne is a disorder resulting from the action of hormones and other substances on the skin's oil glands (sebaceous glands) and hair follicles. These factors lead to clogged pores and outbreaks of lesions commonly called pimples. If not controlled, acne can lead to emotional distress, and severe acne can lead to permanent scarring.
Holly Cutler, celebrity medical aesthetician also known as America's Skin Saint™, rebuilt her own skin disfigured from cystic acne almost two decades ago, and has since created one of the most extensive rejuvenation clinics in the country, FACE Skincare~Medical~Wellness. Her multi award-winning clinic offers over 35 laser and facial machines, injectables, non-surgical facelifts, body makeovers, and wellness treatments by renowned naturopathic physician Dr. Doug Cutler. Holly has been a featured expert on FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC, The Doctors Show, and in several national publications. She has now launched her own highly anticipated and innovative skincare product line, The Skin Saint™, and the first national virtual skincare consulting company to help people all over the country who may not be able to access the services at her clinic.
Reduces acne by keeping dead cells and excess oil from clogging the hair follicle. With over 20 types of peels, we customize to the needs of the skin.
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Bellafill can help to fill deep ice pick scars in just minutes and the treatment will last for one to five years. Our internationally trained RN will access your skin, and find the perfect filler for you.
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Active FX™, Deep FX™, Total™FX are revolutionary CO2 lasers to be the most powerful treatment in existence for acne scarring without the downtime of traditional CO2 laser.
Renowned naturopathic physician, Dr. Cutler uses broader strategies than conventional medicine to get to the root of acne symptoms.Find your ME ID™ Body Code.
Dermal Infusion® is an advanced deep medical skin-resurfacing treatment to simultaneously combine exfoliation, extraction to real clinical results.
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Acnelase™ is a FACE exclusive innovation to revolutionize skin clarity using a multi-modality approach to the treatment of acne. Lasers, lights, and topicals are combined to get you the fastest clearance WITHOUT downtime.
From Cutera, one of the leading laser and light-based aesthetic systems providers comes the Excel V Laser System which addresses pigmentation, skin rejuvenation and above all, vascular issues in the face and body.
Lamprobe treats may common minor skin conditions such as Telangiectasia, Cholesterol, Deposits, Milia, Cherry Angiomas, Spider Angiomas, Clogged Pores and Acne Lesions, Skin Tags, Fibromas, Acne Pimples, and Keratoses.
Genesis Laser "airbrushes" your skin in under an hour, and for that reason, it is one of the staples of our practice. It is a multipurpose, all skin type solution for overall skin health.
The SaltFacial ™ is a Class II Medical Device that delivers clinical results to improve overall dermal health. The versatile SaltFacial™ can be used as a standalone 3-step process, or in conjunction with other procedures. Deep resurfacing is combined with Ultrasound technology and LED therapy for more youthful skin.
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The new gold standard for laser treatments in helping inflammation, kill bacteria, and rejuvenation, without pain, or downtime.
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Omnilux is 100x stronger than other LED Light Therapies. Kills bacteria, and reduces inflammation in a Non-irritating, non-chemical series. Shown in clinical studies to be superior to medications 12 weeks post.
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1. What Causes Acne?
The exact cause of acne is unknown, but skin experts believe it results from several related factors. One important factor is an increase in hormones called androgens (male sex hormones). These increase in both boys and girls during puberty and cause the sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum. Hormonal changes related to pregnancy or starting or stopping birth control pills can also cause acne.
Another factor is heredity or genetics. Researchers believe that the tendency to develop acne can be inherited from parents. For example, studies have shown that many school-age boys with acne have a family history of the disorder. Certain drugs, including androgens and lithium, are known to cause acne. Greasy cosmetics may alter the cells of the follicles and make them stick together, producing a plug.
2. Factors That Can Make Acne Worse
Changing hormone levels, friction caused by leaning on or rubbing the skin, pressure from bike helmets, backpacks, or tight collars, oils in hair, or on pillow cases, environmental irritants, such as pollution and high humidity, squeezing or picking at blemishes, and hard scrubbing of the skin.
3. What are the Myths About the Causes of Acne?
There are many myths about what causes acne. People say food does not influence the skin, and we couldn't disagree more. Our Naturopathic Physician can look at your food sensitivities, as once these are eliminated, many people have seen improvement in their acne. Obviously, this is not the only factor, as stress, hormonal imbalance, gastrointestinal issues, and toxic burden can also play a role. Another common myth is that dirty skin causes acne; however, blackheads and other acne lesions are not caused by dirt.
4. Who Gets Acne?
People of all races and ages get acne. It is most common in adolescents and young adults. Nearly 85 percent of people between the ages of 12 and 24 develop the disorder. For most people, acne tends to go away by the time they reach their thirties; however, some people in their forties and fifties continue to have this skin problem.
