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This has been my go-to demo recipe when I am at events talking to kids and grown-ups about cooking. It is a family favorite.
I recently wrote up the recipe for PDX Parent on the dip. Enjoy!
The daphne in my yard are starting to die off. I love the lemon-scented, January-blooming flowers, but once they have faded, I know that spring is almost here. Have you gone out to check your long-neglected garden bed for signs of life? I wouldn't be surprised if you find some brave kale, chard or spinach holding steady through the dark and rainy Oregon winter. If your garden is barren, take advantage of the breaks in the spring rain to visit the farmers market or any market for some greens to make this easy-to-make, veggie-packed dip. (You can use just about any leafy green in this recipe.) Have your kids help you wash and tear the greens or shred the carrot. Scoop this up with veggie sticks or potato chips. It is also delicious tossed with hot pasta.
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup shredded carrot (from about 1 medium carrot)
½ cup yellow onion, small dice
2 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
2-4 cups finely chopped (or torn) spinach, kale or chard (remove the tough stems)
1 cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
1. Heat a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add olive oil. When it shimmers, add the onion, carrots and garlic, and cook until soft. Add shredded greens and cook 3-5 minutes or until the greens are bright green and slightly softened.
2. Move greens mixture to a mixing bowl. Stir in sour cream and mayo.
3. Taste and adjust flavor with salt and pepper.


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Territory: AL, FL, GA, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX
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CLEP Tests: Why Bill Gates Would Love Them
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and mult-billionaire philanthropist, has devoted his life to revolutionizing education, from the ground up.
A few years ago, Gates and his wife founded the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to promote their cutting edge education philosophy. They've gone so far as to say that the entire American public education system is broken and needs to be replaced.
Now Gates is turning his attention to higher education. At a technology conference, he recently said, "Only technology can bring [college tuition] down, not just to $20,000, but to $2,000."
While Bill Gates may not be aware of the CLEP tests, his dreams for a $2,000 tuition have already come true.
Since CLEP exams cost well under $100 for three to twelve college credits, a student could earn around 80 credits for Gates' $2,000 tuition wish.
Gates is right, except that CLEP test technology has already changed the higher education game.


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100 acres over 12 APNS just over 1 mile from the Beverly Hills Hotel with views from the ocean to downtown. Plans in final approval stages for a 75,000 square foot modern on the front half of the lot. Property can be the site of 1 incredible view estate or subdivided into multiple lots to develop a prime Beverly Hills gated community.
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To live 100%, to awake our qualities as human beings, from the ability to be concentrated to the ability of enjoying and having pleasure, from the ability of putting a limit, to the ability of crossing a limit.
To live fully is to disagree with grey moods, to prefer to live everything as it is, to be in contact with reality, to want to see, to feel, to live. From an exciting situation, to resting without anything to do.
To live fully is to be alive wanting to live every moment that life provides us, managing naturally with the feelings and sensations that are there. To live fully is to be yourself in reality.
Do you know what you lack to live fully? Do you want to train that?


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Family Home in a Quiet Location
Situated in a sought after family friendly neighborhood this fabulous property offers a quality lifestyle in a peaceful location. Nestled in a tranquil leafy locale, this well kept residence offers low-maintenance, easy care living and is just perfect for those with busy demanding lifestyles.
Featuring a fluid floor plan that caters to the everyday requirements of the modern family and accommodation compromising of four generous bedrooms, including a large master suite.
The entertainment area out the back provides a fabulous outdoor living and dining domain making it the perfect place to entertain friends or simply unwind and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. The fully-fenced, level grassy yard provides a great space for the kids to play where they can be easily supervised.
Additional features include:
- Excellent storage facilities including a garden shed;
- Low maintenance established gardens;
- Separate built-in laundry;
- Car accommodation for two vehicles; and
- Only 8km from the CBD.
You are nearby to the Gap State School, St Peters Chanel Primary School, The Gap Village Shopping Centre, bikeways, walking tracks and is only a short drive to the city.
Pets upon application.
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Archive for 25.10.2011
What digital natives want from their library
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Celebrating the Open Access Week
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These links will be useful for celebrating the Open Access Week. DOAJ (http://www.doaj.org/) is now over 7,000 journals, and still adding more than 4 titles per day. The Electronic Journals Library (http://rzblx1.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/index.phtml?bibid=AAAAA&colors=7&lang=en) now lists more than 30,000 titles that are freely available. OpenDOAR (http://www.opendoar.org/) now lists more than 2,000 repositories, and the BASE (http://base.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/en/index.php) search engine searches more than 31 million documents in repositories. ROARMAP (http://roarmap.eprints.org/) now lists a total of 300 open access mandate policies.
Source: http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com/2011/09/dramatic-growth-of-open-access.html
More about the Open Access week: http://libinnovate.wordpress.com/ (October 20, 2011)
Science.gov services
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Science.gov (http://www.science.gov/index.html) was launched in December 2002. It searches over 50 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information (http://www.science.gov/searchdbs.html) including research and development results. Science.gov is governed by the interagency Science.gov Alliance (http://www.science.gov/participatingagencies.html). While this isn't a site designed for kids, their "Resources for Kids, Parents and Teachers" section offers a large alphabetical list of sites covering every topic from agriculture to weather.
Read more: Where Can I Find Science Facts for Kids? | eHow.comhttp://www.ehow.com/info_7970294_can-science-kids.html#ixzz1bmiMxo6L
This resource will be useful not just for Window on America centers, but for all academic and research libraries.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security launches "Study in the States" website
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On September 16, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton announced the launch of the new Study in the States website, which aims at " [streamlining] the international student visa process for foreign students seeking to study in the United States," according to the DHS website.
"The Study in the States initiative is a key component of a government-wide effort to encourage the best and brightest foreign students to study and remain in the U.S." and "builds upon other new policies that embrace talented students from other countries, who enrich the nation by working in science and technology jobs and fueling innovation in their chosen fields here in the United States", the DHS website explains.
The initiative aims at examining regulatory changes and providing current and prospective students with relevant and updated information about visa requirements in a streamlined and user-friendly format. The website features dynamic and interactive content (including an individualized Road Map to Success to help students navigate the steps of the student visa process), and links to social media websites, videos, success stories, and news and public service announcements.
Announcing the Study in the States initiative, Secretary Napolitano said:
"Attracting the best and brightest international talent to our colleges and universities is an important part of our nation's economic, scientific and technological innovation and competitiveness. Foreign students and exchange visitors bring invaluable contributions to our nation, and the Study in the States initiative is an important step in empowering the next generation of international entrepreneurs, right here in America."
ICE Director Morton added:
"Study in the States encourages international students who seek the wealth of educational opportunities available in the U.S. to remain here following their studies and apply their new skills here in our country. We aim to strike a balance – providing an open and welcoming experience for international students and visitors seeking information, while maintaining the integrity and security of our visa process."
Mathematics in Movies
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Mathematics in Movieshttp://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/index.html is a website developed by Oliver Knill, a Harvard Mathematics professor.
Mathematics in Movies is a collection of video clips from popular movies and television shows in which references to mathematics are made.
Window on America Centers at the conference on English Language Education
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On October 6, 2011, Kyiv IRC ran a session on Window on America (American Corners) Program at the U.S. Government Interagency Conference on English Language Education held in Kyiv. ECA's American Corner Liaison Peter Samson briefed the participants on the American Corners program worldwide. A dozen of conference participants received information on Window on America centers network in Ukraine, their programs and resources to support English learning and English teaching in different regions of Ukraine. Window on America heads from Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne and Vinnytsia provided presentations on their activities. This session was useful for increasing communication, coordination, cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders involved in English language education in Ukraine.
The U.S. Department of State's Coordinator for the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) Dawn L. McCall Opens "Window on America" center at the Kerch V.Belinsky City Library
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On Friday, September 30, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. marking All-Ukrainian Library Day and the 155th anniversary of the Library, Coordinator Dawn McCall and Mayor of Kerch Mr.Osadchy opened the new Window on America Center (WOA) in Kerch. Read more: http://ukraine.usembassy.gov/mccall-kerch.html


