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Ivory Coast, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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Côte d'Ivoire, registres d'état civil (French)
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This civil registration collection contains birth, marriage, and death records from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The records are written in French and span between the years 1946-2011.
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"Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata > San Ponciano > Matrimonios 1884-1886 > image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.


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Oh, and there is a bit more to come by the way.
Silverdream wrote:Natalya, it is against the rules for you to enter because you are a woman. Women are just glorified baseplates and clearly don't stand up to specimens like Zupponn.
Nevertheless, I'll rate this battle fairly. Because this is one out of 8 turns of a battle I will divide your score by 8.
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Are you getting your ideas for posts from fortune cookies?
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It was clear from the start, on Sunday, February 25, that it was a pitcher's game, as the Bisons went on to win 4-2 against Pittsburgh.
Both starters, Brandon McClurg for the Bisons' and Nate Reed for the Panthers, matched zeroes in each of the first four innings.
The Bisons finally broke through in the bottom of the fifth. With two outs, Kevin Gavigan singled to left. Ben Williams followed with a single to left. Williams proceeded to get caught in a rundown between first and second, allowing Gavigan to score, before making it safely back to first.
The Bisons added to their lead with three more runs in the seventh. With one out, Donnie Amos singled to left field. Branden Cadavid followed with an RBI double to left. One out later, Gavign doubled to right center for an RBI of his own. Bolden singled to shortstop, scoring Gavigan for the final run of the inning.
McClurg, who did not give up a run until Daniel Lopez homered with a runner on base in the ninth was relieved by John King with nobody out.
In eight plus innings, McClurg gave up just two earned runs, the first runs he has allowed all season. He struck out three and earned the win to bring his record to 1-0. In 17.1 innings this season, he has given up two runs on 12 hits. He has struck out 12 and opponents are batting just .197 against him.
King, closed out the game for his first save of the season.
Gavigan led the Bisons on offense with a perfect 3-3 day. Joseph also contributed a multi-hit performance with two hits.
The Bisons are back in action when they travel to Cookeville, TN to take on Tennessee Tech in a single game on Tuesday, February 27. Left-hander Paul Piennette is scheduled to take the mound for the Bisons. In 3.2 innings this season, Piennette has given up seven runs on six hits, while striking out two.


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Coalition allies are no longer sacrosanct
If the PM and the Congress move quickly and recalibrate their attitude to the allies and bow to the public mood by reinforcing a zero-tolerance attitude to corruption, this crisis will pass. Vir Sanghvi writes.columns Updated: Nov 21, 2010 01:08 IST
I was listening to Manmohan Singh deliver one of his better speeches at the HT Summit on Saturday and reflecting on the position that the Prime Minister (PM) now finds himself in. Put simply, he is a good man in a bad place.
When Singh talks, it is impossible not to admire his erudition, his sober, unflashy style or to be struck by the air of decency that surrounds him. This is a man who has bent over backwards to prove his integrity.
And yet, his government is caught up in a corruption scam that refuses to go away. When the DMK's A Raja was sacked as telecom minister, many people assumed that once the person at the centre of the controversy had been thrown out, the issue would begin to wind down.
Instead, the situation has escalated. A couple of days ago, CNN-IBN's Meetu Jain uncovered papers that suggested that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had given in to pressure from one of Raja's predecessors, the DMK's Dayanidhi Maran, to let the telecom ministry bypass the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on key pricing issues.
Other channels featured MPs (such as Sitaram Yechury and Rajeev Chandrashekhar) who had written to the PM, warning him about the state of the telecom ministry. Plus, there is the now-famous case of Subramanian Swamy's effort to seek permission to prosecute Raja. The PMO did not respond promptly to this request and the Supreme Court is now considering the reasons why.
While none of this comes remotely close to suggesting that the PM acted improperly, the media have taken the line that the telecom scandal has robbed him of some of his moral authority. It is not enough to be honest, they say, if you do nothing about the crooks in your government.
The Congress' response is that it has actually done much more to act against those accused of corruption or even, mere impropriety, than previous governments. Suresh Kalmadi was stripped of his party post. Ashok Chavan was made to resign. And in the past, such high-profile ministers as Natwar Singh and Shashi Tharoor have been sacrificed on the altar of propriety. The contrast, as the new telecom minister, Kapil Sibal, pointed out is with the BJP which was also beset by telecom scams but was reluctant to sack anyone.
This may well be true. But somehow, the public are not buying it.
So, here's my question: how did one of the most decent politicians in India find himself in this mess? I have two theories. The first has to do with the nature of coalition politics. It is widely accepted that the senior ministers in this government are honest — finance, home, external affairs, defence etc.
It cannot be a coincidence that they are all Congress ministers. And while nobody will deny that the Congress has its share of crooks in government, the government's real problem has been the allies. Until now — when Raja was sacked — the party has treated the allies as being sacrosanct. They are rarely touched in reshuffles and though Congressmen know that many of them are corrupt, they are content to shrug and say, "What can we do? These are the compulsions of coalition politics."
What this controversy tells us is that the rules have changed. The public will no longer treat the allies and their corruption as being different from the performance of the PM. If a coalition partner is corrupt, it reflects on the leadership of the government and on Singh personally.
As this realisation sinks in, the Congress will have to reassess its attitude to its allies. It cannot continue holding them to different standards of morality or make compromises to allow the coalition to continue. This may have been good politics once upon a time. But now, it is simply unacceptable.
My second theory for Singh's current problems can be summed up in two words: public fatigue.
Singh is now the longest-serving PM of India since Indira Gandhi. By the end of his term, he will have left everyone except for Jawaharlal Nehru and Mrs Gandhi far behind. We don't always notice this because the PM's own style is non-obtrusive and he is content to keep his office low-profile.
When you have been PM for as long as Singh, people begin to weary a little of your leadership. The very qualities that were seen as assets are now seen as handicaps.
When he was sworn in, we admired the PM's non-interfering nature. He would restore the policy of Cabinet government and concentrate on the big picture, we said. We liked the fact that he was soft-spoken and never seemed to lose his temper. We were pleased by the idea of having a scholar and a thinker as our leader.
But as time has gone on, we have forgotten our original responses. Instead, we want him to be all the things that he is not. Why isn't he more assertive? Why doesn't he talk more? Why doesn't he play a greater role in the running of various ministries? Why is he so decent when it comes to dealing with errant Cabinet colleagues? Why isn't he more dynamic? Shouldn't he be more energetic?
