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The owner and I felt that there was something off on the house. To me, the random red and charcoal stones made the façade look busy and distracting. Having lived in Holland for several years, she appreciated the clean lines of a modern feel. Unfortunately, the architecture of this 1958 construction didn't lend itself to it. However, it could pull off a gentle injection of a classic but simple contemporary style.
The resident planned to change the door and the windows, and replace the red brick ledges for grey stone ones. The focal point, the porch area, didn't respect the important symmetry of the building.
The very ornate and fussy door was off-centred and the tiny opening on the right, which was aligned with the indoor coat closet, looked like it was floating. The entrance needed more drama. First, centred in the wall, simple double charcoal doors would be installed and contoured with a thick stone or grey wood border. The door on the left would be mobile while the second one would be stationary because of the closet behind.
On the first and second level, the louvres and windows will be charcoal. A criss-cross silver metal bead will ornate the glass panes. The fascia of the triangular roof will be resurfaced with two tier planks similar to the ones below the main top roof. All soffits, fascias, eaves-troughs and vertical gutter pipes ought to be painted in a matte finish warm medium grey tone inspired by some flat stones of the wall. New contemporary silver finish hardware mixed with bolder silver or black simple light fixtures would greatly emphasize a more current look. These will have clear glass, hence a clear bulb is in order.
Considering the ample facade surface, the stairs, made out of stone or concrete slabs, would be better proportioned if enlarged to the full width of the porch. The floor would be at the same level as the base of the door from which several steps would descend onto a three-way path.
Two tall and narrow dark grey planters, filled with burgundy fern-like foliage and cascading greenery could easily compete with any blooming annuals. Thick wooden or aluminum railing will frame the staircase. The two halves of the flower beds and walks will be mirror images. The left path will lead to the driveway while the other will end at the corner of the house. They'll both have to be narrower than the main walk in the centre.
All year round, evergreens consisting of two sets of three small pyramidal shrubs placed in a triangular formation, persistent bushes and colourful perennials will visually anchor the landscaping. They will coexist with flourishing shrubbery; a lower one retreated from the basement window and a taller brother that is grafted on a trunk placed at the base of the stairs. They will bloom all summer and fall in pink to red hues that will harmonize with the two burgundy hedges behind the iron fences.
These will offer privacy from passersby. Contouring the pathways, evenly placed persistent soft green everlasting Buxus paired with multicoloured Heuchera Peach Flambé perennials will amaze with their high contrast. Concrete borders and a thick layer of black mulch are recommended. Since the house is pretty close to the street and only a small perimeter of lawn is left, I suggest replacing the grass with persistent ground cover. This vegetal carpet is deep green and turns to purple in colder months.
A choice of pink or white blooms will give way to red berries in fall and winter. On each side wall, placed close to the deep burgundy hedges behind the backyard barrier, white flowering and non-invasive climbers will respectfully peek a bit onto the front corners. These slow growing plants will soften the sharp angles of the stone walls.
Vegetation (from left to right):
- Hydrangea petiolaris (climbing, cream white, side walls)
- Physocarpus diabolo (shrubs, white, deep burgundy, behind fence)
- Thuja occidentalis Degroot's Spire (six short pyramidal evergreens, front corners)
- Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire (two shrubs, pink to red, centre and front of bed, cut back 15 cm from ground in spring)
- Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire (two grafted shrubs, pink to red, front and base of stairs, cut back 15 cm from trunk in spring)
- Rhododendron mucronulatum (two persistent shrubs, white, colourful leaves in cold weather)
- Buxus Green Velvet (persistent shrubs, edge of walkways)
- Heuchera Peach Flambé (persistent perennials, white, multicolour, edge of walkways)
- Solenostemon Kiwi Fern (several fern-like annuals, burgundy, containers)
- Hedera helix (cascading annual greenery, in containers)
- Vaccinium vitisidaea (alternative to grass, persistent ground cover, white or pink, red berries)
This is a column in which designer Suzanne Rowe selects homes that could benefit from a little inexpensive help in increasing their curb appeal. After examining photographs, she then proceeds to sketch out an artist's rendering of what they could look like with a few minor changes. We hope you enjoy the results.
Most homes can use a little bit of help when it comes to warming up their curb appeal. If you would like some inexpensive ideas on how to improve the appearance of your home, send a clear photo of your house with your commentary to: Suzanne Rowe, Designer, firstname.lastname@example.com


