text: Blog Home - Previous Post | Next Post Dispute in Los Angeles Over $30 Million Portrait of Late Actress Posted on Nov 9, 2012 10:20am PST Los Angeles native and famous actor, Ryan O'Neal, is battling in a Los Angeles courtroom over a dispute regarding an Andy Warhol print of the late Farrah Fawcett. O'Neal and Fawcett were romantically involved in a relationship that spanned several decades, reportedly lasting until Fawcett's death from cancer in 2009. The two even had a son together. Reportedly, Fawcett's estate plans called for her collection of valuable artwork to pass to her alma mater, the University of Texas, after her death. Among her collection of artwork is a portrait of her created by Warhol. Reportedly, two copies of the portrait were made. One definitively belonged to Fawcett, and is thereby in the possession of the University of Texas, but there is a dispute over the ownership of the second copy. O'Neal reports that he introduced the late actress and pop artist. O'Neal maintains that Warhol requested to make a portrait of Fawcett, and O'Neal agreed, saying, "I told Mr. Warhol that of course he could create a portrait as long as he gave one copy to Ms. Fawcett and another copy to me. Mr. Warhol readily agreed to my request for two copies of the portrait." The University of Texas, however, maintains that both portraits belonged to the late actress and that O'Neal removed one of the portraits from the Los Angeles home of the actress after her death. It may seem as though one piece of art is a petty issue to be battling over in a courtroom, but the portrait is reportedly valued at $30 million. Even in cases in which an individual created a trust or will while alive, there can be disputes that arise after the individual passes on. When the individual is no longer alive to clear the dispute, it often comes down to the word of one party against another. In such situations, a probate attorney can prove highly valuable by being an advocate on behalf of a party involved in a dispute over any matter related to a trust or estate. Source: Malibu Patch, "Dispute Over Ryan O'Neal's Andy Warhol Portrait Likely to go Before Jury," Oct. 22, 2012 Categories: Probate Permalink


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The artful, twisted mind of David Fincher can only be described as a cinematic minefield. His latest directorial effort, the cold, dark beauty Gone Girl, affirms this once and for all. In true Fincher style, the film is a cooly calculated vision - striking, confident and smoothly executed. Stylish and potent, this thriller is wrought with strategically arranged scares and has the audience feeling like the floor might fall through at any moment. There's a lethal, rather frightening proficiency and perfection to the structure and style. The film establishes Fincher as a truly prolific, engaging and creative storyteller. What he has crafted so meticulously is a pair of parallel realities, a battle of twisted perceptions equally rich and compelling. We are shown, in spectacular fashion, how from innocence, malevolence and neglect spawn and spread like spirited wildfire. Gone Girl is no typical "he said, she said" story. Fincher makes sure of that.
At first glance, Gone Girl tells but a simple tale. On the fifth anniversary of their marriage, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports the disappearance of his wife, Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike). The film depicts how gradually, under the pressures of investigation and the media torrent, the image of their marriage, once of glowingly perfection, begins to crumble and crack. The union is revealed to be one painted with fear, infidelity, guilt, insecurities, violence and blackmail. But then whose story is this? And does it bear any resemblance to the truth?
Constantly is David Fincher reestablishing the boundaries of modern film-making. Each of his contributions from the cultural phenomenon Fight Club to the American landmark The Social Network, forwards the cinema as a communicative, showcase medium of the contemporary, intelligent entertainment and storytelling. As a director, he is a visual perfectionist; every frame is quietly flawless, never extravagant but elegant, understated images. As the couple walk through sugar storms in dark alleys and New York libraries, flashing lights of the paparazzi descend upon the household and scene upon scene are played out at dusk, an ethereal beauty of darkness inevitably transcends and settles. The film's violence is controlled and steers clear of sensationalism, instrumental only to the plot.
The intricate compositions of each character elegantly unfold in sequence after sequence. Each of these scenes are complemented by a wonderfully simple score by Reznor and Ross, assisting in the pace and consistency of the entire feature. Each evocative melody is effective in creating a signatory atmosphere of its own, a Gone Girl world.
The film pays homage to the terse and terrifying potency of the media, the complexities of a precocious woman and ultimately to the binding union of marriage in both its finest form and its very worst. With Gone Girl, Fincher has struck the golden balance between entertainment and art, an aesthetic and perceptive glory.

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these are the grey felt cozies for my nintendo ds lite and my mobile phone. i designed and created them together with birgit. they are designed as simple as it could be. five closed sides and one open. sewed together with simple stitches.
[update] the cozies were mentioned on o'reilly's craft weblog.


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Publication - Advice and guidance
Planning Advice Note 77: designing safer places
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- Local Government and Communities Directorate
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- Building, planning and design
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Planning Advice Note (PAN) 77 provides advice on how planning can help to create attractive well-managed environments which help to discourage antisocial and criminal behaviour.
Tay Square, Dundee
Gorbals, Glasgow
Designing Places, published in November 2001, sets out the Scottish Executive's expectations of the planning system to deliver good quality development.
Farmers' market, Perth This Planning Advice Note ( PAN) should be read in conjunction with Designing Places and other national policy and advice. Of particular relevance are PAN56 Planning and Noise, PAN67 Housing Quality, PAN68 Design Statements and PAN76 New Residential Streets.
This document supersedes PAN 46 Planning for Crime Prevention (published in 1994). It reinforces many of the key themes outlined in PAN 46, and brings the advice up to date with a new emphasis on design and quality.
This PAN highlights the positive role that planning can play in helping to create attractive, well-managed environments which help to discourage antisocial and criminal behaviour. It also aims to ensure that new development can be located and designed in a way that deters such behaviour. It is important that we do not create places that are desolate. Poorly designed surroundings can create feelings of hostility, anonymity and alienation and can have significant social, economic and environmental costs.
The advice in this PAN will be of relevance to local authorities, developers and the police as well as a wider range of stakeholders, such as community groups and businesses. It has been prepared in consultation with the Scottish Forum of Police Architectural Liaison Officers and the Scottish Executive Community Safety and Antisocial Behaviour Team.


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My Free Kindle: The Obsession by Nora Roberts http://myfreekindle.blogspot.de/2017/09/the-obsession-nora-roberts.html Download or read online The Obsession by Nora Roberts for free. The riveting new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Liar. ?She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot, heavy air. She took a step back, then two, as the urge to run fell over her.? Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods. In freeing the girl trapped in the root cellar, Naomi revealed the horrible extent of her father?s crimes and made him infamous. No matter how close she gets to happiness, she can?t outrun the sins of Thomas David Bowes. Now a successful photographer living under the name Naomi Carson, she has found a place that calls to her, a rambling old house in need of repair, thousands of miles away from everything she?s ever known. Naomi wants to embrace the solitude, but the kindly residents of Sunrise Cove keep forcing her to open up?especially the determined Xander Keaton. Naomi can feel her defenses failing, and knows that the connection her new life offers is something she?s always secretly craved. But the sins of her father can become an obsession, and, as she?s learned time and again, her past is never more than a nightmare away.
Grace wants to go, but knows she never will. Her friends call—so why doesn't Grace ever answer the phone? And how can she cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim?
And why are there bars on one of the bedroom windows?
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Sources are important for a variety of purposes – to get story ideas, to help find the best people to talk to for a story, and to provide essential background on a topic.
Let's spend come time examining how reporters work with sources on a beat.
Chicago sources tipped off Chicago Tribune reporter Oscar Avila to a story on an effort by Green Bay, Wisconsin to make English the official language of the city.
Read Avila's story, then, as a class, talk about why this story should run in the Chicago Tribune or any other Midwest paper that is not in or near Green Bay. Discuss ways in which Avila might have further broadened and "nationalized" this local story.Read Story
Play the video clip of Avila discussing how he pitched the Wisconsin story to his editor by emphasizing why Chicago Tribune readers should care about the issue.
Look for an example of a news story in your local paper that has interest to local readers but is based elsewhere.
In a a paragraph, explain why the story is important to local readers; be as specific as possible.
Play the video clip of Avila talking about the importance of talking to many people to gain perspective on a story.
Avila discusses how he uses established sources to act as sponsors on his behalf to new sources and emphasizes the importance of repeat interviews to make reluctant sources more comfortable.
For the refugee story, Avila had to talk to the refugees two and three times to get them to trust him and open up in an interview. He also had to work through sources who had access to the refugees.
Think about the person or people who might serve as "sponsors" to a reporter who wanted to talk to you about a sensitive event or issue in your life.
Make a list of the issues and the corresponding sponsors.
Write short answers to the following questions:
- Avila leads the Wisconsin story with an anecdote about David Sanchez. He then return to Sanchez later in the story. Why is coming back to Sanchez in the body of the article important? What effect does it have on the story's credibility?
- Avila says he organized the story to give both sides of the debate, to lay out the broader issues at stake as well as the issues specific to Green Bay. He also tried to give the reader a flavor of the city. Identify the places in the article where he did these things.
In a story about Sudanese refugees who were beat up by Chicago gang members, Avila was careful to let the sources in the story define what the event meant instead of unilaterally announcing its significance.
Read the story aloud in class with different students reading the quotes from various sources. As you listen to the viewpoints presented, try to determine whether or not perspectives are missing that you think are needed in the story.Read Story
Play the video clip of Avila discussing the refugee story. He mentions that he plays up the irony of the gang attack on young men who nearly lost their lives in the their country's civil war.
In small groups, identify the ways in which Avila tried to point out that irony to readers.
Denise Smith-Amos emphasizes the need to diversify sources through community organizations. But she cautions that such organizations don't speak for all their constituents, and that reporters should meet people one-on-one to understand their perspectives.
Play the video clip of Smith-Amos.
Seek out a member of a diversity group in your community. Invite them to class and interview them as a class about their perspective on issues in the community and how those perspectives may differ from others in their diversity group.


