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A UN treaty to prevent overfishing of migratory fish such as tuna and swordfish was signed with much fanfare by 25 countries in New York last week. But environmentalists are concerned that several important fishing countries have delayed signing the treaty, and there are worries that vital work needed to put the treaty into effect is not being done.
The treaty called the UN Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, will place limits on catches of fish such as tuna and swordfish, which migrate through international waters, and stocks of fish such as flounder and halibut which straddle the territorial waters of different countries.
Environmentalists like the treaty because it takes a conservative approach to setting catches, and calls for binding arbitration and tough enforcement against boats that break the rules (This Week, 5 August).
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Northern Ireland have called up Port Vale forward Andrew Little for Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Estonia and the clash with Italy four days later.
Little, who is playing for the npower League Two side on loan from Rangers, is the second player to be added to Nigel Worthington's squad as injury cover after Preston's Conor McLaughlin was summoned on Monday.
News of the versatile 22-year-old's call-up was announced on Vale's official website and confirmed by a posting on the player's Twitter feed which read: "Just been called into the Northern Ireland squad for the Euro qualifiers. En route to Manchester Airport now for flight to Belfast. Buzzing!"
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Generally, a return is required for every estate whose federal gross estate, plus adjusted taxable gifts, plus property for which a Maryland Qualified Terminal Interest Property (QTIP) election which previously made on a Maryland estate tax return filed for the estate of the decedent's predeceased spouse, equals or exceeds $1,000,000 and the decedent at the date of death was a Maryland resident or a nonresident but owned real or tangible personal property having a taxable situs in Maryland.
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Wojcik Records School-Record 138th Win In 72-48 Victory Over Houston
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TULSA, Okla. - Doug Wojcik recorded his 138th-career win at the helm of the Tulsa men's basketball program with a 72-48 victory over Houston, making him the all-time winningest coach in school history.
The Golden Hurricane (15-10, 8-3 Conference USA) used a 19-2 run early in the second half to pull away from the visiting Cougars (11-13, 3-8 C-USA) in front of a crowd of 4,764 fans Saturday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Wojcik moved past Clarence Iba (1949-60), who ended his illustrious career with 137 career victories.
Sophomore Jordan Clarkson led all scorers with 21 points, and he scored in double figures for the 22nd-straight game. Senior center Steven Idlet added 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench, and junior guard Scottie Haralson tallied 13 points.
Tulsa outrebounded the Cougars 35-22, and the Golden Hurricane shot 49 percent (24-for-49) from the field and 86 percent (18-for-21) from the free-throw line. TU had 13 assists to just 11 turnovers, while UH had 14 turnovers and just seven assists.
Joseph Young and Jonathon Simmons both had 13 points to lead Houston, and Alandise Harris added 10 for the visitors. The Cougars shot just 41 percent (17-for-42) from the field and 50 percent (9-for-18) from the charity stripe.
Tulsa used an early 7-0 run to take a 12-6 advantage with 12:47 to play in the opening half, and the home team pulled ahead by as many as 10 at 17-7.
Houston found its stride and used four different scorers to go on a 10-0 run of its own to draw even at 17-all with 5:03 to play in the opening half.
A three from Clarkson halted the run, and TU scored the last four points of the first half to take a 26-22 lead into intermission.
Houston was able to knot the score at 30-all before the first media timeout of the second half, but Tulsa came out of that stoppage of play and exploded for a 19-2 run that spanned a total of four minutes and gave the home team a 49-32 lead with 8:56 to play.
TU was able to expand its lead to 25 points and the team cruised to the 72-48 victory.
The Golden Hurricane returns to the court on Feb. 15 when the team travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., for a showdown with first-place Southern Miss. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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As a VMware vCloud Data Center Services partner, T-Systems is the first ICT service provider in Germany – and only one of two in Europe – to offer its customers a special cloud-based solution. Companies that have virtualized their IT infrastructure with VMware technology can now expand their capacities easily into the T-Systems cloud infrastructure. This has several advantages: Customers protect their investments while simultaneously benefiting from cloud computing. If in-house capacities for temporary projects do not suffice, or if a company needs short-term data computing capacities, then they can obtain these capacities as a cloud solution with identical VMware technology.
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This offer bundles the know-how of two market drivers: VMware as a worldwide leading provider of virtualization solutions and T-Systems (which Experton named a market leader in 2012 in a cloud vendor benchmark) as a pioneer in the cloud market. The solution is also the manifestation of intensive, close cooperation between T-Systems and VMware, which could now be expanded into a strategic partnership. When T-Systems became the first provider to make a concrete cloud offer to customers in 2005, VMware was already on board as a technical partner. The idea to offer customer business applications based on need arose over the course of the increasing virtualization of IT systems. At that time VMware was already among the worldwide leading providers in the area of virtualization and cloud infrastructures. Today VMware technology is an important component of T-Systems' cloud computing platform, which forms the basis of the ICT service provider's unique cloud computing portfolio.
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The excellent cooperation between T-Systems and VMware specialists was expanded in recent years. VMware has become one of T-Systems' few alliance partners, and vice versa T-Systems is one of the few ICT service providers that was granted global system integrator (GSI) status by VMware. The partners cultivate this special status by VMware training and certifying T-Systems employees in the use of VMware virtualization solutions.
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Digital 395 project might get July 31 deadline extension
County officials said the Digital 395 project is almost done in Northern Mono County and is slated to move into Inyo National Forest lands sometime soon, pending a few more necessary permits.
The 632-mile long high-speed broadband fiber project will link Carson City to Southern California, mostly in four-feet deep trenches that parallel U.S. 395. The massive American Reinvestment and Recovery Act project faces a tight deadline—this July 31—but county officials said Tuesday that the private developer of the project, Praxis Associates, might get an extension from the federal government, if it is looking like the deadline cannot be met.
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Rwanda and Uganda Police forces, yesterday, met in Kabale, Uganda, to review the implementation of the bilateral cooperation and recommendations agreed upon by the two forces in the fight against transnational crimes and border security.
The meeting chaired by the two Inspector General of Police-Emmanuel Gasana and his Ugandan counterpart, Lt. Gen Kale Kayihura-follows two others in Uganda and Rwanda in May and August last year, respectively, which recommended cooperation in key security areas such as exchange programmes, training, joint operations and timely exchange of information.
"We have been able to share, train and cooperate in fighting cross-border crimes and we are in control," Gasana said.
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The Republic of the Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje Vrijstaat) was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa, now a province of the Republic of South Africa. J.R.R. Tolkien was born there in 1892—his father Arthur Tolkien headed the Bloemfontein branch of a British bank—but returned to England with his mother at the age of three.
In 1944, Christopher Tolkien spent time in Free State Province, training for the Royal Air Force. During this stay he corresponded extensively with his father about the elder Tolkien's reminiscences of South Africa, as well as newly written chapters of The Lord of the Rings.


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Fans want to know: Who will emerge as the new Redskins QB?
Shanahan discussed the players the Redskins added this week during an extraordinarily compressed period of free agency. It got so busy that the coach pulled a Joe Gibbs on Thursday night and spent the night in his Redskins Park office.
The Redskins re-signed receiver Santana Moss and signed defensive tackle Barry Cofield, receiver Donte' Stallworth, cornerback Josh Wilson, quarterback Kellen Clemens, defensive end Stephen Bowen, guard Chris Chester and punter Sav Rocca. All agreed to terms earlier in the week, but they couldn't sign their contracts before Friday at 6 p.m. under the NFL's post-lockout rules.