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They wished their son could have been there to testify himself.
Instead, all Buddy Peterson's parents had, as they testified before lawmakers Thursday, was a framed photograph of their son, smiling against a blue background. The Copperton boy, 13, killed himself last month.
"After my son's suicide, in speaking with several of his friends from school, they all told me that they told the teachers he was being terrorized by a group of five to six boys on a daily basis," said Buddy's mother, Karen Peterson. "I believe that if we had been notified and knew what was going on in that school, we could have saved my son and maybe we wouldn't have a picture of him here."
Responding to complaints from grieving parents, lawmakers have been debating several bills this week aimed at stemming teen suicide. One of those bills, HB298, passed the Senate on second reading Thursday, meaning it must pass the Senate one more time before heading to the governor for his signature.
HB298 would encourage school districts to hold seminars for parents on issues such as suicide awareness, substance abuse, bullying, mental health and Internet safety.
The other two bills, HB134 and SB184, would require schools to notify parents of bullying or suicide threats in the future.
Despite emotional testimony from the Petersons and others Thursday, lawmakers voted 7-6 to hold onto one of those bills, HB134. Many committee members agreed with the bill's premise but wanted to tweak it more before allowing it to move forward.
Bill sponsor Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, said after the hearing Thursday he was confident that with more work he'd be able to bring the measure back this session. Plus, a nearly identical bill, sponsored by Sen. Luz Robles, D-Salt Lake City, has already passed through a Senate committee and is on its way to the Senate floor.
Robles and Froerer said they plan to work together to pass the concept. In Utah, two youths are treated for suicide attempts each day, according to a 2011 report by the Utah Department of Health.
"Really, at the end of the day, this is not just a school problem, it's not just a parent problem, this is an issue, a problem we all must face, and we need to deal with this sooner or later," Froerer said. "If we look to our schools to protect and look after our kids six to eight hours a day, I don't think it's a burden to ask them to be aware of issues that come up when the parents aren't there."
Robles has said she's been working on her bill with the family of David Phan. David, 14, shot himself on a pedestrian bridge leading to the campus of his school, Bennion Junior High, on Nov. 29.
Robles' bill passed unanimously out of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. On Thursday, however, House Education Committee members expressed varying opinions about the proposal.
"As a policymaker, I'm not going to have the precious blood of our children on my hands when there's something we can do about it," said Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, in support of the bill. "This is something we can do about it."
Others, however, had some reservations. Rep. Jim Nielsen, R-Bountiful, said that while he cares about the issue of teen suicide, he doesn't believe it's the Legislature's constitutional role to tell schools how to handle the issue.
"I believe we have historically, as a body, overreached our role," Nielsen said, "and I will consistently speak out against doing so."
Still others said they supported the bill but wanted to see some changes made before it moved forward. Rep. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton, worried the measure might have the unintended consequence of discouraging kids from reporting bullying or suicidal thoughts to educators, fearing the information getting back to their parents.
He also said he was concerned about a requirement of the bill that schools get parents to sign statements confirming that school officials notified them about bullying or suicidal threats. McCay and others worried that might be a difficult task for schools to perform, depending on the parents' time commitments and attitudes toward the school. He also wondered if the issue would be better dealt with locally.
McCay said he would prefer to work on some of those concerns in committee before pushing the bill forward, and a majority of those lawmakers present agreed. Froerer said after the hearing, however, that he plans to talk more with the committee in hopes of continuing to move the bill forward.
Laura Warburton, a parent who initially brought the idea to Froerer, said she's also confident the bill will ultimately advance. Warburton's children testified at the hearing on Thursday about the need for the bill.
"Every day people get bullied," said Chay Warburton, 18. "The truth is we're not going to be able to stop bullying with this bill, but we can sure try to save those who are."
Twitter: @lschencker David Phan case inspired Robles to write senate bill
The family of David Phan, the teen who committed suicide at Bennion Junior High in front of peers, could not be at the Capitol on Thursday, but Sen. Luz Robles said they were the inspiration for SB184.
The bill would require Utah schools notify parents of their child's involved in a suicide or bullying incident.
Robles, D-Salt Lake City, along with Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Ogden, held a press conference to discuss their similar bills winding through both houses of the Legislature.
"I heard the story of this family and no family should go through it," Robles said.
The family supports the parent-notification bill, Robles said, but they could not speak publicly because of ongoing legal talks between the family and the Granite School District.
In December, Phan's parents told The Salt Lake Tribune that district officials had mishandled the situation from the beginning, starting with statements made by district spokesman Ben Horsley, who described the teen as having "significant personal challenges on multiple fronts."
Nhuan Phan, the teen's father, and Phuong Tran, his mother, said in December they had not been notified of events at the school involving their youngest son, who was gay and from a minority culture, and the victim of bullying.
Laura Warburton of Huntsville, the mother of two sons that were bullied, said on Thursday: "It's no better time to say, 'Enough is enough.' "
The mother's children, Chay, 18, Chase, 17, and Hannah, 15, said there was systematic bullying while they attended Snowcrest Junior High in Eden.
Chay Warburton was visibly upset in describing what he said was daily bullying by other students, but admitted "there's always going to be bullying."
But he said there's a point when it becomes traumatic.
"When it gets to suicide or killing others," Chay said inside the Capitol. "I didn't want to tell my parents. [The parent-notification bill] would not stop bullying but it could help ... by making teachers and administrators more responsible."
Robles sponsored bill SB184, which passed the Senate Education Committee and is waiting a vote by the whole 29-member Senate. But in the house, lawmakers voted 7-6 Thursday to hold onto HB134. Many committee members agreed with the bill's premise but wanted to tweak it more before allowing it to move forward to the full 75-member House.
"It's a state issue that students be safe," Robles said. "Parents want to know."
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New York Giants add to roster, sign former Purdue WR-RB Keith Carlos
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Giants have signed wide receiver Keith Carlos.
The Giants announced the signing on Monday. A spot on their roster opened after running back Jeremy Wright was waived Friday.
Carlos was briefly with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011, but has no professional playing experience.
Carlos played at Purdue in 2009 and 2010, first as a wide receiver and then a running back. In his first season, he caught 21 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown and returned five kickoffs for 134 yards. He had 56 rushing attempts for 314 yards and two touchdowns, and caught five passes for 22 yards in his second season.
He also played at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa., In 2008.


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From: Heinz Blennemann ([email protected])
Date: Tue May 16 2000 - 19:26:11 PDT
Juniper Networks (Mountain View, CA), a young company building
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and to verify assumptions made in earlier parts of the design.
- BS in EE (MS or Ph.D. preferred)
- a solid understanding of transmission line fundamentals,
circuits, analog behavior, and PLL's
- demonstrated practical expertise in signal integrity,
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measurement techniques
- ideally, experience in high-speed system design
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Kids recovered after abduction, police say
Police say father grabbed siblings from their home in South San Francisco, then sailed off in stolen yacht
In a dramatic rescue off the coast of Monterey, FBI agents boarded a stolen yacht at about 8 p.m. Friday night, recovered two missing children and arrested their father, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
Law enforcement officials had been stealthily tracking the 41-foot yacht for hours by air and sea, always remaining out of view of the fugitive and his children, said Thomas McKenzie of the Coast Guard.
"The children are fine, but are being checked out by emergency medical technicians as a precaution," McKenzie said. The children were reunited with their mother at the Monterey Coast Guard station.
"I'm so, so relieved," said the children's grandmother, Jean Hipon, who lives with her husband, the children and their mother, Jennifer Hipon, 37, in South San Francisco.
Jean Hipon said she hasn't been able to sleep or eat since the havoc began Tuesday afternoon when Christopher Maffei, 43, showed up at his former girlfriend's home on James Court in South San Francisco and allegedly ran off with his daughter, Brooklynn Maffei, 3, and son, Devin Maffei, 2.
Maffei left in a rented white Ford Fusion. At about 8:30 that evening, he drove to Ballena Isle Marina in Alameda, where authorities said he stole the Unleashed, a sailboat worth about $250,000.
Contacting Coast Guard
From there, with his children, he apparently sailed to Vallejo, where he was seen Wednesday, before heading out the Golden Gate and turning south.
At 4 a.m. Friday, a fisherman spotted the yacht about 50 miles off the coast of Pillar Point in Half Moon Bay. He had recognized the boat from a description he had heard on his marine-band radio, said South San Francisco police Sgt. Bruce McPhillips.
"He approached the vessel and made contact with the subject, who was on the vessel," McPhillips said. "He had a short conversation, and then he left the vessel and contacted the Coast Guard."
By late afternoon, the children's mother said authorities told her the boat appeared heading back to shore. Word of the missing boat had been posted on sailboat Internet sites, said Don Durant, owner of Club Nautique, the sailing school and sales center where the stolen boat was docked.
Durant, who has been getting regular updates on the investigation, said he was told Maffei asked the fisherman he encountered Friday if he could buy fuel from him. The fisherman refused.
The Unleashed's 50-gallon tank would have been close to empty by the time it got that far south, Durant said, adding that if the yacht runs out of gas it still can be sailed at about 5 knots.
Meanwhile, a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules airplane was dispatched to watch the boat overhead from a high altitude, and police and a Coast Guard cutter followed with radar, remaining just over the horizon and out of sight.
"We didn't want to spook him," McKenzie said, explaining why authorities did not want Maffei to know he was being followed.
It's not that they thought he would harm his children, McKenzie said. "We didn't want him to sail further away."
Waiting for updates at her South San Francisco home Friday, Jennifer Hipon described Maffei as her former boyfriend and partner. There was no legal custody agreement for the children, but the couple had informally agreed to share custody, she said.
Blocked his visits
That arrangement began to unravel Monday, she said, when they argued over her decision to block his visits until he got a job and his own place to live.
He "didn't have his life together," she said.
After that discussion, "he kept calling and calling, but I didn't pick up," Hipon said. She said he told her at the time that he "considered it kidnapping" for her to stop him from seeing the children. The couple never married, she said, and Maffei had been living in Thailand from 2010 until May. He grew up in Belmont, and the two met at College of San Mateo.
Hipon, who works as a nurse at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, said she was in San Mateo County Superior Court Tuesday afternoon trying to file legal custody papers when Maffei came to the house and took the children.
He came around a side fence into the backyard, and when Brooklynn spotted him and recognized her dad, she opened the sliding door, Hipon said she was told. Maffei stepped in, swooped up a child under each arm, and ran back out.
The grandmother, Jean Hipon, 71, was watching her grandchildren and ran after Maffei but fell and scraped her chin and knee. "He had a wild look on his face," she said.
She made it to the rented Ford parked nearby and even opened the back door, Hipon said, but Maffei sped off with the children. She called police, but they declined to issue an Amber Alert because Maffei is a parent with no legal restrictions against having the children.
Poor decision
The children "love their dad," Jennifer Hipon said. "Everyone's been telling me, 'Jen, he'd never hurt them,' but it doesn't make me feel better. Who in their right mind would go out alone on a boat with two toddlers?"
Maffei took sailing lessons six or seven years ago, but Hipon said she'd been told by those who sailed with him that he wasn't very skilled.
Workers at Club Nautique were stunned that the affable man with two children in tow who had been looking to buy a boat recently was at the center of a criminal drama.
"I guess he'd been casing us for a while, because we'd been showing him some of the larger boats for a couple of weeks," said Marianne Armand, marketing director for the club. "We asked him for contact information, but he told us he had been living in Switzerland and his cell phone didn't work."
She said Maffei was polite and at least generally knowledgeable about boats as he looked at four different craft. He said he was interested in a 50-foot boat, some of which can sell for $500,000. The Unleashed is a 41-foot sailboat worth about $250,000.
Durant said that given the fact that the Unleashed's top speed is under 10 knots - slower than a bicyclist - he was puzzled at the very concept of the alleged caper.
"The guy didn't strike me as being stupid ... but stealing a sailboat to get out of Dodge is probably not the brightest move," he said. "They don't move that fast, and they're hard to hide."
At about 8 p.m. Friday, after tracking the fugitive boat for hours, the FBI and the South San Francisco police decided to move in on Maffei and the boat.
"They boarded the vessel, talked a little, and (Maffei) put his hands on his head and surrendered without incident," McKenzie said.
Ellen Huet, Kevin Fagan, Henry K. Lee and Nanette Asimov are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @ellenhuet, @KevinChron, @henryklee and @NanetteAsimov


