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Chortle if you must. Arch a brow and crack wise; show your rapier wit and pun with impunity.
Weed does not mind. Weed abides. Hell, Weed is right there with you, civic tongue deep in cheek, as it makes rib-jabbing references to the fact that its name is a popular euphemism for a certain illegal substance.
Whatever makes you steer the car off Interstate 5 at exit 745, 747 or 748 and plunk down a few bucks to prop up the sagging local economy of this city at the foot of an impressive volcanic extrusion, Mount Shasta -- hey, it's all chill, dude.
So what if the town's winking nod to drug culture may draw the Cheech & Chong and Harold & Kumar masses. These are hard times. And, besides, there aren't many other budding prospects for this former logging burg nearly 30 years after the sawmill shuttered. Founder Abner Weed, the lumber baron who made this a humming company town in the early 1900s, might be rolling in his grave. But Weed denizens just kind of, you know, roll with it.
There, right off the Central Weed exit, is the Weed Store, purveyors of an array of novelty items based on the mock-innocent assumption that people will be shocked -- shocked! -- that you're wearing a T-shirt with a marijuana reference ... until reading the fine print: "Weed, CA."
Offerings include:
-- "Dude, Weed Is Cool."
-- "Next Exit: Weed."
-- "My Child is a Weed High Honor Student"
--"I love Weed! It's a town, officer."
Down the street at the rival Weed Smokeshop, one of the multihued shirts in the window proclaims, "Weed Makes Me Happy."
Over at the Mount Shasta Brewing Co., on the west side of town, ale offerings include "Mountain High IPA" and "Shastafarian Porter." Each bottle cap is stamped with the slogan, "Try Legal Weed" and "A Friend in Weed is a Friend Indeed." For the low, low price of $6, you can buy lovely earrings made from said bottle caps.
The popular local diner, the Hi-Lo Cafe, features a marijuana-reference curio shelf, including "Weed Police" beanies and "Got Weed?" water bottles.
The franchise of that ubiquitous truck stop, Pilot Travel Centers, has Weedian offerings like key rings and hats, located suspiciously close to the Doritos display rack.
Even the stately Weed Historic Lumber Town Museum gift shop, where curator Harold Orcutt tries to keep the town's reputation intact, sells "I'm High on Weed" shot glasses, though Orcutt is quick to note he also offers "Weed: The Natural State" shot glasses for those who don't cotton to drug-infused humor.
But Mark Stensaas, owner of the Weed Store, makes no apologies.
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"At this point, there's universal approval in town for the way we're (marketing) it," he said. "We have fun. It's tongue in cheek. We play that card, like, 'Wow, I don't know why it's so funny. We do love Weed ... California.'
"And, you know, my 16-year-old daughter actually is a Weed High honor student."
Stensaas, 50, grew up in Weed and left to go to college in 1979. The International Paper Co. mill was still humming along when he left. By the time he came back to start his own family two decades ago, the mill had closed and taken 600 jobs, devastating for a town of just under 3,000 residents.
Current census data reflect the economic hit Weed has taken: a median income of $25,357, with 22.1 percent living below the poverty line (compared with 13.5 percent nationally).
"It had been a self-contained community," he said. "Anything you wanted, you could buy here. All the facets of small-town life were still available. Now it's a brave new world. Weed's new economic reality is being an I-5-dependent community."
Vaune Dillmann, owner of Mount Shasta Brewing Co., says 92 percent of his business comes from tourists.
That's not a great sign for Weed's economic health, he says. Dillmann, a former Oakland police officer who came to Weed in the late 1980s, loves the town and spearheaded the effort to rebuild the town arch over Main Street (where travelers pose for snapshots). But he fears for its future.
"The only reason I'm still here is because (his business has) got a very unusual name, a very unusual product, and we make quality stuff," Dillmann said. "We're hurting. There's no money. Businesses have closed."
Beyond the arch on Main Street, where tourists seldom wander, empty storefronts with "Liquidation" and "For Sale" signs rival the open shops. Four hair salons still draw business, as does the Cedar Bowling Alley, Papa's Place Cocktails and carpet and antique stores.
Roseburg Forest Products operates a biomass plant in Weed, Crystal Geyser Water has a bottling plant on the outskirts, and the College of the Siskiyous is the biggest employer.
"Slowly," Stensaas says, "things have just dried up and gone away. There's Walmart in Yreka (20 miles north) that hurt businesses even down here."
Given the dire times, the one-joke play on Weed's name seems a viable economic alternative.
"During the summer months, it's shoulder-to-shoulder people in here," said Kevin Taylor, manning cash register at the Weed Store.
"Honestly," added worker Juliana Jimenez with a sly smile, "Who doesn't want an 'I heart Weed' T-shirt? Doesn't matter who you are. We've got grandmothers coming in -- Wisconsin grandparents, not hippie grandparents. Everybody loves Weed."
William Duran, on his way home to Bend, Ore., from the Bay Area with his two sons, ages 11 and 13, pulled up in his black BMW X3 SUV looking for mementos.
"I've driven through here a number of times, but this is the first time I've stopped," Duran said. "The kids wanted to. It's a quaint little place."
Laren Lamb, who lives in Watertown, S.D., and was on an extended road trip of the West, saw the billboard just south on I-5 and had to stop. She bought a poncho and key chain for herself, a hat for her brother and postcards to mail to friends.
How will an "I Love Weed" T-shirt go over in South Dakota?
"Probably not too well," she said, shrugging. "That's why I bought the key chain."
Long before Weed embraced its euphemistic side, it struggled with its identity. In 1971, Mayor Frank Rizzo proposed changing the name to Shastina because of, according to a Bee story at the time, its "relationship to undesirable foliage including marijuana."
Rizzo had argued that "nobody likes a weed," but the City Council and the citizenry at large shouted him down. That episode drew national attention to Weed, in the form of one of those kicker stories at the end of a newscast.
Two decades later, Dillmann may have had that in mind when he hit upon the idea of marketing the double entendre on his beer bottles. In 2008, he battled the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, which wanted him to stop using bottle caps with the "Try Legal Weed" play on words.
Dillmann sued. He drew support from Weed's mayor, City Council, a Siskiyou County supervisor, even got letters from Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Civil libertarians and beer connoisseurs rallied to his defense and, more important, the media paid attention. Outlets ranging from Fox News to High Times magazine featured his fight, which sparked interest.
When the federal government finally approved his bottle caps, Dillmann told reporters, "Weed fought the law, and Weed won." (You can now buy a T-shirt with that very slogan at Dillmann's tasting room.)
"Some people said I should be the subject of a college marketing course, titled 'How to get a million dollars in free advertising and get the federal government to pay for it,' " Dillmann said, leaning back in the chair of his office laden with bric-a-brac.
