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So Many have asked me for a Hair Tutorial of my Big Curls so here I go! The team behind Toni&Guy have send me an arsenal of new products to fine tune my look even more (meaning more volume and a healthier Shine without a hair-sprayed look)
What you absolutely need for this Tutorial: Mouse, Toni&Guy Sculpting Powder, Curl Iron, Hair Spray, All other Products are a big plus to fight frizz and give you that Glamorous Shine!
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1) Prep Your Hair
First things first, the best way to start a good-do is to really prep your hair.
I started by washing my hair with Toni&Guy Shampoo for Damaged Hair and using the Toni&Guy Reconstruction Mask for overall well taken care off Hair!
Very important: On damp towel-dried hair I used the Spritz&Shine liquid Mouse, work in a small amount from root to tip, after I blow dried my hair. The Mouse gives my hair the perfect body and shine to start with! Plus it really helps with the curls!
Last but not least I applied a few drops of Toni&Guy Shine&Anti-Frizz serum drops to the mid-lengths and ends of my Hair and the Toni&Guy Moisturising Shine Spray for a last polish.
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My absolute favorite Hair product in the world! I have been writing about it before and absolutely key to this tutorial since I'm really against teasing my hair!
Toni&Guy Sculpting Powder comes in a small blue tube and combats grease and creates Volume and Shape! I dust the powder directly at the roots and work it through with my fingers (I kind of massage the dusted root area so to speak)
I first part my hair in a crown section and 2 front sections. (think a Bouffant or Brigitte Bardot)
Instead of teasing the hair at the crown as done in a Bouffant I use the Sculpting Powder to dust a layer at the roots (work in a horizontal strip!) then I part the hair half way (between the Crown and to where I hold the hair) and dust another strip! I also dust at the foremost section of where my "bouffant" starts! Last I gently flip my hair back using a brush or fingers.
(Seriously, don't worry about messing this part up! Just think "Brigitte Bardot" and apply the powder at the roots where you would otherwise tease your hair!)
I now start to dust the front left and right parts/sections of my hair with the Sculpting Powder!
I first dust the roots in the middle section (work vertical, from the front to the back) and then I dust the roots in 2 (or 3) sections on either side! I part my hair with my fingers or using a comb or brush, don't worry about making neat side-sections, I do it very sloppy myself!
(Again! Seriously, don't worry about messing this part up! Just think "Brigitte Bardot" and apply the powder at the roots where you would otherwise tease your hair!)
Now the Fun Part! gently Scruntch/ Massage the roots of your hair where you applied the powder, you should get a full blown Brigitte Bardot look! Without Teasing!
See, Brigitte Bardot ;)
3) Curl your Hair
Gently brush or comb your hair but don't comb or brush your roots through (where you dusted the Sculpting Powder) also don't worry about the volume, you will scrunch it back later!
Pin the front sections of your hair to the side or up since we are going to curl them last, also before curling prep your hair with a heat protector! I used the Toni&Guy Heat Protection Mist!
Start curling, it doesn't matter if you start curling on the right or left side of your hair as long as curl going outward! (see close-up pic) I also keep my tips/ hair ends outside of the clamp, I don't curl them since the hair ends would damage quickly because of the heat!
After curling the locks you can use Hair Spray on each individual lock or Spray the locks all together as you please! But you have to use Hair Spray to set the curls! I used Toni&Guy Firm Hold Hairspray.
Now we start to curl the front locks that were pinned to the sides, after curling these I spray all the locks again!
4) Brush-Out the Curls
Let the hair spray set just a little bit, make sure it's dry.
We will now start Brushing out the curls! After Brushing I use Hair Spray in between and on the curls while I hold my hair up, this gives me loads of volume! Kind of setting the big fly-away fluffed up Curls!
5) The Side-Bang and Finishing Touch
I guess you could have made the side part before but I kind of like doing it last since I want to get it perfect while having that spontaneous fly-away feel!
I basically just flip a random side part over the either left or right side (whatever looks best on your face), this way I can really control how these locks will fall plus if really necessary I curl the side-lock-bang again (totally cheating, I know) When the side bang looks the way I like I use Hair Spray to set it although I don't really spray at my roots to keep that soft natural look and feel!
I massage the hair roots again for our Brigitte Bardot volume and use very very sparingly the Moisturising Shine Spray to areas where the fluffed up curls turned matte and scrunch them up again.
I never ever use the Shine (Gloss) Spray near the top/roots since the Shine/Gloss tends to weigh down your hair! After glossing I use hair spray again!
6) Finito!
Et Voila!
Big Beautiful healthy looking hair with volume at the roots! You can scruntch/massage the roots of your hair during the day to re-vamp that volume!
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…that all of the Republican candidates run about the same against Hillary Clinton? Pollster Scott Rasmussen, via Jim Geraghty and Patrick Ruffini, notes the remarkable fact that in head-to-head polling against Ron Paul, Hillary is at 48%–pretty much where she is against any other Republican.
Patrick sees Hillary's inability to get over 50% even against as weak a candidate as Ron Paul as good news. It means that we are "back to the 50-50 divide that marked our politics from 2000-2006. Basically, Republicans can run a stuffed animal against Hillary and still get 48% of the vote." Further, in Patrick's view, "Hillary not breaking 50% against a guy who wants to abolish the Federal Reserve is a leading indicator of her fundamental weakness in the general election."
I think both observations are valid to some degree. The anti-Republican moment of 2006 is receding, and, in any event, it related mostly to Congressional hi-jinks and perhaps never had much to do with the 2008 Presidential race. And Hillary does have a serious problem with the half of the population, give or take, that can't stand her.
But the Republicans have parallel problems. Doesn't the fact that the Republicans with the broadest appeal don't run a great deal better than the ones associated with the party's fringes imply that about half the population can't stand them, or their party, either? And Hillary will have a big advantage in next year's race, assuming she is the nominee: the press will run interference for her to a degree never before seen in American history.
PAUL adds: In many of the head-to-head polls, 10 percent or more of the respondents say they are undecided. Thus, for Hillary to be at 46 to 48 percent isn't bad for her. In addition, the latest Rasmussen poll gave the Dems a 12 point edge with respect to generic congressional preference, leaving it less than clear that we're back to being a 50-50 nation. However, Republicans who see Clinton as virtually unbeatable can take comfort from the fact that she doesn't crack 50 percent against Ron Paul or anyone else.
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Elimination of the Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum
Arizona currently boasts a top rated earth science museum, the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum which includes K-12 education programs. Arizona governor is eliminating this museum, but NOT to cut cost as people will assume. Millions are being spent to convert it into the Arizona Centennial Museum which will feature cotton, cows, etc. K-12 earth science education will be badly damaged. The mineral museum is still open, but only because the Arizona Historical Society has not yet raised enough money to convert it to the Arizona Centennial Museum featuring cotton, cows, etc. The Arizona Historical Society took control of the museum building on July 29. They have also been given control of the state mineral collection, but didn't want the supporting documentation. The scientific value (and perhaps the physical security) of the collection is at risk. The K-12 earth science education programs are also at risk. We desperately need to repeal House Bill 2251, which gave the collection to the AHS. Complete details are available at http://www.minmumad.blogspot.com


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St. Luke the Evangelist + October 18
With Sacred Songs, let us praise the holy Apostle the Narrator of the Acts of the Apostles and Author of the Bright Gospel of Christ the All-Hymned Luke Whose Fame is not Confined to Christ's Church for He is the Physician who Heals Men's Ills Nature's Frailties and the Soul's Injuries and he Prays Unceasingly, for our souls.
+ Troparion of St. Luke the Evangelist, Tone 5
The Holy Disciple and Evangelist Luke, was a native of Syrian Antioch, a Disciple from amongst the Seventy, a companion of the holy Apostle Paul (Phil. 1: 24, 2 Tim. 4: 10-11), and a physician enlightened in the Greek medical arts. Hearing about Christ, Luke arrived in Palestine and here he fervently accepted the preaching of salvation from the Lord Himself. Included amidst the number of the Seventy Disciples, Saint Luke was sent by the Lord with the others for the first preaching about the Kingdom of Heaven while yet during the earthly life of the Saviour (Lk. 10: 1-3). After the Resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to Saints Luke and Cleopas on the road to Emmaus.
The Disciple Luke took part in the second missionary journey of the Apostle Paul, and from that time they were inseparable. At a point when all his co-workers had left the Apostle Paul, the Disciple Luke stayed on with him to tackle all the toiling of pious deeds (2 Tim. 4: 10-11). After the martyr's death of the First-Ranked Apostles Peter and Paul, Saint Luke left Rome to preach in Achaeia, Libya, Egypt and the Thebaid. In the city of Thebes he finished his life in martyrdom.
Tradition ascribes to him the writing of the first icons of the Mother of God. "Let the grace of He born of Me and My mercy be with these icons", -- said the All-Pure Virgin in beholding the icons. Saint Luke wrote likewise icons of the First-Ranked Apostles Peter and Paul. His Gospel was written by Saint Luke in the years 62-63 at Rome, under the guidance of the Apostle Paul. (From the website of the St. Luke the Evangelist Orthodox Church, Palos Hills, IL--go HERE to read the complete article.)


