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Though there might be hundreds of reasons why anyone would want to customize an old car, nearly everyone can agree the styling associated with those old cars is head and shoulders above anything being produced nowadays.
That's the way Terry Henley feels, and the 67-year-old who lives outside of Birmingham, Alabama, was able to find what he was ultimately looking for—a 1951 Chevrolet wagon—in a Hemmings Motor News advertisement. The ad said it was a two-owner vehicle, and was listed as part of an estate sale in California. The eight-passenger wagon was in decent enough shape, and certainly better than what Terry was able to locate anywhere near where he lived.
The use of real wood in the construction of vehicles by the Big Three was diminishing by the late '40s, with most of it being more decorative rather than structural like it was in the early days of auto manufacturing. In 1949 Chevrolet still offered two types of wagons—one with real wood on the outside while the other had raised bodylines that looked like sections of wood were part of the exterior. By 1950 the real wood option had disappeared and the all-steel woodie (aka "tin woodie") was the only type of wagon you could get, styling that would continue until 1953 when a whole new line of Chevy wagons (the 150) would make its debut.
Terry, an alum of Auburn's football team, had a friend who played football back in high school with Jimmy Posey, who now owns Big Oak Garage, one of the better rod shops in the country. The shop is located in Hokes Bluff (about an hour north of where Terry lives) and not long ago Terry and Posey met up at a World of Wheels show where Terry was showing a 1955 Chevy convertible, and the two discussed the wagon and agreed on what needed to be done.
Big Oak went after the project from the ground up, starting off by building a whole new chassis setup with the factory 116-inch wheelbase measurement. Up front a Heidts' independent suspension system went in while out back a Ford 9-inch rear (3.73:1) was used and a custom triangulated four-link was fab'd in the shop, with the chassis' rear 'rails stepped inward 2-1/2 inches to accommodate the new, wider wheels. A custom 15-gallon aluminum gas tank was also made for the project.
RideTech coilover shocks are found on each corner, as are Wilwood drilled 12-inch rotors equipped with four-piston calipers. Wilwood also supplied the 1-inch bore master brake cylinder that works with an ABS electric power brake system. Steering is aided by a Flaming River rack-and-pinion unit and tilt steering column (topped with a CON2R wheel), and Big Oak fab'd the pedal assembly that uses Clayton Machine Works pedals. The Schott Velocity wheels (18×8 and 20×10) are wrapped in Pirelli P-Zero 225/45-18 and 295/40ZR20 tires.
For power, a 1999 LS1 (346 cubes) with a 10:1 compression ratio (and outfitted with a Vintage Air Front Runner aligns the water pump and alternator with one belt) went in and Brice Thomas Radiators custom-made the radiator. Big Oak Garage built the engine cover and air intake and they used polished Speedway Tru-Ram LS1 headers and Borla mufflers that work with their own 2-1/2-inch stainless steel exhaust system. The engine backs to a 4L60E transmission (operated by a Lokar shifter), which connects to a PST driveshaft.
The wagon's body was not overdone while at Big Oak—they simply removed some of the trim and changed the B-pillar to copy the angle found on the rear doors. They customized the taillight housings and completed the required bodywork before spraying the PPG Toreador Red paint, which appears as varying shades of red depending on how the light hits it. Terry calls Tommy Brock from Birmingham "an outstanding artist" who does airbrush artwork and brought him into the picture when it was time to hand-paint the woodgrain on the wagon, and it looks flawless.
The wagon's original dash design was left intact, though Big Oak did add a small lip at the bottom to house the vents for the car's A/C system, and New Vintage USA gauges (including a small clock mounted to the pod on top of the dash) are in the car's stock gauge locations.
Not obvious is the hidden stereo system from Secretaudio and Alpine speakers installed by Big Oak, who used a Centech panel to organize the car's wiring needs. M&M Hot Rod Interiors covered the Chrysler 300M bucket seats and a custom rear seat with a pleated tan leather, and used the same material along with some tweed material for the door panels while adding square-weave carpet below.
One thing Terry didn't want is a roof chop, but he did think there was a lot of extra space above your head once you sat in the car. So, at a flea market in Florida, he found a small surfboard that would be mounted to the headliner that would take up the extra space as well as provide an artistic focal point (besides: every woodie needs to have a surfboard, right?).
A lot of builders think doing more is better, but Big Oak Garage is known for their clean and uncluttered builds—a look they achieve by modifying only what's necessary and not going overboard with the customizing. Not going too far is a trick to master, but one Big Oak Garage has obviously figured out with another stunning build.


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Iridology is one of the most beneficial and rewarding sciences available. How many people do you know that have horses with ongoing behavioural or physical problems that they have tried for weeks, months and sometimes years to find the cause. Well Iridology gives you the opportunity to virtually see inside your horse, and find the root cause of the problems, from inherited weaknesses to pain caused by trauma.
Iridology is not a new science both Hippocrates and Philostatust used iridology. Records of iris markings were painted onto stone slabs indicating problems in the liver and kidneys, left by the Babylonians in 1000 BC. It was also used by the ancient Chaldeans. Iridology was later more scientifically proved by Dr. Ignats von Peczeley, a German doctor who rescued an owl with a broken leg and noticed as he nursed it back to health a line that was in his Iris was gradually disappearing. He later went on to produce the eye maps.
Iridology is a safe, painless and non-intrusive form of diagnosis via the study of the iris using magnification. In this way inherited genetic strengths and weakness plus tendencies towards certain organ/system dysfunctions may be ascertained. Many illnesses are simply symptoms of an organ malfunction, iridology can reveal the root cause of the illness so that the right treatment is easier and more effective. Professional iridologists agree that acute, sub-acute, chronic and degenerative conditions of the body are all reflected in the iris.
Iridology is now part of the curriculum for many colleges, including the medical schools in Moscow and in the medical department of the University of Paris Nord. Which is probably why the French trainers know immediately what it is that I do when I tell them I am an Equine Iridologist and is gradually becoming more and more known in the UK.
Quite simply it allows you to "see" inside the horse to pin point where there is a problem that may be the reason behind behavioural problems and physical problems. So many times horses symptoms are misdiagnosed due to lack of information and the fact the horse is unable to tell you where it hurts or what is wrong. With iridology you can see not only where there is a problem, but where there is the likelihood of a problem occurring due to either old injuries or inherited weakness.
Iridology does not replace the veterinary surgeon but simply assists in giving the owner more information.

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Asana I/II - Spring 2016 - Week 4
4/27/16 - In this yoga download work on kicking up into Adho Mukha Vrkshasana (Handstand) at the wall. Strengthen your core with Paripoorna Navasana. Open your hips in Upavishta Konasana and Baddha Konasana. Learn how to twist in Bharadvajasana I and how to go up into Sarvangasana and Halasana in the middle of the room.
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Push urged for Afghanistan
U.S.-led forces are achieving a "slow win" in Afghanistan, but the less-than-decisive approach must be accelerated soon, a key American commander in the country said Friday.
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, in a video conference with reporters at the Pentagon, said he remains hopeful that the Bush administration will send him more combat troops and other resources by winter.
He mentioned that Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said the U.S. effort in Afghanistan is by necessity an "economy of force" mission, meaning it is under-resourced because the war in Iraq is considered a higher and more urgent national security priority.
"We need to get away from that, over time," to make a stronger push in Afghanistan, Schloesser said.
The current approach, he said, is making headway, but not at a rate that he considers satisfactory.
"It's not the way that I think … the Afghans, the international community and the people would like to see us conduct this war," Schloesser said. "It will take longer the way we are doing it right now, as far as the level of resources that we have. I'd like to speed that up. So it's a slow win. I'd want to make it into a solid, strong win" by committing more resources.
There are now about 33,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, compared with about 146,000 in Iraq.
Schloesser, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, leads a contingent of international forces responsible for an eastern sector of Afghanistan, which includes a volatile area bordering Pakistan.
He predicted that insurgent activity would not fall off as much as usual this winter, when snow usually limits the fighting season.
"I do believe that the level of significant activities, maybe violence, will be higher than any previous winter since 2002," he said. The war began in October 2001 in response to the 9-11 attacks launched by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, which at the time used Afghanistan as a haven.
Schloesser declined to say exactly how many additional U.S. combat troops and support forces he thinks are needed in his sector, but said he was optimistic that they would be provided in the next several months.
"The numbers are going to be a couple thousand – some series of thousands," he said.
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Here age relives fond memories of the past...
When I was in high school, almost 10 years ago now, I wrote for the Chandler High Wolf Howl. My friend Mic (pronounced "Mike" or the short version of "microphone") and I didn't have the same enthusiasm for hard journalism as the others on staff, and, instead, our articles were mainly opinion based. Of course, this articles were really just a guise to work in as many "jokes" and references to make ourselves laugh as possible.
I remember our article writing process would go something like this: 1) BS a topic to write on. 2) Start a draft to look busy. 3) Put in some obscene or insane joke that would never be allowed to be printed. 4) Show Mic said joke. 5) Delete said joke and find a tamer one. 6) Turn in article to the teacher for editing. 7) Fight for my favorite jokes. 8) Repeat steps 6-7 as necessary 9) Cut my loses or wear the teacher down and complete the article.
This went on for 2 years. Sure I would occasionally have to write a news or sports story (approximately one of each in that 2 year span), but mostly we got our way.
I was able to dig up some of these articles so I thought I would share them here. Keep in mind, they were written by a 16 year old who was just messing around. Also, there may be some references you may not get. Then of course some of the jokes may have been so tamed that they are no longer funny, or they just weren't funny to begin with. In those cases, I'm sure Mic wrote them.


