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Summary of COUNTY OF L.A., METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MTA)
This is the lead case of 3 cases in which different employers were cited under section 1626(e) for exposure of their employees to the same stairway hazard at MTA stations under construction. The stairway abutted a partially installed escalator on one side and a concrete slab in-set with light wells on the other, the escalator and the lighting slab were on the same inclined plane as the stairway. Hence, from any point on the stairway, there was no drop in elevation from the side of the stairway to the adjoining side of either the escalator or lighting slab. Section 1629(e) requires stair railings on "open sides" of stairs. The Board finds that "stair railings," which require mid-rails, are designed to protect employees against the hazard of falling off a drop at the side of a stairway, and that, in this context, "open sides" are stairway sides where there is a drop of "appreciable distance," to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Here there was no such drop on either side of the stairway and, therefore, no "open sides" subject to the 1626(e) "stair railing" requirement. The companion cases, decided on the same facts and rationale are Kiewit-Shea 98-604 and Shasta Electric 98-538. There was an additional issue in the County Of L.A., MTA case. With notice to the parties, the ALJ amended the citation after the case had been submitted to allege a violation of section 1629(a)(2) which requires stairways to be equipped with "handrails." "Handrails" have a different purpose than "stair railings"; they provide employees with hand-hold protection against falls onto or down the stairway itself. A "handrail" may consist of a single rail (no mid-rail) 30" to 34" above the plane of the stair treads; a convenient hand-hold height. In contrast, to provide side-fall [open side] protection, the top rail of "stair railings" must be 42" to 45" above the tread plane to deter falls over the top of the barrier and include a mid-rail to prevent falls under the top rail. The ALJ found a violation of section 1629(a)(2). Employer claimed it was prejudiced by the amendment. The Board concurred because sections 1626(e) and 1629(a)(2) address different hazards, and DOSH, who has the discretion to determine which safety order to cite chose not to amend and attempted to prove only a violation of section 1626(e).
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HBO's feature-length documentary "Ethel" — which premieres Oct. 18 — isn't a
whitewash, exactly, yet nor is it history in the objective sense. Made by Rory
Kennedy about her camera-shy mother, it's a no-warts look at America's royal
family, the Kennedys, from the perspective of Robert Kennedy's widow, and the
11 kids she raised after his tragic
assassination. Leave the tabloid trash for
someone else to take out. On its own terms, "Ethel" is warm and wonderful.
Ethel Kennedy was actually
pregnant with Rory, the last of her 11 children, when Robert was killed, and
their interview reflects a woman whose pride in and affection for her late
husband endures. She gives him sole credit, for example, for their children's
interest in helping the less fortunate and social justice, when, as Rory points out, she never
actually knew her dad.
Variety's John Anderson already reviewed the film out of Sundance, and like "41," HBO's recent feture-length biopic of
George H.W. Bush, this is a portrait of a famous family told in celebratory as
opposed to journalistic fashion. As such, what's revealed might not be the
entire picture — don't hold your breath waiting for stories about the Kennedys and Marilyn Monroe — yet what comes across is more personal, and intimate. Certainly
Ethel, given her reticence, appears unlikely to have opened up even this much
for any filmmaker who didn't share her surname.
The project dutifully goes back to
Ethel's youth, being wooed by Robert, and how he had to work at politics, which
actually came more naturally for her. The images of their household are nothing
less than idyllic – kids bounding everywhere, wildly competitive sports
contests, and the children nervous about being grilled regarding current events at the dinner table.
Of all the moments in "Ethel," one stuck with me more than any other. Asked about the losses and grief she's faced, the family matriarch simply says, "Nobody gets a free ride."
Despite the money, power and privilege, the Kennedys' storied ride through the world of American politics has been anything but free, but has also yielded some of the most indelible moments of the last half-century. Perhaps that's why the price for HBO seems like such a small one to pay for the experience of spending this time up close and personal with "Ethel."


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Architect studio WOHA has designed small cabins perched on tree trunk style columns to provide outdoor rooms for residents of an apartment complex in Singapore.
The Goodwood Residence comprises 210 apartments surrounding a central courtyard that is planted with greenery to create a visual connection with the nearby Goodwood Hill.
A tree-lined boulevard leads from the estate's entrance to the large courtyard, which is flanked by the apartments and features a swimming pool, clubhouse and lawn area.
The facades of the apartment blocks are covered in sunscreens made from aluminium fins that can be raised or lowered to adjust the amount of daylight and privacy inside the residences.
Fifteen of the apartments on the second and third storeys are connected to outdoor huts, which are raised to the height of the surrounding tree canopies.


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Nanci Shawl Crochet Pattern
Nanci Shawl by Julie Blagojevich
Nanci is a light, asymmetrical wrap which can also be worn as a scarf. The design begins with one stitch and gradually increases in length and width. It is finished on one side with a fun, lacy edging.
Final dimensions after blocking are 46 inches (117 cm) from tip to tip and 19.5 inches (50 cm) at the widest point.
The following stitches were used: chain; double crochet; extended single crochet; foundation single crochet; single crochet; slip stitch; two double crochet cluster.
The pattern pdf is 4 pages long and has 6 photos, including a blocking photo and an up-close photo of the lace edging. There are also charts to help you keep track of stitch and row counts.
Nanci Shawl
This website is a boutique collection of crochet patterns and crochet related items and is operated by Pattern Paradise. Pattern posts are a combination of both paid and free (at the time of posting). All patterns and photos are linked to the original source. Please respect any requirements as set forth by the copyright owner. The site contains affiliate links which help cover publication costs for the site. Should you choose to make a purchase, at no additional cost to you, I will receive a small commission from that sale.


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Delight Your Guests
The staff at Stonewall Resort can put together an event to delight your meeting attendees. Themed events offer an easy, turn-key option to wow your attendees. The themes include a decorated buffet along with plenty of savory food. The events can be set up in our conference rooms, patios, picnic shelter, or even under a tent. For more information, call 304-269-8850.
You can choose a menu theme to enhance your event. With the themed menu, we'll decorate the buffet to fit your special events.
Menus that you can choose from include:
A Taste of West Virginia
Enjoy fresh ingredients that have a local fair. This is an excellent menu to enjoy at one of our many outdoor locations.
Coastal Atlantic Seafood Buffet
Enjoy delicious seafood lakeside at the resort. This is a great menu to add a seaside flair to your event.
Italian Buffet
The Italian Buffet is a customer favorite that adds a little Italian flair to your event.
Southwestern Buffet
This gives your attendees a taste of food from south of the border. This is a great menu to help you bring a little more fiesta to your event!
Outdoors or inside, we can provide all the food for a perfect picnic. We have several beautiful outdoor venues that have a view of the lake or of the bay. We can include a tent in your package and we even have a large cooker for a personalize hog roast. Finish you event with a cozy campfire where we provide everything to roast your own s'mores!