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Drowning in Utah's dirty air
01/26/2014 9:38amUtah's dirty air is costing people their health, and in some cases, their lives. It's costing the state millions of dollars, muddying Utah's reputation as a pristine, clean place to raise a family, grow a business.
Sundance Film Festival awards given, 'Whiplash' comes out on top
01/26/2014 10:42amThe award-winning films of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival were announced during an awards ceremony Saturday at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse in Park City.
Utah Democrats 'united' for 2014 Legislature
01/26/2014 12:02pmMembers of the House and Senate Democratic caucuses met Tuesday at the state Capitol to share their vision for the 2014 Legislature, which gets underway next week
PHOTO GALLERY: Sundance Film Festival 2014
01/26/2014 12:22pmThe Sundance Film Festival is the premier showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. Check out our ongoing photo gallery and feel free to submit your photos!
SLC-bound flight diverted after engine trouble
01/26/2014 12:33pmA Utah-bound Delta flight reported engine problems and was diverted to Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
Facebook vs. Princeton in study smackdown
01/26/2014 1:15pmIt's an Internet feud between polar opposites: East Coast vs. West Coast, old school vs. new media, Ivy League gravitas vs. Silicon Valley geekery.
'Limited water supply' forecast for Utah in 2014
01/26/2014 1:27pmA limited water supply is predicted west of the Continental Divide, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Water and Climate Center data in its first forecast of 2014.
Firecracker blast blows off driver's hand in Wash.
01/26/2014 2:07pmA powerful firecracker detonated inside a moving vehicle in a Spokane neighborhood and blew off the driver's hand, with residents rushing to aid the bleeding man, police and neighbors said.
Russian man faces weapon of mass destruction charges in Pennsylvania
01/26/2014 3:33pmAuthorities in Pennsylvania arrested a 19-year- old Russian man Friday and charged him with possession of a weapon of mass destruction.
Minimum wage bills pushed in at least 30 states
01/26/2014 4:07pmMinimum-wage increase proposals are getting the maximum push from Democrats in statehouses in more than half of U.S. states, highlighting the politically potent income inequality issue this year.
Utility bill assistance sought by more Utahns through HEAT program
01/26/2014 4:56pmMany young children in Utah are warm enough to play with their toys instead of sitting underneath layers of blankets, thanks to the Home Energy Assistance Target program.
Air quality one of many environmental concerns for Utah, according to report
01/26/2014 5:59pmWhile much of the recent focus has been on cleaning up Utah's air pollution, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality spent 2013 engaged in a variety of oversight actions to improve the world around us — including the water, air and soil.
Child killer who escaped prison in 2008 extradited to US
01/26/2014 6:45pmNearly six years after he escaped from prison, one of the U.S. Marshals Service's 15 Most Wanted fugitives has been extradited from Mexico and returned to that same prison, according to the federal agency.
Tennessee waitress receives $1,075 tip from anonymous customer
01/26/2014 8:47pmKhadijah Muhammad's shift was business as usual until she returned to one of her tables to collect the receipt for a patron's meal, which totaled $29.30. Muhammad retrieved the slip of paper only to see $1,075 written in the tip line.
White House warns Obama could go around Congress
01/26/2014 9:24pmPresident Barack Obama will work with Congress where he can and circumvent lawmakers where he must, his top advisers warned Sunday in previewing Tuesday's State of the Union speech.
'Sacred Gifts' attendees write heart-felt letters to painters
01/26/2014 10:20pm"Sacred Gifts," the exhibition at BYU's Museum of Art, is attracting record numbers of visitors, so curators are sending a message about the best times to see these remarkable paintings.
Car containing dead infant's possessions stolen from Ogden family
01/26/2014 10:27pmAn Ogden family's car, which contained items from the funeral of their 13-month-old baby, was stolen Saturday night.
3-year-old killed in Taylorsville crash identified
01/26/2014 10:27pmPolice say Zane Thurber, 3, from Murray, was killed while sitting in his car seat of a Subaru hit by a pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed Saturday in Taylorsville. Manuel de Jesus Guinea was arrested on at the scene.
Legislative session begins Monday with bold education goals
01/26/2014 10:41pmStarting Monday, the next 45 days are going to be important to schoolchildren. State lawmakers begin the legislative session by funding and passing policies for Utah schools.
Caribbean cruise ended after outbreak of illness
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Maine mom gives birth in driveway
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BIRTHS Brooklyn Jane Cheatham
Dr. David and Kelly Cheatham announce the birth of their daughter, Brooklyn Jane Cheatham. Brooklyn was born on June 24, 2010 at 7:05 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.
Her grandparents are Nancy Walker, Barry and Joy Walker of Philadelphia and Danny and Dorothy Cheatham of Louisville.
Great-grandparents are Patty Jean Bates of Philadelphia, Irene Chandler and the late Edwin Chandler of Lousiville, the late Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hudson of West Point, the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weatherford and the late Mr. and Mrs. David "Bubba" Cheatham of Philadelphia.


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Armored Grappling
BattlHand Armored Grappling
The armed professional is always expanding and polishing his martial capabilities. Weapons' training is the primary emphasis, but empty-handed training also has its place. One of the modalities that we train in BattleHand is in armed/armored grappling. Here, getting away from most connotations of the term "grappling", we are referring to engaging in the extremely close martial context, where while armored and armed, the intent is to break the enemy as quickly as possible by applying our own body force to do structural damage on the opponent.
As is the rule in weapons' combat, in armored grappling we train to stay on our feet. We don't want to get into a wrestling match with the opponent. We want to break him as quickly as possible and be able to move on. There is very little body-to-body contact. The more body-to-body contact there is, the more contact points the opponent has to wrestle against. The fewer contact points applied against the opponent, not only is he less able to engage in counter-movements, but the more force you are able to apply to into areas that will mostly effectively leverage a break on the enemy opponent
On the Hunt!
BattleHand Tracking and Engagement
Developing a combat mindset is a process that the professional must engage in while armed and against an armed adversary. One of the training modalities that we use in BattleHand training is short-distance tracking and engagements against armed "tangos." In these training scenarios, the mind is the drive that brings the weapon to the target to completely dominate the adversary. (Also, check out our gear review of the A-TACS ACU Coat that we use in tracking in our "Reviews" section.)
In BattleHand training we utilize tracking to engage a hunting mindset in the individual. With that mindset, the "hunter" has heightened physical, cognitive, and behavioral capabilities. We use a 4-6 man tracking team (as used by David Sott-Donelan) to track down and engage with 1-3 armed "tangos" who have a 3-5 minute head-start. In this training, the focus is not for the tracking team to learn to follow footprints. Rather, it is about reading sign that the tango has left behind in order to close with him and dominate him. The track and the terrain determine the path, the tango is the target.
Locate, close-with, destroy. This has been a principle of hunting since humans engaged in hunting for sustenance; the same principle applies to how armed professionals hunt other men.
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Welcome to the new Integrated Combative Systems website. On this homepage we will be posting articles, after-action reports of training courses, gear reviews, and pertinent ICS updates.
ICS is continually expanding its range of capabilities for training armed professionals. In doing so, ICS has codified its principles and methods of training into a comprehensive martial system called BattleHand. At the core of BattleHand is the development of the combative mindset. In training this mindset we include the full range of weapons, from firearms to bayonets to knives to empty-hands. The principle of weapons training as the foundation of warrior mindset and skills embodies the axiom of "One Mind, Any Weapon."As well as creating the BattleHand system, the core place for training BattleHand has been established at the Spartan Training Center in Sedona, AZ.
We continue to devote our time and efforts to effective martial training, and we are sure that our new website will enhance the capability of spreading, sharing, and advancing knowledge of human combative behavior and its performance.


