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Washington, DC (October 18, 2014) – As we start saying goodbye to summer, we can't help but remember the good times we had. Places we visited, places we had a great drink, a satisfying dinner, and what made feel comfortable in our homes.
Fear not, the fall also has some great opportunities ahead. I've made a small list of staple items for what to stock in our fridge, where we can grab a good bite to eat, and places we can start accessorizing our personal spaces to make them more welcoming.
Guinness Blonde American Lager – This marks the first time the brand has brought its signature Guinness yeast from Ireland to the U.S. Keeping true the brand's brewing heritage known for quality and taste, this craft beer is a crisp refreshing tasting amber lager with a floral, hoppy aroma. The blonde beer is twice as smooth, half as bitter and 80% lighter in color than Guinness Draught. Available at better grocers and markets.
St. Regis Bloody Mary – The Arrowhead Farms label pays homage to the Bloody Mary's role in the world's rich cocktail culture. Glamorous, authentic, and absolutely mischievous, the St. Regis "Red Snapper" Bloody Mary cocktail has been a mainstay morning after cure for eight decades of St. Regis revelers around the world, from Bal Harbour to Beijing and from Aspen to Abu Dhabi." The limited edition bottle features an illustration of the bar itself by renowned fashion illustrator, Bil Donovan. The signature St. Regis Bloody Mary mix is available at www.stregis.com/boutique. The 25 oz. bottle of cocktail mix is $28.
Brooklyn Brewery Post Road Pumpkin Beer – Early American colonialists, seeking natural ingredients for brewing ales, turned to pumpkins, which were plentiful, flavorful and nutritious. Blended with barley malt, pumpkins became a commonly used beer ingredient. Post Road Pumpkin Ale brings back this tasty tradition. Hundreds of pounds of pumpkins are blended into the mash of each batch, creating a beer with an orange amber color, warm pumpkin aroma, biscuity malt center, and crisp finish.
Jardenea – Executive Chef Nate Lindsay has created an array of new menu items along with new fall-fresh cocktails that utilize the complexity of flavors only available in seasonal autumnal ingredients. A few of the new standout menu items include: Aged Gouda Soufflé, Joyce Farms Pheasant Terrine, Butternut Squash Risotto with braised kale, English peas, black walnuts and fresh sage, Cast Iron Seared Duck Breat with orchard apples, parsnip and duck confit stuffed brioche with double smoked bacon and Brussels sprout slaw, Braised Rabbit Cassoulet, confit of rabbit legs, stewed tomatoes, northern white beans and black lentils.
Chez Billy SUD – Chez Billy Sud is a neighborhood, French restaurant situated in the heart of Georgetown. Executive Chef Brendan L'Etoile's menu showcases the cuisine of Southern France. Chez Billy Sud offers hand crafted cocktails and a French focused wine list in an inviting atmosphere steeped in history and conviviality. Like its historically located sister restaurant Chez Billy, Chez Billy Sud celebrates tradition while facilitating the transcendent present when a fine meal and a well-paired wine bring utter bliss.
Fainting Goat – Pumpkin is the star in a Thai-style dish off The Fainting Goat's new fall menu: Roasted Pumpkin Mussels with lemongrass and chilies. Executive Chef Nathan Beauchamp, who took the helm of the kitchen in June, roasts Amish pumpkins with traditional Southeast Asian ingredients like galangal and lemongrass. He makes a curry-type broth with chilies, shrimp paste, fish sauce, garlic, turmeric and shallots, and adds fresh PEI mussels, garnishing the dish with lime zest, scallions and Thai basil. The mussels ($14) are served with a side of grilled bread to soak up the delicious, warming broth. 1330 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20009.
Room & Board – On the 4th floor, which is by far the most popular of the building (amazing rooftop terrace, panoramic views), just received a complete renovation, and will now be all accessories, all the time. It is a total game changer; this new store-within-a-store-like space is now an amazing one-stop-shop filled with new color stories, textures, and layers to take a room from good to gorgeous. Tons of Room & Board exclusive lighting, shelving, artwork, and decorative pieces in a layout that now lets customers really browse and be inspired.
West Elm – Brand new on the block of 14th Street, is the newest West Elm, joining other great furniture shops. If you haven't had the chance to check out our new digs be sure to stop by this weekend! We've got 20% off all bedroom furniture! Follow @westelmdc on Instagram for more updates!


