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As we start heading towards fall, I've got new diaper bags on the brain. (Why should back to school shopping time be just for the kids?) It's been a while since I took a look to see what diaper bag label JP Lizzy has been up to, and it's a good thing I had a mind to do just that this week.
Ages ago we liked their diaper totes,
but they don't quite feel like something I'd wear today. And wow, turns
out JP Lizzy has come a long way with their 2012 styles. The new diaper bag satchels are a big win with an ample (but not humongo) size, and shiny quilted exteriors in all sorts of pretty color combos.
Since this fall's big neon explosion isn't for everyone, I do like
the slate color (shown) which offers just enough of a subtle yellow pop
from the contrasting lining to feel stylish but not "trendy." Along the
same lines, the tawny satchel has a nice go-with-anything vibe, and the matte exterior is a little more subtle.
I do dig the white, but I know my lifestyle (and the NYC subway system) too well. I'll leave that one to you LA moms.
But hey, if you want to go for color, there's nothing wrong with that vibrant orange satchel
either–though personally I'm not as crazy for the multi-colored lining
as some of the other more simple ones. Still, it's a fun way to
brighten up what amounts to a carrying case for things that generally
smell, spill, or crumble. Fortunately, no one really has to know any of
that when the styles are this cute. –Liz
Find very cute diaper bag satchels online from JP Lizzy. The tawny bag ships in mid-October.


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Are these Zionist Quotes really Authentic?
Edip Yuksel
22 July 2012
Does anyone know about the veracity of the following quotes? Some of them are so outrageous that I doubt they were ever uttered by the Israeli politicians as it is claimed. We know that whenever Israel attacks Palestinians and kills dozens or hundreds of children, the Israeli leaders usually issue an official apology for the "collateral damage". On the other hand, when we look at how the Israeli's map has been growing since 1948, how Palestinians are massacred, their homes being destroyed, their lands are grabbed and turned into "settlements" in defiance of numerous United Nations resolution, and how Israel has been playing victim and has done great job in portraying its victim as aggressor, then it seems these statements explains everything. For more inormation, see:
I would appreciate if you check the authenticity of the following statements by the Israeli Zionist leaders and let me know what you find. (For the responses to my request, see the second page, by clicking at the number 2 in the bottom of the page, for responses):
- "The past leaders of our movement left us a clear message to keep Eretz Israel from the Sea to the River Jordan for future generations, for the mass aliya (=Jewish immigration), and for the Jewish people, all of whom will be gathered into this country." — Former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir declares at a Tel Aviv memorial service for former Likud leaders, November 1990. Jerusalem Domestic Radio Service.
- "We must expel Arabs and take their places." — David Ben Gurion, 1937, Ben Gurion and the Palestine Arabs, Oxford University Press, 1985.
- "We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab population." — David Ben-Gurion, May 1948, to the General Staff. From Ben-Gurion, A Biography, by Michael Ben-Zohar, Delacorte, New York 1978.
- "The settlement of the Land of Israel is the essence of Zionism. Without settlement, we will not fulfill Zionism. It's that simple." — Yitzhak Shamir, Maariv, 02/21/1997.
- "(The Palestinians) would be crushed like grasshoppers … heads smashed against the boulders and walls." — Isreali Prime Minister (at the time) Yitzhak Shamir in a speech to Jewish settlers New York Times April 1, 1988
- "There has been Anti-Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?" — Quoted by Nahum Goldmann in Le Paraddoxe Juif (The Jewish Paradox), pp. 121-122.
- "Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame you because geography books no longer exist. Not only do the books not exist, the Arab villages are not there either. Nahlal arose in the place of Mahlul; Kibbutz Gvat in the place of Jibta; Kibbutz Sarid in the place of Huneifis; and Kefar Yehushua in the place of Tal al-Shuman. There is not a single place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population." — David Ben Gurion, quoted in The Jewish Paradox, by Nahum Goldmann, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1978, p. 99.
- "Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves … politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves… The country is theirs, because they inhabit it, whereas we want to come here and settle down, and in their view we want to take away from them their country." — David Ben Gurion, quoted on pp 91-2 of Chomsky's Fateful Triangle, which appears in Simha Flapan's "Zionism and the Palestinians pp 141-2 citing a 1938 speech.
- "If I knew that it was possible to save all the children of Germany by transporting them to England, and only half by transferring them to the Land of Israel, I would choose the latter, for before us lies not only the numbers of these children but the historical reckoning of the people of Israel." — David Ben-Gurion (Quoted on pp 855-56 in Shabtai Teveth's Ben-Gurion in a slightly different translation).
- "There is no such thing as a Palestinian people… It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn't exist." — Golda Meir, statement to The Sunday Times, 15 June, 1969.
- "How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to." — Golda Meir, March 8, 1969.
- "Any one who speaks in favor of bringing the Arab refugees back must also say how he expects to take the responsibility for it, if he is interested in the state of Israel. It is better that things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen." — Golda Meir, 1961, in a speech to the Knesset, reported in Ner, October 1961
- "This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy." — Golda Meir, Le Monde, 15 October 1971
- "We walked outside, Ben-Gurion accompanying us. Allon repeated his question, What is to be done with the Palestinian population?' Ben-Gurion waved his hand in a gesture which said 'Drive them out!" — Yitzhak Rabin, leaked censored version of Rabin memoirs, published in the New York Times, 23 October 1979.
- " create in the course of the next 10 or 20 years conditions which would attract natural and voluntary migration of the refugees from the Gaza Strip and the west Bank to Jordan. To achieve this we have to come to agreement with King Hussein and not with Yasser Arafat." — Yitzhak Rabin (a "Prince of Peace" by Clinton's standards), explaining his method of ethnically cleansing the occupied land without stirring a world outcry. (Quoted in David Shipler in the New York Times, 04/04/1983 citing Meir Cohen's remarks to the Knesset's foreign affairs and defense committee on March 16.)
- " are beasts walking on two legs." — Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, speech to the Knesset, quoted in Amnon Kapeliouk, "Begin and the 'Beasts,"' New Statesman, June 25, 1982.
- "The Partition of Palestine is illegal. It will never be recognized …. Jerusalem was and will for ever be our capital. Eretz Israel will be restored to the people of Israel. All of it. And for Ever." — Menachem Begin, the day after the U.N. vote to partition Palestine.
- "The past leaders of our movement left us a clear message to keep Eretz Israel from the Sea to the River Jordan for future generations, for the mass aliya (=Jewish immigration), and for the Jewish people, all of whom will be gathered into this country." — Former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir declares at a Tel Aviv memorial service for former Likud leaders, November 1990. Jerusalem Domestic Radio Service.
AND some FACTS*
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world's major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation.
It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution.
Please click on any statistic for the source and more information.*
Statistics Last Updated: April 25, 2012
- 126 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 1,476 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information)
- 1,096 Israelis and at least 6,568 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information)
- 10,792 Israelis and 59,575 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information.)
- During Fiscal Year 2011, the U.S. is providing Israel with at least $8.2 million per day in military aid and $0 in military aid to the Palestinians.
- 0 Israelis are being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 5,604 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. (View Sources & More Information)
- The Israeli unemployment rate is 6.4%, while the Palestinian unemployment in the West Bank is 16.5% and 40% in Gaza. (View Sources & More Information)
- Israel currently has 236 Jewish-only settlements and 'outposts' built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli land. (View Sources & More Information)
* These and more facts on this long-lasting bloody conflict are published and updated at: http://ifamericansknew.org/