Shanahan said the Redskins were proactive because they needed to improve in "a lot of different areas." The makeover is also part of the coach's effort to shape the feel of the team more to his liking.
"The one great thing going into your second year, you get to evaluate everybody," he said, "and put your football team together, the type of personalities that you think fit into your type of mindset."
One notable name absent from the list of incoming players is receiver Brandon Stokley, who decided not to join the Redskins after initially agreeing to a deal. Shanahan said he suggested that Stokley pursue other options after Washington acquired Jabar Gaffney in a trade with Denver.
About 60 players were on the field for the first practice, or roughly two-thirds of the number allowed under the new rules. The incoming veteran free agents won't be allowed to practice until Aug. 4 — assuming a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified.
The Redskins did have all 12 draft picks signed and present, including first-round linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, who agreed to terms late Thursday. Kerrigan, however, hyperextended a knee during the morning practice. An MRI was negative, but he has a bone bruise and is expected to be sidelined for a few days.
Beck, meanwhile, was getting all the first-team snaps, repetition after repetition, with Chappell mopping up the rest.
"Having this week where I do get the majority of the reps, I'm lovin' it," Beck said. "Because I want all those reps. Because reps for me equal experience, and experience helps me win."
Notes: S LaRon Landry, S Kareem Moore and LB Robert Henson were placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list. Landry has been nursing Achilles' tendon, shoulder and wrist injuries. He said the shoulder and wrist are OK, but he's playing it safe with the leg. "Just want to make sure it's strong enough to endure the whole season," he said. Moore and Henson are recovering from knee injuries. ... Players wore shorts for the morning practice, but that did little to counter the oppressive heat that was settling in. Shanahan said five players needed IVs afterward. ... The Redskins also re-signed CB Byron Westbrook.
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Asian Creativity at Its Best: The SongMax Clothing Store for Women
The SongMax Clothing store is an amazing design project that comes from a Chinese company called Elevation Workshop (ELEV). The founders say that ELEV is "positioned at the crossroads of art and architecture". We here at Freshome believe that The SongMax clothing store is a perfect combination between the two, a great idea for a unique commercial interior. The brand that the store serves targets business women with strong carriers. Naturally, these types of women want to stand out. The idea here was to make it so that the clients of this fancy clothing store could feel in the center of attention. The floor is lifted in the air similar to a stage and the "L"-shaped lines within the store give it a feeling of space or endless roads.
Using the colors black, white and red, the designers from Elevation Workshop managed to bring elegance and style to this project. However, these were otherwise necessary factors, being given the targeted audience.
We found out that the store has not been yet opened to the public, which explains why no pictures with clothes are available. The opening will occur soon. We only hope that the clothes sold there will live up to the building's fantastic design. – Via Dezeen
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Scientists Are One Step Closer to Producing Male Contraceptive — Would You Trust Your Man to Take It?
In 1965, women were blessed with a little thing called birth control. This daily miracle pill allowed ladies to enjoy the same sexual freedoms as men without the fear of welcoming a baby into the world. In a word: liberating!
Today, "the pill" exists in various forms — arm implants, IUDs, vaginal rings, etc. — but one type of contraceptive has yet to be invented, and that's male birth control. But according to scientists, all that could change in the next few years …
Researchers are working tirelessly to crack the code on male birth control, which could open the doors to a sexual revolution for a whole new generation of women.
Scientists from a number of research institutions, including University of Cambridge in the UK, have proven that manipulation of certain protein can hinder a sperm's swimming ability by reducing the size of its tail, thus making it increasingly difficult for the sperm to reach the egg and fertilize it. In addition, the protein decreases the number of overall sperm being produced.
But before you start burning your bras and shouting, "I am woman, hear me roar!" you should hear the downside.
This protein, called RABL2, exists in other areas of the body — the brain, liver, and kidneys — so scientists must find a way to trigger changes only in the sperm. Probably a little more difficult than it sounds.
Sigh … one small step for man, one potentially giant leap for womankind.
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Our mission at the University of Kansas Medical Center is to provide excellence in the areas of academia, research and patient care for the health care of women at all stages of their lives.
Dr. Huggins is a native of Kansas City and attended the University of Kansas for both her undergraduate and medical school education. She is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist. She has been national recognized for her patient-centric care, and remains strongly motivated by her desire to maximally restore the quality of life to her patients.
She was a Felix Rutledge Fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas in 2001. Following residency, her training continued under the direction of Donald Ostergard, MD, a pioneer in the field of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. At the Ostergard Female Urology and Gynecology Partnership in Southern California she completed her three year Urogynecology Fellowship in 2005.
She has enjoyed aspects of both private and academic practice since completing her training 10 years ago. She has held academic appointments at the University of California, The University of Illinois and the University of Kansas, where she has been involved in fellowship, resident and medical student education and has received numerous teaching awards from Stanford Medical Center, as well as the University of Illinois.
She treats a broad range of pelvic floor disorders including pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, voiding and pelvic floor dysfunction, painful bladder syndromes, chronic cystitis, and bowel incontinence. Her training had an emphasis on traditional suture repairs without mesh. She offers these non-mesh options as part of her minimally invasive techniques for prolapse repair. She has incorporated mesh removal into her practice for patients suffering from chronic pain related to these repairs. Since 2011 she has incorporated Botox bladder injections into her office practice for refractory incontinence.
Congratulations to Dr. Carl P. Weiner for his presentation "5-year experience with PROMPT reveals sustained and progressive improvements in obstetric outcomes at a US hospital."
Dr. Weiner continues to lead the way in education, research and improved outcomes for mother and baby. We are proud to have him lead our team of dedicated professionals.
PROMPT (PRactical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training), is a multi-professional training package aimed at reducing preventable harm to mothers and their babies. This training consists of interactive drills and workshops that provide "hands-on" experience for practical skills and decision making in simulated obstetric emergencies.
A consortium of obstetrics and gynecology physicians representing Peking University and Hebei Medical University in China visited the University of Kansas Medical Center in late April. The delegation, hosted by the Clinical and Research Divisions of the KU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, visited the KU Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training Program (PROMPT) training site and hope to establish future research and clinical program collaboration between University of Kansas Medical Center and their home institutions.
In addition, Dr. Lihui Wei, the Vice President of the Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and professor at Peking University People's Hospital, is working with Dr. Carl Weiner to establish the PROMPT program in China.
Patience in the Delivery Room - New Recommended Guidelines Aim to Avoid Cesareans
Amid growing concerns that cesareans are overused, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) jointly published recommendations targeted at preventing women from having cesareans with their first birth and at decreasing the national cesarean rate.
According to the recommendations, Aaron B. Caughey, MD, a member of the College's Committee on Obstetrics Practice who helped develop the new recommendations said, "Most women who have had a cesarean with their first baby end up having repeat cesarean deliveries for subsequent babies, and this is what we're trying to avoid."
ACOG's analysis found that one of the main reasons for a first-time C-section is due to labor that's progressing too slowly. The recommendations state that because labor progresses slower than originally thought, allowing most women with low-risk pregnancies to spend time in the first stage of labor may avoid unnecessary cesareans.
According to Vincenzo Berghella, MD, SMFM President, cesarean deliveries can be lifesaving for both mother and/or baby, but for most pregnancies that are low-risk, cesarean deliveries may pose a greater risk than vaginal delivery, especially risks related to future pregnancies.
Having incorporated most of the guidelines years ago, KU is leading the way by having reduced their cesarean rate from 31.8% to 21.6% in just 6 years.