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TRENTON — Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo was found guilty on five counts of extortion and related offenses yesterday, and subsequently announced through the township's business administrator that he would officially resign his post this afternoon.
A federal jury deliberated less than 4½ hours yesterday before reaching a decision, and Bencivengo sat without expression as the verdict was read. As he left the courtroom he was embraced by Deanna Nelson, a longtime friend who testified on his behalf during the trial.
Upon exiting the courthouse, Bencivengo declined to comment about the verdict but told reporters gathered outside, "I am going to miss you all." He will remain free on bail until his sentencing Feb. 27. The convictions for extortion, attempted extortion and money laundering each carry a maximum 20-year prison sentence and a fine of $250,000.
Bencivengo also faces five-year sentences for each conviction for violating the Federal Travel Act.
The mayor was found guilty of receiving $12,400 in bribes from a school district insurance broker to help her retain her contracts and the lucrative commissions that came with them. Revelations and allegations during the trial also have brought downfall and scandal to numerous officials in both Hamilton and Robbinsville.
In exchange for the money, Bencivengo had promised to prevent school board members from putting the insurance contract out to bid or taking it away from the broker, Marliese Ljuba, and her company, Allen Associates of Vineland.
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman called the verdict a reminder to public officials that their office and the public trust are not for sale.
"Mayor Bencivengo betrayed the people of Hamilton Township and all of the honest public servants in New Jersey who take their oaths and responsibilities seriously," Fishman said.
Bencivengo, who for months had proclaimed his innocence, has served nearly five years as mayor of Hamilton and had three more years to go in his second term.
His attorney, who had asserted that the government's star witness in the case, Ljuba, was a liar, also had little to say following the verdict.
"I think the jury said it all," said the attorney, Jerome Ballarotto. He declined to say whether his client will appeal the decision.
Ljuba began cooperating with the FBI in 2011 to form the case against Bencivengo, who took the bribes in that year. The broker's business relationship with the school board goes back at least seven years, and she and her company were making commissions of nearly $1 million per year.
Ljuba admitted to bribing several township officials over the years, saying that she gave bribes — including cash, vacations, dinners, illegal campaign contributions and drug money — to officials in Hamilton and Robbinsville.
The testimony has sparked outrage among residents and officials in those towns. As a result Robbinsville business administrator Joy Tozzi and Hamilton school district business administrator Joseph Tramontana have been placed on administrative leave.
Hamilton director of recreation Cathy Tramontana was fired after Ljuba's testimony.
Robert Warney, a close friend of Bencivengo's and co-conspirator in the bribery scam, has pleaded guilty to money laundering and accepting bribes from Ljuba in 2006 and 2007.
The arguments during the trial hinged on the testimony of Ljuba, who made three separate bribe payments to the financially struggling Bencivengo. Ballarotto told the jury that Bencivengo took the money not as a bribe but as a loan, because he owed thousands of dollars to the Internal Revenue Service in back taxes, was paying for a divorce from his wife, Donna, and paying the mortgage on the house they owned together as well as rent on the apartment where he was living.
The first $5,000 payment Ljuba made to Bencivengo on May 12, 2011, was through a check funneled through Warney, a former school board member who was then serving as the township's director of community planning and compliance. Warney pleaded guilty in June and is awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for Jan. 7.
The second and third payments that Ljuba made to Bencivengo were in cash.
By the time Ljuba made the second payment of $2,400 to Bencivengo on July 21, 2011, she had already been approached by the FBI and was integral in them building a case against Bencivengo. That payment was made in cash, which Ljuba delivered to Bencivengo's Hamilton apartment. A secret video Ljuba made of the transaction was shown in court and the jury saw Ljuba hand Bencivengo the bills, which he did not know were provided by the FBI, and count them before thanking her.
The final $5,000 was made in cash while the two were in Atlantic City for a weekend. Audio recordings made by Ljuba for the FBI show that Bencivengo thought that a weekend at the casinos would be a perfect way for him to hide the transaction — telling his friends and others that he had won the money after getting lucky at the roulette table.
Bencivengo also was found guilty of money laundering, for attempting to conceal the payments, and two counts of violating the travel act for causing Ljuba to travel from Delaware, where she lived, to New Jersey to engage in illegal activity.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Harvey Bartle and Dustin Chao, who prosecuted the case on behalf of the federal government, argued there was no doubt that Bencivengo understood the money Ljuba was giving him, directly or indirectly, was a bribe, because he tried to cover it all up, and the effort of concealment was a dead giveaway, they said.
Throughout the trial, which began last week, Bencivengo never took the stand in his own defense. While Bencivengo's 92-year-old mother and his sister sat in for almost every day of the trial, they were not present in the courtroom to hear the jury's verdict.
Contact Jenna Pizzi at email@example.com or (609)989-5717.
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo is guilty of taking $12,400 in bribes from insurance broker
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo corruption trial: attorneys deliver closing arguments
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo corruption trial: Prosecutor alleges 'government by bribe'
• Recordings that surfaced in Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo's corruption trial show mayor in financial straits
• Amick: 'Shocking' revelations of Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo trial show need for reform
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo trial: witness describes mayor's reaction when confronted about allegations
• Hamilton school board business administrator is placed on administrative leave
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo trial: Witness said she revealed FBI investigation to town, school officials
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo trial: key witness says she bribed mayor to keep her job, gain political influence
• Sentencing for former Hamilton director involved in mayor corruption case is postponed until December
• Editorial: Hamilton school board should dig deeper on contracts after bribery admission
• Former Hamilton official pleads guilty to money laundering in Mayor John Bencivengo extortion case
• Senator wants state constitution changed so indicted office-holders are suspended
• Hamilton school officials photographed with cooperating witness in Mayor John Bencivengo corruption case
• Hamilton school district fined $25,000 for contract with firm implicated in Bencivengo extortion case
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo pleads not guilty to extortion, money laundering charges
• Editorial: Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo must heed calls to resign over corruption indictment


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So my stupid ass committed to something last night during a period of "I'm not feeling so awful, I can do this social thing". It's just lunch with R, and he's buying, but now…I don't want to go.
Because it means basic hygiene is in order.
Now, I have been doing better with the showering thing (which is so hard during depressive bouts) but I am still struggling with the will to bother with truly grooming to appear in public.
I try to make sure my clothes are clean, I wear deodorant, and my hair is brushed out or at least in a messy updo with a clip…Beyond this…For almost two years now, I've not given a fuck. Seriously.
On the rare day I feel "up to it", I admit, wearing some make up and perfume, nicer clothes, it does feel good.
What feels shitty is that NO ONE ever comments on me taking the time to give a damn. It's not even that I care what they think or that I need their validation.
It just pisses me off that these people have zero problem ragging on me redundantly for "letting myself go" or "looking rough".
Guess what? Depression is a "wasting away" disorder. It affects your appearance, your skin tone, your posture, your facial expressions. You go so long feeling so downtrodden and exhausted…It takes a toll and you look defeated. Fake smiles and societal pressure to feign laughs (which further drains you)…You feel defeated, too. Like depression is mopping the floor with your soul as the mop head.
It does not matter how fierce you are. It does not matter if you have a rebellious "fuck you" personality.
It doesn't even matter if your current med regime is "half ass working".
I've hit my seasonal onset with the rapid shift to cold weather and days of damp gloom and now…I see dirt under my nails. I know my hair needs washed, my legs need shaved. But I can't begin to process this because the simple task of digging out clothing seems daunting. I don't wanna. No one cares except to insult me, so why should I exhaust myself with basic hygiene when I could use those limited resources to battle anxiety or whatever.
Am I just pessimistic? Lazy? Have a bad attitude?
Could be.
Doubtful, though. The cycles remain the same no matter how much therapy or mindfulness I engage in. It's a pretty predictable cycle, too. Bipolar cycle. And every year around August I start reminding my doctor of how quick it comes on, the seasonal depression, and maybe the meds should be increased ahead of time to ward it off. Instead, every doctor tells me we'll discuss it in October once fall comes, and by then, the descent has already begun. They just don't listen. They think it's all about that sunlight bullshit when that's but a smidge of seasonal depression.
I am flustrated (yes, FLUSTRATED, it's a hybrid of flustered and frustrated) with all this crap.
On the plus side, Spook is staying at my mom's tonight so my brain can rest.
On the negative side, I am probably going to be so exhausted I will accomplish fuck all then feel shitty about it.
No matter how many changes I make or how much progress I make…It all goes back to the cycle of bipolar.
I will go to lunch simply because I do so love the chicken strips and white gravy at Dairy Queen, and I can use the drive thru rather than sit inside with dish dwellers.
I don't want to, though. It requires too much work and effort and it's exhausting. I am tired of being tired.
Awhile back I made a comment about being psychologically exhausted and R tossed out, "I work ten hours a day, what the hell do you do all day?"
It took everything I had in me to bite my tongue and not unleash my pent up fury. No one feels shittier than me that I can't hold down a job. No one feels shittier than me that no matter how much I bully myself, I can't break the cycle of bipolar depression and anxiety. Battling that shit day in and day out feels like a JOB. One without pay or benefits or even a pat on the back.
Clean clothes, deodorant, a brush through the hair and that's it. I'll be out of bed and dressed. If more is expected of me…


