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3 Makeup Looks Inspired by My Favorite Albums of 2016
Since I'm a visual person I hardly ever remember the album title but I just remember what the album art looks like.
In my opinion, you can never go wrong with the classic cat eye. I love this liner look and wear it almost every time I wear anything on my eyes.
A couple of months ago, I saw Amber Heard sporting a more dramatic take on this classic look while making her red carpet rounds for the premier of Magic Mike XXL and quickly bookmarked it for future reference.
Here's my take on the look.
After I primed my lids, I drew a fairly thick cat eye using a matte black liquid liner and an angled liner brush.
Next, I took a stiff blending brush and placed a dark brown shadow in the outer third of my crease, connecting it with the outer edge of my wing.
With a matte black shadow, I went over most of where I had put the brown shadow and really packed it in on the outer third of my lid as well.
Once I got the desired amount of shadow, I sharpened out the shape of wing with a baby wipe. Then, I applied foundation and concealer, added a couple of coats of black mascara and filled in my brows to complete the eyes.
With a matte bronzer, I added a bit of contour to my cheekbones and along the outer edges of my forehead, and then I topped my cheeks with a soft pink blush.
I wanted a pale lip but not one that was super-opaque, so I took a matte pink/lavender lipstick and applied it thickly and then blotted most of it off so as to just get a wash of color.
Here are my favorite looks from you beauties last week:
How do you update your cat eye? What other red carpet looks have really drawn your attention recently? Let me know in the comments below or on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Don't forget to tag @xovain and #xoLOTW!


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Continue reading "That "Thing" Known As Twitch Creative Finally Wins Official Support"
Innovative indie developer Free Range Games just launched a Kickstarter project for a new collectible card game adventure—but with a twist. Continue reading "What If A Turn-Based 3D Combat System Met A Collectible Card Game?"
"Advice to anyone trying to make streaming a career: Every day wasted is three days you have to earn back. It's the streamer algorithm."
— Spamfish (October 26, 2015)
Would you like a new way to play along with your favorite streamers? Continue reading "Robot Loves Kitty Adds Upsilon Circuit Tech To Legend of Dungeon Update"
Today at 1 pm Eastern, Ars Unite will be hosting a virtual conference on the topic of how live streaming has changed how games are played (and watched!) by modern audiences. Continue reading "Arstechnica Virtual Conference Today: How Live-streaming Is Changing Game Design"
Have you ever wondered how a game gets popular on Twitch?
Continue reading "One Man's Mission To Make Minecraft Popular On Twitch"
Join Vancouver's streamers, local devs and other creative peeps at the EXP Restaurant and Bar. If you are a dev, this is a chance to talk up your game. Feel free to reach out to Clara, who is organizing. If you can't make it to Vancouver, you can say hi on the live stream, www.twitch.tv/expbar.
You might think that a website that streams billions of hours of first-person shooter games would have learned to avoid self-inflicted injuries. You'd be wrong. Continue reading "Is Twitch Shooting Itself In the Foot In Japan?"
"It is now a foregone conclusion that millions of people will sit for trillions of hours and watch other people game. In 20 years, more people will watch the eSports Championship than the World Series, and it may not even be close."
Marketing guru Gary Veynarchuk on Twitch's popularity versus Periscope or Meerkat Continue reading "Quote Of The Day"

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Special Events
For more information on any of the following events, please contact RE Program Coordinator Iris DeLaPaz at email@example.com or (973) 744-6276 ext. 23.
This is an interfaith community event sponsored by the Church World Service of the National Council of Churches. It involves people from all walks of life who help stop hunger around the block and around the world. We raise funds through pledges and we raise awareness and sensitivity in our children and youth. We grow in them a sense that working for justice is part of what it means to be a responsible person and we empower them to make a difference.
On Dia de los Muertos, one of Mexico's most important celebrations, we remember and honor our ancestors and begin to talk about death through the use of music, crafts, reflection and food. Ultimately, it is a celebration of life.
Our Holiday Craft Workshop is held every year in the beginning of December. Are you crafty? Then bring your specialty to our event and lead a craft table. Not sure of a craft? Not to worry…we will also have some ready-to-go crafts and just need people to make them happen.
Children from our RE program participate in our yearly Holiday Pageant, usually held during services the week before Christmas. The themes change from year-to-year; themes from past pageants have included Harry Potter, American Idol and social networking. No acting experience necessary; speaking and non-speaking roles available. It is always one of the highlights of our congregational year.
Though the RE Program works on dismantling racism, hompohobia and all forms of oppression in a variety of ways, we devote the last Sunday in January to undoing racism. Volunteers create programs that awaken children and youth to the bias inherent in our culture. The children and youth acquire the tools that will help them fight oppression and stand up for justice. Together we work for a peaceful, fair and free world.
At the end of February we have an intergenerational service where our whole community focuses together on the same theme. Our Parish Minister chooses a different them each year. Children and youth remain in the Sanctuary with the adults for the whole service, and often take part in presenting the service. The children will devote a month to age-appropriate study, field trips, and social service projects around the topic.
After both worship services, the congregation, young and old, helps care for our building and grounds by working on a list of chores the Buildings and Grounds Committees and our Facilities Manager have compiled, which usually includes raking leaves, trimming bushes, painting and planting with lunch at noon. Sign up during Coffee Hour a few weeks before the event to volunteer to work on a chore or to bring a dish for lunch.
The town of Montclair organizes this parade to be held on the first Saturday in June. Our Undoing Racism Committee takes an active role and the RE families are invited. Some ride bikes, others walk and carry our congregation's banner while waving to well-wishers. An uplifting community spirit fills the air.
We close the program year with an all-congregation picnic. It is a time to relax and enjoy the company of family and friends as we bid each other farewell for the summer. The food is good, the company is great and the activities are fun.


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Charles Fleming Embree was born in Princeton, Indiana, October 1, 1874, the son of lawyer David Franklin Embree, member of a prominent pioneer family, and Mary Fleming Embree. Charles was still an infant when his father died in 1877. To this day, one of the main streets in Princeton is N. Embree Street, and the Fire Department Chief at the fire hall (on Embree and W. Brumfield) has the surname Embree.
