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Community Information
- Fairfax County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Falls Church City
- Stafford County
- Loudoun County
- Prince William County
- King George County
- Fairfax City
- Alpha Animal Hospital
- American Red Cross
- Capital Hospice
- Centreville Animal Hospital
- Children's National Medical Center
- Deepwood Veterinary Clinic, Inc.
- DeWitt Health Care Network
- Dominion Hospital
- Fair Oaks Medical Center
- Fairfax County Virginia VA Healthcare
- Fairfax Doctor
- FAIRFAX Family Practice Medical Center
- Fairfax Surgical Center
- Hayfield Urgent Care
- Inova Health System
- Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
- Kaiser Permanente
- Lincare
- Medical Admin School
- Physicians for Women
- Practice Made Perfect
- Prince William Emergency Vet
- Prince William Hospital
- Quality Medical Staffing
- Reston Hospital Center
- Saint Marys Hospital
- Skill Training Center
- Skin Cancer Outpatient Surgical Hospital
- Alexandria Arlington Bureau
- Army Times
- Buyers Guide Newspapers
- Comprint, Inc
- Connection Newspaper
- Davis Communications Group Inc
- Falls Church News Press
- Gannett Offset
- Las Americas Newspaper Inc.
- Media General Inc Media General Publishing Divisio
- Okaz Newspaper
- Omaid Weekly Inc
- Style Inc
- The Associated Press
- The Chronicle Newspapers
- The Hansan Group Incorporated
- The International Estimate
- U S A Weekend, Inc
- Bull Run Regional Park
- Mulch Solutions
- Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
- Lake Accotink Park - 493 acres includes a 55-acre lake, wetlands and streams offering unique views of waterfowl and marsh life. Facilities and activities vary with the season and include canoe, boat rentals, fishing, tour-boat rides, boat launch, bait and tackle sales, hiking/biking trail and play fields.
- Frying Pan Park - preserves and interprets a rural community setting in a suburban environment for the educational, cultural and recreational enrichment of the citizens and visitors of Fairfax County.
- Great Falls Grange Park - is located at 9818 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls. The park, in the heart of Great Falls, has baseball/softball fields, a picnic area with pavilion, and a small tot lot.
- Green Spring Garden Park - is a 27-acre park located in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few minutes travel from the Nation's Capitol. Through its gardens and educational programming, Green Spring advances the awareness and practice of gardening in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
- The Turner Farm - 52-acre park is located on the site of a former dairy farm. The land was saved from development by a public/private partnership started in 1994 to "Save-the-Farm."
- Colvin Run Mill Historic Site - was acquired by the Fairfax County Park Authority for the preservation of Colvin Run Mill and its associated historic buildings, and for the enjoyment and education of visitors. It has been open to the public since 1972.
- Sully Historic Site - reflects the history of Fairfax County. Completed in 1799 by Richard Bland Lee, the main house at Sully combines aspects of Georgian and Federal architecture.
- Hidden Oaks Nature Center The Park is rich in history. While strolling through the woods, visitors can view a railroad embankment built just before the Civil War.
- Huntley Meadows Park - is a rich, natural island in the suburban sea of Northern Virginia. Its 1,425 acres harbor majestic forests, wildflower-speckled meadows and vast wetlands bursting with life.
Law Enforcement
- Fairfax Connector
- Metrobus and Metrorail
- Virginia Railway Express (VRE) - is a commuter rail service with two major lines. One originates in Manassas and the other originates in Fredericksburg-operating to and from Union Station in Washington, D.C.
- Foundation For Collingwood Library and Museum on Americanism - occupies 8.75 acres of land on the banks of the Potomac River, midway between Alexandria and Mount Vernon on what was once part of George Washington's River Farm.
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House - tells the story of Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative designs for a modestly-sized and affordable single-family house and how two families adapted the dwelling to fit their lifestyle.
- Gunston Hall Plantation - is a 550-acre National Historic Landmark.
- Mount Vernon George Washington's Estate The estate, gardens and farm of Mount Vernon totaled some 8,000 acres in the 18th century. Visitors can see 20 structures and 50 acres of gardens as they existed in 1799. The estate also includes a museum, the tombs of George and Martha Washington, Washington's greenhouse, and more.
- The Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and Space Museum.
- Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts - with music from classical to jazz and pop to family musicals, plays and opera, Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts is the only performing arts park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
- Center for the Arts (George Mason University) - Great Performances at Mason is a program of George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.
- McLean Community Center
- American Music Stage - is a non-profit theatre company that is dedicated to presenting family musicals to the theatre going community in the tri-state area.
City Sites
Law Enforcement
- Office Of Sheriff The Office of Sheriff is responsible for the operation of the Detention Center, courthouse and courtroom security,service of all court legal documents, execution of court orders, transportation of prisoners, execution of arrest warrants, and general public safety and law enforcement.
- Alexandria Fire Department The members of the Alexandria Fire Department are dedicated to serving those who live, visit and work in the City of Alexandria.
- Alexandria Police The basic mission of the Police Department is to maintain law and order, protect persons and property, apprehend persons suspected of crime, direct and control traffic, investigate traffic accidents, and enforce all state and city criminal laws.
- Alexandria Health Department
- HCR Manorcare Health Services Alexandria HCR Manor Care is the leading owner and operator of long-term care centers in the United States. We have more than 500 skilled nursing centers, assisted living facilities, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and hospice and home health care offices across the nation.
- Alexandria Library The Alexandria Library is an educational, user-oriented service institution providing free public access to recorded knowledge and ideas
- Department of Transportation and Environmental Services The Department of Transportation and Environmental Services (T&ES) strives to improve the overall quality of life within the City of Alexandria through the development of a superior infrastructure.
- Alexandria RideShare Public Transportation
- Washington Dulles International Airport There are 40 passenger airlines and four cargo integrators that serve Washington Dulles International Airport.
- Lyceum Alexandria's History Museum
- Alexandria Black History Museum With more than 250 years of history and hospitality to its credit, Alexandria offers an array of historic and cultural attractions. Alexandria's many historic homes, churches, businesses and museums allow residents and visitors alike to experience the hand of the past that makes our city the charming and historic town it is today.
- Alexandria Archaeology Museum Through the Alexandria Archaeology Museum the City of Alexandria, Virginia's archaeologists, volunteers and students work with citizens and developers to study and manage archaeological resources important to the community's past.
- Fort Ward Fort Ward Museum interprets the site's history and offers exhibits on Civil War topics, education and interpretive programs, tours, lecture and video series, bus tours, and living history activities throughout the year.
- Gadsby's Tavern The tavern was the setting for dancing assemblies, theatrical and musical performances, and meetings of local organizations.
- Little Theatre of Alexandria Established in 1934 and located in historic Old Town Alexandria, the Little Theatre of Alexandria presents seven professional quality shows each season along with a series of original one act plays.
- MetroStage MetroStage is a professional not-for-profit theater dedicated to producing plays by established and emerging playwrights, which are chosen for their social, political, literary and entertainment value.
- Old Town Theater
- Erickson & Ripper Gallery Located in historic Olde Towne Alexandria Virginia.offering the very best in complete Art services.
City Sites
- Columbia-Arlington Hospital
- The Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Auxiliary Inc
- Northern Virginia Community Hospital - 164-bed general hospital located in the heart of Arlington, VA. Our facility offers convenient, comfortable, friendly and cutting edge treatment with a wide range of clinical inpatient and outpatient services for adults.
- Manor Care Health Services - Arlington
- Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Upton Hill Regional Park
- Arlington House - The house that Robert E. Lee called home for 30 years and one uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families is preserved today as a memorial to General Lee, who gained the respect of Americans in both the North and South.
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac - the Memorial is located in Lady Bird Johnson Park, a Potomac River island in Washington, D.C.
- Theodore Roosevelt Island Park - this wooded island is a fitting memorial to the outdoorsman, naturalist, and visionary who was our 26th President.
- Upton Hill Regional Park - offers visitors a wooded oasis in the heart of the most densely populated area of Northern Virginia.
Law Enforcement
- Alexandria Transit Company
- Virginia Railway Express - VRE provides commuter rail service from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Alexandria, Crystal City and downtown Washington, D.C.
- Arlington Transit - ART operates within Arlington County, Virginia, supplementing Metrobus with smaller, neighborhood-friendly vehicles and providing access to Metrorail and Virginia Railway Express (VRE).
- Arlington County Commuter Assistance Program - CAP serving people who live and/or work in, or travel through Arlington by providing programs and services that help them find a smarter way to work.
- Fairfax Connector
- Arlington Historical Museum
- Fort C.F. Smith Park - this beautiful 19-acre site includes a scenic view of Washington, DC, a lush tree canopy, an open meadow, the lovely Hendry House and preserved earthworks of the Civil War fort built in 1863.
- The American Century Theater - is dedicated to presenting great, important, and neglected plays of the Twentieth Century - what Henry Luce called "the American Century."
