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2005 Honda CR-V Repair and Maintenance
A guide to problems, costs, maintenance and repair for your 2005 Honda CR-V
- Occasionally the VSA light and check engine light come on, causing rough running
- What is the average total time to fix one rear wheel bearing? How much?
- The boot on my CRV will no longer unlock when I press the remote.
- front rotors warped again after 15000 miles since replaced new
- I've been told I need to replace front two bushings. When do they need to be rep
- Brake Pad and Rotor Replacement $288 - 627
- Starter Replacement $342 - 1,063
- Drive Belt(s) Replacement $85 - 206
- 120,000 Mile Service $377 - 704
- Brake Pad Replacement, Resurface Rotors $207 - 444
- South Side Auto Service Inc. (718) 305-4810 | 7.91mi
- Ray & Dana's Inman Auto Care (732) 703-7919 | 3.46mi
- Zaloom's Auto Repair (646) 663-5728 | 8.95mi
- Carracino's Auto & Truck (908) 364-5589 | 8.49mi
- Oil Pan Reseal - Engine $430 - 571 Cupertino, CABall Joint Replacement - Lower $325 - 636 Coventry, CTBrake Fluid Replacement/Flush $92 - 115 Oxnard, CAWheel Bearing Replacement - Front $317 - 378 Oxnard, CACabin Air Filter Replacement $58 - 72 Mobile, AL
2005 Honda CR-V Problems
The AC compressor may seize resulting in loss of cold air from the AC vents. Often when the compressor fails in the fashion, debris is spread through out the entire air conditioning system resulting in very expensive repairs.
A groaning noise from the rear differential heard while going through turns can be caused by differential fluid break down. Servicing the rear differential will generally correct this concern.
The front brake rotors can warp and cause a vibration when braking. The rotors will need to be machined or in cases where they are worn to thin, replaced to correct this issue.
2005 Honda CR-V Questions
When this happens, seems as though car is going to stall out. Happens randomly. Occurred more often during the winter months and as the engine warmed up.
Is it recommended to fix both rear wheel bearings? I have about 75,700 miles on the car.
All the other doors unlock normally. Is there a manual way to open.
2005 Honda CR-V Recalls
This limited regional recall is for vehicles currently registered or first sold in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and equipped with Takata-brand air bag inflators. Upon deployment the passenger airbag inflator could rupture, increasing the risk of personal injury. Dealers will replace the affected airbag inflator modules to correct this concern.
This limited regional recall is for vehicles currently registered or first sold in Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and equipped with Takata-brand air bag inflators. Upon deployment the driver and/or passenger airbag inflator could rupture, increasing the risk of personal injury. Honda dealers will replace the affected airbag inflator modules to correct this concern.
The driver-side power window switch may fail or melt. If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure and a fire could occur even if the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the recall repair has been performed. Dealers will inspect and repair the driver's window switch as necessary. The Honda recall number is S61.
2005 Honda CR-V Reviews
The car runs great. We have had no problems with it at all. The only issue that I ever had with the CRV is that it is noisy when it gets up and over 55 mph.
As of June 22nd 2014, and nearly 100,000 miles, my Honda started to show some signs of needing "TLC" to hopefully keep it going another 100,000 miles. The minor thing being a bad ground connection made my left turn signal act "possessed" since the circuit was trying to find a good ground. A bypass of the bad connection did the trick. The most major work that the CRV had, were alignments were ...
bad electrical problem. dealer won't fix. says can run up to $3000.00 to get problem fixed. fuse to interior lights and rear wipers keeps blowing. so no interior lights or rear wipers working.


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At 92, and still going strong, the artist and sculptor HAL HOLMAN OL OAM bears the national awards of two countries – Papua New Guinea and Australia. - along with his military regalia. During World War II he was an Australian commando in New Guinea. This chapter from his unpublished memoir, The Phoenix, tells of his first patrol through the PNG Highlands….
ON 8 January 1943, I was one of a group of 13 men who volunteered for a patrol in the Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The Highlands was strategically vital to the New Guinea defences against the invading Japanese forces. It was a vast plateau at an average altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level.
We boarded three Lockheed Hudson aircraft at Ward's airfield (one of the several landing fields in the area) in Port Moresby and were flown to our starting point, a crude 1,200 meter landing strip at Bena Bena, constructed entirely by native labour who had been employed by the missionaries before the war.
The grass on the airstrip, we found out later, was kept mown by the Bena Bena tribe using only sharpened and bent lengths of flattened steel, a sarif, that looked like a machete, the blade tip of which was hooked at an angle similar to a golf club (not like a scythe). By slashing to and fro the grass was kept short.
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Procedures for Liaison between the RBA and APCA
Since May 2007, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) have had procedures for liaison on payments policy issues.
APCA was founded in 1992 to set, manage and develop regulations and standards governing payments clearing and settlement within Australia. It has over 90 members who are involved in payments clearing including banks, building societies and credit unions. As a participant in payment systems, the RBA has been a member of APCA since its inception. The RBA also has special rights of representation, including an automatic right to appoint representatives to the APCA Board and management committees.
In 2007, APCA completed a strategic review, reinforcing its role as a self-regulatory industry association. Given this role, and the fact that the RBA has formal regulatory powers in respect of the payments system, the RBA decided it would not exercise its special rights of representation on APCA, including its right to a Board seat. The RBA continues to be represented on a number of APCA committees, although the representation is from the operational, rather than policy, areas of the RBA.
To help ensure continued close cooperation between the RBA and APCA, the two organisations have agreed a set of liaison procedures. Under the arrangements, senior staff from the RBA will consult with APCA on a regular basis on issues of common interest.


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Doctoral Project 博士项目
Enemies of the State or Friends of the 'Harmonious Society'?Religious Groups and Collective Protests in Contemporary Rural China
My doctoral project aims to investigate the puzzling relationship between religious groups and collective protests in contemporary rural China.
This research adapts mixed methods. It starts from an ongoing theoretical debate in political science: while some people suggest that religious groups act as 'social tranquillisers' which could reduce the occurrence of contentious collective actions; others claim that religious groups are actually 'social stimulants' which could bring about more contentious collective actions. Both arguments are tested by the first-hand survey data collected from 120 randomly collected sample villages in rural China by a research team of which I am a core member.
However, the quantitative regression results suggest that apparently there is no significant correlation between religious groups and collective protests in contemporary rural China. Instead of simply assuming that religious groups are irrelevant to collective protests, based on my personal observations, fieldwork experiences, and a review of the literatures on intermediate associations and social stability in the world's most populous country, I suggest that the relationship between religious groups and collective protests in contemporary rural China may vary under different circumstances:
First, religious groups in Chinese villages are more likely to involve in contention mediation when they overlap with secular social organisations, and hence they are more likely to have an impact on the scale of collective protests when they overlap with secular social organisations such as Elderly Citizens' Associations and Folk Culture Clubs.