5. Who should treat my Acne?
Acne is treated by dermatologists and/or Licensed skincare professionals, such as our Licensed Skin Management Experts™. Each professional treats all kinds of acne, although each goes about it differently.
6. Why do I need Professional Acne Treatments?
The goals of treatment are to heal existing lesions, stop new lesions from forming, prevent and treat scarring, and minimize the psychological stress and embarrassment caused by this disease. In severe cases, we recommend seeing a dermatologist in addition to a FACE Skin Management Expert™ for drug treatment. This is aimed at reducing several problems that play a part in causing acne: abnormal clumping of cells in the follicles, increased oil production, bacteria, and inflammation. We also recommend clinical home-care products for all acne cases as an adjunctive therapy in addition to professional acne treatments.
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Angie's List has awarded CMG Sprinklers and Drains their top rating for customer service and lists CMG with an "A" rating. CMG Installs Drainage Systems, Lawn Sprinkler Systems and provides Expert Sprinkler System Repair. Our Drainage Systems utilize French Drains, Surface Drains, Channel Drains, and Sump Pumps. Sprinkler Systems installed by CMG use Rain Bird or Hunter Sprinkler Parts. With over 20 years of experience we provide top quality Sprinkler Systems, French Drains, Drainage Systems, and Sprinkler Repair.
CMG Services all of Central Oklahoma including: Norman, Moore, Edmond, Yukon, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Del City, Blanchard, Newcastle, Purcell and Chickasha.
Today we did a sprinkler repair in Norman. The sprinkler system needed a checkup. We went through each sprinkler zone and identified several different problems. Zone 2 had a cracked sprinkler pipe in a flower bed. Zone 4 had a broken sprinkler rotor on the edge of the driveway that had been driven over and broken. Zone 6 and 7 each had a couple of pop-up spray heads that were worn out and would not pop-up. The diagnosis and the repair took less than two hours. Now their sprinkler system is running great!
Tomorrow, we are going to Edmond to install a French Drain.
Hopefully 2012 wont be as hot as 2011. Record heat for Central Oklahoma caused the death of trees, shrubs, and grass all over the state. A new Lawn Irrigation System installed by CMG can help solve these problems. Sprinkler Systems distribute water much faster and more efficiently than dragging hoses around all day to water your yard.
Just like a home or a car, an irrigation system requires repair or adjustment from time to time. We at CMG, take great pride in the Sprinkler Repair Services that we provide. In almost 18 years of service, CMG has solved virtually every possible sprinkler repair problem. We tackle Sprinkler Repair Problems that other companies can't handle. If you live in Oklahoma City and have Broken Sprinkler Heads, or if you live in Normanand have Leaking Sprinkler Valves, or if you live in Edmond and your Sprinkler Controller quit working, give us a call or send us an e-mail. 405 – 226-0629 firstname.lastname@example.com
Lawn Sprinkler Repair is one of our business focuses. We can help with:
1. Sprinkler Controller Problems
4. Shorted or disconnected valve wires
5. Sprinkler Zones or Sprinkler Stations that won't work
The above are the most common sprinkler problems that we deal with.
CMG Sprinklers and Drains – can help if you need to re-design your sprinkler system. If for example you are adding a swimming pool in your back yard, we can move the sprinkler heads and sprinkler pipesto fit the new dimensions of your yard. We can redesign or add-on to sprinkler systemswhere the home owners needs change.
Like our name says, CMG Sprinklers and Drainsalso installs New Lawn Sprinkler Systems and Drainage Systems for folks who live in Central Oklahoma. If you live in Mustang and would like a French Drain installed or if you live in Norman and need a broken sprinkler head replaced, or if you live in Oklahoma Cityand desire a new Lawn Sprinkler System, Give CMG Sprinklers and Drainsa call or send us an e-mail. 405-226-0629 email@example.com
For Central Oklahoma Residents who already have a Sprinkler System, I recommend a RAIN/FREEZE SENSOR. This is a great way to ensure that the sprinkler system gets turned off when there is no one available to turn it off. If you are away on vacation for example, the RAIN/FREEZE SENSOR will turn off the sprinkler system after a heavy thunderstorm when it is too wet to water. The RAIN/FREEZE SENSOR will turn the sprinkler system back on when it is dry enough to water again. It will do the same thing for your sprinkler system if it gets too cold or starts to snow.
Just what is a "French Drain?" Many times people incorrectly use the phrase, "French Drain," to apply to many different types of Drains that could be used in a Drainage System. The term is widely used and many times incorrectly connected to "Surface Drains," or "Channel Drains."
