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Defined by excellence. Supported by tradition.
A new "test" kiln is giving high school students more options when it comes to creating their artwork.
The Ottawa Hills Schools Parent Association funded the $865 purchase as part of its annual wish-list funding program. The request came from Kristin Johnson, the high school art teacher.
"The new test kiln gives students the ability to try out glaze combinations before applying them to their bisque ware, which is pottery fired for the first time but awaiting glaze," Mrs. Johnson said. "Glaze combinations too often exit their final glaze fire looking different than anticipated. This can result in students feeling less enthusiastic about a piece they were initially excited to see finished."
That feeling is common among artists working with clay and the surface-decoration process, she added. "Every potter goes through it," Mrs. Johnson added. "The purpose of a test kiln is to reduce that uncertainty and help students produce more predictable results consistently."
The kiln's firing chamber is 8 inches by 8 inches by 9 inches. It was delivered this summer and is the process of being set up in her kiln room adjacent to her classroom.
Besides testing capabilities, the kiln provides two other benefits. First, it enables students to participate more in the "firing" process by learning to load and operate the kiln. Second, its smaller size allows smaller batches of work to be loaded. For example, a student who needs a piece by a specific due date can use the test kiln.
In addition to helping students in Ceramics I and II classes, the kiln eventually will benefit students in craft-based classes. In those classes, students can use the kiln on small projects, such as fused-glass pieces that could function as jewelry or elements of a stained glass piece.


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I just got a flyer in the mail today that said Les Miserables is coming back to Atlanta in Fall 2008. Woo hoo! I am so going to be there! I told Joy we may have to get tickets for every night that it plays and just camp out in Atlanta for a week or two. :-) I totally love Les Miserables, and even though it is more than a year away, I'm already excited. Plus it's playing at the Fox, which is a wonderful theater. It's going to be great!
April 25, 2007
Les MiserablesPosted by Brad under Theater And Shows
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3 Responses to "Les Miserables"
April 25, 2007 at 9:41 pm
I will take a vacation anyway that it comes!!! ;)
April 26, 2007 at 10:45 am
I was just telling Matt how he needs to see it. A high school here is doing the school version this week and next… do you know if that's worth seeing, Brad? Oooo, maybe Matt and I could join you in Atlanta and we could all see it together!! :) How cool would that be?!? :)
April 26, 2007 at 4:23 pm
If you need a babysitter – I'M AVAILABLE!!! :-)

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The Rest Of My Life Is For You Chapter 147
Chapter 147 Hold Hold Yu Yuehan's Hand?
Update 2 years ago
Translator:Atlas StudiosEditor:Atlas Studios
Just like an abyss, his deep and soulful eyes fixated on her.
With the afterglow of the sunset shining on him, a layer of orange light spread out on his handsome face; he looked simply mysterious and honorable.
Nian Xiaomu was caught red-handed. Since she could no longer hide from him, she braced herself and went forward.
"Young Master…"
Just as she pondered about what explanation she should cook up because she had come back so late, she saw that he had turned around indifferently and headed to the dining room without paying much attention to her.
Nian Xiaomu secretly felt relieved that she had managed to dodge the bullet. As she followed behind him and entered the dining room, she saw that Xiao Liuliu was sitting obediently in her high chair. Even though she was biting onto her tiny spoon, she had not consumed any food.
Her tiny face curved into a smile immediately when she saw Nian Xiaomu.
"Pretty Sister, you are back! Me and Daddi were waiting for you to have dinner!"
"…" Nian Xiaomu stared blankly and lifted her head in surprise.
She cast her gaze in the direction of Yu Yuehan's grave and stern back.
Had he been waiting for her in the living room just now?
Nian Xiaomu immediately swallowed back her words; she had wanted to tell him that she had already had her dinner while she was out just now.
Feeling guilty, she pulled out a chair and sat beside Xiao Liuliu. She picked up her chopsticks and filled Xiao Liuliu's tiny bowl with vegetables.
"Sorry, it was my fault that I came back late. Quickly eat up."
Xiao Liuliu wasn't a finicky child. Seeing that Nian Xiaomu had returned home, she scooped the rice in her bowl happily and sent it into her tiny mouth.
Mouthful by mouthful, she seemed to be savoring her food.
There was absolutely no need for Nian Xiaomu to take care of her. Since Nian Xiaomu had already had dinner, her gaze shifted toward the surroundings subconsciously.
When her gaze met Yu Yuehan, who sat across from her, the sentence which Xiao Liuliu said just now flashed past her mind again.
Had he… really been waiting for her just now?
Should she apologize?
"Where did you go?" asked Yu Yuehan after taking a quick glance at her.
Not a hint of concern could be detected from his cold voice. Instead, it seemed like he wasn't very happy that she had left without permission.
"… I went to visit a friend and left in a hurry. I am sorry that I forgot to inform you and kept the both of you waiting." Upon hearing what he said, Nian Xiaomu immediately lowered her head and apologized with sincerity.
Yu Yuehan's gaze deepened when he heard this, but very soon, he opened his mouth coldly and said, "I wasn't planning on waiting for you. It's just that Xiao Liuliu wouldn't eat if she didn't see you."
She had expected this. It was already very nice of the iceberg not to freeze people to deathhow could he do something so heartwarming like waiting for her before they started their meal?
Her Xiao Liuliu was still the most adorable one!
As Nian Xiaomu gloomily thought about this, she felt sorry for Xiao Liuliu and filled her bowl with more vegetables.
Nian Xiaomu carried her to the courtyard for a stroll only after Xiao Liuliu had eaten her fill.
Xiao Liuliu's arm had recovered very well, and the gauze had already been removed from the wound. At this point in time, she always had a strong urge to peel off the scab from her wound and required special attention as a result.
Nian Xiaomu had just held on to her hand when Xiao Liuliu immediately dragged her to Yu Yuehan.
"Xiao Liuliu's other hand hurts and can only hold one hand. Can Pretty Sister help me hold Daddi's hand?"
Nian Xiaomu: "…"
Hold, hold Yu Yuehan's hand?!
Her eyes suddenly shrunk, and her gaze landed onto his hand that was right before her eyes; she felt that Xiao Liuliu's words were like a streak of lightning that had struck her brain.
Her brain stopped working at that instant!
Yu Yuehan also seemed not to have expected Xiao Liuliu to blurt out this sentence all of a sudden. As he glanced in her direction, his gaze landed on Nian Xiaomu and Xiao Liuliu's hands, which were intertwined with each other.
There was a faint stir in his eyes.
Nian Xiaomu's small, delicate hands and slender fingers made her look like a lady who led a pampered life instead of a nurse.
What would it feel like to hold those hands…


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THE 36 – 36 Miles of Hope!
In order to do something that's never been done before, you
need to do something that's never been done before…
Hi, my name is Bobby Howland and This June I will be turning 36 and will run 36 miles on Sunday, June 9th for JAR of Hope, The Raffone Family and all of those battling the terminal, muscle wasting disease known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Last year, I ran 35 miles on my 35th birthday (THE 35) and due to the overwhelming amount of success and positive energy created from that day I plan to run my age every year for JAR of Hope until I physically cannot.
My goal is to raise $10,000 and unlimited awareness to help the foundation's efforts to eliminate this horrific disease. Duchenne remains relatively unknown to the general public and I know that with your help we can change that, and these 36 miles will get the us closer to a cure.
The miles will be completed around my local neighborhood in Branchburg, NJ and we will gather at my home for a family friendly party/celebration with plenty of food and drink from local establishments starting @ 12:00. Plan for a positive, fun atmosphere with great people who are looking to make a difference for families battling Duchenne. Don't forget to bring your running/walking shoes as the last mile will be Police escorted and make you feel as though you are in a Rocky Movie!
Thank you so much for your support. Please share this with your friends and family and I hope you will consider coming out on Sunday, June 9th on what will be an extraordinary day!