Charles Embree was educated in Princeton public schools and entered Wabash College in the fall of 1892. After three years he left college without graduating to devote himself to writing, and achieved immediate success. For the Love of Tonita, and other tales of the Mesas was his first book, published in 1897. The success of his first book led to two more novels.
On January 18, 1898, he married Virginia Broadwell. The young couple moved to Mexico, and lived in Chapala for eight months in 1898, before moving to Oaxaca. The precise motives behind Embree's decision to spend two years in Mexico remain frustratingly unclear.
Embree's second book, dedicated to his wife, is set in the Lake Chapala region, but was written while they were in Oaxaca. A Dream of a Throne, the Story of a Mexican Revolt (1900), is illustrated with five black and white drawings by Henry Sandham (1842-1910), a very well-known Canadian illustrator of the time. From Oaxaca, Embree also penned a short newspaper piece about anthropologist Frederick Starr, who was conducting fieldwork there.
Embree's third book, illustrated by Dan Smith, was A Heart of Flame: the Story of a Master Passion (1901). Embree also had several short stories published in McClure's Magazine, from 1902 to (posthumously) 1906. In recognition of the distinguished place he had already achieved among American novelists, Embree was awarded an honorary Master of Arts degree by Wabash College in 1903.
Embree and his wife moved to Santa Ana, California. Sadly, the couple had not long celebrated the birth of their only daughter Elinor in 1905 when Embree was taken seriously ill. He died on July 3, not yet 31 years old.
A short extract from Embree's "A Dream of a Throne" is included in Tony Burton's "Lake Chapala Through the Ages, an anthology of travellers' tales" (Sombrero Books 2008). This book has extracts from more than 50 original sources covering the period 1530-1910, together with short biographies of the writers, and an informative commentary setting the extracts in their historical context.
Other twentieth century novels set largely, or entirely, at Lake Chapala include:
- D. H. Lawrence: The Plumed Serpent (1926)
- Arthur Davison Ficke: "Mrs. Morton of Mexico" (1939)
- Ramón Rubín: La canoa perdida: Novela mestiza (1951)
- Ross MacDonald: The Zebra-Striped Hearse (1962)
- Eileen Bassing: Where's Annie? (1963)
- Barbara Compton: "To The Isthmus" (1964)
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ALBANY - The New York State Department of Agriculture is alerting consumers to the recall of certain packages of alfalfa sprouts due to the presence of salmonella.
Snow White Food Products, Inc., a Brooklyn-based distributor, is recalling packages of "Alfalfa Sprouts" after samples of the product analyzed by the New York State Food Laboratory revealed the presence of salmonella bacteria in some of the containers.
The recall pertains to 3.5-ounce plastic clamshell containers of sprouts. The product was distributed in New York State.
Production and sale of the product have been suspended and consumers who have purchased them are urged to return them to the place of purchase or discard them.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, or anyone with weakened immune systems. Symptoms traditionally include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
So far, no illnesses related to the consumption of the alfalfa sprouts have been reported.
Alfalfa sprouts, like many other sprouts, are often grown in warm, moist conditions that are conducive to the growth of bacteria and other microbials, some of which may cause foodborne illnesses. As a result, sprouts are regularly tested for the presence of microbials.
Consumers with questions may contact Snow White Food Products by calling 718-230-5625.


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The goal of Build Change's programs is to create positive, sustainable change to construction practice for the most common types of buildings in order to make safe buildings available to people of all economic levels. To support this goal, Build Change develops and distributes a variety of technical resources, handbooks, posters and messages to teach about how to build earthquake-resistant homes.
Video Briefs
Are structural connections important?
What are the Three Cs?
Includes a design guideline for low-rise confined masonry buildings, common construction problems and how to solve them.
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Build Change Haiti Posters – Creole
Build Change Haiti Posters – English
Covers timber frame with masonry infill and confined masonry, the two most common structural systems for rural houses in Indonesia. Targeted at homeowners and builders. Includes common problems and how to solve them, simple pictures and graphics, the three C's for safe construction, (configuration, connections and construction quality), and minimum standards for safe construction.
How to Build Strong and Sturdy Houses Manual – Bahasa
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American Idol Auditions Kick Off TodayMatt Richenthal at . Comments
American Idol 7 auditions kick off today at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Registration actually started two days ago and according to FOX 6 in San Diego, and thousands showed up and waited in line to claim their wristbands for the auditions.
The American Idol 7 San Diego auditions follow on the heels of the San Diego Comic-Con, which was attended by over 100,000 comic book fans .
Over the next several weeks, American Idol auditions will be also held in the cities of Dallas, Omaha, Atlanta, Charleston, Miami, and Philadelphia. A list of rules, frequently asked questions, and a release form for the auditions can be found on the official American Idol website.
We wish the best of luck to all hopefuls trying to become the latest to follow in the talented footsteps of Sparks, Carrie Underwood and others.
Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.


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Adwords is the quickest route to the top of Google
There are no guarantees when it comes to getting you to the top of Google's organic listing, so beware of anyone claiming this! However, with a targeted campaign using Google Adwords we can strive to have you at the top of all search engine results! Have you ever noticed that small block of listings on the top of the search engine results page? These are Pay Per Click adverts (PPC) using Google AdWords, and you can be there too!
Pay Per Click
Do you have an important message or promotion that you would like the world to see? Are you working your way up the organic Google listings, but want to be higher up straight away? A Skyline Marketing PPC campaign is your answer.
We can provide you with results which are tracked down to a single keyword. The budget, position within Google AdWords, targeted keywords, location, days of week and time of day your adverts appear are all chosen by you, with the assistance of our expert consultants.
Pay Per Click campaigns are totally flexible. There is no minimum contract and Skyline Marketing will provide you with regular reports showing how effective your adverts are in your target market and can include a unique telephone number so we can monitor calls from those ads.Try our service with a FREE £65-worth package of Google AdWords Credit, call 01392 243210 or email firstname.lastname@example.com and quote offer code: ADW65 today to get your Pay per Click campaign started now.