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Book Review: The Unfaithful Queen/
Keeping Up with the TudorsThe Unfaithful QueenCarolly EricksonSt. Martin's Press, 2012Vacuously pretty, empty-headed young Catherine Howard, the girl who was maneuvered by family politics into becoming the fifth wife of Henry VIII, would seem to be poor material indeed for the heroine treatment. She combined an extreme moral suggestibility with an even more extreme stupidity (is there any other word that can apply to a young woman who would risk multiple adulteries with this king, of all kings?), and after less than a year on the throne, she got her head lopped off for her troubles.Rough, unyielding material, and yet novelists old and new have been drawn to this brief, hysterical interlude in the hopes of finding something in its base metal that can be transmuted into gold. The latest attempt is by seasoned historian and sometime novelist Carolly Erickson (whose last foray into Tudor fiction centered on the previous odd-numbered queen, Jane Seymour), whose novel The Unfaithful Queen, alas, never quite moves beyond the Sunday school simplifications evident even in its title. The book is narrated by Catherine - which is dramatic obstacle #1, since the historical Catherine had the intellectual capacity (and, come to think of it, amorous rapacity) of an aphid.In taking her readers through all the various preliminary items in Catherine's sorry story - her manipulations at the hands of her scheming, power-hungry uncle, Thomas Howard, the Earl of Norfolk (and her run-ins with Norfolk's horrifying mother), her ... well, let's use the word "dalliances" with lovers like Francis Dereham or Thomas Manox or Thomas Culpeper, whom Erickson is certainly not the first to characterize as the great love of her life - our author presents a thoughtful, aware young woman who might remember the motto "Do what you can, take what you need, act as you must," but who's first and foremost a victim, both of Henry's unpredictable blood-lust:
Listening to him, and watching the gems on his remarkable coat clash with fire whenever he moved, it was difficult for me to remember that it was King Henry who had ordered cousin Anne Boleyn to her death - that gruesome, ghastly death I had been forced to watch - and in recent months had ordered more than a dozen of his other relations to die as well, assuming my father's count was correct. How could one man be so amicable and pleasing and at the same time so dangerous and cruel?
And, later, of his just-plain lust:
Our physical lovemaking was awkward. His enormous weight and bulk crushed me and when he was on top of me, grunting and straining, it was all I could do to breathe, he was so heavy. I am a very small woman. I could not help dreading his onslaughts. I prayed to be able to endure him.
Early in the book, Catherine befriends a little marmoset (sole survivor of a group shipped in from Brazil) who acts as her familiar all through the book - a chattering, hyperactive, pitiless and therefore perhaps more accurate familiar than Erickson sees. It's a heavy-handed bit of business, and it's mirrored by Erickson's prose, which very often smacks of historical fiction from one or even two generations ago. Our author refers to this book as an "entertainment," perhaps intentionally echoing the signal Graham Greene used to alert readers (and more importantly, critics) to which books they shouldn't take quite seriously. When Catherine is sad, she reels off lines like, "I sank down onto my bed, my face pressed into the soft pillows, and gave way to despair." When Henry is happy, he slips right into Bulwer-Lytton territory: "What ho!"These pages are filled with familiar faces from the Tudor fiction scene, characters such as the vile Lady Rochford, who's lately been portrayed in both fiction and history - and liked no more here than anywhere else:
She sidled. She wheedled. She insinuated. There was nothing straightforward about Jane Rochford, and besides, she was unattractive and old. Nearer forty than thirty years old. She was tall and bony and wore her hair in three unbecoming curly clumps, poorly covered by her headdress.
And Erickson can work herself up to a fine dramatic pitch when she's got her material firmly in hand, as when even late in the book's action, Catherine still clings to her self-serving naivete about a king who, as one courtier observes, "changes wives as often as other men change their hose and doublet":
"My husband would never allow me to be hurt," I managed to say [to Norfolk]"You think not! You cannot imagine his rage when he learned that you had betrayed him, lied to him, dishonored him again and again! He cursed you at the top of his lungs! He called for his sword. He wanted to kill you himself!"
But in the end, not all the spirit in the world can save a narrative with such a sucking vacuum at its center. A novel genuinely representing the first-person reality of Catherine Howard would be full of blank pages, hastily-jotted lists of coveted jewelry pieces, and ineptly-disguised gushings about the prettiest boys at court. That's the essential dramatic road-block of Wife #5: it's a story in which nobody learns anything, in which there's not even a moment of transcendence, in which the alarm-clock predictability of events robs them of any chance at being cathartic. If Catherine had been innocent - or if Henry had been as completely duped as he protested himself - things would be different. As it is, not even as dutiful a Tudor fan as Erickson can salvage things.


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Ending a Meeting
As host, when the meeting is over, remind your guests to click Leave Meeting in the upper left corner of their browser window.
Only Guests see the Leave Meeting option. You will may want to conclude your meeting by instructing guests: "To leave, click Leave Meeting in the upper left corner".
When your guest leaves the meeting, she will see some closing illustrations and messaging.
Tip: How do you get rid of the guest who never leaves? Renovating your space and reducing your charm are two good ideas, but your best option is to right-click on the guest avatar and select Disconnect Guest.


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Trevecca Okholm is Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California. She is a Certified Christian Educator in the Presbyterian Church/USA and was a professional Christian educator and ministry to children and families for over twenty-five years before moving into academia where she teaches courses on effective teaching in the church and family development and ministry. She also serves the church as a family ministry consultant, speaker for parent groups and retreats, and as an unofficial trainer/facilitator for Godly Play/Children and Worship models of faith formation. Trevecca is author of Kingdom Family: Re-Envisioning God's Plan for Marriage and Family(Cascade, 2012). Other publications include various articles and book chapters addressing ministry with children and families. She serves on the board of The Society for Children's Spirituality. Trevecca has an MA in educational ministry from Wheaton Graduate School.
The implications of the church being "the family of God," together and intergenerational worship and learning experiences are areas of passion for Trevecca. She has researched Christian faith formation of children and the role of parents and grandparents in the faith formation process.
On a personal note, Trevecca has been married for nearly 45 years to her best friend and partner in ministry, Dennis Okholm who is also a professor at Azusa Pacific University and ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church in North America, C4SO diocese. They have two adult children, one amazing son-in-law, and two delightfully adorable granddaughters.


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Around 2 billion people globally do not have identification, including hundreds of millions of children who do not have a birth certificate. This undocumented status poses a major hurdle to achieving the U.N.'s 2030 Development Agenda and a majority of the SDGs, which rely on measuring people within countries and their development status. You cannot have continual improvement of government policy for the poor or provision of public services if you cannot count your population. Indeed, the mantra of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to "leave no one behind," and the those without legal identity are among the most vulnerable and most likely to be left behind.
Fortunately, the SDG process has identified the need to address the challenges of legal identity and informality in multiple places. In Goal 16, Target 16.9 calls on governments to "provide legal identity for all, including birth registration." In addition, Goal 8 calls on governments to "encourage the formalization and growth of micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises," including through access to financial services.
Already in the first months of implementation, this foundational issue is getting the attention it deserves: the Center for Global Development recently hosted an event on this important topic, entitled How Finding the Missing Millions Can Help Achieve the SDGs, which featured US Special Coordinator for Post-2015 Development Agenda, Tony Pipa, and World Bank Corporate Secretary and President's Special Envoy on the Post-2015 Process, Mahmoud Mohieldin, among others.
The discussion centered on how legal identity must be achieved in order to ensure broader success on many of the SDGs. Identification is key to addressing issues such as gender equality, land rights, and reduction of corruption and inequality - and many of the other goals and targets. The need to formalize economies and economic relationships between employers and the state and between employers and employees has also recently gained attention at the International Labor Organization, which adopted a Recommendation on the topic of informality at its last Conference in June 2015. The Recommendation was featured in an informal dialogue at the UN in September among various stakeholders, including USCIB's Vice President for Labor Affairs, Corporate Responsibility and Governance, Ariel Meyerstein. An enlarged tax base from an expanded formal sector is one of the main sources for the domestic resource mobilization, which will be key to funding other governmental efforts to achieve the SDGs. USCIB also sponsored a session on various approaches to improving working conditions and informality in SMEs at the UN Forum on Business in Human Rights in Geneva in mid-November.
The capacity to capture new forms of legal identity and thus more accurately count populations will also be a major component of the 'data revolution' inspired by the SDGs. This will no doubt be the focus of the new Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, which will have its secretariat at the United Nations Foundation.
In sum, legal identity and informality will be two issues to watch as the UN 2030 Agenda unfolds.


