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Craft312 Studio-Koza Ipek Loft Student Dormitory
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Interview with Craft312 studio : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Craft312 studio : The main principle is create unique student dormitory and different experimental space for users. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Craft312 studio : Combining aesthetic issues and dormitory functions in undiscovered design solutions before. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Craft312 studio : I think this award give us to opening frame to the world. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Craft312 studio : In first, design concept cretaed in 2 months. Then application project took 4 months. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Craft312 studio : Our designs usually creating with experimental way. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Craft312 studio : This project is already produced. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Craft312 studio : For students. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Craft312 studio : No. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Craft312 studio : There is no customer. Users are students. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Craft312 studio : Its created in experimental way. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Craft312 studio : Koza ipek is the name of company that owner of the dormitory. Loft is come up with architectural concept. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Craft312 studio : Sketches, 3d and computer. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Craft312 studio : Core of the bedrooms of dormitory and working areas. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Craft312 studio : There are a lots of colloborations such as illumination, hvac, furniture and static firms. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Craft312 studio : Not technology but expereince is undiscovered before. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Craft312 studio : We resarched dormitory typoligies in the world. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Craft312 studio : Application process was in the limited times. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Craft312 studio : We beleive that create excellent and unique work on this project. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Craft312 studio : Lots of things..such as Coordination of the big projects in application process. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Craft312 studio : No it s good. .
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Yes, There Was a Kinkajous Rampage In Texas
Move over Chupacabra. There is a new nasty mid-sized predator called a Kinkajous wrecking havoc in Texas.
And, unlike the mythical killer of goats and livestock, the Kinkajous is very real.
Real but hard-to-pin-down species-wise. In fact, when homeowners first saw the creature terrorizing their cats with his razor-sharp teeth and running atop their roofs they thought it was an ill-tempered monkey.
The police were called, prompting the beast to bite the deputy who tried to reign him in. For this the authorities named him "rat," although it's unclear if that was for his appearance or unpleasant nature.
When they did finally get control of the shifty mammal they were able to identify it as a Kinkajous, a raccoon-like creature that is indigenous to South America's rain forests.
It is believed "rat" is an escaped pet. He is currently being quarantined and tested for rabies. Despite his nasty demeanor, we have to say he's not such a bad looking fellow.

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72 Hours or Less: New Orleans
There is no place like New Orleans. I took my 10-year-old son to the city, proudly showing him the French Quarter's vitality in the early evening.
By 8 p.m., though, I got uncomfortable about his exposure to inappropriate behavior on Bourbon Street. Later, I learned we were just in the wrong place in the French Quarter. "Avoid Bourbon Street at night, if you can," a local cautioned.
We ventured beyond the French Quarter, too.
Down on the bayou: As we toured Barataria Preserve at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, our airboat was tailed by alligators, a few of the 2 million that call Louisiana home. A few 6-foot-long gators followed us with mild disinterest, gobbling up Cheetos flung overboard by overzealous tourists. On the shore, herons pick their way through the duckweed beneath Spanish moss that hangs like a beard from the branches of cypress trees. In the sticky humidity of afternoon, a cloak of silence hung over the bayou, a stark contrast to the frenetic French Quarter. (Swamp tours $49 for adults, $24 for children; GraylineNewOrleans.com, 800-233-2628)
Bayou, too: Back in the city we climbed on a street car, admiring its beautiful interior as we headed to City Park to explore Bayou St. John by kayak. Dipping paddles in the water, we moved slowly past the magnificent historic homes on Moss Street, some dating to the late 18th century.
Sonny Averett, co-owner of Kayak-iti-Yat, told us about the four types of turtles in the bayou: soft shell, snapping, ridgeback and red ear. Mullet, bass, brim and gar are also plentiful in the bayou. "But look out for the serpentinelike gar – they tend to hang out on the surface of the water and they're pretty scary looking," he warned.
A handful of alligators call Bayou St. John home, a fact that left my son stunned. "What if we fall in — won't they eat us?" he asked anxiously. "They're pretty small," Averett reassured. (Kayak tours $60. KayakItiYat.com, 985-778-5034)
Where to eat: A leisurely brunch in the historic courtyard of the Court of Two Sisters, which dates to 1832, is a New Orleans tradition. Beneath the vines of a massive wisteria, a jazz band entertains diners feasting on local delicacies such as crawfish omelets, Creole jambalaya and Cajun pasta. (613 Royal St.; CourtOfTwoSisters.com; 504-522-7261)
For a classy evening dinner, head to GW Fins in the French Quarter. Featuring local and international fish and shellfish, this establishment offers unforgettable meals with personable service. Reservations recommended. (808 Bienville; www.GWFins.com; 504-581-3467.)
Where to stay: With a central location on Canal Street and comfortable rooms, we stayed at Sheraton New Orleans. A bonus: We could see its massive tower from pretty much anywhere in the French Quarter, so we were never disoriented for long. (500 Canal St.; StarwoodHotels.com, 504-525-2500.)
Don't miss: Bug Appetit, a cooking show and cultural café at the Audubon Insectarium, where bugs are incorporated into food and visitors get free tastes. The museum has hands-on exhibits for those who care to stroke the backs of cockroaches or beetles. Exhibits include an Asian-inspired garden filled with butterflies and an underground gallery where you see the world from the perspective of a bug. At the cultural café, we inspected chocolate-covered crickets, mango chutney with waxworms and crispy Cajun crickets. "They taste just like barbecued sunflower seeds," the chef said with gentle encouragement. "Sorry," I replied as I passed by the cinnamon bug crunch and southwest waxworms with taco seasoning. "I've just eaten." (6500 Magazine St., AudubonInstitute.org; $15.95 for adults, $10.95 for kids, $12.95 for seniors)
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|Easy method for testing the API methods ("InstantAPI";)
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It could be interesting to provide an easy way to test the API methods of certain AT classes without much overhead (mostly singleton util classes).
Say I want to test certain methods of http://aria/aria-templates/apidocs.html#aria.utils.Number with various inputs.
It's doable with InstantAT, but I'd have to:
- create a method in tpl script which calls the method-under-test and returns its value
- add stuff to $dependencies in tpl script
- call the method in tpl
One way would be to make a dumb HTML page doing all that by itself (perhaps a subpage of InstantAT), i.e. having the whole framework preloaded, or doing it lazily when needed.
We could bind http://ternjs.net/doc/demo.html to have the autocompletion if we want stuff to be displayed in the browser, or if we don't want to, then tell people to use their favorite dev tools for the autocompletion.
Even more interesting would be to integrate this functionality into API doc viewer, so that on each page you'd have a button which e.g. opens an inline mini-console and Aria.load()s the current class.
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I like the idea (and even more the ability to test some methods directly from the APIdoc) but I'm not sure that's a very frequent use case. Most of the times I'd just go on the a page where AT is loaded, launch Firebug and test. Is it really something you do often?
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(30 January 2014 17:20)Olaf Wrote: Most of the times I'd just go on the a page where AT is loaded, launch Firebug and test.
This is exactly what I mean. Which URL do you use? Probably http://aria/aria-templates/aria/guide/ I guess, which is kind-of deprecated. Is there some good public URL easily accessible (easily = don't need to click through 3 pages)?
Anyway whatever the URL, for sure not all the classes are loaded there naturally - if you want to test some exotic class, you'd have to `Aria.load` it in your dev tools to use them first.
A dumb empty HTML page with everything from AT preloaded and easy URL would do the trick.
APIdoc integration would be even better 'cause
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December 12, 2013
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Monday, December 9, 2013 – Honorable Sebastian Ridley-Thomas has taken his oath of office and assumed his official duties as a member of California State Assembly for the 54th District.
Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas was sworn in on Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the State Capitol in a private oath of office ceremony administered by California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez in the historic State Capitol Building.
"I'm delighted to have taken my oath of office and having officially joined the California State Assembly. I have eagerly begun the hard at work that is expected of me by the people of the 54th Assembly District. My first order of business will be selecting a talented and energetic staff to serve the needs of our district," Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas said.
Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas indicated that he intends to host a ceremonial swearing-in event at a community location in the 54th Assembly District in January 2014.