- Signature theatre
- Teatro De LA Luna - our performances are in Spanish, with live English dubbing.
City Sites
Law Enforcement
- Fire and rescue services are provided through a cooperative effort between the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department, City of Falls Church, and the Arlington County Fire Department
- Police Department is committed to providing a safe environment for all residents to work and live in by protecting life, property, and preserving peace within the community
- Sheriff's Office is committed to providing courteous and professional service to the citizens of Falls Church
- Capital Caring
- Chantilly Medical Center
- Dominion Hospital
- INOVA Fairfax
- Kaiser Permanente
- Reston Hospital is a 187 bed, full-service medical/surgical hospital serving Northern Virginia (Fairfax and Loudoun Counties)
- Virginia Hospital Center
- Falls Church City Public Schools Division is committed to maintaining its standing as the premier small school system in the nation. Our four schools serve more than 2400 students including some tuition students who live in communities outside the City of Falls Church
- Falls Church News-Press A weekly newspaper that has feature articles on local and national news, sports, commentary, arts and entertainment, and classifieds
- City Parks The City offers 11 parks where residents and visitors can walk, run, bike, trail, and play. Many of the City's parks have play equipment where children can swing and slide; our parks offer lighted basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts as well as picnic tables and grill equipment for summer cookouts.
- Great Falls
- Leesylvania State Park
- Mason Neck State Park
- Concerts in the Park
- Creative Cauldron Creative Cauldron is a not-for-profit arts organization providing opportunities for learning, participation and enjoyment in the performing and visual arts for both children and adults. Creative Cauldron was founded by our Producing Director, Laura Connors Hull, in February 2002. Since its incorporation Creative Cauldron has grown tremendously and has called the Little City of Falls Church home since taking up residence in ArtSpace Falls Church in 2009
- The State Theater The State Theatre is a restaurant and concert venue in Falls Church, Virginia. Built in 1936, the State Theatre operated as a movie theater until 1988
- Tinner Hills Blues Festival The Tinner Hill Blues Festival is the only three-day event in Falls Church. There are all kinds of blues for all ages, all weekend, all over town!
- Watch Night
City Sites
Law Enforcement
- Sheriff's Office dedicated to enhancing the quality of life by maintaining order, protecting life and property, and reducing the fear of crime.
- Stafford County Administration Office is responsible for the overall administration of the county government.
- Stafford County Attorney provides the Board of Supervisors, its agencies and commissions, the County Administrator, his staff and departments, and the constitutional offices professional and timely legal representation and advice
- Stafford County Courts and Legal Services
- Stafford County Office of the Treasurer
- Mary Washington Hospital This 412-bed, acute-care medical center is home to many of our most important services, like cardiovascular care, surgical services, radiology services, diagnostic tests, and emergency care.
- Potomac Hospital offers a wide range of medical specialties, a highly qualified medical and clinical staff, and state-of-the-art technology required to uphold our mission.
- Central Rappahannock Regional Library The collections of the main branch and the North Stafford Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library include over 200,000 volumes of books, magazines, records, video and audio cassettes and other materials.
- Department of Parks and Recreation
- Hope Springs Marina is a full-service marina located on a protected section of beautiful Aquia Creek, offering 180 deep water slips, 4 deep paved ramps and 700 feet of sandy beach just minutes from the Potomac River.
- Lake Curtis is a 91-acre, Department-owned lake in Stafford County. The lake has an abundance of standing timber, providing fish with "structure." It is on the boundary of Curtis Memorial Park, a facility that has tennis courts, a swimming pool, a golf course, grills, and picnic tables. Several new fishing pier "bulkheads" were recently added adjacent to the Department's parking lot.
- Stafford Regional Airport Designed to maximize the safe and efficient movement of aircraft, the Stafford Regional Airport facility includes a 5000-foot by 100-foot instrument runway with full parallel taxiways, Jet-A and Av-Gas fuel storage facilities, and 25 acres of paved aircraft parking aprons.
- Amtrak Trains
- Commuter Connections is a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
- VRE provides commuter rail service from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Alexandria, Crystal City and downtown Washington, D.C. The VRE Operations Board, consisting of seven commissioners - three each from NVTC and PRTC and the Director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT), oversees all operating aspects of the Virginia Railway Express.
- Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
- Aquia Harbour Yacht Club is a recreational boating group that strives to promote safe boating practices through education for its members and the community. Established in 1975, the club has strived to meet its mandate of boating safety, education, the environment and fun.
- Hartwood Winery
- Potomac Point Winery
- The Gari Melchers Estate & Memorial Gallery is the former residence of the American figure painter Gari Melchers (1860-1932). The museum consists of the artist's home, studio and gardens.
- Aquia Church Built between 1751 and 1757 in the shape of the Greek Cross, Aquia Episcopal Church is considered one of the most significant colonial churches in America. It is noted for its three-tiered pulpit and Aquia stone trim. It served as a parish church, established by the colonial government and was occupied by Union troops during the Civil War.
- Historic Kenmore and Washington's Ferry Farm Tours at George Washington's Ferry Farm are self-guided. You may spend as much time on the grounds and in the visitor's center as you like during our open hours.
- Riverside Center Dinner Theater & Conference Facility
- Cavalier Family Skating Center Roller skating and blading on a maple wood surface - fund for all ages. Skate rentals, pro shop, snack bar, party rooms, and video arcade available. Special large group reservations welcome.
City Sites
- Childrens National Medical Ctr
- Columbia Fairfax Surgical Center
- Inova Alexandria Hospital
- Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Sleep Disorders Program
- Medforce
- National Capital Poison Center The mission of the Poison Center is to prevent poisonings, save lives, and limit injury from poisoning. In addition to saving lives, the Center decreases health care costs of poisoning cases.
- Graydon Manor Graydon Manor is dedicated to treating children and adolescents with serious emotional problems, while at the same time helping their families. Founded in 1957 as an inpatient treatment program by parents of children with special needs, Graydon Manor now provides a growing continuum of services. Graydon Manor began as, and remains, a private nonprofit organization.
Law Enforcement
- Loudoun General District Court
- Circuit Court of Loudoun County
- Loudoun County Sheriff's Office The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is divided into five divisions: Field Operations, Special Operations, Criminal Investigations, Administration/Technical Services and Corrections/Courts Security. The Sheriff's Office uses these divisions to provide law enforcement and crime prevention services to citizens of Loudoun County on a 24-hour basis.
- Commonwealth's Attorney The Commonwealth's Attorney, one of five Constitutional Officers in the Loudoun County Government, is responsible for the prosecution of criminal offenses in Loudoun County.
- Loudoun County Department of Fire and Rescue
- Loudoun County Treasurer Office The Loudoun County Treasurer's Office is responsible for the billing and collecting of taxes; issuing county vehicle license decals; and the investing, safeguarding, and disbursing of all county revenue.
- Loudoun County Administrator The Office of the County Administrator is the highest level management office of the Loudoun County government. The County Administrator directs and supervises the day-to-day operations of all county departments and agencies which are under the direct control of the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to county ordinances and regulations.
- Office of the County Assessor
- Loudoun County Public Library The Loudoun County Public Library, the community's information center, provides free and equal access to a full variety of library resources and innovative technologies to enhance the quality of life and meet the informational, educational and cultural interests of the entire community.
- National Sporting Library The National Sporting Library, a research center for horse and field sports, is an incomparable collection of over 13,000 books, periodicals, photographs, films, and manuscripts housed in a magnificent 15,000 square-foot facility. Paintings and sculptures by renowned sporting artists enhance the spacious Founders' Room, the John and Martha Daniels Reading Room and the F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room.
- Thomas Balch Library Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogy library owned and operated by the Town of Leesburg. Our collection includes over 10,000 books and periodicals, newspapers, maps, photographs, and manuscripts, and focuses on:
- Ida Lee Park and Recreation Center Welcome to Ida Lee, your recreation, fitness, and aquatic resources. We invite you to learn more about our facility, programs, and services. When you have time, stop by for a tour. Our staff is here to help make your visit as pleasant as possible. Ida Lee staff strive to meet your recreational and fitness needs in a clean and friendly environment. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of service to you. We hope you will enjoy our facility as much as we do!
- Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve The word "banshee" is a Gaelic term for a female spirit and the word "reeks" is a Gaelic term for hills and dales. Legend has it that around the 1840s, the owner of the farm was of Irish or Scottish decent. After a night in town he came back to the farm and heard strange cries and sounds in the woods, what he thought might have been banshees. Since the farm was very hilly, he is supposed to have said that he heard, "banshees in the reeks." In the years since, the name has become Banshee Reeks.
- Morven Park
- Loudoun County Commuter Bus Service The Loudoun County-sponsored system of commuter buses provides weekday bus service to Washington D.C., the Pentagon and Roslyn from stops in Purcellville, Hamilton, Leesburg and Sterling. The buses are operated by Yellow Bus Lines.
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) The Washington Metropolitan Area TransitAuthority operates the second largest railtransit system and the fifth largest busnetwork in the United States.