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The closure of these public WMA's to snow goose hunting means that only hunters who know farmers in the area, or those who are wealthy enough to lease those farms for hunting can participate in the spring hunt. I am very concerned about situations like this that are turning our sport into a rich man's game, and limiting the ability of the average hunter to participate. Thank you!
Answer: Everything in wildlife management involves some compromise, with the goal of optimizing the solution for the greatest overall achievement in multiple conflicting goals. So it is with snow goose seasons.
The ponds at Fort Boise WMA are a primary roosting area for snow geese as they pass through our region on the spring migration. If you look at a map of the WMA, however, you can see that the ponds on which they roost are within the area closed annually from February 1 through July 31 for nesting season for all of the other birds that depend on the area for habitat. The same is true for the marsh area of Roswell Marsh Habitat Area south of Highway 18.
Just because there are lots of geese flying in and out of the ponds still does not mean that would be a good place to hunt them. Snow geese are typically hunted over a large number of decoys in agricultural fields. You hunt them where they feed. This is a highly variable activity, and flocks often use a field only once. The key to success is to scout well, and line up as many landowners as possible before the season.
Shooting them where they roost would just induce them find somewhere else to roost. This would not only provide a very limited hunting opportunity, but would deny the opportunity for hundreds of wildlife viewers to enjoy the spectacle of thousands of geese at Fort Boise heading out to or returning from daily feeding forays. Providing a place for snow geese to roost keeps them in the general vicinity at least, so local fields can continue to offer hunting opportunity.
Areas of Roswell Wildlife Habitat Area north of Highway 18 are open to light goose hunting. The harvested grain in those fields can provide a hunting opportunity when they feed there.


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Main Center/Museum
The Koliba Lobby invites visitors in to the TCHCC Main Center building which houses offices, Hanslik Hall, Kopecky Gift Shop, KJT Conference Room, Melnar Library, and Nas Novy Domov (Our New Home) Museum.
The Main Center building, designed by architect Roger Kolar, was completed in October 2009. The building has a contemporary glass entrance representing the beacon of light that attracted the settlers to Texas, and also brings to mind the 19th century farm houses, dance halls, and buildings. At the entrance, paving stones, brick memorials, and the Immigrants' Wall honor family and friends. A memorial brick walk leads to the three flags which our Czech ancestors treasured: the United States, the Czech Republic, and the State of Texas.
Discover the story of early Czech-Texans through many artifacts and memorabilia on display.


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Quotes about Martin Luther King Day
Racism is man's gravest threat to man the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.
Nelson DeMille
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.
William Faulkner
I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns, and women join the unqualified men in running our government.
Cissy Farenthold
A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together!
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Hi stamping friends 🙂 Guess what?! The Patriots are on Thursday night football…awwww too bad I'll have to stamp all night while Jeff watches the game 😉 I'm going to try and squeeze in as much coloring as possible before Kathy's 30 Day Coloring Challenge ends! I will be sad to see it end. Kathy is a huge source of inspiration to so many stampers.
Today I'm playing along with the sketch challenge on the MFT Stamps blog:
I love, love, love this stamp set from MFT Stamps called Knead You. OMG how sweet is this little kitty?! My niece is a huge fan of cats so I think this one will be heading her way. And bonus, it has a matching die-namics set so no fussy cutting!
I colored this little cutie in with Copics:
Kitty: N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6 Nose/Bow: RV21, RV23
Box: E30, E33, E35, E35, E37, E47
Fish: N1, BG02, BG10
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Fragments is an interactive crime drama for Microsoft Hololens, where you follow the clues to solve a mystery that take place in your real-world space. Learn how the Fragments development team used the unique features of the HoloLens to immerse players in the action, putting them directly in the center of the story.
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Very interesting arguments, I basically agree with you!


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The last time I entered a photo contest I was still living I my hometown and probably 19. It was at the local community college and I won first place for a black and white street scene taken from the Georges Pompidou in Paris. I cut out two shapes of people and blocked the light from the enlarger from hitting the print in that area. I've always been interested in this idea of connectiveness. I guess somethings never change. All these years later in still concerned with the idea of people finding common ground no matter where they are from.
I recently decided to spread my wings a little and try new things again.
Here's my entry into The Magnum Photography Contest
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The Town
This body of work is about the idea of a town that is created in many places but exists in one body of work. I'm interested in what we can have in common. Maybe our sameness can expand our compassion. I'd like to change the idea that our identity is based on us versus them. That countries need borders and walls to separate us.
Our beginnings and endings, trials and errors, questions of identity and worth, dreams and risks can take place on any street. Beauty is in the door frame we walk by without a second glance, the public art that questions gender or our most basic assumptions, in the buttons you push to get entrance/acceptance. This is my collection of images and wishes that seeing beauty in a space might help others to see beauty in each other. I hope that each image reminds you of something. Maybe your hometown or somewhere you've visited. I am looking for the familiar in far away places.


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Kanye West drops surprise new track featuring the 'Avengers' of rap
Summer just got crueler.
Kanye West dropped a surprise new track titled "Champions" on LA hip-hop radio station 92.3 FM. He announced the release Friday morning with a quick tweet, urging everyone to listen to the first single from upcoming G.O.O.D. Music album Cruel Winter, the sequel to Cruel Summer.
The song features a heavy row of rap stars, including Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, Quavo, Desiigner and Yo Gotti. Radio host Big Boy says West referred to them as the "avengers of rap."
Yeezus' verse kicks off the track, lyrics immediately referencing his famously unfiltered mouth and Twitter presence ("I'm about to hit the 'Ye button/I don't want to say nothing/but it'd be wrong if I ain't say nothing").
Also, that $53 million debt he had is over.
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Situated 65km north of Lyon, along the western bank of the Saône River, Mâcon is a small city of about 35,000. The city, which is the capital of the Mâconnais district in the Burgundy wine region, is bordered to the south by the Beaujolais hills. The city has an ancient past, which has been particularly influenced by its geographically strategic location, both on the Saône River and at the southern extreme of Burgundy.
Originally bearing the name "Matisco," the town was under the control of the Duchy of Burgundy during the Middle Ages, serving as a point of access to the Lamartinien Valley, thanks in part to a bridge across the Saône River. The modern-day bridge is a short distance from the Kyriad Mâcon North Sancé Hotel. Mâcon also served as a boundary between French territory and the Holy Roman Empire and was briefly held by Austrian forces in the early 19th century.


