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Mollena is teaching a class on race play this Tuesday night. And has received threats of violence regarding it. She is refusing to censor herself, and has gone public regarding the threatsI understand people really not liking this, but threatening a Black woman for doing race play, simply because you disagree that it's acceptable? What is wrong with people?
I think people just don't realize, when they get into their Lists Of Reasons Why People Can Engage In Generic Kink, but Not In Scary Kink X, just how inhospitable they make the environment for people who engage in Kink X. Suzy Essaywriter may be saying "And thus I impeccably argue that Whatever cannot be reclaimed as shown by the previous twenty pages of careful argumentation," but what happens down the line is "You're so appalling we will get violent."
And what's always really bothered me about this is the whole "Oh, but I only mean it if you're a member of the oppressor group." Not because I don't think that in some places, the standards are a little different. But because it becomes very stark for some people, "you're OK and you're not." And I don't think that's a wise way to be.
I don't like it when I see, for example, "women can fantasize about being ravished, but if their partners get off on playing the opposite role, they're evil." It just makes no sense.
Similarly, there's been a bit of "Oh, I'm OK with you women discussing whatever, but when a man says the same things it scares me" in discussions at places I often mention here, and I even see it (though fortunately rarely) from commenters here.
That's something I can't get on board with. It's just never made sense to me that an oppressed person can say something and maybe even be right, but the minute it comes out of someone else's mouth, it's suddenly Wrong-O-Wrong and even Scary and Threatening.
I'm probably peeing into the wind even saying it, because it's a favorite trope of all kinds of anti-"liberal", anti-"colorblind," etc. people. I get the concept of privilege and I do think it exists, but I think there's something going wrong somewhere when one person saying X can be brave and true and someone else saying the same thing is threatening and violent.


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Long stuck in low gear, Walt Disney Co.'s video game division is aiming for infinity.
The entertainment conglomerate on Tuesday unveiled plans for a high-stakes initiative called Disney Infinity that could determine the success or failure of its video game business over the next few years.
Infinity will enable players to buy toys based on famous Disney characters like Mr. Incredible and "Pirates of the Caribbean's" Jack Sparrow and "scan" them into a game. Each character can have adventures in his or her own environment – like Sparrow on the high seas -- or together in a "playground" mode where players create new worlds.


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Speaking at the VentureBeat Mobile Summit, AT&T senior VP Kris Rinne once again said wideband audio, also known as HD Voice, would be coming to the network sometime in 2013. Ina Fried at AllThingsD reports:
Speaking on Monday, AT&T senior VP Kris Rinne said that the carrier will roll out its own support for the technology later this year, as it begins to route voice calling over its LTE network. "HD Voice is part of our voice over LTE strategy."
HD Voice requires both handset support and network support. The iPhone 5 is compatible with HD Voice, but so far that's restricted to only a few, mainly European carriers. AT&T's HD Voice isn't the same technology those European carriers have implemented, however, it's using Voice over LTE (VoLTE).
Current LTE networks are data-only, leaving voice on their traditional, separate channels. With VoLTE everything is data, and voice becomes Voice over IP (VoIP). Switching to VoLTE provides for a simpler, more efficient, and hopefully better quality service for everyone.
Back in January, Sascha Segan reported that HD Voice could be coming to AT&T as soon as August 2013, and wrote about how it sounded in PCMag:
I tried AT&T's HD Voice demo, and it's really striking. Background noise just drops out. The bustle of noises in a coffee shop? Gone. Airport PA announcements? Zapped. Even in a quiet room, voices become much, much richer; I won't sound like a nasal Gollum any more. It's really lovely, and I dare say it's an unusually good version of HD Voice even as HD Voice goes. But I've seen this demo a bunch of times before. I've seen this demo for two years. Someone needs to actually launch the service.
Can't wait.
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About how soon should I put it on? I feel weird having it on her just to have it on her...and how long should I leave it on after?
About an hour before and after. Collar = walk creates a collar smart dog.


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Popcorn's all the rage these days, but Scout fundraisers haven't always been so mainstream. Throughout history Scouts have sold a variety of less-conventional products in the name of fundraising for their pack and troop. I'm talking candles and fire extinguishers, road atlases and safety flares, candy and oranges — if you could slap a price tag on it, chances are Scouts sold it.
Not that wacky fundraising ideas are a bad thing, of course. Fundraisers are a necessary part of any Scout unit, always done in the name of filling a unit's coffers so it can offer more and better Scouting outings. But some of the items I came across when searching through Scouting magazine's digital archives made me do a double-take.
But hey, whatever works, right?
After the jump find 23 bizarre fundraising ideas from Scouting's past, all presented as they appeared in Scouting magazine. And those of you who have been in Scouting a while, tell me: Did you sell any of these items? Or better yet: What was the craziest Scouting fundraiser you ever took part in?
1950s: Vanilla
1960s: Fire Extinguisher
1970s: Fruitcake
1970s: Safety Flares
1970s: Sponges
1970s: Trash Bags
1970s: Animal Candles
1970s: Auto Trouble Lites
1970s: More Animal Candles
1970s: Spill Stopper
1970s: Spot Stain Remover
1970s: Munchie Mix
1970s: Road Atlas
1970s: Smoke Detector
1980s: Disney Candy
1980s: Oranges
1980s: Stuffed Animals
1980s: Superhero Pens
1980s: Safety Cone
1980s: Daily Planners
1990s: Dishcloths
1990s: Light Bulbs
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99 Uses for Your Old Handle
In these tough economic times, you can't just be throwing things away when you get new ones. So we figured it was finally time to break out the list we tricked you all into creating, filled with creative uses for your old handle. Please note, however, Alliance Wakeskate is not responsible if you try any of these and fail, nor do we think most of them are good ideas in the logical sense of the phrase. Enjoy!
1. Walking the dog. Instead of having your average dog leash handle you could substitute the original handle for a cooler rope handle. If you have a big enough dog, you could practice handle passes while you run behind him.
2. Walk your cat with it. It's ridiculous enough that you are walking your cat, no one will think twice you are doing so with a giant handle.
3. Make use of my handle and some bungees to create a workout system like the Total Ab Solution.
4. Tie to a tree. Only if you have a trampoline next to the tree tough, otherwise neighbors might get the wrong idea.
5. Wait, nevermind, you could also tie it to a tree and make an awesome tree swing.
6. Dog chew toy. Distract your dog with it while you are tying them up to stop chasing cars, boats, etc. It will work until it chews through the rope.
7. Get a bunch of old handles together and get a mayhem match going (5 riders behind 1 boat — complete GNAR!)
8. Tie a few old handles to an old swing set and have a new, colorful set of Monkey Bars.
9. Hang on the wall-I'll tell how it symbolizes that girl you never could hold onto after you played Rodeo with her (Urban dictionary, Definition 2)
10. In the spirit of the season, a Christmas Tree Ornament
11. Wear it around your neck and say, "check out my bling!"
12. Use your handle to pull open doors five feet before you get there.
13. Swing the handle round and round then throw it like a lawn dart, but handle darts.
14. Tie it to your girlfriend's belt loop, so you can always say, "GET OVER HERE."
15. Tie weights on one end and use it to work out with and get in shape for wakeskating.
16. Put it on your Intern so you can lead him down the right path
17. Hook it to a bell and let it be your new doorbell.
18. Hang it over you bed and use it to help you up in the morning or anything you might need a handle for in bed 🙂
19. Throw it at the moron that is on your lake or river and hopefully they run over it and it ruins their ride. Take the glass back!
