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If you're planning a date night, spice things up with these creative date ideas, each with something uniquely Baltimore.
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Dinner and a Movie
Let's start with this classic date night combination, but Baltimore style. Enjoy small plates with your date at Tapas Teatro, a bistro with Spanish-inspired dishes like paella and Catalonian-style sausage. Then head next door to the historic Charles Theater, a 1930's-era gem that screens foreign films, indie flicks, cult classics, and the occasional blockbuster.
Tip: If you want to make the date last longer, grab a drink across the street at Club Charles or a milkshake at Lost City Diner.
- Neighborhood: Station North Arts & Entertainment District
- The Charles Theater: 1711 N. Charles St.
- Tapas Teatro: 1711 N. Charles St
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Pizza and Duckpin Bowling
The pizza joint in Fells Point serves up Neapolitan-style, ultra-thin crust pizza. Punk rock posters adorn the walls and skateboard videos are frequently on the TV. Enjoy dinner and head across the street to Patterson Lanes, where you and your date can give duckpin bowling a try.
Tip: Patterson lanes is one of many BYOB establishments in Baltimore. Plan ahead or grab some packaged goods to go from Johnny Rads.
- Neighborhood: Fells Point
- Johnny Rads: 2108 Eastern Ave.
- Patterson Bowling Center: 2105 Easter Ave.
03 of 05
Ballgame and a Bar Hop
Any O's fan will enjoy a day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, one of the prettiest ballparks in the country (especially on a warm day). The goal for many couples is to see their smooching faces on the "kiss cam," but you don't have to make it on the big screen to have a great time. Whether you are pre-gaming or looking to celebrate an Orioles win, there are several nearby bars where you can grab a beer and a bite to round out the date.
Tip: If you're celebrating a special event—like an anniversary of an engagement—you can call the park to make arrangements to have an announcement on the big screen.
- Neighborhood: Inner Harbor
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards: 333 W. Camden St.
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Art and Artful Food
Many Baltimoreans don't take enough advantage of The Baltimore Museum of Art, a world-class art museum right in our city limits. The museum has a scenic sculpture garden, a groundbreaking contemporary art wing, and the largest holding of works by Henri Matisse in the world. Also within the museum is Gertrude's, a restaurant opened by celebrity chef John Shields. Best of all, the museum is free, so hopefully, that means you can spend a little extra on dinner.
Tip: The museum also hosts many special events throughout the year, like Jazz in the Sculpture Garden during the summer months, that could make this an extra-special date.
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- Neighborhood: Charles Village
- The Baltimore Museum of Art: 10 Art Museum Dr.
- Gertrude's: Located inside The Baltimore Museum of Art
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Crabs and Sharks
Admittedly, it's a touristy date idea, but every once in a while you have to indulge in Baltimore's best attractions. Although there are plenty of restaurants and museums to choose from in the Inner Harbor, the crab deck at Phillips Seafood and a romp through the National Aquarium make for an unbeatable—and quintessentially Baltimore—date. If you have extra time, take an elevator ride up to the Top of the World, where you and your significant other can point out everything you love about Baltimore—and maybe, each other.
Tip: Plan this outing during "Fridays After Five" to snag a discount admission to the aquarium.
- Neighborhood: Inner Harbor
- Phillips Seafood: 601 E Pratt St.
- National Aquarium: 501 E. Pratt St.

