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With an eclectic background in mathematical studies, football, and youth counseling, Dr. Charles Grim could have headed in many professional directions. His desire to better the lives of others and his contempt for invertebrates ultimately pointed toward a career in chiropractics and holistic wellness, leading him to found the Pennsylvania Center for Wellness. Whether helping clients manage pain without drugs or detoxifying the body through ionic footbaths, Dr. Grim and his staff bring genuine compassion to their practice. During free consultations, they work with clients to select the massage, chiropractic treatment, or nonsurgical laser procedure that best suits the individual's needs and lifestyle.
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Cornerstone Market & Produce taps into the orchards and ovens of the Philadelphia area to offer fresh produce and baked goods from local vendors such as Weavers Way. Cornerstone also sells assorted frozen items, including seafood from Otolith Seafood and Ben & Jerry's ice cream (they go surprisingly well together), as well as canned goods and cartonned essentials. And to cover your family's next birthday party or UN-sanctioned nuclear missile test, Cornerstone Market & Produce offers extensive catering options—including a deluxe sandwich platter ($8.95 per person) and a cheese platter of the mozzarella, brie, and cheddar variety ($49 for the ten person small order).
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small fire in the substation of Dominion Resources Inc's 710-megawatt Chesapeake coal/oil-fired power plant in Virginia briefly knocked out power to about 35,000 customers early Wednesday, a company spokesman said.
The fire, which started about 6:30 a.m. EST, did not cause any injuries. Local fire fighters put it out about five minutes after arriving, Dominion spokesman Dan Genest told Reuters.
The plant's four coal units were operating at the time of the fire but shut automatically and remain off line. Genest said the fire was in the substation and the company did not expect any damage to the plant.
He could not say when the plant would return to service.
The company restored power to homes and businesses within about 45 minutes, Genest said.
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New Year's Eve 2015
2014-15 Fireworks, Events, Countdown Parties, Hotels
Best fireworks displays for new
year's eve 2015 around the world
Times Square Live Stream Ball Drop,
New York
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Paris New Years Eve 2015 Light Show Eiffel Tower, Restaurants, nightclubs
New Years Eve is a unique time of
year to visit a new place, and we aim to travel to as many as we can.
We've already visited some of the top ones: Paris,
Sydney, London and Edinburgh but have the ambition to get to as many
of the others as we can, with the best places to go for new year
2014-15 next on our list!
We hope you find our listings useful in finding
the very best NYE fireworks, parties, hotels, concerts, restaurants, cruises
and events wherever you are!
When you mention New Years Eve in
conjunction with the US State of Nevada then people
automatically think of Las Vegas, and with good
reason as the casino capital's famous strip has
probably more fireworks and celebrity performers per
square inch than anywhere else in the world!
However, the county seat is still Reno, and this
town is no slouch itself when it comes to throwing a
Now it seems to me that of
you're in Nevada for new years and looking for
somewhere to join the party then you're almost
certainly headed for Vegas, but if you fancy
something just a little less predictable, or maybe
you've done the Vegas thing already, then Reno
certainly looks like a pretty decent alternative,
especially with the nearby Lake Tahoe to visit if
you're also looking for some chillout time and more
scenic diversions.
The major event
in Reno for New Years Eve is the
annual Downtown midnight countdown
and fireworks display. The 15 minute
display takes place from 4 different
rooftops, launching thousands of
pyrotechnics skywards that can be
viewed from right across the city
landscape. The fireworks are
preceded by a street party that
takes good advantage of the balmy
Nevada winter weather to get
everyone out and joining the party,
so be sure to get there early!
Away from the
main event, many of the hotels and
casinos join in with their own
special events to capitalise on the
occasion. For new year's eve 2015
there is a big event at the
JA Nugget, who are hosting a
grand new year dance party in their
Celebrity Showroom with midnight
countdown and free champagne toast.
There is also a new year's eve show
at the
Grand Sierra resort and casino.
The city's other
main casinos will also be vying for
business on what is one of the
busiest nights of the year in this
party town - particular favourite
are the
Peppermill Hotel Casino, the Eldorado Hotel and
Casino, New Year's Eve at Harrah's
Reno in downtown and Silver Legacy
Casino. Ticket details for all these
venues to follow once the party
details for 2014-2015 become
dining options a lot of the most
popular restaurants in town are
those located in the big casinos,
especially those with the big
buffets, but there are a wide range
of local an international choices
too. Steakhouses are especially well
regarded here and the Atlantis
Steakhouse at Atlantis Casino Resort
Spa, Sterling's Seafood Steakhouse
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rave reviews. Check out the full
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If you read Sunday Outdoors in The Chronicle or get my Tweets, then you already know all about this. But you might not have seen it with your own eyes. Chronicle field scout and contributing outdoors photographer Eric Dugan captured the triple conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury on Sunday (and Monday) evenings, as well as […] [Read More]
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In an amazing series of images in multiple sets this year, Bay Area nature photographer Eric Dugan has captured nesting osprey in the North Bay. And in the past week, Eric caught the ultimate: first flight. Eric found the nest near Glen Cove and has tracked the osprey almost daily for months. Galleries of his […] [Read More]


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Serial Box is a monthly compilation of stolen, hacked and otherwise illegally obtained serial numbers for many applications. Serial Box, the successor to Surfer's Serials, is the most popular serial compilation for the Mac OS X operating system. Although it has serials for major Windows compatible applications, the majority of serials are for Macintosh applications. The application offers several options designed to ease locating and inserting illegal serial numbers. The reasons for doing this is to prevent multiple copies of the same serial number on a network to be detected, and to have an ostensibly valid serial number for obtaining updates.
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Never Givin' Up
- Sunday, April 25, 2004
Folks who follow the world of pop music – Christian or otherwise – know that the release of a "greatest hits" album usually signifies the closing of some chapter in the artist's life or career. It may be the last release on that particular label as the artist prepares to sign a new contract with another; or it may be the end of a particular endeavor, such as a band or vocal group.
For über-group Avalon, last year's "Testify to Love: The Very Best of Avalon" did not mark the group's final release for Sparrow Records, neither did it signify the end of the Avalon era. After all, the group's sixth album of new material (and eighth release overall), "The Creed" (Sparrow), hit the shelves in late February. So why should anyone assume there might have been trouble in paradise? Unless, of course, it was true.
It's been said that bad news comes in triplicate; and it's often not that first blow that levels you or even the one-two punch of the second, but it's that unexpected third sucker punch that scores the total knockout.
As original member Janna Long remembers it, "The moment, for me, came last summer. We had already been through so much two years ago and then to have Michael [Passons] leave last summer just basically had me throwing up my hands and saying, "OK, God, I've done this for nine years. It's been great, but maybe it's just time. Maybe this season of my life, this chapter of my life is just over; and I talked with Jody about that. When you've been beaten down, there's always that final blow."
The dark night of the soul for Avalon started in July 2001 with the most unexpected piece of news anyone could imagine. Sparrow Records Vice President of A&R Grant Cunningham, who helped form the group nine years ago and had been an integral part of all of Avalon's recordings, received a serious blow to the head during a soccer match and passed away shortly after falling into a coma due to swelling of the brain. To say the loss was devastating to the foursome was an understatement.
