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I've been thinking about doing one of these for a while, and now I have an excuse XD While I had originally planned to do this for finally reaching the big five-triple-zero, certain events (like releases of FrFr! clips XD) kind of hurried things along, and I never got the chance XD;
This is, as I'm sure you can see, a Free!/HaruRinHaru-themed giveaway :3 Anyone is welcome to try to win, but you'll probably want to have at least some kind of vested interest in the series/ship to a degree in order to really enjoy all of the bits and baubles :D
The prize package includes an official fold-out fan, official bookmarks (featuring the yukata group set as well as a more HaruRin-themed set), HaruRin catboy charms, a HaruRin mermen charm, a big-ass (technical term) fanmade group button, a gen doujinshi (half is a word-less manga [so no need to know Japanese to understand!] and the other half is a collection of beautiful art by various artists, full-color), some fanmade postcards (one HaruRin, one Reigisa, one group), an official 2014 sakura tumbler from Starbucks Japan, and an official Tokyo 2020 Olympics pin (and not one of the outdated "Candidate City" ones either 8D this one's all official Olympic merch!).
I'll probably throw in more stuff as well—but as a bonus, whoever wins can tell me their favorite Free! character (limited to Iwatobi boys + Rin because I don't know how easy it'll be to find stuff for other characters), and I'll go out and get something extra nice for that character specifically to surprise you!
»How to enter
ONLY REBLOGS WILL COUNT. Likes are nice, and feel free to like the post if you want, but you'll only be entered via reblog!
And just to make this fun, there are some rules when you reblog :>
- You must list your favorite Free! character (any character goes, from Haru to Nitori to Sasabe to Iwatobi-chan to Pool-sama, pick anyone!)
- You must write a haiku (5 syllables-7 syllables-5 syllables) about that character
- Rei-levels of beautiful crack will not make you any more likely to win, but I will love you for it if you go a cracky route XD
- Bonus points if you incorporate Northern Stoplight Loosejaw-kun in it somehow. You can call him "Loosey" to save syllable space, I don't mind.
Your reblog MUST have the above (or a damn good attempt at least XD) to be counted. DON'T LET ME DOWN, NOW!
CONTEST ENDS MARCH 19 aka the day when I will die. This will be the last thing I do before I flit off to harurin heaven ;~;
On a related and more personal note though…thanks so much for the follows, guys :> Having people to interact with, who see my posts and reblog them with funny commentary and tags or who send me asks that make me think or let me meta and then meta back at me really makes tumblr that much more fun! So thanks for hanging around and letting me prattle at you :3 /hugs
Reminder that I'll be shutting this down tonight, so reblog if you want to enter! Only 1 reblog per person counts :)
Favourite Character: Haruka Nanase
Here's one of the many corny Haikus Rin likes to write in his spare time:
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Comparative View of Length of Rivers and Height of Mountains
I had no idea these comparative views of length of rivers and heights of mountains were so popular - at least in the 1800s. There seemed to be a fascination with placing rivers and mountains next to each other when normally, we're used to seeing them intertwined in a geographic landscape. The above is actually just river lengths, but here's one that places rivers and mountains next to each other.
The results are pretty effective and nicely drawn. I've always wondered what maps looked like before computers. Paper? Pencil? I do not understand what you are talking about. Me use... machine.
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How about, instead of shaming people, who mostly don't know how to feel it any more anyway, we set a time limit and child limit for receiving welfare. How about, "No money after the third out-of-wedlock child by different fathers." How about, "Work for Welfare." How about, "Lasts for one year while you find a job." How about, "Lasts for one year while you put yourself through college and can be extended year by year as long as you prove progress towards a degree and ends one year after college while you look for a job." There are many better ways welfare could be administered, yet, for some reason (progressive nanny mentality), we chose the worst possible way.


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Wheels: Journeys in Parlympic Sport
The World Cup is all well and good, but James Moore can't wait for the arrival of new chairs for his local wheelchair basketball club
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Wheels: Journeys through Paralympic Sport
Disabled? You should become a paralympian! James Moore discusses the attitude of many in the wake of London's Paralympics – and what it can mean for a disabled individual
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The World Cup is on its way, and soon some of the planet's best players will be in a very tempting and wholly global shop window.
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Wheels: Journeys in Paralympic Sport
The impact of a serious accident goes beyond the physical as James Moore has discovered. But taking up a sport has helped with a few of those demons.
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Ibet: Tight First Leg Could Be On The Cards At Falmer Stadium
Only four sides have drawn more Championship games than Brighton this season and a stalemate looks a live runner in tonight's first leg play-off tie against Derby County.
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It all points to goals in the Champions League semi-final clash between real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but even though the bookies are well aware of this there are still chances to profit
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Wheels: Journeys through Paralympic Sport
James Moore will chronicle his experiences in wheelchair basketball, highlight any events of note (world/UK championships and the like), and cover some of the big issues facing disability sports
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Dortmund have top scorer Robert Lewandowski back for Real Madrid's visit but you have to wonder whether the Germans are a little bit out-gunned here.
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Sir Alex Ferguson will surely have choked on his Premier Cru when he saw that bookies are offering 13/2 (that's six and a half to one) about Manchester United winning a game at home
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Clearly, this is a critical time for the financial industry as we are now seeing the potential cumulative impact of new regulation.
We are more than halfway through the Dodd-Frank regulatory process –a massive undertaking that requires at least 400 new rulemakings that touch every corner of our industry, from market function to securities products. Ultimately, these rules will impact investment opportunity, capital formation, and the business models of financial firms in this country.
To be clear, our industry has supported responsible regulatory reform from the start. We support measures that restore faith and confidence in our financial system, such as establishing a systemic risk regulator and the designation of bank and non-bank firms as systemically important.
We've taken issue with others that could disrupt market functions or increase systemic risk, such as the proposed Volcker rule. If the proposed Volcker Rule is implemented in its current form, it would drastically reduce market liquidity and, in turn, increase price volatility.
