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It's the most wonderful time of the year! With Halloween firmly in the rearview, the wait is over for Starbucks' festive seasonal beverages. But as any Sbux fan knows, these tasty cups of cheer are only available for a limited time. "How long does Starbucks have holiday drinks for?" you ask, Peppermint Mocha firmly clutched in bemittened hands. Sadly, we only get a few short months with these merry lattes, so coffee fiends should be sure to enjoy them before Santa hops off his sleigh.
Starting Nov. 1, 2016, all holiday beverages are available at participating U.S. locations, so let it snow whipped cream and nutmeg! As the days get shorter and fall turns to winter, Starbucks welcomes back such long-time favorites as the Gingerbread Latte, Caramel Brulée Latte, and the Eggnog Latte. Indeed, the only thing that can put a smile on my face when it gets dark before 5 p.m. is one of these sweet, sweet coffee delights. But don't put off your festive coffee craving too long, as holiday drink season will only last through the, y'know, holiday season itself while supplies last. Starbucks hasn't released the exact end-date for their seasonal drinks, but judging from past years, we can assume the holiday beverages will disappear around mid to late January. Saying goodbye to the PSL was hard enough — I don't even want to imagine what it's going to be like to bid farewell to all my fave festive lattes!
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If you are trying to fit the cost of these holiday drinks in your gift budget (they're really just a gift to yourself, right?), prices range from $4.25 to $4.75 for a 12-ounce Tall, depending on the market. And although our beloved red cups haven't yet made a return, right now, you can get your wintery beverage in a special green cup designed by artist Shogo Ota. This new cup, which also debuted on Nov. 1, is a symbol of peace and connectivity, representing "humanity and connection, serving as a symbol for bringing people together as a united community," according to a statement from Starbucks. While I kind of miss my cheery red paper cups, I can certainly get behind Starbucks' oh so topical message. (And hey, who says the red cups are gone entirely? No one, that's who. I suspect they'll be back soon enough.)
With only a few months left before these drinks disappear yet again, start celebrating the holidays early by connecting yourself with your fave seasonal treat. 'Cause who doesn't like chocolate curls and whipped cream?
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Ariel Dorfman Mourns His Lost Library In 'Dreams'
NEAL CONAN, host: And now, we want to talk with the exiles in our audience about what you left behind. We'll speak in a moment with Ariel Dorfman, the writer and activist forced to abandon his home in Santiago after the coup that overthrew President Salvador Allende in Chile 40 years ago. In a new essay, he writes that yes, of course, he missed friends and family, Santiago and its mountains. He mourned the dead and a future that would never be, but maybe most of all, he missed his library, the books he'd accumulated over the years.
Exiles, what did you leave behind that still calls to you? 800-989-8255. Email us: email@example.com. And you can join the conversation at our website. That's at npr.org. Click on TALK OF THE NATION. Ariel Dorfman's essay in "The Chronicle of Higher Education" is based on his new book "Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile." And he joins us from the studios at NPR West. And, Ariel, nice to have you back with us again.
ARIEL DORFMAN: I'm so glad to be with you again, Neal.
CONAN: And there's a story you tell in your essay about learning that your home in Santiago had been used as a safe house by the underground. This was, I guess, about a year after you left.
DORFMAN: Yes. This was a very strange experience. I mean, we had not wanted to sell the house because my library was there. And while the library was there, we knew that somehow we were going back. It was like an anchor in the middle of the ever-shifting swamp of uncertainty of what exile does to you. You lose everything, but there's something to go back to. So while that was there, it was like something intact was part of my life waiting for me. And then we start - you know, we had to sell this, because we're penniless.
You know, we haven't got a home. We're living off charity. So let's sell it. And then, all of a sudden, we realized - the crazy thing is we realized because a journalist - we had put a clandestine journalist into Chile to interview a member of the resistance against General Pinochet. And he came back, and we debriefed him. And all of a sudden, he begins to describe this house where he had met this leader of the resistance, and he says it's full of books. There are books even in the bathroom.
The bathroom has a large portrait of Bob Dylan with his hair on fire. And there were books even in the kitchen. You know, there were books everywhere. And he said do you know a house like that? And I looked at my wife, and I nudged her under the table. Oh, no. We don't know anything. And he was describing our own house. So it was very strange to see through his eyes the fact that our house was there, and that our library was, in fact, intact and still spilling over in all the directions.
So we - in a sense, we said we can't sell the house now anymore, of course, because now we know it's being used by the resistance, even, of course, they didn't have the grace to tell us that our house might be raided by the police and that my library might go up in smoke - along with the house itself, right, and with people who are inside it.
CONAN: In the end, several years after that, you found yourself still in exile, this time in the United States, in even more dire economic straits and now more than, well, eight or nine years after...
DORFMAN: Yes.
CONAN: ...the coup, it was not realizing that it was going to be reversed tomorrow.
DORFMAN: You know, I've been, you know, exiles always think like the old thing, tomorrow in Jerusalem or tomorrow in Tehran or wherever, and you say tomorrow in Santiago. But then we realized it's not even the day after tomorrow. Pinochet was very consolidated in power. And we realized that we just had to understand that it was impossible for us to continue living this penurias existence, and we needed to sell the only thing we had, which was this house.
So we sold the house when we were in Washington, and then, these box - the books were all boxed by my brother-in-law and my sister-in-law and sent to a dear friend who lived up in the hills of Santiago. And I thought at least, you know, it's boxed there. He'll take care of it. And he put it in this - you could call it a - sort of a hutch next to rabbits and chicken coops and things like that. So I suppose they weren't going to read the books. And then one day, he calls me up on the phone, and he says, Ariel, I have really bad news. Tengo malas noticias, in Spanish, he said.