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Stomach health can be greatly improved by meal planning with fermented foods; an easy way to add healthy bacteria to your diet.
Real ferments pop. They bubble beneath a liquid brine. They have enough snap in them to chase away a crampy stomachache or even heartburn. Fermented foods are that good.
The art of culturing our food with lactic acid bacteria has been around for generations. And yet, most of us have forgotten about all that goodness that is locked into a jar of homemade sauerkraut or truly fermented dill pickles.
Nowadays, traditionally fermented foods like sauerkraut and pickles swim in white vinegar on supermarket shelves. White vinegar may give the right kind of sour tang, but not the many health benefits that we receive from friendly bacteria.
The friendly bacteria found in fermented foods and probiotic beverages are valuable to our health and to our well-being. For example, when good bacteria go missing from the diet for too long, we begin to see:
Repairing the inner ecology of the digestive tract is at the heart of addressing so many of the common health problems we face today. And this begins with fermented foods. Studies show that probiotics fare better in the stomach when they are consumed in the form of a fermented food or drink1.
These pages contain healthy sources for introducing fermented foods into your diet: One Step Better Than Raw Foods, Build a Strong and Resilient Inner Ecosystem, Modern Renditions of Traditional Favorites, and a delicious Spirulina Salad Dressing Recipe.
Fermentation was at one time an important way to preserve food. Without refrigeration, human beings had a limited number of ways to store food for long periods of time without it spoiling.
As it turns out, the same bacteria that help us to preserve food also play an essential role in gut health and in a well-balanced immune response. Friendly lactic acid bacteria are so vital to our well-being that nature intended for our first contact with the outside world to be with these good bacteria.
Information and statements regarding dietary supplements/products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Information on this website is provided for informational purposes only and is a result of years of practice and experience by the author. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Do not use the information on this website for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal, or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your healthcare provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read on this website.


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As the Christmas shopping season rolls around again, the media is busy re-running the fast-becoming-seasonal stories of it being the year of the "online Christmas". This year I notice there is a new twist, 2011 is apparently a "mobile Christmas".
Whilst it's true that mobile shopping is growing, and there is no doubt it is set to grow even faster next year, there are a few things to bear in mind before declaring this as the first m-commerce Christmas.
Firstly, true mobile commerce is still small; it was estimated to be worth £10m in 2011. Secondly, tablet is often included as mobile, but this is misleading because the shopping activity on this device is often happening at home, where the tablet is merely a more convenient device to have on the sofa than a laptop or PC. And finally, the experience of purchasing on a mobile device is still often a poor one, and this presents a significant barrier to sales growth.
As more retailers invest in mobile sites, or at least make the changes to their websites that help them render more effectively in mobile browsers, more users are conducting their research and short-listing on these devices. However, problems start to proliferate when moving to the checkout process. Often, the jump to secure side is done via pop-ups or redirects, an experience that is more disjointed on a mobile device.
In our work, we come across many instances on mobile of forms that are difficult to use (sometimes impossible) and input errors are common place: drop downs that don't work, post-code finders that don't trigger, buttons that don't render, and 'tabbing' that doesn't work. Also, because of screen size, forms can be long and confusing, user-confidence can erode as they have to zoom in and out and cope with fiddly typing and locating errors on the page.
This is happening because many retailers are simply not investing in the same kind of rigorous usability testing of their mobile site, as they do with their website. The emphasis has been on simply having a site, rather than having an optimised site.
The larger retailers have invested in dedicated Apps; Amazon, Ebay, and Asos will all get high usage this Christmas, and these help by having registered accounts that make the one-click nature checkout process simpler. However, Apps can be costly to maintain and, for retailers, the long-term trend seems to be away from Apps and towards mobile sites.
In the next year, we will see a proliferation of mobile wallets and "Tap to pay" NFC offerings, which should help bring the benefits of one-click purchasing to a broader range of mobile site. Added to this, better exploitation of QR codes, and barcode readers, could provide better "straight-to-checkout" experiences. However, the success of these offerings will also rely on the customer experience of signing up, registering and activating these services as simple and as intuitive as possible. And that means testing these applications with real users.
So one thing is certain, more people will be shopping this year on a mobile device than ever before, but it will be interesting to see what the customer verdict is on their mobile shopping experience, and how festive they are feeling come the 25th.


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Relax and Enjoy Winter in Muskoka!
We recognize that getting here with enough time to truly enjoy Friday is sometimes difficult so we are offering a 50 percent discount on Friday nights rate if you book Saturday night at our regular price. Â Â Enjoy a full weekend of relaxation, dining, spa and quiet recreation activity.
Package Includes:
- Nightly accommodations
- Access to all on-site recreation facilities
Package Restrictions:
- Subject to availability at time of booking
- Package cannot be combined with any other offer
- Valid November through April in all rooms except cottages
- Some restrictions apply
- Black out dates include Family Day weekend
- Daily resort amenity fee is additional
Deposit / Cancellation Policy:Â
- Full deposit taken 72 hours prior to arrival incluidng all fees, gratuities and taxes
- Any cancellation more than 72 hours prior to arrival subject to a $39 + HST administration fee
- Any cancellations after a deposit is taken is subject to forfeiture of the deposit on file
- Al deposits are non-refundable
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The Following was in reply to an Email. We felt it was valuable enough to share it here!
Greetings in the Name of our Lord!
Thank you my Brother for writing us. We now are working on a new design, you can see it at:
This is a blogger design and we hope to make a cookie cutter site like the old one we built at:
Lan City is a fake place (I am Lan)! However, Olongapo, Philippines is a real place and this is a real chapter website under construction. Olongapo currently hosts the Philippine National Chapter President. We have two National Chapter Sites under construction, the Philippines and Peru. Coming soon…
The naming structure, that was agreed upon, is as such:
National Chapters:
Non-USA Chapters:
USA Chapters:
Ladies of the Fellowship Chapters:
<anything> is chosen by the Chapter to represent them.
xx is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 – Two-Letter Country Code
ss is the FIPS PUB 5-2 – FIPS State Alpha Code
L just before the country code is for the Ladies Fellowship
MN = Mongolia
The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 "MN" is reserved for Mongolia
NorthMplsMN.FGBMFI.net is reserved for a "NorthMpls" FGBMFI Chapter in Mongolia.
MNus = Minnesota, USA
All chapters in Minnesota, USA will have the format:
Such as:
Which is what I am thinking you are looking for?
WWW and Case
All domains are case insensitive and are, in fact, converted to lower case before routing…
- northmplsmnus.fgbmfi.net
- NorthMplsMNus.FGBMFI.net
- nORTHmPLSmnUS.fgbmfi.NET
Can be used interchangeably (use on business cards and letterhead as desired!).
We establish all accounts to work with or without the "www." These can be used interchangeably (use on business cards and letterhead as desired!).
- NorthMplsMNus.FGBMFI.net
- www.NorthMplsMNus.FGBMFI.net
We generally recommend the Google Mail Server in which case the DOMAIN NAME is case insensitive. The domain name is on the right side of the @ symbol. Google allows optional periods (.) within the USERNAME (left of the @ symbol). Therefore all the email addresses below (on the Google system) would be equal, and work the same. (Again, use on business cards and letterhead as desired!).
Frankly, we have put together the best FREE services in the world so that every chapter can have a website without cost. The reason we do this is to help others contact you so that you share the gospel with them! (Or WITH them!)
We are working on easy set ups. With better instructions.
We can set up a basic site…
Currently, we can set up a basic site, which you can then change the photos and wordings on. The two sites at the top of this email are both hosted on Google http://www.blogger.com/.
Or you can set up your own site!
The domain name is completely flexible so you can set it to be use on any hosting in the world, for any chapter with greater needs and a budget to go with it!
To Start With…
I have set up:
To point to Blogger Hosting.
Love, Patience and Understanding
Like most things at FGBMFI – this ministry was commissioned by God and no one gets paid. We try our best to respond to every email or posting withing One WEEK! The Team currently includes six people, four of them are students from age 10-19. We are blessed with the 19 year old who is a second year college student studying Internet Technology! Two of them are busy Internet business people.
The point being we cannot answer questions within 3 minutes! However, after the initial set up (I would plan on that taking a between 2 weeks and a month). Then ALL the changes are made at the local chapter level and can be updated as often as you like!
We Do Answer All Questions!
Do you want us to set up a basic website?
I will try to check email for your reply tomorrow, and set this up if you do.
Thank you Brother for writing, we appreciate the chance to serve you.
Serving the Lord Together,
PS Will you be the WebServant for this Chapter?