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E-mail submissions to email@example.com. The deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. Monday for the Thursday edition and 10 a.m. Wednesday for the Sunday edition.
This week
Broomfield Genealogy Society
Will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Information: Beth, 303-465-3183 or Diane, 303-604-1051.
Broomfield Spellbinders
Will meet at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St. Denny Thompson will present "Creating a Program." The public is invited.
Coffee and Conversation at Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum
Museum, 12 Garden Center, holds Coffee and Conversation with guest speakers from 9 to 11 a.m. selected Saturdays. Public invited to hear veterans share their stories over coffee and light refreshments. Opportunity to watch short videos, learn about broader context of the military conflicts, ask questions of speakers and other veterans and tour the museum. Free. Aug. 17: Korean War Remembrance with Lou Barrientos, Marv Eakes, Bob Greeno and others. Information: broomfieldveterans.org, email email@example.com or call Jerry Chesser, 303-525-1009.
First National Bank Community Shred Event
Fourth annual to benefit Broomfield FISH from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 17, at First National Bank, 12009 Sheridan Blvd. Bring up to three bags of documents to shred with a cash or food donation for FISH.
Book signing
Joe McGowan Jr., author of the book "From Fidel Castro to Mother Teresa", will hold a book signing from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Coyote Ridge Books, 1480 W. Midway Blvd.
"Selecting the Best Trees for the Front Range"
Dan Buelow will present a workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Shelly's Garden Country, 4181 W. 120th Ave. Free. Register: 303-466-6761.
CD release show
Broomfield native and Legacy High grad Joe Ziegler, who writes and performs as Leftmore, will celebrate the release of his sixth album, "Smile, It's Not That Bad." at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Marquis, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. Information: facebook.com/events/179622805547515/.
Thunder Academy competitive baseball tryouts
For ages 9, 10 and 11, Aug.17 and 18. Information: thunder-academy.com.
Write Out
Writing group for teens in sixth through 12th grades from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Write spontaneously, share writing (no critiquing), and discuss the writing process. Registration required: at library's Teen Zone desk or 720-887-2360.
BCAH 40th anniversary fundraiser
Wine tasting and silent auction to benefit Broomfield Council on the Arts and Humanities from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at Turquoise Mesa Winery, 11705 Teller St., Unit C. Tickets: $45 for individuals, $75 for couples, $35 and $65 for BCAH members; purchase at http://bcah40.eventbrite.com/" title="bcah40.eventbrite.com">http://bcah40.eventbrite.com/.
Kohl Street Kids open house
Before- and after-school program for Kohl Elementary holding open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at 825 Kohl St. Information: 303-466-8355, ext. 14.
Special events
Coffee and Conversation at Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum
Hell on Wheels: Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad
Author Dick Kreck will talk about his new book that tells the story of westward expansion, from the great wagon trails to the track layers, and those towns where the West was at its wildest at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Free. RSVP: 720-887-2350 or email@example.com.
Taste of the Broomfield Chamber
Business After Hours event featuring food from local restaurants from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 1stBank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane. Cost: Chamber members, $20 by Aug. 20, $30 at door; non-members, $30 by Aug. 20 or $40 at door. Register:broomfieldchamber.com.
Bonfils blood drive
In Broomfield from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21; at The Views, 11800 Ridge Parkway. Information/appointments: 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.
Digital Audio Recording
Learn the basics of how to record audio using a microphone, an audio interface and free Audacity software in free class at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Space is limited; RSVP: 720-887-2350 or email@example.com.
FRIENDS of Broomfield construction tours
See progress being made on the new facility for nonprofit that provides programs and services for adults with developmental disabilities. Ice cream social from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25; happy hour from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6; and pizza night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. All at 11851 Saulsbury St. Information: email@example.com or 303-404-0123.
Basic Internet
Free class will simplify and explain the basics of using the Internet. From 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. RSVP: 720-887-2350 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
NAMI Family to Family
National Alliance on Mental Illness holding free 12-week Family-to-Family Education Program course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses. Course is taught by trained family members. Class starts from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Broomfield United Methodist Church, 545 W. 10th Ave. Class size limited. Information/reservations: Boulder County NAMI ,303-443-4591.
Toxic Chemicals in the Home
Learn about toxic chemicals in your home and alternatives you can use in free class at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. RSVP: 720-887-2350 or email@example.com.
Mum Madness and repotting festival
Freshen up your containers with free soil from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 at Shelly's Garden Country, 4181 W. 120th Ave. Mums will be arriving, too. Information: 303-466-6761.
Dog Daze at the Bay
Dogs can swim at The Bay aquatic park Saturday, Sept. 7. Owners not allowed in pool. Three time slots available: 9 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Cost: $5/$7 per dog. Pre-registration recommended: 303-464-5500.
Restoring your Credit
Class by loan officer and credit repair expert Vince Reece will discuss approaches to improving your credit score. At 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. RSVP: 720-887-2350 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Will making seminar
For ages 18 and older. Complete a will, living will, medical power of attorney, financial power of attorney and organ donor card with help of a licensed attorney. Class fee includes materials, witnessing, notarizing, individual review and time for discussion and questions. Participants do not need to bring anything to class. Meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Cost: $125/$150, payable by check only to Rebecca L. Bennetti. Register at Community Center.
Cruise-In Sock Hop
In celebration of the 11th annual Rockin' Seniors Cool Classic Car Show. From 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Bumper's Grill, 135 Nickel St. Portion of all food and drink sales will go to Senior Resources of Broomfield.
Rockin' Seniors Cool Classic Car Show
11th annual, part of Brooomfield Days on Sept. 21 at Midway Park. Pre-registration through Sept. 18; day of show registration from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Cost: $25 pre-entry, $30 day of show. Entrants receive goody bag, dash plaque, event shirt. Twelve trophies awarded. Benefits Senior Resources of Broomfield. Information: Kathy Rawlins, 303-465-2331 or 303-880-3892, or Rick Woodburn, 303-465-2331 or 206-478-2010.
Beginning ballroom
For ages 18 and older. Learn the waltz, fox trot and tango. Meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 23 through Oct. 14, at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Cost: $40/$46 payable by check only to Casa Blanca Dance. Register at Community Center.
Friends Night Out
For adults with developmental disabilities. Sponsored by FRIENDS of Broomfield. Trip to Dancing with the Broomfield Stars at the 1stBank Center from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. Cost: $20. Meet at FRIENDS, 555 Alter St., Suite 19E. Registration deadline: Monday, Sept. 23. Information: firstname.lastname@example.com or 303-404-0123.
Wellness conference/resource fair
Living in Balance in Broomfield: Piecing it Together open to all adults. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m Friday, Oct. 4. Vendor fair of 50 local providers for information and resources, volunteer/job fair, a tour of the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library and workshops focusing on nutrition, physical fitness, elder law and in-home service. Cost: $8/$10 per person with continental breakfast and lunch, $4 per person without. Pre-registration required: 303-464-5526 or at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Information: 303-464-5526.
Household hazardous waste collection
Friends Night Out
For adults with developmental disabilities sponsored by FRIENDS of Broomfield. Halloween party from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at FRIENDS new building, 11851 Saulsbury St. Cost: $20. Registration deadline: Monday, Oct. 28. Information: email@example.com or 303-404-0123.
Friends Night Out
For adults with developmental disabilities sponsored by FRIENDS of Broomfield. Dinner at iPie from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14. Meet at FRIENDS new building, 11851 Saulsbury St. Cost: $20. Registration deadline: Monday, Dec. 9. Information: email@example.com or 303-404-0123.
Friends Night Out
For adults with developmental disabilities sponsored by FRIENDS of Broomfield. Holiday party at FRIENDS new building, 11851 Saulsbury St. Cost: $20. Registration deadline: Monday, Nov. 11. Information: email@example.com or 303-404-0123.
Tech Cafe at library
Bring your tech questions to drop-in tech clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. the first and third Fridays of month at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Fifteen-minute sessions with librarian for help with any computer or tablet problems.
Puppy socialization playgroup
Free off-leash group for pups younger than 6 months. Designed for pups to socialize with other dogs and people in a safe and clean environment. Bring copy of current vaccination records. Puppies must have been in owners' homes for at least 10 days prior to attending and be free from illness. Classes meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays and 11:15 a.m. Saturdays at Rocky Mountain Dog Training, 6801 W. 117th, Ave. Unit F3. Information: 303-875-2369.
Baby Welcome Program
Broomfield residents with infants ages newborn to 1, can receive a Baby Welcome Program gift packet from the Children's Library at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Each packet includes a book, bookmark, gift bag, baby T-shirt and library related informational flyers. Information: Visit the Children's Library, or 720-887-2315.
Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum
Broomfield Depot Museum
The museum, 2201 W. 10th Ave., is open from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Free admission. Information: Jacqui Ainlay-Conley, 303-460-6824 or ci.broomfield.co.us/museum/depotmuseum.shtml.
Sports & rec
Jon Crowther benefit golf tournament
Four-person scramble resented by Fraternal Order of Police Broomfield Lodge No. 45 to help pay medical expenses for Broomfield Detective Jon Crowther at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at Broadlands Golf Course, 4380 W. 144th Ave. Cost: $100 per golfer, includes greens fees, cart, practice balls, dinner, door prizes, contests. Information: Nick Sprague, 303-438-6405.
Gold Crown volleyball tryouts
For girls in grades six through eight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Aspen Creek K-8 School, 550 Aspen Creek Drive. Information: goldcrownfoundation.com.
10-year-old competitive baseball tryouts
Broomfield Baseball League and Rocky Mountain Hitclub holding tryouts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Broomfield Industrial Park. Boys can join one of three existing Hitclub teams. Must turn 11 after May 1 to qualify for 10U. Players will have use of the new 30,000-square-foot Dick's Indoor Training Center on Industrial Lane. Information: broomfieldbaseball.com.
Broomfield Rockies baseball tryouts
Tryouts for 10 and 11 year old Majors level players Saturday, Aug. 24, at Broomfield Industrial Park: 10-year-olds at 9 a.m., 11-year-olds at noon. Alternate tryout times can be arranged. Rockies are two-time state championship club playing in Broomfield Baseball League and Rocky Mountain Hitclub. Roster spots being considered for top competitive players with at least one season of AAA level competitive ball. Players will have use of the new 30,000-square-foot Dick's Indoor Training Center on Industrial Lane. Information: broomfieldbaseball.com or Mike Billingsley, 303-954-0310.
Rec center maintenance closures
Paul Derda Recreation Center closed from Monday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 25; Broomfield Community Center, closed from Wednesday, Aug. 28, through Friday, Aug. 30. BCC pool closed until Tuesday, Sept. 3. Closures are needed to complete projects which cannot be done with customers in the facilities. All passes are honored during the closures at open recreation center. Front desks staffed from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. during each center's closure.
Pole walking
Experience connection between the upper and lower body, increase cardio respiratory endurance and muscular strength and endurance. For ages 16 and older. Meets 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 4-25, or 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Sept. 6-27, at Broomfield County Commons . Poles provided for use in the class, or can be purchased at class. Cost: $32/$42/$48. Register: broomfieldrecreation.com/eConnect or 303-460-6900.
Yoga camp
Four-class session aimed at releasing stress and easing pain meets from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 4-25, at 590 Burbank ST, No. 235 (east side of the building). Beginners welcome. Information: Beverly, 303-517-5688 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Climbing for Women
For ages 15 and older. Learn how to put on a harness, proper belay technique, endurance building and effective movement skills. Meets 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 5-26, at the Paul Derda Recreation Center, 13201 Lowell Blvd. Cost: $56/$62. Register: broomfieldrecreation.com/eConnect or 303-460-6900.
Youth volleyball
Practices/games starting for kids in second through fourth grades at 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays; grades four through at 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Aspen Creek K-8 School, 5550 Aspen Creek Drive. Season runs Sept. 11 through Nov. 6; no class Oct. 30.Thirty-minute practice followed by a game. Cost: before Aug. 28, $50/$70; after Aug. 28, $60/$80. Fee includes T-shirt. Register: broomfieldrecreation.com/econnect or 303-464-5500. Volunteer coaches also needed: Sandy, firstname.lastname@example.com or 303-464-5522.
Gold Crown basketball tryouts
For Broomfield residents Sunday, Sept. 15, at Aspen Creek K-8 School, 550 Aspen Creek Drive. Legacy High School feeder program — fifth-grade girls at noon; Broomfield High School feeder program — eighth-grade girls at 1:15 p.m.; seventh-grade boys 2:30 p.m. eighth-grade boys 3:45 p.m.; fifth-grade boys 6:15 p.m.; sixth-grade boys, 7:30 p.m. Information: Angela, firstname.lastname@example.com or goldcrownfoundation.com.
Blitz Football registration
Open for 2013 teams. Flag football for K through first grade; competitive tackle football for second through eighth grade. Register to play or coach: broomfieldfootball.net.
BYFA registration
Online registration for the 2013 Broomfield Youth Football Association season is under way. BYFA offers tackle football for ages 8 to 13 and flag football for ages 5 to 7. All games in Broomfield. Register/information: byfa.com.
Rhythm and Grace dance classes
For those with Parkinson's disease from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Dance Arts Studio, 555 Burbank St., Unit N. Sponsored by Parkinson Association of the Rockies. No dance experience required. Register: 303-830-1839.
Zumba classes
Meet from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8:15 a.m. Saturdays at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St., and 5 p.m. Mondays, 7:40 p.m. Wednesdays, 4:25 p.m. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays at Paul Derda Recreation Center, 13201 Lowell Blvd. Punch passes: $35 for five classes, $55 for 10 classes; good for six months. Drop-in fee: $10. Information: Carol, 720-201-3607 or myzumbaclass.com.
Yoga For Real People
Kinder, gentler yoga that is quietly energizing. Classes are ongoing, start anytime. One-hour classes meet at 9:15 a.m. Mondays at 590 Burbank, No. 235 (east side of the building). First class is free. Information/directions: Catherine, 303 917-2983.
Arts & music
Little Noon Music