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Turbosound Armenia updates the stock!
March 28, 2010 by admin
Drawing on almost three decades of experience at the sharp end of pro audio, the Milan series incorporates proprietary technology found in Turbosound's high end concert touring products and is designed with musicians, DJs and small installs in mind. Milan features high efficiency Class D amplifiers which give the most output from lightweight portable packages, along with sophisticated DSP to ensure optimum audio quality and driver protection at all levels and in any venue. Milan's two-channel onboard mixer accommodates a range of dynamic microphones and line level sources, and provides a flexible platform from which to extend system capability without the need for external mixers.
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Recently we were invited by Nokia for close preview of new Nokia E7 for bloggers, some of the bloggers were invited in it. It happened at Manre MGF Mall South Delhi on 11 Feb 2011. We had our hands on nokia E7, at the first impression it looked the successor of Nokia n8 – as it has a similar design to n8 so we compared it with n8, although the design was similar but the phone was different as in bigger touch screen, much responsive touch screen experience and faster interface, and better user experience.
We did small video reviews too of Nokia E7 there about its hardware, ports and what all comes with it in the box, you the see the video embedded below.
Nokia E7 Quick Video Review
Nokia E7 In Box Contents Revealed
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Just for fun…
We like looking at bikes, particularly those that are used for transportation. We suspect most of our readers enjoy it too. One of our favorite places to peruse photos of bikes is right here in our Bicycle Gallery, a collection of photos of transpo bikes sent in by EcoVelo readers. We're currently up to 232 entries and counting. If you haven't seen it yet, have a look and consider submitting a few photos of your bike.
We've also set up an EcoVelo Group on Flickr where other Flickr users can post photos of their transpo bikes. Our Flickr Group currently has 421 members and contains 5,777 photos. If you're a Flickr user, please join us there! And if you're not, just enjoy looking over the fantastic collection of photos submitted by our Flickr friends.
While it's more fun for us to check out what other people are riding, we figure folks like to see our bikes too, so we've set up a couple of other places on the web where you can see our bike photos. Besides our own Flickr Photostream, we have a Zenfolio site set up where folks can view our photos, and if they so choose, purchase prints or digital downloads.
Summer is in full swing here in NorCal and we're enjoying this wonderful time of year for shooting photos. Don't hesitate to join in the fun and submit your photos to our Bike Gallery or upload your photos to the EcoVelo Flickr Group.
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The Postal Service announced today that they'll be issuing a bicycle-themed set of stamps for 2012. The stamps were designed by art director Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA using illustrations by John Mattos of San Francisco, CA. The four stamps depict a young child on training wheels, a commuter (!), a racer, and a BMX rider. More information is available at the "Beyond the Perf" website.
Beautiful! Makes me wish my kids were little again.
In a PR stunt intended to take advantage of the so-called "Carmageddon" 405 freeway closure this past weekend in Los Angeles, Jet Blue offered $4 flights across town from Burbank to Long Beach. And, in an exquisite example of one-upmanship, six bicyclists from the Wolfpack Hustle cycling club raced the jet across town and beat it. From the LA. Times:
The cyclists and a blogger aboard the JetBlue flight left at 10:50 a.m. from the same intersection in North Hollywood – with the blogger having to drive to the airport, arriving an hour before the 12:20 p.m. flight, then catching a ride to the aquarium in Long Beach, the finish line. The plane had just taken off when the cyclists arrived.
The Wolfpack Hustle also took advantage of the "race" to raise $7,000 for the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. Great stuff.
Chrome is hosting a photo contest. From Chrome:
Stories that make up your city are found in the faces, sights, and sounds that are immersed in it. From the recluse to the regulars, everyone carries a piece of its many parts. We've all got that favorite record store, little-known food spot, bicycle shortcut, or local hero that makes a city wholly ours.
To celebrate the release of our tough, urban SLR camera pack this July, we're asking you to capture a piece of your city in a photo by 7/25 @ 12PM PST for a chance to win a Chrome Niko + a Nikon D3000 SLR camera.
We had a fabulous day today, bike-strolling, pinicking, and chatting it up with fellow bike-people on Sacramento Tweed's summer "Seersucker Ride". If you're familiar with the tweed ride concept, a seersucker ride is just a warm weather version of the same.
Our intrepid hosts and ride leaders Rick & Erin of Sacramento Tweed put together a perfect program for this summer's ride. After the meet-up at Temple Coffee/Revolution Wines in Midtown, our group of approximately 100 riders rode across town to Land Park where we picnicked in the shade while listening to traditional acoustic music provided by The Alkali Flats.
From there we rode downtown to the Crocker Museum where they had a secure, private parking area set aside for the group's 100 or so bikes (way cool!!). As some of the group enjoyed the exhibit, others of us relaxed in the spacious cafe area of the beautiful new Teel Family Pavillion. It felt great to cool off in the air-conditioned museum after the ride across town in the summer heat.
Finally, the main group headed to de Vere's Irish Pub to finish off the day with a pint while a few of us split off to have a cup of coffee before heading home. All-in-all, it was an awesome time.
While on the surface it may appear tweed/seersucker rides are about the clothing, they're actually about reawakening the spirit of a more genteel era in which camaraderie and well-wishing among bicyclists were the norm. In fact, no particular type of clothing or bicycle was required to participate in this ride, and everyone was warmly welcomed regardless of their chosen bike or attire.
The tweed ride phenomenon started in London in January of 2009 and quickly jumped across the Atlantic to the U.S. where it has spread like wildfire the past couple of years. Many cities across the country have now hosted tweed rides.
Most tweed rides are under 20 miles in length and include a few stops for food-and-drink along the way. The pace is usually languid, and perhaps most importantly, there's always an effort to be inclusive of riders of all ability levels.
If you haven't experienced one of these rides yet, we highly recommend joining the fun when one comes to your area!