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Alexander Skarsgard: Gym Guy!
Alexander Skarsgard works on his fitness as he heads into Equinox gym on Sunday (January 8) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 35-year-old True Blood hunk donned his workout gear and carried his gym bag into the fitness center for his intense cardio session.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Alexander Skarsgard
Have you seen Alex on the cover of August Man's January 2012 issue? Check out the shot in case you missed it! Alex shares a cover with his fellow True Blood co-star Joe Manganiello.
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If you're pear-shaped and smug, a new study's findings may take you down a peg: For those at slightly increased risk of developing diabetes, fat stored in the buttocks pumps out abnormal levels of two proteins associated with inflammation and insulin resistance. (And that's not good.)
The new research casts some doubt on an emerging conventional wisdom: that when it comes to cardiovascular and diabetes risk, those of us who carry some excess fat in our hips, thighs and bottoms ("pear-shaped" people) are in far better shape than those who carry most of their excess weight around the middle ("apples").
The new study was posted online this week in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and it focuses on a number of proteins, with names such as chemerin, resistin, visfatin and omentin-1, that could one day be used to distinguish between obese people headed for medical trouble and those whose obesity is less immediately dangerous.
The subjects in the study were all people with "nascent" metabolic syndrome — meaning patients who already have at least three risk factors for developing diabetes (large waist circumference, high blood pressure, high triglcerides, low HDL, or "good" cholesterol, and high fasting blood sugar) but no cardiovascular disease or diabetes complications yet.


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Google Offers to Unwire San Francisco
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The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle and others report that Google is making an official play to build out the citywide Wi-Fi network for San Francisco desired by Mayor Gavin Newsoms office.
The network would be built by WFI using third-party hardware (no word on if it would be mesh, but thats likely), and service would be absolutely free to city dwellers and visitors to the tune of 300 Kilobits per second (Kbps) wherever the signal is available, even though they'll likely start with an 802.11g-based network.
Google claims it would build out the network with no charge to residents or the city at all. It's likely to be an advertising-driven network, following the success the company has had with its AdSense program for placing Web-based, contextual text ads.
Google already sponsors free Wi-Fi in San Francisco with partner Feeva in Union Square, as well as in nearby Mountain View, Calif., where Google is headquartered. This week, it was noticed by the blogosphere that Google is also sponsoring free Wi-Fi in New York Citys Bryant Park. The Journal article states that Google does not plan to offer free Wi-Fi outside of San Francisco, however.
GoogleNet -- which is not an official name -- was first in hinted at in a report by Om Malik of Business 2.0 magazine in August, saying that the company may be buying up unused or "dark" fiber-optic networks in hopes of launching a nationwide service, likely using Wi-Fi for last-mile customer connections.
The San Francisco request for information deadline was today. Other companies that submitted include EarthLink. That company questioned Googles ability to build the network for free in the Chronicle story, saying that free means no upgrades to the service in the future.
San Francisco already has 436 free hotspots in the city listed with hotspot directory JiWire.com.


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Saturday, May 29, 2010
lions & tigers & bears, oh my!
In the back section is a sandwich (peanut butter & raspberry preserves), with cheddar cheese bears.
In the front section is a silicone cup of cucumber chunks, two slices of kiwi and four cherries. The cherries were pitted which made them awfully easy to arrange on the lion and tiger picks. ;-)
This bento lunch was packed in a Sassy box. The sandwich was cut into two large puzzle shapes using The Lunch Punch "match and munch" cutter. :)
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- Mommyof2girlz said... [Reply to comment]
Love the puzzle sandwich, perfect for a school age kiddo!
- May 29, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- jill said... [Reply to comment]
so much enjoy seeing what you pack your littles to munch on. curiosity is striking...what do you do with the extra pieces of cheese that aren't cut into the shape of the day? silly question i know, but i just had to ask.
- May 29, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
That's not a silly question, Jill! There are a few things that happen to the scraps... for fruit leather scraps I store them up in a snack-sized zip-top baggie and add them to meals at home (I have pics of this on my "fruit leather how-to" post) or to grab to stick in my bag for errands.
Cheese scraps either get eaten (by me) as I go or I give them to my baby. Or my kids will ask to eat them as I'm putting the box together (we are all a bunch of avid cheese eaters LOL!) Sometimes if there are larger sized scrap pieces I will stick them under the pretty shapes (you can just barely make out some extra cheese under the bear all the way to the right in this photo - they all had pieces under them!).
I usually eat sandwich scraps (mmm, doesn't that sound tasty?) as I go. If you are curious about what I had for breakfast on any given day you can usually get a pretty good idea by checking out what was packed in my kids' bento boxes that morning. ;-)
- May 29, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- care-in said... [Reply to comment]
I am getting so many good ideas! I have another curious question...doesn't the cheese make the bread or crackers soggy? Maybe it's my own pickiness!!!
- May 30, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
The cheese it pretty dry and it doesn't get anything soggy! My son is verrrry picky about the texture/tempature/feel of his food (and I'm not even talking about my autistic kid! LOL) and he will not eat a cracker if it's even a little soft - but the cheese near or on them doesn't cause any issues. If something that is a little wetter needs to be close to something dry/crunchy I'll use a small barrier (like barran) or a silicone cup to keep things seperated. :)
- May 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- Luv_Bug said... [Reply to comment]
I have a question Melissa, How do you make your sandwiches so neat, I have the same lunch punch but my bread always tears, am I doing something wrong or do you punch your sandwich bread first and then fill it? ( I love your lunches!!!) My kids go goo goo gaa gaa over them.. your a tough act to follow ;-) *smile*
- June 1, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hi Luv_Bug!
There are a couple things I do to make The Lunch Punch work best...
First, of course it helps if the bread is really soft and fresh because there is less resistence then. But what really works for me is to press the sandwich down a little with the palm of my hand first and what REALLY makes a perfect punch is to cut the crusts off first. The crusts sort of work to "hold up" the inner bread part, and once those are gone the bread is much more cooperative! :) I usually make the sandwich, do a quick cut off of the crusts, press and then use The Lunch Punch and it comes out perfect every time. :)
- June 1, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- Luv_Bug said... [Reply to comment]
Thank you Melissa! I tried it this morning (cutting off the crusts first) and it was a total success!!!!! YAY! You are awesome thanks again!
- June 2, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Woohoo! I'm so happy it worked for better for you! :)
- June 2, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Kathryn Crafts said... [Reply to comment]
What type of lunchbag do you use/suggest for the Sassy set? Your blog inspired me to add one to our preschool son's collection. :)
- June 3, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hey Kathryn! I'd suggest a lunchbag that holds the lunch flat while being carried. My daughter carried this piggie one all year which was the perfect fit for her Sassy box...
Probably not what you had in mind for your son (LOL), but really any lunchbox that doesn't get carried on the side works great! Pottery Barn Kids has some really cute ones!
- June 3, 2010 at 2:57 PM
- Kathryn Crafts said... [Reply to comment]
The piggie is super cute! Is it PBK? I'll be keeping my eye out for something or may even make one myself. Thanks for the fast response!!
- June 3, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
No, the piggie isn't PBK (the backpack is! LOL)- I got that lunchbox from Amazon. I can't remember what brand it was, it might be Kiddopotamus? I give the lunchbag high marks for cute fator, but it has no insulation whatsoever. It's just two layers of plastic with no padding inbetween. It wasn't a big deal for her since her lunchbag was in a chilly classroom and she had lunch just 2 hours after leaving home. I don't think I'd recommend it if it was being used in warmer conditions.
- June 3, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Hello there! I just wanted to let you know that this blog has been so useful for me as I begin to plan to pack lunches for the first time! I posted about it and linked to you in a shout-out... you have been the best resource for me, on this type of lunch packing! (http://paintingsunny.com/2013/07/01/pre-school-power-lunch/)
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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler today recognized Total Manufacturing Company (TMCO) for finding a way to grow during tough economic times. The metal fabrication, design and manufacturing company has a $7 million expansion project under way to add 31,000 square feet and new high-tech machinery at its factory at 535 "J" Street.
"TMCO has succeeded the old fashioned way — through hard work, perseverance and strong leadership," Mayor Beutler said. "The high-tech equipment combined with a highly trained workforce has given TMCO a decisive edge in the marketplace."
Mayor Beutler said the City of Lincoln has been part of the success story too. "We have continued to focus our economic development efforts on assisting primary employers in our community," he said. "Finding creative ways to improve their operational efficiency is one of our top goals, particularly in relation to development services."
Beutler said the City worked with TMCO to find additional space to expand on its current site. The City also allocated $7 million in economic recovery zone facilities bonds to TMCO for improvements. The City received $26 million in bonds through the federal stimulus program.
"New growth and new business for TMCO means new jobs for Lincoln," said John Albers, TMCO general partner. "We are proud to call Mayor Chris Beutler and the City of Lincoln active partners in the TMCO expansion process. It proves that you can get a lot more done when all of the parties are moving in the same direction helping each other along the way."
TMCO started in 1974 with an 850-square-foot facility. When the expansion is completed, TMCP will occupy about 220,000 square feet of space. The company has about 160 employees.
Last summer, TMCO was named one of the fastest growing inner-city companies in the country. The Mayor nominated TMCO for the Inner City 100, a program of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Bloomberg BusinessWeek SmallBiz magazine. One of its customers — the CLAAS ag machinery firm — recently named TMCO as its Supplier of the Year. More information on TMCO is available at www.tmcoinc.com.