For the most part, these remain niggling doubts and minor reservations. But when something like the telecom scam breaks, they come to the fore. It is all the PM's fault, we say. He should have got involved in the workings of the telecom ministry much earlier. Raja should have been sacked months ago. This is a government that does nothing! And so on.
There is no real solution to the public fatigue problem. It affects every long-staying politician everywhere in the world (think of George Bush or Tony Blair in their second terms). Some leaders try and cope with it by making changes to their styles of functioning. These can serve as temporary fixes but no PM can change his basic personality.
Fortunately, for Singh, I don't think his position is half as bad as Tony Blair's during his last days. The corruption issue can be fixed if the Congress gets its act together when it comes to the allies. In his last term, Singh took the line that there was no point continuing in office if the nuclear deal did not go through. My sense is that he is on the verge of coming to a similar conclusion about corruption and the coalition. The indications are that Sonia Gandhi is as fed up of the dishonesty and intransigence of many of the allies.
If the PM and the Congress move quickly and recalibrate their attitude to the allies and bow to the public mood by reinforcing a zero-tolerance attitude to corruption, this crisis will pass. But if the government does not change its attitude then such crises will recur with increasing frequency.
(The views expressed by the author are personal)
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have been given an ultimatum of sorts in their quest for a new stadium.
Gov. Mark Dayton and a key lawmaker said Tuesday that the team must build on the site of the Metrodome -- its least-favorite option -- or state funding help for the multimillion-dollar project won't happen this year.
Minnesota's 2012 legislative session began Tuesday, one expected to be dominated by the team's stadium drive. But the issue came to a head more quickly than expected as Dayton confirmed that he had informed Vikings owner Zygi Wilf that a new stadium has to be built at the current site of the Metrodome in order to secure any kind of state funding from lawmakers this year.
"I've made it clear it's my belief that in this session, the only viable option is the Metrodome site," the Democratic governor said.
"I do believe that's where it's going to be," added Republican state Sen. Julie Rosen, the chief stadium bill sponsor.
The Vikings have wanted out of the Metrodome for years, calling the 30-year-old stadium no longer sufficiently profitable compared to other NFL venues. The team's lease at the Metrodome expires Feb. 1, and hanging over their new stadium push has been the fear among fans that the team will leave Minnesota, just like the Lakers long ago.
Of the three sites that had been under discussion for a new stadium, the Metrodome had been the least favorite of the Vikings' owners.
"Our owners are extremely frustrated with the situation," said Lester Bagley, a team vice president.
Bagley said team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are eager to hear Dayton's rationale for the Metrodome site, Bagley said, insisting that the team is "100 percent focused on getting it done in Minnesota."
The Vikings prefer a $1.1 billion stadium proposal on a site in suburban Ramsey County, north of St. Paul, that offers space to build adjacent team facilities as well as retail, hotel and entertainment development. But funding that proposal would require a sales tax increase in the county, a move that lacks support.
With hopes dimming on the Ramsey County site in recent weeks, Vikings executives subsequently warmed to another Minneapolis option, a plan for a $995 million stadium on the opposite side of downtown from the Metrodome. But Dayton said Tuesday that plan was doomed by strong opposition from leaders at the Basilica of St. Mary, a historic Catholic Church adjacent to the site, and by apparent opposition on the Minneapolis City Council, where more members prefer the Metrodome location.
Dayton met twice in recent days with the Rev. John Bauer, rector of the Basilica, who had been concerned the stadium would cause Sunday parking problems and other headaches for the congregation; Bauer also threatened a lawsuit. Dayton said the problems were probably insurmountable.
"I understood their concerns, and they were very valid," Dayton said. He said if the Vikings owners were willing to wait another year, it might leave time to try to address some of the problems with the two discarded sites — but that only the Metrodome is a possibility if a deal is to get done in what's expected to be a brief legislative session.
With Dayton and Rosen on the same page, and Rosen saying she expected to introduce a Metrodome-specific stadium financing bill soon, the Vikings' only hope for landing elsewhere appeared to lie with Rep. Morrie Lanning, the chief stadium bill sponsor in the House.
Lanning said he agreed the site near the church is currently unworkable, but it is too early to discard the Ramsey County site on a former Army ammunition dump in Arden Hills.
"For us to walk away from Arden Hills at this point in time I don't think is very smart, because there are still issues that remain with regard to the Metrodome," said Lanning, a Republican from Moorhead.
Specifically, the Vikings point out that pursuing the $918 million Metrodome site proposal would force them to play several seasons at the University of Minnesota's football stadium, at significant expense to the team. The Metrodome site is viewed as having less room for parking and tailgating, and less potential to spawn new restaurants, bars and other entertainment options nearby. Lanning said he expects legislative opposition to the insistence by Minneapolis city officials that any football stadium bill include about $100 million for a renovation of the Target Center basketball arena.
Backers of the Metrodome site argue the area has the existing infrastructure to handle football crowds, and that it will be easier to convince city council members to support the mayor's proposal to divert proceeds from an existing city sales tax to help bankroll the construction.
Dayton said he would host a meeting at the Capitol on Wednesday that would include Zygi Wilf and other team executives, Rosen and Lanning and other lawmakers, and officials from the city of Minneapolis.
"I can't foresee what's going to happen tomorrow," Dayton said.


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Assaults, harassment, menacing and domestic violence:
Sept. 1 — AGA Road — Male arrested for three counts of menacing, attempted criminal trespass I, criminal trespass II, criminal mischief III and tapering with physical evidence. He was lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 6 — Lingren Road — Male arrested for assault IV and disorderly conduct II and lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 8 — S.W. WaNaPa Street, Cascade Locks — Male arrested for assault IV.
Disorderly conduct, mischief, trespass and vandalism:
Sept. 4 — Woodworth Drive, 4600 block — Criminal mischief II was reported.
Driving under the influence of intoxicants:
Sept. 3 — I-84 at milepost 53 — Female arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants following a traffic stop for a speeding violation. BAC registered .20 percent. She was lodged at NORCOR.
Motor vehicle crashes, offenses and impounds:
Sept. 2 — Billings Road, 5800 block — Male arrested for driving while revoked/felony and possession of methamphetamine. He was cited for careless driving and driving without insurance.
Sept. 6 — Forest Lane at Benbea, Cascade Locks — Vehicle towed for having no insurance.
Sept. 7 — Maple Road, 3200 block — A two-car accident occurred when one driver was backing out of a driveway and failed to see a car that had stopped in the area. Minor damage was reported to both vehicles with no injuries.
