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Randall Road
|31.4 mi[1] (50.5 km)
|Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Carpentersville, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, and Aurora
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Randall Road is a major north-south county highway in McHenry and Kane County, Illinois. The road is named after Norman Randall, a prominent area landowner in the 1930s. It serves as the western extent of the Fox Valley suburbs in the Chicago metropolitan area. Its southern terminus is in Aurora, Illinois, at Marseillaise Place. Its northern terminus is at a full four way intersection at McHenry Avenue and James R. Rakow Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The road is 31.4 mi (50.5 km) in length.
Towns Served[edit]
Randall Road runs through sections of the following towns from north to south: Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Carpentersville, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, and Aurora.
Multilane Artery[edit]
The road is four lanes for the majority of its length, except for two small sections. The road is six lanes wide for a mile-long stretch in Algonquin (between Corporate Parkway and Harnish Drive), to accommodate traffic generated by the large outdoor malls Algonquin Commons and the Algonquin Galleria[2] and power center Oakridge Court.[3] The road was also widened to six lanes in small stretches in Elgin near I-90, to accommodate traffic generated by Sherman Hospital and the Elgin Auto Mall. Randall Road narrows to two lanes south of Interstate 88 in Aurora. A busy north-south artery, traffic counts average between 39,000 and 47,000 vehicles per day in the corridor from South Elgin to Lake in the Hills, between 28,000 and 39,000 vehicles per day in the Crystal Lake area and in the corridor from South Elgin to Batavia, with lighter volumes (12,000 to 17,000 vehicles per day) in the North Aurora and Aurora areas.[4]
Some of Randall Road's more important intersections are with Illinois 31 via Rakow Road in Crystal Lake, Algonquin Road in Algonquin, Huntley Road in Carpentersville, Illinois Route 72 in West Dundee, Big Timber Road and U.S. Route 20 in Elgin, Illinois Route 64 and Illinois Route 38 in Saint Charles, Fabyan Parkway in Batavia, Orchard Road in North Aurora, and Indian Trail Drive and Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Randall Road has a complete interchange with Interstate 90 in Elgin, but does not have an interchange at Interstate 88, probably because the original East-West Tollway terminated just a few miles to the west. As a result, travelers will usually use Orchard Road to access Interstate 88.
Retail, Industrial, and Institutional Corridor[edit]
The road is well known for being lined with retailers for nearly its entire length, with shopping centers being most concentrated in three clusters: Geneva/Batavia, South Elgin/Elgin and Algonquin/Lake in the Hills/Carpentersville. Additionally, the large lifestyle centers Algonquin Commons, Algonquin Galleria, and Geneva Commons are all found along the corridor. Also in Elgin, Randall Road serves as a major employment center near the I-90 interchange, from Route 72 to Big Timber Road, featuring several million square feet of industrial warehouse space, increasing numbers of office buildings, and three hotels. Development of the Algonquin Corporate Campus, further north, is also expected to add office buildings, industrial warehouses, and create high-paying jobs. Over time, the Algonquin-Elgin area along Randall Road is expected to become an edge city.
Randall Road is becoming a major medical corridor, with three hospitals located along the road, including Advocate Sherman Hospital and Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin and Delnor Hospital in Geneva. Several medical office buildings can be found along the road as well, and Advocate and Centegra health systems also maintain a presence along the corridor. Randall Road is also becoming an educational corridor, with Elgin Community College and Aurora University located just off the road. Randall Road also features a high concentration of churches and other places of worship, particularly in the Elgin and St. Charles areas, including some megachurches, most notably Harvest Bible Chapel in Elgin and Christ Community Church in St. Charles.
Kane County Fairgrounds and Government Center is prominently placed along the road in the St. Charles/Geneva area. Other points of interest on Randall Road include Randall Oaks Park & Golf Course (the showcase of the Dundee Township Park District), and Lake in the Hills Airport, a general aviation facility located on Rakow Road, the northeastern extension of Randall Road.
Contributor to sprawl[edit]
Randall Road is often considered by many to be a poster-child for urban sprawl.[according to whom?] due to its proximity to large single family and multifamily home developments, a multitude of big-box retailers and large industries, lack of walkability, limited public transportation options, traffic congestion, and so forth.