A Surface Drain has a grate that sits on top of a basin. The basin is underground. A Drain Pipe is connected underground to an outlet on the Drain Basin. Storm-Water Drains through the grate into the Drain Basin. Once in the Drain Basin, water travels out of the basin through a Drain Pipe. The Storm-Water continues downhill in an underground Drain Pipe to an exit point.
A Surface Drain may come in many different shapes or sizes. The Drain Grate may be round or square. Here is a picture of a common Surface Drain.
A Channel Drain is a type of Surface Drain and many times is installed in concrete across sidewalks or driveways.
A French Drain is completely different from a Surface Drain. A basic French Drain consists of a Perforated Drain Pipe in the bottom of a trench. The Drain Pipe should have a neoprene sock around the Perforated Drain Pipe. This is to ensure that the Drain Pipe does not become clogged.
The dirt that was taken out to make the trench is hauled away. It is replaced by some type of small stone or gravel depending on what is desired or available. I prefer crushed 1 inch lime stone. It is the most economical option in my area. Pea Gravel or some other type of small stone can work just as well. The lime-stone or gravel is placed in the trench on top of the perforated Drain Pipe and filled all the way to the surface (ground level). In some cases where the French Drain needs to be deep or is being placed in sandy soil, a special trench liner must be placed in the trench before the perforated Drain Pipe or the Gravel are installed. This helps maintain the integrity of the trench over time. It also increases the cost of the French Drain and the amount of time to install it. I install a trench liner in a French Drain about 20% of the time. Most of the time a liner in not needed.
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This story revolves around a young man whose family are traditional gondola makers. Having been to Venice on several occasions I was curious to learn more about these artists and wasn't disappointed. The technical and artistic details were fascinating and I was intrigued by the descriptions of what life was like in 16th century Venice for the different artistic guilds.
I liked the main character, Luca, but would have really enjoyed a bit more character development, as well as that of the beautiful women he admires in a painting. The characters were intriguing but seemed a bit one-dimensional.
The book was easy to read and kept my interest until the end.


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Recipe | Haitham El-Khatib · Curator | Hakan Burcuoğlu · Venue | Aleph Eatery · Gear | Leica
Haitham El-Khatib, helmer of Vancouver's magnanimous Middle Eastern fixture—Aleph—is a perennial optimist with a penchant for epicurean confluence. Investing years of bonafide brain & brawn into a beguiling concept that's neither stuffy, nor superfluous, Haitham, and his soft-spoken, ebullient wife Fiona, have persevered in conjuring up a warm-and-fuzzy concept that's curiously convivial, unapologetically vegetarian, and cosmic-climax guaranteed.
Their boutique concept which moonlights as the perfect gateway to Middle Eastern food and hospitality is deserved of any paean. So no wonder we've joined forces, to bring to you voracious Vancouverites an unparalleled feast that celebrates the Levant, and all things summer—Levantine Lullaby.
Headlining Levantine Lullaby is Haitham's Fatteh & Fasenjan—a sultry concoction disguised as a majestic mash-up, bringing into one bowl the best of both worlds—in this instance, Palestine and Iran. Having grown up devouring both dishes as a toddler, naturally, Haitham's found solace, and his deliverance, in the act of conjoining the two. It's silky, spicy, and crunchy as fuck. So buy your tickets to our upcoming feast, double-down, and get F'ed up.
Fatteh (Palestinian Chickpea & Crispy Bread Cold Casserole)
1 cup chickpeas (canned or cooked), drained and rinsed
1 saj/pita/flat bread, cut into wedges
1 cup plain yogurt
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp tahini paste
2 cloves garlic, minced
⅓ cup pine nuts & sliced almonds
1 tsp cumin
Zaatar, to taste
Salt, to taste
Fasenjan (Persian Walnut & Pomegranate) Stew
2 cups walnut halves (can use more if you like)
2 cups vegetable stock
1 large onion, finely chopped
½ cup pomegranate molasses
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
Pinch of nutmeg, freshly ground if possible
a glug of extra virgin olive oil
For Garnish
Pomegranate seeds
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Method [Serves 2-3]
1. Preheat the oven to 175C/350F.
2. Lay the bread wedges on a baking sheet, and toss with olive oil. Season with zaatar and bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned and crispy. [Alternately, you may fry the pita bread in olive oil in a saucepan, Palestinian-Style] Taste!
3. Put the chickpeas in a small pot along with ½ cup water and simmer over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, until the water is mostly absorbed, and the chickpeas are heated through. Remove from heat, strain and season with salt and cumin. The chickpeas should taste of salt and cumin.