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Hello my friends, Spot here!
I hope you've all had a nice weekend 🙂 We've had quite a lazy one really, enjoying lots of cat naps – my mummy says that's the only time we're not being naughty! Silly mummy!
But in between some rain showers, we have had some sun and Lula who you might remember as a snow lover, has been showing just how much she loves the sun as well! 🙂 She's a versatile cat – the weather doesn't really stop her from doing what she wants 😉
Here she is in "action"!
Oooh! It makes me sleepy just looking at her!
Take care my friends!
Love from Spot xxxxx


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It is a busy time of year for us right now with RRSP season in full swing. I do not have a lot of time to write full blog articles. So I thought I would collect a few daily thoughts and make a weekly blog of them!
Here are the questions I answer daily:
.should I make an RRSP or not?
.should I make a TFSA contribution instead?
.should I reduce my mortgage instead of making an RRSP this year?
.am I saving enough to retire comfortably at a certain age?
….will I owe taxes?
.how much RRSP should I make to cancel what I owe?
.how much of a refund can I expect if I make x amount of RRSP?
.etc etc etc etc
Don't be afraid to consult. It may be the best investment you will ever make!
Spousal RRSP contributions are a way to split income at retirement to reduce taxes. With the new pension splitting laws, you can now split RRSP income at retirement but only from age 65+.
Before making your RRSP contribution, look at who made the most income this year and who has the most retirement savings. Try to equalize the pots… of money. If you made the most income, you should make the deduction in a regular RRSP or in a Spousal RRSP. This way you get the deduction and your spouse gets the RRSP investment in his or her name. With RRSPs, tax planning starts now!
The rate of saving is still more important than the rate of return. In a recent Scotia bank survey, reported in the Advisor.ca website on Feb 18, 2011, 39% respondents said they would begin investing at a much earlier age. Another 21% would have spent less and invested more, while 41% feel they started saving for retirement much too late. Just save a little consistently.
Investing and Savings is like Exercising, a little regularly goes a long way. Consistency and regularity makes you fit. A regular monthly RRSP will make you financially fit. Money you don't have, you won't spend. It is a lot easier to put away $100 or $500 a month instead of writing a cheque at this time of year for $1200 or $6000. Do a little monthly contribution and top it up every February is the sure way to a fit and comfortable bright retirement!
Tax planning of RRSP withdrawals is crucial to keep tax low and preserve government benefits.
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Did you look at your investment statement lately? The past 12 months returns for a balance portfolio of 20% bonds and 80% equity average 14% to 16%. It is interesting to see that most of our model portfolios also beat the benchmark. Managed money, even with management fees, may indeed do better if well managed.
RRSP loan debate continues. You will quickly see how big of a question borrowing to invest is from this article alone. The bottom line here, is that the interest rate you earn on the investment must be more than the cost of borrowing. If you can pay less tax after retirement it will also work in your favour.


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Prayer is to the Christian life what breathing is to the human body. Yet, 8 out of 10 Christians are not satisfied with their prayer life.
Everyone experiences spiritually dry times, doubts, and disappointments in their spiritual life. Here is a video to help you pray the NAME Jehovah Shalom:
I hope this helps and encourages you.


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I think it's definitely a merchant decision, and to that effect individual gas stations. My usual stations (one of which is a shell) is a $1 hold. Went down to miami for the weekend and used a shell there as well as a shell close to the airport before returning the rental car and hold were 99 and 95! I was shocked initially, then realized it will fix itself... hopefully.
The Shell and BP that I go to there in NC both only hold $1 and then the actual amount posts within 2-3 days. I did stop at a gas station in SC once and I only had a debit card at the time and the pump tried to hold 100.00 and I did not have it in my account so it would not let me pump any gas. I had to cruise on fumes to another gas station.
A gas station by my work (Pilot) that I sometimes use always holds $150 for a few days. Got gas twice from there in the same week (two different cars) and had $300 worth of holds from them. I normally fill up at the Valero gas station by my house and they always hold $1.
OMG this happened to me about 3 months ago citgo gas station 100 dollars on hold on my discover card for 20 in gas. Called discover and was told this is normal (not for me) and that to avoid the hold i should go inside to pay instead of paying at the pump.Wowser!
Its weird how this works....I go to the same gas station and my visas and mc are all only $1 but soon as I swipe my AMEX its a $100 hold....I mean with visa and mc you can only charge up to like $50 and $75 now right?
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ricefed wrote:
Most gas stations in my area hold $1. She'll is the only that holds $99 for some reason. It will release in about 4-5 days or as soon as the cc company processes the transaction.
Here in GA, Kroger holds $150 for a couple of days.
YYou know, I have found it depends on the credit card issuer as to how much is held. My US Bank Visa they hold $1 only BCE card they hold $150 on my AmEx PRG card they hold $1. I am not sure why but my BCE and PRG cards have different hold limits.


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National Symbols
Learn about the American national symbols such as the Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, American Flag, National Anthem, and what these symbols mean to the nation. Learn the history of the symbols, their use, and meaning. Includes online games, worksheets, and quizzes. There is a link to eThemes resource on the American flag.
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This page has various symbols of the United States. Select highlighted words to learn more about each of them. Includes coloring pages, printouts, and crafts. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Explore links under the Symbols section to learn about the American flag, bald eagle, rose, and other symbols. Listen to music and read lyrics of patriotic songs in the Songs and Oaths section of the site.
This page has a photograph of the original musical score for the Star Spangled Banner printed in Baltimore in 1814.
View images of American flags and learn how its appearance has changed over time.
This is a coloring page of the American flag.
In this game kids have two minutes to complete the puzzle and assemble the American flag. NOTE: The site includes pop-up and banner ads.
Play this online scramble game and put all pieces of the American flag together as fast as you can. NOTE: The site includes pop-up and banner ads.
Here is an online word search game. Click on the "New Game" link to begin the game and start the time. NOTE: The site includes pop-up and banner ads.
These are true/false questions about the American flag and its code.
Learn about American symbols then answer the short quiz questions and solve a puzzle. Answers for the puzzle are included.
Color the Presidential Seal online at this site. NOTE: The site includes pop-up and banner ads.
Here is a fun and easy online quiz about American symbols.
These sites are about the design of the early American flag. See how it changed over time as the country added more states. Learn about the controversy over who created the first flag - Betsy Ross or Francis Hopkinson. Includes the rules for displaying the flag, the symbolism of the colors and shapes, and information about Flag Day and the Pledge of Allegiance. There are links to eThemes Resources on Missouri's flag and the 13 colonies.
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On Tuesday, Pat Buchanan accused Attorney General Eric Holder of shamelessly playing the "card of the victim" to draw attention away from President Barack Obama's "wholesale incompetence."
Last Sunday, Holder alleged that some Republicans oppose President Barack Obama due to "racial animus," and Buchanan said that Holder is "mistaken" for thinking that Obama is "under attack for racial reasons."
Appearing on the Laura Ingraham Show, Buchanan, who just published The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority, said it was "very, very weak" of Holder to lob such accusations.
"The attorney general is playing the card of the victim–that somehow people are after him because of his color–when the American criticisms that are coming down on Obama are coming down from people who even used to support him and voted for him," Buchanan said. "And it's because of wholesale incompetence. And this is the defense they're throwing up, and it's a very, very weak one."
Holder also suggested those who say they want to take America back are also motivated by "racial animus," but Buchanan said that when Americans speak about wanting to "take America back," they are talking about wanting "the America that we grew up in–culturally, socially, morally, in a way that was a good conservative country–that it was really a good country."
"And we think the cultural revolution of the 1960s, and a lot of what it produced, and the pornography, and all the rest of it…we don't think it's as good a country as it was," Buchanan said.
On ABC's This Week, Holder, who has also said that Americans should be "color brave," instead of "color blind," said he still believes, as he did in 2009, that America remains a nation of cowards, "too afraid to confront racial issues."
He then spoke about "a certain level of vehemence" that he felt was "directed at me [and] directed at the President."
"You know, people talking about taking their country back," Holder said, "there's a certain racial component to this for some people. I don't think this is the thing that is a main driver, but for some, there's a racial animus."