Randall Road was once considered to be the western frontier of the Chicago metropolitan area, but as the area grew, Illinois Route 47, several miles to the west, is considered to be the new western frontier.[according to whom?]
Randall Road remains unique, due to its speed limit and amount of reckless driving. When rural roads are widened and built up, the speed limits are typically lowered. Sections of the road have speed limits of 45 or 50 mph (72 or 80 km/h).[2] Because of the high speed limit and high traffic volume, Randall Road has a lot of car accidents, many of them fatal. For example, Algonquin reports that at least 50% of traffic accidents within its boundaries occur on Randall Road. In addition, the intersection of Randall and Huntley Roads was the most dangerous intersection in Illinois in 2006, with 90 crashes reported there that year.[5] In 2007, despite signal improvements, the number increased to 101 crashes. The intersection of Randall & McHenry Avenues ranked 8th, with 67 crashes.[6]
In July 2006, municipal policing bodies with jurisdictions on Randall Road teamed up together to tackle hazardous driving and improve safety on the road. The program aimed to increase awareness, promote safety, and go after aggressive drivers, speeders, and those who run red lights. In an eight-hour period, more than 400 citations were given up and down the road.[7]
Several municipalities, such as Algonquin and Lake in the Hills, have also begun installing red-light cameras which take photographs of vehicles that run red lights, and then issue the owner a speeding ticket in the mail. This initiative aims to curb reckless driving behaviors, particularly the tendency of high-speed traffic to run red lights, which poses significant danger and also causes delays.[8][9]
Pedestrian safety is also an issue, and with the lack of sidewalks and safe crossings, several municipalities are working to create safer crossings. Algonquin has contemplated constructing a pedestrian bridge or tunnel at one or more intersections, or perhaps making signal improvements. South Elgin has already constructed a pedestrian bridge near Silver Glen Road.[10]
See also[edit]
- ^ Google Maps estimate.
- ^ a b http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2005/02/28/local%20news/archive-715899745605.txt
- ^ http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/07/17/news/local/doc487edb2106086196247521.txt
- ^ http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/gai.htm?mt=aadt
- ^ http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=141916
- ^ http://cdobs.com/archive/authors/mary-wisniewski/
- ^ http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2006/07/28/local%20news/archive-448165134340.txt
- ^ http://www.algonquin.org/department/division.asp?fDD=8-122
- ^ http://www.lith.org/Services/Departments/Police/Traffic_Safety/RedLightFAQ.shtml
- ^ http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/09/14/opinion/editorials/doc48cb2b7836567121802502.txt


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The committee fine-tuning Maryland's budget has allocated $10 million to have attorneys staff initial bail hearings during the next fiscal year.
Lawmakers are still working on plans to reform Maryland's bail system, but with only two days left before the legislative session ends, those negotiation talks could fall through. Warren Descheneaux, the General Assembly's top budget analyst, says this $10 million allocation is a backup plan.
However, public defenders say this won't come close to solving the problem, in part because it's not enough money.
The Court of Appeals has ruled that the state must provide defense attorneys for poor defendants' initial bail hearings, starting in June.
The Senate recently voted to replace these initial hearings with an automated process. Court workers would use data on each defendant, such as criminal history, to assess the person's risk of skipping court dates or committing more crimes if they were released from jail. Low-risk defendants would be released automatically.
The House is considering a counter measure to test this approach in one or two counties and reevaluate it after three years.
Both the House and Senate plan to meet on Saturday, but Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. said Friday that it's possible they won't reach an agreement. He called the $10 million allocation the "fail safe resolution."
"If the House comes up with something better, we'll pass it," he said. "If the House comes up with anything we'll certainly consider it."
The budget conference committee agreed on Thursday to set aside $10 million in the judiciary department's general fund, for paying attorneys at initial appearances. Committee members don't intend for this to carry forward into future years' budgets.
On the other hand, public defenders say throwing $10 million at the problem will hardly fix anything.
Ricardo Flores, government relations director for the Office of the Public Defender, said this money would need to cover about 175,000 criminal cases a year. Without accounting for administrative costs, this would come out to roughly $57 a case.
Private attorneys would have to volunteer for these positions. They would likely stay on call overnight and on weekends.