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Runners battle frigid temperates for RCMP Road Race
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 11:45 am
The RCMP Road Race took off down Highway 28 on Tuesday morning despite some of the coldest temperatures in the event's 34-year history, but it didn't stop St. Paul Regional and Racette from continuing their dominance on the asphalt.
�They seemed pretty ready to run. I think everything went well,� said race organizer and RCMP Const. Shane Farr. �Obviously it was pretty cold so (runners) were staying on the buses, but I think once they got running they really liked it.�
St. Paul Regional claimed its 14th straight victory in the high school category, while Racette continued its decades long dominance in the junior high category, picking up its 23rd straight first place finish.
�I don�t think any of these kids want to be the first team to lose,� said Gilles Gervais, coach of the Racette team for all 23 victories. Gervais added that every member in his running team of over 50 athletes was a part of Tuesday�s victory. �Even though our first team is only 12 kids they�re all part of it. They encourage and push each other, and I think that�s the bottom line. I also have some really good volunteers that help me coach these guys, and that�s a big part of it.�
Racette's Brenden Foote, who ran in his second RCMP Road Race on Tuesday, agreed that no one at Racette wants to be the team that snaps the streak, which worked as inspiration during the run.
�You know that you�ve won it for 22 years and you want to win again, because if you lose you�ll be that team,� he said, adding the frigid temperatures were a challenge. �Last year was a lot warmer. The weather was with us last year. This year it was more windy and cold, so you had to make sure you were really warmed up and ready for the race. It helped because the wind would push you as you ran, so that was a good advantage, but it was still really cold.�
St. Paul Regional Coach Hank Smid said his runners were prepared for the cold temperatures, but that didn't make it easy.
�The conditions were not great, but we told our kids to dress warm and be ready for it and they did an awesome job,� said Smid, adding the RCMP did a great job in ensuring the safety of the runners. �Safety�s been their first concern. There were multiple vehicles traveling back and forth, as well as a vehicle being at the lead and at the back, so it was really well done . . . I have no concerns about having my athletes take on this event.�
Const. Farr ran the first leg of the race with the RCMP-St. Paul Alternative Education Centre team, which saw members of the RCMP as well as teachers and students from SPAEC take on the relay together. He added the road race has been an important event for the RCMP in its 34 years, as it combines the efforts of the community and allows students to see members of the RCMP in a different light.
�It�s a good partnership with the community in general,� he said, adding a number of community members and businesses contribute to the event. �It�s a big partnership there, and then it�s all about the kids having fun and just seeing us in a different atmosphere as well, instead of just seeing us as authority figures.�
Smid added that 13 female athletes from St. Paul Regional headed to Toronto to compete at the Nike High School Grand Prix over the weekend, six of which took part in Tuesday's road race.
�We've been working hard and I think we're going to be ready,� he said following the road race, adding training was difficult as the team has only had one chance to practice outdoors. �We've done the best that we can with the weather that we've had, and we're just excited for the opportunity. The girls, I know they're going to give it their best in their competitions, and that's what they have to go by.�
St. Paul Regional Grade 12 student Nicole Kitt, who has been a part of every RCMP Road Race since she started in Grade 7, said Tuesday�s road race was a fun way to stay loose before heading to the Nike High School Grand Prix.
�It�s a fun race I find. There�s not that much stress put onto you,� she said, adding she was looking forward to competing in Toronto. �I hope just to do my best. It�ll be a good experience, the whole thing. I�ve never been to Toronto. I think it�ll be a fun weekend and I�ll try to run my hardest."
See next week's issue of the Journal for local coverage of the Nike High School Grand Prix.


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DYER: Whoever he is new pope same as old
It's the "Roman" Catholic Church, not the Republican Catholic Church or the People's Revolutionary Socialist Democratic Catholic Church. Its rigid hierarchy and its centralizing instincts are almost entirely due to the fact it became the state religion of the Roman Empire more than 1,600 years ago. And the Pope is still, in essence, the emperor.
How Roman are the traditions and instincts of the church that Pope Benedict XVI has led for the past seven years? Well, one of his titles is "pontifex maximus," usually translated from the Latin as "supreme pontiff." That was the title of the high priest of the old Roman (pagan) state religion under the republic.
When Rome became an empire, the emperors took it over, starting with Augustus. And somewhere in the fifth or sixth century -- the timing is not clear -- the title was transferred to the Christian bishop of Rome, who had become the head of the new state religion, Christianity.
This is not to say popes are secretly pagans: They are monotheists to the core. But they are "Roman" Catholics, and the religion they lead is still run like an empire. Very occasionally, some maverick pope tries to change the model -- but the system always wins in the end.
Benedict XVI is the emperor of a shrinking domain, for the Roman Catholic Church has been shedding adherents not only in the West, where it is in steep decline, but also in the Latin American, African and Asian countries where it once held unchallenged sway. While secularism is the enemy stealing the faithful in the West, evangelical forms of Christianity are seducing Roman Catholic believers away in what we used to call the Third World.
There are many who blame this hemorrhage on the outgoing Pope. Benedict was chosen by his colleagues because they believed he would fight off fundamental change, and he performed his duty well. His resignation for health reasons is an innovation, but it is the first of which he has been guilty.
He held the line on abortion (a sin in almost all circumstances), homosexuality (likewise, unless the person remains entirely celibate), married or female priests (definitely not), remarriage after divorce (ditto), and contraception (under no circumstances, although he later said HIV-positive prostitutes might be justified in asking their clients to use condoms).
What the Catholic Church is really fighting is modernization, which it sees as moral decline. Perhaps it is right (though I don't think so), but it is losing the battle. Yet Benedict and the Church hierarchy are condemned to fight this battle until the last ditch because they believe, probably correctly, full modernization would make them irrelevant. So there's no point in going on about how Benedict failed to modernize the Church. He wasn't elected to do that. The only pope who tried was John XXIII, and he died 50 years ago. Every pope since then has seen his task as stemming the tide of change and restoring the old order.
The job was largely complete before Benedict became Pope. His job has been to ensure there is no backsliding into liberalism, relativism and other modernist errors, and he has achieved that by ensuring almost the entire College of Cardinals (the men who choose the next pope) are reliably conservative and orthodox.
The college had already been stuffed with conservative cardinals by his predecessor, John Paul II, so even there Benedict really didn't have to do much except steer the same steady course. Not one of the cardinals who are seen as "papabili" (men who might be elected as pope) could be described as liberal or reformist.
There will be a new pope, but nothing is going to change; the hemorrhage will continue.
-- Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.


