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The City of Clearwater initiated the Adopt-A-Street Program in 1997 to help keep Clearwater sparkling through dedicated volunteers from business, industrial, civic, youth, and non-profit organizations.
The Adopt-A-Street Program encourages organizations to adopt an area of roadway that is about one mile in length with residential and commercial use for litter control every other month. The Adopt-A-Street Program promotes community pride by demonstrating to residents, tourists, and potential businesses that the community is active, energetic and cares about a clean and safe environment. This program has proven highly effective in promoting personal responsibility and changing attitudes regarding litter.
- An Adopt-A-Street sign recognizing your company or organization at the beginning and end of the selected roadway.
- A certificate of appreciation from the City of Clearwater.
- Acknowledgement on the Parks and Recreation website.
Why should your company or group volunteer to Adopt-A-Street?
- Feel ownership and pride in one's community.
- Set an example for others, especially children.
- Show you care about environmental issues.
- Improve the quality of life in your neighborhood.
- Gain new knowledge about litter on roadways (what gets thrown out).
- Experience the feeling of usefulness.
- Deter crime with a cleaner environment.
- Enjoy the outside with neighbors or co-workers.
- Get free recognition for your company or group.
- Make a difference - TRASH AFFECTS EVERYONE!
Getting Started
- Contact the City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department at 727-562-4832 or email email@example.com for a complete package of the guidelines, procedures, and contract agreement.
- Fill out an Adopt a Street agreement to adopt a city street, parkway, or right-of-way for two years with a renewal option.
- Make a commitment to do a clean-up every other month (6 times per year).
- Follow all programs procedures (ESPECIALLY SAFETY).
- Place trash bags under the Adopt-A-Street sign and call for pick-up by the City of Clearwater Solid Waste Department (727-562-4930).
- Mail or email a report to the Volunteer Specialist after the clean-up event with number of volunteers, hours worked, bags of litter and/or recyclables collected with this beautification form.
We would like to thank the following community organizations for their support with the Adopt-A-Street program:
- Countryside Kiwanis - Enterprise Rd. (US-19 to McMullen-Booth Rd.)
- Diane & Frank Ingram - Druid Rd. (Keene to Highland Ave.)
- Philip Curry Family - Palmetto (N. Highland Ave. to Wood St.)
- TJ Maxx Store #235 - Village Dr. (Countryside Blvd. to Enterprise Rd. E.)
- Those Two Girls Estate Sales - Lake Ave. (Gulf-To-Bay to Drew St.)
- Kiwanis Club of Springtime City - Hercules Ave. (Drew St. to Druid Rd.)
- Pip's Pool, Inc. - Montclair Rd. (Hercules Ave. to Keene Rd.)