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About Sean Murphy
Or, MLB is desperate for any attention it can get, and is exploiting the Streisand effect, and you're falling for it.
Or, maybe I'm modeling MLB with too much recursion.
And here we have a great example of the Cable Monopoly giving special treatment to the Violence Monopoly to ensure that the Violence Monopoly keeps the Cable Monopoly from having to deal with a competitive marketplace.
Worse, it's being done with YOUR money.
After a nation hosts the Olympics, the Olympic athletes, TV cameras, and fans leave. The country now has a huge, brand new stadium nobody wants to use, a few ski courses only highly skilled professionals can safely traverse, and all the debt incurred building these unwanted things. These things then proceed to rot.
What a waste of money.
I was going to go try them out.
Now, I'm not.
In NC, it's the breath test that is "implied consent". Several years ago, my grandfather, who had severe emphysema and required oxygen, was convicted for DUI on the grounds that he refused the test, after he was physically unable to exhale enough air for the breath test.
Check out Bitmessage. Encrypted, peer-to-peer, open-source messaging system. It would be very difficult, if not impossible to shut down.
The authorities will spy on Tor, and the criminals and hackers will re-implement it with better security and use newTor.
I hope that's the case Dave. I would like to believe Ron is as principled as he has claimed for all these years and this is a case of lawyers being lawyers. We shall see how it turns out.
It seems to me that Ron Paul had 20+ years to assert his right to the domain RonPaul.com, as prior to 2008 it was unowned and unregistered The current owners found the unowned property, and homesteaded it. They marked it as their own (registered it) and used their labor to improve the property (wrote the website, advertised its services etc.). Now Ron Paul wishes to own the property RonPaul.com. It is a unique item of value to the current owners. They do not wish to part with it to anybody but Mr. Paul, and only under the terms of their 'Liberty Package'. Mr Paul believes the deal offered is unacceptable. He is under no obligation to take the deal offered. He is however, under a moral obligation to not use force to acquire the property. He has chosen to contact the United Nations, a governmental agency of force, to seize the property from the current owners without compensation. That's theft. Ron Paul should be able to recognize it for what is is, being a libertarian and all.
There are plenty of whiz kids out there that have a gift far greater than most of us will ever even begin to dream of. They can look at it and instantly know how to fuck it up.
Sure, you can lock the door to your house to keep crooks out, but only the front door. The back door needs to stay open so the cops can come in and look for crooks.
The more you tighten your grip BPI, the more systems will slip through your fingers.


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In the main event of a seven-bout card, promoted by Dmity Salita's Star of David Promotions, Jose Torres scored a first round stoppage over Miron Kadyrov in a scheduled six round Cruiserweight bout.
The most exciting moment of the night was a highlight reel knockout by Peter Reyes, as he put Juan Zapata to sleep with a booming right hand in the second round of their four-round Middleweight bout.
Ironically, Reyes had to get off the deck as he was sent down just minutes before he unleashed a perfect right hand that sent Zapata out cold. He was down for several minutes and needed the help of the paramedics before he was able to sit upright on the stool.
In the co-feature, Tresean Wiggins was impressive in dropping Marcus Hall four times in under two rounds in their scheduled six round Welterweight bout.
Also, prized amateur, Marcos Suarez took an ambitious step in his pro debut by taking on 15-fight veteran Jermell Tyson in a four-round Lightweight bout.
Suarez showed terrific hand speed that helped propel him to the unanimous decision victory.
Other winners included Anthony Barnes, Mikkel Lespierre, and Jovan Sosa.
"This was a great night of boxing", said promoter and currant Welterweight contender Dmitry Salita. "These are the types of fight nights we are building here. We saw great competitive fights that were entertaining. We also saw an some incredible knockouts with the Reyes knockout being a Knockout of the Year Candidate as well as great neighborhood fights."


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Architect Claude Anthony Marengo explained his client's request to modify some structures on the project, which was sold to his client "as is" more than a year ago.
"It's a mess currently now. It's been a mess for five years, empty. We are not the original architectural firm that started this," he said. "We picked up this lot because our client wished to purchase it, and we hope somebody buys the second one, too, so we can clean up that hill and get out of there."
Marengo assured trustees that the proposed amendment to add guest quarters above the garage meets all building code requirements within the building envelope.
"We lowered our garage a little bit to get a studio and guest quarters in. In doing that, we ended up with a structure that met the regulations for guest quarters, which states that you need to be not be more than 21 feet in height if it's a flat roof or 30 feet if it's a sloped roof," he said. "This structure from the street to the top is 18 to 19 feet tall. All the buildings around it are also two stories, averaging about 22 to 26 feet, so it is in keeping with the character of the neighborhood as you pass it in the street."
Although Marengo assured the LJCPA that the proposed amendment complies with all building codes, a number of neighbors from across Pottery Canyon to the east addressed trustees at the meeting, questioning why the so-called "massive" structure was permitted in the first place.
"When you look from that position, that is, with respect, a massive structure. It blocks out beautiful views, it's overpowering — and I fully understand the size of the property — but from where I am viewing it and the people around me, it's simply ginormous," said 20-year Caminito Bello resident Irwin Belcher. "I was amazed and astounded at how a structure like this was ever passed."
Other neighbors encouraged trustees to recommend view studies for the project to determine if the structure does, in fact, have a significant impact on the views of those in nearby neighborhoods.
"To add additional mass, to block additional views from folks that have been here for a long, long time … is tragic to us. People have property rights. This is America, that's fine, but I really hope that they would take into consideration that what they've got, they've got, and that's more than enough to be adequate and compatible with the neighborhood," said La Jolla Scenic Drive North resident Jim Kelly. "Please don't block our views anymore."
Marengo reminded trustees that the view from neighbors on Caminito Bello and La Jolla Scenic Drive North are private views, not dedicated public views.
"Every property that is deemed a property in San Diego has the right to build within their building envelope, and they have to meet the criteria for bulk and scale in that manner," he said. "This project is textbook to how you would step down a slope and separate structures to meet height limit."
Trustee Phil Merton raised several issues about technical inconsistencies with the San Diego Municipal Code, including inadequate parking and discretionary judgments that are not in conformance to the La Jolla Shores Planned District Ordinance, such as the building's front façade setback being inconsistent with adjacent properties in the neighborhood and disrupting the architectural unity of the neighborhood.
Trustees voted 15-1-1 to deny the permit amendment. The city hearing officer will hear the project on Feb. 20 at 8:30 a.m. in the City Administration Building, located at 202 C St.
LJCPA QUICKHITS ELECTION TIME — Nine candidates — Janie Emerson, Myrna Naegle, Helen Boyden, Bob Steck, Ray Weiss, Fran Zimmerman, Patrick Ahearn, Matt Bothwell and Gail Forbes — will vie for eight vacant trustee seats on the LJPA at next month's election. Trustee elections will take place on March 7 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St.
HILLEL DEVELOPMENTS — The LJCPA formed a subcommittee to prepare a response to the draft environmental impact report for a requested site development permit and public row vacation for the UCSD Hillel Center for Jewish Life project. The deadline for comment submission is March 11.