Asked if he was exploiting the good name of Abner Weed to make a buck off a mere play on words, Dillmann rustled papers on his desk.
"I've got a letter from the (Weed) family giving me rights to use the name with no royalties attached," Dillmann said. "Listen, I'll play with the name and put Weed on the map, but I don't want to offend (the family). I've gotten thousands of emails supporting me."
In fact, Dillmann may be the only person in the nation to have autographed photos of conservative radio talker Tom Sullivan and reggae artist Ziggy Marley side by side. Sullivan embraced Dillmann's fight against the government; Marley embraced the "Shastafarian" label.
Notoriety has a downside, though. Dillmann draws all types of characters to his office.
"I was solicited by something called the 420 Club out of Connecticut," he said. "They wanted me to be their national spokesman. I said, 'Hey, man, I'm a retired cop from Oakland, officer of the year in 1972. I can't do that type of stuff."
Then there was the visit from a 6-foot-8 mystical preacher from the Netherlands, dressed in black with a trench coat and long, flowing beard. He gave Dillmann a sacred offering.
"It was a plastic bag of sterilized infrared hemp seeds," Dillmann said. "He wanted me to put a few granules in each beer. He told me, 'I've been blessed or scorned since birth with special powers.' Guy says he can predict car crashes and things. I said, 'C'mon, man.' About two sentences later, he waved his arms and that blue beer can on my shelf over there exploded. The lid blew right off. Foam was everywhere. The guy shrugs and says, 'See what I mean?' I said, 'That's enough, buddy. You're outta here.' "
The weirdness only escalated a few years back when Dillmann introduced "Lemurian Lager," a beer named after what some say is a mysterious ancient civilization of 8-foot-tall beings who dwell inside Mount Shasta. Smelling publicity, he held a contest to draw an image of a Lemurian for the label. Entries poured in from Weed and other Siskiyou County towns, but Dillmann said he also experienced the wrath of fundamentalist Lemurians.
"This woman drives up in a pink Mercedes, wearing furs and diamonds and a huge beehive hairdo," he said. "She says, 'I am the human representation of the Lemurian race. How dare you put on a contest? Lemurians don't even drink beer.' "
These days, few in Weed will admit worshipping Lemuria. But Amanda Craig, who worked at the Weed Smokeshop, says one of her friends is "totally into it. She tells me, when the time comes -- I think sometime on the Mayan calendar in 2012 -- they'll jump off the mountain and give us their Lemurian blessing. I'm like, 'OK, then. I can't wait.' "
Perhaps that can be Weed's next big marketing gimmick: Lemuria, redux.
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Leaf diseases of poplars, aspens and cottonwoodsJuly 12, 2013
The major species of deciduous trees grown in Wyoming include quaking Aspen, silver poplar, balsam poplar, Lombardy poplar, cottonwoods and willows, which all belong to the Populous family of trees. Unfortunately, they are susceptible to several major diseases. Early recognition and identification of the problem are key to effective management. First, we need to distinguish Read More
Seed Bombs
So called seed bombs — balls of seed, compost and clay — can give an instant lift to any undeveloped area. Meadows, vacant lots, etc. To make, mix together five parts natural air-drying clay, one part compost, and one part seeds. Roll into 1-inch balls; dry on waxed paper a few days. Give them as Read More
Creating a fire-resistant,defensible landscape at homeJuly 5, 2013
With the wet weather in the northeast part of Wyoming has experienced, the wildfires in Colorado and dry condition in southern Wyoming we need to be proactive to help mitigate these types of disasters. The first defense against wildfire is to create a fire-safe landscape around your home. This can be achieved by removing flammable Read More
Deep- cleaning the grill
As Martha Stewart knows, a dirty grill can put you at risk for frequent flare-ups caused by grease and grime. I'm not Martha, but I know that looking at a dirty grill makes me wonder about the cooking and cleaning standards of the owner. Most modern grills are just not that hard to clean. Here Read More
Reaching your porch potential
It's porch season. A well-dressed porch is an important part of both the house and the garden: It's a transition area, neither inside nor out, that offers the best of both. A porch is a place to escape from your desk, and from which to admire all your hard work on the flower beds. Porches Read More
What to do for JulyJune 28, 2013
Inside: Wash hardwood floors with a solution of one part vinegar and four parts water. Swab off immediately with a towel. The vinegar will remove wax buildup but if you leave it on for too long, it will turn your floors green. Use one of the new floor products to add a seal and shine. Read More
Miller moths and other common pests
I have seen some moths around town lately and received calls about the number of moths locally. Some caterpillars over winter and others migrate north as moths. The moths this year will probably be either a cutworm or armyworm of some type. The life cycle of the moths is around 10-14 days. That is the Read More
Small style hits the big time
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Traveling house plantJune 21, 2013
Always use a dolly when dealing with heavy or oversized containers. Heavy potted plants are easily moved with a homemade dolly. Begin by finding a flat stone that is large enough to hold the pot. Cut a piece of three-fourths-inch exterior plywood into a square just smaller than the stone. Stain the plywood to match Read More
Solving the problem of blossom end rot
With summer here and everything in the garden growing rapidly, we need to be concerned with blossom end rot on our tomatoes, peppers and squash. Although blossom end rot is common in Wyoming, there are preventative measures to take to minimize loss based on the probable causes. Blossom end rot looks just like it sounds. Read More
Inviting your garden inside
For those fortunate enough to have decent shelter, spring's slow warm-up act has been more annoyance than genuine hardship. There is a solution of sorts, if you ask designer Shane Powers. Powers has a long track record of interior design work for major publications, and one of those gigs opened his eyes to the possibilities Read More
Caring for outdoor furnitureJune 14, 2013
Today, most patio, garden, deck and porch furniture is relatively easy to maintain, but it helps to know how to care for the materials you own. • Plastics and resins — These modern materials have come a long way, resisting fading, yellowing and cracking. Most are impervious to sun, wind, rain and snow. Nothing more Read More
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Furniture worth a second lookJune 7, 2013
I am a devoted second-hand furniture shopper. I've always enjoyed picking up some piece with potential, bringing it home and making it sing with beautiful paint, stain and fabric. I've had some pieces for more than 30 years, reluctantly passing them on when I've upgraded to more expensive furniture. Recently I completed a table that Read More
Cocktail gardens put a new twist on edible landscaping
Shake things up in the backyard this summer: Fresh herbs and fruit have long been the key ingredients in some of summer's most refreshing libations, and when they're within easy reach of the backyard bartender, every cocktail becomes a flourishing signature drink. Making a mojito with homegrown mint is only part of the picture, though. Read More
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What to do for June
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Will we ever see a better supermarket strawberry?