Flores said this could be lucrative in a place like Baltimore, which has a high volume of cases. But in rural areas, attorneys may be reluctant to stay on call because they might not make any money during a given shift.
Alternatively, the state could pay a very low hourly rate.
By contrast, the Office of the Public Defender commissions private attorneys for $50 an hour. At this rate, hiring enough attorneys to staff initial bail hearings would cost something like $28 million, counting administrative costs.
Some of Maryland's rural counties have fewer than 30 attorneys in their bar associations. Dorchester County's has just 23.
Fores said that when a defense attorney isn't available, the defendant might face an unfair choice between waiving the right to counsel and waiting in jail overnight. He believes this will just perpetuate the "constitutional crisis" Maryland has struggled with for several years.


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Q: Our firm has a hard time selling cremation urns. It seems as though many families are satisfied with the container. Can you share some information on how to effectively convey the value of a cremation urn?
A: The most recent industry research (a 2006 Disposition, Container and Service Survey conducted by the Cremation Association of North America) indicates that approximately 60 percent of families selected a cremation urn vs. a temporary container. Though more urns are being purchased now than in previous years, there are still families who do not see value in a permanent urn for their loved one.
A permanent urn serves as a protective container and becomes a treasured memorial for a loved one that will last for generations. A plastic or cardboard container is a temporary receptacle that houses the cremated remains until a permanent urn is chosen.
Cost may be a factor in choosing an urn. However, too often family members choose not to purchase an urn simply because they don't see anything they like or they don't perceive any of the urns available to them as being reflective of their loved one.
From high-end artistic pieces to less expensive brass and veneer wood urns, an abundance of products are available today to suit the many needs of families choosing cremation urns for their loved ones.
Firms who have a high ratio of cremation urn sales attribute their success to their up-to-date offerings, an effective display and the ability to guide families through the selection process. Consider the following:
Evaluate your current offerings - When was the last time you took a good hard look at your cremation urn selection? Do you have old bronze urns that have begun to tarnish or plain hardwood urns that are collecting dust? It may be time to revamp your offerings with the assistance of your supplier(s). Ask them if they would be willing to exchange old products for some new up-to-date models. One of the most important elements in your offerings is to make sure you have a variety of materials to fit different budget needs.
Take a look at your current display - If you don't have the right display, you will encounter numerous challenges in showcasing your products. An effective display should be attractive, use proper lighting, show personalized products and include visual merchandising through the use of colorful graphics. The graphics might depict scenes such as family members cherishing an urn at a memorial service or a family gathered at a graveside with the urn/urn vault on display at the service. Note that most major suppliers have a collection of graphic images. In some cases, they will even customize a graphic that best exemplifies your marketplace.
Consumers are exposed to the use of visual merchandising in their everyday shopping excursions. A professional display offers your customers a certain comfort level: The cremation products may be different from what they are used to seeing; however, the presentation is not.
It is also essential that the products be positioned in a logical sequence, such as according to price or according to their appropriateness in final disposition (burial, home, niche and scattering). Other important considerations are achieving a consistent look for your signage, displaying matching keepsakes with urns, and properly maintaining your display. Get rid of the dust and make sure to quickly replace urns that have been removed from the shelves.
Understand your products - With the abundance of different materials now being used in cremation urns, it is essential for funeral arrangers to be up to speed on the material components. You need to know whether a product is constructed of solid hardwood vs. veneer wood or solid bronze vs. brass. Work with your suppliers to obtain the information and share it with your staff. An even better way is to have your supplier present the product information at a staff meeting. It has been said that product knowledge is one of the top rules for exceptional customer service. Conveying knowledge about products and services will help you gain a customer's confidence.
There are now a number of options available to families in addition to urns. Many of which may provide more revenue opportunities in addition to the selling of an urn. Families all too frequently take remains home in an urn or temporary container with no idea or plan of what to do with the remains longer term. Eternal Reefs is one example of a cremation memorial that is available to families through participating funeral homes. Life Gems and Space Services are other cremation options that should be offered to families in addition to urns. These services all provide additional revenue opportunities and are ideal to include as part of an aftercare program for families that take remains home with no plans for final disposition.
We even have a website dedicated to the life of the SHELF PEOPLE, www.theshelfpeople.com
Eternal Reefs has more than 6100 fans on Facebook for a reason. Families see the value in these types of memorials and if they are presented to them, they will buy.