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UPDATE: Has Delta State Poly Otefe-Oghara released the 2018/2019 Admission list?
Yes, Delta State Poly Otefe-Oghara has release its 2018/2019 admission list (first batch)
This is to inform all candidates that participated in the Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, (DESPO) post UTME screening exercise that the management of the institution has release the names of candidates offered a provisional admission into delta state polytechnic otefe oghara.
How to check
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Note : If you name isn't among the first list, please exercise patience, more batches will be uploaded soon.
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Shakuntala Gamlin appointment row: BJP using Najeeb Jung to topple AAP Govt, alleges Sisodia
New Delhi, May 16: The ongoing tussle between AAP government and Delhi Lt Governor took yet another political turn on Saturday as the ruling party in the national capital accused the BJP government at Centre of using Najeeb Jung to topple their government.
Talking to media persons on the recent controversy of appointment of Delhi Chief Secretary, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP is using LG to topple the AAP government in Delhi.
"Kal BJP ne LG sahab ke zariye Delhi ki chunni hui sarkar ka takhtapalat karne ki koshish ki hai," Sisodia was quoted as saying.
LG ke paas koi adhikaar nahi hai ki woh Delhi Govt ke kissi adhikari se seedhe baat kar sake...: Manish Sisodia pic.twitter.com/kJV1ub2Wqx — ANI (@ANI_news) May 16, 2015
He further added that Jung has no right to directly talk to any bureaucrat of the Delhi Government.
Earlier in the day senior bureaucrat Shakuntala Gamlin took charge as acting Chief Secretary of the city despite Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked her not to do so. Gamlin was on Friday appointed to the post by Delhi's Lt Governor, Jung.
Open war between Jung and Arvind Kejriwal
A senior Delhi government official said that in his letter to Gamlin, Kejriwal has said that her appointment is against the set rule. In view of this, she should not take charge as acting Chief Secretary of Delhi.
The move came a day after Lt Governor Najeeb Jung gave the additional charge of Chief Secretary to Gamlin, a 1984-batch IAS officer, hours after she wrote a scathing letter to Jung claiming that she was pressurised by a senior bureaucrat in CM's office not to be in race for the post due to her alleged proximity to BSES discoms.
Slamming the LG's move, the AAP government had yesterday said the LG cannot bypass the elected government and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and that he acted against "the Constitution, GNCT of Delhi Act and the Transaction of Business Rules."
Jung had promptly rebutted the AAP government's allegations saying under Article 239 AA of the Constitution of India, the the Lt Governor is the representative of State Authority in Delhi.
Chief Secretary KK Sharma has left for the US on a personal visit due to which the government had to appoint an acting Chief Secretary. Gamlin was earlier serving as Power Secretary.
OneIndia News
(With inputs from PTI)


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Used 2019 FordEdge SE SUV
- Stock: R20017
- Odometer
- 12,027 miles
- Fuel Economy
- 22.0/29.0 mpg City/Hwy
- Exterior Color
- Agate Black Metallic
- Interior Color
- Ebony
- Body
- Transmission
- 8-Speed Automatic
- Drivetrain
- Engine
- 2 EcoBoost 2.0L I4 GTDi DOHC Turbocharged VCT
Ford Edge
Detailed Specifications
- 1st and 2nd row curtain head airbags
- 4-wheel ABS Brakes
- 911 Assist
- ABS and Driveline Traction Control
- Audio controls on steering wheel
- Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity
- Braking Assist
- Bucket front seats
- Cargo area light
- Clock: In-dash
- Cloth seat upholstery
- Coil front spring
- Coil rear spring
- Cruise control
- Cruise controls on steering wheel
- Daytime running lights
- Driver and passenger knee airbags
- Dual illuminated vanity mirrors
- Dusk sensing headlights
- Electric power steering
- Electrochromatic rearview mirror
- External temperature display
- Fold forward seatback rear seats
- Four-wheel Independent Suspension
- Front Ventilated disc brakes
- Front and rear reading lights
- Fuel Capacity: 18.4 gal.
- Fuel Consumption: City: 22 mpg
- Fuel Consumption: Highway: 29 mpg
- Fuel Type: Premium unleaded
- Headlights off auto delay
- Independent front suspension classification
- Independent rear suspension
- Instrumentation: Low fuel level
- Intercooled Turbo
- Interior air filtration
- Manual front air conditioning
- Manufacturer's 0-60mph acceleration time (seconds): 7.5 s
- Max cargo capacity: 73 cu.ft.
- Metal-look dash trim
- Metal-look door trim
- Metal-look/piano black center console trim
- Multi-link rear suspension
- Painted aluminum rims
- Passenger Airbag
- Power remote driver mirror adjustment
- Power remote passenger mirror adjustment
- Power windows
- Privacy glass: Deep
- Rear Stabilizer Bar: Regular
- Rear seats center armrest
- Rear spoiler: Lip
- Regular front stabilizer bar
- Remote Engine Start -Smart Device
- Remote power door locks
- Remote window operation
- Side airbag
- SiriusXM AM/FM/Satellite Radio
- SiriusXM Satellite Radio(TM)
- Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
- Split rear bench
- Stability controll with anti-roll
- Strut front suspension
- Suspension class: Regular
- Tachometer
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System: Tire specific
- Total Number of Speakers: 6
- Trip computer
- Urethane steering wheel trim
- Vehicle Emissions: LEV3-ULEV70
- Video Monitor Location: Front
- Wheel Diameter: 18
- Wheel Width: 8
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100A EQUIPMENT GROUP! 18" ALUMINUM WHEELS! BLIS! AUTO START STOP TECHNOLOGY! FORDPASS CONNECT 4GWIFI HOTSPOT TELEMATICS MODEM! CRUISE CONTROL! AUTO HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS! FRONT WHEEL DRIVE! Rear View Camera, SYNC Voice System, Edge SE 18" WHEELS 100A FORDPASS CONNECT, EcoBoost 2.0L I4 GTDi DOHC Turbocharged VCT, 8-Speed Automatic, FWD, Agate Black Metallic, Ebony w/Cloth Bucket Seats, Air Conditioning, Auto High-beam Headlights, Auto-dimming Rear-View mirror, Blind spot sensor: Ford Co-Pilot360 - Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) warning, Brake assist, Electronic Stability Control, Equipment Group 100A, Four wheel independent suspension, Illuminated entry, Knee airbag, Low tire pressure warning, Outside temperature display, Overhead console, Power door mirrors, Power steering, Power windows, Rear anti-roll bar, Rear window defroster, Rear window wiper, Remote keyless entry, Speed control, Split folding rear seat, Steering wheel mounted audio controls, Tachometer, Telescoping steering wheel, Tilt steering wheel, Traction control, Trip computer, Variably intermittent wipers, Wheels: 18" Sparkle Silver-Painted Aluminum. Priced below KBB Fair Purchase Price!
Agate Black Metallic 2019 Ford Edge SE 18" WHEELS 100A FORDPASS CONNECT
22/29 City/Highway MPG
Jim Schmidt Ford is located just inside the Ohio line on S R 2 in Hicksville, Ohio. We are a full service dealership providing our customers with bank financing and Service after the sale. Call one of our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff today.
Agate Black Metallic 2019 Ford Edge SE 18" WHEELS 100A FORDPASS CONNECT
22/29 City/Highway MPG
Jim Schmidt Ford is located just inside the Ohio line on S R 2 in Hicksville, Ohio. We are a full service dealership providing our customers with bank financing and Service after the sale. Call one of our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff today.
KBB.com Consumer Reviews
- 5.0
Ford Has Really Stepped Up Its Game
By Craig on Friday, September 22, 2017Went from a 2008 Acadia SLT to a 2017 Ford Edge Titanium because we are empty nesters and didnt need the extra space anymore. We were going to test drive an Explorer but spotted the Edge on showroom floor while we waiting and fell in love with its spaciousness and comfort but without the bulk. Have had it two months now and can honestly say, I wont drive anything else ....ever. The 2.0 Eco Boost 4-banger has a ton of low end torque and very little turbo lag with excellent acceleration. Its quiet, smooth tranny, and is much more nimble in heavy traffic than its size would suggest. The interior fit and finish is very solid and is packed with quality materials with soft touch surfaces everywhere you reside - luxury on a budget. The new Sync 3 system is one of the easiest head units to operate on the market. Ford has a huge winner in the Edge - simple yet elegant without the import price tag. The Edge punches way above its weight class.
- 5.0
Very Happy with my 2017 Edge SEL
By Citysparky on Sunday, December 31, 2017Just purchased a fully loaded 2017 Ford Edge SEL from our local dealer and could not be happier. Just took it on a long road trip (1,800 miles) this last week to visit family and was very impressed with the power (2.0 Turbo) going through the hills. On certain streches of desert highway we were cruising around 95 MPH and the ride was great; very low road noise and still averaged 23.4 MPG on the trip. While the jury is still out on the long term reliability, I am very happy with my purchase to date.
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The FUN SUV
By BMu on Sunday, August 11, 2019I am reviewing the 2019 Ford Edge ST. However, the Edge styling in general gives this SUV a bit of an "edge" over much of its competition. The ST is just a thrill to drive. Let's face it, this class of vehicle is not your traditional enthusiast automobile. Still, some of us would like a little sizzle with our practicality and a Porsche Macan or other more exotic and no doubt expensive SUV is just not in the cards. The Edge ST fills the bill nicely. It's quick, handles well for a SUV, is comfy, full of tech features, looks elegant instead of racy, and has plenty of room to haul stuff around. I owned a 2018 Honda CRV Touring that was so practical and nice but uninspiring to drive and it was a tad unstable on the highway. It did get great fuel mileage which I have forgone with the Edge. So be it! I love the power and the stability, the responsiveness and the utter confidence it instills in traffic as well as on the open road. The thrill is back and I recommend it highly.
New Arrivals
2018 Ford F-250SD Lariat Truck
- $48,500
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- Truck
- Black Exterior
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If ever you wondered how Harry Waters Jr. felt when he saw Marty McFly shredding it inBack to the Future, then listen to Rustie's 'Ultra Thizz'.
The fury of scything synths unleashed is unrelenting while the bass warps your face (and ears) into an unrecognisable mess only your parents could identify. Slap on a few layers of ambient glory and you have the sound of the 2020s. One has to wonder though, whether the production value of the track (and the album in general) would hold up on a sweaty dancefloor with PAs blaring out at you. It should be loud enough though.


