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Elegantly Renovated Kitchen
High-tech gadgets and clever storage options boost efficiency in this Atlanta kitchen
Hidden Beauty
Atlanta real estate agent Suzy Smith knows where to put her home-improvement dollars: in the kitchen. With a teenaged daughter soon heading to college, she also anticipates that she and husband Ed will be ready to downsize and sell their home sometime in the next five years. "I told my husband that either we spend the money now and get some enjoyment out of a pretty new kitchen for the next few years or we take a hit when we sell the house," Suzy explains.
Photography: Emily Jenkins Followill
Produced by Lisa Mowry
Interior and kitchen design: Matthew Quinn, Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio, 351 Peachtree Hills Ave. N.E., Suite 234, Atlanta, GA 30305; 404/261-0111, designgalleria.net.
Range Wall Before
While the kitchen in their eight-year-old home was satisfactory, it wasn't going to win any beauty contests—or woo would-be buyers. It was dark, and knots in the wood cabinets were beginning to bleed through the cream-colored glaze. The floor plan had drawbacks, too. Access to the food pantry required walking through the adjacent laundry room, which—oddly—enjoyed prime real estate at the front of the house. When Atlanta kitchen designer Matthew Quinn walked into the kitchen, his first thought was, Where are the windows?
"It was very dark and just didn't look like the Smiths," says the designer, who did the couple's kitchen in a previous house when they were newlyweds. Quinn sized up the space and presented two design options. They could update the kitchen without removing walls or—as Quinn preferred—move the laundry elsewhere, take down the wall dividing the two rooms, and push the kitchen to the front of the house. The latter approach would capture more space, light, and views.
Before: Laundry was inconveniently placed at the front of the house, resulting in space and light issues in the kitchen.
Range Wall After
Suzy agreed the wall and laundry room needed to go, which gained nearly 80 square feet for the new kitchen and a stunning focal-point wall that includes a new range, a stone-and-copper hood, and a tile backsplash set between the arched windows. "Those arched windows are fabulous," Quinn says, adding that the wall is "the most architecturally important element in the room."
After: Moving the laundry room upstairs and eliminating a wall captured space for a larger kitchen with a focal-point wall that includes a Wolf range and a François & Co. hood set between original windows.
Hood Detail
The hood is handmade with a mixture of ground limestone, marble, and resins that are pressed into a mold, Quinn explains. The copper surface was created by lining the mold with copper dust and then pressing the stone mixture into it. Suzy notes that the hood has the look of sheet metal without the noise of vibrations or the maintenance issues.
Island Before
While the kitchen space was enlarged from 232 square feet to about 312 square feet, Quinn kept the layout similar because it had worked well for Suzy.
Before: The island was in a good spot in the kitchen, but it needed an upgrade.
Island After
A 9-foot-long island topped with black walnut and curved on one side provides eating and work surfaces, and houses a microwave, two refrigerator drawers, a pellet ice maker (a must-have for Ed), and a fold-back door that conceals a lift-up shelf for the heavy stand mixer.
After: The island has a walnut top and perimeter countertops are Borneo marble with a matte "leather" finish. Subway tiles by the sink are from Walker Zanger. Faucet is from Kohler. The Smiths were able to keep an existing window valance above the sink.
Wall paint ("Brandon Beige" #977); ceiling and trim paint ("Opaline" #OC-33): Benjamin Moore & Co., benjaminmoore.com.
Cabinetry ("Amalfi" door style in custom lacquer): Downsview Kitchens, downsviewkitchens.com.
Decorative hardware (Polished White Bronze Collection): Matthew Quinn Collection, matthewquinncollection.com.
Stone countertops ("Leathered Borneo Marble"); backsplash tile (Vibe Collection, color, Suede): Walker Zanger, walkerzanger.com.
Wood countertops (Black Walnut): Craft Art Elegant Surfaces, craft-art.com.
Scagliola hood ("Toulouse"): Francois & Co., francoisandco.com.
Hood liner: Vent-a-Hood, ventahood.com.
Refrigerator and refrigerator drawers (by Sub-Zero); range and warming drawer (by Wolf): Sub-Zero/Wolf, subzero-wolf.com.
Ice maker: Scotsman, scotsman-ice.com.
Microwave: Dacor, dacor.com.
Dishwasher: Miele, mieleusa.com.
Sink ("Avado"): Elkay, elkayusa.com.
Faucet ("Vinnata"): Kohler, kohler.com.
Sconces ("Darien Wall Sconce"/Distressed Bronze #9901-DB): Hudson Valley Lighting, hudsonvalleylighting.com.
Island pendants: Design Galleria, designgalleria.net.
Bar stools (Vintage French Collection): RH, rh.com.
Walnut display cabinets (designed by Design Galleria): fabricated by Nottingham Antiques, nottinghamantiques.com.
Art between walnut cabinets (by Amy Dixon): Huff Harrington, huffharrington.com.
Window shades (by Forsyth Fabrics): owner's collection.
Rug runner: Moattar, moattar.com.
Nearly all the appliances are integrated into the cabinetry—a Quinn signature. "I prefer something other than a stainless-steel appliance to attract my eye," he says. To the left of the range, a warming drawer looks like a standard cabinet drawer. The refrigerator, a tall dish cabinet, and the pantry door are camouflaged behind custom mirrored panels with curving lead mullions. "No one can tell the pantry is there. It's a fun surprise," Quinn says. The mullion design was inspired by a tiny detail in gates outside the home, he points out.
Mirrored panels and faux drawers mask the pantry's entrance.
Charging Station Detail
Three "charging station" drawers, one for each family member, are tucked under the countertop near the pantry. Outlets in the back of each velvet-lined drawer allow for charging multiple devices—laptops, phones, and tablets—which keeps the tangle of cords out of sight. Even the television in the dining area is hidden, inset in the wall behind a painting that rises at the touch of a button.
Cabinets Before
Before: Exposed appliances and traditional cabinets occupied the wall.
Cabinets After
Custom wall cabinets made with salvaged heart-pine wood and antiqued glass hold the Smiths' delicate wineglasses. "When you open the doors, there's this fabulous wood smell that goes so well with wine," Quinn says.
After: Custom-made heart-pine cabinets hang on walls painted Benjamin Moore's "Brandon Beige." White lacquered cabinetry is from Downsview Kitchens.
Dining Area
The Smiths frequently entertain, and Suzy enjoys working at the island while guests sit on the stools or in the adjoining dining area. "Having a kitchen that is truly the heart of the home, a place where people feel comfortable hanging out, is everything," she says happily.
The oil painting lifts via a motorized system to reveal a flat-panel TV mounted in the wall. The pine table was painted to match the RH dining chairs.
Wall paint ("Brandon Beige" #977); ceiling and trim paint ("Opaline" #OC-33): Benjamin Moore & Co., benjaminmoore.com.
Table: owner's collection.
Side chairs (Vintage French Collection); host chair (Vintage French Collection): RH, rh.com.
Chandelier (one-of-a-kind); display cabinet (flea market find): owner's collection.
Area rug (outdoor rug collection): Ballard Designs, ballarddesigns.com.
Art (by Melissa Payne Baker): Huff Harrington, huffharrington.com.
Coffee Detail
A coffee machine tucks into a niche on the countertop to the left of the sink. The food processor and small appliances are kept inside the mirrored cabinet.