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The importance of WD-40
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A Wyoming rose by any other name is still a rose
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Youth in Revolt Reviews
Big Hollywood
An uneven story and crass comedy could leave viewers revolted.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.0/5
Ultra Culture
It's very funny to be honest and most of the characters are perfectly cast, but Youth in Revolt is a movie in which literally nothing happens. At no point are any of the characters or plotlines developed and most of them are abandoned towards the end.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Michael Cera goes to the sweet-tempered high school persona well once (or twice) too often with, sigh, Nick Twisp, who lives in hormonal agony with his sex-obsessed divorced mother (Jean Smart) and her nasty boyfriend.
Full Review | Original Score: 80/100
It's not that the film is fatally flawed, but the tone is uneven, the satire is blunt, the comedy rarely generates more than feeble laughs, and the lead character never comes fully to life.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
Three Movie Buffs
Tries too hard to be quirky and fails.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
Slant Magazine
But even apart from the film's vaguely insane endorsement of love at all costs, there's the fact that much of it is simply not very funny.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
Arteta's faithfulness to Payne's text, themes and visions never gel as a wholly satisfying film.
Fresno Bee
The whole thing just seems as if it's trying too hard.
Full Review | Original Score: C
Washington Times
More of the same from Cera, and not terribly funny to boot.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
Smug, dead-air-riddled adaptation of C.D. Payne's novel
Screen International
Michael Cera, practically the poster-child for this strain of hip comedies, plays yet another awkward teen looking to win the girl, but like the film itself, he's spinning his wheels a bit.
NYC Movie Guru
Whimsical, mostly engaging and occasionally funny, but it's too uneven, pretentious, and lacks genuine poignancy as a coming of age story.
Full Review | Original Score: 5.75/10
News of the World
Peaches Geldof would probably love it. And film reviews don't get any more depressing than that.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Daily Record [UK]
Never quite as clever, quirky or funny as it thinks it is.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
Lessons of Darkness
[Its] classic cinema shoutouts and gaggle of off-kilter characters feel like retreads.
Full Review | Original Score: C+
Little White Lies
A little too manic for its own good, Youth in Revolt is restless and unruly. Too often forcibly mean-spirited, it only elicits a handful of genuine laughs.
Sly Fox
As for Michael Cera's career? Look a falling star! Make a wish!
Full Review | Original Score: .5/4
The Scorecard Review
I love Michael Cera, just not this time.
Full Review | Original Score: 5/10
Tri-City Herald
Youth in Revolt? Forget that! Let's focus on critic in revolt. Even a little [Michael] Cera is too much.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5
There's little to care about in Youth in Revolt, and even less to laugh with; the film lost in a stupor it never successfully navigates out of.
Full Review | Original Score: D+


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Roy and Sue Nakamura, of Lodi, celebrated 50 years of marriage in November. They were married on Nov. 3, 1963 in Lodi. The couple owned and operated Roy's Fruit Stand on Kettleman Lane until their retirement.
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Twin sisters Nell Hoce and Sandra Harvell opened up "Mamaw's Fried Pies" in Whitehouse in 2006.
Their old fashioned, made from scratch, fried pies soon became so popular they had to move to a bigger building the next year and then move again the following year.
Now the twins have opened up "Mamaw's #2" in Tyler, located at 1405 Troup Highway, where the pies, made from their mother's recipe, are offered, along with muffins and mini-pies.
A picture of the twins mother (Mamaw, as the grandchildren called her) hangs on the walls of both the Whitehouse and Tyler locations.
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The Petraeus affair: unscripted and simply scandalous
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Poor old Jethro has had a cold all week :( We were all having quiet time today and for some reason he tiptoed out of his room while Violet and I were sleeping on the couch. I don't know how long he was there before I realised, but long enough to fall fully asleep!
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Richland County Sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out how a man was shot in a hotel room Friday night.
Sgt. Curtis Wilson says deputies were called to the American Inn on Garner Lane before 7 p.m. Friday to check on a man whose family was concerned because they had not heard from him. Wilson says when a hotel manager opened the room, a man was found inside with several gunshot wounds. Wilson later confirmed the man died.
Coroner Gary Watts identified the man as 49-year-old Mark Edwards, who was living at the hotel. Watts says he died from a gunshot wound to the head.
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Use fresh blueberries and peaches that aren't super ripe for this cobbler recipe so they'll hold their shape when cooked. The baking dish will be brimming with fruit and topping, so it's a good idea to place it on a foil-lined baking sheet before putting it in the oven.
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2. Place peaches in a large bowl. Drizzle with juice; toss. Add 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons flour to peach mixture; toss to combine. Arrange peach mixture evenly in a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon 6.75 ounces flour (about 1 1/2 cups) into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 6.75 ounces flour, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and baking powder in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Place the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar and butter in a medium bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, beating just until combined. Stir in blueberries.
4. Spread batter evenly over peach mixture; sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Place baking dish on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until topping is golden and filling is bubbly.
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Either I got selectively blind or I cant see teh rep button any more...?
Different parts of the site occasionally just fail to render. For me, maybe one time out of thirty it's the bar of edit choices above the edit box. I take it the rep button you are looking for is the little six-point star down by "Blog this post" below peoples' names/ awards/ etc? It's there for me. The fix when I don't see something is to log out, close browser, then reopen. Or even just swapping browsers will usually do it.
The rep is also limited on a per forum basis. For example, we recently disabled rep on the Cartographer' Choice forum as CLs were accidentally getting rep intended for the map's creators.
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Laroin is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 6 km from Pau, the department capital. (General information: Laroin is 654 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Oloron-Sainte-Marie at 18 km and Orthez at 33 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Laroin. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
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Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Laroin and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the map below.
Heritage sites Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km); Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km); Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km); Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
National Monuments Marshall Foch house (42km)
Remarkable gardens Jardin du château de Momas (16km); Jardins du château de Viven (19km); Jardin Massey (43km)
Sites of natural beauty Grottes de Betharram (30km); Vallée d'Ossau (36km); Col d'Aubisque (37km); Cirque du Litor (41km); Vallée d'Aspe (41km); Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (46km); Cirque de Saint-Engrace (46km); Gorges d'Ehujarre (48km); Gorges de Kakoetta (49km); Gorges de Kakouetta (49km); Gorges d'Holzarté (51km); Gorges d'Holzarté (51km)
Towns of Art and history Oloron-Sainte-Marie (19km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie) Pau (6km); Hagetmau (41km); Tarbes (42km)
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Commune: Laroin
Canton: Jurançon
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Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 64110
from Pau (prefecture): 6 km
from Paris: 654 km
from Calais: 867 km
from Nice: 623 km
from Bordeaux: 171 km
from Strasbourg: 863 km
Laroin is in the south-west of France. Most visitors fly into Biarritz airport (Bordeaux is another option). Allow at least 8 hours for the drive from the cross-channel ferries. For driving distances to Laroin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
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Peppery watercress fills in for traditional greens. January is peak season for fresh Chilean peaches—ripen at room temp in a brown paper bag until fragrant and juicy.