To read the news release published by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, please click here.
The Washington Post recently published an article on the Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve a DNA test as the first-choice option over the traditional Pap test, when screening for cervical cancer.
This decision has some women's groups concerned; however, others such as Dr. Kevin Ault, Professor and Division Head of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas Medical Center view the change as positive. Dr. Kevin Ault, one of the developers of the HPV vaccine is quoted in The Washington Post as supporting the decision. He trusts that using the HPV test as the first-choice option will detect anyone who has a precancerous change or cervical cancer.
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Despite not getting any testing in before opening night, Nicole Podewils would come home with a solid top five finish after finishing fourth.
She would finish fourth and fifth in her heats to start ninth in the feature.
By lap 10, however, she was up to seventh position. She would make a pass on Terry Clodd in the final laps of the race to cross the line in sixth position.
However, in post-race inspection, the top two cars were both disqualified, bumping Podewils up to the fourth position.
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Let us begin with the view that the Obama administration has conclusive actionable evidence on the use of chemical weapons by Assad's side in Syria. Already to many in the world, this would seem a charitable assumption, considering the fraudulent intelligence behind the disastrous Bush-Iraq intervention. But we do know that President Obama desperately wanted to avoid the Mideast quagmire, even to the extent of having no coherent plan for the eventuality. The leaked details so far seem compelling enough if not conclusive. No one seems concerned with any comparable acts by the opposition. And the momentum looks like the US will go ahead with some sort of military action.
So, we must assume that the Assad regime really did do an irreversibly stupid thing. As the saying goes, supposedly uttered by Talleyrand, "It was worse than a crime, it was a blunder". Why did Assad do it? According to a typically thorough recent assessment in Der Spiegel the Assadists http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/situation-in-syria-deteriorates-as-west-looks-for-answers-a-919733.html were actually losing on many fronts, despite Vladimir Putin's claims to the contrary. They were expecting an assault on Damascus. Their supporters around the country faced isolation and defeat as the state's airfields fell to the rebels inexorably cutting off supply flights. Teetering on inevitable defeat, Assad had nothing to lose.
That's the scenario. Play it out. No US strike will mean more chemical weapons use. A US strike will likely have the effect of tipping the balance and toppling the regime. What then? On this point, the Kremlin is surely right – the resulting power vacuum will ignite all-out civil war, chaos, another million refugees, reprisals, WMD vulnerability and other horrors. Instability will spread to Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey. Preventing all this requires engagement by the US which really means planning of no-fly zones, arming favorites, protecting refugees and WMD sites. The kind of elaborate involvement Obama never wanted, and the US can ill afford.
A number of commentaries on how to handle the inevitable endgame have popped up. David L. Phillips , Peace Studies professor at Columbia University, expert on the region's conflicts, uses the Kosovo model as a possible precedent http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-l-phillips/intervention-lessons-from_b_3858228.html. Chiefly, he argues that any such situation requires intensive diplomacy saying that 'military action is a tactic not a policy'. He understands that going through the UN won't work so he suggests working with other bodies such as opposition groups and coalitions with neighboring countries and other practical strategies that succeeded in Kosovo, though not without considerable suffering.
President Obama does not want that kind of entanglement. Yet he cannot avoid it. If Vladimir Putin would sign on, the outcome could be managed with some stability. As incentives, the Russians could keep their naval port and their stake in the rebuilding of Syria. They could help redraw the map with Russian allies surviving intact in safe zones, up to a point. But there's the rub. The Kremlin's entire strategic vision for the region involves their Shiite crescent allies linking from Tehran all the way down to Hezbollah in Lebanon. No US president could offer that without getting flamed in the media. And Putin would not accept any offer that palpably defanged Russian leverage. For him, chaos makes no difference as it simply soils US credibility further. He will reject overtures during the upcoming nations summit in the hope of preventing a US strike or minimizing its effects.
He may not be so obdurate once the strike gets under way and he sees that chaos will erode Russian leverage altogether however much flak the US takes for its actions. One can only hope and pray, he does just that, and President Obama has a deal ready that Putin cannot refuse.
One final afterthought: we've all heard a lot of talk about giving the enemy too much warning, allowing them to disperse personnel and hide their weapons. Don't believe it. There's nothing so demoralizing as waiting for armageddon, forever gearing up and standing down, sending your family away, supplies drying up, watching the skies, moving around incessantly and indefinitely. Delaying the strikes may be the most effective instrument of war Obama will deploy against Assad. The information from Syria is that the President's stop-and-go build up caused Assad's forces to evacuate en masse and then return in confusion. All in all, it will likely mean the regime's end, which brings us back to the beginning.


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Fiorentina moved into fourth place in the Serie A standings thanks to a 2-0 win over AC Milan.
Juan Vargas gave the Viola the lead in the 27th minute with a deflected free-kick before Borja Valero wrapped up victory midway through the second half with a tap in.
The result was another blow to Milan, who are now winless in their last four games in all competitions and have won just two of their past nine league games to lie tenth in the standings.
The defeat leaves them 16 points adrift of third-place Juventus and the last UEFA Champions League qualifying spot, with the pressure on coach Massimiliano Allegri likely to increase.
It seemed as if Milan would score the opener as they had several chances early on, most notably when Christian Zapata's close range header went over the bar in the 17th minute.
Mario Balotelli also sent a strike skyward before Kaka set up Sulley Muntari, but the midfielder's shot was straight at Fiorentina goalkeeper Norberto Neto.
Milan were left to rue their missed chances soon after when Vargas gave Fiorentina the lead, when he fired his free-kick into the wall only for it to take a wicked deflection and leave goalkeeper Gabriel stranded.
After the break, Milan had several more chances but they failed to find the vital cutting edge.
Walter Birsa and M'baye Niang both squandered opportunities to score while Riccardo Saponara flashed a shot over the bar.
Valero then added salt to the wound when he tapped in Fiorentina's second from six yards after he latched onto the end of Riccardo Saponara's cross.
Rider Matos could have made it three for the Viola in the 82nd minute as he put his shot inches wide, but regardless, Fiorentina were left to celebrate a satisfying victory.
Elsewhere in Serie A, France international Paul Pogba scored the lone goal for Juventus in a 1-0 road win at Parma and second-place Napoli continued their positive run of form in a 2-1 home win against Catania thanks to goals from Jose Callejon and Marek Hamsik.


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It filled my head, that muttering sound, like thick oily smoke from a fat-rendering vat or an odour of noisome decay.
c.1300, from Anglo-French odour, from Old French odor "smell, perfume, fragrance" (12c., Modern French odeur) and directly from Latin odor "a smell, a scent" (pleasant or disagreeable), from PIE *od- "to smell" (cf. Latin olere "emit a smell, to smell of," with Sabine -l- for -d-; Greek ozein "to smell;" Armenian hotim "I smell;" Lithuanian uodziu "to smell").
Good or bad odor, in reference to repute, estimation, is from 1835. Odor of sanctity (1756) is from French odeur de sainteté (17c.) "sweet or balsamic scent said to be exhaled by the bodies of eminent saints at death or upon disinterment."
odor o·dor (ō'dər)
The property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell.
A sensation, stimulation, or perception of the sense of smell.


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Sorority pics spark call for sensitivity
SAN MARCOS Sorority and fraternity leaders at UC San Diego have joined in a call for racial sensitivity on college campuses after a recent incident at Cal State San Marcos in which sorority members dressed as "cholas" posted photos on social networking sites.
