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An incubator backed by a trio of University of California campuses is getting ready to open its doors in a former Twinkies bakery in Berkeley.
The Berkeley incubator will be the fourth launched by the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences. QB3, as it is known, is a consortium of more than 200 laboratories located at UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco and UC Santa Cruz. The other incubators are located at UC Berkeley's Stanley Hall, the UCSF campus at Mission Bay in San Francisco and on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
The 9,300-square-foot Berkeley incubator will cater to biotech, cleantech, advanced fuels and other cutting-edge entrepreneurs.
"We want to create a pipeline of small companies," said Douglas Crawford, associate director with QB3. "They won't all get to be big companies. Some will fail. But without some space to start, they will never even become a small company."
A total of 49 companies have located to one of the three existing incubators, Crawford said. Of those, 43 continue to operate, three have been sold, and three have gone out of business. About one-third have received venture capital financing, Crawford estimated.
The new incubator is already drawing a lot of interest.
"A couple of tenants have already moved in," Crawford said. "We should do two or three more leases in the next month."
Spiral Genomics, one of the two companies that has moved into the incubator, has developed a technology to enable researchers to target and deliver genes to specific tissues and cells in the body. The second company, Liquidity, is developing water filtration technologies.
"We're really excited about this," said Ken Greenberg, chief scientific officer and co-founder of Spiral Genomics. "There is no real opportunity for new startups like this to have a small lab space and shared equipment that normally would be prohibitively expensive. It will be great to work with other scientists and bounce ideas off each other."
Berkeley officials embraced the new incubator, which occupies a portion of a building at 2929 Seventh St., just north of Ashby Avenue.
"It's fantastic for Berkeley," said Michael Caplan, a city economic development manager. "It's fantastic for the biosciences industry in the East Bay. We are very excited to have helped and be part of it."
The new incubator is being built out on the site of a former Langendorf Bakery plant. Wareham Development, the building's owner, is preparing the interior spaces for the incubator.
"Langendorf used to make Twinkies at this site," Crawford said. "One nickname for the space is The Bakery."
But, he promised, "We will not be producing half-baked companies here."
The incubator operators hope they can help their startups by providing them with physical facilities and financial connections that a tiny company requires to stay alive.
"We are providing them with freezers, shakers, tissue culture hoods and other facilities that would normally be very expensive for an entrepreneur," Crawford said.
The incubator operators also will assist in teaching the startups about how to become a successful company.
"We are offering to educate entrepreneurs in the art of getting your startup off the ground," said Kaspar Mossman, a spokesman for QB3. "We have great connections with Silicon Valley venture capitalists. We run seminars on how to pitch VCs. But we can also make the introductions that these entrepreneurs need."
Frequently, the company owners know how to invent cutting-edge products. But they might not be savvy about the business world.
"A lot of our entrepreneurs are scientists," Mossman said. "They can start the company. But getting the company past the first year or two is a challenge."
The rise of these incubators could provide fuel for future economic growth if the companies succeed in creating scientific breakthroughs that can be commercialized.
"This will be a huge economic engine going forward," Caplan said. "It will create a lot of jobs. We have a big cluster of bioscience companies in the Bay. We are beginning to promote that cluster."
Contact George Avalos at 925-977-8477. Follow him at twitter.com/george_avalos.


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Related to flaxseed: flaxseed oil
The dried ripe seed of Linum usitatissimum (family Linaceae), flax, the fiber of which is used in the manufacture of linen; an infusion was formerly used as a demulcent in catarrhal affections of the respiratory and urogenital tracts, and the ground seeds are used in making poultices.
Synonym(s): flaxseed
[G. linon, flax]
The seed of flax, used to produce linseed oil and medicinal emollients and as a dietary supplement.
The seed of the flax plant, yielding linseed oil and linseed. Claimed useful in control of cholesterol and blood sugar; also used as a laxative.
[A.S. fleax, flax, + seed]
Patient discussion about flaxseed
Q. does flaxseed work for hot flashes.is there anything else that helps? going though menopause without hormones.
A. There have been some researches lately to see if flaxseed does indeed help with hot flashes. flaxseed was studied because it is a phytoestrogen (plant-based estrogen source). Flaxseed contains lignans and omega-3 fatty acids. The research found that it helped some of the women. You need to crush the flaxseed before you eat it in order to get all the oil out of it. You can try it, it is good for you anyway.More discussions about flaxseed

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In the validation activities of DustBot project,
a demo in Osaka was carried out in collaboration with ATR of Kyoto.
The demo consisted in the integration at Osaka Universal City Walk (a
commercial center) of one DustCart robot in the multi-robot NRS system
developed by ATR.
The demo aimed at using DustCart to carry a baggage given by a human
user. This was aimed at testing how services given by different types
of robots are sensed by human users. The NRS system is composed by a
localization system and different humanoid robots (Robovie). The localization
system is composed by laser scanners positioned at fixed locations in
the environment that trilaterate persons and robots tracking in this
way their position and their heading. DustCart was integrated with NRS
system; in particular, it received the position coming from NRS localization
system to improve its position estimate using its navigation/obstacle
avoidance system to reach the position given by Robovie.
Different demos
were carried in which Robovie robot explained a human user the services
the system could give, and then DustCart was "called" and it transported
a baggage of the user to a final destination.
DustCart & Robovie Demonstration Video - High resolution (35MB)
DustCart & Robovie Demonstration Video - Low resolution (9MB)
SSSA DustBot Group in Osaka
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European Commission
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Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4.
In a bowl mix the mascarpone, crushed garlic, lemon zest and herbs and season with sea salt and black pepper. Loosen the skin away from the turkey breast and stuff the mascarpone mix underneath. Smooth the skin down then brush the turkey all over with the rape seed oil and season with sea salt and black pepper. Put the lemon halves in the cavity. Put the onion slices in the bottom of the roasting tin and sit the turkey on top. Cover with foil and cook for 30 minutes per kilo, basting the turkey occasionally.
Approximately 30 minutes before the full cooking time, remove the foil, baste the turkey with the juices then turn up the oven to 200°C/Gas 7 and cook for a further 30-35 minutes, until the turkey is golden brown. Remove the turkey from the oven and rest for 20 minutes before carving.
Meanwhile, for the gravy; drain off most of the fat from the roasting tin, place over a low heat and sprinkle in the flour, whisk well and cook for 1-2 minutes, then add the wine and stock and bring to a boil. Strain into a clean pan and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes whilst the turkey rests and adjust seasoning and serve with the turkey.