20. Hook your cell phone to it so you always have a handle on things.
21. Fold it in half, hook a bag to it and now you got a new strap for your purse or for guys, murse.
22. Hook the loop to the bottom of your guitar and the handle over the neck! BANG stylin' strap for your back yard jams.
23. A hanger for wet vests/shorts/shoes. That's not really funny, but it seems pretty useful.
24. Triangle for pool. To rack pool balls because you thought you lost your handle and had to use the original rack so you could ride. Of course it broke, but that v flip while clutching a rack is something your friends will talk about for years to come.
25. For skateboarding behind a golf cart.
26. Picture frame. Take a picture of the handle, then cut the handle in 4 pieces that are the same length, glue them together in the shape of a square, make a picture frame out of it, put the picture you took of the handle inside it and above the picture frame write, R.I.P.
27. Sweet new Tech Deck rail.
28. There must be some new drinking game you could play with it.
29. A basketball rim for a trashcan.
30. Use it to help guide drunk friends to where they need to go.
31. Create the new hit sport called body sliding. The handle gets tied to an ATV. A rider must get greased up and then gets pulled behind the ATV. The grease allows the slider to do all kinds of tricks. It's going to be on ESPN de Ocho next Fall.
32. Turn it into a lasso for catching cattle by the horns
33. Put a net on it and turn it into a floating bait bucket that clips on at the waist and still drags in the water.
34. Put a burlap sack on it and slide it over a horse's mouth for a feedbag.
35. Hoop for puppies or kitties to jump through.
36. Put a Jesus piece on it, it's a hella dope chain now.
37. Transform the entire handle into a triangle to bring the cattle home, ringing it for feeding time.
38. You could use the handle to try to use it to hold up a broken arm or leg or something like the old hospitals used to do. You would always have riding on your mind, which could be a good or bad thing.
39. It could be used as an effective weapon to hurt some one by choking them or beating them with the actual handle. Don't carry around a rope handle though, unless you like to get in fights because people would make fun of you for carrying one around.
40. You could use it when you wanted to sneak out of you house or some one else's. Attach to an old rope, secure it to something in the house and slide on down. We do not recommend putting it to use, but if you want to go ahead.
41. Use it to replace to missing bottom rung of a fire escape ladder.
42. Attach it to a yo-yo to do the perfect "Rock the cradle"
43. When dancing to the Village People's YMCA, hold up the handle to represent the letter "Y."
44. Hang it in a birdcage, as a perch for a 12 lb. Canary.
45. Use it as a dinner bell for the hearing impaired.
46. Use it to lasso beers that are a little out of your reach. (This one may take some practice to perfect.)
47. Launch it into trees to get fishing lures/line down when you misfire.
48. A whip to add to your utility belt for fighting crime, etc.
49. A boomerang to fight away the mutated lake jellyfishes.
50. A triangle to sit under for meditation purposes.
51. A super fishing rod to hook a shark and skate into the sunset (The most honorable death a skater could have.)
52. Hang two as backyard Olympic rings and have an Olympic-style ring contest.
53. Make it the pull start for a generator.
54. A handle for getting pulled behind the snowmobile on the snowskate when the lake freezes.
55. Use it to hang small children when they are annoying.
56. Sell it to a very stupid homeless person.
57. More reasonably, give it to a homeless person so they can enjoy the sport of wakeskating. Now they only have to get a boat, skate, and some shoes (if they dont already have them, of course.)
58. Hand towel rack for the ultimate wake bathroom.
59. Use it as a stencil for when ever you need to make actual sized pictures of handles.
60. Attach it to the end of a parachute rip cord so you can be sure you'll be able to grip it midair.
61. Great Nintendo Wii attachment for future wakeskating video games.
62. Music Triangle. There is potential for some serious new beats here.
63. Rear view mirror decoration – Fuzzy Dice are so last year.
64. Replace the baby's rattle or pacifier.
65. Use it as a belt. The rodeo buckles have nothing on a 15″ EVA buckle.
66. Give it to a kid who has cancer because he deserves lots of gifts.
67. Keep it under the seat of your truck as a tool of protection against squirrels and crackheads.
68. Make a extremely large keychain out of it, that way you would rarely lose your keys
69. Use it to tie off the boat to the dock.
70. "EVERgrip" prototype. Attach a set of handcuffs to handle, which are then attached to a person so they never can let go of the handle.
71. Donate it to the Museum of 'Sorry your Warranty Does Not Cover THAT Damage' along side the hall of waterlogged cameras and the exhibit of 'Thanks for running over my glasses'
72. Use it as a shish kebab stick for full sized t-bone steaks.
73. Cut the handle down the middle (without it breaking in half), then hang it from a tree. Tell your friend it's a swing and tell him to sit on it, then watch him fall.
74. Use it as a magic wand to perform magic tricks on the side of the road for some extra gas money.
75. Say you have a gay friend who has a girl friend as a cover so no one knows that he's gay. His girlfriend does not know that he's gay but is wondering why they haven't "done anything." You could round off one side of the handle and give it to her and say, "I figured you might want to use this."
76. Make a kickbutt ceiling fan out of old wakeskates and use the handle as the on/off switch. You'll never have trouble finding the cord in the dark!
77. Attach it to the horn in your car so you can honk like a real trucker. whoot! whoot!!
78. Tie it to the local homeless guy down the street so you can hitch rides places.
79. Keep the old one in the car and use it to ditch skate everything (You'll probably have some funny bail pics as a result).
80. Hang it in my giant birdcage for your bald eagle to sit on. (hopefully you don't really have a bald eagle, it would get sick from being in captivity, and it's illegal….get it, ill eagle.)
81. Cut off the rope and attach a stick to the front of the handle and use it as a divining rod to find gaps. Handles and sticks are magical.
82. Use it as the bit piece for my Clydesdale named Budweiser. He likes to pretend he's an X-Star and that he's pulling me on my wakeskate. Please, he chewed through his last one and now he's depressed.
83. Give it to a friend's girlfriend who has him whipped. Let her put it around his neck so she can lead him around without having him wander off
84. Hang it from a tree so you can squat when camping when your beer stomach gets the best of you and no outhouse is in sight!
85. Cut the rope part off and you have a very nice club to knock your fish out when your ready to clean them
86. If the old handle grip is metal cash that baby in at the local scrap yard so you can get some money to ride.
87. A second handle for filming while riding. Or just riding doubles.
88. Gator Hunting.
89. Put it in your jeans when you go to the bar…. great way to meet the ladies. "Is that a throbbing fifteen inch wakeskate handle in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" This idea is cheap, effective, and works a hell of a lot better than a lasso at getting girls. You will probably be swarmed by so many beautiful women that you wont even be able to beat them off of you with your old handle.
90. Use it as a stencil to draw a house, which you could then paint blue while listening to Eiffel 65's "I'm Blue (Da ba dee)." And to quote, it would be, "a blue house with a blue window."
91. Send it to the Discovery Channel for 'Shark Week.' They could find out if wakeboarding/wakeskating in the ocean increases your odds of a shark attack.
92. Covertly super glue it to your friend's hands before he rides so he would quit dropping the rope.
93. A flag for your mailbox. Make sure the mailman knows where to deliver those wakeskate-related packages.
94. Staple the handle under your desk in my cubicle at work and practice my handle passes in your spinning office chair.
95. Use it as a weapon. Have you ever tried to fight somebody using anything wakeskate related? It's kinda hard. You can swing your board at them but a wakeskate has a lot of wind resistance and is quite easy to dodge. There's not much you can do with a vest, they float, are kinda awkward, and are basically made to save lives instead of ruin them. This is not the case with an old handle, you can beat the sh*t out of somebody with an old handle. Just place it in your hand and give it a nice downward swing directed at whatever person, place, or thing you want to impair. A huge benefit of this is that most handles look pretty cool, so you can deliver a beatdown and look legit as you do it. If you have to assault and batter somebody you may as well do it right.