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Bitkong Amazing Bitcoin Earning Faucet Game
Bitcoin Earning has never been so easy, Bitkong arrived and is just amazing.
You know there are a lot of Bitcoin Faucets out there but this one stands out from the rest.
The main reason ? You can double your bitcoins in a matter of seconds and withdrawal is instant to your blockchain address.
The game is based on a ladder where you have to find where is the banana, if you fail monkey shi##t appears! But hey, the game is addictive and winning low amounts is extremely easy.
The ladder has got 3 difficulty levels : easy, medium and hard.
On the easy you got 3 ladders with much more chances to find your banana, but payout is lower on each step.
On the medium ladder ( favorite ) you have 2 ladders. You can take the winnings on your first winning bet or continue to go higher. When you win on the next you win a lot more and so on.
On the hard ladder it's back to 3 ladders where payout is much higher than on the easy and medium when you win more than 1 step. But… it's harder.
We recommend to play on the medium 2 based ladder and bet on the first step to double and take out. When you got enough bits just go doubling your bet until you reach at least 2000 bits where you can withdrawal.
2000 bits = 1.55 USD !
Think about how much you can do everyday. It's not hard at all, it could be your daily income if you have the correct behavior and mentality.
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Judicial review for Gloucestershire libraries closure
A court has ruled that a judicial review should take place over the potential closure of 10 libraries in Gloucestershire.
There were protests last year when the Conservative-run county council said it would withdraw funding from 10 branches as part of £114m spending cuts.
It said it wanted communities to run the libraries instead.
A judge has now ruled that the council cannot close any libraries while the review takes place.
The mobile library service will also be kept open during the review.
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Miroslav Gankov
Miroslav Gankov was born in 1967 in the town Pleven.Nyama from the academic education and started for the first time to deal with art in 1986 in CNA as a war artist. He was a student at Peter Tsintsarski. Many years working as an artist in Higher Air Forces School "G.Benkovski", and later in a puppet theater in Pleven and combining them in Dramatic Theatre "Ivan Radoev" Pleven. His first solo exhibition was in 2000 in the lobby of the theater in his hometown, his work is a cover portrait of the patron of the theater in the main lobby. Miroslav Gankov been active in the cultural life of art Pleven. She is currently the manager and restorer's largest private gallery in Northern Bulgaria-City.
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TransAcoustic Piano
With over 150 years of piano manufacturing experience Yamaha has learned a thing or two about making world class instruments, however it is their constant innovation that has kept them at the forefront of the music industry.
The past few years have seen groundbreaking new advancements from Yamaha with their Avant Grand and Silent piano series; two examples of hybrid instruments where they have merged acoustic and digital piano technologies together to allow use of headphones for private playing for todays many families living in apartments and condos.
Now comes the newest breakthrough from Yamaha with the TranAcoustic piano. Available in both upright and grand piano models, the TransAcoustic lends itself more as a piano to be shared with others.
It is essentially three pianos in one:
- A traditional acoustic piano
- A silent piano that can be played through headphones
- A performance piano ideal for smaller spaces like jazz clubs, hotels, restaurants etc…
The TransAcoustic mode is what makes this piano special.
Digitally sampled sounds from Yamaha's CFX concert grand resonate through the soundboard and strings of the piano producing a beautiful natural sound. The TransAcoustic mode allows you to layer both the tone generator together with the acoustic piano to provide a rich textured sound not found on any other instrument.
The performer can add a resonant string orchestra section to their solo piano or add the concert grand to fill out the sound from a smaller piano. With 19 pre -installed sounds and access to preset songs there are plenty of opportunities for performers of all styles.
Come hear for yourself and try the new TransAcoustic models available at Tom Lee Music Vancouver.
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We are delighted to offer the expertise of these elite and inspirational Athlete Mentors who each bring years of experience that will benefit your pupils.
Daniel Caines
Daniel is one of Great Britain's top runners over 400m. Now retired, he enjoyed a highly successful career in which he was World, Commonwealth, European and Europa Cup Champion in the 400m and 4x400m relay, representing his country at two Olympic Games. A remarkable achievement considering he was once confined to a wheelchair by sporting injuries. Daniel's breakthrough came in 1998 when he won a bronze medal at the Indoor Championships and subsequently was selected for the World Junior Championships relay squad. A year later he improved his 400m performance to win silver, but he then found himself hampered by severe injury. His determination saw him return to the track with a personal best and then a victory at the 2000 AAA Indoor Championships, leading to selection for his senior international debut.
Sporting Achievements
- Olympian
- World Indoor 400m Champion
Mel Clarke
Mel is a hugely successful international archer. She discovered archery whilst looking for outdoor activities for her Girl Guides group. She undertook a beginner's course and quickly progressed. Just 18 months later, Mel was shooting at county level and was spotted by the head of the GB Paralympic team. In 2003, Mel became the first disabled archer in Europe to represent her country on the able–bodied team, but, a few days into the tournament she was struck down with Lyme disease. Mel was left fighting for her life, subsequently suffering from paraplegia and loss of sight in one eye. Doctors told her she would never compete again and, with blindness in the eye that Mel aimed with, her career appeared to be over.
Mel was determined to continue shooting and worked tirelessly with her trainer to recover. She developed a new approach to archery, tilting her head over in order to be able to aim correctly. Perseverance, hard work and tears followed but Mel's 'never give up' approach saw her winning the Para World Championships just two years later. During her distinguished career, Mel has won Club, County, Regional, National, European and World Championships and holds many World Records. In 2008 Mel represented GB at the Paralympic Games, where she won a bronze medal, and equalled the Paralympic record in her discipline. At London 2012, Mel finished one better, adding a silver medal to her collection.
Sporting Achievements
- Paralympic Silver & Bronze Medallist
- Multiple World Record Holder
Nathan Douglas
Nathan began athletics at the age of 7 and he credits the sport with keeping him focused and out of trouble in life. He graduated from Loughborough University at the age of 21 and qualified for his first senior major championship, the Athens Olympic Games, in the same year. He continued to put in the hard work and was rewarded when he produced a monstrous leap of 17.64m. This was enough to move him up the world rankings to third place, whilst also being the third longest jump of all time by a Team GB athlete. Nathan started the next season brightly but found himself struggling and exhausted. He was secretly battling the symptoms of M.E. Impressively, he still managed to pull out a big enough jump to scrape through to the final at the European Championships and went on to win a silver showing true grit and determination.