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Just finished watching this movie. Easily one of my favorite movies of all time. Both Gyllenhaal and Peña had me completely immersed into their world. I was genuinely worried for their safety at every perilous turn and the end left me heartbroken.
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Mangold International Endorses Thought Technology Ltd. Data Quality at "The Society for Research in Child Development" Meeting
Mangold International, a German company that integrates video, eye measurement and software to measure human/animal behavior recently exhibited at "The Society for Research in Child Development" meeting. The 2011 SRCD Biennial Meeting, took place March 31 to April 2, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Palais de Congrès de Montréal.
Montreal is also home to Thought Technology Ltd., the designer and manufacturer of the psychophysiology instruments that Mangold has integrated into their eye tracking and analysis software system.
When interviewed about Mangold's decision to add physiology to their "INTERACT Behavior Analysis Software" and "Eye Tracking" systems, Reinhard Grassl, Sales Manager said, "We are totally convinced of their data quality, and it fits perfectly in our product range. The ability to see physiology, with behavior gives Psychologists important information for their research, in a perfectly transparent automated package, and is gaining widespread acceptance."
Thought Technology Vice President, Lawrence Klein commented, "We are delighted to be associated with a company like Mangold whose innovative labs have been used in so many exciting fields of research."
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Persons with mental illness or HIV are highly stigmatized. Though empirical research is limited, it would hardly be surprising if stigma were not compounded for individuals with MI-HIV comorbidity. As expressed in Mental Health Care for People Living with or Affected by HIV/AIDS: A Practical Guide, "The HIV-infected client [of mental health services] often finds himself/herself stigmatized in many ways—for having a fatal, transmittable disease; for being 'crazy'; for being gay; for being sexual; for being a substance user; for being African-American; for being poor; for being Hispanic; for being an illegal immigrant; for being unemployed; for being homeless; or for being an ex-offender. HIV-related stigmatization constitutes an epidemic in itself—an epidemic of fear, prejudice, and discrimination" (Acuff et al., 1999).
A major concern is that identification of mental illness in HIV-infected individuals will lead to a particular form of medical discrimination: physicians' withholding HIV therapy in order to prevent possible transmission of multi-drug resistant HIV. A 1998 survey of 995 infectious disease physicians, responding to hypothetical scenarios, found that 57 percent of them were either "very much against" or "somewhat against" prescribing ARV for someone with prior psychiatric hospitalization (Bogart et al., 2000). A related survey found widespread use of nonmedical factors determining physician likelihood of starting someone on ARV, although questions did not specifically assess psychiatric history or current MI (Bogart et al., 2001). These studies underscore the problem that physicians may discriminate against patients on the basis of medical history or demographic group membership, rather than on the basis of their individual level of adherence. Patients' initial level of adherence is the strongest predictor of adherence (Sherbourne et al., 1992). Research reveals that physicians, typically using other factors, are unable to predict which of their patients will adhere to therapy (Sollitto et al., 2001).
Concerned about bias in treatment recommendations, a NIH panel alerted physicians in 1998: "No individual patients should automatically be excluded from consideration for antiretroviral therapy simply because he or she exhibits behavior or other characteristics judged by some to lend itself to noncompliance" (NIH, 1998). This precise wording was later adopted verbatim in the 2002 HIV treatment guidelines. With regard to initiating therapy, those guidelines explicitly rely on CD4 levels and viral load, as well as taking into account "the likelihood, after counseling and education, of adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen" (DHHS, 2004). An editorial review echoed the theme of unwarranted discrimination and urged physicians to work with potentially nonadherent patients until they achieve sufficient understanding and social support to maximize successful antiretroviral treatment (Sollitto et al., 2001).


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Anomaly 2 is a thing. A beautiful, beautiful thing...
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11 bit studios has just answered the prayers of strategy enthusiasts the world over by announcing the existence of
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The indie studio took to Twitter to direct fans towards the
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The trailer (below) shows that the Polish dev team hasn't been resting on its laurels since last years quasi-expansion pack
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This meringue powder has so many functions and uses in the kitchen. It is often used in place of egg whites and can help stiffen and stabilize royal icing and boiled icing. Of course it gives great flavors to meringues and other desserts and comes in powder form. Includes 1, 8 oz. can of meringue powder.
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20 November 2009 at 7:28am
Hello folks,
I´m new to silverstripe and I can´t find a way to make google maps run in my Page Template. I tried the jquery code found on this site: http://marcgrabanski.com/article/jquery-google-maps-tutorial-basics
The code runs perfect in a single html file I created for testing. But in silverstripe FireFox reports an JS error like this:
Error: google.maps is undefined
It seems like the source for googlemaps is not visible to my site. Actually I´m not sure where to place the link to the google js. I always placed my js files that i need in the whole application in Page.php like this:
That worked for all the other files, but fails for google. Is there a special way to include external js files?
Thanks very much for your help,
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20 November 2009 at 7:48am Last edited: 20 November 2009 7:51am
ah here more Info: thats my code in my js file:
google.load("maps", "2.x");
google.load("jquery", "1.3.1");
function initGoogle(){
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById('map'));
var burnsvilleMN = new GLatLng(44.797916,-93.278046);
map.setCenter(burnsvilleMN, 8);
and in Page.php i have this to embed the google js and jquery:
The JS Error that my browser shows at the moment is:
GMap2 is not defined
So it seems my site finds google js source... but just does not know what GMap2 is.
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20 November 2009 at 8:10am
this post solved my problem. after I saw that in IE googlemaps appears... the problem must have been something else:
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From Proteopedia
|2ooq, resolution 1.80Å ()
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|PTPRT, KIAA0283 (Homo sapiens)
|Protein-tyrosine-phosphatase, with EC number 22.214.171.124
|1rpm, 2c7s, 1lar, 2fh7
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Crystal Structure of the Human Receptor Phosphatase PTPRT
Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) play a critical role in regulating cellular functions by selectively dephosphorylating their substrates. Here we present 22 human PTP crystal structures that, together with prior structural knowledge, enable a comprehensive analysis of the classical PTP family. Despite their largely conserved fold, surface properties of PTPs are strikingly diverse. A potential secondary substrate-binding pocket is frequently found in phosphatases, and this has implications for both substrate recognition and development of selective inhibitors. Structural comparison identified four diverse catalytic loop (WPD) conformations and suggested a mechanism for loop closure. Enzymatic assays revealed vast differences in PTP catalytic activity and identified PTPD1, PTPD2, and HDPTP as catalytically inert protein phosphatases. We propose a "head-to-toe" dimerization model for RPTPgamma/zeta that is distinct from the "inhibitory wedge" model and that provides a molecular basis for inhibitory regulation. This phosphatome resource gives an expanded insight into intrafamily PTP diversity, catalytic activity, substrate recognition, and autoregulatory self-association.