96. Make a pipe out of it. Some of you will laugh at this idea, some will go grab their old handles. Eventually everyone will realize the future in wakeskate technology has nothing to do with designing new products, but just trying to figure out how to smoke out of the old ones.
97. Use it to fraud people on eBay. MY handle has been used to tow every pro wakeskater ever, cures cancer, and is inter-changeable between boats. Make me an offer.
98. A new handle to pull start an old school lawn mower!
99. After reading all these ideas, hook loop in a tree, put handle around neck and jump!
Is this a blog series? If not, it should be. I would love to read the next installment on this subject.
Yes, these are great ways to use the handle. How did you come up with something like this?
Yeah nice use of the handle, but you can't gift it to your boyfriend, can you?
Keep up with good work. Thanks for sharing.


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WASHINGTON -- Cost estimates for a key portion of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law have ballooned by $111 billion from last year's budget, and a senior Republican lawmaker on Friday demanded an explanation.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., wants to know by Monday why the estimated cost of helping millions of middle-class Americans buy health insurance has jumped by about 30 percent for an eight-year period, from 2014-2021.
Administration officials say the explanation lies in budget technicalities and that there are no significant changes in the program that would raise concerns.
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At issue are subsidies that will be provided under the health care law to help middle class people buy private coverage in new state insurance markets that open in 2014.
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"This staggering increase ... cannot be explained by legislative changes or new economic assumptions, and therefore must reflect substantial changes in underlying assumptions regarding ... costs," Camp wrote Friday in a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.
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The latest poker sensation involves poker tournaments on TV. The big one is the World Series of Poker, which for years has been gaining popularity on ESPN. In fact, poker is now one of the top five-rated programs on ESPN. Now other networks are starting to sponsor poker tournaments made for television.
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The state is primed to celebrate late summer with a harvest season full of charm, festivals and Fall Deals that beckon leaf-peepers and value-seekers alike. There's much to do - with 75 events in the VermontVacation.com Travel Planner over Labor Day weekend alone. Here's a sampler of the month ahead:
September is Archaeology Month (Statewide): Explore history immersed in the outdoors; delve into Vermont places you've always wanted to visit and be surprised to learn new things about places you know well. Choose from more than 30 events and discover Vermont's 12,000 year history through interpretive walks, illustrated lectures, and hands-on explorations all month long. https://www.facebook.com/VermontArchaeologyMonth
Fashion & Fantasy Art Exhibit (Now –November 20, Middlebury): Fashion & Fantasy pairs selections from the museum's vintage clothing collection with the unique and imaginative couture creations from nature by Vermont artist Wendy Copp. www.henrysheldonmuseum.org
Of Land & Local Art Exhibit (Sept. 6 – Dec. 7, Statewide): Of Land & Local is a multidisciplinary exhibition designed to initiate a dialogue about the Vermont landscape. Vermonters' shared history in land and pride for the local lay the groundwork for this exhibition, featuring works from over 40 international and Vermont-based artists. Each of the seven locations will host events throughout the fall. http://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/oflandandlocal/
Killington Classic Motorcycle Rally (Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, Killington): Vermont's premier motorcycle rally, presented by Americade. Social events, a vendor village, bike & stunt shows, live music, and a 12-mile parade, plus five days of touring through Vermont's Green Mountains. www.killingtonclassic.com
The Full Palette (Aug. 30 - Sept. 1, Stratton Mountain): A celebration of the tastes and techniques of Vermont farm-to-table with workshops, demonstrations, author events, grand tasting tent, field trips, food trucks, wine tasting and a gala farm-to-table feast on Sunday night. www.stratton.com/events-and-activities/events/2013/09/full-palette.aspx
The Jay Peak Trail Running Family Festival (Aug. 31 - Sept. 1, Jay): The Jay Peak Trail Running Family Festival is a series of trail races for all abilities (ages 4-109) 5K races, 25K race, 50K race, kids race. Visit website to register. www.jaypeaktrailrun.com
Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Festival (Aug. 31 - Sept. 1, Bennington): A top 10 Vermont Event and Top 10 Garlic Festival in the world. Kids activities, live music, food including garlic ice cream, multiple garlic products, farm products and over 150 vendors. www.lovegarlic.com
Ann Coleman Gallery: Opening "Waterworks" Show (Aug. 31 - Sept. 27, Wilmington): Collective Artists' Space includes Southern Vermont's finest: Petria Mitchell-oil painter, Caryn King- animal painter, Lori Rich-fine silver jewelry, Jason Breen-fine funriture & woodworker, Marilyn Cavallari-painter, Ann Coleman- pastel/giclee prints, Mary Angus blown-glass. www.artistAnnColeman.com
Society Of Animal Artist Exhibit (Aug. 31 - Nov. 3, Bennington): The Bennington is proud to again host the annual show of the SAA, Art of the Animal. Juried by the Society the show consists of paintings, drawing, bronzes and carvings done by members and associate members of this world-renowned group. www.thebennington.org
Labor & Leisure Day at Billings Farm & Museum (Sept. 1, Woodstock): Wagon rides, building a split rail fence, ice cream making, and laundry – using a washboard and wringer. www.billingsfarm.org
The Grizzly Triathlon (Sept. 1, Stratton Mountain): This sprint style triathlon begins with a beautiful classic Vermont backdrop as you make your way across the Stratton Golf Course lake. The race continues its path through the woodsy trials of Stratton. If the race doesn't leave you breathless, the scenic views will! www.stratton.com/events-and-activities/events/2013/09/triathlon.aspx
New World Festival at Chandler (Sept. 1, Randolph): Each year more than 70 exceptional musicians are drawn from New England, Canada and the British Isles. Concerts, music and dance workshop sessions, children's activities, and open dancing unfold on five continuous stages from noon until 11 PM. Food and drink provided by the area's finest chefs and breweries. www.chandler-arts.org
Healing Herbs: Green Power All Around You (Sept. 3, Johnson): Spend an evening with Barbara Raab, a practicing herbalist who teaches at UVM and JSC. You will learn about the practice of Western Herbalism, a typical day in the life of an herbalist, training and jobs available to herbalists, and you will take a campus herb walk to discover medicinal plants in our midst! www.jsc.edu/events
Vito Acconci: Thinking Space (Sept. 3 - Dec. 8, Middlebury): This exhibition marks the inauguration on campus of a replica of Acconci's Way Station I, which was constructed in 1983 near what is now McCardell Bicentennial Hall. The exhibition and its accompanying publication place the work in the context of Acconci's ongoing, extraordinarily influential career. http://museum.middlebury.edu/exhibitions/upcoming/node/1088
Robert Frost: This Verse Business (Sept. 5 – 22, Montpelier): Gordon Clapp is the great American poet Robert Frost, who barded about the country for 45 years with his poetry, dry wit, and "promises to keep." Clapp brings an uncanny authenticity to the role much as Hal Holbrook did for Mark Twain. www.lostnationtheater.org/
First Fridays in Brandon (Sept. 6, Brandon): Brandon's restaurants and merchants are keeping the lights on and the doors open until 9 pm the first Friday of each month. Brandon's downtown is chock full of "indie" shops, galleries, restaurants, etc. First Friday in Brandon: Doin' The Local Thing. www.brandon.org
South End Art Hop (Sept. 6 – 8, Burlington): The South End Art Hop is a three day event attracting over 30,000 visitors. Visitors are attracted to the South End artist's studios, and local businesses that are refit as art galleries and exhibition sites for the more than 500 participating artists. www.seaba.com/art-hop