At the European Indoor Championships, Nathan beat his indoor personal best, winning the European silver medal and taking him to second in the world rankings. But his season was cut short when he suffered a serious hamstring rupture and he missed the World Championships as a result. Having worked hard to rehabilitate himself from this career-threatening setback, he still managed a return to form and qualified for his second Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. He continued to struggle with setbacks because of his hamstring injury until 2011 and just as he was managing to get back into great shape, a training box collapsed underneath him and he ruptured 3 ligaments in his ankle the year before the 2012 Olympics. Once again he battled back from a career-threatening injury, qualifying and competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and went onto compete in Rio 2016.
Sporting Achievement
- Double Olympian
- Double European Medallist
- National Champion & Record Holder
Tom Davis
Tom was an energetic child, which his mother used to help him experience a wide variety of sports. Although he enjoyed physical activity, a number of issues meant Tom couldn't participate in his chosen sport of Judo during his teenage years. Aged 17, he was inspired by the high achievers at his local judo club to return to the sport and strive for black belt status.
A year later, Tom achieved his goal and was selected to represent Great Britain. Moving his training up a gear, he improved greatly and overhauled his fitness routine to move weight category, from 100kg to 81kg. At his new weight Tom went from strength to strength, winning both the Commonwealth and British Judo Championships in 2005. Despite being in contention for both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, Tom missed out on the competition spot and was named as reserve for both events.
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Please join us for our PWstudio Fall Workshop, September 26-29, 2017.
Located in our Grand Rapids, MI studio, this PWstudio workshop is for individuals who want an introduction to PWstudio3 software and the appropriate hardware. Tap into our softwear expertise in pattern production. Come to us or we'll come to you! Isabelle Lott, the creator of PWstudio, has been teaching workshops all over the US and Canada for the past 25 years. We have developed and tested tutorials to get a system that makes you comfortable and productive in PWstudio quickly and easily.
We prefer to have 3 to 5 people attend. The workshop is 4 days, with 6 to 7 contact hours per day. The fee for our in-studio workshop is $115 per day, lunch included. Bring your laptop and we'll provide a 30-day use of the software including the time you are here.
PWstudio also schedules workshops in our studio on demand. For more information, contact us, and we'll see what we can work out.
Workshops in your Design Studio or Classroom
You, your business or school can sponsor a workshop of 3-5 days, with 6 to 7 contact hours per day. We will provide software, workbooks, and the expertise of Isabelle Lott MA, the creator of PWstudio. We charge $400 per day plus all necessary and reasonable expenses (travel, lodging, meals and incidentals).
You will provide the computers with printers and technical assistance. A projection device would be helpful. If you need to cover your costs, you will need no fewer than 8 paying attendees, or no more than 10.
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Dennett on Intelligent Design
The philosopher Daniel Dennett is interviewed in Der Spiegel (in English) and talks insightfully about Intelligent Design and Darwin. Really good contextualizing explanation.
Then he goes off on religion in a way that I personally find not just tiresome but sloppy. He, like Richard Dawkins, talks about religion in general, as if all religions were the same, as if one critique fits all. Further, he's such an outsider to religion that he assumes believers are all simpletons. I find that smug, irksome and not very philosophical. [Tags: DanielDennett IntelligentDesign religion philosophy]
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Shield's Restaurant and Pizzerias recently donated $500 from the sale of specialty pizzas to support Beaumont Hospital's Student Health Check Program, which screens student athletes between the ages of 13-18 for specific heart problems that could cause sudden death.
Every year, students die from sudden cardiac arrest due to abnormal heart structure or abnormal rhythms. To help detect young people who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, Beaumont offers free heart checks to high school students, including:
• Medical history evaluation
• Blood pressure check
• Physical examination
• Electrocardiogram, or ECG
• Echocardiogram, quick look
This type of cardiac screening is generally not included in the routine physical required before participating in school sports. Younger children are not typically screened because structural abnormalities including abnormal heart muscle thickening, which is the most common cause of sudden death in the nation, do not become apparent until later in adolescence.
"Both my brother Paul and I have children who are very active in sports and in this age group," says Peter Andoni of Shield's. "I can't imagine losing a child just from playing sports, and our hearts go out to those that have. This program saves many lives and we're happy to be sponsors."
"We are so thankful to Shield's for supporting our Student Heart Check program so that we can screen more kids," says Program Director Jennifer Shea. "We would not be able to continue the work we do without businesses and foundations like Shield's that care enough to get involved in their community."
Oakland County Shield's Pizzeria locations are at 1476 W Maple Road, Troy and 25101 Telegraph Road, Southfield.


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NASCAR Legend to Carry Salvation Army Logo at Daytona 500
NASCAR veteran Morgan Shepherd will proudly carry The Salvation Army's logo on the hood of his #89 race car at this Saturday's Daytona 500 in Florida.
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NASCAR veteran Morgan Shepherd will proudly carry The Salvation Army's logo on the hood of his #89 race car at this Saturday's Daytona 500 in Florida.
A high school wrestler in Iowa refused to compete against a female opponent due to his Christian beliefs.
Billy Ray Cyrus recently admitted that he should have been a better parent to his famous daughter, Miley Cyrus, rather than a friend. The president of Focus on Family, a prominent evangelical organization, agrees, saying that a parent should simply be a parent.
Justin Bieber recently discussed his views on politics, girls, music, movies, and three rare subjects for him: drugs, sex and abortion.
Nashville-based Christian rock band, Red, will be on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this Wednesday – a rare slot for a Christian act.
Natalie Grant, TobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Marvin Sapp, Jason Crabb, Francesca Battistelli and Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will be Christian music artists vying for the coveted Artist of the Year title at this year's Dove Awards show.
After 10 great years, guitarist Ben Kasica for Skillet has regrettably announced that he's leaving the band. In a message to Skillet fans, Kasica said on Monday that he will be focusing on other projects.