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Despite the city's failure to pass a half-cent general merchandise sales tax increase, Livingston County school districts are still considering the possibility of seeking a 1 percent increase that could help replace funds the state is no longer providing.
Toward that end, Pontiac Grade School Superintendent Kevin Lipke said recently that although it is still under consideration, he would be asking the District #429 Board of Education Thursday to approve the measure for the April 9 ballot.
"We need to have all the paperwork in line in case we do decide to pursue it," Lipke noted.
Currently, the county's sales tax rate on general merchandise items and restaurant foods is 6.75. The increase to 7.75 percent would add $1 more, to a $7.75 tax on every $100 spent. McLean County and Streator sales taxes are currently at 7.75 percent. The increase would not affect groceries, prescription medications and titled vehicles and farm implements.
If approved by voters, the increased money could only be spent on facility improvements and disbursement of funds would be based on school populations, with Prairie Central the largest district, followed by Pontiac #429 and Pontiac #90.
"For District #429, we think we'd see a little over $500,000, which is becoming critical for aging buildings we've been patching. There are much-needed repairs on hold, but the buildings are not getting any younger, or better."
Some of those funds would free up other money, which could be used to offer property tax relief, he said.
The superintendent stated that sales tax within the county is paid by multiple sources, with about one-third residents; one-third tourists; and one-third repeat visitors who live near the county.
"The kids and the communities deserve better schools," he added.
Lipke said he is in favor of this measure because it will bring more funds to the district, while offering property tax relief.
Unlike the defeated measure in Pontiac, this measure would be countywide, with various school districts opting to take part or not. Any districts that span multiple counties would only receive funds for the students living within the county of the sales tax increase.
The superintendent noted that several districts have already approved placing the measure on the April ballot for the General Consolidated election.
"I would prefer all superintendents in the county be on board, but I don't know what every community is facing. Speaking for #429, we can survive without it, but it will be tight. I plan to be very transparent on this issue. I will talk to anyone who has questions," he said.
Similar measures on November's ballot failed in LaSalle and Marshall counties.
"When people are making cuts in their own budgets, who don't have jobs, I can see this wouldn't be popular. We care about families in our district, but we are losing more and more state money every year. It would be a big benefit for our schools here."
The district is also trying to find a way to bring back programs previously cut.
A program committee formed to look into bringing back full-time physical education, art and music classes has met twice and been very productive, Lipke said.
"The committee was formed of parents, teachers, administrators and a couple of board members. This committee was formed so that it's not solely the superintendent saying which programs are cut or which are brought back.
"However, before we can bring any back, the district has to be on sound financial footing.
We've got some financial figures of where the district is, but there is a lot up in the air, concerning state funding."
There are about 17 people serving on the committee and several options are being considered. The end goal is to bring back programs and a longer school day, Lipke said.
Currently, there are no music or art classes within the grade school, and limited PE classes. Students in kindergarten through fourth grades have PE one day a week, while junior high grade levels rotate PE for six-week blocks twice a year.
"Right now we can't afford to run PE every day, so we meet state requirements through recess. But we'd like to bring full PE back. We'd like to bring all the programs back."
"We'd like to extend the class day again and get it more in line with the high school. "
Currently, students are in school from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Lipke would like to see it back to an 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. day, with perhaps staggered times so parents taking multiple students could get to the schools.
"We'd like to be in a little longer than the high school so that older kids could be home, waiting there for younger siblings."
"We've lost a lot from the state: $300,000 this year and it's looking like another $300,000 next year, too."
He said the committee would hopefully be able to present something to the board of education by January or February, when a clearer financial picture emerges.
At the high school board meeting, it noted District #90 Superintendent Jon Kilgore would be working with Lipke on bus transportation.
"We probably will have to stop transportation for students who live a mile and a half or less out from the schools," Lipke said. "It means some of those children will have to walk and that could be a distance for them, but we really have no choice. Transportation is extremely expensive and the state is looking to put more of that cost locally."
Currently, the district provides transportation to students who live a mile out, but the district also takes into consideration four-lane roads, railroad tracks and the Vermilion River.
"(Former District #429 Supt. Steve) Graham and the city's Chris Brock did a great job of working together to get kids to school safely by recommending and putting in sidewalks.
"Limiting transportation is not easy, it will be a tough call, but we have to be fiscally responsible, especially when the state is not."
Lipke will also bring up the possibility of joining a fuel consortium, along with the high school, at Thursday's board meeting.
Lipke to request tax hike
Despite the city's failure to pass a half-cent general merchandise sales tax increase, Livingston County school districts are still considering the possibility of seeking a 1 percent increase that could help replace funds the state is no longer providing.


