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Environmentalists seek to intervene in lynx suit
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Six environmental groups announced Monday they have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by snowmobilers challenging the federal government's designation of land in six states as critical habitat for Canada lynx.
The groups want to make sure U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer in Cheyenne gets all the information he needs and doesn't hear just one side of the case, said Tim Preso, an attorney for the groups.
"The critical habitat designation that's being challenged was a very important step in trying to ensure the survival of the lynx, but also to allow for the recovery of the lynx," said Preso, with Earthjustice. "We want to ensure that that critical habitat designation can do its work."
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in February designated 39,000 square miles in six states — Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Washington and Wyoming — as critical habitat for the threatened Canada lynx. The designation was a substantial increase from the 1,850 square miles of previously designated lynx habitat in three states.
The Wyoming State Snowmobile Association and Washington State Snowmobile Association sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the expanded designation, saying it threatened to put some areas off-limits to snowmobiling.
Matt Mead, spokesman for the Washington snowmobilers' group, said environmentalists have been looking to the lynx habitat designation to do away with motorized recreation in a large area.
"They see this as a tool to get there," Mead said Monday. "We don't agree."
The groups seeking to intervene are Defenders of Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Northwest, Friends of the Wild Swan, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and the Lands Council.
Separately, four environmental groups filed suit in U.S. District Court in Missoula, Mont., in May, saying not enough lynx habitat was designated. The Sierra Club, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Native Ecosystems Council and Center for Native Ecosystems said more designated habitat is needed in Colorado, western Montana and eastern Idaho.
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press.
|Photo © Paul S. Hamilton


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The Best Of Shaquille O'Neal,3 mins, 53 secs
Shaquille O'Neal
Can we rock?
Yeah, what's up doc?
Can we rock?
What's up doc?
Cha cha cha cha cha
What's up pa, yo who poop?
Your ma dukes or pa dukes?
There's two scoops a raisin in the sun
Brothers try to rally up, then dilly dally for some room
Bird peckin', doulbe deckin', rubber neckin' in my tomb
Check it out yo, I smile like Groucho Marx
I make a joke, hokey pokey, and slide by like egg yolk
Play me like a punk like Penguin and the Joker
Snoopin' in my biz like Tom and Roxie Roker
So bust the freaky freaky freaky ways
The brothers with the Asian guise making G's
And now we're sellin' records overseas
Holy smokes, oops, your whole plan goofed up
Now you get kicks, 'nough licks, plus cuffed up
'cause you can catch a quick drop for tryin' to take the Schnicks' props
So tick tock around the clock and shock while we lick shots
(Boom!) for goodness sakes the stakes are high
I'm out (you out?)
ABC-ya, bye
I thought I saw a putty cat, I did
I did the humpty dumpty bashful grumpy quaker nabisco crisco kid
'cause my style's figaro figaro figaro figaro like Pinochio's
Big Digital Underground humpty dumpty camel hump nose
So play dosey doe, sufferin' sucotash my mistletoe is gone
Snow White is after my seven dwarves, my styles, and after me Lucky Charms
So leapin' leprechauns, be glad I'm pushin' my pedal to the metal
I'm rugged and rough for Cocoa Puffs, and yes, I love my Fruity Pebbles
So howdy, my partner, I starts to get meaner
So ask Bob for hope, nope, not Mr. Bob Dobailina
Oh were has my mic gone? Tell me, have you seen her?
I stretch like a condom and gets plump like a weiner
Or a sasuage, but of course it's, time for Chip to wreck it
But before my intro I gots to check it
So who is the nicest in your neighborhood?
Lyrics are merry, merry, quite contrary, and Captain Crunch berry good
So rah rah, sis boom bah
Chip Fu is coming again, give thanks and praises to jah
My lyrics are smooth like the head on Terry Savalas
My tongue starts to quicken like Speedy Gonzales
Take up your pen, your pad, your lyrical bag and run go whole a fresh
Touche pussy cat, put down that mic 'cause you can't rap
'cause I'm dip-dip-divin', so socializin'
Clean out your ears, yes, and open up your eyes and
I kick like Bruce Lee and Jean Claude Van Damme
So dunna nana nana nana nana nana, Batman!
I hip-hop, hop-hop
Don't-don't, stop-stop
I'm harder than a Flinstone and much bigger than a Chub Rock
Our types of lyrical styles? yes the Schnickens can pick 'em
I burp, stick 'em, ha ha ha, stick 'em
Rippin' the program, slow man, hot damn
I grand slam, swingin' things again and again (whoo)
Golly ha-chooey, macho like Roscoe
Randy Savage manwitch, swingin' the ding-a-ling with damage
Pauish not antoinish nor monetego
Spanish like que for the nine two lingo
Next, a new hex, commentators stand aside
Stringin' emcees like a bikini or panty line (ha ha)
Nut you might bust, but you can't even come right
Spite the strokin' or hopin' or pullin' a peace pipe
Huff and puff so what the fuck is happening?
