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Your address: Al Hugayet Tower
King Fahd Road, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Level 22, Al Hugayet Tower
About Al Hugayet Tower
A highly distinctive architecture standing twenty six floors tall and boasting a beautiful glass façade. A water fountain welcomes you at the entrance of the tower. Al Hugayet tower is located in the busy commercial centre of the country's Eastern Province, offering close proximity to large corporations, 5 star hotels and major banks. Located on the highway, the tower provides easy access to Al Khobar- Dammam and Bahrain via the King Fahad Causeway.
Al Hugayet Tower has security at both the front and back entrances of the building, 5 elevators, 4 floors dedicated to parking, a prayer room and a restaurant on the ground floor. The Servcorp reception area on the 22nd floor offers stunning views over Bahrain bridge, the sea and Al Khobar cityscape. Besides great views, the impressive boardroom, coworking space and exclusive pantry make this location with no doubt the best serviced office in Khobar.
How to get to Al Hugayet Tower
How to get to Al Hugayet Tower
50 Minute drive to King Fahd International airport.
Direct 4 hour trip to Riyadh by train. 10 -15 min drive from Al Hugayet Tower to the Station. VIP sections on the train are available at SAR130 per person.
10 min drive from Al Hugayet Tower to the Bus Station. Direct trips via the Causeway from Al Khobar to Bahrain. Trip can take 20 minutes to an hour depending on the paperwork stops.
Taxis are available 24/7. A taxi pick up can be arranged through the Servcorp reception team at Hugayet Tower
About the area
Within 5 minutes walking distance:
- Intercontinental Hotel
- Tulip Inn.
- Al Khobar mall
- Banks
- Convenience Store
- Travel agencies
Recommended lunch places:
Al-Sanbok (International Buffet)
Tel 03- 845 0999
Queens of India (Indian subcontinent & Chinese)
Soul Kitchen (Seafood, Steak & Sushi)
Tel 03-331 444

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First things first. My glitter boots are ah-mazing.
Second. I have to make an outfit for a badass super cool frontwoman. I sketched the third ensemble (far right) with her in mind and the two on the left were sketched with me in mind. I'd love to rock the third myself but it's a little over the top for day to day wear and I won't be singing onstage anytime soon. Sorry for the purposely crappy photo but I can't show too much.
I've been running around L.A. for fabric and trim but apparently sparkly fabric is dated and not easy to find. There were two options for fringe and I decided to go with the leather one. The yarn one was said to be Sgt. Pepper-y and Anthropologie-ish. Not bad, just not ideal for this jacket or the look I'm going for.
The other swatches will be put into the pants and top I think…haven't decided yet. At the top right of the photo you can see pink sequins–I originally wanted that for the jacket but wasn't able to find enough material.
I've been dealing with a gnarly cold the past few days and I'm hoping it clears up soon. I have family from London and Sweden over for the next two weeks and a sick hostess is never good!
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have you ever thought about applying to be on project runway? that would be cool 🙂


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BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - U.S. Steel Corp's (X.N) denied on Saturday a newspaper report saying it had sold its Slovak operation to Ukrainian mining group and steel producer Metinvest METIV.UL.
The Slovak economic daily Hospodarske Noviny cited sources as saying an agreement was signed late on Friday.
"The situation from earlier this week has not changed," Jan Baca, spokesman for U.S. Steel Kosice said in response to the report.
Metinvest was not available for an immediate comment.
U.S. Steel Kosice, the euro zone country's largest private corporate employer with more than 11,000 staff including subsidiaries, said on Monday investors had expressed interest in the subsidiary located in eastern Slovakia.
Slovak unit of the Pittsburg-based parent company is an important supplier for Slovakia's booming car industry, the key driver of the small and export-reliant economy, one of the European Union's fastest growing despite current crisis.
Steelmaking conglomerate Thyssen, in the midst of a restructuring to cut debt and refocus the group on its core European business, has denied any interest in the company.
Reporting by Martin Santa; Additional reporting by Richard Balmforth in Kiev. Editing by Jane Merriman


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We have just learned that Francis Lawrence, who was hired to direct The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, has now been tapped to helm the remainder of the series. While author Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games books amount to a trilogy, Lionsgate has split the final novel, Mockingjay into two parts, as is now the custom for major adaptation of best-selling book series.
It is worth noting that Gary Ross, who directed the first film, decided to pass on Catching Fire because he felt he wouldn't have enough time to write and prep and the movie he wanted to make because of the tight production schedule. For Lawrence, this is apparently not an obstacle. He is currently filming Catching Fire, and will then presumably set to work immediately on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. Catching Fire will open November 22, 2013. Part 1 is due out on November 21, 2014 and Part 2 is set for November 20, 2015. Hit the jump for a synopsis of Mockingjay. [Update: Lionsgate has now sent out a press release confirming our report. We've added the press release after the jump.]
Here's the synopsis of Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay:
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year. [Amazon]
Here's the press release:
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PARTS 1 & 2 – Francis Lawrence to direct
Lionsgate has tapped Francis Lawrence to direct THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 and THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2. Based on Suzanne Collins' best-selling series, the films will be written by Danny Strong and star Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.
Lawrence is currently directing Lionsgate's THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, the second installment in the series that features a score by James Newton Howard and new roles played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone and Amanda Plummer.
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PARTS 1 & 2 make up the third and fourth installments of heroine Katniss Everdeen's journey as she leads the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical and corrupt Capitol. As the war that will determine the fate of Panem escalates, Katniss must decipher for herself who she can trust and what needs to be done, with everything she cares for in the balance.
Lawrence's other directing credits include WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, I AM LEGEND and CONSTANTINE.
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PARTS 1 & 2 make up the third and fourth films in a series that has captivated audiences around the world. The blockbuster first installment of THE HUNGER GAMES franchise has already grossed nearly $700 million at the worldwide box office with the second film THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE opening in theaters on November 22, 2013. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 comes to theaters on November 21, 2014 and THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 opens November 20, 2015.


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As a Mom to an active seven year old daughter healthy eating is something that we try to incorporate into her diet – and I realize that it starts with me. I really dislike breakfast (even though I know that's really bad!) and would constantly skip the meal in the morning, and starting noticing my daughter was too. Then noticed she was getting more and more tired. So I got her together and we are coming up with fun new meals for breakfast. I've involved her in the healthy living process, and getting her excited about the endless possibilities in the kitchen. Her new addiction? Strawberry blueberry smoothies! Yum.
The new "Run the Rainbow, Eat the Rainbow" contest too understands the importance of healthy kids. Run in collaboration with ChopChop Magazine, The Fun Cooking Magazine for Families, and Boston based New Balance the "Eat the rainbow" campaign helps kids get in the habit of eating a balanced palette of fruits and veggies —and, because different colors are associated with different nutrients, it is an easy way to color your world healthy. What better way to eat multiple colors than with a rainbow fruit kabob?
In celebration of healthy kids and New Balance's awesome brand-new 890 Rainbow shoe, ChopChop and New Balance invite you to enter the contest for chance to win a monthly prize pack, including a pair of Rainbow shoes, a one-year subscription to ChopChop, and a grand prize of a $400 gift card to a local grocery store. Visit www.newbalance.com/rainbow to enter! The contest is live now and will run through May (entrants must be 18 years or older).
The colorful brand-new 890v3 Rainbow shoe by New Balance are stylish sneakers featuring a synthetic/mesh upper, offering lightweight comfort and support with solid rubber outsole to provide long-wearing durability for active kids. These are my daughter's new favorite sneakers, I love how they brighten up any outfit, and they'll be the perfect addition for our upcoming Disney trip!
Be sure to enter today for a chance to win some amazing prizes!
Just for my readers, one lucky reader will win a yearlong ChopChop Magazine subscription AND a pair of the stylish New Balance Rainbow shoe!! They'll make the perfect addition to any summer wardrobe and they are so comfortable!! You don't want to miss out on this great giveaway, entering in easy just use the widget!!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post between ChopChop Magazine and New Balance. I received a pair of New Balance kids sneakers and a ChopChop subscription. All opinions, as always, are my own.


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As an editor, I've never been totally satisfied with native NLE titling tools. Sure, they're great for down and dirty lower thirds, but I always end up wanting to animate certain elements of a line of text or some graphics using a dedicated titler or motion graphics package. Using Premiere Pro, you can use dynamic link to get material from After Effects into Premiere Pro. Why not? After Effects is the single greatest tool for creating dynamic titles and motion graphics.
Most people looking to import text or graphics into Premiere Pro probably send the clip or clips to After Effects via the Replace with After Effects Composition command. I'm all about ease of use, and this is a pretty easy way to get this work done. However, there is one issue: I do not like text applied to my clip, I prefer to have text and graphics as separate entities. It gives me more flexibility to make changes to clips without having to redo the text and graphics. Other post-production workflows might require this for various reasons, as well.
How do you create text and graphics on their own so that they are not applied to the clip? You can use this trick:
- Edit an Adjustment Layer or Transparent Video in a track above the clip.
- Right click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS) on the clip or clips and choose "Replace with After Effects Composition."
- Once in After Effects, create the text and/or graphics treatment.
- If you are using Transparent Video, delete that layer in After Effects
- If you are using an Adjustment Layer, it is not necessary to delete it.
- Save the After Effects composition.
- The text and/or graphics are now visible in the Premiere Pro sequence.
You now have a method for getting text and graphics into Premiere Pro using After Effects with the advantage of having them as separate clips, not embedded into clips.