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At some point it has to warm up in Minnesota, it has to – right? Somebody say yes……..
Last year for the Get Lucky 7k/21k it was roughly 65 degrees. This year? On March 16th it was about 15. While getting lined up at the start, the cold weather and the slick road conditions were the two main topics of conversation. The third was my friend Darik's secret weapon to beating me in yet another race.
Darik had in fact taped a Cheetah to his back. Crap, even though I wasn't trying to race I certainly couldn't beat him now.
The cheetah attracted a lot of attention, although not everybody got the reference (I won't tell anybody if you don't get it, just click here and be in the know: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3R-rtWPyJY). And since we were passing people all morning, a lot of folks got to see it go by and have a nice laugh.
I am running 12 Half-Marathons this year (my friend Stacy is pushing me to do 13 half marathons in 2013 – and of course they are 13.1 miles so there is a lot of symmetry there, something to consider) I figured I should start jotting down my thoughts about them, in case I get any bright ideas next year I can remember what the runs were all about.
The Get Lucky 21k is the only Half- Marathon in Minnesota in March, it also happens to be a challenging run that is very well-organized. 2,663 people got officials times this year, considering the weather conditions that was a good turnout.
The course: The run is an out and back, so there was no net elevation gain or loss. However, the start line is at 792 feet and right about the turn around point you hit 710 feet so the back half of the race is noticeably tougher. Definitely a narrow course in many places, particularly the turn around where you get really bunched up. Not sure about you but the out and back courses are both frustrating (hey the guy that is winning the race is already heading back and I am not close to mile 5 yet) and motivating (hey look at all these people who I am ahead of!). The course itself is not really a draw here, but it gets the job done.
Scenery: You run along the river for a time and on the way "out" on the course get a nice view of downtown St. Paul. The way back "in" when you might welcome some distractions does not offer a lot to look at.
Packet pick up: There were multiple dates, and an option to have the packet sent to you (watch out for those handling charges). You could even get you packet for the 21k race morning, which is nice in a pinch. Thumbs up.
Parking: $7.50 gets you a spot right next to the starting line, or you can find free parking in the neighborhoods around the start. Pay the $7.50! Big thumbs up here.
Swag: A nice "Get Lucky" hoodie, Stain glass finisher medal, free beer coupon on your race bib and you can keep your "Get lucky" timing chip. Thumbs up with a wiggle!
Port-a-potty situation: Honestly this should maybe go at the top next time, really I don't always need to use the potty (I have a three-year old, it's called potty) but I really like to know I could without standing in line for 25 minutes. At the start/finish there were plenty of port-a-pottys. Along the course there were a couple but not many. Luckily, I did not need to use any on course so the nice set up at the start/finish gets a thumbs up.
Running with your friends?: This is where I struggle with the "Get Lucky". There is a 7k and a 21k, and to make it manageable for the number of people (about 10,000 did the 7k) the race is split into two locations. 7k is in Minneapolis and the 21k is in St. Paul. My wife did the 7k with friends and her sister, but we were unable to car pool to the race or really hang out afterwards because of the split location. I don't know how they make that work with the number of people who run, but it would have added to my enjoyment of the day.
Overall: It was a good time, and I imagine I will be back next year. Definitely a fun vibe to the race and tying it in with St. Patricks day obviously helps with the festivities.
Oh, in case you were wondering Darik did beat my by 4 seconds, that cheetah made the difference.


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Service User Engagement - doing well, and getting better
Hillingdon Mind takes very seriously its commitment to service user engagement.
Four people with lived experience sit on our Board as Trustee/Directors. There are regular consultation exercises with people who use our services
In 2014 a major survey of people's views, through individual conversations, group discussions, and Survey Monkey culminated in the"Our Voice, Our Mind"conference.
In June 2015 a group of 20 people met with the Director and some of the staff to begin the design of a peer-support programme.
But we know we can do much better.
So, we are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of how we engage users more fully in :
- the governance of the organisation
- strategy, policy and practice development
- the co-designer of services
- the evaluation of service impact
- being agents of change
Look out for news of how this work develops over the coming months.