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The drama is so big in Texas!
Prepare yourself, Dallas. Everything is about to get more ignorant up in here. Bravo announced two new Real Housewives cities and Dallas is one of them.
"The Real Housewives of Dallas follows a group of sophisticated southern socialites, as they claw their way to the top of the city's social scene. The series gives an exclusive look into their glamorous galas, scintillating scandals, and enormous egos, to prove exactly why everything is bigger in Texas," Bravo says in a statement.
Yes, the franchise that is known for bitch slapping and drinking before noon is coming to Dallas to embarrass everyone.
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A Bravo spokesperson tells us they have started filming some of it, but it's not completed. And remember that other show we told you about a few months ago? Ladies of Dallas? Do you remember? Well, that was the working title of the The Real Housewives of Dallas. We feel used. And dumb. Mainly used, though.
We don't know much else. Bravo hasn't released the names of the women who are in the cast, so this is where we need your help, readers.
Have any of your friends who are rich housewives been acting funny lately? Have they been drinking more than usual? Have they been blowing you off to go to soirées? Have you seen a woman with a half dozen people following her around? These are clues. And we need clues. We need to know who to avoid in the near future. Let us know in the comments, or with a tweet or a pigeon or something, who you think will be in the The Real Housewives of Dallas cast.
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Robot Coupe Catering Equipment
When it comes to food preparation equipment, Robot Coupe is one of the leading brands in the world. Based in the heart of Burgundy in France, the company's famous Robot Coupe food processor was first created over 40 years, and continues to be seen as one of the best commercial food processors available today. Read more…
Robot Coupe Kitchen Equipment
They also manufacture a superb range of additional food preparation equipment that is perfect for all kinds of commercial catering establishments from restaurants and cafes to institutions, delicatessens, caterers and more.
Robot Coupe Equipment Australia
Here at Butler Equipment, we have one of the best selections of appliances made by Robot Coupe in Australia. And not only do we offer all our Robot Coupe catering equipment at great prices, but we'll deliver your order direct to your door too.
Robot Coupe Kitchen Appliances
What's more is, while we mainly sell brand new Robot Coupe kitchen equipment, we also have a stock of refurbished products, plus we offer rentals too. So we really do have a catering solution for all kinds of commercial food preparation businesses.
Robot Coupe Mixer & More
When it comes to planetary mixers, the Robot Coupe mixer is second to none. Compact and transportable, it's perfect for mixing savoury or sweet mixes, from egg whites to stuffing mixes.
For an easy to use, robust mixer, the Robot Coupe R101 offers great performance whether you're chopping or mixing and comes complete with two sizes of feed chute and slicing and grating discs.
Robot Coupe Food Processors
The Robot Coupe R2N commercial food processor is a whizz at performing a variety of culinary tasks, and can process vegetables at high speed to make slicing, shredding and making julienne vegetables a breeze. Plus, as it can also grind, chop, puree, mix and knead, it really is a versatile piece of equipment.
If you're looking for a robust but easily maintainable stick blender, the Robot Coupe stick blender has fully removable parts to make it one of the most hygienic stick blenders available, plus it's sturdy, has a powerful motor for the fast processing of all kinds of foods and, being completely made of stainless steel, it's very easy to maintain.
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The Robot Coupe cl50 vegetable preparation machine has a large hopper, making it suitable for bulky vegetables such as cabbage, together with a cylindrical hopper which allows it to process delicate vegetables such as cucumbers and courgettes.
And if you're looking for a juice extractor, the Robot Coupe juicer has a unique feed tube that does away with the need for a pusher, meaning that it's easy to process high volumes of top-quality juice quickly.
To find out more about the Robot Coupe products available at Butler Equipment, why not give us a call on 1800 225 215? We'll be happy to answer any of your questions and give you our advice on which piece of equipment would be best for your business.
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Support the Department of Pediatric Dentistry
A Child's Smile Is In Your Hands
Giving Opportunities To The Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Everyone likes to see a child's smile. The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the UAB School of Dentistry is committed to bringing a smile to children throughout Alabama. Residents and students are taught exceptional clinical and research skills and how to become caring professionals, by our distinguished faculty. They learn how to create partnerships with other disciplines and organizations, and develop policies to increase access to oral health care for everyone. Your generous contributions will help make the Department of Pediatric Dentistry stronger, and improve the health of children in Alabama.
Giving Opportunities
The Dr. John Thornton Endowment
The Dr. John Thornton Endowment supports community outreach with the UAB School of Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Your gift will help bring pediatric dental care to underserved areas through clinics and screening programs throughout Alabama. The Endowment provides stipends to deserving residents serving the various communities. The fund is in honor of Dr. John Thornton, a life-long advocate of community outreach and dental care for underserved and special needs children.
The Pediatric Dentistry Gifts Fund
By donating to The Pediatric Dentistry Gifts Fund, you help provide Dr. Noel Childers, Department Chair, important unrestricted financial resources. These discretionary funds may be spent on student and faculty travel, scholarships, updated technology, and stronger academic programs.
The Britta Rahemtulla Endowed Support Fund
There is a profound need for well-trained pediatric dentists throughout Alabama. Your generous contributions to the Britta Rahemtulla Endowed Support Fund will help us attract new and additional dentists to our pediatric dental residency program. A native of Sweden, Britta Månsson-Rahemtulla, D.D.S., Dr. Ont., influenced the course of dental practice through scholarly endeavors at UAB and abroad, which include internationally recognized research.
The Pediatric Dentistry Vision Fund
The Pediatric Dentistry Vision Fund is a newly established fund that will allow the Department Chair and faculty to put private gifts to their greatest use, allocating dollars for resident travel, faculty development, outreach activities, facility improvements, and numerous other Department priorities. This fund will equip the Department of Pediatric Dentistry with the flexibility and resources it needs to effectively carry out its mission and realize its goals, both short and long term.
All gifts are tax-deductible. For gifts of stock or for more information, please contact the Office of Development at (205) 934-3601.
Mail checks to: SDB 214, 1720 Second Ave. South, Birmingham AL 35294
Birmingham Area Information
Birmingham is a progressive city located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains with a metropolitan area population that is approaching one million. It is Alabama's largest retail trade and financial center and has become internationally renowned as a medical center. Birmingham's medical community provides both comprehensive treatment services and innovative research with more than one in ten workers having jobs related to medicine and health care. The city has transformed from a major steel producing city to one which represents a blend of high tech biomedical and telecommunication ventures. Sports, fine arts, music and the theater are all well represented providing outstanding entertainment. Birmingham enjoys four distinct seasons and has a temperature which is ideal for enjoying outdoor activities available at the numerous area parks.
Weekend vacationers frequently take advantage of the crystal white beaches located on the Gulf of Mexico which is a five hour drive south of Birmingham. Additional information on the Birmingham area (housing, etc.) is available from the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
Location and Parking
The student and resident clinics of the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic are located on the third floor of the UAB School of Dentistry building at 1919 7th Avenue South between 19th and 20th Streets South. The pediatric dentistry faculty practice is located in Children's Hospital.
I-65 Southbound
Take the 4th Avenue South exit (#259-B). Stay on 4th Avenue South to 19th Street South. Turn right onto 19th Street South, go three blocks to 7th Avenue South. Turn left onto 7th Avenue South.
I-65 Northbound
Take the University Blvd. exit, also known as 8th Avenue South. Follow 8th Avenue South to 19th Street South. Turn left onto 19th Street South. Go one block and turn right onto 7th Avenue South.
From Hwy. 280, Elton B. Stephens Expressway, and Red Mountain Expressway
Take the 8th Avenue South exit, also known as University Boulevard. Merge right onto 8th Avenue South. Follow 8th Avenue South to 20th Street South and turn right onto 20th Street South. Take 20th Street South to 7th Avenue South and turn left onto 7th Avenue South.
From I-20/59
Take the Carraway Blvd. exit. Follow the ramp onto Hwy 31/280. Take the 8th Avenue South exit. At the end of the exit, turn right onto 8th Avenue South and follow 8th Avenue South to 19th Street South. Turn right onto 19th Street South. Go one block and turn right onto 7th Avenue South.
UAB Parking Deck 8—Located on 8th Ave between 19th and 20th Street.
Full day parking fee $6
Double Tree Hotel—Located on 20th Street at 8th Ave.
Parking fee $10
Hospitality Inn—Located on 7th Ave at 21st Street.
Parking fee $2
Metered parking is available on the street on a first-come, first-served basis.
The UAB School of Dentistry is located on 7th Avenue South between 19th and 20th Streets South.
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Your Support is Crucial
It started with a mission to create a School of Dentistry that stands as the cornerstone of educational, service and research activity. In over 50 years, the School of Dentistry, Alabama's only dental school, has grown into a premier institution that educates the best students in the nation. Now, you can assist the School in continuing its mission by contributing in a number of ways. By doing so, we will be able to maintain our status as one of the finest schools in the country.
- Giving Opportunities
- Funding Options
- Ways in Which to Give
- Other Ways to Give
Giving Opportunities
A gift to the UAB School of Dentistry can take many configurations. It can be a check to our Annual Fund. A charitable gift annuity, which helps establish a scholarship. Or a bequest to an endowment under your will. Through your generosity, you are part of the legacy of touching lives and reaching even loftier goals.
Funding Options
When contributing to the UAB School of Dentistry, you have several funding options available to you:
Endowed Scholarships
Creating an endowed scholarship offers you the unique opportunity to make a critical contribution to dentistry, both now and into the future. Your contribution is fully invested in the University of Alabama system, and a portion of the principal's interest earnings are paid out to a deserving student annually. Each year, your initial contribution remains untouched, yet it grows by gaining more interest.
You may choose to contribute to an existing scholarship. The School of Dentistry has several endowed scholarships, including the David Greer Endowed Scholarship, the Thomas Alexander Endowed Scholarship, and various district dental scholarships, among others.
Annual Fund
Each year, the School of Dentistry requests donations in order to continue its critical work and to maintain its high standards. By contributing to the Annual Fund you provide important unrestricted financial resources, which offer additional opportunities for increased student scholarships, as well as the very best educational programs, research, facilities and oral health care.
The Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto Endowment
In honor of her unending support and contributions to the School of Dentistry, an endowment has been created honoring Dean Emerita Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto. The primary mission of the endowment is to provide funds to continue and increase the School's continuing commitment to provide quality dental care to those less fortunate than ourselves who reside in communities throughout the state.
Class Gift Funds
One way dental school alumni can support the School of Dentistry is by setting up a class project that reflects the interests and character of their class—or by supporting one that already exists. The class and the Dean mutually agree on a class project. Class projects may include scholarships, endowed support funds, professorships or chairs or renovation projects. Class giving is strongly tied to reunion giving. Leading up to and throughout a reunion year, classes make a special effort to raise money for the School in honor of their reunion.
Capital Improvements
The School is continually improving its physical structure and technology. There are a variety of school-wide and departmental renovation projects you may choose to support. There is currently a great need for private funds to help renovate the third floor.
For more information on helping the School of Dentistry, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at (205) 975-1207.
Ways In Which To Give
Cash - A gift of cash, in the form of a check, is always appreciated, and don't forget it's tax deductible in the year it's made.
Closely Held Stocks and Bonds - Non-publicly traded stocks (closely held company or family business) may be the best option for you, because it represents your largest asset and it produces little or no income. Gifts of long term appreciated closely held securities also generate a double tax benefit: You receive a current income tax deduction for the gift's market value and avoid tax on the capital gains.
Pledges - Contribution plans over a period of up to five years are welcome and encouraged, especially for the creation of named endowed funds.
Bequest - You may create a bequest under your will. A bequest allows you to maintain control and use of the assets earned during your lifetime. It is also flexible. The bequest can be structured as a specific dollar amount, a percentage of the estate assets or a specific asset. Ask your attorney or financial advisor to help guide you to ensure that this gift meets your personal and charitable goals.
Endowment - Endowed funds are essentially savings accounts from which only the annual earnings may be spent for the specified purpose. The principal of the gift is never spent. Donors may create a new endowment with a gift of $10,000 or more and may name the fund be spent for the specified purpose. The principal of the gift is never spent. Donors may create a new endowment with a gift of $10,000 or more and may name the fund.
Other Ways To Give
In addition to the before-mentioned ways to give, there are an array of options, such as the remainder interest in a home or farm, an insurance policy, tangible personal property, such as collectibles, art or jewelry, intellectual property, charitable gift annuity, in addition to many more.
Your contributions will make a difference and improve the lives of Alabamians and those throughout the country and the world.