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Prepare the dough: Sift together the cocoa powder, flour and salt in a large bowl.
Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla, incorporating each ingredient before adding the next. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Divide the dough into 2 pieces; place one piece between 2 lightly floured sheets of parchment paper and roll into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Repeat with the other piece of dough. Refrigerate both rectangles, covered with the parchment sheets, until firm, at least 1 hour or up to several days.
Using a 2-inch round cutter, cut the dough into 64 circles. (You can reroll the scraps once.) Place the cookies about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets and chill for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Bake the cookies until they are set and slightly darker around the edges, about 20 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling: Using a mixer, cream the butter and shortening until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
Flip half of the cookies upside down and top each with 1 level tablespoon of filling. Press the remaining cookies on top to make sandwiches.
Photograph by James Baigrie
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Case West Brings More Zombie Action to XBLA Dec 21
Has the void left by The Walking Dead's first season being over (until it comes back in October of course) left you fighting a burning desire for more undead kickassery? Good, because Capcom is here to satiate your lust for all things undead with the recently revealed Case West serves as an epilogue to Dead Rising 2 and will help bridge the gap between this game and its inevitable sequel.
Case West reintroduces the photojournalist from the first game I sincerely hoped was indefinitely replaced by the far more interesting zombie slaying badass Chuck Greene. Case West will be out on the 21st for 800 Microsoft Moose Dollars, just in time to sprinkle some much needed zombie killing atop your busy Christmas shenanigans. But that's not all there is on the Dead Rising front, oh no sir, why don't you head past the break for a little more. Do you own an iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or third-generation (or newer) iPod Touch right now? Did you enjoy the original Dead Rising? If you answered to both questions than you should most definitely check out Dead Rising Mobile, a mobile adaptation of the original game out now for a paltry $4.99. And for the lucky few who have an iPad, Capcom's working on a patch that will make it playable for that as well, we just don't know when it will be available (yet).


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I used to work at an Olive Garden, and i hated it. My one bit of fun was having a soda fountain to myself. While there I started mixing drinks. While i was there i came up with two winners.
The first was minute maid Raspberry Lemonade with a bit of sprite. I would go 70-80 percent lemonade and 20-30 percent sprite. Just a shot really.
The second was Dr. Pepper and cream. This was inspired by the italian cream sodas we were selling. I like to mix 3-4 half and half creamers to 12 oz of soda. Most people i introduced it to thought it sounded disgusting but when i quit I had around 20 people hooked.
I just had a dr pepper and cream after 2+ years of no caffine and figured i would share it.
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I also work in a restaurant and would have a drink similar to your other one. Mostly sprite with a shot of pink lemonade and a little lime juice...


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Brace yourself for the worst year in commercial real estate since the "1991-1992 depression," according to Emerging Trends, a joint report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute released this afternoon. Commercial property values could drop 15% to 20% from the peak realized in mid-2007. Losses could be even more severe for lesser-quality commercial properties in secondary markets, the gloomy report concludes.
"The aftershocks of rampant over-the-top lending that batter the entire credit system leave property markets substantially overleveraged and vulnerable to significant depreciation," the report states. Controlled development, which has largely shielded the commercial sector, is no longer providing protection from the one-two punch of the ongoing housing meltdown and tight credit softening demand as consumers curtail spending and employers cut jobs.
The emerging consensus of more than 600 real estate professionals, including investors, developers, lenders, brokers and consultants is that the U.S. financial and real estate markets will bottom out in 2009 and flounder well into 2010. Investors can expect more foreclosures and delinquencies and a limping economy that will continue to crimp property cash flows.
"Residential led us into decline, and commercial real estate is way behind the curve. Is 2009 going to be worse for commercial real estate? Maybe. It is a lagging indicator that reacts to the economy," said Stephen Blank, senior resident fellow of real estate finance with ULI during a webcast this afternoon that highlighted the survey results.
The subprime mortgage mess is just the tip of the iceberg. Stricter lending standards and the weak economy continue to drain the housing market; property owners are drowning in debt, lenders are not lending, property income flows are at a trickle and there is an unprecedented avoidance of risk. "The worst is over" in the housing market, emphasizes Blank. "The crisis is ending, but there is more pain to come. Pricing needs to revert to 2003 and 2004 levels. Expect a bottom in late 2009."
Only when financing gets restructured will pricing stabilize, giving the industry a foundation from which to start digging out of this hole, write the authors of Emerging Trends. Lenders will have to move bad loans off balance sheets, using auctions to speed up the process, and force distressed owners to become motivated sellers.
At that point, cash and low-leverage buyers will be king; surviving banks will impose strict lending guidelines; commercial mortgage-backed securities will revive, but must "reformulate."
There are no quick fixes, although the recovery could begin as early as 2010. Authors of the report say the industry will see a return to discipline and a back-to-basics approach to underwriting and deal structure. As the markets deleverage and correct, patient, disciplined, long-term investors will be rewarded.
Look for REITs to lead the commercial real estate recovery. Hedge funds will fill the role of bridging the lending gap, and there will be opportunistic buying by pension funds, foreign investors and high-net-worth investors.
The apartment industry is the most promising sector for investors in 2009, with moderate-income apartments in core urban markets near mass transit offering the best buy. Distribution/warehouse is the second most favorable property type, according to survey respondents.
Meanwhile, downtown office space is expected to outperform suburban office. Retail development has generally hit bottom, while housing faces more foreclosures and no rebound in values for 2009.
Seattle, San Francisco and Washington rank as the top investment targets, beating out New York, the traditional leader, which is suffering under the weight of the Wall Street crisis. Los Angeles ranks fifth for commercial/multifamily investment, followed by Houston, Boston, Denver and Dallas rounding out the Top 10.
"The cyclical real estate markets always come back and they will this time, too, but not anytime soon," said Tim Conlon, partner and U.S. real estate sector leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Commercial real estate was the last to leave the party, will feel the pain in 2009, and may be the last to recover."


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Pundits examining daily poll numbers to gauge the impact of current scandals on President Obama are missing a bigger trend. Even before recent revelations of misconduct by his Administration, Obama's approval ratings have been declining throughout the year. On Monday, Rasmussen reported that 47% of likely voters approved of Obama's handling of his job, while 51% disapproved. This is a massive 20 point negative swing since the first of the year.
At the end of 2012, 57% of voters approved of Obama, while just 41% disapproved. He garnered good will from voters following his reelection in November. Yet, in just 6 months, the post-reelection honeymoon is clearly over. His approval rating is even lower than President Bush as this point in his second term. In June 2005, 48% of voters approved of the job Bush was doing, while 47% disapproved. As fatigue over the Iraq war grew and conservatives felt alienated, Bush's approval ratings plummeted into the 30s by the time his term was complete.
Obama's approval ratings have remained steady because he has enjoyed the full support of his base. The current scandals engulfing his Administration, however, threaten that support. The expansive government spying revealed in the NSA leak is opposed by a considerable block of Obama's core supporters. He had campaigned in 2008 against many Bush policies related to the global war on terror. Rather than reverse these policies, in many cases he has expanded them.
As the full extent of the government spying becomes clearer, it, along with the other scandals, will likely erode some of Obama's base support. The recent data from Rasmussen makes it clear this base support is all he has left. If part of that goes, Obama won't just share Bush's policies, but his approval ratings as well.