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Wedding Teamhoneymoon team
DJ/MC service, bridal stylist consulting and events co-ordination - we make sure you give your best and make you look at home and give your clients a fantastic holiday. While you may find this a little overwhelming and somewhat stressing, be sure you are in the right place. Setting up a wedding needs a lot of patience, and whatever your budgets, having someone to help you is invaluable.
Our aim is to give you all the necessary instruments to make your wedding an unforgettable one, because every wedding is different and every groom is different. It is a great place to have fantastic dining and great fun, and the detail makes the difference. Individual wedding packs are available to match your individual lifestyle.
Skilled deejay staff ensure that the show flows, the stage is full and your party is entertaining. Your wedding style advisor can help you choose the right gown and create a nice, coherent look and feeling for the big time. It will be an unforgettable experience for your visitors.
You can even have us create choreographies for your wedding ceremony! Let's work together as a TEAM so that your romance begins and ends in your triumph.
Ilite Wedding Team
Find out why wedding pros talk about the Elite Wedding Team and why EWT is the most select network organisation in the wedding world. A lot of commercial recommendations within the wedding industy come either through relationship or verbal propaganda. The Elite Wedding Team is there to make sure that these channels of communications, linkages and verbal propaganda enhance possibilities.
Every member will represent one wedding speciality per team (e.g. flowers, catering, photography, videography, etc.). In addition, only one team per town is permitted, making EWT the most select network organisation in the wedding world.


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If you are a webmaster interested in publishing pay per click ads on your site, its obvious that you have already heard of Adsense. Sure, they are the most popular name around and have the largest share of the market, but this doesn't mean everyone wants to use them. Some people have been previously banned by Adsense. Some have had their site rejected by them. And certain webmasters simply don't want to deal with them for whatever reasons.
But there are of course, certain alternatives that you can use. One of them is called AdBrite. Basically, it is a smaller advertising network that offers you some interesting features that you would not find in Adwords.
First, you are free to determine the type of ads that you want to publish on your site. You can choose from intersitials (full page ads), cost per mille impressions (CPM) banners, cost per click (CPC) banners, CPC text & banners (content ads), CPC text inline (ads are targeted towards the keywords on your page), as well as video ads.
You also get a lot more control as to which ads are displayed on your site. You can select them to be shown automatically, that way advertisers can choose to run their ad based on the topic of your site and it will automatically be accepted. You can also select to have more control and approve ads on your site manually.
Of course, if you are publishing ads, you will be interested in knowing how much you will get paid depending on which types of ads to show. While some other networks could have only pay per click (PPC) ads available, with AdBrite there are various pricing options. You can either sell ad space for a fixed period of time, such as a day, a week or a month. This is recommended if you have an established site that receives a lot of traffic. You can also sell ads on a CPM or CPC basis as well.
There are a few drawbacks to using AdBrite, however. Most of the room for improvement with their network lies in the way that payments to webmasters are handled. Payments to publishers are issued on a Net 60 basis, which means that they mature 60 days after the end of the payment period. Therefore, earnings for the month of December will be sent out at the beginning of the month of March. This could be an inconvenience to some, as you will have to wait a longer time before receiving your earnings than on other networks, which usually are on a Net 30 basis.
Also, payments are only issued by check in US Dollars. This is fine for those in the US and Canada, but those in foreign countries may find that cashing a US check could take a few weeks to clear and certain banks charge service fees in order to cash a check from the USA. However, AdBrite says that they will be introducing other payment methods in the future.