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May 28, 2008
It has been a fun couple of days for the Lipscomb Bisons baseball team.
Rallies, cheers, pats on the backs and unprecedented media attention have filled their time along with a couple of practice sessions. Wednesday afternoon there was one last ceremony to send the Bisons off to Athens, Ga., for the NCAA Regional. There were introductions and speeches and ice cream as approximately 100 people attended.
But when the Bisons boarded their buses the fun was over. Thursday afternoon the Bisons will practice at Foley Field on the University of Georgia campus.
Friday at 2 p.m. CDT the Bisons will play host Georgia, the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the No. 1 seed in the regional. Georgia Tech and Louisville play in the second game at 6. The double-elimination tournament continues through Sunday.
The games will be televised on CSS.
The Bisons, the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Champion, have been pointing to this weekend since they first started workouts in the fall.
"I could just see how they handled themselves once we started practice," said Lipscomb coach Jeff Forehand. "I tried to treat them like an older team and give then a little bit of rope and see which way they were going to take it.
"All year long they were resilient. They pressed each other and challenged each other to be better. It is amazing how this team came together, but it came together because we have so much senior leadership."
Forehand points to players like shortstop Jorge Gutierrez, right fielder Shane Simpkins, left fielder Blake Bratcher and second baseman Ben Williams as examples of the leadership of the team.
"Ben came in under the old coaching staff," Forehand said. "He has been a leader mentally and emotionally and on the field."
Forehand's biggest challenge in his first two years was to bridge the gap between the players who were recruited before he arrived and the one's he added.
"We quit talking about it being old and new," Forehand said. "This is our team. This is team of the moment.
"We talked about what we need to do to be a good team. The players started believing at the beginning of last year. We had five seniors that left after last year that are a big part of this as well. It has been a building process."
The biggest challenge was the turn around the mental approach of the team.
"We had to get out of that phase that we are Lipscomb and we aren't going to be able to x or y," Forehand said. "Then we started to finally believe we could do x and y and we put some things together."
When the Bisons practice at Foley Field for the first time, Forehand doesn't plan to measure the bases or the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate. He doesn't think he has to worry about how his team is going to perform on a bigger stage.
"I don't think we are going to be overwhelmed," Forehand said. "They have some confidence.
"They also respect the team we are playing. They understand that we are playing a very, very good team. Some of our preparation has been playing some of these other schools like LSU, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Auburn so we are not in awe of the facility or the name across the jersey."
Forehand stresses that no matter who the opponent might be there are constants to the game that have to be followed.
"We have play a solid game mentally and a solid game physically," Forehand said. "I think they are prepared for it."
Foley Field seats 3,200 fans and an additional 300 seats are expected to be added. Forehand has warned his team that the conditions might be less than welcoming.
"I have tried to tell them that we are going to go into an environment where 3,000 fans are going be pulling against us," Forehand said. "I think they understand that.
"They are excited we are going to have 200 or so people there. They will know they have a following. They will be prepared for it."


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These are some things for my students to consider before visiting another dojo. Students of other dojo should follow the rules applicable in their dojo as taught by their sensei.
First, ask your sensei first. Your sensei might know the sensei of the other dojo. This will give him the opportunity to discuss your visit with the other sensei first. If you show up at the other dojo without your sensei's permission (often with a written letter), the other sensei will feel awkward. He might not want you to visit unless your sensei has agreed first. He will want to welcome you to his dojo out of courtesy to your sensei, but will not want to allow you in his dojo for fear of offending your sensei.
From time to time, students will ask to visit my dojo. Most do not ask for their sensei's permission. I rarely allow such visits.
I will give you an example. If a student of Morio Higaonna asked to visit my dojo, I would expect to be contacted my Higaonna Sensei (because I have met him and he has taught at my dojo). If Higaonna Sensei does not contact me, I would think that the student does not have permission. Since I would never allow a student to visit without his sensei's permission -- particularly a sensei I know and respect -- I would decline the visit request and make a polite excuse.
I would not want to contact Higaonna Sensei about his student because this would put the student in an awkward position. Do you see this difficulty this could cause?
Second, do not go empty handed. Take an appropriate gift (omiyage).
Third, be very restrained. Do not show off. Do not challenge any students. Do not challenge the sensei. Do not practice kata from your dojo in the other dojo -- unless the sensei has specifically asked you to do so.
Karate history is rich with visitors who have foolishly challenged a sensei and been taken away in an ambulance.
Fourth, try your best and realize that you are visiting to learn.
Fifth, when you return to your dojo, do not show things that you learned in the other dojo -- unless your sensei asks you to do so. If, for example, you started to practice an outside kata in my dojo without my request, I would politely ask you to train elsewhere.
Remember that how you act as a visitor reflects directly on your sensei.
After your visit, the sensei of the other dojo will almost certainly contact your sensei and give a report. What I want most to hear is that my student was very courteous.
After your visit, you should also give a report to your sensei. The other sensei might have asked you to carry a letter or omiyage to your sensei.
Something else to consider, if I were going to visit my friend's sensei in Okinawa, I would mention this to my friend first so that he could give me any letters or omiyage that he might want me to carry to his sensei. This is the proper courtesy. If I did not show this courtesy to my friend, then what kind of friend am I?
Also remember that the sensei of the other dojo might not show the usual things while you are visiting. When I have a visitor, I often will keep the class very basic. I will not show deeper techniques or body dynamics. Visitors might sometimes leave thinking, "what a basic class!" This is what I want. Remember that other sensei might do the same thing. You cannot judge the level of the dojo by what you saw during your brief visit.
Lastly, you should be aware that not all dojo allow visitors. If they do not, you should respect their policy. Karate is not a business to many sensei -- it is an art and lifelong pursuit. Many sensei are not seeking new students or attention. Many sensei do not want to be written about or photographed. You should respect their wishes.
The main thing to remember is to ask your sensei first.
Charles C. Goodin
Visiting Another Dojo
These are some things for my students to consider before visiting another dojo. Students of other dojo should follow the rules applicable in their dojo as taught by their sensei.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Monday, July 10, 2006