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Karima Christmas
Maccabi Ramat Hen - Israel
2012-13 Stats: 8 games, 16.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.8 BPG
Christmas is the leading scorer for the Maccabi Ramat Hen through eight games this season, shooting the ball better than 50.0 percent. In a recent loss against Ramat Hasharon, Christmas posted 20 points and nine rebounds. In a game against Elitzur Ramla, Christmas scored a team-high 20 points and recorded eight rebounds. She has notched double-doubles in back-to-back games with the first coming against Hap.Petah Tikva with a team-high 23 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, the second double-double was against Maccabi Ashdod with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Jasmine Thomas
Vologda Chevakata - Russia
2012-13 Stats: 9 games, 6.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG
Thomas has played a key part for Vologda Chevakata in Russia to begin the 2012-13 season, starting the majority of games. In a game on Nov. 25, Thomas had 14 points and recorded a team-high six assists in the win. She is currently second on the team, averaging 2.1 assists per game.
Krystal Thomas
Jiangsu Phoenix - China
2012-13 Stats: 18 games, 18.1 PPG, 15.1 RPG, 0.4 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.9 BPG
Through the first 18 games of the season in the China-WCBA league, Thomas is leading the Jiangsu Phoenix in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game and rebounding with 15.1 per game. She has consistently shot the ball well with a 63.7 shooting percentage for the season. In a game on Nov. 10 against Shenyang, Thomas collected her fifth double-double of the season with 20 points and a game-high 24 rebounds. In a game against Heilongjiang, Thomas scored a season-high 39 points and notched 20 rebounds in her team's 74-64 win. Jiangsu is in fourth place in the WCBA standings with a record of 12-8
Chante Black
Samsun - Turkey
2012-13 Stats: 12 games, 12.1 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.1 SPG, 1.5 BPG
As the only member of her team to play in all 12 teams they have played this season, Black is averaging a double-double per game with 12.1 points and 12.2 rebounds. Black leads her team in field-goal percentage with a 51.7 percentage for the season. In her third game of the year, Black led her team to a 62-49 victory over Besiktas. In the win, Black posted 19 points and a season-high 20 rebounds. Samsun is 2-10 for the season and is in 12th-place in the TKBL standings.
Mistie Mims (Bass)
Union Lyon Basket Feminin - France
2012-13 Stats: 10 games, 14.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.1 BPG
After missing the first four games of the season, Mims made her season debut on Oct. 20 and did not disappoint, scoring a season-high 25 points and grabbing nine rebounds. In a game on Dec. 2 against Union Hainaut, Mims recorded her first double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 boards. Mims is leading Union Lyon Basket Feminin in scoring to start the year, averaging 14.7 points per game.
Alana Beard
TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow - Poland
2012-13 Stats: 3 games, 13.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 2.3 SPG, 0.0 BPG
After signing to play in Poland, Beard has appeared in three games this season for the TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow. In her debut on Nov. 24, Beard scored a game-high 23 points in the win. In her first three games of the season, Beard is averaging 13.7 points while shooting the ball 59.7-percent from the field.
Monique Currie
CSM Targoviste - Romania
2012-13 Stats: 2 games, 14.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.5 BPG
Currie has played in two games this season for the CSM Targoviste in the Romania Division A league. In her most recent game against Sf. Gheorghe, Currie scored 17 points and snatched four boards.
Sheana Mosch
Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes ASPTT - France
2012-13 Stats: 5 games, 16.4 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Mosch has appeared in five games this season for the French-LFB team, averaging a team best 16.4 points over that span. In a game on Dec. 16, Mosch scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting to help Charleville defeat Nantes, 84-71. Mosch ranks second on Charleville in made three pointers for the year with nine, she also has the highest three-point shooting percentage on the team. Charleville ranks tied for ninth in the league.
Jessica Foley
Townsville Fire - Australia
2012-13 Stats: 16 games, 10.2 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.4 BPG
Playing in her home country of Australia, Foley has appeared in 15 games this season and ranks third on the Fire in scoring averaging 10.5 points per game, while she is tied for the team lead with 2.9 assists per game. Foley has had nine games with three assists or more, including five assists on three separate occasions. Foley scored her season-high of 20 points on Nov. 30 against Adelaide on 9-of-16 shooting. Townsville ranks fourth in the WNBL standings with an 8-7 record.
Carrem Gay
Toulouse Metropole Basket - France
2012-13 Stats: 14 games, 9.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 0.9 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.1 BPG
Gay is playing in the France-LFB league with the Toulouse Metropole Basket and is third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.9 points per game. Gay was the second leading scorer in the team's win over Union Hainaut, chipping in 16 points and five rebounds to help her team earn a 72-69 win. She ranks tied for the team lead averaging 6.4 rebounds per game, while she also ranks second on the team in steals and blocks.
Shay Selby
BK Czech Coal Aldast Strakonice - Czech Republic
2012-13 Stats: 8 games, 14.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.6 APG, 2.1 SPG, 0.4 BPG
Selby has appeared in eight games this season and is tied for the team lead in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game. In a recent game against USK Praha, Selby scored a game-high 26 points, while going 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. Selby also added five steals in the game, as she leads her team in average steals per game with 2.1.
Kathleen Scheer
Bendigo Bank Spirit - Australia
2012-13 Stats: Has not played due to injury
Scheer went back to the United States after suffering a knee injury, but is scheduled to play for Hobart Tasmania in Australia starting in March.


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Considered to be one of the most significant shows Tate Modern has ever staged, this monographic exhibition will take visitors on a month by month journey through one of the most pivotal times in Picasso's life and work.
A story from living with less
As part of the exhibition FASHIONED FROM NATURE opening at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Carlos Jimenez presents a new film commission, A STORY FROM LIVING WITH LESS.
VIA Arts Prize – Call for Entries 2018
Artists are invited to enter into a "Dialogue" with Ibero-American arts and culture for this year's VIA Arts Prize 2018. The call for entries is now open and closes on Monday 22 October 2018.
Loewe Craft Prize
Each year, the international LOEWE Craf Prize aims to highlight the work of avant garde creators whose talent, artistic vision and innovation showcase new paths for the future of craft. Created with the help of LOEWE's Creative director, this prize is now opening its 2019 entry.
Arturo Barea: The English Window
An exhibition featuring several editions of Barea's works, in particular, La forja de un Rebelde (The Forging of a Rebel) as well as documents, unpublished letters, his typewriter and the only existing recording of him.
Another Europe
A thought-provoking open air photo exhibition reflecting on aspects of culture that are slowly being lost including works by Spanish photographer Alvaro Deprit


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The human resources software company, which is expected to increase revenue about 90% this year, is now targeting a price range of $24-$26 per share for its initial public offering this week. That's up from a target range of $21 to $24 a week ago, suggesting there is strong demand for Workday shares.


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The Hawk and Owl Trust have just launched a new dedicated website to provide details of its Hen Harriers Satellite Tagging Project – an initiative to help save English hen harriers from extinction.
The website – hawkandowl.org/HHST/ – will track the actual flight paths of two hen harriers fitted with satellite tagging 'backpacks'. In turn the Trust will publish – with a suitable time delay and disguised location data – the information up/down loaded to the satellite so that they can monitor their progress and ascertain an understanding of harrier movement from their birth areas, their dispersal across heather uplands and their communal roost sites in winter where they are most vulnerable to persecution.
The project contributes towards a six-point plan, initiated by the government, to restore the population of English Hen Harriers which are close to extinction.
Under the umbrella of its Upland Stakeholder Forum (USF) the UK Govt. Dept. Defra established a hen harrier sub-group with the remit of looking "specifically at the issues surrounding hen harrier populations in England".
The Hawk and Owl Trust is providing active support to two actions within the six-point plan: 1. Monitoring of populations in England and UK and 4. Nest and Winter Roost Protection.
As part of this recovery plan Natural England, on behalf of the Hawk and Owl Trust, have recently satellite tagged two juvenile female hen harriers from the Scottish borders. Jemima Parry-Jones, Hawk and Owl trustee and Trust Volunteer and Project Coordinator Hamish Smith, travelled north to witness and assist Stephen Murphy from Natural England fit the satellite tags to our two target birds.
The satellite tag is on a 10:48 pattern. It will transmit for 10 hours and then recharge in daylight over the next 48 hours.
The satellite data received, when the tagged harriers have left their natal area, will be displayed on our new website where you will be able to follow the fortunes of the Hen Harriers, which have been named Sorrel and Rowan.
More about the Hen Harrier
The Hen Harrier is an elegant bird of prey that frequents the heather uplands of northern England.
The male is spectacularly beautiful with its silver-grey plumage and black primaries. The female, is larger and her plumage is an overall chocolate-brown. She has a white patch on her rump and her tail is barred with darker bands.
The Hen Harrier is a controversial bird, because over a short period in the summer, amongst other prey items, it kills Red grouse chicks to feed its young and this has brought it into conflict with those who intensively manage the moors for driven grouse shooting.
The population of breeding Hen Harriers in England has fluctuated wildly over the last twenty years. In 2013 it was extinct as a breeding bird. This year there were only three breeding pairs. Experts tell us that the heather moorlands of northern England could support 250 – 300 pairs.