Gardening with Balanced Awareness: Organic Internship (Sept. 6 – 20, Barnet): The garden internship at Karme Choling focuses on the techniques of organic gardening, but also emphasizes strengthening our mind-body through meditation, nature walks, and an opportunity to study Shambhala-Buddhism. Stay for two weeks and learn from a variety of topics related to organic gardening. www.karmecholing.org/program.php?id4972
The Maple Leaf Half Marathon & 5K Run & Fun Walk (Sept. 7, Manchester): The premier half-marathon in beautiful southwestern Vermont provides outstanding race organization, enthusiastic volunteers, and a fun and challenging romp through the gorgeous New England countryside. 034f962.netsolhost.com/mapleleaf/contact-us/
The Moth (Sept. 7, Burlington): Join the Moth and Vermont Public Television for an evening of storytelling by local and national performers. The Moth is a NYC-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. The Moth has presented more than three thousand stories, told live and without notes, by people from all walks of life to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. www.themoth.org
Benson Bear Obstacle Challenge Race Series #4 (Sept. 7, Benson): Come tackle the Benson Bear's 5+ miles and 45+ military inspired obstacles over varied terrain on 150 acres! We have hills, hay bales that never end, ropes, water, sandbags, logs, 8'-10' walls, monkey bars that go uphill, towers, ramps, giant's ladders, the Abacus & the Tarzan Swing, balance logs, barb wire crawls, and more hills! www.active.com/miscellaneous/benson-vt/benson-bear-obstacle-challenge-race-series-4-september-7-2013
Woodstock Fine Art and Wine Festival (Sept. 7 – 8, Woodstock): Woodstock will host its fourth annual Woodstock Art and Wine Festival. Presented by the Chamber of Commerce, the show is located in downtown Woodstock on the historic green and across from the Woodstock Inn, a AAA, four star resort, and among over forty shops located in century-old buildings. Food vendors, live music along with warm small-town hospitality offer a picture-postcard setting for this juried art celebration. www.woodstockvt.com
Discover Dorset (Sept. 7 – 8, Dorset): Local artists will open their studios to visitors and there will be plenty of great food and music. The Dorset Inn will host local cheese makers on the Green. J.K. Adams will host a pie-baking contest and Someday Farm will demonstrate farm to table ideas. Works by local artists will be on display in the Gallery of the Bickford House. Also enjoy mountain biking demos, kids' games and a scavenger hunt. www.dorsetvt.com
Soldiers Atop the Mount (Sept. 7 – 8, Orwell): Step back to 1776-1777 as reenactors take over the Mount, demonstrating Revolutionary War camp life, military tactics, colonial crafts, firing artillery, hiking, cooking and making clothing. Children will enjoy drilling lessons and Mistress Davenport's schoolhouse. Sunday enjoy the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence and music by the Seth Warner Mt. Independence Fife & Drum Corps. www.historicsites.vermont.gov/
Traditional Craft Saturdays at Billings Farm & Museum (Sept. 7 – 28, Woodstock): Saturdays in September, explore a series of Vermont crafts from experienced crafters, learning about the history, process, and uses of these utilitarian and decorative items through hands-on learning. www.billingsfarm.org
Plein Air VT (Sept. 7 - Dec. 22, Bennington): Artists invited by Plein Air Vermont will be painting scenes in and around Bennington in early September. Following the show, at least one piece by each artist will be on display and for sale at The Bennington, including all award winners. www.thebennington.org
Old Times- Raconteurs at the Newbury Town House (Sept. 8, Newbury): Speaker Frank Bryan: Newbury HS class of '59, John G. McCullough Professor of Political Science, University of Vermont. www.celebrate250.org
Apples and Cheese Day (Sept. 8, Thetford): Sample some Vermont apples, try your hand at pressing cider, and learn about fresh Mozzarella cheese, with cheese makers Beth Carlson and Heather Gallagher. Pre-registration required for cheese-making, as space is limited. www.thetfordhistoricalsociety.org
400 Miles Down the Connecticut River (Sept. 8, South Woodstock): New England's longest river, the Connecticut, is rich in history and natural history. Michael Tougias, author of 14 books about New England, offers a narrated slide presentation that takes the viewer down the entire 410 miles of the river, discussing history from the days of loggers and Indian Wars to steamships and canals. A Vermont Humanities Council event. www.greenmountainperkinsacademy.org
Yoga: Building Gentle Strength & Wellness (Sept. 10, Johnson): Join Jivamukti Yoga teacher, Fletcher Boote, to learn about the "First Limb" on Patanjali's Eight Limbed Path of Yoga. The Yamas (yogic vows), are the foundation of a successful yoga practice and the basis for strengthening our hearts, minds and bodies. Learn the Sanskrit words and definitions of the five yamas, discuss their meanings and end with some simple movements to center the mind, release stress, and connect with the present moment. www.jsc.edu/events
Islam and Democracy in the Middle East (Sept. 11, Middlebury): The question of whether democracy and Islam are compatible depends on how we interpret the essential tenets of Islam. The current struggle in Muslim countries is not between Islamists and secularists, but rather, between opponents and proponents of democracy. There are religious and non-religious forces on both sides. Former Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Mansour Farhang explores these issues. A Vermont Humanities Council event. www.vermonthumanities.org
Red Grooms and Pop Art (Sept. 12, Brattleboro): This talk by Sarah Powers, Assistant Curator for Special Projects at the Hood Museum, will examine the art and artists referenced in Red Grooms's work, exploring his immersion in art history and his own background as an artist. www.brattleboromuseum.org/2013/07/12/red-grooms-pop-art/
A Heavy Burden to Bear: One Family's Civil War Story (Sept. 12, Worcester): David Book gives a living history presentation as Abel Morrill, Sr., an early settler of Cabot, VT and respected farmer. His story, presented with historical accuracy, reflects the common hardships suffered by Vermonters who lived through the Civil War. A Vermont Humanities Council event. www.worcestervthistoricalsociety.org
Middlebury Arts Walk (Sept. 13, Middlebury): Stores and businesses will remain open, becoming galleries displaying the work of dozens of area artists. Art will turn up in restaurants, on the town green, and in other exciting and unlikely places. This is a regular monthly event—-visit downtown Middlebury on the second Friday of every month. www.middleburyartswalk.com
Youth Market (Sept. 13, Bellows Falls): This is the second youth market of the season. We hope children will join us and share what they have grown with their plant starts. All children will have the opportunity to set up their own table and vend. We welcome any hand made crafts, desserts, produce you have grown and more. We will be having contests and a variety of children's activities. Live music as always! www.bffarmersmarket.com
Nature Poetry Writing Workshop (Sept. 13 – 14, Jeffersonville): Explore the many facets of nature – the good, ugly, deadly, and sublime - in this small group, two-day nature-themed poetry workshop, which includes discussion, resources, time for writing and revision, and feedback. Four gourmet meals and the chance to read your work at a public reading included. Workshop leader is experienced teacher and published poet. www.sundogpoetry.com
Kyudo Practice Weekend: Beginner's and Intermediate Archery (Sept. 13 – 15, Barnet): Kyudo, the Way of the Bow, is one of the oldest arts of the Japanese tradition of contemplative warriorship. It is meditation in action. The aim is not the target, but synchronization of awareness and body in the present moment. www.karmecholing.org/program.php?id5014
Fall Knitting Retreat (Sept. 13 – 15, Washington):
Join designer Becky Herrick for an intimate knitter's retreat at Grand View Farm. Enjoy a trunk show and Vermont wine tasting upon arrival. Becky will teach three sessions over the weekend covering the skills needed to knit her Grand View Gansey. These skills (channel island cast on, diamond and twisting cables) will be condensed into a pair of fingerless mitts. www.grandviewfarmvt.net/fiber-classes-retreats.html
Vermont Swing Dance Championships )Sept. 13 – 15, Stratton Mountain): Take part in three days of dance lessons with world class dance instructors. Dance competitions and hours of social dancing will be held at the Stratton Mt Resort. Beginners are welcome and no partner required. Salsa and Two Step lessons included! www.vermontwestcoastswing.net