Light Detail
Rustic metal lanterns with burlap-like tops add texture and a casual, warm vibe and provide soft illumination.


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Just felt like posting the introductory story to Wildfire Industries while I'm getting ready for this weekend's second play test with the newly modified rules from Xavier Fox Shandi. Should be interesting.
Of course, feedback on my writing is always welcome, and I hope you guys enjoy the short story.
America, America
For an election night, Burning Forest was quiet. The perfectly spaced trees along the downtown street were covered in midnight blue as the lone biker pedaled along the concrete river. The red strobe light on the front of her bike turned the road into a patriotic disco, and the sound of the flag taped to her helmet laid down a tempo that matched only the beat of her heart.
She felt as if she could fly her bike right off the street and towards the stars. The long, grueling election was over, and the nation had a new president — Blake Asgard. The Warrior himself. No longer did she have to worry about government regulating the corporation she worked for. No longer did she have to worry about government tangling her workplace in red tape. She was free.
She was the lead accountant at The Rainman Group, and the last thing she wanted to see in her office was the man from Washington looking over her books. There were projects the government didn't have to be concerned with hidden within those dollar values. Projects that were better left as ink on the page, rather than as a man trapped in a testimony box.
The smile on her face was the brightest thing on the street on that cold night.
"O beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain," she sang to the stars.
Her bicycle passed by the dilapidated store fronts, her voice resounding off of the foreclosure signs and tightly fastened wooden boards. The downtown was a shell of what it once was, as many of the workers had been hired by the five mega corporations that now resided in the city. Small business could not hope to compete against the signing bonuses that the new corporations were providing, nor could they ever hope to offer the benefits packages the corporations held out on fishing hooks.
"For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!"
She turned left on the corner of Main and Shady, passing the old Mayor Wisenberg Memorial Park. The space had been sold by the city to Industrialized Industrial, where they quickly set up a briar patch of brass and steel that kept the steam mains of the city pressurized against their corporation's heavy steam usage. The corporation had given back to the community, however, by making sure that only 80% of the park space was used for their control station. The remaining 20% housed a children's playground, complete with requisite slide, sandbox, and merry-go-round. All brass, of course.
"America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,"
Two police officers were standing on the corner of Shady and Third Street, turning around as she drew nearer. She reached inside her black blazer and produced two white envelopes, handing them out to the officers as she passed. The burly officer on the curb grabbed them from her hand as she passed and gave her a friendly wave. She turned around and nodded, smile still spread across her face as the officer's partner lit the Molotov cocktail in his hand. The flaming bottle smashed through the window of the Green Dragon owned building. Light flickered on their faces as they opened their bounty, eyeing the checks inside of the envelopes. The sound of melting server architecture mixed with the air.
"And crown thy good, with brotherhood"
She turned onto Fourth, heading towards McClintock as her voice began to reach a crescendo. She closed her eyes and took a long breath of the damp air. Sirens began to break the quiet of the night, but she didn't mind. Everything was perfect.
She didn't notice the silhouette woman on the roof, idly standing next to a darkened billboard.
"From sea to shining…"
The loud groaning of metal from above her snapped her from her trance. She hit the brakes on her bike and looked upwards, towards the billboard. It bent and snapped from its metal stand, the thick advertisement blotting out the stars, only leaving an empty, depthless rectangle in the night sky.
The billboard marched towards her, shadow paired with the outline of a woman holding the huge object above her head. She hurled the whole thing towards the biker on the road, her astonished face and dilated pupils explained why her legs weren't moving.
As the billboard careened downwards, it slowly flipped in the air, briefly catching the light of the moon. The painting depicted a happy, nuclear family having a picnic in the city's main park. Emblazoned across the beautiful, painted blue sky were the words "Burning Forest: An exceptional place to live!"

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The Denver Broncos reclaimed their home field with a vengeance Sunday in a 37-6 win over the Raiders before 76,013 fans at Sports Authority Field.
Quarterback Peyton Manning, who had nothing to do with the previous four losses to Oakland in Denver, orchestrated the win operating mostly out of a no-huddle offense the Raiders expected but could do nothing to stop.
Manning completed 30 of 38 passes for 338 yards and touchdown passes of 22 yards to Joel Dreessen, 17 yards to Eric Decker and 14 yards to Lance Ball.
Running back Willis McGahee gained 122 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown, and Matt Prater added field goals of 21 and 53 yards as the Broncos improved to 2-2.
Oakland managed field goals of 38 and 24 yards by Sebastian Janikowski, both drives which would have required touchdowns to have any meaningful chance at staying in the game.
The Raiders fall to 1-3, tied with Kansas City for last place in the AFC West, heading into their bye week. Denver is a game back of the first-place San Diego Chargers (3-1).
Coach Dennis Allen and his staff will have an additional week to figure out how to shore up a defense that has been shredded in each of the last three games against Miami, Pittsburgh and Denver.
Coming up after the bye is a difficult road assignment against the Atlanta Falcons and quarterback Matt Ryan, one of the NFL's top home quarterbacks, throwing to receivers Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez.
The Broncos gave the Raiders some false hope late in the first half with a fake field goal attempt went awry, with place kicker Matt Prater throwing hopelessly incomplete on fourth-and-1 and giving the Raiders at the 36-yard line.
A 37-yard pass from quarterback Carson Palmer to Denarius Moore got the ball to the 13-yard line and Oakland eventually reached the 6. Palmer, however, threw incomplete on third-and-3 from the 6 and Janikowski came in to kick his second ifeld goal, this one from 24 yards out.
Any spark the Raiders had from that play quickly dissipated as Denver scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, a period Oakland has been outscored 55-7 this season.
Oakland's plan going into the Denver game was simply enough in theory.
— Get Darren McFadden off and running against the Broncos, a team which he had gutted for 508 yards in their last four meetings.
— Get a lead, controlling the ball in the process, in hopes of keeping Manning from getting into a rhythm with the Denver no-huddle offense and keeping the Broncos pass rush in check.
The Raiders failed miserably on both counts.
McFadden had 15 yards on his first three carries but did little thereafter, finishing with 34 yards on 13 carries.
The Broncos established the tempo in the first quarter even if they hadn't yet taken control of the game, controlling the ball for 11:15 with Manning-directed drives of 80 and 77 yards, the first ending in the 22-yard strike to Dreessen and the second on a 21-yard Prater field goal.
In between those two possessions, the Raiders managed a 60-yard drive of their own, but stalled at the 20-yard line, with Janikowski converting a 38-yard field goal.


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US Arrogance: "Roasting" Iranian President
If these comments were made under pressure that that doesn't say much for the independence of our academic institutions, on the other hand if they were made to cause resentment in Iran for the arrogant treatment of its invited President, then they appear to have wildly succeeded.
I can understand the pressure that Columbia was under when it invited Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as a guest to speak before its student body in New York. I do thank you for doing so.
Perhaps it was this pressure that required Columbia's President, Lee Bollinger, to lunch a tirade against the invited guest and find that he exhibited "all the sings of a petty and cruel dictator" and that he was "brazenly provocative or astonishingly uneducated."
If these comments were made under pressure that that doesn't say much for the independence of our academic institutions, on the other hand if they were made to cause resentment in Iran for the arrogant treatment of its invited President, then they appear to have wildly succeeded.