Second, among religious groups that overlap with secular social organisations, those also overlapping with local authorities (e.g. including incumbent or retired cadres as group members) are more likely to reduce the chance of occurring collective protests, thanks to the facts that they are more likely to be trusted by both ordinary villagers and local officials and hence have stronger capability to form negotiating channels between the state and society.
The patterns and mechanisms underlying the aforementioned framework have been confirmed by the findings through comparative cases studies, typical cases analysis, and the statistical results of the regression models based on my national survey database. More detailed discussions will be included in my thesis, which is currently under progress.
Focusing on two important socio-political issues (i.e. religious groups and contentious collective actions) in contemporary China, my research has the potential to be both academically and politically important. It could also inspire the Chinese government – and hopefully its counterparts in the other countries with similar institutions and in similar situations – to adopt reasonable policies for governing religious groups and promoting social stability.
Supervisor: Dr. Patricia M Thornton
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A milk shake fanatic trying each possible combination of ingredients offered at Cheeburger Cheeburger franchises by having a different one every day will have to be very dedicated: according to calculations made by a math class at Scarsdale, N.Y., High School, it would take 3,520 years to try all 1,285,000 possible combinations.
Maybe it would be best to stick to chocolate when the Cheeburger Cheeburger on Route 22 in Green Brook opens in about two weeks.
To accompany those shakes, franchise owner Frank Aversa suggests adding a burger made from vegetarian-fed, hormone-free Angus beef, that's never been frozen, and can be ordered with y our choice of toppings and in your choice of portions from 5.5-oz. up to a mammoth 20-oz. burger.
But there is more to the Cheeburger menu—Aversa says the chicken Caesar salad is always popular, and many customers of his Flemington store enjoy the turkey burgers and the salmon burgers.
"People, when they first hear the name, they think we're just a burger shop," he said. "We're not fast food, we're a full service restaurant. No matter what your dietary habits are, we have something on the menu."
Aversa is adding the Green Brook location and another in Pennsylvania to compliment his Flemington store, which opened three years ago.
"I opened it in a bad economy; everyone said I was crazy," Aversa said. But the business took off, thanks to the variety of the menu, the quality ingredients—and Aversa said, the restuarants' decor and music.
"We appeal to every aspect of a person's senses," Aversa said. "So while they're sitting, (customers) have nice things to look at, that appeal to the eyes."
The chain prides itself on the freshness of ingedients, including the buns for burgers and hot dogs (which are made from the same high-quality beef as the burgers) which will be baked in Flemington, and the made-to-order fresh French fries and onion rings.
And then there are the milk shakes—which start with Edy's ice cream, and include flavors from Hershey's, Reese's, Oreo and more.
Aversa said he's anxious for the Green Brook location to open, believing the location in the Green Brook Plaza, just west of Cramer Avenue, to be a "perfect spot."
"I think it's going to be an unbelievable location," he said.


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The question of whether supply-side or trickle-down economics—that is, giving incentives to wealthy capitalists to spend and invest—really helps the masses has been central to economic policy debates for decades now. But, according to professors in the business school at the University of Chicago, putting more money in the pockets of rich people does affect the masses in one clear way: It spurs them to empty their own pockets.


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The Program Book offers an affordable way to reach a variety of audiences within the unique demographic that is represented in this festival. The festival brings 2000 participants from Seattle and Greater King County, WA.
The program book is a keepsake item that has a shelf life far beyond the 9-day festival event. Advertising in the program book is easy.
Simply fill out The Program Ad Agreement form and mail with your payment to us.
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No road team has been victorious during this Western Conference First Round series between the Wild and the Avalanche, but as the Wild head back to Denver for a decisive Game 7, it could be the Avs with a little more pressure to perform.
Dr. Alexandra Wagner, a sports psychologist from the University of Minnesota says the Wild need to focus on three key points before and after the puck drops.
Fundamentals: The Wild's game has been on-point at home, and if they trust the process, Wagner says, they'll see success on the ice.
Passion: When we connect with what we love to do, we excel. Wagner suggests the players focus on what hockey meant to them in their youth, playing in pee wee leagues and in high school, and get back to basics.
Be in the moment: It's easy to get distracted by the crowd, but she says if we take a step back and focus on each play, each puck drop, each pass, each task, we're able to focus on moment-to-moment play.
"The crowd's going to be out of their control, they're going to be tired, but they're going to have to use that pain, that energy that's going to be for Colorado, and almost burn it as fuel," Wagner said.
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Both Christa Faust's latest book, Money Shot, a noir tale set in the midst of the porn industry, from Hard Case Crime and Sue Ann Jaffarian's latest Odelia Grey novel, Thugs & Kisses, about a murder solving, plus-sized, middle-aged paralegal are out this month.
Two great books that couldn't be any further from each other in tone and feel. So they're doing their signings together. Two great tastes that taste great together.
Okay, that came out wrong. Or it's Freudian. Fuck, I don't know.
Anyway, The Naked Ladies Launch Party is this Saturday at 5:00pm at The Mystery Bookstore in Westwood. They'll be talking about, signing and reading their books. Bring all those burning porn and paralegal questions. I hear the paralegal business can be pretty lurid so be forewarned.
The fun continues on Sunday at 2:00pm at the South Pasadena Library at the monthly Sisters In Crime meeting, where they will be reading from each others' books.
Aside from both being excellent writers, they're also really cool people. So show up, hang out and get your books signed.


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I notice I have 4 main moods:
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the "I WILL KILL YOU ALL" mood which thank God I normally only unleash locked up in my room.
And than this one. The "it's not really a mood I just feel like being a random WE EVEN FINISH EACH OTHERS…Sandwiches!".
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|Whitney ♥s you
Just found out something today. My best friend informed me that we won't be going to Vegas this year :/ however, its because she has a change of plans. My best friend is pregnant!! Its honestly the only reason I can think of that makes the entire not going to Vegas thing ok. My best friend is having a baby! I cant freaking believe it. We've talked about this stuff for years but now that it's actually happening I cant believe it! Im so happy for her :) gah
Im not playing "chase me". You either want me or you dont. And with that being said I'm tired of waiting. Im not the most patient person around. I just want to know his feelings towards me. Does he like me enough to be his girlfriend and if not then fucking let me know so I can move on to bigger…
Im utterly confused. I don't know what is going on between Nick and I. Im honestly hoping he doesn't turn out to be a douche like all the others… I just dont know what he's thinking or how he feels about me and im going out of my mind.