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Famine in Far-Go is the new release for the new version of the Gamma World RPG. It is one part expansion set, providing new rules for both the players and GM to use, and one part large adventure, spanning several levels.
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- 4 sheets worth of cardstock counters, covering all the new monsters in the book.
- 10 cards, 2 each of the 5 new Cryptic Alliance cards.
- 2 double sided poster maps (5 different encounter areas altogether)
- 160 page book, including 20 new mutant origins, cryptic alliances (both the 5 for PCs and plenty more for NPCs), 67 monsters, writeup of the town of Far-Go in East Dah-Koh-Tah, and complete Famine in Far-Go mini-campaign that takes characters from 3rd to 6th level.
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The list has already been revealed. There are some great new traits (like the Alien's "not from this world trait", where the GM chooses from two Alpha Mutations to give you whenever you'd draw one), and a lot more of these origins also contain weaknesses (like the Reanimated's slower speed.) Of course, the humor in the origin descriptions is present here as well, like this from the Mythic description: "You might be a tentacled monstrosity from a sunken city, a blonde-haired Nordic with a lantern jaw and a big hammer, or a famous author with curious ideas about aliens."
While new origins do add a bit of complexity to character creation (as with any sourcebook), given the amount of duplicate origins I see in most games, having more origins available is definitely a plus. Of course, with new origins all contain a host of new character concepts and random pairs. If I somehow roll Wheeled Simian I'm not sure how any other character will be able to compare.
The book also contains a new starting gear table (which was desperately needed) and a new ancient junk table. Of course, you're already using the Junkulator instead, right?
Cryptic Alliances
Five cryptic alliances are available to PCs: Brotherhood of Thought, Children of the Atom, New Dawn, Restorationists, and Servants of the Eye. Each one has a card in the game that can be used either to give each person their own secret alliance for their character's lifespan, a temporary alliance for the session only, or one alliance for the entire party. Each alliance card gives a benefit to those who reveal it at the expense of the other party members.
Like any "secret faction" RPG, it's probably best to discuss with your group how they feel, and be ready for stronger and more direct intra-party conflict. Some players enjoy that, some players despise it. So make sure everyone's on the same page before implementing them into the game. Another option might be to give them out as rewards in-game if the party allies with members of a cryptic alliance while on a mission for them.
Each cryptic alliance, including the 7 dangerous (NPC) cryptic alliances, has an explanation of their agenda, some other descriptive details, and a sample NPC for that alliance. This is all great fodder for adventure planning, and dare I say it, complete Gamma World campaigns. There's even a page of minor alliances, for those of you who want to throw up the horns and encounter the Metal Gods.
And, as an aside, this is the book that drives home all the Paranoia influences. There's even a dangerous cryptic alliance that worships a computer that gives them orders, so you too can be a mutant member of a secret society bossed around by a friendly computer. If only you had multiple clones…
Poster Maps
Useful for anyone running their own Gamma World games of course. Not as much variety as I'd like, with a lot of ruined streets and a few interiors similar to some of the existing maps. The ruined intersection and gas station are some of the best of the bunch.
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Plenty of new monsters from levels 2 to 8 are included, both in their own section and as part of the adventure. The monsters skew towards the 3-6 range (like the adventure itself). Many of them are in the "mutated animal" style, like the dog-like Arks, the sinister horse Brutorz, or the fowl Gallus-Gallus. Some of my favorites though bust out of that mold. The massive extraterrestrial Mantrap plant is a level 4 solo controller that can command minds, the energy-draining Neep Neeps, or the Relentless Killer Robot that stalks you until you are terminated. My favorite monster though has to be the alien Visitors. The Death Saucer is an 8th level gargantuan solo (I guess you can use an upside-down paper plate to represent it) that deploys Visitor Shock Troopers while hitting you with death rays and neutron bombs.
Oh, and of course, there's zombies of various kinds, origins, and speeds. You know a zombie apocalypse adventure is on all of our minds for Gamma World.
Visit Scenic Far-Go
In the fourth chapter, we get a write-up of East Dah-Koh-Tah. We're treated to a bit of history, both of the original adventure module and the area. There are descriptions of various important areas in the Far-Go region, like the ancient woods or the Glittermarsh, each with enough information to pull at least one adventure seed out of each.
There's also the town of Far-Go itself, with a numbered map for all the important buildings in town. Though many are the kind of place you'd find in a D&D town (with Gamma World twists), there's a few references in a few of the buildings. I don't want to spoil them, but I highly recommend reading them for yourself.
Lack of Food in East Dah-Koh-Tah
Without giving anything away to those who might want to play through, I recommend the adventure. Taking elements from both the original Famine in Far-Go adventure and Expedition to Barrier Peaks, the PCs become embroiled in the troubles surrounding Far-Go, that as often happens, come from many sources. The PCs can investigate several different leads, and begin to find a common thread. The adventure is designed such that the PCs can determine which leads they follow up and in what order, which does make a difference in what happens. With Far-Go being the center point, there's also plenty of opportunities for roleplaying amongst the residents as the adventure progresses. The encounters all take place on the provided poster maps (both the ones from this set and the core Gamma World boxed set.)
Like most WotC adventures, I would have liked to have seen a bit more advice in the encounters about adding in some other roleplaying opportunities. There's some decent traps and terrain features, and the adventure introduces Skill Challenges officially into Gamma World that spice the encounters up. Still, when you've got a world where monsters eat clothes and aliens really want to be taken to your leader, would it be difficult to add in some extra advice about how to handle the encounters without an all-out fight every time?
If you're a fan of the new Gamma World game, you're probably going to want to pick this book up, even if you have no intention of running the included adventure. The new origins, poster maps, and monsters alone make this a worthwhile purchase. The optional cryptic alliance cards and the adventure are extra irradiated gravy, and the story material to mine from the dangerous alliances and the town of Far-Go fills in gaps that the original boxed set lacked.
Is this an essential purchase, though? Not by any means. The original 20 origins is plenty of combinations to keep you going for a while, and there's plenty of great articles elsewhere that can help with some of the other pieces it provides.
As for me, I'll be over there playing my Exploding Shapeshifter who worships the mighty atom as he battles zombies in an abandoned factory.
Famine in Far-Go is available now from Wizards Premiere Stores and elsewhere on December 21st.