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its my bday.....y'all hve a good one i know i will!
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26 year's ago..I received a miraculous healing from God..the doctors gave me just 3 days to live..once I lived past that and went through two open heart surgeries my parents were told I'd live a life totally dependant on medications.. I haven't been on any meds since I was 3 years old...at the age of 10 I was told I had a narrow pulmonary artery and would need surgery... my parents and I opted to trust God and the surgery was declined...I hve never had a pacemaker.. while most children with Hlhs hve had several I was told as a teen having a child was totally out of the question.. once i got pregnant i was told my child had an 80% chance of having what I had Today I am a proud mother of a two year old healthy boy..I was told to abort him...I refused as I let fear hinder my first blessing.. but I decided to trust the Lord for myself.. I was told I wouldn't last through labor I made it through a full week of labor;I was told forceps would be needed to birth my baby...I pushed him out with six God helped pushes..I was told my heart would wear out after I gave birth just as an overly used rubber band and my condition could make a full u-turn..but God!.when doctors said no God said yes..when Satan said death God spoke life.... Ask me y I trust God? ask me y I am grateful? I'm grateful bc God has blessed me with life,health &strength.. and he has even doubled my joy as He's given me loving family friends and even blessed me with a husband who walks with me so I can have companionship and love...26 years ago I held on to my dad's hand for the first time I clenched my hand around his finger and opened my eyes to look at him in an ICU room filled with doctors telling my parents to just let me die in peace.I'm here today bc my dad and mom decided not to give up on me...I am here today bc of prayers rendered on my behalf.. to All those who prayed I thanku.. But most of All to the God that heard those prayers and moved I thanku and I praise you!!! My bday prayer is to be All that God has called me to be..to live a life pleasing and acceptable to my Father God...and to share His Love and my testimony boldly to All who seek truth! NO good of my own but All Glory be to God!-Happy saving day to Jesus,happy birthing day to my mom,& happy bday 2me!!.Love u All<3 Enjoy today I know I will lol!!
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The Government is being pressed to accelerate an investigation into employment safeguards for employees in companies that fail because buyers are being frightened off by the cost of inheriting them.
One in three insolvent businesses with the prospect of finding new owners end up being closed because of the impact of Tupe - the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations - according to Begbies Traynor, the corporate recovery specialists. Nick Hood, senior London partner, said: "This is causing tens of thousands of people to be thrown out of work every year unnecessarily as a result."
The regulations, introduced in 1981, are designed to provide protection for workers against any changes in salaries, redundancy payments and other employment issues when a business changes ownership. Last month the Government, worried by the fall-out from the furore over the pensions lost by ASW steelworkers, added pension liabilities to the list.
Ministers have promised to consider changes to the regulations to make them more flexible and help pave the way to sell insolvent businesses but there is concern that any reforms may be delayed. Mr Hood is urging the government to implement any changes quickly and is seeking support from MPs and trade bodies.
He said: "Time and time again we're finding that we have perfectly viable businesses to sell off when we go in to attempt a rescue. However, interested parties are put off by the risks associated with the embedded employee costs which transfer to them automatically under Tupe."
He described the addition of the pensions' liabilities as the "final straw" and added: "It's like Chinese water torture and it's getting steadily worse. We are finding in many cases that the cost of the Tupe obligations outweighs the value of the assets."


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So this is pretty cool, Paramount is releasing a documentary about the history of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on August 12th, 4 days after the Michael Bay horror show which features the turtles looking like this:
Obviously it's a cash in on the movie and way to drain funds from the nostalgic guys (like me) who aren't going to watch the new flick but it looks like all of the right people are involved with this doc and you really can't go wrong with old-school TMNT stuff. For some reason, the only toy that popped in my head from that time was that bright green gecko with a skin infection and his tongue hanging out of his mouth.
The documentary description from Comic Book Resources:
Work on "Turtle Power" first started in 2009, with the producers stating more than a "hundred hours of interviews from every corner of the turtle world" were conducted for the doc. The trailer contains comments from noted "Turtle" authorities including Eastman, Laird, John Handy from long-time "TMNT" license-holder Playmates Toys and comedian Michael Ian Black, who dropped out of college to play Raphael on a promotional tour.
Produced by Randall Lobb, Isaac Elliott-Fisher and Mark Hussey, "Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is scheduled for release on Aug. 12 — four days following the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" reboot film directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay.
Nostalgia is all you have when all these reboots suck.


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Back-to-school shopping can put a real dent in a family's budget and create a carbon footprint a mile wide. To save money on school supplies, why not set up a swap with your neighbors and friends? You'll save money and green the shopping beast, too. Another bonus? You'll reduce clutter and teach the kids to share.
* Check the kids' supplies list. Most kids will bring home a list from school, or you'll be able to download one from the school's web site. Ask your child to cross off what you already have or don't want to buy, then circle what's left. When you go swapping (or shopping), work from the list.
• Make an inventory of what you already have. Most families have enough pencils, crayons, glue, tape and markers left over from the previous year to start the new year just fine. In fact, many of us have way too much of this stuff. Figure out what your kids need now, then put aside the extras for later in the year when you need to restock. Box up your extras so they're easy to exchange.
* Set up a swap in your front yard or garage. Invite neighbors who have their own items to swap. Designate different tables for pens and pencils, crayons and markers, paper and folders, lunch boxes, backpacks, and sporting gear. Ask that everything that's brought be clean and usable. When it comes to lunch boxes, ask that they be metal, plastic free of phthalates and PVC, or cloth. People should bring their own reusable bags to cart their swapped items home in.
* Donate leftovers to a day-care center, or to a charity that provides school supplies to kids in need.
If you still need to go shopping when the swap is over…
• Ask for greener options. Many school supply stores now carry supplies made from recycled, non-toxic materials. But if you don't find eco-friendly products at the store, let the manager know and ask him/her to order green for your future purchases.
• Rent or borrow. When it comes to musical instruments, sporting equipment, and tools for one-time classes like home economics or woodworking, figure out which items your child can rent or borrow. This is particularly good for musical instruments – do you really want to buy a tuba just because your child is giving it a try this year?
• Remember the 3 Rs. Reduce (buy less, share, borrow, rent); reuse (think durable lunch boxes and water bottles), recycle (paper, plastic, electronics).