The photos sparked an outcry among some Latina students at the San Marcos campus and led to at least two meetings in which faculty, students and sorority members talked about the photographs, which some considered disrespectful and offensive. A sit-in was scheduled for Thursday night outside university President Karen Haynes' office.
Several Greek organizations at UC San Diego joined the discussion last week releasing a statement denouncing "all acts of ignorance and intolerance."
The word cholo has various meanings in Latin culture but it most often refers to a person in the lower rungs of society. Among U.S. Latinos, it can refer to gang members or Mexican-Americans who dress in a certain style, such as loose-fitting khaki pants, flannel shirts and bandanas.
The pictures were taken during a Spring Break retreat by members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. They show several young women, including some Latinas who are members of the sorority, wearing bandanas and flannel shirts, and making gang-like gestures with their hands.
Latino student organizations and some faculty members likened the images to the "Compton Cookout" organized by a fraternity at UC San Diego two years ago mocking Black History Month.
Meanwhile, at UC Irvine the Lambda Theta Delta fraternity has suspended itself for a year after members recently produced and released a video that featured a student in blackface.
The Greek community at UCSD issued a statement Friday because it wanted to address such incidents, said
Leah Wong, president of the university's Panhellenic Sorority Council.
The statement was signed by the Panhellenic Sorority Council, the Multicultural Greek Council and the Interfraternity Council, which represent a total of more than 30 fraternities and sororities on campus. Wong said it was intended "to express our support towards the communities who feel discriminated against and formally reaffirm our own commitment to being a socially just Greek community."
At Cal State San Marcos, Alpha Chi Omega President Megan Koelln tearfully apologized for the photographs during an April 30 meeting of students, faculty and university officials at Cal State San Marcos.
"It was a mistake and a lack of education on our part," Koelln said.
Commentary: We don't live in a truly color-blind era, do we?
Some offended by sorority photos
Logan Jenkins: On San Marcos campus, PC police can be clothes-minded
Some Cal State San Marcos students said that there have been other incidents in recent years that have increased tensions on campus.
A picture of Cal State San Marcos President Karen Haynes and Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services Linda Hawk, dressed up in a Mexican hats and ponchos at a fiesta-themed party in 2008, resurfaced in recent days. Some students said the picture was an example of offensive stereotypes about Latinos.
Haynes and Hawk — who apologized two years ago when the photo first came to light — apologized again last week.


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Jeff's passion is Electric Vehicles (EVs) and exposing GM's role in stopping the development of EVs. His story behind the scenes of the "Who Killed the Electric Car" video was very interesting and informative. Especially interesting is how GM sold the Nickel Metal Hydride (NMH) battery to the oil companies. Jeff has been driving a GM S-10 EV Bones conversion with GM's EV1 NMH batteries and drive train for 10 years.comments powered by Disqus


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Karen Thunshelle of Minot, N.D., is a member of the Humane Society of the United States. She's worked to ban what she calls "canned" big game hunts. She is a long-time horse woman and has worked to ban horse slaughter. (Mikkel Pates / Agweek)
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70 Ironworkers walk off Exxon Mobil job site in protest of wage theft and unsafe working conditions
After repeated complaints of unsafe working conditions went unheeded…70 Ironworkers known as "rodbusters" walked off an Exxon job site in protest. These workers had no union, and weren't backed by any powerful groups reports Kim Krisberg. They were just sick and tired of not having their wages paid on time and having little water available for them on the job site, among other complaints.
Texas has more worker fatalities than any other state in the union…and guess which state was just rated by CEO's the #1 place in America to do business? Yep, the Lone Star state. It must be easy to line the pockets of CEO's, like Exxon's Rex Tillerson with annual pay packages over $25,000,000.00, when you contribute a bare minimum to worker safety, worker wages, or worker benefits.
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Von Willebrand disease affects both males and females and has been documented in more than 50 breeds of domestic dogs. Most affected animals have few if any symptoms, and even those tend to recede with age. Dogs with mild to moderate forms of the disease may not be diagnosed for years – often only after surgery or some other traumatic tissue injury, such as lacerations, dog bites or being hit by a car, that exposes the bleeding disorder.
Severe forms of vWD usually become apparent by about one year of age and typically include one or more of the following symptoms:
Light injuries that occur during routine play can cause the joints of affected dogs to bleed, and as a result the dog may become lame. Owners may notice prolonged bleeding when they trim their dog's nails, despite the application of a quick-stop or other clotting powder.
Breeds that are predisposed to mild forms of vWD include the Doberman Pinscher, Golden Retriever, Standard Poodle, Manchester Terrier, Akita, Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Miniature Schnauzer, among others. Breeds prone to develop more severe bleeding disorders include the Shetland Sheepdog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Scottish Terrier and German Shorthaired and Wirehaired Pointer. Dogs suffering from hypothyroidism may also be at an increased risk of bleeding disorders.
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Influential columnist George F. Will wrote a column last week criticizing Vanderbilt University's decision to force student-led religious groups on campus to accept nonbelievers as members in order to stay meeting on campus. His insightful opinions piece explains why the Constitution forbids such actions by public universities, and why it is unwise for private universities, like Vanderbilt, to pursue such ill-conceived policies:
Illustrating an intellectual confusion common on campuses, Vanderbilt University says: To ensure "diversity of thought and opinion" we require certain student groups, including five religious ones, to conform to the university's policy that forbids the groups from protecting their characteristics that contribute to diversity.
Although a private university is under no obligation to obey the Constitution ( because the Constitution restrains only governmental power), Vanderbilt should take a lead in building diversity in the marketplace of ideas by allowing religious groups to require that their members and officers to agree with the beliefs and advocacy of the organization. That is what most other campus groups regularly do at Vanderbilt and elsewhere. Why should only religious groups be forced to accept people who disagree with the group's beliefs?
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Bernie Rocks Wisconsin
Bernie Sanders holds biggest rally of the campaign to date. AP: "Sanders packed the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison, filling its 10,000 seats to show his bid to snatch the Democratic nomination from front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't a longshot after all."
Part of his "big crowd strategy." Politico: "Rather than single-mindedly chasing votes across New Hampshire and the 99 counties of Iowa, Sanders has instead embarked on a swing through the progressive heartland, designed to generate big crowds and a national liberal groundswell behind his candidacy. He's running to win a movement as much as an election, and there's no clearer sign of it than the liberal strongholds he's visiting — Madison, Wisconsin; Minneapolis; Denver; Portland, Maine."
Hillary Clinton raises most money to date. Bloomberg: "Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign raised at least $45 million during its first quarter … a record for primary money raised in a candidate's first quarter … a long way toward the campaign's public goal of raising $100 million by the end of 2015 … Senator Bernie Sanders said he had attracted 200,000 donors as of mid-June and his campaign had raised $8.3 million online through June 17…"
Greece Vote Tight
Greece referendum may be a close vote. Bloomberg: "A GPO poll cited by euro2day.gr said 47 percent leaned toward a 'yes' vote, an endorsement of austerity and the international bailout. The 'no' camp, the government's position rejecting those terms, was 43 percent …"
Finance minister will step down if "yes" wins. Bloomberg: "He said he would 'rather cut my arm off' than sign a new accord that doesn't restructure Greece's outstanding debt."
"Worried Greek Retirees Line Up to Claim Just a Part of Pensions" reports NYT: "Protecting pension payments from further cuts has been at the heart of the battle … 'Pensions are the way to drum up political spirit and get people down on the streets,' Platon Tinios, an economist … 'One of the great things about having young pensioners is that they're in pretty good shape … for demonstrations,' Mr. Tinios continued."