4. Mix the yogurt, garlic, cumin, lemon juice, tahini paste, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined. If the consistency is too thick, add a little water to thin it out, or until the desired consistency is reached.
5. Fry the pine nuts and almonds in olive oil, in a small saucepan, until golden.
6. For the fesenjan stew, toast the walnuts, either on a baking sheet in the oven, or in a shallow pan over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown and fragrant.
8. Once the walnuts have cooled down, pulse in food processor until broken up, similar to the consistency of hemp hearts.
9. Heat the olive oil in a large pot, add the onions, and gently stir until translucent. Add the spices and cook for a few minutes longer. The smell of turmeric and cinnamon should take over your kitchen. Season with salt.
10. Add the stock, and bring mixture to a boil.
11. Once boiling, reduce heat to simmer, and add the pomegranate molasses and ground walnuts. Simmer for 15-25 minutes, until sauce becomes thick in consistency. Add more stock, or water, if needed. Adjust spices to taste.
1. Break up the toasted bread wedges and arrange them in an even layer on the bottom of a deep serving platter, bowl, or casserole dish.
2. Top with warm Fesenjan stew.
3. Spoon over stew with the warm chickpeas, followed by the yogurt & tahini sauce. Sprinkle with toasted nuts, finely chopped parsley or cilantro, pomegranates & olive oil and serve with additional bread chips.
4. Get doubly F'ed up with this Double-F Mash-Up.


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Congratulations to Yulee, who won week 23 of our #ILSC25 contest!
Yulee is a student at ILSC-San Francisco and this is her winning entry:
"I came to Mission district and Dolores park with a french friend Victoria. It reminds me of the time I had had with my friends who I had met at ILSC SF. I still make lots of friends but miss my old friends so badly! ? I was a student last year, but now I am an intern. ILSC gives me alot of chance to meet people from all over the world and explore SF again. Thank you so much!"


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– Oni Combat armor chest and other stuff –
January 11, 2015 Leave a comment
And the chest armor is done, you will need to update your Rikugous and Kemonos for this to work. You should also update your O.CA arms and legs because i have fixed a few texture loading bugs as well as fixed the specularity settings that shaded the armor all weird around local lights. It should all look good now….. i think.
I also made a scarf to go along with the armor, it can also be used separately.
– Updates –
Apart from the Kemono and Rikugou compatibility updates for the armor, theres also a bunch of other bug fixes that you might want to check out.
Here is the list of all the changes:
-Kemono v1.13.2:
Fixed neck and triangulation. (mainly for O.CA chest compatibility)
Fixed a rigging bug with the Kemono hands and gloves.
Fixed a LOD issue with the hips.
Fixed a LOD issue with the right furry leg.
Fixed an issue with voice chat mouth animation.
Added a missing "ADD" graphical element to the body HUD right side options menu.
Switched places basic and advanced mode buttons on the body HUD to be more intuitive.
Script optimizations.
-M3 v1.12.10:
Fixed an issue with voice chat mouth animation option breaking the head.
Fixed a problem with the reset button not working when the options menu is close don the HUD.
Included the retro loader into the main package instead of the bonus item box because GOD DAMN IT YOU PEOPLE.
-O.CA arms and legs v2:
Fixed a rigging issue on the fingers of the Kemono version.
Fixed a rigging issue on the arms of the Rikugou lite version.
Fixed an issue with the wrong "red skull" textures being loaded on the arms of Avatar 2.0 and Rikugou lite versions.
Fixed an issue with speculars, shading the whole armor weird around local lights.
Added a Resync option to the menu of the Rikugou armor parts, this is for when one of the body parts reset and clip through the armor after reloging or adding the part second instead of first.
-Rikugou Lite v1.4:
O.CA chest armor compatibility update.
Thats all, the next big update is the Rikugou avatar and accessory series, its a real mess so this will take some time to fix.


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lj poll politicking
hi guys. i am busy and also sick. however i still want to win this lj_photophile contest. take a moment to vote for my photo (or another one that you think should win) if you have not already done so. top img is mine <3.
man, the above photo is 8yr old. glad to see i still can't level while shooting jeje!


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Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness, propels him through an unhappy life full of failures and unrewarding relationships. He fails at being a preacher to coal miners. He fails in his relationships with women. He earns some respect among his fellow painters, especially Paul Gauguin, but he does not get along with them. He only manages to sell one painting in his lifetime. The one constant good in his life is his brother Theo, who is unwavering in his moral and financial support.
Kurt Douglas as Vincent Van Gogh is absolutely amazing. He captures the frenetic passion with which Van Gogh painted. The movie has all the main influencing factors of his life and all of the master's difficulties, trials and illnesses.