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Most of us know "The Dude" as Jeff Bridges' character in "The Big Lebowski." But two first-years who call themselves the "Dudes of Food" are putting a more intellectual, cultured and savory spin on what it means to be a dude.
The Dudes — Aron Lesser '15 and Gab Lesser '15 — brought their popular college-town food blog, the Dudes of Food, to Providence last semester. Though the twin brothers hail most recently from Atlanta — where they began the blog three years ago — they previously lived in Brazil and Providence. They base their blog on a concept they call "FSFW" — full stomach, full wallet — which they think is particularly palatable to college towns.
Gearing their blog toward college youth, the Dudes aim to change the way Brown undergraduates interact with Providence. "Tons of Brown students never even think about leaving campus, but Providence is so small," Aron said. "It's so accessible by foot," he added, calling it "a shame" that students don't take advantage of it.
Aron said foodies at Brown don't think of going to other neighborhoods for cheap, tasty meals. "They think 'Oh, I know the best restaurant in Federal Hill,'" he added.
But Gab said Brown's diversity lends itself to some unique cultural eating experiences. "It's fun to see somebody so excited to try a bowl of homemade pasta, and then for them it's totally commonplace to have tongue tacos."
Food for thought
The cultural experience is a large part of the Dudes' blog. "You can be transient between these various cultures, and that's what keeps it interesting," Aron explained. "A lot of people think you're offending someone when you go in not knowing about their culture, what they eat. But it's a huge compliment." He explained that the blog has evolved into a forum for cultural learning.
While the blog originally just talked about food, Gab said they've tried to make their content "smarter."
"When we eat duck with a cinnamon spice, we try to think about why a Chinese food has cinnamon, which is an American spice," he explained.
In one blog post about the Taqueria El Taconazo, the Dudes noted though "Providence is known as an Italian city," there are a surprising number of Latin American restaurants in town and several Rhode Island politicians have been of Latin American descent. "Food is a means by which you can understand culture," Gab said, particularly immigration patterns.
"We try to simplify some more complex ideas into the food," Aron said. "We talk about cultural hegemony and what it means to be a Latino in the United States, but we did it through a burrito."
The cultural element transformed their blog into an intellectual endeavor. Professors at Emory University have requested the twins' permission to use the food blog in their courses.
"I guess we're a part of modern Southern culture," Gab said.
Professors at Brown have also joined the blog's readership. Aron recalled receiving a teasingly angry email from his professor, Lecturer in Italian Studies Cristina Abbona-Sneider, one night. "'I got home at 8:45 p.m. and my husband made me go get duck in the ghetto,'" he said she wrote.
Tongue in cheek
The blog has expanded dramatically since it began. "It used to be just our friends that would read it," Aron said. "But then one week we got mentioned in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and then we got real people to start reading."
The twins now boast an international following, including readers in Norway, Iceland and Taiwan.
But they wonder whether their descriptions of adventures to fish markets and hole-in-the-wall taquerias are the main draw for their readership. "I'm not even sure a food blog is about food," Aron said. "It's more about the cultures that surround the food blog ."
"For some people, it's about going to get a 50-cent taco, and for some people, it's about Mexican immigration," Gab said.
"And for some people, it's just funny," Aron added — to which Gab jokingly responded, "and for some people, it's not." The twins said their posts are not always as humorous as they would like for them to be.
"This is the hip new way of doing things," Gab explained. "It's convenient for us that we got into it at a time when things are starting to blossom."
Made from scratch
The blog and their shared foodie heritage have kept Gab and Aron connected despite their differences. "This is a good thing that brings us together and brings our friends together too," Gab said.
The twins' parents both came from big cooking families, and their marriage began with competition for rights to the kitchen.
"Our family dinners are like eating food while talking about food," Aron said.
"We have a good relationship with our family, and that's the experience we recreate when we go out with our friends. I can't imagine eating alone," he said.
This eating culture largely inspired the Dudes to begin their food blog.
"It was a good excuse for our parents to wonder why we were going out to eat with their money every weekend," Gab said, laughing.
Coming back to Providence, where they grew up, has added a new familial element to their blog. The twins try to track down some of the restaurants where they ate with their parents as children, Gab said.
"The multicultural household we grew up in really impacted us in that we like to try different things," Aron noted.
"We like tongue a lot. We don't think that's weird, but I guess that's weird," Gab said, adding that he and his brother like to push their friends to try foods out of their comfort zones that they often end up liking.
The one thing the Dudes tried and did not like was grasshopper. "It was disgusting," Gab said. But the twins generally avoid writing
about such experiences, he added. "We never say bad things about restaurants," he said. "People don't want to hear about where not to go."
"Even if the food is bad, it can even be a good experience," Aron added.
What's cooking?
The Dudes have big plans for the future. The blog began light-hearted, but "ended up becoming something legitimate, so we're thinking that if we keep transforming, something cool can come of it someday," Gab said.
The twins spent the past summer backpacking around Europe, documenting their culinary experiences in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain and more. They released a sample of their travel writing on a Tumblr site, hoping to attract investors to sponsor a trip around Southeast Asia this summer that would be the basis for a Dudes of Food-style travel manual.
But a business model was never really a part of the twins' plan.
"You have to do what you enjoy, and if you find something you really love doing, you need to follow through with it," Aron said.
As their blog grows into a bigger project, the Dudes will face the prospect of losing their anonymity. "We don't like that people know who the Dudes of Food are," Gab explained, because it limits the "Dude" concept the twins try to embody to just the two of them.
"Everyone should be a dude," Aron said. "It's not about a blog, it's not about the food — it's about the inner dude."


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Toyota Landcruiser–10K Kms Update Odometer (155000 Kms)
Its that time of the year now when the summer vacations of the children start and we are planning another holiday or a Driving Vacation as I like to call it. I would be writing another blog post soon on where we will be visiting this time of the year but for now I will post the mechanical maintenance that I've performed on the vehicle in the last 10K Kms. The Odometer now reads 155000 Kms and there a lot that I've done on the vehicle in this time.
I bought another Alloy Rim and now after the disastrous experience of me bursting 2 tyres within 24 hours I always carry 2 spare tyres with myself.
To read about the tyre burst incident click here
The new alloy wheel and testing that on the vehicle. Now this new bling alloy is doing a duty as a spare tyre in the boot.
I'd visited the Toyota Fortuner Boot Camp organised in Delhi last year and though it was quite easy, there was one obstacle (don't remember the name now) which was quite a steep slide and then a steep climb. At this obstacle I saw a couple of Fortuners struggling with the accent. Hense being a little over confident, I came down the decent with quite a bit of speed and though I was able to manage the incline with ease, I misjudged the Approach angle and hit my front guard on the ground. With a result that I'd dislodged the front guard, broke the headlamp and the center grille. These were changed later.
At the Toyota Fortuner Boot Camp, Gurgaon
In Feb'13 before heading for the Desert Storm '13 as a Rally Marshall, I had a small feeling that the brakes of the vehicle weren't as effective as before and as I'd just changed the front brake pads a couple of thousand kilometers before, I took the vehicle for a complete checkup before I headed out for the rally. Here we discovered that the leather in the rear brake drums had lived their life and it was time to change them. So this was done.
The vehicle for checkup before the Desert Storm Rally
Rear Drums being Changed & the old and new ones side by side
Since the time I'd bought the vehicle, the rear wiper didn't work. So This time around I got the complete wiring checkup. What was observed was that the wiper levers besides the steering wheel must have been changed the the levers which were henseforth installed didn't carry have the functions for the rear wiper. I didn't want to place another switch in the already cluttered dashboard. As a result there were a pair of unused buttons on the dashboard which were for the power antenna. These were the 'UP' & DOWN' button. So I got the power antenna disconnected and the 'UP' button now does it duty as the Rear Wiper switch and the 'DOWN' as the water washer.
Here we are trying to figure out which wire goes where
The major expense that was done during this 10K Kms was that I changed/ overhauled the complete Air-Conditioning System in my vehicle. The parts that were changed were 1. The Compressor, 2. The Expansion Valve & 3. The Aircon Bottle. While we were at it we also completely cleaned up the Radiator, The Cooling Coil & the Condensor. The coolant was also replaced. While removing the aircon pipes two of the piped broke as they'd been welded before and we cutout the broken portion from the place where it was good and changed that too.
This was the condition the radiator was in. The condensor was even in a worse condition.
The condenser after washing
The Cooling Coil and the old AirCon Compressor
The Radiator being installed back after being washed and cleaned
The new aircon compressor mounted
DRIVER's SIDE MASTER SWITCH AND STEERING WHEEL COVER
The Drivers side Master Control Switch was also acting up lately, some of the windows would roll down and not up and I was able to unlock the door sitting at he drivers seat but not lock it back up. So while I was searching for parts for the aircon I found this at a shop and bought it instantly.
The Art-Leather on the steering wheel had completely worn off. So I got that replaced with a genuine leather cover.
Along with all this the vehicle visited the workshop twice for Normal Servicing at 148020 Kms and then at 154745 Kms
All in all I think that the vehicle is fit for me to take it for another 3-4K Kms journey through the Highways, Lanes and Backlanes of our beautiful country.
Cheers for now.