Large-scale structural analysis of the classical human protein tyrosine phosphatome., Barr AJ, Ugochukwu E, Lee WH, King ON, Filippakopoulos P, Alfano I, Savitsky P, Burgess-Brown NA, Muller S, Knapp S, Cell. 2009 Jan 23;136(2):352-63. PMID:19167335
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
About this Structure
2ooq is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
- Barr AJ, Ugochukwu E, Lee WH, King ON, Filippakopoulos P, Alfano I, Savitsky P, Burgess-Brown NA, Muller S, Knapp S. Large-scale structural analysis of the classical human protein tyrosine phosphatome. Cell. 2009 Jan 23;136(2):352-63. PMID:19167335 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.11.038
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Categories: Homo sapiens | Protein-tyrosine-phosphatase | Alfano, I. | Arrowsmith, C H. | Barr, A. | Bunkoczi, G. | Delft, F von. | Edwards, A. | Eswaran, J. | Keates, T. | Knapp, S. | SGC, Structural Genomics Consortium. | Salah, E. | Savitsky, P. | Sundstrom, M. | Ugochukwu, E. | Weigelt, J. | Human | Hydrolase | Protein tyrosine phosphatase | Receptor | Sgc | Structural genomic | Structural genomics consortium


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Welcome to London Arts Orchestra
We perform great symphonic music and tell fascinating stories about the pieces, to bring their worlds to life.
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We often invite designers, artists, actors, historians, teachers and school children to collaborate with us, making each performance a unique experience.
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We bring together talented young musicians, students and graduates of London's conservatoires, to perform together, experiment together, and grow together.
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Check out this track by track review from Billboard of Jason's new album Night Train.
Jason separated himself from the pack by ignoring conventional country boundaries, first with a duet with Kelly Clarkson on "Don't You Wanna Stay" and more aggressively with the country–rap "Dirt Road Anthem." His willingness to take risks, and his commitment to those risks, is surely playing into his success.
"A lot of creative types can live in the 'gray,' and Jason's very 'black and white' about things," says manager Chris Parr at Spalding Entertainment. "That's a really strong thing, to understand who you are as an artist, and you can extrapolate that to your music, to appearances, to whatever different requests you might get. He's like, 'if I'm gonna do it, we're doing it, we're all in,' which fits well, because [Spalding Entertainment president] Clarence [Spalding] and I are the same way, we don't like to stay in the 'maybe.'"
For his fifth album, Night Train (out Oct. 16), "maybe" duties went to Aldean's producer Michael Knox, who tells Billboard he went through about 5,400 songs for this record. "The job that I have now is making sure the quality of songs he picks from are where they need to be."
Theirs is a melding of '70s and '80s arena rock with contemporary country vocals and arrangements spiced with wailing guitar solos and the occasionally foray into rap and pop power ballads that fans have embraced and radio accepted. Beyond that, it's delivered with a rawness that comes from road–seasoned musicians in the studio and Aldean's way with a vocal that makes everything he sings believable to fans. Aldean is dead–set on his musical vision, and Knox is the tireless seeker of songs and the mad scientist in the studio that brings that vision to life."
"One thing I've never wanted is for my records to sound like every other male act that's on the radio," Aldean says. "I don't hear anybody's record and say, 'man, I want my record to sound like that.' I want my record to sound like me, what it sounds like when I'm on stage. The best way to do that is have my guys playing. The session players in Nashville are some of the best players in the world, but they don't always play what I want to hear."
In the end, the two ended up with a record that stays true to Aldean's sound and still manages to move that sound forward sonically, vocally and lyrically. "The big progression we made this time was more in the lyrical aspect than like 'Dirt Road Anthem' when we had never done anything like that, or when we did 'Don't You Wanna Stay,' he had never done that big pop power ballad before," says Knox. "Now it's more of a lyric thing, where he has something he wants to say and he's out there looking for it."
Which songs on Jason's Night Train are standouts? Check out Billboards track–by–track breakdown of the album here.


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to Orleans Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
working in Orleans County, NY
We are a 100%
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that time we have successfuly completed eleven homes for eleven
families, and we're currently building our 12th home.
Habitat "homeowner partners" work side-by-side with local volunteers
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new homes. After moving in, the homeowners begin payments on his/her
mortgage and taxes with a no-interest loan from Orleans Habitat
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We also support Habitat for Humanity International in their efforts
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our annual tithe to HFHI has built 9 homes in other countries.
14 - a rehab in Medina, NY
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We'll Drink to That: Nanobrews
By Donna Garlough | Boston Magazine |
With "craft" beers exploding like double bock in a paint shaker, savvy bars are tempting beer snobs with smaller-than-small-production suds. Tory Row and Green Street Grill, for example, offer Gritty McDuff's Black Fly Stout, a Maine beer that taps out at just 70 to 80 barrels annually. Even more exclusive is Pretty Things' Jack D'Or, poured at Craigie on Main and Deep Ellum: The Cambridge-based brewer constantly tinkers with this farmhouse-style ale, so once a particular batch is gone, it's gone. D.G.
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Soup Swap: Have You Tried It?
Have you tried the nationwide sensation that is the Soup Swap? In short, you get a bunch of friends together, everyone brings soup, drinks some wine, and goes home with more soup. We're sold!
We missed out on National Soup Swap Day on January 24, but the experts at SoupSwap.com say that's of little importance. They urge you to "swap when you can!"
And as we're in the midst of Soup Month here at The Kitchn, what better time than now? Or, preferably, two weeks from now as to give your fellow swappers ample time to plan and cook, they advise.
Knox Gardner is the mastermind behind Soup Swap and started the events back in the '90s in Seattle, eventually planning more swaps in Boston. Today, Soup Swap has taken on a life of its own, with swaps popping up across the country.
We think it sounds like a great way to share your cooking, try new soups and – best of all – spend time with friends without a huge effort or expense. We also love the little extras some swappers have thrown in – like buttons or customized wooden spoons. Homemade crackers or bread would be great too.
So, have you hosted or attended a Soup Swap? Planning one soon?