Dont get me wrong, I had a lot of fun this weekend. I just…I…
This weekend cant get here soon enough. I cant even focus on work because of him. I find myself constantly picking up my phone to look at my wallpaper or checking to see if he text me. I got it bad. I've never been so attracted and attached so fast. But im ok with it:) I so badly want to see where this goes. To have this adventure. To hope that the adventure never ends. Damn, im so screwed lol
Ok. Grrrr. Where to I begin with today's frustrations…. ok ok so first off today would have been my 3rd anniversary with Tanner…. so its been kinda sucky there. I mean im over him and stuff it's just the relationship I miss. The main thing is the fact that I wasted two years of my life on that is…
Im letting go:) Ive been bottling up all of my fears lately and I just need to let them go. I want to be happy and I cant be happy if im hanging on to all the past hurt. So im letting go.
Im no longer going to hold myself back from loving someone. Im not going to sit back and watch opportunities go by.
My life has been pulled back far enough and now is the time to go forward:)
Well, I feel better today. Not so high strung. I'm pretty sure my breakdown yesterday was all because im PMSing… I dont know why I spazzed out. I guess im not use to moving so fast but whatever. Life's too short :) im going to do what I want when I want. Now to just figure out what he thinks about it all. I just dont want to do that conversation over text lol
So…. im kinda wiggling out :/ i really like Nick and im super afraid of moving too fast… I dont want to screw this up :/ but sex complicates everything and I had sex with Nick last night…. I dont want him to think that he has to sleep with me just because i have had sex before…I dont want him to think im a slut. I dont want him to think that sex is all I want. Its really not. I could do without it. I dont want sex. I want a relationship. I want to find that person who likes me for me. I want to laugh and have adventures and do crazy things with someone. Nick is by far the one person I have ever had the most in common with. I feel like I could sit next to him for hours and not say a word…. just being near him makes me happy. And then I want to know more about him. More about his life, how he grew up, what is favorite memories are and all the crazy things he's already done. I want to know his past and what he wants for the future…. I want to know him….and Im afraid that moving too fast will screw it up…. god, im so afraid. I really really like him….what the hell do I do…
So fuck Steve. I finally told him to go fuck himself. After a numerous amount of years of dealing with the emotional and mental abuse im done. "You were never there for me and only wanted in my pants well guess what asshole ive grown up and I can see you for what you really are. You are an loser….
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Hettie Lynne Hurtes is KPCC's Midday News Anchor. Hettie has been a broadcast journalist for more than 25 years in Los Angeles. Most of her previous on air experience has been in commercial radio, primarily at KFWB.
Hurtes began her career at KSDO as San Diego's first female radio anchor, and was brought up to Los Angeles by KFWB where she worked as a reporter/anchor on and off through 2006 when she moved to public radio and KPCC. During her earlier years in broadcasting. Hettie was morning drive anchor and news director at KRTH 101, evening news anchor at Channel 13, freelance reporter for CNN in Los Angeles and national film critic at the former RKO Radio Network.
Hettie has written for a number of newspapers and magazines including Orange County Magazine, Downtown L.A. News, Beverly Hills Business and BackStage West. She's authored two books: "The Backstage Guide to Casting Directors" and "Agents on Actors." Her acting experience has extended to film and television ("Terminator" and "Throw Mama from the Train", to name just two). She's currently casting director/actor for Drama West Productions at the Edendale Library in Echo Park – the only ongoing theatre troupe at an L.A. Public Library.
Hettie is married to Randy Roberts and has two children and an adopted desert tortoise, Tortellini.
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Arrests During Local Anti-Illegal Immigration Law Protest
Los Angeles police have begun arresting about a dozen people who blocked an intersection to protest Arizona's new immigration law. About 200 protesters gathered at a busy intersection west of downtown at about 10 this morning.
Schwarzenegger To Bring Back Furloughs
Gov. Schwarzenegger says he'll bring back furloughs for thousands of state workers until California passes a budget. Schwarzenegger released a new executive order today that requires state workers to take three unpaid days off per month starting next month.
Judge Blocks Controversial Sections of Arizona Immigration Law
A federal judge today blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law from takingeffect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown. The overall law will still take effect tomorrow, but without the provisions that angered opponents including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.
Increase in Anti Semitism
Sparked largely by an increase in the Los Angeles area, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in California jumped by 22 percent in 2009. That's according to a report released today by the Anti-Defamation League.
Safe Parking for the Homeless
The Los Angeles homeless who live in cars, campers and RVs are getting help in finding a safe overnight parking spot. The city plans to recruit an agency to operate a safe overnight parking program that will also steer the homeless to social services.
First Hand Transplant Program on West Coast
The UCLA Health System has launched the new Hand Transplant Program , the first of its kind on the West Coast and only the fourth such center in the US. The program is designed to help those whove suffered the traumatic loss of a hand or forearm and allow them to be able to use their limbs again.
LA Unified Loses Millions Not Keeping Track of Textbooks
An audit says stolen textbooks and unnecessary book purchases have cost the LA Unified SchoolDistrict nearly $10 million. The June 30 report randomly sampled 21 high schools, concludingthat the nation's second-largest school system has an outdated and substandard textbook inventory system.
Daniel Schorr Dies
Daniel Schorr, a longtime senior news analyst for NPR and a veteran Washington journalist who broke major stories at home and abroad during the Cold War and Watergate, has died. He was 93.
New Water Rationing Schedule for L.A. Residents
Residents would be able to turn on their sprinklers three days a week -- as opposed to just two days -- under a new water rationing schedule approved today by the LA Board of Water and Power Commissioners.
Extension of Jobless Benefits One Step Closer to Passage
Congress has approved legislation to restore unemployment benefits to people who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a seven-week interruption that caused 2 1/2 million people to lose unemployment benefits averaging about $300 a week.
Majority of Californians Favor Death Penalty
A new poll finds that 70 percent of Californians favor the death penalty. The Field Poll released today shows support for executions has increased after a slight dip over the last decade.
An LA City Council Panel Breaks City Boycott of Arizona
For a second time, a Los Angeles City Council panel agreed today to break the city's boycott of Arizona over the state's law targeting illegal immigrants. The council's Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee voted to extend for a year a contract for Blue Van Joint Venture, which has offices in Arizona and operates SuperShuttle at LAX.
Full Body Scanners Coming to an Airport Near You
LA International Airport is beefing up security measures with new full-image body scanners. Local and federal officials are about to announce all nine terminals at LAX will get at least one of the scanners, designed to detect hidden weapons or explosives.
AIDS Breakthrough
Researchers are reporting a breakthrough against AIDS. A vaginal gel containing an AIDS drug cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner.