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Galt, Calif.-based Building Material Distributors (BMD) announced that John Stiborek has been hired as director of supply chain and purchasing. He will be responsible for strategic management of purchasing and distribution of materials within the company's Building Products Division.
He has more than 20 years of experience with positions as director of purchasing and director of materials in various Fortune 200 companies.
"John comes to BMD with extensive Supply Chain/Purchasing experience and a background in improving business processes" said Mike Teresa, executive general manager of BMD. "We are pleased to have him on board and look forward to implementing his innovative ideas and team building strategies."


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5 Anti-aging Skin Care Products to try
Oh, anti- aging products! When did I get old enough to be blogging about you?!
Seriously! It seems like yesterday I was in my early twenties, and now I'm in my early thirties. Ugh! Sigh!
I guess it's unavoidable. We all age, but I believe it's all about aging with grace. And I'm a true believer in using quality, tried and true products to aid in the aging process.
That's why I've put together a list of 5 Anti-Aging Skin Care Products to try! Now, remember I'm in my early thirties, so these are the products I'm currently using for my skin. If you have younger or a bit more mature skin than I do, you may need to lose or add some products that will be beneficial to your skin care needs.
1. OLE HENRIKSEN Truth Serum Collagen Booster
This product is great for all skin types. It's loaded with anti- aging properties, and it's a product that nourishes deep into the skin, it helps smooth out lines and wrinkles and prevents further damage. Sensitive skin prone to irritation will benefit immensely from the calming properties of this oil-free serum.
2. Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Face Cream
I have to say, for a drugstore product, this moisturizer has packed a punch behind its claims. It claims to accelerate surface cell turnover to give you visible wrinkle results starting day 1. I have to agree. I've seen a huge difference in my skin since using this product. My skin is softer, smoother and hydrated. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
3. Tarte Maracuja Oil
Maracuja oil is great for all skin types. It's a nutrient -rich oil that provides great skin care benefits. If you're dry; it will hydrate, reduce redness, irritation, and inflammation. If you're oily it's been said to diminish the amount of sebum your body produces causing oily skin. This is an amazing product, and it's been called Mother Nature's RX for skin!
4. OLE HENRIKSEN truth to go wipes
These wipes are perfect for moms or people on the go! Oh, and the smell is AMAZING they smell like an orange dreamsicle! Strong enough to remove dirt, grime and makeup, but gentle enough not to over dry the skin.
5. Tarte maracuja C-brighter™ eye treatment
This is another great product from Tarte. This nutrient rich eye treatment visibly hydrates, firms and brightens the delicate eye area. It gives tired eye's and instant brighter look! I've also noticed a visible difference in the fine lines under my eyes. They are visibly smoother and hydrated.
I'm sure you can tell most of these products mentioned above have one ingredient that stands out. Vitamin C. It's because vitamin c has AMAZING skin care benefits. It lightens, brightens, and tightens the skin. So if you have dull, lifeless, tired looking skin these products will be great for you.
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We highly recommend this tour. The countryside and chateaux we drove by were amazing. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Most of the fellow tourists were either French or French Canadians and they were happy to listen to the tour guide in French. We ended up being the only 2 English speaking tourists but the tour guide made sure he translated everything for us. The two wineries chateaux we visited for tasting were very beautiful and the wine offered for tasting was of high quality as well as the cheeses that were supplied. The second was built in the 12th century and was very impressive. We actually had the included lunch there. The lunch was an impressive 5 course meal of the highest quality worth every cent. It included Oysters and local cuisine and of course very impressive wines. The red we had was a 2001 vintage. Both wineries also had their own very knowledgeable and articulate people present in detail their winemaking facilities, buildings and processes. Very impressive
Travis H USA
A fatastic tour. The lunch was an amazing 4 course feast, all paired with amazing wine.
Never been to any place with a wonderful story like this before
Robert M USA
This was a great day tour through the Graves region. Our tour guide was extremely friendly and fun, and the meal and wine tasting we had at the second chateau was to die for!
Very well organised. Good value for money. The lunch alone would probably normally cost more than the tour! The guides were all very approachable and spoke perfect English. Highly recommended.
We visited two wineries and had very informative tours led by guides who were very well versed and knowledgeable of the winery. Both French and English were presented. Lunch at the second winery was a 5 star experience in itself. Here we were able to sit with the winemaker and learn even more while enjoying a wonderful afternoon with regional specialties and delightful wines at an elegant table.
The Montequieu's Chateau tour felt long. It was at the end of the day and perhaps after such a long lunch and so much information I wasn't ready to be standing around. The Chateau was beautiful and I think I would have enjoyed this part more if I had understood who this family was to Bourdeaux before I left on the tour.
Excellent days outing and the lunch and wines were the best I had whilst in France. The only downside is the long wait while the guide explains everything in French before repeating it all in English. They seem to have so much more to say in French so we did have to wait quite a while and then ony got a short spiel in English
Stephen V Switzerland
The wine tour is a good day tour for wine lovers. Packed with information about the wine growers, the "soil terroir" and things about grape growing. The tour was a bit short, though.
The stops on the tour were terrific. The tour guide was very partial to the french speakers on the tour and did not translate many group discussions into English.
It was supposed to br a wine tour - not a boring, ridiculously long (due to only one bi-lingual guide) tour of some old guy's chateau.
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Join us on our road trip across AmericaDuring the late summer of 2005 our family took a 4,850 mile cross country trip from Sacramento, California to Rochester, New York.
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/67m4ql/global_trends) has announced the addition of the "Global Trends Impacting the PPE Market" report to their offering.
This research deliverable looks at emerging and disruptive trends that currently impact the personal protective equipment (PPE) market and will further develop until 2020. The main objectives are to determine how global demographic, sustainability, and safety trends will affect the market, and how key market participants are responding to those challenges. This study is strongly case-driven, showing innovative solutions based on existing products. The main challenges for industry innovators are to maintain uncompromised safety features of the equipment while being cost-effective.
Key Topics Covered:
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The Voice Recap: The Fab Four Let It Be, Kill It
The Voice's top four singers gave it their all Monday night in hopes of making it to next week's finals. With a quartet of stars with such talent and divergent styles, it's anyone's game.
The singers' teams have no relevance - Christina and Adam don't have a team - but it was a good night for both Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green, whose proteges shone bright.