On the lyrical, miracle, spirutal
But everybody's rockin'
Flip a new hit, catch wreck to the nine ship
Equipped, never slip with tongue twister
All my styles that's buckwild
No fake rap, I push pounds
I flip mad scripts and hips, I hit
So bring the goya oh boy-ah, as I say hasta manana
Soft and chewy Honky Kong fooey, reggae not rasta tough stuff
Can I rock?
I'm the hooper, the hyper
Protected by Viper
When I rock the hoop yo, you'd better decipher
In other words you'd better make a funky decision (whoo)
'cause I'm a be a Shaq knife, and cut you with precision
Forget Tony Danza, I'm the boss
When it comes to money, I'm like Dick Butkas
Now who's the first pick? me, word is born and
Not a Christean Laettner, not Alonzo Mourning
That's okay, not being bragadocious
Supercalifragelistic, Shaq is alidocious
Peace, I gotta go, I ain't no joke
Now I slam it (what?) jam it (unh)
And make sure it's broke
Written by JAMES, TONY / JONES, MICK
Published by Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing, CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP
Lyrics Provided By LyricFind Inc.

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Clinique du Valdo
A new building for the clinic has been developed, while the old building remains unused. It has been greatly vandalized by the youth. It also seems that the building has suffered from a big fire. Nevertheless there is still some stuff hanging around. This place is endangered for new plans are being made to build a swimming poolRead More


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Dan Rather on Texas, Twitter and journalism
COMMERCE - A candid, humble and at times emotional Dan Rather, longtime anchor of the CBS Evening News, reflected on his more than 60 years in journalism during a Tuesday evening visit to the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus.
The 80-year-old Rather, who covered some of the most significant world events over the past several decades, was preparing to give remarks as the first guest in the university's Prestigious Speaker Series. His topic, entitled Hard Times, Then and Now, addresses the challenging economy from Rather's perspective as a child of the Great Depression.
See the photo slideshow from Dan Rather's visit to KETR.
In an exclusive interview with KETR, Rather told stories of his Texas childhood, recounted memories of the JFK assassination, expressed concern over the lack of vigilant journalists and previewed his upcoming book, Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News, which becomes available May 1.
"If you long dreamed and hoped of being a journalist and aspired to be, yes, a world class journalist - I'm not saying that I ever have been or am now - but, in the moment, that's where you want to be," Rather said. "And I don't mean this in any self-serving way, but in the moment, what little time one has to think, I found myself thinking, 'This was my destiny. This is what I dreamed of doing. This is what I hoped to do. And, wow, I'm actually doing it.' And it's a cliché, but sometimes I found myself really literally wanting to pinch myself to say 'am I really here? Am I really doing this?'"
Rather was the first network television journalist to report that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963, reported from the front lines during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Vietnam War, and stayed on air for 18 hours straight during the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. But it was during his time covering the early Civil Rights Movement that Rather says changed him as a person and as a pro.
"Sad to say Texas had institutionalized racism the whole time that I was coming up. I went to segregated schools, everybody did. Institutions were segregated. But Texas was not Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina. And covering Dr. King, when I think back to all the stories I've covered, made as large, perhaps a larger imprint on me as both a person and a professional that anything I've covered."
But in a generation where internet news is becoming the dominant source for information, among other factors, Rather believes American journalism is and has been for some time in crisis.
"We lost our grit and our guts. We lost the sense of what American journalism at its very best is supposed to be. And that's a check and balance of power," commented Rather. "That's the reason we have the first amendment."
The seasoned newsman believes, admitting not everyone agrees, that journalists need a "spine transplant." That somehow they've lost their backbone about speaking truths to power and being a little bit afraid to ask the tough questions. In his mind, the corporatization, politicalization and trivialization of the news has resulted in a lowering of journalistic standards almost across the board over the past 15 to 20 years.
"Journalism is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy. The founders of the country realized then we haven't always operated with that foremost in our minds but that's true. So when I talk about this diminishment of standards and the trivialization of news, the corporatization and the politicalization which has led to this lowering of standards, that matters to everybody."
Rather currently serves as managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on cable channel HDNet. He's recently composed a memoir entitled Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News. As Amazon.com explains, the book is told in a straightforward and conversational manner so that you hear his distinctive voice on every page.
Rather tells KETR that those who haven't worked in news, and perhaps some who have, will be surprised in their reading about how a large international conglomerate news organization like CBS handles stories and what goes on behind the scenes. He sites examples such as the terrible abuses in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and the George W. Bush Air National Guard controversy.
"I would say the same thing about, however one feels about it, President Bush's service or lack of military service during the Vietnam War," Rather explains. "We [CBS] did that story as well. It turned into controversy. We got in trouble over it. Maybe we should have been in trouble for it – I don't think so – But I understand those who do. But my point is that you asked what would surprise people? It might be an eye opener of what was happening behind the scenes of that story."
In a recent interview with Texas Monthly Magazine, Rather defended the news report, which alleged Bush got preferential treatment to get into the National Guard shortly before his college deferment for the draft was set to expire.
Rather, who turns 81 in October, continues to file reports of "Real... hard... news," something he claims is lacking in today's media, through his program on HDNet. But in recent months he's yielded to facebook and twitter, admitting he's found it's another venue or pipeline for people that are interested in news.