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I thought Google Chrome was able to view Netflix on Linux, wouldn't it be better to extract the component that works and build that into something like a Ephiphany or other webkit fork for standalone?
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Package Details: netflix-desktop 0.8.5-6
|Git Clone URL:
|https://aur-dev.archlinux.org/netflix-desktop.git (read-only)
|Package Base:
|An automated script for viewing Netflix through Firefox and patched WINE
|Upstream URL:
|Last Packager:
|First Submitted:
|2012-11-20 02:13
|Last Updated:
|2015-06-22 04:23
Dependencies (13)
- alsa-lib (alsa-lib-noassertion)
- libpng
- libpng12
- libsm
- libxcomposite
- mpg123 (mpg321)
- openal
- python2-pyxattr
- ttf-ms-fonts (ttf-ms-win8-japanese, ttf-ms-win8, ttf-ms-win8-sea, ttf-ms-win8-zh_tw, ttf-ms-win8-hebrew, ttf-ms-win8-korean, ttf-ms-win8-indic, ttf-ms-win8-zh_cn, ttf-ms-win8-arabic, ttf-ms-win8-other, ttf-ms-win8-thai, fake-ms-fonts, ttf-win7-fonts, ttf-ms-win10)
- wget (wget-git)
- wine-browser-installer
- zenity (qarma-git, zenity-gtk2)
- wine-silverlight>=1.7.6-1
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Sources (4)
electricprism commented on 2016-12-11 04:36
opens commented on 2016-10-08 19:45
hi, wine-silverlight>=1.7.6-1 doesn't exist :(
ogasser commented on 2014-10-12 11:03
Netflix works now directly in Google Chrome: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/google-chrome/
anish commented on 2014-06-24 02:27
Should be fixed now, sorry about that
hak8or commented on 2014-06-24 02:08
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
wine-1.7.20.tar.bz2 ... Passed
wine-1.7.20.tar.bz2.sign ... Skipped
v1.7.20.tar.gz ... Passed
30-win32-aliases.conf ... Passed
==> Verifying source file signatures with gpg...
wine-1.7.20.tar.bz2 ... FAILED (unknown public key F5E6E9EEB9461DD7)
==> WARNING: Warnings have occurred while verifying the signatures.
Please make sure you really trust them.
==> Extracting sources...
-> Extracting wine-1.7.20.tar.bz2 with bsdtar
-> Extracting v1.7.20.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> Starting prepare()...
make: *** /tmp/yaourt-tmp-hak8or/aur-wine-silverlight/src/wine-compholio-daily-1.7.20-1/patches/: No such file or directory. Stop.
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in prepare().
==> ERROR: Makepkg was unable to build wine-silverlight.
==> Restart building wine-silverlight ? [y/N]
Sadly getting these errors when running this.
BinaryMn commented on 2014-02-16 19:04
I ran the following command to accomplish what s_warlock suggested. Worked for me.
$ (echo "REGEDIT4";echo "";echo "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\DllOverrides]";echo "\"*msvcr100\"=\"builtin\"";) > "/tmp/winefix.reg";WINEPREFIX=~/.netflix-desktop /usr/bin/wine regedit "/tmp/winefix.reg"
BinaryMn commented on 2014-02-16 19:04
I ran the following command to accomplish what s_warlock suggested. Worked for me.
$ (echo "REGEDIT4";echo "";echo "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine\\DllOverrides]";echo "\"*msvcr100\"=\"builtin\"";) > "/tmp/winefix.reg";WINEPREFIX=~/.netflix-desktop /usr/bin/wine regedit "/tmp/winefix.reg"
s_warlock commented on 2014-01-05 23:31
There is a work around to get firefox to work on 1.7.9.
I tested a solution that launchpad had. https://bugs.launchpad.net/netflix-desktop/+bug/1265367
I made a change on the register. The following value
Rob_H commented on 2014-01-04 15:36
Apparently, the "Couldn't load XPCOM" error is a regression in wine-silverlight 1.7.9-1. At lease one person resolved it by downgrading to 1.7.8-2.
Rob_H commented on 2014-01-04 15:14
This package was working for me, but broke recently. When I launch it I get a Firefox error dialog that says: "Couldn't load XPCOM". I tried reinzstalling wine-silverlight and netflix-desktop and removed the ".wine" and ".netflix-desktop" directories, but it made no difference. Any ideas?


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April 7, 1991, Section 1, Page 26Buy Reprints
The Government says six men who died at a large veterans' hospital in suburban Chicago were the victims of inadequate care.
The finding, issued Friday, arises from an investigation into medical practices at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in North Chicago, one of the largest veterans' hospitals in the country. Last month the agency reassigned the hospital's chief of staff to an advisory position at the 1,004-bed center. The agency also discontinued vascular and orthopedic surgery.
"Mistakes were made," said the Veterans Affairs Secretary, Edward J. Derwinski. "The medical care was clearly not what it should be."
The agency's announcement came a week after department investigators questioned poor supervision and delays between diagnosis and surgery, among other things.
After an extensive review of 15 deaths between June 1989 and March 1990, the agency acknowledged blame in six, said Dr. James Holsinger Jr., the agency's chief medical officer.
Dr. Holsinger and an agency spokeswoman, Donna St. John, said they would not discuss the six deaths that were linked to poor care until family members were notified.
The agency said it would invite the families to meet with its lawyers to discuss a financial settlement.


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Thanks to a special deal inked with United Airlines, frequent fliers in United's MileagePlus program with "Premiere" status can save up to $5,000 when buying or leasing almost all new 2013 and 2014 Mercedes-Benz models.
The special offer, that expires September 3 has an extra bonus for buyers that go with a 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class or CLS-Class, they'll also receive 25,000 bonus miles in the MileagePlus program.
Even after the special partnership expires, Mercedes and United said they will continue their partnership and offer additional deals in the future.
Randy Petersen, an expert on frequent flier programs, told Forbes that the partnership with United is a "brilliant move" by Mercedes, which gets marketing access to millions of potential car buyers.
United's database has more than 80 million people in it, including 9 million "elite" members, who are typically premium brand auto buyers, he says.
Those who intend to buy a car are able to confirm their Premier status in United's frequent flier program online and print their voucher for up to $5,000. The voucher can be redeemed at a Mercedes dealership for the C-Class, the CL-Class, the CLS-Class, the E-Class, the G-Class, the GLK-Class, the M-Class, the S-Class, the SL-Class or the SLK-Class as well as the SLS AMG Black Series and the SLS AMG GT.


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Kristina Furia is the founding owner of Emerge Wellness and its counseling branch, Philadelphia LGBTQ Counseling. As a licensed counselor and psychotherapist, Kristina specializes in helping individuals to thrive in interpersonal relationships, both personally and professionally. She uses techniques that focus on utilizing the past to gain mastery of the present and to promote increased strength, confidence, and relational skills. Kristina has expertise in working with anxiety, depression, and their related negative impacts. As the owner of Emerge Wellness, she creates a safe and comfortable environment conducive to helping people heal and grow in their physical, mental, and emotional experiences.
Julie Jacobson is a psychotherapist with more than ten years of experience. She has special interest and expertise working with individuals who are struggling with sexual addiction and/or trauma, as well as emerging adults who are in the midst of various life transitions. She has extensive experience helping individuals heal and recover from substance abuse issues and other self-sabotaging and compulsive behaviors. By using warmth and humor, she strives to provide a safe environment for her clients to explore and understand themselves on a deeper level.
Dr. Christopher Wilson, PhD, LMFT, CHES, ACS is a licensed psychotherapist and certified sex therapist. His areas of specialty include working with individuals seeking to understand their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, gay and lesbian couples who are navigating both traditional couple dynamics as well as issues specific to being a part of a same-sex couple. He has worked with clients in traditional and non-traditional relationship dynamics, including open and polyamorous relationships. Dr. Wilson also has experience working with individuals attempting to manage sexual dysfunction and related concerns. He enjoys working with male identified clients, finding that men are not generally given the latitude to be emotionally expressive and believes doing so with another male can be very affirming. Dr. Wilson uses a combination of clinical models including: Structural Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Internal Family Systems model. He believes that therapy is a collaborative process between therapist and client in which client determines desired goals and the therapist helps the client to reach those goals. Dr. Wilson often uses humor, vignettes, and education on psychological and relational matters as part of the treatment process. *NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME
Jacob Glickman, MA, NCC holds his Master's degree in Clinical Counseling from La Salle University and is currently a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology and Human Sexuality at Widener University. He specializes in providing mental healthcare for the transgender and larger LGBTQIA+ communities and particularly enjoys working with kids, teens, and young adults. Jacob has experience working with individuals, couples, and families and has a sex positive, kink positive, and poly-aware practice. As a psychotherapist, Jacob believes in using an integrative approach to create a safe atmosphere where his clients can talk about difficult topics including depression, trauma, self-image, relationships, and an array of other topics.
Chimère brings a diverse array of experience and skillsets to the realm of psychotherapy. An ordained Reverend as well as licensed counselor, Chimère likes to consider herself a theologian first and social scientist second. She obtained her first Master's degree in Theology and Pastoral Ministry from Villanova University before obtaining a secondary Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania.
Chimère enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families, and has a heart for millennials, whom she believes are all too often misunderstood. An ally of the LGBTQ community, a significant portion of Chimère's work is dedicated to helping young men and women improve their self-esteem, live a life of social justice, and reconcile previous religious hurts. A session with Chimère is a personalized hour that she considers sacred—it's all about you!
TJ Walsh is licensed counselor and psychotherapist as well as visual artist. Prior to receiving his M.A. in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Eastern University, TJ received his BFA in Graphic Design from the University of the Arts. TJ writes and speaks about art, culture, faith, and mental health. His work has been exhibited and published internationally. TJ is also on faculty at Eastern University in the Graduate School's Counseling Psychology department where he teaches Personality and Psychosocial Assessment and Psychopathology.


