text:
10 Interesting Facts About Earth
Planet Earth. That shiny blue marble that has fascinated humanity since they first began to walk across its surface. And why shouldn't it fascinate us? In addition to being our home and the place where life as we know it originated, it remains the only planet we know of where life thrives. And over the course of the past few centuries, we have learned much about Earth, which has only deepened our fascination with it.
But how much does the average person really know about the planet Earth? You've lived on Planet Earth all of your life, but how much do you really know about the ground underneath your feet? You probably have lots of interesting facts rattling around in your brain, but here are 10 more interesting facts about Earth that you may, or may not know.
Plate Tectonics Keep the Planet Comfortable:
Earth is the only planet in the Solar System with plate tectonics. Basically, the outer crust of the Earth is broken up into regions known as tectonic plates. These are floating on top of the magma interior of the Earth and can move against one another. When two plates collide, one plate will subduct (go underneath another), and where they pull apart, they will allow fresh crust to form.
This process is very important, and for a number of reasons. Not only does it lead to tectonic resurfacing and geological activity (i.e. earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation), it is also intrinsic to the carbon cycle. When microscopic plants in the ocean die, they fall to the bottom of the ocean.
Over long periods of time, the remnants of this life, rich in carbon, are carried back into the interior of the Earth and recycled. This pulls carbon out of the atmosphere, which makes sure we don't suffer a runaway greenhouse effect, which is what happened on Venus. Without the action of plate tectonics, there would be no way to recycle this carbon, and the Earth would become an overheated, hellish place.
Earth is Almost a Sphere:
Many people tend to think that the Earth is a sphere. In fact, between the 6th cenury BCE and the modern era, this remained the scientific consensus. But thanks to modern astronomy and space travel, scientists have since come to understand that the Earth is actually shaped like a flattened sphere (aka. an oblate spheroid).
This shape is similar to a sphere, but where the poles are flattened and the equator bulges. In the case of the Earth, this bulge is due to our planet's rotation. This means that the measurement from pole to pole is about 43 km less than the diameter of Earth across the equator. Even though the tallest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest, the feature that's furthest from the center of the Earth is actually Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador.
Earth is Mostly Iron, Oxygen and Silicon:
If you could separate the Earth out into piles of material, you'd get 32.1 % iron, 30.1% oxygen, 15.1% silicon, and 13.9% magnesium. Of course, most of this iron is actually located at the core of the Earth. If you could actually get down and sample the core, it would be 88% iron. And if you sampled the Earth's crust, you'd find that 47% of it is oxygen.
70% of the Earth's Surface is Covered in Water:
When astronauts first went into the space, they looked back at the Earth with human eyes for the first time. Based on their observations, the Earth acquired the nickname the "Blue Planet:. And it's no surprise, seeing as how 70% of our planet is covered with oceans. The remaining 30% is the solid crust that is located above sea level, hence why it is called the "continental crust".
The Earth's Atmosphere Extends to a Distance of 10,000 km:
Earth's atmosphere is thickest within the first 50 km from the surface or so, but it actually reaches out to about 10,000 km into space. It is made up of five main layers – the Troposphere, the Stratosphere, the Mesosphere, the Thermosphere, and the Exosphere. As a rule, air pressure and density decrease the higher one goes into the atmosphere and the farther one is from the surface.
The bulk of the Earth's atmosphere is down near the Earth itself. In fact, 75% of the Earth's atmosphere is contained within the first 11 km above the planet's surface. However, the outermost layer (the Exosphere) is the largest, extending from the exobase – located at the top of the thermosphere at an altitude of about 700 km above sea level – to about 10,000 km (6,200 mi). The exosphere merges with the emptiness of outer space, where there is no atmosphere.
The exosphere is mainly composed of extremely low densities of hydrogen, helium and several heavier molecules – including nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide. The atoms and molecules are so far apart that the exosphere no longer behaves like a gas, and the particles constantly escape into space. These free-moving particles follow ballistic trajectories and may migrate in and out of the magnetosphere or with the solar wind.
Want more planet Earth facts? We're halfway through. Here come 5 more!
The Earth's Molten Iron Core Creates a Magnetic Field:
The Earth is like a great big magnet, with poles at the top and bottom near to the actual geographic poles. The magnetic field it creates extends thousands of kilometers out from the surface of the Earth – forming a region called the "magnetosphere". Scientists think that this magnetic field is generated by the molten outer core of the Earth, where heat creates convection motions of conducting materials to generate electric currents.
The magnetic field and electric currents in and around Earth generate complex forces that have immeasurable impact on every day life. The field can be thought of as a huge bubble, protecting us from cosmic radiation and charged particles that bombard Earth in solar winds. It's shaped by winds of particles blowing from the sun called the solar wind, the reason it's flattened on the "sun-side" and swept out into a long tail on the opposite side of the Earth.
Be grateful for the magnetosphere. Without it, particles from the Sun's solar wind would hit the Earth directly, exposing the surface of the planet to significant amounts of radiation. Instead, the magnetosphere channels the solar wind around the Earth, protecting us from harm. Scientists have also theorized that Mars' thin atmosphere is due to it having a weak magnetosphere compared to Earth's, which allowed solar wind to slowly strip it away.
Earth Doesn't Take 24 Hours to Rotate on its Axis:
It actually takes 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds for the Earth to rotate once completely on its axis, which astronomers refer to as a Sidereal Day. Now wait a second, doesn't that mean that a day is 4 minutes shorter than we think it is? You'd think that this time would add up, day by day, and within a few months, day would be night, and night would be day.
But remember that the Earth orbits around the Sun. Every day, the Sun moves compared to the background stars by about 1° – about the size of the Moon in the sky. And so, if you add up that little motion from the Sun that we see because the Earth is orbiting around it, as well as the rotation on its axis, you get a total of 24 hours.
This is what is known as a Solar Day, which – contrary to a Sidereal Day – is the amount of time it takes the Sun to return to the same place in the sky. Knowing the difference between the two is to know the difference between how long it takes the stars to show up in the same spot in the sky, and the it takes for the sun to rise and set once.
A year on Earth isn't 365 days:
It's actually 365.2564 days. It's this extra .2564 days that creates the need for a Leap Year once ever four years. That's why we tack on an extra day in February every four years – 2004, 2008, 2012, etc. The exceptions to this rule is if the year in question is divisible by 100 (1900, 2100, etc), unless it divisible by 400 (1600, 2000, etc).
Earth has 1 Moon and 2 Co-Orbital Satellites:
As you're probably aware, Earth has 1 moon (aka. The Moon). Plenty is known about this body and we have written many articles about it, so we won't go into much detail there. But did you know there are 2 additional asteroids locked into a co-orbital orbits with Earth? They're called 3753 Cruithne and 2002 AA29, which are part of a larger population of asteroids known as Near-Earth Objects (NEOs).
The asteroid known as 3753 Cruithne measures 5 km across, and is sometimes called "Earth's second moon". It doesn't actually orbit the Earth, but has a synchronized orbit with our home planet. It also has an orbit that makes it look like it's following the Earth in orbit, but it's actually following its own, distinct path around the Sun.
Meanwhile, 2002 AA29 is only 60 meters across and makes a horseshoe orbit around the Earth that brings it close to the planet every 95 years. In about 600 years, it will appear to circle Earth in a quasi-satellite orbit. Scientists have suggested that it might make a good target for a space exploration mission.
Earth is the Only Planet Known to Have Life:
We've discovered past evidence of water and organic molecules on Mars, and the building blocks of life on Saturn's moon Titan. We can see amino acids in nebulae in deep space. And scientists have speculated about the possible existence of life beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Titan. But Earth is the only place life has actually been discovered.
But if there is life on other planets, scientists are building the experiments that will help find it. For instance, NASA just announced the creation of the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS), which will spend the coming years going through the data sent back by the Kepler space telescope (and other missions that have yet to be launched) for signs of life on extra-solar planets.
Giant radio dishes are currently scan distant stars, listening for the characteristic signals of intelligent life reaching out across interstellar space. And newer space telescopes, such as NASA's James Webb Telescope, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and the European Space Agency's Darwin mission might just be powerful enough to sense the presence of life on other worlds.
But for now, Earth remains the only place we know of where there's life. Now that is an interesting fact!
We have written many interesting articles about planet Earth here on Universe Today. Here's What is the Highest Place on Earth?, What is the Diameter of the Earth?, What is the Closest Planet to Earth?, What is the Surface Temperature of Earth? and The Rotation of the Earth?
Other articles include how fast the Earth rotates, and here's an article about the closest star to Earth. If you'd like more info on Earth, check out NASA's Solar System Exploration Guide on Earth. And here's a link to NASA's Earth Observatory.
And there's even an Astronomy Cast episode on the subject of planet Earth.