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Two brave firefighers have lost their lives on Christmas Eve, reportedly due to a crazed gunman who opened fire on them with an assault rifle after firefighters responded to a burning building in upstate West Webster, New York. Firefighters were called to the scene of a burning home early this morning. Horrifically, the blaze seems to have been set as a "trap" to lure first responders to the scene, where they were then sitting ducks for a crazed shooter with a gun. Seriously, how low can people go?!
Four volunteer firefighters were shot at the scene, and reportedly two of them have died. "It's a very dificult situation," said the Webster police chief in a press conference. Police have apparently located at least one gunman (it's unclear if there are more) who had a gun shot wound. They wouldn't say if that was self-inflicted or a result of crossfire with the SWAT team, who arrived to help fireman as they battled a blaze and were shot at.
Firefighters bravely continued to fight the blaze, which ultimately destroyed two homes, despite four of their men being shot.
So what exactly is the solution in this scenario? The NRA would say that armed security guards should accompany firemen on all of their calls, I'm sure. Orrrrrr maybe we could make it more difficult for people to have guns. You know, just a thought.
It takes a pretty repulsive person to shoot upon first reponders who are there to save you. Truly a cowardly and horrific act if I ever heard one. The NRA thinks the solution to criminals with guns is non-criminals ("good guys" in the words of NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre) with guns, then a) How are ALLLLL these criminals getting guns? Cause everyone who shoots an innocent person is a criminal, correct? b) People aren't generally considered criminals until they shoot an innocent person. If you think people walk into a gun show with a sign on their head saying, "I'm going to kill two firemen or 20 children" -- well, you'd be dead wrong.
Does this incident make you think about gun control?
* Update: The shooter has reportedly been identified as William Spengler, 62, who spent 17 years in prison for killing his grandmother in 1980.
* Update: The firemen were reportedly shot with a .233-caliber Bushmaster semiautomatic assault rifle. The same type used in the Newtown killings. As a convicted felon, Spengler shouldn't have owned a rifle; no word on where he got it.
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Jan. 24, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara received 25 votes and placed fourth in the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll released on Wednesday. The Gauchos, who return 14 letterwinners including seven starters from the 2006 team that finished 24-22 and made the program's second-ever NCAA tournament appearance, will start the 2007 season on February 8 at the Campbell/Cartier Tournament hosted by San Diego State.
Defending Big West champion Cal State Fullerton was favored to take home the title this season as it received six first place votes and 48 total points for the poll's No. 1 spot. The Titans return eight starters from the 2006 campaign. Cal Poly was picked No. 2 with 35 points and is returning the entire starting lineup that led the Mustangs to second place last season.
At No. 3 is Long Beach State who placed just behind Cal Poly with 33 points. The 49ers, who were unable to capture their third straight conference title last season, are under the guidance of first year head coach Kim Sowder in 2007.
Pacific tied the Gauchos with 25 points, marking the second consecutive year the two teams have been tied in the coaches' poll while Cal State Northridge, which tied UCSB for fourth place last season with an 8-10 conference mark, received the only other first place vote and were ranked sixth in the poll with 17 points. UC Riverside, which struggled in conference play last season posting a 2-16 BWC record, was picked to once again finish at the bottom with 13 votes.
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A sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of America's leading intellectuals, Land of Promise recounts the epic story of America's rise to become the world's dominant economy. As ideological free marketers continue to square off against Keynesians in Congress and the press, economic policy remains at the center of political debate.
Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States offers a much-needed historical framework that sheds new light on our past—wisdom that offers lessons essential to our future. Building upon the strength and lucidity of his New York Times Notable Books The Next American Nation and Hamilton's Republic, Lind delivers a necessary and revelatory examination of the roots of American prosperity—insight that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in exploring how we can move forward.
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An envelope from Hostelworld was addressed to me. Beneath lies a pleasant surprise from one of our most popular affiliate Hostel World.
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The moves forecasted by the COT signals make them very adaptable to commodity based ETFs, writes And...
Have Stocks Formed a Major Top?
11/15/2012 10:30 am EST
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The increasingly contentious tone regarding the debate over the fiscal cliff along with new tensions in the Middle East battered an already weak stock market on Wednesday. MoneyShow's Tom Aspray takes a look at key market levels investors should watch.
The stock market's attempt to stabilize failed Wednesday afternoon as investors apparently felt that after President Obama's press conference it will be more difficult to avoid the fiscal cliff.
The news that the Hamas military leader was killed in an air strike also likely pressured stocks in the last two hours of trading. The threat of a broadening conflict will continue to worry the market and add to pressures to the fiscal cliff.
In addition, we have a host of economic reports Thursday, as in addition to the jobless claims we get the Consumer Price Index, Empire State Manufacturing Survey, and the Philadelphia Fed Survey. It is unlikely that any of the reports will have enough of an impact to turn the market around, but if they are better than expected they could stem the selling.
The more important question for investors and traders is how much lower the major averages are likely to go before they can bottom out. Many would be surprised to learn that in percentage terms the current decline has not yet been as severe as last spring's correction.
The technical evidence does not yet suggest that a major top is in place but a significant drop below last spring's lows will weaken the outlook. Therefore the current market decline should present some good buying opportunities, but I would not be aggressive until there are signs that the market is stabilizing.
Chart Analysis: The weekly chart of the Spyder Trust (SPY) is currently trading below the 40 week moving average (MA), which is at $138.06. This measure of support was just slightly violated in May but in October 2011 SPY dropped over 9% below the 40 week MA.
- The next band of support is in the $132-$133 area and then at $130.
- The market correction last spring resulted in a 10.6% drop in the SPY.
- The May low at $127 is 6.5% below current levels and is the key level of support to watch.
- The market correction from May to October 2011 resulted in a 21.6% drop in the SPY.
- This met the media's bear market threshold and sentiment before the bottom reached negative extremes.
- The market correction in 2010 lasted ten weeks and resulted in a 17.6% drop in SPY.
- The weekly NYSE Advance/Decline line does not reflect the whole week's trading, but it is still above its WMA and the support at line a.
- The long-term uptrend, line b, is still significantly lower.
- The weekly McClellan oscillator is still well above the oversold levels seen in May 2012 and October 2011.
- There is weekly resistance now in the $140 to $142 area.
The Nasdaq 100 is tracked by the Powershares QQQ Trust (QQQ), and it has dropped 12.1% from the September highs. This is already close to the 12.6% decline that we saw earlier in 2012.
- The May 2012 lows and the highs from the summer of 2011 represent an important level of support in the 2440 area, line c.
- This is 3.6% below Wednesday's close.
- The correction in 2011 was less severe for the Nasdaq 100 as it lost 16.5%, compared to the 21.6% drop in SPY.
- In 2010, the Nasdaq 100 matched the SPY's 17.2% decline.
- The long-term uptrend, line d, is currently at 2345.
- The weekly on-balance volume (OBV) has dropped below its WMA, but did confirm the September highs.
- The OBV has important support now at line e.
- The 40-week MA is at 2670 which now represents first weekly resistance.
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The SPDR Diamond Trust (DIA) has dropped further below its support at line b. This may have completed a rising wedge formation, which would have quite negative implications. DIA is currently down 7.8% from the September high at $136.48.
- The next support is at $124, which is the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement support level.
- Using basic Fibonacci analysis a weekly close below this level will indicate a decline to the 50% support at $120, which also corresponds to the May low.
- The weekly relative performance or RS analysis has risen for the past two week, but is still below its WMA and the downtrend, line c.
- The weekly OBV did make higher highs in September, but violated its uptrend, line d, three weeks ago. It is now further below its WMA.
- There is weekly resistance now in the $130 area and the flat 40 week MA.
The iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) closed decisively below its uptrend, line e, last week and is now down 11.2% from the September highs.
- It is just above the major 38.2% Fibonacci support from the October 2011 lows, which lies at $76.50 with the August low at $76.22.
- The 50% Fibonacci retracement support is at $73.40, which is just above the June low at $72.94.
- The weekly relative performance shows a pattern of lower highs, line f, and just recently turned down from its declining weighted moving average (WMA).
- The weekly OBV looks ready to close below its uptrend, line g, and is well below its declining WMA.
- There is strong weekly resistance now in the $80-$82 area.
What it Means: Before a sustainable market bottom can be on the horizon we need to see a sharp oversold rally. Based on the plunge last week a rally would have been expected by Wednesday, but instead the sharp decline means we may not see a rally until next week.
It would take a weekly close below the May lows to create a pattern of lower lows. For the SPY, this level is at $127, which is 6.5% below current levels.
Though I cannot rule out another 2-3% drop over the short term, the risk on the short side is too high now in my opinion to be buying an inverse ETF.
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Recently I bought some new fabric and notions at Kantje Boord (the famous shop in Amsterdam) and the color elastic I wanted was not available in the quality I like for the band. I prefer the elastic in the band wider and more stable. There is some weight to be stabilized ;)
Initially I thought to use a different elastic for the band but working on it tonight I came up with another solution: sew the more narrow elastic to a wider one.
The two elastics that I sewed together before sewing it into the bra.
The bra in construction: on the outside only the colored elastic is visble, on the inside you see the more firm elastic.
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New federal lawsuit challenges marriage ban in Colorado following 10th Circuit ruling
July 01, 2014
Today, six same-sex couples from across Colorado filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado's ban on the freedom to marry. The plaintiffs, represented by a Denver lawfirm of Killmer, Lane and Newman, name Attorney General Suthers, Governor Hickenlooper and two county clerks as defendants in the lawsuit.
The case, Burns v. Hickenlooper, cites last week's historic 10th Circuit Court decision that ruled in favor of the freedom to marry in Utah as precedent—though the decision was stayed. Colorado is one of six states—including Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The 10th Circuit is also expected to soon issue a ruling on Oklahoma's marriage ban.
The case quotes last week's decision in favor of marriage from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit:
[T]he Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right to marry, establish a family, raise children, and enjoy the full protection of a state's marital laws. A state may not deny the issuance of a marriage license to two persons, or refuse to recognize their marriage, based solely upon the sex of the persons in the marriage union.
The plaintiffs are asking the state of Colorado to not only validate legal out of state marriages of same-sex couples, but to also allow county clerks in Colorado to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A separate case was also heard last month, on June 16th, seeking the freedom to marry, and a judge is expected to issue a ruling regarding their decision soon.
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IT4KC needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 67 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
I have started a new computer IT business in Kansas City (it4kc) I am not the typical computer nerd. I develop great friendships with all of my clients and laugh and joke and tell stories while on support visits. I can relay the problem in an understandable fashion without the technical talk that is just meant to confuse you. I am upbeat, outgoing, talkative and fun. I would like my logo to represent a trustworthy yet fun design. We all know how stressful a computer problem can be and smiling helps alleviate the stress.
I have a small client base that consists of Small Business owners. I would like to expand to more small businesses. I want them to look at the logo and understand the type of fun business that I am but still can accomplish their needs.
I am not an artist by any means. I want a soft looking design that I can put on a web page, biz cards, hand outs and shirts if I want in the future. I would like to be able to modify the size without giving up quality. Have a good time with it. I want something that is eye catching. I have yet to come across a Fun Computer Logo. So the challenge is on you.
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Date(s) - 17/03/2014
7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
The Star Inn
A talk by Matt Postles of the Bristol Natural History Consortium.
Matt has a research background in zoology but has always been involved in conservation volunteering and engaging others in science and environmental issues. Whilst studying for a masters in Environmental Management in 2011, Matt joined the team at Bristol Natural History Consortium leading their volunteers programme and supporting public participation in wildlife recording known as 'BioBlitz'.
In this talk he will explore the world of public engagement with nature, conservation and biological diversity.
- What are we trying to share with people?
- Why is it important?
Using examples from across the UK and the latest research, he will look at some of the barriers to engaging people with these issues and the creative ways that passionate individuals and organisations are tackling them.
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All meetings start at 7.45pm.
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Refreshing Gazpacho
Total TimePrep: 25 min. + chilling
Makes12 servings (3 quarts)
- 4 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 4-1/2 cups tomato juice
- 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 medium ripe avocados, peeled and cubed
- In a large bowl, combine the first 16 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve with avocados.
Nutrition Facts1 cup: 111 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 360mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 4g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.
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Jul 22, 2014
Definitely a summer favorite. Maybe I am not savvy enough in the kitchen, but the veggies do take a bit longer to chop. I do use a hand stick blender and pulse a few times to reduce the veggies, creating a consistency just a few pulses away from a purée.
Jul 2, 2014
I love gazpacho and am always looking for recipes. This one was very good--very refreshing for dinner on a 98 degree day.. I used low sodium v8 juice (couldn't find low sodium tomato juice). I felt it maybe lacked a little zing--next time will use the spicy V8 juice or add some hot sauce. Also, it might be interesting to throw the soup in a blender--not for long, just enough to slightly reduce the size of the chopped vegetables (maybe I didn't chop mine finely enough??)
Aug 23, 2012
This is very similar to a Shrimp Cocktail I get frequently at a local Mexican restaurant. I think boiled shrimp added to this would be delicious!
Aug 4, 2012
This looked so interesting to me but my husband wasn't sure how he'd like "cold soup". I loved it! My husband had 2 helpings that night and again for lunch the next day. It was so refreshing... really! Loved it! Will definitely make it again!