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Our team comes from all different corners of the globe, with wide professional and cultural diversity, but what unites us is the passion to serve our clients
At EMS we are extremely proud of our team. We have top professionals in each area – lawyers, relocation consultants and real estate experts – who advise our clients based on their professional experience but also with empathy and understanding, given that many of us have personally experienced what it means to relocate to a new country.
The multicultural EMS team can communicate with our clients in Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Polish, Russian, Chinese and Greek, and our professional team has more than 10 nationalities. Furthermore, at EMS we offer our consultants continuous training to insure their professional development, utilizing internal training courses as well as constant updates on the legal aspects of immigration.
Given the direct work we do with expatriates, at EMS we have introduced in-house Intercultural Training using modules and training courses to further consolidate the mastery and experience of our professionals.
Made up of a team of skilled lawyers and specialists who guarantee efficiency and agility in all legal aspects related to immigration and the global mobilization of personnel.
A group composed of a multi-disciplinary team including relocation consultants, real estate advisors, child psychologists and cultural guidance counselors. Our professionals use their experience and know-how to make arrival and adaptation to the host country an easy and enriching experience.
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Here in Hawaii, we could really benefit by using Geothermal more to it's potential.
A survey released by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) shows continued growth in the number of new geothermal power projects under development in the United States, a 20% increase since January of this year.
However, this article states that there are TWO Geothermal plants in Hawaii. Where is the second one located, or being built, or is this a typo in the article?
….The August 2008 results by state are: (State: Number of Geothermal Projects/Megawatts) Alaska: 5: 53 – 100 MW; Arizona: 2: 2 – 20 MW; California: 21: 927.6 – 1036.6 MW; Colorado: 1: 10 MW; Florida: 1: 0.2 – 1 MW; Hawaii: 2: 8 MW….
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A Brief History of Nevada City and Piety Hill
W/Intro to the Innkeepers
Piety Hill Cottages was built in 1933 as a motor court motel. This was during the height of the depression. It is one of the oldest, continuously operating hostelries in Nevada County. It was purchased on March 1, 2006, by the current owner, with a severe case of "deferred maintenance" sitting on its shoulders. Most of the cottages have been partially or completely redecorated or remodeled. Trees and bushes that once held the driveway and grounds hostage have been manicured so that one can actually see from one end of the campus to the other.
Nevada City, once a bustling "gold fever" town was originally called "Nevada" meaning snow-covered. When the State of Nevada was incorporated to Statehood, Nevada, California changed its name to Nevada City (1856).
The city of Nevada City is comprised of the Seven Hills Business District, one of which is called Piety Hill. Rumor has it that it got its name because the downtown area, made almost entirely of wood, burned down twice, once in 1856 and again in 1863 taking one of the community churches out both times. The Pastor of the church decided to build his new church in an area that had not burned and soon after, the church's parishioners began to move up onto the hill so as not to have to cross the, then wooden, Pine St. Bridge in the snow with their families piled into a horse drawn carriage. Before long, the area became known to the residents that were still in downtown Nevada City, as Piety Hill (this is where all the church goers "the pious ones" had moved to). Many of the streets here still bear their earlier biblical names.
Piety Hill Cottages, when first built in 1933, was called "Feil's Motel" and was built to fill the need for a "one stop motor court". Sacramento St. was once a main thoroughfare called Nevada City Hwy (Hwy 20) and was one of the only roads that one could take clear from the west coast to the Truckee/Tahoe area and the Donner Pass (yes, the one famous for the Donner Party Cannibalism) and on into the state of Nevada via, what is now known as, Interstate Hwy 80.
The property had a café/soda fountain and a small country store (where the office is now). It also had a large tenement building on the rear of the property to house migrant farm workers and holdover gold miners. (There's still lotsa gold in them thar hills). The tenement building was torn down many years ago and the White Birch and Apple Blossom Cottages were added to the remaining seven motel rooms. The current laundry room and storage facility was once a laundry room and outhouse complete with 2 shower stalls. Some of the cottages had private bathrooms and rented for a premium, where now, all the cottages have them.
The Cottages have had at least 6 owners since inception. It wasn't until the 1970's that it became Piety Hill Inn and later changed to Piety Hill Cottages Bed and Breakfast.
Each lodging cottage is named for the type of tree that it is nearest to (for the most part).
Every cottage is unique in that each has a different theme and decor from one another, ranging from a Fishing Cabin and Early American Farmhouse to French and English country.
These cottages, in close proximity to Lake Tahoe, can accommodate from 2-6 guests and are located within a 7-10 minute walk from the Historic downtown shopping and dinning district.
Nevada City and Grass Valley host a multitude of events that make year-round activities easily accessible to all.
Enjoy your vacation getaway in Nevada City.
Micheal Trenberth, Innkeeper
Hello and Thank You for exploring our web site. My name is Micheal Trenberth. Piety Hill Cottages and Bed & Breakfast was purchased in March of 2006. The photo above was taken in late winter of 2007. The property was in a severe state of "deferred maintenance" and has been undergoing renovation ever since.
I grew up in and around the Greater Los Angeles area. I was a Hairdresser in Southern California from June of 1975 thru February of 2006, Founder and CEO of Onsen Day Spas and Salons, Inc. and simultaneously taught as Adjunct Faculty at Riverside Community College in the Cosmetology Dept. for the last 10 years before moving to Nevada City.
My goal is to provide our guests with an affordable and semi-secluded "staycation" with access to the wonders of The Tahoe National Forest and Historic Nevada City within walking distance. Please introduce yourself while staying with us and let me know if there is anything that we can do to make your stay more enjoyable!
Sharon has been with Piety Hill Cottages since late September of 2006. She came here from Houston Texas, fell in love with Nevada City and has been a permanent resident ever since. When Sharon is on the property, the atmosphere is effervescent.
We look forward to serving you!
"Private & cozy Romantic get-away"
Reviewed February 21, 2014 on TripAdvior.com by M007W Berkley, CA
For us, it happened to be a special, romantic weekend celebration, but I would stay here again under any circumstances. There were many adorable little details about this cottage – more than I can possibly list. Next time, I will take some photos.
We stayed in the Chestnut cottage. We got the last cottage available, which just saved us the trouble of choosing one. It was accurately described, including the smallish shower (unimportant to us).
It was fun to be able to walk into Nevada City & we got lots of helpful, insider information about the town from our friendly hosts. We skipped the breakfasts so I can't review those. But the yummy coffee and half & half in the kitchen were extra enjoyable. Our cottage was perfectly preheated when we arrived. We stayed 2 nights. It was so quiet that it would not have occurred to me there were any other guests except that I knew they were completely sold out.
The grounds have some cute touches, too. It was a little too cold for us to hang out in the courtyard, but that will be another good reason to return when it's warmer weather.
"Still great!"
Reviewed October 26, 2013 on TripAdvisor.com by MJBryson Monterey County, CA
After a four-year hiatus we were able to get back to Piety Hill again. We were extremely pleased to find that the hosts (friendly and attentive), room (beautiful, comfortable, and complete), and service (breakfast was very tasty and perfectly on-time) were still A-1!
Reviewed 9/7/2013 on Yelp.com! By Eliote D. San Francisco, CA
I think one of the best ways to judge a place is if you would return. I think an even better way to judge a place is if you find yourself trying to figure out ways to return soon!
I am trying to figure out ways to return soon for certain.
I found the cottages quaint, individual, comfortable and just a real pleasure to stay in. These are unique units with care and thought poured into each one. I really loved and appreciated the small details.
I found the staff to be kind, friendly, helpful, responsive and little bit like extended family (in a great way).
I found the location to be excellent. Off the main drag but close enough to walk into the main "downtown" area. It was also excellent for me because I am a runner and I was able to run in the neighborhoods without any problems.
Piety cottages are clean, well cared for, comfortable places to stay. I am looking forward to returning to visit again and cuddling up in one of their cottages.
I highly recommend this haven.
PS. We run a small Cottage rental in the Yosemite area and we like Piety Cottages so much that we recommend it to our customers!!!
Reviewed 8/5/2011 on Yelp.com! By Ted G. Long Beach, Ca.
This is exactly the type of place you want to stay after you've stayed at a string of chain hotels. The entire place is well-kept, yet has the charm of being older cottages with unique interiors. The reception area has been recently redone. The owner, Michael, was very pleasant and showed me some of the work that had been done.
We stayed in the Cedar Cottage. It is perfect for two adults and two children. It was warm during our stay, but with the air conditioner and ceiling fan, it was nice and cool inside.
The grounds were very well-kept, with a community area in the middle for lounging and BBQ-ing. There are small garages attached to each cottage for convenient parking.
Very close to downtown – fifteen minute walk or a five minute drive.
Reviewed Jan. 2014 on FaceBook by Christie Lesan McGuire
We have stayed here a couple different times over the Christmas holidays and had a great experience each time. The cottages are cozy and we LOVED that they bring your freshly made breakfast to your room, (including fresh squeezed orange juice). We recommend staying here whether a couple or a family. 🙂 It is beautiful when it snows and the Old Fashioned Christmas festival is a lot of fun, too. 🙂
Reviewed Dec. 2013 on FaceBook by Terry Rose
We always have a GREAT time grill-n & chill-n spring, summer or fall when we visit. Within walking distance to lots of things to do. The continental breakfast is so generous we saved some for afternoon snacks with champagne
Email received 6/12/14
I've traveled and lodged in hotels a fair amount, but never stayed at a place as nice as your Maple Cottage. I was excited I'd found it online and then looked at your virtual cottage and grounds tours. The one that looked best for me was Maple. I didn't want to stay at a hotel because they are so impersonal and I feel like I'm lodging inside a huge machine and stay there as little as possible. Like my cousin said, with a place that nice, you might not want to go anywhere at all.
On my next visit to my cousin, I know where I'll be staying.
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The XLR8R Office Top Ten Album Picks, Oct 20
Peter and the WolfLightnessThe Workers InstituteThe Workers Institute is infamous for pushing the orbits of […]
Peter and the WolfLightnessThe Workers Institute
The Workers Institute is infamous for pushing the orbits of new music by releasing records from Sigur Ros and Johann Johannsson, and Peter and the Wolf doesn't fall far from WI's commitment to releasing credible, avant-garde masterpieces. Part lo-fi, pastoral folk and part eerie country, Peter and the Wolf has set a new standard that could only be described as experimental, backwoods campfire music. In other words, this is rad.
VariousLabel SamplerSmooch
When it comes to gloomy bands from Denver, Smooch Records has got the entire game on lock. This haunting compilation showcases tracks by Andrew Douglas Rothbard (Slaves, Pleasure Forever), Jay Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots, and 16 Horsepower amongst others. This is post-goth history from the mile high city.
KlaxonsXan Valleys EPModular
Is it posssible that Modular's posterboys Wolfmother and Van She will have a run for their money? Probably. From the same school of !!!, Tussle, and Hot Chip comes Klaxons. With a promptly poppy flair and just the right amount of funk, there's no doubt that Xan Valleys will have the same effect on the kiddies as their contemporaries.
OuterspaceBlood BrothersBaby Grande
Widely known as partners in crime with Philly's murder rap icons Jedi Mind Tricks, Outerspace is the sound of urban despair and pestilence. The dark, melancholic beats of executive producer Vinnie Paz will surely have you moping around the slums of the mind with a feeling of hopelessness rarely heard in contemporary hip-hop.
Big SirUnd Die Schiesse Andert Sich ImmerGSL
It's been a while since Sonny Kay's GSL imprint released something as melodic and funky as Big Sir. Featuring really pretty female vocals, lots of wah effects, and grooving basslines, this will have fans of James Brown , Can, and Cocteau Twins psyched. God bless these tripped-out, German risktakers.
VariousWhat It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)Rhino
Back in the day, not every funk and soul gem made it to the charts, and that's the premise behind this gorgeous four-disc set culled from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, and Warner Bros. Records. Lesser heard soul giants like Clarence Carter and Artie Christopher share disc space with The Meters' heavy trunk funk and Eddie Hazel's inspired rendition of "California Dreamin'" for a wondrous ride through one of American music's most overlooked eras. Check out the very limited compendium box of 25 original replica 45s to follow! Hotness!
Gang StarrMass Appeal: The Best of Gang StarrVirgin
Guru and DJ Premier set the standard for MC/producer teams in hip-hop, regardless of mainstream or indie classification. On Mass Appeal, the overlords at Virgin Records are giving the duo's jazzy hits a rebirth with 21 songs that'll remind you just how far hip-hop has come since the glory days.
Out HudStreet DadKranky
It's been four years since Out Hud's Street Dad was released and it's still as innovative and moving as it was nearly half a decade ago. If this isn't a part of your archive, we suggest you get down, because this was way ahead of its time.
The Future Sound of LondonTeachings From the Electronic BrainAstralwerks
There is no need for introduction. The Future Sound of London has easily been one of the forerunners of the digital revolution, having created some of the most archetypal electronic music of the last 15 years. Not only has the band released some of the most influential ambient singles of the past two decades, but they helped spawn a generation of experimental acts that have made electronic music the powerful force it's become today.
My MySongs for the GentlePlayhouse
My My is a wild enterprise. Hailing from the night wilds of Berlin, the sometimes threesome, sometimes solo project makes glitchy house tracks that exemplify the way dance music is supposed to sound: dynamic and filled to the core with bounce. Between the collective's use of crazy samples and pads panned from all angles, dancing will not end.