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Pelosi takes a shot at Warren in CNBC interview: "…don't expect Nancy Pelosi to line up behind Elizabeth Warren and demand President Barack Obama get tougher on Wall Street. 'There may have been a couple of people who say that, but that is not the consensus in our party,' Pelosi said … On the charge that the administration has been 'too soft' on Wall Street, she added: 'The financial industry doesn't agree with that.'"
Mayor De Blasio lashed out at Gov. Cuomo after months of frustration. NYT: "Having tried diplomacy, flattery and bargaining, Mr. de Blasio concluded that open criticism was his last effective option. 'We felt we had nothing left to lose,' said Karen Hinton, Mr. de Blasio's press secretary…"
Proposed SEC rule would punish execs for manipulating statements. NYT: "The size and payment of bonuses typically depend on whether a company meets or exceeds certain financial metrics … As it stands, an executive may get to keep a bonus even if the company artificially inflated those metrics and then corrected the missteps by issuing new financial statements. The S.E.C.'s new rule would enable a company to 'claw back' bonuses when the financial statements have been restated…"
Justice Department launches investigation into airline price-fixing. The Hill: "Consumer groups have complained about the string of mergers that began around 2008, arguing that the consolidation of the airline industry has reduced the amount of competition for passengers that has been credited in past years for lower airfares."


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President Barack Obama returned to Chicago Friday to push an energy policy aimed at weaning the country off of oil by using revenues from increased oil and gas production.
In a roughly 20-minute speech at Argonne National Laboratory, Obama touched on research into batteries, natural gas, wind, solar and nuclear power that he deemed vital to America having a long-term healthy economy and environment.
As part of his administration's overall plan, Obama also formally introduced a proposal to establish a $2 billion trust from royalties the government receives from offshore drilling. Over ten years, that money would be used to support energy research into alternatives to gasoline, he said.
Administration officials have said they expect revenue to support clean fuels research to flow from greater oil and gas drilling, part of Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, but which critics assert amounts to conflicting goals.
"We have to maintain our edge," Obama said. "Few areas hold more promise for creating more jobs... Than how we use American energy."
In pitching the "Energy Security Trust", Obama presented it as a matter of consumer concerns, as well.
"The only way to really break this cycle of spiking gas prices, the only way to break that cycle for good, is to shift our cars entirely, our cars and trucks, off oil," Obama said.
Obama also used the occasion to touch on the so-called sequestration, warning that the research he was spotlighting was at risk of being shortchanged to the detriment of the country.
"We can't afford to miss these opportunities while the rest of the world races forward," Obama said. "We have to seize these opportunities."
Under the sequester, Argonne could lose about $30 to $35 million from its roughly $800 million operating budget, said Mark Peters, deputy laboratory director of programs.
Although that loss may be less severe depending on how the government decides to apportion the cuts across laboratories, Argonne scientists still have concerns over the long term affects, Peters said.
"If you stop science funding you stop new initiatives," Peters said. "(And) there's the people part where you stop people coming into science."
The role of the trust, which will be in the president's budget proposal, would be to support cutting-edge research into fuels that would eventually replace gasoline, a prospect that the officials conceded was years away. They added that no new territory would be added to federal lands already set aside for energy development.
Revenue channeled to the trust would be on top of revenue already expected from federal lands, and would not take money out of other government coffers to put to this project, they said.
The announcement builds on an idea Obama floated during his State of the Union speech to boost energy self-sufficiency as domestic production increases and demand falls.
"I propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an energy security trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good," Obama said in the State of the Union address. "Let's … free our families and businesses from the painful spikes in gas prices we've put up with for far too long."
The announcement also comes against the backdrop of high gasoline prices nationwide, and arrives as the White House grapples with issuing a permit to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
A recently completed State Department environmental study concluded that the pipeline would have minimal effect on the environment, increasing the chances of the project's approval.
A project like the trust aimed at weaning the country off gasoline might be offered as a way to mute criticism from environmentalists before a decision on Keystone XL.
The White House officials said the idea for the trust came from a group of corporate chief executives and former military officers.


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Does Gay Marriage Affect Straight Marriage?
Does Gay Marriage Affect Straight Marriage?
Does Gay Marriage Affect Straight Marriage?
According to an article published on FoxNews, "A majority of Supreme Court justices voiced skepticism Wednesday about the legitimacy of a federal provision that prevents married gay couples from receiving a range of federal benefits, raising questions about whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will stand."
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you are aware of the "issue" of gay marriage and probably have some opinion about it. It seems that everyone does. It also seems as if more and more people are coming out in support of it; just take a look at Facebook and all of the red equality signs.
The question for me is: How do gay rights affect straight rights? Why does this matter so much to people? What is it about the idea of gay marriage that seems to threaten some people so much that they pass — or try to pass — laws against it? If gay marriage exists what exactly does that do to straight marriage?
The biggest reason that I've heard to not allow gay marriage comes from a religious/moral standpoint. Yes, there are religious viewpoints that take a stand against the marriage of two same sex individuals, but here's my thought: people who are of that belief system are perfectly free to not marry someone of the same sex. I don't think anyone would try to make them enter into a gay marriage if that's not what they want.
In terms of "morality" gay marriages takes place for the same reasons that heterosexual marriage does — two people love each other and want to show the world their commitment to each other. What could be more moral than that?
My point here is that I haven't yet seen or heard of anything about gay marriage that will have a detrimental effect on straight marriages or on society as a whole. There won't be a rush of people deciding that they now want to gay; people are who they are. To me, this is only about the right of two people to fall in love and commit to sharing their lives together. Love between two consenting adults, should not be legislated.
All of the rhetoric that I hear around this subject reminds me of the days when interracial marriages were the focus. Not that many years ago, inter-racial couples had to face discrimination and worse almost everywhere they went. There is no difference here, gay or straight, inter-racial or not. Everyone should be free to love who they choose. Keep reading ...
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Rockets Roll to 75-62 Win Over BGSU in Third-Annual Tie One On Game
TOLEDO, OH - Toledo sent a season-high 6,361 fans home happy on Saturday evening with a 75-62 triumph over arch-rival Bowling Green in its Third-Annual Tie One On game in Savage Arena. The Rockets dominated the glass by a 37-25 margin and were a near-perfect 26-of-27 from the charity stripe to end a three-game losing streak as well as a four-game skid in its series with the Falcons.
Senior G Dominique Buckley paced Toledo (7-10, 3-3 MAC) with a season-high 20 points, including a 4-of-6 performance from three-point range. He was joined in double figures by a junior G Rian Pearson (14 pts., team-high nine reb.), sophomore G Julius Brown (14 pts., team-high seven asst.) and freshman C Nathan Boothe (10 pts., 6 reb., team-high two blocks).
UT registered a 46.8 FG%, including an impressive 56.0 percent in the second half. The Falcons shot 42.4 percent from the field, including 5-of-20 from behind the three-point arc. The Rockets enjoyed a significant advantage at the free-throw line with its 96.3 percentage (26-of-27) compared to BGSU's 7-of-10 totals. Toledo now has a 78.6 FT% for the season to rank among the top five teams nationally.
Senior G Jordon Crawford paced Bowling Green (7-12, 2-4 MAC) with 20 points and seven assists, but UT's strong defensive effort forced him into an 8-of-22 shooting night from the field.
Toledo took the lead for good in the contest, 20-18, on a pair of Pearson free throws with 5:23 remaining in the first half. Junior F Matt Smith's dunk with 18 seconds remaining in the opening stanza gave UT a 28-22 halftime cushion.