Rather cautions, however, "If you're not authentic and you're not carrying on a conversation, then you're not likely to be relevant."


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I try to have 2 cups of green tea everyday. It's very good for you. I would love to have some pomegranate but it's very expensive.
Our sister site, Healthy Theory, has lots of great tips on what to eat to keep your body healthy. Here's a roundup of the most healthy (and tasty) foods to start eating (or eat more of) in the new year.
That's right -- ring in the new year with this heart-healthy drink (in moderation, of course). Champagne has polyphenols, which are antioxidants. Two of the components, caffeic acid and tyrosol, have anti-inflammatory actions, which protects the body from injury and damage. They can also remove toxic chemicals from the body. Champagne May Be Good For Your Heart
Pomegranates may be a little intimidating, but they are a powerhouse of health. Boasting health benefits for the brain, cancer, and arthritis, they're worth the extra effort to eat. The Health Benefits Of The Pomegranate
Much of the old coffee research has been debunked, replaced with new studies that show a wide variety of health benefits from the humble cup of joe. Not only can you feel guilt-free gulping down your morning jolt, you can proudly reach for that second afternoon cup as well. Coffee Is Good For Your Brain
Doctors have found that in heart attack survivors, eating chocolate two or more times per week cuts their risk of dying from heart disease by as much as three-fold over people who never eat the stuff (as if you needed another reason to eat chocolate). Chocolate Reduces The Risk Of Death From A Heart Attack
The next time you're out having a bite to eat, you might want to consider foods made with curry. Turmeric, which gives curry its distinctive yellow color, has long been promoted as a health-promoting spice because it contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. Curry May Help Prevent Cancer
It doesn't matter which kind — green tea (teeth, gums, and more), white tea (anti-aging), or black tea (diabetes) — they're all good for you.
With Dr. Oz and Oprah extolling the benefits of flax, this little seed has been raised into stardom. Flax seeds pack ton of omega-3 fatty acids, which we've all learned does all sorts of awesome things like fight cancer and lower cholesterol. Flax: Integrating The Wonder Seed Into Your Diet
Long promoted as a cholesterol free food that is high in protein and fiber, it turns out that yellow split peas might help lower your blood pressure and help prevent kidney disease, as well. Protein From Yellow Peas May Help Lower Blood Pressure
Soy contains isoflavones, which belong to a class of compounds called phytoestrogens: natural plant chemicals that act like milder forms of estrogen, mimicking their action on the body. Eating More Soy Early In life May Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer
One of the biggest reasons that walnuts in particular are so good for us is because they are the only nut that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for many of our normal bodily functions, including neural cell development and blood clotting. Walnuts Are One Healthy Nut
Read more health tips at Healthy Theory
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I try to have 2 cups of green tea everyday. It's very good for you. I would love to have some pomegranate but it's very expensive.
Great list, didn't expect Champagne to be on there. I've been using Flax Seed Oil for a while now, especially post work-out. However, I need to get around to brewing more tea.
Drink more tea!
Use the coupon code "teagift74" for 25% off your order through Thursday! (12.31.2009)
Best New Years wishes to you all! :)
As a walnut farmer, I was glad to see their health benefits extolled here. They are also delicious with all types of wine (especially reds, though also with champagne), chocolate, and tea. . .
I would live only pomegranate on the health foods list and maybe walnuts in moderation (walnuts = 60% fat). Don't believe everything you read. It's absurd to think that champagne, coffee and chocolate are health foods.
@ Eugene: Chocolate can be healty in moderation, just get some good dark chocolate, not milk chocolate with 90 % sugar.
I'm am more sceptical of Flax and Soy.
This has helped open my eyes. I never knew that coffee was actually beneficial and tea could do so many things to help the body! I am definitely going to try White Tea and Pomegranite. It's time to get healthy!


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Compassionate, Professional Care for Your Loved One
Do you have a loved one in the Chicago area suffering from dementia? Caring for a loved with dementia at home is challenging, but you don't have to face those challenges alone.
A diagnosis of dementia doesn't have to mean that you have no choice but to put your loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Your loved one can remain at home, so long as they are treated by skilled, knowledgeable, compassionate in-home caregivers.
Health Advocates Homecare offers in-home caregiver services for the treatment of dementia and related illnesses. We offer an alternative to assisted living and nursing home facilities that allows your loved one to remain in the comfort of home and receive the quality care they need.
A Customized Care Plan for You
We develop a customized dementia care plan designed to meet your loved one's needs, giving you the security and comfort of knowing they are receiving the quality care they require.
Our caregivers have the training and knowledge that allows them to assist your loved one with their daily living activities, including:
- Managing difficult and problem behavior
- Assistance with toileting, incontinence, and related issues
- Bathing, grooming, and dressing assistance
- Assistance with errands and transportation
- Laundry
- Companionship
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Managing complex issues
- Providing a respite for family caregivers
- 24-hour care and live-in care
"Health Advocates employs and is staffed by very patient and understanding people. Potentially difficult situations and clients are handled very diplomatically. I appreciate the open line of communication and quick response to our needs for both mothers in our family."