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Twenty-four hours after its enormous season premiere, "The Voice" returned Monday night for two additional hours of blind auditions that wrapped up with the tables turned on mentors Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton.
Jermaine Paul, one of the final contestants and a background vocalist for Alicia Keys, won Cee Lo's vote early in to his soulful rendition of Avril Lavigne's "Complicated." Shelton soon swiveled around and joined Cee Lo in his bid for the Keys-approved talent.
When the song wrapped, they each made their pitches, but instead of hearing the typical thank you speech, Paul hit them with an interrogation.
U.S. & World
"I like the word want," Paul told them, responding to Cee Lo's gushing reaction to his performance ("I want you!" Cee Lo demanded). "But need is better and keep is even better." Will you keep me? Paul wanted to know.
Cee Lo bowed to pressure, telling Paul the words he wanted to hear but Shelton wouldn't indulge him.
"You have work to do," Shelton said, adding that he was extremely talented but not perfect.
The tough love won and Paul moved to Shelton's team joining Gwen Sebastian (a 37-year-old who held off on having kids to pursue her music career) and RaeLynn, a young country singer who performed Sunday night.
Other contestants who made it through the blind auditions include Angel Taylor, a 23-year-old who shared a story about an abusive father before belting out Adele's "Someone Like You." She joined team-Adam Levine along with Kim Yarbrough, a 50-year-old who's been trying to make it as a singer for her entire adult life.
Aguilera picked up The Line, a male-female duo who were mistaken for a couple, as well as Lindsey Pavao, a 22-year-old whom Aguilera told "I just want to play with you!"
Cee Lo didn't get Paul, but he did get Angie Johnson, an Air Force vet, and Jamar Rogers, a former drug addict from the Bronx who bear-hugged the "Forget You" singer, whom Rogers claims he has idolized for years.
"The Voice" continue next Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern on NBC.


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plot – Transformers: Dark of the Moon features Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) taking his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the U.S.S.R. and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in it all that remains one of the planet's most dangerous secrets.


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January and February: William Stafford Inspired Quilt Display
Step into Stafford's beloved flora and fauna of Oregon as seen through the eyes of local quilters. Their shared love of the environment will be on exhibit in the atrium of the Library in January & February. Thank you to these people for sharing their fiber art: Ann Johnston, Carol Cooper, Patti Hyder, Claire Kellogg, Bettirae Willis, Pat Nida, Patricia Alston, Rita Kilstrom, Jeannie Pickens, Charlene Tritt, Rosalyn Kliot and Gabi Corsaro.


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Ask Marilyn: Does Marilyn Play the Stock Market?
Rob in Miami Beach, Florida, writes:
Marilyn: Have you ever turned your IQ to predicting the stock market? It is the biggest game ever played, and prices seems to boil down to the whim and collective opinion of investors.
Marilyn responds:
No, I can't predict the stock market: It makes no sense. The only way to make money there is to study the subject extensively in order to avoid making the errors that most individual investors make and learn about many of the dynamics involved. This is an enormous undertaking. And afterward, it's still gambling—just with improved odds.


text: Sushi Sushi has been around for decades, but that doesn t mean that there aren t new preparations being experimented with and tried out all the time. Dallas sushi restaurants offer customers dozens of varieties of seafood prepared according to their tastes. An increasing number of sushi establishments now feature steaks, chops, and noodle dishes that are no less savory or popular with their customers. A new trend in sushi is the fruit roll, which is sushi made with fruit and sweet ingredients instead of fish, which is especially popular with young kids.


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April 1, 2012
As the Pentagon begins to wind down the war in Afghanistan, the smaller conflicts elite U.S. forces are fighting around the world are heating up.
But DoD needs more than just men and materiel to meet these challenges. It needs additional authority from Congress to do so.
"Most of the authorities that we have right now are narrowly construed to counterterrorism … [but] I think for some countries we may need a little bit more flexibility to go in there," Michael Sheehan, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, told lawmakers on Tuesday.
The majority of counterterrorism missions by U.S. special forces have been focused on al Qaeda and Taliban cells in Afghanistan and the Middle East region.
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A TWO point night…that's right, a TWO point night.
Been awhile, hasn't it?
So, having announced the obvious, I'll be the one to say…and?
There is the good, the bad, and the ugly in the Caps' 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers – sort of a Readers' Digest version of the Caps' season so far.
The Good…
- For those of you scoring at home, this was only the third loss at home of any kind by the Flyers this season (6-1-2 after today's 4-3 overtime loss).
- It was the first NHL win in his first NHL game as head coach for Bruce Boudreau
- It was a game-winning goal for "shoulda-been-first-star" Nicklas Backstrom. The kid plays like he's been in the NHL ten years…ok, maybe five.
- It was a solid game by Brian Pothier. The trick to his game seems to be to play within himself. If he does that, he probably won't be on the ice for a lot of goals for, but he won't be on for many against, either, and that is really the more important consideration for his role.
- The depth of Alexander Ovechkin's game. He was held to one shot on goal in the first two periods, but ramped up his whole game quite a bit in the third. Four shots, four hits, three takeaways, and the primary assist on the game-winner.
- Chris Clark…one might think that he was a little over the top in coming to the defense of Boyd Gordon, taking a double minor, a major, and a misconduct (wearing the visor does have its drawbacks in the rules…see Rule 47.6). But the Captain was sending a message – to the Flyers and to his teammates. Had the double minor resulted in any more than the goal by Daniel Briere, it might have been different, but in service of a win?
The Bad…
- Matt Pettinger…not that he played badly, but he is in one hellacious stretch of bad luck. He can't buy a goal at the moment. Five shots, and nothing to show for it, including an excellent chance when he was in alone on Martin Biron. Right now, he could be firing pucks at Martin Short and wouldn't find twine.
- Jeff Schultz. One might have noticed that there were no Capitals' defensemen in the frame of the shot when Mike Richards was left alone in front of Olaf Kolzig to sweep the puck in…those defensemen would have been Schultz and Jurcina.
The Ugly…
- The Jeff Carter goal…it almost defined the term, "wish I could have that one back" for Olaf Kolzig. Coming two minutes after the Briere goal, it could have spelled curtains for the Caps, but today was a different day…
…and speaking of which, the Caps clearly had the "new coach jump." A team that looked to be skating through the motions for the last month looked invigorated. When pressured, they didn't buckle. When dealt adversity, they didn't wilt.
But kids, that is one game. Unless it escaped our attention, the Caps are still last in the East and will be when they take the ice in tomorrow's contest against
The Caps had a different "look" in this game, though, that goes beyond the level of intensity. Not since the opening game of the season had the Caps shown this degree of willingness to press an attack. Like the first few games of the season, the Caps did a much better job in controlling both the puck and the terms of play. That they out-attempted the Flyers, 60-45 (shots, attempts blocked, missed shots) is testimony to that fact.
Bruce Boudreau is 1-0-0. He will not go 61-0-0. But his team might be pretty interesting to watch, if this game is any indication of the style he intends to impose on the club.
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DeKALB – Having grown up in a small town, Jared Burke likes knowing his neighbors and waving hello to those who drive down the street.
Burke, a DeKalb police patrol officer, and his family recently moved to a home at 624 N. 11th St. in the Pleasant Street neighborhood of DeKalb. He's the first officer to take part in the city's enhanced resident officer program, which puts an officer in a city-purchased and -renovated home and makes that neighborhood his specialized beat.
"It feels good to help people," he said. "This program, to me, makes it more personal."
Although the city has had a patrol officer living in a property provided by the DeKalb County Housing Authority since 2004, the enhanced resident officer program involves the purchase and updating of an older house.
"This is more of a progressive step," said DeKalb police Lt. Carl Leoni.
In researching the idea, DeKalb officials looked at successful programs in Elgin and Oak Park.
The goal is to identify crime, improve the appearance of and reduce the density of the neighborhood, which is bordered by 14th Street, the Union Pacific railroad, Fourth Street/Sycamore Road and East Dresser Road.
Additionally, Burke will develop relationships with residents and act as their liaison to other city departments and social service agencies.
DeKalb City Manager Mark Biernacki said about $135,000 in tax increment financing funds has been used to purchase the property and renovate to the home.
In a tax increment financing district, a local government freezes the tax base from properties within a defined area. Any new property taxes in that district – generally by an increase in property values since the year the district was created – are diverted into a special fund set up for redevelopment projects within the district.
The duplex was purchased in May. Renovations by Irving Construction Co. included the removal of the second unit, paving the driveway, updating the heating and ventilation system, replacing the garage door and remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms.
In choosing a neighborhood, Leoni said they used criteria such as an area's density, criminal activity – including the number of and nature of calls – and the needs of residents.
Other patrol officers aren't required to live in DeKalb, and they rotate coverage zones within the city. They know the city well, but not certain people specifically, Leoni said. The unique combination of living in and covering the same area will allow Burke to become personally invested in the neighborhood.
It also means his schedule will be flexible because he'll not only be on patrol but also attending PTA meetings or other neighborhood functions.
Leoni said police hope to encourage residents to feel empowered to solve their own problems and be comfortable coming to the police.
"People in that neighborhood there have shown there's a willingness to get involved," Leoni said.
Bruce Mackenzie has lived on Lewis Street for 35 years and said those who've been in the older neighborhood for some time would agree the program is needed. He said he knows Burke and is excited to see his influence on the neighborhood.
"This is something that will pay off over and over again," he said. "That's what any neighborhood wants, being taken care of."
Anna Hostetler, who lives with her family on 11th Street next to Liberty Park, said she hoped vandalism in the park, like damaged picnic tables and graffiti on the shelter house, would be addressed.
Megan Gerken, who has lived across from the park on Lewis Street for about three years, said the Pleasant Street neighborhood is the right place to start.
"I think we have kind of a transient population in this neighborhood, so it'll be good to get them to care about the neighborhood," Gerken said.
Ideally, Burke will become a teacher, counselor and conduit to various community resources, Leoni said.
"I don't want to pigeonhole myself and say this is what I'm going to do because it'll run the gamut," Burke said.
"He's going to be a busy man," Leoni added.
Burke – who lives rent-free in the home but is responsible for utility costs – hopes his home sets a good example for others in the neighborhood. Already, nearby properties are having new siding installed and masonry repairs done, Biernacki said.
"Property maintenance improvements beget property maintenance improvements," Biernacki said.
No time frame has been placed on the program: Officials will look at it annually to determine progress. In a few years, if improvements have been made, the city can sell the home, Leoni said.
If the program is successful, the city plans to apply the idea to another neighborhood in need. Biernacki said the long-range TIF budget has identified money for another resident officer program property in a yet-to-be-identified neighborhood.
DeKalb police Chief Gene Lowery said he appreciates the commitment the city has made in support of the program and hopes the community receives it well.
"They're not just police officers. They're neighbors, they're problem-solvers and brokers of service," he said. "What affects that community affects them."