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Osteoarthritis – The Next Big Bang
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease in the world and is a major cause of pain and disability. OA has recently been defined as 'total joint' failure with pathological changes in all tissues including articular cartilage, synovial inflammation, subchondrial bone thickening, marrow oedema, osteophyte formation, degenerative ligaments and in the knee the menisci. Although initially risk factors such as age, gender, trauma, overuse, genetics and obesity make contributions to initiate the process, eventually effector biochemical processes involving cartilage, bone and synovium intertwine and collectively damage the joint.
The condition is especially relevant in Asia where many countries are ageing rapidly. For most of the developed world, demographic change was a gradual process following a steady socio-economic growth over several decades. In many Asian countries the change is being compressed into two or three decade eg during the period 2008-2040, it is estimated that Singapore will increase the population of people aged 65 and over by 316%, Malaysia by 260%, Philippines by 256%. China and India will be ranked the top two countries in the absolute number of people aged 65 and over (106 and 60 millions respectively).
With regard to therapy, there are few therapeutic fields in which the need for an impartial, balanced synthesis of the evidence is as great as for osteoarthritis. The quest for the Holy Grail of OA treatment – a disease modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) remains elusive. These imperatives pose great challenges to the medical profession today. Many of us have come together to form the Asian Osteoarthritis Network and taken the first steps in a long journey. We want to thank OARSI and our many friends and pathfinders for showing us the way. The going will be long and arduous but the rewards are great.


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Information systems and technology
In a fast-changing world, information systems and technology are vital for L'Oréal's performance.
Nowadays L'Oréal has to cope with a rapidly changing world and the group's Information Systems department is our front line in addressing this challenge. Every day L'Oréal's 68,900 employees use the group's IT systems. Information Systems teams are present in all the group's business sectors. They develop projects for the brands and the group's more than 40+ plants and its Research and Innovation centers. Their contributions and expertise are vital for L'Oréal's operational and strategic performance.
The chief missions of these teams consist in designing and building the group's IT solutions so that they ensure the performance and continuity of the various business sectors, as well as streamline the company's operational excellence by introducing new technologies. Our Information Systems teams are also genuine innovation facilitators whose job includes providing support in coping with the digital revolution.


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Huevos Rancheros formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1990. Original members of the instrumental rock & roll-type group were bassist Graham Evans, guitarist Brent J. Cooper, and a drummer by the name of Rich E. Evans, who later deserted the lineup and bassist Tommy Kennedy stepped in to replace him. Over the next decade, Huevos Rancheros would record a long list of singles, music videos, and several albums. The band's music earned it not only a large and loyal fan following, but acknowledgments from both MuchMusic and the Juno Awards. During the first struggling years of its existence, Huevos Rancheros recorded a six-song offering, Rocket to Nowhere, released on both cassette and vinyl. A heavy performing schedule in and around Calgary promoted the EP and began to build the group a sizeable fan base. In 1993, the debut full-length album, Endsville, was recorded under the C/Z label. Huevos Rancheros stepped up their presence in the music world at the same time, with both singles and videos, and exposure throughout Canada and into Europe, Asia, the United States, and other countries. In 1995, an impressive sophomore album, Dig in Mint, was released on Mint Records. The group's singles received heavy airplay on radio stations, while their music videos earned as much attention on both MuchMusic in Canada and MTV in the United States. A year later, Evans left and was replaced by Kennedy, just before a third album, Get Outta Dodge, was finished. The group's work on that album won them a Best Independent Video award from MuchMusic, and a Juno nomination for Best Alternative Album. Within a couple more years, the band's popularity spread into new countries, like Switzerland and Italy
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3. Rockin' in the Henhouse
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6. 64 Slices of American Cheeze
7. Gump Worsley's Lament
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11. Who's Your New Girlfriend?
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Soy TVP
This highly nutritious vegetarian meat substitute is processed from defatted soy flour, which contains more than 52% protein and 18% total dietary fiber. Because of the recognized health and nutritional benefit of soy protein in diet and the added benefit of low moisture and low-fat content, soy products are becoming more common in the food service industry. Soy is considered a complete protein so vegetarians who are cutting out meat from their diet can still get all the amino acids their body requires from soy.