Freshman G Josh Lemons' layup 5:30 into the second half capped off a 6-0 spurt and put UT in front by a 40-28 margin and forced the Falcons to call timeout. The visitors responded with a six-point streak of their own to climb back into the game, but Buckley' deep trey put UT's lead back into double digits, 47-36 with 11 minutes to play.
Bowling Green made one last charge, cutting Toledo's lead to 54-48 with 7:09 remaining but junior F Reese Holliday's trey and back-to-back Brown jumpers gave the Rockets a 61-49 advantage with just over four minutes left. UT then iced the game by making 12-of-13 free throws in the final 1:30.
Toledo now will hit the road next week for a pair of road games at Ball State (8-10, 2-4 MAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 30 and Northern Illinois (4-14, 2-4 MAC) on Saturday, Feb. 2.


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On a dim February evening, seven people crowded around a row of television monitors in a shack on the rear deck of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer. The research icebreaker was idling 30 kilometres off the coast of Antarctica with a cable as thick as an adult's wrist dangling over the stern. At the end of that cable, on the continental shelf 1,400 metres down, a remote-operated vehicle (ROV) skimmed across the sea floor, surveying a barren, grey mudscape. The eerie picture of desolation, piped back to the television monitors, was the precursor to an unwelcome discovery.
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Have you been having an amazing first week of fall? I have. Here in Oklahoma we're experiencing a lot of below average temperatures and I'm soaking up every moment! Not only did I break out the Halloween decorations (fine, that was last week), but some long sleeves, too. Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy this week's Mad Props!
Download these pom pom printables for your next girl's night in
I very badly want to throw a backyard fall soiree
Repurpose chip containers to make this rad organizer
No one's perfect, not even cake decorators
I'd use this menu wheel for a dinner party
Soak up Mankind Mag's last issue
Feather Report now jumps cities and has an app for your phone
How to spend Under $100: in the garden
Check out the Where the Wild Things Are pop-up shop
Head over heels for these velvet pumpkins
Make your own Starbucks-esque Pumpkin Spice Latte
Beautiful science-themed weddings
Make your own (healthier) fast food
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**NOTE: Don't forget, you have until Monday at 9am CST to enter the Rachel Pfeffer giveaway to win her delicious honeycomb necklace!
Have a wonderful first weekend of the fall! Thanks for a week-long bevy of wonderful posts!
09-25-09 » 6:56 pm »
I think of all the links, the Cake Wrecks link was my favorite.
Some of those cakes had me laughing so hard! Thanks for the link!
09-26-09 » 2:48 am »
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lucky you for experiencing Fall…i'm in los angeles where it's 100 degrees still!!
09-26-09 » 4:28 am »
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I think we're finally in for some fall-like weather where I am. Woot! I love it! And I love that photo – I'm completely captivated by it for some reason…
09-28-09 » 12:04 pm »
Hope you had a great weekend – awesome bunch of links – thanks so much for sharing Love the pic too – so simple and cool.
09-28-09 » 1:20 pm »
The Lil Bee
Ah! Thank you for including Feather Report in your links!! I promise to include an outfit customized for Oklahoma on the blog:)
PS I am mildly obsessed with pumpkin spice lattes.
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Customer comments and reviews...
For the past fifteen years, we have been building our beautiful thick timber furniture and shipping it all over the world. We have received thousands of comments and reviews. Most can be found on the individual product pages. Below is a sampling of comments that include some photos sent from customers.
We take great pride in building the best outdoor wood furniture money can buy, while saving and restoring the forest for future generations. If you have your own comments to share, just contact us and we'll post them here!
- Minnesota Pavilion
Your crew did an excellent job, the pavilion is beautiful. They did not get done until after dark so they could not get pictures, I will take some and send them. We are so impressed with your company and products, we had so many neighbors stop by and look and make wonderful comments.
Gary C.
- Letter of Appreciation
Hi Raul, Well I am not going to say too much. I have attached a rough draft of the letter of appreciation and a photo. I also emailed Jesus so that I can put the final draft on HOUZZ.com. Please let me know what you think after your review.
- Did you order arrive OK?
YESSSS!! Our bench arrived on time, and it was very easy to assemble. It looks BEAUTIFUL! And we especially love the engraving.
Thank you SO MUCH!!
Raul comment:
Hi Teresa,
Excellent. Glad we got it to you on time and you are happy with it. If you have the time to send us a picture or two, we would love to see how it looks in the place it was intended to be. Again, thank you for your trust.
This is the picture that Teresa sent us.
Here's our beauty!!. Teresa
- The V shaped bench
Hi Raul,
Hope you have had a nice summer, and where in the world did THAT go? Still too hot down where we live to think much about Fall yet, but we are suppose to at least get the temps out of the high 90's and into the 80's this week for a little cooler weather!
The V shaped bench arrived last week and Phil assembled it this weekend, and not only did he comment on how easy it was to put together but also how well designed it was. And for me, it is all about how something looks, and it is absolutely gorgeous and is the perfect addition to a main deck and entrance into our home. And I absolutely love the mosaic wood, and so happy that I selected that for all the pieces we have so far purchased from you.
Thanks again for all the beautiful work, and I look forward to buying more stuff from you in the future!
Marti Squyres
- I am very grateful to you and your staff
Hey Brother
I installed the shutters, they look F...... beautiful! (sorry, that was the first thing I said when I opened the boxes and looked at them) They are amazing and I am very grateful to you and your staff. Everyone in the neighborhood complements the shutters and the table, even strangers just passing by. I have to stop for a minute every morning before I drive away from the house and admire them. I am sending you some pictures, I am convinced that you guys can make anything out of red wood better, nicer than anyone else. Raul, I would love to have you over. If you can, it would be great, I would be honored if you stayed at my house. I can also give you a car to get around, and whatever else you need. I hope you are doing fine otherwise, and please keep in touch. Hope to see you whenever you can make it, bring whoever you like, you are more than welcome.
Stay safe: Tommy
Custom Shutters Baja Table
- Pergola Install
Hello Raul,
Your team did an excellent job at the install. Cesar knew exactly what to do - I could tell he has done this many times. The team was very friendly and worked very hard to finish the install on Saturday.
I even let them use a few of my tools :-) to help them get the job done faster.
Plus - the pergola looks much better than what I imagined!
Thank you
Dennis L.
Arched Pergola
- I Love my Pergola
Hello Raul,
I Love my Pergola and bench and planter. I'm hoping the picture comes through to you, I would like to enter it in the contest. Please let me know if you receive it!
-Michele Champagne
- Finished Pavilion
Thought you might like to see the finished pavilion shingled & electrical in place. It was worth waiting for. We are all thrilled with the final result.If it can help you, feel free to use me for a testimonial at any time.
Thanks again!
-John E. Ligums
- Excellent attention and customer service
Dear Mr. Hernandez and Ms. Cardenas,
I just received the planter and it's beautiful. Thank you both very much for your time and attention. Your customer service is excellent and you're peoples craftsmanship is super.
Thanks again and I look forward to buying from you in the future.
-Tom Leopardi
- Wonderful product and service
Hi Raul and all the helpful ladies!
We finally got some nice picture of the pergola and planter boxes we purchased from Forever Redwood. We are very happy with how our yard turned out, offering both privacy and much needed shade.
Thank you for your wonderful product and service.