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Introducing The Fabulous New Limited Edition Flavor From The World'S Leading Premium Vodka Brand - Absolut Watkins!
Last night, on October 18th, it was "sneak" premièred at a spectacular release party at Villa L'Abri in Cannes — ABSOLUT WATKINS, the smashing new limited edition flavor from ABSOLUT, created exclusively for global travelers, reflecting all of the excitement, glamour and star quality of the globetrotting fashion world. ABSOLUT WATKINS will be launched throughout the global duty free/travel retail market in January 2011.
ABSOLUT WATKINS is a truly innovative new flavor; rich, smooth and sensual in taste and aroma with the distinct, mysteriously luxurious qualities of freshly ground coffee with notes of almond, caramel and warm chilli.
The extravagant and glamorous decor of the unique limited edition ABSOLUT WATKINS bottle was created by celebrated Swedish fashion illustrator and artist, Liselotte Watkins, famous for her designs for fashion brands such as Miu Miu, Anna Sui and Barney's as well as for magazines such as VOGUE and The New Yorker.
"Having my name on the ABSOLUT bottle is crazy and fantastic," said Stockholm and Milan based Watkins. "I'm Swedish, so the brand has always been there for me, and looking back at previous ABSOLUT collaborations, it's truly a great honor to be in that company."
"With my bottle decor and the campaign imagery, I wanted to convey something of my own vision regarding the archetype of cosmopolitan glamour," Watkins continues. "The flavor is a traveler's exclusive and traveling is one of my great passions. Everything I do is all about people and places, traveling and new experiences."
The "sneak première" of ABSOLUT WATKINS was staged at legendary Villa L'Abri in Cannes during the TFWA World Exhibition at an extravagant party for trade press and VIPs, complete with set designs and extras employed to add an out-of-the-ordinary sense of the timeless glamour of classic luxury travel, naturally all in the presence of the artist Liselotte Watkins. ABSOLUT WATKINS was received with great delight and enthusiasm by the invited audience.
"ABSOLUT WATKINS is a most exciting launch for us indeed," said Anders Olsson, Director of The Absolut Company Global Travel Retail. "Since our target group is global travelers, and all of our operations are all about traveling, it's a treat for us to be able to celebrate the entire concept of stylish travel with a brand new and unique product. Also, we've been delighted to be involved in this kind of creative collaboration with Liselotte Watkins, honoring, you might say, the creative roots of our ABSOLUT brand."
Just add cola!
The ABSOLUT WATKINS launch will be backed by a powerful 360-degree marketing campaign in duty free/travel retail markets worldwide, including unique in-store brand installations. A special signature cocktail has been created, ABSOLUT WATKINS AND COLA, with ABSOLUT WATKINS and cola simply poured over ice. A dossier of drinks recipes also presents a number of other irresistibly glamorous ABSOLUT WATKINS cocktails.
The exclusive ABSOLUT WATKINS campaign is being executed worldwide by Pernod Ricard Travel Retail.
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We're on day three of our celebration! Our second baby is coming out this Friday, a new book full of recipes designed for people new to vegan eating and cooking. Virgin Vegan: Everyday Recipes for Satisfying Your Appetite" is featured with a sample recipe here every day this week, culminating in – what else? – a giveaway. See the end of the post for details.
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Sweet potato quiche
Quiche is that one recipe that I love coming back to — it's easy to make, looks delicious and tastes heavenly :-) Plus, it allows me to come up with new fillings, which makes it very versatile!
Sweet potatoes are very smooth and creamy when boiled, then baked, and shallots add a crunchy texture. The combination of them is very mild and aromatic, so make sure you spice it up to your liking!
Simple puff pastry
Do you remember these delightful ideas for folding puff pastry? This pastry dough is a miracle and the biggest accomplishment of French cooks. It's buttery in taste and fluffy, delicate and perfect for almost any baked recipe that is destined to impress. While this simple puff pastry is not as good as the original French recipe, it skips all that butter drama and difficulty, which will be a plus for less advanced cooks! Lightly knead the dough, let it rest in the refrigerator for some time and roll in one session.


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From Wazeopedia
Hello fellow Wazers,
I have the most recent, and I believe up-to-date, version 22.214.171.124 of Waze on my Samsung Galaxy S II, however I do not have any of the roads and streets showing up on my App. In addition, the route does not re-calculate when I make a route adjustment. Is there some reason for this, or is my App download just faulty? Assistance, explanation - anyone?
Maps are intermittent
My WAze keeps coming and going during navigation as does all my staffs. It appeared tostart approximately a week ago. I have deleted it from my phone and re-installed it, but the problem persists. Can someone please assist?


text: As the second season of Bethenny Ever After comes to a close, everything Bethenny Frankel has been working towards throughout the season culminates with the speaking tour to promote her new book A Place of Yes and the sale of Skinnygirl Cocktails. Bethenny's reason for going on tour: the most rewarding part of what she does is talking to women and sharing her experiences and the only way to accomplish this is to sell tickets to hear Bethenny espouse her knowledge and ideas since we don't get to hear this weekly in the form of her show. This episode also contains lots and lots of talk about babies! Not just Bryn, but future Hoppy offspring presumably arriving in the very near future! Guys – here's your trailer for next season: Bethenny: Baby Number Two? Since this show took place on a speaking tour and a tour bus, it was very dialogue heavy, with lots of footage of the tour and the bus, until the end when the results of the big sale of Skinnygirl are revealed. Then things get a little exciting.