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Like the ultraviolent teenager Alex in Stanley Kubrick's vision of the future, this Caterham Superlight has the raw appeal of the aggressive British antihero with the agility of a Manx cat.
Many ec readers will be familiar with the Caterham. Colin Chapman's philosophy of subtracting weight to add power has been faithfully continued by the company that took over Lotus' reins years ago.
While the original svelte roadster had questionable looks at best, the newer version, like the one pictured here, cleans up well with slightly less boxy lines and carbon-fiber front cycle wings as opposed to the duck bill style of the earlier versions.
This particular model is a Superlight R400, and it has more than a few items and upgrades that set it apart from the standard Caterham. For starters, the rollbar that sticks up just above head level is a sign that this Caterham is meant to see some track time. In fact, it's been said that on any given weekend the bug-eyed British roadster is the most often raced car in the world.
Snoop around the black powdercoated interior a bit more and you come across a few aesthetic additions like the carbon-fiber dash and the aluminum handbrake lever, as well as adjustable leather seats. But underneath those seats is where the fashionable additions end and the functional ones begin. For one, there is a heater to keep your bottom toasty on those nippy jaunts through the English countryside or through the Hawk's Nest near New York, which is where this car resides now. The current owner had it built in Colorado before shipping it out east. Which is when we had a chance to put this particular model through its paces, but more on that later. The floors have been lowered on both sides to make even more room for the six-foot-tall owner, as the frame is an increased dimension chassis. Last but not least, there is a pushbutton starter. Depressing this button not only makes you feel like James Bond, but more importantly fires up the surprisingly ferocious-sounding motor. Surprising because it's a mere two-liter.
Of course when the entire car weighs close to 1200 pounds, about a quarter the weight of an American behemoth like the new Camaro, one can afford to run a two-liter, especially when it makes close to 100 hp per liter.
At around $3,000, the motor is actually one of the least expensive parts of the Caterham package. Purchased through Ford, the Duratec motor is both cheap and plentiful, especially compared to the $50,000 it costs for the rest of the base kit. Actually, in this case, the entire kit came closer to $65,000 with the various aforementioned extras like the rollbar and others, such as the engine upgrade kit. This includes larger fuel injectors, a reprogrammed ECU and roller barrel throttle bodies. These trick components allow for the fuel-injected motor to behave like a carbureted one by rolling open a port that literally dumps fuel into the combustion chamber, and Ka-Blam! The heat is on. While these upgrades increased horsepower from 210 to a claimed 220, the other engine upgrade available is the dry-sump system. This helps the motor cope with the extra power but more importantly keeps it lubed while the Caterham is attaining the g's it can while it's in the corners. And when you're driving this car you want to go through those as often as possible. Program my GPS to roundabouts, please.
Sprung on a Superlight's suspension, the underpinnings are comprised of wide-track front wishbones and adjustable spring platforms and a Watts linkage rear suspension, as well as an uprated rear antiroll bar working in conjunction with the rest of the DeDion rear suspension. This hybrid of an IRS and a solid rear axle suspension has been the choice for the Caterham for years, and it works like magic in tandem with the limited-slip differential. I know, I got to cane it. But before I caned it, I built it. Well, I did so with a lot of help from the tech at Caterham USA, the American importer located in Denver, Colo, that happens to be about a mile from my house. The garage where the cars get received is in a sort of rough area in Denver. This adds to the mystique in a way. Once we found the faceless operation we went inside where our project car lied waiting in a crate. We pried it open and looked inside like a scene out of Indiana Jones. There was an amalgam of parts along with the Caterham orange body with black racing stripes. After retrieving everything from the crate, we put the body on jack stands and laid the parts out in their respective area then got to work on the suspension. The attachment of the front wishbones was fairly straightforward as was the rear, especially with two people. It's always nice to have someone to guide your bolts into the holes.
The trickiest part of the build (besides the wiring, which was done by Caterham's tech) may have been the installation of the Caterham six-speed transmission. The 7000 CSR six-speed is like Amy Winehouse at church, it doesn't fit in so well at first. The motor, on the other hand, bolted right in, and after a few more steps, like installing the seats and mounting up the 15-inch Motorsport wheels shod with Avon CR500 tires, the little roadster was ready for it's shakedown run.
It was with much anticipation that I awaited the end of this. I spent years in England gazing at Caterhams and Lotuses and wondering how they performed. I also remember staring transfixed at one I would always see parked on the streets of SoHo and wonder how on earth they could be so ugly. The raised headlights make it look like a frog being squeezed by a cruel child. The newer version still has those raised headlights for obvious legal reasons, but I have to admit they've gotten a lot more attractive.
Ingress into the cockpit is not such a bad ordeal with the rollbar to assist, and the cabin seems to have ample legroom, even for my 6'3" frame. I turn on the ignition switch and push the James Bond button. Contained explosions and organized mechanical chaos fills the garage with the lively growl of the Duratec. Filling the Caterham with petrol for the upcoming drive proved a bit tricky. There seemed to be a few problems with the Aero filler cap accepting the nozzle. But after some patient pumping, (insert premature ejaculation joke here) we got on our way to the hills.
Just outside of Denver there is an eclectic selection of twisty mountain roads for which the Caterham seems to be built specifically for. Of course, to access these lovely twisties you've got to get on the highway and get out of town. I shift up from Second to Third at about 3,000 rpm and the Caterham positively eats the on-ramp alive. Hill climb events have often been won by lighter cars. I could see why as I snicked up through the close-ratio gearbox onto Sixth Ave. and toward the twisties. The sensation of having my ass inches above the tarmac is an odd one as I approach the first phase of Evergreen Canyon. As I turn in I nearly cross over the side of the road. The steering is that responsive. All you have to do is think about it and the car turns. After getting used to the feel of the driving position and turn-in response I decide to really dig in on a couple of corners. The rear end gets loose, as I expected it might, but controlling the drift is amazingly easy, with the tractable powerband and limited-slip you can throttle steer at almost any speed.
Long story short, the Caterham is everything and more than I thought it would be when I first laid eyes on one with awe on that day in SoHo. And the fact that the importer is right down the street from me is sign from above that I must purchase one.
2011 Caterham 7 Superlight R400
Longitudinal front-mounted, rear-wheel drive
2-liter I4, dohc, 16-valve; dry-sump lubrication w/ external oil reservoir, Ford Motorsport injectors, Roller-barrel throttle body, reprogrammed ECU
7000 CSR 6-speed modified to fit engine bellhousing
Double wishbone (f), DeDion with Watts linkage(r), antiroll bar (r)
Ventilated front discs, four-piston calipers
Wheels and Tires
6.5x15 aluminum Motorsport wheels Avon CR500 195/45
Peak Power: 220 hp @ 7600 rpm
Peak Torque: 150 lb-ft @ 6300 rpm
0-60 mph: 3.8 sec.
Top speed: 140 mph


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Lindenwood University was recognized for having the nation's top American Humanics program at the recent American Humanics Management Institute in Atlanta.
The 2005 program excellence award recognized Lindenwood's top-flight preparation of nonprofit leaders for the workplace. Lindenwood was honored for thoroughness in course work, leadership, professional employment, marketing and fundraising, institutional support and relationships with nonprofits.
"Lindenwood University has developed creative solutions for working with professionals by offering American Humanics degree completion programs in concert with YMCA and other national nonprofit organizations," said American Humanics International President Dr. Kala Stroup.
American Humanics is a national alliance of colleges, universities and nonprofit organizations preparing undergraduates for careers with youth and human service agencies. American Humanics' mission is to prepare and certify future nonprofit professionals to work with America's youth and families.
The American Humanics Management Institute is a three-day intensive educational symposium designed for college students with an interest in nonprofit management. Administered by the national office of American Humanics, Inc., the Management Institute provides the capstone experience in undergraduate and graduate nonprofit studies.
During the conference, Executive Director and Dean of Campus Life Sheryl Guffey, along with Shawn Dunn, Special Project Manager for the YMCA of the USA, gave an impressive presentation about the unique partnership that the two are forming. Lindenwood is partnering with the YMCA to be the national education and Leadership Development Center for the YMCA of the USA. Lindenwood University was chosen because of the high quality of education and its commitment to traditional values shared by both organizations.
Lindenwood University has been with American Humanics for the past 15 years. During this time, Lindenwood has developed both an undergraduate and a graduate degree program in Human Service Agency Management. These programs has certified over hundreds of students to work in and run nonprofit organizations. Within these years, Lindenwood's American Humanics has won each of the following awards: Excellence in Fundraising, Excellence in Certification, Excellence in Community Relations, and the Excellence in Public Relations.
In addition, Paul Lee, one of the students at Lindenwood University, was appointed to the National Student Advisory Board of American Humanics. In this capacity, he will directly plan the next American Humanics Management Institute in San Diego. There are only six students that serve on the national board every year.


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Artur Serra, Deputy Director of i2CAT and also vice-president of the European Network of Living Labs, has participated at the Open Innovation 2.0 conference last May 24th.
His speech "Opening the European innovation system to 500 million of citizens" exposed how Living Labs can create open innovation distributed systems where the citizens are empowered to learn and innovate by themselves.
Besides the Living Labs other several topics were discussed during the Open Innovation 2.0 event: Innovation Ecosystems; OI2 funding opportunities under Horizon 2020; Online Engagement Platforms (Big Data, Cloud, IoT, participatory design)...
The conference was preceded by a Camp for Societal Innovation which brought together people with different backgrounds to address the challenges brought by cities, regions, industry, universities and NGOs.
The OI2 Conference has been held under the label of the Dutch EU Presidency, and has been co-organised by the European Commission DG CONNECT's Open Innovation Group (OISPG) together with Intel Labs Europe, Committee of the Regions, CGI, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, City of Amsterdam, and kindly supported by Dublin City Council.
This 2016 edition of the event has gathered more than 350 people around the following action oriented themes: Open Innovation 2.0 and Digital Single Market, ePlatforms, Data Driven Innovation, Urban Agenda, Future Cities, Living Labs and Business Challenges as cross-cutting themes, just to list a few, we have Power of Crowds; Experimentation and Prototyping; and Citizen Engagement in practise.
Closing the event it took place the Living Labs 10th anniversary celebration ceremony organized by European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) with a Greeting Address by the President of the Committee of the Regions Markku Markkula. http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/