-Bill and Sandy Gibson.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- Thanks to customer service
I want to personally thank you for the excellent customer service you provided me recently. The shipment of my order went smoothly. I have completely assembled the table and chairs and it is magnificent!!
I was totally impressed with the detailed directions, labeling of the pieces and quality of the hardware. Although I waited a long time for my order (4 months) I feel like it was worth the wait.
I will recommend your company to all who admire my new patio set and will not hesitate to do business with you in the future, Please share me sentiments with the owner of the company.
Thanks again for your kindness and excellent customer service. It was greatly appreciated.
-Christine Cosmo. New York
- Pergola at the pool
Hey guys, thought you might like to see pics of the new pergola we just finished today. It was late in the day, so I'll take and send some more pictures later this week in full sunlight.
We bought the pergola from Forever Redwood in California. It was a breeze to install it. It took less than 5 hours to assemble it.
-Glen Vick
- Your work is FANTASTIC!
Hello Raul,
Your work is FANTASTIC! The circle benches around the tree and picnic tables are beyond comparison -- amazing. Thank you so much.
-Toody Maher
Samples of products purchased by Tommy Maher
The Miramar Tree Benches Ractangular Picnic Tables
(Attached Benches)
- Lovely Ruth Rocking Bench
Good Morning Raul:
I promised I would send you pictures of our dear friend/co-worker when we presented her with the Ruth Rocker Bench. Of course she loved it !!!
Thanks again.
- Installation went as planned
The installation went as planned. No on-site modifications were needed. The installers (Cesar and Pablo) were very considerate and careful, and I was very happy with their work.
Our new pergola is beautiful. I will send you a picture.
Thank you
-Gary S.
- It is a marvelous piece of craftsmanship
We finally got the bench in place yesterday. It is a marvelous piece of craftsmanship. The plaques are all correct and in the right order, etc.
Thanks again,
-Ann A.
- Your company was great to work with
I just want to tell you how happy we are with the gazebo we ordered from Forever Redwood. Your company was great to work with, and the builder we hired to put the gazebo together was very impressed. He said it was extremely well built and everything fit together perfectly. It was actually a delight to work with.
Thank you for providing such excellent products and service.
-Loretta C.
Oak Glen, CA
- I am tremendously pleased with the product
I just wanted to let you know that my fabulous bargain table and benches arrived and set up with magical ease. They are truly beautiful and promise long life and beauty ahead. My last redwood table and benches, at a tenth the price, from a local source, lasted nearly 50 years, but they were fastened with steel so the joints gave way too soon. The wood was always okay. I suspect it was old-growth redwood because nobody was caring about the environmental costs in those days. Anyhow, I just wanted to let you know I am tremendously pleased with the product and salute you for your restoration commitment.
-Robert S.
Provincetown, MA
- Your redwood is outstandingly lovely!
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your redwood is outstandingly lovely! I have never seen any redwood furniture that comes close to the quality of yours!!!
-Dolores M.
Fresno, CA
- Looks great and went together just like silk
Just want to let you know that everything showed up just fine and I put everything together this weekend. It looks even better than we expected. Your product is by far the best that I found, looks great, and went together just like silk. Photos will follow.
-Brad B.
Chehalis, WA
- Arched Pergola in Redwood
Here's a shot of the Pergola. Let me know if you want me to take any more. Your guys did a great job and K. and I are very pleased with it. The extra inch on the back right was all we ended up needing to get the level. I don't think the shims made the trip in any case. Thanks again to you and your team for all their help. Please don't hesitate to call on me should you need for someone to come by and see your work.
All the best,
-Phil L.
Glendale, CA
20 x 10 Arched Pergola in Redwood with Privacy Panel
- This will surely be the last one I ever have to buy
Hi Raul, Thanks for your personal email. That's a nice touch in this world of automated responses. Look forward to receiving and enjoying your product.
Just so you know this is a replacement for a redwood table we've had for over 25 years. We had a storm last Sunday and my wife had left the umbrella up which caused the table to tip over and break into about 6 pieces. It has been sitting out in the elements for all that time. As I examined it while picking it up I noticed that almost all the boards were intact and not decayed in any way. The table simply came apart at the connecting points. The screws and bolts had become rusty. This isn't the first time that this table has gone for a ride in the wind but it was the last. The longevity of my first redwood table made me seek out another one. We made a mistake a few years ago and actually painted the table. We won't be painting this one. Since we're both in our mid 60's this will surely be the last one she or I ever have to buy.
-Ed L.
Saint Joseph, MO
- Your stools look great!
Here is a photo of your Redwood Stools in place around our Tiki Bar. My son in-law and I built the Tiki Bar last summer and we let the kids decide how to paint it up, and you can see that they chose festive decor! We spent a fair amount of time searching the internet for the perfect outdoor stools that would look great around the bar. It was clear and evident to all of us that once we found the Forever Redwood website our search had ended and we feel your stools look great!
-Rick H.
Lewiston, ME
29 inch Bar Stools around Tiki Bar
- The woodwork is top tier
The stools are fantastic and the woodwork is top tier. Thanks!
-Jason M.
San Diego, CA


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USA Tour pictures: Villa supporters "fire up" in Chicago
Paul Lambert's men saw off the MLS aces at Toyota Park with a fine victory courtesy of Gabby Agbonlahor's thumping header.
But business had been taken care of earlier in the day for the Villa faithful as they got the chance to don the shirt and play for their glorious club.
Villa's USA fans defeated Fire's USA supporters 4-2.
It really was stuff that dreams are made of because not only did they have the chance to impress for their beloved team but legend Ian Taylor was alongside them on the pitch.
Club ambassador Taylor played the full ninety minutes and still looked the real deal with an ace array of passes.
And he left participants from both sides feeling special with his encouragement during the match for his own side and his commiserations for Fire fans on the final whistle.
One Fire player even tweeted: "Ian Taylor is one of the nicest, kindest chaps on earth.
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Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. introduces a new online video case study that emphasizes the importance of selecting a waste water treatment system to remove harmful nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the effluent of the Big Coppitt Regional Water Reclamation District in Florida. Removing nutrients is extremely important in Florida where some of the strictest effluent requirements are enforced due to its sensitive ecosystem and abundant tourism that depends on the waters of the Florida Keys.
The video provides actual testimonials from plant managers and operators who discuss why they chose sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology for its advanced capabilities in nutrient removal and water reuse as well as their experience with saving money due to low operation and maintenance expense and a decrease in their energy costs by operating an efficient waste water treatment system.
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Reuters is reporting that the displays for the next-generation iPhone could go into mass production as soon as May, with Japan Display, LG, and Sharp all said to be working on them. Previous reports indicated that the iPhone 6 would be available in two different sizes: 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches. According to today's new report, however, the larger model could see delays of several months due to manufacturing difficulties.
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 6 later this year.
The updated smartphone will run a new version of the company's iconic iOS software that—as reported by 9to5Mac—will feature a new focus on health and fitness; better iCloud tools for developers; Preview and TextEdit companion applications; changes to Messages and Game Center; and improvements to the Maps application, including public transit directions and better 3D support.
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21 Responses to "iPhone 6 displays could go into mass production next month, 5.5-inch model reportedly delayed"
I really don't want Apple to make a phablet. Only the 4.7″ device please Apple.
Lol its funny how apple fanboys slated android phones for being 4.5″+ because their iphone measured a perfect 4 inches. Now that apple's supposedly releasing a 4.7 iphone, fanboys will probably say that 4 inches were actually not enough.
Did I miss a leak or is this just another mockup photo? It looks very real.
what's this horrible mockup? Looks like something LG could have designed!