Certainly, over the past few years positive progress has been made to improve the stability of the global financial system. Since the end of 2007, U.S. financial firms have raised more than $300 billion of common equity. The largest U.S. banks have reduced their average leverage ratio from 16:1 to 11:1 and increased loan loss reserves by about 200%. Over 90 percent of the TARP capital infusion funds into banks have been repaid, with interest, dividend and warrant sales for a profit of $19 billion to the taxpayers to date.
As rulemakings are finalized, we will enter the implementation stages of Dodd-Frank. The role of operations and technology professionals will grow and their responsibility will expand, as firms seek strategic solutions to execute these new rules. And there are many more issues outside of Dodd-Frank that require the expertise and problem solving skills of the operations professional.
On behalf of our members, SIFMA is helping to drive positive change and inform new rulemakings by providing regulators with the operations insight they need to get these new rules right and to consider costs as well as benefits. We're also working to develop best practices to help firms improve their operating efficiency, infrastructure and risk management.
At this stage, we can think of our mandate in three pieces – those initiatives and best practices that are already in the implementation process, those which are conceived and whose blueprints are just being written, and those on the prospective horizon that we must explore.
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• The SEC's large trader reporting requirements continue to be a priority at SIFMA. SIFMA supports the SEC's efforts to secure appropriate trading information and improve risk management, but there are a myriad of operational and technical challenges that arise with this new rule. Firms will need to spend a significant amount of time and money on revamping their systems to capture and transmit trade execution times as required by the rule. That's why we strongly advocated for an extension of the compliance deadline for large trader recordkeeping, reporting and monitoring. The SEC comprehends the magnitude of this rule and appropriately issued an extension just last week. Instead of April 30th, certain clearing brokers will have until November 30th of this year to comply, and all other brokers will have until May 1st.
• We're also in the second year of a three-year implementation of new cost basis reporting requirements set by the IRS. Never before has it been the broker's responsibility to report cost basis for transferred customer accounts, so this will require the development of entirely new processes and infrastructure to facilitate compliance and client service. Regulators have been responsive to SIFMA's request for transition relief on transfer reporting, and we look forward to continuing to work with Treasury and the IRS further on any additional guidance that may be needed.
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As these implementations take place, SIFMA is developing the blueprint for new practices that are just around the corner. We've taken the lead in developing a framework for a globally consistent legal entity identifier system, or LEI. This is the lynchpin that will enable systemic risk regulation to be effective. SIFMA, along with a global industry coalition, has created a set of standards that we believe should form the basis of an LEI solution. We've also led a comprehensive "solicitation of interest" process to identify solution providers that we believe can meet these requirements. The global regulators have a roadmap on how an LEI system could be structured and delivered.
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In an effort to improve clearance and settlement efficiency, we're working with our members to develop best practices for faster trade affirmation and increased settlement finality at DTCC.
As we move into 2013, we'll be working with the Options Clearing Corporation on moving options expiration processing to Friday from Saturday. We understand that the OCC has targeted June 2013 for implementation.
SIFMA continuously explores new ideas for improving efficiency, infrastructure and risk management.
Right now we're beginning to examine the potential costs and benefits of shortened settlement cycles in the U.S.
On the horizon, we see that Europe plans to implement a T+2 settlement cycle, effective on Jan 1, 2015.
This will cause significant changes in post-trade processing, technology and risk management. If the U.S. adopts a similar convention in the future, the impacts of those changes could be substantially greater due to the higher trading volumes here.
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Right now we're beginning to examine the potential costs and benefits of shortened settlement cycles in the U.S.
On the horizon, we see that Europe plans to implement a T+2 settlement cycle, effective on Jan 1, 2015.
This will cause significant changes in post-trade processing, technology and risk management. If the U.S. adopts a similar convention in the future, the impacts of those changes could be substantially greater due to the higher trading volumes here.
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23 Children Have Died in Hot Cars So Far This Year
So far this year, 23 children have lost their lives in hot cars. Eleven of them were accidentally left in the vehicles by their parents or caregivers, and 12 were playing in cars and got trapped. Here are their stories.
March 8: Payton McKinnon, 17 months old, of Fort Myers, Fla.
Payton's father picked her up from daycare for a doctor's appointment early in the morning and returned to work at 11:09 AM, at which point he accidentally left Payton in the vehicle. When he left work shortly after 3 PM, he discovered his mistake. Source
April 18: Sofia Wisher, 7 months old, of Antioch, Calif.
The family pulled up to their home late Saturday after doing laundry at a relative's home. Each parent thought the other would be taking Sofia inside, but neither did. The next day, Sofia's father drove to the gym, not knowing the infant was in her car seat, lifeless, the whole time. Source
April 23: Joseph Chatmon, 21 months old, of Forsyth, Ga.
Joseph's mom forgot to drop the toddler off at daycare and accidentally left him in his car seat all day while she was at work at an elementary school. He was not discovered until she left work late that afternoon. Source
April 29: Brianna Jones, 7 months old, of Dallas, Tex.
A family friend was supposed to take Brianna to a daycare center after running errands, but forgot. Brianna was accidentally left in a hot car for more than four hours in the driveway of the friend's home. Source
May 5: Juan Ramirez, 3 years old, of Del Rio, Tex.
Juan snuck into the family car unnoticed. It was three hours from the time the boy was last seen alive to the time he was found inside the vehicle. Source
May 15: Gavin Demarest, 2 years old, of Manchester, Tenn.
Gavin had been playing outside with other children, and when it began to rain, the other kids came inside. When Gavin's father noticed that Gavin was not with the other children, he began searching for him. Gavin was found buckled in his car seat in the unlocked family car. His father said his son was able to buckle the main buckle but was not strong enough to unbuckle it. Source
May 26: Atrinity Hasbell, 2 years old, of Meeker, Okla.
A friend was supposed to drop the young girl off at daycare, but forgot. Atrinity was left in a hot car in the parking lot of the friend's workplace all day. Source
May 26: Maddison Jones, 9 months old, of Columbus, Ohio
Maddison's 70-year-old great-grandmother forgot to bring the baby into the daycare where she volunteered. Maddison was left in the car for four hours. Source
May 27: Alexander Morales, 18 months old, of Fort Worth, Tex.