- Leesburg Executive Airport Leesburg has the distinct advantage of operating its own municipal airport. International flights can clear customs without visiting another U.S airport first. The airport's 5,500-foot runway, with an adjacent FAA Flight Service Station, Piedmont Hawthorne's American Beechcraft Service Center, and a jet facility, is used increasingly by corporations that need to house their private aircraft nearby.
- Dulles Area Transportation Association The Dulles Area Transportation Association (DATA) is a Transportation Management Association (TMA) that identifies transportation needs; advocates steps to meet those needs; and provides a forum for members and other concerned parties to be informed of opportunities and participate in timely actions that will bring about a more effective transportation system.
- White's Ferry
- Dulles Corridor Rail Association The Dulles Corridor Rail Association (DCRA) is a nonprofit membership organization formed to advocate rail in the Dulles corridor by 2010, sooner if feasible. DCRA advises decision makers on transit-related issues, including funding, operations, station location and access, and use, and implementation issues.
- Bluemont Concert Series Bluemont Concert Series is a volunteer-based non-profit organization that presents a wide variety of affordable, high quality events and activities in the communities and schools throughout Loudoun County, northwest and central Virginia. Bluemont presents 300-350 events each year in public and private partnerships of all sizes. Bluemont`s Summer Concerts have become tradition in many communities; those same artists also perform at local healthcare facilities. Its sizable Artist-In- Education program brings hundreds of artists into Virginia schools each year.
- Doukenie Winery Doukénie Winery is part of Windham Farm and is a lovely 500-acre farm set in the rolling hills of Northern Virginia where one can enjoy a quiet afternoon in the country and a picnic by the pond.
- Lost Creek Winery We invite everyone to stop by for a winery tour and to sample our wines. Whether you are a wine enthusiast, new to wine drinking, a tourist, or just passing through, you will find something to enjoy in our wines, our cozy tasting room, our outdoor patio and our light gourmet fare. We also pride ourselves in selling local products, arts and crafts.
- Loudoun Ballet the first regional youth ballet in Loudoun County, was founded in 1978 by former Artistic Director, Ms. Sheila Hoffmann-Robertson. Now under the guidance of Artistic Director Maureen Miller, the Company continues to grow and thrive.
- Loudoun Chorale s a community-based volunteer organization of local artists who strive to present a quality program of choral music to its patrons.
- Loudoun County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum Plant a seed in your young farmer's imagination and watch it grow at one of the Metro area's newest museums. At the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, you can meet Milkie the Cow, travel back in time to the Waxpool General Store and be a farmer for a day. Your family will reap the rewards of time well spent.
- The Loudoun Symphony Orchestra The Loudoun Symphony provides a spectrum of classical music by presenting a season of concerts featuring these three ensembles. It rounds out its cultural offerings through chamber music concerts, children's concerts, and collaborations with other arts organizations. The Board of Directors of the non-profit, unaffiliated Loudoun Symphony Association, Inc. is composed of dedicated area supporters of the fine arts.
- Master Singers of Virginia The Master Singers is a 28 member choral ensemble bringing a variety of choral works of the highest artistic quality to the people of the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. area. These works include the great choral masterpieces of the 16th through the 20th centuries as well as contemporary.
- Oatlands Carriage House Theatre When you visit Oatlands, take a close look. It won't take long - about 200 years. Begin with the 22-room Greek Revival house that was once the center of a thriving 3,400-acre plantation. Meander through four acres of formal gardens and connecting terraces. Marvel at the 1810 greenhouse, the second oldest of its type in America.
- Aldie Mill - Virginia Outdoors Foundation At Aldie Mill, a working mill owned and operated by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, the unique heritage of water-powered gristmills is remembered and preserved. The restored Aldie Mill, an imposing four-story brick structure with tandem metal waterwheels, offers visitors and students a glimpse of how life was lived in the rural South during a time when the Mill served as a vital center of the community
- Ball`s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park Surrounding the Ball's Bluff National Cemetery, this regional park preserves the site of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, the largest Civil War engagement to take place in Loudoun County. Hiking trails and interpretive signs aid in understanding this important and tragic part of American history.
- Village Winery The Village Winery and its ten acres of vineyards are just outside the heart of the village of Waterford, a National Historic Landmark. The winery is housed is a resotred farm structure next to our large, old bank barn.
- Inova Health System
- Woodbridge Office
- Prince William Hospital - our 170-bed, not-for-profit hospital is here for you and your family.
- Potomac Hospital - is a 153-bed, not-for-profit community hospital serving Prince William County and its surrounding communities.
- Veterinary Emergency Care
City Sites
Law Enforcement
- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Prince William County Police Department Welcome to the Prince William County Police Department Web site. We hope this Web site will assist you in understanding more about your Police Department and the role we play in making our community a safe place to live and work.
- Commonwealth's Attorney The Commonwealth's Attorneys Office prosecutes all criminal and traffic cases occurring within Prince William County, and all felonies committed in the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
- Victim Witness Assistance
- Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission Local weekday bus service throughout Prince William County.
- Virginia Railway Express Train Service to the District of Columbia from Western Prince William County. Stops include Alexandria, Crystal City, L'Enfant Plaza, and Union Station. Three convenient stations in Prince William County - Broad Run/Airport, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
- Washington METRO Subway System Metro stations can be found on both the Rt. 66 (Vienna - Orange Line) and Rt. 95 (Franconia/Springfield - Blue Line) corridors. The PRTC OmniRide system provides bus service to both stations.
- Washington Dulles International Airport There are 40 passenger airlines and four cargo integrators that serve Washington Dulles International Airport.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport The Airports Authority operates this two airport system which provides domestic and international air service for the Metropolitan Washington region.
- Greyhound - a Greyhound bus station is conveniently located in Triangle for the convenience of Prince William County residents.
- Manassas National Battlefield Park Site of the first major battlefield (also known as the Battle of Bull Run)of the Civil War--and the equally important Second Battle of Manassas (which convinced General Lee to invade the Union's own home ground)--the Park is a "must see" for anyone who truly wishes to gain a sense for the Civil War.
- Dale City Recreation Center If you want to work out in a comfortable, professional and friendly environment, then you will love Dale City Recreation Center
- Veteran's Memorial Regional Park - Veterans Park is the place to be for fun! We have many different outdoor diversions for you to enjoy.
- WaterWorks Waterpark - offers state of the art outdoor excitement, including pools, slides, fountains, an expansive shallow beach area, and friendly, family fun.
- Center for the Arts - The mission is to enrich the quality of life among all the populations in our area through diverse education and presentation arts programming of the highest quality.
- Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center - we are proud of our role as a community health, fitness, and wellness resource.
- Arts Council - is an affiliate program that provides year-round programming in performance and cultural arts.
- Freedom Aquatics Center The Freedom Aquatic & Fitness Center has one of the largest, most beautiful, indoor natatoriums in Northern Virginia. Featuring a 50-meter competition pool that can hold multiple activities, a warm-water leisure pool with play features and beach entry, and a whirlpool spa where adults can relax after a workout, Freedom offers a pleasant and comfortable aquatic experience year-round.
- Historic Occoquan
- Manassas Museum The current 7,000-square-foot building on eight acres opened in 1991. Permanent and temporary historical exhibits interpret Northern Virginia Piedmont history through artifacts, documents, videos, and images.
- Prince William Art Society, Inc.
- DeGrasse Dance Studio - has provided dancers of all ages with performance experience in classical Russian ballet, jazz, tap and musical theater.
- Manassas Dance Company - we are providing accessible and affordable cultural arts performances to the public as well as by offering free performances to schoolchildren in our community.
- Prince William Chorale
- Prince William Symphony Orchestra
- PW Chorale This organization was established on May 22, 1993, as the Prince William Chorale, a reorganization of the group previously known as the Manassas Choral Society which was established in 1967 by members of several area church choirs who were interested in singing a broader range of music.
- PWC Park Authority
- Weems-Bott Museum The Weems-Botts House offers a fascinating history on Virginia's oldest chartered town, Dumfries, in addition to two of the more colorful personalities to have lived here: Mason Weems and Benjamin Botts.
Veterinary Hospital
- Artemis Veterinary Emergency Our emergency hospital is specifically designed and equipped to provide highest quality critical care for your pet. Our staff is well-trained in emergency procedures. Whether a minor or major medical problem, we will provide your pet with the best possible care.