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Author Archives: Harry Tuttle
Thumper's Law
It has been a bit quite around here of late. Part of that is work but mostly it's because of something I learned watching Bambi. Thumper's Law states: If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all. So, … Continue reading
Procrastination vs Productivity
No, this is not really a productivity post. More of a procrastination post. Let's face it, most of them are. Sorry…. A little while ago I wrote a post on how I work and an important part of that was … Continue reading
To unplug, or not to unplug? That is the question.
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortunes, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and, by opposing, end them? We live in amazing times. To a fairly large extent we … Continue reading
Rumours of My Demise are Somewhat Premature
OK, so this is a bit of a cheat blog. I usually manage a blog post every month, so in the interests of maintaining my record – which only I actually care about – here we go. I don't have … Continue reading
Work Less – Work More
So this year has seen me swamped by work. Again. Still…. I'd estimate that I've been working around 70+ hours a week since the start of the year. This is not the first time that things have been so out … Continue reading
The 20 Pens of SFF
The words inscribed on the One Pen come from the following verse, which describes all 20 Pens of Power: Three Pens for the Fantasy-scribes under the sky, Seven for the Horror-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for SciFi Creators doomed to … Continue reading


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SDN blogs: Open vSwitch on RedHat; Cisco goes head-to-head with VMware
SDN bloggers discuss Open vSwitch installation on RedHat Fedora, why Cisco went head-to-head with VMware, and if SDN is revolutionary or evolutionary.
How to install Open vSwitch on RedHat Fedora
SDN expert Brent Salisbury started a series of posts dedicated to integration on his personal blog by looking at installing Open vSwitch on Red Hat Fedora 20. Salisbury included screenshots of the installation, as well as extra notes on general Fedora configuration tasks. Salisbury added that he and his team are continuing to work on network virtualization in OpenDaylight while integrating further into OpenStack.
Salisbury's full post includes the step-by-step breakdown of installing Open vSwitch on RedHat Fedora 20.
Cisco rebuts VMware NSX comparison to ACI
A recent NetworkWorld article featuring VMware exec Steve Mullaney's thoughts on NSX and Cisco ACI prompted a rebuttal on Cisco's company blog. In the original post on NetworkWorld, Mullaney not only outlined VMware's vision for SDN, but also took a stab at other SDN strategies -- in particular, Cisco ACI. Mullaney first began by extensively describing NSX in detail. When asked about Cisco's ACI approach, he told NetworkWorld that the ACI requirement of rip-and-replace hardware "ain't going to go over well," among other things.
Cisco refuted Mullaney's comments in a blog post with a series of comeback points. For starters, Cisco claimed VMware's pricing model is fundamentally flawed, doubling the cost of networking while providing lower functionality. In addition, Cisco claimed its ACI platform is out-performing NSX in terms of openness, and that NSX hasn't built out any proven or scalable deployments. Lastly, Cisco hit home by outlining how the NSX abstraction model is "doomed to reduce visibility" and requires separate management of two structures. Cisco said the approach has adverse impacts on L4-7 services.
Take a look at Cisco's full post, which outlines specific issues with VMware's NSX platform.
SDN: Revolutionary or evolutionary?
Nicolas "Neela" Jacques, executive director for the OpenDaylight Project, took to the OpenDaylight blog to discuss whether or not SDN is revolutionary or evolutionary. He cited a blog post by Steve Wexler from IT-TNA, which explores the same question. Wexler's post touched on an issue that had been bugging Jacques for the past few years – chief technology officers and network administrators are turning toward SDN to help with network management, but most are still struggling to make SDN a reality.
Jacques explained why, writing that SDN has been highly disruptive, and that most platforms require the purchase of new equipment or the deployment of overlays. However, the market is desperately looking for evolutionary SDN that fits their needs. Users aren't likely to find such a thing in the foreseeable future, and they won't be able to standardize one component, protocol or vendor. As a result, the industry needs open platforms that provide abstraction layers. He concluded by writing that the path to SDN is most certainly an evolutionary one, as networking continues to -- and needs to -- evolve.
Jacques breaks down his full argument as to why SDN is evolutionary, not revolutionary.
VMware shells out more cash for VDI than SDN
On his Ethereal Mind blog, Greg Ferro wrote a short post looking at VMware's decision to spend more on its recent acquisition of AirWatch for its VDI capabilities than it did on its purchase of Nicira and its SDN components in 2012. Ferro wrote that both of the acquired companies were in different stages of maturity when VMware stepped in, and that Nicira's acquisition was more about talent and patent acquisition. However, Ferro found it interesting that VMware is spending about the same on an MDM as it did on an entire SDN strategy and entry into the market. He concluded that it's a reminder as to how networking has a service foundation, but it's not all that valuable in terms of delivering revenue.
Check out Ferro's musings on VMware's cost decision regarding AirWatch and its VDI capabilities.