Jane Austen Weekend: Pride and Prejudice )Sept. 13 – 15, Hyde Park): A leisurely literary-inspired weekend has something for every Austen devotee: a discussion of Pride and Prejudice & how the movies stand up to the book, afternoon tea in a beautiful old mansion, an informal talk on Regency life, a carriage ride, a quiz with prizes. Join every activity or simply indulge yourself watching the movies. It's not Bath, but it is Hyde Park and you'll love Vermont circa 1800. www.onehundredmain.com/events/jane-austen-weekends/
2013 Peak Mountain Bike Race (Sept. 14, Pittsfield): The 666 race, while maintaining the same gonzo spirit, has been altered to 6/12/24 to reflect the new 12 and 24 hour options. Since Pittsfield is renowned for being an ultra race Mecca, we thought it was time to step up our mountain bike race to the same level of challenge as our 100 mile snowshoe race, 100- 500 mile trail run, and most notoriously of all, The Death Race. www.peakracesmtb.eventbrite.com
Italian-American Stoneworkers in Vermont (Sept. 14, Barre): Middlebury College Professor Ilaria Brancoli-Busdraghi will present a short talk about the heritage and history of Italian-American stoneworkers in Vermont. You can explore the Vermont Heritage Gallery exhibit featuring The Granite City. www.vermonthistory.org/calendar
Shape-note Singing: American Folk Hymns (Sept. 14, Brownington): Ian and Chelsea Smiley will offer this introduction to shape-note singing and its history. They will present the shape-note method for learning to sight-sing music along with related music theory. The Class will sing songs together and share the traditional pot-luck "dinner." www.oldstonehousemuseum.org
Better L8 Than Never Car Show (Sept. 15, Bristol): Hosted by the Snake Mountain Cruisers. Admission: Donations for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. Sponsored by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce. www.BristolHarvestFest.com
Tour de Farms (Sept. 15, Shoreham): Bicyclists on the 6th Annual Tour de Farms choose either a 10-mile or 28-mile loop and sample a wide variety of foods offered by friendly farmers along the way. Pedaling in the beautiful Champlain Valley is the perfect way to work up an appetite for the farm stops and for the post-Tour Apple Fest. www.vtbikeped.org
Reiki: Energy Medicine, Healing & Surgery (Sept. 17, Johnson): Reiki is an ancient energy healing system that was virtually lost to the modern world until rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in the 1800s. It has since spread to every country in the world, with hospitals often hiring Reiki practitioners to assist with a variety of medical treatments. www.jsc.edu/events
Exposed. Maris Wolff & Robert Grundstein Performance (Sept. 19, Stowe): Everybody should come and see a visceral performance of dance, piano and costume. Maris Wolff will elicit the meaning of French Impressionism by way of Chopin, and Grundstein will provide the Chopin and other works. www.helenday.com/exposedevents
Golf and Tennis Tournament and Dinner (Sept. 20, Stratton Mountain): The Stratton Trailblazers Ski Club is celebrating autumn with an afternoon (and evening!) of golf and tennis! Enjoy the great company, awesome food and fun. www.stratton.com/events-and-activities/events/2013/09/trailblazers-tourny.aspx
Vermont Symphony Orchestra (Sept. 20, Johnson): The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's "Made in Vermont" concert series returns to Johnson State College Homecoming/ Reunion & Family Weekend. Tickets can be ordered through the VSO at (800) VSO-9293 x 10, or at the door prior to the show. www.jsc.edu/dibden
British Invasion Block Party (Sept. 20, Stowe): Once again this summer the British will invade Main Street in Stowe. Come dance to the music of Joey Leone's Chop Shop and mingle among some beautiful British cars along Main Street, enjoy local food and brews. www.stowevibrancy.com
The Living Word Project: Word Becomes Flesh (Sept. 20 – 21, Middlebury): Using poetry, dance, and live music, the "choreopoem" performance documents nine months of pregnancy from a young, single father's perspective. Hailed by the Washington Post as "a searing, satisfying evening." For mature audiences. http://boxoffice.middlebury.edu/
Vermont Life Wine & Harvest Festival (Sept. 20 – 22, West Dover): Set in the backdrop of our world renowned Vermont fall foliage, attendees of the Vermont Life Wine and Harvest Festival will discover, savor and enjoy Vermont vintners, small specialty food producers, chefs, painters, publishers, cheese makers, potters, jewelers, photographers and farmers. www.thevermontfestival.com
Art as a Healing Tool for Self and Earth (Sept. 20 – 22, Townshend): Nourish your creativity /vision with a writing & sculpting retreat with Psychosynthesis guide/potter Alan Steinberg & writer/teacher Fred Taylor. Alan & Fred's workshops incorporate Joanna Macy's "Work that Reconnects" – a process that empowers people to re-establish their balance with the "more-than human" world. www.brattleboroclayworks.com
Small-scale Grain Growing in Vermont: Talk and Book Signing (Sept. 21, Brownington): Jack Lazor, of Butterworks Farm, will share from his vast knowledge and experience, how to grow a variety of grains in our northern climate. Jack can answer all your questions, whether you want to grow grain for your family or for your livestock. www.oldstonehousemuseum.org
Chester Fall Festival (Sept. 21 – 22, Chester): Celebrate the 39th annual Fall Festival Craft Show on the Chester Green: September 21-22 from 10-4. Visitors can speak with local artists, observe demonstrations, and purchase quality handmade crafts: baskets, glass, quilts, woodcarvings, paintings, jewelry, photography, pottery, woolens and great food is also available. www.chesterfallfestival.org
Felt Vessels: exploring images and forms w/ Sharon Costello (Sept. 21 – 22, Craftsbury Common): Create a unique felt vessel. Start with a simple techniques, add sculptural forms including felted figurative elements, leaves, flowers and other abstract forms. Combine these with cutting, carving, needle-felting and stitching to make your vessel a work of art! www.vermontarthouse.com
Natural History Day (Sept. 22, Ferrisburgh): We'll salute the nature-loving Robinson family with a guided hike on the trail, a gallery talk, and activities for children all afternoon. www.rokeby.org
Fiddleheads, Lambi's Quarters, Nettles and Nuts (Sept. 22, Strafford): Can someone become immune to poison ivy after drinking milk from a goat that has eaten the plant? Which has more vitamin C -a glass of orange juice or a glass of pine needle tea? Michael Caduto, co-author of the Keepers of the Earth, shares his studies of the uses of plants among the indigenous peoples of the Northeast. www.historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/morrill
The Vermont Brigade (Sept. 22, Windsor): Howard Coffin will talk about the Vermont brigade, which was the only Union brigade made up of regiments from a single state that served throughout the war. And they were the best! This is their story. Sponsored by Vermont Senator Peter Galbraith. www.americanprecision.org
20-Mile Harvest Dinner at The Old Tavern Restaurant (Sept. 24, Grafton): The 20-Mile Harvest Dinner celebrates farms and food within a 20 mile radius of the Grafton Inn. Chef Martin will offer a delicious menu direct from the farms. 6:30 pm. Reservations necessary. www.graftoninnvermont.com
Robert Frost: This Verse Business with Gordon Clapp (Sept. 26 – 28, Dorset): Gordon Clapp, best known for his Emmy-winning role as Detective Greg Medavoy on NYPD, stars in this funny and poignant new play. Clapp portrays the great American Poet Robert Frost, who "barded" around the country for 45 years with his poetry, dry wit, and "promises to keep." www.dorsettheatrefestival.org
Independent Television and Film Festival (Sept. 26 – 28, Dover): ITVFest is the premiere festival for independently produced TV pilots, webseries and multimedia content. Technologically savvy and forward thinking, ITVFest prides itself on being for and about the creators of quality content. ITVFest is the place to jumpstart a career in television, new media and film. www.itvfest.com
2013 Clifford Symposium: Keynote Address: Emily Apter (Sept. 27, Middlebury): Emily Apter is professor of French and comparative literature at New York University and author of The Translation Zone. Free www.middlebury.edu/arts/news/2013-2014/sep2013