Sept. 8 — Highway 281 — Male arrested for driving while suspended/misdemeanor following a traffic stop. He was lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 8 — Tucker Park — Vehicle towed after driver was found to be driving while suspended.
Outstanding warrants, parole, probation or terms violations:
Sept. 1 — Clear Creek Road, 7600 block — Male arrested for a probation violation detainer. BAC registered .11 percent. He was lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 1 — I-84 at milepost 62 — Female arrested for outstanding warrants out of Wasco County and lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 1 — State Street, 300 block — Male arrested on an active felony warrant from Hood River Circuit Court.
Sept. 5 — Chevron Drive, 3600 block — Male arrested for a felony probation warrant.
Sept. 8 — Odell Highway at Dethman Ridge Road — Male arrested on a probation violation detainer. BAC registered .12 percent. He was lodged at NORCOR.
Theft or burglary:
Sept. 1 — Tucker Road, 1400 block — Deputy took report of another burglary from a storage unit.
Sept. 5 — N.E. Forest Lane, 900 block, Cascade Locks — Male arrested for burglary I, five counts of menacing, three counts of harassment, assault IV, assault II, failure to report as a sex offender, felon in possession of a firearm, pointing a firearm at another, unlawful use of a weapon, and interference with making a report. He was lodged at NORCOR.
Sept. 6 — S.W. WaNaPa Street, 400 block, Cascade Locks — Deputy took report of a stolen vehicle. Inside was the signed affidavit, bill of sale and owner's cellphone. The vehicle was recovered by Skamania County Sheriff's Office Sept. 7.
Sept. 6 — Cooper Spur Road, 8900 block — Male reported the burglary of several computers and related equipment at a residence.
Sept. 4 — Redwood River, 3400 block — Deputy responded to a report of a male trapped under a tractor. Upon arrival, the male had been pronounced dead.
Sept. 4 — N.E. Benbea Court, 0-100 block, Cascade Locks — Female arrested on behalf of the Portland Police Bureau.
Sept. 5 — N.E. Forest Lane Street, 600 block — Deputy took information regarding stolen or lost property.
Sept. 5 — Indian Creek Road, 1200 block — Minor cited for possession of tobacco at a local school.
Sept. 7 — Farwig Road, 3100 block — Deputy took report of a runaway juvenile male.
Sept. 7 — Eagle Creek Trailhead — Deputies directed a search and rescue for a female who had injured her knee on the Eagle Creek trail while hiking.
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Upgrade Award cannot be booked online. To book an upgrade award member has to address to Air Astana ticketing and reservation office and Nomad Club Service Centre to process manual points redemption. For detailed information refer to Nomad Club Terms and Conditions.
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For refund of taxes paid for an award ticket Air Astana general terms and conditions on ticket refunds are applied.
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Members are responsible for safeguarding their password and should not share them with anyone.
Members are responsible for all transactions made with the use of their passwords with or without members' knowledge or consent. Air Astana is under no obligation to verify the authenticity of any person who performs transactions through the use of a valid password.
Air Astana will not be held liable for any loss or damage due to unauthorized use of passwords.
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To pay for taxes, airport fees and surcharges, the Client may use a valid credit or debit card. Air Astana accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards from any bank with particular exceptions listed below.
For the currencies USD (US dollar), EUR (Euro), GBP (British pound sterling), AED (United Arab Emirates dirham), THB (Thai baht), CNY (Chinese yuan), INR (Indian rupee), KRW (South Korean won), HKD (Hong Kong dollars) it is possible to pay only by credit or debit cards of Visa and MasterCard payment systems, plus the Maestro, Cirrus debit cards issued by Kazkommertsbank only.
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It is not compulsory for a card holder to be a passenger. However, please be advised that the card holder will be responsible for transactions made online via the Air Astana website.
Your credit card will be debited immediately after you click on the "Pay" button at the Payment Step.
Air Astana considers an illegitimate use of credit cards as a very serious threat imposed both on the cardholder and the airline. To prevent such a misuse, Air Astana operates anti-fraud procedures.
The passenger should present the credit card used for the online booking at the time of check-in or boarding for verification.
The passenger should present a physical credit card used for the online booking at the time of check-in or boarding for verification.
Online transactions made by using Corporate Cards and American Express credit cards are not protected by 3DSecure technology and they are high risk transactions for Air Astana. Therefore, Air Astana requires the passenger to present additional documents (credit card and ID) at the airport check-in. Copies of these documents may also be required if IP addresses of high risk fraudulent countries such as USA, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Mexico, and Canada are used for the booking.
In case of suspicion of fraud, Air Astana reserves the right to make a complete investigation, contact a passenger, cancel a ticket and report the fraud details to respective authorities and police. Any passenger found to be travelling on a fraudulently purchased ticket will not be allowed to board and be blacklisted.
Nomad Club awards cannot be sold, purchased, bartered, or exchanged for cash. If Air Astana has sufficient grounds to believe that a ticket or upgrade has been obtained as a result of such fraudulent activity, it can refuse transportation to the passenger holding such ticket or upgrade, confiscate the ticket, and terminate the Nomad Club account from which the award was redeemed. All unused points in the terminated account will be cancelled.
Air Astana processes transactions in a variety of currencies generally based on the currency of the country of departure. Kazakhstan tenge (KZT) is accepted within Kazakhstan routes, flights from Kazakhstan to international cities and flights from any international city to Kazakhstan, if a Resident of Kazakhstan option is selected.
EUR (Euro) is accepted for payment of flights departing from Europe and USD (US dollar) for all other destinations; exceptions: GPB (British pound) from London; AED (Arab Emirates dirham) from Abu Dhabi; THB (Thai baht) from Bangkok; CNY (Chinese yuan) from Beijing, Urumqi; KRW (South Korean won) from Seoul and INR (Indian rupee) from Delhi.
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Please note that Kazakhstan currency regulation requires its residents to transact in Kazakhstan tenge (KZT). Therefore, we need to ask if you are a Resident of Kazakhstan. If YES – your transaction will be conducted in Kazakhstan tenge (KZT).
The Kazakhstan currency legislation presents the following definitions of residents: the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including those who are living abroad temporarily or who are in public service beyond the bounds of the Republic of Kazakhstan, apart from the citizens of Kazakhstan with the right to permanent residence in a foreign country, granted in accordance with the legislation of this country, foreigners and people without citizenship with the right to permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Air Astana does not bear any responsibility if passengers specify residency incorrectly.