As Jody McBrayer explains it, "I don't think the typical Avalon fan probably knew who Grant Cunningham was, unless they are just the type to really read the credits diligently. Even within the industry, I'm not sure how many knew how deeply this affected us. Grant signed Janna and me to Sparrow; and if [producer] George Martin was the 'fifth Beatle,' Grant was the 'fifth Avalonian.' There wasn't a record that was made or a song that was sung or written that Grant didn't have his fingerprints on. So to be sitting at his funeral was a very surreal time for us; and it just left us with a very hollow feeling, wondering what we were going to do.
"Cherie [Paliotta, now Adams] left shortly after that, which, although she was a newlywed and wanted to give her new life some attention, I do think her departure had a lot to do with the pressure we all were under, the sense of loss we felt. Cherie was a very emotional person, too. She felt things much deeper than most people, which made her fantastic at what she did; but it also sometimes added an extra burden for her."
The loss of Grant and Cherie left Jody, Janna and Michael down but not out. After hiring fellow Truth alumnus Melissa Greene to replace Adams, the group recorded three new songs to accompany its greatest hits album, which released a year ago. It featured 12 former No. 1 songs. (Two of the three new songs climbed to the top of the Christian pop charts.) With the ever-present support of its fans, a fair amount of touring and a live DVD release last year, things were looking up again for Avalon.
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Oh, I just found a weird bug. Piloswine, and Mamoswine have different type of experience, so after the evolution and gaining one level, it gained actually 12 additional levels. That confused me really big.
You should change it, as well as the stats of all that added pokemon.
Alright, fixed the Mamoswine bug, and double checked the others for errors too. Unless you guys find any other errors, I'll go head and get the new bug-fixed patch up tonight.
EDIT: In looking back over my notes, I noticed an unused flag leftover from one of the old events, so I think I will use this to put back in something this hack originally lacked- a powerful final trainer.
Also, Glad you guys are fans! Hope you enjoy the hack!
EDIT2: The bug-fixed patch is up. Apply it to a clean rom, then give it the same file name as the old one and you can pickup where you left off. If you already have a Mamoswine that did the EXP bug, he will most likely do it again since his growth rate was changed to fix it, but new ones should work fine. Also, I would recommend NOT saving in Unknown Dungeon before you go to resume from the newly patched version. You should be able to save anywhere else though.
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ACS Institutional Grants for Junior Faculty
Deadline: Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Purdue University Center for Cancer Research invites applications for one-year, cancer-focused research grants from junior faculty for the American Cancer Society (ACS) Small Grants Program. This program is supported by an Institutional Research Grant to the Purdue Center for Cancer Research from the ACS.
The awards are restricted to tenure and research-track junior faculty within six years of their first appointment whose research programs are not yet or not currently supported through national competitive research grants [i.e. K99, R00, R01, R21, DoD, HHMI - please e-mail Doug Cuttell with any questions about this criteria] and who must be, at the time of the application, citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States or its possessions and territories, or must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence at the time of application.
Proposals will be funded at the $ 30,000 level for one year, and there are ONE to TWO awards that can be potentially awarded. An individual may apply for a one year competitive renewal of a previously funded pilot project grant (Committee will require review of a progress report for consideration).
Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria: Cancer relevance, scientific merit, novelty, and significance. It is important to emphasize cancer relevance throughout the application.
It is strongly encouraged that you contact Doug Cuttell (firstname.lastname@example.com) for a FASTR project planning meeting by November 1, 2012. Project mapping is a proposal planning and organization process to help a PI with his/her grant and resulting communication to reviewers. Please contact Doug with any questions or expectations.
Proposals will be evaluated by the Center for Cancer Research Institutional Research Grant Committee for the ACS. This committee is chaired by the Center Director and consists of faculty at all professorial ranks. Members of this committee represent the four scientific programs within the Center.
A PDF or Word file of the application must be submitted on ACS application forms and include the Center cover page.
All electronic applications are due to the Center Office by 5 pm on November 15, 2012. Applications require prior approval of the appropriate department head, but do not require completion of the university transmittal check sheet.
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With the papal visit less than one week away, the Birmingham Post predicts that the Pope's visit will generate £12.5 million for the city's economy. In further welcome news, Edinburgh is anticipating a profit of £4 million. With Birmingham and Edinburgh expecting to prosper so significantly from hosting Pope Benedict for one day only, this is a highly auspicious indicator for the economic benefits of the Holy Father's two-day stay in London.
This hopefully alleviates the taxpayer's fears about the cost of the papal visit. The legacy of the banking crisis has understandably deepened sensitivities regarding public expenditure. The pursuit of profit must be tempered by an ethical framework in order to serve the common good, not the privileged few. The Pope's encyclical entitled, 'Charity in Truth', published in July 2009, reminds society that "development is impossible without upright men and women, without financiers and politicians whose consciences are finely attuned to the common good".
There are few heads of state courageous enough to be the voice of the vulnerable and not the architect of political expediency. Aside from the economic fruits his visit will cultivate, British society has never so desperately needed the Pope's moral courage and wisdom to navigate a just and prudent route at this crossroads in our history.


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FLEXeFX puts stompbox tone control at your feet
Most guitarists will have tweaked each stompbox in a pedal board chain well before the gig starts, and will probably stick to the same bank of available tones for the whole performance. Those in the mood for sonic experimentation, however, might feel tempted to dive down mid-song for a remix using the control knobs on the front of the effects pedal. If you're smart (or quick), no-one will notice. If you had a FLEXeFX pedal or two, though, you wouldn't even have to take your gifted hands away from the guitar at all. You could change your sound on the fly using your foot. Read More
Sure-Ears In-Ear Monitors sport smaller drivers for fuller sound
California's Wi Digital Systems has launched a new Sure-Ears series of in-ear monitors (IEM) geared toward musicians, including a Micro-In-Ears model that features a smaller driver design for a claimed fuller sound with deep bass and crisp highs. Read More
Sharetapes puts a modern twist on the physical mixtape
Once upon a time, the analog cassette tape was king. And for those that remember the time, chances are you might also recall having made a mixtape or two as well. Australian-based start-up venture Sharetapes is looking to recapture a little of that old-school magic, albeit with a modern twist, by launching a line of physical cards that you can load-up with playlists from websites like YouTube, Spotify and 8tracks. Users can then share their saved lists with other people's smartphones using near-field communication (NFC) technology or quick response (QR) scanning codes. Read More
Review: Peavey AT-200 guitar with Auto-Tune technology
Gizmag has been following the development of the Antares Auto-Tune for Guitar technology with great interest since it was first teased back in May 2011. In January 2012, it was launched in two guitars at the Winter NAMM show, but only one of those has actually made the leap into production. Peavey released its AT-200 as last year came to a close, and I've spent the last few weeks in the company of this game-changing guitar while also chatting with some of the folks involved in its development. Read More
The adventure-proof Alpaca carbon fiber travel guitar
While Bob Wiley's Ministar and the Apache Series from Vox are certainly travel-friendly guitars, they're not exactly adventure-proof. Chris Duncan's Alpaca Guitar, on the other hand, is precisely that. Described as a great sounding, go everywhere instrument, it's lightweight, durable and weather- and water-resistant. Read More
Review: Munitio SV earphones
While wandering the show floor at CES 2013, we bumped into Munitio, a company best known for its 9 mm earphones. Munito was showing off its new SV headphones, which we've been trying out over the last few weeks to find out what they bring to the table in terms of design and sound quality. Read More
Ever since its inception, the digital or "modeling" guitar amplifier has caused a great deal of debate amongst players. On one hand, a digital amp gives you versatility, with a multitude of emulated amp "models" and tones that can be dialed up within seconds. A regular vacuum tube amp is far less versatile, but purists will argue that the warm tube-sound it produces can never be replicated by digital modeling. In an effort to bridge the divide between the two, MI Audio has created the Flex SmartAmp, a tube-driven, analog guitar amplifier that can be digitally controlled using an iDevice. Read More
The company that's said to have put the "stomp" in stompbox has detailed three new guitar effects pedals, featuring a new technology called Multi-Dimensional Processing (MDP) developed by its parent company Roland. The TE-2 Tera Echo is a landmark pedal not only because of the new signal processing technology, but also by virtue of it being the one-hundredth BOSS Compact Series model to be released. The MO-2 Multi Overtone uses a guitar's harmonic characteristics to build unique rich sounds that enhance the normal tone. Roland says that the DA-2 Adaptive Distortion unit makes use of the MDP technology to deliver perfect distortion wherever you play on the neck. Read More
Florida's SOUL Electronics, probably best known for its SOUL by Ludicras premium headphones, has announced the immediate availability of its Party in a box P910 boombox. Originally launched way back at CES 2012, the multi-speaker wireless music streamer features a built-in iPhone/iPod/iPad dock, has an FM radio, both USB and aux inputs, and can also be used as an instrument and vocal amp, a karaoke machine and PA system. It also sports twin analog VU meters, so that party guests can see exactly how much sonic oomph this baby is pumping out. Read More
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A conservative banking strategy that has nevertheless sought out growth opportunities is paying off for Itaú, Latin America's largest bank
Next year's presidential elections also spell uncertainty,
while there is concern over disruption - following protests
that erupted across the country in 2013 - when the country
hosts the World Cup next summer.