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Mobile App TekTrack Helps Reunite Family After Japan Earthquake
March 11 was a devastating day for Japan. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake not only shook their homes but it also sent a tsunami rippling across their country. In situations such as these, it is almost impossible to reconnect with loved ones especially since cellular networks become overloaded with numerous people trying to call, to see if their families and friends are safe.
Sometimes, people complain that at a time when they need technology the most, it fails them. But for one family (they requested to remain anonymous), it became a tool that was able to reunite them after one of the most horrifying incidents that hit Japan.
Their daughter went missing after the earthquake struck. She was an hour away from their home and it seemed impossible for them to locate her. But because her phone had TekTrak, an app that "works in the background of a phone's OS using the 3 hardware components already built into most smartphones (cellular, GPS, and WiFi) to pinpoint its location," the family found out that she was still alive by logging on to TekTrak's website and determining her location. They saw the timestamps in the app's location history feature and found out that she has been moving since the earthquake struck. What normally took her one hour of travelling turned into seven, but luckily the parents were able to progress her way home using the web maps.
The father said that the TekTrak was installed on his daughters phone to prevent theft – little did they know that it would be of great help in this time of need.
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Gorgeous 3900 sf Traditional floor plan is nestled in the woods & very private. Potential in-law suite on the first floor has private sitting rm w/fireplace + entry to garage & outdoors. The basement is fully finished w/full bath, steam shower, kitchenette, storage, office & Media room (which could be a teen suite). The Basement also has a private exterior exit to the garage & outdoors. The kitchen has views of the Fam Rm & features Cherry cabinets, Granite countertops, custom made island on wheels, SS appliances, under cabinet lighting & gleaming hardwood floors. Large picture windows showcase beautiful views of the lush wooded lot & planted vegetation along a dry-river bed. The 2nd flr features 3 Br's each w/walk-in closets, a huge luxury Master Suite, a convenient Laundry Rm & linen closets. Relax outside on the brick patio or under the Pergola (there is even room for a swingset for kids in the back yard). Take advantage of easy access to I-88, the train & Matea Valley HS. Enjoy!
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Garlic In The City
Posted by Heather Bluhm on 1/20/2013 to Garlic Events
We are in San Francisco today attending the International Fancy Food Show. So much to see and TASTE! Of course there was much excitement during the 49er game and lots of celebrating. We couldn't resist having dinner at The Stinking Rose restaurant with the gang.... Yum!!


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In 2001 Andres Pastrana, the President of Columbia, wrote a piece in the Los Angeles Times in which he decried the message that movies such as Clear and Present Danger, Proof of Life, and Blow gave of Colombia. He maintained that the situation in this South American country is not as simple as Hollywood presents it. In the movies the boy gets the girl, good triumphs over evil, and the cowboy rides off into the sunset. The drug wars that have torn Colombian society are real.
If the venerable Sunday Times of London says "Brazil is Buzzing", who am I to argue. "More than beach bums why Rio and São Paulo could soon rival Milan and Paris", its headline continues. We will never know just how in, how incredibly hot Rio is, as we opted instead to visit the cool Petrópolis, an alpine retreat that is much different in flavour than the beaches of Ipanema populated by dental-floss-sized swim wear.
Dancing With A Gaucho
As a small child, the only personal knowledge that I had with Argentina was visits to our church of furloughed missionaries who sang the exotic wonders of this distant land. Exotic and distant are the key words here. I heard about maté, gauchos and the pampas. It was all very exciting. I couldn't envision a land where people lived ordinary lives.
Marrakech Market
Hanging on the studio wall above my computer is a pencil drawing by the late Terence Cuneo of child beggars in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For many years, he followed in his father's footsteps working for the London Illustrated News, producing drawings and paintings from lands distant and exotic for a readership living in the sceptred isle.
Welcome Band, Costa Rica
Bands suggest a sense of occasion. From the apparently sleepy group of musicians, performing on auto pilot in Costa Rica, who had been hired to entertain the bus traveller queuing for lunch, to the energetic Mariachi band, strolling while playing, in the Mexican silver mining town of Taxco, the music of bands, either stationary or mobile, lifts the spirit.
Riverside Trees, Costa Rica
"Oh, artists always think that they see beauty when there is nothing there," puffed my Aunt when she saw my painting of a trough in the corner of their farm field. She believed, as many do, that the subject is the concern of a painting rather than the visual poetry of that topic.
Market Vendors, Senegal
Senegal is the tragically impoverished country on the extreme west of Africa that was the exit point for many slaves on their way to America and the Caribbean. Just south of the Sahara desert, this land, a former French colony, bakes in temperatures in the 30's Celsius range. Strong winds from the interior hurl sand and plastic debris everywhere. In a country where life is so harsh, there is no money for trivials like sanitation or garbage collection. There are, however, 350 miles of beautiful white sand beaches.
Beached Boats, Acapulco
I am lured by the once brightly painted boats with their peeling paint that line the soft sands in Acapulco. The fishermen are applying C.P.R. to their wooden crafts which appear to suffer from terminal neglect. The Mexican crafts seem to blend with the murky colours of the smog-laden harbour, and the casual attention of their owners echos the lazy surf that gently massages the shore. These boats contrast in my memory to the incandescently-coloured, maniacally-maintained boats that I envied along the shoreline in Percé, Quebec.
Downtown, Oranjested, Aruba
Unfortunately, much of the old Dutch-style architecture is vanishing from the heart of this Caribbean capital, replaced with soulless glass and steel boxes. I am strongly opposed to the trend of placeless architecture. A sense of place, a context, or a reference to local history creates a particularness that keeps urbanscapes from all looking the same. I think Cleveland should look different than London or Marseille. In a quickly evolving society, distinctive architecture helps to ground us.
Mid Morning at the Government Docks
Bermuda, this crescent-shaped island which is really the top of a volcano, is home to an uncountable number of boats. People who live there are right-headed enough to get out on the water whenever possible. It is not unusual for a business appointment to be altered because one or the other of the intended participants is "out on his boat".