The form of identity submitted during the booking process will be required at the time of your check-in. For international travels, an International passport (to be used in the Booking process at the Step 3, Passengers information) is required. National ID details may be indicated during the booking process if the passenger is a Kazakhstan citizen travelling within Kazakhstan or to/from Russia; internal passport details may be indicated if the passenger is a Russian Federation citizen travelling to/from Kazakhstan.
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I started playing WoW during The Burning Crusade. I had the chance to experience some of the raiding at that time, but it was still not as accessible as it is today. My warrior was power-leveled to become a tank and saw some of the end game content. Being there for WotLK release gave me the chance to see how much things start changing before the release. I was not freaked out by the whole revamping of talents or even the elemental invasion. In fact, I think that in the past the whole points reset happened tons more often when they were tweaking things. I am not just looking forward to Cataclysm, I am excited for it to come out. It's cool because I am as happy for this as I was when the Harry Potter books were being released after I became a fan of the series. (I am not as excited about the movies even though I do watch them.)
Our guild has a lot of plans in motion for the Cataclysm expansion and we will be having a lot of fun leveling to 85, and probably even re-rolling to enjoy the worgen and goblin experience. The month of December will be full of discovery and Blizzard seems to be expecting a lot of people back to see what's new. They are a company that seems to listen to the community and is going to put out the content people want. Flight in all zone, you got it! More complex fights for raids and dungeons, checked! Being loyal to a guild giving you cool rewards, granted!
As I look forward to this, I want to take a look back at what Wrath of the Lick King did for me as a player, raid leader and most importantly part of the best guild in the world (That might not be a fact, but it is a truth because, for me, there is no other group of people I would rather enjoy my gaming experience with).
Before I dive into the whole discussion I want to make something pretty clear. I am not one of the people that believes that the game begins at cap, if your resilience is bellow 1K you should L2PLAY or that only raiders are doing it right. Many guildies enjoy the game simply for the leveling aspect or even solely the social aspect. Some just like to log in and have people to chat with about their day, or the food that is cooking (or at times burning) on the stove. While this post will have a lot to do with raiding, our guild is casual first. Friends > Loot
Our guild was born out of two thoughts. 1) Let's help people become better at the game so they can see the content, they paid for it, they should see it. 2) To achieve that goal we don't have to be nasty to each other. Yep, it was that simple. We had seen a stream of "hardcore" raiders parade on and say "you guys are awesome people but you suck at killing bosses." Nobody took the time to explain that add-ons to heal made things simpler, or that add-ons needed to be configured, or that macros were actually helpful. Nope, most people would just say "you suck, you noob," and move on.
I still remember a conversation with my wife back when she did not even play the game. I asked her if she would be OK with my starting a guild; she had even mentioned the option to me in the past when I mentioned that I might be joining another guild that was trying to do more progression (back in the Naxx days). I said to her "it is going to require that I spend more time in the game than I do now, so I want to make sure you are OK with it before I take this step." She said go for it. (I am not interested on digging up the corpse that it is how me creating a guild affected my last guild. The story is simple but it always becomes a point of debate. All I will say is that there was never any malicious intent to destroy anything, only intent to create something new.)
BoondockSaints was born; it was small guild but we quickly gained some strength and were able to start raiding casually. I started to not just learn the fights more but actually lead more raids. I had done it before at a smaller scale, but now I had the responsibility to learn strategies, know what classes to bring and see where we could do better. We did lots of Naxx and some of Ulduar. We did not have the success other guilds had, but we were able to let people at least enter into those places and get some experience on what raiding was all about.
ToC was painful. We worked on it, but it started to show us that we needed to get lots better if we wanted to finish it. We wiped there a lot, people started to hate going there but we worked through it. I also had been leveling a healer, but this time I had taken my time and enjoyed playing him very much. Having another toon and its being a healer opened my eyes to the game and raiding a lot more. I saw how important it is to move out of the fire (as a tank you don't have to deal with fire as often as you do as a DPS or a healer.)
When ICC opened and frost badges became the thing to get the game changed dramatically. The gear you could get was a lot better and a lot easier to get. We had also been getting a lot better at raiding and our casuals were now becoming actual raiders. We had come so far from before that some of them were filling up the ranks of other guilds on their 25s. Yep, those people that had left us behind to become "Elite" now needed our help to progress. I continued to run 10 mans and was making progress in ICC, small but steady. Then a bubble spammer became more and more of a commodity and it allowed me to go into a lot more raids, and see more and more content.
Our goal as a guild was simple during WotLK. We wanted to kill Arthas and therefore get the end game title. While some people in the guild do want hard-modes and drakes and the whole enchilada, our goals as a group were simple. One of the guilds that we were filling spots for had a migration to a more progressed guild. This situation put us at a crossroads. I tried to get everyone's input but at the end we had to make a quick decision before the opportunity was missed. We were going to end up with a merger and potentially some excellent players that knew more than I did about ICC and progression raiding. It was not going to be without the bumps, we could potentially lose some of our ways (helping others, raiding slow and explaining every fight.) It was a rough change for most people and we were able to keep the identity of our guild even though most of the raiders did move on eventually. The end result was that we added more quality players to our casual ranks and loads of knowledge. Before they moved to another server we were able to get a combined group the Kingslayer title. As a guild, the BoondockSaints had accomplished what casuals in a low pop server should not have been able to do.
It is months later now and we have done a lot more raiding and a lot more wiping, but I am happy to report that as this expansion closes we have our 4th new group of kingslayers. We are trying to get at least one new group through the content a week, but the fight takes time to get used to because defiles just suck the soul out of people. Sure, it is a lot easier now and its not as amazing for a raider that has already conquered 25HM. But for a small guild from one of the lowest populated realms, on the 1:3 outnumbered faction, is really cool.
WothLK allowed us to become raiders. We might never become hardcore, but we were able and will continue to see content in Cata. We will do it with a group of friends that help each other become better at the game every day and are looking forward to the challenges ahead!


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Welcome to the Chicago Backpackers Group
Chicago Backpackers is a club for those who share an enthusiasm for backpacking. We provide opportunities for backpacking education, trip organization, and backpacker networking.
Backpacking education: The club helps teach new backpackers about backpacking: hiking self-sustained for consecutive days in a wilderness area carrying all necessary supplies in a backpack. We do this through trips and clinics that provide opportunities for all members, old and new, to continually improve their skills in the safest possible situations.
Trip organization: The group's volunteer organizers plan a variety of trips throughout the year, from one-night beginners-only trips up to week-long advanced treks out west. Individual organizers choose the location, plan the route, help set up car pools, and take care of other trip logistics. Individual members are responsible for their own gear, their own food, and communicating with the organizer to ensure that everyone is on the same page before and during the trip.