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Fast-food workers are planning a global strike for better pay and working conditions, with actions set to take place in 150 U.S. cities and 32 other countries in a bid to exert pressure on multinational companies.
Strikes are planned for May 15 across five continents in countries including Morocco, Japan, India, Belgium, Germany, Brazil, Argentina and New Zealand, where workers will stage a protest at the McDonald's headquarters in Auckland, according to a statement by activist group Fast Food Forward. Other strikes will target Burger King, Wendy's and KFC.
The actions were announced Wednesday in Manhattan, New York, at a meeting during which fast-food workers and union leaders detailed how they intended to expand a movement that began with a walkout in November 2012. On that occasion, some 200 workers went on strike in New York City, demanding a pay increase of $15 per hour and the right to unionize without retaliation.
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Raptor Falcon Arrows
A beautiful, no-frills arrow; nothing fancy, just a quality, handcrafted parallel shaft wooden arrow that's all business. Your choice of shaft wood, nock color, and feather cut and color. Falcon arrows come matched to 5# spine and + or – 10 grains mass weight. These arrows are in stock and ready to ship, field points installed at no charge, purchase broadheads and they will be installed at no charge as well.
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If you are looking for some fun on a budget, we have compiled a list of national retailers with hands-on workshops, classes and free in-store events for this weekend and many more that are coming soon. Thank you to More with Less Today for sharing this roundup!
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Make some memories and try a new workshop, lesson, or craft. If you enjoy these free activities, be sure and bookmark this master list of free store events or PIN It for later!
Share this fun,money-saving list with your friends and family. And, if you know of any others to include, please let us know! It is always best to call ahead and make sure that your local store or retailer is participating to avoid disappointment.
American Girl Special Store Events
Special events differ by location. During May, they include Adorable Accents: Twists & Braids, Jewel Highlights, Meal & Memories with and more. Many of the American Girl in store events are free, however some have a fee and some have age restrictions. Get the details here and find participating stores. Call ahead and make sure that your local store or retailer is participating to avoid disappointment.
Barnes & Noble
Saturday, May 23rd at 11 AM Story time featuring Dragons Love Tacos plus related activities at many B&N locations Most stores have free toddler story time, NOOK events, hands-on learning events and author events - find the times and participating Barnes and Noble stores here.
Bass Pro Shops
Go Outdoors Event with Family Activities May 23 & May 24h Food demos, samples and helpful seminars to help the family experience the great outdoors. Most Bass Pro Shops have the same workshops, but be sure and check your local store here for times and details before you head out.
Guitar Center
Saturday, May 23rd {no age restrictions for free music lessons} 10:15 AM - Recording Made Easy: Intro to Ableton More free classes are offered during the week with their Music Mentor Series. Register at the Guitar Center website here.
Home Depot Workshop for Adults
Saturday, May 23rd - Deck and Patio Staining from 10 AM - 11:30 AM Sunday, May 24th from 1 PM to 2:30 PM - Come Improve DIY Skills You can pre-register online here.
Lakeshore Learning Store
Saturday, May 23rd from 11 AM-3 PM and a few locations offer crafts every Sunday. Kids make and take a Memorial Day Flag Craft. Get more information here.
Michael's Kids Club
Saturday, May 23rd - 10 AM - 12 Noon Kids can make and take a Red, White & Blue Craft Stick Flag. At just $2 per child, they get 30 minutes of creative craft fun, supplies included. Ages 3 and up. Sessions start every half hour from 10 AM - 11:30. See a store associate to sign up. Get more information here.
Williams-Sonoma Free Technique Classes for Kids
Saturday, May 23rd at 10 AM Junior Chef: 52 New Foods Presents: Ice Cream Shop. Create your own unique ice cream flavors with just a few ingredients and easy techniques. Suitable for ages 5 –13. Get more information by contacting your closest store right here.
Williams-Sonoma Free Technique Classes for Adults
Sunday, May 24th Memorial Day Barbeque -The class will cover backyard barbeque grilling basics and show you how to give meat and chicken a flavor boost with spicy and beer-based sauces. To reserve a spot, and find out specific class times, contact your closest store right here.
Free Fishing Days start in June 2015
Check the calendar and plug in you location to see when Free Fishing Days are happening in your community.
Free Zoo Admission for Dads on Father's Day
June 21st - Most zoos all across the USA offer free admission for Dad every Father's Day. Contact your local zoo for details.
Free Museum Entrance for Bank of America customers
Saturday, June 6th and Sunday, June 7th Bank of America's Museums on Us is offering free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide for Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card holders along with a photo ID. For more information about Museums on Us, visit: http://museums.bankofamerica.com.
Free National Park Entrance
August 25th - National Park Service Birthday Find out the list of participating parks (over 405 of them) right here.
Bass Pro Shops
- Exotic Petting Zoo ongoing through June 5th, every Friday from 1 PM - 6PM - Kids Archery Workshops ongoing through November 18th Most Bass Pro Shops have the same workshops, but be sure and check your local store here before you head out.
Home Depot Kids Workshop
Saturday, June 6th from 9 AM - noon Kids make and take a Load 'n Go Truck. You can pre-register online here.
KOA Campgrounds Kids Camp FREE for Father's Day Weekend
June 19th through June 21st Kids camp free this weekend. Find the participating campgrounds right here.
Lego Stores Free Model Build
Usually held monthly in stores, kids ages 6 to 14 can build and binoculars. Contact your closest LEGO® Store here for details.
Lowe's Build and Grow
Saturday, June 13th at 10 AM
Kids make and take an Iron Man's Avenjet. Registration begins June 1st at 12 AM (EST) at the website here.
Michael's Classes for Adults
Find out more information right here about creative classes happening all week long.
Microsoft High Tech DigiCamp for Girls (free)
Microsoft is proud to offer technology programs specifically for youth. Find out more information here.
More to Explore Throughout the Year:
FREE National Parks Admission for 4th Graders in 2015 – 2016 School Year
Starting in September 2015, every 4th grader will get an Every Kid in the Park pass food for FREE admission to all of America's National Parks. The pass will be good for one full year and will be good for the 4th graders & their families as most parks charge admission per car. This is part of President Obama's Every Kid in the Park initiative. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info!
Apple Camp
Enrollment is open for kids ages 8-12 to attend Apple Camp. This is popular free camp where kids learn to make movies or create interactive books complete with their own illustrations and sound effects. Hurry, spots fill up quickly. Go here to sign up.
Athleta Stores
Free fitness classes, group runs and special events at your local store. Visit your local store page here for more information.
Apple Store
Free workshops - learn the basic of Mac, iPad, iPhone, or iPod. Learn how to create slideshows with iPhoto. Edit home movies with iMovie and more! Find your local store and make a reservation for a free workshop here.
Beauty Events in Stores
Find free beauty events at local stores with free samples and demonstrations. Visit the website that keeps track of these right here.
Bowling for Kids all Summer
Kids Bowl for Free all summer at select bowling centers. Get two free games for each child, every day, all summer long. She rental is not included. Check to see what nearby bowling alleys are participating here.
Factory Tours
Find factory tours all across the USA, go here, The site has 570 tours and counting! Many are free but some may have an admission fee. (Thanks to the Happy Housewife for sharing this!)
Family Movies for $1 During the Summer
Participating Regal Cinemas, United Artists, & Edwards Theaters offer 9 weeks of family movies, rated G or PG, for just $1 on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings at 10 AM. You can see the schedule, starting dates and movies here on the Regal website.
Flying Lessons
Young Eagles - kids ages 8 to 17 experience aviation and get free rides in private aircraft flown by experienced pilots. Get more information here.
Home and Garden Shows
If you like Home and Garden shows, this site will give you a free pass. Check the ACS Home Show site.
Lululemon Fitness Classes
Lululemon locations offer free yoga classes, go here for schedules and locations.
Major League Baseball Clinics
Through the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, kids can attend a free baseball clinic in many locations across the country. The free program is called Free Legends for Youth Kids Clinics.
Playground Finder
If you find yourself in a new location and are looking for a playground, use the free KaBoom Map of Play, playground finder and just type your location into the search bar.
REI Running Classes
Learn or get back into running with training and techniques classes. Find our more at REI.com.
Roller Skating
Kids Roller Skate for Free all Summer: Find the closest participating facility right here.
Sephora: Free In Store Beauty Classes
Join the Sephora Beauty club ,( free) and attend free beauty classes inside Sephora stores to learn everything from building a skin care routine to creating the perfect smoky eye. Classes are held on Sunday at more than 60 stores across the USA. Check with your local stores for schedules and times.
SKI Passport for 5th Graders
Go to www.5thgradeskipassport.com to get a free pass in Idaho or the Pacific Northwest. For other areas, search for your state with the words "5th grade ski pass + your state", or the name of your local ski resort.
Target - Free Community Events
Target is also sponsoring FREE community events ranging from free museum admission, free theater tickets, family activities and tours at some of our countries most famous venues. Times and locations vary by city. Find free family activities sponsored by Target in your area right here.
Wine Tasting
Total Wine stores offer free wine tasting classes each weekend. Learn about specific producers, regions and varietals. Where allowed by law, participants receive special discounts on the wine being tasted. View the FREE Wine Tasting Schedule here.
More Free Museum Dates
This site, www.freemuseumday.org, tracks free museum days in the following cities: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Francisco Bay Area, and the Seattle Area.
Celebrate Crazy and Fun Holidays
Be sure and check out your local library and parks and recreation departments for free programs and events right in your hometown!