Fall Doe Camp (Sept. 27 – 29, Canaan): A weekend retreat for adventurous women 18 years and older with over 35 different recreation classes taught by our passionate and experienced instructors at Jackson's Lodge & Log Cabins, a 54 year family tradition providing heated lakefront cabins on beautiful Lake Wallace. www.voga.org/fall_doe_camp.htm
Sherlock Holmes - Knight's Gambit (Sept. 27 - Oct. 13, Bennington): Holmes and Watson are busy once again on Baker Street in this diabolically clever whodunit that will please fans of Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant detective. www.oldcastletheatre.org
Vermont Fall Foliage Sampler Tours (Sept. 27 - Oct. 27, Manchester): Head off the beaten path to view the spectacular fall foliage in the Shires of Vermont. Tours are led by local guide and given in a comfortable 8 passenger tour vehicle. You will also explore many of the area's most unique places and get a flavor of the real Vermont. This tour was awarded Editors' Choice for Yankee Travel Magazine and is not to be missed. www.backroaddiscovery.com
Bristol Harvest Festival (Sept. 28, Bristol): 70 plus crafters/vendors, bandstand music, children's venue with pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, Taste of Bristol Tent, apple pie contest, Police Property Sale, Art Show, 5K Race. www.BristolHarvestFest.com
Smithsonian Day at Participating Museums (Sept. 28, Windsor): It's Smithsonian Day at museums around the country! Download the Museum Day Admission Card from the Smithsonian's website and visit The American Precision Museum, as well as other participating museums in the area—all offering free admission with the Smithsonian Pass. www.americanprecision.org
Meet the Artist: Red Grooms (Sept. 28, Brattleboro): Artist Stephen Hannock interviews Grooms about his life and work, and moderates Q and A with the audience. $10 ($8 for members). www.brattleboromuseum.org/2013/07/05/red-grooms-stephen-hannock-in-conversation/
5k Zombie Run (Sept. 28, Essex): No description necessary. www.zombierun.com/sample-page/zombie-run-vermont-2013
2013 Clifford Symposium: Translingual Poetry Slam (Sept. 28, Middlebury): Organized by the editors of the student journal Translingual, this poetry slam will feature entries and winners of the journal's translation contest, as well as impromptu poetry translations. Free www.middlebury.edu/arts/news/2013-2014/sep2013
Losing America: Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne (Sept. 28, Orwell): English actor-playwright Howard Burnham offers an encounter with 'Gentleman Johnny' Burgouyne, who gives us a rueful account of hi 1777 Northern Campaign experiences. Burnham is highly acclaimed for his Burgoyne interpretation. http://historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/mount_independence
5th Annual Brattleboro-West Arts Studio Tour (Sept. 28 – 29, Marlboro): The area west of Brattleboro is rich in artistic vision, talent and quality craftsmanship. The 5th annual Tour is a self-guided journey that leads the visitor through the scenic Whetstone Brook watershed. Tour visitors may meet the artists and craftspeople in the space where the work is created. www.brattleboro-west-arts.com
10th Annual VT Fine Woodworking & Forest Festival (Sept. 28 – 29, Woodstock): From fine furniture to hardwood flooring to unique hand turned bowls, there is something for every room and style. You'll find great gifts like jewelry, utensils, & cutting boards, as well as the finest furniture in the world. Watch live woodworking demos, enjoy local food, & listen to music. Award winning entries from the VT Woodworking Design Competition will be on display. Explore the forest at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. www.nps.gov/mabi/planyourvisit/forest-festival-weekend.htm
Contact: Jen Butson, Vermont Dept. of Tourism & Marketing, email@example.com, 802.522.7323
Source: Department of Tourism and Marketing
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Interior Design for Your Home
Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment. Not to be confused with interior decoration, interior design draws on aspects of environmental psychology, architecture, and product design in addition to traditional decoration (Wikipedia).
Interior Design - HomeDecorating a home is about finding a comfortable balance between the different furnishings in the space such as living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. By reading my interior design articles, hope you will be able to put together an entire room or an entire home and have the design flow well throughout the home.
The common step for you to start interior design for your home are :
Choose either a theme or a color scheme
If you have been choosed some furniture or other decorations item to fill your house, then these items may have to set the color scheme for the room by selecting the paint color or wallpaper for the walls, After that time for you to focus on the floor. To get an idea about your floor, you can go to flooring stores. Otherwise, you can put carpet to make your design more beautiful and the room will look more put together also you will be able to see exactly where the decorations need to come into play within your interior design.
Decorate the walls of your space room
This will include such items as photographs, art, and also the window coverings. The window coverings become a major aspect of the interior design, choose your style and model according to your demand. The entire interior design of your room reflects your personal style and who you are as a person.


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(Our son asked why my hair looked like this. I told him that back then "chi" was not a household name.)
It is hard to believe we have been married twenty years today. Our wedding caused a bit of a stir in my little home town. Even though I tend to be fairly traditional, I have always marched to my own beat. Small towns notice things like unusual wedding cakes (we ordered carrot cake), wedding bouquets that aren't the norm (I carried Dad's favorite flower, the calla lily). We wanted to have a small wedding in the chapel of my church by candle light. At the time, this was unheard of, but we pulled it off and it was the beautiful, intimate wedding we had hoped for. All things considered, we had a wonderful day...until the reception.
At the reception, we discovered that despite what our travel agent told us, we needed either a birth certificate or a passport to get into Jamaica. So we left the party in the "the skate", headed back to my apartment in Charlotte and proceeded to tear the place apart looking for my birth certificate.
After many phone calls and finally locating our documents, we left for Jamaica a day later. When we arrived, it was pouring down rain and we felt like our honeymoon was doomed. The next day though, we awoke in our ocean front suite and looked out to a beautiful rainbow over the ocean. The rest of the week was amazing.
I hesitated to share this with you, but decided to anyway, hoping it is not too offensive...
Mr. forgot to pack his underpants, so each day before we headed to the pool, he would wash his only pair in the sink and leave them hanging on the ceiling fan to dry. I would love to know what the maids were thinking when they came in to clean the room each day :)


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Google Zips Up Wallet
Feb 15, 2012 7:00 AM PT
In the wake of two security flaws reported in its Google Wallet mobile payment system last week, Google has clamped down on the system and is scrambling to come up with a fix.
One of the two flaws affects only rooted devices.
But it's the second that troubles Google more. That flaw lets anyone operating the victim's phone gain access to the victim's prepaid card in Google Wallet simply by going into the device's applications settings folder, clearing the data for the mobile payment service and setting up a new PIN.
"On Friday, we disabled the ability to provision cards," Google spokesperson Sierra Lovelace told TechNewsWorld. "A permanent fix will be rolled out soon."
Google's restriction on provisioning prepaid cards will only impact new cards and refills, the company's Lovelace pointed out. "If you had already provisioned the prepaid cards, you can use them as usual," she said.
Flaw's Fallout
This flaw is "a fairly trivial problem in some respects," Nick Holland, a senior analyst at the Yankee Group, told TechNewsWorld. "People don't tend to store a great deal of money in prepaid cards."
However, the repercussions of this flaw may be far greater because "consumers have got their own wallets with them anyway -- and they're likely to go back to using their traditional credit cards again," Holland suggested.