Backpacker networking: By going on trips and frequenting the various online message boards, members are encouraged to connect with other backpackers who share similar interests, and plan their own trips using the Meetup interface to further enjoy the sport beyond what the Chicago Backpackers organizers can offer.
We practice low-impact, leave no trace backpacking (http://www.lnt.org/programs/principles.php). Our trips usually consist of 10 to 14 people to minimize the impact we will have on our favorite locations and new trails, to keep them as fresh as possible for ourselves and other backpackers.
What you can do to help:
Backpacking with a group provides many benefits, from safety in numbers to sharing essential but easily-shared gear like water filters. The organizers and event hosts volunteer their time and experience to make our trips as safe and smooth as possible, but we can't do everything ourselves. In addition to preparing and carrying your own gear and food, you can help the club and its trips run smoothly by doing a few simple things.
Read: Until we actually get on the trail, most of the information we have to give you is written down in trip descriptions, emails, and announcements. If you don't read the descriptions, or only read part of an email, you will miss valuable information, which could lead to a poor experience on the trail, or being dropped from a trip.
Communicate: If you have questions, ask. If an organizer or event host sends you an email or asks for information, please respond as quickly and as fully as possible. If you're having a difficult time on the trail, speak up. Frequent and clear communication makes trip planning easier, carpooling smoother, and trail hiking safer.
Lend a hand: If you have a car and can drive others to the trailhead, indicate that on the carpool/ ICE information request form sent out before the trip starts. If you don't have a car but are willing to drive, indicate that, as well. While we're on the trail, follow Leave No Trace principles. While we're in camp, volunteer to get water, gather firewood, etc. Remember that organizers and event hosts are volunteers, and backpacking in a group is a team effort. When we all work together, trips are safer and run more smoothly for everyone.
Thanks, and see you on the trail!
The Organizers


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European Commission
Siim Kallas
Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport
The Single European Sky: 10 years on and still not delivering
Single European Sky conference/Limassol, Cyprus
11 October 2012
Ladies and gentlemen
Almost one year ago, I sounded an alarm bell about the poor progress made towards achieving the Single European Sky. That is the reason why I chose a particular title for my speech today: "10 years on and still not delivering".
The Single Sky is the logical partner to Europe's single transport market on the ground. This flagship project is a concrete example of where Europe can make a difference to its citizens by raising capacity, improving safety and cutting costs.
This was the original ambition more than a decade ago. Frankly, we remain a long way from creating a single European airspace. The project is still not delivering - but I believe that we have the tools to make it a success.
Air traffic control is still far too expensive. We are still hampered by a high level of delays. This is the situation today, mirroring the same situation last year.
So where do we stand today?
Firstly, the performance scheme, which is essential for the Single Sky to become a reality and success. Last July, we approved revised national performance plans since they were globally consistent with EU-wide targets for raising capacity and cutting costs.
But we made clear that countries differed widely in their efforts in making the recommended changes needed. On one hand, Spain and Portugal contributed significantly to achieving the cost targets. On the other, large Member States like France, Germany and the United Kingdom fell behind expectations.
Disappointingly, most countries did not even bother to revise their targets at all.
Accepting the plans was possible on the understanding that these countries would have to deliver ambitious reductions in the next reference period. In other words, some 'owe' the system from the first period – and their debt remains in the second. The Commission will take this into account when assessing the performance plans for the second reference period.
Now, as we prepare for the scheme's next phase, we must progress from planning to actual delivery. That will ensure Member States follow through on their obligations. Target setting for the second period will be decisive.
This is the only way for airspace users to benefit from higher cost-efficiency, safety and capacity, as well as a positive impact on the environment. Ambitious and evidence-based performance targets go to the heart of the entire project.
Ladies and gentlemen: have we really lost a decade?
Inefficiencies caused by Europe's fragmented airspace impose extra costs of around €5 billion per year. If you take that amount over the last 10 years, it exceeds the entire GDP of a Member State. That is an appalling waste of time and money, and puts an unnecessary extra burden on the environment.
Within 10 years, the air navigation cost of an average flight in Europe should have fallen from its €800 starting point to €600 - not the €715 it is today. That is still a long way off the price in the United States: a country which already controls the same airspace area, with more traffic, at roughly half the cost.
All this extra expense is borne by airlines and ultimately, by air passengers. So if Member States continue to fail to deliver, who suffers? Passengers, businesses and the European economy.
On the functional airspace blocks (FABs), another key element of the Single Sky: there are now just a few weeks left before the deadline for Member States to set them up.
Yes, the FABs are being established. I am happy to see that a major agreement between BLUEMED States will be signed in Limassol.
However, a signature is one thing. Delivering added value is what we expect.
At the moment, it is clear that they will make little if any contribution towards an integrated and defragmented airspace.
This raises the prospect of infringement proceedings against Member States for non-compliance. That was the clear message I made recently to ministers to request their urgent action, given that there seems to be an absence of political willingness about the FABs. We will not hesitate to act, and at this stage, it looks like infringements may well be necessary.
Ladies and gentlemen: the Single European Sky has consistently been my top aviation priority. It is too important to be allowed to fail. I am therefore determined to advance it within the term of this European Commission.
So what can we do to improve the performance of European aviation?
The underlying principles of the existing legislation remain valid. We don't have to return to the drawing board – and should now make some changes to gain speed and ensure delivery. We need to simplify and clarify this legislation.
In spring 2013, we will present proposals for what we call "SES 2+". This will accelerate implementation of the Single Sky, complement some initiatives which are not yet complete and strengthen the existing legislation.
We need to guard against the negative knock-on impact that one poorly functioning part of the network can have on the entire system. This will allow us to improve the network's overall performance and optimise capacity.
Performance plans should be set collectively rather than individually, with targets that can be assessed and enforced on a Europe-wide basis. Member States need to be made accountable if they do not meet their targets.
We also need to look at ways to reinforce the Performance Review Body.
Regarding FABs, we need to make sure that they deliver real operational improvements. FABs are a transition to a fully functional Single Sky, as national airspaces are gradually woven together.
They will be required to develop strategic and operational plans. It is not enough for FABs to exist merely on paper.
Then we need to examine the relationship between national regulators and service providers within today's weak European institutional structure. The situation is far from ideal, with patchy enforcement by national regulators leading to overlaps and gaps in the wider EU system. National regulators also need EU legislative support to ensure their independence.
Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) are either government departments, state-owned companies or private organisations. They wield a great deal of power. This impedes the sector consolidation that we need.