And I thought, oh, my gosh, it's - that somebody's died. Something terrible is happening. And it wasn't terrible that something had happened, fortunately, to any human being - the - always, the phone brought bad news, in that sense.
CONAN: Sure.
DORFMAN: It always came through, you know, your heart would sink and think, my gosh, who is it this time? Who I've got to contact, what life I got to save. But in this case, he said, you know, the river flooded, and it took half your library, and I said, half my library. And strange enough, I was consoled by this because, in a strange way, at that point, after eight or nine years in exile, I had ceased to believe in the library. They existed in my head, but I had gone through - I would spend nights at home in the dark sort of trying to imagine the order of the different books. The classics here and Shakespeare here, and the books in Spanish here and the books, you know, where they were. All these books that I had accumulated, I put all my extra money, money I didn't have, I put all into that library. It was my sort of the aspiration that I had towards liberation, towards the life I wanted to lead, the peaceful life I wanted to read, read and lead, right, and write.
And so strange enough, by saying half your books are gone with the river and the others are sort of caked with mud, he made them tangible. He made them real to me. It's very strange, you know. You lose half of something and then you realize the other half is still there. It really exists. And then when I went back to Chile in 1990, I was able to resurrect that part of the library, clean it up and put it away. It's a - it's still in Chile, by the way, a large part of those books.
CONAN: It's interesting, you write, I went on to indulge my fantasy – there was a boy who helped you named Miguel - with all the Miguels remaining behind with me: Miguel de Cervantes and Miguel Angel Asturias and Miguel Street by Naipaul and, of course, Michel de Montaigne. What did he say, my Michel, about poverty and the mind?
I shuffled through the cold to the almost-full library and found the essays perched close to Eluard and Rabelais. I opened the volume until I came to the phrase underlined by a furious pencil that once had been mine. Poverty of goods is easily cured. Poverty of the mind is irreparable. And at that moment, you realized, well, you had changed as your library had changed.
DORFMAN: I had changed very much. You know, there was this little boy called Miguel who was working with his father. He was a mason. And the incredible thing was that he had not had a chance to have a library like mine. Because of the Pinochet dictatorship, his fate would be to be uneducated. He was not going to be able to grow up to have these books or the possibility of these books, you know? And in fact, I was in - at the L.A. Library last night reading, and I was thinking about all the Miguels in Los Angeles and all the Miguels in the United States who should have a chance to go to the library and have their own identity cards even if their parents are undocumented, that they know they have the desire of that and the possibility of that.
And I was thinking about that the loss of a library is not the loss only of the library. It's the loss of the ideal that someday those libraries will be available for all the people of Chile and all the people of the world. I mean, my vision of the world is a world where everybody has access to the library. Everybody, we belong to this – after all, the library is where all that was written ever, from the very, very memorial times, everything that ever will be written digital or not comes together and jostles together in one mind, the gigantic mind of the wondrous, glorious humanity that we are.
And that somehow, when there is poverty of that sort, the poverty of mind that is created by dictatorship, many of those books will not be available, and there will be something which will be irreparable, like what may have happened to this child. You know, the child went off a big tip, some books that I gave him very reluctantly. I don't like to get rid of my books, but he really needed some books.
DORFMAN: And then I thought to myself, he's gone, and I won't see him again, and where - what's going to happen to this boy? What happens to all the lost children? So there's a lost library and there's the lost children, and someday, I can only pray, you know, that there will be no more lost libraries and no more lost children.
CONAN: We're talking with Ariel Dorfman about the library that he left behind when he went into exile. Exiles, what did you leave behind that still calls to you? 800-989-8255, email, firstname.lastname@example.com. And Nico(ph) is on the line with us from San Francisco.
NICO: Yes. Hi. Thank you for taking my call, Neal.
CONAN: Go ahead.
NICO: Hello?
CONAN: Yes. You're on the air. Go ahead.
NICO: Can you hear me?
CONAN: Yes. You're on the air. Go ahead, please.
NICO: Hello?
CONAN: Nico is obviously having a difficult time hearing us. Can - one more time. Can you hear us? I guess not. I apologize.
NICO: Yeah. I was breaking up for a second.
CONAN: Can you hear us now?
NICO: Yes, I can. Thank you. You're probably overdosed on stories about Iran, but I miss my piano, which my family, as we left in 1978, left behind, and I never took up piano again after that and it sort of faded away until about four or five years ago. But I think back to all the joy I had playing piano in the back of the house in a special room we had, and it's gone, so...
CONAN: What was the tune that was your favorite?
NICO: I don't recall any particular tunes. I was a going to a music school, and I had private lessons, and it was just an escape. It was a fun instrument. It was a fun room to be in. The house is gone, of course, and everything else in it, but my most important memory of that house was the piano that I left behind.
CONAN: And you will - you expect never to see it again.
NICO: The house was later occupied by people who had lost their home during the war between Iran and Iraq in the '80s. So they occupied the house at some point. I have no idea what happened to everything that was inside.
CONAN: Nico, thank you very much for the story. We appreciate.
NICO: Bye-bye. Thank you.
DORFMAN: You know, Neal, it's extraordinary that there are things you can't take with you. You know, you can't take the biggest objects, like a piano, but you can always take the memory of them, and I think Nico has that memory. And in some sense, I think at times, we just have to deal with the fact that that's how life turns out.
CONAN: Let's if we can go next to - and I'm probably going to mispronounce this - Panahpour(ph) in Richmond, Virginia. Correct me on the pronunciation, if you would.
PANAHPOUR: It's Panahpour (unintelligible).
CONAN: Please, go ahead.