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Fashion Media Update - Spring style at H&M 2012
H&M Conscious launches an Exclusive Glamour Collection
For fashion lovers, the red carpet has become as exciting as the catwalk, with celebrity gowns now creating their very own trends. As part of its Conscious initiative, H&M has created an exclusive collection of red-carpet looks, all made from more sustainable materials such as organic cotton and hemp as well as recycled polyester. The collection showcases the diversity of what is now possible in greener fashion, with outfits in different styles reflecting the variety of today's red carpet fashion.
The collection has already been seen on the red carpet. Amanda Seyfried wore the blue tuxedo blazer and shorts at a London premiere, Oscar nominee Viola Davis has been seen in the hot-pink sleeveless top and skirt and Kristin Davis wore the apple green embroidered dress to a Vanity Fair event. Michelle Williams wore an H&M custom-made gold-draped organic cotton bodice with a satin-backed crepe trumpet skirt at this year's BAFTAs in London. A top and skirt inspired by Michelle's exclusive gown will be available in selected H&M stores when the Exclusive Conscious collection is launched.
Here's a pick of this Exclusive Conscious collection, which will be available from April 12 in around 100 stores H&M worldwide, as well as selected looks on-line
Green is the perfect shade for today's red carpet, especially in an organic cotton blend mini-dress with a cut-out back and flirty pleated skirt.
Kaleidoscope colors decorate this photo print dress and matching jacket in a recycled polyester blend.
This lemon yellow chiffon maxi gown in recycled polyester has a beaded bodice, combining elegant decoration with classic design.
This glamorous evening dress features creamy white organic cotton and silk bouclé at the top, with an organza plissé meringue skirt – available in a limited edition of 1,000 pieces, each individually numbered.
H&M Conscious offers sustainable spring style for everyone
These collections show how important sustainability is to H&M. In addition to the Exclusive Glamour Conscious collection, H&M Conscious collections also span other store concepts such as Divided, Women, Men and Kids. This is all part of Conscious, the ongoing initiative to increase the use of organic cotton and other more sustainable materials.
Women's items include 100% organic cotton tunics, smock tops and sundresses in pastels and checks; 100% Tencel® tie waist khaki shorts; and a fitted tailored jacket made from recycled polyester. For Divided, the floral tops and printed T-shirts are made from 100% recycled polyester, while shorts are made from recycled cotton.
For men, this collection is all about a preppy spring wardrobe. This season includes crew-neck T-shirts in pale pink, gray, blue and white, a striped vest, and a pair of tailored shorts. For a dressier look, this collection includes shirts in checks, block color, and leaf prints, sharp pleated-front pants in sustainable cotton and polyester, and accessories such as belts, sunglasses and cotton espadrilles.
Children have their own preppy pieces, such as striped T-shirts and khaki chinos, as well as summery pieces such as floral smocked dresses and print tops.
For more information on H&M Conscious, please visit www.hm.com/conscious
Get the sweet nostalgic look: straw hats, cat-eye sunglasses and big jewelry
Nostalgic accessories like a pair of yellow platform peep-toe pumps or a straw visor hat with a matching yellow bow help achieve the Fifties look. Clutches and straw bags complete the ensemble. Sunglasses are another important detail in spring's nostalgic style, specifically when they're in a Fifties design. For a more decorative look, go for embellished jewelry like silver starburst earrings, oversized plastic bracelets, chunky rose gold-colored necklaces, or a sparkly ring in the shape of a leopard's head.
Neon brights and romantic touches are key lingerie trends this spring
This spring, underwear at H&M isn't just about being part of a complete outfit. Romantic lace bras have been given a modern touch with vivid neon shades such as pink and yellow, or animal prints with black lace trims. Seamless and invisible bras bring shape and lift, while the Super Push maximises curves. Those who prefer less structure but high style, can choose soft bras without wires in light fabrics. Also, as this summer's Olympics approach, the sporting trend becomes more prominent, with racer back detailing and technical fabrics for an athletic feel.
H&M's Head of Design picks her favourite pieces for the best of spring
Spring is an exciting time to try something new, says H&M's Head of Design, Ann-Sofie Johansson. "Spring fashion at H&M is just perfect after a long and dark winter," she says, "with a light and optimistic colour palette of shades of white, pretty pastels and brights. Try wearing separates in new and unexpected colour and print combinations, such as an apple green vest with a pink zip-up blouson jacket, or florals like a printed T-shirt dress with an acid green polkadot-cardigan. Try mixing transparent pieces with heavy knits like this great spring cable-knit top." Ann-Sofie says that, for men, there's just as much choice. "For men, I'm going for preppy essentials to start off the season – perfect classics like a granddad collar striped shirt and some great navy chinos, to build the foundation of a seasonal wardrobe. Along with accessories like brogues and grey rimmed sunglasses, they will create simple and functional spring style!"


text: 06/11/2016 - 22.33 WAKO PRO European title in Low kick, Pamplona, Spain – 15.10.2016 Another great WAKO PRO title event in Spain. This time host city was Pamplona, the home town of The Promoter of the event Mr Jose Vicente Eguzkiza, WAKO PRO representative for Spain. The main event was WAKO PRO European title bout in Low kick, under 64.5 kg. This title was declared vacant after its holder Aleksandar Konovalov had won WAKO PRO World title in the same category defeating Andoni Iglesias from Spain in spectacular fight in February this year in Jagodina. Andoni Iglesias with his team decided to go for this title in front of his own crowd. His opponent was Semir Delic, very hard and strong fighter from Bosnia. He is the one of very few who succeeded to defeat Aleksandar Konovalov a couple of years ago. By the achievements of both fighters we could expect very good and exciting fight. And for sure it was. First round started hard from the beginning with the slight advantage for Andoni but not enough to win the round. Next two rounds almost the same but with exchanging of big hits and kicks. Semir was more about kicks and Andoni was always close and looking for in-fight and body shots. All three rounds with small advantage for Andoni. He was stronger and with more desire to win the fight. Fourth round was the one that made difference. Andoni was much better and he won it clearly giving to Semir hard time. In the last round Semir tried to come back and win the fight but all done was not enough. Andoni deserved it and he can be proudly named as new WAKO PRO European Champion in Low kick, 64.5 kg Judges: YURY LAKHTIKOV (ESTONIA) 50:48 in favor of Andoni Iglesias SAMI SAVO (FINLAND) 48:48, advantage in favor of Andoni Iglesias JAVIER ALBERCA (SPAIN) 49:47 in favor of Andoni Iglesias Referee: CARLOS CEBALLOS (SPAIN) Supervisor: SRDJAN BUGARCIC (SERBIA) Reported by: Mr Srdjan Bugarcic


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Despite her unwillingness to be without me, by 7 months she was "cruising", walking around while holding on to things, and just this past week she figured out crawling! We're super excited, super proud, and super belatedly baby-proofing the house. She also figured out how to climb up the stair and yesterday climbed the big staircase (11 steps) and then crossed the landing to get to her Daddy. That was her first proper crawling, her previous efforts mostly entailing snow-ploughing across the bed with her head pressed against the mattress. She moves really fast but tends to pick a direction and you have to be there to catch her at the edge. Chris and I are ageing daily.
The second week my mother was here Chris brought home a cold (we think from the toy store where Grandma bought Little Djinn's Christmas present). By the weekend I was sick, followed by the baby and then Grandma (who shouldn't have let LD stick her wet fingers in her, Grandma's, mouth. Just asking for trouble) just in time to be poorly on her transatlantic flight. I woke up sick on the Friday before Little Djinn's christening, the day her out-of-town godparents arrived. She has two sets of godparents, Mark and Sue here in Inverness who I think of as "Chris' side of the family" and "on my side", Shaun and Uli** drove over from Ireland (yes, there's a ferry involved). It was wonderful seeing them, if a bit unusual having our house full of very loud children. Little Djinn liked watching her GodCousins play but was less sure about them trying to play with her. And Uli brought three garbage bags and a box of clothes for our Booboo to grow into. And for some strange reason a whole bunch of shoes without mates. Talk about having the One Shoe Blues***.
The Christening was very nice, we had the Godparents and their respective children and some neighbours round and made cheese and tomato swirls, sausage rolls, scones, and chocolate chip cookies. My, by which I mean Alton Brown's, chocolate chip cookies bring all the guests to the yard. I am winning the Brits (and the Irish and the Swedes) over to the "cookie" side, one batch of chocolate morels at a time. We had a bit of trouble getting to the church, but the ceremony itself was smooth enough and Little Djinn only cried when the priest grabbed her and poured water over her head. And then every time he looked at her thereafter.
After everyone left and it was just the four of us again I collapsed on the sofa and felt very very poorly for a day (missing swim class) and then Little Djinn got a runny nose so we skipped dance class that week, too. And then Grandma left which was very sad for everyone. The house felt big and quiet and empty for some time after she left. We've had two sessions each of her classes and she's blossomed in both of them so I'm thinking about adding story time at the library on Thursdays if I can get my act together. After next week it's "half term": the swim class ends and dance class (and presumably story time as well) take a two-week hiatus. We can't sign up for two swim classes in a row so we're signed up for one starting in December and on the 21st of October we can see if there are spaces left for the class starting on the 28th.
I think that's largely The State of the Booboo. She's sleeping the same, though we have plans for me to move back to the big bed (then finish the night in the nursery after her wee hours nurse). We still don't have teeth or consonants though she says "uh-muh" when she's really upset and I thought I heard a feisty "guh!" or two. She's 7kg, so she's drifting back to the 9th percentile line. She plays peekaboo, pulling a blanket over her head and then off again over and over. Chris made a peek-a-boo oveture to her and she looked around, found a blanket, squirmed over to grab it, and pulled it over her head so she could play. She pushes her blocks through the holes in her workbench if someone lines them up for her. We need to get her a proper high chair this weekend as she's big enough to push her stool off of the table. She can feed herself Cheerios**** and other finger foods: she's mastered, or at least figured out, the pincher grip of thumb and finger.
** I met them online a good 15 years ago; we went to visit them the first winter I was here. They lived in Inverness briefly many moons ago and my mother didn't realise that that's not how I knew them until after they left.
*** a Sandra Boynton song performed by B.B. King. Speaking of Ms Boynton, I won a copy of her new album and a frog plushy off of twitter and they even shipped to the UK. How awesome is that?
"One shoes. Does she expect me to hop?"
**** the, ahem, sticking point was leaving them in her mouth. She could pick them up and stick them in her mouth but they came right out again with her fist.