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St. Christopher Karate Pewter Medal with Cord
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St. Christopher Karate Pewter Medal featuring a detailed high relief image of St. Christopher on the back of each medal. The words "St. Christopher Protect Me" encircles the sports figure on the front. The medal comes with a 24in. leather cord carded and a lovely Box.
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The state of North Dakota requires drivers to register their vehicles with the North Dakota Department of Transportation. Before you can choose a North Dakota license plate available, you must first properly register and title your vehicle and pay all the necessary fees.
Standard North Dakota License Plates
If you decide against getting anything special for your license plate, the state of North Dakota will issue you two standardized North Dakota license plates after registering (motorcycles only receive one license plate). Typically these plates consist of a combination of five to seven letters and numbers on a standard state license background featuring blue and gold colors.
Personalized North Dakota License Plates
Personalized North Dakota licenses plates are made up of up to seven characters including letters, numbers, and ampersands. You choose any combination of these symbols as long as it is reasonable. The North Dakota Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject requests that it feels are offensive. In order to order personalized North Dakota license plates, you must complete Form SFN 53612, which is Personalized Plate Request form, along with a money or check for $25.
There are many other North Dakota license plates available. Some of them include the following:
• Antique motorcycle plate: Maximum 6 characters, a $100 one-time fee
• Firefighter plate: Maximum 5 characters, $15 Firefighter fee, $25 personalized plate fee
• Gold Star Plate: Maximum 5 characters, $40 yearly fee
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Healthy Traveler
Doctours: One-Stop Medical Tourism
By Everett Potter Given the high cost of medical treatment in the US, it's no surprise that medical tourism is booming. An increasing number of Americans are heading abroad, pairing travel with treatments, largely to save money. Answering the call is Doctours, a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips
Ayurveda: India's Ancient Holistic System of Medicine
Receiving a thorough diagnosis from master pulse reader Dr Smita Naram. Credit Ayushakti Clinic. By Buzzy Gordon A travel writer who specializes in gastronomy reveals how he maintains his weight and health, despite overindulging on trips and in restaurants I first learned about Ayurveda — India's ancient, holistic system of
Footbeat for Fresh Legs
By Neil Wolkodoff Fly for any length of time and you are likely to get a little swelling in your legs and possibly some cramps. Then there's the dreaded walk off the plane, robot-style. Alas, planes don't come equipped with recumbent bikes that allow you to cycle along and keep
Medical Evacuation: Why You May Need It
Everett Potter When my father‑in‑law, Jim, collapsed in a hotel room in Tallinn, Estonia, his wife Carole had him rushed to the East Central Tallinn Hospital. He was placed in intensive care, heavily sedated, and had an oxygen tube shoved down his throat. For two days, his illness was a
Wellness Resorts in the Cradle of Ayurveda
By Buzzy Gordon Eight years ago, I had my first exposure to Ayurveda, India's ancient system of holistic medicine, which is enjoying a remarkable – and well-deserved – global renaissance. My experience with Panchakarma, Ayurveda's detoxification regimen, was no less than transformational; after its five stages of cleansing, it was
15 Ways to Stay Slim on the Road This Winter
How do you maintain your weight when you're traveling, especially during the holiday season? It's the toughest time of the year for anyone who's trying to maintain a diet or battling with an expanding waistline. Three experts — the author of The South Beach Diet, a nutritionist for Jenny Craig
The Chain Bridge, Budapest – Betsy Wade As a site for a meeting on travel health, Budapest seemed to exert itself to teach by example. Take our arrival. Grasping passports to be welcomed into Hungary, the unsuspecting passengers of Delta 99, a nonstop from JFK, confronted a sportscreen-sized
How Do You Stay Healthy on the Road? Awareness, Avoidance and Action
(Photo courtesy of the Fleet Street Clinic) By Betsy Wade "They sit here and they're angry," said Rebecca Acosta, executive director of Traveler's Medical Service in New York, indicating the patient's seat beside her desk. "They hear about vaccinations they should get before they travel and they're
The Interview: Roy Berger, MedJetAssist
If you become seriously ill or injured while you're traveling – that's ill as in requiring hospitalization – you'll likely want nothing more than to be at home with your family and your own doctor in a nearby hospital. But guess who pays to have you repatriated
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2630 W Bradley
Availability: For Sale or Lease
The beautifully landscaped sought after park-like setting is unique to this urban atmosphere full of local amenities. The Near North Business Center is conveniently accessible to major expressways, lease rates include plenty of parking, and public transportation is available at Addison and Western.
Contact Agent
Available Suites: Suite A, 14,000 SF; Suite C, 5,400 office suite
Ceiling Height: 18 feet
Column Bays: 30×30'
Zoning: PD (adjacent to M2-2)
Highlights: Bright window lines, ample parking, well landscaped grounds, fully sprinklered, new roof, overhead doors,, 1 mile from I-90/94, excellent location in unique North Side business park
Area Tenants: RCN Cable, Warner Bros. Games, ASI Signage, Lil Kickers, IK Gymnastics, Alstyle, WGN Studios
Ideal for: Warehouses, offices, light manufacturing, industrial, medical, logistics, sports & recreation
The Near North Business Center is centrally located on Chicago's North Side, near Addison and Western, only one mile from I-90/94.
2630 Bradley Place is located directly west of 2500 w Bradley. Both properties make up the Near North Business Center.
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It's time for Sew Saturday Snippets #10! This series is all about highlighting cool makes, sewing community challenges, contests, and sewing videos. Check out all the previous Snippets in the navigation bar above or here! If you're interested in being featured on an upcoming edition of Sew Saturday Snippets, please email me at email@example.com. While the 2018 Winter Olympics have begun, the larger sewing world has its own games to attend to!
Sew Saturday Snippets #10
Must-see Makes
Cocktail dress inspiration
Kathy of Sew Dainty made this fantastic cocktail dress from such a beautiful brocade. The off the shoulder style is so classic for a cocktail dress and this one is a fantastic piece of excellent construction!
Amber is one of the wonderful women in the FB group Sew Much Talent. She created this dress for the UMC Paper Garment Challenge. 75% of the dress is paper and the print is made from spray paint. If you're looking for a cocktail dress that's way outside of the box, I can think of fewer better examples!
Alex of Sewrendipity made this fantastic Vogue 1531 for her cocktails look for The Day and Night Dress Challenge. The oversized cowl and the open back are the kind of dramatic features I think look so polished and perfect on a cocktail dress, and Alex's is so pretty in this stretch crepe.
Coffee Dress Inspiration
Paulette of Petite Font made this adorable New Look 6411 shift dress in this fun liverpool print. This is such a lovely easy wearing style, and the wavy floral is a little pop of joy!
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What I've been sewing
It's totally not a dress, but this big yarn embroidered coat I made has been awesome for keeping me toasty in our icy Colorado weather. No the fabric didn't come like that! It was a long labor of love looping and stitching the yarn all over this sweater fleece!
Contests/Sewing Community Challenges and News
SewMyStyle2018 is getting into The Rumana Coat by By Hand London. The long elegant style and classic tailoring elements should add up to some gorgeous coats by the end of the month.
Looking to sew up a capsule wardrobe? Patternreview's Wardrobe Contest is a great place to find some motivation. While sewing up 1 topper, 2 bottoms, and 3 tops to be combined into 12 looks in just 6 weeks is a tall order, you'll gain a solid wardrobe and bust through some serious stash fabric!
Threads Magazine started a podcast! With sewing glitterati like Kenneth King as guests, this is likely going to be a fantastic show!
I can hardly believe it, but it's 12 days until the kickoff of The Day and Night Dress Challenge starts right here. Check out the awesome prizes up for grabs, and my incredible team of bloggers and vloggers I've assembled for the challenge.
This week on SewTube
Style Sew Me shows you how to create a sewing space in a small corner.
I show you how to organize your fabric stash so that you can see all of it!
The Gingerthread Girl gives us a tour of her beautiful sewing space. This girl has some great style!
The Fold Line shares what new sewing patterns have just come out!
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Almirah (Anglo-Indian for cupboard) is a place for special things to be stored away: a world of colours, smells and textures. Started by a mother daughter team, Almirah makes clothes, bedding and accessories for children from 0-12yrs.
Almirah aims to be culturally connected. We believe in contemporary design with an Indian edge. We use cosmopolitan silhouettes, yet retain the traditional garments worn by Indians for centuries such as the loose lukhnawi kurta which cools you in summer, the sardri worn to keep your chest warm or the lovely odhnis or scarves. Our speciality lies in embroidered cottons, soft printed mulmuls and organic hoisery.
Divya used her experience of over 25 years with garments and export along with her passion for patchwork and recycling, to launch our first line in 2011. Aditi, her daughter, loves to design and the prints as well as embroideries on our fabrics are hand drawn by her. Recently returned from New York after pursuing a program at Parsons, her inspiration continues to come from the colorful fabrics and streets of India.
The Almirah family consists of craftsmen, tailors and most importantly, our neighbourhood bachhaas who keep inspiring us. Together, they help keep Almirah quirky and simple which is reflected in our prints, embroideries and style.
Today, we make clothes, bedding and accessories for children and are steadily expanding our product line for the almirahs of young and old alike. Proud of the handmade charm of our products, even after four years, our masterji makes all the samples on his pedal machine.
Almirah stores are in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. Our products are also available in select boutiques in the US.