Free summer concerts by Chamber Ensemble con Grazia from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Fridays, Aug. 23, Sept. 13 and Sept. 27, at Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St.
Broomfield Civic Chorus
Starts fall/winter concert season at 7p.m. Monday, Aug. 19. No auditions required for chorus under the direction of Barbara Schipper. Rehearsals 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Presbyterian Church of Broomfield, 350 Main St. Information: 303-469-2309
Old West Relics and Memories
Show featuring 25 oil paintings by Broomfield artist Ruth Soller at the Broomfield Auditorium Gallery, 3 Community Park Road, through Aug. 30. Meet the artist at reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Auditorium gallery open 2 to 6 p.m. Thursdays, 2 to 5p.m. Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays and during Auditorium events.
Eco Art Creators show
Group that creates art from recyclables and discarded material has show at Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St., through August. View it from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday .
ASTER Women's Chamber Choir auditions
ASTER holding auditions for the upcoming concert season. Choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings beginning on Sept. 3. Fall concert will be a Celtic celebration with guests Margot Krimmel and Beth Leachman. Performances will be Nov. 8 and 9. Information/schedule an audition: Asterchoir.org or call Christina Lynn-Craig, 303-466-2879.
FRIENDS of Broomfield variety show
"Keeping It Reel — A Night at the Movies" from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road. Show performed by participants in FRIENDS programs, which serves developmentally disabled adults. Cost: suggested donation of $15.
Broomfield Civic Chorus concerts
Ecumenical service at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 900 Midway Blvd.; Christmas concert, 3 p.m. Dec. 8, at Presbyterian Church of Broomfield Ministry Center, 350 Main St. Free. Information: artsinbroomfield.org.
Kids' events
Afternoon Reading Fun (ARF)
Students in kindergarten through fifth grades can read to a therapy dog trained to listen quietly without correcting or judging to create a relaxing reading environment in which readers can build confidence and fluency. Will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 12 and 26, Oct. 10 and 24, Nov. 7 and 21 and Dec. 5 and 19 in the Children's Library Story Room at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. No registration is required, but space is limited. Sign-up begins at 3:45 p.m. day of the program in the Children's Library. Information: 720-887-2315.
Cuddletime Concert
Do Re Mi for Babies with Justina Thurston, free interactive concert for infants and toddlers ages newborn through 24 months and parents or caregivers, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in Eisenhower Room at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Information: 720-887-2320 or broomfieldlibrary.org/kidtracks.
Expedition into Phonics
Class for ages 4 to 5 years will explore letter sounds with "zoo phonics" activities, using visual, auditory and large motor skills to practice letters, sounds and word formation. Meets from 4 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 2 through Nov. 27, at Paul Derda Recreation Center, 13201 Lowell Blvd. Cost: $136/$163. Register: broomfieldrecreation.com/econnect or 303-460-6900.
Beautiful Savior School registration
Beautiful Savior School and Early Learning Center, 6995 W. 120th Ave., which provides Christian education and child care for toddlers through eight grade, is registering for 2013-14 school year. Information or to schedule a tour: 303-469-2049.
Presbyterian Preschool accepting registrations
Presbyterian Preschool, 350 Main St., is taking enrollment for Fall 2013. Classes are from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. Friday can be added as a kindergarten-enrichment program for students planning on entering kindergarten in Fall 2014. A Lunch Bunch program also is available. For more information or an appointment, call 303-466-4433.
The Children's Center openings
Nonprofit preschool in McKay Landing has openings in pre-k and pre-k plus afternoon classes for 2013. Information: mckaychildcenter.com.
Preschool and kindergarten enrichment
The preschool at the United Church of Broomfield has a few openings for fall. New this year is partnership with Kohl Street Kids to provide kindergarten enrichment for Kohl Elementary kindergarteners. Information: Nancy, 303-466-8355, ext. 13 or broomfield.org/ps.htm.
Write Out
Foundation Youth Advisory Committee
Students in grades nine through 12 are invited to apply for the Broomfield Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Committee. The group helps members gain leadership skills and learn problem-solving skills. Community Service projects also are a part of the group's activities. YAC meets monthly on Sunday afternoons. New members will begin participating in the fall. Applications: broomfieldfoundation.org or 303-469-7208.
Senior Bowling League
Meets Mondays, starting Sept. 9, at Chipper's Lanes, 100 Nickel St. Join anytime during the season. Cost is $6.50 per week. Non-sanctioned league with no awards or prizes. Register as team or individual: John or Alex, 303-469-7190 or just show up at lanes at 8:30 a.m. any Monday to be put on a team.
Newcomer's coffee hour
Have a cup of coffee or tea while Broomfield Senior Center staff explains classes, trips, programs, volunteering and more. at 9 a.m. fourth Friday of month at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Free. Reservations requested: 303-464-5526.
Outdoor Silver Sneakers walking class
Meets from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Broomfield County Commons; meets in the parking lot of Calvary Evangelical Free Church, 12700 N. Sheridan Blvd. Information: Nancy Prins, 720-261-6784.
Drop-in senior activities
At Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Free with annual pass, SilverSneakers membership, drop-in membership card or $1 per program per day. Bridge from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays; Bunco from 1 to 4 p.m. last Wednesday of the month; jam session from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays; Mexican Train tile game from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays; needlework from 12:30 to 2:3o p.m. Fridays; Photo Club from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays; pinochle 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays; table tennis 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays; Wii bowling 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays; woodcarvers 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays. Information: www.broomfieldrecreation/seniors.
AARP driver safety courses
Half-day course designed for those 50 and older. Learn safe driving strategies and defensive driving techniques and new traffic laws in classroom group study.Those 55 and older usually get auto insurance discounts. Monthly classes in Broomfield, Boulder, Northglenn and Westminster. Information: Bob Niehoff, 303-469-0255 or AARP.org/drive for class dates and locations.
Support groups
Multiple Sclerosis support group
Meets at 10 a.m. first Tuesday of month at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Information: 303-464-5526.
Diabetic support group
Meets at 1 p.m. fourth Monday of month at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Facilitated by registered nurse Paula Plambeck of Kaiser Permanente. Information: 303-464-5526.
Parkinson Support Group
Group whose purpose is to to be informative and supportive of caretakers and care partners meets at 10:30 a.m. first Tuesday of the month at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. No meeting in August. Sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care; facilitated by Ellie McKinley. Information: 303-466-0843 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Weight loss support group
Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Presbyterian Church of Broomfield, 350 Main St. Information: Becky, 303-884-0266.
Happy, Joyous and Free Al-Anon
Meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St.
Grief Support Group
Meets at 10:30 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Group leader: Kathleen Zuments. Information: 303-423-6657.
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Meets at 6:30 p.m. Sundays and Thursdays at Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St. Information: adultchildren.org/.
FRIENDS programs
FRIENDS of Broomfield offers an unlimited day program for adults 18 and older that includes scheduled daily activities, such as swimming, gymnastics, horseback riding, arts and crafts, field trips, weight training and life skills activities. The nonprofit group also has an On My Own program, which allows adults with developmental disabilities to live independently with support services. The program promotes peer interaction and continued advocacy. Information about both programs: 303-404-0123.
Overeaters Anonymous
Meet from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Saturdays at United Church of Broomfield, 825 Kohl St. Information: Mandy at 303-915-6188.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Meets in Broomfield at 7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at 825 Kohl St. (church); at noon Wednesday at 545 W. 10th Ave.; and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 12099 Lowell Blvd., and 8 a.m. Sunday at the Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St. Information: daccaa.org.
Keep It Simple AFG Al-Anon meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Presbyterian Church of Broomfield, 350 Main St.
Visually impaired support group
Meet at 10:30 a.m. second Tuesday of month at Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar St. Facilitated by Center for People with Disabilities. Information: 303-790-1390.
Helping hands
Pizza benefit for Senior Resources
A portion of proceeds from sales from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at Infinitus Pie, 145 Nickel St., will go to Senior Resources of Broomfield,Inc. to benefit the Meals on Wheels Scholarship Program.
Jessica Ghawi giveSPORTS equipment drive
Second annual from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 24, at Pepsi Center in Denver. Drop off new and gently-used sports equipment and monetary donations to support Jessica's dream and to benefit Broomfield nonprofit A Precious Child's giveSPORTS program. Ghawi, a former broadcast journalism intern with Altitude TV, died in the Aurora theater tragedy in July 2012. Prior to her death, she dreamed of helping the children and families that had lost everything to the devastating Colorado wildfires by providing them with sports equipment. Equipment drive was created to help realize her dream and to provide underprivileged children with the opportunity to play sports through the giveSPORTS program. Donated sports equipment of all types will be distributed to disadvantaged and displaced children. Monetary donations will benefit A Precious Child's and support the giveSPORTS Scholarship Fund, which covers the costs of registration and other sports-related fees for children in need. Information: APreciousChild.org.
Wheelchair donations sought
The Broomfield Senior Center is in need of wheelchairs in good condition. To donate, call 303-464-5526. All donations are used to stock the loan closet that helps Broomfield residents 60 and older who need temporary assistance.
Foster parents needed
Broomfield Health and Human Services' Family and Children's Division is seeking foster parents for children and youth. For more information or to schedule an individual orientation meeting, contact Sherry Bethurum at 720-887-2266.
Precious Child seeks volunteers
A Precious Child's Resource Center needs volunteers to help with clients, intake of in-kind donations, sorting and displaying clothing, and helping in the front office. Information: 303-466-4272 or apreciouschild.org.
Birds of Prey Foundation needs volunteers
Volunteers participate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. any day of the week to help the foundation continue to rehabilitate and release injured birds back into the wild. Training provided. Applications: birds-of-prey.org.
Groups & clubs
Broomfield Genealogy Society
Sow 'n Grow Garden Club
Broomfield Spellbinders
Will hold a training session for aspiring storytellers from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 19, 20, 22 and 26 at the Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St. Spellbinders are volunteer, oral storytellers who offer their services to school and community groups. Information/registration: Tom Tjarks email@example.com, Wynn Montgomery email@example.com or spellbinders.org.
Beading club
Beginner and intermediate hobbyists who like stringing necklaces, earrings and bracelets invited to free group that meets once or twice a month to share your work and ask questions. Information: Jenlyn Boyer, 303-466-5290.
Broomfield Mahjong group
Meets from 10 a.m. to noon Beginner to intermediate players welcome. Instructional/practice sessions for those new to the game are 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Information: Cindy, 303 466 3170.
Solar Speak Toastmasters
Nonprofit professional group dedicated to helping people find their voice. Learn public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environment at your own pace. Meets at 7p.m. Thursdays at Sill-TerHar Motors, 150 Alter St. Information: Rich, firstname.lastname@example.com. Guests welcome.
Book groups at library
Share your love of books and reading with like-minded friends at Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, 3 Community Park Road. Groups are: Bestsellers Past & Present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. second Monday of the month; Mystery from 2 to 4 p.m. the third Sunday of the month; Science Fiction/Fantasy from 7 to 9 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. Information: broomfield.org/library/adult/bookgroups.shtml, or 720-887-2350.
4BR leads group
4BR business development organization focuses on personal and professional development and networking and business generation. Information: 4BR.biz or Tammy Urbach, 720-422-6174 or email@example.com.
Club focusing on service projects within the community. The principle core of Kiwanis' mission is belief that the most-effective way to enhance a community is to enhance its children. Community service opportunities and meeting details: kcbnm.org or Mike Cleary, 720-312-2872.
Broomfield Open Space Foundation
Meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the Brunner Farmhouse, northeast corner of Midway Boulevard and Main Street. Volunteers work to protect, enhance and promote Broomfield's open spaces and trails. Information: broomfieldopenspacefoundation.org.
La Leche League
La Leche League meetings for pregnant or breastfeeding women are at 10 a.m. the second Monday of the month at the Brunner Farmhouse, 640 Main St. Free; open to all interested women. Children welcome. Information: lllofbroomfield.cfsites.org.
Widowed Men and Women of America
The northwest area group meets at 5 p.m. three Wednesdays a month for happy hour at Applebee's, 120th Avenue and Lamar Street, and at 5 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month for cocktails, dinner and a meeting at Westminster Elks, 3853 Elks Drive. Information: Pat, 303-452-6556 or Al, 303-452-7957.
Northern Neighborhood Newcomers
Welcomes newcomers and those who have lived in the area for years that would like to become acquainted with each other through social and educational activities. Activities include mahjong, canasta, dining out, luncheons, potluck dinners, wine tasting, book club and more. Information: Judy Meyer, 303-993-3931.
Stamp Club
The North Suburban Stamp Club meets second Thursday of the month at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village Park, 122nd Avenue and Perry Street. Information:northsuburbanstampclub.com or Bob, 303-254-7725.
Northside Coin Club
Meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Friendship Hall in Cimarron Village. Information: Tim at 303-432-1682, Dave at 303-562-5214, or northsidecoinclub.org.
Broomfield Rotary bingo
Fundraising games for Broomfield Rotary will be at noon and 3 p.m. Sundays at Turn II Bingo Hall, 72nd Avenue and Pecos Street. Prizes totaling $1,700 will be given out at each session. All money raised will go to support charitable organizations, primarily in the Broomfield area.
Broomfield Lions Club
Is seeking fun loving community oriented residents to become members. The club holds the pancake breakfast and bingo at Broomfield Days, Breakfast with Santa, 9 Health Fair and a Memorial Day picnic to name just a few of its events. Information: Jack Hindman, 303-913-6947.
Broomfield Republicans Central Committee
Meets at 7 p.m. third Thursday of month at Sill-TerHar Motors, 150 Alter St. All registered Republicans welcome.
Broomfield County Democrats
Meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at Sill-TerHar Ford, in the Conference Room on the second floor of the main sales building. All are welcome. Information: broomfielddems.org.