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Hot Fashion & Ski Gear for the Slopes This Winter
We asked three Northern Michigan ski shops to get us stoked about the ski and snowboard days ahead with recommendations for sweet gear and duds. Let the dreaming begin!
A big thank you to Boyne Country Sports and Don Orr Ski Haus in Traverse City and Bahnhof Sport in Petoskey.
This story is featured in the November 2017 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. Get your copy!
Boyne Country Sports // Traverse City
Brian's Apparel Inspiration
Brian is a very active skier and dad so he appreciates the top-of-the-line technical features of Orage to be comfortable all day skiing but also loves the style to wear the jacket off the hill for day-to-day activities.
Jacket: Rambler, by Orage, $550 // Big mountain inspiration with ALL the features for comfort, no matter the conditions.
Pant: Rambly, by Orage, $400 // Like the jacket, all the features with 4-way stretch for amazing comfort.
Cardigan: Covert Cardigan, by Arcteryx, $179 // What we like to call "the Up North dinner sweater." Handsome and classic.
Boot: Sub Zero Leather Boot, by Volcom, $140 // Sport it round town. Keep your feet dry. Nice.
The Gear
Nordica Enforcer 93 Skis $799 // Nordica Sport machine 130 Boots $599 // Marker Griffon Bindings $295 // Leki Speed S Poles $129 // Giro Zone w/ Mips Helmet $250 // Giro Vivid Goggles $180 // Patagonia Arbor Grand Pack 32L $129
Boyne Country Sports // Traverse City
Kelly's Apparel Inspiration
Kelly is a great snowboarder but she also wants amazing winter gear to wear around town for everyday activities. Great cross-over items with classic colors and flattering shapes with a touch of edge.
Jacket: Baza Insulated Jacket, by Volcom, $140 // Faux leather sleeves with cozy teddy fleece lining … need we say more!
Pant: Species Stretch Pant, by Volcom, $180 // The look of a great wool pant with stretch and function.
Layer: Base Layers, by Icebreaker, $90 // Natural wool that feels great next to your skin.
Top: Poncho Sweater, by Kavu, $70 // It's a sweater, it's a scarf. Pop on after riding and look wonderful.
Boot: PDX Wedge, by Sorel, $190 // Classic buffalo check with the edginess of a wedge. Waterproof and warm!
The Gear
Libtech Travis Ripper C2 Snowboard $429 // Union Force Bindings $229 // ThirtyTwo STW Boa Boots$199//Giro Stellar Mips Helmet $250// Giro Contact Vivid Goggles $250 // Patagonia Blackhole Wheelie Duffle $329
Bahnhof Sport // Petoskey
Spencer's Apparel Inspiration
Fifth-grader Spencer loves to snowboard! He is all about the accessories—a good helmet, goggles … stuff that will stay put when he flies over jumps. When he is not playing the Minecraft video game, you'll find him tearing it up on the halfpipe or playing soccer with friends.
Jacket: Gage, by Obermeyer, $149 // Warm, dry and roomy, for the park or slope cruising.
Pant: Porter, by Obermeyer, $129.50 // Spacious for mobility (articulated knees). Extendable legs for multi-season wear. Waterproof + breathable.
The Gear
Junior Nine helmet, by Giro, $110 // Warm and safe. Wear the helmet!
Youth Grade goggles, by Giro, $60 // Pre-teen goggle with solid optics. Tailored for perfect fit with the Junior Nine helmet.
Bahnhof Sport // Petoskey
Lauren's Apparel Inspiration
Eighth-grader Lauren has been downhill skiing since she was 3. She loves bright, colorful clothing … and spends a lot of time outdoors. Her favorite places to hit the slopes are Crystal Mountain and Mt. Holiday (with plenty of hot cocoa). She is also a member of the girls cross-country team.
Jacket: Aisha, by Obermeyer, $199.50 // Warm, waterproof, windproof and breathable and comes in fab colors (sea glass shown).
Pant: Jessi, by Obermeyer, $129.50 // Pretty and practical: Fractal floral print, and pant can be lengthen as teen grows.
The Gear
Junior Nine helmet, by Giro, $110 // Excellent anti-concussion protection and adjustable for multi-year fit. (Helmets warmer than hats.) Grade goggles, by Giro, $60 // Perfect fit with the Giro helmet. See terrain clearly even on the grayest days.
Don Orr Ski Haus // Traverse City
Libby + Eric's Apparel Inspiration
Libby and Eric are ski coaches and are out on a ski hill six days a week. Clothing that can withstand all weather conditions is a must: windproof, waterproof, breathable and comfortable are all key. A fashionable look and fun colors are added bonuses they both appreciate.
Libby is Wearing
Jacket: Clementine Tri Jacket, by The North Face, $280 // 3-in-1 jacket (down liner, outer shell, combo) with a slim profile. Versatile!
Pant: The North Face About A Day, adjustable waist, tailored Fit, $140 // quality women's snow pant with flattering, slimming lines? Proof it's possible.
Hat: Triple Cable Beanie, by The North Face, $30 // Keeping it slouchy with the beanie. Love the pom-pom. Soft!
Gloves: Ultralight Mitt, by Ultralight, $90 // VERY warm with durable outer. Love the look. (Three-year warranty!)
The Gear
Flair 76 skis, by Volkl, $599 // Tecnica Mach 1 85W boots, $399 // Kerma Elite pole, $29.95 // Arrival helmet, by Smith, $130 // Riot goggles, by Smith, $100
Eric is Wearing
Jacket: Ultimate Dryo, by Scott, $220 // DRYO- sphere outer fabric breathes; high-tech insulation warms. Powder skirt with jacket-to-pant interlock.
Pant: Ultimate GTX, by Scott, $350 // Gore-Tex outer with removable bib and adjustable gaiter—all-condition prepared.
Gloves: Rexfort Mitt, by Level, $140 // Über warm with waterproof goatskin outer; three-year warranty, nice!
Helmet: Knight, by Head, $179 // Visor goggle—no losing googles, since they're attached. Good with glasses.
The Gear
Strong Instinct skis, by Head, $599 // SX 100 boot, by Lange, $399 // Comp 14T poles, by Leki


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The starting base prices for our homes vary per community. Our most affordable community is Dominion Park at Wyndham starting in the $490,000's. The prices for our move-in ready home can be viewed on the Quick Move-In Homes page.
We will build your new custom home in approximately 7 months from the moment you sign a purchase agreement with us until you close on your new home.
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The hold list at the NY Public Library recently burped up two big batches of books that had shown lengthy wait periods until quite recently. So this is what I have on hand from there (with due dates) plus my deadlines for book clubs. Still haven't gotten to Michelle Obama's book — sigh. Priorities clearly need to be set.
Food52 Genius Recipes — due in 5 days (several neat recipes that I've bookmarked on the Food52 website)
Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman — due in 13 days, 15 people waiting (halfway thru, not exactly an upper)
Where'd You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple (audiobook) — due in 13 days, 97 people waiting (this will be released as a movie starring Cate Blanchett on March 22nd — very funny to listen to — halfway thru)
Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford — due in 13 days, 1 person waiting
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth — due in 15 days, 1 person waiting (discussed at book club January 31st, but haven't finished it yet — this is a renewal)
The Last Girl by Nadia Murad — due in 17 days, 1 person waiting (picked this up after seeing the amazing documentary about her, "On Her Shoulders")
The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer (audiobook) — due in 19 days (will launch into this after Bernadette — some times are simply meant more for listening than visual reading)
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay — on hand (to be discussed at book club February 12th, if I can make it)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson — need to find a free copy as I've read it before but remember nothing at all about it (to be discussed at book club March 1st)
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon — just released and available soon from library (to be discussed at book club April 5th but I know that tossing it back could mean waiting for months with a new book)


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The office is located in the town centre in one of the mews off the main town square. Visitor parking is available directly behind the office as well as in the many free parking areas that surround us. Paul opened his first office in South Woodham Ferrers and is now recognised as the most respected funeral director in the town.
Paul is actively involved with many local groups and organisations including the Rotary Club where he has chaired many committees. In 2008/9 Paul was the Club President and was one of the youngest Presidents the club had ever had.
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In 1981, Ronald Regan became the 40th president of the United States. His Vice President George H.W. Bush–who like all proper aristocracy named his son after himself, later inspiring George Forman to follow suit with all of his sons–discovered the greatest truth in all recorded history: Americans are incredibly stupid.