text:
A scooter quartet does their thing with great layered details. It's 100% cotton and has a feather-down insert so this may be a throw pillow you'll actually use. It flips to a nice pop blue on the back, measures 16″ square and is a reasonable $29.95.
Thanks to Tammy D. for this find!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Simon Property results easily beat Wall Street views again
Simon Property Group Inc reported a 21.9 percent increase in a key earnings measure for the fourth quarter, easily beating analysts' estimates, as rents and sales rose at its malls and outlet centers.
The company, the No. 1 U.S. mall and outlet center owner, also raised its dividend on Monday for the sixth straight quarter.
"They just continue to defy gravity," Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc President Richard Imperiale said. "When you think they're going to flatten out just because there's no more room on the upside, they continue to churn out good operating results."
Simon is the first large mall operator to report results for the fourth quarter, when holiday shopping was less than stellar.
The only real estate company in the Standard & Poor's 100 index , Simon owns or has an interest in 328 retail properties in North America and Asia.
Simon said fourth-quarter funds from operations had increased to $827.4 million, or $2.29 per share, from $678.9 million, or $1.91 per share, a year earlier.
Analysts on average had expected FFO of $2.17 a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
FFO, a performance measure for real estate investment trusts, usually excludes gains or losses from property sales and removes the effect that depreciation has on earnings.
Simon's fourth-quarter revenue rose to $1.34 billion from $1.17 billion, while analysts were expecting $1.30 billion.
The company raised its quarterly dividend to $1.15 per share from $1.10. The dividend is payable February 28 to shareholders of record on February 14.
Simon forecast full-year 2013 FFO, excluding one-time items, at $8.40 to $8.50 per share. Analysts expect $8.41 per share for the year, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The company's outlooks tend to be conservative, and Simon often raises them each quarter.
Simon's portfolio includes some of the most popular U.S. malls, including Roosevelt Field Mall and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in New York, the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta.
The company has international outlet centers in Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and Europe. It is redeveloping or expanding 25 properties in the United States and two in Japan.
In the fourth quarter, sales, rent and occupancy all increased. Sales at tenants' stores at Simon's U.S. core portfolio malls and outlet centers rose 6.6 percent on a trailing 12-month basis to $568 per square foot.
Stronger sales attract tenants and eventually lead to higher rents. Also, landlords take a share of tenants' sales.
Occupancy at Simon's malls and outlet centers rose to 95.3 percent from 94.6 percent a year earlier, and the company was able to push up average base rent 3.4 percent to $40.73 per square foot.
Net operating income, which reflects how well the properties are being managed, rose 4.8 percent for properties owned at least a year.
(Reporting By Ilaina Jonas; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Lisa Von Ahn)


text:
This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy.
This story is part of an ongoing series highlighting the information available to participants in the 2012 Asia Pacific Business Outlook (APBO)
Daniel Tien Simon is a sustainability program manager for Asia Society Northern California
Asia's urban population is growing at an unprecedented rate. Between 1950 and 2010, the percentage of Asians living in urban areas nearly tripled from 15 percent to more than 40 percent. Over the coming decades, Asia's urbanization will continue and by 2050, two out of every three Asians are expected to reside in urban centers. Within 40 years, the region will be home to more than half of the world's entire population at a staggering 5.2 billion people – with the vast majority of them living in cities.
The increasing proportion of populations living in Asian cities presents unique and exceptional challenges to sustainable development and urban growth. As cities become the center of economic, social, and cultural life in Asia, they will also continue to consume the lion's share of scarce natural resources, such as water, food, and energy.
To address these challenges, the Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative (PCSI) was launched in 2009 as a partnership among the Asia Society, the Center for International Business Education and Research at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and the University of California Los Angeles' Anderson School of Management, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities World Initiative. Since that time, PSCI has also developed a major global partnership with the Urban Land Institute.
PCSI aims to address urban sustainability challenges arising from the rapid urbanization of cities in Asia by bringing together business leaders, policy makers, and academics from across the Pacific to share common challenges, attempted solutions, and areas for assistance.
PCSI attracts businesses interested in seeking sustainable services or exporting them. Through seminars in California and in Asia on sustainable business opportunities, PCSI can build businesses through networking opportunities with companies and individuals in Asia or working in Asia. PCSI brings together businesses, not only with other businesses, but also with governments and academics from different metropolises throughout the U.S. and Asia, who can shed light on what products, services, and expertise are needed in their city.
A number of markets in the Asia Pacific region present vast business opportunities in the sustainability sector:
- China's remarkable economic growth has had severe negative environmental consequences. As a result, China has prioritized energy efficiency and green technology. China's rapid urbanization will also require tremendous new building construction, and the country intends to enforce green building standards moving forward. These new policies in both sectors can open up opportunities for U.S. companies.
- Vietnam is similarly suffering from the environmental degradation arising from rapid economic growth. American companies and products enjoy a positive reputation for quality, reliability, and safety in Vietnam, which can translate into multi-million dollar opportunities.
- India is in dire need of assistance in all areas of sustainability from infrastructure development to energy efficiency, and numerous opportunities abound for U.S. suppliers and advisors.
- Japan has always been a leader in sustainability policy and technology. Japan offers opportunities in leading-edge, cost-effective environmental technologies and services, particularly in light of the tragic disasters of March 2011.
PCSI founders, Bruce Pickering, Executive Director, Asia Society Northern California and Richard Drobnick, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), USC Marshall School of Business spoke over the weekend about on PCSI at the Asia/Pacific Business Outlook Conference.


text:
IPv6 WHOIS information
for 2001:4998:EF99:7803::1025
Find and lookup whois information of an IPv6 address.
You can use the IPv6 Whois lookup tool to retrieve all de registration information releated to the IPv6 address.
This whois lookup tool will query the different databases where the whois information should be located.
IPv6 Address Whois Lookup
The IPv6 whois lookup tells you the owner of an IPv6 Address. You can use this information to contact the owner in case of abuse or spam report.
% This is the RIPE Database query service.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
% The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions.
% See http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf
% Note: this output has been filtered.
% To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.
% Information related to '::/0'
% No abuse contact registered for ::/0
inet6num: ::/0
netname: IANA-BLK
descr: The whole IPv6 address space
country: EU # Country is really world wide
org: ORG-IANA1-RIPE
admin-c: IANA1-RIPE
tech-c: CREW-RIPE
tech-c: OPS4-RIPE
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-routes: RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT
status: ALLOCATED-BY-RIR
remarks: This network in not allocated.
This object is here for Database
consistency and to allow hierarchical
authorisation checks.
source: RIPE # Filtered
organisation: ORG-IANA1-RIPE
org-name: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
org-type: IANA
address: see http://www.iana.org
remarks: The IANA allocates IP addresses and AS number blocks to RIRs
remarks: see http://www.iana.org/numbers
admin-c: IANA1-RIPE
tech-c: IANA1-RIPE
mnt-ref: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
role: RIPE NCC Registration Services Department
address: RIPE Network Coordination Centre
address: P.O. Box 10096
address: 1001 EB Amsterdam
address: the Netherlands
phone: +31 20 535 4444
fax-no: +31 20 535 4445
org: ORG-NCC1-RIPE
admin-c: AdlH1-RIPE
admin-c: ACM2-RIPE
admin-c: IW112-RIPE
tech-c: TIM4-RIPE
tech-c: KL1200-RIPE
tech-c: XAV
tech-c: SD1131-RIPE
tech-c: MPRA-RIPE
tech-c: ARNE
tech-c: MSCH2-RIPE
tech-c: GAV
tech-c: MATT2
tech-c: DH2607-RIPE
tech-c: GIAN123
tech-c: SPEN
tech-c: NP3260-RIPE
tech-c: LH47-RIPE
tech-c: SG7828-RIPE
tech-c: TORL
tech-c: ME3132-RIPE
nic-hdl: CREW-RIPE
abuse-mailbox: email@example.com
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
role: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
address: see http://www.iana.org.
admin-c: IANA1-RIPE
tech-c: IANA1-RIPE
nic-hdl: IANA1-RIPE
remarks: For more information on IANA services
remarks: go to IANA web site at http://www.iana.org.
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
role: RIPE NCC Operations
address: Singel 258
address: 1016 AB Amsterdam
address: The Netherlands
phone: +31 20 535 4444
fax-no: +31 20 535 4445
abuse-mailbox: email@example.com
admin-c: JDR-RIPE
admin-c: BRD-RIPE
tech-c: GL7321-RIPE
tech-c: MENN1-RIPE
tech-c: EMIL-RIPE
tech-c: RCO-RIPE
tech-c: CNAG-RIPE
tech-c: RPM-RIPE
tech-c: SO2011-RIPE
tech-c: RH5357-RIPE
tech-c: DCW-RIPE
tech-c: FMUL-RIPE
tech-c: TOL666-RIPE
tech-c: ADM6699-RIPE
tech-c: MG18669-RIPE
nic-hdl: OPS4-RIPE
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.73.1 (DBC-WHOIS1)


text:
Okay, I know this goes all the way back to Wednesday July 2's game, in which the Dodgers lost 5-4 to the Indians and lost their first series in almost a month. But even with last night's win, it sticks in my craw because of coach Don Mattingly's bizarre coaching decisions (or lack of decisions), that possibly cost us the game.
The eighth inning saw the Dodgers cough up a 3-2 lead and turn it into a 5-3 deficit thanks to Brian Wilson's +5 ERA. Wilson has looked better of late, but he has been extremely unreliable all year and this was just another example of his volatility. Scott Van Slyke had a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth to make it 5-4, and then Chris Perez had an unremarkable top of the ninth.
Bottom of the ninth, two outs, and Hanley Ramirez PH for A.J. Ellis and works a walk. Fine, take your base, HanRam. But for some reason, even with Drew Butera available to pinch-run (Butera would have to sub for Ellis anyway on defense, should the game continue), Mattingly inexplicably left Ramirez out there on first to run for himself. If not Butera, what about any of the other pitchers? Or how about Manny Mota, for pete's sake? Ramirez, battling a tight calf muscle, has been discussed as fit for a DL stint. Why are we expecting him to run the bases when rallying and down by a single run?
On the radio show, even Rick Monday and Charley Steiner couldn't understand this move. And sure enough, Andre Ethier blooped a double into shallow left, but instead of a healthy and fit runner on first pressing to score from home, we had HanRam limping around the bases, barely making it to third. Blink of an eye later, and Matt Kemp had flied out to end the game, with 2 RISP.
The Dodgers haven't won a game this year when trailing after eight innings. This is the kind of managerial incompetence that is going to keep us from winning games late. Come on, Donnie. Put us in positions to win!