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|Healing Hearts
Actors: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Kenny Bee, Michelle Reis, Esther Wing Ho Kwan, Valerie Chow
Director: Tut-hei Tang
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Special Interests
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Romance melodrama that evokes life and death
Matthew M. Yau | San Francisco, CA | 07/20/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Award-winning actor Tony Leung (In the Mood for Love) and Michelle Reis star in a melodrama that pulls the heartstring. Reis plays Jackie, a typical Hong Kong white-collared girl-svelte, convivial, and cluelessly flirtatious. She had been in coma for a year after attempting suicide and her boyfriend Paul, who was a surgeon, faithfully took care of her with an undying flicker of hope for miracle.Paul's prayers were answered as one day Jackie evoked from her unconsciousness in the presence of Paul's colleague, Lawrence. Maybe it was the magic spell of love at first sight, or a mystic déjà vu, Jackie felt she was in the debt of Lawrence for her miraculous awakening. Jackie had inevitably fallen in love with Lawrence as he tirelessly helped, out of his friendship with Paul, a gesture of kindness and a doctor's visceral benevolence, her settle in and re-adjust to normal life.Filled with painfully funny scenes and bittersweet manifesto of life's cruelty, Healing Hearts evokes the unbearable impregnability of life and death. From day to day, the hospital and its medical staff witness the partings of families, endnotes of fragile lives, and the fine line that demarcates life and death. How would a surgeon like Lawrence, who is accustomed to confront and certify death with a professional equanimity, cope with the death of his loved one?Healing Hearts might not have been a blockbuster in Hong Kong cinema but it touched on the conflicting attitude of lovers: trying hard not to fall in love and evading hurt. Lawrence tried not to disclose to Jackie about her brain tumor and Jackie, upon finding out the cruel truth, alienated herself from Lawrence as he had been tortured by his ex-girlfriend's tragic death in a hit-and-run accident. Tony Leung delivers a solid performance impersonating a surgeon. Michelle Reis, the Hong Kong beauty queen and model, acts within her ability, though she is not within the ballpark of award-winning actress like Maggie Cheung. Healing Hearts is an overlooked romance drama (which is rare in Hong Kong, as the film industry is inundated with mindless, farcical comedies, if not eye-bulging and blood-spitting gang thrillers) that will pull the heartstrings. 4.0 stars."
Michelle Reis and Tony in a medical drama
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(3 out of 5 stars)
"Jackie(Michelle) is a recently-awakened coma patient that was loved by a doctor named Kenny Bee while she was in coma. But Michelle shows affection toward the emotionally scarred doctor, Lawrence(Tony Leung)The actors look good and all but the story and direction are nothing new. and what's with Valerie Chow and Stephen Fung??"