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I love lip balms and they are products I cannot leave the house without. I have to have a lip balm with me wherever I go as my lips tend to get dry easily so keeping them moisturized is a must. Although I love tinted ones, I wear non-tinted or regular lip balms before hitting the sack and I alternate between three regular ones at the moment - Mentholatum Lip Ice Lemon, Vaseline Lip Therapy, and Kiehl's Lip Balm 1. Tonight, I am reviewing the one from Kiehl's.
Product Description taken from Kiehl's website:
Protects against the elements and helps relieves chapped or cracked lips. Enriched with Cotton Seed Oil and contains Octinoxate, a mild sunscreen of SPF 4.
Key Ingredients:
1. KAH –tuhn seed OY-il
Cotton seed oil is a pale yellow, odorless liquid expressed from various varieties of cotton. It is widely used in skin care as a formula softener.
2. OCT-in-OX-sate
Octinoxate, also known as Octylmethoxycinnamate or Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, is a popular chemical sunscreen ingredient. An excellent UVB ray absorber, it helps prevent skin from burning in the sun.
Product Details:
Temporarily protects and helps relieve chapped or cracked lips. Helps protect lips from the drying effects of wind and cold weather. Apply liberally to lips and allow an excess of the balm to be absorbed.
Now available in 6 scents: Coconut, Vanilla, Mango, Pear, Cranberry, and Mint
What I like:
- It comes in a tube, thus, making it more hygienic. Not that lip products in jars is a big issue for me. It just makes reapplication easier.
- It can double as a lip gloss as it is glossy on its own.
- It has SPF which is something that is not always present on lip balms.
- When I use this at night, my lips does not dry or crack while I am asleep.
- This tube contains 15mL of product which definitely isn't bad at all.
- Locally available at Kiehl's in Greenbelt. Feel free to let me know if there are other branches.
What I don't like:
- When you're using it as a lip gloss, make sure that you're applying it sparingly as it can get really greasy which is pretty nasty as your lips will look like you just ate something drenched in oil.
- Not as moisturizing as the other lip balms I have tried so it has become my least favorite. Yes, it keeps my lips from getting dry at night but that's just about it.
- It sits on top of the lips which bothers me so I don't wear this during daytime.
- Pretty expensive for a lip balm so I'd rather invest in a nice tinted lip balm. :)
- The scent bothers me. It reminds me so much of virgin coconut oil and I am not a fan of coconuts.
- The hole of the tube is too big so you get way more than what you need if you don't squeeze too carefully.
Overall rating: 2/5 There really isn't anything remarkable or spectacular about this lip balm.
Will I buy again? No. I'm glad I didn't have to purchase this tube for myself; I would've otherwise kicked myself if I did. I'm sticking to Mentholatum for regular lip balms.
Have you tried lip balms from Kiehl's? How do you find 'em?
Happy Monday, everyone!


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Look at that precious newborn smile! I love babies and I so love my job! Gia was such a good girl during her shoot. Looking forward to watching her grow! Sweet dreams love bug!
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InfoFaces is a SWAM certified Business Analytics firm, providing Services to North America customers. Our specialty includes, not limited to: Data Science & Support, IT Professional Services/Consulting and IT Staff Augmentation. We understand our customers' Technical pain points and address them at ease with an exceptional Account Management. Our Staffing/Managed Services includes providing, Full Time Placements, Straight Contractors and Temp-to-Hire Placements for any given IT job openings. InfoFaces Staffing team brings rich experienced Technical Recruiters who can understand the exact technical pulse of any IT job openings and can pre-tech screen any experienced level candidates before presenting them for Hiring Managers review. Our in-house structured database is the key of our recruiters to identify the right fit for any Major and Disruptive technology resources available out in the market.
Our Account Management team understands our clients' valuable time and takes pro-active measures in qualifying and pipe-lining the right candidates. The team aims at an identical goal to achieve an extraordinary Customers and Candidates satisfaction by providing top-notch Recruiting Services.
InfoFaces values their consultants' efforts at our customer place and reward them with an exceptional Pay & Benefits model that act as a motivating factor and that helps to have a long-term successful relationship with our candidates!
InfoFaces brings a unique Recruiting approach to attract candidates by providing them a 360 view of clients' demand on both Technical and Personality expectations to make the deal more potential. Our Recruiters will always stay in touch with our candidates and meet them in-person often for a Coffee/Meal/Happy Hour to ensure our candidates' satisfaction with their association with InfoFaces.
Whether be a Junior level or an Architect Level, our pay rates/salary have been always very competitive in the marketplace as we understand the importance of our consultants. We have our consultants to enjoy a list of benefits in top of their annual salary along with a Direct Deposit Payroll. InfoFaces is known for the timely processing of payroll with no outstandings to our consultants.
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InfoFaces provides Health Insurance for our Temporary or Part Time workers, and we take the pride of informing the candidates that Health Insurance for consultants are provided to all kinds of workers. We also provide Life Insurance to our W2 Fulltime candidates.
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InfoFaces sponsor a Retirement Savings Plan for our employees. Under this plan, our employees can save money toward their retirement with a 4% Employer Match.
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InfoFaces observes paid holidays as New Years' Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Apart from these candidates enjoys a Two (2) Weeks Paid vacation per year.
InfoFaces Staffing Team exceptionally supports our Clients IT job openings with an extraordinary Account Management practice by providing Fulltime employees, Straight Contractors (Long/Short Term) and Temp-to-Perm employees. Our database is of I9 e-verified W2 employees, C2C resources and 1099 Independent Contractors that are always happy for their partnership with InfoFaces.
Our passionate experienced Recruiters loves Technology and keep themselves up-to-date on the latest technologies and can interview all levels of candidates by understanding their technology gap with our clients' demands. Our matured Recruiters will also look at the soft skills of the candidates to ensure the fit in attitude and personality with our clients' expectations.
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Our Staffing team double checks and make sure that we send only 100% Genuine candidates to our clients by performing an extensive Background Verification, not limited to: Employment, SSN, Education, Reference Check and Criminal Verifications.
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This program is part of the Business Boost: Digital Marketing Series. Charlie Conard discusses "Best Practices" to build the Facebook presence of your business. Learn 12 secrets to market your business better. You will leave this presentation with: An action plan to build your audience faster, with quality fans! A step-by-step process, that will save you time and money, developing high-quality content. 12 little-known strategies, the secret that will help you best your competitors. More than just theory, you'll walk away with no-cost / low-cost "concrete steps" that you can apply immediately. No registration necessary. First come, first seated.


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We purchase various things such as clothes, books and other valuables for ourselves. But, when it comes to buying presents for others it can be a little difficult. This is because people have different thinking patterns, lifestyles and etc. Therefore, you should be careful when you decide on buying presents for others. The process of shopping for the ideal product can be a little tough but it can also be made interesting buy knowing what should be done. There are a few important things that you will have to keep in mind while buying things for family and friends.
Their preference
When you buy a present it is important not to make it all about yourself. You should be well focused on getting something that the particular person prefers. Sometimes, we will be instantly attracted to what we like or think looks nice. If the present is for a friend or a family member you will most probably know about their taste in things and about their likings. For an instance, if you go to a jewellery retail shop there will be different pieces to choose from. Therefore, it is important that you know their preference.
What a person would like to have may depend on his or her lifestyle. Someone who is more focused on their career will like to have something that would be useful to them rather than something that can be kept as an ornament. Therefore, the lifestyle of the person also matters when purchasing a present for them.
Age and gender
Age and gender of a person are two important determinants of their taste. Even if the gender of two people is same being from different age groups can make their thinking patterns different. As an example, if you are buying a present for your ten-year old niece you would most probably choose something like a dollhouse or a set of dolls. If you are going to buy a present for your mother you will tend to buy a pendant or something more sophisticated from a buy gems.
The occasion
It is important to know why you are buying the present. It could be as a birthday gift or simply a gift given in order to appreciate and thank a person. Therefore, the types of presents given at occasions may tend to differ. The above are a few important things that you should consider while purchasing presents for your family members and friends. Additionally, regardless of what you give make sure it is a meaningful and a valuable one.