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You are absolutely correct, George. In addition to urns, there are many memorialization options for cremation families. Too many times, families are just not being made aware of what is available to memorialize their loved one.
Thank you for sharing your comments on the Cremation Coaching Center!
Another alternative to the temporary container "problem" is the proper presentation of urn vaults. We have had good success in presenting urn vaults as "memory capsules" which allow people the opportunity to leave items with the deceased as they might have done with a casketed burial. We turn the placement of the items into an "event" to be either held at the cemetery prior to burial or at the funeral home if the family does not wish to go to the cemetery. In either event, we provide permanent memorialization for a family versus a plastic container that a future generation will be left to deal with...it's all about ritual and memorialization...and determing the "right" needs of a family versus what WE may feel they need.@
I am a mosaic artist and transform an ordinary urn into a "creation urn," embedding photos, names and other meaningful items into a highly personalized and beautiful art object that celebrates life. I do these for people and for pets - and am trying to understand how to make people aware of my work. If you have any thoughts, I'd be so grateful. Thank you. My site is www.sybilsage.com.


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I've had quite the absence from the old bog. I would first like to apologize to those I encouraged to follow this blog. I have simply been overwhelmed with more pressing responsibilities and this blog was the first to go. I still follow some pottery related blogs, hoping to keep my toe in the water, but I have found that writing about my career as a potter has been put on the back burner. We as a country are struggling financially, and many of us, individually, are as well. This means that we need to work more, sell more, and care more for our immediate needs. Our families are what is most important. We need to keep things in perspective. I have been working lately like I have never worked before. There is no, or very little, recreation. I work every moment I can, knowing that I need to provide for my family. This is how it has to be right now. Its been said around the campfire, that those who are kicking ass in their profession aren't necessarily writing about it. Why? Well, because they are working their ass off. Well, I'm not sure I'm kicking ass these days, but I do know that I am working my ass off. That's what it takes. I wonder if this is the last blog post. Honestly, with other social media outlets, the blog seems a little unnecessary. Right? It seems like the blogs peaked a year ago, and now are dying. Of course there are a few great blogs to follow, but in general they all show up on facebook anyway. I will still follow my blog roll and those blog rolls on the blogs I follow. However, again, I usually see them on 'networked blogs' on Facebook before I get to the actual blog page. What do you think? I'll leave you with a photo of what motivates me to work like crazy....my children.
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CES 2012 showed off a dazzling display of the latest tech toys designed to add fun for the users and stuff the pockets of the manufacturers. The big winner appears to be the ultrabook with around 50 models introduced. But products like smartphones, laptops, tablets and TVs are impressing the crowds. Here, we'll show off some of the more innovative products but for the full coverage see CNET's CES special report and ZDNet's CES special report. Updated Thursday.
From the ultrabooks on display at CES, ZDNet's James Kendrick liked the Samsung Series 9 model the best. See also: Samsung raises design bar with Series 9 laptop. It is 0.4 inches thick and weighs just 2.6 pounds.
But you have to pay for it - the price tag says $1,499 which is quite steep compared to the other ultrabooks shown.
The hardware in the Transformer Prime is already top-notch, with a quad-core Tegra 3 powering things. The new version, likely called the Transformer 700 series, keeps everything in place but upgrades the display to an insane 1920×1200 resolution. This is the best display on any tablet, bar none.
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One in four Americans suffers from allergy and asthma, according to recent statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you fall into this group, you may try lots of techniques, including running a humidifier, to relieve your symptoms. But did you know that using a humidifier can actually be worsening your condition?
Humidifiers come in different shapes and sized but their goal is generally to add moisture into the air, either using water vapor or steam. This extra moisture can help prevent or treat dry lips, dry skin and dry nasal passages that are common inconveniences caused by dry air. Yet many humidifiers also create an optimum environment for mold spores, bacteria and dust mites to form, and these are common asthma triggers.
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If you think that a humidifier might help you to breathe better, it is important to talk to your doctor first to be sure that the benefits you get will outweigh the risks. If you get the go-ahead, here are some easy steps you can take to maintain your humidifier properly and keep your airways functioning at their best:100407
- Invest in a hygrometer (they start at about $10 for a basic plastic model available at most hardware stores) to measure your home's humidity level or the amount of moisture that exists in the air.