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Cooling Improvements
Cooling Improvements GM 6.5 Truck
1994 - 2000 GM 6.5L Turbo Diesel trucks have injection pump troubles, and sometimes only the Pump Mounted Driver (PMD) is a problem. The PMD is mounted on the side of the Stanadyne DS Model injection pump. A common problem, is the truck shuts off while driving, however it restarts after the cool down period. The heat retention around the diesel injection pump and the PMD can cause failure of the PMD.
The solution is a bolt on solid aluminum heat sink known as a PMD Cooler so heat is properly dissipated from the PMD.
The cooler is available by itself, or with a new PMD installed on the Cooler. If you want us to do the dirty work, drive in service is available at our Mississauga and Kitchener shops. To pick one up call the location nearest you.

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So yesterday I received the most stunning jewellery I think I've ever seen…
This came from an online company called Finishing Touch. They stock an array of elegance, sophistication and Swarvoski!!
Firstly, I'll start with this gorgeous clasp bangle I received 👇
This is the Empress Bangle and you can see why it acquires this name. In the centre of its solid 18k white gold structure you will find over 100 individually bonded swarvoski crystals, in shades of pink, blue and green.
This bangle would make a perfect gift on any grand occasion for someone special, whether it be a wife, daughter, mother figure or partner or it is sure to take the receiving party's breath away! (As will all the jewellery purchased from this amazing company.)
Next up we have these beautiful 18k white gold bonded Princess earrings. Although they are a 'stud', with their crown design and dazzling sparkle these earrings are large and eyecatching enough to stand out from the crowd. With their crown design they really are fit for royalty and more than worthy of their "Princess" name given by the company!
Last but certainly not least we have this elegant Goddess necklace. This piece of beauty contains 18k gold bonded and silver rings which are encrusted with swarvoski elements to give that added sparkle to the piece. The approx size pendants – 1.2cm & chain length – 40cm + 5cm adjustable clasps to connect.
I think you'll agree that this company has some very elequent pieces perfect for the most special of occasions. Anniversary? Wedding gift? Birthday? Any woman would be speechless at the pure beauty and thought that has been put into making and purchasing such a gift!
Make sure you check out their website and Facebook page to check out the complete range of jewellery on offer!!
And for the next 500 people ONLY entering "BEAUTY-BY-TRIAL" at checkout you will receive a whopping 60% OFF!!! So what are you waiting for … head over to Finishing Touch Co and be sure to tell them BEAUTY-BY-TRIAL sent you ;)💖


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The Long Goodbye to America's Space Shuttle
The United States has changed the world in many ways. Our inventions, innovations and enterprising national nature impact people around the world every day, and for decades, one of the biggest feathers in America's cap was our space program. Today, however, our outer space workhorses – the Shuttles Atlantis, Endeavour and Discovery and its non-flying predecessor, the Enterprise – have been permanently retired, relegated to museums and history books and ending an incredible era in America's space program. The Shuttle Discovery (carried on the back of a 747) flew around Washington, DC, four times on Tuesday, April 17th as part of what famed columnist and pundit, Charles Krauthammer called a "funeral procession" to the National Air and Space Museum. For those of us who were fortunate enough to be a part of the program, the Shuttle's final tour of America has been a slow, painful goodbye, but as with all things, the end of one era is also the beginning of another.
In a recent and eloquent piece for the Washington Post, Krauthammer wrote about the Shuttle's retirement, making a case for how America's space program is important for U.S. growth and leadership. He wrote:
"Who cares, you say? What is national greatness, scientific prestige or inspiring the young — legacies of NASA — when we are in economic distress? Okay. But if we're talking jobs and growth, science and technology, R&D and innovation — what President Obama insists are the keys to 'an economy built to last' — why on earth cancel an incomparably sophisticated, uniquely American technological enterprise?"
To be sure, the Shuttle needed to be retired more than a decade ago for a host of reasons, most notably because it was way past time for the next step in rocketry/space travel to take its place on the launch pad. When you have to buy your computer and other vehicle replacement parts from eBay (as the Shuttle program was indeed doing since many of its parts were no longer manufactured), it's a good sign that your technology is way behind the times.