City Sites
Law Enforcement
- County Administration
- Circuit Court
- Commonwealth's Attorney The primary mission of the Commonwealth's Attorney is to prosecute criminals
- Sheriff's Office
- Treasurer's Office
- Children's Hospital is a private, nonprofit hospital that serves children from birth through the age of 21
- Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters "Our system of health care has one priority, one mission, one focus: Children"
- FAMIS is Virginia's program that helps families provide health insurance to their children
- L. E. Smoot Memorial Library Serving the County of King George, Virginia
- The Journal Serving King George County, Westmoreland County and the Town of Colonial Beach in Virginia
- Topix King George County, VA News
- Amtrak Trains
- FREDericksburg Regional Transit
- Norfolk International Airport manages the operation, maintenance, development, and marketing of Norfolk International Airport to serve the air transportation needs of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina
- Richmond International Airport is the gateway to central Virginia
- Caledon Natural Area provides visitors the unique opportunity of viewing bald eagles in their natural habitat
- King George Parks and Recreation Department is a leisure services agency serving King George County and its surrounding neighbors
- King George County General Recreation Programs
- Golf Sourses list of golf courses in the King George, Virginia area
- King George County Historical Society
- Science Museum of Virginia
- The Potomac Gateway Welcome Center
- Virginia Museum of Natural History investigates, preserves, and exhibits the various elements of natural history found in Virginia and other parts of the United States and the world
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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This week, we offer you three stories of programs where you can go to enrich your mind, body and soul.
The Duxbury Senior Center hosts what it calls the "Lifelong Learning Program." Though it caters to mature adults, it's open to anyone who has an interest in learning about culture, history or current events.
We like the thought of people continually striving to learn more about the practical and esoteric world around them. A critical thinker has a curious mind and always seeks to learn more.
This week, we offer you three stories of programs where you can go to enrich your mind, body and soul.
No. 1: Quincy College
Tucked in the center of the city (with a satellite campus in Plymouth), Quincy College is the only municipally-owned college in the commonwealth – and with a new biotech lab, it's on the cutting edge of education.
Last year, this two-year school opened the Saville Lab as part of its biotechnology and compliance program.
Funded by a $3-million federal grant and a $100,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, its goal is to train students on single-use bio-manufacturing equipment.
Great training for the 21st-century worker.
Last week, Massachusetts Life Sciences gave the school another grant. This time a whopping $500,000.
Such a program can only benefit the broader community in terms of attracting biotech companies to the area – after all they need well-trained employees – and residents who will be prepared to take those jobs.
No. 2: Friends of the Scituate Town Library
We love libraries, each is a gift to the community it serves.
In addition to a plethora of books on just about any topic, libraries offer movies, passes to cultural events and free discussions and workshops.
But what caught our eye this week is a presentation the Friends of the Scituate Library is hosting on swordplay.
Yes, you read that right.
On April 13, the Association for Renaissance and Medieval Swordsmanship will be in town to talk about the history of the sword from the 14th century through modern times.
But this won't be all talk and no action. The free presentation will include sword fight demonstrations with audience participation.
Nothing makes history come alive quite like a clash of sword on sword. En garde!
No. 3: Self-defense class, Hingham police
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. And when it comes to preventing crime, education is the key.
That's why the Hingham police's free, five-week self-defense class for women is so important.
Using the Rape Aggression Defense program, students will learn how to best protect themselves against an attack.
This is one of those rare instances when we hope the students will never have to put their educations to good use.
Anyone who wants to learn more, may contact Officer Tom Ford at email@example.com.
We commend the police for being proactive about keeping the greater community safe.
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Cities3D is now open source and found at: https://github.com/saladyears/Cities3D
For all the Settlers of Catan fans out there, this is a pretty decent version. Nice graphics, there is sound, and it has the Cities & Knights expansion.
The biggest down side (compared to something like pioneers) is that there's no AI. You can either play multi-player via network, or hotseat.
I've only used the pre-built Windows binaries and would love to have a Linux build.
I downloaded the source and tried to build it, but ran into some issues. First thing is that several shell/perl scripts need to be set executable. I was a bit conservative and didn't want to just make everything 755, so I ran:
find . -type f -exec file {} \; | grep -i executable | cut -f1 -d: | xargs chmod 755
Running ./build.sh gives brief usage that led me to try the following:
./build.sh release boost
lots of output, appears to have worked.
./build.sh release fmod
almost no output, appears to have worked.
./build.sh release glew
which failed with:
/usr/bin/ld: cannot open output file lib/libGLEW.so.1.3.5: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [lib/libGLEW.so.1.3.5] Error 1
fixed with mkdir glew-build/lib
next error:
/usr/bin/ld: cannot open output file bin/glewinfo: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [bin/glewinfo] Error 1
fixed with mkdir glew-build/bin
On to
./build.sh release wxWidgets
which errors out with:
configure: error: OpenGL libraries not available
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
Is there some other package I'm missing? Is there a better way to fix the build for glew?
If I try to continue, I get an error with cryptopp:
cryptlib.cpp:32:26: error: uninitialized const 'CryptoPP::g_nullNameValuePairs' [-fpermissive]
cryptlib.h:319:20: note: 'const class CryptoPP::NullNameValuePairs' has no user-provided default constructor
make: *** [cryptlib.o] Error 1
And that's where I'm stuck... and maybe I'm going about this wrong... do I even need to build those parts? Can I use boost, wxWidgets, etc from existing Arch packages?
Suggestions welcome!
Can you opt to use system libraries instead of building as part of the package?
Instead of using the build.sh script, make sure that boost, glew etc are build deps and see if you can just build the main package via configure script directly.
I don't have much experience with PKGBUILDS but that's what I would try.
Last edited by sand_man (2011-06-23 04:33:09)
By modifying build.sh should can send the parameters to configure which make it use the system's boost, fmod etc.
I did boost and fmod by first installing boost and fmodex via pacman as follows:
pacman -S boost fmodex
And in the trunk folder of the git pull:
sed -i 's#BOOST_PREFIX_RELEASE="\$INSTALL_ROOT/boost-install-release"#BOOST_PREFIX_RELEASE="/usr/include/boost/fusion"#' build.sh
sed -i 's#FMOD_PREFIX_RELEASE="\$INSTALL_ROOT/fmod-install"#FMOD_PREFIX_RELEASE="/usr/include/fmodex"#' build.sh
Boost works just fine, however fmod doesn't, because cities3d is pretty picky about which versions it uses. In fact it's picky about boost too, so using the system's boost library may break if the library is updated and the game doesn't catch up. You could create AUR versions of fmodex which are the versions cities3d uses (3.74.1, 3.7.5 or 4.24.05). I didn't get to glew/wxWidgets, but I presume similar modifications to build.sh's call to the configure script would allow it to use system libraries.
Last edited by SidK (2011-06-23 12:21:00)
I'm going with the premise that it'd be easier for me to build the included boost, fmod, etc than to make Cities3D build with the newer versions from Arch.
So I built the included boost, fmod and glew (crypto++ looks like it only builds an exe). WxWidgets is where I ran into trouble... it has its own GSocket class that conflicts with my installed glibc.
I tried using Arch's wxWidgets, but I get a ton of errors, e.g.:
In file included from /space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/RulesCore/RulesCore.bulkbuild.cpp:20:0:
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/RulesCore/KeyMapEngine.cpp: In member function 'void KeyMapEngine::ProcessRuleSet(const RuleSetPtr&)':
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/RulesCore/KeyMapEngine.cpp:307:16: error: cannot pass objects of non-trivially-copyable type 'const class wxString' through '...'
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/RulesCore/KeyMapEngine.cpp: In member function 'void KeyMapEngine::SaveOverrides()':
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/RulesCore/KeyMapEngine.cpp:340:45: error: no matching function for call to 'json_spirit::Pair_impl<std::basic_string<wchar_t> >::Pair_impl(const wxString&, json_spirit::wValue)'
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/RulesCore/KeyMapEngine.cpp:340:45: note: candidates are:
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/json_spirit/json_spirit_value.h:329:5: note: json_spirit::Pair_impl<String>::Pair_impl(const String&, const json_spirit::Value_impl<String>&) [with String = std::basic_string<wchar_t>]
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/json_spirit/json_spirit_value.h:329:5: note: no known conversion for argument 1 from 'const wxString' to 'const std::basic_string<wchar_t>&'
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/json_spirit/json_spirit_value.h:92:12: note: json_spirit::Pair_impl<std::basic_string<wchar_t> >::Pair_impl(const json_spirit::Pair_impl<std::basic_string<wchar_t> >&)
/space/source/cities3d-2/Cities3D/trunk-3/Cities3D/src/json_spirit/json_spirit_value.h:92:12: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 2 provided
This is where I'm stuck.
Other ideas I have:
- downgrade my wxgtk pkg to match the 2.8.10 that is bundled with the Cities3D source (although I only have back to 2.8.11-1, dated 2010.06.17).
- try to find a binary from another distro and see if I can just run that.
Not sure if either of these will get me anywhere.
Any news?
I am trying to build it now.
Technic: Welcome to Arch. I am going to leave this thread open, but be aware -- it is almost two years old...
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Freezing Fresh Lemon Juice and Lime Juice: How and Why I Do It
In my mind, the overly sour and artificial flavor of bottled lime or lemon juice is no substitute for the subtle, fresh, and slightly sour-citrus flavor of fresh lemon or lime juice.