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There's been strong criticism from Limerick on comments made by a Dublin economist about the proposed motorway between Limerick and Cork.
DCU economist Edgar Morgenrath says the new road will hurt the regions rather than support them.
Live95fm's Alan Morrissey reports...
Plans to build a motorway between Limerick and Cork are due to be unveiled later this week in the National Planning Framework.
Politicians in both cities and the two Chambers of Commerce have campaigned long and hard for its inclusion in the capital plan with a broad consensus especially in the business community that the project is long overdue.
However Professor Edgar Morgrenroth of Dublin City University believes the money should instead be invested in infrastructure within Limerick and Cork rather than between the cities.
But speaking on Live95fm's Limerick Today this morning, Senator Kieran O'Donnell rubbished the claims that the motorway would lead to greater population sprawl.
Dr James Ring, CEO of Limerick Chamber says Professor Morgenroth's logic is ridiculous.
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On July, a Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) ruling acknowledged OMA as a well-known trademark, therefore denying the registration of Cafe Soma as a trademark.
Well-known marks are usually protected, irrespective of whether they are registered or not, in respect of goods and services which are identical with, or similar to, those for which they have gained their reputation.
According to Carolina Vera, partner of Vera Abogados Asociados, the law firm that represented OMA, the applied trademark Cafe Soma lacked distinctiveness, was confusingly similar to OMA and had a clear intention to benefit from its notoriety and status.
"By just incoporating an additional letter Cafe Soma tried to fully imitated the trademark OMA, which has sufficiently established itself as a well-known trademark after acquiring status over time through a broad recognition by consumers, expansion and promotion on different markets and frequent use in society", said Vera.
OMA was born in 1970 as the first gourmet coffee shop of Bogota. Nowadays the company has opened new shops all-around Colombia and begun sell and production of artisanal ice cream in addition to its traditional roasted and ground coffee products.
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Deborah Colton Gallery presents Fadi Yazigi: "Still Life… Still Alive… Still a Life" opening reception
Deborah Colton Gallery will present "Still Life… Still Alive… Still a Life," an exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and sculpture by Syrian artist, Fadi Yazigi. Yazigi uses his thoughts and findings as the starting point for a new, landmark, mixed-media installation of works that juxtapose still life, or figures in black ink, reflecting the artist's documented observation that there are times when we are all motionless, be it planned or a random act, yet we are still breathing, thinking, living and even creating art.
A large installation consisting of squares painted in contrasting colors on recycled paper and mounted on canvas, acts as the platform for one narration on which the artist explores several themes and concepts. Subjects inevitably include the war in Syria and its impact on both the artist himself and others, but also their desire for a better tomorrow.
Another installation includes a collection of ceramic, mosaic figures in jeweled, arabesque colors on wooden bases in the shape of a cross. All of the subjects include figurative illustrations, while some are also upside down. Their thoughts remain a mystery and beg rhetorical questions aplenty; are they feeling pain? Or perhaps they long to be closer to god.
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You don't need too many flourishes or decorations to develop an efficient game. That's the case of Extreme Unicycle, a game in which you have to ride a cute character around on a unicycle, trying to help him go as far as he can.
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An exhausted Leela is struggling to cope and when she ends up falling asleep in Jubilee Gardens, it's Zack who steps in to keep an eye on Daniel.
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Meanwhile, Simone and Lisa have convinced the football club in Wales to give Zack another chance but is it all about to go wrong again for him?
Elsewhere, Tony is worried when he discovers Harry never showed up at his mum's house. He starts to panic about where his son could be unaware of just what trouble Harry is now in. A tortured Tony opens up to Diane. Just how much information is the troubled dad about to spill?
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
Salam Aidil Adha
Still i'd like to take this opportunity to wish my muslim friend 'Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha'. School is off for tomorrow and i hope i cud create something. I have few pending project and for once i'm not sure what to do! Oohhhh wish me luck peeps. I'm going through a turmoil phase in my life!
Take care.
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- Liza Yahya said...
O my, ..Ame dear take it easy. Selamat Hari Raya Aidil ADHA to you and famiy. Dont worry..I'm sure after a few rounds of ketupat,your mojo will be back!
Hugs :)
- November 6, 2011 at 5:12 PM
- Kirsty Vittetoe said...
Selamat Hari Raya Amelia!!!
- November 7, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- Lynnda Hosni said...
Same to you my darling... Hope you had a good one... besides being tired!!!...And Mojo please come back!!! Coz not.. I'd have nothing to look forward!!! See you soon Sista... I am coming confirmed ... 4 jan to 8 jan 2012... please make room for moi!!! hugs..xoxo
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Stop worrying.When you're going through a tough situation, sometimes your worries can overtake you. The future might seem scary and bleak and you're not sure what you should do. As you know, worrying isn't going to help the situation in the least. Instead, the moment worry creeps in, redirect your mind onto something positive or reassuring.
Stay calm and start brainstorming some practical solutions.
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Be brave about change.Change is inevitable and most often you don't even notice that it's happening. During tough times, however, you're likely more sensitive to the changes that are taking place.
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Act immediately.Rather than retreating into your personal cocoon when a situation becomes intimidating, address it immediately. The longer you allow a situation to sit without attention, the more urgent it will become. A perfect example is debt.
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Only you can be the source of a solution. You are in charge of managing your life and ensuring its success. Take pride in this power. After all, you're free - no one commands you! Your life is what you make it. And you can use your power to start off on the right foot each and every day.
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This Chicken Noodle Vegetable Soup is soooo delicious. I have become a real soup lover the older I get. Now that fall is here, soup is always on our menu. This soup is a wonderful, low calorie, healthy entree that you will really enjoy. My husband especially enjoyed this savory … [Read more...] about Chicken Noodle Vegetable Soup
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One of the trends from the 2015-16 college basketball season was the fact that teams appeared to 'waste' the talents of their high-profile freshmen. It's merely a matter of opinion, but several teams failed to live up to their potential and achieve their lofty expectations.
The most notable situation is Ben Simmons and the LSU Tigers. Despite Simmons' personally strong statistical season, the Tigers failed to make the post-season, and Simmons is off to the draft after just one season. He is the projected first overall selection on June 23rd.
On Sunday, another top freshman announced his decision in regards to the NBA Draft.
Forward Henry Ellenson announced that he was entering the 2016 NBA Draft and signing with an agent, ending his tenure with the Marquette Golden Eagles in the process.
Ellenson, a 6'10", 245-pound forward from Rice Lake, Wisconsin, was the fifth-ranked recruit in the Class of 2015 by ESPN. He opted to play at Marquette over the likes of the Michigan State Spartans and the Kentucky Wildcats.
He was able to suit up alongside his brother Wally Ellenson at Marquette.
With his commitment, the Golden Eagles were projected as a team who could contend for the Big East crown. Unfortunately, those predictions never came into focus, and the Golden Eagles weren't able to put together the rebound season that many had hoped.
Marquette finished the season with an overall record of 20-13, but just 8-10 in conference play.
On a personal level, Ellenson put together a strong season as a freshman. He averaged 17.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game, leading the team in all three categories. Ellenson shot 44.6% from the floor on the year, and 28.8% from three point range.
He has good shooting range for a player of his size, but he needs to become more consistent with the long range jumpers. If he can continue to develop his long range shooting, he will take his game to another level.
Come the NBA Draft, it is expected by many that Ellenson will hear his name called in the top five selections. He has the tools to succeed at the next level, and whoever takes him in the draft will be more than pleased that they did.


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High school girls soccer: Crawford's hat trick leads State College past Carlisle
Haley Crawford recorded a hat trick to lead State College to a 3-1 win over Carlisle on Thursday.
Crawford scored in the 24th minute to give the Lady Little Lions a 1-0 lead. Carlisle tied it on a goal by Sarah Reily in the 58th minute, but Crawford answered with the game-winner 10 minutes later. She scored her third goal in the 71st minute.
State College goalie Caitlyn Fosnacht made eight saves.
State College plays at Peters Township on Saturday.