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If you are into fitness, you need to understand that nutrition is as equally important as the exercise and workout activities that you do so know what nutrients you could be lacking.
But do you know what nutrients you need to replenish or supplement when you burn calories, doing intense cardio and build muscle? Surely your body gets depleted with vital nutrients as it burns fuel, so make sure you are aware of these essential nutrients.
It has been studied that as the body continues to work out it also consumes your calcium nutrients in the body. It is essential to ensuring bone health, hormone production, helps promote proper function of the nervous system and strengthens the blood vessels.
As regular exercise helps boost bone integrity and mineralization, consistent high intensity workouts can cause decreased circulation of hormones, particularly estrogen that also results to an imbalance in calcium absorption.
Make sure to supplement on calcium with about 1000 – 1200 milligrams daily and ideal food sources of calcium are spinach, turnip greens, plain yoghurt, sardines, collard greens and fortified orange juice.
Vitamin D.
This plays a crucial role in the body's absorption of calcium and phosphorus, It is also key to regulating calcium and is responsible for integrating calcium into the bone. It also helps regulate the immune and neuromuscular function of the body.
Recommended daily allowance for calcium is at 400 – 800 IU daily and while the sun is one of the most natural sources of this vitamin, other food sources are dairy products, wild salmon white fish, mackerel and fortified cereals.
It is responsible for ensuring the proper process of biochemical functions in the body that include immune function, muscular contractions, bone health and proper nerve functions.
Lack of magnesium reduces strength and energy, sudden fatigue and muscle cramps. It is also depleted through sweat so activity in hot or humid temperatures quickly draws out magnesium from the body, which needs between 400 to 800 milligrams daily.
Food sources of magnesium are spinach, bran cereal, swiss chard, black-eyed peas, pumpkin seeds, almonds, wild salmon and halibut.
This is essential for building and repairing muscle tissues and strengthens the immune system and not having enough zinc lowers down metabolism and stores unwanted fat in the body.
Ideal sources of zinc are seafood, beef, liver, lentils and wheat germ.
This is an electrolyte that helps in the normal function of internal organs. This is one of the minerals that can easily be sourced from foods like bananas, avocados, soy beans, almonds and prunes.
Vitamin C.
It helps the body fight off free radicals as a potent antioxidant and helps strengthen the body's immune system from sickness and diseases.
Best sources of vitamin C are bell peppers, papaya, citrus fruits and fortified orange juice.