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Posted by Zel Allen's nutgourmet on July 6, 2015
Need a little argan oil to soften your dry skin? I had never heard of the stuff until recently, but I'm learning quickly about its allergenic challenges along with its benefits, thanks to the helpful comments I received on this blog. The oil comes from a tree nut, which explains why people with tree nut allergies are experiencing skin irritation after using the oil.
Because argan oil and shea butter have beneficial moisturizing effects on the skin, many cosmetic, body, and hair care manufacturers include them in a host of new products. They're in common use today and turning up everywhere, causing unpleasant allergic reactions in people who suffer from tree nut allergies.
Prompted by the comment about a previous post (Beware the Cashew Allergy–and the Secret Mango Culprit!), I began to research the plaguing issue of allergic reactions from nut-derived ingredients, like tree nut oils, in body care and beauty products. What seems like a benign moisturizing lotion designed to soothe and comfort dry skin just might be the hidden culprit of a miserably itchy rash.
People with serious tree nut allergies are almost always super-vigilant about avoiding any kind of nuts or foods that contain nuts or nut oils, knowing that eating them will cause serious reactions, like anaphylaxis, that could send them to the emergency room. Serious tree nut allergies don't usually come and go–they are generally life-long.
But what about people who rarely eat nuts and don't realize they may have sensitivity to tree nuts and products containing nuts and nut oils?
Common tree nuts include Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pistachios, pine nuts, and walnuts. Uncommon tree nuts, used mostly in the form of oils in cosmetics and beauty, hair, and body care products include the argan nut, sold as argan oil, and shea nut, marketed as shea butter.
Milder reactions to tree nuts may result in itchy rashes or pesty eczema that people might not readily trace back to nuts or nut products. After all, nuts are healthy foods packed with vitamins, minerals, and a host of antioxidants. Sufferers of these nasty, and sometimes very ugly, rashes may be applying beauty and body care products regularly without realizing they are THE PROBLEM. Another puzzler is allergic symptoms that show up after long-time use of a nut-or nut-oil-containing product.
Manufacturers may say their product does not contain detectable protein residues from tree nuts, the trigger that causes allergic reactions, yet people sensitive to tree nuts and nut oils still react with eczema, rashes, and skin eruptions that drive them crazy with severe itching or burning.
Seeds, like sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, and flax, and oils from these seeds are also troublesome for some allergy sufferers and may cause similar reactions.
The real issue is that people don't tend to read ingredient labels of the body care products they buy. And in some cases, not all of the ingredients are listed on the product label because there are so many. In those cases, consumers are encouraged to contact the product manufacturer. Because the ingredients of these products are usually in a daunting list of unfamiliar chemicals, most people ignore them.
While tree nut or seed oils used in cosmetic products may appear in the ingredient list, warning notations below the ingredient lists are rare and strictly voluntary. Just like foods containing tree nuts and other food allergens must be disclosed by naming the specific nut on the product packaging, the same ought to be protocol for body care and cosmetic products.
A warning on product labels like the following would be invaluable to those who must avoid these challenging allergens: "Warning: This product contains oils derived from tree nuts and/or seeds."
Poor Claude (comment section below) suffered a double whammy when he first applied argan oil to soothe the rash on his hands and body caused by eating cashews and pistachios. Argan oil is derived from a nut tree grown in Morocco. Users of the oil consider it a healthy culinary, cosmetic, and medicinal oil, but for Claude, the oil added fuel to the fire.
Then, when Claude applied Cetaphil Lotion to alleviate his rashy misery, the rash worsened. Little did he realize that the macadamia oil in this product piled more fuel onto the raging fire. The product lists the macadamia oil in its ingredients, but Claude was unsuspecting that he actually had a nut allergy.
Here's the note from Claude:
"Thank you, Zel, for helping lots of people, including me. Argan oil is from a tree nut, very similar to Pistachio. Lots of people report rash with Argan oil (used for hair & skin). I have rash on my hands & body recently from eating cashew and pistachio. Then I was foolish to use Argan oil for the rash & bleeding skin. And it got TWICE WORSE. If you Google pictures of Pistachio versus Argan nuts … the clusters are similar.
"Then I bought Cetaphil lotion (has Macadamia nut oil), and the rash got even worse !!! Thanks to your blog, I'll stop eating cashew & pistachio. Will give away the Argan oil & Cetaphil lotion (recommended by dermatologists!!!)"
Those who are allergic to tree nuts might want to add argan oil to their list of allergens to avoid. Argan oil may contain similar proteins as tree nuts that trigger life-threatening allergic reactions, namely shortness of breath and anaphylaxis, and should be avoided.
Argan oil is extracted from the almond-like nuts of the argan tree, Argania spinos, a fruit-bearing tree that grows wild in the desert regions of Morocco, Israel, and Algeria. The nuts, considered the fruit of the tree, are classified as tree nuts. Because argan oil is not highly refined and is cold-pressed, it may retain some or all of the allergenic protein that causes allergenic skin reactions in some people.
Allergic reactions to argan oil include skin eruptions that might resemble acne appearing on the neck, upper back, chest, and around the hairline. Other people may react with contact dermatitis, appearing as red, scaly and itchy skin.
One person loved the way her skin looked while using argan oil but reported having a sore throat and swelling of the tongue she never connected to the oil until she discontinued using it and the symptoms disappeared.
After using argan oil shampoo, some people developed severe dryness of the scalp, itching, and even pain.
Beauty in the Breakdown Blog reported dramatic breakouts with red, itchy, bumpy, and burning rash over the hands, face, shoulders and head after using argan oil on the hair.
Blog author Emily Bell says, "From my research, I have collected my own preliminary list of what to avoid in beauty products if you have a tree nut allergy: argan oil, almond oil, macadamia nut oil, shea butter, ginkgo biloba, and any derivation of walnuts such as walnut shell powder or Brazil nuts such as Brazil nut protein (in the Aveda Be Curly Style-Prep).
"In going back and inspecting all my beauty products, I have seen it all. There is also some debate on whether coconut oil should be added to the list, but I personally haven't had a reaction to it. (Update: There is also some debate on whether shea butter should be on the list. I absolutely love the smell of shea butter but have yet to determine whether or not I react to it.)"
Sold as a non-greasy oil for softening and hydrating the skin, the argan oil is used on the scalp and hair as well as the skin. As hair oil, it's used to prevent frizzing and split ends. With its high fatty acids content, the oil is thought to aid in preventing brittle hair. Because it contains high levels of vitamin E and antioxidants, some consider it to have anti-aging properties that help the skin retain its elasticity, softness, and youthful appearance.
In addition to being the source of oil used in cosmetic products, the argan tree provides other benefits in its native region. Its leaves are healthy food for cattle, while the wood becomes fuel for indigenous people.
The oil also has culinary uses in the regions where the argan tree is grown. Home cooks drizzle it on couscous and other native foods. The oil extraction process produces a thick residue that's sweetened by Berber cooks and used as a dip for bread, a traditional breakfast treat.
Medicinally, the oil is a good source of unsaturated fatty acids, tocopherol, and phenolic compounds considered beneficial in preventing cardiovascular disease, prostate cancer, and atherosclerosis. Some studies reported the oil helps to lower cholesterol, stimulates circulation, and improves immune function.
Because I use so few cosmetics and body care products, I never gave shea butter much thought and had no idea of its origin until now. Shea butter, I learned, is derived from a fruit-bearing nut tree that grows wild in West and Central Africa and is known by many names, sometimes called the karite nut or vitellaria paradoxa. The fruit of the tree looks similar to an avocado, and when crushed, it produces oil highly prized for use in cosmetics.
The oil of the shea nut contains only a minimal amount of protein, the constituent in tree nuts that triggers allergenic reactions. It's not considered highly allergenic, but very sensitive people may want to exercise caution and avoid products containing shea butter. Though shea butter is not commonly used in cooking, it has sometimes provided a good substitute for cocoa butter used in chocolate processing.
Allergic symptoms may be as severe as anaphylaxis and asthma or mild as allergic rhinitis. Using shea butter can also result in annoying symptoms like dermatitis or hives, known medically as urticaria, resulting in itching or burning. Some people have even reacted with vomiting.
On the positive side, one health study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in 1979 noted a medicinal value for shea butter in reducing nasal congestion in people suffering from rhinitis. Known mainly for its ability to soften and soothe dry skin, shea butter is often applied to calm skin rashes, dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis. Yet, for some people with tree nut allergy, shea butter is the cause of those miserable rashes and severe itching.
I want to express my appreciation to everyone who has taken the time to offer comments and encourage other to share their issues, too. Those comments were extremely helpful and are what prompted me to do a bit of research and share what I've learned about ingredients I never suspected would be problematic.
While my son is still plagued with itchy rashes that drive him a bit nutty, he is still sorting out troublesome ingredients that may be hidden in unexpected places.
Please do keep the comments coming. As new information comes my way, I'll gladly pass it on in this very nutty blog.
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4 Responses to "TREE NUT AND SEED OILS–A BENEFIT TO SOME– A VICIOUS TIGER TO OTHERS!"
August 9, 2015 at 4:49 pm
It's good that you were able to cite that Argan Oil can also cause allergies. People should definitely be aware of this. Great article!
May 9, 2018 at 1:40 am
Recently Cetaphil has changed its recipe from including macadamia nut oil to now being avocado oil due to nut allergies, and I have had no reactions to it whatsoever. However, it's generic equivalent has not yet updated its formulation to match, but I'm not allergic to nuts so I thought nothing of it. Big mistake, I put it on my legs, lower back, and elbows after a shower and became ridiculously itchy, red, and uncomfortable only on the areas I had applied the lotion and ultimately had to reshower to get it off my skin to calm this reaction. All of the other ingredients are the same, so I know it was the macadamia nut oil in it, so crazy that I reacted this way with no known nut allergies, I guess I'm just sensitive to it although not severely allergic. I purchased the off brake to save a few bucks, but no way is it worth it after all of that. Back to cvs it goes!!


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I am totally onto something, ladies! Yesterday I told you about how I sort of tried to act like a man — I believe my exact words were "Screw emotions, right? When in doubt, win a guy over with humor and sex." And today, something really strange happened. D. was acting like a woman. Well, not totally, but listen to what he did...
We all went out with friends last night and while we were on the dance floor at the bar, he pulled me towards him and said, "I don't know how it's possible, but I love you more every day." It's not that he's not vocal about how much he loves me, but this is like a line straight out of some chick flick! What person with a penis talks like that?! My first response was to laugh just because I was so surprised, but then I immediately said, "D., that is so incredibly sweet. I feel the same way."
But I think his "girly moment" today (hey, some stereotypes exist for a reason) had something to do with my "manly moment" yesterday.
I decided to test out the theory further by a) not trying to get more romantic tidbits out of him, and b) suggesting a very man-friendly sex position. The G-Force. I mean, even the name drips with testosterone. We started with D. on top. Then he got on his knees and raised by butt so my feet were flat on the bed with my knees bent. And next I shifted my weight back to my shoulders and raised my knees to my chest. Sound confusing? It really wasn't in the moment, I promise. (Note: The Kama Sutra shows the woman with her hands on the guy's thighs, but I found it easier to keep mine on the bed for balance and added thrusting abilities.)
He was hitting my G-spot from the very beginning. And just as the book claims, it allows the guy to use his hands on her clitoris at the same time. In true guy fashion, I finished quickly and first. And I didn't feel bad about it. D. came soon after and a moment later he pulled me into a big hug and did what I can only define as cuddling.
I still need to test out this theory so more, but I have a hunch that taking on the male role sometimes nudges the guy to take on the more female role.
What do you think about my theory? Have you ever found that acting a little more guy-ish gets your boyfriend or husband to be a tad girl-ish in a good way?
Also, do you like positions in which your knees are pulled to your chest? Any other ones should we try? Do you ever find it uncomfortable because he can get so deep?