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What's up Monkeys, your Supreme Leader Mei here with another article. This time it's carrying kilos of salt. The cause of my salt? The new Mercy and here's why…
I've just been playing Mercy non stop on my accounts in gold, plat and diamond, and I must admit, I do really enjoy playing her. Her changes are great, OP even – in the right hands. She has a high impact on the game it can be positive if played by the right person, but 90% of the times in lower to mid tiers she has a terrible influence on the game. The reason? Her tempo rez.
Mercy's tempo rez is amazing. It is probably the best thing to ever happen to Mercy ever. But, and it's a big butt (get it? cuz her booty is fine) the tempo rez has huge problems. Both for Mercy and her teammates. So i'm gonna talk about some of the problems that irk me the most right now.
The "I Need Healing" Spam.
With the new Mercy, this has gotten waaaaay worse. It's now being used to tell the Mercy to heal and/or rez. If I was able to get to your useless ass i might be able to keep you healed dumbass. I have 10 fucking seconds to get to you so if you die in a shit position out of my range I have to get to you on foot. Sorry to burst your bubble there but Guardian Angel does not go through walls and I practically have to hug your ass to rez you. So maybe if you spent less time raging at me for your own mistake we can actually win a game.
Entitled Fuckers That Suck Dick at the Game.
Yeah, I'm talking to you, you useless piece of shit DPS/Tank who is only feeding and not getting any kills. I have had a ginormous amount of useless DPS/Tank players who think they deserve my tempo rez just because they are playing DPS or Tank. You fuckers need to realise that there are more people in your team, and that I only have one rez and no reason to rez you if another player who is actually getting their kills dies at the same time as you. Give me one legit good reason why I should rez a DPS/Tank who only dies and doesn't get kills above say a Hanzo getting all his arrows into the enemy team's heads? Or why do you deserve to get the rez with no ult but we are about to engage in a team fight and our Zen/Lucio with ult just died? I will rez you when I can, but I will not prioritize resurrecting your ungrateful, unjustified, entitled ass.
Idiots with No Game Sense
I don't fucking care how good you are at the game, if I just used my rez on someone I have a 30 SECOND COOLDOWN on my rez. There, I even typed that in bold so your thick skull might be able to pass that on to your brain. I also don't care how good you are mechanically, because if you can not understand that if we just wiped the enemy team there is no fucking reason for me to use my reZ on your stupid ass, even if you have ult and wrecking face. The enemy team isn't gonna be fighting for a while so work those lazy legs of yours and fucking respawn. Unless you are wrecking face and we have enough people on point to hold for a while I will always rez my Symmetra who has her teleporter. Why? Because she can bring more players back faster than me you dumb piece of shit. Finally, if you are stupid enough to get yourself surrounded by the enemy and die there, do not expect me to waste my precious rez on your incompetent ass. Just for the simple reason: You'll fucking die immediately. Now if you didn't overextend and get yourself killed like that… I would have used my rez on you. Pro tip guys: Look at your fucking kill feed. you know, those weird icons to the top right of you screen that show the heroes doing shit… it also shows you when I've just used my rez.
Mercy with a Buddy
This is probably what pisses me off the most. I get that you are friends and shit but seriously guys… Overwatch is a TEAM based game. You know… other than your buddy you have 4 other team mates in your team. Go suck each other off in a private match or something but pocket healing your buddy who by the way is absolutely useless and only using your rez on your buddy isn't gonna help you win. At least find a god like player like our very own Ricky if you wanna use that strat. So be a good Mercy and fucking heal and rez the rest of your team.
The "Mercy Has Ult and Therefore She Will Rez Everyone" Way of Thinking
Yes you fucking twats, I have my ult. And yes, I get an extra rez and lower cooldown on it and more mobility. But that doesn't mean I can rez the whole fucking team you idiots. The most I can get is realistically 3 maybe 4 if you guys actually die in a good place. That huge rez is history. That's what old Mercy did; hide, then you all die on point and she rez your asses. New Mercy does not do that. New Mercy can only bring back one player every time she uses her rez. Ulting or not, there is no realistic way for her to rez you all. She also doesn't have her invincibility anymore so she can die bringing your ungrateful ass back into the battle and trust me she does want you back in the fight. She also has to prioritise. So don't be such a whiney bitch because she couldn't bring you back.
The DPS Mercy Mentality
Of course its fun to finally be getting kills on Mercy and of course her fucking unlimited peashooter gun is tempting when she is ulting but ask yourself… are you really being useful when you get a couple kills and your team dies because you are not healing their asses? In the end, only you and maybe one or two members of your team survived, but the enemy team still wipes you because you lost too many players by trying to be a Soldier 76. This boils down to game awareness. You need to know when to pull out that peashooter and when to be a 2nd Zenyatta or Orisa. This makes of breaks your team fight.
Finally… FUCKING COMMUNICATE!!!
Not that communication is a problem, you're the first fucking person to be bowing up my inbox with insults, yelling at me or spamming the wheel for heals. So why don't you use those communication skills of yours on something that could actually be positive for your team?
It makes Mercy's life so much easier. How the fuck am I supposed to know you're close to ult? If you don't ping your ult percentage I don't know how close you are. I can make a rough estimate by using the kill feed but i'm not always right. It's not my fucking problem you don't tell me shit and I can't act accordingly. It would also help if you just fucking joined the voice channel so you can at least hear me screeching at you about how many seconds i still have left on my fucking rez. You know… the ability of mine that you so desperately want me to use on your ass. you can't run in and die and expect me to rez you when I just fucking rezzed someone else. It's not that hard.
There, my thoughts on the new Mercy. She is really really fucking good to play and with the right team mates, you just wreck face to the point where I do think she needs some kind of nerf. Just not the current one on PTR. I really think the new Mercy is a tad too reliant on communication with her team. She needs some way to communicate the cooldown on her rez and that's just not there at the moment which kinda leads to some of the problems I mentioned above.
Hope you enjoyed reading my rant, you probably need something to wash away the salt.