But optimism for the banking sector is based on what many
analysts see as prudent planning and a conservative approach to
doing business - operating principles that have largely paid
off for the country's main private lenders.
Profitability is unlikely to remain at past levels, Fitch
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non-government lenders in Brazil, have coped admirably with
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Has anyone run a thread on which Office software is being used / considered in our schools.
My School is an Emotionally Disturbed Boys (EDB) school for KS3. Till recently Office 2003 has been the bedrock but finding licenses were umh a bit out of kilter we recently signed up for the schools agreement entitling us to Office 2010. Now deployed - howls of protest!!
As with many schools we have a few Apple Mac machines they currently don't have anything other than the Apple software on board.


text: The accepted wisdom on executive résumés in recent years is that less detail is more and branding is everything. Tell the world who you are and what you do best in as few words as possible. But search engine optimization has reared its cumbersome head in the job market. Some CIOs say they are being encouraged to list everything they have done because even résumés for top talent often get a first swipe by software that uses keywords to find prospects. More CIO career resources Branding drives Volvo, FedEx and CIOsNine tips for polishing your résumé But take it from job coaches and CIOs in the field: resist. Just ask Jesus Arriaga, a former CIO and senior vice president at Spirent Communications Inc. Arriaga has been on the job market since July, a casualty in a layoff of top management at the Rockville, Md.-based manufacturer of telecommunications equipment. He said his first résumé effort was to "build a brochure." "I learned that I was giving way too much information. Except in very limited cases, no one is going to read a résumé verbatim," said Arriaga, currently interim CIO at Bosley Inc., a Boston-based hair replacement company. "I had to remember how I looked at résumeés." A five-page résumé was cut to two and a quarter pages with the aim of giving a quick snapshot of top accomplishments, and a relentless focus on business acumen. "My résumé has very little technical information and no tactical bullet points -- PeopleSoft deployment, SAP experience. The


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Melanie Fiona confronts love's grey areas on The MF Life
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In a music industry obsessed with Auto-Tuned sing-a-longs, Melanie Fiona has struggled to keep it real. At the moment, the Canadian R&B singer is in heavy radio rotation with "4 AM," a restless ballad that carries an emotional torch for anyone that's stayed up late at night to wait for a curiously absent lover.
"It doesn't sound like anything else on the radio," says Fiona (born Melanie Fiona Hallim). "It's allowed me to show the power in my voice, but it still has that sense of vulnerability. I think everybody that hears it is like, 'Oh, I've been there. Like, wow she said that? Yeah!'"
The slow-burning song's slick and sparse sound also marks a new creative direction for an artist whose career has taken several, sonically adventurous turns.
The daughter of Guyanese immigrants, Fiona grew up in Vaughan, Ontario. She spent her teen years trying on various musical guises, briefly joining a girl group and working as a supper club singer in Toronto in a band called The Renaissance, which also counted the rapper Drake among its members.
In 2005, she moved to Los Angeles to make it as a musician, initially finding success as a reggae artist. She started songwriting and earned the attention from major label execs when a song she co-wrote -- "Dem Haters" -- ended up on Rihanna's second album. She signed with Jay-Z's management company Roc Nation, scored opening slots on tours with Kanye West and Alicia Keys and released the retro soul-infused debut The Bridge in 2009.
That same year her heartfelt single "It Kills Me" topped Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop song charts, which some have credited with nudging the genre away from Auto-Tuned anthems and back toward overtly emotional balladry. Earlier this year, her profile received a huge boost in the form of two Grammy awards for "Fool For You," her collaboration with Cee Lo Green.
Despite that success, the 28-year-old remains unknown to most Canadians. She hopes to reverse that situation with her sophomore effort, The MF Life (Universal). Released this February, the album is more eclectic sounding than her debut. Full of narratives exploring the heady, tumultuous and occasionally disturbing side effects of love, it boasts guest spots from the rappers Nas, T-Pain and J. Cole and features one song -- "I Been That Girl" -- penned by her former band mate Drake.
A few days after her Juno win for Best R&B/Soul Recording for her single "Gone and Never Coming Back," MSN sat down with Fiona to chat about working with Drake, her new single "4 AM" and finally receiving recognition in her home country years after her chart success south of the border.
You've been nominated for four Grammys, won two Grammys and now have a Juno. How does it feel to get that recognition from the Canadian music industry?
It's a beautiful feeling. It's home grown. It's love. I've been fighting a lot of battles to represent Canada abroad so it's a great feeling to get some love and recognition back home. My thing is always that it is a little harder for Canadian artists [to break through in Canada], especially in R&B or urban music. Better late than never.
Why is it harder for urban artists?
I don't think there's good infrastructure for urban music. It's much easier for indie rock bands to have a presence in Canada, but the industry hasn't developed to be able to support all the different types of genres and artists that Canada is budding with now.
Many people have been critical of the fact that a Christmas album -- Michael Bublé's Christmas -- won Album of the Year at the Junos. What do you think it says about the Canadian music industry that a Christmas album can win Album of the Year?
I mean, it is an album. It made it into the category in the first place. If it made it in to the category, then it's worthy. Everybody's always going to have some comment about who should've won but at the end of the day, he's Michael Bublé and there's obviously an association to his success based on the artist that he is and that's the album that he made.
Let's talk about your new album, The MF Life. The song "I Been That Girl" was written by Drake and the hip-hop producer T-Minus. How did that collaboration come about?
Drake and I have known each other for years and we've always discussed collaborating. After we had both gotten to the breakout points of our careers, we'd see each other and be like, "Yeah we need to work together!" I was working on my second album and he was starting his second and he was like, "I really want to work with you, but I want to write something for you. I want to do something really special for you for the album." I thought that was cool because typically everybody's going to expect a feature, right?