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A proposal has been made to raise the monthly minimum wage for State employees from the current $40. The newspaper Thoi bao Tai chinh Viet Nam (Viet Nam Financial Times) spoke to experts about the issue.
Dr Thang Van Phuc, former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Salary policy needs to be adjusted as the current salary of civil servants does not properly reflect their labour value. It is crucial to re-design payroll, minimum wage levels and allowances because they are insufficient and result in low efficiency of civil servants and workers. This in turn complicates the evaluation process. As a key part of administrative reform, salary policy must be adjusted so that payment is suited to work performance, acting as a kind of investment in human resource development.
Dr Nguyen Huu Dung, former director of Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs
Salary reform for State officers and employees during 2013-20 needs to avoid the vicious cycle of previous ones, where people could not live on just their salary alone and therefore sought extra-income. Meanwhile, raising the minimum wage will increase the burden on the State budget. In the latest reform, salary is expected to make up 75-80 per cent of the total income of workers and be based on position and work performance as well. A road map to implement this position- and performance-based salary must be clearly drawn. It is necessary to have a proper legal framework, following the Party's viewpoint on salary. Paying a proper salary is one way in particular to develop human resources, reduce corruption and improve the efficiency of the country's administration. Moreover, salary must be the major source of income, enough to support a worker's living standard. Salary should additionally be compatible with labour costs and other special features of certain jobs.
Dang Nhu Loi, former chairman of National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs
I found one point in the proposal for salary reform rather vague, which is that "State officers and employees are able to lead relatively comfortable lives thanks to their company". It is difficult to define "relatively comfortable" because who will do it and how will salary be adjusted in line with it? So, in my opinion, the salary of State officers and employees should be at least as much as that of enterprise employees. Actually, there is a salary gap between State and private sectors. The salary for State officers and employees should be adjusted based on the average income of those working in the production and business sector. Now, the salary adjustment is still based on minimum wage imposed by the Government and has coefficients ranging from 1 to 13 depending on job categories, positions and experience.
Dr and Associate professor Tran Xuan Cau, from Ha Noi National Economics University
I have not found the proposed reforms to be innovative as they hardly mention the link between salary reform and improvement of work performance, responsibility and awareness of State officers and employees. In addition, the Labour Code regulates that minimum wage be based on the customer price index (reflecting inflation) and that salary not only ensure small investments, but also be able to be accumulated for extended investments. This basic need must be put into consideration because it will help identify a minimum living standard and then, what a better living standard would look like. I prefer Option Three with the minimum wage of VND3.15 million ($150) because it is most suitable to the proposal's objective. However, it has the disadvantage that the average income is currently only released every two years by the General Statistics Office, and somehow, not updated. — VNS


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After 7 years of trying my wife (turkish) has decided she does not like the UK and wishes to live here in Istanbul near her family. So I am Looking for work in Istanbul, If you wish to develop an existing or new business in a more profitable way, I believe I can bring an innovative and entrepreneurial approach that could help any business to return bottom line revenues and profit. Specialties: Business Development, Commercial Strategy, Direct Sales, Sales Team Recruitment & Training, Business Consultancy, B2C & B2B, ROI, Lead Generation, Internet Marketing, Websites Google, SEM SEO, Affiliate, Offline Referral & Channel marketing, Property, Automotive , Legal & Financial Services Marketing, Telecoms.


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Wealth Within Institute operates as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO Number 21917) under the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF), the Australian Government's quality system for both public and private vocational education and training providers.
With so much hype surrounding the share market, the Wealth Within Institute has sought to raise the bar in the industry to set quality standards in the level of education being delivered by developing Australia's first and only nationally accredited and internationally recognised share trading courses that provide you with a recognised accreditation at Diploma level.
Written by industry specialists with over 30 years experience in the market, the Diploma of Share Trading and Investment offers the highest quality international standard in education to ensure students are given the greatest advantage in achieving their financial goals in the share market.
In addition to being designed to meet the specific statutory regulations set out by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Wealth Within Institute is dedicated to ensuring its qualifications reflect industry best practice.
It is through this dedication to quality that Wealth Within Institute has built a reputation as the foremost share trading education provider in Australia.


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JulNet to Support TBLC Annual Meeting
The Team-Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC) will be holding their 16th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida from March 2-4, 2017. JulNet is pleased to announce that we'll be there to support TBLC in this endeavor. The Conference will include hands-on workshops, data-based oral presentations, and poster sessions. Workshops will be organized around fundamentals, innovation, and scholarship tracks. While Fundamentals sessions will provide...Read More