The film shows Van Gogh's love of painting. He once wrote to his brother that it was impossible to see the world and not want to paint it. He saw the goodness of the simple people and showed his sympathy for them. Van Gogh's style showed the energy of nature and the toil of the poor. Van Gogh comes through as a man desperately trying to paint enough of the beauty he saw, at one moment bristling with positive energy and at the next unsure of himself and afraid of being always alone.
I was touched by Lust for Life and could not help finding sympathy with Van Gogh despite hs arguing with other painters and and falling in love with an ill prostitute and his societal awkwardness and so on. He came through not as a misfit really, but as one who was not meant for society, and a man to whom society wore upon.
The movie is excellent and moving and the end is truly beautiful in its tragedy. It is impossible to mention all the aspects of the movie I liked but this movie can be seen based on Douglas's performance alone.
IMDB – Won 1 Oscar
BRRip 1080p | MKV | 1920 x 752 | x264 @ 2500 Kbps | 122 min | 2,44 Gb
Audio: English AAC 5.1 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (srt)
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Although seemingly slow to get up to speed, the inevitable economic recovery is beginning to provide growth opportunities for commercial trucks used in the construction industry. Typically split into public, private residential and private nonresidential segments, these markets make extensive use of purposely designed truck models.
Steve Latin-Kasper, market data and research director at the National Truck Equipment Assn. (NTEA), recently commented in an Application Market Analysis on the outlook for the construction industry. "While all three sectors have a mediocre forecast for 2011," he said, "their outlooks are not completely identical. Expectations for public sector spending on construction are better for 2011 than 2010 since the economy is growing and higher tax revenues will be generated; however, many states and municipal governments are still dealing with deficits. As a result, spending on trucks will be well below normal this year.
"Further segmentation of the public sector component of the construction market shows that some state and local expenditures have more to do with trucks than others," Latin-Kasper continued. "Big infrastructure projects obviously make more use of construction vehicles than other types of state and municipal ventures."
Although the forecast for the private sector of the construction market is viewed in a more positive light, Latin-Kasper noted, he does not expect the construction market to see big increases in truck sales in 2011. "Construction truck spending in 2011 must also account for the average age of trucks in state/municipal/private contractor fleets and the number of miles on the trucks in those fleets," he said.
"Most fleets have allowed the average age of their trucks to increase significantly in the past three years," Latin-Kasper added. "However, also due to the recession, those old trucks are low mileage vehicles. As such, fleet managers will be debating whether to replace the trucks because they're older than preferred, or whether they should continue using them until they accumulate the mileage they were originally intended to reach."
The bottom line for Latin-Kasper is that spending in all construction segments is expected to be flat this year. "The construction industry will buy a lot of trucks in 2011," he said, "just not a lot more or a lot less than in 2010."
In general, manufacturers of construction trucks agree with this analysis but remain optimistic about the future.
"Like other segments of the trucking industry," says Gary Blood, Caterpillar vocational truck product manager, "customers have delayed purchases due to economic conditions and concerns over 2010 engine emissions technology. Therefore, at some point existing trucks will need to be replaced. If you look at Class 8 truck sales over the past few months, it appears this is starting to happen."
Navistar is optimistic about growth in the construction market. "We forecast that the construction economy will increase over the next three years," says Melissa Gauger, vocational marketing manager. "But certain markets like residential housing will continue to experience challenges."
Curtis Dorwart, vocational products marketing manager at Mack Trucks, notes that while most of the construction market remains relatively flat, there is some interest in specialty applications. "We've also seen a trend toward the lower end of the Class 8 GVW rating," he adds. "With weakness in the construction market and rising diesel prices, companies are focusing on fuel efficiency and looking at how much truck they need or, in some cases, can afford."
The construction market has clearly been depressed for quite some time, Kevin Howard, marketing segment manager at Western Star Trucks Sales, points out, and it has changed substantially during this decline. "The average age of trucks rose during this time so truck purchases should increase as maintenance costs become unfavorable," he says.
"Many areas are showing signs of recovery," adds Charles Cook, product marketing manager at Peterbilt Motors. "While home construction is expected to provide some growth, we believe infrastructure will provide the majority of the expansion over the next three to five years. Repairing or replacing structures from the Interstate Highway System to local roads, and pipelines carrying energy, water and waste, will provide significant opportunities."
The construction market is comprised of a wide variety of niche applications, Frank Bio, Volvo Trucks product manager-trucks, explains. "Our focus has been on expanding and refining current product offerings to better serve customers in these various areas."
Truck OEMs, in fact, all point to several key and some new features of their construction truck models. Many designs, for example, are offered with set-back front axles to optimize payload potential and maneuverability on job sites, as well as front and rear power take-off (PTO) options to meet application requirements. There are also set-forward steer axle offerings and a variety of frame extensions for front-mounted equipment, and many newer models have hoods designed to provide an increase in cooling system size without having to raise the cab.