PANAHPOUR: Yeah. Thank you for taking my call. My thing is I left Liberia in 1990 during the civil war, and came to the United States and been in school, but one of the things that, like your guest, I left my books in the house. And when I went back last year to visit my brothers and my families - my parents are dead - but my brothers, they had kept my books because they knew how much they were important to me. So I was able to get some of the books and bring some of them to the United States. So I just wanted to share that because, like you were saying, the memories that you have of those things stay with you, and I'm just an example of that.
CONAN: And books - I'm not a musician like Nico, but like Ariel, I read a lot too. Books helped define who you are. They are the people you learned to explore the world with.
PANAHPOUR: Exactly. Exactly.
CONAN: Which particular volume meant the most important to you?
PANAHPOUR: Well, among those books, (unintelligible) the ones that were important to me were ones that I can't say on the air, but like "The Communist Manifesto" and those kind of...
CONAN: Ariel, I think you had a couple of those books too.
DORFMAN: I did, indeed. No, but those books we had to burn after the, you know, after the coup, you would look out at the streets of Santiago and there were the chimneys. It was spring so that nobody was cold, but all the chimneys were spouting smoke because people were burning books. They were burning the books. And, in fact, they were even burning things like Picasso's "Red Period" or something like that because the red and the black. Because they thought they stand out because then the people would come and say, this is a red book. You are under arrest. And then there was a book called "The Cuba's Movement" - this is true - where somebody said, oh, you're with the Cuban revolution. No, no. It's "The Cubist Movement." It's...
DORFMAN: And they would take them prisoner, you know, and...
CONAN: It is funny now, but not so funny then.
DORFMAN: No, no, no, but there was smoke, and I always though that that smoke that came from different places of Santiago and mingled in the air was, in some strange way, like the incineration of the books but the books were speaking to each other as they floated away into the air. Yeah. So "The Communist Manifesto," I didn't find it when I came back because my wife had gotten rid of it.
CONAN: Panahpour, thanks for the call. We're glad your books back.
PANAHPOUR: Thank you.
CONAN: We're talking with Ariel Dorfman. His new book is - well, his essay, "My Lost Library" is published in The Chronicle Review. His new book is "Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile." You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
Enrique(ph) is next. Enrique calling from Boston.
ENRIQUE: Hi. How are you, guys?
CONAN: Good. Thanks.
ENRIQUE: Thank you for a great topic. And I emigrated from Venezuela to Boston, and, you know, leaving behind, you know, that's a broad question. I left behind everything, you know, my entire - half of life, memories about places, about people, relationships. And a couple of them are really interesting for me. One was, my dad had a little - my parents had a little beach house in the west of the country, and it was like a little paradise.
And I have now two kids that were born here in the U.S., and I wanted them to share the joy of being in that house. And my parents, already - they're living here in the U.S. from, you know, from - after a few years - few years now. And my hope was to kind of take my kids to see and stay at the house and see and go to the beach and enjoy it the way I did when I was growing up, but then my dad informed me last year that he sold the house. So that was like, you know, my last kind of reason for going back to my country other than kind of visiting some friends, and I was kind of sad really. I was surprised to be depressed by that. I'm not really attached to things, but that was kind of really sobering for me, like kind of cutting the last (unintelligible) kind of thing.
And the second was - and I'm pretty sure, Ariel, that you know (unintelligible).
CONAN: Oh, yes.
ENRIQUE: I mean, he had that little book that we - it was given to us in high school called (speaking in foreign language), meaning your hand in the machine - I mean, machinery. I forget. I don't its translation. The point of the book - there was a quote there that says, any young man that hasn't been a socialist, hasn't lived life or something like that.
DORFMAN: Mm-hmm.
ENRIQUE: So I tried to retrieve that book, and I couldn't find it. And then I asked my mom, one of her trips down there, to pick up the book and that was the only book I have from library down there that still is in boxes somewhere.
DORFMAN: You know, when he said - excuse me. When he said that this was his little paradise, I had chills, and I thought, wow. That's a great title for all the books about exile because it's not the big paradise that you miss. It's the little paradises that you missed. It's the little things that make life worth living and that have been taken from you, and you just have to build another little paradise somewhere else.
ENRIQUE: Absolutely. And I think that the point is, you know, you can go to Cape Cod or go to any great beach here in the U.S., and there's a lot of good places, but your never going to see that rock, when you saw that little girl or, you know, that - when you were 14, you saw a 13 year old that really have you heart beat great.
DORFMAN: Oh, yeah.
ENRIQUE: And you know, that's gone. You're not - you'll never going to see that rock unless you go back to the country and be there.
DORFMAN: The tree where you stole your first kiss, it's gone.
ENRIQUE: Absolutely. Thank you guys, this is a great topic and, you know, it's – I think it will see a good (unintelligible) around immigration. I hope that it does.
CONAN: Enrique, thanks very much for the call. Appreciate it.
ENRIQUE: Bye.
CONAN: And, Ariel, we hope, eventually, you are reunited with all of your remaining books.
DORFMAN: Well, I'm hoping that some day, I will take part of the books from Chile and part of the books from the States, and then I will be whole or almost entirely whole, right? And I'll let you know then, and we'll do a program about the found library, the resurrection of the libraries of all the Miguels of the world.
CONAN: And a truly interesting stuff, how do you arrange it all? Ariel, thank you very much for your time.
DORFMAN: Thank you so much, Neal.