I am curious as to whether there is any precedence for this at Columbia or any other University in the world where an invited speaker is subjected to taunt and ridicule as part of their Introduction.
Introductions, after all, are supposed to be flattering and intended to highlight the achievements of the speaker-guest. The only exception is when the event is a "Roasting". Did someone forget to tell the Iranian President that he had been invited to a Roast?
Usually a speaker is invited so that the audience can find out what he stands for. I am sure Columbia students, New Yorkers, especially the loud vocal New Yorkers know what Columbia's President stands for, and certainly AIPAC appreciated the brilliancy of those comments, but such self-righteous comments uttered from the pulpit of Columbia by the High Priest of Columbia had no place in an Introduction.
We seem to have become so proud of our "freedom of speech", that we have forgotten that we as Americans do not have all the right answers, (and in some cases we don't even have the wrong answers - in other words we are totally clueless). We are, after all the 800-pound Gorilla that pulverizes whatever it steps on.
How can we totally neglect the hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by our invasion of Iraq, the killing, jailing, maiming of thousands of Palestinians, the destruction of our own civil rights, the neglect shown to Katrina victims, the waste of billions of dollars in arms when hundreds, if not thousands, in the US sleep on the streets or in parks and go without health insurance.
We sit here in our isolated halls of freedom and chastise individuals and countries that we have never visited and to which the only access we have is through the myopic, cynical view presented by the US Media.
Our people sit in an ignorance well being spoon-fed miss-information and one-liners from the media and our politicians lead us guided by night goggles worn, during the day time, by our intelligence agencies. Is it a surprise then that we know so little about what is happening in the world?
How can the President of Columbia University neglect the sad state of education that exists, not just in the quality of education, at the primary and high school levels, but also the exorbitant cost required to attend college and instead taunt the Iranian President on his educational deficiencies?
We have become an arrogant nation that believes that what it does is right, that those who disagree with us are terrorist and that those who seek to protect their independence are a threat to us. Our strength and our power have indeed gone to our heads as we hippopotamus like wreck wherever we set foot.
We are good at manufacturing reasons to create enemies; it may be more helpful to use our tremendous resources to make friends and to understand where the world is headed. Indeed our economic survival may depend on this as the rest of the world races ahead in educating its people and in developing their economy.
How much time do we have before China comes calling to collect its trillion dollar debt, before Japan comes calling and before all the Indian software engineers and entrepreneurs have departed back to India taking with them their education, their experience and the wealth that they created?
Perhaps the sages who live in New York can answer the question but given the track record displayed so far, rather than finding a solution these sages will find another country to blame. After all even after Iran has been destroyed, there are other countries already on the hit list and we haven't even scratched the surface.
May I humbly suggest that the next time Columbia invites someone to speak, do let him or her know they will be roasted.
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..more Folsom Blues
Rosanne Cash, almost tripped as she stepped into Folsom Prison Library, escorted by CDC special forces and media. I stood at the door at the back of the library as she passed by.
Ms Cash opened the gathering with how grateful and honored she was to be here, here where her father the late Johnny Cash had performed "Folsom Blues" , some 40 years earlier. She choked with love and realness as she spoke of how honored she was and then she blessed the crowd of prisoners, free staff, guards, media and prison officials with one of her original songs. Then Rosanne asked for us to share and they asked me, a poet to be the first prisoner to perform.
I walked through the crowd to the stage area and introduced myself to Rosanne. I gathered up my nerve and realness and performed "No Beauty in Cellbars" and when I looked back at Rosanne, she had her hand to her heart, she was all choked up, trying to catch her breath, as I began to say; my next poem will be "Beauty in Cellbars". Rosanne said; "wait, I am still taking in the imagery, beauty and power of the first poem!" I paused a few moments and read "Beauty in Cell Bars".
Rosanne compared my work, my images to Whitman and Roethke! What an honor to be mentioned in the same breath as such giant poets.
The in House blues band played a couple of tunes and Rosanne held a question and answer period. She closed with a song of her father's.


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This starts as a question: What can I do now, as a citizen?
On Nov. 6, the answer was clear. Vote. Vote. Vote.
Well and done. Four years ago, too, I voted in November on Election Day, with a box of Fruity Cheerios under one arm.
In the weeks leading up to the election, my civic heart was tuned well. Watch the debates. Discuss. Then vote, because, actually, the pressure is quite enormous. Vote or Die. The Facebook news feed can crush you, flatten you into voting, which is all well and good. I can be for that. Civic pressure.
But come Nov. 7, the pressure released. The civic duty was fulfilled. And my question remains, sincerely. What can I do now?
I ask the question; one, because I do not know the answer; two, because I have an entirely different answer. So first, the question stands: What can I do now, as a citizen?
Now, my entirely different answer: Vote on Nov. 7. Vote on Nov. 8. Vote the next day, and again the next. Vote every day, because voting is not just a civic duty relegated to the polls; voting is an output of our consumer activity. It is a dollar vote, and the polls are everywhere. To be sure, it is a wicked hard vote, where savings, budgets, and disposable income meet. The dollar vote is extremely personal — my money is mine, I've earned it — but it is also, always, interpersonal. Like a stone thrown into water, our dollar vote ripples. Just as my vote in the booth is a vote cast in support, so too, my dollar vote supports.
Today, my dollar votes: at Alon gas station in Waco, Texas, I cast 20 votes in support of how Alon conducts its business; at Starbucks, I cast two dollar votes in support for the process — bean to cup — in my tall Pike Place; at the store, I cast another dollar vote in support of how my Fruit 'N Nut granola bar is made.
I couldn't tell you one thing about any of them. Not one.
As a college graduate and as a thoughtful and conscientious man, I would never cast my Election Day ballot without clarity of whom I was supporting. I would not dream of it. I'd rather abstain.
But my consumption is a daily duty, delegated to me, not by my government, but by my physiology. I cannot resist. I cannot abstain, and because I do it every day, I'm not really thinking.
Consumerism is in my bones. Some days, I consume less. Today, a bit more. I will quit when I am dead. Till then, conscientiousness! Jesus told us at the Last Supper, "Take. Eat. Take. Drink. And remember me." As if to say, Consume! But know that it is me you are taking-in.
We consume far more than just food and drink, but it is my work on an all-natural farm in China Spring, just outside of Waco, that has changed me. The individually wrapped, homogenous seedless cucumbers, two for $3 at the store, now stand side-by-side in my head with the farm reality: every-such size Fortune cucumbers that I bent over and weeded for two weeks in the 90-degree heat of August,
… and then bent over and harvested for three weeks every single morning of September,
… and then bent over and tore up in still sunny-hot October and piled by the trash for burning — the plants, a victim of an outbreak of powdery mildew.
Just as I voted thoughtfully in the election on Nov. 6, I intend to dollar-vote faithfully on Nov. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, Dec. 28, March 16. I remember what it takes to grow even one healthy cucumber. It is burned in my brain.
Food and coffee are my greatest daily consumptions. That's where it begins for me: the awkward task of asking a Starbucks barista where and how their beans are grown; who are they buying from; is it equal exchange? And at the market, attempting my best to buy local, which means in-season, which means I will be tomato-less for a few more months.
So my question stands: What can I do now, as a citizen? My civic duty. Seriously. I'm asking.