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Title: The Catch
Author: K. Bromberg
Series: The Player Duet #2
Release Date: June 29, 2017
After an unexpected twist of fate, All-Star catcher Easton Wylder is left questioning the loyalty of everyone around him.
Even the woman who shares his bed, Scout Dalton.
But if Easton thought being uprooted to the last place he expected was the only challenge life had to throw at him, he was dead wrong.
With an ailing shoulder and his career in limbo, his decision to make an unexpected change leads him to question everything – Scout's love, family loyalties, and whether he can conquer the one obstacle he's never been able to overcome. The secret he's never shared with anyone.
He may be a man pushed to his limits, but he's hell-bent on proving his worth no matter the cost.
K. Bromberg delivers the breathtaking and heart-wrenching conclusion to Scout and Easton's story with The Catch. This book was absolutely everything, serving up some serious angst, tons of sweetness, and plenty of surprises in the way that only K. Bromberg can. Picking up right where The Player left off, the author had my head spinning from the very first page. I felt as if my heart had been ripped from my chest as the couple I'd come to know and love where thrown immediately into turmoil. Despite the obstacles in their way, Scout and Easton's inexplicable connection was still utterly addictive and their chemistry sizzled hotter than ever. K. Bromberg didn't miss a beat, ensuring I was wholly invested in this fantastic duo's happily ever after as I devoured the second part of their story.
"I want to drown in you tonight, Scout. I want to forget the world, forget what's going to happen tomorrow, and drown in everything about you, starting now."
Scout and Easton were both challenged in unexpected ways over the course of this book and I quickly found myself in awe of the growth they demonstrated. The hard realities this couple faced and the decisions they had to make really revealed the true nature of both characters and I found myself connecting with Scout and Easton in significant and surprising ways. I loved how K. Bromberg unraveled Easton so completely, forcing him to face his flaws and the prospect of life after baseball and rise above the fear. There were times when he was harder to love in this book, but stripped of his usual charm and confidence, Easton came across as raw, real and entirely relatable. Scout's transformation was equally as beautiful in The Catch and I absolutely adored seeing her come into her own and challenge the plan she had been following in order to love and live on her own terms.
"There's power in sharing your shortcomings with others. It may open you up, but it could allow others to overcome their own hurdles."
Perfectly paced and exquisitely written, this storyline definitely didn't pull any punches. There were plenty of twists and turns that kept me riveted to the pages of Scout and Easton's journey, desperate for more of their inimitable sweetness, delightful flirtations and scorching chemistry. Overflowing with lyrical prose, genuine emotion, vibrant imagery and colorful personalities, The Catch exemplified K. Bromberg's signature writing style. I was captivated from the first page to the last, unable to stop reading until Easton and Scout had found their happily ever after. K. Bromberg definitely didn't disappoint, unapologetically playing on my heartstrings before delivering an ending that was entirely satisfying. I laughed, cried and swooned my way through this novel only to find myself desperately missing Scout and Easton and ready to start reading all over again. K. Bromberg unquestionably has another grand slam on her hands with The Catch!
Bromberg left me hanging at the end of The Player, and I simply couldn't wait to dive in and see where she would take readers in The Catch. Needless to say, this book was nothing like I had expected. There was such a myriad of emotions experienced from beginning to end, and it was worth every single second of the ride. Scout and Easton's story is one that kept me guessing, falling in love, and wishing it would never end.
"I've sold my soul to the devil, and my heart's not in it to make it work, even when I know I have to. Family first."
I'll admit that I adored this couple in the first book of the series. However, it was in The Catch that it became elevated to something more. The conclusion to their story took everything that I loved in the first book and brought it to life in a bigger, better light. Each of our main characters continued to grow which made for such a beautiful transformation. They were supportive and loving in ways that readers hadn't previously witnessed. They were forced to make decisions and deal with the consequences – together. I won't go into much detail because of not wanting to spoil it for other readers. I will just say that their love and loyalty was tested time and time again, yet trust prevailed and it provided for a very breathtaking story.
"There will come a day, son, when someone will love the parts of you that no one else knows how to love. That's when you know they're the one for you."
I continue to say that I don't think Bromberg's writing could get any better, yet she surprises me time after time. She is able to perfectly combine sex, character growth, and a storyline that feels pertinent and important. She is a favorite to so many people, myself included, because of this unique ability. Many will look at the blurbs to these books and think all they're going to get is a sports romance, but I can guarantee that it couldn't be further from the truth. I loved the mix of baseball with a take-no-nonsense heroine and a cocky hero who was forced to navigate through the curveballs thrown his way. The Catch was an emotional ride that kept me on my toes and I only wish that I could experience it for the first time all over again!
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New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.
A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.
Since publishing her first book in 2013, K. has sold over one million copies of her books and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over twenty-five times.
In April, she'll release The Player, the first in a two-book sports romance series (The Catch, book 2, will be released late June), with many more already outlined and ready to be written.
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Re-springing a chair
Quite often when you buy an old dining chair the springs are slack or the webbing has rotted and so the springs fall below the chair bottom.
These steps below guide you through the procedure of webbing and attaching new springs before re-stuffing. More pages will be put up as guides to completely re-upholster the chair.
These procedures are the same for doing larger chairs and stools
Figure 1 Attaching the webbing
Following the instructions given for attaching webbing in project 2, figures 3-8, tack six pieces of webbing underneath the frame, making sure the central pieces in both rows are straight and at right angles to each other.
If the frame is wider at the front than the back, the strips of webbing running from side to side should be parallel to the front and back rails and to each other, while the side strips of webbing running from front to back should be parallel to the side rails (1).
Figures 2-5 attaching the springs to the webbing
Stand the chair upright, and place five 100 mm (4in) gauge 10 galvanized steel double-cone springs in position at the junctions of the webbing, so that the knots at the top of the springs are facing the centre of the chair (2).
You should attach each spring to the webbing with three equidistant stitches around the base of the spring. To do this, thread a springing needle with approximately 2 m (78 in) of twine.
With the chair facing you, insert your needle into the webbing from underneath, at the base of the spring at the top left-hand corner. Catch the spring in a single stitch and push the needle back through to the underside of the webbing. Fasten the twine with a slip knot. Bring your needle up again, make a second stitch over the base of the spring and, when your needle is back on the underside of the webbing, knot the twine to the long stitch just formed. Make the third stitch (3 and 4) in the same way. Repeat this procedure for all the springs, working in the shape of a Z from the first spring to the last (5). Finish off with a double knot.
Figures 6-12 Lashing the springs
The purpose of this process (also called cording) is to keep the springs upright and under tension, so that when the chair is sat on they are all depressed together.
Drive in three 1 5 mm (| in) temporary tacks along each rail in line with the centre of each spring (see figure 11). Cut six pieces of laid cord long enough to go very generously across the frame, over the tops of the springs Make a single knot at the end of one piece.and slip it over one of the temporary tacks (6). Make another single knot (7), pull it tight and drive the tack home (8). Attach all six pieces of cord along two adjoining rails in this way (see figure 8).
The springs must be lashed so that the top coil of the outer ones leans towards its nearest corner, making an overall domed shape (the central spring remains upright). Starting with one of the pieces of cord on the side rail, make a simple knot (9) round the nearest point of the top coil of the nearest spring, pulling the cord tightly so the spring leans a little towards the rail. Then make a half-hitch knot on the top coil opposite the first knot (10). Take the cord to the next spring in a straight line, and knot it with a half hitch.
Compress the springs about 1 3 mm (5 in): this will loosen the two half hitches and you should now tighten the cord, taking up the slack so that the springs stay under a slight degree of tension. Then make another simple knot opposite the second half hitch. Anchor the cord to the appropriate temporary tack with two single knots, pulling it so that the top coil of the second spring leans toward the nearest rail at the same angle as the first spring (11). Trim the cord.
Lash the second row of two springs in the same way and parallel to the first, then lash the central spring using two simple knots. Compress it as much as the other four springs, but keep it upright. Now lash the central spring from front to back, looping the cord round the existing lashing where the two cords cross, before making your second knot.
Lash the outer springs from front to back, knotting as before and looping the cord round the existing lashing as you cross it. When you have finished this lashing, all five springs should be compressed equally, the top coil of each outer spring leaning toward its corner and the central one remaining upright (12).
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After flying away from Cardinals' nest, Menina lands in NU
Norman Lee Benjamin Riego on Jul 05, 2017 05:13 PM
SKY TO GROUND. Darrel Menina will add another weapon to NU's ever-growing arsenal.
Darrell Menina will be spreading his wings and taking flight in another school, in another league.
Having left Mapua University last April, the five-foot-eight guard will now take his talents to National University.
"NU na po ako," he shared with reporters before saying that he is already undergoing residency.
If all goes well, Menina said he will have two years of eligibility in the UAAP. "Sana po, makalaro talaga ako. Gusto ko rin po kasi talaga mag-UAAP," he expressed.
The last two years, the Cebu native was a key cog in the Cardinals' back-to-back playoff runs. In Season 93, he averaged 8.9 points and 3.3 assists.
In the summer, however, Mapua head coach Atoy Co revealed that he is no longer with the team.
Fast forward to last Monday and Co said that, last he heard, Menina was already on his way to Sampaloc.
A year from now, the newest Bulldog will join a lineup that will feature Issa Gaye, Enzo Joson, and Jonas Tibayan and welcome John Lloyd Clemente.
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1 Holt, John. How Children Learn (New York: Perseus Books Group, 1995), p. 287.
2 Holt, John. Teach Your Own (New York: Perseus Books Group, 2003), p. 128.
3 Gatto, John. Dumbing Us Down (Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers), p. 24
4 Ibid., p.26.
5 Einstein, Albert. Autobiographical Notes, Open Court Publishing Company, 1991, p. 17.
6 Holt. How Children Learn, op. cit., p. xv.
7 Ibid., p. 293.
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Students are Coming to Jesus in Cambodia
Pictured is Keo Odam, our new brother in Christ who was recently converted from Buddhism to Christianity at our Learn2Work Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Odam had a very tough life as one of several children born into poverty following the devastation brought about by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Despite the family often going hungry and Odam frequently having to live apart from his parents, his father always encouraged him to continue his education. Even during three years of regularly being ill, Odam persevered to finish high school. Although he desired to go to college, knowing how desperately his family needed his wages, he was prepared to get a job. Once again his father encouraged him. Odam says, "I was kind of a cowboy" going to the big city of Phnom Penh from his remote province of Phea Vihea. He wanted to take extra classes to improve his English and computer skills, but those cost even more money—and he was barely eating.
Someone told Odam about our Learn2Work Center where the very classes he needed were offered FREE! "I was so happy at that time!" Odam said. At one of the free, weekly social events L2W calls Coffee Table Club, teacher Pheakdey (our Country Director) talked about a Savior, Jesus Christ, whose name Odam had never heard before. He was also invited to church where he learned more about Jesus and gave his life to Him! He says that as he is learning to pray and trust God, the hard situations in his life are getting resolved. His current prayer is for an opportunity to go back to his hometown to share his newfound faith with his friends and family.
Please pray for Odam—and for so many others like him—to come to the Jesus whose name so many have never heard.