Manufacturers serving the construction truck market work closely with body builders to develop solutions that minimize installation time. "We met with various body and equipment suppliers to understand the pain points they have when integrating body and chassis," says Caterpillar's Blood. "We see this as a critical element in the process. The more we can collaborate with these companies, the better the result for the user. We can drive out unnecessary costs or provide customers more value-added features for the same amount of money.
"Another key reason to work closely with these companies is because of the impact emissions regulations have had on chassis design," Blood continues. "Truck manufacturers have had to alter exhaust configurations and provide other emissions-related components. Without close collaboration, the body supplier can have a real surprise when a truck shows up and it's built like nothing they've seen before."
"As a manufacturer, it is important that our trucks are easy to upfit," says Western Star's Howard. "For example, our 4700 model features a wiring raceway that leads to a bolt-in plate in the cab floor that is dedicated to wiring in the upfit process. A clean back of cab is also important to body builders so trucks are packaged to allow for maximum space on the frame rails for body builders to install equipment."
Peterbilt works closely with a number of body builders, Cook notes, not only in the development of products but also to make the integration of bodies as smooth as possible. "We want to ensure we maximize efficiencies for the body companies, minimize cost for our customer and get the trucks in the field as quickly as possible," he says.
Navistar also understands the value of vehicle and body integration. "Not only does it make the body installation process easier," says Gauger, "but it delivers a better, more reliable finished product to the end-user. One of the features that we developed to make body installation easier, for example, is our Diamond Logic multiplexed electrical system that reduces body installation time."
Mack Trucks works with builders providing bodies, and continually looks for ways to better integrate the truck and body, says Dorwart. "Our vocational trucks now feature BodyLink III, which we designed with extensive input from body builders," he says. "The new system provides an under-cab 29-pin connector, a cab pass-through boot for a quick body hookup and assignable in-cab switches."
Introduced this year by Freightliner, two new severe-duty (SD) truck models for Class 7 and 8 operations feature mid-chassis packaging for heavy applications such as dumps, cranes, roll-offs, and mixers.
"That provides flexibility to specify clear frame rail and clean back of cab configurations," says Rich Shearing, director of product strategy. "The SD family also incorporates SmartPlex, a multiplex electrical system that simplifies chassis to body electrical integration and provides a large number of switches and lamps that are configurable by equipment and body manufacturers."
Kenworth Truck Co. has been expanding its construction truck line in the past year to cover a broader range of applications, notes Alan Fennimore, vocational marketing manager. The lineup, he added, is designed to address the needs of vocational customers, who are often focused on durability and performance in challenging applications.
It is especially useful when body manufacturers are involved in the vehicle definition and ordering process. As Kenworth notes in its Body Builder Manual, the company often provides valuable information that may help reduce the cost of installation. The manual features detailed information on vehicle dimensions; ride heights; suspension layouts; ground and PTO clearances; frame layouts, exhaust and aftertreatment; and electrical systems.
Looking ahead to a more robust market for construction trucks, OEMs are offering a range of models, including some new vehicles designed specifically for construction applications.
Caterpillar has launched the CT660, which is the first model in its new line of vocational trucks. The CT680, a second model, is planned for the first quarter of 2013. Key features of the CT660 include lightweight aluminum cabs and modular components such as the bumper, grille surround and hood that help simplify maintenance and service.
The new Freightliner severe-duty models include the Coronado SD with its lightweight aluminum cab and the Business Class M2 106v/M2 112v and new 114SD construction trucks. The 108- and 114-in. BBC SD configurations feature options, such as front frame extensions and radiator-mounted grilles for body attachments, front and rear engine PTOs, and body-specific chassis layouts. Production will begin on a natural gas-powered 114SD model in December.
Kenworth's construction truck offerings include several versions of the T800, such as the short hood series, the FEPTO and the twin steer. The Kenworth W900S features a set-forward front axle, and the manufacturer's C500B construction series is available with optional front drive and rear tandem or tridem drive axles. Also offered are the T470 medium-duty vocational and T440 models.
Recently introduced by Mack Trucks is the Granite medium heavy-duty (MHD). The new version joins the OEM's Granite line in axle-forward and axle-back configurations. Also in the Mack product family for construction applications is the TerraPro cabover, which can be paired with concrete pumper, concrete, ready-mix or concrete form truck bodies.