— Jane P
So if you find yourself struggling with providing dementia care to a loved one, contact Health Advocates Homecare today for a free, no obligation consultation. We'll help give you and your loved one the freedom to live a quality life, at home.
With Health Advocates Homecare, you're not alone.


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I LOVE brands who reformulate their products for the better. The reformulated Heroine Make Mascaras - Long & Curl and Volume & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara - will reveal lashes you never knew you had! I say this because I had a brief acquaintance with its previous Volume & Curl Mascara which didn't quite impress me.
With their new products, Heroine Make, a popular Japanese cosmetic brand has not only convinced me that they are committed to provide long-lasting and smudge-proof makeup, they have re-invented mascaras to reach HOLY GRAIL status! I am SO SO SO SO impressed! You need to read this review if you are looking for a mascara that lengthens, curls, volumizes, lifts and separates.
Let me give you a preview:
Like, HELLO?!?! What just happened to my left eye? You mean I have eyelashes there?!?! 😀 More before-after comparison photos coming up!
Here are the newly launched Heroine Make products. Love the girly packaging!
Heroine Make Long & Curl + Volume & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara
Heroine Make Pressed Powder Collection
Heroine Make Long & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara
The curved brush allows the bristles to grab very close to the eyelash roots so even the tiniest of your lashes can be easily curled up. Up from 3mm, the new 5mm fibres boast a 40% more lengthening effect as they firmly lengthen even the shortest lashes.
My eyelashes stayed curled after 8 hours, there was no dropping nor wilting. Very impressive! 😀 The staying power of curled lashes is attributed to the Moment Lock ingredient that strongly sets the curls, and Shape Memory Polymer that retains the shape of curls.
I played a short session of ball game (I can't play ball games to save my life, but it happened anyway. Long story. HAHA.), and there was hardly any smudging. The Super Guard Polymer which repels tears, sweat and water saved the day! It really is a 'Super Waterproof Mascara', true to its name!
Heroine Make Volume & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara
This mascara features an improved Full Catch Brush that transfers a lot more formula from tube to lashes while still separating and lifting every lash.
Both mascaras contain camellia oil, royal jelly extract, argan oil, wild rose oil to nourish and protect your lashes.
Here are more comparison photos to show just how good the mascaras are, especially Long & Curl!
I'll call my left eye the 'scar eye' coz there's a scar there from knocking against my window ledge. It's recovering well, but I hope it will be completely scarless! 🙁
For the good eye (lol), I used Volume & Curl on the upper lashes and Long & Curl on the lower lashes. I was pretty impressed.
For the scar eye, I used Long & Curl on both upper and lower lashes and I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
Compared to my good eye, I have less lush lashes on my scar eye, but the Heroine Make Long & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara made it seem like I have THICKER and MORE lashes on my scar eye!! AMAZING!!! ^_^
It's hard to find a mascara that does anything to my lower lashes, but can you take a moment to check out just how ridiculously luscious my lower lashes looked after applying Heroine Make Long & Curl Mascara?
Here's how I apply mascara to my lower lashes very quickly, mess-free. I've mentioned it a thousand times and it's in my Top 13 favorite products of 2013.
Just a quick mention of another product that has set my heart aflutter - Heroine Make Smooth Cover Powder Clear. This ultrafine, lightweight powder set my makeup and did wonders for my oily skin. It did not seep into my skin to give the clogged effect, nor did it accentuate my fine lines and imperfections. It has a mattifying finish to counteract shine but did not dull my skin or make me look like a plastered toy.
I have so far only tried the translucent option, but there are two other powders in the Smooth Cover Powder Collection that are colored - Shades 01 and 02. You might want to give these a try as they work as foundation or touch-up powder.
Heroine Make Launch Event
Thank you Heroine Make for making the event such a fun one! There were games to involve everyone, products to play with and take home, and a nice backdrop to take pictures with! Too bad the lighting of the cafe was really poor. 🙁
I uploaded this on my Instagram @bunbunmakeuptips. You can tag Heroine Make @heroinemakesg in your photos too!
This was the 'Ultimate Lash Challenge' to see whose lashes could hold the most number of rubber bands. Evonne's could hold 15. @_@
Heroine Make products are available at Watsons, Sasa, BHG, Nishino Pharmacy, John Little annd Meidi-ya. Heroine Make Volume & Curl and Long & Curl Super Waterproof Mascara retail for $21.90, and the Heroine Make Mineral Smooth Cover Powders retail for $23.90.
In the next 5 months, there will be a Heroine Make photobooth in 5 different cafes. Go have fun taking pictures with the props and post them on your Instagram! For more information on the cafe locations and updates, visit:
Heroine Make Facebook
Heroine Make Instagram
Which are your favorite products from Heroine Make? Which would you be most interested to try? 🙂


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Treatment For Female Hair Loss – Healthy Diet Helps
Treatment For Female Hair Loss – Healthy Diet Helps
If you need treatment for female hair loss your first step is to talk to your doctor. If your hair loss happens to have a medical cause your doctor can determine what that cause is and prescribe the best treatment for you.