I have to say this is the first image of the iPhone 6 that I think looks good, It looks really really nice and premium. I don't like rounded corners or designs like that because they kind of make them look cheap. The boxed corners really look good to me, fell free to disagree.


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Impulse has tied up with Child's Play Charity to put up a sale of over a hundred games. Featuring titles such as Dragon Age and King's Bounty, the Impulse Play For a Cause sale will definitely be a hit! The sale is on till the 10th of September.Read More
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series of military espionage games are the most realistic espionage games ever produced. As Sam Fisher you will infiltrate, assassinate and gather intelligence throughout these great series. Steam is offering the entire series along with the deluxe edition of Conviction for $45.99!Read More
Stardock's Impulse game distribution has placed a massive blowout sale on its platform for Memorial Day. With huge bundles on sale for rock-bottom prices, this is their best deal yet!Read More
The Dawn of War II games were a worthy addition to the Dawn of War series of real time strategy games. Steam is selling the Dawn of War II Gold Edition for a mere $19.99 which is worth every penny!Read More
Gratuitous Space Battles is a plan-and-see-your-plan-work-itself-out strategy game which is single player only. You design your fleet and let it loose against an increasingly intelligent AI. Impulse is having a sale for $20.45 for all the games in the GSB series! Support indie games and buy this great game series!Read More
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The entire X-COM series is on sale on Impulse for the jaw-droppingly awesome price of $9.99. Take control of the Earth's elite soldiers and defend your planet against alien invaders. The X-COM series defines the SF-strategy genre and has been a retro favorite for quite some time!Read More


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Peoria man accused of threatening Arpaio's life
PHOENIX -- A Peoria man accused of threatening Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's life in an online posting has been arrested.
The sheriff's office said 27-year-old Frederick Joseph Cusick was booked Monday on suspicion of threatening the sheriff to promote the interests of a Mexican drug cartel that had taken a bounty on Arpaio's life.
Investigators said Cusick had a deep dislike of police and said in his posting that he was going to take up the cartel's offer, had an arsenal of weapons and that Arpaio wouldn't be around much longer.
No weapons were found in a search of his home.
It's unclear whether Cusick has a lawyer.
The phone at his home was disconnected when The Associated Press called there Thursday.


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Thursday, Third Week of Advent
December 20, 2007
The Gift of Christmas Past
There was always so much light: thick red and green candles in the windows, colorful snow-dusted bulbs on the towering spruce in our front yard, a bright, hot fire in the fireplace, the soft, white light of December eclipsing the steel gray skies of November outside our dining room window as advent began. It's hard to believe now that those childhood years were just a brief window – a time that was once my entire reality, my whole unchanging world.
I grew up in a family of regular Lutheran church-goers and we celebrated the season with all of the usual markers: my mother's homemade wreath in the center of the dining room table, a reading from the Bible at Sunday afternoon dinners, and a sturdy cardboard advent calendar with passages from the Christmas story behind each flap. But we were also an irreverent bunch, one given to doing comedy skits with the crèche figurines and inventing odd sorts of interpretive dances to Peggy Lee Christmas songs. In truth, there was probably a lot more laughter than solemnity in our celebration of the season, not because we didn't believe in Christmas but because we did.
We believed that something good was coming. Not gifts, but time: hours lying in front of the fireplace together, two big spaniels spread out next to us like brown and white rugs; evenings listening to Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians with a big tin of homemade shortbread in our laps; snowy walks around the neighborhood after dinner. And finally Christmas day, opening our presents slowly (as was our custom), eating a big, hot breakfast together in the dining room, then the three kids playing whatever board game Santa had brought that year and the parents reading their new books in some quiet part of the house through the long, lazy afternoon.
I am so grateful we did this, performed these same rituals, year after year; so thankful that my parents created this window of time and such a beautiful space for us in the world. Those seasons that we were all together - before anyone was in France or Germany for the holidays, or spending Christmas with in-laws or boyfriends or girlfriends - only constitute a small percentage of the life I've lived. But those years are a gift to me from my parents that just keeps on giving.
The meaning of Christmas was never lost on me, even if we weren't always somber and literal about it. We believed in advent, the good to come, the joy and the laughter, and especially the light we can share with others, not just in December but all year long.
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You can bet Ellen Moore knows a good thing when she sees one. By day she's a publicist at the fantastic NYC PR boutique Krupp Group (who happens to represent us!), a newbie thrifter, haute couture tomboy and food truck enthusiast. Needless to say, she's keen on what's-what in this city. Lucky for us, we get to work with her — and we can't help but think, with her eclectic taste for all things high and low and fearless fashion sensibility - she's got the LR spirit down to a T. Below, we caught up with Ellen in her nieghborhood where she sports her new pre-fall picks.
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Name: Ellen Moore
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Star sign: Aquarius
What do you like about your PreFall 2012 LR picks?
I'm a true tomboy at heart so you'll rarely find me in heels. For the Nadine flats, I love the idea of mixing heavy materials with a soft silhouette. It feels so modern and chic. The Lily wedges make me feel polished without trying too hard and I'll admit, I don't mind the extra inches they lent to my 5'5 frame!
Your summer style inspiration?
My closet is bursting at the seams with wide brimmed hats, soft, billowy maxi dresses and stacked heel booties.
What do you like best about what you do?
Being a publicist is enormously rewarding - there's no better feeling than paging through a magazine or scrolling through a blog and spotting something that you put your blood, sweat and tears into placing. Having a showroom as a walk-in closet isn't too bad either.
Whom would you most want to have lunch with?
Anyone willing to schlep all over Manhattan with me in search of a mind-blowing food truck. Preferably Elvis.
Best thing about your neighborhood?
La Cerveceria - their beer selection is like nothing else!
Tell us about any trips you have planned.
I'm headed to Paris at the end of June! I'll be spending most of the time in the countryside, taking cooking lessons on traditional French cuisine.
What is the coolest thing you learned to do recently?
I've recently become a Flea Market hound. Nothing is more exciting than finding incredible deals on one-of-a-kind pieces. Last weekend I purchased the coolest Cuban bistro table for $30 and these creepy vintage head globes that now live in my front hallway. Hell's Kitchen Flea Market is a true NYC gem.
Your guilty pleasure?
Fries dipped in mayo. Lots of it!
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Hey, KTM640Dakar, thanks for doing this. I do a (little) bit of hobby welding on my 3200HD, and it's good to have more information available.
My question goes kind of goes back to some of the earlier posts in this thread, regarding extension cords and the like. I guess my basic question is: If I were to take heavy AC BX-protected wire, and build an 'extension cord' out of it, where would the drawbacks be for powering my welder?
I ask this because as it stands right now, I have a circuit breaker in my basement, tied to the mains. About 45 or 50 feet from this, at the end of another heavy gauge cable is a subpanel in my garage, with the 20 amp circuit breaker for the welder. However, it would, so far as I know, have been quite possible to make it a direct 50 foot run from the main panel to the outlet, right?
So how much harm would there be in having 30 or 40 feet of, say, 12 gauge solid-core wire in between one outlet and an extension outlet?
The REAL reason I want to know is that I have a swing set with steel tube legs in the backyard, maybe 40 feet from my garage. Due to an unfortunate landscaping incident, one of the legs has a big chunk of metal missing, and I'd like to weld a sleeve over it... I've been extremely reluctant to even try using an extension cord, but I can't help thinking about the fact that there are many hundreds of yards of copper wire between my outlet and the actual power source already.
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