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Singapore ReVeluvs were treated to a night of memorable performances by K-pop sweethearts Red Velvet at their first solo concert in Singapore.
Known for their dual-concept charms that see them alternating between quirky earworms like 'The Red Flavour' and 'Dumb Dumb' and sensual tunes like 'Bad Boy' and 'Peekaboo', the five-member group delighted the 4000-strong crowd with a highly-entertaining set peppered with spontaneous banter, flamboyant costumes changes and lots (we repeat – lots) of fan service.
All went well, until Joy sustained a shoulder injury on stage and had to be rushed to the hospital midway. Despite being one woman down, the remaining four members Seulgi, Irene, Wendy and Yeri soldiered on and ended the night on a successful note. We hope for a fast recovery for Joy, and we can't wait for the girls to return to our shores as five again!
Here are some of the most memorable moments of #REDMAREinSG.
#1 When they taught us the moves to 'Power Up'
Taking the stage in their dainty white tops and red skirts, the quintet kicked off the concert with their definitive hits 'Russian Roulette', 'Power Up' and 'Cookie Jar'. While most groups would simply do their self-introductions, the ladies of Red Velvet took some time to teach the audience their iconic 'baby shark' and 'banana peel' moves from their latest summer smash 'Power Up'.
However, it seemed like everybody already knew how to dance to it almost perfectly – much to the girls' surprise. "You guys seem to know the moves even if we didn't teach you!" exclaimed Irene.
#2 When they rocked animal-themed outfits
Things were just starting to get wild, literally. As the stage transformed into a safari theme, the members appeared sporting colourful animal-themed outfits as they continued on with the energetic bops of 'Mr. E', 'Zoo' and 'Happiness'. Just look at how adorable the Red Velvet girls were!
red velvet rotating in animal dresses is the cutest thing I've ever seen #REDMAREinSG pic.twitter.com/k0li7akcWH
— AERIs💗💗💗 (@charmainesoh8) October 20, 2018
#3 When they quick-wittedly covered up for Joy
Shortly after performing 'Bad Dracula', Joy was seen bent over in pain and ended up retreating backstage as soon as the song ended. While waiting for Joy, the other four members decided to spend some time interacting with the audience – where they talked about everything from their new hair colours, to their favourite local food (chilli crab and kaya toast).
They even went to all corners of the stage to get upclose and personal with fans, which made the concert feel all the more intimate. "It feels like we're having a fanmeeting because we're talking to you for a long time," Yeri added. "We don't get to see you guys often, so let's talk a lot today!"
#4 When they handled Joy's absence professionally
What was supposedly a malfunctioning in-ear turned out to a shoulder injury when Joy emerged from the curtains in tears. With her right arm in a sling, she apologised in-between sobs for not being able to perform any further as she had to head to the hospital to receive treatment, leaving the remaining members to power through the rest of the show as a quartet.
Despite the unfortunate incident, we were in awe at how the girls swiftly took over most of Joy's lines to fill in for her absence and improvised their way through the set without any hiccups. Also, can we just take a moment to cry over how they'd always leave an empty spot for Joy? OT5 feels!
They leave a space for Joy and all of them sang her part together 😭 OT5❤#REDMAREInSG pic.twitter.com/wEQDwQdEFR
— 🐰 fluffy 🐻 #SummerMagic (@Fluffy329) October 20, 2018
#5 When Red Velvet noticed (!!!) the fan projects
Fan projects are a common sight at K-pop concerts, where fans are expected to raise up banners during certain songs to show appreciation for our favourite artistes. Before the concert, local ReVeluvs were handing out pink hearts and slogans with the words 'Go go, Red Velvet' to the audience – which managed to catch the attention of Red Velvet. Fan project success!
Hope that all of you enjoyed the concert and remember to drink lots of water as im sure many of you screamed your lungs out 😚 And the fanproject was a success (they noticed the hearts and banners ㅠㅠ) Rest well Joy and all the other members, we love you 💗 #REDMAREinSG pic.twitter.com/i45waFCfcx
— redmare support ♡ (@REDMAREinSG) October 20, 2018
#6 When they ditched their usual cutesy image
As much as we love Red Velvet's usual brand of bright peppy melodies, we just can't get enough of their charismatic 'velvet' side. All decked out in sequin outfits and killer heels, they were oozing major girl crush appeal as they performed a fierce rendition of 'Bad Boy' and 'Peekaboo'. They then proceeded to further hype up the crowd with a remix of 'Dumb Dumb', which included an unexpected robot dance break. Gotta love that beat drop!
NOBODY ASKED BUT HERES A REALLY REALLY REALLY LOW QUALITY OF DUMB DUMB DANCE BREAK DURING #REDMAREinSG pic.twitter.com/VkIlxMdHFb
— BANGTAN VELVET (@blqckuwu) October 20, 2018
#7 When they couldn't stop apologising to fans
Two hours went by in a flash, and soon they were getting ready for their encore stage. Switching up their elaborate costumes for casual T-shirts and shorts, the girls came out to greet fans one last time before saying their final goodbyes with 'Ice Cream Cake' and 'Day One'. Towards the end of the show, the members didn't forget to reassure us that Joy had reached the hospital safely.
Instead of simply saying their individual farewell speeches, they took turns apologising and thanking fans during their goodbye ments. "We are apologetic because we couldn't show you a perfect stage, but it's because of all the energy you've given us that we can finish the show well," said Seulgi. Wendy also added, "Next time when we come back, it will be the five of us!"
As the girls promised, we shall see Red Velvet as five when they return to Singapore – bigger, stronger and better than ever before.
Photo credits: ONE Production
More related stories: Here's How You Can Cop Red Velvet's Signature Beauty Look, Find Out Who's The Biggest Makeup Hoarder In Red Velvet [VIDEO], 7 Beauty Secrets We Learned From SHINee And Red Velvet


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I met my good friend 'The Captain' (his last name is Tennill) out for lunch a few months ago at Ted's Montana Grill and he had just created the below comic. I thought it was well done and true.
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As a commuter for two years and counting, I know that it can be tough to really feel like part of the LIM community when you are constantly on the run. You don't really get a chance to stop and smell the roses when you are commuting back and forth from Manhattan to (insert your hometown here).
In my case I take the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) back and forth everyday. It takes me about 40 minutes to get to Manhattan and another 20 minutes to get to the LIM buildings from the train station.
When I first started college as a freshman I wasted a lot of time while on the train. But after adding up the amount of hours I would be spending traveling each semester, I realized that I needed to take advantage of this extra time.
Now when I'm on the train I either study, do homework or read up on fashion current events. I definitely recommend taking advantage of that extra time you have, rather than just scrolling aimlessly through Facebook. ;-)
Also, I know that as a commuting student you can feel a bit disconnected form the rest of the student population. Here's some advice on how to enhance your college experience here at LIM.
First things first, join clubs! Joining clubs allows you to interact with other students outside of the classroom. Just think of the possibilities! A friend you make can have an internship at a place that you would love to intern at. If you're a good fit your friend can recommend you to the position. That's just one of the possible scenarios.
Though college is obviously about learning, and in the case of LIM students working as well, a big part of college is also about making new connections. If you speak to your parents or teachers from Generation X you will realize that they always talk about their college years and that the friends they made in those short years of their life were the ones who stuck. Though college only takes up a short part of your life, it has a great impact on people.
So get out there, join clubs, and make lifelong friends.
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Smt. Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate the Forum and bring together the Overseas Indian community with Indian policy makers and businesses
As Gandhinagar gears up for the world's largest annual gathering of Pravasi Bharatiyas and to commemorate the centenary of the iconic Pravasi, Mahatma Gandhi's return from South Africa, the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) – the Economic Engagement arm for the diaspora of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is setting the stage for its 9th annual interactive "Market Place Forum" from January 7 – 13, 2015 during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) and Vibrant Gujarat. OIFC is a public private partnership between the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) formed to facilitate the economic and intellectual engagement of the Indian Diaspora with India.
The OIFC "Market Place Forum", a premier business-networking platform for PBD delegates would be inaugurated by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs at the PBD Exhibition Area.
The same surging revivalist fervor and renewed faith in India's growth story among over 21 million Overseas Indians spread across 200 nations that characterized the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India's recent foreign visits, will be mirrored at the three-day conclave in Gujarat's capital city.
Elaborating on the bouquet of services offered in the "Market Place Forum", Ms. Charu Mathur, CEO, OIFC said "Large sections of Indian diaspora are now looking at the new resurgent India with renewed faith and are keenly evaluating opportunities of economic engagement. Continuing with our endeavor to generate a greater momentum towards a deeper, strengthened and diverse partnership with the diaspora for the ninth consecutive year, OIFC Market Place Forum this time has pre scheduled over 600 B2B meetings that will see delegates engaging to explore business opportunities in India. This renewed faith in India's growth story among the visiting delegates could be attributed to the same positive sentiment that echoed the Honorable Prime Minister's recent foreign visits."
She also added, "OIFC is uniquely positioned to channelize the positive sentiment and connect the Indian Diaspora with the vibrant revitalized investment destination – India. We are confident of leveraging the platform of PBD to network with key Non Resident Indian and Persons of Indian Origin communicate the promising initiatives of the new government and thereby generate a greater momentum towards a deeper, strengthened and diverse partnership with the diaspora. OIFC will be signing MoUs with various business associations for strengthen connection with the Indian diaspora. In 2014, after our diaspora Engagement Meets in Bahrain and London, we have received multiple queries from the Indian diaspora on sectors Clean Energy, Education, Healthcare and Infrastructure and Real Estate."
Through its "Market Place Forum", OIFC would focus on drawing the attention of the Indian Diaspora on the six flagship programmes highlighted by the new government – Digital India, Make in India, Namami Gange, Swachh Bharat Mission and skills development initiatives. The Organisation will be releasing two publications during the PBD 2015:
1. Spinning India's Success – Growth on wheels: This publication brought out in association with Deloitte, proposes to send a message to overseas investors especially the diaspora that India is going through an evolution phase aimed at encouraging growth, ease of doing business, harnessing talent and improving the quality of living for all strata of population, thereby encouraging them to come to India and be a part of the New India and confirm what the Hon'ble PM says "Achche Din Aane Wale Hain".
2. The Overseas Indian & India: Weaving a new global fabric: This publication assesses success stories of overseas Indians have economically engaging with the country to the benefit of both themselves and the nation. It also tries to see if there exists a framework for accelerating and institutionalizing the process so that linkages of Overseas becomes a true web and fabric of global entrepreneurship.
The three-day Forum will serve as a platform for a series of pre-scheduled appointments for one-to-one business meetings along with numerous networking opportunities and exchange of ideas. Subject matter experts will assist delegates with their queries related to a wide variety of issues ranging from opportunities in setting up businesses in India to NRI Banking. Overseas Indians constitute one of the largest pool of entrepreneurial talent and OIFC Knowledge Partners will discuss several aspects of setting up business in India – Government initiatives & schemes, legal commercial & taxation issues, regulatory environment etc.
Key participants and Partners of 9th OIFC Market Place Forum:
Knowledge Partners:
- Real Estate – Jones Lang LaSalle
- NRI Banking – State Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, Yes Bank Ltd
- Doing Business in India – Ezy Laws, Win Corporate Advisors, Intrim Business Associates, Delloitte
NRI Delegations hosted by OIFC:
- A 10 member Business Delegation from Bahrain led by Mr Mohammed A Dadaba, Chairman Dadabhai Group
- An 8 member Business Delegation from Europe led by Mr Ash Verma, Chairman Gateway Asia (UK)