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Happy Wednesday. ... Well, it is if your name isn't Jamie Dimon. Have a six-pack and find out why:
Remember when the narrative on JPMorgan Chase was how the bank had done so well during the financial crisis and avoided the pitfalls of its Wall Street competitors? Those were the good old days, weren't they? With apologies to the Five Man Electrical Band, now, the song goes, "fines, fines, everywhere a fine."
The good news is that if you don't work at JPMorgan, things are more or less getting back to normal for people on the Street, as the re-emergence of the fabled McMansion in the Hamptons attests.


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drozer - The new Android security testing tool
Companies using Android mobile devices can now safeguard their assets and IT infrastructure by using drozer, the new Android security testing framework, to run full security assessments.
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While on the face of things, Google's position at the top of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) data table may be concerning for Android users, in actual fact the number of CVEs assigned to Android in 2016 is more likely a symptom of Google being proactive in identifying and resolving security issues that affect its products and ought to be a reassuring sign.
To support the identification of such a large quantity of security vulnerabilities (523 distinct coding flaws were identified) requires a great deal of effort and Google has done this effectively by engaging with the community. Only by identifying vulnerabilities can Google go about resolving them and they have done this on a large scale. Indeed, we should be more concerned by companies who are not assigning CVEs and question what security assurance activities they are undertaking.
Google is a large advocate of bug bounty programs, where it pays out and provides recognition for reporting bugs, especially those pertaining to exploits and vulnerabilities. Bug bounty programs can serve to help better secure products and, in this case, will have been a key catalyst in the number of CVEs we see today. Vulnerability hunters are now aware that by disclosing their discoveries to Google they will receive a financial reward and public recognition. This is obviously preferable to vulnerability hunters choosing not to report the issues and therefore increases the likelihood of the issue being exploited with malicious intent in the wild.
Google's own Project Zero team comprises experienced security researchers, whose primary task is to find bugs, break systems and publish detailed notes on how vulnerabilities have been discovered and exploited to the benefit of the security community. As a result, Google's security contributions extend beyond simply its own products to include also the products that its customers use. To extrapolate from the CVE data that Google is doing poorly with regards to security is clearly too simplistic a view.
Companies using Android mobile devices can now safeguard their assets and IT infrastructure by using drozer, the new Android security testing framework, to run full security assessments.
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Is ETFE a miracle construction material?
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Is ETFE a miracle?
You may be shocked when the response is "No" because it is explicable by scientific laws. The outstanding properties of our Texlon® ETFE technology are totally comprehensible when it comes to science. But, let us be completely honest with all of the properties ETFE has to offer and a touch of magic from our experienced engineering team, it really is a figurative miracle on a silver platter.
ETFE stands for ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, a transparent polymer. Are you picturing scientists in white coats and astronauts? Well, what you should be picturing are beautiful architectural applications like the Beijing National Aquatics Center, colloquially known as the Water Cube, for the Olympic Games, a functional greenhouse like the Eden Project, and fans cheering under an ETFE roof at U.S. Bank Stadium, or picture shopping and relaxing in an ETFE covered shopping mall.
Form, function, fashion…and do not forget sustainability.
You did not read that wrong, ETFE encompasses all of those characteristics. The innate flexibility of this building material allows you to design to almost any shape. And it won't just be aesthetically pleasing, but will have function. Are you trying to control light transmission? Are you trying to reach a certain solar heat gain coefficient, or U value? Ok, we will stop there; you are picturing scientists in white coats again. We would rather you think of high fashion, couture if we may say so. If you want to be cookie cutter, you can, but why not make your project unique and your own. Vector Foiltec tailors every single ETFE project to the client's needs and wants. Each project considers local climatic loads, environmental factors, and your very personal design requirements to name a few. With the unparalleled knowledge of our team, your application can be designed to withstand weight that is 300-400 times the weight of ETFE. We are not figuratively speaking: You could place your car on it if you wanted. Let us not be crazy though.
Out with the old and in with the new. That may be a bit contradictory for us because Texlon® ETFE is a great asset for new buildings, but can also be used when rehabbing old. Discover ETFE to create your next benchmark project. Your iconic building should leave a footprint, but not a carbon footprint. Sustainability is a priority. Texlon® ETFE has been a part of projects all over the world that have been certified LEED, BREAM, DGNB and has been recognized with Vector Foiltec's exclusive Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Many of the reasons for these certifications hinges on the outstanding material properties of ETFE. As an example, it is lightweight, yet strong and our engineers design it to be perfectly suitable in areas that are prone to hurricanes, like Miami FL. But don't worry, you do not have to wait in long lines or be on the VIP list, our technology is available to everyone. Give it a shot: with our network of 18 global offices we, Vector Foiltec, are around the corner to help you.
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Hook Burger to Open at The Shoppes at Westlake Village This Coming Fall/
Update 10/9/14: Hook Burger Westlake Village is now open to the public.
Hook Burger is on the "Hook" to open at The Shoppes at Westlake Village this coming fall, along with a number of other new eateries and retailers. Founded by the folks with 35 years of burger experience with The Habit. Hook burgers are humanely raised, 100% USDA lean beef and chicken is fresh and hormone and antibiotic free. Breads baked locally at WildFlour Bakery daily. Learn more at hookburger.com.
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7/3/2013 5/5 Stars
Non Yelper here, but I have to give credit where credit is due.
I had Central install a system in my home exactly one year ago and I must say it has been perfect. We had two false alarms due to our dog, but other than that the system was perfect. A fair price and contract, honest and professional people, and a quality product make the difference here.
The installation was in a house with no current system and we have very little attic space to run wiring, so it was a challenge. These guys knocked it out in a 1/2 day no problem.
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A nucleotide is composed of a sugar, a phosphate and a heterocylic nitrogenous base. Nucleotides act as the monomers for nucleic acid polymers, energy carriers within the body and essential coenzymes.
A single nucleotide is referred to as a mononucleotide unit, or MNU. The pentose sugar present in a nucleotide is found in ring form. It can be either D-ribose or 2'-deoxyribose. The form 2'-deoxyribose lacks a hydroxide on the 2' carbon that is present on D-ribose, and it instead contains two hydrogens.
Ribose is found in RNA, and deoxyribose is found in DNA. The phosphate can be composed of one, two or three phosphates. It can be either a phosphate ion or phosphoric acid. The phosphate bonds to either the 3' carbon or 5' carbon of the sugar.
The nitrogenous base present on a nucleotide is planar, aromatic and heterocyclic. It can be a two-ringed purine, such as adenine or guanine, or a one-ringed pyrimidine, such as thymine, uracil and cytosine. Thymine is found only in DNA, while uracil is found only in RNA. One nitrogen present in the base is linked to the sugar molecule through a N-glycosidic bond. The other forms of nitrogen create the hydrogen bonds that allow nucleic acids to form complementary base pairs.


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First Grade | Structure, Function, and Information Processing
First Grade | Structure, Function, and Information Processing
This first grade kit is instrumental in helping students continue to learn about the world around them. The five activities included in this kit will help students get hands on working knowledge of animals and how they function in their environment. "Can I mimic you?" simulates polar bear fur and skin and teaches students how polar bears stay warm in their arctic environment. "One Deep Breath" teaches students how a whale breathes. These are just two of the exciting activities first grade students will be experiencing first hand with this fun and interactive kit. This kit contains enough materials for twenty five to thirty students or can be customized for a home schooled student.
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Full link: http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20130719/debating-the-true-value-of-san-fernando-valley-sprawl
In a small residential development in Woodland Hills, the modern has become the historic.
Like immigrants who came to the Valley in the 1950s boom, Greg Morrow moved to his 1,400-square-foot suburban home last year in the Corbin Palms development on the promise of more space and safety for his two-year-old twins. Morrow's house, with skylights that allow light to filter in through the palms lining the street, has a sleek, modernist style once representative of the surrounding 287-home tract, which was built between 1953 and 1955 by Krisel & Palmer.
Morrow's home is one of just a few single-story houses left in the neighborhood that look modern -- as in, representative of the structures that boomed throughout Los Angeles, and especially the San Fernando Valley, after World War II, etching within the national consciousness an image of the region's architectural and design creativity. About 90 percent of Corbin Palms homes have been converted to styles from the '70s, '80s, '90s or a clunky mix of the three. And the evolution of this neighborhood is representative of similar ones throughout Southern California, as old has given way to new -- and not always for the better.
"From a design point of view, the modifications are a loss. There is something here of value -- not just economic but also the cultural value of reflecting a time in L.A.'s history that was hugely innovative," said Morrow, an architect working on his Ph.D in urban planning at UCLA.
But now, due to efforts of the city, more of the rows of postwar modern designs that have defined the Valley's development and culture since then may be legally preserved for years to come.
On July 27, Morrow is set to join architects, historians, urban planners and local residents for "Preserving Sprawl." a panel sponsored by the Los Angeles Conservancy that will debate the pros and cons of protecting the midcentury homes of Southern California.
While preservation efforts normally look for uniqueness in design, the challenge of the panel will be to determine whether pristine cul-de-sacs of identical ranch housing could in fact be deemed historically distinctive, despite their aesthetic lack of distinction.
According to Robert Bruegmann, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, current standards for preservation would leave 99 percent of original suburban development unprotected. "To me, that's one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard," he said. "This [housing] was driven by the desires of middle-class Americans, and these communities satisfied that in a spectacular way. The Valley's world significance is what happened in the 1950s."
Five years after WWII, the population of the San Fernando Valley had more than doubled. Immigrants, mostly young white couples looking to raise families, moved into rapidly multiplying swaths of suburban houses known for their single stories and gabled roofs.
"That period was probably the greatest growth and greatest achievement of prestige for Los Angeles in its 200-plus years," said Alan Hess, an architect who will be moderating the panel.
In 2009, Survey L.A. -- funded in part by a $2.5 million grant from the J.Paul Getty Trust -- launched with the sole purpose of tallying the city's significant historic resources and identifying significant themes in its developments. It has already labeled dozens of midcentury developments "historical districts." Other areas, including Morrow's, are too altered to earn the distinction.
"These are places that have been focal points and centers for communities for decades in the San Fernando Valley and should be preserved as the Valley continues to evolve," said Ken Bernstein, manager of L.A.'s Office of Historic Resources, which runs the survey.
But as the Los Angeles area has grown in population density, much of the Valley has seen its homogeneous suburban breadth forced to share space with nodes of high-density populations, apartments and walking corridors. "It's hard to imagine the Valley as really being suburban anymore," said Bruegmann. "The difference in feeling between the center of L.A. and the Valley is pretty much erased."
Some groups favor the region's urbanization and fear the effects of preserving too much suburbia, which they say produces traffic jams, couch-potato lifestyles and divided neighborhoods.
"Contemporary architecture can be valued alongside traditional architecture," said Tim Halbur of the Congress for New Urbanism. "But the sustainability and the connected sense of place that is lacking in the Valley is exponentially more important."
Still, many of Southern California's urban-planning experts do not foresee developers encroaching significantly on single-family home districts and believe a balance can be made between preservation and development.
"Cities are very dynamic things," said Morrow. "It is probably a good thing for the Valley to evolve ... but at the same time preserve its midcentury neighborhoods. I think we can actually do both, and I think we need to do both."