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How To Guide: Airpolishing
|Presenter: Dentsply UK
|Credits: 1 CEU , 1 CPD
|Release Date: 10/12/10
|CE Supporter: Dentsply UK
|Reviewed: 2019 Expiration Date: 10/12/22
Upon completion of this guide, the clinician will be able to understand how to air polish and the precautions that need to be taken. He/She will understand how to maintain the equipment to ensure longevity and reliability and understand the differences in air polishing powder. ( disclaimer, bio and commercial disclosure )
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Protesters greet Obama on S.F.'s Billionaires' Row
The lure of endless cash and boundless adoration is just too much to resist, and so for the umpteenth time since 2008 he once again scheduled a fundraising trip through San Francisco, this time on April 3 to benefit Nancy Pelosi and her quest to reclaim the Speakership of the House: since Obama himself no longer needs campaign donations, all the money gathered on this trip would go to Democratic congressional candidates.
As soon as Obama's Bay Area fundraisers were announced, activist groups began to schedule protests. But in the post-2012 era, none of these groups were conservative; instead, the protesters were all challenging Obama from the left, in an attempt to sway his policies ever more leftward.
The largest of the protests was announced by CREDO Action (along with the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and others) to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, a long-planned project to pipe heavy crude oil from Canada's immense "tar sands" oil fields to refineries in the United States. Building the Keystone pipeline extension would go a long way toward making North America energy-independent and not as reliant on Middle East oil; but detractors (such as CREDO) oppose anything that benefits the oil economy, since usage of petroleum-based energy sources adds greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
This protest's sponsor particularly aroused my interest because my very own parents are CREDO Mobile customers, and send ungodly sums of money to CREDO every month to pay for their scandalously overpriced cell phone service.
Why in the world would any customer participate in this scam? Because CREDO uses all of its profits to aggressively promote left-wing causes. So, signing up for CREDO "phone service" is actually just an automatic way to essentially donate your money on a monthly basis to a progressive activist group. But CREDO is itself not a nonprofit (although it donates some small percentage of its income to left-wing nonprofit groups); instead, CREDO uses whatever money remains after paying its management and employees handsome salaries to directly engage in political activism of various sorts, almost all of it at the extreme left edge of "progressive."
For people like my parents who are too old to keep track of the latest progressive fads and manias, but still want to feel relevant, CREDO provides a simple effortless mechanism to drain your bank account and give it to younger activists who presumably know what's hip, politics-wise. And if you're lucky enough to live in the Protest Regions, you can actually go hold up signs and chant at CREDO-approved events (as in the photo above featuring typical CREDO customers at Wednesday's protest).
Anyway, just out of curiosity to see how my family fortune was being spent, I decided to check out how CREDO Action (CREDO's street protest arm) operates.
Obama's fundraising swing through San Francisco on April 3 would bring him to two separate events: One at his favorite SF hangout, the Getty mansion on Billionaires' Row at 2870 Broadway in Pacific Heights, and immediately prior to that "a $5,000-per-person cocktail reception at the home of Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer," who just happens to also be a billionaire and big-league Democratic donor. Now, the address of the Steyer/Taylor home was never given in any of the press releases about the events, so the media (along with me and obviously several other people) spent about 15 seconds on Google to uncover Steyer and Taylor's address at 3030 Pacific Avenue, which, visible as the grey-and-white house at lower left in the photo above, turns out to be just a few yards from the Getty mansion (yellow-and-white, upper right).
It was therefore entirely logical to assume that Obama and the wealthy donors would start at one home and then likely walk the few yards downhill to the other one. Turns out, however, that we all got it wrong.
I knew from long experience tracking Obama through his many visits to the San Francisco cash machine that the streets around any location he's scheduled to visit are blocked off. So I expected the 3000 block of Pacific to be closed to traffic; and yet when I showed up, the street was not only open, but there were media vans parked directly in front of the Steyer/Taylor home, and a small band of early protesters just steps away, unmonitored on the corner. I knew immediately that things were not going as expected.
I loitered around the media vans and chatted up some of the technicians, who willingly dished all the gossip. They said that all afternoon there had been caterers going in and out of the house at 3030 Pacific, and gardeners sprucing up the front, and this lured even more media to the block. But suddenly, about an hour before I showed up, the preparations had abruptly stopped, and word came in that the entire operation had been a ruse to trick media to set up camp in front of the wrong location. Turns out that Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor own another house a couple miles away in the Seacliff neighborhood which was the actual secret location of the cocktail reception. Sneaky! Even though the misdirection entailed twice the logistics, necessitating the securing of two separate neighborhoods instead of one, apparently Obama's security team routinely engages in such convoluted deceptions to throw everyone off-base.
Yet the nearby streets leading to Billionaires' Row on the 2900 block of Broadway were indeed blocked off, meaning the Getty event was still a go, so even though we protesters and media were disappointed that we couldn't get a closeup view of the cocktail reception, at this late stage everyone decided we might as well hang around here and continue with the protest as planned for the main Getty fundraiser later in the evening.
Out of habit, I looped back around to a secret vantage point I had discovered during one of Obama's earlier visits, and sure enough I was able to get a clear view of what I call the Presidential Tent being set up in front of the Getty mansion. This is the protocol for every Obama visit anywhere: His limousine will arrive at its destination, and enter into this special tent; the curtains will then be drawn, and he will exit the vehicle unseen, and travel along an enclosed tent walkway directly into whichever building he's entering. Not for one second will he be exposed to the outside world.
By the time I got back to the protest zone at Pacific and Baker, the main political contingents had already arrived. The guy with the black hat and glasses was the Team Leader (or Alinsky-in-Chief, as I called him) of the Credo Action anti-Keystone crowd.
Over the next hour the crowd swelled from less than a hundred to nearly a thousand, as various mini-marches and regional groups arrived from every direction.
Eventually we took over the entire intersection next to Tom Steyer's empty house. Whoopee!
Here's where things get confusing. Try to wrap your brain around this:
Tom Steyer is a billionaire — but he's a left-wing billionaire who just happens to be the primary deep-pockets funder behind the anti-Keystone XL movement. He is hosting Obama for a multi-million-dollar fundraiser, and has Obama's ear. Furthermore, Obama himself at least mouths the verbiage of the anti-oil agenda, endlessly talking about "sustainable energy" and breaking our addiction to oil. The wealthy Democratic donors coo and purr and go along with whatever Steyer and Obama say. So it would seem that everybody inside the fundraiser is already opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline. But out on the streets are a thousand protesters demanding that...the president oppose the pipeline??!?!? But wait, that doesn't make sense when we think of the traditional definition of a protest. In this instance, everybody on all sides of the "dispute" are already in complete agreement.
So what's going on here? I discovered the surprising answer a short time later. Keep reading to learn the solution to The Mystery of Why Obama-Loving Progressives Are Pretending to Protest Against Him.
Across the street was a much smaller but relentlessly dedicated squadron of anti-drone activists from World Can't Wait, an offshoot of the Revolutionary Communist Party who are far and away the most aggressive and persistent professional protest group in the Bay Area. They can almost always be easily identified by signs and outfits in their signature color of orange, derived from the color of the prison uniforms at Guantanamo Bay.
Unlike just about every other group here, they are unapologetically anti-Obama, merely because he now represents America and they are against anything American. They oppose all American presidents, on principle.
Interestingly, in the listing they posted for this protest (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/22/18734078.php), World Can't Wait used a photo from and linked to my zombietime report about Obama's first visit to Billionaires' Row in 2008. Is that weird or what?
In addition to the anti-Keystone pipeline protest and the separate anti-drone protest, there was actually a third distinct protest officially scheduled that day: anti-Obamacare. This is the protest I had decided ahead of time to join up with, although if I had known how small this particular group was going to be (there were only about 25 of us as far as I could tell), I might have chosen differently. All the protests quickly merged anyway, luckily.
Of course, I was protesting Obamacare for being a backdoor to socialism, whereas they were protesting Obamacare for not nearly being socialist enough, but at least we agreed that it was one big mess, and were allies of a sort — the enemy of my enemy is my friend, as it were.
These kind of public street protests have been common since the 1960s, and in all that time no one seems to have grasped their fundamental flaw: that protests almost always backfire because the organizers usually can't control the messaging. So, for example, if some random guy shows up and displays an upside-down American flag, then it will look to passersby and media consumers as if your whole protest is anti-American. And frankly, if you allow such messaging at your protest, then you deserve whatever associations come with it, since by allowing it to stand then you apparently must be OK with it.
Imagine a counter-example: What would happen if a guy showed up at this protest wearing a KKK hood and carrying a big sign that said "Segregation Forever!"? Obviously he'd be kicked out of the protest, if not by the organizers then by the participants. So the corollary to this scenario is that any message you allow to stand in your protest will be perceived by observers to have your stamp of approval. Thus, if some freelance protester shows up unbidden with an anti-American message, yet the fellow protesters and organizers do nothing to quash the message, then they rightfully own the message as well, and whatever approval or condemnation from observers that comes with that ownership.
If someone at a Tea Party rally had held up a sign featuring the words "Obama" and "tar baby," we'd see headlines screaming "Racist Tea Party Uses Racist Slur Against Obama!!!!!" But when such signs appear at left-wing rallies: Silence.
Of course, you, I, and the woman who made this sign know that the term "tar baby" is a merely metaphor for an intractable problem that only gets worse the more you fiddle with it, and is based on a character in the Uncle Remus stories — an actual doll made of sticky tar created to ensnare Br'er Rabbit. This literary reference was well-known and universally accepted as non-offensive until fairly recently. But (especially since 2008) race-baiters who know absolutely nothing of the term's literary origins have decided that the term "tar baby" sounds racist, therefore it must be a racial insult, even though few if any actual racists ever used the term until the overly sensitive PC Squad declared it verboten — which predictably became a self-fulfilling prophecy as racists then adopted "tar baby" as an epithet just to piss off their opponents.
The woman with the sign, old enough to only know of "tar baby"'s metaphorical meaning and therefore unaware of the cultural war over its purported racial overtones, just stood there obliviously.
What made it all especially funny was that the protest — as are all environmental protests — was whiter than an overexposed photo of a jar of mayonnaise in a snowstorm, yet the rally's single solitary African-American participant stood directly behind her, glaring at the camera.
Credo Action's protest style is entirely media-centric: Unlike perhaps more naive activist groups, Credo understands that the protest itself is meaningless — all that matters is the media coverage of the protest. The organizers made this perfectly clear in their online strategizing and on-site shouted instructions: pose for the cameras, try to make the crowd look as big as possible, occupy strategic intersections, and so on. But throughout all this the protesters were of course supposed to pretend that they were there to "send a message to Obama and his donors." Unfortunately, they didn't think it through very well, and I'm not sure any media consumers were fooled. For example, in this photo, the Presidential Tent is visible in the background in front of the Getty mansion. Now, if you really wanted to send a message directly to Obama and the wealthy attendees, you'd turn your banner around and have it face toward the tent so they could see it. But no — that's not the goal. The goal is to be perceived by the media as trying to send a message to Obama; and to that end, you face the banner outwards so the cameras can see what it says.
Another bonehead move is to pose for souvenir photos in front of the media trucks. Look! I'm on TV! Sorta.
Remember: Nobody says "global warming" anymore. To even mouth those words marks you as a reactionary fascist. "Global warming" was briefly replaced by "climate change," but even that has by now been relegated to the Dustbin of Yesterday's Political Terminology. No, my friends, to successfully self-identify as progressive these days, you must say "climate chaos." Actually, that's wrong too, because to say it properly you must either append an exclamation mark or make it all capitals: CLIMATE CHAOS. (!!!!!!!!) As you can see from the banner, CLIMATE CHAOS causes droughts and floods, hurricanes and fires, because everything is in CHAOS! And it's all caused by oil and profit.
CLIMATE CHAOS, in the form of a stiff breeze, even wrought havoc during the protest itself, almost blowing over one of the CLIMATE CHAOS banners, proving conclusively that CLIMATE CHAOS exists.
What will come next after CLIMATE CHAOS? I predict the most fearsome man-made meteorological phenomenon of all: Climate Stasis.
Can the Earth survive Climate Stasis? Imagine the horror, if you dare, of complete atmospheric stagnation, of no seasons, nothing ever changing, no wind, sailboats stranded mid-ocean, pollution building up around cities as the air stops circulating, and every regions's weather always remaining the same! The horror!
Does anyone fall for the ol' charismatic megafauna gag any more? Especially since the predictions that global warming was driving the polar bear to extinction have all proven to be false as their population continues to grow year by year?
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Tobago fishermen: No EMA approval for Studley Park jetty project
STUDLEY Park fisherfolk are awaiting a date for a consultation by the Studley Park Enterprise Limited (SPEL) on why no certificate of environmental clearance (CEC) has been obtained from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) for "renovation works" at the Barbados Bay jetty to turn it into a loading pier for exports from the quarry.
The fishermen also want to know why no impact assessment was done given that "renovation works" would require piling (which involves tying/pounding metal sheets or materials into the sea to create a support structure) and dredging of the area.
They note that the jetty area earmarked for renovation contains sensitive fringe reefs which act as a breeding ground for spawning fish. The fisherfolk's request for clarification came at last Tuesday's public consultation hosted by SPEL to present technical plans and outline of the work to be done on the jetty.
SPEL's manager, Dexter East, told the fishermen that SPEL has no intention of breaching any policy, but that no EMA certification was necessary, and that at this time, no impact assessment has been done or was arranged to be done.
East said a "grandfather clause' – which relates to sites that were developed prior to the establishment of the EMA - had kicked in for the Barbados Bay jetty project since it has been classified as renovations of an existing structure.
The public consultation held at the jetty last Tuesday was attended by Studley Park residents, fisherfolk, businessmen, and representatives of the Trinidad contractor hired for the project, RBJ Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd.
In an interview with Newsday, Miguel Donawah, general manager of RJB Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Ltd, said the scope of works included repair of the road to the jetty, installation of a new ramp to accommodate barges coming in and leaving, and construction of a vinyl wall to protect the barges and the jetty's road from the ocean.
"The vinyl will also assist in the reduction of noise pollution as a sliding motion instead of banging will occur when barges come into contact with the jetty and the jetty wall," he said, adding that steel sheet piles would be used, and that navigation lights would also be installed at the site.
Asked about the lack of an impact assessment and no CEC from the EMA for the project, SPEL's chairman Allan Richards told Newsday Tobago after the consultation that "due to some technical issues …the jetty was put down before the EMA came into being, so the grandfather clause does not necessarily necessitate for the repair works."
"By the same token, we would do whatever is necessary statutorily because we do not intend to breach the law in any way. We will try to do whatever is necessary.
"If an Environmental Management Agency's certificate of environmental clearance is required, we will make an application and abide by whatever is required," he said.
Richards claimed that the work on the jetty would not affect the fishermen who sell at the roadside as the project is south of the area.