And my challenge, what I know we can do every day: consume well. Take. Eat. And remember.
Charlie Walter is a writer (B.A. in Creative Writing at Hope College in Holland, Mich.), a certified nursing assistant, a farmer, adventure seeker, and storyteller. He currently lives in Waco, Texas and cheers for the Dallas Cowboys when they aren't playing the Detroit Lions.
Photo: Grocery shopping, Kzenon / Shutterstock.com
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At the current time, San Juan County generates approximately $750,000 a year from the taxes, which are paid by motel customers and restaurant patrons. The proposal under consideration would give cities the room tax, but keep the restaurant tax under county control.
About 34 percent of the total tax is generated in Monticello and Blanding, with the remaining two-thirds coming from properties throughout the county, including Monument Valley and Bluff.
The funds are administered by the county economic development and tourism department, under the oversight of an advisory council.
Commissioner Phil Lyman read the proposed resolution at the August 6 Commission meeting and said, "The drive behind this resolution is to put control of these funds to promote tourism at the local level, rather than delegating this to a higher level of responsibility."
The resolution was listed on the agenda as an action item and, if passed, was set to take effect immediately. Commissioners adjusted the agenda to discuss the issue beginning at 10:50 a.m., rather than the published time of 11:25 a.m.
After receiving a number of comments, the Commission determined a goal to readdress the issue at the August 20 Commission meeting.
Commissioner Bruce Adams expressed support for the concept but concern about rushing the process. "The danger is we may look a little heavy handed if we don't have some discussion with the impacted groups."
Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy suggested, "Don't move hastily to make a decision at this point. Give these folk a little bit of time and let them talk about it… what they want to do. Small communities may be impacted in some way."
Before the August 20 meeting, a number of meetings will be held to seek input from the business communities, City Councils, and the Advisory Board.
Greg Westfall, assistant city manager in Monticello, said the Monticello City Council had discussed the issue informally, but it had not been put on an agenda.
Westfall said there were mixed reviews, but that was partially due to lack of awareness of the whole issue. The council had not seen the resolution.
Blanding area businesses expressed support for the proposal, stating that the county-wide promotional efforts have minimal impact in Blanding.
Joe B. Lyman, a businessman and member of the Blanding City Council, said that he interviews his customers and in the past ten years, few customers have entered his store because of county advertising.
Lyman said that the busloads of international tourists just drive through Blanding. The Blanding Area Travel Council would like to use the funds to market to a regional audience, rather than to an international audience.
Lyman adds that the Blanding City Council unanimously supports the resolution.
Bluff business owners Steve Simpson and Cindy Tumeh arrived later to discuss the issue, stating that they had first heard of it 45 minutes earlier.
Simpson said, "The concern is that this is an action item on the agenda, something that would take effect immediately. I would like more open and robust discussion on how this would impact our efforts."
Tumeh expressed concern about the redistribution of the funds and its impact on non-incorporated areas, including Bluff and Monument Valley.
"In Bluff, we feel the impact of what the county tourism department is doing," said Tumeh.
"My concern is what would be the disruption of what is currently happening… I'm guessing that the south end of the county would suffer greatly from a redistribution."
Tumeh, who has served on the Advisory Board for 12 years, said "I think it is a huge detriment to split the money up. Bluff and Monument Valley collect twice what the others collect."
Steve Simpson said he supports the idea of the cities coming to the table with what they would like to do with the money.
Blanding resident Marilyn Boynton said, "If Blanding and Monticello were to split off, it wouldn't be fair for the county to promote Blanding and Monticello. They would be getting twice the benefit."
Bill Haven, who serves as chairman of the Blanding Area Travel Council and is on the county Advisory Council, said, "There is a disconnect between the county program and the benefit to Monticello and Blanding... There are some things we would like to do if we have a budget."
Haven said that several travel-related businesses in Blanding have gone out of business and added, "There is a problem and we have got to address that problem."
In other matters at the August 6 Commission meeting, San Juan County Fair manager Anna Adair approached the commission to express frustration with a lighting project at the fairgrounds.
Adair reports that poor communication between the architect and the contractor is leaving the fairgrounds without power in several areas.
Timing is a big problem in two ways. The fair is currently in the middle of its annual ten-day run. In addition, the county has until September 30 to complete fairground projects or it risks losing $300,000 in federal funding.
Work is still needed on three power poles, but it is not in the contract and would required a $10,000 change order.
A motion was approved to talk to the architect and contractor and to approve a change order, if needed.
Jason Johnson, the area manager for Forestry Fire and State Lands, reports that it has been a busy fire season in San Juan County. However, crews have been able to keep the acreage lost to fire in the county to four acres of private land and 24 acres total.
He reports that local crews have done a good job in responding to the fires and added that they have also had an element of good luck.
Johnson reports that the fire season is only half over, and we still have a ways to go.


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Judge: state must turn over videos to Skakel
Michael Skakel's lawyers - seeking a new trial for the Kennedy cousin convicted of the 1975 murder of Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley - have won access to a videotaped psychiatric interview with another suspect in the case.
The videotapes accompany a recently unsealed report 27 pages in length on the Skakel family's tutor, Kenneth Littleton, which forensic psychiatrist Kathy Morall prepared for the state's attorney's office.
Prosecutors objected to a court order to relinquish the materials, but were overruled Monday by Thomas Bishop, the judge trial referee presiding over Skakel's wrongful imprisonment case in state Superior Court in Vernon.
A message seeking comment from Hubert Santos, the lead attorney now for Skakel, was left Tuesday at his Hartford law firm. A request for comment was also left for Assistant State's Attorney Susann Gill.
The victory comes two weeks after testimony concluded in the latest round of courtroom wrangling in the protracted legal battle. Both sides are now in the process of drafting post-trial briefs for the judge.
Bishop also denied a motion by the state to reseal Morall's report, which a previous judge ruled should be off-limits during the criminal phase of the case due to patient privacy laws.
Skakel, 52, the nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy and the late Robert F. Kennedy, is serving 20 years to life in prison for bludgeoning his Belle Haven neighbor with a golf club on Halloween eve in 1975. He filed a writ of habeas corpus with the court, often used an appeal of last resort, seeking a new trial on the basis that his ex-lawyer, Mickey Sherman, bungled his defense and failed to dig up dirt on other suspects.
In the report, Morall said Littleton underwent five years of treatment at the Mystic Valley Mental Health Center in Arlington, Mass., and was prescribed a cocktail of anti-psychotic and anti-depressant drugs.
Littleton admitted to using cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine and "Orange Sunshine," a form of LSD, according to the report by Morall, who did not testify during Skakel's criminal trial. Excerpts of a videotaped interview between Morall and Littleton were played for the jury that convicted Skakel, however, with the tutor telling the psychiatrist it was possible he confessed to Moxley's murder to his former wife while blacked out from binge drinking.
Littleton is characterized in the report as being embarrassed by his overwhelming sexual fantasies and frequent masturbation. He told Morall that he slept with more than 60 women and he tended to go for blondes with blue eyes over pixies or Sophia Loren types.
When Littleton baby-sat younger children as a teenager, he acknowledged in his interview with Morall that he would pull down their pants and look at their genitals. The report also delved into an incident when Littleton climbed through the window of a Nantucket woman's home and started kissing her while she was in bed.