Mayor Villaraigosa Falls Off His Bike
LA Mayor Villaraigosa is recovering today from a bicycle accident, and his office said he plans to resume his regular schedule, including an appearance at a charity event this morning organized by his girlfriend.


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Twice as pleasurable as 50 Shades of Grey, and no nipple clamps!
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There are oodles of goodies tucked away in our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide. One such oodle is Inside MAD, an amazing collection of classic spoofs and essays from celebrities who got poked with MAD's razor-sharp satire spork. Why exactly did we include this book in our annual list of the best stuff of the year? We could tell you in detail, but that'd take time and energy. So, instead, we asked MAD's Executive Editor John Ficarra to tell you for us.
6 Reasons Why Inside MAD is Featured in the Maxim Holiday Gift Guide:
1. Its pleasing rectangular shape fit perfectly into the layout.
2. The editor of the Holiday Gift Guide thought readers would rather see Alfred E. Neuman instead of Alyssa Milano in a bikini. [Note: That editor has been shit-canned.]
3. It makes the usual insipid Maxim content seem genius by comparison.
4. The Maxim editors have obviously blocked out all the negative reaction they got the last time they featured a MAD book.
5. It was a last minute fill-in when Alec Baldwin's book - Hey, Some of My Best Friends Are Gay! - was postponed indefinitely.
6. No one's exactly sure why, but it's probably Obama's fault.
Check out a preview of Inside MAD below - and then go buy it ($29.95 - cheap!). Click the images to enlarge.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama participates in the White House Summit On Working Families at the Omni Shoreham hotel June 23, 2014 in Washington, DC. Organized by the White House, the Labor Department and the Center for American Progress, the summit explored ideas like paid sick, maternity leave and universal preschool. President Obama on Monday ordered federal departments and agencies "to expand flexible workplace policies to the maximum extent possible," with an eye toward improving flexibility for parents.
First Lady Michelle Obama is officially on the record regarding rumored political plans after she leaves the White House.
Obama told ABC's Robin Roberts Monday that she "definitely" will not enter politics after President Barack Obama's second term.
Recent speculation suggested that Michelle Obama was mulling a run for Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk's seat in 2016, and a 2012 poll showed her beating the incumbent in a head-to-head matchup.
Obama told Roberts that she'd likely pursue something "service-focused" beyond 2016, and also gave a nod to Hillary Clinton by saying she'd like to see the first female president "as soon as possible."


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16 Foot Wide House Maximizes Footprint
What to do if you've got a 20 foot wide plot of land and want to build a home on it? Make the most of it! This 16-foot wide home—dubbed "The Shaft"—is a two and a half story structure that makes the best of its tiny footprint. See the interior, after the jump.
The Shaft House is named after its center staircase, which runs through the center of the home, connecting the floors to one another. The interior shaft provides circulation and plenty of central light. The home was also built on a platform of affordability, incorporating as many low-cost strategies into the design process as possible.
To begin with, the cost of the 20 foot plot was far cheaper than larger plots of land. Aluminum siding, untreated wood and recyclable rusted steel were used for the exterior of the house - materials that are long lasting, and will age along with the house.
Read More: In a Pinch: 'Shaft House' at Dornob
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It kind of looks ridiculous next to the older houses in the neighborhood. I don't know why building a narrow house should be so groundbreaking though, I live in a neighborhood that looks similar to this one and there are a lot of very narrow houses. And they actually fit into the neighborhood.
I think it looks great, thank goodness it doesn't look like the other homes, huge improvement and nice not to have every house look the same. Nice job.
Oh man. While awesome, this house sticks out like a sore thumb! I don't know what the eco implications would be, but just having a similarly pitched roof would have helped a LOT. Way cool idea though.
As a lover of old-house neighborhoods, I would be appalled to see this thing built on my street. I applaud their eco-conscious tactics, but I think they got carried away and forgot to consider their surroundings. The house obviously doesn't "belong" and, were I its neighbor, I wouldn't be too happy to have to look at it every day.
I find this really offensive. I don't care how eco it is, it does not belong here. It ignores its environment like a person in the subway who is wearing leaky earphones and blasting (pick your unfavorite) music at everyone when they just want to relax.
That space could have been a garden. Now it is a driveway. Thumbs down.
Very unattractive in that location. It shouldn't have been that hard to design an exterior that would go with the other houses in the neighborhood. I don't think all the houses in a neighborhood should look the same, but they should complement each other, and I've seen a lot of "look how contemporary we are!" houses that just don't take aesthetics into account.
Brilliant! I love architecture that makes people sit up and take notice...makes you think about what else is possible. I think this is a great use of space.
Regarding the lack of sympathy for surrounding "architecture", I'm guessing by the photo this isn't a terribly historic district and it needed a shot in the arm.
The house looks like it's built in the back yard, possibly ruining the open area feel of all the neighbors -- that's really not fair.
Now, now... it's not too bad, the overall shape is pretty cute and probably maximizes livability, although I don't like the vertical and parallel wood accents and the contrasting colour on the house. I think that's the main problem for me. That said, I used to live in Tokyo where there were plenty of modern, strange buildings sandwiched in between older houses and it often worked fine.
I think it's less about the style of the house and more about the fact that they don't encourage the same culture as the surrounding houses...
A front porch and a yard, instead of a drive way and cavernous car port, could have gone a long way to integrate this home to it's surroundings without the inclusion of a pitched roof or more traditional materials/shapes. Also, the house seems to have an entirely internal focus, which doesn't make for the friendliest street-scape or encourage neighborly interaction.
The interior is so dynamic it's a shame that didn't translate more to the facade.
2 and a half stories? What's on the half story? A door to Milla Jovovich's brain?
Heh, I've been by that house quite a lot, and wondered about how it looked on the inside. +1
I love it!
@funstraw A half story would be a loft or floor that does not completely cover the floor below it .... it's common to see 1.5 story houses in this area.
Yes. There was a movie out a few years ago called being john Malkovich where there was a doorway to his brain on the 7 and a half floor of an office building. Very good film. So I was joking that Jovovich would be on the 2 and a half floor, to which I would guess that Maury Povich would be on the 3 and a half floor, and I guess Vladmir Putin would be 9 and a half floor.
Like everyone else, I applaud the effort but frown on the application. I would hate to live on either side of this...
I did a GIANT thesis on Urban Renewal in college. This home is the equivalent of the new plastic and glass modern North Face store on the gorgeously historic Grand Ave. in St. Paul, MN. It sticks out like a sore thumb and it breaks up the genuine feel of the entire neighborhood.
I also would hate to live on either side of this. Houses like these are becoming more and more prominent in places like Venice, CA. Which is sad because it's so full of beautiful old beach homes full of character.