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Pier and Beam Foundations
The Pier and Beam Foundation – Best Ever Design?
There are several designs for a pier and beam foundation. Here is one of the most common:
Without a doubt, at Foundation Repair Pros we love the pier and beam design for a number of reasons:
- Limits the surface area of soil in contact with the home's structure. Thus, any vertical movement of the soil due to shrinkage or swelling (common in the DFW area) has little to no effect on the house.
- Small shifts in the house can easily be adjusted with steel shims; no piers needed
- Plumbing leaks can be easily spotted and repaired with easy access via the crawlspace
- Wood platform construction is more comfortable for walking, providing some give, making it easier on people with back issues
- Provides maximum internal and external home design flexibility; internal walls are not load bearing which enhances the ability to design an open, contemporary living space
- Easy to inspect and treat for termite or rodent problems
- Easier and cheaper to repair foundation issues because of ease of access when compared to a slab foundation. However, repair jobs require special technical expertise and most repair companies do not possess
Here's a good video showing the benefits of the pier and beam foundation:
Things That Go Wrong With a Pier and Beam Foundation
Notwithstanding these benefits, pier and beam foundations can have problems during the lifetime of the house; particularly if the foundation has a poor original design or water management/moisture problems.
First, let's review the obvious clues that you have a foundation problem:
- Noticeable odors coming from your crawl space
- Your wooden floors are bowing, up or down and otherwise uneven
- As you walk across the floors, they are bouncy, sagging or sinking
- You can see gaps between the inside walls and the floor
- Visible cracks can be seen in the inside sheetrock
- You have doors that won't close or they stick; they are not level
- You look in the crawl space and see wood rot on beams and joists are compressed
It's not uncommon for us to find all of these problems when we inspect a home built on a pier and beam foundation, particularly an older home.
In 99% of the cases we look at, there are two main causes of structural failure with this foundation:
#1 – Flawed Design
In this situation, the vertical piers are installed too far apart meaning the cross joists and beams are trying to support too much weight from above. They can become compressed, cracked and begin to sag. The optimal design calls for piers on about 6 foot spacing for maximum support.
Another issue with design is the construction of the pier footings. Regardless of the depth drilled for the pier (which should be 15-20 feet in new construction), the width of the footing base is oftentimes too narrow to adequately distribute the load to the ground. The result is that the pier sinks.
Assuming a typical home in the DFW area, with a brick façade exterior, here is the approved width data:
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Soil (psf)
|Minimum Width of Footings (inches)
Source: International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Table R403.1 International Code Council (Falls Church, VA, 2003).
#2 – Damp or Wet Crawl Space
Is your crawl space dark, damp or wet, at least in some areas? This is almost always the main cause of pier and beam failure. Why?
This environment is ideal for those nasty little critters that cause so much damage i.e. termites, fungi and the dreaded black mold. All of these weaken and ultimately destroy your wood beams, joists, posts and girders.
There are several common causes of this water or moisture getting into a crawl space.
- Too many vents which allow high moisture air into the space during the summer months
- Plumbing leaks or HVAC leaks (condensed water vapor)
- Inadequate drainage around the home which allows water to flow beneath the house including improper or clogged gutters and downspouts
Our Approach to Pier and Beam Foundation Repair
At Foundation Repair Pros, the way we tackle a pier and beam evaluation is straightforward yet comprehensive. After the initial interview with the homeowner and inspection of the readily visible signs of distress, we go to work. In addition to detailed level measurements, we thoroughly evaluate outside water management, water and sewer leaks, soil type, the condition of all piers, beams, posts, joists, girders and other structural components.
This allows us to find out exactly what is causing the problems and the specific areas of the foundation that are highly stressed. We then develop one or more corrective action options that are unique using our best technologies and considering budget constraints of the homeowner.
Each situation is different but we have many economical options that may or may not apply to your home. These may include:
- Use of the sistering technique to reinforce weak floor girders or joists
- Totally replace broken or rotted beams with fresh wood or steel I-beams
- Install helical steel piers to a depth of 15-20 feet
- Construct engineered footing bases and piers
- Heavy-duty jacks can be installed to level healthy girders and joists
- ¼ inch steel plate shims where re-shimming is appropriate
- Fix any plumbing or HVAC leaks; install French drains or exterior swales; fix gutters and downspouts; correct tree root problems
- Repair, close or eliminate vents as necessary
Foundation Repair Pros is one of the only companies in the area that are specialists in these repair projects. In fact, there are many foundation repair companies in the DFW area that will not repair these foundations because to do it right, it takes specialized knowledge, equipment and techniques. Don't be fooled by the many fly-by-night guys with a truck and a cheap jack!
Don't hesitate to give us a call to schedule a comprehensive, no-obligation and FREE inspection of your home. Foundation Repair Pros is the industry leader in repairing pier and beam foundations and we'd like the opportunity to earn your trust and confidence that we can do the job right the first time. We stand by our work 100%.
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On Tuesday I talked about the Pros and Cons of structuring your business as a Partnership, and yesterday I reviewed how to outline your Roles and Responsibilities between business partners. Today, I want to take a look at a few successful Partnership stories as I think it's interesting and helpful to look outside of the wedding industry to gain perspective.
These two MIT grads were tired of emailing files themselves when they wanted to work from more than one computer. Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi created Dropbox in 2007 – Drew is CEO and Arash is CTO (Chief Technology Officer). Now the company boasts 50 million users in over 175 countries. In 2009, Steve Jobs even offered to purchase Dropbox for a 9 digit aquisition offer, but they declined as Drew said he would rather build a company than sell. In 2011, they received $250 million in funding from investors so they can pursue their growth. Impressive.
Two moms, Antje Danielson and Robin Chase, founded Zipcar in 2000. They met at their children's kindergarten class – Robin had an MBA and Antje was working on a Harvard research project trying to determine how other countries conserve energy with vehicles. Chase was CEO until 2004 and now neither she or Antje are with the Company. However, what they co-founded together now has over 900,000 members and a fleet of over 9000 Zipcars throughout the US, Canada, and the UK.
Some partnerships can stand the test of friendships and marriage
It's important to leverage each partner's talents and expertise as a Company is built
- Some partnerships at the end of the day will dissolve because one partner steps down, an aquisition occurs and the partner is bought out, the partner is a serial entrepreneur and wants to start another business, etc. That's ok.
- There is power in numbers. Two heads can definitely be better than one for many people. Synergy, passion, accountability, vision, and motivation can be shared between two business partners. At the end of the day, it can lead to an incredibly successful business like the 3 above.
- You don't have to start with $100,000 in your bank account. Zipcar started with $68 in their account upon their launch.
What other learnings do you take away from these examples of successful Partnerships?