Maranatha! Music released its Top 25 Gospel praise and worship songs that have been sung in churches across America over the last year.
While most people do not celebrate Valentine's Day as a Christian holiday, FamilyLife Ministries hopes to remind people what love and marriage really mean with Jesus Christ as the center.
Christian publisher David C. Cook, known for their Sunday school materials, has taken on a modern approach by developing its first Sunday school apps for Christian families.
A prison minister is reaching out for the third time to child-actress-turned-troubled-celebrity Lindsay Lohan, who has battled DUI, felony grand theft, and drug charges. He said he is compelled to share Jesus with her
YouVersion's Bible App, Biblica and Zondervan are teaming up to offer 1 million free downloads of the New International Version (NIV) Bible starting Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.
He is known to be the iconic face of evil, but Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins recently showed another side of himself when he spoke about his faith in God.
A 1,500-year-old church was uncovered southwest of Jerusalem on Wednesday. The Byzantine church was first suspected to be a synagogue
Jimmy Peña calls for Christians to be the ones to set the example of living a healthier life a living testimony and praise to God.
After 15,000 applications and three months, Carla Barnhill, former writer for Christianity Today, became one of the finalists to become the next "advice guru" for ABC's Good Morning America.
Sunday marks the culmination of the football experience. But for a lot of young children, the Super Bowl marks the brutal time when they're sold for sex.
Tired of going through the motions, four college students left their routine Christian lives in the U.S. in a quest to find what it really means to be a follower of Jesus outside the Christian setting.
New Zealand's biggest Christian Music Festival kicked off Friday with 25,000 people. Parachute 2011 is hosting a variety of Christian artists and Christians speakers at the four-day festival
With a dozen Oscar nominations in hand, "The King's Speech" may be re-edited to reach a wider PG audience.
Christians participating in a 21-day period of fasting and praying have been encouraged virtually by well-known pastors, including Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and Brian Houston of Hillsong Church.
A celebrity fitness expert believes that Christians should not neglect their physical wellness to only concentrate on their spiritual health.
Joel Osteen is set to work on a new book scheduled for publication this September. The senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas has signed a publishing agreement with publisher FaithWords.
Highly anticipated film, "The Rite," gives the devil and the power of darkness a fair share of the screen time, but hopefully viewers will walk away thinking about the other spiritual power that also exists.
Pro-life Mexican actor Eduardo Verástegui, the star of the "Bella," officially announced his plans to build the largest clinic for women in the United States.


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Bubbles of air propel multi-coloured balls to the top of the tube.
They float gently down again to start their journey once more.
Bubble tubes provide a multi-sensory experience, offering audible, tactile, temperature and visual sensory input for individuals of all ages.
They provide a focal feature and 8 colour lighting source for a room that can be a calming, relaxing ambiance.
Bubble tubes are used as a complimentary focal tool for sensory regulatory activities or used interactively with encouraging visual tracking, colour recognition, physical movement (reaching, looking up) and hand-eye co-ordination.
The smooth surface and cooler temperature of the tube provides temperature and tactile contrast with seating fabric.
Use of mirror panels can provide further sensory input, creating the illusion of four bubble tubes. Mirrors can also be used in various fun and therapeutic ways including raising awareness of the body, self-esteem etc.
Users have choice and control of sensory stimuli level which could potentially aid assessment of preferences/likes/dislikes, assist with teaching and learning skills (cause and effect with a switch box).
Always use under close supervision.
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- Easy to clean, maintain, operate and assemble.
- Latex-free
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- 8 Colour Wirefree Controller (product code 19847).
- Wi Fi Microphone (product code 20563).
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Maffei I and II, two galaxies relatively close to the Milky Way Galaxy but unobserved until the late 1960s, when the Italian astronomer Paolo Maffei detected them by their infrared radiation. Studies in the United States established that the objects are galaxies. Lying near the border between the constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia, they are close to the plane of the Milky Way, where obscuring dust clouds in interstellar space prevent nearly all visible light emitted by external galaxies from reaching Earth.
Maffei I is a large elliptical galaxy. At about 3,000,000 light-years' distance, it is close enough to belong to what is called the Local Group of galaxies, of which the Milky Way Galaxy is a member. Maffei II has a spiral structure and is about three times farther away than Maffei I.


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After a rain-soaked memorial service attended by nearly 100,000 on Tuesday, former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is being laid to rest in his home village in the Eastern Cape province of Qunu.
Unlike Tuesday's public memorial, which featured stirring speeches from the likes of U.S. president Barack Obama and other world leaders and dignitaries — and inspired everyone from Beyoncé to Rihanna and Ed Sheeran to offer praise — today's final goodbye will be a more private affair.
According to the Wall Street Journal, only 4,500 invited guests will gather at Mandela's home, including president Jacob Zuma and foreign dignitaries, including Britain's Prince Charles and civil rights icon the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who will represent the United States
While locals will be barred from the ceremony, large television screens will be set up around the village to view the funeral, though the burial will remain a private affair for family only. BET.Com is providing a live stream of the events during the special, "BET Remembers Nelson Mandela: The Passing of a Legend."
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Victorian zoologist Louis Agassiz, "nothing more than a little shrimp-like animal, standing on its head in a limestone house and kicking food into its mouth. Barnacles have the longest penis in the animal kingdom, in proportion to their body length. They are abundant on the seashore, docks, and pilings.
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These days when it comes to online business and Internet marketing, the competition is not only fierce but also cutthroat. Make one incorrect choice, and that could mark the end of your success. But wait! You do have options, and the best way to secure your victory over your opposition, would be to invest in a service that can not only promote your website, but bring in tons of sales. One of the most important and yet, hardest to achieve, aspects of getting your website to bring in tons of revenue, is just getting the ball rolling. For example, you could have the most amazing content and the best service, though if you do not get possible clients to visit your site, you will never begin the fantastic journey to building connections and getting large scale recognition. This is exactly why you should invest in generating traffic, but more importantly potential leads, to your website. There are many advantages to buying web traffic, though these are some of more prominent examples:
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A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived quietly in New York City for decades was carried out of his home on a stretcher by federal agents and flown to Germany early Tuesday in what could prove to be the last U.S. deportation of a World War II-era war-crimes suspect.