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It appears the baby years are behind us. The last of the baby paraphernalia is on its way out. Last night was The Baby's first in a toddler bed. I guess I'll have to come up with a new pseudonym for him now.
The cribs are gone and the bunk beds are due to be delivered today. What a change. Not only is The Baby coming out of the crib but The Boy is big enough to move into a top bunk.
I thought I'd feel sad when we got to this stage. I've loved the baby years. I loved breastfeeding. I loved the first smiles and words and steps. There are no more babies for us. Pregnancies and hyperemesis gravedarum (severe morning sickness that landed me in hospital multiple times) meant there was no question of doing that again – not that we wanted to, both The Husband and I feel our family is complete.
Despite that I feel no regret; no longing for another little baby. Even when I meet newborns, I find myself admiring them but with no wish to have another of my own. What I feel now is excitement. I love watching my boys take those steps towards growing up. The big 'firsts' may be behind us now but there is still so much new ahead of us. This year is the first that The Boy really gets the concept of Santa and it is so much fun to watch. The military base here put on a great show with the big guy arriving in a Search and Rescue Helicopter. The Boy was so excited he was practically vibrating.
So, goodbye baby years and bring on the bunk beds. I can't wait to see what's next.


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System to be balanced
Labour and Social Protection Minister Marianna Shchetkina delivers report to President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, focusing on ways to improve pension benefits and social security
The Head of State asked in detail about all matters relating to pension benefits. In particular, he was interested in how pensions may be raised in value, what proposals are being offered to raise them, and the size of the Social Protection Fund.
Pension provision requires attention
Several aspects of employment were discussed, such as the unemployment rate, the number of available jobs, and workforce retraining schemes. Mr. Lukashenko and Ms. Shchetkina also discussed whether salaries are paid on time at troubled enterprises and the President noted his concern that all salaries, pensions, and welfare benefits are paid promptly. The operation of enterprises accountable to the Belarusian Society of People with Disabilities was also discussed, as were recreation options available to elderly Belarusians and the disabled.
The demographic situation was mentioned, with the President being informed on child-birth benefits. In H1 2016, the number of newborn babies exceeded the number registered in H1 2015, by 1,718. According to the Labour and Social Protection Minister, all benefits have been paid on time and in full.
The Head of State notes that he would like to see a careful and balanced approach to exceptional preferences for individual categories of citizens. "You know my requirements. We need a careful approach to all monetary issues, particularly exceptions, incentives, and preferences," noted Mr. Lukashenko. "Spending extra money is not the issue, but I don't want to unbalance the system again by giving support to some and not to others."
Several aspects of calculating the length of service of civil servants were also discussed. The President backed a proposal in favour of delegating calculation of civil service length from the Finance Ministry to the Labour and Social Protection Ministry, in order to avoid parallel functions of the two government agencies.
By Vladimir Khromov


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Mild Media is a full service digital agency that helps its clients with strategy, design and technology. We work cross-industry with both large and small companies with varying budgets and do everything from simple websites to advanced e-commerce solutions. Broad expertise and a burning passion for digital communications is a good summary of what Mild Media represents.
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Mercanti Fiorentini shoes are handcrafted from the finest leathers and materials. Since the brand sells exclusively through DSW, the brand needed a social presence to expand awareness and generate buzz about their high quality shoes. Current customers were already having conversations about Mercanti Fiorentini but there was no official online presence.