That treatment may be a simple as telling you to go buy some Rogaine over the counter and following the directions on the bottle. Rogaine is usually rubbed into the scalp twice each day and is best for the condition known as female pattern baldness. Rogaine inhibits the production of a certain hormone called DHT that kills off hair follicles and causes balding in both men and women.
Women never used to get the attention they deserved when it came to hair loss. But times have changed and now women have almost as many options as men do when it comes to treating hair loss. No more hiding under a wig. Some products for men should not be taken or even handled by women of child bearing years because they can cause severe birth defects. So if you are losing your hair do not think that you can use any old thing that the guys do because they can be very harmful to you and your unborn child.
If your doctor determines that the cause of your hair loss has some other origin, say like, thyroid dysfunction, called hypothyroidism, liver disease, or God forbid, cancer then treatment will have to be more aggressive and treat the underlying cause. Getting your thyroid under control is nothing more than taking a pill everyday. Liver disease may need more extensive treatment and cancer treatment will actually make your hair fall out.
Other treatments include herbal remedies you can try to strengthen hair and stimulate hair growth. Research has come a long way when it comes to finding natural treatment for female hair loss. Women no longer have to rely on wearing wigs everyday to hide their hair loss. They can use these treatments and re-grow their own natural hair.
Treatment does not need to consist of harsh chemical compounds. There are plenty of herbal products that you can research and use without worrying about what you are putting in or on your body.
Making sure that your diet is rich in vitamins and minerals is important also. If you are deficient in any number of vitamins or minerals this can lead to hair loss as well. You can ask your doctor to do some blood work if you suspect that you are lacking a specific vitamin or mineral. This can usually be corrected with improving your diet or taking a good multi-vitamin or herbal supplement.
Treatment for female hair loss is becoming more and more common in the medical community and even if there are not as many treatments for women as there are for men, there are still more than there used to be. So, ladies, throw away those wigs and re-grow your own beautiful, full head of hair.


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Moroccan Crackles Mustard Cushion Cover
5% of each purchase is reinvested in local community and conservation initiatives.
Crafted by Tribal Textiles artisans.
Designed using our unique hand-painted technique, these throw pillows are from our 'Moroccan Crackles' collection. They are perfect to group together as a set or to use alone as a small accent pillow.
Using the trademark crackle effect that is Tribal Textiles' signature (from the starch resist technique), the process to make these cushion covers actually involves several steps and techniques, mixing screen printing and hand-painted. They are inspired by shapes and motifs seen in Morocco.
While the design and technique are the same, each artisan has his own way of starching and balancing colours, making each piece unique in its own special way.
- Size S : 46cm x 46cm / Approx. 18" x 18" I Size M: 70cm x 70 cms / Approx 28" x 28 "
- Color: Gold Mustard on White Background (with white backing fabric)
- Made from 100% GMO free cotton fabric sourced in Africa. This piece is backed with solid cotton fabric
- Vent opening used for closure at the back
- Each piece can vary slightly due to its handcrafted nature
- Care: hand wash cold or machine wash on gentle cycle, maximum 30 degrees Celsius. No tumble-dry. Iron inside out on low temperature setting
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The Montblanc Sartorial Collection speaks the language of modern elegance. Made from Saffiano leather print, the passport holder has an elegant design and features 1 pocket suitable for all international passports and 3 slots for credit cards.
Italian full-grain calfskin, chrome-tanned, dyed through, with saffiano print
Cotton lining
Fittings / Emblem
Emblems are manually centered, one by one, by our artisans. The emblem is centrally positioned, but the manual pressure operation with the machine may shift the emblem itself. This is a characteristic that does not compromise the aesthetic of the product and could not be accepted as complaint according to our policy.
A $15.00 shipping fee will be applied to all orders below $100. Shipping will be complimentary for orders above $100. A $25 shipping fee will be applied to all Expedited orders. Delivery costs will be charged by Montblanc, in addition to the price of the Montblanc products themselves. For certain promotional phases, complimentary shipping may be offered.
*Due to high volume during holiday period, shipping carriers may experience delays. We strive to ship your parcel on the day of your order, we are unable to guarantee the carrier's timelines. We thank you for your patience.
All returns must be received within 14 days following the date the order was received. You may return your items in one of our boutiques located in Quebec, see Boutique Finder below. We do not cover the cost of sending back a return/exchange and original shipping paid cannot be refunded. All returns are subject to inspection and damaged or used items will not be refunded. Gift cards are non refundable.
All final sale items cannot be returned or exchanged. Should there be any issue with your item, please contact us at email@example.com within 48 hours of delivery.
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text: The Stephen Decatur High School drama department hosted its annual talent show last month where seniors Zach Engh, below, and Gabby Anthony placed first and second, respectively. Engh sang "Green Hell" by Pepper while playing the acoustic guitar. Anthony, who also played the acoustic guitar, sang a song she had written herself.


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Losing Weight: Brandon's Story (Video)
en español: Pérdida de peso: La historia de Brandon (video)
Brandon is 17. In this video, he talks about gaining 140 pounds during his childhood and teen years, and how he took charge of his weight and lost 70 pounds.
The simple act of riding his bike to school not only got Brandon on track for weight loss — it also inspired him to do things he couldn't have imagined doing before. Today, Brandon is a lot more confident — and he's training to take part in a triathlon.