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There is a raging debate going on between traditional news (such as printed newspapers) and web news (which can range from reposted articles from traditional news, social media, to commentary/linking from blogs). Unlike the majority of web heads I actually read the newspaper, though not as regularly as before, and see it as a valuable service. My personal opinion is that we're stuck in transition before the emergence of real digital paper that can effectively bridge the best of both worlds (imagine a physical newspaper with links and other interactive features built in).
Traditional newspapers are a really good source of balanced information. Of course, you choose a newspaper with editorial leanings that match your individual preferences best. However, you still get content created, selected and prioritized by professionals. I like to think of newspapers as a balanced meal.
Web news is like the fast food version of news. It comes in all sizes and flavors. You also get all the choice in what sources you decide to follow. Content can range from amateur rants to traditional news.
Traditional newspapers are losing to web media for the same reasons that fast food edged out slow food.
If you want breaking stories, the web is the best place to get it. You don't have to wait for the delivery which includes the writing, printing, and distribution time of newspapers. It's "fresh off the brain" rather than "fresh off the press". You also get all the inconsistencies and distortion that come with breaking news.
News off the web is free and will always be although there are some premium sources, none of them are so good that they can't be replaced with free information.
All you can eat news served daily. You only get information you're looking for. The rest you can filter out effectively or let others do it for you or even a mix of both (especially if you use sites like Digg).
So what's wrong? How can traditional media compete? Basically, the web is forcing traditional media to adopt the advertising model for their web content (is there any other way?) or continue languishing as the web aggregates all the news floating about to meet their needs.
For the individual it means that your information diet mirrors your junk food consumption in that you only consume what you like be it candy bars or hamburgers and lots of it which can fatten you from all the "empty calories" or ruin your health from all the preservatives and lack of nutrients.
If I only had two choices between traditional and web media as a source of news I'd choose a traditional newspaper any day. I subscribe to 1700+ feeds (mainly to scour the web for interesting stuff as food for thought on this blog) but a regular newspaper really saves me time and energy. It also ensures that I don't overlook anything important happening in the world.
Having said that I think things will get really interesting when we see real digital paper emerge. Something that seamlessly links traditional papers and the web can really be powerful.


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Earlier this week, 25 ASCRS member ophthalmologists and 15 ASOA practice administrators representing 22 states and 36 congressional districts took time out of their busy schedules to attend the Alliance of Specialty Medicine's Legislative Fly-In. The annual advocacy conference brings together 13 medical specialty groups to Washington, D.C., to lobby for key policy priorities. Attendees meet with their Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill to outline important issues and ask them to take action. This year's ASCRS•ASOA Fly-In group was our largest ever and included five ASCRS residents and fellows who attended via the inaugural ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Legislative Fly-In Scholarship Program, designed to enhance younger members' understanding of public policy issues affecting ophthalmology and provide networking opportunities with established ASCRS members, including leadership.
Topping the list of this year's legislative priorities was the delay of the implementation of MACRA to give doctors more time to transition to the new payment program, as well as other changes to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) proposed rule, such as minimizing the reporting burden and providing more flexibility for small and solo practices. In addition, attendees urged legislators to put pressure on CMS to restore the quality measures group reporting option, such as the current Cataract and Diabetic Retinopathy Measures Groups, which required practices to report on 20 patients using measures centered on particular conditions or procedures. During meetings with their legislators, Fly-In attendees sought Congressional support on these MACRA-related issues and shared personal stories to illustrate how health care policy affects their own practice and patient care. In addition to MACRA, attendees thanked their House representatives for passing H.R. 6 (the 21st Century Cures Act) last year, and urged the House and Senate to work together to enact medical innovation legislation this year. Lastly, Fly-In attendees urged Congress to require greater accountability and transparency from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
In addition to meeting with their legislators on the Hill, attendees of the Fly-In heard from several Representatives, Senators and other health policy experts, who spoke to the group on a number of health care-related topics. Congressional member speakers included Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01), and Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN-08). Kate Goodrich, MD, director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality Centers at CMS, gave a presentation on MACRA payment reform and quality, which followed an informative MACRA presentation and panel discussion by members of key Congressional health committees. ASCRS President Kerry Solomon, MD, served as moderator during the Tuesday morning program, which preceded the Congressional visits on the Hill.
On Wednesday morning, as the Fly-In was winding down, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on MACRA in which CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt was the only witness. The Alliance of Specialty Medicine submitted testimony for the hearing that outlined the concerns and recommendations for implementing the proposed rule that were the focus of the Fly-In. During the hearing, Acting Administrator Slavitt noted that the agency is taking physicians' concerns seriously and is open to some changes, including a start date later than January 1, 2017, as well as shorter reporting periods. The final rule from CMS is expected this fall.
The Fly-In closed with speaker Charles E. Cook Jr., editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, who treated the group to an entertaining analysis of the 2016 election. Members who are interested in attending next year or getting more involved in other grassroots advocacy efforts should contact Tami O'Brien, manager of PAC and grassroots, at email@example.com or 703-591-2220.
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Washboard abdominals seem to be regarded as synonymous with vitality and health. Is this really so? Does having the physique of a Spartan warrior sculpture mean you are super healthy? Not necessarily, NO! There are two ways to look at this, and I think one is the right way whilst the second is the normal way.
1 – Healthy body achieved by eating plenty of nutrient dense foods, fibre, water and exercising. As a by-product the body is nice and lean.
2 – Lean physique yet there is little regard for health, micronutrient deficiency is rife and there is little care for immune function and digestive performance.
The second example is by far the more common occurrence of the two, yet from the outside you could be fooled. A ripped physique doesn't necessarily represent health YET being healthy is synonymous with being relatively lean. There is a difference!
How do you achieve the first example? The first port of call is focussing on health. Health is defined as the ''correct function of metabolic processes within the body.'' This means in plain old English –
. Strong immune function
. Efficient digestive system
. Normal hormonal balances
. Mental alertness/cognitive function
. Normal cholesterol levels
. Normal blood pressure/resting heart rate
. Healthy blood PH levels
There are many other factors which determine what ''healthy'' means but you get the picture. So, does having a 6 pack mean all of the above in check amongst other things? Absolutely not! There is no way having a ripped mid-section guarantees you are healthy, if you believe it does think again. In fact, many in the industry who sport such a look are unhealthy. Nutrient deficient, high blood pressure, poor immune function and poor digestive health. Don't take this out of context, many are healthy but just remember that ''look'' doesn't guarantee health.
In contrast, being healthy makes getting lean much easier! The body stores poisonous toxins in body fat tissue. Therefore in theory the more toxic your body the body fat it needs to store these toxins. Intolerances can also cause inflammation which has a big impact on stubborn body fat around your abdominal region. Being nutrient deficient can make assimilating certain nutrients very hard for the body in turn making fat loss very hard. Thyroid and adrenal gland fatigue can also play havoc with your fat loss goals. All of these points are related to good/bad health.
Looking after your health will generally look after your physique in an ''every day'' context!