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With another football season on the horizon, coupled with last week's induction of legendary linebacker Junior Seau into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the controversial topic of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is back on the front burner. CTE is a type of degenerative brain disease that has become a hot button issue in the world of contact sports.
Following Seau's retirement in 2010 after an extraordinary 20-year career, his family began to notice bouts of insomnia, depression, extreme mood swings, and emotional withdrawal. "It was hard," his daughter, Sydney, told Yahoo Sports. "[W]e were all reaching for someone that wasn't exactly reaching back, even though…we knew that he wanted to."
In 2012, three years after retiring, the 43 year-old Seau died in his California home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) posthumously diagnosed Seau with CTE, thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head. CTE was first attributed to boxers in the late 1920s, when doctors labeled a person exhibiting these symptoms as "punch-drunk." According to a 2013 Cerebrum article by co-founder of the Sports Legacy Institute Chris Nowinski, symptoms include memory loss, aggression, depression, confusion, impaired judgement or impulse control, and eventually, progressive dementia.
At a meeting held by NIH, where Seau's brain was donated for research, it was said that "[a]thletes playing competitive football over the course of high school and college, for example, are estimated to suffer upwards of 8,000 hits to the head." The indications of CTE oftentimes won't show up until months, years, or even decades afterwards.
When Seau's career was just taking off in the early 1990s, he would complain of "burning" headaches. He was aware of the physical toll that the sport was taking, commenting in a 1996 interview, "I'm a twenty-seven year old guy living in probably a thirty-eight year old body. It's tough on you, and it wears and tears, but that's the sacrifice you take."
Almost one year before Seau's suicide, fellow NFL player Dave Duerson took his own life in a similar manner, after recognizing his own symptoms of the degenerative brain disease. Duerson left a note requesting that his brain be donated to a brain bank for further study. The bank turned out to be the lab of Ann McKee, M.D., a Dana Alliance member who specializes in CTE research at Boston University School of Medicine's. Duerson's brain was sent to McKee's CTE Center, where she found "indisputable evidence" of CTE in his tissue samples.
The lawsuit by more than 4500 players against the league "for not warning players and hiding the damage of brain injury" reached a settlement this past April. But there is an appeal period, and several players have already done so. Numerous families, including Seau's, are suing independently as well.
Advancements in imaging technology, as chronicled in Dana's recent interview with Michael Lipton, Ph.D., have allowed researchers to better understand the relationship between head impacts and cognitive impairments; but, as of now, CTE can only be detected after death. Working with her team at Boston University, McKee came up with a four-stage classification system that reveals the progressive nature of CTE—a breakthrough that Nowinski predicts "should allow CTE to soon be diagnosed in living people."
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Appetizer & First Course, Vegetarian
Brie & Quince Phyllo Bundles
15- 1" pieces of brie with rind removed and pressed into a ball the size of a large olive
1/3 cup quince paste
45- 4" squares of phyllo dough
¼ cup melted butter
2 Tbsp bread crumbs
Roll the brie in the bread crumbs to coat. Place a square of the phyllo on the worktable, and brush lightly with the melted butter. Place another square of phyllo on top of the first one with the corners offset. Brush lightly with butter and then place a third square of the phyllo on the others again with corners offset. Put the brie in the center of the phyllo, make a dimple in the brie with a teaspoon. Place half a teaspoon of the quince paste on top of the brie, then pull the phyllo up around the brie by the corners and pinch together just above the brie to form a bundle. Place on a baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the brie.
Put the bundles in the refrigerator for 1 hour to chill the brie. Preheat the oven to 400°F, remove the phyllo bundles from the refridgerator and place on the center rack in the oven. Make sure the bundles are not touching each other, before putting in the oven. Bake for 5-7 minutes until lightly browned. Serve warm.


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We believe everything that we have comes from God. It is all a gift. How we think about our money possessions and time…how we use them, spend them and steward them is all part of our response to God…. It is part of our worship.
Why give?
2 Corinthians 8 and 9: Christian Giving should be
Motivated by grace
In proportion to our means
Willing and cheerful
A source of spiritual blessing
A source of thanksgiving to God
Regular and private
Why give regularly?
As most of our salaries and most of our bills need to be paid monthly then we would encourage you to give by monthly Standing Order as it makes planning and administration much easier. However, we know that some people have irregular cashflows and that, for some too, there's a sense that by writing a cheque or putting cash in the basket, we have a reminder of the sacrifice that we're offering to the Lord. But whichever way you give. Thank-you!
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If you are a taxpayer the church can claim an extra 25p for every £1 given using the Gift Aid scheme. If you would like more information about Gift Aid here is a link to the goverment website on gift aid click here
If you would like a gift aid form to fill out click here. Please print, complete and return to office.
If you would like to set up a standing order to the Church the bank account details are bellow:
Bognor Regis Baptist Church
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"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9:7
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Arguments with family (especially teens) instead of enjoying their company?
Other issues with family members: challenges, anger, attitude, emotional, don't listen?
As a parent, do you feel tired, trying to do your best (but not working), under pressure, stressed, worried?
How to change arguments for friendly discussions?
Watch my recorded presentation:
"4 Memorable techniques to help your teen to think and behave"
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Find out how to learn what/how your teen is thinking and share each other's thoughts and feelings.
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My point of view is that parents should not tell teens what to do but to ask them questions to help them to think as at this age, there is information that is unknown to parents from their teens. I know this to be true because of my experience with my stepson, from having arguments to having constructive dialog and him changing dramatically for the best.


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OPIC Loan Brings Mobile Banking Services to Underserved in Uganda
March 26, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A loan from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will enable the deployment of transformational financial infrastructure in Uganda that will provide Ugandan citizens, currently left out of the formal economy, with access to an array of financial services, including banking services.
OPIC has begun disbursement of its direct loan to MAPSwitch Uganda, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAP International, a U.S. small business that utilizes integrated electronic identification and mobile financial technology in order to transform financial services infrastructure in developing countries. With its biometric data and the use of mobile devices, MAP can provide access to financial services to the unbanked citizens in rural, remote or under developed areas, bringing these citizens into the formal economy.
The model begins with obtaining unique biometric data from applicants. MAP then issues a financial identification card based on that data that connects the card-holder to a host of products and services via access points throughout the country, including ATMs, Point of Sale units, and mobile banking.
The OPIC financing will enable MAP to fully deploy its technology in Uganda, where, in partnership with the government of Uganda, it will tackle the challenge of reaching up to two million citizens where today only five percent of the population has bank accounts.
"OPIC is pleased to support innovative projects that promote sustainable development," said OPIC Acting President Dr. Lawrence Spinelli. "By improving financial infrastructure at an individual level, particularly for underserved rural banking customers, this project will accelerate the integration of thousands of ordinary Ugandans into state-of-the-art banking services."
Michael Landau, Chairman of MAP International, stated, "The lack of accessible and effective banking and identity infrastructure hampers economic development at its most basic level in developing countries. Map is pleased to be partnered with OPIC at the forefront of transformational work that advances the private sector and high technology to meet today's global development challenge."