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Set Your Tivo: 11.12.10Posted by Brian Otskey on November 12th, 2010
***** – quit your job and divorce your wife if that's what it takes to watch this game live
**** – best watched live, but if you must, tivo and watch it tonight as soon as you get home
*** – set your tivo but make sure you watch it later
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* – don't waste bandwidth (yours or the tivo's) of any kind on this game
Brian Otskey is an RTC contributor.
Although the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer was granted an exception, tonight is the NCAA-mandated start of the college basketball season. Here are five games to keep an eye on this evening. Rankings as per the latest RTC Top 25. All times eastern.
#18 Georgetown @ Old Dominion – 7 pm on Comcast-D.C. and WSKY Hampton Roads (VA) (****)
Perhaps the most anticipated game of the night features two teams starting a new era without their best players. Gone are Greg Monroe of Georgetown and Gerald Lee of Old Dominion, but each team returns its four other starters. Both teams are known for playing excellent defense and a slower tempo style, so tonight's game figures to be in the 50s or low 60s as a consequence of that. Among the Georgetown returnees are Austin Freeman, the Big East preseason POY, and senior point guard Chris Wright. Freeman is a terrific all-around player and a major threat from the three-point line for the Hoyas. If you're looking for a good indication of the final result during the game, look no further than the enigmatic Wright. In games where he scored ten points or less last year, Georgetown was just 3-7. When he had at least 11 points, the Hoyas were 20-3. In contrast to past Georgetown teams, this group of Hoyas will run their offense almost exclusively through their backcourt. Freeman, Wright and Jason Clark are arguably Georgetown's best players and none of them happen to be taller than 6'3. That isn't to say Georgetown has nobody up front. Julian Vaughn returns for his senior season after transferring from Florida State at the conclusion of his freshman year. Last year against Old Dominion, Vaughn had 13 points on 5-8 FG. Gerald Lee was saddled with foul trouble and thus a non-factor in the game (six points and only one rebound). With Lee now departed, Vaughn may have another good game in the paint for Georgetown. For the Monarchs of ODU, four starters return from a 27-win team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Their key players in this game will be Frank Hassell battling inside with Vaughn, point guard Kent Bazemore and Ben Finney who had 13/6/5 assts the last time these teams met. That last meeting was on campus at Georgetown, a game won by the Monarchs. In fact, the visiting team has won every game in this series since it started in the 2006-07 season. Bazemore is an interesting player. He's a lefty point guard (there are actually two other lefties on the ODU roster) who shot the exact same percentage from the floor and the free throw line last year (48.6%). For Blaine Taylor's team, free throw and three-point shooting could cause major problems in this game, especially against a defense as tight as Georgetown's. Keyon Carter is Old Dominion's best returning three-point shooter and he only shot 34.7% from behind the arc last season. This should be a hard fought, close game that may come down to the final possession. Georgetown was a difficult team to prepare for last year as they had the talent to beat both NCAA finalists Duke and Butler, but also lost games to the likes of Ohio, Rutgers and South Florida. Good guard play and a solid effort from Vaughn should allow Georgetown to grab a nice road win to start the season. For ODU, Hassell must contain Vaughn while Finney and Bazemore have to hold their own against Georgetown's vaunted backcourt. If Taylor's team can hold the Georgetown backcourt in check, look for the Monarchs to pull out a win. We hate to go cliché but that's easier said than done.
Northern Iowa @ #11 Syracuse – 7 pm on ESPN3.com (***)
The last time Northern Iowa won a game, this happened. Times have changed as Ali Farokhmanesh, Adam Koch and Jordan Eglseder have graduated. This is Kwadzo Ahelegbe's team now. The senior averaged 10.6 PPG last season and now anchors a relatively young team. Against Syracuse's strong 2-3 zone tonight, Northern Iowa must work the ball into the paint and free throw line area effectively. To do that, sophomore Jake Koch must start to become the impact player coach Ben Jacobson hopes he'll be. Playing largely behind Eglseder last year, the Ashwaubenon, WI, native only played 13.6 minutes a game last year. He'll be counted on for much more this time around, along with Johnny Moran and Lucas O'Rear. For UNI to win tonight the guards must be on fire shooting over the zone and Koch has to avoid foul trouble. The Panthers have nobody else on the roster 6'8 or taller who saw any significant action last season. Look for Syracuse to take advantage of that and eat Northern Iowa alive in the paint. The player most likely to do just that is freshman stud Fab Melo. At 7'0 and 265 lbs, Melo is a force inside for which UNI has no answer. You could see a really big freshman debut for Mr. Melo this evening. Syracuse just has too much up front for Northern Iowa to contend with. Rick Jackson, Melo and everybody's favorite breakout candidate Kris Joseph should dominate at home for the Orange. The backcourt tandem of Brandon Triche and Scoop Jardine only adds to the 'Cuse's talent and depth (we haven't even mentioned their bench). Both can play the point and shoot it well from the arc. All in all, Jim Boeheim's club just has too much talent for Northern Iowa tonight. We'd be surprised if the final margin was less than ten points.
Oakland @ West Virginia – 9 pm on ESPN3.com (***)


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Bad Vibrations
I recently purchased a mostly restored 1968 Chevelle with a 400 small-block and Turbo 400 combo. The engine is cammed, with headers and lots of internal goodies; it was said to have close to 450hp. The engine has a serious vibration issue. It starts when I get to about 50mph, but doesn't seem to vibrate until I let off the gas pedal. There is no movement in the steering wheel, so I started checking the drivetrain. All of the U-joints seem to be intact and the driveshaft does not appear to be missing any weights. Therefore, I have narrowed it down to the transmission area. The rear output shaft on the tranny does leak, so I am inclined to think it is the bearing in the tailshaft. Otherwise I think it could be the flywheel. What are your thoughts on this vicious vibration?
Darin L. Shrewsberry
Belleville, WV
Darin, just because you don't feel it in the steering wheel wouldn't send me directly from chassis to drivetrain; it could still easily be in the car, not the motor or transmission, per se. Obviously, a vibration can come from a million different places, and it's hard to say with the information given, but generally, one starts with tires and wheels, maybe a wheel bearing, that sort of thing. I find it interesting that you say the vibration doesn't really start till you let off the gas at speed. I would think that could speak to something that is loaded and then comes free when unloaded, almost like some sort of mount is broken. I would definitely be checking all the suspension and driveline components for loose or worn mounts, bushings, etc.
A U-joint or driveshaft imbalance is another likely culprit. Although you feel that you've already ruled them out of the equation, you don't mention whether or not you physically removed the shaft from the car. To properly evaluate the U-joints, we strongly recommend you pull out the driveshaft and roll the joints, so to speak. Just pushing and pulling on them while in the vehicle can be very misleading. Additionally, you speak of a leak at the tailshaft and a potential bearing issue, and although a race transmission is often modified to incorporate a roller bearing, a standard Turbo 400 doesn't have a bearing in the tailshaft. It's a bushing. With that said, if it's leaking, something has caused the bushing to go bad, and I'm thinking it's the U-joint.
I would recommend taking the driveshaft out and closely inspecting the joints. If you don't feel confident of your analysis, take the shaft to any local Fleet Pride and have them verified, as well as balanced checked at the same time. I think you're going to find your problem right there.
Way Outside The Box
A couple of years ago, my wife and I rented a 2010 six-cylinder Camaro. We enjoyed the power and acceleration quite a bit, but we really enjoyed the 35 mpg fuel economy. It definitely seemed like the best of both worlds.
Last year I bought my wife a 1957 Beauville (nine-passenger) station wagon. While she wants it to be fun to drive, she doesn't want half her paycheck to go into the gas tank every week. The first thing we both thought of was the performance and great gas mileage of that rental Camaro. How much fabrication work should I expect to do if I want to install the V-6 engine and automatic transmission from a GenV Camaro into my wife's '57? What do you expect to be the most painful part of the process? I'm currently in the process of installing a Jim Meyer IFS (with the rear-mount steering rack). Does that have a high probability of causing fitment problems (the oil pan is the most obvious issue that comes to mind)?
I have a stack of tech articles clipped and saved in a binder from Tri-Five work you've done over the past several years (I drive a '56 Bel Air sport sedan). I am always impressed with your magazine's ability to put things in a straightforward, simple manner without treating the reader like an idiot or using too much tech-speak. I hope you can help me with this question, as I can't really do much more work on my '56 until I get my wife's '57 up and running.
Capt. Jay A. Emberton
US Army
As always, thank you for your service and dedication to our country. It sounds like a unique, fun project, and I'm sure, or should I say hope, that with proper thought and planning it will be a great success. I can see your wife cruising and you getting back to work on your car in no time. Well, maybe not "no time", but some time, and hopefully sooner than later.
First off, while you already know what you have, our readers don't. Pretty nice looking unit, indeed. I especially like the company's claim that it "can be installed by your wife in a weekend." Now, to gain a visual of the proposed powerplant, have a look at the very top pic contained in this link from a Camaro forum www.camaro5.com/forums/showpost.php?p=445433&postcount=1. Hmmm, it appears as though some lubrication and a large press might be in order.
Since the V6 makes more horsepower than any stock '57 engine, and your wagon probably weighs 200 or so lbs less than a new F-body, this could be a dandy daily driver. As I've never installed a LLT V6 in a '57 Chevy with aftermarket IFS, I can only theorize that it obviously won't be a plug and play effort. For starters, the fuel system requirements for the direct injection will need to be addressed. Also, use a 2012-later V6 computer, because of the ability to tune it with readily available software.
You seem like the sort that does his homework, and I'm sure that Jim Meyer piece wasn't cheap, so I'd recommend doing a lot of measuring before you go any further. If the engine will physically fit into the space constraints afforded (it should), the fabrication shouldn't be too awfully much different than any other retro fit. You have to bolt it in place, so you're going to have to fabricate motor mounts and a crossmember. Obviously, the problem here is that you can't really modify anything on the motor, and you don't want to take a sawzall to the new components.
Do My Numbers Match?
I have a 1967 Chevelle and the VIN is 136177K121887. I also have the motor that came with the car, and the two markings I found on the block are 13C140122 and T1103CKL. I would like to know if you can tell if this is a numbers-matching car, or if you can tell what size the engine is. I also have another motor that I would like to get some information on. The markings I find on it are 18S248158 and V0525DH.
Jorge Garza
Via email
In 1967, the first digit, 1, decodes to Chevrolet. Whew, thank goodness; you've come to the right place. The next two digits stand for the series, and in your case the 36 represents Malibu, Custom El Camino, Wagon, 8-cylinder. The next two dictate the body style, and your 17 stands for 2-door Sport Coupe. The following number speaks to the year of production, and the 7 correlates to 1967. The ensuing letter reveals where the car was manufactured, and your K lets us know your car was born in Kansas City, Missouri. The last sequence of numbers is the unit/serial/production number, all of which begin with 1. From this, we know your car was number 21,887 off the assembly line.
Both of these numbers you've supplied are very useful. The 13C140122 is the partial VIN, and I regret to inform you that you do not own a numbers matching car. The 1 says Chevy, but the 3 says 1973, and the final sequence doesn't match the serial of your car's VIN. The T1103CKL is the engine code and breaks down like this; T is for Tonawanda, 11 is for November, and 03 is the third day of the month. The next three are the problem, as they again disprove a numbers match. They speak to what the application was, ie: cubic inch, horsepower rating, transmission, etc., but in 1967 there were only two letters, not three. The CKL dictates 1973, 350, Turbo Hydro, California, F, A, and B body.
As for your other motor, I'm sorry to say it's no award winner either. It's a 1968 307 that came in a fullsize car with a Powerglide. Yipee, yahoo …