Urban Renewal is based off of taking the characteristics of the neighborhood and building around them. If you don't like the characteristics of the neighborhood then go to another location. This house would work perfect downtown.
I'm surprised so many people dislike this house or find it un-eco friendly, Sure we could all do more, but it does have some good eco points, the shaft, lighting, exterior facade that will last a long time, longer than the rest of the neighborhood as those house fade into eventual disrepair.
As for not fitting in, well you have an empty lot and much worse things could go there, but what ever you put there is not going to match it's neighbors. At lease it's pushed back so you won't notice it unless you stop in front of it. It is a nice looking house, it just doesn't match. If the neighbors didn't like it they could of bought or split the land and add it to their space. If they did that though I would imagine that this area would probably be turned into parking, and that would be much worse.( yes I know it has a driveway.
I don't know about Toronto but here in Brooklyn a 20 foot wide space is a rare luxury in an urban setting. 16 is great.
It's like a breath of fresh air in the neighborhood. I am actually digging the 'FU' to the visual conformity, but that's probably because I'm a young punk who listens to rap music. The interior looks absolutely amazing.
cool but looks too out of place
i love it! it's super cute! iwould move in in a second. i think it looks cool amongst the other houses. it even brings out the beauty of the older houses. i love this kind of thing: old and new mixing together. It's quintessentialy American.
So it maximises the footprint?
Is there a need for the car park out front?
Why waste all that space at the front of the property (unless there was a good reason to build it that far back). I'd have moved it forward nad given more liveable space at the rear.
BTW, I live in England and my home is only 14 feet wide. What passes for 'small' on AP can be positively palacial by Eruropean standards.
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The old fart houses surrounding this modern and beautiful structure are like gangrenous fingers.
This is a great use of a narrow lot. It's so open and bright. I live in a neighborhood of older homes like the ones pictured, and I honestly don't care if someone wants to build something new and different in the middle of them.
Why must we be trapped forever in the 20s, or whenever those earlier (and actually quite homely) houses were built? Time moves on, life moves on, design moves on.
Gambrel roofs like the ones pictures actually force inefficient use of space on the second floor, and awkward "storage spaces" around the edges of sloped rooms.
The new house is a much more efficient use of space and materials.
I love much about the interior, but the exterior, with the lack of traditional windows, strikes me as very off-putting.
And, more importantly, I totally agree with other commenters who've noted how out of place the structure is there, wedged in among the more traditional single-family structures. How did this design get approved for that location? It seems to me it'd fit in better on a street consisting mainly of condos and commercial or industrial buildings.
I am very sad for the neighbors because their property value went down. Many people wouldn't want to move near a home like this so their home will not only sell for less but be harder to sell. There are ways to have kept the inside as it was but make the outside more fitting with the neighborhood. If you don't like the way a neighborhood looks when you are thinking of moving in then it really isn't a good fit for you and you should think about another location. I would say the same thing if a cute little cottage went up amid a number of contemporary styled homes.
I don't mind the context; the style contrast is start, but the scale is kept the same, so I think it works. However, the big fail is the driveway! The other houses don't have that, and it looks and functions much better. Nice interior space though.
How narrow of a house do you think you could live in?
I like it. I think the old materials used on the outide complement the old buildings on either side. I guess I wonder whether it shades the other buildings back gardens though.
Also, I thought it was crack dens that bought down surrounding property prices, not the personal tastes of people who may or may not buy other houses on the same street.
How patronising!
A complete eyesore to the specific neighborhood. Homes should compliment the overall esthetic and spirit of a neighborhood.
I agree with those who mention the open garage/driveway as the biggest affront.
With just some lovely landscaping instead of the drive, I think this entire discussion would have turned in this home's favor because the landscaping of the other homes is pretty lacking.
A little garden would have made it look fresh and thoughtful by comparision instead of cold and out of place.
Based on placement alone, I would say no thanks. We almost bought a house that was gorgeous on the inside, had large front yard and nonexistent backyard with tons of character but couldn't. One side of the house was an arms reach away from a gigantic condo complex. It just felt claustropobic being in the shadow of the shadow of another building. I can't imagine living like that with two buildings on either side.
I think they could have gone with the type of driveway that has 2 ruts with grass in between, but overall it's cute. I like neighborhoods where the buildings are all different.


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Gamecast: May 6th, 2010 - Cubs at Pirates
Randy Wells (3-0, 3.45 ERA) vs. Brian Murres (1-1, 6.00 ERA)
I watched my DVR last night instead of the Cubs, and I'm glad I did. The Cubs are tough team to watch, because you never know which team will show up.
Hopefully, they have enough to pride to take at least one game in the series.
Randy Wells continues to pitch well, and he remains a bright spot on this otherwise lackluster team.
Who's Hot
Octavio Dotel - Dotel couldn't help give up a runs before the Cubs came to town. Now, he's nailed two down two saves in a row.
Who's Not
Aramis Ramirez - It's hard to see him like this, because he looks lost and slow at the plate.
The Cubs are rough and so are the chances in 2010.
The Cubs are facing Brian Burres. Unlike Charlie Morton, who is a decent pitcher who had gotten terribly unlucky this year, Brian Burres is genuinely bad.
He walks too many batters, doesn't strike out nearly enough and is a fly ball pitcher thus leading to too many HR's on the whole. If the Cubs don't beat him, everything said about not beating Morton will apply.....
Swept WTF?
After the bucs completed the sweep by pulling a LT on us, Im seeing no hope. the freakin pirates! Rev Jones please pass me a cup its time for a nice big glass of blue cool aid!


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New Jersey (K.J. v. DYFS)
Children's Rights filed this damages lawsuit in May of 2004 on behalf of three minor adopted brothers who were systematically starved by their parents in a foster-turned-adoptive home approved and monitored by New Jersey's Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). The horrific abuse and neglect suffered by the boys was revealed in 2003 when the eldest brother, Bruce Jackson — then 19-years-old and weighing only 45 pounds — was found scavenging for food in a neighbor's trash can outside his home in Collingswood, New Jersey.
It was later revealed that DYFS employees had visited the Jackson home at least 38 times over the previous four years, but took no action on reports that the children were malnourished. By the time the boys were finally removed from their adoptive home, their teeth had rotted, their stomachs were distended, and their rib and shoulder bones were clearly visible. They were admitted to area hospitals, where they spent several weeks being fed first intravenously and later with solid food.