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Guide to Aroostook County, Maine ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
|Aroostook County, Maine
Location in the state of Maine
|March 16, 1839
|County Seat
|Aroostook County Courthouse
144 Swenden Street
Caribou, ME 04736
Phone: 207.493.3318
Aroostook County Website
The County was named for Indian word meaning "beautiful river". The County has Houlton as its seat and the County was created May 1, 1839. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.[1]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Penobscot | Piscataquis | Somerset | Washington | New Brunswick counties: Carleton | Madawaska | Victoria | York | Quebec counties: Kamouraska | L'Islet | Montmagny | Témiscouata
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this census area:[6]
|Unincorporated communities
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Plantations: Cary | Cyr Plantation | Garfield Plantation | Glenwood | Macwahoc | Moro | Nashville Plantation | Oxbow | Reed Plantation (aka Wytopitlock) | Saint John Plantation | Winterville Plantation. For further details see [Maine plantations].
Extinct towns and plantations:[7] Benedicta | Connor | E Plantation | Glenwood | Letter A R2 Plantation | Maysville | Molunkus Plantation | Rockabema Plantation | Silver Ridge Plantation[8]
|Tombstone Transcriptions Online
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|List of Cemeteries in the county
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|USGenWeb Archives
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|See Maine Cemeteries for more information.
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page.
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Maine Land and Property for additional information about early Maine land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Local histories are available for Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Maine Local Histories.
Regiments. Service men in Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy:
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Maine tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records.
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Welcome travelers, we have classes for you too. Bienvenue aux Canadiens, nous parlons français , aussi
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Global Inspirators Network(GIN) is a voluntary alliance of young citizens striving for positive change within their individual, professional and societal spheres. GIN aims to create a spirited and unified platform that inspires and engages the youth and young working professionals to participate in the critical process of nation building. The unique promise of GIN is to integrate the young adults as a dynamic force in nation transformation, ensuring direct outcome through tangible results.
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2013 brought hardship for refugees and unprecedented challenges for those of us seeking to help them. But the year also held moments of success: discoveries, epiphanies, and achievements. Below, our staff have identified some of the Women's Refugee Commission's biggest and brightest victories. And they've shared what we look forward to accomplishing in 2014.
"Eduardo" was 17 years old when he was apprehended by United States Border Patrol. When we met with him, he told us his shocking story.
Eduardo was crossing the desert near the McAllen Border Patrol Station in Texas, along with a pregnant woman, two boys and a man. When they caught him, Border Patrol agents abused him physically and verbally. They grabbed him by the neck and dragged him along the ground, using their Tasers even though he had not resisted or attempted to run. Eduardo was distressed to see the Border Patrol agents use Tasers on the other people in the group, including the pregnant woman. They took him to la hielera—"the freezer"—as ice-cold holding cells at Border Patrol stations are known. There, guards continued to verbally harass him and the other exhausted children while they tried to sleep.
What is it that, despite the world falling down around us, allows us to lend a hand? What is it that allows us to laugh, to smile, to pick up and go on? Whatever it is, the past week has shown me that Filipinos have got it in their bones.
When I arrived in Guiuan, my host was Renee Patron. A Filipino-American business woman, she was visiting her parents in their home in Guiuan when Typhoon Yolanda struck. Typhoon Yolanda made landfall in Guiuan, and more than half of its housing stock and town center were destroyed or damaged. Further from the town center, out near the beautiful beaches, villages were reduced to rubble. Where they can, the residents have sheltered in their previous plots. They have cleared the debris and salvaged what they could. However, these improvised shelters provide very little real protection from the extreme sun and temperature, and the intermittent rain.
"Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all" is the theme of this year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities, marked today, December 3rd. A critical component of "breaking barriers" and "opening doors" must be that we look for and engage those who are less visible, those who have less voice, in the disabled community. As December 3rd also falls in the 16 days of Activism against Gender Violence, the Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) is calling attention to the needs and capacities of women and girls with disabilities in situations of conflict and crisis. We must learn more about their concerns and ideas to make both humanitarian and development programs accessible to and inclusive of them.
As we participate in 2013's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, my mind returns again and again to Myanmar (also known as Burma). I was privileged to attend the first National Women's Dialogue: Peace, Security and Development in Myanmar there earlier this month, where more than 350 representatives of women's organizations came together to discuss women's security, health, peace-building and conflict resolution. While the country has made progress since the end of autocratic rule a few years ago, women still face many challenges. Both at the conference, and later in displaced persons' camps, women spoke candidly about how they are targeted for violence and how their rights are routinely violated.
Many of the images from the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan show young men and women mobilizing to help those affected by the crisis. In a report from a makeshift distribution center at Manila airport just three days after the typhoon, the BBC interviewed young students, still in their uniforms, volunteering through the night to pack emergency food for affected regions. Many of the students, some of whom had traveled from different cities, said they would work late into the night and still get up at 6:00 a.m. for school. They were motivated by a sense of sadness, they explained, and an urge to help.
Young people have talents and resources that, if properly tapped, can greatly improve relief efforts. As relief agencies move in to set up emergency programs in the Philippines, they should take steps to build upon the spontaneous, grassroots relief efforts undertaken by affected communities, including those led by youth.
Super Typhoon Haiyan impacted 11.3 million people—that's more than live in Beijing—and displaced 800,000. Among these, the most vulnerable are women, children, youth and persons with disabilities. Nearly 300,000 pregnant women and new mothers need food aid. Nearly one million children live in the hardest-hit areas, including almost 200,000 adolescent girls.
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by natural disasters: roughly 80 percent of those who died in the 2004 tsunami were women and girls. Why?
"I accept that I'm going to be deported. But please help me take my children with me…"
When I first visited immigration detention centers to research medical care, more and more women were telling me that they couldn't find their children. Back then, I understood neither the problem nor the solution. Now I understand both. So we've developed a guide showing parents how to keep their families together through detention and deportation--and I need your help to get this guide to the mothers and fathers who so desperately need it.
Let me explain with a story. I met Marta in Nogales, Mexico. She sobbed as she told me how her daughter cried, "Mommy, no! Mommy, no!" when she was apprehended in her home in the United States by immigration officials.
Following the UN in autumn is no job for the weary, but it's exciting. September saw the opening of the General Assembly (GA), with a series of high-level events and a historic focus on people with disabilities. And today, October 18, is a thrilling day for those of us working on the critical area of women, peace and security: the UN Security Council is holding its annual open debate on this issue.
Human rights don't end at borders, and they don't depend on documentation. Yet current U.S. policy and practice don't guarantee certain basic rights for undocumented immigrants. With widespread support for immigration reform, though, we have a chance to build critical protections into future law. With so many options, which protections should we focus on?
Migrants to any country deserve the right to family. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights points this out explicitly, affirming that the "family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State." And yet under current U.S. law and practice, families are torn apart every day.


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So you could say that I have gone DIY CrAzY!! I just got my Amazon order today with glass spray bottles and then some other ingredients that I needed for upcoming projects!
Today, I made a Granite Kitchen Counter Cleaner! I have bought so many different brands and they really only waxed over everything… it never looked or felt clean. So I decided I was going to create my own natural cleaner. I did some research online and found a couple of recipes, but ultimately I knew I wanted to make my own!
All of the ingredients are in the pic above and it literally took less than 5 minutes to make it!
First, you will need castile soap, which is an unscented vegetable based soap. You can find it at health food stores or online (Amazon). You only need a couple of tablespoons for this recipe so the castile soap goes a long way! Next you will need either rubbing alcohol or 80 proof vodka (I just happened to have some Absolute Vanilla Vodka on hand), and distilled water (or boiled tap water then cooled), and the final ingredient is lavender essential oil.
I love that this recipe has castile soap because it actually cleans the granite counter tops. The alcohol helps to dry quickly, and you should use distilled water if possible so that it will have a longer shelf life. Regular tap water can be boiled to kill bacteria. I use lavender essential oil because I love the smell of lavender and it's very calming, but you can use any essential oil that you prefer. Just don't use a citrus essential oil with a Granite Cleaner because citrus can eat through the granite.
Granite (Kitchen Counter) Cleaner:
Castile Soap – two tablespoons buy it here
80 proof Alcohol or Rubbing Alcohol – 1 tablespoon
Lavender Essential Oil – 25-30 drops
Distilled Water or boiled and then cooled tap or spring water – 2 cups
First you will need either a glass spray bottle or a thick plastic spray bottle (warning essential oils should not be used with thin plastic bottles – like water bottles, since it can penetrate the plastic and pull out toxins into the water. I purchased my glass spray bottles from Amazon, but you can re-use a spray bottle that you already have or an empty glass bottle and put a spray top on it.
Put 2 tablespoons of castile soap into your spray bottle.
Add 1 tablespoon of alcohol.
Add 25 to 30 drops of lavender essential oil (or your non-citrus essential oil of choice).
Then fill the rest of the bottle with distilled water. Make sure to leave some room at the top just in case you want to add more essential oil!
Loving my Granite Kitchen Counter Spray! This spray is not just for granite counter tops! You can use it on other surfaces too! The reason it works well on granite is because it doesn't have vinegar or citrus oils which can both eat through granite.
Happy DIY Cleaning!
Interested in learning more about how to get started with essential oils? Contact me, Nicole Wehner @ firstname.lastname@example.com


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Cardinal pink self embroidered chiffon angrakha style gown. Gown adorned with dull golden and antique shades of embellishment. Pure banarsi chiffon jamawar dupatta having embellished border and small motifs spray. Pure banarsi chiffon jamawar gharara in Cardinal Pink and Mehndi Green.
Top : Cardinal Pink Angrakha Style Gown
- Color : Cardinal pink
- Fabric : Self Embroidered Chiffon
- Gown adorned with embellished border on slits.
- Star shaped motifs all over it.
- Full Sleeves
- Fully embellished sleeves
- V shape neckline
- Concealed with side zip closure.
- Finished edges
Bottom : Cardinal Pink and Mehndi Green Gharara
- Color : Cardinal pink and Mehndi Green
- Fabric : Pure banarsi chiffon jamawar
- Gharara
- Gharara adorned with small motifs and stripes
- Border on hemline and GOTT
- Fixed waist belt with side zip closure.
Dupatta :
- Color : Cardinal pink
- Fabric : Pure banarsi chiffon jamawar
- Finished with matching silky fabric
- Border on sides
- Different motifs of embellishment
- Finished edges.
Embellishment :
- Work includes kora, dabka, stones, sequins, beads, silk threads and swarovski crystals.
- 100% pure highest quality imported fabric.
- Dull golden and antique shades of hand embellishment.