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2016 Ducati MotoGP Team Presentation
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MotoGP testing concluded at Phillip Island with a spat of crashes as riders pushed to up the pace.
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The Parent TrapHD
IMDb: 7.1
2h 9min
Hayley Mills plays twins who, unknown to their divorced parents, meet at a summer camp. Products of single parent households, they switch places (surprise!) so ...
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Debate Revs Up Over Raising New Jersey Gas TaxThe state's Transportation Trust Fund, which gets money from the gas tax, is running out of money needed to repair potholes, bridges and more.
NJ Transportation Commissioner Orders Assessment Of Deficient BridgesAside from the review, finding money for overpass and road repairs is the big challenge.
Proposal To Raise New Jersey Gas Tax Draws IreA proposal to raise the gas tax in New Jersey is drawing opposition.
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The essence of China's varied martial styles has often been preserved in writings. At the heart of this heritage are "character formulas": a short list of characters that is used to establish the most elemental characteristics of a particular martial style. The author provides an analysis of The Twelve Character Formula of Seven Star Praying Mantis Boxing.
SOURCE: Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Vol. 9 No. 3 (2000): 12 pages.


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Charles L. Powell
An Accomplished Vermont Workers' Compensation Attorney
Chip is a former partner of the Philadelphia firm Swartz Campbell, LLC, where he concentrated in insurance defense litigation until he and his wife chose to raise their three children in the culture, community, and environment of Vermont. Chip maintains a state-wide practice in Vermont representing injured employees in their claims for workers' compensation benefits.
Chip is responsible for the Vermont legislative change in 2010 now allowing injured employees the protections of video and audio recording of insurer independent medical exams. His contributions to the workers' compensation system also include his drafting of the first Department of Labor medical pre-authorization form for providers to use to expedite authorized treatment for injured employees and also his successful advocacy for a legal "late fee" which now is paid to injured employees whose insurers fail to deliver a weekly wage benefit on time.
In 2011, Chip published Injured Employee's Guide to Vermont Workers' Compensation, a helpful resource for providers, clients, and the general public. The Second Edition was published in 2017. Chip's office is located in White River Junction, Vermont.
A Record of Successful Cases
As a Vermont workers' compensation lawyer, Chip Powell has had many successful case results.
- In 2012, in the trials of four complex workers' compensation cases in Vermont. Two published decisions were on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; a third published decision was on the reasonableness of palliative medical care for work injuries; and in his fourth trial, Chip presented proof that his client's liver disease disability was covered under a policy from an electrical injury at work in 1973, an $800,000.00 settlement occurred after that trial.
- In 2013, Chip succeeded in a winning a Department of Labor decision permitting his client to continue narcotic pain medications as a reasonable medical expense, a difficult case to prove given the anti-opioid climate at the time of trial.
- In 2016, Chip tried a case for a client who suffered a disabling injury to the arm and shoulder, and he won a unique decision which ordered the insurer to pay for the client's "ancillary" treatment -- dental cleaning, teeth extraction, and a new set of dentures -- because Chip proved these were needed to continue treatment of the work injury.
If a case and controversy can be satisfactorily resolved without the need for testimony before a judge and without the inherent costs, stress and risks of litigation, all the better for achieving the client's goals. Statistically, most cases referred to the formal hearing docket settle before an actual need for a trial.
- Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (1980)
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA (1983)
- Trial Lawyers College, Dubois WY (2009)
Admissions to Bar:
- Pennsylvania (inactive)
- Vermont
Memberships & Affiliations:
- Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group
- The Bar of the United States Supreme Court
- United States Courts of Appeals, First and Third Circuits
- United States District Courts, Vermont, and Pennsylvania Eastern and Middle Districts
- Vermont Supreme Court and Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- Vermont and Pennsylvania Bar Associations
- American Association of Justice
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Vermont Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
Interview With Chip
In your opinion, what sets your firm apart from other firms in the area?My practice is limited to Vermont workers' compensation cases. I am a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, WY. I am a very good strategist, negotiator and warrior.
What steps do you take to prepare for a difficult case?The first step is to make a decision: what does the client want to achieve? The second step is to understand what is the difficulty, what are the causes of the difficulty, what are options to overcome it and to achieve the client's goal? If the goal is not achievable or if the options are not satisfactory, then it is time to set a different goal. Once the goal is set, the third and following steps are like climbing stairs to a door that we intend to open and enter to achieve the client's goal. Those steps can include interviews of witnesses, consulting expert witnesses, discovery of documents and additional evidence, preparation of exhibits, records and reports, legal research, and the planning the participation in the process of pre-trial activities, depositions, informal conferences with the Department of Labor, Pre-Trial Conferences, Mediation and Formal Hearing.
How do you view your role in the attorney-client relationship?Initially as a completely focused listener. I want to hear what the client has to say. I want to watch the client express himself/herself. I want to get clarity of the client's pain, disability and the client's experience from the time when he/she was alone without a lawyer dealing with the workers' compensation insurer. I want to hear not only what is said but also how it is said. I want to perceive the level of fear, anger, and/or frustration in the client to learn what else is part of the story. I want to teach the client the applicable basics of the law, and I want to say what the client has never heard: the workers' compensation system was enacted more than 100 years ago to help injured workers, and it is still designed and intended to support injured workers. Then, together with client participation, my role changes to examining the evidence in support of the client's case and examining evidence likely to be cited by the workers' compensation insurer, recommending developing appropriate strategy to achieve the client goals, such as appealing a denial, filing for a hearing/trial, retaining appropriate expert witnesses, at times early negotiations, other times pre-trial mediation where settlement is negotiated, or trial.
How does your experience in the personal injury field benefit your clients?33 years in personal injury litigation is a plus in developing and executing a successful strategy of legal advocacy, particularly the first 12 years as trial attorney on behalf of insurers in Philadelphia where I learned first-hand the powerful attitudes, resources and advantages available to insurers and how they go about the business of denying claims.
What types of personal injury claims do you specifically handle?Since 1995 I have only represented individuals, not insurance companies. When starting my own firm in 2003 I handled workers' compensation, automobile crash, child sexual abuse. The number of persons seeking my representation for workers' compensation steadily increased. I particularly enjoy workers' compensation cases. The practice is focused on representing Vermonters in need of help in their workers' compensation case, although other types of personal injury cases are considered.
In your opinion, what is the most rewarding aspect of your job?It is very rewarding to win. It is also very rewarding to achieve a good out of court settlement. But the most rewarding aspect of my job usually occurs at the initial meeting. The new client is received at the office with respect and honor -- perhaps for the first time since the injury. At the beginning, it is common for the person to say: "I really didn't want to get a lawyer." If I accept the case, the client knows that, finally, someone is listening and believing and is choosing to be on their side. I compare the client's face at the beginning of that first meeting to the client's face when that first meeting is finished. I saw frustration, disappointment, and uncertainty. Now I see hopefulness.
What advice do you most often give your clients & why?I most often tell clients not to be offended by the allegations and tactics of the workers' compensation insurer, even though what the insurer is doing feels personal and it hurts, and the reason I tell them this is that (a) the insurer is easy to figure out, as nothing the insurer alleges is intended to be personal but is alleged because the insurer is motivated to satisfy its love of its money (b) our work is not to let the insurer set the agenda by its views but rather our work is to prepare to tell the client's true story with supporting evidence and testimony and meet the burden of proof which the law requires us to do.