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Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Against our expectations Lazio Roma was able to beat Bayer Leverkusen in Stadio Olimpico with 1-0. The Biancocelesti will have to defend their minimum lead in the Bay Arena. Bayer Leverusen will have to perform to the maximum of their potential in order to reach the Champions League group stage. Striker Kießling will have to show why he is one of the most feared strikers of the Bundesliga. Leverkusen will reach the next round with the help of their 40 000 fans.
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The wording of the question proved to make a difference. Seven in 10 respondents said they favor allowing "gay men and lesbians" to serve in the military, including nearly 6 in 10 who said they should be allowed to serve openly. But support was somewhat lower among those who were asked about allowing "homosexuals" to serve, with 59 percent in favor, including 44 percent who support allowing them to serve openly.Oddly enough, Democrats had a harder time with the semantics than other groups. "Seventy-nine percent of Democrats said they support permitting gay men and lesbians to serve openly. Fewer Democrats however, just 43 percent, said they were in favor of allowing homosexuals to serve openly. Republicans and independents varied less between the two terms."
This is just an obvious case of the importance of language. The words we use have connotations and definitions and layers upon layers of meaning to people. They're powerful. They have weight. Homosexual is a scientific term. It has one meaning. You're not getting taunted or teased with the word 'homosexual' in school. Gay, though, is hurled at boys like a javelin through the gut. It has an emotional weight. People identify with 'gay' or 'lesbian' as a victim to be saved, but homosexual doesn't register as much.
The saddest thing about this is that the group responsible for standing up for gay and lesbian citizens doesn't seem to get the idea of a synonym. Democrats are the political majority. Democrats have the recent history of standing up for civil rights. Democrats are supposedly sesquipedalian, and should therefore know that these words mean the SAME FREAKING THING!
In equally dumb news: Democrats aren't the only dummies in the news today. Have you heard about the blizzard on the east coast? Of course you have. Well, Fox News is trying to use this as proof positive that global warming is a left-wing, democratic, hippy myth thought up by Al Gore and perpetuated by overzealous college kids. The main argument seems to be, "Hey... It's snowing a whole bunch over there. Where's the global warming now?"
I guess that means that if it rains in the desert, the desert is now a wetland? Snow, a blizzard no less, in the north east coast in February is not really an indication whatsoever that climate change isn't occurring. It is merely an indication that February still happens in winter. #EpicFail Check out Rachel Maddow's brilliant video below.
Lesson learned today: Let's be careful with our words, and make sure that - when talking to Republicans - you use simple terms and allow them to color in relevant pictures with non-toxic markers.
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There are almost as many reasons for selling as there are people who want or need to sell their homes.
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Selling a home can be an emotional event for those involved in the transaction. It is important to discuss the sale with all parties involved in the decision making process. Many sales have been cancelled due to seller's remorse. This can become a complicated and expensive legal event that can be avoided.
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Once your home has passed the "curb appeal" test, buyers will be influenced by the condition and presentation of the interior of your home. If you are serious about selling your home and would like more information about staging, please fill out the form below and I will contact you.
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Before you decide to sell your home take a good look around, better yet, leave the house for awhile, return and pretend you are the buyer. Begin your role playing as soon as you pull on to your street.
How does your yard look?
Could your landscaping be cleaned up? Are the trees and bushes trimmed?
Is the outside of your house fresh?
Look at the garage/carport area and front porch. Get rid of the clutter. If you have a garage door make sure it's clean/painted. Do you have cobwebs hanging around your exterior lights, columns, door frames? Do your shutters and window frames need cleaning?
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Honestly evaluate your initial impression. Do you get a feeling of space or are you overwhelmed by furniture and decorative touches? Is the lighting adequate? Could bulbs be replaced and fixtures cleaned? Evaluate the condition of your furniture, floor coverings and window treatments.
Open closets and cabinets.
Are they crammed full? Store extra linens, glassware, dishes and small appliances elsewhere. Now is the time to donate those clothes and coats you never wear. Buyers like space, especially closet and storage space. Get rid of it, or put the items in storage.
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County Applauds Groundbreaking for the Shops at Stonefield Set for Spring 2011
A groundbreaking moment has arrived for the Shops at Stonefield—with the new development by Edens & Avant set to begin construction in spring of this year. Creating a dynamic new shopping, entertainment and residential district in the heart of Albemarle County, Virginia, the first phase of the project includes 270,000 square feet of retail, a 135 room hotel, along with a diverse mix of residential properties.
"Albemarle County is very excited about the groundbreaking for this progressive neighborhood model style development that we have been eagerly anticipating for quite some time," said Board Chairman Ann Mallek. "We are grateful for the persistence and vision that has brought this project through a very challenging economic downturn to groundbreaking next spring, and we are particularly excited about the jobs in retail, hotel management, and construction that will be generated."
Designed as a unique gathering place for the local community, The Shops at Stonefield will feature outdoor dining, pocket parks and a central plaza. A pedestrian-friendly environment will link best-in-class retail with a variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences – a center specifically created as a natural extension of Albemarle County's historic aesthetics and unique culture.
Located at the intersection of Hydraulic Road and Route 29, Stonefield will be anchored by a 65,000 square foot Regal Cinema, with 14 screens and stadium seating, making it the largest cinema within a 60 mile radius of Charlottesville. It will also be the only theater in the region offering "the IMAX experience," an immersive environment that allows viewers to watch movies in 3D.
"From the beginning, a state-of-the-art cinema has been part of our strategic plan as we create the foundation for a signature shopping and entertainment experience," said Jessica Bruner, Vice President of Leasing for Edens & Avant. "In addition to Regal Cinemas, we are extremely excited to introduce Trader Joe's to the Charlottesville and Albemarle County community- a specialty grocer that we feel is a perfect fit for such a progressive community."
Trader Joe's will be approximately a 12,500 SF store. Along with Regal Cinema, Edens & Avant is also assembling an eclectic mix of regional retailers and restaurants that will be characteristic of the Charlottesville community.
"We are very excited to commence work on what we feel will be a truly unique retail, restaurant and residential district," said Steven Boyle, Edens & Avant Managing Director. "The citizens of Albemarle County and Charlottesville have been patient with this project, and we are pleased to finally deliver it to the community."
At completion, the shops will offer 1.2 million square feet of retail and mixed uses. The development is anticipated to generate 722 new jobs in retail and hotel management, as well as 1700 new construction jobs over the life of the project.
Edens & Avant has awarded the construction contract to Faulconer Construction Company, a Charlottesville based site work contractor that has been a mainstay of the Central Virginia construction trade since 1946. Follow the progress of the Shops at Stonefield on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StonefieldVA or on Twitter @StonefieldVA.
About Edens & Avant: Edens & Avant develops, owns and operates neighborhood shopping centers in primary markets throughout the East Coast. Focusing on innovative development and redevelopment together with key acquisitions in urban areas, the Company has built a portfolio of more than 128 retail centers in 15 states. Edens & Avant has Regional Headquarters in Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Miami and Columbia, SC (Corporate Office). For additional information about the Company and its retail real estate portfolio, please visit www.edensandavant.com.
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Danny Trejo (Machete) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) star in the action-packed follow-up to the 2012 cult hit Bad Ass with Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses, sucker punching its way onto Digital HD March 25 and on Blu-ray and DVD April 8 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Returning writer and director Craig Moss (Breaking Wind, 30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) brings our two unlikely heroes together to deliver the most hard-hitting, butt-kicking movie experience to hit home entertainment this year.
Vietnam vet Frank Vega (Trejo) now runs an East L.A. community center where he trains young boxers to survive in and out of the ring. But when his prize student falls in with the wrong crowd and turns up dead, Frank teams up with his pal Bernie (Glover) to take matters into their own fists and prove that justice never gets old.
Featuring outstanding supporting performances from Loni Love (Chelsea Lately), Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire) and Andrew Divoff (Lost), the Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses Blu-ray and DVD includes "The Making of Bad Asses" featurette with Trejo and Glover taking fans behind-the-scenes to show you what it takes to be a real bad ass, even at senior status.
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Step 2In a small bowl, mix the olive oil and pressed garlic.
Step 3Place 1 filo sheet on a work surface and lightly brush the surface with the garlic oil. Place basil leaves on top of the sheet with the top of each leaf facing downward, leaving enough space between each leaf so a 5-inch square can be cut around it.
Step 4Place about 2 teaspoons of goat cheese on top of each leaf (be sure the goat cheese does not extend over the leaf, or it may moisten and tear the top layer of thin filo dough as it bakes). Place another filo sheet on top of the first (the second layer will become the bottom of the parcel after it is folded and inverted onto a baking sheet). Cut the sheets into 5-inch squares around the basil leaves.
Step 5Fold each square into an envelope, and place the folded parcel onto the baking sheet, folded side down (the basil leaf will be on top).
Step 6Repeat with the rest of the sheets to form 1 1/2 dozen parcels, and brush each very lightly with oil.
Step 7Bake the parcels until crisp and the corners are golden, about 10 minutes. Place the parcels on a serving dish and sprinkle over the chopped pistachios. Serve warm, with a bowl of yogurt on the side for dipping, if desired.