Understand that between 30 and 50 percent humidity is ideal and be prepared to monitor your home regularly to be sure it stays in this healthy range.
Choose a steam vaporizer instead of the cool mist variety to minimize allergens from being released into your air. (Just be careful if you have young children, since these can heat up quickly and be dangerous.)
Use distilled water instead of tap with your humidifier.
Replace the water with each use to prevent any deposits to build up inside the reservoir.
Deep clean the device at least a few times a week with bleach or hydrogen peroxide to remove any mineral deposits.
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| Saturday, 5 February 2005 Source: Searchlight
The BNP announced its general election candidates for London and the Home Counties at its "Grand London Rally" on 29 January, after opposition in the form of the newly formed Redbridge Together group forced the fascists to flee a long way out of London (see http://www.stopthebnp.com/index.php?location=news&art=187). After meeting at Redbridge Underground station, where they were confronted with a wide range of representatives of Redbridge's diverse community, the BNP set up camp in the New World Hotel outside Brentwood, which they had booked only by conning the management that they were an ex-servicemen's group.
Around 100-120 members and hangers-on were present, the hangers-on providing the muscle for the day. The platform party consisted of Alan Bailey, the convicted criminal from Havering, in the chair; Jason Douglas, the twice convicted football lout from Redbridge; Jonathan Bowden, very late of the Tory fringe group the Monday Club; councillor Terry Farr from Epping Forest District Council; Richard Barnbrook from south London, the BNP's London organiser; Eddy Butler, the BNP's elections officer from Loughton; and Nick Griffin, the party leader, as keynote speaker.
The audience were also wowed by a speech by 14-year-old Sarah Caine, certainly more Cain than Able in her very nasty approach to life and politics.
It fell to Douglas to announce the candidates. The list certainly contained some shocks for BNP members and it was unclear whether all the people named had been fully consulted about their candidatures.
Barnbrook appears to have backed off from a fight with the staunch anti-fascist Labour MP Jon Cruddas in Dagenham, leaving the constituency to Lawrence Rustem, the man described as "that half Turk" by his fellow members. Rustem seems to have so little respect that Barnbrook cannot be bothered to spell his name correctly on the BNP website, where it appears as Rustrem.
Barnbrook himself will now challenge the Education Secretary Margaret Hodge in Barking, which the BNP has chosen as its London target seat.
Cliff Le May will not now fight Croydon Central as previously planned after some local difficulty arose for the former BNP organiser Bob Gertner since he spoke to the Daily Mirror after the BNP's Christmas Party, in which a black DJ had provided the entertainment. Le May has been pushed out west to Uxbridge.
Emma Colgate will fight Basildon, Julian Leppert from Redbridge, the BNP's candidate for London mayor last June, will fight Epping, while Farr, one of the BNP's three councillors in Epping, has been farmed out to Enfield North. Douglas will stand in Romford, where he doubtless hopes his hooligan credentials will attract the "Essex man" vote. Tim Rait will try his luck in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Barry Roberts, a man with a long-time nazi background, will fight Eltham, where nazis have a long history of activity, and Tony Hazel will fight Hayes and Harlington. Ian Moore will fight John Cryer in Hornchurch and councillor Pat Richardson, another person whose ethnic background has made her not universally popular in the BNP, is down as a candidate but has so far not found a constituency.
All these candidates dutifully attended the rally and lined up, mostly in their suits, for a photograph together. The rest were absent, and there could be more than one reason for this.
Dave King is listed to fight Billericay in Essex, despite the recent huge bust-up between him and both Tony Lecomber, who has a major say in who gets picked to stand in elections, and Griffin. The dispute arose after Griffin and Lecomber apparently insisted King appoint Peter Eaton as a BNP organiser in Essex, whereupon Eaton defected to the openly nazi British Nazi Party, also known as the November 9th Society, whose leader Kevin Quinn appeared in court in January on serious charges. Is King really so weak that he will cave in to people he intrinsically dislikes?
Nick Geri, who was briefly a BNP councillor in Thurrock, will stand there for the parliamentary seat, still up for the fight after being shafted by the party in the run-up to last June's council elections.