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All Loco and Traffic Running Staff LPs, ALPs and Guards attend en-masse the All India Running Staff Conference scheduled to be held at NDLH on 13-07-2010 organized by All India Railwaymen's federation (AIRF) under Leadership of National Railway Mazdoor Union(NRMU). For following long pending demands of Running Staff":-
Constitute High power committee to review duty hours of Running staff to 6Hrs
Grade Pay Demands:
Asst. Loco Pilot – PB-1 + GP Rs.2800
- Goods Pilot – PB-2 + GP Rs.4600
- Loco Pilot (Pass.) – PB-2 + GP Rs.4800
- Loco Pilot (M/Exp.) – PB-2 + GP Rs.5400
- Goods Guard – PB-2 + GP Rs.4200
- Pass Guard- PB-2 + GP Rs.4600
- Mail Exp Guard- PB-2 + GP Rs.4800
- Loco Inspectors – PB-2 + GP Rs.5400
- Rate of Kilometreage of Running Staff should be revised as per Bhalla Committee formula w.e.f. 1.1.2006
- Additional Allowance to Running Staff – Provision of Special Allowance to all Running Staff incuding LI/SLIs also
- Remove anomaly of pay fixation of Loco Supervisors inducted prior to 1.1.2006 with reference to their juniors drafted after 1.1.2006
- One advance increment as a onetime exception in case of those who have having their annual increment from 1st Feb. 2006 to 1st June 2006
- Absence/Detention of the running staff from their headquarters should be restricted to 24 Hrs
- On absorption in alternate employment of medically de-categorized Running Staff 55% retirement benefit to be awarded
- As CCA subsumed by Transportation Allowance 30% benefit to be awarded
All India Running Staff Conference of Loco and Traffic Running Staff to be held at NDLH on 13-07-2010