text:
President Barack Obama on Thursday will encourage American schools to engage their digital-era students by providing more laptops with high-speed Internet connections and fewer textbooks and lectures.
Obama will tour a middle school in Mooresville, North Carolina, that has improved its test scores and graduation rates through digital learning, an approach favored in countries like South Korea, which is phasing out printed textbooks by 2016.
"This is about transforming teaching and learning in this country," an administration official told reporters ahead of Obama's trip.
The average American school has a slower Internet connection than the typical American home, the official said, and many schools cannot stream an Internet video in more than one classroom at the same time.
The administration wants schools to have access to high-speed broadband and wireless within five years so students can use devices at their desks, the official said.
This approach would allow students to explore the ocean floor from their desks, collaborate in groups, learn at their own pace, and "help them overcome what is actually a great challenge in the American classroom today, which is boredom," the official said.
The program also would create a huge market for devices and software, another official told reporters.
It does not need approval from Congress. Instead, the Federal Communications Commission would make changes to its E-Rate program, a $2.3 billion-per-year-subsidy that allows schools and libraries to get discounted rates for Internet service.
Administration officials said the effort will require a one-time investment of several billion dollars, which could be generated within a few years by a fee on home phone bills of less than $5 per year per home.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Alina Selyukh; Editing by Xavier Briand)


text:
Friday, November 23, 2012
Bah, Humbug?! For Shame!
Are you a person who hates Christmas?
There ARE people who really hate Christmas. This makes me beyond sad.
How can this be?
I mean, I understand that people might hate what some people have turned Christmas into, but we don't all have to fall into that hole of too much spending, too much EVERYTHING during the holidays do we?
Make your holiday what YOU want it to be while remembering it's not about too much of everything.
I know some people get THE biggest kick out of trying to one-up one another with how many presents they've bought, how much money they've spent, how OH so tired they are from all the cleaning, cooking, baking, shopping, wrapping, decorating etc. etc. etc. they've done. All that stuff just bores me to tears.
And, you know, there's an answer to all that.
Don't do it.
And if you feel pressured by others, be they family, co-workers, friends, whomever, just remember - you have the ability to just say no. Just do your holiday your way. And for goodness sakes - enjoy it! Life's too short to hate Christmas.
Don't want a tree? Cool! Don't put one up. Put your favorite old teddy bear, or stuffed aligator on a table, stick a Santa hat, or a cowboy hat on his head and let your imagination go from there. Surround him with silly things that have memories or that just make you laugh.
Don't want a big Christmas feast? Fine! Start your own Christmas dinner (or breakfast or lunch) tradition by having a family favorite. Maybe it's pizza. Or chocolate cake and ice cream for breakfast. Whatever! Do it your way - make it fun.
Don't have the money to spend on gifts - or just don't want to? No reason to do it then! Find a movie or rent one that everyone likes - or one for each of you. Share your time together watching a movie eating your favorite snackies while watching a light blink on your stuffed aligator's nose and shout an occassional HO! HO! HO! (or whatever).
Martha Stewart and all those cooking crafty sorts don't own Christmas.
Take a minute to remember what it's really all about - not what some people have tried to make it be.
Life really is much too short to hate Christmas.
3 comments:
- Unknown said...
Absolutely. You make Christmas your own. Nice, cause I've been feeling badly about low funds and not being able to shop for the ones I love this year. That's not what it's about. It is time spent with one another..and that blinking alligator or whatever. Thank you!
- November 23, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Lesa said...
You're totally right, Kaye. And, my comment about Christmas cards on my Facebook page wasn't because I HAVE to send them. I love sending and receiving Christmas cards. Just going to be a little late this year so I can include the new address.
And, I'm not doing much decorating this year since I'll be moving a week later. But, it doesn't mean I can't enjoy everyone else's lights and decorations. I love the holidays.
- November 23, 2012 at 5:32 PM
- Earl Staggs said...
Well said, Kaye. The spirit of Christmas is inside you not in the lights and tinsel around you. We may not even decorate our house since we won't be here. We'll be in New Jersey celebrating with our daughter and grandgirls. Happy Holidays to all.
- November 24, 2012 at 11:20 AM


text:
RC Willey GE Profile Appliances
Whether you're looking for refrigerators, ranges, washer and dryers, vacuums, or more, you'll find it here!
Popular Brands
More Savings
Appliances That
Match Your Style
More Appliances
for Your Home
Luxury Appliances
Longer Warranties
Learn more about the benefits of a Blue Rewards membership
Delivery & Installation
We provide white glove service and deluxe delivery to your home
Apply Today
Flexible financing plans available with low payment options OAC
Stay Covered for Longer
Receive in-home service by a factory-trained technician
View our full Instagram gallery to shop these styles and more
Shop Appliances for your Home at RC WilleyFrom cooking to laundry and everything in between, RC Willey has the best appliances for your home. When it comes to kitchen appliances, you'll find major kitchen appliances like fridges, ranges, and dishwashers as well as small kitchen appliances like blenders and mixers. Remodeling your laundry room is also easy with the best washer and dryer sets, pedestals, and more. If it's been a while since you've bought new appliances, let us help you find the latest features and models. Shop online 24/7 or visit your local RC Willey store!
Cooking Appliances
RC Willey is the place for home chefs! Whether you're remodeling your kitchen, building your dream home, or replacing old appliances, you'll find a great selection of ranges, wall ovens, cooktops, microwaves, and range hoods.
Looking for the perfect refrigerator for your kitchen? At RC Willey, we carry the best new fridges for every budget, style, and need. You'll find the best brands, like GE, at everyday great prices. Shop with one of our product experts and learn about the latest features and technologies.
With a new freezer from RC Willey, food storage is better than ever! A deep freezer gives you and your family additional storage space for all your favorite foods. Wondering how to pick the right garage freezer for your home? Take a look at our selection of chest freezers, which feature deep storage space. Shop online 24/7 and look for the size, features, and color you're looking for. With free in-store pickup, you can buy online and pickup in store.
Nothing ruins a good meal like a sink full of dirty dishes! Stay on top of it with a brand new dishwasher from RC Willey. You'll find all the brands you love in different styles and finishes like stainless steel, complete with all the most modern features like 3rd rack dishwashers and stainless steel tubs. Shop online 24/7 or visit a dishwasher store near you and speak to one of our expertly trained sales associates and find the right model for your home!
Washers and Dryers
Tackle that pile of dirty laundry with a new washer and dryer combo from RC Willey! Shop faster and smarter with washer and dryer sets from top brands including Maytag, Whirlpool, Samsung, and many more! Schedule an appointment with a laundry expert, browse online, or drop by your local store to find the right laundry appliance at the best prices. Washers, dryers, pedestals, and even washer pedestals with gas or electric options are all in-stock and ready for delivery or free in-store pickup!
Small Kitchen Appliances
No kitchen is truly complete without the right small kitchen appliances. Find blenders, mixers, Ninja air fryers, and more on-sale and ready to help make you the master of your kitchen. Whether you're looking for a high-end toaster or the perfect dorm room blender, you'll find it at RC Willey!
Heating, Cooling, & Air Quality
To help you and your family be more comfortable, RC Willey carries air conditioners, thermostats, heaters, fans, air purifiers, and dehumidifiers. Find what you are looking for today at RC Willey.
Let's face it, life can be messy! A new vacuum cleaner from RC Willey is ready to help you clean it up! Find Dyson vacuums, Shark vacuums, and Bissell as well as a selection of robot vacuums all in one place. Shop 24/7 online or at your local RC Willey!
Water Treatment
Find the perfect water solution today at RC Willey. Whether you're looking for a water heater or water softener, we carry a selection from the best brands all available to finance on your RC Willey Payment Plan
Did you know that RC Willey offers financing options that make designing your dream kitchen or laundry room easier than ever? Shop for home appliances and upgrade your home today and make your home, your way.