Chris Roberts, brother of Barry, will stand for Upminster and Brian Ravenscroft for Erith and Thamesmead. Jay Lee, who sued his trade union, will stand for Bexleyheath and Crayford, while his wife Clare, will fight Old Bexley and Sidcup if Tess Culnane fails to stand. Members were certainly puzzled at the mention of Culnane as she is a regular speaker for the expelled former BNP leader John Tyndall.


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: a container for liquids that usually has a handle, spout, and lid; also : the amount in a flagon
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a : a large usually metal or pottery vessel (as for wine) with handle and spout and often a lidb : a large bulging short-necked bottle
: the contents of a flagon
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- We drank a whole flagon of wine.
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Middle English, from Middle French flascon, flacon bottle, from Late Latin flascon-, flasco — more at flask
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If you are in need of sewing anything over the thickness of 1/4" don't buy this machine. I was promised it could sew leather and denim with no problem. Wrong. It always goes into "main motor overload". I then have to transfer to one of my other machines to finish the task. I sew apparel, do alterations, and teach people to learn to sew and design. This is one machine I advice my students to stay away from. This machine can not handle the basic material. I gave up my work horse, Bernina 1130… Read Full Review
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My machine and the local shop's are Topaz 30, not 20 as stated: We bought our Topaz 20 at a quilt show in Pomona CA from an AZ dealer in January 2010. We had exceeded the capabilities of our 1972 Kenmore (actually still going strong) and were impressed with the projects produced at the show attributed to that Topaz 20. We had trouble with it immediately, though I could nurse it along by very carefully regulating its speed. Our friends (Bernina owners) strongly suggested careful thread… Read Full Review
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Hi, I also had the same problem. I purchased a spool extension (around £20) - the extension basically sits on top of the spool pin and your thread goes up before then being threaded (if you see what I mean). I no longer have any problems. I spent a fortune sending my machine in to be fixed, the tension didn't work properly etc, but now it is fine. Try it :)
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Where did you purchase the spool extension from please.
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I purchased from Coles Sewing Centre.
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I've learned it is the way you place the spool on your machine. Was always warned NOT to use Coats thread in my Viking it would always break. But I watched a video on Crafty form Cindy Needham a spoke person for Superior thread. She explained whys the threads my be braking and it was okay to use the lesser thread. Having a basket full of coats thread my mother always used I tried it and I be damn the thread work smooth as silk,
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I don't blame you for being upset. You need a new dealer. Husqvarna has updates to some of its software online and has to new drivers that you would need when you get a newer computer. But your dealer should be the one to help you through things. I'm sorry you aren't getting the service that you need.
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For the last three days of 2012, I'm going to post the top fifteen people that I won't be unfollowing in 2013, and why!
Because, I mean, everything needs a reason. There will be one for each mun, and there will be five each day~
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Do you know or care to guess what this is?
Hint: It has been mentioned a lot lately in food magazines; trendy, you could say.
Yesssss I know ..this is Semmaa'.
I'm guessing sumac?
I know there are a few different varieties of it but I don't know if all of them are edible, but it does look like sumac that grows around here.
I have no idea what this is but I'm incredibly curious to find out!!
I love these posts of yours with the strange and unique ingredients, Joumana. You have become my produce encyclopedia
oops, sumac?? I just thought about it
it is Sumac..we had a tree in our yard in Lebanon
Je donne ma langue au chat.
Beaucoup ont répondu sumac, je ne connais ce dernier que sous forme de poudre.
A bientôt
Agree with all of the above – sumac. I recently re-analyzed some Mesopotamian tablets and found that one of the missing ingredients was sumac – so sumac may be trendy, but its got an ancient historical pedigree as well. . .
Very unusual! I will admit I've never seen anything like it. The suggestion of sumac makes sense, but I've never actually seen sumac.
Well since everyone else says sumac, I'll join the crowd. I hope you show more mysterious foods on your blog.
Sumac, of course. I'll pick or buy some to make my own sumac powder this year.
Most certainly….sumac.
Else, it's some kind of fungus..ha ha !
Joumana, I love your website and your blogs.. I am a Lebanese American too and live in Alexandria, VA. I am a foodie lover tooo and a creative cook, and I am pursueing my culinary diploma too. I saw the Sumac wild plant picture and was sooo refreshed, I love this versatile condiment. Glad you talked about the new book of Salma Abdelnoor. I am leaving to Beirut soon and will look for it in the book stores.