CONAN: Ariel Dorfman, his new book is "Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile." We'll see you again on Monday. We're going to be talking about mid-sized companies that might rescue the American economy. Join us for that. I'm Neal Conan. It's the TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
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Which is what Dutch Kountry Market really is. Missouri's Country Store. And just like the country stores that used to dot the landscape in Missouri we have all the essentials and always at a great value. Missouri isn't known as the "Show Me" State for nothing. Our Customers have to see for themselves. And at Dutch Kountry Market we can show you the best value for your furniture dollar.
We carry the best value furniture around. Recliners and Couches for lounging. No-Flip Pillow Top Mattresses. Bedroom Sets, Kitchen Tables, Amish Made Outdoor Furniture. There's something for every style and every budget at Dutch Kountry Market. And since we're Missouri's Country Store you know you'll get free local delivery and 90 days same-as-cash is available too.


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FALMOUTH - Robert F. "Bob" Kanaley, Jr., 69, of Falmouth, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, May 4, 2018. He was the beloved son of the late Robert F. Sr. and Irene B. Kanaley.
Robert attended schools in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Massachusetts. He proudly served as an MP (Military Policeman) in the United States Army, during the Vietnam War. Most know Bob through his passion for golf and having worked at Falmouth Country Club, and more recently at Cape Cod Country Club. Bob is a former member and employee of the Falmouth Elks Lodge. Most importantly, Bob passed away knowing he was loved by his family and friends.
Robert is survived by three siblings, Karen Kanaley-Fisher of Falmouth, Ellie Kanaley-Woolf of Mashpee, Daniel Kanaley and wife Kathleen (Slavin) of Falmouth, his nieces and nephews Colleen (Kanaley) and Eddie Dow, Patrick and Rebecca (Dutra) Kanaley, Jesse, Sabrina, Liam, Johnny, Patricia and Christopher Kanaley. He also had a grandniece Chloe Kanaley and a grandnephew Remington Dow. He is predeceased by his two brothers John and Greg Kanaley and brother-in-law Richard Woolf.
A committal service will be held at the Massachusetts National Cemetery on May 18th at 10:45 am and will be followed by a reception at the Falmouth Navigator on Ashumet Road in Falmouth from 12:00 to 4:00 pm.
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Payday 2 Mug Heist
This stylish mug in black shows the writing "PAYDAY2" and a funny picture of the imaginary bank heist "Last Cup", created by Mug0wner. Standard size ceramic mug, dishwasher and microwave safe. Produced by Gaya Entertainment.
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(i) Any item is discontinued or otherwise becomes unavailable;
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If we do cancel your contract, we will notify you by e-mail and provide you a full refund for the amount paid for the item as soon as possible.
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7.5.2 Returns
a) All returns must be sent directly back to ITSM Shop Ltd at your own cost (unless the item is delivered to you in error or the item is damaged or defective) without unnecessary delay and in any event within 14 days after the day of the cancellation.
b) The return cost(s) as well as resending the item is non-refundable;
c) While sending the item, ensure that it is wrapped securely. And for your protection, we suggest you consider using a trackable company.
d) Itsmshop.co.uk cannot assure you that we will get the returned items, and cannot accept any liability for goods loss in transit.
e) If you have any inquiries or require assistance resolving a query, please contact our support team at [email protected]
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a. ITSM Shop Ltd does not issue refunds once the order has been successfully dispatched and the item is in good condition. However, there may be exceptional cases where a refund may be appropriate. These may include if:
(i) Items are damaged, defective or not in its original condition for reasons due to manufacturer's error;
(ii) Items are not delivered within 30 days from the date of purchase.
(iii) You are not satisfied with an item, for instance, if it is not what you ordered or we have delivered an incorrect quantity. You can request for a refund by emailing ITSM Shop Ltd at [email protected]
b. We will provide a full refund for any item that is not what you ordered, damaged, defective or not in its original condition for reasons due to publisher, producer or manufacturer's error provided it is within a reasonable time following the sale; or at your option to repair or replace the item at our cost (plus the postage cost). If this is not possible, we will offer full refund for the goods in question.
c. We may withhold any refund until we have received the goods or you have supplied proof of return for the goods. We'll notify you of your refund through e-mail within a reasonable time period.
7.5.4 When refund may not apply
There are situations where refunds may not be approved. These include:
a) Book (and other paper items) with noticeable signs of use;
b) Item that is damaged, missing parts or not in its original condition for reasons not due to publisher, producer or manufacturer's error;
c) Software, DVD, CD with noticeable signs of use.
7.5.5 Refund payments
ITSM Shop Ltd will process all returns within 14 business days of receiving the item. Upon receipt and if your refund is approved;
a) We will refund you the price paid for the cancelled order (or part of the order cancelled), deducting any collection or return charges (if any)
b) We will also refund any standard delivery charges paid.
c) It will take about 14 days after the day:
(i) You notified us to cancel your order, where you have not received the item (and the item has not been dispatched to you);
(ii) We receive the item(s) you returned to us; or
(iii) You provide us with a proof of return for the item(s), where you have returned the item(s) but we have not yet received them.
d) We will refund you using the same means of payment as you used to pay for your order.
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Our online interactive community is not designed for use by Children. No children under the age of 13 are permitted to register or create user profiles. If at all they must participate in the interactive community, it should only be under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. Several informational and commercial resources (such as software, educational books) are available to help parents keep their children safe online.
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a) All items on our Website are marketed for and directed towards purchase by adults or with the consent of adults. Individuals under the age of 18 ("Minors") are not permitted to use itsmshop.co.uk without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
b) Itsmshop.co.uk does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register for an online account or to post personal information on our websites. Should we learn that someone under the age of 13 has provided any personal information to or on any of the itsmshop.co.uk, we will remove that information as soon as possible.
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Our Website may contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties. These links are only provided for your convenience, and we have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any third-party websites linked to our Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such third-party websites.