Alexander's grandmother was supposed to be watching him as his parents slept (they both work late shifts). The grandmother reportedly left the house and went to the nearby residence of another family member after she put the baby down for a nap. He was later found inside a locked car parked in a neighbor's driveway. There was a child's stepstool next to the passenger door. Source
May 28: Lesli Selena Cuevas-Villagomez, 2 years old, of Wyoming, Mich.
Lesli was playing outside when her 14-year-old sister lost track of her. She was later found in a hot car. Her family thinks the girl managed to climb into the vehicle and could not get out. Source
June 4: Asante Arellano, 2 years old, of San Antonio, Tex.
Asante got into his family's parked car unnoticed; family members thought he was inside the home at around 3:00 PM and only realized he was missing at around 7 PM. Source
June 13: William Dylan Mahaffey, 4 years old, of Russellville, Ala.
William was playing hide-and-seek with neighborhood children when he apparently climbed in the vehicle. Source
June 16: Twins Allannah and Alliya Larry, 2 years old, of Portageville, Mo.
The twins climbed into their grandmother's car outside of her apartment on their own while the grandmother was napping. The two girls had actually locked themselves inside a car before. Source
June 16: Alexia Ortiz, 11 months old, of Kingsville, Tex.
Alexia's mother had just returned home from picking up her children when she mistakenly left the baby in the family car for 45 minutes. Source
June 18: Melody Bocanegra, 2 years old, of Longview, Tex.
Melody's dad accidentally left the girl in the backseat of the family car in the driveway for more than five hours. Her 13-year-old sibling discovered her lifeless body. Source
June 19: Holland Judy, 5 months old, of Lexington, Ky.
The infant's mother, a single mom with three other children, accidentally left the baby in the car in the driveway of the family's duplex. Source
June 19: James Marcus Jefferies, 3 years old, of Pinson, Tenn.
The boy's mother and her boyfriend searched for the child after the boyfriend came home from the store and saw that the door to the house was open and the child was missing. (The mother had been asleep inside the home while her boyfriend went to the store.) At about 4 PM, the child was found unresponsive in the car at his home. Source
June 21: Hunter Iles, 2 years old, of Hineston, Ala.
Hunter was found dead in the front passenger seat of his family's car after playing with other children outside his home. Source
June 27: Zipporah Johnson, 21 months old, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Zipporah's parents had gone to church with their six children and traveled in two vehicles, one of which was a minivan. The father accidentally forgot to bring Zipporah inside from the backseat of the minivan. Source
July 11: Anthony Michael Hickey, 18 months old, of Rockport, Tex.
The family was visiting the child's great-grandmother when Anthony went missing. He was later found unresponsive in the family SUV. Source
July 13: Jaden Carpenter, 3 years old, of Chandler, Ariz.
Jaden slipped out of the house and got into the car when his mom was studying. He was discovered dead less than thirty minutes later. Source
July 14 - Jahzel Pinon, 2 years old, of Albuquerque, N.Mex.
Jahzel's mother accidentally left her behind in the car when she took her 4-year-old to an appointment. She said that she forgot the child was in the vehicle. Source
According to Janette Fennell, founder and president of Kids and Cars, a national nonprofit group that advocates for child safety, roughly 36 infants and children die annually in the U.S. due to being trapped in hot cars.
As mentioned above, TWELVE children have died in 2010 after playing in vehicles. It's imperative to keep car doors locked at all times -- and to keep keys out of the reach of children. Often, boys go into cars to push buttons and play with the wheel like they see their parents do, says Fennell. "A lot of times, they get unlucky and the doors are locked," she told AZ Central. "Or the heat overtakes them and they pass out."
Eleven kids so far in 2010 were forgotten in vehicles. Of these cases, four children were forgotten by their mothers, three by their fathers, one by both mother and father, two by family friends and one by a great-grandmother.
How could someone forget their child? "Everyone thinks these parents are bad or strung out on drugs, but parents who've lost their kids in these types of accidents include pediatricians, doctors, school principals, lawyers and NASA engineers," says Fennell. "For the most part, these are highly educated, extremely loving and doting parents."
Fennell says these accidents have little to do with how good a parent is, and everything to do with how a memory functions -- or doesn't function. "In the early '90s, these cases were rare," she says. "But then, in the mid-'90s, front-passenger airbags were installed in cars and there was a huge campaign to get kids to move to the backseat. An unintended consequence of this was kids dying of hyperthermia in cars -- because children were out of sight, out of mind."
In many of the cases, the forgotten children are under the age of 1 and are sitting in rear-facing car seats. Their parents are not sleeping much -- which comes into play. "And in an overwhelming majority of cases, there has been a change in routine," Fennell adds.
She says that the biggest mistake parents can make is thinking that this cannot happen to them. "That's what these parents probably thought, too," she says.
Here, Fennell shares three ways to help prevent these deadly accidents:
1) Starting today, keep a teddy bear or stuffed animal in your child's car seat. Whenever your child is in his or her car seat, put the stuffed animal in the front passenger seat as a visual reminder that your child is in the back.
2) Keep your lunch bag, employee badge or purse in the backseat. That way, you'll always reach into your backseat or open your back door when you arrive at your destination.
3) Have an ironclad policy with your daycare provider that if your child does not show up, that person will call a provided list of contacts to confirm his or her whereabouts. "In so many cases, if the daycare provider would have called, tragedy could have been averted," says Fennell.
Kids and Cars is working hard to pass legislation that would require auto makers to install weight-recognition sensors in cars that would alert parents who've left their kids in the backseat. "We won't give up until it's passed, because it would save countless lives," Fennell concludes.
Our hearts go out to the families of the 23 children who've died.
What do you think of parents who've left kids in cars? Is it a tragic accident ... or the result of just plain neglect?