Thank you for enlightening us all the time.. Good luck in your pursuits.
Goodness gracious. I've always assumed sumac is a dried leaf. Wonderful information. I would love to see how it grows if you have the chance.
Having looked up Sumac this is obviously what it is, but I have never heard of it before!! Diane
Had never seen a sumac plant!
I did not know that this is what sumac looked like!
It's funny, we have sumac bushes growing in many places along the highways here that turn beautiful flame-red in the fall. Sadly, I had never heard of using sumac as a food until reading your blog.
No, staghorn sumac is not poisonous.in addition to using it as a sour spice the buds can be soaked to make a tart beverage which can be sweetened like lemonade.


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Sera's Beach Party! BYOB(SFW) >Click here if you don't know what I'm talking about<
Style: Anthro Only
Where: Isle of Forgotten Dreams
You don't HAVE to send a Reference for the Beach Party, but then it would make it hard for me to draw you out~!
>You need a partner, if you don't have a partner, just ask me (っ◕‿◕)っ
>Sera is taken(Not all the time, just ask), but Vivi is open
>You may submit images to me any day before the actual time, as long as it's dealing with Prep before party. If it's the appropriate image(if you let me know when you submit it, it be easier for me to detect) I will post ASAP.
>If you want an OC within this, please submit early (っ◕‿◕)っ It makes it easier for me to do this for this will take time(Which is why its weeks away).
"Sera WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!?":
BECAUSE!… I wanted to do this as a Thank you (っ◕‿◕)っ I have spiked over 1.1k as an art bloggie~ and it makes me REALLY happy that y'all enjoy my art so much (っ◕‿◕)っ I know I should have done this earlier 100 followers back back, but Stuff happned(Finger Injury, some procrastination I sorry lol some Frustration from it)
There will be some sort of random ark with this besides the beach, but it depends on what I have, I'm an artist, not a good storyteller (>ono)> I will work hard on this, as this is a Thank you for enjoying everything I have done here (っ◕‿◕)っ
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Getting ready to hit a rhythm as episode 2 went down last night. I can rip on the girls for them stalling Sunday dinner, but really that was no big deal compared to the rest of the mess we saw last night. One thing we can say for sure after last night is that sometime soon, something will happen between Pauly D and Deena. But The Situation is a total creep and obviously instigator, and a cast member returned to the show last night; Drunk Ronnie. Good thing Pauly D and Vinny are funny. Alright that's enough, let's see some rankings.
1) Pauly D (Last Week: 2)
My favorite part from last night's episode may have been the reaction Pauly had to the camera after he was clearly pretending to be asleep when Deena was trying to wake him. Great move with the play dead approach. Who knows what will happen with him and Deena, but I won't hate him. He, along with Vinny, had a pretty funny episode.
2) Vinny (Last Week: 1)
I thought for the most part Vinny was quiet. He was complaining about Ronnie and Sammi for a little bit but that was obvious. Towards the end when going through the whole 'she's too young for you, bro' routine with Pauly D was pretty funny. Other than that I think a fairly quiet episode from Vinny.
3) JWoww (Last Week: 3)
She's the most level headed of the girls. There was a moment when I wanted to just hate on her as she was explaining what she'll tell her grandkids when showing them to make pizza… and she said that'd she would say 'bitch I learned to make pizza in Italy'. Okkkkkkkkkk with that one. But overall nothing too bad from JWoww.
4) Deena (Last Week: 6)
My god, does this girl get wasted. She's gotta learn to keep it together. It was great that she was drawing the cops' attention but nothing came from it. I thought she was gonna become really dramatic when dealing with Pauly but she's actually been ok about it. I'm sure that won't last, tho. Overall I thought Deena was decent last night, and her wasted state of mind is usually funny as opposed to obnoxious, so that's a bonus.
5) Snooki (Last Week: 5)
I will start with the positive. She was able to make pizza, I didn't think she had it in her. But the positive will not last. For starters, are you kidding me with sleeping all day? Man so much for the Snooki that needs to workout every day. And aside from that was a joke this thing with The Situation is. She was bitching about the girl he was talking to when she has a boyfriend and said she just sees him as a friend. Classic Snooki!