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"Wine Bar/Gift Shop." Those four little words speak volumes to so many women (and a lot of men, I guess) who love to have a little fun while they do a little shopping. And that's just how Miranda Lambert's newest Pink Pistol store in her hometown of Lindale, Texas, is described on its Facebook page.
I know the first store in Oklahoma — where Lambert lives with husband Blake Shelton — is more of an ice cream/gift shop. But either way, adding a glass of sauvignon blanc or an ice cream float to the shopping experience is probably never a bad idea.
The stores were originally created as a hobby and something that would promote business in these two small towns. The first one opened just about a year ago, and now the one in Texas will have its grand opening on Oct, 12-13. The weekend has been dubbed #Pinktoberfest, and they are promising all kind of Texas-sized celebrating with food, drinks, games, carnival rides, live music and Pink Pistol gear. Lambert's tour wraps on Oct. 12 in Iowa, so do you think she might be the "live music" in Texas on the following night?
The only way you can get Pink Pistol merchandise is to actually go into a Pink Pistol store. They say they want their customers to enjoy "the experience of visiting our locations" and "have elected not to make our products available online."
That said, if any of you are in Texas or Oklahoma and want to pick me up a few things, here's my wish list:
The metal sign that says "I chose the road less traveled, now where the hell am I"
Fairy Dust
A pink Pink Pistol T-shirt
Pink cowboy boots


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Neighbors of Blach Junior High School in Los Altos turned out in force last week, hoping to sink the Santa Clara Valley Water District's proposal to install a flood-detention basin on the school's athletic fields.
The water district-sponsored Permanente Creek Flood Project design workshop, held at Blach Nov. 16, drew opponents protesting the district's plan. The design proposes building a 10-foot-deep underground basin across 7.5 acres to collect runoff in the event of a "100-year flood," a large-magnitude flood with a 1 percent chance of occurring every year.
Water district officials consider the basin a preventive, protective measure, but workshop attendees disagreed.
"This seems like a drastic measure," said 60-year Los Altos resident Leona Peery, 85. "I think it's overkill. If they kept the creek clean, it wouldn't be as severe." "We don't need it," another man shouted, drawing applause from the audience.
In 2000, voters passed Measure B – the Clean, Safe Creeks and Natural Flood Protection Plan – designed to improve water conditions and safeguard homes, schools and businesses for 15 years. The measure provides $32 million, available through 2015, for creek restoration and flood protection.
The project area includes nearly 11 miles of Permanente Creek, beginning in the foothills above Cupertino and continuing through Los Altos and Mountain View, designed to protect approximately 1,664 properties from a major flood, improve riparian habitat and provide opportunities for trails and other recreational uses.
The proposed designs have generated criticism from residents concerned with the disruptions that could result from the construction of the basin, as well as the installation of an 8-foot-wide, 4,000-foot-long pipe required to channel excess waterflow to the Cuesta Annex in Mountain View.
Many workshop participants complained of a lack of communication regarding the proposal.
A project of such magnitude is bound to have a huge impact on the community, according to water district engineer Afshin Rouhani, who answered questions from the audience.
"This type of project requires a lot more outreach than the typical," because of the logistical measures that would be required, Rouhani said.
In exchange for constructing the flood basin, the water district has offered to install a new soccer field at Blach, made of artificial turf but at a depth of 10 feet.
"This is going to be a sunken pit, a bowl covered with turf. It will be hot," said Los Altos resident Cathy Martina. "Sinking the field 10 feet is significant – I hope people realize that." Blach faculty and Los Altos School District officials approve of the water district's plan, according to Trustee Mark Goines.
"The staff is very excited about the improvement of quality and flood protection they will get," Goines said. "Blach School incurred $250,000 worth of damage during a minor flood in 1984, and we are very concerned about that."
After gathering input, water district officials are scheduled to present a revised schematic plan to the school district early next year. To proceed with a final design phase, the water district must secure a majority of votes from the five school district trustees.
For more information on the Permanente Creek Flood Protection Plan, visit www.valleywater.org.


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Coast Guard reminds Boating Safety for July 4th Week
The Coast Guard is reminding the public to exercise safe boating during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
The week of July Fourth typically experiences a high number of boaters taking to the water. The Coast Guard advises the public to take responsibility for their safety on the lakes, inland rivers and along the Gulf Coast. Boaters should be aware of, and obey, all federal and state regulations for recreational boating and navigation.
Coast Guard statistics for calendar year 2013 show:
- 4,062 accidents that involved 560 deaths, 2,620 injuries and approximately $39 million in damage to property as a result of recreational boating accidents.
- Seventy-seven percent of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, 84 percent were not reported as wearing a life jacket.
- Twenty-two children under age 13 lost their lives while boating in 2013. Eight of those 22 children died from drowning.
- Approximately 16 percent of all loss-of-life cases were the result of boating under the influence.
All boaters should:
- Always wear a life jacket. Since there is little time to reach for stowed vests when accidents occur, wearing one at all times reduces your risk of drowning. Federal law requires you to have a personal floatation device on board for each passenger.
- Have a VHF-FM marine-band radio on board. If you are in distress, you can reach the Coast Guard on marine-band channel 16, the distress channel. The Coast Guard, other rescue agencies and other boaters monitor marine-band radios 24/7, which increases the number of people who can respond. Though cell phones are better than no communication device at all, they tend to have gaps in coverage while on the water and have limited battery life.
- Have a float plan. A float plan is simply letting family and friends know where you are going and your expected time of return. File a float plan with someone who is not getting underway with you and stick to the plan. If you change plans, contact the person. A float plan assists responders in the search of an overdue boater who may be in distress.
- Be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas produced any time a carbon-based fuel, such as gasoline, propane, charcoal, or oil burns. It is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Sources on your boat include gasoline engines, generators, cooking ranges, and space and water heaters.
"Enjoy your Fourth of July boating weekend with family and friends. Please remember to be safe and wear a life jacket," said Capt. Melvin Bouboulis, chief of staff for the 8th Coast Guard District. "Boat responsibly; operating a vessel impaired, whether by fatigue, drugs or alcohol can turn a great day on the water into the tragedy of a lifetime."
For more boating information, go to http://www.uscgboating.org


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Today we celebrate the first birthday of PES Club Manager! And in doing so, thanks to our good friends at Konami, we are giving away a signed Mario Götze football shirt!
PES Club Manager allows users to create their ultimate dream team in a virtual world powered by the Pro Evolution Soccer Console Game Engine. With over 5,000 licensed players up for grabs, PES Club Manager has come a long way since its inception, and recently benefited from an exclusive UEFA Euro 2016 update.
For a chance to win the signed jersey, you'll need to reply below confirming both your User ID and Club Name.
If you haven't yet downloaded PES Club Manager, you can do so using the following links:
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The competition starts now and we will pick a winner, at random, on June 17th. You have until then to submit your entry.
The winner will be contacted via Twitter so you'll need to follow us in order to claim your prize.
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If you live in the UK, you don't need me to tell you we have been experiencing the best July since records began. Its amazing, the sunshine has meant that the garden has gone mad, stuff growing at rapid rates and prolifically. That is part of the reason there have been no blogs lately as I have been struggling to keep up, of course I have also been making the most of the weather and getting out and about having a wonderful summer.
So whats been growing, well all the usual stuff plus a few new things, so its mostly the new stuff I will write about today.
Beetroot. Its like Marmite, love it or hate it. In this house we have a 50/50 split. I love it Jim hates it. but I planted some anyway. As I have already written about, the leaves were attacked by some sort of maggoty thing, but once I picked them off, they grew rapidly again.
So here they are, my first beetroot
I found a nice recipe to roast them with some of my homegrown shallots and thyme, so thats what I did. I left them cooling in a bowl in the kitchen, and some time later wandered back to find this
If only I could persuade Jim to try them, they were delicious, but as you can see he has pretty strong views about beetroot.
So other newbies in the garden include corn on the cob.
And a selection of unusual squash that I got from an American website. They are all growing really well.
This is a baby Blue Hubbard Pumpkin, it could reach up to 40 lbs.
And this is a Custard Squash, they took a while to get going and the early ones all dropped off, but the plants seem to have got the hang of it now and are growing these perfect little things, they taste like courgette.
Here are a few pics of the summer staples, tomatoes and courgettes, so many I can't keep up. And the spud crop this year was the best yet.
And flowers, so many flowers, they are just glorious, I am running out of places to put them and people to give them too.
I have grown Zinnias this year for the first time and I think they are heading towards the top of my favourite plant list. Look at this beauty
And another beauty is my Mongolian Giant sunflower. I entered the 2014 challenge, run by the lads at the Vegetablism blog . They sent me the seeds and left me to it. I planted all the giants but only two germinated and this is the bigger of the two. Its huge!!
The stem is close to 8 feet now and the flower head is over a foot wide. I will definitely be growing these again, they look amazing.
So thats about all from the garden, out and about its been perfect weather for an old British sports car, so we have been enjoying using her. This month our club run was to the historic village of Bucklers Hard in the New Forest. Not really much of a run for us as its only up the road, but we went anyway, because we had been given permission to drive the cars onto the historic High Street. Not something that happens very often. I think you will agree that the cars looked amazing in this wonderful setting.
If you are ever in the New Forest the village should be at the top of your list of places to visit.
And finally Gibson. He hasn't been on top form of late. At the beginning of July he developed a bit of a limp. He had an infected pad, and so two weeks of antibiotics followed. They didn't work, but the swelling went down enough to see he had something in his paw. That meant surgery, so he had it a couple of weeks ago. Its healing very slowly, he can't walk on anything other than grass, so he has been trapped in the garden. Hopefully this week he can get out and about again.
Lets hope we get the best August on record as well. Enjoy the sunshine, wherever you are.