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United against hate speech at Madrid conference
"We must not take democracy for granted. Spreading hatred challenges our democracies. We must speak up against hate speech. If we don't, those expressing hate will win."
This was the message from the EEA and Norway Grants Ambassador Ingrid Schulerud during the opening of the conference 'Together against Hate Speech and Hate Crime' held in Madrid on 27 November. Ambassador Schulerud underlined the importance of joint action for combating hate speech - a growing threat not only to individuals and different groups in Europe, but also one which undermines democracy.
Organised by the NGO Platform for Social Action in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Spain and the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, and funded by the EEA Grants, the conference brought together around 200 representatives from governments, civil society and international organisations including the Council of Europe and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights.
The conference served as a forum for sharing ideas and experience and for discussing practical initiatives to help prevent, raise awareness and take action on this issue.
All European countries are committed to countering discrimination, including hate speech and hate crime. Yet all too many tragic attacks in recent years highlight growing intolerance against minorities. Surveys and reports from international bodies like the Council of Europe and the EU reveal rising xenophobia and discrimination based on religious beliefs, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender.
The event was moderated by renowned Basque journalist Jon Sistiaga who has extensive experience of reporting on hate crimes and conflicts around the world. A short documentary film financed by the EEA Grants made by Sistiaga with journalist Hernán Zin was aired for the first time during the conference. The film powerfully illustrates the rising threat of hate speech in Europe – which in turn can trigger an increase in discrimination, polarisation of communities and violence motivated by prejudice.
Marisa Gomez, Director of the NGO Platform for Social Action, underlined the commitment of Spanish civil society to tackling extremism:
"Given a context where extremism and hate crimes are almost daily news, we are committed to working effectively with government and other European NGOs to protect the values of European integration, where tolerance should be a priority," said Ms Gomez.
Strong stance
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are taking a strong stance against hate speech and using the EEA and Norway Grants as a tool both to raise awareness of the issue and its risks for democracy. Challenging intolerance and promoting democracy, fundamental rights and equality are values that sit squarely at the heart of the Grants. NGO programmes in all beneficiary countries actively address hate speech as well as tackle extremism, racism and xenophobia, homophobia and anti-Semitism. Over 300 projects related to hate speech have received funding.
The EEA and Norway Grants are also a strategic partner to the Council of Europe's 'No Hate Speech' campaign. Launched in 2013 and running until spring 2015, the campaign is based on human rights education, youth participation and media literacy. The NGO programmes are making a strong contribution to the campaign, organising workshops for youth bloggers, compiling good practice databases and sharing campaign toolkits for schools.
One of the main discussion points at the conference was how government, civil society, international organisations and technology companies can better work together to combat hate speech and hate crime. Increasingly sophisticated communication technologies and social media have made it easier than ever before to spread extremist ideas and hate speech. At the same time, social media can also be a force for good and used to combat intolerance. Striking the right balance is critical. Carmen Plaza, Director of the Women's Institute at the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and equality had this message for the audience:
"We have to use speech - it is our best weapon against hate speech."
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Girl's Day member�Minah has been casted for Korea's first 3-D dance movie, "Performer"! "Performer" will revolve around hip hop dance, and has been referred to as the 'Korean version' of America's highly-popular 'Step Up' series. Minah is slotted to play a female breakdancer who is also a bit of a bad student. Filming begins at the end of November and producer�Choi Young Il, who has worked in both Korea and the States, will oversee the production. Minah auditioned in April of this year and won the part recently. She said, "I'm nervous because it is my first acting role. Its a dance movie but I think it will be different from performing. I will learn a lot from the experience." Minah has made a name for herself through her crazy personality on variety shows; it appears that she's trying to grab the triple-crown roles as 'singer-entertainer-actress'. The Girl's Day maknae has also released her track for the 'Jungle Fish 2' OST, which you can check out below. Source + Photo: NTN DB
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Training Your Dog: Essential Steps
If you have a dog at home, you will feel blessed because you have a companion. It is just right to give him the right nourishment because he is part of your family. Your dog will forever be loyal to you. Therefore, it is essential that you need to train him, so he could do simple chores at home. This will be the start of a good working relationship with you. Nevertheless, there is a huge challenge when training a dog. That is why, it is important to acknowledge some essential steps - click here
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Pinot Palooza
13 August 2016 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
QV1 Lobby 250 St Georges Terrace
QV1 is excited to announce that we are hosting the Pinot Palooza event for 2016.
As part of the partnership, QV1 tenants will receive 20% off tickets to the event. Tickets include a complimentary Plumm Vintage Redb glass (valued at $35) and includes ALL producer wine available for tasting - there will be over 100 wines on offer!
Tickets are running out fast, so please use the code 'WELOVEQV1' and click here to purchase your tickets.
There will also be an exclusive Pre-Palooza event exclusively for QV1 tenants on Thursday, 11th August, in case you can't make the 13th! Click here to register for the free Pre-Palooza event for tenants. Only 60 places available!


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White-Out Cake
I started making this cake while I was living abroad in Paris. I'd read about it on Chocolate & Zucchini (the author is French), and I was delighted by how you could measure the flour, oil, and sugar in empty yogurt containers once you'd put mixed the yogurt in.
Since then, I've been consistently amazed by how flexible this recipe really is. I've substituted applesauce for the oil, nuts for some of the flour, used extra yogurt and fewer eggs or skimped on the yogurt and added surplus eggs. I've baked it in all the wrong-sized pans. Yet it is unstoppable. It's sort of a sturdy cake, not all gooey like a banana bread, but it always comes out of the oven to rave, rave reviews. Read the original post here.
1 cup of yogurt (I used 3/4 cup strained Greek 2% and 1/4 cup non-fat)
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon vodka (optional)
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
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Hurricane Irma
As we continue our recovery and cleanup efforts, please visit the Emergency website for the latest information on openings and closings in Miami-Dade County.
A submeter is used to measure the water not entering the sanitary sewer system and is normally associated with lawn sprinkling, cooling towers on buildings and pool filling. By installing a submeter, you will be able to water your lawn and fill your pool without paying a sewer charge for the water used.
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6380 Fallsview Blvd (Fallsview Blvd. & Murray St.)
Niagara Falls, ON L2G
(905) 354-0030
Sunday – Thursday: 12pm – 10:30pm
Friday: 12pm – 11:30pm
Saturday: 12pm – 12:30am
When you visit Canyon Creek Niagara Falls, prepare to take in the most stunning views as you enjoy a dining experience like no other. Enjoy one of our many dishes served fresh from the kitchen, like our Bandera Chicken Tacos, Calamari Fritti, Pan Roasted Salmon or Steak and Lobster Mash.
Not to mention the highly recommended staff favourites, Asian Nachos and Lobster Guacamole. No matter what you're in the mood for, there's something for everyone.
Dinner with a view deserves a perfectly paired wine, whether it's from our featured local wineries, Ravine Vineyard, Konzelmann Estates and Hernder Estates, or from our international wine list. For a unique experience, try one of our Crafted Cocktails, or relax with a craft beer or cider.
Since our restaurant is right beside the Falls, as well as the Casino, planning an event or celebration is simple. We have plenty of room to host special occasions and parties of all sizes, right in the hub of our restaurant or in the private dining room.
Located on the first floor of the Fallsview Casino and Resort, right at the end of the Galleria Shopping Hall, we are just steps from all the excitement of the Casino, shopping in the Galleria and shows at the Avalon Theatre.
If you are visiting from out of town, you won't want to miss nearby attractions such as the Maid of the Mist, Marineland, Niagara Skywheel, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Clifton Hill, Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club, the Hershey Chocolate Factory Store, the Imax Theatre, Canada One Factory Outlets or the latest event at the Scotiabank Convention Centre.
If you're a golfer, be sure to visit local courses such as the Thundering Waters Golf Club, Oaklands Golf Course, Legends on the Niagara, Niagara Falls Golf Club or Rolling Meadows Golf, and enjoy a great day on the links before your meal.
Taking in all the sights and adventures can really work up an appetite, so there's always a table for you to enjoy a delicious meal with us. Following that, a good night's sleep can be found at the Niagara Falls Hilton, The Oakes Hotel, Days Inn or Four Points Sheraton, all within walking distance of our restaurant.
Whether you're coming from out of town to visit the Falls, looking to hit the jackpot at the Casino, spending the day on the golf course, taking in a show or just live close by and are looking for great food and engaging conversation, we're always here to give you a memorable night out. After all, we're more than a steakhouse.