Google's partners for Google Wallet include Visa, American Express, MasterCard, Discover, Sprint, Citibank, American Eagle and other store chains.
The partners appear to be unfazed by problems with Google Wallet. "I haven't seen any of our partners respond publicly," Google's Lovelace said.
Swimming With the Sharks
It's the competition that might give Google a real headache over the security flaws in Wallet.
AT&T Mobile, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile have set up the ISIS, consortium to get into the NFC payment space.
NFC, or near field communications, is the technology used in Google Wallet for mobile payments.
ISIS has garnered support from companies like HTC, LG, Motorola Mobility, Research In Motion and Samsung.
However, that threat is somewhat mitigated because Samsung is a major player in the Android space, and offers the Galaxy Nexus, which incorporates Google Wallet. As for Motorola Mobility, it's been purchased by Google.
Further, ISIS "might never get off the ground, so [its threat] could be a moot point," the Yankee Group's Holland pointed out. "They've put back their pilot date, to Q4 now."
Still, Google needs to remain focused. PayPal's coming on strong as a real threat, with Ingenico agreeing in January to integrate the PayPal payment card solution into its point-of-sale solutions.
Further, PayPal has lined up two store chains -- Office Depot and Home Depot -- to use its POS solutions. Customers only need to use their telephone number and a PIN. PayPal plans to offer the service in 20 major retail chains by the end of the year.
Verizon Wireless has ruled out including Google Wallet in the version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus it will offer later this year, stating its decision has to do with security.
Light at the End of the NFC Tunnel
Eventually, NFC will take off, the Yankee Group's Holland opined.
"We're putting the cart in front of the horse here, because we're trying to get people to use NFC payments out of the box when it's technology they're not used to," Holland said. "They need to get training wheels first."
Google might have to move to a cloud-based wallet, which will let it scale and be platform-agnostic, Holland suggested.
"I still believe in NFC, but I think you'll have a little more of cloud-based initiatives, and it could be through your tablet, your Xbox, or your set-top box, for example," Holland stated.


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Hey, nothing like a Whole Foods exclusive to spur a company to broaden its product line and change its name.
Long a supplier of chai and lemonade concentrates to the natural products giant, as well as independent coffee shops and natural food stores, Colorado-based Third Street Chai has developed a new 1 Liter tea line for national launch in Whole Foods and has changed its name to Third Street Inc. as well. Pricing is expected to be a mighty affordable $2.49 per bottle.
The 1 L glass bottles of unsweetened green and black tea are fair trade, organic, and non-GMO certified — checking off key boxes on the responsible sourcing side that has been pushed by WF grocery honcho Errol Schweizer.
There are deep ties between Third Street and Whole Foods, including a featured supplier listing and financing for new enterprises from the Whole Foods Local Producer Loan Program for expanding the business.
Press release is below. File this one under working hand-in-hand with the key account.
Third Street Partners with Whole Foods to Launch Sustainable Iced Teas
Beverage Innovator First-to-Market with 1 Liter Line of Organic, Fair-Trade, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free Iced Teas
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Third Street, Inc. announces their premium new line of fresh-brewed, ready-to-drink (RTD) iced teas is being launched exclusively with Whole Foods Market. Packaged in 1 liter bottles, it is the only line of its kind that carries USDA-Organic, Fair Trade and Gluten-Free certifications, as well as being Non-GMO Project Verified. Two flavors are available: Unsweetened Black Tea and Unsweetened Green Tea. Both teas are micro-brewed from tea leaves hand-picked from the lush region of Nilgiri, India; no sweeteners are added to the zero-calorie blends.
In the effort to help supply consumers more unsweetened beverage options, Third Street worked closely with Whole Foods to develop this line of calorie-free RTD teas. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends reducing the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages to help decrease caloric intake and manage weight. A recent CDC study shows Americans are drinking less sugar-sweetened beverages and are looking for alternatives.
Founded in 1995, Third Street Chai recently became Third Street, Inc. when it expanded beyond chai and began manufacturing various beverages, including iced tea. "The RTD Tea category is one of the fastest growing in the beverage industry," said John Simmons founder and President of Third Street. "Sales continue to grow 7% annually, making it a $4.8 billion category. Within this category, the unsweetened RTD teas are showing significant growth." According to AC Nielsen, the unsweetened RTD iced tea category grew 14.9% in sales in 2012 and 16% during the same period in 2013.
Third Street is a recipient of Whole Foods Market's Local Producer Loan Program. Whole Foods Market launched this program to provide low-interest loans that would help its suppliers grow their businesses. Third Street, a Whole Foods Market supplier since 2000 is an avid supporter of Whole Foods Market's responsible sourcing initiatives. Both parties are proud that this line of real brewed iced teas is made in the US, including the bottle and case packaging.
"At Whole Foods Market, we partner with suppliers who share our commitment to quality, taste and responsible sourcing – and Third Street has a long track record of creating delicious teas that our shoppers can really feel good about," said Errol Schweitzer, executive global grocery coordinator for Whole Foods Market. "We're excited to share their new brewed iced teas exclusively with our shoppers."
Third Street's award-winning one liter iced teas will retail for $2.49. They will be carried nationally in Whole Foods Market, and will begin hitting store shelves this week.
Third Street, a Louisville, Colorado-based company, developed the first Organic and Fair Trade chai concentrates in 2001 and has been micro-brewing for the natural product and specialty coffee markets ever since. Third Street's brewing facility is wind-powered and they compost ingredients with local organic farmers in Boulder County. www.thirdstreetchai.com.
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Still Waters Holistic Health Therapies was founded by Marnie Boccella, Licensed Acupuncturist and Dan Johnson, Nationally Certified Massage Therapist - in response to a growing need for Complementary and Alternative Therapies in their community.
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Worcester Evening News
Friday May 12th 2006
By Kate Moss
An animal rights campaigner has spoken of her shock after police smashed through her door and arrested her.
Pauline Burgess, of Malvern Link, said she was lying in bed on Tuesday when she was startled by a loud bang.
"I was in my bed and heard a crash and officers ran in and grabbed me by the arms," said the 50 year old life model. She said an officer, accompanied by a woman in plain clothes, flashed a search warrant in front of her.
Miss Burgess said she was more concerned for her rabbit's safety than her own ordeal. She was terrified her pet rabbit was going to escape because the officers left the front door open.
"I was hysterical about my rabbit," she said. "I was so distressed that in the end they let me catch her with the handcuffs on."
She said the officers took campaigning posters and leaflets.
"It is unbelievable," she said. "If they had knocked on my door I would have been happy for them to search my house – I've nothing to hide. I feel terribly devastated." She said when she asked what the police were doing there, she was told she was a public nuisance.
Miss Burgess said she was detained at Worcester police station for 12 hours.
She said she peacefully demonstrates against any kind of animal cruelty, especially against the live exportation of calves.
A police spokesman said: West Mercia Constabulary has arrested 11 people in connection with offences relating to animal rights extremist activities. "A pre-planned operation was carried out to investigate alleged offences committed under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.
"The operation involved 120 West Mercia officers assisted by other national police agencies. "The arrests were made at a number off addresses in the Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Gloucestershire and West Midlands areas.
"A large number of items were seized during extensive searches conducted throughout the two day operation.
"All 11 people arrested have been released on police bail while enquiries continue. Files will be submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in due course."
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The U.S. is poised to become a net exporter of liquefied petroleum gases for the first year ever as shale-based energy production jumps, prompting new orders for specialized ships to haul propane and butane.