We talked about my approach for this album, which was about truth and relationships. He's very good at relating to women in his songs and speaking to the sensibilities of women and I pride myself on speaking to the sensibilities of women as well. I wanted to show how we all go through the same things but we have to learn from it. The conversation he created in the song was me talking to a girlfriend and just letting her know, "Hey, I'm seeing what's happening with you. I've been there, but never again." I think it's a brilliant song and concept. I love it.
Do you find a lot of male songwriters are able to relate to those female sensibilities?
I think a good songwriter can. It doesn't have to be male or female. What happens is you can make a song about a woman's perspective through certain key words, lyrical content and subject matter. However, what's the most important -- whether you're a man or woman -- is just the real emotion because men hurt too. If you replace 'he' with a 'she' or vice versa, it will still make for a great song.
Why do you think "4 AM" is resonating with people right now?
Because people like to be acting the fool in the club for some reason! I don't go out. I'm a home body so I think that everybody's experienced like, 'Yo! Where the hell are you?' at some point, whether that's midnight or at 4 a.m. But "4 AM" tends to be a little sexier and like I said, more vulnerable.
I like that you question your own motivations in the lyrics, though obviously you take your side in the end. A common criticism of current Top 40 radio is that the emotions expressed tend to be black and white and there aren't many grey areas being explored. What're your thoughts on that?
There's so much room in grey. My entire album talks about the ups and downs of love and life and it goes from being completely heartbroken to empowering yourself to leaving a relationship to being strong for your partner to a sensual, sick morbid love with "Bones." I think that that's living in the grey because you're able to touch upon so many layers. Once you're black or once you're white you're either done or you're in. I feel that the grey is good. You leave a lot of room for great storytelling in the grey.
Have you faced resistance from managers or labels to that approach?
I have. I've gotten things like, "You should be singing more upbeat songs" or "Step away from relationships."
Step away from relationships? Really?
Well maybe bad relationships. Some people might take it as weakness to be able to sing a sad song or a love song where you're expressing despair, but there's a lot of strength in that. I'm not a negative person. I'm not low on myself. I'm confident in my belief in love so being able to express what I've been through, what I think other people go through and what I think other people are unable to say for themselves -- I find strength in that. And if anybody has anything else to say, then I just say "I'm sorry, didn't Adele sell, like, a gazillion records? Yeah I'll sing about relationships until I die." [laughs]
When did you find the confidence to be able to say that? Was there a turning point?
"It Kills Me" was the turning point for me. Before anyone knew "It Kills Me," I knew that it was going to be the record that changed my life. I knew that.
How did you know it?
Because I'd never sung so much truth. I'd never sung with so much emotion. That turned out to be my first number one record and that earned me my first Grammy nomination. At that point, I remember thinking back to all the people who were like, "You sing too well. No one can sing along with that." And truthfully, in my own observation, that sparked a surge of heartfelt R&B songs right after and I think that's a beautiful thing. If that's what happened because of something I did, I take that as a high compliment. You just can't be afraid to keep it real.
Are there any songs on the new album that were tough to tackle emotionally or vocally?
It's interesting because, this time around, I understand my story a little bit better so it's easier to tell, but I'd probably say... um... hmmm. That's a very good question. I'm stumped. "4 AM" was a stretch for me especially coming from The Bridge, which had a big, retro sound and big soul. When I got to "4 AM," I really had to take a step back and be like, "How do I feel about this record?" It's different. It's a very linear, almost electronic-sounding song. Very different from what I was used to.
Was it 4 a.m. when you recorded it?
No, it was 4 p.m! I remember because I had to catch a flight that night. I remember having to really focus on singing straight and singing with emotion -- very clean, but very emotional.
Before you started singing R&B, you were a reggae artist and performed under the name Syren Hall. Where did that name come from?
Symphony Syren was my first MySpace page name. When I first started doing music, I had a friend -- we were 15 -- and he used to call me Symphony and in Greek mythology Syren is this mermaid that had a beautiful voice and could draw the sailors in -- so that's where the Syren part came from. I started doing reggae-infused R&B because I wanted to have my own place in the music industry, [especially] in [the United States] where there are a gazillion R&B girls, and that was a familiar sound to me being West Indian and coming from Toronto. That's really where I got my start. "Somebody Come Get Me" was the first song that came out before I had an album and a record deal, and the DJs just put Syren on the record and that was that. Once I started doing music for my album, I was like OK I think I'm going to go by my 'name name.'
Any rowdy crowds to deal with during the reggae years?
Oh my god. Of course! Lots of weed-smoking parties and Heineken bottles being thrown. I was doing it all in Los Angeles -- all the jazz and reggae festivals out there. But what a beautiful thing; reggae music is one of those things that people love. If you love reggae music, you love all reggae music and I think what I was doing was unique to me so I got a lot of love. But I did a lot of dodgy clubs too. It's all good.
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Should I Get a Christian Tattoo (Even If My Parents Don't Like It)?
- Monday, February 01, 2010
A tattoo is (apart from expensive, extensive work) a permanent decision, a permanent decision made by a very young man that his older self, his wife, his children, and everyone in his life will, in some way, have to live with.
It may be that getting this tattoo is precisely what you ought to do. If so, then work toward being on your own, cultivating the maturity and the wisdom to hear outside counsel and to think this through with the mind of Christ. In the meantime, though, be a sign of the gospel by submitting to your parents even in something in which you think they're short-sighted. Submission, after all, isn't to things one readily sees as good ideas; that's called "agreement." Submission is often in matters in which one thinks one knows better. God will bless that.
One more thing: a tattoo won't stop you from wrecking your life, no matter what it says. The rebellious heart gets what it wants, and will do what it takes to get there. An immoral man can easily scoff at the tattoo, or even blaspheme as a result of it in the throes of his rebellion. Instead of working to embed the gospel on your skin, embed it on your conscience. Cultivate repentance, confession, and seeking the life of Christ. The answer for you isn't your own skin ink but Someone Else's nail scars.
Russell Moore is Dean of the School of Theology and Senior Vice President for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and executive director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement. Dr. Moore is the author of The Kingdom of Christ: The New Evangelical Perspective (Crossway, 2004) and the forthcoming Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches (Crossway, May 2009).
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Before & After: A White Washed Kitchen
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Here's a great example of how paint and new cabinet hardware can easily and inexpensively upgrade a kitchen. The family over at Keeping It Cozy made over their kitchen with these upgrades, and a few other finishing touches to make the space look bright and brand new — with a budget of only $1000!
Of their remodel, Keeping It Cozy makes a great statement:
I always feel like paint is the most affordable way to completely make over a room and painting kitchen cabinets are a perfect example. The other ways to affect a remodel on a budget are to be resourceful, use existing elements if possible, prioritize those things you feel are worth the extra money and finally, do the work yourself!
They painted the existing cabinets, wall and ceiling all the same white color to brighten up the space and make the kitchen feel larger than its actual small size. The countertops were replaced with counters made from beautiful reclaimed barn wood, handmade by a family member. The dated ceiling tiles were removed to reveal a wonderful original bead board finish and an extra four inches of ceiling height! The awesome original farmhouse sink remained, while a new dishwasher and new faucet, cabinet hardware, and light fixtures were installed. There is a breakdown of their budget, many more great before, after and process shots of the space, and images of their great vintage furniture scores that were used in the kitchen on their blog.
Read More: The Story of a Country Kitchen at Keeping It Cozy
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I have a dark narrow galley kitchen in my apartment & I'm not supposed to paint. Is there any special prep or paint that would let me paint Formica cabinets and get the paint back off easily?
Nice work!
this looks wonderful!