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Exterior can always be fun. Out and about in the fresh air can be a much better option.
No hassle with electric cords running on the floor of a studio for photographers and for the sitter trying to relax in claustrophobia Studio….
If one has eye one can find quick ideas for backgrounds. Available light is in the trend today, as camera's of today are so great were one can adjust the colour temperature easier and also setting one's ISO/ASA.
"Alpha/mike/india/romeo - please come in…."
Has refelctions of wing onto his arm and face, makes the face softish. The light was slightly overcast.


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By: Mir M.Hosseini
The Iranian king Khosrau Parviz who was imprisoned in the Tisfun palace was executed on this day after a decision by generals, noblemen and his own son Shirouyeh. His reign was disastrous for Iranians because of unnecessary actions such as deployment of armed forces to Egypt, disrespecting Christians by bringing the Holy Cross from Palestine to Tisfun, losing great army generals like Bahram Chubin and thus creating dissatisfaction among civilians. The country had become weak and many new enemies were created. His last unforgiveable act was deserting the Iranian army while they were fighting against Romans. After this disgraceful escape he had become an alcoholic. His son Shirouyeh or Ghobad 2 became his successor, however the concessions that he gave to the Romans could not stop the downfall of the Sassanid Empire which was struggling with internal and external turmoil.


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Lonely in days when I miss you.
as now it is forever as you left me forever.
Tears of sorrow filled my heart and soul
as you left me without saying a word.
Forever in darkness you left me
I wished you would be back,
to bring me from darkness to light.
But those days were just like a dream
which never would come true.
Now that I understand
friendship is just a hi when we meet
and a goodbye when we leave.
Forever lonely in this world
living in your memories.
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Talk amongst yourselves... I'll give you a widget/
I just installed an Incircles widget that enables live group chat on my blog. I found it on TechCrunch and I think it's pretty cool for an alpha.
Here's what's great about it:
- Easiest install of any widget I've ever used. I think I picked a color, told it where it was going... then boom, I was done.
- It's built in flash and the embed code is flash, which means it will pretty much work anywhere.
- Slick interface. It's very easy to message other users and join in.
- Links to popular pages. I can easily check out other pages where people are chatting with InCircle widgets.
Here's what needs some work:
- Notification and popping out of the page. I don't want to keep my blog open all day, but I wouldn't mind an extra window that blinks when new people join or new messages are played. I'd probably even download a little notifier for this. An html link that opens a new popped out window of the chat I'm on would be great.
- Chat isn't visable until you start chatting yourself. Outsiders can't see what's going on in the chat or that it's even live until you jump in. This makes them look dead at first.
- Archiving and user reports. Not registering made it easy to get started, but that also means I have no backend interface for getting reports, seeing what was discussed, etc.
I also can't block certain words or users. The user thing is hard b/c no one registers to join a chat, so it's hard to ban people, but you could do it with a cookie at least temporarily.
- I'm not cookied with the same identity. Once I create a screename, it should be mine... so maybe I do want to register... or make registration optional, but what I get for registering is the ability to own my screename... b/c I don't want anyone else being ceonyc. That would allow me to be ceonyc in any chat I walked into.
- Feedflare... Allow me to put something in my RSS feed that says "X number of people chatted on this page in the last hour) that encourages clickthroughs.
All in all, nice work... I wonder how much traffic a blog needs to have for this to reach a critical mass.


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Life Is Too Short for Miller Lite/
When I was 13 years old, I celebrated my birthday with my family at Hard Rock Cafe. My father handed me a bottle of Rolling Rock and said, "You're going to be a Bar Mitzvah in a few weeks--that means you will be seen in the Jewish community as a man. I think you're old enough to try a beer." I tried it and washed it down with a full glass of water. It was disgusting to me. I didn't try another beer until my sophomore year of college.
In college, beer is plentiful, but it's also half water and a quarter foam. It was easy for me to decline a beer. But when I turned 21, I was able to take a wine appreciation course and, after 8 weeks, discovered that I didn't really appreciate wine, either.
But after I graduated college, I traveled through Europe, and ended up staying in a hostel in a chateau in the Beaujolais region of France. I tried the newest release of the nearest vineyard's wine, and I was hooked. I savored every gulp, and asked questions about the "legs" in a glass or red, or what those "hints" of cardamom and blackberry meant. I connected in my mind and in my senses the experience of drinking the wine with my environment. Drinking wine finally became the sacred experience for me that it was supposed to be every Sabbath.
That sacred experience did not stop there. I discovered that the same approach could be applied to beer, too. Suddenly, I wanted to try beer, but only the kind that would give me a complexity of experience. Hefeweizen from a boot in an upstate New York BrauHaus. Samuel Smith's Chocolate Stout at a blues club. Shocktop Ale after trudging through muck and leaping over fire in a mud obstacle course. Memories were sanctified by the sensory icing on the cake.
And then it happened. I was out with friends and someone handed me a Miller Lite. I don't know who, because I wasn't paying attention. These kinds of things always happen when you don't pay attention. I don't remember much about the environment, because it was nondescript. But I remember what happened when I drank Miller Lite for the first time. I literally spit it out. It was an insult to my body. And I swore that day that I would never drink Miller Lite again.
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This rule has been applied over and over again in my life, most recently with coffee. Anyone who knows me knows I am crazy about Aeropress coffee. I have my ritual each day of hand grinding dark oily beans and savoring one cup each day. I will not drink Panera or Mr. Coffee coffee anymore. I derive few greater pleasures than challenging a close friend or family member to identify a better cup of coffee. Well, there is one greater pleasure: seeing the smile across their faces when they experience, for the first time, a cup of Aeropress coffee perfectly prepared.
Our time here on earth is short. Yes, we have obligations and painful detours that take us away from our ability to appreciate how precious each moment is. But, if I treat each hour in my calendar--each moment in my day--as holy space, worthy of 100% of my attention and experience--rather than trying to multi-task--I find that I get so much more accomplished, and I didn't waste that sacred opportunity on Miller Lite.
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Last I left you, we were enjoying a cold one on our new peat gravel patio. As promised, I am back with the how-to.
Before we get started, I'm just going to tell you straight out: we totally winged this. If you know what you are doing, please feel free to stop reading now. On the other hand, if you know what you are doing and could use a good laugh, please feel free to carry on reading. Either way, suit yourself.
I think I might of mentioned that we added over 2 tons of dirt to this garden. Previously we had some drainage issues in this space. Hopefully the extra dirt and the new gutter Mr. DD added to the garage will help with that. But anyway, I digress, what I want to tell you is that we borrowed this handy-dandy level from our neighbor. It slides on two strings, which are attached to stakes; once you get it level, you can eyeball the grade that you want. We sloped the level of the dirt away from the garage and into the yard. Well, at least that's the plan. We've yet to test it with a good rain.
Once we had the dirt how we wanted it, we loosely mapped out the shape of the patio. Then we used the old fashioned compass method to make our circle. Pretty sure the string shifted, but it still looked fairly circular to us, so we went with it. It's about 70" across. Oh, and I should say we centered it on the window; again, just eyeballed it.
We laid our bricks to the outside of the circle and dug about a 3 inch trench to lay the plastic edger.
My apologies for the series of shots including the blue bucket and turquoise pots. I was playing around with future plant placement, which then turned into a fun game for our pre-schooler.
Here's the afore mentioned plastic edger. We used a 20' length that we cut in half {with herb scissors} for each side.
Note the turquoise pot: placeholder for potential blueberry bush.
We dug about a 1.5" trench for the bricks, placed the bricks, then stepped on them a couple of times. This highly technically method allowed for the bricks to stand just a smidge above the plastic edger.
Note: The brick pavers are from Home Depot. Sienna tumbled, $.49 a piece. Not part of the original plan, but sure glad they were added in this weekend. Definitely gives it a 'finished' look.
Down went the landscaper paper to try to keep the weeds at bay. Not sure how well this stuff really works as we used it in our raised bed kitchen garden and some weeds have already poked their way through. Oh well, you always have to try. Besides, I am sure it could be worse.
Finally, the gravel was poured in and raked into place. We used 6 small bags, which is enough for about 2 inches of depth. Truth be told, we could probably add another bag or two. I'm sure they will make their way into our cart with the next Home Depot run ;)
And there you have it. A down and dirty how-to on our peat gravel patio. I hope you enjoyed and maybe even found it to be vaguely useful.
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David Mellor Design operates on the simple principle that well designed tableware is a vital part of any interior. The company was set up by David Mellor, Royal Designer for Industry, in the 1950s. The first and now famous David Mellor shop opened in Sloane Square, London, in 1969 and soon became a focal point of Swinging Sixties Chelsea and remains one of London's most original and individual shops. Corin Mellor succeeded his father as Creative Director of David Mellor Design in 2006.
An acknowledged modern classic. David Mellor's first cutlery, designed in 1953, is now in many international collections. The simple elegance of Pride encapsulates the modern ethos of the Festival of Britain on the South Bank in 1951. Made from 18/10 stainless steel. Also available in Sterling Silver by special order.
Care: Dishwasher safe.
Special Order, please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
Should you have any questions, please contact us directly at firstname.lastname@example.com or 416.926.1120 / 1.866.926.1120.
8.1" L (20.6cm) • ITEM 5DM-2522181