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MADISON, Wisc., Aug. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:FBIZ) filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on Friday, June 29, 2011 reporting net income of $2.5 million, or earnings per diluted common share of $0.98 for the second quarter ending June 30, 2011 as compared to a net loss of $1.5 million reported in the second quarter of 2010. The second quarter 2010 net loss was primarily the result of a charge to earnings of $2.7 million to reflect the impairment of the Company's goodwill. Excluding the goodwill impairment, net income was $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2010.
For the six month period ending June 30, 2011 net income was $3.9 million, or earnings per diluted common share of $1.49, as compared to a net loss of $626,000 reported for the same period of 2010. Excluding the goodwill impairment of $2.7 million, net income was $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
Corey A. Chambas, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "In addition to a good bottom line for the quarter, we also produced strong top line revenue growth, increased core earnings and had significant asset quality improvement. Given the challenging economic environment, we are very pleased with these results and feel we are well positioned moving forward."
A complete copy of the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2011 and all reports filed by the Corporation with the SEC may be accessed through the Corporation's website, www.firstbusiness.com.
About First Business Financial Services, Inc.
First Business Financial Services (Nasdaq:FBIZ) is a $1.3 billion Wisconsin-based bank holding company that specializes in focused financial solutions for businesses, key executives, and high net worth individuals through its operating companies. Its companies include: First Business Bank - Madison; First Business Bank - Milwaukee; First Business Bank - Northeast; First Business Trust & Investments; First Business Equipment Finance, LLC; and First Business Capital Corp. For additional information, visit www.firstbusiness.com or call (608) 238-8008.
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AFFORDABLE FOUR BEDROOM + BONUS ROOM! Plenty of Room for a Growing Family with All Bedrooms Upstairs and Lots of Living Area Down. Spacious Family Room, Formal Dining Room and Bonus Room and/or Office. Eat In Kitchen has Center Island, 2 pantries & Sleek Granite Counter Tops. Master Suite has 2 Walk In closets, Garden Tub & Separate Shower. New Additions include the AC Unit, the Granite, High End Wood Laminate Flooring & the Carpet. Big Back Yard. Centrally located with easy access to schools, shopping, I-75, I-275 & New Tampa.
GREAT STARTER HOME! 3/2/2 with Open Great Room Floor Plan, High Ceilings, Plant Shelves and Designer Paint. Front Exterior entry is adorned with custom tile & Gorgeous Stained Glass Front Door. Easy Care Tile Floors in the Kitchen & Great Room. The Master Suite is Spacious & has Golden Bamboo Flooring and a Glamour Bath with a Garden Tub and Separate Shower. Community Features a Recreation Center with Swimming Pool, Racquetball, Jogging Loop & more for only $36 per month!!! Great Location, close to Schools, Public Library and the Pasco County Recreation Complex for Childrens Sports Activities. This home won't last long. Just wanted you to know that there are a few as-is items: sprinkler system, garage door opener & one of the double paned French Doors has an exterior panel that's damaged.
EXTRA! EXTRA! WATERFRONT POOL HOME with Lots of Added Bonus Features! Open Great Room has GLEAMING WOOD FLOORING & has in ceiling Surround Sound speakers. Dining Room has a decorator half wall divider accented with Stately Columns. Eat in Kitchen features Maple Cabinetry (with pull out shelves), Center Island, smooth top range & a Pass through that overlooks the Great Room. The Master Suite has a Tray Ceiling, Walk In Closet and a Glamour Bath with Garden Tub, Separate Shower, & His/Her double sink vanity. Entertain Friends Family on the Breezy Screened Lanai (exterior music speakers included) or enjoy the Heated POOL both Over Looking the Lake. Don't Miss the Extended 2 1/2 Car Garage complete with workbench. Located in a Master Planned Community which is Renown Across the Nation for its Wilderness Lodge with Indoor Outdoor Fireplace - Gathering Areas, 2 Community Pools (Including Metered Lap Pool), Exercise Facility, Tennis, Bike Trails, Basketball Courts & Serene Lake Access. Additional Features: Interior Laundry, Exterior Electrical Upgrade for Holiday Lighting, Flagstone Entry, Rain Gutters & Landscape Boarders. All Room Sizes Approximate - This home was Custom Built so it was the Brookline Model but the rooms were extended at the back. CDD is included in the yearly Taxes.
AFFORDABLE 3 Bedroom Home with Open Great Room Floor Plan, high ceilings and Cozy Corner Fireplace. Dining Room has a Bay Window & Wet Bar. Master Suite has a walk in closet & Bath with Dual Custom Sink Vanity. Eat in Kitchen. 3 Sets of sliding glass doors open to the Covered Screened Lanai. Home Backs to a Wetland Area which is home to beautiful birds. Gorgeous Stone Front & Lavishly Landscaped with flowering plants, fruit trees and Mature Landscaping. Great Neighborhood Amenities including: Community Pool, Park, Racquetball & Jogging Track with low association fees of only $38 per month. Roof was installed in 2011 & AC is also newer.
Beautiful 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 3-car garage home with conservation and pond. This home consists of a large combination living and dining room, as well as an open kitchen and family room with a tranquil view. The kitchen features upgraded cabinets, countertops, appliances, a closet pantry and more. There are many additional builder upgrades throughout the house. The split plan includes 4 bedrooms downstairs with an upstairs bonus area including a 5th bedroom, bonus room and full bath. There is a low HOA and no CDD fees. It is located just minutes from Land O Lakes High School, shopping, parks and recreation.