Services in a particular airspace may be provided by one single operator – a monopoly, in fact. That should not mean the same provider must also be responsible for all ancillary services in that airspace, such as data information.
If ANSPs focused more on their core business of air traffic management, there would be more competition for ancillary services. Of course, this would have to be done with proper care, and take safety considerations into account. But it would open the way for new entrants and business opportunities, as well as stimulating innovation and cutting costs.
We are moving towards a regulatory environment which is more streamlined, coherent and based on a market economy. Consequently we must have full separation of regulatory and oversight tasks from operational and service provision activities. This would lead to a single aviation authority and an industry-led European infrastructure manager, with centralised functions and services.
The European Aviation Safety Agency is progressively taking a role that will logically cover all aspects of technical rules and oversight in ATM, not just safety. Looking a little further ahead, this would allow Eurocontrol to focus on operational tasks such as running the network, where it is already doing an excellent job, but also to take on infrastructure management tasks such as the roll-out of SESAR deployment.
Lastly, SESAR: the essential technological pillar for making the Single Sky a success by driving its future performance.
We are developing the guidelines for governance and incentive mechanisms for deploying SESAR technologies that can address the needs of aviation in 2020 and beyond. There are two essential principles: deployment should be led by industry and based on SES performance.
SESAR's deployment is not simply an exercise in vanity; it will drive performance capacity, improve safety and contribute significantly to European growth. The timetable set out in the European ATM Master Plan is essential for achieving the SES performance objectives. Any delay puts the benefits of the Single European Sky at risk.
Ladies and gentlemen: will all this be enough, finally, to turn the Single European Sky into a reality? I am confident that it will. But time is running out fast, given the constant and rising demands on air travel and the aviation industry. We need to deliver now, before our airspace is no longer able to cope.
And to do that, we need to work together, urgently and efficiently - because failure is not an acceptable option.
Thank you for your attention.
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daynig necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 38 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
My client's business helps other businesses in financial trouble. They need a web site to help them promote themselves and to attract new clients. They will be working with some big companies so need an impressive design.
We always award a prize and respond quickly (and politely) to all entries.
123 Commercial (see brief for full name)
I need a three-page design for the web site - the Home page, a Services page and the News/media page.
Please see the full brief on our web site at http://www.clarihon.co.uk/123com/we…_brief.doc
We are looking for the Home page design initially. We will then shortlist the designs and ask those Designers to produce the other two pages.
- No specific restrictions but the existing brochure/leaflet can be downloaded here: http://www.clarihon.co.uk/123com/12…eaflet.pdf
- Their logo (in jpg format) can be downloaded here: http://www.clarihon.co.uk/123com/on…mm-rgb.jpg
- They might be prepared to revise their leaflets and existing marketing material if the new design is substantially different but good enough.
- Please do not use 123 etc. Please look at the brief and you'll see that their name is One2Three etc.
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― Turangalila, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 07:29 (six years ago) Permalink
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 07:32 (six years ago) Permalink
There's really nothing else quite like it, and nothing else this band ever released matches it. Or almost any other band, really.
― Turangalila, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 07:34 (six years ago) Permalink
agree completely. they're a great band, and it's a great record overall, by far their best, but that song is just...THAT SONG. once in a lifetime thing.
― Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 07:35 (six years ago) Permalink
Everytime I listen to Electrelane, I really question why I need to listen to anything else. ever.
especially this song.
― Moon Fuxx (Jill), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 09:03 (six years ago) Permalink
yeah but this song is an anomaly. i love it to bits and i love electrelane, but for different reasons.
― Quickly, take hold of my hand, asshole! (dog latin), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 09:10 (six years ago) Permalink
This is the closest thing I can think of as an equivalent http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=16415
― Quickly, take hold of my hand, asshole! (dog latin), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 09:21 (six years ago) Permalink
GRASS WIDOW obviously
― Shevek, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 19:04 (six years ago) Permalink
yeah but not really
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 19:16 (six years ago) Permalink
this song is amazing, but the recording seems to clip at the end and that always drives me crazy
― It's strange to me too. But we're talking about praxis, man. (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 16 February 2015 21:46 (three years ago) Permalink
so I found The Power Out for $6 in the "New Rock Sale Vinyl" bin at Salzer's. It made my weekend. I love this song so much. The rest of the album is great too.
― Team Foxcatcherwatcher (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 9 March 2015 05:52 (three years ago) Permalink
Somehow wish Electrelane had done an album that was pretty much variations on this song.
― nuumerykah (dog latin), Monday, 9 March 2015 09:33 (three years ago) Permalink
"Take My Wife" by Seekonk builds to a "The Valleys"-esque crescendo.
― Hall & Oates - "Piss On My Lips" (Old Lunch), Friday, 13 March 2015 21:27 (three years ago) Permalink


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The newest issue of Open City from New York City is now out. Please find it attached below.
Here are the first two issues of a new broadsheet by the NYC Local of Common Struggle.
Recent events have raised many important questions: What does a real and vital movement look like? What is the nature of leadership in struggle? Is there a 'correct' way for us to fight against our conditions? Below is a statement from some friends addressing theoretical and practical concerns that have arisen in the last month or so...
Occupation, as a particular tactic, has become such a frequent topic of conversation in recent time only because it has resonated highly with workers and students across the country. People tend to forget that student occupiers' inspiration came directly from workers in Chicago who occupied their factory in December of 2008 against the theft of their pay. Soon after the New School and NYU occupations, the students and non-students involved were heading regularly up to the Bronx to reciprocate the support of the Stella D'Oro strikers on their picket lines, and offer support for the potential occupation that the workers were considering. Today poor and homeless people are "occupying" empty land, foreclosed homes, and warehoused properties. So much for occupation as the 'fetishized' plaything of privileged elites!
Part of the reason for the resurgence of occupation – and land takeovers more generally – are the particular necessities that it addresses. Not merely a means or an end, an occupation or a land takeover becomes a venue for transforming the use of space for self-directed activity, and forging new bonds of material solidarity. It directly addresses the contradictions of a class society in which privatized space lays empty while public common space is closed and policed, and homelessness surges alongside a startling swell in home foreclosures and warehoused condos. By seizing space and holding it hostage from those who would control it, occupation creates a venue for collective action on a greater scale and can also significantly disrupt the normal functioning of institutions. Workers, students, and the homeless effectively put this form of direct action back on the table in the United States, where it has become the most notable feature of recent mass struggle.
(This reply posted on take the city is a response to The Politics of Impatience and references events at Hunter College in New York City on March 4th.)