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The Pathology Portal is a consultation website that allows a pathologist and a clinician to send a glass slide across the internet to the department of pathology at (the) UPMC to be read by the University of Pittsburgh pathologist and make an immediate diagnosis with that diagnosis made by a subspecialty pathologist with specific skills in the area of concern.
At UPMC all pathologic interpretations are by subspecialty pathologists. So a brain tumor is interpreted by a neuropathologist, a bone tumor by an orthopaedic pathologist, a heart biopsy by a cardiac pathologist. And that subspecialty pathology focus allows us to make the best diagnosis.
If a clinician or a pathologist has problems with a case they can digitize the glass slide and send those digitized images to UPMC where one of our subspecialty pathologists can help them make a diagnosis.That can be enhanced through a WEBEX and if the diagnosis is rapidly made we at UPMC can also offer subspecialty tests on the material that can help the clinician develop some personalized therapy for the patient.
The UPMC Pathology Portal is being used by pathologists around the world, pathologists in China, in Turkey, in Colorado and New York are sending us cases through the Pathology Portal to access the subspecialty pathologists and experts that we have at UPMC.
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01 Aug Seattle Garden Blogger's Fling – Day 2
Day 2 dawned bright and early as I headed over to Jessi Bloom's house for our carpool. Jessi's little farm in the city is near my South Snohomish County house, and certainly has far more interesting life forms. I got to meet her chickens and her new little duck. Andrea and Jayme hopped in the back seat and we cruised down to the Silver Cloud Inn.
The first stop for the gaggle of bloggers was the garden of Christopher and Michelle Epping, perched high atop a hill in Newcastle on the Eastside. As we crossed Lake Washington on the I 520 bridge Mount Rainier was visible through a slight haze, so all the locals pointed out our pride-and-joy geological landmark to our out-of-town guests (factoid: it's the tallest mountain in the lower 50). Once we were on the Eastside, we drove up, up and up to Newcastle, finally arriving on a residential street with sweeping views of the Seattle skyline and the Olympic Mountains beyond, where Christopher met us with one of his two Maltese in tow.
I first met Christopher and Michelle in the summer of 2006, when they entered the Pacific Northwest Gardens Competition, which I chaired for ten years on behalf of the Arboretum Foundation, the Seattle Times and the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Their garden won third prize in the competition that year (out of over 120 gardens) and they were featured in Pacific Northwest magazine. That's quite a feat for a garden that only began in 2001, as a blank slate, with only the lawn and patio in place. It's easy to see that they have been become true hortiholics, and often share their garden for clubs and organizations. They have a mutually agreed upon division of labor – Christopher says he likes to buy the plants, and then Michelle finds a way to put them together. She obviously has an artist's eye for doing so.
Christopher and Michelle have completed many more projects since I last saw their garden. There's a very steep hill at the rear of their property, and back in 2006 the landscaping was on hold, since they did not know what was going to happen when the house was built on the lot behind them. Now that construction is complete, they have planted in pockets so that the plants spill down the face of the slope. They used a special soil in the planting pockets for erosion control that sticks better to slopes, available from Hendrikus Organics.
Also new were an iron railing on the edge of a steep stone staircase, created by Elijah Burnett of Burnett Forge. Elijah won the "Best in Show" for his hand-forged garden gate in the My Garden Gate Exhibition at the 2011 Northwest Flower & Garden Show, which is where Christopher and Michelle met him. The railing has wonderful detailing, with flowers and curlicues, and at the base it has "roots," as if it is growing right out of the ground.
Another new addition is a beautiful bench below the stone water feature from Hidden Springs Design, also an exhibitor at the garden show. And they have added a sweet new potting shed at the side of their garden, surrounded by lavish containers and whimsical art glass baubles, and a new massive open trellis, in a sunburst pattern, to help shade their patio. Here and there they have added decorative garden lights by Stone Manor Lighting, which they also found at the garden show. (I think it's safe to say that Christopher and Michelle were really doing their best to help the economy at last February's garden show.)
We tore ourselves away from the fantastic view and headed on down to sea level, across Bellevue and over to Medina. Our Fling organizers promised us that "Denise Lane's garden will wow you and feed you, spirit and soul", and they were so right. Her one-acre garden, nurtured over many years, has been a real labor of love and a deeply needed source for Denise's spirit and healing. Where to start to describe this memorable garden?
There's a bit of everything in Denise's garden, but it doesn't succumb to "oneitis" as many collectors' garden do. Instead, it all melds together, and Denise has carefully situated the many elements where they would be most at home. There are sunny perennial beds, a large bog area nestled into woodlands, and a 10-ton rock from Marenakos Rock Center, now surrounded by lush plantings with a more intimate seating area behind it. I first saw this rock a few years ago shortly after Marenakos delivered it. Denise was looking for a rock "with presence" so it wouldn't disappear in the garden. It looked humongous sitting on top bare soil. Now it has settled into its new home beautifully, and you can almost miss it nestled amongst the sweeps of plants that surround it. Perfect.
One of my favorite spots is a water feature, dubbed "The Ruin," that is a circular raised cement pond, with seven tall colored-cement columns and a large drippy cement gunnera leaf, hand crafted by local artists Little and Lewis, of Bainbridge Island. Ferns, hosta, yew and ornamental grasses surround it. It was carefully sited to be viewed from inside the house.
We enjoyed another excellent box lunch on Denise's plaza, a former pickle-ball court, now transformed into a contemporary work of art, with deep terracotta-painted cement accented with bold lines of black Japanese rock. A long, rectangular fire table is there to warm guests on cooler evenings, but we definitely didn't need that on our rare Seattle summer day. Next to the new plaza is a full kitchen and a garden shed. Heaven!
After lunch our next stop was at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, a 53-acre garden with woodlands, wetlands, meadows, an alpine rock garden, a water-wise garden, and a woodland-style Japanese garden. The show-stopper was the recently renovated NPA Perennial Border, which cuts a wide, vibrant swath across from the visitor's center and the lawn.
The Border was designed by the acclaimed local designers Charles Price and Glenn Withey, who are also the curators of the Dunn Gardens, where we visited the first day of the Fling. Once one massive, impenetrable herbaceous border, about 18 years old, it has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three years. It is now a mixed border bisected with strolling paths and two grand staircases, all the better to get up close and personal to the plants in the collection. The perennials and shrubs have become established enough that I could clearly see the designers' intent: a plant palette that jumps from bed to bed, as a slowly changing kaleidoscope of color changes from bold yellows and reds at the south end to cool silvery blues at the north end.
I know that Glenn and Charles have been bedeviled by the marauding bunnies and deer devouring many choice plants. They have come up with some very attractive fencing to help protect the most vulnerable plants and young trees. The new Border is also a lesson in what the deer and bunnies don't eat. (It's just too bad the deer can't read 50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, by Ruth Rogers Clausen, a new Timber Press book that was in our Timber Press Swag Bags. (My copy is going to my mother in California, who is constantly fighting the deer battle in her Bay Area garden.)
Our final journey of the day took us into downtown Seattle and to the waterfront, to enjoy the Seattle Art Museum Sculpture Park. What was once a nine-acre industrial park is now a sweeping and open green space for outdoor art. The Z-shaped path has transformed the waterfront and is a tourist magnet. It was a lovely way for our out-of-state guests to get a feel for the richness of Seattle's waterfront and the incredible views (the Mountain was out!), while still enjoying the green of the surrounding plantings. (I will confess, I like this park better seeing it in aerial views, where you can get a real perspective of how it all fits together.) Since it was about 85°F, the breezes coming off Elliott Bay were cooling and welcome.
After returning to the Silver Cloud Inn, we stopped by Suzi McCoy's reception and enjoyed some Washington wines and hors d'oeuvres (well, except for me – I was the designated driver). Then it was off to dinner, and I'm glad we didn't get pulled over, since I had four heads squeezed into my back seat, but only three seatbelts. I can't even share what the conversation was – this is a PG rated blog! Let's just say that today someone noticed some flowers that resembled a certain part of the human anatomy, and leave it at that.
Day 2 of the Seattle Garden Blogger's Fling was pulled off by our intrepid organizers, Lorene, Debra, Marty and Mary Ann, with flawless precision. And even one of our bus drivers got into the act, bringing along his camera to photograph some of the gardens. And I do want to give a shout out to Mary-Kate Mackey, who did a grand job as our official Bus Captain. She made sure we all followed orders and no one got left behind. It was another wonderful day for the memory books, and returning home late, I shared the fun and excitement with my husband (a non-gardener). His response – "You have two more days of this?" My reply – "Oh YEA!" and then my head hit the pillow and I was out. ~ Janet
The Northwest Flower & Garden Show was proud to be a sponsor of the 2011 Seattle Garden Blogger's Fling. Look for more photos from Day 2 on our Facebook page.


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An easy way to make a homemade hamster cage is to solder holes in a lidded plastic storage bin, and place wire mesh over the holes, fastening the mesh with zip ties. This 90-minute procedure requires a large plastic storage bin with smooth interior surfaces, plastic cable ties, wire cutters, heavy work gloves, a paper cone mask and a soldering iron.Continue Reading
Bring the bin and soldering iron outside. Put on heavy work gloves and a paper cone mask. Plug in the soldering iron, and take the top off of the bin.
Use the soldering iron to create rectangular windows on each side of the bin. Make at least two large windows. Make holes at the corner of each window for fastening the mesh window coverings to the bin later in the process.
Remove the mask and gloves. Bring the cage and soldering iron inside.
Cut pieces of wire mesh so that they are slightly larger than each window. Place the mesh inside the bin, secure it over the windows with plastic zip ties, and trim the loose ends.
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When it comes to business operations, you have a multitude of things that you must take care of, including wholesale cleaning supplies acquisitions. After all, no matter what, you need to have a clean place to run your company and want a good price for your efforts!
Fortunately, there are many wholesale companies that offer a wide range of cleaning supplies for businesses to use. This is a great way to get all of the paper towels, toilet paper, and other supplies your business must have. Of course, you can also find much tougher products as well.
For our Queensland readers, you can get great local customer service by heading over to the following link: Cleaning Supplies Brisbane. Be sure to check other competitors for better deals. Ideally, you can play two companies against each other.
For instance, if you operate a business that gets dirty for one reason or another, you will be going through plenty of cleaning supplies in order to keep your work area up to code and everything clean when necessary. By utilizing wholesale cleaning supplies, you will save significantly more money than utilizing discounts from your local retail outlets.
In fact, it is very important for you to take advantage of wholesale purchasing options when you can. This will give you the chance to reduce how much you spend on needed supplies. However, you should make smart choices when you are checking out the prices. Sure, toilet paper is a great deal and you will always be able to use it. However, if your business only has two employees and is likely to remain that way forever, purchasing five thousand rolls of toilet paper is not a good idea. Unless you are a prepper, then it might be.
In fact, for preppers, wholesale companies can be a fantastic resource for products. While house cleaning supplies are generally not at the top of these lists, there are certain items carried by these stores that could come in handy for a prepper. It is certainly worth taking a look at in that regard!
You will want to be sure that you are getting the best price possible on your wholesale cleaning supplies. Check both local stores and those online. In many communities, you will only have online options.
You should check out at least three or four different stores so that you know you are getting the best deal. Not only do you want to know that the prices are good, you want to investigate the reputation of each company before you begin to look at their inventory.
First of all, you will enter the name of each store and include the word "review" into your favorite search engine. Read what people have to say about their experiences with the company and the products. How was the shipping? Did products arrive on time? What about customer service? Sometimes companies forget the definition for customer service, click for a refresher.
Once you have narrowed down your list based on reputation, you can then look at the prices for items you want or may want in the near future. See if you can get any additional discounts to further reduce your spending.
For example, some companies will provide an even greater discount when you order in bulk. Another way that you might be able to save some cash on your order is to look for discount codes and coupons online. There are many of these floating around out there. Also, you might qualify for free shipping. For more information check out the facebook page.
Once you have figured out the company with the best reputation and prices, you can make your order for wholesale cleaning supplies. This will relieve one of the things on your business to-do list. Then, you can go back to focusing on the other aspects that you are more familiar and comfortable with and that bring you money!
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Brushstone Marine Sunset 2-pc. Gallery Wrapped Canvas Wall Art
Brushstone Marine Sunset 2-pc. Gallery Wrapped Canvas Wall Art
Product Description
Marine Sunset is a high-quality canvas print in the Degas' trademark Impressionist style, depicting a quiet moment as the sun sets over the water. A breathtaking and wonderful addition to your home or office.
- Features: Fade Resistant
- # Pieces In Set: 2
- Measurements: 36 Height/Inches, 48 Width/Inches
- Weight (lb.): 8.5 Lb
- Base Material: 80% Cotton, 20% Wood
- Country of Origin: Made in US
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Colour: Multi Viv & Ruby
The One True Satchel is our rendition of the quintessentially Bristish Oxford and Cambridge school style, that follows the same classic styling from Shakespearean times. With a TLB twist, of course - we've added a top handle and detachable shoulder strap for convenience and a fabric lining to finish it nicely. The classic design calls for traditional double sided buckles to fasten the flap, but to make it easier to use on the fly, we've modified it with descrete magnetic fasteners and you can't tell the difference! We've also made it to fit an iPad perfectly.