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Kofi Annan's family is hailing the "outpouring of love and support" it has received from around the world following the death of the former U.N. secretary-general over the weekend.
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President Donald Trump used a White House event Monday to pay tribute to federal immigration officials, returning to the fight over the U.S. southern border.
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Shots were fired from a moving car at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey before dawn Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies. Officials said two people with criminal records were detained.
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Some 800,000 people have been displaced and over 350 have died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state, officials said Sunday, as rescuers searched for people stranded in the worst-affected areas.
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Kofi Annan left the United Nations far more committed than it had been to combating poverty, promoting equality and fighting for human rights — and until his death Saturday he was speaking out strongly for nations working together to solve problems and worried about the rise of nationalism.
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Kofi Annan, a charismatic global diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general who led the world body through one of its most turbulent periods, died early Saturday at age 80. Tributes flowed in from around the world after his foundation announced his death in the Swiss capital, Bern, after a short and unspecified illness.
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With anger and grief, Italians began burying some of their dead Friday from the Genoa highway bridge collapse, holding funerals in the victims' hometowns.
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A Pennsylvania bishop named in a grand jury report on rampant sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy said Friday he has "profound remorse" and offers his "heartfelt apology" to the victims.
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African migrants in Israel have been detained, threatened with deportation and faced hostility from lawmakers and residents.
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A suicide bomber struck a private education center in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation and tragedy.
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Italian prosecutors focused their investigation into the Genoa highway bridge collapse on possible design flaws or inadequate maintenance, as the death toll rose Wednesday to 39 people and Italian politicians looked for someone to blame.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief encouraged companies to do more business with Iran despite new U.S. sanctions, saying Tehran had upheld its commitments under the deal to limit its nuclear program.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a flying visit to Austria to attend the wedding of the country's foreign minister Saturday before heading to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Akridge Claims Top National Awards for 2010 Performance in Customer Service and in Energy Conservation
Akridge Named "Best in the Industry" for Client Satisfaction and "Top Performer" for Reducing Energy Consumption
Mar 09, 2011, 05:30 EST
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Comprehensive commercial real estate services firm Akridge announced today that the company has been honored with national awards from real estate benchmarking firm CEL & Associates, Inc. (CEL) and from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for two key 2010 achievements in property management. CEL honored Akridge for performance in customer service with its national "A List – Best in the Industry" Award, while EPA named the company an ENERGY STAR Leader Top Performer. Akridge provides property management services to a portfolio of 36 buildings in the Washington area and has won both awards multiple times. The company has earned CEL's prestigious top national ranking among firms in its size category 11 times, and has been named a Top Performer for achieving portfolio-wide reductions in energy consumption in each of the last three years.
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"Akridge's commitment to service is the foundation of our company's culture and success," said Matthew J. Klein, president of Akridge. "Our staff takes great pride in adding value for our Clients every day. The CEL award gives us an annual opportunity to focus on, validate, and then reward those efforts. And our ongoing effort to reduce the carbon footprint of our portfolio makes us better stewards of our whole community, but also lowers energy costs within our buildings."
CEL & Associates, Inc. created the first national customer opinion surveys in the field of commercial real estate, and their awards have become some of the most coveted in the industry. The organization honors companies that have achieved the highest levels of service excellence based exclusively on its surveys of tenant satisfaction. Part of the National Real Estate Customer Service Awards Program, the "A List" honors the industry's best property management companies for achieving the highest standards of performance across a portfolio of properties categorized based on size and land-use type. Akridge also received 28 individual "A List" awards for excellence in customer service at specific properties.
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of EPA and the US Department of Energy established to encourage and recognize energy savings and environmental protection. Companies, buildings, and products meeting strict standards of efficiency can earn ENERGY STAR designation. The program's rating system categorizes organizations that have improved energy efficiency across all of the buildings in a portfolio by 10 percent or more over the year as Leaders. Companies whose building portfolios perform in the top 25 percent of energy efficiency nationwide are named Top Performers. Akridge is the only commercial real estate firm in the DC area to earn 2010 Top Performer status, and one of only 10 such firms nationwide. In addition to achieving Top Performer status for 2008, 2009, and 2010, Akridge has earned individual ENERGY STAR labels for 15 of the properties it manages. The other facilities in the company's portfolio have been benchmarked with the goal of achieving the same recognition.
About Akridge
Akridge is a comprehensive real estate services company that provides acquisition, development, construction management, asset management, property management, leasing and consulting services. For 11 of the last 12 years, Akridge has been ranked the number one real estate firm in the country, among firms of similar size, for Client satisfaction by the industry's foremost benchmarking firm, CEL & Associates. The Akridge organization has been honored with the National Capital Business Ethics Award, awarded by the Society of Financial Service Professionals, and has also been recognized as the Best Place to Work in Greater Washington according to the Washington Business Journal. For more information, please visit www.akridge.com.
About CEL & Associates, Inc.
CEL & Associates, Inc. is the nation's largest surveyor of tenant satisfaction within the real estate industry. The firm specializes in providing strategic planning services; benchmarking and client/customer satisfaction surveys; compensation program assessment and data; leadership training; and operational assessments to the real estate industry. Each year, CEL & Associates, Inc. tabulates survey results from thousands of buildings and hundreds of thousands of tenants. For more information, please visit: www.celassociates.com.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 60 different kinds of products, new homes, and commercial and industrial buildings. Products and buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR designation prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. In 2008, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved about $19 billion on their energy bills while reducing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 29 million vehicles. For more information, please visit www.energystar.gov/leaders.
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We are using the Arduino GCode interpreter from the RepRap and MakerBot projects for the Macro and Micro rigs which we are automating (Jay's microscope already had serial control of the stage, so it did not need that control).
GCode is a semi-standard language for CNC (computer numerical control) machines. It is normally generated by software, but it is 'pretty simple' to use for simple things. For example, this code:
Will move the X, Y, and Z axis of the tool. You can also do interpolated movement, and control the speed the tool moves, spindle speeds, feed rates, etc, etc.