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Hear me out guys. Okay so Hotter isn't exactly the first place which springs to mind when you hear a 20 something lady is shopping for shoes, but why not? A couple of weeks ago myself and a handful of the Abzmeet blogger gang were invited along to Hotter to hear a bit more about the business, try on all of the shoes out little hearts desired and hear just how Hotter stand a part from the crowd in a sea of stilettos!
I came away with these lovely vintage delights, recently I've been loving dressing to the nines (well lets say seven and a halves?) in my midi skirts, cincher belts and let's not forget my cat flicks, so I thought what better way to round off my look than with a pair of vintage inspired heels fresh from the 50s? Usually I have such trouble finding shoes that fit me just right, but in Hotter something just clicked, it fit my width, my length and with the help of half an insole I had my #HotterMoment or what I like to call my Cinderella moment.
I've been so enjoying wearing these with anything and everything! From a hot to trot leather midi to body con dresses and most recently to work with my ever edgy culottes, dare I say comfiest day at work ever!
All I can say about Hotter is this is a classic case of don't knock it until you've tried it, and now you can try it that much cheaper using the code PPATEN before the 30th of June for £10 off all first full price orders as well as benefiting from free delivery. May I make a small recommendation here? Buy their memory foam trainers because... HEAVEN....Heaven!
Until next time folks, go on... have your #HotterMoment.
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Care Management – How Does It Work?
Senior Assistance promotes the health, dignity, rights and quality of life of seniors. We offer services that make a difference in people's lives, helping clients and their families select the best options for their needs and protecting the rights and well-being of people living in long-term care facilities. We provide our clients with a comprehensive assessment, excellent care and a specialized care plan that is constantly monitored.
Care Management
- It begins with a comprehensive medical and psychosocial assessment.
- A Plan of Care and a Personal Healthcare Record is developed.
- Education is provided to the client and family concerning the disease process.
- Medication Management is provided by a Registered Nurse, who monitors the medication or assists the client with a medication dispensing system.
- A home-safety plan is developed by a physical therapist who completes a home assessment and suggests whether medical alarms may be needed.
- A Registered Nurse or other health care professionals may need to oversee a Telehealth system to monitor the client's symptoms and is available to accompany clients to appointments.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Some patients use multiple sclerosis as an excuse to make poor health choices, but Allen C. Bowling, MD, PhD, of the Colorado Neurological Institute has seen another kind of story unfold. Fifteen to 20 years ago, Dr. Bowling said, he treated patients who took the development of MS in their 20s as a sign they needed to take better care of themselves. "They said MS was the best thing that happened to them 'because it motivated me to make these healthy lifestyle changes I wouldn't have made otherwise.' "
These patients have maintained their lifestyle changes, he said, lowering their risk of comorbidities and – perhaps – changing the course of their MS for the better.
"It's all one machine, and sometimes we lose sight of that in our sub-sub-specialized world of treating MS ... You're caring for a whole person. If you start thinking about that, it does make you think differently about how you treat the person, how you try to prevent disease in terms of certain pathways," Dr. Bowling said in an interview at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, where he spoke to colleagues about the importance of helping patients to adopt lifestyle changes.
According to Dr. Bowling, there's evidence linking lifestyle-related comorbidities, poorer food quality, and tobacco use to higher levels of overall MS risk, relapses, disability, and symptoms.
Researchers have also linked other life factors to higher MS risks: obesity (linked to overall MS risk, disability, symptoms); lack of physical activity (linked to relapses, disability, symptoms); emotional factors (relapses, symptoms); and alcohol overuse (linked to overall risk, disability, symptoms).
"Data is mild to moderate to strong in all those areas for lifestyle approaches like diet, physical activity, emotional health, alcohol in moderation or less, and no tobacco smoking," Dr. Bowling said.


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Just what Europe needs... more QE... this is the real problem - not only is demand for credit weak in the periphery as the balance sheet recession rolls on, but "real" borrowing costs are at near-record highs... Despite Draghi's earlier comments and promises, cramming SME loans down the throats of borrowers at suppressed risks will do nothing but kill bank balance sheets (most critically the ECB's)...
These are "market" rates... i.e. what real risk is being priced at away from the hand of Draghi...
Chart: BofA
As Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev notes,
In summary, real cost of capital across the euro area 'periphery' shows one simple thing: investment is still a very costly proposition for businesses, especially compared to the pre-crisis period.
- Current capital cost levels are consistent with crisis peak
- Capital today is as expensive in real terms as in the pre-euro era.Which means that Spanish real cost of capital is now as bad as in the pre-euro period and is much worse than during the credit boom of the late 1990s-early 2000s.Italy:
Two points:
- Just as in Spain, real capital costs in Italy are comparable with peak of the crisis and
- Capital costs today are more expensive than in the 2000s, but less expensive than in pre-euro era.Italy's overall real cost of capital is currently comparable to the one observed in the late 1990s, and is higher than the one experienced in the credit expansion period of the early 2000s. That said, the cost uplift on 2000s is relatively moderate.Portugal:Two points:
- Capital costs today is below the peak levels of the crisis in real terms, but is severely elevated relative to 2000s and on-par with pre-euro era costs;
- Capital cost volatility is high and it was high during the entire euro era.Thus, Portugal's real cost of capital is highly volatile, but on average is higher today than in the entire period from 1997 through 2010.Worse, it is now as expensive than (or comparable to) the cost averages for the pre-euro area period.
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The above puts stark contrast between the cost of funding the banks (low) and Governments (historically low today) and real businesses (high).


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The Ogun State Police Command has released the names of five pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, kidnapped on Friday while they were on their way to the Redemption Camp to attend ministers' conference. The police also said they have located the forest where the five abducted pastors were kept at the Ogbere – Ijebu – Ode ...Read More »
Policing News
Finnish Police Rap Deputy Minister for Hiding in Car Boot
…Says It Was Breach Of the Traffic Code Finnish police reprimanded a man for traveling in a car boot to hide his meeting with Prime Minister Juha Sipila during a government crisis last summer, saying this was breach of the traffic code. A police statement did not name the man in the boot, but in effect indicated the traveler was ...Read More »
Police Recover Fred Amata's Stolen Vehicle
The Lagos State Police Command said it has recovered the Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) belonging to ace actor, Fred Amata, on Monday. The vehicle which was snatched from the veteran actor by gunmen around Fadeyi area of Lagos, two weeks ago was recovered in Ejigbo area of the state. According to the command's spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of ...Read More »
Police Arrest 31 Robbery Suspects in 7 Days, Recovers 22 Vehicles
The Nigerian Police said it arrested about 31 armed robbers in Lagos environs the past week alone. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said this on Friday at the weekly briefing, in Ikeja. Mr. Fatai Owoseni said the suspects who arrested in different parts of the State were overran by the men of the Police force at Ojota, ...Read More »
11 Turkish Police Killed In Car Bomb Attack
Eleven Turkish police officers were killed on Friday in a suicide car bombing at a security checkpoint in the restive south-eastern town of Cizre. Government officials said in Istanbul that the bombing by the roadblock outside a police headquarters, also injured 75 security force members and three civilians. Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, blamed the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for ...Read More »
Police Recruitment: Aptitude Test Begins Aug. 22
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At Our Lady of the Nativity, students are involved in a wide range of sporting activities and events.
Two hours of physical activity are programmed each week. On allocated sport days, students are involved in skill development, fitness, games, dance, and sports. Infants children participate in a gross motor program, which consists of rotational activities planned by our specialised teacher and supported by parent helpers.
Students are given the opportunity to participate in school, diocesan and state levels. Such sports include cross country, athletics and swimming. Students are also given the opportunity to be involved in various sporting gala days, including netball, cricket and touch football, as well as indoor soccer Futsal competitions.
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Our Lady of the Nativity has a school-wide health education program that is supported by yearly Life Education incursions.