Check out his story in this video.


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If you've ever visited an animal shelter, you know the helpless feeling that comes from wanting to spring every last pet from its cage and pair it with the forever home it deserves.
Well, Hungarian photographer Sarolta Bán has more than just a frustrated desire to help: She's got a plan. She creates fantastical, serene — even surreal — images of shelter animals all over the world in an effort to help them get adopted.
Bán , 31, collects images of shelter animals across the globe and creates unique images of them in special settings — helping would-be adopters get a glimpse of the animals' magical essences, rather than their sad and shabby shelter surroundings. (Her latest photo project, under way now, will be inspired by these pooches and kitties.)
"I feel this is the way I can help shelter animals," Bán told TODAY.com. "I work with photo montages — that's what I do every day — and I hope I can help to give them exposure through my Facebook page as well."
She explains her approach in more detail on her Facebook page, which has more than 110,00 fans: "Abandoned dogs sadly have really few chances to appear on a photo that will help them get out of the shelter. A photo that stands out from the crowd, and speaks to a person."
She said the response to her work has been overwhelming — and productive. "I'm truly honored that so many people around the world liked it and lot of them wrote me that they are going to shelters to take photos," Bán said. "The project gave ideas to others to help too, which is amazing."
And that's not all she does for the lucky pets: Bán also gives copies of her artwork to the people who adopt the animals in the pictures. A beautiful piece of art and a best friend for life? That's what we call a major win-win.
Alesandra Dubin is a Los Angeles-based writer and the founder of home and travel blog Homebody in Motion. Follow her on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.


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AIIMS was created in 1956 to serve as a nucleus for nurturing excellence in all aspects of health care
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences was established as an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament with the objects to develop patterns of teaching in Undergraduate and Post-graduate Medical Education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of Medical Education in India; to bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity; and to attain self-sufficiency in Post-graduate Medical Education.
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Caroline Heldman has been covering the rape of teenaged Hillaire S.–a cheerleader in Silsbee, Tx.–for the Ms. Blog since October (see here and here). Her latest report reveals shocking new details of the attack and of the response to the case by the town, the high school and the courts. This is part one of a two-part series.
Maybe it's the cheer that makes this one rape among hundreds of thousands that occur in the U.S. each year so resonant.
As Rakheem Bolton came to the free throw line during a February 2009 basketball game, the Silsbee High cheerleading squad had a rhyme at the ready: two, four, six, eight, ten, come on Rakheem, put it in.
Four months earlier, cheerleader Hillaire S. had alleged that Bolton had raped her at a house party. And now she was being asked to gleefully urge him to "put it in." She quietly folded her arms, stepped back from the rest of the squad, and refused.
A few weeks later, she once again found herself asked to cheer when Bolton approached the free-throw line. This time, she knelt down next to her cheerleading coach and remained silent. The coach took her into the gym's foyer to face the school superintendent and the Silsbee principal. Hillaire says they told her she needed to cheer for everyone. Sobbing, she stood her ground. She was formally removed from the squad the next school day.
The house party took place on an October night in 2008.
Hillaire was exceedingly intoxicated after drinking a beer and multiple shots of vodka. She made out with a guy in the living room and was egged on to kiss a female friend by a group of ogling guys. Rakheem Bolton, then playing for the football team at the school, and his friends arrived late to the party and, seeing an intoxicated and flirtatious Hillaire, isolated her in the house's pool room. Here's what she later told the police happened next:
I was suddenly pushed into the pool room and the door was closed behind me and the lights turned off. … I was pulled backwards and someone whispered in my ear 'just lay down on the floor …' Hands on my thighs were pushing my legs apart. I felt someone penetrating vaginally. I suddenly realized what was happening and I put my hands on someone and yelled at them to stop. I then said, 'Seriously, stop it.'' I then said 'no!' I heard someone–I think it was Derek–say something like, 'Dude she said 'stop it' and 'no.' [Editor's note: "Derek" was a minor at the time, so his name has been changed]
Even if Hillaire had not said no, a crime may have been committed anyway. For one thing, the Texas penal code deems it sexual assault when one person uses force and the other is physically unable to resist. In addition, Hillaire may have been too intoxicated to be considered legally able to consent.
This really isn't a he said/she said story. Two students outside the pool room–Patrick Steed and Richard Garrett –heard Hillaire say "Stop!" Unable to open the locked door, they retrieved Jacob Riley from another room. Riley again heard Hillaire say "stop," so they broke through the door, only to find that three of the four athletes had fled through the window, breaking it in the process. The one young man who stayed behind told police, "I know I did not do anything so I didn't run."
Derek, one of the football players who fled, confirmed Hillaire's account of the incident. He said that his teammate Christian Rountree "was holding her and was trying to talk her into coming in [to the pool room], so when they went back in I just followed." At one point, he says, Bolton told the others to leave the room for five minutes. "We act [sic] like we left but we just hid under the pool table." Then "Rakheem layed [sic] her on the floor and started to have sex and she start [sic] saying 'stop.' So Rakheem stopped."