Bishop is not expected to render a decision on Skakel's request for a new trial for another six months.
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LOS ANGELES — The veteran porn actor known as Mr. Marcus was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail after pleading no contest to knowingly exposing his co-stars to syphilis.
The 42-year-old actor, whose real name is Jesse Spencer, was also ordered to perform 15 days of community service and serve three years on probation.
His infection was discovered in July 2012 during a routine industry screening before he was to begin making a film. He immediately received a penicillin shot, but when he was rescreened 11 days later he still showed signs of syphilis. Authorities say he altered the results of that second test and returned to work the following day.
Spencer is jailed on $200,000 bail in an unrelated drunken driving case. An email was sent to his management company seeking comment.
Spencer has said previously he thought he was no longer infectious when he returned to work.
Prosecutors said he took part in two adult movie shoots within a week of failing the second test.
Two actresses who worked with him contacted police after a producer discovered the altered test result. Neither woman contracted syphilis, the city attorney's office said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, syphilis is caused by a bacterium and is transmitted through direct contact with syphilis sores, which mainly occur on the external genitals, vagina, anus or in the rectum. A single shot of penicillin can cure a person who has had syphilis for less than a year, according to the CDC. Additional doses are necessary for people who have had the STD for a longer period.
Spencer was one of nearly a dozen porn actors who tested positive during a syphilis outbreak last summer that led industry officials to briefly call for a moratorium on filming.
In November, Los Angeles County voters approved a ballot initiative requiring porn actors use condoms for most film shoots. The industry has sued to overturn the law, arguing that its own testing guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases are sufficient.


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Howard Behar, retired president of Starbucks, is scheduled to speak at Sobel University's 5 credit CSS course on Dec. 5 in Tacoma, Wash. According to a press release, Behar will speak on group leadership and self development.
Randy Sobel, president of Sobel University, expects this course to be a sellout at 120 students. The credits earned in this course will apply to Sobel University's sales science associate and bachelor certificates.
Sobel University is a subsidiary of Sobel & Associates. Sobel & Associates has been a leader in marketing, training and consulting to the retail sales industry, including the RV sector, for more than 20 years. They have worked internationally training well over 1,000 dealerships and more than 60,000 salespeople and managers.
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sbs2003 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 17 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
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Affordable - Luxurious Guest Suites
Desired Color Scheme:
See link for brochure colors
Desired Style:
Classy style - like the brochure
Accepted File Formats:
unflattened .psd (if coded then valid .html / .css as well)
This website MUST MUST MUST reflect their brochure (see link below) If you aren't going to make it reflect this brochure, don't submit.
There are two JPG's of the brochure to use for the images - see the link below.
The brochure JPG's are big - they will take time to download - one is 5mb and the other is 3. I have pulled most of the images off of it and they can be found at the same link below. I also have uploaded the brochure as an unflattened .pdf if you use Adobe Illustrator and need them. They won't work with Photoshop so if you don't use true vector software, don't download these files. They are huge files (60mb+) so try to use the seperate images at the link mentioned below. But for those of you that use Illustrator, they pictures are bett quality in the .pdf.
Make this site compliment the brochure.
Notes: We do NOT need a search box. Don't try to add "flashy" commercial stuff on the front page. Clean & Classy is the way to go.
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The final product MUST be sent as an unflattened .psd. If you do not know what that is, please do not waste my time or your time - do not submit anything.
For those of you who know what that is, thank you.
Also, if you want to code this out, I will still expect an unflattened .psd. The home page (index.html) and all subpages will need to be created using valid html / css. I do not expect or need you to put their content in. Basically just slice it up, create the pages and send it off.
For the winner, the layout chosen will need some modificaiton. We may have to go back and forth with the client a few times until we get it the way they want it. This is normal. If you haven't won a contest here before, you need to expect some back and forth corrections.
Pay - I pay only when I receive the final product - not before. Again, after 10+ auctions here, I have a very good record and I always, always, pay.
Payment method. I prefer PayPal the most. Please. If you are in the US, I will also pay with company check if you prefer.
For those of you out of the US, if you can't accept PayPal I will pay using Western Union on 1 condition: The fees for Western Union (typically around $25 usd) comes out of the prize money for the contest.
If you prefer some other form of payment, please PM me BEFORE you post to this contest for prior approval.
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- (adj) vivacious and enthusiastic; "effervescent young people"
- (adj) (of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy; "an effervescent mixture of cheap wine, fruit flavours, sugar, and carbon dioxide"
Effervescent (एफर्वेसन्ट) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- उत्तेजित, उत्साहपूर्ण, प्रबुदबुद, चमकता हुआ, उत्साही व अति अनुरागी
Effervescent Origin
- late 17th century: from Latin effervescent- 'boiling up', from the verb effervescere.
Effervescent in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- The young and effervescent Alia.
- It might be her best work so far – audacious, effervescent and all the while, completely unaffected.
- The effervescent actress, who made her debut in 2011 in 'Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl', elaborated that she has always maintained a low profile.
- Donning a musical avatar in Rock On 2, actress Shraddha Kapoor is as effervescent in person as she is on screen.
- Mom-to-be Kareena Kapoor wore a red gown. the actor was as effervescent as always.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of effervescent
- effective scent lagaoge toh ladkiyon uchalengi… (Your scent can make girls effervescent)
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MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Infants exposed to the highest levels of thimerosal, a mercury-laden preservative that used to be found in many vaccines, were no more likely to develop autism than infants exposed to only a little thimerosal, new research finds.
The study offers more reassurance to parents who worry that vaccination raises their children's risk for autism, the researchers said.
"Prenatal and early life exposure to ethylmercury from thimerosal in vaccines or immunoglobulin products does not increase a child's risk of developing autism," concluded senior study author Dr. Frank DeStefano, director of the immunization safety office at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study was released online Sept. 13 in advance of publication in the October print issue of Pediatrics.
Thimerosal has been used as a preservative in vaccines since the 1930s, according to background information in the article.
Concerns about the chemical began to crop up in 1999, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that because of the increased number of thimerosal-containing vaccines added to the infant vaccination schedule, infants may be exposed to too much mercury. Thimerosal used to be found in hepatitis B, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B) and DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccines, among others.
During the ensuing years, the FDA worked with manufacturers to eliminate thimerosal from vaccines, according to the agency's Web site. Today, thimerosal has been removed or reduced to trace amounts in all vaccines routinely recommended for children 6 years of age and younger, with the exception of inactivated seasonal flu vaccine, according to the FDA. Parents who are concerned about thimerosal can ask for a preservative-free version, DeStefano said.
And thimerosal wasn't the only proposed autism-vaccine link. A 1998 paper in The Lancet suggested the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine might trigger autism. The journal later retracted the paper, and numerous studies have refuted any link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
In February of 2009, a U.S. federal court ruled that there was no scientific evidence linking vaccines to autism.
In the new study, researchers examined medical records and conducted interviews with the mothers of 256 children with an autism spectrum disorder and 752 children matched by birth year who did not have autism. The children were all members of three health care management organizations in California and Massachusetts.
Researchers also gathered information about the manufacture and lot number of the vaccines that the children received, to determine how much thimerosal they were likely exposed to.
Children in the highest 10 percent of thimerosal exposure, either prenatally or between infancy and 20 months, were no more likely to have autism, an autism spectrum disorder or autism spectrum disorder with regression than children in the lowest 10 percent of exposure.