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We've already shown you the fruits of Rapha's collaboration with British fashion designer Paul Smith and their first skincare range, but they've got plenty of other new gear for autumn/winter, including a debut 'City Riding' line, cyclo-cross clothing and an expanded women's range. Here are some of the highlights.
City Riding
City Riding is a new line aimed at, in the words of Rapha boss Simon Mottram, "the person who wants to ride fast through town" and "the city rider who also loves road racing". Key items include a limited edition tweed softshell jacket, Rapha's first pair of jeans, softshell trousers (£180) and a 100 percent merino wool Breton Sweater (£130).
There's also a bomber jacket (£210), long-sleeve merino polo shirt (£110), track top (£150) and merino jersey (£90), plus accessories including a 'Gentleman's cap' (£45), silk scarf (£50) and leather gloves (£120). Some of these items are available now, with the rest due out by late December – check Rapha's website for availability.
The Breton Sweater is part of Rapha's new City Riding line, and went on sale yesterday
The £400 Tweed Softshell is available in limited numbers – only 300 will be made, most of which have already been reserved – and features a 100 percent wool outer bonded to a Schoeller membrane and liner. Both water resistant and breathable, it's said to have a nicer feel than last year's Rapha softshell.
The price is high even for Rapha but apparently that's due to the cost of the fabric – £60/m. Features include Neoprene cuffs, side ventilation zips, reflective piping and an offset front zip – plus suede elbow and left shoulder (to prevent wear from a courier bag) patches.
The Tweed Softshell is billed as a "luxury piece of outerwear that blends sartorial heritage with intelligent design"
The jeans have taken two years to develop, with particular attention being paid to the fabric. Nylon and Lycra have been added to the cotton to improve durability, water resistance, drying time, colour-fastness and stretch.
Made in Italy, they have straight legs and are cut high at the back and low at the front, with extra-deep pockets so stuff doesn't fall out. Seams have been moved away from potential chafing zones and there's a reinforced D-lock pocket on the back. The inside binding is bright pink and the right leg turns up to reveal a reflective logo. Price is £150, and they're available in sizes 30-38, in long (34in) or regular lengths.
Rapha's jeans won't be available until early next year but they seem to have been well thought out
Women's range
Rapha launched their first three women's products this spring and they're now expanding the line with four new items – a long-sleeve jersey (£130), waterproof softshell jacket (£240), 3/4-length bib shorts (£160) and logo T-shirt (£30). Lots of Rapha's accessories now come in smaller, more female-friendly sizes too.
The softshell and jersey are based on the men's equivalents but with a female-specific cut, while the bib knickers have the same pad as the women's shorts, flatlock seams, a high front and legs that end just below the knee.
Seen in this picture is the Women's Long Sleeve Jersey and new white Rapha Silk Scarf
On the off-road racing side of things, there's a new Cross jersey (£130) and matching 3/4-length bibs (£150), plus an umbrella (£50) and cap (£15), all emblazoned with the pink/red/blue tricolour of the US-based Rapha-Focus team.
The slim fit, lightweight jersey has a merino wool inner and raised collar to keep you warm, offset seams and a foam pad on the right shoulder to make shouldering your bike easier, while the bib knickers are similar to Rapha's standard 3/4-length shorts but made of a lighter, yet apparently equally durable, fabric. All the 'cross gear is available now.
Training and Racing
Of course, the core of Rapha's range is still the classic road kit. The line has been updated for autumn/winter 2010/11 and now includes Deep Winter tights, which are designed to be warm enough for riders battling harsh winters in central Europe or on the eastern seaboard of the USA.
Priced at £220, these leggings are made of a thicker Roubaix fabric than Rapha's standard bibs, with thinner sections on the chest and rear of the legs to prevent overheating. Other features include windproof panels on the front, a reinforced, waterproof seat, articulated knees, foot stirrups, offset seams, reflective details and a 'Wheelsucker' logo at the top of the seat.
Designed to be worn over padded cycling shorts, the Deep Winter tights should keep you cycling through the worst conditions
The Winter Jersey (£150) has more windproofing on the front and sides for 2010/11, plus a reflective armband and reworked rear pocket configuration. A Rapha-Condor-Sharp team version is available too. New for this season are a pair of oversocks made by DeFeet (price TBC), which join staples such as the Long Sleeve Jersey (£130), leg warmers (£55), winter gloves (£100), merino neck gaiter (£25) and knitted winter hat (£45). Various different colour options are available, include a new cream colourway.
Rapha's classic Long Sleeve Jersey is now available in this new cream colourway


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Using the footprint of a mid-century modern split level skirting the edge of the mountain, architect Fadi Coussa has created a four-level dwelling that is both minimalist and welcoming, a light-filled oasis in the heart of the city.
From its massive double mahogany doors to curtain walls with eye-popping views of the city, the space is an homage to the cubic form, light and space, with a nod to the influence of the most innovative of residential architects, Frank Lloyd Wright.
"We added volume, so we chose to build over the original brick, projecting out above the footprint of the ground floor," says Coussa.
This cantilevered effect is influenced by Wright's waterfall house, famously the world's first cantilevered residential dwelling.
They reclad the wood exterior with Indiana limestone with bevelled edges and built upwards.
"The split-level style was really nice in the 1950s, but the wood had deteriorated," Coussa says. "We kept the shape but changed the material and the volume.
"The bevelled edges show the horizontal lines, because when you add volume on a small frontage you don't want to get a vertical impression."
The bevelled line of the brick and the horizontally cut windows give more width and help the taller house look proportioned, he says. They added more height on the left side of the building as well, and between the two created a glass-covered atrium. "The house is filled with light."
Inside the house, an expansive main floor is open to sweeping views of the city; the living and dining rooms curve seamlessly toward the kitchen, which was placed at the front of the house. Angled slightly to face south and west, the main floor is lit with tall windows that in the living room descend to the pale oak floors, with a gas fireplace slotted into the west wall. "Whether it's cloudy or sunny, the view is beautiful from these windows," says co-owner Dorothy Karkoukly.
"The interior challenge was to open everything," Coussa says, "so from the door you can see the view through the glass railing on the cantilevered balcony off the dining room and through the floor to ceiling windows in the living area."
Floors throughout the house are white oak with a pale grey tone, even on the stair treads. The staircase that rises up on the west side of the house was a major preoccupation in the design, Coussa says. "It had to be located so it's convenient on all floors, and we wanted to take advantage of the west sun so we put a curtain wall there."
In addition, the stairs are designed without risers, with stainless rails and glass sides. "The staircase becomes part of the transparency," he says.