6) Ronnie (Last Week: 4)
Drunk Ronnie was back! You know in the first episode I was like 'ok he hasn't been totally bombed just yet'. But that's the thing, it was just one episode. Of course he didn't turn the corner. He was drunk Ronnie in a big way and that's when the douche starts flowing out of him. The situation with Sammi is not fully his problem, but he likes adding to the problem when he's drunk.
7) Sammi (Last Week: 7)
Instead of having the Sammi that sits in her bed and cries we now have the Sammi that just goes out and still cries. Just stop. I don't know what growing up in Hazlet did to you, but you're starting to have me concerned for what my well being may be. Then when she was drunk she was just obnoxious… nothing like a drunk Deena… well except for the falling. If I didn't hate the No. 8 on here so much she would easily be No. 8.
8) The Situation (Last Week: 8)
The guy's a creep… that's the situation. He's weirding the show out with the Snooki situation, and it's hard to guess what will happen… actually not so hard to guess. But he almost started crying last night… are you serious, bro?! Then of course he just had to stir the pot with Ronnie and Sammi by mentioning at lunch that Ron had plans to bring girls back. Typical Situation, being a complete jack-ass.
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C.J. Leslie contributed 14 points and Rodney Purvis donated 12 points in the victory for NC State (2-0), which will face Massachusetts in the second round on Friday.
Tim Frazier scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed five boards, while D.J. Newbill added 13 points for the Nittany Lions (1-1). Jermaine Marshall donated 11 points and eight boards in the setback.
Penn State kept it close early, as a layup by Newbill tied things at eight less than five minutes into the game.
NC State responded with seven quick points to make it a 15-8 game with 13:14 to go in the opening 20 minutes and, a few minutes later, a jumper by Warren made it a 10-point Wolfpack advantage.
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A layup by Frazier put an end to the run, but the Wolfpack continued to find easy baskets, using a 16-6 push to make it a 63-38 game with 9:15 remaining.
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Social desirability of earnings tests
AbstractIn many countries, pension systems involve some form of earnings test; i.e. an individual's benefits are reduced if he has labor income. This paper examines whether or not such earnings tests emerge when pension system and income tax are optimally designed. We use a simple model with individuals differing both in productivity and in their health status. The working life of an individual has two 'endings': an official retirement age at which he starts drawing pension benefits (while possibly supplementing them with some labor income) and an effective age of retirement at which professional activity is completely given up. Weekly work time is endogenous, but constant in the period before official retirement and again constant (but possibly at a different level), after official retirement. Earnings tests mean that earnings are subject to a higher tax after official retirement than before. We show under which conditions earnings tests emerge both under a linear and under a non-linear tax scheme. In particular, we show that earnings tests will occur if heterogeneities in health or productivity are more significant after official retirement than before. Copyright 2008 The Authors.
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Helsingin Sanomat redesign
Helsingin Sanomat has of today changed its format from broadsheet ("the largest of the various newspaper formats") to tabloid. According to Helsingin Sanomat itself this is a huge ass deal, although newspapers in Sweden went through this change 10 years ago.
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"Seriously though, who reads newspapers anymore?" says spokesman. "This way people will at least get a good laugh out of our product at parties".
Weekly supplement Nyt-liite goes broadsheet.
"Our reader surveys tell us people can't read Helsingin Sanomat anymore because it is so tiny. So as an experiment we decided to make Nyt-liite huge. It got that retro-vibe people are so into, and everyone seems to like it, so we're going to go with this for now."
Back to broadsheet.
"It was a fun ride, but now we're back to normal again" says spokesman. "Let's do this again in the 2020s!"
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Well of course it will sillies...
Well of course it will sillies...
11 Million subscribers and a good percentage of them are FORCED ( ;-) ) to upgrade so yea, it's sort of a
/drawntogether aaaduuuhhhhhh
when it comes to statistics in reporting sales figures.
As long as Blizzard keeps releasing new major upgrades for WOW, they'll hit the #1 spot by proxy everytime.
...and I think that emote should be put into the game. I miss the donkey-teeth.


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Henriette Louwerse at the Groningen (NL) outdoor wall in 1986
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