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a) Itsmshop.co.uk may issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate any User's right to use or access all or any part of the itsmshop.co.uk including any account thereon, without notice, for any reason in itsmshop.co.uk sole discretion, including without limitation violation of the Terms of Use, itsmshop.co.uk's belief that such access would violate any applicable law or would be harmful to the interests of, or potentially cause financial loss or legal liability to, itsmshop.co.uk, any itsmshop.co.uk Provider or another User.
b) Itsmshop.co.uk, in its sole discretion, may provide written notice (a "Restriction Notice") to a User (a "Restricted User") to inform such Restricted User that:
i. their right to use or access any part of the itsmshop.co.uk Site has been terminated including the right to use, access or create any account thereon;
ii. itsmshop.co.uk refuses to provide any services to such Restricted User; and
iii. Any subsequent orders placed by a Restricted User will be subject to cancellation. Other conditions may apply and shall be set forth in the Restriction Notice.
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You agree to indemnify and hold itsmshop.co.uk and our service provider harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of such use of the itsmshop.co.uk, the itsmshop.co.uk Services, breach of the Terms and Conditions or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
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a) You are responsible for keeping your account password confidential and secured, and avoiding unauthorized access to your computer; and
b) You accept full responsibility for all activities that occur within your account with Us or within Our interactive community.
14.0 Disclaimer of Warranty
To the maximum level allowed by applicable law, neither ITSM Shop Ltd nor any of our service Providers make any representation, warranty or guarantee on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any third party contents contained on our Site, unless otherwise expressly stated. The website is provided on "AS IS" without representation, warranty or covenant of any kind, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, compatibility, accuracy, security and non-infringement, and we will not be responsible for any loss incurred from the use of any service or information contained on our Site. You assume all risks associated with the use of Our Website.
15.0 Liability limitations
Under no circumstance shall ITSM Shop Ltd or any of our Providers be liable for any loss, damage or harm caused by your reliance on information obtained through itsmshop.co.uk. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information, or Content available through our Site.
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You consent to receive electronic communications from itsmshop.co.uk, whether addressed to the e-mail address associated with your itsmshop.co.uk account or posted on itsmshop.co.uk. You acknowledge and agree that any communication via e-mail or by postings on Our Site satisfies any legal requirement that such communications be made in writing.
17.0 Severability
The provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Use are intended to be severable. If for any reason any provision of these Terms shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any applicable jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction. The failure of itsmshop.co.uk to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.
18.0 Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and your use of our Website is governed by and construed in accordance with the English law. Any dispute for the purchase of items arising in connection with these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English court and you expressly waive any objection to personal jurisdiction, venue or forum non convenient.
19.0 Acknowledgment
These Terms, including all documents referenced herein, represents the entire understanding between "You" and itsmshop.co.uk regarding your relationship with itsmshop.co.uk and supersedes any prior statements or representations.
20.0. Modification
ITSM Shop Ltd reserves the right to make changes to these Terms at any time without prior notice or liability. Changes made are effective as soon as they are posted and any changes we make are binding on you. Therefore, it is suggested you regularly check this page for any recent updates.


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The Big Seven - Ives, Lionel, American Flyer, Dorfan, Boucher and General Trains and Cohen....
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Stout Auction for Feb 26th is up!
This is a huge train auction. No doubt about it. Feb. 26th is the only day of the auction we'll be interested in and that's the second half of the day, most of the initial product on Feb. 26th is Postwar Lionel.
There are some very nice items, especially if you are in the market for 200 and 500 series cars. I wish I could go to this.... I also wish I had a pantload of cash (then I'd just fly to all of these auctions and buy stuff I like). Ok, I'll wake up now.
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We all know and love Arthur, our favorite aardvark.
But did you know that back in 2010, the kids' show introduced a character with Asperger's syndrome named Carl?
Carl meets George in the aptly titled episode "When George Met Carl," but, at first, George isn't sure how to treat his new friend.
The Brain asks George to imagine he's an astronaut on an alien planet.
And everything seems familiar but strange.
You find yourself confused by the way people talk and act around you.
What makes perfect sense to you seems weird to everyone else.
So you're left to your own devices to kind of find your niche — and you do!
Eventually, it gets easier.
Even if you always feel like everyone else is just a little off.
Watch the full scene below:
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There are so many things to do when getting ready for your little bundle of joy. Some people find it can be helpful to have a project going to lessen stress and the anxiety that comes with anticipation. Cross stitching is the perfect activity to ease one's mind, so sit down with one of these free baby-themed cross stitch patterns and let the fun begin. The patterns are also great for making baby gifts. You can create a unique gift for every new addition in your life. Don't be afraid to adjust the colors in any of the patterns to add your own personal twist on the design.
Add any of these cross stitch designs to a baby romper, burp cloth, or blanket. You can also make them into wall hangings that can be used for decorating a nursery. You may even want to create a cross stitch card or try a wide variety of other cross stitch projects. If you're making one as a gift, you can consider involving the expectant parents and letting them choose a favorite design before you begin. The possibilities are endless, as are the opportunities for creativity.
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Baby Bottle Alphabet Cross Stitch Chart
Use this free baby alphabet pattern to chart designs for a special baby gift. Choose from four color schemes or select your own. You can't go wrong with this classic design. Because this design is somewhat repetitive, it's also a good choice for beginner cross stitchers. It'd be especially nice for a bib or burp cloth.
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Bunnies Squared Cross Stitch Design
Stitch this popular chart in pastel colors for a baby bib or blanket. Pair it with an actual stuffed bunny or bunny-printed pajamas for an extra cute gift. You may even consider throwing in a pair of bunny socks or a bunny hat for an added touch of fun. This pattern is a nice choice as it has the potential to stay interesting for the baby as they grow to become an older child.