By freezing lemon and lime juice I manage to have a supply of almost-as-good-as fresh lemon and lime juice on hand at all times. I'm always on the lookout for a good deal on lemons or lime at the grocery store, but most of the year I buy those big bags at Costco, keep them in a basket on the counter, and then just before they're starting to go bad I have a juice-squeezing session.
At first this seemed so obvious to me that I wondered if it was even blog-worthy, but after I shared the idea with a few different women who told me it was brilliant, I decided others might also like hearing about it.
Some Favorite Recipes with Fresh Lime Juice:
Turkey Lettuce Wrap Tacos
Cilantro-Lover's Perfect Guacamole
Avocado, Tomato, Edamame, and Red Onion Salad with Cumin-Lime Vinaigrette
Roasted Butternut Squash with Lime and Rosemary
Black Bean and Pepper Salad with Cilantro and Lime
Black Bean and Tomatillo Soup with Lime and Cilantro
Turkey and Sweet Potato Soup with Black Beans and Lime
Summer Tomato Salad with Avocado, Tuna, Cilantro, and Lime
Vegan Tomato Salad with Cucumber, Avocado, Cilantro, and Lime
Some Favorite Recipes with Fresh Lemon Juice:
Pan-Fried Asparagus Tips with Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest
Middle Eastern Bean Salad with Parsley and Lemon
Chopped Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Mint, Feta, Lemon, and Thyme
Roasted Butternut Squash with Lemon, Thyme, and Parmesan
Roasted Broccoli with Lemon and Pecorino-Romano Cheese
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Lemon and Capers
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'The Voice' Recap: Coaches Fill Their Teams, Prepare for Battle Rounds
Tonight's episode of 'The Voice' (April 9) brought the final round of blind auditions, and coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher filled the empty spots on their respective teams.
It's always interesting to watch how the judges pick and choose when they only have one slot left to fill, and tonight's episode was no exception.
Here's how the teams are looking as the battle rounds approach:
Jacqui Sandell: This tattooed Jersey girl fronts the band My Arcadia, whom you may have seen on Warped Tour. She sang Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' during her blind audition on 'The Voice' tonight and prompted both Usher and Shelton to turn their chairs. "Your voice is so sneaky to me," said Shelton. "It seems like you know what you're capable of." He went on to compliment her "quick vibrato" and "sexy sound." "She really seduced me with her tone," agreed Usher. Ultimately, Sandell chose Team Blake.
Amber Carrington: Her passionate, country-infused rendition of Carrie Underwood's 'Good Girl' made Shelton regret that he didn't have any spots on his team left to fill. Levine turned his chair for her, but Shelton may be willing to steal her should the opportunity arise. Read more about her audition here.
Luke Edgemon: This driven North Carolina native has provided backup vocals for such stars as Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah, but now he wants to make it on his own. His moving, soulful performance of Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' caught the attention of Shakira and Usher, and he wound up on Team Shak. Read more about his blind audition here.
Jessica Childress: After giving up her former career in PR in order to pursue music, she charmed her way into the coaches' hearts with her voice and positive spirit by singing Bruno Mars' 'Marry You.' "I wanna marry her!" exclaimed Levine, clearly blown away by her performance. But since Usher was the only coach with an empty spot to fill, Childress joined his team by default.
Sadly, no one turned around for 49-year-old Mark Lennon, a member of the band Venice (fun fact: host Carson Daly is a huge fan!). Dustin Hatzenbuhler was encouraged to come back, but his rendition of Michael Buble's 'Haven't Met You Yet' lacked swag and sounded more like a show tune than anything else.
The battle rounds begin next Monday (April 15), so be sure to tune in! In the meantime, check out some videos from tonight's episode below.
Watch Jacqui Sandell Perform 'Dreams' on 'The Voice'
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The Toll Gate baseball team played much better on Tuesday than it did last Saturday in the Division I playoffs.
But the Titans have nothing to show for it except an early exit from the postseason.
After falling flat in an 11-4 loss to Cranston West in its playoff opener last week, Toll Gate traveled to top-seeded South Kingstown for an elimination game and led most of the way before the Rebels had the last laugh. A walk-off single from Nathan Vandemoer with two outs in the seventh plated the winning run and South Kingstown advanced with a 3-2 win.
For the Titans, it was a tough way to end what had been a strong season. After missing the playoffs last season, Toll Gate responded with a 9-9 campaign this year to qualify.
In two games, it was all over.
The Rebels advanced to take on West in the loser's bracket final on Thursday, with the winner of that game moving on to face Johnston for the region championship and a place in the Final Four.
"It is a disappointing ending, and it hurts right now," Toll Gate head coach Dave Hagopian said. "After the dust settles and we reflect back on the season, I'm pretty satisfied with the effort from the kids, how hard they worked. But it does hurt right now."
Senior Evan Stamps gave the Titans every chance to win the game, pitching the whole way and allowing three runs on nine hits, while walking two. He didn't strike out a single batter, but got strong defense behind him and buckled down in big spots.
"He did a great job on the mound," Hagopian said. "He kept us in the game. He pitched great."
But in the bottom of the seventh, after South Kingstown had tied the score at two in the fifth, the Titans saw their season slip away.
Stamps got a groundout from Chris Collins to open the inning, but back-to-back singles from Camden Meystre and Brad Douglas put the winning run on base with just one out.
The next batter, Nick Hayes, hit a bomb to straightaway center field, where it ricocheted off the glove of Toll Gate's Joe Martinez. While it seemed like Meystre would cruise in with the winning run, Martinez gunned a throw to Alex Lefebvre at shortstop and he threw to Ben Mann at home. Mann put the tag down just in time on Meystre for the second out of the inning.
"We were terrible on the bases today," South Kingstown head coach James Sauro said.
The miraculous play kept Toll Gate alive, but it wasn't out of the jam yet, as South Kingstown still had runners on first and second. And in crushing fashion, the very next batter, Vandemoer, lofted a deep shot to left that got over the head of Toll Gate's John Reed.
There was no miracle this time, as pinch runner Nathan Lessard trotted home easily with the winning run.
"The kid's had a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm," Hagopian said. "They were ready to play, and we were confident. We thought we could win. It just didn't work out."
The Titans had a decent track record against South Kingstown entering the game, as they had lost their two games with the Rebels during the regular season only 3-2 and 2-0. With Stamps on the mound, they knew they would have a chance.
Once they took a 2-0 lead on a two-run double in the third inning by Lefebvre off of South Kingstown starter Connor Barrett, they really believed.
But slowly, the Rebels came back. They grabbed a run of their own on a sacrifice fly by Nick Hayes in the bottom of the third, and in the fifth they tied it up on an RBI single by Brad Douglas.
Toll Gate had its chances – it left the bases loaded in the second and two on in the third and fourth innings – but it couldn't grab any more runs.
"That's three tough games that we lost to them," Hagopian said. "We just couldn't get the key hits when we had guys on base."
With one out in the sixth, Ryan Charette hit a rocket to right field that looked like a sure-fire double or triple, but South Kingstown's Riley Partridge made an unbelievable diving catch going straight backwards, robbing Toll Gate of a potential rally.
"That was a hell of a catch by their right fielder," Hagopian said.
In the top of the seventh, Toll Gate went down in order before South Kingstown's heroics in the bottom half ended the game.
Barrett was the star of the day for the Rebels, as he allowed just four hits and the two runs while striking out seven and walking four.
"I was getting tugged by all the coaches – he's at 80 (pitches), he's at 90," Sauro said. "I had a talk with Barrett and he said he was ready to go."
At the plate for the Titans, Lefebvre had two hits.
The game marked the end of the road for seniors Junior Rivas, Stamps, Martinez, Mann, Charette and Reed, many of whom have been key members of the team since their sophomore years.
"They've been here, many of them since they were freshmen, then at the varsity level as sophomores," Hagopian said. "It's pretty emotional for them right now."


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Yesterday's Times of London carried an interesting interview with Prime Minister Olmert. Here Prime Minister Olmert makes several key points that have been lost in the media war against Israel:
Times: [T]here is a sense in the world, and you must be aware of it, of lack of "proportionality". Many people question how after two soldiers kidnapped and eight killed by Hezbollah we are now seeing upwards of 400 dead and rising in Lebanon. How can such an initial incident justify such a huge response from Israel?
Olmert: I think that you are missing a major part. The war started not only by killing eight Israeli soldiers and abducting two but by shooting Katyusha and other rockets on the northern cities of Israel on that same morning. Indiscriminately.
Now we know that for years Hezbollah – assisted by Iran – built an infrastructure of a very significant volume in the south part of Lebanon to be used against Israeli people. The most obvious, simple, way to describe it to the average British person is: can you imagine seven million British citizens sitting for 22 days in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham in Newcastle, in Brighton and in other cities? Twenty two days in shelters because a terrorist organisation was shooting rockets and missiles on their heads? What would have been the British reaction to that? Do you know of a country that would have responded to such a brutal attack on its citizens softer than Israel did? Based on my knowledge of history no country in Europe would have responded in such a restrained manner as Israel did.