Behind the Gates, youll discover a Custom Built Multi-Generational Home designed by award winning architects. The Family Compound features the main house with two distinct living areas Plus an Exterior Pool House with Outdoor Kitchen, Pool Bath & Steam Room all in a pristine Lake Front Setting. Side One of the Main house has a Master Suite with WALK THROUGH closet, plus another walk in closet, a Glamour Bath with Free Standing Tub, Separate Shower, His & Her Sinks and another wall to wall mirrored bath storage closet. The Nursery (bedroom 2) is right off of the Main Floor Master Suite and the Upstairs, Loft/Gym has an awesome lakefront view. The Mid Section of the home has Soaring Ceilings, a floor to ceiling Fireplace that can be viewed from the Kitchen or the Dining Area, the GREAT ROOM (with Reclaimed Wood Floors) for Entertaining & an Incredible Island Kitchen with Granite Counter Tops, Sub-Zero Refrigerators, Prep sink & Stainless Steel Gas Range. The Third Section has an Upstairs Master (Bedroom 5), Bedrooms 3 & 4 With adjoining Jack & Jill Bath & a Family Room with Built in Entertainment Center. Outdoors, youll Enjoy the Pool House with Outdoor Kitchen, Pool, Spa and the walk out to the SKI-Lake, Dock & private cement block ramp great for Jet Skis! This home just has too many amenities to mention. Come see for yourself. No Deed Restrictions or Association Fees!
Breathtaking 3/2/2 Loaded with Options & Upgrades. Open Great Room Floor Plan with Sunroom Extension creates a Spacious, Wide Open Living Area accented with Plantation Shutters, Wood Laminate Flooring, Crown Moulding & Decorative Columns. Large Eat-In Kitchen features Upgraded Maple Wood Cabinetry, Ceramic Tile, Pantry & Full Appliance Package. The Master Suite has a window seat in addition to double closets and a glamour bath with garden tub, separate shower& his/hers sinks. The Second Bedroom is more like a DEN/Office with a Double Door Entry and no closet. Extended Lanai has been wired for a hot tub as well as a TV, and there is a small back yard with a privacy fence. Located in a Gated Community that has bike trails, Community Pool, Exercise Facility & Clubhouse in addition to Easy Access to the Suncoast Parkway. Extras Include: Ceiling Fans, Money Saving Gas Hot Water Heater & Garage Keyless Entry. Monthly Maintenance Fee of $127.00 per month. CDD is included in the total tax amount listed. Sorry but orange Pendant light is not included.
Adorable and affordable. This 4 bedroom 3 bathroom home also has a huge bonus room upstairs with extra large closet for storage. 3 car garage so all the cars and lawn equipment will fit. Formal living room, formal dining room. Split bedroom plan. Guest bedroom in the back of the house has its own bathroom for privacy. Inground pool, large covered area on lanai as well. kitchen is open to family room, breakfast bar, plenty of room for entertaining. Big back yard. Master bedroom is on the first floor and its features include tray ceiling, his and hers closets, dual vanity, garden tub with separate shower. Light bright and ready for your family. No short sale, can close quick.
3/2/2 has Open Great Room Floor Plan with Gleaming Wood Flooring & High Ceilings. Eat-in Kitchen with Wood Cabinetry, Breakfast Bar, Pantry and Stainless & Black Appliances. Master Suite has a Spacious Walk-In Closet and Glamour Bath with His & Her Dual Vanity, Garden Tub & Separate Shower. Split Bedroom Plan. Convenient Interior Laundry. Premium Lot with Peaceful Pond out back, offers a Beautiful View! Community features an Awesome Community Pool with Childrens Splash Park, Clubhouse, Basketball, Tennis, Walking Trails & Recreation Field. CDD is included in the yearly tax amount shown in the MLS.
Serene water views will have you at first glance. This unique home offers a great opportunity to own a home on the huge 80 acre+ ski lake of East Lake. Take advantage of fishing off the dock for large bass, jet ski, boat, wake board. Or sit back and relax. Large 4 bedroom home offers two master suites. One upstairs and one downstairs. Large 'loft living room' upstairs as well. Formal dining room, formal living room, family room with a fireplace. Kitchen has updated cabinets and granite counter tops. Newer roof. The rest of the home is waiting for your remodel. Water views from almost every room are amazing. Very large lot in Lake Padgett. Close to everything..Shopping, medical, entertainment, interstates, dining, parks, library. 4 lakes, 3 have ramp access, stables available for rent. Bring the horse, bring the boat..
3/2/2 on Quiet Fishing Lake features an Open Great room floor plan with High Ceilings, Plant Shelves & Wood Burning Fireplace. Eat in Kitchen has Lots of Cabinet space. Split bedroom floor plan includes 2 Master Suites. 3rd bedroom can be used as a home office and features a double door entry. Enjoy birds and wildlife while sitting in the Breezy Screened Lanai overlooking the Lake. This deed restricted community features a community pool and low Association fees of only $139 per quarter. Convenient Location with easy access to I-75; I 275 and New Tampa areas. New paint and Carpet to be installed in the next couple weeks!
Loaded with Options & Upgrades, this SPECTACULAR 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath has an Open Great Room Floor Plan w/High Ceilings, Plant Shelves & Designer Paint. The Master Suite features a Tray Ceiling, Walk in Closet & Glamour Bath w/ His & Her Vanities, Cultured Marble Tops, Jetted Garden Tub & Separate Shower. Incredible Kitchen is complete with 42 Cherry Cabinets, Corian Counter Tops, Breakfast Bar, Desk Area & Refrigerator that matches the Cabinets. Fish Bowl Window in the Breakfast Nook Provides an incredible VIEW of POOL & POND. Lavishly Landscaped and Lovingly Adorned with Swaying Palms & Butterfly Gardens. Incredible Pool & Paver Patio with Lanai that Overlook the Pond with Night Lighted Fountain. The Custom Built Pebble Sheen Pool is Solar Heated, Salt Filtered and has a built in water feature. The Oversized Paver Lanai has both Covered & Open areas to enjoy the best of the Florida Lifestyle. Gated Community w/Basketball Court, Covered Picnic Area & Playground. Extras Include: Custom Hurricane Protection Bi-Folds & Cover System, In-Wall Pest Defense, Crown Moldings & High Baseboards throughout, Interior Laundry with Wall Cabinets & Laundry Tub, Solar Tube, Water Softener, 3 Car Garage and Wired for Speakers On Lanai. This is a home that will TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY! 4th Bedroom is more like Den/Office with Double Door Entry but no Closet. Sorry but Custom Ceiling Fans & Gazebo with Chandelier will not convey. Low Association Fees of only $210 Per Qtr


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To the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), 2010 is proving to be a little worse than last year as far as shipments of aircraft are concerned, even as billings are up slightly. And many people are asking questions about that, said GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce, and it is fairly easy to explain. "Most of the robustness is at the upper end of the spectrum of products that we have where profit margins are larger," he said.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month established an environment committee "to represent the general aviation manufacturing industry's environmental policy and coordinate with other aerospace industry stakeholders and government entities." According to GAMA, the committee will ensure that the association's members are active participants in the discussions and policy decisions about GA's environmental impact and init
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"Imagine you have six things to do today--should you plan out exactly how you can get all six things done?" she says. "No, because when you start planning it all out, you quickly realize how difficult it will be to do it all." In other words, too much planning can make you more apt to get overwhelmed and toss all the goals.