This feeling of transparency is evident also in the living room windows, which are set right into the floor without any mouldings. "We have no crown mouldings and no baseboards," Coussa says. "No angles, so even the extra support beams are with the composition, so no arches.
"This is a completely modern, minimalist house, outside and in."
At nearly 5,000 square feet, the house also contains five bedrooms, three on the upper floor and two on the garden level, a den on the garden floor and family room on the upper, facing the mountain, as well as 3? bathrooms, a laundry and exercise room and two-car garage on the garden level. The basement level contains storage and the mechanical features of the house.
The house is painted white throughout, but the light grey ceiling in the expansive entryway hints at the second dominant colour. Karkoukly used a slim curved mahogany sideboard and massive Italian Obi ceiling light, made of ivory silk ribbons, to signal the spaciousness and mood of high style.
Around the corner is the Poggenpohl kitchen, a German import that includes white Calacatta marble with heavy grey veins for the backsplash and grey-white quartz for countertops. All wall cupboards and shelving are in white lacquer, topped with handsome brushed stainless lamps.
These pale tones are anchored by the dark underbody of the island and bar that separates the room from the dining area, a striped wood known as teak décor lava. Suspended above the island, two Quebec-made Olga ceiling lamps, in spun aluminum.
In the family room on the second floor, Karkoukly chose bold artwork, a grey sectional sofa with Missoni pillows and in the master bedroom, the soft, warm tones of turquoise and brown. In the master bath, a soaking tub from Wetstyle, Carerra marble tiles for walls and floor, and a fine mosaic floor in the glassed-in shower with rainhead.
At the garden level there are two bedrooms and the "entertainment room," decorated with a white leather sectional and bold red pillows, complimented by a large canvas.
The rebuilt house is on the market, priced at $3,495 million, and though it has never been lived in, it is being shown fully furnished thanks to Karkoukly's ingenuity and style — she and co-owner Santa Aquilino have created model rooms with loans of furniture from Roche-Bobois, carpets from IndiPort, lamps from Au Courant and artworks from the Joyce Yahouda Gallery.
This renovation has raised a drab mid-century modern to a luxurious contemporary level — and dressed it beautifully for the occasion.


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The 2011 NFL season is scheduled to begin September 8th. However, with a possible lockout on the horizon, football fans are anxiously consulting their calendars in anticipation of a much more imminent date, March 12.
The collective bargaining agreement that league owners and the National Football League Players Association have had a in place for six years recently expired, and if the parties can't agree to a new one by March 12, 2011, a lockout goes into effect.
Depending on how long it lasts, the lockout could result in cancelled games , or even threaten the entire season. It's happened before -- professional sports leagues have experienced labor disputes, and apart from the financial havoc they caus e owners and players, the communities that host teams lose revenue . Worse, if the stoppage lasts long enough, an entire spectator sport can lose its fan base for years.
Click ahead to see the most notable lockouts and strikes in recent sports history.
By Daniel Bukszpan, Special to CNBC.com
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Hi Jay! Came across your post from a Google search. I have a problem with a Casio Exilim EX-Z77. I dropped it with the barrel extended and the inner barrel became cocked. I eventually pushed the barrel back into the camera (don't know if was the best idea, but I panicked), and I got the terrible "RETRY POWER ON" and "LENS ERROR" messages. Not wanting to spend $100+ on repairing it, I tried finding DIY methods online, and came across yours. I haven't seen a better and specific DIY method than yours, so thank you for that already! Also, your tutorial applies to my model as well (thank god).
Now, I did everything up until a few steps at the end of the Focus Lens Removal portion. The step where it says to remove the main drive gear and extend the lens again gave me a problem. Well, actually, I already had a problem in the first portion of the tutorial, when you said to move the main drive gear to extend the barrel. I could only turn it so much to extend the barrel 2 cm outward. I continued on, thinking that something in the focus lens portion would help, but there didn't seem to be anything wrong there. With the focus lens out, I was able to extend the barrel, but with resistance. I didn't really know what to do from that point. I really believe there is something wrong with the barrel. Have you come across this problem? Do you have any tips on what I can do?
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Samsung's Galaxy Gear television advertisement bears a resemblance to the original iPhone advertisement.
This made me smile, though:
There is just no shame - or original ideas - in this company at all.
Yeah! Except for display technology. Oh, and except for microprocessor design. And, of course, they are a driving force in memory chip design. Well, yeah, except for all those things from which virtually every computer product today benefits - Apple or otherwise - Samsung has absolutely no innovative ideas at all. What have the Romans done for us, indeed.
I don't care about Samsung any more than I care about other companies, but to shove the company's contributions to technology aside just because you lack the capacity to grasp the kind of more bare metal innovation they do just makes you look like an idiot.
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Are you suggesting that Samsung and other commercial ventures break the law and risk getting caught in a desperate attempt to lower memory chip prices for us poor consumers?
As they were convicted, more than once, I guess the judge nor I believe this.
It's funny when Apple for example doesn't cheat mobile phone benchmarks people, like you, suggest they probably did despite any evidence suggesting they did and when for example Samsung not only breaks the law, but also gets convicted people, like you, suggest that they were wrongly convicted and we actually doing a good thing.


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How To Clean Up a Flea Market Find
We spent yesterday cruising the Rose Bowl Flea Market with friends and family. Some people were there for the fun of it and some had a mission (glasses and a dining room table). What we noticed was how often we questioned how cleanable something was. It often made the difference between buying and moving on to the next stall.
We ended up picking out some great vintage tablecloths and napkins for practically nothing. They need a little clean up but we've done it before so it's no problem.
Linens: Whether it's old grime, food stains or even red wine, vintage linens can clean up nicely. The trick is to pretreat a stain with dishwashing detergent and then soak it in hot, soapy water. Most of the time this will get the stain out. For food try some white vinegar or ammonia directly on the stain, for ink marks, try millk (we haven't tried this one yet, but a friend has been raving). Try some oxyclean for stubborn stains.
Wood: If it's teak, try this method, otherwise a wipe down and some feed n wax should make a huge difference.
Glass: If the vase you're eying has some hard water deposits, you should be able to get them out using a dryer sheet, white vinegar and a scrubby sponge or, if it's really bad some CLR. We've heard for crystal that a mixture of ammonia and water works miracles with little to no elbow grease.
Silver: Gregory claims that toothpaste is a good way to polish silver. Try this DIY Eco solution and remember that it's important to care for your silver once it's in a good place too!
What are your tricks for sprucing up what you find (for a steal) at the flea market?
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