I never get tired of white cabinets with wood counters. Nice!
LOVE that beadboard ceiling, and what a boon that must have felt like, to discover how much more height it gave you!!! And the reclaimed-wood countertops are simply amazing!
They also added crown molding to make up the added ceiling height and top of cabinet gap. But very nice reno on a tight budget. Cottage cozy.
It definitely brings in more light, but it looks a little too stark to me. I think it would do well with a longish curtain mounted near the ceiling, and perhaps tied to the side, to soften it up.
WOW! I really fancy a white kitchen.
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I was going to say.... HUGE improvement. I love the white. A few pops of color here and there and it will be perfect!
That huge sink really helps to protect the wood countertops by keeping the water away. I love it - and I wonder if you can still find really wide sinks like that!
The POWER of white paint. Love white kitchens!
Love it.
Gorgeous... what a transformation! I agree that a few pops of colour would complete it. Thanks for sharing!
I love white kitchens. Mine have always been white. This one is gorgeous.
To the first poster, if your cabinets are flat, you can remove the doors and hardware, and use one of those new temporary wallpaper products out there to give your galley a new look, keeping in mind you will have to remove it all before you move. If the doors have insets etc., forget it.Too much work. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/temporary-peel-and-stick-wallp-153453
Beautiful--very much improved kitchen. I can't believe someone covered up that bead board ceiling with those ugly ceiling tiles.
Beautiful! The only thing I'd add is hanging prisms to the kitchen window to have refracted light playfully bouncing around the room.
Lovely job! I'm so glad you were able to keep that beautiful farmhouse sink.
Gorgeous! I love the ceiling and the sink. All their hardwork has totally paid off.
@willow789 - agree!! That would really add something extra to the room, but keep the clean look they've got going on.
I must have been holding my breath when scrolling down to the *after* picture because when I saw it I let out a sigh of relief. I love, love, love it. :)
Really nice update, looks like your work paid off!
OHHHHH!!! I really love that sink. Great job! SO much better and it now looks like a really enjoyable space.
LOVELY! I wish they would have used warm toned hardware to coordinate with the wood. Like ORB or brass. But with a $1000 budget, they really stretched it :)
The post says they put on new cabinet hardware, but isn't it the same in before and after? Cabinet hardware can eat up a tiny buget.
Beautiful job on the makeover, and I have to disagree about it needing pops of color. It's perfect as it is. Except that I would have kept the cute piggie (over that cool sink in the befor shot). I hope you put him up somewhere else.
I think by removing the curtains along made a significant change!
Well done! I love that ceiling. It's so wonderful to see an example of character being saved and revealed and accentuated rather than removed or destroyed.
Perfect. As for 'softening it up', I would just move the little cup with flowers onto the windowsill. Beautiful job!
amazing! i'd just add some burts of color, maybe a colorful painting on the wall. some ceramics on the counter.
@RURAL AND RUEFUL - it is actually new hardware for only $85 - different style and material. If you click over to the project's website they give more details.
For $2 they could of carefully caulked the trim to ceiling paneling to fill in the distracting the gaps. But those $2 could of taken them over budget.
I really like it. THat was pay dirt when you found that wooden ceiling.
I love the ceiling beams- this addition really makes the room! Beautiful renovation!
This is a major improvement, congrats! I'd also hang some artwork or try to introduce a bit of color somehow..
Country is not my style, but considering that, this looks fantastic!
I think I'd paint the ceiling a very light sky blue or celadon green, though. That much white is a bit snowy looking, and light blue has commonly been used on porch ceilings, so it's kind of traditional... (And I just think celadon would be pretty!!)
Paint question!! I have a very similar "before" kitchen and desperately need a quick fix before I can gut the whole thing, bring down a wall and make my dreams come true! What kind of paint would you use on a formica/laminate sort of cabinet and on a varnished wood? Was there a lot of sanding involved? That terrifies me most...
Love that they kept the original cabinets! Great overall re-do
Nice! I love the warmth the wood counter tops bring to the space. Very bright and nice. This kitchen totally did not need to be demolished - great what some paint and adds can make.
I love these AP Before/After posts when people actually work with what they have and make it fabulous...way more interesting than a gut remodel.
Love love love it!
going to show this post to my sister- her kitchen has the dark, old cabinets of the before picture, but she holds to her claim 'I am NOT going to PAINT WOOD!!!'
Love it! Though I agree with Sherry -- a pale color on the ceiling would take away the starkness while keeping the fresh, clean feeling.
It's nice, but my Type-A perfectionism is preventing me from truly enjoying it---the gaps in between the cabinets and panelling are so distracting. As @Abel De La Torre said above, €2 worth of caulk would easily fix that.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Especially since they decided to keep the original elements of the kitchen and make it all look fabulous.
About the caulk—we just moved our cabinets 4" up, and put molding on top to connect them with the ceiling. My husband said not to worry too much about caulking it, because wood shifts around (shrinks and expands) and the caulk would end up gapping anyway.
I think it looks great! And I bet the gaps at the top are not as noticeable in real life.
I think that's a GREAT idea to paint the ceiling a light blue or similar, SHERRYBINNH!
So much nicer! Not just the white paint, but the removal of clutter...makes for the huge impact.
@paddypaws: what about contact paper? I've done that on gross rental metal kitchen cabinets and it looked great. I was going to peel it off before I moved but the landlord thought it was an improvement so I didn't have to.
AdaChamoun, I followed a link on AT to Centsationalgirl's blog. Then I followed her instructions (sanding, 2 coats primer, paint/primer, and I'm about to do varnish) on my laminate kitchen cabinets. They look awesome with new hardware. The key is to buy the right type of primer and do not take shortcuts with the sanding. The sanding I did manually, you just have to take off the gloss coat. Bought an 8 pack of block sanders and just used those. Total cost of materials, under $100 (the good stuff is almost $40 a gallon, but you don't need more than one gallon of each). This is the end stage of my kitchen remodel so I plan to live with this for a long time.
@EVEYLMENM - Constructive!
Personally, I think this came out great. It's nicely done and not too complicated. I'm partial to white or neutral kitchens even tho I like color in other parts of the house. I like the colors of the food to really be the one standout against the white and I think a kitchen can look cluttered and small pretty fast, but a neutral background makes things seem cleaner and larger.
What a difference! Nice work! I wish we could do that simple but dramatic change with our kitchen, but we are renters and it's a big no no from the LL.
You can paint over almost anything with one-part epoxy. DuraPoxy made by Kelly Moore is one example. You can have it tinted to order. Because it is epoxy it drys very fast and you have to work in smaller sections, but the results are terrific. That stuff covers ALL kinds of paints and surfaces so long as they are squeaky clean. Rustoleum makes a similar product, but I believe it is only in spray cans and cannot be custom mixed. Magical stuff - very durable.
I, too, would like to get my caulking gun out for that bead work. It's shifted all it's going to by this time. And caulk is now elastic/plastic, so it will shift with the project unless you have a major earthquake (and then that will be the least of your problems). He's just tired of working on the project :-).
Instant feng shui improvement, too! Brava!
What a transformation! Kudos on pulling it off. I like the choices of fixtures, and hardware
More than "a few finishing touches"; they installed a new ceiling! As well as new hardware, faucet, appliance & lighting.
No small matter. The re-do is nice, the text rather misleading.
Love the budget, but the chose of white seems rather stark. Maybe it's just the lighting for the camera or something? Is it like that in person? What colour did you use? I'm about to venture down this road in a new old house and I think I'm going to hire a professional to give me colour advice. Yes, more money, but I have made too many mistakes painting white and then having an awesome blue/violet vibe coming at me!