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One of the best slash fics I've ever read, uh, heard.
Great pacing, great metaphors, lots of, uh, substance.
I faceplamed like three times listening to this.
After enduring all 8 minutes of that I feel dirty and violated. Why, Jim?
Already feeling alienated by the gay-creep in Dragon Age, this episode inclines me to swear off anything Bioware. However good the RPGs, is it really worth it to endure the company it keeps? I feel like the subject of a social experiment.
Wildly inappropriate...and therefore awesome. The last line was the best. It sounded like Jim was channeling the climax of a campfire ghost story.
Well that was easily the most hilarious thing I've listened to all day, so thanks for that.
Ya I kept waiting for you to stop the stupid slash fest and get to the point. Never happened, at all a shame Jim you missed the point and over used the 'joke'.
Amazing! and totally inappropriate to listen to it at work and nearly die laughing :<
A well deserved round of applause is in order, which I imagine has been ongoing since this was released.
A fine composition IMHO.
Yeah, I know. Nevermind how nobody raised an ounce of a stink when Dragon Age: Origins had Zevran available as a gay partner.
Really? You feel violated by something that's entirely optional and that is in no way unavoidable? You feel violated because someone out there just might appreciate the idea of having a homosexual romance subplot?
If that's the case, your use of the word "violated" is pretty flimsy. Does that mean I should feel "violated" because Eddard Stark dies in Game of Thrones, for instance? Should I feel "violated" because I missed the Steam sale on Human Revolution, all those months back?
Yeah. Just a friendly poke: rethink your priorities.
Really? This is the first one he did I actually enjoyed.
Are you saying you don't want to play a game because it's got teh ghey? Honestly, that's how your comment appears. You were made uncomfortable because DAO had a gay elf, and now you are "Swearing off" bioware because it has more gay characters?
Please tell me I misunderstood your comments.
EDIT: Actually, after reviewing how others took your comments, I'll just go on ahead as if that's indeed what you're saying. How insecure and sexually adverse you must be. To be scared of a video game character's sexuality? Where do you live? 1930's Alabama?
rape in US male prisons
Despite what you might think I do have a decent amount of respect for you. I will however say that you can only judge someone by the positions they espouse. While you DO have some centrist views, as I do, such as in regard to the game industry getting too greedy and corrupt, without being anti-capitalism in a general sense, when it comes to social policy and a lot of other things you seem to have been saying you are definatly at least a social liberal. Your entire point and humor in this column relies largely on the belief and projection of the people who don't want male homosexuality being inherantly flawed, before exagerrating that to the extremes that you do for Jimquisition for humor value.
I'm perfectly willing to say that I'm right wing, but accross my span of beliefs, or those that can be verified, I am closer to being a centrist than what you've actually presented in these forums, given your limited participation on subjects that can be given an outright political affiliation. You've pretty much espoused one centrist point of view on the gaming industry, and one left wing point of view (here), which has you definatly leading into the leftward camp. I do not ever seeing a single right wing point of view espoused on any subject you've covered, but perhaps you can remind me?
I myself (and I've actually taken some of those polls for it) wind up being moderate right wing a Republican almost on the line with Libertarian on graphs (to put it into US parties). Overall my social politics are pretty much dead center, my international political views are far, far right, and I'm mid-leftward on the subject of civil liberties. In recent trends I'm a guy that say opposes most goverment electronic surveillance, but feels that once the goverment has already met the requirements to seize property and data (which are pretty high on their own) they have the right to force the owner to decrypt it, because largely once they have gotten that far a ridiculous number of hoops have been jumped through and requirements met to begin with. Social policy simply seems to be a hot topic of debate on these forums so comes up fairly often, but I've sounded off on enough subjects where people should have a pretty good idea where I stand accross the board. Admittedly in your case there is far less data availible, at least through this site.
I'll also go so far to say that when it comes to politics, this site does lean so heavily left in most cases that people don't recognize a centrist when they see one, and I confess that could be the case here, if you are simply on the left for this paticular issue. As I pointed out, and people seemed to miss, on this paticular kind of issue I am really in the central area, with both the extremes finding me an anathema with the left wing settling for nothing but complete acceptance and assimilation, and treating anyone who doesn't embrace that as a moronic enemy, and those equally to the right saying the same thing from a differant perspective. Basically I'm one of those people who believe in tolerance, but is against forced acceptance, and that applies to a lot of things accross a large spectrum even if I've become more personally invested in this specific issue due to a large body of experience. A kind of experience that creates what science fiction fans would call an out of context problem, because someone without actual experience is incapable of really understanding the other point of view. In general (not directly focused on this) it's one of the reasons why I believe that police/civil enforcement experience should be a requirement to hold public office and set policies, especially social policies. An idea I've taken from guys like Robert Heinlan (and no, not specifically from Starship Troopers, while not directly stated I think Gulf and it's sequel/apocolyptic ending Friday sort of made the point as to why fairly well).
Now granted you might dislike me right now, and especially on this issue, but I hope that won't last for the long term, and lead to enemity. I do apologize if I mislabel you, but at the same time, I can only call it as I see it.
So in short, if you've read this far, I do apologize if I offended you.
Alright, I'll just pretend take your word for everything, I really don't believe it but even if I don't: What do you say to someone who thinks that it would be wrong to target someone even if they're a pedophile? (pedophile defined as someone attracted to children, they don't have to do anything or plan to do anything) That it is wrong to specifically target people based on higher odds of them doing something that are based on them doing absolutely nothing? That the true problem with rapists and pedophiles is the moral failings and lack of willpower moreso than the desire to do things like that. Quite frankly I'd rather trust kids with a pedophile with willpower than someone who is not a pedophile but would molest them given the desire.
Also, I hear a lot of otherwise straight men pedophiles go for young boys.
And this, boys and girls, for those of you too thick to have made the connection yourselves, is exactly the mentally defective thought process that was being satirized by our beloved Mr. Sterling.
Seriously, Poe's Law is definitely in play on this one.
I can't help but feel like he took a little too long to make his punchline.
I didn't.
right on then. I wasn't sure if you were arguing that "homosexuals do harm lots of people more than straights" so instead of searching for the original thread i just replied to your thread.
yes people who say that "gays are hurting society" just make me angry
I caught this largely because I happened to notice Jim Sterling's response, and I figured I'd respond to it, to make a somewhat unrelated point about why I don't answer posts after a while on certain subjects.
For one, I'm polite, even with people I strongly disagree with. I don't think you'll find one case where I've sworn at, or directly insulted another person, even if I didn't like what they were saying.
But more importantly you'll notice a trend towards "opposition at any cost". Right here we have a post where we're looking at claims of being pro-gay being so prevelant that in 30 years it will be fully accepted. At the same time it's however claimed that there is so much anti-gay pressure that there is a 40% suicide rate among gays and lesbians? (this is also not the only post saying something like that either) 40%... with all that acceptance, and this huge amount of agreement with all of these positions, making me the aberrant minority hate monger apparently, when really I'm right in the middle on this issue and generally wind up dealing with extremists on both sides at one time or another.
Things are a bit "hot" right now, but at some point I might play Devil's advocate on a case like this and show you some actual angles of attack on what I've been saying. The kind of stuff that actually leads to a debate rather than "your ignorant", propaganda statements, or trying to deny the function of the human chemical-sexual system because it bexcomes inconveinent, people suddenly becoming unable to remember neutering or spaying pets or the castration of sex offenders, how the sexual systems work, and why such procedures work.
I'm not going to write much more on the subject (I keep saying that, and need to stick with it). To be honest I'm more concerned with getting Jim's goat, than these responses. While I was here I just though I'd point this out.
Oh and Spider, I like the comic you took your name from. Simply because you chose a cool handle, I'll say your correct about religious oppositions being bunk. You'll notice that despite being a Christian (if not a deeply spiritual one) I have not invoked faith or "because god says so" even once in any debate. You are however incorrect that science doesn't support me, at least so far as that part of the arguement goes, because science DOES tie sexuality and attraction to chemical reactions. The bottom line is that unless you receive those signals and generate the responses, you pretty much don't have sex. You can't just "do it on your own" magically which is why spaying or neutering a pet, or castrating a harem eunach works. It's all well documented. Homosexuals are those who react to the signals put out by their own gender... they aren't magical compared to other living things, operating under a totally differant set of rules. That's pretty much the only real scientific statement I've made, and yes it holds up.
In general, a lot of my information comes from actual experience, sort of like your namesake, it means I've actually gone out and done things and seen them. I've received the training, talked and dealt with the people, and even walked a relevent beat for a while. Unlike your namesake I actually had people under legal surveillance at times, I can probably tell you more about people, and groups of people, than most people your likely to meet because I'm the guy who was watching them when they thought they weren't being observed. I spent a long time in casino security, and while a boring dog and pony show for the most part, over a period of time I have to say there really isn't much I haven't dealt with or come into contact with in one way or another. There is some bad blood between me and my employers for reasons I won't go into, and while I am willing to say a lot of things, I'm responsible enough where I skimp on specific details (like specific names, locations, or the minutae of procedure when I worked there even if it likely changed by now) out of responsibility as I did like the job itself when you get down to it. Nice, easy, work for the most part.
Really, the big counter to a lot of what I say is to pretty much call me a liar, and yes this is The Internet, for all you know I'm an 11 year old girl or something. That pretty much resets everything to neutral, and what I politely term as having to "agree to disagree" like on most big issues. In absolute terms someone with the right connections could verify my employment and perhaps even pull incident reports and such, or get me to start rattling off specifics of incidents, but that's unlikely and meaningless to an internet discussion.
While it has happened most people have not "pulled that trigger" because of the cases where they do agree with me, and have seemed to value my input which relies on the same body of experience (such as it is), especially when it reinforces what they happen to want to hear. I've been here for a while.
Likewise, the basic accusation that I somehow set out to hate on gay men for no good reason, and have spent years consistantly portraying myself on these forums for the sole reason of sounding off on this subject when it recurs.. is kind of pushing it.
In the end if all comes down to whether someone who has read what I've said not only here, but accross a large group of posts, trusts me. Or to be fair, like most humans, just doesn't want to trust me here given their own beliefs. People do tend to waffle based on what happens to favor them at the moment.
You and others apparently do not, and as a result, we (and others here) have very little to discuss as our disagreements on this subject are not small. One of the reasons why I see little reason to continue once I've given my opinion (on request, despite not wanting to rehash it originally).
Spamming me with messages screaming about how wrong I am, hoe much you hate me, or how ignorant I am, really is kind of pointless. Especially seeing as somehow it seems people do it while desperatly hoping I'll give them a response.
As I said, at some point I might put up a Devil's advocate post (without refuting the points I make) to demonstrate how someone who takes me, and the subjet matter, both seriously, would approach it.
One minor example of a point you'll notice everyone seems to miss in favor of rage, albiet one that I can counter, is simply to point out that my job was to identify freaks and weirdos, how many normal looking people who went into the arcade to watch or check on children or something might have been gay and were just never noticed because they did absolutly nothing?