Shortly after the case was filed, Children's Rights executive director Marcia Robinson Lowry was named guardian ad litem for the three minor boys (Bruce Jackson was represented by separate counsel). A settlement agreement was reached with New Jersey officials in September of 2005, which awarded a total of $7.5 million to the three younger boys and another $5 million to their older brother. The settlement also ensures that the children receive needed educational and therapeutic services. As a result of the groundbreaking lawsuit, the right of children in foster care to sue the state for damages has been substantially strengthened.


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Azeroth is the jail of the Old Gods. And what do you do when you're stuck in jail? Try and break out. What do you do if you're stuck and jail and you just so happen to be a neurotic anarchist? You blow the jail up.
Basically, instead of trying to find where the Titans put the damn key, the Old Gods decided to just blow up the door, A.K.A, the entire planet. Simple plan, really.
As for Sargeras... I don't know. I seem to remember the Old Gods actually going directly against him once, back at the Sundering. I think the only reason the Old Gods have to like Sargeras is the fact that he wants to blow up the door/Azeroth just as much as they do.
Plus, what do you do if you're a chaos-loving, Lovecraftian horror and you meet someone like you? Kill them and laugh like crazy.
Frankly, I have serious doubts if the Old Gods have ever worked with eachother, which makes the idea of them teaming up with Sargeras a bit far-fetched. Awesome, yes (Sargeras and the Death-Squid v.s. Everybody Else), but unlikely.


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Published on August 11th, 2011 | by Andrew Reynolds
Torchwood isn't 'too gay'
Many years ago when anyone wanted sex on TV or film all they had to do was lose an acceptable amount of clothing and wait for either a cheeky smash cut or for the whole screen to demurely fade to black before doing the horizontal mamba
These days sexuality is as organic to a character as breathing in and out- and in our oh so knowing, gritty, realistic modernity sex should reflect the world around that character from the avaricious little plebs in Skins to the Victorian tickle your fancy of Tipping the Velvet.
So it comes as no surprise (What? I did say we were knowing) that several viewers have complained about the appropriateness of showing a gay sex scene in Torchwood: Miracle Day episode Dead of Night- leading to this rebuttal from the BBC complaints department:
"In all BBC output the portrayal of sex, or the exploration of sexual issues, should be editorially justified and treated with appropriate sensitivity. In post-watershed content, we must be able to justify the frank and realistic portrayal of sex and the exploration of themes and issues which some people might find offensive.
Captain Jack Harkness is an established character in the series. We felt the content was justified in terms of the context and character and would be within the expectations of regular viewers. We aim to depict relationships whether heterosexual or homosexual in an honest and realistic way. These scenes are not meant to cause offence."
The question shouldn't be: 'Is it appropriate to show gay sex post watershed?' Instead it should be: 'Is it appropriate to show sex scenes post watershed?' and the answer would be yes given the suffix of content and the nature of the material shown.
Regardless of the sexuality there are rules as laid out by the BBC above that govern sex on TV and that scene didn't break any of them.
While its justifiable to get angry at the incredulity of this it is also kind of sad that the BBC have to explain equality in this manner.
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Torchwood isn't gay enough, I say.
Full blown sex has no place in a show that is normally certificate 15 as that would make it an 18 and would be inappropriate for the 15-17 year old viewers. However, it is a 15 ussually so the subject doesn't have to be avoided completely and a certain amount of sexual content would be acceptable.
Well I suppose it all depends on the direction you approach Torchwood from.
If, as many of us have, you started watching Torchwood because it is a spin off from Dr Who and you'd missed the earlier Torchwood, then any overtly sexual content would be a surprise. However, after watching the first two series' it became very apparent, very quickly, that Torchwood is a more 'adult' part of the Whoniverse (damn, I swore i'd never use that word) than Dr Who exposes us to.
The big contrast of course is in the different versions of Torchwood: Miracle Day that are being aired by The BBC and Starz.
The Starz version showed much more graphic sex scenes than the BBC put out and even though I wasn't offended by the sex (neither gay nor straight) in the Starz version I felt the narrative didn't suffer at all in the censored BBC version.
This leads me to question the need for the graphic nature of the sex scenes as viewed by the American public. I sense it was included purely for shock value in an attempt to gain more viewers.
RTD used the same seedy approach, although to a much lesser extent, during the earlier Torchwood series' and in my opinion it cheapens the whole show.
Having said all that I have to be honest here and admit that this new version of Torchwood is pretty ropey. In fact it's been a complete let-down and I don't actually care who, or what, has sex with whom. Neither do I care how graphically this sex is shown – the show is a failure and if it needs to shock in order to gain viewers then perhaps it should just be allowed to fade away through the rift and stop this slow death it's currently experiencing.
This is not a question of how gay it is. The bottom line is this is a family show. Yes it's after 9 and not something you have your 5 year old watching if you don't want him to have nightmares but my 13 year old daughter loves Dr Who and Torchwood and its avid family viewing when we all site down and watch it together.
Well it was until it became a bit uncomfortable to watch. NOT because its a gay scene but becasue no 13 year old wants to watch such a graphic sex scene with their mum and dad and neither do the parents.
There are plenty of programs aimed at adults that you can explore gay straight or any other kind of sexual relationship in. NOT in a program that should be good old hide behind the sofa family viewing. And if its is 'VITAL' to the story, we would still 'GET IT' if its portrade in a more subtle way, we don't need to see all the details.
CAnt anything just be about a fun action packed
Couldn't agree more with the previous comment. I have a 13 year old son and had to change channels several times during last nights programme. I am no prude and take no offence sex scenes in general and john barrowman is pleasing on the eye but this programme is targetted at family audiences and until last night fit the bill for family viewing. Will stick to dr who in future!!x
I thought largely the point of Torchwood was an adult version of Doctor Who? What's the point of a post-9pm water-shed – you're saying there's no room for adult TV?
Why have any sexual content at all? straight or gay? This is sci fi and graphic sexual content is not intrinsic to the plot, it is just gratuitous filler aimed at causing a talking point and some publicity. We get it Russell , you are gay, now get on with what you are good at.
Torchwood lost a heck of a lot of viewers after last week, I know at least a dozen people who wont be watching it again.
Oh God you prude Americans.. XD Violence is fine, sex is evil and unnatural, we get it. Man, I'm glad I'm German.
The question 'should sex scenes be shown on TV?' is a reasonable one… it matters not if the characters are gay, straight or have a penchant for whacking themselves off, using rampant rabbits or banging freely in an Orgy…
I wonder how many complaints there were about Sparticus when it was aired! We can after all look that up… which I will do after I write this. I get a sneaking suspicion the compliant were not due to the explicit sex… but due to the explicit gay sex. And I'd hazard a guess almost all the complaints were instigated by a limited number of peoples weird sense of what they think are moral values coupled with a brainwashed near fundamental religious model of the world.