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Pets, Pets, Pets
One by One One by one, they pass by my cage Too old, too worn, too broken, they say Way past his time, he can't run and play Theyshake their heads and go on their way A little old man, arthritic and sore It seems that I am wanted no more I once had a home, I once had a bed A place that was warm, and where I was fed Now my muzzle is grey, and my eyes slowly fail Who wants a dog so old and so frail? My family decided I didn't belong I got in their way, my attitude wrong Now I sit in this kennel, where day after day The younger ones are chosen and taken away When I had come to the end of my rope, You saw my face and again I knew hope You saw past the grey, the legs wobbly with age And felt I deserved life beyond this cage You took me home, gave me food and a bed You gently stroked my poor tired head We snuggle and play, you talk to me low
You love me so dearly and make sure I know Although I have loved most of my life with another You outshine them with love so much stronger I promise to return all the love I can give To you my dear friend, as long as I live I may be with you for a week, or for years We will share many smiles, and a few tears When the time comes, that God deems I must leave I know you will cry and your heart it will grieve When I arrive at the Bridge all brand new My thoughts and my heart will still be with you And I will brag to all who will hear Of the person who made my last days so dear.
Yes, puppies are cute and cuddly, but they are also tons of work. In contrast, there are many reasons to consider bringing a senior dog into your life. Oldsters are instant buddies and get into a routine easily. They love to cuddle, usually know commands plus the meaning of the word "NO", are housetrained, and do
not chew the furniture. Older dogs settle into the pack without making constant demands for your attention. Most important, a senior dog is forever thankful that you have saved his life and returns your kind gesture with constant devotion.
For Adoption: "Tyra" an older Rottie mix in Cage 42 who has been at Babylon Town Shelter (631-643- 9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon waiting patiently more than five months represents the senior set. She has previously been the Beacon poster pet.
The rest of the shelter dogs and cats are available at Oyster Bay Town Shelter (677-5784) Miller Pl. Syosset. "Ripley" #473 shown here is a 4 year old Puggle. Other dogs include: "Gypsy" #367, a Cattle Dog mix; an older Beagle #484; "Rusty #322- energetic yellow Lab.
Cats: "Josie" #462- a 9 year old declaw needs to be an only cat; "Pepper"# 470- pretty Bengal mix declaw; many kittens.
** Special Kitten Needs Home: "Timothy" the 3- legged tabby kitten, now about 9 weeks old, featured in "Pets" last week still needs a forever home. Call 631-226-5571.


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So, following the advice of many different blogs I've made a copy of all my genealogical data.
I'm going to back up this blog at the end of this post.
For next month I'm going to have a look at some of the online backup/storage solutions and see which one might work for me.


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Transnational tobacco companies' investments in smokeless tobacco products, such as snus (a moist tobacco product that is placed under the upper lip), in Europe are not due to a concern for the health impacts of smoking but are instead driven purely by business interests according to new research by Silvy Peeters and Anna Gilmore from the University and the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, published this week in PLOS Medicine.
To inform the policy debate surrounding snus, which is banned from sale in the European Union (EU) under legislation that is currently being reviewed in Brussels, the researchers analysed internal tobacco industry documents that have been made available by litigation alongside contemporary industry documentation to examine the historical interests of transnational tobacco companies.
The analysis reveals tobacco companies' efforts to enter the EU market, and influence national and EU public health policy. The researchers also compare the industry's privately documented interests (observed via internal documents and investor presentations) with those harm reduction pursuits it has publicly espoused, and explore the implications for EU tobacco control policy.
Although the analysis was limited by the extent of the documents available to the researchers, the authors say: "There is clear evidence that (British American Tobacco)'ss early interest in introducing (smokeless tobacco) in Europe was based on the potential for creating an alternative form of tobacco use in light of declining cigarette sales and social restrictions on smoking, with young people a key target."
The authors note: "(the study's findings) indicate that the industry's rhetoric on harm reduction has been inconsistent with historical and recent documents and business actions. Instead, the findings suggest that the (transnational tobacco companies') interest in reduced-risk products lies in maintaining the status quo in favour of cigarettes for as long as possible while simultaneously providing a longer-term source of profit should the cigarette model prove unsustainable; the reputational benefits are an additional asset."
The authors conclude: "by investing in snus, and recently nicotine, (transnational tobacco companies) have eliminated competition between cigarettes and lower-risk products, thus helping maintain the current market balance in favour of (highly profitable) cigarettes while ensuring (transnational tobacco companies') long-term future should cigarette sales decline further and profit margins be eroded."
Read more on the Tobacco Control Research Group blog and the Tobacco Marketing Uncovered (UK) Facebook page.


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Chiro101 needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
I need a template in Photoshop format to add patient pictures and testimonials to show on our screens in the office
Power Health Rehab & Wellness Center
We have 5 screens throughout the office that run different slide shows to educate our patients.
I am looking for an eye catching design that I can easily add our patient's picture to as well as their testimonial to add to the rotation.
I will be saving the finished documents as .jpg out of Photoshop
- The size should be 640 X 480
- I would like the same design with 4 color choices
- Our tagline "The Results Speak for Themselves" should be in the design
- Our logo can also be added if it works you can see it at http://www.chiroarts.com
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Nobody Seems to Understand What Jeff Bezos is Doing. Does He?
A couple months ago, realizing it would be futile to hold out any longer against the tsunami of pop cultural peer pressure, I decided to go ahead and read The Hunger Games. I jumped over to Amazon, searched for the Kindle edition, and I was presented, as usual, with a page infested with ugly strikethroughs. This is Amazon's way: Jeff Bezos will never just show what you're going to pay when you buy something from his site. He also wants to make sure you know what you're not paying. When you buy The Hunger Games for your Kindle, you won't pay $14.99, the publisher's suggested digital price. You also won't pay $8.99, the publisher's suggested price for the paperback—which happens to be what Barnes & Noble will charge you a Nook version of The Hunger Games.
What will you pay? Either $5 or, surprisingly, $0. The zero price is one of Bezos' newer pricing tricks. You see it pop up all over the Kindle Store and Amazon Instant Video. Not only does Bezos want to make sure you know what you're not paying, he also wants you to see what you could be paying. For books, the free deal is part of the Kindle Owner's Lending Library, a plan that Amazon unveiled last September to criticism from the publishing and seo services industry. If you own a Kindle device and if you subscribe to Amazon's $79-a-year Prime plan, you can get The Hunger Games and thousands of other books for no money at all. The company did not receive permission from many authors and publishers to include their books in the program; instead, when you get a "free" book under the lending program, Amazon simply pays the publisher for the book on your behalf.
This can be pretty confusing for readers—I'm a Prime member and I own a Kindle, but I wanted to read this book on my iPad, so when I went to click Buy, I really wasn't sure what I was paying. (I think I paid $5).
But there's something even more perplexing about Amazon selling The Hunger Games and other huge bestsellers for free. The Kindle lending program upends the conventional wisdom about Bezos' business goals for e-readers. Most people think that Amazon is selling Kindle devices at cost in order to make a profit on the sales of books and movies. But if Amazon is also giving away a lot of media for free—4 of the Top 10 books in the Kindle Store can be had for free under the Kindle lending program—then what is its business model for Kindle?
Giving away the razor to make money on the blades is a well-known strategy. But giving away the razor and the blades in order to make money on a subscription loyalty program as a way to sell everything else? Is that Amazon's real goal with the Kindle—is Amazon in the device business only to sell Prime subscriptions, which the company sees as a key accelerant for sales across the rest of its site? And if that's the case, how well is that circuitous business model working out? Is the Kindle helping to sell Prime? And are those Kindle-fueled Prime subscriptions moving more sales across the rest of the company's inventory?
To tell you the truth, I have no idea. Nobody outside Amazon does. What struck me when I saw the zero price for The Hunger Games is that I simply don't know what Amazon is up to with the lending library. This is not a novel sensation: I am frequently flummoxed by Amazon, the most inscrutable of all the companies I cover regularly. Amazon is the one major tech firm whose operations, investments, and short- and long-term goals are completely hidden from the reporters and analysts who try to watch its every move.
It's not just that Amazon is secretive. There are lots of secretive companies—Apple, of course, tops the list—but if you watch even the most tight-lipped firms, you can usually get a sense of the general parameters of their behavior. Everyone understands the basic way that Apple is looking to make money—sell a lot of beautiful things at a high margin—and for all its theatrical secrecy, the company usually dishes out straight and detailed answers about its core businesses. (Want Tim Cook's perspective on carriers' incentives to subsidize the iPhone? He spent many minutes elaborating on it in Apple's last earnings call.)
Amazon, by comparison, is a black box. It's got so many different businesses across so many different product types—it just opened a store that will sell you industrial supplies, it bought a company that makes robots, it's looking to produce movies and sitcoms, and somewhere in there it also sells books and music and computers and refrigerators and server space and on and on—that it's difficult to discern any of the company's essential goals.
We don't know where Amazon expects to make money from in the future. Indeed, we barely know where Amazon makes money from now. The company refuses to divulge even the most basic stats about its business. Amazon's earnings calls are a comedy of opacity and misdirection; you'd have a better chance getting a guard at Buckingham Palace guard to crack a smile than to get an Amazon exec to accidentally tell you about the company's business.
The firm won't say anything about how many Kindles it sells, which models are the most popular, and whether or not the Fire has eaten into sales of the E-Ink devices. It won't disclose anything about the number and value of Prime memberships. It won't say anything about where its profits come from.
I sometimes wonder if Tom Skutak, Amazon's CFO, has to practice new ways of saying no on the company's earnings calls. Among his favorite rejections: "I can't." "Not a lot I can comment." "Not a lot I can do." "Not a lot I can help." "Not a lot I can add." "Stay tuned."
For now, Amazon's opacity seems to be working. Look at its recent earnings calls and you see that analysts have quit asking important questions about its business. Skutak wasn't even asked about Prime subscriptions during the company's last call—this despite a recent report from Bloomberg showing that the firm has only 3 to 5 million members, half the number that some analysts had predicted. IDC says that sales of the Kindle Fire plunged in the first quarter, and E-Ink suppliers have seen a major shortfall in their business. But because they knew Amazon had no intention of disclosing Kindle sales, analysts didn't even ask about the numbers. How well is the Kindle Lending Library doing? Is it prompting Kindle sales, or Prime sales? Nobody wanted to know.
Jeff Bezos once famously declared that, in the service of innovation and its long-term success, Amazon is "willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time." He was being a bit modest there; Amazon is not merely "willing" to be misunderstood, it often tries to actively sow widespread misunderstanding. This works it its advantage; if competitors don't know what Amazon is up to, if they can't even figure out where and how it aims to make money, they'll have a harder time beating it.
But all this misunderstanding can't be an unalloyed good. Amazon is so opaque, with so many mysterious businesses and revenue streams, that you've got to wonder whether the people who work there even understand what it's up to. In business, simplicity often wins. Selling me a device to get me to buy a membership in order to get a book for free. Is Bezos crazy like a fox? Or is he just plain crazy? We have no idea.