I'm not going to tear that down right now, and I might have missed it, but see that's a sensible question without screaming "OMG, your an ignorant moron, all your facts are wrong, you couldn't have possibly seen or experienced those things!!!!!" or the equivilent. In a case like this you work within the facts presented, rather than trying to basically insist the sky is a differant color, and I assure you from experience coming from a lot of debates, there is a lot of room for the left wing side without trying to recolor the sky so to speak.
No, the mere mention of a man pleasuring himself does. And by mere mention I mean graphic detail. It would be the same if it were heterosexual fanfiction
At first I was sort of disturbed by this episode. Then I realized the genius behind it.
Pray tell, where is the extraneous step in 'they may have been able to create more content if they hadn't spent time developing a gay romance'?
Well rather than argue against my statement, you stated an irrelevant argument that would not have proved me wrong anyway.
Stop blathering.
Mas puto!!!!!
Because you really don't have any points that were worth addressing, since mostly they amounted to you trying to talk around established facts or insist they weren't true. When a point about the sky someone is trying to raise starts with "it's not blue" I'm not going bother at that point. We're already so out of context to each other that there is no point to even holding a conversation.
An example right in your post above would be "I am still waiting on your source that being gay is somehow correlated to being a pedophille". See right there your very request is both confrontational and out of context what I've actually said. I never said that all gays were pedophilles or anything of the sort, despite the insistance of you and others that this is what I've been saying, because that's the enemy you want to fight, so are trying to create it. Your basic straw man arguement.
What I actually said was that there was a tendency for gay men to be more likely to be pedophilles and attack children. I even specified myself that this does not mean all, or even the majority of them. Indeed the point I made was originally in relation to statistics, and one of the reasons why I seperate lesbians and gay men into differant groups. A typical technique being to prove that gay men are not pedophilles by using statistics compiled using homosexuals in general. One thing you'll notice is that when it comes to pedophilles or homosexual assault you'll have a VERY hard time finding a case where lesbians have attacked children, or anyone for that matter. That is not to say it doesn't happen, just that it's nearly unheard of. In comparison you'll have a relatively easy time with some searches finding documentation of gay men attacking kids, to the point where it's *almost* exclusively the only sort of homosexual pedophillia just by paying attention. If you remove the lesbians from the equasion due to their tendency to not be involved in this at all, statistics saying "no more likely than anyone else" actually come up with gay men being twice as likely.
Of course that point on it's own is kind of meaningless, you just seem to miss the original context it was being pointed out in, and I'm not going to rehash the entire thing. It was about statistics in general, and their nature. Not to mention the simple fact that people on both sides of any major conflict compile data but tend to only release the data that supports what their message is. If a group like say ABIGAYLES decides to do studies on gay men attacking children they simply aren't going to release data saying the opposite of what they want, and with the guys compiling the data working for them it's their desician. Rather they simply release the information that supports what they say when they get it, with as much authority as possible. Basically "this study conducted here with this representitive sample has shown that gays are no more likely to attack children than homosexuals" if they did 9 other studies that had opposite results they will just sit on them. The other side of course does the same thing, rendering any statistics on an issue like this meaningless since the very issue makes neutrality impossible.
Overall though a lot of my data comes down to personal observation, based on the fact that I've had to deal with stuff like this professionally... as I've explained. There is no need to play ignorant here. Fine, you don't believe me, you think I'm a liar, but don't sit there and start playing stupid "how do you get this information" games, since the answer is that I had to do the Code Adam sessions, I went out to patrol Arcades and such, I've dealt with the pervs, and I've had people under surveillance and see what they do and how they act when nobody thinks they are being watched. I've referred to such experience in a number of contexts, with mixed responses based on whether it reinforces what they want to believe. Here it plays havoc with your gay rights message, and like many people you want to believe this is some elaborate multi-year concoction to reinforce arbitrary and unjustified dislike I pulled out of a vaccuum specifically so I could annoy people on the internet. I imagine given time you'll feel differantly if I mention this in reinforcement of a point you disagree with. This is one of the reasons why I just don't stick around and fight this out after a while, I say my piece, and people either accept it, or they don't. In the end opinions aren't going to change, mine since it's based on experience, I usually leave it as having to agree to disagree to move on to end it on a polite note. Of course this doesn't stop 20 tons of nonsense, insults, and bile being thrown at me, some of really low quality. I mean seriously... I'm not stupid enough to think someone who with apparent conviction insists that both there is an overwhelming support for gays that will change the world in 30 years when the small minority of ignorant people like me are silenced, while at the same time saying overwhelming majority pressure has the homosexual suicide rate at 40% (yes, 40% think about this) is going to engage in a reasonable debate. That kind of inherantly contridictory "in the same breath" rant doesn't lead to reasoned debate, and when that kind of thing is in the crowd there really isn't much point.
Well that, and I get tired of being treated like an anti-gay extremist. I get that from both major sides of the debate.... which seem to be largely ignorant of each other to a great degree. I'm middle of the road. In making the point that I'm kind of a representitive of reasoned compromise, by pointing out the ACTUAL opposite numbers of the guys I'm argueing with (using a recent attempt to legalize an anti-gay purge in another country I won't mention again but is linked here), and getting scorn for that, including people who missed the point of the referance to the point of saying that I was using it to reinforce what I was saying (in one of this thread's greater "WTF" moments).
This is game 3, not game 1. What they originally intended to do isn't relevant, they have already created 2 games. If they had originally intended to give Shepard the option to speak with a lisp it would be just as jarring to put it in now.
Ok, the relationship OPTIONS are already established if it makes you feel any better. The point is, the last game should be about resolving the issues, not creating more.
Let me ask you a question. Do you think that Bioware are adding in the option to make Shepard gay in the last game in the series either because they genuinely believe it would add to the story, or because they want to try and appeal to the gay audience for a quick buck?
Look up what satire is and then come back. Well... this might be closer to the literary definition of burlesque.
I agree. The gay alien fetishist video gamer market is huge.
Do you seriously believe anyone is going to boycott the game over this? Seriously?
I already wasn't going to buy ME3 because of Origin, but the fact that they're taking even more time finding ways of completely failing to do anything but shovel the exact same game back to you for the umpteenth time just sweetens the deal.
After I finally cave (more like wait for the game to drop to the 10-20$ I'm willing to fork over for it) and buy it, I'll probably have a more concise criticism of how they portray homosexuality. Knowing Bioware they're probably not exactly getting it.
I get the satire, all right, but I'm still pretty grossed out.
Pure genus Jim. Thanks for calling out all the morons who are against the 100% optional "you have to want it" gay Sheperd.
I can't wait to get my Kaidan bro-loven train back on track. We didn't have a good meet up on Horizon. Poor boy, he just needs a good hug. From behind.. while..
Rape in male prisons have nothing, NOTHING to do with homosexuality. The rape is, with very few exceptions, committed by heterosexual men TO heterosexual men. Rape in any setting seldom has anything to do with sex or sexuality, but has to do with having power, dominance, and control over the other person.
Seriously man, you're practically saying only gay men get sent to prison to commit this "gay rape" or that prison somehow turns you gay. No, just... NO.
OT: Jim, don't ever change.
that's quite a nice straw-man you have there
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Kelly Rowland is getting ready to walk down the aisle.
The singer and X Factor judge is engaged to marry her manager, Tim Witherspoon, Us Weekly reports.
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Reports of their upcoming union ignited after Rowland was seen wearing a large diamond ring in a video of her posted on a friend's Instagram account.
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Antonio Di Salvo, 44-year-old found dead in his home on Perras Blvd. in Riviere des Prairies had ties to some of the more powerful mobsters in the city. According to two Montreal police investigators, drug trafficking appears to be a likely motive behind the slaying. Di Salvo's body was discovered by a friend who was looking for him. The friend called police and the investigation was quickly turned over to the police major crimes unit when it became apparent Di Salvo had been shot in the head in least once. He is believed to have been killed inside the garage of the home he moved into in 2007.
Beaconsfield Ave. lately has been "like out of The Godfather," a neighbour said after real-life, Mob-style gunfire shattered the tranquility of a residential area in Notre Dame de Grace. Police said a suspect fired at least one shot. By all indications, the gunman was aiming at Rita Biasini, wife of Antonio (Tony) Magi. A businessman, Magi is facing an array of weapons charges. He was involved in a land-development project with Nicolo Rizzuto Jr. -son of reputed Mob boss Vito Rizzuto - when the younger Rizzuto was shot to death in December 2009 in N.D.G.
The head of a construction company who was once a close associate of the Rizzuto organization was being interviewed by Laval police investigators after what provoked a shooting in broad daylight on a busy Laval thoroughfare. Raynald Desjardins, 58, used to be a close associate of Vito Rizzuto, a leader in the mafia in Montreal. Desjardins was not arrested but a man picked up near the scene of the shooting on Lévesque Blvd. near Highway 25. Laval police Sergeant Simon Charette said police were still trying to determine whether Desjardins was a target in the shooting. The shots were fired near Desjardins' residence, on the bank of the Rivière des Prairies in Laval's St. Vincent de Paul district.
A St. Léonard man faces four counts related to the shooting near the Laval home of Raynald Desjardins, an alleged associate of the Rizzuto crime clan. Jonathan Mignacca, 26, the only suspect arrested in the exchange of gunfire on a busy thoroughfare - an apparent attempt on Desjardins's life. Mignacca appeared in Quebec Court. His lawyer, Debora De Thomasis, told reporters: "To me, this is a case of self defence." Desjardins, 57, is known to police for his ties to Vito Rizzuto, an alleged leader of the Montreal Mafia currently serving a 10-year prison term in the U.S. Bail was denied in connection with a Laval shooting in which the target appeared to be an alleged associate of the Rizzuto organization.
Lorenzo (Larry) LoPresti was fatally shot in St. Laurent. He spent his formative years living next door to reputed Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto on Antoine Berthelet Ave. - known as Mafia Row - in northern Montreal. He attended the same St. Laurent high school - Father McDonald Comprehensive - as Rizzuto's daughter, Bettina. It was widely known that the tall, curly-haired LoPresti was the son of Giuseppe (Joe) LoPresti, who had made headlines for his arrest in a high-profile heroin smuggling trial in the U.S.
Salvatore Montagna, a former head of the Bonanno crime family in New York, was found dead on a small island near Repentigny, was deported by the United States in 2009. As a dual citizen of Canada, where he was born, and Italy, where he was raised in Sicily, he chose to return to the city he was born in. Police sources have speculated for months that Montagna, who was married and the father of three daughters, chose to return to Montreal with the goal of filling a void in the Mafia created by a series of arrests that were followed by kidnappings and murders.
Montreal businessman Antonio (Tony Suzuki) Pietrantonio, 48, was the latest target in a series of shootings that began in September. Pietrantonio was left in critical condition after being shot near the entrance of Restaurant Imperio, a Portuguese grill in a strip mall on Jarry St. E. near Chambord St. The attempt on Pietrantonio's life follows the Nov. 24 slaying of Salvatore (Sal the Ironworker) Montagna on an island just east of Montreal and the Sept. 16 attempt on the life of Raynald Desjardins in Laval.
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The bike ride was wonderful and this week is so busy I'm already wondering how I'm going to fit in my runs. Since December started I'm officially back in 1/2 marathon training mode, which doesn't really change anything too drastically besides lengthening my long run. This weekend the 5k seems a little scary now, but I know it will be fun because I'm running it with my newly running cousin. She ran the turkey trot like a champ and is slowly getting hooked. :)
As for the girl I coached, she placed 9th at State in Division 5! I am so proud of her and her coach now and I are good friends and he said her race was incredible and for once she put it all out on the line. Amazing!
Anyways, the gift ideas are going to keep coming. How about all those race medals that seem to start collecting after a while. Some may want to leave their medals in a shoebox, but displaying some of your runner's proudest finishes is important. At Finger Lakes MedalCraft they have garnished up quite a way to display medals including personalized runner's hanging medal racks.