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14 Apr, 2004, 19:03
I anxiously scan the Italian train schedule slapped to the wall. My high school French provides brief moments of clarity, but my non-existent Italian prevents me from understanding the little strings of words that melt together into an indecipherable mess. Tears pool in the corner of my eyes as I realize that I can't read for the first time in twenty-odd years. For my first trip to Italy, this is not an auspicious beginning.
Meanwhile my sister Louisa, who is studying in Siena for a semester, calmly reads down the list, nodding her head in the understanding that comes with fluency. Ambling over to a rusty bench, she perches serenely on the seat, her apricot-colored Italian scarf loosely knotted around her neck. I slump next to her, wishing my glaring white American sneakers could be exchanged for a pair of Gucci loafers.
The shadows deepen as we wait and watch mice scuttle between the rails. A lone worker dejectedly pushes his broom through little piles of dust, while dull-eyed teenagers huddle in a corner smoking cigarettes under a mushroom cloud of smoke. A train pointing in the opposite direction lurches into the station, and housewives suddenly materialize from between the laundry lines that separate their backyards from the tracks. When the train chugs on, women in flowered cotton dresses lead bambini through the flapping sheets and broken terra cotta flowerpots.
On the train that evening, we squish onto plush fuzzy seats laced with the smell of exhaust. Sporadic "pronto"s punctuate the air as passengers answer their cell phones. The only light comes from the setting sun, which brushes the horizon between low hills and cypress trees. Using a hand-held machine, the rumpled ticket collector stamps the tickets with a "ching-ching." Odors of mothballs, almonds, and expensive cologne hover above our heads like an invisible cloud. The train finally groans into Siena, a small city outside of Florence, and half an hour later, I collapse into bed at my hotel.
The next morning while Louisa is at school, I navigate the narrow, cobblestone streets of Siena, shivering in the bitter December chill. As a city on a hill, Siena overflows with plunging streets and precarious corners. The few people out roaming the city move with the stealth of wolves accustomed to their hunting grounds. Night still clings to the buildings but whiffs of chocolate and smoke sharpen the air.
Although buildings are soiled, cracked, and chipped, paint tones of cinnamon, butter, and raspberry warm the walls, which glow in the now-rising sun. Intricate balcony railings cover the sides of the buildings like ivy.
A street-cleaning machine growls behind me. I step to the side and into an alley, but the machine remains close on my tail. The driver shouts something at me, and I throw up my hands in confusion. Pointing and snarling, he bares his teeth and floors the machine but I elude him by slipping into Nanini, a white and pink marbled bakery. A slicked-hair waiter behind the frosted counter gives me a cappuccino, which jolts me awake with its electric sugar current. Fresh croissants and pastries nestle in the display like newly hatched chicks.
Near Nanini, I sit on the algae-licked steps of an old mottled church, which overlooks a tiny piazza. In the center, a small statue of a crouching wolf rests atop a twenty-foot-tall marble column. According to the Roman legend, twin brothers Remus and Romulus founded the cities of Siena and Rome. Sienese citizens later cultivated the symbol of the wolf, often believed to have raised the orphaned twins, as the patron of Siena to compete with Rome's political power.
Tiny women shrouded in black dresses approach for the morning mass. Not wanting to loiter in a sacred spot, I leave the church steps and stroll to Il Campo. The piazza is a vast brick sundial that slopes down to a central point and is the site for the Palio, a late-summer horse race often compared to the running of the bulls at Pamplona. Closed trattorias with green and white striped awnings rim the outside of the piazza. The smells of smoke, pastries, trash, and soap bathe the streets.
As the morning progress, Il Campo slowly becomes a circus of tourists, bratty teenagers, and elegant women. At the edge of the giant sundial, Louisa joins me and we descend into Santa Maria della Scala, or the church of the stairs.
Although the upper level holds stained-glass windows and elaborate wall paintings, the lower level is a claustrophobic cave reeking of mildew and death. As the crowds percolate above us on Il Campo, we walk through the remains of the hospital morgue. Little urns litter the passageways, which hold discarded, century-old human organs and have peaceful sleeping people carved on the lids, alleviating the grimness by suggesting that death is merely a state of sleep.
That evening, we abandon morbidity in favor of gastronomy. Louisa's host mother, Gilda, lives in a cramped apartment bursting with knickknacks, vases, figurines, ceramics, glass statues, and books. As she prepares dinner in her tiny kitchen, we nosh on crackers and brie. Gilda, who moves like a battleship, is sixty-five and sports silver jewelry and blue-tinted Bono glasses.
In between preparations, Gilda shows us cracked photo albums, stuffed with pictures of vacations on the French Riviera. At each hotel she visits, Gilda takes a picture of herself on the front steps. As Gilda flips the yellowed pages of her albums, she runs her fingers lightly over each picture.
We sit at a table decorated with a lace-embroidered, yellow-tinged cloth. Louisa and Gilda gabble away in Italian, their hands gesturing wildly, as the drama of Italian soap operas unfold on the television in the background. Although Gilda has no problem with guests overeating, each time she takes an extra helping, she slaps herself on the wrist. A glance around the apartment reveals the existence of at least three weighing scales.
As I observe and eat—coleslaw chicken, rigatoni quattro fromaggi, baked ziti, ham, salmon, asparagus, beans, cheddar, brie, bread, and fruit—understanding abruptly hits me.
"I never have time for my diets, no? Always the eating and drinking," Gilda says in Italian, as best as I can translate.
She and Louisa go sailing off into another conversation, but this brief moment of comprehension slowly begins to erode my language barrier. As the meal continues, Gilda begins to address her comments to both of us, sensing that perhaps an inauspicious Italian beginning can be easily transformed into a warm Italian experience.
Copyright © 2004 Sarah Swain