In the nearly 15 years I spent in the space program, I watched at least four different major programs master the production of more PowerPoint slides than assemble stackable pieces of hardware that flew up where they belonged and were intended. For technical, political and economic reasons, those steps were never followed through, and as a result, we as a nation atrophied our talent and expertise in one of the most novel of areas – pioneering human spaceflight. For the thousands of NASA employees and contractors who dedicated their careers to sending American ingenuity into the perilous and exciting frontier of space, the Shuttle's retirement – and the end of America's space program – has been an emotional, trying experience. A recent 60 Minutes profile on the economic and psychological impact in Brevard County, Florida (the Space Coast home to NASA's Kennedy Space Center) was one of the most heart-wrenching things I've ever seen.
While the U.S. Government's space venture has (at least temporarily) come to a close, the private sector's space exploits have really only just begun. Companies like SpaceX and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and others in the private sector are offering some truly novel approaches that could revolutionize America's course in space. The commercialization of outer space will bring the benefits of a free market to bear on the development of better, more efficient and more advanced means for space exploration. Competition is and always has been a driving force to innovation. History accurately records the national pride stakes we as a country faced when we competed against the then-Soviet Union in our pursuit to put some of our own on the moon. With the shuttle program over, a similar competitive incentive is arising in America's private sector, with companies vying to provide the most efficient and profitable space transport to the International Space Station and beyond.
Until those private sector seedlings can firmly take root, however, we are in a truly unsettled time for a nation that was built by pioneers and whose eyes were always set on future horizons. America has never been a nation comfortable sitting on the bench on the sidelines. With any luck, the experiences of this week's flyby of Discovery and delivery of Shuttles Enterprise, Atlantis and Endeavour to their final homes around the United States in the coming weeks will prompt this country's leaders to get us off that bench and back into the game where we have always belonged.
For now, however, America lacks the capability to even escape Earth's gravity. We've literally outsourced that capability to our one time competition - the Russians. It's still mindboggling and angering that we as a nation cannot easily or regularly access the very space station that American taxpayers paid for. There's something fundamentally wrong with that premise but it is the fact of our country's place in space today. For now we are literally forced to sit on the sidelines and warm the bench. America has never been a nation of benchwarmers, and I hope we all get to see very soon a national willingness to get back in the game. The view is much better when you're on the playing field and it feels a whole lot better too.


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Announcement Video, Level Cap Increase and the First Top-Tier Dungeon
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 — Global publisher My.com and developer NetEase proudly announce "UpRising", for the award-winning MMORPG Revelation Online. The next expansion, in a steady stream of content updates to the free-to-play game, will allow all adventurers in Nuanor to rise further to level 79. This long-awaited increase will unlock a new raid called "Altar of Swords", the first top-tier raid dungeon in Revelation Online, featuring the most challenging bosses. With three progressively difficult versions of the dungeon available, players can band together as groups of five or ten and bring them all to their knees. "UpRising" will allow players to continue on the road to greatness and ascend to level 79 in September.
During gamescom, the My.com team is presenting what lies ahead for Revelation Online future updates. Media are invited to get a first hands-on with the Assassin class that will step out of the shadows and onto the servers in the West in November!
- Altar of Swords
Being the main battlefield during the war of the five Wardens, the Altar of Swords seethes with an almost palpable aura of hatred and ordinary mortals find it stifling. According to the legend, the soul of Monethir - founder of the Blademaster School - still roams the Altar of Swords, waiting to pass on his sword techniques to those who prove themselves worthy.


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Robert Mueller kicked a "top FBI agent" off the special counsel investigation this summer over potential anti-Trump texts he sent, per a new report today.
According to The New York Times, Peter Strzok not only "helped lead" the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, but he "played a major role" in the Trump-Russia investigation.
But he is no longer on the investigation:
Mr. Strzok was reassigned this summer from Mr. Mueller's investigation to the F.B.I.'s human resources department, where he has been stationed since. The people briefed on the case said the transfer followed the discovery of text messages in which Mr. Strzok and a colleague reacted to news events, like presidential debates, in ways that could appear anti-Trump.
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Here's a small part of Claire Davis' collection... He says:
Here are pictures of three of my many tractors so far. As soon as I get more pictures I will send them to you.
The Simplicity 2210 I got by trading a Case 220 for it. The Simplicity 3210 with tiller I got by trading a 725 and a Homesteader. The Allis-Chalmers 610 I got from a friend -- cheap. These are all used and as are all the other 15 or 20 or so... I kinda lost count after 15....