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Prioritize. "Pick which goals need to be planned out in detail and which don't," says Dalton. Goals that are more complicated to carry out or require more self-control--such as eating healthfully or writing a report for work--are good ones to plan out, she says.
Be realistic. There are only so many hours in the day, which makes realistically estimating the amount of time it will take to get things done crucial. "When people start to realize that their projections were wrong, they begin to feel overwhelmed," says Dalton. To get an accurate estimate, think back to how long it actually took you to complete similar goals in the past, says study co-author Stephen Spiller, PhD, an assistant professor of marketing at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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Compare yourself to others. People who think that others have more to do are less overwhelmed by their plans, says Dalton. In fact, when we see that other people have tougher schedules than we do, suddenly our schedule seems more manageable and we're less likely to feel overwhelmed, adds Spiller. "If my friend is managing with all of that on his plate, surely I can manage mine," he says.
Make a promise. "It's all about maintaining commitment to your goals," says Dalton. "If commitment falters, you won't follow through." To do this, you have to tell yourself--and work on really believing it--that you have the power and ability to get the outcomes that you want, she says.
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A hinge portion of a spectacle frame of generally lightweight construction is provided with essentially thin and limited vision obstructing side pieces. The hinge comprises a cam bearing flat metallic component fixedly secured to the respective side end of the front piece of the frame, and a subassembly comprising a ball-shaped cam follower and a spring urging the follower against the cam, the follower and the spring being guidedly housed in an axial bore provided in an elongated metallic body secured to a metallic side piece or to a metallic core of a lightweight side piece, forming the fore and hinge portion of the side piece and a part of an unitary metallic external structure therefor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION a. The Field of the Invention This invention is concerned with spectacle frames each of whose side pieces is connected to the front piece of the frame by a hinge, said hinge being provided with resilient means urging the side pieces into a predetermined open position with respect to said front pieces while permitting said side pieces to be further opened outwardly to a certain extent beyond the said predetermined open position, said further opening being counteracted by the resiliency of said resilient means. More particularly, this invention relates to spectacle frames wherein the hinge and resilient means comprise cam means and spring-biased cam follower means for providing the elastic resistance to further widening apart the said side pieces beyond said predetermined open position. B. The prior Art The provision of such spring-loaded hinge means for spectacle frames has been found to improve the comfort for the wearer of the spectacles and the positive adjustment of the spectacles to the user's head. These spectacles are widely known and in demand and, therefore, further comments thereabout are unnecessary. On the other hand, it is also known that the conventional constructions of such spring-loaded hinge means involve not only certain serious limitations not only in the choice of materials suitable for frame manufacture, but also complicated and costly workmanship. One important limitation of such hinge means consists in the fact that the subassembly which includes the spring and the cam follower means, which is connected to the side piece or arm, is undesirably complicated and bulky, and is supposed to be wholly concealed within the side piece structure. This latter requirement leads to the manufacture of a side piece of undesirably large cross-sectional dimension in its portion adjacent to the hinge, and therefore at the side of and very close to the user's eye, thus seriously limiting the field of vision in lateral directions. As a counterpart of their advantages, such spring-loaded hinged spectacle frames appear to be and are bulky and heavy. These limitations are in part only reduced by using hinge and spring mechanisms wherein the cam follower consists of a small ball of very hard material (such has hardened steel) biased by a small helical spring housed and guided in a bore provided in a component embedded in and secured to the side piece structure. Such a mechanism has been disclosed for example in the British Patent Specification No. 776,627. Certain advantageous modifications of such mechanisms have been also disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 3,644,023. Other types of such mechanisms are also known. It is evident that to combine the well appreciated advantages of the spring-loaded hinges of the type referred to above with a spectacle frame structure of light weight construction, preferably but not exclusively metallic (such as that of the gold-plated type) and comprising relatively thin and vision unobstructing side pieces or arms, would be greatly desirable. It is therefore a principal object of this invention to provide a new and improved spring-loaded hinge mechanism for spectacle frames of the type referred to above, said mechanism being adapted for being associated with and forming part of spectacle frames of lightweight and vision unobstructing construction, and to provide relatively thin spectacle frame side pieces or arms whose portions of which are adjacent to the frame front piece side end, embody and are essentially formed by subassemblies that comprise ball-type cam followers and biasing springs of said mechanism. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the invention provides a spectacle frame spring-loaded assembly including a flat, planar cam bearing component adapted to be secured to one side end of the spectacle frame front piece, said component being provided with a bore for fitting a pivot means therein, such as a pivot screw, for hingedly connecting said side end to a side arm or piece, and a subassembly comprising an elongated metallic piece of approximately square cross-sectional configuration, having a part of its length cut or grooved in one of its cross-sectional planes of symmetry for hingedly fitting the bored cam portion of said component therein, said piece being provided with a bore having an axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the cut for mating with the bore of said component when fitted in said cut, and an axial bore for housing and guiding a cam follower ball and a ball biasing spring therein, said elongated metallic piece being adapted for being lengthwise secured to a metallic spectacle side piece or side piece core. These and other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description. A few preferred embodiments of the invention will be now detailedly described with reference to the accompanying drawing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a greatly enlarged exploded perspective view of the partially unfinished basic components of the improved hinge assembly; FIG. 2 is a partially longitudinal sectioned top plan view of a hinge mechanism including the components of FIG. 1 used in a spectacle frame (partially shown) having metallic front piece and side pieces; FIG. 3 is an exploded view corresponding to that of FIG. 1 with finished basic components; and FIG. 4 is an exploded view similar to FIG. 3, with finished basic components for use in a spectacle frame having a front piece of plastic material and thin side pieces of plastic material having a metallic core. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The improved hinge mechanism is formed by using preliminarily manufactured components such as shown in FIG. 1. Such components comprise a component 10 (part of which is broken away in FIG. 1) which consists of a small flat metallic part, a portion of its edge forming a cam surface 12. Such component 10 is preferably made by shearing it out from a steel sheet having a thickness ranging from 1.2 to 1.5 millimeters. This cam surface 12 is designed for cooperation when biased by a spring 16 as described below, with a cam follower ball 14, the diameter of which is preferably from 2.0 to 2.5 millimeters. The component 10 is designed to be secured (at its portion broken away in FIG. 1, and which can be of different shapes, also as described below) to one side end of the spectacle front piece, the component 10, having a through bore 18 for providing the hinge connection. The hinge is formed by the pivotal connection of said component 10 with a subassembly designed to form a part of a side piece, the structural body of said subassembly consisting of metallic piece or connecting element 20. This piece 20 consists, preferably, of a length of an extruded metallic stock of essentially square cross-sectional configuration of from 3 by 3 millimeters to 4 by 4 millimeters, and preferably having rounded off corners, as shown. The length of the stock, preferably from 20 to 30 millimeter long, is transversely cut at 22 in one of its planes of symmetry for slidingly fitting of a part of the component 10 therein, and has an axial bore 24 extending over a part of its length beyond the cut 22, provide a for guidedly fitting the ball 14 and the spring 16 therein, and it also has a bore 26, which can be aligned with the bore 18 of component 10 to provide via a hinge connection, the pivot consisting of a pivot screw 28, as shown in FIG. 2, for example. The specific configuration of the cam edge 12 of the component 10 and its cooperation with the cam follower ball 14, when urged thereagainst by the spring 16, will not be herein described, as such features are well known in the art and do not form part of the present invention. When a hinge assembly comprising said components is to be associated to a spectacle frame including a metallic front piece and metallic side pieces, such components are formed and/or machined in the configurations shown in FIG. 3, to provide the hinged structure shown in FIG. 2, other specific configurations being however, possible for meeting the specific types and configurations of the spectacle frame. A part 30 of the component 10 (that is the portion broken away in FIG. 1, and that remains external to the elongated body or piece 20) is suitably tapered and provided with a stepped recess 32 adapted to receive and to be mounted to an outermost portion 34 (FIG. 2) of the side end of a spectacle frame front piece 36 (fragmentarily shown), the connection being preferably made by welding. A flank of the elongated piece 20 which faces outwardly in the spectacle in use, is suitably tapered at 40 and provided with an elongated stepped recess 42 in which a front portion of a metallic side piece 44 (fragmentarily shown) can be seated and secured, preferably by welding. This metallic side piece 44, of lightweight structure, conventionally consists of a generally thin metallic rod or wire, and comprises a flattened portion adjacent to the hinge. The front portion of the said piece 44 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to said flattened portion. Preferably the component 20 is secured at 42 to side piece 44 having a front portion of height (vertical dimension) equal to that of same elongated piece 20, that is of the outwardly facing surface of the recess 42. Upon precise fitting and welding of the portion of the side piece 44 in the recess 42, the side piece and the elongated piece 44 20 together form an integral metallic structure, and therefore the hinge subassembly including said elongated piece 20 forms the thickened portion adjacent to the hinge of the spectacle, of the side piece 44 or side arm of the spectacle frame. The metallic structural unit consisting of the front piece 36 and its associate components 30, 10 (at both sides) and respectively of the components 20, 44, (to form both side pieces) can be advantageously chrome plated, silver plated and preferably gold plated or otherwise subjected to any suitable metal surface coating process, providing structures having the appearance of compactness and which are lightweight and only insignificantly obstruct vision. The new hinge can however, be advantageously associated with a non-metallic spectacle frame having generally lightweight frame components, such as those manufactured of polymeric substances or resins. In such a case, the components shown in FIG. 1, namely the components 10 and 20, can be configurated and machined as shown in FIG. 4. The cam component 10 is provided with a suitably indented portion 50 adapted for being fixedly secured, preferably by fitting it in the side end of a resinous spectacle front piece, by means of a known ultrasonic vibration or welding process, for example. In turn, the elongated component 20 is prepared for being fixedly secured to a resinous side piece metallic core, a first portion of which is indicated at 56. The component 20 is, in such an event, tapered at 52 at its end remote from the hinge and provided with a cut 54 for fitting and welding of the end of the side piece core 56 thereto. The resinous coating (not shown) of said core is preferably extended to at least in part overlap the taper 52 to provide a more secure connection and esthetically pleasing junction between metallic and non-metallic parts. Of course the invention may be put to practice with embodiments different from those described without departing from the scope of the invention.


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Conference Information
|Full Title:
|Sociolinguistics of Globalization: (De)centring and (De)standardization
|Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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|03-Jun-2015 - 06-Jun-2015
|Adam Jaworski
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|Following on a decade from the 'Language & Global Communication' conference held at Cardiff University (2005), the sociolinguistics of globalization has emerged and developed as an important, interdisciplinary programme of research. Much excellent work has broadened our understanding of the role of language in the representation, manifestation and spread of the ideologies and material processes of globalization.