Navistar's construction truck lineup includes the Class 4/5 TerraStar, with a 4×4 version planned for 2012, and the Class 6 and 7 DuraStar. Hybrid and natural gas-powered models of the DuraStar will be offered as well. A range of powertrain options, including midrange and heavy-duty diesels, and hybrid and natural gas power, are offered with the WorkStar. There are several versions of the PayStar for severe-duty applications.
Peterbilt Motors has a range of models for construction applications, including the Model 388 with a 123-in. BBC, a dimension shared by the Model 367, which is also offered with a rear engine PTO and in a heavy-haul version with a large cooling system. The Model 365 is offered in set-forward and set-back axle configurations. The Model 348 in truck or tractor versions can be specified in an all-wheel drive configuration. The Model 320, with a 96-in.-wide cab, can be equipped with a wide range of bodies and equipment.
Volvo Trucks offers the Volvo VHD and VHD 430 vocational vehicles for construction operations. Both models come in axle-forward and axle-back configurations. The recently released Volvo VAH, a model based on the VHD, features lower frame height and top of cab dimensions for use in crane applications. Volvo also recently introduced a clean back of cab on the VHD to assist in mounting pusher axles and snowplows.
Western Star's all-new 4700 model is available in set-forward and set-back configurations. The truck is designed for dump, mixer, crane, roll-off, and sewer vac and plow applications. Western Star 4800 and 4900 models are also suited to construction fleets.
The North American construction truck market is large," says Caterpillar's Blood. "Our research shows that customers are always looking for new and unique truck solutions to make their businesses more successful. Successful OEMs will leverage their experience and knowledge of applications and needs to create trucks that make customers more successful and productive in their work environment."
Trucks designed and engineered specifically to serve construction customers are the result of conversations with fleets and drivers, body builders and upfitters, as well as countless hours of research and development. While tough economic times have forced many companies to re-evaluate equipment purchases, particularly in the individual choices they make, continued growth in construction markets will eventually bring customers back to the order table. And when they return, those customers will expect new trucks that meet their highly specialized needs.


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Westside: A Novel (Hardcover)
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In an alternate 1921 New York, a wall running the length of Broadway divides Manhattan into the normal, although overcrowded, Eastside and the strange, magical, dangerous, feral Westside. Westsider Gilda Carr works as a private detective solving "small mysteries." But one of her cases—finding a missing glove—drags her into the very large mystery of why the Westside is the way it is and who is profiting from it. A stunningly imaginative debut novel.— From Stephen's Picks
"Superb . . . his research is excellent . . . his prose sharply crystalline." -- New York Times Book Review
"The Alienist meets The City & The City in this brilliant debut that mixes fantasy and mystery. Gilda Carr's 'tiny mysteries' pack a giant punch." --David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Murder As a Fine Art
A young detective who specializes in "tiny mysteries" finds herself at the center of a massive conspiracy in this beguiling historical fantasy set on Manhattan's Westside—a peculiar and dangerous neighborhood home to strange magic and stranger residents—that blends the vivid atmosphere of Caleb Carr with the imaginative power of Neil Gaiman.
It's 1921, and a thirteen-mile fence running the length of Broadway splits the island of Manhattan, separating the prosperous Eastside from the Westside—an overgrown wasteland whose hostility to modern technology gives it the flavor of old New York. Thousands have disappeared here, and the respectable have fled, leaving behind the killers, thieves, poets, painters, drunks, and those too poor or desperate to leave.
It is a hellish landscape, and Gilda Carr proudly calls it home.
Slightly built, but with a will of iron, Gilda follows in the footsteps of her late father, a police detective turned private eye. Unlike that larger-than-life man, Gilda solves tiny mysteries: the impossible puzzles that keep us awake at night; the small riddles that destroy us; the questions that spoil marriages, ruin friendships, and curdle joy. Those tiny cases distract her from her grief, and the one impossible question she knows she can't answer: "How did my father die?"
Yet on Gilda's Westside, tiny mysteries end in blood—even the case of a missing white leather glove. Mrs. Copeland, a well-to-do Eastside housewife, hires Gilda to find it before her irascible merchant husband learns it is gone. When Gilda witnesses Mr. Copeland's murder at a Westside pier, she finds herself sinking into a mire of bootlegging, smuggling, corruption—and an evil too dark to face.
All she wants is to find one dainty ladies' glove. She doesn't want to know why this merchant was on the wrong side of town—or why he was murdered in cold blood. But as she begins to see the connection between his murder, her father's death, and the darkness plaguing the Westside, she faces the hard truth: she must save her city or die with it.
Introducing a truly remarkable female detective, Westside is a mystery steeped in the supernatural and shot through with gunfights, rotgut whiskey, and sizzling Dixieland jazz. Full of dazzling color, delightful twists, and truly thrilling action, it announces the arrival of a wonderful new talent.