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RadListView for Android is a virtualizing list component that provides the most popular features associated with scenarios where a list of items is used. All these features are embedded in one control with the idea to save developer time and provide better experience. The control's features include item animations, different layouts and orientations, smart defaults for many gestures - select on long press, execution of special action on swipe, reorder of items on long press and drag, refreshing the list on swipe or loading more items only when need. The control can also be used to easily visualize your items in groups, sorted and filtered in accordance with your criteria.
On this page you can see how to get started using the control.
The list view control provides various behaviors. Each of them is configurable to perform a specific action when a user gesture occurs. You are free to add one or more behaviors to your list view instance according to your requirements and preferences. You can also extend an existing behavior to tweak it in order to suit your needs or start from scratch and write a completely new behavior. This is the list of the currently available behaviors:
RadListView extends the native RecyclerView control so you can use the same layout modes for your list: Linear, Grid and Staggered Grid. We have also provided three additional layouts: Deck of Cards, Slide and Wrap. More information is available here.
RadListView is integrated with RadDataSource which brings you the power to provide rules for filtering, sorting or grouping with a single line of code. You can combine an indefinite number of rules of all three types to receive the desired manipulation on the original list. Here's more information about these operations and the type of the rules that are used to define each of them.
You can define your own item animations that will play when performing add/remove operations on the list or use the item animators that we have provided. The types of animations that are currently available are fade, slide and scale. Here's more information about the animators: how to add them and how to set up their properties.
RadListView also supports the concept of header and footer — custom view which are visualized in the start and the end of the list. You can also add item click listeners to get notified when an item is tapped. Another feature is to scroll to certain position of the list or to its start or end. More information on these features is available on this article.


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Here are some of the most exotic beautiful flowers with their meanings;
1. Tsubaki (Camellia)
The Tsubaki is quite an exotic flower used in the Japanese patterns of tradition. They typically blossom late winter and are quite soft, and frosts can do damage to it. The seeds of this flower use are for oil, its' leaves for tea and its tree used as a garden plant. Their color is white, pink or red. Tsubaki means "humility." Perfect love and prudence are also its' meanings. This flower given between loved ones show the love they share. If you're dating, you just might give this to your spouse!
2. Sumire (Violet)
The Sumire got its name from its shape's similarity to the container of a carpenter's ink, with the ink being the sumi and the container being the 'ire'. This flower takes the meanings of little love, sincerity and little bliss. This type of flower can be mostly shared between friends and family to remind one another of the bond shared.
3. Momo (Peach)
There is an interesting story behind the name of this flower. It was imported from China, as it's said, in the period of the Yayoi. The great part is that the fruit of this flower is edible. Its' color is mostly pink or light purple. This indigenous flower has catchy meanings of, I am your captive, and fascinating personality. With the latter sense, it can be shared on a business scale or spiritual one.
4. Sakura (Japanese Cherry Blossoms)
It's the national flower to the Japanese found in most of the Japan. During spring, the Japanese tend to enjoy Ohanami, which is the Sakura Cherry blossoms festival. It normally has a light-pink color to white, while some varieties may have dark pink, yellow or green. Some cherry trees tend to change color while still blooming. The Sakura flourish on its meanings of "accomplishment" and "heart's beauty". It's quite an appropriate flower for any relationship, can be platonic, romantic and et cetera.
5. Sakurasou (Primula Sieboldii)
This flower gets its name from its shape that looks like a sakura. The Sakurasou is quite a popular flower in Japan, and it's been around since the period of the Edo. The sakurasou has meanings of desire and love that is long-lasting. It's exquisite for an amorous kind of love.
6. Asagao (Morning Glory)
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The Asagao first introduced in the Heian period in Japan blossoms in summer. As its' name suggests, morning is the only time it flowers and the cool time too. The Asagao comes in varieties of color but an intense yellow. It holds the great meanings of little love and also bonds of love.
7. Kiku (Chrysanthemum)
This kind of flower blooms during autumn. It is said to be originally from China, but it is also Japan's symbol like the Sakura. The heads of the flowers appear in different forms like buttons or pompoms. They also are of many colors like white, red and purple. The yellow and white ones used for tea brewing, others used as insecticides, but they are all known to counter air pollution. It capture the heart with it's' beauty and holds meanings of, "noble," purity" and also "trust me."