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Happy Sun Cross Stitch Motif
Here's a great sunshine design for a diaper bag or baby wipe holder. Stitch this motif as shown or add the optional happy face back stitch. You could also consider a light blue sky background instead of plain white. This would also look great in a nursery and would help to keep a cheery, sunny vibe all year round. This sun pattern would also be especially nice on a hat or bathing suit.
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Sleepy Moon Chart
While the baby may be more likely to party the night away, perhaps this little sleeping moon will push them over the edge to sleepy town. This charming moon pattern would look cute on a sleeper, baby hat, or pajamas, or blanket. It'd also be a good candidate for trying gold metallic or glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss. Once the baby gets a little older, they will love spotting their glowing moon before they fall asleep.
Whether you are expecting your own child or making a special something for a mother or father to be, these free baby-themed cross stitch patterns are perfect for welcoming the newest addition in your life. For more free baby-themed cross stitch patterns, check out these additional free baby-themed patterns.


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Sinful Sunday Week 380
Week 380 is all about getting a rise
It's all about the picture, and this one shows a nipple being teased with a nipple sucker. This sex toy uses a vacuum to draw extra blood into the tissue causing the nipple to swell and become very sensitive. It feels incredible when released and then the nipple is teased.
Please leave a comment on this post if you enjoyed the pic as it should be the kick up the bum I need to post more for the Sinful Sunday roundup.
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18 comments
LittleSwitchBitch Saturday, 21 July 2018 18:34
I haven't tried these yet - are they similar to suction cups?
molly Saturday, 21 July 2018 22:30
We have some of the glass suction cups but they don't seem to work on my nipples, they are too big I think
Daylia Sunday, 22 July 2018 08:04
I love these, 2 on tits 1 on clit, feels amazing xxxx
Sweetgirl Sunday, 22 July 2018 09:34
This may be on the list of things to try although our nipple clamps don't come out often as MrH likes to pinch and nibble ?
Jo Sunday, 22 July 2018 13:08
I've tried using one of these on a man's nipples before and it wouldn't work, even though it worked perfectly on other flat areas of skin. The sensation is great!
may Sunday, 22 July 2018 17:25
Interesting shot - you always educate me with your sex devices ;-)
Marie Rebelle Sunday, 22 July 2018 17:40
I love the feel of the suction cups on my nipples!
Rebel xox
Floss Sunday, 22 July 2018 18:04
Definitely an inspiring image! I absolutely want to get some of these and give them a go. The to buy list is as always growing ever longer! :)
Violet Sunday, 22 July 2018 21:42
Ooooh one of my very favourite things! Lovely shot!
Bee Monday, 23 July 2018 20:34
I LOVE my twisty suckers, it's a fabulous sensation and then adding clover clamps afterwards when my nipples are more sensitive is a delightful challenge.
We tried on my partner too but his hairy chest prevented a proper seal so they didn't work.
Krystal Wednesday, 25 July 2018 00:00
This looks like something I should try. Thanks for sharing!
Contactos de mujeres Thursday, 24 January 2019 10:35
This is as fantastic as life itself


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There are many different types of load cells in use on scales today. In all electronic types of scales load cells are a transducer which is able to relay the force of the object on the scale and convert that into an electrical output which can be read on the scale and by the operator. Digi Star load cells are designed to do this task in an agricultural environment.
For agricultural use Digi Star load cells often are put through the test. Livestock is moving around the platform, and potential banging of the scale by agricultural equipment can all result in damage to the load cell over years of use.
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There are all types of shapes and sizes of Digi Star load cells. The load cells can come in the form of spindles, round shafts, square shafts, and compression cells. This allows for different types of applications. For example, grain cart scales may utilize the spindle load cells where as a platform scale may utilize a diameter-bar round shaft load cell.
If load cells should ever need to be replaced, you will need to know the part number of the Digi-star load cells. The part number on every type of load cell is found on a sticker placed on the load cell. Generally these are placed on the raised protective shroud of the Digi-Star load cell. If you can't find the load cell part number or the sticker is missing, check back with your dealer. They should be able to access information regarding the implement or scale and advise you of the proper Digi-Star load cells you will need.
Replacing a load cell may seem like an easy task, however sometimes it can be difficult to remove a defective load cell. Typically the load cell can be replaced on the farm, however for load cells that are difficult to remove or stuck you may have an agricultural scale company or implement dealer complete the replacement and installation of the Digi Star load cells. This can be a complex procedure and require the expertise of a welder or machine shop to remove and replace the stuck load cell.
In addition, care must be taken when welding around the load cells. When grounding the welder, care must be taken so that the electrical current does not pass through the load cell. It is always a good practice to ensure Digi Star load cells are disconnected to avoid any risk of the current flowing through the load cell and damaging the indicator.
Installing Digi Star load cells on new scales or replacing them on existing scales can be an easy or sometimes complicated procedure. Consulting with a scale company or an implement dealer with experience in servicing and selling Digi Star scales is always the best option.