Related: How to Serve Soup at a Dinner Party
(Images: Flickr user Almost Foodies, 2, 3, licensed under Creative Commons)
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I love this idea! Every year, my Jaycees chapter has a Christmas cookie exchange, and I've never participated because I don't need dozens more cookies calling my name. But soup, I can definitely get on board with.
One of my neighbors has started one for the end of the month, as a way to build some community in our inner-city neighborhood. So I haven't done one yet, but I'm very much looking forward to it!
I like the idea, in theory, just cuz I like anything that encourages cooking with friends and wine! But I gotta say this would be hard for folks without cars - I really can't imagine lugging around gallons of sloshy soup on the train!
There is something very exciting about seeing all those containers of soup on that picture! mmm!
My Masters swim team hosts a soup dinner every year. People bring appetizers, soups, and desserts, and there are team mugs for trying the soups. There's a panel of judges and awards are given to the best soup, best vegetarian soup, and best dessert. We might compile the winning recipes and put together a team soup cookbook at some point too. We haven't ever packaged up the soups to go, probably because there's usually not much (if any) left! It's great fun!
I've hosted them with our local Slow Food group. Tasty fun. most people freeze the soup first so no sloshing...
I hosted oe back in December and it was a rousing success -- so much so that people were insisting that we do it again before we even finished the first one!
I would advise that people freeze their soups in plastic containers like the ones pictured. We had some leaky Ziploc bags that were kind of a bummer.
i'd love to make this work, but so far, my group isn't up for it. for now, we have a different sort of soup club. one household hosts and makes a massive amount of soup (others bring wine, bread, etc), enough so that everyone eats dinner together and goes home with a couple of servings.


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Greg Growden is Chief Rugby Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald
Super sneaky deal gives team space to get around salary cap
Greg Growden An Australian Super Rugby province has come up with a sneaky way of getting around salary cap restrictions.
Fading Force: Cheika snub hits hard in Perth
Greg Growden Morale at the Western Force has slumped after Michael Cheika knocked back their offer to take over as head coach.
Foley firms as Force candidate after Cheika slips through fingers
Greg Growden THE Western Force are still trying to persuade Michael Foley to leave the Waratahs and take over as head coach in Perth next year.
Cheika's blueprint for success impresses Tahs
Greg Growden MICHAEL CHEIKA has re-established himself as favourite for the Waratahs' head coaching job.
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Greg Growden The prospect of Heineken Cup-winning coach Michael Cheika being in charge of an Australian Super Rugby team has intensified.
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It's not just on the field that big boys bang heads
Greg Growden Australian rugby relationships are frayed right across the country. The Reds and Force are far from pally over Will Genia's backflip.
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Greg Growden Due to a short preparation, the Wallabies selectors have no option but to select several players from left field for the season's opening Test against Scotland in Newcastle on June 5.
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Greg Growden MICHAEL CHEIKA is in high demand as three Australian provinces, including the Waratahs, and numerous overseas clubs are certain to approach him following yesterday's news that he will not continue as...
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Greg Growden THE Waratahs are in crisis following the most exasperating and brain-dead of losses in South Africa where, for the third time this season, they fell just one point short of their opponents.
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Ever wonder who are the eyes, heart and soul behind the camera about this (or any other) project?? I know you do ;) so here he is, Vasco Célio.
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It has been long proposed (Lane, 1898, p. 56) that part of the Keweenawan Series of the Keweenaw Peninsula (Portage Lake Volcanics2 and Copper Harbor Conglomerate) extends beneath the Lake Superior syncline and is exposed again on Isle Royale (fig. 1). The basis for this interpretation is the similarity of the volcanic and sedimentary rock types and of the stratigraphic succession in both areas. The present study supports this conclusion.
The Copper Harbor Conglomerate has been studied by many workers in its type area on the Keweenaw Peninsula, and much data has accumulated regarding its compositional and textural variations, direction of sediment transport, and depositional environment. The only comprehensive geologic study of Isle Royale, that of Lane (1898), places greatest emphasis on the Portage Lake Volcanics because it is the host for native copper mineralization; the Copper Harbor Conglomerate was not studied in detail. Since Lane's study, virtually no additional data regarding the Copper Harbor Conglomerate on Isle Royale has been published except for a few measurements on directions of sediment transport (White and Wright, 1960; Hamblin and Horner, 1961).
This study focuses on the nature of the sedimentary rocks above the Portage Lake Volcanics on Isle Royale, provides some basis for their comparison with the Copper Harbor Conglomerate on the south shore of Lake Superior, and contributes to the understanding of Keweenawan sedimentation in the Lake Superior region.
Wolff studied the Copper Harbor Conglomerate on Isle Royale under the guidance of Professor Campbell Craddock of the University of Wisconsin; he was assisted in the field by Roger Sacia. Wolff is responsible for essentially all of the paleocurrent measurements and data on composition in this report. Financial assistance was provided by the National Science Foundation and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Huber, with the cooperation of the National Park Service, is mapping geologically the entire island; while engaged in studies of the Copper Harbor Conglomerate, he was assisted by David Chivington. Huber's mapping of the Portage Lake Volcanics made possible determination of the approximate base of the Copper Harbor Conglomerate between Sisikiwit Bay and Cumberland Point. Discussions and field visits with John C. Green, Harold A. Hubbard, and Walter S. White, in their respective areas of Keweenawan study, have aided considerably in understanding the regional aspects of Keweenawan geology.
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Cartoon Network's BEN 10 LIVE, the internationally acclaimed actionpacked stage show, is set to hero up in an ultimate tour to Sydney, Melbourne and Geelong during the September-October school holidays.Opening on Friday, September 28, 2012, Cartoon Network's BEN 10 LIVE: Time Machine shares the spotlight with the premiere of the highly anticipated, brand new animated series Ben 10 Omniverse on Cartoon Network (Foxtel Channel 713).
Premium ticket holders will be given the opportunity to include 'Hero Time' in their show experience and be among the first to meet two incredible heroes from Ben 10 Omniverse series on the day. Tickets for Cartoon Network's BEN 10 LIVE: Time Machine are on sale now!Fans of the global phenomenon will witness their favourite characters from three of Cartoon Network's hit shows – Ben 10, Ben 10 Alien Force and Ben 10 Ultimate Alien – spring into hero-sized action live on stage. Awesome aliens, cool stunts and acrobatics, cutting edge digital effects and loads of laughs make this one cool show that the entire family will want to see again!
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FAIRFAX, VA — Teena G. Shouse, CFM, IFMA Fellow, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Global Facilities Management Association (GFMA), according to a press release.
"It gives me great pleasure to assume to role of Global FM Chair. I have been involved with Global FM from the beginning and have seen amazing maturation of the organization and its leaders," said Shouse in regards to her newly appointed position.