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Dierks Bentley, 'Tip It on Back' – Song Review
Dierks Bentley has done something interesting with his new single 'Tip It on Back' from the 'Home' album. The singer marries the spirit of songs like 'Free and Easy' — and more recently, 'Am I the Only One' — with the sexy pace of his most famous ballads (think 'Come a Little Closer' and 'Feel That Fire').
And much like gin's strange marriage to tonic or Kermit the Frog's hard-t0-figure-out relationship with Miss Piggy, this coupling works. The result is the most chill three-and-a-half minutes of music on country radio right now. One almost wants to go catch a buzz to see if it sounds any better.
"Tip it on back, make it feel good / Sip a little more than you know you should / Let the smoke roll off of your lips / Let it all go whatever it is / And tip it on back," Bentley sings during the chorus. The song tries to be about pushing life's troubles aside with a cold beer, but by the time he gets to the chorus, the first verse is mostly forgotten. Perhaps that's the point.
"I don't wanna lose this feeling / And I don't wanna close my eyes / And I don't wanna remember what I'm here to forget tonight / So tip it on back / Just tip it on back," the Arizona born singer adds during the bridge.
'Tip It on Back' is a great late summer groove to be used to peel back a layer of impenetrable heat from a dark summer night. Like so much of the music on 'Home,' the song feels loosely and spontaneously put together. It's as if you're in the singer's basement watching him jam with a few friendly pickers. Thankfully, Bentley has turned that spirit into a nearly decade-long career.
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$1 million grant supports collaboration between DePauw University and IU's Kelley School of Business
Dec. 11, 2013
GREENCASTLE and BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- DePauw University and Indiana University's Kelley School of Business will use a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to launch a new program for DePauw students, "The Liberal Arts in the New Economy."
The collaboration -- which launches next fall -- will offer DePauw students an opportunity to augment the strengths of their liberal arts coursework with educational programs from the Kelley School, one of the nation's most respected business schools.
The program will include DePauw Winter Term programs offered by the Kelley School, real-world internship experiences and specialized support to help students secure related job opportunities upon graduation from DePauw.
Officials at Lilly Endowment announced their support for this initiative last week, and the grant comes as part of the Endowment's Initiative to Promote Opportunities Through Educational Collaborations aimed at improving employment opportunities for students graduating from Indiana colleges and universities.
"DePauw has a long and proud tradition of connecting a powerful liberal arts education with preparation for a life's work," said Larry Stimpert, DePauw vice president for academic affairs. "The endowment's grant will enable us to continue to innovate in this area."
Idalene Kesner, dean of the Kelley School and the Frank P. Popoff Chair of Strategic Management, said the collaboration with DePauw is a continuation of the school's efforts working with liberal arts students looking to bolster their skill sets with business acumen.
"The Kelley School is committed to growing the state's economy and helping to create future Indiana leaders," Kesner said. "This collaboration with DePauw will help keep our outstanding liberal arts students in the state by helping them make connections with local organizations, grow their leadership skills and work to solve real-world problems in the Indiana business community."
For decades, the Kelley School has partnered with IU Bloomington's College of Arts and Sciences on the Liberal Arts and Management Program. More recently, its Art of Business academy has worked with non-business majors at IU and other research universities.
"The Liberal Arts in the New Economy" will build upon other recent additions to DePauw University's offerings, including the launch of the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement, which brings together the offices of Career Services, Pre-Business, Pre-Law and Pre-Medical Advising, Community Service and Service Learning, Off-Campus Study and Post-Graduate Fellowships. The Hubbard Center ensures that all DePauw University students are well guided in their classwork, take full advantage of the university's co- and extracurricular programs, and secure internship and job placements.