Daily LPG shipments equated to a record 194,000 barrels in last year's first 11 months, outpacing imports at 169,700 barrels, U.S. Energy Information Administration figures show. That's the first time the country was a net exporter in records going back to 1973, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Total seaborne trade in LPG will come to 100.6 million metric tons this year, up about 16% from 2010, estimates by German transportation lender DVB Bank SE show. U.S. exports will exceed 5 million tons this year, against 3.7 million tons in 2012, before reaching 7 million tons next year, London-based shipbroker Braemar Seascope Ltd. predicts.
"After that, it's anybody's guess," Nick Wright, a shipbroker at Braemar who specializes in organizing charters for gas carriers hauling LPG, said by phone Feb. 13. "Some have predicted they'll be as much as 20 million tons by 2020."
LPG is a byproduct from refining oil and purifying natural gas, according to the EIA. Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, of shale rock formations from Texas to West Virginia has boosted U.S. supplies of gas. LPG, used to manufacture petrochemicals and also for heating and cooking, is converted to liquid form for shipping by pressurization and cooling to minus 42 degrees Celsius (minus 44 degrees Fahrenheit).
More Vessels
Increased U.S. production is leading to orders at shipyards for vessels designed to transport LPG as well as other petrochemical gases including ethane, said Stephen Wilson, director of Braemar Seascope's gas department.
"We are seeing a game-changer because of this era of shale gas," Wilson said in a Feb. 8 interview. "The extra production planned of LPG and petrochemical gases is going to have a major impact, but nobody's 100 percent sure of what types of ships will be needed and numbers required."
BW Group Ltd. has 12 very large gas carriers that haul propane and butane, the biggest fleet, data from IHS Fairplay show. The Bermuda-based shipowner owns 47 gas carriers of all types, according to its website.
Billionaire John Fredriksen was among shipowners who ordered eight VLGCs in the last six months as shipyard prices fell as low as $62 million from the high of $95 million in 2006. Each vessel can hold 80,000 cubic meters (2.83 million cubic feet) of cargo.
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On 5 October 1949, 33-year-old Helene Hanff had no inkling the letter she had just posted to an address in Charing Cross Road was only the first of many that would one day not only make Marks & Co. London's most famous used bookshop, but bring her the fame that had so long eluded her as a playwright and author of American history books for children.
Helene (pronounced "helane") was born 15 Apr 1916, the daughter of a Philadelphia shirt maker. She won a scholarship to Temple University, only to have it evaporate at the end of her freshman year when funding dried up in the Great Depression.
Undaunted, she haunted the public library for books on the art of writing, eventually discovering five volumes of lectures that Arthur Quiller-Coach (commonly known as "Q") had given at Cambridge to young men fresh from the hallowed halls of Eton and Harrow, and who were already familiar with classics such as Milton's Paradise Lost.
Which Helene wasn't, so back to the library she went for Milton, and over the next eleven years, every other writer that Q's students had digested long before they ever set foot in his lecture hall.
Helene credits Q, John Donne and John Henry Newman (author of Idea Of A University), all of whom lived in the same rooms at Trinity College, Oxford although not at the same time, with teaching her everything she knew about writing English.
I haven't read Q's Legacy yet as it hasn't arrived from...where else...a used bookshop in the UK.
But after watching "84" and reading the book and its sequel, The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, I couldn't help thinking this passionate, funny, self-taught classicist would've been at home at the lectern of any university in England.
Helene's books are sprinkled with tidbits that make history come alive, such as the note John Donne (pronounced "dunn") sent to his bride after her father, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower of London, imprisoned them in separate wings of the Tower for eloping:
Anne Donne
Helene even turned their plight into an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame with the working title "John Donne: eloping with the boss's daughter"!
When Helene mailed the first letter to 84, Charing Cross Road, she was living in a walk-up bed-sit on East 95th St., barely making ends meet as a $40-a-week script reader. To satisfy her craving for out-of-print English classics, she needed a less expensive source than New York's antiquarian (translation: over-priced) book dealers, and found it in Marks & Co.'s ad in the Saturday Review of Literature.
Included with the letter was a list of books she most desired, and the hope that "clean, secondhand copies will cost no more than $5.00 each". With the first two books she received was an invoice for $5.30, which included postage!
around the time Helene's relationship with it began.
(from 84 Charing Cross Road Revisited)
In February 1951, her fortunes improved five-fold when she was hired as a scriptwriter for the weekly TV series Adventures of Ellery Queen at "two bills per" ($200), raised to $250 a year before EQ went off the air in May 1953 at the end of its second season.
Which happened to be when she had intended to sail for England, in time for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. But thanks to extensive and expensive dental work begun the previous September, she wrote Frank Doel: "Teeth are all I'm going to see crowned for the next couple of years".
And so it went for almost two decades...crises in Real Life popping up to delay The Dream Trip.
"84" (the book) ends in October 1969 with Frank's daughter Sheila giving Helene permission to publish Frank's, Nora's, and her own letters.
l-r: wife Nora, dau Mary, dau Sheila, Frank.
(from 84 Charing Cross Road Revisited)
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street, the sequel to "84", begins on 17th June 1971 as Helene, now 55, is about to land at Heathrow, where her "dainty feet" will finally touch English soil.
84, Charing Cross Road, the 1987 movie, also opens in the plane as it wings its way to Heathrow. Had the movie been faithful to the book, the landing would've been at night (10 p.m. GMT) and Anne Bancroft would've been wearing a navy pantsuit. But no one else could've brought Helene's take-no-prisoners attitude to the screen with such style and elan, so the beige outfit she wore instead is fine by me. Nor can I imagine anyone but Anthony Hopkins as Frank Doel.
Ms. Bancroft owned the movie rights, btw, a birthday gift from comedian-producer husband Mel Brooks who perhaps recognized that his wife and Helene had much in common.
Even with the likes of Bancroft, Hopkins and Judi Dench anchoring the cast, it's no easy task to turn a slim book of letters into a movie that won't put an audience to sleep after five minutes. That English playwright and screenwriter Hugh Whitemore and director David Jones managed to bring the letters to life while feeding us slices of London and New York history between 1949 and the Swinging Sixties is nothing short of magical.
If this is your introduction to the world of Helene Hanff, I recommend "84" the movie be your first stop, so that you'll have faces to put with the names in the letters when you read the book. Do be aware that not all of the letters in the book were included in the movie, and that parts of some that were omitted to move the story along. Then read The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street and watch the movie again, because "Duchess" contains the back stories of many scenes. Helene's affinity for Central Park's Dog Hill, for instance.
I was leery of reading The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street after many reviewers said they found it downright boring. On the contrary! If I'd had a copy in 2003, my own Dream Trip to London and the South of England would've been quite different. I doubt I would've stayed at the Kenilworth at the corner of Great Russell & Bloomsbury, as it's no longer the quaint, inexpensive B&B it was in 1971. Nonetheless, Helene's account of her five weeks in England is a marvelous guide for first-timers.
As for the photo in the movie of the Mysterious Man in Dress Uniform on Helene's dresser, his role in her life is never revealed. She never married, and although she weeps while watching Brief Encounter, the 1945 tearjerker starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, that photo is the only hint that she ever had a boyfriend or lover in real life.
But according to Leo Marks, son of Ben Marks (co-founder of Marks & Co.), Helene had a relationship "with a very famous American"....a story "even more amusing and touching than her letters to Charing Cross Road"....a love affair he believes "would have been an even better book". Alas, Helene started that book several times but destroyed each attempt, so the identity of her famous lover went to the grave with her (and Leo).
Helene died of complications of diabetes and pneumonia on the 9th April 1997, exactly one week before her 81st birthday, and is interred at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens Co, NY.
The trailer for 84, Charing Cross Road:
about Marks & Co., its history and real life staff.
Angela Garry's site devoted to Helene's life and books
Helene's memorial page at Find A Grave
Helene Hanff in Central Park, New York,
oil on canvas, by Elena Gaussen
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