text:
INDIANAPOLIS – The summer evening at the Indiana State Fair turned strangely cold. The wind blew hard, then harder still, tearing the fabric from the roof of the wobbling grandstand stage.
The crowd, waiting under a thunderous sky for the country duo Sugarland to perform Saturday, had just been told over the loudspeakers that severe weather was possible. They were told where to seek shelter if an evacuation was necessary, but none was ordered. The show, it seemed, was to go on.
None of the phone calls workers had made to the National Weather Service prepared them for the 60 to 70 mph gust that blew a punishing cloud of dirt, dust and rain down the fairground's main thoroughfare. The massive rigging and lighting system covering the stage tilted forward, then plummeted onto the front of the crowd in a sickening thump.
Five people were killed, four of them at the scene, where dozens ran forward to help the injured while others ran for shelter out of fear that the devastation had only begun. Dozens of people — including several children — remained hospitalized Sunday, some with life-threatening injuries.
"Women were crying. Children were crying. Men were crying," fairgoer Mike Zent said.
The fair canceled all activities Sunday as officials began the long process of determining what happened and fielded difficult questions about whether the tragedy could have been prevented.
"We're all very much in mourning," Cindy Hoye, the fair's executive director, said during a news conference Sunday. "It's a very sad day at the state fair."
Gov. Mitch Daniels called the accident an "unthinkable tragedy" and said the wind burst was a "fluke" that no one could have foreseen. Dan McCarthy, chief meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Indiana, said the burst of wind was far stronger than gusts in other areas of the fairgrounds.
The seemingly capricious nature of the gust was evident Sunday at the fair, where crews placed a blue drape around the grandstand to block the view of the wreckage. A striped tent nearby appeared unscathed, as did an aluminum trailer about 50 yards away. The Ferris wheel on the midway also escaped damage.
First Sgt. Dave Bursten of the Indiana State Police said the lack of damage to structures on the fair's midway or elsewhere supported the weather service's belief that an isolated, significant wind gust caused the rigging to topple.
"All of us know without exception in Indiana the weather can change from one report to another report, and that was the case here," he said.
The stage toppled at 8:49 p.m. A timeline released by Indiana State Police shows that fair staff contacted the weather service four times between 5:30 and 8 p.m. At 8 p.m., the weather service said a storm with hail and 40 mph winds was expected to hit the fairgrounds at 9:15 p.m.
Bursten said fair officials had begun preparing in case they needed to evacuate visitors for the impending storm. At 8:30, additional state troopers moved to the grandstand to help in the event of an evacuation, according to the timeline.
Meteorologist John Hendrickson said it's not unusual for strong winds to precede a thunderstorm, and that Saturday's gust might have been channeled through the stage area by buildings on either side of the dirt track where the stage fell, at the bottom of the grandstand.
Fair officials said the Indiana Occupational Health and Safety Administration and state fire marshal's office were investigating. Bursten said the investigation could take months.
The owner of Mid-America Sound Corp., which installed the rigging, expressed sympathy for the families of those killed or injured. Kerry Darrenkamp also said the Greenfield, Ind.-based company had begun "an independent internal investigation to understand, to the best of our ability, what happened."
Zent, of Los Angeles, said the storm instantly transformed what had been a hot, sunny day.
"Just everything turned black. ... It was really cold, it was like winter, because I had been sweating all day. Wind blew over the ATM machine," Zent said.
He and his girlfriend, Jess Bates, were behind the grandstand when the heard a noise — the stage collapse. They began running as the wind buffeted them.
Bates said a woman who had been in the second row of the concert with her teenage daughter grabbed her and sobbed as she recounted pulling her daughter to safety while others rushed forward to try to help those pinned beneath the scaffolding.
"She was gripping me very tight, and I could just feel her shaking," Bates said. "She said, 'My daughter is all I have in this world and I almost lost her tonight,'" Bates said.
Dr. Dean Silas, a gastroenterologist from Deerfield, Ill., said it took about five minutes to work his way from the grandstands to the track after the collapse. He saw three bodies covered with plastic when he arrived.
He said it took about 25 minutes for volunteers and emergency workers to remove victims from beneath the rigging and load them onto makeshift stretchers.
"There had to be 75 to 100 people there helping out," he said.
Bursten identified those killed as Alina Bigjohny, 23, of Fort Wayne; Christina Santiago, 29, of Chicago; Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah; and two Indianapolis residents: 49-year-old Glenn Goodrich and 51-year-old Nathan Byrd. Byrd, a stagehand who was atop the rigging when it fell, died overnight.
Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland sent a statement to The Associated Press through her marketing manager, saying she watched video of the collapse on the news "in horror."
"I am so moved," she said. "Moved by the grief of those families who lost loved ones. Moved by the pain of those who were injured and the fear of their families. Moved by the great heroism as I watched so many brave Indianapolis fans actually run toward the stage to try and help lift and rescue those injured. Moved by the quickness and organization of the emergency workers who set up the triage and tended to the injured."
Jason Owen, who manages marketing, press and creative for the band, said Sugarland was in a prayer circle before their performance. The band members were held off stage by the tour manager because of the weather before the stage collapsed.
Sugarland — Nettles and Kristian Bush — canceled their Sunday show at the Iowa State Fair.
Concert-goers and other witnesses said an announcer warned them of impending bad weather but gave conflicting accounts of whether emergency sirens at the fair sounded. Some fair workers said they never heard any warnings.
"It's pathetic. It makes me mad," said groundskeeper Roger Smith. "Those lives could have been saved yesterday."
Fair spokesman Andy Klotz said the damage was so sudden and isolated that he wasn't sure sirens would have done any good.
Indiana is prone to volatile changes in weather. In April 2006, tornado-force winds hit Indianapolis just after thousands of people left a free outdoor concert by John Mellencamp held as part of the NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament. And in May 2004, a tornado touched down south of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, delaying the start of the Indianapolis 500 and forcing a nearly two-hour interruption in the race.
Daniels stood by the fair and its officials as they prepared to reopen Monday with a public memorial service to honor the victims.
"This is the finest event of its kind in America, this is the finest one we've ever had, and this desperately sad ... fluke event doesn't change that," he said.
Saturday's accident was the worst at the Indiana fairgrounds since a 1963 explosion at the fairgrounds coliseum killed 74 people attending an ice skating show.
Associated Press writers Cliff Brunt and Ken Kusmer in Indianapolis, Caitlin R. King in Nashville, Tenn., Michelle Johnson in Chicago and AP photographer Darron Cummings contributed to this report.


text:
Perfect For
Active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba® class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower-intensity.
How It Works
The design of the class introduces easy-to-follow Zumba® choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination. Come ready to sweat, and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong.
Class focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility and balance!Find a Class Near You
Zumba offers classes globally. No matter where you are, we've made it easier than ever to sweat it on!
Find your class below.


text:
SolidCAM's Proven & Powerful Simultaneous 5-Axis Machining
Benefit from the most tested and proven 5-axis CNC milling tool paths in the industry, with a very straight-forward user interface, and the most advanced control over all aspects of tool path and collision checking.
Contour 5-Axis Machining
The new 5-Axis Contour Machining strategy tilts the tool along a 3D chained profile, aligning the tool axis according to user-defined tilt lines, making it ideal for deburring and trimming.
Swarf Machining
Swarf Machining lets you use the side of the tool to machine the wall at the best possible angle. Swarf cutting uses the most effective cutting length of the tool, resulting in better surface quality and shorter machining time.
- SolidCAM's Sim. 5x features specific solutions for SWARF, Multiblade, Port, Contour 5x, Multiaxis drill, Conversion of HSM to Sim 5x, Multiaxis roughing and Rotary machining.
- Flowline cutting gives you a tool path that follows the natural shape of the component - you will find this particularly useful with blade type components.
- Sim. 5x uses multiple advanced Tool Tilting Control to provide you with unlimited control of tool angles.
- Multi-surface finish allows you to select multiple faces/surfaces providing you with full control of your machining for the smoothest surface finish.
- Multi-pass roughing techniques provide multiple cut increments along, and perpendicular to the tool vector, with the option to contain to boundaries and trim to stock.
- Keep your Tool and Holder safe with multiple, automatic Gouge Avoidance strategies that check each part of the tool assembly (shank, arbor, and holder) to the drive and check surfaces.
- Get the whole picture with realistic 3D Machine Simulation, complete with comprehensive collision and axis limit checking.
- SolidCAM's 5-Axis machining supports all your rotary kinematics, including Table/Table, Table/Head and Head/Head configurations as well as the latest multi-function Mill-Turn machining centers.
Sim. 5x Operations
The latest version includes major enhancements to the Sim. 5x module. Five new operations have been added to the Sim. 5x module: Multiblade machining, Port machining and Contour 5-axis machining, Multiaxis roughing, and Rotary machining making it the most powerful system in the industry.
Screw Machining
Screw Machining enables users to safely and easily generate 4-Axis Rotary Roughing & Finishing processes.
Thanks to the new slicing technology and a combination with 3-Axis Cycles, SolidCAM has developed a mesh based Roughing and Finishing cycle that enables full-fledged rotary machining in just a few steps with minimal input.
The user can produce the most complex Screw & Extruder family of parts without needing to set a multitude of parameters by simply passing over the complete part to the SolidCAM Screw Machining system. The toolpath is then calculated automatically.
Manufacturers of Oil Field parts, Automotive components such as Crankshafts, Camshafts & Drill heads, Plastic extruder parts and Screws can greatly benefit from this powerful machining technology.
Multiblade Machining
SolidCAM takes the frustration and complexity out of machining multiblade impellers, wheels and disks with the new Multiblade Machining module, which includes operations for roughing and finishing each part of these complex shapes. This new module is specifically designed to easily generate the necessary tool paths for various multiblade configurations - you can even machine all blade surfaces in a single operation.
Port Machining
The new Port Machining module enables you to easily machine ports with standard or tapered lollipop tools, and has collision checks for the entire tool assembly (shank, arbor, and holder). You can choose from several strategies including cutting the top only or bottom only. Port Machining uses 3-axis machining as far into the port as possible, and then switches to 5-axis motion. The system automatically overlaps top/bottom strategies to ensure smooth transitions where the tool paths meet. Both roughing and finishing tool paths are provided and stock can be represented as castings or billet.
Multiaxis Roughing
The new Multiaxis Roughing operation is used to rough out pocket shaped geometries. You can specify the inputs for floor, wall and ceiling surfaces which SolidCAM uses to identify the constraints of the roughing tool path. Two types of strategies are available: Offset-Based and Adaptive Roughing.
Rotary Machining
The new Rotary Machining operation is designed to mill parts on a 4-axis machine, and can be used to mill cylindrical parts like bottle molds, cores and electrodes. The tool paths are directly calculated on the model instead of being wrapped from 2D geometry.
Enhancements to Swarf, Multiaxis Drill & the Convert HSM to 5x Operations
Experience New tilting options and enhancements that have been added to the SWARF, Multiaxis Drill and Convert HSM to Simultaneous 5x operations. These enhancements give you more power in your Sim. 5x operations to reduce programming time, improve product quality and minimize scrap.
Multiaxis Drilling
The Multiaxis Drilling operation takes advantage of SolidCAM's automatic hole recognition to allow you to quickly and easily create drilling, tapping and boring cycles along any hole alignment. All the advanced linking, tilting and collision avoidance strategies available in other Sim. 5x operations are also available in this operation, providing full control of the tool path.
- Choose from the most complete library of Simultaneous 5-Axis cutting strategies that get you up and cutting instantly.
- Collision Avoidance protects both the tool and holder with a wide range of strategies, and machine simulation provides complete, graphical Cutter and Tool-holder gouge checking.
- Each 5-Axis machining strategy provides you with sophisticated options for approach/link control, tool axis control and collision avoidance.
- Link and approach moves are fully gouge protected and different strategies may be used depending on the distance of the link move. The feed rate may also be varied on the link moves to allow for a smooth approach to the part.
- SolidCAM also provides you options for controlling lead/lag and side tilt angles giving you complete control over the final tool path.
Convert HSM to Sim. 5-Axis Milling
Use the Convert HSM to Sim. 5-Axis milling operation to take advantage of the HSM 3D tool paths by applying full 5-Axis tool-tilting, collision-protection and linking strategies, enabling the use of shorter tools for more stability and rigidity.