"This study adds to a large body of evidence indicating that early thimerosal exposure through vaccination does not cause autism," said Geraldine Dawson, chief science officer for a leading advocacy group, Autism Speaks. Dawson was not involved with the research.
She urged parents to have their children vaccinated.
"We encourage parents to have their children vaccinated and to establish a trusting relationship with their child's pediatrician so they can discuss any concerns they have," Dawson said.
More information
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Financial literacy programs for college students help to balance their education and provide a solid foundation that leads to a lifetime of financial success. This is the goal with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College's financial symposium, "Focus the Woods: Our Financial Future." It takes place on April 24, 2012, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Hayes Auditorium. The symposium coincides with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Money Smart Week in Indiana (April 21-28, 2012) that includes a series of classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances.
Jim Tanoos, Ph.D., assistant professor of business at SMWC said the symposium will help prepare students to handle their own personal finances and to excel during their college years and beyond.
"Students face more economic challenges in today's complex world with high gas prices, student loans, proliferations of credit card usage, etc. and as such, financial awareness is an important factor for young people to be successful," added Tanoos. "We are pleased that our symposium experts will help to weave financial education into the fabric of our campus."
Full Schedule of Focus the Woods: Our Financial Future
9:00 a.m.
Now What? Your Finances and the Rest of Your Life
Erin Robertson, '00, CRPC®, CFP®
Financial Consultant, Retirement & Individual Financial Services
9:45 a.m.
College Checking Accounts
Diana Bell and Missy Rafter
West Terre Haute Manager
Old National Bank
10:00 a.m.
Women Need To Ask! Men Ask More, Men Get More
Heather Penney
Regional Director
West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center
10:30 a.m.
Protect Yourself: Stop Scams and Identity Theft
Amy Wardlow
Outreach Services Specialist, Consumer Protection Division,
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
11:00 a.m.
The Perspective of a Horse Owner/Breeder: Breeding Strategies,
Costs and Benefits, Success Stories, and the Market
Dennis Bialaszewski, Ph.D.
Owner, Polish Rose Stables and Board of Directors
Indiana Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association
11:30 a.m.
A Thin Line: Poverty and Self-Sufficiency in Vigo County
Christine Wilkey
Associate Professor of Human Services
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Student Loans: Trends and Student Strategies
Darla Hopper
Director of Financial Aid
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
12:15 p.m.
An Introduction to the Indiana State Investment Club
Alyse Houghton
Indiana State University Student
Indiana State University Investment Club Representative
12:30 p.m.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Phi Beta Lambda
Club Awards and Recognitions


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You can find your order number on your order confirmation email. Your last name and zip/postal code should match the billing address.
Find a purchase made at an L.L.Bean Retail Store or Outlet® by entering the information that appears on your receipt.
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It is that time of the week again!
Congratulations to all of you who entered the
We had 7 entries. Thank you to you all.
What a lovely selection of projects!
It was really so much fun to visit all your blogs!
We've picked two runner-ups:
#3 Janice - a fabulous card to celebrate your sister's birthday!
#4 Blossom Cards - what a pretty poem from your childhood! Pretty Christmas creation!
This week we have 2 spotlights.
The first spotlight falls on an interesting vintage creation: #5 Eva's Scraproom
What a lovely creation to honour your father, with so much detail on a tag!
This was everyone's favourite!
The second spotlight falls on a striking piece of jewelry: #7 Lovely Linda
Wow, this is really eye catching! Love all the elements incorporated - my pick this week!
Congratulations to all of you!!!
Take some time to visit the blogs of everyone in the spotlight! You will be inspired!
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Veterinarian Reviewed on June 20, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
Posted in Uncategorized
Propylparaben may also be called propyl paraben; it is the propyl ester of p- hydroxybenzoic acid. This is naturally derived from plants, as well as a few different types of insects; it is also manufactured synthetically for many industries such as the personal skin care and cosmetic industries. This chemical is a preservative and a food additive.
Propylparaben is considered an indispensable ingredient in many personal care products because of its ability to improve the shelf life and the quality of skin care and hair care products.
History and Origin
The use of Propylparaben in cosmetics and personal skin care products is important to make products last their full shelf life. Water-based cosmetics, foods and medicines benefit so much from this chemical; without it, bacteria and other microbes may grow and spoil packaged foods and many other products used for personal skin and hair care.
Ancient Uses
The use of Propylparaben was unheard of during the ancient times. Foods were preserved by the use of drying under the sun, smoking or by using salt. Simple food preservation techniques soon grew into more complex techniques such as by adding spices and making preserves.
Modern Uses
In modern times, Propylparaben and many other synthetic and natural chemicals are used to preserve the natural appearance, smell and color of foods. As a food additive, this chemical is safe to use and ingested. It makes canned or packaged food microbe-free.
In personal skin care, Propylparaben is a main ingredient in skin creams, lotions and moisturizing lotions and creams. It preserves water-based solutions making it last for a longer shelf-life. In hair care, it is also an ingredient in high quality shampoos, conditioning agents and styling aids to preserve these solutions as well.
Propylparaben is one of the main ingredients in many cosmetics. It makes water based cosmetics such as foundations, concealers and toners preserve its state for a longer shelf life. It is also an ingredient in bath products like bubble baths and body washes.
Side Effects
There are no noted side effects in using products with Propylparaben as the main ingredient. There are no major side effects as well in ingesting food products with this chemical as a preservative. It is important however to note that there may be a small percentage of people who may develop an allergic reaction when using products with Propylparaben. If you develop a skin irritation, severe itching, redness and inflammation after using products with this ingredient, discontinue product use and consult a dermatologist immediately.
If you have extra sensitive skin, consult a dermatologist as well for the ideal skin care remedy and any alternative product to use without Propylparaben as the main ingredient. Infants and very young children must also consult a dermatologist for the ideal product to use. Never use hair care products with Propylparaben on scalp with skin irritation or open cuts or wounds.
Makeup or cosmetics with Propylparaben must be removed as early as possible. Always remove any trace of makeup before retiring. Before purchasing makeup, try a skin patch test on the inside of your arm to check for any allergic reaction to the product.
Our Expert
Paulina Nelega, RH, has been in private practice as a Clinical Herbalist for over 15 years. She has developed and taught courses in herbal medicine, and her articles on health have appeared in numerous publications. She is very passionate about the healing power of nature. Ask Dr. Jan


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CompTIA Cloud+ Online Courses
CompTIA Cloud+ Bundle in Zimbabwe
2KO Zimbabwe's online course for CompTIA Cloud+ could lead to a vendor-neutral certification that validates technical competency in methodology required to securely implement and maintain cloud technologies. The Cloud+ certification validates the knowledge and best practices required of IT practitioners working in cloud computing environments, who must understand and deliver cloud infrastructure. 2KO Zimbabwe's online courses are also available as full-time instructor led courses in Harare, giving our students hands on skills to help prepare for International IT certification exams. 2KO delivers cutting-edge IT products in the consulting and business services space, as well as offering top-rated training for various IT vendors. Our internationally recognised courses can be offered either as hands-on full time classes, or as online learning.