8. Kinmokusei (Orange Osmanthus)
The Kinmokusei is among the alluring flowers that blossom during autumn. The color of their flowers ranges from white, all shades of yellow and orange-yellow too. It introduced in Japan during the Edo period from China where they use them for a culinary and medicinal purposes. It is said to symbolize the truth hence its meaning and also a noble person.
9. Kosumosu (Cosmos)
The Kosumosu, like some of the above flowers, blooms in autumn and was introduced in the period of Edo in Japan. Its shape is like of the Sakura and written in Chinese as (kanji) autumn Sakura, and their color varies from species to species. Among its' meanings is Japanese heart that is inaugural, cleanliness and love.
10. Ume (Japanese Apricot)
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An intriguing tale of this tree origin is that the diplomatic delegations of Japan who went to China brought it. Its' fruit is sumptuous in Japan, and its color varies from white to dark pink. It is mostly famous in Tokyo and Kyoto. This flower has flattering meanings of elegance, faithfulness and a heart that is pure. It's quite an extraordinary accompaniment.
The blooming of these flowers create events to be celebrated especially the Japanese apricot which usually held in shrines, temples, and public parks and allow the Japanese to pride in their exotic natural beauty. It is quite an opportunity and honor to visit Japan just to savor the enticing atmospheric and innate beauty of the flowers of Japan. Honestly, the earth laughs in flowers!
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RED BLUFF — A 42-year-old Red Bluff man was sentenced Thursday to 140 years to life in prison for years of child molestation.
The sentencing of Santos DeJesus Portillo-Guzman came to a close shortly after it began.
Deputy District Attorney Austin Neiman said Portillo-Guzman was given the maximum sentence by Judge Matthew McGlynn after he was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child, two counts of kidnapping to commit another crime, continuous sexual abuse with a special allegation and forcible lewd acts upon a child, among other crimes.
In July of 2017, the victims came forward to Red Bluff police officers saying they had suffered 5-8 years of abuse from Portillo-Guzman and wished to file charges.
Portillo-Guzman was arrested in September 2017 in Indiana, where he was living at the time, when Red Bluff police officers and investigators from the Tehama County District Attorney's Office flew out to find him.
In January of 2018, Portillo-Guzman was transported by U.S. Marshals to Tehama County, where he stood trial July 11-13 and was found guilty.
Neiman said during the sentencing victims gave impact statements and the defense offered character letters.


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FOUND: The Most Fun You Can Have in Germany: Donkey
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Germans are not known historically for their whimsy. However, I just discovered the fine folks at the German novelty gift company, Donkey, and I have to say they are a total delight and a true revelation.
About Donkey: "Meet Florian Berger, the master mind behind Donkey – The company started out life as a family business in novelty gift products, but Florian decided he would rather spend his wild years building a design and advertising agency www.donkey.de, than work for the family business. Years later he followed his heart back to his roots. But this time with his own family. The Donkeys are best described as a "bunch of creative folks". But you may also think of us as pioneers. Why´s that? Well, we are always ahead of the curve– always on the hunt for the new and the different. Like pioneers we explore the ordinary on a quest for the special. That´s when product ideas are brought to life – with passion and profession. Think of Donkey as a place where joy meets aspiration."
The folks at Donkey have many great products like the "Picnic for Two" Bike Bag:
"Liberate yourself from the burden of carrying bags and cycling instability when you saddle up with one of our Donkey Bike bags. The men's version attaches to the top of the frame, the lady's version to the handlebars."
Find Donkey's "Picnic for Two" Bike Bag here.
Or how about Donkey's Jumping Jack string puppet?
These wooden string puppet kits are very cool – you can choose from Angela Merkel (above, right), Queen Elizabeth or if you are feeling a little naughty, a naked Prince Harry.
Find Donkey's Wooden String Puppet kits here.
Donkey also offers The Cup of Fame Teabags:
"A dream comes true! A hot bath with a character of your choice. Relax with a cup of tea in a selected company. You have never enjoyed your tea that charming before!"
Imagine having tea with Audrey Hepburn.
Find Donkey's Cup of Fame Teabags here.
See all the other fun, cool, and hip produce of Donkey here.