text:
Learning to dance for your wedding is a great way to spend time together before the big day and to develop a skill that will last forever. We will help you create a special moment where the two of you can enjoy the closeness of one another, dancing to a special song without feeling awkward or afraid.
The investment of time and money will be the best one you make for your wedding day. A year from now or twenty years from now you and your spouse will still be dancing!
We know that Brides and Grooms today have very busy and demanding schedules that create stress. Dancing is considered a low impact aerobic activity so taking dance lessons not only gives you a chance to exercise, it can also help you unwind after a busy day.
Start early! The closer you get to your wedding day the more demands there will be for your time. We recommend starting six months to a year in advance. This will give you and your fiancé plenty of time to practice and develop a natural and confident look.
Be patient and encourage one another through the learning process, especially if you are new to dancing. Much like learning a new sport, part of learning to dance is developing new muscle memory and the key to this is repetition.
Immerse yourselves in dance the first couple of weeks and the payoff will be big! Coming to the studio as much as possible in the beginning can really help move you and your fiancé through the initial learning stages so that dancing together will be fun and exciting. Choosing the music and learning the appropriate dance will help make these moments a great experience as well. Think about the other dance opportunities at your wedding.
Some of the other traditional dances that are done: Mother – Son Father – Daughter
Call us today to schedule an appointment with one of our wedding specialists. Make your first dance a beautiful memory. (717) 393-0734


text:
It is worth mentioning, because it's a compliment that a lot of people give me when they write to me, that readers can never guess what they are going to be delighted by and read next on my blog and I suppose that is why it is so amazingly successful.
This Cat loves to entertain and put a smile on his wonderfully cuddly readers faces and I hope that I always do, in fact judging by the very large number of books being sold around the world, especially at Amazon.com, I imagine that my readers are regularly entertained and recommend my blog, my book and my website to all of their friends.
I know how much everybody enjoyed my blog a while ago about London Bridge and so I thought I would post a picture that the ever charming daughter of my translator sent me recently.
My translator's daughter is called Jo Woodcock and she is one of those famous humans who acts and if you type in 'Jo Woodcock actress' in say www.google.com or www.bing.com you'll be able to see this picture of her and many more.
For your information this picture (above)comes from the BBC www.bbc.co.uk and is a still from the series 'Land Girls' which is on your screens in the UK soon and on BBC America around Christmas too I believe.
Anyway enough of humans here is the picture.
When you look at the picture does it strike you that the guy on the left looks as though his batteries have run out and he has just come to a stop people in the street do that a lot don't they tee hee! I suppose he has stopped on his way to a job he hates and is thinking "maybe I could call in sick? I just really don't want to spend another eight hours bored stiff when I could be a… professional wreck diver in the Caribbean!"
The woman behind him is obviously humming to herself and, "think we'll have Shepherd's Pie tonight mmh lovely that might make Nigel take more notice of me and it is a cheap, filling and tasty meal – oh I am glad I'm not a vegetarian!"
This Cat loves Shepherd's Pie by the way, especially when it is cooked with beef and not lamb, actually did you know that when 'Shepherd's Pie' is cooked with beef it is known as 'Cottage Pie' and when 'Cottage Pie' is covered in Cheese (preferably a very orange Cheese like Double Gloucester) it's called 'Cumberland Pie' I love English cooking it's so inventive without being pretentious like some cuisines I could mention but you all know by now I mean 'french' don't you!
It's possible that some of my lovely cuddly readers are deprived – and don't you have to be careful when you type that word? And not adding a rogue 'a' instead of the 'i!' – and that they might not have enjoyed the delightful taste of Shepherd's Pie, Cottage Pie or indeed Cumberland Pie you poor things and so to put that right here are some pictures of what they look like and a recipe – yes that is right I am the Cat that keeps on giving! But then it is the season for that and also to be jolly apparently.
Just think what a change a simple (and it is simple) dish of Shepherd's Pie or any of its other incarnations will be over the holiday season, when you are stuffed to the brim with rich food and if you have any leftover meat and you don't know what to do with it you are in for a real treat.
Boil and mash 2lbs (1kg) of big, floury potatoes, adding a thick slice of butter and some cream as you mash.
Soften 2 large onions, peeled and chopped, in a little butter. If the fancy takes you you can add a few diced carrots and celery now. Some people also add Baked Beans or peas – basically if you like 'it' throw 'it' in – within reason of course Prawns don't work in Shepherd's Pie – but they really do in the other 'Pie' variation on the mashed potato topped theme 'Ocean Pie' which is all fish, delightful cod, delicious haddock, wonderful smoked salmon more fish than you can imagine and I once imagined a swimming pool filled to the brim with Prawns – sorry I have to stop for a minute and regain my composure.
Where was I – oh yes – Onions!
When the onions are golden, add about a 1.5 pounds (600g) of minced lamb and cook it until is thoroughly browned.
At this point you can add salt (if you want to), pepper, thyme, a bit of marjoram, some sage and some ground rosemary and dribble one or two drops of Worcestershire Sauce over the mixture.
Next add about two thirds of a pint (350ml) of stock and allow the mixture simmer gently for 30 minutes or so.
When the meat is soft put the lamb mixture into a shallow baking dish and add the topping of mashed potato, dot it with a little butter and bake for about 35 – 40 minutes in a hot oven. You will know that it is cooked when the surface of the mashed potato is crisp.
This recipe will serves 4 adults or one peckish Cat.
Don't worry about weighing anything or indeed the weight of the ingredients at all this recipe can cope with twice as much meat or half as much, especially if you have a near empty larger/purse and a few vegetables to replace the meat.
Some tips
Here are a few tips to make sure that the Shepherd's Pie is not just good but divine, make sure that the onions are nicely browned, use cream, butter and milk when you mash the potatoes for a very creamy result and if you fancy a bit of extra spice add pepper to the mash.
If your meat mixture is a little runny either take out some of the stock and make a wonderfully tasty gravy with it or use a sheet of tin foil to catch any drips that don't bubble over the mashed potato and form a wonderful crunchy crust.
Of course the mashed potato crust should be crisp on top and you can achieve this easily by either pull a fork across its surface to create "furrows" or pile it up into clouds with a spoon.
Truly flexible
As I said above you can use beef instead of lamb and turn the recipe into Cottage Pie. In addition you can add a layer of grated cheese and made a Cumberland Pie (below in a picture I have just borrowed – personally I would add even more Cheese, then a little more Cheese on top of that! But then like most Cats I like Cheese).
This is a great way to enjoy a hearty meal in these cold snowy days and better still it is one of the ways to help stretch your budget, after the bankers have ruined the world's economy and the politicians and other idiots have turned a financial disaster into a monetary Tsunami, and to eat heartily but cheaply is not only a bonus to some it is a way of life.
Gosh I didn't expect to be giving recipes and cooking tips when I started this blog all those ages ago, but then I suppose this is why my blog is so popular I cover all sorts of subjects.
Actually just there is a little example of a pet project I have – why can't we create a word that combines the two words all and sorts into 'alsorts' but I better not get started on that subject!
As usual do let me know if any or all of the above was helpful/interesting – I would hate to think that I was talking to myself and my thousands of fans had just suddenly disappeared!
Author's background information
The Cat is one of the most successful feline authors in history, his sharp elegant wit has produced the bestselling book 'Getting out – Excerpts from a Cat's Diary' and of course the much plagiarised gag of the same name which appears on all of the funniest joke sites on the internet.
Copies of the Cat's masterpiece of feline literature 'Getting out – Excerpts from a Cat's Diary' can be purchased at a bookstore near you or at Amazon.com or at what The Cat calls his www – wickedly wonderful website here www.thecatsdiary.com where you can not only learn more about me the genius Cat but also play my games they are all paw picked by me and have been described as "exactly what free on-line games should be, fun, free and fantastic."
Technorati Tags:
BBC, Caribbean, Cat, Cat Diary, Christmas, games, Getting Out Excerpts From A Cat's Diary, London Bridge, my blog, my book, my website, online games, Snow, www – wickedly wonderful website, www.amazon.com, www.bing.com, www.google.com, www.thecatsdiary.com, my games, Season, famous, Wobbly Bridge, St Pauls, Tate Modern, City of London, Shepherd's Pie, Cottage Pie, Cumberland Pie, Free online games, game, Tsunami, bankers, economy, politicians, amazon, Jo Woodcock, Jo Woodcock Actress, www.bbc.co.uk, Land Girls


text:
Our quaint Ski Hut nestles at the heart of the Ötztal Alps, right amidst the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski area at 2,104 meters altitude: welcome to scenic Nederhütte!
Here you enjoy jovial hut moments, skiing fun and high standard après-ski. Epicureans appreciate our excellent cuisine. Now it's up to you to find out why. Come and visit us!
Most of the mouthwatering Nederhütte delights are prepared just like in grandma's time: fresh ingredients plus original recipes!
Check Menu
Four times a week, our in-house party band "Die Nederlumpen" promise ultimate dancing fun and entertainment. Ready to rock the stage.
Check "Die Nederlumpen"
Why don't you surprise your beloved, family of friends with a very special gift? Watch out for the unrivaled Nederhütte coupons.
Check Coupons
Get into the right party mood and celebrate with us: varied events are scheduled, featuring our in-house "Die Nederlumpen" party band.
Check Events


text:
Dr. Paul Winterton
Paul William Winterton, MD, earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1993 and completed his orthopaedic residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in 1998. He completed fellowship training at the Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders in Phoenix, Arizona in Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Knee Arthoscopy, and Foot and Ankle Reconstruction. In 2009 Dr. Winterton was elected as a member of the Board of Counselors of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Winterton is also a member of the Executive Council of the Utah State Orthopaedics Society.
Dr. Winterton has been practicing at the SouthTowne Surgical Center since 2000. The shoulder, knee, foot and ankle have been his primary areas of expertise. Dr. Winterton has served patients throughout the Wasatch Front for many years. He enjoys a broad based orthopaedic practice and accepts most insurance plans.