I don't want now to draw comparisons [but] one could ask the question what precisely did the European forces [do] in Kosovo 10 years ago. How many innocent civilians were killed in Kosovo 10 years ago? We can draw on and on these comparisons.
What are we talking about? More than a million Israelis are sitting 22 days in shelters because of the fear of terrorists. In every single case…that we kill an uninvolved civilian in Lebanon, we consider it as a failure for Israel. And you know how many Israelis raise their voices as a result of this? And they don't have to because we feel that we failed when we killed uninvolved people.
The difference between us and Hezbollah is that when we kill innocent people we consider it a failure, when they kill innocent people they consider it a success.
Tell me, who are they aiming at when they shoot already 2800 rockets on Haifa, Hanariya, Akko, Sefat, Afula and the rest of the places, if not to kill innocent people? So I'm sorry for every individual that was killed that was not involved.
And by the way, how do you really know that 400 innocent civilians were killed? How do you know who is innocent and who is not? Why? This is not an army. They don't wear uniforms that distinguish them from other civilians. We didn't attack any of the Christian quarters of Beirut. We didn't attack any of the Christian residential areas in any part of Lebanon. We attacked only those areas where they had the Katyusha launchers, where they had the missile launchers, where they had the command positions of Hezbollah, where they had the storage houses, the logistic centres and so on and so forth.
So the fact that people were killed there who were not dressed in uniforms doesn't mean that they were innocent civilians. There were Hezbollah people, they are the terrorists. Did you ever see terrorists dressed with military uniforms like we have in our army? No.
Thanks to reader Michael Yore for bringing this illuminating exchange to our attention.


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Spy is hilarious!
"I've swallowed enough microchips and shit them back out again to make a computer!"
You know what you are in for when you have hilarious lines like that. Spy simply breathes on McCarthy's excellent comic timing, Peter Serafinowicz's horniness (boy that doesn't stop at all), Statham's goofiness (he can do anything!), Byrne's snobby demenaour and Jude Law's pizzazz. Oooh oooh and there is obnoxious gore too!
Spy is a fun ride if you wish to have some good laughs into a clichéd backdrop. You have often played serious things goofy in your heads. When your spoof mode is on and you make fun of everything dramatic. Spy does that! Period.
The plot is well put, but is hard to concentrate on when you put Melissa in the vanguard. She is a fluffy bag of awesomeness that just doesn't stop tickling you. Complements her superbly is Miranda Hart who is brilliant as her bestie and boy she's funny!
Like every other comedy, there are unforeseen cuts, unserious frames that lose gravity as soon as things start to become serious. The climax dies out pretty soon too. There is nothing that really thrills you. But the movie's a hoot! Who's complaining?
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College For A Weekend reaches record high
|The Vines Center was packed on Friday, Feb. 19, as Liberty welcomed its largest College For a Weekend crowd.
A record 2,300 prospective students and their family members have flooded Liberty University's campus for the semester's first College For A Weekend (CFAW).
For more than 25 years years, high-schoolers from across the nation and beyond have traveled to CFAW, a symbolic representation of true college life at its best. Visitors stay in the residence halls, attend classes, Friday morning Convocation (a worship service with the student body) and admission sessions, as well as eat in the main dining hall and take part in the many student activities Liberty has to offer.
The highlight of each CFAW is a concert with a popular Christian artist. This weekend, the band Bluetree known for its hit song, "God of This City," will be playing at the Schilling Center on Saturday night.
The next CFAW will be held April 8-11. CFAW is open to current high school sophomores, juniors, seniors or transfer students, as well as parents, youth pastors, group leaders and sponsors.
To secure a spot for the next CFAW, call (800) 543-5317 to speak with a Liberty representative or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.


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September 2009, Volume 1, Issue 9
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- Prairie Bud and Prairie Pasque reading begins now
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- Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome... no wait, you're just going through summer reading withdrawal
- Young Adult Literature Symposium Stipend
- ALA releases information about CPSIA and library books
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The New Yorker has a new article up discussing incarceration in the U.S. As expected, it includes sobering facts like these:
For a great many poor people in America, particularly poor black men, prison is a destination that braids through an ordinary life, much as high school and college do for rich white ones. More than half of all black men without a high-school diploma go to prison at some time in their lives. Mass incarceration on a scale almost unexampled in human history is a fundamental fact of our country today—perhaps the fundamental fact, as slavery was the fundamental fact of 1850. In truth, there are more black men in the grip of the criminal-justice system—in prison, on probation, or on parole—than were in slavery then. Over all, there are now more people under "correctional supervision" in America—more than six million—than were in the Gulag Archipelago under Stalin at its height. That city of the confined and the controlled, Lockuptown, is now the second largest in the United States.
The accelerating rate of incarceration over the past few decades is just as startling as the number of people jailed: in 1980, there were about two hundred and twenty people incarcerated for every hundred thousand Americans; by 2010, the number had more than tripled, to seven hundred and thirty-one. No other country even approaches that. In the past two decades, the money that states spend on prisons has risen at six times the rate of spending on higher education.
The statistic, however, aren't the really fascinating part of the article. That comes at the end, where you might not even see it if you've become depressed by the state of the U.S. justice system and quit reading. It begins with something that appears to justify the mass incarceration:
Yet a spectre haunts all these accounts, North and South, whether process gone mad or penal colony writ large. It is that the epidemic of imprisonment seems to track the dramatic decline in crime over the same period. The more bad guys there are in prison, it appears, the less crime there has been in the streets. The real background to the prison boom, which shows up only sporadically in the prison literature, is the crime wave that preceded and overlapped it.
It ends, however, with a contradiction that comes from focusing on New York, which experienced an 80% decrease in crime while the rest of the country experienced only a 40% decrease.
One fact stands out. While the rest of the country, over the same twenty-year period, saw the growth in incarceration that led to our current astonishing numbers, New York, despite the Rockefeller drug laws, saw a marked decrease in its number of inmates. "New York City, in the midst of a dramatic reduction in crime, is locking up a much smaller number of people, and particularly of young people, than it was at the height of the crime wave," Zimring observes. Whatever happened to make street crime fall, it had nothing to do with putting more men in prison.
What did make the change in New York then? You should really read the article for the whole discussion, particularly if you feel compelled to comment in the negative here, but the answer offered is largely an economic one. New York police followed policies that made larger crimes more difficult to get away with while not increasing prosecutions for smaller crimes.
It's hardly a solution that comes without social costs. It relies on profiling and a great deal of police contact with people who may well not have committed any crime at all. The author of the research that suggests this is the policy that has worked, Franklin E. Zimring, is somewhat blase about the effects on minorities, noting that they have more to gain as the disproportionate victims of crime. In the presence of anything less than a completely professional police force, however, well trained to compensate for biases and unusually resistant to abusing their powers, the costs to minorities are likely to be disproportionately higher in ways that simple numbers of stops and friskings can't capture.
Nonetheless, the costs of the current system are immense and also highly disproportionate. The change suggested by this research has less to do with adding profiling to the equation (where it is entrenched) than removing incarceration for small offenses and reducing it for others while increasing the contact the nonincarcerated population has with the police. Go read the whole article and decide for yourself what you think.


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All you other Lovely Ladies: WOWSER!!! You are ALL so impressive with your talents... I'll just stick to scrapping with your beautiful creations if that's okay; but I'm definitely with Lorien though, my HD is going to be too full.


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Now with more mature tastes and the demise of our vegetarian ways, anything goes. And this week we adapted one of our favourite panini recipes to the top of one of our pizzas. (The panini omits the marinara sauce and mozzarella cheeses.) The pizza toppings are:
- caramelized onions with a sprinkling of balsamic vinegar,
- chopped dried figs,
- spicy beef or pork sausage of some sort,
- fresh spinach and
- a sparing mix of cow mozzarella and goat chèvre cheeses.
1-1-1-1-1-Enough Pizza Dough
1 cup lukewarm water
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. instant yeast
enough flour to make a just-barely-no-longer-sticky dough
Mix, adding flour gradually. Stand mixer with dough hook makes it easy. Allow to rise covered in a warm place until doubled. Punch down, roll/throw/stretch out. Makes enough dough for one 16" pizza.


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Cisco Plans at NRF Loss Prevention Conference in Dallas, June 13-15,2011
For retailers, shrink is a significant issue impacting the bottom line, in some cases up to 2% of sales are lost to shrink up and it is a 107 billion dollars issue globally.
Shrink can come from many sources from theft, fraud or procedure errors, and loss prevention techniques is an ongoing subject of strong interest to retailers.
Today I talked to Rick Simon, Cisco retail technology partner manager working with partner Agilence about the National Retail Federation Loss Prevention Conference at the Gaylord Convention center in Dallas, TX June 13-15.
The exhibit hall for the conference is open June 13-14 and Agilence will be at booth #1601, demonstrating their point of sale video auditing solution on reducing shrink at the point of sale checkout.