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"The resident said he was on oxygen and was smoking when he fell asleep on the couch while watching TV."
The cause of the Friday night fire is unknown.
'House was filled with light smoke' when Groton Twp. and Huron River firefighters arrived.
Firefighters received call about a structure fire at the Scheid Road farm.
Two shelters have been prepared in the event of a county-wide emergency or power outage and be activated within 30 minutes.
Norwalk firefighters warn about dangers of high water and ice, and offer safety tips for winter.
Norwalk fires being investigated.
Police Officer "David Ditz did a great job" putting out the blaze with a fire extinguisher.
Firefighters and medical crews responded to a fire at a Spring Street apartment complex in Norwalk on Wednesday night.
One-third of U.S. home fires that begin with Christmas trees occur in January.
The board accepted the Citizens Ambulance Service contract despite issues with dispatching and finances
Two children also injured in one-car accident
The Vermilion River Ambulance District approves 3-year contract by 3-1 vote.
Non-profit Citizens Ambulance Service "was created by our community we serve" in 1978.
Malibu homes burned in fire worth at least $1.6 billion.


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Compass Records label is justly proud that its recording artists have had two nominations in the category of 'Best Bluegrass Album' for the 2013 Grammy awards, which will be made on 10 February. As it happens, both the Compass albums nominated are by frequent visitors to Europe: banjo virtuoso Noam Pikelny's Beat the Devil and carry a rail and the Special Consensus's Scratch Gravel Road. Pikelny was in Europe last month on tour with the Punch Brothers, and the Special Consensus will be touring Ireland and Britain next month. The full release issued by Compass Records can be read here.
Other nominees for Best Bluegrass Album, together with bluegrass-related nominees for other categories in the 2013 Grammy awards, can be seen on Bluegrass Today. In addition to those mentioned on Bluegrass Today, it can be noted that Leaving Eden by the Carolina Chocolate Drops has been nominated for Best Folk Album, and Old-time Smoky Mountain music: 34 historic songs, ballads, and instrumentals recorded in the Great Smoky Mountains by 'Song Catcher' Joseph S. Hall has been nominated for Best Historical Album.
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Prophets Russ and Kitty Walden at Dunamis Fellowship – Las Vegas (February 2017)
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Interesting. Great features. Ellie, I have some questions:
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14 in D.C.-area on Forbes' 'Richest' list
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett remain the richest individuals in America, according to the 2010 Forbes 400 list, which also includes 14 Washington-area billionaires, The Washington Business Journal reports.
The highest ranking local individuals are John Mars and Forest Mars Jr. The candy magnates tie for No. 26 on this year's list, each with an estimated net worth of $10 billion.
Ted Lerner is ranked No. 110 on this year's list. Through real estate investments and the Washington Nationals, Lerner has a net worth of $3 billion, according to Forbes.
To read more about the 14 Washingtonians who made the Forbes list go to the Washington Business Journal.
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If there is a Poorest List, I wonder if there will be any from DC.
Posted by: eunicedelrosario | September 23, 2010 12:23 PM | Report abuse
Responding to the comment, "If there is a Poorest List, I wonder if there will be any from DC".
What you do mean by poorest list? Poorest billionaire or the poorest person in the USA? DC has it share of poor folk..and if you are living on the streets, eating handouts, I would save you are among the poorest individuals in the nation.
Of course, we have poorest counties, poorest states, etc, but as far as poorest individual, I think there would be lots of ties among individuals across our nation.
Posted by: Kay9 | September 23, 2010 5:59 PM | Report abuse
Of all the horrors that come with poverty the lack of hope would be the worst, so let me be poor in DC before anywhere else.
Posted by: bschaper | September 23, 2010 7:30 PM | Report abuse
@bschaper Poorest in every sense of the word. I think DC might top the list.
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I have spread my dreams beneath your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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I have spread my dreams beneath your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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Mini Yoga Sessions During the Day at Your Desk
We know that exercise can cut our stress during the day by helping to release tension and toxins while flooding our bodies with the positive effects of oxytocin. Many medical professionals advise talking lunch-hour walks to fight stress at work.
But teacher's days aren't the same as other professionals. We often don't get lunch "hours" alone, we are usually responsible for playground, cafeteria or hall duty during our time. Teacher planning hours are seldom long enough to walk around campus.
A meaningful alternative is to steal little bits of time throughout the day to use for yoga breaks--not crazy goat-on-a-steep-hill poses which would dirty your clothes or make you feel nutty, but simple little stretches that can be incorporated into your day whenever you have a moment to stretch and breathe--even if you must keep thinking. Once you learn the poses you'll find ways to use them.
Marcia Langenberg, a teacher at the University of Alberta and a yoga practitioner, has posted an easy-to-follow series of tiny, free movies on-line showing indoor, seated yoga poses. You don't have to leave your room, or you can do these poses in a break room--some will even work in a bathroom.
The movies can inspire you to find ways to move and create a release for the day's tension, so they are well worth considering to add to your stress reduction toolbox.
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Mid-Week Snapshot
We Will Prevail!
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them. --
Washington Irving
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We Don't Teach Well When We are Burnt-out
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.--Woodrow Wilson
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Philip, Nada Y. (2008) Medical quality of service for optimized ultrasound streaming in wireless robotic tele-ultrasonography system. (PhD thesis), Kingston University, uk.bl.ethos.555074.Full text not available from this archive.
Mobile healthcare (m- health) is a new paradigm that brings together the evolution of emerging wireless communications and network technologies with the concept of 'connected healthcare' anytime and anywhere. There are two critical issues facing the successful deployment of m-health applications from the wireless communications perspectives. First, wireless connectivity issues and mobility requirements of real-time bandwidth demanding m-health applications. Second, the Quality of Service (QoS) issues from the healthcare perspective and their required levels to guarantee robust and clinically acceptable healthcare services. This thesis consider the concept of medical QoS (m-QoS) issues for typical bandwidth demanding m-health application (tele-ultrasound streaming) in 3G and 3.5G wireless environments. Specifically this thesis introduces a new concept of m-QoS that provide a sub-category of quality of services from the m-health perspective. A wireless robotic tele-ultrasonography system is adopted in this research as the m-health application. Accordingly the m-QoS metrics and its functional bounds for this m-health application are defined. To validate this concept a new optimal video streaming rate control policy is proposed based on the Q-Iearning approach to deliver the ultrasound images over 3G and 3.5G environments. To achieve these objectives an end-to-end architecture for streaming M-JPEG compressed ultrasound video over 3G and 3.5G communication network is developed. Through this a client-server test bed is developed to capture the ultrasound images and adaptively varying its frame rate and the quality and send to the other end. The new rate control algorithm was implemented via this test bed. This thesis shows the performance analysis of the proposed rate control algorithm in terms of achieving the defined m-QoS over 3G and 3.5G wireless connections. In collaboration with medical expert in ultrasonography field, subjective image analysis are also carried out to validate the quality of the processed images.
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An energy balance of a Stirling engine cycle can be do through an indicator diagram or trend pressure inside a Stirling engine which is calculated. Results of this energy balance are an input heat, a rejection heat, a regenerated heat, an internal work of the cycle and an internal thermal efficiency.
This article describes analytical calculation through equations, which are derived from the equations of the first law of thermodynamic. Through these derived equations can be calculated energy flows and theirs connection with others quantities.
The equations of this energy balance are true under certain simplifying assumptions. Calculated results through these equation can vary from reality with increasing of differences between simplified and real processes:
(1) Working gas is ideal gas. (2) Stirling engine is perfect sealed. (3) There is no pressure loss, pressure of working gas is same in whole working volume. (4) Regenerator has perfect thermal isolation. (5) Pressure as function of angle of rotation (p(φ)), working volume on hot side as function of angle of rotation (VT(φ)) and working volume on cold side as function of angle of rotation (VS(φ)) are known. (6) Stirling engine cycle is steady (the same cycle repeats).1.459 The simplifying assumptions of the solving.
The internal work of the engine is function the pressure and the working volume:
AT [J] 1382,2113 AS [J] -506,0131 A [J] 876,1982Problem 1: summary of entries and results.
Inside the Stirling engine is transformed heat to work. For this transformation are true the rules of heat cycle, it is means, only a piece of the heat input to the engine is transformed to work and others the heat is necessary rejected from the engine. For input and output of the heat to/from the engine between the working gas and a heat transfer surface must be a temperature gradient. This temperature gradient is vary during one cycle, because working gas temperature is changed also (see chapter 34. Temperature change of working gas inside Stirling engine). Therefore in all internal sections of the engine the heat is inputted and outputted to/from working gas during one cycle. It is evident (from the principle of the Stirling engine) the heat balance during one cycle of the hot side is positive (the heat is inputted to the working gas) and the heat balance during one cycle of the cold side is negative (the heat is outputted from the working gas), the heat balance of the regenerator during one cycle must be neutral:
The heat ΔI inputs through the cycle on the hot side and it increases of internal energy of the working fluid and other part of the cycle outputts on the cold side from the engine (through the temperature gradient between the hot and cold side). This heat decreasing a dimension capacity-rating of the heat transfer surface and a thermal efficiency of the cycle. On the other hand the heat ΔI develops the temperature gradient between the hot and the cold side even in for case of the regenerator with small capacity or for case it is not installation inside the engine. For cases isothermal processes on the hot and the cold side (e.g. Schmidt theory) must be the change of the enthalpy ΔI equal zero.
The internal work of the engine can be measured indirectly, e.g. by indication of the pressure of the working gas or by measuring work shaft (in this case is necessary to know mechanical losses of the engine). The internal work of the engine can be approximately calculated of the pressure trend by the procedure which is shown in article 35. Stirling engine cycle (calculation without losses) or in article 36. Losses in Stirling engines (calculation with losses).
Values of heats QT and QS can to get from a measuring of heat flow to/from the engine or it can be approximately calculated through an estimate the internal thermal efficiency:
The internal thermal efficiency of the Stirling engine is ratio between its the internal work A and heat, which inputted to the working gas from a surroundings during one cycle QD* respectively this definition is the same as definition of efficiency of heat cycle, because inside engine is performed complet cycle. For the conditions, which are shown on List 1 can be descripted equality of heat flows:
The internal thermal efficiency can be estimated through similarities of the Stirling engines similar construction:
C [-] 0,65...0,75 ΔI [J] 746,03...462,42 QS [J] -1252,05...-968,43 ηt [-] 0,41...0,48 QT [J] 2128,24...1844,63Problem 2: summary of entries and results.
The regenerated heat inside the regenerator can be calculated from a function which describes an amount of a heat transfered inside the regenerator of the working gas from a start of the cycle to any point of the cycle. The regenerated heat is equal of a difference between the maximum and the minimum of this function:
The enthalpy of the working gas inside the hot or the cold side in case isothermal processes is not changed respectively in Equation 5 is true IT,x=0; IT,x=0.
The amount of the heat QReg can be calculated approximately if the amount of the regenerated heat QReg is much more than the amount of the heat ΔI:
QReg [J] 6421,6506 QReg/ΔI [-] 8,6077 φ [°] V [cm3] QR,x [J] φ [°] V [cm3] QR,x [J] -------------------------- -------------------------- 0 377,1489 0 190 508,8472 2477,7114 10 365,4078 359,5118 200 519,8974 2005,3991 20 355,8134 818,4803 210 528,337 1577,1375 30 348,5937 1377,206 220 533,859 1193,4843 40 343,9179 2026,5137 232,5 536,3626 773,8312 52,5 341,8098 2931,351 240 535,4585 551,9241 60 342,5702 3495,834 250 531,4778 288,1827 70 345,9296 4228,6122 259,647 524,7618 66,2469 80 351,8947 4883,2127 270 514,6757 -138,2063 87,0244 357,5704 5264,0468 280 502,4646 -303,3848 100 371,0266 5733,5592 285 495,5851 -373,7416 105 377,1489 5822,4453 300 472,5932 -532,2328 120 398,1411 5777,4868 310 455,9721 -588,8656 130 413,8632 5516,86 320 438,9569 -599,2053 140 430,4707 5117,7967 340 405,8632 -447,5454 150 447,4797 4626,2816 350 390,7495 -265,9646 160 464,3663 4085,5746 360 377,1489 0 180 495,5851 2989,632Problem 3: summary of entries and results.
During the solving of previous problem was neglected an influence of the change of enthalpy of the working gas on the hot and cold side respectively the heat ΔI. For actually case the influence of the change enthalpy is increased with decrease of the temperature ration τ respectively the ration between the heat QReg and the heat QD significantly decreasing and this procedure of the calculate used in Problem 3 increases its inaccuracy. This fact must be taken into account when designing the size of the regenerator:
|7.197 The ratio between the heat QReg and the heat ΔI as function the temperature ratio τ.
This curve is true for the cycle from the Problem 2 and Problem 3.
An equation of a change of specific entropy of the working gas can be derived from First law of thermodynamics for closed system:
Through last Equation can be constructed a T-s diagram of the cycle. From T-s diagram of cycle can be identified losses of the cycle. In praxis can be measured perfectly only pressure of the working gas as function of angle of rotation. Exact amount of the working gas inside of the engine and its exact mean temperature of the working gas is impossible to measure. Therefore is constructed Θ-s diagram*, where Θ is ratio between the mean temperature of working gas inside of the engine and maximum temperature of the working gas inside of the engine. The Θ-s diagram can be constructed only from the measured pressure.
Θ-s diagram, which is designed from a measurement, can show losses and weaknesses of the engine:
cv [J·kg-1·K-1] 3116,168 r [J·kg-1·K-1] 2077,22 sx-s0 sx-s0 sx-s0 [J·kg-1·K-1] Θ [-] [J·kg-1·K-1] Θ [-] [J·kg-1·K-1] Θ [-] 0 0,6853 1269,3741 0,9934 712,0368 0,6852 29,309 0,7066 1296,7358 0,9767 634,0198 0,674 88,6894 0,733 1300,7945 0,9526 546,6878 0,6639 177,8893 0,7647 1285,939 0,9239 459,8105 0,6561 294,1768 0,801 1256,5622 0,8929 415,9258 0,6529 469,1112 0,8507 1168,7142 0,8313 285,7881 0,6463 583,793 0,8813 1115,3026 0,8029 203,8984 0,6447 739,4541 0,9204 1057,5191 0,7769 130,0204 0,6458 888,758 0,9546 995,9703 0,7536 23,1234 0,6575 984,6345 0,974 930,7996 0,7329 -0,9958 0,6691 1132,4227 0,9965 844,0397 0,7105 0 0,6853 1177,3692 1 789,0023 0,6989Problem 4: summary of entries and results.
|Problem 4: summary of entries and results.
The fact, minimal entropy corresponding with the state p0, V0 is only a random.
The amount of the working gas inside of the Stirling engine can be computed by the equation of state [2, p. 67 (cz)] for each working volumes. The amount of the working gas is computed for a known state of the working gas. If real mean temperature of the working gas inside individual volumes is not known, then can be use of computed of temperature change of the working gas inside Stirling engine:
m [kg] 5,92337E-3
|Problem 5: summary of entries and results.
This document is English version of the original in Czech language: ŠKORPÍK, Jiří. Energetická bilance oběhu Stirlingova motoru, Transformační technologie, 2009-07, [last updated 2012-04]. Brno: Jiří Škorpík, [on-line] pokračující zdroj, ISSN 1804-8293. Dostupné z http://www.transformacni-technologie.cz/35.html. English version: Energy balance of Stirling engine cycle. Web: http://www.transformacni-technologie.cz/en_35.html.


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Oil price analysis
The defeat of prices is a result of huge production, which quickly filled continental warehouses, some analysts believe that this will be completed in early 2016
Australian bank ANZ said on Friday that "the crude oil market will remain subdued in 2016, although the prospects for recovery look good for the second half of the year."
US bank Jefferies did say that "excess reserves is likely to increase significantly in the first half of 2016 and will depress oil prices in the short term."
Increasing production from Iraq, which is a member of OPEC contributes significantly to this excess, the yield has doubled in the last decade to about 4.3 million. Barrels per day, which is more than enough to meet the daily demand of India.
OPEC as a whole has produced more oil in November than any month since 2008, although the organization predicts a slight increase in demand for crude next year in an attempt to protect their market share.
The strategy of the cartel to protect market share, pumping record levels, perhaps working.
It expected US oil shale production, the main driver of growth in supplies outside OPEC to lower for the ninth consecutive month in January, according to a forecast Monday by the US Energy Information Administration.