When the rescuers burst in, they found Hillaire lying partially under the pool table, half-clothed and crying. Said Patrick Steed, "All she had on was her black bra. She rolled over and reached for her clothes that were under the pool table. She was crying and appeared upset." Garrett added to police, "I believed Hillaire had been raped."
Stacy Riley, who owned the party house, was watching a movie in her room when the assault took place, and would later be charged with serving alcohol to minors. She heard the commotion and found Hillaire in the pool room. Said Ms. Riley,
[I asked] her again if she was hurt and ask[ed] her if she had been raped. All she would say was 'yes' and continued crying. … I began to cry again and said to her, 'Sweetie, if you were my daughter I would want to know.'
Meanwhile, Garrett and Jacob Riley actually tried to chase down the perpetators, Garrett grabbing a bat and Riley a martial-arts sword. Bolton, who fled without his clothes into the woods, had borrowed a jacket and shorts from his friends and was heading back to demand his own clothes. Jacob confronted Bolton and accused him of rape. According to Stacy Riley, Bolton yelled back,
I didn't rape no white girl. I wouldn't use anyone else's dick to fuck her. I didn't put my dick up inside her. I don't know if she has AIDS. I don't even know that girl.
But Bolton would later nod assent when police asked if his DNA could be found on a condom left at the scene.
Bolton's parting words to partygoers were: "I didn't rape anyone, and you better be locked and loaded! I'm going to spray this house !" According to Ms. Riley, "He told my son and I … that we had better not go to sleep, that he was coming back to kill everyone."
Hillaire didn't sleep: She spent the early morning hours after the rape at the police station and at a nearby clinic. She had sustained internal injuries and her right thigh showed a full handprint bruise–"a thumb and four fingers," according to her mother, Christena. Of the four young men in the room, Bolton, 17, and Rountree, 18, both legal adults in Texas, would be arrested and charged with "child sexual assault," which carries a prison term of two to 20 years. Derek, a minor, was arrested on unknown charges.
How does a young woman go on with life after such a traumatic experience? And how does a community respond to a survivor of such an attack? In this case, the simplest answers are "bravely" to the first question, and "with cowardice" to the second.
Hillaire returned to school a few days after the rape only to face a chilly environment from most of her peers. She says school officials urged her to take a low profile; the cheerleading squad wanted her to skip homecoming because, according to a fellow cheerleader, "Someone from another city had called and threatened her. If she cheered at another game, they were going to shoot her."
Hillaire went anyway, only to see that some students had painted Bolton's and Rountree's jersey numbers on their faces to protest their removal from the football team after their arrests. Students also chanted "Free 'Tree'" (referring to Rountree) at the homecoming bonfire the next week, within earshot of Hillaire.
Rather than rally around the rape survivor, many fellow students and others in Silsbee blamed Hillaire for what happened that night. Said Sarah [not her real name], a fellow cheerleader,
Right after it happened, most of the school was supportive. But as time went on and we heard more details of what happened, that's when people started doubting that this happened. … A majority of the school felt this way.
When asked what changed her mind, Sarah described Hillaire's sexual behavior at the party as proof enough. She explained to me that Hillaire didn't act like a "real" rape victim:
She had no shame. … She never seemed upset. She acted like it was no big deal. … I wouldn't have told people what happened. … I wouldn't have openly said, 'This is what happened, blah, blah, blah.'
Hillaire was called "slut" several times to her face at school. A toddler approached Hillaire at a town parade and–at the probable urging of her parents–called her a "bitch." An anonymous letter to Hillaire's family read:
These boys are nice respectable boys and you can't tell me that there were no other girls that wanted to be with them so they raped your daughter (please). Just think how you have ruined these children [sic] lives and your daughter gets to carry on and be a cheerleader after drinking herself and going against your family values. … This makes your daughter [sic] reputation look very bad and if you think people will forget, remember we live in Silsbee. Someone will always remember! (Don't think she won't be talked about.)
Then, in February, four months after the rape, Hillaire was kicked off the cheerleading squad for refusing to cheer for Rakheem.
Hillaire's popular status as a cheerleader obviously couldn't compete with the second religion of the town: high school sports. The high school stadium seats 7,000—equal to the town's population—and it's always full on game day. With sports having such status, the best male players gain special privilege. Many people in town rallied behind Bolton and Rountree, and the latter's mother, in an interview with The Silsbee Bee, thanked them:
We've had a tremendous, just tremendous outpouring of support and we just appreciate everyone and just thank you for believing in these boys.
Believing in the "boys" meant dismissing both Hillaire and eyewitness reports. Instead, as one student articulated, the overriding belief was that Bolton wouldn't rape anyone because "he was popular. A lot of girls wanted to be with him."
Hillaire was deeply hurt by the reaction, but maintained a brave front. Her father Craig told me:
My daughter would wake up in the middle of the night crying and come sleep in our bed at 16, 17 [years old] because she was having nightmares. She'd get up in the morning without any sleep. She'd say, 'I can't let them know that I'm not going to school today.' I look at my kid and say 'Wow, she's my 16-year-old kid, and she's my hero.' She's so strong and determined, beat down but fighting back. She could have given up and quit fighting, but she didn't do that.