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Third Reich victorious: the alternate history of how the Germans won the war
Greenhill Books, Apr 1, 2002 - History - 256 pages
This book is a stimulating and entirely plausible insight into how Hitler and his generals might have defeated the Allies, and a convincing sideways look at the Third Reich's bid at world domination in World War II. What would have happened if, for example, the Germans captured the whole of the BEF at Dunkirk? Or if the RAF had been defeated in the Battle of Britain? What if the U-Boats had strangled Britain with an impregnable blockade, if Rommel had been triumphant in North Africa or the Germans had beaten the Red Army at Kursk? The authors, writing as if these and other world-changing events had really happened, project realistic scenarios based on the true capabilities and circumstances of the opposing forces. Third Reich Victorious is a spirited and terrifying alternate history, and a telling insight into the dramatic possibilities of World War II.
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What is the true essence of opera?
Published 5:21 am, Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Her name is Rebecca. She's one of those rare individuals every one of us knows - someone who became much more important than we ever suspected, someone who has gone on past us and our little sphere of influence, and is making a wonderful contribution to her world.
It astonishes me that I can say I know her.
She and her twin sister, Michelle, were in my school band long ago. Later, Ann Stutes and I were among her instructors at Texas Tech, where she studied vocal performance with Jack and Mary Gillas, Gerald Dolter and Karl Dent. Now she is something of a celebrity in Germany, a rising star in opera, very much in demand.
She has written something that is not only significant, but is backed up by her ever-growing credentials. What she says is worth reading, and well-worth repeating.
"Tonight, my colleagues and I will walk on to a stage that means the world to us and perform one of the most beautiful operas in the world, "La Traviata," to a fantastic and loyal audience. For some of them, it will be the first opera they have ever seen in their lives -- it will set the tone for whether or not they love opera, or hate it, or worst of all, are apathetic about it . . . In these few sacred hours, I and my colleagues have the precious opportunity to touch the lives of our audience. If only briefly, we have the chance speak to their souls in the most pure expression of art possible -- no amplification, no "Autotune," no editing, no screens separating us -- just humans expressing a powerful story through beautiful music to other humans. So, no, tonight is not an important performance -- it is the most important performance … for those … who are searching for that transcendent moment, yearning for that alleviation from the drudgery and mundanity of daily life -- this is something that we, as performers, must never forget. They are in this theater because of us, but we are on this stage because of them. We live in a world of scare tactics, of screens, of 24-hour news cycles and constant crisis and stress, but for these few sacred hours, we switch off all that noise and awaken the spirits long dead, but not forgotten, of Verdi, of Mozart, of Puccini, of Tchaikovsky and Strauss and so many others and we touch people in a way that nothing else can."
"We touch people in a way nothing else can."
On April 15 and 16, my colleagues and I will walk onto a stage that means the world to us and perform a brand new opera. All of who are involved with the Plainview Symphony and in music education believe that every concert we put on for you makes a difference. I don't know anybody in any of the arts who doesn't feel exactly the same way. "Incident at Burro Java" is, in fact, a comic opera, but we believe comedy opens up a pathway to making a real difference. People who come to this opera will laugh. They may cry. But they will be moved. And many of those will be surprised by it. So will you if you'll only take the chance and come join us.
Thank you, Rebecca, for stating it so well.
Gary Belshaw is executive director of the Plainview Symphony and its first composer-in-residence. He can be reached at 806-685-2879 or at email@example.com.


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The latest polls show voters are poised to legalize marijuana in all five states with initiatives on the ballot this November. For marijuana advocates in Texas and elsewhere, the new year could begin with the wind strongly at their backs.
Texas passed its first "compassionate use" law in 2015, which allowed marijuana-based oil to treat intractable epilepsy. The Texas law restricts use to a special strain high in the chemical cannabidiol (CBD) and low in the psychoactive component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It was a tiny measure compared to medical marijuana laws in other states, but the bill's endorsement by Texas' rock-ribbed Republican leadership marked a political sea change.
One of the state's most high-profile advocates, ten-year-old Alexis Bortell suffered from terrible seizures before moving to Colorado to take advantage of the state's medical marijuana law. Parents Dean and Liza explained her first medical marijuana prescription was similar to the low-THC kind now legal in Texas.
"It was better than pharmaceuticals," Dean Bortell told KVUE. "We got 33 days and then she had a pretty bad seizure, not as bad as she had in Texas, but enough that the doctor said, 'You know what? Let's go ahead and push up the THC.' And now we're 573 days seizure-free today. So it's which is the greater good?"
The Bortells say they need a "whole plant" policy to be able to return to Texas. It's a complaint many medical marijuana patients expressed during the debate on the "CBD-only" bill passed by the Eighty-fourth Texas Legislature, and one they hope to rectify in the upcoming legislative session.
Big changes are already on the way in several other states. This November, Massachusetts, Arizona, California, Maine and Nevada are poised to legalize marijuana completely.
"It's an exciting time," said Marijuana Policy Project Texas political director Heather Fazio. "Win, lose or draw, we're going to see a historic night on election night here in the United States. And here in Texas, what that translates to is momentum."
"We haven't really stopped working since the last legislative session," said Fazio. "With the passage of the compassionate use act and now the rules being rolled out by the Department of Public Safety, we see a lot on the horizon. And patients want to see this program made more inclusive so that those with cancer, PTSD, multiple sclerosis, debilitating conditions like that have access to this medicine."
The business opportunities created by the proliferation of states relaxing marijuana restrictions have captured the interests of a whole generation of entrepreneurs. Yet slow movement at the federal level has made it difficult for state industries to fully flourish.
"When the federal government doesn't let you take tax deductions, when you can't go to your neighborhood bank and get a checking account, when you can't process credit cards, it keeps the industry in that grey area," said KIND Financial CEO David Dinenberg. "We all strive every day for this industry to grow up, become mainstream and become truly legitimate, and I wake up every day trying to solve those problems."
The California-based business offers compliance solutions for a budding industry, which is being actively monitored, state-by-state. "The states are all looking at each other and taking the best points of each law and trying to create a very robust regulatory market, which is important," explained Dinenberg. "Colorado just enacted labeling on all the edibles. Nevada was really the first state to have mandatory lab testing."
It adds up to big business: Providing more than $100 million in annual tax revenue in Colorado alone.
"The job creation's real. The tax revenue's real," said Dinenberg. "But the access to the medicine is the most important thing."
That's why Dean Bortell argues, "Let the doctors run the show."
"It's a medical decision. It's different for every patient," said Bortell. "So for the legislators to sit down there without a medical license, most of them, and tell us what our doctor has to prescribe our children, it just doesn't make a lot of sense."