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Digital marketing and media solutions vendor, Adobe, is planning a push in the enterprise market with its Marketing Cloud solution through a new partnership with Stonebridge Systems.
Stonebridge is an Australian content management solutions provider. It works with customers across retail, finance, telecommunications, transport, resources and mining, manufacturing, entertainment, and local government.
The Adobe Marketing Cloud is built with a set of analytics, social, advertising, targeting, and Web experience management solutions.
As part of the agreement, Stonebridge will offer its customers access to an integrated set of marketing solutions that turn data into insight through Adobe's product.
According to Stonebridge sales and marketing executive vice-president, Peter Murphy, the Marketing Cloud is a product suite which aligns with its customers' needs.
"We are seeing increasing demand for tightly integrated data acquisition, analysis, and content management solutions to allow our clients to tailor strategies quickly, and maximise the impact of their marketing investments," he said.


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Monday, November 4, 2013
New Updates to the Family History Library Catalogue
FamilySearch has made long awaited changes, here and there, to the Family History Library Catalogue, and has incorporated the "old" and "new" catalogue into one entity.
For example, the catalogue does a title search that includes subtitles and inclusive dates, the main author in bold type, and it displays additional places.
And the names of the catalogue searches are now the same as they were in the old catalogue, which s good to hear.
As someone who uses FamilySearch on a regular basis to search for those books and periodicals (some of which can be found in no other place on the Internet), I depend on their being a good useable catalogue at my disposal.
Postscript: The Canadian Week in Review will be published tomorrow as a special military issue as Canada begins its Veterans Week from November 5th to the 11th.
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My cousin, Lee Koldewyn, provided this photo to me. He obtained this photo from his grandparents, Andrew and Maria Hewitt over 50 years ago. He believes the photo is of family, but is unsure about who. I offered to post it for him to see if that will give any other leads.
From the face of the photo, it was photographed by H. H. Thomas of Washington Avenue, Ogden, Weber, Utah. Heber Harris Thomas ran his Washington Avenue shop from the late 1880s to 1909. He started his shop and was called to serve a mission to the British Isles. He returned about 1890, so this photo is likely in that time period between 1890 and 1909.
The clothing would definitely point to the 1880s and 1890s, but an older woman into the early 1900s might still be wearing that fashion, so the clothing fits the time period but does not narrow the years.
Lastly, the lady is older in the photo. At a minimum she is 70, so we are looking for a person that is over her 70th birthday or so during when Thomas was running his studio.
Maria Hewitt is a sister to my Berendena Van Leeuwen Donaldson (1898 – 1959). Maria Van Leeuwen was born 15 November 1893 in Ogden. Her parents were George & Harmina Van Leeuwen. None of Maria's grandparents made it to Utah from Netherlands to have their photos taken in Thomas' studio. I have enough pictures of Harmina Janzen Van Leeuwen (1860-1921) to know that the photo is not of her. That means we can turn from my Van Leeuwen clan to that of the Hewitt clan.
Of course, we have nothing to say for certain whether this photo is a relative of Andrew George Hewitt, but there is an assumption this person is related to Andrew.
Andrew George Hewitt was born 17 September 1892 in Marriott, Weber, Utah. His parents were George Joseph Lemuel Hewitt (29 February 1872 – 7 March 1946) and Prudence Ekins (22 May 1862 – 18 November 1948). While Prudence lived to be 86 years old, her time over 70 is outside the time frame for which Thomas was photographing in Ogden. She is not a candidate.
George Joseph Lemuel Hewitt's mother was Clarissa Wilson born 29 April 1836 in Green, Richland, Ohio. She passed away 18 August 1890 in Ogden. She died at the age of 54. I could not locate any photos for her. While she fits the location, she does not quite fit the correct time frame for the age of the lady in the photo nor is she quite fit the time frame for Thomas' studio. Does not seem a likely option.
Prudence Ekins' mother was Rebecca Burnham born 20 March 1829 in Moulton Seas End, Lincolnshire, England. She passed away 29 September 1894 in Slaterville, Weber, Utah. She died at the age of 65 years. I could locate some photos of her and she was a thin, narrow faced woman. She does not appear to have any relation to the woman in the photo. Her location fits, her age is not quite so sure, and Thomas was operative during that time.
That excludes both of Andrew's grandmothers. Does he have any great grandmothers who might match?
Clarissa Wilson Hewitt mentioned above was the daughter of Agnes Hunter. Agnes Hunter Wilson was born 27 December 1811 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania. She died 7 February 1886 in Ogden. While I could not find out the exact year Thomas opened his studio, there may have been some overlap in time frames. She died at the age of 74. The only photos I could locate of her was when she was younger. A number of features of Agnes could match the woman above, but there were also many distinguishing features. The nose, mouth, and lines of the younger Agnes Hunter Wilson just do not seem to fully line up. However, I could maybe be convinced that Agnes was a relative of the lady above. Here is Agnes Hunter Wilson's photo from FamilySearch.
Matching the photos, if this is indeed a photo of Agnes Hunter Wilson, shows similar bone structure, but very different noses and mouths. I am not convinced these are one and the same, but could they be related.
Agnes had one sister, Mary, but she died in 1878 and could not have been photographed by Thomas.
Comparing the photos of Agnes' daughters (Clarissa's sisters) and none of them fit the bill. I could not find photos of all the sisters and the ones I did do not match the woman at the top. None of Clarissa's daughters would have been old enough to be photographed by Thomas.
Ultimately, I am not convinced this is Agnes Hunter Wilson, nor could I find an ancestor of Andrew Joseph Lemuel Hewitt that seemed to match. Nothing of the family resemblance matches the Van Leeuwen side.
Hopefully I have provided enough information someone could find this post. Hopefully someone has a similar photo of this woman to make the connection.


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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes England midfielder Jack Wilshere can return from an ankle injury to help his side make a "big statement" at Liverpool.
The Gunners head to Anfield looking to maintain their slender two-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League over Manchester City and Chelsea, who beat Manuel Pellegrini's side on Monday night.
Wenger revealed Wilshere should be fit for the trip to Merseyside having sat out last weekend's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.
His return would be a welcome boost as Mathieu Flamini is suspended while both Aaron Ramsey and deadline day loan signing Kim Kallstrom are still several weeks away from recovery.
"We might have Wilshere back and that's basically it. (Mikel) Arteta is all right," Wenger said.
"It is important to have as many players back as possible in the squad.
"In the big games it is always decided by having the complete squad available.
"As many top players as possible because most of the time theses games are decided by players who come on or strong players who have a big statement in a big game."
Arsenal tackle Liverpool looking to keep striker Luis Suarez quiet, a player they mounted a protracted and ultimately failed £40m-plus-£1 bid during the summer.
Suarez has gone on to bag 23 Premier League goals for the Reds and secure a lucrative new contract.
Wenger, though, insists there are no regrets over Arsenal's failure to land the Uruguay forward.
"No, because you have sometimes regrets when a player played for you, and scores goals or does well somewhere else," he said.
"He was never our player. It is just a situation that did not come off and that is it."
Wenger added: "For us the important thing is to win the game. After, the fact that what happened in the summer is nothing to do with that.
"If you want to win the game what is for sure is that he is one of the players that you have to keep quiet."
Asked if he would be likely to look again at a deal for Suarez this summer, Wenger said: "At the moment, no."
Despite Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis stressing the board were confident an announcement on Wenger's new contract would soon be forthcoming, the French coach maintains there is as yet no movement on tieing up the formalities.
Defenders Per Mertesacker and Bacary Sagna are also in talks over new deals, as is midfielder Tomas Rosicky.
Wenger said: "The main news is Bacary Sagna, that we expect (to sign) and a few other players, but there is no (fresh) news there."
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Jason Schwartzman is moving to Pawnee!
The Bored to Death star has landed a guest-starring role on Parks and Recreation, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Mommy and Daddy Issues: We grade the parents of fall TV
As first reported by Huffington Post, Schwartzman will play Dennis Lerpiss, the owner of the Pawneee Video Dome, a struggling independent movie-rental store that may need to close unless Leslie (Amy Poehler) can get it designated as a historical landmark.
Schwartzman, whose other credits include Marie Antoinette and Moonrise Kingdom, will appear in an episode slated for Thursday, Feb. 21.
Parks and Recreation returns Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8:30/7:30c on NBC.