text: Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Named California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient November 15, 2013 06:28 AM Tweet "By adding a value-added product to the dairy, we reinvented our family farm," says Lynn Stray (second from right). From left are sister Diana Hagan, herdsman Brian Waymire, father Robert Giacomini and sister Jill Basch. (Photo: Catherine Merlo) © Catherine Merlo, Dairy Today TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Editors Email Bob Giacomini and his four daughters are recognized for their commitment to conservation at their Northern California dairy and cheese-making operation. Source: Sand County Foundation, California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation news release SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company as the recipient of the prestigious 2013 California Leopold Conservation Award. Dairy Today featured the Giacomini dairy and cheese operation in our November 2013 issue. Click here to read "Savoring Sustainability." See more photos of the dairy here. The award honors private landowner achievement in the voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources. Bob Giacomini and his four daughters own and operate Robert Giacomini Dairy and Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company in coastal Marin County, where the family began milking cows in 1959. Bob and daughters Karen, Diana, Lynn and Jill produce Point Reyes Farmstead cheeses and operate The Fork, a culinary center focused on education and entertainment for visitors to the farm. As exemplary stewards of the land, they are dedicated to sustainable farming practices and humane animal care. "The Giacomini family is a shining example of how landowners in California can have a huge impact on healthy landscapes, clean waterways and a clean-energy future," said Ashley Boren, Executive Director of Sustainable Conservation. "Rotational grazing of their cows keeps soils healthy and helps prevent harmful erosion into Tomales Bay, and their methane digester converts cow manure into clean, renewable energy that powers their dairy and cheese facility." "Responsible care for our land and other natural resources has allowed California farmers and ranchers to sustainably produce the food and farm products we all depend upon," California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. "The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes outstanding examples of the stewardship that family farmers and ranchers perform every day." Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the Leopold Conservation Award recognizes extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation. In his influential 1949 book, A Sand County Almanac, Leopold called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own and manage, which he called "an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity." The Leopold Conservation Award program inspires other landowners through these examples and provides a visible forum where farmers, ranchers and other private landowners are recognized as conservation leaders. The 2013 California Leopold Conservation Award will be presented December 9 at the California Farm Bureau Federation's Annual Meeting in Monterey. Each finalist will be recognized at the event, and the award recipient will be presented with a crystal depicting Aldo Leopold and a check for $10,000. The California Leopold Conservation Award is made possible thanks to generous contributions from many organizations, including The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and American Ag Credit. Visit www.leopoldconservationaward.org. ABOUT THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD The Leopold Conservation Award is a competitive award that recognizes landowner achievement in voluntary conservation. The award consists of a crystal award depicting Aldo Leopold and a check for $10,000. Sand County Foundation presents Leopold Conservation Awards in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. ABOUT SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION Sand County Foundation is a private, non-profit conservation group dedicated to working with private landowners to improve habitat on their land. Sand County Foundation's mission is to advance the use of ethical and scientifically sound land management practices and partnerships for the benefit of people and their rural landscapes. Sand County Foundation works with private landowners because the majority of the nation's fish, wildlife and natural resources are found on private lands. ABOUT SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION Sustainable Conservation believes promoting a healthy environment can be good for business. Its award-winning climate, air, water and wildlife initiatives promote practical solutions and tangible results for California and its people. Founded in 1993, Sustainable Conservation's effectiveness lies in building strong alliances with business, agriculture and government – and establishing models for environmental and economic sustainability that can be replicated across California and beyond. ABOUT CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members. Back to news


text: Established in 1911, the historic Aberystwyth Golf Club ia a 6,119 yard, Par 70 course designed by the great Harry Vardon, will provide a challenging test of golf for even the best of players.The sensational backdrop of Cardigan Bay with views to Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula in the North, and the Preseli Mountains of Pembrokeshire to the South, will ensure that a round of golf at Aberystwyth will stay with you forever. If the views alone don't ensure that you come back time and again, the warm welcome and generous hospitality certainly will.Aberystwyth also features a par-3 pay and play course built with the beginner in mind. The par-3 course is perfect for a one off round of golf, or maybe a taster session if you have never played before.The course is located next to the University town of Aberystwyth, providing an abundance of amenities for any golfer enjoying an over-night golf trip or a leisurely day out.The 'Aberystwyth Golf Experience' is one not to be missed. So whether it's a round of golf or just a casual drink, we are sure that you will enjoy your time at Aberystwyth so much you will be back again.


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Poutine needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
Individual OSX Software developer.
Mac users, sophisticated, cool.
Please see the mockup here: http://qfeeder.com/site-mockup.png
The top menu items should be "About", "Blog" and "Support"
The download button should say "Download" and have "OS X 10.5+" below it.
The 4 white thumbnails are screenshots. They should have a white border.
At the bottom should be a text area for a blog text and for twitter updates.
The black area doesn't need to be black, it can be very dark grey or textured.
Colors used should be orange, white, black, grey.
Use the following social Icons at the very bottom:
I just need the layered graphics, no HTML.
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