Jobs that use CompTIA Cloud+ include: Project manager, cloud computing services, cloud engineer, Manager, data center SAN and Business analyst, cloud computing. Our Cloud+ training course follows the CompTIA objectives, ensuring you receive the training and knowledge needed to succeed.
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Course Introduction
Module 1
Concepts - Models and Terminology Overview
Cloud Service Models
Derivative Models
Service Model Responsibilities
Models and Their Consumers
Delivery Models
On and Off Premises Hosting
Orchestration Platform
Cloud Terms and Characteristics
Cloud Bursting
Storage Concepts
Disk Storage Systems Overview
Module 2
Disk Storage Systems Overview
Disk Types and Rotational Media
Drive Access Speed
Solid State Drives and Other Storage Options
Raid Types
Raid Comparison
Storage Access File Systems
Module 3
Storage Networking Overview
Storage Technologies
Access Protocols and Applications
Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP)
Ethernet Protocol
IP and ISCSI
Storage Provisioning
Network Shares
LUN Masking
Module 4
Network Infrastructure Overview
Network Types
Network Topologies
Network Bandwidth and Latency
Routing and Switching
Private IP Addressing
NAT and PAT
Subnetting and Supernetting
Routing Tables
Network Protocols and Ports
Domain Name Service (DNS)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Port Numbers to Know
Module 5
Virtualization Components Overview
Virtualization Product Types
Virtualization Host
CPUs and Cores and Memory Allocation
Network Interface Cards
Host Maximums
Virtual Machine Components
Virtual Switches and Routers
Managing Memory
Virtual Machine Limits
Virtualized Storage
Guest Tools
Module 6
Virtualization and the Cloud Overview
Virtualization Benefits
VM Templates
Physical to Virtual Migration
V2V and V2P Migration
VM Cloning
Storage Migration
Migration Considerations
Module 7
Network Management Overview
SNMP Management Protocol
Syslog Management Protocol
WMI Management Protocol
WBEM Management Protocol
IPMI Management Protocol
Remote Access Tools
Module 8
Performance Tuning Overview
Host Resource Allocation and Usage
VM Resource Usage Control
Physical Resource Redirection
Pools and Dynamic Allocation
Memory Performance Optimization
CPU Performance Optimization
Disk Performance Optimization
Disk Terminology
Disk Issues and Mitigation
Memory Issues and Mitigations
Network Issues and Mitigations
CPU Issues and Mitigations
Disk and Network Performance Concepts
Managing Virtual Machine Resources
Module 9
System Management Overview
Policies and Procedures
Change Management Process
Configuration Management
Configuration Management Benefits
Configuration Items Procedure
Capacity Management
Life Cycle Management
Life Cycle Management Best Practices
Module 10
Testing and Troubleshooting Overview
Configuration Testing Techniques
Security Testing Techniques
Roles and Responsibilities
Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-ping
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Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-ipconfig
Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-ifconfig
Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-nslookup
Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-netstat
Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-arp-a
Module 11
Security In the Cloud Overview
Network Security Best Practices
Network Attacks
Securing Storage
Rapid Deployment Dangers
Data Security
Digital Signatures
Encryption Protocols
Access Control Model
Multifactor Authentication
Single Sign On and Federation Based Single Sign On
Command Line Troubleshooting Tools
Module 12
Business In the Cloud Overview
Disaster Recovery Methods and Terms
Multisite Configurations
Backup and Recovery Full Backup
Backup and Recovery Differential Backup
Providing High Availability
Backup Data Using Snapshots Demonstration
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Finland continued to be among the most free media environments in the world in 2011. Freedom of expression and access to information is guaranteed under Article 12 of the constitution. Although journalists and media outlets are generally allowed to operate freely, defamation is considered a crime, and the government actively pursues incidents of defamation of religion or ethnicity. In 2011, the Helsinki District Court dismissed charges of libel related to the contents of an authorized book about the Finnish band Nightwish. The court ruled that the book did not detrimentally affect the work or reputation of the band. Finnish law gives every citizen the right of reply and the right to have falsely published information corrected, in both internet-based and traditional publications alike. Physical harassment of or threats made against journalists are extremely rare.
Finland maintains a high newspaper readership. In 2010, the country was ranked third in the world for newspaper consumption, with 483 copies per 1,000 inhabitants. Media ownership is concentrated, with Alma Media and Sanoma controlling most newspaper distribution. Public broadcaster Yleisradio OY (YLE) and commercial channel MTV dominate the broadcasting sector, with another commercial channel, Nelonen, an outsider. Radio is dominated by four public service channels and the commercial channel Radio Nova, as well as a large number of seminational and local stations. Public radio also broadcasts in the minority languages Swedish and Sami (Lapp).
The internet is open and unrestricted, and around 89.4 percent of citizens had regular access in 2011. There have been concerns about the Finnish child pornography filter, which a blogger exposed as blocking many legal sites. Internet publications must name a responsible editor in chief and archive published materials for at least 21 days. In July 2010 it became a legal right for every Finn to have a 1MB broadband internet connection. In September 2010, a threat made against Minister of Migration and European Affairs Astrid Thors became the first prosecution of a threat made on Facebook. The man who made the threat was convicted in December and fined 640 euros ($860). There were no prosecuted threats in 2011.


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Outwit Your Appetite
If you've ever polished off an entire bag of chips while watching a half-hour sitcom, or plowed through a pile or nachos before your entree arrived, you might think you have little control over your appetite.
Yet research shows that the drive to eat doesn't have much to do with actual hunger. "Your appetite can be influenced by the mere sight of food, the portion sizes, and what the people around you are eating or ordering," says Gerard J. Musante, PhD, founder of Structure House, a weight-loss center in Durham, North Carolina. Those are just a few of the factors that cue you to eat when you didn't plan to or to overindulge when you only wanted a taste. Awareness is key to controlling your appetite. And our temptation-taming tactics can help.
Temptation Trigger: Generous-size plates, serving spoons, and glasses.
The bigger the plate and serving utensil, the more you'll dish out. In one study, people at an ice cream social who were given a large bowl and a 3-ounce scooper ate 53 percent more ice cream than those given a smaller bowl and a 2-ounce scooper. With beverages, research shows that people pour 28 percent more into short, wide glasses than into tall, skinny ones, says Brian Wansink, PhD, director of the food and brand lab at Cornell University.
Slimming Solution: Downsize plates and utensils.
If your dinner dishes are larger than the standard 10.5 inches, use a salad plate for your main dish. Try a tip from Asian cultures and artfully arrange what's on your plate. A small serving of sirloin, for example, will be less likely to leave you hungering for more if sliced and fanned on a pretty plate. Also, use smaller serving utensils, such as soup spoons, for doling out portions. Replace any squat tumblers with tall, slender drinking glasses.
Temptation Trigger: Too many choices.
If you always try to have something new for lunch and dinner, your meals are probably more of a calorie splurge than you realize. "A varied diet stimulates your appetite," says Hollie A. Raynor, PhD, RD, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The more flavors, textures, and colors a particular meal offers and the less often you eat something, the more you'll be tempted to load up your plate because the food looks good or you're curious about how it will taste.
Slimming Solution: Downplay diversity.