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My baby turns 2 today, so it's a perfect time to add favorite books to our own collection. We added:
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen, illustrated by Dan Hanna. She loves this book. She's been missing it since I took it back to the library last month, and I'm sure she'll be thrilled to have it back.
Moo! by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. All the kids like this one – it's so much fun.
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes. I've been meaning to buy this since my oldest was a baby, and I finally am. He helped me open the box when these arrived yesterday and was so happy to see this one in the stack for her.
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A new garden has sprouted at the Mission branch library as part of the city's initiative to turn vacant and underutilized land into patches of green. The library garden will be used as a teaching resource for lessons in science and nutrition.
Lia Hillman, interim children's room manager at the library branch, located near Mission and 24th streets , cooked up the idea. It's no coincidence that she happens to also be a trained chef.
The goal is to have community members — students, seniors and others — tend the beds and track the progress through the seasons. The organic garden, carved out of a little-used outdoor space that had been covered in concrete, is about 40-feet long and 3-feet wide; a lot of the materials and labor were donated.
The first planting took place last month and the maiden (albeit small-scale)harvest may happen today. Among the crops: lettuces, chard, Russian kale, beets, strawberries,chives, onions, garlic, oregano, cilantro and chervil.


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EDINBURGH City Council's new headquarters are to get the Royal seal of approval.
The Princess Royal will be performing the official unveiling duties for Waverley Court on April 26.
The council expects the Princess to spend an hour touring the building, which has been named after the neighbouring city railway station.
Transport, planning, housing, building standards, education and finance officials are all based in the 80 million complex.
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Finding Identity
This month, I'm doing a challenge to work on my blog, I'm taking the Inheritance study by Beth Moore, and I'm working on being sure I write things frequently. It's about establishing an identity. Today's challenge was to rewrite our "about" page. You can find mine here. This morning, I remembered that indeed one of the chapters in my book speaks to identity. I want to share that with you today.
I am His Child
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
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Identity is so important to us. It starts when we are very young. Children begin with identifying with their parents. As they grow into teenagers, they strike out on their own to try to establish their own identities. Even as adults, we still work on defining our identity.
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In all of that, even as we grow and try to become more independent, our identity always comes back to our base. We still desire to be connected to our original family.
In my own life, I was adopted by my father when I was 2 years old. I grew up hearing all of those special things that are said to kids who are adopted about how "special" that was. As a teenager, we became more estranged as I struggled to learn more about myself.
Flash forward to my early 40s. I learned in a painful discussion with a family member that my father had said, about a friend's daughter, "Well, she's not really his daughter, she's adopted." What a painful realization for me that he felt that way! Even in our estranged time, I had never anticipated that the identity of that relationship would cease to exist. Sadly, that relationship has remained forever broken and even to the point of impacting the relationship I had with my mother in the last year of her life. Those connections do matter to us, no matter what age we are.
I often found solace in my relationship with my grandmother. We were so close from the time I was a baby. It was not uncommon for her to slip and say "your dad" when she meant my grandfather. I found a great deal of comfort in the identity of family from her and it is something she taught me to value. When she died, it was a painful it loss of that identity yet again. Yes, I am still hers and she is still mine; however, she's just not physically present any longer.
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I love that we can each claim this identity. What a blessing in life to know each and every day that we are children of God!
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Thread: tai chi and san shou?
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tai chi and san shou?
so i started doin william c.c. chens yang tai chi. just a little somethin different for the days i dont go to WC class. anyways...
in the curriculum, one of the last, i guess you would say, sections?..it says San shou. i checked it out on youtube and it looked like a two partner form. the applications from the form are much more noticeable! but does it ever go to full contact sanshou/sanda you see in tournaments? i always thought san shou was interchangeable with sanda?
can anyone clear this up for me? thanx!
5/25/2011 8:49pm, #2
Slightly different rulesets, is my understanding.
Don't know about chen form San shou, but the sport is just a ruleset for competition.
I don't think chen tai chi is likely to translate well into San shou competition, but I'm sure it's been done.
5/25/2011 9:31pm, #3
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bobby, you are familiar with max chen right? this is his dad's school.
now, some would point out that not many from that school compete in sanda (and they would be right) and that max goes and trains at the wat with phil nurse (and they would be right) but i don't think any of that takes away from sifu chen's skills.
OP, what exactly was your question? was it about the quality of the instruction at that school?"Face punches are an essential character building part of a martial art. You don't truly love your children unless you allow them to get punched in the face." - chi-conspiricy
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5/25/2011 9:37pm, #4
San shou can mean a few things:
All-in fighting or sparring: punches, kicks, throws, locks, the whole bit. All the resources of taiji.
The sport also called sanda: punches, kicks, throws, with boxing gloves and rounds and breaks in the action due to referee calls.
The two-person set: a choreography for practicing applications and timing and movement. This is cooperative training, a series of drills chained together, but of course can become competitive as one adds strength and speed to it. Can you make this counter work? No? Pow!
If you're interested in competing in the sport of san shou/san da, tell your teacher and he'll guide you one way or another, even if it's just to send you somewhere else to train in parallel or instead of with him. Maybe ol' WCCC will dust off his gloves and train you in it after you show some diligence in the normal class. Only one way to find out...
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Well, this thread looks like it has a tenuous enough connection I can put in a few questions.
I recently came across a flier for a Tai Chi class at a medical center somewhere near to me.
First, I think I can assume that this is moreso Tai Chi for health than any sort of search for combat applications. It seems a touch expensive at '$99 for full 10 week session (1 class per week)' and probably a bit out of my range for training but it piqued my curiosity enough to ask the fellows in this section about the specifics of
-Yang Short Form Tai Chi and how it differs from other kinds of Tai Chi.
-Marti Biker, the man teaching the class. No other reason for that than to just throw out the name as I'm sure one or two bullies would be interested in the knowledge.
5/26/2011 9:22pm, #6
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Can you post the lin OP? You may be looking at the compusory San Shou form from official Wushu competition (yes there is a Wushu form for san shou lol)Now darkness comes; you don't know if the whales are coming. - Royce Gracie
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5/26/2011 11:24pm, #7
-Yang Short Form Tai Chi and how it differs from other kinds of Tai Chi.
-Marti Biker, the man teaching the class.
6/01/2011 1:25pm, #8
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yeah you guys pretty much did it for me. i didnt know san shou/da was just a rule set. from the william c.c. chen lineage, its just a two-partner form. from what my instructor said max chen is a great competitor! but he trains at a kickboxing school or somethin of that nature. and tai chi with his father of coarse.
6/10/2011 4:02am, #9
Tai Chi in San Shou. Not kickboxing
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Kudos to anyone that gets on a mat, in a ring or in a cage, but I hope that you did not put up that video as a representation of high level san shou/san da.


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