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To allow Windows Vista clients to join a PDC that's hosted on Mac OS X Server v10.5 or later, the local security policy of the Windows Vista client must be changed. On each Windows Vista client:
- Choose Start > Control Panel.
- Select "Classic View".
- Open "Administrative Tools".
- Click the Shortcut named "Local Security Policy" and confirm that you want to continue.
- Select "Local Policies" and then select "Security Options".
- Scroll down the list until you find the "Network security: LAN Manager authentication level" policy.
- Double-click "Network security: LAN Manager authentication level" to edit this policy.
- The default Windows Vista setting is "NTVLM2 responses only". Change it to "Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated".
- Click the "Apply" button.
You should now be able to log in.
For an explanation of each of the various options for this security policy in Windows Vista, see this Microsoft Technet article.


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Can I Use a Tampon If I'm a Virgin?
I'm a virgin and I want to use a tampon but I heard that tampons are for girls/women
who've had sex. Is that true or can I use a tampon?
– Isobel*
Any girl who has her period can use a tampon. Tampons work just as well for girls who are virgins as they do for girls who have had sex. And even though using a tampon can occasionally cause a girl's to stretch or tear, it does not cause a girl to lose her virginity. (Only having sex can do that.)
Whether a girl decides to use a tampon or a pad is completely up to her. Lots of girls who are active — particularly girls who swim — want to use tampons so they don't miss out on their favorite sport.
It may take some practice putting in a tampon for the first time. Some girls find that using a slender-size, applicator-style tampon (especially one with a rounded top) makes it easier at first. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the box. It also helps to try a tampon for the first time on a day when your period flow is heaviest. That way the tampon should slip in easier.
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Well that sucks, the pic worked fine when I first posted
While I can't see eye to eye with you on your attraction to Mike Patton, I definitely agree that he's one of the most talented and under-recognized artists out there.
Might I add, I've been a Mr Bungle fan since the first record came out. You should also check out the new Tomahawk CD.
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Home care support services are intended to help people who are losing their autonomy or are unable to get around due to health problems or a physical or mental impairment. Certain services are provided to the caregivers (see the Definitions) of these persons.
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The goal of home care support services is to avoid or reduce hospital stays and make it easier for people to return home following an illness or surgery.
A personal care plan defining the services the person needs in order to stay in his or her home is drawn up following a professional assessment.
The plan sets out the services that are required for the person to remain at home.
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The Star Trek Book of Opposites is a reference work from Quirk Books. A board book designed for young children, the Book of Opposites was released in September 2011.
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- Is your child exploring strange new words? Or are you simply a Trekkie who needs a goofy gift for a fellow-fan friend? The Star Trek Book of Opposites will transport you together to an exciting voyage of silly educational fun, pairing colorful photographs of Star Trek's classic heroes and aliens to introduce the concept of opposites through immediate visual humor.
- With the help of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, you can teach children the meaning of happy and sad, open and closed, apart and together, and much more. With a hip, up-market design sensibility, The Star Trek Book of Opposites will make a great kitschy gift for Trekkies of all ages.
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The release was announced by StarTrek.com on 23 May 2011. [1]
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We, people, realize that it is so imperative to associate with the nature in this bustling world to tell us the magnificence inside the mother planet to acknowledge what we are talented with be it the free-streaming waterways or the green delicious mountains and the evergreen backwoods. Everyday life is going with obscure lights, blasting sounds and sound of the individuals around us. Associating with nature not just let us discover harmony in our bustling lives yet in addition advances us as a person. It enables us to see each living thing in a many-sided way. So here are a few different ways by which we can stir our detects and profoundly comprehend our tendency's cycle.
1. Feel the earth underneath you-Grounding exercises, for example, Yoga, Running are extraordinary for interfacing us back to nature. We are regularly isolated from the beginning stroll on, as our stepped way is cleared with solid, bond or floor covering. Rebalance this by strolling on the green delectable grass, into the mud or abandoning impressions on the sand.
2. Go for a stroll and retain everything It just takes 10 minutes of your day beginning from indicate A point B however the fundamental part is don't be in a hurry to finish it. Simply let yourself douse into nature retaining the magnificence of nature around us watching the example of trees or blooms around this can demonstrate to be a pressure reliever for us all where we overlook all our pressure and stresses and simply alleviate our nerves in nature.
3. Adjust your Day to the radiant kid To begin with, start your night custom or routine when the sun sets or rises. Ages before us would consider it daily when the sun would set and their body frameworks would be abundantly lined up with the sun and the moon unquestionably than our own are. By encircle ourselves with cell phones, Laptops and so on we appear to skew our characteristic body timekeepers which makes it hard for us to end up every night. The extra test of this is to go through one night without turning the lights on in the house after dusk to enable your body to really acclimate to nature.
4. Scoop it up to beginning a fix Gardening can demonstrate to mend and establishing for our general condition around as keeping up a little inconsistent territory in our nursery or lawn we can develop a few herbs or natural veggies for ourselves. The magnificence of backing off, moving with what feels characteristic is such a strong exercise, that we can gain from watching seeds develop into plants.
5. Go to a wilderness resort for a wilderness safari-Going on a wilderness safari is the following thing on our pail list as encountering the excellence of the wild green woods causes us to recognize what we truly miss in the huge solid wildernesses may it be the widely varied vegetation of the timberlands or its crude immaculate presence from the city. Living in the wilderness resort it gives us a sentiment of being near nature.
By the above-given ways, we can interface with nature other than the initial four different ways we can acquire in our every day schedule and take out at some point of our day for this. Be that as it may, suspecting on the fifth point we can design a little vacay on our end of the week to unwind. Karhandla cultivate and resort is one of such a spot which is just 65 kms from Nagpur by street and just 1 km away from Umred Karhandla untamed life asylum with all the cutting edge civilities and extravagances where you can encounter nature to its nearest in the hotel with bungalows, tree houses worked in machan style with multi-cooking eatery unquestionably offering delightful mouth-watering nourishment. Likewise not overlooking the children's organization having them little children play zone alongside an entertainment club. An outside Jacuzzi and a pool where we can unwind in the cool water for an invigorating time. What's more, how might we overlook the wilderness safari where can have the experience of catching the wildcat alongside a portion of the more species. You will have a portion of your best time here.