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I don't often get too excited by garment steamers, but I actually did find myself getting quite happy over the Bizond Mini Steamer For Home and Travel that I received. That's because I found that this unit was not only a nice looking unit but also had quite a few great features, too.
The first thing that I noticed about it was that it heated up in under 30-seconds. In fact, I think that it heated up in about 25 or 26 seconds. That's pretty fast. And once it heated up, I noticed that it provided a continuous blast of steam for about 10-minutes. Sure, that means this steamer doesn't provide steam for as long as some other units, but I think for a lot of people it's enough steam to get the job done.
It would probably have provided more steam if it held more water. Unfortunately, it could only hold about 3.3 ounces or about 100 ML of water. Although I do have to say that for holding so little water, it did better than I thought it would.
One of the things I really like about this clothes steamer is that it could be held in just about any position and still deliver steam without leaking or "spitting" water. I was even able to use it upside down and it did a fine job.
Another feature that intrigued me was that it had a "Nano Polymer Filter" that is supposed to allow you to use it with hard water without the pump inside of it being clogged with calcium. While I didn't have the opportunity to see how this feature worked over the long-term, it seemed to work well for the couple of times I used the unit. Which is a good thing for me because I have very hard water where I live.
I also liked the fact that this steamer had a 6.5-foot cord. While it wasn't a no-tangle cord, the extra length allowed me to use the unit in ways that wouldn't be possible with a shorter cord. And anything that makes my life easier I'm willing to embrace.
The last thing I'd like to mention about this portable steamer is that it is indeed travel-size. It's small and only weighs about 1.4 pounds. Just the right size to throw in a suitcase when you're traveling. It also makes it easy to hold and use. I sure didn't have much hand strain with it and that's for sure.
This might not be the best clothes steamer but it does come pretty close. I do believe it's something that should be checked out – if it meets your criteria for a clothes steamer. For me, it worked pretty well.
It might not be the best clothes steamer but it does come pretty close. For me, it worked pretty well, though.
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Party gears up for Dec 2 presidential polls, functionaries start camping in Jammu
Srinagar, Nov 30: More than 300 functionaries of the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party, its legislators and parliament members are all set to elect the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti as the party president on December 2, this year.
As per the initial reports received by the Kashmir News Service (KNS), the PDP functionaries have started reaching Jammu in hordes and are set remain camped in state's winter capital till party's presidential polls are held at Banquet Hall. The poling with start at 11 in the Morning on Sunday- December 2 and the results shall be declared on the same day. PDP veteran and Minister Abdul Rahman Veeri has been designated as the Returning Officer while Fallail Singh will discharge the duties of the Election Obeservor.
PDP insiders divulge that the party has unanimously decided to elect the chief minister Mehboba Mufti as the party president.
Those who will vote during the elections include one Lok Sabha member two Rajya Sabha members of the PDP, party MLAs, MLCs, district and zonal presidents and senior functionaries including general secretaries and state secretaries of the PDP. The total vote count is estimated to be 300 in number.
As the chief minister is all set to get unanimously elected as the party president, it will be the 6th time in a row since 2003 that Mehbooba Mufti will hold the top chair in the PDP.
The presidential polls within the party are held after three years and for the first time they were held in the year 2003. (KNS)


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We all have been hearing about flight accidents quite often these days. The recent one being Air India's flight carrying 179 passengers.
Before we begin, let me tell you all the good news that there is no casualty. All the passengers and the crew members are safe and they were safely escorted to the terminal as well. So, Air India's aircraft originated from Delhi, for unknown reasons, got its left wing crashed against a building at the Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.
The tip of the wing is still stuck against the building, 50 meters away from Terminal 5 and attempts are being made to get it out of the way. The plane was being taxied to the gate when the incident occurred. The incident happened around 5:45 PM (10:15 PM) on Wednesday. "The 179 passengers could disembark from the plane on a mobile staircase and thereafter enter the terminal," police wrote in a statement.
The pictures reveal, the Air India flight being parked alongside the runway surrounded by police vehicles and fire trucks. However, the wing tip is still stuck and attempts are being made to get it out of the place without sustaining much damage.


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Lesean Mccoy: Sophomore Jinx?July 10, 2010
With this years NFL season right around the corner, many of the young stars of the league entered into the pre-season training to get some fine tuning. One of the expected stars of the Philadelphia Eagles has shown tremendous progression this off-season.
Lesean Mccoy looked extremely sharp on his jukes, and looked pretty quick off the draw on some of the snaps that were given by Kevin Kolb.
The only question that remains for Lesean Mccoy is if he can brush off the sophmore superstition. Philadelphia fans are extremely aggressive if their players don't produce, especially after they lost Brian Westbrook.
Andy Reid is adjusting himself, by adding more running plays for this years season. Andy admitted that he believed that getting the ball in the air was his way of getting down the field quicker.
Coach Reid now sees the need for the running game to come back. With rookie quarterback Kolb coming into this years season as the starter, Andy Reid will have to add more running plays to alleviate the pressure off his young quarterback.
Lesean Mccoy had a good but not great rookie season. He looked nervous at times when he got into scrimmages with defensive players.
I believe that Lesean Mccoy will have a slow but progressive season. His numbers will increase from his rookie season, but don't expect to see pro-bowl numbers.
If he can hold onto the ball and not create turnovers, Lesean will be able to avoid the sophomore jinx that has affected a lot of rookies going into their second year of football.