I ordered a Maker Bot, which is a robot which makes things. It moves an object in XY and Z, and spreads melted ABS plasic on the part, in he places it is supposed to be.
This has three great applications for us. First we can build parts with the MakeBoT; Second: we gain fluency and fluidity in the area of XY and Z control and Third: MakerBot XYZ control is more or less the same thing as we need for our Macro and micro rigs.
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There's no longer any need to fear the panel van blasting classic rock in the parking lot. It's not there to intimidate. It's just celebrating van culture.
Anyone who logs any time on Pinterest has likely noticed that succulents, a family of plants, including cacti, with thick, fleshy, water-storing leaves or stems, are in the spotlight.
Crowdfunding was formerly the province of tech startups and indie filmmakers. But now people who simply want to take a vacation are tapping their social networks.
Is an expensive candle worth the price tag? A curious writer follows her nos
What is it about this thick, rubber-soled boot for the everyman that keeps rebels coming back, decade after decade?
Hot on the heels of the full beard, the artfully messy updo for dudes is having a moment.
There's no reason for women to stick to "light" Pinot Grigio and sickly sweet martinis. A new generation sets off into the realm of strong, brown drink.
On the 40th anniversary of Erica Jong's classic novel, Fear of Flying, a new crop of unabashedly sexual memoirs by women raises the bar on open-mindedness.
Non-dairy beverage companies are forever expanding, elbowing out the milk of cows with the milk of nuts and beans. Eggnog is the latest to undergo reformation.
A fresh approach to fundraising has schools selling bundles of locally grown vegetables instead of flogging candy, chocolate and hot dogs.
Is shy the new bold? Definitely not—and why should it be? The only problem with shyness is how we think about it. A new book by Alberta "shyniks" makes quiet okay.
Snack-sized seaweed may not be your bag, but this conveniently packaged, mineral-rich craze is sweeping the nation (no, really).
Without a bargain-hunting buddy, the physical garage-sale circuit is a flat-water trip. All you need to ride the online wave, however, is Wifi and a passion for junk.
You expect chanting, om-ing and singing bowls, but yoga teachers are also using iPods, DJs and live musicians to help students achieve transcendence.
In praise of the, gulp, $300 hairdo.
If our old dishes could talk, they would tell quite a story about the lives of the women who came before us.
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Yes the twitter jokes were rife yesterday.. after the disclosure that Tesco burgers had horse-meat in them. Mind you I felt sick inside because the other week, I bought Tesco Quarter Pounders as they didn't have Birds Eye ones on the shelf.. and yes we ate them.. and to be perfectly honest they didn't taste that bad either.
Anyway according to the Telegraph yesterday, this has knocked off around £300 million of Tesco Shares.. The Telegraph says:
Tesco shares were among the heaviest fallers on the FTSE 100 after samples taken from beef burgers sold in the supermarket discovered traces of horse meat.
Shares in the company lost 1.1pc this morning, knocking about £300m off the market value of the group and underperforming London's benchmark index which declined by 0.5pc.The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which carried out the tests, said that the burgers containing horse DNA were produced in two plants in Ireland and one in the UK.
And I couldn't help but laugh (apologies for my sick sense of humour) at Matt from the Telegraph and his sense of humour about what has happened with regards to this horse-meat business
But someone asked last night night, why I was appalled, as horse-meat is eaten in France and other nations.. and do you know what I didn't have an answer other than to say, "Well they are horses, they are a large pet. And there is nothing as nice as seeing horses run around a field, galloping and frolicking in wide open spaces."
The fact that we had been deceived didn't bother me… and to know that I wouldn't have been bothered if they had found lamb or pork in these burgers.. but horse-meat was the reason why I was finding the whole thing sickening.
Then to counter my argument about them running around in large fields, the person asked me, "Do you eat Lamb?" And yes I do.. not as much as I want to cos, the other half doesn't go much on lamb. But I do eat it.. and then came the answer, "Why aren't you upset about lambs being killed, they run around fields and frolic?"
And I have no problem whatsoever, eating a nice rump steak, or a topside joint roasted on a Sunday. I have no problems eating burgers than contain beef. Yet according to some cultures cows are sacred and their meat is taboo… but the thought of eating beef doesn't make me feel sickened inside. Where as we want to protect horses from being eaten they want to protect the species that we freely eat… cows. Yes it maybe due to religion but honestly when has religion stopped me from eating what I like?… Never.
All I know is that deep inside me that I just wouldn't want to eat horse-meat. Is it because from childhood I have always thought of horses as pets rather than working animals or a food source? Is it because I like horses and don't agree with the Grand National and the thought of them being killed churns my stomach? Is it because we as a nation have never eaten horse-meat?
And do you know what?… I don't have the friggin answer as to why I find it acceptable to have lamb or beef as a source food and not horse, other than to say it must be some sort of cultural thing that is instilled in some of us Brits from birth.. and something some of us Brits find totally unacceptable.


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THERE IS MOUNTING CONCERN OVER THE long-term impact terrorism will have on the values and viability of commercial real estate. After Sept. 11, The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT), which represents more than 40 organizations, was formed. CIAT strongly supports federal legislation to address the problem of insuring properties against future terrorist attacks. Without such action, commercial property values may tumble to levels far below the bleak years of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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• Help from Capitol Hill — Congress should pass legislation that limits liability against property owners following terrorist attacks. Lawmakers in both chambers debated proposals that would establish a ceiling for the insurance industry against future claims. Late last year, the House passed HR 3210, "The Terrorism Risk Protection Act," which limits the insured party to the first $1 billion in damages caused by terrorists. The federal government would pick up the remaining costs, up to $20 billion. The Senate introduced similar legislation. However, the bill stalled.
• Cooperation from the insurance industry — Property managers have reported that insurance providers have proposed significant premium increases due to the growing potential for terrorism, yet some companies have indicated they will not cover claims resulting from terrorism. Clearly, there needs to be some cooperation from insurance carriers on what constitutes an act of terrorism vs. an act of vandalism. For example, was the deliberate crash of that light plane into a Tampa office tower in January of this year an act of terrorism, or was it an isolated act perpetrated by a deranged youth?