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I'm getting horrible performance in Serious Sam 3 BFE compared to Windows 7. In the first scene on the first level, I'm only averaging around 15FPS in Linux while it's around 80FPS in Windows (using Ultra graphics on both). This is an extreme difference. I'm using the Catalyst drivers from [community] which looks like the latest 13.1 drivers. I'm still using the older 12.11 beta drivers in Windows because it's such a pain to upgrade. My specs:
Intel Core i5 2500K
AMD Radeon 5970
Even if CrossFire isn't working, which I'm not convinced it is (the 5970 is dual GPU on one card) the difference is even greater than that as even if I half the 80FPS from Windows (where I know CrossFire is working) I should at least be getting 40FPS from 1 GPU. Has anyone else with an AMD card gotten this to run with acceptable FPS?
I've read (but have no first hand knowledge) that at least part of the performace hit will be the difference between OpenGL and DirectX. I believe you can actually switch between the two on Windows and evaluate the performance difference to see if it is in line with what you are experiencing in Linux.
I laugh, yet the joke is on me
I've read (but have no first hand knowledge) that at least part of the performace hit will be the difference between OpenGL and DirectX. I believe you can actually switch between the two on Windows and evaluate the performance difference to see if it is in line with what you are experiencing in Linux.
Oh wow you're right. I googled it and you can change to OpenGL by setting "gfx_iAPI = 1" (and "gfx_iAPI = 2" to go back to Direct3D) in the console. The performance is equally as horrible in Windows 7 under OpenGL.
Just....... WTF AMD.....
Can I confirm it's an AMD problem and not a problem with the game? I'm thinking about selling my 5970 and getting something Nvidia if that's the case. I bought this card thinking it would give me the best performance. Had no idea OpenGL was so bad. I've also noticed similar drops in performance (not quite as severe but still pretty bad) in the Unigine Heaven benchmark when comparing Direct3D to OpenGL.
Yes, it does seem that lately Nvidia has been performing better than ATI/AMD on OpenGL (at least according to the collective mind of Google)
Of course, the best way to get OpenGL working is with one of their professional cards (Quadro or Firepro). Of course, these are much more expensive.
A cheaper solution is to look into optimizing your driver. Are you using Catalyst (proprietary) or Radeon (open source)? I would check their respective wiki's for ways to improve performance:
I laugh, yet the joke is on me
Using Catalyst. The open source driver had even worse performance. I didn't test it on Serious Sam 3 but really the only thing the open source driver can run well is old games like OpenArena. It ran Team Fortress 2 but the performance was pretty bad. At least Catalyst can run that smoothly. Of course it's not as graphically intensive as Serious Sam 3.
Hey, I am also running SS3 BFE on Ubuntu and noticing a significant performance drop in comparison to Windows 7. I am doubtful that Crossfire is working as I am running the latest proprietary AMD drivers and the Crossfire logo should appear in the top right when it is enabled.
I am working with this;
Ubuntu 12.10 - Up to date with all updates
AMD Phenom II X6 Black 1100T
AMD Radeon HD 5970
8GB Mushkin 996953 DDR3 PC3-16000 10-10-10-27 Ridgeback
I might be way off but...
I had "performance" issues because my cards weren't detected correctly, but that's with Nvidia SLI. Anyway, the reason was that since I had a 64bit system, I needed lib32-pciutils installed so that the game would detect my cards. After installing the package, things got incredibly better. I noticed in console that the game went for specific settings for my card too. Since none of you mentionned that package, or if you're on 64bit install, I thought I'd mention it just in case.
You can find it in the AUR here.
I for one am running 64-bit and I would assume that weirddan455 is too as he stated that his system had 16GB of RAM. I have installed the lib and haven't noticed any major increase in FPS. It was most certainly worth a try though.
I am not sure how it goes with these dual GPU cards. I have very rarely had the logo appear in the top right to tell me that Crossfire is activated. In Windows, I was using RadeonPRO to force Crossfire depending on the game engine. In some games, like Dead Island, this made a huge difference.
It just seams that the 5970 is a real lackluster.
I do think that dual CPU cards have a very much lacking support under Xorg. From what I've read, there seems to be serious limitations for dual cpu/dual cards as Xorg is old and was never designed for it. There's more power from SLI under windows too, as the difference in FPS under linux is much smaller with SLI, but still there. Shall I mention what xinerama does if you have multi-screen? Goodbye compositing!
But anyway, even under windows, it seems a few are complaining about the vram available on the 5970. I imagine that too small a vram cache plus Xorg is a bad mix.
With that in mind, I seem to remember that AGP cards could negociate more ram from the system when necessary (to some extent). If this is still true for pci-express cards, maybe there's something to be done there, perhaps in the bios? I don't really know, I'm really just thinking a loud while pulling this out of my ass.
Good luck finding a solution.
Okay, I just tested again in Windows 7 and my fps with all graphics and performance settings on ultra was averaging 60 with no less than 50. On Ubuntu I would get about 4-5 FPS.