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Cougar found on northern Illinois farm
November 21, 2013 at 04:17 PM
The Associated Press
MORRISON, Ill. (AP) — State wildlife biologists are investigating after a cougar was found roaming near a northern Illinois farm.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says Thursday that they euthanized the animal found Wednesday near Morrison in rural Whiteside County. The cougar was between 5 and 6 feet long and weighed about 100 pounds. Wildlife biologists plan an animal autopsy, or necropsy.
Farmers called conservation police after seeing the cougar exit a cornfield. Police found the animal in concrete tunnel under a corn crib.
Experts say there were three confirmed cougars in Illinois between 2002 and 2008. Trail cameras in recent years have shown a cougar in Jo Daviess, Morgan, Pike and Calhoun counties.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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You can first my first post about Reality is Broken here.
Second Critique: The Role of the Game
This is more of an elaborate analysis of the way that McGonigal thinks about the way that games shape human interaction.
We have to begin here with a quote from the book. McGonigal offers three ways that Wikipedia works like a "good MMORPG"
First, Wikipedia is a good game world. Its extreme scale inspires our sense of awe and wonder, while its sprawling navigation encourages curiosity, exploration, and collaboration.
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Second, Wikipedia has good game mechanics. Player action has direct and clear results: edits appear instantly on the site, giving users a powerful sense of control over the environment. This instant impact creates optimism and a strong sense of self-efficacy. It features unlimited work opportunities, of escalating difficulty.
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Which leads to the third key aspect of Wikipedia's good gameness: it has good game community. Good game community requires two things: plenty of positive social interaction and a meaningful context for collective effort.
While all of these things can be good, they also illustrate why McGonigal has a problematic view of the way that games operate. Only 12.64% of Wikipedia contributors are female. I think this means something about the idea of the "good game world." It means that the idea of "good" is not based on inclusiveness or equality, but rather how well it works; "good" is synonymous with "efficient" here. The idea of a "good community" becomes skewed as well–I can't think of any kind of good, healthy community that creates a hostile environment for women so much that they don't participate in it. Of course, there are a number of reasons why women are not participating in Wikipedia, and the response to my argument is always going to be that women will "play" if they want to, but that ignores the issue at hand: why isn't Wikipedia doing anything about it?
I believe that McGonigal would argue that Wikipedia doesn't have to do anything, and that the panoply of "good experiences" that Wikipedia offers its community is good enough. The idea of modeling after that with no reflection rubs me the wrong way, which happened the entire time I was reading the book.
Related to this issue is the way that McGonigal uses Michael Tomasello's experiments with children to illustrate how cooperative games work. Her introduction to the work:
In fact, the ability to make a good game together has recently been identified by researchers as a distinctive human capability—indeed, perhaps the distinctive human capability. The developmental psychologist Michael Tomasello, author of Why We Cooperateand codirector of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has spent his career devising experiments to investigate what kinds of behaviors and skills set humans apart from other species. His research suggests that the ability to play complex games together, and to help others learn the rules of a game, represents the essence of what makes us human—something he calls "shared intentionality." Shared intentionality, according to Tomasello, is defined as "the ability to participate with others in collaborative activities with shared goals and intentions." When we have shared intentionality, we actively identify as part of a group, we deliberately and explicitly agree on a goal, and we can understand what others expect us to do in order to work toward the goal. Tomasello's research reveals that, in comparison with humans, other intelligent social species like chimpanzees simply do not appear to have shared intentionality. They don't have the natural instinct and ability to focus their attention on the same object, coordinate group activity, assess and reinforce each other's commitment to the activity, and work toward a common goal.
The anthropocentric ideology here is pretty sad, but there is something interesting going on. What could possibly prove this thesis of "shared intentionality"?
In one of Tomasello's key experiments at the Max Planck Institute, children between the ages of two and three are taught to play a new game together—either a dice game for the two-year-olds or a building-block game for the three year-olds. Then a puppet controlled by another experimenter joins the game and plays it incorrectly, according to its own made-up rules. Tomasello and his colleagues report that children immediately and universally object to this bad game behavior and attempt to correct the puppet, in order to keep the game successfully going—even though they haven't been instructed to do so. This behavior was more "vociferous" among the three-year-olds, according to the published findings, but clearly widespread among the two-year-olds as well. We are able to make a good game together—and we are inclined to do so from nearly the moment we are born. We have a hardwired desire and capacity to cooperate and coordinate our actions with others, to effectively immerse ourselves in groups, and to actively cocreate positive shared experiences.
I read this example in an opposite way. McGonigal sees it as proof of the human desire to work together–we just want each other to get along and play the game together. The sad reality is that it is absolutely the opposite. We want to exclude those who do not get along. The process that McGonigal describes is precisely the kind of oppression that Ranciere writes about in his work; children, from a very young age, attempt to overcode minority opinion, suppress the visible, and create homogeneity. Sure, this is all apparent–it is a human desire to oppress others, to commit violence on their person, to exclude them violently from community.
The horror that we are force into facing here is that this is the same phenomenon that creates Wikipedia as a group that excludes women, and saying that it is a "good game world" legitimizes a toxicity that I find appalling. The thrust of this post is The Role of the Game, and I propose that the role of the game should be widely different from what McGonigal wants it to be.
McGonigal wants games to reflect how we are–she wants games that maximize our potential as human beings. She wants games that make big communities that do the things we do already on a small scale; she wants games to rescue us from the poverty of isolation.
I think that games should show us how we need to be. We don't need macro scale humanity; we need games that displace us, that displace our subjectivities. I think that every game needs to fight the goal-minded, linear existence that McGonigal praises. We need more Minecraft and less Call of Duty. The power of games are not that they lead you, carrot-on-stick, to an end; the power of games is that they give us the ability to think outside of who and what we are. Doing goals as an orc warrior does very little for me when the entirety of my existence is shaped around goals–in reality, there is very little difference between a World of Warcraft quest and office work.
So we need games where we can be anyone and do anything. We need openness and equality. We don't need to make the real world more like games. We need games that reflect a new world, a new existence outside of us. That's how you fix reality.