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Coghlanstown West
|Coghlanstown West
|Dublin (RC)
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|Record of Protected Structures (RPS):
|B29-07 Ruined Church and Base of Cross
|Record of Monuments and Places (RMP):
|KD029-005004 - graveyard
|Boundary Treatment:
|Stone wall on the N side; post and wire fence on all other sides.
|Natural Heritage Details:
|Mature ewe tree; mown grass; lichen on wall and headstones; ivy on wall and church.
|The graveyard is located in pasture land adjacent to a farmhouse. It is marked on the 1st edition OS map of 1837 as 'Church' and 'Grave Yard'. By the time of the later OS 25 inch map (1897-1913) the church is in ruins. There is a holy well names as 'St James's Well' and 'Base of Cross' and 'Shaft of Cross'. The headstones date from the 18th-20th centuries. The headstone types are: rounded, Celtic style , railed and kerbed. There is a simple cross type mad e of granite located against the E wall of the church. The stone type is predominantly limestone. The church is a good state of preservation with all walls intact. There is heavy ivy growth on the church walls. Inside the church is overgrown. There are remains of steps leading to a second floor. A holy water stoop is located within the church dated 1462. A possible baptismal font is located within the graveyard (granite).
|The site is of considerable archaeological, architectural and historic interest, attesting to the long-standing ecclesiastical presence in the area. The remains of a fortified church with some external mortar still preserved. All walls stand close to full height and the W gable has the remains of a belfry. Access to the wall walks was via a spiral staircase part of which survives. . There are ogee-headed windows in the E gable and S walls. Other features of note are a granite font and cross base. The graveyard contains various cut-stone grave markers from the 18th-20th centuries, which are of artistic and historic interest.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Harris Corp. HRS, +1.03% rose almost 14 percent to $63.60 after the company reported second-quarter earnings of $45.1 million, or 65 cents per share, 7 cents ahead of Wall Street's consensus estimate, on a year-over-year sales increase of 24 percent to $737 million. The Melbourne, Fla., communications technology company also lifted its outlook for 2005 to earnings of $2.85 tp $2.95 per share from its prior projection for a profit of $2.60 to $2.70 per share. Harris also completed the $85 million first phase of a program to upgrade and expand the nationwide broadcasting infrastructure of Romania's state-owned broadcasting organization
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Ali al-Marri Update: Reversing the Bush Administration's War on Terror Policy
In a reversal of the Bush Administration's effort to detain people around the globe, last week, a federal appeals court in Virginia, which is a very conservative court ruled that the government cannot subject Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri to indefinite detention, though he was subject to indefinite detention by a 2003 presidential order.
A legal US resident–though not a citizen–al-Marri had studied computer science at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois in 1991, and returned on 10 September 2001 to pursue post-graduate studies, bringing his family–his wife and five children–with him. Three months later he was arrested and charged with fraud and making false statements to the FBI, but in June 2003, a month before he was due to stand trial for these charges in a federal court in Peoria, the prosecution dropped the charges and informed the court that he was to be held as an "enemy combatant" instead.
As some listeners may recall, here on Law and Disorder we've discussed Ali al-Marri's case and how he was held incommunicado, indefinitely in a military prison without charges. He's been in solitary confinement for more than 2 years, no access to reading material, except the Quran. According to his lawyers, he was constantly harassed, abused and any medical treatment he received was very poor.
Now, because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that U.S. residents cannot be locked up indefinitely as "enemy combatants" without being charged, al-Marri can challenge his detention. Al-Marri is the only "enemy combatant" still in detention without charge in the United States itself.
Guest – Jonathan Hafetz, Litigation Director of the Brennan Center's Liberty and National Security Project and the lead counsel for Al-Marri. He is the author of numerous articles in scholarly and popular publications, including the Yale Law Journal, California Western Law Review, and Fordham Journal of International Law, Legal Affairs, and the New York Law Journal
Off the Record: U.S. Responsibility for Enforced Disappearances in the War on Terror
Children as young as seven years old detained in secret CIA prisons are some of the startling details unearthed by a recent report drafted by six human rights groups including Amnesty International, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the New York University School of Law.
The report, titled "Off the Record: U.S. Responsibility for Enforced Disappearances in the War on Terror," details aspects of the CIA detention program that the US government has actively tried to conceal, such as the locations where prisoners may have been held, the mistreatment they endured, and the countries to which they may have been transferred. The report names 39 people believed to be disappeared from countries such as Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, and Spain.
Guest – Meg Satterthwaite, director of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the (NYU) Law School. Satterthwaite has published reports and articles on human rights topics in scholarly and advocacy contexts. Her research interests include human rights in the "war on terror"; gender, sexuality and human rights; and the human rights of migrants. She is Co-Chair of the International Human Rights Interest Group of the American Society of International Law, a member of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA, and a member of the International Law Committee of the City Bar of New York.


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|Magni M-22 Voyager
Magni Gyro has announced the June, 2005 availability of a new gyroplane model. The M-22 Voyager is a new design gyroplane based on the popular M-16 Trainer model. The model sports large and stylish baggage strakes on each side of the tandem enclosure. Baggage space includes available space under both seats. The M-22, with its new rakish strakes presents a new and very attractive look to the already stylish line of Magni gyroplanes.
The M-22 Voyager eliminates the rear seat flight and engine controls to allow full utilization of available spaces for baggage. (rear controls cannot be added to the M-22. The M-16 is not adaptable to M-22 modifications.)
The M-22 Voyager is the same performance and price as the dual control 914, M-16 Trainer. The M-22 is available only with the Rotax 914UL engine. All appropriate M-16 options are available on the M-22, such as the rear seat windscreen shown in the photos.
The M-16 Trainer has always been a popular cross-country gyroplane. Around Europe and Africa, flights of M-16s regularly fly thousands of kilometer adventure tours. In the U.S., Magni Gyros have regularly made long trips – for several years now I have flown my M-16 Trainer from Missouri to PRA and EAA conventions in Indiana and Texas. Baggage storage for longer trips has always been a bit wanting. Now, the M22 provides approximately 150 liters of available storage space. External compartment doors provide easy access.