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Facing Fears, God's Magnificence, and Other Stuff
That's me, with my (older) brother and Mom. I was probably about two, so this was likely in 1940. I don't remember it, but we'd stopped alongside a road somewhere (probably en route from Calumet City to Indianapolis) and Dad snapped this picture. And the post is partially, at least, about Mom and me.
Mother was deathly afraid of thunderstorms. Probably stemming from her childhood, she said that lightning and thunder had terrified her for as long as she remembered. But, as a young mother, she'd decided she didn't want that terror to show around her kids, and the only way she could think of to deal with it was to attack it head on. And she did just that.
Whenever a thunderstorm would hit the neighborhood we lived in, she'd pick me up and carry me to the front window, open the curtains, and tell me we were going to look at all the pretty lights in the sky. She said the lights made a big boom, but it was OK cuz we were in our house, nice and dry. When we'd get a big clap of thunder, she'd laugh and make some remark about it.
I never knew she was scared, until I was grown, and she told me.
One lasting legacy of her facing that fear was that, to this day, I love thunderstorms.
Which brings me to last Saturday afternoon. We had a thunderstorm here that we used to describe .. in Indiana .. as a "Trash Mover". It rained long and hard, and the lightning and thunder were just awesome.
I sat on our back deck, and just relished the moment, and was reminded that God produces dozens of these wonderful displays of power, every minute, somewhere on earth. And Jesus is Master over even the worst of them, as He showed some frightened fishermen on the Sea of Galilee, one day.
And this God, and this Savior, are the Ones Who tell me They love me! And want me to serve them!
The storm was bad enough that our dusk-to-dawn light, on the little shed we built out back, came on at 2 in the afternoon.
I silently thanked my Mother for her facing of her fears, and showing me the pretty lights in the sky, when I was just a little kid. And that reminded me that the good we do, lives on, long after we physically leave this earth. In more ways than we'll know, this side of eternity.
See the settee and the chair in the photo? They're part of a set .. a table, eight chairs, a chaise, and the settee .. that Mom bought for us in the 1990's, after we'd enclosed the deck. Mom died in 1997, and years later I spent a good deal of time immensely enjoying her legacy, last Saturday afternoon.
Thanks, Mom. And, most of all, Thanks, God.


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Recently, I finished reading the last book in the Wheel of Time series. While walking home, I saw a copy of the book in a Free Library on my street and picked it up. I was reminded that I hadn't yet finished the last book, and felt an immediate compulsion to do so.
I read the first book over 18 years ago, while on a student exchange in Japan. The book was a gift, and I brought it with me across the ocean tucked in my luggage. Doing so was costly, as I had to give up precious clothing space. Being 16 and on my own in Japan had a profound effect on me, and so did the first book of the series, The Eye of The World.
The story is an epic high fantasy with hundreds of characters, different cultures, unique creatures, and a world incredibly rich in details. The books have over 10,000 pages in total, containing more that 4 million words. The first book was published in 1990 but sadly the author didn't live to finish the series. Robert Jordan died in 2007, but left an extensive set of notes so the books could be finished.
Knowing the themes as well as I do, his death fits oddly well with his writings. Below is the first paragraph of the first book:
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, and Age long past, a wind rose in the Mountains of Mist. The wind was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of time.
But it was a beginning.
The Wheel of Time deals with cycles. Death and rebirth, the balance of light and dark, the internal struggle we all deal with day to day. The theme of a beginning rather than the beginning is pervasive and repeated over and over.
I'm still trying to parse the final words of the series:
There are no endings, and never will be endings, to the tuning of the Wheel of Time.
But it was an ending.
In 4 million words, this was the first time an ending was explicitly mentioned. On the last sentence, on the last page, of the last book with the author long dead.
When I think about that, I'm filled with loss and hope at the same time. It seems to me this is exactly what the author was trying to convey the entire time.