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Date nights, it's so hard to find the time but so beneficial to your relationship.
It is hard to connect as a couple when life gets busy – and let's face it when you work and have kids it gets busy. Constantly busy. It is hard to find the time to have great quality time – sure a few snatches of compliments and cuddles but essentially you really can't get more than an hour together before interruption – and that is if you are lucky!
So dates night for me are a must. We try and get them in monthly – although that is a bit of a dream at the moment and aside from a few work dinners early in the year we have only had one date night so far in the 4 months of this year. And it was much needed.
Sometimes I fell guilt but I also know that the children are safe and loved when they have sleep overs with family, and for my husband and I it gives us a chance to reconnect and appreciate each other for who we are rather than just ships in the night.
We spent the night at a lovely restaurant at the other side of town. A place we haven't been before and are unlikely to go again in the immediate future. It was wonderful. Exploring a new neighbourhood, new place, new menu and staff and just a new experience overall. Together we get to explore something new and just enjoy in being with each other. We didn't talk about kids (which I know can be hard) and really enjoyed the moment.
It is important to remember on this ride of life that we have a support system and we need to nurture that. For me that is my husband, for others it may be their other nearest and dearest. But to have a night away, adult conversations, to get out of the routine of daily life and then to wake up with your body clock instead of a baby or kids needing breakfast is a fantastic way of recharging the batteries and filling up your tank ready to take on the next month.
It is key to remember that date nights don't have to cost a fortune. There are the usual ideas such as movies and dinner or a musical in town. For others, a simple take away pizza and a movie at home is perfect. Anything that you don't normally get a chance to do that will allow you to relax and recharge with each other is amazing.
So my challenge to you mama's is that if you are not currently taking time for yourselves do it and make it part of your lifestyle.
What are you date night ideas?


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Within the last 24 hours the tides have been changing! Jay-Z launched his new music streaming service "Tidal." Tidal is a superior sound quality system that will feature music from artists like Beyonce, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Madonna, Usher, Rihanna, Drake, Nicki Minaj, J.Cole, Daft Punk, and Calvin Harris. Most of these artists that were named showed their support of the new app by changing their profile picture on their social networks to blue and created the hashtag #TidalforAll.
Consumers will get a free 7 day trial, but to continue the service there is a 9.99 monthly fee for standard definition tier and a 19.99 premium fee for high audio. According to Billboard.com, Jay-Z told them:
"People are not respecting the music, and devaluing what it really means. People really feel like music is free, but will pay $6 for water. You can drink water free out of the tap and it's good water. But they're okay paying for it. It's just the mindset right now."
Even though Tidal may seem like the underdog, they will soon become the company where you may hear exclusive Rihanna tracks, Beyonce videos, or a new Calvin Harris mix. Sprint is actually the first mobile carrier that will have the app available to download.
Today, the 16 main artists who are on board with this project had a live press conference and signed an official contract for millions to see. They all will be getting 3 percent of the company in order to guarantee the exclusives. Check out the video and pics below and see if you want to join the wave!


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By Josh Oakley
As The Blacklist's first episode goes on, James Spader's performance becomes less and less of a reason to root for the show. It isn't that he loses any ability – throughout it all his delivery is deliriously delicious – but rather that the chance for any other positives slowly wash away. The episode is incapable of telling a solid story, even in the simplistic confines of the police procedural, a number of important performances (especially the lead) are severely lacking, and pointless mysteries are set-up for an inevitably redundant pay-off down the road. Through it all, Spader is good. But he isn't that good.
The same problem arises near the episode's end, though this is hardly unique to The Blacklist. The climax involves the possible detonation of a chemical weapon in a zoo (Don't worry about how much time is left until the explosion; an LED display the size of a Times Square advertisement will clue you in). The bomb is attached to a young girl, and as the clock nears zero, the protagonist of the show, Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone), sits with her. So even if The Blacklist were going for something as relatively daring as an actual terrorist attack, the presence of the main character and a child assures the audience there's no need to worry. Which is approximately the exact opposite of how you want that scene to make you feel.
The Blacklist is such a cynically calculated show, that it fails to leave any impression at all. If it weren't for Spader, nobody would have any idea which program this was. The basic conceit -- a Hannibal/Clarice esque communication between police and criminal -- is so utterly pointless to the show's ultimate goals. Those goals, of course, are giving the lurching masses what they need until SVU is on. This isn't to insult the audience (I watch shows that demean my intelligence for fun occasionally; many do), but instead to rat out the executives at NBC for either being stupid or crass enough to be proud of this garbage. Even if they are right, and the show garners huge ratings, it doesn't stop them from harming the progression of the art of television. I know that shows like this are somewhat inevitable. But NBC doesn't have to rub it in our faces like they do here.
The plot specific to tonight's episode only matters insofar as it allows for the general world of the show to be built. Maybe this week's case was so stunningly generic so the main characters could be established. The problem is that nothing here attracts enough goodwill to give the show any benefits of the doubt. The cold, bland writing causes the stories and mysteries (such as the yawn of "Who is Elizabeth Keen's husband!?") to feel lukewarmed-over. The stupidity of The Blacklist can be most clearly seen in the largest question the show asks: "Why did the criminal mastermind pick a young, new agent to speak with? And how does he know so much about her?" The answer already feels obvious, and then the show proceeds to bash you over the head with the fact that Spader's Red abandoned his wife and daughter, and Elizabeth Keen was abandoned by her criminal father. Pieces don't fall any more obnoxiously than that. You can let James Spader chew all the scenery he wants, but that won't help if it tastes this bad.
Grade: D
- Spader is at least fun to watch here, but please get Diego Klattenhoff and Harry Lennix off of this show. They deserve infinitely better roles.
- Elizabeth Keen's husband is played by Ryan Eggold, who also played Ryan Matthews on the 90210 remake. Boy, does that guy like playing "bland as stale bread".
- Elizabeth's profiling of herself is one of the cheapest and laziest ways to explain a character that I've ever seen.
- Oh man, I didn't even touch on the cliché of a woman not being able to have a career and a family, though that may be dropped (thankfully) to pursue the "evil husband?" story (unthankfully).
- One thing about this world that you'll have to get used to: the FBI is full of the world's biggest dummies. In accordance with that fact, an FBI agent can also stab a prisoner in the neck, almost killing them, and it's really no big thing.