Cisco will be the technology provider for the Agilence booth including video surveillance technologies, Cisco Cius and UCS Express. Instead of separate digital video recorder, router and servers in each store, Cisco will combine all the functionality in a single hardware platform combined with IP-based video camera technologies. This helps retailers reduce the technology complexity and costs in the stores which allows deployment of new capabilities in the future.
Qualified retailers can download a free expo pass form for NRF Loss Prevention Conference at www.cisco.com/go/retail and schedule meeting with Agilence and Cisco through their account managers.
Cisco partner Agilence develops Hawkeye, an industry leading POS video auditing solution that enables retailers to quickly identify losses caused by operational errors, promotion execution, systemic errors, and associate fraud. Hawkeye efficiently identifies store-wide losses at the point-of-sale before they can erode profit margins and provides retailers with a 6-to-1 ROI in less than 12 months. For more information please visit http://www.agilenceinc.com or Cisco point of sale video auditing solution web site.
In an effort to keep conversations fresh, Cisco Blogs closes comments after 60 days. Please visit the Cisco Blogs hub page for the latest content.


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Rachel Elmalawany – I'm an English and journalism senior. I've been invited to post student perspectives of the English department on the English Matters blog. I write columns for UTA's student newspaper, The Shorthorn, both online and in print. I freelance for trade magazines and blogs (yes, it is as glamorous as it sounds!) between studying, volunteering, internships and running a household. I enjoy theory almost as much as theory enjoys me, and have an uncanny appreciation for the power of words.
Here's a little nursery rhyme which I'm sure is at least slightly relatable:
Hush little English student, don't say a word,
Your professor's going to grade you on a curve.
If that curve doesn't ease your mind,
You can go home and have a glass of wine.
If that wine doesn't help you forget,
Just remember when you're done, you'll have a lot of debt.
If that debt doesn't make you work hard,
You can always live in your mom's backyard.
If that backyard doesn't sound like fun,
Then now is the time to take action.
If that action doesn't give results,
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Web merchants - web hosting, gaming, software as a service, and other subscription related web products and services.
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Contractors Who Worked in Conflict Zones Suffer High Rates of PTSD, Depression
December 10, 2013—Private contractors who worked in Iraq, Afghanistan or other conflict environments over the past two years report suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression more often than military personnel who served in recent conflicts, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Researchers found that among the contractors studied, 25 percent met criteria for PTSD, 18 percent screened positive for depression and half reported alcohol misuse. Despite the troubles, relatively few get help either before or after deployment.
"Given the extensive use of contractors in conflict areas in recent years, these findings highlight a significant but often overlooked group of people struggling with the after-effects of working in a war zone," said Molly Dunigan, co-author of the study and a political scientist with RAND, a nonprofit research organization.
The results are from an anonymous online survey of 660 people who had deployed on contract to a theater of conflict at least once between early 2011 and early 2013. The study attracted participants through several methods, including contacting individual companies and trade associations and posting links to the survey on websites and blogs. It is the first survey to examine a broad range of deployed contractors, not just those who provide security services.
While the contractors surveyed suffered problems at higher rates than military members, researchers caution that such rates cannot easily be compared because of variations in measures and methodology. Among U.S. troops deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, PTSD rates are estimated at 4 percent to 20 percent, depression rates are estimated at 5 percent to 37 percent and alcohol misuse is estimated at 5 percent to 39 percent.
"Because many of the contractors participating in the study—84 percent—had previously served in the armed forces, it is difficult to gauge whether their work on contract is the source of these problems, or whether they stem from prior military experiences," Dunigan said. "However, the critical thing to take away from this study is that a significant number of people working on the ground in conflict environments are suffering from these problems, and many of their deployment-related health needs are not being addressed."
Researchers say more resources are needed to help contractors at all stages of their deployments.
"The military has programs before, during and after deployment to help service members address deployment-related mental health problems," said Carrie Farmer, co-author of the study and a RAND health policy researcher. "The majority of contractors we surveyed reported that they did not have access to similar resources."
Companies also may want to put more stringent pre-employment screening methods in place, but this might also inadvertently eliminate some potential hires with highly specialized skill sets.
"The critical thing to keep in mind is that mental health problems can be addressed. There are evidence-based treatments for these conditions," Farmer said.
Sixty-one percent of those responding to the RAND survey were U.S. citizens, 24 percent were from the United Kingdom and the rest were citizens of Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and other nations.
Contractors have deployed extensively around the world in the past decade, supporting U.S. and allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations and private businesses. Duties of contractors have included base support and maintenance, logistical supports, transportation, intelligence, communications, construction and security services.
During the height of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the number of private military and security contractors employed by the U.S. Department of Defense outnumbered U.S. troops in both theaters. There were 155,826 contractors alongside 152,275 U.S. troops in Iraq in 2008, and 94,413 contractors alongside 91,600 U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2010.
Although contractors are not supposed to engage in offensive combat, researchers say they may be exposed to such stressors as gunfire, improvised explosive devices, serious injury, kidnapping, the deaths of fellow personnel and the psychological aftermath of killing.
The RAND study found differences between the U.S. and U.K. contractors surveyed, with the former reporting nearly twice the rate of PTSD and depression as U.K. contractors. Contractors from the U.K. also reported better preparation, lower levels of combat exposure and better living conditions than U.S. citizens, on average. However, respondents who were citizens of countries other than the U.S. and U.K. reported even better experiences in these categories.
"While we tried to control for combat experience, there may be unmeasured differences in what the two groups were exposed to, or there may be social or cultural differences in how they respond to combat," Farmer said.
Transportation contractors in particular reported the lowest levels of preparation, the highest combat exposure and the worst living conditions of all the job specialties surveyed. Logistics and maintenance contractors fared best in all three categories, while maritime security contractors fared well in terms of combat exposure and living conditions. Contractors who carried a weapon felt better prepared for deployment than those who did not.
A number of contractors also reported physical health problems as a result of deployment, including traumatic brain injuries, respiratory issues, back pain and hearing problems. Although most had health insurance, only 28 percent of those with probable PTSD and 34 percent of those screening positive for depression reported receiving mental health treatment in the previous 12 months.
"Out of the Shadows: The Health and Well-Being of Private Contractors Working in Conflict Environments," Molly Dunigan, Carrie M. Farmer, Rachel M. Burns, Alison Hawks and Claude Messan Setodji.


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Beginning today, Taste of Country and The Boot readers are able to score advance tickets to Country Jam 2014 in Grand Junction, Colo. The June 19-22 country music and camping festival will feature headliners Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen and -- just confirmed -- Eric Church!
The special pre-sale begins Wednesday (Oct. 9) at 10AM MT. Note: Pre-sale has now ended.
In 2013, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert and Kid Rock were the headliners, with artists like Gary Allan and Florida Georgia Line rounding out the bill. Over 20 acts played across the four days and nights. Fans are already flocking to the Facebook page to weigh in on who else they think should take the stage in 2014. Some have been coming to Country Jam for almost two decades.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10AM MT on Oct. 10, meaning ToC readers have just one day to scoop up this four-day, $99 ticket special. Be sure to visit the festival's official website and follow them on Twitter to stay up to date on lineup additions.


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Favorite Emergency Food
abby03 replied to kareng's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseOooohhh my go-to's include: -Kettle Brand Chips (Their Salt and Pepper chips are the best I've ever had. Barbecue ones are also delish!) -Nut-thins crackers with peanut butter on them. -Hummus and Sweet potato chips -Late July chips -Uber Bars -Sahale Parmesan + Herbs almonds. (so amazingly delicious) -Dole 100% Fruit Cups or fresh fruit -Cheese Sticks -Raisins -Snyder's of Hanover gluten-free Pretzels (Same price as their regular pretzels!!) -Annie's Homegrown Fruit Snacks (I'm also a T1D so these are super handy to have as an on-the-go snack for low blood sugar!) So basically my snacking needs are met by potatoes and nuts.
Hi! I haven't found anything really close to Cheez-its or goldfish, I have stiil found some pretty great cheddar snacks! Crunchmaster's multi grain white cheddar crackers and their kids cheezy crisps are both really good! Foodshouldtastegood's Cheddar crackers/chips are DELICIOUS. I haven't tried these yet, but Glutino makes a cheddar cracker that looks like a ritz. I've tried the original and they were really good so I bet the cheddar would be good too! Blue Diamond makes a cheddar flavor of their Nut-thins that's pretty good. Hope this helps a little!
Cold Medicine
abby03 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsHello! I have a cold and am trying to find a medicine that is gluten free. The only medicine I've tried since going gluten free is Vicks Nature Fusion because it's labeled gluten free but it doesn't work at all for me. My symptoms are just stuffy/runny nose and sore throat. Can anyone tell me what they take (that can be found in regular drug stores) that they know is safe? Something that is preferably in pill form instead of liquid would be great. Thanks so much!