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W. M. Akers is the author of Westside, an award-winning playwright, and the creator of the bestselling games Deadball: Baseball with Dice and Comrades: A Revolutionary RPG. He lives in Philadelphia.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A nude sunbather is suing for the right to bask in the buff with his rat terrier, Cheekies, at his side.
New Yorker Mark DelCore says he needs full sun exposure for a skin condition he links to World Trade Center toxins. And he says he needs Cheekies with him because he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
DelCore likes to do his sunbathing on a "clothing optional" beach on Fire Island. Officials at the Fire Island National Seashore say he's welcome — but his dog isn't. The park allows only guide dogs on its swimming beaches.
DelCore's lawsuit argues that his dog's healing presence qualifies Cheekies as a "service dog."
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Name : Tejbir Singh
Caps : 90
Goals : 8
Younger of two brothers of a bank employee, Tejbir Singh shot into fame with his penalty corner goal against visiting Germany at Hyderabad Test (2004, his debut match. The Sub-Inspector with Punjap Police, joined Surjit Academy in 1993 and played for Lyllapur Khalsa Senior School and DAV College in his formative days.
Toured Malaysia and New Zealand under coach Cedric D'Souza in 2001, but missed Dhaka PM Gold Cup and Qualifier in the same year. After the 2001 Jr. World Cup gold, figured in almost all Indian assignments in 2002 and 2003. Accused of drug charge, sidelined for next two years.
Made a comeback in 2006 under Rajinder Singh Jr. with a good show at the 2006 Chandigarh PHL. The hiatus seemed to have done a world of good for him, as he has been in his best form in the whole of 2006, setting up innumerable goal bearing moves. Represents Sher-e-Jalandhar in PHL.
Tejbir was banned from active hockey on indiscipline grounds after he misbehaved with umpire during the 2007-2008 Premier Hockey League.
Last International Appearance: 2006 Asian Games
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"Leaving behind your old life is not wrong
if your action is justified."
"If you value the life of others, you must
value your own life. Not taking care of
your own life is a sign of recklessness."
"Your dreams are the foundation of your
life. Without it, you will have no goal."
"Achieve your purpose not with words but with
"No happiness comes from grieving.
For sadness will create further sadness,
that is the law that I follow and live with."
"Do not cling to false hope. Fate is there
for you at your times of darkness."
"Let go of fear. Doing so awakens one`s
inner potential."
"Your pride is meaningless if you lived a
worthless life."
"A person does his best when a motivation
"Reach out to your destiny. Life is merely
a challenge for you until the end."
"Show no regrets in moments of sadness.
Another day shall rise from the ocean
of tears."
"For the sake of yourself, do not forget
to trust your faith to the Gods."
"Memories are precious. They are the foundation
that forges your personality."
"Always working is not good. The human body
has it`s limit. Once it`s reached you must
rest it."
"Between Heaven and Hell is Earth. Humans can
go at both sides anytime."
"Troubles at this moment are merely temporary.
Like a storm, it will go away soon."
"If you lack faith in yourself, then you don`t
deserve to have a purpose."
"Living is not the same as purpose, for life is
to stand together with purpose for neither will
exist if the other doesn`t."
"Requiring the help of others is just pitiful.
Having such low self-esteem will be no good for
your future that awaits."
"Between Life and Death, A man will either cling
to both depending on his view of things"
"Decide your Fate. Destiny does not shape what
you become. You create your own future."
"Shape the Future. Only with your own hands can
you claim your dreams."
"...The End of life is always there. Like a
thief, it will come at any moment. That is why,
you should live your life without regrets until
the end."
"The mystery is what makes life great. For the
mysteries spread up ahead until the end of the
"Those who helps those who don`t help themselves
learn their gullibility is what makes their
problem snowball right back at them."
"A challenge is what makes life beautiful. For
a life with no challenge is merely death."
"Fame is not the end of life. For it is also
not the meaning of life. Seeking fame and
attention will not reach the future."
"Trust is fragile. It is the edge between friends
and enemies. In the end, the border of friends
and enemies will become blurred."
"Survival is impossible alone. Even if you don`t
trust others. You can only survive with supporters
by your side."
"Low self-esteem is what makes people weak. Having
no trust within yourself is what creates disorder."
"A man`s will and determination can overcome the
paths that the gods had laid for him. If dying is
his purpose then let him accept that fate if that
is how it is."
"Origin came from Nothingness. Nothingness came
from Origin. Both are the foundation that supports
reality. Both are the same coin. Both represent
the inner meaning of life and death... They
exist yet they do not exist. An eternal mystery."
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Reply Jordan Gibbs
12:53 PM on August 2, 2010
It does? Makes sense to me.