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March was a great month here at the DSL worksite! We had lots of activities!
We went kite flying at one field on campus.
We also went by bus to the theater to have yummy, buttery popcorn while we all listened to and watched the movie "The Lorax." After that, we thanked those guys for inviting my bus buds to come down and see this flick.
My buds and I traveled by bus to an ice cream shop to have one lick of ice cream.
We went to the Logan Herald Journal and saw how their paper gets printed and put together. When we got there, we got to see how these giant presses run. After all of us had gone ahead, we thanked those guys for letting us come to the building. Then we got loaded on the bus and van to run back here to DSL.
We grabbed what we needed, loaded up and buckled in, on our way home. We are always very diligent about buckling up tight and low, preferably before we go!
We are excited to do things in April, and are excited that the weather is warming up!
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Test sequences
Versatile set of 4K 120fps test sequences made available for download in raw format and in elementary HEVC, MP4, TS, and DASH streams for playback. We provide these sequences for research purposes free of charge in co-operation with Digiturk.
Kvazaar Encoder
Kvazaar is the award-winning academic open-source HEVC encoder developed from scratch in C. Our ambition is to design a modular and portable HEVC encoder that attains high coding efficiency with optimized coding speed and resources. You can download Kvazaar source codes and binaries from GitHub or use it through FFmpeg or Libav.
About us
Ultra video group has over ten-year project history in video and image processing. All research projects have been accomplished in a tight collaboration with industry. Currently, our research focuses on HEVC complexity evaluation and Kvazaar encoder development. Our current projects include Celtic-Plus 4KREPROSYS and VIRTUOSE.


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In its 10 Hot Consumer Trends 2014, Ericsson tells us that 52% of the 5,000 smartphone users polled 'want to use their fingerprints instead of passwords.'
Firstly, is Ericsson tipping its hand on what it has in store for us with their 2014 line-up? We suspect that they might not be enthusiastic to disclose poll results that showed consumers were salivating for something other than what was in the Ericsson product pipeline.
Secondly, and much more important, we think the jury hasn't come in yet concerning foolproof biometric access on consumer devices. The recent release of the iPhone 5S brought out a bunch of very real concerns about using fingerprints as a means of secure access: i.e. Apple's solution is not secure. (Junior Red Ryder Rangers and fingerprint buffs can visit Amazon to choose from a wide array of fingerprint kits that make locating and 'lifting' prints easy and fun!)
In addition, use of biometrics does not rule out fraud and misuse. Yes, we all want convenience, but we shouldn't forget that with every new advance or change in technology, there will also be new methods for breeching and exploiting the system.
We welcome improvements in the area of secure access. But, once we get past the initial wow! factor of any new technology, we settle down to assess the question of weighing security vs. convenience. In our view, security is #1! At least for now, passwords are here to stay.
Choosing a quality password manager will provide you with strong passwords and make it easy for you to login, while still making it very hard on the bad guys.
And that's the point of secure access: allowing you to get in, while making it as hard as possible for the bad guys to get to your stuff.
Prediction for 2014: Ericsson will introduce fingerprint technology into a large part of their smartphone product line.


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American Heart Association
Community Training Center
Welcome to our programs through our American Heart Association Community Training Center. The Center is located at the Rend Lake College MarketPlace in Mt. Vernon and is a part of the college's Community and Corporate Education Division.
Classes we offer
- Adult Heartsaver CPR with AED training
(automated external defibrillator) (for the lay person)
- Healthcare provider CPR with AED training
- Pediatric Heartsaver CPR with AED training
(automated external defibrillator) (for the lay person)
- Adult First-Aid
- Pediatric First-Aid
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- CPR Instructor
- TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
Classes coming up
Emergency Medical Services American Heart Association
To register for one of the trainings, contact the AHA Training Center at (618) 437-5321, Ext. 2032 or .
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BLS, First Aid & AED Training
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BLS, First Aid & AED Training
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BLS, First Aid & AED Training
Classes by request
EMS 1255-30 No charge– date and time to be determined.
NIMS ICS 300This course is designed for those who may serve as command or general staff part of an Incident Management Team. Topics include ICS staffing and organization, transfer of Command, Unified Command functions in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency incident, ICS forms, Resource Management, Interagency mission planning and procurement. All Mid-level Management Federal/State/Local/Tribal/Private Sector & Nongovernmental personnel should take ICS-300 following completion of online courses ICS 100, 200, 700 & 800.
No charge– date and time to be determined.
NIMS ICS 400This course is for those who have completed ICS 100, 200, 300, 700 & 800. Topics include command and general staff, deputies and assistants, unified command, organizational relationships between area command, unified command, multi entity coordination systems, and Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs).
No charge– date and time to be determined.
Pension Board Member WorkshopThis workshop has been designed to meet the current requirements of the State of Illinois regarding continuing education for pension board members. This course also meets the requirements for new members, including the Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act.
No charge– date and time to be determined.
TNCCENA developed and implemented the TNCC for national and international dissemination as a means of identifying a standardized body of trauma nursing knowledge. TNCC is a 16-hour course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills and may be officially attended by registered nurses with at least six months of clinical nursing experience in an emergency care setting.
$300 (Plus $80 for book)
Call for scheduling
Faculty & Staff
Community & Corporate Education Division
Phone: (618) 437-5321 Ext. 1367
Address:468 N. Ken Gray Parkway, Ina, IL 62846 Attn: Community & Corporate Education
Fax Number: (618) 437-5677 Attn: Community & Corporate Education


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