text:
What's New
Ashtanga Font Family by Hanoded
About: Ashtanga was named after a type of yoga. In Sanskrit it means "eight-limbed", which I find quite appropriate, give the amount of swirls and curls. The font is 'all-caps', but the upper and lower case glyphs differ completely. They are, of course, fully interchangeable. Ashtanga comes with multi language support.
Tags: Font, Fun, Handwritten, Wacky


text:
Hewlett-Packard will lay off about 24,600 employees over the next three years in an effort to streamline the company following its $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems last month, the company announced Monday.
The layoffs will be part of a three-year restructuring program, HP said in a statement. The company will lay off about 7.5 percent of its workers during that time, with nearly half of the reductions coming from HP's U.S. workforce, HP said. About half the cuts will take place in 2009.
[ Keep up on the latest tech news headlines at InfoWorld News, or subscribe to the Today's Headlines newsletter. ]
Half of the positions will eventually be replaced, the company said.
"I can assure you, we will nail this integration," HP chairman and CEO Mark Hurd told financial analysts in a meeting at HP's headquarters that was webcast. The company has mastered integration while buying 30 companies in the past three-and-a-half years, he said.
"We do believe the synergized companies are in a pretty damn strong market position," Hurd said.
The restructuring program is expected to save HP about $1.8 billion each year, HP said. HP will take a $1.7 billion charge in the fourth quarter of 2008 related to the restructuring program.
The acquisition of systems integrator EDS was intended to give HP a comprehensive portfolio of IT products to help customers manage and improve their technology systems, HP said.
"HP now has the broadest technology capabilities in the market to meet customer needs today and in the future," Hurd said in a prepared statement. "HP has a strong track record of making acquisitions and integrating them to capture leading market positions."
In addition to the job cuts, HP plans to cut costs through synergies in real estate, IT infrastructure and procurement contracts, Hurd said. The integration team has had about 500 full-time and 1,000 part-time members, according to HP.
HP expects EDS to add about $3.5 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, ending in October. In fiscal 2009, it should add between $21.1 billion and $21.3 billion, and in the following year, between $21.7 billion and $22.1 billion.
Costs of the deal will cut HP's earnings per share by between $0.17 per share and $0.19 per share in the fourth quarter, and between $0.06 and $0.11 in fiscal year 2009. By fiscal year 2010, it should add between $0.11 and $0.16 per share, the company said. The company still stands by the fourth-quarter forecast it gave after announcing third-quarter results on Aug. 19.
The acquisition has been well-received overall within EDS' Agility Alliance, a group of partners that includes HP rivals such as Sun and Dell, Hurd said. Most members, even those considered competitors, have reacted favorably, he said, but "a couple" have been less welcoming, he said. Following the acquisition, HP will not force its own products on all its services customers, Hurd said.
Ongoing cost-cutting efforts at HP even before the EDS deal have prepared HP to carry out the coming cuts appropriately, Hurd said. The company has cut its costs twice as much in 2008 as in the year before and will cut even more next year, he said.
"This is a really tough day for us," Hurd said. "As easy as it is to put numbers on paper ... We've got to go do tough stuff."
HP shares (HPQP) were up $0.37 at $45.70 in after-hours trading on Monday after falling $1.64 during the regular trading day on the New York Stock Exchange.


text:
LAS VEGAS – The NFL lockout has led Bruce Taylor to take some painful steps: He has scrapped publication of a fantasy football magazine that sold 161,000 copies last year, laid off an employee and took out a home equity loan.
Although players and owners are still trying to figure out how to divide $9.3 billion in revenue and save the regular season, it's already too late for some of those who make their living from the widely popular fantasy football industry.
Usually by now, thousands of the estimated 24 million people who play fantasy football each year have already begun preparing for their leagues of made-up teams, with fortunes resting on real-life individual performances of their favorite NFL stars.
But as NFL franchises and players skip offseason workouts and free agents go unsigned amid the labor unrest, companies that depend on fans poring over statistics and incremental personnel moves to form their fantasy teams have had to cope with the reality of lost revenue.
The fantasy football industry brings in about $800 million a year. While everyone involved hopes that most of that money will still be there if the NFL resolves its labor dispute, some — including magazines that help fantasy players select their teams — are already declaring 2011 a lost year.
"We'll be lucky if we make one-third of what we make in a normal year," said Taylor, the 46-year-old co-owner of Seattle-based Fantasy Index Magazine, Inc., which is not publishing its Fantasy Football Index magazine for the first time in 25 years.
"It's tough because we've had to lay somebody off — I've got another employee that I should lay off but I don't have the heart. We're a small company," Taylor told The Associated Press. "I try and be philosophical about it because when you hitch your wagon to somebody else's horse, you're going to take your lumps."
"It's a lot of money — they should fight over it — but I wish they'd fight over it faster," he said.
About 32 million people in the United States and Canada play fantasy sports each year, a number that has grown 60 percent in the last four years, according to an Ipsos Public Affairs poll commissioned by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, the industry's largest trade group.
In fantasy sports, participants assemble teams made up of real players and gauge success on how well those players perform in actual games, sometimes putting money on the line against their opponents. Football is by far the most popular fantasy sport, though players participate in leagues year-round for many sports.
The pastime's popularity has become far more visible recently, with high profile players like Maurice Jones-Drew bragging about drafting themselves, a cable sitcom called "The League" that follows friends playing together, and an entire pregame show on ESPN dedicated to fantasy roster decisions.
Paul Charchian, the trade group's president, said companies aren't as jittery now as they will be in August without a resolution (although the NFL and its players are working this week to come to an agreement). Even now, Charchian says, they are already starting to see lost business.
"It's still June, but normally right now, revenue is already starting for the football season," he said. "Once hockey and basketball end, a lot of people start turning their attention to football."
Charchian said his company, LeagueSafe, which lets fantasy owners pay league fees online, has seen less than half the revenue so far this year than it had collected at the same point last year.
Taylor said his company is down to the equivalent of four full-time employees from six last year, with one layoff and another unfilled vacancy.
To keep Fantasy Index operating, Taylor and his business partner took out home equity loans a few weeks ago, he said.
"If we crash the ship into the rocks, we can at least have lines of credit to get it afloat again," Taylor said.
Charchian said the industry has about 150 companies, including 15 publishers printing 25 magazines. Most are not printing this year, including those run by larger companies, including ESPN, he said.
CBSSports.com, an online arm of the CBS television network, has begun offering fans partial or full refunds depending on how many games are played this season.
One possible result of the lockout is that the NFL could play a shortened season. That would throw off fantasy leagues, which usually schedule playoffs that coincide with the final games of the NFL's regular season.
The offer from CBS Sports promises players a prorated refund of league fees if games go unplayed, with a full refund if more than half the season is lost. A spokesman for CBS Sports declined comment.
Charchian said nearly all fantasy sports companies have been adjusting to try to keep players from hesitating to organize leagues.
"Companies don't necessarily want to say, 'Were not taking any money right now,'" Charchian said. "They'd rather take the money and then offer a refund."
Chris Fargis, a 31-year-old options trader from New York who plays in about four fantasy leagues each year, said he's not worried about the NFL lockout in terms of picking up fantasy winnings, but he'd hate to miss out on the games that bring him together with friends.
"Football season, and a big part of that being fantasy football, is a really fun thing that we all enjoy," Fargis said. "The social element of it is so big for me."
Taylor said Fantasy Index plans to release versions of its information through the company's website, and he thinks most armchair players will come back to the magazine next year.
"I don't care who wins or who loses" the lockout, he said. "As long as they get it resolved by next year — and hopefully by this year. Everybody wants football."
Oskar Garcia can be reached at http://twitter.com/oskargarcia


text:
Aldeluye Surname Ancestry Results
Our indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'aldeluye'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 1 record (displaying 1 to 1):
Try these...
aldegonde aldegrom aldehage aldeham aldeheleg' aldeholt aldehore aldein aldelanda aldele aldeleg' aldelein aldelet aldeley aldeleye aldelfhete aldelime aldelin aldelot aldelote aldelym aldelyme aldelyn aldelyne aldem aldeman aldemannebir' aldemed aldemer aldemore alden alden-brown alden-davies aldenardo aldenberg aldenbrooke aldenburg aldenecota aldenele aldenescheles
These sample scans are from the original record. You will get scans of the full pages or articles where the surname you searched for has been found.
Your web browser may prevent the sample windows from opening; in this case please change your browser settings to allow pop-up windows from this site.
Research your ancestry, family history, genealogy and one-name study by direct access to original records and archives indexed by surname.