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SAN FRANCISCO—The California Supreme Court today announced the appointment of three new members to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (CJEO), an independent committee appointed by the court to help inform the judiciary and the public concerning judicial ethics topics. The committee was established by the Supreme Court as part of its constitutional responsibility to guide the conduct of judges and judicial candidates (Cal. Const., art. VI, § 18, subd. (m)).
The newly appointed CJEO members are Justice Judith L. Haller of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One (four-year term), Presiding Judge Robert J. Trentacosta of the San Diego County Superior Court (three-year term), and Commissioner Lowell E. Richards of the Contra Costa County Superior Court (one-year term). The court also announced the reappointment of two current CJEO members. Judge Michael Garcia (Ret.) of the Sacramento County Superior Court and Judge Joanne B. O'Donnell of the Los Angeles County Superior Court will serve additional four-year terms.
In making appointments to serve on the CJEO, the Supreme Court selects members of the bench with a strong background in judicial ethics, experience as presiding judge, extensive courtroom experience, and service in courts of various sizes throughout the state. The three new members of the committee are exceptionally-experienced judicial officers.
Justice Judith L. Haller of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, is a judicial recipient of the Bernard E. Witkin, Esq., Award, presented for civic leadership and excellence in the teaching, practice, enactment, and adjudication of the law. She is also a former chair and vice-chair of the California Judges Association Ethics Committee. Justice Haller has been awarded the Joan Dempsey Klein Distinguished Jurist Award by the California Women Lawyers for her excellence as a jurist, commitment to gender equity and the elimination of gender bias in the legal profession, and for her service to women lawyers.
Judge Robert J. Trentacosta is the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County. He is currently the vice-chair of the Judicial Council's Trial Court Presiding Judges Advisory Committee and a member of the Judicial Council's Court Facilities Working Group and the Curriculum Committee for the annual Supervising Judges Institute, where he also serves as an instructor. Presiding Judge Trentacosta formerly chaired the California Judges Association's Judicial Ethics Committee.
Commissioner Lowell E. Richards serves on the Superior Court of Contra Costa County and has been a seminar leader, technical advisor, and faculty member for the Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER) at New Judge Orientation and the B.E. Witkin Judicial College of California. He currently serves on the CJER Science & Law Education Committee and has been faculty for CJER educational programs in judicial ethics, commissioner issues, judicial demeanor for pro tems, traffic, small claims, consumer law, foreclosure, unlawful detainers, computer technology, domestic violence, e-discovery, electronic evidence, and limited jurisdiction.
The CJEO is authorized by the Supreme Court to provide judicial ethics advisory opinions and advice for the benefit of the judiciary and the public (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.80(a)). The committee publishes formal opinions, issues confidential informal opinions, and provides oral advice on proper judicial conduct pursuant to the California Code of Judicial Ethics and other authorities (rule 9.80(e)(1)). The CJEO acts independently of the Supreme Court, the Commission on Judicial Performance, the Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and all other entities (rule 9.80(b)).
The Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions members are: Justice Ronald B. Robie of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (chair); Justice Douglas P. Miller of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two (vice-chair); Justice Maria Rivera of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four; Justice Judith L. Haller of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One; Presiding Judge Suzanne N. Kingsbury of the Superior Court of El Dorado County; Presiding Judge Robert J. Trentacosta of the Superior Court of San Diego County; Judge Kenneth K. So of the Superior Court of San Diego County; Judge Michael Garcia (Ret.) of the Superior Court of Sacramento County; Judge Joanne B. O'Donnell of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County; Judge George J. Abdallah, Jr. of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County; Judge John S. Wiley, Jr. of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County; and Commissioner Lowell E. Richards of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County.


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Surrealism has been an important movement to take inspiration from as the ideas expressed by its founders and participants reflect directly to the work I am currently developing.
Having already stated the influence of the Dadaists, with their somewhat anti-establishment aesthetic, both visually and theoretically the Surrealists are no less controversial and appropriate with their ideals.
What is of particular interest to me are the Manifestos that were released proclaiming the Surrealist movement to be a movement of the mind whereby the art created becomes a tool to aid the conception. Their use of theory, philosophy and literature is very important to the textual element of my work.
Below is part of André Breton's first Surrealist Manifesto issued in 1924 describing the movement as a "Pure psychic automatism by which it is intended to express, either verbally or in writing, the true function of thought. Thought dictated in the absence of all control exerted by reason, and outside all aesthetic or moral preoccupations"
The idea that you create works that are exempt from such concerns interests me greatly. Is it possible to truly be parted from social and moral constraints or by doing this, is there an over forced confidence to the work, or honest naivety?
Nowadays can you really produce work that has "the absence of all control" well this is what I am trying to provoke through my current Photomontage series.
André Breton Quote taken from, Patrick Waldberg, Surrealism (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971), pp. 66-75.


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2D and 3D performance is excellent.
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Great picture quality, a classy glass-kissed design.
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Poor shadow detail and contrast in dark areas leads to disappointing image quality for such an expensive TV.
The picture is also not as standout as the top tier models, but is still very good.
Fairly expensive for a 46-inch TV and color accuracy would've been better.
There is no flicker from the 3D glasses from any internal room light.
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Press Releases
Join the Breakfast Club at Carl's Jr.
Jun 20, 2007
Sliced Turkey Makes its Carl's Jr. Debut on the New Breakfast Club Sandwich
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – June 20, 2007 – Carl's Jr.® has built its early morning following over the past few years with innovative fare such as the diner plate breakfast on a bun – the Breakfast Burger – and a line of tasty breakfast burritos that would make any night owl set his alarm. Beginning today, Carl's Jr. announces a club that will make everyone want to become a member: The new Breakfast Club Sandwich™ is piled high with slices of roasted turkey and shaved ham, a fried egg, and topped with crispy bacon, Swiss and American cheeses and served on grilled sourdough bread.
"We're known for our innovative breakfast, lunch and dinner menu items at Carl's Jr.," said Brad Haley, executive vice president of marketing. "In recent years, we've had particularly good success every time we've combined the great tastes of classic American sandwiches with the all-American burger, such as we did with our Pastrami Burger™ and our Philly Cheesesteak Burger™. We naturally wanted to try the same thing on our breakfast menu as well, so we set our sights on making a true Club Sandwich – with turkey, ham, bacon and cheese – into a breakfast sandwich by adding a fried egg, and the result was delicious."
The new Breakfast Club Sandwich will be sold at participating Carl's Jr. restaurants for $2.79 or $4.29 for a combo, which includes hash rounds and coffee. Prices may vary.
Carl's Jr. is celebrating more than 65 years in the quick-service industry. What began as a lone hot dog cart in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1941 is today an international organization that employs nearly 30,000 people worldwide. Carl's Jr. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 29, 2007, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,105 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 43 states and in 13 countries, including 1,087 Carl's Jr. restaurants, 1,906 Hardee's® restaurants and 96 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill® restaurants. For more information, or to find a Carl's Jr. near you, go to http://www.ckr.com or http://www.carlsjr.com.


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BusinessWeek recently announced the winners of its yearly International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), and Apple was bestowed four awards, including three Gold awards and one Silver. The MacBook Air, iPhone, and Wireless Keyboard all took top honors, while the aluminum iMac garnered a second place award.
In the last five years, Apple has earned 13 IDEA awards. This makes Apple the second-most winningest company behind Samsung, which has managed to collect 15 of the awards. Other companies in the top ten include HP, Philips, Nike, and Belkin. This year, Apple won more Gold awards than any single company or design firm.
At this point, it's likely Apple has earned more design awards than would fit on a standard trophy shelf. I imagine the design team at Apple has a huge vault where they collect all these design awards in a pile, and Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs swim through them like Scrooge McDuck in piles of money.


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About me
Welcome to my blog !
I promised to update this page and finally …here are few words about me, I look forward to learning more about you and your work.
I was born in Croatia and moved to the USA in 1986. My creativity is expressed in various artistic media, from painting, photography,ceramics/ pottery to my most beloved hobby – poetry writing. I started to write poetry as a teenager and continued to write to through these years, sometimes more, sometimes randomly….it was always close to me.
Prior to emigrating to the USA, my poetry was written exclusively in my native Croatian language. Around 1998 I was encouraged to create my first poetry in the English language. Since then most of my work is written in the English . (although lately I am trying to write more in Croatian as well, at least during my vacations and visits to my homeland).
I participated annually in poetry readings through my association with poets from Croatia based in NYC, in the events " The Evening of Croatian Poetry". First two events were organized in New York City, I last participated at one poetry reading in San Pedro, California, where the book "Letters to my Croatia" was promoted and presented to public. I used to participate in poetry readings in various clubs in New York City and my desire is to return to such venues one day, as they were exciting (and nerve wrecking at the same time ) *s*.
Published work:
1992 "American Variations" – a collection of twenty poems published in the literary magazine "Rival" in Rijeka, Croatia (Volume # 5, Pages 21-28)
2000 "Letters to my Croatia" – (a book of poems published in Croatian language under the title "Pisma Mojoj Hrvatskoj" as a compilation of poems representing six Croatian poets) (My poems are written in Croatian language (8) and in English language (2) . Pages: 71-86)
Between 1989 and 2007- published individual poems through various Poetry Contests in the USA. And since then , mostly posted online on my own website, through few e-zines, blogs and recently FB, WP.
In the last few years I've become more interested in photography, as digital cameras provide with endless opportunities to delete, delete, edit, save, share, email images etc. It used to be a very expensive hobby and I am glad that it became more readily available . It's a joy and I can't seem to tire of it.
That is it ….for now. Thank you for reading, for visiting my blog and for continuous inspiration all of you offer so generously. I love this community.
Now..let's have some fun with our photos and words !
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I swear I updated my profile,but it doesn't show in "about me"..hmm