"I wish to thank those who have previously served and in advance those yet to serve and support Global FM''s mission. With the right vision, alliances and attitude we truly can grow the FM profession and positively influence the built environment," Shouse added.
Shouse is a senior FM consultant with over 26 years of experience in service related fields, predominately in facility management, the release noted.
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From 4200 BCE approximately onward
Megaliths were large, single stones used to create structures, interlocking with other stones (or megaliths), without use of cement or other bonding matters, used particularly in the Neolithic period. Found all across Europe, Megaliths are thought to have been used mostly as a site for burials; funery artifacts and human remains have been discovered in several locations through Atlantic Europe. There are also many theories regarding these structures, some thought to have been used for astrological viewing, much like observatories, or as places used for religious worship. These structures mark human`s evolution into more creative thinking, and their need for more elaborate burials and places of worship.
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Tesuque Glassworks
Bishop's Lodge Road
PO Box 146, Tesuque, NM 87574
Phone: 505-988-2165
Fax: 505-820-0289
Mon-Sun 9-5
Charlie Miner, Owner
Image: © Charles V. Miner
"Koi Shallows"
Cast Glass, 16" x 22" x 6"
Glass artist
Charles Miner creates delicate blown-glass and cast-glass
Tesuque Glassworks is a retail glass gallery
with a viewing area where guests can watch glass blowing daily.
Image: © Charles V. Miner
Cast Glass, 17" x 9"
by Charles Miner
First an original is made from carving wax, porcelain or clay.
Then a rubber mold is made from the original. The wax piece is then
placed in a wooden form and completely covered with a soft plaster
investment, being sure to leave steam hole (or airvents). Next the
wax is melted out by forcing steam through the steam holes. Then
the mold is left to dry. At this point I have a large block of plaster
with a negative image of my art piece inside. The mold is then placed
in a large electric kiln. Next the mold is filled with glass that
has been ground down into fine powder. The kiln is then gradually
heated up, often reaching temperatures as high as 1600 degrees.
Slowly the glass melts down throughout the piece and into the detailed
negative imprints.
When the melting process
is complete (15-25 days; depending on the piece), the temperature
of the kiln is gradually taken down. The annealing cycle of 1-2
1/2 weeks allows the glass to cool slowly and evenly; therefore
avoiding cracking. Finally, after the cooling process is complete,
the plaster is carefully removed from around the piece. The last
step is to polish the piece using small sanding blocks that have
been impregnated with diamond chips (diapads). These diapads grind
out the remaining plaster and other impurities on the surface of
the glass.
All my castings are 24% lead crystal which sometimes gives them
a unique texture often resembling stone, but still holding all of
the attractions of glass. To me this is just the beginning of my
directions in which glass is able to flow. By casting open vessels
with detailed carvings throughout, I have entered into a very time-consuming
process; making production time of each piece at least three months.
Image: © Charles V. Miner "Bocita Paila""
Cast Glass, 17" x 27"x 6"
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Two somewhat related anecdotes:
1) We have one player who sucks at character control. I can count on one hand the times she's lived through Alysrazor's tornadoes, or P4 of Rag, or Atramedes' sound waves, or getting pulled inside Frostmourne, or... you get the picture. We won't kick her because we're a close-knit group, but I think the stress she's caused has taken five years off my life. However we've cleared DS at a record pace because none of the mechanics, outside of Fading Light (which is really just being alert enough to hit a button), have the "Tag You're It" mechanic. It's a good feeling progressing so fast, but I dread when Blizzard inevitably makes fights with those sorts of mechanics again.
2) The most stressful day of my WoW life was when, as a casual member, my raid-guild pulled me in off the perma-bench to do attempts on Teron Gorefiend. The author alludes to the encounter but for those of you who haven't done it: he randomly selects a player to die, and that player then has to control a minion with unique abilities to kill some adds. Fail and the raid wipes. It was in many ways the epitome of personal responsibility, because it could pick anyone in the raid (other than the tanks), and if you failed repeatedly your guild had no choice but to sit you for the fight. That night Senor Gorefiend picked me EVERY SINGLE BLOODY TIME, even though I'd never been there before. Even worse, he would often pick me first, which sucked because if you died later people who died before you could help kill your adds, but going first means you have to do it unassisted. We got him on the tenth or so attempt, and I got a lot of praise in gchat. Took a lot of screenshots. A good day.


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Plaza Athenee NYC Voted World's Best Spa
Elle | October, 2013
American Leisure's Valmont at the Plaza Athenee Spa was featured in the October issue of ELLE (circulation: 1,135,737) in an "Elle-Approved Getaway" story as one of the world's best spas!
Hotel Plaza Athenee New York City Take a breather from shopping Madison Avenue at the V35 Club, the only stateside getaway to offer luxe treatments from Swiss Alps-based Valmont. TOP TREATMENT: Gotham grime begone. Combine the cellulite-nixing Peaks of slimness treatment with the Precieux L'Elixir des Glaciers facial to feel like a vacationer at a salubrious ski lodge.
American Leisure's Moroccan Hamman at the Setai Featured in Daily Candy
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On any given day, we'd rather be in Morocco. But instead of bemoaning a lack of time/money/adventurous friends, we book an appointment with Manny Ramirez at The Setai spa in downtown Manhattan. As treatment director, Ramirez conceptualized a 90-minute luxurious body detox based on what you'd experience in a traditional hammam, or Turkish bath. And trust us: It transports both body and mind.
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Nothing is more indulgent, relaxing, and restoring than a trip to the spa. Whether it's your first time or you're a spa regular, we asked Amanda Wells, the spa director at The Setai Spa Wall Street, to give us tips to making the most of your spa experience. Learn when to eat before and after, how to prolong your state of bliss, and more when you read on.
Before: Eat an hour before: "When it comes to eating, you don't want to be extremely full, otherwise being on your stomach would just be uncomfortable," Wells explains. "It's OK to snack lightly right before your massage, and eating a light meal 60 to 90 minutes before your service is ideal."
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How an Underdog Won the Race to Bring Bitcoin ATMs to the U.S.
Bitcoin fans can now buy the cryptocurrency from a physical machine in a public location in two of America's 50 states. And while California and New York remain the country's primary tech hubs, these states are still not within view of the finish line in the race for Bitcoin vending machines, which are also commonly called Bitcoin ATMs. Instead, New Mexico and Massachusetts installed the first and second ATMs in the U.S., respectively, thanks in large part to more lenient local regulations.


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Why Men's Lives Are Shorter Than Women's
Listen up, guys. It may be time to drop the bravado and consider these sobering statistics:
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) is three times higher among men who are clinically depressed.
- Male suicides outnumber female suicides in every age group.