Efforts have been made to set parameters for the industry. The Insurance Service Organization (ISO), an entity established by numerous insurance companies to develop standardized insurance policy language, has proposed new standards that define terrorism and set limits on loss that effectively negate any coverage from terrorist acts. To date, insurance regulators in 45 states have agreed to adopt the ISO proposals, virtually eliminating insurance coverage on properties located in those states.
Although the stated intent of the ISO was to "clarify" the intent of terrorism coverage, the change would, in effect, exclude coverage from policies.
The fallout from these "clarifications" would be nothing short of catastrophic for commercial real estate. Investors would stand to lose all equity held in property ownership, and lenders would lose indemnification from acts of terrorism.
Both investors and lenders will be exposed to liability for damage to surrounding properties, as well as liability to people killed or injured in or around a property that is the target of terrorism.
" Apply common sense regarding location — Anyone familiar with real estate understands the value of location. That's why property owners, governments and the insurance industry need to identify and implement solutions for properties that are considered high-profile terrorism targets. The prospect of a midtown Manhattan office tower being targeted by terrorists is much higher than a strip mall in the nation's heartland.
Once these decisions are made, insurers need to determine what additional costs high-profile customers should pay, and whether low-profile customers should pay higher premiums at all.
The terrorism insurance issue will impact more than just property values, equity and the ability to obtain insurance. Some $80 billion in loans for commercial properties are generated annually through the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market. Most current loans require terrorism insurance, but borrowers may not be able to secure coverage as policies come up for renewal. In some cases, borrowers may be in default for not being able to provide insurance.
With so much at stake, the commercial real estate industry must do everything it can to make sure it is protected if terrorism again wreaks havoc on our nation.
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Formerly known as the Amalfi Hotel, the Kinzie Hotel is a brand-new luxury boutique property in Chicago's bustling River North neighborhood. While boasting a fresh, contemporary design, the hotel pays homage to its namesake, explorer John Kinzie, with 19th-century maps, compasses, and local artwork peppered throughout the lobby and guest rooms.
- Magnificent Mile: World-class shopping on Michigan Avenue is just blocks away.
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Bordering the Loop on the northern side of the Chicago River, the River North neighborhood is where the skyscrapers of downtown give way to the award-winning restaurants and trendy nightspots of the North Side. Once an industrial area, River North is today home to architectural gems—look no further than The Contemporaine residential building on Wells Street—as well as eateries to suit every appetite and budget. Your options range from inventive Peruvian cuisine at the newly opened Tanta Restaurant to Chicago classics like Portillo's Hot Dogs. You could spend days working your way through the offerings at Eataly, an Italian mecca with 23 separate restaurants and food stalls.
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Fresh Windows 7 installation, slower though?
Hello guys, I have recently reinstalled Windows 7 and to be honest I'm not content with the way it moves around.
So to be short, I haven't installed Windows for over 3 years and it was good. Recently I just got to notice that it took a bit longer to start(for me) and I had nearly all my HDD full (600 GB). So I decided to reinstall Windows.
Now to be honest I'm not happy at all with the way it starts, also nearly half of my memory ram is beeing used at start even though I have no big programs installed. Even when on idle it uses like half of it. Not sure if it's just me but last time I installed Windows 7 it was way better and didn't use that much ram at start.
I have an obsession with PC perfomance since I reckon I installed windows 4 times in the last 48 hours. lol I know, that's just stupid. Another problem I have is that I don't have my drivers disk which is pretty bad. I've been told that once all the windows updates/drivers are installed it will run faster, and I did so the last time I installed Windows (back in 2011) and it ran smooth. Here's my specs guys, the PC is pretty old but it had a good run.
System Information
Time of this report: 4/17/2014, 21:36:01
Machine name: xxxx-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/08/09 10:01:39 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 1804MB used, 2289MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
Display Devices
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8600 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0402&SUBSYS_34551458&REV_A1
Display Memory: 1267 MB
Dedicated Memory: 499 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB
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|19 Apr 2014
Bumping this. Am I beeing too hazy in writting? Just to clear it out guys. Right now I have no programs on and 1.14 GB out of 2 are beeing used on nothing, except 6 chrome processes opened(even tho I only have 2 tabs on right now). Also I'm doubtful regarding how my games will run on this(I'm not planning on running the newest ones).
My computer rating is 4.9, I think last time it was better with all the things I had(before reinstalling).
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|19 Apr 2014
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
Using 1.14 GB of RAM with no programs open isn't unusual at all.
I just rebooted and am using .97 GB RAM, with 53 processes running.
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|19 Apr 2014
Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
With 2 GB of RAM, Win 7 32 Bit might help your performance.
Win 7 32 Bit recommended minimum RAM is 1 GB
Win 7 64 Bit recommended minimum RAM is 2 GB
Here's some tutorials that might help.
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Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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|19 Apr 2014
There's a lot of background processing going on after an OS install as Windows builds indexes, checks for updates, defrags, runs setups and generally cleans up after itself. You need to give a new install some "alone" time while all of these tasks catch up. Let the PC stand idle for several hours or overnight before passing judgment on performance.
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|19 Apr 2014
One of my friends suggested me to install the x32 bit Windows 7 as I don't have the recommended resources to run the current version. The weird thing is, I had the x64 bit one for over 3 years and never complained about perfomance... I'll take some time to read through the links you've sent me. Thanks for answering.
If anyone has any more answers regarding this please do not lock this. The question should be:
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|19 Apr 2014
We must have been typing at the same time. See post #5. :)
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Well, I have some programs installed right now and I actually got them meanwhile Windows was installing its updates. I only got Yahoo Messenger, Skype, and Eset to mention. I have the tendency to put some antivirus program after I reinstall my windows just to prevent any risks.
Do you recommend me to reinstall a clean Windows 7 64 bit (I don't think I'll get the 32 bit) and let Windows run its course?
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I don't see any benefit running 64-bit on 2GB of memory. It will use more memory itself as will any 64-bit programs you add. The address space is still limited and increasing the pagefile size on a HDD isn't going to help performance much. I think the most bang for buck on any system is 4GB or more of memory. With that, you must run a 64-bit OS but the speed difference is noticeable.
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