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The special health and wellness programs organised by Namo Gange Trust have been able to benefit the masses and has got a whole lot of positive appreciation.The Namo Gange has organised several health and wellness programs, and social drives successfully with very encouraging response. Recently, during "Global Summit on Science, Spirituality and Environment" Brahma Kumaris Ashram, Mount Abu awarded Namo Gange as "Global Leader of Nature".
Namo Gange Trust has now gifted a new Panchkarma Centre to the people of Dwarka, New Delhi. Namo Gange Trust inaugurated a Panchkarma Health and Therapy Center 'PANCHKARMAA- A leading Ayurveda Health Clinic' to provide the amazing benefits of Yoga to everyone.
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Sports enthusiasts from around the world join millions of other fans to act as NFL football team managers on the ESPN Fantasy Football platform. Every week, team managers select their starting roster to compete against an opponent within their league. The objective is simple: select players that have the highest likelihood of scoring the most fantasy points by accruing touchdowns, yards, receptions, etc. The avalanche of options supported by the vast amount of available data is at once intriguing and daunting. Of course there are typical scores and stats — 'structured' data that fits into a spreadsheet, but what about all the unstructured data? Millions of words printed daily in articles and blog posts? These articles contain valuable information but tracking them all on a daily or even weekly basis requires more time than a 24 hour day allows.
Enter IBM Watson. We have trained Watson with the ability to read, comprehend, and interpret millions of news articles and social content. Watson 'read' over 6 million articles just to learn the game of football and during the season, it has been reading updated information from over 3,000 sources every hour. The system is built by IBM iX on the IBM Cloud and is designed for scalability, availability, and flexibility.
The insights generated from Watson's reading are a compliment to traditional stats and the expertise of fantasy football players at all levels. Even the ESPN team supporting the insightful Matthew Berry is using IBM Watson to distill millions of articles into insights.
Here's an in depth look at how we did it and how it works:
Artificial Intelligence Pipeline with IBM Watson
The ESPN Fantasy Insights with Watson is powered by dozens of machine learning techniques. First, Watson must be trained to understand the domain of fantasy football. A combination of human annotators, data scientists, and developers took Watson through a series of supervised training based on years of previous fantasy football content including archives of the Internet.
An ontology mapped fantasy football unstructured data to 12 entity types and relationships. A group of human annotators used Watson Knowledge Studio to markup and associate thousands of textual phrases to entities. A statistical machine learning entity model was trained from the labeled data and published to Watson Discovery. Now Watson was able to read and understand millions of news articles within the context of fantasy football. Watson found the most relevant entities, keywords, and concepts of every article that was then sent to a pipeline for comprehension.
The machine-learning pipeline was developed to enable Watson to comprehend the unstructured text. Over 90 gigs of raw text from historical fantasy football seasons were ingested into a document 2 vector model. A second more precise document 2 vector model was created from several thousand lines of definitions and football encyclopedias. Both of the document 2 vector models were merged together so that the textual representation of hundreds of articles could be converted in numerical vector representations of length 195. The performance of the document 2 vector ensemble model was outstanding. The model was able to infer the correct answers in 97.96% of analogy tests. A second and perhaps more difficult test was the keyword test with 76.01% correct performance. Now that the raw text has been converted into numerical representation, the pipeline calls a deep learning layer of models.
Several deep neural networks with over 90 layers were trained to determine if a player was going to boom, bust, or play with an injury. The activation functions of the neural networks were a mixture of tanh and rectified linear units (ReLU). A technique such as batch normalization was used to increase the speed of the training while dropout nodes helped to prevent overfit. The final layer of all the neural networks was a sigmoid since we converted the problem to a binomial classifier. Stochastic gradient decent was the optimizer over the binary cross entropy loss function. On this extremely challenging problem, our play with injury model and play meaningful minutes model garnered 66% and 82% accuracy measures on held-out evaluation sets, respectively. The boom and bust model selection was difficult due to the imbalanced classes, and was a tradeoff between accuracy and distribution. To avoid over predicting the number of boom players week over week, a lower boom model accuracy was selected at 67% accuracy. The corresponding bust model produced a 57% accuracy measure. All four of the models selected a reasonable number of players that were consistent with historical performance while maintaining high enough accuracy for meaningful insights.
Each of the deep player classifiers were normalized so that they could be compared. Though the models used different acceptance thresholds, the end results were scaled so that the models appeared to all use a 50% threshold. Finally, a random forest model was trained to map deep classifier confidence to player percentage. The player percentage provided a number that was related to the expected percentage of players that would be a boom or bust. The boom and bust percentages are displayed on the ESPN Fantasy Football television and through a real time Watson Analytics dashboard.
*Courtesy ESPN: The image is from Matthew Berry's ESPN Fantasy Football show.
The final portion of the machine learning pipeline included actual point projections for each player. A support vector machine found the correct multiple regression function based on player position. The predictors of the model included the output of the deep learning layers as well as structured statistics such as player age, height, percentage owned, and etc. A projected point total for the week was determined for each player and run through a simulation to produce a point spread. Historical point actuals for a player over the past number of weeks were combined with actual scores from similar players with the same position and projections. The projected point total of the player was added to the historical data to bring the mean closer to the systems prediction. The best fit between 25 different probability distribution functions (PDF) was chosen to represent the player's score spread potential. A random draw of 1,000 elements from the best distribution was used as the official score spread for the player.
Artificial Intelligence Visualization with IBM Watson
The predictions of each player from the machine learning pipeline is visually displayed on a player card. The player card shows the simulation score spread in a plot of points versus probability. The boom and bust flags depict the results from the deep learning models boom and bust percentage that is best used when comparing players. The high and low scores are likelihood bounds of player's fantasy football score. The likelihood to play is an estimate that the player will be included in the lineup and get meaningful touches.
Each player can also be compared to another player. In this mode, player distributions and relative boom and busts are easily compared. For example, Player 1 and Player 2 can be visually compared. The graphs indicate that Player 2 will generally score less than Player 1. However, Player 1's spread is more open with increased variability.
A second tab called "News Trend" depicts the textual evidence that Watson found from unstructured text. The graphs show the recent sentiment trend of hundreds of news and social content. An emerging application feature, News Trend, will show trending topics with evidence that can be explored by fantasy football managers.
A second real time dashboard is available for the ESPN editorial staff. If any player's projection is updated, an IBM Cloud service called Data Connect pushes data from DB2 on cloud to Watson Analytics for analysis. Players are included within top high projections, solid performers, upside gain, downside loss, risky moves, and star finder. Histograms that can be filtered by position, percent ownership, and projections allow a quick comparison of players.
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Millions of fantasy sports owners and managers have hundreds of critical questions to answer before selecting their team. Who will score the most points this week? What player will be a bust or breakout? Will any players be a sleeper? Do any players have injuries that are going to impact their play? When should a player start to counter my opponent's team?
The scale of users, data, and inquiry must run on distributed, redundant, and scalable hybrid cloud architecture. Any disruption in service or big data problem would produce inaccurate predictions for fantasy owners.
The Fantasy Insights with Watson application is built from 4 Cloud Foundry applications running in 3 production IBM Cloud regions and 1 development IBM Cloud region. The python application is the machine learning engine that pulls dozens of models from Object Storage. The python application runs in Dallas, Germany, and London to sustain continuous availability. The application reads and writes to a high availability DB2 on the cloud. Within the python engine, the application is multithreaded with 20 agents to pull data from Watson Discovery and Twitter with an additional 20 agents that run through the data machine learning pipeline. The parallel actions allow the application to maintain near real time performance for player predictions. An Abstract Programming Interface (API) written with the Swagger spec, is exposed for service consumption. Individual players can be updated through the API as well as viewing job queue status.
In addition to the python app, a perl crawler runs on an IBM private cloud to discover any players that need to be updated through the python machine learning pipeline. When a player is found, a request from the perl crawler is sent to the python application for a job. The identified player is added to a work queue where worker threads pull for processing.
Before the python application runs a nightly refresh of all players, an R and SPSS Modeler job is run to update the python stats about players. League player own percentage, injury status, and trades all impact the projections. When the SPSS Modeler job is complete, the python application runs an entire refresh of the top 400 ESPN Fantasy Football players. At the conclusion of a python application nightly run, a player projection report is sent to ESPN and IBM.
A node.js application is a façade for business rule integration and the construction of a widget. The node.js application provides a Swagger API that is called by the python application to update all projection and unstructured data on Akamai's Netstorage. The node.js retrieves data from DB2 on Cloud and constructs JSON data. The JSON data is uploaded to Netstorage for immediate publishing through the Akamai Content Delivery Network (CDN). The node.js node then calls a second node.js application called the integration application.
The integration application's sole responsibility is to call the IBM Cloud Service called Data Connector. A job is scheduled on the Data Connector to update the Watson Analytics dashboard in real time.
The availability of the entire solution is maintained by monitoring services on the IBM Cloud. The New Relic service monitors every application through pings and request results through Swagger API's. Through webhooks, the New Relic service pushes any issues to the IBM Alerting service. The IBM Alerting service sends text messages, voice calls, and Slack message so that IBM team members can rapidly respond.
My ESPN Fantasy Football Results
Throughout the ESPN Fantasy Football season, I used the Fantasy Insights with Watson to set my roster week to week. Within a 14 team league with a Points Per Reception format, my final regular season record was a perfect 13-0. When I was deciding what players to add to my roster from the waiver wire, I compared player performance and predictions.
Through some close matchups and favorable chances, I was undefeated through the regular season. The application added empirical rigor to my decisions. Stay tuned for my team's playoff performance update!
And a special thank you to Gray Cannon, Micah Forster, Jeffrey Gottwald, Stephen Hammer, John Kent, Coleman Newell, Elizabeth O'Brien, Jeff Powell, and Patrick Veedock for reviewing and editing this article.
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Call for Papers: Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents a large and growing population of heart failure patients today. JACC: Heart Failure is focusing on the growing body of literature with a special issue on this topic. In line with our commitment to advance scientific understanding and patient care, this uniquely themed issue is intended to highlight this emerging epidemic.
Topics spanning this theme will be considered, including epidemiology, diagnosis and prognosis, short and long-term outcomes, clinical management, phenotyping, emerging therapies, comorbidities, the role of biomarkers and other relevant issues.
How will this process work?
- Papers addressing the broad topic of "Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction" can be in the form of original research, clinical trials, meta-analysis or position statements from societies or advocacy groups. Other formats will be considered if sufficiently rigorous and impactful.
- Interested authors should submit their papers via JACCSubmit-HeartFailure.org on or before April 1, 2018. On the submissions page, please select "HFpEF" from the "Special Issues" pull-down menu. Author instructions are also available on the submissions page.
- Final publication is planned for the August 2018 issue of JACC: Heart Failure.
- Accepted papers will also be displayed on the JACC: Heart Failure website in an "online before print" format.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses many tools in its fight against tax fraud, including information available on social media platforms.
How does the IRS use information available on social media? The agency can use information posted on the public domain as evidence to support allegations of tax crimes
A case out of Florida provides an example. In that case, a Florida woman posted about her tax evasion techniques on Facebook. She stated she was a "millionaire" and the "queen of IRS tax fraud." She ended her post with the declaration that she would never do any time for her crime. She was wrong. The government used the post to support tax fraud charges. She is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence for her crimes.
Not only can the agency use this information to support allegations of tax fraud, it has also used the information placed on social media to determine which taxpayers to audit in the first place. This is done using data mining, using information placed in the public domain to run data analytics and determine which taxpayers are living a lifestyle that is above the one reflected in their tax returns. If the numbers do not add up, the IRS is likely to conduct a tax audit.
This is just one way the IRS uses technology to gather evidence to accuse taxpayers of tax crimes. As noted in a previous post, available here, the agency also uses blockchain technology to increase the efficiency of its data analytics process.


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