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Photographer's Note
I just don't remember the photos from this so amazing town, so I want to show you 3 photos from my Danish folder. See them in WS.
Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania is a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares (84 acres) in the borough of Christianshavn in the Danish capital Copenhagen. Civic authorities in Copenhagen regard Christiania as a large commune, but the area has a unique status in that it is regulated by a special law, the Christiania Law of 1989, which transfers parts of the supervision of the area from the municipality of Copenhagen to the state. It was closed by residents in April 2011, whilst discussions continued with the Danish government as to its future, but is now open again.
Christiania has been a source of controversy since its creation in a squatted military area in 1971. Its cannabis trade was tolerated by authorities until 2004. Since then, measures for normalising the legal status of the community have led to conflicts, police raids and negotiations which are ongoing.
(from Wikipedia)
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worldcitizen (12758) 2014-07-27 12:27
Hello Serghei,
This is a very interesting urban shot. It has many of the things I like: older buildings, bright artwork, and some colorful graffiti. It looks like certain areas of Brooklyn. Your note is also interesting. Nice framing and presentation, too.
emka (139142) 2014-07-27 14:22
Hi Serghei, I have seen already on TE the photos from this free town, later I read something about it, how the photos are forbidden on the street. But I can't remember who was there. interesting note and nice photo. Very attractive this mural ??) behind the bike.
WArm regrads MAlgo
PS. I remember, it was Curious Eye.
annjackman (23019) 2014-07-27 22:30
Hello Serghei,
The street art and bicycles have added colour to this old building. Excellent framing has given a quirky urban image. Excellent exposure an, colour and sharpness. I like this a lot.
Kind Regards, Ann
jhm (191315) 2014-07-28 5:31
Hello Serghei,
Your two extra pictures are also very well and pleasant to look at.
Also these picture has a very modern look, with clear colours.
Excellent perspective and depth picture.
But your picture is very well taken, with a high sharpness and clarity.
Very well done,TFS.
Have a nice day,
Sergiom (115636) 2014-07-28 6:04
Bonjour Serghei,
Il y a quelque chose de très éclaté dans cette composition, surtout au niveau des couleurs et d'une certaine anarchie dans le design sur ce pauvre mur de briques.
timecapturer (49288) 2014-07-28 6:41
Hi Serghei
this is wonderful! Such a colourful mix of elements and all brought together so originally and appealingly. Love it!
Have a great week - B.
No_One (4) 2014-07-28 12:19
Hi Seghei,
I know of this place but this is the first time I have actually seen an image of it, and it's a great urban scene, very grity and very real. The grafitti makes an excellent centre of attention with its bright colors. Great scene of an unusual place.
Best wishes
P.S. you a right about the snakes, we have none in Ireland, but.we do has frogs. I have about 200 of them in my back garden, thankfully I quite like frogs :)
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- Copyright: Serghei Pakhomoff (serp2000) (47063)
- Genre: Gens
- Medium: Couleur
- Date Taken: 2013-01-03
- Categories: Vie quotidienne, Architecture
- Exposition: f/4.5, 1/60 secondes
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- Versions: version originale, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2014-07-27 10:30
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- 2 cloves garlic, minced
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Today is the last day before the students will face mid test next week. Actually there's still Monday, because the test will be conducted on Tuesday, but i will use Monday to do a full review of the materials so that they will be prepared for the exams.
It surely gives us pressures, both to the lecturers and also to the students because we have to do a daily classes and in one week we should have an exam. What's next is that we will go to continue our classes in Thursday and then by the end of next week, we should have our final test and in the next few days, a new semester will begin
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The Blog
Enchanting New England was created in 2015, on Instagram, as a way for me to share my travel and landscape photos and love of New England with others. It has since morphed into a story of my outdoor journeys throughout New England, with a drive down the coast, a stroll down Main Street, and a tasting at a vineyard here and there. I bring you into my world, which includes a lot of off the grid locations in New England, particularly in Maine where I spend time at my family's camp enjoying the serene and enchanting outdoors and the presence of the abounding wildlife around me.
The Photographer
I'm Robbie; a photographer from New England. I'm a small town girl, that lives in a cow town with my Tabby cat and my husband. My family has a camp in Maine, and I love spending time there fishing, picking blueberries, swimming, boating, searching for wildlife, taking photos, and enjoying all of the little pleasures nature has to offer.
I love reading, drawing and painting, cooking, and archery. I also love anything that has to do with farms, and I always say, if I could, I would have a cow, goats, and alpacas running all over my property! I love mountains, lakes, and exploring the woods. I'm completely fascinated by moose; I can't get enough of them. My weaknesses are big sunglasses, iced coffee, lobster rolls, long car rides, and animals. I over-use exclamation points! I'm a Gilmore Girl addict, and love all things New England, especially Lighthouses, but much prefer the countryside of this amazing region.
My photos have been featured in advertisements, articles, and online in the New Haven Register, New Haven Magazine, WTNH CT Style, The Cheshire Herald, Hamden Chronicle, Shoreline Publishing, The Journal Inquirer Newspaper, Manchester, CT, Popular Photography Magazine Online, Schmap New York Guide.


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Okay, this is a little bitter-sweet. This month marks the release of a SILVER ANNIVERSARY boxed set of my songs. Six CDs combining "best of" songs from albums I've created over the last 25 years along with brand new songs hot off the recording presses. The sweet part is realizing that I've been lucky enough to make music for a living for a quarter century and how exciting it is to share my newest songs with my friends who've been encouraging me to keep writing all these years. The bitter part is the realization that it's been a "quarter century". That's OLD!!! When my folks celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary I was so happy they were still in love and going strong given their "advancing" years. They were younger then than I am now and I thought they were ancient.
Well, I guess it's true that time flies when you're having fun. The latest collection is divided by themes: Hope Hiding, Tender Mercies, The Other Side of Sorrow, Changed, See Us Shine and It's Not Love Til It's Been Through A Storm. I'm pleased that Shadow Mountain Music is releasing the albums individually as well as in the boxed set. This way if you, or someone you love needs some songs about hope or love or friendship they'll be easy to find and easier to share. I do hope you enjoy the offering and that you'll let me know if any of the new songs will be added to your favorites collection.WordPress
A greater sense of urgency to be like Uncle John for those we know who are in particular need of the healing power of love this holiday season has certainly filled the McLeans. Ironically, our experience in Malibu has lit a fire within our hearts to spread the spirit of Christmas to those who may need it this year more than ever. We hope the show tonight reflects the gratitude, comfort, peace and joy we received an extra measure of during a difficult time in 2007. And we hope tonight our performance can add to the flame that burns brightly in hearts that bear the name of the One whose birth we celebrate this time of year.
Merry Christmas " PS I'm really excited by the wonderful response we've had to the release of the DVD of The Forgotten Carols Live Stage Show. So many people who've made coming to the show a part of their Christmas tradition have told us how much they wished they could share the experience with their family and friends who live well beyond the cities we tour each year. I'm glad we have something to offer, and truly hope that the show, along with the special features I added as "behind the scenes" insights about the evolution of this show, make it a gift worth sharing. So please, come to the show if you can, and if not, take it home with you and join us as we remind each other of some of the carols (and truths about the season) that have been forgotten .


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Sen. Rand Paul, one of the harshest critics of the GOP effort to reinvent Obamacare said Sunday that he doesn't believe the establishment Republican healthcare redux has a chance of passing Congress.
The Kentucky conservative believes the biggest problem with the plan is that it doesn't go far enough in fulfilling a promise to GOP voters to fully repeal, and then replace, President Barack Obama's failed healthcare plan.
Paul, who has frequently referred to the plan being pushed by House Speaker Paul Ryan and the Trump administration as "Obamacare-Lite," says he believes voters expect congressional conservatives to fully repeal the healthcare law before opening debate about the best plan for a replacement.
"I was elected in 2010 right after it came into place, to repeal it," Paul said.
The lawmaker, who was elected to the Senate during the national Tea Party sweep that saw many conservative voters tired of an increasingly big government GOP establishment, says the healthcare non-repeal being pushed by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan is a sign of a GOP heading in a direction opposite the sentiment that brought lawmakers of his style to Congress.
The lawmaker said he and conservative allies likely have a shot at killing the healthcare legislation, which would put them at odds with a White House that has nothing but good things to say about the Ryan bill.
"I just want to let the world know I am 100 percent in favor. "Trump said. "We're going to have a healthcare plan that's going to be second to none."
But for conservatives like Paul, Trump's plan is simply too similar to Obamacare.
"We never ran on making the entitlement subsidies permanent," Paul said.