The problem with TV is that the viewer does not get to preview the content before agreeing to watch…. however with digital TV advances this will change and scenes will be available for deletion for those whoof a more conservative disposition. Or viewers who might have children watching… in the case of Torchwood although it was broadcast after the watershed I'm sure even Gay couples would object if their 9 year old kids were watching when a sex scene appears.
Not that it would bother them… but it would embarrass them in what is meant to be a sci-fi drama!
From my point of view John Barrowman can swing from a chandelier and piss on the crowd in a TV show if he wants to…. I gave up being embarrassed by the sexual activities of other people a long time ago.


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Ashley AND SETH
Preface: I didn't think my life would end like this but when I think back on it now it wasn't much of a life till I met him. Till I walked in and saw his eyes on that first
day. So If I had to redo everything again I would do it exactly the
same because in this one instance I knew that we would be together no
mater what happen to me, he was my life now and for always.
Chapter one Ashley's P.O.V. (welcome to forks Washington)
The thunder crackled from above as we rushed into a cab as we left the airport. This was what I was being forced to do, Live in a melancholy town where it rains almost every
single day. I put my purse in my lap and stared out the window to my
new home of forks,Washington. We wouldn't even be here if it weren't
for the fact that my mom and dad got a divorce. My two older brothers
Eric and Kevin were in the back talking about weather or not there
would be any hot girls at this new school. I just ignored them for
the most part. My little sister Catherine was sitting in my dads lap
waiting for the cab to hurry so she could play with her new toys.
Everyone was being paid off somehow and someway. She got new toys and
my brothers got cash. I got a car but I refuse to drive it at the
moment, I was personally against this whole divorce, but as it is I'm
going to have to drive it to school now that my mom can't take me
now. My Older sister samantha was in the very front seat, acting
depressed because she would miss her stupid ex -boyfriend. The cab
started to leave after the cab driver got all the luggage in.
After a hour drive we pulled up to a big white house. I sighed.
"Cheer up ash" Eric said to me
"Yea cheer" I murmured
"It may not be much but at lease you'll have your own room." my dad commented.
I rolled my eyes, he wanted us to love this house so much that he would have bought NASA if he could. I carried my stuff up to my room. When I opened the door that said
Ashley I dropped my bags and my mouth. My room was amazing. I had the
largest bed I could ever imagine. It was dark blue with glow in the
dark stars, A Desk with a new laptop and a hammock just in case I
made friends and one stayed the night. I ran down stairs and hugged
my dad.
"Saw your room huh?"
"Yes thank you so much daddy"
"No problem baby girl."
I got up stairs and started unpacking, I turned my new radio on. A upbeat song came on, called pocket full of sunshine. I heard my dad talking out side and it sounded like
other men too. I looked out my window I saw a police officer and a
couple of dark skinned Indian men. I went to grab the last of my
luggage off the porch.
"Ashley!" my dad said I turned to face him.
"yes dad?" I asked curiously
"I want you to meet chief swan and some of the Quilute kids from the reservation."
"HI I'm Ashley." I shook each of there hands
" HI I'm Sam.." the oldest started to talk.
" ...and this is Embry , Colin , Quil and Jared."
"nice to meet all of you." My sister was on the top balcony , I watched as Embry stared at her as if he had been love struck.
"Have you met her yet?" I asked
"no" He looked at me as if I noticed too much.
"Would you like too?" I smiled.
"Yes" he smiled back We walked into the house.
We reached the very top step when she came around the corner.
"Sammy this is Embry" I stated. I don't think I ever saw her blush so many shades before.
"Hey" was all that could come out of her mouth.
"Hi" He relied
"Um I'm feeling more and more like a third party so I'll leave y'all to those one syllables."
I got down stairs and my brothers were wrestling. It was getting late and so I decided I was going to go to bed, I had school tomorrow any ways and I didn't want to go tired
and a hot mess.
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I Entered the room, My aunt was sitting in a rocking chair. I smiled, she was so young, tho i only relieze yesterday that She knew Jane which meant she is never going to dye. I sat on my bed.
"Are you sure you want to practice this" she asked concerned.
"Yes"I said knowing.
"Because once you are stuck with the power there is only one way to get rid of it, and that is illegal in our Covenant"
"You have to will it to someone, and say the following sentence" she handed me her book of spells. I looked down at it. I will you everything, i said in my head. Wow.
"Oh, why is it illegal and covenant, how many are there of us"
"Thousands, tho most of us died off, because we didnt use our powers properly" I looked at her, this was serious business.
"So how do you "use" Properly"
"Never will to anyone, never use for bad things like bringing back the dead, or sending a deathling to someone, there is a long list of bad thing but for the most part being a witch is fun, no we dont fly on brooms any more but we can." I smiled
"Cool, so no bad , just be good, oh yeah i almost forgot, guess who i met"
"who" she asked with curiosity
"Jane" Her face went blank.
"I havent seen her in years, how is she"
"Still young like in your picture"
"Why did yall stop talking"
"Well, when she became a vampire she was no longer a witch, well she was but she was a vampire with power and she didnt want to use her powers for good anymore" I looked at her i know what power she was talking about.
"Ok lets get started" she lite some candles and put stuff in a bowl
"Repeat after me"
"Candle, herb, rock, water, salt,
Hear me as my song is sung,
Age is not my heart's desire,
It is youth to which I aspire,
Candle, herb, rock, water, salt" i said this seven times as i said this my hands started to glow blue.
"whats happening " i asked
"The spell has triggered your powers, so not only are you now always will be youthful, you have your power" I smiled , i would spend the rest of my life with Seth. The rest of my lesson went by in a blur, my aunt was a great teacher, she tought me how to use magic just using my mind with out saying any spells, my brain hurt from so much magic learning. After my lesson, my aunt said that she had to go for a week or so and that she was leaving the magic book with me and never let anyone have it and to keep it in my closet with a protection spell over it. So i was able to keep my lessons going and i would be ready for her when she came back. I gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I started to get undressed, When seth walked through the door. He walked straight up to me and picked me up . I hugged him really tight. He lifted my chin and kissed him softly on the lips.
"I missed you" he said
"I missed you too" i replied. He threw me on the bed and hopped next to me.
"Guess what"i asked him excitedly
"Im going to live forever" He looked at me shocked
"Yeah, my aunt said it comes with the power" I smiled
"Thats great"
We laid there talking and kissing, just being with eachother. I fell asleep to him humming a song.
Sorry its so short but im working on the next chapter right now
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Music Supervisor Randall Poster On Soundtracking 'Spring Breakers'
Are you aware of Riff Raff's claims that James Franco's character was originally based on him?