I love this but keep thinking - what if the ceiling was a pale blue? But that's my own little obsession at the moment. This looks great. Nice job!
Great re-make. Especially nice to see when I've been looking at a lot of houses with similiar issues. . . particularly love that you got rid of those horrible ceiling tiles (pet peeve).
Looks nice. I think two big reasons are the beadboard and removing all the 'before' clutter.
Well, I preferred the before. KIDDING!! This looks awesome--it feels classic and comfortable, and the lovely wood counters and imperfect beadboard ceiling warm it up just enough--an authentic farmhouse feel. And the new faucet makes such a nice difference. Love it!
This is a great makeover. I think I would have added a white chiffon sash over thee window, used white and glass hardware, and extended the window seal and put flowers or herbs on it. I think I would have went with a lighter wood for the countertop... maybe cutting board style. Good job! This is a great kitchen for a boater or a bachelor!
I think I would have taken the cabinet doors off of the top cabinets and shown off some cool china or dishes too. It makes a small kitchen look more open.
@PADDYPAWS - I think there's something called "renter's paint". You might want to look into it.
AWESOME!! I can't believe you did it so cheaply! The beadboard ceiling and the counter tops are devine
That sink is amazing! Love the after.
Add me to the camp of "paint your ceiling a color" people. It would be so fun to paint it yellow, or lavender, and get a couple of accessories in the same color.
another white kitchen?? the only improvement, imho, is the ceiling and fixtures. those old cabinets are ugly, yes, but whhhyyyyy make EVERYTHING white? its terrible and boring. and extremely unimaginative! gimmeh color!


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The Anti-Abercrombies: Attractive & Fat
AnnaLisa is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Can't say I didn't warn you about Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) with its PR nuclear meltdown thanks to CEO Michael Jeffries. The company reported on May 24 with disappointing numbers, and the stock tanked over 10% intraday.
The company claimed inventory shortages, and analysts dismissed the anti-Abercrombie blowback from CEO Jeffries' 2006 remarks claiming the brand was only for the cool, attractive kids. Revelations (not new) had hit the wires that the company doesn't carry women's sizes above a 10 (the average American woman is a size 12 or 14) or XL and bigger.
While the company apologized, I can't say I felt any sadness when the stock tumbled. Several retail and consumer goods names celebrate the beauty of all kinds of women and are making money doing so.
Attractive (valuations) & Fat (profits)
A young blogger calling herself the Militant Baker has started the Attractive & Fat campaign with softbox lit photos of her Rubenesque self wearing Abercrombie & Fitch. Jeffries must be writhing with fury, especially when other companies that welcome his "uncool kids" are making money hand over fist.
It's sad that the fashion world encourages a body image so unsustainable that young models (mostly under 22) resort to eating tissues to stay slender. But fashion designers are starting to take notice of a $13.9 billion US market, the fastest-growing market in fashion, and the fourth annual Full Figured Fashion Week next month in NYC will feature full-figured models strutting retailers like Ralph Lauren, Jones New York, and Michael Kors. These companies are bucking the trend and winning the grateful custom of women.
Three companies in particular that curry the favor of larger woman without being patronizing are Ascena Retail (NASDAQ: ASNADAQ: ASNA)), Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS), and JW Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). A surprise to me was Nordstrom. Like many, I thought of it as a high end proposition, the province of skinny blonde socialites, but while researching found several plus-size fashionista sites listing Nordstrom as a great place to shop. The Curvy Fashionista had a feature on Nordstrom's assortment of really stunning prom dresses.
Nordstrom is simply a peerless retailer. Their customer service is the gold standard for any industry. Why Warren Buffett doesn't own their stock is beyond me when it has everything a Buffett stock personifies: sterling reputation, a 2.00% yield, over a century of experience, and solid management (corporate governance risk rating of 1, the best). Nordstrom would never allow the likes of a Jeffries to endanger their customers' and shareholders' trust.
Nordstrom's forward P/E is 14.15 and the PEG is 1.38, and it also has a sustainable payout ratio of 31%. The return on equity is 36.82%.
Nordstrom is tech-fashion forward, taking the lead in using iPads and tablets on the floor to order inventory from another store to help a customer or to check out. Their 124 Nordstrom Rack outlet stores are the Holy Grail for the budget fashionista, with better deals than TJ Maxx.
Analysts expects an 11.54% five year growth rate (yoy) and give the company a price target of $62.00. The stocks compares favorably with Macy's, although Macy's is a slightly better value with a lower PEG of 0.86 and a slightly higher yield of 2.10%.
A women's specialty retailer that has exposure to the lush and fabulous is Chico's FAS, owner of brands Chico's, Soma Intimates, WhiteHouse/Black Market, and Boston Proper. It has 600 Chico's, 400 White House/Black Market, and 190 Soma boutiques. Boston Proper is mainly an e-commerce site with one bricks and mortar store. Analysts like the name, with 4 Strong Buys, 4 Buys, and 8 Holds.
Chico's has a 13.37 forward P/E and a 1.10% yield with a 0.95 PEG. When they last reported in February the company boasted an increase of net income of 25.6%, and 26.7% in diluted EPS for Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011. Net sales came in at $651.9 million.
One of their most promising strategies is omni-channel sales with catalogs, websites, mobile apps, call center, and in-store. The company has opened 125 new stores in the last year, with another 125 to 135 for 2013. The Boston Proper website will be expanded to several bricks and mortar stores sometime in 2013. The company is moving into Canada and exploring other international possibilities.
The company has been buying back its stock under a $300 million share repurchase program, with $107 million bought back in FY 2012. The company has no debt, and at the same time returned $142 million to shareholders in 2012.
One thing that is outstanding about Chico's is its attention to fit and service, with expert bra fittings at Soma stores and what they call their MAPS (Most Amazing Personal Service). Although not specifically targeting the plus-sized, they feature curvier models on their Soma website than Victoria's Secret.
Best known for full-figured fashion is Ascena Retail, owner of Lane Bryant, Maurices, Justice, dressbarn, and Catherines brand stores. The company has 3,800 stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Catherines and Lane Bryant are its full figure focus stores, with over 1,200 stores between them. Justice is its tween targeted brands.
Rival Hot Topic is being bought at a premium by private equity. It competed directly on plus size fashion with Torrid and tweens with Hot Topic, so there is investor demand for these specialty retail niches.
Ascena has an attractive 12.26 forward P/E and a 1.06 PEG. Analysts expect a fat five year growth rate of 15%. The company reports full-figured annualized revenues of $4.5 billion. However, Q2 results in March disappointed with weak holiday sales and acquisition costs for Lane Bryant and Catherines. When the company reports again in June its numbers will likely be better as it's ramping up e-commerce (sales up 126% online yoy).
Whipped cream and cherry on top
The recent purchase of Hot Topic will send some investors to Ascena as the logical alternative. Despite no yield it's the most fairly valued of these companies. For those investors sick of their Abercrombie stock buy Ascena, Nordstrom, or Chico's instead. There's a lot to be said for attractive and fat.
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"We want to show people thats not all there is," said Nardos Tesfalidet 09, co-chair of Karibu.
Co-chair of Karibu Bibiche Botembe 09 agreed the week would be "more educational," giving info about the differences in culture between groups in Africa and making sure Africa is not classified as one country and one cultural group.