First Kiss
abby03 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseSo I met this guy and we've established that we both like each other. He's really sweet and we're supposed to go out for the first time tomorrow. I'm not suggesting anything with happen tomorrow but it has occurred to me that we may kiss sometime in the near future. It will be my first kiss ever and so obviously my first kiss as a celiac as well. The guy eats gluten but knows what Celiac is and even said he thought he had it at one time. He even seems to understand that even a single breadcrumb could hurt me. I'm not currently comfortable with eating at restaurants and I kind of hinted at that when we were making plans. He seemed to understand and said that if we ever did want to eat at a restaurant we would plan ahead and make sure it was safe. That made me really, really happy. This guy is super sweet but I'm SO worried about having to tell him that "oh, by the way, since my body is an idiot you kind of need to brush your teeth before we kiss so..........." I just feel like that's going to scare him off. And yeah, I know that if he doesn't understand then he isn't worth it but I really like him and want to try my hardest to make it work and not freak him out. I want to tell him in the best way possible and at the right time. I don't want to just spring it on him right as he leans in for a kiss, ya know? But I also don't want to seem like I'm just assuming and mention it too early. Does anyone have any experience with this? How did you handle it and did it go well? I know it really depends on the guy but just have no idea when or how to mention it? Help??
Would Volunteering At An Animal Shelter Be Possible?
abby03 posted a topic in Gab/Chat RoomI plan to start volunteering at my local animal shelter soon but have some concerns before signing up. The volunteer position entails playing with, walking, and talking to the cats and dogs in order to get them socialized and ready for adoption. It doesn't list feeding as one of the responsibilities but my guess is that I would be somewhat involved in feeding. I'm pretty sure the food that the shelter uses contains gluten. My cat's food has gluten but it's a little different when it's just her and I can scoop it, put it in her bowl, close the container, and wash my hands immediately after. If I was feeding a large number of animals or even just playing with them and trying to avoid kisses, it seems like it would be much harder. Do you think it's a possibility that I could still volunteer? I don't really want to talk to the shelter people about it because I feel weird volunteering my time and then bringing up the whole gluten thing and making it all about me and my issue. I could ask to wear gloves when feeding but I wouldn't want to wear them around the animals in case they spooked them. If it were you would you feel uncomfortable bringing up your dietary issues or even be worried about the dog and cat food at all?
Can This Cause Glutening?
abby03 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseOkay so this is totally gross but I started up the dishwasher today and somehow forget to add the dishwashing detergent. I don't know where my mind was but I didn't realize until I had already taken dishes out of it and ate an entire meal on them. I guess I'm just so stressed out with exams at school and work and everything else that my mind was focusing more on those things that dishes.The dishwasher had gluten containing dishes in it along with my stuff but it would be safe to say that most of them had been rinsed out. What the hot temperature and water pressure be enough to kill anything or should I be worried? I know it was totally stupid on my part but now I'm freaking out. I know there's nothing I can do but wait but what do you guys think?
Olive Oil?
abby03 replied to abby03's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsThanks so much! I figured it would be fine but my paranoid self has to double check with everything lol.
Olive Oil?
abby03 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI have a bottle of Rachael Ray Everyday EVOO and I know olive oil is supposed to be gluten free but the bottle doesn't say anything. Has anyone ever seen an olive oil with gluten or should they all be safe?
Hand Cream?
abby03 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsMy hands are extremely dry and cracked and just start bleeding whenever they feel like it and it's really painful and I'm looking for a really good hand cream or lotion or something that's gluten free and works really well. Please please please if anyone knows of any products that are really good let me know because this is driving me insane. I have Amlactin but I'm not sure if it's gluten free. I've also been using neosporin but I need some type of actual cream instead of an ointment. Please help!
Snyder's of Hanover make REALLY good gluten free pretzels that taste just like gluten ones! Even my family can't tell the difference. Glutino also makes pretzels but I haven't tried those. You could also try glutino's table crackers which are kind of like saltines or their round crackers which are kind of like ritz. I highly recommend the Snyder's pretzels though because they're almost identical to regular pretzels.
Try to relax about the procedure! I know each person's case is different, but I had a very positive experience! I was very nervous but my appointment wasn't until 4pm and at that point I was just ready to get it over with since I hadn't eaten or drank anything since 8pm the night before lol. Anyway, before I went back I wrote down a list of all of the questions I had and made sure to ask them to the nurse. From there, I got into a gown, got hooked to the IV, spoke briefly to the doctor, and then rolled down the hall to the procedure room. Once I got in there the anesthesiologist talked to me and was asking me about school and stuff. They put an oxygen mask over my face and told me that it was going to smell bad and then they gave me the anesthesia and I started getting really hot and then I started to panic because I couldn't ask them if I was supposed to feel hot because of the mask. That's the last thing I remember and honestly the worst part of the experience for me (and it wasn't even that bad.) When I woke up my parents were there and I had some ice cold water. They kept me for a little bit just to make sure I was good and then they let me leave and I got to go eat haha. From the time I woke up to the time I got home I only remember bits and pieces but it wasn't bad at all. I was actually feeling pretty good haha. Apparently I told my mom "these are some goooooooood drugs!" For the rest of that night my mouth was really dry and it was like I couldn't get enough to drink. The next day my throat was scratchy but it didn't really hurt. It was my first time being drugged up and I was really nervous but it ended up being completely fine haha. If I had to do it again I wouldn't be nervous at all. Like I said, everyone is different but I think most peoples' experience with this have been fine. Good luck! : )
Ideas For Portable Dinners?
abby03 replied to abby03's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease^mmm that sounds delicious! I was thinking about some rice dishes. Maybe I could also do rice with chicken, cheese, and broccoli. So I take it Zatarain's Spanish rice is safe? Are any of their other rices safe?
Ideas For Portable Dinners?
abby03 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseHello! I recently got a part time job at a grocery store and most of my hours have been in the evening during the time that I usually eat dinner. This is only my second week and last week I just took a can of Progresso soup in a thermos and some Glutino table crackers because I had a cold and didn't feel like eating much. Now that my cold is getting better, I'm going to want more of a variety in my dinners on nights that I'm working. I've got a pretty nice thermos thats wide and short so that I can fit food into it and I also just got some tupperware-type containers. I'll have access to a microwave (but it looks pretty gross and old so I'm a little wary of it) but no fridge. I've got an insulated lunch bag and ice packs though. I'm trying to make a list of different things that I can take and be able to keep hot or cold for at least 4 or 5 hours. My only major diet restriction in gluten but I also try to limit the amount of lactose I have since it seems to give me stomach problems if I have too much. Chicken is my favorite meat but I occasionally eat beef too. I don't really eat turkey, pork, or fish. Here's what I have so far: -Grilled Chicken, roasted peppers, and potatoes kept cold and then microwaved. -Grilled or Roasted chicken salad. (Lettuce, cheese, chicken, and italian dressing) -Grilled or Roasted chicken wrap. (Same as above- just in a Rudi's wrap) -Leftover stews or soups that my stepmom makes throughout winter. -Spaghetti in the thermos and then a small tossed salad in the tupperware. That's all so far! Any suggestions are appreciated!!
Baking Tinkyada Pasta?
abby03 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsHello! This year will be my first gluten free Thanksgiving and I'm trying to get everything all planned out. I look forward to my mom's baked mac and cheese for 364 days every year so it's definitely a MUST. I love Tinkyada rice pasta for making spaghetti and was wondering it anyone knew how their elbows did with baking? Do they do well or get mushy or hard? If they don't do well, does anyone know of any brands that make elbows that do well in the oven? Thanks so much! : )
Was This A Bad Idea?
abby03 replied to abby03's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking TipsIt was on the same rack. It's possible that it was the thought of it but I'm not sure because my stomach was acting funny this morning and when my class got canceled this morning I came home and slept 3 hours which I NEVER do. I'm a big morning person and this morning I could barely hold my eyes open which was really rare for me. And now I'm getting muscle/joint pain. The pain could be associated with gluten or with anxiety(I think I get it for both.)


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Finance & Development, March 1983
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Finance & Development, March 1983
- Protectionism: Increasing restrictions on trade; implications for developing countries
- Capital utilization in manufacturing: A study of optimal levels of utilization in selected developing countries; some policy advice
- Toward a more orderly exchange rate system: Exchange rate instability and how to reduce it
- Devaluation in developing countries: the difficult choices: Often bitter, but better than the alternatives
- Improving the quality of education in developing countries: Better instruction and teaching tools are needed
- External debt—the continuing problem
- Opportunities and constraints in international lending: Implications of increased bank lending for the international monetary system
- What are credit ceilings?
- Coffee and cocoa trends: A cloudy outlook
- Economic impact of defense expenditures
- Private sector petroleum exploration in developing countries: Less than anticipated activity in the 1970s; why?
- World economy in transition: Trade shares and trends, 1950–81
- Cofinancing—new World Bank approaches
- Recent staff studies
- Book notices
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