text:
"The experience and point of views shared by other students was a highlight, as was the majority of our lecturers, the content was amazing – but the best thing was the program design. It allowed for deep digestion of the content, enabled critical thinking to flourish (rather than rote regurgitation), and thankfully allowed the freedom to relate the material to real world problems and interests that were close to my heart." – The Duke of Edinburgh Victoria Executive Officer Stephen Mason
Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute
The AU Online MBA in Global Sustainable Management (Green MBA) is comprised of 12 intensive 6-week courses. Complete 6 core courses, 4 specialized sustainable management courses (including the required Sustainable Management Capstone Course at the end of your program), 1 elective international business course and 1 elective entrepreneurship course. The program can be completed in 18 months from anywhere in the world.
Course Descriptions
Akio Morita School of Business Courses
BUS 510 International Economics (3 units)
Economics is an important subject that affects the way we live in not only the United States but internationally for countries who use the market system to determine the allocation of resources in their society. The aim of this course is to help students understand the operation of a market system in an international setting and to explore the nature and organization of various societies and the arguments underlying many of the great global public issues of the day in an international setting, and to understand the operation and behavior of international business firms and other decision-making entities through the study of the principles of international economics useful to students in the international MBA program.
BUS 520 International Human Resource Management (3 units)
Human beings are the most crucial components of any organization as all other company assets are always subject to human decisions. Recruitment, management and training of the workforce are then crucial tasks that contribute to the company's success and can even be decisive for its survival. This is true whether we are considering domestic companies or international companies. This course focuses on the study of human management principles as they reflect on the basic assumption of treating employees as investments benefiting a company in the long run from the international perspective. The class is designed as an overview of traditional functions of international human resource (IHRM) management and an examination of its governing mechanisms contributing to the success of an organization. Compensation, staffing, training, labor relations and employee performance evaluation are studied from an international perspective among other aspects of international human resource management.
BUS 530 International Accounting (3 units)
In our increasingly globalized world, accounting students need to understand the main features of financial reporting practices as they differ in different countries so that they will be able to distinguish accounting and reporting differences that would otherwise give rise to problems for report readers. It is also vitally necessary to understand the ongoing efforts to harmonize standards using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The course aims to give participants a thorough grounding in the key principles of accounting while enabling them to understand the major features of the international IFRS standards. The course shows the links between accounting statements, valuation methods and investment analysis. The course also reviews important technical areas of differences among accounting systems such as inventory valuation, the use of reserves, consolidations, and taxation of income. The student will be able learn to identify problems in international harmonization while appreciating the capital market efficiencies to be gained from harmonization of international accounting standards.
BUS 540 International Marketing (3 units)
International Marketing frequently requires major changes in how organizations conduct business in a global marketplace. It is a necessity for today's business leader to be aware of the implications of marketing strategies and how they are employed in different countries with different cultures. This course focuses on identifying and meeting the needs of specific international target markets through close interaction with managers from other functional areas, such as promotion, finance, accounting and human resources.
BUS 550 International Management (3 units)
We are observing a fundamental shift in the nature of geopolitics. No longer will global business leaders focus on one or two stock markets, currencies, economics or political leaders. Today's business environment is far too complex and interrelated for that. Nation states and multinational corporations will remain both powerful and important. Global networks comprising technological, entrepreneurial, social and environmental interest groups will remain powerful. Future economic and business endeavors will increasingly be characterized by a search for common ground, productive partnerships, and mutual benefit. This course will focus on developing a deeper understanding of how and why management practices and processes can differ around the world, and the development of the skills necessary to function successfully in this international business environment.
BUS 560 International Finance (3 units)
This course covers material essential to a comprehensive understanding of international financial management. Topics will include, but not be limited to, foreign exchange markets, the global cost of capital, corporate strategy and foreign investment and multinational capital budgeting.
BUS 542 International Finance (3 units)
This course provides a comprehensive coverage of the legal, cultural, political, economic and ethical issues faced by global business managers. An understanding of these issues is enhanced through the use of real-world examples, cutting edge cases, managerial problems, and ethical issues.
BUS 570 Intercultural Communications (3 units)
Intercultural communication is international communication across national boundaries involving many different cultures. There is a wide range of communication problems that naturally appear when one moves across national boundaries, and within organizations which are made up of individuals from different countries representing different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. Intercultural communication seeks to understand how people from different countries and cultures behave, communicate and perceive the world around them quite differently. From a management perspective, it studies situations where people from different cultures interact in a business environment. The purpose of this course is to gain an understanding of the variations in language, customs, social attributes, thought patterns, and other aspects of cultures of different groups of people. An understanding of intercultural communication is essential for the conduct of international businesses. It is the purpose of this course to provide this understanding.
BUS 572 Seminar in International Business (3 units)
Successful managers in a world of global competition must have an array of skills, talents and abilities at their disposal. This course uses extensive examples to illustrate the vibrancy and challenge of international business. Coverage of relevant topics includes the degree of geographical literacy necessary to succeed in international markets, which is frequently overlooked in more traditional courses.
BUS 575 Supply Chain Management (3 units)
Supply Chain Management involves the flows of materials and information among all of the firms that contribute value to a product, from the source of raw materials to end customer. The goal of this course will be to help students understand the strategic importance of good supply chain design, planning, and operations for every firm, to provide students with the use of key drivers on a conceptual and practical level to improve supply chain performance, and to give students a solid understanding of analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis necessary to achieve significant increase in performance
Kisho Kurokawa green institute courses
BUS 535 Triple Bottom Line Accountability & Management (3 units)
The Triple Bottom Line Accounting and Management course is an expanded version of accounting for corporate activity. Contemporary society has moved away from the mere financial bottom line to a higher level of social responsibility where we account for the true social impact of our business activity. Through this expanded version of accounting and accountability, social and environmental impact is added to the equations. Thereby the report of corporate activity and management comprehensively reflects a true bottom line. The three prongs of the true bottom line become clear: economic prosperity, environmental quality and social justice. This course provides the basis for business students to go forward and determine the true social effects of the businesses they are working for and to manage for the future.
BUS 535 Green Marketing & Environmental Product Design/Recycling (3 units)
Green Marketing & Environmental Product Design/Recycling is a course structured around the traditional "4Ps" of marketing and explains how marketing mix decisions can and do influence environmental outcomes. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on the conversion of consumption systems to a sustainable paradigm that represents a circular use of resources, not the linear approach (materials >products >consumption >disposal) that leads to the pollution of ecosystems. The major theme of the course is that marketers can reinvent strategy and craft "win-win-win" solutions, where customers win (obtaining genuine benefits), organizations win (achieving financial objectives), and ecosystems win (ecosystem functioning is preserved or enhanced).
BUS 555 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Ethics (3 units)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics is a comprehensive study of the core issues for business in the questions of sustainability, social responsibility and ethics. The course introduces the student, not only to relevant issues, but the views of corporate stakeholders. Approaches for presenting and carrying out a program of sustainability are presented, including strategic planning, targets, goals and alternative approaches. A principal part of the course is devoted to the ethics of business and issues of transparency, including discussion of the social impact of nonethical and non-transparent business practices. Case studies, a team project and practice assignments assist in presenting these themes on a practical level. The course concludes with information and discussion on trends in sustainability and business ethics. A principal goal of the course is to show that community engagement and the maximization of profit/ shareholder value are not mutually exclusive, but mutually reinforcing.
BUS 565 Sustainable Enterprise Development & Leadership (3 units)
Sustainable Enterprise Development and Leadership is a course which provides a comprehensive and practical analysis of what sustainable business development is and how companies can use it to make a significant difference. Sustainable development involves articulating, integrating and achieving social, economic, and environmental objectives, and initiatives to protect humankind and the natural world from destructive behaviors. Sustainable business development is a holistic management approach which includes the entire value-added system from the origins of raw materials, to production processes, to customer use, to product end of useful life. Sustainable outcomes are those that balance the performance objectives of the present with the needs and expectations of the future. To achieve these outcomes, there must be a profound change in strategic thinking, leadership and the management of businesses.
BUS 615 Sustainable Management Capstone Course (3 units)
This final, summative experience is the cumulation of the MBA in Sustainable Management and a capstone to the educational program. Students will develop a sustainable management plan for a company, using original market and industry research. This management plan will be comprehensive and cover all aspects of sustainability, including resources, case statements, financing strategies, potential partners, and a final action plan. Upon completion, students will be able to understand how to develop a management plan for sustainability; evaluate how to find appropriate ways to impact systems; and perform analysis of systems and create a vision for the future.
Carland Entrepreneurship Institute Courses
ENT 500 Entrepreneurial Innovation (3 units)
This course is imperative to successful entrepreneurial ventures. The ability to differentiate oneself from the competition is paramount. Each of us has the gifts for innovation, but we are often loath to use them as risk always accompanies innovation. Some are more comfortable with risk than others, thus understanding the personality of entrepreneurs enables us to use the gifts of others to our advantage. Unfortunately, the emphasis on "right answers" and "minimizing risk" causes many of us to react cautiously in the workplace where compensation and rewards are applied for convergence rather than divergence, no matter the outcome. This course helps us to find out about ourselves, helps us to understand how others think and react, helps us to practice creative exercises which can open our minds to new possibilities, helps us to understand why some companies are more innovative than others and discusses what might be accomplished in the creative environment
ENT 540 Entrepreneurial Forecasting (3 units)
The objective of this course is inculcate in students an understanding of the forecasting and budgeting process and for students to learn how to prepare sales forecasts for new and for existing ventures, to prepare variable and fixed cost budgets to support the sales forecast, and how to document and support the resulting forecasts, and how to prepare cash flow forecasts and determine startup costs for a new venture. Students will develop higherlevel critical thinking skills, evidenced by analysis, evaluation, and synthesis
ENT 560 Intellectual Property(3 units)
The objective of this course is to inculcate in students an understanding of the value of intellectual property to an entrepreneurial venture and for students to learn how to create, protect, and preserve intellectual capital. Students will develop higher-level critical thinking skills, evidenced by analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.
ENT 580 Entrepreneurial Strategy (3 units)
The objective of this course is to inculcate in students the strategic skills which are required to support the ongoing development of strategy and distinctive competencies, the vision required to support effective environmental scanning, and the knowledge required to plan for harvesting/succession and to design and create innovative and effective entrepreneurial compensation plans. Students will develop higher-level critical thinking skills, evidenced by analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.