The week began on Monday with an African dance performance in the Crossroads of Buntrock Commons. Dancers were St. Olaf students Eyita Gaga 07, Bryanna Bellard 07 and Claire Mpagazihe 07.
Tuesday, students displayed African artisans wares in Crossroads. Later that evening, students held a panel discussion, "Education, lifestyle in Africa, and culture shock," about cultural differences, in particular educational differences, between the United States and Africa. Organizers hope that this will not only highlight cultural differences between the United States and Africa, but also the differences between the different parts of Africa from which participants come.
On Wednesday during Chapel, the St. Olaf Gospel Choir, under the direction of Jack Yates, performed several African songs.
Thursday Professor Tamrat Tademe from the department of human relations and multicultural education at St. Cloud University will speak on some cultural aspects of Africa. There was also a World Issues Dialogue discussing whether non-Africans should be able to adopt African children.
Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Karibu will host a dance in the Pause. DJ Struggles will play a variety of music, including hip hop, dance hall, reggae, reggaeton and African music.
On Saturday at 4 p.m. Karibu will host a movie at the Diversity Awareness House about cultural differences between Africans and Americans.
Finally, the week will close with a banquet in the Black and Gold Ballroom from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The banquet will include a fashion show of many different traditional African clothes from all over Africa. Ladeisha Bhide 09 and Sarah Jacobson 10 will perform several African songs. All the African food served will be made by Bon Appétit.
Karibu members have also decorated the hall from Buntrock to Rolvaag Memorial Library to give passersby a better idea of the diversity in Africa.
Tesfalidet hopes the week will raise awareness abut Africa. "I have hopes that everyone will learn something new about Africa," she said.


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How do local elected officials think about service reductions?
I am working on a paper with fellow grad student, Dyana P.Mason, on local elected officials' attitudes toward service reduction decisions. We are using data from the California Public Officials Survey, which asked local elected officials, "If it became necessary to reduce the provision of services in your jurisdiction, which of the following would you most support cutting?" The choices included education, health and hospitals, parks and recreation, police and fire protection, libraries, transportation, housing and community development, and public welfare.
In general, the normative view is that liberals will support the funding of social welfare services while conservatives will seek to cut the funding of those services. But the literature suggests a few other factors which could drive an elected officials attitude toward which services to cut. The median voter theory suggests that elected officials should be sensitive to constituent preferences since they are inevitably concerned about reelection. The political science literature suggests that in areas where elections are especially competitive, politicians will be much less likely to cut services, which they can use as a way to gain favor with constituents. Finally, there is a literature which suggests that ideology can play a role. For instance, McDonald and Budge (2005) found that governments controlled by liberals spend more on social welfare services than governments controlled by conservatives.
Dyana and I wanted to test these theories, so we estimated a model of local elected officials desire to cut either social welfare services or other services. We categorized libraries, transportation, housing and community development, and public welfare as social welfare services. The results of our model were quite interesting. First of all, our measures for the ideology of the median voter and for the electoral competitiveness of the district were not significant. The only two factors which were significant were the personal political ideology of the elected official and whether the elected official had political ambitions to run for higher office at some point in the future. We estimate predicted probabilities and the results were dramatic. A very liberal official with no electoral ambition has a probability of supporting the reduction of social welfare services of 0.08 while a very conservative official with electoral ambition has a probability of supporting the reduction of social welfare services of 0.43.
These results suggest to me that perhaps local elected officials who see their office as a stepping stone to a higher office are thinking strategically about which services they would support cutting and those conservatives who do have electoral ambition are more likely to fall in line with the traditional conservative value of cutting spending on these redistributive services.
While Dyana and I are still working on the paper, we believe these findings are an interesting addition to the literature on how elected officials think about resource allocation.
I will be presenting this paper at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting in Chicago next weekend. In the meantime, I would love to hear your thoughts on this research project.


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Looks so comfy and warm, lovley. <3
Beautiful! I love to wear it!
Does this get back in stock??
I just got it in size M ( I'm 5'7 and size 10 uk ) super glad I got it as it's just so cosy and feels so soft
not even a coat but pretty warm if worn as a cardigan !
Really pretty and warm, more like a cardigan, or even a jacket, rather than a coat but still gorgeous
What I can say, It is really awesome
material feels cheap, doesn't fit well, do not recommend
Looks so warm and fluffy!
Abrigo perfecto tanto para ir arreglada como para ir más "casual"
pretty cardigan i lobeee it !
Please restock this lovely cardigan!
Is there a chance this item will be restocked?
Absolutely loving this jacket. I purchased size M (I'm 5' 7.5'').I thought it would be bigger, but I'm super glad with the size. The fabric is so silky and comfy.
can anyone post a picture of them wearing it? i really want to see what it looks like on someone
sooo beautiful, I want it
Black Long Sleeve Loose Faux Fur Coat
super soft and cozy! need to get the white one too!
More like a cardigan. Love it but it sheds everywhere
black long sleeve loose faux
So cute, cosy and warm.
So cute, cosy and warm.
I love this coat, It´s amazing!
want it!!!! I think I'll buy it!!!
looks so cozy and will hold you warm in winter
It's super soft, more like a cardigan than a coat.
It´s very nice!!I want it noooow!
Los abrigos de pelo me encantan, son muy calentitos y además son preciosos.
Looks amazing! Definitely on my wishlist..
LOVE IT~ obsessed with it :)
so pretty! want, want, want!
Love this!! So warm...I have one!
black long sleeve loose faux
omg it is so beautiful i love the fur
absolutely love the fur! looks so warm
Black Long Sleeve Loose Faux Fur Coat
a must have! so cozy and cute
cant wait for it to arrive
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Black Long Sleeve Loose Faux Fur Co
Me encanta que no tenga ni cremalleras ni botones, así puedes cerrarlo con un alfiler siente apetece o llevarlo abierto
really cool and trendy but minimalist. Love it ;)
added to my wishing list!
me gusta! mucho este abrigo
this looks really cool and comfortable
looks warm and good!! want this
I love this jacket. It's just what I need in my wardrobe ;)
Looks beautiful, but the material seems to be so rough!
perfecta para el otoño. Parece muy suave
so cute! Me encanta este abrigo. Parece muy suave
mnnumnmny better like this one
So pretty! me encanta este abrigo
like it, it looks comfy
Shopping, talking, new trends and spending all my money
wow, is this sort of oversized too?
omg this looks super cosy. you could pair this with a leather jacket on the inside to give it a more edgy look
Beatiful coat, this is definitely must-have for me!
black long sleeve loose faux
love the shaggy cardigan look
I like the material, it's perfect
I REALLY need this one! it looks so warm and comfy
sooo beautiful, I want it
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How to Design Rangoli
Latest Rangoli Design Photos Wallpapers for Diwali
Rangoli is a traditional art of India. During Diwali every Indian Women used to design Rangoli on floors. Rangoli is believed to bring good luck and prosperity.
Rangoli design for Diwali with Diyas
It is a floor art which is practiced by Indians. Mostly women and girls design beautiful Rangolis in Puja occasion or festival session. During festivals like Diwali, Pongal, Lakhmi Puja, Ganesh Chaturthi Puja, Laxmi bar on every Thursday etc. In Bengali called Alpana and in South Indians call it Kolam.
The size and shape of rangoli designs depends totally on the person making the design. Rangoli designs can be made by sand, Gulal, flowers, lime, spices etc. Where sand or gulal is used for making rangoli designs, the vibrant use of many colors is a common thing. A special type of Rangoli called as 'Maandna' (मांडना) is made using lime on auspicious occasions.