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These are pictures of my Philips LHH-2000. It is in mint condition, no scratches or colouring, it almost looks like it was never used. Compliments to the previous owner(s)!
The Philips LHH-2000 has 2 tda1540's (14-bit) d/a converters, one converter for each channel. From the pictures i guess it has a Philips CDM1 transport. The Philips LHH-2000 Professional Compact Disc System consists of the Philips LHH-2001 table top cdplayer, the Philips LHH-2051 Function Module and the Philips LHH-2052 Command Module.
The sound of the Philips LHH-2000 is very laidback, but very controlled and detailled. The looks of the Philips LHH-2000 is very vintage, like the homecomputers from the eighties. Together with the Philips CM100 (Philips' cd-100/cd-101 based cd-rom player), it's a unique set.
Introduced around 1985, with its main purpose to function in a professional sound studio. Here in Holland several broadcasts used the Philips LHH-2000, like the KRO, NOS.
The Philips LHH-2000 was built and developed at Philips Electro Acoustiek Holland. This Philips LHH-2000 original was used at Philips' cd-pressing plant checking compact discs for errors.
Nowadays prices for a Philips LHH-2000 are around 800000¥ ( = €4946,38 / $7293,94 )
You can see some sold Philips LHH-2000 cdplayers at Hifido.jp
I would like to get in contact with other owners of the Philips LHH-2000. If you have a Philips LHH-2000, please contact me
The advantage offered by Philips as an inventor of the Compact Disc system, now also begins to show at the broadcasting area. The waiting list for the professional Philips CD player LHH 2000 is claimed by Japan.
What is professional CD? The principle of the players is consistent with those of the comsumerequipment. However, professional use by broadcasters, studios and other users require other demands to design, implementation and operation than in the livingroom.
The Compact Disc System LHH 2000, developed by Philips for professional use, offers a great quality. Moreover, the creative possibilities are astonishing. Ultra fast search -up to 13.3 milliseconds-, repeat and combining. The dream of every sound technician. The lengthy search, which so often damaged an LP, has been reduced to a simple operation of a button.
In short, professional CD and the 'special effects' CD are new opportunities to enlarge the technical quality and creativity processing of sound the, even during live broadcasts.
Philips LHH2000 Professional CD- (or Compact Disc) Player System provids an exceptionally precise means for timing music selections during he creation of programmes using compact discs. The accuracy that the systems permits offers great advantages for both the network studios, in the production of live broadcasts, and the professional sound studio making pre-recorded programmes.
The Philips LHH2000 Professional Compact Disc Player System comprises, in its simplest form, a CD-player plus a Control Panel which incorporates a Command Module and a Function Module. The flexibility of the concept is such, that it is possible to connect up to three CD-Players (each of which must have an associated Command Module). This means that whilst one player is in operation, others can be programmed. In addition it enables continuous playing of the units, one after another using the automatic facilities which are porvided.
In multi-player systems, Command Modules are numbered from left to right (other arrangements are available on request). For easier operation, it is recommended that the CD-Players are arranged in the same sequence. All CD-Players are identical, and addressing for a desired sequence (1 or 1 and 2, or 1, 2 and 3) should be carried out using small switch located at the rear, and beneath the loopthrough connectors. For a single player system, the switch should be in the top position '1'.
CD-Players are linked to the Control Module via a single cable from Player 1. Other CD-Players in a system are interconnected using cables between the loop-through connectors on the rear of the units.
In any configuration, one connector on one of the CD-Players remains free. This may be used for remote start/stop operation using faders on the audio mixing desk.
Philips LHH-2000 Professional CD-Player specifications
Configuration: Table top model
Number of channels: 2
Optical Stylus: semi-conductor laser
Frequency range: 20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.5dB
Total harmonic distortion: less than 0,01% (20Hz - 20kHz)
Wow and flutter: below measurable limits
Dynamic range: more than 90dB
Crosstalk damping: 80dB (1kHz - 20kHz)
Channel separation: more than 80dB (1kHz - 20kHz)
Error correction: CIRC
Outputs, connections: line out via 2 Cannon XLR 3-pin
Impedance: less than 40 ohms
Level: 6dBm in 600/300 ohm balanced floating
Phase shift between R and L: at 20kHz, less than 10º
Access time: less than 2 sec.
Audio rise time: within 0,3 sec.
Dimensions (wxhxd): 219x99x450mm
Weight: 7,3kg
Philips LHH-2000 CD-Drive Control Unit Top
Configuration: table top or desk mounding, modular design for single, dual-, and triple-installations
Command module: for individual pre-checking and play-off; modes -play, stop (pause), repeat, ready, on-air (at fader start)
Function module: for searching and detemrining cue points with access to tracj and index number; time in minutes/seconds/frames via keys and dial
Key selectable functions: auto-on; auto-off; RTL-on, RTL-off; test
Dial (bi-directional use): scan mode -4 min/rev; fast search 30 sec./rev; precise search 1 sec./rev; with time selectable repeat function; search accuracy +/- 1 frame
RTL (Real Time Left) display (TIme to Stop Cue): accuray 2 frames
Dimensions (wxhxd):
- Function module keyboard: 200x52x190 mm
- Command modue keyboard: 80x52x190mm
- Side support (each): 15mm wide
- Function module keyboard: 0,95kg
- Command modue keyboard: 0,3kg
Power supply: 110, 130, 220, and 240V or 120V, 50/60Hz
Power consumption: approx. 30W per combined player and keyboard
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There's still a week to go until Halloween but as I'm going to be away on the big day (IN AMERICA OMG) and as you might need to take the time to get these ordered and delivered and sent to me, here are a few spookster favourites in advance.
Just in case you wondered, this is what I'm going to be wearing to go trick or treating in my hotel corridor. I hear those Californians go big for Halloween so I hope I won't go home with an empty bucket.
Mimi Holliday by Damaris Lace Cat Ear Headband, £135, Net-A-Porter – more than a passing resemblance to Maison Michel's ears but what's Halloween without slutty cat ears?
Mimi Holliday by Damaris Bisou Bisou Berry Lace Bodysuit, £87, Net-A-Porter – this is just here because it's black lace, to be honest.
Orange Boo Ghost Ankle Socks, £3.50, Topshop – I'm fairly anti novelty socks as a rule, but these ghosts have got nice faces. Side note: as I live in black tights, I haven't bought a pair of socks for years. The only ones I own are ones that my mum gets me at Christmas. Is £3.50 a lot for socks? I have no idea.
Los Siete Misterious Espadin Mezcal, £115, Selfridges – pretty sure £100+ is too much for booze, even if it does have skellingtons on the bottle.
Modern Alchemy Temple Candle, £50, Heals – not only is it black (the best of all candle colours) but it smells of temples. Temples of doom. Can't beat a bit of black pepper and myrrh for a suitably gothic stink, right?
Sally Hansen Salon Effects Halloween Special, $11.75, Amazon – I loooooooove Sally Hansen nail wraps and these special Halloween ones are even more amazing. Ghosts!! Spiderwebs!! Skulls!! You'd better believe I am buying 20 packs of each in Cali next week.
Charlotte's Web Slippers, £485, Charlotte Olympia – I can only imagine how happy I'll be the day these land on my lap.
Diptyque L'Ombre dans L'Eau, £85, Liberty – most Diptyque fragrances have a bit of a dark, gothic note to my nose and this one in particular sounds perfect for this time of year. The blurb says it smells of Damask roses on a bed of moss – how dreamy does that sound?
Sleeper with Oversized Cross Charm, £38, Maria Francesca Pepe – because MFP is always a winner.


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Sunsetter Motorized Patio Shades
If you are looking for top of the line patio shades than look no farther than Sunsetter. You have probably seen their commercials on television and noticed what they have to offer. They offer some of the most brilliant models that you will want to use including their more popular motorized patio shades.
What is so great about these particular types of shades? They are convenient. It is great to be able to have something that willshade you from the burning hot sun or the rain so that you will be able to read a book or have dinner on the patio. However, what about the days when it is nice and cool and you want to feel the sun on your face? These help to make this easier than ever before.
With the simply click of a button the shade will roll back against the side of the home in a matter of seconds. They come in various sizes including extra large so that they will be able to fit any home or business patios, gazebos, and other areas. They are often wide and long enough to fit it all.
Each one of these are considered a type of 'lateral arm' style. This uses a motor that helps to provide the strongest support that will open and close the canopy without the need of vertical supports. However, the way in which they work is not the only thing that makes these unique. They are also offered in a variety of designs at an affordable price.
- Motor is hidden so it will not take away from the design of the patio shade
- Comes with a remote control that can be used inside and outside of the home
- Made with laminated fabric that is available in 12 different colors
- Owner can install the shade on their own
- Shade can be installed against brick, wood, vinyl, aluminum, and stucco siding
- Comes with cleaning kit so that it stays well maintained


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Comfort and style go hand in hand, and these sandals with mesh uppers and leather detailing prove it. Elasticated crossover straps and a stretchable mesh upper provide a glove-like fit for all-day comfort. Plus, the low-to-the-ground sole not only keeps feet in a natural position but ensures a relaxed, easy gait.


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- 1 DA-9800RV 600W Professional Digital Key Control Mixing Amplifier w/DSP Reverb
- 2 VX-12 Professional 12"ť Vocal Speaker
- 2 SS-88 Speaker Stands
- 2 Speaker Cables
- Shipping Weights: DA-9800: 30 lbs
VX-12: 40 lbs (x2)
SS-88: 13 lbs (x2)
Total: 136 lbs
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