text:
Up in Smoke: Marijuana Stocks Fly High as Colorado Law Takes Effect
Shares of thinly-traded and volatile marijuana stocks like Medbox (NYSE:MDBX) enjoyed a big bounce on Thursday following the dawn of legalized recreational pot use in Colorado this week.
The rally marks the latest double-digit move for these stocks, many of which have tiny market capitalizations and small float sizes, making them riskier than more well established stocks for retail investors.
Medbox, which makes marijuana dispenser machines, was recently trading up 57.01% at $28.67. The volatile stock traded as low as $10.00 just last week.
Other related stocks that are on the rise on Thursday include Medical Marijuana (MJNA), Hemp Inc. (HEMP), Tranzbyte (NYSE:ERBB), GrowLife (NYSE:PHOT), Greengro Technologies (NYSE:GRNH) and Cannabis Science (NYSE:CBIS).
The rally comes a day after Colorado's new recreational marijuana laws went into effect, making the Centennial State the first to legalize cannabis use recreationally. Marijuana is already legal for medical use in 21 states plus Washington, D.C.
But retail investors should be careful to conduct their own due diligence on these stocks given that they aren't widely held and are at risk of seeing wild price fluctuations. Only GrowLife and Medbox have market capitalizations above $100 million and Tranzbyte's market cap is just $7 million.
"Realize these companies have not been very well vetted. They are open to manipulation. This is a classic example of something that people think is cool or a trend. That's not a good investment thesis," said Michael Block, chief strategist at Rhino Trading Partners.
Block noted that even if there is a fundamental reason to bet on pot stocks such as increased chances of widespread marijuana legalization, it may be tough to tell which company or companies will be the ones to benefit. In that scenario, marijuana stocks might also face competition from cash-rich traditional tobacco companies like Altria (NYSE:MO), he said.
"It's like the greater fool theory. If you can't figure out who the rube is, you're the rube," said Block.
In November 2012, Medbox took the unusual step of releasing a statement to call into question its own share price, which had surged more than 3,000% after being mentioned in a MarketWatch story.
At the time, Medbox CEO Bruce Bedrick said the company wants to "temper investor expectations at present price points" and chalked up the rally to a lack of a large float. Medbox's shares plummeted about 90% the following day.


text:
A father and son work the Chinese cattle markets in this story from the 2012 winner of the Nobel in Literature.
"People trusted him implicitly. If a transaction reached a stalemate, the parties would look at him to acknowledge that they wanted things settled. 'Let's quit arguing and hear what Luo Tong has to say!' 'All right, let's do that. Luo Tong, you be the judge!' With a cocky air, my father would walk around the animal twice, looking at neither the buyer nor the seller, then glance up into the sky and announce the gross weight and the amount of meat on the bone, followed by a price. He'd then wander off to smoke a cigarette."


text:
Articles, Reviews, Recipes, Videos & More
Next FRI - 9:00 AM ET
Air Times This Week
Only on Outdoor Channel!
Watch Now
Watch the first few minutes of this episode.
We asked MLF fans: If you could have any MLF pro's tackle box, whose would it be?
Angler Jason Quinn talks about how bass are weighed and scored during Major League Fishing events.
On this edition of "Burkhead's Bullpen," MLF pro Randy Howell reveals the detailed process of designing and ma...
We asked Major League Fishing fans, which pro they would like to compete against.
MLF pro Todd Faircloth talks about some tips to help make valuable crankbaits last.
MLF Select angler, James Watson, says that he keeps his grandpa's arm in his boat for good luck.
Major League Fishing angler Ish Monroe talks about his Challenge Cup Elimination Round day on the water at Lak...
James Watson sits down in "Burkhead's Bullpen" to talk about his epic performance during the 2016 Summit Selec...
Major League Fishing angler Morizo Shimizu talks about his Qualifier day on the water at the 2015 Bass Pro Sho...
MLF General Tire Team Series. An exciting new format in professional bass fishing where 27 teams have the ability to communicate and share information as they compete for a $300,000 top prize.
On MyOutdoorTV


text:
Welcome to BreanneBenson.com – the official website of Breanne Benson
Welcome to the official site of Breanne Benson. Breanne Benson has been a fan favorite for many years and has mesmerized her fans with her killer 32C-24-34 body. She loves having sex on camera and Breanne Benson videos and pictures are exclusive and are in high demand. Porn actress Breanne Benson never lets her fans down as she continues to offer mind-blowing sexual performances.
This is an adult only website
* I am at least 18 years of age (21 in some localities) and have the legal right to posses adult material in my community.
* I understand the standards and laws of the community, site and computer to which I am transporting this material, and am solely responsible for my actions. If I use these services in violation of the above agreement understand I may be in violation of local and/or federal laws and am sole responsible for my actions.
* I do not find images of nude adults, adults engaged in sex, or other sexual material to be offensive or objectionable.
* By logging on, I will have released and discharged the providers, owners and creators of this site from any and all liability which might arise.
Parents please help protect children from viewing sexually explicit material.
Please Download: CyberPatrol | NetNanny | CyberSitter
Copyright © 2023
All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited.
All models were at least 18 years old when they were photographed.
18 U.S.C 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
Privacy Policy - Terms - DMCA - Webmasters - Support


text:
I am a little obsessed with munch mixes lately ... you know, where you just toss all sorts of yummy things in a bowl and give it a fun name? So with Thanksgiving right around the corner, I figured I needed to put together a simple munch mix to tide everyone over until dinner was finished. {taste this} Mayflower munch mix!!
This mix is a great salty and sweet combination with a little history lesson thrown in 😉 Mix together as much or as little as you like of the following:
While you are munching, you can talk about what each ingredient represents:
Candy Corn - to represent maize/corn
Craisins - to represent the North East where cranberries are grown
Pretzel sticks - to represent the forest and the logs used to build homes for the Pilgrims
M&Ms - M is for the Mayflower
Corn Chex - to represent maize/corn
This Thanksgiving snack mix is perfect to put in a big bowl for grazing or package it up and put it in my cute little turkey treat cups!
Your Thanksgiving guests will appreciate the snack and you can rest at ease until dinner is ready! Here are a few more munch mixes to satisfy your snack cravings!
This post was shared at all the blogs on my Link Party Love page! Go take a peek ... they rock!


text:
New treatments for melanoma have dramatically reduced deaths from this often fatal skin cancer.
Leaders of a new study report that the death rate from aggressive melanoma that spread to other organs plummeted 18% between 2013 and 2016, after jumping 7.5% between 1986 and 2013. The figures apply to white Americans, the group that accounts for nearly all cases of melanoma in the United States, researchers said.
"This is a stunning example of the power of scientific and medical research to identify the weak points in this deadly tumor, methods to boost the immune system and to use this knowledge to develop the highly effective medicines that have led to the sharp reductions in deaths that we have seen, and are continuing to see," said lead researcher Dr. David Polsky. He's a professor of dermatology and pathology at New York University Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York City.
The drop in melanoma deaths was greater than the drop in deaths from prostate, breast and lung cancer, researchers said.
It dovetailed with introduction of 10 new skin cancer therapies that either use the body's immune system to fight the disease or target melanoma cells directly.
These new treatments are more effective and less toxic than regular chemotherapy, but come at a high cost, researchers said.
One group of drugs targets the BRAF gene, which is mutated in about half of melanoma patients. The other group is immune checkpoint inhibitors, which prevent melanoma tumors from appearing normal to the immune system.
For the study, Polsky and colleagues used data from the U.S. National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"We have more than simply turned the corner toward curing melanoma, we are likely to have cured many patients and are keeping many more alive with these new treatments," Polsky said.
He added that catching melanoma at its earliest stages, before cells can travel to internal organs, has the highest cure rates.
Dr. Ali Hendi is a dermatologist from Chevy Chase, Md., and a spokesman for the Skin Cancer Foundation. He said that while melanoma cases continue to increase, the decline in deaths due to new treatments is great news.
"In the past eight years or so, a number of immunotherapies have been approved to treat metastatic melanoma and have saved so many lives," said Hendi, who wasn't involved with the study.
These drugs help a patient's immune system identify and attack cancerous cells.
"There are also a new class of treatments called targeted therapies," Hendi said. "These are oral medications that identify and attack specific types of cancer cells, without killing healthy cells."
These treatments are used only when melanoma has already spread from the original tumor site, he said.
The last year has brought a flurry of research on vaccines and combination immunotherapies that may be better and faster treatments for melanoma, Hendi noted.
"The earlier you detect and treat melanoma, the greater your chances of long-term survival and avoiding recurrence," he said.
Patients diagnosed early have an estimated 98% five-year survival, Hendi said, compared to 63% for stage 3 patients and 20% for stage 4 patients, even with the new drugs.
"Your chances of stopping melanoma cold are far better if you can attack it effectively at stage 3 rather than stage 4," he said.
Both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer have been on the rise, Hendi said.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Overexposure to the sun is a key cause.
"We're treating people today who didn't have the knowledge we have today to protect their skin when they were younger, and now they're paying the price," Hendi said.
The report was published online March 19 in the American Journal of Public Health.
More information
To learn more about melanoma, visit the Skin Cancer Foundation.