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Featuring Aldi's Casual Classics: the selected items above are available as part of a larger range and are an Aldi Specialbuy this week. These menswear classics will launch in local stores on 22nd January. As with all Aldi Specialbuys, the selling is calendar led and items fall under a once they've gone, they've gone, principle.
Aldi continues this January 2015 with their Aldi Challenge campaign. The slogan goes like this 'save more, taste more and live more'. The idea behind the Aldi Challenge is to enable consumers to shop for less; a concerted effort from the company to achieve further gains of the grocery market share. Go to aldichallenge.co.uk for more information or via Twitter use the hashtag #aldichallenge


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Betsy, Peter, and Annette - newyorkers, late 20s - are not able to build real relationships. They try to fulfill their sense of emptiness using different "drugs" like sex, the internet, and prescription pills.
This story is about common people and their social interactions. Craving for love, incapacity to communicate, absence of real relationships are only a few examples of the every day life issues narrated.
produced by Dana Riveccio, Emanuele Michetti
written and directed by Emanuele Michetti
cinematography Koshi Kiyokawa
assistant director Dana Riveccio
sfx makeup artist/set costumer Giorgia Bono
sound mixer David Muss
production designer Deukyun Hwang
original score Jay Sakong
executive producer Bahadir Arici
associate producer Elizabeth Ekeblad
assistant producer Natasha Soto
assistant camera Jonathan Jeng
2nd ass. director Danielle Goulbourne
2nd ass. camera James McKenzie
gaffers Tamir Kaywood, Hector Herrera
grip Daryl Marc
drivers Chan Marshall, Joseph Colomban
production assistants Joseph Colomban, Julie Sullivan
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Fabian Bolin
Kaitlin Magowan
Emily Seymour
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Marcus Naylor
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Award-winning Italian filmmaker, with a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking, he has produced narrative films, documentaries, music videos and video art projects.
He mainly focuses on social issues such as mental illness, loss, addictions, climate change, prisoners' rights.
The award-winning experimental 16mm short films Love in the City (April, 2014) and A Chance by Chance (September 2014) are currently being screened at international festivals, in addition to the fictional film Broken Jam (November 2014) recently awarded at Canada International Film Festival and 48th Worldfest Houston, and the documentary The Blue Sound of New York (April 2015) currently in nomination at Bare Bones Film Festival and winner at the 48th Worldfest Houston.
His first feature film Quilty is in post-production.
Frammenti [Scraps], released in April 2012, won numerous international awards. It was screened at Cannes Film Festival 2012 and many other international festivals around the world, including in the USA, Mexico, Greece, Sweden, and Italy, among others.
His directing accomplishments span genres including documentaries, narrative films, commercials, and music videos. His first work È invisibile agli Occhi (2005), an experiment in video art, made it to the Turin Film Festival 2005. The Dreams Hoover (L'aspirante, 2007), The Loss (La Paura più Grande, 2008), House in Action (2008), and By Chance (Una Circostanza Fortuita, 2009) were selected to compete in more than a hundred national and international festivals and have won many awards.
His multi faceted career as director of photography, assistant director, colorist, and editor encompasses over 100 documentaries and fiction films.
Born and raised in Rome, Italy, he currently resides in New York City.


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PETERSBURG — Going past Halifax Street in Petersburg, residents might notice a mini-farm that has sprung up on several plots of land between Halifax and South Market Streets. Paul Meyer, a farmer who settled in the city about two years ago, is looking to establish himself right in the middle of a locality that is a food desert, where many residents lack easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
"I talk to one of my neighbors all the time, and they go up to the convenience store a lot to buy food," said Meyer.
Meyer's green thumb first got attention last month when he made a video of himself cutting down the flowers and crops he had planted in the right-of-way in front of his house. Planting in the right-of-way without a permit is against city code. You are allowed to pay for a permit to plant flowers, "but in my opinion, you shouldn't have to pay to plant flowers in the right-of-way," said Meyer.
The video has been viewed 47,000 times online.
"The main reason I made that video was to say, 'Hey, we should be able to plant flowers in the right-of-way,'" said Meyer.
Meyer said he plans on reaching out to other residents to possibly lobby City Council on changing the code to make it easy to grow flowers next to city sidewalks.
"I'm willing to work with any other residents who want to make it free to plant flowers," said Meyer. "Nothing edible, that's fair, but flowers. If we can change that, I'd like to work towards it."
"The point wasn't to bring negativity to Petersburg," Meyer added about the video. "I'm a business owner, so I want people to come here."
Residents in other cities around the country have also faced this issue, most notably in Los Angeles, where Ron Finley, known as the "Gangsta Gardener" began planting on the curbside next to his home in South Central. Though the city originally cited him for planting without a permit, they backed off after Finley and other advocates fought back.
Meyer is hoping to go beyond the video and the right-of-way issue, and help bring agriculture to one of the more historic yet urban parts of the city. The roughly one acre of land he uses behind his house has neat rows of tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and peppers.
"Just this lot is going to produce around 5,000 pounds of food," he said.
His agriculture business is known as Petersburg Grows.
"I'm hoping people will stop and just come up to see what I have here." he said. "It's more of an eye-catcher now."
In addition to growing, Meyer is setting up a small produce stand, not just to sell his produce, but to help foster an appreciation for fresh food.
"You could say the whole vision of Petersburg Grows is to grow Petersburg," he said
The stand opened several weeks ago, and Meyer said he is hoping to "get to know his customers and see what they want." The stand is open on Fridays, right near the intersection of Halifax and South Avenue.
Meyer is also hoping his small business can help rejuvenate one of the more historic parts in the city in the Halifax area, which was a business center for African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries.
"There's a lot of history here," said Meyer. "If I can bring just a little bit of economic development back into it, maybe people might start buying the buildings again."
In the future, Meyer is hoping to eventually team with Virginia Cooperative Extension or Virginia State University and even potentially build a more permanent building on another lot where he can increase the amount of produce he sells.
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The Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly (AFL-CIO), the central labor council for all McLean County unions, and the Livingston & McLean Counties Building & Construction Trades Council, which consists of construction unions, jointly interviewed local candidates and voted on the following endorsements for McLean County races:
88th Illinois House District - Jill Blair (D)
105th Illinois House District - Ben Webb (D)
Sheriff- Jon Sandage (R)
Treasurer - Rebecca McNeil (R) (Trades & Labor only)
County Clerk - Nikita Richards (D)
District 1 - no endorsement.
District 2 - David Siebert (D) District 3 - No endorsement
District 4 - Logan Smith (D)
District 5- Elizabeth Johnston (D)
District 6 - Laurie Wollrab (D)
District 7 - Sharon Chung (D) District 8 - Shayna Watchinski (D)
District 9 - David Parker (D) District 10 - no endorsement
All candidates slated as of July 1 were sent a two-page questionnaire and invited to interview with local union delegates. Of the candidates, 12 returned the survey and those candidates all participated in an open process interview. The delegate committee then reported their recommendations to the two organizations.
"We appreciate everyone who took the time to answer our concerns," said Trades & Labor President Ronn Morehead. "Even though not every candidate who interviewed was endorsed, we felt the discussions were frank and educational for our delegates and for the candidates."
"To answer our questions, the candidates had to research and learn about labor issues," added Rich Veitengruber, Building & Construction Trades Council president. "The back and forth discussion was healthy and endorsements were not blanket, but engendered real debate and discussion among the delegates."
For those candidates who agreed, their survey responses are available on the Trades & Labor Assembly website, www.bntrades.org. "We wanted to ensure our members and the public could read what candidates had to say," added Morehead.
The Illinois AFL-CIO has previously endorsed State Representative candidates Jill Blair (D-88th district) and Ben Well (D-105th district).