Rangoli can also be made from colorful flowers decorated beautifully on the floor which is called Pookalam or Athapookalam. Traditional floral design or pookalam is popular in Kerala which is made during Onam festival.
Beautiful and shining rangoli has been made from glitter, stones and colorful diyas. Totally new concept of making rangoli from stones and designer diyas have been thought. The pattern and the wonderful alignment of diyas in rangoli is enhancing its beauty.
www.PujaOnline.net presents Diwali Rangoli New and latest Rangoli Design specially for Diwali 2013
Peacock Branch Rangoli with flower petals
Pink Peacock Rangoli make by Gulal
Beautiful Corridor Rangoli specially for Diwali
Rangoli of different patterns with beautiful colours, material used for Rangoli Gulal, rangoli colors, flowers petals, beads, pearls, tiklis and glitters have been used to prepare these rangoli. Kalash for decoration has also been used. Living rooms, corner of the staircase, corner of the rooms, wall side floor along with the corridor and balcony can also be decorated with rangoli during this Diwali. Here the wall side of corridor has been decorated with petals of yellow and orange flowers for the beautiful look.
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"Greetings, followers and all else! I apologize greatly for my abscence, I am doing my best to find time to talk to you all! As a treat, I am cooking cookies for all oy my lovely friends here! Message it me and I shall send you one. As I say on many occasions, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for following me and being such great friends! Let's all talk soon, alright? I've got to finish these cookies now~"
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"Greetings, ladies and gentleman alike! Simon, myself, and the rest of Team Dai Gurren are working hard on Kamina City! I've taken it upon myself to provide help in the labor work as well, so neither I nor Simon had no time for Tumblr. The city is like a tree, it slowly grows but will be beautiful with time." She smiles brightly. "We are back, however! I'd like to thank you all for being patient with us, we're back and up and running! Be sure to ask me or Simon things, it would be gladly appreciated! Well, that's all for now, my friends. Thank you for your time!!"
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Welcome to Casa Capitan
Experienced travelers to the region know the legendary charm of my Casa Kestos beach estate in the fishing village of Sayulita. Now I'm opening my other Mexican home, Casa Capitan, to guests who appreciate the personal touch I bring to my properties, but also want the golf, family theme parks, shopping, and other tourist amenities found closer to Puerto Vallarta.
Two Vacations in One
Just a few leisurely minutes by foot, car, or boat from Nuevo Vallarta's luxury beach hotels, the spacious rooms and verdant grounds of Casa Capitan offer you a very different way to kick back and get away from it all. You and companions will enjoy the privacy of a personal casa, where the birds sing the sun to its rest while you eat a delicious meal after a day out having fun.
Several hotels make their beach facilities available to all, and rental jetskis and bicycles are readily available. From the Nuevo Vallarta harbor entrance, the white sand beach stretches to the village of Bucerias. Travel its length and you will discover a turtle hatchery, small charming restaurants, and other surprises unique to this Pacific gem.
Local Amenities
The casa is close to two 18-hole golf courses, the marina and yacht club, a water slide park, swimming with dolphins, ocean beaches, fine restaurants, a supermarket, and much more. Nuevo Vallarta is a perfect location from which you may enjoy all the attractions of bustling Puerto Vallarta, the string of traditional fishing villages stretching north along the Nayarit coast, or longer trips to the state capital of Tepic or the historic former colonial naval base at San Blas.
A property manager, maid, and grounds keeper help ensure the luxury of your visit. Rachel, the maid, typically works in the house between 8:30AM and 3:00 PM. She may prepare small meals with advance notice, including delicious homemade salsa and guacamole. She can also run loads of laundry for guests, but please make sure they are full loads.
The phone at the casa does not make long distance calls, but they can easily be placed using international long distance cards. These can be purchased locally, or before your trip at many stores, including Costco and Sam's Club.
The Patio
The soul of the house lies half indoors and half outdoors, where the dining room and the stunning L-shaped colonnaded patio join. The patio's embrace spans from the sitting area off the master bedroom to the classic, gas-fueled, stuccoed barbecue grill.
Elegant wrought iron and glass doors open wide between the patio and the dining room, which ajoins the kitchen. Just as the barbecue provides an outdoor alternative to cooking in la cocina, the patio offers the same choice when it comes to eating la cusina.
The Dining Room and Kitchen
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The cocina is fully-equipped with everything you need to cook, on those times when you choose not to take advanatage of Nuevo Vallarta's abundant food choices.
The Bedrooms and Baths
When day is done, three bedrooms in the main house are waiting to lull you to rest, with accommodations for 6 adults. An attached one-bedroom apartment at the back of the house provides an additional two guests with their own private entry, kitchen, and king bed. Inquire about renting the apartment separately.
The master bedroom is practically a home by itself, with a king bed, glorious master bath, abundant closets, and a private entrance from a secluded corner of the patio.
The guest bedroom features two queen beds and a spacious bathroom with an attractive stone work shower enclosure.
The extra bedroom provides an additional queen bed and separate bath for guests with children or a large number of companions.
The Grounds and Canal
The casa istself is set in double lot with a verdant lawn. A line of palm trees echos the form of the patio collonade, extending its gracious lines to the boat dock. Located in a residential cul de sac, the grounds provide serenity and security with a birdsong accompaniment.
A boating canal which connects to the famously spectacular Bay of Banderas borders the grounds. The direct connection to the suggests an arrival possibility for those who feel more at home on deck than in an airliner.
Guests are welcome to use the private dock for boat mooring without marina fees, and the Nuevo Vallarta Yacht Club has a reciprocity agreement with US yacht clubs. Planning a sea fishing adventure couldn't be more convenient, as captain Chris moors his charter boat at Casa Capitan.
The canal depth is a minimum of six feet at low tide.
The Salon
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At the heart of the house, the vaulted living room embraces you with comfortable furniture, a home entertainment center, and pieces of art I've chosen to complement the lifestyle the house embodies.
The Availability Calendar can help you plan your visit by showing available dates. Unavailable dates are marked with an "—."
Please be aware that days that appear available may be provisionally booked by another guest, pending receipt of depost.
If the dates you want do not appear available, feel free to inquire — due to changing circumstances they may become available, or we may be able to help you find other accomodations.
The nightly rate is US$ 450.00 per night for 1-8 guests. Arrangement for additional guests will need to be made in advance, and will be billed at US$ 40.00 per night for each additional guest.
To hold your reservation, we require a 30% deposit, with the balance due 60 days before arrival. Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Other Expenses
No taxes or other fees will be added to prices listed above.
It is customary to leave a tip for the staff (roughly US$ 2.00 - 3.00 per guest, per day) if you are satisfied with their service.
Potable water is provided, but guests are responsible for their own food. Groceries and prepared food are readily available in local stores.
We are happy to discuss reservation options with you or to answer any other questions you may have.
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St. Peter will host its annual "Winter Wonderland on Ice" show this weekend at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.
Santa, Frosty and friends will take the ice and skate during the annual program. Two shows are scheduled for the Rec-Plex North ice rink. The first show is Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Show No. 2 is set for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Tickets are on sale at the St. Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road. Past shows have sold out. Tickets for Rec-Plex pass-holders are $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under as well as seniors ages 55 and up. General ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $6 for children and seniors.
Skaters from the Rec-Plex's ice skating school will perform to a number of holiday classics. The show will feature solo performances, synchronized skating and formation teams from groups of all ages.