Come up with a standard repertoire of meals. It's easy to get into the habit of having the same healthy breakfast (whole-grain cereal, skim milk, and fruit) five days a week, so why not do something similar with dinner? Raynor suggests rotating five or six of your favorite healthy core entrees. You can branch out one night a week, if you feel you need to. To beat boredom and boost your diet's overall nutrient content, vary the fruits and veggies you use in the repeat meals. Dessert can be the same small dish of low-fat yogurt every night, jazzed up with almonds, walnuts, strawberries, kiwi, fresh pineapple, or whatever's in season.
Temptation Trigger: Eating while doing anything else.
Most people are guilty of driving, watching TV, or reading while noshing on something. "When we multitask with food we consume more without realizing it and sacrifice a feeling of satisfaction," says Susan Albers, PsyD, a psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Women's Health Center in Wooster, Ohio, and author of Eating Mindfully (New Harbinger Publications).
Slimming Solution: Make meals important.
"No matter how busy you are, find a distraction-free spot to sit and eat," suggests Albers. Make a habit of taking one mindful bite at the beginning of each meal and then putting your utensil down. This serves as a speed bump and slows the pace of the entire meal. For a similar effect, ditch your fork and knife for chopsticks, no matter what type of cuisine you're having. And if you can't avoid eating while doing something else, pre-portion your food and tell yourself, "No seconds."
Temptation Trigger: The food on the counter.
If you frequently cross paths with the office candy bowl, you probably realize that the mere sight of food can cause unplanned eating. In a study in which office workers kept Hershey's kisses in either see-through dishes or in opaque, lidded jars, those with the see-through dishes ate two more chocolates daily. That translates to 50 calories a day and an extra 5 pounds per year.
Slimming Solution: Stash food out of sight.
At home keep cereal, crackers, and cookies hidden in a top cabinet, and store extras in the basement or pantry. Research shows that people tend to put their inventory in visible areas and consume it quickly until it's depleted to manageable levels. At work, place treats in dark containers, preferably in a distant office refrigerator, not in your desk drawer. If the communal goodie jar resides on the desk of someone who sits nearby, offer to fill it—and then do so with treats you don't like.
Temptation Trigger: Entree envy.
"Research shows that you can be influenced by other people's food decisions," says Musante. When out to eat, if everyone orders cocktails, appetizers, and dessert, you're apt to go with the flow.
Slimming Solution: Be the first to order.
Speak up quickly and order a salad and grilled salmon. "You'll have a positive effect on what others choose—and will be less likely to see lots of tempting foods," says Musante. If everyone wants dessert, order one and split it.
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California bill would require ski resort accident reporting
A California senator has introduced a bill that would require ski resorts to prepare public reports of safety procedures, as well as injuries and deaths.
California Senate Bill 564 would require ski resorts to prepare an annual safety plan that includes detailed descriptions of all the resorts safety and accident prevention activities. It would also require ski resorts to create monthly and annual reports of all known deaths and injures of resort patrons.
The bill was introduced by Senator Bill Monning, D-Carmel, on Feb. 22.
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Baseball fans are unique. And original.
Let's get specific, and single out some of our Canadian fan-brothers (if that's even a word). The last interleague series we played prior to the current Yankees series involved another AL East team, the Toronto Blue Jays. I'll forever respect the Jays solely for the Joe Carter home run to win the World Series. Their fans...not so much.
With Freddy Sanchez up to bat, these geniuses decide to give up on the name Freddy, and instead, use the term Dirty Sanchez (language NSFW).
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"Ooooh, his first name ends in a Y and his last name is Sanchez. I wonder how we can make something hilarious out of this?"
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I once heard Dr. Jeffery Dunn, M.D. offer an interesting theory about multiple sclerosis as a "maladaptive condition". That is to say that maybe, just maybe the disease MS could be the result of an over-reaction that destroys myelin, but somehow protects us in other ways.
The doctor gave the example of people carrying the gene for Sickle Cell Anemia being resistant to Malaria. Possibly our bodies have just gone too far in protecting us from something.
That thought came to me when I read a report released this week about a lower comorbidity of MS and several heart conditions.
The article stated that researchers who were looking at discharge documents of thousands of people leaving hospitals after being admitted for heart attacks and ischemic heart disease. Stroke patients are also mentioned in the report. When compared to other conditions that people might have as control, it appears that people with MS have lower rates of heart disease (and possibly the acute conditions that can cause) than the general population.
The study went on to conclude that people living with MS may be as much as 30 percent less likely to suffer heart attacks then people who do not have multiple sclerosis.
There is no implication that MS may somehow protect us from heart disease (as sickle cell anemia appears to someone from malaria) but the study brought Dr Dunn's theory to my mind.
It is very important that we eat healthy diets and get as much exercise as we can, living with MS. Too often the reduced mobility, depressive complications and overall reduction in some healthier aspects of our life require us to take extra care of the things we can control. This study may prove that many people in the MS community have adopted a healthier lifestyle than the average bear. Or it could be one of those clinical anomalies that you read about.
Either way, it's nice to read some good news about the health of people living with MS.
Don't forget to submit your story to www.EverydayMSMatters.org for your chance at some very personalized help with your Everyday MS Matters by the 23th of this month.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
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dANCEpROjECt will present its annual fall season of dance on Thursday-Saturday Oct. 28-30 at 8 p.m. at Hope College at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
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° "Grain of Sand," a ceremonial movement piece marking the passage of time and space, community, conflict, separation and reunion, features guest artist Bill Sallak playing a commissioned, original sound score. Sallak, who is an assistant professor and dance music director at KentState, is an international performer and composer who explores the primal nature of percussive instruments and their collision with cutting-edge technology. His work has been presented at the 2010 InterMedia Festival of Telematic Arts, the Cultura UNAM Festival (Mexico City), the World Congress on Dance Research (Athens), and many other national and international venues. Sallak will also perform "Temazcal," a percussion solo featuring maracas, by Javier Alvarez.
° "Into the Night" is a piece about emerging from one world into another and an exploration of different movement qualities through which the dancers create a vibrant world that is both immediate and reflective.
° "Yucuninu" is a ritualized, physical expression of pleading for strength and hope in a time of adversity. "Yucuninu" has been adapted from its original solo form and the company will offer three different interpretations over the three nights of performances: a female solo, a female trio, and a male trio.
° "Into the Night" and "Yucuninu" have been choreographed by Alicia Díaz and Matthew Thornton, who now join Steven Iannacone to share the company leadership as artistic directors.
° "Jericho," by Iannacone, is an ensemble piece for all 17 dancers, with movement based on the examination of the spiritual, historical and political context of the biblical Jericho story and the idea of barriers that limit or define human interaction and behavior. "Jericho" features a massive, 34-foot wall, built specially for the piece by company technical director Erik Alberg, which challenges the dancers to work against a solid vertical plane.
° "Four Nudes Descending a Staircase of Futuristic Trains to Avignon via Bombay...," choreographed by a group of Hope College alumni and based on ideas of trains, travel and arriving in a new place, will round out the fall concert program.
The lobby will open at 7 p.m. on performance nights, and in conjunction with the concerts will feature a costume sale, which is a feature scheduled in anticipation of Halloween. In addition, audience members are invited to a "question-and-answer" discussion session with the dancers, artists and directors immediately following each performance.
The concert program has been funded by the Hope College Patrons for the Arts, Hope College Cultural Affairs Committee and Agua Dulce Dance Theater.
Tickets are available in the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse, and cost $7 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens and students, and are free for children under 12. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and may be called at (616) 395-7890.
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