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The Dodd-Frank Act creates the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). One of the primary responsibilities of the FSOC is to designate non-banks as "systemically important" and hence requiring of additional oversight by the Federal Reserve. Setting aside the Fed's at best mixed record on prudential regulation, the intention is that additional scrutiny will minimize any adverse impacts on the economy from the failure of a large non-bank. The requirements and procedures of FSOC have been relatively vague. We have, however, gained some insight into the process since MetLife has chosen to contest FSOC's designation of MetLife as systemically important.
One of the benefits of MetLife's resistance has been to shed additional light on some of the rationales used by FSOC. While FSOC pretty much throws everything in the kitchen sink at MetLife, one of the more interesting (and bizarre) claims is that MetLife is a risk to financial stability because of the potential behavior of state insurance regulators. After raising the specter of a run by policy-holders (yes, the old bank-run spin), FSOC then worries that state insurance regulators might actually use their authorities to "impose stays on policyholder withdrawals and surrenders." You'd think this would be a good thing, but no FSOC worries that "Surrenders and policy loan rates could increase if MetLife's policyholders feared that stays were likely to be imposed either by MetLife's insurance company subsidiaries or by their state insurance regulators." So yes, FSOC is serious here. The ability of state regulators to stop "runs" could be the very cause of those runs, and hence MetLife must be regulated by the Federal Reserve.
Such an argument would be bad enough on its face, but it also ignores that the "orderly liquidation authority" of Dodd-Frank allows the FDIC, when resolving a non-bank, to also impose stays. The FDIC can also void payments made up to 90 days before the beginning of a receivership. So under FSOC's logic, the fact that (federal or state) governments can reduce the confidence of counter-parties in a company is grounds for additional regulation of said company. This kind of spin basically allows FSOC, and by extension the Fed, to pretty much regulate anyone they want, if the government is the very source of the potential instability.


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The Glasgow Jesuit Volunteers is a group of people who reach out to others, sometimes on the margins of society, who need a helping hand. The group was established by the Jesuits, the religious order that run St Aloysius Church and College in Glasgow.
The spirituality is based of that of the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius Loyola.
We provide regular opportunity for volunteers to reflect together on their experience. Groups are facilitated by trained Spiritual guides.
St Ignatius regarded social action as one of the fundamental foundations of Christian life, and so his spirituality - Ignatian spirituality - is at the heart of the reflection programme.
Volunteers make three commitments:
1. Commit to volunteering: offering your love and your service to those who need it - for a season (minimum of one year), part-time for 2-8 hours a week or comparable hours monthly.
2. Commit to reflection: on an individual basis (through personal prayer, scriptural reading, and keeping a journal of your volunteer experiences); through quarterly peer group reflection meetings (sharing with other volunteers your various experiences).
3. Commit to community: both to Jesuit Volunteers as your sending community (by prioritising monthly peer group meetings); and to your volunteering placement as your receiving community (by your care for those in need).
A volunteering placement to suit you
Talk to our other Jesuit volunteers to find a placement that would suit you. Our members work in foodbanks, day and night shelters, charity shops and with refugees.
Placements are available with a variety of people who need a helping hand. Your skills will be put to good use. Cooking, sewing, organising, listening, language skills, teaching, whatever you are good at, there is likely to be someone who can benefit.
How much time does it take?
We ask for a 4 hour meeting each quarter to reflect on volunteering, and then how much time you can afford depends upon you and your placement.
A Christian group
Glasgow Jesuit Volunteers are part of the Jesuits in Britain, a Roman Catholic Religious Order. You don't have to be a churchgoing Catholic to join, but our meetings do presume a belief in a God who loves us and those we work with and a belief in Christ.
For further details please contact Fr David Birchall SJ
Glasgow Jesuit Volunteers meet quarterly at the Ignatian Spirituality Centre, 35 Scott St, Glasgow G3 6PA Webpage: www.gjv.org.uk


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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, 'Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.' But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.' Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I am a virgin?' The angel said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.' Then Mary said, 'Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.' Then the angel departed from her.Wouldn't it be wonderful to get such a clear message from God? A direct visitation from an angel -- that would be more definitive than neon lights or skywriting or the other signs that I often long for when discerning God's message to me.
I used to think that Gabriel's appearance was the source of Mary's confident response to the unexpected, disruptive news that the angel brings. "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." An otherworldly spectacle would certainly grab anyone's attention, overcome their fear and galvanize them into action. Right?
But Mary's encounter with the angel doesn't suggest a change of mind or heart. She is perplexed by the visitation at first, but her simple question and then her acceptance of a new life sounds to me more like a deepening of an existing revelation, another chapter in a a story already in progress.
We human beings have a pretty bad record noticing when God is speaking to us. Adam and Eve ignored clear, direct orders. God's prophets to Israel were routinely ignored. The power structure of his day plotted to trap and execute Christ. Today, when some try to hear God speaking for the poor in the midst of economic upheaval, or for the environment in the face of disaster, other voices are quick to question. Rarely do we have clarity about God's message in real time; often our best understanding comes from looking back at unfolding revelation.
So how do we move forward? It seems to me that trusting response, like Mary's, to God's call doesn't come from an overwhelmingly convincing voice from above, but from a gradual deepening of our own ability to notice God's presence with us. Mary's willingness to submit to the claim God places on her life isn't so much a response as it is a sign that she recognizes God's love and companionship down to the very depths of her soul.