Technical data for Magni M 22 Voyager
Rotor diameter: 8.54m, overall length: 4.65m, overall width: 1.80m, overall height: 2.60m, propeller diameter: 1.70m, weight empty: 272kg, max take-off weight: 550kg, max level speed: 185km/h, cruising speed: 145km/h, rate of climb at sea level: 5m/s, service ceiling: 4000m, range, no reserves: 481km, endurance: 3.4h


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Wow Alan love those pictures of yours and others vehicles. Really does go to prove anything is possible.
omg I'm absolutely in love with that "purple dreams" truck! It's gorgeous!!! (the dog is gorgeous too)just a few so you can get the idea what we get up to in winter
Do you do yours with a can of Dulux and a yardbroom then Alanlook nice with a bit of polish and a touch up here and there .hee hee
cant see the brush marks .ha ha .
hi merele i painted my trailer 12 years ago .did the truck 5 years ago. quick rub with a concrete block then threw a few buckets of paint on .
Yeh, I deserved that. Think we all know you aren't the king of bodgit Alan:notworthy:


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Life takes different turns where some are favourable and some goes against you. Life gets complicated when you find yourself short of cash and you have to look for cash loans in Texas. It was overspending that resulted in the sudden crisis for cash and your pay day is couple of weeks away. If you cannot get cash from friends or associates then payday lenders are your solution.
You ran out of cash as you had spent last week due to some health issues and also repairing your truck extensively or it may be any other reason that took your entire cash and need fast cash now. Easy cash loans are available online where you need to make application in 10 minutes of your time through internet and expect money reaching you in 24 hours' time.
Cash payday loans are fast and easy loan that can be received fast and it isn't a long period loan. Once you find your pay check in the bank you can pay off and come out of it easily. It is helpful to balance your budget when it goes out of track sometimes.
The payday loans lenders are easy to find online (one is here) or if you have spare time you can visit some store to get it personally. Online loans are better to apply and get faster without wasting your precious time and you can get hassle free loan sitting at home or office.
Check for the applicable laws on payday loans in the state of Texas and the limits as fixed by the regulatory body for the state. Once you understand it then find a licensed lender who is authorized to give loan in Texas. Make and application online with all details and rest would be handled by the lenders. Faxing may not required and no security is required for this loan of small amounts. You can stay away from long documentation process of the banks and lending institutions too.


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On October 17, 2018, a conversation between Berggruen Institute Chairman and Founder, Nicolas Berggruen, and D.A Wallach, songwriter, artist, investor, and essayist took the Town Hall Stage to discuss big ideas that will shape the 21st century.
The event started with a networking reception, followed by lunch. Nicolas Berggruen shared his remarks on why he choose to settle in Los Angeles as opposed to anywhere else in the world. He described Los Angeles as a frequently growing city, that's appreciative with new ideas and new people. He believes Los Angeles is place that's not only prosperous with its multiple talents, but also a city that looks towards the future.
"Los Angeles has the personality of many cities. When you are so complex, you need to come together on a variety of issues – transportation, housing, and energy – to be successful."
The Berggruen Institute will be a non-partisan think tank that will have its headquarters in the mountains above The Getty Center. He went into detail of his plans to collaborate with the city and to bring the various communities in Los Angeles together on a variety of issues such as affordable housing, transportation, tax reform, energy, etc.
He pointed out to California State Senator, Bob Hertzberg, who was also present at the event and who is a supporter of Berggruen's mission, his plans on working toward tax reform and tax income.
To see the full conversation, watch the video below.


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If You Choose to Manage…
At last week's Seller Forum we published a few top line ideas for managers in our hyper-kinetic, often dysfunctional world. We're reprinting them here. Please feel free to share your own.
Don't try to manage what's inside the heads of your employees. Instead, focus on their actions. Don't try to change their minds. Change their behaviors and they'll end up changing their own minds.
Don't use meetings and personal interactions to share information that could be delivered in other ways. Reserve your personal interactions with employees and teams to do what you can only do in person – coaching, prioritizing, planning, deciding.
Many managers overburden themselves and their teams with too many scheduled meetings. But management doesn't fit into neat little boxes on your calendar. Focus instead on maintaining a helpful and healthy presence with your team. Accessibility and being able to focus intently in-the-moment are the superpowers that matter.
As a manager, you quickly become the PEZ dispenser of answers on a million tactical questions. About price, escalation, exceptions and more. Force your sellers to bring you two possible solutions each time they bring you a problem (see item 1 above). This change in the script will turn them from problem-bringers into problem-solvers and make your interactions far more productive.
As soon as a seller elicits your help – on strategy, on an email, in reaching a customer – immediately ask them for a first-draft. You want to put yourself in a position to coach and improve the work they do… not to do it for them.
Don't give feedback. As a term, feedback has become tainted by association with criticism, nitpicking and negativity. It's also always about the past. Instead, give guidance… it's about the future, about possibility. Language matters.
No team is too small or too temporary to benefit from a strong culture, and that culture starts with you. Get in touch with the specific values that matter most to you as a leader – tenacity, generosity, curiosity, whatever – and share them directly with your team. Invite them to hold you accountable to those values and bring them up frequently. Don't worry if you get a few eye-rolls; it doesn't mean they're not hearing you or that it's not making a difference.
Don't manage results. Manage excellence. You don't control whether your team gets the business, but you absolutely control whether they deserve it. Focus on deserving it and you'll be leading a team centered on excellence. The results will follow.
Insights like these are just the beginning. Join us for our final 2019 Seller Forum on Wednesday, October 23rd, at Reuters on Times Square and enjoy firsthand ideas and advice from your digital leadership peers. Contact us today to save your spot.