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- Police responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in Littleton, Colorado on Sunday.
- One officer died after a suspect fired multiple shots. Five officers and two civilians were also injured.
- The suspect was shot and is believed to be dead, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said.
There were multiple casualties on Sunday after police responded to a call of an active shooter situation in Littleton, Colorado, a residential area south of Denver, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
When deputies responded to the Copper Canyon Apartments after initial reports of a domestic disturbance, shots were fired, the sheriff's office said.
One officer was killed, and seven people were injured, including two civilians.
The suspect was also shot and is believed to be dead and no longer a threat, the sheriff's office said on Twitter.
At least eight ambulances arrived on the scene as the situation unfolded, according to Denver7 News, ABC's affiliate in the area.
—Meghan Lopez (@Meghan_Lopez) December 31, 2017
Multiple roads have been shut down. Five agencies, including the Colorado State Patrol, were placed on accident alert, meaning civilians in minor accidents that involved no injuries, drugs, or alcohol were asked to wait a few days to report the information to police.
The sheriff's office also announced earlier on Sunday that because of the investigation's size and scope, it had set up an emergency shelter near the area for those who had been displaced from their homes while the investigation continued.
—DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) December 31, 2017
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Reprinted from Granma, Official Voice of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee
Beijing.- China is currently constructing a new economic belt designed to boost interconnectivity between Asia, Africa, and Europe along the same route traveled over 2,000 years ago by merchants and traders transporting silk from the East to the West.
Through the "Belt and Silk Road" initiative, proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, Asian giant is inviting the world to share in its development opportunities and aspirations for joint growth.
In order to see this ambition translated into solid progress, Beijing hosted the first edition of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from May 14-15, representing a significant boost to this project launched three years ago.
The most important event to be held since the initiative was announced, saw 28 heads of state and government come together to reach a consensus regarding the development and implementation of the project, launched by China, but open to the whole world.
Over the last three years the planet has watched as this important economic corridor, involving more than 100 countries and organizations, has continued to expand and be consolidated.
The forum not only represented the perfect setting to promote investments in infrastructure to facilitate connectivity between Asia, Africa, and Europe, which is the primary aim of the belt, but also to establish a new type of cooperation relationship between nations located along the trade route, defined by state-of-the-art technologies and greater added value.
What is for sure is that a project such as the Belt and Road can only be built on the basis of the principles of shared benefit and responsibility.
Thus, increasing efforts to broaden cooperation in areas of mutual interest will contribute to providing nations involved in the project with new sources of economic development.
Beijing was a beehive of activity over recent days with more than 1,200 international delegates attending the forum, including directors, researchers, business people, representatives of financial institutions, and media organization from 110 countries – all there to discuss new spheres and channels of cooperation.
The message from China and this high-level event was loud and clear: mutually beneficial collaboration will provide an important boost to future global development.
Authorities of the world's second largest economic power confirmed that in addition to the issues addressed in the Forum, China will also work to respond to the growing need to create cooperation platforms between nations, in response to the global financial crisis and increasing protectionism.
Looking to consolidate this economic route, which should account for over 60% of the world's population and a third of global production, participants in the Forum discussed ways to optimize complementarity between the development strategies of each nation, and promote cooperation initiatives benefitting communities living along the trade route.
In addition to strengthening consensus around policy, transport, trade, finance, renewable energy, and maritime cooperation, the initiative also seeks to increase connectivity between peoples in order to solidify the Belt and Road as a cultural as well as economic project. Although countries will be connected via rail and maritime links, experts believe that only by involving the people will it be possible to create a genuinely successful economic corridor.
To date, this "public good" being offered by China to the world has also borne important fruits, including a notable increase in trade, investment, and over 40 signed agreements. These achievements also confirm the future of an initiative which for the moment is focused on nations located along the old Silk Road route, but will soon be open to the entire world. We have sent a positive message to the world, stated China's President, Xi Jinping, during a press conference at the close of the event which aimed to establish strategic links between the project and development plans of countries located along the route. According to reports a total of 68 countries and international organizations singed cooperation agreement with Cuba, including over 270 projects in key areas such as policy, infrastructure, trade, finance, and connectivity.
Xi Jinping also announced that China will organize the second Belt and Route International Cooperation Forum for 2019, and called on world leaders to promote mutually beneficial collaboration efforts, increase policy coordination and strengthen cooperation toward the realization of this global trade project.


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Joe Cepeda: Book Fair Highlight
The Carnegie's weekend book fair is coming up on November 5-6, 2016! Authors will be making presentations throughout both days. Our Keynote Speaker, Los Angeles-based illustrator/author Joe Cepeda will make a presentation on Sunday, November 6th, at 3 p.m. He is the illustrator of award-winning picture books What a Truly Cool World, Nappy Hair, Mice and Beans, and The Swing, which […]Read more "Joe Cepeda: Book Fair Highlight"


text: From the American Museum of Natural History (A) to the Bronx Zoo (Z), an alphabetical exploration of places to visit and famous sites in the Big Apple. The folk-art paintings are bright and colorful but are accompanied by short, uninspired verse and factoids. The most successful letters or places to see are the double spreads. Yankee Stadium (Y) is filled with fans set against a starry night. Unfortunately, the author states that it seats 70,000—untrue since the 1970's renovation. The Plaza Hotel (P) stands majestic, but oddly for a children's book does not include Eloise in its list of famous visitors. The Brooklyn Bridge (B), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (M) and Times Square (T) get grand double spreads while the one for Harlem awkwardly conjoins a brownstone to the Apollo Theater and the Union Square Greenmarket (U) is disjointed next to the Washington Square Arch (V for Greenwich Village). While fun for browsing, especially when turning the book on end for the Empire State Building (E), young readers would be better advised to visit Robert Neubecker's Wow! City! (2004) for some real Big Apple excitement. (Picture book. 3-7)


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17 August 2017
Shaping the world with sensor solutions
About electronic senses
One of the companies that has established itself in the Mμ building at TWICE Eindhoven is part of ams, an Austrian chip manufacturer. Last year, ams took over the Cmos Sensors Department from NXP, where employees develop environmental sensors that can be used to measure various environmental factors, such as relative humidity, air pressure and temperature. ams is working hard to transform itself from a chip manufacturer into a company that manufactures sensors and total system solutions. The company has a total of 2,100 employees worldwide, spread over 20 countries.
Martin Valkenburg is the director of ams in the Netherlands. "ams gained a presence in the Netherlands when it took over our department. It was interested in NXP's technology, but also wanted to join other companies at High Tech Campus Eindhoven, where it would be able to benefit from all of the synergies that are possible here. Examples include the Holst Centre, the Philips innovation services and the Strip. In short: the entire infrastructure at HTCE. We chose to locate this department in the Mμ building because it serves as office space on the one hand, while being set up to function as a laboratory on the other hand. We were able to move in virtually straight away. It's a practical and representative building. A great place to work."
Martin:" A sensor is a component that you can use to measure what's happening in the outside world: light, air, humidity, gas, pressure or magnetic fields, for example. A sensor consists of a thin piece of silicon coated with a sensitive layer. Changes in this layer are converted into an electronic signal. A sensor works much as our senses do. In this department, we concentrate primarily on measuring humidity, air pressure, temperature and gas. We develop sensors entirely ourselves. From start to finish. The applications are huge, if not limitless. This is also be achieved by applying combinations of sensors."
Weather gods
Three sensors are lying on the table in front of us. Each one is smaller than a grain of sugar. Martin: "Together, these pressure, humidity and temperature sensors form a barometer that you can use to forecast the weather. Let's take this summer as an example: how often has the weather actually been forecast correctly? The coastline was bathed in glorious sunshine, but just 10 kilometres further inland, torrential rain meant that the situation could not have been any more different. These weather forecasts are based on a number of crude measurement points. If we integrate these sensors into your mobile phone, you gain a precise and reliable weather station that provides detailed information wherever you go. And you'll never need to worry about whether or not to take an umbrella with you ever again."
"The applications are big. If not limitless"
"Air quality can be measured by combining a humidity sensor with a gas sensor", Martin continues. "You might want to integrate these sensors into a thermostat, for example. Normally, a thermostat will only regulate the temperature. However, with the addition of these two sensors, you are also able to measure air humidity and air quality and adjust airco systems accordingly. There is a big demand for this type of application in Asia in particular. And how about the air quality in school buildings, production halls or cars? If there is too much CO2 in the air, it affects concentration and labour productivity. Measure to manage. You can avoid situations like this by integrating sensors into air purifiers, for example."
Smaller, cheaper and bigger volumes
Martin: "The sensors that we develop are becoming ever smaller and are very energy efficient. They are also becoming cheaper and we are able to produce them in large volumes. We are one of the market leaders in this type of sensor. I expect sensor solutions to really take off in the near future."
As a notice on the notice board in the hall says: 'Failure is so much more fun than never having tried at all'. Martin: "This saying is perfect for our great company, which employs a lot of 'mad professors', highly-qualified technology specialists like chemists, physicists and process technologists. And no, it's not our intention to keep making the same mistakes. It's fine to make mistakes and fail, as long as you learn from your mistakes and failures."
AMS Netherlands
The Mμ building
High Tech Campus 10
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Kilohearts has announced the immediate availability of Slice EQ, which they tell us is the second in their new duo of innovative EQ plugins following the recently released Carve EQ, and a powerful addition to their extensive range of effects for Mac and PC.
A versatile parametric equaliser for surgical mixing, mastering and sound design, Slice EQ is easy to use, endlessly flexible and perfectly transparent. As well as being a VST/AU/AAX plugin, it's compatible with Kilohearts' Snap Heap and Multipass effects rack plugins, too, making it part of the broader modular Snapins* system.
Up to 32 filters are clicked into the response curve in Slice EQ's main display, each one automatically set to the appropriate filter type (high cut, low cut, peak, notch, high shelf or low shelf) for the point on the curve at which it's instantiated – low cut below 30Hz, for example – or configured manually. Filter frequencies, resonances and roll-off slopes are edited by dragging their nodes or working the knobs in the pop-out Filters panel; and with roll-off slopes ranging from a gentle 6dB/octave to a razor sharp 96db/octave, there's simply no equalisation task that Slice EQ can't handle.
Slice EQ features both regular stereo and mid-side modes, with linked or independent processing of left/right or mid/sides channels. The graphical editor helpfully describes the mouse pointer position in musical note name as well as Hz and kHz, and the A/B buttons enable one-click comparison of two separate curves. The onboard referencing system lets you overlay the variable-resolution spectral analyser with a reference curve from a library of genre-based presets, live sidechain input or any imported audio file; and the resizable GUI stretches or shrinks to suit any display.
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Slice EQ is available now, priced €79 on its own, or €99 as part of the Kilohearts Equalizers Bundle with Carve EQ. Carve EQ owners can upgrade to the Bundle for €49.
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