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Chemists Stay a Step Ahead of Drug Testers
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
If members of Congress leading efforts to eradicate performance-enhancing drugs from athletics want to get an idea of just how difficult that will be, they need only turn to the Internet.
While the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative investigation continues in San Francisco and Major League Baseball officials argue with the players' union over what penalties should be handed down to drug offenders, the Web already offers a new generation of steroids designed to avoid current tests.
The Washington Post obtained five dietary supplements -- each of which touted its ability to build muscle fast -- available online and asked a prominent Los Angeles researcher to test them. Don Catlin, who directs the U.S. Olympic drug testing lab at UCLA, said four of the products contained previously undetected anabolic steroids. One contained a steroid that came to the attention of authorities just two years ago but, until now, was thought to be in only limited circulation.
"They are all steroids," Catlin said in a telephone interview after running tests on the substances, which are available in pill or liquid form. "They are all going to be effective." The Post reimbursed Catlin for the cost of testing the substances.
It is impossible to gauge the use of these so-called designer steroids. But their discovery shows how professional athletes, including Major League Baseball and National Football League players and Olympic athletes subject to regular, mandatory drug tests, continue to have at their disposal performance-enhancing products that are not detectable.
Catlin said the steroids are reminiscent of tetrahydrogestrinone, or THG, and norbolethone, the two steroids connected to BALCO, the Burlingame, Calif.-based nutritional supplements company whose clients included Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants and more than a dozen professional baseball and football players and track and field athletes. But unlike THG, which was sold secretly to elite athletes before Catlin discovered it in 2003, the five supplements obtained by The Post are widely available -- and affordable. Their costs ranged from $50 to $125 per bottle.
And this might just be the beginning. Two officials with prominent U.S. dietary supplement companies, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it is easy for companies to outwit drug testers. "There's an unlimited pool of steroids," one official said. "You could do this for the next 100 years. . . . The longer they don't pay attention the [more rampant] it gets."
Difficult Market to Stop
Despite all the attention being given to steroid use in sports, chemists have apparently been able to manufacture a steady stream of new steroids, often by just slightly altering the chemical properties of known banned drugs or by turning to long-forgotten recipes from steroid cookbooks from the 1950s and 1960s. "It's pretty obvious what's going on," Catlin said. The companies "are making tons of money. If they don't get caught, they turn on the spigot and turn out more."
"It's not very difficult for some smart chemist to bypass" the law, said Olivier Rabin, the science director at the World Anti-Doping Agency, which sets drug policy for many international sports. The Montreal-based agency announced last month that it would place the steroids in three of the products obtained by The Post on its 2006 list of banned drugs following an internal review that was not connected to Catlin's analysis.
The supplement company officials said the lenient sentences handed down in the BALCO probe seem to have emboldened U.S. companies to delve into the distribution of newly created designer steroids, moving an industry previously the secret domain of black-market chemists, tight-lipped middlemen and small groups of elite athletes into the mainstream.
BALCO founder Victor Conte, who admitted giving steroids and other drugs to athletes, negotiated a plea deal with federal prosecutors this year that included just four months imprisonment. Former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski admits in a new book that he used Conte's designer steroids to avoid the league's drug testing program. "As soon as I found out something could be tested for, I stopped taking it," the book states, CBS News reported Sunday.
In response to the furor over the BALCO revelations, Congress this year held several high-profile hearings in which it heard testimony from athletes and sports league commissioners about steroid use. Lawmakers introduced four separate bills aimed at imposing federal drug-testing standing standards on professional sports, though none is expected to pass this year.


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Carys Catherine Farrow
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Beauty Bargains
Today has been windy, rainy and a bit miserable. So imagine my excitement to come home to find my Illamasqua order!
I love a good makeup sale (who doesn't?!) But there were some unmissable goodies i just couldn't possibly miss out on!!
First I purchased the Embellish Eye Trio, which contains brow gel, cream eyeshadow in Embellish and Gel liner in infinity (Black).
Now bear in mind a single Gel liner is £18.50, this trio had 50% off it was £24.50. Still available on the Illamasqua site if you fancy it!
So I had to have a play!
The camera doesn't do it justice, but the cream eyeshadow is absolutely stunning, it has gold glitter in it and so far is definitely creaseproof (my lids are a bit sweaty haha!!)
I absolutely love the liner, gives a precise and totally black finish.
And the brow gel (careful not to overdo it) gives a natural finish to fill the brows.
My next purchase was the sealing gel for £7, this promises to transform any powder into a water-resistant, long-lasting liquid eyeliner in seconds. After reading the reviews all 5*, I had to give it a go.
I tried it with a cheaper eyeshadow (I wasn't going to go straight in with my Dior :/), but I shouldn't have feared! I tried it on the lighter shade first and used this all over the lid, it works perfectly for a creaseproof shadow, then used it with a slightly darker shade for the liner.
It's absolutely brilliant, you only need a tiny drop. It gives a creamy texture to the shadow making it so easy to apply and best of all doesn't affect the shadow underneath. I see why it had so many rave reviews, I will be using this a lot!
Chuffed to bits with my new arrivals, get yourself on the web and check out the sales, always worth it!
Carys :)


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Brad Shepard Today! Friday wrap-up October 16, 2015
- Holyoke Finance Committee votes unanimously to send the Egan separation agreement to the Ethics Commission
- Springfield College opens an office on Main Street
- U Mass Amherst Grad students have not been paid in weeks…union wins settlement
- Dietz and Co. architects donates $25,000 to Springfield public school teachers
- New bank in West Springfield springs for breakfast for folks!
- I-91 rehab project races against the cold weather clock