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Byblos MediterraneanPhoenix/Tempe Metro, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona 85282
Classic Middle Eastern fare in a cozy setting
Byblos offers bona fide authentic Mediterranean cuisine, just south of US 60 on Mill Ave in Tempe.
For appetizers, try the hummus, baba, dolmas, tabouli, fava beans, green beans, fattoush salad, Greek salad, and lentil soup.
Sandwich offerings consist of Falafel (with tomatoes, onions, parsley, and tahini).
For entrees, Byblos offers up:
>Falafel (with onions, parsley, pickles and tahini)
>Vegetarian Moussaka (eggplant layered with a mixture of vegetables, and creamy cheese sauce, served with rice)
>Mjadara (lentil with rice an onions in olive oil, served with a salad)
>Vegetarian Lasagna (with broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, carrots and cheese, served with a salad)
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great food and nice setting just a little pricey--defenitely a special occasion place or a take the whole family place. but good food overall!!
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Who took home the prizes at this year's Billboard Music Awards?
The annual awards ceremony happened this year at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with glamorous stars appearing to celebrate their illustrious careers.
Here are the winners:
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Spotlight Award - Katy Perry
Top New Artist - Wiz Khalifa
Hot 100 Song - "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and Goonrock
Top Billboard 200 Album - 21, Adele
Top Duo/Group - LMFAO
Top Artist - Adele
Top Male Artist - Lil Wayne
Top Female Artist - Adele
Woman of the Year - Taylor Swift
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Top Hot 100 Artist - Adele
Top Billboard 200 Artist - Adele
Top Rock Artist - Coldplay
Top Country Artist - Lady Antebellum
Top Rap Artist - Lil Wayne
Top Country Album - My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean
Top Alternative Artist - Coldplay
Top Latin Artist - Shakira
Top Dance Artist - Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist - Casting Crowns
Top Pop Album - 21, Adele
Top R&B Album - 4, Beyonce
Top Rap Album - Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne
Top Rock Album - Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay
Top Alternative Album - Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay
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A broken heart wouldn't be called a broken heart if it didn't hurt so damn bad. I have a good friend who recently went through a crushing split, and even though she knew this guy was a total jerk, it didn't make the end of the romance any easier. Though, there are some surefire ways to get that man out of your mind -- and heart.
Take a look at the best -- and fastest -- ways to get over a bad breakup.
Do you have any tested tips for getting over a split?
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Wow. Go ahead jump right into a new fling.. don't give yourself time to let your heart heal or re evaluate the relationship so you can prevent the same thing from happening again...
I did all of those and they were the worse decisions I could've made.
Who the **** gave the writer an expert when it comes to things like this?I am in school for family/relationship counseling. WRONG answers ladies. This writer is a skeazy hack! If you want to be over yoru ex, and it is ok and necessary to take the time to grieve the end of the relationship. Let her stick to trampy celebs and leave relationship advice ging alone.


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NEW! April 2014 - The 2014 E-Book, a resource guide for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, is now available and posted on the NCHAM website. This guide contains up to date information from a wide variety of authors on every aspect of EHDI. Each of the 30 chapters is posted as a separate PDF, allowing the user to read online, download or print any or all of the chapters at will. http://www.infanthearing.org/ehdi-ebook/index.html
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- Preliminary Round (Fall): Open to all 2L's and 3L's (except those 3L's who were Semi-Finalists last year). No brief-writing is required. Participants argue both sides of a current case—based on briefs prepared by the real advocates—in front of a panel of alumni or practitioner judges. First-time competitors are required to have a practice argument with a member of the Moot Court Board.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence each drove in two runs as the San Francisco Giants took an 8-4 win over the Houston Astros to cap a three-game sweep.
Brandon Belt went 4-for-5 with an RBI while Marco Scutaro added two hits, an RBI and a run scored for the Giants, who have won eight of their last 10 games.
Ryan Vogelsong (12-7) won his second straight start as he gave up four runs on seven hits with a walk and seven strikeouts over six innings. He also had a hit and scored a run.
Matt Dominguez finished a homer short of the cycle and scored a run while Tyler Greene hit a solo homer for the Astros, who are mired in a slump that has seen them drop 12 of their last 13 games.
Jordan Lyles was charged with three runs on seven hits in just five innings of work for Houston. Fernando Rodriguez (1-9) gave up three runs in an inning of work to take the loss.
Houston scored in each of the first three innings to take a 4-0 lead, but San Francisco took over from the fifth inning on.
In the fifth, Gregor Blanco led off with a single and moved to third on a Vogelsong single two batters later. Angel Pagan then doubled home Blanco and Scutaro followed with a single to plate Vogelsong. Sandoval's sac fly made it a 4-3 game.
The Giants took the lead in the seventh. Scutaro doubled with two outs and Sandoval tied the game when he followed with a single. An intentional walk to Buster Posey was followed by a wild pitch that put both runners in scoring position. Pence then singled to center for a 6-4 advantage.
Joaquin Arias homered to leadoff the eighth and Belt's RBI double in the ninth gave the Giants an 8-4 edge.
An RBI double from Jason Castro followed by a run-scoring single off the bat of Jimmy Paredes in the first staked Houston to a 2-0 lead.
Bogusevic's sacrifice fly in the second and a leadoff homer from Greene in the third gave the Astros a 4-0 advantage.
The Giants took eight of the nine games against the Astros this season...San
Francisco begins a three-game set in Chicago on Friday...The Astros host the
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WebMD Medical News
Katrina Woznicki
Reviewed by
Laura J. Martin, MD
Aug. 3, 2010 -- The number of cosmetic surgeries performed is rising overall, but the percentage of people aged 18 and younger choosing cosmetic procedures has remained relatively unchanged over the past decade. That's according to a trends report of 2009 statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
The report showed that the most common cosmetic plastic surgical procedures for teens were rhinoplasty or nose reshaping, followed by breast reduction, correction of breast asymmetry, gynecomastia, in which breast development occurs in boys, and chin augmentation -- often performed with rhinoplasty to achieve a balanced look in the face. The most common nonsurgical cosmetic procedures among teens were laser hair removal and chemical peels.
Among the report's other findings:
Nearly 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed nationwide among all age groups in 2009, a 147% increase from 1997, when tracking of the data first began. Botox is the most common nonsurgical procedure -- and tends to be performed on older patients -- and breast augmentation is the most popular surgical procedure, according to the ASAPS.
For teens, cosmetic surgery, both surgical and nonsurgical, may provide a positive effect on physical and emotional development, says the ASAPS. However, all patients, and teens especially, must undergo a careful screening and evaluation.
ASAPS guidelines encourage physicians to:
ASAPS guidelines also encourage patients and their families to:
SOURCE:News release, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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