We invite a reflection and re-assessment of these issues. Specifically, as suggested in the subtitle of the conference, we propose to focus on issues of spatial and symbolic mobility, change and paradigmatic state of flux that appear to characterize much of contemporary social life. With the social, cultural, political and economic processes continuing to destabilize traditional 'centres' and normativities, we are interested in identifying new, emerging regimes of language, dominant language ideologies, and the resources that are deployed to maintain and to subvert these ideologies.
We continue asking two fundamental and interrelated questions: How are we to continue theorizing language and communication under globalization? How can sociolinguistic theory shed new light on our understanding of globalization?
Plenary Speakers:
Professor Nikolas Coupland
University of Technology, Sydney and Copenhagen University
Professor Christopher Hutton
University of Hong Kong
Professor Michelle Lazar
National University of Singapore
Professor Christopher Stroud
University of the Western Cape
Professor Kathryn Woolard
University of California, San Diego
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Specialist Panel: 'Crisis, What Crisis?'
Articulating Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Asia
Hip-hop Pedagogies: Developing Language, Literacy and Critical Skills Among Young People
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GAZPROM took a double win at the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup opener in Hockenheim: Motorsport legend Nicola Larini confidently sped to victory in his blue racing car emblazoned with the GAZPROM logo. But GAZPROM's second triumph came with the 22 drivers and thousands of fans who were thrilled by the natural gas-powered cars with up to 285 horsepower. As of this year, GAZPROM is the exclusive motor fuel supplier for this environmentally-friendly sporting spectacle.
"They're great cars, and it was an action-packed race for the spectators!" said winner Larini. The former Ferrari Formula 1 driver and 1993 DTM champion came in ahead of Kasper H. Jensen and Michelle Gatting, both of Denmark.
Following the successful start in Hockenheim, this year's season will continue with eight more races on five different race tracks. Each DTM event will be attended by an average crowd of 70,000 as the sports coupés fuelled by Russian natural gas take to the track.
The former Formula 1 driver Christian Danner, now a TV commentator, was very enthusiastic about the race series' forward-thinking concept of using natural gas as a motor fuel. "The Scirocco R-Cup is the best argument to prove that motor sport and environmentally-friendly engines aren't mutually exclusive."
For GAZPROM, the CNG market shows considerable potential for the future. The company's main goal is to make the sale of Russian natural gas more cost-efficient in foreign countries, particularly in Europe. GAZPROM hopes that its involvement in motorsports will demonstrate the benefits of using natural gas as a motor fuel. For example, the CO2 emissions of natural gas-powered vehicles are around 25% lower than those of diesel or petrol-fuelled engines. Drivers can fill up with natural gas at over 900 filling stations throughout Germany. GAZPROM Germania is currently investing in expanding the network of natural gas filling stations in Germany and its neighboring countries to improve the availability of this fuel.
The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup shows that natural gas is more than just an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective fuel – it can also make for a spectacular ride.
The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup is the world's only single-make race in which all vehicles are powered by natural gas, making it a thoroughly environmentally-friendly sporting spectacle. The 25-strong starting grid features a mixture of up-and-coming talent and motorsports legends. In 2013, nine races will be held as part of the DTM series. For more information, visit: http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com
About GAZPROM Germania
Berlin-based GAZPROM Germania GmbH is a subsidiary of the world's largest natural gas producer, GAZPROM. Since its establishment in 1990, GAZPROM Germania GmbH has developed into an internationally operating group of companies. GAZPROM Germania GmbH's main fields of business include natural gas production, natural gas storage, and natural gas trading. Its group comprises around 40 companies operating in more than 20 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the United States, and Mexico. It employs around 1000 employees, 200 of which work at its Berlin headquarters. Together with its strategic partners, GAZPROM Germania GmbH helps ensure a reliable, environmentally-friendly, and sustainable energy supply for Europe.


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I would give it 4 stars but the description of worthy of a special occasion, no; but good and easy. Solid I may have put more cumin than it calls for, I used meat Ravioli instead of cheese. I used Medium, could not find Hot Salsa. I also used Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese and did it like a Lasagna. I had two layers, with Monterry Jack on top of one layer then the Cheddar, not as much black beans either. I would make again.
Tex-Mex Ravioli Casserole
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Bake: 50 Minutes
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- 1 (16-ounce) jar mild salsa
- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can tomato puree
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 (28-ounce) bag frozen cheese ravioli, unthawed
- 2 (19-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Combine first 3 ingredients. Pour 1/2 cup sauce mixture on the bottom of a lightly greased 2-quart oval or 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Top evenly with frozen cheese ravioli. Layer with black beans, chopped cilantro, green onions, and remaining sauce mixture; top evenly with shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses.
- Bake, covered with aluminum foil, at 350° for 45 minutes or until bubbly. Remove foil, and bake 5 more minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
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- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American, Southwest
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Cheese, Pasta
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Spring, Winter
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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WASHINGTON, D.C - Reports are coming in that President's Obama's pet eagle has become intensely interested in the subculture known as goth. It is yet unknown how long The White House Eagle has "been goth."
"It happened all other sudden," President Obama was heard saying to a White House aid. "I just don't know where this came from. One moment, his favorite music was 'Weird Al' Yankovic, the next, he's listening to 'The Cure' all day."
Our Nation's 44th President went on to say that his eagle used to enjoy going out with the family all the time, but now the president is lucky if he can even get the bird out of its bedroom at all.
"I mean, take last week, Obama went on, "Michelle and the girls and I were going to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. [The Eagle] loved the first one! I even got it on DVD for him. But when I asked if he wanted to go, he just said, 'I'm busy tonight.' Then he put on his leather jacket to go god knows where."
The White House Eagle —who now insists on being called "Damian"—could not be reached for comment. However, reports have come in from all over the DC area of an eagle wearing black eyeliner hanging out with other eagles outside local malls. The eagles reportedly smoke clove cigarettes and talk about how "fake and brainwashed" everyone is.
Whether these reports are related to The White House Eagle is unknown.
At press time, Obama was standing alone in his living room, staring at a family picture that included The Eagle, taken one year prior.
"What the hell happened?" asked the leader of the free world. "We used to be so happy." •