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By Matthew Heimer
The average American worker is 42 years old, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So there's no way to sugar-coat it: Once you've turned 50, you're almost certain to be outnumbered by young'uns at the office. That can be a fraught experience—workplace age-bias claims, after all, are on the rise. But as workplace consultant Phyllis Weiss Haserot writes on the PBS-affiliated retirement website NextAvenue.org, the most successful boomer-age workers learn how to reframe their relatively advanced age as a competitive advantage for their companies.
Haserot, who advises companies and organizations on what she calls "inter-generational challenges," says that boomers are most likely to stumble at work when they focus on their "relative age" or their "subjective age"—essentially, by dwelling in an anxious way on how old they feel, or how much younger they may be than their coworkers. Better instead, she advises, to talk with managers about your "occupational age," stressing the experience you've accumulated that can't be easily replaced.
Playing the generational card is also fair game, says Haserot: She cites research suggesting that boomers tend to be more loyal to their employers than their younger peers, and other research that correlates greater employee loyalty with greater customer loyalty. And there's always the advantage of your "life events age": You're in a position to offer younger coworkers advice about how to juggle their careers with "milestone experiences such as marriage, the birth of children and raising adolescents."
As a bargaining position, it may sound a bit squishy and intangible; but it's certainly more thoughtful and strategic bombarding a skeptical manager with "Gilligan's Island" references. You can find some of Haserot's other advice for over-50 professionals here.
Also on Encore:
Side effect of the recession: Older bosses
More business owners retire part-time
Why college degrees pay off big after 65
Matthew Heimer covers retirement for MarketWatch and edits the Encore blog. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewHeimer.
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I don't know what is wrong with me – I released this pattern weeks ago and completely forgot to add it to the blog. It's been a little bit crazy around here, but still, that seems particularly silly. I'll be rereleasing Dear Jane tomorrow, too, so stay tuned!
A mango lassi is a hot weather yogurt based drink from India, refreshing and relaxing. Mango Lassi is a simple knit tank top, relaxing to make and wear, and easy to style. Knit in a drapey fingering weight yarn, the top breathes and makes use of the Outlast © to keep you cool and comfortable in the spring and summer heat. An easy twisted stitch textural argyle pattern in the bottom corner of the tank adds interest to the knitting and a cute detail for later. Knitted in one piece to the bottom of the V back detail, Mango Lassi is then knit flat with the V back becoming the two tank top straps. Rather than place all the weight of the top on the two buttons, the straps are seamed to the garment and decorative buttons added afterward. This is a great project to show off your favorite buttons!
Actual size at bust: 29 (33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53) inches
- 2 (2, 2, 3, 3. 3. 3) skeins Lorna's Laces Solemate [55% Superwash merino, 30% Outlast ©, 15% nylon; 425 yds per 100gm skein], shown in colorway Satsuma
- U.S. size 2 (2.75 mm) 24" circular needle
- U.S. size 3 (3.25 mm) 24" circular needle
- U.S. size CD (3mm) crochet hook
- 3 stitch markers, one distinct for start of round
- cable needle
- tapestry needle
- waste yarn or holders
- 2 large decorative buttons
24 sts/31 rows = 4 inches in stockinette st on size 3 needles
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Article Summary: Forex liquidity is confusing to the new trader. How can a market be seemingly volatile and liquid at the same time? This article will be a primer to understanding just that.
As one gets started in forex trading, one of the first benefits they're likely to hear is how much liquidity the FX Market offers over other markets. The latest figures are roughly $4 Trillion in daily volume as per the Bank of International Settlements. But what does that mean to you and your trading?
Why Should You Care About Liquidity?
Ask anyone during the 2008 credit crisis who was trying to sell their home what are the benefits of liquidity? Or maybe a stock trader who is on the wrong side of a trade when it's been announced that the stock they're shorting is rumored to be acquired by a much larger company at a premium in afterhours trading. These people were at a financial stronghold because they could not exit their trade when they wanted to and were subject to illiquid conditions in the market.
Liquidity by definition is the ability of a valued item to be transferred into currency on demand. When you're trading currencies or Foreign Exchange, you're trading a market that is by itself, liquid. However, you are trading based on the available liquidity of financial institutions who get you in or out of the trade of your choosing.
What are the Signs of Liquidity & Illiquidity?
From a trader's point of view, an illiquid market will have chaotic moves or gaps because the level of buying or selling volume at any one moment can vary greatly. A highly liquid market is also known as a deep market or a smooth market and price action is also smooth. Most traders need and should require a liquid market because it is very hard to manage risk if you're on the wrong side of a big move in an illiquid market.
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FTSE 100 Index - Equity Markets Are Prone to Gaps
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A market that trades 24 hours a day like the forex market is considered more liquid because you can enter or exit a trade at your discretion. A market that only trades for a fraction of the day like the US Equity market or Futures Exchange would be condensed a thinner market because price can jump at the open if overnight news comes out against the crowd's expectations.
Are There Gaps When Trading Forex?
Gaps in Forex vary compared to other markets. However, price gaps can occur in Forex if an interest rate announcement or other high impact news announcement comes out against expectations. Also, gaps can occur at the week's opening on Sunday afternoon in the US if there is a news announcement over the weekend but overall, gaps in Forex are usually less than a %0.50 of a currency's value and orders can be sent in for execution whenever the market is open and you'll be filled as soon as the liquidity provider has a price for you.
Different Times of Day Offer Varying Amounts of Liquidity
If you're a short term trader or scalper, you should be aware of how liquidity in Forex varies through the trading day. There are less active hours like the Asian Session that is often range bound and easier to trade from a speculation point of view. The major moving market sessions such as the London session and US session are more prone to breakouts and larger percentile moves on the day.
The time of day that you're likely to see the biggest moves are the US Morning Session because it overlaps with the European / London Session which alone accounts for roughly 50 %+ of total daily global volume. The US session alone accounts for around 20% and in the US Afternoon, you will often see a sharp drop off in aggressive moves except for when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) comes out with a surprise announcement which is but a few times a month.
Closing Thoughts
If you're new to the forex market or maybe you're coming over from a less liquid market, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the liquidity. You'll be able to trade around the clock and the liquidity that provides smooth price actions makes for good technical analysis. Whatever your back ground, building a trading plan in this market can conform to you and your availability much better than most markets.
Happy Trading!
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ASA to Help Estate Planners Better Understand Reasons on Why to Include
an Appraisal in the Estate Planning Process at Upcoming Conference
The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning conference to be held January 13-17, 2014 in Orlando, Florida.
"This is the nation's leading conference for estate planners", says Susan Houchins, ASA's Director of Membership, Accreditation and Reaccreditation. "As an exhibitor, ASA has the opportunity to meet face-to-face with top professionals to promote the Society and share information about the expertise of our members."
Representatives from ASA along with the Society's Business Valuation and Personal Property discipline will be sharing valuable information with attendees about the reasons why an appraisal should be included in the estate planning process, as well as why ASA-designated appraisers are among the top in their profession and why estate planners, attorneys, trust officers, accountants, insurance advisors and wealth management professionals should hire ASA-designated appraisers.
"Although many estate planners and related professionals may be aware of IRS regulations requiring appraisals and the benefits of their deductable expenses, few understand the true value of hiring an ASA-designated appraiser" said Henry Maury Hatcher III, ASA, President of Windermere, FL based HJValuation LLC, and a business valuation designated member of ASA for more than 25 years. "Their independence, expertise and experience establish instant credibility. They also can assist in structuring an estate plan to maximize tax benefits by providing a "value" point of view."
ASA invites estate planners to learn more reasons on why to include an appraisal in the estate planning process and to take advantage of ASA's Find an Appraiser Referral System.


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Welcome to the John Arbon Textiles website.
John Arbon Textiles & Fibre Harvest - British makers of yarns and fibres
Welcome to John Arbon Textiles' website, every page adorned with our luxury yarns & fibre tops, a fine array of woolly wonders.
We develop & make our yarns & tops at our specialist processing & spinning Mill, Fibre Harvest, a haven of enthusiasm & creativity, snug in the heart of North Devon.
The new Mill arrival, Italian cone winder (Gino) has settled in splendidly, whilst Gillian the skeiner (one of our oldest machines at over 100 years of age) has had are-vamp & is running smoother than ever.
Our latest yarn & tops range, Devonia, a beautiful blend of Devon fibres in 14 deep, mottled, irresistible shades, proudly features on the front cover of our latest catalogue. And our KBN 4ply minis are welcomed into the fold - all 103 Knit By Numbers shades now available in baby 25g hanks, perfect for colour-work.
Throughout the last year Mill Membership numbers have increased monthly & we're planning more special treats for the Mill Members' secret web page in 2018.
The fabulous Mill team, led steadfastly by John, are Helena, Jack, Phil & Natasha; our Lynton shop & office, with Juliet at the helm, is run by Ginette, Judi & Natasha (again), whilst Frankie is our roving ambassador.
2018 sees our 4th Mill Open Weekend & Sale on 19th & 20th May, whilst we look forward to attending shows such as Unravel, Edinburgh Yarn Festival, Wonderwool, Woolfest, Fibre East & Yarndale.
Thanks to all our customers for your warm wholehearted support & encouragement.
All the best indeed
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Mayor Don Wesely and Shin-Ichi Tamba, President of Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation USA, today signed the annexation agreement which extends the city limits to include the Kawasaki plant at 6600 Northwest 127th Street. The City Council approved an annexation ordinance June 25th, and it will take effect 15 days after that passage.
Kawasaki Motors asked the city to annex its plant in order to connect to city utilities. Last August, Kawasaki announced that a $50 million plant expansion just south of its current facility to build railroad passenger cars.
Since Kawasaki is currently in the Malcolm School District, the annexation affected Malcolm school funding for one year. Earlier this year, the Malcolm and Lincoln Public Schools signed an agreement to resolve the funding issue.
"This annexation is very positive for Lincoln, with sales and property taxes coming to the city and our school district," said Mayor Wesely. "We have been working with state, county and school district officials for months to make sure this change is positive for everyone involved, including the people of Malcolm."
"Today, I am pleased to sign this annexation agreement," Tamba said. "Of course, this agreement will bring many benefits to both the City of Lincoln and Kawasaki. The interests of both are well served today. To become a citizen of Lincoln is a great honor for both our company, Kawasaki, and me. We have always strived to be a good corporate citizen and will continue to do so."
The Lincoln city limits have been adjacent to Kawasaki since December 1989. Discussion of annexation began after Kawasaki determined that upgrading its private sanitary sewer plan could cost nearly $1 million, and the improvements would not ensure that the private system could meet future treatment standards. The city has had a sanitary sewer line near the Kawasaki plant since 1994. The new sewer extension could be oversized to serve an area larger than Kawasaki alone.
Kawasaki Motors has been in the Lincoln area since 1974 and currently has about 1,600 regular and contract employees. The expansion is expected to add at least 300 more employees.
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