- Homicide and suicide are among the top three causes for death among males between the ages of 15 and 34.
- By the age of 85, women outnumber men in the U.S. 2.2 to 1; this rises to 3 to 1 if they reach their 90s.
These are just a few of the realities examined in Why Men Die First: How to Lengthen Your Lifespan, a new book by Marianne J. Legato, MD, that focuses on the biological, cultural, and personal reasons that men's life span in the U.S. lasts an average of six years less than women's.
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Male mortality is shorter in part, Legato says, because males are more fragile and inherently vulnerable than females from birth. And unlike women, who have fought hard to have their specific health needs validated and addressed, men haven't demanded equal treatment.
"It is a need that has never been addressed," Legato says. "Men have been tremendously neglected and it doesn't have to be that way."
Men's medical challenges owe a great deal to cultural conditioning. The rules are set shortly after birth, Legato says: Suck up the pain, don't be a wimp, show no weakness, and "man up." Many men only seek medical counsel when under duress from a spouse or when their condition has deteriorated to a severe state.
"Women are able to logically ask for help," says Legato, who has long promoted the concept of gender-specific medicine. "They're hardwired in the brain and very motivated."
"The cultural reasons for not going to the doctor are killing men," she says.
How Men Can Live Longer
In her book, Legato examines and champions an end to the lack of awareness among men -- and even the medical community -- regarding the specific health needs of a male that could help prevent male deaths. Men, she says, deserve better and should insist on higher standards.
"Don't tolerate the current situation where men die six years before women," Legato says. "If we can conquer breast cancer and AIDS to the extent we have, we can certainly save our men."
Legato highlights the following leading factors of death in men in which men can begin to make a significant difference in their health and improve male life expectancy:
1.Speak frankly with a doctor: Leave embarrassment in the waiting room. Women are taught at an early age to be candid and open with their doctors. Symptoms that can be uncomfortable to talk about -- such as erectile dysfunction -- can be tied to more serious ailments such as diabetes and heart disease. Men, despite cultural tradition, should also request breast checks.


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Bespoke Solar thermal system with Heat Pump back up for family in Morningside Johannesburg. Solar act's as primary energy source, but when the weathers bad, or their is high usage a highly efficient heat pump kicks in to support with the demand.
In current challenging times, many people find the transition to renewable methods too costly. Greencon has an Eskom approved methodology where we use your existing geysers and convert them to solar assisted system. The conversion qualifies for a rebate and help soften the cost of moving to greener technologies
Plumbing the plant room for a house in Craighall. This system space heats, and cools. Provides hot water for domestic use, heats the pool and uses very, very little energy to do all this.
5 collectors installed to boost existing central heating system in Saxonwold…going to cook this winter.
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Paul, a 50-ish opera queen with a habit of breaking everything he touches and Marc, a young, ditzy dancer and circuit boy, are an odd pairing as friends. As detectives, however, they are one small step from disaster. Why these two feel the need to investigate the death of Jennifer Burke, a rising opera star is almost a bigger mystery than whether the diva actually was pushed off a cliff. Hot on the trail of clues that lead to all the wrong answers, our energetically inefficient sleuths investigate a sharp-tongued music critic, a way over-the-hill prima donna, and a formidable drag artiste before accidentally stumbling over the truth.
Phillip Scott, a lifelong resident of Sydney, Australia, is the author of two other Marc and Paul mysteries, Gay Resort Murder Shock and Get Over It!


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Dear Bioware,
Imagine a movie studio was known for making great movies. Imagine they spent three years hyping the final segment of a beloved trilogy. And now imagine that the media company they were owned by decided that the movie was only going to be available—ever—on a cheap iMax ripoff called Origin. Now, anybody could get to one of these theaters, though it would be less convenient and you had to wear annoying glasses all the time; the picture was the same, and the big media company told the studio that there was no harm, this was just the price of getting their movie funded and preventing people from making illegal copies of it.
Now, the movie came out, and it made lots of money because it was a good movie, and the big media company made even more money because of the exclusive deal they signed with Origin. And, of course, lots of people bought the DVD when it came out, and even more people pirated it (the exclusive deal did work to prevent piracy) and watched it at home. Most of these people would not have bought or paid to see the movie anyway, but a few of them did so because they did not like the glasses that Origin made them wear or the other inconveniences that were associated with this brand of theaters. A few more were worried about leaving their name, credit card info, and SSN with Origin theaters, but Origin promised that it wouldn't even look at that information if you didn't want it to, and, as far as anyone knew, it didn't.
Basically, everyone was generally happy with this situation. The studio made money, the big media company made money, the people who saw the movie in theaters were pretty satisfied, and the pirates were happy because it was a good movie. A couple of economists looked at the numbers and said that the profits lost when a few people demanded their money back or refused to go see the movie was more than covered by the exclusive deal with Origin.
I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that I get it: I understand that EA wants to get into the digital download market, and that they cannot do that unless they give consumers a reason to prefer Origins to Steam. I get that the number one way to make that happen is to make games exclusive on Origins, because it is the thing they control the most easily and because it is the best way to win gamers over. I get that game studios need distribution giants like EA, and that, moreover, they own you, so Mass Effect 3 is their product and their biggest ace right now. I get that maybe you like the deal too because it might mean that more people buy your game which means you get to keep making your games; I get that even if you did want to change the whole situation, you couldn't. I get that you're trying to maximize profits and quality, and appreciate that you understand that maximizing the second increases the first and that increasing the first gives you more latitude to improve the second.
What I want you to understand, though, is different. I want you to understand that all of the above is the reason that I BUY games, the reason I bought Mass Effect, and Dragon Age, and Mass Effect 2, and, well you get the picture. I buy your games because I believe in you as a studio, and I understand the realities of being a studio that makes blockbuster games, and because I know I will enjoy them. Those are the same reasons that I will likely buy Mass Effect 3.
So don't make it purchasable through Steam. That's ok. Make it so that you have to have an Origins account to buy, install, and run the game as well as to acquire any DLCs. Make those DLCs exclusive to Origins even. As a loyal consumer, I am ok with all that. I don't like it. I don't like ANY of it, but the problems with exclusivity and DLCs in general are a different issue, but I will happily accept it as part of what you determine to be the price of your game. All I ask is this:
Please allow me to run Mass Effect 3 without another program running in the background.
Don't force a "client" on me, or a constantly active "launcher": neither of these prevent piracy; neither of them will make it so that someone who is smarter than I am cannot bypass your protections and make the game more enjoyable because it is less inconvenient. As has been rehashed ad infinitum, the only effect that such launchers have is to hurt those people who have bought the game legitimately. And, as I hope you understand, this type of DRM—the constantly running/constantly connected variety—hurts us a lot more than any other method.