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida voters on Tuesday shot down legislatively proposed constitutional changes dealing with abortion, local government tax caps and a ceremonial shrug at Obamacare as they rejected eight of 11 proposals put before them by Republican lawmakers.
While rejecting most of the proposals, voters did approve a handful of modest property tax breaks for military veterans, first responders and low-income seniors. Those tax breaks were not generally opposed by local government groups and will not have significant impact on already cash-strapped cities and counties.
But overall, Florida voters rebuffed legislative efforts to make significant constitutional changes, with most measures failing to gain the 60 percent approval rating needed to pass. In many cases, a majority of voters opposed the proposals.
One of the most controversial measures, Amendment 6, would have prohibited state funds from being spent on abortions, unless the health of the mother was in danger. The proposal also whittled away at privacy protections in Florida's constitution that have been used to overturn abortion restrictions in recent years including a parental consent requirement for minors seeking an abortion.
When the votes were counted, 55 percent of voters rejected the amendment outright, a margin of victory that abortion rights advocates say they hope will curtail legislative attempts to expand restrictions on the procedure.
"We hope that Tallahassee politicians will now turn their attention to expanding health care instead of trying to take away existing health coverage that women need," said Lillian Tamayo, campaign chairwoman for Vote No On 6.
Another closely watched amendment also went down as voters rejected Amendment 8, which would have made it clear that government money is free to be spent on religious groups.
The proposal was backed by religious groups including the Catholic Church and was seen as a precursor to allowing state education funds to finance religious backed schools. Voters rejected the amendment by a 56-44 percent margin.
Local governments also flexed their muscle Tuesday, defeating a handful of amendments, including one that would have limited the increase in local revenue to inflation and population growth.
The Florida Association of Counties led efforts to scuttle Amendment 3, saying it would hamstring already cash-strapped local officials by limiting the ability of cities and counties to raise necessary revenue.
Voters also rejected Amendment 4, which reduced the cap on tax assessment increases for non-residential property from 10 percent to 5 percent while providing additional exemptions for first-time homebuyers and all homeowners if the market value of their property drops.
Critics said expanding the "Save our Homes" protections to second homes and other commercial property would make it even more difficult to pay for schools, roads and other local infrastructure financed through property taxes.
"The defeat of Amendment 4 is a major win for home rule and Florida's year-round taxpayers," said Cragin Mosteller, spokeswoman for the county group. "Voters have clearly signaled their support for the principles of home rule and commonsense tax policy that truly puts Florida's residents first."
A slate of three less dramatic property tax proposals, Amendment 2, Amendment 9 and Amendment 11 were the only proposals to meet the 60 percent threshold.
Amendment 2 would allow combat disabled veterans to be eligible for an additional homestead exemption while Amendment 9 would provide a break to the spouses of deceased veterans and emergency responders.
Likewise, low-income seniors would be given an additional homestead tax break under Amendment 11, which garnered just under 61 percent of the vote.
Among other amendments that went down to defeat Tuesday were:
AMENDMENT 1: A ceremonial slap at the federal Patient Protection Act, which would have barred the state from requiring citizens to carry health insurance. The proposal was largely moot as federal law would preempt state law on the health care issue.
AMENDMENT 5: The proposal would have required Senate confirmation for state Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor, making it easier for lawmakers to influence court procedural rules.
AMENDMENT 10: The proposal would have increased the exemption on tangible personal property from $25,000 to $50,000.
AMENDMENT 12: The proposal would have changed the way the student member of the State University System's Board of Governors is chosen.


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08 March 2016 - STAMFORD, Conn. and LUCCA, Italy
265 Insurance Companies Now Using Tagetik's Solvency II Solution
Solution Addresses All Solvency II Standards, Including 2016 Pillar 3 Reporting Requirements
Tagetik, a visionary leader in global performance management software solutions, announced today that 265 insurance companies and more than 2,300 professionals throughout Europe are using Tagetik's pre-packaged solution to help them meet the rigorous requirements imposed by the Solvency II Directive, designed to standardize the regulation of EU insurance companies and to reduce the risk of insolvency. The directive's Pillar 3 (Full Measures) requirements, which govern disclosure and reporting transparency, went into effect on January 1, 2016.
Tagetik's Solvency II solution was initially rolled out in 2012. Customers have successfully met all Solvency II Pillar 3 requirements to date, as well as unique local country requirements. Representative customers include companies such as Talanx, Aegon, Generali Group, Triglav, AG Insurance, Allianz, Nationale Suisse, Menzis and Univè, as well as Ania, Italy's insurance association.
Moreover, in its 2015 Market Guide for Solvency II Solutions*, international analyst firm Gartner gave Tagetik excellent rating in Pillar 2, Pillar 3 and General Capabilities. To read the press release, click here.
"Because we could build on our extensive know-how in the banking regulatory reporting requirements as well as on the work we'd already done in areas such as disclosure, complex reporting, and data integration, we were one of the first to bring a complete pre-packaged Solvency II solution to market," said Sabrina Rosati, executive vice president, global practice leader – financial services at Tagetik. "Since we maintain the solution centrally, our customers never have to worry about keeping up with changes, which significantly saves time and ensures 100% compliance. To further help customers in making this transition, we have a fully trained support staff and a user community which provides a forum of shared project experiences from all over Europe."
The Tagetik Solvency II solution incorporates everything a company needs for compliance, including: data input forms, data models, report templates, input schedules, calculation rules, consolidations, validations, documentation, and ELT processes for uploading data from virtual any source system. It also provides the required XBRL output. The solution can be used on its own or in conjunction with Tagetik's comprehensive corporate performance management (CPM) solution.
In addition to meeting Solvency II requirements, Tagetik's solution can also be used for virtually any other type of internal or external reporting, thereby increasing the value of a customer's investment while streamlining and improving other reporting processes. The unified data model ensures that accurate, consistent numbers are driven into all reports.
To learn more about Tagetik's pre-packaged Solvency II solution, click here.
* 2015 Market Guide for Solvency II Solutions, Juergen Weiss, Managing Vice President, Gartner, July 17, 2015.
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I'm not sure how wolfden did it, but I did it by looking down the list and finding any files I know I changed myself. I looked these over, and made any changes I thought were necessary. Then I looked down the list, and looked for anything that I thought would affect something I do that is "out of the ordinary" -- for example, I'm sure I put myself in the minority of Sabayon users by running an apache and ssh server on my machine. If I see any config files that might affect these, I had a look at them to see what changes were made.Heautontimoroumenos wrote:Could you elaborate on this a bit? What is your method of looking over the remaining ones? Anyway thanks for the guide, very appreciated!wolfden wrote:look over the remaining ones left and determine if they are safe or not to update.
After that, I figured that there were too many changes left to look at one by one, so I just let etc-update merge the rest of them (option "-5" I think), and prayed!


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I have been playing with Lilypond a little more, and here are some themes that I have transcribed. They are all from John Carpenter movies: the first is the theme from "Halloween", which is an interesting 5/4 time piano riff; the second is the synth theme from "Escape From New York", and the final is the ending credits music of "The Thing" (known as "Humanity Part II" on the soundtrack album). The last one is a bit messy as I couldnt get Lilypond to hold the ties across multiple bars properly.
This is still not 100% finished – there are some omissions. Plus, my transcription may be incorrect in places.
Here is the PDF:
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Stranger saves man burning in his back yard
If it hadn't been for a change in plans, a stranger might not have been in place to save a man burning in his back yard.
"After a few seconds I saw him laying on the ground, waving his arms, screaming for help. So I quick ran over there," rescuer Scott Paczesny said.
Paczesny lives in Milwaukee, but on the spur of the moment Sunday, he and his wife decided to visit family in rural Washington County and suddenly found themselves saving the life of a man named David, who has multiple sclerosis.
They were outside at the neighbor's when they heard the screams for help. They looked over and saw David burning on the ground. They ran through the trees and called for an ambulance.
David, the neighbor, was burning wood, when leaves caught fire. The fire quickly spread and then his clothes caught fire.
"(I) dragged him back out of the fire, starting putting his pants out. Meanwhile, my wife got over there, and she started helping trying to put his pants out. All we had was our hands," Paczesny said.
Paczesny suffered burns to his left wrist and his palms.
"There's not a lot of time to think about what's going on. You just try to react and take care of what needs to be done at the time," Paczesny said. "At first the paramedics said they were like second-degree burns, but we learned that it's second- and third-degree burns, over 40 percent of his body."
Paczesny said he's glad they were there and heard the cries for help.
"It had to be very scary for him knowing that you're on fire and you can't move or do nothing," Paczesny said.
Paczesny said he was told David could be in the burn unit at Columbia St. Mary's for about two months.