To be continued …. Read about the verdict, the town's reaction and how Hillaire is doing in part two.
To demand an apology to Hillaire from school administrators and a change in school rape policy, you can sign this petition:


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Rookie Fabian had a goal and an assist and FC Dallas beat the Philadelphia Union 2-0 on Saturday night to extend its shutout streak to 309 minutes.
Castillo, the 18-year-old star from Colombia, delivered a nice cross to set up Brek Shea's goal in the 29th minute, then scored his second goal of the season in the 43rd minute.
Although Philadelphia attempted nine shots, FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman had to make just one save to record his third consecutive shutout, but it was a tough one, as was forced to dive to stop Danny Mwanga's 30-yard blast in the 77th minute.
Dallas improved to 5-3-2 and ran its unbeaten streak to five (4-0-1), a span in which it was outscored opponents 7-2. It also coincides with the broken ankle sustained by 2010 MLS MVP David Ferreira.
The Union (4-3-2), who entered the match having conceded just four goals all season and just one from the regular flow of play, surrendered both goals that way in this one and are winless in three games (0-2-1).
Dallas opened the scoring when Castillo burst through two defenders and into the penalty area and slid a perfect pass through the goalie box to Shea, who slipped it past goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon. For Shea, who signed a contract extension through 2015 on Thursday, it was his third goal of the season.
Jackson Goncalves set up Dallas' second goal with a nice service from the right wing into the middle, where the 5-foot-7 Castillo leaped over 5-10 defender Brian Carroll and headed it home.


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Wintrust Financial Corporation Pilots FIS' Cardless Cash Access at ATMs
Wintrust Financial Corporation Pilots FIS' Cardless Cash Access at ATMs
Key Facts
Enables cash withdrawal from ATMs using a secure app on iPhone® or Android™ smartphones, eliminating the need for a plastic card
Saves time for consumers by simplifying steps to get cash and delivers an e-receipt to the customer's phone
Supports FIS' mobile strategy to deliver secure mobile innovations to financial institutions and their customers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Expanding on its leadership and innovation position within mobile financial services, FIS™ (NYS: FIS) , the world's largest provider of banking and payments technology, today announced the pilot of its innovative Cardless Cash Access solution by Wintrust Financial Corporation. The latest advancement to the FIS Mobile Wallet platform, delivered in partnership with Paydiant and Diebold Incorporated, enables consumers to withdraw cash from ATMs using just a smartphone.
"Consumers are increasingly mobile and rarely leave home without their smartphone," said Douglas Brown, senior vice president and general manager, FIS Mobile Financial Services. "At FIS, we are continuing to invest in solutions that keep mobile consumers better connected to their finances. Through Cardless Cash Access, FIS is providing secure innovation that places the smartphone at the center of the financial transaction. We're delivering on our goal of supporting a mobile-centric market. "
The FIS Mobile Wallet with the new Cardless Cash Access solution securely authenticates a user on their smartphone. Once authenticated, the user scans the QR code provided on the ATM screen and selects the account and amount of the withdrawal directly on their smartphone. The solution delivers an e-receipt to the smartphone app after cash is dispensed from the ATM. Unlike mobile cash access models that utilize temporary authorization codes, the FIS Cardless Cash Access solution utilizes the security within the user app authentication process and registration of the FIS Mobile Wallet app on the smartphone, therefore eliminating card skimming risk and fraud incidents for banks and their customers.
"Wintrust is community banking at heart, so service is our number one goal. Technology needs to follow that very closely." said Tom Ormseth, EVP of Retail Strategy at Wintrust Financial. "Delivering Cardless Cash Access definitely supports our strategy of providing top quality and innovative services, and enables us to deliver on our promise to our customers - 'HAVE IT ALL.'"
Commenting on the expanding role of the mobile wallet, David Albertazzi, Senior Analyst with Aite Group stated, "Convenience is a critical driver of consumer satisfaction and loyalty in banking, and cardless access to ATMs is a convenience that many smartphone owners will take advantage of. It also represents an important link between the mobile wallet and cash access."
FIS (NYS: FIS) is the world's largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies. With a long history deeply rooted in the financial services sector, FIS serves more than 14,000 institutions in over 100 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs more than 35,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in payment processing and banking solutions, providing software, services and outsourcing of the technology that drives financial institutions. First in financial technology, FIS tops the annual FinTech 100 list, is 425 on the Fortune 500 and is a member of Standard & Poor's 500® Index. For more information about FIS, visit www.fisglobal.com.
About Wintrust
Wintrust is a financial holding company with assets of approximately $17.5 billion whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries, now with over 100 banking locations located in the greater Chicago and Milwaukee market areas. Additionally, the Company operates various non-bank subsidiaries including one of the largest commercial insurance premium finance companies operating in the United States and Canada, a company providing short-term accounts receivable financing and value-added out-sourced administrative services to the temporary staffing services industry, companies engaging primarily in the origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market throughout the United States, and companies providing wealth management services.
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Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs approximately 17,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in the Canton, Ohio region, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DBD.' For more information, visit the company's website at www.diebold.com or follow the company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DieboldInc.
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